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ALUMNAE  QUARTERLY     FALL   1976 


THE 


A L UMNA E  QUAR TERL Y/ VOLUME  55 NUMBER  1 


ALUMNAE  QUARTERLY  STAFF: 
Editor  /  Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  '47 
Managing  Editor  /  Peggie  Miller  Chamblee  '76 
Class  News  Editor  /  Frances  Holt  '77 
Design  Consultant  /  John  Stuart  McKenzie 


ALUMNAE  OFFICE  STAFF: 

Director  of  Alumnae  Affairs 

Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  '47 

Associate  Director 

Betty  Medlock  Lackey  '42 

Assistant  to  the  Director 

Peggie  Miller  Chamblee  '76 

Secretary 

Frances  Strother 


ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION  OFFICERS: 
President  /  Mary  Duckworth  Gellerstedt  "46 
Vice  Presidents 

Region  I  /  Cissie  Spiro  Aidinoff  '51 

Region  II  /  Margaret  Ward  Abernethy  Martin  '59 

Region  III  /  Lou  Pate  Jones  '39 

Region  IV  /  Ruth  VanDeman  Walters  '66 
Secretary  /  Mary  Jervis  Hayes  '67 
Treasurer  /  Lamar  Lowe  Connell  '27 


Member  /  Council  for  Advancement  and 
Support  of  Education. 

Published  four  times  yearly:  Fall,  Winter, 
Spring  and  Summer  by  Agnes  Scott  College, 
Decatur,  Georgia.  Second  class  postage 
paid  at  Decatur,  Georgia  30030. 


1 

15 
28 

30 

31 
37 
39 
40 
41 


Fund  Report 
President's  Report 
Opportunities  Unlimited: 

Administrative  Intern  Program 

Alumnae  Events: 

Calendar,  Tour,  Back-to-College  Vacation 

Class  News 

Beat  Christmas  Rush 

Nominations 

Letters  to  the  Editor 

From  the  Director 

PHOTO  CREDITS: 

Pages  6,  8,  11,  13,  14,  16,  18,  21,  23,  27, 
32  —  Bill  Grimes;  Page  2  —  Marty 
Lovvom;  Page  34  —  Bill  Holt. 


The 

1975-1976 

Agnes  Scott  Fund 

Report 


Alumnae  Fund  Chairman  Lib  Flinn  '38,  Vice  President  for  Development  Paul  McCain,  and  Alumnae  Association  President  Mary 
Gellerstedt  '46  plan  1976-77  alumnae  solicitations. 

Alumnae  Support  is  Vital  to  Growth 


Today  as  never  before  in  American  higher  education 
the  support  of  alumnae  and  friends  provides  the 
vital  factor  that  adds  quality  to  a  college's  academic 
program.  This  has  certainly  been  true  for  Agnes 
Scott  during  the  past  year.  More  than  500  volunteers 
donated  time  and  effort  to  enlist  support  for  the 
Agnes  Scott  Fund.  The  results  were  most  gratifying. 

During  the  1975-76  year  the  College  received 
$1,331,967  in  gifts  and  grants  to  be  used  for  the 
College's  operation,  endowment  and  campus 
improvements.  This  represents  the  gifts  of  2,697 
alumnae  and  1,063  other  donors,  including  the  644 
firms  that  gave  through  the  Georgia  Foundation  for 
Independent  Colleges.  In  addition,  two  annuities 
totalling  $87,375  were  received  and  have  been 
earmarked  for  endowed  scholarships  at  a  later  date 

The  General  Chairman  of  the  1975-76  Agnes  Scott 
Fund  was  Julius  A,  McCurdy,  Chairman-Emeritus  of 
the  Decatur  Federal  Savings  and  Loan  Association. 
Sis  Burns  Newsome  '57,  Alumnae  Chairman,  Diana 
Dyer  Wilson  '33,  Special  Gifts  Chairman,  56  Class 
Chairmen  and  396  Agents  contacted  their  fellow 
alumnae  on  behalf  of  the  Fund. 


Except  for  those  who  preferred  to  give 
anonymously,  all  individuals,  foundations,  and 
businesses  who  made  their  gifts  directly  to  Agnes 
Scott  are  listed  on  the  following  pages.  These  donors 
made  their  gifts  to  the  College  from  July  1, 1975, 
through  June  30, 1976;  gifts  received  after  the  latter 
date  will  be  shown  in  the  report  for  1976-77. 

The  Tower  Circle  is  that  group  of  donors  whose 
gifts  were  $1,000  or  more.  Symbols  after  the  other 
names  indicate  membership  in  the  other  special 
donor  groups:  the  Colonnade  Club  (CC)  for  those 
who  gave  $500  or  more,  the  Quadrangle  Quorum 
(Q)  for  donors  of  $250  or  more,  and  the  Century 
Club  (C)  for  donors  of  $100  or  more.  The  asterisk 
(*)  in  the  class  listings  indicates  an  alumna  who 
served  as  a  Class  Agent  for  the  Fund.  The  double 
asterisks  (**)  indicate  donors  who  are  now  deceased. 

Please  let  Agnes  Scott  Fund  Office  know  of  any 
corrections  which  may  be  needed,  so  that  we  can 
be  sure  our  records  are  accurate. 

To  worker  and  donor  alike,  our  appreciation  for 
your  response;  the  entire  College  community 
welcomes  this  opportunity  to  thank  you. 


Summary  Report  by  Classes 


Mary  Wallace  Kirk 
Annie  Talt  Jenkins 
Sarah  Fulton 
Alice  M.  Virden 
Frances  Gllliland  Stukes 
Mary  Keesler  Dalton 
Rosalie  Wooten  Deck 
Louise  Lovejoy  Jackson 
Virginia  Carrier 
Elaine  Jacobsen  Lewis 
Shannon  Preston  Cumralng 
Martha  Sprinkle  Rafferty 
Vamelle  Braddy  Ferryman 
Gail  Nelson  Blain 
Nelle  Chamlee  Howard 
Julia  McClatchey  Brooke 
Sara  Frances  McDonald 
Kathleen  Daniel  Spicer 
Nell  Allison  Sheldon 
Lou  Pate  Jones 
Helen  Gates  Carson 
Gene  Slack  Morse 
Claire  Purcell  Smith 
Clara  Rountree  Couch 
Betty  Williams  Stoffel 
Bess  Sheppard  Poole 
Mary  McConkey  Reimer 
Betty  Crabill  Rogers 
Harriet  E.  Reid 


PS 
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AMOUNT 

125 

17 

$  15,063.50 

9 

26 

1,355.00 

42 

44 

9,767.50 

36 

26 

2,935.00 

32 

29 

132,540.50 

44 

37 

4,211.38 

50 

43 

3,690.00 

45 

31 

4,288.00 

38 

32 

4,668.75 

66 

44 

6,328.00 

47 

38 

4,900.28 

37 

36 

5,058.00 

48 

39 

3,365.00. 

49 

39 

3,181.58 

39 

35 

3,090.00 

35 

29 

4,445.00 

43 

31 

1,307.00 

45 

39 

2,457.00 

48 

34 

2,205.00 

46 

34 

1,845.00 

56 

38 

7,931.25 

40 

27 

7,455.00 

50 

33 

3,224.06 

35 

27 

2,626.00 

42 

28 

1,808.50 

55 

37 

1,799.00 

50 

30 

3,032.50 

45 

29 

1,796.00 

47 

32 

2,097.00 

1949  Nancy  Huey  Kelly 

1950  Pat  Overton  Webb 

1951  Jeanne  Kline  Brown 

1952  Barbara  Brown  Waddell 
1953 

1954  Jacquelyn  Josey  Hall 

1955  Sarah  Petty  Dagenhart 

1956  Louise  Rainey  Anmons 

1957  Elizabeth  Ansley  Allan 

1958  Carolyn  Tinkler  Ramsey 

1959  Eleanor  Lee  McNeill 
1960 

1961  Mary  Wayne  Crymes  Bywater 

1962  Lebby  Rogers  Harrison 

1963  Louisa  Walton  McFadden 

1964  Lucy  Herbert  Mollnaro 
Marion  Smith  Bishop 

1965  Anne  Schiff  Faivus 

1966  Anne  Morse  Topple 

1967  Anne  Davis  McGehee 

1968  Bronwyn  Burks  Fowlkes 

1969  Julie  Cottrlll 
Mary  McAlpine  Evans 

1970  Carol  Crosby  Patrick 

1971  Christy  Fulton  Baldwin 

1972  Claire  Hodges  Burdett 

1973  Beth  Winfrey  Freeburg 

1974  Lib  McGregor  Simmons 

1975  Debbie  Shepherd  Haraby 


i  M 
OS 

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2 

8 

AMOUNT 

51 

30 

3,295.23 

37 

26 

1,312.00 

39 

24 

1,800.00 

53 

34 

1,981.55 

45 

34 

1,367.32 

36 

29 

2,465.00 

39 

26 

2,732.00 

53 

34 

4,755.00 

53 

30 

4,470.75 

53 

32 

6,045.00 

62 

36 

1,787.00 

56 

31 

2,145.00 

65 

36 

2,628.60 

46 

24 

5,063.00 

39 

20 

1,232.00 

59 

29 

1,215.00 

62 

31 

1,724.00 

55 

27 

2,019.50 

55 

31 

1,195.00 

60 

29 

1,691.50 

62 

26 

1,237.00 

64 

30 

1,098.00 

62 

30 

1,810.55 

44 

20 

907.50 

46 

24 

763.50 

31 

15 

410.00 

27 

14 

783.77 

Tower  Circle 


Anonymous 

Myrtle  C.  Blackmon    '21 
Ida  Brittain  Patterson   '21 
Suzella  Burns  Newsome   '57 
Helen  Gates  Carson    '40 
Mary  Duckworth  Gellerstedt    '46 
Ethel  Freeland  Darden   '29 
Frances  Gllliland  Stukes    '24 
Jo  Ann  Hall  Hunsinger   '55 
Polly  Hall  Dunn   '30 
Quenelle  Harrold  Sheffield    '23 
Elizabeth  Harshbarger  Broadus    ' 
Maryellen  Harvey  Newton   '16 
**Kate  Higgs  Vaughan   '24 
Louise  Hill  Reaves   '54 
Nancy  Holland  Sibley   '58 
Louise  Hollingsworth  Jackson    '3 
Dorothy  Holloran  Addison   '43 
Betty  Lou  Houck  Smith   '35 
Eleanor  N.  Hutchens    '40 
Betsy  Jefferson  Boyt   '62 


Annie  Tait  Jenkins    '14 
Nancy  Kamper  Miller    '33 
Mary  Keesler  Dalton    '25 
Mary  Wallace  Kirk   '11 
Virginia  Mllner  Carter    '40 
Blythe  Posey  Ashraore    '58 
Marie  Scott  O'Neill    '42 
Ruth  Slack  Roach   '40 
Julia  Smith  Slack    '12 
Lulu  Smith  Westcott    '19 
Nancy  Thomas  Hill    '56 
Ruth  Thomas  Stemmons    '28 
Julia  Thompson  Smith   ' 31 
Mary  Warren  Read    ' 29 
Margaret  G.  Weeks    '31 
Violet  Weeks  Miller   '29 
Mary  West  Thatcher   '15 
Virginia  Wing  Power    '26 
Louise  Woodard  Clifton    '27 
Agnes  Scott  Faculty  Wives  Club 
Atlanta  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Club 


Young  Atlanta  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Club 
Mr.  Ivan  Allen,  Jr. 
Mr.  Thomas  H.  Broadus,  Jr. 
Byron  K.  Brown 
Carlyle  Fraser 

John  A.  Garber 
R.  C.  Gary 

L.  L.  Gellerstedt,  Jr. 

Ben  S.  Gilmer 
Martha  C.  Huntington 

and  Mrs.  Paul  M.  McCain 
Mr.  J.  A.  Mlnter 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Marvin  B.  Perry,  Jr. 
Mr.  George  Power 
Mr.  Oscar  Schmidt,  Jr. 
Mr.  Hal  L.  Smith 
Mr.  P.  L.  Bealy  Smith 
Dr.  William  C.  Warren,  Jr. 
Mr.  G.  L.  Westcott 
Mr.  George  W.  Woodruff 


Mrs 

Mrs 

**Mr. 

Mrs 


Mrs 
Dr. 


*Deceased 


Agnes  Scott  Income 
1975-76 


Agnes  Scott  Expenditures 
1975-76 


Administration 
&  Plant 


Miscellaneous 
10.4''/o 


Instruction  & 
Library 
34.8% 


Scholarships 
8.1»/o 


Endowment 
40.7'/o 


Auxiliary 
Enterprises 

21.5% 


Alumnae  Donors 


ACADEMY 

Lillian  Beatty  Cory 
Mildred  Beatty  Miller 
Elise  Crouch  Maxwell 
**Rebecca  Green  Hinds 
Ruth  Green 

Bertha  Hudson  Whitaker 
Susie  Emma  Johnson 
Jean  Robson  Rooney 
Elolse  Steele  Ellis 
Caroline  Wllbum 
Anna  Willingham  Young 
Margaret  Wright  Alston 


INSTITUTE 

J.  Meta  Barker 
Carrie  Morgan  Orr 
Gertrude  Pollard 
Bonner  Simms  Turner 
Annie  Wiley  Preston 


'06 


Ida  Lee  Hill  Irvin 


'08 


Sophie  Drake  Drake 
Lizzabel  Saxon  C 
Rose  Wood 


'09 

Lutie  P.  Head 


'10 


Mary  Edith  Donnelly  Meehan 
Eva  Towers  Hendee 
Keturah  White  Marshall 


'11 


Berta  David  Farrar 
Mary  Wallace  Kirk 


12 


Annie  Chapln  McLane 
Julia  Smith  Slack 
Carol  Steams  Wey 


13 


Mathilde  Brenner  Gercke 

Kate  Clark 

Margaret  Roberts  Graham 


14 


Mary  Brown  Florence   Q 
Theodosia  Cobbs  Hogan 
Nell  DuPree  Floyd 
Mary  Harris  Coffin 
Mildred  Holmes  Dickert 
Annie  Talt  Jenkins 
Kathleen  Kennedy 
Linda  Miller  Summer 
Hazel  Rogers  Marks 


15 


Mary  E,  Hamilton   C 
Sally  May  King 
Isabel  Norwood 
Grace  Reld 

Almedla  Sadler  Duncan 
Mary  West  Thatcher 


16 


Elizabeth  Bogle 

Omah  Buchanan  Albaugh   CC 


Maryellen  Harvey  Newton 
Katherine  Hay  Rouse   C 
Margaret  T.  Phythlan   C 
Mary  Katherine  Pope 
Mary  Glenn  Roberts 
Janie  Rogers  Allen 
Jeannette  Victor  Levy 
Clara  Whips  Dunn 


'17 


Virginia  Allen  Potter   C 

Gjertrud  Amundsen  Stqueland 

Julia  Anderson  McNeely   C 

Agnes  Ball   Q 

Gladys  Gaines  Field 

Willie  Belle  Jackson  McWhorter 

Janet  Newton   C 

Mary  Spotsuood  Payne 

Regina  Pinkston   C 

Louise  Roach  Fuller   C 

Katharine  B.  Simpson 

Mary  Etta  Thomas  Stephenson 

Frances  White  Oliver 


'18 


Hallle  Alexander  Turner 
Katherine  Anderson   C 
Elva  Brehm  Florrld 
Martha  Comer 
Ruby  Lee  Estes  Ware 
Olive  Hardwick  Cross 
Virginia  Haugh  Franklin 


Sus 


Hecker 


Margaret  Leyburn  Foster 
Mary  Lyle  Phillips 
Sarah  Patton  Cortelyou 
Katherine  L.  Seay   C 
Evamaie  Willingham  Park 


19 


Cora  Mae  Bond  LeVert 
Blanche  Copeland  Jones 
LaGrange  Cothran  Trusse 


Lucy  Durr  Dunn   C 
Lois  Eve  Rozler 
Helen  Ewing 
Louise  Felker  Mlzell 
Dorothy  Mitchell  Ellis 
Virginia  Newton 
Alice  Norman  Pate   C 
Mary  K.  Parks  Mason 
Frances  Sledd  Blake 
Lulu  Smith  Westcott 
Marguerite  Watts  Cooper   C 
Llewellyn  Wllburn 
Elizabeth  Wltherspoon  Patte 


'20 


Margaret  Bland  Sewell   C 
Eloise  Buston  Sluss 
Romola  Davis  Hardy 
Sarah  Davis  Mann 
Julia  Hagood  Cuthbertson 
Marian  Harper  ICellogg  C 
Cornelia  Hutton  Hazelhurst 
Elizabeth  Lovett   C 
Lois  Maclntyre  Beall 
Margery  Moore  Tappan 
Louise  Slack  Hooker 
Margaret  Woods  Spalding 


'21 


Margaret  Bell  Hanna 
Myrtle  Blackmon 
Julia  Brantley  Wlllet   C 
Augusta  Brewer  Groome 
Ida  Brittain  Patterson 
*Thelraa  Brown  Aiken 
*Eleanor  B.  Carpenter 
*Loi9  Compton  Jennings   C 
Luclle  Conant  Leland 
Marguerite  Cousins  Holley 
Virginia  Crank  Everett 
Frances  Dearing  Hay 
Elizabeth  Enloe  MacCarthy 
Virginia  Fish  Tigner 
*Elizabeth  Flodlng  Morgan 


S.  Louise  Fluker 
Sarah  Fulton   C 
Sophie  Hagedorn  Fox 
Helen  Hall  Hopkins 
Frances  Hamilton  Lambeth 
Mariwlll  Hanes  Hulsey 
Dorothy  Havls  McCuUough 

*Melville  Jameson 
Eugenia  Johnston  Griffin 
Anna  Marie  Landress  Gate 
Ruth  Laughon  Dyer 
Jean  McAllster   Q 

*Sarah  McCurdy  Evans   C 
Gladys  HcDaniel  Hastings 
Charlotte  Newton 
Eddith  Patterson  Blair 
Adelaide  Ranson  Balrnsfather 
Edith  Roark  Van  Sickle 
Julie  Saunders  Dlckerson 
Elizabeth  Smith  DeWltt 
Lucile  Smith  Bishop 
Josephine  Telford 
Julia  Tomllnson  Ingram 
Evelyn  Wade  Harwood 

*Margaret  S,  Wade 
Marguerite  Watkins  Goodman 
Ellen  Wilson  Chambliss 


'24 


'22 


Sarah  Alston  Lawton 
Helen  Barton  Claytor 
Eleanor  Buchanan  Starcher 
Helen  Burkhalter  Quattlebau 
Cama  Burgess  Clarkson   C 
Mary  Richards  Golvin 
Hallie  Cranford  Anderson 
Eunice  Dean  Major 
Caroline  Farquhar 
Catherine  Haugh  Smith 
Genie  Howard  Mathews 
Julia  Jameson 
Juanlta  H,  Kelly 
Roberta  Love  Brower 
Anne  Ruth  Moore  Crawford 
Carolyn  Moore  Gressette 
Ruth  Pirkle  Berkeley 
Mary  Roberts  Parramore 
Ruth  Scandrett  Hardy   C 
Harriet  Scott  Bowen 
Laurie  Stubbs  Johns 
Frances  White  Weeins 


'23 


Martha  Ballard  Webb 
Dorothy  Bowron  Collins 
Margaret  Brenner  Awtrey 
Mary  White  Caldwell 
Louise  Crosland  Huske 
Rebecca  B.  Dick 
Eileen  Dodd  Sams   C 
Christine  Evans  Murray 
Maud  Foster  Stebler 
Helen  Faw  Mull 
Estelle  Gardner  Baker 

*Phllippa  G.  Gilchrist   Q 
Emily  Guille  Henegar 
Quenelle  Harrold  Sheffield 
Elizabeth  Hoke  Smith 
Viola  Hollls  Oakley   C 
Lucie  Howard  Carter   C 
Ruby  Hudson  Baker 
Jane  Knight  Lowe   Q 

*Lucile  Little  Morgan   C 
Josephine  Logan  Hamilton 

*Beth  McClure  McGeachy 
Martha  Mcintosh  Nail   C 
Mary  Stewart  McLeod   C 
Anna  Meade  Mlnnigerode 
Elizabeth  Molloy  Horr 
Caroline  Moody  Jordan 
Fredeva  S.  Ogletree 
Elizabeth  Ransom  Hahn 
Rosalie  Robinson  Sanford   C 
Dorothy  Scott 
Nancy  Tripp  Shand 
Alice  Virden 
Jessie  Watts  Rustln 
Mary  Lee  Wilhelm  Satterwhlte 
Margaret  Yeager  Brackney 


Elizabeth  Askew  Patterson 

*Grace  Bargeron  Rambo 
Rebecca  Blvings  Rogers 

*Helen  Lane  Comfort  Sanders 
Martha  Eakes  Matthews 
Sarah  Flowers  Beasley   CC 
Katie  Frank  Gilchrist   C 
Frances  Gllllland  Stukes 
Ann  Hatton  Lewis 
Elizabeth  Henry  Shands 
**Kate  Hlggs  Vaughan 

♦Victoria  Howie  Kerr   CC 

*Barron  Hyatt  Morrow   C 
Corinne  Jackson  Wilkerson 
Marguerite  Llndsey  Booth 
Mary  McCurdy   C 
Margaret  McDow  HacDougall 
Sarah  McDowell  Joiner 
Annie  Will  Miller  Klugh 
Cora  Morton  Durrett    C 
Catherine  Nash  Scott 
Louise  Pappenheimer  Flnsterw 
Weenona  Peck  Booth 
Margaret  Powell  Gay   C 
Cora  L.  Richardson 
Carrie  Scandrett    CC 
Isabelle  Sewell  Hancock 
Daisy  Frances  Smith 
Polly  Stone  Buck 
Augusta  Thomas  Lanier 
Clara  Louise  Waldrop  Loving 
Helen  Wright  Smith 


'25 


Frances  Alston  E^rerett 

Frances  Bitzer  Edson 

Mary  Bowdoin 

Louise  Buchanan  Proctor 

Mary  Caldwell  McFarland 

Catherine  Carrier  Robinson 

Margaret  Dabney  Leming 

'Evelyn  Eastman  Beck 

Isabel  Ferguson  Hargadine   C 
*Luclle  Cause  Fry^iell 

Alice  Carolyn  Greenlee  Grollman 

Eleanor  Hardeman  Cain 

Ruth  Harrison  McKay 

Gertrude  Henry  Stephens 

Sallie  Horton  Lay 
*Margaret  Hyatt  Walker 
*AnnIe  Johnson  Sylvester 

Mary  Keesler  Dalton 

Eunice  Kell  Simmons 

Georgia  Little  Owens 

Martha  Lin  Manly  Hogshead 

Josephine  Marbut  Stanley 

Anne  McKay  Mitchell 

Mary  Ann  McKlnney 

Mary  Middlebrooks  Smears 

Harriet  Fade  Prouse   C 

Eugenia  Perkins  Harlow 

Mildred  Pitner  Randall 

Julia  Pope 

Ruth  Pund  McCanless 

Jacqueline  Rolston  Shires 

Floy  Sadler  Maier 

Josephine  Schuessler  Stevens 

Mary  Stuart  Sims  Dickson 

Carolyn  Smith  Whipple   C 

Ella  Smith  Hayes 

Emily  Ann  Spivey  Simmons 
*Sarah  Tate  Tumlin   C 

Memory  Tucker  Merritt    C 

Mary  Belle  Walker 

Virginia  Watts  Beals 

Mabel  Witherspoon  Meredith 

Mary  Ben  Wright  Erwin   CC 
*Emlly  Qulnn  Zellars  McNeill 


'26 


Helen  Bates  Law  C 
Hary  Louise  Bennett 
Lois  Bolles  Knox 
Virginia  Boone  Whitt 
Leone  Bowers  Hamllto 
Margaret  G.  Bull 
Esther  Byers  Pitta 


Katharine  Cannaday  McKenzie 
Edyth  Carpenter  Shuey   C 
Elizabeth  Chapman  Pirkle 
Isabelle  Clarke  Morrison 
Edythe  Coleman  Paris 
Margaret  Debele  Maner 
Louisa  D.  Duls 
Gene  Dumas  Vickers   C 
Jeffie  Dunn  Clark 

*Ellen  Fain  Bowen 
Dora  Ferrell  Gentry   CC 

*Mary  Freeman  Curtis 
Edith  Gilchrist  Berry 
Gertrude  Green  Blalock   C 
Juanita  Greer  White   C 
Eleanor  Gresham  Stelner 
Olive  Hall  Shadgett 
Mary  Ella  Hammond  McDowell 
Helena  Hermance  Kilgour 
Charlotte  Higgs  Andrews 
Hazel  Huff  Monaghan 
Pilley  Kim  Choi 
Mary  Elizabeth  Knox  Happoldt 
Dessie  Kuhlke  Ansley 
Elizabeth  Little  Meriwether 
Margaret  Lotspelch  Whitbeck 
Catherine  Mock  Hodgln   C 
Grace  Ogden  Moore 
Virginia  Peeler  Green 
Florence  Perkins  Ferry   C 
Allene  Ramage  Fitzgerald 
Nellie  B.  Richardson 
Susan  Rose  Saunders 
Susan  Shadburn  Watkins 

*Sarah  Qulnn  Slaughter 
Evelyn  Sprinkle  Carter 
Olivia  Ward  Swann   C 
Norma  Tucker  Sturtevant    C 
Margaret  Tufts 

*Margaret  Whitington  Davis 
Maud  Whlttemore  Flowers 
Virginia  Wing  Power 
Rosalie  Wootten  Deck 


'28 


'27 


Evelyn  Albright  Caldwell 

Reba  Bayless  Eoyer 

Maurlne  Bledsoe  Bramlett 

Josephine  Hridgman   C 

Adelaide  Cannaday  Van  Voorhies 

Annette  Carter  Colwell 

Dorothy  Chamberlain 

Susan  Clayton  Fuller 

Lillian  Clement  Adams 

Willie  May  Coleman  Duncan   C 
•Mildred  Cowan  Wright   C 

Martha  Crowe  Eddlns 
♦Catherine  Louise  Davis 

Mabel  Dumas  Crenshaw 

Katharine  Gllllland  Higgins 

Elizabeth  Hart  Houston 
*Mary  Heath  Phillips 

Katherine  Houston  Shelld 

Elaa  Jacobsen  Morris 

Martha  Johnston  Wilson 

Leila  Joiner  Cooper 

Pearl  Kunnes   CC 

Louise  Leonard  McLeod 

Elizabeth  Lilly  Swedenberg   C 

Louise  Lovejoy  Jackson 
♦Elizabeth  Lynn   C 

Kenneth  Maner  Powell 

Caroline  McKlnney  Clarke   CC 

Ruth  McMillan  Jones   C 

Elizabeth  Norfleet  Miller 

Miriam  Preston  St.  Clair 

Douglass  Rankin  Hughes 
*May  Reece  Forman 

Edith  Richards 
♦Evelyn  Satterwhlte   C 

Mamie  Shaw  Flack 

Sarah  Shields  Pfeiffer 

Carrie  Sinclair  Sinclair 

Willie  Smith   Q 
♦Emily  Stead 

Edith  Strickland  Jones 

Elizabeth  Vary 

Roberta  Winter   CC 

Louise  Woodard  Clifton 

Grace  Zachry  McCreery 


Sally  Abernethy   CC 
♦Elizabeth  Allgood  Blrchmore 

Leila  Anderson 
♦Miriam  Anderson  Dowdy 

Evolyn  Barnett  Kennedy   C 

Virginia  Carrier 

Patricia  Collins  Dwinnell    Q 

Nancy  Crowther  Otis 

Mary  Cunningham  Cayce 

Sarah  Currie  Harry 
♦Carolyn  Esslg  Frederick 

Irene  Garretson  Nichols 

Louise  Girardeau  Cook   C 

Sarah  Glenn  Boyd   C 

Olive  Graves  Bowen 

Elizabeth  Grler  Edmunds 

Muriel  Griffin 

Rachel  Henderlite 

Mary  Mackey  Hough  Clark 

Alice  Hunter  Rasnake 

Mary  King  Fowler    C 

Virginia  May  Love 

Irene  Lowrance  Wright 

Katherine  MacKinnon  Lee 

Mary  Bell  McConkey  Taylor 

Elizabeth  McEntire 

Sarah  McFadyen  Brown 

Frances  New  McRae 

Evangeline  Papageorge   C 

Lila  Porcher  German 
♦Elizabeth  Roark  Ellington   C 

Nannie  Graham  Sanders   C 

Mary  Sayward  Rogers 

Mary  Shepherd  Soper   C 

Mary  Shewmaker   CC 

Mary  Stegall  Stipp 

Ruth  Thomas  Stemmons 

Edna  Volberg  Johnson 


'29 


Per 


Ada 


Margaret  Andreae  Collins 

Gladys  Austin  Mann 
Therese  Barksdale  Vinsonhaler 
Lillie  Belllngrath  Prultt 
LaRue  Berry  Smith 
Martha  Bradford  Thurmond 
Vlrglna  Branch  Leslie 
Lucile  Bridgraan  Leitch   C 
Miriam  Broach  Jordan 
Dorothy  Brown  Cantrell    Q 
Hazel  Brown  Ricks   CC 
Bettlna  Bush  Jackson   C 
Virginia  Cameron  Taylor   C 
Dorothy  Cheek  Callaway 
Sally  Gothran  Lambeth   C 
Sara  Douglass  Thomas   C 
Mary  Ellis  Knapp 
Mary  Ficklen  Barnett 
Nancy  Fitzgerald  Bray 

♦Ethel  Freeland  Darden 
Lenore  Gardner  McMillan 

♦Betty  Watkins  Gash 

♦Ellse  Gibson   C 
Helen  Gouedy  Mansfield 
Marlon  Green  Johnston   C 
Mildred  Greenledf  Walker 
Pearl  Hastings  Baughman 
Elizabeth  Hatchett    C 
Cara  Hinman 
Ella  May  Holllngsworth  Wllker 

♦Hazel  Hood 
Katherine  Hunter  Branch   Q 
Dorothy  Hutton  Mount 
Elaine  Jacobsen  Lewis   C 
Evelyn  Josephs  Phifer 
Sara  Johnston  Hill   C 
Mary  Alice  Juhan   C 
Evelyn  Knight  Richards 
Isabel  Jean  Lamont  Dickson 

♦Geraldine  LeMay   C 
Mary  Lou  McCall  Reddoch 

*Edith  McGranahan  Smith  T   C 

♦Elizabeth  Moss  Mitchell 
Esther  Nlsbet  Anderson 
Eleanor  Norris  MacKinnon 
Katherine  Pasco   C 
Mary  Prim  Fowler 
Helen  Ridley  Hartley 


CC.  Col. inn.ulc  Club  S'lOO  or  nidro  Q.  Quculrnnglf  Qunriun,  S2S()  or  more  C,  CiMilur\  Club,  S100( 


,  Fund  A^fiii 


Sarah  Mae  Rikard 

Augusta  Roberts 

Louise  Robertson  Solomon 

Rowena  Runnette  Garber 

Martha  Selman  Jacobs 

Helen  Sisson  Morrison 

Sally  Southerland 

Mary  Gladys  Steffner  Kincaid 

Clara  Stone  Collins 

Susanne  Stone  Eady 
*Mary  Warren  Read 
*Violet  Weeks  Miller 

Frances  G.  Welsh 

Effie  Mae  Winslow  Taylor 

Hazel  Wolfle  Frakes 

Katherine  Woodbury  Williams 

Ruth  Worth 


'30 


Sara  Armfield  Hill 

*Marle  Baker  Shumaker 
Josephine  Barry  Brown   C 
Eleanor  Bonham  Deex 
Elisabeth  Branch  Johnson 
Emily  Campbell  Boland 
Gladney  Cureton 
Elise  M,  Derickson 
Clarene  U,  Dorsey 
Anne  Ehrllch  Solomon 
Alice  Garretson  Bolles 
Jane  Bailey  Hall  Hefner   C 
Polly  Hall  Dunn 
Alice  Jernlgan  Dowling 
Carlton  Jones  Bunkley 
Katherine  Leary  Holland 
Ruth  Mallory  Burch 

*June  Malcney  Officer 
Sarah  Marsh  Shapard 
Marian  Martin  Walnwrlght 
Mary  McCallle  Ware 
Frances  McCoy 
Ruth  McLean  Wright 
Frances  Messer  Jeffries 

* Emily  Moore  Couch 
Lynn  Moore  Hardy   C 
Carolyn  Nash  Hathaway 
Margaret  Ogden  Stewart 
Shannon  Preston  Gumming 
Helen  Respess  Bevier 
Lillian  Russell  McBath 
Nancy  Simpson  Porter 
Dorothy  Smith 
Jo  Smith  Webb   C 

*Martha  Stackhouse  Grafton 
Belle-Ward  Stowe  Abernethy 
Mary  Terry  Cobb 
Sara  Townsend  Pittman 
Mary  P,  Trammel 1 
Anne  D,  Turner   C 
Crystal  Wellborn  Gregg   Q 
Evalyn  Wilder 
Harriet  B.  Williams   C 
Pauline  Willougbby  Wood 

*Raeijiond  Wilson  Craig   CC 
Hlssonrl  Woolford  Raine 
Octavla  Young  Harvey 


'31 


Margaret  Askew  Smith 
Eleanor  Castles  Osteen 
Harjorte  Daniel  Cole 
Lora  Lee  DeLoach  Allums 
Mildred  E.  Duncan 

*Ruth  Etheredge  Griffin 
Marion  Fielder  Martin 

*Helen  Friedman  Blackshear 
Dorothy  Grubb  Rivers   C 
Sarah  Hill  Brown 
Octavla  Howard  Smith 
Anne  Hudson  Hanklns   C 
Ellse  C.  Jones 
Helen  Manry  Lowe 
Ruth  G.  McAuliffe 
Anne  McCallie 
Shirley  McPhaul  Whitfield 

*Katherlne  Morrow  Norem 
Frances  Musgrave  Prierson 
Fanny  Nlles  Bolton   C 


Tom  Simpson  meets  introductory  biology  class.  One-third  of  the  student  body  receives  scholarship  aid 


Mary  Potter  Ross 
Ruth  Pringle  Pipkin   C 
Katharine  Purdie 
Alice  Quarles  Henderson 
Jeannette  Shaw  Harp 
Elizabeth  Simpson  Wilson 
Harriet  L.  Smith   C 
Martha  Sprinkle  Rafferty 
Laelius  Stalllngs  Davis   C 
Cornelia  Taylor  Stubbs 
Julia  Thompson  Smith 
Martha  Tower  Dance 
Cornelia  Wallace 
Louise  Ware  Venable 
Annee  Zillah  Watson  Reiff 
*Martha  Watson  Smith 
Margaret  Weeks 


'32 


Miml  O'Beirne  Tarplee 
Mary  Claire  Oliver  Cox 
Bell  Owens  Livingston 
Betty  Peeples  Brannen 
Saxon  Pope  Bargeron   C 
Margaret  Ridgely  Jordan 
Flora  Riley  Bynum 
Jane  Shelby  Clay 
Sara  Lane  Smith  Pratt 
*Louise  H.  Stakely  C 
Nell  Starr  Gardner   C 
Jura  Taffar  Cole 
Miriam  Thompson  Felder   Q 
Martlne  Tuller  Joyner 
Sally  Williams  Steely 
Lovelyn  Wilson  Heyward   Q 
Louiae  Winslow  Taft 
Grace  Woodward  Palmour 


Virginia  Allen  Woods 
Catherine  Baker  Evans 
Sarah  Bowman 
Pat  Boyles  Smith 
Varnelle  Braddy  Ferryman 

*Penny  Brown  Barnett   C 
Louise  Cawthon 
Mary  Elliot   C 
Grace  Fincher  Trimble 
Mary  Floyd  Foster  Sanders 
Marjorie  Gamble 

*Susan  Love  Glenn  C 
Nora  Garth  Gray  Hall 
Virginia  Gray  Prultt 

*Ruth  Conant  Green  C 
Julia  Grlmmet  Fortson 

*Louise  Hollingsworth  Jackson 
Sara  Hollis  Baker 

*Anne  Hopkins  Ayres 
Elizabeth  Howard  Reeves 
Alma  Fraser  Howerton  Hughes 
Imogene  Hudsoo  Culllnan   C 
Elizabeth  Hughes  Jackson 
La  Myra  Kane  Swanson 
Pansey  Kimble  Matthews 
Martha  Logan  Henderson 
Clyde  Lovejoy  Stevens 
Louise  McDanlel  Musser 
Mary  Miller  Brown 
Llla  Norfleet  Davis   C 


'33 


Roberta  Kilpatrick  Stubblebine 

Blanche  Lindsey  Camp 

Caroline  Lingle  Lester   C 

Margaret  Loranz 

Vivian  Martin  Buchanan 

Mattie  Lou  Mason  Burns 

Elisabeth  Moore  Ambrose 
*Eulalia  Napier  Sutton 

Ann  Nash  Reece   C 

Gail  Nelson  Blain 

Betty  Preston  Pratt 

LaTrelle  Robertson  Duncan 

Letitia  Rockmore  Nash   C 
*Mary  Sturtevant  Cunningham   C 

Marlyn  Tate  Lester 

Margaret  Telford  St.  Amant 

Johnnie  Turner  Helvin 

Rosalind  Ware  Reynolds 

Amelia  Wolf  Bond 

Katharine  Woltz  Farinholt 


Page  Ackerman 

Mary  Alexander  Parker 

Maude  Armstrong  Hudson 

Bemlce  Beaty  Cole 

Wllla  Beckham  Lowrance 

Margaret  Bell  Biirt 

Julia  Blundell  Adler 

Elizabeth  Grier  Bolton 
*Nell  Brown  Davenport 

Alice  Bullard  Nagle 

Evelyn  Campbell  Beale 

Josephine  Clark  Fleming 

Elizabeth  Cobb  Boyd   C 

Sarah  Cooper  Freyer 

Porter  Cowles  Plckell 
*Frances  IXike  Pughsley 

Eugenia  Edwards  Mackenzie 
*Margaret  Ellis  Pierce 

Helen  Etheridge  Griffin 

l^uise  Farley  Killebrew 

Julia  Gwyn  Flnley  McCutchen   C 

Mary  L,  Garretson 
♦Margaret  Glass  Womeldorf 

Virginia  Heard  Feder 
*Lucile  Heath  McDonald 

Anne  Hudmon  Reed 

Mary  Hudmon  Simmons 

Nancy  Kamper  Miller 
*Cornella  Keeton  Barnes 


'34 


Sarah  Elizabeth  Austin  Zorn 
Alae  Rlsse  Barron  Leitch 
Helen  Boyd  McConnell 
Laura  Buist  Starnes 
Nelle  Charolee  Howard   C 
Carrie  Eidson  Hooper 
Martha  Elliott  Elliott 
Martha  England  Gunn 

*PaulIne  Gordon  Woods   C 

*Lucy  Goss  Herbert 
Mary  Dunbar  Grist  Whitehead 
Alma  Elizabeth  Groves  Jeter 
Elinor  Hamilton  Hightower   CC 
Elaine  Heckle  Carmlchael 
Lillian  Herring  Rosas 
Elizabeth  Johnson  Thompson 
Marguerite  Jones  Love 
Margaerlte  Kennedy  Griesemer 
Margaret  Martin  Schrader   CC 
Marion  Mathews 

*Loulse  McCain  Boyce   C 
Mary  McDonald  Sledd 
Carrie  Lena  McMullen  Bright 
Ruth  Moore  Randolph 
Sara  Moore  Cathey 

*Prances  M.  O'Brien   C 

*Dorothy  Potts  Weiss   C 
Florence  Preston  Bockhorst 


Virginia  Prettyman   C 

Gussie  Rose  Riddle  List   C 

Carolyn  Russell  Nelson 

Louise  Schuessler  Patterson 

Rosa  Shuey  Day 

Mary  Sloan  Laird 

Mabel  B.  Talmage   C 

Dorothy  Walker  Palmer   C 

Martha  Elizabeth  Walton  Berry   Q 

Eleanor  Wllllains  Knox 

Johnnie  Mae  York  Rumble   C 


Mary  Walker  Fox 
Carolyn  White  Burrlll 
Virginia  WilUams  Goodwin 
Irene  Wilson  Nelster 


35 


*Eli2abeth  Alexander  Hlgglns   Q 

Mary  Virginia  Allen   C 

Vella  Marie  Behm  Cowan 

Mary  Borden  Parker 

Marian  Calhoun  Murray 

Virginia  Coons  Clanton 

Alice  Dunbar  Hoseley 

Willie  Florence  Eubanks  Donehoo 

Betty  Fountain  Edwards   C 
*Jane  Goodwin  Harbin 
*Mary  Green  Wohlford 
Anne  Scott  Hannan  Mauldin 

Katherine  Hertzka 

Betty  Lou  Houck  Smith 
Anna  Humber  Little 
Josephine  Jennings  Brown 
Frances  McCalla  Ingles 
Carolyn  McCallum 
Julia  McClatchey  Brooke   C 
Marguerite  Morris  Saunders 
Clara  Morrison  Backer 
Nina  Parke  Hopkins   Q 
Alleen  Parker  Sibley 
Nell  Pattillo  Kendall 
Juliette  Puett  Maxwell 
Martha  Redwine  Rountree 
Grace  Robinson  Hanson 
Sybil  Rogers  Herren 
Marie  Simpson  Rutland   C 
Mary  Summers  Langhome 
*Elizabeth  Thrasher  Baldwin   C 
Susan  Turner  White 
Amy  Underwood  Trowell 
Laura  Whitner  Dorsey   Q 
Elizabeth  Young  Hubbard 


'36 


**Elizabeth  M.  Baethke 
Catherine  W,  Bates 
Jane  Blair  Roberson 
Sarah  Brosnan  Thorpe 
Meriel  Bull  Mitchell 
Elizabeth  Burson  Wilson 
Mildred  Clark  Sargent 
Hary  Cornely  Dwight 
Sara  Cureton  Proweil 
Martha  Edmonds  Allen 
Sara  Frances  Estes 
Mary  Elizabeth  Forman 
Mary  Marsh  Henderson  Hill 
Lucie  Hess  Gienger   C 
Jean  Hicks  Pitts 
Marjorie  Hollingsworth 
Ruby  Button  Barron 
Frances  James  Donohue 
Agnes  Jamison  HcKoy 
Lonise  Jordan  Turner 
Augusta  King  Brumby 
Ruth  King  Stanford 
Carrie  Latimer  Dtivall 
Alice  McCallie  Pressly 
Josephine  McClure  Anderson 
Sarah  Frances  McDonald   C 

*Dean  McKoin  Bushong 
Frances  Miller  Felts 
Sadie  Frances  Morrow  Hughes 

*Frances  Napier  Jones 
Sarah  Nichols  Judge 
Hary  Richardson  Gauthier 
E^7elyn  Robertson  Jarman 

*Hary  Alice  Shelton  Felt 

*Mary  Margaret  Stowe  Hunter 
Miriam  Talmage  Vann 
Jane  Thomas  Tilson 
Marie  Townsend 
Mary  Vines  Wright   C 


'37 


*Eloiaa  Alexander  LeConte   C 
Lucile  Barnett  Hirman 
Miriam  Bass  Butler 
rrancea  Belford  Olsen 
Louise  Brown  Smith 
Virginia  Caldwell  Payne 
Frances  Gary  Taylor 
Cornelia  Christie  Johnson 
Kathleen  Daniel  Spicer   C 

*Luclle  Dennison  Keenan   C 
Elizabeth  Espy  Hooks   C 
Jane  Estes 

Charline  Fleece  Halverstadt 
Michelle  Furlow  Oliver 
Annie  Galloway  Phillips   C 
Mary  Garland  Selser 
Neliie  Gilroy  Gustafson 
Alice  Hannah  Brown 

*Fannle  Harris  Jones 
Martha  Head  Conlee 
Barbara  Hertwig  Meschter 
Dorothy  Jester   C 
Ellender  Johnson  Jones 

*Sarah  Johnson  Linney 
Catharine  Jones  Malone 
Rachel  Kennedy  Lowthlan 
Mary  Jane  King  Critchell 
Jean  Klrkpatrick  Cobb   C 

*Florence  Lasseter  Rambo 
Vivienne  Long  McCain   C 
Mary  Malone  Martin 
Mary  Catherine  Matthews  Starr 
Katherine  L,  Maxwell 
Isabel  McCain  Brown 

♦Frances  McDonald  Moore   C 
Ora  Muse 

*Mary  Alice  Newton  Bishop    C 
Elizabeth  Perrin  Powell 
Kathryn  Printup  Mitchell 
Marjorie  Scott  Meier 

^Frances  Steele  Finney   C 
Virginia  Stephens  Clary 
Vivienne  Trice  Ansley 
Betty  Willis  Whitehead 
Frances  Wilson  Hurst   C 


'38 


Anonymous 

*Jean  Adams  Weersing 
Nell  Allison  Sheldon 
Jean  Austin  Meacham 
Nettie  Mae  Austin  Kelley 
Dorothy  Avery  Newton   CC 
Mary  Alice  Baker  Lown 
Tommy  Ruth  Blackmon  Waldo 

♦Elizabeth  Blackshear  Fllnn 
Katherine  Brittlngham  Hunter 
Martha  Brown  Miller 
Elizabeth  Cousins  Mozley   C 
Lulu  Croft 

Doris  Dunn  St.  Clair 
Goudyloch  Erwln  Dyer 
Mary  Galloway  Blount 
Nell  Hemphill  Jones 
Catherine  Hoffman  Ford 
Sarah  Hoyle  Nevin 
Winifred  Kellersberger  Vass 
Ola  Kelly  Ausley 
Mary  Anne  Keman 
Eliza  King  Morrison 
Ellen  Little  Lesesne 
Martha  Long  Gosline 
Ellen  McCallie  Cochrane 
Elizabeth  Lee  McCord  Lawler 
Lettie  McKay  Van  Landlngham 
Gwendolyn  McKee  Bays 
Jacquelyn  McWhlte  James 
Bertha  Merrill  Holt   C 
Nancy  Moorer  Cantey   C 
Margaret  Morrison  Blumberg 
Tamlko  Okamura 
Helen  Rodgers  Dopson 
Joyce  Roper  McKey 
Beatrice  Sexton  Howard 


*Mary  Smith  Bryan 
Virginia  Suttenfield   Q 
Grace  Tazwell  Flowers 

*Anne  Thompson  Rose  C 
Jane  Turner  Smith 
Ellen  Vemer  Scoville 
Virginia  Watson  Logan 
Zoe  Wells  Lambert  C 
Elsie  West  Meehan 
Margaret  Wright  Rankin 

*Loulse  Young  Garrett   C 


'39 


Mary  Allen  Reding 

Jean  Bailey  Owen   C 

Ethelyn  Boswell  Purdie 

Esther  Byrnes  Thames 

Alice  Caldwell  Melton 

Rachel  Campbell  Gibson 

Sarah  Joyce  Cunningham  Carpen 

Jane  Dryfoos  Bljur 

Catherine  Farrar  Davis 

Elizabeth  Furlow  Brown   C 

Susan  Goodwyn  Garner 

Dorothy  Graham  Gilmer 

Eleanor  T.  Hall 

Jane  Hamilton  Ray   C 

Emily  Harris  Swanson 

Ruth  Hertzka 

Mary  Hollingsworth  Hatfield 

Cora  Kay  Hutchlns  Blackwelder 

Katherine  Jones  Smith 

Elizabeth  Joan  Kenney  Knight 

Kathleen  Kennedy  Dibble 

Jenny  Kyle  Dean 

Helen  LIchten  Solomonson 

Emily  MacMorland  Wood 

Ella  Mallard  Ninestein 

Emma  McMullen  Doom 
*Marie  Merritt  Rollins 

Helen  Moses  Regenstein   C 

Mary  Elizabeth  Moss  Slnback 

Annie  Newton  Parkman 

Lou  Pate  Jones   Q 

Julia  Porter  Scurry 

Mamie  Lee  Ratllff  Finger   C 

Jeanne  Redwine  Davis 

Virginia  Rumbley  Moses 

Betty  Sams  Daniel 

Miriam  Sanders 

Hay die  San ford  Sams 

Alleen  Shortley  Whipple 

Alice  Sill 
*Mary  P,  Slmonton  Boothe 

Helen  Simpson  Callaway 
*Mary  Frances  Thompson 

Virginia  Tumlin  Guffin 
*ElInor  Tyler  Richardson   C 

Mary  Ellen  Whetsell  Timmons 


'40 


Betty  Alderman  Vinson 

Grace  Elizabeth  Anderson  Cooper 
♦Margaret  Barnes  Carey 
♦Evelyn  Baty  Landis   C 

Marguerite  Baum  Muhlenfeld 

Susan  Blackmon  Armour 

Joan  Br in ton  Johnson 

Ruth  Ann  Byerley  Vaden 

Helen  Gates  Carson 

Ernestine  Cass  Dickerson 

Margaret  Christie  Colmer 

Elizabeth  Davis  Johnston 
♦Llllie  Belle  Drake  Hamilton 

Anne  Enloe 

Ruth  Eyles  Lewis 

Carolyn  Forman  Piel 

Mary  Francis  Ault   C 

Annette  Franklin  King 

Marian  Franklin  Anderson   C 

Mary  Lang  Gill  Olson 

Florence  Graham 

Sam  Olive  Griffin  McGInnis 

Polly  Heaslett  Badger 

Bryant  Holsenbeck  Moore 

Margaret  Hopkins  Martin 
♦Gary  Home  Petrey 

Louise  Hughston  Oettlnger 

Eleanor  Hutchens 


Mildred  Joseph  Colyer 

Jane  Knapp  Spivey 

Sara  Lee  Mattlngly 
♦Elolae  Lennard  Smith   C 

Sarah  Matthews  Blxler 

Eloise  McCall  Guyton   Q 

Virginia  HcWhorter  Freeman   C 

Virginia  Mllner  Carter 

Sophie  Montgomery  Crane 

Julia  Moeeley 
♦Nell  Moss  Roberts 
♦Beth  Paris  Moremen 

Katherine  Patton  Caresow 

Irene  Phillips  Richardson 

Nell  Pinner  WIsner 

Mary  Reins  Burge   C 

Isabella  Robertson  White 

Eleanor  Rogers  McCann 

Ruth  Slack  Roach 

Edith  Stover  McFee 

Louise  Sullivan  Fry 

Mary  Mac  Templeton  Brown 

Henrietta  Thompson  Wilkinson 

Emily  Underwood  Gault 

Poiiy  Ware  Duncan 

Willomette  Williamson  Stauffer 

Jane  Witman  Pearce 

Margaret  Yancey  Klrkman 


'41 


Anonymous 

Mary  Arbuckle  Osteen 

Ruth  Ashbum  Kline   C 

Elizabeth  Barrett  Alldredge 

Miriam  Bedlnger  Williamson 

Nina  Broughton  Gaines 
♦Sabine  Brumby  Korosy 

Gentry  Burks  Blelaski 
♦Harriette  Cochran  Mershon 

Freda  Copeland  Hoffman 

Virginia  Corr  White 

Doris  Dalton  Crosby 

Jean  Dennison  Brooks 

Martha  Dunn  Kerby 

Ethelyn  Dyar  Daniel 

Louise  Franklin  Livingston   Q 

Lucile  Gaines  MacLennan 

Caroline  Gray  Truslow   C 

Nancy  Gribble  Nelson 

Florrie  Guy  Funk 
♦Ann  Henry 

Roberta  Ingles  Steele 

Alleen  Kasper  Borrish   Q 

Helen  Klugh  McRae 

Julia  Lancaster 

Sara  Lee  Jackson 

Anne  Martin  Elliott 

Margaret  Murchlson  Rudel   C 

Mary  Oliver  Mertel 

Sally  Parker  Lawton 

Pattle  Patterson  Johnson 

Elta  Robinson  Posey 

Lillian  Schwencke  Cook 

Gene  Slack  Morse   Q 

Frances  Spratlin  Hargrett   C 

Elizabeth  Stevenson 

Carolyn  Strozier   C 
♦Dorothy  Travis  Joyner 

Jane  Vaughan  Price   C 

Grace  Walker  Winn 


'42 


Martha  Arant  Allgood 
Jean  Beutell  Abrams 
Elizabeth  Bradfield  Sherman 
Betty  Ann  Brooks   C 
Martha  Buffalow  Davis 
Harriett  Caldwell  Maxwell 
Anne  Chambless  Bateman   C 
Elizabeth  Clarkson  Shearer 
Sarah  Copeland  Little 
Jane  Coughlan  Hays 
Gay  Currie  Fox 
Edith  Dale  Lindsey 
Mary  Davis  Bryant 
Dale  Drennan  Hicks 
Carolyn  Dunn  Stapleton 
*  Susan  Dyer  Oliver.   C 


CC,  Colonnade  Club,  SSOttormoru  Q,  Quadrannlf  Qu(5rum,  SJSOi 


C.  Ct-nturvClub,  SlOUor  more  *.  Fund  Aj^ent  "\  Deceased 


Margaret  Erwln  Walker   Q 
Lillian  Glsh  Alfrlend 
Margery  Gray  Wheeler 
Margaret  Hamilton  Rambo 
Julia  Harry  Bennett 

*Margaret  Hartsook  Emmons   C 
Doris  Henson  Vaughn   C 
Elizabeth  Ann  Jenkins  Willis 
Ila  Belle  Levie  Bagwell 
Caroline  Long  Armstrong 
Mary  Dean  Lott  Lee 
Susanna  McWhorter  Reckard 

*Betty  Medlock  Lackey 
Virginia  Montgomery  McCall 

*Elise  Nance  Bridges 
Jeanne  Osborne  Gibbs 
Mary  Louise  Palmour  Barber 
Julia  Ann  Patch  Weston   C 
Louise  Pruitt  Jones   C 
Claire  Purcell  Smith   C 
Tina  Ransom  Louis 
Elizabeth  Robertson  Schear 
Marie  Scott  O'Neill 
Myrtle  Seckinger  Llghtcap 
Margaret  Sheftall  Chester   C 
Marjorie  Simpson  Ware 
Eleanor  Elise  Smith  Bischoff 
Rebecca  Stamper 
Jackie  Steams  Potts 
Jane  Stillwell  Espy 
Jane  Taylor  White 
Mary  Olive  Thomas 
Frances  Tucker  Johnson 
Myree  Wells  Haas 


'43 


Emily  Anderson  Hightower 

Mary  Jane  Auld  Linker   C 

Florence  Elizabeth  Bates  Femande 

Anna  Black  Hansell 
*Flora  Campbell  McLain 

Mary  Ann  Cochran  Abbott   C 
*Jane  Dinsmore  Lowe 

Betty  DuBose  Skilea 

Jeanne  Eakin  Salyer 

Ann  Frlerson  Smoak 

Nancy  Green  Carmlchael 

Susan  Guthrie  Fu 

Helen  Hale  Lawton 

Swanna  Henderson  Cameron   C 
*Dorothy  Holloran  Addison 

Dorothy  Hopkins  McClure 

Mardia  Hopper  Brown 

Sally  Sue  Howe  Bell   C 

Imogene  King  Stanley 

Sterly  Lebey  Wilder   C 

Bennye  Linzy  Sadler 

Elizabeth  Moore  Bohannon 

Anne  Paisley  Boyd 

Betty  Pegram  Sessoms 

Frances  Radford  Mauldin 
*Ruby  Rosser  Davis   Q 

Clara  Rountree  Couch   C 
*Helen  Virginia  Smith  Woodward 

Aileen  Still  Hendley 

Pat  Stokes  Barnes 
*Mary  Ward  Danielson 

Marjorie  Welsmann  Zeldman 

Barbara  Wilber  Gerland 

Kay  Wilkinson  Orr 
*Katherine  Wright  Philips   C 


'44 


Bettye  Ashcraft  Senter   C 
Betty  Bacon  Skinner 
Virginia  Barr  McFarland 
Clare  Bedinger  Baldwin 
Claire  Bennett  Kelly 
Yolanda  Bemabe  Montealegre 
Louise  Breedin  Griffiths 
Mary  Carr  Townsend 
Margaret  Cathcart  Hilbum 

*Frances  Cook  Crowley   C 
Barbara  Jane  Daniels 
Margaret  C,  Druramond 

*Mary  Duffee  Philips 
Elizabeth  Edwards  Wilson 


Patricia  Evans  Hampton 
Ruth  Farrlor 
Sara  Agnes  Florence 
Mary  Pauline  Garvin  Keen 
♦Elizabeth  Harvard  Dowda 
*Julla  Harvard  Wamock   C 
Mia  Hecht  Owens 
Martha  Ray  Lasseter  Storey 
Laurice  Looper  Swann   Q 
Mary  Maxwell  Hutcheson 
Quincy  Mills  Jones 
Katherine  Philips  Long 
Margaret  Powell  Flowers   C 
Virginia  Reynolds  Ewald 
Martha  Rhodes  Bennett 
Betty  Scott  Noble   C 
Margaret  Shepherd  Yates 
*Marjorie  Smith  Stephens 
Katheryne  Thompson  Mangum 
Marjorie  Tippins  Johnson   C 
Martha  Trimble  Wapensky   C 
Nell  Turner  Spettel 
Betty  Vecsey 
M.  E.  Walker  Schellach 
Mary  Walker  Scott 
Mary  Frances  Walker  Blount 
Betty  Williams  Stoffel 
Oneida  Woolford 


'45 


Carol  Barge  Mathews 
Elizabeth  Blincoe  Edge 
Frances  Brougher  Garman 
Ann  Campbell  Hulett 
Betty  Campbell  Wiggins 
Elizabeth  Carpenter  Bardin 
Virginia  Carter  Caldwell 
Marjorie  Cole  Rowden 
Mary  Gumming  Fitzhugh 
*Beth  Daniel  Owens 
Harrlette  Daugherty  Howard 


Betty  Davis  Shingler 

Mary  Anne  Derry  Trlplett 

Ruth  Doggett  Todd 

Ann  Equen  Ballard 

Pauline  Ertz  Wechsler 

Jane  Everett  Knox 

Elizabeth  Farmer  Brown   C 

Joyce  Freeman  Martlng 

Barbara  Frink  Allen 

Betty  Glenn  Stow 
*Ellzabeth  Gribble  Cook 

Betty  Jane  Hancock  Moore 
*Emlly  Higgins  Bradley 

Jean  Louisa  Hood  Booth 

Mary  Alice  Hunter  Ratliff 

Eugenia  Jones  Howard 

Klttie  Kay  Pelham 

Beverly  King  Pollock 

Susan  Kirtley  White 

Jane  Kreiling  Mell 

Genevieve  Lathem  Gray 
*Hartha  Jane  Mack  Simons 

Bettie  Manning  Ott 

Rounelle  Martin 

Sylvia  McConnel  Carter 
*Montene  Melson  Mason 

Molly  Milam  Insemi 

Sue  L.  Mitchell   C 

Scott  Newell  Newton   C 

Jeanne  Newton  McCord   C 

Mary  Norrls  King 

Ceevah  Rosenthal  Blatman   C 

Marilyn  Schroder  Timmerman 

Bess  Sheppard  Poole   C 

Bnily  Slngletary  Gamer 

Julia  Slack  Hunter 

Lois  Sullivan  E^y 

Mary  Turner  Buchanan 

Suzanne  Watklns  Smith 

Dorothy  Webb  McKee 

Patricia  Ann  Webb  Johnson 

Martha  Whatley  Yates 

Frances  Wooddall  Talmadge 

Louise  Almon  Riddles 


'46 


Jeanne  Addison  Roberts 

Vicky  Alexander  Sharp 

Mary  Lillian  Allen  Wilkes 

Martha  Baker  Wllkins   C 

Margaret  Bear  Moore 

Emily  Bradford  Batts 

Kathryn  Burnett  Gatewood 
*Mary  Ann  Courtenay  Davidson 

Joan  Crangle  Hughey 

Edwina  Bell  Davis 
*Mary  Duckworth  Gellerstedt 
*Conradine  Eraser  Riddle 

Harriet  Frlerson  Crabb 

Nancy  Hardy  Abberger 

Elizabeth  Horn  Johnson 

Betty  Howell  Traver 

Peggy  Jones  Miller 

Anne  Lee  Mitchell 

Stratton  Lee  Peacock 

Betty  Long  Sale 

Mary  Elizabeth  Martin  Powell 

Harriett  McAllister  Loving 

Mildred  McCain  Klnnaird   C 

Mary  McConkey  Relmer 

Mary  McEver  Lester 

Anne  Murrell  Courtney 

Marjorie  Naab  Bolen 

Ann  Noble  Dye 

Anne  Noell  Wyant 

Betty  Patrick  Merrltt 
*Celetta  Powell  Jones   C 

Rosalind  Price  Sasser 

Anne  Register  Jones 
*Louise  Reld  Strlckler 

Eleanor  Reynolds  Verdery 

Claire  Rowe  Newman 

Mary  Russell  Mitchell 

Carolyn  Jane  Ryle  Croxson 

Margaret  Scott  Cathey 
*Betty  Smith  Satterthwaite   C( 

Martha  Stevenson  Fabian 

Jean  Stewart  Staton 


During  library  renovations  books  are  boxed,  then  reshelved. 


