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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

September 19, 1974

Henderson states
housing priorities

'New' Dean arrives

by Ann Fincher

James Henderson, vice
president for business affairs,
discussed college housing
policies in a recent interview
with the Profile. There are no
written policies for college hous-
ing according to Mr. Henderson.
Rather there is a "body of rules
and regulations passed by word
of mouth."

The college owns 93 houses,
some of which contain more
than one unit, making a total of
approximately 100 rental units.
About seven of these units are
specifically designated for
married student housing, and
the remaining units are assigned
on the basis of priority. Mr.
Henderson stated that anyone is
eligible to file application for a
college-owned house regardless
of personal connection with the
college.

Priority for occupancy of these
college-owned houses is is
follows: (1) senior administrative
officers as designated by the
president of the college, (2) full-
time faculty and administrative
staff who do not already live in
college housing, (3) new faculty
and administrative staff
members, (4) people who now
live in college housing but desire
a change, (5) all other college
related people (including
nurses, security officers,
secretaries, etc) and (6) all others.

Only three applications for
college housing are filed with
Mr. Henderson at this time. Two

of these applicants are faculty
members who already live in
college housing and "desire a
change," and the third applicant
has recently filed his application.

There are no students waiting
for married student housing at
this time, according to Mr.
Henderson. (This situation is
subject to change and is
dependent upon current
student marital status.) The seven
units designated as married
student housing are assigned to
students for a "modest rent well
below the community stan-
dard." This modest rent varies
from $100 to $120. This small
range in rent covers a wider
range of apartment attributes in-
cluding whether the apartment
will have one to three bedrooms,
will be furnished or unfurnished,
and will have range and
refrigerator in the kitchen.
Utilities are included in the rent.

Because of this modest rent,
Mr. Henderson continued, oc-
cupants are expected to assume
a share of the upkeep of the
apartment. While the college
takes traditional landlord res-
ponsibility for plumbing, wiring,
and leaky roofs, the occupants
do cleaning, lawnmowing,
minor painting and repairs. Mr.
Henderson stated that these
married student apartments are
not in "as good shape as we
would like" and added that the
college will buy materials for
needed reasonable
modifications in the apartments.

Agnes Scott College has
named its fourth dean of
students in 85 years, Martha C.
Huntington. She succeeds the
former Roberta Jones, who
recently married Ed Benson of
Athens, Ga., where the couple
now lives.

Mrs. Huntington comes to
Agnes Scott from Mount Vernon
College, Washington, D. C,
where she served most recently
as dean of student affairs. Earlier
she was dean of students and
before that chairman of the
physical education department
at Mount Vernon College. Her
primary duties as dean of student
affairs at Mount Vernon in-
cluded administration and
supervision of admissions,
academic advising, counseling,
registrar, student government,
health services, and residence
halls. In addition to these duties,
Mrs. Huntington served as an ad-
visor for graduate programs at
American University and George
Washington University.

As dean of students at Agnes
Scott, Mrs. Huntington will be
directly responsible to the
president for administration of
the college's student affairs
program, including housing,
personal counseling, student ac-
tivities and social programs,
career planning, financial aid,
student health, foreign students
and student orientation. She
joined the Agnes Scott staff
August 1.

When announcing the ap-
pointment of Mrs. Huntington,

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Rep Council

MED CATs, LSATs, GREs

Tests offered to
aspiring seniors

At the meeting of Rep Council Tues., Sept. 16, the new dorm
representatives were introduced. They are Julia Taylor, Winship;
Carol Corbett, Inman; Helen DeWitt, Main; Julie Jordan, Hopkins;
and Glenn Hodge, Rebekah. Beth McFadden is the new senior
representative replacing Janey Andrews, and Pedrick Stall replaces
Cathy DuPree for the junior class. Walters and the cottages have not
yet elected their representatives.

The editors of Aurora, the student literary magazine, and the
Profile explained to Rep the efforts of the publications to hold down
expenses despite the rising costs of printing. Next week, the budget
will be voted.

The committee to study raising the student activity fee from $50 to
$75 is collecting information. Members of the committee are Sylvia
Foster, Sherry Heubsch, Nancy Leasendale, Susan Smith, and Alice
Lightle. An RC which would require organizations to post all minutes
which did not violate a student's right to confidentiality was tabled

Nov. voting

by Patty Pearson
Many Agnes Scott students
have a definite career program in
mind or at least "an awarenessof
a need to move in a career direc-
tion," according to Miss lone
Murphy, director of the office of
career planning. For some, a
career means graduate work in
either the legal or medical field,
while for others it means
graduate work in another dis-
cipline. Many graduate schools
require national, standardized
boards to be taken by the
undergraduate in order to gain
admittance. (They are not re-
quired by every graduate school,

however.)

For those students considering
law as a career, most law schools
require the Law Scholastic Ap-
titude Test to be taken. The
LSAT's registration fee is $14, $1
less than lastyear, and the testing
time has been reduced to two
hours and ten minutes. Also, for
$8, the Law School Data Assem-
bly Service, another help to law
school hopefuls, will send and
summarize transcripts.

Dates for the 74-75 tests are as
follows, with their registration
dates beside them in paren-
theses: Oct. 12 (Sept. 12), Dec. 7
(Nov. 11), Feb. 8 (Jan. 9), April 19

(March 20), and July 26 (June 26).
Those who register late are sent
information about the new LSAT
procedure called "walk-in"
registration. There is a possibility
that a late-registering student
may be admitted, according to
the number of absentees. The
student must bring with him a
completed registration form and
$10 before she can "walk-in".

LSAT's last a half a day and are
divided into two parts. The writ-
ing ability test measures the
student's ability "toexpress ideas
clearly, precisely, and
forcefully", while the other test
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by Sandra Saseen
The date set for this year's
general election is Tues., Nov. 5.
At this time seats in the U. S.
House of Representatives will
voted upon, and in certain states,
such as Georgia, gubernatorial
elections will also take place.
Georgians will have to decide
between George Busbee, the
Democratic "workhorse" and
Macon's Republican mayor,
Ronnie Thompson. Busbee was
very successful in defeating Lt.
Governor Lester Maddox in the
September 3 runoff. In the race
for Lieutenant Governor - Zell
Miller, winner of the Democratic
primary will face Republican
John Savage. An important race
in DeKalb County will be the
strong attempt of Democrat
Eliott Levitas to unseat
Republican incumbent Ben
Blackburn in the House of
Representatives.

For a majority of Agnes Scott
registered voters, absentee
ballots will be the only means by
which they can vote. To qualify
for an absentee ballot a voter
must either be out of the county
she registered in, have a physical
disability, be working as a poll
worker on election day, or be in
some branch of the military. It is
too late now to register to vote in
November in DeKalb County.

A registered voter can receive
an absentee ballot in one of two
ways. She can either make a
personal trip to the Voter Regis-
tration Bureau where she is
registered, or she can mail in a
written request to her Voter
Registration Bureau.

If a person sends in a request, it
is imperative that she include her
name and address written in ex-
actly the same way as they appear
on the master list. For purposes
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PACE 2

PROFILE/SEPTEMBER 19, 1974

Austerity

Austerity may become the new mode of life on both the national
and campus scene as inflation continues to push prices higher at the
average rate of 7% per annum. "Cutting down on frills" is the byword
both in Washington and at Agnes Scott.

Students find themselves faced with no tablecloths except Sunday
at dinner, no college-operated laundry, fewer maids and custodians,
and general belt-tightening all 'round. The national symptoms are
aggravated at Agnes Scott by our enrollment which, has declined
every year, except this year, for the past several years. Efforts to
upgrade the campus physical plant and keep pace with rising costs
force Agnes Scott, like many of her students, to scrimp. Chief among
the trimmers of possible excess here on the college level is vice
president for business affairs, jim Henderson.

Budget cutting can only be successful with the support of the
student body. The effort here must be Mr. Henderson's to promote
a "sunshine" policy on campus with open administration. Hopefully,
Mr. Henderson can work with Rep Council to choose areas where we
can most feasibly save without damaging the academic program of
the College.

The students also have a responsibility to cease and desist from
petty griping. We must learn to distinguish crucial issues from
peripheral ones and co-operate where possible. As we work toward
effective student government and needed reforms, we only weaken
our own case when we act unreasonably.

-Joyce McKee
Editor

To consider...

Throughout the fall the National Student Lobby, a four year old
federation of individual students and student governments head-
quartered in Washington, D. C, will fight for adoption of Congres-
sional legislation insuring a national air transportation policy that will
benefit students.

Arthur Rodbell, Executive Director of the National Student Lobby,
announced that NSL's lobbying strategy will center around the pas-
sage of two bills by Congress, S.1739 and S. 2651. Both bills appear to
have excellent chances of passage before Congress adjourns for the
November elections.

One of these bills, S.2651, would overturn a decision made two
years ago by the Civil Aeronautics Board prohibiting the scheduled
airlines from offering the so-called "youth fares." Due to NSL's mas-
sive lobbying effort, S.2651 was unanimously passed by the Senate in
November of 1973, and is due to come up for hearings before the
House Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics asthe Sub-
committee's next order of business. S.2651 would reinstate discount
fares on a standby basis for youth under 22, senior citizens over 65,
and handicapped persons.

The second bill, S.1739, would liberalize the conditions under
which U. S. airlines may offer inclusive tour charters (ITCs) to the
public. Restrictions would be removed which now prohibit airlines
from offering the lowest possible prices and the greatest selection of
packages to the travelling public.

"Students stand to gain in different ways from each of these bills,"
Rodbell said. "According to the U. S. Office of Education, 1.6 million
students commute 500 miles or more between their homes and
school. The cost of air travel is no small component in the overall cost
of obtaining a post-secondary education in the 1970's. When travel
costs suddenly and dramatically increase, an extreme burden is im-
posed upon the student, the student's family, and in some cases the
student cannot complete his/her education because of the financial
hardship."

Letters are needed now from students who care about the
prohibitive cost of air travel. Write your Representative (c/o House of
Representatives, Washington, D. C. 20515) expressing your support
for the passage of S.2651, and to your two Senators (c/o U. S. Senate,
Washington, D. C. 20510) stating complete support for S.1739.

S. 2651 reinstates airfare discounts on a standby basis for youth
under 22, senior citizens over 65, and the handicapped. The National
Student Lobby believes that there exists a host of altogether jus-
tifiable reasons for treating these groups as separate and distinct
c lasses of passengers, and that reduced space-available fares for these
classes are called for on the basis of:

(1) the especially flexible time schedules and unique travelling
habits of youths and senior citizens;

(2) the lower median income of the youth and senior citizens; and

(3) the economic benefits which the air carriers can derive from
properly administered standby discounts.

Standby /ares are designed to attract passengers who have more
time than money, and who are not usually restricted by rigid travel
schedules.

S. 1739 is an amendment to the Federal Aviation Act of 1959 for the
purpose of defining Inclusive Tour Charters. It would:

(1) permit ITC vacation travel to one destination, with additional
stops being optional and priced extra,

(2) permit ITCs to be sold to the public at prices that reflect the
economics of mass purchasing,

(3) permit ITCs to be operated by both scheduled and sup-
plemental airlines.

FT off Tjmc QRovciO

To the Editor:

In recent years, I have in-
formally asked several ASC
faculty members about their
policies regarding grades and
class standards. Without excep-
tion, they have reported that
compared to the past, they have
lowered standards or raised
grades or both.

From my discussions, I have
learned that at least three
reasons explain why ASC
probably will not be able to
maintain high standards of

academic excellence: First, given
the enrollment crisis, many
students believe the college will
do almost anything to get and
keep students including grading
easy. Second, given the tight job
market for college teachers,
many faculty are trying to keep
their courses and majors
popular and fully subscribed by
essentially bribing students with
low standards. Third, and not
least, students are increasingly
not willing to work hard because
they find our academic program

dull, uninspiring, personally
unmeaningful, and poorly
taught.

I have no doubt that there are
many people on campus who
have excellent solutions to this
deteriorating situation. ASC's
problem; however, lies not
primarily in finding solutions,
but in finding the will and
motivation in the faculty and
students to implement these
solutions.

P. B. Reinhart

Department of Physics

The real world

by Lynn Summer
Forty-four years of rule by
Emperor Haile Selassie of
Ethiopia ended Thursday when
the aged leader was deposed
peaceably by the Armed Forces
Coordinating Committee. Plans
for establishing the Crown
Prince Asfa Wossen as a puppet-
emperor are reportedly
underway.

President Ford defended his
unconditional pardon of
President Nixon in a nationally
televised press conference Mon-
day night. Ford stated that he had
not anticipated the opposition to
the pardon which has
developed. He insisted that his
greatest concern was to "heal
the nation's wounds" caused by
Watergate.

Alexander Haig will depart
President Ford's White House
staff to re-enter the Army as
NATO commander. General
Haig had left the Army earlier to
serve as President Nixon's chief
of staff, after Watergate troubles
had forced the resignation of H.
R. (Bob) Haldeman. No
replacement has yet been found
for Ford's press secretary Jerry
terHorst, who resigned in

protest over the Nixon pardon.

Terrorist members of the
Japanese Red Army, in a surprise
attack upon the French Embassy
Fri. f Sept. 13, in The Hague,
Netherlands, seized as hostages

French Ambassador Count
Jacques Senard and eight other
persons. Intense negotiations
conducted by French and Dutch
officials with the three terrorists,
who are demanding the release
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the profile

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, CA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
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Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
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editor / Joyce McKee

associate editor / Eva Gantt

business manager / Debt Belt

STAFF: Renee Anderson, Susan Balch, Marene Emanuel, Patty Pearson,
Bonnie Pedersen, Lynn Summer, Lynn Wilson.

PROFILE/SEPTEMBER 19, 1974

PACE 3

wIiat's hAppEtiinq

Academy Theatre

Academy Theatre School of Performing Arts is now offering classes
in acting, dancing, and voice.

An Introductory Adult Drama Workshop meets on Tuesdays from
7-9:30 p.m. A Continuing Adult Drama workshop meets on Mondays
from 7-9:30 p.m. Tuition is $40 for each of these courses. An Adult
Dance Workshop meets on Saturdays from 11 a.m. -1:30 p.m. Tuition
is $35 ($25 if taken in conjunction with another class). An Adult Voice
Workshop meets on Saturdays from 10-11 a.m. Tuition is $30 ($20 if
taken in conjunction with another class).

Theater Atlanta

Theater Atlanta Off Peachtree opened their second production of
the 1974 season Thurs., Sept. 12, in the Studio Theater of the Atlanta
Memorial Arts Center. Ted Henning is director and three one-act
plays are being presented.

Mr. Henning will draw upon his extensive off-off Broadway and off
Broadway experiences for the three one acts. He will direct a scene
from Gloria and Esperanza, an avant garde comedy. The second one
act, Shubert's Last Serenade, is another absurd comedy.

The third one act, Boticelli , could be called a black comedy.

The show is running Wed. -Sat., Sept. 18-21 and Sept. 25-28. Curtain
time is 8:30 p.m.

Tickets are on sale at the box office of the Atlanta Memorial Arts
;. For reservations call 892-2414. Student tickets are $2.50 with

an ID.

High Museum

Everyday Americana, from the 18th century to the present, is
highlighted in an exhibition now atTheHigh Museum of Art. Theex-
hibition is called Folk Art in America: A Living Tradition.

Folk Art in America: A Living Tradition includes over 100 pieces, in-
cluding paintings, sculpture and textiles documenting all aspects of
everyday life for the past two centuries. It will be on view in the North
Gallery through Nov. 3.

One purpose of the exhibition is to stimulate interest with the
specific hope of discovering examples of Southern art. Most of the
pieces in the exhibition were found :n New England, New York,
Pennsylvania and mid-Western communities.

Tours for the general public are scheduled Sun., Sept. 22, and Sun.,
Oct. 13, at 3 p.m.

The City exhibition opens this month at the Junior Gallery, the
High Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on view for three years.

The theme of the show is the city of Atlanta seen and experienced
as a place composed of the elements of design.

The show includes a prologue consisting of a photo-mural defining
the city as a place, an outline of the why and how of Atlanta's growth,
a street scene, a section called "Canyons of downtown," consisting of
stylized murals, and a section called "Beneath the city," reached via
manhole cover steps.

Chief designer is Mack Scogin of Heery & Heery Architects-
Engineers, assisted by Chuck Clark.

Druid Cellar

"Story Theater," Paul Sills' delightful, heart-warming comedy with
music opens this week at the Druid Cellar Dinner Theatre.

"Story Theatre" takes a new and refreshing look at some old fairy
tales. Directed by Stuart Culpepper, the collection of Grimm's fairy
tales and Aesop's fables used in this comedy are retold at their bawdy
best by a cast of local professional talent.

Wed. and Thurs., Sept. 18 and 19, are lower priced previews, with
Fri. and Sat., Sept. 20 and 21, set as the gala openings. The show will
also run Wed. -Sat., Sept. 25-28.

Cocktails are served from 6 p.m., the buffet line opens at 7 p.m.,
and "Story Theatre" begins at 8:30 p.m. Reservations and further in-
formation may be obtained by calling 321-0740. The theatre is located
in the Toco Hills Shopping Center.

Music Hall

jimmy Buffett will appear at the Great Southeast Music Hall Sept.
19-22. Tickets are $3 Thursday and Sunday nights and $4 Friday and
Saturday.

Jonathan Edwards will perform on Sept. 23 and 24. Tickets are $3.50.
The Mad Mountain Mime Troupe will appear Sept. 23-29.

Guitarist Charlie Byrd will be at the Hall Sept. 25-29. Tickets are $4
Friday and Saturday nights and $3 all other nights.

Shows begin at 8 and 10:30 p.m. at the Hall.

California Split reviewed

Gambling as life

by Nell Jordan
The California Split deals with
a subject which has always
proved immensely entertaining
that of obsession. The film offers
an interesting twist to the rather
worn themeof "life as a gamble"
by directing its attention to gam-
bling as a life. Elliot Gould and
George Segal are the gamblers,
one chronic and one com-
pulsive, who bet, deal and dice
their time away in the tinsel
jungles of Reno and Las Vegas.
The pair is well-supported in this
adroit human comedy which
relentlessly explores and ex-

Real World

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of a comrade from a French jail,
have thus far been unsuccessful.
The hostages are reportedly in
good health.

Former President Richard Nix-
on's physician, Major General
Walter Tkach, announced this
week that Mr. Nixon has
developed a blood clot in his left
leg and also his thigh. According
to Tkach, his patient refuses to be
hospitalized because, in Mr. Nix-
on's words, "If I go into the hos-
pital, I'll never come out alive."

A conditional amnesty plan
will be announced this week
which will require6to24 months
of "alternative service" by Viet
Nam war resisters, according to
Associated Press reports from
Washington.

Prices on the New York Stock
Exchange Fri., Sept. 13
plummeted to a grim 12-year low
while in Washington, Treasury
Secretary William Simon
forecasted inflation continuing
at its present rate of 7% for the
remainder of 1974.

In a meeting Sat., Sept. 14, with
the National Security Council,
President Ford discussed the
resumption of the Strategic Arms
Limitation Talks (SALT) next
week in Geneva. A team of U. S.
negotiators leaves Mon., Sept.
16, for the series of U.S. -Soviet
conferences.

Nearly half of the globe was
spanned Friday in a race against
time by the U. S. Air Force SR71
reconnaissance plane, flying
from London to Los Angeles. The

poses the endless absurdities of
existence. It isn't exactly funny,
but you'll find yourself laughing
at this vicious circle of winning
and losing and winning enough
to lose again because it's the only
way to bear it. The film's con-
clusion, its "message," is han-
dled with tact and cinematic dis-
cretion rare on the contem-

porary screen. One small, quiet
sentence stands alone to herald a
devastating inner explosion, and
in doing so, captures that one
fragile moment of understan-
ding, the elusive glimpse of
universal significance, painful
and ultimate, which comes only
to a few. The film is not great , but
it is good, and true.

Fall convocations
announced by Perry

Dr. Marvin Banks Perry
presided over a well-attended
opening convocation, Thurs.,
Sept. 12 in Gaines Chapel. After
the opening prayer by Dr.
Davison Phillips, Dr. Perry in-
troduced the new faculty,
remarked on the warmth of feel-
ing among the returning
students, and spoke with happy
anticipation of the coming year.
The main focus of the con-
vocation was to affirm and ex-
plain the campus policies toward
convocation attendance.

Dr. Perry first reviewed his past
policy, one of completely volun-
tary attendance, then went
further to explain his more
current feelings. For fall quarter,
attendance will not be taken at
the formal Wednesday con-
vocations, but, in view of what
Dr. Perry called "our obligation
and opportunity to gather as a
community," faculty and
students will be expected to
attend.

The schedule is as follows:

On September 25, Dr. Perry
will hold an informal con-
vocation in Rebekah Reception.
Mrs. Huntington, dean of
students; Miss Gary, dean of
faculty; and Mr. Henderson,
vice-president for business af-
fairs will also attend.

Dr. Miriam (Penny) Smith will
speak in formal convocation
Wed., Oct. 2. Dr. Smith is an
alumna of Agnes Scott and a
practicing psychiatrist.

Speaking at Honors Day con-
twin-engine, supersonic jet set a
record, flying 5,645 miles in only
three hours, 47 minutes.

vocation on Oct. 9 will be
Catherine Sims, formerly a his-
tory professor at Agnes Scott.

In conjunction with the Frost
Centennial, former president Dr.
Wallace M. Alston will speak on
Oct. 16. Robert Frost stayed with
the Alstons in his more than 20
years of visiting the college.

The director of the High
Museum of Art, Gudmund
Vigtel, will be the speaker for the
Oct. 23 convocation. Oct. 20 and
Nov. 6 are, as yet, open dates.
Gus Cochran will asses the
results of the November general
elections at the final convocation
of fall quarter on Nov. 13. Mr.
Cochran joined the political
science department last year.

Announcing

The physical education
department offers a tennis class
for upper-classmen to audit. The
class will be taught Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday from
2:10-3 p.m. Interested students
should report to the tennis
courts at the proper time.

The Garret, located in the
Hub, will be open Mon., Tues.,
and Wed. 4-5 p.m. This
sophomore class service project
allows students to claim lost
items for 15c within 30 days. Used
items may also be bought for
minimal prices. Ruth Jowers is
heading the project.

Karen White was elected
junior class Black Cat chairman at
a class meeting Mon., Sept. 16.
Lee Dillard and Sally Echols will
be class cheerleaders for Black
Cat.

Living inASC summer cottages

by Marene Emanuel

"Hot Fun in the Summertime".
The song could apply to "the
summer experiment." For the
first time ever, Agnes Scott
students remaining in Atlanta for
the summer were allowed to live
in the cottages.

Rent was $50 per month, and
all the social regulations applied.
Boarders included some 74
graduates as well as students who
will continue to live on campus
(whether in a dorm or a cottage)
this year.

What was it like to live in a cot-
tage for the summer? I, for one,
feel that it was a good thing.
Cheap living among friends - and
there was always something go-
ing on. In Bowen, half of us were
working, half of us were going to
summer school. There was much
coming and going.

Problems? No air conditioning
made for some sticky days and
nights, but the heat was not
unbearable. We had full kitchen
facilities, so those of us who
weren't too lazy to cook ate well.
We were five steps from the bus
stop, and almost everyone had a

car, so there was no trouble get-
ting around. Security was
around, so we were safe. The
switchboard was open. What
more could you ask for? We did
have to go to the laundry oc-
casionally and do a little
housework, but otherwise it was
easy living.

We were vaguely aware of
what was going on around cam-
pus the renovation, the
conferences, the destruction of
Sturgis and Hardeman cottages.

And being in Atlanta well, that
had definite advantages. No
comparison to Hometown, USA!

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PROFILE/SEPTEMBER 19, 1974

Huntington leads dean's office

(continued from page 1)
President Marvin B. Perry, Jr.,
said, "We are fortunate to secure
the services of a person of Mrs.
Huntington's fine personal
qualities and demonstrated ad-
ministrative talents in the varied
areas of student work. Especially
impressive in her record has
been the very evident rapport
which she has maintained with
individual students in all phases
of her responsibilities."

Listed in the ninth edition of

"Who's Who of American
Women," Mrs. Huntington is a
member of the National As-
sociation of Female Executives,
the National Association of
Women Deans, Administrators
and Counselors, the American
Personnel and Guidance As-
sociation and the American As-
sociation of University Profes-
sors. She holds a B. S. in physical
education and dance from the
University of Illinois and a M. A.
in administration and

supervision from George
Washington University.

A widow and a daughter of a
Methodist minister, Mrs. Hun-
tington has three children, Lisa,
16,Jeffrey,11andMichael,8.The
family will live in Decatur.

Other deans of students at
Agnes Scott have been Nanette
Hopkins, who served as both
dean of students and dean of the
faculty and for whom Hopkins
Dormitory is named. Carrie
Scandrett, universally known as

Testing for future careers

(continued from pg. 1)
measures the ability "to
understand and reason with
verbal, quantitative, and
symbolic material".

Student are advised to take the
LSAT the summer after their
junior year, especially those
desiring financial aid.

An interest in law as a career
has gone up in the past two years
at Agnes Scott. While six out of
the Class of '76 showed an
interest in law on their ap-
plications, 11 from the Class of
'77 and 11 from the Class of '78
have put down law as a career
interest.

Publications for those wishing
to know more about these tests
are the LSAT Bulletin,
LSAT/LSDAS Interpretive
Booklet, and the Prelaw
Handbook. Also, Miss Murphy
will be receiving a Prelaw Ad-
visor's Kit for those further
interested.

The Medical College Ad-
mission Test is required for
nearly all students wishing to
enter medical school. The Med
CAT is a test lasting from 8 a.m. -
1:15 p.m. and is divided into the
four following parts: verbal
ability, quantitative ability,
general information (art,
literature, music, etc.), and
science (biology, chemistry,
physics). The cost for registration
is $20 and copies of the scores are
sent to two schools. Med CAT
registration differs from other
tests in that it requires a picture
to be sent with the registration
packet. Med CATs are given in

Vo ting

(continued from pg. 1)

of correct identification a re-
quest should include the ap-
plicant's date of birth and her
mother's maiden name. The re-
quest should also include a
return address for mailing the
ballot. Instructions are sent with
every ballot explaining the vot-
ing process to the voter. Students
may expect to receive the
absentee ballots during the last
week of October. November 1 is
the last day that any absentee
ballot can be mailed out.

Any Georgia resident needing
an application for an absentee
ballot can get in touch with San-
dra Saseen - Box 459.

the fall and spring each year,
with the fall deadline for 1974
already past. Those student who
will be applying to medical
school for the fall of '76 should
take the 75 Med CATs. This
year's freshmen have shown
interest in such medical fields as
lab technology, medical
technology, MD, pediatrics,
physical therapy, psychiatry, and
veterinary medicine. For further
information, the Medical School
Admissions Requirements Book
is published yearly.

Many graduate schools re-
quire that the Graduate Record
Exam be taken. GRE's are offered
in the following subjects:
biology, engineering, French,
geography, geology, history,
music, psychology, Spanish,
chemistry, economics,
education, German, English
literature, mathematics,
philosophy, physics, political
science, and sociology.

GRE's are much like the SAT's
and Achievement Tests offered
at the high school level in that

there are two tests. One is the ap-
titude test, which, like the SAT,
measures verbal and quantitative
abilities. The second test, called
the advanced test, measures the
student's ability in her chosen
field. The aptitude test lasts three
hours and the advanced test lasts
two hours and fifty minutes. The
registration fee for each test is
$10.50 ($4 more for late regis-
tration).

For '74-75, the GRE testing
schedule is as follows, with their
registration deadlines beside
them in parentheses: Oct. 26
(Oct. 8), Dec. 14 (Nov. 26), Jan. 18
(Dec. 31), Feb. 22 (Feb. 4), April
26 (April 8), June 21 (June 3).

Students who would like more
information on GRE's will find it
in the GRE Bulletin and the
Graduate Programs and Ad-
missions Manual.

Miss Murphy will post dates
for these tests on the career
bulletin board outside the
mailroom at times to remind
students to register.

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Dick, served a long term of office
before Roberta Jones became
dean in 1970.

The dean of students office,
located in Main Dormitory, is
open to students. Head-
quartered there are Mrs. Hun-
tington and Mollie Merrick, as-
sistant dean of students. Mrs.
Huntington states that she is still
in the moving-in and adjustment

process but is available to
students even while settling in.
She has, for example, already
begun meeting with SGA
president Mary Gay Morgan and
Rose Ann Cleveland, chairman
of the alcoholic beverages com-
mittee, in an effort to settle
procedural questions involving
RC 167, the proposed new
alcoholic beverages policy.

wIiats hAppEninq

Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier Islands is sponsoring an auction to benefit Muscular
Dystrophy on Sat., Sept. 21, from1-3 p.m. All proceeds from this auc-
tion go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America to help in
research and treatment of MD victims.

Local Atlanta merchants have contributed all of the items to be
auctioned at Lake Lanier Islands to the highest bidder. Presently over
100 items have been contributed. Skip Caray, the voice of the Atlanta
Hawks, will be the auctioneer.

To reach Lake Lanier Islands take I-85 north to Ga. 365 (Gainesville
connector) to exit 2 (Friendship Road) and follow the signs.

Underground Tree

The Underground Tree Crafts Workshop is about to begin an eight
week session of fall classes. Located at 848 Peachtree Street, the two
year old non-profit school invites all interested people to come and
learn new crafts.

Courses include photography, patchwork and quilting, pottery,
and macrame. Jewelry making, drawing and painting, dulcimer
playing, batik, creative crochet, and rug making will also be offered.

Fees range from $25-30 with the exception of a four week
children's art workshop at $10 and a four week chair caning course
for $15.

Classes are held from 7-10 p.m. once a week, with Saturday classes
in pottery and drawing also available. Free parking is provided for
students.

For complete information and a free brochure, call 892-7120.

Coney Grove

On Fri., Sat. and Sun., Sept. 20, 21 and 22, John B. Adams, Mallon
Faircloth and Fred Thomas, the hometown promotors of the early
July Coney Grove Bluegrass Festival, will stage another musical
celebration for lovers of country music.

Jim and Jesse, headliners on the Grand Ole Opry, will bring their
skill and harmony to Coney Grove on both Saturday and Sunday, as
well as the Bluegrass Tarheels, the Crackerland Bluegrass Boys and
the Bluegrass Generation.

.J

Coney Grove
Cordele, Ga.

Sept. 20-21-22

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the profile

Vol. LX.-No. 27

Registrar's office
releases new figures

by Lynn Wilson

Figures from the registrar's office show Agnes Scott's total
enrollment is down slightly from last year. The drop is less than 3%,
but in an effort to clarify discussions of this change, Profile is printing
the following specific figures:

.AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

September 26, 1974

Maids' and custodians'
schedules are changed

Henderson comments

'73- 74 Session
122
126
151
147

6

552
5

74-75 Session

121
126
132
152
6

537
8

Class of 1974
1975
1976
1977
1978

Specials
Total

Not in Residence

Concerning transfer students, Miss Steele states that "nine of the
full-time students are new transfers from other colleges (as compared
with 18 last year), and an additional 4 are readmits who are transferr-
ing back to Agnes Scott from other colleges."

The admissions office, according to Director Ann Rivers
Thompson, is especially pleased that the number in this year's
freshman class is larger than that of the preceding class for the first
time in several years.

by Ann Fincher

James Henderson, vice-
president for business affairs,
discussed new schedules and
reassignment of maids and cus-
todians in a recent interview with
the Profile. Further comments
on the new system came from
Dorothy Turner, supervisor of
dormitories, Lottie O'Kelley, as-
sistant supervisor of dormitories,
and the maids and custodians
themselves.

According to Mr. Henderson,
the new work schedule and reas-
signment of maids and cus-
todians have been developed to
accommodate the needs of the
workers. Until this year, he
stated, the standard 40-hour

work week was spread over a six-
day period rather than a five-day
period, allowing many maidsand
custodians only one day off.
With the new schedule a five-
day, 40-hour work week has
been established, allowing each
worker two days off. These two
days do not necessarily fall on
Saturday and Sunday.

Moreover, Mr. Henderson
continued, the new schedules
and assignments should increase
efficiency. In the past maids and
custodians have performed such
duties as staffing the information

desk in Buttrick and cataloguing
in the library. According to Mr.
Henderson, eliminating these
jobs means more hours for ef-
ficient service. The new schedule
operates on two premises: (1)
that because of students' morn-
ing habits, it is difficult for
residence hall maids to reach a
good degree of efficiency in the
early morning hours, and (2) that
because of student and faculty
occupancy of classrooms and of-
fices, it is difficult to reach a good
degree of efficiency in the
(continued on page 4)

Maids comment

New faculty appointed

By Susan Balch

Newly appointed faculty
members at Agnes Scott this fall
include Harry E. Wistrand and
Gerald ). Miller of the biology
department; Viola G. Westbrook
of the German department; and
M. Lee Suitor, Adele D. McKee,
Lydia A. Oglesby, and William W.
Hutchins of the music
department.

Mr. Wistrand, assistant profes-
sor of biology, received his B.A.
from Austin College, his M.A.
from North Texas State
University, and his Ph.D. from
Arizona State University. Before
coming to Agnes Scott, Mr. Wis-
trand was a postdoctoral fellow
and teaching assistant at Yale

University.

Currently serving as instructor
in biology, Mr. Miller came to
Agnes Scott from the University
of Alabama at Huntsville. He
earned his B. S. and his M. S. at
the University of Southern Mis-
sissippi and is currently a Ph.D.
candidate at the University of
Georgia.

Miss Westbrook, who is
replacing Mrs. Kramer while she
is in Germany, did her
undergraduate work at William
Smith College. She has her M.A.
from Emory University and also
recently taught there.

Among the new music faculty
members is Mr. Suitor, lecturer
in music (part-time) for the fall

quarter. His B. A. and B. M. come
from the University of Redlands,
while his M.S.M. is from the
Union Theological Seminary
School of Sacred Music.

Mrs. McKee, lecturer in music
(part-time) for the fall quarter,
has many ties with Agnes Scott.
Her father, Christian W.
Dieckmann, was a member of
the Agnes Scott faculty and
wrote the music for "God of the
Marching Centuries."

Mrs. Oglesby is also serving as
lecturer in music (part-time) for
(continued on page 4)

by Ann Fincher

Although the theory behind
the new system has merited only
"minor complaints" according
to Mr. Henderson, the system in
practice has not been en-
thusiastically received by all the
workers. According to one
residence hall maid who
formerly spent all her time in an
administrative building, "This
new way has everybody in an
uproar." Another maid reported
that working under the new
system is like "living in a jail
everything's changed. I thought
about quitting. . . but then I said
to myself, 'You just hold on, the
girls (students) will do something
about it'."

A frequent comment from

workers concerning the new
system is the difficulty in ob-
taining an appointment with Mr.
Henderson to discuss problems.
One group of four workers went
to Mrs. Turner specifically to re-
quest an appointment with Mr.
Henderson. According to one of
these workers, Mrs. Turner said
she would try to make the ap-
pointment but later reported to
the group that Mr. Henderson
would discuss any problems with
Mrs. Turner, and that workers
with problems should take them
to Mrs. Turner. Questioned
about this difficulty for workers
in making appointments, Mr.
Henderson responded that he
wants every problem to be han-
(continued on page 4)

Pianist performs Wed.

Rep reports

by Lynn Wilson

Rep Council met Tues., Sept.
24. Key issues were the SGA
budget, a recommendation
regarding board minutes and the
handling of RC 167, the policy
regarding use of alcoholic
berages.

The SGA budget for 74-75
touched off the first discussion.
The final budget, as amended to
include $500 increases for Profile
and S/7houefte, will be published
in the next edition of the Profile.

In the committee reports
which followed, Delia McMillan
stated that Lecture Committe, at
the urging of Dr. Perry, was
working towards a central ad-
ministration of all funding for
lectures, janie Sutton, reporting
for Library Committee, relayed

Mr. Luchsinger's suggestion that
the library staff give a majors
orientation program for rising
juniors and seniors in the spring.
Rep decided to seek student
opinion. They then passed a
recommendation for a policy
change on reserve books so that
they cannot be checked out
before 9:30 p.m. on Friday
nights. After hearing Honor
Court opinion, Rep passed a
recommendation (formerly RC
168) urging boards to publish
minutes after each meeting. RC
167 was amended to clarify how
violations would be handled.
Lastly, Mrs. Huntington, dean of
students spoke with Rep Coun-
cil. The discussion centered on
the best methods to handle RC
167.

Graham Jackson, known as
"Ambassador of Goodwill," will
perform in convocation on
Wed., Oct. 2, at 11:30 a.m. in
Gaines Chapel.

Jackson performs regularly at
Pittypat's Porch here in Atlanta;
he plays organ, piano and ac-
cordion. He is well-known both
as a concert musician and as a
teacher; he has played in
numerous churches and theaters
in the U. S., and he served as
instructor of music in the Atlanta
public schools for twelve years.

He has taught at Drexel
Catholic High School in Atlanta
and has served as organist at St.
Paul of the Cross and as organist
and choirmaster at the First
Congregational Church of
Atlanta.

He was recognized as a child
prodigy because of his ability to
master almost any musical
instrument without instruction.

He began giving concerts when
he was still in high school.

His formal musical training in-
cludes work at Chicago musical
College, Hampton Institute,

Loyola University, Morehouse
College and Atlanta University.

Jackson was a special favorite
of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt.

PAGE 2

The new system

The experience at Agnes Scott is a total one not divided into
academic and social or dorm and classroom. When a student arrives
at Agnes Scott, she finds openness, trust, a willingness to help and
friendship with students, faculty and the "hourly employees." Often
these employees have worked at Agnes Scott for many years, forming
close personal friendships within the College they loyally serve. Even
when most were underpaid, the maids and custodians worked will-
ingly or sadly left when, as one put it, "I couldn't eke out a living on
$12 a week." These workers contributed to "the total experience of
Agnes Scott," for they influenced the community or were influenced
by it so that part of the probing yet human way of life here became
theirs. We are pleased that Mr. Henderson has made efforts "to
develop a personnel program" here with a pension plan, medical in-
surance and two raises for the hourly employees within the past year.
However, the recent changes in scheduling and the accompanying
reassignments have somehow broken part of the bond which held all
members of the Agnes Scott community. Somehow the grievance
procedure outlined on pages 5-6 of the newly issued "Handbook for
Hourly Paid Employees of Agnes Scott College" has proved "inef-
ficient."

Maids who preferred at least some assignment in the building in
which they traditionally worked find themselves assigned elsewhere.
For example, Rosa Phillips and Sara Partridge, both of whom had
been accustomed to working in Main, now divide their time between
Buttrick and Rebekah, Realizing that work in early morning in But-
trick must be accepted, both indicated their willingness to be as-
signed there but still desired to spend the afternoon in Main. Eva
Lewis, who has long superintended the Hub, finds herself in Walters
and Presser, although to continue at least part-time in the Hub was
her preference. Other maids find that not enough time is allotted for
the performance of all their duties. Despite the efforts of these maids
to communicate their dissatisfaction, and the efforts of students on
their behalf, the assignments remain unchanged even though Mr.
Henderson indicated to students that each request would be con-
sidered since the new system was designed for "flexibility."

Further, while we commend Mr. Henderson for implementing a
five-day work week instead of requiring an employee to come six
days, we sympathize with the ladies who must work every Saturday
and Sunday. Small wonder that one maid quit rather than work each
Sunday. The maid picking up trash on third Main Sunday morning at
7:15 said she wanted to "go to church and have some Sundays off
once in a while to spend with her family." She said that she would
make a request for a change but would the students please help her?

The students have indeed tried to help the hourly employees. The
employees evidently had little faith in Mr. Henderson's grievance
system from the beginning, since the complaints to students and re-
quests for our help and support started as soon as we arrived here in
the fall. The desire to maintain channels and procedures isfine, but it
ought not be the ultimate goal of the office of business affairs. That
office has quite "efficiently" damaged morale on campus. It is dif-
ficult for students who are told by their friends, "I used to look
forward to the day but now I'm just marking time. This place used to
be a nice place to work - even when we didn't get paid too much now
it's hell."

Unfortunately, we can only add our ineffective voices to those of
the hourly employees. Having decided that the problem is only
"temporary resistance to change" and that the workers are turning
to the students for emotional support, Mr. Henderson has managed
to overlook all signs of real dissatisfaction and probably will continue
to do so.

Joyce McKee
y Editor

PROFILE/SEPTEMBER 26, 1974

the profile

ACNES SCOTT COLLECE DECATUR, CA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
Scott Pet Office.

editor / Joyce McKee

associate editor / Eva Cantt

business manager / Debi Belt
STAFF: Renee Anderson, Susan Balch, Marene Emanuel, Ann Fin-
cher, Susan Camble, Nell Jordan, Patty Pearson, Bonnie Pedersen,
Sandra Saseen, Lynn Summer, Lynn Wilson.
Off-campus circulation: Frances Wickes and Bonnie Jopling.

-ASC-

S+VJ&6MT: fACULTy

71: \

Dear Editor:

In reply to Mr. Reinhart's
gloomy declaration in the last is-
sue of Profile, let me state that I,
for one

1) do not have a reputation for
"grading easy"

2) do respect my students too
much to try to bribe them with
anything, "low standards" in-
cluded

3) do realize that the general
language level of students is

lower than it used to be on enter-
ing Agnes Scott College, due to a
High School situation which is no
secret, but consider that their
level on leaving Agnes Scott
College is as high as it ever was.
This might be because our
academic program is not
"Uninspiring, personally
unmeaningful, and poorly
taught" and because our
students are not "increasingly
not willing to work hard".

Fourth district race

On the contrary, I find them
very willing to work hard and do
not find any ground for the im-
putation that they could be
bribed into anything.

I do not know how other
Faculty members feel about this,
but I am rather proud of my
students.

Sincerely yours,

Vladimir Volkoff
Department of French and Rus-
sian

Levitas opposes Blackburn

By Sandra Saseen
The people of DeKalb County
will go to the polls on November
5 to elect the representative from
Georgia's 4th congressional dis-
trict. Republican Congressman
Ben B. Blackburn faces the
strong possibility of being
unseated by his energetic op-
ponent, Democrat Elliott Levitas.

In the August 13 primary
Levitas was victorious with 62.8%
of the Democratic vote. His op-
ponents, Bruce Gruber and Nick
Belluso, came in second and
third respectively. Mr. Blackburn
had no opposition in the
Republican primary. Democrats
at all state and national levels
have stated that Mr. Levitas
would be the candidate who
could defeat Georgia's only
Republican congressman. The
importance of this election to
the people of Georgia is such
that the race is expected to
receive national coverage.

Mr. Blackburn bases his cam-
paign on his eight years of ex-
perience as a congressman. As
stated in his campaign literature -
"indeed he knows his way
around the Hill." During that
time he has been on the Joint
Economic, and Banking and
Currency committees. His
greatest accomplishment is his
status as ranking minority
member of the Subcommittee
on International Trade of the

Banking and Currency Com-
mittee. In one of his campaign
brochures, "Nine reasons to re-
elect Ben Blackburn," he insists
that his colleagues know him to
be "honorable," "impeccably
honest" and "hard-working."
The incumbent congressman
further states that he has had a
"long and amiable association
with Gerald Ford and that his
voice will be heard in the White
House." The brochure adds that
"Ben Blackburn puts fighting in-
flation absolutely first on his list
of priorities for the nation. He
truly believes he has the power
and the single-mindedness todo
something about it. He is
concerned with the economic
well-being of the 4th District.
Professional, ethnic, labor and
special interest groups do not
dominate him. He feels it is im-
portant for his constituents to
know that he considers the
desires of the people of the 4th
District every time he votes."

Mr. Levitas began his im-
portant political career in 1964,
when he was chosen to act as
chairman of the governor's
special committee on legislative
constitutional coordination.
Under his guidance, the com-
mittee determined how
proposed changes in the state
constitution would affect all exis-
ting laws of Georgia. In 1965 Mr.
Levitas was elected to the

Georgia House of Represen-
tatives by the citizens of DeKalb
County. He is presently serving
his fifth term. A few highlights of
Elliott Levitas' successful
legislative leadership are the pas-
sage of laws dealing with middle
class housing, crime control, the
right to privacy, consumer
protection, making MARTA res-
ponsible to the public, and the
land development safeguard.
Other major bills Representative
Levitas has co-sponsored include
the revised Georgia securities,
the Georgia corporation code
and a series of judicial reform
bills. He had the sole res-
ponsibility for a bill which
shortened the residency re-
quirements for voting. Much of
Levitas' time is now taken up as
chairman of the standing House
Committee on State Planning
and Community Affairs. As
chairman of this committee he
was one of the five state
legislators in the United States to
speak on revenue sharing before
the U. S. Senate Committee. On
three separate occasions Elliott
Levitas has been voted "one of
the 10 most effective legislators"
by his own colleagues in the
State House.

It is important for Agnes Scott
students and other residents of
DeKalb County to consider the
capabilities of Ben Blackburn
and Elliott Levitas.

PROFILE/SEPTEMBER 26, 1974

PAGE 3

arts/ entertainment

what's happening

High Museum

Famous art historian and founder of the well known Civilisation
films, Lord Kenneth Clark, calls your attention to his latest film series,
The Romantic Rebellion, which takes a look at 18th century Europe
and the struggle between Classicism and Romanticism. The films
study in depth the individual artists of this period, their careers,
themes, styles, and techniques. The first in the series of 14 films will be
shown Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. and at 9:15 p.m. in the Hill auditorium. This 50
minute film, entitled The Romantic Rebellion: Romanticism vs Clas-
sic Art, will study the general principles of Romantic and Classic art
and briefly introduce the artists whose work will be discussed in
depth in later films. Tickets are $1 for students with an I.D. and can be
purchased at the door of the Hill auditorium or in advance at the
membership office of the High Museum, Mon-Fri., 10 a.m. -5 p.m.

A silk screening demonstration will also be sponsored at the
Museum on Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. Norman Wagner of the Atlanta College
of Art will be demonstrating this process in conjunction with the "Et-
chings and Screenprints" exhibition which is on display in the Ralph
K. Uhry Print Room on the 1st floor.

Also on Sun., Sept. 29 from 12-5 p.m., the new fall art show opens.
More than 100 paintings, sculptures, ceramics, textiles, and jewelry
created by Georgia artists will be on display.

Television

Fri. night T.V. offers the film Bonnie and Clyde on Ch. 5. The film,
starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Gene Hackman, begins at
9 p.m.

Southeast Music Hall

Guitarist Charlie Byrd will perform at the Hall on Sept. 25-29.
Tickets are $4 Fri. and Sat. nights and $3 all other nights. Chick Corea
will appear on Sept. 30 and the famous Goose Creek Symphony will
perform Oct. 1-5. All shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Harry and Tonto--- big disappointment

Art Carney plays 'Lear

Symphony Hall

The Atlanta Symphony performs on Sept. 26-27 at 8:30 p.m. The
program will feature guest artists Michi Inoue, a conductor from
Japan, and Horacio Gutierrez, a pianist from Mexico. The orchestra
will play Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9; Schumann: Concerto for
Piano and Orchestra in A Minor; Stravinsky: Suite from the Danced
Legend, "The Firebird."

Arts, Crafts, and Fairs

At the Riviera Hyatt House on Sept. 28-29, there will be an Indian
Jewelry Sale and Show. Quality crafts, handmade by the American In-
dians may be observed and purchased from 12-9 p.m. on Sat., and
from 12-5 p.m. on Sun. in the Hyatt Clubhouse.

Dalton is the center of activity during the latter week of Sept. and
early Oct. as creative artists and craftsmen display their works. The
first of these activities is sponsored by the Dalton Creative Arts Guild
on Sept. 28-29 from noon to sundown. Famous Georgia artists will dis-
play their works. Admission is free.

The old Prater Mill, ten miles northeast of Dalton on Ga. Highway 2
promises to be the center of "good ole country" fun on Oct. 5-6. Em-
phasis will be on traditional crafts as 95 artists from the Southeast will
display their works and demonstrate their skills in art, glassblowing,
blacksmithing, cornshuck weaving, "whittlin and spinnin" and other
crafts common to the mid-1800's. Cloggers, square-dancers,
barbershop quartets, country bands and gospel singers will provide
entertainment during the two-day affair. The fair will begin Sat., Oct.
5 at 10-6 p.m. and will last until Sun., Oct. 6, 12-6 p.m. Admissions is
only 50c.

Noted blues artist John Shines, folk singer Anne Romaine, and
other members of the Southern Folk Festival will entertain at a
benefit for the United Mine Workers union Sept. 30.

Proceeds from the benefit, which begins at 8 p.m. at the Golden
Guitar Club, 1888 Cheshire Bridge Road NE, will go to the UMWA's
organizing drive in Eastern Kentucky.

Tickets will be $2 in advance, and $2.50 at the gate. The concert is
sponsored by the Atlanta Labor Action Alliance. For more in-
formation, call 525-2922.

by Nell Jordan

This is undoubtedly the age of
specialization, and the movies
are no exception. There are
movies for the young, the
psychic, the blood-thirsty, the
disillusioned, and now there is
Harry and Tonto for the old.

The story is intended to be a
loosely structured version of
King Lear, though the initial
resemblance wanders out onto
the heath "in medias res," never
to be seen again. Instead of
dividing and dispersing his
kingdom of his own will, this Lear
(played by Art Carney) begrudg-
ingly forfeits his to the City of
New York to make room for "a
fancy parking lot." And in place
of the traditional fool there's this
cat named Tonto (after the In-

dian) but the basic idea is the
same old man, no home, cruel
world, etc.

The hero, a bow-tied,
widowed, ex-college professor
named Harry Looms (Carney), is
an entertaining and rather ex-
ceptional man. Unfortunately,
the story is neither of the above.
Furthermore, the continuity of
the hero's character is frequently
sacrificed to accommodate
various intricacies of plot. While
Harry conducts himself with
dignity and charm, rather in the
Rennaissance tradition, through
the majority of the film, at several
points the plot perversely
demands that he behave with
unprecedented senility. That a
man who has firmly established
himself as a gentleman and a

Blackfriars cast
The Grass Harp'

by Eva Cantt
Blackfriars, Agnes Scott's
drama club, will perform Truman
Capote's The Crass Harp on Nov.
8, 9, and 10 in the Roberta Winter
Theatre in the Dana Fine Arts
Building.

Members of the cast include
Susan Stigall as Catherine Creek,
Eric Anthony as Collin Talbo,
Carolyn McKinney and Lynn
Summer as Dolly Talbo, Stacye
Corbitt as Verena Talbo, Harold
Hall as Dr. Morris Ritz, Ruthie
McMa nus as the Reverend's
wife, Kevin Barrows as the
Reverend, Charles Lybrand as
the barber, Kate Kussrow as the
baker's wife, Glenn Williamson
as the postmaster, Bill Gribble as
the sheriff, Ed Walters as Judge
Charlie Cool, Elizabeth Knight as
the choir mistress, Elaine
Williams as a choir member,
George Pfines as "Mule" Stover,
Joy Cunningham as Maude
Riordan, Allison Grigsby as Miss
Babylove Dallas, and Billy Weber
as Little Homer Honey. Each of
the two actresses cast as Dolly
Talbo will appear in two
performances one will appear in
the final dress rehearsal and one
paid performance; the other, in
two paid performances.

Mr. Brooking describes The

Crass Harp as a play about the
need for love in people's lives.
"The characters learn that one
needs to start by loving someth-
ing small and insignificant and to
expand that love to include
other people. The action centers
around a group of characters
who feel that they have a right to
choose their own places in the
world; they flee to a china tree,
where the wind plays in the In-
dian grass and tells stories of past
lives, and they learn how to
survive in the real world."

Blackfriars has a new
performance schedule for its fall
show. A Sunday matinee
performance at 2:30 p.m. will
replace the usual Thursday even-
ing performance. Evening
performances will take place as
usual on Friday and Saturday at
8:15 p.m.

Blackfriars will present a selec-
tion from Capote's Miriam in
tomorrow's Introduction to the
Arts program at 11:30 p.m. in the
theatre. Appearing will be Sarah
Brooke and Elizabeth Knight as
narrators, Carolyn McKinney as
Miriam and Karen Green as Mrs.
Miller. Bill Evans, instructor in
the drama department, is direc-
ting Miriam.

Scott offers riding

by Patty Pearson
For those students who are
equestrians and for those who
wish to learn, Agnes Scott offers
a riding course as a part of its PE
curriculum. The class is taught at
the Vogt Riding Academy, and
the lessons usually given to the
Agnes Scott student are in
English Equitation (Walk-Trot-
Canter). The lessons cost $90 per
quarter for two classes a week.
The Vogts also offer classes for

those who have never ridden
before and for those who are
very advanced riders. Advanced
classes are, for example, those
such as jumping and drasage.
However, the cost will be
different and the student will get
no credit for them. (She only gets
credit for the class in English
Equitation taken in conjunction
with Agnes Scott.)

Classes can be taken in the
winter, as the Academy has an in-

scholar should choose to relieve
himself on the sidewalk of
downtown Las Vegas, under any
circumstances, is disquieting, to
say the least, and a definite blow
to the film's consistency.

In conclusion, one can only
offer his condolences to director
Paul Mazursky at the untimely
death of his story long before the
film's conclusion, leaving all
participants to plod uncertainly
toward the credits to the beat of
a funeral dirge.

Righteous
Brothers
play here

By Susan Gamble
Bill Medley and Tom Hatfield,
the Righteous Brothers, deftly
and completely captivated their
audience of September 22 at a
'concert in the park' at Six Flags
over Georgia. Feet tapped and
bodies gently swayed from the
barely controlled desire to get
up and start dancing to such mid-
sixties chart-busters as "Un-
chained Melody," "Just Once in
my Life," "You are my Heart and
my Soul's Inspiration," and their
classic, "You've lost that Lovin'
Feelin'."

When they began their
recording career, the artists were
known simply as Bill and Tom.
Then, after a show ata club in Las
Vegas, an inspired fan called out,
"That's righteous, brother!"
Hence the two came to be the
Righteous Brothers. After their
hey-day years of '65-'68, they
decided to split up and "go it
alone." The story is that after five
and a half years they ran into
each other at a club in Las Vegas,
and after talking it over, decided
that neither one was getting
anywhere alone; so they have
united again with the hit come-
back, "Rock and Roll Heaven"
(also performed at the Six Flags
concert).

One cannot escape feeling
that the Righteous Brothers' new
start "is as it should be." Bill
Medley's vibrant baritone com-
bines with the clear tenor tones
of Tom Hatfield to produce a
natural harmony that makes one
want to listen, and listen, and
keep on listening . . .

door ring. Also in the winter, the
Vogts go hunting, and all year
'round they travel to horse shows
throughout Georgia.

The Vogts have connections
with the Spanish Riding
Academy in Vienna. They have
shown and ridden throughout
Europe and are well-known here
in the U. S. A "love" for Agnes
Scott students gives the Vogts
their desire to rebuild a program
which has in past years included
up to 20 Agnes Scott students.

PAGE 4

PROFILE/SEPTEMBER 26, 1974

Scotties study in Spain

Tomlyn Barnes, Margaret Williams, Shelby Cave, and Mary Pender
with irrepressible Charlie Pepe were among those who went to Spain
this past summer. Students studied both art and Spanish. Mr. Pepe is
the husband of Professor Pepe, Chairman of the art department.

by Marene Emanuel
This summer 16 Agnes Scott
s k udents, accompanied by Mrs.
Pepe and Mrs. Shaw, spent six
weeks in Spain studying the art
and language of the country.
From June 12-July 26, the girls
toured museums and galleries,
attended classes, and partied
during their spare time.

Home base for the group was
in Madrid, at the Residencia
Internationale, an all-female
boarding house for students and
working girls. While some
students were interested in the
language and stayed in Spanish
homes, most spent their time
catching a first-hand look at
Spanish art and architecture. The

The real world

by Lynn Summer
With winds of 110 miles per
hour, Hurricane Fifi tore through
Honduras late Thursday, leaving
in its wake at least 4000 dead and
whole towns obliterated by
flooding and landslides. Rescue
missions by air from neighboring
countries were delayed until

Saturday because of severe
storms. An estimated 500,000
people are left homeless, while
nearly 90% of Honduran crops
are ruined. Honduran officials
have requested aid from other
nations; medical supplies and
food are already en route from
the United States and Canada.

Henderson comments

(continued from page 1)

academic and administrative
buildings during the day.

To increase efficiency in both
areas, a new schedule has been
created to allow maids and cus-
todians to concentrate their ac-
tivities in the academic and ad-
ministrative buildings from 7
a.m. to midmorning and in the
residence buildings from mid-
morning onward. A group con-
sisting of Joe B. Saxon, supervisor
of buildings and grounds, Mrs
Turner and Mrs. O'Kelley
determined the time and
number of workers needed in
each building, basing their com-
putations on experience. Mr.
Henderson noted that
modifications of the hours and
number of workers may occur as
the need arises in the buildings.

The campus has now been
divided into four geographical
areas, with Mrs. Turner and Mrs.
O'Kelley each supervising two
areas. Mrs. Turner supervises
Area I, which includes Dana; the
observatory; the physical plant;
Hopkins, Gaines and Bowen cot-
tages; the faculty club and the
guest apartment known as "Sir
John's Apartment." She also
supervises Area II, which in-
cludes the alumnae house,
Presser, the offices on first floor
Rebekah, the offices on first
floor Main, Walters and Inman.
Mrs. O'Kelley supervises Area III
and IV. Area III consists of But-
trick, Rebekah and Main; and
Area IV consists of the gym, the
infirmary, the library, the Hub.
Winship, and McCain cottage.
Thus one maid may work in Dana
until midmorning and then
spend the remainder of the day
in Hopkins. Commenting on the
geographical division of the
campus, Mrs. Turner expressed
concern at the distances
between buildings within each

area and noted the possible in-
convenience of such distances in
bad weather.

Mr. Henderson, Mrs. Turner,
and Mrs. O'Kelley emphasized
that there have been no
deliberate reassignments so that
individuals cannot spend at least
part of the day in the building
where they traditionally worked.
The assignments were made on
the basis of seniority, and of the
28 maids and custodians, five no
longer work at least part of the
day in their traditional buildings.
Asked if these five workers are
unhappy in their new locations,
Mrs. Turner said she has had no
"real complaints." She added
that she feels the workers are
"getting adjusted to something a
little different" and that when
"we get accustomed to it, we will
work just as well."

Mr. Henderson noted that the
changes in schedules and as-
signments are parts of the new
personnel system and em-
phasized that until now, Agnes
Scott has never had a "personnel
system as such." Mr. Henderson
said the new system "is not worth
a nickel on paper, but could be
worth a million if we could make
it work." He added that this new
system is currently being
evaluated and emphasized its
flexibility. He has met and will
continue to meet with groups of
maids and custodians to discuss
the system. Mr. Henderson con-
cluded that it will take a "couple
of months with students here"
before some degree of adap-
tability is achieved and stated
that there should be no reduced
services in either residence halls
or administrative buildings. Any
complaints should be directed to
Mrs. Turner, supervisor of
dormitories. Her office is located
in the basement of Main.

$300,000 in ransom and the
release of a fellow "Red Army"
terrorist from a French prison
were exchanged Tuesday for
eleven hostages being held by
Japanese guerrillas at the French
embassy in the Hague,
Natherlands. Once the demands
of the three "Red Army"
guerrillas were met, the hostages
were turned over, unharmed to
Dutch authorities, while the trio
flew to the Middle East seeking
refuge.

In a twenty-minute address to
the opening session of the
United Nations General Assem-
bly at noon Wednesday,
President Ford announced a
planned increase in U. S. food
aid to impoverished nations. The
aid, involving shipments of rice
and wheat, will total ap-
proximately $500 million.

Violence between Boston's
white and black citizens oc-
curred last week when court-
ordered busing of school
children began in an effort to
racially integrate the city's school
system. Demonstrations at South
Boston High resulted in 22
arrests, as angry mothers and
teen-agers clashed with police.

President Ford asked Congress
to defer several long-range pro-
jects in an effort to reduce
government spending by $20
billion. The programs affected
include waste-treatment plant
construction; federal aid to
highways; and various programs
sponsored by the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare.

The Senate voted its approval
Tuesday of amendments which
would prohibit the use of federal
funds for abortion or court-
ordered busing. While the bus-
ing amendment is expected to
have little effect since federal
money already used is minimal,
Sen. Dewey Bartlett, R. Okla.,
charged that HEW fundsare now
being used in 14 states to finance
abortions for indigent mothers.

Edward Kennedy, Democratic
Senator from Mass., announced
that under no circumstances will
he accept the Democratic
nomination for President in 1976.

students attended classes twice a
week for approximately two
hours; the rest of their time was
their own to tour various as-
signed museums and churches,
to take side trips north and south
of Madrid, and to enjoy being in
Spain.

Margaret Williams termed her
visit a "great sociological ex-
perience." She enjoyed and ap-
preciated the art works found in
The Prado and Cerenca
museums, and labeled the
architecture as "beautiful."

On the lighter, less academic
side, M. A. Bleker said that
"Madrid will never be the
same!" after seeing the likes of

16 Scotties. All work and no play
there was much "dancing and
drinking in the streets." The
drink? Mahou on tap, a very
strong and good beer which sold
for 14<r a glass. The partners?
Spanish men, who, according to
Margaret and M. A., were both
"interesting and nasty/' and very
much "like Italians, only not as
beautiful."

A few girls were disappointed
that the trip was not as stimulat-
ing and interesting as the
previous summer's journey to
Rome; but, for the most part, the
summer in Spain was a learning,
fun, and cultural experience.

Maids comment

(continued from page 1)

died through the proper

supervisory channels.

Other comments from
workers included the
observation that "Mr.
Henderson doesn't know how
much work goes into each
dorm," that "he only knows
what he's been told." The
general opinion of the workers
interviewed was that the work is
harder because of the daily
relocations. Perhaps one maid
summed up the general attitude
most aptly when she said, "I've
always worked; I'm used to it,
but this is too much. Well, I'll do
the best I can just like I've always
done. You girls will have to bear
with me."

Students as well as workers
have expressed concern over the
machinery of the new system. At
this time, there have been at least
three student meetings with Mr.
Henderson to investigate the is-

sue of workers' morale within
this system. In these interviews
Mr. Henderson has emphasized
repeatedly his difficulty as
management dealing with an
"emotional issue." He also em-
phasized the "phenomenal"
benefits which Agnes Scott
hourly employees now receive
under the new system. Mr.
Henderson added that the
sacrifices necessary under the
new system and the
"phenomenal" benefits may be
considered a "trade-off." One
student voiced her concern for
the morale of the workers, and
Mr. Henderson responded that
the students, living so closely
with the workers, are "naturally
in a supportive position." He
then reaffirmed the difficulty of
dealing with an "emotional" is-
sue and voiced again his belief
that any immediate problems
arise from adapting to the
changes which the system offers.

New faculty

(continued from page 1)

the fall quarter. She earned her
B.M. from Baylor University and
her M.M. from North Texas State
University, where she is curren-
tly a candidate for her D.M.A.
Mrs. Oglesby is violinist and
keyboard player with the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra.

Teaching violin while Mr.
Adams is on leave this year is Mr.
Hutchins, lecturer in music (part-
time). His B. A. is from Olivet
College and he received his
M.F.A. from Carnegie Institute
of Technology. Mr. Hutchins is
also affiliated with a local school

system.

Bell I. Wiley will be lecturing in
special capacity as historian in
residence during the winter and
spring quarters. H is
undergraduate work was com-
pleted at Asbury College, while
he received his M.A. from the
University of Kentucky and his
Ph.D. from Yale University. Mr.
Wiley, who is presently teaching
at the University of South
Carolina, just retired from Emory
University where he was profes-
sor of history. He is especially
interested in the Civil War and
Reconstruction era.

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Sims returns
to speak for
Honors Day

Catherine Strateman Sims,
former Atlanta woman of the
year in education (1946) and in
civic service (1958) and former
dean of Sweetbriar College,
returns to Agnes Scott to address
the annual Honors Day Con-
vocation Wed., Oct. 9. Mrs. Sims
taught history here for 23 years.

Mrs. Sims and her husband,
retired Atlanta banker Roff Sims,
are making their home in Atlanta
since Mrs. Sims retired from
Sweetbriar Sept. 1. During her
former residences in Atlanta Dr.
Sims held offices in the Atlanta
Legal Aid Society, the
Metropolitan Atlanta Com-
munity Chest, the Y.W.C.A. and
the Visiting Nurse Association of
Metropolitan Atlanta.

Prior to her appointment at
Sweetbriar in 1965, Mrs. Sims at-
tained the rank of professor of
history and political science on
the Agnes Scott faculty, which
she joined in 1939. She
interrupted her teaching at
Agnes Scott from 1960 to 1963 to
serve as Dean of the American

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October 4, 1974

College for Girls, Istanbul,
Turkey.

Mrs. Sims has served as
chairman of the United Kingdom
and of the Western Europe selec-
tion committee for Fulbright
Scholarships and on the national
committee on qualifications for
Phi Beta Kappa, of which she is a
member. She has been active in
the American Association of

SGA budget

AGNES SCOTT STUDENT TREASURY
Budget for 1974-75

Receipts

Student Activities Fee 1974-75
Present Balance

Expenditures

Student Handbooks
SGA Handbooks for Freshmen
Identification Materials
Gavels for Board Presidents
Honor Court Expenses
Interdorm Expenses
Identification Cards

sub total

$ 27,000.00
406.00

1,496.00
172.00
169.00
100.00
80.00
80.00
235.00
2,332.00

Organization Allotments

Athletic Association
Arts Council
Aurora

Board of Student Activities

Dance Group

Dolphin Club

Glee Club

Mortar Board

Orientation Council

Profile

Silhouette

Social Council

Spirit Committee

TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOTAL EXPENDITURES

sub total

BALANCE

500.00
900.00
2,000.00
100.00
750.00
125.00
350.00
250.00
850.00
5,000.00
8,000.00
2,500.00
100.00
21,425.00
27,406.00
23,757.00
3,649.00

University Women and several
other professional societies. She
holds her B. A. from Barnard
College and her Ph.D. from
Columbia University.

Students' outstanding
academic achievements during
the preceding nine-month ses-
sion will be recognized. Honor
Roll students and those ranking
first in their classes will be
named.

Guarneri

by Susan Balch

The Guarneri String Quartet
will perform Mon., Oct. 14 at
8:15 p.m. in Gaines. Admission is
free. After the concert, there will
be a reception for the Quartet to
which the audience is invited.

The Quartet, which played last
January to an audience of over a
thousand listeners at Agnes
Scott, will perform three major
works. These include "Quartett
satz in C minor, No. 12, Pos-
thumous" by Schubert, "Quartet
in A major, Op. 41, No. 3" by
Schumann, and "Quartet in D
minor, Op. 56, 'Voces Intimae"
by Sibelius.

Members of the Guarneri Str-
ing Quartet include violinists
Arnold Steinhardt and John
Dalley, violist Michael Tree and
cellist David Soyer. Each member
is a well-known virtuoso in his
own right, and three of the four
teach at the Curtis Institute of
Music in Philadelphia. Ex-
periences in the group's coHec-
tive past include solo
performances with the New
York, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
and Los Angeles Orchestras,

Faculty Wives
fund scholarship

by Ann Fincher
Being off-campus, literally and
figuratively, sometimes makes it
difficult for the wives of Agnes
Scott faculty members "to get
together," according to Mrs.
Kent Leslie. However, two recent
projects suggest the wives'
interest in and willingness to
participate in the Agnes Scott
community.

The third Faculty Wives Fair
was held Sept. 12 and yielded
$1800 for the Agnes Scott Martin
Luther King, Jr., Scholarship
Fund.

The idea of the fair was
conceived, according to Mrs.
Leslie, this year's fair manager,
because the faculty wives were
looking for a project that was
"something active and of
service." Mrs. Parry chaired the
Faculty Wives Fair Committee
the first two years of the fair's ex-
istence.

Planning for the fair begins
early in the year. The college
"graciously" provides $300 as a
base for the project. Posters are
requested from major cities and
countries, the Coca-Cola com-
pany provides "Coke"
memorabilia, and agreements

String quartet

performs

memberships in other profes-
sional quartets and awards from
major international music
competitions.

The Quartet derives its name
from a 17th and 18th century
family of Italian

are made for selling rugsor other
commercial items that might
appear in the fair. The faculty
wives meet once a month to dis-
cuss ideas for the fair and to
demonstrate skills which might
produce fair items. Mrs. Leslie
said "It gives us an excuse to get
together and swap ideas and
skills." Mrs. Leslie also pointed
out that "everybody contributes
to the fair. Mrs. Westervelt sup-
plies pots, Mrs. Mathews does
macrame- Mrs. Copple and Mrs.
Chang make terrariums, Mrs.
Wilde does the baked goods,
and of course, everyone grows
plants."

Another project in which
faculty wives are becoming in-
volved is the United Way. The
United Way is an organization
which gathers money and dis-
tributes that money among
about 48 charitable
organizations such as Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts and comparable
institutions. Mrs. Cochran is res-
ponsible for the women's unit
for the entire city of Decatur.
Working with her are Mrs. Leslie,
who is responsible for north
Decatur, and Mrs. Orr, who is
responsible for south Decatur.

Monday

instrument-makers, ranked by
many authorities with the
makers of the more famous
Stradivari instruments. Each of
the Guarneri members owns an
instrument made by Guarneri
artisans.

Members of the Guarneri String Quartet are David Soyer, cello
(lower left); Arnold Steinhardt, violin (lower right); Michael Tree,
viola (upper left), and John Dalley, violin (upper right).

PAGE 2

PROFILE/OCTOtTETC 4, 1974

Think about it

A large number of us attended the informal convocation last week,
but how many of us were present at last week's music department
concert or at Graham Jackson's performance this week? I for one am
guilty of having missed the first concert because I "needed the time
to study." As so often happens, though, I spent most of that time talk-
ing to people.

The excellent turn-out at last week's informal convocation shows
that we are truly concerned about the welfare of this community.
However, we should be equally concerned about our individual
"cultural" education. We must give attention to aesthetic ex-
periences as well as to practical matters.

Our poor attendance at convocations, lectures, concerts and other
programs is reflected in Rep Council's recommending compulsory
convocations and in Dr. Perry's "strongly urging" us to attend all con-
vocationsand lectures. Surely weare matureenough and responsible
enough to act according to these suggestions.

Dr. Perry has also reminded us to take advantage of opportunities
in Atlanta for cultural enrichment. There's always ushering for those
of us who can't afford to buy theater and concert tickets; and if you
don't have a car, it's not too difficult to find several people to share a
cab. And we shouldn't forget the many museum exhibits some with
no admission charge. Really, keeping in touch with "the real world"
through concerts, plays and exhibitions is just as important as keep-
ing up with current political and economic events.

Of course, our academic pursuits are the primary reason for our
being here. And we cannot overlook social interests, practical
concerns or the comfort of those around us. Yet we must allow
ourselves time for those programs that are both educational and
recreational. We'll never have enough time to do all that we'd like to
do, but we might as well include one more activity in our very short
24-hour day.

Eva Gantt
Associate editor

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Convocation

To the Editor:

Mounting evidence suggests
that ASC is becoming an in-
creasingly regimented society. A
particularly interesting example
of regimentation is the new
policy compelling students and
faculty to attend Wednesday
convocations.

Ostensibly, this policy is
designed to foster college spirit
and unity and to provide an
intellectual benefit to the entire
campus community. However,
this approach may be
counterproductive. Compulsory
attendance can be
psychologically destructive and
can build resentment, in that
students and faculty are being
treated like children unable to
determine and to freely choose
what programs are of value. Ad-
ditionally, the college is denied
the umambiguously clear feed-
back (audience size) that volun-
tary attendance can give.

Hopefully, convocation atten-
dance will soon again become a
voluntary matter. Under such a
condition, the use of Maclean
Auditorium instead of Gaines
would be possible when
audience size is expected to be
small.

Sincerely,
P. B. Reinhart
Physics Department

Real World

To the Editor:

I would like to thank you and
the rest of the Profile staff for a
valuable feature I have just dis-
covered in the ASC newspaper,
"The Real World."

As a freshman, I am only now
beginning to "recover" from the
ordeals of arriving, unpacking,
learning my way around, adjus-

ting my schedule and classes,
and learning what to do and
what not to do! So it was with
some surprise that I realized that
I had not read a newspaper or
watched the news on television
for two solid weeks. Panicking, I
wondered if I had possibly
missed the inauguration of
another new president, the sin-
king of California into the
Pacific, or the birth of a set of
quintuplets in New Zealand.
% Then came The Profile to the res-
cue and I was soon caught up on
world events which occurred
during freshman orientation.

This column is a great idea for
students who are either too lazy
or too busy to consult a daily
newspaper. With "The Real
World" at their disposal,
students can read the basic facts
of news stories, and later read a
more detailed account in The
Atlanta journal if they're
interested. Thank you, and
please continue the good work.

Sincerely,
Jeanie Malmgren

Standards

To the Editor:

I was glad to read Mr. Volkoff's
reply to my recent letter regard-
ing academic standards and easy
grading. Although his con-
clusions apparently differ in
some particulars from my own, I
am sure that he is basing them on
correctly perceived facts. My
conclusions are based largely on
private discussions with several
faculty members who
acknowledge they have lowered
standards and raised grades. Of
course, very few people are go-
ing to admit such a truth in
public.

It is important for students
interested in the quality of their

educational experience to keep
an open mind and to consider all
facts and points of view which
may be pertinent.

Sincerely.
P. B. Reinhart
Physics Dept.

Henderson

Dear Editor:

It's time we Scotties realized
the responsibilities inherent in
our self-proclaimed maturity.
While I would be the first to put
down Mr. Henderson's new as-
signment plan for the maids, I do
support his intentions which
were "in the interests of the
College." And Mr. Henderson,
who seems to have turned the
campus upside down with his
personnel reforms, has been res-
ponsible for two raises in pay for
these same employees within the
last year. Not to mention the fact
that he has brought some degree
of order to the former
disorganization of the Business
Office.

I believe we owe something to
this man beyond personal invec-
tive. We owe him at least ap-
preciation for attempting a dif-
ficult job, and we owe him, if
nothing else, respect as a person.
Have we the right to deny Mr.
Henderson that self-regard
which we defend so conscien-
tiously for ourselves? I think not.

Sincerely,

Laurie Williams

Spanish study

Dear Editor:

In regard to the article in last
week's Profile about the Spanish
study program, we feel it was
grossly misrepresented. As
members of the program, we
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Fairs, Arts, and Crafts

The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral invites the publicto
a Greek festival on Oct. 3-5. The all day affair will present guided tours
through the Annunciation Cathedral, where lecturers will explain
the magnificent iconography and Orthodox religious practices.
Greek foods such assouvlakia (marinated meat on skewers), pastitsio
(noodle, cheese, and beef casserole), and other delicacies will be
served in the kafenion (cafe Greek style). Handmade objects native
to Greece will be displayed, and at 5 p.m. the bouzoukia (band) will
perform. Dancers will demonstrate the basic steps of Greek dancing
and all guests will be given a chance to participate. Festivities begin at
11 a.m. and last until midnight. Admission is $1.

by Nell Jordan
She's involved with a very
tough private eye (Jack
Nicholson). He's involved with a
very tricky dame (Faye
Dunaway). Together, they're in-
volved in one of the slickest
detective stories in quite a while,
Chinatown. Set in the 30's, when
Los Angeles was in its youth, the
film is a graphic delight. The
scenery and costumes are a treat
to the eye and mesh beautifully
with the plot to enhance rather
than distract from the story (as

was the unhappy case in another
recent "period piece," The
Great Gatsby). In addition, the
photography, always sharp and
vivid, projects the diamond-hard
realism which is the
quintessence of Chinatown.

Chinatown has been labeled
another Maltese Falcon, and
there are many similarities.
However at the core of
Chinatown lies rank perversion
which would have been un-
thinkable in Bogey's era. Many
may find this twist in the story ex-

Theater

Paul Sill's comedy Story Theater will be playing at the Druid Cellar
Dinner Theater at Toco Hills Shopping Center through Oct. 5. With
an all Atlantan cast, the play is based on comic tales from Aesop and
the Brothers Grimm. Music, written by George Harrison and Bob
Dylan and furnished by a live band, blends in with the tales. Shows
begin at 8:30 p.m., Wed-Sat. The cocktail hour starts at 6 p.m. with a
gourmet buffet following at 7 p.m. A special after-hours cabaret
opens on Fri. and Sat. nights with live music beginning at 10:30 p.m.
For reservations call 321-0740.

Music

The Atlanta Symphony breaks from its regular season in presen-
ting the public with a special free family concert on Sun., Oct. 6, at 3
p.m. at the Civic Center., Selections will include Walton: Capriccio
Burlesco, Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, and Stravinsky: Suite from
the Danced Legend, 'The Fire Bird. "Tickets, available free of charge,
may be obtained by mailing a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 1280 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, Ga.
As the regular season continues on Oct. 10-12, guest Eduardo Mata
will conduct the orchestra in its performance of Chavez: Sinfonia In-
dia, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D. Maj., and Falla: The Three
Cornered Hat. Tickets may be obtained at the Museum box office.

Gordon Lightfoot returns to Atlanta's CivicCenteronceagain fora
performance on Oct. 16, and Stevie Wonder will be at the Omni on
Oct. 6. Tickets for these events may be purchased at the respective
box offices.

Museum of Art

As Kenneth Clark's Romantic Rebellion Film Series continues, the
next feature, entitled Romanticism vs Classic Art, will be shown on
Oct. 3. This 50 min. film will discuss the principals of romantic and
classic art and briefly expound on artists of these eras. On Oct. 10, the
first film dealing with specific artists will begin with a 30 min. look at
lacques Louis David, the first artist to revolt against the lifelessness of
the Neo-Classicform. Following/acques Louis David, another 30 min.
film discussing Gian-Batista Piranosi/Henry Fuseli, will be shown.
Piranosi's etchings of prisons and of Roman ruins will be featured, as
will Fuseli's "imaginative and bizarre" paintings. Films are shown at8
p.m. and at 9:15 p.m. in Hill Auditorium for a student rate of $1.

Miscellaneous

The Equal Rights Amendment support group meets every Tues. at
7:30 p.m. in the Loews Theater Bldg., 157 Peachtree St., in Room 610.
For more information regarding the group, contact Jan Sides at
875-6255 or 521-3111.

Callanwolde Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Rd., NE, presents a poetry
reading on Mon., Oct. 14, at 8:15 p.m. Poets from Atlanta and
surrounding areas will read their works and give the audience op-
portunity to ask questions and discuss any aspects of the poetry.
Following the readings, a wine and cheese reception will be held to
enable viewers to meet the poets personally. Student admission is
75c For more information call 872-5338.

Approximately 2000 dogs, including winners from New York,
Chicago, and Beverly Hills Classic Dog Shows, will compete in the
Atlanta Kennel Club fall show at Stone Mountain Park on Sat., Oct.
12. Entries are expected from throughout the U. S. and Canada.
Judging, beginning at 9 a.m., is expected to last all day.

Library offers variety

by Pannie Burchenal
McCain Library offers new
reading material and books for
browsing on shelves directly in-
side the front entrance. All of
these books were recently ac-
quired by the library; most have
only recently appeared. Among
the books presently on display
are:

A Million Years to the Promised
Land Edward Cayce, famous
prophet and medium, writing
about God, reincarnation, and
the meaning of the Old Tes-
tament.

Children's Theatre A guide to
the philosophy and method of
creating stage productions for a
child audience. The book in-
cludes diagrams, photos and
hints for all aspects of produc-
tion.

A History of Shoe Fashion An
intriguing, if somewhat bizarre,
catalogue of the historical
development of shoe fashions,
the reasons behind
development trends and even
instructions for the making of
some examples.
On the browsing shelf:
Stalking the Good Life For all
those who enjoyed Euell Gib-

bons' Grape Nuts commercial
and would like to know more
about the man and his
philosophy, here is his sixth
book, in which he recreates
"many journeys into the wilds."
Alistair Cooke's America The
book inspired by the TV series is
as fascinating in print as the
series was on the screen. It is a
unique look at America through
the eyes of an Englishman turned
American, enhanced by Cooke's
natural ability for narration and
illustrated by color plates.

Breakfast of Champions --
Vonnegut's newest release was
created as a birthday present for
himself. Although new
characters are introduced to
replace the usual Vonnegut
repertoire, this book lacks none
of the author's everpresent wit.
Humbug The hoax, history,
and harangue of P.T. Barnum,
"America's Greatest Showman."
The book has a thought-provok-
ing approach in that it studies
Barnum's audiences as well as
the giant himself. Included are
several previously unpublished
letters and journals, plus many
classic photos.

tremely distasteful and unneces-
sary. Actually, the story is a direct
product of its times and
therefore offers a valuable
comment on those times from a
contemporary vantage point.
The freedom and abandon of the
"Roaring twenties" was brought
to an abrupt halt with the crash
of '29, and from the depression
that followed there sprang an
intense social consciousness, a
sudden resurgence of morality
which seemed almost an attempt
at contrition for the last decade.
Despite all the new emphasis,
lips were still full and very red
and skirts were still very tight af-
firming that the desires were still
there and only the outlets were
gone. Such "abnormalities" as
those which occur in Chinatown
may be taken as evidences of a
tense, repressed, and basically
unhealthy society. In makingthis
point, the perversion ceases to
be arbitrary. It is perversion with
direction and purpose, which is
art.

The title Chinatown seems
rather puzzling at first, for the
area actually appears only once
and then as the random location
of the film's concluding scenes
with no direct bearing upon the
plot. However, throughout the
movie, thereare dark allusions to
Chinatown as being a godless
and macabre place, the scene of
bizarre, ''unspeakable"
atrocities. Yet the sordid
procedures of the plot occur
among the wealthy upper crust
of L.A., far from the iniquitious
dens of Chinatown. Ironically,
these atrocities, equally ghastly,
reach their gruesome con-
summation in the heart of
Chinatown. Thus, the film's con-
clusion becomes a powerful
reminder that the perversions
and horrors we so often attribute
to places like Chinatown can
happen anywhere. And do.

The Real World

by Lynn Summer
The long-awaited summit
conference on the nation's
troubled economy was held Fri-
day and Saturday in Washington
and was attended by 800
delegates. Representatives of
labor, finance, housing, and
transportation spoke of the
special problems confronting
these segments of the economy.

President Ford, speaking at the
conclusion of the economic
summit conference Saturday,
announced the creation of the
Economic Policy Board and
named Treasury Secretary
William Simon as its director. The
new board will be responsible
for developing programs to curb
the high inflation rates plaguing
the nation's economy.

Federal District Court Judge J.
Robert Elliot overturned the

court-martial decision con-
victing former Army Lt. William
L. Calley, Jr. of murdering 22
civilians in My Lai, South Viet-
nam, on the grounds that a fair
trial was unconstitutionally
denied Calley because of
adverse pre-trial publicity. At the
request of Army attorneys,
Calley, who is currently serving a
10-year term at Ft. Leavenworth,
Kan., has not yet been released.

Terrorism again struck the
world community as 23 pro-Cas-
tro leftist terrorists seized the
Venezuelan consulate in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic,
Friday, taking as hostage, among
seven other persons, American
official Barbara Hutchison. The
guerrillas are demanding $1
million from the U. S.
government and the release of
37 political compatriots from
prisons within the Dominican

Republic.

As Jews the world over were
preparing to observe Yom Kip-
pur, the Holy Day of Atonement
which began at sundown
Wednesday, Israeli war planes
Tuesday bombed Arab guerrillas
in Lebanon. The attack
commemorated the October
War of 1973, which began on
Yom .Kippur when Arab forces
launched a surprise attack
against Israel.

Mrs. Betty Ford underwent
surgery for breast cancer this
weekend at Bethesda Naval Hos-
pital. Her right breast and some
lymph tissue were removed dur-
ing the three-hour operation.
Mrs. Ford is expected to remain
in the hospital for approximately
two weeks and then to
recuperate for three more
weeks.

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PROFILE/OCTOBER 4, 1974

Group studies in Marburg

by Patty Pearson
Eighteen Agnes Scott students
and one Southwestern at Mem-
phis student, along with Mr.
Bicknese of Agnes Scott's
German department, spent most
of the summer in Marburg,
Germany, where they learned
about the language and the land.

The group left the United
States on June 23, arriving in
Germany on the 24th. Until Aug.
1, members of the group studied
at the University of Marburg,
taught by Mr. Bicknese and
instructors from the University.
From Aug. 1-11, the group
traveled throughout Germany.

The classes taken by the group
at the University of Marburg
correspond to those German
classes offered at Agnes Scott. A
student could receive up to ten
hours credit in German for the
courses she took. Second and

third year German were offered,
as well as courses in German
civilization, modern German
literature, and phonetics.

On Aug. 1 the group began its
travels. From Marburg, they
traveled to Hamburg, where
they stayed for two days. From
Hamburg, they went through
East Germany and stopped in
West Berlin for four days. There
were quite a few students who
went into East Berlin; several
were able to meet with East
Berliners. After their stay in
Berlin, the group traveled byway
of Dresden to Prague,
Czechoslovakia, where they
spent three days. From Prague,
they wentto Nuremburg, then to
Cologne, and back to
Philadelphia on Aug. 11. Eight
students remained in Europe and
rented a minibus for further
travels.

On September 25, at a
"Kaffeeklatsch," Mr. Bicknese
showed one of the movies he
had made while the group was in
Germany. There is another
movie which has not come back
from the developer's and several
students are getting slides from
home for another showing. The
movies and slides are very ac-
curate in describing reactions to
both the academic and the non-
academic side of a summer in
Germany. The showing should
take place in the next several
weeks.

A fachwork or half-timbered house in Marburg.

Alcoholic beverage policy
change being considered

Rep reports

Rep Council met Tues., Oct. 1.
Student treasurer Alice Lightle
announced that lectures will be
funded entirely by the college,

Spanish study

(continued from page 2)
know that the customary high
standards of Agnes Scott were
met by faculty and students of
the Spanish language. Classes
were attended two hours daily,
five days a week, excluding the
minimum two hours preparation
for each class period.

Although there wereonly four
students studying the language,
eight of the sixteen girls resided
with Spanish families. Through
our experiences of living in
private homes and studying their
language we learned a great deal
more than the average sight-see-
ing tourist.

We found a different culture
and not only learned to ap-
preciate it, but to accept it.

Sincerely,

Bungi Harris

Anita Diaz

Lucta Allen

freeing $3000 for use by Rep
Council. The Council rescinded
the recommendation that
student activity fees be raised $25
from $50 to $75.

Delia McMillan reported on
the reorganization of Lecture
Committee into an expanded
Cultural Events Committee.
Harriet Graves, reporting for the
student/faculty Committee on
Academic Problems, voiced the
concern for late minutes used in
the completion of tests and for
the grammer used in papers not
written for English class. Rep
Council also passed the pream-
ble to RC 167. It is posted in the
mail room.

The following is a reprint of RC
167 which is requesting permis-
sion to drink on campus at ap-
proved social functions. It is be-
ing reprinted mainly for the
benefit of the freshman class in
order to familiarize them with
the activities of Representative
Council. This RC will soon go
before the Administrative Coun-
cil.

RC 167: POLICY REGARDING
THE CONSUMPTION OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON
CAMPUS

WHEREAS, the majority of
Agnes Scott students are 18 years
or older, and

WHEREAS, a college at-
mosphere should lend itself to
student responsibility in both
academic and social policies;
therefore,

RESOLVED, that the Agnes

Jim Ward performs in
Tuesday concert

by Bonnie Pedersen
The Jim Ward Concert will be
on Tues., Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. in
Maclean Auditorium. Christian

Association
event.

is sponsoring the

announcing

There will be an Art Sale sponsored by Arts Council on Tues., Oct.
15. The sale will be held in the Hub from 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Posters and
reproductions will be featured.

This year the library will be open until 10:30 p.m. on Fridays in
order to provide additional hours for students and faculty to use the
library. Accordingly, after considering a recommendation of Rep
Council in regard to reserve books, the library staff has decided that
reserve books may not be taken out of the library by boarding
students on Fridays until 9:30 p.m. These books will be due back in
the library one half hour after the library opens on Saturdays.

This policy will be in effect for the trial period of the fall quarter. If it
seems generally satisfactory, it will become a permanent part of the
reserve book policy during the winter quarter.

On September 23. the freshman class elected its officers for the
1974 Black Cat festivities. Maeve johnson was named chairman; she
will not only direct freshman activities during Black O t, but will also
serve as president of the class until formal elections are held in
November. Kitti Smith was designated Song Chairman, with Susan
Barker and Addie Price serving as class cheerleaders.

A graduate from Covenant
College at Lookout Mountain,
Tenn., Jim Ward, and his wife,
Beth, are presently campus
interns with Inter-Varsity Chris-
tian Fellowship. He has made
many tours to college campuses
in the southeast presenting the
Christian message through his
music. The Branch, the
Inter-Varsity student newspaper,
has him quoted as saying, "I feel
like my music has been mellow-
ing into a more complete
statement of faith, speaking to as
many areas of life as possible
with the Christian perspective on
all subjects. Audiences of all
types respond to this kind of
music." Jim Ward has had two

albums published "To the

Glory of God" and "James Ward:
Himself."

There is no admission charge
for the concert. Jim Ward last
performed at Agnes Scott in the
winter of 1973.

Scott College "POLICY
REGARDING THE USE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", as
stated in the Student Handbook,
be amended as follows:

The college system makes
available to students an at-
mosphere which creates a sense
of responsibility on the part of
each student. Alcoholic
beverages are thereby permitted
on the Agnes Scott campus only
at campus-wide social functions
coordinated and evaluated by
B.S.A., as approved by the Dean
of Students Office.

Students should comply with
Georgia and Decatur laws
regarding the consumption of
alcoholic beverages as follows:

Georgia:

1. The legal age for purchasing
alcoholic beverages is 18. It is
against the law in Georgia either
to sell or furnish alcoholic
beverages to minors.

2. It is illegal to appear in an in-
toxicated condition or to
evidence boisterous or vulgar
behavior on any public street, in
any public place, in any private
residence other than one's own,
or on any mode of public
transportation.

Decaf ur:

It is unlawful to drink in
automobiles parked or moving
on the streets, highways, or alleys
of the city.

No college or Student
Government funds will be used
for the purchase of alcoholic
beverages at any function held
off or on campus and sponsored
by the college or any
organization within the college.
Only a student over 18 years of
age may serve the alcoholic
beverage, and a comparable
non-alcoholic beverage must
also be served.

Alcoholic beverages are not to
be transported away from the
immediate area of the social
function. Other violations of this
policy include falsification of ID
to purchase alcoholic beverages,
purchasing alcohol by those over
18 years of age for a minor, and
the possession of alcoholic
beverages by those students
under the age of 18. Studentsare

on their honor to obey campus
policy when obtaining drinks at
campus functions.

The student at approved cam-
pus functions is responsible for
exemplifying a high standard of
conduct so that her behavior will
not be detrimental to herself, her
fellow students, or to the
college. Hostessing boards are
similarly responsible for insuring
that guests are aware of the ex-
pected standard of conduct.

The first violation by a student
of the Policy Regarding the Use
of Alcoholic Beverages shall be
handled by the Dormitory Coun-
cil. The Dormitory council shall
automatically refer to
Interdormitory Council any case
involving a second infraction.
Any subsequent violations shall
be automatically referred to the
Honor Court. As is the practice
with any particularly serious or
flagrant violations of any policy,
Dormitory Council reserves the
right to refer any such case in-
volving this policy to a higher
court than the one stipulated
above.

As always in matters of student
policy, the Administrative Com-
mittee has the right to rescind
this privilege at any time. One
year after this policy takes effect,
the Administrative Committee
will automatically review and
reevaluate it.

Thrill to the
Pipes and Drums!

OCT. 19th

at the

STONE MOUNTAIN
SCOTTISH FESTIVAL and
HIGHLAND GAMES!

What better way to spend a beauti-
ful October Saturday than by
participating in a bit of Auld Lang
Syne sharing the music, color and
excitement of a Highland Games at
Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta.
Admission: Adults $3.00
Children under 12 $1 .00
Gates open : 9AM to 6PM

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Robert Frost
Centennial

A Celebration
of the Poet

1874-1974

Atlanta journal-Constitution Photo

The Program

by Patty Pearson
The Robert Frost Centennial is
intended to celebrate Robert
Frost, the man and the poet, and
to celebrate that within mankind
which makes poetry. From the
very beginning, man has said,
"Tell us a story," and the poet has
responded to man's need and to
his own to say that which he has
learned. Poetry becomes the
vehicle, for metaphor is the way
we know best and deepest. Dur-
ing this centennial celebration,
we mean to remember Frost
through reminiscence and
through his poetry, and we mean
to honor him by hearing another
poet our students will come to
hear Mr. Wilbur, just as we once
came to hear Mr. Frost.
Hopefully, this edition of The
Profile will bring the campus
closer to Frost and to the human
spirit from which poetry springs.
The Morrisons
The Robert Frost Centennial
will open Tues., Oct. 15 in Winter
Theater as Kathleen and
Theodore Morrison reminisce
about Frost, whose Ripton,
Vermont, farm they shared for
many years. Mrs. Morrison. was"
Frost's secretary and is also his
recent biographer. Her book,
Robert Frost: A Pictorial
Chronicle, was published this
summer by Holt, Rinehart and
Winston. Mr. Morrison has been
at Harvard University since 1923
and is himself a poet. On the staff
of the Bread Loaf Writers
Conference in 1930, he was its

director from 1932-1955. Mr.
Morrison's books include Notes
of Death and Life (1935), The
Portable Chaucer (1949), The
Dream of Alcestis (1950), To
Make a World (1957), and The
Whole Creation (1962).

Cleanth Brooks

Yale Professor Cleanth Brooks,
known for his criticism of such
writers as William Faulkner, T. S.
Eliot, and William Butler Yeats,
will lecture Tuesday evening at
8:15 p.m. in Winter Theater on
"Nature and Human Nature in
the Poetry of Robert Frost." This
lecture will be the first critical es-
say of Mr. Brooks on the poetry
of Frost. It has been especially
prepared for the Agnes Scott
Frost celebration.

Mr. Brooks, originally from
Murray, Kentucky, graduated
from Vanderbilt University in

1928 and received his M. A. in

1929 from Tulane University. As a
Rhodes Scholar, Mr. Brooks
attended Oxford University from
1929-1932. Upon his return, he
was appointed to the faculty of
Louisiana State University where
he rose to the rank of full profes-
sor. From 1935-1941, Mr. Brooks
served as a managing editor of
the Southern Review and was its
editor from 1941 - 1942. In 1947,
Mr. Brooks joined the English
department of Yale University.

Mr. Brooks has written The
Well Wrought Urn (1947),
Modern Poetry and the Tradition
(1939), William Faulkner: The
Yoknapatawpha Country (1963),

and A Shaping Joy: Studies in the
Writer's Craft (1972). Mr. Brooks
collaborated with poet/novelist
Robert Penn Warren in writing
Understanding Poetry.

Brooks is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, The Modern Language
Association, the English Institute,
the Yale Advisory Committee for
publication of the Boswell
Papers, the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences, the
National Institute of Arts and
Letters, and the American
Philosophical Society. From
1966-1969 he was also a member
of the Committee for the
International Exchange of
Persons, which handles
international grants.

From 1952-62, he was a Fellow
of the Library of Congress.
Brooks has also received two
Guggenheim Fellowships, one in
1953 and the second in 1960. His
honorary degrees include L. H.
D. from St. Louis University, D.
Litt. from Tulane, and L. H. D.
from Centenary College.
Wednesday Events

The Frost Centennial will con-
tinue on Wed., Oct. 16 at 10:30
a.m. in Gaines Chapel as Agnes
Scott speech and drama students
and the DeKalb College Singers
speak and sing Frost's poetry.
Margret Trotter, professor of
English, has arranged this part of
the program.

President Emeritus Dr. Wallace
M. Alston will speak for Con-
vocation, also in Gaines. Dr. and
Mrs. Alston hosted 12 of Frost's
20 visits to the college. Dr. Alston
will reminisce about his house
guest, who spent many evenings

talking with faculty and students
in the president's home.

The poet Richard Wilbur and
critic Cleanth Brooks will discuss
Frost at 2:30 p.m. in Winter
Theater on Wednesday.
Richard Wilbur

Mr. Wilbur will read his own
poetry in the final event of the
"celebration of the poet." In a
lecture at Agnes Scott in 1956,
Robert Frost named Richard
Wilbur as one of America's four
outstanding young poet c .
Mr. Wilbur graduated from
Amherst College in 1942 and
shortly thereafter enlisted in the
Army. After his stint in the
service, he went to Harvard and
received his M. A. there in 1947
and remained at Harvard to
teach for seven years. He
received the Prix de Rome
fellowship of the American
Academy of Arts and Letters.
Upon his return to the United
States, he became associate
professor of English at Wellesley
and taught there until his ap-
pointment at Wesleyan
University in 1957.

Wilbur's poetry includes
Walking to Sleep, for which he
won the ; Bollingen Prize for
poetry in 1971 (shared with
Mona Van Duyn), Advice to a
Prophet, Things of This World,
for which he won the Pulitzer
Prize in 1957, Ceremony, and

The Beautiful Changes. Mr.
Wilbur also translates from the
French (Moliere's Tartuffe and
The Misanthrope, for example)
and has edited poems of both
Edgar Allan Poe and
Shakespeare.

In addition to the Pulitzer and
Bollingen Prizes, Richard
Wilbur has won the Melville
Cane Award, the Harriet
Monroe Prize, the Oscar
Blumenthal Prize, The Edna St.
Vincent Millay Memorial Award,
and the Prix Henri Desfeuilles for
translation from the French.
Frost Collection

Open to the public during the
Frost Centennial will be the
Agnes Scott collection of Fros-
tiana in the college library. The
nucleus of the collection in-
cludes gifts from Frost to the late
Agnes Scott English professor
Emma May Laney, who invited
Frost to the campus for his first
visit in 1935. The collection in-
cludes first editions of the poet's
books, holograph copies of his
poems some written
especially for the ^gnes Scott
collection, periodicals con-
taining the first printing of his
writings, his personal Christmas
cards, page proof sheets, keep-
sakes, records, over 800
newspaper clippings about him

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Frost at Agnes Scott

by joyce McKee

In 1935. Emma May Laney, then an associate professor of English at
Agnes Scott, heard Robert Frost read his poetry at an eastern
university. She returned to Agnes Scott determined that he should
come here. At that time, Miss Laney headed Lecture Committee, a
post she held for many years. With President McCain's support, Miss
Laney wrote, asking Frost to come and offering him $500 at that
time the largest honorarium Agnes Scott had ever paid.

