Austronesian honorific title for male Fijians of chiefly rank
Ratu ([ˈrɑːtu]) is an Austronesian title used by male Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, adi (pronounced [ˈandi]), is used by females of chiefly rank. In the Malay language, the title ratu is also the traditional honorific title to refer to the ruling king or queen in Javanese culture (though it has since been used in modern contexts to refer to both queen regnant and queen consort of any nation, e.g. "Ratu Elizabeth II" and "Ratu Camilla"). Thus in Java, a royal palace is called "keraton", constructed from the circumfix ke- -an and Ratu, to describe the residence of the ratu.
Ratu: A chiefly title for men used alone as a form of address, or in front of the chief's name, only in certain places The source of the Fijian title is Verata, and it has spread throughout Fiji during the past century, now applied to many local, minor chiefs as well as the major ones. The concept of his type of title is from Tonga. Strictly speaking, the title belongs only in Verata. In their time, Cakobau or Tanoa, his father, never themselves used the title of Ratu. It does not appear with Cakobau's name or any other chief's name in the Deed of Cession of 1874. (Exceptionally, in the 1850s, Ratu Mara Kapaiwai was one of the few who did use the word Ratu, though that may have been a name rather than a title.) It has been affixed to the names of Tana and Cakobau by later Fijians, retroactively. The Cakobau Memorial Church on Bau Island is now referred to as the Ratu Cakobau Church. Ratu may also be used as a personal first name or second name. The title may be acquired as part of a chiefly name, by a namesake. In such cases, it does not imply chiefly status. Adi is the female equivalent, sometimes heard as Yadi in Lau.
Ra is a prefix in many titles (ramasi, ramalo, rasau, ravunisa, ratu), and tu means simply "chief". The formal use of "ratu" as a title in a name (as in "Sir" in British tradition) was not introduced until after the cession of 1874. Until then, a chief would be known only by his birth name and his area-specific traditional title.
Regional variations include ro in Rewa and parts of Naitasiri and Tailevu, roko in parts of Naitasiri, Rewa and Lau (particularly the Moala group), ra in parts of Vanua Levu, particularly the province of Bua.
In all those places, it is used as a title preceding the person's name, much like "prince", "duke", "earl", "baron" or "lord".
The semantics, however, are a little different in Fijian although the name and title are usually reversed, for example:
In English, one would say His Royal Highness (Styling) Prince (address/title) Andrew (name), Duke of York (noble title).
In Fijian, one would say, Gone Turaga Na (Styling) Roko Tui Bau (noble title), Ratu (address/title) Joni Madraiwiwi (name).
The Fijian nobility consists of about seventy chiefs, each of whom descends from a family that has traditionally ruled a certain area. The chiefs are of differing rank, with some chiefs traditionally subordinate to other chiefs. The Vusaratu clan is regarded as the highest chiefly clan, with regards to the people of Bau until the rise of the Tui Kaba clan leader, who exiled all Vusaratu members. They are the heirs of Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the Vunivalu of Bau or Tui Levuka (Paramount Chief of Bau, on the eastern side of Viti Levu, Fiji's most populous island), He proclaimed himself "Tui Viti/King of Fiji" in 1871. (He was only recognised by the British and a few provinces of Viti Levu) He along with 12 high Chiefs subsequently ceded the islands to the United Kingdom in 1874.
Other prominent chiefly clans include the Vuanirewa (the traditional rulers of the Lau Islands) and the Ai So'ula (the traditional rulers of Vanua Levu).
During the colonial rule (1874–1970), the British kept Fiji's traditional chiefly structure and worked through it. They established what was to become the Great Council of Chiefs, originally an advisory body, but it grew into a powerful constitutional institution. Constitutionally, it functions as an electoral college to choose Fiji's president (a largely honorary position modelled on the British monarchy), the vice-president, and 14 of the 32 senators, members of Parliament's "upper house", which has a veto over most legislation. The 18 other senators are appointed by the Prime Minister (9), the Leader of the Opposition (8), and the Council of Rotuma (1); these appointees may, or may not, be of chiefly rank also. (The Senate was modelled on Britain's House of Lords, which consists of both hereditary and life peers.)
The presidency, vice-presidency, and fourteen senators are the only constitutional offices whose appointment is controlled by persons of chiefly rank. Chiefs in post-independence Fiji have always competed for parliamentary seats on an equal footing with commoners. In the years following independence, this favored the chiefly class, as the common people looked to them as their leaders and generally voted for them. For several elections, many ethnic Fijian members of the House, which is elected by universal suffrage, were of chiefly rank, but in recent elections, the discrepancy between chiefs and commoners is slowly narrowing, as commoners are becoming better educated and have begun to work their way into the power structure. The chiefs, however, retain enormous respect among the Fijian people. In times of crisis, such as the coups of 1987 and the third coup of 2000, the Great Council of Chiefs often stepped in to provide leadership when the modern political institutions have broken down.
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"When bourgeois diplomats are preparing for war they begin to shout more strongly alx>ut 'pence' and 'friendly relations.' If any Foreign Minister begins to defend to the death the 'peace' confer- ence, you can be sure 'his govern- ment' has already placed its or- ders for new dreadnaughts and airplanes. A diplomat's words must have no relation to action other- wise what kind of diplomacy is it? Words are one thing, actions an- other. Good words are a mask for the concealment of bad deeds. Sin- cere diplomacy is no more pos- sible than dry water or iron wood." Joseph Stalin, "Elections in Petersburg."
The history of world affairs is full of irony. This excerpt above is today very painful when one considers the campaign of anti- Stalinism proclaimed by Nikita Khrushchev at the recent 20th Congress of the Soviet Commu- nist Party and the recent "peace" overtures made by the Soviet dip- lomats.
Eugene Lyons, former UP cor- respondent in Moscow, warns the world not to become "confused, divided and psychologically dis- armed by recent gestures of mod- eration in the Kremlin. We' must avoid mistaking a change of line for a change of heart."
William C. Bullitt, former Am- erican Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Whittaker Chambers, George Meany, Anthony T. Bous- caren, a great scholar in political science, and Louis Budenz, one of the highest-ranking American Communists to break with the party, all agree that we as Ameri- cans should not be fooled by the new diplomatic strategy being dis- played by the Soviet Union.
The goals of Communism re- main the same. Communism in Yugoslavia, China, India, France or Pussia is the same. It is out to destroy all the freedom that now remains in this world, ours in- cluded.
James D. Bales of the Bible De- partment at Harding College de- fines Communism as "a Marx-in- spired, Moscow-directed, interna- tional conspiracy of lawless men against civilization, based on a God-denying philosophy of life, sustained by faith in the dialectic, backed by the devotion of fanati- cal believers and the might of the Red armies."
Great men in all walks of life shudder at the thought of losing their freedom to the tyranny of Communism. All freedom-loving men urge their fellowmen not only to think how horrible life under Communist rule would be but also to do something about it.
As free Americans in a great democracy, we have certain re- sponsibilities. One of these respon- sibility is to vote. Elections are drawing near. Many are eligible to vot?. In order to keep this re- sponsibility that comes with free- dom we must vote.
We sincerely urge all our read- ers, voicrs or not, to acquaint themselves with the present world situation, the present policies of the existing administration, the platforms and records of both ma- jor parties, and after doing this intelligently . . . VOTE.
Walters Hall, ultramodern dormitory, stands on science building.
Classes Prepare Songs, Skits For Traditional Black Cat Event
Black Cat Day, 1956, has been scheduled for Friday, Octo- ber 5. Beneath the flurry in preparation for this well-known event, lies one of the oldest and best-loved of Agnes Scott traditions.
Fifty-one years ago, in 1915, college physician Dr. Sweet suggested a Freshman-Sophomore
"battle of wits rather than a bat- tle of fists" as a substitute for the rough hazing system which was ruining clothes and digestions of Freshmen the first few weeks of school. Adopted and organized in the fall of 1915 by the students, a program of songs, acting, and Wx ';n-T was presented in much the same manner as today. The origi- nal Black Cat Stunt continued for 35 years as an exclusive Frosh- Soph production.
In 1950, as a result of growing tensions and a bitter rivalry be- tween these two classes and be- tween their two sister classes, Black Cat was rejuvenated and became a community affair, held primarily for the purpose of hon- oring the new Freshman class. For the first time, Juniors and Seniors took an active part in Black Cat. In 1955, faculty mem- bers, competing in the sweep- stakes, tested their athletic skill.
Exhibition Features Faculty Art Works
The Agnes Scott Art Depart- ment is opening the Fall Quarter with an exhibition of creative work by the members of its faculty. Paintings by Mr. Warren, sculp- ture by Miss Huper, and crafts, ceramics and weaving by the new instructor, Mrs. Margaret What- ley, m-\y be seen on the third floor of Buttrick Hall at any hour dur- ing the day. This exhibition will run through September 28.
Tne gift left to Agnes Scott by the Senior Class of 1956 is now on exhibition in the Art Gallery on the' third floor of Buttrick Hall. It. is a terra-cotta sculptural piece, entitled "Girl and Cat," by the famous contemporary Ameri- can sculptor, William Zorach.
