Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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mHTHEmfiTICS The Department of Mathematics has become increasingly popular at Agnes Scott, largely because of its excellent leadership, but partly because there is a great demand for Math majors in Atlanta businesses. Professor of the Department is Captain Henry A. Rob- inson. A reserve officer in the United States Army, Captain Robinson went into active service at Fort MacPherson in the early Fall. Although he was unable to continue his class lectures, he has taken a real part in campus activities and has been able to intro- duce into Agnes Scott social life some of his boys from the Fort. Miss Leslie Gaylord, Assistant Pro- fessor, has taken over in large part the classes which Captain Robinson had to give up. An excellent teachej, Miss Gaylord ' s patience and careful explanations have always made her popular with students. She is a mem- ber of the Committee on Admissions, is class sponsor for the Senior Class. As a loyal supporter of Britain, she knits socks for the British soldiers as fast as she can get yarn. Acting Instructor in Mathematics is Mrs. Blanche C. Badger, who came to the rescue when Captain Robinson had to leave. She and Miss Loetta Willis, borrowed from the Physics Department, were welcome additions to the staff of Math teachers. Mrs. Badger and Miss Gaylord co Freshman Math paper. Economics ono socioLocy Miss Mildred Rutherford Mell, Professor of Eco- nomics and Sociology, was Dean of Women at Shorter College before coming to Agnes Scott in 1939. She is intensely interested in sociological problems in the United States and especially in those of Southern groups. Her course in Labor Problems has been especially popular this year since the national situa- tion has been seriously affected by strikes and labor disputes in defense industries. A strong advocate of the rights of Labor, Miss Mell points out the danger of suppressing strikes, even in times like these, wisely remembering that years of effort were necssary to gain the legal right for Labor to strike. She works actively with Sociology groups in the state and is President of the Family Service Society of DeKalb Co unty. Students like her for her enthu- siasm, for her friendly graciousness, and for her con- versational ease. • Circles and triangles — a realn to Captain Robinson. • Sociology and Econmiocs c Mell ' s field. mm IS?? iiii mm mm

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ART A glimpse into the Art studio on the third floor of Buttrick would give a sample of the varied courses offered by the Art Department at Agnes Scott. Miss Louise Garland Lewis, head of the Department, smock on and paint-brush in hand, would be there to supervise student work in pastels, oils, and charcoal. Subjects might be people, statues, or some still-life group, tastefully arranged. Miss Lewis, an artist in her own right, has been the inspiring leader in the field of art for a number of years. Besides instructing in creative work, she teaches several courses in Art History which trace the develop- ment of art from its beginning up to modern times. Her lectures are illustrated by her excellent collection of slides. Each year Miss Lewis and some of her pupils display their pictures in the Exhibit Room of the Library, and the acclaim of the entire college community testifies as to their worth. Although Miss Lewis teaches only a relatively small number of students, she is widely known and respected for her excellent taste, her gentleness, and her lady-like precision. music The Department of Music is headed by Professor Christian W. Dieckmann, organist, teacher, and com- poser. Recognized widely for his organ compositions, Mr. Dieckmann sometime gives the students a treat by playing for them in chapel or in recital on Friday evening musical programs. He is director of the String Ensemble, and instigator of the many im- provements which have been realized this year in the Music Department. Mr. Hugh Hodgson, of the University of Georgia, has taken a part-time professorship at Agnes Scott to teach a class in Operatic and Concert Music, and Miss Bartholomew and Mr. Dieckmann play a duet. to plan the programs for Friday evening music ap- preciation hour. He has brought to the campus many talented musicians, has played in concert himself on several occasions, and has met with in- stant and lasting popularity. Mr. Lewis H. Johnson, head of the Voice Depart- ment, is able director of the Glee Club, Special Chorus and College Choir in addition to lecturing and giving private lessons. He is well-liked by his students, and widely appreciated by the audiences which flock each year to hear his students sing. Miss Ada Bartholomew, who comes out each week to give lessons in piano, and Mr. George Linder, instructor of violin, complete the staff of the Music Department. Miss Bartholomew has a studio in At- lanta where she gives lessons, and Mr. Linder is director of the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Johnson relaxes between classes. 23

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P H I L S P H y . EDUCflTIOn The Departments of Philosophy and Education are headed by versatile Professor S. Guerry Stukes, who is also Dean of Faculty, Registrar, and a teacher of Psy- chology. His classes are informal, and conducive to lively discussions into which every student feels free to enter. Lectures are spiced with pertinent illustrations from current history and from any number of subjects in which he has familiar interest. An excellent and very popular speaker, he is frequently called upon to make talks in Atlanta and Decatur and is regular teacher of the Men ' s Bible Class of the Decatur Presbyterian Church. At the Conference of Southern Universities this year he read a paper on Standards of Teacher Training. He is one of the college ' s best-known personalities, his chief characteristics being his hearty laugh, his friendly manner, and his sincere interest in all campus activities. Philosophy Professor Stukes is noted for his grand sense of hun an i p s y c h o l o g y Miss Emily Dexter is Associate Professor of Psychology and Education and as such she spends much of her time in the Psychology laboratory. She has a lively sense of humor, many tales to tell about people she has known, her relatives among them. Greatly inter- ested in research work, she likes to give Intelligence tests and Vocational Guidances tests to students, and regu- lar Psychology tests to young delinquents in the Juve- nile Courts of Atlanta and Decatur. She is co-author with Assistant Professor Omwake of a widely-used col- lege textbook, An Introduction to the Fields of Psy- chology. She is a provocative thinker, inspires students to hard work. Miss Katharine Omwake as Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education is able to help upper-class- men considerably in choice of vocation. She brings speakers to her classes from widely varying vocational fields, stresses the practical side of teaching as a career in her Education courses. Her lectures are always care- fully outlined, easy to follow. A recent traveler in Mex- ico, Miss Omwake enters enthusiastically into any dis- cussion of the country, loves to show her collection of Mexican weaving and silver. Misses Omwake and Dexter don ' t really need to look over this Psychology book —they wrote it. 25