Frost did not reply and did not reply to the letter. Finally, Miss
Laney sent a telegram to him renewing her request and the then
famous poet agreed to come. Frost arrived on campus in 1935 to
begin a long and friendly association with the College. In atonement
for his negligence in replying to Miss Laney's letter, Frost sent a gift of
his books mostly autographed first editions the first installment
of the Frost Collection.

Sitting in rocking chairs which were a gift from the student body at
their retirement, Dr. and Mrs. Alston took an afternoon to reminisce
for The Profile. The two remembered Frost with pleasure even
though they were well aware of his often irascible temper. Dr. Alston
stated that he thought Frost came at first because of Miss Laney and
their friendship, but that Frost developed a relationship with the
College, "always enjoying the students far more than the faculty/'

Miss Laney, according to Dr. Alston, was very much a professor of
the "old school." English 211 was her special course. Students either
"adored her or were scared to death of her." Miss Laney "believed
deeply that poetry was worth wrestling with" and that one "couldn't
be casual or lazy" when talking about a poem. Despite her powerful
reserve and dignity, Frost would one time say of her, "She looksafter
me too much, but she's a nice 'of' gal'."

Mrs. Alston related that Miss Laney arranged every detail of Frost's
visits. The first time Frost was the house guest of the Alstons was
shortly after the couple had moved into the new president's home.
Miss Laneyarrived one afternoon for a visitchecking the guest room,
explaining to Mrs. Alston how to make up Frost's bed, and telling her
that "Mr. Frost loved bananas" and to keep him well supplied. As it
turned out, Frost didn't need the light blanket Miss Laney had
instructed be put on his bed. Frost visited in the wintertime, wore
wool long underwear even to sleep in, and never cracked a window.
Plus he didn't really like bananas although the president's home
reeked of ripening bananas before Mrs. Alston and Mr. Frost dis-
covered Miss Laney's error.

Frost usually came well in advance of his lecture and spent from
three to five days with the Alstons. When he first arrived, reporters
and photographers usually had a session with him. There would
always be groups in to meet him both students and faculty. One
night in fact was always faculty night. Although billed as a
conversation with Frost, it was really more of a "Frost monologue,"
according to Dr. Alston. He stated that Frost usually had something
on his mind that he wanted to talk about and that he would find out in
advance so he could ask Frost about it.

(Mrs. Pepperdene, chairman of the English department, related
that Dr. Alston would ask onequestion which would start Frost off. As
he began to run down, Dr. Alston would ask another, like turning the
key in the back of a toy, to wind Frost up again.)

Frost was often eager to talk of a recent experience and his im-
pressions. Once, the State Department has sent him to Brazil on a
good will mission and he returned "full of it." Later, it was John
Kennedy about whom Frost wanted to talk. Dr. Alston remarked that
Frost was a "fervent though adopted New Englander" (Frost had
come there from California), and that part of Kennedy's appeal to
Frost was as a native of Massachusetts. Further, Frost liked young
people and felt that young Kennedy had a "fresh vision of what
America could be." Dr. Alston also remarked that Frost saw in
Kennedy someone who appreciated the fine arts, especially poetry.
Dr. Alston said that Frost was tremendously honored to be the first
poet invited to participate in an inauguration. That year, he related
the details of the inauguration during faculty night.

Dr. Alston remarked that Frost was a man of contradictions. For ex-
ample, he would denounce television and than ask for a listing of
programs. An inveterate nightowl, Frost often stayed up until the last
movie wasover drinking 7-Up. Frost mellowed lateat nightand Dr.
Alston would sometimes stay up and talk with him. The poet as a man
"had a sadness about him" part of which was "loneliness," Dr. Alston
said. Always, Frost took late night walks on campus alone. Dr. Alston
at first offered to accompany him but Frost always declined. Dr.
Alston read aloud "Acquainted with the Night" as a poem which
grew out of this habit.

Part of Frost's time at the College was spent in the library adding to
the collection or autographing books. Luncheon with the English
department was also a yearly event. Dr. Alston said that Frost had at
one time met with students in the Lower Dining Hall (a habit he dis-
continued as he got older). Frost was more gentle with the students
than with others. He hated to be asked what does this poem mean,
but to a student, he would reply, "What it says, "or "You want me to
answer in other, poorer terms." Frost became a familiar sight on cam-
pus walking around in his great coat and blue canvas shoes with crepe
soles.

The day of his lecture was always a very special one for Frost. Dr.
Alston stated that "no athlete prepared to a fine point before a game

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Arfanta Journal-Constitution

Above: Mr. Frost with Dr. Alston in the president's home. Below: Mr. Frost looks at a photograph
with Emma May Laney, the Agnes Scott professor who first persuaded Mr. Frost to come to Agnes
Scott.

PROFILE/OCTOBER 11, 1974

Frost leaves tracks
in poem Time of Hope'

PAGE 3

by Ann Fincher

One of the real treasures of the
Agnes Scott Robert Frost collec-
tion, according to Margaret
Pepperdene, chairman of the
department of English, is Robert
Frost's poem "Time of Hope."
Mrs. Pepperdene talked about
"Time of Hope" and the "story"
of the poem in a recent interview
with the Profile.

The poem is rare, Mrs.
Pepperdene explained, not
because it is handwritten by
Robert Frost nor because it is the
original, but because "Time of
Hope" shows what Mr. Frost
called "leaving tracks." These
"tracks," Mrs. Pepperdene ex-
plained, aresmall changes within
the poem revealing Mr. Frost's
crafting of "Time of Hope." Mr.
Frost, Mrs. Pepperdene added,
did not like his audience to know
of any such crafting.

During the summer of 1961,
Mrs. Pepperdene was on a
"working holiday." Edna Byers
was then librarian of the McCain
Library, and Miss Byers wanted
to publish an inventory of the
library's Frost holdings. Mrs.
Pepperdene noted that Miss
Byers was instrumental in build-
ing the Agnes Scott Robert Frost
collection and also noted that
Mr. Frost himself often sup-
plemented the collection. Miss
Byers wished to include some
plates in the inventory and since
some of the poems she wished to
include had not yet been

published, Mr. Frost's release
was required.

Mrs. Pepperdene took
photostated copies of the poems
requiring Mr. Frost's release,
travelled to Vermont and made
an appointment with Mr. Frost
through Kathleen Morrison, his
friend and secretary. Mrs.
Pepperdene arrived at Ripton,
the farm where Mr. Frost lived,
and spent the early afternoon
with the poet and returned after
tea to stay until "about seven."
Robert Frost talked "mostly
about teaching" during this visit,
but occasionally he would pause
to sign a release. Mrs.
Pepperdene described the sign-
ing process: "He talked, he
signed a release, talked another
hour, then signed another
release."

When Mr. Frost came to the
poem "Time of Hope" he asked
Mrs. Pepperdene, "Where did
you get this?" Mrs. Pepperdene
responded that she had received
the poem from Miss Byers. Mr.
Frost said, "That's me leaving
tracks, "and put the poem aside
without signing it. Later in the
visit, after tea, Mrs. Pepperdene
took up the one unsigned poem
and said, "Mr. Frost, are you go-
ing to sign this?" Mr. Frost res-
ponded, "No, I'm not." Mrs.
Pepperdene returned to Agnes
Scott with all the poems signed
and released except "Time of
Hope."

Mr. Frost visited Agnes Scott

the following January. Mrs.
Pepperdene said that he made
no mention of their summer visit
until one day during this January
visit, he asked if Mrs.
Pepperdene would care to take a
walk. During their walk, Mrs.
Pepperdene recalled, Mr. Frost
talked about poetry and how
critics misread his poetry.
Suddenly Mr. Frost asked Mrs.
Pepperdene, "Do you know
what I'm going to do for you?"
Mrs. Pepperdene commented
that she immediately
understood the "you" of the
question to be inclusive and res-
ponded, "No, Mr. Frost, what are
you going to do?" Mr. Frost
replied. "I am going to the
library and make a fresh new
copy of that poem and get back
the old one." Mrs. Pepperdene
knew which poem was "that"
poem and said, "Now, Mr. Frost,
that wouldn't be a fair trade,
would it?" Mrs. Pepperdene
recalled Mr. Frost gave her a
"wicked smile" and said
nothing.

Apparently Mr. Frost did not
ask Miss Byers for the poem, and
Mrs. Pepperdene declared that
Miss Byers wouldn't have given
him the poem in any case. Mrs.
Pepperdene said she asked Miss
Byers about the poem and Miss
Byers responded that Mr. Frost
had made an oblique reference
to "Time of Hope " but had not
asked for it. "Time of Hope"
remains part of the Agnes Scott
Robert Frost collection, and the
"tracks" are still to be seen.

Mrs. Pepperdene accompanies Mr. Frost on one of his strolls about
the campus. This photograph, says Mrs. Pepperdene, was probably
taken during the walk when he asked her for 'Time of Hope."

Profile records Frost's Visits to campus

Robert Frost's long association
with Agnes Scott began with a
lecture on Nov. 7, 1935. Mr. Frost
made his first visit a short one; he
was met at the train station by a
professor and a student,
appeared at a luncheon and at a
reception after his lecture, and
caught a midnight train in order
to be at Amherst for a lecture two
days later.

The Agnes Scott community
was excited about the upcoming
visit of the Pulitzer Prize winner,
and the Agonistic carried articles
and reviews about Frost for
several weeks before his
appearance. Students wrote es-
says about the realism in his
poetry and about the
significance of his poem titles.
Professors who had heard Mr.
Frost were interviewed, and one
article reported that "Associate
Professor Emma May Laney of
the English department has
heard Mr. Frost lecture . . . (She)
reported that he is a charming
person with a quiet humor and
delightful whimsey. His poetry is
simple; ... it has a distinctive
quality because of his theory that
poetry is a combination of sight
and insight" (Nov. 2, 1935). Miss
Laney was instrumental in
persuading Mr. Frost to come to
Agnes Scott for the first time.

A visit by Mr. Frost in 1940 had

to be postponed three months
because of his illness. The
Agonistic reported that Mr. Frost
had tried to coerce his doctors
into allowing him to come to
Agnes Scott, but that they would
not allow him to make the trip.
An article preceding his May 16
lecture described Frost's public
talks: "His talks are
characterized by the com-
bination of philosophy and prac-
tical wisdom which is so
cherished in his poetry, and his
sensitive feeling for nature,
intensity of emotion and ability
to take an audience through all
varieties of feeling have
endeared him to the public"
(May 8, 1940). The article goes on
to say that "hespeaks informally,
interspersing his lecture with
humorous and quietly dramatic
illustrations, keeping his
scholarship in the background,
yet coloring his words with a
depth of rich knowledge and
understanding." During this
second visit, Mr. Frost spent
several days on campus con-
ducting small group discussions
on creative writing.

Frost visited the campus again
in January, 1945. After that, he
returned annually, his last visit
coming just about a year before
his death. These are some of the
comments about him in the

Agnes Scott News.

Jan. 24, 1945 Frost is des-
cribed as "a large, white - haired
elderly gentleman in loose-cut
clothes, who moves about
casually, and whose twinkling
eyes quickly make him an old
friend."

Jan. 23, 1946 His poems are
said to have "an earthiness, a
tenderness, and a humor which
belong not only to America, but
to humanity."

Jan. 1948 "Mr. Frost has the
optimism of a poet and the quick
wit and insight of a diplomat."

Mar. 2, 1949 "Hearing him
read aloud with occasional
comments does more than
either a course or a library of in-
troductions to poetry to enable
young or old to recognize life in
poetry and poetry in life . . . ."

Feb. 28, 1951 "Frost writes
almost all his poems at one sit-
ting. 'A poem can't be worried
into existence.' he says."

Jan. 16,1952 "Theoriginator
of a new kind of poetry lecture,
Mr. Frost combines the reading
of some of his own poems with
philosophic comments on
poetry in general ... his
comments reveal his sly Vermont
humor."

Jan. 20, 1954 His poetry is
"human, conversational,
humorous, quietly dramatic . . .

and very local. Yet he is the most
American poet and he
universalizes everything that he
touches."

Jan. 18, 1956 Frost is quoted
as saying "I must write Emma

Laney a letter . . . She's kind to be
interested in having a collection
of my books and papers at the
library there, and she complains
that I have only written her one
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Poet Frost with members of the faculty at the Alston home. On the
right is President Wallace Alston; on the left, Miss ], F. Preston, Agnes
Scott's poet-teacher.

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PROFILE/OCTOBER 11, 1974

Warren discusses
Frost portrait

by Marene Emaniial

The relationship between
Agnes Scott College and Robert
Frost was a close and marvelous
one. The poet will never be
forgotten: his spirit lives in the
memories of those who were
fortunate enough to talk with
and know him during his visits;
the image of Frost on campus is
still very real for those of us who
never met him. One of our close
connections with artist and man
is Agnes Scott's painting of
Robert Frost by Ferdinand
Warren. %

Ferdinand Warren exhibits the
exuberance of an imaginative
man. He was chairman of the art
department at Agnes Scott from
1952 until his retirement in 1969.
Like the rest of those at Scott, he
looked forward to Frost's annual
visits. His eyes sparkle at the
mention of Robert Frost "the
.most unforgettable character I
ever met." Warren began mak-
ing preliminary sketches of the
poet in 1958 with the intention of
painting Frost.

Frost arrived in February and
agreed to sit for the portrait.
Upon entering Warren's studio,
which was then on the third floor
of Buttrick, he had one request:
"Just so you don't make me look
like a senator."

The first sitting lasted only IV2
hours. Warren has warm and
fond memories of the occasion
and of their conversation. Frost
situated his large frame in a com-
fortable chair. He expressed his
dislike for desks and asked that
Warren bring him a heavy board,
a piece of string, and a stick, from
which he fashioned a kind of lap-
board. He began to talk, and

Warren says. "The more he
talked, the more inspired I
became." This inspiration
prompted Warren to ignore the
sketches he had prepared and to
paint the portrait from the sit-
tings themselves.

While they chatted, Warren
noted that Frost constantly gazed
at the pigeons outside the studio
window, returning to the lap-
board occasionally to scribbleon
a scrap of paper Warren had
given him. When their time was
up. Frost handed Warren the
paper. "On the back of what
happened to be one of those
sketches I had planned to use,
Frost had written the poem
'Questioning Faces' from
memory." The poet had signed
the poem, using unique Greek
hieroglyphics the only one of
its kind Warren knows of.

The second sitting lasted the
same length of time, though it
was not quite as spontaneous,
for "Frost was exhausted they
kept him so busy during his
visits."

During the months following,
Warren slowly and steadily
worked on the portrait. "It was,"
he stated, "great fun and I didn't
want to finish." Wishing the
finished product to be entirely
his own, he also designed and
made the frame for the painting.
The college made plans to unveil
the portrait during Frost's next
visit in 1959.

The poet appeared on
schedule, and some days before
the unveiling, Warren took him
to the studio to see the portrait.
Frost walked close to the
portrait; after a few seconds he

Frost at Scott

(continued from page 2)

more carefully than Frost did before a reading." The noon meal Mrs.
Alston said was always more like a dinner usually a big steak with
baked potato and salad and no guests. Frost never wrote out his
remarks, but he spent the afternoon in "preparing." He would first
walk and then rest. Around 7 p.m., Mrs. Alston carried a tray to his
room with a cup and saucer, two teabags, a lemon cut in half, a teapot
of hot water, sugar and a raw egg. Frost would always answer her
knock, "coming to the door in his long johns," Mrs. Alston related.

Frost was very conscious of himself as the poet. The attention he
received on campus from students and townspeople always pleased
him. The lectures were crowded with chairs in the aisles and on the
stage. Frost would begin with off-the-cuff remarks, fiddling with the
microphone or water glass. After a brief discourse, he read or recited
his poems. Certain favorites were always included, "Once by the
Pacific," "Mending Wall," "Birches," and "The Road Not Taken."

After the lecture, Frost returned home to the Alstons for a 7-Up
with sugar. They then went to the Dieckmanns for a late supper. This
schedule prevailed for years.

Frost was pleased with the College's collection of his works and
added to it. He found in Miss Byers an indefatigable collector. Miss
Laney left to the College her Frost holdings when she died. A fund
was also established to add to the Frost Collection. The portrait of Mr.
Frost which hangs in the library was a great favorite of Mr. Frost's. It
was painted by Ferdinand Warren.

The Alstons were quick to point out the contradictions in Frost's
nature. He claimed to be oblivious to critical opinion and yet no one
was more jealous of his reputation. He never cared to talk about
other poets, especially Carl Sandburg since he was often compared to
him. Frost consciously cultivated his own image as poet of America or
poet of New England.

Dr. and Mrs. Alston stated that they made no claim to be Frost ex-
perts, but that in the ten times Frost stayed in their home, they were
able to experience both the poet and the man.

Ferdinand Warren and Frost at unveiling of Warren's portrait of Frost; portrait now hangs in McCain
Library .

turned around, and with tears in
hiseyes, hesaid,"You have more
of me in that than there is of me
in me." At the unveiling

ceremonies, Frost winked at
Warren from the podium an
artist acknowledging an artist.
The two remained friends until

Campus favorite

(continued from page 3)
decent letter . . . How do you
think it would be to write her a
letter just for exhibition
purposes?"

Feb. 1,1956 In one of his lec-
tures, Frost advised "Go through
life not influenced by styles, but
at some time let a few go by while
standing pat on older things. .
You've reached maturity when
you don't feel the necessity of
reading the newest fashion (in
novels); (he said) that he would
rather read one book one hun-
dred times than one hundred
books one time." . . Mr. Frost
said that poetry should stem
from " 'sheer morning gladness
at the brim,' which has come to
be his inspiration for writing."

Jan. 29, 1958 "Mr. Frost
humorously observed that there
are three major things in our
society 'religion, science, and
gossip. And the greatest of these
is gossip!' On this subject he
stated that the modern 'ruling
passion is minding each other's
business.' "

Jan. 28, 1959 "Claiming not
to have led a literary life since he
has never even had a typewriter,
Mr. Frost nevertheless says that
he always has a place to write."

Jan. 27, 1960 Robert Frost, a

Frost collection

(Continued from page 1)

and other collector's items. Also
in the Agnes Scott library is a
portrait of Frost by Ferdinand
Warren. Agnes Scott art profes-
sor emeritus.

man who 'never goes touring ex-
cept where there are friends,'
arrived today for his eighteenth
visit to Scott."

Jan. 25, 1961 "As the poet
himself has commented, 'All I
have ever lived for was to get
away and get going.' "

Frost's death in 1963.

Ferdinand Warren is still
creating. He remained at Agnes
Scott until his "mission" the
building of Dana was ac-
complished. Just recently, he was
asked by NASA to represent the
Apollo 14 mission on canvas.
Some of this works are now dis-
played in the Washington
National Gallery of Art. His
talent, his enthusiasm and his
sensitivity have helped keep the
memory of Frost alive for us at
Agnes Scott today.

Program

Tuesday, October 15th

Winter Theatre

Dana Fine Arts Building

2:30 p.m.

Opening of the Centennial Celebration

President Marvifr B. Perry, Jr.

3:00 p.m.

"Remembering Robert Frost"

Theodore and i Kathleen Morrison

Coffee in Dana Lobby

8:15 p.m.

"Nature and Human Nature in the

Poetry of Robert Frost"

Cleanth Brooks

Wednesday, October 16th

Gaines Chapel

Presser Hall

10:30 a.m.

Frost's Poetry Spoken and Sung

Agnes Scott students of Speech and Drama

and the DeKalb College Singers

11:30

"Robert Frost at Agnes Scott"

Wallace M. Alston, President Emeritus

2:30 p.m

"Conversation on Frost"

Cleanth Brooks

Richard Wilbur

(in Winter Theatre)

Coffee in Dana Lobby

8:15 p.m

Reading

Richard Wilbur

the profile

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-AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030'

October 18, 1974

Black Cat celebration ends orientation

by Susan Balch

Black Cat, the official end of
freshman orientation, will begin
this year on Thurs., Oct. 24 with
the traditional bonfire and song
competition. Other events
scheduled during the annual
Black Cat celebration, which is
sponsored by Mortar Board, in-
clude a picnic, play and dance.

On Thursday evening,
students will gather around a
bonfire in the amphitheater, and
each class will sing one original
song to its sister class.

Events continue on Friday
afternoon with the sister classes
teaming up to play a field hockey
game at 3:45 p.m. Following the
hockey match, classes will
compete in other games and
relays. The class accumulating
the most points in the
competition will receive the

Black Kitty award, a tradition
revived last year after several
years of neglect. At 5:30 p.m.
there will be a picnic sponsored
by the senior class.

The Black Cat production, a
junior class project, is Friday
night at 8 p.m. The content of the
play is customarily a mystery un-
til performance time. The direc-
tor of the play is Debbie
McBride, while Beth DeWall is
technical director. Winners of
the song competition and the
Black Kitty award will be an-
nounced during the Friday night
program.

After the production, Mortar
Board, in cooperation with
B.S.A., will offer refreshments
and folk music. According to
Rose Ann Cleveland, president
of Mortar Board, it is hoped that
student talent will furnish the

entertainment. This informal af-
fair will be held in the quad.

Because of the Tulane-Tech
game and the Graduate Record
Exams to be held at Emory, there
will not be a picnic on Saturday
afternoon as there has been
previously. The Black Cat dance,
sponsored by Social Council will
be Sat., Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. at the
Marriott Motor Hotel. Ad-
mission is $5 and dress is formal
(coat and tie are appropriate.)
Bill Deal and The Rhondells are
featured and there will be a cash
bar. Tickets may be purchased
from any member of Social
Council and will beon sale in the
dining hall during the week
preceding the dance.

Black Cat events will be
brought to a close with a lawn
party on Sunday afternoon at
12:30 p.m. A buffet will be served

and an organist will perform.
Students should be sure to bring
blankets. The site of the affair is
to be announced.

In charge of the senior class ac-
tivities is Judy Thompson. Karen
White is the junior class
chairman and Cheryl Houy is the
sophomore chairman. Elected as
Black Cat chairman and also
serving as temporary president
of the freshman class is Maeve
Johnson.

Black Cat was begun over 50

years ago by the college
physician, Dr. Sweet, in order to
prevent hazing of the freshmen
by sophomores and to channel
these energies into more
constructive activities. Black Cat
originally lasted only one day
and consisted of two skits with
original music. Competition was
between the freshmen and
sophomores with the sister
classes assisting. Later the two
skits merged and other events
were added.

Director of High
speaks on Wed.

Journalist to speak on UN Day

by Marene Emanuel
George V. R. Smith, a member
of The Atlanta journal editorial
staff, will speak at Agnes Scott on
United Nations Day, Oct. 24 at
11:30 a.m. in Maclean. Smith
attended the United Nations
World Population Conference
held in Bucharest, Rumania, last
August; he will discuss the
purpose of the conference, the
conclusions it reached and the
final plan it proposed to cope
with population problems.

A member of the United
Nations Association of Atlanta,
Smith was one of several
Atlantans to attend the
conference. The purpose of the
meeting was to "nail down a

world plan of action" to curb
population growth. Ap-
proximately 1250 delegates
representing 135 countries were
allowed toexpress their opinions
and debate the issues relevant to
their own nation's problems and
needs. It was the first such
conference held on an
"intergovernmental level." Also,
Smith added, "It was more than a
numbers game"; it was a real
attempt to deal with the "social
and economic problems" direc-
tly related to the present world
'population of 3. 9 bill ion, which is
"increasing at an increasing
rate" and "will double by the
turn of the century."

Though the situation is a very

complex one on which there are
many differences of opinion,
Smith declared that the
conference did arrive at a
"consensus," producing "no
blueprint of action, but a
declaration of principles and

(continued on page 4)

by Patty Pearson

Gudmund Vigtel, director of
the High Museum of Art in
Atlanta, will speak in con-
vocation Wed., Oct. 23.

Mr. Vigtel was born in 1925 in
Norway, where he attended
college. He subsequently went
to art school in Stockholm,
Sweden. During the war, he
served in the Free Norwegian Air
Force. Between 1946 and 1948 he
worked with the United Press.

Vigtel came to Georgia on a

Professors lead
bioethics seminars

key

Hoc

team wins

by Pannie Burchenal
The first ASC intercollegiate in another goal during a second

hockey game of the 1974-75
season was played Thurs., Oct. 3
by Agnes Scott and the
University of the South. Last year,
the Agnes Scott-Sewanee bout
was played at Sewanee and
resulted in a 1-1 tie. This year,
however, the ASC squad
engineered a 2-0 victory over the
kilted Sewanee team in a game
that was much more decisive
than the score would indicate.

The scorers were Beth DeWall,
getting her goal in the first half,
and Patricia Aguilar, who drove

half rally. Perhaps the real key to
the ASC victory was a powerful
defense which allowed only
scattered penetration into their
territory. The majority of the play
in both halves took place in the
Sewanee half of the field with
prolonged rallies close to their
goal.

Another game is scheduled
with Furman University at 4 p.m.
on Wed., Nov. 13. Several other
possible matches with teams
such as University of Georgia are
in the offing.

by Bonnie Pedersen

The Conference on Bioethics,
which will be hosted by Agnes
Scott Nov. 6-8, will be concerned
with the ethical issues raised by
progress and development in
genetic research and biological
advancement. In order for
students to derive as much
benefit as possible from this
conference, three seminars will
be held prior to it. Each session,
devoted to one of the topics to
be presented at the conference,
will consist of a panel discussion
and a question and answer
period. Panelists will be
members of the Agnes Scott
faculty and one professor from
Emory University.

Since the conference must
appeal to the professional as well
as to the college group, students
are urged to become acquainted
with the issues involved in
bioethics. A bibliography of
reading material is available in
the library, and the bookstore is
carrying the more popular books
written by the speakers who will

participate in the conference.

The first session on Thurs.,
Oct. 17, dealt with developments
in genetic research and the
moral problems associated with
those developments. The
panelists were Harry Wistrand,
professor of biology, and Kwai
Chang, professor of Bible and
religion.

The next session will beon Fri.,
Oct. 25, when the topic will be
"Prolonging Life The Right to
Die." Panelists Linda Cornett,
professor of philosophy, and
Thomas Simpson, professor of
biology, will discuss the
problems raised by medicine's
increased ability tc**sustain life.

The final session on Thurs.,
Oct. 31, will be concerned with
the problems raised by human
experimentation in medicine.
The panelists are Richard Parry,
professor of philosophy, and Dr.
Mariano LaVia, professor of
pathology at the Emory School of
Medicine.

Each session will be held in
Rebekah recreation room at 11
a.m.

Georgia Rotary Scholarship in
1948 and attended the High
Museum of Art School In Atlanta
until 1949. In 1952, he received
his B.F.A. and in 1953, his M.F.A.
from the University of Georgia.

He then moved to
Washington, D.C., where he
joined the staff at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art as assistant of
installations. In 1954 he was ap-
pointed administrative assistant
of Corcoran Gallery; in 1957, he
was appointed assistant to the
director and in 1961, assistant
director. Vigtel joined the staff of
the Atlanta Art Association as
head of the museum in 1963 and
in 1965 was named director of
the High Museum of Art, the
post he currently holds.

Among the many exhibitions
he has organized are Eight
Painters from Norway, The
Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1961;
The New Tradition: Modern
Americans before 7940, The
Corcoran Gallery, 1963; An An-
thology of Modern American
Painting, The High Museum of
Art, 1964; Georgia Artists, 1971
and Georgia Artists 2, 1972, The
High Museum; The Dusseldorf
Academy and the Americans,
The High Museum, 1973; Selec-
tions from the Abby Aid rich
Rockefeller Folk Art Collection,
1974; collections of Afro-
American art and Indian art. He
organized the membership
programs at both the Corcoran
Gallery and the High Museum
and is responsible for many
Corcoran Biennials of contem-
porary American painting and
for many regional exhibitions,
both in Washington and in the
Southeast.

Mr. Vigtel is a member of the
Association of Art Museum
Directors, the state department's
"Art in the Embassies" program,
and the Council on Museums
and Education in the Visual Arts.

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College for women

Most of us at Agnes Scott are familiar with the concept of the liberal
arts the origin of the notion of the liberal educatiion beginning with
the Greeks, its perpetuation in the medieval universities through the
College of Arts and Sciences, and the real impetus received from the
Renaissance with its emphasis on the education which equips and
perfects.

Though we have spoken of it less in the past few years, it is also
significant that we are a college for women. In the nineteenth cen-
tury, Agnes Scott and other single sex institutions were founded, as
men and women realized that women, like men, stood in need of the
liberating power of learning and that society could ill afford to leave
undeveloped the potential of half its members. That full
development of the individual woman's potential is still impossible in
many co-educational institutions.

The particular quality of the liberal arts college for women can best
be understood in terms of metaphor. In The Republic, Plato writes,
"You may have the power of vision in your eyes and try to use it, and
color may be there in objects; but sight will see nothing and the
colors will remain invisible in the absence of a third thing peculiarly
constituted to serve this very purpose." This third thing is, of course,
light whose best example is the sun. The mind of a student can be
compared to the power of vision in the eyes, the liberal arts are the
object to be perceived, and this college provides the peculiar en-
vironment which makes perception possible. The College is the sun,
and the result for us is similar to the one which Plato describes
"growth and nourishment." The individual is able to grow, nourished
by Agnes Scott.

At Agnes Scott, women do it all they are the top third and bottom
two/thirds of each class. They are presidents as well as the secretaries
of clubs, the editors of publications as well as the typists for them.
Each student is able to see successful women as professors and
department chairmen instead of just lecturers and instructors, the
case in many male-dominated "co-educational" institutions.

It is important that we students realize that the liberal arts and our
status as a single sex institution are important in forming the unique
entity which is Agnes Scott.

Joyce McKee
Editor

the profile

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ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, CA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longerthan oneanda half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
Scott Post Office.

editor/Joyce McKee
associate editor/Eva Cantt
business manager Debt Belt
arts entertainment/Renee Anderson
cartoonist/Susan Stigall

STAFF: Susan Balch, Pannie Burchenal. Marene Emanuel, Ann Fincher, Susan
Gamble, Nell Jordan, Jeanie Malmgren, Patty Pearson, Bonnie Pedersen,
Sandra Saseen

off-campus circulation: Frances Wickes and Bonnie jopling.

Henderson

To the Editor:

Even though Jim Henderson
needs no defending, I feel I can
no longer sit by and see what is
happening without voicing an
opinion. Before Mr. Henderson
came to Agnes Scott, I heard
numerous people say that we
were in bad need of a business
manager. I heard many people
(faculty, staff, and students) say
that we needed changes in
policy and how much they
looked forward to his coming.

Some of these same people are
now complaining bitterly
because changes are taking
place. Mr. Henderson was
brought here by the Board of
Trustees and Dr. Perry to do a
job. Now that he is doing it to the
best of his ability, people are
complaining about the changes.
Of course, if no changes were
made, some would say that he
wasn't doing his job.

I, for one, feel that much good
has been accomplished since his
arrival and I think it is time that
we all stand behind him. Even
though we may not agree on
every change, let us at least give
him the opportunity to do his
work with our support instead of
making it more difficult for him.
Some changes affected me
personally, and I didn't like
them, but I felt that he was doing
what he felt was best for the
College, so J accepted them.

I saw from the beginning that
he would show no favoritism.
This is as it should be. This may be
part of the opposition. Let each
one of us take a good look at
what is happening on campus
and a good look within ourselves
and see how our own attitudes
can reflect pride in Agnes Scott,
and really make this College the
best and happiest place for all
concerned.

Sincerely,

Sue White

Secretary

Quality of
Letters

Dear Editor:

The recent discussion in this
column regarding the decline
and fall of academic virtue at
ASC prompts me to raise publicly
what others only whisper in
private. I speak of course of the
horrendous decline in the
quality of "Letters to the Editor."
Lest this be dismissed as unim-
portant, I point to the recent
research of Professor V. A. Cuum
who has established beyond
question that in 93% of the cases
examined, a decline in quality of
"Letters to the Editor" preceded
the onset of institutional
illiteracy. This is no trifling
matter!

Several reasons for the decline
have been advanced. I have
heard it whispered that the
writers of letters to the Editor
(WOLTE's), by deliberately
lowering standards to marginally
literate levels, hope to curry

Profile readership to enable all to
have more time to read College
directives.

Whatever the merit of these
theories, your course is clear.
You must immediate initiate a
seminar in "Techniques and
Methods of Decent Letter
Writing." Secondly, I propose
that all WOLTE's be licensed and
if necessary, leashed. We must
not rest until the decline is
reversed.

Signed,
I.L. Literate
(name withheld
quest)

upon re-

favor with the semi-literate
public and other faculty. The
theory continues that WOLTE's
hope eventually to convert the
Profile into a picture-dominated
tabloid complete with
centerfolds (The WOLTE of the
month?).

Another possibility is that the
decline is a faculty plot to make
the Profile so inferior that
students will have no choice but
to go back to reading academic
books. But will students have
forgotten how to read, much less
write, decent prose? A similar
theory suggests that the fault lies
with the new Vice President who
would like to undermine the

Efficiency Committee
releases new survey

(Editor's note: The following is printed by The Profile as a campus
service at the request of the Committee for Efficiency. All students,
faculty, staff and administration should requisition triplicate copies of
the survey from the Office of the Committee for Efficiency, complete
and return. Please note, the following is only a sample copy.)

Agnes Scott College Efficiency Committee, 1974, Survey 1A
"Ask not what ASC can do for you, but rather what you can do to
ASC."

Check right answer; wrong answers will be deducted from final

score.

Name:

Rank:

ASC LD.#:

1) Classification

a. don't know

b. field hand

c. overseer

d. maintenance (academic)

e. maintenance (grounds)

f. all other (e.g., student)

If you have checked c, d or f, please respond to # 2.

2. Hours per week on job (please give approximate totals):

Column A Column B

committee work

Jn classroom

meetings (other than class)
writing study reports

in library

class preparation

Note: If the total in Column A is less than 30 or the total in Column B is
more than 15, you should report immediately to the OCE for as-
signment. It is expected that each overseer, each maintenance
worker (academic), and each all other (e.g., student) contribute to
the life of the Agnes Scott community by generating their
proportionate share of reports, memoranda and waste paper. The
Committee for Efficiency will make an effort to honor individual
preference with respect to assignment; however, the Committee
makes no guarantee.

If your response to #1 was b, c, d or e, please answer 3-6. If you are
classified as f. all other (e.g., student) and are on work scholarship,
you should also complete 3-6.

3. Rate of remuneration 4. Basis of remuneration

a. poverty level

b. sub poverty level

c. (sub poverty) 2

d. inhuman

e. I pay them.

a. by the pound

b. personal fulfillment

c. by the square foot

d. by <t

e. I don't know; I just keep shoveling.

Note: If your answer is b and you are classified as c. overseer or d.
maintenance (academic), report to the OCE for re-assignment unless
the total in #2, Column A is 30 or more.

5. Did you earn your pay today?

a. I earn what I'm worth.

b. Dream the impossible dream.

c. I'm on permanent sabbatical

d. Today's Sunday, you dingbat.

e. Suggest we refer the question to committee for study.

PROFILE/OCTOBER 18, 1974

PACE 3

arts/entertainment

what's happening^ 6 Tamarin + d . Seed . .. . ...

HighMuseuJT ^Omar attempts to seduce Julie

The Great Artists lecture series, featuring Catherine Evans as
speaker, will be held in Walter Hill Auditorium. The first in this series
of six lectures, "Cartograph to Renaissance/ 7 will be given at 10:30
a.m., Wed., Oct. 23. Cost for the entire series is $12. If interested, mail
check to Margaret Scally, High Museum, 1280 Peachtree Street, NE,
Atlanta, Ga. 30309.

The Art World Speaker series will present lecturer Paolo Soleri on
Tues., Oct. 22. The famous architect will concentrate on the aspects
and fundamentals of design. The lecture begins at 8 p.m. Admission is
free.

The Museum also has five exhibits. "Folk Art in America/' featuring
selections from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection in
Williamsburg, Va., will run through Nov. 3. Over 100 pieces, dating
from the 18th century to the present, are on exhibit in the north
gallery. Admission is free. "The City/' a new exhibit depicting the
architecture, design and art of Atlanta, is displayed in the junior
gallery Mon.-Fri., 3-5 p.m. and Sat.-Sun., 12-5 p.m. Admission is 50<t.
The etchings and screenprints demonstration continues in the Ralph
K. Uhry Print Room on the 1st floor. Admission is free. Late 19th and
early 20th century paintings on loan from the Metropolitan Museum
are also featured. The collection includes work by Pissarro, Monet,
Signat, Dufy and others. Admission is free. The William and Robert
Arnett Collection of antique Chinese jades is on display in the
McBurney Gallery. Admission is free.

The sixth annual museum antique show will run Wed., Oct. 16-Sat.,
Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. -10 p.m., in the Merchandise Mart. There is an
admission charge.

Students interested in joining the Art Museum may do so for $5 per
year. Included in membership privileges are a subscription to the
museum's monthly calendar; invitations to special previews,
openings and shows; discounts in the art shop and the junior art
shop; discounts on film series; free tours of exclusive homes in the
Atlanta area; and access to facilities at the Atlanta College of Art. For
more information, contact Jean Pool at 892-3600, ext. 302.

Music

Southeast Music Hall will host the Dillards on Thurs., Oct. 17-Sun.,
Oct. 20. Admission to the bluegrass band's performance is $3 Thurs.
and Sun. and $4 Fri. and Sat. From Mon., Oct. 21-Wed., Oct. 23, the
Hall brings blues singers Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. Ad-
mission for all three nights is $3.50.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concerts may be heard on
WABE-FM (90.1) every Monday at 8 p.m. following their Symphony
Hall performance. WABE also features the Philadelphia Orchestra
concert series each Sunday at 2 p.m.

The second free family concert given by the Symphony will be held
on Sun., Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. in the Civic Center. Nineteen-year-old
pianist Gregory Schatten from Atlanta will be the guest performer
during the program that includes Schumann's Piano Concerto in A
Minor, Beethoven's Overture to Leonore No. 3 and Stravinsky's Suite
From Danced Legend: The Firebird. Tickets are available by sending a
self-addressed stamped envelope to Free Family Tickets, Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra, 1280 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30309.

A special pre-concert lecture explaining the symphony will, be
sponsored by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at 6 p.m., Wed., Oct.
23, in the rehearsal hall. Following the lecture, at 7:15 p.m., the
Symphony will host an open rehearsal in Symphony Hall. Admission
is free.

Theatre

Miscellaneous

by Susan Gamble

On the island of Barbados
there is a legend that a slave,
falsely accused of stealing a
sheep, was hanged from a
tamarind tree. Because of the in-
justice, according to the legend,
the tree has since borne seeds in
the shape of a man's head.

The Tamarind Seed concerns a
Russian foreign service attache
(Omar Sharif) oppressed by
communism. While vacationing
in Barbados, he falls in love with
a British foreign service secretary

(Julie Andrews) who is
beleaguered by past romantic
fiascoes. The man accuses the
woman of being sentimental and
idealistic for believing the
legend associated with the
island, but by the end of the film
he rejects the hard-line cynicism
and fatalism of his Party's
philosophy and becomes a
"dewy-eyed idealist" himself.
For life, liberty and the pursuit of
true-blue Julie, he defects to the
West.

Directed by Blake Edwards,
The Tamarind Seed affords the

viewer the same kind of mental
somersaulting experienced in
The Sting: one is continually
wondering just who is a "good
guy" and who is a "bad guy." The
games people play in this movie
are even more fantastic covering
everything from adultery to
impersonation, as a communist
homosexual doubles for a British
ambassador. For all its fantasy,
sentimentality and the frustrated
attempts of Mr. Sharif to seduce
the unyielding Miss Andrews,
the film is intriguing to the last
minute.

Watergate inspires books

by Jeanie Malmgren
For the past two years, political
activity and administrative
power have been a major focus
of attention in this country.
Because of the Watergate scan-
dal, Americans have increased
their interest in government and
awareness of political abuses.
This interest is manifested in the
barrage of Watergate-related
books hitting the presses and
best seller lists. Some of these
books can be found on the
browsing shelf of the ASC
library.

All The President's Men, Carl
Bernstein and Bob Woodward:
Written by the two Washington
Post reporters who first broke
the Watergate scandal, this ac-
count is their story from the first
suspicions, through the secrecy
and pressures they labored
under, to the final news release
which tore apart the American
political arena. The behind-the-
scenes drama is related in a
personal diary form including
the young men's initial ap-
prehensions and their final
triumph. The book includes a
"Cast of Characters," including
the President, the President's
men, the burglars, the
prosecution, the judge, the
Washington Post and the
senator, wjth characteristic
photographs of each.

An American Life: One Man's
Road to Watergate, Jeb Stuart
Magruder: How was it possible
for so many intelligent men to
allow Watergate to happen? This
is one of the questions Jeb
Magruder attempts to deal with
in the personal story of his in-
volvement in the political scan-
dal of the decade.

A former special assistant at
the White House and deputy
director of the Committee to Re-
elect the President, Magruder
rose to success early in life but
fell just as rapidly when the effort
to conceal Watergate failed. As
he looks backward and tries to
analyze the reasons for
Watergate, he also looks forward
and plans for a new life for
himself and his family.

The book is valuable not only
for Magruder's story but for its
inside view of the Nixon ad-
ministration and the
personalities of Nixon and his
close aides.

Although they do not deal
directly with Watergate, the
following books (also available
on the browsing shelf) are of
general interest on the subject of
politics.

The Imperial Presidency,
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.: Using
the historical basis of the foun-
ding fathers and their intentions,
Schlesinger, a Pulitzer Prize win-

lonesco's Rhinoceros opened Oct. 17 at the Academy Theatre. The
play, depicting the "hilariousand frightening" transformation of one
whole town's population (with the exception of one person) into a
stampede of rhinoceroses, runs Thurs., Fri., and Sat. nights at 8:30
p.m. from now until Dec. 21. Tickets are $2 Thurs., and $4 Fri. and Sat.
For reservations, call the theatre at 261-8550.

Paul Sill's comedy Story Theatre, based on tales from Aesop and the
Brothers Grimm, closes at the Druid Cellar Dinner Theatre on Sat.,
Oct. 19. Previewing on Wed. -Thurs., Oct. 23-24 is Sleuth, by Anthony
Shaffer. The show runs every Wed. -Sat. with cocktails beginning at 6
p.m., gourmet buffet at 7 p.m. and the show at 8:30 p.m. For
reservations and information, call 321-0740.

Peter Pan is performed by the Vagabond marionettes in the Studio
Theatre at the Museum of Art each Mon. -Thurs. at 10 a.m. and 11 :30
p.m., Fri., 10a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 8 p.m., and Sat., 11 a.m.,1 p.m., and
3 p.m.

That's Entertainment'
captures magic of movies

ning historian, traces the growth
of Presidential power from the
beginning of the nation to the
present. He examines the
reasons for this increase in
authority and its effects on the
country, naming war and other
foreign crises as areas in which
the presidency strengthens its
control before attempting
domestic supremacy. In a con-
cluding chapter, Schlesinger
suggests that the nation needs a
strong presidency which will
work within the Constitution to
preserve American political
order.

The Congressman who Loved
Flaubert, and Other Washington
Stories, Ward Just: A fiction
writer who is interested in the
function of politics, Just has put
together a collection of stories
which reveal the hidden
characters of men and women in
power. Some of the tales dealing
with motivation and ambition in
the nation's capital portray a
congressman caught between
ambition and conscience, a
senator hoping for the vice-
presidency and wondering how
to announce his divorce, and an
ex-presidential aide desperately
trying to regain favor in the
White House.

Thrill to the
Pipes and Drums!

OCT. 19th

Singers and musicians are in demand at Kelly's Seed and Feed
Theatre, located on the corner of Garnet and Pryor Sts., for the
December performance of the 12th century liturgical music drama

(continued on page 4)

by Nell Jordan

That's Entertainment is quite
literally the best of the best. First
opening at the Rhodes in mid-
summer, this pastiche of MGM's
greatest musical moments is still
going strong. This United Artists
release is not to be confused with
last year's two-part television
tribute to the movies which was
similar in theme and form butfar
less successful as an entity.

Unforgettable footage like an
impassioned Judy Garland
singing "You Made Me Love
You" to a tear-stained photo of

Clark Gable is interspersed with
lively commentary by such
personalities as Bing Crosby,
Elizabeth Taylor and Liza
Minnelli.

The big question in Hollywood
right now is whether That's
Entertainment will be eligible for
an Oscar this year since it is really
not original material. Whatever
the decision, director Jack Haley,
Jr., a new star on the horizon,
definitely deserves praise for his
considerable achievement in
recapturing the magic of the
movies.

at the
STONE MOUNTAIN
SCOTTISH FESTIVAL and
HIGHLAND GAMES!

What better way to spend a beauti-
ful October Saturday than by
participating in a bit of Auld Lang
Syne sharing the music, color and
excitement of a Highland Games at
Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta.
Admission: Adults $3.00
Children under 12 $1 .00
Gates open : 9AM to 6PM

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PROFILE/OCTOBER 18, 1974

announcing

Again this year, BSA is sponsoring a campus-wide paper drive.
Students are asked to tie up papers and put them in plastic bags, sup-
plied by dorm council. Pick-up time will be 2:00 p.m. on Fridays in
front of each dorm. The money is being put into a special savings ac-
count. Any suggestions as to how it may be spent should be given to
Marie Newton, Box 436.

BSA will sponsor a practical course on contraceptive methods on
Thurs., Oct. 31. Dr. Malcolm G. Freeman, consulting gynecologist,
will conduct the course.

Flu shots will be administered in the infirmary from 2-4 p.m. on
Oct. 22, 23 and 24. The shots are available to employees, students and
faculty of the college for $1.75. The supply is limited.

It has been a long-time tradition at Agnes Scott to hold a singles
tennis tournament in the fall for all interested students. Those wish-
ing to participate in this year's tournament should contact Ms. Ann
McConnell before Fri., Oct. 25. Any faculty members interested in
participating in a doubles or mixed doubles tournament are also
asked to contact Ms. McConnell.

Tennis practice is held every Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-4:45
for students interested in competing with players from other
colleges. The tennis team will compete during the spring quarter;
these Wednesday practices should give all an opportunity to improve
their skills.

All faculty members and all interested members of the ad-
ministration are invited to attend the first AAUP meeting of this year
on Tues., Oct. 22, with refreshments at 4:30 p.m. and the program at
4:45. At this time the AAUP will sponsor a general faculty discussion
of teaching problems "particularly the problems presented by the
poor preparation which so many students have apparently had in
high school." The group hopes for "a frank and open exchange of
opinions and ideas on such matters as remedial course work, stan-
dards and grades."

As president of Echols Tours Association, Paul L. Garber presided
over the annual meeting at the Holiday Inn, Atlanta, Oct. 3-4. The As-
sociation is a fellowship of several hundred ministers and educators
who conduct tours to the Bible lands and elsewhere, "tours so
arranged and handled as to give tour members a quality experience
in travel which is both educational and spiritual. "The association will
be sponsoring several dozen tours during 1974-75.

NewPhilosophyClub
plans discussions

Prospective students visit

The Philosophy Club, es-
tablished this year, encourages
students to develop their own
thoughts through intellectual
discussions. Meeting informally
at 9 p.m. on Wednesday nights in
the Faculty Club, students can
express their opinions on
specific issues from a
philosophical point of view. The
meetings begin with a short
presentation of a topic by the
discussion leader, followed by a
general discussion of the topic.
For example, at the first meeting
on Sept. 25, philosophy profes-
sor Linda Cornett's introduction
of the subject of amnesty was
followed by an open discussion

as to whether or not amnesty is
ethical.

The next meeting will be held
on Oct. 23, when David Behan
will present the topic of
"Personal Identity and Bodily
Discontinuity."

On Oct. 30 Richard Parry,
professor of philosophy, will
lead a discussion on morality and
government policies. Some
questions to be raised are
"Should moral judgment apply
to international and domestic
problems?" and "Should the
United States be concerned with
morality or with self-interest?"

The meetings are open to all
interested persons.

Mortar Board will host a
Prospective Students' Day for
high school seniors in the Atlanta
area Wed., Oct. 23.

Activities for visiting students
include touring the campus,

visiting classes, attending con-
vocation, and listening to and
participating in panel presen-
tations. Through these activities
the students will have an op-
portunity to see the campus, to

Library is changing
to Congress system

by Bonnie Pedersen
The McCain Library is in the
process of changing its method
of book classification from the
Dewey decimal system to the
Library of Congress system. As of
June 1, 1974, the Agnes Scott
library staff began to reclassify
the more than 100,000 volumes
into the new system. The tran-
sition period will take from five
to ten years.

Under the Dewey decimal
system, a book's call number
begins with numbers, whereas,
under the Library of Congress
system, the call number begins
with a letter designation. Instead
of the librarian's having to assign
a new number to each new
book, he will simply assign the
particular call number that is
specified by the Library of
Congress classification system.
Since this method will save time
in cataloguing books, the
librarian will be able to catalogue
a greater number of new books.
The new system will also provide
a more specific subject
designation. According to Mr.
Luchsinger, "The Library of
Congress classification lends
itself to more specific scholarly
books that you have in academic
libraries, as opposed to the more
popular kinds of books in public
libraries."

Until recently, only
universities and larger colleges
used the Library of Congress
system. However, with the in-
creasing size of libraries in small
colleges, many of these libraries
are changing to Library of
Congress classification. At Agnes
Scott the decision to change
from the Dewey decimal system
to the Library of Congress system
was made after consulting the
Library Committee and other
knowledgeable librarians.

During the change-over, all
books will be re-examined as to
their value to today's student.
With the assistance of the faculty,

Population conference is topic

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policies" dealing with
population control. The
delegates acknowledged the fact
that population problems are
directly connected with
shortages, especially that of
food; they agreed that im-
provement in methods of food
production and "more effective
utilization of resources" are
essential. They realized that
there must be "a greater sharing
of resources." In addition, it was
obvious that solutions to social
and economic problems must be

found, for 'economic
development is the best birth
control method." Women
played a part in this plan; it was
concluded that women should
share a "fuller participation" in
the issue and that "women's
rights should be expanded."
Smith was "surprised that this
item was so specific" and added
that "the U. S. prevailed on this
issue."

Although the conference did
not recommend any definite ac-
tions, it did recognize the
problem and make recommen-

dations for solving it. It is a
dilemma which has no
immediate answer; in Smith's
words, curbing population
growth is "like trying to bring a
ship to drift in the water - there's
a great deal of lag time involved
- we would see the beginning
of the effect of the policies at the
end of the centurv "

In addition to his position with
The journal, Smith lectures at
Georgia State and serves as vice-
president of the Atlanta Press
Club.

the library will discard outdated
books from the collection. This
re-evaluation was suggested by
the Self-Study Program of 1972-
73.

Until the new system is com-
pletely established, students are
urged to notice the changes. If
there is any difficulty in finding a
book, Mr. Luchsinger en-
courages the student to come to
the circulation desk to ask for
help.

meet Agnes Scott students and
faculty and to become ac-
quainted with student life.

President Marvin Perry, Dean
Martha Huntington, financial aid
officer Anne Stapleton, and
director of admissions Ann
Rivers Thompson will give a brief
presentation and will answer any
questions the prospective
students might have.

The prospective students will
also have the opportunity to
participate in group discussions
led by Agnes Scott students.

The prospective students will
be on campus all day, and Agnes
Scott students are needed to act
as guides for these students as
they visit classes, attend meals
and participate in presentations.
Students interested in acting as
guides for Prospective Students'
Day should sign up on the lists
located in the mailroom and in
the dining hall.

what's happening

(continued from page 2)

Herod. Auditions will be held Sat., Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. in the theatre. For
more information, contact Pat Paine at 525-3962.

The Apollo 6 space capsule, used in NASA's last unmanned flight to
the moon, is on display at the Fernbank Science Center at 156 Heaton
Park Dr. (off Ponce de Leon). In connection with the capsule, a
collection of 21 paintings of space subjects is on exhibit. The paintings
were created during the 1950's by Chesley Bonestall. Call 378-4311 for
further details.

The Scottish will swingtheir kilts this Sat., Oct. 19,attheannual Fes-
tival and Highland Games. The events will be held from 9 a.m. - 4;30
p.m. in Stone Mountain Park.

Honors Day

Class of 1977
receives trophy

The Class Scholarship Trophy
for the 1973-74 academic session
was presented, several special
awards were announced, and
the honor roll for the 73-74 ses-
sion was read at the annual
Honors Day convocation on Oct.
9.

The Class of 1977 received the
scholarship trophy for last year.
The trophy is given each year to
the class "which for the past ses-
sion has earned an academic
average which is highest in
relation to the three preceding
classes of that level."

Dean Julia Gary read the
names of the Stukes Scholars, the
three students recognized each
spring who "rank first
academically in the rising
sophomore, junior and senior
classes." JoAnne Williams '75,
Judy Sapp '76, and Lynn Wilson
'77 were named.

The Rich Prize, awarded an-
nually for "distinctive academic
work in the freshman class,"
went to Anne Callison. The
Kathleen Hagood Gambrell
Scholarship, given to a student
who plans to devote her life to
"some phase of Christian minis-
try," was awarded to Karen
White.

Katherine Sims, former Agnes
Scott professor of history and
political science, was con-
vocation speaker.

You'll sail in February,
with the ship your class-
room and the world your
campus . . . combining ac-
credited studies with fasci-
nating visits to the fabled
ports of the Orient, Africa,
and the Americas. Over
10,000 students from 450
colleges have already sailed
with WCA join them! Fi-
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today for free catalog.

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the profile

Vol. LXI-No. 6

-AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

October 25, 1974

Career Planning Week to
begin in dining hall Mon.

Courtesy: Silhouette

Black Cats of Yesteryear

Black Cats will be out this weekend as Agnes Scott celebrates its
traditional end to freshmen orientation. Events began last night and
will continue today with the class competitions, picnic and produc-
tion. Mortar Board is sponsoring fall singers in the quad after the play.
Saturday features a dance, and Sunday, a lawn party.

by Ann Fincher

The Career Planning Office
and the Dana Scholars will spon-
sor Career Planning Week Mon.,
Oct. 28 through Fri., Nov. 1. Dur-
ing this week career resource
people will be available to talk
informally with students about
careers in the dining hall starting
at 6 p.m. each evening.

The 1974 Career Planning
Week is the second program
which lone Murphy, director of
the Office of Career Planning,
has organized to give students
greater knowledge of career
fields. Miss Murphy stated that
the goal of the program is to
"show current students the in-
finite variety of fields in which
our-alumnae are working." With

Chang and Bottoms to speak

Seniors to be invested Nov. 2

by Susan Balch

Senior Investiture at Agnes
Scott College will take place on
Sat., Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. in Gaines.
At this time, the members of the
senior class will be officially
given their rights and privileges
as seniors. Kwai Sing Chang,
professor of Bible and religion,
has been elected by the senior
class to speak at the service. A full
academic procession and the
capping of the seniors by Julia T.
Gary, dean of the faculty, are also
part of the ceremony, which
dates back to the earliest days of
the college. Following the inves-
titure service, seniors and their
families, relatives, and friends
are invited to a coffee with the
faculty on Winship Terrace.

Events of Investiture Weekend
will continue Sunday with a
breakfast in Letitia Pate Evans
Dining Hall at 8:30 a.m., hosted

by President and Mrs. Marvin B.
Perry. Seniors, parents, and hus-
bands have been invited to
attend.

Following the breakfast,
Lawrence W. Bottoms, currently
the moderator of the Pres-
byterian Church in the United
States and minister of Oakhurst
Presbyterian Church here in
Decatur, will give the sermon at
the Investiture worship service
to be held in Gaines at 11 a.m.
The organist, traditionally a
member of the senior class, will
be Marsha Thrift. The senior class
determines by vote where the
offering taken at the service will
be given. This year, the money
will be given to fund cancer
research. The Sunday service
concludes the events of the
weekend.

Mr. Chang, who has taught at
Agnes Scott since 1956, received

his B. A. from the University of
Hawaii, his B.D. and Th. M. from
Princeton Theological Seminary
and his Ph.D. from the University
of Edinburgh, Scotland. He has
been a Fulbright Participant in a
summer institute on Chinese
civilization, and also participated
in a faculty seminar on contem-
porary India, sponsored by the
U.S. -India Women's College Ex-
change Program. During the fall
quarter of 1970, Mr. Chang
served as a visiting scholar at the
Harvard Divinity School. Mr.
Chang is a member of the
American Academy of Religion
and has published a series of
eleven articles in Children's
Religion.

Lawrence W. Bottoms, who
will speak at the Investiture
worship service, did his
undergraduate work at
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the exception of two persons, all
the participants in this year's
program are Agnes Scott
graduates.

The twenty-eight career
resource people who are
participating in the programs
have careers which range from
graphic artist to technical writer
to chemical researcher to
paralegal assistant to travel
agent. Other fields represented
include advertising, elementary
school counseling, law librarian,
job analysis, medical technology,
mental health work, market
research, editing, underwriting,
audiology, accounting, art
therapy and criminal justice
analysis. A calendar of
represented fields will be
available to students in the din-
ing hall during Career Planning
Week.

Miss Murphy noted that the
1974 Career Planning Week con-
trasts with the 1973 program in
that few of the career fields
represented last year are
repeated in this year's program.
Miss Murphy feels that this wider
representation seems important
"in an uncertain economic
period and a period where
society's needs dictate the

availability of jobs." Miss
Murphy emphasized her
concern that the program
demonstrate the practical ap-
plication of the liberal arts in the
labor market.

Another addition to the 1974
program is available literature on
represented career fields. These
materials will be available in the
foyer of the dining hall.

The professionals who will be
on campus are here, according
to Miss Murphy, to "share in-
formation on such things as the
nature of the work they do, op-
portunities for advancement
within their fields, starting
salaries, and the possibilities for
continuing education within
their organizations." The work
histories of the participants are
varied and "illustrate the flex-
ibility of the liberal arts
education and the non-limiting
aspects of a liberal arts major."

Because these participants
have fulltime careers, they will
not be able to arrive at Agnes
Scott until 6 p.m. each evening.
Miss Murphy asks that "students
alter their traditional 5 o'clock
eating habits" so that they may
meet and talk with the career
resource people.

Bioethics seminar on
genetics held first

by joyce McKee
The first seminar to acquaint
students with issues which will
be important during the
Bioethics Conference was held
Thurs., Oct. 17 from 11:30-12:00.
Mr. Wistrand, a biology profes-
sor, and Mr. Chang, a Bible and
religion professor, discussed
capability in genetic

TEC writes new faculty by-laws

by Eva Gantt

The Temporary Executive
Committee of the faculty hopes
to complete its task of writing by-
laws for the faculty during the
present academic year.

The members of the com-
mittee were elected by the
faculty in 1972-73. They were
given the job of formalizing the
faculty by-laws, which had not
before been set down in writing.
The committee have been ex-
amining present provisions for
faculty officers, meetings, com-
mittees and election procedures.

They want to preserve the good
aspects of the traditions by which
the faculty has operated. The
committee's recommendations
must be submitted to the faculty
as a whole for approval.

The committee is under direc-
tion from the faculty to work
closely with the president of the
college and the dean of the
faculty, according to committee
chairman Mrs. Sandra Bowden.
The members are now working
under the Board of Trustees' pew
by-laws, adopted in September.

In the course of its inves-
tigation, the committee is ex-
amining the by-laws of colleges
comparable to Agnes Scott in
student body and faculty size.
The committee may use these
by-laws, when appropriate, as
guidelines for writing Agnes
Scott's own faculty by-laws.

The main objective of the
committee is to achieve a more
efficient functioning of the
faculty th rough the new by-laws.
The by-laws will be included in a

in

revised faculty handbook,
which all faculty legislation is to
be brought together.

Members of the Temporary
Executive Committee are
Margaret Ammons, Michael
Brown, Eloise Herbert, Robert
Leslie, and Sara Ripy.

During academic year 1972-73,
the committee collected existing
faculty legislation which is to be
incorporated into the by-laws.
Last year the actual drafting of
the by-laws began.

modification and moral ques-
tions which that capability raises.

According to Mr. Wistrand, it
is now possible through
euphenic engineering to correct
certain gene defects so that the
individual is benefitted, but the
gene itself is not changed and
may be passed to the children of
that individual. An example is
the use of insulin to treat
diabetes.

Genetic engineering changes
gene characteristics. Although
regulated applications to
humans is far off, mutations can
be caused by laser beams, x-rays
and chemicals. Mutations occur
in bacterial DNA (the molecule
DNA is the basic unit for genes,)
through transformation, DNA
transfer, and transduction, viral
transfer of DNA.

Eugenic engineering is a way
of increasing the quality of the
overall gene pool of a
population by mating people
with desirable characteristics to
others with desirable
characteristics and by not allow-
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PROFILE/OCTOBER 25, 1974

3!

Glee Club's money

Every student should make a point to come to the SGA meeting
Wednesday to discuss and perhaps change the $2,000 appropriation
for the Glee Club European tour, voted Tuesday night by Rep Coun-
cil.

The decision seems ill-considered for several reasons. While Rep
was within its constitutional bounds to vote the appropriation at the
same meeting at which the motion was introduced, waiting a week to
allow members to consult with their constituencies would have been
the better part of wisdom. Although Glee Club needs an answer quic-
kly, waiting a week for Rep to consider and then vote produces the
same effect as a quick Rep vote and then delaying for a decision by
the student body at a called meeting.

Checking before voting seems like an especially good idea in light
of the controversy which arose three years ago over an appropriation
for Glee Club, also for a European tour. Awareness of student
resentment then should have produced caution now. It is better to
make a carefully considered decision than a hasty one which must be
reconsidered.

These mistakes, however, have been made, and the student body is
faced with a $2,000 appropriation which can be overturned. Students
should be aware that the money can come from our approximately
$7,000 in savings or from left-overs of this year's budget with Rep able
to dip into the savings later if necessary. Just because the money is sit-
ting there earning interest is no reason to spend part of it sending 20
members of the Glee Club to Europe. I would prefer that the money
earn interest until a project which benefits all the campus can be
found. The trip is an excellent opportunity for these 20 students; I'm
sure the experience of singing in the Vienna Symposium would be a
memborable and touring and performing in Europe fun. That doesn't
mean that student activity fees should be put toward the trip to the
tune of $2,000.

All of the summer programs in Europe are beneficial to the cam-
pus. It is to our advantage to have students with the wide and varied
experiences which travel can provide. But we did not use our SGA
fees to subsidize summer study in Rome, Germany, Spain or next
summer's program in England. I do not think the Glee Club merits
money any more than the art, history, German or Spanish students.
The publicity value, which may exist, does not warrant Rep expen-
diture. We do not have to fund public relations for the college.

Helping 20 members of the student body go to Europe, no matter
how official their representation of the College, is of more personal
benefit to them than total benefit to the campus community and
therefore does not warrant community expenditure. I hope students
will carefully consider and come Wednesday to the meeting. It is our
responsibility as students to be active in our support or disapproval.

Joyce McKee
Editor

Alumnae Garden

To the Editor:

If you've seen some ladies in
blue jeans and work gloves digg-
ing in the dirt around the Alum-
nae House, they are not new staff
members on the ASC Grounds
Crew. They are members of the
newly created Garden Com-
mittee of the Alumnae As-
sociation Executive Board, and
they're working hard in the
alumnae garden to make it a
beautiful spot for the whole
campus.

They have trimmed ivy and
hedges, attacked weeds, treated
ailing plants and trees and
planted flowers, and according
to the Chairman, "They're just
getting started." That's where
you come in: the Alumnae As-
sociation would appreciate your
help in keeping it beautiful and
they would welcome any sugges-
tions for making the garden
more enjoyable for students,
faculty and staff.

Incidentally, if you've never
seen the alumnae garden
don't laugh; some people make
it through four years and never
find it take the sidewalk to the
left of the Dining Hall and turn
left just after the second door.
There are benches and trees, a
pool and fountain and some
peace and quiet, when you need
to relax. You may even see the
Alumnae House in the
background, and if you feel
adventuresome, drop in for a
visit. We're not too bad over 30
but not over the hill.

Thank you.

Carey B. Craig
(Associate Director of
Alumnae Affairs)

ASC myopia

To the Editor:

I firmly believe ASC could
become one of the really great
colleges in the nation and no
longer have the problem of
declining enrollments, but,
rather, its opposite more
qualified applicants than we can

Fall Festival
Oct. 31 Hub
1 1 :30 - 4:30

peanuts, cider,
pumpkins, pottery,
flowers

Happy Black Cat!

accept. The College has many
strengths. At the absolute
minimum, the College is located
in one of the most dynamically
growing areas in the country and
has not only a substantial en-
dowment, but also a good
reputation in the minds of many
people.

I think our declining
enrollments in recent years can
be attributed primarily to a tem-
porary loss of the College's
vision of greatness and great
purpose. This loss has been
manifesting itself in two correc-
table areas: in a desensitization
toward the feelings of people
and the appearance of things,
and in a falling away from the
original emphasis of the College.

Dr. Perry has taken great steps
in upgrading the appearance of
the campus and in treating all
persons fairly and honorably.
Nevertheless, shabbiness still ex-
ists. For example, many faculty
houses are run down, salaries fail
to keep up with inflation, and,
more importantly, interpersonal
interactions among students and
faculty and administration have
often been psychologically non-
facilitative. The cumulative
effect of this insensitivity to the
feelings of people has been to
lessen the essential vitality of the
College.

Most dramatically, many
creative people with divergent
views have in the past been sub-
jected to conformistic pressures

such that they either left the
College or (because of the job
market) stayed and limited their
contributions. The College
could probably have greatly
benefited from this creativity. In
any case, efforts to treat people
with more psychological percep-
tion and caring could greatly
motivate bigger thinking and
happier feeling.

The second area in which
ASC's loss of vision manifests
itself is the falling away from the
College's original emphasis,
which was to create an en-
vironment and programs which
would be conducive to the
growth and development of the
whole person. Current thrust
seems to overemphasize training
in the liberal arts. Although a
liberal arts background can
enrich one's life, overemphasis
in such training can be a sterile
form of intellectual self-stimulat-
ing behavior.

A more holistic approach to
the Agnes Scott experience
might contain programs which
would facilitate psychological
and emotional growth. If in ad-
dition to students, many persons
from the faculty and ad-
ministration participated in
these programs, dramatic im-
provement in the College's at-
mosphere could result.

Sincerely,
P. B. Reinhart
Physics Dept.

The Real World

Vice-President-designate
Nelson A. Rockefeller revealed
Saturday that he gave $24,712,245
in gifts to charitable, educational
and other tax-exempt
organizations between 1957 and
June 30 of this year.

The announcement of his
charitable gifts came just one day
after Rockefeller disclosed that
he will have to pay an additional
$903,718 in federal income and
gift taxes.

President Ford campaigned in
Kentucky and in both Carolinas
Saturday to raise funds for
Republican candidates.

Ford urged voters to deny a
Democratic monopoly which
could lead to economic chaos.

He described the Republicans
as the underdog trying to mainr
tain enough strength in
Congress to control the
Democrats' tendency toward
spending.

Egypt and the Soviet Union
have patched up their
differences and Moscow plans
the resumption of large-scale
military and economic aid to
Cairo, Egyptian government
sources said Saturday.

Soviet leader Leonid
Brezhnev's planned summit
meeting with Egyptian President
Anwar Sadat in Cairo next
January probably will result in
the signing of new aid
agreements, the sources said.

Moscow and Cairo an-
nounced Friday that both sup-
port full representation for the
guerrilla Palestine Liberation
Organization at the Arab-Israeli
peace talks in Geneva.

The Ford Motor Company has
laid off 545 tool and die workers
as one of the first steps in a major
economizing program.

The company confirmed it was
beginning an economy program
because of decreasing profit
margins.

Officials refused to comment
on reports that as many as 3000
white collar workers could be
laid off.

The United States and the
Soviet Union have agreed to
limit U. S. grain sales to the
U.S.S.R. at least until next
summer, Treasury Secretary
William Simon announced
Saturday.

Simon said the Soviets would
buy only 2.2 million tons of grain
from the United States; their
remaining needs will be supplied
by other nations.

Just 19 days after Betty Ford's
operation for breast cancer,
Happy Rockefeller, wife of the
Vice-President-designate
underwent a similar operation.
She is given a 90% chance for
survival, according to her doc-
tors.

PROFILE/OCTOBER 25, 1974

PACE 3

arts/ entertainment

what's happening e . f n-mt,?*

M,,c 0 ,. m IT* *Scott hosts art show

Museum of Art

In conjunction with the Folk Art in America display, actors from
Kelly's Seed and Feed Theatre will perform dramatic pieces, songs,
and stories characteristic of 18th-20th century America, in the north
gallery of the museum. The production, to be held Sun., Nov. 3 at 3
p.m., is free to the public.

As the Romantic Rebellion film series continues, the works of
artists Theodore Gericault and John Constable will be examined
Thurs., Oct. 31 , at 8 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., in Hill Auditorium. The Raft of
Medusa, Gericault's masterpiece will be discussed in detail as will
Constable's influence on the development of landscape painting.
Tickets are on sale for $1,

Music

Rock country groups Sammi Smith and Asleep at the Wheel are
performing Thurs., Oct. 24-Sun., Oct. 27, at the Great Southeast
Music Hall. Guitarist John Fahey will make a one-day appearance on
Mon., Oct. 28. Following his performance, Tim Weisberg, a flutist
with a rock style, will be featured at the hall on Tues. and Wed., Oct.
29-30. Halloween night brings Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. All
shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., and tickets run from $3.50-
$4.50.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performs Mendelssohn's sacred
oratorio Elijah on Thurs., Oct. 24, and Fri., Oct. 25, at 8:30 p.m., and on
Sun.. Oct. 27, at 2:30 p.m. in Symphony Hall. A special student rush
line, which sells tickets for $2.10, will open one half hour before
concert time. Call 892-2414 for more information.

The Jefferson Star Ship (formerly Jefferson Airplane), will perform
at the Omni , Thurs. , Oct. 31 , at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $4.50-$6.50.

Theatre

Champagne Complex, a "wildly hilarious farce" by Leslie Stevens,
opened Thurs., Oct. 24, at the Druid Cellar Dinner Theatre. The play
runs every Wed. -Sat., with cocktails at 6 p.m., buffet at 7 p.m., and
showtime at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are offered at a special student dis-
count. Call 321-0740 for reservations.

Kelly's Seed and Feed Theatre, on the corner of Garnet and Pryor
Sts., presents Tom Cullen's Terminus, a comedy based on the Battle of
Atlanta. The play, described as "one of the funniest and best plays
written within the last decade," features live music. Tickets for the 8
p.m. show sell for $1. Call 525-3962 for reservations.

Miscellaneous

Stuart Cullpepper, director of the Druid Cellar Dinner Theatre, is
opening a performance workshop for the fall, which will feature
classes and seminars given by professional actors and directors. For
registration and more information, call Stuart Cullpepper at 874-6391.

The Flea Market at the North 85 Drive-In Theatre on 1-85 on
Shallowford Rd., opens every Sun., from 8 a.m. -4 p.m. Admissions is
free.

Famous sociologist Margaret Meade will lecture at Emory
University on Mon., Oct. 28, in the Glenn Memorial Auditorium. For
further details call the campus office at 377-2411.

The Soviet Georgian performers, a group consisting of over 80
dancers, singers, and musicians from Russia, will appear at the Civic
Center on Sat., Oct. 26, at 8:30 p.m. For more information call 233-
2131.

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, CA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
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editor/Joyce McKee
associate editor/Eva Gantt
business manager/Debi Belt
arts/ 'entertainment/ Renee Anderson
cartoonist/Susan St i gall

STAFF: Susan Balch, Pannie Burchenal, Marene Emanuel, Ann Fincher, Susan
Gamble, Nell Jordan, Jeanie Malmgren, Patty Pearson, Bonnie Pedersen,
Sandra Saseen

off-campus circulation: Frances Wickes and Bonnie Jopling.

by Marene Emanuel
Agnes Scott will host the
Women's Invitational Art Show
Oct. 27 through Nov. 26. Eleven
Atlanta-area women will exhibit
their painting, mixed-media art,
pottery and fibre art. The show
will open with a reception in the
Dana Fine Arts Building for the
artists and publicon Oct. 27 from
2 to 5 p.m.

Exhibits will include the pain-
tings of Ouida Canady, Barbara
Boren and Laura Hamblen, the
water colors of Lola Burns, the
three-dimensional works of
Corinne Workmaster, the
pottery of Diane Kempler, Pat
Suttles, Pat Westervelt and
Ursula Vollrath, and the fibre
work of Marian Bramlette and
Margaret Mott.

Ouida Canaday, an active

member of Atlanta Artist Club, is
well-known throughout the
Southeast, and has made pain-
ting trips over the globe. Laura
Hamblen studied under Cana-
day and has won awards for her
prints and paintings in major
shows in Atlanta and Florida.
Barbara Boren, who works with
collage and oils, is a DeKalb
College art instructor.

Water color artist Lola Burns
has exhibited at the Atlanta High
Museum of Art, Rockport Art As-
sociation and the American
Watercolor Society, winning top
awards since 1962.

Corinne Workmaster creates
dimensional interiors and ex-
teriors, a unique art form that has
won awards since 1969.

Pat Westervelt teaches pottery
and has exhibited at the High

Museum, the Arts Festival of
Atlanta and other Atlanta shows.
Ursula Vollrath has her own
studio in Gainesville, Ga., where
she instructs in pottery. She has
exhibited in Switzerland. Pat Sut-
tles has shown her pottery in the
Invitational Southeastern
Craftsmen Exhibit, Austin, Tex.,
the Ninth Annual Southern Tier
Arts and Crafts show, N.Y. and at
the Atlanta High Museum.

Fibre artist Marian Bramlett
has shown her works at the High
Museum and other Atlanta
galleries and has won awards in
the Atlanta Arts Festival and from
the Atlanta Artist Club. Margaret
Mott teaches weaving at
Callanwolde and the Decatur
Recreation Department's
Decatur Arts Project; she has ex-
hibited in Ohio, North Carolina
and Tennessee as well as Atlanta.

'Gold in them thar hills

is still mountains' magic

by Nell Jordan

In 1829, the incredulous
inhabitants of mountainous
North Georgia found "gold in
them thar hills" and thus began
the first authentic gold rush in
These United States. Over a hun-
dred years have passed, and yet
hordes still flock to the moun-
tains, seeking another kind of
gold. The prize that contem-
porary zealots covet is of a more
Frostian nature and is to be
found above rather than below
the seeker.

Each autumn, as the leaves
begin to turn and light up the
slopes with color, the mountains
are filled with world-weary
sightseers, desiring a visual treat.
The locals in the area have
chosen this time to combine a
celebration of their heritage with
a display of native crafts and skills
in the form of fall festivals each
weekend. This year is no excep-
tion, and each town has its own
fair with attractions ranging from
quilts, pumpkins, and honey, to
parades and buck dancing.

About an hour from Atlanta in
Helen, and Dahlonega, and
Blairsville and countless other
small towns in between, the
people are obliging (if not all that
friendly), the food is delicious,
and the scenery is splendid.
These fall festivals are a perfect
final opportunity to revitalize the
soul before the long winter, full
of rain, and colds, and steam
heat, is upon us for good (or ill).

Spanish scholar

John Englekirk, a Spanish and
Portuguese from UCLA and visit-
ing University Center scholar,
will be on campus Tues. evening,
Oct. 29 and Wed. morning, Oct.
30. Mr. Englekirk will talk in-
formally at 8 p.m., Tues in the
Faculty Club. On Wed. at 12:10,
he will be in Buttrick 205A.

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PROFILE/OCTOBER 25, 1974

SGA to meet Wed.

Rep reports

Rep Council in major action
Tues.. Oct. 22 voted $2,000 to the
Glee Club "in pursuit of accep-
tance" of an invitation to
participate in the Vienna
Symposium. It is significant that
the Glee Club was extended an
invitation without audition, an
unusual procedure, according to
Susan Stigall, who presented the
request to Rep. Susan is a Rep
member and tour chairman for
the Glee Club. The Glee Club
tour will last approximately three
weeks, with 12 days at the Vienna
Symposium and ten days
touring, giving three or four
concerts. Glee Club will raise ad-
ditional money for the tour, and
the 20 students going will pay
$800 each.

Realizing the amount of
monev involved and mindful of

opposition from the student
bodv when Rep gave money
three years ago to Glee Club for a
European tour, Rep members
were asked to talk with their
constituents. Because of some
strong feeling that developed
after the Rep meeting, Mary Gay
Morgan. SGA president, has
called a meeting of the student
body to discuss the proposal
Wed.-, Oct. 30 at 11:30 in Gaines
Chapel. To transact business, a
quorum is necessary, consisting
of one-fourth of the student
body. A two-thirds vote by the
students present is required to
overturn a Rep Council decision.

In other business. Margaret
Williams reported that a draft of
an RC recommending changes
in the judicial policy will soon be
available to Rep Marie Newton.

During Frost Centennial, poet Richard Wilbur talks with students following his "Conversation on Frost"
with critic Cleanth Brooks.

Exam deadlines are released

Investiture plans

The Office of the Dean of
Faculty recently released in-
formation concerning fall
quarter course work and ex-
aminations. In an effort to inform
students of the policies regulat-
ing the quarter's work and to
clarify the examination
procedure, the Profile publishes
the data, which is:

1. Written work of the
quarter must be assigned no later
than Tues. ; Nov. 5.

2. Students must turn in all
written work of the quarter no
later than 9 a.m. Thurs., Nov. 21.
Work will not be accepted after
this date without an excuse from
the Committee on Absences.

3. Papers in lieu of ex-
aminations are due by 4:30 p.m.,
Tues., Nov. 26. Such papers must
be assigned within the quarter's

work deadline, i.e. by Nov. 5, and
may not be required before Nov.
26.

4. No examinations may be
given during the final days of
classes. Examinations will be
taken and returned within the

scheduled examination periods.
In accordance with the faculty-
approved examination
procedure, all examinations
must be distributed from a
designated location by ap-
pointed faculty members.

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Tuskegee Institute and Geneva
College. He received his B. D. at
Reformed Presbyterian
Theological Seminary. He held
his first pastorate in Louisville,
Ky., after which he served as
regional director of Christian
education. In 1951, he became a
staff member on the Board of

Euthanasia seminar planned

(continued from page 1)

ing individuals with undesirable
characteristics to reproduce. The
first method is positive eugenics
and is accomplished through
selective breeding and artificial
insemination. The latter method
is negative eugenicengineering;
an example is sterilization.

Cloning is the fourth method
of genetic modification and
produces the exact same in-
dividual as the donor without

announcing

Spirit Committee

Spirit Committee will sponsor
a Fall Festival Oct. 31, from 11:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The festival will
be held in front of the Hub, or in
the event of rain, inside the Hub.
The traditional aim of the Fall
Festival is to "bring a piece of
nature to a campus-bound com-
munity." This year's festival will
feature boiled peanuts, baked
goods, fresh fruit, pumpkins and
other decorative vegetables, hot
cider, dried flowers and pottery.

BSA

will sponsor a practical
on contraceptive

BSA
course

methods Thurs., Oct. 31 at 7:30
p.m. in room 109 Dana. Dr.
Malcolm Freeman, consulting
gynecologist, will conduct the
course.

Arts Council

Arts Council will sponsor a
print sale in the Hub on Mon.,

Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. On
sale will be original prints from
the Ferdinand Roten Galleries.

Observatory

The Bradley Observatory will
be open to students, faculty , staff
and their families every Wednes-
day evening from 8 p.m. until
10:30 p.m., without regard to the
weather. Mr. George Folsom.
assistant professor of physics
and astronomy, will host the
weekly open houses. On clear
nights, visitors will be able to
look through the 30-inch teles-
cope as well as a smaller one
which will be set up on the roof
of the observatory.
Demonstrations will include
looks at the moon, Jupiter and its
satellites, double stars, and star
clusters. The Bradley
Observatory is located across the
street (E. Dougherty) from the
tennis courts and up the hill.

sexual reproduction. Cells are
taken from the body and are in-
duced to divide; this process is
similar to one which occurs in
lower animals and which is called
budding. Scientists have self-im-
posed a moratorium on research
because of the implications of
cloning and because of their
growing skill in inducing
cloning.

Mr. Chang suggested some
questions which these
capabilities present, "(1) If
something can be done, should
it be done? and (2) How do we
answer number 1?"

He suggested that we must
find a "descriptive as well as a
normative" definition of a
person. He said that individuals
are "a product of cultural and
genetic programming" but are
also "responsible beings to
themselves, family, nation and
Creator." He suggested that the
minimal characteristics for a
person are that "1) he must come
from human stock and 2) have
brain function." The individual
must also have" 3) capacity for
self-awareness and self-direction
as well as 4) capacity for

interpersonal relationships."

Mr. Chang also explored the
biblical notion of a human being.
Finally, he suggested the follow-
ing questions: What constitutes
experimental and therapeutic
procedure with humans? Should
we maximize individual or social
values? What institutions,
persons and commissions are to
make decisions for society? Is
there a way to determine
Tightness or wrongness in human
experimentation before right or
wrong emerges? Mr. Chang ex-
plained that one typical
theological answer to these
questions emphasizes the quality
of life while another stresses the
sanctity of life.

In preparation for the
Conference on Bioethics to be
held here Nov. 6, 7, and 8, Linda
Cornett of the philosophy
department and Thomas
Simpson of the biology
department will lead a seminar
on euthanasia today at 11 : 30 a.m.
in Rebekah Recreation Room.
The seminar is intended to ac-
quaint participants with some of
the issues that will be discussed
at the bioethics conference.

Church Extension for the Pres-
byterian Church, U. S. After 22
years, he left to become pastor of
the Oakhurst Presbyterian
Church in Decatur. Mr. Bottoms
has served as moderator of the
Louisville presbytery and of the
synod of Kentucky. He is the first
black moderator of the Pres-
byterian Church, U. S., and holds
an honorary D.D. from Davis-
Elkins College in West Virginia.

The speaker at the Investiture
Service is traditionally a member
of the faculty chosen by the
senior class, while the speaker at
the Sunday service is invited by
the president of the college.

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-AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030"

PROFILE/OCTOBER 31, 1974

Issues at Conference are prolonging life,
genetic manipulation, human experimentation

by Patty Pearson
Agnes Scott will host a
Conference on Bioethics in
Presser Hall Nov. 6-8. Bioethics, a
relatively new subject of dis-
cussion, deals with the rights and
mores of man in relation to new
medical discoveries concerning
human life.

The conference begins at 7:30
p.m., Wed., Nov. 6 with a
welcome by President Perry and
introductory remarks by C. Ben-
ton Kline, president of Columbia
Theological Seminary and
conference moderator. The
main speaker for that night will
be Bruce Wallace, professor of
genetics at Cornell University,

whose topic will be "Genetic
Manipulation: The Start of the
Art/' Following Wallace's talk
will be a panel discussion. Guest
panelists will be Dr. Arthur Falek
of the Division of Human
Genetics at Georgia Mental
Health Institute, Atlanta; Dr.
Bruce Hilton, editor of the
Genetic Counseling Newsletter,
Leonia, N. J.; and Sharonn Git-
tlesohn, member of the Genetic
Counseling Service of Sinai Hos-
pital in Baltimore.

"Human Experimentation" is
the topic for discussion Thursday
morning at 9:15. The main
speaker will be Thomas
Chalmers, M. D., president of

Mt. Sinai Medical Center and
dean of Mt. Sinai School of
Medicine in New York. He will
deal with ethical contrasts
between clinical research and
practice. Following Dr. Chalmers
will be a panel discussion with
Dr. Bruce Dull, assistant director
for operations, Center for
Disease Control, Atlanta;
William Allison, executive ad-
ministrator of Economic Op-

portunity Atla'nta; and Dr.
Naomi Baumslag, dept. of
preventive medicine and com-
munity health, Emory University,
Atlanta.

Thursday afternoon at 1:45
p.m., the topic will be "The Right
to Die." Jonas Robitscher, J.D.,
M.D., Henry R. Luce Professor of
Law and the Behavioral Sciences
at Emory University, will be the
main speaker. He will discuss
"TheQualityof Death. "The Rev.

Speakers for Conference

Robert Gary, chaplain of Emory
University Hospital; Dr. Martha
Boatwright of Grady Memorial
Hospital in Atlanta; and Edward
S. White, Atlanta attorney, will
be the panelists for the dis-
cussion following the talk.

The keynote address will be
given Thursday night at 8:00 p.m.
and will deal with "The Ultimate
Concern of Human Values." It
will be delivered by Daniel
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Euthanasia was
-session topic

pre

Linda Cornett of the
philosophy department and
Thomas Simpson of the biology
department conducted the
second pre-Bioeth ics
Conference session, on
euthanasia, Fri.,Oct. 25. The final
pre-session, a consideration of
ethical issues involved in ex-
perimentation with human
beings, was scheduled for 11:30
today.

Euthanasia is currently an issue
because of the ability to prolong
life through organ transplants
and with the aid of machines
such as resuscitators and kidney
machines. The life which is
prolonged may be in a vegetable
state. Euthanasia is currently
considered murder if someone
administers an overdose to the
patient which produces death,
or it is considered abetting in a
suicide if one makes poison
available to the patient, ac-
cording to Mr. Simpson.
However, allowing the patient to
die by refusing to prolong the
life occurs without penalty.
Administering an overdose,
while illegal, also occurs when
the drug dosage must be in-
creased to relieve pain, but that
higher dose produces death.
Those who advocate euthanasia
suggest it be practiced when a
patient has some incurable
disease which involves great
suffering. With the patient's
consent or with the family's if the
patient were no longer able to
decide, e.g. in a comatose state, a
fatal injection would be ad-
ministered or the doctor would
no longer practice life-saving

measures. These advocates say
that the quality of life is im-
portant and that every human
being has "the right to die."
Periodically, bills which would
allow euthanasia are introduced
in state legislatures and in the
British House of Commons.
Yugoslavia allows euthanasia ac-
cording to Mr. Simpson, while
poison is made available in
France and Switzerland to
patients who ask for it.

(Continued on page 4)

by Bonnie Pedersen
Bruce Wallace, Thomas C.
Chalmers, Jonas B. Robitscher,
Daniel Callahan, and William J.
Curran will be the major
speakers for the Conference on
Bioethics on Nov. 6-8.

Bruce Wallace, who is presen-
tly professor of genetics at
Cornell University in New York,
will speak on "Genetic
Manipulation: The Start of the
Art." After receiving his doc-
torate from Columbia University
in 1949, Dr. Wallace worked as a
geneticist and assistant director
of the Biological Laboratory in
Bold Spring Harbor, New York.
He also served as an advisor to
the U. S. Delegation at the first
Conference on Peaceful Uses of
Atomic Energy in Geneva in
1955, and as a member of the
Committee on Radiation Effects

on Human Genetics at the World
Health Organization at
Copenhagen in 1956.

Dr. Wallace has been the
recipient of research and
postdoctoral fellowships
through the U. S. Public Health
Service and the National Science
Foundation. He is also president
of both the Genetics Society of
America and the Society for the
Study of Evolution, and he is past
president of the American
Society of Naturalists. Since 1959,
Dr. Wallace has been the author
or co-author of six major books
on genetics. Dr. Wallace is well
known for his ability in terpret-
ing modern developments in
biology and scientific
technology for the general
audience.

Thomas C. Chalmers, who will
speak on human experimen-

Blackfriars present Capote's
The Grass Harp' Nov. 8-1 0

by Pannie Burchenal
Blackfriars' fall production will
be Truman Capote's musical The
Grass Harp. The show will open
on Nov. 8 in the Winter Theatre
and will run through Nov. 10,
with curtain time at 8:15 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday and a Sun-
day matinee at 2:30.

Set in Alabama in the 1930's,
The Grass Harp explores the
right of every human soul to
choose its niche in the world.
The major characters set off on a
journey to discover this right.
Although they travel
geographically only as far as a
tree house on the edge of town,
they are carried much farther
both emotionally and spiritually,
according to Jack Brooking,
drama professor and director of
the play.

Capote's intriguing script is
enhanced even more by Bill
Evans' set design, Mr. Brooking

said. Almost magically the set
transforms from an elegant
southern home to a treehouse,
creating an illusion of travel with
no break in the action.

Another highlight of the
production will be a revival
meeting, staged on the patio
outside the theatre, in which the
audience will be encouraged to
participate with Babylove Dallas
and the child evangelist Little
Homer Honey. A rhythm band
with performers Sarah Latture,
Christine Silvio and Nancy
Guerro will accompany this
scene.

Two changes have been made
in the original cast list. Jo Allen
Bradham will play Verena Talbo,
and Joe Almand will play"Mule"
Stover.

Production staff for the play
includes the following: Sarah
Brooke, assistant director;
Annette Cook, stage manager;

Eva Gantt and Ruth McAliley,
sets chairmen; Bungi Harris and
Elizabeth Knight, costumes;
Carole Langston, lights; Elaine
Williams, sound; Debbie
McBride and Ruth McManus,
props; Allison Grigsby and
Ruthie McManus, make-up;
Sarah Brooke and Debbie
McBride, publicity; Shelli Jen-
kins, programs; Anne Walker,
box office; and Karen Green,
house manager.

Ticket prices are $2.00 for
orchestra seats and $1.75 for
balcony seats. Box office hours
are 12 noon-8 p.m. daily.
Reservations may be made by
calling 377-1200. Reservations
will also be taken at the Fall Fes-
tival, at Senior Investiture and in
the dining hall.

Students who usher for a
performance may see the show
free of charge. Karen Green will
coordinate ushering.

tation, is president of the Mount
Sinai Medical Center and dean
of the Mount Sinai School of
Medicine. With a medical
degree from Columbia's College
of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr.
Chalmers has held positions at
Boston City Hospital, Lemuel
Shattuck Hospital, Harvard
Medical School, and Tufts
University School of Medicine.
In 1968, he also served as head of
the research and education pro-
gram of the Veteran's Admini-
stration in Washington, D. C,
and in 1970, he was appointed
associate director of clinical care
for the National Institutes of
Health and director of the
clinical center of NIH at Bethes-
da.

Dr. Chalmers is a recognized
authority in the field of con-
trolled clinical trials with human
subjects. He is a member on ad-
visory boards for the National
Heart and Lung Institute and the
National Institute of Arthritis,
Metabolism and Digestive
Diseases, all of which deal exten-
sively in clinical experiments. Dr.
Chalmers' research has been
mostly concentrated in the fields
of liver disease, clinical trials and
epidemiology. He is an author of
over 150 scientific publications.

Jonas B. Robitscher, who will
speak on "The Quality of
Death," is Henry R. Luce Profes-
sor of Law and the Behavioral
Sciences at Emory University as
well as a practicing psychiatrist
and psychoanalyst. Dr.
Robitscher received his J. D.
from the George Washington
School of Law in 1948 and his
M.D. from the George
Washington School of Medicine
in 1955. Prior to his medical
training, Dr. Robitscher was a
New York and Washington
bureau reporter for the Wall
Street journal and an attorney
for the Federal Trade Com-
mission.

In 1970, he served as program
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PACE 2

PROFILE/OCTOBER 31, 1974

16 possible amendments

Voters decide Tues.
on Ga. constitution

The f i rst proposed
amendment would provide for a
unified judicial system within the
state for purposes of ad-
ministration. This amendment
authorizes the General Assembly
to establish a system of court ad-
ministration for all courts in the
state.

The second proposed
amendment would authorize
the General Assembly to provide
for an increase in retirement or
pension benefits for retired
public school teachers under a
local retirement system and

Humility

The Greeks did not believe in false humility. If one was good, it was
not only proper to admit it; but there was something wrong about
playing what Richard Wilbur termed "the shy boy act-looking em-
barrassed and kicking at imaginary clods of dirt or dung."

It is then proper to say that as a college generally and as students in
particular, we have had a very fine fall quarter. Students have strongly
supported special events like the Frost Centennial and their interest
in the pre-sessions augurs well for the Conference on Bioethics.
However, attendance is only one index of student support and
perhaps a poor one. A better indication of student spirit is the active
role students have assumed in the events of this quarter. Black Cat,
which is completely a student effort, seemed to me to be unusually
effective this year and to match the temper of campus life, but
students have also given their time and energy to other events-con-
vocations, the concert by the Guarneri String Quartet, the Frost
Centennial the list could continue.

Even time is a superficial measure of the feeling which has
emerged on campus this quarter. In struggling with this editorial for
two weeks, I have been aware of the tension which exists in me
between an awareness of certain of our problems and an overwhelm-
ing sense that we are good students in a very good college. I have
degenerated to express my point of view to you personally, which is
probably the worst of editorial styles, because I as an individual am
proud of certain of you as individuals. Like most things about this
college, it is a totally personal stance, but as the Profile staff learned
through the Frost Centennial issue, it is sometimes impossible to be
other than personal. We found then that we feel that Mr. Frost was
our poet who had enjoyed us students when he visited, rather than
that Mr. Frost was a poet who visited twenty times a small college
which he liked.

It is difficult to express both a sense of pride in us as students and
the sense of humility which the material we study produces. An
awareness of our failings, however, should not allow us to diminish
ourselves. Study-the material encountered engenders a sense of self
which is sharp and clear - neither prideful nor impoverished. Know-
ing what we are as students through out life here at Agnes Scott does
not admit equivocation. Here, it is a given. Joyce McKee

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Thompson/Busbee
in governor's race

by Sandra Saseen
Many students and faculty of
Agnes Scott will be eligible to
vote in the November 5
gubernatorial race. They must
decide between democratic
"workhorse" George Busbee of
Albany and republican "law and
order" mayor RonnieThompson
of Macon.

Mr. Busbee was elected to the
Georgia House of Represen-
tatives in 1957, and became ma-
jority leader in 1967. He has been
reelected to this office for the
past three terms without op-
position. During this time he has
sponsored bills dealing with
unemployment compensation,
campaign financing, en-
vironment, tax relief, education ,
consumer rights, crime, and
welfare reform.

Should Mr. Busbee become
governor, he states that quality
education foV the children of
Georgia will be the number one
priority in hrs administration.
Concerning economic
development, he hopes to ac-
tively seek new industry and *he
expansion of existing industry
and will work with the federal
government in developing an
environmentally sound major
superport center on Georgia's
coast. Mr. Busbee states that he
will complete the interstate
highway system of 1-16, 1-75, 1-85,
and I-95 by seeking federal
funds. If that method fails, he
plans to ask for a bond issue to
finance early completion of this
road network. Finally, he states
that he would like to establish

advisory groups to report direc-
tly to the governor on problems
relating to mental health, mental
retardation, senior citizens, and
ecology.

Mr. Thompson began his
political career in 1963 when he
was elected alderman of the
fourth ward in Macon. In 1967 he
became the youngest mayor in
the history of the city and the first
person ever to be elected to the
post under the GOP banner. Mr.
Thompson gained national
recognition when he was ap-
pointed a member of the five
man "Mayors for Nixon"
national committee. In 1967 he
was selected by the Georgia
Jaycees as "outstanding young
man of Georgia." Mr. Thompson
was reelected to another four
year term in 1971 and since that
time has become known for his
law- and - order policy. Mr.
Thompson states that crime in
Atlanta will be one of the
governor's biggest problems,
and if elected he plans to
propose "get tough" measures.
He mentions in his news release
that "the only thing a criminal
understands is swift and certain
punishment." He further adds
that when this punishment is
given, the crime rate in Atlanta
will go down as it has in Macon.

It is up to the voters to decide
what candidate will best serve
the people of Georgia. Mr.
Busbee states that quality
education will be his number
one priority while Mr.
Thompson bases his campaign
on^the issue of law and order.

The Real World

In his first press interview on
the Chappaquiddick tragedy,
Sen. Fdward Kennedy last week
termed his conduct following
the fatal accident five years ago
"irrational and indefensible and
inexcusable and inexplicable."

During a two-hour session, he
Muck closely to the testimony he
gave at the inquest into the death
of Mary Jo Kopechne.

The Justice Department will be
asked to look into Georgia Rep.
Ben Blac kburn's campaign fund-
raising affair which was held last

Tuesday night in a congressional
office building in Washington,
Ohio Rep. Wayne Hays said
Saturday.

Hays, chairman of the House
Administration Committee, said
he will initiate the request in
light of a legal opinion from the
committee's chief counsel that
the fund-raising was in apparent
violation of a federal law.

Sen. Herman Talmadge told
the state Democratic Party
(continued on page 3)

would allow the General Assem-
bly to expend state funds for
such increases.

Amendment number three
would allow the General Assem-
bly to confer upon the Secretary
of State the authority to grant
corporate powers and privileges
to private companies.

The fourth amendment simply
renames "Court of Ordinary"
the "Probate Court" and
provides for this change
throughout the constitution and
laws of Georgia.

The fifth proposed
amendment would authorize
the General Assembly to es-
tablish a state court of claims to
try cases involving claims for in-
jury or damage against the state.

Amendment number six
would exempt from all ad
valorem taxation harvested
agricultural products having a
planting-to-harvest cycle of 12
months or less, which are cus-
tomarily cured and aged for a
period in excess of one year after
harvest, and before manufac-
turing, and which are held in this
state. This amendment is drawn
to exempt tobacco stored in
Georgia warehouses from ad
valorem taxation.

The seventh proposed
amendment would delete the
requirement tfiat a majority of all
the registered voters of a
political subdivision must
participate in an election
concerning the issuance of
revenue certificates to buy, con-
tract, extend, operate and main-
tain gas or electric generating
and distribution systems.

The eighth proposed
amendment would restrict the
indebtedness incurred by any
county, municipal corporation
or political subdivision to not
more than 10% of the assessed
value of all taxable property
therein.

The ninth amendment would
authorize the General Assembly
to establish procedures whereby
municipalities having a
population of more than 400,000
persons may force the removal,
demolition or destruction of
buildings unfit for human
habitation or commercial use,
and would authorize the
municipality to pay for such
proceedings.

The tenth proposal would ex-
pand, and would authorize the
General Assembly to increase or
decrease, the purposes for which
revenue anticipation obligations
can be issued by any county,
municipal corporation or
political subdivision of the state.

The eleventh proposed
amendment would authorize
the General Assembly to provide
for payment of $250,000 to the
first person, firm or corporation
to establish a plant for
commercial production of
aluminum from kaolin mined in
Georgia.

Amendment number twelve
(continued on page 4)

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PROFILE/OCTOBER 31, 1974

arts/entertainment

what's happening One holds out in 'Rhinoceros'

Society embodies conformity

Theatre

Champagne Complex, by Leslie Stevens, continues in its second
week at the Druid Cellar Dinner Theatre in Toco Hills Shopping
Center. The comedy, directed by Stuart Culpepper, is the story of a
pretty young girl who is urged by her first love, a young business man,
to give up her second love, champagne, because every time she takes
a drink, she feels compelled to strip. The show runs each Thurs.-Sat.,
with cocktails beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by buffet at 7 p.m.,'
and showtime at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are offered at a student discount.
Call 321-0740 for reservations.