This is the first time in a num- ber of years that a class has pre- sented a work of art to the col- lege. A work of art is a fine and lasting gift, ana the Art Depart- ment wishes to congratulate the class of 1956.
The dearly familiar black cat, formerly the prize for the winner of Black Cat Day, was presented to the Freshmen from the Soph- omore class president as a token of good luck. Each year this pre- sentation climaxes the evening's fun.
With its Oriental theme, this October's Black Cat promises to be the best yet. The fun will be- gin with the sweepstakes, sched- uled to open at 4:30 p.m. and a picnic on the hockey field at 5:30 p.m. The gym will be open at 7:00 p.m. for the song competition and skits; following the hour-and-a-half long program, there will be a dance in Rebekah (Continued on Page 4)
McCain Speech Highlights Dedication of Walters Hall
This morning marked the dedication of Agnes Scott's new dormitory, Walters Hall, in exercises attended by students, faculty, alumnae and friends of the college.
Erected on the former site of the old science hall, the dormitory is named for the donor, the late -Mrs. George C. Walters. Mrs. Walters attended
Agnes Scott as Frances Wins nip, served as trustee for seventeen years, and held the viec-chair- manship of the Board during the latter part of her services. She died November 14, 1954; her will made Agnes Scott, the residuary legatee of an estate estimated at over $4,250,000. Income from this source has been used to erect Walters Hall, the total cost being estimated at $700,000.
The program of dedication was conducted by President Wallace M. Alston. Dr. J. Davison Philips, pastor of the Decatur Presbyteri- an Church, delivered the invoca- tion. In a brief ceremony, the key of the building passed from the hands of the architect, Mr. E. D. Ivey of Ivey & Crook, Architects, to Mr. Otis A. Barge of Barge- Thompson, the builders, then to a member of the Agnes Scott Board of Trustees. President Emeritus James Ross McCain gave the dedicatory address, after which DV. Alston closed the exer- cises with prayer.
Walters Hall, which houses about 145 students and is being used this year primarily as a soph- omore dormitory, has three floors devoted to dormitory rooms and a ground floor given almost en- tirely to recreation space. A kitchen and laundry are adjacent to the large recreation room; there is also a laundry on each dormitory floor. In addition to bedrooms on the first floor are lounges, a kitchenette, a college suite, and an office and apartment
Native Hawaiian Joins Faculty To Instruct Bible, Philosophy
By Catherine Girardeau
Mr. Kwai Sing Chang, Visiting Assistant Professor of Phi- losophy and Bible, brings an international aura to the camp- us. A native Hawaiian, Mr. Chang comes to Agnes Scott after teaching at the University of Hawaii.
Athough Mr. Chang's parents are Chinese, the genial new- comer admits knowing only five
words of the Chinese language. When he wants to converse with his grandmother, who speaks no English, he has to use an inter-
Mr. Chang is certainly no stran- ger to the United States. He re- ceived his B. Tf. and his Th. M. degrees from Princeton Universi- ty, where he roomed with Mr. C. Benton Kline, who has been in- strumental in bringing Mr. Chang to Agnes Scott. Also he holds the B. A. degree from the University of Hawaii and the Ph. D. from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Mis hackground includes six years as a Congregational minis- ter as well as teaching. Mr. Chang was the minister for two churches, one of which was located on Lanai Island which is owned and operated entirely by the Dole Pineapplo Industry. The other church was on the Island of Ha- waii in tho sugar cane and cattle country.
Mr. Chang's wife who is Japa- (Continued on Page 3)
for an Assistant Dean of Students.
Chemistry Ma jors To Visit Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge, Tennessee will be the destination of eight Agnes Scott chemistry majors this week end when they take their big field trip of the year. Scheduled to visit the Oak Ridge National Labora- tories, the Cancer Medical Re- search Building, the National Mu- seum of Atomic Energy and the agricultural research station, the group will leave Agnes Scott to- morrow afternoon and return on Saturday. September 29.
Making the trip are junior and senior chemistry majors Rebecca Barlow, JoAnne Brownlee, Fran- ces Patterson, Dorothy Rearick, Frances Sattes, JoAnn Sawyer, Eileen Stockton and Anne Terry. They will be accompanied by Dr. W. Joe Frierson, Dr. Charles B. Vail, and Miss Louise Rainey.
Martin To Perform In Campus Recital
The Music Department of Agnes Scott College will present Ray- mond Martin in an organ recital Monday, October 1, at 8:00 p.m. in Presser Hall on the campus.
The second in a series of facul- ry recitals this year, Mr. Martin's program will in- clude "Aria con iVarazione" b y ^Martini, "Prelude (9/8) and Fugue in C Major," and a Chorale Pre- lude, "Liebster iJesu," by Bach, ["Fantasia for Or- M k. martin gaii" bj Mozart, "Schet'zeUo" by Vierne, "Le Jar- din Suspendu" by Alain, and "Comes Autumn Time" by Sow- erby.
Mr. Martin is Associate Profes- sor of Music at the college and is organist -choir director of the Peachtree Road Presbyterian Church.
Croup of gaping freshtnen stand
under wiadow of a Third Walters
room v here a convincing romance in
Cardboard has been left by a mis-
cbievo/w A supposedly-dignified junior re-
turns in / ewilderment to the course
committee line, trying to think of a
good reason for having gone to the
schedule committee first. A jak~o y lantern still hangs in the
dining half ready to welcome Octo-
ber (1 ;;'//. While freshmen sit crowded in the
hall of C.avipbell waiting to have
(heir course i scheduled., a black
cocker with the nonchalance of a
SQfkomore stretches himself lazily
i.nd dozes. 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, September 26, 1956 Belgian Student, Fulbright Scholar,
Barking Dog . . . Arrives for Year of American Life Strange, isn't it, how soon life gets down to serious busi-
ness once the college year begins . . . Freshmen, having survived orientation and handbook
classes, plunge headlong with the upper classmen into a full
schedule of academic work. Dr. Alston delivers his annual
3-point address. Three main campus organizations launch
their carefully worked out, integrated programs. And speaking of serious business, the time is almost at
hand for nomination and election of members of Lower
House. Long t/he/'ixderdogs" of Student Government's gov-
erning bodies, Lower House shows promise this year of be-
coming . & powerful tool for student expression. To a large
degree, the effectiveness of this body of students will depend
on the equal representation it affords groups on campus. An am2ndmeh;t changing the procedure of electing mem-
bers to Lower House will be voted upon in student meeting
tomorrow. The proposed amendment shifts the responsibili-
ty for electing such members from the entire student body
to each individual dormitory and to day student groups.
Through such a procedure, those elected to membership in
Lower House will more nearly represent the choice of the
groups they represent and can thus work more harmoniously
with and for these groups. We believe, with Student Government, that this is a step
in the right direction. Lower House, by rights, can and should
be an important influence on the Agnes Scott campus. Shall we give the underdog a chance to "bark" its way to
a vital and influential spot in the setup of Student Govern-
ment? Part of the answer lies in the way YOU vote tomor-
row. D. R. By Gene Allen Reinero Other interesting impressions
This year Agnes Scott feels fortunate to have a Belgian, are that our car drivers are more
Louise Vanhee from Brussels, as a new representative of cautious than in Europe. Our mail
our foreign students. Louise, a Fulbright student, is doing a service is much slower. Our food
study in this country on a scholarship she received from is quite different. One thing that Louise left her country the 21st
of August and sailed across the
ocean on the Dutch ship, the
Ryndam. Arriving in New York
on the 30th, Louise spent a few-
days there seeing many of the
attractions, including the United
Nations, the Statue of Liberty,
and Metropolitan Museum. From
New York Louise went to Wash-
ington. An exciting experience
there was watching President
Eisenhower play golf on the White
House lawn. Louise's home at Agnes Scott
is Hopkins Hall where she rooms
with Gay Pound. Her courses in-
clude English literature and com-
position, American history and
literature, play production and
public speaking. Louise is a graduate from two
schools in Brussels. Both are
teachers' colleges: one for ele-
mentary education from which
she received a degree, the other
for secondary education from
which she received a degree in
Teutonic languages. This surprises Louise is that many
Americans put salt and mayon-
naise on fruit. She likes our
Southern fried chicken and our
Georgia peaches and thinks our
milk and ice cream are the best
in the world. While she is here. Louise hopes
to become better acquainted with
American people in order to un-
derstand our way of living and
way of thinking and acting. As a
result she hopes not only to en-
rich herself, but also feels that
her friends, relatives and future
pupils will be enriched by the
wonderful experience she has had
in this exciting new world. Kimme! Discovers Counterpart
Of Oriental Animals on Campus By this time Agnes Scott is probably "home" to our fresh-
men, but the staff of the Agnes Scott News wants to let them
know how glad we are to have the addition to our campus
family. Each new class brings opportunities and challenges
with it for the whole student body and we hope that our
newspaper will become a means by which each person may
play a part in college life. In the past week we have been very conscious of the co-
operative spirit found on the Agnes Scott campus. On Tues-
day we heard a chapel talk from the president of Christian
Association who introduced the school's theme for this com-
ing year. Thursday, Penny Smith, president of Student Gov-
ernment, talked to us concerning the nature and worth of
our Student Government and how the theme introduced the
day before would be the basis for our campus government
as well. And Friday we heard the president of Athletic As-
sociation relate this same theme to the athletic program for
the year. All three groups are joined in one aim "Be aware,
care, share . . . for the love of God constraineth us." The Agnes Scott News would like to join these three or-
ganizations in their aim by offering to you, the student body,
a means by whch you can express your awareness, a means
by which you can share your views and feelings, and a means
by which you can show you care about the well being of the
Agnes Scott community. This oportunity is offered in the
form of letters to the editor which are always welcomed.
