Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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28 S E R 1 R CLASS OFFICERS CLASS OFFICERS MARTHA MOODY President MARy MADISON WISDOM Vice-President FREDA COPELAND Secretary-Treasurer fej Second childhood— Little Girl ' s Day on November I. i Aifi i T U

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Although a degree in science is not given at Agnes Scott, the college offers a well-rounded program in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy. Professor Mary Stuart MacDougall, head of the Biology Department and a noted zoologist in her own right, has her doctor ' s degree from Universite de Montpellier, boasts the loudest academic robe in the Faculty procession. Quite recently she has completed a college textbook, Biology of Living Things, in collaboration with Mr. Hegner. Working with Miss Mac as Associate Professor of Botany is Mr. Ernest Hocking Runyon, who handles the study of plant life in the biological field. His hothouse is of constant interest to Freshmen Botany classes, his Local Flora field trips the envy of science students whose labs are held more formally inside. Instructors in Biology are Miss Blanche Miller and Miss Frances McCalla. Since they were students at Agnes Scott not so very long ago, Bee and Frank are sympathetic, understanding the Fresh- man ' s perplexity in a mass of technical terms. The Department of Chemistry is headed by able, good-natured Professor Robert B. Holt. An excellent teacher, he believes in explaining Chemistry so sim- ply and clearly that any girl can understand it. His lectures are full of comparisons, and humorous tales; he creates an atmosphere of informality in class by calling all students by their first names. • Mr Holt enjoys a 900c! laugh with Miss Gilchrist and Mrs. Fox. • The search under the microscope never ends for Miss MacDougald, Miss McCalla, Miss Forman, and Miss Miller. T H E sciences Miss Philippa Gilchrist, Associate Professor of Chemistry, works with advanced students, spending much of her time in the research laboratory. She is systematic and calm; she understands her work and knows how to explain it to others. To the bewildered first-year Chemistry student, Mrs. Mary Walker Fox is the guardian angel of the laboratory. Her clear, direct explanations and her insistence on good work are characteristic of her thoroughness in all her work. Mr. Schuyler M. Christian is Professor of Physics and Astronomy. His lectures are clear, spiced with frequent jokes, illustrated by innumerable sketches and charts on the blackboard. On a fellowship from the General Education Board, he is doing research work in the history of Science in the South, devotes his summers to this work at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Miss Loetta Willis, Instructor in Physics, does most of her work in the laboratory. She has taught Mathematics this year in addition to her work in the Physics Department. • Dr. Christian and Miss Willis take some measurements on the globe. • Are you sure it has stamens, Mr. Run- yon? ■If .

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t Do LJou i eHiemvetl • Investiture on November 2 and Seniors acquire new dignity with Senior robes. 9 Around the punch bowl, Seniors as- sist in entertaining new students. • Caught informally at Founder ' s Day Banquet — George Washington and his first lady. • Look at the birdie, children! • Joyce introduces a model at the Senior Fashion Show. e As Sophs, the class of ' 41 carries the daisy chain. S E n I R CLASS