Terminus, a comedy about the Battle of Atlanta, is playing at Kelly's
Seed and Feed Theatre. Shows begin every Fri.-Sun. at 8 p.m., for the
admission of $1.

lonesco's Rhinoceros continues at the Academy Theatre every
Thurs.-Sat., at 8:30 p.m. The play portrays the conversion of an entire
society (except one person), into a herd of rhinoceroses. For more in-
formation, call 261-8550.

The Georgia State Players are presenting Once Upon A Mattress,
from Mon., Nov. 4-Sat., Nov. 16 (except Sun.), at 8 p.m., in the Little
Theatre (on the second floor of the Georgia State student center).
Admission for students is $1.

Music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and 27-year-old pianist Craig
Sheppard will perform under x ltalian conductor Gaetano Delogu, on
Fri. and Sat., Nov. 1-2, at 8:30 p.m., in Symphony Hall. The program
will feature Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1, Debussy's Fantaisie, Haydn's
Symphony No. 83, and Falla's suite from the ballet El Amor Brujo.
Student rush-line tickets are available one half hour before showtime
for $2.60, at the Memorial Arts Center box office.

Jazz artist Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass will be on concert at
the Civic Center Fri. and Sat., Nov. 8-9 at 8 p.m. Tickets ranging from
$4 - $7, may be purchased at the Civic Center box office.

Beginning Wed., Nov. 6, another famous jazzman, Sergio Mendes,
will be performing with Brazil '77 in the Venetian Room at the
Fairmont Colony Square Hotel. For reservations, call 892-6000.

Country singers Brenda Lee, Boots Randolph, and Floyd Cramer
will be featured in the Fall Festival of Music at the Civic Center, Sat.,
Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. Tickets ranging from $4-$7, may be purchased at the
Civic Center box office.

The Great Southeast Music Hall presents Dr. Hook and the
Medicine Show Fri., Nov. 1, through Sun., Nov. 3, and Don Everly
from the well known Everly Brothers of the 50's, on Mon., Nov. 4-
Thurs., Nov. 7. Shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., with tickets run-
ning from $3-$5. Call 261-8042 for more information.

Beginning Mon., Nov. 4, until Sat., Nov. 9, Alex Cooley's Electric
Ballroom will present Kansas. The ballroom opens from 9 p.m. until 4
a.m. Call 876-5561 for more information.

Museum of Art

In conjunction with the Folk Art in America display actors from
Kelly's Seed and Feed Theatre will perform dramatic pieces, songs,
and stories characteristic of 18th-20th century America, in the north
gallery of the High Museum of Art. The production, to be held on
Sun., Nov. 3, at 3 p.m., is free to the public.

As the Romantic Rebellion films continue, the ninth film in a series
of fourteen, entitled Joseph Mallord William Turner, will be shown
Thurs., Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., in the Hill Auditorium. Lord
Kenneth Clark, narrator of the films, describes Turner as "the first
artist of the Romantic movement to rediscover color and its direct
appeal to the senses. His approach to life was fundamentally pes-
simistic and catastrophic, and his love of the sea and mountains satis-
fied a craving for all that was most extreme and potent in nature."
During this film, Lord Clark reviews the neglected works of Turner
and discusses Turner's rediscovery of color. Student admission is $1.

Miscellaneous

The American Ballet Theatre will perform in Atlanta on Mon., Nov.
11, and Tues., Nov. 12, at the Alliance Theatre in the Atlanta Memorial
Arts Center. During the first night, the dance company will present a
repertory performance including La Bayadere, The River, the Don
Quixote Pas de Deux, and Theme and Variation. Tues., Nov. 12, the
company will present the famous ballet Coppelia. Tickets run from
$4-$8. Call 892-2414 for further information.

The Atlanta International Folk Dancers meet every Mon. night at
7:30 p.m., in the Georgia Tech student center, where they dance
ethnic dances from various countries. The performances are open to
the public at no charge.

A fall bazaar featuring Christmas decorations, homemade goods,
plants, crocheted items, a flea market, and bake sale, will be held at
the Red Oak United Methodist Church (on the corner of Orchard Dr.
and Roosevelt Hwy.) on Sat., Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

From Fri., Nov. 1 - Sat., Nov. 3, the Fall Festival of Arts and Crafts will
be held at the Northlake Quadrangle in 1-285 and Lavista Road. The
festival, which will feature handmade pottery, crafts, glassware,
macrame,and plants, begins at 10 a.m., and lasts throughout the day.

by Nell Jordan
In launching its nineteenth
season in Atlanta, the Academy
Theater has scored a tremendous
success with its production of
lonesco's Rhinoceros. The play,
often considered lonesco's most
popularly successful, deals with
the gradual transformation of a
whole town, save one, into a
herd of rhinoceroses, the
representation of a conforming
society where the mob has
surrendered the precious
privilege of individual thought.
The drama functions beautifully
on two levels; it is immensely
entertaining with a wealth of
clever repartee, yet at its core lies
a chilling significance. The
failure of individuals to interpret
and reason for themselves, lead-
ing to a blind obedience to

Art sale

by Ann Fincher

The Art Club will sponsor a
Christmas bazaar Nov. 12 and 13,
from 10 until 5 in the Hub. Ac-
cording to Shelby Cave,
president of Art Club, the bazaar
will be the "first official thing"
that the Art Club has sponsored.

The bazaar will feature student
works, including pottery
Christmas ;ree ornaments.
UNICEF Christmas cards and
refreshments will also be sold.
Students who are not members
of Art Club are also eligible to
sell their work at the bazaar.
Anyone interested in selling
crafts at the bazaar should con-
tact either Shelby Cave or Kay
Teien. Art Club will receive a 10%
commission on all items sold.

The Art Club was reestablished
last year after twenty years of
inactivity. The goal of the club,
which Shelby Cave and Margaret
Williams organized last spring,
was to allow students to display
their works both on and off cam-
pus. Art Club organized a
student art show last spring and
sold $100 worth of work.

Other activities which Art
Club has planned for this year in-
clude sponsoring an art shop in
the Hub to be open on a regular
basis, working with Christian As-
sociation during Focus on Faith
Week, organizing a February
print sale, coordinating
transportation to the High
Museum for students wishing to
see Kenneth Clark's "Romantic
Rebellion" film series and
hostessing at the openings of
Dana art exhibits.

Shelby emphasized that it is
not too late to join Art Club. The
only prerequisite for
membership is interest. Yearly
dues are $2. Meetings are
irregular at this time "called
when the need arises"-~but are
always posted on the Art Club
bulletin board. Meetings are
open and interested students are
encouraged to attend.

empty ideologies, is lonesco's
main concern, and an all too
familiar phenomenon.

It is incredibly difficult to ade-
quately express the power- of
Rhinoceros here, for much of its
force is sensual: sight and sound
play a large role in the artistry,
yet such elements cannot be
defined. The brutality of
atrophied intellect as
represented by the rhinoceros
animal utterly defies literary des-
cription. Ezra Winner has done a
spectacular job in his creation of
the rhinoceros heads used in the
production. They embody
perfectly the tenuous balance of
horror and fantasy which the
play consistently maintains.
Rhinoceros is a total experience
of mind and sense, beautifully
executed by the Academy, and
no description of plot or theme
or dramatic ability comes close
to its essence -each must ex-
perience it individually and
interpret it in his own way. In
defending his hero against the
critics, lonesco makes a

penetrating comment on in-
dividuality and on art:
/ have been reproached for not
letting Berenger say what
ideology inspired his resistance..
If I set up a ready-made ideology
in opposition to other ready-
made ideologies ... I should only
be opposing one system of
rhinoceric slogans to another ...
It seems to me absurd to ask a
dramatist to produce a Bible, a
way to salvation; it is absurd to
think for a whole world and give
it some automatic philosphy; a
playwright poses problems.
People should think about them,
when they are quiet and alone,
and try to resolve them for
themselves, without contraint -
"Arts," 1961, as reproduced
in Notes & Counternotes by
Eugene lonesco

The failure to accept this res-
ponsibility, and the conse-
quences of such a failure, is
Rhinoceros.

'Friends' to perform
at the Open Door

by Patty Pearson
Christian Association will
sponsor a coffeehouse on Fri.,
Nov. 8, from 8-12 p.m. The ad-
mission is 50 cents, and there will
be live music. The Lower Dining
Hall will be open, i.e. there will
be food and drinks available. The
name of the coffeehouse is "The
Open Door."

' Providing the music will be
"Friends," a group from Colum-
bia, S. C. They have an interes-

ting style: a combination of very
contemporary music with a
Christian outlook.

Members of C.A. will be
"manning" the coffeehouse at
various times.

Publicity has been extended to
the campuses of Ga. Tech and
Emory.

"The Open Door" hopes to
broaden the functions and ac-
tivities of C.A. on campus.

The real world

(continued from page 2)
convention in Macon Saturday
that the nation is caught in the
most severe economic recession
since the 1930's.

Talmadge called for a national
energy development program of
the same magnitude as the
Manhattan Project of World War
II.

President Ford and Soviet
Communist party General
Secretary Leonid Brezhnev will
meet Nov. 23-24 near the Soviet
port of Vladivostock, it was an-

nounced Saturday in Moscow
and Washington.

Secretary of State Henry Kis-
singer said earlier Saturday that
bargaining with Brezhnev has
been tough, but that he is op-
timistic on the progress of
nuclear arms limitation talks.

Atlanta officials are thinking
about drastic cuts in the city
payroll and at the same time
mulling over the possibility of a
program of "public em-
ployment, in case of recession."

Hairstyles by Peggy

215 Church St. a block from Agnes Scott

The "right" cut for you at a reasonable
price

Ask about The Own Contest when you phone
for your appointment.

Phone 373-5361

PAGE 4

Scott meets Emory in tennis

PROFILE/OCTOBER 31, 1974

by Susan Balch
The Agnes Scott tennis team
met players from the Emory ten-
nis team in an informal match
Wed., Oct. 22. Although the
Scott players were defeated in
each of eight matches, Ann
McConnell, instructor of
physical education and coach of
the tennis team, commented
that fall tennis matches are not
part of the regular playing season
and are set up to give team

members competitive ex-
perience.

Representing Agnes Scott in
the singles division were Harriett
Graves, Terri Keeler, Alice
Lightle, Pedrick Stall, and Lynn
Wilson. Doubles partners were
Harriett Graves and Lynn Wilson,
Alice Lightle and Pedrick Stall,
and Terri Keeler and Carrie
Rolander.

A match with Brenau has been
tentatively scheduled for either

Nov. 5 or 7 and will be played
here. It is hoped that the Scott
team will play 6-8 matches this
spring. Anyone who is interested
in participating is urged to con-
tact Miss McConnell.

Other athletic activities at
Agnes Scott include a scrimmage
with the University of Georgia
hockey team in Athens on Wed.,
Oct. 30. The next regular hockey
game will be played at home
against Furman on Nov. 13.

Bioethics conference speakers

(continued from page 1)

director of the National Institute
of Mental Health Program for
"Social-Legal Uses of Forensic
Psychiatry" at the University of
Pennsylvania and as director of
psychiatric consultant services at
the Albert Einstein Medical
Center.

Dr. Robitscher is a member of
the American Psychoanalytic As-
sociation and a fellow of the
American College of Legal
Medicine. He has published
widely in the areas of forensic
medicine, drug abuse and drug
control, abortion, mental
disabilities and legal rights,
psychosurgery, and the right to
die.

"Ethics and Medical Practice"
will be the topic discussed by
Daniel Callahan. Dr. Callahan is
director of the Institute of

Society, Ethics and the Life
Sciences at Hastings Center in
New York. Hastings Center is
one of the two centers in the
United States which brings
together scientists and moralists
for consultation on today's is-
sues. In 1969, Dr. Callahan served
as staff associate of the
Population Council, and from
1961-1968 he was the executive
editor of Commonweal.

In addition to being a con-
sultant on medical ethics for the
Judicial Council of American
Medical Association and a con-
sultant for the Commission on
Population Growth and the
American Future, Dr. Callahan is
a member of the Institute of
Medicine of the National
Academy of Sciences, the
Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, and the American As-

Euth

anasia seminar

(continued from page 1)

Opponents of euthanasia
argue that man is assuming to
himself a power over life and
death with properly belongs to
God. Opponents, Mr. Simpson
stated, also argue that euthanasia
is a wedge and that in violating
once the sacredness of human
life, other violations follow.

Mrs. Cornett suggested that
improper arguments are in-
volved in making the moral
judgment of whether it is rightor
wrong to use technology to
prolong life. She criticized
reducing the problem to the old
terminology of "mercy killing,"
because neither "mercy" nor
"killing" are accurate terms.

She stated that new reasoning
is necessary, pointing out that
person/non-person distinctions
do not deal with the moral issues.
Redefining a person with no
brain function as a non-person
does not make the moral
judgement that "it is not wrong
to kill a non-person." Further,
making distinctions between
taking no action to prolong life
and taking action to stop life are
unimportant since these dis-
tinctions do not help make a
moral judgment.

She suggested that one pos-
sible argument on moral
grounds for euthanasia is that life
is good, and death, which ends
that good thing, becomes as-
sociated with evil. Because death
is evil, killing is severely res-
tricted, and self-defense or the
preservation of life becomes the

strongest argument for taking a
life. However, if death were not
the end of that good thing called
life, but if that life had already
been effectively and permanen-
tly ended by disease so that only
suffering and pain remained,
then death might become
positive and good since it ended
something bad. Mrs. Cornett
observed that several con-
troversial assumptions were
made in this argument but that
the argument did approach the
problem of euthanasia by ex-
amining moral grounds instead
of making unimportant dis-
tinctions.

sociation for the Advancement
of Science. Dr. Callahan has also
written several books on ethics
and medicine.

Dr. William J. Curran will
speak on "Legal Problems and
Public Policies." Dr. Curran is
Frances Glessner Lee Professor
of Legal Medicine in the faculties
of Medicine and Public Health at
Harvard University and is a lec-
turer in Legal Medicine in the
Harvard Law School. He is also
currently serving as legal counsel
for the College Mental Health
Center in Boston and is serving a
term as president of the
American Society of Hospital At-
torneys. Dr. Curran is a member
of the Secretary's Commission
on Medical Malpractice for the
Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare.

Before joining the staff at
Harvard, Dr. Curran was dean
and director of the Metrocenter
and Metropolitan College of
Boston University, director and
Utley Professor of Legal
Medicine of the Law Medicine
Institute of Boston University of
North Carolina, and consultant
for the drafting of a number of
important statutes dealing with
law and medicine in the state of
Massachusetts.

Dr. Curran received his LL.M.
degree from Harvard Law School
and his S.M. Hyg. degree from
Harvard School of Public Health.
He has written several books and
has published many articles in
medical and legal journals.

Program issues

(continued from page 1)
Callahan, Ph.D., director of the
Institute of Society, Ethics, and
the Life Sciences, Hastings
Center, Hastings-on-the-Hud-
son. N. Y. The title of his address
is "Ethics and Medical Practice."

The final session will take place
on Fri., Nov. 8, at 9:15 a.m.; and
the topic will be "Legal Problems
and Public Policies." The main
speaker will be William John
Curran. j. D., LL.M.. S. M. Hyg.,
Lee Professor of Legal Medicine
in faculties of medicine and
public health, Harvard
University and lecturer in legal
medicine at Harvard School of
Law. The panelists for the dis-
cussion following Dr. Curran's
talk will be Atlanta attorney

Margie Pitts Hames; attorney
and former U. S. Congressman
from Georgia james A. Mackay;
and Dr. Russell R. Moores, as-
sociate dean for special
programs and chairman of dept.
of humanities, Medical College
of Georgia in Augusta.

Dr. Kline, moderator for the
conference, will provide sum-
mary remarks and the
conference will close at noon,
Fri.. Nov. 8.

The conference is open to the
public at no charge through the
financial assistance of the
National Endowments for the
Humanities through the Georgia
Committee on Public Programs
for the Humanities.

The Senior Investiture Service will take place Saturday morning at 10
a.m. in Gaines Chapel, with Prof. Kwai Sing Chang as speaker. The
Rev. Lawrence Bottoms will conduct the Investiture worship service
at 11 a.m. on Sunday in Gaines.

announcing.

A worksnop on the resume
and the job interview will be
conducted on Mon., Nov. 4, at
7:00 p.m. in the Rebekah Recep-
tion Room for all students. This
workshop is particularly im-
portant for seniors.

The workshop will be con-
ducted by Alan Neely, assistant
vice president in corporate ban-
king of the First National Bank,
and Dean Farmer, who is in
charge of college recruiting for
this bank. Both Mr. Neely and
Mr. Farmer have wide ex-
perience with resumes and
interviews, both essential tools
of the job seeker. Mr. Neely has
conducted many workshops for
both industry and college

professionals, as well as for
student groups.

An informal convocation with
Dr. Perry will be help Wed., Nov.
6 in Rebekah Reception Room.
Augustus B. Cochran, political
science professor, will analyze
election results Wed., Nov. 13 in
the last convocation of fall
quarter.

The Junior Class will sponsor a
china survey featuring china
from the Royal Doulton Com-
pany on Tues., Nov. 5 in Rebekah
Reception Room from 10 a.m. -4
p.m. Proceeds will help cover ex-
penses of the Black Cat produc-
tion.

Amendments

(continued from page 2)
would authorize municipalities
of more than 300,000 to increase
the retirement or pension
benefits of persons previously
retired.

The thirteenth proposed
amendment would exclude
retirement, pension or disability
benefits, up to a certain amount,
as income for the purpose of
qualifying persons 65 years of
age or over for a $4,000
homestead exemption.

The fourteenth proposed
amendment would create the
City of Covington Parking
Authority and authorize that

authority to issue revenue bonds
and would authorize the city to
levy taxes and expend tax funds
in support of the authority; the
fifteenth amendment would
create the Downtown Savannah
Authority with authority to issue
revenue bonds, and would
provide for the City of Savannah
to levy taxes and expend city tax
monies in support of the
authority; and, the sixteenth
amendment would create the
Douglasville-Douglas County
Stadium Authority and would
authorize the issue of revenue
bonds.

Rep reports

In action at the Tues., Oct. 29
meeting of Rep Council, Sally
Shurley, Carol Corbett and Julia
Norton joined the Com-
munications Committee chaired
by JoAnne Williams.

Helen DeWitt reported that
the results of the survey in
connection with RC 167 had
been tabulated. Mary Gay
Morgan stated that the proposed
alcoholic beverages policy

would be presented to the Ad-
ministrative Committee and if
passed they would be presented
to the Board of Trustees at their
fall meeting.

An appeal to the students from
Mr. Henderson to save elec-
tricity was relayed by Mary Gay.

In action Wed., students
denied a motion to rescind the
$2,000 allotment made to Glee
Club.

the profile

Vol. LXI HoJf

-AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

November 7, 1974

Scott, Spelman glee clubs
sing in Nov. 14 concert

Lynn Summer, Susan Stigall and Eric Anthony Is the Grass Harp.

by Patty Pearson
The Agnes Scott and Spelman
Glee Clubs will be in concert
Thurs., Nov. 14, at 8:15 p.m. in
Presser Hall.

The program is divided into
four parts. Each glee club will
sing four selections alone,
followed by two joint selections.

The Agnes Scott Glee Club,
under the direction of Theodore
K. Mathews, will sing "Now
Thank We All Our God" by J.
Pachelbel and arranged by J. W.
Harris; Ann Conrad will solo in
"Lord, Hear Our Prayer" (from

History dept. plans study
in England next summer

Othello), by G. Verdi and
arranged by A. Huguiet;
Kimberly Cobble will also offer a
solo in Aaron Copland's "An Im-
morality"; the fourth song will
be "The Gate of Heaven" by R.
Thompson.

Two joint selections will then
be sung under the direction of
Mr. Mathews: "Ave Maria" by G.
Hoist and "A Mighty Fortress Is
Our God" by C. F. Mueller.

After intermission, the
Spelman Glee Club, under the
direction of Roland L. Allison,
will sing. Their selections include
"Lord, I Want to Be a Christian,"
a traditional spiritual; an
arrangement of "I'll Never Turn
Back," by R. Nathaniel Dett,
featuring a solo by Bessie
Williams; "Walk Him Up the
Stairs," from Purlie by G. Geld

and arranged by B. Bower; and
"A Jubilant Song," by N. Dello
Joio, with Carolyn Irvin as a
soloist.

Under the direction of Mr.
Allison, two groups will
jointly sing "Der Herr IstGross"
by H. Scutz and Betthoven's
"Hallelujah" from The Mount of
Olives.

The concert will be followed
by a holiday party sponsored by
BSA held in Winship Lobby. The
entire campus is invited.

This marks the second recent
performance of the Spelman
Glee Club on the Agnes Scott
campus. They sang here last
spring quarter for the
inauguration of Dr. Perry.

The same concert will be given
at Spelman on Tues., Nov. 12.

by Susan Balch

Agnes Scott College regularly
extends students an opportunity
to participate in a summer study
abroad program. A course in the
social history of Tudor and Stuart
England involving approximately
six weeks of study and sightsee-
ing in England, Scotland and
Wales will be offered in the
summer of 1975. The course,
taught by Michael J. Brown,
professor of history and political
science and a native of England,
carries 5 hours of academic
credit and is open to any Agnes
Scott student in good standing.
Cost of the program is $1,550 per
person but may have to be ad-
justed by next summer. The chief
aim of the program, according to
Mr. Brown, is to "make the
course live up to high academic
standards and, at the same time,
to have a thoroughly enjoyable
summer."

The students participating in
the course will spend several
hours each week in lectures or
discussion groups and then tour
a historical site which is related
to the subject being studied. For
example, students might hear a
lecture on the royal court of the
sixteenth century one morning
and then spend the afternoon
visiting Hampton Court Palace.
Several distinguished British his-
torians will serve intermittently
as guest lecturers. Among the in-
dividuals functioning in this
capacity are joel Hurstfield and J.
j. Scarisbrick. Professor
Hurstfield has lectured at Agnes
Scott several times and is the
chairman of the history
department, University College,
University of London. His special

interest is Elizabethan England,
while Professor Scarisbrick,
chairman of the history
department, University of
Warwick, has concentrated on
Henry VIII. Other lecturers are to
be arranged.

The first two weeks of the
program will be spent in London,
after which the students will
travel to Exeter and then spend a
week in Oxford. The fifth week is
tentatively to be spent in the
Lake District, while during the
last week of the tour, students
will study in Edinburgh.
Transportation from Edinburgh
to New York has been planned.
There will be a number of free
days set aside for any excursions
which the individual student
may want to make. For example,

one person might want to use a
three-day weekend in London to
go to Paris or another city on the
Continent. Those participating
in the program will be housed in
student accommodations at
British universities and a
minimum of two meals per day is
included in the cost of the trip.

Anyone who is interested in
participating in this summer
study abroad program should
contact Mr. Brown. Applications
must be turned in no later than
Nov. 18, and the maximum
number of applications
accepted has been limited to 30.
Mr. Brown commented that the
response of the students has
been very enthusiastic and if
capacity is reached, additional
lecturers will be feasible.

College orders bus
for student use

by Marene Emanual

The Business Office has
recently ordered a new bus to be
iavailable to Agnes Scott students
and faculty. Mr. Henderson
hopes that the bus will arrive in
"60 to 90 days, and will be ready
for use by the beginning to
winter quarter."

Extra seats were added so that
the bus will seat 12. It has a small
wheel base for easy maneuver-
ing and is equipped with an
automatic transmission. It will be
dark green the color which,
according to Mr. Henderson, "is

becoming the standard of Agnes
Scott's vehicles and signs."

As for who will use the busand
the costs involved, Mr.
Henderson has yet to "work out
the mechanics." Renting "will
probably be based on priorities,"
reserved first for class purposes,
then for athletic groups, and
finally for student field trips.
Those using the bus will have to
sign up for it in advance and will
pay as they would if renting a car:
there will be a mileage charge
and an additional percentage for
gas and oil maintenance.

Administrative Committee
origin arouses questions

by Eva Cantt

According to the Student
Handbook, the Administrative
Committee derives its power
from the faculty and the Board of
Trustees, and the committee has
final authority in disciplinary
matters; yet there seems to be no
clear record of the establishment
of the committee or of the
definition of its powers.

The most recent revision of the
bylaws of the Board of Trustees,
adopted at the Board's Sept. 6
meeting, contains a provision
that "the Faculty shall have
general charge of instruction,
attendance of students, ex-

aminations, and the academic
discipline of the College. The
Faculty . . . may organize councils
and committees for the proper
discharge of its responsibilities.
The Faculty is concerned with
the College as a whole and may
advise in matters affecting the
general welfare of the College,
including. . . student life and dis-
cipline, the Social and religious
life of the College.

The 1965 revision of the bylaws
indicated that "the Faculty may
delegate its powers in discipline
to Student Government and to
the Administrative Committee
composed of faculty represen-

tatives and members of the Ad-
ministration." Dean Julia T. Gary
has stated that the new bylaws
were deliberately given a more
general wording, apparently to
allow for more flexibility in the
operation of the faculty.

The Handbook states that
decisions of the Administrative
Committee are final. Dean Gary
explained that the faculty had
delegated its authority in matters
of discipline to the ad-
ministration, and that the ad-
ministration had set up the com-
mittee, which has come to in-
clude members of the faculty
and of the student body. Dean

Gary believes that these tran-
sactions were recorded in faculty
minutes of the mid-1950's. The
current status of the Ad-
ministrative Committee is
something of a puzzle since the
new bylaws of the Board do not
provide for the independent ex-
istence of the committee: The
question remains as to whether
the decisions of the committee
are final or whether the faculty
can re-assume powers it once
delegated to another body.

The dean stated that the Ad-
ministrative Committee is more

(continued on page 2)

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PROFILE/NOVEMBER 7. 1974

the profile

ACNES SCOTT COLLECE DECATUR, CA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
Scott Post Office.

editor/Joyce McKee
associate editor/Eva Cantt
business manager/Debt Belt
arts/entertainment/Renee Anderson
cartoonist/Susan Stigall

STAFF: Susan FJalch, Pannie Burchenal, Marenemanuel, Ann Fincher, Susan
Gamble. Nell Jordan, Jeanie Malmgren, Patty Pearson, Bonnie Pedersen,

Sandra Saseen

off-campus circulation: Emma Johnson. Bonnie Jopling. f ranees Wickes

Pledged

As a member of the Student Body of Agnes Scott College, I consider
myself bound by honor to develop and uphold high standards of
honesty and behavior; to strive for full intellectual and moral stature;
to realize my social and academic responsibility in the community. To
attain these ideals, I do therefore accept this Honor System as my way
of life.

Honor Pledge of .Agnes Scott

We ought always to be aware of the Honor System within which we
live, but we need especially at exam time to remind ourselves of the
privileges and responsibilities of our System. Too often we disregard
the structure which the Honor System provides, not with an intention
to cheat, but through ignorance and carelessness. We must
consciously assume our responsibilities as we exercise our
prerogatives to schedule our exams and take them unproctored.

Honor Court reports that many overt violations are technical
taking an open book or closed notes exam in the wrong room, using
yellow paper instead of blue books, or turning in blue books with
pages torn out. However, seeming technicalities are designed to
protect the student from suspicion, provide for as uniform testing as
is possible, and simplify exam administration and grading. As
students, we must live within the structure of the Honor System of
which procedure is an integral part. It is our responsibility to take
each exam in an intact blue book in one of the designated classrooms
and turn it in on time. This is as much a part of exam procedure as is
self-scheduling.

If part of our procedure seems foolish or unnecessary, we ought to
make our opinions known to Honor Court or through this
newspaper. We ought not simply disregard a procedure which may
seem to us outmoded, for following exam procedure guarantees the
integrity of our work.

The Honor System is all of-a-piece. Part of upholding its spirit is
upholding the regulations.

Each student is expected to accept her responsibility to protect the
Honor System from actions and attitudes which may weaken it. . .
Under the Honor System, regulations, both social and academic, are
based upon their value to the community and to the individual
student.

Agnes Scott College Student Handbook

Joyce McKee
Editor

Com in

Reserve books

To the students:

Increasingly this year, students
and library staff have become
unhappy and frustrated with the
disappearance of reserve books
out of the reserve book area in
McCain Library. Books have
disappeared anywhere from
several hours to several weeks.
Our present system operates on
the honor system whereby
books are to be used in the
reserve area except during the
designated times when they may
be checked out of the library.

In our planning for the
renovation of the building, we
will probably go to a closed
reserve system where all
materials will be checked out at a
central desk whenever they are
needed. Control over the
materials, better utilization of
library space, and accurate
records on the use of reserve
materials will result from this
change.

Until we are able to go to
another system however, this is a
plea to all students to cooperate
in the use of these books. Please
use the books in the designated
area of the library. Please follow
the rules given in the student
handbook and posted in the
reserve area on taking books out
of the library. It is grossly unfair

to fellow students to illegally
remove any materials from the
library. Thank you.

Dale Luchsinger

Librarian

Frost Centennial

To the editor:

Although members of the
English department planned the
Robert Frost Centennial
Celebration, its success was the
result of the enthusiastic support
and participation of the entire
campus, which took the
Celebration unto itself and, in
Dr. Alston's words, folded it into
the College. Your Robert Frost
Centennial Edition of the Profile
was an appropriate introduction
to the two exciting days of the
Celebration, and you are to be
commended for the splendid
lay-out and precise editing, the
fine presentation of the program
of events by Patty Pearson, and
the interesting interviews by you
and your staff with Dr. Alston
and Mr. Ferdinand Warren
whose memories of Robert
Frost's visits gave a sense of
immediacy to the occasion.

Our distinguished participants
Mr. Brooks, Mr. Wilbur, Mr.
and Mrs. Morrison, and Dr.
Alston all told me they had
never had a more delightful two

days, and they particularly en-
joyed the times they.spent with
students even getting up for
early breakfasts! Mr. Wilbur
wrote last week: "That was a
delightful visit. It is perfectly mad
to rush off to Georgia between
Milton classes, but I so enjoyed it
all that I came home invigorated
rather than tired."

Many guests from other
colleges and universities have
written to express their pleasure
in the Celebration and their high
regard for Agnes Scott. I would
like to quote part of a letter from
Prof. Bagby of Hampden-Sydney
College, for it was addressed to
everyone in the Agnes Scott
community: "The program itself
was excellent. The way in which
it was put on left me greatly im-
pressed with Agnes Scott.
Particularly for a school of your
(or our) size, such a program was
no small accomplishment. The
physical facilities of the College;
the student participation in and
attendance at the program; the
general attitude of the College
toward poetry and poets all
left me impressed and, I must
confess, a little envious ... I
suspect that Frost himself would
have enjoyed it."

Margaret W. Pepperdene
Chairman

Department of English

The Real World

Secretary of State Henry Kis-
singer's efforts to lower the
world price of oil won apparent
support from the Shah of Iran on
Saturday, but new warnings were
voiced about another war in the
Middle East.

Sen. J. W. Fulbright said there
was an acute danger of a nuclear
war between the Arabs and
Israelis, and the Palestinian
guerrillas dismissed Kissinger's
blueprint for peace as "sheer
nonsense."

Fulbright said that the only
alternative to a fifth Mideast war
in which Israel might use
nuclear weapons it is "generally
assumed" to have was Israeli
withdrawal from Old jerusalem
and the West Bank of the Jordan.

Israel has said it would never
leave Jerusalem, which it con-
siders the nation's capital.

3 <**v.

Big maritime labor unions
have given another $141,000 in
recent weeks to members of
Congress who supported a bill
that would mean thousands of
jobs for American seamen and
possibly higher oil and gasoline
prices for consumers.

Since the first of the year, the
unions have given more than
$500,000 in campaign donations
and loans to 179 senators and
House members who voted for
the bill or announced support
for it.

The bill would require even-
tually that 30 per cent of the oil
imported to the United States
travel in U. S. flag ships manned
by American crews. Only 5 per
cent is now carried in U. S. flag
ships.

Supporters of the bill say it is
needed to protect the nation's
oil imports from interruption by
a foreign power. Opponents say
it will surely lead to higher prices
and is a give-away to the
maritime industry, which already
benefits from heavy government
subsidies.

President Ford wrapped up his
campaign for an economy-
minded Congress on Saturday,
urging voters to join him in
chopping off the tentacles of "an
octopus-like government in the
nation's capital."

Saturday's jaunt was the last in
his 16,000-mile campaign
through a score of states and was
aimed at helping Republicans
hold on to three endangered

Senate seats in Utah, Colorado
and Kansas. Ford continued to
hammer at the dangers of major
Democratic victories in Tues-
day's election. "We cannot
spend our way to happiness, but
we can spend ourselves into debt
and we can spend our nation
straight into raging inflation," he
said.

"Big spending got our
economy into the trouble it is ex-
periencing today," Ford said.

He asked for Democrats and
Republicans alike "to vote as in-
flation fighters rather than as
political partisans."

Administrative
Committee

(continued from page 1)
accurately a "college" com-
mittee as opposed to a "faculty"
committee, since its decisions
are not subject to faculty ap-
proval. She feels that the new
faculty bylaws, which are curren-
tly being drafted, might make a
distinction between such
"college" and "faculty" com-
mittees.

Members of the committee
are the president, the dean of the
faculty, the dean of students, the
registrar, four faculty members,
the SGA president, and the
Honor Court and Interdorm
chairmen. Faculty members now
serving on the committee are
Marge Ammons, Gus

Cochran, Joe Frierson and Mary
Sheats.

PROFILE/NOVEMBER 7, 1974

PAGE 3

arts/ entertainment

what's happening Mrs. Morrison's chronicle of

Frost reveals man and poet

high museum

Phillip Guston will speak at the Alliance Theatre on Mon., Nov. 18
as part of the Art World speaker series. The lecture begins at 8 p.m.
Admission is free.

Two new exhibitions are on display at the High Museum. Begin-
ning Sun., Nov. 10, a collection entitled American Works, Past and
Present wiH be presented in the new gallery. Admission is free. Artists
from the Georgia area will exhibit their works in a show from Sun.,
Nov. 17 until Mon., Dec. 15. Admission is free.

A print-making demonstration will be held in the Ralph K. Uhry
room on Sun., Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. Admission is free.

As the Romantic Rebellion film series continues, Lord Kenneth
Clark discusses the works of Joseph Mallord William Turner on
Thurs., Nov. 14. On Thurs., Nov. 21, he will review the paintings of
Eugene Delacroix and Jean Francois Millet. The films begin at 8 p.m.
and 9:15 p.m. in Hill Auditorium. Student tickets sell for $1.

music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform with pianist Radu
Lupu Thurs., Nov. 14-Sat., Nov. 16, in Symphony Hall. Selections will
include Penn's Spectrums, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, and
Brahm's Symphony No. 4. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., student tickets will
be sold for $2.60 in the Symphony Hall box office.

The famed Lettermen will appear on Fri., Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. at the
Civic Center. On Sat., Nov. 29, comedian George Carlin will perform
at 8:30 p.m. Tickets for both events range from $4-$6 and are sold at
the Civic Center box office.

The Fox Theatre features Virgil Fox on Tues., Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. For
more information, call 881-1977. Beginning Thurs., Nov. 21, at 8:30
p.m., Todd Rungreen's Utopia will be presented. Manfred Mann's
Earth Band performs on Fri., Nov. 22, at midnight, and Kris Kris-
tofferson will appear with Rita Coolidge for two shows, at 7 p.m. and
at 10 p.m., on Sat., Nov. 30. Tickets for all of the above events are on
sale for $5.50 in advance and $6.50 the day of the show, at the Fox
Theatre box office.

Dave Mason and Poco will be in concert on Sat., Nov. 16, at 7:30
p.m. in the Municipal Auditorium. Tickets range from $3-$6 and are
sold at any Ticketron location.

The Georgia Tech coliseum will present Seals and Crofts on Sun.,
Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. and Black Oak Arkansas on Sat., Nov. 23, at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are on sale at the Coliseum box office for $5.50 in advance and
$6.50 the day of the show.

Yes will be in concert on Sun., Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. at the Omni.
Tickets are sold at any Ticketron location and range from $5-$8.

Fri., Nov. 8-Sat., Nov. 9, the Southeast Music Hall presents Taj
Mahal. From Mon., Nov. 11-Wed., Nov. 13, Chuck Mangione will
appear and on Thurs., Nov. 14-Sun. Nov. 17, Robert Klein will
perform at the hall. Shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets for
each performance range from $3-$6.

theatre

Members of the First United Methodist Church of Chamblee and
the DeKalb Concert Ballet Co. will present the King and I Wed., Nov.
13-Sat., Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. A $3.25 admission charge will be
collected. All proceeds will go to the Georgia Retardation Center.
Call 451-9268 for reservations.

The Odd Couple, a crazy comedy, will be performed by the DeKalb
College drama students on Fri., Nov. 15-Sat., Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. in the
DeKalb College student center. Admission is free.

Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell will be performed at the Civic
Center auditorium on Sat., Nov. 16, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets range from
$4-$6.

miscellaneous

The American Ballet Co. performs with the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra on Mon., Nov. 11 and Tues., Nov. 12, at 8:30 p.m. in the
Civic Center. Tickets are on sale in the Memorial Arts Center box of-
fice and range from $4-$7.

The Israeli Folk Festival, featuring ethnic dances and songs from
Israel, will be held at the Civic Center on Mon., Nov. 25, at 8 p.m.
Tickets range from $4-$6.

A program entitled The World of Carl Sandburg, which surveys the
poet and his contributions to society, will be presented on Tues.,
Nov. 26 at 8:15 p.m. in the AMUC auditorium of Emory University.
Student tickets sell for $1.

On Mon., Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. in Agnes Scott's Presser Hall, the
travelogue film entitled La Belle France will be shown. Narrated in
person by producer Aubert Lavastida, the film previews a series of six
travelogues which will begin in Jan. Student admission is $2.15.
Tickets will be sold the evening of the show in Presser Hall.

The Equal Rights Amendment Conference, sponsored by the
Georgians for the E.R.A., will be held Fri., Nov. 8-Sat., Nov. 9, at Ga.
State University. The series of workshops includes lectures, seminars,
and a rally. Admission for the event is $3.

by Ann Fincher

Kathleen Morrison's Robert
Frost: A Pictorial Chronicle is not
simply a visual delight but also
evidence of "the possibilities of
the English sentence" when that
sentence describes Robert Frost.

In the foreword Mrs. Morrison

notes that she had made a vow to
herself not to write about Frost.
After thirty years of fidelity to
that vow, she began to formulate
a pictorial biography of "this
marvelously photogenic sub-
ject" Robert Frost. Mrs.
Morrison's original intent was a

'Abdication' falls
short of Bergman

by Nell Jordan
The Queen is Swedish; the
director is not "and that has
made all the difference." Liv
Ullmann (Queen Christina) is
everything that God and Ingmar
Bergman made her, an absolute
inspiration from first to last. Un-
fortunately, one fine
performance does not an Oscar
make, and the movie as a whole
is only mediocre. The most spec-
tacular feature of the film is its
startling resemblance to the
work of Sweden's Ingmar
Bergman, particularly his recent
triumph, Cries and Whispers.
One wonders whether the
similarities are intended as a
Hollywood tribute to Bergman's
innovative cinemation (in the
imitation as flattery tradition) or
merely an attempt to copy. The
Abdication sports a Bergmanes-
que story (complete with
tortured soul), Bergman's style,

Bergman's technique, and even
Bergman's star, but somehow
the magic just isn't there. The
mystical, revelatory element of
the Swedish masterpieces is
replaced by rather prosaic
Hollywood dialogue.. The "pic-
ture worth a thousand words" is
frequently subsidized by a slick
phrase which reveals a basic
insecurity of the director (An-
thony Harvey) in his presen-
tation of concepts.

Peter Finch provides an
interesting and adequate
portrayal of the Cardinal, and the
Vatican plays itself with its usual
display of quiet dignity. All in all,
The Abdication is not bad, but
it's not Bergman and suffers
severely by comparison. If you're
going to get into Bergman's
game, you must risk being
judged by the same standards;
and, in this case, Hollywood falls
miserably short.

Holbrook and Hawn

Love in Russia

6y Susan Gamble
The Girl from Petrovka is one
of the most heart-rending sagas
of ill-starred romance ever
produced. Based on the book by
George Feifer, it is thestoryof an
affair between an easy-going,
level-headed, and perceptive
American reporter (Hal
Holbrook) and an idealistic,
vulnerable, and generally bewit-
ching Russian girl (Goldie
Hawn). Perhaps a bit unrealistic
in its presentation of Communist
suppression of abstract art and
jazz music, the film becomes a
searing condemnation of the
totalitarianism, inflexibility, and
oppressiveness of the Soviet
state; however, we tend to

ignore this for the more
creditable performances of the
actors. Holbrook and Hawn,
along with Anthony Hopkins, ex-
hibit a remarkable grasp of their
respective characters with three
enormously successful
portrayals.

Robert Ellis Miller proves to be
both perspicacious and perfec-
tion-minded as a director; the
attention given to detail is
marvelous. This, joined with
Henry Mancini's music not to
mention a setting which,
because of its very remoteness,
lends an aura of intrigue to the
action produces a superbly
entertaining film.

text that would be hardly more
than explanatory captions for the
pictures, but she realized that
her position as Mr. Frost's
m.inager and close associate
her ''privileged
circumstances" would allow
her to relate the pictures to Mr.
Frost "in a way that must neces-
sarily go beyond the range of
captions."

The resulting chronicle does
indeed go beyond the range of
captions. The range includes five
divisions of the poet's life,
divisions dealing with private
life, farming, public
appearances, involvement with
academic institutions, and life as
an American representative for
the State department. Details on
a grand scale make the
biography warm and
personable. Robert Frost's wit
and humour are conveyed and
complemented by Mrs.
Morrison's wit and humour.
Revelation of the poet's oc-
casional irascibility is both
tender and matter-of-fact. One
must laugh at Mr. Frost's "mis-
fortune" in starting a fire as he
commits a distasteful textbook to
flame. One must also grieve with
the poet as he grieves. With both
laughter and tears, Mrs.
Morrison has a light touch and
never intrudes upon the
cameraderie between reader
and subject.

The pictures do provide the
intended chronicle. Calling on
multiple sources friends,
libraries, personal collections
Mrs. Morrison offers pictures
and quotes in a manner which
explains and illuminates. Most of
the pictures are photographs of
Mr. Frost, and the reader must
feel delight at such pictures as
Frost wielding a baseball bat in
the traditional Bread Loaf
softball game or the poet, res-
plendent in cap and gown,
entering Oxford University
Divinity School to receive a
degree honoris causa. There are
pictures of the residences which
Mr. Frost occupied and restored,
pictures of Mr. Frost tending his
chickens, pictures of Mr. Frost
with President Kennedy, pic-
tures of Mr. Frost with students.
All the photographs provide a
continuity which reminds the
reader of the humanity of the
poet and the poetry of the man.
(continued on page 4)

Just Sitting Around? Get into Action!

Peace Corps and VISTA need college graduates
in the areas of preschool education, speech,
accounting and all fields of business, and the

liberal arts.

See the recruiters in the Mail Room

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Six campuses participate

PROFILE/NOVEMBER 7, 1974

Students organize G-PIRG

Lynn Summer (Dolly Talbo), Harold Hall (Dr. Morris Ritz), Susan
Stigall (Catherine Creek), Eric Anthony (Collin Talho) and jo Allen
Bradham (Verena Talbo) appear in The Grass Harp. Curtain times are
8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Students from Emory, the
University of Georgia, Georgia
Southern, Mercer, Berry and
Agnes Scott are involved in seek-
ing student support for Georgia
Public Interest Research Group
(G-PIRG).

PIRGs are ' student-funded,
student-controlled organiza-
tions designed to be an effective
voice for students in en-
vironmental issues, consumer
protection, corporate and
governmental responsibility,
and other issues. PI RGs now exist
in some 20 states and have
gained the support of over
500.000 students. raising

revenues of more than $1 million
annually. Money is raised
through a nominal fee at regis-
tration which finances a
statewide organization em-
ploying fulltime professionals
lawyers, engineers, health care
workers, journalists.

These professionals provide
expertise in working with
students on issues chosen by
student directors at both the
local and state levels. Originally
an idea of Ralph Nader, PIRGs
are designed to unite the social
concerns of students with the
know-how and continuity which
a professional staff can provide.

Results of survey of student attitudes
toward alcoholic beverages released

The results of the survey of the student body concerning attitudes
and practices involving the use of alcoholic beverages have been
released by the Office of the Dean of Students. The classes' choices
and a total for the college are indicated; the total for the college ex-
ceeds the sum of the class totals because some students did not in-
dicate their class on the survey.

1. Do you drink?

9. Do you understand the newly proposed RC 167?

never almost never

occasionally

often

Freshman

21 20

42

14

Sophomore

15 23

47

18

Junior

6 13

49

27

Senior

5 12

30

40

Total

50 69

180

106

2. Have you ever

violated the present drinking policy?

occasionally

often

never once

Freshman

107

2

Sophomore

78 12

13

junior

59 8

24

8

Senior

44 11

27

6

Total

303 31

72

15

3a. Do your parents approve of drinking for themselves?

occasionally

often

never almost never

Freshman

22 4

49

23

Sophomore

23 16

35

25

Junior

8 16

42

29

Senior

13 7

27

40

Total

69 47

153

122

b. If no, do your

parents approve of drinking for others?

occasionally

often

never almost never

Freshman

12 9

38

15

Sophomore

9 11

23

15

Junior

4

27

18

Senior

7 5

16

14

Total

28 30

112

65

4a. Do your parents approve of your drinking?

occasionally

often

never almost never

Freshman

18 16

47

10

Sophomore

14 2

40

10

Junior

4 4

46

22

Senior

10 6

39

32

Total

48 32

181

78

b If yes. ran you drink

only on special occasions

whenever

you want

Freshman

si

47

Sophomore

n

26

Junior

n

54

Senior

4

26

Total

81

165

5. Do your parents offer you drinks in your home?

Freshman

never almost never

occasionally

regularly

36 18

34

9

Sophomore

23 12

27

7

Junior

29 8

31

27

Senior

21 10

28

30

Total

115 50

131

77

6. Would you dri

nk on campus if it weren't against the rules?

Freshman

never almost never

occasionally

regularly

39 22

35

3

Sophomore

17 16

32

3

lunior

17 21

44

11

Senior

11 16

47

10

Total

86 83

170

28

7. Are you familiar with the present Alcoholic Beverage Policy

at Agnes Scott?

Freshman

no vaguely to a large extent

yes

1 11

12

74

Sophomore

*- 4

4

60

Junior

1 5

3

69

Senior

34

10

76

Total

2 56

30

299

8 Are you satisfied with the present policy?

Freshman

no partly

mostly

yes

23 15

24

36

Sophomore

24 12

10

21

Junior

42 9

10

18

Senior

51 4

9

23

Total

149 44

55

106

Freshman

no

vaguely

to a large extent

yes

3

6

15

75

Sophomore

2

13

.7

55

Junior

f

6

77

53

Senior

3

9

16

60

Total

11

36

115

259

10. Do vou believe RC 167 would increase participation at social functions?

Freshman

no

partly

mostly

yes

19

29

13

38

Sophomore

14

23

7

27

Junior

22

21

4

28

Senior

25

19

7

41

Total

81

92

35

147

11. Whether you drink <
where drinking was a

jr not. would you attend functions on campus

lowed?

no

almost never

occasionally

yes

Freshman

4

3

86

Sophomore

6

6

59

Junior

3

2

9

56

Senior

4

7

76

Total

11

12

44

295

12. Do you feel there w

II be increased social pressure for

those

students who do not drink?

no

almost never

occasionally

yes

Freshman

50

10

24

12

Sophomore

30

12

15

12

Junior

53

10

8

26

Senior

48

11

16

13

Total

181

47

66

64

13. If we have alcohol at social functions on campus, will it have

a negative effect on your academic

work?

occasionally

no

almost never

yes

Freshman

77

6

4

6

Sophomore

49

10

6

3

Junior

72

8

10

3

Senior

75

11

4

5

Total

306

40

26

18

14. Do you think drinking at social functions would significantly

change Agnes Scott?

mostly

no

partly

yes

Freshman

46

25

4

23

Sophomore

19

27

3

18

Junior

39

19

4

33

Senior

28

32

7

19

Total

141

110

19

98

If yes.

improve

or

degrade it

Freshman

Sophomore

3?

12

Junior

19

15

Senior

13

12

Total

43

43

15. Do you think a student has the right to decide when and

where she can drink?

Freshman

no

partly

mostly
13

yes

3

18

62

Sophomore

3

22

9

42

Junior

2

22

8

61

Senior

1

21

14

51

Total

10

86

46

231

16. Do you think RC 167 would be abused?

no

almost never

occasionally

often

Freshman

30

24

33

7

Sophomore

16

20

23

7

Junior

29

14

38

16

Senior

32

14

28

10

Total

116

81

130

41

Although Nader supports G-
PIRG, he cannot exercise any
control over the autonomous
organizations.

Petition drives seeking student
support are currently underway
at Emory, Mercer, Georgia
Southern, and the University of
Georgia. Agnes Scott and Berry
are delaying their petition drives
until winter quarter.

A PIRG organizing committee
already exists at Agnes Scott and
will meet Tues., Nov. 12at7:30 in
the Rep Council room in
Rebekah. Interested students
should plan to attend the meet-
ing or contact Joyce McKee, who
is currently serving as both cam-
pus organizer and state co-
ordinator.

Announcing

Last spring, the Art Club sold
over $1 .000 worth of art, not $100
as reported last week in the
Profile. The Profile regrests that
appeared to undervalue the Art
Club.

Students who take archery will
now be able to earn medals and
certificates awarded by the Camp
Archery Association. The
Archery Bulletin board in the
basement of the gym has details.

The Open Door, Agnes Scott's
Coffeehouse, will be open Fri.,
Nov. 8 from 8-12 p.m. in the
Lower Dining Hall. Admission is
50<r; entertainment will be
provided by "Friends." Christian
Association is sponsoring the
Coffeehouse.

Frost book

(continued from page 3)
Robert Frost: A Pictorial
Chronicle is a compassionate
and companionable book. The
reader finishes with a deep or
perhaps deeper friendship with
the poet and with a feeling of a
friend shared through Mrs.
Morrison's authorship. Frost
once defined poetry as the
"momentary stay against con-
fusion," and reading, one can
better appreciate the momen-
tary stays provided by Mr. Frost.

Robert Frost: A Pictorial
Chronicle is published by Holt,
Rinehart and Winston and is
available in hardback edition for
$10.95.

Hairstyles by Peggy

215 Church St. -a block from Agnes Scott

The "right" cut for you at a reasonable
price

Ask about The Owl Contest when you phone
for your appointment.

Phone 373-5361

Main chosen best dorm
in annual competition

by Bonnie Pederson

Main was chosen best dorm
while the best room award went
to Patsy Cralle and Cathy Carr,
who live in Walters, in the annual
Dec-Your-Dorm competition.
Lee Brown was judge for these
two awards.

The following are the student
winners in the individual dorms,
with first, second, and third

places listed respectively: Main
(judged by Elaine Orr), Tomlyn
Barns, Marianna Edwards, Karen
Hale; Rebekah (judged by
Martha Cochran), Lucy Burch
and Beth Dewall, Anne Walker,
Ann Patton; Inman (judged by
Margaret Copple), jane Fraley,
Nancy Sisk, Renee Anderson;
Hopkins (judged by Glenda Fay
Miller), Vicki Cook, Cheryl Houy
and Melissa Elder and Kay

Williams, Lisa Roberts; Walters
(judged by Lin Mathews), Patsy
Cralle and Cathy Carr, Ann Bax-
ley and Alice Lightle, Anne
Pesterfield and Emily Rumph;
Winship (judged by Patricia
Simpson), Toni Meador, Melanie
Elder, Diana Lipscomb; Cottages
(judged by Susan Parry), Marene
Emanuel, Martha Carr, Kay
Lawther and Ann Hull and Pat
Fishel.

the profile

Vol. LXI No. 9

.AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

January 16, 1975

Rep reports

In major action Tues. Jan. 14, Representative Council endorsed the
Georgia Public Interest Research Group organizing committee,
made it an ad hoc committee of Rep Council and allocated $100 for its
organizing effort. In other action, Rep council indicated a willingness
to eliminate the nominating committee for spring elections and to
consider a centralization and streamlining of organization treasuries.
Rep Council ended its session by voting $100 for Dolphin Club.

The allocation for G-PIRG will fund publicity on campus for G-
PIRG as well as expenses incurred in working with the state organiz-
ing committee - travel, postage, phone bills, etc. The ad hoc com-
mittee will be chaired by Joyce McKee.

Rep Council indicated that popular nominations for student
government offices combined with petitioning by individuals for
specific posts would.be sufficienuo produce a full slate of candidates.
Janey Sutton, as SGA secretary, is responcible for SGA elections; she
stressed the importance that popular nominations would assume
without the nominating committee. Two popular nominations of one
individual for the same office are considered a nomination. Rep
Council has not yet taken a definitive stand to eliminate the nominat-
ing committee, but has authorized Janey to draw up such an RC.

Al ice Lightle, SGA treasurer, reported that Rep should consider
maintaining one expense account for each organization except for
large accounts such as Social Council and student publications. She
stated that this would produce less work for the SGA treasurer in the
long run. Rep, Honor Court and Interdorm currently follow this ex-
pense account procedure. If a new system were adopted, treasurers
for each organization would still have the responsibility of keeping
records and insuring that the club or activity would not spend over its
allocation. However, all checks would be written by the SGA
treasurer on one checking account. Rose Ann Cleveland suggested
'that a meeting of all organization treasurers be held as this cen-
tralization is pursued.

In its final action, Rep Council voted $100 for Dolphin Club in ad-
dition to its allocation of $125. The money will be spent for new swim-
suits, props, costumes, etc.

Rice to speak

'Grass Harp' named in festival;
Susan Stigall is recognized

by Eva Gantt

Blackfriars' production of
Truman Capote's The Grass Harp
has been selected as first
alternate in the Southeastern
regional competition of the
American College Theatre Fes-
tival; Susan Stigall will compete
for the Irene Ryan drama

CA holds Focus on Faith

by Patty Pearson
Focus on Faith, a week an-
nually sponsored by Christian
Association will be Jan. 19-23. Dr.
Sherrard Rice, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Baton
Rouge, La. is this year's speaker.
Dr. Rice's topics will center
around the theme, "Facing To-
day with the Living Christ."

The week begins Sun. Jan. 19 at
4 p.m. with a reception for Dr.
Rice held in Winship Lobby.
Monday's events begin with a
prayer breakfast with Dr. Rice
from 7:30-8:30 a.m. in the Dining
Hall, then a talk by Dr. Rice at
11 :30 in Maclean on "The Fact of
Christ," followed by personal
conferences with Dr. Rice in
Walters from 3-4:30 p.m. Mon-
day night from 7-8:00 p.m. Dr.,
Rice will speak on "Being a
Christian in an Increasingly
Secular Society" in Rebekah
Reception Room, followed by an
informal meeting of faculty and
staff in President Perry's home.

The schedule for Tuesday
begins at 11:30 a.m. in Maclean
with Dr. Rice speaking on the
"Rediscovery of the Holy Spirit
in Our Time," which will be

followed again by conferences in
Walters with Dr. Rice from 3-
4:30. Tuesday night Dr. Rice will
speak in Rebekah Reception
from 7-8:30 p.m. on "The Fine
Art of Living Together." Dis-
cussion will follow the talk.

There will be another prayer
breakfast Wednesday morning
from 7:30-8:30 and at 11:30
Wed., Dr. Rice will speak in
Gaines on "The Love That Will
Not Let Us Go." Wed night in
Rebekah Reception there will be
a "Songfest." Thurs., Jan. 23, at
11:30 Agnes Scott students have
planned an arts program, in-
cluding dance and Christian
music. Thurs. night climaxes the
entire program with a campus-
wide "Love Feast," or com-
munion services to be held from
7-8:30 p.m. in the Dining Hall.

India Culpepper and Mary
Anne Barlow, co-chairmen for
CA's Committee on Focus on
Faith, have concentrated on try-
ing to bring more student
participation, with a real em-
phasis on student exchange, to
this year's Focus. For example,
Art Club and Chimo have
volunteered to make banners

and pottery for the "Love Feast'
communion service. Their work
will not be used only for this
night, but will be used by the
college on other occasions of
communion as well.

scholarship at the regional fes-
tival at Florida State University,
Tallahassee, this weekend.

Susan, who played Catherine
Creek, the part-Indian, part-
Negro housekeeper in The Grass
Harp, will compete for a $500
scholarship. She is among seven
actors and four actresses
recognized for outstanding
performances in the plays
entered in the regional
competition. Each performer
will have a six-minute audition
for the scholarship; Susan's
audition will consist of a scene
from The Grass Harp and a selec-
tion from Edgar Lee Masters'
Spoon River Anthology. Carolyn
McKinney, who played Dolly
Talbo in two performances of
The Grass Harp, will appear with
Susan in the scene from the play.

The regional winner in the
scholarship competition will
compete at the national festival
for two $2000 scholarships.

Plays to be presented at the
festival include the following:
The Rimers of Eldritch, Florida
State University; A-men Gorner,
South Carolina State College;
Misalliance, University of
Alabama; Godspell, University
of Georgia; Happy Birthday,
Wanda ]une, University of
Virginia; and The North Pole I
have Gharted, an original play to
be presented by Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State
University. These six were
chosen from among 38 plays
entered in the regional
competition. The regional
winner will be presented at the
national festival in Washington,
D. C, in April.

Holidays provide occasion for
improvements in physical plant

by Susan Balch

Although the classrooms at
Agnes Scott were empty, the
campus remained active during
the six week Christmas break,
especially with improvements on
the physical plant. These im-
provements include repairs and
repainting, a new ceiling in
Gaines chapel, continued clean-
ing on the exterior of the library,
a new telephone system, and the
arrival of the college mini-bus.

Among miscellaneous repairs
made during the holidays were
extensive work in the kitchen
area of the dining hall and pat-
ching ceilings. The majority of
repainting was done in the older
dorms: Main, Rebekah, and In-

man. Before the holidays, a sign-
up list was available for students
in Main who wished to have their
rooms repainted.

A new ceiling was built under
the balcony in Gaines chapel to
cover the air conditioning ducts
installed last year. Cosmetic
repairs were also made on other
buildings where air conditioning
was installed over the summer.

The cleaning of the library ex-
terior is part of a larger project.
The facing has had to be repaired
and the joints recaulked. After
the building is cleaned, it will be
given a silicon coating. Brick
becomes porous over an ex-
tended period of time, and the
resulting water seepage causes

the plaster inside to crumble
away. The silicon coating will
prevent the brick from ab-
sorbing moisture. This project
when completed will cost the
college an estimated $25,000, ac-
cording to James Henderson,
vice president for business af-
fairs. No final plans for the
interior rennovation of the
library have been made. It is ex-
pected that there will be no
dramatic remodeling but that
most of the improvements will
be to refurbish and update the
library as well as to add shelf
space.

The antiquated college
telephone system was replaced

(Gontinued on page 2)

PAGE 2

PROFILE/JANUARY 16, 1975

Christian commitment

New calendar

A most unusual circumstance occurred at the informal con-
vocation held last week most of the students who spoke seemed to
agree on at least one point. It seems that the calendar which we
followed during this past fall quarter has not struck anyone as being
the ideal one.

Several students mentioned that they had felt too much pressure
or at least more pressure than usual in the fall. This undue tension
was attributed to several possible causes: having both fewer class
days and fewer exam periods, having no break during the quarter,
having several special events during the quarter, having no reading
day before exams, and simply trying an unaccustomed schedule.

Fall quarter has usually been slightly longer than winter and spring
quarters, there have been more exam periods in the fall than in the
winter and spring, and there has been a break for Thanksgiving. If
winter and spring quarters can be shorter with no breaks, then it
seems logical for fall quarter to resemble them in schedule. On the
other hand, coming back to school after a three-month summer
break may naturally require more "settling down" time than coming
back after a much shorter winter or spring break.

Of course, all the extra activities connected with orientation, in-
cluding Black Cat, take place in the fall. And this year two important
special events came during fall quarter the Frost centennial and
the bioethics conference. The result was that we had more different
things to do and less time than usual in which to do them. We are
constantly being urged to attend the lectures and programs on cam-
pus; but having such a short, busy quarter made it almost impossible
for us to participate in such programs and still keep up with our
academic work.

As was pointed out at convocation, we are not here to get
Christmas or even summer jobs. Learning as much as we can from our
academic courses is far more important than having long vacations.
Several students suggested starting school a little earlier in the fall,
having a reading day before exams begin, or having at least one more
exam period. Any or all of these changes would probably help make
up for a shorter fall quarter and the lack of a Thanksgiving break.
Moving some of the special events to winter or spring quarter would
also reduce the pressure.

After all, someone must have had a reason for making fall quarter
generally longer than the other two quarters in the first place. It
might have been to give students extra time to settle down after
summer vacation and to attend special programs. At a school which
emphasizes its focus on the liberal arts, we should not have to make a
choice between doing our best academically and attending
"cultural" events we should be able to do both.

Perhaps we should go ahead and make some minor changes
such as starting a few days earlier in the proposed schedule for next
fall. Surely weshould not have to settle for getting even a little lessout
of the courses we take simply for the sake of trying a new calendar.

Eva Gantt
Associate editor

Each of us enters and leaves Agnes Scott at a
different level of social, mental, physical,
emotional and spiritual development. The liberal
arts college is meant to foster growth in each of
these areas which is far more than intellectual at-
tainment. Rather, it is the development of those
qualities which characterize a liberally educated
individual. From among these qualities, Mr.
Leyburn singled out, in his Founder's Day address,
responsibility, versatility and magnanimity.

A part of magnanimity is tolerance which, at its
best, is more than simply granting to another
freedom of speech and practice. Instead, it is hav-
ing the total respect for another, her life and
human dignity, which compels us to value that
other person. This tolerance must undergird our
community or the freedom offered by the liberal
education becomes circumscribed.

Part of the freedom involved is the freedom for
each student to seek and question and find her
"ultimate concern/' if we may use the language of

Bible 200. The catalogue states, in another way, that
Agnes Scott seeks "to encourage the student to
find for herself a spiritual commitment and a set of
values which will give vitality, meaning and direc-
tion to her life."

We have no quarrel with Christian Association,
or the biblical literature requirement or Focus on
Faith or with the atmosphere the college
endeavors to provide, but with the narrowness
with which some students view other students
their beliefs or their personal ethics. Students are
more willing to circumscribe each other and pres-
cribe for others' lives than even the college as a
whole.

This situation, not someone else's religious belief
or lack of it, is intolerable. Freedom, within the
accepted bounds of the Honor System and
institutional living, is essential for the college.

Joyce McKee
Editor

Dear Editor:

I have a gripe that I've been
putting into letter form. My
gripe is that my alma mater ad-
dresses my mail to the name of a
person they don't know (my hus-
band) and sticks a "Mrs." on the
front. In my mind this "proper"
form of address represents the
view that a wife is a mere ap-
purtenance of a man who is a
complete human being. This
strikes me as out of place from a
college educating women to BE
complete human beings. I have
written to protest the use of the
"Mrs. Somebody Else" form of
address and suggest that alum-
nae be allowed to retain at least
their own first names.

"What's in a name" and all
that. Of course I realize that the
name issue is not as pressing as
many other women's issues. It is,
however, a hangover of old
demeaning ideas about women
and one that I'd like to see pass
away. I thought I would write to
you and suggest an editorial or
feature article that might help
make some people aware of this
issue. Perhaps many students at
Agnes Scott have never thought
of the fact that someday they'll
read about their classmates as
Mrs. Joe Jones, Mrs. Tom Doe,
and Mrs. Ralph Pope. (Who is
who??) And perhaps they have
not realized that they don't have
to have their names obscured in
their husbands'. I see two op-
tions, and I'd just like college
women to consider them.

I have legally changed back to
my maiden name. Dan Spicer
and Caroline Turner live
together as husband and wife
(and quite happily I might add). I
am not a combat boot-wearing,
bra-burning feminist. But I
resented being Mrs. Somebody
Else when we both feel we are
equals. He is an attorney and I
will soon be one; but even If I
made a full time job of keeping
house I'd feel I had the right to
be identified as something other
than Mrs. Him. I enclose copies
of several articles on married
women keeping their maiden
names for you to see and
perhaps use for an article. There
are also several booklets, e.g.,
"Married Women v. Husbands'

Names: The Case for Wives Who
Keep Their Own Name" by Una
Stannard, printed by Germain-
books of San Francisco.

For those who choose to take
their husbands' surname there is
still the right to insist on being
addressed by their own first
names e.g., Sally Smith Jones
instead of Mrs. Joe Jones.
Sincerely,

Caroline Turner 71
(Editor's Note: According to
authorities in the alumnae and
admissions offices, the name
used when addressing corres-
pondence depends upon the
preference of the corres-
pondent. Francis Struther,
secretary of the alumnae office,
says that mail going to alumanae
is addressed in the manner they
request. When a graduate
marries, she submits her married
name however she chooses i.e.,
Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Anna K.
Smith, Ms. Anna Smith, etc. All
correspondence is then ad-
dressed accordingly. Any
changes are passed on from the
alumnae office to the office of
development; therefore, the
latter uses the same method of
addressing.

In the admissions office, which
deals primarily with prospective
students, the title Miss is stan-

dard. Otherwise, according to
Ms. Thompson, director of ad-
missions, the nameand title used
depends upon what their office
is given.

The Profile concurs with Ms.
Turner. It is inappropriate for
anyone to try to identify
someone with the name of his or
her spouse. It is especially inap-
propriate for a women's college.
If Agnes Scott alumnae prefer to
be Mrs. ]oe Schmoe instead of
Ms. Anna Smith Jones (or simply
Ms. Anna Smith), then we are
failing as a college, and this
choice is a symptom.

We hope Agnes Scott will
adopt the policy of using Ms. in
all correspondence using a
prospective student or alumna's
own name, not her husband's, or
with her husband's surname
added to her own name.

Ms. Turner has taken the time
to write Agnes Scott so that she
will no longer receive her mail
addressed to Mrs. Dan Spicer. An
alumna who prefers to be ad-
dressed as Mrs. Somebody Else
should be the one required to
take the time to write and re-
quest a change. Maybe then she
would pause to think why she
wishes to adopt someone else's
identity instead of maintaining
her own.)

the profile

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author' and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
Scott Post Office.

editor/Joyce McKee
associate editor/Eva Gantt
business manager/Debi Belt
arts/entertainment/Renee Anderson
cartoonist/Susan Stigall

STAFF: Susan Balch. Pannie Burchenal, Marene Emanuel, Ann Fincher, Susan
Gamble, Nell Jordan, Jeanie Malmgren, Patty Pearson, Bonnie Pedersen,
Sandra Sasron Julia Midkiff

off-ampus circulation Imma /

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PACE 3

arts/entertainment

what's happening Magic of The Little Prince'

music

The Atlanta Symphony, conducted by Robert Shaw, will perform
on Fri., Jan. 17 and Sat., Jan. 18, at 8:30 p.m. The program, which
features Husa's Music for Prague; Faure's Ballade for Piano and
Orchestra; Liszt's Fantasia in C Major, Wanderer; and Schumann's
Symphony No. 3, Rhenish, will present Grant Johannesen, one of
America's greatest pianists who has also won international fame
through his many achievements. Student rush line tickets will be
available one half hour before show time for $2.60,

Auditions for string players between the ages 13-21 are now open
by the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, conducted by Michael
Palmer. If interested, call 892-3600 for an audition appointment.

Jethro Tull will be in concert on Mon., Jan. 20 at the Omni. The
show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets run from $5-$8.

Country and Western stars Kinky Friedman and Sam Parsons will be
featured at the Great Southeast Music Hall through Sat., Jan. 18.
Following their performances, Booker t. and the MG's return to the
stage beginning Mon., Jan. 20-Tues., Jan. 21. Shows begin each night
at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Admission is $3-$5.

high museum of art

Famous Georgia born artist Benny Andrews will present a lecture
discussing his art featured in his most current exhibit entitled The
Bicentennial Series on display in the north gallery of the museum.
The lecture, to be held on Sun., Jan. 19at3 p.m., will discuss Andrew's
impressions of America and their effects on his work. Admission is
free.

Lecturer Catherine Evans begins a new series on Wed., Jan. 22,
dealing with artists' responses to industrialization of cities. The first
lecture entitled Edvard Munch and Ernst Kirchner: The Anxious City
will be presented at 10:30 a.m. in Hill Auditorium.

A suspense drama entitled Mickey-One starring Warren Beaty, will
be shown on Tues., Jan. 21, at 8 p.m. in Hill auditorium. The film
depicts the lonely life of a man very alienated from society. Ad-
mission is free.

The museum continues presenting many displays reflecting
American heritage, in conjunction with the bicentennial birthday
celebration of our country. The art of quilting is represented in a dis-
play entitled American Coverlets. Quilts and other coverlets from
the nineteenth century are featured in the new gallery through Sun.,
Jan. 19. In addition to this display, American Works, Past and Present,
which exhibits selections reflecting American culture, alsocontinues
through January in the new gallery. Admission is free. The City, an ex-
hibit focusing on Atlanta, continues in the junior gallery. Admission is
50<r. Late nineteenth century and early twentieth century paintings
on loan from the Metropolitan Museum are on display in the
museum. The exhibit features works by Piccaso, Signac, Monet, Dufy,
Matisse, Vuillard, and others. Admission is free. The William and
Robert Arnett Collection of Antique Chinese Jades continues on dis-
play in the McBurney gallery. Admission is free.

theatre

Harold Pinter's comedy of terrors entitled The Birthday Party will
be running through Feb. 15 at the Academy Theatre on Roswell Road.
Performances are given every Thurs. -Sat. night at8:30p.m. On Thurs.
and Fri. nights, a student discount ticket is available for $2.50 if an I.D.
is shown. Call 261-8550 for more information.

The musical of the roaring twenties entitled The Boy Friend by
Sandy Wilson, opens Thurs., Jan. 16 and will run through Feb. 1 atthe
Alliance Theatre. Performances are given Tues. -Sat. nights at 8 p.m.
and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinee is also presented. For more in-
formation, call 892-2797 or 892-2414.

on campus

The Osborne travel films, featuring scenes from European coun-
tries, will be shown on Wed., Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. in McKinney date
parlor. Admission is free.

A student art show opens Sun., Jan. 19, from 2-5 p.m. in Dana.
Following the show, a reception will be held. The show runs through
Feb. 20 and admission is free.

The Agnes Scott Madrigals will perform Fri., Jan 24 in Maclean from
11:30 a.m. until noon. The Convocation Committee invites the cam-
pus to attend.

fails in transfer to film

by Nell Jordan

The Little Prince, Stanley
Donen's latest film which is
based on the children's book by
Antoine de Saint Exupery is
pleasant but in many ways a
disappointment. Steve Warren
who plays the little prince is
delightful and quite disarming,
but the concept of "a little child
shall lead them" has only been
really successful once. Un-
fortunately, here things tend to
dTag. Gene Wilder deserves
special commendation for his
portrayal of Renard the Fox. He
alone seems to fully realize that
tenous balance between wonder
and wisdom which lies at the
heart of Saint Exupery's story.
Consequently, his segment with
the little prince is glorious and by
far the most memorable.

Technically the film is inex-
cusably rough. The sun rises and
sets in the same place in the sky
day after day, and the moon goes
through a most extraordinary
cycle of full to quarter to half as
the nights progress. On the
opening frames of the film the
figure of the little prince is out of
focus in relation to the focus of
the title. Furthermore, one can
only regret the wasted pos-
sibilities for animation in the

film. What little there is proves to
be very mediocre. With the wave
of creativity launched by the
Beatles' Yellow Submarine and
still rapidly advancing today, it
seems a shame that more was not
done in this area as the film
would seem to lend itself so

beautifully to animation.

The story is nice and the
characters are nice and the
movie is nice, but the viewer
often finds himself struggling to
feel the intended magic, and by
the end is awfully weary from the
effort.

Poetry and prose

Contests announced

by Ann Fincher
Margret Trotter, professor of
English, made several an-
nouncements of literary
deadlines in a recent interview
for the Profile
Southern Literary Festival.

Entries for the Southern
Literary Festival Competition are
due to box 990 by Sat., Feb. 1.
Participants in the competition
must be students of member
institutions in the Southern
Literary Festival. Agnes Scott is a
member. Manuscripts may be
poetry (a single poem or a group
of poems), short stories, one-act
plays and formal or informal es-
says. Prose cannot be more than
5000 words. Each student may
submit no more than two entries
in each category. Critical essays

'Freebie & the Bean'
features comic cops

by Susan
Alan Arkin and James Caan
play two zany.New Orleans cops
in a spoof which incongruously
combines side-holding hilarity
with senseless violence and
pointless crudity. Arkin and
Caan, for all their parts allow, are

Gamble

funny especially in several hair-
raising chase scenes. You'll find
yourself howling and then
wondering at your sense of
humour. This definitely is a
second rate comedy which
elicits first rate laughs.

Editor and reporter
headline 'Front Page'

by Nell Jordan
In this remake of the classic
Broadway hit, Jack Lemmon and
Walter Matthau prove to be true
entertainers as they jive and con-
nive their way through the
newspaper world of the 30's.

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editor and Lemmon is his in-
corrigible and indispensible lead
reporter. Together they wrangle
and cajole Lemmon's fiancee, an
escaped convict, the officials of
Chicago and occasionally each
other in this bright, fast-moving
comedy. This film, directed by
Billy Wilder, is a fine example of
the old formula for a successful
movie: strong story, lively script,
good actors. Though television
has somewhat pre-empted this
pattern and the trend in films is
toward more creativity with the
medium, here Wilder proves
that the old combination when
well executed is still viable and
still very entertaining.

will be judged by faculty
members and materials in other
categories will be judged by a
panel made up of faculty and
students. Campus winners will
be notified.

The manuscripts selected by
Agnes Scott will be submitted to
the Southern Literary Festival
Competition. Cash awards of
$25, $15 and $10 will go to the
winners. Miss Trotter noted that
Agnes Scott has won recognition
consistently in the Southern
Literary Festival and voiced her
hope for continuing
recognition.

Agnes Scott Writing Festival.

Entries for the Agnes Scott
Writing Festival are due to box
990 by Sat., March 1. The Festival,
sponsored by Agnes Scott and
scheduled May 1 and 2, is open
to students at all Georgia
colleges and universities.

Submitted materials must be
either prose or poetry (again
either a single poem or a group
of poems). Prose cannot be more
than 5000 words. Each student
may submit no more than two
entries in each category.

The two writers who will be
participating as judges in the
writing festival are Josephine
Jacobsen and Richard Eberhardt.
Among other honors, Mrs.
Jacobsen and Mr. Eberhardt
have both served as consultant of
poetry at the Library of Congress.
This recognition is given only to
outstanding poets.

Any student wishing to have
her work considered for both
the Southern Literary Festival
and the Agnes Scott Writing Fes-
tival should so indicate when she
submits her manuscript.
McKinney Book Award Contest

The deadline for the
McKinney Book Award Contest
is Mon., Jan. 20. Miss Trotter em-
phasized that the contest is open
to any student "not just for
English majors."To participate in
the contest students should
notify any member of the English
department. The prize for the
contest is $50.
Aurora

The deadline for the winter is-
sue of Aurora is Sat., Feb. 15.
Materials submitted may be art
work, poetry or prose. Written
work should be submitted to box
768, and art work to Betsy Wall.

PACE 4

The real world

PROFILE/JANUARY 16, 1975

by Sandra Saseen
The possibility of a very serious
drinking water shortage has
become a reality for Georgia.
Many Georgians are aware that
clean and safe water won't
always be available. The U. S. En-
vironmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) regional director Jack
Ravan states in the Atlanta
journal that "Georgia's over-all
water quality program is poor."
He further adds that many
municipal water systems in the
state are being operated im-
properly and are "time bombs."

The Georgia state legislature
has convened this week with
new members composing a third
of both the House and Senate.
Upcoming major issues include
property tax relief, size of the
state budget, funding for a
statewide kindergarten
program, pay raises for teachers
and all state employees, and the

equal rights amendment.

Three who pleaded guilty in
the Watergate investigation
were released early from jail by
U. S. Judge John J. Sirica. They
were John Dean, Jeb Magruder
and Herbert Kalmbach.

President Ford has revealed his
top priority program to fight the
recession and energy shortage in
the State of the Union message
Wednesday. The package in-
cludes a $15 billion cut in income
taxes and a program to drive
gasoline prices at the pump up7c
a gallon.

The 94th Congress which
convened Tuesday is expected to
ram through emergency relief
for the staggering economy in
the formof an immediate tax cut.
It may move almost as swiftly to
meet the energy crisis with man-
datory stand-by conservation
powers for President Ford. With
an influx of more Democrats, the

Harriett Graves wins
tennis tournament

Harriett Graves defeated Lynn
Wilson 6-1, 6-3 to emerge as
winner of the annual singles ten-
nis tournament held during fall
quarter. Sixteen players
participated in the tournament
which found Harriett facing
Glenn Hodge and Lynn matched
against Terri Keeler in the semi-
final round. Harriett defeated
Glenn 6-1, 6-2 and Lynn defeated

Terri in three sets by a score of 4-
6, 6-4, 6-2.

Basketball practice is now be-
ing held on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m. Class
competition in basketball begins
in February.

Beginning Jan. 21, soccer prac-
tice will be held on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

announcing . . .

Finance Seminar dealt with "Basic Facts of Ban-

The final session of BSA's
three-part finance seminar, what
Every Woman Doesn't Know,
will be held tonight at 6:30 p.m.
in the Faculty Club. Mrs. Crystal
Starr will discuss "Basic Facts
About Insurance and First
Investments." At last night's ses-
sion, Mrs. Mary Gay Bankston

G-PIRG meets Thurs.

king, Credit and Credit Ratings."
And at Tuesday's meeting, Mrs.
Kathey Mackey Jones discussed
"Basic Law for Young Women."

Hub party

The sophomore class will host
the freshmen at a party to be
given in the Hub on Saturday
from 3:30-5 p.m.

The ad hoc committee for
organizing G-PIRG is planning a
campus-wide meeting Thurs.,
Jan. 16 at 7:30 in the Hub for all
interested students.

G-PIRG will be a non-profit,
non-partisan statewide
organization controlled by
Georgia college students
through elected representatives
to local boards on member cam-
puses and to the state board of
directors.

Beginning Jan. 22, students
may sign petitions supporting G-
PIRG and a $2 per quarter
assessment to fund G-PIRG ac-
tivities. The funds will be used to

hire a professional staff of
lawyers, social scientists,
engineers, etc., who will direct
student projects. Students will
work on all phases of G-PIRG ac-
tivity as volunteers, part-time for
minimal pay or for academic
credit.

General areas of G-PIRG
concern include consumer
protection, resource planning,
occupational safety, protection
of natural areas and en-
vironmental quality, racial and
sexual discrimination, land-
lord/tenant relations and other
matters of concern toGeorgians.

The Open Door Coffeehouse
featuring

THE

GROUP

Fri.. Jan. 17 8-12 p.m.
50<r admission
Everyone Welcome!

House may surpass the Senate in
liberal legislation.

Shah Mohammed Reza
Pahlavis of Iran joined Egypt in
calling for Israel's withdrawal
from all occupied Arab lands.
The Shah Pahlavis' talks with
Egyptian Premier Abdel Aziz
Higazi showed that the two
countries want to strengthen
relations between Iran and the
Arab countries and promote
solidarity.

North Vietnamese captured
the capital of South Vietnam's
Phuoc Long province, 75 miles
north of Saigon. The capture,
regarded more as a
psychological than a military
blow to the Saigon government,
was the first seizure of a provin-
cial capital by the Communists
since 1972.

Susan Stigall as Catherine Creek in The Grass Harp.

Physical plant improvements

(continued from page 1)

over the holidays with a system
Southern Bell calls "Model 770."
The switchboard, which was
formerly a plug-in type with in-
numerable wires and cords in
two rooms, now consists of a
small box with push-buttons.
The new features allow students
to make local calls 24 hoursa day,
with a dial 9 system to obtain an
outside line while the ad-
ministrative staff can transfer
calls to other offices without go-
ing through the operator or even
have conference-type calls with
several people on the same line.
The operator will be able to han-
dle traffic much more efficiently.
All numbers were changed (ex-
cept security) with installation of
the system. Mr. Henderson
stated that it was easier to start all
over than to try to rewire the old
numbers. He also added, "I
realize that it's an inconvenience
but I hope it will be just a short
inconvenience until the students
become acquainted with the
new numbers."

During the Christmas break, a
number of new trees and shrubs
were planted, and some of the
more worn-down areas of lawn
were reseeded. When asked
about installation of a sidewalk
between the dining hall and But-
trick, Mr. Henderson said that it
was on a list of general campus
improvements to be made. He
commented that since it was
clear that this path isa main cam-
pus thoroughfare, he would

hope such a sidewalk would
receive priority, but would have
to wait until funds were
available.

The new campus signs, a pro-
ject begun during the 1973-74
school year, are still not com-
pletely installed. Some of the
signs failed to meet design
specifications and were
returned. These signs were
superficially acceptable but a
structural flaw resulted in their
becoming slightly concave. This
eventually could cause the
fiberglass to crack and the signs
to deteriorate. It is not known
when this project will be com-
pleted.

A twelve passenger mini-bus is
now available for college use.
The mini-bus may be used, in the
following priority, for: (1) field
trips sponsored and supervised
by academic departments, (2)
trips sponsored by student
organizations, (3) trips spon-
sored by faculty-staff
organizations or administrative
departments, and (4) trips by in-
formal student groups. The
charge for use of the mini-bus is
15<t per mile; there is a $3
minimum charge per trip. The
department or organization will
not be responsible for any of the
operating costs of the mini-bus
other than parking fees and toll
charges. Users must pay the
charge upon return of the
vehicle or within 48 hours after
use.

Reservations for use of the

Announcing publication of the proceedings
of the 1974 Atlanta Environmental Symposium

Land Use: Georgia and the Nation

copies available in the bookstore for $1.25
Recorded presentations of all 1973 and 1974 speakers

available in the language lab
Cassette recordings of any portions of the programs

may be purchased through the bookstore

mini-bus may be made with Mrs.
Matthews in the Business Affairs
Office. The following in-
formation must be provided to
complete a reservation: (1) name
of department or sponsoring
organization, (2) name of vehicle
driver, (3) date and time of
departure and return, and (4)
purpose of the travel.

All operators of the college
mini-bus must have a valid
driver's license. The operator
and/or the sponsoring
organization will be responsible
for parking fees, toll charges, and
fines for parking or traffic
violations.

Keys to the vehicle will be kept
in the Business Affairs Office and
users will pick up and return keys
there unless other arrangements
are made. Additional in-
formation on operating the bus
will be made available at time of

checkout.

SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR
OPENINGS: Camp Sea Gull and
Camp Seafarer North
Carolina's nationally recognized
coastal boys' and girls' camps on
Pamlico Sound near Atlantic
Beach and New Bern. 28th
season. Camps feature sailing,
motorboating and seamanship
plus all usual camping activities
(including skindiving and golf
course at Sea Gull and horseback
riding at Seafarer). Op-
portunities for students (college
men and women), coaches and
teachers who are LOOKING
FOR MORE than "just another
summer job". June 10-August 22.
We seek highly qualified (ability
to instruct in one phase of
camp's program), dedicated and
enthusiastic staff members with
exemplary character and offer
good salaries, room and board,
plus the opportunity of sharing
in a meaningful and purposeful
experience. Quick answer upon
receipt of a letter of application
which should include a brief
resume' of training and ex-
perience in area(s) of camp
program in which you are best
qualified to instruct. Apply to
Wyatt Taylor, Director, Camp
Sea Gull/Camp Seafarer, P. O.
Box 10976, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27605.

the profile

Vol. LXI-No. 10

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA

30030-

January 23, 1975

National Players

'Henry the Fourth'
is presented here

Sir John Falstaffand Prince Hal carouse in scene from National Players' production of Shakespeare's
Henry the Fourth, Part One.

Petition drive seeks support
for public interest group

The organizing committee for
the Georgia Public Interest
Research Group began its
petition drive Wed., Jan. 22. The
aim of the drive, according to
student organizers, is to elicit
majority support for G-PIRG, an
organization which will work on
problems within Georgia of con-
sumer protection, en-
vironmental preservation, racial
and sexual discrimination, oc-
cupational safety and health, and
corporate accountability.

G-PIRG, according to Beth
McFadden, a member of the
organizing committee, will com-
bine the "energy of students
with the expertise of a profes-
sional staff of lawyers, social
scientists, engineers, health
workers, journalists, etc." She
explained that Agnes Scott
students are petitioning the
college to add a $2 quarterly
assessment and act as a collec-
tion service for G-PIRG.

Sandra Saseen, another
student organizer, emphasized
G-PIRG's concern with the rights
of the minority of students who
might not support G-PIRG. She
stated that G-PIRG would
provide refunds of the college
collected fee to those students
who do not wish to support G-
PIRG financially.

Rob Bildner, from Citizen Ac-
tion Group, which is a Nader
organization in Washington
which helps students toorganize
PIRGs, will speak on PIRGs in
convocation Wed., Jan. 29 in
Gaines Chapel. Bildner, a 1973
graduate of Yale University with
a BA in political science and
economics, worked with the
Southern Regional Council ex-
amining the problems of small
farmers before joining the
Citizen Action staff. Bildner ex-

plained that he now serves as the
PIRG organizer in the Southeast,
currently working in' Texas,
South Carolina, North Carolina,
Florida and Arkansas as well as in
Georgia.

Nationwide, PIRGs have
received strong support from
students and community
leaders, organizers said. Curren-
tly, there are 135 campuses in 19

states and the District of Colum-
bia which raise combined
revenues of over $1 million an-
nually from 500,000 college
students. Organizers em-
phasized that this figure does not
include states or campuses
currently trying to organize.
Leaders who have endorsed
PIRG include Senator Edward
(continued on page 4)

by Julia Midkiff

The National Players of
Washington, D. C. will present
Shakespeare's Henry the Fourth,
Part One in Presser Hall Tues.,
Jan. 28, at 8:15 p.m. There will be
no admission fee.

The performance of Henry the
Fourth, Part One at Agnes Scott
will be the only presentation of
the play in northern Georgia.
Henry the Fourth, Part One, one
of Shakespeare's history plays,
deals with the political and
personal conflicts in the court of
Henry the Fourth. The play
shows the development of the
unruly Prince Hal and presents
one of English literature's best-
known comic figures, Sir John
Falstaff.

Students are encouraged to
come early to be assured of good
seats.

The National Players, a non-
profit organization, was founded
by the Catholic University of
America speech and drama
department and is the longest-

running touring theatrical
repertory company in the U. S.
The theatrical troupe of 15
graduating students is in its
twenty-sixth consecutive season.

From September to May the
company travels 40,000 miles
through 40 states, presenting a
variety of the world's best-
known plays. This season the
National Players are touring
Brandon Thomas' Charley's
Aunt, Moliere's The School for
Wives, and Shakespeare's Henry
the Fourth, Part One.

In past seasons the company
has appeared off-Broadway, on
network television, at the White
House, and in foreign countries
at the invitation of the U. S.
Defense or State departments.
The players have been directed
by such well-known men of the
theater as Walter Kerr, drama
critic; Alan Schneider and
Robert Moore, Broadway direc-
tors; and Leo Brady, playwright,
novelist and director, who
directs this season's The School
for Wives.

Barnes speaks on 'Existentialism and Alienation'

by Ann Fincher

Hazel E. Barnes, Phi Beta
Kappa visiting scholar, lectured
January 13 in Maclean
Auditorium. The topic of her ad-
dress was "Existentialism and
Alienation."

Ms. Barnes, who currently
teaches at Colorado University,
is a classicist, a philosopher and '
translator of French philosopher
Jean-Paul Sartre's works. Ms.
Barnes made frequent allusions
to Sartre during her talk. She
proposed that alienation is a
much talked-about topic, but
that the only universal
agreement regarding alienation
is that it is a "bad thing." This bad
thing, Ms. Barnes continued,
creates a sense of estrangement
and of not belonging, a sense of
having no self-center. She
further suggested that alienation
constitutes a sort of original sin
"our being is threatened by
nonbeing." According to Ms.
Barnes, there are three ways in
which one is threatened by
nonbeing fate, death and
emptiness and these threats
are existential anxieties.

The question Ms. Barnes
posed is how existentialism
answers these anxieties. To this

question came three answers to
the three existential anxieties: (1)
man's fate is that he must always
act with full responsibility but
never with perfect knowledge
(2) death is a finiteness which
makes one unique death is the
only thing which one Derson.
and only that one person, can
live (Ms. Barnes noted that Sartre
quarrelled with this theory, in-
sisting that one's death is lived by
others, not by oneself) and (3)
the relative threat of emptiness
corresponds to the absolute
threat of meaninglessness, an
anxiety which is solved for the
Christian existentialist by a "leap
in faith headfirst." For the
humanistic existentialist this
problem is more difficult, since
the humanist leap is not into faith
but "over the precipice." Here
Ms. Barnes alluded to Camus,
who argued that we create our
own patterns of meaning and
happiness against absurdity. She
interpreted Camus' argument:
"We call out for meaning, for
purpose, for unity in the
universe. Receiving no answer,
we create our values in-
dividually, with others, for future
others, and take pleasure in the
act." This creation of individual
answers, then, is the humanistic

existentialist answer to the anx-
iety of emptiness and mean-
inglessness.

Ms. Barnes further noted that
the humanistic existentialist ex-
pects "no changes in the human
condition as such, but works to
change the human character." In
Judeo-Christianity, there are two
types of sin transgression or
broken command, and original
sin. One need only repent to
atone for transgression, but
original sin cannot be escaped.
Sartre suggests that transgression
is a type of "bad faith" arising
from self-deception. In this self-
deception or bad faith one fails
to acknowledge to oneself what
one has done.

Ms. Barnes also discussed
relations with others in existen-
tial theory. In personal relations
each person lives nonreflectively
as the center of reference to
which everything comes back.
One knows someone else only as
an object, orasa hostilecritic has
paraphrased Sartre's theory of
individual as object "I am
stared at, therefore you exist."

Social relations are easily
observed in marriages, and Ms.
Barnes offered four types of
marriages: (1) two people try to
establish a subject/object

relation i.e. a struggle for
dominance (2) one person ac-
tually succeeds in becoming a
sole subject; (3) one person
wants to be object because such
a choice voids responsibility for
one's own being; and (4) both

persons seek to be objects in a
philosophy of "I won't doanyth-
ing you can't do, if you don't do
anything I can't do." All these
marriage types are relations in
bad faith according to Sartre's
definition. The worst bad faith is
the philosophy that "we have to
exploit someone; there is no
other way."

Ms. Barnes also discussed le
(continued on page 4)

PROFILE/ JANUARY 23, 1975

PACE 2

G-PIRG

The Agnes Scott organizing committee for the Georgia Public
Interest Research Group is asking every student to make an informed
and thoughtful decision. Students are currently conducting a
petition campaign which is designed to indicate majority support for
G-PIRG its goals and organization.

Students have a history of social concern an awareness of the
problems that arise in our national endeavor to distribute even-
handed justice, resources, and opportunities. Many of us have long
believed that the college experience is not a four-year invitation to
hibernate in the library, party non-stop, or abandon citizenship in
favor of campus politics. Instead, the four years offer a challenge to
integrate skills learned in the classroom with practical experience
gained from time and talent devoted to community concerns, and an
opportunity to translate belief into action. By recognizing a student's
obligations as citizen and by creating an organization which allows
these obligations to be met, G-PIRG enables a student to turn com-
mitment for social change into the reality of positive action.

Bridging the gap between idealism and positive action requires
student involvement, dedicated professionals, and a stable funding
system to finance projects and pay salaries. The refundable system is a
$2 per quarter fee, self-imposed by the student body with a
guaranteed refund to those not wishing to support G-PIRG finan-
cially. This system utilizes existing mechanisms for student fee collec-
tion. Consequently, students can take advantage of the educational
benefits of substantive research, rather than squandering precious
time continually running door-to-door campaigns. Further, the
refundable system will enable students to hire a professional staff
because salaries will not be paid through bake sales or the tin cup
method.

The proposed G-PIRG cannot be implemented without the
consent of over 50% of the student body as expressed through
petitions. In a democracy, the majority has the prerogative to es-
tablish rules and procedures (including taxation) for the entire
society as long as the minorities' rights are safeguarded. G-PIRG can-
not be separated from its funding system, since it cannot exist without
stable finances. Liking the idea of G-PIRG but not believing in its fun-
ding method is inconsistent. G-PIRG implements the will of the ma-
jority and safeguards the minority. A democracy provides for
minority rights, but majority rule.

We realize that G-PIRG will be the major extra-curricular focus for
some students. Others will work on projects which interest them
while others may approve G-PIRG's operation and be happy to sup-
port it financially but will devote their time to other pursuits. Those
students who work as volunteers for G-PIRG, for academic credit, or
part-time, will derive the educational benefit of combining an
interdisciplinary approach in the tasks of advocacy and research.
Students, under the direction of the professional staff, are forced to
perform exacting research and draw well-grounded conclusions
since their findings are apt to be presented to the publicthrough the
news media, to the legislature or to an administrative agency.

Granted, a Public Interest Research Group is an ambitious
undertaking which requires widespread student support, informed
decision making, and students willing to assume responsibility and
take initiative.

But it works in 21 states with a half million students, and it can
work in Georgia.

Joyce McKee
Editor

G-PIRG Organizer

(Editor's note: The following is
a letter sent to Ms. Turner reply-
ing to her letter in the January 16
issue of The Profile. Ms. Turner's
letter, dated November 25, 1974,
was received by The Profile over
the Thanksgiving-Christmas
break.)

Dear Caroline,

I would like to protest your
Letter to the Editor of January six-
teenth's Profile. The Alumnae
Office addresses a woman by
whatever she specifies by writing
to the Office. To prove this fact,
we welcome an inspection of our
files, in which you will find a
growing percentage of the more
recent graduates who are
married being represented by
their own names.

Never fear losing trace of
alumnae friends in our
reporting, in that names in
articles from the ASC Alumnae
Office usually include first,
maiden and, if the graduate has
so indicated, a married name,

New
policy

The Profile staff has
voted to institute an "every
other week rule" with
respect to this column. No
individual may have letters
printed in consecutive
weeks or more than one
letter per issue. This rule
will allow for spirited ex-
change through this
column since after the
initial insertion of a letter, a
response from someone
else can be printed the
next week with the writer
of the first letter res-
ponding in the following
issue. Letters should be
typed, double-spaced, and
should not exceed VA
pages.

Time

Is

Out

Sign the:

G-PIRG

PETITION!

plus the class she was with at
Agnes Scott.

As of December 10, 1974,
before the Profile published
your letter, we began addressing
you by your maiden name, as a
"Ms. Her," instead of a "Mrs.
Him."

Congratulations on the up-
coming completion of studies
for your profession and good
luck for a happy future.

Sincerely,

Beth Sherman Moody 72
A.S.C. Alumnae Office

Dear Editor:

/ AM WOMAN!!! This af-
firmation of identity seems to be
the major focus of Caroline
Turner's letter to the Editor and
the Editor's Note in response of
the January 16 Profile. Yet, know-
ing myself rather well, I can
swear to my feminity, and resent
being addressed by the mas-
culine form of my name.

In an article emphasizing the
best use of names, male and
female, I find it ludicrous to have
been called Francis rather than
Frances. Journalism in its best
form also stresses correct name
usage. Adding insult to injury,
the writer misspelled my last
name, which is Strother, not
Struther. Reporting for a
publication of a college with as
high an academic standard as
Agnes Scott's should be of the
best quality.

I agree the issue of woman's
identity is a vital one, so please
don't call me male when I'm
female!

Sincerely,

Frances W. Strother
Secretary to the Director of
Alumnae Affairs

(Editor's note: The Profile regrets
the mistake.)

To the Editor:

Thank you for last week's
editorial on Christian com-
mitment and tolerance.
Hopefully it pricked all our
consciences, making us evaluate

our own levels of tolerance.
Krister Stendhal, Dean of the
Harvard Divinity School, has said
that the amount of love in a com-
munity can be measured by the
amount of tension it can hold.
We live in a community hereand
if we are using our minds, it
follows that there will be
disagreement on academic,
religious, social and other issues.
Hopefully we learn that
disagreement does not neces-
sitate condemnation, in-
difference or hatred. Your
editorial has aptly reminded us
of that fact. May we all heed what
you have said.

Sincerely,

Mary Gay Morgan

To the Editor:

ASC has developed to perfec-
tion the art of cracking peanuts
with sledgehammers. Ponderous
committees and interlocking
structures of committees are
formed to solve college
problems. (Examples of
sledgehammer committees are
1. The Temporary Executive
Committee of the faculty and 2.
the committees dealing with
RC167.) Judicious, responsible,
and concerned discussion is
followed by questionnaires,
which are followed by more dis-
cussion. Paperwork is generated
and finally a report is sent to
another committee and the
process is repeated. Meanwhile,
the spirit of the college dies
because the committee ap-
proach is insufficiently res-
ponsive.

It seems to me one of the most
significant problems facing the
college is the increasing dis-
satisfaction many students are
feeling about their ASC ex-
perience. This problem can
cause a high transfer rate and a
widespread apathy resulting
from a feeling of powerlessness
to effect necessary change.
Student feeling and expression is
often met with excess intellec-
tuality, pontification, and com-
mittee formation. The college
(Continued on page 4)

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arts/entertainment

what's happening

museum of art

Jacques Lipchitz, sculptor, will narrate a film discussing twentieth
century art and the social factors which influenced it. The presen-
tation will be given Sun., Jan. 26, at 3 p.m. Admission is free.

Two Sherlock Holmes movies, The Woman In Green and The
Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, will be shown Fri., Jan. 24, and Sat.,
Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. in Hill auditorium. Student admission is$1.50and an
ID is required.

The Great Artists lecture series continues on Wed., Jan. 29, as
Catherine Evans speaks about German Expressionists. In the lecture,
she will discuss the effect of the Industrial Revolution in Germany.
Ms. Evans will speak at 10:30 a.m. in Hill auditorium.

Lost Horizon and The Transatlantic Tunnel, two fantasy films of the
30's will be shown on Thurs., Jan. 30, and Fri., Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. in Hill
Auditorium. Student admission is $1.50.

The High Museum of Art shop, featuring works of the South's lead-
ing artists and craftsmen, opens each Tues.-Sat., 12-5 p.m.

music

Rush Delux will be playing at the Electric Ballroom through Sat.,
Jan. 25. Beginning Mon. Jan. 27-Sat., Feb. 1, Mohagony Fush will be
featured. The Ballroom is open each day from 9 p.m. -4a.m. For more
information, call 876-5561.

