Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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Miss Christie, Miss Limey, and Miss Leybum go to class together. Miss Emma May Laney, associate professor of English, guides the activities of Lecture Association and has a fascinating collection of letters from famous people. While encouraging students to experience the joy of careful, factual scholarship, she inspires a deep appreciation of literary ideals. Tea at the home of Miss Ellen Douglass Leyburn, associate professor of English, is one of the pleasures of her students. Member of the May Day committee, adviser for Aurora, and contributor to the Alumnae Quarterly, Miss Leyburn yet finds time for classical music. Miss Janef Preston, assistant professor of English, delights in finding and encouraging new writing talent. She is adviser for B.O.Z. and writes beautiful poetry. Miss Margaret Trotter is assistant professor of English and guides many Freshmen in mastering the fundamentals of research papers. Adviser for Folio, she inspires careful and thoughtful English work. She taught veterans in summer school last year. Miss Annie May Christie, assistant professor of English, makes American literature a favorite of English majors. Charm- ing and informal, she illustrates her lectures with accounts of her travels here and abroad. She is an adviser for Christian Association. ENGLISH The English department exerts a wide influence in campus life. The large number of students majoring in English attests the popularity of its varied pro- gram, from Chaucer and Shakespeare to modern British drama and narrative writ- ing. Lectures sponsored by the English department contribute to the campus program. Having a background of world travel and extensive reading, and endowed with unusual humor and interest in cur- rent affairs, Mr. George P. Hayes, pro- fessor of English, is a favorite teacher. Enthusiastic Shakespeare students sing his praise as do members of Pi Alpha Phi, of which he is adviser. When spring comes, Mr. Hayes holds conferences on the porch of Main. Mr. Hayes is frequently seen reading out of doors in the autumn and spring. Miss Preston and Miss Trotter find a point of literary significance on the map.

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As the boundaries of the world shift and as the problems of all nations come under the jurisdiction of the United Nations, the contribu- tions of the department of history and political science to the education of world citizens take on a more vital force. After a leave of absence to teach in GI col- leges abroad, Mr. Walter B. Posey, professor of history and political science, has brought his subtle wit and intellectual inspiration back to Agnes Scott. One of the sponsors of the junior class, Mr. Posey is frequently called on to make talks and to judge campus contests. He is an adviser of Mortar Board. Mrs. Sims is a speaker in demand both on campus and around Atlanta. Mr. Posey gives one of his popular history lectures. HISTORY Poise, friendliness, great intellectual attainment, and scholarship combine in the person of Mrs. Catherine Sims, associate professor of history and political science, whose activities and honors include being adviser for International Relations Club, author of a book on parlia- mentary law, co-chairman of the Atlanta Book Fair, and Atlanta ' s Woman of the Year in Education. Miss Elizabeth Fuller Jackson is the voice of authority for any who seek information about the history of our two great allies, Russia and England. Associate profes- sor of history, she is state chairman of the International Relations Committee of the American Association of University Women. Miss Florence Smith, associate professor of history and political science, guides her students in exploring the periods of the Renaissance and of the Third Republic. A talented violist, she includes music among her many activities. Favorites of history students are Miss Smith and Miss Jackson.

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Miss Cilley, Mrs. Dunstan, Miss Barineau, and Miss Ham gather for a S) anish department meeting. LANGUAGES The language departments offer us the op- portunity to partake of other cultures and to see our own culture in the setting of the world as a whole. Through language courses we find a bond with other countries; through literature courses, we see the values that have endured through the ages. Miss Melissa Cilley, assistant professor of Spanish, is an authority on Spanish poetry. Her enthusiasm for Spanish culture has found expres- sion in traveling and in collecting unusual souvenirs. Mrs. Florence Dunstan, assistant professor of Spanish, can tell her students how Spanish sounds in a natural setting. Her trips to South America and Mexico furnish her with this infor- mation. She has studied in Cuba and Paris. Miss Elizabeth Barineau, instructor in Span- ish, has completed her first year at Agnes Scott. Her pleasant manner has already won a place for her on campus. Professor of French, Miss Lucile Alexander awes her students with an apparently boundless knowledge of everything French and delights them with her winsome manner. She is an alumna member of Mortar Board. Miss Alexander walks home each day. 22