Marguerite  Toole  Scheips 
Peggy  Trice  Hall 
Lucy  Turner  Knight 
Vema  Weems  Macbeth 
♦Elizabeth  Weinschenk  Mundy 
Winifred  Wilkinson  Hausmann 
Eva  Williams  Jemison 
Elizabeth  Woodward  Ells 


'47 


Anonymous 

Marie  Adams  Conyers 

Mary  Frances  Anderson  Wendt 

Virginia  Barksdale  Lancaster 

Glassell  Beale  Smalley 

Marie  Beeson  Ingraham 

June  Bloxton  Dever 

Marguerite  Born  Hornsby 

Virginia  Brown  McKenzle 
*Eleanor  Calley  Cross 
*Charlotte  Clarkson  Jones 

June  Coley  Loyd 

Jane  Cooke  Cross 

Betty  Crablll  Rogers   C 
*Helen  Catherine  Currle   C 
*Mary  Fuller  Floyd 

Dorothy  Galloway  Fontaine 

Mary  Katherlne  Glenn  Dunlap 

Gene  Goode  Bailey 
*Mynelle  Grove  Harris 

Anne  Hagerty  Estes 

Genet  Heery  Barron   C 

Charlotte  Anne  Hevener  Nobbs    C 

Peggy  P3t  Horne  Martin 

Ann  Hough  Hopkins 

Louise  Hoyt  Minor 

Sue  Hutchens  Henson 

Anne  Hill  Jackson  Smith 

Marianne  Watt  Jeffries  Williams 

Kathryn  Johnson 

Rosemary  Jones  Cox 

Joan  Knoch  Fulghum 

Marguerite  Mattlson  Rice   C 

Margaret  McManus  Landham 

Dorothy  Ann  Peace  Ramsaur   Q 
*Betty  Radford  Moeller   C 

Ellen  Rosenblatt  Caswell 

Lorenna  Jane  Ross  Brown 

Betty  Anne  Routsos  Alexander 

Esther  Sloan  Lewyn 

June  Thomason  Lindgren 

May  Turner  Engeman   C 

Ann  Clifford  Wheeler  Timberlake 

Mary  Williams  Winegeart 

Barbara' Wilson  Montague 


'48 


Dabney  Adams  Hart 

Rose  Ellen  Armstrong  Sparling 

Martha  Ellen  Beacham  Jackson 
♦Barbara  Blair   C 

Elizabeth  Blair 

Lela  Anne  Brewer 

Barbara  Coith  Ricker 

Mary  Alice  Compton  Osgood 

Martha  Cook  Sanders 

Edna  Claire  Cunningham  Schooley 

Amelia  Davis  Luchsinger   CC 

Susan  Daugherty 

Nancy  Deal  Weaver 
*Adele  Dieckmann  McKee   C 
*June  Drisklll  Weaver 

Anne  Elcan  Mann 

Anne  Ezzard  Eskew 

Josephine  Faulkner  James 

Nancy  Geer  Alexander 

Harriet  Gregory  Herlot 

Martha  Hay  Vardeman 

Kathleen  Hewson  Cole   C 

Caroline  Hodges  Roberts 

Amanda  Hulsey  Thompson 
*June  Lewis  Irvine  Torbert   C 

Anne  Elizabeth  Jones  Crabill 

Marybeth  Little  Weston 

Sheely  Little  Miller 

Lady  Major   C 

Mary  Manly  Ryman 

Lou  McLaurln  Stewart 

Margaret  Plrtle  Rudlslll 


Blllie  Mae  Redd  Chu 
Harriet  Reld 
Jane  Rushln  DeVaughn 
Marian  Rutland  Sanders 
Zollie  Saxon  Johnson 
Rebekah  Scott  Bryan   C 
Anne  Shepherd  McKee 
*Mary  Gene  Sims  Dykes 
Jacqueline  Stewart 
Anne  Treadwell  Suratt 
Page  Vlolette  Harmon 
Barbara  Waugaman  Thompson 
Barbara  Whipple  Bitter 
Sara  Catherine  Wilkinson 
Margaret  Yancey  Kirkman 


'49 


Rita  Adams  Simpson 

Caroline  Alexander  Bryan 

Dorothy  S.  Allain   C 

Mary  Jo  Ammons  Jones 

Betty  Lou  Baker  Prior 

Beverly  Baldwin  Albea 
*Betty  Blackmon  Kinnett   C 
*Susan  Bowling  Dudney 

Frances  Marion  Brannan  Hararick 

Roberta  Cathcart  Hopkins 

Lee  Cousar  Tubbs 

Alice  Crenshaw  Moore 

Josephine  Gulp  Williams 

Marie  Cuthbertson  Faulkner 

June  Davis  Haynie 

Bettie  Davison  Bruce 
*Betsy  Deal  Smith 

Jane  Efurd  Watklns 

Kate  Durr  Elmore 

Evelyn  Foster  Henderson 

Betty  Jeanne  Ellison  Candler 

Katherlne  A.  Geffcken   Q 

Louise  Gehrken  Howie 

Joyce  Hale  McGlaun 

Mary  Hays  Babcock   CC 

Nancy  Huey  Kelly 
♦Henrietta  Johnson 

Nancy  Johnson  Reid 

Mary  Frances  Jones  Woolsey 

Ruby  Lehmann  Cowley 
*Caroline  Little  Witcher 

Katherlne  McKoy  Ehllng   C 

Ruth  Morris  Ferrell 

Nancy  Parks  Anderson 

Patty  Persohn   C 

Lynn  Phillips  Mathews 

Georgia  Powell  Leinmon 

Mary  Price  Coulling 

Sharon  Smith  Cutler 

Miriam  Steele  Jackson 

Edith  Stowe  Barkley 

Doris  Sullivan  Tippens 

Wlllene  Tarry 

Newell  Turner  Parr 

Martha  Warlick  Brame 

Julia  Weathers  Wynne 

Olive  Wilkinson  Turnipseed 

Jeannette  Wlllcoxon  Peterson 

Elizabeth  Williams  Henry 

Harriett  Winchester  Hurley 

Elizabeth  Anne  Wood  Smith 


'50 


Louise  Arant  Rice 

Hazel  Berman  Karp 

Jo-Anne  Christopher  Cochrane 

Betty  Cole  Houten 

Betty  Jean  Combs  Moore 

Mary  Annelle  Cox  Smith 

*Dorothy  Davis  Yarbrough 
Helen  Edwards  Propst   C 

*Jean  Edwards  Crouch 
Elizabeth  Flowers  Ashworth 
Ann  Gebhardt  Fullerton 
Mary  Ann  Hachtel  Hartman   C 
Anne  Haden  Howe   C 
Sarah  Hancock  White 

*Jessie  Hodges  Kryder 
Anne  Irwin  Smith   Q 

♦Marguerite  Jackson  Gilbert 
Lillian  Lasseter  Pearson 
Norah  Anne  Little  Green 


Marjorie  Major  Franklin 
AlUne  B.  Marshall 
Todd  McCain  Reagan 
Harriot  Ann  McGuire  Coker 
Carolyn  Sue  McSpadden  Fisher 
Miriam  Mitchell  Ingman 
Jean  Niven  Baker 
Pat  Overton  Webb 
Vivienne  Patterson  Jacobson 
Ida  Pennington  Benton 
Helen  Joann  Peterson  Floyd 
Joann  Piastre  Britt 
Emily  Pope  Drury 
Emily  Ann  Reid  Williams 
Alberta  Joyce  Rives  Robinson 
Virginia  Skinner  Jones   C 
Sally  Thompson  Aycock 
*Isabel  Truslow  Fine 


'51 


Dorothy  Elizabeth  Adams  Knight 

Gail  Akers  Lutz 
*Mary  Barber  Holmes 

Noel  Barnes  Williams 

Su  Boney  Davis 

Nancy  Cassln  Smith 
*Jlmmie  Lee  Cobble  Bangs 

Julia  Cuthbertson  Clarkson 

Virginia  Dunn  Palmer 

Luverne  Floyd  Smith 
*Nell  Floyd  Hall 

Freddie  Hachtel  Daum   CC 

Cornelia  Hale  Bryans 

June  Harris  Hunter 

Nancy  Lu  Hudson  Irvine 

Margaret  Hunt  Denny 

Mary  Page  Hutchinson  Lay 

Sally  Jackson  Hertwig 

Amy  Jones  McGreevy 

Geraldine  Keef  Moreland 

Charlotte  Key  Marrow 

Mary  Lindsay  Ford 

Eleanor  McCarty  Cheney   C 
*Jimmie  Ann  McGee  Collings   C 

Sarah  McKee  Burnside 

Jackie  Messer  Rogers 

Julianne  Morgan  Garner 

Monna  Morrell  Bryant 

Mary  Anna  Ogden  Bryan 

Barbara  Quattlebaum  Parr 

Caronelle  Smith  Landiss 

Ruth  Jenelle  Spear 

Celia  Spiro  Aidlnoff   Q 

Marjorie  Stukes  Strickland 
*Ruth  Vineyard  Cooner 

Catherine  Warren  Dukehart   C 

Martha  Weakley  Crank 

Joan  White  Howell 

Ann  Marie  Woods  Shannon 


'52 


Margaret  Andes  Okarma 

Lillian  Beall  Lumpkin 
*Ann  Boyer  Wllkerson 

Mary  Jane  Brewer  Murkett 

Barbara  Brown  Waddell 

Jeanne  Cone 

Sybil  Corbett  Riddle 

Patricia  Cortelyou  Wlnship 

Landis  Gotten  Gunn 

Theresa  Dokos  Hutchison 

Clairells  Eaton  Franklin 

Eray  Evans  Blair   CC 

Shirley  Ford  Baskin 

Kathren  Freeman  Stelzner   C 

Phyllis  Galphln  Buchanan 

Kathryn  Gentry  Westbury 

Barbara  Grace  Palmour 

Ann  Hanahan  Banks 
*Ann  Hays  Greer 

Shirley  Heath  Roberts 
*Ann  Herman  Dunwody   C 

Betty  Holland  Boney 

Kathryn  Howard  Mahlin 

Jean  Isbell  Brunle   C 

Louise  Jett  Porter 

Margaret  Ann  Kaufmann  Shulman 

Helen  Land  Ledbetter 

Mary  Jane  Largen  Jordan 

Margaretta  Lumpkin  Shaw 


Mary  Martin  Rolader 
Wynelle  Melson  Patton 
Sylvia  Moutos  Mayson 
Margaret  Nelson  Bowman 
Ann  Parker  Lee 
Hilda  Privlteri 
Lillian  Ritchie  Sharlan 

*Jean  Robarts  Seaton   C 
Adelaide  Ryall  Beall 
Betty  Sharpe  Cahaniaa 

*Jackie  Simmons  Gow   C 
Katherlne  Jeanne  Smith  Harley 
Winnie  Strozier  Hoover 
Pat  Thomason  Sraallwood 
Marie  Underwood  Schulherr 
Frances  Vandiver  Puckett 
Alta  Waugaman  Miller 
Carolyn  Wettstein  Radford 
Ruth  Whiting  Culbreth 

*Lorna  Wiggins 
Sylvia  Williams  Ingram 
Anne  Winnlngham  Sims 
Jeanne  Winters  Walker 
Florence  Worthy  Grlner 


'53 


Charlotte  Allain  Von  Hollen 

*Allardyce  Armstrong  Hamill 
Geraldine  Armstrong  Boy 

*Mary  Birmingham  Tiramons 
Mary  A.  Bond   Q 
Georganna  Buchanan  Johnson 
Julia  Clark  Williams 
Sarah  Frances  Cook 
Ann  Cooper  Whitesel 
Virginia  Corry  Harrell 
Margaret  Cousar  Beach 
Jane  Crayton  Davis 
Jane  Dalhouse  Halley 
Anne  DeWitt  George 
Donya  Dixon  Ransom 
Susan  Dodson  Rogers 
Rene  Dudney  Lynch 
Carol  Edwards  Turner 
Patricia  Fredriksen  Stewart 

♦Frances  Glnn  Stark 
Catherine  Goff  Beckham 

*Betty  Ann  Green  Rush 
Florence  Hand  Warren 
Virginia  Hays  Klettner 
Keller  Henderson  Bumgardner 
Jane  Hook  Conyers 
Carol  Jacob  Dunn   C 
Anne  Jones  Sims 
Jacqueline  King  Bozeman 

*Sarah  Leathers  Martin 
Betty  McLellan  Carter 
Margaret  McRae  Edwards 
Marion  Merrltt  Wall 
Belle  Miller  McMaster 
Carlene  Nickel  Elrod 
Martha  Norton  Caldwell 
Mary  Beth  Robinson  Stuart 
Rita  May  Scott  Cook 
Dlanne  Shell  Rousseau 
Priscllla  Sheppard  Taylor 
Llndy  Taylor  Barnett 
Margaret  Thomason  Lawrence 
Anne  Thomson  Sheppard 
Charline  Trltton  Shanks 

*Vlvian  Weaver  Maitland 


'54 


Harriet  Durham  Maloof   C 
Martha  Duval  Swartwout 
Joen  Fagan 

♦Florence  Fleming  Corley 
Virginia  Lee  Floyd  Tillma 
Chor  Jee  Goh  Chow 
Julia  Grler  Storey 
Ellen  Griffin  Corbett 
Martha  Gulllot  Thorpe 
Nancy  Hall  Bond 
Katharine  Hefner  Gross 
Louise  Hill  Reaves 
Barbara  Hood  Buchanan 
Eleanor  Hutchinson  Smith 

•Carol  Jones  Hay  C 
Jacquelyn  Josey  Hall 
Mitzi  Klser  Law   C 


CC  Ci.i(.nnjil.'Clul) 


Q  ()ii,ulr<iiiRli-Qu 


*Mary  Lou  Kleppinger  DeBolt 

*Jane  Landon  Baird 
Caroline  Lester  Haynes 
Sara  Longino  Dickinson 
Helen  McGowan  French   C 
Mary  Louise  McKee  Hagemeyer 
Clara  Jean  McLanahan  Wheeler 
Joyce  Hunger  Osborn 
Selma  Paul  Strong 

*Judy  Promnitz  Marine 
Sue  Purdom  Arnall 
Mary  Rainey  Bridges 
Carolyn  Randolph  De  Lay 
Caroline  Reinero  Keramerer 
Anne  Sylvester  Booth   C 

* Joanne  Varner  Hawks 
Nancy  Whetstone  Hull   C 
Gladys  Williams  Sweat 
Chlzuko  Yoshimura  Ko j  ima 


'55 


Carolyn  Alford  Beaty 
*Ann  Allred  Jackson 

Susanna  Byrd  Wells 

Georgia  Christopher 

Carolyn  Crawford  Chestnutt 

Jane  Gaines  Johnson   C 

Lib  Grafton  Hall 

Grace  Greer  Phillips 

JoAnn  Hall  Hunsinger 

Harriet  Hampton  Cuthbertson   C 

Ann  Hanson  Herklein 
*Vlvian  Hays  Guthrie 

Jeanne  Heisley  Adams 

Ann  Hemperley  Dobbs 

Helen  Jo  Hinchey  Williams   C 

Anne  Hoover  Gulley 

Beverly  Jensen  Nash 

Mary  Knight  Swezey 

Sallle  Lambert  Jackson 

Jeanne  Levie  Berry 

Catherine  Lewis  Callaway   C 

Mary  Love  L'heureux  Hammond 

Callle  McArthur  Robinson 

JoAnne  McCarthy  Bleecker 

Donna  Lee  McGlnty 

Sara  Mclntyre  Bahner   Q 

Gwendolyn  McLeroy  Adams 

Margaret  McMillan  White 

Patricia  Paden  Matsen 

Sarah  Petty  Dagenhart   C 
*Louise  Robinson  Singleton 

Anne  Rosselot  Clayton 

Dorothy  Sands  Hawkins 

Agnes  Scott  Willoch 

Clif  Trussell 

Sue  Walker  Goddard   C 

Pauline  Waller. Hoch 

Carolyn  Wells 
♦Elizabeth  Wilson  Blanton 


'56 


Lowrle  Alexander  Fraser 

Ann  Alvls  Shlbut 

Paula  Ball  Newklrk 

Barbara  Battle 
*Stella  Blddle  Fitzgerald 

Juliet  Boland  Clack 

Martha  Bridges  Traxler 
*Judy  Brown 

Nonette  Brown  Hill 

Ava  Caldwell  Averett 

Margaret  Camp  Murphy 

Mary  Jo  Carpenter 

Mary  Clark  Rollins 

Carol  Ann  Cole  White 

Alvla  Rose  Cook 

Meyme  Curtis  Tucker 

Sarah  Davis  Adams 

Frances  Earnest  Waters 

Barbara  Fleshman  Mitchell 

Claire  Flintom  Bernhardt   C 
*June  Gaissert  Nalman 

Nancy  Gay  Frank 

Prlscilla  Goodwin  Bennett 

Guerry  Graham  Myers 

Sallle  Greenfield  Blum   C 

Ann  Gregory  York   Q 
*Harrlet  Griffin  Harris   C 


*Sarah  Hall  Hayes   C 
Louise  Harley  Hull 
Emmie  Hay  Alexander   C 
Helen  Haynes  Patton 
Elinor  Irwin  Peeler 
Nancy  Jackson  Pitts   C 
Evelyn  A.  Jamhoor 
Jane  Johnson  Waltes 

♦Virginia  Love  Dunaway   C 
Lois  Moore  Lietz 
Jacqueline  Plant  Fincher 
Louise  Rainey  Ammons 
Betty  Regen  Cathey 
Rameth  Richard  Owens 

*Anne  Sayre  Calllson   C 
Marijke  Schepman  De  Vrles 

*Robble  Ann  Shelnutt  Upshaw 
Sarah  Shlppey  McKneally 
Justine  Stinson  Sprenger 
Jane  Stubbs  Bailey 
Nancy  Thomas  Hill 
Sandra  Thomas  Hollberg 
Mary  Curry  Ward 
Dorothy  Weakley  Glsh 
Dora  Wilkinson  Hicks 
Eve  Young  Brandon 


'57 


Lillian  Alexander  Balentlne 
Elizabeth  Ansley  Allan 
Susan  Austin  McWhlrter 
Peggy  Beard  Baker 
Mary  D.  Beaty 
Nancy  Brock  Blake   C 
Joyce  Brownlee 
Suzella  Bums  Newsome 
Bettye  Carmichael  Maddox 
Elizabeth  Crapps  Burch 
Catharine  Crosby  Brown 
Margery  DeFord  Hauck 
Laura  Dryden  Taylor 
Harriet  Easley  Workman 
Virginia  Ferris  Hodges 
Margaret  Foskey 
Catherine  Girardeau  Brown 
Patricia  Guynup  Corbus   C 
Hazel  Hall  Burger 
Helen  Hendry  Lowrey 
Carolyn  Herman  Sharp   C 

*Margle  Hill  Truesdale 

*Mary  Jones  Helm 
Rachel  King 

Carolyn  Langston  Eaton 
Helene  Lee 

Elaine  Lewis  Hudglns 
Marilyn  McClure  Anderson 
Virginia  McClurkin  Jones 
Mollle  Merrick 

*Ceniele  Miller  Richardson 
Katherlne  Miller  Nevlns 

♦Margaret  Mlnter  Hyatt    C 
Jacquelyn  Murray  Blanchard 
Barbara  Myers  Turner 
Mildred  Nesbit  Murphey 
Nancy  Nixon  McDonough 
Frances  Patterson  Huffaker 

*Jean  Price  Knapp   C 
Dorothy  Rearlck  Malinin 
Martha  Rlgglns  Brown 
Jacquelyn  Rountree  Andrews 
Helen  Sewell  Johnson   C 
Ann  Norrls  Shires  Penuel 

♦Nellie  Strickland  McFather 
Eleanor  Swain  All 
Emlko  Takeuchl 
Anne  Terry  Sherren   C 
Sara  Townsend  Holcomb 
Lavlnla  Whatley  Head 
Nancy  Wheeler  Dooley   Q 
Peggy  Wilson  Are 
Eleanor  Wright  Linn 


'58 


♦Hazel  Ellis 
Kathryn  Flory  Maler 
Patricia  Cover  Bltzer   C 

♦Eileen  Graham  McWhorter 
Nancy  Grayson  Fuller 
Ann  Gunston  Scott 
Frances  Gwinn  Wolf 
Jo  Hathaway  Merriman 

♦Catherine  Hodgin  Olive 

♦Nancy  Holland  Sibley 
Nora  A,  King 
Eugenie  Lambert  Hamner 
Carlanna  Lindamood  Hendrick 
Sheila  MacConochle  Ragsdale 
Carolyn  Magruder  Ruppenthal 
Maria  Martoccia  Clifton   C 
Janice  Matheson  Rowell 
Louise  McCaughan  Roblson 
Lucille  Lee  McCrary  Bagwell 
Caro  McDonald  Smith 
Shirley  McDonald  Larkey 
Anne  McWhorter  Butler 
Martha  Meyer 
Nancy  Nlblack  Dantzler 

♦Phia  Peppas  Kanellos   C 
Blythe  Posey  Ashmore 
Gene  Allen  Reinero  Vargas 

♦Grace  Robertson  McLendon 
Caroline  Romberg  Sllcox   C 
Rita  Mae  Rowan  Pierce 

♦Cecily  Rudlslll  Langford   C 
Joan  St.  Clair  Goodhew 
Joan  Sanders  Whitney 
Frances  Sattes 
JoAnn  Sawyer  Delafleld   C 
Ramona  Segrest  Peyton 
Portia  Strickland  Frazler 
Katherlne  Sydnor  Plephoff 
Langhome  Sydnor  Mauck 
Harriet  Talmadge  Mill   C 
Carolyn  Tinkler  Ramsey   Q 
Marilyn  Tribble  Wlttner 

♦Rosalyn  Warren  Wells 
Mary  Ruth  Watson 
Catherine  Williams  Stall 
Frances  Wilson  Burson 
Margaret  Woolfolk  Webb 


'59 


Nancy  Alexander  Johnson   Q 

Anna  Avll  Strlbllng 

Mary  Byrd  Davis 

Jeanette  Clark  Sparks 

Mary  Helen  Collins  Williams 

Martha  Davis  Rosselot   C 


Charlene  Bass  Riley 
Jeanette  Bealrd  Jones 

♦Martha  Bethea 
Mary  Clayton  Bryan  DuBard 
Helen  Burkitt  Evans 
Charlotte  Caston  Barber 
Nancy  Christian  Hetrlck 
Elizabeth  Cobb  Rowe 
Helen  Culpepper  Stacey 
Ruth  Currie  McDanlel 
Anne  Dodd  Campbell 
Mary  Dunn  Evans 
Elizabeth  Edmunds  Grlnnan 

♦Marjorie  Erickson  Charles 
Peggy  Fanson  Hart 
Jan  Lyn  Fleming  Wllletts 

♦Gertrude  Florrld  van  Luyn 
Patricia  Forrest  Davis 
Sara  Anne  Frazler  Johnson 

♦Katherlne  Jo  Freeman  Dunlap 
Elizabeth  Garrard  Saba 
Judy  George  Johnson 
Marianne  Glllls  Persons 
Suzanne  Goodman  Elson   Q 
Charlotte  Henderson  Laughlin 
Mary  Ann  Henderson  Johnson 
Martha  Holmes  Keith   C 
Sidney  Howell  Fleming   C 
Wynn  Hughes  Tabor 
Audrey  Johnson  Webb 
Rosalind  Johnson  McGee 
Hazel  King  Cooper 
Jane  King  Allen   C 
Jane  Kraemer  Scott 
Eleanor  Lee  McNeill 
Mildred  Ling  Wu   C 
Helen  Maddox  Galllard 
Leah  Mathews  Fontaine 
Martha  McCoy 
Runlta  McCurdy  Goode 
Llla  McGeachy  Ray 
Martha  Mitchell  Griffin 
Anne  Moore  Eaton 


Donalyn  Moore  McTler 
Mary  Morris  Hurlbutt 
Ann  Rivers  Payne  Thompson 
Sara  Lu  Perslnger  Snyder 
Paula  Pllkenton  Vail 

♦Carol  Promnitz  Cooper 
Emily  Caroline  Pruitt  Hayes 
Lucy  Ann  Puckett  Leonard 
Susanne  Robinson  Hardy 
Carol  Rogers  Snell 
Jean  Salter  Reeves 
Anne  Selph  MacKay 
Marianne  Sharp  Robblns 

♦Edith  Tritton  White 
Nancy  Trowell  Leslie 
Barbara  Varner  Wllloughby 
Mary  Walters  Tatum 

♦Susie  White  Edwards 
Pauline  Wlnslow  Gregory 


'60 


♦Angelyn  Alford  Bagwell 

Lisa  Ambrose  Hudson 

Nell  Archer  Congdon   C 
♦Nancy  Awbrey  Brittain 

Lois  Barrineau  Hudson 

Gloria  Branham  Burnam 

Mildred  Braswell  Smith 

Cynthia  Butts  Langfeldt 

Phyllis  Cox  Whitesell   Q 

Celia  Crook  Richardson 

Shannon  Gumming  McCormick 

Carolyn  Ann  Davies  Preische   C 

Mary  Ann  Donnell  Pinkerton 

Nancy  Duvall 

Margaret  Bowen  Edney  Grlgg 

Rebecca  Evans  Callahan 
♦Anne  Eyler  Clodfelter 

Louise  Feagin  Stone 

Sally  Fuller  Ten  Eyck 

Myra  Glasure  Weaver 

Margaret  Goodrich  Hodge 
♦Katherlne  Hawkins  Llnebaugh 

Dana  Hundley  Herbert 
♦Frances  E.  Johns 

Linda  Jones  Klett 

Julia  P.  Kennedy 

Charlotte  King  Sanner 

Harriette  Lamb  O'Connor 

Katherlne  Lamb  Ruark 

Elisabeth  Lunz 

Helen  Mabry  Beglln 

Ellen  McFarland  Johnson 

Ashlin  Morris  Burrls 

Anita  Moses  Shippen 
♦Everdina  Nieuwenhuis 
♦Emily  Parker  McGulrt 

Diane  Parks  Cochran 

Nancy  Patterson  Waters 

Mary  Jane  Pfaff  Dewees 
♦Mary  Jane  Pickens  Skinner 

Rosemary  Roberts  Yardley 

Jerre  Roper  Jones 

Sylvia  Saxon   C 

Martha  Sharp  Smith 

Susan  Shirley  Eckel 

Carolyn  Smith  McCurdy 

Sally  Smith  Howard   C 

Camllle  Strickland  Reed 
♦Sybil  Strupe  Rights 

Marcla  Tobey  Swanson 

Raines  Wakeford  Watkins 

Judy  Webb  Cheshire 
♦Anne  Whisnant  Bolch 

Martha  Williamson  Dodd 

Carrington  Wilson  Fox 

Grace  Woods  Walden   C 


'61 


Susan  Abemathy  McCreary 
Judith  Albergottl  Heller 
Ann  Avant  Crlchton   C 
Emily  Bailey   Q 
Barbara  Baldauf  Anderson 
Nancy  Batson  Carter 
Pamela  Bevier   C 
Nancy  Boothe  Higglns 
Nancy  Jane  Brlnghurst  Barker 
Polly  Brooks  Simpson 


10 


IVork  continued  on  the  library  th 


c  summer. 


Cornelia  Brown  Nichols 

Sally  Bryan  Mlnter 

Margaret  V.  Bullock 
*Joan  Falconer  Byrd 

Kathryn  Chambers  Elliott 

Mary  Clark  Schubert 

Jane  Cooper  Mitchell 

Jean  Corbett  Griffin   C 

Mary  Wayne  Crynies  Bywater 

Betsy  Dalton  Brand   Q 

Lucy  Davis  Harper 

Julia  Dear  Grubb 

Harriett  Elder  Manley 

Mary  Beth  Elkins  Henke 

Rachel  Fowler  Haynes 

Alice  Frazer  Evans 

Marion  L.  Greene 

Myrtle  Guy  Marshall 
*Katherlne  Gwaltney  Remick   C 

Nancy  Hall  Grimes 

Janice  L.  Henry   C 

Jo  Hester  Patterson 

Harriet  Higglns  Miller 

Sarah  Helen  High  Clagett 

Judy  Houchlns  Wlghcman 

Annie  Hughes  Peabody 

Linda  Ingram  Jacob 
*Harriet  Jackson  Lovejoy 

Sarah  L.  Kelso 

Rosemary  Kittrell 

Margaret  Anne  Lipham  Blakely 

Nina  Louise  Marable 
*Eugenla  Marks  Espy 

Ann  McBrlde  Chilcutt 

Mildred  McCravey  Clarke 

Martha  McKlnney  Ingram 

Mary  Ann  McSwain  Antley 
*Mary  Jane  Moore 
*Prudy  Moore  Thomas 

Barbara  Mordecal  Schwanebeck   C 

Grace  Lynn  Ouzts  Curry 

Emily  C.  Pancake 

Ann  Peagler  Gallagher 

M.  Virginia  Philip 

Mary  Rhodes  Woody 
*Joanna  Roden  Bergstrom 

Elizabeth  Alice  Shepley  Underwood 

Page  Smith  Morahan 

Nancy  Stone  Hough 

Virginia  Thomas  Shackelford 

Patricia  Walker  Bass   C 

Jane  Weltch  Milligan 
♦Florence  Winn  Cole 

Ann  Womeldorf  Noland 

Marian  Zimmerman  Jenkins 


'62 


Anonymous 

Sherry  Addlngton  Lundberg 

Nancy  Bond  Brothers 
*Carey  Bowen  Craig 

Martha  Campbell  Williams   C 

Gail  Carter  Adkins 

Vivian  Conner  Parker 

Carol  Cowan  Kussmaul 

Madelyn  C.  Eve 
*Patrlcla  Flythe  Koonts 
*Peggy  Frederick  Smith 

Kay  Gilliland  Stevenson 
*Elizabeth  Harshbarger  Broadus 

Jean  Haynle  Stewart 

Jan  Heard  Baucum 

Ann  Gale  Hershberger  Barr 

Margaret  Holley  Milam 

Amanda  Jane  Hunt  White 

Ann  Hutchinson  Season   C 
*Betsy  Jefferson  Boyt 

Norris  Johnston  Goss 

Isabel  Kallman  Anderson 

Beverly  Kenton  Mason 

Milling  Kinard 

Lynne  Lambert  Bower 

Letltia  Lavender  Sweltzer 

Laura  Ann  Lee  Harris 

Linda  Lentz  Woods   C 

Dorothy  Lockhart  Matthews 

Linda  Locklear  Johnson 

Mary  Ann  McLeod  LaBrie 

Ellen  Middlebrooks  Davis 

Ann  Middlemas  Johnson 

Nancy  Jane  Nelms  Garrett 

Ethel  Oglesby  Horton 
*Dorothy  Porcher 
*MarJorle  Reitz  Turnbull   C 

Lebby  Rogers  Harrison 

Robin  Rudolph  Orcutt 
*Ruth  Shepherd  Vazquez 

Sandra  J.  Still 

Angelyn  Stokes  McMillan 

Bebe  Walker  Relchert 

Katherlne  White  Ellison   C 

Jan  Whitfield  Hughen 

Ann  Wood  Corson 


Lynne  Cole  Scott 

Patricia  Conrad  Schwarz 
*Sarah  Gumming  Mitchell   C 

Janle  Flncher  Peterson 

Betty  Ann  Gatewood  Wylle 
*Lucy  Gordon  Andrews 

Christine  Griffith  Box 

Jane  Hancock  Thau 

Margaret  G.  Harms 

Judith  Hawley  Zollicoffer 
*Sue  Heinrich  Van  Landingham 

Mary  Louise  Hunt  Rubesch 

Sandra  Johnson  Barrow 

Shari  Anne  Kelly  Dickerson 

Dorothy  Laird  Foster 

Carolyn  Lown  Clark 

Deal  McArthur  McKlnney 

Page  McGavock  Kampmeier 

Patricia  McLaurin  Meyer 

Anne  Miller  Boyd 

Nancy  Miller  Phillips 

Lucy  Morcock  Mllner 
*Laura  Mobley  Pelham 

Robin  Patrick  Johnston   C 

Lldie  Ann  Risher  Phillips 

Colby  Scott  Lee 

Suzanne  Smith 

Maxime  Stubbs  Warllck 

Nell  Tabor  Hartley 

Elizabeth  Thomas  Freyer 

Cecilia  Tumage  Garner 

Margaret  Van  Deman  Blackmon   C 

Louisa  Walton  McFadden 

Jane  Womack  Gibson 

Mariane  Wurst  Schaum 

Kay  Younger 


'64 


'63 


Cantey  Bryan  Mills 
Nancy  Butcher  Wade 
*Lucie  Callaway  Majoros 


Eve  Anderson  Earnest 

*Nancy  Barger  Cox 
Karen  Baxter  Harrlss 
Ann  Beard  Darroch 
Mary  Evelyn  Bell 
Susan  Blackmore  Hannah 
Sylvia  Chapman  Sager 
Carolyn  Clarke 
Charlotte  M.  Connor 
Dale  Davenport  Fowler 
Judith  Eltzroth  Ferryman 

*Anne  Foster  Curtis 

*Garnett  E.  Foster 
Elizabeth  Gillespie  Miller 
Nina  Griffin  Charles 


Martha  Griffith  Kelley 
Judith  Hlllsman  Caldwell 
Judith  Hollingsworth  Robinsoi 
Betty  Hood  Atkinson 
Dianne  Hunter  Cox 
Susan  Keith-Lucas  Carson 
Martha  Kissinger  Gadrlx 
Mary  Louise  Laird 
Jan  LaMaster  Sorlero 

*Lynda  Langley  Burton 
Eleanor  Lee  Bartlett 
Nancy  Lee  Abemathy 
Shirley  E.  Lee 
Muriel  Lindsey  Edwards 
Martha  MacNalr  McMullen 
Frances  Mahon  Howard 
Carolyn  May  Hester 

*Jean  McCurdy  Meade 
Daryle  McEachern 
Joanna  McElrath  Alston 
Susan  McLeod  Holland 
Crawford  Meglnnls  Sandefur 
Anne  Mlnter  Nelson 
Mary  Mitchell  Saunders 
Kathleen  Morrell  Muller 
Laurie  Oakes  Propst 
Sandra  Shawen  Kane 
Catherine  Shearer  Schane 
Lila  Sheffield  Howland   C 
Marian  Elizabeth  Smith  Long 
Marion  Smith  Bishop 
Nancy  Smith  Kneece 
Margaret  Snead  Henry 
Pamela  Stanley  McCaslin 
Judith  Stark  Romanchuk 
Nlnalee  Warren 
Nancy  Wasell  Edelman 
Mary  Lynn  Weekley  Parsons 
Frances  Weltch  Force 
Barbara  Ann  White  Hartley 
Christine  Williams  Duren 
Mary  Womack  Cox 
Maria  Wornom  Rippe 
Ruth  Zealy  Kerr 


'65 


*Sally  Abemethy  Eads 
Betty  Armstrong  McMahon 
Nancy  Auman  Cunningham 
Brenda  Bargeron  Hudson 
Roberta  Belcher  Mahaffey 
Margaret  Bell  Gracey 
Dorothy  Bellinger  Griimn 
Sarah  Blackard  Long 
Pauline  Boyce  McLean 
Jane  Brannon  Nassar 
Margaret  Brawner  Perez 
Betty  Brown  Sloop 
Patricia  Buchanan  Masi 
Sally  Bynum  Gladden 
Margaret  Calhoun  Shaffer 
Nancy  Carmlchael  Bell 
Kathryn  Coggin  Hagglund 
Katherlne  Cook  Schafer 
Jean  Crawford  Cross 
Helen  Davis  Hatch 
Molly  Dominy  Herrlngton 

*Ann  Durrance  Snead 

*Elizabeth  Dykes  Leltzes 
Doris  El-Tawll  Krueger 
Molly  Gehan  Garrison 
Nancy  Hammerstrom  Cole 
Kay  Harvey  Beebe 
Jean  Hoefer  Toal   C 
Carol  Holmes  Coston 
Bettye  Johnson  McRae 

*Marjory  Joyce  Cromer 
Jere  Keenan  Brands 
Kenney  Knight  Linton 
Mary  Lemly  Danewitz 
Marilyn  Little  Tubb 
Elisabeth  Malone  Boggs 
Elizabeth  W.  McCain 
Marcla  McClung  Porter 
Linda  McElfresh  DeRoze 
Jane  McLendon  Edwards 

*Diane  Miller  Wise 
Brandon  Moore  Brannon 
Margaret  Murphy  Hunter 
Elaine  Nelson  Bonner 

*Nina  Nelson  Smith 

*Elaine  Orr  Wise 


CC,  Colonnade  Club,  SSOOormore  Q,  Quadrangle  Quorum,  S2Sl)ormore  C.  Century  Club,  SlOOormore  ',  Fund  Agent  **,  Deceased 


11 


Sandra  Robertson  Nelson 

Dorothy  Robinson  Dewberry 
Harriette  Russell  Flinn 

*Laura  Sanderson  Miller 
Anne  Schiff  Falvus 
Peggy  Simmons  Zoeller 

*Catharlne  Sloan  Evans 
Elyene  Smith  Thompson 
Margaret  Smith  Sollars 
Nancy  Solomonson  Portnoy 
Sue  Taliaferro  Betts 
Sallie  Ann  Waikart  Clement 

*Sandra  Wallace 
Charlotte  Webb  Kendall 
Judith  Weldon  Magulre   C 
Sandra  H.  Wilson   C 


'66 


Beverly  Allen  Lambert 

Elizabeth  Ann  Allgeier  Cobb 

Nancy  Bland  Towers   C 

Ingeborg  Bojsen 

Marilyn  Breen  Kelley 

Barbara  Brown  Freeman 

Mary  Brown  Bullock   C 

Nancy  Bruce  Truluck 

Emily  Anne  Burgess 

Bernie  Burnham  Hood 

Julia  Burns  Culvern 

Vicky  Campbell  Patronis 

Eleanor  Cornwell   C 

Alice  Elizabeth  Davidson 

Jenny  Dillion  Moore 

Martha  Doom  Bentley 

Virginia  Finney  Bugg 
*Jan  Gaskell  Ross   C 

Susan  Goode  Douglass 
*Marganne  Hendricks  Price 

Diane  Hendrix 

Suzanne  Holt  Lindholm 

Frances  Hopkins  Westbrook 

Mary  Eleanor  Kuykendall  Nichols 

Susan  Landrum 

Alice  Lindsey  Blake 

Connie  Magee  Keyser 

Helen  Mann  Liu 

Katherine  McAulay  Kalish 

Patricia  HcConaughy  Myers 

Frances  McKay  Plunkett 

Barbara  Minor  Dodd 

Clair  Moor  Crlssey 

Anne  Morse  Topple   C 

Sara  Caroline  Moseley  Junkln 
*Mary  Lang  Olson  Edwards 

Margaret  Peyton  Stem 
*Linda  Preston  Watts   Q 

Virginia  Quattlebaum  Laney 

Betty  Rankin  Rogers 

Kay  Roseberry  Scruggs 

Deborah  A.  Rosen 

Stephanie  Routsos  Peppas 

Lynn  Rubens  Wolf 

Gail  Savage  Glover 

Suzanne  Scoggins  Barnhlll 

Lucile  Scovllle 
*Louise  Smith  Nelson 
*Mallnda  Snow   C 

Susan  McGill  Thomas 

Martha  A.  Thompson 

Sarah  Uzzell 
*Carol  Watson  Harrison 

Nancy  Whiteside 
*Loul3a  W.  G.  Williams   C 


'67 


Jane  Watt  Balsley 
Judy  Barnes  Crozler 
Mary  Barnett  Tennaro 
Grace  Brewer  Hunter 
Margaret  Calhoun 
Suzanne  Campbell  McCaslin 
Sara  Cheshire  Killough 
Linda  Cooper  Shewey 
Marsha  Davenport  Griffin 
Anne  Davis  McGehee 
Jane  Davis  Mahon 
*Anne  Dlseker  Beebe 
*Gayle  Doyle  Viehman 
Anne  Felker  Cataldo 
Alice  Finn  Hunt 


*Mary  Helen  Goodloe-Murphy 

*Martha  Avary  Hack   C 
Gale  A.  Harrison 
Donna  Hawley  Pierson 
Ann  W.  Hunter 

Elizabeth  Hutchison  Cowden 
Judith  Jackson  Mozen 
Linda  Jacoby  Miller 
Jo  Jeffers  Ulngfield 
Mary  Jervis  Hayes 

*Jane  Keiger  Gehring   C 
Karen  Kokomoor  Folsom 
Dudley  Lester  Tye 
Linda  Marks  Hopgood 
Clair  McLeod  Muller 
Jennifer  Meinrath  Egan 

*Mary  Audrey  Mitchell  Apple 

*Sandra  Mitchell 
Martha  Moncrief  Seeger 
Judy  Nuckols  Offutt 
Anne  Overstreet  Tolleson 
Susan  M.  Phillips 
Ann  Roberts  Divine 
Eliza  Roberts  Lelter 
Jane  Royall  Anderson 

*Carol  Scott  Wade 
Pamela  Shaw  Cochrane 

*Susan  Sleight  Mowry 
Patricia  Smith  Edwards 

*Susan  Stevens  Hitchcock 
Katherine  Stubbs 
Sallie  Tate  Hodgea 
Sheila  Terrlll  Hayden 
Susan  Thompson  Stevens 
Nancy  Tilson  Loop 
Vicki  Wells  Reddick 
Theresa  Wiles  Blalock 
Louise  Wright  Daniel 
Virginia  Yager  Baxley 
Julie  Ann  Zachowski 


'68 


Judith  Almand  Jackson 

Lynne  Anthony  Butler 

Lucie  Barron 

Marjorie  Baum  Pearsall 
*Jean  Blnkley  Thrower 

Kathleen  Blee  Ashe 
*Linda  Bloodworth  Garrett 

Louise  T.  Bruechert 

Bronwyn  Burks  Fowlkes 

Jan  Burroughs  Loftis 

Mary  Thomas  Bush 

Laurie  Carter  Tharpe 

Carol  Cole  Renfro 

Gretchen  Cousin  Autin 

Kate  Covington 

Lee  Davis  Blackman 

Rebecca  Davis  Huber 
*Betty  Derrick 

Katherine  Doster  Stoddard 

Paige  Dotson  Powell 

Sarah  Elberfeld  Countryman 

Donna  Evans  Brown 

Louise  Fortson  Kinstrey 

Ethel  Ware  Gilbert  Carter 

Joy  Griffin  Lesley 

Gabrielle  Guyton  Johnson 

Lucy  Hamilton  Lewis 

Sylvia  Harby  Hutton 

Olivia  Hicks 

Sara  Houser  Scott 

Janet  Hunter 

Barbara  Jenkins  Hines 
*Su2anne  Jones  Harper   CC 

Victoria  Justice 

Mary  Lamar  Adams 
*Rebecca  Lanier  Allen 

Gail  Livingston  Pringle 

Mary  Ann  McCall  Johnson 

Susan  McCann  Butler 

Katherine  McCracken  Maybank 

Becky  McRae  McGlothlin 

Margaret  Moore  Hall 
*Mary  K.  Owen  Jarboe 

Gue  Pardue  Hudson 
*Nancy  Paysinger  Hove 

Susan  Philips  Moore 

Mary  Rogers  Hardin 

Georganne  Rose  Cunningham 

Lucy  A.  Rose 

Maslln  Russ  Young 


Angela  Josette  Saad 
Johanna  Scherer  Hunt 
Dale  Steele  Hegler 
*Patrlcla  Stringer 
Ann  H.  Teat 

Christie  Theriot  Woodfln 
Nancy  Ellen  Thompson  Beane 
Ann  Wilder 

Mary  Ruth  Wllklns  Negro 
Stephanie  Wolfe  Sidella 


'69 


Anonymous 

Anonymous 

Patricia  Auclair  Hawkins 

Catherine  Auman  DeMaere 

Carol  Lee  Blessing  Ray 

Mary  Ellen  Bond  Sandridge 

Martine  Brownley 

Joetta  Burkett  Yarbro 

Julie  Cottrill 

Janie  Davis  Hollerorth 

Barbara  Dye  Gray 
*Lou  Frank  Guill   C 
*Jo  Ray  Freiler  Van  Vllet 

Pam  Gafford  McKinnon 
*Anne  Gilbert  Potts 

Margaret  Gillespie 

Sally  Gillespie  Richardson 

Glenda  Goodman  McKinnon 
*Lalla  Griffis  Mangin 

Nancy  Hamilton  Holcombe 
*Diane  Hampton  Flannagan 

Ruth  Anne  Hatcher  Howze 
*Ruth  Hayes  Bruner 

Carol  Hill  Hightower 

Nancy  Holtman  Hoffman 

Holly  Jackson 

Sara  Jackson  Chapman 
*Carol  Jensen  Rychly 

Dera  Jones  Wallace 

Kay  Jordan  Sachs 

Beverly  LaRoche  Anderson 

Beth  Mackle 

Johnnie  Gay  Martin 

Mary  McAlplne  Evans 

Martha  Nell  McGhee  Lamberth 

Dianne  McMillan  Smith 

Kathryn  Morris  White 

Minnie  Bob  Mothes  Campbell 
*Mary  Anne  Murphy  Hombuckle 

Jean  Noggle  Harris 

Carolyn  Owen  Hernandez 

Virginia  Pinkston  Daily 

Elta  Posey  Johnston 

Libby  Potter 

Patsy  Rankin  Jopling 

Flora  Rogers  Galloway 

Carol  Anne  Ruff 

Adelaide  Sams  Probst 

Lennard  Smith  Cramer 

Anna  Eliza  Stockman 

Tara   Swartsel  Boyter 

Jeanne  Taliaferro  Cole 

Sally  Thomas  Evans 

Elizabeth  Thorne  Woodruff 

Jane  D.  Todd 

Sarah  Walker  Guthrie 

Sheryl  Watson  Patrick 

Martha  Wilson  Kessler   C 

Rose  Wilson  Kay 

Sally  Wood  Hennessy 

Sherrle  Yandle  Rogers 

Betty  Young  von  Herrmann 


'70 


Anonymous 
Lynn  Birch  Smith 
Diane  Bollinger  Bush 
Bonnie  Brown  Johnson 
Mary  Bullock  Shearon 
Lynn  Carssow  Shinkoskey 
Deborah  Ann  Claiborne  Williams 
Carol  Cook  Uhl 
Carol  Crosby  Patrick 
Barbara  L.  Darnell 
*Linda  DelVecchio  Owen 
Susan  Donald 
Mary  Douglas  Pollitt 
Sharron  Downs  Landers 


Catherine  DuVall  Vogel 
Sherlan  Fitzgerald  Hodges 
Nathalie  FitzSlmons  Anderso 
Marlon  Gamble  McCollum 
Lynne  Garcia  Harris 
Hope  Gazes  Grayson 

*Cheryl  Granade  Sullivan 
Edith  Guyton  Edmlston 
Sharon  Hall  Snead 

•Martha  Harris  Entrekln 
Mary-Wills  Hatfield  LeCroy 
Susan  Head  Marler 
Susan  Henson  Frost 
Camllle  Holland  Carruth 
Harriette  Huff  Gaida 

*Ruth  Hyatt  Heffron 
Amy  Johnson  Wright 
Hollie  Kenyon 
Susan  Ketchln  Edgerton 

*Hollister  Knowlton  Jameson 
Judy  Lange  Hawks 
Mary  Margaret  HacMlllan  Col 
Diana  Marshall  Faulkner 
Judy  Mauldin  Beggs 
Eileen  McCurdy  Armistead 

*Carol  Ann  McKenzle  Fuller 
Christine  McNamara  Lovejoy 
Jane  McMullan  Howe 
Melanle  Meier  Abernathy 
Marilyn  Merrell  Hubbard 


Cathe 


Ollv 


Cynthia  Padgett  Henry 

Sandra  Parrlsh  Tate 

Martha  L.  Ramey 

Nancy  E.  Rhodes 

Gall  Rogers 

Betty  Sale  Edwards 
♦Beverly  Shepherd  Oxforc 

Sally  A.  Skardon 

Martha  Mlzell  Smith 

Sally  Stanton 

Pamela  Taylor  Clanton 

Carol  Watitlns  Fisher 

Laura  Watson  Keys 

Sue  Weathers  Crannell 

Kathryn  Whitman 
•Charlotte  Williams 

Sandra  Wilson  Harris 

Norrls  Wootton 

Sue  Wright  Shull 


'71 


Deborah  Arnold  Fleming   C 
*  Cynthia  Ashworth  Kesler 

Deborah  Banghart  Hulllns 

Carol  Banister  Kettles 

Evelyn  Young  Brown 

Vicki  Brown  Ferguson 

Candy  Card  Slaton 

Jane  H.  Carlson 

Mary  Carolyn  Cox 
*Sallle  Daniel  Johnson 

Dale  Derrick  Rudolph 

Karen  Derrick  Moon 
*Carol  Durrance  Dunbar 

Jane  Duttenhaver  Hursey 
*Rose  Anne  Ferrante  Waters 

Sandra  Finottl  Moses 

Frances  Folk  Zygmont 

Annette  Friar 

Christine  Fulton  Baldwin 
Margaret  Funderburk  O'Neal 

Carolyn  Galley 

Dolly  Garrison 
*Gayle  Gellerstedt  Daniel   C 
Janet  Godfrey  Wilson 
Anna  Gordon  Burns 
Paula  Hendricks  Culbreth 
Susan  Marie  Hopkins  Moseley 
Deborah  Hyden  Camp 
Mary  Alice  Isele  Johnson   C 
Ann  Jarrett 
*Edith  Jennings  Black 
Elizabeth  Jennings 
Melinda  Johnson  McChesney 
Beulah  Kasselberg 
Carlene  Kirkman  Duncan 
Candy  Lang 

Rebecca  Martin  Gllbart 
Eva  McCranie  Jones   C 
Lee  Horton  McDavid 
*Stella  McDermid  Haberlandt 


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CC,  Colonnade  Club,  iSOOor  more     Q,  Quadrangle  Quorum,  $250  or  more     C,  Century  Club,  *100or  more     *,  Fund  Agent 


Tyler  McFadden   C 
*Alexa  Mcintosh  Mims 

Bonnie  Jean  Mcintosh  Roughton 

Susan  E.  Morton   C 

Eleanor  Nlnestein 

Betty  Noble  Bosworth 

Barbara  Paul 

Mimi  Pease  Chllds 

Jo  Ann  Perry 

Mary  Katherine  Powell  Hobley 

Susan  Propst 

Kathy  S.  Smith   C 

Jane  Stambaugh 
*Granvllle  Sydnor  Hill 
*Dea  Taylor  Walker 
*Margaret  Thompson  Davis 

Bemle  Todd  Smith 

Caroline  Turner 

Wimberly  Wamock  Everltt 
*Ellen  Willingham 

Linda  Wilson  Bohrer 

Vickl  Yandle  Dunbar 


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Harriet  Amos 

Candace  Apple  Holbrook 
*Sally  Barron  LaBadie 

Mary  Beaty  Watkins 

Susan  Correnty  Dowd 
*Cindy  Current  Patterson   C 
iiCayle  Daley  Nix 

Madeleine  delPortillo  Smith 

Barbara  Denzler  Campbell 

Ellen  Flynn 
*Jerry  Kay  Foote 
*Dianne  Gerstle 


Janet  Golden 

Faye  Hamlin  Thompson 

Julia  R.  Hixon 

Patricia  Johnston  Feuillebois 
*Sharon  Jones  Cole   C 

Deborah  Jordan  Bates 
*Anne  Kemble  Collins 

Sidney  Kerr 

Mary  Jane  King 

Mary  Kirchhoffer  Porter 

Sally  Lloyd  Proctor 

Deborah  Long  Wingate 
*Llnda  Maloy  Ozier 

Lucinda  Martin  Schreeder 

Martha  Jane  Martin  Wright 

Mary  Jane  Morris  MacLeod 

Susan  D.  Parks 

Leigh  Ann  Peterson 

Mary  Ann  Powell  Howard 

Gretchen  Smith 

Margaret  Smith  Alexander 

Belita  Stafford  Walker 

Susan  Steagall 

Nancy  Thomas  Tippins 

Katrina  Van  Duyn 

Susan  Watson  Black 

Lindsey  Watt  March 

Pam  Westmoreland  Sholar 

Susan  Williams  Gornall 

Glgi  Wilson  Mulrheid 
Muliana  Winters 
*Ann  Yrwing  Hall 


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Carolyn  Arant  Handell 
Marilyn  Barger  Johnson 
*Cala  Boddie  Senior 


Sally  Bryant  Oxley 

Eleanor  Bussey  Bennett 

Kathleen  Lois  Campbell 
*Nancy  L.  Carter 

Anastacia  D.  Coclln 
*Deborah  Corbett  Gaudier 

Ann  Cowley  Churchman 

Deana  Craft  Ellison 

Ivonne  del  Portillo 

Deborah  Gantt  Mitchell 

Penny  Gilbert 

Ellen  Gordon 

Karen  Griffith  McLeod 
*  Judith  Hamilton  Grubbs 

Pamela  Sue  Hanson 

Elizabeth  Barry  Haynes 

Debra  Anne  Jackson  Williams 

Julia  LaRue  Orwig 

Brenda  Little  Murphy 

Margaret  MacLennan  Barron 

Judy  Maguire  Tlndel 
*Jerrllyn  McBride  Berrong 

Mary  McMartln 

Janlfer  Meldrum  Buce 

Louise  Hoyt  Minor 

Carol  Anne  Moxley 
fc  Deborah  Newman  Mattem 

Jane  Parsons  Frazier 

Elizabeth  Rhett  Jones 

Pamela  Rogers 

Verdery  Roosevelt 

Susan  Rudolph  Blrdwell 

Martha  C.  Schabel 

Judy  Sharp  Hickman 
fcClare  P.  Smith 

Patricia  Steen 

Laura  Tlnsley  Swann 

Joy  Trimble 
fc  Bonnie  Troxler  Graham 


Cynthia  Wilkes 
*Eugenia  Williams  Collins 
Lady  Louise  Womat  Emrlch 
Tlsh  Young 


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Elizabeth  Abbott 
*Sara  Barrett 

Elizabeth  Evert  Bean 
*Diane  Beeler  Cormanl 

Marianne  Bradley 

Camilla  Brannen 
*Patsy  Cook 
*Teressa  Dew 

Davara  Dye  Potel 
*Lynn  E.  Ezell 
^ary  Gay  Banks  ton 

Judy  Greene 

Tania  Gumusgerdan 

Rosanne  Harkey  Prultt 

Beth  Holmes  Smith 

Rebecca  Ann  King 

Amy  Ledebuhr  Bandl 
i^eresa  Lee  Echols 

Lib  McGregor  Simmons 

Ann  McMillan 

Mellsha  Miles 

Lucy  Moss 

Claire  Owen 
*Ann  E.  Patterson 

Deanna  Penland  Ramsey 
*Ellnor  Perkins  Daniel 

Ann  Poe  Mitchell 

Diane  Roever  Atchley 
*Martha  Rutledge  Munt 

Jane  Marshall  Simons 
*Martha  Stephenson  Kelley 


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Students  use  refurbished  library  during  first  week  of  classes. 


