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Ring In The New Year T his year there was a new sound in the air that hit the Agnes Scott Campus. (No, it was not another new tape from the stereo two doors down the hall.) On early fall mornings, Agnes Scott experienced the sounds of a new bell that rang in the school year. At the beginning of the fall semester, on September 3, 1986 the empty, barren tower of Main re- ceived a gift of a bronze bell to de- light the campus. During a convo- cation held on Sept, 3, the entire campus community gathered around the front steps of Main to view the lifting of the bell. There were television cameras and news- paper reporters present to record the event. Main ' s tower has been without a bell ever since anyone can remember. When the prospect was first announced the tower ■ . T-m iMiriwMa MHIMM • JL .r ' M ■ ' - r , ■? r -r i 1 structure had to first be tested to make sure it could support the weight of the enormous, solid bronze bell. Once is was verified that the tower could indeed and probably was intended to hold a bell, the search was on for a com- pany to cast one. The bell was There was a host of ringers that volunteered to dutifully climb the steps of the tower to sound the new bell. made by the Royal Eljsbouts Com- pany of Holland, and has the col- lege ' s quotation, Add to your faith virtue, and to your virtue knowledge. Along with the television crews and reporters, many special guests were invited to attend, this once in a lifetime event. Milton Scott, whose grandfather George W. Scott, whose grandfather George W. Scott founded the college in 1889 was present. i With its first ring, the bell truly be- came a part of A.S.C. Throughout the school it rang announcing spe- cial community events such as con- vocations, dedications and con- certs. There was a host of ringers that volunteered to dutifully climb the steps of the tower to sound the bell. Their ringing created the new sound that welcomed the 1986 school year.
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