The Mad Mountain Mime Troupe begin at the Southeast Music
Hall Mon., Jan. 27. Shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Admission is
$4-$6.

The Municipal Auditorium presents the Staple Singers in concert
on Sat., Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets run from $4-$6.

Grand Funk will play at the Omni on Sun., Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. Tickets
run from $6-$8.

The Club Atlantis, located in the Regency Hyatt House, presents
Frankie Avalon, well known singer of the 50's. He will perform
through Sat., Jan. 25. For reservations, call 577-1234.

The Atlanta Symphony continues in its 1975 season with guest con-
ductor Ranier Miedel leading the orchestra. The concert will consist
of Larsson's Pastoral Suite; Prokofieff's Violin Concerto No. 7; and
Franck's Symphony in D minor. Performances will be given Thurs.,
Jan. 30 and Fri., Jan. 31, at 8:30 p.m., and on Sun., Feb. 2, at 2:30 p.m.
Student rush line tickets are available for $2.60 one half hour before
showtime.

theatre

Seven Year Itch, a comedy by George Axelrod, will be playing at
the Peachtree playhouse at 1150 Peachtree St. through Sun., Jan. 26.
Tickets run from $5-$8.

Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend continues through Sat., Feb. 1 at the
Alliance Theatre. Shows are given Tues.-Sat., at 8 p.m., and Sun., 2:30
p.m. Call 892-2414 for reservations. Students are admitted with a dis-
count if an ID is presented.

The Workshop Theatre at 1615 Monroe Dr., NE, presents
Broadway Times Two A Musical Revue through Sat., Feb. 15. Shows
featuring hits from Broadway productions, are given each Thurs. -Sat.
at 8 p.m. Admission is $4.

Harold Pinter's Birthday Party will run at the Academy Theatre
through Sat., Feb. 15. Shows are given each Thurs. -Sat., at 8:30 p.m.
Admission is $2 on Thurs. and $4 Fri. and Sat. Student rush line tickets
are available on Fri., for $2.50. Call 261-8550 for reservations.

miscellaneous

The Fernbank Science Center Planetarium presents a free public
presentation entitled What's New in 7975. The show will be given on
Fri., Jan. 24 at 8 p.m.

The Fallacies of Hope, a civilization film, will be presented at
Kennesaw Jr. College on Mon., Jan. 27, at 12 noon and at 7 p.m. Ad-
mission is free.

On Fri., Jan. 24, the Flames meet Vancouver in a hockey match at
the Omni. Fri., Jan. 31, they will take on St. Louis. Games begin at 8
p.m.

A basketball match between the Hawks and Milwaukee will take
place Sat., Jan. 25. On Thurs., Jan. 30, the Hawks will meet New York.
Games begin at 8 p.m. in the Omni.

Comedian David Steinberg will be at Symphony Hall on Wed., Jan.
29, at 8 p.m. Tickets run from $5-$7.

The Atlanta and Decatur Travelog Series comes to Agnes Scott on
Mon., Jan. 27, as the first film entitled Discovering New Zealand, is
presented. The film, narrated by Kenneth Richter, will tour the vast
countryside of New Zealand. Glacier snow fields, the remote high
country sheep stations, the Waiau River, volcanoes, caves, spec-
tacular flowers, the fiords, and the incredible snow-peaked moun-
tains are only a fragment of what the film offers. Besides surveying the
topography of New Zealand, Mr. Richter will explore culture in a visit
to a New Zealand family. Discovering New Zealand will be shown in
Presser Hall at 8 p.m., for the student admission of $2.15.

1974 movie season

Best and worst films chosen

by Nell jordan

In view of the relatively small
number of movies reviewed
here since September and an
inate proclivity for quality rather
than quantity, here is an ap-
praisal of the three (rather than
the traditional ten) best and
worst films of 1974.

Best:

Chinatown Without a doubt
Roman Polanski's thriller is the
most artistic offering of the year.
The film's superb story coupled
with an adroit creative statement
and cinematic virtuosity make it
a movie to be both appreciated
and enjoyed.

The Three Musketeers runs a
close second for top honors. It is
crisp, innovative, and
thoroughly contemporary in its
handling of a marvelous classic.
This movie proves beyond any
shadow of a doubt that the

movie medium is not past its
prime, and that with new direc-
tion, its future can be as fabulous
as its past.

That's Entertainment Jack
Haley has carefully collected and
digested the best and the
brightest of the MGM musicals
and the result is definitely as
wonderful the second time
around.

Worst: As far as candidates for
these honors go, it was a difficult
decision with so many deserving
films vying for the title.
Nevertheless, after excruciating
study, the following were
selected.

Daisy Miller This movie
played only a few days at an
obscure theater and hopefully
most people were not exposed.
Unfortunately, any zealous
Jamesian who raced to the scene
of the crime was in for a shock.
Cybil Shepard insipidly

floundered through the disaster
only to demonstrate to
everyone's satisfaction that her
relationship with director Peter
Bogdonavich was far from
professional.

The Conversation Contrary
to the title, for nearly 2 hours
Gene Hackman said (and did)
nothing of any consequence.
Lauded as being timely, the film
was as ponderous as the
Watergate transcripts and far less
scandalous.

The Great Gatsby Before its
release this extravaganza
received an avalanche of
publicity, and as all waited with
baited breath, it dropped on the
viewing public like the bomb on
Hiroshima. Its only attribute was
its visual splendor, and it was
quite pretty. Of course the same
might be said of the Great
Chicago fire, and nobody paid
three dollars to see that.

Blackfriars hold try-outs for
one acts and spring musical

by Eva Gantt

Open auditions will be held
Mon., Jan. 27, and Wed., Jan. 29,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Winter
Theatre for five student-directed
one-act plays to be presented
this quarter and for Blackfriars'
spring production of Ernest in
Love, the musical version of Os-
car Wilde's The Importance of
Being Earnest.

Ruthie McManus will direct
William Inge's "Glory in the
Flower," which has roles for one

woman and five men, as well as
two women extras. Carolyn
McKinney will direct Edmond
Rostand's "The Romancers," the
play on which the musical "The
Fantastics" is based. This comical
love story features one female
role and four male roles. Sarah
Brooke will be director for
Edward Albee's "The Sandbox,"
a play with two women's and
three men's roles. These three
plays will be presented on Fri.,
Feb. 28, and Sat., Mar. 1, at 8:15
p.m. in the Winter Theatre.

Coward opens season

by Nell Jordan

The Winter Play Season of the
Theater of the Stars launched its
1975 season with Coward in Two
Keys ^tarring Anne Baxter, Jes-
sica Tandy, Hume Cronyn. The
play, actually a combination of
two one act plays set in the same
luxurious hotel suite in
Switzerland, is a somewhat more
serious application of the basic
Noel Coward pattern. The first,
Come Into the Garden, Maud,
got off to a rather slow start and
never really regained its momen-
tum, possibly due to the
detrimental effects of Ms. Bax-
ter's performance. As she

flounced heavily through theen-
tire act without a vestige of grace
or sympathy for the character,
one could not help but wonder
whether the ineptitude sprang
from a lack of interest or ability.
Apparently, the former was the
case, for in the second segment,
A Song at Twilight, her talents
were very much in evidence, and
the evening's conclusion was
most entertaining. Mr. Cronyn
was a virtuoso through-out the
show, and Ms. Tandy's
performance was also much to
her credit. If this year's season
maintains its initial level of ac-
complishment, it will certainly
be a successful one.

Stacye Corbitt will be director
for "No Exit," the English tran-
slation of Jean-Paul Sartre's
"Huis Clos." This existentialist
play has roles for two women
and two men. Shelli Jenkins will
direct the one-act play based on
the recognition scene from Guy
Bolton's Anastasia, the story of
the supposed heiress to the Rus-
sian throne. The play features
two women's and one man's
roles. The two plays will be
offered on Fri., Mar. 7, at 8:30
p.m. and on Sat., Mar. 8, at 8:15
p.m.

Ernest in Love, with book and
lyrics by Anne Croswell and
music by Lee Pockriss, is a
comedy of manners set in the
mid-1890's. The musical has a
relatively small cast with six
female and ten male roles.
Students interested in musical
auditions are asked to provide
their own accompanists and
music or to sight read a selection
from the musical.

Callbacks for the one-acts will
beheldonThurs.,Jan.30,and for
the musical on Fri., Jan. 31.
Rehearsals begin the first week
in February for the one-act plays.
Singing rehearsals for Ernest in
Love begin in March, with
regular rehearsals being held
Mon. -Fri. beginning Apr. 1.

Pinter shows guilt in language

by Nell Jordan

The Academy Theater, under
the direction of Frank Wittow
has scored another success with
Harold Pinter's The Birthday
Party. The play itself, though
initially oblique and rather
puzzling, is a brilliant example of
Pinteresque drama. It opens with

a young man, Stanley Webb,
who is the only guest at a seedy
seaside boarding house run by
an older couple, Meg and Petey.
The threesome lives a quiet and
extremely isolated life until the
arrival of two mysterious
strangers, Goldberg and
McCann, shatters their
circumscribed little world.

Since its opening in 1958, the
play, filled with complex
interpersonal relationships, has
received myriad interpretations
such as being a portrayal of the
transition from childhood to
maturity or the imposition of the
artist into the respectable worka-
day world. All such

PACE 4

PROFILE/ JANUARY 23, 1975

The real world

by Sandra Saseen

Governor George Busbee
turned the attention of most of
his state of the state address to
the General Assembly to the
challenge of providing a better
education for the young.

The new governor called for
support of his $18 million in-
crease in the kindergarten
program and a reduction in the
pupil-teacher ratio. Quoted in
the Atlanta Constitution, Busbee
stated: "The number one
priority of my administration is
education. Until this year, the
state hasemphasized a minimum
level of education." Busbee also
pledged to boost the state's
economy, "battle crime and
provide increased protection for

Rep reports

Rep Council voted Tues. Jan. 21 to donate $1,000 from its savings to
the mini-bus payments. The college has also received $1,000 from
Athletic Association and $1,000 from the biology department. The re-
quest for the money came from Dr. Perry. Rc 168, which would
abolish the nominating committee, is posted in the mailroom and will
be voted upon at the next meeting. Nancy Leasendale, past editor of
the student handbook, suggested that the editor be a member of Rep
Council with advisory committee members from Honor Court and
Interdorm.

Hazel Barnes lectures

our citizens on a wide variety of
fronts, balance a budget that will
meet our most pressing and
urgent needs without building in
a tax increase."

The governor and Lt. Gov. Zell
Miller were sworn in at
ceremonies at the Atlanta Civic
Center.

Final action is expected in the
Georgia General Assembly this
week on three major bills. Two
are corrections to the no-fault
insurance law passed last year,
and the third would provide ex-
tra money for the state's bulging
prisons.

In his address to the Congress,
President Ford outlined
measures to combat the reces-
sion and the oil energy crisis.
Most controversial was Mr.

(Continued from page 1)
regard and defined the expres-
sion in two ways: (1) the look as
an exchange, the look
unguarded; people never really
meet as subjects, but the look as
exchange allows one to
understand as much as possible
another's world; (2) two people
look at the world together
there is no metaphysical we, but
two people can be united by
their projects in the world. The
aim then, according to Ms.
Barnes, should be for a com-
munity in which nobody is ob-
ject for anybody else. Human

solidarity rests upon recognition
of the individual, and only in
society can one be cured of
alienation.

Finally the humanistic existen-
tialist, having no God, must face
two judgments: (1) his own
he must judge himself and create
a value system and (2) the
future's he is making history
and should make it a worthwhile
history. This judgment for the
future recalls Ms. Barnes's earlier
statement of man's fate, that he
must always ad with full res-
ponsibility but never with
perfect knowledge.

Ford's proposal of increased
levies and taxes on oil and
natural gas calculated to reduce
consumption while raising $30
billion in new revenue. The price
of gasoline would go up ap-
proximately 10 cents per gallon.

An uprising initiated by
freshmen members of the
Congress threatened long
tenures of Democratic com-
mittee chairmen in votes in the
Steering Committee in the
House. Wright Patman, 81, of
Texas, was voted out as chairman
of the Banking and Currency
Committee, Rep. Wayne L. Hays
of Ohio, 63, as Chairman of the
House Administration Com-
mittee, R. Edward Herbert of
Louisiana as Chairman of the
Armed Service Committee, and
W. R. Poage as Chairman of
Agriculture Committee.

A U. S. District Court in
Washington awarded $12 million
in damages to 1,200 persons
arrested in 1971 while
demonstrating on the steps of
the Capitol against the Vietnam
war.

Secretary of State Kissinger an-
nounced the United States and
the Soviet Union were nullifying
their 1972 trade agreement
because of Soviet objections to a
congressional requirement that
Moscow agree to freer im-
migration of Jews as a part of the
pact. Both governments ex-
pressed continued interest in
pursuing the detente worked
out over the past few years.

Reinhart letter

(continued from page 2)

needs more caring, more
psychological perception, more
listening, and more action than it
presently has. Also needed is a
more rapid facilitation and im-
plementation of high quality
teaching and less passing the
buck to committees.

The highly paid leadership of
the college is primarily, but not
exclusively, responsible for the
ultimate success or failure of
ASC. They can emphasize or
deemphasize the committee ap-
proach, and they have the
significant power and
prerogative to set the priorities
of the college. For example,
present priorities seem to do

with ripping up and replacing
lights and sidewalks, with install-
ing air conditioning, and with
getting summer conferences to
come to ASC. These prioritiesare
implemented at the expense of
other possibilities, which may or
may not be more helpful to the
college. Appearance and ex-
ternal superficiality are im-
portant, but aren't quality and
content more so?

The success of the college is
closely related to the insight and
leadership ability with which the
administration makes and im-
plements decisions and does not
slough off responsibility to an ex-
cessive committee structure.
P. B. Reinhart

Some Agnes Scott students participated in the march in support ot
the Equal Rights Amendment held ]an. 11 in Atlanta.

announcing . . .

room, board and infirmary
service for the 1975-75 academic
year. The increase brings tuition
costs to $2500 and room, board
and infirmary costs to $1400.

Popular nominations for
student government positions
will be held Tues., Feb. 11, in the
Hub. Petitions for student
government offices may be
turned in during the week of
Feb. 11-18 to Mary Gay Morgan,
Box 430. Students will be notified
of their nomination to SGA
positions on Feb. 24; and they
must turn in announcements of
their candidacy for positions by
Mar. 3 to Janie Sutton, Box 530
(these two dates subject to
change). The names of can-
didates for SGA offices will be
posted on Mar. 7 in the
mailroom and in the dining hall.

The Board of Trustees has
authorized a $200 increase in
tuition and a $100 increase in

'Birthday Party' is successful

(continued from page 3)
interpretations are equally valid,
for the play's genius lies in its in-
finite uncertainties. There are no
definitive facts, and any attempt
to ascertain the "truth" of any
given situation leads inevitably
to further obscurity. Pinter
ruthlessly denudes his characters
of any substantive background as
a qualification for his scathing
revelation of the insecurity, the
vulnerability, the essential
nakedness of man. One of the
playwright's most powerful tools
in his ruthless rendering of the
human ordeal is his use of
language. Pinter considers
language, particularly the
patterned responses of daily
conversation, to be barriers
which the individual constructs
to keep his true being from
unwanted scrutiny. It is only
under intense dramatic tension,
in this case extreme fear, that
these defenses are shattered;
language fails; and the broken
phrases and ominous silences
which remain leave the essential
self brutally exposed.

Finally, the drama is an intense

and uncompromising con-
frontation with the problem of
guilt. By externalizing the guilt
which lies buried deep in all
men, Pinter graphically depicts
the total breakdown of the
human personality when forced
to confront that nameless fear
that someone, somewhere is go-
ing to "find you out" and ad-
minister the retribution which is
so richly deserved.

All of the actors in the Pinter
production give fine
performances in this extremely
difficult play. The humor with
which the dialogue is handled is
perfectly keyed and enables the
audience to endure the grueling
spectacle of total destruction
taking place on the stage. Gay
Griggs, as Meg, gives a
particularly memorable
performance, bringing to her
role an exquisite combination of
pathos and innocence. The
Academy Company has once
again succeeded in bringing ex-
cellent contemporary drama to
the Atlanta stage.

G-PIRG begins petition drive

(continued from page 1)
Kennedy of Mass. and Senator
John Tower of Texas. Terry San-
ford, former governor of North
Carolina and currently president
of Duke University, endorsed
PIRG, saving, "While the first
priority for the college years is
academic excellence, education
must take the student beyond

the classroom intoan understan-
ding of and involvement in prac-
tical concerns of the community
around him. Such an in-
volvement helps students see
themselves as active citizens with
a stake in their community and
its future."

PIRG organizer Anne Loden

stated that the organizing com-
mittee wants students to make an
informed decision. Accordingly,
she explained, "A newspaper,
the georgia pirgressive, has been
prepared and a reserve shelf
created in the library so that
students may have access to
more information about PIRG."

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Board Chairman Alex P.
Gaines has announced that
President Marvin B. Perry, Jr.,
will serve as chairman of a special
collegewide committee set up to
assess the present purpose,
position and needs of the
College. Also serving on the
committee will be trustees Neil
O. Davis, Ben S. Gilmer, Memye
Curtis Tucker and Chairman
Gaines; President's Advisory
Council member Edward E.
Elson; alumnae Jane King Allen,
Virginia Brown McKenzie and
Anne Rivers Payne Thompson;
professors Miriam K. Drucker,
Thomas E. Simpson and Myrna
G. Young; administrative
personnel Julia T. Gary, R. James
Henderson, Martha C. Hun-
tington and Paul M. McCain;
and students Brandon Brame,
Mary Gay Morgan, Susi Pedrick
and Sally Stamper.

SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR
OPENINGS: Camp Sea Gull and
Camp Seafarer North
Carolina's nationally recognized
coastal boys' and girls' camps on
Pamlico Sound near Atlantic
Beach and New Bern. 28th
season. Camps feature sailing,
motorboating and seamanship
plus all usual camping activities
(including skindiving and golf
course at Sea Gull and horseback
riding at Seafarer). Op-
portunities for students (college
men and women), coaches and
teachers who are LOOKING
FOR MORE than "just another
summer job," June 10-August 22.
We seek highly qualified (ability
to instruct in one phase of
camp's program), dedicated and
enthusiastic staff members with
exemplary character and offer
good salaries, room and board,
plus the opportunity of sharing
in a meaningful and purposeful
experience. Quick answer upon
receipt of a letter of application
which should include a brief
resum^ of training and ex-
perience in area(s) of camp
program in which you are best
qualified to instruct. Apply to
Wyatt Taylor, Director, Camp
Sea Gull/Camp Seafarer, P. O.
Box 10976, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27605.

the profile

Vol. LXI-No. 11

announcing . . .

-AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

January 30, 1975

Lecture

Students and faculty members
are invited to the second of two
introductory lectures on
transcendental meditation
tonight at 8 p.m. in McKinney
date parlor. The lectures explore
the benefits of transcendental
meditation.

Recital

A student music recital will be
given tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. in
Maclean auditorium.

Convocation

Bell Wiley, visiting professor in
history, will speak in con-
vocation on Wed., Feb. 5. Mr.
Wiley's field of study is the Civil
War period.

AA News

AA will sponsor a Red Cross
Blood Drive on Mon., Feb. 10.
Students may sign up to
participate in the drive Tues.-
Thurs., Feb. 4-6, in the dining
hall. Donors under 17 years of
age must have parental permis-
sion; forms may be obtained
from Nancy White, box 637.

Any student interested in
attending the Atlanta Flames
hockey game next Thurs., Feb. 6,
should sign up on the AA
bulletin board. AA will pay for
the mini - bus to take students to
the game. Tickets for the game
are $5. See the AA bulletin board
for details.

AA is interested in buying used
bicycles to replace the bikes in
the gym. Any student wishing to
sell a bicycle should contact a
member of AA.

Sign-up sheets are now on the
AA bulletin board for ping-pong
and badminton tournaments to
be played this quarter. Any
interested student may
participate.

Exams

Two exam periods have been
added to the winter quarter ex-
am schedule. Exams will begin
on Sat., Mar. 15 at 9 a.m. as
planned, but they will end on
Fri., Mar 21 at 4:30 p.m., instead
of Thurs., Mar. 20. Scheduled ex-
ams will not begin until Mon.,
Mar. 17 at 9 a.m.

Scott, Tech glee clubs
give pops concert here

The Agnes Scott and Georgia
Tech glee clubs will perform
joint Pops Concerts Feb. 2, and 5.

The Sun., Feb. 2, concert will be
given here in the dining hall at
8:15 p.m. The Wed., Feb. 5,

'Rabbit Branch' plays
at dance on Feb. 8

by Ann Fincher

Social Council will sponsor a
"brownbag" winter dance, 9
p.m. - 1 a.m. Sat., February 8. The
dance will be held at the Hellenic
Center at 2124 Cheshire Bridge
Road.

The band will be "Rabbit Bran-
ch" from Tuscaloosa. Attire is
casual. Social council
chairperson Virginia Parker em-
phasized that the dance is not
like other social council dances
"it's not formal, it's not a
novelty dance like the 40's . . . it's
just sort of casual." No bar will be

open; students are invited to br-
ing their own liquor in
"brownbags" and set-ups will be
available.
Tickets are currently on sale in

the dining hall and may also be
purchased from any social coun-
cil member. Tickets are $4 a
couple, $1.75 stag.

concert at Georgia Tech will be
in the student center at 8: 15 p.m.

Together, the two glee clubs
will sing such numbers as "What
Kind of Fool Am I?", "Alex-
ander's Ragtime Band" and John
Denver's "My Sweet Lady."
Separately, the Agnes Scott glee
club, directed by Theodore
Mathews, will sing, among
others, "The Girl From Ipanema"
and "Put Your Hand in the
Hand." The Georgia Tech club,
directed by Ron Hill, will sing
"Shenandoah," the spiritual
"Dry Bones" and other
American folk songs.

This is the second year the
Agnes Scott and Georgia Tech
glee clubs have performed joint
Pops Concerts.

Other Agnes Scott glee club
activities scheduled for this
quarter include joint concerts
with the Dukesmen and with the
Davidson male chorus.

Students return from Washington semester program

by Susan Balch

Two Agnes Scott students have
returned to the campus after
participating in the Washington
semester program this fall.
Cherry Joy Beysselance and
Becky Thompson studied
American national government
for a semester at American
University in Washington, D. C.

The Washington Semester
program is a cooperative
arrangement between American
University and certain colleges in
the United States. The
curriculum consists of a seminar,
an individual research project
and either an internship or an
additional course from the
regular course offering at
American University.

The seminar part of the
program consisted mainly of
conferences with public officials,
political figures, lobbyists and
others active in American
government. These meetings
were supplemented by readings,
discussions, and lectures. The
seminar took place "on
location" in offices on the Hill,
offices in the Pentagon, or com-
mittee rooms. Becky Thompson
mentioned an occasion when
the students were meeting with a
staff member in a committee
room. He pointed at one student
and said, "I was sitting there
when Spiro Agnew told us he

was going to resign." Becky
added that it was exciting to be in
such close contact with events of
historical import. C. J. also found
this atmosphere stimulating and
said that these meetings,
"helped me to learn my way
around Washington."

Each student in the program
does an original piece of
research which is designed to
give her an in-depth understan-
ding of a political problem or
governmental activity. C. J.
chose to study the way Congress
works by following the life of
the Land Use Planning Bill of
1974. She studied its going
through the committee, the ac-
tion on the floor, the
propaganda each faction
produced, and who influenced
each vote.

Becky's project involved an
examination of the

"interbureaucratic struggle"
between the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Law En-
forcement Assistance Ad-
ministration. She discovered and
documented the wasteful
overlap of their activities and the
competition between the two
organizations. Becky said that
one major impression she
received was that an
organization has a separate iden-
tity from that of the individuals in
it and that this bureaucracy was

out of control.

C. J. elected to serve as an
intern and worked for the
National Women's Political
Caucus (NWPC). When des-
cribing the organization, C. J.
stressed that it was not a
"women's lib" organization. The
aim of the group is to further
qualified women in their
political careers. C. J. served as a
"jack of all trades" and was
especially involved in the cam-
paigning for the November
elections. NWPC was active in
aiding women candidates
throughout the country with in-
formation - gathering and
providing lists of available
volunteer workers in each can-
didate's area. C. J. also did the
research for an article written for
Time during her internship.

Because Becky had worked for
a senator for a summer, she
chose to take a course at
American University. The course
was a graduate study of ethnicity
in politics and proved to be a
challenge. Becky commented
that she was glad she had
participated in the program as a
senior, as she felt that she
needed the background in
political science for this course.

When reflecting on her ex-
periences in Washington, C. J.
said that she enjoyed being
accepted as part of the

governmental community and
yet keeping an academic objec-
tivity "one foot in
government, one in academics."
She stated: "I came away with
more confidence in national
government than I had when I
went there . . . the majority of
people we met were very
conscientious and dedicated."
C. J. felt that the main thing she
learned from this experience was
how a political organization
works and how people can affect
the government, adding, "Every
individual, if he is willing to put
out the effort, can have an effect
on government senators do
read their mail and are aware of
their constituents."

Becky especially enjoyed
meeting the people involved in

the government, saying: "Itgave
me a chance to compare what I
thought with what government
is really like." She commented
that the atmosphere created by
the students in the program , who
were exceptionally alert and ac-
tive in government, was highly
stimulating. Becky also said that
she learned that "... those who
knew what was going on were
not necessarily those in the
headlines."

Honor students with a basic
political science course are
eligible to apply for this
program. There are several
interest areas available for study
and the student need not be a
political science major to
participate.

Inside-Things to see and do in Atlanta.

PAGE 2

PROFILE/JANUARY 30, 1975

arts/ entertainment

Georgia and Atlanta provide
cures for slumps, senioritis

Ll U U

u r?

The Profile faces a dearth of news this quarter since
we have no Frost Centennial, Black Cat orBioethics
Conference; perhaps students miss on-campus
events, too. In this issue, we wanted to remind you
of the city of Atlanta and the many opportunities
there.

Theater entertains
Atlanta-area students

Alliance Theater - resident
company which offers a new
production about every two
weeks during the winter.
Memorial Arts Center.

Academy Theater - an Atlanta
Company which offers a new
production about every two
months, generally more advant-
garde and contemporary theater
than others in Atlanta. Located in
the Buckhead area.

Peachtree Playhouse - Theater
of the Stars, each week a
different production during its
Winter Play Season. Generally
road shows of Broadway or off-
Broadway productions, big
name stars. This is the only truly
professional theater in Atlanta
on a regular basis. Located near
Colony Square.

Kelly's Feed and Seed - Small
theater near Underground
which generally produces off-
beat, sometimes original

material. Very reasonable prices.

Druid Hills Dinner Theater -
Small dinner theater under the
direction of Stuart Culpepper.
Generally light comedy.

Village Dinner Theater -
Generally same as above.

Barn Dinner Theater - See
above.

Studio Theater - Amateur
theater company, associated
with the Alliance. Material is
generally either comedy or ex-
perimental theater.

American Film Series - Shown
at designated theaters around
the area (Toco Hills and Broad-
view Plaza), these are motion
pictures of plays and usually
represent creative trends in film
as well as theater.

As for other offerings, Creative
Loafing is an excellent reference
to keep up with the shows and
plays coming to Atlanta to the
Civic Center or Symphony Hall.

Atlanta Memorial Arts Center. Home of the
Alliance Theater.

by Patty Pearson
Boredom is a chief complaint
during winter quarter, and has
been linked with sophomore
slump, senioritis, and other such
maladies. It is not, however, so
desperate as it seems, because
with a little ingenuity we may dis-
cover that a cure is at hand.

For example, there are
seventeen state parks within a
100-mile radius of the Atlanta
area (and 56 in the state of Ga.).
These seventeen are Red Top
Mt. Park in Cartersville; Panola
in Stockbridge; Hard Labor
Creek in Rutledge; Indian
Springs in Jackson; High Falls
between Jackson and Forsythe;
Amacolola Falls near Dawson-
ville; Fort Mountain in
Chatsworth; Franklin D.
Roosevelt in Pine Mountain;
Mocassin Creek just north of
Clarksville; Tugaloo in Livonia;
Black Rock Mt. in Clayton;
Blackburn and Vogel Parks in
Dahlonega; Elijah Clerk in Lin-
colnton; Fort Yargo in Winder;
George Washington Carver in
Ackworth; Hart in Hartwell; and
John Tanner in Carrollton.

There is no cost for entrance to
these parks. The only cost is for
those who wish to camp or rent a
cottage on park land. For those
more ambitious (or more bored),
a trip to Savannah or Jekyll Island
may be in order. Savannah, a
booming cotton port in
antebellum days, is a five-hour
drive from Atlanta. In Savannah,
the cotton warehouses have
been renovated into a sort of
"Quarter" containing little
shops and restaurants; also of
interest are the restored homes.
Jekyll Island is 300 miles from
Atlanta and not only has the lure
of the beach, but also many
other points of interest, such as
the museum which depicts the
Edwardian Era, the Old Village
Fair of millionaires and the man-
sion, and the drama "Drumbeats
in Georgia/'

Those without transportation,
don't despair! A MARTA bus will
take you to the playground on
Ponce de Leon (complete with
swingsets and a great place to
picnic) or to Piedmont Park on
Piedmont, which is larger and
has tennis courts as well as
swingsets! And if you want to be
entertained, the Atlanta Zooand
Cyclorama at Grant Park is off
Boulevard. The Cyclorama is
open every day except Christmas
and New Year's from 9-5 with
lectures every hour and half-
hour, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and
ending at 4:30 p.m. The cost for
the Cyclorama is Si .25. The Zoo
is open every day except
Christmas and New Year's from
10-5 and its cost is 75c.

If you like to dance, then the
Atlanta area location is ad-
vantageous. Underground has

quite a few spots: The Mad
Hatter, which usually features
records with a bass and drum
backup and occasionally a live
band; The Front Page, which
features a live band; Jocko's
Pumphouse; and Scarlett
O'Hara's (for those with
MIGHTY expensive taste), which
features show bands and big
names like the Drifters, Tarns,
Rhondells, etc. The Stoned
Pony(s) is a popular place, with
two locations one off 1-285
and the other in Marietta. Both
feature live bands. Downtown,
there's The Palace on Old
Alabama St. SW, which features
records; and 'Hotlanta' (for the
brave) on Ponce De Leon, which

has a live band. Close to Emory is
the Brave Falcon in Cheshire
Square at Cheshire and La Vista,
also with a live band.
Remember: if you like money
and dislike crowds, then dance
on weekdays, especially in
Underground! The Front Page
will lift its cover charge from time
to time and The Mad Hatter will
sometimes have a Ladies' Night
(discounts on drinks for us!) or
special rates on certain
beverages on a giyen night.

So even if you have a halfway
adventurous spirit, boredom
need not be your lot. Exploring
the Atlanta and Georgia en-
virons could be your next ex-
citing expedition!

Mountain, gardens

by Bonnie Pedersen

Stone Mountain Park features the world's largest granite monolith
The mountain's famous memorial carving is one of the largest of its
kind. Attractions include: a game ranch, riverboat, canoes, skylift,
historic trails, and auto and music museums. A great spot for picnics.
Daily Carillon Concerts are performed from 12-4 p.m. and on Sun-
days at 1, 3, and 5 p.m. There are various admission fees: $5.00 for a
yearly sticker, $1.50 for one visit, or free via transit system. The park is
open from 6 a.m. until midnight.

On nice sunny weekends, there are a great many places to "get
away from it all." The Monastery of the Holy Ghost is just 8 miles
southwest of Atlanta and is a place where a group of monks practice
self-sufficiency by cultivating their own food and providing their own
necessities. Women may visit the gift shop, the greenhouse, and
chapel. Vespers are held in the chapel on weeknights at 5:45 p.m. and
on Sundays at 5:35 p.m. The greenhouse is open on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday from 10 a.m. -noon and 2:30-4:30 p.m. The gift shop is
open everyday except Sunday from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Scenic drives, walking trails, horseback riding, bike riding, and ten-
nis playing can be enjoyed at beautiful Callaway Gardens. The ad-
mission charge is $1.00 and the gardens are open from 7 a.m. -sunset.

On the way to Callaway Gardens, one should stop to visit the Little
White House, the home of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Built in 1932, the house was used during his frequent visits for physical
therapy in nearby Warm Springs. The house has been left in much the
same order as when he died there in 1945. An admission fee of $2.00 is
charged for a tour of the house. The grounds, opened from 9 a.m. -5
p.m., include a gift shop and picnic area.

Lion Country Safari features lions and other African animals in a
simulated grassland. The animals can be viewed in their own natural
surroundings by people motoring along in their own cars. The wild-
life preservation also offers an amusement park with entertainment
and rides. There is one admission fee of $3.75 and the preservation is
open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily.

Cyclorama - Atlanta's re-creation of the Civil War.

PROFILE/JANUARY 30, 1975

PACE 3

arts/ entertainment

what's happening

museum of art

The film, Black Artist in America, will be shown at the Museum on
Sun., Feb. 2, at 2 p.m., in Hill auditorium. It focuses on major black
artists Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, and Billy Taylor, with an in-
depth look at their statuses in this country. The movie is free and
open to the public. It is being shown in conjunction with the ex-
hibition, Benny Andrews: The Bicentennial Series, which is on dis-
play in the north gallery.

A series of movies by film director Fritz Lang, whose career began
in the 1920's, will be shown in February at the Museum. The first film,
Metropolis, is a silent film of 1927 which is an expressionistic vision of
a struggle between management and labor in a city of the future. It
will be shown on Sun., Feb. 2, at 4 p.m. in Hill auditorium. Two films,
M, Lang's most famous film which stars Peter Lorre as a psychopathic
murderer, and Testament of Dr. Mabuse, a chilling film about the
mad criminal doctor, are scheduled as a double feature on Thurs.,
Feb. 6 and Fri., Feb. 7, at 8 p.m. Student admission is $1.50 if an I.D. is
presented.

The High Museum is open Mon.-Sat., from 10 a.m. -5 p.m., and on
Sun., from 12-5 p.m. Admission is free to almost all of the exhibits.
Tours for six or more people are also given free. The Art Shop, featur-
ing works from many artists, is open Tues.-Sun., from 12-5 p.m.

theater

Harold Pir^er's Birthday Party continues through Sat., Feb. 15, at
to- Academy Theater. Performances are given at 8:30 p.m. Tickets
run from $2 on Thurs., to $4 on Fri. and Sat. Student rush tickets are
available for $2.50 on Fri. Call 261-8550 for reservations.

Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend, continues through Sat., Feb. 1 at the
Alliance Theater in the Memorial Arts Center. Performances begin at
8 p.m. Student admission is $2.75.

The Enchanted will be presented by the DeKalb Little Theater
through Sat., Feb. 8, each Thurs. -Sat. ,at6p.m. Admission is $3 Fri. and
Sat., and $1 on Thurs.

When Are You Coming Back, Red Ryder? will begin at the Alliance
Theater on Thurs., Feb. 6 and will continue through Sun., Feb. 22. The
play takes place in 1969, when American society was so tired of
turmoil of the war and dissension among people. Red Ryder presents
a series of character sketches of a group of people who are thrown
together in a normal everyday environment in which very unnatural
things happen. Performances are given each Tues. -Sat., at8 p.m., and
each Sun., at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $2.75.

music

Mahogany Rush will be appearing at the Electric Ballroom through
Sat., Feb. 1. The Ballroom is open every night from 9 p.m. -4 a.m. Call
876-5561 for more information.

The Southeast Music Hall presents Mike Bloomfield, beginning
Tues., jan. 28. Shows are given at 8 p.m. and at 10:30 p.m. Tickets
range from $4-$6.

Al Green performs at the Omni on Sun., Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. Tickets run
from $5-$8.

Tony Bennett is currently entertaining in the Venetian Room of the
Fairmont Hotel. For reservations, call 892-6000.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents a Meet the Artists lun-
' cheon on Thurs., Jan. 30, at the Memorial Arts Center. Conductor
Ranier Miedel and Soviet violinist Irina Bochkova will be there to
speak with guests. Tickets are $3.50. Call 355-0583 for more in-
formation.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents a concert at 8:30 p.m.,
Thurs., Jan. 30, and Fri., Jan. 31 , and at 2:30 p. m., Sun., Feb. 2. The
program will include selections from Larsson's Pastoral Suite,
Prokofieff's Violin Concerto No. 7, and Franck's Symphony in D
Minor. Student rush line tickets are available for $2.60 one half hour
before performance.

A musical revue of Broadway hits continues at the Arts Theater on
Monroe Drive. Performances are given each Thurs., -Sat., at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $4. .

Virgil Fox presents an organ concert on Fri., Jan. 31, at 8 p.m., in the
Civic Centei. Tickets range from $4-$6.

miscellaneous

Grandview. an artist's cooperative gallery located at 2980
Grandview Ave., presents a group of paintings and drawings by Lee
Parham. Anna Stapleton. and Mary Rand. The exhibit opens Sun.,
Feb. 2. and will continue throughout the month. A reception will be
held for the opening of the show on Sun., Feb. 2, from 3-5 p.m.

(continued on page 4)

Alliance company production

'Boyfriend' recalls the 20's

by Nell Jordan Frepch head mistress ^ js perfec .

Fred Chappell and the Alliance tion itself as the glamorous ex-
Company have succeeded again
in bringing to Atlanta audiences
a production of superior quality.
From the fabulous Valentin-
esque sets to the glorious
musical numbers, The Boyfriend
throbs with the kind of vitality
which gave birth to the Charles-
ton and the legendary flapper.
There is a perfect combination of
nonsense and nostalgia in this
giddy and gorgeous spoof of the
20's which is certain to delight
the most discerning of patrons.

While everyone in the produc-
tion carries his own weight ad-
mirably, several outstanding
performances do deserve special
mention. Henrietta Valor
(Madame Dubonnet), the oh-so

istence which she leads in the
eyes of her charges becomes a
reality in the person of an old
"amour," the father of one of
her students. Philip Pleasants, as
usual, threatens to steal the
show, this time in the person of
the leching Lord Brockhurst who
winks and pinches his way all
along the French Riviera under
the watchful eye of his very
proper wife (Jane Symons) who
constantly reminds him that "We
are British!" Brad Blaisell also
deserves special mention for his

remarkable ability to sing his
numbers in a Rudy Vall.ee voice
complete with the distortion of
early radio.

The musical numbers are all
charming, and included are such
favorites as "Fancy Forgetting"
and "I Could Be Happy With
You." The choreography by Jim
Hoskins makes use of a wide
variety of dances, Charleston,
tap, ballet, toe, waltz, and tango
among them. Perhaps the most
notable and endearing quality of
The Boyfriend is the intense feel-
ing of pleasure in the attitude of
the performers. Throughout the
show, their warmth and en-
thusiasm for what they're doing
on stage, effervesces and spills
over into the audience. There is a
whole new sense of the elec-
tricity of life to be gained from
this delightful rendering of those
good, gay times that are gone but
not forgotten.

'Earthquake' proves disastrous

by Marene Emanuel
As if things weren't bad
enough already, the public now
seems to be demanding disaster
movies! And the industry, ever
mindful of the bucks involved, is
all too willing to please
saturating the screen with
"toweri ng infernos,"
shipwrecked luxury liners, and
violent natural disasters. Earth-
quake is the least imaginative

and most nauseating of all the
current crisis movies.

The overworn plot is never
even developed; and Charlton
Heston, Ava Gardner, Geneveive
Bujold, and Lome Greene do lit-
tle but run from falling buildings,
perform heroic but incredible
feats, and suffer heart attacks.

The movie becomes simply a
series of violent shots of results
during a massive earthquake;

'Seven Year Itch'
fails as a comedy

The second offering of the
Winter Play Season, George Ax-
elrod's Seven Year Itch, in-
disputably deserves to be scrat-
ched. In the opening scene, it
becomes painfully apparent that
the play suffers serious
problems. The first is the story
itself. When first produced on
Broadway, the story, an account
of a mild-mannered, rather mud-
dled husband's exploits (both
real and imagined) with the
"blonde" upstairs during his
wife's absence, was a smash hit
and was immediately made into
an even more successful film.
However, time has not dealt kin-
dly with "the Itch," and much of
its appeal has faded with the
years. In today's atmosphere of
freedom and equality, the play's
emphasis on stereotypes and
role-playing is more offensive
than amusing, and the story's
climax, in which the "blonde,"
after a night of love with a hap-
pily married man, realizes the
validity of marriage as the
ultimate good and abandons her
dreams of independence, is ab-
solutely nauseating.

The second flaw lies in the
play's casting. Jack Gilford as the
befuddled Walter Middian hus-
band is an unqualified disaster.

With such previous successes as
Once Upon A Mattress and A
Funny Thing Happened On The
Way To The Forum to his credit,
one must not doubt or disparage
Gilford's considerable comic
abilities; unfortunately, he is
simply not a leading man. His
attempts to carry the whole
show, and a failing one at that,
are noble but hopeless, and the
effort is embarrassing to cast and
audience alike. John McGiver,
the other "star" of the produc-
tion, gives a fine performance of
a very limited part. All in all, the
production is not a satisfactory
one and falls far short of expec-
tations of fine professional
theater from the Theater of the
Stars.

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the overall effect is greatly
worsened by an unexpected
flood on the scene, the famous
sensurround system (a fake ren-
dition of earthquake sounds in
stereo and visual distortion on
screen), and a cheap animation
of death in an elevator.

George Kennedy's
performance as a soft-hearted
and loyal cop, and Buddy
Hackett's drunken survival are
the only redeeming virtues of an
otherwise boring and sen-
sationalists movie.

Some friendly advice: save the
$3.50 for a pizza.

SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR
OPENINGS: Camp Sea Gull and
Camp Seafarer North
Carolina's nationally recognized
coastal boys' and girls' camps on
Pamlico Sound near Atlantic
Beach and New Bern. 28th
season. Camps feature sailing,
motorboating and seamanship
plus all usual camping activities
(including skindiving and golf
course at Sea Gull and horseback
riding at Seafarer). Op-
portunities for students (college
men and women), coaches and
teachers who are LOOKING
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summer job," June 10-August22.
We seek highly qualified (ability
to instruct in one phase of
camp's program), dedicated and
enthusiastic staff members with
exemplary character and offer
good salaries, room and board,
plus the opportunity of sharing
in a meaningful and purposeful
experience. Quick answer upon
receipt of a letter of application
which should include a brief
resume of training and ex-
perience in area(s) of camp
program in which you are best
qualified to instruct. Apply to
Wyatt Taylor, Director, Camp
Sea Gull/Camp Seafarer, P. O.
Box 10976, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27605.

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Five breeds of Scotties

PROFILE/JANUARY 30, 197 b

THE TYPICAL SCOTTIE
by Julia Midkiff

We Scotties like to think that we are a dog of a different breed, but
in truth we are dogs of different breeds. When we first come to Agnes
Scott College as inferiority - complex - ridden freshmen, we take
great pride in our worth as an individual, but as the years go by we
find ourselves becoming a "typical" Scottie. Actually, there is no such
thing; there are five assorted varieties of Scottie: the Fashion Poodle,
the Chronic Committee Beagle, the Study Hound, the P by C
Chihuahua, and the In-Shape Greyhound.

The Fashion Poodle is dis-
tinguished by her tasteful clothes
and hairstyle. She spends more
money on glamour magazines
than on textbooks, and her
wardrobe is a Salvation Army
worker's idea of paradise. There
are several "nevers" which
govern the life of a Fashion
Poodle: never appear at break-
fast without make-up, never go
to class in slacks and never,
never, never wear jeans. If you
go to ask a Fashion Poodle's
opinion on your new sweater
and find her locked in the closet,
don't worry. It isn't that she
doesn't want to see you, it's just
that her hai: is still in curlers.
"Sign the Glurp petition!" "Boycott Mellow Vinegar!" "March for
the No Homework on Friday Amendment!" These are the
characteristic barks of the Chronic Committee Beagle. When not
hurrying from one meeting to another this breed can be seen with
her nose to the ground and one ear cocked, trying to find another
committee, staff or club to join.

She has a standing ap-
pointment with the president to
discuss satisfaction with the new
lights, typographical errors in the
Profile or the possibility of get-
ting Gerald Ford to relieve the
dining hall workers at breakfast.
What's that loud baying in
Rebekah? Oh, the Chronic Com-
mittee Beagle just treed another
chairman.

The domain of the third variety of Scottie, the Study Hound, is the
library. At rare intervals one can spot one of these hounds plodding
from the card catalog to an obscure carrel in the stacks. She is easily
recognized by her red eyes, droopy ears and arthritic tail. (After all, if
you sat in one of those chairs for twelve hours every day, you

wouldn't feel like wagging your tail, either.) When not in the library
or in class, the Study Hound can be found in the dean's office asking
for permission to take an overload and audit two five-hour courses.
But don't think that this Scottie never hasany fun; once every quarter
she figures out her 3.1 grade point average.

The P by C Chihuahua usually
requests a room in Hopkins or
Inman in order to be able to
smell the anchovies at opening
time. That room she decorates
with red-checkered bedspreads
and a radio with a coin slot. She
keeps up with her class work in
spite of nightly visits across the
street by reading poetry, writing
papers and working chemistry
problems by red candlelight. The
Chihuahua never has to order;
the waitresses have "the usual"

lunch line? That was the In-
Shape Greyhound. The dis-
tinguishing markings of the
Greyhound are its jock shorts,
Camp Sore Muscles T-shirt and
tennis shoes. Her whole life is
centered around hockey in fall,
soccer and basketball in winter
and tennis in spring, and she is
happy only when drenched in
sweat and panting. While slam-
ming the door of one of her
dozen lockers in the gym the In-
Shape Greyhound is often heard
growling, "I'm so out of shape! I
could only run fifty miles today."

Of course no one is just one
breed of Scottie. We all combine
the pride of the Fashion Poodle,
the eagerness of the Chronic
Committee Beagle, the
dedication of the Study Hound,
the craving for food of the P by C
Chihuahua and the wish to be fit
of the In-Shape Greyhound. In
other words, the typical Scottie is
a mutt.

Rep
reports

In action taken Tues., Jan. 28,
Rep Council passed RC 168,
which abolishes the Nominating
Committee. An RC regarding
revision of the student
handbook committee will be in-
troduced at the next meeting,
according to Nancy Leasendale,
editor of the handbook. Liz
Hornsby, chairman of the Com-
mittee on Academic Problems
(CAP), announced that CAP will
conduct a questionnaire to
determine opinion about the
academic calendar. Alice Light le,
SGA treasurer announced that
an effort was being made to con-
solidate SGA accounts. The pos-
sibility of mandatory dorm
meetings with Mary Gay
Morgan, SGA president;
Charlotte Gillis. chairman of
Honor Court; and Anne Darby
Tison. chairman to Interdorm to
discuss the present alcoholic
beverages policy was discussed.

waiting every night, and for her
last birthday there was a surprise,
a double- cheese with twenty
slices of peperoni.

Have you ever noticed a streak
passing you on the way to class,
or wondered who that was doing
calisthenics while waiting in the

To the Editor:

There was a question last
quarter regarding the eligibility
for certification of Agnes Scott
students who complete the
program in teacher education. In
the fall quarter the college com-
mittee on Teacher Education
met with a representative of the
State Department of Education
to solve what appeared to the
state department to be problems
with the Agnes Scott program.

As a result of that meeting, we
received a letter from the State
Department of Education reaf-
firming that the Agnes Scott
program does indeed meet state
requirements and that students
who satisfactorily complete the
program are qualified to receive
the T-4 certificate in Georgia.

Sincerely,

Margaret Ammons

Chairman,

Department of Education

Real World

by Sandra Saseen

A political ethics bill backed by
Gov. George Busbee, Lt. Gov.
Zell Miller and House Speaker
Tom Murphy was introduced in
the Senate.

The legislation would put a
$750,000 ceiling on campaign
spending for governor and a
$350,000 top for other statewide
races. All contributions would
have to be disclosed. The
General Assembly sent its first
bill to Gov. Busbee a measure
correcting the no-fault auto in-
surance bill passed last year to
make sure motorists would not
through omission receive
unwanted coverage.
Meanwhile, public hearings
were held on Georgia Power's
call for an emergency rate in-
crease, part of a request for a
$305 million rate hike.

President Ford signed an ex-
ecutive order imposing a tariff
on crude oil imports. Mr. Ford
said he would veto any gasoline
rationing plan advanced by
Congress in lieu of the new tariff.

General Motors and American
Motors joined Chrysler and Ford
in offering cash rebates for car
purchases. The bonus system was
seen as instrumental in spurring
car sales.

Retail prices in the nation went

What's Happening

(continued from page 3)

The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus beginsat theOm-
ni,Thurs., Feb. 13-Mon., Feb. 23. Shows are given weekdays at 4 p.m.
and 8 p.m., on Sat., 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 8 p.m., and on Sun., 1 p.m., and 5
p.m. Tickets run from $3-$7 and may be purchased at the Omni or at
Rich's.

up only .7 per cent in December,
the lowest monthly increase
since July. Nevertheless, the cost
of living index was up 12.2 per
cent for the year, the highest an-
nual increase in 28 years.

G. Gordon Liddy of the
Watergate burglary reported
back to jail for a six to 20-year
sentence after his appeal was
turned down.

On the international scene,
Mr. Ford disclosed he would ask
Congress for $300 million in
military aid for South Vietnam.
He also said that the ad-
ministration is exerting peace ef-
forts with Israel and some of the
Arab states.

Dr. Clair Patterson, a
geochemist at the California
Institute of Technology, says in-
dustrialization has created an in-
visible, potentially dangerous
film of lead that coats the earth
and nearly everything on it. Dr.
Patterson said more than 80 per
cent of the lead in grass and mice
is of industrial origin. In
populous areas, 99 per cent of
the lead is from industrial
sources. He further adds that if
all the automobiles in the world
stopped burning leaded gasoline
instantly, lead contamination
would drop in 30 days. But he
believes it would take centuries
to get rid of the pollution.

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ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, CA. WOW

THE PROEILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
Scott Post Office.

rditor/joyce M< Kee
associate editor/ Eva C.init
business manager Dohi fich
arts/entertainment/ Ronee Andcrstm
cartotmist/Susan Sr/#a//

STAFF: Susan Balrh. Pannie Burrhcnal, Marene Emanuel. Ann Fincher, Susan
Gamble. Nell Jordan, Jeanie Malmgren, Patty Pearson, Bonnie Pedersen,
Sandra Saseen Julia Midkiff

ofi-campus

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loplmft. Ir.

Degree requirements approved by faculty

New degree requirements
which will go into effect with
next year's entering freshmen
(Class of 79) have been ap-
proved by the faculty, Julia Gary,
dean of faculty, announced in a
recent interview with the Profile.

The Group I requirement for
study of literature in the
language of composition now
must be filled at the 200 level or
higher. It was generally agreed
that French and Spanish 103,
which could previously be used
to satisfy the requirement, con-
tained less literature and more
grammar and were inadequate
for the literature requirement.

The Group II requirement can
be satisfied by nine quarter
hours of history, classics or the
history of philosophy. Theater
history, art history, and music
history will no longer fill this re-
quirement.

A new degree requirement
has been created which must be
satisfied by five quarter hours in
either art-studio or art history,
speech and drama, music (not
applied) or creative writing. The
math/science requirement has
been left unchanged as has the
Group IV requirement.

To prevent over-
specialization the number of
hours in the major discipline
which is permitted has been
dropped from 80 to 72.

Ms. Gary also announced that
new guidelines for 410 courses
(directed reading) have been
passed by the faculty. Beginning
next year, 410 will be ordinarily
for seniors in their major
department, outside the regular
course offerings. A student will
usually be limited to ten hours of
410 and only six hours in one dis-
cipline. To take a directed
reading, a student must present

to Ms. Gary the topic and the en-
dorsements of the department
chairperson and the professor
who will act as director. The
course card will be initialed by
either Ms. Gary or the

chairperson of the curriculum
committee.

Ms. Gary emphasized that
these are guidelines, not rigid
rules. Students who can show
cause are free to ask for excep-

tions. For example, a student
with sufficient background may
take 410 outside her major
department or might take more
than six hours of 410 in one dis-
cipline.

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Vol. LXI-No. 12

ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE
DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030

February 6, 1975

Black History Week

Powell speaks in convocation

Four professors to
leave this year

Michael McDowell, professor
of music; Joe Frierson, William
Rand Kenan, Jr. professor of
chemistry; Gretchen Schulz, as-
sistant professor of English; and
Charles Leonard, instructor in
art, will leave Agnes Scott at the
end of the 1974-75 academic
year, according to Julia Gary,
dean of the faculty.

To replace the retiring Mr.
McDowell, who is chairman of
the music department, Agnes
Scott is conducting a nationwide
search, listing the position in the
Chronicle of Higher Education

and professional music journals
and writing over 90 letters to
colleges and universities. Mr.
Frierson, who is also retiring, will
be replaced by a new junior
member of the chemistry
department who specializes in
inorganicand general chemistry.

, Ms. Gary stated that ne.
faculty will be hired in both the
art and English departments but
that no decision had been made
as to what level or whether the
positions would be full-time or
part-time.

by Patty Pearson
Focusing on Black History
Week, convocation speaker will
be Judge Romae Turner Powell
of the Juvenile Court of Fulton
County.

A native of Atlanta, Judge
Powell attended Atlanta schools
and graduated from Spelman
College with a degree in social
sciences. She obtained her law
degree from Howard University
School of Law in Washington,
D.C. In addition, she has
attended the Certificate Traffic
Court School of the American
Bar Association at Emory and the
Certificate National College of
Juvenile Court Judges and
Referees at the University of
Nevada.

Judge Powell began practicing
in 1951 and is licensed and ad-
mitted to practice in the follow-
ing courts: General Courts of
Ga., Ga. Court of Appeals, Ga.
Supreme Court, United States

Library lends book for Frost Exhibit

by Ann Fincher
Dale Luchsinger, librarian, dis-
cussed Agnes Scott's
participation in "Robert Frost
100", a centennial exhibition, in
a recent interview with the
Profile.

Edward Connery Lathem,
dean of libraries and librarian at
Dartmouth College, described
the exhibition as a
''cooperatively projected
exhibition marking the centen-
nial year of Robert Frost's birth."
Dean Lathem in a letter to Mr.
Luchsinger requested the loan
from Agnes Scott of a copy of the
limited edition of Robert Frost's
A Masque of Mercy. The book is
inscribed by Mr. Frost.

The exhibit consists of one
hundred items representative of
Mr. Frost's books and other
printed works. The represen-
tation ranges from Mr. Frost's
earliest publications (1890) to the
time of his death (1963). Dean
Lathem emphasized the
exhibition's "association with

copies of outstanding
significance."

The exhibit opened May, 1974,
at Princeton University Library.
Since that time the exhibit has
also been displayed at Newberry
Library in Chicago, the
University of Texas, the
University of Virginia, the
University of California at
Berkeley and the New York

Public Library. Dean Lathem em-
phasized the provisions for high
security and noted a special in-
surance policy for all items dis-
played.

All materials appearing in the
exhibit and the lenders of the
materials are recorded in a
catalogue. This catalogue is
located in the Robert Frost room
and is available to students.

Dunkel gives lecture
on education tonight

Harold B. Dunkel, educator
and philosopher, will speak on
"Reinventing Educational
Wheels" Thurs., Feb. 6 at 8:15 in
Maclean Auditorium.

Mr. Dunkel comes to Agnes
Scott from the University of
Chicago, where he is a professor
of education. In his lecture, Mr.
Dunkel will discuss current
problems in education and
solutions to these problems.

Dunkel maintains that these
solutions are the same
throughout history that is
society "reinvents" the same
solutions or "educational
wheels."

Mr. Dunkel has researched
and written on the teaching of
foreign languages and has also
published biographies of
philosophers John Dewey and
Alfred North Whitehead.

District Court, United States
Court of Appeals, and the
Supreme Court of the United
States. She is also qualified to
certify titles at Lawyer's Title In-
surance Co.

She is a member of the State
Bar of Ga., Atlanta Bar As-
sociation, National Bar As-
sociation, American Bar As-
sociation, American Judicature
Society, United Presbyterian
Women, and the N.A.A.C.P.

In addition to membership,
Judge Powell has held many of-
fices, some of which are the
following: secretary, vice-
president, and president of Gate
City Bar Association; president
of Atlanta Spelman Club; board
of directors, Camp Fire Girls,
Inc.; member of the advisory
adoption committee of
Children's Center of
Metropolitan Atlanta; board of
directors, Metro Grady Girls
Club; parliamentarian of several
schools; advisory board of Day
Care Centers of Economic Op-
portunity Atlanta; trustee of
Metropolitan Atlanta Com-
mission on Crime and Juvenile
Delinquency; chairman of the

Juvenile Delinquency Com-
mittee; board of directors,
Atlanta Legal Aid Society; ad-
visory board of Literacy Action
Foundation, Inc.; member of
Mayor's Committee of Impact
Program; member of Legal
Redress Committee of Atlanta
branch, N.A.A.C.P.; chairman of
the Legislative Committee of
Atlanta branch, N.A.A.C.P.; ad-
visor of Youth Council, Atlanta
branch, N.A.A.C.P.; board of
directors, National Judicial
Council, National Bar As-
sociation; secretary/treasurer of
Ga. Council of Juvenile Court
Judges; member of Child and
Adolescent Task Force Com-
mittee, Division of Mental
Health, Ga. Dept. of Human
Resources.

Judge Powell practiced law
from 1951 until 1968 when she
became senior juvenile court
referee, Fulton County Juvenile
Court. In 1973, she became a
judge in the Juvenile Court of
Fulton County.

Married to the director of the
Atlanta Southside Com-
prehensive Health Center, Dr. C.
Clayton Powell, Judge Powell has
two children.

announcing . . .

Professors Linda Woods and
David Orr and students Anne
Loden and Joy Cunningham will
lead a panel discussion on the
topic "Agnes Scott Students: Are
We Afraid to Speak Out?"
tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. in
Maclean.

AA's Red Cross blood drive
will be Monday from 9:30-1 :30 in
Rebekah reception room. There
will be a sundae party for donors
that night from 6:30-7:30 in the
Hub.

Popular nominations for SGA
positions will be Tuesday from 9
a.m. -4 p.m. in the Hub.

BSA will sponsor a practical
course in cancer detection, to be
taught by representatives of the

American Cancer Society,
Thurs., Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in
room 109 Dana.

Eta Sigma Phi, national
honorary classics fraternity,
initiated the following new
members at its meeting on Feb.
4: Rose Ann Cleveland, Jane
Fraley, Cynthia Hernandez, Liz
Hornsby, Nita Whetstone, Mary
Gay Morgan, Ruth McMullen,
Lynn Summer, Suzi Pedrick and
Kathy Cates.

Jay Fuller, assistant professor
of music, will give a piano recital
tomorrow night at 8:15 p.m. in
Gaines.

There will be a German Kaffee
Klatch on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in
the Hub.

Professor Edward McNair will
discuss academic regalia in
chapel on Fri., Feb. 14.

PROFILE/FEBRUARY 6, 1975

Don't

PfcK OUT! I

Founder's day

The Profile staff has been contemplating another special issue. We,
and you, enjoy most special issues like the ones for the Environmental
Symposium or Frost Centennial and want to center another around
Founder's Day. We had originally planned to plunder the Agnes Scott
room in the library for information about our founder and our
namesake. However, we have decided that, while interesting, to limit
our focus to the past is to fail.

The Profile would like to devote the issue of Feb. 20 to you, the
students your views about Agnes Scott today and what Agnes Scott
'might be five years from now. I will try to pose several questions
which we hope you will take the time to answer. Please put your res-
ponses in Box 764 by Fri., Feb. 14 (a valentine for the Profile?). We
hope you will allow us to print your name with your response;
however, if you would prefer that we withhold it, the Profile will
maintain confidentiality. Please identify your class, too. This issue is a
new effort for us and will succeed only if you take the time to express
your point of view.

Agnes Scott appears to be in a period of transition, trying to cope
with changing points of view toward the liberal arts. In the coming
years, must Agnes Scott change its curriculum? Are there core
courses in a liberal arts program which ASC must continue to offer? If
the pursuit of excellence in a discipline leads to internships, prac-
ticums and field work, what should the College do? How can we
maintain the integrity in our curriculum which has so often brought
students here and kept them here?

Can Agnes Scott survive the next 10 years? What are the strengths
which will pull it through or the weaknesses which mean its downfall?
Do we currently concern ourselves with the right problems or do we
suffer from a lack of purpose?

As students, what are our responsibilities to each other and to
Agnes Scott? Do we act like students at a women's college or do we
make Agnes Scott seem like a girls' school?

What are the obligations of the College to us? Is Agnes Scott fulfill-
ing its role? What should that role be? Does the college expect us to
be mature or are we coddled here?

Please respond to any of the questions which interest you. Perhaps
these will serve best as a take-off for other issues. This issue will be
solely for student opinion. We hope you will use it.

Joyce McKee, editor

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THE PROF I L E is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
Scott Post Office.

editor/ loyce McKee
associate editor/ Eva Cantt
business manager Debt Belt
arts/ entertainment/ Renee Anderson
cartoonist/Susan Stigall

STAFF Susan Balch. Pannie Burchenal. Marene Emanuel, Ann Fincher, Susan
Gamble. Nell lordan. Jeanie Malmgren. Pattv Pearson. Bonnie Pedersen,
Sandra Saseen Julia Midkiff

off-campus circulation: Emma lohnson. Bo

i lopl.r

To the Editor:

The first week of this quarter I
attended the informal con-
vocation held to discuss this
year's calendar change. I felt the
discussion was neither long nor
thoughtful enough to include all
the impacts that the change will
have on Agnes Scott, so I am
writing this letter to present
some of my own ideas as well as
the thoughts of other students
with whom I have talked.

1. The calendar puts ASC off-
schedule with other universities.
This means one cannot easily
register at Tech, Georgia State, or
Emory for additional courses.
Secondly, ASC students miss see-
ing friends at home and so the
vacation loses some of its
meaningfulness.

2. The change makes the
quarter too rushed. I am not
referring to the number of class
days in the quarter, but to the
amount of time given to absorb a
quarter's worth of work. Fall

Editorial

Exam
schedule

We students would like to
thank those in the administration
for the change in this quarter's
exam schedule as announced in
last week's Profile. The change
apparently was made at least
partly in response to comments
from students in informal con-
vocation and in the newspaper.
We see this development as an
encouraging sign that perhaps
our voices are sometimes heard
and heeded.

The addition of two exam
periods to the exam schedule
will enable every student to have
at least one "free" day during
exams. That one day can be very
important, since it gives a
student a chance to get a
"second wind" before finishing
her exams. And having
scheduled exams start on the
second exam day means that no
student is forced to take an exam
at 9 a.m. one day after being in
class till 5 p.m. the day before.

We hope that the ad-
ministration will continue to
demonstrate a willingness to
listen to students; for we are,
after all, the people who give the
college its reason for existence.

Eva Gantt
Associate editor

quarter is an especially busy time
because it includes Black Cat and
other special college events. By
losing the Thanksgiving break,
we lose a certain element of
relaxed study.

3. The holiday is too long. I felt
the continuity of my year courses
was broken. Secondly, one loses
a "sense of place," and thus set-
tling back in at Scott has been a
more difficult adjustment than
usual this quarter.

4. Jobs are not the answer to
the holiday. Jobs are extremely
hard to find and most of those
that are available consist of busy
work which does not pay well.
Would it not be better in the
long run to enable students to
get better summer jobs with
higher pay and/or more varied
experience?

5. Students miss sharing
Thanksgiving and Christmas with
school friends and with Atlanta.
Cheerful Cherubs, Christmas
parties, and glee club concert are

chances to be with and enjoy
school friends away from school
pressures. Also, Atlanta's musical
and dramatic productions can be
a meaningful addition to a Scott
student's education.

6. Transportation costs are not
necessarily an influential factor.
Many students have indicated
that they do not mind paying for
the trip home if they come back
for a reasonable length of time
after Thanksgiving. Others said
they enjoyed the chance to visit
nearby relatives and friends or
enjoyed just making the dorm
home base for the holidays and
enjoying Atlanta.

Most importantly, I feel Agnes
Scott is first an academic
institution. We come here to
study and any change which
limits our purpose should be
carefully weighed by students,
faculty, and administration, and
not just informally discussed.

Sincerely,

Lynn Wilson

Valentine to v
Agnes Scott

by Julia Midkiff
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the very depth of my purse,
To the very breadth your dining hall has made me,
And to the very height of your new lights/'
Before I met thee I dreamed oft of happy, carefree college
days, but now I know what true college is. I do not skip gaily
to class, but plod wearily to the library. My nights are not
spent in giggling in the dorm 'til bedtime, but in nurding it
for tests 'til dawn. My weekends are not occupied with ten-
nis and parties, but with term papers and textbooks. Learn-
ing is no longer the joy of my life, but the bane of my
existence.

Because of my experiences with you I have grown from a
laughing, eager girl with stars in her eyes to a serious,
cautious woman with ulcers in her stomach. I now realize
why graduating from Agnes Scott College is such an honor.
That diploma is a recognition of bravery above and beyond
physical limitations, courage in the face of the faculty, and
total dedication to the ideals of a liberal arts college for
women.

You have taught me more than English composition,
calculus, or biology; you have taught me my own
capabilities, and for this I thank you. And if I may
paraphrase Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet XLIII
again,

"I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears of all my life! and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after graduation."

Social Council
presents

"Blue Jeans Boogie"

brown bag winter dance

Hellenic Center

9 p.m.-1 a.m. February 8

RABBIT BRANCH

PROFILE/FEBRUARY 6, 1975

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arts/entertainment

what's happening Agatha Christie's thriller shows

more than a mere murder

museum of art

Two more Fritz Lang films will be shown at the Museum Thurs.,
Feb. 13 and Fri., Feb. 14. Ministry of Fear, starring Ray Milland, is a
suspenseful version of Eric Ambler's classic story of intrigue. The
second film, 7000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, features the power-hungry
master criminal Dr. Mabuse in another evil endeavor. The films begin
at 8 p.m., and will be shown in Hill auditorium. Admission is $1.50.

The Museum continues its exhibits this month. Among the displays
are American Works Past and Present, Benny Andrews' The Bicenten-
nial Series, special loans from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and
the Arnett Collection of antique Chinese jades. The exhibits may be
seen every day from 12-5 p.m.

The Museum Art Shop, featuring works of the South's leading
artists and craftsmen, opens each Tues.-Sun. from 12-5 p.m.

Museum lecturer Catherine Evans will continue her speeches
beginning Wed., Feb. 19. The lectures will be centered around artists'
responses to the urban environment, with special emphasis on artis-
tic alliance with technology and the tendency toward a greater spon-
taneity and freedom of personal expression. All talks will be given on
Wed. mornings at 10:30 in Hill auditorium. Admission to each lecture
is $2.

music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra continues in its 1975 winter
season by performing Ishii's Kyoso, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21,
and Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra on Thurs., Feb. 13 - Sat., Feb. 15.
The concert also features Hiroyuki Iwaki, guest conductor from
Japan, and pianist Jerome Lowenthal. Performances begin each night
at 8:30 p.m. Student discount tickets are available one half hour
before the performance for $2.60.

The Southeast Fiddlers' Convention will be held Sat., Feb. 8 in the
parking lot of the Common Cup on Peachtree St. Anyone interested
in entering a band in the competition is encouraged to do so. Call
881-6634 if interested. Admission to the event is free.

Fritz Rauschenberg, folk guitarist and harmonica player, will be
performing at the Common Cup Sun., Feb. 9. Shows begin 8:30 p.m.,
9:30 p.m., and 10:30 p.m.

The Great Southeast Music Hall presents Weather Report Mon.,
Feb. 10 and Tues., Feb. 11. Phoebe Snow will perform Wed., Feb. 12-
Sat., Feb. 15. Shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Admission is$3-$5.

The Clark College Jazz Band will present a free concert Wed., Feb.
12 at 1 p.m. in the Davage auditorium. The public is invited.

Joe Walsh performs Thurs., Feb. 13 in the Municipal auditorium.
The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Call 243-5150 for more information.

Olivia Newton John will entertain Sat., Feb. 15 in the Municipal
Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Call 255-5122 for tickets.

The Music Revue, featuring songs from current Broadway
musicals, continues through Sat., Feb. 22 at the Workshop for Theater
Arts on Monroe Dr. Shows are given Thurs.-Sat., at 8 p.m. Admission
is $4.

theater

Sleuth continues at the Peachtree Playhouse through Sun., Feb. 9.
Shows begin at 7:30 p.m., every night. Call 252-8960 for reservations.

A Thousand Clowns opened at the Barn Dinner Theater Tues., Feb.
4, and will run through Mon., Mar. 1. The theater opens at 6:30 p.m.
for cocktails, 7 p.m. for dinner, and curtain time is 8:30 p.m. Call 436-
6262 for reservations.

When Are You Coming Back Red Ryder? continues at the Alliance
Theater through Sat., Feb. 22. Shows are presented each Tues. -Sat. at
8 p.m., and Sun. at 2:30 p.m. Student admission is $2.75.

Fiddler On the Roof will be presented at the Civic Center Fri., Feb.
7 at 8 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 8 at 2:30 p.m. Call 892-8946 for more in-
formation.

Ad Hoc Productions from Emory University will present Bye Bye
Birdie in the AMUC auditorium at Emory on Mon., Feb. 10-Tues.,
Feb. 11 and Fri., Feb. 14-Sat., Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. Call 377-2411 ext. 7411
for further details.

Atlantan John Chappell will star in Mark Twain On Stage, Sat., Feb.
15 at the Civic Center. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Tickets run
from $4-$6.

miscellaneous

Alvin Ailey, an all Black modern dance company, will perform at
the Civic Center Thurs., Feb. 20 and Fri., Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. The com-
pany is well known throughout the world, as they present a unique
form of dance which combines modern, jazz, and classical
movements. All dances reflect American heritage and are performed
to jazz, symphonic, blues, and spiritual music. Tickets are on sale at
the Memorial Arts Center, and run from $4-$8. Students with an ID
may receive a $1 discount.

The Decatur Travelogue series continues with its second showing
entitled Serenade To Spain, on Tues., Feb. 11. Narrator Walter Sid

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by Nell Jordan
Scott Fitzgerald once
remarked, "The rich are
different from you and me," to
which Ernest Hemingway
replied, "Yes, they have more
money." Fitzgerald's nreoc-
cupation with the rich reflects a
fascination with the mysterious
and glamorous world of wealth
which is very common. The
predominant attitude toward the
opulence and luxury (and
decadence?) of wealth is one of
curiosity coupled with a liberal
dose of suspicion. Agatha Chris-
tie's starstudded thriller
capitalizes on our inherent dis-
trust, for this murder does not
happen just anywhere; it
happens on the most elegant and

exclusive train in the world, the
Orient Express. The passengers
on this train of all trains
represent the whole spectrum of
wealth and privilege, from
royalty to an American
millionairess. In this
particularized situation, the film
is not simply a marvelous detec-
tive story; it becomes an in-
dictment of the double standard
of justice for rich and poor. The
question that emerges ultimately
is not so much "Who-done-it?"
as quite literally, "Can the rich
get away with murder?"

Hercule Poirot, Christie's fas-
tidious and eccentric detective
who also happens to be a
passenger on the illustrious train,

becomes, in a sense, our agent as
he attempts to fathom the
mysterious lives of his fellow
travelers and, in doing so, to
solve the murder. All our hopes
are with him as he cleverly
unravels the web of deception so
carefully conceived to thwart
our efforts. We place all our
sympathy and faith in his ability
to outwit the forces of darkness
and, for once, to present solid
proof of our suspicions as to the
dark secrets of the rich so often
buried beneath mountains of
wealth and influence. In the
end, his victories are ours, as are
his compromises, for such is the
way of the world. Nevertheless,
we have earned an invigorating,
if short-lived success.

'Jacques Brel' opens at
American Film Theater

by Nell Jordan

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well
and Living in Paris is a most ap-
propriate opening for the 1975
season of the American Film
Theater, as its principal success
lies not in the play itself but in its
highly creative transposition to
the screen. It is a shining
realization of the American Film
Theater's claim of "Not mere
mirror images of the plays, but
film with all the technical
qualities and magicthat only film
can create." First produced off-
Broadway in 1968, the play itself
is a prime example of early
attempts to stimulate more spon-
taneity and audience in-
volvement in the theater which
found their ultimate con-
summation in such productions
as Codspell and Hair. Un-
fortunately, Jacques Brel tends to
betray its age more distinctly
than some by its emphasis on the
now defunct "Flower Power"
culture. The langorous passivity
of the "Love Children," signify-
ing their rebellion against paren-
tal prejudices and pressures, has
lost much of its appeal in today's
more aggressive and positive
climate. The ritualistic depiction
of the use of marijuana,
somewhat reminiscent of
"Reefer Madness," is utterly
archaic in terms of contem-
porary behavior.

Despite its obsolescence, the
film does not fail to live. The
loose collection of Brel songs on
every conceivable aspect of
human existence including
childhood, first love, and war, is
more often than not a gripping
experience. In the opening
segments, the ordered, rational,
world of visual realities is
systematically discredited, only
to be replaced by the fantastic
and surrealistic world of Brel's

imagination. Thus disarmed and
thoroughly disoriented, the
viewer is totally vulnerable and
susceptible to the onslaught of
Brel's philosophies. The viewer is
repeatedly battered by blaring
ambiguities and inconsistencies
until he totally surrenders his
rational will to the power and
magic of Brel's personal vision.

And that vision is brilliant. One
particularly well-conceived
segment on "Sons" graphically
defines the immensity of God's
sacrifice by its reminder that,
regardless of what Christ
represented to a erring species,
to God, he was principally a son.
The image of a sweet and sen-
sitive child nailed to the cross
provides a devastating artistic
conception of God the Father's
loss of a son. Another very effec-
tive segment deals with the ever
popular theme of Love. But here
are not the romantic effusions of
young love but a studied
declaration of a mature love, a
love sustained by countless com-

World Premiere

promises. The passive and distant
face of the object of this love, to
whom the song is sung, is a
poignant realization of the in-
credible cost of such com-
promise.

Brel's lyrics, haunted by
phrases like "I prayed to Satan
because I was afraid of God"
reveal an impassioned concern
for the quality of human life and
an incredible breadth of
experience. The music becomes
maddeningly repetitious and
soon begins to torment the sub-
conscious like the monotony of a
heartbeat. While the pounding
sameness heightens the
emotional intensity of the action,
one might well wish for a more
lyrical and varied score. Though
the play inevitably loses much of
its original enthusiasm and spon-
taneity in the transition from
stage to screen, the visual
extravaganza made possible by
the film medium is ample
compensation. The cinemation
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'Sponsor' is dynamic

by Nell Jordan
Atlanta witnessed the world
premiere of Ira Lewis' first play,
The Sponsor, and the experience
was an exciting one. E. G.
Marshall and Eli Wallach star in
the encounter between a down -
on - his - luck actor, Phillip
Hammer, and his old friend,
Arthur Canfield, a tremendously
successful critic and director.
The dialogue is well paced and
witty, and never allows itself to
become mawkish. Both Marshall
and Wallach are perfectly cast
and their performances are con-
sistently brilliant. There are a few

falters, notably in the closing
moments of the first act, when
the intention becomes confused
and precipitates a radical change
in tone, but such problems are
inevitable in a premiere
performance and can be easily
corrected. While some rewriting
is necessary, the fundamentals of
the play are sound, and that
essential spark which determines
the life or death of a play is
definitely there. We have much
hope and considerable as-
surance that The Sponsor will
make it to Broadway, and once
there, will make quite a splash.

PACE 4

Historian Bell Wiley teaches civil war course

PROFILE/FEBRUARY 6, 1975

by Susan Balch

Bell I. Wiley, the recognized
authority on the common soldier
in the Civil War, is at Agnes Scott
this quarter. Officially titled His-
torian - in - Residence, Mr. Wiley
teaches a course on the Civil
War, holds conferences with
students, and works on projects
in areas of special interest to him.

Mr. Wiley retired last spring
from his teaching post at Emory
and taught at the University of
South Carolina in the fall. His
relationship with Agnes Scott
College began in late 1932. While
writing his dissertation at Yale,
Mr. Wiley visited Atlanta to
gather material. He called up an
Agnes Scott student from his
home town, took the streetcar
from Atlanta out to Decatur, and
they "had a date." Mr. Wiley still
chuckles about the strict dating
rules in those days. He men-
tioned that his conception of
Agnes Scott as a strong liberal
arts college with a "high ad-
mission standard" was due in
part to his acquaintance with

and chairman of the history
department at Agnes Scott who
also taught at Emory oc-
casionally. Mr. Wiley's im-
pressions of Agnes Scott were
further favorably influenced by
his supervision of a graduate
student who had received her
undergraduate degree at Agnes
Scott. He states that his im-
pressions have been confirmed
by the contact he has had with
students this quarter, calling
them "responsive" and
"intelligent." Mr. Wiley joked
that before he came to Agnes
Scott he was afraid he "wouldn't
be able to get these girls
interested in military matters,"
but feels that he has met with
success in that respect. (He keeps
a Civil War musket - with
bayonet affixed - behind his file
cabinet in his office.)

Mr. Wiley, a native of West
Tennessee, grew up spending
summers with his grandmother,
the widow of a Confederate
soldier. She had many exciting

stories about Civil War times and
Mr. Wiley commented that he
really had no choice about his
field of interest it had all been
decided by his childhood
summers. His personal ties with
the Civil War were further
strengthened in his youth
through his acquaintance with
two war veterans - one a
Confederate soldier, the other a
Union veteran. After Sunday
noon dinner, the two would sit
outside under a tree and spin
yarns while the children "lolled
on the grass" and listened. Mr.
Wiley said that he felt that he was
definitely biased by his
grandmother's tales. Not until he
read the letters and diaries of
Union Soldiers that furnished
the background of his book, The
Life of Billy Yank, did he come to
a complete respect tor the Union
soldiers.

Mr. Wiley's next book con-
tains new material on the com-
mon soldier in the Civil War. He
finds much of his material in
library collections around the

Blackfriars announces casts

Casts for five student-directed
one-act plays to be presented
this quarter and for Blackfriars'
spring musical, Ernest in Love,
were announced last weekend.

Cast for "The Sandbox," to be
directed by Sarah Brooke, is as
follows: Grandma Susan
Stigall; Mommy Debbie
McBride; Daddy Glenn
Williamson; musician Bill
Westbrook; young man to be
cast. "The Romancers," directed
by Carolyn McKinney, has been
cast as follows: Sylvette Linda
Kimbrough; Percinet Dennis
Greening; Wall Cathy
Walters; Pasquinot Lon
Braxton; Bergamin Neal
Fenter; Straforel Kevin
Barrows. "Glory in the Flower,"
directed by Ruthie McManus,
will feature the following cast:
Bus Bill Gribble; salesman
Jack Williams; Howie Ed Blair;
jackie Elizabeth Stuebing; boy
John Butterworth; first girl

by Eva Gantt

Pam Braswell; second girl Sue
Diseker; Joker to be cast. The
three plays will be presented on
FrL, Feb. 28 and Sat., Mar. 1 at
8:15 p.m. in the Winter Theater.
There is no admission charge for
the one-acts.

"No Exit," to be directed by
Stacye Corbitt, will have the
following cast: Estelle Pannie
Burchenal; Garcin David
Bryant; valet Bill Holt; Inez
Christine Sylvia. Cast for the
recognition scene from Anas-
tasia, directed by Shell i Jenkins,
is as follows: Empress Mimi
Holmes; Anastasia Lynn
Summer; narrator Robin Hale.
These two plays will be
presented on Fri., Mar. 7 at 8:30
p.m. and on Sat., Mar. 8 at 8:15
p.m.

Ernest in Love, the musical
version of Oscar Wilde's The Im-
portance of Being Earnest, will
feature the following cast: Jack
Worthing Neal Fenter;

Jacques Brel

(continued from page 3)

is artistically conceived and adds
much to the overall significance
of the presentation.

The film is good, though not
an unqualified success. While it
does demphasize the outdated
elements within the play itself,
they are disconcerting
nonetheless. For all its visual
splendour, it does become
monotonous at times. Though
some segments are vibrant and
evoke a genuine psychological
involvement, others are
superficial and oblique. Finally,
while the body of the film is a
searing representation of the
shabby array of "heroes and
clowns" which comprise the
human race, the solution offered
in the closing number, "If We

Only Had Love" is a shallow and
unconvincing one, and seems a
concession to the moral
demands of that rational adult
world which we all thought we
had repudiated two hours
earlier.

Algernon Moncrieff Jim
Duryea; Rev. Chasuble Kevin
Barrows; Gwendolen Fairfax
Becky Weaver; Cecily Cardew
Carolyn McKinney; Lady
Bracknell Susan Stigall; Miss
Prism Mimi Holmes; Effie
Carole Langston; Lane Robin
Hale; Alice Ruthie McManus;
Perkins Keith Bush; piano
teacher Bill Holt; merchants
Ed Blair, Dennis Greening, Bill
Gribble, John Knight; chorus
girls to be cast.

Jack Brooking will direct the
spring musical, and Bill Evans will
serve as both musical director
and technical director. Martha
Huntington, dean of students,
will choreograph the show, and
Neal Fenter will act as
dramaturge. Scenery and cos-
tume construction, as well as
musical rehearsals, will begin this
quarter.

The musical will open on Sat.,
May 17 at 8:15 p.m. in the Winter
Theatre. There will be a matinee
performance on Sun., May 18 at
2:30 p.m. Evening performances
will be given on Fri. and Sat., May
23 and 24 at 8:15 with a matinee
on Sun., May 25 at 2:30.

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South. Occasionally, he obtains
letters and other memorabilia
from private sources. When he
taught at the University of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. Wiley would ask his
students to bring in any family
collections to him. He found
much valuable material in this
way. He is currently planning to
edit a book of letters from
former slaves in Liberia to their
masters in America. Mr. Wiley
admitted that it will be difficult to
evaluate the attitudes of the
liberated slaves as the amount of
material is limited. Also, the
slaves who had been taught to
write were members of the

privileged group and therefore
their attitudes will not neces-
sarily be representative.

Since he graduated in 1928,
Mr. Wiley has been teaching,
researching and writing. He calls
his career "wonderfully satis-
fying" and commented that
there is "nothing more stimulat-
ing than talking about something
you're really interested in to
people who want to become
more interested in it." Mr. Wiley
said that he would "do it again
the same way," then laughed
and added "I probably couldn't
get a job now, though!"

Rep reports

At the Feb. 4 meeting of Rep Council, Nancy Leasendale proposed
revisions of the Handbook Committee. These revisions must come in
the form of a constitutional amendment; they include filling the
position of handbook editor through petition, requiring the
handbook editor to have served on the committee for one year
previously, and making members of Honor Court, Interdorm and
Rep Council part of the committee.

Janie Sutton reported for the Library Committee on proposed
renovations for the library including turning part of the reserve room
into a smoker. Rep Council also discussed the need to provide an
adequate forum for candidates for office in the spring student
government elections. Using the dining hall to reach more students
and having more than one convocation devoted to candidate
speeches were among suggestions. A committee is investigating.

what's happening

(continued from page 3)

Dodson will describe the Spanish countryside and culture of the
Spanish people. The film begins at 8 p.m. Admission for Agnes Scott
students is $1.50 and tickets go on sale one hour before the film
begins.

The 18th annual Atlanta boat show will begin at the Civic Center
Fri., Feb. 7 and continue through Sun., Feb. 16. The display will
feature the largest sailboat exhibit Atlanta has ever had, plus many
other varieties of boats. Admission is $2.

The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus will begin Thurs.,
Feb. 13-Sun., Feb. 23 attheOmni. Shows are given weekdays at 4 p.m.
and 8 p.m. and Sat., 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 8 p.m., and Sun., 1 p.m. and 5
p.m. Tickets run from $3.50 - $6.50.

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the profile

Vol. LXI-No. 13

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

February 13, 1975

Founder's Da y

Maguire explores challenges

Treteau performs
Moliere play here

by Ann Fincher

Le Treteau de Paris will present
Moliere's L'Avare Mon. ; Feb. 24
at 8:15 p.m. in Gaines Chapel.

Mr. Volkoff, assistant profes-
sor of French, describes L'Avare
as "not the best, but the most
typical" Moliere play. Mr.
Volkoff points out that the play
exhibits the two main Moliere
elements "the tragic
psychology of man and a fun
aspect."

Tickets for the play are
available from members of the
French department $4 for
students and $4.50 for non-

students. Mr. Vol kof f
recommends that students arrive
early for good seats.

The French department is
sponsoring a "poster contest"
for L'Avare. The student sub-
mitting the best poster advertis-
ing L'Avare will win a ticket to
the play. Posters must state the
title and author of the play, the
name of the performing com-
pany and the time, date and
place of the performance. The
deadline for the contest is Sat.,
Feb. 15. All posters should be
submitted to Mr. Volkoff.

President John David Maguire
of State University of New York
College at Old Westbury speaks
on "Recovery, Renewal,
Transformation: The Challenges
Facing a Liberal Arts College
Today" on Founder's Day, Wed.,
Feb. 19 at 11:15 a.m. in Gaines.

An internationally known
teacher - scholar - administrator,
the 42-year-old Maguire is a
long-time friend of the late Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and a
permanent trustee of the Martin
Luther King, Jr., Center for Social
Change in Atlanta. Mrs. King,
directly following the as-
sassination, asked Maguire to
organize a living international
memorial to Dr. King. Maguire
served as chairman of the board
of directors the first year of the
Center for Social Change.

A native of Montgomery, Ala.,
Maguire is a Phi Beta Kappa
graduate of Washington and Lee
University and a summa cum
laude graduate of Yale Divinity
School. A specialist in modern
theology, he has taught at Yale
Divinity School and Wesleyan
University. He received theDan-
forth Foundation's national E.
Harris Harbison Prize for
outstanding college teaching in
1967. He has served as associate
provost and director of

Brown lectures on loyalists

by Patty Pearson
"Loyalists in the American
Revolution" was the topic of a
lecture given by Wallace Brown
of the University of New
Brunswick on Tues., Feb. 4.

Mr. Brown stated that most
scholars treat loyalists as an
"aberration" and that in some
cases they are ignored by his-
torians. With the approach of
America's bicentennial,
however, he sees a "growing
interest in loyalists."

Loyalist numbers are often
underestimated since many tried
not to speak out. Mr. Brown calls
the American Revolution "a
genuine civil war" because it
pitted family against family,
brother against brother.

It was not that the loyalists
favored taxation without
representation; in fact, the
Stamp Act was universally disap-
proved. It was simply that the
loyal ists bel ieved that
constitutional protest was better.
Perhaps the only fundamental
difference between the rebels
and the loyalists, says Brown, was
in the attitude toward

independence. Loyalists did not
see themselves at all as traitors,
but as quite honorable men.

Quite a few individuals were
branded loyalists by the rebels
for merely trading with the
English. The loyalists, not being
on the march as were the patriots
and wishing to stay at peace with
England, were not as well
organized as the rebels. Many
colonists were forced to take an
opinion, for neutrals were
thought of as "mongrels," as
John Adams called them. Those
who decided to take the loyalist
position tried to keep their
position unknown by secret
signs such as backwards spelling
in their correspondence.

Religious pacifists such as
Quakers and Mennonites, while
claiming neutrality, actually
helped the loyalist cause by be-
ing neutral, Brown stated. He
also stated that blacks were
helpful to the loyalist cause,
since some of the British offered
emancipation. So a few blacks
fought for the loyalist side, in-
cluding some of George
Washington's slaves.

educational policies and
programs at the University of
California, Berkeley.

Maguire assumed the

Although many loyalists left
the country after the Revolution,
many stayed and quite a few of
those who left returned, for, as
Brown said, loyalists were essen-
tially Americans. Some loyalists
later admitted that the
Revolution had been a good
thing. Many loyalists became
Federalists in the new
government.

Brown pointed out that many
urban centers were loyalist, as
well as whole states, such as
Georgia and South Carolina.

As many as 10,000 loyalists left
for the British Isles after the war.
Many South Carolinians headed
for the Caribbean with their
slaves. However, a good number
of loyalists went to Canada, Nova
Scotia in particular. The loyalist
settlers in Canada established a
democratic government, com-
plete with taxation and
representation, under British
rule. Brown said that many Nova
Scotians believe themselves to
be descended from aristocratic
loyalists, much as some
Virginians believe themselves to

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presidency of SUNY College at
Old Westbury in 1970 and will
serve a second term through
1980.

Soph parents
visit campus

by Julia Midkiff

Agnes Scott will host the
parents of members of the
sophomore class Feb. 21 and 22,
Sophomore Parents Weekend.

Registration will be held in
Walters from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on
Friday and from 8:30-11 a.m. on
Saturday.

A creative arts program will be
presented FrL, Feb. 21, at 7:30
and 8:45 p.m.; the Dolphin Club
water show will be held at the
same times. The creative arts
program, "Variety," will be
presented in the Roberta Winter
Theater and will include
performances by Madrigals and
dance group, and a Blackfriars
reading from the works of Kahlil
Gibran. The theme of the water
show is "Color my World."
These shows will be presented
for the campus community on
Thurs., Feb. 20.

After the entertainment there
will be a party in the gym.
Sophomores Bonnie Stoffel,
Renee Anderson and Nancy
Guerro will sing, and there will
be dancing to records.

On Saturday there will be a
luncheon for sophomores and
their parents in the dining hall.
Lunch will be served in the lower
dining hall for all other students.
Following the luncheon, Dr. and

Mrs. Marvin Perry will receive
sophomores, their parents,
faculty and staff in their home for
dessert and coffee.

Parents will be able to attend
regularly-scheduled classes on
Friday and specially-scheduled
classes on Saturday. They and
their daughters will have the op-
portunity to ask questions about
the college during a panel dis-
cussion on Friday. Members of
the panel include Gue Hudson,
Martha Huntington, Judy
Maguire, Jim Henderson and a
faculty member.

Highlights of the weekend in-
clude lectures by Michael
Brown, by George Folsom about
the Bradley Observatory and by
Paul Garber about the Howland-
Garber reconstruction of
Solomon's Temple. Parents will
be able to meet Dr. Perry in a
Meet the President session in the
Roberta Winter Theater on
Saturday.

Special exhibits that will be
open during Sophomore Parents
Weekend are the Dalton
Galleries exhibit of student art in
Dana, the Mary Stuart Mac-
Dougall Museum in Campbell
and the Agnes Scott Room and
Robert Frost Collection in the
library.

Dunkel discusses
educational problems

by Ann Fincher

Harold Dunkel of the
University of Chicago
commented on past and current
solutions to educational
problems Thurs., Feb. 6. Mr.
Dunkel entitled his remarks
"Reinventing Educational
Wheels."

Mr. Dunkel remarked that
criticism of education has long
been common. He added that
this criticism is growing more
intense as the failure of the
schools becomes more
"manifest and manifold, or
perhaps I should say at Agnes
Scott, more personafest and

personafold."

Mr. Dunkel postulated that
current answers to this intense
criticism tend to be repetitions of
past answers that is, innovative
programs which areoften not in-
novative at all. Rather, such
programs are the product of
"reinventing educational
wheels." Examples of such
reinvented wheels, according to
Mr. Dunkel, are the voucher
plan, the Winnetka Plan, and
general education. All these
programs have been used in the
past and are being scrutinized

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PACE 2

Elections

PROFILE/FEBRUARY 13, 1975

The annual, formal process of transferring leadership from one
class to another was begun Tuesday as popular nominations for
student government offices were made and will culminate in elec-
tions held as spring quarter begins. Student government at Agnes
Scott is structured so that chairing major boards is an activity left to
seniors which makes the change-over from old boards to new ones a
kind of initiation rite certified by capping.

Seniors view with relief the coming election surveying their year in
office with an ennui brought on by the jaundiced vision of winter
quarter blues (common name: senioritis) or with a sense of could (or
should) have done more better. Everywhere one hears, "That's an
interesting idea. Maybe we should suggest that to the new board/'
All over campus, closets of problems, projects and plans are being
tightly locked with the keys left to the new Pandoras.

Since student government is structured here to concentrate power
largely in one class, the new Pandoras will be the rising senior class
who will set the tone for campus life in 75-76. Thus, it is essential that
the junior class respond to the challenge by fielding its best members
for the slate of officers. I hope popular nominations were carefully
considered and that individuals will petition for office according to
their interests and abilities. Potential candidates should realize that
learning extends beyond the classroom. One's enrichment should
include learning to work with others, mastering the art of speeding
up committee meetings, and discovering how to advance one's own
position while respecting the rightsof anotherandthewillof the ma-
jority.

Arriving at a ballot which offers choice rather than Tweedle-Dee
and Tweedle-Dum candidates is the first step in turning this election
into a bonafide election. For once, perhaps, a candidate will run for
office stating both her qualifications and a program. While it is dif-
ficult for a dorm council candidate to develop a platform, each of the
candidates for the major boards should present to the students con-
crete suggestions. As students, we must move away in our elections
from the non-platform which just affirms love for Agnes Scott,
respect for the honor system, and the intention of following the
wishes of the student body.

It is the nature of democracy and human nature that almost never
does a majority simultaneously agree that a specific problem exists
and that a particular solution is demanded. Rather, it is the function
of leadership to lead to examine critically the life of the college and
to suggest corrective measures. The majority responds by supporting
a candidate on her program or issue, or by not supporting her. Our
votes should be based both upon competency and upon what an in-
dividual proposes to do.

For example, a candidate for president of A A could run on the plat-
form of pushing intercollegiate athletics; for BSA, the platform could
be to obtain custodyof the Hub, seek administration support, and ac-
tually turn the Hub into a Student Center; for Social Council, to hold
more on-campus mixers. To present challenges to the students, to ex-
amine our life here critically, to make Agnes Scott able to absorb new
ideas and to translate them into reality is the proper function of
leadership, not simply to shore up the status quo, to promise to feed
and nurture the growth of complacency, or to use "representing
one's constituency" as a cloak for doing nothing.

Elections the choices we make and the votes we cast are im-
portant as they determine the quality and qualities of student
government for an entire year. The new Pandoras shouid unlock the
closets now, not after elections.

Joyce McKee, editor

English 211

To the Student Body, Faculty,
and Curriculum Committee:

Amid so much talk of mis-
placed values and ill-chosen
priorities at Agnes Scott, I was
encouraged to read in the last
Profile of the new degree re-
quirements. I believe that on the
whole they strengthen the
degree program and enhance its
worth, especially the narrowing
of the history requirement and
the institution of the fine arts re-
quirement. But in spite of a
certain amount of revision, the
literature requirement remains
almost glaringly insufficient. I
firmly believe that nothing short
of the requirement of English 211
will do.

The exclusion of French and
Spanish 103 from the literature
requirement is certainly
progress, but it does not go far
enough. First of all, the rationale
given for dropping these two
courses is their emphasis on
grammar. This makes good sense
except that the cut-off point
seems to be rather arbitrary. I
know offhand from personal ex-
perience that one section of
French 235, which would qualify
for the literature requirement, is
approximately 45% grammar, a
figure substantiated by both the
syllabus and the classes
themselves. I would not be tak-
ing the course if I did not think it
worthwhile, but I do not see how
it could be considered a
literature course in the sense that
English 211 is.

I am sure that the proportion
of grammar in 200-level
language courses differs with
departments and professors. In
my Latin 210 class, for example,
there is very little formal study of
grammar. However, even in such
cases there is an indisputably
inherent reason why a 200-level
foreign language course cannot
be reasonably equated with
English 211, and that reason is
familiarity with the language. A

out o F

student taking English 211 has
almost twenty years' knowledge
of that language; a student tak-
ing another course, usually
about three. English 211 ac-
cordingly makes possible a uni-
quely in-depth study of
literature where, incidentally,
nothing can really get lost in the
translation. A 200-level course in
a foreign language cannot
provide study of even partly
comparable depth without limit-
ing the amount of material
covered; conversely, if an ap-
proximately equal amount of
material is to be covered, the'
literature must, practically
speaking, be treated in less
depth. This is not to say that
English 211 is necessarily
"better" than, say Spanish 201.
The point is that they are by their
very natures different and
should not be considered
equivalent for the literature re-
quirement.

There is another major reason
for requiring English 211. English
literature is an important part of
one's heritage, whether its im-
pact is consciously felt or not.
With the increasing emphasis on
grammar and composition in
freshman English, it becomes

more and more imperative that a
student continue with English
211. Otherwise she has barely
scratched the surface of her
culture's literature; the
metaphor is trite but accurate.
The likes of Chaucer or
Shakespeare or Milton do not
deserve a cursory treatment.
Quite the contrary: a student
should not graduate without the
intensive study of these and
other great writers th?' is offered
in English 211.

In short, the revision of the
literature requirement is a step in
the right direction, but it is only a
step. English 211 is uniquely
valuable, and as long as foreign
language courses can be
substituted for it, there remains a
serious flaw in the degree
program. A liberal arts education
lacking a concentrated, truly in-
depth study of literature and of
English literature is liberal in
name only. My concern is not
that the weakness of the
literature requirement short-
changes English 211 per se; it is
that it ultimately short-changes
the student.

Sincerely,
Liz Hornsby

The Real World

by Sandra Saseen
Controversial issues including
the Equal Rights Amendment,
gun control, parimutual betting
and banking legislation, and a
tough political campaign ethics
bill faced Georgia's legislators as
they reconvened Monday after a
two-week recess.
A public hearing was

scheduled Feb. 11 before the
Senate Judiciary Committee on
the ERA, and proponents and
opponents were expected to
pack the Senate chambers Tues-
day afternoon.

Thirty-four states have already
ratified the amendment to the
U.S. Constitution insuring
(continued on page 4)

Reminder

Students are reminded of the
special Founder's Day issue of
the Profile which will feature
student opinion about the
college's present and future. All
students are encouraged to res-
pond, pointing out strengths and
weaknesses in curriculum, of-
ficial policy, social or academic

regulations, student attitudes,
make-up of the student body or
other matters of long-range
concern to Agnes Scott. Please
submit your comments to Box
764, typed if possible, by Fri., Feb.
14. Noon on Mon., Feb. 17 is the
very latest that anything will be
accepted.

the profile

ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
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business manager/Dcbi Belt
arts/entertainrrent/Renee Anderson
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PACE 3

arts/entertainment

what's happening

museum of art

The last films of the Fritz Lang series will be shown Thurs., Feb. 13
and Fri., Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. in Hill auditorium. The first, entitled Ministry
of Fear, stars Ray Milland in a suspenseful version of Eric Ambler's
classic story of intrigue. 7,000 Eyes of Dr. M abuse follows with another
adventure of the power-hungry master criminal, Dr. Mabuse. Ad-
mission is $1.50.

