Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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SCIENCES Variety and exactness of study characterize the sci- ence department, whose faculty and curricula are pop- ular on campus. Mr. W. J. Frierson, professor of chemistry, came to Agnes Scott this year from Birmingham-Southern. Well liked for his interesting lectures in general and analytical chemistry, he finds time for hunting, gardening, and tennis. Miss Elizabeth Crigler, associate professor of chem- istry, teaches organic and physical chemistry. She likes to travel and enjoys the unexpected. She came to Agnes Scott this year from MacMurray College. Mr. Frierson demonstrates a chemistry reaction. Miss Mary Ann Courtenay, recent graduate, and Miss Lillian Douglas, assistants, guided students in chemistry laboratory experiments. Mr. Schuyler M. Christian, professor of physics and astronomy, spends his summers as consultant to R.C.A. and in developing complicated mathematical formulae. He is a popular Decatur citizen and on campus serves on the faculty committee of Lecture Association. Top: Miss Crigler ' s subtle humor in- trigues chemistry students. Above: Miss Douglas and Miss Courte- nay prepare a lab experiment. Mr. Christian gathers notes for a physics lecture. 26

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Mr. Henry A. Robinson is professor of mathe- matics. His return to the campus was hailed as one of the most delightful features of the post- war reconversion. Returning from teaching at West Point during the war, he was elected one of the sponsors of the senior class. Miss Leslie J. Gaylord, assistant professor of mathematics, exhibits all the patience and orderly reasoning so generally connected with logical math. Miss Gaylord has traveled widely in Europe. She is one of the advisers for Chris- tian Association. Dean Floyd Field helrjed in the department during the absence of Mr. Robinson during the fall and winter quarters. MATHMATICS Mr. Robinson explains the mysteries of mathematics. Gracious Miss Gaylord pauses by the sundial. BIBLE The curriculum of the Bible department and the inspiration of its faculty offer to each student the challenge of the Christian life in all activities. Professor of Bible, Mr. Paul Leslie Garber, makes his subject one of the most popular on campus. He is chairman of the library committee and a well-known speaker in Atlanta churches and for other religious groups. Mr. James T. Gillespie, former associate professor of Bible for seventeen years, left at Christmas to accept a pastorate at St. Simons, Georgia. Mr. Samuel A. Cartledge, professor of Bible at Columbia Theological Seminary, and Mr. Donald Bailey, pastor of the Emory Presbyterian church, took over Mr. Gillespie ' s classes. Mr. Gillespie and Mr. Garber chat steps of Buttrick. Mr. Cartledge and Mr. Bailey are newcomers to the Bible department.

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Miss Mary Stuart MacDougall, professor of biology, is well known in biology circles for her textbook and for her malaria research. We know her as the lady who braved two broken arms in one month without interrupt- ing her teaching schedule, and as a connoisseur of the latest movies and mystery novels. Miss MacDougall looks over the biology text she hi, written . Associate professor of biology, Mr. H. T. Cox is par- ticularly interested in plant anatomy. His hobby of building model railroads has been temporarily curtained by the war. Mrs. Ruth Gray Walker, Miss Victoria Alexander, assistants, and Miss Maysie Lyons, instructor, supervised the biology labs this year. Mr. Cox prepares for a lecture on botany. Mrs. Wallker, Miss Alexander, and Miss Lyons take time out for a laugh. 27