Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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SAMUEL GUERRy STUKES . . . dear PSyCHOLOGV and EDUCATION . . . M.A. from Princeton University . . . B.D. from Princeton Theolosical S. rapher . . . member Am Science, Civitan Club, Mas with interest . . . formerly f faculty . . . Profes! ,.A. from Davidson College . studied for the ministry inaiy . . . amateur photog- „ .jtion for Advancement of . . . follows development of aviation pilot . . . taught aviation during loves a good |oke . . . hearty laugh echoes through the ; ; . registrar-has spent most of his time in the office since he took thil position when Dr. McCain became president . . . friendly offers advice to students about Vivid . . . enthusiastic ... a steady stream of ideas ■ - ARTHUR F RARER Professor of SOCIOLOGY . . . author of Tragedy of Lynching and Preface to Peasantry . . .has book on share croppers and tenant farming now ,n manuscript form . .keeps in constant touch with current events . . . likes nnountam climbing and mountain mmlr Quite oriainal . . earned pin money by cutting hair tor Idenis ' at the University of North Carolina ... got B.A., Ph.D. there . . . M.A. degree from Vanderbilt University • ■ ■ ' =P ' 3 . . dynamic ... not dogmatic . . . gives opinions, but does not require their acceptance . . . developed keen interest in soil and fa mers ' problems from boyhood on a North Carolina farm . . . thrives on arguments . . can ' t lecture without drawing incompre- hensible sociological figures on the board . . . sincere ... a valua- ble author ... a thought-provoking professor. Stately patrician . . . FRANCES K. GOOCH . . . head of SPOKEN ENGLISH Department . . . dislikes people who try to act and can ' t . . . Ph.B. degree from University of Chicago , . M.A. from Graduate Boston School of Expression . . ■ bel ' 7 ' t rZ the most capable actor in Hollywood . . . member of Zeta Phi Eta, National Dramatic Society . . . holds up standards of d ' amatic pro- ductions in college . . . consistently hoards old shoes that she will eventually give to Red Cross . . . good taste . . caused sensation by bobbing her hair . . . member National Education Theater Con- ference, National Association of Teachers of Speech . has been president of the southern division, vice-president of the national . . . hard worker. ie MELISSA CILLEY . . . P-ofessor of SPANISH . . . received B.A. degree cum laude from University of New Ha- npshire . MA degree from the University of Wisconsin . . . has studied at the University of Madrid ... got degree there . . . in si at historic University of Coimbra . . . knows her field well . . written two textbooks ... one in Portuguese orje in Spanish used in over ninety-four colleges . . . outlined all literary trends Portuguese and classified authors ... has traveled or lived twenty-two countries . . . makes a hobby of studying people out-of-way places . . . connected with Spanish research departm of Library of Congress . . . r . . . good natured. teaches has nt Mode Language

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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.

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Thinking of orange blossoms. Miss Lati- mer? . . . And the faculty turned out for their share of the excitement. . . . Can ' t you take it? . . . The freshmen finally turned Dr. Robinson gray — maybe. . . . Miss Laney smiles hello. . . . Miss Mell and Miss Gaylord chat over the success of the campaign luncheon. . . . Miss Gaylord, Miss Alexander, and Miss Christie don ' t seem to let commit- tee worries bother them. . . . Mr. Johnson gets his Vitamin D. . . . Miss Carlson gets in her daily dozen. . . . Higher education in a concentrated form.