Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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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.

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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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i M v Dr. Marvin Banks Perry Marvin Banks Perry, Jr. was inaugurated as the fourth President of Agnes Scott College on May 18, 1974. For the college it was a time for for- mally welcoming Dr. Perry after a year of getting to know him. Proceedings honoring Dr. Perry began May 15 with convocation speaker Josephine Jacobsen, poet, critic and former con- sultant to the Library of Congress. Agnes Scott alumna Dr. Jeanne Addison Roberts, currently at the American University in Washington, D.C., spoke on Shakespeare ' s Prince Hal as a Model for Career Women at a second convocation on May 17. That evening the celebration continued with a concert given by the glee clubs of Anges Scott, Georgia Tech, and Spelman. Inaugural cer- emonies Saturday morning included the repre- sentatives of nearly two hundred other institutions in academic procession, and formal welcomes to Dr. Perry from the different segments of the college — the trustees, faculty, and students. President Emeritus Wallace Alston took part in the ceremony in which Alex P. Gaines inducted Dr. Perry into the presidency. The day was made complete with the celebration of the Inaugural Ball at the Executive Park Motor Hotel. In the outside ceremonies Dr. Perry reiterated what he considered to be Agnes Scott ' s goals for the future in his address To What Green Altar . . .? Representatives from other schools and Agnes Scott faculty were present for the In- augural ceremony.