The Benny Andrews Bicentennial Series leads into its last week at
the Museum. Among the pieces on display are his most famous
works, Symbols, Trash, Circle, and 5ex/sm. In addition to these four
central compositions, the exhibition also includes forty related pain-
tings and drawings. The exhibition runs through Sun., Feb. 23. Ad-
mission is free.

Beginning Sat., Feb. 22, the Picasso Suite Vollard will be on display
in the Ralph K. Uhry room. Featured in this exhibition are a series of
100 etchings and drawings completed during the early 1900's. The dis-
play has no admission charge.

Catherine Evans opens her spring lecture series Wed., Feb. 19 with
a talk on Rousseau, Chagall, and Naive Fantasy. The lecture, based on
the artists' responses to urban environment, begins at 10:30 a.m. Ad-
mission is $2.

music

Hiroyuki Iwaki will be guest conductor for the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra concerts Thurs., Feb. 13-Sat., Feb. 15 in Symphony Hall.
Among the pieces the orchestra will perform are Ishii's Kyoso,
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, and Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathus-
tra. Pianist Jerome Lowenthall will be the assisting artist in the Piano
Concerto. Thurs., Feb. 20, Fri., Feb. 21, and Sun., Feb. 23, the
symphony will return with Robert Shaw as conductor. The program
will include Jancek's Slavonic Mass and Barber's The Lovers.
Concerts begin at 8:30 p.m., Thurs. and Fri. nights and 2:30 p.m., Sun.
Student rush line tickets are available for $2.60, an hour and a half
before showtime.

Olivia Newton John entertains at the Municipal Auditorium Sat.,
Feb. 15. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets run from $4-$7.

Classical guitarist John Winchester will be performing at the Com-
mon Cup on Peachtree Street, Sat. and Sun., Feb. 15 and 16. Shows
start at 8:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., and 10:30 p.m.

Earl Scruggs will pluck his banjo strings Mon. and Tues., Feb. 17 and
18 at the Great Southeast Music Hall. Beginning Wed., Feb. 19-Sat.,
Feb. 22, Jonathon Edwards will be featured at the Hall. Shows begin at
8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Admission is $3 and $4.

Les Variations will play at the Electric Ballroom on Mon. and Tues.,
Feb. 17 and 18. Beginning Wed., Feb. 19- Sat., Feb. 22, Ray Manzarek
performs. The Ballroom opens 9 p.m. - 4 a.m.

Humble Pie will be in concert at the Municipal Auditorium Wed.,
Feb. 19. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets run $4-$6. Call 255-5122
for more information.

Bobby Goldsboro opens at the Venetian Room in the Colony
Square Hotel on Wed., Feb. 19. He will be performing through Sat.,
Mar. 1. Call 892-2121 for reservations.

theater

Mark Twain On Stage will be presented at the Civic Center Sat.,
Feb. 15. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $4-$6.

Life With Father, starring Betsy Palmer, begins Tues., Feb. 18 at the
Peachtree Playhouse. Performances are given at 8:30 p.m. Call 252-
8960 for more information.

When Are You Coming Back, Red Ryder? continues at the Alliance
Theater in the Atlanta Memorial Arts Center, through Sat., Feb. 23.
Shows are presented Tues. -Sat. at 8 p.m., and Sun. at 2:30 p.m.
Student tickets are available for $2.75 one hour before the
performance.

miscellaneous

Andre Crouch and the Disciples will present a religious program
Fri., Feb. 14 at the Civic Center. The presentation begins at 8 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased by calling 233-4563.

The Carl Ratcliff dancers will give a show entitled Time Journey on
Mon., Feb. 17 at the Studio Theater in the Arts Center. The show
begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $2.50.

The Alvin Ailey dance company will present a production Thurs.,
Feb. 20 and Fri., Feb. 21, at the Atlanta Civic Center. Shows begin at 8
p.m. Tickets run from $4-$8. Students with an ID may receive a $1 dis-
count.

The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus continues
through Sun., Feb. 23 at the Omni. Shows are given weekdays at 4
p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sat., 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 8 p.m., and Sun., 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. Tickets run from $3.50-$6.50.

The Decatur Travelogue Series held in Presser Hall presents The
Netherlands on Mon., Feb. 17. Narrator Russ Potter will explore the
countryside, history and culture of this country. The film begins at 8
p.m., and tickets are $2.15.

Critic comments to readers

Pursue art of disagreeing agreeably

To the readers:

In view of the considerable
controversy over my criticism of
the Jacques Brel film which
appeared in last week's issue, I
would like to take this op-
portunity to express my sincere
delight that the article +ias
stimulated response from
readers. I only hope that there
will be more interest taken in
future articles, for it is my firm
conviction that the essential
value of criticism lies in its ability
to initiate a thoughtful recon-
sideration of a film or play. Gone
are the days of the awesome H. L.
Mencken who saw the mission of
a critic to be the education of the
underdeveloped American
mind into the mysteries of the
Arts, and who answered his call-
ing with an admirable if
somewhat overbearing con-
viction.

Times have changed; the
American mentality has come of
age; we no longer see "through
a glass darkly" and, therefore, we
resent any attempts to be told
what we can discern for
ourselves. The critic's role is no

longer one of instruction, and I
certainly claim no superior
ability to fathom the meaning or
significance of contemporary
film or theater. On the contrary, I
realize that my select audience is
far more capable than most of
making its own evaluations. My
principal aim is to present my
thoughts on a work, not as a
definitive statement of truth, but
rather as an impetus to a
thoughtful recapitulation of the
reader's own feelings toward
that film or play. We are so con-
sistently bombarded by the
banalities of television which
neither seeks nor requires any
individual response that our
critical faculties have become
dull from lack of use. All too
often, we see a movie, make an
immediate judgement which
generally reflects how much we
enjoyed rather than appreciated
the film, and promptly dismiss it.
We frequently digest the pop-
corn more thoroughly than the
film itself. But movies should be
more than the superficial and
limited entertainment so typical
of television, for that is their only

hope of survival. Good movies,
or even bad movies, deserve
their three dollars worth of
judicious reflection. Criticism,
by proposing one opinion,
forces the viewer to rethink his
own analysis of the work.
Whether one agrees or disagrees
is irrelevant if his reasons for do-
ing so are valid and well-con-
sidered.

I urge you to take an interest in
movies and theater. Go to see
them, involve yourself in them,
and afterwards talk about them.
Cultivate the dying art of
disagreeing agreeably, surely the
noblest pursuit of the truly
intellectual mind. Let me know
your thoughts whatever they are,
for it inspires me to think more. I
welcome your ideas, for I believe
that the only bad criticism is not
criticism which says erroneous
things, it is criticism which says
nothing. If you are absolutely
positive that I am wrong, then I
have succeeded, and I love
success.

Nell Jordan

Characters and plot combine
to make 'Sleuth' fresh and alive

by Nell Jordan
Patrick McNee, better known
as John Steed of the popular
television series The Avengers,
stars in Sleuth, positively the
most delightful offering yet in
this year's Winter Play Season.
Jordan Christopher is his most
able partner in what might pos-
sibly be called the most ex-
hilerating dupe of all time. The
plot, an exercise in perplexity of
the highest order, is just too rare

to warrant description; it must
be experienced in its ex-
asperating entirety for full effect.

McNee is absolutely glorious
in his portrayal of the inflated,
exuberant, deliciously con-
niving mystery writer, Andrew
Wyke. Somehow the character
of Wyke, like that of Sir John
Falstaff, is larger than the story
itself, and deserves to live
beyond the confines of its
vehicle. Anyone with such a

precision of wit, a passion for
mental exercise, and a flair for
the vividness of human ex-
perience thoroughly justifies his
own existence.

All in all, the production is
fresh and alive. It pulsates with
the scent of the hunt. The mental
hijinks are enough to kill you,
but fortunately it's only a game,
or is it?

Emory sponsors
Faulkner lecture

Two renowned authorities on
William Faulkner will lecture on
the Emory campus on Thurs.,
Feb. 20.

They are Professor Joseph
Blotner, author of the definitive
biography of Faulkner which was
published in two volumes last
year, and James M. Faulkner,
nephew of the novelist.

The title of their joint lecture is
"Knowing William Faulkner."
Professor Blotner will talk mainly
about the interpretation of
Faulkner's novels, and Mr.
Faulkner will talk about his un-
cle's life.

The lecture, sponsored by the
Emory English Department, will
be at 8:15 p.m. in Tull
Auditorium of Gambrell Hall
(Law School). It is open to the
public at no admission charge.

Professor Blotner is the author
of several books on Faulkner and

modern literature. He has twice
been a Guggenheim Fellow and
is now professor of English at the
University of Michigan. Mr.
Faulkner lives at Cedar Hill in
Oxford, Miss., and raises
Tennessee walking horses and
registered cattle.

Correction

In last week's report of
changes in degree requirements,
the Group II requirement should
have read as follows: "history,
classical civilization and history,
philosophy" with a minimum of
nine quarter hours in one dis-
cipline. The Profile created the
mistaken impression that only
history of philosophy could be
used from among philosophy
courses to fulfill the re-
quirement; we apologize for the
error.

Exhibition and sale

11 ^

Old Masters and

Modern Prints

Erikson Fine

Prints
Baltimore, Maryland

Mon., Feb. 17,
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
in the Hub

PAGE 4

Nancy White participates in
economic policy program

Rep reports

PROFILE/FEBRUARY 13, 1975

by Ann Fincher

Senior Nancy White offered
comments on her "semester
abroad" at the American
University in a recent Profile
interview. Nancy spent fall
quarter at the Washington, D. C.
university as a participant in the
Economic Policy Semester.

Nancy said that she wished to
participate in the program
because she "wanted a taste of
co-ed school." This taste, which
included having males in class
and living in a co-ed dorm, was a
"real change from Scott."
"Classes were different/' Nancy
said and admitted that at first she
felt "really intimidated having
men in class." Later she "enjoyed
itand found classes stimulating."

"Living in a co-ed dorm was
even more interesting," Nancy
declared. Asked about adven-
tures in the dorm (e.g. meeting
naked men en route to the
bathroom), Nancy laughed and
declared her adventures usually
took the form of "guys passing
out in our room." She added,
"My roommate and I were sort
of mothers to all the guys giv-
ing them advice. We had a lot of
good parties, and it was nice to
know guys on a friendship
basis."

Nancy also enjoyed the op-
portunity to meet other students
in the program. The 137 other
participants came from colleges
and universities throughout the

Dunkel
lecture

(continued from page 1)

currently for possible use in the
future.

The weakness of this reinven-
ting process, according to Mr.
Dunkel, is that the educational
system sacrifices the "hard-won
experience" of programs which
have "real merit" for "novel. . .
innovative" programs. The
paradox is that these novelty
programs are not new at all, but
merely a rediscovery of past
programs.

In conclusion Mr. Dunkel
recommended that education
cease its refusal to "look at the
record of what we have learned
and to profit by it." Innovative is
not the answer to all educational
problems, and the program hav-
ing "real merit" need not be
dropped to rediscover some
other educational wheel.

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U. S. and came generally from
small liberal arts college
backgrou nds. Nancy
characterized the atmosphere at
American as "competitive and
more cut throat." She attributed
this atmosphere to participants'
being "career-oriented" and
working "to make good grades
for graduate school."

Nancy's course of study at
American University consisted of
a basic economics seminar and
an internship as a research aide
in the U. S. Department of the
Treasury in its Planning and
Research Division of the As-
sistant Secretary for
International Affairs. The
seminar was "policy oriented"
and featured extensive outside
reading, "tons of papers" and 3-4
weekly talks by officials of
government agencies. Among
others, Nancy heard members of
the Congressional Joint
Economic Committee, the AFL-
CIO, the National Small Business
Administration and the
Department of the Treasury.

As an assistant researcher in
the Department of the Treasury,
Nancy worked for two professors
whose interests were in foreign
cartels and in correlating
defense expenditures with the
overall economic activity of the
nation. She spent "hours and
hours in the library" and learned
to use computers. As a result of
her extensive research, Nancy
produced two manuscripts
which are being submitted to
economics journals.

Although the "tons of papers"
had no time limit, being due at
the "end of the semester,"
Nancy "worked hard at the
beginning" so she could "enjoy
Washington at the end." She
attended sessions of the U. S.
Senate and House of Represen-
tatives and hearings on tax
reforms of the House Ways and

Means Committee. She also
visited the Smithsonian Institute,
presidential memorials, the
White House and Capitol Hill. Of
Washington, Nancy commented
"it's a fantastic place to live."

Nancy confessed that readap-
ting to Agnes Scott "was hard at
first" particularly because at
American University she "didn't
feel in school at all." The tran-
sition is easier, Nancy said,
because of friends friends
here and friends made and main-
tained through American.

As a result of her fall semester,
Nancy said she has been
motivated to apply to graduate
schools in economics and added
that to make a career in
economics, one must go to
graduate school.

announcing..

The Undergraduate
Philosophy Conference will
meet at Vanderbilt University
Feb. 21-22. Becky Thompson, the
senior philosophy major, will
present a paper entitled,
"Bureaucracy and Legitimacy."
A contingent of philosophy
students and faculty will be go-
ing to Vanderbilt for the
conference.

Mr. McNair will present a lec-
ture / demonstration on
academic costume Fri., Feb. 14at
11 :30 a.m. in Maclean.

Spirit Committee is sponsoring
a formal dinner Thurs., Feb. 20 in
the dining hall. Members of the
campus community are invited
and are reminded that all non-
boarding students must pay $2
for the meal. Mr. McNair will
speak after dinner about names
around the campus.

Elvena M. Green is on leave
this quarter from the drama
department and has been
replaced by Neal Fenter.

American loyalists

(continued from page 1)

be descended from aristocratic
Cavaliers.

In summary, Brown said that
the loyalists simply did not
understand the moral fervor of
the patriots, that they had the

ability to be tolerant and to see
both sides, and that they were
more cosmopolitan and modern
in their ideas than the rebels. He
credited them with a "fatal
insensitivity" to the anger of
patriots against the British rule.

If you can't be a house guest in Decatur,

be ours.

The Agnes Scott Alumnae House offers
comfortable, cheerful lodgings for:

Parents

Friends
Boy Friends

At very reasonable
prices:

Alumnae

1 person $8.00

2 persons 10.00
Non-Alumnae

1 person $9.00

2 persons 1 1.00
Plus 4% sales tax.

For reservations, please call
Mrs. Ela Curry, 373-2571, ext. 209,

In its meeting of Feb. 11, Rep Council determined that candidates
for major SGA offices will be available for questions in thedining hall
on the night before elections. Rep discussed possible changes in BSA
membership which would cause that board to be composed mainly
of board vice-presidents. Treasurer Alice Lightle will present a plan
for combining board treasuries into a single SGA treasury. Harriett
Graves reported that CAP is now preparing a questionnaire on the
academic calendar. Rep passed unanimously proposed changes in
the Student Handbook staff.

The real world

(continued from page 2)

equality of rights regardless of
sex. Four more states must ratify
the amendment before it
becomes law. Lt. Gov. Zell
Miller, who backs the
amendment, said the Senate is
eager to bring it to an early vote.
Senate President Pro Tern Al
Holloway of Albany rates its
chances in the upper chamber a
tossup, but it is given little
chance for passage in the House.

President Ford had an ex-
tremely busy 24-hours in Atlanta.
He addressed a conference on
domestic and economic affairs
and the Opportunities In-
dustrialization Centers conven-
tion, met with eight southern
governors, had breakfast with
news executives from the region,
and held a press conference. Mr.
Ford in his appearances pushed
hard for his energy program and
for moves to combat recession.
Ford arrived here on Monday
afternoon, Feb. 3 and departed
on Tuesday afternoon.

The Georgia Public Service
Commission voted a $25 million
emergency rate increase for
Georgia Power Company.
Earlier, in December, the PSC
granted a $35 million fuel ad-
justment increase. The company
had asked a total $86 million
emergency increase.

President Ford's 1976 budget
projects a record peacetime
deficit of $52 billion. The unem-
ployment projection was an
average 8.1 per cent this year, 7.9
per cent next year, and above 6
per cent until 1980. Inflation was
forecast at 11.3 per cent this year
and 7.8 per cent next year.
Unemployment in January went
to 8.2 per cent, the highest total
in 33 years.

Sen. Henry M. Jackson, a
contender last time for the
Democratic presidential
nomination, officially declared
that he will run again in 1976. He
made the announcement in a
five-minute nation-wide TV
appearance.

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the profile

ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE
DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030

Vol. LXI-No. 14

February 20, 1975

founding

by Susan Balch

Those things that are Agnes
Scott today had their beginning
in 1888 when Reverend Frank
Henry Gaines was called from
Virginia to serve as pastor of the
Decatur Presbyterian Church. At
that time, Decatur had a
population of about a thousand
and the only public means of
transportation to the city of
Atlanta was the railroad. Decatur
also had two schools, one public
and one private 'female' school.
Neither was adequate to meet
the needs of the community.
Rev. Gaines, who had long been
interested in education,
recognized the need for a good
school in Decatur and spoke to
leaders of his congregation
about improving the educational
situation.

In July of 1889, a number of
interested citizens met to discuss
establishing a Presbyterian
institute of learning. Two com-
mittees were established to help
form the school. Rev. Gaines,
Hon. Charles Murphey Candler
and B. S. Crane were appointed
to a committee responsible for
"perfecting the organization"
and to correspond with ap-
plicants for teachers. Colonel
George W. Scott was the head of
another committee to select a
suitable building for the school
and to solicit patronage. It was
decided to establish the school
for young women because while
educating a young man might
produce a good citizen, the
"proper education of a young
woman would influence a whole
family/' Colonel Scott wrote to
his brother about the school and
said that he hoped the school
"may be the means of throwing
around the girls of this section
such influences as may develop
such Christian characters as our
grandmother, mother and sisters
that generations to come may
secure such counsel and advices
as we did from these noble
Christian women." The ap-
plication for charter of the
school stated as its object "to es-
tablish an institution of learning
in the town of Decatur. . . for the
moral and intellectual training
and education of female youth."

The Decatur Female Seminary
opened Sept. 25, 1889 with
Nanette Hopkins as its head.
Miss Hopkins had graduated
from Hollins Institute in Virginia
and was planning to do graduate
work at Vassar. She became so
involved in the school that she
did not leave until her
retirement a few months before
her death in 1938. 63 students
attended the first session of the
school. Three were boarding

Opinion

perspective

Hanging above my desk is a
quote from Thcreau: "It is not
enough to be busy . . . the ques-
tion is: what are we busy about?"
I know I am not the only one who
keeps it posted, but I feel it is
necessary for more of us to
refresh our minds with this quote
more often; everyday would not
be too frequently.

If it could be summed into one
watch-word for us, perhaps it
would be 'perspective'.
Somehow, during the winter
quarter especially, our vision
becomes distorted so that the
daily molehills become a week's
worth of mountains. Still, we
must be able to recognize a
mountain when we see one. Ad-
justing our myopic sight then,
becomes a delicate task.

As Agnes Scott strives to retain
her strong liberal arts education
we find ourselves over-specializ-
ing in non-specialization. If the

Opinion

students and six were small boys.
For the first two years, the
institute was an elementary and
grammar school. The name of
the school was changed in 1890
when Col. Scott bought and

Opinion

excellence

I have rarely found Agnes
Scott's academic reputation to
be exaggerated. Here I have en-
countered excellence. Not
perfection, mind you, but ex-
cellence. However, I think it
especially appropriate for
Founder's Day to remember that
none of us students, faculty, or
administration should rest on
our college's considerable
laurels.

Agnes Scott has a great

Opinion

critical mind

As a concerned member of
this college community, I would
like to express a few observations
of Agnes Scott that have evolved
during the past year and a half. I
do not pretend to know the root
or means of solving the problems
I have felt, but hope that through
voicing my concern one with
greater insight than I may either
prove my feeling wrong or point
to a solution.

In viewing Agnes Scott with a
critical eye this year, I have
become increasingly aware of
the tremendous value of what
Agnes Scott has to offer. I truly
believe in the opportunity for in-
dividual growth made possible in
a small, academically excellent
liberal arts college for women.
Agnes Scott offers the ad-
vantages of this tradition: a fine
faculty, small classes, individual
attention, close student-profes-
sor relationships, and increased
opportunity for student in-
volvement. Beyond this
tradition, Agnes Scott
consciously embraces Christian

donated the land on which the
school stood and provided funds
to build a new school building.
He gave his reasons for his
generosity in a letter to his
(continued on page 4)

tradition, but its momentum
should not be relied on to lessen
the commitment of effort and
concern that we of the present
ought to make. I am afraid that
sometimes we simply take
academic excellence for
granted. For example, lecture
attendance is often abysmal, as if
an Agnes Scott classroom
education is all one need bother
about. Degree requirements are
tinkered with, as if an Agnes
Scott diploma had a strength
paradoxically impervious to such
changes. Time and attention are
(continued on page 4)

reach /grasp

Warning: Somebody or other
has deemed that reading the
following may be hazardous to
cynics, realists, and others unac-
customed to the glare from the
bright side of things.

One of the most common
causes of discontent is a failure to
focus on positive aspects of
situations. When questioning
whether Agnes Scott is fulfilling
Its role, a definite "yes" may be
applied when its role is viewed in
terms of stirring us to go beyond
ourselves and what we consider
to be our limitations (cf.
Browning: "Ah, but a man's
reach should exceed his grasp,/
Or what's a heaven for?"). What
we do in our studies and ac-
tivities is moreof an exercising
a stretching for that which

students are to experience this
liberal arts education let us make
certain that those who teach us
do so as well. It is not a subject on
its own which gives it merit but
rather its relationship to all other
areas of learning. It istheun/tyof
the arts which give them their
impact along with their diversity.
In a liberal arts environment it is
the unity of the arts and sciences
that we should be seeking to
point out, not the competition
between two fields of study or
between different departments.

I think it is important to note
that for those whose interest lies
in the fine arts graduate school is
more of a dream than a hope.
The artists (in the broadest sense
of the word) are giving up inten-
sive study in their area of interest
and a better chance for going on
to graduate work, for the greater
expansion of learning that Agnes
Scott offers. I hope that the
sacrifice is worthwhile; if not, it is
up to us to make it so.

Kate Kussrow, '77

perhaps cannot be attained; but
it is the effort that tastes of vic-
tory. Our role lies in accepting
such a challenge to strive for the
extra mile, the extra pages, the
extra time. Learning to learn and
to appreciate becomes a fun-
damental purpose of the college
and is the true "skilled training"
offered by the liberal arts. As an
example of this learning to learn,
I find myself writing poetry not
to produce poems so much as to
learn to appreciate a poet's grop-
ing for words. This struggle of
"hitching wagons starward"
makes even failures significant
and growth-inducing, it makes
frustration a learning ex-
perience, it enables us to laugh
in the face of incredible odds
(not to mention two midterms
and a paper), and it makes a
darned good reason to get up in
the morning.

Anne Walker, 76

values and has fostered an at-
mosphere of warmth and trust. It
offers excellence without
intellectual snobbery and its
students are characterized by
humility and sincerity.

However, a truly outstanding
college engenders an intellec-
tual atmosphere, and I have
come to feel more and more that
the atmosphere at Agnes Scott is
definitely academic instead of
intellectual. By this I mean that
there is little creative use of the
intellect outside of the class-
room, and that the emphasis is
on formal, classroom study.
'Creative use of the intellect'
does not apply only to creativity
in the arts, but implies creative
critical thinking in all areas. I am
not sure whether the students
Agnes Scott attracts are lacking
in this respect, or if the college
does not encourage this 'creative
use of the intellect.'

The lack is evidenced in
various ways. The dwindling sup-
port of extra-curricular offerings
and lectures suggests waning
versatility of interest and spirit of
wanting to learn about new
things, both of which are vital to
an intellectual atmosphere.

There is a general apathy toward
investigating or supporting
almost anything outside of the
classroom. In petitioning for G-
PIRG, it wasn't refusal of support
that bothered me, but utter lack
of interest on the part of many
students.

I am frustrated by a tendency
at Agnes Scott on the part of
students, faculty, and ad-
ministration to deal in terms of
personalities instead of issues.
This is unavoidable to an extent
in a small community, but should
not be true in an intellectual at-
mosphere which values critical
thinking and objectively respects
all opinions. Whether the issue is
drinking on campus, the college
calendar, establishing G-PIRG,
or curriculum changes, it in-
variably disintegrates into a bat-
tle between this person and that
person, or this group and that
group. We are often blind to the
true pros and cons of both sides
of an issue because we view it
only in terms of the people
representing the opposing
viewpoints. The controversy
then becomes emotional instead
of intellectual.

This deficiency in objective

respect for others' opinions is
also present with regard to
religious views on campus. The
narrow-minded, patronizing at-
titude assumed by some students
should not exist among in-
dividuals who regard each other
with mutual respect.

Changing the atmosphere at
Agnes Scott to one of increased
intellectual excitement and
greater objectivity would not
only raise its position among
academic institutions, but would
enable us to work more effec-
tively for the good of the college
in matters of urgent importance.
Among these matters are main-
taining the good departments
that we have and strengthening
weaker ones through faculty and
curriculum changes, main-
taining (and in my opinion,
perhaps raising) our admission
standards, and investigating the
positive and negative effects of
the calendar.

Finally, as truly great men are
those who allow their intellect to
be guided by humanism, a truly
great college is one in which an
intellectual atmosphere is
(continued on page 4)

Page 2

vocationalism

The concensus of those who have responded to this Founder's Day
issue seems to be that the liberal arts are still valid and that Agnes
Scott or at least what Agnes Scott should be has a great deal to offer its
students. The question of the worth of the liberal arts will always
remain to a world which values skill. Our traditional response, and a
true one, has been that learning to learn is the skill of skills.

We have so far successfully battled to keep vocationalism out of the
curriculum and out of the classroom; we have maintained that
immediate practicality and usefulness are not to be the measure of
our education. I fully support this point of view. Hopefully, this
college is so firmly rooted in the liberal arts tradition that
vocationalism is not a danger; however, as Liz Hornsby has reminded
us elsewhere in this issue, we must be eternally vigilant.

But vocationalism is not a totally bad thing and should not be re-
jected as such. Where vocationalism is needed is during the summer,
over the long Thanksgiving / Christmas holiday and with other
special programs during the quarter. The liberal arts do open a wide
range of exciting career possibilities but we may take advantage of
none of these when we don't know they exist. Our breaks and
summers should become exciting try-out periods for students.

When Dr. Perry was inaugurated, he said that Agnes Scott was the
sort of college which made a difference in its students' lives, in con-
trast with some women's colleges which traditionally accept gifted
students who simply continue being gifted. Many of us are changed
by our education here, but our career choices remain limited, our
sense of possibility narrow, our vision too focused. We believe in and
are busy obtaining the education which frees the individual. But frees
us to do what? To choose from among traditional careers for women.

The Office of Career Planning needs to be enlarged. Ms. Murphy,
through Career Week, is trying to make students more aware of the
sorts of things liberal arts majors do to make a living. While programs
and speakers throughout the quarter are desirable, they are not a
substitute for vocational counseling or job placement.

Vocational counseling should begin when students arrive as
freshmen. Further, we should begin an aggressive summer program
so that students over three summers could explore a range of career
options which would give money, valuable work experience and a
real sense of the worth of the liberal arts to the students. If we cannot
manage job placement, then at the minimum we need to take more
positive steps toward locating information about internships, federal,
state, and local government summer employment, and businesses
who hire for the summer.

We need to establish better pre-law and pre-med advisory
programs, especially since no one in the college knows anything
constructive about law schools. Branching out in the sorts of graduate
schools which we consider is also necessary. Schools of business ad-
ministration, public administration, journalism and many others
accept liberal arts majors often with no extra course work but
sometimes following a summer school of management or business
courses. We too little consider these possibilities.

Further, a vocational counseling and placement program is the
best response to student concerns about the remainder of their
professional lives. There is nothing degraded in a liberal arts major
who realizes that she will be working for the rest of her life and is
concerned to choose the best career option.

Joyce McKee, '75 editor

the ivory tower

We have a choice: we can seclude ourselves in the ivory tower of
learning, or we can use that learning to make positive contributions
to the real world.

The conflict between ivory tower and real world has perhaps been
reflected in the changes made in our degree requirements in the past
two or three years. Two years ago the requirements were made con-
siderably more flexible than they had been in the past. In some ways
the changes allowed for more courses of a "practical" nature and
fewer of the "traditional" liberal arts courses//" a student chose to
pursue such studies. These changes in the direction of a less restricted
curriculum would seem to be a step away from the ivory tower.

Just recently, our degree requirements have again been modified.
This time we took a step, not backwards, but back toward a more
strictly defined curriculum. The new changes, which effectively
reverse some of the old changes, seem to reflect a feeling that we
have been moving too far away from the ivory tower too far from a
true liberal arts program. The new fine arts requirement is a step
toward the ivory tower in the sense that it means taking a "non-prac-
tical" course, and it is a step away from the ivory tower in that it re-
quires us to take courses outside what we have come to consider the
"traditional" academic disciplines. The reduction in the number of
major hours is also a step away from the ivory tower, since it prevents
us from becoming too much submerged in a limited area of study.

Hence the overall effect of the new degree requirements is a
balance between the ivory tower and the real world. And perhaps
that balance is the most important goal to keep in mind. Certainly we
must pursue the "traditional," academic areas of study as the core of
a- liberal arts education. At the same time, those of us who so choose
should be allowed to explore more "practical" subjects, just as others
of us concentrate our studies in the fine arts. We must keep our ivory
tower in good condition (steam-cleaning it if necessary), and we
must also maintain contact with the real world.

Eva Gantt, 76 associate editor

Profile/ February 20, 1975

withdrawal

To the Editor:

I am withdrawing from Agnes
Scott at theend of winter quarter
in order to participate in the
Emory spring quarter abroad
program in Vienna.

It's a simple statement to
make, but when I consider the
inconveniences, hassles, long-
distance phone calls, endless of-
fice visits, etc. . ., I realize what a
struggle it's been to get where I
am now. The problems I've en-
coutered were due largely to a
lack of flexibility within the Dean
of Faculty's office.

At a meeting of the Academic
Council on Jan. 17, Dean Gary
presented my request to
participate in the program
because she would not let me
read my own letter to the council
and answer questions which
were certain to arise. She in-
formed me that it was an es-
tablished policy that students
were not allowed to read their
own letters to the council. Of
course, I was expected to con-
form to this inane rule. The
Academic Council did not ap-
prove my request. In her letter of
Jan. 20, Dean Gary told me about
the negative considerations
which were most influential in
the decision: (1) I am a
sophomore (don't you forget it,
either) and it is an established
policy THAT ONLY JUNIORS
AND SENIORS are allowed to
take advantage of tremendous
opportunities presented by
other universities in the
University Center in Georgia.
That's interesting, because the
Agnes Scott 1974 catalogue (on
page 10) failed to give a class dis-
tinction to students who wish to
avail themselves of courses
offered by other institutions
within the center.

Particularly aggravating was
Dean Gary's insistance on com-
paring this ten-week Emory
program to a junior year abroad
program. Since in reality, this
program is comparable only to a
summer quarter, I wonder why
my German grade and overall

grade point average was
repeatedly brought up during
the discussion of the Academic
Council. Finally, an objection
was raised that since I am
enrolled in a year course in
German 101 for 9 quarter hours,
credit would have to be awarded
for two quarters of an
intermediate language. Dean
Gary complained that I was
asking her to break every rule in
the book! I thought I was just try-
ing to ask for permission to
participate in a program which
would improve my understan-
ding of the German culture and
heighten my education in the
liberal arts

In conclusion, I think it's
ridiculous for me to be forced to
withdraw from Agnes Scott in
order to participate in the Emory
program. I sincerely hope that
the aforementioned ad-
ministrator will start thinking
more of the benefits of a
program and not of the
problems which lie on the
surface of any new endeavor.

Thank you for letting me ex-
press my views.
Sincerely,
Sandra M. Saseen

calendar

To the editor:

In response to the letter in The
Profile which appeared in the is-
sue of February 6 concerning the
academic calendar, I'd like to
prevent six different views.

1. I did not miss seeing any of
my friends at home. In fact, it
gave me more time with them.

2. To me, the Thanksgiving
break is detrimental to the con-
tinuity of my quarter because we
go home and then come back for
finals. Thanksgiving for me
would NOT be a "relaxed study"
time; if I have traveled 600 miles
to go home, I want to be able to
relax and enjoy the time at
home.

3. The holiday was not too
long. For someone who lives far
away, I am never home but on
our holidays. This long time gave
me a chance to travel around
Arkansas to see my friends and
family and to be able to relax
before the Christmas rush, i.e.,
having time with my family at the
first of December.

4. At the informal convocation

(continued on page 4)

the profile

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
Scott Post Office.

editor/loyce McKee
associate editor/Eva Gantt
business manager/Debi Belt
arts/entertainment/ Renee Anderson
cartoonist/Susan Stigall

STAFF: Susan Balch, Pannie Burchenal, Marene Emanuel, Ann Fincher, SiAan
Gamble, Nell Jordan. Jeanie Malmgren, Patty Pearson, Bonnie Pedersen,
Sandra Saseen Julia Midkiff

off -campus circulation fmma Inhmon. 80

Profile/February 20, 1975

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arts/entertainment

what's happening Bergman sacrifices artistic

to commercial success

music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will present a concert Thurs.,
Feb. 20, Fri., Feb. 21, and Sun., Feb. 23 at Symphony Hall. Robert Shaw
will conduct the orchestra as they perform Janacek's Slavonic Mass
and Barber's The Lovers. Performances on Thurs. and Fri. begin at
8:30 p.m. and on Sun., at 2:30 p.m. Student tickets are available one
half hour prior to the performance for $2.60.

Oldtime barber shop harmony is the theme of the celebration to
be held at the Arts Center Fri., Feb. 28 and Sat., Mar. 1 at 8 p.m.
Featured in this performance are The Atlanta Peachtree Chorus, The
Innsiders, The Goodtime Singers, and many others. Tickets are $3.75
and are available by mail from Bob Wilson, 1580 Greenwood Rd.,
Norcross, Ga., 30071, or may be purchased at the Arts Center.

The Social Harp, a religious history of northeast Georgia's revival
songs, will be relived in Athens in the Memorial Hall Ballroom of the
University of Ga., on Sun., Feb. 23. Among the music featured will be
ballads, blues, and spirituals. Activities will be 10 a.m. -4 p.m.

The Electric Ballroom features Jojo Gunne and Les Variations
through Sat., Feb. 22. Beginning Mon., Feb. 24, Cockney Rebel and
Painter will perform. The Ballroom is open from 9 p.m. - 4 a.m.

The Music Revue, featuring songs from current broadway musicals
continues at the workshop for Theater Arts through Sat., Feb. 22.
Performances begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $4.

Bobby Goldsboro continues with his show at the Venetian Room
through Sat., Mar. 1. Reservations may be made by calling 892-2121.

The 12th annual symposium of contemporary music for brass,
featuring the New York Brass Quintet, will be held at Georgia State
Fri., Feb.'21-Sun., Feb. 23. Call 658-2349 for more information.

Paper Lace and Red White, and Blue (Grass) will be presented at the
Great Southeast Music Hall Mon., Feb. 24-Sat., Mar. 1. Shows begin at
8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $3-$5.

theater

The DeKalb Community College drama department will perform
Caper In the Cabbage Patch Fri., Feb. 21 and Sat., Feb. 22 in the Fine
Arts Auditorium. The performance is free.

Life With Father, starring Betsy Palmer, will be playing at the
Peachtree Playhouse through Sun., Feb. 23. Performances are given
at 8:30 p.m. on Fri., Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 22 and
at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 23. For more information call
252-8960.

A Thousand Clowns, featured at the Barn Dinner Theater, will play
through Sat., Mar. 1. The theater opens at 6:30 p.m. for cocktails, 7-8
p.m. for dinner, and 8:30 p.m. for the performance. Call 436-6262 for
reservations.

When Are You Coming Back Red Ryder? continues at the Alliance
through Sat., Feb. 22. Beginning Thurs., Feb. 27, Harvey, the comedy
about a six foot white rabbit, will open. Shows begin at 8 p.m. Tues.-
Sat., and 2:30 p.m. each Sun. Student tickets are $2.75.

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night will be presented at Clayton Junior
College Wed., Feb. 26-Fri., Feb. 28. Performances on Wed., Feb. 26
are at noon and 6:10 p.m., and on Fri., and Sat. at 8:30 p.m. Admission
is free.

Pippin begins at the Civic Center Fri., Feb. 28 and Sat., Mar. 1.
Tickets are $4-$7.

Sam Shepard's La Turista will begin at Kelly's Seed and Feed Theater
on Fri., Feb. 21. Performances are given each Fri. -Sun., at 8 p.m. Ad-
mission is $1.

miscellaneous

The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater will perform at the Civic Center
Thurs. and Fri., Feb. 20-21, at 8 p.m. Among the dances featured are
Blues Suite, Cry, Feast of Ashes, and the most famous Revelations.
Tickets run from $3-$5.

An art sale sponsored by the Junior League of the DeKalb Council
for the Arts, will be held at Callanwolde on Sun., Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. Call
938-9845 for further details.

The Flames will play two games at the Omni this week. The first, on
Wed., Feb. 26 will be against Philadelphia, and in the second on Fri.,
Feb. 28, the Flames meet Chicago. All games begin at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $5.

Thurs., Feb. 27, the Hawks meet Chicago at the Omni. Gametime is
8 p.m.

on campus

The Dolphin Club will present a water show entitled Color My
World on Thurs., Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The program, held in con-
junction with Sophomore Parents Weekend, will be held in the gym
and is free to the public.

Thurs., Feb. 20, theannual Founder's Day Dinner will be held in the
dining hall. Formal attire is requested.

Blackfriars will present its first set of one-act plays on Fri. and Sat.,
Feb. 28 and Mar. 1 at 8:15 p.m. in the Winter Theater.

by Nell Jordan

Ingmar Bergman's latest
offering, Scenes From a
Marriage, starring Liv Ullman, is a
penetrating psychological study
of divorce. Because of the highly
volatile nature of the subject it-
self, the emotional impact is very
intense and tends to obscure any
rational evaluation of the film's
merit. Every individual reacts
differently to the film, according
to previous experiences and
conceptions of marriage and
divorce and even the essential
nature of happiness. In Scenes
From a Marriage, universals such
as loneliness, alienation and frus-
trated hopes are handled with
such depth and understanding
that it becomes extremely dif-
ficult not to relate personally to
Bergman's statement. Such
personal involvement is
definitely one element of a film's
success, but it must never be
allowed to overwhelm all other
concerns. One must separate the
emotional from the artistic im-
pact to reach any kind of objec-
tive appraisal, and after doing so,
Scenes From a Marriage is far
from an artistic triumph.

Bergman's study, as originally
conceived for Swedish
television, was comprised of
seven hour-long segments
shown individually. I n
transposition to the American
market, the series of segments
has been heavily edited and
recombined to produce one
three-hour movie with an
intermission. This completely
restructured version brings with
it a wealth of problems. First, it is
just too long. The action is far too
intense and wearing for one
prolonged sitting. The situation
becomes old, the dialogue
repititious, and the faces all too
familiar. Though divorce and
loneliness are extended and try-
ing ordeals, the film's excessive
length is not a valid vehicle for
the artistic expression of either.
This marathon effect was never
part of Bergman's original
conception, divided as it was into
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Scenes is doubly damned; it is
too short to convey the original
intention and too long to be
effective as one film.

The deletion of over half of the
original footage violently distorts
the film's time frame. It becomes
difficult and often impossible to
know whether a day, a month, or
a year passes between one
segment, designated by subtitle,
and the next. Is his infidelity in
the distant future or just around
the corner? Has her attitude
evolved gradually or has she
suddenly realized her true
position? These ambiguities are
disturbing and seriously detract
from the film's effectiveness.
One can only assume that such
vagaries of time are alleviated
when the work is viewed in its
entirety.

Finally, the film is poorly struc-
tured. The two halves separated
by an intermission are im-
properly balanced, with the
initial portion bearing the
preponderance of action and
significance. While the first half
is well-paced and reflects that
precise vision so characteristic of
Bergman's previous successes,
after intermission the film seems
to lose direction, to become
fragmented and episodic, mov-
ing nowhere in particular. Hav-
ing made his essential statements
in the first half, Bergman is
content to slide into hazy
generalities and the film
becomes a glorified soap opera.
Things drag on for another
hour and a half with an ex-

asperating futility, but nothing
new ever really happens. The
film grinds to a slow halt from the
intermission with a flurry of
"significance" tacked on at the
end.

In conclusion, Scenes From a
Marriage, as experienced on the
American screen, is very moving
but not as good as it should have
been. The acting and the cap-
tivating intensity of Bergman's
more successful work are
there and tend to initially
mislead the viewer into believing
this latest to be his best yet. But
4jpon consideration, such an ap-
praisal is unacceptable. In tailor-
ing his vision to accommodate a
wider market, Bergman has
perhaps sacrificed artistic
success to commercial priorities.
And that is the greatest disap-
pointment of all.

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A time for renewal of interest in
the honor system, on both
serious and lighter matters.

Mon., Feb. 24, 11:30 a.m.,
Freshman class meeting new
insights into the honor system.
Wed., Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m., In-
formal convocation current
attitudes toward the honor
system.

Wed., Feb. 26, 10 p.m., Hub party
food, songs, live
entertainment.

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excellence

(continued from page 1)
lavished on things like
landscaping, as if academics can
be pigeon-holed until later
because they have endured this
long. And so on. All these cases
of neglect, however benignly
intended, cannot help but add
up. I have heard more than one
person with a perspective more
experienced than mine
observe that in the past several
years the "spirit" of this college
has begun to flag. But now more
than ever, in the face of in-
creasing attacks on the liberal
arts education as an impractical
and over-sold luxury, this spirit
must be strong.

If we fail to preserve academic
excellence, it is still possible that
Agnes Scott could survive as an
institution. But mere survival is
not always a virtue; it is the
quality of the existence springing
from that survival that matters.
One liberal arts college for

critical mind

(continued from page 1)
guided by the quality of
magnanimity in all phases of
campus life. I am most distressed
by what seems to be the fading of
the quality of magnanimity in
our community. Dr. Leyburn
defined magnanimity as "having
compassion. . . showing con-
sideration and being courteous;
. . . having the grace of sensitivity
to the needs of others." I feel

women in this state has survived
partly bv advertising that ninety-
odd percent of its students get
married. Eternal vigilance is the
price not only of freedom but of
quality. Academic excellence is
not like an heirloom that needs
only to be handed down. It is a
living thing, more like a plant
that needs care if it is to bloom.
Our interest in an Agnes Scott
education must be an active, not
a passive one.

A Greek poet once called ex-
cellence a "clear shining." I like
to think that sometimes I literally
see it here, in the eyes of
teachers and students caught up
in a mutual love of learning. We
must not allow this very special
light to flicker through our own
carelessness nor to cheapen into
neon under mundane pressures
from outside. It deserves nothing
less than a whole-hearted
devotion, which it will render
back as a deeply enriched vision
that lasts a lifetime.

Liz Hornsby, 76

that the spirit of magnanimity has
not been completely evident in
the discussion and approach to
problems of the college recently.
I would like to see increased sen-
sitivity and respect on the part of
students, faculty, and ad-
ministration not only for the
value of all opinions, but for the
people expressing them. The
quality of magnanimity is far
from being absent at Agnes
Scott, but we must be careful to
retain it as our guide.

Anne Callison, 77

founding

(continued from page 1)
brother, John, saying, . . in this
prosperity I have prayed that my
heart should not be hardened. . .
(I) desire to benefit my fellow
beings and do my whole duty as a
citizen as well. . . In viewing my
life over, one thing stands out
prominent above all others and
that is that I am indebted to my
mother for all the good impulses
of my heart and for all my hopes
for the future. In thinking of how
I could best commemorate her
memory in benefiting my people
I have concluded to establish at
Decatur a school for girls. To that
end I have purchased the
property on which the present
girls' school is located and also
the adjacent lots. . ."

The property was deeded to
the school with two stipulations.
The first was that the school be
perpetually knc.wn as the
"Agnes Scott" institute. The
second condition was that the
property be used perpetually as a
"female seminary of learning."
In his speech accepting the
deeds to the property, Rev.
Gaines stated the guiding prin-
ciples of the school: (1) a liberal
curriculum, (2) a high standard of
scholarship "it is the desire of
this Institution to do nothing but
honest and thorough work, so
that its diplomas will represent
actual attainment and accurate
scholarship," - (3) the Bible a
testbook, (4) a Christian home,
and (5) the best instructors.

real world

by Sandra Saseen
The Georgia Senate defeated
the Equal Rights Amendment by
a vote of 33 to 22. Lt. Gov. Zell
Miller had expected the Senate
vote on the ERA to be extremely
close. The bank holding com-
pany bill is now in the Senate
Banking, Finance and Insurance
Committee while the Senate Ap-
propriations Committee is wres-
tling with the $35.5 million sup-
plemental budget for the
remainder of fiscal 1975. The
House Agriculture and Con-
sumer Affairs Committee is
scheduled to hold public
hearings Monday afternoon on
Rep. George Petro's bill to
prevent grocery stores from
marking up the price of items
already on their shelves. The
House is also expected to begin
debate Tuesday on Savannah
Rep. Bobby Hill's para-mutual
betting bill. The bill would es-
tablish a state racing commission
to oversee horse and dog racing
tracks and allow only on-track
betting. The House is also ex-
pected to take up, in the early
part of the week, nine election
reform bills, including one
which would require political
party registration in Georgia.
Other bills would change
primary qualification dates, keep
polls open until 8 p.m. in coun-
ties of more than 300,000 people
and require special signs at vot-
ing registrar's offices.

The Georgia Supreme Court
upheld a lower court decision
from Muscogee County in ruling
that the 1974 blue law is un-

After the first two years, the
faculty at Agnes Scott was
enlarged and some high school
work was offered. The school
became better organized and
began to discontinue the lowest
grade and add a higher one each
year. This process continued un-
til Agnes Scott met the standards
for a college preparatory school
set by the Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools
of the Southern States. Agnes
Scott continued to rearrange the
curriculum, faculty and the ad-
mission requirements and in
1905, applied for recognition as a
college. Agnes Scott was of-
ficially sanctioned as a college by
the Association two years later,
and in 1913 discontinued the
academy, leaving only the
college.

Much of the growth of the
college took place after the
school received a grant of
$100,000 from the General
Education Board in New York,
founded by John D. Rockefeller,
the grant being matched by the
College. A story told by Jane
Guthrie Rhodes '38 illustrates the
closeness of the community. It is
reported that at 5 a.m. on the
morning of Apr. 1, 1918, all but 2
of the 125 students at Agnes Scott
rose and silently left the campus.
At 7 a.m., Dean Hopkins was
walking to breakfast and "sensed
an unnatural quiet." She found
the dining room empty and sum-
moned the matron, who
reported -that every bed was
empty except the two occupied

constitutional. The new law,
more liberal than its predeces-
sor, was adopted by 133 counties
last fall and rejected by 26 coun-
ties, whose residents wished no
closing law. The Board of
Regents of the University System
of Georgia voted to increase
tuition by 15 per cent effective in
the summer quarter. Officials of
Underground Atlanta asked the
city to give public park status to
the tourist attraction so that the
area could be fenced and an ad-
mission fee charged in order to
help provide security for
Underground.

In Topeka, Kan., President
Ford announced another
money-loosening bid to provide

Profile/February 20, 1975

b\ the presidents of Student
Government and the Y.W.C.A.
who had their heads under the
covers and refused to come out.
Dr. Gaines was notified and a
search began. All buildings were
combed and then the search
continued in Decatur. Finally a
clue was found at a grocery store
from the delivery boy. He in-
formed the frantic searchers that
he had an order of lemonade,
fruit, and "stuff" to be delivered
at noon to "a bunch of young
ladies" having a picnic in the
Emory woods. The girls were
found and promised a holiday
from classes the beginning of
the current spring break, ac-
cording to Ms. Rhodes.

Rev. Gaines, who assumed the
presidency of the institution in
1896, continued in that capacity
until his death in 1923. He was
succeeded by James Ross
McCain, who had come to Agnes
Scott in 1915 as registrarand later
served as a vice-president of the
college and member of the
Board of Trustees. In 1925, the
ideals of the school were revised
to stress (1) high intellectual at-
tainment "the standards of
scholarship at Agnes Scott are
equal to the best for either men
or women in this country," - (2)
religious faith "wholesome
and sincere without being osten-
tatious," - (3) physical well-
being, and (4) development of
character. The year 1925 also saw
the establishment of a chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa at the school, and
in 1931, the Mortar Board.

more jobs - the release of $2
billion in impounded highway
funds. (Georgia said it would
seek $100 million of the funds, to
be used for interstate highways
and rural primary and secondary
roads.) President Ford will
nominate Carla Anderson Hills,
41, an assistant attorney general,
to be secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, making
her the third woman cabinet
member in the nation's history.

Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, was
elected to succeed Edward
Heath as head of the
Conservative Party of England.
This means if the party again cap-
tures Commons, she will be the
prime minister.

agnes irvine scott

Agnes Scott was born Agnes
Irvine in Ballykeel, County
Down, Ireland on June 13, 1799.
She was the youngest of three
girls. Her father died about six
months later, and her mother
remarried in 1805. Agnes lived
with an uncle, John Irvine, until
she was almost 17. Her stepfather
died, and Agnes, her mother,
sister and brother-in-law sailed
for Philadelphia in March of
1916. The voyage lasted more
than a month. Her sister died
during the trip and was buried at
sea. Agnes and her mother
traveled by stage to Alexandria, a
small town in central
Pennsylvania, where relatives
had settled some years before.
On Oct. 29, 1821, Agnes married
a native Pennsylvanian, John

calendar

Scott. Scott was a widower with
five children. He owned a tan-
ning factory and also prospered
with the manufacturing of shoes
and boots. The couple had seven
children, two girls and five boys.
Mr. Scott died in 1850 and all the
children of his first marriage died
before his death. Agnes lived in
Alexandria until her death at 78
in Oct. of 1877.

(continued from page 2)
many girls raised their hands that
they had held jobs. Times are not
easy now for anyone, and the ex-
perience one has in a different
atmosphere from school can be
very beneficial. Students are still
able (and should be encouraged)
to get good summer jobs. As for
me, my job over Christmas
opened the doors for my
summer job. Since I worked six
weeks Christmas and six weeks
of the summer, I'm able to go to
England this summer.

5. I do agree that there is a
disadvantage in not being in
Atlanta for the holiday season
but being home meant so much
to me. I was able to do things for
and with my home and church
that I couldn't have done

otherwise. Perhaps I am an ex-
ception having such close
feelings for my family, church
and hometown, but I loved every
minute of my time at home.

6. Transportation is a problem
for those of us who live far away
especially because of the ex-
pense.

I also feel Agnes Scott is an
academic institution first, but I
really don't see how the vacation
takes away from this. Academic
work is important , yet one needs
to strive to be well-rounded.
Different experiences can con-
tribute to this important
development.

Sincerely,

Cindy Hodges, '77

Arrangements made with

Eastern Air Lines

for Agnes Scott students
to travel during spring break (Mar. 19-31)

at group rates

on specified flights

to New York, Washington, St. Louis, Chicago, Los Angeles,
Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Tampa.

Flight schedules & rates available in Office of Dean of
Students.

Make reservations with Mrs. Lindig.

the profile

Vol. LXI-No. 15

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

French, German, Spanish consolidation

February 27, 1975

Perry defers decision on modern language dept.

by joyce McKee
The merging of the
departments of French, German
and Spanish into a department of
modern languages effective with
the 1975-76 academic year was
announced Mon., Feb. 3 by
Marvin Perry, president of Agnes
Scott, to Gunther Bicknese,
chairman of the German
department, and to Constance
Shaw, acting chairman of the
Spanish department. Mary
Virginia Allen, chairman of the
French department, had been
informed earlier of the decision
and had accepted the chairman-
ship of the new department.

Displeased by the decision and
by the way it was reached,
Bicknese brought the matter
before the faculty at a faculty
meeting Fri., Feb. 7. In his
statement to the faculty, which
he released to the Profile,
Bicknese said, "As you know, the
work of the Temporary Executive
Committee has been based on
the principle that the faculty was

to receive more authority to
participate more actively in the
shaping of the policies of the
college. It was, therefore, most
disillusioning to learn that the
decision to consolidate had been
reached by the administration
alone. In all fairness, I must say
that in January, 1974, the matter
was brought up casually by the
president as well as by the dean.
Mrs. Dunstan, then Chairman of
the Department of Spanish, and I
were asked for our opinions
regarding consolidation, but
there was no actual discussion of
the matter. Both Mrs. Dunstan
and I expressed our own and all
of our colleagues' unfavorable
reactions orally and in writing.
We were, thereupon, assured by
the dean that no action was
planned and that the matter
would be brought before us
again in due time for dis-
cussion."

Bicknese wenton to relate that
the "administration acted
without further consultation

with the members of the modern
language departments." He
further noted that "the ad-
ministration did not give the
three chairmen involved anyop-
portunity to discuss the matter
among themselves and with the
administration prior to the
decision."

Bicknese moved that the
faculty vote to recommend to
Perry and Julia Gary, dean of the
faculty, that they defer action on
the consolidation of the three
modern language departments
until the faculty in those
departments could discuss the
pros and cons of such con-
solidation. The faculty passed 50
to 16 the amended motion
recommending that the decision
be deferred until both the
faculty in the departments and
the faculty as a whole could dis-
cuss pros and cons.

Perry responded Mon., Feb. 10
to the faculty recommendation
with a letter to all faculty
members, stating, "I have con-

sidered the Faculty's request, as I
indicated at the meeting I would,
and am agreeable to deferring a
final decision in order that
members may have an op-
portunity of expressing their
views to me." In his letter, Perry
requests that all departments
and individuals see him before
March 15 so that the decision can
be made by April 1, In an
interview with the Profile, Perry
stated that he believes that most
interested faculty and students
have already seen him and that
the decision will be reached

In Mar. 7 concert

Davidson chorus
joins glee club

"before the next Profile comes
out" (Thurs., Feb. 27).

In a statement prepared for
the Profile, Gretchen Schulz,
president of the Agnes Scott
chapter of the American As-
sociation of University Professors
(AAUP), states that, "many
faculty felt that such private dis-
cussions with the President
should be supplemented by a
more general discussion which
all interested faculty and ad-
ministrators might attend." The
(continued on page 4)

Alumnae-admissions reps meet here

by Ann Fincher

The Admissions Office will
host an Alumnae-Admissions
Representative conference
Thurs., Feb. 27- Sat., Mar. 1. The
conference is the first of its kind
at Agnes Scott.

The Alumnae-Admissions
representative program was
created three years ago in an ef-
fort to create better com-
munication of "current Agnes
Scott," according to admissions
representative Melissa Vandiver.
Representative Agnes Scott
alumnae were carefully chosen
by the college to participate in
the program. Qualifications for
participation include the ability
to articulate, enthusiasm about
the college experience, and
community involvement. Ms.
Vandiver noted the diversity
among the representatives
some have graduated recently;
others, 20-30 years ago; some are
homemakers; many are career
women. At this time there are 76
alumnae representatives in 64
cities and 21 states.

Approximately 20 represen-
tatives are expected to
participate in the conference this
weekend. Ms. Vandiver des-
cribed the conference as an "ef-
fort to submerge the represen-
tatives in the Agnes Scott of
1975." This submerging effort,
Ms. Vandiver added, evolved

from conversations with
representatives who revealed a
hesitation to say what the Agnes
Scott experience is like now
when they may have graduated
many years before. The
conference should provide a
"current picture" for the
representatives and enable them
to articulate the college ex-
perience more knowledgeably
to prospective students.

The representatives will arrive
Thursday evening. Ms. Vandiver
offered representatives the op-
portunity to stay in the alumnae
house or in dorms during the
conference. She was pleased to
note that 17 of the 20 represen-
tatives elected to stay with
students. Working with
Interdorm, Ms. Vandiver es-
tablished a more than adequate
number of spaces to ac-
commodate the representatives.

The conference schedule in-
cludes talks by Dr. Perry on
"Where Is Agnes Scott Going? "
by Dean Huntington on "The
Current Student Scene," and by
Dean Gary on "The Current
Curriculum at Agnes Scott." In
addition to these talks two panels
are scheduled one by the ad-
missions travelers on "What Are
We Up Against in Our Work?"
and one student panel com-
posed of students representing
various Agnes Scott experiences.

Such experiences include the
Washington, D.C. internship,
independent study, being a
black student at ASC, summer or
junior year abroad, and local
practicums. Alumnae represen-
tatives will also be talking with
students during the conference.

Ms. Vandiver expressed her
hope that the conference will be
repeated next year so that other
representatives can be
"submerged."

The Davidson College Male
Chorus of North Carolina and
the Agnes Scott College Glee
Club perform a joint concert Fri.,
Mar. 7, at 7:15 p.m. in Presser.

Together the two groups will
sing Gustav Mahler's
"Symphony No. 2 (The Resurrec-
tion)." The Davidson Male
Chorus, directed by Donald B.
Plott, professor of music at
Davidson, will perform works by
Poulenc, J. S. Bach, Sweelinck,
Vittoria and others. The Agnes
Scott Glee Club will sing works
by American composers that are
part of the Club's larger
repertoire planned for their 1975
summer European tour.

Formed over 50 years ago, the
Davidson Male Chorus is on its

38th annual spring tour, which
includes four mid-western
states. The Chorus has
performed in major cities from
Miami to New York City to
Detroit to New Orleans. They
have presented coast-to-coast
broadcasts over all the major
networks and have sung on the
NBC National Radio Pulpit
series. Critics have applauded
the Davidson Male Chorus as
one of the finest choral groups in
the eastern United States.

Their director, Donald Plott, is
director of the Davidson College
music department and a voice
instructor. In summer months he
has been choral director at the
Transylvania Music Camp, N.C.
and the Sun Valley Music Camp,
Idaho.

Scene from "The Romancers,
tomorrow night and Saturday n

' one of three one-act plays to be presented in the Winter Theater
ight at 8:1$ p.m. Admission is free.

Page 2

Leadership

Profile/February 27, 1975

Constructive leadership does not consist in mandating or imposing
actions from above but in seeking opinion, discussing alternatives,
using the best talents in the community, proposing solutions, debat-
ing the range of possibility, remaining open to criticism, and allowing
the best alternative to emerge. Final responsibility may rest with the
entire faculty; at other times, the president must make the final
decision after all choices have been fully explored. Unfortunately,
the recent decision to consolidate the departments of French,
Spanish and German into a department of modern languages broke
all the rules. Dr. Perry responded to a faculty recommendation to
defer a decision. Unfortunately, he did not realize the necessity of
consulting affected departments and the full faculty from the begin-
ning. Consolidation is clearly more than administrative efficiency. Dr.
Perry states that it is designed to strengthen the departments; major
re-organization moves obviously intoareasof academicpolicy which
are the province of the faculty.

The 50-16 vote by the faculty to recommend that Dr. Perry defer his
decision is the best indication of the adverse reaction to such per-
emptory conduct by the administration. The faculty were surprised
and rightfully offended that the trust and openness which should
characterize our community were "inoperative."

This is a disturbing pattern which seems to exist everywhere from
decisions made on graphics and lighting fixtures to the academic
calendar which was changed by administrative action last year to in-
clude the long Thanksgiving/Christmas break without the prior
knowledge or consent of the faculty.

In conversation, Dr. Perry has indicated that he realizes that com-
plaints about how decisions are reached may be mere resistance to
change or they may be valid. Although resistance to changeat Agnes
Scott abounds, the complaints are valid. As a student, I find it im-
possible to express my deep and abiding respect for the faculty or to
articulate what a dedicated teaching faculty means to me and my
fellow students. In large measure, the faculty represent why we come
and why we stay far more than the city of Atlanta or the op-
portunities afforded by the internship program or the dual degree
possibility with Georgia Tech. Agnes Scott needs the leadership of
faculty not only in the classroom but also in making decisions about
departmental organization, curriculum, student life, the academic
calendar, and future planning. Absorbing the points of view of so
many diverse individuals may be more challenging than making
unilateral decisions, but it is ultimately more important that those
who make the college what it is at its best also govern the college.

Joyce McKee,
Editor

To the editor:

Several articles have appeared
in the Profile during the last few
years objecting to students' use
of "Dr." to denote male profes-
sors who have obtained doc-
torates and "Mrs., Miss, or Ms."
to denote female professors in
the same category. This objec-
tion is a valid one, and has not
received the attention or subse-
quent change it deserves. Agnes
Scott students have too long
continued the tradition of male
chauvinism in treating their male
professors with such deference.
The male professors do not
necessarily encourage such

nomenclature; rather, students
have lapsed into the habit
without thinking or have un-
consciously elevated male
professors by so addressing
them. There are two choices
open to students. The first is to
call all professors holding Ph.D.'s
by the title "Dr." The second is to
eliminate all distinctions of doc-
torate and address each person
as "Mrs., Ms., Miss, or Mr.", as
she or he prefers. The second
alternative is more viable than
the first. In a college of the
caliber of Agnes Scott, in which
the doctorate is the norm among
faculty members rather than the

exception, there is no need to
single out those who have ac-
quired it, as is the case of a junior
college or poor quality school.
Because approximately 90% of
the faculty here do have their
doctorates, refraining from the
use of "Dr." is a gesture asserting
the equality of male and female
faculty members in their
knowledge of their respective
fields. A college comprised en-
tirely of women students should
be the first to promote equality
of women. What better place to
begin than with their address?

Sincerely,

Janie Sutton

the real world

by Sandra Saseen
A tornado slashing into Fort
Valley brought death to two and
injuries to 38, destroyed an es-
timated 80 per cent of the
business district and caused
more than $7 million in damages.
Gov. George Busbee inspected
the storm site and designated it a
disaster area.

announcing

Mr. Henderson has an-
nounced that the College will
again rent cottages to students
for the summer if there is suf-
ficient interest. Interested
students should leave their
names with Mrs. Matthews in the
Business Affairs Office (ext. 260).

Students interested in married
student housing for 1975-76
should file applications before
Apr. 1 with Mrs. White in the
Physical Plant Office.

The University of Georgia
offers a ten-week summer study
program in Italy; the program is
open to juniors and seniors
enrolled in Georgia colleges.
Applications and further in-
formation may be obtained by
writing Prof. John D. Kehoe,
Director, University of Georgia
Studies Abroad, Art and En-
vironmental Design, Dept. of
Art, University of Georgia,
Athens, Ga. 30602.

Charles A. Leonard of the art
department won a purchase
award at the Appalachian
National Drawing and Printing
Show held last week. The title of
his work is "Miss May's New
Hairdo," one in a series of
drawings of women. A showing
of Mr. Leonard's work opens at
the Sharon Bennett Gallery in
Atlanta on Mar. 2.

Professor John Griffiths Pedley
of the University of Michigan
spoke last night at a meeting of
the Atlanta Society of the
Archaeological Institute of
America. His topic was "The
Archaic Favissa at Cyrene."

The Rev. James Cogswell,
Director of the Task Force on
World Hunger, will speak in con-
vocation on Wed., Mar. 5.

By a narrow margin the
Georgia Senate defeated
legislation to allow bank holding
companies to buy controlling
interest in banks throughout the
state. The measure previously
had passed the House. The
House also rejected a con-
troversial piece of legislation,
decisively defeating a measure
that would have legalized para-
mutual betting. One potentially
explosive issue now in a House
committee is a series of Senate
amendments to the state's cam-
paign financing bill which would
require candidates at all levels of
government in Georgia to dis-
close all contributions and ex-
penditures, and would put strict
limits on campaign spending.

Ground was broken for the
first rail construction work on
the metropolitan Atlanta rapid
transit system (MARTA). A
highlight of the official start was
announcement of a new U. S.
grant of $80 million for the rapid
transit system, which ultimately
will cost some $2 billion.

Three of former President
Richard Nixon's most powerful
aides were sentenced to at least
two and one-half years in prison
for their parts in the Watergate
coverup. U.S. District Judge John
Sirica imposed identical two and
one-half- to eight-year terms on
John N. Mitchell, H. R.

Haldeman and John D.
Ehrlichman. A fourth defendant,
Robert C. Mardian, received a
ten-month to three-year
sentence. All are appealing their
convictions.

The Congress continued its at-
tack on the Gerald Ford energy
program. The Senate voted 66 to
28 to halt for 90 days President
Ford's $3-per-barrel extra tax on
imported oil. The legislation,
already passed by the House,
went to the President, who has
promised to veto it.

Blackbirds, grackles and
starlings died by the hundredsof
thousands when Army
helicopters sprayed the roosting
birds at Ft. Campbell, Ky., with a
detergent chemical which des-
troyed the ability of their
feathers to ward off the cold
rains. Destruction of the
blackbirds had been fought in
the courts by conservation
groups.

Secretary of State Henry Kis-
singer and Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko talked
for nine hours in Geneva, touch-
ing on nuclear weapons controls
and future trade agreements.
The Geneva conference came
after another series of talks in the
Middle East by Kissinger in his ef-
forts to make additional ad-
vances for a peaceful settlement
there.

the profile

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arts/entertainment

what's happening

arts

A group of 100 etchings by Pablo Picasso, which form a com-
prehensive survey of his virtuosity as a master etcher, opened at the
High Museum Sun., Feb. 23. The etchings deal with a variety of sub-
jects including the sculptor's studio, the battle of love, portraits of
Rembrandt, and minotaurs. The exhibit is on display in the Ralph K.
Uhry room through Sun., Mar. 23. In conjunction with the Picasso ex-
hibit, a slide lecture by Catherine Evans is scheduled for Sun., Mar. 16,
in which she will discuss Guernica. The lecture begins at 3 p.m., and is
free to the public.

The Barclay Gallery at Phipps Plaza continues with its exhibition of
American and European graphic artists. Among those artists whose
work is on display are Dale, Rayburn, Abraham, and Keating. The ex-
hibit is open each Mon.-Thurs., from 10 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sat., from 10
a.m. -6 p.m.

Civil War prints and Atlanta scenes from before 1900 are featured
at Brundage Prints at 4079 Peachtree Road. The display is open each
Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. -4 p.m., and Sat., from 9 a.m. -noon.

Catherine's, at 2819 Peachtree Road, presents a group showing of
57 contemporary American artists. A variety of works, including oils,
watercolors, and graphics, are presented each Tues.-Sat., from 1-5
p.m.

The Signature Shop and Gallery at 3269 Roswell Road houses a
complete collection of contemporary American crafts, pottery,
weaving, and jewelry. The shop is open each Mon.-Sat., from 10 a.m.-
5 p.m.

theater

The Alliance Theater presents the heart-warming fantasy about
Elwood P. Dowd and "Harvey/' his invisible six foot white rabbit
friend, in a play entitled Harvey. Beginning on Thurs., Feb. 27, the
production will run through Sat., Mar. 15. Performances begin at 8
p.m. Student tickets are available for $2.75.

Matinee shows by the Wits End players are presented each Tues.,
noon-2:30 p.m., at the Sheraton-Biltmore. The show is presented
along with a buffet for $4.95. Call 875-6431 for more information.

Pippin will be performed at the Civic Center on Fri., Feb. 28 and
Sat., Mar. 1. Tickets run from $4-$7.

The well-known religious musical Godspell will be on stage at the
Peachtree Playhouse on Fri., Feb. 28- Tues., Mar. 9. Performances
begin at 8:30 p.m. Call 252-8960 for further details.

La Turista continues at Kelly's Seed and Feed Theater through mid-
March. Shows begin each night at 8 p.m. Tickets are available by call-
ing 525-3962.

music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra opens its first March
performance with Bartok's Dance Suite, Sibelius's Violin Concerto in
D minor, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, on Thurs., Mar. 6-Sat.,
Mar. 8. Guest conductor Guido Ajmore Marsan will lead the orches-
tra. The concert begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $2.60 one
half-hour before the performance.

The Barbershop Quartet Convention, featuring 12-15 participating
groups, will be held in Symphony Hall of the Memorial Arts Center,
Fri., Feb. 28 and Sat., Mar. 1, at 8 p.m.

The Emory Glee Club and Emory Women's Chorale will present
Concert 75 at the University. The performance will be held in the
Glenn Memorial Auditorium and is free to the public.

Red, White, and Blue (Grass) continues at the Southeast Music Hall
through Sat., Mar. 1; Melissa Manchester will open on Wed., Mar. 5-
Sat., Mar. 8. Shows are given each night at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Tickets run from $3-$5.

The Electric Ballroom features Kiss on Thurs., Feb. 27-Sat., Mar. 1.
Beginning Mon., Mar. 3, the Heavy Metal Kids will perform. Their
concert is followed by that of Rush, beginning on Wed., Mar. 5-Sat.,
Mar. 8. The Ballroom opens each night at 9 p.m. -4:30 a.m.

miscellaneous

The World Travel venture films continue on Mon., Mar. 10 by
presenting Shakespeare's Britain Today. Eric Pavel, narrator, will take
a tour through England, emphasizing the glorious literary history of
the English people. The film will be shown in Presser Hall and begins
at 8 p.m. Tickets are $2.15.

International night, featuring foreign student performers, is
presented each Friday night at the Common Cup. Students dress in
native costume and sing songs from their countries.

A lecture on ancient and modern Chinese coins and currency will
be given by Harry Atkinson on Fri., Mar. 7 at 7 p.m., in the Kaleidos-
cope Room of Neiman-Marcus. The public is invited to attend.

The Flames have three games in Atlanta this week. Fri., Feb. 28they
meet Chicago. Sun., Mar. 2 brings the Flames against Kansas City, and

(continued on page 4)

Tells nothing but reveals all

lenny' is artistic achievement

by Nell Jordan
Bob Fosse's direction of Lenny
is funny and shocking and true
and artistic, and most significant
of all, it is stunning. Dustin
Hoffman as Lenny Bruce is ab-
sorbing and sympathetic and
genuine and undeniably stun-
ning. And Valerie Perrine is, well,
quite simply stunning. In a world
replete with violence and
depravity and excesses of all
kinds, it is quite a trick to be
really stunning, and so Lenny is
quite a movie. Lenny Bruce, the
young comic who created a huge

following in the early Sixties by
using his barbed wit to expose
the rampant hypocrisy in
people's lives, is beautifully
conceived from his early days as
a two-bit comic doing "old jokes
and bad impressions" through
his marriage and prolific rise to
his tragic death in the mid-Six-
ties.

Using simulated interviews
with his ex-wife, his personal
agent, and his mother,
interspersed with flashbacks and
performances from Lenny's life,
the film is a sophisticated

'Life with Father'
heart-warming story

by Nell Jordan
In The Magnificent
Ambersons, Booth Tarkington
wrote, "Here there was a time for
everything." It is in this simpler,
more comprehensible time that
Howard Lindsey's play is set. The
one element which disturbs the
blissful serenity of life in New
York City in the late 1880's is
Father, better known to his
contemporaries as the Wall
Street wizard, Clarence Day.
Day's infamous temper was no
less formidable in the bosom of
his family, as Life With Father,
adapted from the novel by his
son, so delightfully attests.

Betsy Palmer stars as Vinnie
Day, the charmingly empty-
headed wife of Clarence who is
portrayed by Fritz Weaver. In the
opening act, Ms. Palmer perhaps
comes on a little too strong, a lit-

tle' more South Pacific and Peter
Pan than the role demands.
Though initially more athletic
and rambunctious than the
typical Victorian spouse of that
era, Ms. Palmer begins to simmer
down as the play develops, and
by the final act she has
developed quite a following.
Fritz Weaver is equally appeal-
ing as Father, and his blustery
protestations are well-received
by family and audience alike.
Bearing a startling and rather ap-
propriate resemblance to
William F. Buckley, Jr., Weaver's
portrayal of Father is both
hilarious and heart-warming.
Palmer and Weaver are well-sup-
ported by siblings, cousins,
servants, reverends and doctors,
in this immensely entertaining
glimpse of life with a most ex-
traordinary father indeed.

reconstruction of the details and
the myth of Lenny Bruce, no
mean accomplishment. Was he
just a comic who cashed in on a
lucky break? Or was he, as some
supposed, a social reformer us-
ing humor as his ultimate
weapon? The film never
presumes to fathom Lenny's true
motives, and perhaps Lenny
never really understood them
himself. Instead Fosse lets all the
paradoxes of Lenny's life stand,
including the most spectacular
of all, his death. Was it suicide, as
officially reported, or an ac-
cident, or even murder? No one
really can say for sure, not Fosse,
not the wife, or the mother, or
the agent. And finally, not the
audience.

Done exclusively in black and
white, every detail of the film is
beautifully executed. Lenny's
close association with the Sixties
is handled with discerning ob-
jectivity. The decade is treated
without the nostalgia or the
labels often attached to one's
own recent past. Hoffman's
Lenny is brutally honest, and the
most expansive role yet
attempted by this gifted young
actor. Valerie Perrine has cornea
long way from Slaughterhouse
Five, and we can enthusiastically
welcome the arrival of a serious
and very talented actress.

The evolution of the three
people closest to Lenny since his
death, as reflected by the
interviews, is typical of the
tasteful perception which
characterizes much of the film.
Fosse meshes Lenny's personal
appearances with his private life
(continued on page 4)

Southern Literary Festival
poems, essays, stories chosen

Agnes Scott has selected its
submissions to the annual
Southern Literary Festival,
Margret Trotter, professor in the
English department, has an-
nounced.

In the formal essay category,
JoAnne DeLaven Williams'
paper, "A Spiraling Synthesis:
Strindberg's Ghost Sonata," has
been chosen as has Debi Belt's
"Musical Imagery in 'The Waste
Land'."

Becky Wilson's poem, "Satur-
day Night," which appeared in
the fall issue of the Aurora and
Kate Kussrow's sequence of
poems called "Town" have also
been chosen.

The short stories which the
college will submit are "The
Hands that Bear Us Back to
Earth" by Joy Cunningham and
"Spearmint" by Becky Miller
Levy.

Ann Fincher's "An Essay on
Second Sight " will be submitted
in the category of informal essay.

Selections for the formal essay
category are made by members
of the English department while
the Aurora staff with the
department chooses for the
other categories.

The Southern Literary Festival
will be hosted by Millsaps
College in Jackson, Miss, and
Belhaven College, also in

Jackson. First, second, and third
place prizes are offered in each
category. Agnes Scott students
have traditionally won awards in
the Festival. Among past winners
are JoAnne DeLaven Williams
who won first place in the formal
essay category last year and Deb-
bie Garfield who won first place
in that category in 1973.

Skating Party at Colony Square
Friday, March 7

Party 8-11 p.m. Skating 11 p.m.-1 a.m.

Mathison and Perry Dorms,
Georgia Tech

Transportation provided
Sponsored by Social Council

Page 4

Winter quarter exam
schedule announced

Winter quarter exams
begin at 9 a.m. on Sat., Mar.
15; students may take exams
at 9 a.m. and at 2 p.m. on that
day and Mon.-Fri., Mar. 17-21.
Exam envelopes are to be

Art 102A (Pepe) Wed

Art 102B (Leonard) Wed

Art 102C (Westervelt) Mon

Art 192A (Leonard) Wed

Art 192B (Leonard) Mon

Art 3Q5 (Pepe) Tues.

Art 308 (Pepe) Mon

Classics 150 (Young) Tues.

Music 318 (McDowell) Mon

Music 320 (McDowell) Mon

Sociology 342 (Tumblin) Tues

Exams for History 104
(Brown), which has over 40

turned in at class meetings on
Tues., and Wed., Mar. 4 and 5.
Wed., Feb. 26, was the lastday
to assign work for the quarter.

Classes having scheduled
exams are as follows:

, Mar. 19
, Mar. 19
., Mar. 17
, Mar. 19
Mar. 17
, Mar. 18
, Mar. 17
, Mar. 18
., Mar. 17
., Mar. 17
Mar. 18

2 p.m
9 a.m.
9 a.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
9 a.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
9 a.m.
2 p.m.
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students, must
later than 9 a.
Mar. 18.

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219 Buttrick

be taken no
m. on Tues.,

Profile/February 27, 1975

For spring quarter

Course changes, registration set

Registrar Laura Steele has an-
nounced several course changes
for spring quarter.

The philosophy department
will offer a new course:

Philosophy 208s. Skeptical and
Critical Philosophy (5)
The historical development of
metaphysics and moral
philosophy from the skepticism
of David Hume through the
critical philosophy of Immanuel
Kant. Mr. Behan
MWF 12:10-1:30
Not open to students who have
had Phil. 321.

There will be a change in instruc-
tors in two philosophy courses;
Mr. Parry will teach Philosophy
304 (Aesthetics) and Mr. Behan
will teach Philosophy 339

modern language department

(continued from page 1)

AAUP sponsored such a meeting
Tues., Feb. 18 which Perry and
Gary were unable to attend
because of a previously
scheduled meeting of the Ad-
ministrative Committee.

At the AAUP meeting, which
30 faculty members attended,
the faculty, in Schulz's words,
"reaffirmed the opinion already
expressed by the faculty as a
whole at the faculty meeting of
Feb. 7 the opinion that the
decision to consolidate the
departments of French, German
and Spanish had been made
without proper consultation
with the faculty in those
departments or with the faculty
as a whole."

Perry in his letter to the faculty
stated that, "the final decision in
this matter is an administrative
one, involving personnel and
organizational considerations."
The faculty, however, disagreed,
stating "that such a decision is
apt to have repercussions in the
academic sphere (which is the
faculty province) and so should
be made jointly by the ad-
ministration and the faculty."

At the AAUP meeting, both
Bicknese and Shaw stated that
"consolidation would do little to
improve efficiency and might do
much to weaken the curricula
and lower the morale of the
departments involved." Perry in
his interview with the Profile
would only re-affirm his belief
that the "departments would be
strengthened" by consolidation.

The faculty at the AAUP meet-
ing agreed that the "possibility
(or probability)" of a cut in
faculty for financial reasons
should be discussed by both

faculty and administration. The
professors also stated that any
decision as to "where and how
the faculty should be cut should
also be made jointly by the ad-
ministration and the faculty."
Schulz quoted the December
1974 issue of the AAUP Bulletin
to support this point of view.
Schulz also indicated that "the
AAUP takes much the same
position with regard to decisions
about the 'discontinuance of a
program or department' which
are not 'mandated by financial
exigency.' 'the decision to dis-
continue formally a program or
department of instruction will be
based solely upon educational
considerations, as determined
primarily by the faculty as a
whole or an appropriate com-
mittee thereof (AAUP Bulletin,
December, 1974, p. 412)."

The AAUP closed its meeting
with the suggestion that
interested faculty "urge
f resident Perry to talk publicly
(with the faculty as a whole) as

well as privately (witn individual
faculty) about this and possible
future changes in the
departmental structure of the
college."

Perry stated his intention to
the Profile of not submitting the
decision to a full vote of the
faculty. Perry also declined to
hold an open discussion with
students at Friday chapel, Feb. 28
about the decision to con-
solidate following a request by
Joyce McKee, chairman of the
student Convocation Com-
mittee. Perry affirmed his
"sincerity in the effort to re-con-
sider the decision" and
conceded his surprise at faculty
reaction.

Bicknese indicated that he
planned another meeting this
week with Perry to express his
opposition to the consolidation.
Shaw stated that she is "tremen-
dously opposed." Allen,
proposed head of the new
department, declined to
comment for the Profile.

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Chemistry 105s (Chemistry and
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Course changes for spring
quarter are to be made on Tues.
and Wed., Mar. 11 and 12 from 9
a.m. - 12 noon and from 2-4 p.m.
in the office of the Dean of the
Faculty. Freshmen and
sophomores will consult Mrs.
Hudson; juniors and seniors will
consult Miss Gary.

Any student wishing to re-
quest a section change in a year
or two-quarter course in which
she is presently enrolled is to see
Miss Gary or Mrs. Hudson.

The Schedule Committee will
meet on Mar. 11 and 12 in the
conference room off Buttrick
lobby from 9 a.m. -12 noon and
from 2-4 p.m. Students taking the
following multi-section courses
which begin in the spring
quarter must see the Schedule
Committee during those hours:
Art 103, Art 193, Astronomy 153,
Bible 200, Biology 105 (lecture
and lab), Biology 102 (lab),
Chemistry 110 (lab), English 212,
Math 121.

Admission-to-class cards and
grade reports will be in students'
mail boxes when they return
from spring holidays.

Rep reports

In action Tues., Feb. 25, Rep
Council voted to re-organize
and centralize all treasuries with
the exception of the Profile
which was judged too complex.
Rep also appropriated money for
an election issue of the Profile as
well as $350 to fund the winter
quarter, student issue of Aurora.
The Writing Festival Aurora
funds already exist. Rep also
heard a request from Honor
Court for transportation funds to^
attend an Honor Conference
sponsored by the University of
Virginia Apr. 8-10. Rep passed

constitutional changes in the day
student council constitution.

'Lenny'

(continued from page 3)
with superb effect, for through
his jokes, Fosse exposes the
tragedy of Lenny's private life.
Lenny is the supreme artistic
achievement, a work which tells
nothing and reveals all. It is a fit-
ting tribute toa remarkable man,
a very unique comic who, in his
own words, was "not really very
funny."

what's happening

(continued from page 3)

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on Thurs., Feb. 27 and is against Chicago. Sat., Mar. 1, the Hawks face
Kansas City. On Tues., Mar. 4, the team meets Los Angeles and on
Thurs., Mar. 6, the Hawks will faceGolden State. All games begin at 8
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March 6, 1975

Male-female ratio
of faculty is 1 :1

Duke's Men join ASC Madrigals

The Duke's Men of Yale University and the Agnes Scott College Madrigal Singers give an informal
concert Mon., Mar. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Rebekah Reception Room.

The Duke's Men, a small group of Yale undergraduates, have performed throughout the eastern
United States and in the Bahamas. Their varied repertoire includes old favorites, folk songs, show tunes,
comedy, madrigals, spirituals and modern popular songs. Their latest record album, 'Istanbul and
America," will be available at the Agnes Scott concert or by mail.

The eight-member Agnes Scott Madrigal Singers perform secular songs of the 15th, 16th and 17th cen-
turies. Formed in 1968, the student-directed group has performed in schools and churches throughout
the Atlanta and Decatur area.

3 basic sequences offered

Philosophy dept. re- vamps curriculum

by Ann Fincher

Richard Parry, chairman of the
philosophy department, dis-
cussed curriculum changes in
that department in a recent
interview with the Profile. The
Profile reported in its last issue
changes within the department
for spring quarter. All other
changes discussed here go into
effect for the 1975-76 session.

The changes include a
regrouping of courses as well as
the creation of a series of in-
troductory courses. The new in-
troductory courses to
philosophy are: Philosophy 1 01 f
Persons and Their Bodies,
Philosophy 103w Introduction to
Logic (formerly Philosophy 212),
and Philosophy 105s The Ex-
istence of God. All three courses
are for three hours credit. The
Existence of God will deal with
many topics formerly in-
corporated into the Philosophy
of Religion and will be offered
alternate years. It will be taught
in the 1975-76 session by As-
sistant Professor David Behan.

Another change in the
departmental offerings is the
scope of the history of
philosophy sequence. Formerly
there were two courses in the
history of philosophy. Nowthere
will be three courses: 206f His-
tory of Ancient Philosophy, 207w

The Emergence of Modern
Philosophy and 208s Sceptical
and Critical Philosophy. All three
courses are for five hours credit.
Mr. Parry expressed his satis-
faction with the expanded his-
tory sequence and attributed
that satisfaction to two causes:
(1) The history sequence will
now range from the pre-
Socratics through Kant. Formerly
Kant was not included at the 200
level of study, and a student
could gain exposure only
through the 300 level course on
Kant. Mr. Parry commented that
the 300 level course, now
replaced by Sceptical and
Critical Philosophy, was taken
only by majors and was
somewhat "rarefied/' (2) The
history sequence will include a
course in medieval philosophy
with readings in Aquinas, Des-
cartes and Locke. Mr. Parry said
that in the two course historical
sequence, this philosophy did
not receive enough attention to
be "respectable."

Three other courses have
undergone number changes and
thereby increased accessibility
for underclassmen and non-ma-
jors. Philosophy 230 Ethics,
formerly Philosophy 302, will be
offered in the fall; Philosophy
231 Social and Political
Philosophy, formerly Philosophy

303, will be offered in the winter;
and Philosophy 232 Aesthetics,
formerly Philosophy 304, will be
offered in the spring. All three
courses are for five hours credit.
Mr. Parry described these three
courses as a "grouping of value
inquiries."

(continued on page 4)

by Julia Midkiff

Smith College was recently
found guilty of sex dis-
crimination by the Mas-
sachusetts Commission Against
Discrimination. Smith's English
Department and faculty Com-
mittee on Tenureand Promotion
refused tenure to Maurianne
Adams and Mary C. Carruthers
in 1971-72. The presiding com-
missioner of the hearings, Glen-
dora Putnam, ordered the
women reinstated at the rank of
associate professor with tenure.

Thomas C. Mendenhall,
president of Smith College, plans
to appeal the case, and both the
college and Ms. Adams and Ms.
Carruthers express a willingness
to take the case to the Supreme
Court, if necessary.

Other colleges in the nation
involved in sex discrimination
suits include Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State
University, the University of
Pennsylvania, Tufts University,
the University of Pittsburgh's
medical school and the
University of Maryland. These
cases led to a Profile inves-
tigation of the hiring practices
and the procedures for awarding
tenure and promoting profes-
sors at Agnes Scott College. A

Dr. Perry has announced
that the departments of
French, German and
Spanish will not be con-
solidated for the academic
year of 1975-76.

look at the Scott faculty shows
that the male-female ratio is 1:1,
and that in full professorships
there are two more female
professors than male professors.

According to Julia Gary, dean
of the faculty, the college does
not try to maintain any type of
ratio in the faculty. She said that
ASC tries to hire "the best person
for the job."

Heretofore there have been
no clearly defined criteria for
reviewing applicants seeking
positions on the ASC faculty. The
Temporary Executive Com-
mittee of the faculty is currently
writing such criteria to be
presented to the faculty for their
approval. Presently the
qualifications of a candidate for a
position which are considered
include academic background,
experience in teaching, and
potential.

Candidates for faculty
positions are nominated by the
department in which they will
work and are interviewed by
President Perry, Dean Gary,
department members and
sometimes students. Applicants
are usually found through
professional contacts, but the
college does advertise openings
in compliance with the equal op-
portunity employment
regulations.

In awarding tenure and
promotion, Agnes Scott College
follows the policy of the As-
sociation of American Colleges
(continued on page 4)

67% of students endorse PIRG

The Rep Council ad hoc com-
mittee for the Georgia Public
Interest Research Group (G-
PIRG) completed its petition
drive around mid-term after67%
of the student body had signed
petitions supporting G-PIRG, its
structure and funding system.

The ad hoc committee has
continued its work since then by
drafting by-laws for the Agnes
Scott G-PIRG local board. These
by-laws were presented to Rep.
Council Tues., Mar. 4; a copy is
posted in the mail room. The by-
laws provide for a seven member
local board with three represen-
tatives, a president, secretary and
a treasurer to be elected by the
student body during spring elec-
tions. (Special elections will be
held later in this spring quarter.)
The freshman class will choose a
local board member in their fall
elections. While the local board

will choose Agnes Scott's
member of the state board of
directors, students will indicate
their preference for the state
board member during spring
elections.

The ad hoc committee has also
been preparing a funding
proposal for submission to Dr.
Perry. The proposal, as stated on
the G-PIRG petition, is for G-
PIRG "to be financed by an in-
crease in student fees of $2 per
student per quarter to be
collected by Agnes Scott College
and turned over to G-PIRG. Any
student who does not wish to
participate shall be entitled to a
full refund during the third week
of each quarter from an es-
tablished public office" on cam-
pus.

The organizing effort has been
furthered by thesupport G-PIRG

is receiving from a number of
publicofficialsand organizations
including Lieutenant Governor
Zell Miller; the Georgia
Conservancy; the AFL-CIO in
Georgia; Jack Watson, director
of the Department of Human
Resources; and Mike Egan,
minority leader in the Georgia
House of Representatives.

At Berry College and Mercer
University, negotiations are
nearly completed for the es-
tablishment of G-PIRG with the
refundable fee system. Emory
University has successfully com-
pleted its petition drive. Georgia
Southern, which now has sup-
port from 46% of its student body
hopes to complete its petition
drive soon while the University
of Georgia is continuing its drive.
A state meeting of G-PIRG will
be held at Agnes Scott March 16.

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the profile

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THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
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may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
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PROFILE/MARCH 6, 1975

Honor system

As exams approach, we become more than usually conscious of
our honor system. But should we not be equally aware of the system
at other times during the quarter? It became apparent at the informal
convocation last week that neither students nor faculty are properly
informed of the implications of the honor system or of the
procedures for handling violations.

Obviously we are doing something wrong when freshmen feel that
they are under suspicion, when there are repeated rumors of drin-
king on campus, and when faculty members fail to take the honor
system seriously. As one student pointed out in last week's dis-
cussion, the strength of the honor system depends upon all of usand
not just upon the ten members of Honor Court. Because maintaining
the system is the duty of every one of us, perhaps each class should
have Honor Court re-orientation every year.

Such programs would prevent the appearance that only freshmen
are believed to be capable of violating the honor system. Re-orien-
tation would remind us that minor violations on our part weaken the
respect of others for the system. For violations of the honor system
are violations not against Honor Court or against the faculty or ad-
ministration, but against our fellow students and ourselves.

Re-orientation programs might serve to remind us that the honor
system must be taken seriously. We take for granted many of the
benefits of living in a small community with a strong honor system.
Perhaps we need to be reminded each year that these benefits are
part of our honor system. A greater appreciation of the system might
produce greater respect for it and a stronger desire to uphold it.

The faculty also, it seems, needs to be re-oriented each year. New
faculty members are unfamiliar with our honor system, and old
faculty members need to be reminded of its importance. Minor
violations on the part of faculty members also destroy respect for the
system. It is the duty of these people, too, to help maintain the
strength of the system.

We must constantly remind ourselves of the importance of our
honor system. It must not be allowed to fade away with the other
memories of freshman orientation. For we defeat the purpose of
freshman Honor Court programs if we do not continue to emphasize
the principles of the honor system among other students and faculty
members.

Eva Gantt
associate editor

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To the editor:

I respectfully submit this letter
in an effort to vent my hostilities,
which have arisen lately to
interrupt my work - in other
words, to make myself feel better
- period.

When faculty and students
must use large amounts of class
time to try to resolve or cope
with, what they feel to be, injus-
tices to them, it distresses me
very much. Of course all colleges
face continual conflicts, but a
large part of our college com-
munity has been disturbed of
late by some obvious problems
which have been brought to our
attention. I certainly have noth-
ing new and exciting to con-
tribute to anyone's argument,
but I love Agnes Scott and its

people and recognize the
serious effects and implications
that the inharmonious relations
which have come about are
producing, and may produce.

Students, and I suppose
faculty, come to the college
believing that we at Agnes Scott
are a community of individuals
living and working together in
the name of higher learning. As
such, learning should be the goal
here. We all have and are en-
titled to our own ideas of how
learning should be carried out,
but a few individuals should not
assume theirs are the best policy
and dictate that these be
followed, when perhaps the ma-
jority does not agree. (Of course
we should not assume that Agnes
Scott is a democracy). It does not

the real world

appear to me that financial ef-
ficiency or consistency should be
the rule when they are at the ex-
pense of the personal
differences, among other things,
which enrich our environment.
One would like to imagine that
students and faculty are the most
important parts of our college
and it is sometimes a rude
awakening when we find that
this is not so.

I do not wish to say that the ad-
ministration should "stay in its
place" but it should let us feel
that we are respected members
of our community. Perhaps what
we have here is a problem of
priorities - theirs against ours.
Why can they not be united?
Sincerely,
Jan Brisendine Funsten
Class of 76

by Sandra Saseen
Georgia, heavily dependent
on construction and auto jobs,
now has one of the hardest hit
economies in the United States.
Economists say Georgia's sudden
nose dive has surpassed even
Michigan in recent weeks. The
state labor department reported
last week that the unem-
ployment rate in Georgia hit 9.7
per cent, highest since record-
keeping began. Indications are
that the jobless rate is headed
toward 11 per cent or so before it
peaks, a labor department
spokesman said. But anticipated
breakthroughs in heavy
construction and home building
should now turn the tide and
result in reductions in unem-
ployment, according to Labor
Commissioner Sam Caldwell, as
reported by the Atlanta
Constitution. There is concern,
however, about a substantial
overhang of housing units in a
number of southern states, in-
cluding Georgia. I n
metropolitan Atlanta, for exam-
ple, nearly half the 10,500 con-
dominiums ever built here are
still vacant.

A substitute tax relief
procedure was announced by
Georgia House Speaker Tom
Murphy. It would divide $53
million in state funds among the
counties on the basis of school
attendance. The counties, in
turn, would apportion the
money to property owners as a
tax credit. This approach
replaces an earlier plan criticized
as inequitable.

Gov. George Busbee an-
nounced an inquiry into
payments made through
Medicaid's optometric program.
The Governor temporarily
suspended the program, as he
had done earlier for the
Medicaid dental program, to
determine if there had been
abuses.

An emergency economic
measure passed by the House of
Representatives provides the $21
billion-plus in rebates on 1974
taxes and cuts in taxes for the
current year. Also part of the
legislation is an amendment kill-
ing the petroleum depletion
allowance. That allowance, a 22
per cent tax break, was adopted

in 1926 as an incentive for oil ex-
ploration.

Richard J. Daley, 72, won easily
in his bid for the Democratic
nomination for mayor of
Chicago and his sixth term. He
received 58 per cent of the vote
in his party primary, and John J.
Hoellen, the probable
Republican opposition indicated
that he really was out of the
contest, having lost his race for
reelection to the city council.

Black Muslim leader Elijah
Muhammad, 77, died of heart
failure in Chicago, headquarters

of the religious sect which has 79
temples in more than 70 cities.
Muhammad was born Elijah
Poole near Sandersville, Ga., and
his family moved to Detroit in
the 1930's.

President Ford and Secretary
of State Henry Kissinger warned
Congress that emergency
military aid must be given to
Cambodia or else it would fall to
the Communists. A Congres-
sional delegation led by Georgia
Rep. John J. Flynt, Jr., is in Viet-
nam assessing the need for
emergency millions for aid to
South Vietnam and Cambodia.

academic calendar

1975

September 4 Meeting of new students, 7:30 P.M.

September 5 Registration of new students, 9 A.M.

September 8 Registration of returning students, 9 A.M.

September 9 Classes begin, 8:30 A.M.

Opening Convocation, 11:30 A.M.

November 19 Reading Day; no classes scheduled

November 20 Fall quarter examinations begin, 9 A.M.

November 25 Christmas vacation begins, 4:30 P.M.

1976

January 5 Winter quarter registration

January 6 Classes resumed, 8:30 A.M.

March 13 Winter quarter examinations begin, 9 A.M.

March 19 Spring vacation begins, 4:30 P.M.

March 29 Spring quarter opens, 8:30 A.M.

May 29 Spring quarter examinations begin, 9 A.M.

June 2 Senior examinations end, 11:30 A.M.

June 4 Spring quarter examinations end, 4:30 P.M.

June 6 Baccalaureate service, 11 A.M.

The Eighty-seventh Commencement, 6:30 P.M.

Petition for 1975-76

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Submit to Box 765 by March 1 5

PROFILE/MARCH 6, 1975

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arts/entertainment

what's happening

arts

An exhibition of Western Shaker furniture will be on display at the
High Museum through Sun., May 4. The exhibition features forms
made between 1805-1923, including a sideboard, side chairs, cup-
boards, stands, drop-leaf tables, spindle back chairs, and rockers.
Black walnut and wild cherry wood are used in constructing these
pieces. The Shaker exhibition may be viewed in the McBurney
Gallery. In conjunction with the display, a special tour will be con-
ducted Sun., Apr. 6 at 2 p.m., and a movie will be shown on Sun., Mar.
23, at 3 p.m. All events are free.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return in a double feature Sat.,
Mar. 8, entitled The House of Fear and The Scarlet Claw. The films
shown in Hill auditorium of the High Museum, begin at 8 p.m., and
are $1.50 for students.

Films of the Thirties will begin at the Museum Thurs., Mar. 13. The
first in the series, entitled Gold Diggers of 7935, is a Busby Berkeley
musical starring Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. Admission is free. Fri.,
Mar. 14 and Sat., Mar. 15, comedies My Man Godfrey and It
Happened One Night will be shown. All films begin at 8 p.m. and are
shown at the Hill auditorium. Admission is $1.50.

The annual Art Auction, sponsored by the Arts Festival of Atlanta,
will be held on Sun., Mar. 16 on the mall at Phipps Plaza. Included in
the auction are some of the most famous works of local, regional, and
international artists, and one of the largest collections of Southern
art. Bidding begins at 2 p.m.

music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform under Italian guest
conductor Guido Ajmone-Marsan Thurs. -Sat., Mar. 6-8, at 8:30 p.m.
Included in the program are Sibelius' Concerto for Violin and
Orchestra in D minor, Bartok's Dance Suite and Beethoven's
Symphony No. 2. Student tickets are $2.60. Tickets are also available
for the Symphony's special presentation of Bach's Passion According
to St. Matthew on Fri. and Sat., Apr. 4-5. Call 892-2414 for more in-
formation.

The Southernaire on 2581 Piedmont Rd., NE, presents B. J. Thomas
in concert through Sat., Mar. 8. Beginning Tues., Mar. 11-Sat., Mar.

15, the Pointer Sisters will perform. Call 261-4835 for reservations.
Bryan Bowers appears at the Southeast Music Hall Mon., Mar. 10

and Tues., Mar. 11. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band joins him on Wed., Mar.

12- Sat., Mar. 15. Shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets run $3-
$5.

John Entwistle, bass player of the Who, appears with Peter
Frampton Thurs., Mar. 13 at the Municipal Auditorium. The show
begins at 7:30 p.m.

Kiss and Pretty Things perform at the Electric Ballroom Thurs., Mar.

13- Sat., Mar. 15. The Ballroom is open every night until 4:30 a.m.
Spanish guitarist Jose Thomas will be in concert in Glenn Memorial

Auditorium Fri., Mar. 14. Shows begin at 8 p.m.

theater

Sean O'Casey's masterpiece The Shadow of a Gunman will open at
the Academy on Fri., Mar. 7. This tragi-comedy deals with the lives of
some everyday Dubliners caught up in the early violent upheavals of
the Irish Rebellion of the 1920's. Performances are given each Thurs.-
Sat., at 8:30 p.m. Call 261-8550 for more information.