Mary  Louise  Brown  Forsythe 
♦Victoria  Burgess  Stephan 

Lou  Anne  Cassells  McFadden 

Rose  Ann  Cleveland 
*Indla  Culpepper 

Susan  DuVernet  Logan 

Allyn  B.  Fine 

Deborah  Garfield 
*Robbie  Goodall  Boman 
*Motte  Legare  Hay 

Denise  Hord 

Lynne  Jameson  Gorgorlan 

Jill  Jean  Johnson 
*Susan  Landhara  Carson 

Frances  A.  Maguire 

Susan  McLarln  Johnson 

Rebecca  McSwaln  Reynolds 

Mary  Gay  Morgan 

Marie  Henderson  Newton 

Jean  Patton  Preston 

Catherine  Pirkle  Wages 

Sandra  Sheridan  Bennett 

Carol  Townsend  Holllngshed 

Rebecca  M.  Weaver 

Frances  S.  Weston 

Elizabeth  Wlckenberg 

Class  of  1975   Q 


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Jeanne  Jones  CC 
Judy  Sapp  Harris 
Martha  Smith 


Special 

Mary  Elizabeth  Power  Smith 


Alumnae  Clubs 

Atlanta  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Club 
Cobb  County  Alumnae  Club 
Dalton  Alumnae  Club 
Decatur  Alumnae  Club   C 
Tidewater,  Virginia  Alumnae  Club 
Washington,  D.  C.  Alumnae  Club   C 
Young  Atlanta  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Club 


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Friends  of  The  College 


New  paint  restores  original  color  to  Rebekah  and  Colonnade. 
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Anonymous 

Mrs,  Henry  W.  Adams 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leroy  R.  Adams 

Agnes  Scott  College  Faculty 

Wives  Club 
Mrs.  Belle  C.  Aldrich   C 
Mr.  Hooper  Alexander,  III 
Mr.  Julian  R.  Alford 
Mr.  Ivan  Allen,  Jr. 
Miss  Margaret  P.  Ammons 
Dr.  Frank  P.  Anderson,  Jr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jim  Anderson 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Baker 
Mr.  Asbury  Q.  Baldwin 
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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dean  D.  Barger 
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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  H.  Birdsong   Q 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  W.  K.  Borden 
Mrs.  William  Hugh  Boswell 
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Miss  JoAllen  Bradham 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grover  H.  Bradley 
Rev.  Tinsley  P.  Bradley 
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Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Lehmon  Brantley 
Mrs.  Henrietta  F.  Breen 
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Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Elmer  Buechler,  Jr. 
Mr,  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Burnworth 
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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gilbert  R.  Campbell,  Jr. 
Mr.  Scott  Candler,  Jr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  C.  Carlson 
Mr.  Emmett  B.  Cartledge,  Jr.    Q 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kwai  Sing  Chang 
Mrs.  Marjorie  S.  Cheatham 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Marion  T.  Clark 
Mr.  Francis  Clarkson   C 
Mrs.  Susan  S.  Cofer 
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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  0.  Cox 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  T.  Cribbs,  Jr. 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  James  R.  Crook  and 

Polly,  Catherine  and  Frances  Crook 
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Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Cecil  Currie 
Miss  Mary  L.  Currie 
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Mr.  Charles  L.  Davidson,  Jr. 
Mr,  and  Mrs.  James  F.  Davis 
Mrs.  Jean  M.  Davis   C 
Mr.  Neil  0.  Davis   CC 
Judge  and  Mrs.  William  T.  Dean 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lorenzo  del  Portillo 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Marshall  D.  Dendy 
Mr.  Russell  E.  Denker 
Rev.  Ludwig  R.  Dewitz 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  B.  Herman  Dillard 
Mrs.  Frances  S.  Diseker 
Mrs.  Elsie  P.  Doerplnghaus 
Miss  Mary  F.  Doom 
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Dr.  Tom  W.  Duke   C 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  S.  Dunbar 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  E.  M.  Dunstan 
Mrs.  Ruth  G,  Early 
Mrs.  Bessie  M.  Ebaugh 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Percy  Echols   C 
Dr.  William  Graham  Echols 
Mr.  Earl  H.  Elberfeld   Q 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  E.  Elsas 
Mr.  Edward  E.  Elson   C 
Mr.  George  E,  Erwin   CC 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Evans 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Earl  G.  Ezell 
Faculty  Flower  Fund  of  Agnes  Scott  Colle 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  A.  Faiola   Q 
Mrs.  William  E.  Fayssoux 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  W.  Ferst   C 
Mr,  Harry  A.  Fifield 
Mr.  Walter  S.  Flory 
Mr.  George  Folsom 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michel  A.  Ford 
Mr.  William  C.  Fox 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  P.  Francis 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  DeJongh  Franklin   C 
Mrs.  Carlyle  Eraser 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Frierson 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Galley 
Mr.  Alex  P.  Gaines   CC 
Mr.  Dave  W.  Garber   C 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Garber 
**Mr.  John  A.  Garber 

Mr.  John  Carter  Garber   CC 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  L.  Garber   Q 

Mr.  W.  A.  Garber 

Mrs.  R.  C.  Gary 

Miss  Leslie  J.  Gaylord 

Dr.  Fellz  B.  Gear 

Mr.  L.  L,  Gellerstedt,  Jr. 

Mr.  John  L.  Gignilliat 

Mrs.  Melanie  S.  Giles 

Mr.  James  R.  Gilliam,  Jr.    C 

Mr.  Ben  S.  Gilmer 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Gledhill 

Miss  M.  Kathryn  Click   C 

Mrs .  Lois  J.  Goodman 

Mrs.  Rachel  Riches  Gordon 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Madison  Gordon 

Mrs.  Esther  A.  Graff   Q 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  H.  Graves 

Miss  Nancy  P.  Groseclose   C 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  L.  Hale 

Mrs.  Arch  Haley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raleigh  G.  Ham 

Mrs.  Katherine  Ewing  Hara 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lauren  Harper 

Mr.  J.  Robin  Harris 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  S.  Harrison   C 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  Haskins 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Bumey  Hay,  Sr, 

Mr.  George  P.  Hayes 

Mr.  and  Mrs,  Robert  W.  Hayes 

Dr.  Massey  Mott  Heltzel 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andre  Herviou 

Miss  Harriet  Higgins 

Dr.  Thomas  W.  Hogan   CC 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  K.  Hood   C 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  A.  Howell 

Mrs.  Claire  Hubert 

Mrs.  Martha  C.  Huntington 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  E.  Husted 

Rabbi  S.  R.  Ichay 

Mrs.  Richard  S.  Ihley   C 

Mr.  James  Jackson 

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Dr.  Sidney  Q.  Janus 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nesblt  Johnston 

Dr.  Huguette  Kaiser 

Mrs.  Mani  Kamerkar 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alan  Keith-Lucas   Q 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wayne  L.  Kenimer 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  H,  Kite 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Leland  Kennedy 

Dr.  C.  Benton  Kline,  Jr. 

Mr.  John  Daniel  Knox 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Lane 

Mr.  C.  R.  Lawrence 

Mr.  Spencer  Lawton 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Talmage  Leak 

Miss  Beverly  Leak 

Rev.  F.  McM.  Legerton 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  G.  Lengerich 

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Mr.  Walter  W.  Leroy   C 

Mrs,  Edwin  L.  Levy,  Jr. 

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OLDER  THAN  THE  REPUBLIC 


As  WE  CELEBRATE  this  year  the  bicentennial  of  our 
Declaration  of  Independence  and  the  formal  beginnings 
of  our  nation,  it  is  worth  recalling  that  one  of  the 
shaping  forces  of  the  American  experience,  our 
educational  system,  is  at  least  150  years  older  than 
the  Republic.  Even  before  the  founding  of  our  first  college, 
Harvard,  in  1636,  book  learning  had  begun  in  the 
homes,  churches,  and  modest  school  houses  of 
the  colonies  and  the  frontier.  In  its  beginnings  a 
function  largely  of  the  colonial  churches  and  their 
ministers,  American  education  had  its  deep  and  vigorous 
roots  in  the  Graeco-Roman  and  Hebraic-Christian 
traditions  as  they  were  transmitted  through  the  trivium 
and  quadrivium  of  the  Seven  Liberal  Arts  of 
medieval  Europe. 

A  chief  early  purpose  of  education  in  America,  as 
it  had  been  in  England  and  Europe,  was  the  training  of 
an  educated  ministry  for  the  church.  This  purpose 
continued  strong  and  was  a  major  force  not  only  in  the 
rapid  spread  of  Christian  churches  but  in  the  establishment 
of  private  colleges  and  schools  throughout  the  Colonies. 

In  the  past  three  centuries,  however,  the  purposes 
and  functions  of  American  education  have  expanded, 
with  varying  emphases  in  different  periods.  According  to 
Professor  R.  Freeman  Butts,  in  a  recent  comprehensive 
article  The  Search  for  Purpose  in  American  Education  * 
there  have  been  at  least  seven  historical  purposes 
"proclaimed  or  sought  for  American  education,"  all 
of  which  have  been  reaffirmed  in  varying  degree  since 
the  turn  of  the  twentieth  century. 

•The  College  Board  Review,  Winter  1975-76,  3-19. 


Four  of  these  purposes  or  functions,  according  to 
Professor  Butts,  compose  "the  modern  American 
quadrivium,"  and  they  dominated  public  discussion 
of  education  in  the  first  three  or  four  decades  of  this 
century.  These  four  purposes,  like  four  roads  turning  off 
from  a  main  highway,  lead  in  four  different  directions: 
"one  leading  to  academic  discipline,  a  second  to  social 
efficiency,  a  third  to  individual  development,  and  the 
fourth  to  vocational  competence." 

In  the  last  forty  years,  a  new  trivium  has  come  forward 
in  American  education,  joining  the  modern  quadrivium, 
a  trio  perhaps  more  complicated  and  more  basic,  and 
certainly  more  controversial  than  the  new  quadrivium 
above.  The  new  trivium  is  exemplified  by,  but  not 
limited  to,  our  recent  national  efforts  at  almost  all  levels 
of  American  society  to  realize  more  widely  and  speedily 
our  traditional  goals  of  freedom,  equality  (or  equal 
justice),  and  community.  In  a  sense,  this  three-fold  search 
reminds  us  that  our  Revolution  is  not  yet  over  inasmuch 
as  the  American  people  are  calling  once  more  upon 
education  to  aid  in  the  quest  for  what  have  been  perhaps 
their  three  most  cherished  ideals. 

It  is  worth  recalling  in  this  connection  that  our 
nation's  founders  saw  both  the  Revolution  itself  and 
the  kind  of  education  needed  in  the  new  Republic 
chiefly  in  political  terms  rather  than  in  terms  of 
academic  achievement,  social  adjustment,  personal 
fulfillment,  or  occupational  training.  In  other  words, 
they  were  mainly  concerned  with  education  as  "a  bulwark 
for  liberty,  equality,  and  the  public  good,"  functions 
which  for  them  took  precedence  over  the  uses  of 
knowledge,  over  individual  effort,  over  occupation. 
Repeatedly  the  founders  stressed  that  the  welfare  of  the 
new  nation  depended  upon  an  educated  citizenry  and  that 
the  nation's  schools  had  the  primary  purpose  "of  educating 
the  citizenry  in  the  values,  the  knowledge,  and  the 
obligations  of  everyone  in  a  democratic 
republican  society." 

This  primary  emphasis  on  education  for  the  public 
welfare  began  to  wane  in  the  early  nineteenth  century, 
and.  although  the  Revolution's  civic  goals  for  education 
continued  to  be  expressed  and  pursued,  they  began 
by  1900  to  be  enlarged  to  include  other  interests  as  the 
nation  turned  increasingly  from  a  rural  to  an  urban 
society,  from  agrarian  to  industrial  pursuits,  from  fervor 
for  the  public  good  to  aspirations  of  individual 
achievement  and  economic  success.  Thus,  in  the 
first  third  of  our  century,  the  emphasis  was  upon 
the  more  private  and  individual  purposes  of  education 
stressing  (1 )  academic  discipline,  i.e.  the  cultivation  of 
the  mind,  (2)  social  efficiency  and  responsibility, 
including  ethics  and  the  teaching  of  "values," 
(3)  individual  development  as  a  unique  personality, 
and  (4)  vocational  competence  for  jobs  and  careers. 
Today,  and  increasingly  since  the  end  of  World  War  II, 
the  search  for  our  original  goals  of  freedom,  equal 
justice,  and  community  —  more  societal  and  political 
in  nature  —  has  once  again  become  a  major  concern  of 
the  American  educational  enterprise  as  it  is  of  our 
current  economic  and  political  efforts. 

As  our  bicentennial  year  draws  to  a  close,  it  should 
be  noted  that  our  national  concern  with  education  as  a 


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Vice  President  for  Business  Affairs 
Doyle  Dilliird  and  tite  President 
chart  future  expansion. 


Student  Government  President 
Cindy  Hodges  meets  weekly  with 
Dr.  Perry. 


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force  for  the  public  good  has  by  no  means  overshadowed 
our  continuing  insistence  that  education  is  also  a 
personal  and  individual  matter,  whether  it  involves 
cultural  pursuits  and  moral  values  or  the  acquisition 
of  marketable  skills,  or  both.  No  history  of  educational 
purposes  or  goals  can  be  all-inclusive,  nor  can  any  one  set 
of  goals  completely  satisfy  the  diverse  interests  and 
aspirations  of  the  millions  who  make  up  our  endlessly 
diverse  society. 

Although  it  is  tempting  in  this  bicentennial  year  to 
ask  ourselves  how  well  we  have  carried  out  our 
lofty  educational  aims,  to  inquire  into  the  effectiveness 
of  today's  vast  American  educational  enterprise,  this 
is  not  the  place  for  such  broad  evaluations.  Any  answer 
would  involve  totting  up  a  balance  sheet  of  both  successes 
and  failures,  always  in  the  light  of  the  various  and 
shifting  purposes  which  Americans  have  historically 
set  for  education.  There  is  room  for  much  satisfaction 
jf  we  consider  our  material  development  as  a  people 
in  the  last  two  hundred  years;  there  is  reason  for 
grave  concern  if  we  look  candidly  at  the  present 
disintegrating  state  of  moral  values,  at  our  widespread 
social  ills,  at  our  lack  of  national  agreement  over 
the  proper  ends  of  education  for  a  society  still  very 
much  in  ferment. 

A  report  such  as  this  —  a  review  of  the  year's  activities 
and  developments  in  a  particular  institution  —  cannot, 
and  should  not,  attempt  an  evaluation  of  the  whole 
American  educational  undertaking.  Justified  and 
appropriate,  however,  is  some  attempt  to  place  in  context 
the  events  of  a  single  college  year  as  they  have  been 
played  out  against  the  backdrop  of  the  larger  scene. 
Especially  is  this  true  today,  when  the  larger  scene  is  so 
chaotic  and  fast-changing  and  when  our  particular 
institution,  Agnes  Scott  College,  is  palpably  moving  to 
the  beat  of  "a  different  drummer."  Indeed,  no  part 
of  the  Agnes  Scott  family  —  whether  students,  faculty, 
administration  or  alumnae  —  has  ever,  to  its  great 
credit,  marched  in  lock-step  to  the  beat  of  a  single  local 
drum,  much  less  to  the  rhythms  of  the  dominant  natFonal 
bandwagon.  That  individuality,  and  the  freedom  and 
encouragement  to  exercise  it,  are  central  to  our  purpose 
and  function  as  a  college  committed  to  liberal  arts 
education  and  Christian  values.  The  review  of  a  given 
year's  activities  at  Agnes  Scott  should  serve  as  reassurance 
to  its  alumnae  and  friends,  explicitly  and  by  implication, 
that  our  College  faculty,  students,  and  administrators 
continue  true,  and  freshly  responsive,  to  the  historic 
mission  of  the  College.  It  is  my  belief  that  the  following 
brief  review  of  the  1975-76  year  will  once  again 
supply  that  reassurance. 


THE   1975-76  YEAR 


Each  succeeding  college  year  —  this  was  Agnes  Scott's 
87th  —  has  much  in  common  with  its  immediate 
predecessors;  but  there  are  always  differences.  The 
one  constant,  for  the  would-be  chronicler  of  such  years, 
is  a  recurrent  sense  of  frustration  in  attempting  to 
give  anything  like  a  complete  and  balanced  picture 
of  the  rich  and  variegated  life  created  by  several  hundred 


young  people,  and  more  than  100  of  their  teachers 
and  administrators,  living  and  working  together  for  nine 
months  on  end.  There  are  always  familiar  repetitions,  and 
there  are  always  surprises.  In  looking  back,  one  who 
attempts  a  history  of  a  college  year  is  bound  to  see  it 
through  the  lens  of  his  own  concerns  and  preferences, 
his  hopes  and  even  his  anxieties.  The  recorder  is 
fortunate  if  he  can  truly  say,  as  I  have  no  hesitancy 
in  doing  about  1975-76,  "On  balance  it  was  a  good  year  — 
a  year  of  more  achievement  than  frustration,  of  more 
pleasure  than  failure,  of  some  solid  and  fruitful  successes 
in  carrying  out  previously  announced  goals."  The  year 
began  on  a  high  note  —  with  an  excellent  entering  class 
some  12%  larger  than  its  immediate  predecessor,  almost 
four-fifths  of  whom  ranked  in  the  top  quarter  of  their 
graduating  high  school  classes.  Some  21  states  were 
represented,  as  well  as  Puerto  Rico,  Malaysia,  Turkey, 
and  West  Germany.  Sixty  percent  of  the  class  were  from 
states  other  than  Georgia.  Their  enthusiasm  and  energy 
equaled  their  excellent  secondary  school  records, 
and  their  high  spirits  were  a  major  factor  in  getting  us 
all  off  to  a  good  start. 

Academically,  the  year  saw  no  major  changes  in 
curriculum  structure  although  the  usual  number  of  new 
courses  were  offered.  Notable  were  the  increasing 
popularity  of  double  or  combined  majors  and  the  growing 
desire  among  students  for  additional  opportunities  for 
off-campus  learning  experiences,  whether  in  Atlanta, 
Washington,  or  overseas.  On  the  campus,  academic 
innovations  included  a  very  effective  freshman  chemistry 
course  offered  by  a  newcomer.  Assistant  Professor 
Alan  White,  for  exceptionally  well-prepared  students 
in  chemistry.  New  courses  in  philosophy  and  in  economics 
sparked  an  increase  in  enrollment  in  those  disciplines. 
The  Department  of  English,  in  response  to  the  growing 
need  among  students  for  more  practice  in  writing  at 
the  college  level,  sought  to  meet  this  need  at  Agnes  Scott 
through  the  restructuring  of  certain  elementary  courses 
in  English.  It  is  too  early  to  judge  the  success  of  such 
efforts,  but  Agnes  Scott  intends  to  see  that  its  graduates, 
in  the  future  as  in  the  past,  know  how  to  write  with 
clarity  and  skill. 

Dean  Julia  Gary  and  many  of  our  faculty  are  very 
much  aware  of  the  growing  student  interest  in 
opportunities  for  learning  experiences  beyond  the 
campus,  with  or  without  college  credit.  Agnes  Scott 
has  a  number  of  such  opportunities  already,  and  we  are 
exploring  additional  paths.  Our  offerings  in  this  area 
are  not  insignificant,  but  we  can  do  a  better  job  of 
presenting  and  "selling"  them,  especially  to  prospective 
students.  Many  of  these  opportunities  are  related  to 
actual  paying  jobs;  others  are  largely  for  academic  credit; 
some  are  already  parts  of  existing  courses.  For  example, 
two  students  in  the  Department  of  Art  worked  during  the 
past  year  with  local  commercial  firms  in  the  Atlanta 
area;  biology  offers  two  summer  programs;  a  Washington 
semester  is  available  to  students  in  economics,  pohtical 
science,  and  natural  science  and  technology;  two  students 
in  chemistry  worked  this  past  summer  with  Professors 
Marion  Clark  and  Alan  White  on  a  National  Science 
Foundation  program,  doing  supervised  research  for  pay. 
Our  summer  credit  programs  in  England,  Germany,  Italy, 
and  Spain  continue  to  attract  students,  and  they  have 
recently  been  complemented  by  the  opportunity  for  desert 


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biology  and  marine  biology  in  the  United  States.  There  is 
certainly  room,  however,  for  further  development  in 
such  areas  as  legislative  internships  and  exchange  programs 
in  appropriate  American  cities  in  the  fields  of  art, 
politics,  and  urban  affairs.  I  am  hopeful  that  our  Long- 
Range  Planning  Committee  will  have  specific  suggestions 
to  make  during  the  coming  year  regarding  these  needs. 

Our  Non-Traditional  Program,  designed  chiefly 
for  women  who  wish  to  return  to  college  after  some 
years  out,  continues  to  grow.  It  is  altogether  likely  that 
almost  10%  of  our  total  enrollment  will  be  registered  in 
this  program  during  the  coming  year. 

Our  excellent  faculty  continues  to  do  far  more  than 
teach  students,  although  this  function  remains  at 
Agnes  Scott  its  chief  concern.  Additional  time 
is  consumed  with  counseling  students,  with  research 
and  other  creative  activities,  and  with  administering  the 
academic  program  through  the  network  of  committees 
established  by  the  new  faculty  bylaws  hammered 
out  during  the  1974-75  academic  year.  This  new  faculty 
committee  structure  has  on  the  whole  proved  workable  and 
effective.  Much  of  it  is  involved  with  consideration  of 
new  programs  and  courses,  possible  changes  in  the 
academic  calendar  or  in  degree  requirements,  and  with 
broader  academic  planning  for  the  future. 

Recent  developments  in  two  specific  departments 
may  be  cited  as  examples  of  the  kinds  of  innovation  and 
change  characteristic  of  today's  Agnes  Scott  curriculum. 
In  the  Department  of  Music,  under  the  leadership  of 
its  new  chairman.  Professor  Ronald  Byrnside,  a  planned 
expansion  of  music  offerings  is  underway.  To  our 
traditional  instruction  in  piano,  organ,  voice,  and  violin, 
we  added  during  the  past  year  training  in  flute  and 
recorder.  A  baroque  instrumental  ensemble  was  also 
organized,  and  in  the  coming  year  we  shall  have 
in  residence  at  Agnes  Scott  a  professional  chamber 
music  group  which  will  offer  both  instruction  and  concerts 
at  the  College.  Our  music  program  was  further 
strengthened  this  past  year  with  the  inauguration  of 
the  Nannette  Hopkins  Scholarship  Program  in  Music. 
Through  the  generosity  of  Frances  Smith  Sims,  of 
the  class  of  1913,  and  to  honor  the  memory  of  Miss 
Hopkins,  Agnes  Scott  now  offers  four  $1,000  scholarships 
annually  to  promising  entering  students  in  music 
(instrumental  or  voice).  These  scholarships  are  awarded 
chiefly  on  the  basis  of  talent  and  ability  and  are  renewable 
for  four  years  if  performance  is  satisfactory.  We  were 
most  gratified  last  spring  by  the  amount  of  interest  shown 
in  the  first  competition,  and  our  first  four  winners 
enter  the  College  this  September  together  with  several 
other  competitors. 

In  another  field,  that  of  modern  foreign  languages,  the 
past  year  saw  the  approval  of  a  Spanish  residence  corridor 
like  that  already  in  operation  for  students  of  French.  A 
native  speaker  from  Spain  will  be  in  charge  of  the 
corridor,  and  there  will  be  a  Spanish  table  in  the  dining 
hall  in  addition  to  those  already  in  operation  for 
French  and  German. 

The  close  of  the  1975-76  academic  year  marked  the 
retirement  of  two  of  Agnes  Scott's  able  and  devoted  senior 
professors:  Professor  Chloe  Steel,  Adeline  Arnold 
Loridans  Professor  of  French,  and  Professor  Paul  Garber 


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of  the  Department  of  Bible  and  ReHgion.  Professor 
Steel  came  to  Agnes  Scott  in  1955  and  served  as 
Chairman  of  the  Department  of  French  from  1964-1972. 
A  most  effective  teacher  and  a  strong  committee  worker 
in  the  faculty.  Professor  Steel  is  greatly  respected  by 
her  colleagues  as  well  as  by  a  host  of  Agnes  Scott  students 
who  have  been  in  her  classes  over  the  years.  Professor 
Paul  Garber  joined  the  Agnes  Scott  faculty  in  1943 
and  was  Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Bible  and 
Religion  from  that  time  until  1970.  He  is  the  author 
of  numerous  publications  in  his  field,  including  some  19 
articles  for  the  Interpreter's  Dictionary  of  the  Bible. 
The  combined  service  to  Agnes  Scott  of  Professors 
Steel  and  Garber  totals  54  years.  Their  impress  on 
the  College  and  its  students  has  been  great,  and  they 
will  be  greatly  missed. 

A  two-year  experiment  with  the  new  academic  calendar, 

begun  in  the  1974-75  year,  ended  this  past  June.  Under 
the  experimental  calendar  the  first  quarter  began 
immediately  after  Labor  Day  and  ended  with  examinations 
at  Thanksgiving.  Students  were  thus  able  to  combine 
the  traditional  Thanksgiving  and  Christmas  holidays, 
returning  after  New  Year's  for  the  opening  of  the  winter 
quarter.  Although  the  experimental  calendar  had  certain 
advantages,  it  was  our  considered  judgment  that  the 
more  traditional  calendar,  in  which  students  remained, 
after  a  brief  Thanksgiving  holiday,  until  just  before 


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Christmas,  offered  greater  academic  advantages  than 
the  experimental  schedule.  Accordingly,  in  1976-77  the 
College  will  return  to  its  traditional  calendar,  with 
the  fall  quarter  ending  just  before  Christmas.  While 
the  experimental  calendar  gave  students  a  longer  winter 
vacation  and  resulted  in  certain  savings  in  fuel  and 
maintenance  for  the  College,  it  is  our  conviction  that 
the  traditional  calendar  makes  for  a  stronger  academic 
year.  The  experiment  has  been  beneficial,  however, 
in  giving  us  some  experience  with  an  economy  calendar 
if  fuel  and  energy  shortages  in  the  future  should  make  such 
economies  necessary.  We  are  fortunate  to  be  able  to 
make  our  decisions  today  in  the  light  of  academic  rather 
than  economic  advantages. 

Perhaps  the  most  dramatic  events  of  the  1975-76  year 
were  those  in  connection  with  our  observance  of  the 
50th  anniversary  of  the  establishment  of  Agnes  Scott's 
chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  The  observance  occurred  in 
late  April  and  was  highlighted  by  the  return  to  campus  of 
many  of  the  members  of  the  Beta  of  Georgia  Chapter 
and  by  distinguished  women  speakers  from  the  field  of 
education.  Agnes  Scott's  own  Professor  Catherine  S.  Sims, 
who  is  also  a  senator  of  the  United  Chapters  of  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  launched  the  celebration  with  a  fitting  convocation 
address  on  April  21.  On  the  evening  of  April  22, 
Professor  Rosemary  Park,  former  president  of  Barnard 
College  and  immediate  past  president  of  the  United 
Chapters  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  delivered  a  most  stimulating 
and  imaginative  anniversary  address.  On  Friday,  April 
23,  Professor  Juanita  M.  Kreps,  James  B.  Duke  Professor 
of  Economics  and  Vice  President  of  Duke  University, 
led  two  seminars  and  spoke  with  great  effectiveness  at 
a  college  convocation.  The  gala  anniversary  dinner  was 
held  on  Thursday  evening,  April  22,  at  which  Dr. 
Kenneth  M.  Greene,  Secretary  of  the  United  Chapters 
of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  brought  greetings  from  the  national 
organization.  A  very  attractive  anniversary  brochure 
carried  the  names  of  all  persons  who  had  been  initiated 
into  Phi  Beta  Kappa  by  the  Beta  of  Georgia  Chapter 
since  its  founding.  The  brochure  was  given  to  all  present 
and  sent  by  mail  to  those  members  who  were  unable 
to  attend  the  festivities  in  person. 

Also  celebrated  at  Agnes  Scott  in  1975-76  was  our 
national  bicentennial.  A  number  of  outstanding  lecturers 
visited  the  College  to  speak  on  various  aspects  of 
American  life  and  thought,  with  special  reference  to 
our  nation's  founding  and  its  first  200  years.  (For  the 
names  of  these  speakers  see  "Highlights  of  the 
1975-76  Year.")  In  November  of  1975,  Agnes  Scott 
also  participated  in  the  celebration  of  International 
Women's  Year.  Under  the  sponsorship  of  our  chapter 
of  Mortar  Board,  Elizabeth  Janeway,  nationally  recognized 
social  historian,  critic,  and  author,  came  to  the  campus 
for  a  public  lecture  and  for  informal  discussion  with 
students.  Prior  to  Mrs.  Janeway's  arrival.  Mortar  Board 
hosted  a  banquet  honoring  women  members  of  the  faculty, 
with  Professor  Catherine  Sims  as  speaker.  Other  activities 
included  a  convocation  address  by  Professor  Marie 
Pepe,  Dana  Professor  of  Art,  and  a  panel  discussion  led 
by  four  outstanding  alumnae:  Evangeline  Papageorge,  '28, 
Associate  Dean  Emeritus  of  the  Emory  University 
School  of  Medicine;  Mary  Curtis  Tucker,  '56,  Agnes 
Scott  trustee;  Harriet  King,  '69,  Assistant  Dean  of  the 
Emory  University  School  of  Law;  and  Cynthia  Wilkes,  '73, 


special  assistant  in  the  Office  of  State  and  Local 
Coordination,  Georgia  Department  of  Human  Resources. 

Since  coming  to  the  College  three  years  ago,  I  have  been 
eager  to  have  the  experience  of  teaching  a  course  myself. 
During  the  spring  quarter  of  this  past  year,  I  had  the 
pleasure  of  offering  English  322,  which  is  the  College's 
regular  course  in  English  poetry  of  the  Victorian  period, 
chiefly  Tennyson,  Browning,  and  Arnold.  It  was  a  most 
pleasant  and  stimulating  experience,  and  I  found  that 
Agnes  Scott  students  are  every  bit  as  capable  and 
responsive  as  I  had  been  led  to  believe!  I  hope  to 
continue  to  offer  a  course  in  the  Department  of  English 
from  time  to  time. 

For  the  past  several  years  student  admissions  and 
enrollment  have  been  one  of  our  top  priorities  at  Agnes 
Scott.  It  is  good  to  be  able  to  report,  therefore,  that  we 
continue  to  make  steady  if  modest  gains  in  the  area  of 
recruitment  and  total  student  enrollment.  Each  of  our  last 
three  entering  classes  has  been  larger  than  its  predecessor. 
The  quality  of  each  of  these  classes  continues  to  compare 
favorably  with  that  of  other  recent  classes.  Thanks  to  the 
continuing  energetic  and  very  capable  efforts  of  our 
splendid  admissions  staff,  under  the  leadership  of  Ann 
Rivers  Thompson,  '59,  we  expect  to  have  an  entering 
class  of  more  than  170  freshmen,  plus  some  20  or  more 
returnees  and  transfers.  These  figures  do  not  include 
students  in  our  Non-Traditional  Program,  which  will  bring 
the  number  of  new  students  for  1976-77  to  over  200.  We 
are  tremendously  grateful  for  the  efforts  and  enthusiasm 
of  the  many  alumnae  who  have  aided  in  our  recruitment 
efforts  through  the  newly  developed  Alumnae  Admissions 
Representatives  program.  There  is  still  no  room  for 
complacency,  for  our  goal  is  an  entering  freshmen  class  of 
at  least  200,  with  no  sacrifice  in  quality.  The  success  we 
have  so  far  experienced,  however,  in  very  difficult  times,  is 
most  gratifying;  and  we  intend  to  continue  our  efforts  not 
only  through  intensifying  recruiting  but  also  by  giving 
increased  publicity  and  "attractive  packaging"  to  our 
excellent  academic  program  and  to  the  many  other 
features  of  an  Agnes  Scott  experience. 

One  of  the  chief  factors  in  maintaining  strong 
enrollment  at  Agnes  Scott  is  the  availability  of  financial 
aid  for  those  students  who  cannot  otherwise  afford  the 
full  cost  of  an  Agnes  Scott  education.  Even  in  these 
inflationary  times  of  rising  prices  of  goods  and  services,  we 
have  increased  our  financial  aid  budget  dramatically. 
Indeed,  our  financial  aid  commitment  has  increased  at  a 
greater  rate  than  has  that  of  any  other  item  of  the  College 
budget.  Since  1967,  for  example,  our  financial  aid  to 
students  has  increased  200%  while  other  expenditures 
have  increased  68%  and  enrollment  has  actually  dropped. 
Even  though  we  have  found  it  necessary  to  raise  charges 
almost  every  year,  we  have  increased  our  financial  aid 
budget  by  at  least  the  same  or  a  greater  percentage. 
Tuition  and  fees  for  the  coming  year  will  total  $4150,  up 
$200  from  the  year  before,  but  Agnes  Scott's  total  charges 
continue  to  be  the  lowest  of  those  of  any  of  the  major 
women's  colleges  today.  We  are  still  able  also  to  meet  the 
full  computed  financial  aid,  through  scholarship,  loan,  and 
on-campus  job,  of  any  student  admitted.  Approximately 
40%  of  our  student  body  receives  some  form  of  financial 
aid  from  the  College. 


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Another  area  of  our  continuing  concern  is  salaries  and 
benefits  for  our  faculty  and  staff.  In  this  area,  also,  I  am 
glad  to  report  that  we  have  been  able  to  continue  our 
progress  in  strengthening  Agnes  Scott's  position,  in  terms 
of  salaries  and  benefits,  among  its  sister  institutions.  A 
supportive  Board  of  Trustees  has  approved  annual 
increases  in  faculty  and  staff  salaries  throughout  these 
times  of  inflation  and  rising  costs.  Today  we  have  an 
excellent  and  very  competitive  fringe  benefit  package  for 
our  faculty  and  staff,  and  our  salaries  are  at  last 
approaching  what  they  should  be  in  comparison  with 
those  of  other  liberal  arts  colleges  of  our  stature  and 
resources.  Specifically,  we  have  steadily  improved  our 
position  in  the  faculty  compensation  ratings  published 
annually  by  the  American  Association  of  University 
Professors.  This  past  year  we  moved  up  to  a  #2  rating 
(approximately  70th  percentile)  in  all  academic  ranks. 
Salaries  and  wages  of  administrative  officers  and  staff 
employees  have  also  improved  over  the  past  several  years 
and  now  are,  we  believe,  competitive  with  those  of  similar 
educational  institutions. 

In  the  area  of  student  life,  the  1975-76  year  was  a 
productive  and  cooperative  one.  Dean  of  Students  Martha 
Huntington's  continuing  efforts  to  work  more  closely  with 
more  students,  as  individuals  and  organizations,  bore  fruit 
in  a  number  of  ways.  An  increasing  number  of  students, 
faculty,  and  alumnae  are  now  using  the  services  available 
in  the  various  offices  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Dean  of 
Students,  especially  career  counseling,  student  counseling, 
and  financial  aid. 

Proposals  for  the  reorganization  of  various  aspects  of 
student  government  were  considered  during  the  year  and 
a  number  of  beneficial  changes  made  or  planned.  The 
Honor  System  was  again  studied  carefully,  and  reports  and 
discussions  as  to  its  spirit  and  operation  involved  both 
students  and  faculty  throughout  the  year.  It  is  good  to  be 
able  to  report  that  the  Honor  System  remains  strong  at 
Agnes  Scott,  thanks  chiefly  to  its  widespread  acceptance  by 
students  and  faculty  and  to  the  devoted  and  energetic 
efforts  of  the  members  of  Honor  Court.  We  continue  to  be 
most  fortunate  in  the  caliber  and  commitment  of  students 
who  hold  offices  in  various  areas  of  student  government. 
These  student  leaders,  with  the  support  of  Dean  Gary, 
Dean  Huntington,  and  their  respective  staffs,  are 
responsible  for  a  student  government  at  Agnes  Scott  of 
unusual  effectiveness  and  integrity. 

In  last  year's  President's  Report,  I  announced  two 
decisions  in  the  area  of  student  affairs  which  I  considered 
especially  worthy  of  note:  the  establishment  of  a  new 
College  health  program  in  cooperation  with  the  Emory 
Community  Nursing  Service  and  a  new  policy  permitting 
the  limited  use  of  alcoholic  beverages  at  specified  student 
social  events  on  the  campus.  I  am  pleased  to  report  that 
in  their  first  year  of  operation  each  of  these  policies  has 
been  effective  and  well  received. 

Students  feel  that  they  are  receiving  good  health  care 
at  Agnes  Scott,  and  they  are  using  the  Health  Service  in 
increasing  numbers.  The  Health  Service  staff  has  been 
extremely  helpful  and  efficient  and  has  unquestionably 
gained  the  confidence  of  our  students.  We  shall  continue 
this  program  in  cooperation  with  the  Emory  Community 
Nursing  Service  during  the  1976-77  academic  year. 


The  new  alcoholic  beverage  policy  was  most 
conscientiously  administered  by  student  government 
leaders  with  the  cooperation  of  the  Dean  of  Student's 
office.  Some  dozen  activities  were  successfully  sponsored 
by  various  student  groups,  open  to  the  entire  student  body, 
at  which  beer  or  wine  was  served,  always  with 
non-alcoholic  drinks  available.  I  believe  the  new  policy 
has  made  for  a  more  popular  and  better  supported  social 
activities  program  here  on  the  campus.  Early  in  the 
coming  year,  the  Administrative  Committee  will  consider 
suggestions  from  student  government  as  to  possible 
improvements  or  modifications  in  the  policy  and  will  make 
recommendations  with  respect  to  its  continuance. 

This  past  spring,  in  response  to  a  request  from  student 
government,  the  Administrative  Committee  of  the  College 
considered  a  modification  of  our  rules  with  respect  to 
opening  students'  rooms  to  male  visitors  for  a  limited  time 
on  certain  days  of  the  week.  Specifically,  the  proposal 
called  for  allowing  men  to  visit  students'  rooms  on  Sunday 
afternoons  from  1 :  30  to  5:00.  Each  student  would  be 
required  to  sign  in  her  guest  and  accompany  him  to  and 
from  the  lobby  of  the  dormitory,  and  male  visitors  would 
be  expected  to  abide  by  all  college  policies  with  respect  to 
alcohol,  drugs,  fire  drills,  quiet  hours,  etc.  It  would  be  the 
responsibility  of  the  host  student  to  inform  her  guest  of 
these  policies  and  see  that  he  cooperated.  Violations  of  any 
rules  would  automatically  result  in  consideration  of  the 
case  by  Dormitory  Council.  Representative  Council  had 
polled  the  student  body  before  submitting  its  request  to 
the  Administrative  Committee  and  had  received  a  largely 
favorable  reaction.  After  thorough  discussion  the 
Administrative  Committee  approved  the  recommended 
policy.  It  was  submitted  to  the  Executive  Committee  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  at  its  February  meeting.  The 
Executive  Committee  referred  the  matter  to  the  Student 
Affairs  Committee  of  the  Board,  which,  after  careful 
study,  recommended  its  adoption.  The  Executive 
Committee  then  sent  it  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  with  a 
recommendation  for  its  adoption,  to  become  effective  with 
the  1976-77  academic  year,  subject  to  annual  review  by 
appropriate  college  authorities.  At  the  May  meeting  of  the 
Board,  after  further  discussion,  the  recommendation  of  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  Board  was  approved,  and  the 
new  policy  will  go  into  effect  as  stipulated.  Like  the 
alcoholic  beverage  regulation,  this  new  policy  for  male 
visitation  is  a  modest  one  by  comparison  with  policies  in 
force  at  most  colleges  today.  I  am  confident  that  our 
students  will  accept  responsibility  for  its  conscientious 
administration. 

Increasing  student  concern  in  recent  years  with  respect 
to  career  opportunities  has  resulted  on  almost  every 
campus  in  fresh  and  increasing  attention  paid  to  college 
offices  which  deal  with  career  counseling  and  planning. 
At  Agnes  Scott  the  Office  of  Career  Planning  is  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Dean  of  Students,  and  it  has  been 
efficiently  and  effectively  managed  by  Miss  lone  Murphy 
for  a  number  of  years.  There  is  little  likelihood  that  this 
new  interest  in  Career  Planning  will  wane  in  the  near 
future,  and  Agnes  Scott  is  making  plans  already  to  see 
that  its  present  service  is  even  more  effective.  Assisting 
Miss  Murphy  during  the  coming  year  will  be  Mrs.  Melissa 
Holt  Vandiver,  '73,  one  of  our  capable  assistants  to  the 
Director  of  Admissions,  who  will  devote  half  of  her  time 
to  the  Office  of  Career  Planning.  Our  new  Administrative 


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Intern.  Miss  Barbara  Knickerbocker,  will  also  be  serving 
chiefly  in  the  Office  of  Career  Planning  during  the  coming 
year.  With  this  larger  team.  Career  Planning  can  be 
emphasized,  as  it  should  be,  from  the  time  of  a  student's 
initial  admission  to  the  College  until  she  is  ready  to 
graduate. 

Another  area  of  increasing  interest  to  students  —  and 
their  parents  —  is  that  of  financial  aid.  The  Office  of 
Financial  Aid.  under  jurisdiction  of  the  Dean  of  Students, 
is  ably  administered  by  Miss  Anne  Stapleton.  Agnes  Scott's 
financial  aid  budget  has  doubled  in  the  past  five  years  and 
in  1975-76  will  require  some  half  million  dollars  of  College 
funds.  In  most  cases,  students  on  financial  aid  in  the 
future  will  be  expected  after  the  freshman  year  to  accept 
a  three-part  package  consisting  of  outright  grant,  college 
loan,  and  on-campus  job. 

Two  years  ago  in  this  report  I  announced  the 
inauguration  at  Agnes  Scott  of  an  intern  program  to 
prepare  young  women  for  positions  in  academic 
administration.  In  cooperation  with  fifteen  other  leading 
women's  colleges,  and  with  Carnegie  Corporation  support, 
this  program  has  had  marked  success  in  its  first  two  years, 
and  I  am  pleased  to  announce  that  the  cooperating  colleges 
have  secured  additional  funds  from  the  Carnegie 
Corporation  to  extend  this  undertaking  through  at  least 
1977-78.  Under  the  program,  an  alumna  of  each 
cooperating  college  spends  an  academic  year  at  another 
college  in  the  program,  chiefly  in  a  single  administrative 
department  although  opportunities  are  given  for  some 
acquaintance  with  all  aspects  of  academic  administration. 
Agnes  Scott's  first  two  interns  have  been  Ann  Roberts 
Divine,  '67,  who  spent  her  year  at  Mary  Baldwin  College, 
and  Patricia  Ann  Stringer,  '68,  who  spent  last  year  at 
Goucher  College.  Agnes  Scott's  intern  for  the  coming  year 
will  be  Mary  Margaret  MacLauchlin,  '75,  formerly  of  our 
Admissions  staff,  Vho  will  be  at  Salem  College.  Our  intern 


here  will  he  Barbara  Knickerbocker,  a  graduate  of  Mills 
College,  who  will  work  in  the  office  of  the  Dean  of 
Students,  chiefly  in  Career  Planning  and  Financial  Aid. 
It  is  gratifying  to  report  that  our  first  two  Agnes  Scott 
interns  are  today  actually  in  college  administration,  Ann 
Divine  in  St.  Louis  and  Patricia  Stringer  at  Emory 
University  as  Assistant  Dean  of  the  Graduate  School. 

No  review  of  an  Agnes  Scott  year  would  be  complete 
without  some  attempt  to  list  the  main  events,  academic 
and  extra  ciirricular.  of  the  College  program  from 
September  to  June.  Space  forbids  anything  approaching  a 
complete  record  here  of  the  events  of  1975-76,  but  the  list 
which  follows  may  be  considered  a  fair  sample.  Once  again 
it  is  noteworthy  that  the  great  majority  of  these  events, 
plus  many  not  listed  here,  were  open  to  the  public  in 
keeping  with  our  purpose  of  making  available  Agnes 
Scott's  rich  cultural  offerings  to  our  neighbors  in  Decatur 
and  creater  Atlanta. 


HIGHLIGHTS  OF  THE   1975-76  YEAR 

SEPTEMBER 

5        —  Registration  and  orientation  open  Agnes  Scott's 

eighty-seventh  session 
8        —  Faculty  Wives  Fair  again  raises  funds  for  student 

financial  aid 

OCTOBER 

1        —  Honors  Day  Convocation.  Speaker:  Dean  Mary  P. 
McPherson  at  Bryn  Mawr  College 

14      —  Concert:  Guarneri  String  Quartet 

25-26 —  Investiture.  Speaker:  Professor  Jo  Allen  Bradham 

(English  ).  Preacher:  Dean  James  T.  Laney,  Candler 
School  of  Theology.  Emory  University 


NOVEMBER 

I  and 

6-7 

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—  Blackfriars  production:  "The  Rope  Dancers" 

—  International  Year  of  the  Woman  banquet  honoring 
women  in  the  Agnes  Scott  faculty  and  staff.  Speaker: 
Professor  Catherine  S.  Sims 

—  Lecture:  "International  Women's  Year:  Token  or 
Opportunity."  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Janeway,  Social 
Historian  and  Critic 

—  Concert:  Agnes  Scott  and  Georgia  Tech  Glee  Clubs 


JANUARY 

18-22-- 


Focus  on  Faith.  Speakers:  Mrs.  Elisabeth  Elliot 

Leitch.  Visiting  Professor,  Gordon-Conwell 

Theological  Seminary.  Hamilton.  Massachusetts;  and 

Dr.  Albert  Curry  Winn,  Pastor.  Second  Presbyterian 

Church.  Richmond.  Virginia 

Agnes  Scott  Students  art  show  opens  in  Dalton 

Galleries 


FEBRUARY 


—  Lecture:  "Writing  the  Biography  of  Faulkner," 
Joseph  Blotner.  University'  of  Michigan 

—  Master  dance  class  conducted  by  David  Roche, 
Director  of  the  Florida  State  University  Dance 
Touring  Theatre 

4 —  Black  History  Week.  Speakers:  Mr.  Clifford  Chandler, 
Ms.  Gwendolyn  Brooks,  and  Ms.  Emma  I.  Darnell. 
Concert  by  Morehouse  College  Glee  Club 

—  Founder's  Day.  Speaker:  President  Pauline  Tompkins, 
Cedar  Crest  College 

—  Augusta  Opera  Company  presentation  of  Gaetano 
Donizetti's  The  Elixir  of  Love 

8 —  Sophomore  Parents'  Weekend:  Classes,  lectures  and 
panels,  creative  arts,  parties.  President's  reception 


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MARCH 

3        —  Bicentennial  lecture:  Professor  Pauline  Maier  of  the 

University  of  Massachusetts 
5-6     —  Foreign  Language  Drama  Contest 
7        —  Invitational  sculpture  show  opening  in  Dalton 

Galleries 
9        —  Joint  concert:  Agnes  Scott  and  Columbia  University 

Glee  Clubs 
31      —  Lecture:  'Politics  and  Anti-Politics,"  Garry  Wills 


APRIL 

1-2     - 


8-10 
12 


13      - 
21-23- 


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29 


7-8 
13-14- 


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JUNE 

6 


•  Agnes  Scott  Writers"  Festival.  Speakers  and  Judges: 
Reynolds  Price  and  Michael  Mott 

■  Concert  by  Agnes  Scott  Glee  Club,  Madrigal  Singers, 
Recorder  Society,  and  the  Opera  Workshop 

-  Applicants'  Weekend,  sponsored  by  Mortar  Board. 
Over  100  prospective  students  on  campus 

■  Bicentennial/McCain  Lecture.  Speaker:  Professor 
Sydney  Ahlstrom  of  Yale  University 

■  Mortar  Board  tapping 

-  Phi  Beta  Kappa  fiftieth  anniversary.  Speakers: 
Professor  Catherine  S.  Sims,  Professor  Rosemary 
Park,  Professor  Juanita  M.  Kreps,  and  Dr.  Kenneth 
M.  Greene 

-  Golden  Needle  Award  Festival 

-  Concert  by  the  Agnes  Scott  Studio  Dance  Theatre 


Blackfriars'  production:  "The  Milk  Train  Doesn't 

Stop  Here  Anymore" 

Senior  art  majors'  show  opens  in  Dalton  Galleries 


-Agnes  Scott's  87th  Commencement:  124  seniors 
awarded  degrees.  Baccalaureate  preacher:  President 
Donald  W.  Shriver,  Jr.,  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
New  York. 


Our  third  season  of  summer  conferences  was  most 
successful.  We  were  hosts  to  eight  educational  and 
religious  groups,  with  a  total  attendance  of  approximately 
700  people.  During  the  academic  year  our  facilities  were 
also  rented  to  some  twenty  other  outside  groups.  With 
characteristic  thoroughness  and  good  humor,  Dr.  Edward 
McNair,  Director  of  Public  Relations,  administered  this 
valuable  new  extension  of  Agnes  Scott's  resources  and 
influence. 

During  another  busy  year  I  have  enjoyed  tremendously 
knowing  and  working  with  the  outstanding  women  who  are 
our  alumnae,  especially  Alumnae  Association  President 
Jane  King  Allen,  '59,  and  her  colleagues  of  the  Executive 
Board.  Virginia  Brown  McKenzie,  '47,  in  her  second  year 
as  Director  of  Alumnae  Affairs,  continues  to  increase  the 
range  and  effectiveness  of  alumnae  activities  in  service  to 
the  College.  With  the  end  of  this  academic  year,  Jane 
Allen's  term  as  President  of  the  Alumnae  Association  came 
to  an  end,  and  she  has  been  succeeded  by  Mary 
Duckworth  Gellerstedt,  '46,  of  Atlanta.  From  early 
indications,  Mary  Gellerstedt's  administration  gives  bright 
promise  of  continued  wide-ranging  progress  in  alumnae 
affairs:  in  organization,  in  the  recruiting  of  prospective 
students,  in  social  and  educational  activities,  in  fund 
raising  and  alumnae  publications.  Planned  for  the  coming 


year  is  the  publication  of  an  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae 
Directory,  our  first  in  almost  thirty  years. 

We  are  sorry  to  lose  Martha  Whatley  Yates,  '45,  as 
editor  of  the  Alumnae  Quarterly.  Her  issues  were  lively 
and  informative,  and  she  has  set  a  high  standard  for  her 
successor.  Martha  Yates  plans  to  return  to  business  and 
will  continue  her  writing  and  counseling  in  the  area  of 
women's  affairs. 

In  addition  to  enjoying  my  association  with  alumnae 
here  on  the  campus  and  in  the  Decatur-Atlanta  area,  I 
have  enjoyed  seeing  alumnae  friends  on  visits  during  the 
past  year  to  the  following  cities:  New  York,  Philadelphia, 
Tide  Water  Area  (Virginia),  Washington,  Jacksonville, 
and  Winter  Park,  Florida.  I  am  deeply  grateful  for  the 
warm  hospitality  and  genuine  interest  in  Agnes  Scott 
which  I  enjoyed  on  every  occasion. 

Agnes  Scott  alumnae  continue  to  support  us  loyally  and 
generously  in  numerous  ways.  Almost  3000  alumnae 
(about  32%  )  contributed  over  $309,000  to  the  1975-76 
Agnes  Scott  fund,  which  totaled  $1,331,967.  This  fine 
support  involved  not  only  money  but  the  time  and  energy 
of  hundreds  of  Class  Chairmen  and  Agents  for  the  Fund, 
of  Alumnae  Admissions  Representatives,  and  of  active 
members  of  local,  regional,  and  national  elements  of  the 
Alumnae  Association.  It  is  most  heartening  indeed  to  have 
such  tangible  evidence  of  support  throughout  the  country 
for  our  efforts  here  on  the  campus. 

In  addition  to  the  gifts  of  her  alumnae,  Agnes  Scott 
again  received  the  support  of  over  a  thousand  other  friends 
—  individuals,  corporations,  foundations  —  and  their 
gifts  have  literally  made  the  difference  between  a  sound 
and  balanced  fiscal  operation  here  and  one  which  would 
be  otherwise  decidedly  in  the  red.  The  accompanying  table 
indicates  the  sources  of  these  gifts  and  the  uses  to  which 
they  were  allocated  in  1975-76.  But  tables  do  not  convey 
the  depth  of  our  gratitude  for  such  inspiring  support. 
Space  forbids  the  individual  acknowledgement  here  of  the 
thousands  of  gifts  to  Agnes  Scott  during  the  year  although 
letters  of  appreciation  have  been  sent  from  the  college  to 
every  donor.  A  number  of  gifts  and  grants  are  worthy  of 
special  mention,  however,  and  I  am  glad  to  acknowledge 
them  here.  From  three  anonymous  foundations  we 
received  munificent  grants  of  $300,000,  $100,000,  and 
$25,000;  the  first  two  were  for  capital  improvements,  the 
third  for  scholarships.  From  the  Sarah  Graham  Kenan 
Foundation  we  received  an  unrestricted  gift  of  $163,500, 
and  from  the  Kate  Higgs  Vaughan  Trust  a  partial  payment 
of  $1 15,000.  A  very  generous  trustee  made  an 
unrestricted  gift  of  some  $84,000,  and  a  generous  friend 
contributed  another  unrestricted  gift  of  more  than  $59,000. 
From  the  David,  Helen  and  Marian  Woodward  Fund  and 
from  the  Kresge  Foundation  we  received  gifts  of  $50,000 
each.  Our  share  this  past  year  of  the  contributions  made  by 
Georgia  business  firms  to  the  Georgia  Foundation  for 
Independent  Colleges  was  almost  $37,000.  The  Charles 
Loridans  Foundation  added  $25,000  to  the  Adeline 
Arnold  Loridans  chair  of  French.  In  memory  of  the  late 
Dean  Samuel  Guerry  Stukes  we  received  $15,000  from 
his  wife,  Frances  Gilliland  Stukes,  '24,  an  annuity  of 
$10,000  and  a  gift  of  $5,000.  Largest  of  the  many 
additional  gifts  received  for  scholarship  purposes  was  that 
of  $160,000  from  the  Charles  A.  Dana  Foundation  for 


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the  ongoing  Dana  Scholars  program.  (Only  $40,000  of 
this  amount  was  for  1975-76.  The  remainder  was  prepaid 
to  be  used  in  the  next  three  years.)  No  words  can  convey 
our  adequate  thanks  for  these  magnificent  expressions  of 
faith  in  Agnes  Scott  and  its  future,  and  we  are  grateful 
as  well  to  the  thousands  of  contributors  of  smaller  amounts 
to  the  College  for  the  confidence  in  Agnes  Scott  which 
their  gifts  likewise  attest. 

Because  of  such  support  and  the  efforts  of  those  who 
planned  and  administered  our  various  development  efforts, 
Agnes  Scott  has  again  had  a  most  successful  fiscal  year. 
While  operating  "in  the  black"  we  were  able  to  continue 
our  programs  of  improvement  in  academic  areas,  in  our 
library  collections,  in  financial  aid  to  students,  and  in 
ongoing  renovation  of  our  buildings  and  grounds.  We 
were  also  able  again  to  increase  compensation  for  all  of  our 
faculty  and  staff.  Our  special  thanks  go  to  Vice  President 
Paul  McCain  and  his  hard-working  staff  in  the  Offices  of 
Development  and  Public  Relations.  We  are  profoundly 
grateful  for  our  good  fortune. 

In  the  area  of  Business  Affairs,  the  1975-76  fiscal  year 
saw  substantial  progress  in  the  continuing  development 
and  improvement  of  our  business,  financial,  and  physical 
plant  programs  and  services.  Among  major  developments 
in  the  Business  Affairs  division  should  be  cited  the 
far-reaching  and  thorough  reorganization  of  the  Physical 
Plant  Department  under  the  leadership  of  our  new 
Director  of  Physical  Plant,  John  J.  Hug.  who  assumed  his 
duties  last  summer.  Mr.  Hug's  vigorous  and  conscientious 
leadership  has  resulted  already  in  a  substantial  rise  in  the 
level  of  plant  services  and  a  marked  improvement  in  the 
management  and  maintenance  of  Agnes  Scott's  plant 
resources.  Along  with  the  general  improvement  in  physical 
plant  maiiagement  and  maintenance  has  been  the  growing 
competence  of  our  professional  staff  personnel  throughout 
the  area  of  Business  Affairs  and  Plant.  This  growth  is  all 
the  more  noteworthy  inasmuch  as  it  was  achieved  in  the 
face  of  a  number  of  pressures  upon  us,  including  worn-out 
bookkeeping  machinery,  which  was  replaced  during  the 
year,  and  the  growing  proliferation  of  government 
mandated  programs  and  related  reporting  requirements. 
Even  for  Agnes  Scott,  which  receives  very  little  federal 
money,  the  attempt  to  deal  with  reports  and  studies 
required  by  federal  and  other  agencies  is  an  increasing 
financial  and  personnel  burden.  We  are  more  than  ever 
grateful  to  the  dedicated  and  hardworking  members  of 
our  business  and  plant  staff  for  a  year  of  notable 
achievement  in  the  face  of  frustrating  pressures. 

Several  major  plant  improvements  were  made  in 
1975-76,  as  we  continued  to  follow  our  long-range  plan 
for  a  general  plant  renovation.  The  exterior  cleaning  of 
McCain  Library,  Presser  Hall,  and  Buttrick  Hall  was 
completed  and  silicone  waterproofing  was  applied  to  the 
buildings.  Major  roof  repairs  were  accomplished  on  these 
three  buildings  during  the  summer,  following  the 
preparation  of  a  comprehensive  report  on  the  condition  of 
all  roofs  on  campus  buildings.  The  completion  of  this 
project  will  result  in  an  outlay  of  more  than  $150,000. 