The one requirement for letters to appear in print is that
they be signed by the writer. Our newspaper does not belong to the few people on the
staff but is yours. It is a sounding board for your use and
we invite you to take an interest in Agnes Scott through
this opportunity. L. S. Published weekly except during- holidays and examination periods, by the students o Acnes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered a second class matter at the Decatur. Georgia, post office. Subscription prlco per yea
$2 00. single copies, ten cents. Welcome back to Agnes Scott all you Sophomores, Juniors,
Seniors, and Faculty members. Welcome all you new stu-
dents, especially, all you world travelers and adventurers, past xhank you for supplying us with the information for this year Louise taught Dutch, Eng- article wh i c h we are calling A STUDY IN ANIMALISTIC lish, and German in two high CHARACTERS schools m Brussels. Take, for example, the Gooney- bright eyes, and that expression One of Louise's desires is to bird of Midway Island. A Gooney that says: "Make way, oh world!" travel in the United States and to is about two feet tall, with a bald, Freshmen are generally hopeful, see more of our country. She white head, and a ring of fuzz generous, gentle souls, and should would like to find a job teaching around his neck. He walks like a be treated tenderly. It is only French, possibly in a western sea-sick, one legged sailor, and wnen they reach that stage of college. growls instead of chirping. He is development known as "Sopho- Louise has several interesting rather birdlike in the air but in more Sophistication" that they comments to make on her im- landings forgets to put down his neec ^ to be watched, pressions of our country and our gear and rolls until stopped by way of life. She says the American some convenient Ironwood tree, people are a very happy people, Most Midwayites soon adopt One can easily see there has been Gooney mannerisms, but only as no war in this country. She thinks the better of two choices. The Americans are "open-hearted, other popular island bird is a Blue ons roaring around near the class-
make one feel immediately at ' l ' u,tn, ' k - < W'^ls
ease and accept one without dis-
trust." Louise says the general
European conception of Ameri-
cans is that we are materialistic.
She has found us to be realistic,
open to intellectual life and hu-
man problems. At Agnes Scott one thing that
impresses our Belgian student is
that the intellectual and religious But we cannot limit the animals
listed above to just one country,
for we seem to find them again
on campus. We have found drag- China also has interesting ani-
mals. Dragons lurking on the out-
side of Chinese restaurants mean
that the food is not as well known
as the dragon, but one hiding on
the inside usually means that a
dragon is needed to drive you
home late at night. Dragons slink-
ing around in the streets are very
similar to New York's pink ele- life are so closely woven together. P hari ts. Also she commented on the close
student-faculty relationship. The
professors seem so eager to help and one of their chief aims seems One of Korea's most distinctive
creatures is known as the M. P.
He is usually seen riding in jeeps
or around U. S. O. shows, espe-
cially near the dressing rooms.
They can always be identified by
their loud whistle and should be axoided since they are extremely smaller and even have been seen in the Hub and
especially in Walters dorm. Al-
though we haven't seen any M.
P.'s, Agnes Scott does have some-
thing very similar in the Tech
Rat. He, too, can be recognized
by his vehicle the ramblin'
wreck, and by his whistle. Rats
are not generally as dangerous
as their Korean counterparts, and
when given the proper treatment
by Freshmen they usually become
quite tame. We hope this article has proved
that animals all over the world
are very similar and cannot be
limited to one particular section
or country. The world is getting be to develop
personality. Our boy-girl relationships are different from those in Louise's avoided since they are extremely smaller and even the most country. Here they go out to- * dangerous . distinctive creature of all the gether at a younger age than in Agnes Scott's particular being Scottie can be found hither and Belgium. Louise believes this is is known as the Freshman. She yon and in between. P. S. There good for understanding and know- be easily recognized by her is a Blue Faced Booby living in ing each other. neat clothes, gnawed fingernails, the mail room. . . WITH THIS iSSUB
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'cause X ( Wednesday, September 26, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3 Christian Association Sponsors
Annua! Meet the Ministers Tea The annual Meet the Ministers Tea, sponsored by C. A.
cabinet, was held Friday afternoon in Rebekah and Main.
The tea is given each year to introduce new students to the
ministers of the churches in the Atlanta and Decatur area.
Rosalyn Warren, working with C. A. Inter-Faith Council,
directed nlans for the tea. Ministers present were Bap-
tists: Rev. Quinn Pugh, Jackson
Hill Baptist; and Rev. Dwight
Pearce, Area Director of First
Baptist. Atlanta. Episcopalian's were introduced
to the Rev. Bob Mill, director of
the college group at All Saints,
Atlanta; Rev. Harry Tisdale, Holy
Trinity; and Rev. Rue I. Moore,
assistant minister at Holy Trinity. The Presbyterian group was the
largest, with Dr. Vernon Broyles
from North Avenue; Rev. Kirk
Nesbitt, minister to students at
North Avenue; Dr. J. D^avison
Philips, Decatur; Dr. Thomas Fry,
Druid Hills; Dr. Harry A. Fifield,
First; Dr. A. V. Gibson, Morning-
side; Dr. Cecil Lawrence, Nortn
Avenue; Rev. Harold C. Smith,
Central; Rev. Victor Jannick,*
Covenant Presbyterian; Mr. Ro-
bert Herndon. First, Minister of
Education; and Dr. and Mrs.
Archie Ray, DCE for the Atlanta
Presbytery. Catholics gathered in the
Dieckman room in Main to meet
Father May-he w from St. Thomas
More, in Decatur. The Methodists met DV. Pierce
Harris, Dr. John Fruit, and Rev.
Frank Dannely from First in At-
lanta; Dr. John Tate, St. Mark's;
Rev. Norman Manning, assistant
pastor, Peachtree Road; Vera
Largen, DCE, Druid Hills; Rev.
Leonard Young, Grace Metho-
dist; and Rev. Ken Bowsen, as-
sistant pastor, Patillo. Lecture Association
Reveals Speakers Agnes Scott's Lecture Associa-
tion will bring five outstanding
speakers to the campus during the
1956-57 college year, faculty ad-
viser Miss Mildred Mell announc-
ed this week. On October 15, Katherine Anne
Porter, master of the short-story
form, will appear in the season's
first program. In November, the
college community will welcome
Dr. Jose A. Mora, Secretary-Gen-
eral of the Pan-American Union.
Robert Frost will make his an-
nual visit in January. Hanson Baldwin, military edi-
tor of The New York Times, will
be presented in February and Har-
rison Salisbury, Moscow corres-
pondent for The New York Times,
will speak in March. Margaret Benton, senior, is stu-
dent chairman of Lecture Asso-
ciation. Mrs. Esther Hymer, Director of
International Relations and per-
manent observer at the United
Nations, spoke to the members of
I.R.C. on Monday, September 24. Future plans of the club include
working with the University of
Georgia in the annual Intercol-
legiate Model United Nations As-
sembly and sponsoring a campus-
wide cultural musical program. Members of the Organ Guild
had a short business meeting on
Fridav, September 21, where plans
were discussed for the coming
year. On Saturday, all Guild mem-
bers were guests at a picnic at
the home of their sponsor, Mr.
Raymond Martin. The first fall meeting of Black-
friars was held on Thursday, Sep-
tember 20. The program included
a talk by Nancy Kimmel on her
experiences touring the Far East
with the U.S.O., an account by
Peggy Fansom of her summer's
work in a religious drama cara-
van, and a report by Millie Lane
on her summer drama courses at
the University of North Carolina. The Cotillion Club will have its
first meeting of the fall quarter
on Thursday, September 27, at
4:30. At this meeting plans will
be made for the annual Freshman
dance. The Agnes Scott Chapter of Chi
Beta Phi held its first meeting of
the year on Tuesday, September
25. At that time, Anne Terry, vice-
president, gave a report on the
national Chi Beta Phi convention
which she attended in May. SERVICE STATION
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until 12:00 p.m. Nancy Kimmel, Black Cat Chair-
man, has announced committee
heads for the '56 production.