The Actor's Chancel Theater will represent the Conversion of St.
Paul and Christ in the Concrete City by P. W. Turner, at the Lutheran
Church of the Ascension. The plays will begin Fri., Mar. 14-Sun., Mar.

16, at 8 p.m. Admission is free.

Harvey, the story of an invisible six-foot white rabbit, continues at
the Alliance through Sat., Mar. 15. Performances begin at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $2.75.

The musical representation of the gospel according to St. Matthew
entitled Godspell, continues at the Peachtree Playhouse through
Sun., Mar. 9. Shows begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and $3.

Rabbits, Rascals, and Rhymes will be presented by the Academy
Theater on Sat., Mar. 8 at 2 p.m. Admission is $1.25.

Beckett will be presented by the DeKalb Little Theater Sat. and
Sun., Mar. 8 and 9 at the Chancel of St. Luke on Peachtree St.
Performances begin at 8 p.m. Admission is $3.

miscellaneous

Shakespeare's Britain Today will be shown in Presser Hall Mon.,
Mar. 10. Eric Pavel, narrator of the World Travelventure films, will
tour the British countryside emphasizing the history of the English
people.

A planetarium program following Spanish explorer Ponce de
Leon's discovery of Florida, will be presented through Thurs., Mar. 27
at the Fernbank Science Center. Presentations are given each Tues.-
Fri.,at8p.m., Sat., at 11 a.m., and 3 p.m., and on Sun., at 3 p.m. Student
admissions is 50c

Old magic has disappeared

'Harvey' is unacceptably bad

by Nell Jordan

When I was a little girl, it was
fourth grade to be exact, I
appeared in the Raleigh
Children's Theater Production of
lack and the Beanstalk. I was the
Harp and my part had three
speaking lines, but actually that is
only incidental to this story. We
all worked very hard on our
performances, including that
eighth grader, the handsome
devil, who played Jack, and des-
pite numerous false starts and
awkward moments we were a
hit. . . with the children. After all
our story was tried and true and
everyone in the cast was deadly
earnest about his role. Such was
my first, and grandest
appearance on the stage.

The Alliance Theater's
production of Harvey has much
in common with the little ex-
travaganza I have just described.
The story, if a little ragged from

wear, is reliable, and the cast is
painfully sincere, but somehow,
the old magic just isn't there. It is
possible that the only ingredient
lacking to make Harvey as
successful as lack and the
Beanstalk is an endearing and
somewhat devilish little harp
with three linesof solid dialogue,
but I fear that the problem lies
much deeper than that.

The story is old, the pace is
slow, the actors are shallow and
stilted, and perhaps most un-
propitious of all, the audience is
adult. And not only adult, but
sophisticated and intelligent
with high expectations for an
Alliance production. Here lies
the real problem thequality of
Harvey isn't bad for a children's
theater or even for a high school
performance, but from the
Alliance it is unacceptably shod-
dy.

No one seems to have any

'Godspell' ends
as a joyful prayer

by Nell Jordan

Though everyone^ has seen
countless bumperstickers
proclaiming that "God is love,"
wouldn't it be refreshing to find
one that reads "God is fun?" It is
precisely this assertion which
provides the foundation for
Godspell, a modern
interpretation of the gospel of St.
Matthew. In this delightful
musical, a band of rag-tag youths
are instructed in "the way of the
Lord" by a delicate Jesus.

The production is surprisingly
well-done and compares very
favorably to the countless other

renditions created in the past
couple of years. Much of the
humor has been up-dated, even
to the inclusion of a few
Watergate jokes and an
impersonation of Marlon
Brando as the "Godfather." The
actors are convincing and
entertaining in this vivacious
reminder that life with Jesus was
an exciting and exhilarating ex-
perience. What at first appears a
sacrilege soon capitvates the
heart and mind, becoming a
joyful prayer as Godspell works
its own unique brand of magic
on a world-weary audience.

conception of what they are
doing, despite not one but two
lengthy intermissions in which to
refresh their memories. It seems
cruel and rather un-American to
single out individual performers
for abuse, so let it suffice to say
that with a few notable excep-
tions, the entire cast is awkward,
artificial, and abysmally amateur.
There are several bright spots in
this sea of darkness, but they
hardly light the way to the exit
much less to knowledge. George
Ellis gives a splendid cameo
performance as the perceptive
taxi cab driver whose timely ad-
vice spares Elwood the pain of
losing Harvey, his faithful com-
panion. And Phil Pleasants is a
good Elwood P. Dowd, although
one might have hoped for a
more original rendition of the
character than the traditional
impersonation of Jimmy Stewart.
There does seem to be some
confusion as to whether
Pleasants thinks he is playing
Jimmy Stewart or Elwood P.
Dowd. While the ambiguity
makes no real alteration in the
general scheme of things as Mr.
Pleasants executes both parts
with equal skill, the confusion is
distracting at times. On the
whole however, Pleasant's
characterization is adequate
and, as always, well received by
his Atlanta fans.

But the real star of the show,
beyond any doubt, is a six foot
white rabbit who calls himself
Harvey. Fortunately, Harvey's
properties of invisibility spare
him any undue embarrassment
resulting from his association
with the ill-starred production.
Thus, he alone retains his dignity
and emerges unscathed by the
fiasco.

1975 play season entertains
with more serious theater

by Nell Jordan
Looking back over the 1975
Play Season as a whole, the
memory is not a bad one. There
were some disappointments, the
most outstanding of which, The
Seven Year Itch, was about as
entertaining as the chicken pox.
But on the whole, the season was
successful. Barbara Thomas, the
Amusements Editor for the
Journal, considers this year's fare
to be a considerable im-
provement over previous ones in
that this year, the offerings
provided "more substantial
theater" than the usual musicals
and light comedy which have
been so prevalent in the past.
The line-up for '75 contained
some lighter offerings, including
the musical Godspell and
Howard Lindsay's ever-popular
Life With Father. But in turn,
these were balanced by more
serious pieces such as The Spon-

sor, Sleuth, and this vear's extra,
the controversial Championship
Season. Even the Coward play, In
Two Keys, ended on a note
heavier than is typical of his
work. We must agree with Ms.
Thomas that the trend, if it ac-

tually is a trend, is gratifying, for
when Atlanta audiences are af-
forded the opportunity of seeing
actors of the stature of E. G.
Marshall and Eli Wallach on the
stage, someone is doing someth-
ing right.

Junior Jaunt

April 10 & 11

Talent Show

both serious performances
& humorous skits needed

J. J.'s Country Store

a new Junior Jaunt feature

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PROFILE/MARCH 6, 1975

Scene from "No Exit/' one of two one-act plays to be presented in
the Winter Theater tomorrow night and Saturday night. A joint
concert of the Agnes Scott glee club and the Davidson male chorus,
to be held in Gaines Chapel, will precede the one-acts on Friday
night, with the concert beginning at 7:15 p.m. and the plays at 8:30
p.m. The plays will begin at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Hiring practices

(continued from page 1)
and the American Association of
University Professors as stated in
the 1940 Statement on Academic
Freedom and Tenure. The Agnes
Scott College Statement on
Academic Freedom and Tenure
sets forth the following
regulations: "The probationary
period following initial ap-
pointment on a fulltime basis to
the rank of instructor or above
shall not ordinarily exceed seven
years.

"The probationary period will
take into consideration full-time
service at other institutions of
higher education, and when
such service has been for three
years or longer, the probationary
period will not ordinarily exceed
four years at Agnes Scott.
"During the probationary period
the faculty member shall be on
annual contract unless otherwise
provided. In the case of non-
reappointment during such
period notice of termination
shall be given in writing by
March 1 of the first year or by
December 15 of succeeding
years. If tenure is not to be
granted, notice shall be given
one year prior to the end of the
probationary period.
"In special circumstances, by
mutual consent, annual con-
tracts may be continued beyond
the stated probationary period."

The president of the college
recommends candidates for ap-
pointments, promotion or
tenure to the board of trustees
who accept or refuse the
recommendations. Dean Gary
approximates that 60-65% of the
faculty of Agnes Scott College
have tenure.

It a professor is denied tenure,
appointment, or promotion, an
appeal can be made to the AAUP
mediation committee. The Tem-
porary Executive Committee is
investigating the question ot
whether or not the mediation
committee should be applied to
the ASC faculty since only one

third of the faculty are members
of the AAUP. Failure to reap-
point a faculty member is final.

Compensations for ASC
faculty members are higher than
the average salaries for private
four-year institutions as
published by the National
Center for Educational Statistics.
According to the figures
furnishea by Dean Gary for the
academic year 1974-75, the
average compensation for
professors at ASC is $19,409; as-
sociate professors, $16,126; as-
sistant professors, $14,229; and
instructors, $10,969. The national
average salary for professors is
$17,723; associate professors,
$14,038; assistant professors,
$11,830; and instructors, $9,850.

Faculty compensations at
Agnes Scott College include
fringe benefits, such as
retirement, medical insurance,
life insurance and guaranteed in-
come protection. Fringe benefits
are not included in the National
Center for Educational Statistics
averages.

Over 35% of the education and
general budget for the year 1974-
75 goes toward faculty salaries,
according to james Henderson,
vice-president for business af-
fairs. The education and general
budget is for all administration,
instruction and library expenses
but does not include the ex-
penses of the dining hall,
dormitories, infirmary and
bookstore, which are covered by
the auxiliary budget.

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For intramurals, faculty game

Students form basketball teams

Since the beginning of the
quarter, Ann McConnell has
been leading thirty-five students
in the AA-sponsored basketball
intramurals. These thirty-five
players make up four teams: the
Freshman Flames (all freshmen),
the Super-Sophs, Manuel's
Maulers and the Jets. The last
three teams consist primarily of
sophomores with some juniors
and seniors participating.

The intramural tournament is

currently underway and the
game schedules are posted in the
weekly calendar. The finals of
the tournament will be played at
6:45 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., Tues.,
Mar. 11.

An All-Star team was selected
to represent Agnes Scott in a
game with Emory held here Mar.
5. Those selected for the All-Star
team include Grace Allen, Holly
Bennett, Mary Crist Brown, Joy
Cunningham, Ginny Hilsman,

Philosophy dept.

(continued from page 1)

The philosophy department
formerly provided an in-
troduction to philosophy
through the history sequence.
Now the introduction may come
through the 100-level in-
troductory courses, through the
200-level history sequence or
through the 200-level value in-
quiry courses. Mr. Parry
commented that the prere-
quisites for these courses are
nonbinding and the student may
mix introductory courses. He
noted that the history courses
are best when taken in historical
sequence.

One other addition to the
curriculum is the offering of
Philosophy 350f Seminar on a
Major Philosopher. The course is
for five hours credit and will be
conducted by Mr. Behan. The
1975-76 topic is Descartes, a close
study of the Meditations with
special attention to the Cogito.
The prerequisite for the seminar
is Philosophy 101 or 207.

Mr. Parry also discussed the
rationale governing the
curriculum changes. He stated
that when he first came to Agnes
Scott, a greater number of

students took the Philosophy
history sequence than the
current number. The decline,
Mr. Parry concluded, was
because students were no longer
interested in philosophy and
because philosophy had become
"too rarefied a discipline/' Mr.
Parry added that this disinterest
is lamentable because
philosophy is at the "heart of the
liberal arts tradition. . . more
students should know about that
tradition." He further noted that
the philosophy tradition is
particularly given to critical in-
quiry. The new curriculum will
open philosophy courses to
freshmen. This "opening to
freshmen," Mr. Parry declared, is
based on a conviction that
students engage in critical in-
quiry as soon as possible, con-
trary to the myth that "only
sophomores are up to the task."
The new introductory courses,
the expanded history sequence
and the value inquiry grouping
should make philosophy "more
intriguing" according to Mr.
Parry and will also make available
the "various ways of entering
philosophy."

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Wed., Mar. 12 at 7 p.m., the
basketball All-Stars will
challenge the combined forces
of the Agnes Scott faculty and
staff. Those on the faculty team
are Gail Cabisius, Gus Cochran,
Gue Hudson, Marty Huntington,
Angie Jarrett, Ed Johnson, Con-
nie Jones, Bob Leslie, Ann
McConnell, Dave Orr and Harry
Wistrand. Those leading the
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Marge Ammons.

The twenty-five cent ad-
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will go to the interscholastic ten-
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tournament entrance fees for
the Agnes Scott tennis team.

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Registration for spring quarter
physical education courses will
be held Wed. and Thurs., Mar. 12
and 13 from 5:15-6:15 p.m. in the
gym. Upperclassmen will
register on Wednesday and
freshmen on Thursday.

Students are reminded of spr-
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the office of the Dean of the
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conference room off Buttrick
Lobby, both to be held Tues. and
Wed., Mar. 11 and 12 from 9
a.m. -12 noon and from 2-4 p.m.
A list of multi-section courses
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posted on the official bulletin
board in Buttrick lobby.

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rofilactic

Vol. 1 - No. 1

April 1, 1975

News of the future

ASC merges with
inauguration slated for today

.M. Busy;

A.S.C. Ccmvh"hon Covfer

Preliminaries

On Monday morning, April 1,
19 , beginning at 8:00 on the
dot, Agnes Scott College merged
with our fifth president, I.M.
Busy, Inc. Preparations were
right on schedule. The air con-
ditioner was refrigerating the
library where, following the
inauguration, the formal recep-
tion would be held. Mrs. Gilbert
had already placed on the
speaker's platform the
arrangements composed of cam-
pus flora. Everyone and everyth-
ing was in fine working order.
The pigeons were babbling and
the students were cooing eagerly
to see the festivities
commemorating the promotion
of "Boss" (as he is affectionately
known) from his job as efficiency
consultant to J. R. Hindered-
some, vice-president for
business affairs and systems.

For the occasion, the security
guards and German shepards
who defend our gateways, wore
Mortar Boards as they stood by
the seven-foot electrical fence
now decorated with purple and
white crepe paper. As the
honored guests clocked in at the
gates, they were issued purple
"visitor" ribbons so that they
could be easily watched, and in-

cidently, so that they could have
one free souvenir. The guests
were ushered by Dana Scholars
to the ticket booth. Admission
was $2.00 for guests and $.50 for
students who presented their
ASC i.d.'s. Programs, designed
and printed by art 242 students,
were on sale at 50<t / copy or
$5.40 / dozen.

Precisely at 9:05 a.m., when
the audience had found seats in
the bleachers on the athletic
field, the faculty in academic
procession marched in and took
their places directly in front of
the hockey goal. There, the
speaker's platform was covered
by purple tie-dyed tablecloths
from the dining hall, pollen from
the neighboring pines, and the
moss, clover, and Kleenex-
carnation flower arrangements.
Seated on the platform were the
new president of the student
body, Mary Rue Morgan; Mrs.
M. B. Blanket, who represented
the faculty; an alumna, unknown
but for her blood ties to Robert
Woodruff; president emeritus,
M. Banks Parried; and an
overhead projector.

Ceremonies
The ceremonies began with an
invocation by the president

emeritus; he quoted John Keats
only twice during his prayer and
both times remembered his
name. Formally attired in
pressed blue-jeans and her basic
black, red, and blue working-
shirt, Mary Rue next addressed
the audience. Constantly referr-
ing to herself as the "chair," she
nonetheless spoke intelligently
and sincerely of the students'
"support, encouragement, and
active participation in a program
of continuing and accelerating
matriculation at a bargain cost."
The welcome from the faculty
followed. (Rumor has it that Mrs.
M. B. Blanket was chosen not
only because she can deliver a
speech well, but also because
her new Columbia-blue
academic costume and her
impecable posture make her ex-
quisitely photogenic.) The
alumna representative stood and
led a round of cheers for Coca-
Cola.

At 9:30 a.m., Dr. McNear swit-
ched on the overhead projector.
For maximum efficiency, our
new president's speech was
written out and projected on the
library wall behind the hockey
goal. While everyone was busily
taking notes on his address, "We
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dustry," our new president
carrying his smile and his clip-
board strode through the
audience and shook hands with
nearly everyone. His purple suit
and white tie were widely
commented upon.

Receptions

After the ceremony, all walked
to the Armstead Room in the
library, where the formal recep-
tion was held. Everyone
thoroughly enjoyed their bag
lunches. Even at 9:45 in the

morning, there were many
peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches traded for bags of
potato chips and Krackle bars.

The celebration lasted until
10:20, when the Armistead
Room was scheduled to be used
for a Top Value Stamps em-
ployees' convention. Students
rushed out to sit on the wooden
benches, and guests hurriedly
left the campus before they were
charged an extra dollar for park-
ing their cars on college
property.

Deans up to new tricks

Alumnae House opens under new management

Candler Street is different
now. Cudzu entwines the park-
ing meters of the asphalt lots
where stately old homes once
lined the road. One freshly-
painted white building remains,
and at the sound of the door bell
two women appear, mesdames
Gary and Huntington. After in-
troducing myself as a reporter
from the Atlanta Destitution,
they cordially invited me into the
red velveted parlor.
Reporter: What made you leave
your positions at Agnes Scott
College?

Ms. Gary: For years I'd been wat-
ching the college fall in around
me. First it was Hardeman, then
Gaines; after the Faculty Club
was bulldozed, I knew this old
Alumnae House was next.
Ms. Huntington: Actually, the
way was already paved for us to
set up business here. Guys were
used to paying $8 a night to stay
in this place, so we figured by
tossing in a few extras, we could
make a profit.

Ms. Gary: for the college of
course.

Reporter: Of course. So where
did you go from there?
Ms. Huntington: Well, this ven-
ture wasn't something new for
me; I've always been involved in
student affairs. (And there have
been quite a few of them, I might
add.)

Ms. Gary: Being proud of Agnes
Scott and the high standards it
stands for, we wanted everything
to be on the up and up. You
know, we wanted things to be
handled properly.
Ms. Huntington: So, we were
pleased when Ms. McKemie
offered to teach a course in fun-
damentals. Dr. Handee was in on
it, too.

Ms. Gary: The aesthetics course
was also helpful as well as English
101. I'm proud that our
curriculum at Agnes Scott is flex-
ible enough to incorporate such
innovations.

Reporter: How was the res-
ponse?

Ms. Huntington: The girls were seniors. This was something they (continued on page 4)
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Real World

The Democratic and Republican Parties announced April 1, 1976
that they no longer wished to be opposition parties. Democratic
party stalwart Hubert Humphrey stated, "We politicians have too
long allowed the American people to place us in the position of being
either winners or losers. We are seeking to create a situation in which
all candidates will win to reach the ideal of all winners and no
losers."

The plan as announced by the leadership of both parties includes
choosing candidates as nearly alike as possible. Gerald Ford will carry
the elephant banner while Senator Henry (Scoop) Jackson will
probably be the Democratic nominee although he is being
challenged by Jimmy (Goober) Carter. At his dynamic best, wearing a
gray business suit and appearing with his wife and children by his
side, Senator Jackson stated, "I'm pleased to see this new mood of
reconciliation in the United States. I believe that Gerry and I can be
the team which will do the best for the country. As you know, the
game plan is to return to the system of the founding fathers. There
will be no candidates for vice-president. The presidential candidate
who receives the most votes will get that job while the second top
vote-getter will be the new Veep. The parties are choosing can-
didates who are nearly identical so that they will have no difficulty
serving together and to help the voters by eliminating the necessity of
deciding the choice will make no difference."

Senator Jackson went on to comment on the similarities between
him and President Ford including their "ties with the American
business establishment, especially the oil companies, their reverence
for the military, and their personal charisma." To enhance these
similarities, Senator Jackson plans to take up skiing, football, and gum
chewing. Former Georgia governor Carter is challenging Jackson.
Carter stated that he is determined to be identical to Ford so that they
will be Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum choices. Carter is now talk-
ing with Senator Proxmire's surgeon; it is considered likely that his
jaw will be squared and his hairline made more receding. President
Ford seems to favor Jackson, for he has promised to argue more with
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger when he can find him.

The current vice-president Nelson Rockefeller was not available
for comment although it is widely rumored that he will become more
mediocre so that he can also compete in the contest to be like Ford.
Rockefeller may be on vacation at his retreat in Puerto Rico or he may
have been kidnapped by the CIA as a training exercise.

The American public was reported to be out to lunch when the
new policy was announced although one unemployed worker was
overheard saying, "All politicians win; only the people lose."

PROFILACTIC/ APRIL t, 1975

Come with me to ASC

To the Editor:

Mounting evidence suggests
that there is yet another serious
threat to the quality of the
educational experience at Agnes
Scott. The high percentage of
days in the academic calendar
which are vitiated by rainy or
stormy weather represents a fac-
tor contributing to the
disintegration of the distinctive
character of life at this college.
Such weather is dull,
uninspiring, and personally
unmeaningful, and probably has
an adverse effect on the already-
high transfer rate. In addition, it
promotes an increasingly

Profile's new
schedule

The Profile, the student
newspaper of Agnes Scott which
covers the College like a blanket,
is pleased to announce a new
publishing schedule. The Profile
will now appear once each
quarter and will be hand-written
instead of printed.

There are several reasons
behind this change. First, the
Profile is always endeavoring to
play its part in furthering the
liberal arts experience. Upon
learning in Professor Wiley's
course that newspapers were
handwritten by soldiers during
the Civil War, the Profile staff
became wildly enthusiastic
about duplicating this chapter in
journalism history. The Profile
also heeded the call from BSA to
discover new topics for BSA
practicaly courses. Therefore,
the Profile and BSA are co-spon-
soring calligraphy classes which
will hand-write the quarterly is-
sues of the paper. The course will
be offered beginning this spring
and will be taught from 7-11 p.m.
in Dana six days a week if special
permission can be obtained to
keep Dana open past regular
closing hours (calligraphy is very
slow).

Rep Council passed a
resolution endorsing the new
printing technique. The
resolution stated, "Although the
Council regrets the loss of the
weekly publication, we ap-
preciate the efforts of the Profile
toward the revitalization of
BSA."

After much debate, the Coun-
cil decided that the Profile could
best be replaced by adding an
extra bulletin board in the dining
hall and by recommending to
Mr. McNair the expansion of the
weekly calendar. The extra
money which the Profile will be
returning to the SGA treasury
will be used to subsidize
operation of the mini-bus. Now
that the students have bought it,
they would like to be able to af-
ford to use it.

(continued on page 4)

regimented society, due to the
imposition of the necessity for
implementation of raincoats and
umbrellas, a demand to which
the individual must either submit
or get wet. This lack of personal
input into climatic decision-
making is psychologically des-
tructive and can build
resentment, while the feelings of
powerlessness generated tend to
create widespread apathy.

Perhaps one of the reasons for
the lack of adequate and res-
ponsive action in this area has
been the ponderous committee
structure here, with its excess
intellectuality and pontification.

Such an approach is almost
always counterproductive; that
is to say, if indeed there are any
consequences at all forthcoming
from its efforts (e.g., recommen-
dations couched in such terms of
peremptory authoritativeness
and unnecessary verbosity), it is
usually that they bore everyone
to death. Clearly it is rather in-
sight and firm leadership that are
of integral importance in dealing
with this problem, and I urge the
rapid facilitation of an
enlightened program to arrest
this deteriorating situation.

Sincerely,

Phullup Writehard

Shaving Cream
Song

At eighteen I went off to college

At nineteen was ready to quit.

I thought that I'd gobble up knowledge,

But all that they fed me was (chorus)

Chorus (fill in the blank):
Shaving cream
So nice and clean
Shave every day and
You'll always look keen.

One morning I looked in the mirror.

Upon my nose a giant zit.

So off I trotted to Watson's

To purchase a big tube of (chorus)

My stomach is rounding quite nicely.
My overalls no longer fit.
But it's not from dating dear Charley.
It's eating Letitia Pate's (chorus)

I took my tummy to Rosemonde.
Some Di-gel I wanted to get.
She told me that I was pregnant.
I said "You're full of (chorus)

Soon from this school I will scurry
Leaving this song that I've writ.
People will say I'm a thinker.
Boy, did I feed them some (chorus)

the profilactic

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Agnes Scott College solely for the entertainment of the audience (said students of
above-named college). Any re-writing, re-printing or other use of his newspaper
without the express written consent of Agnes Scott is prohibited It is hoped that
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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

G rover

Lizard

Casserole

The contortionist

Mutt

Cheer

Cartoons by B.S.. Unltd.

Department of sarcasm
Department of rhythm and rhyme
Department for the advanced
study of Benjamin franklin
Department of philosophical puns
Department of criticism
Department of spirits
humor by gallows

edited by the editor

PROFILACTIC/ APRIL 1, 1975

what's happening

by Casserole

music

In an effort to fill the seats in Symphony Hall and keep the Atlanta
Symphony orchestra in business, Robert Shaw has made some slight
changes in the calendar for this season. The orchestra will open with a
sing-a-long to the Halleluiah Chorus and other favorites. Other
events scheduled are a raffle to win a date with the cellist of your
choice, boogie-in-the-aisles to The Rite of Spring, a hum-a-long to
the 1812 Overture, and a special all request program.

miscellaneous

Social Council will be having a "Belly Dance" next quarter to be
held at the Naval Academy. Appropriate dress is requested.

BSA will be sponsoring a bus tour of famous Atlanta interiors. The
trip is scheduled for early evening. Some of the places on the agenda
and the catagories they represent are: "Nostalgia"; Clarence Foster's
and Harrison's; "Modern decadance": On The Rocksand the Polaris
Room; "Classical Decadance": Manuel's. Included in this tour will
be a brief lecture on "Waitress Uniforms and What They Mean."

on campus

In order to broaden the Liberal Arts Experience (and supplement
their income) the following faculty and staff members have
volunteered their time and talents. (Is teaching no longer its own
reward?)

Ann McConnell in conjunction with the admissions staff will be
offering instruction on co-ordinating your wardrobe.

Elizabeth Zenn will be teaching balance, poise, and speed.

Marie Pepe (with her partner 'Cha-Cha' Charlie) has volunteered
to give Rhumba lessons.

Linda Woods has offered to teach those with sufficient talent and
interest how to say the alphabet backwards.

Maxims to live by

PAGE 3

aurora

Whan that Aprill withe its warming sunne,
Shining nowe in earneste, has begunne

To drye what's lefte of wynter-quartere floodes

The puddles on the sidewalkes, and the mudd,

And whan the weathere has turned bryghte and hotte,

Than, I wisse, Sprynge's comme to Agnes Scotte.

The thwacke and bouncce of tenniss balles is hearde

As oftene as the calle of singinge byrdes;

Whan proffes theyre mouthes do ope to trye to teache,

They can't be hearde o'er lawn-moweres' roare and screeche.

The studentes go around withe feete alle bare,

And very little clothinge do they weare;

They like to sprawle out, bathing in the sunne

To broille theyre skinnes to medium or well-donne.

They studie iffe at alle -- oute in the breeze

On grasse they lie, or undere shade of trees.
They make the campusse fulle of joy and glee;
Theyre heartes are blissfulle and they acte carefree.
For nothinge, so it seemes, give they a damme,
And than the ambushhe commes in June: examines.

by Casserole

In a time when we are becom-
ing more aware of our American
heritage and culture, I feel that it
is important that we take time
out to look at the importance of
maxims.

Maxims, those short pithy
phrases that once we delighted
in quoting (though we never
knew exactly what was worth
one in the hand as opposed to
two in the bush until we came to
Agnes Scott) seem to have gone
out of style for the time being.
Yet they are essential to our
mental frame of reference. As we
search for the meaning of life,
the nature of our being and hope
for the future we can find dis-
cretion and stimulation in these
sayings.

The mass media is taking ad-
vantage of this human need for
maxims and is providing us with
innumerable catchy phrases:
"You can take a white horse

anywhere," "You only go
around once in life," "Let me
speak to you frankly about
!#%<&*$," and, of course,
"When you've got your health,
you've got just about
everything."

I shall now offer a sampling of
sayings which I feel we all can
use, for they fall easy off the
tongue and are quickly put to
memory. Since they will no
doubt soon be in common use,
and since some of the sources
are obscure, I shall not attempt
to show due acknowledgement
to them all. For example, who
can fail to be moved by Ralph
Waldo Emerson's: "I hate
goodies."?

Our own environment has
provided us with many
aphorisms, e.g.: "The most sen-
suous part of your body is your
brain," "If it's not done by
twelve, it's not worth doing,"
"Oh my dears, isn't it a lovely
day," "Morning Glories." I shall

now follow with a list that you
can cut out and hang above your
desk.

"Ignore Thyself." (Coleridge)

"Maybe God doesn't give
grades."

"Heaven is a Pass-Fail course."

"Just when I figure out where
it's at . . . somebody moves it."

"Why worry about tomorrow,
we may not make it through
today."

"One of the reasons I hate to
see trouble coming is because
you never know if it's just drop-
ping in to say hello or if it plans
to hang around for awhile."
Remember as we begin a new
quarter that "last year we said
'things can't go on like this'; they
didn't; they got worse." I should
like to leave you now with a
quote that hangs above my
bookcase: "It is not enough to
be studying. . . the question is
what are we studying for?"

77/ never be Scott-Free'
gets conditional praise

-lizard

by Mutt

M. Banks Perry, Jr., recently-
retired president of Agnes Scott
College, has published his
memoirs of his years at Agnes
Scott. The 35-page book is en-
titled /'// Never Be Scott-Free. In
an informal and concise manner,
Dr. Perry recalls his years as
president of a nonvocational
girls' school.

About the students Dr. Perry
said, "I never knew what to ex-
pect next." He remembers his
first Black Cat when his beliefs
that Scott women were mature,
studious, intellectual and
dignified were shattered. In
speaking of emergency
situations, the former president
recalls the night the Scotties
turned out en masse to watch
streakers, and then failed all their
tests the next day.

Faculty-student relationships
were, he says, so informal as to
be disturbing. The annual faculty
talent show and faculty-student
basketball game brought the two
factions of the campus com-
munity so close together that it
was impossible to create the
faculty-student communication
gap necessary in keeping a
school impersonal. Dr. Perry
recalls with horror the day the
students ambushed a dean and
threw her into the alumnae
pond. "After that," he wrote, "I
always peeked around a corner
before I walked around it. I was
always afraid they might decide
to do something equally terrible
to me."

Dr. Perry asserts that the
college was enhanced by many
major improvements during his
years as president. Modern
global lights contrasted with the
Gothic architecture to give the
grounds a bizarre look, and
wooden benches were placed at
various points on the campus so
that students could sit and gather

splinters while taking rest stops
in the long walks to and from
classes.

All the buildings were steam-
cleaned in an effort to reduce
the number of poison-ivy cases
treated in the infirmary and to
find the cracks in the walls. Cam-
pus-wide air-conditioning was
installed to prevent the wilting of
greenhouse Scotties. A new wing
was added to the Ijbrary and
filled with cigarette machines in
order to accomodate the patrons

of the library's smoking lounge.

One of the major flaws of /'//
Never Be Scott-Free is that it
ends with a rather obvious
advertisement for the college.
Dr. Perry points out that Agnes
Scott has a vast number of
"economic, cultural, social,
intellectual, and recreational ad-
vantages" because of its prox-
imity to the teeming metropolis
of one of the South's most

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PACE 4

PROFILACTIC/ APRIL 1, 1975

Gopher tabled

Rep retorts

by Grover

The chairperson called the
meeting to order, devotion was
given, and the minutes were
read. Members who had been a 1
glee club arrived in time to hear
the committee reports. But their
growling stomachs made it im-
possible to hear just how many
petitions, straw votes, and
opinion polls will be distributed
this week. Gopher Cleavage
moved to table the reports.

The treasurer made her com-
plaint and announced a new
policy. Eversincethetimethatall
campus organizations were put
on an expense account and the
SGA treasurer was made res-
ponsible for writing all of the
checks, her persistent case of
writer's cramp has made the
system most inefficient. Begin-
ning April 1, 19 , the treasurers
of all student organizations must
sign up in the Dean of Students
Office, and make a request, a
week in advance of projected ex-
penditures, for the ASC Master-

Alumnae House has
new management

2-LS.

Charge card. There will be a cost
for use: a minimum feeof $3.00/
bill, otherwise, 15c / item.
Gopher Cleavage moved to table
the Dean's Office.

After more budgetary
baggeri ng, Rep voted
unanimously to give $2000 to the
Dolphin Club for purple,
waterproof mascara and
eighteen under-water girdles.

An amendment to the motion
established, just for
appearance's sake, an ad hoc
committee to seek cheaper
props. One of the sophomores
spoke for the first time this
quarter and suggested that the
legs could be cut off of Dance
Group's old tights and that the
panty portions could then be
used as girdles. Merry Newtone
informed Rep that such a

'Scott-Free' reviewed

(continued from page 3)

progressive cities-Decatur.

Copies of the book in which
Dr. Perry reminisces warmly (and
sometimes heatedly) about his
experiences at ASC can be

purchased in the bookstore. The
book is required reading for
students who have, are or will
take English 101, Math 101,
Psychology 101, . ...

Rep

procedure was popularly sup-
ported in Miss'ippi.

The Day students' represen-
tative, Jo Anne Marriedanne
Willing, volunteered(l) to sit in
the Hub and pop popcorn for
the election-returns party Thurs-
day night. She then requested
that SGA send the ASC mini-bus
to pick up all of the day students
and to bring them from their
homes in time for the party.
Everyone agreed that, in the past,
there has been real but uninten-
tional discrimination against the
day students because Hub
parties are always held at night.
The chairperson asked the
freshmen what they thought.
They answered.

It was 7:29 p.m. when Gopher
Cleavage stood up to ask what
happened to the new policy
regarding apple-beer in the
LDH. Joy Much-See began to
speak as she raised her hand.
Since everyone knows, however,
that Rep meetings must be over
at 7:30, Susan Speakall moved to
table Gopher Cleavage. The
meeting was adjourned.

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their lives. Best of all, the market
is good, which means they never
have to worry about being laid
off. Needless to say, the Career
Planning Office was delighted
with the prospects and sent
notes to all the seniors listing the
dates open for interviews.
Reporter: Then did the students
present the idea to the
President?

Ms. Gary: They all signed a
petition, but those things never
mean anything any way. Marty
and I presented the plan directly
to the Board of Trustees.
Reporter: Did they endorse your
plan?

Ms. Gary: Not at first and I don't
blame them. This was something
that had never been done
before. I assured them, however,
that it wasn't some new-fangled
idea; but rather, the oldest tenet
in the liberal arts tradition. We
would not be contributing to the
demise of liberal arts. We would
be fostering new life.
Reporter: Did you have any
trouble attracting business?
Ms. Gary: Oh, no. Agnes Scott's

reputation is well known. Even if
somebody's never met our
students, it's common
knowledge that the school is well
endowed.

Reporter: It sounds like things
have run smoothly, then. You
haven't run into any problems?
Ms. Huntington: There was one I
recall. The former dean had
returned to fill my vacated
position and we simply couldn't
get this approved as an on-cam-
pus social function, which
meant no alcoholic beverages
could be served. Finally we
decided to make this work to our
advantage. We were being
flooded with gentlemen callers,
all of whom we couldn't ac-
comodate. So, we needed some
way to determine how the girls
could use their time most
profitably. This was the plan: we
would just offer a drink to
anyone who came in and that
would be the criterion for choos-
ing your clientele.
Ms. Gary: After all, everyone
knows; anyone who would drink
at Agnes Scott would cheat in
their rooms.

Calligraphy class

When asked to comment
about the calligraphy classes, the
editor stated that this move
should be attributed to the
current revival of practical arts
sweeping the campus. The work

(continued from page 2)
will be done in several styles; a
Golden Pen award will be
offered. Following exhibition at
Rich's, the newspapers will be
added to the closet collection
across from the Agnes Scott
room.

Sociology seminar surveys study habits

Sociology 405W
Behavior-Seminar
Life

- Deviant c | uc j e d in this percentage.) 12%
on Student 0 f tne students stated that they
endeavor to copy the book out
a seminar with special emphasis in | on ghand. 5% confessed that
on aberrations produced by four they don't study while 3% were
years of socialization within a too DU sy studying to respond to
small, rigidly defined peergroup t ^ e surv ey.
subject to abnormal pressure Study Area

and prone to drink and to eat. Agnes Scott students

demonstrated great creativity in

For part of their seminar, the
three students conducted a
survey of Agnes Scott students
questioning them to determine
their style of study . favorite place
to study, and most likely study
time for the winter quarter of the
1974-75 academic year. The
results of the study and some
tentative conclusions have been
released to the profilactic.
Study Style

36% of Agnes Scott students
classified themselves as
underlines and/or highlighters,
to the delight of the makers of
felt-tipped pens. The favorite
study style of 27% of the student
bodv was 5 minutes of study
preceded and followed by 15-30
minutes of study break. These
frequent breaks were used for
telephone conversations, visit-
ing on the hall, club meetings,
popcorn parties, letters home,
etc. Another 17% of the student
body called themselves
"sleepers"; sleepers can be
observed in the library holding
open books but appearing to
have broken necks. (Students
"ho sleep during class are not in-

their choice of favorite study
area, according to the sociology
students. Once again, 3% of
students failed to respond since
they were too busy studying. 5%
of the student body have never
studied. The seminar students
will release to the profilactic a list
of bars and taverns as rated by
the non-study group for
publication in a later issue.

Of the remainder of the
student body, 29% revealed that
during winter quarter they
studied in designated areas, like
Walters basement and the top
floors ot Inman. Hopkins and
Main. While 24% stated that they
study in their rooms; 10%
studied best in front of the TV;
8%, while talking on the phone;
and 6% studied best in bed. No
student used her desk for study
although the sociologists
learned that desks are the
favorite location for make-up
mirrors. Students differed in
their use of the radio with most
using Quixie for light studying
and albums for heavier ventures.
One student listened to Peach.
8% of the students preferred the

mailroom for study, closely
followed by the 7% who like to
eat while they study. They listed
their favorite places as the
education lab and Letitia Pate.
5% studied in the hall. The
seminar found that 2% claimed
to study in date parlors but con-
sidered this statistic invalid.
Study Times
The seminar students also

surveyed the student body to
determine their favorite study
times. Only a trace of students
studied in the afternoon.
(Afternoon activities were listed
as naps, soap operas, and labs, in
that order.) 12% studied at night
with 17% studying late at night.
Those who studied in the pre-
dawn hours included 23% of the
student body, obviously

disregarding the maxim, "If it's
not done before midnight, it's
not worth doing." 40% of Agnes
Scott students saved their major
study for the 15 minutes before
class while 5% have never
studied. 3% study all the time.
This figure, it should be noted, is
largely conjecture since these
students were not available for
comment.

Bob and Dave Show revived

The Dave and Bob Show has
announced that the two
performances who have nothing
better to do with their time are
currently planning a revival of
Environmental Symposia a
nostalgia trip to the early 70's
when people were actually
concerned with issues like land
use and air and water quality.
The revival will be touring cam-
puses throughout the nation and
will begin April 1, 1976 at Agnes
Scott. The Symposium is entitled
"Hanging Separately and
Together."

Featured hangmen will be
company officials from Georgia
Power and the Southern Com-
pany. Union Camp's public
relations office will present a
feature film on alternate means
of hanging, including poisoning
and rotting. Officials from the
Environmental Protection
Agency will lead a panel dis-
cussion on "How to Stand Idly

Another part of the
Symposium, will be a continuous
lecture / demonstration by the
Army Corps of Engineers on how
to build unnecessary dams. The
Corps will first create a stream
running between Campbell and
Dana and will then dam it up. A
nuclear power plant will then be
constructed so that the water can
be used as a coolant. Agnes Scott
has reportedly not decided if the
novelty of the nuclear power
plant can be used to attract
students or if the dangers are so
great that students may be

frightened away. Agnes Scott
was reportedly chosen as a site
for the plant because one danger
of plants has always been that
they may be easily com-
mandeered by radicals. It was
thought that there were not
enough radicals at Agnes Scott
for the plant to be endangered.
Students do not as yet seem
concerned about the nuclear
power although they will protest
the digging of more ditches on
campus by complaining in the
dining hall, privately to one
another.

what's happening

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Julia Gary will demonstrate the art of imitating Mary Gay Morgan.

Kwai Chang will lecture on "Cooking with a Wok made easy."

Lee Staven is going to give trumpet lessons (pucker or smile
method).

Pat Pinka is to teach a course in how to say "cow" in Hungarian.
We hope that all students will participate in these events. Prices are
available in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.

the profile

Vol. LXI - No. 17

sga president

-AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

April 2, 1975

The Profile interviewed the
four candidates for president of
the Student Government As-
sociation. The office carries the
dual responsibilities of acting as
chairperson of Rep Council as
well as president of the student
body. The candidates are Cherry
Joy (C.J.) Beysselance, Gay
Blackburn, Harriett Graves, and
Janie Sutton.

In response to a question
about her qualifications for the
office, C.J. stated that her major
qualification was "a deep and
sincere belief in Agnes Scott and
its community." She emphasized
that "to be effective in an office,
one must be effective as a
person." Viewing the election,
C. J. stated that the election
process is "a decision by each in-
dividual as to which person
would best fulfill the job. Since
there are few issues, the student
body is basically voting for an in-
dividual who is capable of rising
to any occasion/' C. J. assessed
herself as a student leader
"capable of creative thinking
and of assuming the role of
president in initiating ideas." C.J.
expressed her belief that she can
"support and express the ma-
jority view" suppressing herown
views if they conflict with the
majority.

When asked how she would
respond to the charge that she is
too overbearing and forceful in
expressing her point of view, C.J.
stated, "I realize that I have a
tendency to be dogmatic" but
because of the realization, "I
watch myself very carefully. As
president, I would make a
conscious effort to stimulate but
not to drown out either the
minority or majority with my
own views." C.J. emphasized
that as president, "I would not
give up my individuality because
the president must be morethan
just a mouthpiece" for the
student body.

If she were elected as SGA
president, C.J. stated that she
would try to foster better com-
munication on campus and
would "pursuethe renovation of
the Hub so that exchange of
ideas may occur outside the din-
ing hall, classroom, and
dormitory." C.J. suggested a dis-
cussion table with Rep members
in the dining hall with topics of
interest to the campus com-
munity so that "Rep Council
would be more visible on cam-
pus and students would know
Rep committees and their
members in other words, so
students could learn Rep's
channels."

As president, C.J. stated that
she would hold office hours so

that she would be accessible to
groups and to individual
students. C.J. said, "I will actively
pursue having more student in-
put into administrative decisions
because students now have only
the option of reacting" to
decisions. C.J. stated that this is a
"reasonable goal" and one
which she is more capable of
reaching since the "student
body needs someone who can
express a point of view very
strongly on a one-to-one
basis, someone who is not afraid
to speak out."

Some of C.J.'s other goals in-
clude the revitalization of BSA
and seeing Rep Council take a
more active role in freshmen
orientation since "a successful
orientation is important not only
to one specific year but to what
Agnes Scott will be in the
future."

Gay Blackburn, when asked
about her qualifications for of-
fice, replied that she had had
"leadership experience as
sophomore class treasurer and
junior class president." Gay
stated, "I don't feel that never
having served on Rep will be a
handicap. In fact, it may be a pos-
sible advantage since I will bring
fresh insight, not past prejudices,
to the job." Gay indicated that
being SGA president is more
than "just being in charge of Rep
Council; it is representing the
college and students before
faculty, administration and
trustees."

When asked what she hoped
to accomplish as SGA president,
Gay responded, "Agnes Scott
should not apologize for being a
small school because this is its
advantage." She stated that
Agnes Scott is "more than
Atlanta it is a women's college
where you learn to use your
mind, to evaluate and to
p r o b I e m - s o I v e . " Gay
characterized herself as
"basically optimistic though
tempered by realism." In her
year as president, Gay stated that
she would like to see "a belief
that change is possible" and
would like for Agnes Scott to
"move toward re-asserting itself
as a women's college." As a
means to reach this goal, Gay
suggested that "the entire
student body should participate
in the re-assessment of the
purpose of the college" for the
Long-Range Planning Com-
mitteee.

Specifically for Rep Council,
Gay stated, "I would like more
participation from
underclassmen and active dis-
cussion with a purpose." Gay's
goals also include "continuing

an evaluation of the committees
of Rep, continuing the plans for
renovating the Hub so that there
will be a center for student life
besides the dining hall and re-
emphasizing the importance of
CAP (Committee on Academic
Problems), especially to give a
hard look at the academic calen-
dar."

Gay also suggested that she
would like to form a "Presidents'
Council of all the presidents of
the student governments in
Atlanta." This group would meet
monthly or bi-monthly and
would foster "increased interac-
tion among all the schools and
make Agnes Scott less self-
centered."

Gay also would like to see a
"joint faculty/student effort to
reassert the Honor System" and
"increased contact between
freshmen and upperclassmen."

When asked to respond to the
charge that she is too
"featherheaded" for the job,
Gay answered, "I completely
disagree, or they must be very
heavy feathers."

Harriett Graves characterized
her qualifications for SGA
president as "proven diligence"
and a "demonstrated willingness
to work and search." Harriett
stated, "I have maintained a
balance of spiritual, physical and
mental activities" and cited her
experience on Rep Council,
Athletic Association, and the
Committee on Academic
Problems as assets. Harriett
pledged as SGA president to
"meet old and new issues with
openness."

Hariett stated that "this year's
student government has been
tagged as a one-issue
government" (alcoholic
beverage policy) and that she
hopes to be able to deal effec-
tively with a variety of issues.
Harriett commented that she
would be "more than satisfied"
with her year in office if
"students recognize their power
and use it more effectively." She
sees better communication as
the key. Harriett hopes "to
develop closer contact between
the SGA president and the class
presidents" and to use SGA's
Thursday convocation periods
better. Harriett commented that
Rep meetings should become
more open because the at-
mosphere frequently seems
"stifled."

As president, Harriett stated
that she would begin the year
with an "informal meeting with
each of the classes, especially the
freshmen, to establish the fact
that every student here is a
member of SGA." Harriett em-

election issue

This is the election issue of the Profile. Our reporters have
interviewed the candidates and have tried to report to you their
views on current campus issues and their attitudes toward the
offices which they are seeking. We hope that this issue will help
you choose a candidate and that it will encourage you to vote.
Speeches will be made by some of the candidates in Con-
vocation today, April 2 at 11:30 a.m. in Gaines. You will also
have an opportunity to learn more about the candidates
tonight in the dining hall. Voting will be on Thursday, April 3
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Hub.

phasized that she has a personal
concern for each student and "is
willing to listen to a student and
her problems."

Harriett stated, "Although I
have goals and ideas of my own, I
am not going to force them. I
want to be free to seize ideas like
the renovation of the Hub."
Hariett sees a project like the
Hub renovation as a "project
which will unite all students as it
involves all boards." Rep's role,
or that of the committee which
Rep establishes, must be the
over-all management of the pro-
ject which should involve the en-
tire community, in Harriett's
view.

When asked to respond to the
comment that she is more
conservative than the majority of
students, Harriett replied that
following an election, "There's a
maturing process which gives
you a different perspective."
Harriett noted that she had
witnessed a change in her ideas
about RC 167 and that while she
still had questions that she would
not boycott functions where
alcoholic beverages are being
served. Harriett stated that she
felt that she could view RC 167
with "openness" and a desire to
"help students uphold its
regulations.

Harriett perceives an essential
part of her role as SGA president
would be to serve as a "mediator
between students and ad-
ministration and faculty." Her
job will be, she said, to develop
"strength and unity" in the
student body recognizing "the
diversity which is invested in
unity."

Janie Sutton cited her years as
sophomore class president and
as SGA secretary as her basic
leadership experiences. Janie
felt that having served with Rep
Council had made her aware of
the function and structure of
student government, especially
through working with the
current leadership. Janie res-
ponded to the criticism that she
will not be sufficiently forceful
for the office of president of SGA

by saying, "I am forceful, but it's
in a quiet way, and people don't
always realize it. Sometimes the
most forceful people can't see
two sides of an issue. I will try
to represent the point of view of
the students."

Janie stated that she would
like, if she is elected SGA
president, to create "better
relations between students and
the administration." She sees the
role of the SGA president as ac-
ting as a "mediator between
students and the a d -
ministration." Janie observed
that it is "necessary for both sides
to bend." Janie was critical of
students who, as a fellow student
said, see college "as a means to
an end rather than four years
which arean end in themselves."
Janie said that she believes, "The
four years a student has here are
a time in which college is what
the student makes it."

Janie also stated that she feels
students are discontent because,
"the administration is projecting
more into the future than it is
giving to the present." As an ex-
ample, Janie pointed to the idea
that "someday we will have a
student center," when one is
needed now just as much as it
will be later.

When asked to name some of
the current issues on which SGA
or Rep Council should concen-
trate, Janie suggested that Agnes
Scott "should have more on-
campus activities. Now, students
seem to feel that their working
selves are here but that their
playing selves are elsewhere."
Janie said that a student center is
"really needed" and that she
"felt capable of keeping en-
thusiasm going" so that an effec-
tive job of renovating the Hub
could be done. A renovated Hub
and the passage of RC 167 by the
Board of Trustees will foster
more on-campus events, Janie
stated. Janie also proposed that
Rep Council "examine the pos-
sibility of a limited visitation
policy" and "have a trial time
with visitation maybe on Sunday
afternoon."

PROFILE/APRIL 2, 1975

sga treasurer

PACE 2

sga veep

by Julia Midkiff

The candidates for vice-
president of the Student
Government Association are
Sherry Huebsch, Patty Pearson,
Emily Rumph and Pedrick Stall.
The four candidates gave the
following answers to questions
asked by a Profile reporter.

Do you plan to change the
present committee structure of
SGA if you are elected?

Huebsch: "To the present SGA
committees I would add one to
come up with facts, figures and
ideas for making the Hub intoan
attractive and inviting student
center. An effective infirmary
committee would discuss
problems with those who
operate our infirmary. A
constitutional revision com-
mittee is also desperately
needed."

Pearson: "The present struc-
ture of the committees I find no
fault with; I would, however,
give them (the committees)
something to do."

Rumph: "No, the committee
system seems to be the most
effective means of distributing
not only power, but work, and
thus increasing production."

Stall: "Each committee should
be studied carefully, with a focus
on necessity and functions, and
be disbanded if the need arises."

What would you like to see
Rep Council accomplish in the
next year?

Huebsch: "I believe Rep
should undertake a careful study
of our student government
constitution and by-laws.

Pearson: "I would like to see
the representatives themselves
act as arms and legs for Rep
Council, working on bringing
about the kind of government
students want. I would like to see
representatives represent the
majority will of their constituents
whenever possible."

Rumph: "I would like to see

bsa

by Patty Pearson
The two candidates for
chairman of the Board of Student
Activities are Frazer Kinnett and
Nancy Leasendale.

Frazer stated that her
qualification to be chairman of
BSA was having served this year
as secretary-treasurer of the
board and "knowing its
functions and duties." Frazer
proposed a new way of handling
practical courses. She suggested
asking "for volunteers to work
on practical courses in pairs."
"For example, Athletic As-
sociation and Chimo would
sponsor the course in Self
Defense." Frazer feels that this
"would engender more
participation by the board and
would also improve the atten-
dance at the courses, since the
two boards who had been res-
ponsible for the course will
surely encourage all of their
members to attend."

Frazer stated that having vice-

specific changes in areas such as
scheduling procedures, career
planning aids, special study
programs, etc., but overall, I
would like to see Rep Council
instigatea meansof reachingand
using the creativity and talent
that accompanies a student body
with the intellectual capabilities
of a school such as Agnes Scott."

Stall: "The committee struc-
ture should he revamped in
order that the SGA committees
might serve in a greater
capacity."

In what ways are you qualified
for the office of Vice-President
of SGA?

Huebsch: "Rep Council
member, junior, sophomore and
part of freshman year, assisted
with constitutional revision in
sophomore year and served as
parliamentarian in junior year."

Pearson: "I am very interested
and have affection for the Agnes
Scott community. My last year
here I would like to work for
Agnes Scott in a way that I think I
could be of effective use. I have
been active in many campus
organizations in the past."

Rumph: "I feel my main asset
is, of course, enthusiasm; butthis
is backed by experience, as I was
president of my high school
student body, as well as holding
other similar offices.

"I feel qualified to serve as one
who hears all opinions, makes
sound judgements and
represents attitudes and feelings
of the campus."

Stall: "Having served as a
member of Rep Council for two
years, I believe that I have a
general awareness and
knowledge of Rep Council and
its procedures necessary for the
position. I feel qualified to serve
as one who hears all opinions,
makes sound judgements and
represents attitudes and feelings
of the campus. I believe I am
capable of being a voice of
representation as an officer of
SGA."

chairmen attend BSA "will im-
prove the attendance at BSA
meetings." "This year the atten-
dance was fairly low"; Frazer at-
tributed this to the busyness of
presidents. She stated that "this
change in membership should
also encourage more teamwork
between the presidents and the
vice-presidents of the boards."
Frazer would not comment how
she will handle the new drinking
policy which will be under the
jurisdiction of BSA "because I do
not know at this time exactly
what BSA will be expected to
do."

Nancy outlined the following
goals for BSA: "1) continuation
of some of the practical courses,
2) significant involvement for
BSA in the proposed renovation
of the Hub. and 3) a revival of
Hub parties." Nancy said, "BSA
should carefully consider the
type and amount of practical
courses offered, should en-
courage other organizations and

by Marene Emanuel
Those running for Student
Government Association
Treasurer are Sylvia Foster,
Audrey Grant, and Anne Paulin.

Sylvia Foster, a math major, has
been on Rep Council two years
and has "seen mistakes and
triumphs" in many of Rep's
decisions.

She is "in favor of the new con-
solidation plan; for, though it
will put more pressure on the
SGA Treasurer, you'll know
where the money is, it will cut
down on trivial spending, and
will save on auditing expenses."

Her goals as Treasurer would
be "to try to get the con-
solidation off the ground. As a
Rep member, I have seen
numerous requests for money
and pressure put on Rep to

The four candidates for SGA
secretary are Mary Crist Brown,
Carol Corbett, Cindy Hodges
and Susan Smith. All are
members of the class of '77 ex-
cept Mary Crist, who is accelerat-
ing and will graduate in 1976.

Describing the current mood
on campus as a "sense of
uneasiness without knowing the
source," Mary Crist said that as
secretary she wants to open
channels of communication and
do more than just "post minutes
on the Rep bulletin board." She
characterized herself as objec-
tive and in touch with the spec-
trum of campus opinion. Mary
Crist said that Agnes Scott is
"currently feeling the tug of the
world outside" the college
which is moving very fast while
within the college, "no one is
sure of the direction in which we
should move." Mary Crist stated
that as secretary, she would like
to participate in a re-definition
of Scott's priorities, in ex-
periments with change,

boards to co-sponsor them, and
consequently could come up
with new ideas for practical
courses."

Nancy states i hat BSA's
function, if RC 167 is passed, will
be "to coordinate and evaluate
campus-wide" social activities
and "to ensure that the neces-
sary arrangements are made for
the function, and, if the need
arises consult with the Dean of
Students."

Nancy feels that placing vice-
presidents on BSA will allow for
"a more equal distribution of
power." Calling vice-presidents
as "capable as presidents," she
stated that the vice-presidents
would "probably be able to
participate more fully in BSA."

Nancy's qualifications include
serving on Rep Council, where
she has become "aware of and
concerned about many of the
legislative issues on campus,"
and editing the Student
Handbook.

provide more I would try to
offer advice and know the facts
on how to distribute the money.
Agnes Scott is unique; I want to
maintain and improve it."'

Audrey Grant is a sophomore
Rep member and served as the
business editor of the Student
Directory.

She supports the plan for con-
solidation "because the money
would be centralized it would
ease the bankers' problems and
perhaps ease the SGA treasurer's
problem of having to send out
individual budget slips to each
organization."

As SGA treasurer she "would
be handling all the students'
money so to speak I would
make sure it's dispersed in a fair
way."

Anne Paulin is a current

especially with the social policy,
and in using her office to im-
prove communication.

Carol Corbett stated that she is
aware of "a lack of com-
munication between students
and the administration" and that
she would like to be part of the
"team that co-ordinates com-
munication." She said that the
student body "can be the most
powerful force on campus" but
needs leadership from Rep.
Carol noted that she is qualified
to serve as SGA secretary since
she "can write and is willing to
work" and has one year's ex-
perience in Rep. She said, "I
don't want the position for the
position but for the way I can
help on campus."

Cindy Hodges, after having
served as class president for two
years, decided, "I could serve
best in Rep." As secretary, she
stated that her goal would be "to
instill in students the belief that
through Rep, things can be
done." Cindy sees a "res-
tlessness" in the student body
and said that Rep as the govern-
ing body should be the center
for the students. She sees poor
communication as a critical

member of Social Council. Art
Club, Lecture Committee, and
the Silhouette staff.

When asked about the plan to
consolidate all monies into a
fund for boards and
organizations to receive money
and make disbursements
through the SGA treasurer by
check (as opposed to the present
system in which each group has
its own bank account), Anne
replied, "I have asked two
friends on Rep Council about
the plan it is just in the
organizing phases."

What would she hope to ac-
complish as treasurer? "It would
be interesting to know how
much everything costs. Evervone
wants more money. I could help
tell others how much we do have
or how much we are allotted to
give."

problem. She cited her record as
a class officer as an indication of
her leadershipability. Shestated.
"I made an effort to make each
person feel important, to pass
around the responsibilities, and
to be supportive of all the girls."

Susan Smith stated that she is
qualified to serve as SGA
secretary because she is "willing
to sacrifice the time and effort"
necessary to do a good job.
Susan's leadership experience
includes serving this past year on
Rep Council. She stated that she
has learned "the format and the
procedure" and that she wants
to "do a good job" and thinks it is
"important." Susan commented
that "Rep Council must pull
together because now we're in-
dividuals who are not working as
a college." Susan stressed her
support of the Hub renovation.
When asked if there were other
specific issues, she said, "I don't
foresee anything radical" com-
ing before Rep. Susan observed
that the secretary is very close to
the president of SGA and that the
president leads Rep while the
secretary fills a more supportive
role.

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honor court

by Patty Pearson
The two candidates for
chairman of Honor Court are
Anne Walker and Win Anne
Wannamaker.

Anne Walker believes that the
person is most important to the
particular office of Honor Court.
Anne says, "No matter how good
a leader is, unless she can carry
out her intentions, she will be
ineffective." "Having been on
Honor Court since freshman
year," Ann said, "I have learned
a great deal about the workings
of the Honor System. . . and I
have grown increasingly com-
mitted to the Honor System as
the foundation of all I do here. In
regard to the means for putting
leadership into effect, I have

interdorm

by Marene Emanuel

The three candidates for
chairman of Interdormitory
Council are Lee Davis, Lea Ann
Grimes, and Cheryl Kitchens.

Lee Davis, as president of In-
man, has served on Interdorm
this year.

When asked for her opinion
on RC 170, she replied, "I
definitely support the RC. It puts
the dorm-related matters into
the hands of the proper people. I
think it will be more effective
because the cases will be han-
dled by the people directly in-
volved in the dorm; dorm coun-
cils and interdorm are more
aware of the dorm situation/'

If elected, Lee "would like to
see individual dorm councils
become more effective and have
more credibility become
more aware of themselves as a
part of the school, and have a
larger voice in conducting affairs
and reflecting opinions. Too
often, dorm councils are
laughed at when considered as a
judicial body; they have poten-
tial not only to handle judicial
matters, but to serve as a
counseling body. There are a lot
of things around here that need
changing dorm council and
Interdorm, as they represent the
students, could do a lotto help."

Lea Ann Grimes has been a
member of the Winship dorm
council for the past two years.

She "is basically for" RC 170.
She would also like "to re-es-
tablish set penalties for some
offenses - which are now con-
sidered automatic cases to
alleviate resentment over une-
qual punishment."

She would encourage
Interdorm "to have more
functions" and become more in-
volved, e.g. "sponsor joint
parties with Social Council and
have parties with Tech and
Emory Dorms."

She sees Interdorm as "a day to
day upholder of the Honor
System. Consequently,
Interdorm should play an im-
portant part of Freshman Orien-
tation. I live on a freshman hall
and many don't even know what
Interdorm is."

Commenting on the current
issues of cottages, Lea Ann
stated, "I'm concerned about
maintaining cottages as an

learned to manage and organize
time for non-academic pursuits
through active work as Secretary
of Honor Court and through
participation on various college
committees. In an analysis of the
particular office, the major
concern must be not simply what
I might do in office, but rather
what I would be, and what I
would be should be considered
in the light of experiences, com-
mitment, time, and
organization."

Freshman and transfer orien-
tation, says Anne, is constantly
and is at present being evaluated
by concerned people on cam-
pus. Stating that Honor Court
"must be more careful in presen-
ting the first encounter with the

alternative to dorm living. I can
understand that Gaines must be
torn down, but more cottages
should be opened."

Cheryl Kitchens was a member
of Walters dorm council last
year; this year she has served as
secretary of Walters.

She supports RC 170, which if
passed, would place initial
violation of the key policy under
the jurisdiction of Interdorm,
and would give dorm councils
the power to try first cases in-
volving the smoking policy. She
says of the proposed change, "I
think dorm councils and

Honor System to new students,"
she suggests perhaps a brochure
would be effective. Anne
definitely believes that
upperclassman aid is needed in
demonstrating the Honor
System to new students because
"only when an honor system is
visibly at work can its immense
benefits be convincingly
discerned." During orientation,
Anne feels that major stress
should be placed on "showing
rather than telling, on the
benefits of the system (both
philosophical and practical) as
well as the challenging res-
ponsibilities."

To Anne, faculty involvement
is "crucial" to the Honor System
for "facilitating or hindering
student response to their res-
ponsibilities." She would like to
include Honor Court

Interdorm should have res-
ponsibility because that's part of
dorm life. It might be easier for
members to understand since
they live in the same dorm."

As for her general goals as
chairman, Cheryl "would like for
Interdorm and dorm councils to
interact more with people in the
dorms, and to serve as better
liasons between school officers
and administrations and the
students. I want to maintain the
best policies for handling cases
making improvements if
necessary."

christian association

by Ann Fincher

The candidates for the 1975/76
president of Christian As-
sociation are Lucta Allen, Becky
McCulloh, Karen White and jean
Williams. Each candidate dis-
cussed her conception of Chris-
tian Association in recent Profile
interviews.

Lucta Allen stated that she
believes Christian Association
should be a Christian body on
campus and should set an exam-
ple for those who have not yet
formulated their beliefs or com-'
mitted themselves to those
beliefs. Lucta emphasized that
CA should not be an "offensive
thing." She added that although
CA has been charged with the
spiritual needs of the campus
and has certain responsibilities
such as complins and Focus on
Faith, the organization could be
even more vital to the campus.
Lucta commented that now the
board is just "those people who
have enslaved themselves to
carry out the dingy details" and
added her hope that activity will
be "more dispersed" for future
boards. CA should not be a
"classy or cliquey sort of thing"
according to Lucta. The four
years at Scott, Lucta continued,
can be a real time of stimulus and
thought, rather than a time
which allows people to leave
Scott "wishy-washy" or with the
biblical "concept produced in
sophomore Bible class." Lucta
voiced herdesireto continuethe
coffeehouses initiated by CA this
year and hall complins. Lucta
added that she would like "to
work through the board to see

how it can be more effective."
She pointed out that using the
same format every year is not
necessary and such use is "not
very interesting." Lucta
commented that CA president
"lays her head on the chopping
block" for criticism, . but that she
feels the position and the board
are important for breeding love
and understanding on campus.

Becky McCulloh stated her
conception of CA as a board
"supposed to serve all, not just
the pointedly pious, members of
the campus." Becky voiced her
desire to see CA broaden its base
and enlarge to become "part of
the campus not a part away from
the campus." She added that CA
ought to be a resource center for
the fulfillment and growth of
students and should not become
so specific as to alienate anyone
from the purpose of CA. Becky
commented that she feels CA
"basically has a bad name on
campus because it has tried to be
an elitist group." Of her plans for
the board, Becky suggested a
reevaluation and continuation of
Focus on Faith, with an emphasis
on satisfying the interests of all
the students whether that
interest be in "a charismatic
evangelical speaker or a rational
scholar on Christian ethics."
Becky also plans to continue
"Cheerful Cherubs" in the form
of "Thankful Turkeys" and exam
chapels. She would like to see
chapel programs expanded to
include topics of relevancy to
more people on campus. Becky
would also like to provide op-
portunities for "creative and ex-

procedures concerning exams,
take-homes, and the like in the
faculty handbook, as they are not
included at present. She also
believes that faculty should
receive copies of the student
handbook yearly, which they
now do not.

Anne believes that the
legislative body should work
hand-in-hand with the judicial
body. "While the board can
never 'bend' a regulation on the
grounds that it is soon to be
changed, it can certainly lend a
hand in evaluating and en-
couraging proposed changes."

"Learning the judicial process
and understanding the basic
functions of Honor Court and its
chairman "have been important
parts of Win Anne Wan-
namaker's year of experience as
junior member of Honor Court.
Yet, she stated, "Becoming
aware of not only the meaning,
but also the responsibility of
'judging' has been of greatest
value." Win Anne commented
that the most important quality
in the Court which she would
like to foster is an "openness to
other students and faculty, with
respect for their possible doubts
or different opinions."

Win Anne stressed the im-
portance of working closely with
Interdorm, the dorm councils,
and the SGA officers. She regards
the Honor System as "a way of
life" as it is stated in the Honor
Pledge, which is more than just a
system. Concerned students can
help the Honor System,
especially if they "are aware of
current problems and how
Honor Court is trying to deal
with them."

Win Anne has two specific
goals for Honor Court. One is to
spread Honor Court members all

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over campus. She feels that "by
living with and making friends
with different people in various
dorms, Honor Court members
will be more accessible and seem
more normal less on a pedes-
tal." The second objective is to
work with Interdorm and the
dorm councils on a study
program and at each dorm coun-
cil meeting to study the rules of
procedure and jurisdiction.
Since many cases involve
ignorance or misunderstanding
of the rules, Win Anne sees
Honor Court as "not just a
judicial board, but a teaching
board."

A special effort should be
made by Honor Court members
to make personal contact with
new professors, according to
Win Anne, to make certain that
they know the Honor System in
full. She says that faculty in
general should be informed of
the rules, especially involving
changes in academic
regulations, perhaps through a
letter of explanation. Letters
should also be sent each year,
she feels, to inform faculty of the
new board members and
chairman, so that faculty will
know whom to contact.

For freshman orientation to
the Honor System, Win Anne
proposed breaking up
handbook orientation into
shorter sessions and having man-
datory meetings in the halls to
discuss documentation,
plagiarism, and exam procedure
when they first begin to apply to
freshman life. Win Anne ex-
pressed a desire to involve
upperclassmen in these sessions.
She also suggested a "tune-up"
session on the hall to bring all
students up to date at the end of
the fall quarter or beginning of
winter quarter.

perimental worship services."
Becky emphasized the im-
portance of CA's interaction
with other boards on campus,
particularly Orientation Council.
According to Becky, CA and
Orientation Council both
"bridge the gap between life at
Scott and home and family." She
added that CA as a bridge need
not "be pious in order to restrict
the new found liberalism of the
college experience."

Karen White stated, "My
concept of CA is exactly what the
name says Christian As-
sociation. It is not solely a social
board, we have social council for
that; it does not dictate moral
codes, we have honor court for
that; it does not run the student
body, we have SGA for that."
Karen emphasized that CA is not
a "narrow-minded exclusive
club since everybody on campus
has something to offer" and is
not "a world religion association
it is Christian in name." Karen
said she would like to broaden
chapel programs in the scope of
what they offer, to see more
coordination between CA and
other boards, to expand the
coffeehouses into "bigger and
bigger events," to rearrange the
Board committees regarding
work distribution and to have CA
branch out to other "resources"
on campus instead of confining

activities to board members and
CA oriented people." Karen
concluded, "I think this year I
have come to see how narrow-
minded I have been. I want the
campus to be more aware that
the Christian body is exactly that
a body. There are different
parts of the body and the head is
Christ, but all the parts are im-
portant. We are not all hands or
all feet."

Jean Williams indicated her
conception of CA as a "group of
girls who care about what's go-
ing on in college and would like
to have a Christian viewpoint to
complement some of the other
organizations." Jean added that
she would like to see a "much
wider range of Christian people"
represented in chapel programs.
Jean emphasized that CA is "not
so much preaching but meeting
other needs." She stated her
belief that she could bringa fresh
outlook to CA. Jean also voiced
her concern that "the core
group have more interaction
with other students who come to
programs and don't really know
what's going on. I'd. like tosee us
be concerned with individual
students and individual beliefs."
Jean concluded "I'm tired of say-
ing I care. I want to do something
about it put myself in a
position of tremendous res-
ponsibility and vulnerability to
criticism."

PACE 4

orientation counci

by Eva Gantt

Lark Todd and Barbara
Williams are candidates for
chairman of Orientation Coun-
cil.

Lark Todd suggested that, if
enough people were interested
in helping with orientation, the
orientation groups might be
replaced by a sort of "big sister"
program with one or two
upperclassmen sponsoring each
freshman. Lark feels that
freshmen should learn to ap-
preciate such features as the
close relationship with faculty

arts council

members and the benefits of the
honor system. She pointed out
that upperclassmen should
demonstrate respect for the
honor system and for privileges
like the proposed alcoholic
beverage policy. She mentioned
optional orientation activities as
a good way to meet the needs of
freshmen who want to be with a
group as well as those who prefer
to be more indepenaent. Lark
would like to have a transfer
student and a rising sophomore
on Orientation Council because
these are the people who have
most recently experienced

by Susan Balch

The two candidates for
chairman of the Agnes Scott Arts
Council for the 1975-76
academic year are Brandon
Brame and Debbie McBride.

Brandon Brame, an art major,
is running for the office because
she would like to see Arts Coun-
cil become "more involved" in
campus life. She feels that she is
qualified for the office because
she has had previous experience
on Arts Council (she currently
serves as secretary) and has a real
interest in promoting the ac-
tivities of the organization. Bran-
don would like to see Arts Coun-
cil as a coordinating body "aware
of all fine arts groups' activities"
and actively seeking things to do.
Specific ideas Brandon proposes
to implement next year include
using the mini-bus more to
attend fine arts functions in the
Atlanta area, encouraging more

social council

exchange between fine arts
groups at other colleges and
universities in Atlanta, providing
information about available
transportation to events and pos-
sibly bringing all the groups on
campus together to perform
around some central theme like
the bicentennial celebration.
Brandon would like to continue
Art Council's involvement with
the arts and writing festivals, as
well as the introduction to the
arts program which Art Council
sponsors during orientation.
Due to lack of participation,
Brandon would discontinue the
freshman bus tour in the fall, and
instead take smaller groups
around throughout the year.

Debbie McBride is a candidate
for Arts Council chairman
because she is excited about
"the potential" of the
organization and is actively
interested in the fine arts. Deb-
bie, a German major, lists her

Eva Gantt

Candidates for president of
Social Council are Beth Boney,
Lee Dillard, Patty Pearson and Jill
Worthey.

Bety Boney mentioned a raffle
to send a couple to dinner on the
night of a big dance and mixers
in the weeks preceding such
dances as possible ways of in-
creasing interest in the dances.
She emphasized the importance
of Scott's taking the initiative in
planning social functions, as op-
posed to waiting for fraternities
to plan parties. Beth feels that the
proposed alcoholic beverage
policy would make it easier to
take the initiative by having mix-
ers and other functions on cam-
pus. She pointed out that the
winter dance offers a good op-
portunity to experiment with
different types of parties, depen-
ding on what people seem to
want each year. Beth would like
to promote a more relaxed,
friendly attitude toward guys on
campus by having more parties
here, and she would like to en-
courage a stronger sense of unity
among Scott students through
informal, campus-wide activities
such as movie parties. Beth has
served on Social Council for the
past year; she has had ex-
perience in arranging and
publicizing large social functions
both here and elsewhere.

Lee Dillard suggested a
weekend trip to the mountains
during fall quarter, a showing of
spring fashions during winter
quarter, "tension-breaking"
parties on Saturday nights during
exams, folk concerts in the Hub
and trips to Six Flags as possible
projects for Social Council. The
proposed alcoholic beverage
policy might mean folk concerts
and mixers on campus with beer
being served. Lee mentioned
that Social Council might work
with Arts Council in keeping
people better informed about
plays, concerts and other events
in Atlanta. Lee feels that Social
Council should be regarded
more as a representative board
and less as a closed club. Social
Council members should collect
ideas from other people and
bring the ideas to the Council;
the Council itself should con-
duct surveys and evaluations to
determine what types of ac-
tivities people want. She feels
that Social Council should take
the initiative in planning parties
with fraternities and that
functions with independents
should receive more emphasis.
Lee has served on Orientation
Council. She would like to see
Social Council become more ac-
tive, for she feels that the "lulls"
between big social events should
be broken by more small ac-

orientation themselves. She also
mentioned the possibility of hav-
ing upperclassmen as well as
freshmen evaluate orientation.
Lark served on Orientation
Council this year, and she feels
that her experience has enabled
her to see the strengths and
weaknesses of the present orien-
tation program, so that she can
concentrate on improving
problem areas.

Barbara Williams would like to
increase involvement of
upperclassmen in orientation,
work toward a balance between
social and academic orientation,
expand Orientation Council's
work with transfer and con-

qualifications as her experience
in fine arts through active
participation in Blackfriars and
Glee Club and her "willingness
to put the effort out" to make
Arts Council fulfill its "poten-
tial." Debbie feels that "the arts
in general are not as emphasized
as they should be" and would
like to encourage more campus
involvement. She would also like
to see the different fine arts
groups working together to a
greater extent. Debbie feels that
there should be more emphasis
on all the arts, not just the visual
arts. Debbie would put special
emphasis next year on bringing
"Atlanta arts and the campus
together," as she feels that we
are fortunate to have these op-
portunities so close to the cam-
pus. A week of special emphasis
on the arts with all the groups
involved is another project on
which Debbie would like to
work during the 1975-1976 year.

tivities.

Patty Pearson would like to
have several smaller social
functions during winter quarter,
and she would like to have a
theme for the spring dance. In
connection with the proposed
alcoholic beverage policy, she
suggested wine and cheese
parties and keg parties as pos-
sibilities. She would like to take
suggestions in the fall for other
types of parties that could be
given winter quarter. Patty
would like to have mare spring
play days and more Hub parties;
she also suggested the possibility
of serving beer at the fall street
dance, and she mentioned
movie parties as a good way of
bringing together people from
different dorms. Patty stressed
the importance of campus-wide
parties that involve people from
different dorms; she pointed out
that having more such parties
might increase interest in them,
which might in turn increase
participation. Patty has served on
Social Council since her
freshman year, so that she feels
that she is familiar with its res-
ponsibilities and its operation.

Jill Worthey proposed a ski
weekend during winter quarter,
a trip to the mountains, a record
party in the Hubor the gym, card

tinuing education students and
work with prospective students
during the school year,
especially during Applicants'
weekend. Barbara would like to
see more orientation functions
open to upperclassmen as well as
freshmen. She mentioned that
having the liberal arts panel after
several days of classes might help
make academic orientation
more meaningful. Shesuggested
that Mortar Board or some other
group might be available to help
freshmen with working out ten-
tative schedules. She would like
to see Honor Court discuss stan-
dardization of papers later in the
quarter when freshmen are
working on such papers. Barbara
feels that Orientation Council
should be aware of a freshman's
need for time to herself as well as
planned activities. She pointed

PROFILE/APRIL 2, 1975

out that more freshmen each
year have skipped their senior
year in high school and that
Orientation Council should take
this fact into consideration.
Barbara would like to place
greater emphasis on Black Cat as
the end of orientation and on
making freshmen feel that they
are a part of the campus. She
feels that Orientation Council
should become more important
as a major board by continuing
to work with freshmen during
the school year; she suggested
that the vice-chairman of Orien-
tation Council might become an
elected officer. Barbara served as
secretary of Orientation Council
during her sophomore year, and
this year, as a junior member of
Honor Court, she helped plan
Honor Court orientation; she
also served as a junior sponsor.

athletic association

by Marene Emanuel
Polly Crook is the only can-
didate running for President of
the Athletic Association. She is
presently Secretary-Treasurer of
AA and has served on the Win-
ship Dorm Council for the past
two years. In an interview with
the Profile Polly commented,
"We'd like to increase
intercollegiate activities,

especially in tennis and hockey.
We began playing basketball
with Emory this year, but
intercollegiate competition in
this area is just beginning. AA
plans to continue the Blood
Drive and the AA calendar. In
addition, we want to make any
sports activity available to all
students for enjoyment in their
free time."

announcing . . .

Schweitzer

Centenary

Atlanta has been chosen as the
site for the principal celebration
of "The Albert Schweitzer

games in the Hub, trips to
symphony concerts and other
such events, a weekend at the
beach and volunteer work as
possible Social Council activities.
Jill would like to see Social Coun-
cil work more closely with the
inter-fraternity councils in plan-
ning functions, and shefeelsthat
Social Council could publicize
events more effectively. With the
proposed alcoholic beverage
policy, she would like to see
Social Council sponsor mixers on
campus without waiting for
fraternities to plan parties. She
suggested having a radio disc
jockey emcee a record dance or
having a music and beer party,
possibly with card games, in the
Hub. jill would like to have a
permanent suggestion box in the
mail room for people to propose
other possible Social Council ac-
tivities, suggest bands for parties
and dances, and so on. She em-
phasized the fact that Social
Council wants to sponsor
functions that people enjoy and
that students can make sugges-
tions to Social Council represen-
tatives or come to meetings
themselves. Jill has served as
secretary of Social Council and as
rush chairman of Orientation
Council this year, and she has
been on her freshman,
sophomore and junior class ad-
visory boards.

Centenary," Apr. 4-13, by his
daughter, Mrs. Rena Schweitzer
Miller. Lecture Committee will
coordinate two of these
functions.

On April 7, Kenneth W.
Thompson will deliver one of the
major lectures of the Centenary
beginning at 4 p.m. in Gaines. His
latest book is entitled
Understanding World Politics.

Christiane Eckerd, Dr.
Schweitzer's grand-daughter
will be honored by a tea given in
the Alumnae House on Apr. 8.
Ms. Eckerd is an accomplished
musician and a medical doctor.
The tea will begin at 4 p.m. and
follows Ms. Eckerd's afternoon
concert at Emory.

debate

Max Lerner and F. Reid Buc-
kley will debate the topic "Will
Liberation spell the Hope or the
Doom of Society?" on Wed.,
Apr. 9 beginning at 8:15 p.m. in
Gaines.

COFFEEHOUSE

Ramona Hutton

formerly with the

New Christy

Minstrels

April 4 8:20 - 12

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CA

Junior Jaunt raises money for Duvall home

Junior Jaunt activities Thurs-
day and Friday will raise money
for the Duvall home for retarded
children in Glenwood, Fla.

Lark Todd, Junior Jaunt
chairman, emphasized the fact
that benefiting a charity is the
basic purpose of the annual
event.

Country Store

A new feature of this year's
Junior Jaunt is "J. J.'s Country
Store," which will be open in the
Hub on Friday from 9 a.m. - 4
p.m. The "Store" will feature an
international bake sale, spon-
sored by Chimo and the German
Club; a Senior Leftover Corner,
sponsored by the senior class;
and lapboards, pillows, plants
and other articles madeand con-
tributed by the junior class. The
Art Shop will also be open.

Banquet

Thursday's activities include the
traditional banquet sponsored
by the sophomore class, from 5-6
p.m. in the dining hall; the
faculty raffle sponsored by the
senior class, with drawing at 5:15
p.m.; and the slave auction spon-
sored by the freshman class, with
bidding beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Admission to the banquet is 50tf.

Talent Show

This year's talent show, begin-
ning at 7 p.m. Thursday in Gaines
Chapel, will include
performances by Dean Hun-
tington and staff and by the ad-
missions staff among others. Ad-
mission is 50<t. The junior class
will sponsor an informal party in
Walters basement beginning at
10 p.m.

Class Junior Jaunt chairmen
are Lisa Heatly, seniors; Ruth
McMullen, sophomores; and
Donnie DeVane, freshmen. Gay
Blackburn is organizing J. J.'s
Country Store, and Katherine
Akin is coordinating the talent
show.

Duvall home

The Duvall home presently
houses 230 patients, both
children and adults, of different
races. The home provides
education, recreation and
medical attention for the
patients. Its educational program

has been approved by the board
of public instruction of Volusia
County (Fla.), where the home is
located. The Duvall home is sup-
ported by funds it receives from
the United Presbyterian Church
in the U.S.A. and from private in-
dividuals.

the profile

Vol. LXI - No. 18

ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE
DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030

April 11, 1975

Mortar Board tapping Applicants visit campus

takes place Tuesday

by Ann Fincher

New members of Mortar
Board will be tapped in a can-
dlelight ceremony on the Quad
at twilight Tues., Apr. 15. Mortar
Board President Rose Ann
Cleveland discussed the selec-
tion procedureof new members
and the tapping ceremony in a
recent Profile interview.

Members are elected from the
junior class on the basis of three
ideals service, leadership and
scholarship. Rose Ann em-
phasized that members must be
"outstanding in all three areas."
She also noted that a 2.0 grade
point average is necessary for
consideration as a Mortar Board
member.

The process of selection of
new members begins in winter
quarter when members of the
junior class and the faculty are
asked to evaluate juniors in the
areas of service, leadership and
scholarship. These evaluations
and recommendations play an
important role in the selection of
new members Rose Ann noted.
She added also that the process
of selection is lengthy and
deliberate, spanning a period of
many weeks.

A formal Mortar Board con-
vocation is scheduled at 11:30
a.m., Wed., Apr. 16 in Gaines
Chapel. Professor Elizabeth
Zenn, Chairman of the
Department of Classical
Languages and Literatures, will
be the speaker. This convocation
allows the college community to
recognize and acknowledge the
new members of Mortar Board.
Officers of the new Mortar
Board will be announced at this
convocation. All Mortar Board
alumni on the faculty and ad-
ministration will march into con-
vocation along with the Agnes
Scott Mortar Board advisors
Professor Kwai Chang, Associate
Professor Sandra Bowden and
Assistant Professor Patricia Pinka.

composed of more than one
hundred and fifty chapters. The
Agnes Scott chapter was es-
tablished in 1931. The purposes
of Mortar Board are "to provide
for cooperation among (the
Mortar Board) societies, to sup-
port the ideals of the university,
to advance a spirit of scholarship,
to recognize and encourage
leadership, and to provide the
opportunity for a meaningful ex-
change of ideas as individuals
and as a group." Mortar Board
activities include Applicants'
Weekend, Black Cat and
freshmen election procedures.

by Julia Midkiff

At least 130 prospective
students are expected to attend
this year's Applicants Weekend.
The event, which is sponsored by
Mortar Board, will introduce ap-
plicants to the Agnes Scott com-
munity on Apr. 10, 11 and 12.

Applicants from as far away as
Nicaraqua will participate in the
weekend activities. On Thurs.,
Apr. 10, the applicants will attend
the Junior Jaunt Talent Show.
Afterward there will be a panel
presentation of various aspects
of campus life including the
Washington semester, black
student life, preparation for law
and medical school, the
independent study program,

tutoring, internship programs
and summer study and junior
year abroad programs. Following
the panel there will be a party.

On Friday the prospective
students will attend classes and
meet with professors. During
chapel a slide show of campus
life will be presented. The slides
will be candid shots of students
taken by Judy Thompson. The
entertainments planned for Fri-
day night are trips to the
symphony, to Underground
Atlanta or to Stone Mountain for
a cookout. In case of rain an ice-
skating excursion will be
substituted for the Stone Moun-
tain cookout.

The fine arts program planned
for Saturday morning will in-
clude performances by
Madrigals, dance group,
Blackfriars, a group of black
students and a group of students
studying Russian. There will also
be a reading from Aurora.

79% of the 90 students who
attended last year's Applicants
Weekend are presently enrolled
at Agnes Scott.

The on-campus activities
planned for the weekend, with
the exception of the slide show,
are open to all members of the
college community.

SGA officers elected for T5-'76 session

Mortar Board is a national
senior honorary organization

Janie Sutton was elected
president of the student
government association and
Sherry Huebsch was elected
vice-president in the election
held Thurs., Apr. 3.

Cindy Hodges is the newly
elected secretary of SGA, and
Sylvia Foster is the new treasurer.

Anne Walker will serve as
chairman of Honor Court, with
Lynn Wilson as secretary; and
Lea Ann Grimes will be chairman
of Interdorm, with Rachel Alex-
ander as vice-chairman.

Brandon Brame is the new
chairman of Arts Council, and
Kate Kussrow is secretary. Beth
Meaney has been selected vice-
president of the Athletic As-
sociation.

Nancy Leasendale will be
chairman of the Board of Student
Activities, with Christa Cline as
secretary-treasurer. Lucta Allen
is the new president of Christian
Association, and Karen White is
the new vice-president, with
Mary Anne Barlow as secretary
and Ruth Jowers as treasurer.

Lark Todd will serve as
chairman of Orientation Coun-
cil. Beth Boney has been selected
president of Social Council, and
Jill Worthey has been named
vice-president; Julie Poole will

serve as secretary and Anne
Bond as treasurer.

Bungi Harris is chairman of
Spirit Committee, and Eva Gantt
is editor of the Profile.

Senior members of Honor
Court are Ann Patton and
Barbara Williams; junior

secretaries are as follows: cot-
tages, Ginny McGuire and Sue
Jinks; Hopkins. Julie Jordan and
Gloria Lewis; Inman, Nancy Sisk
(president); Main, Lucy Burch
and Pat McWaters; Winship,
Diana Lipscomb and Genevieve
New.

Petitions

Students may petition for positions on SGA boards and com-
mittees through Sun., Apr. 13 at 4 p.m.; petitions are to be
turned m to box 530.

Positions on major boards that are still open include the
following: Honor Court vice-chairman; presidents of Rebekah
and Walters; secretaries of Inman, Rebekah and Walters; dorm
council members in Inman, Rebekah and Walters; Arts Council
treasurer; class representatives to Arts Council; p^sident and
secretary-treasurer of AA; AA sports managers, business
managers and campus projects coordinator; CA committee
chairmen; vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer and committee
chairmen of Orientation Council; class representatives to
Social Council; class representatives to Spirit Committee.

SGA committees for which students may petition are budget,
convocation, publicity and student services committees.
Student-faculty committes include Committee on Academic
Problems (CAP), and lecture, library, independent study, alum-
nae affairs and bookstore committees.

members are Mary Crist Brown
and Susi Pedrick; sophomore
members are Mimi Holmes and
Betty Philips.

Dormitory presidents and

Dorm council members are
the following: cottages, Pat
Aguilar and Kay Lawther; Hop-
kins, Tammy Shell; Inman, Linda
Kimbrough and Marty Knight;

Main, Henny Leland, Melissa
Mills and Martha Watson;
Rebekah, Cathy Walters;
Walters, Jane Ashcraft and Scotty
O'Kelley; Winship, Sarah Arthur,
Marguerite Booth, Barbara Byrd,
Glen Hankinson, Georgina
Hernandez and Thelma Ruddell.

Senior class officers are Peggie
Miller, president; Jane Brawley,
vice-president; and Martha
Smith, secretary-treasurer.
Senior Rep Council members are
Gay Blackburn, Harriett Graves,
Alice Lightle and Pedrick Stall.

Officers of the rising junior
class are Melinda Morris,
president; Ruth McMullen. vice-
president; and Lydia Wilkes,
secretary-treasurer. Junior Rep
members are Renee Anderson,
Carol Corbett, Sally Shurley and
Debbie Smith.

Sophomore class officers are
Pannie Burchenal, president;
Judy Miller, secretary; and Jen-
nifer Scott, treasurer.
Sophomore Rep members are
Kim Cobble, Molly McDonald,
Miriam Mummert and Paige Pat-
ton. Sophomore members of
BSA are Martha Jane Cates and
Sue Jordan.

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Confidence

About a week ago, we elected new student government officers
who will serve during this quarter and during fall and winter quarters
next year. Perhaps we might suggest one basic goal for all these of-
ficers and for the student body in general. That goal is a much needed
confidence in and respect for the administrators of the College.

We attempted this year, in our election speeches and in the elec-
tion issue of the Profile, to concentrate upon particular issues and
upon specific aims and plans of each candidate. But it is difficult for us
to focus our attention on such problems when we are conscious of a
more fundamental, if nebulous, cause of concern.

We have complained about certain issues so many times that we
are tired of listening to ourselves talk; yet it sometimes seems that our
fellow students are indeed the only ones who hear us. Of course, we
must go farther than the dorms or the dining hall if we are to be heard
by administrators, but we first need to feel that what we have to say
will be understood and carefully considered.

We students must be more willing to confront people in authority
with our grievances, and those people must convince us of their
openness and frankness towards us. Why should we not be informed
of academic changes and physical improvements that are being
strongly considered? Can it be denied that most, if not all, changes
that take place on this campus affect us students in some way?

One frequently repeated complaint is that most of the large expen-
ditures that have been made within the last year or so seem to involve
improvement of the physical plant, as opposed to maintenance of
academic standards. Granted, we are in desperate need of some of
these physical improvements. But we also need to be assured that
high academic standards are the central concern of this College, As
yet, no one has given us that assurance. And the tone of dining hall
conversations continues to indicate a serious lack of confidence in
our administration.

Let us hope, then, that students in general, and student officers in
particular, and administrative officials will work toward a more open
relationship during the next year. Undoubtedly, greater frankness on
the part of administrators would enable students to place more con-
fidence in the administration. And perhaps we would be less inclined
to react negatively to every change that is proposed. We might also
be less often distracted from our studies by our concern or even
anger about the handling of administrative affairs.

Eva Gantt
editor

Editorial policy

The Profile staff endeavors to publicize all campus news, as well as
to inform students of important political and economic
developments in the outside world and to acquaint them with social
and cultural opportunities in Atlanta. Members of the campus com-
munity are urged to report to a member of the ProJile *taff any on- or
off-campus news that should be included in the newspaper. Sugges-
tions for new types of articles or other new features for the paper are
also welcome.

Readers are encouraged to express their opinions in letters to the
editor. Letters must be signed, although names may be withheld
upon request. Letters from the same writer may not appear in
consecutive weeks. The editors reserve the right to withhold any
letter which they deem not to be of general interest to the campus
community. Letters should be submitted to box 764 by 5 p.m. on
Monday in order to appear in the Profile on Thursday of the same,
week. Letters should not be more than one and one-half typed pages
(400 words) in length.

Anyone interested in contributing to the Profile in any capacity
should contact a member of the staff. Students may accept as-
signments on a weekly basis or on a more irregular basis. Columnists
and reviewers, as well as straight reporters, are needed. Students
interested in helping with the mechanical aspects of producing the
newspaper such as typing or lay-out are also encouraged to join
the staff.

The Profile staff meets on Monday afternoons at 4 p.m. in the
newspaper office on the second floor of the Hub. Meetings are open
to the student body. Any student interested in working on the
newspaper or in learning more about the operation of the staff is
welcome to attend.

Profile/April 11, 1975

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the real world

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responses to box 764

Dear Editor:

Within the past two years
scientists in England and the
United States discovered quite
by accident that

chlorofuoromethanes
(commercially called freon) act
to break down ozone, and that
large amounts of the substance
are being continually released
into the atmosphere. Subse-
quent research at Harvard, the
University of Michigan, the
National Center for Atmospheric
Research, and the Naval
Research Laboratory, has con-
firmed the essential details in-
cluding the estimation that
slightly more than 1% of the
earth's ozone shield has already
been dissipated. All of this would
be of only marginal interest were

it not for the fact that ozone by
reflecting ultraviolet rays is a sine
qua non of all life, and that freon
is being released into the at-
mosphere at a rate of one-half
million tons per year, primarily
through aerosol sprays. In
people terms this translates into
a sizeable increase in skin
cancer, estimated to reach
150,000 by the end of the decade.
If the use of aerosols continues
these figures can be expected to
rise exponentially until life is en-
tinguished, possibly within 25
years according to U. of
Michigan prof. Thomas
Donahue.

While the evidence in this case
is clearly serious, refusal to act
has been based on at least two
bits of dubious reasoning. The

the real world

by Marene Emanuel

John B. Connally, former
governor of Texas who was in-
jured in the Kennedy as-
sassination, is currently on trial
on charges of accepting a $10,000
bribe from the dairy industry to
encourage milk price supports in
1971 while he was Secretary of
the Treasury. If convicted, he
could receive a four-year jail
term and a $20,000 fine.

Evacuation of South Viet-
namese orphans is continuing.
Last week tragedy struck with the
crash of a C5 transport plane. The
plane had taken off from the
Saigon airport when the rear

cargo doors blew off. 319
passengers were aboard; about
200 were killed.

Last week in Chicago, Mayor
Richard J. Daley won
overwhelmingly over a
Republican and a Socialist
Worker candidate to serve his
sixth term.

Chiang Kai-chek, President of
Nationalist China, died at 87 of a
heart attack last Saturday.
Chiang's son, Premier Chaing
Ching-kuo will succeed his
father. Chiang died in Taiwan
without ever realizing his dream
to return to the mainland vic-
torious over the Communist
government of Mao.

announcing . . .

Russian

Count Nicholas Fersen,
professor at Williams College of
Mass., will read an informal lec-
ture on "Triumphs and Frus-
trations of Translating Russian
Poetry into English" in Winship
Lobby on Wed., Apr. 16 at 4 p.m.
Afterward Professor Fersen will
have dinner in the dining hall
with interested students.

On Thurs., Apr. 17 at 7:30 p.m.,
Professor Fersen will read a
formal lecture in the Roberta
Winter Theatre on "Dr. Zhivago:
Russia's Dr. Life."

French

There will be a discussion with
the French cultural attache on
"Women in France" tonight at
8:15 p.m. in Rebekah Reception
Room.

Publications

Students interested in
petitioning for editor or as-
sociate editor of the Aurora, as-
sociate editor of the Profile, or
editor or assistant editor of the
Silhouette should give their
names to the respective editors
of those publications.

Observatory

The Bradley Observatory is
open to the public every
Wednpsdav nisht from 9-10*10

p.m.

Blackfriars

Chorus girls for Blackfriars'
production of frnesf in Love are
Ann Conrad, Patsy Cralle, Nancy
Guerro and Linda Kimbrougrv.
Lane will be played by Gregory
Patin, a change from the original
cast list.

first of these asserts that "we
don't know for sure", in other
words technology is to be
regarded as innocent until
proven guilty. Of course, by the
time we can prove technology
"guilty" we may have frittered
away life itself. A second and
even less respectable piece of
reasoning argues that we cannot
afford to jeopardize so large an
industry in an unstable
economy. This may be dismissed
for what is it, namely an ad-
mission that to some economic
growth is more important for
what it is, namely an admission
that to some economic growth is
more important than life itself.

Despite warnings by the
National Academy of Sciences,
the Government has failed to act.
We at Agnes Scott need not be so
derelict. Accordingly, petitions
are being circulated for faculty,
staff, and students to request that
the college business office stop
the purchase of aerosols, both
for sale in the campus bookstore,
and for use by the maintenance
staff. I strongly urge the signing
of these as well as the active
boycott of aerosols and the com-
panies that continue to engage
in their manufacture. While this
is a small step, it is a significant
and necessary one for those of us
professing an interest in a livable
future.

Sincerely,
David W. Orr

Dear Madam Editor:

"Amen" to Miss Janie Sutton
regarding her letter on faculty
titles. I have always resented the
discrimination evident in this
situation, particularly when I
recall the many women who
earned the doctorate without
benefit of a spouse's financial
support and in opposition to the
prevailing mores of American
society.

Sincerely yours,
Penelope Campbell
Associate Professor

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ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
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may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
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arts/ entertainment

what's happening

museum of art

An outstanding series of lectures on European furniture design will
be presented at the Museum on four Wednesday evenings during
April. Dr. Robert C. Smith of Philadelphia will deal with four different
aspects of European furniture. The first lecture entitled The Baroque
will be held on Wed., Apr. 16, at 8 p.m. in Hill auditorium.

Many new exhibitions have opened at the High Museum. OnDis-
play in the new gallery through Tues., May 6 is Dutch Life in the
Golden Century, an exhibition of paintings by 17th century Dutch
masters. In conjunction with this exhibit, Catherine Evans will lecture
on Dutch life during this era. The lecture begins at 3 p.m. and is free to
the public. Continuing through Sun., Apr. 13 is Cynoxylon Floridum,
an exhibition of recent works by the Atlanta College of Art faculty.
Western Shaker Furniture from Ohio and Kentucky is on display in
the McBurney gallery through Sun., May 4. All of these displays are
free and open to the public.

A special film program on contemporary artists Stella, Poons,
Johns, and Reuschenberg, will be held in Hill auditorium at 8 p.m.
Admission is free.

music

Doug Kershaw will be performing at the Great Southeast Music
Hall through Sat., Apr. 12. Beginning Tues., Apr. 15 - Thurs., Apr. 17,
The Legion of Mary, featuring Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders, Martin
Fierro, Ron Tutt, and John Kahn, will appear. The Barefoot Jerry show
begins Fri., Apr. 18 and Sat., Apr. 19. All performances begin at 8 p.m.
and 10:30 p.m. Tickets range from $3.50 - $4.50.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform Thurs., Apr. 10 - Sat.,
Apr. 12 with Robert Shaw as conductor. The orchestra will play Bach's
Sinfonia from Cantata No. 42, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 and
Stauss's Death and Transfiguration. Lilli Krauss will be guest pianist.
All concerts begin at 8:30 p.m. Students rush line tickets are available
for $2.60 one half hour before showtime.

Robert Harrison, a native Georgian and associate concertmaster of
the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, will give a violin concert at Valdosta
State College on Thurs., Apr. 17, at 8:15 p.m.

theater

The World Premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the Curse of the Sign
of the Four of the Mark of the Timber Toe will run from Thurs., Apr.
10 - Sat., Apr. 26 at the Alliance Theater. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets
are $2.75.

The Studio company of the Alliance will continue offering free
performances to the public on Sun. afternoons. These one act plays
are presented in the Studio theater at the arts center. On Sun., Apr. 13
and Sun., Apr. 20, Jean-Claude Van Itallie's The Hunter and the Bird
and Bertolt Brecht's The Informer will be given. Curtain time is 5:30
p.m.

The international hit musical entitled The Fantastiks will open at
the Academy Theatre on Fri., Apr. 25. Frank Wiltow will play the lead-
ing role of El Gallo, the "tall, dark, and handsome" romantic narrator.
Among the songs featured are Try to Remember, It Depends On
What You Pay, and Round and Round. Special discount ticket
previews will be held Sat., Apr. 19 and Wed. and Thurs., Apr. 23 and 24
at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $2. - $5. Call 261-8550 for more information.

