Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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Scandrett and Mi: the 10:30 bell rings. Most frequented place on the campus other than classroom is the Dean ' s Office. Connected with it is that phase of the ad- ministration that is most closely tied up with the actual living problems of both boarders and day students. Concerned with coordinating the academic and social life of Hottentots, its aim is to inspire every student to be an intelligent and responsi- ble person, ready to take her place in society. Miss Carrie Scandrett makes the title Dean of Women seem much too formal for her sympathetic understanding . . . sup- plies remedies for homesickness, roommate trouble, dating mix- ups, exam schedules . . . famous at home for spiced tea or strawberry shortcake, according to season . . . tops at winning confidence . . . perfect listener . . . possesses all the charm and friendliness that is every girl ' s ideal. Tall . . . striking appearance . . . Assistant Dean, Miss Char- lotte Hunter . . . reassures freshmen that first quarter is most difficult and will soon be over . . . remarkable for ability to remember names . . . did graduate work at Duke last summer . . . guiding genius behind successful co-op system necessitated by war emergency . . . frequently elected as class sponsor.

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S. G. Stukes . . . Dean of Faculty . . . Registrar . . . becomes friend from first meeting . . . helpful to students from their entrance through frenzied search for jobs at gradu- ation . . . brimming over with good spirits, old-fashioned com- mon sense . . . offers advice about schedules, personality, everything . . . aviator in World War I . . . studied for min- istry . . . famous for illustrative stories. Other party on Dr. McCain ' s office party line ... Mis Laura Steele . . . one time editor of Agnes Scott newspape . . . handles ail her work with rapid accuracy. First Lord of Exchequer ... Mr. J. C. Tart . . . manages finances of college and students . . . gives information from amount of lab fees to overdrawn accounts . . . combines banter with bustle. Proud of being pure Scotch from way-back . . . Mr. Howard M. MacGregor . . . Assistant Treasurer and Business Manager . . . Flashing smile . . . proud father of campus ' youngest spectators. Always scurrying on official business . . . Miss Martha Rae Lasseter, Secretary to Mr. Stukes ... of class of ' 44 . . . could not stay away. Miss Margaret Ridley . . . really lives up to the title Re corder . . . knows whether merits are A ' s or C ' s . . personal counsellor for students . . . genuinely interested. Also usually hurrying . . . Miss Helen Finger, Secretary to Mr. MacGregor . . . assistant mail mistress . . . does not mind answering telephone. Mr. Stukes— Dean and Registrar extraordinary. Miss Ridley and Miss Steele examine a student ' s personal record. Miss Lasseter and Miss Finger— secretaries select. '

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tfiss Wilson, Miss Cough- and Miss Ward— busy ople in a busy office. Miss Wilson, Miss Coughlin, and Miss Ward, fa ella, Jane and Anne. as B irly knc Bella . . . Secretary to the Dean . . . refreshingly neat in appearance ... on leave of absence for graduate work at Duke . . . friendly manner greatly missed on campus. Jane . . . Assistant Secretary to Dean . . . sparkle in eye matches sparkle on third finger, left hand . . . loves white orchids . . . although new this year, learned routine and non- routine of Dean ' s office quickly . . . very helpful in every way. Anne Secretary to the Dean umqi of Miss Hanley selects ma- terial for a timely exhibit. phries and Miss Black find plenty of work to do in the catalogue room. humor . . . efficiency as president of Student Government, ' 44, carried over to present duties . . . home-made slip covers, Hemo, pottery dishes all much in evidence in campus domain in Boyd Cottage. The Library is the hount of readers of Life, Vogue, and Terry and the Pirates, not to mention the books in the stacks and on the reserve shelves. Remembered and loved for its Gothic beauty and hushed whispers, its studious atmosphere is no little factor in maintaining high standards of scholarship. Librarian . . . Miss Edna Ruth Hanley . . . one of the most ingenious persons on the campus . . . planner and executor of eye-catching, up-to-the-minute displays . . . carefully tends African violets that add much to the appealing interior of the library. Always available for explanation of the mysteries of the card catalogue . . . check out books . . . notify of overdues . . . re-notify of overdues . . . collect fines . . . Miss Pealer, Miss Humphries and Miss Black . . . Assistant Librarians.