For  the  third  consecutive  summer,  work  has  been  going 
forward  on  the  complete  renovation  and  modernization  of 
McCain  Library,  and  virtually  the  entire  project  is 
expected  to  be  finished  by  the  opening  of  the  1976-77 


Professor  Miriam  Drucker  and  senior  Christa  Cline  embark 
on  independent  study.  Agnes  Scott's  favorable  faculty-student 
ratio  provides  individual  attention  for  all. 


academic  session.  Work  has  understandably  been 
hampered  by  the  fact  that  it  had  to  be  limited  to 
vacation  periods,  chiefly  the  summer  months.  After  the 
air-conditioning  of  the  building  in  the  summer  of  1974, 
1975  saw  the  completion  of  exterior  cleaning  and 
waterproofing,  roof  repair,  and  the  installation  of  a  new 
stairway  (required  by  fire  regulations)  from  the  ground 
stacks  to  the  topmost  level.  A  new  elevator  shaft  was  also 
constructed  in  order  to  accommodate  a  larger  elevator 
which  now  reaches  to  the  top  floor  of  the  building.  This 
past  summer  has  seen  extensive  alterations  and 
improvements  to  the  interior  of  the  building,  including  the 
installation  of  new  lighting,  new  furnishings,  carpeting; 
new  facilities  for  multi-media  materials,  rare  books, 
Agnes  Scott  records;  and  additional  display  areas.  Stack 
capacity  has  also  been  considerably  increased  and  should 
take  care  of  our  growth  in  volumes  for  the  next  10  to  15 
years.  The  "new"  McCain  Library  will  be  an  even  more 
useful  and  attractive  building  and  should  serve  more  than 
adequately  for  many  more  years  as  the  academic  heart  of 
the  College.  It  is  good  to  be  able  to  report  that  all  of  this 
renovation  and  expansion  has  been  accomplished  without 
using  any  funds  from  the  College's  normal  sources  of 
income  but  rather  with  gifts  specifically  designated  for  the 
library  renovation  project.  In  addition  to  Messrs.  R.  J. 
Henderson  and  J.  J.  Hug  of  our  own  staff  we  are  greatly 
indebted  to  the  good  taste  and  careful  supervision  of  our 
architect  in  this  project,  Mr.  Henry  Howard  Smith,  of 
Atlanta. 

Worthy  of  mention  in  this  report  on  business  area 
improvements  is  the  creation  last  summer  of  the 
Department  of  Office  Services,  headed  by  Mrs.  Emma 
Zell,  which  now  provides  typing  assistance  and 
reproduction  facilities  for  the  academic  and  administrative 
departments  of  the  College.  The  acquisition  of  a  small 
offset  press  in  1975  resulted  in  savings  in  reproduction  and 
other  printing  activities.  In  another  area  of  our  business 
activities,  it  should  be  noted  that  the  Bookstore  for  the 
first  time  exceeded  $100,000  in  sales  during  the  fiscal  year. 

In  1967  a  long-range  planning  study  of  Agnes  Scott  was 
completed  by  the  firm  of  Clyde  Robbins  of  Atlanta.  In 
April,  1976,  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Board 
recommended  that  a  fresh  planning  study  be  undertaken 
to  assess  changes  and  developments  in  the  Agnes  Scott 
neighborhood  since  the  completion  of  the  Robbins  study. 


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After  considering  a  number  of  planning  firms,  the 
Executive  Committee  recommended  that  Arkhora 
Associates  of  Atlanta  be  appointed  to  carry  out  this  study. 
The  Arkhora  planning  team  worked  closely  with  Mr. 
Henderson  and  me  and  with  members  of  the  Buildings  and 
Grounds  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  during  the 
past  spring  and  summer,  and  their  completed  report  is  due 
in  September,  1976.  It  will  assess  the  impact  upon  Agnes 
Scott's  properties  and  prospects  of  the  many  changes  which 
have  occurred  throughout  the  entire  Decatur  area  since 
1967.  Such  changes  include  not  only  the  normal 
developments  in  a  given  neighborhood  over  a  decade  but 
also  the  future  effect  of  the  Metropolitan  Atlanta  Rapid 
Transit  system  now  under  construction,  with  a  major 
subway  stop  scheduled  for  early  completion  in  Decatur, 
only  a  few  blocks  from  the  campus.  This  new  planning 
study  should  supply  us  with  invaluable  source  material 
and  recommendations  as  we  plan  Agnes  Scott's  campus 
needs  and  growth  patterns  for  the  ne.xt  ten  years  or  more. 

Our  administrative  intern  this  year.  Miss  Harriet 
Higgins,  a  graduate  of  Wells  College,  was  assigned  to  the 
Office  of  Business  Affairs.  She  quickly  became  a 
participating  member  of  the  College  community  and  was 
a  most  cooperative  and  able  assistant  to  Mr.  Henderson 
as  she  learned  something  of  the  complexities  of  academic 
business  management.  Her  chief  project  was  the 
preparation  of  a  five-year  Agnes  Scott  budget  projection. 

In  closing  this  part  of  my  report,  which  deals  with 
Agnes  Scott's  business  affairs,  I  want  to  pay  grateful 
tribute  to  the  conscientious  and  capable  service  rendered 
by  Mr.  R.  James  Henderson,  who  has  been  Vice  President 
of  Business  Affairs  since  1974  and  who  leaves  us  this  fall 
to  become  Business  Manager  of  Duke  University.  The 
improved  appearance  of  the  campus  and  buildings,  and 
many  less  visible  improvements  in  our  financial  and 
management  operations,  are  largely  the  result  of  his 
unceasing  efforts  during  these  past  two  and  one-half  years. 
As  an  able  and  loyal  administrator  —  and  as  a  person  — 
he  will  be  greatly  missed.  We  wish  him  and  his  attractive 
wife  Betty  much  pleasure  and  satisfaction  in  their  new  life 
at  Duke. 

As  Mr.  Henderson's  successor,  we  welcome  to  Agnes 
Scott  this  fall  Mr.  Doyle  M.  Dillard,  who  becomes  Vice 
President  of  Business  Affairs.  Mr.  Dillard's  appointment 
is  the  culmination  of  a  wide  and  thorough  search,  involving 
more  than  100  applicants.  A  native  of  Eastman,  Georgia, 
Mr.  Dillard  received  the  B.B.A.  degree  from  Georgia  State 
University  in  1957,  and  earned  a  Master's  degree  in 
Education,  majoring  in  College  Business  Management,  at 
the  University  of  Kentucky  in  1962.  Earlier,  from 
1951-1954,  he  served  in  the  U.S.  Navy.  Following 
experience  in  business,  he  served  as  Assistant  Controller 
and  Assistant  Professor  of  Economics  at  West  Georgia 
College  during  1962-63;  and  from  1963  until  1966  was 
Business  Manager  at  Mobile  College,  Alabama.  From  1966 
until  1971,  he  was  on  the  staff  of  the  Medical  College  of 
Georgia  at  Augusta,  serving  first  as  Assistant  Controller 
and  later  as  Budget  Director.  Since  1971  he  has  been  Vice 
Chancellor  for  Business  Affairs  at  Western  Carolina 
University,  Cullowhee,  North  Carolina.  Mr.  Dillard  has 
been  active  in  professional  and  civic  affairs  and  has  served 
on  ten  visiting  committees  of  the  Southern  Association  of 


Colleges  and  Schools  evaluating  institutions  for 
accreditation  or  reaccreditation.  Mr.  Dillard's  wife,  the 
former  Shirley  Ann  Brown  of  Mobile,  Alabama,  is  a 
graduate  of  Auburn  University  and  also  holds  a  Master's 
degree  in  chemistry  from  that  institution.  They  have  three 
children:  Diana  14,  Matt  11,  and  Jeannie  9.  We  feel  most 
fortunate  in  securing  the  services  of  a  man  of  Mr.  Dillard's 
strong  personal  qualities  and  wide  experience  in  college 
administration. 


"A  HEIGHTENED  AWARENESS" 
OF  OUR  LEGACY 


In  the  opening  section  of  this  report,  I  raised  by 
implication  at  least  two  questions  about  current  higher 
education  —  the  one  general,  the  other  local  —  and  left 
each  of  them  largely  unanswered.  First,  having  referred 
briefly  to  several  of  our  historic  purposes  and  goals  for 
education  in  America  over  the  past  two  hundred  years,  I 
refrained  from  any  assessment  of  the  overall  effectiveness 
of  American  higher  education  in  fulfilling  these  purposes 
and  attaining  these  goals.  Second,  in  asserting  that  Agnes 
Scott  has  characteristically  moved,  in  Thoreau's  phrase,  to 
the  beat  of  "a  different  drummer,"  I  offered  no  analysis  of 
that  different  rhythm.  In  concluding  this  report,  some 
brief  consideration  of  these  questions  here  may  serve  to 
put  the  events  of  the  1975-76  college  year  in  a  larger  and 
more  general  perspective  and  at  the  same  time  reaffirm 
what  I  conceive  to  be  the  central  elements  of  Agnes  Scott's 
particular  mission  in  the  total  American  educational  effort. 

Unending  analyses  and  evaluations  of  our  national 
educational  enterprise  continue  to  appear,  even,  or 
perhaps  especially,  in  these  times  of  relative 
disenchantment  with  the  influence  of  education  in  our 
society  and  of  general  disagreement  as  to  its  proper  ends. 
Most  of  the  current  studies  have  been  modest  in  their 
claims  for  the  effectiveness  of  American  education  in 
fulfilling  such  historic  purposes  and  functions  as  those 
enumerated  in  the  opening  section  of  this  report.  A 
comprehensive  and  influential  recent  study  is  that 
sponsored  in  1970  by  the  Carnegie  Commission  on  Higher 
Education  and  published  in  1973.*  As  to  how  well  the 
purposes  of  higher  education  have  been  achieved,  the 
Carnegie  Commission  rated  national  results  in  academic 
and  technical  training  as  good  to  excellent;  training  in  the 
arts,  fair  to  good;  personal  development,  often  inadequate; 
and  general  education  for  citizenship,  pass  to  failing. 
Many  college  teachers  today  would  question,  I  believe,  the 
relatively  high  rating  given  to  our  national  achievement  in 
academic  training,  if  by  that  term  the  Commission  meant 
mastery  of  general  knowledge  and  intellectual  disciplines. 
At  the  risk  of  immodesty,  I  would  submit  that  Agnes 
Scott's  recent  self-studies  and  observations  indicate  that 
we  can  claim  a  "good  to  excellent"  rating  in  each  of  these 
areas.  Certainly,  the  evidence  I  have  noted  among  our 
students  and  alumnae  reinforces  this  conviction.  But  the 
more  important  point  is  that  we  must  continue  not  only 
our  self-studies  and  observations  but  also  our  planning  for 
the  necessary  changes  and  innovations  which  will  insure 

*The   Purposes   and   Performances   of   Higher    Education    in    the    United 
Slates:  Approaching  the  Year  2000  (New  York:  McGraw  Hill,  1973). 


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similar  positive  "ratings"  for  Agnes  Scott  students  of  the 
future. 

As  for  Agnes  Scott's  moving  to  "a  different  drummer," 
I  recalled  Thoreau's  familiar  image  chiefly  to  emphasize 
my  conviction  that  Agnes  Scott's  historic  insistence  on 
adherence  to  its  own  stated  purposes  and  principles, 
sometimes  against  the  current  of  strong  and  tempting 
fashions  in  education,  has  been  the  essence  of  its  stature 
and  character  as  an  educational  institution.  Chief  among 
Agnes  Scott's  purposes  and  principles  I  would  list  the 
following:  a  strong  commitment  to  liberal  arts  education, 
i.e.  to  the  joys  as  well  as  the  uses  of  learning;  an  abiding 
faith  in  the  humane  values  of  our  Judeo-Christian  heritage; 
maintenance  of  academic  and  personal  standards  of 
excellence  as  exemplified  in  our  Honor  System;  concern 
for  the  individual's  two-fold  search  for  self-fulfillment  and 
service  to  others. 

The  fact  that  we  seek  as  a  community  of  learning  to 
hold  up  these  commitments  as  our  institutional  purposes 
and  principles  does  not  in  itself  make  us  unique.  But  I 
submit  that  the  extent  to  which  we  put  these  ideals  into 
practice  in  today's  world  is  a  measure  of  our  difference. 
The  point  is  the  extent  and  sincerity  of  our  practice,  not 
merely  of  our  profession,  of  these  purposes  and  principles. 
There  are  many  educational  institutions  throughout  our 
society  today  which  profess  such  principles  and  give 
lip-service  to  such  ideals.  But,  in  varying  degree,  all  of  us 
fall  short  in  practice.  Indeed,  ours  is  everywhere  an  age  of 
actively  unpractised  idealism! 

In  her  outsanding  Founder's  Day  address  delivered  at 
Agnes  Scott  this  past  year.  President  Pauline  Tompkins  of 
Cedar  Crest  College,  acknowledging  the  educational 
pitfalls  of  our  perilous  times,  asserted  that  the  vital  need 
in  every  college  is  "a  clear-cut  and  continually  evolving 
sense  of  mission."  President  Tompkins  continued,  "From 
my  limited  knowledge  of  Agnes  Scott  I  sense  you  have 
one.  Realization  of  this  should  be  immensely  significant 
to  each  of  you.  ...  It  means,  to  begin  with,  that  you  have 
a  goodly  heritage,  a  sound  foundation  to  build  on.  .  .  .  If 
I  could  give  each  of  you  a  birthday  gift  in  celebration  of 
Founder's  Day,  it  would  be  a  heightened  awareness  of 
your  Agnes  Scott  legacy." 

Recalling  a  similar  sentiment  expressed  by  Dean- 
Emeritus  James  G.  Leyburn,  of  Washington  and  Lee 
University,  in  his  memorable  1974  Founder's  Day  address 
here.  President  Tompkins  went  on  to  discuss  three  aspects 
of  the  Agnes  Scott  legacy  as  she  conceived  it:  an 
appreciation  of  the  capacity  of  individuals  for  greatness, 
preparation  for  significant  living,  and  a  recognition  of  the 
holiness  of  life.  "Surely,"  she  concluded,  "these  are  among 
the  most  prized  legacies  of  a  liberal  arts  education." 

In  concluding  this  annual  report,  I  want  to  emphasize 
the  third  of  President  Tompkins'  legacies  for  Agnes  Scott: 
the  holiness  or  sanctity  of  life.  Since  its  founding,  Agnes 
Scott  has  aspired  to  be  "a  Christian  college."  That 
phrase,  in  my  judgment,  has  been  cheapened  by  those  who 
confidently  claim  such  a  distinction;  and,  as  President 
Tompkins  pointed  out,  the  ambiguousness  of  the  phrase  is 
thereby  "painfully  evident  in  contemporary  society."  But 
if  the  moral  state  of  contemporary  society  shows  us 
anything  today  it  is,  in  Miss  Tompkins'  phrase,  "the 


proven  inadequacy  of  education  which  ignores  the 
relevance  of  values  to  learning,  and  equally  ignores  the 
search  for  the  sanctions  which  give  values  validity." 

To  combine  the  life  of  faith  with  the  life  of  the  mind,  to 
fuse  the  intellectual  and  spiritual  dimensions  of  the  life  of 
learning  —  this  is  the  goal  wc  seek.  It  does  not  need  a 
particular  curriculum;  it  shuns  indoctrination.  Rather  the 
individual  student  sees  it  in  the  lives  of  those  who  teach 
and  otherwise  participate  in  the  college  community,  in  the 
way  those  lives  are  lived  and  in  the  values  such  living 
reveals.  It  is  the  quality  of  this  living,  day  by  day  and 
through  "the  passing  years,"  that  makes  our  legacy  indeed 
a  goodly  heritage. 


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GIFTS,  GRANTS  AND  BEQUESTS 
RECEIVED   1975-76 


USES 

Current   Operations 

Endowment 

Plant  (including  library  modernization) 

Other  restricted  purposes 

$    301,252 

195,608 

783,419 

51,688 

TOTAL 

$1,331,967 

SOURCES 

Alumnae 

Trustees  (not  including  $14,160  from 

alumnae  trustees) 
Parents  and  Friends 

$    309,427 

91,063 

78,457 

Foundations 
Business  and  Industry 

797,533 
55,487 

TOTAL 

$1,331,967 

PERSONNEL  CHANGES 

BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES: 

Elected  to  Board  for  terms  of  four  years  effective 
September,  1975: 

Katherine  A.  Geffcken,  '49 

Donald  R.  Keough 

Nancy  Holland  Sibley,  '58 

Samuel  R.  Spencer.  Jr. 

Thomas  R.  Williams 
Elected  to  Board  May,  1976,  for  a  term  of  four  years: 

Jane  King  Allen,  '59 


Gwen  M.  Bale  (Ph.D.),  Visiting  Assistant  Professor  of 

Psychology 
Ronald  L.  Byrnside  (Ph.D.),  Associate  Professor  of  Music 

and  Chairman  of  the  Department 
Emanuel  Feldman  (Ph.D.),  Lecturer  in  Bible  and  Religion 

(part-time,  spring  quarter) 
Rebecca  Fleischman  (Ed.S.),  Lecturer  in  Education 

(part-time,  winter  quarter) 


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SUMMARY  OF  CURRENT  INCOME  AND  EXPENDITURES 


INCOME 

1975-76 

1974-75 

EDUCATIONAL  AND  GENERAL: 

Student  Tuition  and  Fees 

$1,406,673 

$1,287,153 

Endowment  Income 

1,980,899 

1,909,162 

Gifts  and  Grants 

301,252 

276,745 

Sponsored  Programs 

68,870 

3,324 

Other  Sources 

91,097 

106,111 

$3,848,791 

$3,582,495 

EXPENDITURES 


ALTXILURY  ENTERPRISES: 

Student  Fees 
Other 


TOTAL    INCOME 


$  678,568   $  635,898 

343,468     345,744 

$1,022,036   $  981,642 


$4,870,827   $4,564,137 


1975-76 


EXCESS  OF  INCOME  OVER  EXPENSES 
AND  TRANSFERS 


$        29,135 


1974-75 


EDUCATIONAL  AND  GENERAL: 

Instructional 

$1,351,459 

$1,241,264 

Sponsored  Programs 

67,355 

1,432 

Library/Academic  Services 

209,584 

184,889 

Student  Services/Institutional 

Support 

1,218,676 

1,089,712 

Operation/Maintenance  of 

Plant 

443,513 

455,695 

Student  Financial  Aid 

381,916 

318,788 

$3,672,503 

$3,291,780 

AUXILIARY  ENTERPRISES: 

$1,006,199 

$    962,990 

Transfer  for  Capital,  Endowment 

and  Plant  Purposes 

162,990 

292,806 

TOTAL   EXPENDED  AND   TRANSFERRED 

$4,841,692 

$4,547,576 

16,561 


PERSONNEL  CHANGES  (continued) 

Lynn  Ganim  (M.A.,  Ph.D.  Candidate),  Lecturer  in  English 

(part-time) 
Catherine  G.  Lance  (B.M.,  Masters  Candijiate),  Lecturer  in 

Music  (part-time) 
Aleida  G.  Martinez  (M.A.,  Ph.D.  Candidate),  Lecturer  in 

Spanish  (part-time) 
Carol  G.  Miller  (M.F.A.),  Instructor  in  Art 
Sharon  V.  Radford  (M.A..  Ph.D.  Candidate),  Lecturer  in 

Biology  (part-time,  winter  quarter) 
Ann  M.  Salisbury  (M.Ed.),  Lecturer  in  Physical  Education 

(winter  quarter) 
Catherine  S.  Sims  (Ph.D.),  Visiting  Progessor  of  History 

(part-time,  fall  and  spring  quarters) 
Janet  Stewart  (M.M.),  Lecturer  in  Music  (part-time) 
George  E.  Taylor,  Jr.  (B.S.,  Ph.D.  Candidate),  Lecturer  in 

Biology  (part-time,  spring  quarter) 
Alan  J.  White  (Ph.D.),  Assistant  Professor  of  Chemistry 

ADMINISTRATIVE  AND  STAFF  APPOINTMENTS  EFFECTIVE 
DURING  YEAR  BEGINNING  JULY  1.  1975: 
Benedicte  Boucher,  Assistant  in  the  Department  of  French 
Jane  1.  Cane  (B.A.),  Assistant  to  the  Dean  of  Students 
Kate  B.  Goodson,  formerly  Accountant  and  Assistant  to  the 

Treasurer,  appointed  Supervisor  of  Accounting  effective 

July,  1975 
John  J.  Hug  (B.S.),  Director  of  Physical  Plant 
Mary  T.  Kelly  (B.A.),  Assistant  in  the  Department  of 

Biology  (part-time) 
Elizabeth  M.  Lackey  (B.A.),  Assistant  to  the  Director  of 

Alumnae  Affairs  (part-time) 
Allen  Osborn  (B.A.),  Supervisor  of  Custodial  Services 
Mildred  L.  Petty  (M.A.,  Ph.D.  Candidate),  Assistant  Dean  of 

the  Faculty  (part-time) 
Mildred  Stibgen  (A.A.),  Assistant  to  the  Dean  of  Students 
Gail  Weber  (A.A.),  College  Hostess  (part-time) 
Martha  W.  Yates  (B.A.),  Editor  of  the  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae 

Quarterly  and  Assistant  to  the  Director  of  Alumnae  Affairs 
Emma  A.  Zell,  Secretary  to  the  Faculty 

PROMOTIONS  EFFECTIVE  SEPTEMBER,  1975: 

Huguette  D.  Kaiser  to  Associate  Professor  of  French 


Kathryn  A.  Manuel  to  Associate  Professor  of  Physical 

Education 
Patricia  G.  Pinka  to  Associate  Professor  of  English 
William  H.  Weber,  III,  to  Associate  Professor  of  Economics 

APPOINTMENTS  TO  ENDOWED  CHAIRS: 

Jack  T.  Brooking  to  Annie  Louise  Harrison  Waterman 

Professor  of  Theatre  and  Chairman  of  the  Department 
Marion  T.  Clark  to  William  Rand  Kenan,  Jr.,  Professor  of 

Chemistry 
Nancy  P.  Groseclose  to  Charles  A.  Dana  Professor  of  Biology 

SABBATICAL  LEAVES  DURING  1975-76: 

Gunther  Bicknese,  Professor  of  German  and  Chairman  of  the 
Department  (winter  quarter) 

Sandra  T.  Bowden,  Associate  Professor  of  Biology  (full  year) 
Michael  J.  Brown.  Professor  of  History  and  Chairman  of  the 

Department  of  History  and  Political  Science  (fall  quarter) 
Paul  L.  Garber,  Professor  of  Bible  and  Religion  (spring 

quarter) 
Thomas  W.  Hogan,  Associate  Professor  of  Psychology 

(full  year) 
Geraldine  M.  Meroney,  Professor  of  History  (winter  and 

spring  quarters) 
Richard  D.  Parry,  Associate  Professor  of  Philosophy  and 

Chairman  of  the  Department  (fall  quarter) 
Margaret  W.  Pepperdene,  Professor  of  English  and  Chairman 

of  the  Department  (spring  quarter) 
John  A.  Timiblin,  Jr.,  Professor  of  Sociology  and 

Anthropology  (winter  quarter) 

RETIREMENTS  EFFECTIVE  JUNE,  1976: 

Paul  L.  Garber,  Professor  of  Bible  and  Religion 

Chloe  Steel,  Adeline  Arnold  Loridans  Professor  of  French 

DEATHS: 

J.  J.  Scott,  May  6,  1976 

Member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
S.  G.  Stukes,  October  23,  1975 

Dean  of  the  Faculty,  Registrar,  Professor  of  Psychology, 

Emeritus;  Trustee,  Emeritus 


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Friends  of  the  College 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  Oscar  Lonp 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  M.  Love   C 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  Dale  Luchsinger 

Mrs.  E.  M.  Malcolm 

Miss  Kathryn  Manuel   Q 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  Raymond  J.  Martin   CC 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  Maso 

Mr.  Ferrln  Y.  Mathews 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  E,  Maynard 

Mr,  Jaraes  Ross  McCain   Q 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  M.  McCain 

Ms.  Joan  0.  McCausland 

Mr.  J.  A.  McCurdy   Q 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Marlon  W.  McCurdy 

Mr.  Michael  McDowell 

Mrs.  Virginia  G,  McGaha  and  Chris 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  E.  Mcintosh   C 

Mr.  Dean  G.  McKee 

Miss  Kate  McKerale   Q 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  N.  McLauchlin 

Mr.  C.  B.  McLeod 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marion  E.  McLeod 

The  Charles  McMillan  family 

Dr.  W,  E.  McNalr   C 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  W.  McPherson 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  R.  R.  Meador,  Jr. 

Men's  Bible  Class  of  the  Decatur 

Presbyterian  Church   C 
Miss  Flora  Marie  Meredith 
Mr.  J.  A.  Minter 
Mr.  C.  B.  Mitchell 
Miss  Elisabeth  Mitchell 
Mr,  Robert  L.  Montgomery 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  E.  Montgomery 
Dr,  and  Mrs.  Harmon  D.  Moore 
Mrs.  Isabella  M.  Morris 
Dr.  Chester  W.  Morse   Q 
Mrs.  A,  L.  Moses 
Mr.  Thomas  G.  Mundy,  Jr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  A.  Murphey,  Jr. 


(contimied) 

Miss  lone  Murphy 

Miss  Lillian  Newman 

Mr.  Henry  E.  Newton 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  LeRoy  C.  Obert 

Mrs.  W.  H.  O'Kelley 

Miss  Katherine  Omwake 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  B,  Owens 

Parents  Class  of  the  Decatur 

Presbyterian  Church 
Mrs.  Faye  P.  Parks 
Mr.  J.  G.  Fatten 
Mrs.  Harry  T.  Paxton 
Mrs.  H.  N.  Payne 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  N.  Payne 
Mr.  Richard  B.  Penuel 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Pepe   C 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marvin  B.  Perry.  Jr. 
Rev.  J.  Davison  Philips 
Ms.  Janet  S.  Piatt 
Mr.  Harry  F.  Plemons 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wallace  W.  Plowden 
Mrs.  Margaret  G.  Posey 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  B.  Posey 
Mrs.  Margaret  McKay  Powell 
Mr.  George  Power 
Mrs.  Richard  H.  Pretz   C 
Mr.  Milton  P.  Puterbaugh 
Pythagoras  Lodge  No.  41,  F.  &  A.  M. 
Dr.  Julian  K.  Quattlebaum   C 
Miss  Frances  C.  Query 
Dr,  and  Mrs.  Will lam  F.  Quillian,  Jr 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  E.  Rabens 
Dr.  Joseph  L.  Rankin 
Dr.  Joseph  C.  Read 
Mr.  J.  McDowell  Richards 
Mrs.  Mildred  Garber  Robey 
Col.  Henry  A.  Robinson   C 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Robinson 
Mrs.  Corinne  Lee  Royall 
Mr.  Joseph  M.  Rubens,  Jr. 


Mr.  Hansford  Sams,  Jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jack  T.  Sandow 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Sargent 

Mr.  Joseph  W.  Satterthwalte   CC 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  B.  Schabel 

Mr.  C.  Oscar  Schmidt,  Jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilfred  H.  Schrader 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burton  A.  Scott 

Mr.  B.  M.  Sharlan 

Miss  Eugenie  Sheats 

Mrs.  F.  B.  Sheats 

Mrs.  Francois  L.  Sheats 

Mr,  John  A.  Sibley   CC 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roff  Sims   C 

Mr.    and  Mrs.    Jaraes    Skardon    and    girl 

Mr.    and   Mrs.    Edmond    H,    Smith 

Mr.    Glenn    B.    Smith 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  George  Hoffman  Smith 

Mr.  Hal  L.  Smith 

Mrs.  J.  Holmes  Smith 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.  Murphy  Smith 

Mr.  P.  L.  Bealy  Smith 

Mrs.  Carolyn  B.  Snow   C 

Rev.  John  H.  Soper 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  R.  Spencer,  Jr. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  L.  Stamper 

Miss  Anne  Stapleton 

Miss  Chloe  Steel    C 

Mr.  Augustus  H.  Sterne   C 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Les  Stlyer 

Dr.  E.  L.  Stoffel 

Mr.  W.  W.  Stribling   Q 

Dr.  C.  W.  Strickler,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Frances  W.  Strother 

Mr.  I.  J.  Strumpf 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Edward  Stukes 

Mr.  Joseph  T,  Stukes 

Mrs.  Lionel  C.  Stukes 

Mrs.  Taylor  H.  Stukes 

Mr.  Craig  E.  Sturkle   C 


Dr.  P.  N.  Symbas 

Mr.  Jack  M.  Teed 

Mr.  and  Mrs,  Pierre  Thomas 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Frederick  H.  Thompson 

Mr.  James  H.  Topple   C 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  R,  M.  Travis 

Mr.  G.  H.  Traylor   C 

Mr,  Harry  C.  Uhl 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  William  Veale 

Mrs.  Lou  H.  Voorhees 

Mr.  Charles  E.  Wallace 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  M.  B.  Wallace,  Jr. 

Mr.  Ronald  Wallace 

Mr.  William  C.  Wardlaw   Q 
3  Dr.  William  C.  Warren,  Jr. 

Dr.  Tyre  Watson 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  B.  Welnburgh 

Mr.  Robert  L.  Wendling 

Mrs.  Isabel  Orme  Werleln   C 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Byron  W.  West 

Mr.  H.  C.  West    C 

Mr.  G.  L.  Westcott 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  R.  Westmoreland 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  A,  White   C 
C  Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  R.  Whitton 

Mr.  Ronald  B.  Wilde   C 

Mrs.  Aretha  W,  Wilkes 

Mr.  Willis  B.  Wilkinson 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Donald  E.  Williams 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  R.  Murphy  Williams 

Mrs.  Ruth  D,  Williams 

Mr.  John  C.  Wilson   C 

Mr.  Bert  F.  Winston,  Jr.    CC 

Women  of  the  Church,  Decatur 
Presbyterian  Church   C 

Mr,  George  W.  Woodruff 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wendell  F.  Wren 

Mrs.  Joseph  B.  Wyatt 

Mrs.  Louis  J.  Yelanjtan 

Miss  Elizabeth  Zenn   C 


Businesses  and  Foundations 


Anonymous 

Alcoa  Foundation 

American  Can  Company  Foundation 

American  Red  Cross 

American  Telephone  and 

Telegraph  Company 
The  Atlanta  Foundation 
Atlanta  Gas  Light  Company 
Atlantic  Richfield  Foundation 
Walter  Ballard  Optical  Company 
Lewis  H.  Beck  Foundation 
Chevron  Oil  Company 
The  Citizens  and  Southern  Fund 
Clifton  Presbyterian  Church 
Walter  Clifton  Foundation,  Inc. 
The  Coca-Cola  Company 
Colgate-Palmolive  Company 
Columbia  Gas  Transmission  Corp. 
Connecticut  Mutual  Life 

Insurance  Company 
Container  Corporation  of 

America  Foundation 
Bing  Crosby  Youth  Loan  Fund 
Harry  L.  Dalton  Foundation,  Inc. 
The  Charles  A.  Dana  Foundation,  Inc. 
Decatur  Federal  Savings  and 

Loan  Association 
Deerlng  Milllken,  Inc. 
Florence  C.  and  Harry  L.  English 

Memorial  Fund 
Exxon  USA  Foundation 
Firemen's  Fund  American  Foundation 
First  and  Merchants  Corporation 
Ford  Motor  Company  Fund 
General  Electric  Foundation 
The  Georgia  Foundation  for 

Independent  Colleges 
Greater  Charlotte  Foundation,  Inc. 
Griffin  Hardware  Company 
GTE  Sylvanla  Inc, 

Stella  and  Charles  Guttman  Foundation 
Harris  Foundation 
The  Hartford  Insurance  Group 

Foundation,  Inc. 
Hercules  Inc. 

Household  Finance  Corporation 
Integon  Life  Insurance  Corporation 


International  Business  Machines  Corp. 

Jefferson-Pilot  Corporation 

Johnson  and  Higgins 

The  Sarah  Graham  Kenan  Foundation,  Inc. 

The  Kendall  Company  Foundation 

The  Kresge  Foundation 

Lanier  Brothers  Foundation 

Charles  Lorldans  Foundation,  Inc. 

Harriet  McDanlel  Marshall  Trust 

The  Merck  Company  Foundation 

Merrill  Lynch,  Pierce,  Fenner  and  Smith 

Metropolitan  Foundation  of  Atlanta 

Mutual  of  New  York 

Morgan  Guaranty  Trust  Company  of  New  Yor 

The  National  Bank  of  Georgia 

The  1P07  Foundation 

Owens-Corning  Fiberglas  Corporation 

Pitney-Bowes 

The  Presser  Foundation 

Pullman  Inc.  Foundation 

Reliance  Group  Inc. 

R.  J.  Reynolds  Industries,  Inc. 

The  Rich  Foundation,  Inc. 

Sun  Oil  Company  of  Pennsylvania 

Walter  H.  and  Marjory  M.  Rich 

Memorial  Foundation 
Rohm  and  Haas  Company 
The  Sears-Roebuck  Foundation 
The  S  &  H  Foundation,  Inc. 
John  Sexton  Company 
Shell  Companies  Foundation,  Inc. 
Smithkline  Corporation 
Southern  Bell  Telephone  and 

Telegraph  Company 
The  State  Mutual  Life  Assurance  Company 
J,  P,  Stevens  and  Company,  Inc, 
Trust  Company  of  Georgia  Foundation 
Union  Oil  Company  of  California  Fdn. 
United  Technologies  Corporation 
United  Virginia  Bankshares 
Gertrude  and  William  C.  Wardlaw  Fund 
Western  Electric 

Westinghouse  Educational  Foundation 
West  Point-Pepperell  Foundation,  Inc. 
David,  Helen  and  Marian  Woodward  Fund 
Xerox  Corporation 
The  Arthur  Young  Foundation 


illlllli  ►. 

Penny  Wistrand  and  Paul  McCain  total 
contributions  to  The  Agnes  Scott  Fund. 


CC.  Cokinnade  Club,  $S00or  mort?     Q.  Quadrangle  Quorum,  $25U  or  more     C,  Century  Club.  $100  or  more     *.  FunrH  Aj^ent 


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Barbani  Knickerbocker,  graduate  of  Mills  College,  is 
welcomed  by  Dean  of  Students  Martha  Huntington  and 
Career  Counselor  lone  Murphy. 


Dean  Divine  now  at  Meramac,  Mo.. 
Community  College 


Dean  Stringer  now  at  Emory  University 


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Administrative  Intern  Program 


Opportunities  Unlimited 


Mary  Margaret  MacLauchlin  is 
Agnes  Scott's  third  participant  in  the 
Administrative  Intern  Program  for 
Women  in  Higher  Education.  Spon- 
sored by  the  Carnegie  Foundation  with 
15  women's  colleges,  the  program  is  a 
young  endeavor,  entering  its  third  year 
this  fall. 

Ann  Roberts  Divine  "67  and  Patricia 
Stringer  '68  were  Agnes  Scott's  first 
and  second  representatives  in  the  plan. 
Within  a  few  months  after  completing 
the  internship  each  moved  into  a  chal- 
lenging college  administrative  post. 
Both  feel  that  their  internships  gave 
them  the  on-the-job  training  that 
clinched  their  coveted  positions. 

The  participating  colleges  exchange 
graduates.  Each  school  hosts  an  ap- 
prentice from  a  sister  institution  and 
sends  its  own  graduate  to  a  new  situa- 
tion. This  year  while  Barbara  Knicker- 
bocker from  Mills  College  gains  practi- 
cal experience  in  the  dean  of  students' 
office  at  Agnes  Scott  College,  Mary 
Margaret  MacLauchlin  will  serve  at 
Salem  College,  working  with  the  direc- 
tor of  development  in  many  areas  in- 
cluding college  publications.  She  will 
also  assist  the  college's  new  president, 
Dr.  Merriman  Cuninggim,  who  former- 
ly headed  the  Danforth  Foundation. 
Her  special  project  will  be  in  the  field 
of  career  planning  for  Salem  students, 
helping  them  make  their  summers  more 
useful. 

Funding  for  this  administrative  intern 
program  has  been  extended  for  the 
1977-78  academic  year,  and  Dean  Julia 
Gary,  who  supervises  the  selection  of 
our  participant,  urges  all  interested 
Agnes  Scott  College  graduates  to  con- 
tact her  immediately  to  get  the  appli- 
cation process  underway.  Deadline  for 


submission  of  applications  is  December 
I,  1976. 

These  alumnae  are  eligible  to  apply 
for  a  Carnegie  Foundation  administra- 
tive internship:  recent  graduates  who 
received  their  degrees  at  least  three 
years  ago;  graduates  evidencing  an  in- 
terest in  administration  in  higher  educa- 
tion; graduates  free  to  move  to  an 
assigned  host  campus  other  than  their 
home  institution. 

The  10-month  internship  provides  an 
S8000  stipend  and  stresses  training  in 
such  areas  as  student  services,  academic 


affairs,  finance  and  business,  and  pub- 
lic relations  and  development. 

Colleges  participating  in  the  program 
include  Agnes  Scott,  Cedar  Crest, 
Chatham,  Goucher,  Hollins,  Mary 
Baldwin,  Mills,  Randolph-Macon  Wo- 
man's, Salem,  Scripps,  Skidmore,  Sweet 
Briar.  Wells.  Wheaton,  and  Wilson. 

Candidates  should  fill  out  the  form 
below  and  mail  before  December  1  to 
Dr.  Julia  Gary,  Dean  of  the  Faculty, 
Agnes  Scott  College,  Decatur,  Georgia 
30030,  or  telephone  404-373-3571,  ext. 
280. 


Name- 


First 


Maiden 


Last 


Class- 


Address- 


Last  degree- 
Institution— 


Present  Occupation. 


□  Please  send  an  application  form. 

□  Please  send  more  information  about  the  program. 


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Calendar 


1976 

October       10  —  Deadline  for  class   news   for  winter  November  16  ■ 

Alumnae  Quarterly 

October      21  —  Atlanta     Alumnae     Club     Meeting;  November  20  - 

Speaker:  Mrs.  Marvin  B.  Perry,  Jr. 

October      23  —  St.  Louis  Area  Alumnae  Meeting  December     1  - 

October      26  —  Bus  Trip  to  Washington,  Wilkes 

October      27  —  Cobb  County  Alumnae  Club  Meeting  December     2  - 

October      28  —  Decatur     Alumnae     Club     Meeting;  January       10  - 

Speaker:  Dr.  John  Tumblin 

November     1  —  Dalton     Alumnae     Club     Meeting;  January       12  - 

Speaker:  Dr.  Michael  Brown 

November     4  —  New   York   Alumnae   Club   Meeting  January       15  - 

honoring  Dr.  Marvin  B.  Perry,  Jr. 

November     6  —  Toledo-Detroit  Alumnae  Club  Lunch- 
eon 


-  Young  Atlanta  Alumnae  Club  Meet- 
ing; Speaker:  Mary  Louise  Rheay 
Delaware  Valley  Alumnae  Club  Meet- 
ing; Speaker:  Dr.  Mary  Boney  Sheats 
Deadline  for  returning  applications  for 
Administrative  Intern  Program 
Decatur  Alumnae  Club  Meeting 
Deadline    for    entering    Art    Majors' 
Exhibition  of  Works 
Young  Atlanta  Alumnae  Club  Meet- 
ing 

Deadline  for  entry  forms  and  fees  for 
Golden  Needle  Award  Festival 


Alumnae  Tour 
To  Hawaii 


ALOHA  KAKOU! 

Save  eight  days  in  early  June  to  travel 
with  the  Alumnae  Association  to  Hawaii 
in  time  for  Kamehameha  Day.  Dr. 
Kwai  Sing  Chang,  Professor  of  Bible 
and  Religion,  has  helped  plan  the 
itinerary  and  will  give  two  lectures  in 
May  on  the  history,  customs,  and  re- 
ligions of  Hawaii. 
A  hui  hou  kakou. 


Back  to  College  — 
Family  Vacation 

The  Alumnae  Association  announces 
Agnes  Scott's  first  Alumnae  College,  a 
campus  seminar  on  "The  Family"  June 
23-26,   1977. 

Tuition,  room,  and  board  for  each 
person  will  be  $75.00.  Families  will 
live  in  an  air-conditioned  dorm,  eat  in 
the  College  dining  hall,  have  access  to 
the  library  and  other  College  facilities. 

Registration  will  begin  at  suppertime 
Thursday,  June  23.  Later  that  evening 
the  keynote  speaker  will  officially  open 
the  seminar  by  addressing  the  group  in 
Gaines  Chapel.  There  will  be  classes 
with  lectures  on  Friday  and  Saturday 
mornings;  graduate  students  will  assist 
in  conducting  workshops  both  after- 
noons. 

Children  will  be  supervised  in  campus 
recreation.  For  trips  to  Six  Flags  and 
Stone  Mountain  there  will  be  an  addi- 
tional charge. 

Families  can  study  and  play  together 
in  a  college  setting.  And  for  this  alum- 
nae event  we  have  planned  the  perfect 
ending:  a  Sunday  morning  worship 
service  in  Gaines  Chapel  followed  by 
Sunday  dinner  together  in  the  College 
dining  hall. 

Those  who  wish  to  commute  from 
nearby  cities  may  enroll  for  a  $30.00 
fee.  This  amount  will  cover  for  one 
person  the  cost  of  lectures,  workshops, 
and  the  midday  meals  Friday,  Saturday, 
and  Sunday. 


Agnes  Scott  Chairs 
Now  Available 


BOSTON   ROCKER  $60.00 

CAPTAIN'S  CHAIR $70.00 

(plus  4%  Georgia  Sales  Tax) 

This  price  is  for  the  chair  only.  The  cus- 
tomer will   also  assume  shipping  charges. 

Send  your  check  payable  to: 

Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Association 

Agnes  Scott  College 

Decatur,  Georgia  30030 

Your  chair  will  be  shipped  freight  collect 
from  Boone,  N.  C. 


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DEATHS 


Institute 

Laura  Caldwell  Edmonds, 

June  18,  1976. 

Academy 

Elizabeth  Wallis  Shippen 
McWhorter,  October  10,  1976. 
ElUe  Mae  Archibald,  1973. 

1909 

Margaret  McCallie,  May  24, 

1976. 

1910 

Lucy  Marian  Reagan  Redwine, 

May  12,  1976. 

1911 

Katherine  Brown 

Rhetta  Evers  Fund  Stelling, 

March  15,  1976. 


1939 

Lucy  Marian  Reagan  Redwine, 
mother  of  Jeanne  Redwine 
Davis. 

1940 

Mrs.  Morton  Hutchens,  mother 
of  Eleanor  Hutchens. 

1943 

Jane  Coffer  Buckley,  November 

11,  1975. 

1944 

Dr.  Lewis  Townsend,  husband 
of  Mary  Carr  Townsend,  1976. 

1947 

Valeria  Virginia  Brown  Lee, 

May  7,  1976. 

Mrs.  Morton  Hutchens,  mother 

of  Sue  Hutchens  Henson. 


1921 

Judge  Early  Stark,  husband  of 
Mary  Hood  Stark,  June  20, 
1976. 

1926 

Frances  Marbut,  June  26,  1976. 

1930 

Elizabeth  Dawson  Scofield, 

June  20,  1976 

1935 

Lucy  Marian  Reagan  Redwine, 
mother  of  Martha  Henrietta 
Redwine  Roundtree. 

1936 

Mrs.  Irving  S.  Bull,  mother  of 

Merield  Bull  Mitchel,  January, 

1976. 

Gertrude  Lozier  (Mrs.  I.  N., 

Sr.),  mother  of  Gertrude  Lozier 

Hutchinson,  January  13,  1976. 


1948 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Little,  mother  of 
Mary  Beth  Little  Weston. 

1950 

Mrs.  J.  A.  Little,  mother  of 
Norah  Anne  Little  Green. 

1953 

Harriette  MitcheU  Walker,  May 

19,  1976. 

1957 

JuUa  Curry,  May  10,  1976. 

1960 

George  Archer,  father  of  Nell 
Archer  Conglon,  1974. 
Elizabeth  Dawson  Scofield, 
mother  of  Evelyn  Scofield 
Rowland,  June  20,  1976. 

1975 

Margaret  Hodge,  sister  of 
Glenn  Hodge,  June,  1976. 


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Nominate  Alumnae  Association  Officers  Now 


AGNES 

scon 


:  OLLECr   ALUMNAE    ASSOCIATION  / 


October,  1976 


Dear  Alumnae : 

The  Nominating  Committee  of  the  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Associa- 
tion would  welcome  any  suggestions  you  might  have  as  to  possible 
nominees  for  the  offices  listed  below.  Please  indicate  for  each 
nominee  the  qualifications  and  any  biographical  information  which 
would  be  helpful  to  the  Committee. 

These  offices  carry  two-year  terms  beginning  July  1,  1977. 
Elections  will  be  held  at  the  Annual  Meeting  April  30,  1977. 

Please  return  your  signed  nomination  sheet  by  the  deadline 
dated  December  1,  1976,  to: 

Mrs.  Joseph  W.  Satterwaite,  Nominations  Chairman, 
c/o  Alumnae  Office,  Agnes  Scott  College, 
Decatur,  Georgia  30030 

Sincerely, 


tdtvJ  J'TtuJcA.  sJalCAzA.u>ou^  ^6 


chairman.  Nominations  Committee 


The  Vice  President  serves  as  leader  and  re- 
source person  for  clubs,  projects,  and  other 
activities  of  her  region.  (Nominee  for  Region 
I  must  be  from  Connecticut,  Delaware,  Illinois, 
Maine,  Massachusetts,  Michigan,  New  Hamp- 
shire, New  Jersey,  New  York,  Ohio,  Pennsyl- 
vania, Rhode  Island,  Vermont,  or  Wisconsin. 
Nominee  for  Region  II  must  be  from  Indiana, 
Kentucky,  Maryland,  North  Carolina,  South 
Carolina,  Virginia,  Washington,  D.C.,  or  West 
Virginia.) 

The  Treasurer  is  responsible  for  handling  and 
collecting  funds  not  otherwise  provided  for  by 
the  College  or  the  Alumnae  Office.  She  is  re- 
sponsible for  receiving  and  disbursing  project 
funds  which  come  to  the  Alumnae  Association. 
She  is  responsible  for  collecting  money  for  the 
luncheon  on  Alumnae  Weekend,  appointing 
such  helpers  as  she  deems  necessary  to  do  the 
job. 

The  Career  Advisory  Chairman  assists  the  Col- 
lege Career  Planning  Office  in  setting  up  a 
helpful  program  in  career  guidance  using  as 
resource  persons  the  large  group  of  qualified 
alumnae  in  various  fields  of  interest. 

The  Education  Chairman  works  with  the  Di- 
rector of  Alumnae  Affairs  on  programs  of 
interest  for  continuing  education. 

The  House  Chairman  serves  as  resource  person 
in  decoration  and  management  for  the  Alum- 
nae Guest  House.  Her  advice  and  assistance  in 
keeping  the  property  adequately  maintained 
and  attractive  is  desirable. 

The  Nominations  Chairman  appoints  a  com- 
mittee to  present  a  slate  of  officers  for  ap- 
proval of  the  Executive  Board  and  election  at 
the  Annual  Meeting. 


For  Alumnae  Association  Officers,  I  nominate  the  following: 


Vice  President,  Region  I 


Vice  President,  Region  II 


Treasurer 


Career  Advisory  Chairman 


Education  Chairman 


House  Chairman 


Nominations  Chairman 


Letters 


The  Golden  Needle  Festival 
—  More   Discussion 

When  I  read  Frances  Wilson  Hurst's 
remarks  about  the  Golden  Needle 
Festival.  I  thought  "Amen."  For  I'd 
had  the  same  negative  reaction  when  it 
was  first  publicized.  I  cringed  at  the 
crinoline  associations  of  the  words,  was 
embarrassed  to  see  the  name  of  Agnes 
Scott  linked  with  a  pastime  perhaps 
popular  in  her  Institute  days  but  hardly 
today.  The  "golden"  age  when  women 
had  little  else  but  needlework  to  do  in 
their  leisure  time  had  lost  its  luster 
for  today's  women  caught  up  in  the 
e.xcitement  of  the  myriad  vocations 
and  avocations  opening  up  for  them.  A 
good  public  image  of  the  alumnae  of 
a  woman's  college  —  an  image  already 
distorted  by  sexist  notions  —  the  needle- 
work contest  was  not. 

Then  I  bethought  mc  of  a  brief  time 
in  my  life  when  crocheting  during  a 
period  of  convalescence  proved  to  be 
an  unsuspected  source  of  quiet  pleasure; 
of  my  surprise  in  learning  in  the  mu- 
seums of  Europe  that  stitchcry  is  a 
legitimate  art  form;  of  my  appreciation 
of  the  Bayeux  tapestry  which,  though 
centered  in  the  story  it  unfolds,  was 
dependent  on  needlework  to  tell  that 
story. 

Also,  the  festival  did  raise  money  for 
the  College,  and  through  the  efforts  of 
a  sizeable  number  who  do  enjoy  plying 
the  needle. 

We  can  think  on  these  things,  those 
of  us  whose  tastes  run  to  more  vigorous 
physical  or  mental  activities. 

Helen  Ridley  Hartley  '29 
Boca  Raton,  Florida 


...  I  WAS  IMPRESSED  by  the  emphasis 
on  creativity,  believing  the  festival 
would  be  a  show  of  original  needle- 
work pieces  created  by  thinking  in- 
dividuals. My  disappointment  came, 
however,  when  I  read  the  categories  for 
judging.  Awards  were  to  be  given  for 
needlework   done   from   kits  and   com- 


mercial designs.  Where  is  the  thought. 
the  creativity,  in  following  instructions 
of  another  person?  What  professor  at 
Agnes  Scott  would  give  a  passing  grade 
for  copying  someone  else's  work? 

...  I  had  great  enthusiasm  for  a 
progressive  show  that  would  allow 
others  to  see  that  Agnes  Scott  is  also 
progressive.  I  had  hoped  that  the 
G.N.A.F.  would  give  a  view  of  the 
creative  original  needlework  done  to- 
day —  surface  stitchcry,  applique,  can- 
vas  work.   etc. 

.  .  .  There  is  no  reason  why  needle- 
work should  not  be  included  in  more 
American  college  art  department  cur- 
riculums  as  a  creative  art.  I  would 
have  enjoyed  a  class  in  creative  needle- 
work at  Agnes  Scott,  for  I  am  sorry 
I  only  discovered  creative  needlework 
three  years  ago.  Interest  from  the  art 
department  in  needlework  and  the 
G.N.A.F.  could  be  sparked  by  having 
our  art  professors  comment  on  this 
festival  of  fine  arts  and  by  having  one 
of  them  serve  as  a  judge  for  the  next 
festival.  Why  shouldn't  we  continue  to 
grow  with  the  help  of  their  expertise? 

.  .  .  Mv  hope  for  future  festivals  is 
that  the\'  continue  to  make  money,  in- 
volve people,  but  also  project  the  image 
of  Agnes  Scott  as  nurturer  of  "MORE 
creative  thinkers." 

Frances  Folk  Zygmont  '71 
Bethesda,  Maryland 


Since  my  friend,  Julia  Weathers 
Wynne  '49  knew  of  my  interest  in  the 
Golden  Needle  Award  Festival,  she 
showed  me  the  letters  in  her  Alumnae 
Quarterly.  As  I  read,  two  questions 
came  to  mind.  First,  how  many  en- 
trants were  Agnes  Scott  alumnae?  This 
was  open  to  the  public,  and  I  suspect 
that  only  a  small  percentage  was  done 
by  Agnes  Scott  women.  This  is  good 
in  that  the  name  and  purpose  of  the 
school  was  heard  by  people  who  might 
not  otherwise  be  aware  of  the  ex- 
cellent educational  facility  that  it  is. 
Second,   why   didn't   my   own   alumnae 


club  come  up  with  the  idea  first?  My 
•Alma  Mater  could  use  the  money  and 
publicity  you  received  from  this  project. 
I  enjoyed  seeing  how  creatively  men, 
women  and  children  from  all  walks  of 
life  have  used  their  leisure  time.  How- 
ever, the  thing  I  like  best  about  it  is 
the  golden  needle  I  won  for  my  rug 
in  the  commercial  design  category.  I 
love  it.  Thanks! 

Margaret  Duckworth  Sewell 
(Mrs.  Roy  B.,  Jr.) 
Bremen.  Georgia 


Though  more  letters  about  the 
Golden  Needle  Award  Festival,  pro  and 
con.  shower  the  Alumnae  Office,  the 
Quarterly  cannot  devote  more  space  to 
the  topic.  The  editors  emphasize  that 
the  Festival  is  not  part  of  the  academic 
area  of  the  College;  rather,  it  is  a  fund- 
raising  project  sponsored  in  good  taste 
by  loyal  and  talented  alumnae  of  the 
Atlanta  Club  with  the  assistance  of  all 
the  other  local  clubs.  And  we  urge 
alumnae  everywhere  to  seek  entrants 
for  the  Festival  as  well  as  to  support 
all  other  fund-raising  efforts  for  Agnes 
Scott  College.  To  learn  of  other  alum- 
nae projects  see  pages  37  and  38.  V.B.M. 


Would  Like  to  Come  Back 

The  Quarterly  came  yesterday  and 
.  .  .  the  best  thing  in  it  for  me  was  the 
photograph  of  Miss  Margaret  Phythian. 
I  loved  her  the  best  of  all  the  teachers 
I  had.  .  .  .  The  older  I  get  the  greater 
becomes  my  appreciation  for  Agnes 
Scott. 

...  I  particularly  enjoyed  the  article 
"Bible  and  Religion."  ...  I  wish  I  were 
closer  and  could  enroll  in  some  courses. 

Clara  Morrison  Backer  '35 
El  Paso,  Texas 


40 


From  the  Director 


Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  47 


New  Staff  Appointments 


With  the  approval  of  the  President 
of  the  College  and  the  Executive  Board 
of  the  Alumnae  Association,  I  am 
happy  to  annovmce  some  new  appoint- 
ments in  the  Alumnae  Office. 

Betty  Medlock  Lackey  '42.  who  has 
been  Coordinator  for  Services  to  Clubs, 
is  now  Associate  Director  and  will  be 
a  full-time  member  of  our  staff.  She 
will  assist  in  all  areas  of  alumnae  work 
but  will  continue  her  prime  concern 
toward  alumnae  clubs  and  regional 
organization. 

Before  she  began  working  part-time 
in  the  Alumnae  Office  nineteen  months 
ago.  Betty  had  been  involved  con- 
tinuously since  graduation  in  some  kind 
of  volunteer  work  for  the  Alumnae 
Association.  She  has  been  an  active 
member  of  the  Decatur  Club,  having 
served  as  its  president  and  on  various 
committees  through  the  years.  For  ten 
years  she  was  treasurer  of  our  national 
Alumnae  Association.   Those  were  the 


days  before  we  received  a  budget  from 
the  College,  and  it  was  during  her  term 
of  service  that  the  annual  giving  pro- 
gram was  initiated. 

In  addition  to  her  volunteer  work  for 
Agnes  Scott  College  Betty  has  logged 
hours  of  service  as  a  board  member  of 
the  national  Multiple  Sclerosis  Society 
and  other  civic  associations. 

Professionally  she  was  employed  for 
ten  years  as  executive  assistant  to  a 
utility  company  chief. 

I  first  learned  of  her  talents  when 
she  was  a  college  student  leader.  Having 
won  an  academic  scholarship  to  Agnes 
Scott  from  her  high  school.  Betty  con- 
tinued to  be  an  achiever  majoring  in 
Latin  and  French.  She  was  named  to 
Eta  Sigma  Phi,  honorary  classics  so- 
ciety, served  as  an  officer  in  Christian 
Association,  was  day  student  repre- 
sentative on  Student  Council,  and  was 
elected  secretary  of  Mortar  Board. 

Need  I  say  more?  Betty  is  as  artistic 


and  gracious  as  she  is  intelligent  and 
industrious,  and  it  is  with  justifiable 
pride  that  I   announce  her  promotion. 

Another  alumna,  a  very  new  one, 
who  has  just  joined  our  department  is 
Assistant  to  the  Director  Peggie  Miller 
Chamblee  "76,  who  was  president  of 
the  senior  class  last  year.  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  and  Dana  Scholar  among  other 
honors. 

We  observed  Peggie's  organizing  and 
leadership  talents  at  our  meetings  with 
her  last  year  and  are  pleased  that  we 
have  lured  her  to  our  office.  She  will 
focus  attention  on  alumnae-student  re- 
lations, young  alumnae  activities,  and 
our  over-all  organization  by  classes. 

With  these  competent  additions  to 
our  staff  we  plan  to  engage  Agnes  Scott 
alumnae  everywhere  in  a  meaningful, 
rewarding  relationship  with  the  College. 
We  have  exciting  plans  for  tours,  con- 
tinuing education,  club  programs,  and 
reunions! 


Betty  Medlock  Lackey  '42 


Peggie  Miller  Chamblee  '76 


ALUMNAE  QUARTERLY,  AGNES  SCOTT  COLLEGE,  DECATUR,  GEORGIA  30030 


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ALUMNAE  QUARTERLY  STAFF: 
Editor  /  Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  "47 
Managing  Editor/Jan  Brisendine  Funsten  '76 
Class  News  Editor /Jennifer  Driscoll  '78 
Design  Consultant  /  John  Stuart  McKenzie 

ALUMNAE  OFFICE  STAFF: 

Director  of  Alumnae  Affairs 

Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  '47 

Associate  Director 

Betty  Medlock  Lackey  '42 

Assistant  to  the  Director 

Jan  Brisendine  Funsten  '76 

Secretary 

Frances  Strother 

ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION  OFFICERS: 
President  /  Mary  Duckworth  Gellerstedt  '46 
Vice  Presidents 

Region  I  /  Cissie  Spiro  Aidinoff  '51 

Region  II  /  Margaret  Ward  Abernethy  Martin  '59 

Region  III  /  Lou  Pate  Jones  '39 
Secretary  /  Mary  Jervis  Hayes  '67 
Treasurer  /  Lamar  Lowe  Connell  '27 


Member  /  Council  for  Advancement  and 
Support  of  Education. 

Published  four  times  yearly:  Fall,  Winter, 
Spring,  and  Summer  by  Agnes  Scott  College, 
Decatur,  Georgia.  Second  class  postage 
paid  at  Decatur,  Georgia  30030. 