William Shakespeare's most beloved romantic tragedy, Romeo and
Juliet will be performed at the Lovett School on Paces Ferry Rd.,
Wed., Apr. 16 - Sat., Apr. 19 at 8 p.m. Directed by one of Atlanta's best
known directors Stuart Culpepper, the production features a cast of
fifty students.

miscellaneous

The Atlanta City Zoo is open daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission
for adults is 75c but the public is admitted free every Wed.

The Emory Museum, containing an abundance of archeological
treasures is open weekdays from 10 a.m. - noon, and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.,
and Sat., from 10 a.m. - noon. The museum is located in the Sociology
building.

Fernbank Science Center conducts free open house programs in
the Embryology and Human Development exhibit each Wed., from
9:30 a.m. - noon and Wed., and Thurs., from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

More than 20 architectural models will be on exhibition at Georgia
Tech's School of Architecture building on Campus Drive Sun., Apr.
13, from 2-5 p.m. The models are part of this month's Architecture in
Atlanta tour sponsored by the Atlanta chapter of the American
Institute of Architects. Dr. George Ramsey, of Georgia Tech's School
of Architecture, will present a slide program on energy on the hour.
Admission is free.

Scene from Sean O 'Casey's "The Shadow of a Gunman " , playing at the Academy Theatre
thru Apr. 12.

Three films get good reviews

Spring is sprung

Grass grows fast

Oscar time

Is here at last.
To accomodate the pre-
presentation excitement in the
air right now, theaters in the
Atlanta area are currently featur-
ing many of the 1974 nominees,
among them Chinatown, Lenny,
Godfather Part II, Harry and
Tonto and The Conversation.
These films are now showing for
the benefit of those who missed
them the first time around and
want to see what all the fuss is
about before making their own
Oscar predictions. But for those
who have already cast their votes
or are unmoved by the Oscar
phenomenon, there is much
1975 fare also available.

Tunny Lady'

Funny Lady, the sequel to the
smash hit Funny Girl, proves
once again that while Fanny
Brice may have been one of Flo
Ziegfeld's greatest follies, she is
no such item for director-
producer Herbert Ross. This
blockbuster is as gaudy and
grand as its predecessor if it lacks
a little of the former's sensitivity.
The new member of Fanny's
parade this time is impresario
Billy Rose, played by James Caan.
Caan is a splendid addition to the
bandwagon, and while he

doesn't steal the show, he does
manage to walk off with his fair
share of the glory, no mean ac-
complishment considering the
competition.

Unlike Streisand's last leading
man, Robert Redford, Caan
makes his mark as Billy Rose. He
is so thoroughly convincing as
Billy Rose that one leaves the
theater with a cozy feeling of in-
timate acquaintance and an
equally cozy conviction that Billy
Rose couldn't act his way out of a
shoebox. The sets are lavish, the
costumes by Edith Head spec-
tacular and the music pleasant
though not as memorable asthat
in Funny Girl. If Brice seems to
gamble less and lose more these
days, perhaps there is compen-
sation in the new dignity of her
demeanor. The original and its
sequel are not a matched pair,
for the latter is not as fine, but it is
in the same ballpark and a
worthy companion piece.

'Waldo Pepped

Robert Redford and his
surrogate father, director
George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy,
The Sting, etc.), are riding high
again, this time quite literally, in
The Great Waldo Pepper, a 20th-
century fairy tale. Redford is as
daring, dashing, and debonair as
his devotees demand in this
entertaining look at the early

Poetry contest deadline

Entries for the Janef
Newman Preston Poetry
Contest are due to box 915 by
Apr. 25. A $50 prize will be
awarded to the winner.

There is no limitation on
the number of poems a single
contestant may submit. En-
tries may consist of poems, or
a contestant may submit a
group of related poems.
While there is no limitation
on length or subject matter,
the poems should be substan-
tial enough to give some idea
of the writer's imagination
and interests and her power

to embody them in effective
form.

Judges, selected by the
Chairman of the English
department, shall be two
members of the English
department and one person
not active in the department
who shall be a practicing
poet.

Manuscripts should be
typewritten and submitted in
triplicate with self-addressed
return envelopes.

For further information
contact Bo Ball.

days of aviation. The aerial
photography is breath-taking,
and if you're into flying the
movie is a must. Of course, if
you're into Redford there are
some fine shots there too. The
story is essentially a rather sim-
plistic one with some excess
baggage thrown in for leverage.
Unfortunately, the movie fails to
reach the emotional heights
toward which it soars, probably
because it is so difficult to
sympathize with Waldo Pepper.
Who can feel genuinely sorry for
Robert Redford?

'Musketeers'

If Alexander Dumas is turning
over in his grave right now, it is
undoubtedly to get a better view
of the screen, for The Four
Musketeers definitely deserves a
closer look. This second half of
Richard Lester's undertaking is as
clever and exhilarating as its
forerunner and positively crac-
kles with dry wit and urbanity.
Michael York, bless his little blue
eyes, come to the fore here as
D'Artagnan, the fourth
Musketeer, and sweeps the field,
aided whenever convenient by
that lovable, laughable trio, the
three original Musketeers. There
is something for everyone here,
romance, duplicity, swordplay,
intrigue, and villainy, peppered
with a suitable number of witty
asides along the way. The fine
tempered steel of the
Musketeers' swords is equalled
and sometimes outshone by that
in the hearts of the dastardly
crew who seek to thwart the
valiant foursome. Faye Dunaway
and Charlton Heston head the
cast of thousands who threaten
the Musketeers and "the good of
France." But all to no avail. The
Musketeers triumph and
simultaneously win the hearts of
all who witness their victories,
for as they toss away their
muskets in favor of swords and
nonchalantly advance on their
opponents, the four Musketeers
demonstrate a disconcerning
taste as rare as vintage wine and
not soon to be forgotten.

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Profile/April 11, 1975

Library renovation planned

by Susan Balch
When students return to
Agnes Scott next fall, they will
find that the library has
undergone a number of
changes. The first phase of
renovation of the library will be
carried out this summer, while
the second and final phase will
be completed in the summer of
1976. The primary goal of the
renovation, according to James
Henderson, Vice-President for
Business Affairs, is to "create a
library that will accomodate ex-
pected growth" in the library's

collection. The Board of Trustees
has reviewed the plans for
renovating the library, and the
architect, Henry Howard Smith,
is now developing the working
drawings and specifications.
These final plans will be
reviewed again by the Board and
then the project will be put out
for bidding by contractors.

Phase I of the program in-
cludes the "dirty and disruptive"
heavy construction needed to
make the planned changes.
General refurnishing, such as
painting and furnishing, will be

Spanish exam to be
given here Saturday

Sketch of renovated library. Reading room on main floor will have
two levels. Long tables will be replaced by individual study areas.

Superior students of Spanish
from the Atlanta area will
compete for honors, awards and
scholarships as they take the
national Spanish examinations at
Agnes Scott. The tests, which are
sponsored by the Georgia
chapter of the American As-
sociation of Teachers of Spanish
and Portugese, will be ad-
ministered on Apr. 12.

Students currently enrolled in
the first through the fifth year of
Spanish classes in public, private
and parochial schools will join

thousands of students
throughout the U.S. in the an-
nual contest to determine the
most outstanding students of
Spanish in the nation. The exams
test proficiency in both oral and
written Spanish.

The contest chairman for the
state is Dr. Jose B. Fernandez of
Valdosta State College. Under
the direction of Eloise Herbert,
professors of the Department of
Spanish and Scott students will
serve as hostesses at the Atlanta
area testing center.

Dual degree program negotiated with Tech

Agnes Scott has recently com-
pleted negotiations for a dual
degree program in engineering
at the Georiga Institute of
Technology. It will go into effect
for the 1975-76 session.

The program offers a student
the opportunity of combining

three years of a liberal arts
education at Agnes Scott with
two years of specialized work in
engineering at Georgia Tech.
After completing the academic
requirements of the two
institutions, the student will be
awarded a bachelor's degree
from Agnes Scott and one of

Scott tennis team
wins two matches

The Agnes Scott tennis team was victorious over its first two op-
ponents of the season. The team defeated Emory at Oxford College,
8-1, on Sat., Apr. 5 at Oxford, losing only one singles match.

South Dekalb College fell to the Scott team on Mon., Apr. 7 at
South Dekalb. The score for that meet was also 8-1, with Scott losing
one doubles match.

The schedule for the rest of the season is as follows:

Columbus College

Sun., Apr. 13

1 p.m.

Home

Oxford College

Mon., Apr. 14

3 p.m.

Home

S. Dekalb College

Wed., Apr. 16

3 p.m.

S. Dekalb

Dekalb

Fri., Apr. 18

3 p.m.

Home

Oglethorpe

Mon., Apr. 21

3 p.m.

Home

University of Georgia

Mon., Apr. 28

3:30 p.m.

Athens

Tift College

Wed., Apr. 30

3 p.m.

Home

Emory

Tues., May 6

3 p.m.

Home

GAIAW Tournament

Fri. -Sat., May 9-10

Athens

The members of this year's tennis team are Harriett Graves, Pam
Hamilton, Glen Hodge. Terri Keeler, Henny Leland, Alice Lightle,
Susi Pedrick, Pedrick Stall and Lynn Wilson. Ann McConnell is the
coach of the team.

several designated bachelor's
degrees awarded by Georgia
Tech. A master of science degree
may be obtained as the Tech
degree for highly qualified
students; such qualifications are
determined by Georgia Tech.

The areas in which the Tech
degree may be obtained are
aerospace engineering, ceramic
engineering, chemical
engineering, civil engineering,
electrical engineering,
engineering economic systems,
engineering science, industrial
engineering, mechanical
engineering, nuclear
engineering, textile
engineering, textile chemistry,
textile and health systems. This
five year liberal arts / profes-
sional program does not allow
the awarding of Georgia Tech
degrees that are duplications of
degrees available at Agnes Scott.
Sara Ripy, the Agnes Scott dual
degree coordinator, stated that
there is the possibility that the
program may be expanded to in-
clude other areas at Tech in the
future, but it will need further
study with the departments in-
volved.

The cooperative plan isalso in-
cluded in the program. Such a
plan enables the student tocom-

bine practical experience with
technical theory.

A student is eligible to enter
the dual degree program upon
completion of certain courses in
mathematics, chemistry and
physics and upon satisfying all
the distribution requirements
for the Agnes Scott degree by the
end of the junior year. The
student must select a major at
Agnes Scott so that if she should
decide to remain at Agnes Scott
for her senior year, all re-
quirements for a departmental
major can he satisfied. Ad-
mission tp the program at
Georgia Tech is based on the
completion of the requirements
and the recommendation of the
dual degree coordinator. Miss
Ripy recommends that
interested students consult her
as early as possible, preferably in
the freshman year.

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done during the second phase.
Mr. Henderson said that the
plans have been scheduled in
two steps both to keep the
amount of disruption of the
college community at a
minimum, and because at the
moment there is not enough
money available to complete the
plans. The next year will be spent
"working hard to raise money,"
Mr. Henderson said.

Few structural changes in the
library will be made. Additions
include a new stairwell at the
rear of the library and an
intermediate stack between the
basement and the main floor (in
the area of the bound
periodicals). The shelf space will
be increased by about 20%. The
total seating capacity of the
library will remain about the
same, but the emphasis will be
shifted from long tables to in-
dividual desks and study carrels.
According to Mr. Henderson,
the number of carrels will be in-
creased by about 72% and the
desk seating by about 175%. The
basement area will contain a
smoking lounge and expanded
audio-visual facilities.
Renovation plans also include
carpeting the library, but the ex-
tent of the carpeting is entirely
contingent on the funds which
the school is able to raise. The
reading room on the main floor
would have priority, Mr.
Henderson added.

Other changes include the ad-
dition of a computer terminal to
assist in inter library loans and the
building of office space where
the card catalogues are currently
located (the catalogues will be
moved to where the newspapers
are now). The architect and the
college librarian, Dale
Luchsinger, are also exploring
the possibilities of shelving
reserve books at the main
circulation desk.

Mr. Henderson stressed that
the majority of the changes were
aimed at making the library
"more comfortable and useful."
He said that all those involved in
the renovation plans felt that the
structure of the library had a uni-
que beauty and this should be
preserved.

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Alumnae return to campus for class reunions

by Patty Pearson
The classes of 1920, 1925, 1930, spread throughout the South.

1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960,
1965, 1970, and 1974 will return to
Agnes Scott for their reunions
the weekend of April 18. The
most recognized class will be
that of 1925, returning for their
fiftieth reunion, and following in
recognition will be the class of
1950, returning for their twenty-
fifth. The class of 1974 will
celebrate its first reunion and in-
vitations have also been issued to
this year's seniors for the lun-
cheon. There will be one
member of the class of 1899 to
return Mrs. Annie Wiley Pres-
ton, who will be the oldest
alumna to return.

One of the main events
connected with Alumnae
Weekend this year is the Golden
Needle Award Festival, which
will be held at Rich's. There is a
$5 entry fee and a $2 admission
fee to the festival and all
proceeds from the festival will go
to Agnes Scott. There have been
more than 400 entries, including
Lady Bird Johnson and Betty
Talmadge. Buses will leave Agnes
Scott to go to Rich's at 2:15 and
3:30 pm on Saturday, April 19 for
alumnae (and others interested)
to attend the festival. The
Golden Needle Award Festival is
sponsored by the Atlanta Alum-
nae Club, which has not. only
worked hard on the festival itself,
but has also concentrated on
getting publicity for the festival

Alumnae begin arriving Thurs-
day and Friday, but registration is
from 9-12 noon Saturday, April
19. From 9:30-10:30 am, alumnae
can attend "Back to College
Classes" of their choice. The
"classes" are actually lectures
given by Michael J. Brown,
chairman of the history
department, and Anna Case, a
senior psychology major. The
title of Dr. Brown's talk is entitled
"May I?" and is described as
"some English comments on the
American Revolution." The title
of Anna Case's presentation is
"What Would You Say to a Lady
Preacher?" which is a "dis-
cussion of attitudes of Atlanta
area elders and ministers toward
women in the ministry."

From 10:30-11:15 am, the an-
nual meeting of the Alumnae As-
sociation will take place in
Gaines. At this time the president
of the Alumnae Association
speaks, giving announcements
and acknowledgements. Also at
this time, half of the officers of
the association will be elected
two regional vice-presidents, the
treasurer, and three committee
chairmen. (Officers are elected
on a shift basis, so that half of the
officers will have experience.)
During the meeting, the
recipient of a special award will
be announced. This award is in
recognition of outstanding con-
tributions of an alumna. The

award is a springboard for subse-
quent annual awards to be given
in following years for outstan-
ding alumnae contributions in
the fields of humanitarianism,
distinguished careers, and
service to the college.

Following the meeting is an in-
formal gathering of alumnae,
faculty, and retired faculty in the

Quad. Then, at 12:30, the Lun-
cheon takes place. All the classes
will be seated at tables according
to their classes, including this
year's seniors. Each class is
recognized. Up to 600 people are
expected for lunch.

After lunch on Saturday, each
class will meet, and elect its of-
ficers for the next five years. Also

Saturday afternoon, the buses
will be leaving for the Golden
Needle Award Festival.

Friday and Saturday night
functions are left up to each class
to plan and decide. These
entertainments are in the form of
cocktail parties, dinners, teas,
etc., or whatever each class
decides upon.

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ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE
DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030

Vol. LXI - No. 19

April 17, 1975

Phi Beta Kappa convocation

Wiley on 'Women of Lost Cause'

Bell Irvin Wiley will speak at
the Phi Beta Kappa convocation
on the "Women of the Lost
Cause/' Mr. Wiley's speech for
the Apr. 23 convocation will be
based on his latest book,
Confederate Women. Mr. Wiley,
the Charles Howard Candler
Professor of History Emeritus at
Emory University, is a renowned
historian of the War Between the

Students at honor conference

Charlotte Gillis and Anne
Walker, Honor Court chairmen
for 74-75 and 75-76 respec-
tively, attended a "Conference
on Student Conduct in the
Nation's Colleges and
Universities Today" at the
University of Virginia in
Charlottesville last week.

The stated purpose of the
conference emphasized the
positive aspects of a discussion of
student conduct. The
conference aimed at outlining
an "acceptable standard of con-
duct" for an academic institution
and at proposing means of
achieving that standard. The
conference was based on the as- ,
sumption that acceptable con-
duct should work for the com-
mon good rather than for the in-
dividual gain. A system of con-
duct should be "positive in its
approach and tolerant .of its
critics." The conference also ex-
amined the roleof the institution
in maintaining a standard of con-
duct.

Delegates to the conference
met in small discussion groups,
with different types of schools
being represented in each group
private colleges, state
universities, military academies,
schools with and without honor
systems. The discussion groups
examined certain basic ques-
tions concerning honor systems
and standards of conduct, their
ideas then being presented in
panel discussions.

The groups explored the fac-

tors involved in establishing a
standard of conduct, and they
agreed that no one system can
maintain that standard in every
type of institution. The effec-
tiveness of a system depends, for
example, upon whether a
student body exhibits great
diversity or relative
homogeneity. The delegates
agreed, however, that, while the
honor system may vary with the
school, that system must be
uniform within a given
institution.

The discussion groups examined
the question of whether it is an
honor offense to observe
(without reporting) an honor
offense on the part of another
person.

The delegates examined the
role of competition in main-
taining standards of conduct. It
was generally agreed that ex-
treme competition may offer a
greater opportunity to depart
from such standards; delegates
from some schools that have no
grading systems felt that the
absence of such systems is an aid
to maintaining acceptable con-
duct.

The students attending the
conference talked about "in-
creased visibility" of honor
systems the idea that an honor
system should be actively
presented and not merely
printed in a handbook. Most of
the delegates agreed that an
effective honor system must be
accepted internally rather than

imposed by fear, and that such a
system should be established
and maintained by students, with
students judging themselves.

The delegates agreed that an
institution has the right to expect
compliance with its standard of
conduct compliance being
defined as a "questioned, ex-
amined acceptance" of the stan-
dard, as opposed to blind
obedience. Most of the
delegates also agreed that, while
there are not different degrees
of honor, there are different sets
of circumstances that require
different penalties. In other
words, a given offense should
not involve a predetermined, in-
variable penalty.

The delegates talked about
conveying the idea that an honor
system is not a burden by em-
phasizing its benefits. They
pointed out that the fun-
damental purpose of an honor
system is not to prevent freedom
but to confer it, that the object of
an honor system is to achieve the
greatest freedom possible within
a standard of conduct. Anne
Walker expressed the theory that
an individual's relationship to an
honor system must be a com-
bination of responsibility and
benefit.

The members of the
conference established trust,
consideration and tolerance as
the basic qualities upon which an
honor system must be founded.
In reference to schools like
(continued on page 4)

States period.

The names of the members of
the senior class who have been
elected to Phi Beta Kappa will be
announced at the convocation.
In order to be eligible for
membership in the honorary

fraternity, a student must be a
senior who has accumulated a
grade point average of 2.4 and
has maintained this average for
the last six quarters in residence.
Education 304, 305, 306, 310, 402
and 404 and Music 330, 332 and

345 are not considered when the
grade point average is being
determined. The student must
have been on the Honor Roll at
least once during the last two
sessions of residence. After hav-
ing met the necessary

qualifications, she must receive a
4/5 majority vote of approval by
the chapter in order to become a
member. The chapter is com-
posed of members of the faculty
who are also members of Phi
Beta Kappa.

Glee club to sing
in spring concert

by Ruth McMullen
"A Concert of American and
Viennese Music" will be
presented by the Agnes Scott
Glee Club next Thurs., Apr. 24, at
8:15 p.m. in Presser Hall.

Directing will be Theodore
Mathews. Kathy Oates and
Evelyn Babcock will be ac-
companists. Soloists will be Ann
Conrad, Marguerite Booth,
Susan Stigall and Dona Drake
(class of 75). The Madrigal
Singers, directed by Susan Stigall,
will also present some selections.

The Viennese theme reflects
some of the Glee Club's work in
preparation for their symposium
in Vienna this summer. The
concentration on American

music is a "warm-up" for a totally
American repertoire in honor of
the American Bicentennial next
year. Mr. Mathews hopes that
the Glee Club will be able to
perform this American
repertoire in a stateside tour next
year. This concert will include
several different types of
American music, including
sacred and secular selections,
some hymns and folk songs. The
Viennese selections are opera
music and sacred music from the
works of Mozart.

The Madrigals will sing "A
Girl's Garden" from Frostiana,
Gustar Hoist's "Ave Maria," and
Mozart's "Adoramus
Christe!"

Te,

Sociology professor speaks,
explores social change

Everett K. Wilson, professor of
sociology at the University of
N.C. at Chapel Hill, will speak
here on "Past and Future: Social
Change Through Sociological
Glasses." Mr. Wilson, formerly
Sociologist-in-Chief of the
Sociological Resources for Social
Studies of ASA and a professor at

Antioch College, will speak on
Thurs., Apr. 24, at 11:30 a.m. in
Presser. Afterwards he will have
lunch with students and will be
available for discussions with
students in the afternoon. Mr.
Wilson's lecture is open to the
public.

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April showers . . .

Profile/April 17, 1975

/VlclON,\UL\ c . DRO^i" PROOF iNC SQUAD

the real world

by Julia Midkiff

President Ford, in an address
to a joint session of Congress, re-
quested $722 million in military
aid for South Vietnam and a $250
million initial installment for
food and medical supplies for
Vietnamese refugees.

American officials and news
correspondents fled Phnom
Penh on the twelfth after closing
the American embassy in the
besieged Cambodian capital.

Gen. Sak Suthsakham an-
nounced that he was taking over
the leadership of Cambodia with
the sanction of the country's

National Assembly after the
flight of Acting President Sau
Kahm Khoy. Sau Kham Khoy
evacuated with American of-
ficials and news correspondents
without addressing the nation.

The South Vietnamese
government announced that the
Communist forces have been
driven from the province capital
of Xuan Loc, but the an-
nouncement was contradicted
by a field report that Com-
munists had surrounded the city
and the battle was still
undecided.

171 Vietnamese orphans from
Saigon's An Loc Orphanage

announcing . . .

Professor Count Nicholas
Fersen of Williams College will
present a lecture on "Dr.
Zhivago: Russia's Dr. Life" at 7:30
p.m. tonight in the Winter
Theatre.

The group of students plan-
ning to study in England this
summer will meet at the home of
Mr. M. J. Brown, 333 S. Candler,
tonight at 7:30 p.m.

CA will sponsor "The Open
Door" tomorrow night in the
LDH from 8-12:00 p.m. The
coffee house will feature Ramsey
Hall and the New Creation. Ad-
mission is 50<t.

Janie Sutton, president of SGA,
will have office hours from 2-
3:00 p.m. on Tues., Wed. and
Thurs.

Barbara Williams will serve as
Honor Court vice-chairman, and
Polky Tarwater will be a senior
Honor Court member for the
'75-76 session.

Art Club officers for the
academic year 75-76 are as
follows: president. Beth Dewall:
vice-president, Susan Smith:
secretary-treasurer, Marinnna
Edwards; and publicity
chairman. Mimi Holmes.

The third annual Interdis-
ciplinary Symposium in Law and
Behavioral Sciences will be held
in the Emory School of Law
autidorium Apr. 18 from 9:00
a.m. -4:45 p.m. The admission fee
is $3.00. Speakers will include:
Melvin Heller, M.D., of Temple
University; Bill Curry of the Los
Angeles Rams; Albert Stone, a
professor at Emory; Stefan
Paster nack, M.D., of
Georgetown University; John
Cox of Atlanta; and Lloyd Bac-
cus, M.D., of Emory University.

arrived at Fort Benning thanks to
the efforts of a group of
volunteers led by Mrs. Betty
Tidsdale of Columbus. One baby
boy died on the way.

A terrorist bomb killed four
and injured 25 in Belfast's Roman
Catholic Short Strand district.
One man was killed and one
wounded by gunmen in a speed-
ing car in an apparent feud
between Irish Republican Army
factions.

Jack Nicklaus won his fifth
Masters Golf Tournament at
Augusta with a one-stroke vic-
tory over Johnny Miller and Tom
Weiskopf.

Marjorie Main, well-known as
Ma Kettle of the "Pa and Ma Ket-
tle" films, died of cancer at the
age of 85.

Jacqueline Onassis received a
bequest of $3 million in the will
of her late husband, Aristotle
Onassis, a Greek shipping
magnate.

Sylvester Brown, Jr., was
charged with murder and arson
in Beulah, Ala. Brown is allegedly
responsible for the death of nine
children, including five of his
own, in a house fire.

Atlanta's Mayor Maynard
Jackson is not planning to fire
Public Safety Commissioner A.
Reginald Eaves, according to City
Hall officials.

Spring Dance 75 features

Eli

Sat., Apr. 26 9 p.m. - 1 a.m
Royal Coach Motor Inn

Tickets go on sale Mon., Apr. 21

in the dining hall
& from Social Council members

Editorial

Mortar Board

I had planned to write a scathing editorial of criticism, but
having just returned from the Mortar Board tapping
ceremony I find it impossible. To believe that the things I had
planned to write are true would burstthe idyllic bubble inside
me, and if I cannot believe them to be true, how can I possibly
write them? So, instead of attacking I would like to praise.

Tonight Mortar Board has renewed and strengthened my
love for Agnes Scott. There are times when we all get bogged
down with work and scream, "Why did I ever come to this
place?" But then there are times, like tonight, when we know
why we are here. We are here because this college is the type
of school where organizations like Mortar Board can not only
exist, but can thrive; the type of school where every student
would be proud to belong to this organization.

And as I watched the tapping ceremony tonight I felt once
again that strong sense of community we are so lucky to have
here at Scott. As each name was called out I felt a thrill of
pride; I could not have been more pleased if the name had
been my own. I smiled at the squeals and sobs of joy I heard,
but my smile was not one of ridicule, but one of affection.
With each announcement of a new member of Mortar Board I
forgot my icy toes and frostbitten fingersand craned to see the
look of extasy on yet another girl's face.

All too soon the cremony ended; the last name had been
called. Students began to trickle back to their dorms and to the
library, but the majority stayed to watch the old and new
members of Mortar Board march away singing. My chill
bumps and the sniffs I heard may have been due to the cold,
but the lump in my throat was the same one that is there when
we sing "God of the Marching Centuries" in convocation.
Thank you, Mortar Board, for that lump.

Oh, the scathing editorials will come, but they will not be
the result of a fault-finding irritation with the administration,
the faculty or the student body. They will come from an abid-
ing love for Agnes Scott College and a sincere wish to see what
is best become better.

-Julie Midkiff

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ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, CA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnei
Scott Post Office.

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STAFF: Renee Anderson, Marene Emanuel, Ann Fincher, Nell
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arts/entertainment

'Sherlock Holmes'

New play lacks old magic

by Nell Jordan

Any imitation inescapably
elicits comparison with its
original, and therefore, for
better or worse, the work must
meet certain criteria before it
attempts any innovation. Such is
the case with Dennis Rosa's ad-
dition to the annals of Sherlock
Holmesia, The Curse of the Sign
of the Four or The Mark of the
Timbertoe. Unfortunately, the
old magic just isn't here and,
what is more, there is no new
magic to take its place.

The plot of Rosa's Sherlock is
nothing short of torturous. The
wonder is not so much how
Sherlock unravels the mystery,
but how Rosa thought up such
an intricate maze of insignificant
improbabilities in the first place.
As a matter of fact, the audience
is so utterly baffled that even
Holmes' nifty explanations can
do little to alleviate the
consternation, probably because
90% of the audience gave up try-
ing to follow the writing plot just
after intermission. As for the
element of mystery, the most
mysterious and ominous
moment in the entire evening
came as a result of smoke rising
(prematurely it later turned out)
from the depths of the orchestra
pit in the midst of the second act.

Such "opening nighters" were
profuse, and as the meticulous
Holmes would never have
overlooked any such
"irregularities," his audience
was loathe to do so. Another
awkward moment occurred
when Holmes, in the course of
utilizing a clever disguise,
dropped the false teeth out of his
mouth. Most propitiously, the
event went undetected by the
innocent dupes upon whom the
deceit was being perpetrated.
Ah, what bliss is ignorance! In all
fairness however, one must
commend the Alliance on the
scene aboard the police boat in
the Thames. The setting was
imaginatively executed and
made for a very effective
moment, blunted only slightly by
the miraculous vision of Dr. Wat-
son (Mitchell Edmonds) who ac-
curately described a scene taking
place on the shore some distance
away as he enthusiastically
waved his binoculars above his
head. No discussion of The Curse
would be complete without
mentioning Mary Morstan's
(Mimi Bessinger) wardrobe, not
the least of which was a curious
pink and white confection which
afforded the damsel-in-distress a
remarkable resemblance to the
Sugar Plum Fairy rendering her
particularly ill-suited for her dire
surroundings.

The one element which might
relieve all of these relatively in-
significant ills and bring the play
into a satisfying whole is the
character of Sherlock Holmes,
for it is ultimately his uniqueness

which has granted "the master
sleuth" immortality. The man
rather than the mystery is the real
star, and yet in this production, it
is Holmes who seems to receive
the least attention. The plot, the
woman, the scenery, the as-
sistants, the music all get rather
labored attention in the script
and in the direction, while
Holmes is left to fend for himself.
As a result, the audience never
really becomes acquainted with
the personality of Sherlock,
never comes to appreciate the
little eccentricities of his most
marvelous mind. As there is no
warmth or sympathy for him,
Sherlock Holmes becomes only a
man doing a job, much the same
as Baretta or Kojak, with a
personality which is only secon 1
dary. Alas, that such
impersonality should become at-
tached to one of the most
personable and lovable
characters in all of literature. It is
doubly distressing that it should
be the fate of Phillip Pleasants
who plays Holmes, for Pleasants'
past performances have given
Atlanta audiences some well-
nigh unforgettable characters in-
cluding Count Dracula and Lord
Brocklehurst. It is certainly not
Pleasants' lack of ability to create
a character which is at fault here,
and yet neither is the story en-
tirely to blame.

Perhaps the most detrimental
blow to Holmes'

characterization is that rather
nebulous creature often termed
"tone." The production as a
whole lacks a consistent tone;
instead there is a series of fan-
tastic leaps from comedy to sen-
timent, through melodrama to
drama, and then to irony. There

is definitely a joke being played
on someone here, the swells of
classical music and the ex-
aggerated Victorianism firmly es-
tablish that, but who's fooling
whom? Are we laughing at the
melodrama of early radio, or at
Conan Doyle, or maybe is it a
joke on our own susceptibility to
either or all of the above? This is
never quite clear and the con-
fusion is uncomfortable to say
the least.

If the production is a parody
and Holmes an object of ridicule,
as it initially appears, then how
does one explain the charming
snatches of philosophy which
Holmes spouts on occasion
culminating in the semi-eulogis-
tic finale complete with "lump
in throat?" It seems that Rosa
would have it both ways, and
therefore Holmes remains one
dimensional of necessity. If he
were any further developed his
charm would undoubtedly
overcome the most deliberate of
parodies and the joke would be
on us. The comic aspect of the
play is enhanced by the almost
frenzied pace at which the actors
perform. There is no time here
for the civilized, pensive,
deliberate Sherlock Holmes of
old. As it stands, Holmes for the
most part is ridiculous, except in
those rare moments when an
echo of that original Sherlock
Holmes emerges in Goethe or
the French philosophers and the
laugh becomes a lump in the
throat. It is almost as if the "real"
Sherlock Holmes looks down
from the Halls of Glory and deftly
thwarts this outrage upon his
venerable memory. The feat is
perhaps his cleaverest ploy to
date.

Fourth writing festival
set for May 1 and 2

The fourth annual Agnes Scott
Writing Festival features guest
writers Josephine Jacobsen,
Library of Congress Honorary
Consultant in American Letters,
and Richard Eberhart, Pulitzer
prize winning poet. The Festival
is the culmination of the annual
writing contest for Georgia
college students. It is open to the
public, at no charge, May 1 and 2.

Eberhart, a former Poetry Con-
sultant and Honorary Consultant
in American Letters to the
Library of Congress, will read his
poetry May 1 at 8:15 p.m. in
Presser. A recipient of the
Pulitzer and Bollingen poetry
prizes, he has published some 18
volumes of poetry. A longtime
teacher at Dartmouth College,
he is now at Columbia
University.

Jacobsen, also a former Library
of Congress Poetry Consultant, is

a short story writer and critic as
well as poetess. She will lecture
and read from her works May 2 at
11:30 a.m. in Dana. Her recent
poetry volume, "The Shade
Seller," is nominated for the 1975
National Book Award.

Winners of the 1975 Writing
Contest for Georgia college and
university students will be an-
nounced May 2. First place
winners in fiction and in poetry
will be awarded $25 each and
their works will appear in
Aurora.

Also May 2 at 2 p.m., Jacobsen
and Eberhart will discuss the
students' poems and short
stories that were selected for
Aurora. A question and answer
session on writing with the guest
authors will follow. Both sessions
will be in Rebekah reception
room.

what's happening

museum of art

Lectures in the series entitled Landmarks of European Furniture
continue when the Rococo is discussed on Wed., Apr. 23. Dr. Robert
C. Smith, professor of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania,
will discuss the flowering of cabinetmaking in France and its
repercussions abroad and the influence of Chinese designs in the
furniture of this era. The lecture begins at 8 p.m. in Hill auditorium.
Admission is $2.50.

Claude Chabrol's Wedding in Blood will be shown Thurs., Apr. 24
in Hill auditorium. The film will start at 8 p.m. and 9:55 p.m.

Continuing through Sun., May 4 is the display on Western Shaker
Furniture. Twenty-five pieces from the private collection of Tim J.
Bookout will be exhibited in the McBurney gallery. Admission is free.

The exhibition of paintings depicting Dutch Life in the Golden
Century continues through Tues., May 6. Paintings of many 17th cen-
tury Dutch masters will be on display in the new gallery. Admission is
free.

Films of the thirties continue to be shown as Little Caesar, featuring
Edward G. Robinson, and Holiday, starring Katherine Hepburn and
Cary Grant are being presented on Fri. and Sat., Apr. 18 and 19 at 8
p.m., in Hill auditorium. Tickets are $1.

music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, led by guest conductor Leonard
Slatkin, will present concerts on Thurs., Apr. 24, Fri., Apr. 25, and Sun.,
Apr. 27. The program will include Chopins' Piano Concerto No. in F-
minor and Brahm's Symphony No. 2. Performances on Thurs. and Fri.
begin at 8:30 p.m. and on Sun. at 2:30 p.m. Student tickets are $2.60.
An open rehearsal for this program will be held on Wed., Apr. 23 at 10
a.m. Following rehearsal, Mr. Slatkin will give a free lecture in which
he will discuss the concert program. The lecture will begin at 12:30
p.m. and will be held in Symphony Hall.

The Symphony will also conduct a free family concert Sun., Apr. 20
at 3 p.m. in the Civic Center. The program includes Haydn's
Symphony No. 104 and Aaron Copeland's Four Dance Episodes from
Rodeo. Free tickets may be obtained by mailing a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 1280 Peachtree
St., N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30309.

The Great Southeast Music Hall presents The Barefoot Jerry Show
on Fri. and Sat., Apr. 18-19. Tim Weisberg returns on Mon., Apr. 21
and John Hartford and the Dillards will appear Tues., Apr. 22 - Sat.,
Apr. 26. Shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $3.-$4.

Indian classical vocalist Jitenda Abhisheki will perform in the
Biology building and auditorium of Emory University on Fri., Apr. 18
at 8 p.m. Tickets are $2.

The Atlanta Rock Conspiracy, in conjunction with the Atlanta Parks
Department, will present a special benefit concert for the Great Spec-
kled Bird and WRFG-FM, at the Chastain Amphiteatre. Among those
appearing are street singer and folk hero Reverend Pearly Brown,
Warm -a rock band from Alabama, EricQuincey Tate, Carrie Nations,
Flood, Marshgrass, The Last Great Jive Ass Jug Band, and Rock Moun-
tain. The nine hour concert will take place on Sun., Apr. 20 beginning
at 1 p.m. Tickets are $2.

The Carpenters are performing Fri., Apr. 18 and Sat., Apr. 19 at the
Civic Center. The show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $4.-$8.

The Drifters will appear at Scarlett O'Hara's through Sat., Apr. 19.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will perform at theGSU gym on Fri., Apr.
25 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 for students.

theater

Previews of the Fantasticks will be given on Fri. and Sat., Apr. 18 and
19 at the Academy Theatre. The play opens on Fri., Apr. 25 and wil!
run through Sat., May 31. Tickets are $2.

The Hunter and the Bird by Van Itallie and The Informer by Brecht
will be presented on Sun., Apr. 20 in the Studio Theatre of the
Memorial Arts Center at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Once Upon A Mattress will be given by the Dekalb Little Theatre
each Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun., at 2:30 p.m., beginning Fri., Apr.
18. Student tickets are $2.

Sherlock Holmes continues at the Alliance through Tues., Apr. 22.
Performances begin at 8 p.m. each Tues. -Sat. Tickets are $1.75 for
students.

miscellaneous

Auditions for choral singers and dancers for the Atlanta
Symphony's June performance of Leonard Bernstein's Mass will be
held Sat., Apr. 19 at Northside High School. Auditions are by ap-
pointment only. Singers should call 892-3600 and dancers should call
355-7815.

In observance of the Albert Schweitzer centenary, Emory
University's Woodruff library has a special display of Schweitzer
materials, including letters, photographs, African artifacts, and some
of Schweitzer's original manuscripts. The exhibition is open each day
(except Sun.) from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. throughout April.

Page 4

Margaret Mead speaks at Symposium '75

Profile/April 17, 1975

by Susan Gamble
Dr. Margaret Mead, world-
renowned anthropologist,
recipient of 20 honorary doc-
torates, author of 20 books (most
recently, 20th Century Faith:
Hope and Survival and an
autobiography, Blackberry
Winter: My Earlier Years) and co-
author or co-editor of 15 other
books, was thespeakerat the Fri-
day night dinner session of the
Cobb County Symposium '75
which spanned two days (Apr.
10-11) of lecture, dialogue and
group seminars. Symposia of-
ficials felt it appropriate to
dedicate the tenth anniversary
program, "The Human Con-
dition in 1975," to the memory of
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, one of the
great interdisciplinarians of all
time (whose daughter, Mrs.
Rena Schweitzer Miller, was also
present at the occasion.)

Topics in this year's
symposium covered a broad
range of subjects: "Human Sex-
uality Source of Energy,
Source of Change" (Mary
Calderone, M.D., M.P.H.), "Law
and Crime and the Human Con-
dition" (Ralph Noverko, Ph.D.,
L.L.B.), "What is It Like to Be
Dying?" (Elizabeth Rubier-Ross,
M.D.) and "Are Religion and
Science Compatible in 1975?"
(William G. Pollard, Ph.D., D.D.,
and C. Fitzsimmons Allison,
Ph.D., D.D.)

Dr. Mead's address, "The
Human Condition the
Struggle for Identity," provided
a wrapping up and a weaving
together of all the subjects
previously discussed during the
two-day symposium. Dr. Mead's
central concern is two-fold: that

humankind is facing a crisis
situation in terms of energy and
food shortage, and that man
must overcome his seemingly in-
nate propensity to war with his
fellows rather than cooperate
with them. Dr. Mead went on to
say that man must learn to
cooperate with all the other men
in the world simply because what
once was considered one man's
or one group of men's problems
now are all men's problems;
men are united by the necessity
to provide food, to protect the
environment and to control their
numbers if they are to survive.
The most dangerous obstacle to
the development of a
cooperative spirit amongst the
world's inhabitants is the identity
crises felt by its individuals. Dr.
Mead stressed that man must
devise ways for human beings to
identify with the land they live
on, the group with which they
live and the ancestors from
which they derive their in-
dividuality. How people identify
themselves is crucial to the
relationship between what they
themselves hold dear and how
they regard the needs of the rest
of the world.

As far as the identity crises ex-
perienced by the majority of the
members of modern society
today, Dr. Mead emphasized
that parents are to stop in-
corporating "what we are not
supposed to be" in the up-
bringing of children; in other
words, children are being raised
with the fear that there might at
any time be another person who
will threaten their individual
identities. Instead of teaching
the child what he is not to be

Pinka named recipient
of humanities fellowship

by Julia

Mrs. Patricia Pinka, assistant
professor of English, has been
granted a fellowship from the
National Endowment of
Humanities. The $2000
fellowship is for two months of
study at Princeton University this
summer.

Mrs. Pinka is one of 12 profes-
sors chosen to participate in the
seminar on "The Individual in an
Age of Resolution." The 12

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specialize in 17th century English
literature, will study under the
guidance of Earl Miner, a
renowned scholar of 17th cen-
tury literature. In addition to her
studies with the seminar Mrs.
Pinka will begin work on a
research project concerning
Cicero, Horace and Marshall and
their relationship to Ben Jonson.

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(such as a sissy or a tom-boy) the
anthropologist emphasized four
essential points in the rearing of
a child: he must be given a sense
of place, a sense of "roots" or
pride in his birthplace as well as
in his current community, he
must have a firm relationship to
people he can trust so that he
may grow into the sort of person
who will be able to experience
many kinds of people and the
"kindness" they havetooffer, he
must be given a sense of who he
is himself as an individual. The
strongest people in any society,
Dr. Mead continued, are those
who are taught to be individuals;
to feel "at home" wherever one
goes is possible only if one once
felt "at home" with one's family.
Finally, Dr. Mead stressed the
fact that a person must love and
be proud of his parents. When a
person repudiates something

Honor
conference

(continued from page 1)

Agnes Scott, it was pointed out
that the existence of a closely
knit community of more or less
similar individuals facilitates
maintenance of and support for
a standard of conduct.

Anne pointed out that every
idea brought up at the
conference was criticized. She
said that while the conference
raised many questions and
arrived at few answers, the ques-
tions raised and the arguments
they generated were valuable.

Speakers at the conference
were Stewart Udall and Andrew
Miller, attorney general of the
Commonwealth of Virginia.

Charlotte and Anne are
scheduled to discuss the
conference tomorrow morning
at 11:30 a.m. in the Hub.

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about his parents he repudiates
something about himself
"creating a hostile individual in a
dangerous world."

After answering questions
from the audience, Dr. Mead

was followed by closing remarks
on the part of Dr. Pollard and Dr.
Allison, with a benediction by
the Rev. John Gould, president
of the Cobb County Ministerial
Association.

League of Women Voters

Campus chapter
may be formed

The Decatur chapter of the
League of Women Voters will
hold its April meeting here in the
McKinney date parlor next
Tues., Apr. 22 at 7:45 p.m.;
students interested in forming a
chapter on campus or in joining
the Decatur League are invited
to attend the meeting.

The League of Women Voters
is a non-partisan organization
which conducts studies of
political, economic and social
problems on the local, state and
national levels. Committees of
each-local chapter study specific
issues and try to reach a consen-
sus of opinion on each problem.
The results of the studies are
used by the national League to
determine a lobbying position
on each issue.

The League divides its atten-
tion between its "current agen-
da" and its "continuing res-
ponsibilities." The current
agenda includes those present
problems which the League isac-
tively studying. Continuing res-
ponsibilities are problems which
have been studies in the past but
which have not yet been solved.
The League continues to work

toward its proposed solutions to
such problems.

Tennis team

The Agnes Scott tennis team,
coached by Ann McConnell,
competed in its third match of
the season this Sunday against
Columbus College. Columbus
won by a narrow 5-4 margin;
with Agnes Scott winning the
third and fifth position singles
and first and third doubles.
Harriett Graves and Terri Keeler
defeated the first and second
racked players of Columbus, 7-5,
6-7, 6-2. Lynn Wilson and Susi
Pedrick won the third doubles,
with Terri Keeler and Pedrick
Stall each winning their singles
matches, acquiring an ac-
cumulative set record of twenty
wins and seven losses. Two mat-
ches have been postponed
against Emory and Emory of Ox-
ford due to rain and will be
played at later dates. The
schedule and scores of the team
will be posted on the AA bulletin
board in the mailroom following
each match.

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the profile

Vol. LXI - No. 20

-AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030-

April 24, 1975

Petitions, elections fill board, club positions

Positions on major boards
have been filled through
petitions, and several clubs have
elected officers for next year.

The committee chairmen and
officers of Orientation Council
are Win Anne Wannamaker,
vice-chairman; Susan Smith,
academic chairman; Lee Davis,
social and publicity chairman;
Anne Hester, rush chairman;
and Cathy Winn, secretary.

Beth Meaney is president of
Athletic Association and Harriett
Graves is vice-president. The
secretary-treasurer and three of
the board members will be
chosen from the four petitions
AA received. Petitions will be

accepted for other board
positions, and rising sophomores
and juniors are especially
needed.

Lucy Turner replaces Gay
Blackburn as senior Rep
member. Another Rep change is
Mary Jane Cates as sophomore

who is transferring.

The president of Rebekah
dorm council is Cile Fowler, and
Scotty O'Kelley is president of
Walters. Secretaries of the
different dorms are as follows:
Linda Shearon, Rebekah; Yinka
Edun, Walters; Caroline Swink,

member in place of Miriam _ , . .

Mummert who is transferring ASSUfTieS ClUtieS May

Mary Jane was sophomore

Inman; and Toni Meador, Win-
ship. Members of dorm councils
are Jennifer Driscoll, Jeannie
Moores, Sharon Hatcher and
Jane Ashcroft for Walters; Lydia
Bendeck for Rebekah; Judy
Bartholomew for Winship; and
Susan Smith for Inman.

Christian Association board
chairmen are as follows: com-
plins, Becky McCullogh and
Beverly Brown; chapels, Beth
Sandell; Focus on Faith, Donna
Winter, Renee Davis and Paula
Starr; interfaith, Cindy Peters
and Robin Ransbotham;
(Continued on Page 4)

was

member of BSA, and Kathy
Schnittker will take her place.

Kerry Rolander is vice-
president of the sophomore
class. Jane Fraley is treasurer of
Arts Council; and Coile Estes is
treasurer of Christian As-
sociation, replacing Ruth Jowers

Capping ceremony
set for April 30

Capping is (as described in the
Handbook) the tradition of the
seniors presenting "their caps
and gowns to the juniors in a
ceremony recognizing the rising
senior class." This event will take
place on Wed., April 30, at9p.m.
juniors should line up at 8:40
p.m. on the Rebekah Colonade
and to be properly attired, wear a
white dress.

Earlier that same night, the
juniors are to give the seniors a
banquet in the Dining Hall at
6:30 p.m.

Juniors will all be informed at a
specific time which senior is to

cap them by that senior. The
junior is responsible for giving a
gift to her senior. She can either
select a gift that will be chosen by
the junior class itself, or she can
give her senior a gift of her own
individual choice. The senior is
responsible for showing her
junior "a night out on the town,"
so to speak.

On May 1, juniors will wear
their caps and gowns to class and
at the following Wednesday con-
vocation, the junior class will
march in to the tune of "We Are
Tired Old Seniors/'

announcing

The glee club spring concert,
featuring American and
Viennese music, will be held
tonight at 8:15 p.m. in Gaines
chapel. Arts Council will sponsor
a reception following the
concert in Rebekah reception
room.

There will be a student music
recital tomorrow morning at
11:30 a.m. in Maclean
auditorium.

Course selection week will be
Tues., Apr. 29-Wed., May 7.
Instructions about course selec-
tion will be given in class
meetings on Mon., Apr. 28 at
11 :30 a.m. Freshmen will meet in
Maclean, sophomores in the
biology lecture room, and
juniors in Gaines.

BSA will sponsor a practical
course in first aid next Tues., Apr.
29, from 7-8 p.m. in the infirmary.
Nurse Clair Kirkpatrick will con-
duct the course.

Hannah accepts job at Millsaps

William M. Hannah, Agnes
Scott treasurer, will assume
duties May 1 as director of
business affairs at Millsaps
College in Jackson, Miss.

Mr. Hannah will supervise
financial and business
operations at Millsaps; he will be
responsible to the president of
the College. He has been re-
quested to begin his job before
the end of the acacemic year, so
that he may train for the job with
his predecessor, who retires this
spring.

Mr. Hannan described
Millsaps as a private,
coeducational liberal arts

college. The Methodist related
school has an enrollment of
about 1000students. Mr. Hannah
mentioned that Millsaps has
seen the construction of a
number of new buildings in the
last five years, including a new
library and a physical education
complex with an outdoor swim-
ming pool and tennis courts.

Mr. Hannah feels that his new
job will be a "big challenge," and
he is looking forward to working
at Millsaps. At the same time, he
said that it will be "hard to leave
Scott" because of the close ties
with the college, students and
faculty members that he and his

family have developed during
his eight years at Agnes Scott.

R. James Henderson, vice
president of business affairs, has
stated that no treasurer will be
appointed to replace Mr. Han-
nah. Mr. Henderson and as-
sistant treasurer Kate B. Goodson
will absorb the duties of the
treasurer. Mr. Henderson said
that it may be necessary to hire a
part-time employee to help with
the extra work. Mr. Henderson
mentioned that he and Pres.
Marvin B. Perry had decided to
use this opportunity to reduce
the size of the administrative
staff, in order to balance reduc-
tions in faculty size.

Mortar Board taps juniors

The annual writing festival will
be held next Thurs. and Fri., May
1 and 2. Poet Richard Eberhart
will give a poetry reading begin-
ning at 8:15 p.m. Thursday
evening. Poetess Josephine
Jacobsen will present a lecture
and poetry reading on Friday at
11:30 a.m.

Mary B. Queen, senior
resident in Main who was
scheduled to retire this spring,
has been forced by family illness
to resign from her job here.
Other senior residents,
scholarship students and a paid
student will assume hostess duty
in Main, so that the dorm may
remain open during the usual
hours. Dorm president M.A.
Bleker and resident advisor Betsy
Wall will take on other dorm res-
ponsibilities. Any resident of
Main who has questions about
the new arrangements should
see M.A. or Betsy.

The faculty approved a new

The new members of Mortar
Board are Cherry Joy
Beysselance, Alice Lightle,
Harriett Graves, Martha Smith,
Liz Hornsby, Gay Blackburn,
Brandon Brame, Eva Gantt, Janie
Sutton, Win Anne Wannamaker,

committee structure at its meet-
ing on Apr. 11. A Committee on
Committees, consisting of Ingrid
Wieshofer, Bob Leslie and Dave
Orr, as well as Dean Julia T. Gary
and Pres. Marvin B. Perry, will
nominate faculty members to
the various new committees.

Mildred Petty will rejoin the
Office of the Dean of the Faculty
next year. Ms. Petty will advise
juniors and seniors and con-
tinuing education students,
while Gue Hudson will continue
to work with freshmen and
sophomores. Dean Julia Gary
will devote her time to faculty
and administrative matters.

Scientific and Professional
Enterprises, College Division,
2237 El Camino Real, Palo Alto,
Calif. 94306, will make available
to any interested student an in-
formation sheet on summer jobs.
A student should send her re-
quest, along with a stamped, self-
addressed envelope, to the
above address. The service is free
of charge.

Anne Walker, and Barbara
Williams. As stated in the Agnes
Scott handbook, the purpose of
Mortar Board is "to provide for
cooperation among Mortar
Board societies, to support the
ideals of the university, to ad-
vance a spirit of scholarship, to
recognize and encourage
leadership, and to provide the
opportunity for a meaningful ex-
change of ideas as individuals
and as a group."

Duties of Mortar Board

members include the planning
of Black Cat activities,
participation in applicants'
weekend, and service during
campus elections.

Members are chosen ac-
cording to their service,
scholarship, and leadership.
Cherry Joy will serve as
president; Alice will serve as
vice-president; Martha Smith
has been chosen secretary,
Harriet Graves as treasurer, and
Liz Hornsby as editor-historian.

Huntington reveals plans
for new health center

Dean Martha C. Huntington
will discuss plans for an Agnes
Scott health center for next year
in an open rap session with
students on Wed., Apr. 30, at
11:30 a.m. in Rebekah reception
room.

A one-year trial program has
been set up in cooperation with
the Emory Community Nursing
Service. The plan involves having
nurses from the Service on duty
twenty-four hours a day. The
nurses will be qualified to treat
minor ailments without con-
sulting a doctor. Students who
need further medical attention
will be referred to a doctor's
care.

The nurses will also be
qualified to conduct teaching
sessions on subjects like first-aid
and various aspects of personal
health care.

Ms. Huntington would like to
signify the new concepts in-
volved in the system by adopting
the new title "health center."

Ms. Huntington stated that
students, as well as other
members of the campus com-
munity, had been involved in the
planning of the new system. She
expressed an eagerness to dis-
cuss the changes with students
and to answer questions about
the new system in the rap session
next Wednesday.

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Profile/ April 24, 1975

r W0NDftD tVHV fHEV CALLED THIS MORTAR BOARD/

Speak out

When was the last time you registered a complaint or a criticism
about administration or student government as you sat with your
friends in the dining hall? On the other hand, when was the last time
vou voiced such a complaint to an administrator or to your represen-
tative on a campus board?

Granted, it is sometimes difficult for a student to schedule an ap-
pointment with an administrator, but how many of us have actually
tried? And certainly our fellow students who are members of the
wirious boards are easily approachable. Several of the major boards
have members who are designated as representatives, and each
board is designed to serve the student body as a whole to reflect
the interests of students and to seek solutions to problems which
concern students. If these boards and their members are to fulfill
their proper functions, students in general must communicate their
ideas to board members, and those members must actively seek to
learn what their fellow students are thinking. Only under these con-
ditions can board members accurately represent student attitudes
toward important issues.

We must also make a greater effort to convey our opinions to
members of the administration. Obviously, no one administrator can
< onfer with every individual student on a regular basis. But each of us
must learn to assume responsibility for speaking out on matters that
are of particular concern to us. And when we do not speak directly to
an administratorabout a given issue, again we must voice our feelings
to the students who represent us. so thet they in turn mayconveyour
suggestions to those who can get upon them.

The student body meeting scheduled for next Thursday offers an
excellent opportunity for each student to introduce matters that are
of vital concern to her. We hope that all four classes will participate
fully in this meeting. Of course, graduating seniors will not be here
next year as Rep pursues some of the goals that may be proposed at
this meeting. But we hope that those seniors will use this meeting as
an opportunity to let us benefit from their four years' experience at
Scott, and perhaps to let us learn from their mistakes. We encourage
.ill students to attend this meeting and to suggest aims that Rep
hould work toward and problems that Rep should deal with during

.e coming year.

^o the next time you become involved in a heated debate in the
;ning hall, take your complaint one step further and refer it to "the
fro per authority," so that vou are free to move on to the next ex-
plosive issue. Eva Gjntt. Editor

the profile

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To the editor:

When someone comes up and
delivers the line from Firesign
Theater, "You're the leaders of
tomorrow!" those of us who
were elected to serve on the
various boards on campus are
apt to reply in turn, "But it's
today!" and throw up our hands
feeling that we are not yet ready
for the offices we must assume.
We view our predecessors with
admiration, respect, and even a
little awe and are thus somewhat
reluctant to carry on. This week
as I put gavel to table for the first

time, I realized again that I was
no longer secretary or treasurer
and that my chairman was now
waiting for me to call on her. It
makes one almost dizzy. Yet
amidst the shock of a new office,
we remember the en-
couragement our past officers
have given to us and their as-
surance that the job is possible
after all. It is in view of all the
help and experience that they
are passing along to us that I, in
behalf of all who are stepping
into shoes that seem far too big
for our presumptuous feet,

would like to give heartfelt
thanks to all the leaders of the
senior class. They have provided
us with both a high standard of
leadership to strive for and the
pat on the back to help us
overcome the stagefright of
learning to lead "tomorrow."
Both are equally priceless and
like other fine gifts seemed to
deserve this "thank-you note."

Sincerely,
Anne Walker

the real world

Phnom Penh surrendered to
the Khmer Rouge, ending the
five-year war in Cambodia.

India launched its first earth
satellite'with the help of a Soviet
carrier rocket and entered the
space age.

I he meeting in Pans to
prepare a world energy
conference collapsed.

Great Britain announced that
she was raising income taxes and
increasing levieson luxury items.

The Himmalayan kingdom of
Sikkim voted to abolish its 300-
year-old monarchy and merge
with India.

Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood
film beauty, has applied for
Social Security disability benefits
because of deterioration of her
eye-sight due to cataracts.

President Ford kicked off the
national bicentennial
celebration with a two-day New
England tour that followed the
route of the Minutemen in Lex-
ington and Concord.

FBI officials are investigating
the disappearance of 82-year-old
millionaire industrialist N.
Johannes Haustrup and his nurse
from the Palm Beach resort com-
munity in which Hastrup lived.

A tornado struck Jackson,
Tenn. causing extensive damage,
one death and 60 injuries.

President Ford created an
emergency board of inquiry
which delayed the threatened
railroad strike for 60 days.

A $500,000 Rembrandt pain-
ting was stolen from the Boston
Museum of Fine Arts.

John Connally. former
treasury secretary, was acquitted
of charges that he took a $10,000
bribe to raise the federal milk
price support.

Ben Fortson. Ga.'s secretary of
state, announced that as much as
$25,000 has been stolen from his
office.

Reginald Eaves announced
that he will not resign from his
position as Public Safety Com-
missioner.

Atlanta experienced its
bloodiest week of the year as the
number of slayings rose by 11 last
week.

Mrs. Ninaking Anderson,
daughter of Atlanta city coun-
cilman John Calhoun, was
charged with murder in the stab-
bing death of her husband.

MARTA has been promised an
$800 million federal grant to
build a rapid transit system.

Approximately 2,000 laid-off
automobile workers will resume
their former jobs at the Doraville
General Motors Assembly plant
on Apr. 28.

A lion clawed 17-month-old
Christopher Carlson in the head
through the open window of a
camper at Lion Country Safari.
This is the first animal-inflicted
injury to occur at the park. Chris-
topher Carlson was treated at
Clayton General Hospital and
released.

A $200 million authorization
for emergency aid for
humanitarian relief and
evacuational programs in South
Vietnam was approved by the
Senate Foreign Relations Com-
mittee.

South Vietnamese President

Nguyen Van Thieu resigned and
has been succeeded by former
Vice-President Tran Van Huong.

The U. S. Supreme Court
sanctioned Ga.'s law permitting
alimony for divorced women but
not for men.

Songwriter Ira Gershwin was
released from the UCLA Medical
Center after recovering from
broken ribs and a punctured
lung incurred in a fall.

Former President Richard Nix-
on announced that if the courts
will allow it he will give the White
House tapes to the planned Nix-
on Presidential Library at the
University of Southern
California.

"The Wiz", a black musical
based on "Wonderful Wizard of
Oz" received the Tony award for
the best musica, and "Equus",
the best drama of the season.

Wanted:
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Petition to Gay Blackburn,
box 63 by 4 p.m. Mon., Apr. 28

Indicate past yearbook

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Spring Dance '75 features

Eli

Sat., Apr. 26 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Royal Coach Motor Inn

Tickets go on sale Mon., Apr. 21

in the dining hall
& from Social Council members

Profile/April 24, 1975

Page 3

arts/entertainment

Day of the Locust

what's happening Movie pronounced grotesque

museum of art

A program of experimental films representative of current trends,
including Stan Brakhage's Prelude and Dog Star Man and The
Wonder Ring, Maya Deren's Meshes of the Afternoon, Standish
Lawder's Necrology, Scott Bartlett's Offon, and John Schofill's Xfilm
will be shown at the Museum Tues., Apr. 29at 8 p.m. The films will be
discussed by Atlanta photographer Bill Brown. The event is free and
open to the public.

The Atlanta premiere of Wedding in Blood will be shown in Hill
auditorium Thurs., Apr. 24-Sat., Apr. 26 at 8 p.m. and 9:55 p.m., and
on Sun., Apr. 27 at 3 p.m. Student admission is $1.50.

Continuing through Sun., May 4 is the exhibition of Western
Shaker furniture which is displayed in the McBurney gallery. Ad-
mission is free.

Catherine Evans, museum lecturer, will lead a tour through the ex-
hibition of paintings depicting Dutch life in the Golden Century on
Sun., Apr. 27 at 2 p.m. Admission is free.

The lectures by Dr. Robert Smith on Landmarks of European
furniture continue Wed., Apr. 30 when he discusses the Classical
Revival. The event will take place in Hill auditorium at 8 p.m.

music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra resumes its 1975 season as
Leonard Slatkin conducts the orchestra in Bach's Piano Concerto No.
7, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Brahm's Symphony No. 2
on Thurs., Apr. 24, Fri., Apr. 25 and Sun., Apr. 27. Performances are
8:30 p.m. on Thurs. and Fri. and at 2:30 p.m. on Sun. Student rush line
tickets are available one half hour b?fore the concert for $2.60.

WQXI-AM (790) presents a thirteen hour documentary entitled
The Elvis Presley Story on Sat., Apr. 26 from noon-6 p.m., and Sun.,
Apr. 27 from noon-7 p.m. The program is based on Jerry Hopkin's
book Elvis- A Biography, and features almost 160 Presley songs and
indepth interviews with 80 of Presley's closest friends and associates.

Contemporary artists present Jesse Colin Young at Symphony Hall
on Tues., Apr. 29. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and
$6.

Mickey Newbury and Tom Waits will appear at the Southeast Music
Hall on Mon., Apr. 28-Wed., Apr. 30. Following on Thurs., May 1 -Sat.,
May 3 is Steve Martin. Shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Ad-
mission is $3.

The Atlanta Metropolitan Opera will open its 1975 season on Mon.,
May 5-Sat., May 10. Tickets are available through the Atlanta Music
Festival Association or the Civic Center ticket office. Call 262-2161 for
more information.

Archie Bell and the Drells will be performing in Scarlet o' Hara's
through Sat., May 3. Shows begin at 8 p.m. -2 a.m.

The BeeGees appear at the Municipal auditorium on Mon., May 5.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

miscellaneous

The Atlanta Ballet will be premiering two new works for this year's
spring repertoire to be performed Thurs., May 1-Sun., May 4 at the
Peachtree Playhouse. The new works in addition to the regular
program are Greaf Scott (based on the music of Scott Joplin) which
will be performed Thurs.. May 1 at 8:30 p.m., and Sun., May 4 at 3
p.m., and No Sunrise Finds Us which will be performed Sun., May 4 at
3 p.m. Performances are held Thurs., May 1 -Sat., May 3 at 8:30 p.m.,
and Sun., May 4 at 3 p.m. Student discount tickets are available for $2
one half hour prior to the show. Call 261-9013 for reservations.

The World of Poetry is sponsoring their First Annual Poetry
Competition. Poems of any subject, style, etc., are accepted and over
fifty cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded to the winners.
Grand prize is one thousand dollars. Rules and official entry forms are
available by writing to: World of Poetry, 801 Portola Dr., Suite 211, San
Francisco, Calif., 94127. The contest ends June 30.

Fernbank Science Center will offer a free public program Fri., Apr.
25on making artificial plants. The lecture-demonstration will begin at
7:30 p.m.

The Fantasticks opens on Fri., Apr. 25 at the Academy Theatre. This
romantic fable by Tom Jones lightheartedly combines sentiment,
love, joy and fantasy as it is the source of many well known ballads
such as Soon It's Coing To Rain, They Were You and Try To
Remember. Performances continue for six weeks each Thurs. -Sat., at
8:30 p.m. Student admission is $1.

by Nell Jordan

The Day of the Locust is purely
a matter of taste. John
Sch lesi nger's film about
Hollywood's unbeautiful people
circa 1930 is admirably true to
Nathaniel West's novel from
which it was adapted. To put it
quite bluntly, if you like West,
you'll love Schlesinger, for
undeniably, the visual arts ac-
commodate and enhance West's
abrasive brand of reality as
pretzels do beer. Personally,
West's love (or horror, it's hard
to say which) of the grotesque,
degenerated aspects of human
existence is repugnant to my
perhaps too carefully cultivated
aestheticity. Not that excess and
the intensity of thought and
emotion which it evokes, in this

case near nausea, does not have
its place. With proper direction it
is valid and even necessary. But
here, I must confess, I missed the
point.

Needless to say, I did not enjoy
the film, but what is more dam-
ning, I did not learn from it
either. My experience began
and ended in alienation,
followed by no gradual
reawakening into a broader sen-
sibility as a result of this
decidedly harrowing experience
which becomes at times a test of
mental endurance. Perhaps the
operation was a success, but this
particular patient died.

There can be no question,
however, as to the merit of
William Atherton who plays
Todd Hackett in Locust, and I

can't thank Schlesinger enough
for calling him to our attention.
Atherton is a fine actor with an
acute sensitivity sure to win a
place for him in the future of
films. Karen Black is well-cast if
not particularly well-liked, and
Donald Sutherland appears here
in a different kind of a role to
which he brings all of his familiar
talent for caricature. As usual
he is unforgettable. I have no
doubt that many will read and
appreciate West's message in
Schlesinger's adaptation, and
will praise his accomplishment
accordingly. Like another of
Schlesinger's creations, Mid-
night Cowboy, it is that kind of a
movie. So go, experience Day of
the Locust, and make your own
decision. Then be prepared to
defend it.

ASC wins French dramacontest

A group of five Agnes Scott
students placed first in Dionysia
'75, a foreign language drama
contest sponsored by Clemson
University. The French students
won the honor of best cast for
their presentation of a segment
of Anouilh's Ardele ou la
Marguerite, and Linda Kim-
brough was named best actress.

The Agnes Scott group
performed the section of the
play chosen by Clemson for the
advanced level of competition
against two other colleges. The
three groups competed in closed
competition, which meant that
each college used the same
portion of the play and the same
set, being free to vary only their

and

their

costuming
interpretation.

The play was a black comedy
dealing with the entanglements
of love triangles. The Agnes Scott
College cast included Julie
Anderson as Nathalie, Lydia Ben-
dick as le General, Jenny Frank as
le Comte, Linda Kimbrough as la
Comtesse and Carol Overman as
Villardieux. Francoise Chaze
directed the play.

The college will receive a pla-
que to commemorate the event,
and Linda received a five-
volume set of Theatre by Michel
de Ghelderode and a biography
of de Ghelderode.

Linda played the female lead
in the Blackfriars' production of

Linda Kimbrough as she
appeared in Ardele ou la
Marguerite.

Blackfriars officers
elected for 75-76

Officers for the '75-76
academic year have been
elected by Blackfriars. The new
officers are as follows: president,
Elaine Williams; vice-president,
Debbie McBride; secretary,
Lynn Summer; treasurer,
Annette Cook; and publicity co-
chairmen, Carole Langston and
Cathy Walters.

Carole Langston and Debbie
McBride were tapped for Alpha
Psi Omega, a national honorary
dramatics fraternity. In order to
become a member of Alpha Psi
Omega one must display an
interest in both the backstage
and the on-stage aspects of the
theater.

The Blackfriars production of
the musical Ernest in Love will
open May 17. The costume and
set shops are open on weekday
afternoons and evenings and Sat.
mornings. Work parties are

scheduled for Sat., Apr. 26 and
Sat., May 3 from 10 a.m.-12 noon.
Box office opens May 5.

Lynn Summer is assistant
director; Annette Cook is as-
sistant designer; and Anne
Walker is stage manager, with
Cathy Walters as her assistant.
Production committee chairmen
for the musical are as follows:

sets, Ann Conrad, Carole
Langston, Ruthie McManus;
costumes, Mimi Holmes, Ruth
McAlily, Carolyn McKinney;
lights, Elaine Williams; props,
Sarah Brooke, Mary McNulty;
make-up, Sarah Brooke, Annette
Cook (designer); programs,
Linda Kimbrough, Cathy
Walters; publicity, Carole
Langston, Cathy Walters; box of-
fice, Debbie McBride. House
managers are Eva Gantt and
Laurie Williams.

"The Romancers" and won the
second place prize for Riverside
High School at last year's high
school foreign language drama
contest sponsored by Agnes
Scott.

A group of German students
also competed in a Clemson-
sponsored foreign language
drama contest. The group chose
to perform the fifth act of Bertolt
Brecht's Trommeln in der Nacht
in the advanced level of college
competition.

Under the direction of Gun-
ther Bicknese eight students
performed in the impressionistic
drama. The cast consisted of Lee
Davis as Marie, Maeve Johnson
as Manke, Debbie McBride as
Anna, Julia Midkiff as der
besoffene Mensch f Libby Myre
as Glubb, Angie Rushing as
Babusch. Judy Sapp as Auguste
and Christine Silvio as Kragler.

Christine Silvio received
honorable mention as the best
actress.

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Rep reports

Profile/ April 24, 1975

In business conducted Apr. 22,
Rep Council appointed
members to Rep committees and
to other campus committees.
Members of the constitutional
revision committee are Sherry
Huebsch, Alice Lightle, Pedrick
Stall and Debbie Smith. The
committee, working with
different boards, will revise the
SGA constitution to conform to
present practices; the com-
mittee hopes to have these
revisions ready for the new
Student Handbook. The dorm
council committee consists of
Kim Cobble, Sylvia Foster, Eva
Gantt, Alice Lightle and Lucy
Turner. The committee will
review dorm council
procedures, such as manner of
election, and suggest changes in
those procedures. The parietals

committee includes Carol
Corbett, Cindy Hodges, Molly
McDonald and Sally Shurley. The
committee will study the pos-
sibility of visitation in the dorms.
Memberships of other campus
committees will be announced
in next week's Profile.

Dorm council positions are
still open in Inman, Walters and
on the Spanish hall in Walters.
Petitions for these positions
should be submitted to box 530
by Fri., Apr. 25.

There will be a stifdent body
meeting on Thurs., May 1 at
11:30 a.m. in Rebekah reception
room. The purpose of the meet-
ing is to give students at large an
opportunity to suggest problems
that Rep should study and goals
that Rep should try to achieve in
the next year.

Petitions, elections

(Continued

publicity, Bonnie Pederson and
Pam Hamilton; orientation, Ad-
die Price; outreach, Kitty Smith;
coffee houses, Jean Williams,
Mary Brown and Susan Hall; and
socials, Deedee Morton and
Kathleen O'Brien.

Liz Hornsby will serve as
chairman of CAP for the second
year. Other SGA committee
heads and members will be an-
nounced shortly.

Liz Hornsby will also serve as
editor of the Aurora, and Kate
Kussrow as associate editor.
Other newly elected members of
publications staffs are as follows:
associate editor of the Profile,
Julia Midkiff; editor of the
Silhouette, Gay Blackburn; and

from Page 1)

assistant editor of the Silhouette,
Ruth McMullen.

Gemma Jernigan is the new
Chairman of the Day Student
Council; Frances Holt is vice-
chairman, and Elaine Sheppard is
social chairman. The new
president of Organ Guild is
Katherine . Akin and the new
secretary-treasurer is Susan
Pirkle. Next year's Dolphin Club
president is C.J. Beyssalance;
vice-president is Roslyn
Fretwell; secretary is Gloria
Lewis; and treasurer is Mary
Ihley. Officers for Eta Sigma Phi
next year are: president, Liz
Hornsby; vice-president, Jane
Fraley; secretary-treasurer, Susi
Pedrick; and sergeant-at-arms,
Cynthia Hernandez.

CA donates money
to orphanage program

This year, Christian As-
sociation has given $298.88 to the
Holt Adoption Program. This
program, also known as the Holt
Children's Services, established
orphanages in Korea at the
beginning of the conflict there,
and when conflict began in Viet
Nam, orphanages were es-
tablished there, too. When a
Christian home is found for one
of the children, the child is flown
over to the United States. Ninety
percent of the money given by
CA to the Holt Adoption
Program goes toward the cost of
flying the children over, and ten
percent goes toward ad-
ministration.

Unlike some programs, the
Holt Program deals only with
orphans and not with those
children whose parents volun-
tarily give them up for adoption.
The children in the Holt Program
have neither mother nor father.

The Holt Adoption Program
was made known to CA through
India Culpepper. A member of
her church, North Atlanta Com-
munity Church, Drew Certain,
made the program known to the

entire congregation one Sunday
and mentioned the program's
need for donations.

The check for $298.88 was
marked specifically for the
immediate airlift.

$1 off
purchase of
any large pizza
with
student ID

Pizza Hut
2581
Candler Rd.

H block off I-2C

Tennis team gains 5-1 record

by Beth Sandell
The tennis team played the
fourth and fifth matches of the
season last week against South
DeKalb College and Central
DeKalb College. The Agnes Scott
team overwhelmed South
DeKalb in a 9-0 victory by taking
all six singles and the three
doubles sets. Fri. against Central
DeKalb five singles and two
doubles sets were played, and
ASC won 5-2. Lynn Wilson,
Pedrick Stall and Susi Pedrick

each won their singles set, with
Harriett Graves and Susi Pedrick
and Lynn Wilson and Pedrick
Stall teaming up to win both
doubles sets. Agnes Scott has
now won five or six matches and
has acquired a set record in these
of 39 wins and 13 losses. The team
played against Oglethorpe
College Mon., Apr. 21 at Scott,
winning the 4th, 5th, and 6th
singles positions, and 1st and 3rd
doubles.

Every student is invited to
participate in the overall team
program by coming to the mat-
ches and by playing in the in-
tramural doubles tennis
tournament held every spring
quarter. There is a sign-up sheet
on the AA bulletin board in the
mailroom. Please sign up by
Wed., Apr. 30. There will be a
consolation tournament, and the
regular tournament finals will be
played May 21 at the AA picnic.

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Cooperative health program with ECNS discussed

Dean Martha C. Huntington
announced in an informal con-
vocation yesterday that Agnes
Scott will participate next year in
a cooperative health care
program with the Emory Com-
munity Nursing Service (ECNS).
The program is being adopted
on a one-year basis.

Dean Huntington and nurse
Joanne Goodson, who will ad-
minister the program for the
ECNS, discussed the plans in a
Profile interview. Many of the
details of the program will be
worked out this summer.

Eight winners of college-spon-
sored four-year merit
scholarships from Agnes Scott
have been announced by the
National Merit Scholarship
Corporation of Evanston, III.

These winners were among ap-
proximately fourteen hundred
whose names were released in
the last three nationwide an-
nouncements of merit scholars
in 1975. The merit scholarships
awarded this year total about
3700 and are valued at over $8
million.

Fifteen thousand students
representing the top one-half
percent of the high school
seniors in each of the fifty states
were named merit program
semifinalists last fall. They were
the highest scorers on the
qualifying test administered to
over one million students who
entered the twentieth annual
competition as high school
juniors. About 14,000 of the
semifinalists advanced to finalist
standing in the competition by

Buttrick hall will undergo res-
torations this summer in the first
step of what is hoped to be a
long-range plan of renovation,
according to R. James
Henderson, vice-president for
business affairs. The outside of
the building will be cleaned and
water-proofed and the roof will
be mended.

No contracts have been
signed, but Mr. Henderson es-
timates that the renovations
planned for this summer will cost
approximately $60,000.

At present there are no

The ECNS is a private, non-
profit corporation sponsored by
the Nell Hodgeson Woodruff
School of Nursing at Emory. The
nursing service was chartered
last May. Ms. Goodson des-
cribed the service as part of a
general trend in medicine

toward increasing the nurse's
scientific knowledge and basic
skills. The Agnes Scott health
center will be staffed by nurse
practitioners who are qualified
to treat certain minor ailments
and to evaluate more serious
problems so that the patient may

meeting further requirements.
All merit scholarship winners
were chosen from among the
finalists. Agnes Scott winners
were selected from among the
merit program finalists who
named Agnes Scott as their first
choice college.

Each semifinal ist who qualified
as a finalist confirmed his earlier
high test performance on a
second examination, received
his school's endorsement and
recommendation for merit
scholarship consideration,
presented a record of high
academic standing and supplied
information about his goals and
accomplishments.

Agnes Scott Merit Scholars for
1975-76 include two students
currently enrolled, one of them
on early admission and one on
an accelerated program. They
are Betty Philips, Brevard High
School, Brevard, N. C. and Susan
Smith, East Lincoln High School,
Denver, N. C. Scholars named
for the entering freshman class

definite specifications as to what
will be included in future res-
torations, but it is probable that
improvements will be made in
the classroom and faculty office
areas. Mr. Henderson denied the
validity of rumors that the lobby
of Buttrick will be carpeted.

If further renovations are
undertaken the college will have
to make changes to comply with
fire marshal regulations. Mr.
Henderson said that these com-
pliances could possibly include
installing a sprinkler system and
revising the fire alarm system.

be referred to the proper type of
medical care.

The nurse practitioners will be
on duty 24 hours a day. There will
be no specified time for report-
ing to the health center in order
to see a doctor. Instead a patient
may receive treatment at the
center at any hour, and those
who need further medical atten-
tion will be referred, to one of
three consulting doctors. Dean
Huntington and Ms. Goodson
hope to develop a new system
for treating students who
become ill during the night.

include Diane Beaudoin, Hanna
High School, Anderson, S. C;
Catherine Crook, Middleton
High School, Charleston, S. C;
Leigh Dillion, Vestavia Hills High
Schoool, Vestavia Hills, Ala.;
Sandra Eichelberger, Tucker
High School, Tucker Ga.;
Virginia L. Lee, Jackson
Preparatory School, Jackson,
Miss.; and Rhea Genyne Long,
Huss High School, Gastonia, N.
C.

Student and student-faculty
committee members have been
appointed for the 1975-76 ses-
sion.

Chairman of the public events
committee (formerly lecture
committee) is Patty Pearson.
Other committee members in-
clude Jan Fleischman, Jeanie
Malmgren, Anne Paulin, Debbie
Smith and Martha Smith.

Liz Hornsby is chairman of the
Committee on Academic
Problems (CAP). Committee
members are Harriett Graves,
Toni Meador, Susan Smith and
Barbara Williams.

Class reps

Class representatives to Arts
Council are Elizabeth Stuebing,
sophomore class, Lydia Bendeck,
junior class and Debbie
McBride, senior class. Social
Council class representatives are
C. J. Beyssalance, Barbara Clark,
Melissa Mills, Ginny Maguire
and Emily Rumph for the senior
class, Suzanne Holloman, Ange
Inman, Sue Jinks and Anne
Paulin for the junior class, and
Page Airheart, Anne Getchall
and Anne Hester for the
sophomore class.

Dean Huntington mentioned
that such a system should
provide for a nurse's going to a
dorm in the case of a seriously ill
student.

The new health center will
place emphasis on preventive
health care and health
education, as well as on
treatment of illness. Dean Hun-
tington suggested that the nurse
practitioners might lead small
discussion groups or talk to in-
dividuals about how to deal with
health problems both physical
and mental and how to
prevent them. It was pointed out
that such education will help
prepare students to deal with
health problems in their future
lives. Dean Huntington em-
phasized that the new health

center should be regarded as a
source of information as well as a
center for treatment of illness.
She would like to see the people
involved in health sciences
become a more visible, active
part of the campus community.

C. J. Beyssalance will lead the
newly-created student life com-
mittee. Gay Blackburn, Susan
Kidd, Lark Todd and Patty White
will serve on the committee.

Chairman of convocation
committee is Coile Estes. Com-
mittee members are Barbara

Gus Cochran, assistant profes-
sor of political science, will
attend a seminar on "Justice and
Equality" at the University of
Georgia from June 15 - August
15.

Mr. Cochran described the
seminar as a chance for those
who have been teaching to go
back to school themselves. The
program consists not only of
classes, but also of a project of
reading and/or research.

Mr. Cochran plans to do a
reading project on
"Participation and Equality." The
first part of the project will deal
with the ideas of John Stuart Mill,

Dean Huntington stated that
she would like to see the new
health center opened to
members of the faculty, ad-
ministration and staff, and
perhaps to the surrounding
community on a walk-in clinic
basis.

Both Dean Huntington and
Ms. Goodson emphasized that
the program will be open to
suggestions and changes next
year. This is the first such school
program for the ECNS.

The faculty of the Emory
school of nursing will be in-
volved in the program as con-
sultants in their fields of
specification. Nursing students
may also be concerned with the
educational aspects of the
program.

Dean Huntington mentioned
that Dr. Malcolm Freeman and
Dr. Armand Hendee will con-
tinue to serve as consulting
gynecologists.

Clark, Sharon Collings, Nancy
Leasendale and Lark Todd.

Student members of the
library committee are Carol
Corbett, Suzanne Holloman and
Cheryl Kitchens.

Rousseau, G.D.H. Cole and
others, and with the application
of those ideas to school decen-
tralization or community control
of the school. In addition to this
first area, Mr. Cochran plans to
explore along the same lines
"organization democracy in the
work place."

The seminar will be led by the
University of Georgia's Dr.
William Blackstone. Mr.
Coch ran stated that the seminar
would deal less with political
science than with philosophy.

The seminar is sponsored by
the National Endowment for the
Humanities.

Scholarship winners are named

Summer rejuvenation
of Buttrick planned

Campus commutes appointed

Cochran to attend
seminar at Georgia

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the profile

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Profile/May 1, 1975

Academics

"It's sad that students here talk for hours about how much work
they have, without ever discussing the content of that work." The
comment is not that of an Agnes Scott student, but that of a Wellesley
student who was quoted in the Apr. 4 issue of the Intercollegiate
Press Bulletins.

Probably there are many of us who feel that the statement applies
to Agnes Scott. What are the causes of the situation that the statement
describes? Spring quarter is a time when we recognize scholarly
achievement through Mortar Board tapping, election to Phi Beta
Kappa, recognition of Dana scholars and presentation of various
awards. These events may serve to remind us of our basic purpose m
being here and of the College's primary reason for existence.

Spring quarter is also the time when we elect the student
government officers who will serve us for the next year. And perhaps
we run the risk of letting "political" concerns overshadow our
academic and intellectual life. As those of us who hold SGA offices
know, it is easy to let our duties take up more than their share of our
time and to get caught up in the excitement of controversial issues.

Surely none of us deny that a concern for the "political" affairs of
the College and an interest in important issues are a strategic part of a
well-rounded education. Mortar Board and the Dana scholars
program, for example, recognize service and leadership as well as
scholarship. But we must remember that we are here primarily for the
purpose of learning and that we benefit more from our academic
courses as we put more work and thought into them.

Obviously, the fewer "political" problems we have to worry about,
the more time we will have to devote to scholarly pursuits. It is for this
reason that we must work toward a higher level of confidence in our
administrators and in our student officers, and for this reason also
that we must report our complaints to those equipped to deal with
them.

We are often accused of being an academic, and not an intellec-
tual, community. And the quotation from the Wellesley student
seems to reflect a similar problem. Perhaps one cause of our loss of
intellectualism is an over-involvement in, or at least a rather inef-
ficient approach to, campus "political" problems. We leave ourselves
so little time for intellectual endeavors that they become mechanical
and academic, rather than thoughtful.

Eva Gantt, editor

we'll pay your way

to movies, plays, etc.
if you'll write reviews

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contact Eva Gantt or Julia Midkiff
or reply to Profile, box 764

To the editor:

As an alumna of the Holton-
Arms School in Bethesda, Md. I
am proud that its students ac-
quire a quality education.
However, I was shocked to hear
recently that Susan Ford,
daughter of the President of the
United States and a student of my
alma mater, passed her junior
year English course by unethical
means. Her teacher, who had
also been one of mine, was pres-
sured to pass her, since Miss Ford

was not a good student in the
class. The point of this letter is
that after having been a student
at Agnes Scott for almost two
years, I realize that in the cases of
the majority of students here, the
grades that are received at the
end of each quarter are not the
result of pressured teachers but
are indicative of the student's ef-
fort. "Amen" to Agnes Scott
professors!

Sincerely,
Frances Wickes

To the editor:

I would like to express my ap-
preciation and thanks to the
Agnes Scott Art Club for its
generous gift of The Complete
Works of Marino Marini to
McCain library. It will be
featured in a special display in
May. We are pleased to add this
handsome book on Italian artist
Marini to the library. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dale Luchsinger
librarian

the real world

Rocket and ground attacks
were made on Saigon on Apr. 27
in what could prove to be the
beginning of the end of the
Communist-led offense against
the South Vietnamese capital.

General Oswaldo Lopez
Arellano, chief of state of the
Honduras, was ousted by the
military after being accused of
refusing to cooperate with a
committee investigating charges
that he had accepted a $1.25
million bribe from United
Brands. Arellano was succeeded
by Colonel Juan Alberto Melgar

Castro.

Sixty thousand union
members refused to hear Sen.
Hubert H. Humphrey and other
speakers scheduled for a
Washington rally to demand jobs
and government help. The
workers, rushing onto the
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium's
newly renovated infield,
chanted, Mr. President, do you
hear us? We need jobs!"

President Ford, speaking at a
150th anniversary dinner at the
Yale law school, suggested that

announcing . . .

Mollie Merrick was elected
president of the Georgia As-
sociation of Women Deans, Ad-
ministrators and Counselors at a
meeting of the association on
Apr. 23 at Unicoy.

The Department of Political
Science at Georgia State
University will sponsor a
symposium on legislative
representation in Georgia on
May 19 at the Urban Life Center
at Georgia State. There is a $5 fee
for "The Citizen and the
Legislature: a Symposium."

A BSA practical course on auto
mechanics will be offered on
Thurs., May 8 and Thurs., May 15
at 6:30 p.m.

The box office for the
Blackfriars' production of Ernest
in Love will open on Mon., May
5. Orchestra seats are $2.00 and
balcony seats are $1.75. The box
office phone number is 377-1200.
The musical will open on Sat.,
May 17 at 8:15 p.m. Arts Council
will give a reception following
the opening performance. There

will be a matinee at 2:30 p.m. on
Sun., May 18, and the show will
run the next weekend with 8:15
p.m. performances on Fri., May
23 and Sat., May 24 and a 2:30
matinee on Sun., May 25.

The newly-selected members
of Phi Beta Kappa were an-
nounced at convocation on
Wed., Apr. 23. The members of
the class of 1975 who have been
elected to Phi Beta Kappa are
Debi Belt, Anna Case, Rose Ann
Cleveland, India Culpepper,
Mary Louise Brown Forsyth,
Harriett Fowler, Debbie Harris,
Susan Logan, Beth McFadden,
Joyce McKee, Karen Rahen-
camp, Knight Webb and JoAnne
Williams.

Lea Ann Grimes, chairman of
Interdorm, has announced that
one dorm council position
remains open in Walters. Any
student interested in the
position should contact Lea Ann.

prison sentences be made man-
datory for twice-convicted
offenders of violent crimes.

Frank Covey was captured by
Atlanta FBI agents after he
allegedly hijacked a United
Airlines 727 jet. The suspect
commendeered the plane on its
way to Newark, N. J. from
Raleigh-Durham, N. C. by saying
that a bag he.held contained ex-
plosives.

A request by Georgia Power
Company for an annual increase
of $116 million was approved by
the Public Service Commission.

Jimmy Connors defeated John
Newcombe to win $1 million, the
largest purse ever awarded in a
single tennis match.

A fire truck overturned near
Woodbury, Ga., killing four
persons. The three children and
one woman who were killed
were among nearly 40 people
taking a ride on the truck to
celebrate its purchase through
community effort.

The Israeli consulate in
Johannesburg, South Africa was
seized by six terrorists with
machine guns. The terrorists
took five women hostages and
wounded at least 32 people by
spraying gunfire in the streets.
Police marksmen surrounded
the building.

Rescuers pulled nine-year-old
Ricardo Del Real, Jr. from Lake
Ponchartrain near New Orleans
after 40 hours in the water.
Ricardo was on his way to New
Orleans with his family in a
private plane. The bodies of his
mother and brother and one
sister have been found. The
search continues for his father
and his other sister.

Profile/May 1, 1975

Page 3

arts/entertainment

Scene from Academy Theatre's The Fantasticks.

Academy presents 'Fantasticks'

by Nell Jordan

The Academy Theater, as it
assesses its latest production,
might do well to recall the
sagacity of Fantasticks lyricist
Tom Jones who succinctly notes,
"Plant a turnip, get a turnip." For
The Fantasticks, the longest-run-
ning musical in the history of
Broadway, is a turnip of sorts it
is dependable and nutritious and
really rather tasty, but exciting?
never. The Fantasticks, like the
turnip, lacks pizzazz.

First produced in 1960, the
musical, considerably older but
no wiser, is showing its age. 1960
was a very good year, but for
those too young to indulge in the
luxury of reminiscence, hardly
an eternal one. These mere
fifteen years have seen such in-
credible changes that the early
sixties in which the Fantasticks
was received are far more an-
tiquated than their number
might suggest. The dewy-eyed
sixteen-year-old heroine might
find her counterpart today, but
she would have to look in the six-
th grade. And her young swain?
Even John-boy Walton could
teach him a thing or two. In
today's context, the naive, un-
complicated qualities of the
young couple are far more fan-
ciful than was originally
intended. Time has marched on,
and hard as we "Try to
Remember," jet lag takes its toll.

Despite the inadequacies of
the story itself, the majority of
the cast, directed by Frank Wit-
tow, give splendid
performances. Unfortunately,
the weak link in a chain of
virtuosity lies, like the omnious
eye of the hurricane, at the very
heart of the endeavor. The ach-
ing void here is the young lovers,
played by Yvonne Tenney and
Larry Larson. Though both have
distinguished themselves in the
past in less demanding roles,
neither is capable of sustaining a
lead, lacking both the voice and
the force essential to such a
role's success. The pair, thus
inadequately armed, are neces-
sarily overwhelmed by the con-

siderable talents of more
seasoned "stars," and the
production as a whole is not as
effective as it might be.

Whatever their flaws as
progeny, the unlucky couple
might well aspire to grow up just
like their sires, played to loving
perfection by Edward Lee and
Skip Foster a dynamic duo of
the first order. Frank Wittow is
marvelous as the omniscient El
Gallo, a role which we might
surmise delights as well as
challenges him. Chris Curran,
Fagin in furbelows, brushes
wings with immortality as he,
deftly aided by Brian Reddy,
reminds the audience that
"there are no small parts, only
small actors." The same might be
said of Gay Griggs as the mute
whose statuesque silence hangs
over the proceedings like
moonlight over still water (for
further details, see Walter de la
Mare).

It is not surprising, considering

'Siege of Corinth'

the history of the players, that
the acting far outshines the
musical aspects of the
performance. However, the
selections, always better in
chorus, are adequate if less than
rousing, the one must admire the
courage of those who would
dare to tread the treacherous
corridors of melody with only a
pianist to light the craggy way.

The Fantasticks is not likely to
set the town afire, and though
still a champ, its records were set
long ago. Now, the historic
musical can and must rest, rather
quietly, on its venerable laurels.
As for the Academy, we
commend your innovative
versatility, and though this
production is less than perfec-
tion, we trust it will not be the last
of its type to grace the
Academy's stage, whatever its
flaws, this latest production
offers further proof that the
Academy is one of the most
adept companies around.

Sills performance
opens Opera Week

by Ruth McMullen

Beginning next Mon., May 5,
Atlanta will again host New
York's Metropolitan Opera for a
six-day series of performances.

The highlight of Opera Week
will be opening night, when
Rosini's The Seige of Corinth will
be presented. For female lead
Beverly Sills this will be a first
performance in Atlanta with the
Met. She earned a reputation as
an outstanding soprano with the
New York City Opera Company
and has only recently made her
first performance with the Met.

Eight operas will be performed
this year during the six-day
event. Two short operas,
Cavaleria Rusticana by Mas-
cagini and Pagliacci by Leon-

cavallo, will be performed on
Tues., May 6. Wednesday's
production will be Romeo and
Juliette by Gounod. And
Thursday, for the first time in
several years, will be performed
Verdi's La Forza del Destino.
Falstaff, Verdi's last opera and
one of his most delightful, is to
be performed on Friday night.
This opera is based on the
character of Falstaff in
Shakespeare's Henry IV.
Another one of Verdi's best-
known operas, La Traviata will be
performed for the matinee on
Saturday. That evening Puccini's
La Boheme will be the closing
event of Opera Week for this
year.

what's happening

music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will present a free family concert
sponsored by DeKalb County on Sun., May 4 at 3 p.m. at the Stone
Mountain Park Coliseum. The program will feature Haydn's
Symphony No. 104 in D major ("London"), Copland's Four Dance
Episodes from "Rodeo" and Rachmanioff's Rhapsody on a Theme of
Paganini. For tickets, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 1280 Peachtree St., N.E., Atlanta, Ga.
30309.

The Symphony resumes its season on Thurs., May 1 - Sat., May 3 in
concerts featuring Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme,
Haydn's Concerto for Cello in C major and Stravinsky's ballet
Petrouchka. Concerts begin at 8:30 p.m. Student tickets are available
one half-hour before the performance for $2.60.

The Music Theatre Guild of Atlanta will present Gilbert and
Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore at the Northside Theatre for
Performing Arts. Performances will be held on Thurs., May 1-Sun.,
May 4. For more information call 325-5613.

"Return to Forever" featuring Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny
White and Al Dimeola will be at Symphony Hall Fri., May 9 at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $5 and $6.

Elvis Presley will appear at the Omni on Thurs., May 1 and Fri., May
2. Shows begin at 8 p.m.

The BeeGee's appear at the Municipal Auditorium on Mon., May
5. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

^America will perform on Tues., May 13 at the Municipal
Auditorium. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $4-$6.

The Great Southeast Music Hall presents Steve Martin and Tom
Waits Thurs., May 1-Sat., May 3. and the first Annual Georgia
Filmmakers Awards on Mon., May 5 and Tues., May 6. Beginning
Wed., May 7-Sat., May 10, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band
will perform. Shows begin at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $3-$5.

theatre

The Alliance Theatre will present Shakespeare's A Midsummer
Night's Dream through Sat., May 17. Student matinees are held each
weekday and public performances are Fri. and Sat. nights. Following
each matinee, a discussion will be held for students. Tickets for
students will be sold at a discount. For further details call 892-2414.

Furman University's Theatre Guild presents a limited run of
Euripides' classical tragedy The Bacchae on Thurs., May 15-Sat., May
17 in McAlister Auditorium at Furman. Performances begin at 8:15
p.m. Student tickets are available for $1. For more information call
246-3550 ext. 383.

Kelly's Seed and Feed Theatre, Inc. will open a production entitled
A Song For All Saints on Fri., May 16. The play is about a traveling
troupe's attempt to free the audience from cosmic guilt.
Performances will be held each Fri-Sun. at 8 p.m. Admission is $1.

The Fantasticks continues at the Academy Theatre through Sat.,
May 31 . Performances are given each Thurs. -Sat. at 8:30 p.m. Call 261-
8550 for more information.

miscellaneous

For any students interested in college study programs abroad, con-
tact the following: World Campus Afloat, Chapman College,
Orange, Calif. 92666; College Dept., Gray Line of Guatemala, I la Calle
6-35, Zona 1, Guatemala, C.A.; The Very Reverend Charles U. Harris,
Director of the Consortium, Flint Hill Farm, Delaplane, Va. 22025
(archeological dig in Israel), and Euronews, Box 1812, 22 Ave. de la
Liberte, Luxembourg, Europe.

For any student interested in summer jobs abroad, contact Summer
Jobs, SOS, 22 Ave de la Liberte, Luxembourg, Europe. Requests for
applications must include name, address, and $1 to cover postage.

A major exhibit of original photogravure impressions of E. S. Curtis'
study of the American Indian will be featured at the second annual
Atlanta International Photo Show opening at the Regency Hyatt
House on Thurs., May 8. The show takes place in the Ivy Exhibit Hall
and will be open Thurs. and Fri. from 5-10 p.m., Sat. from noon-10
p.m. and Sun. from noon-6:30 p.m. Admission is $3.

Time Journey will be presented by the Carl Ratcliff dancers on
Mon., May 12 at 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre of the Atlanta Memorial
Arts Center. Admission is $2.50.

There will be a Food Fair featuring over forty exhibiters, food
demonstrations, and panel discussions at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Fri. and
Sat., May 2 and 3 at South DeKalb Mall.

The High Museum exhibit of Western Shaker Furniture: Ohio and
Kentucky continues through Sun., May 4. The 17th-century Dutch
painters exhibit will continue through Tues., May 6, and the antique
Chinese jades will be on display throughout May.

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Scene from Blackfriars' production of Ernest in Love with jim Duryea (Algernon Moncrieff), Neal
Fenter (Jack Worthing), Becky Weaver (Gwendolyn Fairfax) and Carolyn McKinney (Cecily Cardew).

Saxon retires; replacement named

Joe B. Saxon, superintendent
of buildings and grounds, will
retire June 30 after nineteen
years of service to the Agnes
Scott community.

Arriving on the Agnes Scott
campus in 1956 as a cabinet
maker, Mr. Saxon steadily rose to
the position of superintendent
of buildings ten years later. Then
when business manager P. J.
Rogers, Jr. died in 1970, Mr. Sax-
on assumed many of the major

responsibilities for the non-
academic operations of the
College. Some of these duties in-
cluded purchasing supplies and
materials for all the departments
and personnel work; these
duties were handled by Mr. Sax-
on until the College appointed a
new business manager, R. James
Henderson.

As superintendent of
buildings and grounds, Mr. Sax-
on has been responsible for
supervision of the heating plant,
maintenance and repair of all
buildings (including the faculty,
staff and married students
housing), keeping of the
grounds and custodial services.
In addition to building the book-
cases in the president's office
and the office of the dean of the
faculty, Mr. Saxon is also res-

ponsible for building the
furniture in the student
government offices.

In past years, Mr. Saxon has
been known to come to the cam-
pus on weekends when there
was to be an important social
function. He would make sure
that the stage was set properly
for the Black Cat production or
that the tables were set up for
alumnae weekend. He has come
to fix a leaky roof or a stream leak
at 2 o'clock in the morning. Mr.
Henderson pointed out that "it is
unusual to find people who will
give their own time to meet the
needs of students and staff" as
Mr. Saxon has done. According
to Mr. Henderson, Mr. Saxon has
also been concerned about fair
and equitable treatment of the
staff.

Mr. Saxon says, "I have no
gripes against the College. It's a
nice place to be. It's like a small
town. I liked Dr. Alston, and Dr.
Perry has done a lot for the staff."

Upon retirement, Mr. Saxon
will continue his hobbies of
woodwork and gardening. He
has built most of the furniture in
his home, and he is now in the
process of building a grandfather
clock.

John J. Hug will assume res-

Rep reports

At the Apr. 29 meeting of Rep
Council, vice-president Sherry
Huebsch announced the
memberships of student and
student-faculty committees. Rep
Council committees
(constitutional revision, dorm
council and parietals) were
asked to meet before next Tues.,
May 6. The names of Lea Ann
Grimes and Julie Jordan were
added to the dorm council com-
mittee. President Janie Sutton
announced that Sally Shurley will
serve as parliamentarian. Spirit
Committee chairman Bungi
Harris discussed a dinner and
dessert to be given on Tues., May
13 in honor of retiring trustee
George Woodruff. Bungi asked
Rep to allocate money to buy a

gift for Mr. Woodruff. Rep
allocated $25 for the gift, any
unspent funds to be returned to
the SGA treasury. Janie an-
nounced that Beverly Nelson will
serve as editor of the Student
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ponsibilities as director of the
physical plant on July 1. He will
succeed Mr. Saxon.