Members of the skit writing com-
mittee include Sis Burns, Fran
Patterson, Sue Lile, Carolyn Haz-
ard and Nancy Kimmel. Jean
Clark and Mary Clapp are in
charge of costumes, and Carol
Pike is to he*ad the program com-
mittee. Celeste Rogers and Betty Lock-
hart will do the backdrop for the
skits. Frances Broom and Lea
Kallman are in charge of props.
Liz Ansley and Libby Gay are
planning the dance; Caro McDon-
ald will be in charge of the light-
ing; Annette Whipple is make-up
committee head; publicity will be
handled by Frances Patterson;
Patti Forrest is planning the mu-
sic; Carolyn Magruder and Anne
McWorter are in charge of clean-
up. Senior class chairman for Black
Cat is Gloria Calhoun; Junior
class chairman is June Fulmer; and Sophomore class chairman is
Mary Clayton Bryan. McDowell Selects
Mozart for Recital On Monday night, September
17. at 8:00 o'clock in Presser Hall
Michaei McDowell, Professor in
the Agnes Scott Department of
Music presented a piano recital.
Many members of the college
campus were present for this mu-
sical treat. Mr. McDowell's program includ-
ed Mozart's "Phantasic in D Mi-
nor," Ondine, from "Gaspard de
la Nuit" by Ravel, and Chopin's
"Scherzo in C-Sharp Minor." Scotties Glow With Jewels,
Revel In Summer Memories Ah the summer of '56. It should prove to be the most success-
ful in the history of ASC. With sweet memories and sparkling jewels
a multitude of Scotties returned to have their good fortune shared
and their rings and pins admired. The engaged girls include Susie Benson, Louise Almand, Grace
Molineux, Jackie Johnson, Dot Huddlleston, Julia Weathers, and
Virginia McClurkin. Also among the lovely users of Ponds are
Kathy Cole, Pinky McCall, Lib Geiger, Ann Stein, Marilyn Tribble,
and Liz Ansley. Completing (we hope) the list of those who have a
special reason to display their third finger, left hand are Charlotte
Caston, Pat Guynup, Martha Akin, Bopine Bogle, June Fulmer,
and Margaret Schilling.
Among the lucky girls receiving pins this summer are Caroline
Dudley. Genelle Breedlove and Judy George. Carol Riley is pinned
to an ATO at Emory, and Nancy Glasure is wearing a University of
of Florida Phi Delt pin. Rosalind Johnson wears the pin of a Beta
at Tech, and Sue Lile, Blythe Posey ,and Sandra Dickerson also re-
ceived meaningful aditions to their jewelry boxes during the fabulous
summer of '56. Not to be discouraged by the epidemic of pins and rings, the
new students and the "old girls'*, dressed appropriately in fantastic
and flattering costumes, went in masses to rush parties at Tech
and Emory. The TKE house at Tech became a casino for the gambling party
Friday night Seen at the roulette table with fists full of play money
were Fran Singleton, Laura Parker, and Annette Whipple. Frances Patterson, Celeste Rogers, and Carlanna Lindamood
went to the "Go to Hell" party given by the Sigma Chis at Tech
Friday night. Shall we wash out their mouths with soap?
Over at Emory Friday night Sis Burns, Ann Scoggins, Celia Crook,
and Laura Dryden were "shipwrecked" at the ZIP house. While their
fellow students were in peril of their lives Ruth Leroy, Susan Hogg,
Kay Armitage, and Betty Gzeckowicz were having the time of their
lives at a French Apache shindig at the Phi Delt house. Journeying out to Snapfinger Farm for a picnic with the Tech
ATOs were Frannie Barker, Phyllis Cox, Wynn Hughes, and Willa
Dendy. "Stranded in the jungle" at the Tech Sigma Nu house were
Kay Fuller, Martha Ansley, Marcia Tobey, and Liz Shumaker.
What's this we hear of someone swinging from the trees?
Sunday was a big day for the Emory fraternities, and on hand to
weliome the pledges were Dee Harvley and Betty Cobb at the Beta
house and Caroline Rains and Portia Strickland at the PiKa house.
To some Scotties the grass in other pastures looked greener.
Angelyn Alford went to Clemson for the game and dance, while Jean
Porter visited FSTT. Raines Wakeford enjoyed a big weekend at
Emory at Oxford. Martha Holmes and V. A. Redhead entertained visitors from Fort
Benning, and Nellie Strickland had her flying sailor from Jackson-
ville with her for the weekend. Susie Miller was seen on campus with
a Dartmouth man. You can spot that Ivy League look anywhere.
The citation of the week for Great Progress goes to Millie Nesbit
who Saturday night was pinned with not one but two pins. In-
e id en tally, the pins are from the same boy. DRUID HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Welcomes Agnes Scott Students Transportation leaves Main Building at 9:30 A.M. Sunday School Mr. Donald W. Stout, Teacher
I 1 :00 A.M. "The Cost of Great Dreams" Dr. T. A. Fry, Jr.
6:00 P.M. Westminister Fellowship, Frank Merl, President RUTLAND'S HOUSE OF MUSIC. INC Records Phonographs Radios Prerecorded Tape Tape Recorders and Hi Fi Equipment 103 EAST COURT SQUARE 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, September 26, 1956 Hockey Opens Sports Season;
Clinic to Feature English Pro At a meeting of all hockey players and class managers
last Thursday, Septemebr 20, the schedule for the 1956 hoskey
season was announced by manager Pat Lenhardt. Practices
will be held as usual on Monday and Wednesday afternoons
from 4-6 o'clock beginning Monday, September 24th, and the first game will be played on
Friday, October 12th. Class managers appointed for
the season are as follows: Seniors,
Sheila MacConochie; Juniors.
Becky Barlow; Sophomores, Kay
Weber; Freshmen (to be an-
nounced later). Manager Lenhardt also reported
that as a special feature in the
schedule this year, a field hockey
clinic will be held on campus from
November 6-9 under the direction
of Miss Marjorie Cadell. Miss Cadell is a member of
the English Field Hockey Tour-
ing Team, which is at present on
tour of the United States, and
makes this visit to Agnes
Scott under the sponsorship of
the U. S. Field Hockey Associa-
tion. Imitations are being issued
to GSCW, the University of Geor-
gia and Wesleyan College to at-
tend the clinic. Miss Cadell will give individual
and team instruction during the
week and will umpire the regular
Agnes Scott game the following
Friday. Definite news concerning
the clinic will be announced later.
Tennis At its first meeting last Thurs-
day, the Tennis Club welcomed
as its new adviser Miss Kate Mc-
Kemie. Miss McKemie, who be-
gins her first year on the Agnes
Scott faculty as Assistant Pro-
fessor of Physical Education,
transfers from Ohio University in
Athens, Ohio. She received her
B. S. degree from GSCW and her
M. A. from New York University. Also in the tennis lineup is the
singles tournament beginning
October 8th. Tennis manager
Margaret Woolfolk urges all par-
ticipants to sign for the tourna-
ment as , soon as possible on the list in the mail room. An added
attraction for the tournament
will be the newly resurfaced
courts. As always, the Athletic Asso-
ciation played an important part
in the orientation program for the
Agnes Scott Freshmen. Continu-
ing their practice of meeting new
students as they arrived on trains,
buses, and planes, the Board main-
tained a smooth-running program
which aided greatly in eliminating
the "kinks" during the first few
days of registration. Especially successful this year
was the tour of Atlanta on the
first Sunday after registration.
This annual event sponsored by
A. A. for the benefit of the new
students, included a two hour sur-
vey of the shopping districts, re-
sidential sections, the theaters,
the parks and Tech and Emory. Alumnae To Honor
Freshmen With Tea Friday, September 28, the Ag-
nes Scott Alumnae Association
will entertain all new students and
their Junior Sponsors at the Alum-
nae House with their annual tea
and open house. Members of the Executive Board
of the National Agnes Scott Alum-
nae Association will act as host-
esses, and Mrs. C. Dixon Fowler,
president of the National Associa-
tion, v/ill greet guests at the door.
Guests are invited to take a tour
of the Alumnae House conducted
by Mrs. S. C. Ketchin. Mrs. Rich-
ard Milledge, Mrs. George Cole,
and Mrs. Bealy Smith, mothers of
freshmen, will assist in serving. Mrs. T. M. Callaway Jr. is chair-
man of the event. (Continued from Page 1) nese, is also from Hawaii. She
has taught kindergarten for eight
years and spent one year in Erie,
Pennsylvania. The couple was
married in Scotland while Mr.
