Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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Psychology |.V liV, r llMi am ElllCATIIIl Miss Cathi KINK Omwakk, Miss Emu.v Duxti.k, and Mn. S. Gui.kky Stuki.s m,ikc up the faculty of the Psychology Department, which includes philosophy and education, as well as psychology. Miss Omwaki; is very orderly and syste- matic and is known on the campus for the clear notes she gives. Her close friends, for some mysterious reason, call her Mary Ann. Her favorite topic of conversation is Mexico since her visit there last summer; in fact, she liked it so well she is planning to go there again this summer. She has done a great deal in helping the seniors choose their life work by bringing to the campus this year several career authorities. Miss Dexter ' s remarkable sense of humor makes her class one of those never a dull moment affairs. Her pet interest is the educational system in Georgia, about which she gets into some heated discussions. Church and reform work take up a great deal of her time also. She loves to toy with little mechanical devices, of which she keeps a large collection both in her home and in the psychology laboratory. For the love of Mr. Stukes ' popularity is due largely to his lack of formality both in class and out and to his ability to put himself in his student ' s place. He likes general discussions and encourages inde- pendent thinking and originality of ideas among the students. He has a hearty and contagious laugh that rings out at the slightest provocation, but he immediately becomes serious when the question turns to social problems, in which he shows his active interest by playing an important part in the improvement of local social conditions. y fi .i A psychological study. Mr. Stukes about to good laugh.

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Freshmen seek advice from Miss Gaylord. The people who give out the grade MiiTH ( SCIEHE i ' ho remembers the time when she belonged to :ampus, always has a sympathetic ear to lend to be- Southe in the chemistry lab. The Mathematics Department is headed by Mr. Henry A. Robinson, who manages to find time to play in the String Ensemble and to help seniors find jobs, although he would much prefer helping them find husbands so as to increase the marriage percent. Miss Gaylord, Instructor of Math, a Redheads ' Club on the wildered freshmen. Chemistry, Physics, and Biology are the most popular subjects of the Science Department. Mr. Robert B. Holt, head of the Chemistry Department, is known for his constant good humor. A great deal of his time is taken up by Rotary Club activities, golf and bridge. Miss Gilchrist, besides representing the spirit of chemistry in Chi Beta Phi, likes hiking and mountain climbing. Mr. Schuyler M. Christian, physicist and astronomer, probably owes some of his wide-spread popularity to his talent for punning. He has been absent during the spring quarter, devoting his time to doing research work on the history of Southern scientists. Miss Loetta Willis came to Agnes Scott last fall as Lab Assistant but she has taken over Dr. Christian ' s work as Instructor of Physics and Astronomy during his absence. Miss Mary MacDougall is an outstanding person, not only as head of the Biology Department, but also as an author and as a leader in scientific research. Her office in the Science Building is the meeting place of many celebrities in the scientific world, for she is known internationally as a protozoologist. Bea Miller and Frances McCalla are the Assistant Biology Professors. Bea has been traveling about the country this last quarter stimulating inter- est in the development of greater Agnes Scott. Frank can be seen most frequently peering through a microscope at the movements of some protozoa. Her favorite pastime is hiking and she does plenty of it as a member of the Appalachian Trail Club. Mary Ellen Whetsell, ' 3 9 alumna, has a fel- lowship in Biology. She is assistant in Freshman Lab and Assistant Postmistress. Where chemists and physicists meet. A biological survey.

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THE LIBRIRT The Library boasts of an efficient and well-trained staff, under the able direction of Miss Edna Ruth Hanley. She IS always ready to search for any obscure fact that a student may need for her term paper, and she finds it with little difficulty. She is fond of languages, especially of German, and IS a loyal supporter of German Club in helping the members sing Christmas carols during the holiday season. She is inter- ested in architecture too, having helped design the Library, and written a book about the plans of various libraries in the United States. Miss Laura Colvin, as Miss Hanley ' s assistant, keeps the office running smoothly. She also works in the Emory Library. Miss Evelyn Houck helps make the Library the pleasant place that it is for studying. She is friendly, helpful, and popular among the students. Her constant good humor lends a light mood to the study-producing surroundings. She likes to reminisce about her college days in Alabama. Miss Mary Pennel Simonton helps Miss Houck keep up the gay part of the atmosphere. This is her first year as a member of the faculty, being a 1939 alumna of Agnes Scott. While a student at Agnes Scott she was especially inter- ested in dramatics and took part in several Blackfriars plays. Miss Agnes Reagan became a member of the Library staff this year, having completed her Library Course at Emory. Arkansas is her native state, and she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at the state university. Our hats are off to all of our capable librarians for the good job that they do in keeping the Library a practical, pleasant work shop. Library science by Misses Colvin, Reagan, Houck, and Simont. THE. .S ' .- ' W 1 1 OF ' 4