Seeing  Things  As  They  Are 

Junior  Year  Abroad 

2         They  Shake  Our  Air 

Sculptured  Devices  on  Campus  Buildings 

6  Departmental  Update 

Department  of  Biology 

9  Estate  and  Gift  Tax  Reform 

10         Club  News 

Decatur . . .  Young  Atlanta . . .  Augusta . . . 
Atlanta . . .  Barrow/Gwinnett/Newton . . . 
Cobb  County . . .  Columbia . . .  Dalton . . . 
Delaware  Valley . . .  New  York . . .  Roanoke 
St.  Louis. .  .Shreveport. .. Toledo/Detroit 

14  Alumnae  Council  Report 

1 5  Washington/Wilkes  Tour 

16  Alumnae  Trip  to  Hawaii 

17  Class  News 

1 8  Book  Reviews 

20         Alumnae  Calendar 

22  Report  on  Career  Week 

23  Alumna  Profile 

Betty  Ann  Gatewood  Wylie  '63 


PHOTO  CREDITS 

Pages  2,3,4,5,6,7,8  —  Bill  Brimes:  Pages  4,5  — 

Marty  Lovvorn;  Page  2  —  Bill  Holt:  Page  11  — 

Urry  Marchant;  Page  12  -  RICHLAND  NORTHEAST: 

Page  19  -  COCU. 


Junior  Year  Abroad 


Seeing  Things  as  They  Are 


By  ELLEN  FORT  77 


One  of  the  challenges  of  life  at 
Agnes  Scott  may,  paradoxically,  involve 
a  period  of  life  away  from  Agnes  Scott. 
For  those  of  us  who  choose  to  partici- 
pate in  Agnes  Scott's  Junior  Year 
Abroad  program,  the  challenge  does 
not  end  with  the  nine  months  we  spend 
in  a  foreign  country,  but  extends  into 
the  next  year  as  we  find  ourselves  back 
in  an  environment  that  is  at  once  fa- 
miliar and  very  unfamiliar.  With  so 
many  new  faces  and  names  to  learn,  so 
many  old  friends  to  become  comforta- 
ble with  again,  so  many  memories  of 
"life  abroad"  to  shelter  and  to  share, 
it  is  yet  another  opportunity  for  learn- 
ing that  Agnes  Scott  offers. 

I  had  the  good  fortune  to  spend  my 
junior  year  at  the  University  of  Exeter 
in  Exeter,  England,  and  to  study  Eng- 
lish literature  under  the  professors  there. 
The  chain  of  events  leading  up  to  my 
arrival  in  Exeter  was  not  uncomplicated. 
Unlike  some  colleges,  Agnes  Scott  has 
no  exchange  program  with  foreign  uni- 
versities, nor  does  an  Agnes  Scott  pro- 
fessor accompany  his  students  as  is 
sometimes  the  case  with  other  setups. 
Instead,  the  student  who  expresses  in- 
terest in  the  idea  of  study  abroad,  and 
whose  academic  record  is  approved 
by  the  Committee  on  Academic  Affairs, 
has  the  freedom  to  apply  where  she 
will.  This  involves  some  research,  a 
great  deal  of  letter-writing,  and  a  bit  of 
good  luck,  but  the  result  is  a  very  per- 
sonalized and  satisfying  program. 

I  chose  the  University  of  Exeter  both 
on  the  reputation  of  its  English  courses 
and  because  its  location  in  the  south- 
west of  England  seemed  to  offer  what 
I  considered  an  ideal  climate  (i.e., 
warm).  Nothing,  however,  had  pre- 
pared me  for  the  perennially-green 
beauty  of  the  Devon  hills  or  the  ever- 
changing  pageantry  of  the  Devon  skies. 
The  University,  perched  as  it  was  on 
one  of  the  highest  hills,  had  breath- 
taking views  no  matter  what  the  weather. 
I  soon  decided  that  the  combination  of  a 
Dickens  course,  taught  in  a  beautifully- 
modulated  British  voice,  with  the  view 
out  the  classroom  window  had  to  be 
one  of  life's  ideal  situations. 

My  own  day-to-day  living  situation 
was  interesting  rather  than   ideal.   Be- 


cause of  a  lack  of  space  in  the  Uni- 
versity's residence  halls,  I  was  placed 
with  a  young  family  in  the  city.  Here  I 
had  a  tiny  unheated  room  on  the 
second-floor  landing,  where  I  learned 
to  study  in  bed,  fully-dressed,  for 
warmth.  I  took  my  meals  with  my  fam- 
ily, played  with  the  baby,  and  walked 
the  mile  or  so  to  class  each  day.  After 
Christmas  break  I  moved  into  one  of 
the  residence  halls  nearer  the  Univer- 
sity, where  I  stayed  a  good  deal  warmer 
("warm"  in  England  still  not  being 
quite  the  same  as  "warm"  in  Georgia) 
and  could  mix  more  easily  with  the 
other  students.  Most  of  these,  of  course, 
were  English,  but  there  was  quite  a 
sizeable  population  of  international  stu- 
dents —  Germans,  Orientals,  Norwe- 
gians and  Americans. 

The  year — like  all  years,  whether 
spent  in  England  or  at  Agnes  Scott  — 
was  not  completely  happy  or  easy.  There 
were  times  of  homesickness,  times  of 
frustration  when  we  boarded  the  wrong 
train  to  London  or  missed  the  last  bus 
after  a  party  or  had  a  week  without 
a  single  letter  from  "over  there."  Still, 
the  opportunities  for  positive  expe- 
riences were  great.  Among  other  things, 
I  learned  English  folk  dance  in  Wells, 
sat  on  top  of  Cheddar  Gorge,  saw 
King  Arthur's  grave  at  Glastonbury, 
and  walked  along  the  streets  of  London. 
There  was  the  six  weeks'  tour  of 
Europe  that  I  took  at  Christmas, 
backpacking  with  friends  through  Hol- 
land. Germany,  Switzerland,  Austria, 
and  Greece,  and  the  quiet  strolls  I  took 
through  the  ancient  cathedral  at  Exeter. 
I  spent  the  sprina  term  in  my  own  flat 
(SI 0.00  a  week  for  three  rooms,  elec- 
tricity, and  telephone)  and  learned  to 
cook,  buy  groceries  in  the  market,  and 
tangle  with  household  disasters;  I  was 
"adopted"  by  the  family  next  door  and 
found  that  cultural  barriers  disappeared 
quickly  over  a  cup  of  tea.  I  studied 
Dickens.  Austen,  D.  H.  Lawrence,  and 
Hardy,  wrote  my  best  poems,  learned 
to  think  more  creatively.  I  soon  agreed 
with  Samuel  Johnson  that  "the  use  of 
travelling  is  to  regulate  imagination  by 
reality,  and  instead  of  thinking  how 
things  may  be,  to  see  them  as  they  are." 

I  have  found  recently  that  my  travel- 


t,iien  consults  Dr.  Pepperdene. 

ling  did  not  end  when  I  arrived  back  in 
America.  Here  at  Agnes  Scott,  I  am  still 
travelling,  both  physically  and  emotion- 
ally. I  have  found  the  close  relationship 
between  Scott's  professors  and  students 
to  be  comforting  and  enjoyable,  unlike 
the  more  formal  English  attitudes.  I  am 
glad  to  be  back  with  people  who  under- 
stand my  colloquialisms,  my  back- 
ground, my  jokes  and  stories;  I  am 
happy  to  be  eating  American  food 
again,  which  I  find  —  institutionalized 
or  not  —  to  be  infinitely  better  than 
most  English  food.  The  magnolias  on 
the  Agnes  Scott  campus  have  never 
been  more  beautiful,  nor  the  lights  of 
Atlanta  more  exciting. 

Still,  there  are  times  when  I  dream 
I  am  back  in  Exeter.  I  long  to  hear  a 
British  accent,  drink  some  "real"  tea, 
sit  in  the  Long  Lounge  at  the  University 
and  read  week-old  American  papers.  I 
miss  the  trains,  which  made  travel  so 
easy,  and  the  pleasures  of  my  daily 
walks  to  town;  I  sometimes  miss  the 
easy  comaraderie  of  a  large  coed  uni- 
versity and  wish  that  I  had  more  of  the 
English  unscheduled,  self-disciplined 
academic  life.  I  am  a  bit  more  solitary 
that  I  used  to  be,  fidget  at  rules  and 
regulations  a  bit  more  than  before.  Still, 
while  it  was  good  to  have  the  oppor- 
tunity to  study  abroad,  it  is  also  good  to 
be  back  where  it  all  began.  The  true 
merit  of  my  experiences  will  be  proved 
bv  the  way  in  which  I  allow  England 
to  enhance  Agnes  Scott,  and  by  the 
manner  in  which  I  continue  to  travel  — 
physically,  emotionally,  and  intellectu- 
ally —  through  all  situations  I  find  my- 
self in.  To  me,  there  can  be  no  higher 
praise  of  the  many  learning  opportuni- 
ties that  Agnes  Scott  offers  than  to  say 
that  I  am  learning  to  travel,  and  travel 
well,   because  of  them.  ▲ 


Doves  ensconced  in  crown  molding  of  Bullrick  lobby  promise  green  new  world. 


Sfjdke  Our  Air 


By  JEANNE  OSBORNE  GIBBS  '42 


Pelican  nestled  between  Buttrick  doors 
symbolizes  religious  charity. 


Lightly,  lightly  hangs  over  our 
heads!  Eagles,  doves,  and  owls  soar 
tnotionlessly  over  Agnes  Scott  College, 
whether  we,  alumnae,  students,  and  vis- 
itors, are  conscious  of  them  or  not. 
Insignia,  coats  of  arms,  and  devices  en- 
rich entrances,  oriels,  and  walls  of 
many  buildings  on  campus. 

Like  the  birds  on  the  beams  in 
Buttrick  lobby,  these  visions  and  poetry 
in  stone,  wood,  and  metal  wait  petrified 
in  time  until  their  full  symbolic  rich- 
ness fills  our  lives.  Appropriately  to 
their  aura  of  mystery,  local  birdwatch- 
ers seem  not  to  know  quite  how  to 
identify  those  Buttrick  flocks.  Each  bird 
carries  a  twig  in  its  beak,  as  if  return- 
ing to  the  Ark  with  the  promise  of  a 
greening  new  world  after  the  Flood. 
Dove,  quail,  pigeon,  or  whatever,  the 
birds  seem  to  hover  until  the  proper 
moment  to  come  down  and  enlighten, 
warm,  and  lift  our  spirits  to  soar  with 
them  to  probe  the  unknown,  shake  the 
known,  and  set  them  both  right.  Like 
thoughts  eluding  words  but  leading 
tantalizingly  onward,  they  resemble  the 
birds  in  these  verses; 


They  perch  along  the  blade  of  the 

church's  roof; 
Only  breezes  give  their  rockers 

muscle  — 
Always  waiting,  silent  and  aloof. 
Except  for  forays  to  the  city's 

bustle. 

They  languished  in  Capernaum's 

marketplace 
And  sold  two  for  a  farthing. 

Struggling  higher. 
Their  wings  were  carved  into  the 

stony   face 
Of  great  cathedrals  for  men  to 

admire. 

Freed  once  more,  they  space 

themselves  together. 
Through  no  intent  to  keep  the 

church  top  pearled. 
But  hovering  to  scout  for  proper 

weather 
To  shake  the  air  above  a  creeping 

world.  (J.O.G.) 

Yet,  like  most  winged  creatures,  they 
must  sometimes  forage  on  the  ground. 
Buttrick's  birds  have  had  their  share  of 


"'Jree^once  more,  ttjeu  wacettjcmfem  toqettjer. 


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earthy  jokes  made  about  them.  Accord- 
ing to  Dr.  W.  Edward  McNair,  Associ- 
ate Professor  of  English  and  Director 
of  Public  Relations,  the  birds  were 
labelled  as  pigeons  in  the  fifties  and 
sixties.  This  was  because  more  corpo- 
real pigeons  nested  over  the  doors  of 
Buttrick,  and  people  hardly  dared 
to  step  outside.  Long  since  routed,  "the 
pigeons"  have  relapsed  into  their  orig- 
inal esoteric  state,  where  they  exude 
only  mystery. 

Many  devices  other  than  birds  hang 
suspended  over  us  by  wires  of  light. 
Dominating  all  is  the  Agnes  Scott  seal, 
a  theme  recurring  in  varied  forms. 
Used  in  1893.  and  changed  slightly 
over  the  years,  it  appears  on  the 
facade  of  Buttrick  on  a  shield  as  an 
open  book,  surmounted  by  a  torch  and 
stretched  between  keys,  with  A.  S. 
worked  into  the  top.  Also  between  the 
arches  of  the  doors,  the  book  and  star 
are  mounted  on  a  mandorla  over  a 
pelican.  The  open  book  is  the  focal 
point  of  the  glass  windows  over  Mur- 
phey  Candler  entrance  and  above  the 
central  doors  to  Gaines  Chapel.  The 
seal  flanks  the  masonry  entrance  to  the 


Jeanne  Osborne  Gibbs  '42  has  written 
some  200  published  poems,  featured  in 
state,  national,  and  international  publi- 
cations. Awards  for  her  work  include 
the  Eunice  Thomson  Memorial  Prize 
of  the  Poetry  Society  of  Georgia. 


college  grounds  on  East  College  Ave- 
nue, symbolically  lit  by  torches  on  the 
four  columns.  It  is  depicted  on  a  bas- 
relief  pedestal  in  the  foyer  of  Evans 
Dining  Hall.  The  book  and  A.  S.  ap- 
pears on  each  side  of  the  McCain 
Library  entrance.  Also  in  the  recessed 
pediment  over  the  doors  the  horn  of  a 
unicorn  holds  the  seal  on  either  side 
with  the  added  thought,  "Nutrimentum 
Spiritus"  —  nourishment  of  the  spirit. 

The  version  of  the  seal  which  has 
most  captured  the  attention  of  President 
Marvin  B.  Perry,  Jr.,  stands  above  the 
fireplace  in  the  library,  not  encircled 
bv  a  shield  and  with  the  college  motto 
below  it:  "In  fide  vcstra  virtutem;  in 
virtute  autem  scientiam."  This  is  II 
Peter  1:5:  "...add  to  your  faith  vir- 
tue; and  to  virtue  knowledge." 

Just  as  the  seal  embodies  elements  of 
the  Agnes  Scott  ideal,  so  lion,  amoeba, 
winged  shoe,  and  lyre  are  representative 
of  other  emblems,  which  may  be 
roughly  classified  according  to  the  four 
parts  of  the  Agnes  Scott  ideal:  religious 
faith,  intellectual  attainment,  physical 
fitness,  and  personality  development. 
This  ideal  was  formulated  by  the 
founders  in  the  early  days  of  the  Insti- 
tute and  revised  in  1925,  according  to 
Dr.  James  Ross  McCain,  second  presi- 
dent, in  his  college  history.  And  indeed 
these  aims  can  motivate  all  the  reaches 
of  human  life  and  growth. 

The  ideal  of  religious  faith,  stressing 
the  childlike  and  not  the  childish,  is 
clearly  symbolized  in  the  Christian  star 
and  the  six-pointed  Star  of  David  above 
the  Gaines  Chapel  doors.  What  better 
symbol  of  the  Christian  faith  could 
there  be  than  the  star?  It  shines  through 
the  creation  in  the  book  of  Job.  stands 
over  the  manger  at  the  birth  of  Christ, 
and  jewels  the  book  of  Revelation. 

The  Star  of  David,  also  called  the 
Star  of  Creation,  though  not  used  as  a 
Jewish  emblem  prior  to  the  third  cen- 
tury A.  D.,  was  a  compound  Trinitarian 
svmbol.  According  to  tradition,  David's 
shield  was  of  this  shape,  and  Solomon 
was  said  to  have  worked  miracles  with 
a  hexagon.  The  eight-pointed  mosaic 
star  within  an  eight-pointed  star  in  the 
ceiling  of  Presser  lobby  is  called  a  Star 
of  Baptism  or  Star  of  Regeneration, 
because  the  number  eight  is  symbolic  of 
rebirth.  According  to  Bishop  Durandus 
of  the  thirteenth  century,  as  seven  days 


were  used  by  God  in  creation,  the 
eighth  day  was  significant  of  "the'  new 
creation,"  or  regeneration. 

A  detailed  Christian  device  appears 
on  the  pediment  over  doors  in  the  foyer 
of  Evans  Dining  Hall.  A  shield,  flanked 
by  a  kneeling  man  and  woman,  is 
decorated  with  a  sword  in  the  shape  of 
a  cross  and  drops  of  blood,  representing 
the  passion  of  Christ.  According  to 
Z.  A.  Snipes,  a  young  architect  with 
the  firm  Logan  and  Williams,  at  the 
time  Evans  was  built,  the  cross  was 
here  used  as  a  weapon  to  conquer  the 
non-Christian  world.  Perhaps  this  was 
a  medieval  attitude  stemming  from  the 
era  of  the  Crusades.  A  poignant  mod- 
ern counterpart  is  seen  in  the  life  of 
Fritz  P.  Zimmer,  a  sculptor  who  made 
clay  models  for  the  emblems  in  Evans 
and  in  many  of  the  other  buildings  on 
campus.  Having  come  to  the  United 
States  from  Germany  in  1928,  at  the 
time  of  World  War  II,  he  was  viewed 
with  suspicion  and  somewhat  ostracized 
by  the  communty.  He  was  befriended 
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Dramatic  variation  of  the  traditional 
College  seal  stands  above  Library  fire- 
place. 


'^Oj  Sijdk  Our/^ir 

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by  the  late  Robert  B.  Logan,  the  archi- 
tect who  designed  many  insignia.  Mor- 
ris A.  Hall,  also  with  the  firm,  drew 
working  drawings  from  which  Mr. 
Zimmer  made  his  models.  These  were 
in  turn  sent  to  craftsmen  in  Indiana, 
who  carved  them  into  the  limestone 
that  we  know.  These  anonymous  work- 
men are  reminiscent  of  those  who  built 
the  Parthenon  and  the  great  cathedrals 
of  Europe,  described  in  Anderson  M. 
Scruggs'  poem,  "Glory  to  Them:" 

Glory  to  them,  the  toilers  of  the 
earth. 

Who  wrought  with  knotted  hands, 
in  wood  and  stone. 

Dreams  their  unlettered  minds 
could  not  give  birth 

And  symmetries  their  souls  had 
never  known. 
Another  distinctly  Christian  concept 
takes  shape  in  the  pelican  between  the 
entrance  doors  of  Buttrick.  According 
to  the  Bestiary,  a  natural  history  book 
popular  in  the  Middle  Ages,  the  Pelican 
in  her  Piety  slew  her  importunate 
young  and  then  restored  them  to  life 
with  blood  from  her  own  wounded 
breast.  This  represented  man's  redemp- 
tion from  the  Fall  through  the  blood  of 
the  Redeemer. 

Confronted  eagles  over  the  entrance 
arch  of  Buttrick,  on  the  East  side  of 
Campbell,  and  on  the  front  of  Evans  are 
suggestive  not  only  of  the  zoological 
creation  but  of  the  Gospel  according  to 

Confronted  eagles  guarding  Buttrick, 
Campbell,  and  Evans  denote  keenness 
of  vision,  grace,  strength,  and  power. 


St.  John,  the  writer  of  which  was  the 
messenger  of  the  soaring  Word  of  God. 
The  eagles  on  Campbell  grasp  a  writh- 
ing snake  in  their  talons,  perhaps 
thereby  symbolizing  the  crushing  of 
evil  and  temptation.  The  Gospel  ac- 
cording to  St.  Mark  begins  with  the 
voice  of  the  lion  roaring  in  the  desert, 
"Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord."  So 
Mark's  symbol  is  the  lion,  portrayed  to 
the  left  of  the  intricate  coat  of  arms  on 
the  facade  of  Evans  and  in  vigorous 
grace  on  either  side  of  the  west  end  of 
Presser. 

Two  doves  alight  on  opposing  turrets 
on  the  west  side  of  Presser  and  on  the 
sword  and  shield  in  the  foyer  of  Evans, 
represent  the  Holy  Spirit,  source  of  wis- 
dom, truth,  and  comfort.  Also,  as 
images  of  innocence  and  constancy, 
thev  picture  Christian  souls. 

The  Library  interior  above  the  desk 
and  catalogue  section  abounds  in  object 
portrayals  among  such  trenchant  say- 
ings as,  "The  fear  of  the  Lord;  that  is 
wisdom,"  and  "The  truth  shall  make 
you  free."  Among  printers'  marks  are 
an  anchor  and  cross  combination  and 
two  fish  and  an  anchor.  Found  in  the 
Catacombs,  the  anchor  was  used  by  the 
early  Christians  as  an  allegorical  form 
of  the  cross,  meaning  hope  and  safety. 
The  Greek  word  for  fish,  ichthus.  can  be 
made  into  an  acrostic  meaning  Jesus 
Christ,  God's  Son,  Savior.  One  of  the 
fish  twined  about  the  anchor  resembles 
a  dolphin,  which  often  represented  the 
great  fish  in  the  story  of  Jonah  and  so 
was  a  symbol  of  resurrection  and  sal- 
vation. 

Tudor  roses  and  fleur-de-lis  are 
frozen  in  delicate  curves  in  and  on 
m-inv  bui'dings  on  campus,  notably 
above  recessed  windows  on  the  north 
side  of  Buttrick.  The  devotion  of  the 
Middle  Ages  to  the  Virgin  Mary  linked 
her  name  with  the  rose,  the  five  petals 
of  which  were  seen  as  the  five  joys  of 
Mary.  The  rose  also  symbolized  the 
wounds  of  Christ  and,  as  the  Christian 
rose  —  the  nativity.  It  was  an  emblem 
of  the  Tudor  sovereigns  of  England, 
who  reigned  from  1485-1603.  The 
fleur-de-lis,  a  heraldic  device  of  the 
Middle  Ages,  was  associated  with  the 
royal  house  of  France  from  the  twelfth 


century  until  the  Revolution  of  1830.  It 
symbolized  also  the  purity  of  the 
Virgin  Mary  and  the  Holy  Trinity. 

Added  to  the  symbols  of  religious 
faith  are  representations  of  intellectual 
attainment.  The  artists  and  architects 
did  not  neglect  to  put  this  goal  in 
visible  form  on  the  college  buildings, 
which  contain  as  many  worlds  as  there 
are  pairs  of  eyes. 

The  owl  is  found  in  several  places 
on  campus,  fittingly  because  it  sym- 
bolizes wisdom  and  solitude,  without 
which  one  cannot  get  wisdom.  It 
perches  in  big-eyed  solemnity  above  the 
windows  at  the  front  entrance  of 
Buttrick  and  doubled,  above  the  in- 
tricate coat  of  arms  at  the  front  of 
Evans.  Associated  with  Athene,  the 
goddess  who  personified  wisdom  in 
ancient  Greece,  it  is  found  on  the  re- 
verse of  coins  bearing  her  image. 

The  John  Bulow  Campbell  Science 
Hall  displays  that  gorgeous  irregularity 
that  rescues  art  from  placidity.  The 
eight  round  panels  dramatizing  mitosis, 
or  cell  division,  contain  a  minor  error 
in  numbers  two  and  three.  It  came 
about  in  a  world  where  scientific 
progress  is  so  rapid  that  today's  doubt 
is  tomorrow's  fact.  Dr.  Josephine  Bridg- 
man.  Professor  of  Biology  Emeritus, 
suggested  mitosis  as  a  fitting  decoration 
for  the  entrance  of  the  new  science 
building  of  1951.  Mr.  Logan,  the  archi- 
tect, looked  up  the  illustrations  in  a 
biology  book  since  updated.  Later,  ac- 
cording to  Nancy  Groseclose.  Dana 
Professor  of  Biology,  a  visiting  biologist 
observed  that  in  the  cell  division  shown, 
the  chromatin  should  not  be  in  one 
continuous  coil,  because  the  chromo- 
somes never  lose  their  identity. 

Buttrick,    with    its    classrooms    and 


The  owl  is  found  in  several  places  on 
campus,  fittingly  because  it  is  identi- 
fied with  wisdom. 


Panels   over   Ctmtphell   entrance   dra- 
malicully  depict  mitosis. 


Gymna.siiim    hears  image   of  Hermes 
and  winged  shoe. 


offices,  flies  appropriate  emblems  on 
both  sides.  Above  the  arch  of  the  west 
side  is  a  tri-panel  depiction  of  a  lyre, 
a  book  and  crossed  quills,  and  a  palette 
and  brushes  —  representing  the  liberal 
arts  of  music,  literature,  and  art.  On 
the  east  oriel  is  a  contour  with  scales, 
retort,  test  tubes,  and  beaker,  illumi- 
nated by  stone  torches,  the  symbols  of 
knowledge.  Below  a  window  is  a  meta- 
phor from  Plato's  Republic.  According 
to  Elizabeth  Gould  Zenn,  Professor  of 
Classical  Languages  and  Literatures,  a 
runner  in  a  relay  race  in  ancient  Greece 
carried  a  torch,  passing  it  at  the  end 
of  his  course  to  the  next  runner.  In 
this  context,  the  quotation  reads, 
"Having  torches,  they  pass  them  to  one 
another." 

The  library  is  a  storehouse  as  full  of 
learning  as  the  acorns  stored  up  by 
squirrels  depicted  over  the  fireplace. 
"Read  not  the  times;  read  the  eterni- 
ties." "Read,  mark,  learn,  and  inwardly 
digest."  "Beholding  the  bright  counte- 
nance of  truth  in  the  quiet  and  still  air 
of  delightful  studies."  Epigrams  such  as 
these  are  blueprints  of  such  concrete 
objects  here  as  grapes,  the  cycle  of 
human  life:  the  tree  of  life,  widespread 


throughout  the  East  before  the  time  of 
Christ;  and  frogs,  the  things  of  the 
world. 

The  world  and  the  physical  body 
were  not  forgotten  in  the  Agnes  Scott 
ideal.  Above  the  door  to  the  Bucher 
Scott  Gymnasium  is  a  helmetcd  head 
with  a  winged  shoe  on  a  shield  below  it. 
Hermes,  a  deity  in  Greek  mythology, 
was  credited  with  the  invention  of  gym- 
nastics as  well  as  music,  mathematics, 
and  astronomy.  As  the  Roman  god, 
Mercury,  he  was  the  deity  of  merchants 
and  commerce  and  travelled  with  a  hat, 
or  petasos,  a  staff,  or  caduceus,  and 
winged  sandals.  He  supposedly  presided 
over  gymnastic  games. 

Physical  fitness  is  also  called  to  mind 
by  Latin  words  on  an  Evans  interior 
coat  of  arms:  "Retine  et  abstine"  ^ — 
retain  and  abstain.  Also  in  the  dining 
hall  are  the  words  from  Shakespeare's 
Macbeth:  "Now  good  digestion  wait  on 
appetite  and  health  on  both."  Another 
coat  of  arms  in  the  dining  hall  is  a 
combination  of  bird,  crown,  portcullis, 
and  motto,  "Jour  de  ma  vie"  —  day  of 
my  life.  The  portcullis,  a  grating  raised 
and  lowered  in  the  gateway  of  a  me- 
dieval fortress,  symbolized  defense, 
protection,  and  security.  Mrs.  Evans, 
trustee  from  1949-1953,  and  donor, 
was  fond  of  heraldic  devices,  and  Mr. 
Logan,  a  sculptor  at  heart,  was  inven- 
tive in  combining  a  conglomerate  of 
good  symbols  into  a  pleasing  work  of 
art  in  the  Gothic  style,  which  he 
favored. 

The  fourth  Agnes  Scott  ideal,  rather 
indefinable,  includes  development  of 
personalities  with  charm,  poise,  dignity, 
sincerity,  and  simplicity  and  is  more 
than  the  sum  of  the  other  three. 

Many  of  the  insignia  in  Presser  Hall 
seem  to  draw  music  out  of  the  very 
air.  "Music  does  all  our  joys  refine," 
and  "God  said,  'A  praise  is  in  mine 
ear.' "  The  letters  in  wood  greet  the 
opener  of  the  west  doors.  Above  the 
arch  of  the  east  lobby  are  two  young 
women  playing  the  lyre.  Terpsichore, 
the  muse  of  choral  poetry  and  the 
dance,  is  often  portrayed  with  the  lyre. 
On  the  west  side  are  two  young  women 
with  organ  pipes,  sounding  the  inaudi- 
ble music  of  their  life  forces.  Above  the 
eastern  doors  is  a  wood  carving  of 
cherubim,  one  playing  a  flute,  one 
blowing  a  horn. 

Mr.  Logan,  the  lover  of  the  Gothic, 
made  an  innovation  of  his  own  in  de- 
signing women  instead  of  gargoyles  for 
Evans,  and,  according  to  Mrs.  Logan, 
delighted    in    doing    so.    Thinking    the 


human  body  the  supreme  work  of  art, 
he  had  designed  the  young  women, 
sitting-kneeling  around  the  four  round 
windows  at  the  sides  of  Evans,  to  be 
nude  from  the  waist  up.  "When  Dr. 
McCain  saw  that,"  recalls  Mrs.  Logan, 
"he  ordered  clothes  to  be  put  on  those 
girls  at  once."  They  appear  now  to  be 
ilraped  with  graceful  veils. 

Circles,  the  symbols  of  eternity,  seem 
to  round  out  all  the  ideals,  as  they  ap- 
pear in  the  tracery  at  the  top  of  Evans' 
huge  window.  Mr.  Snipes  coordinated 
the  limestone  tracery  and  the  concrete 
arches,  a  very  precise  and  delicate  job, 
inasmuch  as  the  Indiana  stonecutters 
"worked  to  close  tolerances."  The  draw- 
ings for  half  of  the  arch  tracery,  from 
spring  line  to  crown,  came  in  a  roll 
eight  or  nine  inches  in  diameter.  "Our 
office  had  no  area  big  enough  to  lay  it 
out,"  he  recalls,  "so  we  had  to  rent  a 
hall  in  the  restaurant  next  door."  Asked 
about  the  significance  of  the  squirrels 
above  Evans  entrance,  he  replied  that 
from  an  artistic  viewpoint,  the  agile 
animals  have  a  graceful  shape  with 
which  to  work. 

As  elusive  as  the  fourth  ideal,  dozens 
of  symbols  fly  over  us  night  and  day, 
year  in  and  year  out,  comprehending 
an  infinite  variety  of  meanings  and 
relationships.  A  Midsummer  Night's 
Dream  states  something  of  this  magic: 
".  .  .  and,  as  imagination  bodies  forth 
the  forms  of  things  unknown,  the  poet's 
pen  for  sculptor's  chisel]  turns  them  to 
shapes,  and  gives  to  airy  nothing  a  local 
habitation  and  a  name.  .  .  .  '  However, 
like  dreams  scarcely  remembered,  we 
cannot  completely  define  them.  A  uni- 
verse of  history  and  mystery  hangs  over 
our  heads  like  stars.  Their  light  is  un- 
reachable and  unfathomable,  but  to- 
ward it  we  move  and  stretch  and  yearn. 

▲ 

Tri-panel  hears  lyre,  honk  and  crossed 
quills,  and  palette  and  brushes,  illus- 
trating; music,  literature,  and  art. 


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Departmental  Update: 


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BIOLOGY 

By  NANCY  GROSECLOSE,  Chairman 


The  1912  Agnes  Scott  Bulletin  car- 
ries the  name  of  Miss  Gertrude  Savin 
as  Professor  of  Biology  and  Geology. 
In  the  Silhouette  of  1915  she  was  said 
to  "masquerade  biological  wisdom  un- 
der youngish  appearance."  Miss  Sevin 
taught  at  Agnes  Scott  from  1911  to 
1915.  The  following  note  is  a  direct 
quotation  from  a  letter  received  from 
her  in  September,  1976:  "In  order  to 
achieve  rating  as  an  A 1  college  Agnes 
Scott  was  required  to  divide  its  then 
General  Science  Department  into  sepa- 
rate Departments  of  Biology.  Chemis- 
try, and  Physics.  It  was  my  challenge 
to  establish  and  develop  the  Depart- 
ment of  Biology."  The  courses  listed  in 
the  1912-1913  catalogue  are  Physiol- 
ogy, General  Biology,  General  Botany, 
General    Zoology,   Comparative    Anat- 


omy of  Vertebrates,  Technique,  Histol- 
ogy and  Embryology.  The  1913-1914 
catalogue  carries  additional  courses: 
Invertebrate  Zoology,  Plant  Anatomy, 
Plant  Physiology  and  Microbiology. 
Three  courses  in  geology  were  offered. 
Little  wonder  that  Miss  Sevin  states, 
"After  four  strenuous  years  I  requested 
a  leave  of  absence  and  returned  to 
Syracuse  to  complete  work  for  a  mas- 
ter's degree."' 

In  1916-1917  Ruth  J.  Stocking, 
Ph.D.,  Johns  Hopkins,  was  Acting  Pro- 
fessor of  Biology.  In  1916-1917  Helen 
Bourguin,  A.B.,  M.S.,  Colorado  College 
and  the  University  of  Chicago,  was 
named  Professor  of  Biology,  and  Isabel 

1  Miss  Sevin  still  resides  in  her  home  town  of 
Erie.  Pa.  Following  a  six-year  teaching  tenure 
at  Adelphi  College,  she  took  over  the  family 
art  store  in  Erie. 


Dr.  Simpson,  who  teaches  advanced  invertebrate 
zoology,  shows  student  shells  collected  by  alumna 
Betty  Lou  Houck  Smith  '35. 


Dr.  Bowden  teaches  microbiol- 
ogy and  cellular  physiology. 


Dew,  Undergraduate  Assistant  in  Biol- 
ogy. Evolution  and  Heredity  and  Plant 
Ecology  were  the  two  new  courses 
offered.  The  following  year,  Patsey 
Lupo,  B.A.,  Mt.  Holyoke,  became  In- 
structor in  Biology  and  Chemistry; 
Experimental  Physiology  was  added  to 
the  list  of  courses  in  biology. 

Mary  Stuart  MacDougall,  B.A.,  M.S., 
Randolph-Macon  Woman's  College  and 
the  University  of  Chicago,  came  to 
Agnes  Scott  in  1919  as  Professor  of 
Biology.  Miss  Lupo  continued  as  In- 
structor. A  course  in  Local  Flora  was 
offered  for  the  first  time  in  the  spring 
of   1920. 

Another  Mt.  Holyoke  graduate,  Julia 
Rothermel,  was  Instructor  for  the  1920- 
1921  session:  Fannie  McCaa  and  Ruth 
Pirkle  were  undergraduate  assistants. 
Miss  MacDougall  was  on  leave  from 
the  College  for  the  1922-23  session  and 
for  part  of  the  following  year.  Dr. 
Woolford  Baker  of  Emory  University 
served  the  department  as  Acting  Profes- 
sor. The  undergraduate  assistants, 
McCaa  and  Pirkle,  in  turn  received 
degrees  and  became  Assistants.  (Miss 
Pirkle  was  named  Instructor  in  1925. 
Later  she  received  the  master's  degree 
from  Emory  University:  she  became 
an  Assistant  Professor  and  is  so  listed 
in  the  1933-1934  catalogue.  Ruth  Pirkle 
Berkeley  received  an  Nf.D.  from  Cor- 
nell Medical  School  in  1938.) 

Professor  MacDougall  returned  to 
Agnes  Scott  in  1924  with  the  Ph.D. 
degree  from  Columbia  University. 
Eugene  Schofield  Heath,  B.A.,  M.A., 
Ohio  Wesleyan  and  the  University  of 
Nebraska,  was  named  Acting  Associate 
Professor  of  Botany,  and  Alice  Brown, 
B.A.,  Goucher,  Assistant  in  Biology. 
About  this  time  Willie  W.  Smith's  name 
appeared  in  the  catalogue,  first,  as  an 
undergraduate  assistant  in  biology;  and 
later,  as  an  undergraduate  assistant  in 
physics.  Josephine  Bridgman  was  an 
undergraduate  assistant  in  the  Library. 
These    two    ladies,    last    named,    have 


y  i; .  i  I! AAv.'j. 


,;7/..,||!./J-    I.    '   •' 


1^ 


Dr.  Grosedose  is  pictured  yvith  her  vertebrate  embryology  class 
in  the  department's  Josephine  Bridgman  Library.  Miss  Grosedose, 


department  chairman,  was  named  Charles  A.  Dana  Professor  of 
Biology  in  1975. 


served  their  Alma  Mater  well  as  pro- 
fessional scientists.  Dr.  Bridgman  be- 
came Chairman  of  the  Biology  Depart- 
ment at  Agnes  Scott  following  Dr. 
MacDoiigall's  retirement  in  1952  and 
served  in  that  position  until  1971.  She 
retired  in   1974." 

Dr.  Evangeline  Papageorge,  who  was 
an  undergraduate  assistant  in  1927,  has 
recently  retired  from  Emory  Univer- 
sity's School  of  Medicine.  She  was 
Executive  Associate  Dean,  a  position 
she  held  with  distinction.  Dr.  Betty 
Fountain  Gray,  ASC  Class  of  1937, 
is  currently  Assistant  Professor  of  Anat- 
omy, Emory  University.  Betty  was  one 
of  the  illustrators  for  MacDougall  and 
Hegner's  BIOLOGY,  The  .Science  of 
Life,  a  popular  textbook  in  the  1940's. 
She  serves  still  as  Chairman  of  the 
Mary  Stuart  MacDougall  Museum 
Fund. 


3  Dr.  Bridgman  and  her  caim  terrier,  "Kirby." 
reside  al  715  Kirk  Road,  Decatur  Visit  Miss  B. 
when  the  azaleas  are  in  bloom  in  her  lovely 
garden. 

3  Bill  is  Associate  Professor  of  Biology  at  David- 
son. Bill's  wife,  Nancy  (nee  Glasure,  ASC 
biology  major,  Class  of  1957),  writes  ta.ry  stories 
about  children  and  their  animal  friends.  We 
look  forward  to  the  publication  of  these  stories. 


Helen  Norwood  Lammers,  B.A., 
Central  College,  was  Fellow  in  Biology, 
1928.  Mrs.  Lammers'  son.  Bill,  was  the 
recipient  of  the  manuscript  of  "Miss 
Mac's"  textbook.' 

Other  people  have  served  the  de- 
partment well  during  the  ensuing 
years,^  and  alumnae  have  distinguished 
themselves  and  the  College  in  personal 
and  professional  ways.  In  a  count  back 
over  the  past  fifteen  years  there  have 
been  145  graduates  with  majors  in 
biologv.  Among  these  are  10  M.D.'s,  15 
Ph.D.'s,  and  25  masters'  degrees  (not 
including  those  preceding  the  doctor- 
ates). Would  that  this  report  could 
include  a  listing  of  all  of  the  profes- 
sional and  community  services  en- 
gaged in  by  these  145  majors  and  all  of 
the  other  graduates  since  1915!  Miss 
Sevin  met  her  challenge  well.  The  pro- 
gram she  established  was  conservatively 
basic;  and  so  it  has  continued  to  be 
through  these  vears  of  its  ongoing. 
Onlv  up-datinc  has  been  necessarv.  Two 
courses  required  of  our  majors  of  1977, 
Cytology  and  Cellular  Physiology,  have 


•Some    of   you    knew   Netta   Gray    and    Leonard 
Doerpinghous. 


emerged  since  1912.  The  compound 
light  microscope  has  been  supplemented 
by  other  forms.  The  old  hand-driven 
iron  centrifuge  we  still  own  is  an  in- 
teresting contrast  to  the  electrically 
controlled  refrigerated  centrifuge  pur- 
chased in  1974.  The  purchase  of  this 
centrifuge  and  other  important  pieces 
of  equipment  was  made  possible  by  a 
$50,000  grant  from  the  Woodruff 
Foundation.  The  good  fortune  of  this 
grant  allows  the  department  to  feel  up 
to  date  with  our  present  equipment  for 
in-depth  studies  in  biology. 

The  department  now  offers  two  sum- 
mer field  courses:  Desert  Biology  was 
given  for  the  second  time  in  the  summer 
of  1976;  Marine  Biology  will  be  given 
for  the  first  time  in  the  summer  of 
1 977.  These  two  courses  will  be  offered 
in  alternate  years.  A  course  in  Animal 
Behavior  will  be  given  for  the  second 
time  in  the  spring  of  the  current  year. 
The  biology  program  includes  a  basic 
course.  Introduction  to  the  Biological 
Sciences,  prerequisite  to  all  other 
courses  in  the  department;  the  entire 
staff  assists  with  this  course.  TTien  there 
is  a  botany  survey  course  and  a  zoology 
(Continued  on  next  page) 


Dr.  Taylor  instructs  students  in  the  general  concepts  course,  which 
is  prerequisite  to  all  other  biology  courses. 


Dr.  Wistrand  describes  chromosomes  of  fruit  flies. 


Jasmine  Choy,  biology  major  from  Hong  Kong,  dem- 
onstrates use  of  spectophotometer.  Large  cylinder  in 
background  is  a  Warburg  apparatus. 


BIOLOGY 

(continued) 

survey  course.  Other  courses  are: 
Ecology,  Plant  Taxonomy,  Histology, 
Microbiology,  Evolution,  Genetics, 
Comparative  Chordate  Anatomy,  Em- 
bryology, Invertebrate  Zoology,  Plant 
Physiology,  Plant  Diversity  and  Evolu- 
tion, and  The  Biology  of  Man,  a  seminar 
course  open  to  junior  and  senior  biology 
majors.  Special  Topics  in  Biology  is 
a  seminar  course  required  of  all  senior 
biology  majors.  In  the  time  allotted  for 
this  course  we  attempt  to  acquaint  the 
majors  with  some  of  the  professional 
areas  open  to  them;  also,  each  student 
makes  a  formal  presentation  of  some 
topic  she  has  researched.  More  than 
one  staff  member  participates  in  this 
seminar.  Course  410  allows  individual 
students  to  make  an  intensive  study  of 
some  area  of  biology  not  covered  by  a 
regularly  scheduled  course.  Readings 
for  this  course  and  the  preparation  of 
a  paper  are  under  the  supervision  of  a 
staff  member.  TTie  independent  study 
program  is  open  to  all  students  whose 
scholastic  attainment  and  interests  lead 
them  to  seek  permission  for  independ- 
ent research  under  the  direction  of  a 
professor. 

An  innovation  of  the  fall  of  1976  is 
the  participation  of  senior  biology 
major  Sue  Jinks  of  Panama  City, 
Florida,  in  a  program  known  as  the 
Washington  Semester  in  Science  and 
Technology  under  the  sponsorship  of 
the  National  Institutes  of  Health.  Sue 
and  13  other  college  students  are  study- 
ing the  role  of  scientists  in  govern- 
mental policy  making.  She  will  return 
to  Agnes  Scott  for  the  last  two  quarters 
of  this  session  and  be  graduated  in 
June. 

The  biology  staff  at  the  present  time 
numbers  five,  all  of  whom  have  com- 
pleted doctoral  degrees:  George  E. 
Taylor,  Jr.,  ASC  since  spring  1976 
(Emory  University);  Harry  Wistrand, 
Assistant  Professor,  ASC  since  fall 
1974  (Arizona  State  University); 
Thomas  E.  Simpson,  Associate  Profes- 
sor, ASC  since  fall  1972  (Florida  State 
University);  Sandra  T.  Bowden,  Asso- 
ciate Professor,  ASC  since  fall  1968 
(University  of  North  Carolina  at 
Chapel  Hill);  Nancy  P.  Groseclose, 
Professor,  ASC  since  fall  1947  (Uni- 
versity of  Virginia).  A 


Recently  Enacted  Laws 


Estate  and  Gift  Tax  Reform 


For  millions  of  American  families, 
the  recently  enacted  estate  and  gift  tax 
reforms  present  new  opportunities  to 
place  the  fruits  of  a  lifetime's  work  be- 
yond the  reach  of  the  estate  tax.  Un- 
derlying the  basic  changes  made  in  the 
way  estates  will  be  taxed  is  the  fact 
that  the  time-tested  methods  of  estate 
planning  will  continue  to  be  the  most 
effective  way  of  minimizing  the  total 
tax  paid  on  the  death  of  both  husband 
and  wife.  The  basic  planning  that  served 
well  under  the  old  law  will  continue  to 
be  valid  under  the  new. 

The  system  has  been  substantially 
overhauled.  The  present  separate  struc- 
tures for  estate  and  gift  taxes  have  been 
merged  into  a  unified  system  that  will 
tax  gifts  on  the  same  basis  as  transfers 
made  at  death.  The  former  exemptions 
($60,000  estate  tax  and  $30,000  gift 
tax)  have  been  replaced  by  a  unified 
credit  which  will  gradually  rise  from 
$30,000  in  1977  to  $47,000  in  1981. 
The  credit  will  be  equivalent  to  an 
exemption  of  $120,000  in  1977,  in- 
creasing to  $175,000  by  1981.  The 
marital  deduction  will  be  enlarged  from 
half  of  the  adjusted  gross  estate  to  the 
greater  of  $250,000  or  half  the  estate. 

Let's  translate  these  legal  changes 
into  practical  results  for  the  estates  of 
three  different  families.  The  first  con- 
sists of  assets  amounting  to  $300,000; 
the  second,  $500,000;  and  the  third, 
$1,000,000.  In  each  example  the  hus- 
band is  assumed  to  have  died  in  1981, 
with  his  wife  surviving  him  by  at  least 
ten  years.  The  examples  also  reflect 
the  maximum  credit  for  state  death 
taxes. 

If  our  $300,000  estate  owner's  will 
were  simply  to  leave  his  widow  as  out- 
right owner  of  all  his  assets,  no  federal 
estate  tax  would  be  due  at  his  death. 
This  results  from  the  $250,000  marital 
deduction  —  no  tax  on  assets  up  to  that 
amount  passing  to  a  surviving  spouse  — 
and  the  fact  that  the  tax  on  the  re- 
maining $50,000  would  be  wiped  out  by 
the  $47,000  credit.  (Tax  on  $50,000  = 
$10,600  minus  $47,000  credit  =  zero.) 
However,  the  entire  $300,000  could  be 
exposed,  unnecessarily,  to  taxation  on 
the  wife's  death,  when  it  wouldn't  be 
shielded  by  the  marital  deduction.  This 
could  result  in  a  tax  of  $37,200  on  her 


death.  The  $37,200  could  be  shielded 
from  the  estate  tax  collector  if  a  two- 
trust  will  were  used.  This  could  be  ac- 
complished by  dividing  the  estate  into 
a  marital  deduction  trust  and  a  residu- 
ary trust  of  $150,000  each.  On  hus- 
band's death  the  marital  deduction  trust 
would  pass  to  the  wife  tax  free,  while 
the  tax  on  the  residuary  trust  would  be 
absorbed  by  the  $47,000  credit.  On  the 
wife's  death  only  the  marital  deduction 
trust  would  be  exposed  to  tax,  and  her 
$47,000  credit  would  offset  the  estate 
tax.  The  residuary  trust  would  remain 
untaxed  since  it  is  not  part  of  her 
taxable  estate  and  would  pass  intact  to 
other  members  of  the  family.  Net  re- 
sult with  a  two-trust  will:  a  tax  saving 
of  $37,200. 


In  the  case  of  a  $500,000  estate,  an 
all-to-wife  will  would  result  in  taxes  of 
$21,400  on  husband's  estate  and  $92,- 
209  on  wife's  — a  total  of  $113,609 
or  more  than  20%  of  the  estate.  But 
with  a  two-trust  will,  total  taxes  could 
be  cut  by  over  $70,000.  For  the  $1,- 
000,000  estate,  the  total  tax  saving  via 
the  two-trust  plan  comes  to  $133,801. 
(In  the  case  of  an  individual  who  dies 
during  the  phase-in  period  before  1981, 
the  tax  figures  won't  be  quite  so  favor- 
able.) 

The  unification  of  gift  and  estate 
taxes  into  one  schedule  points  to  the 
advantage  of  annual  gifts  up  to  $3,000 
by  an  individual  or  to  $6,000  by  a  mar- 
ried couple.  The  number  of  these  gifts 
to  different  persons  is  not  limited  nor 
are  they  taxed  normally. 

When  a  person's  property  passes  at 
the  time  of  her  death,  its  basis  for 
measuring  future  gain  will  be,  in  es- 
sence,   "stepped    up"    to    its    value    on 


December  31,   1976  (but  not  above  its 
estate  tax  value  when  the  owner  dies). 

Thus  all  value  appreciation  between 
the  time  when  the  decedent  acquired 
the  property,  up  to  the  end  of  1976, 
escapes  the  potential  of  being  taxed  as 
gain  when  it  is  sold  by  the  estate  or 
heir. 

As  to  listed  securities,  the  December 
31,  1976,  value  will  be  fixed  by  market 
quotations.  As  to  other  property,  it 
will  not  be  necessary  to  obtain  an  ap- 
praisal as  of  December  31,  1976.  In- 
stead, the  law  provides,  generally,  for 
a  determination  of  the  overall  increase 
in  value  from  the  time  the  property  was 
acquired  to  the  time  of  decedent's  death. 
Then  that  total  increase  will  be  pro- 
rated to  the  period  from  acquisition  to 
December  31,  1976,  and  added  to  her 
original  cost  or  other  basis. 

The  upshot  of  this  is  that  only  such 
growth  in  value  as  takes  place  in  1977 
and  after  is  vulnerable  to  gains  tax  at 
the  time  inherited  property  is  sold.  Gen- 
erally, therefore,  it  will  be  many  years 
before  the  tax  pinch  of  the  carryover 
basis  is  felt. 

Records  of  actual  acquisition  costs 
must  be  retained  for  all  assets;  these 
are  necessary  for  loss  transactions  and 
some  gain  transactions.  Also  it's  neces- 
sary to  record  the  date  acquired,  in  the 
case  of  assets  for  which  market  quota- 
tions are  not  available. 

The  holding  period  to  qualify  for 
capital  gains  will  be  increased  from  six 
months  to  nine  months  in  1977  and  12 
months  in  1978.  The  amount  of  ordi- 
nary income  against  which  capital  losses 
can  be  deducted  will  increase  from 
$1,000  to  $2,000  in  1977  and  $3,000 
in   1978. 

Agnes  Scott  College  provides  a  wide 
range  of  booklets  and  other  free  ma- 
terial regarding  income  tax  savings  and 
estate  planning.  This  information  should 
assist  you  in  your  planning;  however, 
you  should  consult  your  attorney  as  to 
its  application  in  your  own  situation. 

You  may  obtain  these  helps  by  con- 
tacting the  Development  Office,  Agnes 
Scott  College,  Decatur,  Georgia  30030. 
The  telephone  number  is  (404)  373- 
2571.  A 

Portions  of  this  article  are  reprinted  by 
permission  of  the  Trust  Company  Bank. 


With  the  Clubs 


Associate  Director  Betty  Lackey  and  Direc- 
tor Virginia  McKenzie  present  Agnes  Scott 
rocking  chair  to  Decatur  Club  President 
Betty  Mundy. 


Mary  McConkey  Reimer  and  Pattie  Patterson  Johnson  read  proof. 


Amateur  photographer  snaps  a  few  of  the  Directory  volunteers  alphabetizing  addresso- 
graphed  cards.  Left  to  right,  Margery  Moore  Tappan,  Louise  Girardeau  Cook,  Elizabeth 
McEnlire,  Betty  Weinschenk  Mundy,  Emily  Stead,  Annie  Johnson  Sylvester.  Directory 
volunteers  not  pictured  are:  Betty  Jeanne  Ellison  Candler,  Nancy  Carter.  Caroline 
McKinney  Clarke,  Lcnnar  Lowe  Council,  Beth  Jones  Crahill,  Mary  Ben  Wright  Erwin, 
Pattie  Patterson  Johnson,  Elizabeth  Floding  Morgan,  Gene  Slack  Morse,  Mary 
McConkey  Reimer,  Betty  Wood  Smith,  Nancy  Dodd  Tomlinson. 


Decatur 


Members  of  the  Decatur  club  have 
given  many  hours  this  fall  toward  the 
completion  of  the  Agnes  Scott  Direc- 
tory, available  to  alumnae  contributors. 
The  endless  chores  of  alphabetizing, 
proofing,  checking,  rechecking,  and 
mailing  have  been  done  in  the  Alumnae 
Office  by  cheerful  and  tireless  club 
members,  supervised  by  club  president, 
Betty  Weinschenk  Mundy  '46. 

In  addition  to  working  on  this  project 
the  club  has  enjoyed  three  regular 
meetings  featuring  President  Marvin  B. 
Perry,  Jr.,  Dr.  John  Tumblin,  professor 
of  sociology  and  anthropology,  and 
William  Evans,  instructor  in  the  theatre 
at  Agnes  Scott.  Other  officers  of  the 
club  are:  Bella  Wilson  Lewis  '34,  first 
vice  president/programs;  Dorothy  Travis 


Joyner  '41,  second  vice  president/ 
membership;  and  Eleanor  Williams 
Knox  '34,  secretary-treasurer. 

Young  Atlanta      ^ugusta 

^^  Dr.    Linda    Lent2 


and  Margaret  Funderburk  O'Neal  '71, 
social  chairman. 


The  Young  Atlanta  Club  sponsored 
two  meetings  this  fall.  On  September  14 
a  "Dialogue  on  the  College"  was  pre- 
sented by  President  Marvin  B.  Perry, 
Jr.,  Dean  of  Students  Martha  Hunting- 
ton, and  on  November  16  a  program 
on  "Trends  in  Children's  Literature" 
was  presented  by  Mary  Louise  Rheay, 
director,  Cobb  County  Library.  Officers 
for  the  club  are:  Gayle  Gellerstedt 
Daniel  '71,  president;  Gayle  Doyle 
Viehman  '67,  vice  president/programs; 
Jenny  Reid  Pomeroy  '70,  vice  presi- 
dent/projects; Tinsley  Swann  '73,  secre- 
tary; Mary  Gay  Bankston  '74,  treasurer; 


Dr.  Linda  Lentz  Woods,  associate 
professor  of  English  at  Agnes  Scott,  was 
the  guest  speaker  at  the  annual  spring 
luncheon  meeting  of  the  Augusta  Alum- 
nae Club.  Dr.  Woods,  an  alumna  of  the 
class  of  '62,  spoke  on  the  problems  of 
lowered  standards  in  elementary  and 
high  schools  and  the  effect  on  an 
institution  such  as  Agnes  Scott.  She 
emphasized  the  "great  need  to  reflect 
on  pure  study  and  learning." 

Officers  elected  for  the  1977-78  year 
are:  Jacquelyn  Murray  Blanchard  '57, 
president;  Jane  Weltch  Milligan  '61, 
vice  president;  and  Louise  Fortson  Kin- 
strey  '68,   secretary-treasurer. 


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Atlanta 


El  1  IN  Pi  RRY  was  the  guest  speaker  at 
the  fall  meeting  of  the  Atlanta  Alumnae 
Club  at  the  home  of  Anne  Equen 
Ballard  '45.  Club  president  Martha 
Arant  Allgood  '42  presented  to  Mrs. 
Perry  a  $2,500  check  for  the  College. 
This  sum  was  raised  from  the  club's 
special  project,  the  Golden  Needle 
Award  Festival,  held  in  April,  1976. 
All  clubs  are  invited  to  participate  in 
the  '77  Festival  to  be  at  Rich's,  down- 
town Atlanta,  February  23-26.  Other 
officers  of  the  club  are:  Ruby  Rosser 
Davis  "43,  first  vice  president;  Mary 
Ann  Turner  Edwards  '45,  second  vice 
president;  Scott  Newell  Newton  '45, 
secretary;  and  Ethelyn  Dyar  Daniel 
'41,   treasurer. 

Barrow/Gwinnett 
Newton 

An  enthusiastic  group  of  alumnae, 
led  by  Mary  Alice  Juhan  '29,  met  May 
15,  1976,  at  the  restored  Female  Semi- 
nary in  Lawrenceville,  Ga.,  to  organize 
a  club  for  alumnae  in  Barrow,  Gwin- 
nett, and  Newton  counties.  A  nominat- 
ing committee  presented  a  slate  of 
officers,  and  the  B.G.N.  Club  became 
official! 

At  the  second  meeting  in  September 


Atlanta  Agnes  Scott  Club  PrcaiJeiu  Martha  Aruni  Alli;i>od  presents  S2.500  check,  pro- 
ceeds from  second  Golden  Needle  Award  Festival,  to  ^^r.s.  Perry.  Also  shown  are  left, 
Anne  Equen  Ballard,  Ruby  Rosser  Davis,  and  Mary  Ann  Turner  Edwards. 


the  following  officers  were  elected: 
Mary  Alice  Juhan  '29,  president; 
Rachel  King  '57,  vice  president  and 
program     chairman;     Carolyn     Alford 


Bcaty  '55,  recording  secretary;  Cecily 
Rudisill  Langford  '58,  treasurer;  Peggy 
Jordan  Mayfield  '56,  projects  chairman; 
Patricia  Conner  Tucker  '57,  communi- 
cations chairman;  and  Paula  Hendricks 
Culbreth  '71,  hospitality  chairman. 
Betty  Medlock  Lackey,  Associate  Di- 
rector of  Alumnae  Affairs,  spoke  about 
the  College  and  the  overall  organization 
of  the  Alumnae  Association. 

On  November  20  the  club  enjoyed 
a  program  presented  by  Dr.  Ted 
Mathews,  associate  professor  of  music 
at  Agnes  Scott,  and  the  Madrigal  Sing- 
ers. Dr.  Mathews'  talk  included  a  slide 
show  of  the  Glee  Club's  trip  to  Austria. 


^Pictured  at  recent  B.G.N,  meeting  are, seated 
left  to  right,  students  Patty  Tucker  and  Anna 
Bryan,  alumnae  Grace  Anderson  Bowers 
and  Mary  Alice  Juhan,  president:  standing 
left  to  right,  Madelaine  Dunseith  Alston, 
Eileen  Graham  McWhorter,  Carolyn  Alford 
Beaty,  Harriet  Stimson  Davis,  Margaret 
Smith  Alexander,  Kalherine  Setze  Home, 
Melinda  Johnson  McChesney,  and  Kay 
Parkerson  O'Briant. 


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Dalton 


Memye  Curtis  Tucker  and  Cobb  County 
Club  President  Liza  Roberts  Leiter  chat 
with  Becky  Davis  Huber. 