Chang was attending school. Ac-
cording to Mr. Chang, they spent
a "rainy honeymoon" in the re-
nowned Lock Lomond. The Changs have a little girl
named Forsythia, who is 21
months old. Besides his daughter
Mr. Chang has another hobby
listening to classical records. He
professes to be a Hi Fi fan, and
hfs favorites are Bach and Bee-
thoven. The Changs are residing at 296
S. McDonough Street. Mr.
Chang's office is located in his
home. The new professor is
teaching Bible 201 classes and
Ethics this quarter. College Welcomes
184 New Students To +he Agnes Scott campus this
year have come 184 new students
from 117 high schools and seven
colleges and universities. Of this
number 176 are freshmen and one
is a special student, Louise Van
Hee, from Belgium. Seventeen states are represent-
ed among this group with Georgia
claiming the largest number of
girls. Running second is North
Carolina, with 28 and Florida
with 26. In a breakdown of hometowns
it is seen that the city most rep-
resented outside the Atlanta area
is Charlotte, North Carolina, with
eleven freshmen. Coming to Agnes Scott for the
first time is Everdina Niewenhuis,
known to her classmates as Dien-
eke. Having been born in Holland,
she came to the United States in
1946 to live in Mt. Airy, North
Carolina. Although she claims the United
States as her home nation, Diane
Trammell visited in South Ameri-
ca where she attended school. Great Scott Miss Agnes Large T-bone or Small Club Steak Tossed Salad and
French Fries WEDNESDAY THRU SUNDAY New Additions to Staff, Faculty
Give Cosmopolitan Atmosphere Introduced to the college community by Dr. Alston at the
opening convocation exercises September 14 were twenty
new faculty and staff members. Appointees for the 1956-57
term include a native of Holland, a native of Hawaii and
five 1956 Agnes Scott graduates. Dr. Koenraad W. Swart, from of students: Miss Alvia Cook, Manager of the Bookstore; Miss
Louise Rainey, Assistant to the
Dean of Students: Miss Angeline
W. Evans, Sesretary in the Office
of the Registrar and Director of
Admissions: and Miss Dorothy
Weakley, Secretary in the Office
of the Director of Alumnae Af-
fairs and the Director of Publicity. Two additions to the college die-
titian's staff are Mrs. Anne Smith
Johnson and Mrs. Rubye N. La-
nier. Mrs. J. Taylor Swint be-
comes Catalogue Librarian. Re-
turning to work as Secretary in
the Office of the Registrar and
Director of Admissions is Mrs.
Wiley S. Ansley. Leyden. Holland, joins the faculty
of the history and political science
department as Associate Profes-
sor. Visiting Assistant Professor
of Philosophy and Bible is Dr.
Kwai Sing Chang, from Kohala,
Hawaii. Dr. Margaret W. Pepperdene
has been named Assistant Pro-
fessor of English. The new mem-
ber of the chemistry faculty is
DV. Charles B. Vail, Associate
Professor. Mr. Charles L. Cope,
on the faculty of the Georgia
State College of Business Ad-
ministration, will be visiting As-
sistant Professor of Mathematics. The Instructor in Speech and
Dramatic Art is Miss Judith B.
Kase. Mr. John Ginther becomes
Assistant Professor of Education
as well as Acting Director of the
Agnes Scott-Emory Teacher Edu-
cation Program. Mrs. Margaret
Lowndes Whatley will be the
part-time Instructor in Art. Joining the physical education
department faculty as Assistant
Professor is Miss Kate McKemie.
The Frances Winship Walters In-
firmary will have Mrs. Richard
Keyser of Atlanta as Resident
Nurse. Miss lone Murphy becomes
Assistant Dean of Students. Agnes Scott's class of 1956 will
be represented on campus this
year by the following: Miss Nan-
cy Burkitt, Assistant to the Dean Gala Smorgasbord
To Attract Seniors Thursday night, September 27,
Student Government, Christian
Association, and Athletic Associa-
tion will sponsor a smorgasbord
supper in honor of the Senior
class. The supper will be held in
the recreation room of Walters
Hall from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The occasion will be centered
around an international theme.
Decorations will include souven-
irs from different countries, and
the dirner itself will be along the
international line with various
foreign dishes on the menu. Of course. Most
everyone does often.
Because a few moments
over ice-cold Coca-Cola
refresh you so. It's sparkling with natural
wholesome and naturally Feel like having a Coke? goodness, pure and
friendly to your figure. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
ATLANTA ( OCA ( OLA BOTTLING CO. "Coke" is o registered Trade-mark. (T 1956, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, October 3, 1956 Carolyn Wright, Anne Akerman, Celeste Rogers and Betty Lock-
hart prepare backdrop for Black Cat production. Internationally Speaking . . . Kefauver-Nixon Contest Offers
Controversial Election Issues Governor Christian A. Herter in a speech at the Republican
National Convention said, "It is a fact no historian or student
of government will dispute that during the past four years the
role of Vice Presidency has been more significant, more in-
fluential, more useful than ever before in our history." In
November, Americans will be of fered a choice between contrasts
to fill this important position. The
Democrats offer Senator Estes
Kefauver; the Republicans offer
Vice President Richard Milhous
Nixon for re-election. Vice President Nixon draws his
strongest support from among the
businessmen and the conservatives
of his party. Senator Kefauver
looks for support from the farmer,
labor and the liberals of his party. Both Nixon and Kefauver are
considered natural politicians.
They are adept at speaking to
audiences large or small, mingling
with voters on their own level
and making convincing plays for
votes. Kefauver is famous for be-
ing a 'folksy' campaigner. Many
Democratic leaders dislike him
but respect his ability to cam-
paign. Kefauver, at the age of 53, is
a veteran in Tennessee and na-
tional politics. However, this is
his first experience of being on
a natiorfal ticket. Nixon is young-
er than Kefauver. At the age of
43, he is a veteran of California
politics and is considered a prodi-
gy for winning the Vice Presiden-
cy in 1952 at the age of 39. Mr. Nixon is known as a "party regular." During his six years in
Congress, Republican leaders
could usually count on his vote
for party measures. During his
seventeen years in Congress, Ke-
fauver often swung away from
leaders of the Democratic party.
This is one reason some Demo-
crats are wary of his holding a
high office. In 1951-52 Kefauver and Nixon
were both in Congress. Nixon was
in favor of a cut in the soil con-
servation payment to farmers. Ke-
fauver was opposed. Nixon was for
the use of injunction under the
Taft-Hartley Act in the steel
strike of 1952. Kefauver was op-
posed to this. Nixon was for legis-
lative measures giving the States
the control of tidelands oil. Ke-
fauver opposed this too. Although Nixon and Kefauver
often disagreed on domestic issues,
they generally agreed on interna-
tonal issues. For example, they
both strongly opposed cuts in
(Continued on Page 6) Warren Announces
Persian Art Exhibit Mr. Ferdinand Warren, head of
the art department, has an-
nounced that a display of Oriental
block prints will be on exhibit
from October 1 through October
22 in the college art gallery on the
third floor of Buttrick Hall. The
display will feature prints from
the ancient Japanese "Kabuki"
school, as well as Persian paint-
ings and illuminated pages of the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. All of the prints on exhibit will
be for sale, with no item exceed-
ing $40. The majority of the prints
will range in price from $1.50 to
$10.00. Tiny junior, on her way to the
dining hall \ asks the time and is dis-
mayed to find {from two different
sources) that it is 9:15. Her only comment'. "Oh, m\ goodness! Vve
cut my 8:30 c/ass." Late-comers to Saturday tennis
class, serenaded with u Better late
than never, hut better never late" by
new brunette gyni teacher. Large black foodie caught in the
4:00 o'clock rush in the mail room. On the zvay to the library in Mon-
day afternoon deluge, a striped beach
umbrella. With the advent of a new crop
of u lke" buttons, one math professor
is anxiously recruiting wearers for
the "Stevenson" badges which have
not yet arrived from Democrat head-
quarters. Black Cat Turns Siamese
To Present Talent, Skits This Friday at 4:30 p.m., the annual Black Cat festivities
will get underway with the opening of the Sweepstakes on
the hockey field. Pat Lenhardt and Archer Boswell, co-
chairmen of the athletic contest, have announced that Dr.
George Hayes, English Department head, will be master of
ceremonies for the afternoon's program of faculty-student com-
petition. Archery, a baseball
throw, and various relay races, in-
cluding a "surprise game," will
highlight the event. Immediately following the
sweepstakes, a picnic supper,
sponsored by Lower House, will
be served to the entire college
community. Nancy Holland, Lower
House chairman, heads the com-
mittee responsible for the picnic. At 7:00 p.m., all four classes,
assembled outside their respective
dorms, will begin the evening's
fun with the traditional march
into the gym. Freshmen, Sopho-
mores, Juniors, and Seniors will
present their original class songs
in that order to judges Miriam
Koontz, Kate McKemie, and C.
