Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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From Capping to Investiture to Graduation Each year at Agnes Scott had its own flavor, but the Senior year was unique. The process of becoming a Sen- ior began at Capping in April of the Junior year. In the secret ceremony each Senior gave a Junior her mortar board, symbolizing the Junior ' s entrance into the Senior class to fill the place of the leaving Senior. The ceremo- ny, held at night, was preceded by a banquet for both classes. The Seniors ' status was officially recognized at Senior Investiture in which the Seniors received their own mortar boards from the Dean of Faculty, Julia T. Gary. Investiture represented the first stage in the process of Graduation — the cap ' s tassle was placed on the right side at Investiture and at Graduation was flipped to the left side to symbolize the completed cycle. Dr. Kwai Chang, Professor of Bible and Religion, was chosen by the class to speak at the November 2 Investiture, and Dr. Lawrence Bottoms spoke at the Sunday worship ser- vice held for Seniors and their parents. Senior year ended for the Class of 1975 on June 8, 1975 with Graduation ceremonies. By then they had capped the Class of 1976 who began the cycle again. Above: Seniors gathered on the porch of Rebekah Saturday morning to be lined up for their own Investiture processional. Right: Se- niors formed an honor guard for the faculty processional outside of Gaines before entering for the Investiture service.

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Left: Linda Kimbrough and Dennis Greening showed how the one-act play The Romancers got its name. Below: Debbie McBride and Glenn Williamson played Mommy and Daddy in Edward Albee ' s The Sandbox , directed by student Sarah Brooke. The National Players of the Catholic University in Washington, D.C., performed Shakespeare ' s Henry IV, Part I, to a full house in Gaines Auditorium. Besides Prince Hal and Hotspur, Falstaff was the character with whom most Scotties could identify. Blackfriar ' s production of Truman Capote ' s The Grass Harp was selected as first alter- nate in the Southeas- tern regional competi- tion of the American College Theater Fes- tival. For her portrayal of Catherine Creek, Susan Stigall, with Lynn Summer and Eric Anthony above, was honored by being asked to compete for the Irene Ryan drama scholarship at the re- gional festival in Talla- hassee, Florida.

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We are Tired Old Seniors! capping ceremony took place at night. gle outside of Main. Below: Graduate of 1974, ceremony juniors took their lighted Davara Dye, expressed the relief and joy of having the capping bench in the big quadran- graduated. 5§S 1 974 first graduate, Leila Kinney, talked with her two major department chairmen, Dr. Mane Pepe and Dr. Mar- garet Pepperdene following Graduation exercises.