Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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HiMctif Elizabeth F. Jackson Associate Processor Catherine S. Sims Associate Professor Florence E. Smith Associate Professor Walter B. Posei Professor The department of history and political scienie includes in its program coinses ranging from - ' Medieval Civili ation to •Current Problems. The department realizes that an under- standing of the past is essential to the solution of present-day problems, and that modern problems and opportunities must be studied and understood rather than carelessly or ignorantly approached. The history department brings to the campus each year a ninnber of distinguished lecturers who contribute to the depart- ment ' s program through their forceful personalities and their grasp of current problems. This year ' s series included Dr. Wendell H. Stephenson, of Tulane University, Dr. William B. Hcsseltine, of the University of Wisconsin, and Dr. Benjamin F. Wright of Harvard. Men of the faculty gather for lunck.

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Ch ilsh Through the fresliman course of appreciation and composition, the sweeping siuvey course of English literature kno vn as 211, and such advanced courses as Chaucer, Eighteenth Cen- tury Prose, and Shakespeare, the English de- partment provides f or students a rich, valuable background for a liberal education in college and for a rewarding life beyond the college experi- ence. The encouragement and inspiration which a study of English offers Co the imagination, the intellect, and the soul makes this one of the college ' s most popular departments. George P. Hayes Professor Emma May Laney Associate Professor Lllin Dol ' glass Le burn Associate Pi ofessoi Anmi May (JiRi.vrn- Assistant Professor AM I X. I ' riskin Assisluiil Projessor Marc RET G. Trotter Assistant Professor

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Margaret T. Phythian Professor of French j l. Kathrvn Click Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures Muriel Harn Professor of German and Spanish i an ua eA Dr. Alston and Airs. Stakes chat at the faculty Bacon Bat. Elizabeth G. Zenn Assistant Professor in Classical Languages and Literatui