Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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President Emeritus James Ross McCain President Emeritus McCa Agnes Scott ' s past and mai and Dean hopes for he Emeritus Stukes r future progress. James Ross McCain was born near Covington, Tennessee on April 9, 1881. He entered Erskine College at fourteen, graduating with a straight A record when 19 with the B.A. and M.A. degrees. Then followed his LL.D. degree in 190! at Mercer. In 1905 he was invited to launch th§ Darlington School for Boys. During these years, he received an M.A. from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in history from Columbia. In 1919 Dr. McCain was made vice president of Agnes Scott. When Dr. Gaines died in 1923 Dr. McCain became the college ' s second president. Until his retirement in 1951 he lifted Agnes Scott into the front rank of women ' s colleges and in- creased the college ' s assets from slightly less than $900,000 to $7,023,000. hie received regional and national recognition for his leadership, serving as President of the Association of American Colleges, President of the Southern University Conference, Senator of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, and a Trustee of the General Education Board of New York. Honorary degrees were conferred on him by Erskine, Davidson, Emory, University of Chattanooga, and Tulane. When Dr. McCain retired, he continued as a member of the Board of Trustees, serving for the past 14 years as chairman of the executive commit- tee. From 1923 to Nov. 3, 1965, he gave himself to Agnes Scott College. The impact of his life upon this institution is simply incalculable. — Based on the Memorial Message by Wallace Alston

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In Memoriam Professor of English Ellen Douglas Leyburn Ellen Douglas Leyburn was a native of Durham, N.C., who chose to come to Agnes Scott for her undergraduate work. After graduating she received her M.A. from Radcllff and her Ph.D. from Yale. In 1934 Miss Leyburn returned to Agnes Scott, where she joined the English faculty. She also served as Faculty Marshall until 1964. In that year the American Council of Learned Societies awarded Miss Leyburn a research fellowship. This enabled her to follow a year ' s study of the relationship of comedy to tragedy in the fiction of Henry James. At Agnes Scott Miss Leyburn taught courses that ranged ffom Dryden, Swift and Pope to Mod- ern Drama. She published over 40 articles In various scholarly and critical journals. Miss Leyburn was also the author of the book, Satiric Allegory: Mirror of a Man. While Ellen Douglas Leyburn was associated with the college between 1934 and March 20, 1966, she was both an emulated example of academic devo- tion and excellence and a revered teacher. The work of countless English majors and the quality of the English department reflect her Ideals and dedication. As Faculty Marshal, Miss Leyburn traditionally led the solemn procession of the senior class commencement exercises

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FOREWORD The 1966 SILHOUETTE is CREATIVITY at Agnes Scott. The Dana Fine Arts Building is an architectur- al tribute to the ascension of the imagination and to the growing creative spirit on campus. The artistic expression which occurs daily behind its latlced walls is the most conspicuous evidence of this spirit, hlowever, the same aspiration pene- trated the entire campus community this year. The proof is found in the dormitories, in organizational projects, in the classroom, and in the library, just as It is in the Dana studios. Through Its organiza- tion and contents, the SILHOUETTE explores the three main areas of Agnes Scott ' s CREATIVITY, 1966. CREATIVITY through the ARTS is the first sec- tion in our presentation because it is the medium first associated with Imaginative expression. Through the study of the artistic process, these pages reveal the physical evolution of artistic ex- pression. The camera has captured the stages by which the human Imagination infuses the medium, thereby transforming It into a personal statement. Throughout this section Dana appears in the back- ground. Inspiration, and symbol of the creativity occurring behind its walls. CREATIVITY through ACTIVITIES reveals the same process transpiring in all ' phases of student life and campus organizations during the year. At Fall Retreat Debbie Rosen, student body president. urged the campus to acquire the creativity and commitment that will gain for Agnes Scott the kind of reputation that she deserves. By decorating their rooms, working out personal relationships, and by devising effective study habits, students have exercised their individual creative faculties. Organ- izations have offered students new possibilitites for self-knowledge, service, and understanding campus, community, and national issues. For their members, the clubs have provided an opportunity for origi- nality, organization, and leadership. The pages which feature the creativity In student activities focus on these opportunities. CREATIVITY through ACADEMICS pictures the students and faculty members who engage In a co-operative effort for Intellectual growth. Each group provides inspiration for increased endeavor to amass facts, assimilate them, and gain Insight into the body of material. The recreative apprecia- tion of another ' s knowledge and the creation of original Interpretations as a result form the nucleus of learning. More specifically, creativity occurs In individual research projects, term papers, problem solving, discussion groups, conferences, and even in tests. This final section of the 1966 SILHOUETTE features the participants and their efforts in the quest for academic creativity.