Benton Kline, faculty members. After the welcome from Mortar
Board President,' Sis Burns, the
signal will be given and the cur-
tain will rise on the '56 Black Cat
Skit "We Are Siamese, If You
Please." The Senior skit will be-
gin the program, followed by the
Sophomores, Juniors and Faculty. The Freshman talent show will
be the finale of the production. Sophomore class president Lila
McGeachy will then present the
black cat to Dot Martin, Fresh-
man Black Cat Chairman. The
announcement of the winner of
the class song contest will climax
the evening's entertainment. Leads in the big skit are to be
played by Shelia MacConochie and
Louise Almand. The chorus line,
composed of four members from each of the three upper classes,
includes: Margie Hill, Martha Rig-
gins, Marian Hagedorn, Ann Nor-
ris Shires, Emasue Alford, Diana
Carpenter, Anne Lowry, Liz Shu-
maker, Sissy Daniel, Helen Scott
Maddox, Ann Selph and Kay
Weber. Dot Martin, freshman Blaeu Cat chairman, will receive
black cat for her class Friday
night. There will be an informal dance
in Rebekah from 8:45 p.m. until
12:00 p.m. The Varsitones, a local
college combo, will be on hand to
provide a variety of music for
dancing. Mortar Board president, Sis
Burns, heads the entire Black Cat
Day program; Mary Hammond is
secretary; and Nancy Kimmel is
in charge of the evening enter-
tainment. History Professor Discloses
Interest in Swimming, Hiking By Catherne Girardeau Mr. Koenraad Walter Swart, new Associate Professor in
History and Political Science, lends a special note of interest
to History 101 classes since he is a native of Holland. A nat-
uralized American citizen, Mr. Swart has been in the United
States nearly ten years and admits being teased about his
adopted "Utopia." Before joining the Agnes Scott
faculty, Mr. Swart taught at the
University of Illinois, Georgetown
University, and Brenau College.
At Georgetown, in addition to
teaching European history, the
Professor was in charge of a
Dutch language program for Air
Force officers going abroad. His education includes under- graduate and graduate work at
Leyden University, Holland, where
he received the Ph. D. degree. He
did further graduate study at the
Sorbonne and at Harvard. The
Hendrik Willem Van Loon Fel-
lowship was awarded to him at
Harvard for the 1946-47 session. Mr. Swart's wife, who is also
Dutch and whom he met in this
country, has a B. S. degree in
Botany. She is very interested in
gardening and flowers. The
Swarts have two children: Sonya,
who is four years old, and Peter,
age two. They live in McDonough
Cottage. Since he comes from a country
prolific with lakes and waterways,
it is not a surprise to find that
Mr. Swart enjoys swimming, sail-
ing, and other water sports. He
regrets not "being closer to the
ocean here. He also likes hiking
and mountain climbing. In comparing European schools
with the American system, Mr.
(Continued on Page 3) Lecturer To Discuss
Europe, Near East Lamar Dodd, Regents' Profes-
sor of Art at the University of
Georgia, will speak in Gaines
Chapel on Tuesday, October 9 at
8:30 p.m. Having returned recent-
ly from a State Department spon-
sored tour of Europe and the Near
East, Mr. Dodd will illustrate his
lecture entitled, "Cameras and
Design," with many of his colored
slides. Immediately following the
speech, a reception will be held in
the Library. All who attend are
invited to the reception to meet
this noted artist, lecturer, and
educator personally. Exhibitions in America and
Europe have featured Mr. Dodd's
works and he has presented over
thirty one-man shows. He is
represented in permanent collec-
tions of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the Art Institute of Chi-
cago, and numerous other public
and private collections. He is a
member of Audubon Artists and
an associate member of the Na-
tional Academy of Design. Tennessee Visitors
Study College Life Visiting on the Agnes Scott
campus are President R. T. L. Lis-
ton and several members of the
board of trustees of King College,
Bristol, Tennessee. They are
studying various aspects of the
college the administration, ad-
missions, the library and the cur-
riculum as part of a survey of
several southern and eastern col-
leges. Today the representatives of
King College will be the guests of
Dr. Alston at luncheon in the
President's dining room. Dr. Virginia M. Tuggle, college
physician, led today's Convocation
in Gaines chapel; her topic was
"College Health." Dr. and Mrs. Alston have in-
vited the freshman class to coffee
at their home on Candler street.
One group went from 1:00 2:00
in the afternoon on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 2. The other two groups
will visit the Alstons from 1:00
2:00 on Monday and Tuesday, Oc-
tober 8 and 9. Dr. Alston will be in Chicago
on Thursday and Friday, October
11 12, attending the annual
meeting of the American Council
on Education. > Next Sunday, October 14, he
will conduct the vesper service of
the National Conference of Coun-
ty and Rural Area Superinten-
dents, who are meeting at the
Dinkier Plaza Hotel in Atlanta. Short Story Writer
To Visit on Campus Agnes Scott's Lecture Associa-
tion has announced the approach-
ing visit to our campus of Kath-
erine Anne Porter, distinguished
American short story writer. "An
Evening With Katherine Anne
Porter," to be presented in Press-
er Hall at 8:30 P. M. on October
fifteenth, will be the first of this
season's Lecture Association pro-
grams. 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, October* 3, 1956 This is National Newspaper Week. In a statement marking
the observance from October 1-8, President Eisenhower has
said in part: "Our nation is based upon an informed and concerned cit-
izenry. When our people know the facts, the decisions they
make are for the good of the country. "The ten thousand newspapers of America, consequently,
have a great responsibility ... to present the facts honestly
and in the proper perspective . . . When Americans know the
truth they are strong and free to act for the best interests of
the nation and the world. This is the challenge of National
Newspaper Week." Although the function of The Agnes Scott News does not lie
primarily in the coverage of world news, our own college
newspaper does devote a section each week to items of na-
tional and international interest. In the age in which we live,
no body of thinking, well-disciplined students should be al-
lowed to withdraw from the world that lies outside the
campus. We, instead, should be willing to apply the discipline
and training which is ours to a study of contemporary hap-
penings and to the formation of definite decisions concerning
controversial issues. Particularly is this important in the coming November
elections. Many college students will be placing their initial
ballot in the Presidential election box at that time. Our de-
sire, as college students, to vote in an enlightened fashion
may well be gratifying to students and "first-time" voters as
a whole. In addition, it may help to overcome a mounting
apathy toward voting among the veteran voters of our nation
by demonstrating a new and positive attitude toward voting. In the interest of presenting "the facts" of the background
and qualifications of the 1956 presidential and vice-presiden-
tial candidates, the News begins a special series with this
issue. We urge all of our readers to inspect these articles and
to consult those of larger newspapers in an effort to become
well-informed. Then when election time draws near, if we have been
shown the truth, we shall be free to act for the best interests
of the nation and the world. D.R. Be a Part,
Not Apart In these busy, first days of school great emphasis is placed
upon studying hard. Studying is very important, yet it is not
so important that outside activities should be completely neg-
lected. All will admit that part of one's college education is
participation in activities with other people. Right now at the beginning of the school year, each student
has an opportunity to participate in our community project,
Black Cat. This traditional event is held at the first part of
the year so that through associating with other students the
new Freshmen will feel a part of Agnes Scott. Only through
each student working with others in . her class and other
classes can this event be a success. Won't you do your part? Whether you help your class write
a winning song or just attend the Black Cat Sweepstakes,
Skits, and Dance, you are taking part in Black Cat. You are
helping Black Cat to be a success and are making the Fresh-
men feel at home. J.F. PuMUhod weekly except during holidays and examination periods, by the students of
Agnes Srott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
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Furnishes International Atmosphere By Gene Allen Reinero Dieneke Nieuwenhuis, a freshman here at Agnes Scott, is
of interest to all of us not only because she is a new student,
but also because she is originally from the Netherlands. Dieneke was born in Holland and lived there till she was
almost nine. In 1946, after the war, she and her parents came
to America for a vacation. They
decided to remain in this country
and now live in Mt. Airy, North
Carolina. Her father is in the
wholesale bulb business. He grows
gladioli and imports tulips from
Holland. Dieneke has been back to her
country three times for vacations.
