Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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Diet, Diet, Diet!! The most dreaded part of one ' s freshman year is the Freshmen Fifteen. Howev- er the fitness campaign tried to eliminate the problem. The dining hall helped the students by creating a diet that would help them main- tain, or maybe even lose weight. The meals were rath- er sparce consisting of tuna and lettuce or a small ham- burger patty. This diet was first designed for the tennis team, but became popular when the team got positive results. Thanks to the diet, the Freshmen Fifteen is not the problem it used to be. No matter the sparce quantities on the dining hall diet, students still have something to smile about. P.E. Can Be Fun? The 1988 fitness craze was helped along by the Physical Education department. As it always has done, the P.E. dept. has given every Agnes Scott student the opportu- nity to become physically fit. Distribution requirements state that each student must take P.E. classes. A student has a number of choices. Tennis classes are popular in the fall and spring and swim- ming is popular during the winter. Sometimes these classes can be quite tedious, but they often turn out to be quite pleasant. Nonetheless, taking class- es is a great way to schedule time to exercise. Coach Patterson shows a student Miss McKemie lends a helping hand the proper way to hold a golf club. to a budding tennis star.

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In 1988, fitness seemed to be the fad. One could always find students participating in aerobics and other types of exercise. The goal of every active student was to lose weight and to firm up. How- ever it seemed to be a losing battle when no one had an active say in their diet when forced to eat in the dining hall. One cannot say how suc- cessful the fitness campaign was. However the great num- ber of participants certainly had a good time exercising. No one person was forced to exercise alone. In most cases exercising was done in groups and fun was had by all. What spurred this fitness craze? It is hard to say. Per- haps it was the presence of new extremely nice facilities. Perhaps i t was the new social pressure to be thin. Whatev- er the cause, the quest for fit- ness at Agnes Scott was most apparent. Fighting To Be Fit Fitness Craze? Sophomores Frances Scrivener and Jackie Grouse stretch out before an afternoon run. Some students get together for a friendly tennis match in order to get some exercise.

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Byrnside „. Bops And Boogies Taking Time Out ' ■e College students tend to think that they are the only ones who can have fun. The Hopkins Junior Debutante Society along with some of the Agnes Scott faculty and Staff have proven this theory wrong. At one of the Deb ' s cotil- lions, the faculty and staff proved that they could be just as wild and crazy as those they teach. So — Hats off to you, members of the faculty, that can let down your hair (espe- cially you. Dr. Byrnside). Thank you for showing us what fun really means. Dr. Behan and Megan Walla licipale in what looks to be ■•Mornin ' Glo make.s a cole