Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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1 .c is alway Stukes IS 5 a favorite. Mr. S. G. Stukes, Professor of Psy- chology and Education, is also Dean of the Faculty and the Registrar. He is interested in a wide number of activities outside of school, being a member of the DeKalb County Board of the Red Cross, Secretary of the University Cen- ter, and a regular teacher of the Men ' s Bible Class of the Decatur Presbyterian Church. His psychology classes are noted for their informality, every stu- dent feeling free to enter wholeheartedly into lively discussions. His infectious laugh is another memorable aspect of his classes. Miss Emily Dexter is Associate Pro- fessor of Psychology and Education. A versatile teacher. Miss Dexter has classes in introductory psychology, men- tal measurement, child psychology, his- tory of education, and philosophy. Her lectures in psychology are enlivened by numerous allusions to people she PHILOSOPHY - EDUCATIOX - PSYCHOLOGY knows, including many members of her family. She is well-known on the cam- pus for her dry sense of humor. Miss Dexter is co-author, with Miss Omwake, of the textbook, An Introduction to the Fields of Psychology, now used by many colleges. Miss Katherine Omwake, Associate Professor of Psychology and Education, starts many an upperclassman thinking more constructively about choosing a vocation and finding a job. Besides teaching an introductory course in psy- chology. Miss Omwake teaches experi- mental, applied, and abnormal psychol- ogy. Students find that frequent pop quizzes and carefully planned lectures help them keep up with their work. 25

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MATHEMATICS Besides its value in itself, the relation of mathematics to so many subjects on the campus — to physics, chemistry, statistics, and music, make it a popular subject. Miss Leslie Gavlord is acting head of the department, during the leave of ab- sence of Lieutenant-Colonel Robinson, now an instructor at the United States Military Academy. For her infinite patience and clear explanations she receives the constant admiration and gratefulness of her stu- dents. Miss Gaylord is a Mortar Board sponsor this year. Mrs. Ann ann Sweet, Instructor in Mathematics, teaches general mathematics, analytical geometry, and financial mathe- matics. Mrs. Sweet was married this sum- mer before returning to school. Miss Gaylord and Mrs. Sweet— these two ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY Miss Mildred Rutherford Mell is head of the Depart- ment of Economics and Soci- ology. She is a teacher of amazing versatility, teaching courses whose content ranges from economic problems to the family. Miss Mell is a source of information, not only to her own economics and sociology students, but also to students of history, to debaters, and to others who want to know what is happening in the world to- day. She does an excellent job of keeping up with cur- rent events and changing trends. Miss Mell spends a great deal of her time out- side of class working on the Social Planning Council of Atlanta.

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SCIENCE DEPARTMEI T The Science Department has become in- creasingly popular. A major in biology, chemistry, or physics is a valuable asset when job-hunting. Professor Mary Stuart MacDougall, head of the Biology Department, is win- ning increasing renown as a zoologist. Her textbook. Biology — The Science of Life, written in collaboration with the late Pro- fessor Hegner. is now being used by at least 20 universities and colleges. She gained added distinction in being chosen by a committee of Atlantians as Woman of the Year in Education for 1944. Mr. Ernest Hocking Runyon, Associate Professor of Biology, has charge of the botany classes in the department. Watch- ing the progress of plants in his hothouse is one of his special interests. He is doing research on the development of the amoeba from a unicellular to a multicellular animal. Miss Lipps, Miss McCallo MacDougall, Mrs. Runyon and Mr. Runyon get togethe biology lob. Instructors in Biology are Miss Frances Mc- Calla and Miss Lewis Lipps. Frank ' s special interests are Invertebrate Zoology and Compara- tive Anatomy, while Miss Lipps specializes in laboratory technique. Mrs. Runyon gives val- uable assistance in the zoology laboratories. Mr. Schuyler M. Christian is Professor of Physics and Astronomy. His lectures are clear, spiced with frequent jokes, and made more graphic by demonstrations. Mr. Christian is a sponsor for Mortar Board. The Department of Chemistry is headed by Mr. R. B. Holt, who simplifies the mysteries of chemistry so that any student can understand them. His infinite patience and good humor make him beloved by everyone. Miss Philippa Gilchrist, Associate Professor of Chemistry, works with advanced students. She goes about her work systematically, and calmly, and is an expert in explaining to others. Bewildered freshmen chemistry students find great help in the clear, direct explanations of Mrs. Mary Walker Fox, assistant in chemistry. Also an assistant in chemistry. Miss Emma Mc- Ginty helps make the freshmen and qualitative laboratory periods ru]i more smoothly. Mr. Christian demonstrates different types of containers. the science hall steps sit Mr. Holt, McGinty, Miss Gilchrist, and Mrs. Fox. 26