She has relatives in England
and Scotland, as well as Holland,
whom she visits. Her grandmother
lives in London. This June Diene-
ke hopes to go back to Holland
with her parents to spend the
summer. Here at Agnes Scott Dieneke
is studying Spanish, mathematics,
English, history, chemistry and
folk dancing. She particularly
likes history and math. spects quite different from ours. Her favorite sports are tennis More is expected of the children
and swimming. She enjoys pro- at an earher a e - In the first
fessional baseball. Dieneke is an S rade ' the children start using ardent Dodger fan. This past sum- pen and ink. Also they must learn mer while on a vacation in New "? * th , e fifth multiplication ta- York City she went twice to Eb- ble By the Sec nd rade ^ ha \ e gotten into large numbers in arithmetic. The teaching of for- kee. On this same trip she also f S " J*** 8 * be t SU "
L _ Ail _..._ r^j.. fourth grade. By the time a child betts' Field to see the Dodgers
beat Chicago and lose to Milwau- spent a few days in Atlantic City. Sewing is one of Dieneke's hob-
bies. She enjoys making some of
her own clothes. In her campus
home on second Inman she and her roommates cleverly solved the country, ii is useful to be familiar "Inman window problem" by buy- with more than just the native ing a large bedspread. They cut tongue. Many jobs require a it into three pieces, hemmed each knovvledge of toreign languages , piece and presto drapes. for example> the imp ort-export Dieneke makes some interest- business. Among the Netherlands' ing comments on the elementary main exports are cheese, choco- school system in Holland. It is late, bulbs, and the beautiful Delft much harder and in many re- blue china. Steber, Metropolitan Soprano,
Initiates Atlanta Concert Series Atlanta's All-Star Concert Series opened its 1956-57 season
with the performance of Eleanor Steber, great American so-
prano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 2. Miss Steber has had long association with the South; she
is a native of Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, and has made several con- P iamst: Wllliam Primrose, vio-
cert tours of this part of the coun- Ilst: Rlse steve ns, mezzo-soprano;
trv. At Fort McPherson she was Heitor Vllla Lobos ' S uest conduc "
dubbed colonel by the officers and tor; Eu - ene Istomin. pianist; Berl
men several years ago for her S^ofe^ violet and Jorge Bo
brilliant performance. The sopra- no's beauty impressed an Atlanta
artist so favorably that he asked
to paint her portrait (the request
was granted). The Atlanta Music Club consi- let, pianist. The eleven-concert
series will also feature Handel's
"Messiah," the National Ballet
of Canada, and an All-Orchestra
program. Symphony tickets are still
available for these concerts ders itself especially fortunate to through the office of Mr. Michael
have had Miss Steber as a per- ^ c rj 0 well
former. Her American appear-
ances will be very limited next
season, because she has been cho
sen by the United States Govern-
ment as a representative of this
country to make a goodwill world
concert tour. This tour begins in
January, 3957. Other All-Star concerts to be
presented this season are as fol-
lows: the NBC Opera Compa-
ny, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo,
Mantovani, Jan Peerce, tenor, and
Leonard Warren, baritone, Bos-
ton Pops Orchestra, Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra, and Walter
Gieseking, pianist. The Atlanta Symphony lists
among its 1956-57 guest artists
the following: Rudolf Firkusny, Dieneke plans to finish the four
years at Agnes Scott. She hopes
that she will also have the oppor-
tunity to study at either the Uni-
versity of London or the Univer-
sity of Edinburgh. finishes the sixth grade he has
studied French, English, and Ger-
man. Since the Netherlands is a small The Dakota Student reports
that Pogo is "top drawer stuff."
It seems they wish to support
their favorite possum for presi-
dent, and "not being ones to sir
like bumps on a log," they have
plans for a Pogo rally and dance. A bit of practical advice is giv-
en to "confused rats" in The Fur-
man Hornet. The first rule states
that "Freshmen should never have
their heads higher than upper
classmen." It is added that "If a
tall male Rat wishes to date a
short upper class girl, he definitely
has a problem." The Davidsonian features an
editorial on the responsibility of
the college student. It states that
m addition to "the traditional re-
sponsibility to self, family, and
school, of 'making good', there is
an added measure of trust" be-
cause of present high selectivity
of students in institutions of high-
er learning. Magazine Features
Alumna Journalist Marybeth Little Weinstein (Ag-
nes Scott, Class of 1948) is fea-
tured in the October issue of
Mademoiselle. An ex-*Guest Editor
of that magazine, she is now
working for the Sunday New York
Times. While still at Agnes Scott,
Marybeth resolved to go to New
York as soon as she graduated "to
write poetry in the Village and
later, maybe, to be a lady editor
with a penthouse overlooking Cen-
tral Park . . ." As a result of her
Guest-Editorship with Mademoi-
selle in 1947, she was invited back
to become a full-time member of
that magazine's staff. In two
years she became college editor,
managing the contest that had
given her a start and doing edi-
torial jobs . Marybeth is no longer an edi-
tor. Since the news world takes a
dim view of titles, she has become
simply "deskman." She reads,
recommends, orders, rewrites and
rejects features for the magazine
section. She finds time on the side
to write features on subjects rang-
ing from pipe-smoking for women
to the life of George Bernard
Shaw. A TV- producer husband, three
children and a suburban Scars-
dale home keep Mrs. Weinstein
busy after hours. Wednesday, October 3, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3 Autumn Days, Gold Chapeaux
'Spirit' Scotties From Campus As the autumn weather* turns those famed leaves to flame, and the
clear brisk days of September dwindle to a precious few, many of the
Scotties have forsaken their books and turned to the great out-of-
doors. Bicycling, walking or just sitting in the quadrangle is very
popular, particularly with the boys wearing those adorable gold hats
that seem so stylish this year. The fraternities at Tech, finishing rush last week end, and those at
Emory took advantage Of the Lovely weather and staged many of their
parties with a natural setting. The SAEs at Tech had a rush party-picnic Friday night at North
Fulton Park and invited Mary Ann Gillis, Susan O'Neil, Sally Meek,
and Jody Armbrecht. Out of doors Saturday night were the Tech PiKAs, as they traveled
via hay and truck. Pat Anderson, Susan Riffe, Martha Young, and
Dannie Reynolds had a great time even if the Harvest Moon didn't
cooperate. The Betas at Tech journeyed to the Allatoona Yacht Club Saturday
night, and took Mary Ruth Watson, Jane King, Mary Ann Donnell, and
Renee Shenk as shipmates. The Betas at Emory must have caught the contagious call of the
wild from their neighboring brothers. Many folk including Dolly
Bates, Cat Hodgin, Betty Cobb, and Curt Swords were at their
picnic at Stone Mountain Saturday, but the Betas regret that Kim
Novak couldn't join them. A picnic finished the rush season for the Kappa Sigs at Tech. Seen
at Snapfinger Farm were the country girls Libby Hanson, Cathryn
Collins, Carolyn Wright, and Sally Sanford. The Sigma Chis at Tech were unique in that they brought the out-
side inside. For their beach party Saturday night, they imported sand
in the form of sawdust, and palm trees in their natural form, giving the
house all the allure of a South Sea Island. Seen lounging by the surf
were Jane Law, Eve Purdom, Nancy Holland, Wardie Abernathy, and
Libby Gay. A more continental affair Saturday night was given at the Tech
KA house. It was a "Paris After Dark" party. Lillian Hart, Nancy
Bowers, Barbara Duvall, Margaret Ann Zepatos and Babe McFadden
were among the "mademoiselles de Agnes Scott" who looked especially
chic. The ATOs were more conventional as they wound up rush week
week at Tech with a house dance. Glimpsed on the dance floor were
Lynn Frederick, Kathryn John, Peace Fewell, Martha Davis, and
Jackie Rountree. Lang Sydnor ) Caro McDonald, and Liza Ambrose also went to a
rush party Saturday night but their's was at the ZIP house, a dental
fraternity at Emory. How're the molars, girls? A most unusual party was thrown by the Tech Delta Tau Deltas
Friday night. For their mystery party the Delts rented an abandoned
prison and made it really spooky with some inventions of their own.
The biggest mystery, for the girls at least, was what to wear, and
Emily Bivens, Helen Sewell, Beverly Dfelk, and Jimsie Oeland appeared
in a wild and wide assortment of attire. The Southeastern Fair drew many Scotties last week. Frances
Gwinn } Edith Hurt, and Grace Woods tried winning some Pandas,
while Nancy Brock and Dot Ripley preferred 'the finer things of life,
the livestock and poultry exhibitions. It has been reported that Shelia
MacConochie, Penny Smith and their dates set an endurance record
on the merry-go-round. A roll of drums, please, as we recognize the lucky ones who made
that long trip down the aisle over the summer. Mary Grace McCurry
Garrett, Marianne Sargent Duncan, Lillian Null Kirkpatrick, Marilyn
Monaghan Adams, and Becky Deal Geiger are successfully combining
the virtues of wife and scholar. Others who are enjoying their new
dual role are Frances Cork Engle, Sally Forester Logue, Nancy Hale
Johnson, Joanne Ray Moulton, and Eleanor Wrivht Linn. Best wishes,
wives (isn't that a lovely word?), ASC smiles on you. The wanderlust, beckoned some from the "Sheltering Arms" last
week end. Hazel Ellis drove to Athens to see FSU and Georgia tie.
Columbia, S. C, was the destination of Virginia Fuller as she toured
over to see a "someone special." Betty Edmunds enjoyed one of those
fabulous University of Virginia week ends. Have you noticed the Thursday sparkle in Betsy Crapps' eyes?
Could the cause be an especially interesting history class, or perhaps
a Seminary graduate who pays a pastoral call every Thursday? Speaking of sparkles, there is a new one on campus, and it's found
on the left hand of Hazel Hall. The beauty of the diamond is sur-
passed only by the width of your smile, Haz. Now, chicks, a few words of wisdom: since the rush parties have
ended you may be seeking entertainment this week end. May I recom-
mend Black C at. It has the Six Star Seal for Frolicking Fridays. (Continued from Page 1)
Swart points out that on the
whole European students receive
more intense high school training
and therefore become specialized
at a younger age than American
students. The school systems are
set up on a different basis and
European high school students en-
ter the universities at almost a
graduate level. At a European University Mr.