Cobb  County 

Fourteen  members  of  the  Cobb 
County  Alumnae  Club  met  for  coffee 
and  a  brief  business  meeting  on  October 
27,  1976.  Mary  Duckworth  Gellerstedt 
'46,  national  president  of  the  Alumnae 
Association,  was  a  special  guest  at  the 
meeting.  Eliza  Roberts  Leiter  '61,  presi- 
dent of  the  club,  reports  that  the 
members  enjoyed  getting  together,  hear- 
ing about  activities  at  the  College,  and 
finding  out  what  other  alumnae  had 
been  doing. 


Columbia 


The  annual  back  to  school  Coke  party 
for  new  and  returning  students  from  the 
Columbia  area  was  sponsored  by  the 
Columbia,  S.  C,  Club  September  11  at 
the  Quail  Run  Apartments  Club  House. 
Jackie  Roundtree  Andrews  '57,  presi- 
dent of  the  club,  says  the  two  '76  grad- 
uates, Eva  Gantt  and  Ann  Carpenter, 
were  of  special  help  to  the  current 
students  at  the  party. 


12 


Dr.  Michael  Brown,  chairman  of  the 
Agnes  Scott  department  of  history  and 
political  science,  presented  to  the  Dal- 
ton Alumnae  Club  a  slide  show  of  the 
alumnae  trip  to  England  and  Scotland, 
which  he  conducted  this  summer. 
Twenty  members  and  guests  enjoyed 
this  November  meeting  at  the  home  of 
Mary  Manly  Ryman  '48.  Newly  elected 
officers  for  the  year  1977-78  are  Cindy 
Current  Patterson  '72,  president;  Mary 
Rogers  Hardin  '68,  vice  president;  Mary 
Gene  Sims  Dykes  '48,  secretary;  Ida 
Rogers  Minor  '55,  treasurer.  Alumnae 
admissions  representatives  are  Mary 
Rogers  Hardin  '68,  Carole  Rogers  Snell 
'59,  and  Hollis  Smith  Gregory  '60. 

Delaware  Vallej 

Bryn  Mawr  College's  Wyndham 
House  was  the  scene  of  a  buffet  lunch- 
eon and  the  fall  meeting  of  the  Dela- 
ware Valley  Alumnae  Club.  Twenty- 
four  alumnae  gathered  to  hear  the 
guest  speaker,  Dr.  Mary  Boney  Sheats, 
chairman  of  the  Agnes  Scott  depart- 
ment of  Bible  and  religion.  Those  at- 
tending were:  Johnetta  Wright  Mathyer, 
Acad.,  Patricia  Gover  Bitzer  '58,  Helen 
Sewell  Johnson  '57,  Jeanne  Heisley 
Adams  '55,  Melissa  Stretch  '75,  Louise 
Huff  '74,  Lucy  Maud  Davis  Harper  '61, 
Caroline  Reinero  Kemmerer  '54,  Ann 
Hendry  '69,  Rose  Ann  Cleveland  '75, 
Cindy  Goldthwaite  '74,  Cornelia  Hale 
Bryans  '51,  Inge  Probstein  '45,  Nancy 
Jane  Boothe  Higgins  '61,  Angelyn 
Alford  Bagwell  '60,  Margaret  Murphy 


Milton  and  Mary  Ryman  welcome  Dr. 
Michael  Brown  to  November  meeting  of 
Dalton  Club. 

Hunter  '65,  Karen  Montgomery  Crecely 
'66,  Rachel  Kennedy  Lovythian  '37; 
Mitzi  Kiser  Law  '54,  Modesta  Hance 
Dalgliesh  '42,  Ruth  Hunt  Morris  Ferrel! 
'49,  Virginia  Drew  Blankner  Patterson 
'58,  Molly  Snead  Henry  '64,  and 
Frances  Drake  Blass  '48. 


New  York 


Agnes  Scott  President  Marvin  B. 
Perry,  Jr.,  was  honored  at  a  party  on 
the  evening  of  November  4,  1976,  at 
the  home  of  Cissie  Spiro  Aidinoff  '51, 
Alumnae  Association  regional  vice 
president.  Alumnae  in  New  York,  New 
Jersey,  Connecticut,  and  Pennsylvania 
were  invited  to  meet  Dr.  Perry. 


Students   entertained   by    Columbia    Club    are    Caroline    Marchant,    Margaret    Trotter, 
Sharon  Smith,  and  Sallie  Paysinger. 


With  the  Clubs 


Roanoke 


In  honor  of  Founder's  Day  the  Roan- 
oke Alumnae  Club  met  for  a  luncheon 
on  April  3,  1976,  at  the  Top  of  the 
Catch  Restaurant  in  Salem,  Virginia. 
Sixteen  members  attended  the  luncheon 
with  guest  speaker  Virginia  Brown 
McKenzie,  director  of  alumnae  affairs. 
Co-President  Louise  Reid  Strickler  '46 
reports  that  Virginia's  talk  bringing 
alumnae  up  to  date  on  Agnes  Scott 
made  the  meeting  a  big  success!  Other 
officers  for  the  1976-77  year  are  Betty 
Patrick  Merritt  '46,  co-president;  Fran- 
ces Sholes  Higgins  '47,  vice  president; 
and  Ann  Quekemeyer  '69,  secretary- 
treasurer. 


St  Louis 


October  23,  1976,  marked  the  first 
meeting  of  the  new  St.  Louis  Alumnae 
Club.  Seventeen  alumnae,  including 
Virginia  Brown  McKenzie,  director  of 
alumnae  affairs,  gathered  for  tea  at  the 
home  of  Florence  Preston  Bockhorst 
'34,  whose  efforts  have  promoted  this 
group.  Says  Florence,  "I  was  grateful 
for  the  help  of  mother  (Annie  Wiley 
Preston,  Inst. )  and  mv  two  sisters 
(Miriam  Preston  St.  Clair  '27  and 
Shannon  Preston  Cumming  '30)  who 
came  from  Georgia  and  northern 
Missouri  just  to  help  with  the  party  — 
also  enjoy  the  fun  of  being  together!" 
Officers  for  this  new  club  are:  Vir- 
ginia Andrews  Trovillion  '48,  president; 
Ann  Roberts  Divine  '67,  vice  president; 
Anne  Felker  Cataldo  '67,  secretary;  and 
Julia  Doar  Grubb  '61,  treasurer. 

Shreveport 

Sara  Margaret  Heard  White  '58, 
president  of  the  Shreveport  Club,  was 
hostess  to  a  Founder's  Day  Luncheon 
on  February  22,  1976.  Eleven  members 
attended  and  enjoyed  hearing  Alumna 
Admissions  Representative  Ann  Merk- 
lein  '55  report  on  her  visit  to  the  Agnes 
Scott  campus.  At  the  business  meeting 
the  club  voted  to  contribute  $25.00  to 
the  scholarship  fund  honoring  the  late 
Dean  Guerry  Stukes.  Stewart  Nelson 
Mead  '71  is  the  new  president  for  the 
year  1976-77. 


Attcndiiifi  Rounoke  Club  April  luncheon  are,  lefl  to  right,  Jessie  Carpenter  Holton,  "Mac" 
Craig  Link,  Neva  Delagado,  Virginia  Brown  McKenzie.  Betty  Patrick  Merritt,  Frances 
Sholes  Higgins.  Louise  Reid  Strickler,  Paula  Pilkenton  Vail,  and  Ann  Quekemeyer. 


Toledo/Detroit 

The  recently  organized  Toledo/ 
Detroit  Alumnae  Club  met  twice  in 
1976.  On  May  15  nine  members  met 
at  the  Atrium  Restaurant  in  Bingham 
Farms,  Michigan.  The  following  alum- 
nae were  present  to  lunch  together, 
view  the  Robert  Frost  slide  show,  and 
discuss  Agnes  Scott,  past  and  present: 
Julia  LaRue  Orwig  "73  (president), 
Bronwen  DuKate  Cameron  '68  (vice 
president),  Betty  Wirgman  Duncan  '66, 


Camille  Watson  Hospadaruk  '52,  Mary 
Bell  McConkey  Taylor  '28,  Frances 
Howerton  Lucas  '50,  Rebekah  Andrews 
McNeill  '42,  Sue  Snelling  DeFurio  '70, 
and  Julie  Maclntyre  Gates  '16.  In 
November  the  club  met  again  for  lunch- 
con  at  St.  Clair  Shores  Country  Club. 
The  members  of  this  group  feel  that 
they  can  best  help  the  College  with 
publicity  in  their  area  and  assistance 
to  the  admissions  representatives.  A 


Golden  Needle  Award  Festival  Feb.  22-26 


The  THfRD  Golden  Needle  Award  Festival  sponsored  by  the  Atlanta  Alumnae 
Club,  in  conjunction  with  the  other  metropolitan  area  clubs,  anticipates  a 
record  attendance  at  the  show  during  store  hours  in  the  Downtown  Rich's 
Plaza  Auditorium  Feb.  23-26. 

Tickets  are  available  from  all  Atlanta  area  alumnae  clubs  and  the  Alumnae 
Office.  Price  of  admission  is  $2.50  at  the  door;  or  $2,  advance  ticket  purchase. 

Alumnae  are  invited  to  attend  the  gala  Champagne  Preview  Party  to  meet 
celebrities  at  the  show  on  Feb.  22.  Price  of  the  champagne  buffet  is  $10  a 
person.  Reservations  should  be  made  with  Mrs.  Jack  Ashmore,  200  Blackland 
Rd..  N.W.,  Atlanta  30342. 


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Alumnae  Council  Sparked  by  Students 


Gloria  Howard,  Kate  Kussrow,  Evelyn  Babcock,  and  Anne  Callison 


The  fifth  annual  Alumnae  Council 
met  on  October  1,  1976,  for  a  day  of 
workshops,  panels,  and  fun.  Alumnae 
leaders:  class  presidents,  secretaries, 
fund  chairmen,  agents,  club  presidents, 
alumnae  admissions  representatives, 
past  presidents  of  the  Alumnae  Associa- 
tion, and  members  of  the  Executive 
Board  are  invited  to  participate  in  the 
day's  activities  and  bring  questions  and 
suggestions.  The  meeting  is  designed  to 
send  them  home  with  new  insight  and 
enthusiasm  about  the  College. 

Perhaps  the  most  exciting  event  of 
the  day  was  the  student  panel  dealing 
with  the  "Diversity  of  Student  Experi- 
ence" at  Agnes  Scott.  Anne  Callison, 
who  spent  her  junior  year  in  Scotland 
at  St.  Andrews,  explained  the  pros  and 
cons,  both  to  the  College  and  to  the 
individual,  of  sponsoring  an  exchange 
program  here  at  Agnes  Scott.  She  con- 
cluded that  the  current  method  of 
allowing  the  student  to  apply  and  carry 
out  her  own  program  through  other 
schools  was  best  for  all  concerned. 
Anne  described  life  at  St.  Andrews 
which  includes  wearing  academic  rega- 
lia to  class!  Anne  concluded  her  talk 
by  explaining  that  her  time  away  from 
Agnes  Scott  had  given  her  a  much 
deeper  appreciation  for  the  College 
upon  her  return. 

Evelyn  Babcock  discussed  the  oppor- 
tunity of  "double  majoring."  Many 
students  have  juggled  hours,  taken  over- 
loads, lost  sleep,  and  managed  to  grad- 
uate with  a  "double  major."  But  Evelyn 
is  unique  in  that  she  has  chosen  to 
combine  the  disciplines  of  music  and 
chemistry.  The  sheer  number  of  hours 
involved  in  labs  and  practice  are  stag- 


gering! Evelyn  explained  that  the  indi- 
viduality of  experience  afforded  by 
Agnes  Scott  was  the  factor  which  drew 
her  to  the  College.  She  enumerated  the 
academic  and  extra-curricular  activities 
in  each  of  her  fields  of  interest  and 
praised  the  departments  and  the  College 
for  the  flexibility  which  allowed  her  to 
pursue  both  of  her  diverse  areas  of 
interest. 

Kate  Kussrow,  Chairman  of  Arts 
Council,  discussed  all  of  the  extra- 
curricular activities  open  to  Agnes  Scott 
students.  She  told  of  clubs  ranging  from 
those  with  a  foreign  language  orienta- 
tion to  drama  and  music  groups.  Kate 
explained  about  student  boards  and 
governing  bodies  on  campus,  and  their 
relationship  to  both  students  and  ad- 
ministration. Organizations  fostering 
social  activity  also  abound.  Kate 
acknowledged  that  academics  remain 
the  chief  concern  for  Agnes  Scott  stu- 
dents, but  she  enumerated  organiza- 
tions, trips,  and  activities  that  are 
available  for  recreation  and  balance. 

Gloria  Howard,  a  recent  grand- 
mother, discussed  life  at  Agnes  Scott 
from  a  "non-traditional"  viewpoint. 
Gloria  returned  to  college  in  1975  and 
is  working  toward  her  life  goal  of  a 
college  degree.  She  said  that  she  chose 
Agnes  Scott  for  a  number  of  reasons, 
with  its  academic  reputation  and  its 
Christian  ideals  at  the  top  of  the  list. 
Gloria  explained  that  she  finds  the  work 
stimulating  and  fun,  that  she  thoroughly 
enjoys  her  classmates,  and  that  her  ex- 
perience, although  exacting  sacrifices 
from  both  herself  and  her  family,  has 
enriched  her  whole  life.  ▲ 


Plan  to  Attend  Your 
Class  Reunion 

ALUMNAE 
WEEKEND 

April  29-30,  1977 


Music  Scholarship 

The  music  department  is  now  accept- 
ing applications  for  Nannette  Hopkins 
Scholarships  in  music.  These  $1,000 
scholarships  are  awarded  primarily  on 
the  basis  of  merit  and  musical  promise; 
need  is  a  secondary  consideration.  The 
scholarships  are  renewable  through  four 
years  at  Agnes  Scott,  subject  to  satis- 
factory progress. 

1976-77  ushered  in  the  first  freshman 
class  of  Hopkins  scholars  (four  winners 
and  two  alternates).  We  are  delighted 
with  the  progress  thus  far  of  these  prom- 
ising and  talented  young  musicians. 

Alumnae  are  urged  to  bring  the  Hop- 
kins Scholarships  to  the  attention  of 
gifted  high  school  seniors.  Interested 
students  should  apply  to  the  Admissions 
Office  as  soon  as  possible  as  the  com- 
petition will  be  closed  during  the  sec- 
ond week  in  March.  A 

Agnes  Scott  Chairs 
Now  Available 


r 

BOSTON   ROCKER    $65.00 

CAPTAIN'S  CHAIR 

(Black  arms)    $70.00 

CAPTAIN'S  CHAIR 

(Cherry    arms)     $75.00 

This  price  is  for  the  chair  only.  The  cus- 
tomer will  also  assume  shipping  charges. 

Send  your  check  payable  to: 

Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Association 

Agnes  Scott  College 

Decatur,  Georgia  30030 

Your  chair  will  be  shipped  freight  collect 
from  Boone,  N.  C. 


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Firsl  bus  arrives  a!  Washington/ Wilkes. 


Residenl  Ida  Lee  Hill  Irvin  '06  attends  luncheon. 


Alumnae  Visit  Historic  Washington/Wilkes 


Washington,  Georgia,  in  historic 
Wilkes  County  was  the  site  of  a  recent 
continuing  education  study-tour  for 
Agnes  Scott  alumnae.  Mary  Ficklen 
Barnett  '29,  a  native  of  Washington, 
was  hostess  for  nearly  90  Agnes  Scott 
alumnae,  husbands,  and  friends.  She 
had  arranged  a  tour  which  began  at 
the  Washington  Wilkes  Historical  Mu- 
seum, wound  through  the  streets  of 
Washington,  and  concluded  with  trips 
through  several  historic  homes. 


Beginning  with  a  tour  of  the  Wash- 
ington Museum,  the  group  moved 
through  the  streets  of  the  town  viewing 
the  Robert  Toombs  Home  Restoration 
Project,  the  library,  the  Masonic  Tem- 
ple, and  numerous  beautiful  old  homes. 

Alumnae  from  the  surrounding  area 
joined  the  group  for  a  box  lunch  at 
the  Methodist  Church  where  a  slide 
show  was  presented,  giving  the  visitors 
a  synopsis  of  the  history  surrounding 
Wilkes  County   and   a   preview   of  the 


homes  they  would  be  visiting  in  the 
afternoon. 

Following  lunch,  the  group  began  its 
tour  of  homes.  They  visited  a  restored 
Victorian  home,  a  house  typical  of  the 
"Country  Federal"  style,  and  Mrs. 
Barnett's  home  which  is  on  the  National 
Register.  The  day  concluded  with  a  trip 
to  the  Callaway  Plantation. 

The  Atlanta  group  traveled  in  two 
large  buses  to  make  the  Washington- 
Wilkes  Tour.  ▲ 


loin  Us  for  the  Alumnae  Tour  to 

Beautiful  Hawaii 

lune  9-16 

Alumnae,  the  College  community,  and  friends  are  invited  to  reserve 
eight  days  in  early  June  to  travel  with  the  Alumnae  Association  to  Hawaii. 
We  will  arrive  just  in  time  to  celebrate  Kamehameha  Day  on  June  11,  a 
state  holiday  honoring  former  king  of  Hawaii,  with  magnificent  parades  and 
pageants. 

Dr.  Kwai  Sing  Chang,  Professor  of  Bible  and  Religion,  has  helped  plan 
the  itinerary  and  will  give  two  lectures  in  early  May  on  the  history,  customs, 
and  religions  of  Hawaii. 

We  are  pleased  that  President  and  Mrs.  Marvin  B.  Perry,  Jr.,  will  ac- 
company the  group  on  this  trip. 


GENERAL  INFORMATION 


ITINERARY 


Cost: 


Cost  Includes  . . . 
Transportation: 

Hotel 
Accommodations: 

Meals: 


$778  per  person,  based  on  double  occu- 
pancy. Price  is  subject  to  a  possible  4.5% 
increase   in   airfare. 


Roundtrip  airfare  on  United  Airways 
between  Atlanta  and  Honolulu. 

Four  nights  at  the  beautiful  new  Ala 
Moana,  two  nights  at  the  Maui  Sunset, 
and  one  night  at  the  Kona  Inn. 

Three  meals  are  provided:  an  American 
breakfast  the  first  morning  in  Honolulu, 
a  lunch  at  the  famous  Volcano  House 
on  the  rim  of  Kilauea  Crater,  and  a 
farewell   Luau  in  Kona. 

Extra  money  will  be  needed  for  all  other 
meals  —  as  much  as  $150  (depending  on 
your  tastes  and  if  you  wish  to  include 
a  show  with  the  evening  meal). 


SCHEDULE  OF  PAYMENTS 

March    1,      1977 —  $100   non-refundable   fee   to   accompany 
application 


June  9 

June  10 
June  11-12 
June  13 

June  15 


June  16 


Departure  from  Atlanta  and  flower  lei  greeting 

upon  arrival  in  Honolulu 

Four  nights  in  Waikiki  at  the  Ala  Moana  Hotel 

Welcome  briefing  party  with  Hawaiian  enter- 
tainment, including  American  breakfast 

City/ Punchbowl  Tour,  visits  to  Buddhist  Tem- 
ple  and   University   in   Honolulu 

Two  nights  in  Maui  at  the  Maui  Sunset 
Tour  of   Lao   Valley   and   the   whaling  village 
of  Lahaina 

One  night  in  Kona  at  the  Kona  Inn,  Oceanside 
Cross-island  tour  of  Hawaii  from  Hilo  to  Kona 
via  the  Volcano  National  Park,  and  lunch  at 
the  famous  Volcano  House  on  the  rim  of 
Kiauea  Crater 

Fabulous   evening   luau   in   Kona 

Departure  from  Honolulu  for  return  trip  to 
Atlanta  (if  you  request  in  advance,  a  stopover 
may  be  arranged  in  either  Las  Vegas,  San 
Francisco,  San  Diego  or  Los  Angeles  with  no 
additional   air  travel   charge.) 


May   1,         1977  —  $678  balance 

If  you  wish  to  join  us  for  this  exciting  tour,  fill  out  the  application  below,  and  mail  it  to  the  Alumnae  Office  with  your 
non-refundable  check  for  $100  per  person  made  out  to:  Alumnae  Association  Tour. 


Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Association 
Decatur,  Georgia  30030 

Please  reserve  (     )  place(s)  for  myself  (     ),  spouse  (     ),  children  (     ),  friends  (     ). 


Name, 
Street 


-City . 


Spouse's  name 

Children's  names  and  school  grades. 

Friend's  name 

Street 


_Class  (if  ASC  alumna) 

State Zip 


_City  . 


State 


-Zip 


16 


DEATHS 


Institute 

Ida  Sherwood  Bettis  (Mrs. 
Eric  T.),  Aug.  8,  1976. 
Lucy  Brumby  Hilsman  (Mrs. 
Agnew  H.).  March  16,  1976. 
Marguerite  Cousins  Holley, 
daughter  of  Pearl  Estes  Cousins 
(deceased).  Sept.  12,  1976. 

Academy 

Rebecca  Green  Hinds  (Mrs. 
J.  H.),  sister  of  Ruth  Green. 
April  29,  1976. 
Maccie  Haas  Harrison  (Mrs. 
Roy  B.),  May  31,  1976. 
Martha  Sliippen  Snyder  (Mrs. 
M.  Allan),  Sept.  30,  1976. 
Son  of  Jessie  Milner 
Williamson,  Sept.,  1976. 

1919 

Bess  McConnell,  June  28,  1976. 

1921 

Adelaide  RansoD  Baimsfather 

(Mrs.  Arthur  L,),  June 

17,  1976. 

MarKUcrite  Cousins  Holley 

(Mrs.  KirkT,),  Sept.  12,  1976. 

Clarence  Miracle,  husband 

of  Mary  Anne  Justice  Miracle, 

June  18,  1976. 

1923 

Mary  Lee  Slaughter  Emerson 

(Mrs.  Harvey  M.),  Aug. 
6,  1976. 

1926 

Mary  Lee  Slaughter  Emerson, 
sister  of  Sarah  Slaughter, 
Aug.  6,  1976. 

1927 

Isabelle  Breitenbucher  Fulghum, 

spring,  1976. 

1930 

Colonel  William  Murtha 
Wilder,  father  of  Evalyn 
Wilder,  June,  1976. 


1933 

Julia  Blundell  Adier  (Mrs. 

Eric  M.),  July,  1976. 

1937 

Charline  Fleece  Halverstadt 

(Mrs.  James  A.),  Oct.  20,  1976. 

1938 

Marguerite  Cousins  Holley, 
sister  of  Elizabeth  Cousins 
Mosley,  Sept.  12,  1976. 

1939 

Jane  Carithers  Goodrich  (Mrs. 

John  F.),  March,  1976. 

1942 

Rev.  Woodfin  Harry,  father 
of  Julia  Harry  Bennett, 
Oct.,  1976. 

1946 

D.  J.  McConkey,  father  of 
Mary  McConkey  Reimer,  Aug. 
11,  1976. 

1949 

Mother  of  Betty  Blackman 
Kinnett,  summer,  1976. 

1958 

Jack  P.  Ashmore,  Jr.,  husband 
of  BIythe  Posey  Ashmore, 
Aug.  13,  1976. 

1962 

Marguerite  Cousins  Holley, 
mother  of  Margaret  Holley 
Milam,  Sept.  12,  1976. 

1965 

Father  of  Sandra  Robertson 
Nelson,  March,  1976. 

1966 

Benjamin  Pierce  Towers,  son 
of  Nancy  Bland  Towers, 
June  16,  1976. 

1970 

Stephen  Douglas  Thomason, 
husband  of  Barbara  Cecil 
Thomason,  Sept.  24,  1976. 


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Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  47 


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Yes,  VirginiaThere  Is  a  Santa  Claus! 


Whhn  our  children  were  pre-schoolers 
and  neighbor  children  told  them  there 
really  wasn't  a  Santa  Clans,  I  used  to 
say,  "Santa  Claus  comes  to  the  little 
children  who  believe  in  him."  Those 
few  make-believe  years  are  as  magic  for 
parents  as  they  are  for  children:  for 
adults  like  to  believe  in  miracles.  Many 
of  us  still  hope  for  our  Guardian  Angel 
or  the  Tooth  Fairy  to  help  us  through 
impossible  assignments.  This  winter  I 
have  to  believe  Santa  Claus  visited  the 
Alumnae  Office! 

The  last  day  before  our  Christmas 
holidays  a  bearded  bootshod  man  pulled 
a  package  from  his  delivery  truck  and 
rang  our  Alumnae  Office  doorbell.  Like 
the  true  Christmas  Messenger,  he  had 
delivered  our  dream  materialized,  our 
long  desired  Alumnae  Directory,  —  at 
least,  the  proof  or  blueline  copy  for  our 
corrections  and  approval. 

The  real  Christmas  spirit  of  loving 
giving  was  exemplified  by  Betty  Wein- 
schenk  Mundy,  president  of  the  Decatur 
Alumnae  Club,  and  her  committee  of 
alphabetizers,  arrangers,  and  proofread- 


ers, who  worked  all  fall  to  help  us  get 
the  names  and  addresses  in  the  right 
places.  Another  nod  of  thanks  goes  to 
Deborah  Fleming  in  the  Development 
Office  for  providing  from  the  addresso- 
graph  machine  the  thousands  of  cards 
for  us  to  arrange  for  the  printer,  to 
Dr.  McCain  for  moral  support  and 
using  the  Directory  in  his  development 
program,  and  to  President  Perry  for  re- 
questing an  aliminae  directory  when  I 
first  came  to  work  at  Agnes  Scott  and 
for  supporting  the  project.  All  these 
people    believed. 

Although  this  undertaking  has  some 
of  the  magic  I've  alluded  to.  it  is  mainly 
the  product  of  hours,  days,  and  months 
of  labor  of  those  loyal  volunteers  who 
spent  the  fall  at  the  Alumnae  Office 
helping  us.  Information  had  to  be  ar- 
ranged and  sent  to  the  printer,  page 
proofs  sent  to  us  for  corrections,  those 
corrections  sent  back  for  revision,  a 
blueline  copy  sent  to  us  for  proofread- 
ing, more  changes  sent  back  for  cor- 
recting. Then  followed  that  final  long 
wait  here  while  the  books  were  actually 


printed,  bound,  wrapped  and  shipped  to 
us.  To  allow  time  for  all  these  opera- 
tions we  had  to  begin  in  September;  so 
the  cutoff  date  for  changing  addresses 
for  this  directory  was  August  31,  1976. 
We  all  earnestly  endeavored  for  ac- 
curacy. However,  should  you  find  an 
error,  please  send  the  correct  informa- 
tion for  our  records. 

And  join  with  us  at  the  Alumnae 
Office  in  expressing  appreciation  for 
the  faithful  band  of  alumnae  directory 
vokmteers  who  made  Santa  Claus  come 
to  the  Alumnae  House  this  year.  Those 
volunteers  are:  Betty  Jeanne  Ellison 
Candler.  Nancy  Carter,  Caroline  Mc- 
Kinney  Clarke,  Lamar  Lowe  Connell, 
Louise  Girardeau  Cook,  Beth  Jones 
Crabill,  Mary  Ben  Wright  Erwin,  Pattie 
Patterson  Johnson,  Elizabeth  McEntire, 
Elizabeth  Floding  Morgan.  Gene  Slack 
Morse,  Betty  Weinschenk  Mundy,  Mary 
McConkey  Reimer,  Betty  Wood  Smith, 
Emily  Stead,  Annie  Johnson  Sylvester, 
Margery  Moore  Tappan,  and  Nancy 
Dodd  Tomlinson. 


A  New  Beginning:  jan  Brisendine  Funsten  76 


There  is  joy  in  the  Alumnae  Office 
over  the  presence  of  Jan  Brisendine 
Funsten  '76,  who  will  be  Managing  Edi- 
tor of  the  Alumnae  Quarterly.  Jan  is  an 
honor  graduate  of  Agnes  Scott  College. 
She  majored  in  psychology,  minored  in 
elementary  education,  and  authored  an 
independent  study  project  entitled, 
"Fear  of  Success  in  College  Women 
with  Regard  to  a  Number  of  Variables." 

Jan  evidently  has  no  fear  of  success, 
for  she  has  already  capably  assumed 
the  responsibilities  of  her  position  and 
will  be  a  real  asset  to  our  office  organi- 
zation. She  will  also  devote  special  at- 
tention to  alumnae-student  relations, 
young  alumnae  affairs,  class  activities, 
and  reunions.  Jan  assumes  the  duties  of 
Peggy  Miller  Chamblee  '76  who  re- 
ceived a  call  to  be  Director  of  Christian 
Education  at  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Marietta.  We  wish  Peggy 
well  and  welcome  Jan!  ▲ 


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Editor  /  Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  '47 
Managing  Editor/Jan  Brisendine  Funsten  "76 
Class  News  Editor/Jennifer  Driscoll  '78 
Design  Consultant  /  John  Stuart  McKenzie 

ALUMNAE  OFFICE  STAFF: 

Director  of  Alumnae  Affairs 

Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  '47 

Associate  Director 

Betty  Medlock  Lackey  '42 

Assistant  to  the  Director 

Jan  Brisendine  Funsten  '76 

Secretary 

Frances  Strother 

ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION  OFFICERS: 
President  /  Mary  Duckworth  Gellerstedt  '46 
Vice  Presidents 

Region  I  /  Cissie  Spiro  Aidinoff  "51 

Region  II  /  Margaret  Ward  Abernethy  Martin  '59 

Region  III  /  Lou  Pate  Jones  '39 
Secretary  /  Mary  Jervis  Hayes  '67 
Treasurer  /  l^mar  Lowe  Connell  '27 


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College  Assists  In  Job  Search 

Class  of  '76  Profile 

The  Windows  of  Wonder 

by  Dr.  Edward  McNair 

Student's  View 

Honor  System  Prevails 
by  Lynn  Wilson  '77 

Departmental  Update 

Chemistry 

by  Dr.  Marion  Clark 

Our  Women  In  Washington 
Obituary:  Dr.  Margret  Trotter 
On  The  Campus 
With  The  Clubs 
From  The  Classes 
Summer  Pottery  Workshop 
Agnes  Scott  Is  Calling  In  April 
Alumna  Profile 

Memye  Curtis  Tucker  '56 


22       Alumna  Writes  From  Indonesia 


PHOTO  CREDITS 

Front  cover,  pages  8,9  —  Bill  Grimes;  pages  2,  1 1  — 
Silhouette;  pages  4,  7,  12  —  News  Service;  pages 
6,  19,  back  cover  —  Jan  Funsten;  page  10  —  George 
Clark;  page  12  —  Bradford  Bachrach. 


Here  Comes  Help! 


College  Assists  in  )ob  Search 


To  FIND  CAREERS  related  to  her  needs 
and  goals,  an  Agnes  Scott  student  can 
utilize  the  resource  center  in  the  Career 
Planning  Office.  lone  Murphy,  director 
of  Career  Planning,  maintains  the  re- 
source center  and  helps  students  gather 
information  from  hooks,  phamplets. 
and  guides  published  by  the  federal 
and  state  governments,  professional 
associations,  educational  institutions, 
corporations,  and  publishing  houses. 
Barbara  Knickerbocker,  an  administra- 
tive intern  working  with  Ms.  Murphy, 
gives  vocational  interest  tests,  counsels 
students  who  take  these  tests,  and  con- 
ducts Life  Planning  Workshops. 


Opportunities  for  on-the-job  ex- 
periences are  offered  by  the  Career 
Planning  Office  through  the  Shadow 
Program,  simimer  jobs,  and  internships. 
Melissa  Vandiver  coordinates  the  Shad- 
ow Program,  which  matches  students 
with  Agnes  Scott  alumnae  working  in 
careers  that  the  students  want  to  ex- 
plore. A  student  may  spend  several  days 
or  weeks  "shadowing"  an  alumna  on 
the  job  in  such  fields  as  accounting, 
art  museum  administration,  chemical 
engineering,  law,  medical  research,  mer- 
chandising, architecture,  journalism, 
theatre,  special  education,  or  interna- 
tional trade. 


Once  a  student  has  determined  a 
career  field  she  wants  to  pursue,  she 
can  turn  her  attention  to  the  job  hunt. 
The  Career  Planning  Office  actively 
seeks  out  businesses  and  other  organi- 
zations to  come  to  the  campus  to  re- 
cruit employees.  Students  arc  assisted 
in  their  preparation  for  interviews 
through  workshops  given  by  the  Career 
Planning  Office.  Workshops  are  held 
on  resume  writing,  role  playing  in  mock 
interviews,  assertiveness  training,  and 
the  structure  and  vocabularies  of  some 
occupations  such  as  banking,  insurance, 
and  retailing. 


Class  of  76  Profile 


The  Alumnae  Office,  in  conjunction  with  the  Office  of 
Career  Planning,  contacted  the  graduates  of  the  class  of 
1976  in  the  fall  in  an  effort  to  determine  their  situations. 
Several  class  members  were  pursuing  professions  as  well 


as  beginning  graduate  study.  Each  has  been  classified  by 
her  fulltime  committment  at  that  time.  Following  is  a 
summary  of  the  results: 


FALL  REPORT  ON  THE  CLASS  OF  1976 


Number   of  Graduates  working 
Number  of  Graduates  studying 
Number  of  Graduates  not  working 
Number  of  Graduates  looking  for  work 
Number  of  Graduates  on  whom  information 
could  not  be  collected 


obs: 


63 
30 
II 


9 

121   total 

63  total 


Business  and  Finance    21  total 


Banking  and  Finance        

Secretarial  

Insurance     

Sales     

Management    

College   Staff  

Admissions  Representative    

Assistant  to  Registrar   

Assistant  to  Director  of  Alumnae  Affairs 
Communications     

Radio-station  announcer   

Graphic  artist     

Translator  

Airline  stewardess        

Public  relations  for  bank   

Newspaper  lay-outs  artist   

Laboratory  Technology  and  Research 

Lab  Technician    

Research    


total 


total 


Library  Work   3  total 

Librarian   I 

Cataloguer     2 

Teaching        14  total 

Primary    9 

Secondary    5 

Other    8  total 

Assistant  to  Probate  Lawyer   1 

Computer  Operator                1 

Houseparent,  Children's  Home 1 

Intern  for  State  Senator            1 

Mapper  for  engineering  firm   1 

Medical  Assistant   1 

Temporary  Work  2 

Further  Studies:  30  total 

Social  Work                1 

English  &  Journalism  4 

Foreign  Languages     4 

Business         3 

Law    1 

Paralegal    3 

Art   2 

History     2 

Theology   2 

Classics    1 

Medicine    2 

Nursing    2 

Biology    3 


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The  Irish  short  story  writer  Bryai 
MacMahon  in  his  collection  of  tale 
entitled  The  Red  Petticoat  includes  oa 
story  which  has  the  intriguing  title  "Thi 
Windows  of  Wonder."  In  this  accoun 
Mr.  MacMahon  tells  of  a  young  womai 
who  goes  as  a  substitute  teacher  to  i 
school  where,  strangely  for  Ireland,  th 
children  have  no  sense  of  humor,  ari 
grave  beyond  their  years,  stolid,  un 
imaginative,  almost  somber.  The  youn] 
teacher  uses  every  strategy  she  cai 
think  of  to  get  through  the  grim  barrie 
that  separates  her  from  her  childrei 
but  with  no  success  until  one  day  quiti 
by  accident  she  realizes  that  these  par 
ticular  young  people  know  nothing  o 
the  legends  of  their  land,  are  completel; 
unaware  of  the  marvelous  realm  of  thi 
fabulous,  of  the  thrill  that  comes  fron 
the  supernatural.  Dismayed  and  ye 
overjoyed  that  she  has  at  last  founc 
the  key  to  the  inner  life  of  her  pupils 
we  hear  her  say: 

Listen,  children, ...  I  don't  know 
if  you  can  understand  me  or  not. 
But  you  must  try:  It's  the  only 
way.  Someone  has  robbed  you  of 
a  very  precious  thing.  I  will  not 
have  you  cheated.  This  thing  I 
speak  of  is  neither  gold  nor  silver, 
neither  a  red  or  green  jewel.  It  is 
something  a  great  deal  more  valu- 
able. The  other  things  I  teach  you 
—  the  figures,  the  words,  the  lines 
and  the  letters  —  are  not  so  im- 
portant —  ....  How  shall  I  begin 
to  tell  you  of  the  treasure  you  have 
lost?  Your  minds  are  like  rooms 
that  are  dark  and  brown.  But 
somewhere  in  the  rooms,  if  only 
you  can  pull  aside  the  heavy  cur- 
tains, you  will  find  windows  —  these 
are  the  windows  of  wonder. 
Through  these  you  can  see  the 
yellow  sunset  or  the  silver  stars  or 
the  many  colored  wheel  of  the 
rainbow.  .  .  .' 

So  writes  Bryan  MacMahon. 

Some  years  ago  one  of  the  Atlanta 
papers  ran  a  daily  single  panel  cartoon 
in  which  a  Chinese  named  Ching  Chow 
gave  sage  or  whimsical  admonitions  on 
a  wide  variety  of  subjects.  Under  the 
date  of  November  5,  1955,  here  is  what 


lA/indows  of  Wonder 


By  DR.  EDWARD  McNAIR 


'hing  Chow  said:  "Let  your  mind 
/onder  not  wander."  And  in  the  same 
ein  E.  E.  Cummings  has  written: 
.  .  .  as  surely  as  each  November  has  its 
ipril,  mysteries  only  are  significant."- 

All  of  which  brings  me  to  the  thrust 
f  what  I  want  to  say  today.  Many  of 
s  have  become  so  pragmatic,  so  prac- 
cal,  so  earthbound  in  our  whole  out- 
3ok  on  and  altitude  toward  life  that  we 
ave  lost  the  capacity  to  wonder.  Our 
alues  have  been  polluted  by  the  com- 
lonplace  and  the  pedestrian.  We  no 
jnger  stand  wide-eyed  in  awe  before 
le  beautiful  as  our  imaginations  take 
light  and  excitement  runs  riot  through 
ur  blood. 

To  put  this  idea  another  way,  many 
f  us  have  in  our  own  estimation,  at 
;ast,  become  so  contented,  so  smug 
lat  we  have  closed  our  windows  of 
'onder  in  our  self-sufficiency.  The 
;ook  of  Job  in  a  passage  of  soaring 
oetic  grandeur  and  splendor  addresses 
self  to  this  human  weakness.  Listen: 

Where  wast  thou  when  I  laid 
the  foundations  of  the  earth? 
declare,  if  thou  hast  understanding. 
Who  hath  laid  the  measures 

thereof,  if  thou  knowest? 
or  who  hath  stretched  the  line  upon 

it? 

Hast  thou  commanded  the  morning 

since  thy  days; 
and   caused   the   dayspring   to   know 

its  place; 

Hast  thou  entered  into  the  springs 

of  the  sea? 
or  has  thou  walked  in  the 

search  of  the  depth? 

Where   is   the   way   where   light 

dwelleth? 
and    as    for   darkness,    where    is    the 

place  thereof. 

Hast  thou  entered  into  the  treasures 

of  the  snow? 
or  hast   thou   seen   the   treasures 

of  the  hail. 

By  what  way  is  the  light  parted, 
which  scattereth  the  east  wind  upon 
the  earth?3 


Thus,  on  and  on  for  four  chapters  this 
remarkable  passage  continues  nurturing 
man's  wonder  and  kindling  his  sense  of 
awe. 

In  my  judgment  one  of  the  chief 
glories  of  man  is  his  capacity  to  imag- 
ine, to  marvel,  to  reverence,  and  in  this 
wonder  of  the  imagination  to  become 
Ihrillingly  alive  in  a  way  that  the  plod- 
ding realist  or  pragmatist  never  knows. 

Oscar  Wilde  has  observed  that  a 
cynic  is  a  "man  who  knows  the  price 
of  everything  and  the  value  of  noth- 
ing."'' Indeed,  if  the  truth  be  known, 
this  epigram  may  well  be  the  watch- 
word of  our  times.  In  the  eyes  of  all 
too  many  that  which  is  not  utilitarian 
has  no  place  in  contemporary  society. 
And  thus,  we  are  fast  on  the  way  to 
becoming  like  those  Irish  children 
whose  windows  of  wonder  were  dark 
and  closed. 

But  must  this  circumstance  be  so? 
Amid  technology  and  technocracy  can 
we  not  have  our  windows  of  wonder 
open  both  to  the  glories  of  the  past 
and  to  the  challenges  of  the  present 
and  future?  Let  me  mention  three  con- 
siderations that  brings  us  up  short  in 
our  complacency  that  we  can  under- 
stand everything  and  therefore  should 
wonder  at  nothing. 

First,  I  submit  that  the  creative 
genius  of  the  mind  of  man  is  a  source 
of  constant  and  continual  wonder.  It 
has  ever  been  so.  Perhaps  a  few  ex- 
amples will  suffice.  Several  years  ago 
we  at  Agnes  Scott  had  the  privilege  of 
seeing  the  distinguished  series  of  films 
entitled  "Civilisation,"  prepared  and 
narrated  by  Kenneth,  Lord  Clark.  In 
one  of  the  films  the  matter  of  the  origin 
of  Florentine  Renaissance  architecture 
was  treated  and  the  question  was  posed, 
"Where  did  it  come  from?"  to  which 
the  answer  was  given  "that  it  was  really 
the  invention  of  [one]  individual  — 
Brunellesco,"''  the  same  man  who  also 
was  probably  the  first  to  give  perspec- 
tive to  painting  thereby  enabling  an 
artist  to  "render  on  a  flat  surface  the 
precise  position  of  a  figure  in  space."" 
This  creative  genius  cannot  be  ex- 
plained, but  it  is  palpably  there  to  ex- 
cite our  wonder. 

Two  centuries  later  there  appeared  in 
Rome  another  artist  to  elicit  our  won- 


der —  the  "dazzlingly  precocious"  Gian- 
lorenzo  Bernini.  "In  1664,  while  in 
Rome,  John  Evelyn  wrote  in  his  Diary: 
'Bernini  .  .  .  gave  a  public  opera  wherein 
he  painted  the  scenes,  cut  the  statues, 
invented  the  engines,  composed  the 
music,  writ  the  comedy,  and  built  the 
theatre.'  "'  When  this  artist  was  only 
"sixteen  one  of  his  carvings  was  bought 
by  the  Borghese  family,  and  by  the 
time  he  was  twenty,  he  was  already 
commissioned  to  do  a  portrait  of  the 
Borghese  Pope,  Paul  V.  In  the  next 
three  years  [or  before  he  was  twenty- 
five]  he  [in  the  opinion  of  one  eminent 
critic]  became  more  skillful  in  the  carv- 
ing of  marble  than  any  [other]  sculp- 
tor has  ever  been,  before  or  since."* 
Amazingly  this  creative  force  continued 
throughout  his  life,  and  he  lived  to  be 
more  than  eighty.  Do  we  explain  Ber- 
nini, or  do  we  wonder? 

Still  two  centuries  later  in  another 
field  of  human  achievement,  the  young 
Frederic  Chopin  burst  fully  formed 
into  the  musical  world  of  Paris  during 
the  second  quarter  of  the  nineteenth 
century.  Harold  Schonberg,  the  dis- 
tinguished music  critic  of  the  New  York 
Times,  speaks  of  Chopin's  "evolving 
from  nowhere  the  most  beautiful  and 
original  piano  style  of  the  [nineteenth] 
century.-'"  Evolving  from  nowhere"  — 
sheer  unadulterated  creative  genius  — 
unexplainable  —  a  source  of  wonder. 

How  does  the  pragmatic  mind  ac- 
count for  the  scintillating  subtlety  of 
Chaucer's  wit  —  after  all  he  was  greatly 
occupied  as  a  civil  servant  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  government,  writing  poetry 
as  his  avocation.  Or  how  do  we  under- 
stand the  probing  insight  and  superb 
metrical  repertoire  of  William  Shakes- 
peare, a  man  whose  background  was 
a  rural  market  town  in  central  Eng- 
land. Or  what  of  Milton  at  age  twenty- 
one  writing  what  many  consider  to  be 
the  greatest  Christmas  poem  in  our 
language  or  later  composing  Paradise 
Lost  in  the  unending  dark  of  his  blind- 
ness. 

Indeed,    the    creative    genius    of   the 

mind  of  man  —  whether  in  art,  music, 

literature,  science  or  technology  —  can 

seldom  be  explained.  It  is  through  our 

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Institutions  are  the  vehicles  of  culture, 
the  preservers  of  all  that  we  treasure.. . 


Windows  of  Wonder 

(continued) 

windows  of  wonder  that  these  achieve- 
ments become  meaningful  and  signifi- 
cant. 

In  Hke  manner,  the  rational,  analyti- 
cal, and  synthesizing  power  of  man's 
mind  is  cause  for  wonder,  awe,  and 
mystery.  From  Archimedes  and  his 
fulcrum  through  Galileo  with  his  tele- 
scope and  Newton  with  his  genius  in 
deductive  reasoning  to  contemporary 
intellects  dealing  with  nuclear  fission 
and  fusion,  the  powers  of  the  mind 
have  themselves  defied  explanation  and 
analysis.  Linguistic  scholarship,  a  rela- 
tively recent  development,  is  one  ex- 
ample of  how  mankind  by  painstaking 
research  and  meticulous  comparative 
analysis  is  realizing  whole  areas  of  hu- 
man achievement  for  the  first  time,  and 
intellectual  horizons  are  stretching  end- 
lessly. We  can  in  many  instances  prag- 
matically understand  processes  and 
elements  and  can  in  the  laboratory  by 
predetermined  combinations  bring  about 
results  that  are  consistently  the  same, 
but  how  do  we  explain  the  mystery  of 
the  intellect  which  first  developed  a 
formula  or  discovered  a  new  element 
or  invented  a  new  instrument.  John 
Masefield  has  spoken  of  the  "glory  of 
the  lighted  mind.""'  It  is  this  glory, 
whether  it  be  creative  and  imaginative 
or  analytical  and  rational,  that  we  can 
approach  only  through  our  windows  of 
wonder. 

Perhaps  what  I  have  been  saying 
suggests  that  well-known  passage  from 
the  eighth  Psalm: 

What  is  man  that  thou  art  mindful 
of  him?  or  the  son  of  man,  that 
thou  visitest  him?  For  thou  hast 
made  him  a  little  lower  than  the 
angels,  and  hast  crowned  him  with 
glory  and  honour.*' 

The  second  major  consideration  to 
which  I  would  direct  your  attention  as 
another  source  of  wonder  may  surprise 
you.  It  resides  in  that  better  part  of 
ourselves  which  is  manifest  in  the  de- 


sire to  be  helpful.  Admittedly,  we  are 
all  fundamentally  selfish,  and  like  Haw- 
thorne's Parson  Hooper  we  carry  on 
many  activities  of  our  lives  behind 
impenetrable  black  veils.  Yet,  there  is 
in  each  of  us  that  which  can  transcend 
selfishness  —  the  capability  of  each 
person  to  love  and  be  loved  —  to  care, 
to  succor,  to  support  —  that  almost  di- 
vine dimension  of  human  beings  which 
is  utterly  unexplainable.  How  otherwise 
than  through  wonder  do  we  approach 
the  outpouring  of  material  treasure  to 
victims  of  hurricanes,  earthquakes,  or 
other  natural  disasters?  Following  the 
devastating  flood  that  inundated  Flor- 
ence in  1966,  thousands  of  people  from 
everywhere  rushed  in  to  help.  The  same 
circumstance  obtained  in  recent  earth- 
quakes in  Central  America.  Spotted, 
pock-marked,  unlovely  as  most  of  us 
are,  characterized  by  complacency, 
prejudice,  jealously,  self-seeking,  or 
jaundiced  bitterness,  we,  nevertheless, 
can  and  do  rise  above  this  stagnant  fen 
of  pettiness  and  to  the  amazement  of 
those  around  us  perform  acts  of  altruis- 
tic concern.  In  a  word,  wonder  of  won- 
ders, we  each  have  the  capacity  to  love 
someone.  And  just  as  surely  -is  the  re- 
verse true  —  the  almost  soul-shattering 
realization  that  there  are  those  who  can 
and  do  love  us.  Mystery  of  mysteries  — 
unfathomable,  but  so  very  real  and 
wonderful. 

In  a  letter  to  his  friend  Benjamin 
Bailey,  John  Keats  has  written: 

I  am  certain  of  nothing  but  the 
holiness  of  the  Heart's  affections 
and  the  truth  of  Imagination. *- 

Finally,  there  is  still  a  third  dimen- 
sion of  wonder  to  which  I  would  direct 
your  attention  —  this  dimension  being 
in  the  realm  of  paradox,  an  area  which 
the  dictionary  defines  as  the  "seemingly 
contradictory."  Of  course  the  Christian 
religion  is  the  supreme  manifestation  of 
this  wonder  in  that  one  saves  his  life 
by  losing  it  or  finds  real  freedom  by 
surrendering.  This  morning,  however, 
the  "seemingly  contradictory"  proposi- 
tion that  I  want  to  single  out  as  a 
source  of  wonder  is  that  the  ultimate 
realization  of  self-hood  can  result  from 
completely    identifying    one's    purposes 


Dr.  Edward  McNair,  Director  of  Public 
Relations  and  Associate  Professor  of  Eng- 
lish at  Agnes  Scott  (1952-1977),  will  re- 
tire this  spring  after  25  years  at  the 
College.  After  his  retirement  he  will  con- 
tinue his  work  on  the  College  liistory.  Dr. 
McNair,  a  member  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa, 
was  a  summa  cum  laiide  ■  graduate  of 
Davidson  College  and  earned  his  M.A. 
and  Ph.D.  degrees  from  Emory  University. 
He  is  an  active  member  and  elder  of  the 
Druid  Hills  Presbyterian  Church,  Atlanta, 
Ga.  Dr.  McNair  is  currently  a  lieutenant 
colonel,  QMC-USAR  (Ret.)  having  served 
in  the  European  Theater  from  1943  to 
1946. 

and  ideals  with  a  cause  or  institution 
greater  than  oneself.  Last  June  Presi- 
dent Donald  W.  Shriver  of  Union 
Theological  Seminary  in  New  York  in 
his  baccalaureate  sermon  here  at  Agnes 
Scott  observed  that  institutions  are  the 
vehicles  of  culture,  the  preservers  of  all 
that  we  treasure  from  the  past  and  the 
conveyors  of  what  we  hope  to  pass  on 
to  the  future.  Thirty  years  ago  last 
June  in  1946,  it  was  my  privilege  to  be 
in  this  room  and  to  hear  the  commence- 
ment address  of  that  year  delivered  by 
President  Francis  Pendleton  Gaines  of 
Washington  and  Lee  University.  His 
topic  was  "On  Lengthening  the  Radius 
of  Your  Loyalties."  Now  combining  the 
ideas  of  these  two  addresses  given  here 
in  this  Chapel  thirty  years  apart,  we 
are  confronted  with  the  significance  for 
the  individual  of  developing  loyalties 
and  the  importance  for  society  of  strong 
institutions.  I  submit,  therefore,  that 
one  of  the  contemporary  paradoxes  — 
one  of  the  sources  of  wonder  —  is  the 


Ai>nes  ScoU  atlribLilcs:  inlcllccUial and moidl inlci^rily...  and 
conlimiini^  coniniUnicnl  to  hii^h  puiposcs. 


ircumstance  that  many  persons  have 
ound  themselves  by  giving  their  loyalty 

0  a  great  institution  and  becoming 
ompletely  identified  with  it.  Illustra- 
ions  of  this  sort  of  identification,  this 
seemingly  contradictory"  circumstance, 
:an  be  found  in  many  places,  but  for 
IS  this  morning  I  know  of  no  better 
ilace  to  look  for  such  supportive  evi- 
lence  than  here  at  Agnes  Scott  itself, 
ivery  great  person  whom  I  have  ever 
;nown  or  known  of  at  this  College  is 
me  for  whom  —  wonder  of  wonders  — 
his  institution  has  virtually  become  a 
vay  of  life  and  not  just  a  place  to  work 
ir  study.  More  than  any  other  indi- 
idual  I  have  ever  known  at  Agnes 
icott.  Professor  Ellen  Douglass  Ley- 
urn  personified  the  union  of  the  great 
eacher  with  the  constantly  productive, 
lublishing  scholar.  As  the  result  of  be- 
ng  an  alumna  of  the  class  of  1927  and 

faculty  member  for  thirty-two  years 
rom  1934  to  1966,  Professor  Leyburn 
nderstood  this  place,  its  ideals,  and  its 
eople.  Near  the  end  of  her  life,  she 
elivered  a  Founder's  Day  address  in 
I'hich  she  spoke  of  what  she  called  the 
most  cherishable"  qualities  of  this 
'ollege  —  all  of  which  are  inseparably 
ound  up  with  people  —  faculty,  stu- 
ents.  alumnae  who  have  realized  and 
re  realizing  themselves  through  this  in- 
;itution.  Listen  to  what  Professor  Ley- 
urn  said  these  Agnes  Scott  attributes 
re:  ".  .  .  largeness  of  vision  .  .  .  wisdom 

1  planning  .  .  .  indomitable  courage  . . . 
jyal  devotion  .  .  .  willingness  to  do 
ard  and  self-sacrificing  work  .  .  .  intel- 
;ctual  and  moral  integrity  .  .  .  [and] 
ontinuing  commitment  to  high  pur- 
oses."!''  She  concluded  her  address  by 
xpressing  the  hope  that  the  whole 
ignes  Scott  family  —  and  that  means 
lose  of  us  here  today  —  might  be  "a 
/orthy  part  of  what  Wordsworth  calls 
)ne  great  society  on  earth,  the  noble 
ving  and  the  noble  dead.'  "'^  And  in- 
eed  there  are  in  this  noble  Agnes  Scott 
ompany  countless  students,  faculty, 
dministrators,  and  alumnae  who  rise 
p  as  one  in  their  love  for  and  loyalty 
a  this  place  and  who  —  wonder  of 
onders  — -  have  paradoxically  through 
lis  devotion  found  themselves.  Miss 
Jannette    Hopkins,    as    many    of   you 


know,  was  the  first  teacher  employed 
in  1889  when  Agnes  Scott  was  still  a 
dream.  She  came  to  Decatur  with  the 
intention  of  remaining  one  year.  In- 
stead, she  stayed  on  this  campus  forty- 
nine  years  —  the  longest  tenure  in  the 
history  of  this  institution.  When  Dean 
Hopkins  died  in  1938,  the  faculty 
adopted  resolutions  in  tribute  to  her 
and  her  long  devotion  to  Agnes  Scott. 
Let  me  read  a  few  sentences  from  these 
faculty  resolutions: 

Miss  Hopkins'  long  association 
with  this  college  is  the  moving 
record  of  mortal  life  putting  on 
immortality  through  the  identi- 
fication of  personal  hopes  and 
satisfactions  with  the  large  imper- 
sonal aims  and  achievements  of  a 
great  cause.  The  college  was  Miss 
Hopkins'  very  life;  it  was  the 
channel  of  her  creative  energy;  it 
nourished  her  spirit  with  joy  and 
disciplined  it  to  fortitude;  it  deep- 
ened and  enriched  the  experience 
of  maturing  life;  it  was  her  being's 
heart  and  home.  She  gave  herself 
to  the  college,  and  she  took  its 
high  ideals  and  its  far-reaching 
purposes  for  her  own.'"' 

Dean  Hopkins  lost  herself  and  through 
doing  so  found  herself  —  and  she  is 
just  one  of  many.  I  once  heard  Pro- 
fessor Samuel  Guerry  Stukes  say  that 
he  had  given  his  life  to  Agnes  Scott, 
and  yet  he  was  at  the  same  time  a  de- 
voted husband  and  father,  a  respected 
and  effective  citizen  of  the  community, 
and  an  actively  participating  member 
of  his  church.  Indeed,  this  wonderful 
devotion  to  a  great  institution  does  not 
preclude  other  devotions.  In  fact,  it  en- 
hances them.  Thus,  one  confronts  a 
"seeming  contradiction"  which  is  pat- 
ently unexplainable  but  which  is  so  real. 
Again  one  says  mystery  of  mysteries  — 
unfathomable,  but  so  wonderful! 

The  late  Janef  Newman  Preston,  my 
friend  and  colleague  here  at  Agnes  Scott, 
has  in  her  volume  of  poetry  entitled 
Upon  Our  Pulses  a  sonnet  which  in  a 
remarkable  way  epitomizes  what  I  have 
been  trying  to  say.  Listen: 


In  this  exalted  hour  I  live  again 
In  joy  I  died  to,  walking  stony 

ground; 
And  every  haunting  why  and 

weary  when 
Is  plummet-sunk  in  rapture  newly 

found, 
For  beauty  once  beheld  and  clearly 

heard 
In  all  the  flames  and  voices  of  the 

earth 
Has  spoken  her  eternal,  inward 

word. 
And  lo!  my  spirit  comes  to  a  new 

birth. 
Knowing  that  darkened  eyes  can 

yet  behold 
The  golden  atoms  in  the  running 

sand 
Knowing  that  love  is  a  shelter  from 

the  cold 
And  courage  is  a  sword  within  the 

hand. 
Roused  by  a  living  voice,  I  wake 

to  feel 
Sun  on  my  frozen  mind,  wings  on 

my  heel.i'' 

Our  windows  of  wonder  —  through 
them  the  sun  can  shine  on  our  frozen 
minds.  I  can  ask  nothing  better  for  this 
senior  class  than  that  each  member  will 
ever  keep  these  windows  open  —  open 
to  the  fabulous,  to  the  beautiful,  to  the 
paradoxical,  to  the  wonderful.  A 

'  Bryan  MacMahon.  "The  Windows  of  Wonder," 
The  Red  Pellicoat  (New  York;  E.  P.  Dutton 
and  Company,    Inc.,    1955).   p.   64. 

-  E.  E.  Cummines,  Six  Non-Lectures  (New  York: 

Atheneum,  1963).  p.  11. 
'Job.    XXXVIll,    passim. 

'  Oscar      Wilde.      "Lady      Windermere's      Fan," 
Comedies    hv    Oscar    Wilde     (New    York:     The 
Book    League   of   America,    1932),   p.    128. 
•Kenneth    Clark,    Civilisation    (New    York:    Har- 
per and   Row.   1969),  p.  94. 

"  Ihid..    p.    98. 

