Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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Miss Muriel H SPANISH DEPARTMENT Miss Muriel Harn, professor of Spanish and head of the department was also head of the German depart- ment. Mrs. Florence J. Dunstan, associate professor, was always ready to help foreign students here or at other colleges. Her house was a home to three at Georgia. Bessie Tift, and Princeton. Miss Mellissa Cilley, assistant professor, was fond of traveling. Stamps, coins, and candid snapshots served as souvenirs of her trips. One of her never-to-be- forgotten experiences abroad was riding on a camel in Sahari! Miss Mary Eloise Herbert, instructor, spent much of her time in 195.5-56 working on her doctorate, but she did not entirely neglect her hobbies of stamp collecting and of listening to classical music. PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT Professor Samuel Guerry Stukes was the head of his department. A keen sense of humor, a contagious laugh, and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of stories are traits which endeared him to students. He was always ready to help them with their problems and was advisor on academic work to the sophomores. Miss Katharine Tait Omwake, associate professor, like the other members of the department, was active in psychological research. Together with Miss Dexter, she wrote An Introduction to the Fields of Psychology, and she had done much experimental work with children. Miss Miriam Koontz, assistant professor, was a new member of the college staff this year. Her hobby, people, was appropriate for a psychology teacher. In the fall she spent much of her spare time learning to drive. Miss Katherlne O

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Dr. Virginia Tuggle. college physician, was head of the physical education department. She was a grad- uate of Agnes Scott and the Woman ' s Medical College of Pennsylvania. A specialist in internal medicine, she had a private practice in Decatur. Llewellyn Wilburn, associate professor of physical education, was a graduate of Agnes Scott and Colum- bia University. She taught classes in hockey, badmin- ton, and golf. In addition to her athletic activities, she served as faculty advisor to Mortar Board and Cotillon Club. She enjoyed being with the girls. Harriette Haynes Lapp, assistant professor, was a graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman ' s College and Columbia University. She taught folk dancing, body mechanics, and archery. Students remember learning how to kiss the bow string. Eugenie Louise Dozier, instructor, was an Agnes Scott graduate. She instructed modern dancing and directed the Dance Group. In the spring she worked with the May Day Committee in the production of May Day. Glendora Boyce, instructor, was a graduate of the Women ' s College of the University of North Carolina. She taught classes in swimming, fencing, and basket- ball. Miss Boyce, known as Dusty to the students. was the faculty advisor for the Athletic Association. Harriette Ashley, instructor, was a L ' niversity of Georgia graduate and taught tennis, tumbling, and volleyball. After class time found her coaching the basketball teams and enthusiastically supporting and advising the Tennis Club. Mis5 Llewellyn Wilburn Miss Glendora Boy Miss Eugenie Doiier and M Harriette Lapp Dr. Virginia Tuggl.

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