Mr. Hug is presently assistant
director of the physical plant at
the University of Wisconsin at
Parkside. He was formerly direc-
tor of the physical plant at St.
Bernard College in Coleman,
Ala. and supervising engineer at
the University of Nebraska at
Omaha. Mr. Hug received a B.A.
degree from St. Bernard College
and, while at the University of
Nebraska, he attended a
business management seminar.
Mr. Hug is active in professional
organizations related to his
work.

R. James Henderson, vice
president of business affairs, has
stated that "Dr. Perry and I are
pleased that he is coming, and
we feel that his past experience
will serve us very well in meeting
the challenges we face in every-
day maintenance and in the
general upgrading of our
buildings and grounds."

Mr. Hug's responsibilities at
Agnes Scott will include building
repairs and maintenance, care of
the grounds, custodial services
and supervision of the heating
plant. Mr. Henderson has said
that the title superintendent of
buildings and grounds is being
replaced by the title director of
the physical plant because "it
more accurately describes the
job." The new title is also one
which is used at most colleges
and universities.

Profile/May 1, 1975

Writing Festival

The annual Agnes Scott Writing Festival will be held today
and tomorrow. Poet Richard Eberhart will deliver a reading
at 8:15 p.m. tonight in Gaines Chapel. Josephine Jacobsen
will lecture on 'The Poetry of One Poet" in the Winter
Theatre tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. Tomorrow afternoon Mr.
Eberhart and Ms. Jacobsen will discuss the poems and
stories selected for Aurora. Natalie Anderson will moderate
the discussion, which will take place in the Rebekah recep-
tion room from 2-4 p.m.

Dance group concert
with Emory planned

by Ruth McMullen

This year's dance group spring
concert will be a synthesis of
dance, orchestration and voices.
The Emory Consort, directed by
Ron Carlisle, and the Emory
Chamber Singers, directed by
Bill Lemmonds, will provide
music for Agnes Scott's dance
group on Fri.,May 16 at 8: 15 p.m.
in Gaines and on Sat., May 17 at
8:15 p.m. at Emory.

The pieces to be performed
represent the historical
evolution of music. The program
will open with a suite of bourees
entitled Promenade de la
Noblesse. The orchestra will play
this piece written by Praetorius,
and Sue Diseker, Peggy
Lamberson, Melinda Mitchell
and Mary Jane Norville will
perform the dance
choreographed by Pam Braswell.

Josette Alberts, Pam Braswell,
Melanie Elder and Patsy Hilton
will perform "Dialogue of
Primitive Moon," which is
choreographed by Marilyn Darl-
ing and accompanied by a
recording of George Crumb's
"Voice of the Whale."

Melanie Elder has created a
dance called "Revelation,"
which is accompanied by Bach's
Cantata 78. Vicki Burgess, Cheryl
Kitchens, Mary Jane Norville,
Mary Frances Shine and Janet
Stone perform this dance.

A more modern number is one
written by Feliciano entitled
"Cosmic Festival." Live voices
will accompany a recorded
background. Karen Hale
choreographs this dance, and
Pam Braswell, Melissa Elder,
Denise Floyd, Mary Ann Krus-
kamp, Peggy Lamberson and
Lydia Wilkes perform it.

For a change of style, there will
be "A Dance for Spring," which

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Patsy Hilton choreographed
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Alberts, Kay Dixon, Melanie
Elder, Denise Floyd, Cheryl Kit-
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and performed by Josette
Alberts, Anna Case, Kay Dixon,
Melanie Elder, Denise Floyd,
Karen Hale, Patsy Hilton, Cindy
Hodges, Cheryl Kitchens and
Mary Frances Shine.

The Chamber Singers will
present a selection of madrigals,
and the Emory Consort will
perform.

A reception in Rebekah recep-
tion room will follow the
performance on May 16.

Dance group will give a short
concert for several Decatur area
nursery schools on Thurs., May 8
at 11:30 a.m. in Gaines Chapel.
Six dances of light thematic tone
from last year's spring concert
and this year's Sophomore
Parents Weekend production
will be performed. The concert
will include Cheryl Kitchens'
"Hoedown," parts of Marilyn
Darling's "Folk Suite" and
"Puppets After Hours,"
choreographed by the
sophomore members of dance
group. Members of the campus
community are invited to attend
the concert.

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New faculty by-laws revamp committee structure

The Temporary Executive
Committee has formulated a set
of by-laws under which the
faculty will be responsible for the
academic policies that were
formerly dealt with by the
Academic Council. The now
defunct Academic Council con-
sisted of the chairmen of the
various academic departments.

The change is the result of the
transferring of the responsibility
of academic policies from the
Academic Council to the faculty
by the Board of Trustees. In deal-
ing with curriculum and
academic policies the faculty
works under the authority of the
president and the dean of the
faculty.

The faculty had no formal by-
laws before, but operated by
following tradition. The TEC
worked closely with Pres. Marvin
B. Perry and Dean Julia T. Gary in
drafting the new by-laws.

One of the major factors in the
by-laws is the committee struc-
ture of the faculty. The by-laws
describe the duties of the various
committees. The Committee on

Academic Standards is "res-
ponsible for the administration
of faculty regulations concern-
ing the curriculum and re-
quirements for the degree/'

The Admissions Committee
"shall recommend policies for
admission for approval by the
faculty and administer these
policies." The purpose of the
Committee on Campus

Development and Use is to "give
advice on renovation, location
design and function of college
buildings." The Committee on
Committees shall consult with
the president and the dean of the
faculty in preparing "slates for all
faculty positions on both Faculty
and College Committees."

The Committee on Compen-
sation is the only committee
which requires membership of
representatives of both sexes.
The function of the committee is
to represent "the interests of the
Faculty in such matters as
medical insurance programs;
retirement benefits; profes-
sional salaries; disability
programs; and in the

French hall planned
for third session

Benedicte Boucher, a native of
the Grenoble area of France, will
be next year's assistant to the
French department living on the
French hall. She will be the third
young woman coming from
France to Agnes Scott to tutor
students of French and to help
enliven their interest in speaking
and using the language. Chantal
Hupe was the first last year, and
this year Francoise Chaze has
filled the position.

Benedicte is 20 years old and is
nearing completion of her
studies of English at the
University of Paris. While her
home is near the Swiss border in
the Grenoble area, she lives in an
apartment on the outskirts of
Paris and travels every day to the
university. Candy Lang, who was
a French major at Scott in the
class of 71, has been studying in

Paris for her Ph.D. in the Johns
Hopkins program. Candy met an
auntof Benedicte's, whothen in-
troduced the two young women.
Candy's description of
Benedicte in letters to Mary
Virginia Allen, French
department chairman, was very
enthusiastic. Benedicte worked
and lived in Germany last
summer and had long been
eager for the opportunity to
come to America. Both Raphael
Molho, visiting professor in
French at Scott last year, and
Claire Hubert, associate profes-
sor of French, have met and
interviewed Benedicte.

Benedicte will arrive at Scott
on Sept. 4. Anyone interested in
living on the French hall next
yearshould talk soon with Mollie
Merrick.

formulation of College policies
about maternity leaves, the
education of faculty children,
parking, and housing."

The Curriculum Committee
"may consider any matter
concerned with the
curriculum." The Executive
Committee of the Faculty "is the
major coordinating unit of the
Faculty and . . . shall act for the
Faculty when immediate action
is necessary and a special meet-
ing of the Faculty is inex-

pedient."

The Committee on the Future
of the College shall "discuss any
matter that is pertinent to the
future of Agnes Scott College."
The Committee on Independent
Study will work on strengthening
the independent study program.
The duty of the Committee on
Professional Development is to
work "in formulating policies
about such matters as College
grants for research, for faculty
publications, sabbatical leaves,

attendance at professional
meetingsand otheractivitiesthat
will contribute to professional
development."

The overseeing of the teacher
education program is left up to
the Teacher Education Com-
mittee. The Committee on
Technical Facilities "may give ad-
vice, information and instruction
to faculty members concerning
the purchase, maintenance,
operation and use of technical
equipment."

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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE
DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030

May 8, 1975

Group plans Hub Renovation

A committee of students, in
consultation with dean of
students Martha C. Huntington,
assistant dean Mollie Merrick
and vice-president for business
affairs R. James Henderson, has
been discussing possibilities for
renovating the Hub.

Student organizations presen-
tly using the Hub the Art Club,
the Garrett (lost and found spon-
sored by the sophomore class),
the Profile staff and Social Coun-
cil have been asked to con-
sider other possible locations
and meeting places on campus.
Each organization received a
letter from the Hub renovation
committee, and the committee is
presently in the process of com-
piling the responses to those
letters. The committee hopes to
present a plan for relocation of
the various organizations at an
open meeting to be held within
the next two weeks.

The committee sent a letter
also to the day students. The day
student lounges probably will be
located next year in the Hub
rooms presently occupied by the
Profile and Social Council, as
well as the sewing room. The
present day student lounges in
Buttrick may be used as a Xerox

room and a classroom. What is
now the Xerox room is needed
for office space since the dean of
faculty's office will expand next
year. (Julia T. Gary will handle
faculty and administrative affairs,
Mildred Petty will advise juniors
and seniors, and Gue Hudson
will work with freshman and
sophomores.) Mr. Henderson
has stated that one of the present
day student lounges may be used
as a classroom because of the
concentration of classes
scheduled at certain days and
times and because some former
classrooms have been converted
to other uses.

The Hub renovation com-
mittee hasdiscussed a number of

possible changes. Suggestions
have included a snack bar, a TV
room, a game room, a patio with
umbrella tables, a display of
student art work, and a student
meeting room. Committee
member Nancy Leasendale em-
phasized that no definite plans
have been made and that further
suggestions are welcome. She
also stated that most of the plan-
ning will be left up to students.

The Hub committee has also
taken on the responsibility of
relocating the Aurora and
Silhouette staffs. These two
groups are now located in the
Pub, which is to be torn down
this summer.

Concepcion Leon
retires this year

Fund honors retiring McDowell

Michael J. McDowell,
chairman of the music
department, will be retiring this
spring after 25 years at Agnes
Scott.

Mr. McDowell came to Scott
in 1950, having received his Ph.D.
degree from Emory University
and his M.A. degree from
Harvard University, and having
studied at the Leipzig
conservatory.

Mr. McDowell teaches music
history and literature courses,
besides giving private piano and

organ lessons. His area os special
interest is music literatures as
offered in the music
department's courses on opera,
Richard Wagner and Beethoven.

Mr. McDowell is currenclty
organist and choir director at St.
Mark's Methodist Church, a
position he will continue after

his retirement. He will also con-
tinue to give private music les-
sons. Mr. McDowell is a member
of the bo<*rd of directors of the
Atlanta Symphony.

Because of Mr. McDowell's
special interest in music
literature and in opera, a fund
has been set up in his name for
the purchase of audio
equipment to improve music
listening facilities at Scott.
Former students, alumnae and
present students, faculty and
staff members have contributed
to the fund. Contributions may
be made in care of Raymond
Martin of the music department.

Mr. Martin outlined plans for
the fund at the glee club spring
concert on Apr. 24.

Concepcion P. Leon, senior
resident in Inman, will retire this
year. Ms. Leon has been a senior
resident at Agnes Scott for eight
years and is the foreign student
advisor. A widow, she plans to
make her home in Tampa, Fla.,
near the home of a brother.

Coming to the U.S. in 1964, Ms.
Leon worked for two years at St.
Mary's school in Sewanee, Tenn.
While there, she met Julia T.
Gary, who persuaded her to ap-
ply at Agnes Scott when St.
Mary's closed. She worked in
Rebekah during her first year
and then moved to Inman when
that dorm's senior resident left to
work on her master's degree.

Nov. 14, 1972 was an important
day in Ms. Leon's life; that is the
day on which she became an
American citizen. To celebrate
the occasion, the students who
lived in Inman gave her a
surprise party, complete with
American flags. Agnes Scott was
closely involved in Ms. Leon's
becoming an American citizen,

and former president Wallace
Alston, former dean of students
Roberta Jones and assistant dean
of students Mollie Merrick
signed her recommendations for
citizenship.

Ms. Leon regrets that she must
leave Agnes Scott but she said, " .
. . when you get older there is a
new generation that can take
your place." Her retirement will
leave her free to spend more
time with her family, a brother in
Tampa, a sister in Atlanta,
another sister in Demarest,Ga., a
daughter whose husband
teaches at the Air Force
Academy in Colorado Springs,
Col., and a son at Virginia
Theological Seminary.

Looking back over her time at
Agnes Scott, Ms. Leon said, "I've
had a wonderful eight years. I
love the girls and I love this
place. I came as a Cuban and I am
leaving as an Aemerica ... I don't
want to say goodye. I'll say hasta
la visita."

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Profile/May 8, 1975

Progress?

All too often we become excited about plans for renovations and
tend to forget to be cautious in our planning. We would like to
suggest that this is what happened in the renovating of the library. We
feel that some of the planned changes are not necessary changes.

Some of the changes that are planned for the library are necessary.
The floor of the first level stacks needs replacing, and the walls in the
upstairs classrooms need plastering. New chairs in the carrels would
greatly reduce the creaking sounds in the stacks. The need for im-
provements in the lighting has been apparent for quite a while, and
we are glad to see that these improvements are included in theplans
for re-doing the building. Increasing the shelf capacity of the library
can only be considered a step forward. But there are a few changes
planned for the library that cannot be considered progress.

According to the Apr. 11 issue of the Profile, "The total seating
capacity of the library will remain about the same, but the emphasis
will be shifted from long tables to individual desks and study carrels.
According to Mr. Henderson, the number of carrels will be increased
by about 72% and the desk seating by about 175%." Are more carrels
necessary? We have never noticed that the number of carrels in the
stacks is not a sufficient number to accomodate all those students
who wish tostudy in individualized areas. The long tables we haveare
sturdy and serviceable. Discarding them and buying new carrel
equipment would be a waste of money, money that could be put to
better use elsewhere.

There are some students who think that studying with others at
long tables contributes to that sense of community of which we are all
so proud. Will forcing students who study in the library to study in
carrels improve anything, or will it simply isolate each student in her
own small cubicle? We feel that this change is not only not necessary,
but could be regretted in the future.

Carpeting the library is another change that we think is inadvisable.
Granted, carpeting would makethe library quieter, but does that one
advantage outweigh all the disadvantages? Sweeping a floor can be
done quietly while students are studying, but vacuuming a carpet will
have to be done while the library is closed. With the abundant rainfall
of this area and the number of people who will walk on the proposed
carpet, constant cleaning will be necessary. Within the next few years
the carpet will need to be replaced, whereas the present flagstones
will endure for decades. From an aesthetic point of view, it would be
d crime to cover the beautiful flagstones with an ever-dirty carpet.

The primary concern of a college should always be the education
of its students, and with this idea in mind we would like to see the
money, that will be wasted on changing the study areas and on
carpet, be used to buy books. There will always be a demand for more
books at a college such as ours.

We at Agnes Scott like to think that our college is what Stephen
Laecock had in mind when he wrote On The Need for a Quiet
College in which he described the ideal college, but we must
remember that he was idealizing. When he wished for "... a few
buildings, but it wouldn't take many stone, if possible . . . some
books a few thousand would do. . ." he was not taking into con-
sideration the practical necessities. We must combine idealism with
practicality. Some changes are needed in the library, but someof the
ones planned are superfluous and perhaps foolish.

Fortunately there is still time to consider the necessity of some of
the planned library renovations. The changing from tables to in-
dividualized study areas and the carpeting will take place in the
second phase of the library renovations. This phase will be carried out
during the summer of 76. We urge all members of the campus com-
munity to voice their opinions on this issue. More thought needs to
be given to the necessity, not just the desirability, of the proposed
changes before it is too late.

lulia Midkiff, associate editor

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There are certain things which
are intangible, such as emotions,
feelings and attitudes, and even
though they cannot be seen or
related to physically, they are just
as important as, and often more
so than, tangible object. Two
somewhat intangible feelings
prevalent on the Agnes Scott
campus at the present time are a
feeling of unrest and one of be-
ing "passed over" or ignored.
These feelings stem from a lack
of communication and con-
fidence among students, faculty
and administration, and they
must be handled in the same
manner in which one would fixa
leaky roof, by plugging up the
holes that are allowing it to
happen. Because these are in-
tangibles it is easy to think that
they will correct themselves or
just go away; unfortunately they
instead cause or widen a breach

of trust which is extremely hard
to reverse. The issues and lack of
communication which cause
feelings of unrest and of being
ignored must be corrected in
the final analysis they are the
ones which cause the most

detriment to the spirit and
cohesiveness of a community,
which again are intangible but
necessary to the workings oi a
viable college and to the
achievement of mutual trust.
Beth Sandell

the real world

Saigon surrendered un-
conditionally to the North Viet-
namese.

According to Newsweek
magazine, U.S. intelligence
intercepts of Khmer Rouge com-
munications indicate that
second lieutenants and their
wives will be included in the list
of officers of the Cambodian

army and their families to be
killed by Communist forces.

Some 70,000 refugees from
South Vietnam arrived in the
Philippines. Most of the refugees
were to be transported to Guam.

$360 million in investments in
Vietnam were left by American
businesses when they withdrew
from the country.

announcing . . .

The BSA course in auto
mechanics scheduled for today
and next Thurs., May 15, has
been cancelled because the
company that offered the course
no longer offers it.

Anne Walker and Charlotte
Gillis, chairman and former
chairman of Honor Court
respectively, will discuss the
honor conference they attended
at the University of Virginia in
chapel Friday at 11:30 a.m. The
conference was entitled a
"Conference on Student Con-
duct in the Nation's Collegesand
Universities Today."

Dr. Adele Rickett, professor of
Oriental studies at the University
of Pennsylvania and co-author of
Prisoners of Liberation, will
speak in Presser on Tues., May 13
at 7:30 p.m. Her topic will be
Prisoners of Liberation: Prisons
in New China.

Walter Patrick McConaughy,
ambassador to the Republic of
China from 1966-1975, will speak
at the Wed., May 14 con-
vocation.

Two cast changes have been
made in Blackfriars' production
of Ernest in Love. Ruthie
McManus will play the part of
Lady Bracknell, and Ruth
McAliley will appear in the role

of Alice. Anne Croswell, lyricist
for the mysical, will give an in-
formal talk on Fri., May 23 at
11:30 a.m. in the Winter Theatre.

Dance group will perform in a
joint concert with the Emory
Concert and the Emory Chamber
Singers on Fri., May 16 at 8:15
p.m. in Gaines chapel. The
concert will be given on Sat.,
May 17 at Emory.

(continued on page 4)

B. R. Dorsey, chairman of Gulf
Oil, admitted to federal inves-
tigators that the firm paid $4.2
million in bribes to foreign
government officials to protect
the company's oil assets.

The federal government
reported that the nation's unem-
ployment rate rose to 8.9". in
April.

Two tornadoes hit Georgia, in-
juring three people and damag-
ing property near McRae and
near Clyo.

Ten very dangerous prisoners
escaped from the Clayton
County jail. One of the escapees
surrendered to Riverdale police
last Friday night, but the remain-
ing nine men are still at large.

Richard H. Rich, chairman of
the executive committee of
Rich's Inc., died last Thursday.
Rich was active in many Atlanta
community projects.

Foolish Pleasure, owned by
John L Greer and ridden by
Jacinto Vasquez, won the Ken-
tucky Derby.

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arts/ entertainment

what's happening

museum

An exhibit of conceptual art in which the idea is the art and the
resulting object is an illustrated object with no aesthetic value, opens
at the High Museum Sat., May 10. Artist Sol Lewitt will display fifty of
his drawings and will include working drawings explaining thestruc-
tures he has produced. The exhibition is on display in the new gallery
and is free to the public. In conjunction with this exhibit, Clark
Poling, assistant professor of art history at Emory, will speak on Sun.,
May 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the Hill Auditorium. Admission is free.

Prints of the seventies, including Andy Warhol's silkscreen with
watercolor series Three Hand-Colored Flowers and works by Ya'akov
Agam, Arakawa, Jim Dine, Frank Stella and others, is on display in the
Ralph K. Uhry Print Room of the High Museum.

American works from the High Museum's permanent collection
continue through August in the north gallery. Paintings and
decorative art objects from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries are
presented in this display.

A lecture entitled The Rainbow of Contemporary Black Art will be
given by Edmund Barry Gaither, director/ curator of the Museum of
the National Center of Afro-American Artists in Boston, on Wed.,
May 14at8 p.m. in the Hill Auditorium of the High Museum. The lec-
ture is open to the public at no cost.

The Orson Welles film series opens Thurs., May 8 with the showing
of Citizen Cane. The film begins at 8 p.m. at the High Museum and is

music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchest. a, conducted by Robert Shaw, will
present concerts on Thurs., May 15-Sat., May 17. Their performance
will consist of Schoenberg's Currelieder, with the Morehouse
College glee club and the University of Georgia men's glee club
singing. Performances begin at 8:30 p.m. each night. Student tickets
are available one half-hour prior to the show for $2.60.

The Great Southeast Music Hall presents Jimmy Pouffett, the Coral
Reefer Band and Steve Ashley on Wed., May 7-Sat., May 10. Ad-
mission for Wed. and Thurs. is $3 and for Fri. and Sat. $4. Mon., May 12
and Tues., May 13 the Atlanta Showcase will perform. Tickets are $1.
The Vassar Clements Band and Colours will appear Wed., May 14-
Sat., May 17. Tickets Wed. and Thurs. are $3, and $4 on Fri. and Sat.
Shows begin at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Return to Forever, featuring Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Jenny
White and Al Dimesla, will be presented at Symphony Hall on Fri.,
May 9 at 8 p.m. Barry Manilow will appear on Sun., May 11 at 8 p.m.
All tickets are $5 and $6.

Atlanta's Opera Week continues as New York's Metropolitan
Opera performs Verdi's la Forza del Destino tonight. Friday's opera
will be Verdi's Falstaff. The Saturday matinee will be La Traviata by
Verdi, and the evening performance will be Puccini's La Boheme.

miscellaneous

Save Old Sycamore Association is sponsoring a tour of homes Sat.,
May 17, from 1-6 p.m. Tickets are $3 for all of the homes and 75c for
one. Tickets will be available from merchants around the Decatur
Square, in Columbia Mall, North DeKalb Mall and Suburban Plaza.
Tickets may also be obtained from the individual houses on the tour.
Additional information may be obtained by telephoning 378-0144 or
378-7633.

The Prater's Mill Country Fair will be held in Dalton, Ga. on Sat.,
May 10 from 10 a.m. -6 p.m., and Sun., May 11 from noon-6 p.m. Arts
and crafts, homemade soups, breads, ice-cream, fiddlers and gospel
singers, square dancers and thousands of other items of country fun
will be among the attractions. Admission is 75<t.

The ninth annual Southern Tech Bathtub Race, the world's only
motorized bathtub race on land, will be held pn the campus of
Southern Technical Institute in Marietta on Sat., May 10 at 2 p.m.
Over twelve tubs will participate in this event.

Becky Weaver (Gwendolyn Fairfax), Neal Fenter (Jack Worthing), Carolyn McKinney (Cecily Cardew)
and ]im Duyea (Algernon Moncieff) are the central figures in Blackfriars' production of Frnest in Love.
The musical opens Sat., May 17 at 8:15 p.m., with a matinee on Sun., May 18 at 2:30 p.m., evening
performances on Fri., May 23 and Sat., May 24 at 8:15 and a matinee on Sun., May25at2:30. Director is
Jack T. Brooking, musical and technical director is Bill Fvans, choreographer is Martha C. Huntington.
Reservations may be made by calling 377-1200, All seats are $2. Students may ushers and be admitted
free of charge.

'Orient Express'

Film offers old-fashioned fun

For those who have not yet
seen Agatha Christie's Murder
on the Orient Express, two treats
lie in store: first, the movie itself,
and second, the fact that it is now
playing second-run houses,
which have lowered its original
price ticket of $3.50 by a dollar or
more. This budgetary boon hav-
ing been noted, the film well
deserves some additional space.

The plot involves a murder
committed somewhere between
Istanbul and Calais aboard the
famed Orient Express. A wealthy
retired businessman (Richard
Widmark) is the victi , and there
are no less than a dozen
suspects: the conductor (Jean
Pierre Cassell), a talkataive
American widow (Lauren Bacall),
a Scandinavian missionary
(Ingrid Bergman), an ex-British
army officer (Sean Connery), his
fiancee (Vanessa Redgrave), an
Italian used-car dealer (whose
name eludes), the victim's
brother (John Gielgud) and
secretary (Anthony Perkins), an
aging and presumably Russian
princess (Wendy Hiller) and her
secretary (Rachel Roberts), and a
young Hungarian diplomat
(Michael York) and his wife
(Jacqueline Bisset).

Luckily, Belgian sleuth
Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney)
happens to be on the train too,
and he promptly sets about
ferreting out the truth from the
surplus of evidence and motives.
Unlike a Sherlock Holmes story,
the mystery cannot really be
solved without the aid of certain
information to which the
audience is not given access until
the final scene, and the armchair
detective must content himself
with vague suspicions that an
elaborate (and beautifully
filmed) early flashback sequence

must mean something.
However, the picture is such fun
that it hardly matters that the
clues are stacked in Inspector's
Poirot's favor. The solution,
when it comes, is clever if a little
unlikely, and the film offers
plenty of good acting and superb
staging.

Of course Poirot quickly
emerges as the dominant
character on the crowded train,
and Albert Finney handles his
part which incidentally in-
cludes several fine one-liners &
with flair and an obvious and
infectious relish. The rest of the
cast also does well, and although
their roles are somewhat one-
dimensional, they never-the-less
add up to an intriguing enough
group of passengers. But the cos-
tuming and sets almost steal the
show. They are lavish but classy,
from Michael York's permanent
wave and Lauren Bacall's sweep-
ing beige coat, to the Express'
wood-panelled sleeping berths
and the Istanbul station, clogged
with rich Europeans, Turkish
vendors, bleating goats, and

baskets of fresh fruit and oysters
piled high for the dining car.
There is also come excellent
location footage of the Express
wending her way through the
snowy night.

Orient Express is, in short, an
old-fashioned, first rate,
entertainment picture, and it
ought not to be missed. Even for
the full $3.50.

Graffiti

One of the most interesting
ways to pass one's time while
studying in the library is to read
the writings on the walls of the
carrels. Here are a few witty and
poignant sayings that can be
found scratched on carrels
across the country.

All I want is to have my life and
live it too. Is that asking too
much?

Flunk now and avoid the June
rush.

Will the last American Gl out
of Vietnam please turn out the
light?

Draft beer, not students.

Summer Reading List

submit titles, one or two sentences

about each (and your name)
to Profile, box 764 by Fri., May 1 6

for reading list to be published
in May 22 issue of Profile
take this opportunity to recommend
those good books you've read lately

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Profile/May 8, 1975

Carolyn McKinney is Cecily Cardew, and Jim Duryea is Algernon
Moncrieff in Blackfriars' production of Ernest in Love. The play is a
musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being
Earnest. Lyrics are written by Anne Croswell, and music is composed
by Lee Pockriss. The play is set in the 1890% and Blackfriars' uses a
British music hall design in its production.

Rep reports

At the May 6 meeting of Rep
Council, treasurer Sylvia Foster
reported that all SGA allotments
for this quarter have been paid.

Carol Corbett gave a report
from the parietals committee.
The committee has discussed the
possibility of Sunday afternoon
visitation hours and will dis-
tribute a brief questionnaire to
determine student opinion on
the subject. Other committee
members are Cindy Hodges,
Molly McDonald and Sally
Shurley.

Pedrick Stall reported that the
members of the constitutional
revision committee have divided
the SGA constitution and are do-
ing research on the different sec-

tions of the constitution. Other
members of the committee in-
clude Sherry Huebsch, Alice
Lightle and Debbie Smith.

Lucy Turner was appointed
chairman of the dorm council
committee, which is to meet
before next Tues., May 13. Com-
mittee members include Kim
Cobble, Sylvia Foster, Eva Gantt,
Lea Ann Grimes J u lie Jordan and
Alice Lightle.

Rep voted to sponsor an orien-
tation party for freshmen early
next fall.

Rep will meet at 7 p.m. next
Tuesday, instead of the usual
6:30, because of the dinner for
trustee George Woodruff that
evening.

announcing . . .

(continued from page 2)

The Young Democrats of
Georgia will hold their second
annual statewide convention on
May 9 and 10 in Macon. All ac-
tivities will take place at the
Macon Hilton. Georgia
Congressman Bill Stuckey and
State Democratic Party
Chairperson Marge Thurman
will be featured speakers at the
convention. Anyone under 35
years of age who is a Democrat is
invited to be a full voting
delegate to the convention.
More information is available by
writing the Young Democrats of
Georgia, P.O. Box 50006, Atlanta,
Ga. 30303, or by calling Bob Terry
at (404) 289-3718.

Wolsey Hall Oxford will ex-
amine a student's individual
study needs and advise him as to
where he will find the most ap-
propriate study opportunities
and chances of admission in
British institutions of higher
learning. Wolsey Hall, one of
Britain's foremost corres-
pondence colleges, offers for a
fee of $20 a personal advisory
service to individual student and

faculty enquiries.

Summer jobs or part-time jobs
throughout the year are open
and details may be obtained
from Electrolux College
Education Fund Award, Stam-
ford, Conn. 06905. Positions are
available in selling Electrolux
vacuum cleaners.

$1 off
purchase of
any large pizza
with
student ID

Pizza Hut
2581
Candler Rd.

1 block off I-2C

Scott represented in art shows

Nita Whetstone and Charles
Leonard have entries in the
LaGrange national art
competition. Nita's work is titled
Ice Cream, Six Cents; Mr.

Leonard's entry is a photograph
entitled Interior Earth.

Mr. Leonard also has a work,
White Water No. 7, in the 64th

Tennis team to play
in state tournament

Scott's tennis team will be
competing in the state-wide
GAIAW tournament at the
University of Georgia this Fri.,
Sat. and Sun., May 9-11.

Trophies will be awarded for
best player and runner-up in
each of the 1-6 singles positions
and also in the 1-3 doubles
positions.

The team played Tift College
here on Wed., Apr. 30 and won
7-2 by taking all three doubles
sets and four of the six singles
sets. There was a match
scheduled against Emory at Ox-
ford for Thurs., May 1 which was
cancelled because of rain. The
final match of the regular season
was played Tuesday against
Emory University.

The team was defeated by
Emory 6-3. Terri Keeler won the
number two singles set, and then
combined with Harriett Graves
to win the number one doubles;
Alice Lightle and Pedrick Stall
won the number two doubles.

The overall match record of
the first season of intercollegiate
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Texas Fine Arts Association an-
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Lee Staven's Chakras Sc. 4
appears in the 2nd annual
national juried Dogwood Fes-
tival art show; and Mr. Staven's
Mechanisphere No. 6. in the
Greater Birmingham Arts
Alliance juried exhibition.

Mr. Staven juried the annual
art association sidewalk show on
Fri.. May 2 at Houston Mall.

Bob Westervelt appears on
one of five ETV programs on the
visual arts in Georgia; the series
is entitled "Art: It's Evervwhere."

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term papers, themes theses,
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Vol. LXI No. 23

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE - DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030'

May 15, 1975

Faculty members appointed

Neal Fenter (Jack Worthing), Becky Weaver (Gwendolyn Fairfax),
Carolyn McKinney (Cecily Cardew) and Jim Duyea (Algernon Mon-
crief) appear in Blackfriars' production of the musical comedy Ernest
in Love. The play opens Saturday night at 8:15 p.m. in the Roberta
Powers Winter Theatre. There will be a matinee on Sunday at 2:30
p.m., evening performances next Friday and Saturday at 8:15 and a
matinee next Sunday at 2:30. All seats are $2. Box office phone
number is 377-1200.

Alcoholic beverage policy

The new faculty and ad-
ministrative staff appointments
for the 1975-76 academic session
have been approved by the
Board of Trustees. The ap-
pointments, which included
eight additions to the faculty and
two to the administrative staff,
were approved on May 9.

Carol Golden Miller will join
the faculty as an instructor in art.
Ms. Miller, currently teaching at
the Westminster Schools in
Atlanta, received her B.A. from
Northwestern University, her
M.A. from Mass. College of Art
and her M.F.A. from the
University of Chicago.

"Jewish Faith and Practice," a
spring quarter Bible and Religion
course, will be taught by the
Rabbi Emanuel Feldman.
Currently on sabbatical leave in
Jerusalem, Feldman is the Rabbi
of Congregation of Beth Jacob of
Atlanta. Rabbi Feldman holds
B.S. and M.A. degrees from the
John Hopkins University and a
Ph.D. from Emory University.

George E. Taylor, Jr., a doc-
torial candidate and teaching as-
sistant at Emory University, will
teach one spring quarter biology
course. Mr. Taylor received his
B.S. from Randolph-Macon
College.

Allen White has been ap-
pointed to the Department of

Board of Trustees approves RC 1 67

The Board of Trustees at its
May 9 meeting approved RC 167,
the policy regarding the use of
alcoholic beverages on campus;
the new policy will go into effect
during the 76-76 session.

The text of RC 167 is as follows:

WHEREAS, the majority of
Agnes Scott students are 18 years
or older, and

WHEREAS, a college at-
mosphere should lend itself to
student responsibility in both
academic and social policies;
therefore,

RESOLVED, that the Agnes
Scott College "POLICY
REGARDING THE USE OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", as
stated in the Student Handbook,
be amended as follows:

Alcoholic beverages are
permitted, in compliance with
state and local laws 1 , on the
Agnes Scott campus at campus-
wide social functions held in
designated areas, as coordinated
and evaluated by B.S. A. and as
approved by the Dean of
Students. Alcoholic beverages
which may be served at such

functions are beer, wine, and
spiked punches.

No College or Student
Government funds will be used
for the purchase of alcoholic
beverages at any function held
off or on campus and sponsored
by the college or any
organization within the college.
Only a student over 18 years may
serve the alcoholic beverage,
and a non-alcoholic beverage
must also be served.

Alcoholic beverages are not to
be transported into or away from
the designated area of the social
function, nor are alcoholic
beverages to be transported to
the function except by
authorized persons of the spon-
soring board. Other violations of
this policy include falsification of
ID to purchase alcoholic
beverages, purchasing alcohol
by those over 18 years of age for a
minor, and the possession of
alcoholic beverages by those
students under the age of 18.
Students are on their honor to
obey campus policy when ob-

taining drinks at campus
functions.

The student is responsible for
exemplifying a high standard of
conduct so that her behavior will
not be detrimental to herself, her
fellow students, or to the
college. Hostessing boards are
similarly responsible for insuring
that guests are aware of the ex-
pected standard of conduct.

The first violation by a student
of the Policy Regarding the Use
of Alcoholic Beverages shall be
handled by the Dormitory Coun-
cil. The Dormitory Council shall
automatical ly refer to
Interdormitory Council any case
involving a second infraction.
Any subsequent violations shall
be automatically referred to the
Honor Court. As is the practice
with any particularly serious or
flagrant violations of any policy,
Dormitory Council reserves the
right to refer any such case in-
volving this policy to a higher
court than the one stipulated
(continued on page 4)

Chemistry as an assistant profes-
sor. Mr. White completed his
undergraduate work at the
University of N.H. and received
his Ph.D. from Mass. Institute of
Technology. He is currently
teaching at Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical University.

One section of freshman
English will be taught by Lynn
Ganim. Ms. Ganim received her
B.A. and M.A. degrees from the
University of N.C. at Greensboro
and is a doctoral candidate at
Emory University. Currently a
teaching assistant at Emory, Ms.
Ganim will join the Department
of English as a lecturer.

Catherine Sims, formerly a
professor at Agnes Scott College,
Sweet Briar College and a
political science professor at
will serve as a visiting professor
of history part-time during the
fall and spring quarters of next

year. Ms. Sims is a former dean of
Sweet Briar. She received her
B.A. from Barnard and her M.A.
and Ph.D. from Columbia
University.

Ronald L. Byrnside has been
appointed an associate professor
of music and the chairman of the
Department of Music. Mr.
Byrnside is presently an assistant
professor of musicology at the
University of III. He is the holder
of a bachelor's degree from the
Cincinnati Conservatory of
Music, a master's degree from
Yale University and a doctorate
from the University of III.

Gwen M. Bate, presently an
instructor in psychology at Ga.
State University, will be a visiting
professor of psychology next
year. Ms. Bate, who studied for
one year at Agnes Scott, received
her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from
Ga. State University.

Graves, Keeler second
in state tournament

by Beth Sandell

The Agnes Scott players made
a strong showing in their first
year of intercollegiate tennis
competition at the state
tournament last weekend. Many
coaches, players and observers
commented on their sportman-
ship and the ''intelligent and
strong" playing. They also
commented on how well the
team played, particularly since
Agnes Scott does not give
athletic scholarships or academic
credit for tennis and all prac-
ticing and playing must be done
in the students' free time. In
presenting the plaques for the
number one doubles team
runners-up to Harriett Graves
and Terri Keeler, Claudia
Whaley, the tournament
chairman and coach of Tift
College, congratulated them on
the close match they had played
against the University of
Georgia, who won the number
one spot in doubles.

The University of Georgia
hosted the tournament in which
twelve Georgia colleges and
universities participated. Those
representing Scott and their
positions were Harriett Graves,
no. 1 singles, Terri Keeler, no. 2
singles, Lynn Wilson, no. 3
singles, Alice Lightle, no. 4
singles, Pedrick Stall, No. 5
singles and Glenn Hodge, no. 6
singles. Harriett and Terri
teamed up for the no. 1 doubles;
Pedrick and Lynn for the no. 2

doubles; and Susi Pedrick and
Pam Hamilton for the No. 3
doubles. In the singles
competition Terri, Lynn, Alice
and Glenn made it to the second
round, while Lynn and Pedrick
made it to the second round in
doubles. Harriett and Terri went
into the final round of
competition in the number one
doubles in which they were
seeded second behind the
University of Georgia. They were
defeated 6-3, 6-4 by Tina Price
and W. Fendig, the no. 1 and 2
singles players in the state from
the University of Georgia. The
team finished number five
overall, with the University of
Georgia coming in first and
Emory and Mercer tying for
second.

The Agnes Scott team is
coached by Ann McConnell,
who was "very proud of the way
the team played and represented
the college." Agnes Scott will
begin its second year of
intercollegiate tennis next fall
with old and new players.
Anyone wishing to be a part of
the tennis team is urged to come
out both then and in the spring
for regular season matches and
the state tournament. Following
the state tournament next year
there will be regional play-offs
for those who place in the state
competition.

The tennis team ended the
1974-75 season with seven wins
and three losses.

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by Frances Wickes
Secretary of State Henry Kis-
singer says that the
Organization of American
States has proposed a formula for
ending the 11-year trade and
diplomatic embargo against
Cuba. Among other things, the
formula calls for a special meet-
ing later this year.

The Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation has been called into ex-
amine an incidence in which two
bombs exploded within five
minutes of each other outside
the Mexican Embassy and the
Soviet airline Aeroflot in
Washington, D.C. The bombs
caused minor damage, but no in-
juries were reported.

announcing . . .

RA's Needed Convocation

Five positions as resident ad-
visors (RA's) in the different
dorms (with the exception of
Hopkins) are open to rising
juniors and seniors, preferably
students receiving financial aid,
for the 1975-76 session. RA's are
assigned hostess duty in their
respective dorms for a certain
number of hours each week. The
RA also substitutes for the senior
resident in her dorm during the
senior resident's free weekends.
The Dean of Students Office
hopes to see the RA's role as a
counselor expand next year;
some training for this role is
planned during the course of the
school year. The five positions
must be filled this spring. Any
interested students should see
Mollie Merrick.

Black Cat

Sylvia Foster has been named
director for the 1975 Black Cat
production, to be presented by
the Class of '77 next fall. Anne
Bond will serve as chairman of
the script committee, whose
members will write the play this
summer. Cathy Oates will be
musical director for the produc-
tion. Annette Cook will serve as
technical director, with Elaine
Williams acting as designer.

Meetings

Room* selection for next year
will be held on Mon., May 19at6
p.m. in Gaines chapel.

Hub renovation plans and
ideas will be discussed in an in-
formal convocation on Wed.,
May 21 at 11:30 a.m. in Rebekah
reception room.

There will be a student musical
recital on Fri., May 16 at 11:30
a.m. in Maclean auditorium.

The annual awards con-
vocation will be held on Wed.,
May 28 at 11:30 a.m. in Gaines
chapel.

Turner

Dorothy H. Turner retired
from her job as supervisor of
dormitories on Mar. 9. Mrs.
Turner had worked at Agnes
Scott for eighteen years. In an
interview with the Profile, she
expressed her love for the
College and her appreciation for
the pleasant working relation-
ships she enjoyed here. She
mentioned also her admiration
for President Marvin B. Perry.
Lottie O'Kelley has been serving
as acting supervisor of
dormitories since Mrs. Turner's
retirement.

Exams

Spring quarter exams begin
Sat., May 31 at 9 a.m. The exam
period has been extended to in-
clude one period at 9 a.m. on Fri.,
June 6. Exam envelopes are due
in class on Tues., May 20 and
Wed., May 21. All senior work is
due at 11:30 a.m. on June. 4.

Independents

Mortar Board will sponsor an
informal discussion of the
independent study program
Mon., May 19 at 4 p.m. in the
Hub. Students who have com-
pleted, or are completing,
independent study work will talk
about how they chose their
topics and researched and wrote
their studies.

Canada's Trade Minister Alas-
tair Gillespie signed an
agreement with Soviet deputy
Minister of Foreign Trade V. S.
Alkhimov to lend the Soviet
Union $500 million to purchase
Canadian equipment and other
products. The amount is the
largest credit Canada has ever
extended to a single country.

The United States will launch a
new peace effort in June to
arrange an agreement between
Israel and Egypt.

At the same time that the U.S.
guided missile frigate "Leahy"
and the guided missile destroyer
arrived in Leningrad Monday,
two Soviet destroyers docked in

Boston. According to a spokes-
man for the Pentagon, this event
marks the "first naval warshipex-
change since World War II."

A recent study by American
Businessmen's Research Foun-
dation showed that one of every
five adults in Washington, D.C. is
an alcoholic. This is the highest
alcoholism rate in the country.
Hughes, past chairman of the
Senate subcommittee on
alcoholism and drug abuse, said
"people who live here are under
intense pressure/' and this leads
to drinking.

President Ford has declared
Omaha, Neb. a disaster area after
three tornadoes killed three
persons, injured 132 and caused
damages estimated at a billion
dollars.

The parents of a Rochester,
N.Y. teen-aged boy have asked a
federal regulatory agency to ban
all aerosols after their son died
from "huffing" a frying pan
spray.

Penn. Governor Milton J.
Shapp, 62, is "giving serious con-
sideration" to running for the
Democratic presidential
nomination in 1976.

During a talk with Miss. Young
Democrats, former Ga. governor
Jimmy Carter said that a
Southerner could be elected
president, and that he could be
that Southerner.

Profile/May 15, 1975

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may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
Scott Post Office.

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STAFF: Renee Anderson, Marene Emanuel, Ann Fincher, Nell
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off-campus circulation: Emma Johnson, Frances Wickes.

Editorial

Honesty

In a community based on a system of personal integrity and
honesty such as Agnes Scott, it is sometimes necessary to call
attention to the distinction between direct and implied
honesty, and honesty and honor, and the need for both.
Direct honesty is saying what is meant and doing what is said,
while implied honesty related more to attitude than to specific
actions. A board such as Honor Court is able to maintain direct
honesty since it entails governing behaviors such as lying,
stealing and cheating, whereas implied honesty is not so easily
judged and can only be maintained by the individual. The
same concept applies to honesty and honor; honesty can be
dictated through moral and legal mandates concerning
specific action, but honor cannot be controlled by laws or
governing bodies since it involves interpersonal relationships
and they way people relate to each other in good faith.

These distinctions have particular application to Agnes
Scott, in that all of us are extremely aware of the need for overt
honesty in our actions and speech, especially those which are
related to academic honesty, but we are unique in our efforts
to integrity in every facet of our community and personal lives.
In maintaining this uniqueness the honor system moves away
from being a dispenser of moral platitudes and judgements to
a way of life.

For such a system to continue its viability it is necessary for
each individual administrator, faculty member or student to
assess their own attitudes, actions and relationships to be sure
that they are not only following the letter of the law, but also
the spirit of the law.

Beth Sandell

Summer Reading List

submit titles, one or two sentences
about each (and your name)

to Profile, box 764 by Mon., May 19

for reading list to be published
in May 22 issue of Profile

take this opportunity to recommend
those good books you've read lately

Profile/May 15, 1975

Page 3

arts/ entertainment

what's happening 'Fantasia' exciting experience

museum

A new exhibition entitled American Photographers opens Sat.,
May 17 in the new gallery. Featured in this display are portfolios of
work by seven masters of photography: Edward Weston, James Van
DerZee, Walker Evans, Elliott Erwitt Jerry Ueismann, Paul Caponigro,
and George Tice.

The Orson Welles film series continues with the showing of The
Magnificent Ambersons on Fri., May 16. This film presents the story of
the declining magnificence of an American dynasty. Sat., May 17,
Journey Into Fear, a war thriller set in the Near East, will be shown.
Both films begin at 8 p.m., and 9:45 p.m., and are held in Hill
auditorium. Admission is $1.50.

Three films on architecture will be shown Sun., May 18 at 3 p.m. On
the program are Louis I Kahn, Architect, I. M. Pei, and Cities For
People. The film will be shown in Hill auditorium. Admission is free.

A program of short films consisting of The Riddle of Lumen,
Autumn Equinox, Ray Gun Virus, Wavelength, and Water Sark are
scheduled for 8 p.m. in Hill auditorium on Thurs., May 22. Admission
is free.

music

The Vassar Clements Band and Colours will perform at the Great
Southeast Music Hall Thurs., May 15 - Sat., May 17. Emmylou Harris
follows beginning Mon., May 19 and Tues., May 20. Janis Ian and
Myles and Jerry perform Wed., May 21 - Sat., May 25. Tickets on Wed.
and Thurs. are $3 and on Fri. and Sat. are $4. Shows begin at 9 p.m. and
11 p.m.

Starbuck will perform at Higgies throughout the month of May.
Call 256-3874 for reservations.

Bill Deal and the Rhondells entertain nightly at Scarlett O'Hara's
through Sat., May 17.

Pink Floyd will present a concert on Sun., June 7 at 8 p.m. at the
Atlanta Stadium. Tickets are now on sale.

Marlene Dietrich performs at the Fairmont Colony Square Hotel
every night through Sat., May 24.

The Eagles will be in concert at the Ga. Tech coliseum on Tues.,
May 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $6.

theatre

A Midsummer Night's Dream continues at the Alliance Theatre
through Sat., May 17. Performances are given at 8:30 p.m. every night
and in addition at 2:30 p.m. on Sat. Student tickets are available for
$2.75 one hour prior to the performance.

Once Upon A Mattress is being performed by students at
McEachern High School on 2400 Macland Road on Fri., May 23 and
Sat., May 24 at 8 p.m. Student tickets are $1.

At Home With the Recession or Our Assets are Dragging by the
Wits End Players is currently being performed in the Empire Suite
Dinner Theater. The play will run through Sat., May 31. For
reservations call 892-2227.

The Fantasticks continues at the Academy Theatre through Sat.,
May 31. Performances are given each Thurs. -Sat., at 8:30 p.m.

Finian's Rainbow is performed at the Georgia Retardation Theatre
every night through Sat., May 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $3.

Song For All Saints by James Lineberger begins Fri., May 15 - Sun.,
June 8 at Kelly's Seed and Feed Theatre. Performances are held each
Fri. - Sun., at 8 p.m. Admission is $1.

miscellaneous

The Arts Festival of Atlanta will be held the week of Sat., May 17 -
Sun., May 25 at Piedmont Park. Over 500 pieces of visual art, including
painting, photography, sculptor, and other crafts will be on display.
Demonstrations of pottery throwing, jewelry making, and painting
will go on throughout the entire festival. The event is free to the
public.

The Decatur Recreation Center presents beginning International
Folk Dancing each Thurs., night from 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Admission is
$1.

The Fernbank Science Center Planetarium reincarnates the ghost
of Stonehenge in a program entitled Stonehenge and Beyond held
each Tues. - Sun., throughout May and June. The presentation begins
at 8 p.m. on Tues. - Fri., at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sat., and at 3 p.m. on
Sun. Student admission is 50<t.

An exhibition of the Colonial and Revolutionary Currency of
Georgia is on display at the Georgia Department of Archives and His-
tory. Admission is free.

by Liz Hornsby

Walt Disney's Fantasia is one of
those rare films that realizes
almost completely the potential
of its medium. In its visual
interpretation of music, it is a
near-perfect blend of color,

sound, motion, and line. Disney
spoke of the production of Fan-
tasia as "an unending voyage of
discovery . . . our most exciting
adventure." It is exciting too for
the audience.

The first number is an essen-
tially abstract rendering of Bach's
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor,
an expression of absolute music
through a shifting pageant of
color, shape, and texture. The
well-known Nutcracker Suite
follows, here not a Christmas

story but a fanciful and lovely
view of the natural world, where
sprites tinge leaves with a filigree
of frost and mushrooms dance
with an irresistable charm. Its
successor, Dukas' Sorceror's Ap-
prentice, is portrayed in a more
traditional fashion, but the

treatment is no less creative for
that. Mickey Mouse stars as the
aspiring magician, and the
results of his ill-fated spell are
depicted with a deft balance of
terror and humor. The first half
of the program concludes with
Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. In

another departure from conven-
tional interpretation, the Rite
becomes a kind of scientific
Genesis, a richly imaginative
visualization of the first two
billion years of the planet Earth,
including a look at the awesome
majesty of the age of dinosaurs.

This literally earth-shaking
piece is followed by a short
intermission, during which the
audience has a chance to catch
its breath and to meet the
soundtrack, cajoled by narrator
Deems Taylor into making a
whimsical guest appearance. The
program proper resumes with
Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
Disney takes his cue from the
subtitle, "Recollections of Coun-
try Life," but gives it a slight and
delightful twist: a mythological
setting. It is not the pleasant out-
ing of a group of picnickers that

Lyricist for musical
views production

Ann Croswell, who wrote the
book and lyrics for "Ernest In
Love',' will visit the Agnes Scott
campus during the second week
of the Blackfriars' production of
the musical. Ms. Croswell will
conduct a question and answer
session at 11 :30 a.m. on Fri., May
23 in the Winter Theatre. Ms.
Croswell will also attend that
night's performance.

The lyricist of six musicals and
revues, Ms. Croswell has also
worked with television,
concerts, recordings and
advertising. She wrote the lyrics
for the Broadway musical
"Tovarich," a Tony award winner
and the book for "Huck Finn", a
musical based on the Mark
Twain original, that was
presented on television. Ms.
Croswell was also the lyricist for
Hal Holbrook's performance of
"What is Man?" at the
Philharmonic Hall. She has also
written radio and print copy for
Lux Soap, Ford Motor Co., Mars
Candy and Kellogg's.

Ms. Croswell received her B.A.
from Randolph-Macon
Woman's College in Lynchburg,
Va., did graduate work at the
Strayer Business College in
Washington, D C. and studied
with Gilbert Seldes at the School
of Radio Techniques in New
York City.

is detailed, but a harvest festival
held by a host of centaurs, flying
horses, fauns, and cupids to
honor a tipsy and somewhat
hapless Bacchus. Like all the
narrative pieces in Fantasia, this
pastoral sequence is remarkable

for the equal brilliance of both
panoramas and vignettes. There
are sweeping vistas of the beauty
of the Olympian countryside;
there are also small moments no
less wonderful, like the poignant
sight of a small unicorn sheilding
her colts from a thunderstorm

with her own body. After the
Pastoral comes Ponchielli's
Dance of the Hours, probably
the most devastating yet affec-
tionate look ever cast at ballet.
There may not be quite a laugh a
minute, but this lavish
enactment of the seduction of
Hyacinth Hippo by the dashingly
menacing Ben Ali Gator doesn't
miss by far. It's simply a riot.

In a complete change of pace,
the program concludes with the
pairing of Moussorgsky's Night
on Bald Mountain and
Schubert's Ave Maria. The fiend
of the mountain begins to stir at
dusk, and within minutes the

peak is writhing with the febrile,
nightmarish dances of spirits,
demons, ghosts, and damned
souls summoned up by their
terrifyingly evil master. Bald
Mountain is perhaps the most
powerful of all the pieces in Fan-
tastia, its blackness reeking of

death and worse horrors. Yet just
when the chaos threatens to
overwhelm, the pealing of
church bells is heard. Dawn
breaks, and the forces of
darkness are eclipsed by a starry
line of pilgrims carrying candles
to the service. As they sing, the
tall tree trunks of the surroun-

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Dance group concert
given here Friday

The Agnes Scott dance group will perform with the Emory Consort
and the Emory Chamber singers Friday night and Saturday night at
8:15 p.m. Friday night's concert will be given here in Gaines chapel,
and Saturday night's performance will be given at Emory.

Representing the historical evolution of music, the program will
open with Promenade de la Noblesse. The dance group will also
perform Dialogue of Primitive Moon accompanied by a recording of
George Crimb's "Voice of the Whale." "Revelation" will be ac-
companied by Bach's Cantata 78.

Feliciano's "Cosmic Festival," a more modern number, will follow.
"A Dance for Spring," Bach's Suite Number 6, arranged for guitar by
Andri Segovia, will provide a change of pace. "Primavera" and "O
Fortuna" are the last two dances that will be performed.

The Chamber Singers will present a selection of madrigals, and the
Emory Consort will perform.

A reception in Rebekah will follow the performance on May 16.

Page 4 Profile/May 15, 1975

Rep reports Constitutional changes proposed

At the May 13 meeting of Rep
Council, Alice Lightle reported
on the progress of the
constitutional revision com-
mittee. It was decided that Rep
will vote on RC 170 concerning
judicial procedures after the
student government association
votes on proposed constitutional
changes. Carol Corbett reported
that the parietals committee
hopes to distribute its ques-
tionnaire this week, so that the
results may be presented to Rep
next Tuesday. Lea Ann Grimes
reported that the dorm council
committee is scheduled to meet
this week.

Treasurer Sylvia Foster moved
that Rep allocate $2170 to the
Georgia Public Interest Research

Agnes Scott's student em-
ployment program has been
changed from the present "work
scholarship" program to one in
which students will be hired as
employees of the college and
will receive their compensation
through payroll procedures. Ac-
cording to a memo from Marvin
B. Perry, Jr., to all department
heads and office supervisors, the
new program will do away with
some of the problems of the
"work scholarship" system and
will be more like the programs of
other colleges and universities.

Under the financial aid

(continued from page 1)
above.

As always in matters of student

policy, the Administrative Com-
mittee has the right to rescind
this privilege at any time. One
year after this policy takes effect,
the Administrative Committee
will automatically review and
reevaluate it.

Students must comply with
Georgia and Decatur laws
regarding the consumption of
alcoholic beverages as follows:

Georgia:

1. The legal age for purchasing
alcoholic beverages is 18. It is
against the law in Georgia either
to sell or furnish alcoholic
beverages to minors.

2. It is illegal toappear in an in-
toxicated condition or to
evidence boisterous or vulgar
behavior on any public street, in
any public place, in any private
residence other than one's own,
or on any mode of public
transportation.

Group (G-PIRG) for the '75-76
session; this figure represents $6
per student for 67 per cent of the
student body, that being the
proportion of the student body
who signed the G-PIRG petition.
C. J. Beyssalance explained that
G-PIRG is requesting the
allotment from Rep because of
the the Administrative Com-
mittee's rejection of the
proposed refundable system of
collecting contributions. If Rep
allocates the requested money
to G-PIRG, the organization will
be set up on a one-year trial
basis. Discussion of the proposed
allotment was tabled until next
week. Students are urged to ex-
press their views on the issue to
their Rep Council members.

agreements for the 1975-76 ses-
sion the college must provide
on-campus jobs for scholarship
students, and the students must
perform their duties satis-
factorily in order to retain their
positions. After the employment
needs of the financial aid
students have been met the
supervisors will be free to fill the
remaining openings with non-
scholarship student applicants.

Most student jobs will be clas-
sified as switchboard operator,
cashier/clerk, clerk/general of-
fice worker, clerk/typist, recep-
tionist/guide or tutor/technical
assistant.

Decatur:

It is unlawful to drink in
automobiles parked or moving
on the streets, highways, or alleys
of the city.

'Fantasia'
reviewed

(continued from page 3)

ding forest evolve into misty
gothic arches, and Fantasia con-
cludes in a burst of clear, shining
light and soaring thrusts
heavenward.

Fantasia is not perfect. The
colors, for example, are oc-
casionally a little raw; the faces of
some of the centaursare perhaps
too simplistically drawn. But the
film's imperfectionsareall minor
ones. Although it is almost forty
years old, Fantasia remains a
masterpiece among animated
films, and among all films. It will
richly repay either a viewing or a
re-viewing. Like a good piece of
literature, Fantasia is a living en-
tity that is to be not simply res-
ponded to, but experienced.

The student government as-
sociation will meet on Thurs.,
May 22 at 11:30 a.m. in Rebekah
reception room to vote on
constitutional changes passed
this year by Rep Council.

The changes are the following:

Change Article IX. Board of
Student Activities. Section 2.
Membership:

A. Chairman of the Board of
Student Activities.

B. Secretary -Treasurer of the
Board of Student Activities.

C. Vice-Chairman of
Interdormitory Council.

D. Chairman of Arts Council.

E. Vice-President of Athletic
Association.

F. Vice-President of Social
Council.

G. Vice-President of Christian
Association.

H. Class Vice Presidents.

I. Spirit Chairman
J. Chimo Chairman

K. Four members-at-large: 1.
Two sophomores elected by the
class in the spring, 2. Two
freshman elected by the class in
the fall.

L. One representative of the
Profile in an advisory and non-
voting capacity.

M. Vice-Chairman of Honor
Court.

N. Vice-President of SGA.
O. Vice-Chairman of Day
Students.

Delete Article III. Section 1.
President G. To serve as a
member of Board of Student Ac-
tivities.

Add. Article III. Section 2.
Vice-President F. To serve as a
member of Board of Student Ac-
tivities.

Add. Article VI. The Honor
Court. Section 1. B. Vice-
Chairman of Honor Court; 5. To
serve as a member of Board of
Student Activities.

Add. Article VII.
Interdormitory Council. Section
1. B. Vice-Chairman of
Interdormitory Council; 6. To
serve as a member of Board of
Student Activities.

Change Article XI. Orien-
tation Council. Section 2. A.
Chairman of Orientation Coun-

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cil; 7. To appoint a member to
Board of Student Activities
Vice-Chairman recommended.

Change Article XII. Day
Student Council. Section 1. Of-
ficers Duties and Powers:

A. Chairwoman: 1. To call and
preside over all meetings of the
Day Student Council. 2. To serve
as Chairwoman of the Day
Student Council. 3. To serve as a
member of Representative
Council.

B. Vice-Chairwoman: 1. To
serve as secretary of Day Student
Council. 2. To serve as treasurer
of Day Student Council. 3. To
serve as a member of the Board
of Student Activities. 4. To serve
as Chairwoman in her absence,
upon her resignation, or at her
request.

C. Social Committee
Chairwoman: 1. To plan and
direct all social activities of the
Day Student Council. 2. To
oversee fund-raising and
publicity projects. 3. To co-
ordinate efforts of the Day
Students in participation in cam-
pus-wide projects.

Delete Article XIII. Spring
Elections. Section 1. C. SGA
Nominating Committee.

Delete Article XX
Publications Electorial Board.
Section 1. B. The editor of the
Gallery.

Change Article XV.
Amendments. Section 1. The
Constitution may be amended

by a two-thirds vote of the
members of the Representative
Council.

Change By-Laws, Article II,
Section 1. Editor of the
Handbook Duties and Powers.
A. It is recommended that the
Handbook Editor serve on the
Handbook Committee at least
one year prior to becoming
Editor.

B. The Handbook editor shall
serve in an advisory capacity on
the Handbook Committee dur-
ing the spring of the year follow-
ing her term of office.

Add. By-Laws, Article II, Sec-
tion II. Appointment of
Handbook Editor. A. The
position of Student Handbook
Editor shall be filled by petition
to the President of SGA. In the
event that no such petition is
filed, the editor shall be ap-
pointed by the SGA President.

Add. By-Laws, Article II,
Section III. The Handbook Com-
mittee. A. The Student
Handbook Committee shall be
comprised of one member of
Representative Council, one
member of Honor Court, one
member of Interdorm and other
members appointed by the
Handbook Editor.

Change By-Laws, Article VI.
Amendments. Section 1. The By-
Laws may be amended by a two-
thirds vote of the members of the
Representative Council.

Cant you spare a bite
to save a life?

The threat
of severe
malnutrition or
even starvation
faces about 400
to 500 million
children living
in the poorest
countries of the
world. The
situation is so
grave that the
United Nations
Children's Fund, UNICEF, has declared a
World Child Emergency and must find an
additional $80 million to help meet it in the
next 1 5 months.

Individual contributions, no matter how
small, are the children's main hope for
survival. A contribution of $1 .00, the average
cost of a hamburger, french fries and soda,
can buy a year's supply of multi-vitamins for
a child in a crisis country. $15 can bring
supplementary food and health services to
five children for a month.

Can't you spare a bite ... to save a life?
Please send your contribution today. Mail to
UNICEF World Child Emergency, 331 East
38th Street, New York, N. Y. 1 001 6.

UNICEF ItJ

Scholarship students
given paid employment

RC 1 67 approved
for next year

Public events committee plans lectures for 75-76

by Patty Pearson

Public events committee plans
completed thus far for 1975-76
speakers are as follows: Oct. 14
the Guarneri String Quartet
returns with an all Beethoven
repertoire; Nov. 5 critic and

novelist Elizabeth Janeway will
speak in conjunction with
International Woman's Year;
Pulitzer prize winning poet
Gwendolyn Brooks will speak on
Feb. 11; another Pulitzer prize

winner, historian Daniel
Boorstin,is scheduled to speak
on Mar. 2; and Gary Wills, author
of Nixon Agonistes, will talk
about politics and anti-politics
on Mar. 31.

Newsweek has said of the
Guarneri String Quartet that "as
charismatic proponents of the
cause (music of string quartets),
the Guarneri is peerless."
Believed to be "the most listened
to" string quartet in the world,

the Guarneri does one hundred
concerts a year all over the
world. For the past several years,
the Guarneri has been a high
point not only at Agnes Scott, but
in the Decatur and Atlanta com-
munities as well.

Winner of two Pulitzer prizes

(1950, 1975), Gwendolyn Brooks
is certainly "one of the most
outstanding poets of our time"
and an eminent black writer.
"Her poetry has been called a
bridge between the quiet and
the vibrant." Brooks graduated
from Wilson Junior College in

Chicago in 1946 and holds
honorary doctorates from the
following institutions: Columbia
College, Wake Forest College,

Skidmore College, Loyola
University, Northwestern
University, DePaul University,
Washington University and
seven other colleges and
universities. Brooks was named
one of the ten women of the year
by Mademoiselle magazine in
1943; won an award for creative
writing from the American
Academy of Arts and Letters in
1946; won the Friends of

Literature award for poetry and
the Thurmond Monson award
for literature in 1964; was named
poet laureate of Illinois in 1968;
and has been awarded two
Guggenheim fellowships.
Brooks has received four
Midwestern Writer's
Conference prizes, the Illinois
sesquecentennial literary award,
Pcetry magazine's Eunice Teit-
jen memorial award, the Patron
Saint's award and a distinguished

lectureship at Northeastern
Illinois University. She is a
member of the Society of
Midland Authors. Her works in-
clude A Street in Bronzeville,
Annie Allen, Maud Martha,
Bronzeville Boys and Girls, The
Bean-Eaters, In the Macca,
Aloneness, Riot and her
autobiography Report From Part
One.

Elizabeth Janeway comes in
November as part of the
commemoration of
International Woman's Year. In
connection with her visit, Mortar
Board has planned activities to
celebrate international
Woman's Year. The female
faculty will dine with Janeway
before her speech on Wed., Nov.
5. On Thurs., Nov. 6, Janeway will

give an informal talk at chapel
time; on Thursday afternoon,
outstanding alumnae will speak.
Janeway was born in Brooklyn,
N.Y., attended Swarthmore
College in Philadelphia, and
graduated from Barnard College
in 1935. She received her doc-
torate in 1972 from Simpson
College. Both a novelist and a
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the profile

ACNES SCOTT COLLEGE
DECATUR, GEORGIA 30030

Vol. LXI No. 24

May 22, 1975

Washington semester

Two students in fall program

Patty Avery and Coile Estes
have been chosen to attend the
Washington semester in
Washington, D.C. Patty and
Coile, both political science ma-
jors, were chosen by a com-
mittee consisting of political
science professors and the
chairman of the history

Alston delivers baccalaureate

by Ruth McMullen
Agnes Scott's eighty-sixth
commencement will begin with
the Baccalaureate service on
Sunday morning, June 8, at 11
a.m. That evening at 6:30 p.m.
will be the commencement
ceremony.

The baccalaureate service will
be held in Gaines Chapel. Dr.
Wallace McPherson Alston,
president emeritus of the
College, will give the sermon.
The scripture selection will be
Romans 8: 14-39, and the title of
the sermon is "Tomorrow/' Dr.
Alston obtained bachelors' and
masters' degrees from Emory
University, and doctoral degrees
from Union Theological
Seminary. Hampden-Sidney,
Davis and Elkins College and

Emory. He served as pastor at two
Atlanta churches, Rock Springs
and Druid Hills. He was also pas-
tor at churches in Lexington, Ky.,
and Charlston, W. Va. He has
served as moderator of the
Synod of Georgia and of the
General Assembly of the U.S.
Presbyterian Church. He has
written three books and
numerous articles. He is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa and is
on the board of directors of the
Georgia association of Phi Beta
Kappa. He is on the board of
trustees of Columbia
Theological Seminary and of the
Westminster schools, both here
in Atlanta. He has acted as
president of severa I
organizations for higher
education. He came to Agnes

Scott in 1948 as vice president
and professor of philosophy. He
became president in 1951 and
served in that capacity until 1973.

department to participate in the
program sponsored by the
American University.

There are four study programs
in the Washington semester. The
Washington semester enables
students to study the U.S.
national government, and the
Washington urban semester is
for students interested in study-
ing city government systems. The
foreign policy semester and the
international development
semester, a study of developing
nations, are two other programs
offered by the university.

A new program, the

Washington economic policy
semester, is also offered at the
American University. This
program is a study of the way in
which economic policy is
formulated in the national
government.

While in Washington, Patty
and Coile will attend seminars,
complete a research project and
participate in an internship. The
seminars will involve speeches
by prominent government
figures and interviews with
them. The internship will give
Patty and Coile the experience of
working in a government off ice.

Four new trustees are chosen

Donald R. Keough, president
of Coca-Cola USA, and Thomas
Rice Williams, president of the
First National Bank of Atlanta,
are among the five new
members elected to the board of
trustees.

Board chairman Alex P. Gaines
announced the election results
at the board's recent semi-an-
nual meeting.

Frlerson to retire this year

by Ruth McMullen
W. Joe Frierson, chairman of
the chemistry department, is
retiring this year after 29 years at
Agnes Scott. He has taught and
advised more than 140 chemistry
majors during his years here.

Mr. Frierson obtained his
undergraduate degree at Arkan-
sas College in 1927 and his
masters the next year at Emory.
He earned a Ph.D. from Cornell
University in 1936. He taught
chemistry at Hampden-Sidney in
Virginia from 1928-44 and then at
Birmingham Southern College
until 1946, coming to Scott in
1946 as department chairman.
Mr. Frierson has taught during

the summers at Cornell,
University of Richmond,
University of Florida and Emory.
He did research at the Oak Ridge
national laboratories from 1950-
53 and lectured at Cal Berkeley in
1967. He has attended the
National Science Foundation
institute for college chemistry
teachers and was associate direc-
tor of the institute in 1965. He has
also had articles published in
several scientific journals.

Mr. Frierson was one of the
pioneers of paper
chromatography, a process
whereby components of a mix-
ture are separated on the basis of

their different rates of diffusion
through a special type of paper.

Several changes have oc-
curred in the chemistry
department since he came to
Scott, Mr. Frierson mentioned.
Two teachers made up the
department when he came and
now there are five. Moving into
Campbell science hall in 1951
was a major change. In 1957 the
department received ac-
creditation by the American
Chemical Society, so that
chemistry majors are certified as
having had the proper studies
and training for graduate work
or a job in industry or research.

Also elected to the board the
president of Davidson College,
Dr. Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr., and
two Agnes Scott alumnae, Dr.
Katherine A. Geffcken, '49,
professor of Greek and Latin at
Wellesley College and Mrs.
William Augustus Longstreet
Sibley, Jr., '58 (Nancy Wyly
Holland) of Charlotte, N.C.

Keough, a senior vice
president of the Coca-Cola com-
pany, is a member of the Emory
University board of visitors, the
board of directors of the Lovett
schools, Atlanta, and the board
of trustees of St. Joseph's In-
firmary, Atlanta, and the
Catholic University of America.
He is on the executive com-
mittee and on key committees of
the Grocery Manufacturers of
America.

Williams, a graduate of the
Georgia Institute of Technology,
is a trustee of the Georgia Tech
Foundation and foundations
chairman of the United Negro
College Fund of Atlanta. He is a
director of the Atlanta and the
Georgia chambers of
commerce, treasurer of United

Way of metropolitan Atlanta for
1975-76 and a trustee of the
Y.M.C.A. of metropolitan Atlan-
ta. He is also a member of Central
Atlanta Progress, the Interracial
Council for Business Op-
portunity and the Atlanta Arts
Alliance.

Spencer is a former president
of Mary Baldwin College and of
the Southern Association of
Colleges for Women. He is on
the commission on governmen-
tal relations of the American
Council on Education and on the
council of presidents of the As-
sociation of Governing Boards of
Colleges and Universities.

Geffcken, a native of Atlanta, is
the chairman of the Wellesley
College departments of Greek
and Latin. She has taught and
served as assistant dean at Bryn
Mawr College, where she
earned her doctorate.

Sibley, former president of the
Greenville, S.C., Agnes Scott
Alumnae Club, is vice president
of the Charlotte, N.C, Agnes
Scott Alumnae Club and a
member of the Charlotte Junior
League.

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Profile/May 22, 1975

the profile

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE DECATUR, GA. 30030

THE PROFILE is published weekly throughout the college year by students
of Agnes Scott College. The views expressed in the editorial section are
those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of the
student body, faculty or administration. Letters are welcome and should
be no longer than one and a half typed pages and should be signed. Names
may be withheld upon request. All letters are subject to normal editing.
Permission is given to reprint if credited. Entered as first class mail at Agnes
Scott Post Office.

editor/Eva Gantt
associate ed/ror/Julia Midkiff
business manager/Janet Norton
cartoonist/Beth Sandell
proof reader /Ma rtha Smith

STAFF: Renee Anderson, Marene Emanuel, Ann Fincher, Liz
Hornsby, Jeanie Malmgren, Ruth McMullen, Patty Pearson, Beth
Sandell.

off-campus circulation: Emma Johnson, Frances Wickes.

the real world

by Frances Wickes
Charles T. Miller, captain of
the American merchant ship
Mayaguez, said he bargained for
the freedom of his crew
members by promising the Cam-
bodians an end to U.S. air strikes.
He also told his captors that he
would ask for a halt in the lan-
ding of U.S. Marines.

In Washington, President Ford
has requested an investigation
into a U.S. intelligence gap
which led to the Mayaguez af-
fair. The President wants to know
why the Mayaguez had not been
warned to steer clear of Cam-
bodian waters.

The Senate committee on
intelligence activities is inves-
tigating evidence which in-
dicates that some CIA records
are missing. CIA Director
William E. Colby is being ques-
tioned by the panel on the "gaps
in the records'' that relate to the
CIA's secret domestic and
foreign operations.

DuringaGreaterMiami Jewish
Federation dinner, Sen. Hubert
Humphrey said that Israel needs
a renewed pledge of American
support before it makes any
concessions to the Arabs for Preakness stakes.

peace in the Middle East.

Abdallah Rahman, a 3-year-
old Saudi Arabian prince, has
been named to the board of
directors of the British
commercial bank, Edward Bates
and Sons, after 25 per cent of its
stock was bought in his name for
an estimated $3.2 million.

As part of its bicentennial
Salute to the States program, the
District of Columbia
government will honor Georgia
on June 4. Gov. George Busbee
and other members of the state's
congressional delegation are ex-
pected to attend the festivities in
Washington.

A Southern Methodist
University archaeological team
has reported finding the oldest
and largest Maya pyramid yet
discovered. The approximately
12 stories tall pyramid is located
in Belize, formerly British Hon-
duras.

Foolish Pleasure was denied
the chance of a triple crown last
Saturday when Master Derby
survived a foul claim and won
the 100th running of the

Don't forget:

Seal the exam envelope before you
leave the exam room

No books allowed in rooms other
than those for open book exams

No eating, drinking or smoking
in the exam room

Be considerate (don't take a loudly
ticking clock into the exam room, etc.)

No discussion of any exams until
after the final exam period

To all of us who attend meetings!

In his Autobiography Thomas
Jefferson commented on his
gloom deriving from constant
meetings with his congressional
colleagues in 1776. I pass the
observation along for the com-
fort and edification of some:

"Our body was little
numerous, but very contentious.
Day after day was wasted on the
most unimportant questions. A
member, one of those afflicted
with the morbid rage of debate,
or an ardent mind, prompt
imagination, and copious flows
of words, who heard with im-
patience any logic which was not
his own, sitting near me on some
occasion of a trifling but wordy
debate, asked me how I could sit
in silence, hearing so much false
reasoning, which a word should
refutel I observed to him, that to
refute was indeed easy, but to
silence impossible."

Selah!

Jack Nelson

To the Editor:

I have a question to pose to the
campus one that perhaps may
be a timely carry-over for a
summer's thought. Perhaps, too,

the distance (be it in miles or in
lifestyles) conferred by a
summer's break may lend a
better perspective. My question
is whether we are too gullible, to
apt to doze, to ignore, to wink at
those things to which we object.
When, "metaphorically
speaking," we "smell a rat" on
this campus, do we tend too
much to turn our backs? Even
when the fears are too diffuse to
pin down, can we afford to
sweep them under the rug?

Many of the recently "an-
nounced" changes on this cam-
pus cause me minor distress
the segmentation of the library
into a pool of little islands
(carrels) with a loss of cum-
munity study spirit, the rush to
turn the day students' study into
a classroom when no one seems
to see the easy solution of
scheduling classes in empty
rooms in Campbell or Dana. Yet
on a deeper level, I feel some
philosophical discomfort at the
changes in emphasis on this cam-
pus. We have become preoc-
cupied with many externals. The
library roof leaks, splattering
irreplaceable books, and yet the
walls are given a beautiful but
unnecessary steam-blasting.
Both camps of the campus

(traditional and innovational)
seem to blind themselves to the
other side of the coin and with
such polarity, harmony becomes
unattainable. There is such
reluctance to compromise into
greater objectivity, to play devil's
advocate with one's own views.
We seek to fortify our own
positions through, perhaps, a
"foolish consistency." We must
all learn to dare to retract, to
modify following Emerson's ad-
vice: "Speak what you think now
in hard words and tomorrow
speak what tomorrow thinks in
hard words again, though it con-
tradict everything you said
today."

Let us then in the hazy summer
distance, consider tomorrow
and what it thinks, not sticking to
home-base opinions, but striving
to accept the responsibility o(
being alive and thinking persons
Where we find problems we
must take action (or at least
thought), where we find
elements worthy of preservation
(be they material or
philosophical), we must defend
in an open and aware state of
mind not cowering in sonic
partial darkness of unque^
tioning consistency.

Anne Walker

announcing . . .

There will be a formal recep-
tion in honor of retiring
members of the faculty and staff
in the Winship terrace living
room at 8 p.m. tonight.

Anne Croswell, the lyricist of
"Ernest in Love," will talk about
the play Friday at 11:30 a.m. in
the Winter theater. "Ernest in
Love" continues with
performances Friday and Satur-
day at 8:15 p.m. and Sunday at
2:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale for
$2. The box office number is 377-
1200.

A senior class talent show will
be given Mon., May 26. Check
posters for the time, place and
admission price. Proceeds from
the show will go towards the
senior class gift to the school.

Joyce McKee received the
Atlanta Rotary Club student
award. The award is given to an
outstanding senior of each of six
Atlanta area colleges and
universities who ischosen forthe
honor by his school.

Agnes Scott summer housing
for students will be available
from 3 p.m. June 9 through 12
noon Sept. 2. Rent for the
summer is $150. Applications
may be obtained from the Dean
of Students office.

There are openings for
students on a study trip to the
Galapagos Islands scheduled for
June 17-July 1. Anyone
interested in further information
about the trip should contact
Tom Simpson in the biology
department. Starting price for
the trip is $827.

The staff and students of the
Biology Department of Georgia
Southern College have named
Sandra T. Bowden for the
biology department's Dis-
tinguished Alumnus award for
1975. Ms. Bowden will attend a
dinner at Georgia Southern
College on May 22 at which time
she will deliver an address.
Following the dinner she will be
guest of honor at a reception.
Ms. Bowden was awarded the
B.S. degree by Georgia Southern
College in June 1961.

The Hub renovation com-
mittee presented its proposed
plans t(5 the student body in an
informal convocation on Wed.,
May 21.

At press time, the plan in-
volved the following relocations.
The day student lounges will be
located in the upstairs rooms in
the back of the Hub. The Profile
will occupy the two study rooms
off Rebekah lobby (next to the
other SGA offices). The Garret,
now operated by the sophomore
class, will be moved to Main
basement and will be operated
by the custodial staff. The Art
Club will meet in Dana.

A snack bar, probably with a
service counter to be built in, will
be operated from the kitchen
area of the Hub. The snack bar
will probably replace the LDH,
and it will hopefully be open
more hours each day than is the
LDH. There will be a separate TV
room in the Hub, and the
upstairs rooms in the front of the
Hub will be converted into a

balcony overlooking the sn,i< k
bar (one of the upstairs front
rooms may be reserved as a
meeting room available to
various organizations and
classes).

The community tennis
program will be offered again
this year at Agnes Scott. Anne
McConnell, a member of the
physical education department
and the tennis team coach, will
be directing the program with
the help of Susi Pedrick and Kay
Lawther. The program includes
court memberships, private les-
sons and group lessons on the
beginning and intermediate
levels. Memberships will be
offered to the public for $25 and
individual and $35 a family.

Members of the community who
wish to play on the courts but not
to join may do so for $1 an hour.
These people may use the courts
after 3 p.m. during the week and
all day Saturday and Sunday from
June 9- Sept. 5. Private lessons
will be arranged individually
after June 9; the cost will be $i
per half-hour and $6 per hour.

Group lessons will be given in six
two-week periods meeting one
hour a day Monday through Fri-
day at 8, 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 12
noon and 1 and 2 p.m. The
classes will be limited to ten
students and will run $15 for the
entire two-week session. All
three of these programs will be
in operation from June 9-Sept. 5.

Profile/May 22, 1975

Page 3

arts/ entertainment

what's happening 'Ernest in Love' gives a lift

music

The Great Southeast Music Hall has a full schedule for the
remainder of May as seven different groups will appear. Through
Sat., May 24, Janis Ian and Myles and Lenny perform. Tickets are $4.
Ravi Shankar goes on stage with two shows, one at 6 p.m. and the
other at 8:30 p.m., on Sun., May 25. Tickets for both shows are $7.50.
Individual tickets are $4.50. On Mon., May 26 and Tues., May 27,
Weather Report and Darrow Igus will perform. Tickets are $4.50.
David Bromberg and Darrow Igus follow beginning Wed., May 28 -
Sat., May 31. Tickets are $3 Wednesday and Thursday, and $4 on Fri-
day and Saturday. Shows begin each night at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. (ex-
cept for the Ravi Shankar Show).

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, singers from Northside High
School, several rock bands, a blues combo, dances, and an ec-
clesiastical choir combine their talents in presenting Leonard
Bernstein's Mass. Performances will be held Thurs., June 5 - Sun.,
June 15 at 8 p.m. in Symphony Hall. The Mass combines pop, rock,
and gospel tunes with magnificent music to present one of the most
exciting and moving theater pieces of our time. Tickets run from
$2.75 - $6.50. For further details call 892-2414.

The pops concerts in the parks begin on Sun., June 13 and continue
each Sunday through June and July. Both Chastain and Stone Moun-
tain Parks will feature the following entertainers: George Shearing
and the George Shearing Quintet, Richard Hayman, Dick Drew Trio,
Peter Nero, Cy Timmons/Dukes of Dixieland and the Paul Mitchell
Trio. Tickets are $2.75 - $5.

theatre

The Alliance Theatre season for 1975-76 will present six great
American plays as a salute to the American stage during the bicenten-
niel celebration. Tickets are available at a discount price before July 1 .
Six tickets may be purchased for the price of four. Tickets for section
A are $24 and those for section B are $18. If interested call 892-2797 for
further details.

Once Upon A Mattress will be performed by students at the
McEachern High School at 2400 Macland Road on Fri., May 23 and
Sat., May 24 at 8 p.m. Student tickets are $1.

At Home with the Recession or Our Assets are Dragging is curren-
tly being performed in the Empire Suite dinner theatre by the Wits
End players. The play will run through Sat., May 31. For reservations
call 892-2227.

The Fantasticks continue at the Academy Theatre through Sat.,
May 31. Performances are held each Thurs. - Sat. at 8:30 p.m.

James Lineberger's Song for All Saints continues at Kelly's Seed and
Feed Theatre through Sun., June 8. Performances are given each Fri. -
Sun. at 8 p.m. Admission is $1.

museum of art

A program of five short films, including The Riddle of Lumen by
Stan Brakhage, Autumn Equinox by Hollis Frampton, Ray Gun Virus
by Paul Sharits, Wavelength by Michael Snow and Water Sark by
Joyce Wieland is scheduled for Thurs., May 22 at 8 p.m. Thomas
Lyman, professor of art history at Emory, will introduce and explain
each film. The event will take place in Hill auditorium and admission
is free.

The Orson Welles film series continues as Lady From Shanghai, the
story of a trio involved in a murder mystery, is shown on Fri., May 23..
The Third Man, the story of a writer who returns to Vienna, to renew
an old friendship but instead returns in time for a funeral, will be
shown on Sat., May 24. The Touch of Evil, the story of a narcotics
agent, will be shown on Fri., May 30. All films begin at 8 p.m. and are
shown in Hill auditorium. Admission is $1.50.

The exhibit entitled Prints of the Seventies, including several works
of contemporary artists, will be on display throughout the summer in
the Ralph K. Uhry print room. Admission is free.

American works from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, will be on
display throughout August. Paintings and other art displays created
by artists such as Copley, Sully, and Doughty, will be exhibited in the
North gallery.

The American Photographers: Seven Portfolios continues through
June in the new gallery. Admission is free.

miscellaneous

Operas, Inc., will begin their rehearsal for a one-act opera entitled
The School Board by Alice Bliss on Mon., June 16. Parts are available
for women of all voice ranges. Auditions may be arranged anytime by
telephoning 373-8169. No experience is necessary.

The International Faculties Associates are offering students op-
portunities to join a traveling classroom to the USSR this June, July or
August. Anyone interested should contact Robert J. Barrett,
Chairman of International Faculties Associates, Suite 1732 North, 101
Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017.

The choice of a musical for
Blackfriars' spring production
was an ambitious one, especially
a musical like Anne Croswell and
Lee Pockriss' Ernest in Love,
which is based on The Im-
portance of Being Earnest. Since
Oscar Wilde can only be done if
it is done with considerable
polish, there are places in
Blackfriars' Ernest where reach
exceeds grasp. The opening, too
slowly paced, gets the play off to
a draggy start. Throughout the

play, voices sometimes falter in
mid-lyric, and there are some
awkward moments in the dan-
cing. Too few of the cast project
well when singing, and so when
numbers involve more than one
voice the lyrics are occasionally
unintelligible. In short, although
Blackfriars deserves an A+ for ef-
fort, the production itself rates
something closer to a B+. But the
average of the two is still high
enough to result in a most en-
joyable show.

Lectures planned

(continued from page 1)

critic, Janeway is best known for
Man's World, Woman's Place
and Between Myth and
Morning: Woman Awakening,
which explore "the mythological
basis for woman's self-image and
the world's image of her" and
search "into aging, family
relationships in the new mold,
sexual awareness, new patterns
of education and work. . . poin-
ting the way ahead." Janeway has
served as a judge for the National
Book Award and on the Pulitzer
prize commission. She is a
Berkeley fellow at Yale, a trustee
at Barnard and a member of the
Author's Guild, Inc. She is the
wife of economist-author Eliot
Janeway. The Janeways have two
sons: Michael, managing editor
of the Atlantic Monthly, and
economist-author William.

Daniel Boorstin, Atlanta-born
historian, won the Pulitzer prize
last year for The Americans: the
Democratic Experience and has
been nominated to the post of
Librarian of Congress by
President Gerald Ford. Boorstin
graduated summa cum laude
from Harvard in 1934, was ,a
Rhodes scholar in 1936 and a
Sterling fellow at Yale in 1940and
received his Litt. D. degree from
Cambridge in 1967. Boorstin
worked on his J.S.D. at the Inner
Temple in London and was a
barrister-at-law there in 1937. He
was admitted to the Mas-
sachusetts bar in 1942 and
worked in the office of the Lend-
Lease administrator and in the
office of the assistant solicitor
general. Boorstin was tutor of
history and literature at Harvard

law school from 1939-42; as-
sistant professor of history at
Swarthmore from 1942-44; and at
the University of Chicago, as-
sistant professor from 1944-49,
associate professor from 1949-56,
and professor of American his-
tory from 1956-69. Until his
recent appointment as congres-
sional librarian, Boorstin had
been director of the national
museum of history and
technology at the Smithsonian.
In 1952 he was named Walgreen

lecturer in American
institutions; in 1950-51 he was
named Fulbright lecturer on
American history at the
University of Rome; he lectured
at Kyoto University, Japan, in
1957; and he lectured for the U.S.
state department in Turkey, Iran,
Nepal, India and Ceylon from
1959-60, and Indonesia, Aus-
tralia, New Zealand and the Fiji
Islands in 1968. He received the
first incumbent chair of
American history at the
University of Paris from 1961 -62;
he was the Pitt professor of
American history and
institutions at Cambridge from
1964-65; and he was named
senior fellow at Huntington
Library and a fellow at Trinity
College.

Boorstin has won the Bowdoin
prize at Harvard (1934), and the
Jenkins prize (1935) and the
Younger prize (1936) of Boulloil
College. He is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, the Organization of
American Historians, the
Colonial Society of Mas-
sachusetts and the Bicentennial
Commission. He is also a trustee
of Colonial Williamsburg and a
member of the board of visitors
at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Among his works are The
Americans: The Colonial Ex-
perience, for which he won the
Bancroft award in 1959; and The
Americans: The National Ex-
perience, for which he won the
Parkman prize in 1966.

Atlanta-born Garry Wills is a
classicist as well as a political
philosopher. He received his
B.A. degree from St. Louis
University in 1957, an M.A. from
Xavier (Ohio) in 1958, an M.A.
from Yale in 1959 and his Ph.D.
from Yale in 1961. He was a junior
fellow at the Center for Hellenic
Studies from 1961-62 and has
been an assistant professor of
classics at Johns Hopkins
University since 1962. In addition
to Nixon Agonistes, Wills has
written Politics and Catholic
Freedom, Roman Culture, The
Second Civil War and Jack Ruby.

Ernest in Love, like its sire, is a
story of love and multiple iden-
tities (which for all practical
purposes defies synopsis.) Jack
Brooking and Bill Evans have
moved their version into an
English music hall. The play is
cleverly staged and beautifully
mounted; the theatre-within - a -
theatre is replete with everything
from a chorus line to ornately
hooded footlights. The
backdrops and sets for the
various scenes add greatly to
their flavor, and the costumes
are stunning.

Neal Fenter is a charming and
eminently likable Ernest. His
English accent is not very con-
sistent, but he is quite good
enough in spite of it. Gwen-
dolyn, his ladylove, is portrayed
by Becky Weaver, who has a
marvelous stage presence and
one of the better singing voices.
The role of Algernon, Ernest's
friend, is filled by Jim Duryea,
who not only looks the part of a
young English aristocrat but
plays it very well too. Carolyn
McKinney, the fourth principle,
is rather too exuberant as Cecily,
Ernest's ward, but she sings a
good deal better than she acts.
Among the supporting cast, two
standouts are Mimi Holmes as
Miss Prism and Kevin Barrows as
the Reverend Chasuble. Both
have a really fine instinct for
comedy (and Mr. Barrows has
the best singing voice in the
cast). Ruthie McManus as Lady
Bracknell is also exceptionally
good.

The book stays wisely
close to its source, and the songs
are equally true to it in spirit. The
lyrics are witty, and the music is
lilting without becoming
mannered. Two of the songs are
virtual show-stoppers: the love
duet of Miss Prism and the
Reverend Chasuble, and Lady
Bracknell's lecture to Ernest on
the unsuitability of handbags as
parents, which happily for the
audience, if not Ernest gets a
reprise near the end of the show.
Each song is great fun and the ac-
tors involved in both do a
wonderful job with them.

A charming accompaniment is
provided for both songs and play
by a musical ensemble of piano,
flute, and just the right dash of
percussion. And Martha Hun-
tington's choreography is a nice
complement too. It is stylish but
admirably simple, and gives in
most cases the illusion of spon-
taneity that is so rmportant in a
musical like Ernest.

Ernest in Love may not be
Blackfriars' greatest production,
but it is certainly among its most
pleasant. It's sure to give a lift,
and what with the end of the
quarter crunch, boy, do we need
it now!

Page 4

CAP releases questionnaire results

Rep reports

Profiie/May 22, 1975

Forty-two percent of the
student body and 57% of the
faculty responded to the calen-
dar questionnaire distributed by
the Committee on Academic
Problems (CAP).

41% of the students and 23% of
the faculty think that fall quarter
should be longer than winter or
spring. 55% of the students felt
more rushed than usual this fall
because of the new calendar; of
these, 75% believed that a read-
ing day in the fall would
significantly reduce such pres-
sure. In addition, 41% of the
students considered the lateness
of Black Cat to have added to fall
quarter pressure.

Two extra-curricular aspects of
the calendar were checked. For
people attending and/or work-
ing on the Frost Centennial or
the Bio-Ethics Conference, 25%
of the students and 33% of the
faculty were significantly pres-
sured by this involvement.
Nineteen percent of the student
body, not necessarily the same
people as the preceding group,
were unable to attend events of
either the centennial or the
conference specifically because
of the shortness of the quarter.
No faculty members were thus
affected.

Thirty-two per cent of the
students and 51% of the faculty
saw advantages to a Thanksgiv-
ing break and return thereafter.
Forty-nine percent of the
students felt that the cost of a
Thanksgiving holiday trip
represented a significant ex-
pense for them.

Seventy-six per cent of the
students and 60% of the faculty
preferred the longer Christmas
break to Christmas activities on
campus and/or in Atlanta. Sixty-
eight per cent of the students
found that the longer Christmas
break helped in getting jobs, and
64% believed that jobs should be
a factor in planning the calendar.

Thirty-two percent of the
students found that the longer
Christmas break made it harder
to resume academic life in
january. Forty percent of the
faculty felt that the break was
detrimental to two-quarter, fall-
winter courses and year courses.
(Note: enrollment in fall-winter
courses this year was 323; year
course enrollment was 593). In
addition, 29% of the faculty felt
that the shorter fall quarter
affected their courses significan-

fly.

For 6% of the students, the
new calendar hindered attempts
to take courses at other Atlanta
institutions.

Eighty-seven per cent of the
students and 78% of the faculty
thought that this year's ex-
periences would help them work
under the same type of calendar
next year.

Fifty percent of the students
find it difficult to have exams
start on a Saturday.

The following quotations are
representative comments from
the questionnaires returned.

"I believe that for the second
year of this new calendar, I will
be able to pace myself." / "New
calendar looks good on paper,

but is virtually impossible to
survive/'

"There is pressure under any
system. The little added pressure
which results from shortening
fall quarter doesn't override the
advantages of a long holiday." /
"We are an academic institution
and our primary concern must
be to deliver the best academic
program: We are a college, not a
diploma mill."

"Having all academic pressure
behind me when I arrived home
(for the long break) was worth
the little extra pressure." / "I feel
there is an advantage in having a
small break at Thanksgiving, giv-
ing time to rest up and/or catch
up before exams."

"The long break was a good
rest-period and made me feel
positive towards coming back to
school." / "Coming back from
such a long vacation, I felt as if I
had been out for the summer.
My mental faculties were slower;
it took me longer to adjust to be-
ing back in school."

"I for one enjoyed the long
break because it's very important
for me to spend time with my
family." "Very beneficial for be-
ing with family for a solid length
of time."

"Christmas festivities (on cam-
pus) have served to create a com-
munity. I found the end of this
fall quarter damaging to Agnes
Scott." "One advantage of being
at ASC between Thanksgiving
and Christmas is the spirit which
everyone seems to feel. I think
that loving spirit was and still is
sorely missed this year."

"I found the longer vacation to
be not only more enjoyable but
also quite practical." "Very
beneficial for not travelling
home twice and for getting a
job." "Please do not overlook
the economic aspects of student
travel expenses and job op-
portunities during the longer
holidays." "We are all, I think,
very able to 'adjust' to the
longer break." / "Year courses
and two-quarter courses
suffered very much." "The long
Christmas break, especially in
languages, is a catastrophe."
"Continuity, which is vital to the
academic life of the college, was
interrupted severely by the long
vacation. "To adjust the quality
and quantity of the academic life
at Agnes Scott to fit a non-
academic purpose seems to me

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Emory University

quite contrary to the values
which should govern an
academic institution. The
priorities are backwards."

In addition to sponsoring the
questionnaire, CAP has also ob-
tained the following figures,
upon which the new calendar
may have had some bearing.

The number of students on
academic probation and/or the
ineligible list on the basis of fall
quarter work rose this year,
reversing a downward trend that
had lasted at least four years. This
year 10% of the student body
were thus classified, as opposed
to 8% for both 1973 and 1974.

CAP will post its recommen-
dations on the college calendar
in the mailroom on the SGA and
faculty bulletin boards as soon as
possible.

At the May 20 meeting of Rep
Council, treasurer Sylvia Foster
reported that the College will
pay for the '75-76 Student
Handbook, so that Rep will save
$1500. Lucy Turner reported that
the dorm council committee had
discussed the need for placing
more emphasis on the role of
dorm council members as
"counselors," particularly of
electing dorm council members
in upperclassman dorms in the
fall. Carol Corbett reported that
229 students responded to the
parietals committee ques-
tionnaire distributed last week.
Approximately 83 per cent of
those who responded favored
the proposal for limited
visitation hours on Sunday
afternoons. Harriett Graves
reported on the results of the
CAP questionnaire concerning
the new calendar.

Rep voted not to allocate the

$2170 requested by G-PIRG for
the '75-76 session. Several
students argued that the G-PIRG
petition had been signed with
the assumption that the
organization would be sup-
ported by a refundable fee
system. Others questioned
whether there would be suf-
ficient active leadership for an
Agnes Scott G-PIRG. It was
pointed out that PIRG would
offer valuable contact with the
world outside the campus com-
munity. The vote was 11-10 in
favor of the allocation; president
Janie Sutton voted against the
motion, thus creating a tie and
causing the motion to fail.

Sherry Huebsch presented
constitutional changes proposed
by the constitutional revision
committee. These changes will
be voted upon at the May 27
meeting of Rep, so that they may
appear in the 75-76 Handbook.

Center gives linguistics course

The Council of Presidents of
the University Center in Georgia
has approved a pilot project in
shared curriculum for academic
year 1975-76. The Advisory
Faculty Council of the University
Center over recent years has
studied the advantages and
disadvantages of shared
curriculum programs and has
recommended implementation
of a program in the area of
linguistics to determine its
feasibility for Center institutions
and their students.

Curriculum sharing during the
coming year will be limited to
twelve courses at the junior,
senior and graduate level on
topics in linguistics currently
available at only one institution
in the University Center. Atlanta
University, Emory University,
Georgia State and Georgia Tech
will offer such courses as Afro-
American Dialects, Analytical
Philosophy, Psycholinguistics
and Introduction to Com-
putational Linguistics on an open
basis to any student attending a
member institution of the
University Center.

Students wishing to enroll in a
course offered by Center
institutions other than their own
will need the approval of their
faculty adviser who will clear
with the course instructor to
determine the availability of
space in the class and the

student's meeting any necessary
prerequisites. The student will
need only to complete regis-
tration at his home institution.
The course instructor reports to
the University Center the
number of students from other
Center institutions in the class.
Any financial inequity in
movement of students from one
institution to another will be ad-
justed through the University
Center.

The University Center linguis-
tics interdepartmental group is
coordinating and supervising the
program during its initial year,
and any questions may be
directed to the chairman of the
group, Dr. Esteban Egea,
Department of Romance
Languages, Emory University
(377-2411, ext. 7558).

The University Center in
Georgia is a consortium in-
cluding the University of
Georgia, Georgia State
University, Georgia Tech,
Atlanta University Center, Emory
University, Agnes Scott College,
Columbia Theological Seminary,
Oglethorpe University, and the
Atlanta College of Art. It is
governed by a Board of Trustees
and the Council of Presidents,
the latter made up of the
presidents of member
institutions. An Advisory Faculty
Council including at least three
faculty members from each

member institution serves in an
advisory role to the Council of
Presidents on academic matters,
and a library committee serves a
similar role relative to library
matters. The University Center
sponsors the Atlanta-Athens
Union Catalog located at Emory,
twenty-two interdepartmental
groups comprising faculty of
various disciplines represented
in Center institutions, and the
Visiting Scholar program in
which academic leaders visit
Center institutions each year.
President Sanford Atwood of
Emory is chairman for the Coun-
cil of Presidents for the coming
year and Dr. Jan Boal, Georgia
State University, is chairman for
the Advisory Faculty Council.

If the pilot project in
curriculum sharing proves effec-
tive, the project may be ex-
tended to other disciplines in
coming years. It is anticipated
that if the program is extended to
other disciplines, University
Center interdepartmental
groups will be important in
determining areas and courses to
be included in the program.
Faculty interested in further in-
formation relative to the
program are encouraged to con-
tact Marion Clark, Marie Pepe,
or Elizabeth Zenn, Scott's
representatives to the Advisory
Faculty Council.

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