■  Rudolf  Witlkower,  Gian  Lorenzo  Bernini  (Lon- 
don;  The   Phaidon   Press,    1966),  p.    1. 

•■  Clark,    p.    182. 

"  Harold  C.  Schonberg,  The  Great  Pianists  (New 
York:   Simon    and   Schuster,    1963),    p.    134. 

'"  John  Masefield.  "The  Everlasting  Mercy," 
Poems  (New  York:  The  Macmillan  Company, 
1929),  p.  88. 

II  Psalm  VIII:  4-5. 

'-  John  Keats,  The  Complete  Poetical  Works 
<Bo.ston:  Houghton  Mifflin  Company,  1899), 
p.  274. 

'3  Ellen  Douglass  Leyburn,  "One  Great  Society," 
The  Alines  Scott  Alumnae  Quarterly,  42,  No.  2 
(1964).  35. 

' '  Ihid. 

'■J.  R.  McCain.  The  Story  of  Agnes  Scott  Col- 
lege. 1889-1939  (Agnes  Scott  College  Bulletin, 
ser.   36,    no.  3.    1939).   50. 

"Manef  Newman  Preston,  "Sun  of  My  Frozen 
Mind,"  Upon  Our  Pulses  (Francestown,  New 
Hampshire:  The  Golden  (juill  Press,  1964), 
p.  84. 


Students  View 


Honor  System  Prevails 


By  LYNN  WILSON  77 


In  a  day  when  larger  institutions  are 
finding  it  increasingly  difficult  to  govern 
social  and  academic  life  on  their 
campuses  by  means  of  an  honor  sys- 
tem, Agnes  Scott's  administration,  fac- 
ulty, and  students  still  enjoy  the 
privileges  and  responsibilities  of  an 
honor  system.  Students  still  pledge  their 
work,  enjoy  self-scheduled  examina- 
tions, leave  dormitory  doors  unlocked, 
and  trust  their  fellow  students. 

In  writing  an  article  about  the  Honor 
System  which  will  be  read  by  alumnae 
who  instituted  the  system,  lived  under 
it,  and  served  on  various  judicial 
boards,  I  wish  first  to  express  my  ap- 
preciation to  you  who  have  given  to  us, 
the  current  students,  a  unique  and  en- 
joyable form  of  community  life.  When 
we  as  students  tell  friends  at  other 
schools  how  Agnes  Scott  uses  its  honor 
system  on  a  daily  basis  and  cite  our 
freedoms,  they  are  generally  impressed. 
There  are  those,  however,  who  respond 
in  disbelief,  or  who  find  such  a  com- 
munity "PoUyannaish"  and  incompat- 
ible with  "the  real  world'"  (however 
one  chooses  to  define  that  phrase). 
These  are  perhaps  the  sorts  of  reactions 
alumnae  encounter  in  talking  with 
friends  and  prospective  students  and  to 
these  I  would  like  to  respond. 

If  one  reads  the  Honor  Pledge,  it  is 
clear  that,  in  a  paraphrase  by  a  David- 
son College  administrator,  things  at 
Agnes  Scott  are  not  as  they  are  in  "the 
real  world,"  things  are  as  they  should 
be,  for  the  pledge  states. 

As  a  member  of  the  Student  Body 
of  Agnes  Scott  College,  I  consider 
myself  bound  by  honor  to  develop 
and  uphold  high  standards  of  hon- 
esty and  behavior;  to  strive  for  full 
intellectual   and   moral   stature:   to 
realize  my  social  and  academic  re- 
sponsibility in  the  community.  To 
attain  these  ideals,  I  do  therefore 
accept   this   Honor  System   as   my 
way  of  life. 
To  believe  that  every  student  is  a  per- 
son of  integrity  is  an  idealistic  stance 
that    many    colleges    are    not    able    to 
take.  The  Honor  System,  based  on  this 


Lxnii  Wilson  meels  with  Dean  Kirkland 


concept,  is  a  reality  at  Agnes  Scott  for 
at  least  three  reasons.  First,  the  com- 
munity governed  by  this  system  is 
composed  of  young  women  who  have 
chosen  to  come  to  Agnes  Scott  and  to 
accept  its  way  of  life.  These  young 
women  have,  in  addition,  been  selected 
to  join  the  commimity  because  of  their 
past  achievements.  They  are  capable 
and  willing  to  accept  the  responsibilities 
inherent  in  an  honor  system.  Second,  as 
you  know,  the  college  is  a  small  one 
where  students  know  the  other  students 
and  the  professors  personally.  To  vio- 
late the  honor  system,  therefore,  is  to 
take  advantage  of  a  friend.  Third,  the 
regulations  that  are  a  part  of  the  honor 
system  are  only  those  deemed  essential 
to  the  functioning  of  a  community  of 
people  who  are  living  together  and 
working  toward  common  goals.  Thus, 
the  honor  system  is  both  idealistic  and 
realistic  in  its  expectations. 

Admittedly,  we  as  members  of  Amer- 
ican society  today  do  not  have  the  op- 
portunity to  experience  mutual  trust 
and  respect  among  all  citizens  or  self- 
government  through  "responsible  free- 
dom." It  is,  perhaps,  an  adjustment  to 
leave  Agnes  Scott  and  many  of  us  find 


it  hard  to  remember  to  lock  everything 
and  keep  a  careful  watch  on  our  hand- 
bags in  public.  Yet,  the  experience  of 
living  within  a  community  where  one 
can  trust  one's  peers  and  can  respond 
to  positive  expectations  of  personal  con- 
duct is  significant.  It  encourages  stu- 
dents to  respect  themselves  and  to  ex- 
pect the  best  in  themselves  and  in 
others.  The  honor  system  is  a  part  of 
the  purpose  of  Agnes  Scott,  for  it  "cul- 
tivate[s]  in  the  student  a  sense  of  re- 
sponsibility to  the  society  in  which  she 
lives  both  within  the  college  com- 
munity and  beyond"  (Student  Hand- 
book p.   10). 

Winston  Churchill   in   the  House  of 
Commons,  1940,  stated: 

The  only  guide  to  a  man  is  his 
conscience;  the  only  shield  to  his 
memory  is  the  rectitude  and  sin- 
cerity of  his  actions.  It  is  very  im- 
prudent to  walk  through  life  with- 
out this  shield,  because  we  are  so 
often  mocked  by  the  failure  of  our 
hopes  and  the  upsetting  of  our 
calculations;  but  with  this  shield, 
however  the  fates  may  play,  we 
march  always  in  the  ranks  of 
honor.  ▲ 


Departmental  Update: 


CHEMISTRY 


By  DR.  MARION  CLARK,  Chairman 


In  the  years  just  after  the  public  dis- 
closure of  the  principles  and  mechan- 
ism of  nuclear  fission,  as  dramatized  by 
the  atomic  bombs  of  1945,  it  was  not 
unusual  to  hear  the  suggestion  that  the 
chemistry  books  would  all  have  to  be 
rewritten  and  courses  changed  to  ac- 
commodate these  new  findings  to  keep 
in  step  with  the  "Atomic  Age." 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  certain  chapters 
in  the  texts  did  have  to  be  rewrit- 
ten. Some  were  expanded  to  include 
atomic  fission,  more  about  radioisotopes 
and  the  potential  for  nuclear  power. 
Where  possible,  laboratories  were  ar- 
ranged to  include  at  least  a  demonstra- 
tion of  radiation  from  unstable  iso- 
topes. However,  compared  to  its  impact 
on  international  politics,  the  direct 
effect  of  the  advent  of  atomic  energy 
upon  the  undergraduate  chemistry  cur- 
riculum was  remarkably  small. 

Nevertheless,  the  intensive  research 
activity,  both  fundamental  and  de- 
velopmental, which  arose  in  response  to 
wartime  needs  of  the  early  forties  gave 
the  whole  body  of  science  a  tremen- 
dous momentum.  The  theory  of  the 
nature  of  matter  at  both  the  atomic  and 
the  rpoleeular  level  was  becoming  more 
self-consistent,  more  accurate  and  more 
predictive.  Because  of  this  there  emerged 
a  recognition  of  properties  of  matter  so 
subtle  that  only  a  few  years  earlier  they 
had  either  not  been  identified  or,  if 
identified,  had  not  been  measured  satis- 
factorily for  lack  of  adequate  instru- 
mentation. 

It  has  been,  in  fact,  the  developments 
in  the  realm  of  instrumentation,  par- 
ticularly the  innovations  and  improve- 
ments in  electronics  which  have  made 
possible  the  great  changes  in  the  me- 
thodology of  chemistry  and  have  ne- 
cessitated corresponding  changes  in  the 
teaching  of  chemistry. 

Some  of  the  same  kinds  of  advances 
in  electronics  which  have  made  the 
pocket  calculator  available  have  been 
applied  to  instruments  for  the  chem- 
istry laboratory.  As  a  result,  certain 
pieces  of  equipment  that  seemed  too 
expensive  ten  years  ago  or  too  esoteric 
for  an  undergraduate  laboratory  have 


Dr.  Clark  and  Dr.  White  assist  students  i4sing  tlie  N.MR  spectrometer  and  IR  spectro- 
photometers. Dr.  Clark,  department  chairman  since  1973  and  member  of  the  faculty 
since  1963,  earned  his  B.A.  and  M..4.  degrees  from  Emory  and  his  Ph.D.  from  the 
University  of  Virginia. 


become  virtual  necessities  at  the  level 
of  a  good  college. 

Fortunately,  funds  from  the  College, 
heavily  augmented  by  grants  from  in- 
dustry, governmental  agencies,  and 
foundations,    particularly    a    grant    of 


fifty-thousand  dollars  in  1974  from  one 
of  the  Woodruff  foundations,  have 
made  it  possible  for  the  Chemistry  De- 
partment to  keep  fully  abreast  of  the 
developments  in  chemical  instrumenta- 
(Coniinued  on  next  page) 


CHEMISTRY 


(continued) 


Dr.  Clark  chcckx  /■  r,7\  ;i  ISuhcock'.s 
technique  with  the  high  performance 
liquid  chromatograph. 


Jasmine  Choy  and  Dr.  Alice  Cunning- 
ham observe  Beth  Doscher  demon- 
strating her  program  on  the  computer. 


tion  appropriate  for  a  strong  under- 
graduate program. 

Long  before  I  came  here  to  teach, 
one  of  the  impressive  things  I  had 
heard  about  chemistry  at  Agnes  Scott 
was  that  even  the  freshmen  in  chem- 
istry weighed  their  samples  to  the 
fourth  decimal  place!  After  getting  to 
know  Dr.  Frierson,  who  headed  the  de- 
partment from  1946  to  1973,  I  knew 
why  and  after  seeing  that  beautiful  ar- 
ray of  Christian  Becker  Chainomatic 
balances  in  the  freshman  balance  room 
I  knew  how  it  was  done. 

In  1964,  with  a  grant  from  NSF,  Dr. 
Frierson  replaced  those  chainomatics 
with  "automatic"  single-pan  balances 
because  they  are  much  faster  and  be- 
cause this  is  the  type  of  balance  a  stu- 
dent is  most  likely  to  encounter  in  a 
research  laboratory.  In  1976,  Dr.  Alan 
White,  who  now  teaches  this  first 
course,  brought  those  chainomatics  out 
of  storage  and  began  to  require  that  in 
the  introductory  analytical  course  each 
student  do  a  certain  number  of  her  ex- 
periments with  the  "old  fashioned" 
balance.  Although  he  recently  finished 
his  doctorate  at  M.  I.  T.,  he  believes, 
along  with  some  other  more  established 
chemical  educators  that  experience  with 
the  older  balance  provides  an  unusually 
effective  way  to  develop  a  person's 
"touch"  with  any  delicate  instrument. 
(I  have  to  add  that  this  learning  ex- 
perience is  acutely  enhanced  when  it  is 
performed  with  Mrs.  Mary  Walker 
(Wm.  C.)  Fox  looking  over  your  shoul- 
der and  threatening  to  reward  any  faux 
pas  with  multiple  extinction.) 

The  laboratory  work  for  the  first 
three  quarters  of  chemistry  now  in- 
cludes experiments  in  which  the  student 
has  "hands  on"  experience  with  radia- 
tion counters,  pH  meters,  spectrophoto- 
meters and  the  department's  mini  com- 
puter. In  the  introductory  organic 
laboratory  students  use  the  basic  gas 
chromatograph  to  monitor  the  purity  of 
liquid  samples  they  produce  and,  with 
supervision,  they  run  simple  unknowns 
on  the  nuclear  magnetic  resonance 
spectrometer. 


NMR  spectroscopy  depends  upon  the 
fact,  first  reported  in  1951,  that  the 
exact  radiofrequency  absorbed  by  an 
atomic  nucleus  held  in  a  magnetic  field 
is  dependent  to  a  small,  but  measurable, 
extent  upon  its  electromagnetic  environ- 
ment within  the  molecule  of  which  it  is 
a  part.  With  an  instrument  "tuned  in" 
for  hydrogen  atoms,  it  makes  possible  a 
straightforward  correlation  between  the 
(hydrogen)  NMR  spectrum  of  a  mole- 
cule and  the  exact  location  of  the 
hydrogen  atoms  within  that  molecule. 
Thus,  it  has  become  a  powerful  tool  for 
organic  chemists  for  the  recognition  of 
compounds  which  are  already  known 
and  for  the  elucidation  of  structures  of 
new  compounds  which  have  never  been 
described  before. 

The  early  NMR  spectrometers  were 
monsters  which  required  a  room  or  a 
suite  for  adequate  housing  but,  thanks 
to  high-flux  permanent  magnets  and 
solid-state  electronics,  our  model  is  bet- 
ter than  the  early  ones  and  is  about  the 
size  of  a  console  TV.  The  students  in 
the  Organic  Qualitative  Analysis  course 
love  the  NMR  but  they  still  have  to 
make  those  derivatives.  We  try  to  give 
them  the  best  of  both  worlds  by  com- 
bining good  technique  and  careful  ob- 
servation at  the  bench  with  the  power- 
ful insights  into  molecular  structure 
available  through  instrumental  methods. 

Dr.  Frierson  brought  international 
recognition  to  the  department  in  the 
fifties  with  his  work  on  the  paper 
chromatography  of  inorganic  com- 
pounds. Through  outside  support  of  his 
work  he  brought  into  the  department  in 
1958  the  first  really  modern  analytical 
instrument,  the  Beckman  DU®  spectro- 
photometer, still  regarded  as  one  of  the 
best  for  certain  applications  and  still  in 
very  good  condition. 

After  a  year's  temporary  appointment 
in  1966,  followed  by  a  year  of  post- 
doctoral experience  at  the  University  of 
Texas,  Dr.  Alice  Cunningham  (Ph.D. 
1966,  Emory)  joined  the  faculty  on  a 
permanent  basis  and  began  a  vigorous 
effort  to  bring  modern  instrumentation 


to  the  Advanced  Analytical  and  Phy- 
sical Chemistry  courses  which  she  came 
to  teach.  The  laboratories  of  these 
courses  now  include  instruments  for 
polarography,  controlled  potential  elec- 
trolysis, cyclic  voltammetry,  recording 
UV-Visible  spectrophotometry,  spectro- 
fluorimetry,  infrared  spectrophotometry, 
high  precision  conductimetry,  gas  chro- 
matography (one  with  thermal  conduc- 
tivity detector  and  one  with  FID  and 
programmed  temperature  controls),  and 
atomic  absorption  spectrometry.  In  ad- 
dition these  labs  use  the  departmental 
computer,  Digital  Equipment  Com- 
pany's PDPS/s,®  which  has  been  modi- 
fied for  on-line  data  acquisition,  analog 
plotting  and  has  been  equipped  with  a 
magnetic  tape  cartridge  attachment  for 
extra  storage. 

Our  majors  usually  take  the  second 
and  third  quarter  of  Physical  Chemistry 
and  the  two-quarter  course  in  Ad- 
vanced Analytical  Chemistry  concur- 
rently. Since  most  of  these  instruments 
are  all  in  the  same  physical  space  it  is 
virtually  impossible  for  the  casual  ob- 
server to  tell  whether,  at  any  given 
time,  a  student  is  doing  a  lab  in  Phy- 
sical or  Advanced  Analytical.  Here  the 
students  see  for  themselves  that  the 
divisions  in  the  discipline,  however  con- 
venient for  purposes  of  administration, 
are  by  no  means  real  at  the  level  of 
fundamentals  and  applications. 

In  addition  to  those  already  men- 
tioned, the  department  acquired  in 
1975  one  more  instrument,  the  High 
Performance  Liquid  Chromatograph 
with  both  refractive  index  and  vari- 
able wavelength  U.V. -Visible  detectors. 
While  an  introduction  to  this  instru- 
ment is  included  in  the  advanced 
analytical  course,  it  is  finding  tremen- 
dous usefulness  in  the  investigation  of 
organic  reactions. 

While  the  basic  sequence  of  required 
courses  is  designed  to  give  students 
knowledge  of  the  principles  of  opera- 
tion and  applications  of  all  of  these 
instruments,  any  major  having  the  de- 


sire to  gain  a  deeper  knowledge  of  them 
and  special  expertise  in  their  use  can 
usually  arrange  for  this  by  requesting 
departmental  approval  to  register  for 
"Directed  Study,"  Chemistry  410.  In 
other  cases,  the  student  taking  "Inde- 
pendent Study"  may  find  herself  using 
one  or  more  of  these  instruments  ex- 
tensively in  her  research. 

Dr.  Alan  White  (Ph.D.  1974,  M.I.T.) 
joined  the  department  in  1975  and,  in 
addition  to  teaching  General  Chemistry 
and  Introductory  Analytical  Chemistry, 
he  has  expanded  the  course  in  In- 
organic Chemistry  from  one  to  two 
quarters  and  has  included  laboratory 
work  in  both  quarters  to  introduce  stu- 
dents to  the  special  techniques  of  that 
field.  This  lab  is  located  in  the  room 
that  for  many  years  served  as  Dr.  Frier- 
son's  laboratory  for  research  in  paper 
chromatography.  Returning  alumnae 
will  be  surprised  to  see  the  array  of 
vacuum  lines  and  other  special  appar- 
atus for  conducting  reactions  in  the 
absence  of  air  or  at  very  low  tempera- 
tures. Here  students  experience  some  of 
the  newest  methods  of  synthesis.  Along 
with  this  they  reinforce  their  knowledge 
of  fundamentals  by  returning  to  the 
UV,  IR  and  NMR  spectrometers  for 
structural  information. 

Any  account  of  changes  in  the  depart- 
ment would  be  incomplete  without  tak- 
ing specific  note  of  the  retirement  of 
Dr.  W.  Joe  Frierson  in  June  1975.  At 
a  dinner  in  his  honor  that  spring  the 
establishment  of  the  W.  Joe  Frierson 
Fund  for  the  support  of  student  re- 
search in  summers  was  announced  and 
appropriate  but  inadequate  tributes 
were  paid  him  in  recognition  of  his 
years  of  service  to  the  college  and  his 
remarkable  record  of  achievement  in 
teaching,  departmental  administration 
and  research.  Much  of  the  progress 
detailed  in  this  update  can  be  attrib- 
uted, directly  or  indirectly,  to  his  own 
effort  and  to  the  inspiration  he  has 
given  those  whom  he  chose  to  work 
with  him.  ▲ 


Mrs.  Fi>.\  and  Lesley  Garrison  look 
on  as  Diane  Bcaiuloin  uses  the  pH 
meter. 


Dr.     White    lectures    to    his    General 
Chemistry  class. 


OurWomer 


A  NUMBER  of  Agnes  Scott  alumnae 
were  active  in  the  Jimmy  Carter  cam- 
paign for  the  Presidency  and  attended 
the  recent  Inauguration  in  Washington. 
Two  of  them  are,  indeed,  members  of 
the  Carter  family.  Judy  Langford  Car- 
ter x'71  is  the  wife  of  Jack  Carter,  the 
President's  oldest  son,  and  Laurie  Car- 
ter Tharpe  "68  is  the  daughter  of  Hugh 
Carter,  Sr.,  the  President's  first  cousin. 
Another  alumna,  LaBelle  David  Lance 
x'52,  is  the  wife  of  Bert  Lance,  the  new 
Director  of  the  Office  of  Management 
and  Budget.  Susan  Ratchford  Granum 
'72  recently  married  Carter's  Deputy 
Press  Secretary,  Re.x  Granum. 

Some  other  alumnae  who  cam- 
paigned for  Carter  are  now  living  in 
Washington  and  working  with  the  new 
Administration.     Becky     Hendrix     '72, 


Carter  family:  standing  (I  to  r).  Chip, 
Caron,  Jack,  Judy  x'71;  seated,  Roselyn, 
Jimmy,  Annette,  Jeff,  and  Amy 


Labelle  David  Lance  x'52 


Cynthia  Wilke 


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n  Washington 


Becky  Hendrix  '72 


Susan  Ratchjord  Granum  '72 


ho  has  been  the  receptionist  for  the 
al  Office  in  the  White  House,  has 
new  job  as  an  aide  to  Presidential 
Vssistant  Hamilton  Jordan.  Cynthia 
Vilkes  '73  is  the  youngest  assistant  to 
ack  Watson,  Secretary  to  the  Cabinet. 

retta  DeWald  "50  was  a  delegate  to 
he  Democratic  Convention  and  Juliana 
Vinters  '72  was  an  alternate  delegate; 
oth  were  members  of  the  "Peanut 
irigade."  Juliana  now  travels  with  Judy 

arter  to  some  of  her  speaking  engage- 
lents. 
Also  attending  the  Inauguration  were 

arolyn  Bitter  "76,  who  works  for  U.S. 
enator  Sam  Nunn,  Sylvia  Williams 
ngram  '52,  Education  Chairman  for 
he  Alumnae  Association,  and  Mary 
Duckworth  Gellerstedt  '46,  President  of 
he  Alumnae  Association. 


Gretta  Moll  DeWald  '50 


Juliana  Winters  '72 


Laurie  Carter  Tharpe  '6 


11 


Professor  of  English  Dies 


Dr.  Margret  Trailer  (1908-1977) 


Dr.  Margret  Trotter,  beloved  pro- 
fessor of  English  at  Agnes  Scott,  died 
March  28,  1977.  Miss  Trotter  was  a 
member  of  the  Agnes  Scott  faculty 
from  1944  until  her  death.  A  native  of 
Staunton.  Virginia,  she  was  educated  at 
Wellesley  College  and  Columbia  Uni- 
versity and  received  her  Ph.D.  from 
Ohio  State  University.  She  had  pub- 
lished a  number  of  short  stories,  articles 
and  book  reviews  and  had  edited  one 
book,  "Robert  Frost:  Read  and  Re- 
membered." She  was  a  member  of  the 
Modern  Language  Association,  the 
American  Association  of  University 
Professors,  the  Atlanta  Wellesley  Club 
and  the  Holy  Trinity  Episcopal  Church. 
The  entire  campus  community  is 
deeply  saddened  by  her  passing.  An 
appropriate  tribute  is  planned  for  the 
summer  Quarterly  at  which  time  the 
Writers  Festival  honoring  Miss  Trotter 
will  be  reported. 


Fund  Established  to  Aid  Students  with  Ph^/sical  Disabilities 


Among  the  Agnes  Scott  graduates  in 
1919  Julia  Ingram  demonstrated  that 
perseverance  could  overcome  hardships. 
At  an  age  of  28  she  was  the  oldest 
member  of  the  class.  Hampered  by 
poor  eyesight  she  had  not  entered 
college  until  she  was  past  the  normal 
age  of  graduates.  In  fact,  her  mother 
had  to  read  to  her  many  of  her  assign- 
ments. 

Because  her  mother  was  a  diabetic 
prior  to  the  discovery  of  insulin  for  its 
treatment,  the  daughter  chose  chemistry 
for  her  major  and  later  served  in  that 
department  as  a  teaching  assistant  to 
Professor  Sam  Guy. 

Although  she  was  born  in  Columbus, 
on  March  2,  1891,  her  family  soon 
moved  to  Atlanta  where  she  lived  until 
she  graduated  from  Agnes  Scott.  She 
then  moved  to  New  York  to  study 
dietetics  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Clinic  and 
to  earn  her  M.S.  degree  from  Teachers' 
College,  Columbia  University.  She  then 
served  as  an  instructor  in  the  Phila- 
delphia Womens  Medical  College. 

In  1921  she  married  Linwood  B. 
Hazzard,  an  insurance  adjuster  whose 


family  had  been  neighbors  in  Atlanta. 
For  almost  a  half  century  they  lived  in 
or  near  New  York  from  where  he  was 
accessible  for  frequent  assignments 
throughout  the  world.  She  became  a 
leader  in  many  volunteer  causes,  many 
of  which,  such  as  the  Red  Cross  and 
hospital  service,  dealt  with  human  need. 
For  two  decades  she  served  as  a  trustee 
of  the  historic  Association  Residency 
for  Women.  As  a  member  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution, 
she  was  called  upon  to  lead  many  of 
its  projects.  As  a  Republican,  she  was 
active  in  politics  on  different  levels  and 
served  for  several  years  as  a  State  Com- 
mitteewoman. 

In  1974  the  Hazzards  returned  to 
Georgia  and  had  lived  in  Columbus. 
Prior  to  her  death  on  February  14, 
1977,  Mrs.  Hazzard  had  provided  in 
her  will  for  the  establishment  of  the 
Julia  Ingram  Hazzard  and  Linwood  B. 
Hazzard  Scholarship  Fund  at  Agnes 
Scott.  Preference  in  these  awards  will 
be  given  to  students  with  physical 
disability. 


Julia  Ingram  Hazzard  '19 


12 


On  The  Campus 


Applicants  Weekend 

Students  from  throughout  the  United 
States  who  have  appHed  to  Agnes  Scott 
were  invited  to  Applicants'  Weekend  at 
the  College  April  14-16.  Guests  lived 
in  the  dormitories  with  Agnes  Scott 
students,  attended  classes  in  academic 
fields  of  their  choice,  attended  the  an- 
nual spring  concert  of  the  Agnes  Scott 
Glee  Club  and  Music  Department,  and 
met  informally  with  faculty  members. 


Black  History  Week 

Students  for  Black  Awareness  at 
Agnes  Scott  sponsored  several  events 
for  Black  History  Week  in  February. 
Monica  Kaufman,  a  black  television 
news  anchorwoman,  spoke  to  the  Col- 
lege community  about  the  present 
struggle  of  blacks  and  advised  the  black 
students  to  work  to  eliminate  the  subtle 
forms  of  discrimination  still  operating 
in  American  society.  Students  for  Black 
Awareness  presented  "Creations  in 
Ebony."  their  own  program  of  poetry, 
dance,  and  music  by  black  artists. 

Guest  Speaker 

Ms.  Ann  Av.\nt  Crichton.  1961  grad- 
uate of  Agnes  Scott  and  newly  elected 
Mayor  of  Decatur  spoke  on  campus  in 
January  on  the  topic,  "Women  in 
Politics  and  Public  Office." 

Faculty-Student  Groups 

Representative  Council  of  the  Stu- 
dent Government  Association  is  spon- 
soring informal  interest  groups  lead  by 
faculty  who  have  volunteered  to  share 
their  hobbies  with  students.  Students 
may  join  faculty  for  gardening,  dance 
concerts,  antique  shopping,  spelunking, 
backgammon  and  bridge,  furniture 
making,  fencing,  jogging,  tennis,  golf, 
and  hiking,  German  conversation,  non- 
fiction  writing,  flying,  and  other 
interests. 

Chimo 

Chimo,  a  club  of  foreign  and  American 
Agnes  Scott  students,  sponsors  informal 


gatherings  such  as  a  dessert  party  for 
freshmen.  United  Nations  Day  activi- 
ties, and  a  party  with  foreign  students 
from  Georgia  Tech,  Georgia  State  and 
Emory  Universities,  and  the  Villa  In- 
ternational conimimity  in  Atlanta.  For- 
eign students  at  Agnes  Scott  this  year 
are  from  Nigeria,  Indonesia,  Korea, 
Hong  Kong,  Malaysia,  Turkey,  France, 
Spain,  Germany,  Norway,  Sweden, 
Switzerland,  Niccaragua,  Guatemala, 
and  Panama. 

Assertiveness  Training 

The  Acnes  Scott  chapter  of  Mortar 
Board  lead  a  seminar  winter  quarter  in 
assertiveness  training  for  all  interested 
students.  A  film  was  shown  of  vignettes 
of  various  situations  in  human  relations. 
After  each  vignette  student  groups  lead 
by  Mortar  Board  members  discussed 
how  they  could  have  responded  asser- 
tively   in    that    situation. 


Energy  Crisis  Discussion 

The  Economics  and  Sociology  Depart- 
ment and  the  History  and  Political 
Science  Department  have  planned  for 
May  a  day-long,  campus-wide  discus- 
sion of  the  national  energy  crisis. 

Political  Science 

Students  in  the  fall  quarter  political 
science  course  on  American  political 
parties,  taught  by  Dr.  Gus  Cochran, 
worked  two  hours  a  week  in  campaigns 
of  their  choice. 

Interdepartmental  Course 

The  philosophy  and  the  political  science 
faculty  next  year  offer  an  interdepart- 
mental course  entitled  "Mar.x  and  the 
Varieties    of    Socialism." 

Bible  and  Religion 

The  Bible  and  Religion  Department  has 
added  to  its  curriculum  the  seminar, 
"Woman  in  the  Bible  and  in  the  Judeo- 
Christian  Tradition,"  to  be  taught  by 
Dr.  Mary  Boney  Sheats,  department 
chairman. 


German 

In  April  the  German  Department  and 
the  Goethe  Institute  Atlanta,  the  Ger- 
man cultural  institute,  co-sponsor  the 
exhibit  Die  Fran.  The  exhibit,  which 
will  be  shown  in  the  Agnes  Scott  li- 
brary, is  composed  of  900  books  in 
German  and  three  German  films  with 
English  subtitles. 


Economics 

The  Winter  quarter  economics  class 
in  "Theories  of  Economic  Organiza- 
tion," taught  by  Dr.  William  H.  Weber, 
visited  several  corporations  to  observe 
how  production  is  organized  and  super- 
vised. The  department  has  added  to  its 
curriculum  a  new  course  entitled  "Corp- 
orate Finance." 

Biology 

The  ecology  class  spring  quarter  will 
take  a  field  trip  to  the  sandhills  of 
south  Georgia,  the  Hatch  Nuclear 
Power  Plant,  the  Okefenokee  Swamp, 
and  to  the  estuaries  and  coastal  areas  of 
northeast  Florida.  This  summer  the 
Biology  Department  offers,  for  aca- 
demic credit,  under  the  direction  of 
assistant  professor  Tom  Simpson,  a 
field  trip  course  in  marine  biology  that 
will  take  students  to  research  sites  in 
Florida  and  the  Bahama  Islands. 


Education 

Dr.  Lawrence  Hepburn,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  education,  visited  schools  in 
Liningrad,  Moscow,  and  Talinn  in  De- 
cember as  a  participant  in  a  professional 
seminar. 

History 

On-site  learning  in  England  and 
Scotland  awaits  Agnes  Scott  students 
who  take  a  six-week  course  this  sum- 
mer in  the  "Social  History  of  Tudor 
and  Stuart  England."  Teaching  the 
course  will  be  Dr.  Michael  J.  Brown, 
a  native  of  England  and  chairman  of 
the  Agnes  Scott  History  and  Political 
Science  Department. 


13 


With  The  Clubs 


Barrow/ 

Gwinnett/ 

Newton 


President  Emeritus  Wallace  Alston 
was  the  guest  speaker  at  the  B.G.N. 
(Barrow/ Gwinnett/ Newton)  February 
meeting  and  covered-dish  luncheon.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Alston  now  reside  in  this 
area,  and  Madelaine  is  a  member  of 
the  club. 

Birmingham 

The  Founder's  Day  Luncheon  of  the 
Birmingham  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Club 
was  held  on  February  19,  1977,  at  "The 
Club"  atop  Red  Mountain  with  thirty- 
seven  alumnae  present.  Newly  elected 
officers  are:  Jane  Davis  Mahon  '67, 
president;  Florrie  Lee  Erb  Bruton  '36, 
vice  president;  Caroline  Mitchell  Smith 
'70,  secretary;  and  Pauline  Willoughby 
Wood  '30,  treasurer. 

Dr.  Michael  Brown,  chairman  of  the 
history  department,  presented  a  slide 
show  and  gave  an  entertaining  account 
of  the  alumnae  trip  to  England  last 
summer. 

Columbia 

The  Columbia  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae 
Club  gathered  for  its  annual  Founder's 
Day  Luncheon  at  the  Gate  House 
Restaurant  in  Columbia  on  February 
12,  1977.  Fifty-seven  reservations  were 
made  for  the  occasion.  Following  the 
social  hour,  luncheon,  and  brief  busi- 
ness meeting.  President  Emeritus  Wal- 
lace Alston  spoke  on  the  founder  and 
history  and  uniqueness  of  ASC.  Bonnie 
Johnson  of  the  Admissions  Office  spoke 
about  today's  campus,  and  led  a  brief 
question  and  answer  period. 

Club  President  Jackie  Rountree  An- 
drews reports  that  the  speakers  were 
most  informative  and  enjoyable. 

Dallas-Fort  Worth 

Dr.  Michael  Brown,  of  the  Agnes 
Scott  Department  of  History,  presented 


a  delightful  slide  show  of  the  1976 
alumnae  trip  to  England  and  Scotland 
to  the  Dallas-Fort  Worth  Alumnae 
Club  on  February  25,  1977,  at  the 
home  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  W.  L.  Jack  Ed- 
wards, the  parents  of  Tricia  Edwards 
Hight  '71.  Twenty-six  members,  their 
husbands,  and  friends  attended  the  pro- 
gram and  dessert-coffee.  New  officers 
elected  at  the  meeting  are  Anne  Sylves- 
ter Booth  '54,  president,  and  Lucy 
Hamilton  Lewis  "68,  secretary-treasurer. 

Decatur 

The  Decatur  Agnes  Scott  Club  ob- 
served Foimder's  Day  on  February  23. 
After  gathering  for  coffee  in  Rebekah 
Reception  room,  the  group  joined  the 
College  community  in  Pressor  Hall  to 
hear  President  Emeritus  Wallace  Alston 
deliver  the  Founder's  Day  Address  to 
an  appreciative  audience. 

Florence,  S.C. 

The  Florence,  S.C,  Agnes  Scott  alum- 
nae, now  an  "official"  club,  met  Feb- 
ruary 27  at  the  home  of  Elinor  Tyler 
Richardson  '39  for  an  annual  get- 
together  in  honor  of  Foimder's  Day. 
The  club  selected  as  its  officers:  Carl- 
anna  Lindamood  Hendrick  '58,  presi- 
dent; Elinor  Tyler  Richardson,  vice 
president;  and  Llewellyn  Bellamy  Hines 
'59,  secretary.  Other  members  present 
at  the  meeting  were:  Leonora  Briggs 
Bellamy  '29,  Elizabeth  Hammond  Stev- 
ens '61,  Lucy  Goss  Herbert  '34,  Willa 
Jeanette  Hanna  x-74,  Mary  Wells  Mc- 
Neill '39,  and  Ruth  Brody  Greenberg 
x-41. 


Jacksonville 


During    the    Christmas    holidays    the 
Jacksonville  Alumnae  Club  entertained 


prospective  students  at  an  informal 
gathering  at  the  home  of  Club  President 
Deedie  Merrin  Simmons  '47.  Deedie 
says  that  the  Agnes  Scott  students  who 
assisted  were  bright  and  enthusiastic. 

Tidewater 

The  Tidewater  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae 
met  Saturday,  February  26,  1977,  for 
a  "Bring  Your  Own  Salad  Luncheon," 
at  the  home  of  Molli  Oliver  Mertel  '41. 
Members  enjoyed  a  discussion  of  ways 
the  College  has  influenced  their  adult 
lives. 

Toledo-Detroit 

On  November  6,  1976,  the  Toledo- 
Detroit  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Club  met 
at  the  home  of  Mary  McConkey  Taylor 
'28,  and  afterwards  enjoyed  lunch  to- 
gether at  the  St.  Clair  Shores  Country 
Club. 

Tri-Cities 

Virginia  Brown  McKenzie,  Director 
of  Alumnae  Affairs,  was  the  guest 
speaker  February  19  when  alumnae  in 
the  Tri-Cities  area  gathered  for  a  cov- 
ered dish  luncheon  at  the  home  of 
Laura  Dryden  Taylor  '57.  Club  Presi- 
dent Sue  Wright  Shull  '70  says  "It  was 
good  to  hear  news  of  the  campus  and 
to  get  suggestions  about  ways  we  can 
help  the  College."  The  club  plans  a 
dinner  meeting  in  Abingdon,  Va.,  next 
year  and  will  invite  husbands  and 
friends  to  meet  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Perry. 


ASC  Club  News 


More  Founder's  Day  meetings  will  be 
reported  in  the  summer  issue  of  the 
Alumnae  Quarterly. 


14 


Alumna  Fashions  Lifestyle  FromTwo  Cultures 


Dr.  Winifred  L.  Wirkus  ('69) 
transferred  from  Agnes  Scott 
in  her  junior  year  to  pursue 
studies  in  Asian  history.  In 
1974  she  was  awarded  a  Ph.D. 
from  Cornell  in  economics  and 
Asian  studies.  While  at  Cornell, 
she  met  and  married  Subandl 
Djajengwasito,  a  Ph.D.  candi- 
date in  linguistics  from  East 
Java,  Indonesia.  The  Djajeng- 
wasitos  and  their  three  children 
are  now  living  in  Malang,  East 
Java.  Winnie  is  preparing  to 
begin  work  as  economic  con- 
sultant for  the  Brantas  River 
Multipurpose  Project  (the  Indo- 
nesian equivalent  of  TV  A)  and 
as  guest  lecturer  in  economics 
at  the  IKIP.  Here  she  writes  of 
lier  life  in  Indonesia. 

Middle-class  life  in  a  small 
city  in  East  Java  bears  little 
resemblance  to  the  ethereal 
scenes  you  see  in  National 
Geographic.  We  live  in  a  house 
in  the  suburbs  and  have  pri- 
marily Javanese  neighbors.  Our 
home  is,  by  local  standards,  a 
curious  combination  of  luxury 
and  privation.  The  side  and 
back  walls  of  our  house  also 
serve  as  the  side  and  back 
walls  of  our  neighbors'  houses. 
We  have  a  TV,  an  electric 
refrigerator  and  an  LPG  stove. 
But  the  "stove"  bears  more  re- 
semblance to  a  Coleman  camp- 
ing stove  than  to  the  American 
idea  of  burners  on  top  of  an 
oven.  If  the  refrigerator  is 
running  when  we  want  to  watch 


TV,  we  have  to  turn  off  all 
the  lights  in  the  house.  Other- 
wise, the  initial  surge  of  the 
TV  will  overload  our  500-watt 
allotment  of  electricity.  We 
have  a  flush  toilet  (definitely  a 
Western  luxury)  but  no  running 
water.  Instead,  we  have  a  hand 
pump.  We  have  a  maid  who  has 
taught  both  the  children  and 
me  quite  a  bit  of  Indonesian. 

Credit  purchasing  is  almost 
non-existent  for  the  middle 
class  because  interest  rates  are 
prohibitive.  Few  families  can 
afford  a  lump-sum  payment  for 
a  car,  so  we  use  bicycles,  motor 
scooters,  or  public  transporta- 
tion. 

Here  there  are  no  "grocery 
stores"  as  we  know  them  in  the 
U.  S.  Instead,  there  are  three 
ways  to  shop.  There  are  small 
"tokos"  for  staples,  canned 
goods,  and  imported  foods. 
Then  there  is  the  "pasar"  for 
perishables.  For  me,  used  to 
American  packaged  foods,  the 
first  times  at  the  "pasar"  were 
traumatic.  Vegetables  come  with 
roots  and  dirt  still  attached. 
Meat  is  cut  in  hunks  off  a  leg 
or  quarter  of  beef,  and  chick- 
ens are  sold  live.  You  have  to 
bargain  but,  everybody  knows 
the  appropriate  prices.  The 
third  way  of  shopping  makes  it 
possible  for  a  housewife  to 
manage  her  house  without  ever 
leaving  it,  through  the  use  of 
itinerant  peddlars.  Each  day 
men  and  women  come  around 


with  baskets  of  perishables, 
rice,  cassava,  or  fruits,  carried 
on  their  heads  or  over  a  yoke 
on  their  shoulders. 

My  husband  is  a  dosen 
(lecturer)  in  linguistics  and 
English  at  the  IKIP  (Govern- 
ment Teachers'  College).  So, 
many  of  our  social  contacts 
are  with  other  academic  peo- 
ple, who  tend  to  be  much  the 
same  anywhere.  Here,  no  one 
seems  to  entertain  at  small,  in- 
formal dinners.  Either  you 
drop  in  (without  calling  first) 
or  go  to  a  formal  party.  With 
our  neighbors,  contacts  are 
primarily  chats  over  the  fence 
in  the  evening,  while  the  chil- 
dren are  all  playing  together  in 
the  street  (nobody  at  our  end 
of  the  street  owns  a  car,  so  it's 
safe).  If  there  is  an  "event" 
in  a  family,  like  a  marriage, 
birth,  serious  illness,  or  death, 
however,  all  the  ladies  of  the 
neighborhood  assemble  and 
call  en  masse. 

Our  life  is  not  entirely  "typi- 
cal" Javanese,  but  neither  is  it 
typically  expatriate  American. 
We  are  trying,  as  we  did  in 
America,  to  find  the  best  in 
both  cultures  from  which  to 
fashion  a  lifestyle  that  is  mod- 
eled solely  on  neither.  I  find 
that  many  of  the  values  most 
important  to  me  now,  in  fac- 
ing my  new  situation,  are 
those  to  which  I  was  exposed 
during  my  years  at  Agnes 
Scott. 


Deaths 


1929 


1949 


Dorothy  Brown  Cantrell  (Mrs.     Ann    Carol     Blanton    Howard 

John  H.,  Jr.,  October  21,  1976.     (Mrs.  Dean),  April  10,  1976. 


Dorothy     Kethlcy     Klughuupt, 

M.D.,   November   16,    1976. 


Doran  W.  Hess,  husband  of 
Mary  Duke  Hess.  October  20, 
1976. 

1933 

Mrs.  George  M.  Napier,  mother 
of  Eulalia  Napier  Sutton,  No- 
vember,   1976. 


1935 

Hester     Anne     Withers     Boyd 

(Mrs.  Harwell,  Jr.),  October 
28,    1976. 

Samuel  W.  Norwood,  husband 
of  Ida  Lois  McDaniel  Norwood, 
March  4.   1976. 

1936 

Mrs.  George  M.  Napier,  mother 
of  Francis  Napier  Jones,  No- 
vember,   1976. 

1942 

Allie  Leonora  Malone,  mother 
of  Allie  Malone  Pate,  January 
3,   1977. 

1945 

J.  Kenneth  Brown,  husband  of 
Elizabeth  Farmer  Brown,  No- 
vember 22,  1975. 
Martha  Jean  Gowcr  Woolscy 
(Mrs.  W.  Warren),  November 
24,  1976. 

Mrs.   George    M.   Napier,   No- 
James     T.     Heery,     father     of     vember,    1976. 
Genet     Heery      Barron     (Mrs. 
Lindsey),  November   15,    1976. 


1952 

Lois  Maclntyre  Beall,  mother 
of  Lilliam  Beall  Lumpkin  (Mrs. 
Murray  B.),  and  mother-in-law 
of  Adelaide  Ryall  Beall  (Mrs. 
Daniel  M.),  November  22, 
1976. 

1956 

Reid  Erwin,  husband  of  Alice 
Ann  Klostermeyer  Erwin,  Oc- 
tober 26,  1976. 

1957 

D.  Brantley  Burns,  father  of 
Suzella  Burns  Newsome  (Mrs. 
James  D.,  Jr.),  January  1, 
1977. 

1959 

Cecil  Johnson,  father  of  Rosa- 
lind Johnson  McGee  (Mrs.  Zell 
A.),  December  31,    1976. 

1964 

Julius  Anderson,  father  of  Eve 
Anderson  Earnest  (Mrs.  Wil- 
liam M.),  October  27,   1976. 

1966 

Benjamin  Pierce  Towers,  son 
of  Nancy  Bland  Towers,  June 
16,    1976. 


1973 

Dr.  R.  F.  Burch,  father  of 
Margaret  Sue  Burch,  October, 
1976. 


Special 


23 


From  the  Director 


Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  47 


Becauseyou  are  special  to  us 


The  alumnae  are  the  finest  resource  the  College  has  for 
promoting  the  name  and  purpose  of  Agnes  Scott  College, 
for  helping  with  the  recruiting  of  new  students,  for  assist- 
ing with  the  shadow  program,  and  for  providing  funds 
for  scholarships,  for  endowment,  and  for  campus  opera- 
tion. The  College  knows  this  well.  And  because  the  Col- 
lege continually  calls  on  her  alumnae  to  give  time,  talent, 
and  legal  tender,  the  College  knows  it  has  an  obligation 
to  reciprocate.  It  must  evince  appreciation  and  provide 
services.  For  alumnae  are  like  all  living  things.  They 
require  cultivation  and  nutriment. 

I'd  like  to  point  out  to  you  three  really  outstanding 
Alumnae  Association  services  which  must  be  utilized 
before  the  end  of  this  coming  June.  They  are  the  Alum- 
nae Association  Trip  to  Hawaii,  The  Family  Seminar  on 
:ampus,  and  the  Alumnae  Directory  which  will  be  mailed 
to  you  upon  receipt  of  your  contribution  to  the  College. 

The  trip  to  Hawaii  is  not  only  a  pleasure  trip.  It  offers 
a  special  learning  experience  to  its  participants,  for  we 
asked  advice  from  our  own  Dr.  Kwai  Sing  Chang,  who 
suggested  that  the  celebrations  on  Kamehameha  Day  are 
sspecially  beautiful;  so  we  have  scheduled  our  trip  for 
that  festive  time.  Furthermore,  the  Agnes  Scott  alumnae 
and  their  friends  will  have  the  best  company  possible,  for 
we  have  persuaded  busy  Marvin  and  Ellen  Perry  to  take 
this  trip  with  the  alumnae.  We  are  planning  to  invite  our 


alumnae  from  Hawaii  to  have  lunch  with  us  one  day 
while  we  are  there.  A  brochure  has  been  mailed. 

Another  Alumnae  Association  service  is  the  Family 
Seminar  scheduled  for  this  June  23-26.  Alumnae  and 
their  friends  may  live  on  campus  or  commute.  This  semi- 
nar can  be  planned  for  a  short  family  vacation.  Where 
else  can  you  get  three  meals  a  day,  a  place  to  stay, 
recreational  facilities,  a  fine  library,  lectures,  and  mean- 
ingful discussion  groups  for  $25.00  per  day  per  person? 
Remember  that  we  are  near  busy  cosmopolitan  Atlanta 
in  case  you  want  to  do  some  sightseeing.  Complete  in- 
formation with  a  registration  form  will  be  mailed  to  each 
alumna  during  the  month  of  April. 

Then  the  Alumnae  Directory,  the  first  in  twenty-nine 
years,  is  now  printed  and  available  to  all  alumnae  who 
contribute  to  The  Agnes  Scott  Fund  during  this  fiscal 
year  (July  1,  1976-June  30,  1977).  We  hope  this  publi- 
cation will  be  of  service  to  you  and  help  us  increase 
the  percentage  of  alumnae  giving  this  year.  We  have 
received  commendations  for  this  effort.  After  circulation 
of  the  Directory  one  alumna  said  she  had  received  calls 
from  old  friends  and  had  called  many  former  classmates. 
She  wrote,  "TTie  Directory  is  the  best  thing  since  hot 
grits!" 

We  invite  you  to  participate  in  these  programs  and 
welcome  your  suggestions  for  new  services.  The  Alumnae 
Office  phone  is  (404)  373-2571,  ext.  207. 


Letter  to  the  Editor: 

Dear  Editor, 

Reading  the  class  news  has  prompted 
me  to  write  and  express  feelings  that  have 
been  smoldering  for  a  long  time.  One  per- 
son wrote  "No  exciting  job  or  grad  de- 
grees—  just  the  usual  round  of  Cub 
Scouts,  Little  League,  PTA ..."  I  am  a 
teacher  of  exceptional  children  and  can 
think  of  no  greater  degree  or  more  de- 
manding or  exciting  job  than  that  of  being 
involved  with  your  children  and  other 
children.  Reflecting  on  the  number  of 
children  who  come  from  one-parent  homes 
or  from  homes  where  there  is  no  interest 
in  the  child,  or  there  is  illness  or  trouble. 


and  knowing  that  such  people  as  our 
alumnae  are  influencing  some  of  these  chil- 
dren makes  me  feel  good.  . .  . 

Many  classmates  have  made  outstanding 
contributions  to  society  and  these  people 
should  be  commended.  Some  of  our  class- 
mates have  the  personality,  stamina,  drive, 
devotion,  and  intellect  to  write,  obtain 
higher  degrees,  hold  public  offices,  do 
outstanding  social  work.  This  letter  does 
not  in  any  way  mean  to  criticize  these 
people.  All  1  am  trying  to  say  is  thank 
you  to  those  of  you  whose  circle  of  in- 
fluence is  smaller. 

God  gives  us  different  gifts  and  as  a 
teacher  1  would  like  to  say  thank  you  to 
mothers.  Their  job  is  not  easy  and  thank 
yous  come  very  rarely.  Often  it  is  years 


before  you  mothers  see  the  fruits  of  your 
labor.  But  those  of  us  who  work  with 
children  daily  do  see  the  result  of  the 
small   things  you  do.  .  .  . 

I  read  with  interest  and  pride  the  ac- 
complishments of  our  graduates  and  wel- 
comed the  change  to  describing  their 
achievements  rather  than  those  of  their 
husbands.  But  it  also  gives  me  a  very 
special  feeling  of  comfort  and  reassurance 
to  know  some  of  these  same  gifted  people 
are  using  their  gifts  in  other  ways.  Ways 
that  may  lead  a  little  child  to  become  the 
best  man  or  woman  he  or  she  can  be- 
come. .  . . 

Sincerely, 

Ninalee  Warren  '64 

Atlanta,  Georgia 


ALUMNAE  QUARTERLY,  AGNES  SCOTT  COLLEGE,  DECATUR,  GEORGIA  30030 


^ouNoev<^ 


ABOUT  THE  COVER: 

Glass  bottle  of  the  first  century,  A.D., 
from  Pompeii,  acquired  by  the  late  Pro- 
fessor of  Classics  Lillian  Smith. 


ALUMNAE  QUARTERLY  STAFF: 
Editor  /  Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  '47 
Managing  Editor/Jan  Brisendine  Funsten  "76 
Class  News  Editor /Jennifer  Driscoll  '78 
Design  Consultant  /  John  Stuart  McKenzie 

ALUMNAE  OFFICE  STAFF: 

Director  of  Alumnae  Affairs 

Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  "47 

Associate  Director 

Betty  Medlock  Lackey  '42 

Assistant  to  the  Director 

Jan  Brisendine  Funsten  '76 

Secretary 

Frances  Strother 

ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION  OFFICERS: 

President/ Mary  Duckworth  Gellerstedt  "46 

Vice  Presidents 
Region  I/Caroline  Reinero  Kemmerer  '54 
Region  II/Margaret  Ward  Abernethy  Martin  '59 
Region  III/Lou  Pate  Jones  '39 
Region  IV/Peggy  Hooker  Hartwein  '53 

Secretary/Mary  Jervis  Hayes  '67 

Treasurer/Julia  LaRue  Orwig  '73 


Member/Council  for  Advancement  and 
Support  of  Education. 

Published  four  times  yearly:  Fall,  Winter, 
Spring,  and  Summer  by  Agnes  Scott  College 
Alumnae  Office,  Decatur,  Georgia  30030. 


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13 
15 


In  Memoriam: 

Laura  Mayes  Steele,  1915-1977 

An  Appreciation  by  W.  Edward  McNair 

Classical  Languages  and 
Literatures,  1977 

by  Dr.  Elizabeth  Zenn,  Chairman 

Eudora  Welty  Reads 
to  Full  House 

by  Randy  Norton  Kratt  '58 

Margaret  Trotter  Remembered 

by  Nathalie  FitzSimons  Anderson  '70 

1977  Alumnae  Weekend 

Washington  and  Lee 
Honors  President  Perry 

Two  Buses  Roll  to 
Historic  Columbus 

With  the  Clubs 

Bookcase 

From  the  Classes 


IN  MtMORIAM 


Laura  Majes  Steele 


1915-1977 


An  Appreciation  by  W.  Edward  McNair 


For  approximately  forty  years  Agnes 
Scott  and  Laura  Steele  have  been  al- 
most synonymous  terms.  The  College 
was  a  principal  element  in  her  life,  and 
she  in  turn  left  an  indelible  impress  on 
hundreds  of  people  who  knew  her  as  a 
key  member  of  Agnes  Scott's  adminis- 
tration. After  she  graduated  from  Agnes 
Scott  in  1937,  she  became  in  1938 
secretary  to  President  James  Ross  Mc- 
Cain. In  time,  she  was  named  assistant 
registrar  to  Professor  Samuel  Guerry 
Stukes.  President  Wallace  M.  Alston 
in  the  first  year  of  his  administration 
appointed  Miss  Steele  to  be  director  of 
admissions,  and  when  Dean  Stukes  re- 
tired in  1957,  she  became  registrar  as 
well;  thus  for  many  years  thereafter,  she 
simultaneously  filled  two  full-time  ad- 
ministrative posts.  When  her  unexpected 
and  sudden  death  occurred  on  June 
17,  1977,  Laura  Steele  was  still  Agnes 
Scott's   highly   efficient   registrar. 

Miss  Steele  and  I  worked  together  at 
Agnes  Scott  for  a  quarter  of  a  century, 
and  during  those  years  I  came  to  know 


her  very  well.  As  I  think  back  about 
her.  three  sterling  qualities  come  im- 
mediately to  mind.  First,  Laura  Steele 
was  a  person  wholly  devoted  to  duty. 
Whatever  job  she  was  called  upon  to 
do  she  did  it  completely  and  well.  The 
word  "overtime"  was  not  a  part  of  her 
vocabulary.  If  she  was  responsible,  she 
staved  with  her  work  until  it  was 
finished.  Early  in  the  morning  and  late 
in  the  evening,  she  was  busy  at  Agnes 
Scott.  For  years  one  could  find  her  in 
her  office  almost  every  Sunday  after- 
noon. During  the  time  that  she  was 
director  of  admissions,  she  even  had  a 
dictaphone  at  home  and  departed  in 
the  evening  with  a  stack  of  correspond- 
ence to  be  handled  and  returned  the 
next  morning  with  dictabelts  ready  for 
her  several  secretaries.  She  seemed  to 
thrive  on  work,  and  she  never  shirked 
her  duty  to  Agnes  Scott. 

Secondly.  Laura  Steele  was  the 
epitome  of  high  standards.  Excellence 
was  a  hallmark  with  her.  She  despised 
gadgetry  and  sham  and  gave  such  short 


cuts  a  wide  berth.  If  an  academic  re- 
quirement made  certain  demands.  Miss 
Steele  was  always  insistent  that  these 
demands  be  fully  met.  In  many  ways 
she  served  as  Agnes  Scott's  academic 
conscience,  and  by  so  being  she  won 
the  respect  of  faculty,  students,  and 
alumnae  alike. 

Finally,  she  was  the  most  accurate 
person  I  ever  knew.  The  precision  with 
which  she  kept  the  College's  academic 
records  is  legendary.  No  detail  was  too 
insignificant  for  her  scrutiny.  Around 
Agnes  Scott  it  was  general  knowledge 
that  she  was  the  best  proofreader  on 
the  campus.  Someone  has  said  that 
"trifles  make  perfection  and  perfection 
is  no  trifle."  Certainly  Laura  Steele 
aimed  for  perfection,  and  the  constant 
excellence  of  her  work  attested  to  her 
unceasing  attention  to  detail. 

Such  was  Laura  Steele.  For  four  dec- 
ades she  served  her  alma  mater.  So 
effective  was  her  service  that  Agnes 
Scott  may  never  see  her  like  again.  A 


Contiihiitions  may  be  sent  to  The  Laura  Steele  Fund,  Agnes  Scott  College.  Decatur.  Georgia  30030. 


At  Agnes  Scott  College 


Professor  Elizabeth  Zenn  earned  her  B.A. 
from  Allegheny  College  and  her  M.A.  and 
Ph.D.  from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania. 


Two  MILLENNIA  have  distinguished  and 
preserved  the  best  in  Classical  literature 
and  obscured  the  ephemeral  so  that  the 
student  of  Classics  more  than  many 
others  has  the  assurance  that  what  he 
has  studied  will  endure.  Consequently 
even  the  casual  reader  would  be  suit- 
ably appalled  if  he  were  to  discover  that 
Homer,  or  Vergil,  or  Plato  had  been 
displaced  to  make  way  for  some  gim- 
mick. 

But  the  approach  to  literature  does 
alter.  There  was  a  time,  not  beyond  the 
memory  of  some  readers,  when  a  Greek 
and  Latin  department  was  popularly 
regarded  primarily  as  purveyor  of  big- 
ger and  better  irregular  verbs;  and  the 
nasty  reputation  may  not  have  been 
completely  undeserved.  Unfortunately 
no  one  has  been  able  to  suspend  the 
use  of  verbs  in  the  interest  of  the  mod- 
ern student  but  grammar  has  been  re- 
duced to  the  ancillary  position  which  is 
its  due.  Seriously,  I  do  think  that  we 
read  much  more  richly  now  than  even 
twenty  years  ago.  This  may  be  partly 
the  result  of  the  New  Criticism,  how- 
ever impossible  this  in  its  pure  form 
may   have  been   for  ancient   literature. 


Classical  Language 


where  disregard  of  the  historical  ele- 
ment could  easily  lead  to  erroneous, 
even  ludicrous  explications;  yet  the 
method  did  force  us  to  go  beyond  the 
traditional  philological  approach  and 
consider  the  author's  words  more  imagi- 
natively. 

