Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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THE DEO and beauty with efficiency. A large part of her work is dealing with Freshmen and the many problems that the first year invariably brings. Though the Freshmen proudly claim her as their own Inman housemother, upper- classmen also find Miss Hunter a real friend, deeply interested in their affairs. Miss Isabella Wilson, secretary to the Dean of Students, and Miss Lou Pate, secretary to the Dean of Faculty, assist in the Dean ' s Office in approving sign-out slips, keeping records of schedules, dates, and cuts, and in numerous other ways. Bella and Lou, as they are known to the girls, wait up cheer- fully until all those coming in from late dance permissions are back at school. Miss Scandrett catches up on some of her enormous correspondence. Perhaps the place on campus best known to the most people is the Dean ' s Office in Main Building. Here are handled all social affairs, as well as varied personal matters, such as rooming problems, sending tele- grams, or even ordering taxis. All four of the staff of the Dean ' s Office, a term which includes the Dean, her staff, and the actual office itself, are graduates of Agnes Scott and thus work in complete understanding not only of the girls but also of the ideals of the college. Miss Carrie Scandrett, Dean of Students, is the one to whom any girl could go with any problem, feeling sure of sympathetic support and the best possible advice. Al- though always busy with the many duties of her position, still she manages to give individual attention to any problem, how- ever trivial, brought to her in her office in Main or in her Buttrick Hall office. Miss Scandrett graciously opens her West Lawn apartment for various retreats and social gatherings and is beloved for her friendly smile and cheerful wink. The Assistant Dean of Students, Miss Charlotte Hunter, was May Queen when a student here; she combines that calm poise Is there anything I can Jo for yon? ■lies Miss Hunter Lou ami Bella help Betty count up the for that week. nber of her dates

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ADMINISTRATION Mr. S. G. Stukes is Dean of the Faculty, Registrar, and a professor of Psychology. His jolly laugh and real interest in each student have endeared him to the whole student body. Seniors are especially glad to ask his help and advice in obtaining positions after grad- uation, and underclassmen know him better through his lectures in Psychology. The task of managing the school business belongs to Mr. R. B. Cunningham, who is always ready for a pleasant chat with any of the Agnes Scott girls as well as being an extremely capable business manager. Our official treasurer is Mr. J. C. Tart. He also has charge of the bookstore and helps students keep their accounts straight in the student bank. Many girls are grateful for the advice he gives willingly on the fundamentals of keeping an account, even for such a thing as endorsing checks properly. The Admissions Committee of the Faculty, headed by Miss Alexander, assists freshmen in choosing their courses and taking the right amount of work, and sees that they have the proper entrance requirements, while the Committee of Electives, whose chairman is Mr. Holt, aids upperclassmen in choosing major and minor subjects, in electing subjects to harmonize with their chosen course, and in checking their class stand- ing. e, Miss Smith, and Mr. Holt look through the file of the Electives Committee.

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K li I I S II The largest departmc varied interests of i host of English maj department, is an a of all literature, of good evidence, adds as to his Shakespean to the excellent Agn nt on the campus is the English department. The :s personnel bring much additional pleasure to the ars. MR. GEORGE P. HAYES, the head of the athority on Shakespeare. His thorough knowledge vhich the nuch color classes. Mr Scott debat personal library in his office his other English courses, as w Hayes also gives readily of his tir g team, coaching them and arrangii done nuch to bring the for many of their debates. His help h; to its present superlative degree. Associate Professor EMMA MAY LANEY finds especial pleasure in Chaucer and Modern Poetry, which enthusiams ■ he transfers to her students. However, many Agnes Scott alumnae remember her more for her English 211 course, one of the most interesting and fundamental of the campus. As Chairman of the Faculty committee on Public Lectures, Miss Laney has contributed invaluable service and done add to the cultural development of every nuch tude Among the assistant professors there are varied interests. MISS ELLEN DOUGLAS LEYBURN delights in Eighteenth Century prose, and is much admired for her extensive vocab- ulary. Much of her time is devoted to students ' interests, as May Day Adviser and Mortar Board Spon graduate of Agnes Scott. or. She for Ron faculty advise re with the li MISS JANEF PRESTON shows her prefer Poetry by her own works. Be B. O. Z., she associates herself i side of our campus. American Literature is MISS ANNIE MAY CHRISTIE ' S favorite, especially Nineteenth Century novels and essays. An- other valuable contribution she makes to the campus is her work with the Admissions Committee, which helps freshmen with the academic problems they are likely to have. MISS CLARA MORRISON, Agnes Scott ' s new addition to the English department this year, likes linguistics. Her English Literature classes have done much to make her known and liked already on campus. MISS GRACE WALKER, a fellow- ship worker in the department, devotes the main part of her work to the freshmen, in teaching grammar. They rind her very sympathetic with their view point as a recent graduate herself, and a willing helper for their troubles. MISS FRANCES GOOCH heads the Spoken English de- partment, helping the Agnes Scott students to develop pie speaking voices. She enjoys work rective speech, and diction, and gets most pleasure from dramatics. Her work with Blackfriars, directing, advising, and training has helped them to produce such continuously excellent productions. At one time Miss Gooch taught Madame Chiang Kai-Shek with private lessons at Wesleyan College. Miss Gooch is assisted by MISS ROBERTA WINTER. Besides being an author herself, Miss Winter is skilled in play productions, in which field she helps with .ill the Blackfriars productions, from properties and sound effects to stage make-up. Miss Winter is interested, too, in radio program work. th public speaking, cor- Dr. Hayes ' offic treasury of good literatur The members of the English Department hate many plans to coordinate