Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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Perhaps the most memo- rable scene of the entire week of Black Cat is Sally Mairs and her Vodka bottle. In some ways, Sally, the president of the Orientation Council, had more to cele- brate. After-all, she had just guided transfer students, for- eign students, and a fresh- men class through two months of orientation. Sally was not alone in her class spirit. She and her classmates, the Pilots, took the Black Kitty by showing that they had the most spirit. Even though small in num- ber, the Pilots made as much noise as the other larger classes. And with their own specialized version of the senior song, made everyone in the entire dining hall laugh. The Pilots showed the other classes what class spir- it and unity can bring . . . The Black Kitty. Junior Production: Parody On The Plight Of The Pear Trees Pat Pinka bunnyhops across the stage . . . Linda Hubert forgets to remove large price tags from her clothing . , . Elsa Jann accosted by a nerd. This was the 1987 Black Cat Pro- duction. Written by Dolly Purvis with assistant director Anne Leacock, the production was a composite effort by the entire Junior class. This year, the juniors attempted to parody every facet of life here at Agnes Scott. With an outstanding performance by Ginger Patton as Madonna singing Ethereal World, and Eleanor Dill, as the Mister Rogers character, the production started with a bang and ended with a cynical yet comic poke at modern systems of education. Even President Schmidt did not escape the icy grip of comedy. Adelle Clements, dressed in a fine, tailored suit, strode out on stage and addressed the issue of campus renovations. She, bearing an uncanny resem- blance to our president, ripped across the stage in a cloud of baby powder to face an empty convocation which provoked one of the most inspired renderings of the movement of the pear trees. Vee Kimbrell and Allison Addams, a.k.a. Dr. Q- Bert and Dr. Pinkness, fooled a full house in Gaines while speaking in incredibly poly-syllabic words and quoting, at length. Paradise Lost. Every one escaped unscathed, except for the well-inten- tioned yet misunderstood writer who, some may say received A Cheshire Cat Black Kitty her just desserts or, perhaps, suffered poetic justice when the t the spirit of the week h cast and crew watched as Rebecca Bradly, the junior class ' ' ' ' ■• ' ■ president, and Anne Leacock hurled a pie in her face. Let ' s Move the Pear 1 ' Lets Move the 1 ' ear ' I ' ree Again ' is the song siir g by Dol Purvi with her spe cial Rues Adelle Clem enls as Pr esider dt. RV

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Going For The Kitty A challenge is set forth to Black Kitty competiti Welcome, Jiminy Crickets the freshmen class each ye However, with experience This challenge is to establish now under their belt, the Ji- juclges a mascot and keep its identi- ty hidden until Black Cat. To make this task difficult, the upperclassmen plot and scheme of ways to reveal the mascot ' s identity. With green and white as their class colors, the class of 1991 chose Jiminy Crickets as their mascots. The Jiminy Cricket ' s theme for the week was We support the class of 1991. In following with the theme, the class prank was a display of several bras in the dining hall. Overall, the freshmen class placed fourth in the miny Crickets can expect to place better in years to come. l Mounties March Onward To win the Black Kitty is the pinnacle of the year for a class at Agnes Scott. As each class strives toward winning the Black Kitty, they also have other goals. Of course the main focus of sophomore attention went to trying to reveal the class of 1991 ' s mascot. Remembering the problems they had last year, the Mounties, all in fun, strove to make life harder for the freshmen. Only to the annoyance of the freshmen, meetings were spoiled and spys were placed. Unfortu- nately for the sophomores, no points are given for un- masking the freshmen ' s mas- cot. As a result the sopho- mores were forced to focus on the Black Kitty competi- tion too. Convocation on Wednes- day played a major role in the Mountie ' s prank. For those who attended the Chimo convocation and agreed to sit in the Mountie ' s section, each received a small white tag that allowed her to sit at a table during lunch. For the poor person with no tag, she had to sit on the floor. With one year ' s experi- ence, the class of 1990 made a better showing this year placing third in the Black Kitty competition. At the bonfire, the Mighty Mounties display their school and class spirit.

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Pieces Of The Hub When the Murphy Can- dler building was torn down, students and alum- nae mourned its loss. The Hub had been a big part of life at Agnes Scott and its absence was apparent. In the new Alston Cen- ter the cornerstones of the Hub have been dis- played in the main level entry. As is apparent, the cornerstones could never replace the hub in the hearts and minds of peo- ple close to Agnes Scott. However, the display is a pleasant rembrance of all the fun and special times had in the Murphy Can- dler building. In the main level entry, the cor- nerstones of the old Murphy Candler building have been dis- played. Popular Places Since its opening, the Al- ston Center has proven to be a popular place to go. The places most widely used in the new student center are the aerobics room and the ra- quetball courts. Both places seemed to be a hit right from the beginning. Used by both the students and faculty, the raquetball courts were very busy. Fa- miliar faces around the courts included: Harry Wis- Working off the calories taken in at the dining hall, a student partici- pates in one of the nightly aerobics sessions. trand, John Pilger, Jerry Whittington, and Christo- pher Ames. Among the stu- dents, Gwen Haug visited the courts the most. The aerobic dance room was used mostly in the eve- nings. Almost every night af- ter dinner one could find a group of students Getting Fit With Mit or being in- spired by another student equivalent to Jane Fonda. Just batting the ball around is a great stress reducing activity. Just ask Sarah Kegsley. ■ ' n