The  most  striking  change  in  those 
courses  in  the  original  languages  is  that 
elementary  Latin,  which  formerly  we 
offered  only  on  demand,  has  become  a 
regular  part  of  the  curriculum,  as  it  is 
in  all  the  other  colleges  where  Latin  is 
taught.  The  reason  is  simply  that  many 
students  have  had  no  previous  oppor- 
tunity to  study  Latin  at  all.  It  even 
appears  likely  that  the  department  will 
shortly  find  itself  designing  a  program 
whereby  a  student  may  major  in  Latin 
if  she  enters  the  elementary  course  in 
her  freshman  year.  This  may  astound 
some  readers;  but  consider  that  it  is 
being  done  in  other  colleges  and  that 
perforce  Agnes  Scott  has  always  done 
exactly  the  same  thing  with  Greek. 
There  is  some  positive  advantage  in  the 
added  maturity  of  the  student,  which 
in  Greek  has  always  permitted  us  to 
approach  Plato  and  certain  of  the  pre- 
Socratics  in  elementary  Greek. 

The  remaining  courses  in  Greek  and 
Latin  are  substantially  the  same,  al- 
though the  sequence  is  somewhat  al- 
tered and  Petronius  has  returned  after 
an  absence  of  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

The  department  continues  to  offer  a 
major  substantial  enough  to  provide 
basis  for  graduate  school;  and  there  are 
perhaps  six  alumnae  now  in  various 
stages  of  graduate  work  in  Classics. 
Others  are  now  teaching^Classics,  some 
in  college,  some  in  secondary  school; 
several  have  used  Classics  as  a  basis 
from  which  to  enter  history  or  English; 
several  are  librarians;  two  are  musi- 
cians; and  finally  some  have  applied 
it  to  pursuits  too  varied  to  classify.  The 
last  provide  the  clearest  demonstration 
of  the  value  of  the  Classics  as  education 
for  diversity. 

The  department  has  always  differed 
from  other  departments  of  literature  in 
two  respects:  that  it  embraces  all  as- 
pects   of   Classical    antiquity    (history. 


by  Dr.  Eliza 

philosophy,  art,  etc.)  and  that  we  offer 
courses  in  these  as  well  as  in  literature 
in  translation  for  the  general  student. 
The  presentation  in  all  of  these  has 
changed  in  response  to  contemporary 
trends:  in  philosophy,  for  example, 
modern  interest  in  causality  has  gen- 
erated a  new  attention  to  the  pre- 
Socratics;  consideration  of  military  ac- 
tions has  been  nearly  eliminated  from 
ancient  history  in  favor  of  increased  em- 
phasis upon  intellectual  history;  mythol- 
ogy, as  Prof.  Cabisius  treats  it,  includes 
not  only  the  Classical  but  comparable 
material  from  other  civilizations  and 
takes  stock  of  current  theories  of  the 
origin  of  myth. 

The  reason  we  presume  to  encompass 
such  a  broad  area  is  that  the  inevitable 
approach  to  all  of  these  .fields  lies 
literature.  The  source  material  for  an- 
cient history,  partly  literary,  partly 
cpigraphical,  partly  archaeological,  is 
so  far  unlike  that  of  later  periods  that 
it  is  scarcely  accessible  for  serious  use 
to  uninitiated.  Aside  from  literature  the 
only  access  to  antiquity  lies  in  the 
remnants    of    its    material    world,    of 


Dr.  Myrna  Young 


id  Literatures,  1977 


Chainiun 


which  the  archaeologist  is  constantly 
increasing  our  knowledge.  By  them- 
selves, buildings  and  artifacts  afford  a 
much  less  comprehensive  view  of  an- 
cient accomplishment  than  literature, 
but  they  do  illuminate  what  the  Greeks 
and  Romans  wrote  and  have  added 
mmeasiirably  to  the  historian's  fund  of 
sources. 

In  this  department  the  material  aspect 
of  ancient  ci\'ilization  has  never  been 
ignored.  As  a  legacy  from  Prof.  Lillian 
("Latin")  Smith  there  remains  some 
memorable  equipment,  e.g.,  four 
Roman  mannequins,  all  with  accurateh 
styled  Roman  wardrobes,  elegant  toys 
of  yesteryear.  She  also  collected  several 
hundred  glass  slides,  in  all  likelihood 
for  a  course  entitled  "Roman  Private 
Life,"  a  usual  curricular  offering  of 
forty  years  ago.  Many  of  the  slides  are 
outdated,  others,  a  little  tired,  but  much 
of  their  content  together  with  much  that 
is  new  we  now  present  in  three  courses, 
"Classical  Civilization,"  "Classical  Art 
and  Architecture,"  and  "An  Introduc- 
tion to  Classical  Archaeology."  In  addi- 
tion, every  third  summer  there  has  been 
a  six-week  course  in  Roman  art  and 
architecture  in  Rome  itself.  Study 
abroad  is  imderstandably  favored  by 
students  and  in  this  case  is  most  appro- 
priate because  the  subject  is  ideally 
pursued  on  historical  sites  and  in  mu- 
seums. We  are  very  fortunate  in  being 
able  to  use  the  living  and  library  facili- 
ties of  the  Intercollegiate  Center  for 
Classical  Studies;  no  matter  how  avail- 
able the  visual  material,  a  library  re- 
mains an  academic  necessity. 

Some  readers  may  be  surprised  at  the 
enlargement  of  the  curriculum  in  the 
direction  of  archaeology.  It  results  from 
two  factors:  first,  the  fact  that  students 
are  much  more  visually  oriented  than 
previously  and  find  this  aspect  of  an- 
tiquity more  inviting  than  others;  sec- 
ond, the  growing  activity  in  archaeology 
which  has  indisputably  a  romantic  at- 
traction undiminished  by  the  considera- 
tion that  the  object  of  attention  is 
probably  a  trash  accumulation  from 
antiquity. 

(conliniied  on  next  piif;c) 


Rinnan  art  and  arcliitcctiirc  is  studied  in  Rome  itself. 


classical  Languages  and  Literatures  . 


niuiniicd) 


Classicists  are  not  usually  dependent 
upon  elaborate  equipment;  we  do  need 
adequate  library  resources.  Former  stu- 


dents would  be  agreeably  surprised  at 
the  increments  to  the  library's  Classical 
collection.    The    library    has    acquired 


/)/    Gail  (  ni'i-<iiis  (left)  listens  to  student's  comment. 


some  of  the  major  reference  works, 
such  as  Pauly-Wissowa  and  the  Corpus 
Inscriptioniim  Latinanmi,  and  bought 
complete  files  of  several  significant 
journals,  including  Tlie  Journal  of 
Roman  Studies.  The  Journal  of  Hellenic 
Studies  and  Hesperia. 

Of  the  faculty.  Prof.  Kathryn  Click 
retired  three  years  ago;  her  legacy  is  a 
very  active  department  and  lasting  in- 
fluence upon  many  of  the  readers  of 
this  report.  To  her  place  has  come  Prof. 
Gail  Cabisius  who  brings  the  experi- 
ence of  a  student  at  Smith  College 
(B.A.),  Texas,  and  Bryn  Mawr  (M.A., 
Ph.D.)  and  of  four  years'  teaching  at 
Boston  University.  It  would  be  super- 
erogatory to  introduce  Professor  Myrna 
Young  (B.A.,  Eureka  College;  M.A., 
Ph.D.,  University  of  Illinois),  who  first 
came  in  1955.  As  the  representative  of 
modernity,  Prof.  Cabisius  will  offer 
next  year  a  course  entitled  "Women  in 
Antiquity."  The  fact  that  ancient  ma- 
terial lends  itself  to  such  a  contempo- 
rary topic  is  simply  further  attestation 
of  the  timelcssness  of  Greece  and 
Rome.  ▲ 


Sally  Echols  '76  poses  with  statues  on  opera  stage 
of  the  Baths  of  Caracalla. 


Students  ikni'n  on  ancient  opera  stage. 


/Vritcrs  Festival 


Eudora  Weltj^  Reads  to  Full  House 


rm;  1977  AiiNi-s  Scott  Writurs'  Fes- 
TIVM.,  spon.sorct!  by  the  Dept.  of  Enf>- 
lish.  featured  Pulitzer  Prize  winner, 
Eudora  Welly,  and  honored  the  late 
Professor  of  English.  Margret  Trotter. 
Josephine  Jacohsen  and  Guy  Davenport 
were  also  on  campus  April  7  and  8  for 
a  panel  discussion  and  special  work- 
shops with  \isiting  student  writers 
from  all  over  Georgia.  Two  one- 
hundred-dollar  prizes  were  awarded  for 
poetry  and  fiction. 

The  following  article  is  an  excerpt 
from  a  report  written  hv  Randy  Norton 
Kratt  '.>>!  about  her  meeting  with  Welty. 

\'i  i-.xprcTi.D,  Wclty  was  superb.  She 
illcd  Presser  to  overflowing  the  night 
he  read  "The  Petrified  Man"  and  a 
Family  reunion  scene  from  Losing  Bat- 
tles.   Her   timins:   honed   to   match   her 


Eudora  Wettv 


ciilorfiil  prose,  she  rivalk\l  any  comedi- 
enne currently  performing.  Like  a 
gradual  warming  before  a  fire,  her 
listeners  created  a  rhythm  of  laughter 
rocking  to  her  soft  conversations  from 
Leota's  beauty  parlor. 

Finished  reading,  she  bowed  gracious- 
ly in  her  elegant  navy  evening  suit  and 
left.  No  questions.  No  comments  by 
the  Mississippi  lady  from  Jackson.  She, 
like  Robert  Frost  in  my  day,  preferred 
not  to  explain.  Let  the  work  stand  on 
its  own  two  feet.  They  knew  perfectly 
well  it  could. 

Earlier  that  afternoon,  I  had  mis- 
chievously asked  her,  "Did  you  have  a 
special  meaning  in  your  use  of  birds  in 
Optimist's  DaughterT' 

She  smiled.  "Oh,  I  use  things  I  know 
well.  Birds,  flowers."  That  was  all. 
In  other  words,  figure  it  out  for  vour- 


self. 


(conlinued  on  page  14) 


Margret  Trotter  Remembered 


Editor's  Note:  Dr.  Margret  Trotter, 
whose  specialty  was  creative  writing, 
was  the  first  director  of  the  Writer.i' 
Festival  in  1972.  It  was  because  of  her 
great  admiration  for  Miss  Trotter  thai 
Eudora  Welty  agreed  to  appear  at  this 
year's    Festival. 

Margret  Trotter  died  March  28, 
1977.  The  Writer.';'  Festival  honored 
her;  she  was  also  memorialized  by  the 
College  community  at  a  special  service 
in  Maclean  Chapel:  and  the  Board  of 
Trustees  designated  $2000  to  begin  a 
scholarship  fiutd  in  her  name. 

Following  is  an  excerpt  from  the 
Alumnae  Day  Tribute  to  Dr.  Trotter 
given  April  30,  1977  by  Nathalie  Fitz- 
Simons  Anderson  '70. 
Margret  Trotter  was  fascinated  by 
life's  irony,  the  discrepancy  between 
the  surface  of  things  and  their  reality. 
She  enjoyed  surprising  people,  shaking 
them  into  an  awareness  of  that  reality; 
she  surprised  students  by  punctuating 
her  lectures  with  puns,  surprised  her 
colleagues  by  challenging  them  —  in 
her  sixties  —  to  tennis  matches,  or  by 
quoting  in  a  demure,  scholarly  manner 
from  the  rather  pornographic  plays  of 
Sam  Shepard.  Her  quirky  sense  of 
humor  was  all  the  more  startling  in 
contrast  to  the  soft-spoken,  reticent, 
dignified    self    she    presented     to    the 


world.  Even  her  teaching  style  was  self- 
effacing,  never  flamboyant;  her  strategy 
was  to  lead  students  to  their  own  dis- 
coveries and  understandings.  She  never 
coddled  her  students,  but  she  was  al- 
ways gentle  with  them. 

She  herself  lived  by  the  high  stand- 
ards she  set  for  others.  Her  early 
critical  work  on  Faulkner  and  her 
perceptive  reviews  so  impressed  the 
literary  community  that  she  was  able 
to  use  her  influence  to  help  Flannery 
O'Connor  get  her  first  writer's  grant; 
throughout  her  life,  editors  of  little 
magazines  continued  to  ask  her  advice 
on  the  work  of  young  writers.  Her  own 
creative  work  was  neglected  for  what 
she  felt  were  the  duties  of  her  profession 
as  a  scholar  and  a  teacher,  and  her 
duties  toward  her  family.  She  cared  for 
her  parents  during  their  long  and  diffi- 
cult illnesses,  working  as  a  librarian 
and  teaching  at  other  colleges  during 
the  summers  to  support  them,  putting 
off  writing,  travel,  personal  desires. 
She  published  her  first  short  story  when 
she  was  forty;  in  her  entire  career,  she 
published  perhaps  ten  stories.  Pro- 
gressively less  sentimental,  more  clear- 
eyed  and  ironic,  all  of  them  illustrate 
ways  in  which  people  assert  their  dignity 
in  an  increasingly  demeaning  world. 

Margret  Trotter  was   never  strident. 


Whatever  the  situation  —  literary,  poli- 
tical, academic  —  she  assessed  the  facts, 
came  to  a  reasoned,  moderate  conclu- 
sion, and  then  took  calm  but  determined 
action.  She  wrote  purposeful  letters  for 
students  and  colleagues,  often  without 
their  knowledge,  and  gave  her  quiet 
support  to  causes  she  believed  in.  Her 
work  for  the  Humane  Society  is  almost 
legendary  —  she  placed  dozens  of  cam- 
pus dogs  with  appropriate  families, 
often  keeping  the  animals  for  months 
imtil  a  suitable  home  could  be  found. 
Bo  Ball,  a  colleague  in  the  English 
tiepartnient,  has  called  her  "the  friend 
of  injured  squirrels  and  three-legged 
dogs." 

Although  she  apparently  lived  with 
cancer  for  perhaps  twenty  years,  she 
refused  to  stop  teaching,  and  many  of 
her  colleagues  did  not  know  of  her  ill- 
ness until  the  very  end.  Margret 
Trotter  taught  English  because  she 
loved  what  could  be  done  with  words. 
This  fall,  teaching  Modern  Poetry  for 
the  last  time,  she  discovered  that  one 
ot  her  students  was  reading  Yeats  for 
the  first  lime  in  her  life.  "I  envy  you 
so  much,"  she  said.  ▲ 

Friends  nuiy  contribute  to  the  Mar- 
gret Trotter  .Scholarship  Fund. 


OUTSTANDING  ALUMNAE  AWARDS  PRESENTED 


Mary     Gellersttdt     dies     Rachel  Margaret    McDow    MacDougall    is 

Henderlite    for    distinguished    ca-  recognized  for  service  to   the   com- 

reer.  miinity. 


Mary  West  Tluitcher  receives  cerlijicate  for 
service  to  the  College. 


Back  to  Campu: 


Husbands  of  alumnae  compete  for  the  Con 
sort  Cup. 


More  than  foriy  incnibers  of  Class  of  '52  return  for  25th  reunion. 


Members  of  fiftieth  anniversary  Class  of  '27  pose  with  f;uests 
at  Druid  Hills  Cliih  wliere  tliey  began  festivities. 


77Alumnae  Weekend 


I   ASC   students   babysit    with    children    while    mothers   attend 
lal  meeting. 


About  the  Campus 


Washington  and  Lee 
Honors  President  Perr^^ 

President  Marvin  B.  Perry,  Jr.,  was 
awarded  an  honorary  LL.D.  (Doctor  of 
Laws)  degree  by  Washington  and  Lee 
University  during  graduation  exercises 
on  the  Lexington,  Va.,  campus  May  26, 
1977.  Dr.  Perry's  receipt  of  the  Wash- 
ington and  Lee  degree  was.  in  a  way,  a 
return  to  home  for  him.  He  taught 
English  at  the  University  from  1951  to 
1960  and  served  as  chairman  of  the 
English  department  for  the  last  four  of 
those  years.  His  ties  to  Lexington  are 
even  closer  through  Mrs.  Perry,  whose 
father,  James  R.  Gilliam,  Jr.,  lives  in 
the  town. 

After  teaching  at  Washington  and 
Lee,  Dr.  Perry  went  to  the  University 
of  Virginia  as  professor  of  English  and 
dean  of  admissions.  From  1967  to 
1973,  before  coming  to  Agnes  Scott,  he 
was  president  of  Goucher  College  in 
Maryland. 

In  addition  to  his  duties  at  Agnes 
Scott  College,  President  Perry  holds 
responsible  positions  with  numerous 
other  organizations.  He  is  president  of 
the  Association  of  Private  Colleges  and 
Universities  in  Georgia  and  of  the 
Georgia  Foundation  for  Independent 
Colleges.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Atlanta 
Arts  Alliance,  a  member  of  the  Atlanta 
Rotary  Club  and  past  director  of  the 
DeKalb  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

While  earning  his  B.A.  degree  from 
the  University  of  Virginia  and  his  M.A. 
and  Ph.D.  degrees  from  Harvard  Uni- 
versity,   he    was    awarded    membership 
in  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  Omicron  Delta 
Kappa.  In  1967  he  received  an  honor- 
ary  degree   from  Washington   College. 
At    the    time    this    recent    honorary 
degree  was  awarded  to  President  Perry 
the  following  citation  was  read: 
During  his  nine  years  on  the  faculty 
of  Washington  and  Lee,  Marvin  Perry 
made     imaginative     contributions    of 
lasting   value   to   this    University.    As 
principal   author   of  the   Seminars   in 
Literature   series,   as   innovative   head 
of  the  Department  of  English,  and  as 
originator    of    the    Glasgow    Endow- 
ment Program,   he   has   enriched   the 
cultural    and    intellectual    life    of   the 
entire    community.    His   departure    in 
1960,   though   a   loss   to   Washington 
and  Lee,  was  fortunately  not   a  loss 
to  education  in  the  South  but  a  new 


/)/'.  Perry  receives  dei^ree. 


beginning  in  an  illustrious  academic 
career,  continued  in  positions  ever 
more  demanding  of  his  administrative 
skill  and  dynamic  leadership:  first  as 
Dean  of  Admissions  at  the  University 
of  Virginia,  and  later  as  President  of 
two  distinguished  colleges,  Goucher 
and  Agnes  Scott.  Although  he  has 
given  generously  of  his  talents  in 
many  ways  —  as  teacher,  scholar, 
trustee,  churchman^  concerned  citizen 
—  his  achievement  of  widest  and  most 
enduring  significance  lies  in  the  com- 
mitment that  he  and  his  remarkable 
wife  have  made  to  the  increasingly 
important  work  of  women's  educa- 
tion. Washington  and  Lee  cordially 
welcomes  their  return  today,  and  in 
gratitude  for  his  vision  as  educator 
confers  upon  Marvin  Banks  Perry,  Jr., 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws. 


Dr.  W.  Edward  McNair,  Di- 
rector of  Public  Relations  and 
Associate  Professor  of  English, 
retired  this  lune  after  twenty- 
five  years  of  service  to  the 
College. 

The  Board  of  Trustees  ap- 
proved a  recommendation  that 
$2,000  be  provided  to  establish 
a  fimd  in  his  honor. 

Friends  may  contribute  to  the 
W.  Edward  McNair  Scholarship 
Fund. 


Julia  Ingram  and  Linford  B. 
Hazzard  have  established  a 
scholarship  fund  to  assist  stu- 
dents  with   physical   disabilities. 


Seniors  Feted 

The  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Associa- 
tion sponsored  a  pizza  supper  for  the 
senior  class  on  May  23,  following  their 
graduation  rehearsal.  Approximately 
eighty  seniors  turned  out  for  pizza, 
cokes,  and  brownies.  Sarah  Cheshire 
Killough,  entertainment  chairman, 
served  as  a  hostess. 


8 


Two  Buses  Roll  to  Historic  Columbus 


On  March  23  seventy  alumnae  and 
friends  traveled  in  two  buses  to  Colum- 
bus. Georgia,  for  a  one  day  study  tour 
of  the  city's  historic  area,  now  being 
restored.  At  hinchtime  the  group  met 
with  eighteen  Columbus  alumnae  in  the 
courtyard  of  the  Goetchius  House.  This 
1839  home  was  moved  in  1969  to  the 
Historic  Columbus  district  and  estab- 
lished as  a  fine  restaurant. 

The  afternoon  tour  was  directed  by 
Mrs.  James  W.  Biggers,  Jr.,  Exectitive 
Director  of  Historic  Columbus  Founda- 
tion. Inc..  and  member  of  the  Georgia 
Heritage  Trust.  The  planned  tour  in- 
cluded the  restored  Victorian  Springer 
Opera  House,  the  Greek  Revival  Illges 
House,  the  French  Empire  style  Rankin 
House,  the  Walker-Peters-Langdon 
House,  built  in  1828  and  considered  to 
be  the  oldest  house  in  Columbus,  and 
the  Dr.  John  S.  Pemberton  House  and 
Apothecary  Shop,  the  home  of  the 
originator  of  the  formula  for  Coca- 
Cola.  In  addition  to  seeing  these  struc- 
tures on  the  National  Register,  the 
group  entered  a  private  residence  typi- 
cal of  those  being  restored  in  the  his- 
toric area  and  walked  along  the  banks 
of  the  Chattahoochee,  at  the  site  of  the 
Chattahoochee  Promenade,  an  outdoor 
historical  museum.  Columbus'  perma- 
nent observance  of  the  National  Bi- 
centennial. 


Walkcr-Pctcrs-Liiiii^don 


The    Columbus    trip    was    the    third 
alumnae  stud>'-tour  planned   by  Sylvia 


Will 
tion 


lanis  Ingram  '.'^2.  continuing  educa- 
hairman. 


Goetchius  Hniisc  ( IS39j  is  site  for  coiirlyurd  liiiiclteon. 


This  Itoiise  at  13  Sevcntli  Street  is  one  residence  visited. 


With  the  Clubs 


Cobb  County 


Newly  cicited  Cohh  County  officers: 
seated,  Ann  Diirrunce  Snead  '65,  president; 
standing,  left,  Anita  Sheldon  Barton  '59, 
vice  president:  and  Rebecca  Davis  Huher 
'68,    secretary -treasurer 

Twenty-seven  alumnae  and  several 
prospective  students  gathered  for  a 
Founder's  Day  Luncheon  at  the  home 
of  Eleanor  Compton  Underwood  '49. 
Dr.  Ted  Mathews,  associate  professor 
of  music  at  Agnes  Scott,  gave  a  slide 
presentation,  "Sights,  Sounds,  and  Soci- 
ology: The  Agnes  Scott  Glee  Club  in 
Europe,"  assisted  by  the  Madrigal 
Singers. 

Newly  elected  officers  are:  Ann 
Durrance  Snead  '65,  president;  Anita 
Sheldon  Barton  '59,  vice  president:  and 
Becky  Davis  Huber  '68,  secretary- 
treasurer. 

Middle  Tennessee 


Joyce  Skeltoii  Wiinhcrly  '57,  Director  of 
Admissions  Ann  Rivers  Hutclicson  '59, 
speaker,  and  Ann  Shires  Fennel  '57  at 
Middle  Tennessee  meeting 

The  Middee  Tenne.ssee  Alumnae  Club 
met  for  luncheon  at  the  University  Club 
on  February   19,  with  twenty-si.\  pres- 


ent. After  an  enthusiastic  talk  by  the 
Agnes  Scott  Director  of  Admissions, 
Ann  Rivers  Thompson,  the  following 
officers  for  the  1977-78  year  were 
elected:  Nancy  Bowers  Wood  '59, 
president;  Margaret  Havron  '60,  vice 
president;  and  Ann  Shires  Penuel  '57, 
secretary-treasurer. 

Washington 

•The  U.S.S.R.  Since  1945  —  Perspec- 
tives and  Prospects"  was  the  subject  of 
Dr.  Catherine  Strateman  Sims'  talk  at 
the  Founder's  Day  luncheon  of  the 
Washington,  D.C.,  alumnae  club  on 
February  26.  Forty-eight  alumnae 
gathered  to  welcome  Dr.  Sims. 

In  the  fall  of  1976  three  area  coffees 
were  held  at  the  homes  of  Josie  Rodin 


Houston 


Josie  Rodin  Bergslroin  '61.  Speaker,  Dr. 
Catherine  Sims,  and  Barbara  Diivall 
Averch  '58  greet  eacli  other  at  the  Wash- 
ington luncheon. 

Bergstrom  '61  (Virginia),  Nancy 
Thomas  Hill  '52  CVirginia),  and  Lynn 
Weekley  Parsons  '64  (Maryland  and 
the  District).  President  Nancy  Thomas 
Hill  reported  on  Alumnae  Council;  and 
news  of  the  College  and  club  programs 
were  discussed. 

The  club  held  an  evening  meeting 
May  25  to  elect  officers  and  to  hear  a 
career  panel  of  six  area  alumnae:  Pris- 
cilla  Sheppard  Taylor  '53,  writer/editor; 
Hannah  Jackson  AInutt  '55,  high  school 
guidance  coimselor;  May  Day  Shew- 
maker  Taylor  '66,  general  manager, 
buying  service;  Mary  Garlington  Trefry 
'69,  children's  librarian;  Carolyn  Cox 
'71,  general  law  practice;  and  Ellen 
Flynn  Giles   '72,   systems  analyst. 


Cherry  Wood  '73,  vice  president:  Speaker 
Dr.  Michael  Brown:  and  Fran  Amsler 
Nichol  '73,  president,  pose  at  the  Houston 
meeting. 

In  celebration  of  Founder's  Day  the 
Houston  Alumnae  Club  met  for  kmch- 
con  at  Stouffers  on  Saturday,  February 
26.  Dr.  Michael  Brown,  chairman  of 
Agnes  Scott's  Department  of  History 
and  Political  Science,  presented  a  slide 
show  of  the  alumnae  trip  to  England 
which  he  directed  in  the  summer  of 
1976.  Club  president  Fran  Nichol  re- 
ports that  the  program  is  delightful  and 
reconiniends  it  to  other  clubs. 


Charlotte 


Dr.  Mary  Boney  Sheats.  chairman  of 
Agnes  Scott's  Department  of  Bible  and 
Religion,  was  the  guest  speaker  for  a 
kmcheon  meeting  of  the  Charlotte 
Alumnae  Club  on  February  26  at  the 
Charlotte  Country  Club.  Sixty  alumnae 
and  friends  gathered  to  welcome  Dr. 
Sheats  on  this  Founder's  Day  occasion. 
At  the  business  meeting  the  follow- 
ing officers  for  1977-78  were  elected: 
Sue  Heinrich  Van  Landingham  '63, 
president;  Sallie  Daniel  Johnson  '71, 
vice  president;  Mary  Corbitt  Brockman 
'68,  secretary;  and  Miriam  Steele  Jack- 
son '49,  treasurer. 

Augusta 

Members  of  the  Augusta  Alumnae 
Club  met  for  their  annual  Founder's 
Day  Luncheon  on  February  26  at  the 
Augusta  Country  Club.  Guest  speaker 
Dr.  Margaret  Pepperdene,  chairman  of 
Agnes   Scott's  Department   of  English, 


10 


Dr.  Margaret  Pepperdene  talks  with  Jac- 
quelyn  Murray  Blanchard  '57,  president, 
Augusta  Club. 

spoke  on  liberal  arts  as  a  point  of  view 
toward  learning  and  life  and  as  the 
best  single  preparation  for  any  profes- 
sion. 

The  club  plans  a  late  summer  party 
for  current  and  prospective  students. 


Florence,  S.C. 


A  GROUP  of  alumnae  in  Florence,  S.  C, 
gathered  to  celebrate  Founder's  Day  on 
February  27  at  the  home  of  Elinor 
Tyler  Richardson  '39,  with  Ruth  Brody 
Greenberg  '41  co-hostess.  Those  present 
were:  Llewellyn  Bellamy  Hines  '59, 
Leonora  Briggs  Bellamy  '29,  Elizabeth 
Hammond  Stevens  "61,  Carlanna  Linda- 
mood  Hendrick  '58,  Lucy  Goss 
Herbert  '34,  Willa  Jeanette  Hanna  '74. 
Elinor  Tvler  Richardson  '39,  and  Mary 
Wells  McNeill  '39.  Elinor  says.  "We 
made  up  for  the  small  number  by  our 
enthusiasm.  We  had  a  good  time  and 
we  do  love  Agnes  Scott!' 

Officers  for  the  coming  year  are: 
president,  Carlanna  Lindamood  Hend- 
rick '58;  vice  president,  Elinor  Tyler 
Richardson  '39;  secretary,  Llewellyn 
Bellamy  Hines  '59. 

Athens 


Four  Newton  sisters,  Janet  '17,  Virginia 
'19.  Charlotte  '21.  and  Catherine,  en- 
tertained alumnae  in  Athens,  Georgia, 
at  a  buffet  kmcheon  at  their  home  on 
March  5.  The  occasion  was  especially 
in  honor  of  Janet,  who  is  a  member  of 
the  60th  reunion  class.  Twenty-one 
alumnae  were  present  to  congratulate 
Janet  and  to  hear  Melissa  Holt  Vandi- 
ver  '73,  guest  speaker  from  the  College 
admissions  office. 


Dr.  Wallace  .4htan  addresses  Central 
Florida  Club. 

The  second  annual  luncheon  of  the 
Central  Florida  Club  was  held  March 
12  at  the  Dubsdread  Country  Club  in 
Orlando.  Fifty-five  alumnae  and  guests 
were  present,  including  Dr.  Marshall 
Dendy,  a  Trustee  Emeritus  of  the  Col- 
lege, who  asked  the  blessing.  President 
Emeritus  Wallace  M.  Alston  was  guest 
speaker.  "We  all  enjoyed  talking  with 
him  and  catching  up  on  news  of  the 
college.  His  speech  about  the  history  of 
ASC  and  what  it  meant  to  us  as  it 
formed  and  guided  us  was  excellent  and 
just  what  we  needed  to  remind  us  of 
our  'roots,'"  reported  club  president 
Mary  Love  Hammond. 

Two  new  officers  for  the  1977-78 
term  were  elected:  Melba  Cronenberg 
Bassett  '59,  president;  and  Margaret 
Glenn  Lyon  '50,  secretary.  Mary 
L'heureux  Hammond  will  continue  to 
handle  the  citrus  fruit  project  for  the 
club. 


Chicago 


Athens  luncheon  at  Newton  home,  facing 
(I  to  r),  Amanda  Hutsey  Thompson  '48, 
Claire  Eaton  Franklin  '52,  Maureen 
Williams  '72 


Seventeen  alumnae  from  the  greater 
Chicago  area  met  for  coffee  at  the 
home  of  Patsy  Luther  Chronis  '62  on 
Saturday,  March  5.  Virginia  Clark 
Brown  '65,  who  helped  get  the  group 
together,  reported  that  they  enjoyed 
exchanging  news  about  the  College  and 
other  classmates. 


Alumnae  who  attended  were:  Polly 
Heaslett  Badger  '40,  Virginia  Clark 
Brown  '65,  Adrienne  Haire  Weisse  '62, 
Jane  Robinson  '70,  Lily  Chan  '75, 
Mary  Gay  Morgan  '75,  Carolyn  Gray 
Phelan  '69,  Nancy  Gheesling  Abel  '63, 
Kay  Greene  Gunter  '42,  Ruth  McDon- 
ald Otto  '27,  Patty  Morgan  Fisher  '53, 
Pat  McManmon  Ott  '48,  Miff  Jones 
Woolsey  '49,  Sally  Kelly  Clancy  '52, 
Ann  Stine  Hughes  '47,  Julia  Murray 
Pcnsinger  '66,  and  Patsy  Luther  Chronis 
■62. 

Richmond 

Grace  W.^iLker  Winn  '41  and  Dusty 
Kenyon  '70  arranged  a  luncheon  meet- 
ing for  Richmond  alumnae  on  March 
5  at  the  Presbyterian  School  of  Chris- 
tian Education.  Twenty-two  alumnae 
gathered  to  exchange  news,  browse 
through  old  annuals,  and  hear  a  talk 
by  Virginia  Brown  McKenzie,  director 
of  alumnae  affairs. 

Members  of  the  Steering  Committee 
for  1977-78  are:  Mary  Evelyn  Knight 
Swezey  '55,  chairman;  Callie  McArthur 
Robinson  '55;  Katherine  Gwaltney 
Rcmick  '61;  Mary  Louise  Laird  '64; 
Rebecca  Thompson  Helton  '75;  and 
Cecilia  Turnagc   Garner  '63. 

Roanol\e 

On  APRn_  2  the  Roanoke  Club  met  for 
lunch  at  the  Top  of  the  Catch,  West 
Salem  Square.  The  guest  speaker.  Dr. 
John  Gignilliat  of  the  Agnes  Scott 
history  department,  spoke  on  "General 
Lee,  the  Humorist."  Betty  Patrick 
Merritt  '46  attributes  the  success  of  the 
meeting  to  Dr.  Gignilliat  and  his  topic, 
the  beautiful  weather,  and  the  oppor- 
timity  for  each  alumna  to  speak  briefly. 
Co-presidents  for  1977-78  are  Kath- 
ryn  Amick  Walden  '53  and  Nancy 
Hammerstrom  Cole  '65. 

Triangle 

R.aiLEiGH-DuRH.\M-CH.\PEE  HiLL  area 
alumnae  have  a  new  Agnes  Scott  alum- 
nae club!  Polly  Page  Moreau  '62  ar- 
ranged a  luncheon  meeting  on  April  2 
at  the  Carolina  Inn,  Chapel  Hill,  and 
thirty  attended.  Virginia  Brown  McKen- 
zie, director  of  alumnae  affairs,  was 
guest  speaker  for  the  occasion. 

A  steering  committee  was  appointed 
for  the  selection  of  officers.  The  group 
plans  to  meet  twice  a  year. 


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Barrow/Gwinnctt/Ncwton       Atlanta 


Birmingham 


Two  MFMBERS  OF  THE  ATLANTA  ClUB, 

Adeie  Dieckmann  McK.ce  '48  and  Betty 
Glenn  Stow  '45,  presented  the  January 
program,  "Growth  in  the  Professions," 
discussing  their  work  on  the  hymn, 
"Prayer  for  Our  Nation,"  for  the  Bi- 
centennial Task  Force  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  in  the  U.  S.  Mr.  James 
Peck  spoke  on  "Growth  Toward 
What?"  at  the  concluding  meeting  in 
April. 

The  following  officers  were  elected 
for  next  year:  Ruby  Rosser  Davis  '43, 
president:  Scott  Newell  Newton  '45, 
first  vice  president;  Jackie  Simmons 
Gow  '52,  second  vice  president;  Nita 
Hewell  Long  '46,  secretary;  and  Betty 
Floding   Morgan  "21,   treasurer. 


their  luncheon. 


Some  of  the  BGN  Cliih  members:  back 
row,  Mary  Evelyn  Davis,  Rachel  King. 
,\'orii  Kini;,  Brentlii  Purvis.  Joyce  Pack, 
Paula  Cnlbreth:  center  row.  Jean  John.s- 
ton,  Norris  Wootton,  Mary  Cohen,  Cecily 
Langford.  Peggy  Mayfield:  front  row, 
Maude  Padgett,  Patricia   Tucker 


YoungAtlantLi 


Greenville 


President  and  Mrs.  Marvin  B.  Perry, 
Jr.,  were  special  guests  at  the  Founder's 
Day  Luncheon  meeting  of  the  Green- 
ville Alumnae  Club  on  February  26  at 
the  Colonial  Court  Motel  Restaurant. 
Rose  Marie  Traeger  Sumerel  '62.  presi- 
dent, reports  that  45  members  attended 
and  enjoyed  the  Perrys  and  hearing 
current  campus  news  and  plans  for  the 
Collece. 


In  March  thirty-five  members  of  the 
Young  Atlanta  Club  enjoyed  hearing 
Leland  Staven,  assistant  professor  of  art 
at  Agnes  Scott,  present  a  program  on 
"Today's  Art,"  using  slides  and  some 
of  his  recent  paintings.  The  club's  final 
meeting  for  the  year  was  the  annual 
cookout  in  May  at  the  home  of  club 
president  Gayle  Gellerstedt  Daniel  '71. 


Decatur 

The  Social  Role  of  Women  of 
Knowledge,  presented  hy  Constance 
Jones,  instructor  in  sociology  at  Agnes 
Scott,  and  "Home  From  Down  Under", 
presented  by  Frances  Gilliland  Stukes 
'24  and  Nelle  Chamlee  Howard  '34, 
concluded  the  Decatur  Club's  series  of 
interesting  programs  this  year. 

Officers  for  the  coming  year  are: 
Eleanor  Lee  McNeill  '59,  president; 
Mary  Ben  Wright  Erwin  '25,  program 
vice  president;  Dot  Travis  Joyner  '41, 
membership  vice  president;  and  Eliza- 
beth  Mclntire   '28.    secretary-treasurer. 


Huntsville 

The  first  meeting  of  the  newly- 
organized  North  Alabama  Agnes  Scott 
Alumnae  Club  took  place  on  May  2. 
The  occasion  was  an  organizational 
luncheon,  held  in  the  Mooreland  Room 
of  the  Huntsville  Hilton.  Director  of 
Alumnae  Affairs  Virginia  Brown  Mc- 
Kenzie  was  guest  speaker. 

President  Carlene  Nickel  Elrod  '53 
says  Virginia  helped  them  get  off  to  a 
good  start:  "We  think  we  have  a  great 
group  of  alumnae  here  and  we're  all 
excited  about  our  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae 
Club!  We  now  have  eighteen  dues-paid 
members." 


Carlene  Mckel  Elrod  '.'^.^.  Eleanor  Hut- 
chens  '40.  and  Antie  Bottoms  Woiiters  '52 
allend  Huntsville  Club  meeting. 


Dr.  Perry   with   Greenville  Club  President 
Rose  Marie  Traeger  Sumerel 


NEW    GIFT     ANNUITIES 
now  provide  greater  income  to  donors. 

For  information  write  or  call 

Paul  McCain,  Vice  President  for  Development 

Agnes  Scott  College,  Decatur,  Georgia 

Telephone  (404)  373-2571 


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Bookciisc 


"Park  } 
cMaker 


Park-Maker:  A   Life  vf  Frederick  Law 

Olinsteil 

By  Elizabeth  Stevenson  '41 

Maeniillan.    New  ^ork.    1977,   S17.'J5 

Exactly  vmiat  ciood  biography  should 
be.  Elizabeth  Stevenson's  newest  book 
is  an  accurate,  carefully  researched  ac- 
count of  a  person  whose  historical  im- 
portance has  only  recently  been  recog- 
nized. It  is  also  a  superbly  written,  en- 
grossing account  of  a  man  of  many 
talents  and  wide  experience. 

Frederick  Olmsted,  known  as  the 
father  of  American  landscape  archi- 
tecture, saw  as  early  as  the  1850's  that 
the  growing  .American  cities  might  soon 
become  uninhabitable  if  land  was  not 
set  aside  for  the  recreational  and  con- 
teniplati\e  needs  of  their  inhabitants. 
He  also  realized  that  this  park  land 
should  preserve  as  much  as  possible  the 
natural  terrain,  providing  relief  from 
the  monotony  of  paved  streets  and 
massive  buildings. 

.Among  his  landscape  designs  arc 
New  York's  Central  Park.  Prospect 
Park  in  Brookhn.  the  Capitol  grounds 
in  Washington,  D.C.,  the  Boston  parks 
svsteni,  the  Chicago  World's  Fair  and 
Mt.  Royal  Park  in  Montreal.  He  was 
also  the  designer  of  university  cam- 
puses, schools,  asylums,  private  estates 
and  suburban  areas,  including  Chi- 
cago's beautiful  Riverside  area  and 
Atlanta's   Druid   Hills. 

"If  Olmsted  had  not  been  known  for 
his  landscaping,  he  would  still  be  re- 
membered for  his  writing  on  the  ante- 
bellum South,"  Miss  Stevenson  said, 
explaining  that  his  accuracy  and  lack 
of  bias  have  made  his  writings  —  also 
published  as  books  —  a  trusted  source 
of  information  for  historians  of  the 
South. 

"In  the  shaping  of  this  book.  I  was 

interested  in  Olmsted  as  a  human  being 

(continiieJ  on  piii:e  14) 


(oaist  'J  I'm 


Copiiiii:  A  Survival  Manual  For  Women 

Alone 

By  Martha  Whatley  Yates  '4-S 

Prentice-Hall.    Englewood    Cliffs,    N.J., 

1976,   $9.95 

M\RiHA  Yates  lived  the  einiable  life 
of  a  well-to-do  wife  of  an  architect, 
mother  of  four  children  and  creative 
suburbanite  until  that  tragic  morning 
when  her  husband  died  of  a  heart  at- 
tack. 

From  that  moment  on,  the  author 
was  dealt  such  quick  blows  in  so  many 
instances,  that  she  decided  to  turn  her 
experiences  into  something  that  would 
help  other  people  in  a  similar  position. 
She  wrote  a  book  of  well  researched 
and  articulated  advice  to  benefit  women 
and  men  alike  when  they  are  faced  with 
(.Iccisions  about  life  insurance,  major 
purchases  and   raising  children. 

There  are  23  million  single  women  in 
the  U.S.,  and  more  than  15  million 
must  alone  fulfill  the  job  meant  for  two. 
Most  widows  cannot  withdraw  from 
life  in  seclusion.  They  must  go  on  with 
the  complicated  business  of  bringing  up 
children  and  coping  in  the  business 
world. 

Using  this  book  as  quick  reference, 
one  can  find  answers  to  many  daily 
problems.  From  alimony  or  estate 
setting,  through  sex  or  sublimation  one 
finds  ad\ice  in  this  book  that  would 
otherwise  take  a  lot  of  time  and  money 
to  obtain.  The  material  is  thoroughly 
researched,  well  written  and  contains 
so  much  factual  information  on  all 
phases  of  economic  and  emotional 
problems  that  one  cannot  afford  not  to 
own  this  book.  Eve  Silver 
Excerpt  from  Sunday  Ati  anta  Jour- 
NAi -CiiNsiiTUTiON.  Fchruarv  22.  1976. 


Locust  Hill 

By   Mary   Wallace    Kirk   '17 

The  Universitv  of  .Alabama  Press, 

University,  Alabama.    1975.   $7.95 

Wiii;th[:r  the  reader  has  grown  up  in 
the  Southern  heartland  or  in  other 
regions,  Locu\i  Hill  evokes  an  era  of 
gracioLisness  and  charm  for  which  even 
the  youngest  feels  a  nostalgic  longing. 

Graced  with  photographs  and  Miss 
Kirk's  own  delightful  sketches,  this 
book  of  memories  of  her  childhood  and 
family  is  just  the  right  selection  for 
leisurely  reading.  It  mustn't  be  hurried 
through,  but  must  be  sa\ored  for  the 
expressions  and  phrases  that  trigger  a 
flood  of  memories  of  one's  own  past  — 
of  however  many  years  ago. 

Locust  Hill,  the  place,  was  the 
family  homestead  of  the  Rather/ Kirk 
families,  and  is  an  ante-belkim  mansion 
built  in  the  Victorian  instead  of  the 
more  familiar  neo-classical  style  usually 
associated  with  Southern  plantations. 
The  mansion  is  not  only  the  "hero"  of 
the  hook,  but  the  obvious  recipient  of 
generations  of  loving  care  and  concern. 
In  inter-weaving  the  story  of  her  family 
with  that  of  the  house.  Miss  Kirk  has 
meshed  the  two  inextricably  into  a 
fabric  of  charm,  warmth,  and  beauty. 

Miss  Kirk  has  been  for  many  vears 
a  member  of  the  .ASC  Board  of 
Trustees;  she  still  lives  at  locust  Hill, 
Alabama,  and  is  a  frequent  visitor  on 
campus. 


//  \<ni  liave  written  a  book,  or  if  you 
liave  or  know  of  (me  written  by  an 
ainiuiui.  please  donate  a  copy  for 
the  Alumnae  House  inscribed  to  the 
Alumnae  Association  and  send  it  to 
"  .Ahonnae  Bookcase."  Ai;nes  Scott 
Alumnae  Office.    Decatur.    Ga.    .^0030. 


13 


Granddaughters  Visit  Alumnae  House      Bookcase 


Some  daughters  of  aliimnnc  gather  at  the 
their  lienor. 


Alumnae  House  following  luncheon   in 


ALUMNAE  COUNCIL  SET  FOR  OCTOBER  7  1977 

All  Alumnae  Council  members  should  circle  October  7,  1977, 
on  their  calendars.  At  that  time  council  members  are  invited  back  to 
the  campus  to  see  Agnes  Scott  as  it  is  today  and  to  bring  their 
questions  and  suggestions.  The  meeting  is  designed  to  send  partic- 
ipants home  with  new  insight  and  enthusiasm. 

Meals  and  room  will  be  furnished  for  anyone  who  wishes  to  stay 
on  campus  overnight. 

The  Alumnae  Council  is  comprised  of  the  following  groups  of 
alumnae  volunteers:  past  presidents;  executive  board  members; 
class  presidents;  class  secretaries;  fund  chairmen  and  agents;  club 
presidents;  and  alumnae  admissions  representatives. 

The  fall  meeting  of  the  executive  board  will  be  held  on  the 
following  day,  October  8. 


(continued  from  page  13) 
—  a  pugnacious,  often  intemperate  man 
who  was  also  a  man  of  great  integrity 
and  vision,"  Miss  Stevenson  said.  But 
Park  Maker  is  also  a  survey  of  nine- 
teenth-century America,  for  to  follow 
Olmsted's  long  and  varied  life  is  to 
follow  the  story  of  America's  growth 
and  change. 

According  to  Miss  Stevenson,  she 
became  interested  in  Olmsted  because 
of  her  own  interest  in  conservation. 
She  began  work  on  the  biography  of 
Olmsted  nearly  ten  years  ago,  shortly 
after  the  publication  of  her  fifth  book. 
Babbitts  and  Bohemians,  the  American 
1920-s. 

Miss  Stevenson  began  writing  her 
first  book,  a  study  of  Henry  James, 
published  in  1949,  shortly  after  she 
graduated  from  Agnes  Scott.  Her  other 
works  include,  Henry  Adams.  A  Biog- 
raphy. (1955),  for  which  she  received 
the  Bancroft  Award;  and  Lafcadio 
Hcarn,  (1961).  She  has  also  edited  an 
anthology  of  the  writings  of  Henry 
Adams. 

Eudora  Welt}' 

{continued) 

Other  questions  followed: 

Do  you  write  about  specific  people? 
"Never.  But  about  very  human  things 
always." 

Do  you  keep  a  journal  and  write 
every  day?  "No.  I  write  only  when  I 
have  something  to  write  about.  I  store 
things  in  my  head,  then  sort  them  out 
into  something  that  builds." 

Your  stories  sometimes  read  like 
poetry  with  wonderful  similes.  Have 
you  ever  considered  writing  poetry? 
"Never  wanted  to." 

All  this  emanated  from  her  in  a 
genteel,  unassuming  manner,  like  a 
charming  lady  down  the  street  who 
grows  prize  roses  and  is  willing  to  talk 
a  little  about  them. 

I  felt  that  silver-haired  Welty,  like 
everv  other  important  author  I  remem- 
ber at  Agnes  Scott,  was  awesome  yet 
approachable.  She  was  patient,  warmly 
kind,  and  very  aware.  A  deceptively 
calm,  keen  edge. 

In  one  sense  it  was  unfortunate  I  had 
read  everything  of  hers  available  to  me 
before  I  came.  When  I  stood  beside  her 
at  last,  I  was  in  danger  of  being  over- 
taken by  awe.  I  wished  for  clairvoyance. 
She  probably  wished  for  Jackson. 


14 


DEATHS 


Insliditc 

May^ie  Hanson  Feacin,  March 

1977. 

Academy 

Lucy  Bush  Barnes,  October  30, 

1976. 

Anneyrene  MtCurdy,  February, 

1977. 

Caroline   VVilbum,   February   2, 

1977. 

Emily  Anderson  Winn,  January 

20,   1*977. 

19U 

Rilma  Wilson,  daughter  of  Lida 
Caldwell  Wilson,  December  24, 
1976. 
1916 

Leila  Johnson  Moore,  March  4. 
1977. 

Mary    Bryan    Winn,    February. 
1977. 
1918 

Annie  White  Marshall,  Decem- 
ber.  1976. 
1919 

Anna   Harrell   Ballard,  October 
31.    1976. 
1920 

Nell  Caldwell  Heard,  February 
10.   1977. 
1921 

A.  L.   Enloe,   brother  of   Eliza- 
beth  Enloe   MacCarthy,    1977. 
Edith    Shive    Parker,    February 
14.  1977. 
1922 

l.illie    Maril    Jacobs,    February 
4.   1977. 
1925 

Edith    Shive    Parker,    sister    of 
Rebecca   Shive    Rice.    February 
14,   1977. 
1927 

Alma  G.  Crowe,  mother  of 
Martha  Crowe  Eddins.  April, 
1977. 

Edith  Shive  Parker,  sister  of 
Mary  Shive.  February  14.  1977. 
1928 

Elsie    Davis    Gary,     May     26. 
1976. 
1929 

Anne  Moss  Mitchell,  March  20. 
1977. 
1930 

Ann     Nash     Reece.     sister     of 
Carolyn  Nash  Hathaway,  Jan- 
uary 2,   1977. 
1933 

Ann    Nash    Reece,    January    2. 
1977. 
1934 

Juliette  Kaufmon  Cutrufelli,  De- 
cember 20,  1976. 


1935 

George  Nicholson,  husband  of 
Eva      Constantine      Nicholson, 
March  10,  1977. 
1936 

A.  L.  Enloe,  husband  of  Myra 
O'Neal  Enloe,  February,  1977. 
1937 

l.aura  Mayes  Steele,  June  17, 
1977. 

Gordon     Taylor,     husband     of 
Frances   Cary   Taylor.   January 
19,    1976. 
1938 

DuBose  MacDowell.  husband 
of  Dorothy  Kelly  MacDowell. 
December  8,  1976. 
King  Meehan.  husband  of  Elsie 
West  Meehan.  August  26,  1976. 
1940 

Anne   Moss   Mitchell,  sister  of 
Nell   Moss  Roberts.  March  20. 
1977. 
1941 

James    Boyce    Elliott,    husband 
of  Anne  Martin  Elliott.  January 
31.   1977. 
1945 

Mrs.  Forester,  mother  of  Helen 
Forester  Beutell.  January  1977. 
1952 

William  H.  Williams,  father  of 
Sylvia  Williams  Ingram.  Febru- 
ary 16.  1977. 
1953 

Sue    Dugger   Tarbox.   sister   of 
Donna  Dugger  Smith.  April  4. 
1977. 
1956 

Oscar    Lee    Bridges,    father   of 
Martha  Bridges  Traxler,  March 
25,  1977. 
1958 

Arthur  F.  MacConochie.  father 
of   Sheila    MacConochie    Rags- 
dale.  March  15.  1977. 
1959 

Robert    C.    Bosvvell.    father    of 
Archer    Boswell    Parsons.    No- 
vember. 1976. 
1960 

Anne  Moss  Mitchell,  mother  of 
Bettv    Mitchell    Miller.    March 
30.   1977. 
1962 

William  Neill  Roberson.  son  of 
Peggy      McGeachy      Roberson. 
iuW'l.  1976. 
1967 

Mrs.     George     Claxton     Scott, 
mother   of   Carol   Scott   Wade. 
November  4.  1976. 
1969 

.Allen  Bowman,  brother  of  Sara 
Bowman,  November.  1976. 


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From  the  Director 


Virginia  Brown  McKenzie  47 


1977  Award  Winners  in  Profile 


fHE  REWARDINC,  PRiviLrdii  of  working  with  Agnes  Scott 
iliimnae  is  one's  association  with  well-educated  and  capable 
leople  whose  accomplishments  are  acclaimed  in  academic, 
eligioiis,  cultural,  and  civic  affairs  wherever  they  live  and 
vork.  The  impact  of  our  former  students  on  their  respective 
lommunities  is  evidenced  by  written  reports  which  steadily 
low  into  the  Alumnae  Office. 

Wc  need  to  know  of  these  accomplishments  for  class  news 
n  the  Aliiiniuw  Quarterly,  for  the  personal  files  of  our  alum- 
lae,  for  finding  career  resource  people  for  the  students  to 
shadow,"  and  for  nominations  for  the  Outstanding  Alumna 
iwards.  In  January  each  year,  the  Executive  Committee  of 
he  Alumnae  Association  Executive  Board  consider  outstand- 
ng  alumnae  in  three  categories:  distinguished  career,  com- 
nimity  service,  and  service  to  the  College.  Some  alumnae 
voiild  qualify  in  all  three  fields.  Three  aliminae  are  chosen 
o  be  cited  for  outstanding  performance,  and  the  press 
innounccmcnt  is  made  in  April  just  before  Alumnae  Week- 
:nd.  Hand  inscribed  certificates  are  presented  to  the  honorees 
it  the  Annual  Meeting  on  Saturday  of  Alumnae  Weekend. 

The  recipients  of  our  Outstanding  Alumna  awards  this 
'ear  were:  Rachel  Henderlite  —  Distinguished  Career;  Mar- 
;aret  McDow  MacDougall  —  Commimity  Service:  and  Mary 
Vest  Thatcher  —  Service  to  the  College. 

Rachel  Henderlite  '28  transferred  to  Agnes  Scott  from 
mother  college.  After  she  received  her  B.A.  here,  she  went 
in  to  graduate  studies  at  Biblical  Seminary  in  New  York 
ind  New  York  University.  She  received  her  Ph.D.  in  Chris- 
ian  ethics  (studying  with  Richard  Niebuhr)  at  Yale  Uni- 
'ersity  Divinity  School;  she  has  also  studied  at  Garrett  Theo- 
ogical  Seminary  and  Oxford  University. 

Dr.  Henderlite  is  the  author  of  at  least  six  books;  is  a 
nember  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  Delta  Kappa  Gamma,  the 
\merican  Academy  of  Religion,  and  the  Religious  Education 
\ssociation;  and  she  holds  an  honorary  doctorate  of  hu- 
nanities  from  Queens  College. 

In  1965  she  was  ordained  to  Gospel  Ministry  —  the  first 
voman  to  achieve  this  status  in  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
Jnited  States.  Now  professor  emerita  of  Austin  Presbyterian 
fheological  Seminary,  she  has  been  elected  president  of  the 
ronsultation  on  Church  Union. 

Rachel  Henderlite  is  compassionate  and  soft  spoken,  yet 
brceful.  She  listens  well,  then  expresses  her  views  with 
lumility  and  humor.  Her  teaching  and  administrative  career 
las  been  distinguished  by  trailblazing  and  diplomacy. 

The  citation  for  Outstanding  Alumna  in  community  service 
jiven  to  Margaret  McDow  MacDougall  '24  mentioned  her 
Host  recent  contribution  to  the  City  of  Atlanta  as  an  appoin- 
ee  of  former  Mayor  Sam  Massell  to  the  Atlanta  Charter 
rommission,  which  produced  the  1973  City  Charter.  As  far 
Jack  as  195.'!  she  served  on  the  Ivy  Committee  studying  the 
mprovement  of  the  Atlanta  Public  School  System. 

She  was  the  first  woman  to  be  elected  chairman  of  the 
rity  Executive  Committee,  which  conducted  elections  for 
Tiunicipal  offices.  As  a  result  in  1964  she  was  chosen  At- 
anta's  Woman  of  the  Year  in  Civic  Service  for  "her  tireless 


effort    to    clarify    and    strengthen    city    election    policy    and 
procedure." 

Mrs.  MacDougall  has  been  a  leader  in  the  Atlanta  and 
Georgia  Leagues  of  Women  Voters,  was  founder  and  or- 
ganizer of  The  Community  Council  of  the  Atlanta  Area,  Inc., 
and  was  appointed  by  former  Gov.  Carl  Sanders  to  serve  on 
the  executive  board  of  the  Georgia  Commission  on  Women. 
She  has  taught  school,  has  worked  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church  to  involve  it  in  community  affairs,  and  has  served 
as  president  of  the  Agnes  Scott  Alumnae  Association  and  as 
alumna  member  of  the  College's  Board  of  Trustees.  No  more 
dedicated  commimity  organizer  could   have  been   chosen. 

For  service  to  the  College  the  committee  chose  Mary  West 
Thatcher  '15  who  after  graduation  stayed  several  years  at 
the  College  to  be  an  assistant  in  the  chemistry  department. 

She  was  elected  president  of  the  Alumnae  Association  and 
served  in  that  capacity  in  1926-27. 

From   1947  until   1971   she  was  an  active  member  of  the 
Agnes  Scott  Board  of  Trustees,  serving  on  five  standing  com- 
mittees and  chairing  one  of  them.  Since   1971   she  has  been 
trustee  emerita.  In  expressing  deep  gratitude  for  what  she  has 
meant  to  the  College,  the  Board  of  Trustees  recorded: 
During   the    entire   history   of   the   College,    Agnes 
Scott  has  never  had  a  more  loyal  or  supportive  trus- 
tee  than    Mary   West   Thatcher.    She    seldom    ever 
missed    a    Board    or   committee    meeting.    She    has 
given  generously  of  her  means.  She  has  always  been 
a  tower  of  strength  to  the  President  of  the  college. 
Honest,  direct,  articulate,  energetic,  and  concerned 
—  these  terms  characterize  Mrs.  Thatcher. 
Many  of  our  alumnae  need  to  be  recognized.  Won't  you 
help  us  by  listing  your  nominations  on  the  printed  form  on 
this  page  and  on  a  separate  sheet  give  a  brief  biographical 
sketch  of  each.  Send  it  to  the  Alumnae  Office,  Agnes  Scott 
College,  Decatur,  Georgia  30030.  A 


NOMINATIONS 
OUTSTANDING  ALUMNA  AWARDS 


Alumnae  Association 
Agnes  Scott  College 
Decatur,  Georgia  30030 


Service  to  Agnes  Scott  College 


Service  to  the  Community 


Distinguished  Career 


Your  name  and  class 


ALUMNAE  QUARTERLY,  AGNES  SCOTT  COLLEGE,  DECATUR,  GEORGIA  30030 


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Decatur,   GA      30030 


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