University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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' ■Hsr. ' OBpiisl C ' ■ ' ill The female pioneers at the University entered both to get an education and to pave the way for others. In 1914 Mary Lyndon had the distinction of being the first woman to receive her Master ' s Degree from the University, and Cussie Brooks and Edith House became the first women to gra- duate from Georgia ' s Law School in 1925. Another milestone in the women ' s movement on campus was the admission of Charlayne Hunt- er. On January 9, 1961 she and Hamilton Holmes became the first black students to enter the Uni- versity of Georgia. Her arrival and integration into the University was for the most part peaceful. An ugly riot on January 11 temporarily married the peace, but Hunter remained in school and graduat- ed two years later. She currently holds a position as reporter for the MacNeil-Lehrer Report broadcast- ed on PBS. The arrival of women at the University ' s campus caused somewhat of an uproar initially. However, their presence was soon accepted and quickly ap- preciated by the male population. Today women constitute a larger percentage of the student population than men, and they add a great 1 ' i 1 deal of leadership and life to the present I University. ' ' ' Cbjrhyne Hunler-Galt shows her joy of gradu- ating from the university as the first black female !.tudent. (BELOW. Photo courtesy of Special Col- lections Division, the University of Georgia Librar- ies.) Enjoying a night out with her friends is Ellen Austin Sawyer (right), a descendant of the Univer- sity ' s first president, Josiah Meigs. (LEFT. Photo courtesy of Special Collections Division, the Uni- versity of Georgia Libraries.) The Baum Festival in the late 1920 ' s provided an extra-curricular activity for women who enjoyed acting. (BELOW. Photo courtesy of Special Collec- tions Division, the University of Georgia Librar- ies.) t Bic. — Campus Life 25

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Ilhough women have always been in n HJ evidence on the University of Georgia ' s campus, they didn ' t become permanent fixtures until 1918. University trustees voted to allow xvomen to pursue degrees in 1911, but they were not actually admitted for seven years. Mary E. Creswell was one of the initial 24 oung women to enroll at UGA. Shortly there- after, she received her degree, and became the first Dean of the School of Home Economics in 1919. Women immediately became involved in the various aspects of campus life. Athletics was con- sidered an extremely important part of a woman ' s schooling. Intramural and interclass tournaments were sponsored by the Women ' s Athletic Associ- ation in a variety of sports including archery, bas- ketball, and baseball. However, women were not restricted to strickly academic and athletic endeavors. They created some new organizations to promote and further their own interests. These included the Pioneer Club, Homecon, Chi Delta Phi (literary), the YWCA, the Student Government Association for Women, and Zodiac (sophomore scholars). Wom- en were also welcomed in many previously all- male clubs: the Thalian Dramatic Club, the Pando- ra and Red and Black staffs, the Agricultural Quar- terly, and the Georgia Cracker. The introduction of sororities to campus both improved and increased student social life. Phi Mu, established in 1921, was in fact the first sor ity on campus. Chi Omega (est. 1922) soon f lowed. Both sororities were the forerunners o host of others that set up house along Millet Avenue. Numbered among this Greek commun were many of the women in campus leaders!- positions. Various pageants organized on campus playec major role in the lives of these women. In 1935 t first Pandora Beauty Revue was conducted. Co testants vied for a title, a crown, and an orch bouquet. Another pageant was the Baum festiv Memorial Hall provided a stage for this celebratii which resembled the old German Maibaum sprii festival. lulU Thin picture tjken by TcUmon Cuyler exempli- fies the courting relationship ot a boy and a girl in the 1890 ' s. (RIGHT. Photo courtesy of Special Col- lections Division, the University of Georgia Librar- ies.) Symbolizing the university in 1945 are Frances and Elizabeth Woods, twins from Rome, Georgia. (BELOW. Photo courtesy of Special Collections Di- vision, the University of Georgia Libraries.) Six years after the first vtroman received an un- dergraduate degree at UGA, these vifomen pose in front of Terrell Hall to show their increased num- ber. (RIGHT. Photo courtesy of Special Collections Division, the University of Georgia Libraries.) 24 Bic. — Campus Life

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1 In The Name Of Academia We Strive Saidee Hodgson and Robert Schnautz collapse in exhaustion after participating in a psychology ex- periment in which they remained awake for one hundred hours. (RIGHT. Photo courtesy of Special Collections Division, the University of Georgia Li- braries.) Hugh Dorsey, who became a Georgia governor, studies in his boardinghouse retreat while being photographed by his roommate, Telamon Cuyler Smith. (BELOW. Photo Courtesy of Special Collec- tions Division, the University of Georgia Librar- ies.) he University of Georgia held its first classes in 1801 under the presidency and instruction of Josiah Meigs. The original four year play was based on a curriculum that focused on Latin, Greek, mathematics, logic, and philosophy. No student was admitted unless he could read and translate Cicero and Virgil, as well as the Greek Testament. He had to be able to write true Latin prose, know the rules of vulgar arithmetic, and produce satisfactory evidence of a blameless life. He also had to have some suffi- cient person give bond of payment of the quar- ter ' s bills to the president or the board of trustees. Yet, the first University class contained thirty men. Four years later, the first commencement took place. The ten men being graduated were protected from Indians on the way to the exercises by a sheriff brandishing a sword. What began as a practical necessity has continued as a traditional ritual of graduation. Initially, a student could be admitted at the age of thirteen, and within five years of opening, UGA ' s student body had grown to seventy. Along with more students came the need for more books. Throughout the 1820s the number of books pub- lished increased, and at the same time their prices fell. This enabled UGA to purchase more volumes. These publications along with the personal library donated by George Gilmer combined to give UGA 13,000 volumes by 1860. Originally, no library existed. However, library expenses were paid through charging students a small fee when bor- rowing books. During the early years, only juniors and seniors were allowed to check out books from the library, and then only three at a time. Originally, more science than theology oriented, the University remained without a chapel until 1807 when Hope Hull, a Methodist preacher and trustee, showed enough concern to raise money for « M 26 Bic. — Campus Life