Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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■ith Miss Scandrctt. office, and acting as advisor to anyone who has a problem, from the President of Student Government to the assistant janitor of the Science hiall involves Miss Scandrett constantly, usually in several places at the same time, even though Margaret Bell, Mary MacDonald, and Alberta Pal- mour are competent office assistants. But even assuming such dignities as capping the Seniors at Investiture and being President of the Georgia As- sociation of Women Deans hasn ' t deprived her of that wink! hielp in filing applications for jobs comes from Mr. Stuke s, who is also busy on the campus with the duties of the classroom and outside activities; for he is head of the Psychology De- partment and for many years has served on Lecture Association. Com- munications from him reach girls be- fore they come to Agnes Scott, too, because besides all the other work he is Registrar. Managing campus im- provements as well as college business is Mr. Cunningham ' s job, and Mr. Tart as College Treasurer receives the fees and keeps extra (?) spending money in the college bank. Turning to the curriculum, the Admissions Committee, com- posed of Miss Alexander, chairman. Miss Christie and Miss Gay- lord, leads the Freshmen into the mysteries of the catalogue; and leaves it to Mr. hlolt and Miss Torrance in the Electives Committee to direct them in getting out with the correct num- ber of hours and cou rses. E m - braced in these committees are the French De- partment, which Miss Alexander heads; Mathematics, represented by Miss Gay- lord; English and Greek by Miss Christie and Miss Gaylord, with Mr. hHolt, Chemistry head, chairman of Electives. The French Department has added prestige through Miss Alex- ander ' s position as Dean of the Faculty, and boasts a cosmopoli- tan personnel consisting of Miss Virginia Gray, an Agnes Scott graduate who came this year from her post in the Belgian Congo; Abcvc: Mr. Stukes enjoys the Southern Un Below: Blue card collcctc i,ty Conference. French a la Hale. ie Pte sidcnt leads the pre cesslonai. Sci- RellSi DP following. Below cup of tea. A Biolosical

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THE FACULTY High intellectual achievement at Agnes Scott is inspired by a group of leaders in the field of scholarship who owe their influence to their part in non-curricula activities as well as to their leader- ship in the classroonn. Together the faculty and administration embody the ideal of the college, and stand out at the same time as individual per- sonalities from whom we learn lessons in living as well as in studying. Informally pictured here in their activities is a group of people who make up an integral part of the Agnes Scott atmosphere — cultured, charming, democratic. Intelligent administration, careful planning and cooperation have built up the college plant under the direction of Dr. McCain. Aside from his executive work, his high ideals set forth in a living example are a standard of ex- cellence for teacher and student alike to work toward. Off campus contacts interest him when they pertain to modern progress in which the college is engaged, so that he has made them mean much to the advancement of Agnes Scott. Last year he was President of the Ameri- can Association of Colleges, and this year served on its nominating committee, as a Director of the Citizen- ship Institute sponsored by Agnes Scott, Emory, and Georgia Tech, as Chairman of the Georgia Rhodes Scholarship Committee, as Senator to the Phi Beta Kappa Senate, and as Secretary-Treasurer of the Southern University Conference to which the Atlanta institutions were hosts this year. Though absent from the daily routine this year be- cause of her health. Miss hlopkins in her invaluable place as Dean of Agnes Scott has a record of service to the college and leadership of its students that is unmatched, for the school has developed from an academy to a college under her supervision. Uphold- ing the standards and responsibility of Miss Hopkins ' Hopkins ' offic

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Miss Helen Carlson, violinist and graduate of Grinnell College; and Miss Louise Hale, who lends herself graciously to the support of campus activities, particularly the French Club and Lecture Association. Miss Gaylord figures in the Math Department as well as in the Admissions Com- mittee. Figure out, too, how Mr. Robinson, head of the Math Department, plays in the String Ensemble, is Secretary-Treasurer of the Southern Division of the Math- ematics Association of America, acts as B. S. U. advisor, and still has time to revise the marriage per cent. Literature and history, acknowledged friends and co-developers, have the co- operation of tennis to boost their friend- ship at Agnes Scott; for Mr. Hayes, Eng- lish, and Mr. Davidson, History, are familiar Honor 3 j | [ ' 7 ' ' ° ' ' partners — whether Shakespeare and the American Revolution seem to combine logically or not. Both of these department heads need to play hard to balance their work. This year Mr. Hayes has conducted a series of lectures on the novel for the Agnes Scott Business Women ' s Club and Mr. Davidson has managed the Red Cross Campaign for DeKalb County, helped put on the Citizenship Institute, served as President of the local Phi Beta Kappa chapter and as a member of the nominating committee of its Council, and as faculty advisor to Mortar Board. Not to be outdone by their heads, other English and History professors seem to rival each other with busy days packed full of classes, clubs and outside activities, some of which we don ' t know about. Well known as Chairman of the Lecture Association, Miss Laney has served the college community in that capacity again this year; the lecturers being on the high level of former illustrious guests — Scientists talk it over. I I r r J l ' i ' H. S. Ede, art critic Back to nature. formerly with the Tate Gallery, London, and Her Imperial Highness, Grand Duchess Marie of Russia. She also advises and sponsors the Poetry Club, while B. O. Z., the creative writing club, is sponsored by Miss Preston, a poet in her own right. Miss Ellen Douglas Ley- Scnior Spc age 22