Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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Artistic . . . efficient . . . Professor of ECONOMICS and SOCIOLOGY . . . Mildred Mcll . . . B.A. degree from University of Wisconsin . . . M.A. from University of Georgia . . . Ph.D. from University of North Carolina . . hobby is interior decorating . . taught at Lucy Cobb Institute ... for four years President of Georgia Branch of American Association of University Women . . . Dean and teacher of Economics at Shorter before coming here ... Phi Beta Kappa . . . enjoys plays . . . authority in h to the GEORGE P. HAVES degree from Swarthm Harvard University . . . . Harvard Club campus . . . taught for four years at Robert College, Constantinople . . . member of Modern Language Association ... did guard duty at Ellis Island during war . . . hates bridge . . . fond of good music . . . tennis addict . . . enjoys tramping through woods . . . excellent teacher . . . reads aloud well and enjoys doing it . . . fond of children . . . reads poetry when he takes time from correcting Freshman English themes . . . good natured . . . Seemingly easy going, but knows how to bring out best work. LUCILE ALEXANDER . . . Professor of FRENCH ... Phi Beta Kappa . . . holds Bachelor of Arts degree from Agnes Scott College . . . M.A. from Columbia University . . . versatile . . . taught Mathemati at Agnes Scott . . . first student to be an assistant in the Chei istry Laboratory ... now capable teacher of French . . , person superlative abilities . . . sews well . . . plays piano beautifully . has wide awake classes . . . speaks French like a native . . . favor author is Pascal . . . finds a fascination in mountains and mounte climbing . . . member Alliance Francaise, American Associati Teachers of French . . . considerate . . . kind . . . cultured. MURIEL HARM . . . Professor of GERMAN . . . B.A Goucher College . . . Ph.D. from Johns Hopkms Ui does many things well ... an excellent cook . . . keeps house beau- tifully ... has traveled widely ... Phi Beta Kappa . . . plans trip to Mexico this summer . . . will speak only Spanish . . . Interested in needlepoint . . . member Modern Language Association . . . reads much history and drama ... has taught Italian, French, and Spanish as well as German . . . ardent opera goer ... her Christ- mas parties are traditions on the campus . . . plays piano well . . . versatile ... an authority on philosophy.

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K LLinnj ej at tlie := acititi SCHUVLER M. CHRISTIAN . . . Professor ol ASTRONOMV and PHVSICS . . . B.S., M.S., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees -from Emory University and Har- vard University . . . capable . . . retiring . . . versatile . . . member Sigma Xi and Alpha Chi Sigma, honorary science fraternities . . . hobby is philosophy . . . reads constantly . . . wants to write a boot . . . History of Science maybe . . . hates chewing gum . . . writes excellent poetry . . . plays in string ensemble . . . member Southeastern Sec- tion of American Physical Society and Georgia Academy of Science-. . . started teaching a class in math this year . , . popular . . . primarily a chemist. rst woman to occupy chair of BIBLE at Agnes :ott . . . MRS. ALMA SVDENSTRICKER has kept ;r department up to date by travel and study . . holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Wooster niversity . . . recently studied at School of Ar- laeology in Jerusalem . . . member Pi Gamma Mu . . organized Woman ' s Synodical of Presbyterian lurch in Mississippi and was its president for five udies each summer at Chautauqua, N. Y. . . . rites poetry . . . came to Agnes Scott after .two ;ars as dean of Juniors and Seniors and teacher of jropean History at Mississippi State College for ' omen ... her ready smile admired by all the udents in spite of the six hours required reading ich week . . . southern lady. Bom In Laurinburg, N. C. . . . MARV MacDOU- GALL, head of BIOLOGV Department . . . Scotch but not thrifty ... got B.A. degree from Randolph- Macon Woman ' s College . . . M.S. from University of Chicago . . . Ph.D. from Columbia University. Sc.D. from Univcrsite de Montpellier . . . hobby is gardening . . . likes to see things grow, whether plants, books, or anything . . . really enjoys teach- ing .. . writing comes next ... has written fourteen scientific articles ... has textbook in manuscript form ... Phi Beta Kappa . . . Sigma Xi . . . mem- ber American Society of Zoologists, Amencan As- sociation for Advancement of Science, Georgia Academy, Southeastern Biological Association . . . brilliant . . . analytical . . . admired by everyone . . . interested in languages . . . prefers biographies to modern fiction ... has gained recognition for her scientific research. ROBERT B. HOLT . . . head of CHEMISTRY De- partment . . . B.A. from University of Wisconsin . . . M.S. from University of Chicago . . . popular with all the students . . . knows them all by name, as well as their home towns and abilities ... Phi Beta Kappa . . . member American Chemical So- ciety ... can be found at golf course or bridge table during his spare time ... can think from student ' s point of view . . . hates cities and crowds . . . much prefers quiet of country ... has wander- lust but it usually leads him to mountains of North Carolina ... a grand person to know.

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Unassuming . . . good natured . . . head of GREEK and LATIN Departments . . . CATHERINE TORRANCE . . . majored History and English at University of Chicago . . . M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Chicago , . . never intended to teach . . . member Phi Beta Kappa ... Eta Sigma Phi . . . Kappa Kappa Gamma . . . always has flowers from her well-tended garden . . . motors quite a lot . . . takes trips each summer with her sister . . . enjoys music . . . always ready to help students with their worries about schedules and hours . . . likes contemporary poetry . , . reads for pleasure in original Greek ... has visited Greece twice. Friendly . . . keen sense of humor . . . PHILIP DAVIDSON . . . head of HISTORY Department . . . universally liked . . . B.A. from University of Mississippi . . . M.A. and Ph. D. degrees from University of Chicago . . . Phi Beta Kappa ... has taught at University of Chicago and University of Illinois . . . spends spare time at woodworking . . . reads on all subjects . . . member of National Nom- inating Committee of Phi Beta Kappa ... pet dis- like is bad maps . . . invariably ends up by draw- ing his own . . . member Amencan Historical So- ciety . . . always in demand for campus activities . . . plays tennis well . . . clever bridge player . . . member John Dunning Prize Committee of American Historical Society . . . alert . . . excellent speaker . . . witty . . . member Board of Education Journal of Southern History . . . works hard . . . expects hard work. Born way out m Montana . . . FLORENCE L. SWANSON, M.D. ... has B.S. from University of Washington . . . M.D. from University of Oregon . . . spent three years before coming here doing psychiatric work at Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hos- pital near Baltimore . . . despises bridge . . . Pro- fessor of HYGIENE . . . college physician ... has class in psychiatry at Emory . . . loves golf, horse- back riding, red roses, southern accent, Kirstcn Flagstad . . . sympathetic listener to all stories of aches and pains . . . easy going . . . methodical. Friendly . . . efficient . . . HENRY ROBINSON . . . Head Professor of MATHEMATICS . . . feels it ' s a man-sized job to teach girls mathematics . . . Bache- lor of Science, Civil Engineering, and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Georgia . . . Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University . . . organized a chapter of B. S. U. on the campus in 1926 . . . hates collecting money, but has to do it just the same . . . Phi Beta Kappa . . . Secretary-Treasurer Mathematics Association of America for the seventh consecutive year . . . plays in college string en- semble . . . Commander 17th Observation Bat- talion . . . interested in growing nut trees ... has grove in Hendersonville, N. C. . . . alert . . . Presi- dent of Young Men ' s Professional Club . . . enjoys keeping up with Department of Agriculture Bulle- tins . . . likes statistics ... is always figuring on something . . . keeps Agnes Scott marriage per- centage up to date.