Swart would be teaching history
mainly to people who wanted to
major in it or pursue their studies
further in the f eld. Only a small
percentage of European students
take general subjects in college
since these subjects are usually
covered adequately in high school. Business Stationery
Personal Stationery Announcements
Placards Your Particular Job the Way You Want It IVew Era Publishing Co. The regular meeting of the In-
ternational Relations Club will be
held on Monday, October 8 at
4:30 in the End Date Parlor of
Main. At this time, plans will be
discussed for United Nations
Week and for the campus-wide
musical program to be held later
in the year. New members of the Glee Club,
selected on the basis of tryouts
held recently, include Lucy Cole,
Phyllis Cox, Celia Crook, Anne
Eyler, Anne Lowrie Fraser, Sally
Fuller, Martha Holmes, Carolyn
Howard, Marion McCall, Mar-
garet McKelway, Mary Jane
Pickens, Janice Powell, Alice
Prather, Kay Richards, Sally
Smith, and Nain Stieglitz. At the last meeting of Pi Alpha
Phi, comittees were named by de-
bate chairman, Genelle Breedlove,
and plans were made for fall try-
outs for upperclassmen. Regular
meetings were scheduled for the
second and fourth Tuesday of each
month at 4:45. Officers of Eta Sigma Phi held
a short business meeting on
Thursday, September 21. At this
time, a theme was chosen for fu-
ture programs, and the selection
of new members was discussed.
Music Club At a meeting of the officers of
the Music Club on Thursday, Sep-
tember 29, Miss Roxie Hagopian
was selected as club sponsor, and
meetings were scheduled for the
third Wednesday of each month
at 4:00. Programs for the coming
year will be devoted to a study of
the life and work of contemporary
musicians. "Exam Controversy Stranded;
Found on Main Thoroughfare In Student Government meeting last Thursday there arose
that question which is dear to the heart of every college girl.
The question merely arose and was left stranded by the side-
lines. It is therefore our intention to get back on the main
road. That is why we conducted this poll on the subject of
THOSE THINGS EXAMS. (This' is another article in the series of
campus improvements, conducted
under the supervision of the de-
partment of Home Economics.) CECILY VANderROOSTING :
"Exams, as they are conducted at
Agnes Scott, are old fashioned. I
am against them, but would love
heading a committee for the intro-
duction of oral comprehensives to
be given only during Spring quar-
ter of the senior year." PENELOPE PENCIL: Well, uh,
uh, uh, as I see it from where I
am standing over here by But-
trick, it don't look as though the
crowd over there in the Hub minds
t'lem too much. \nd, uh. uh, you
know how j. feel. Whatever the
Hub wants, is uh, uh, all right
with me. ADO ANNETTE: "Exams,
phooev. They don't bother me at
all. Who minds going to class once
a day, writing a little blue book
full? That's nothing when you
consider all the free time you
get in the afternoon and all the
dates you can get in. Why, last
year I even slipped in a little side
trip to Florida State. I'm for hav-
ing exams every other week." AGNES LIBRETTE BOOK-
STER: "Exams are essential to the
scholar. During those few hours
of concentrated study, I find my-
self discovering new worlds that
I had overlooked in the mad pace
of the quarter. I find myself look-
ing forward to my specially ar-
ranged course next quarter. I find
myself telling you it is called Di-
rected Study for the Superior
Student. I also find myself . . ." ASSISTANT DEAN FANCY
SNUCKITT: "Now that I'm above
them, I like them. They are just
the right thing to keep the dorm
quiet and peaceful. And besides,
where would I be now if it weren't
for exams?" RAINDROP GRILLIS: "No
comment whatsoevery." MRS. LEONARD GEIGER-
COUNTER: "Exams are all right
in general, but I was wondering
if we could skip them this winter
so Leonard and I could take a
little vacation to Istanbul." MISS BLISS: "I find that
exams stimulate my students no
end. They talk about them con- Rutland's House Of Music, Inc. Classical and Popular Records
Prerecorded Tape Phonographs Radios Students Always
Welcome stantly and it is really through
exams that I truly get to know
my student. I have never known
a mind that wasn't awakened .by
the thought of examinations." We decided that we would ask
one student to give us a summary
and a conclusion for this study.
We chose a famous hockey player
and popular, all-around girl,
PERTHA SIS BOOM BAH BUY-
ER, who said: "Yeah, uh-huh,
yeah, exams? Yeah, we got 'em,
sure." Freshmen Prepare
For Dek-lt Contest Freshmen Scotties are busy
making trips to Decatur and At-
lanta shopping for odds and ends
that will add to the decoration of
their rooms. Eagerly they are
awaiting the time when the judges
will visit the dormitories to select
the roorn that best displays at-
tractiveness, color, and originality. Christian Association each year
sponsors Dek-lt, a contest in
which freshmen compete in plan-
ning and carrying out decoration
of rooms. Mollie Merrick, Fresh-
man Adviser, is co-ordinator of
this project. October 15-19 is the
week scheduled for the selection;
the definite day is to be announced
later. Judges for the contest are Miss
Marie Huper, Jean Donaldson, and
Marty Veale, winner of last year's
contest. Prizes will be awarded. DeKALB-DECATUR
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Sat. and Mon. With
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lope. I its popularity and influence are world-wide Which six articles will readers
of the October Digest like best? 1. Norfolk's friend to troubled teen-agers. Story of the ar-
thritic cripple to whom youngsters flock for advice. 2. The great Piltdown hoax. How this famed "missing link"
in human evolution has been proved a fraud from the start. 3. How to sharpen your judgment. Famed author Bertrand
Russell offers six rules to help you form sounder opinions. 4. My most unforgettable character. Fond memories of Con-
nie Mack who led the Athletics for 50 years. 5. How to make peace at the Pentagon. Steps to end ruin-
ous rivalry between our Army, Navy and Air Force. 6. Book condensation: "High, Wide and Lonesome." Hal Borland's exciting story of his adventurous boyhood on a
Colorado prairie. 7. Medicine's animal pioneers. How medical researchers
learn from animals new ways to save human lives. 8. What the mess in Moscow means. Evidence that the
Communist system is as unworkable as it is unnatural. 9. Master bridge builder. Introducing David Steinman,
world leader in bridge design and construction. 10. College two years sooner. Here's how extensive experi-
ments proved a bright lOth-grader is ready for college. 11. Laughter the best medicine. Amusing experiences from
everyday life. 12. What happens when we pray for others? Too often we
pray only for ourselves. Here's how we gain true rewards
of prayer when we pray for others. 13. European vs. U. S. beauties. Why European women are
more glamorous to men. 14. Trading stamps bonus or bunkum? How much of their
cost is included in the price you pay? 15. Living memorials instead of flower*. A way to honor the
dead by serving the living. 16. It pays to increase your word power. An entertaining
quiz to build your vocabulary. 17. Are we too soft on young criminals? Why the best way
to cure juvenile delinquency is to punish first offenders. 18. Medicine man on the Amazon. How two devoted mis-
sionaries bring medical aid to jungle natives. 19. Creatures in the night. The fascinating drama of nature
that is enacted between dusk and dawn. 20. What your sense of humor tells about you. What the
jokes you like, the way you laugh reveal about you. 21. The sub that wouldn't stay down. Stirring saga of the
U.S.S. Squalus' rescue from a depth of 40 fathoms. 22. Madame Butterfly in bobby sox. How new freedoms have
changed life for Japanese women; what the men think. 23. Doctors should tell patients the truth. When the doctor
operated, exactly what did he do? Why a written record
of your medical history may someday save your life. 24. "How wonderful you are . . . " Here's why affection
and admiration aren't much good unless expressed; why
locked-up emotions eventually wither. 25. Harry Holt and a heartful of children. Story of a farmer
who singlehandedly finds homes for hundreds of Korean
war orphans. 26. Our tax laws make us dishonest. How unfair tax laws
are causing a serious moral deterioration. 27. Venereal disease now a threat to youth. How V.D. is
spreading among teen-agers and sane advice to victims. 28. Secy. Benson's faith in the American farmer. Why he feels farmers, left alone, can often solve their own prob-
lems better than Washington. 29. Your brain's unrealized powers. Seven new findings to
help you use your brain more efficiently. 30. Britain's indestructible "Old Man." What Sir Winston
Churchill is doing in retirement. 31. Are juries giving away too much money? Fantastic
awards juries hand out because they confuse compassion
with common sense. 32. My last best days on earth. In her own words a young
mother, learning she had cancer, tells how she decided to
make this the "best year of her life." 33. Foreign-aid mania. How the billions we've given have
brought mainly disappointment and higher taxes. 34. Out where jet planes are born. Story of Edward Air
Force Base, where 10,000 men battle wind, sand and speed
barriers to keep us supreme in the sky. 35. Life in these United States. Humorous anecdotes reveal-
ing quirks of human nature. 36. Man's most playful friend: the Land Otter, [nteresting
facts about this amusing animal. 37. Why not a foreign - service career? How our State De-
partment is making foreign service attractive to young men. 38. A new deal in the old firehouse. How one town goi
lower taxes, greater protection combining fire and police. 39. Crazy man on Crazy Horse. Meet the man whose
statue of an Indian will be the largest in history. 40. Their business is dynamite. How the manufacture of
this explosive has been made one of the safest industries. 41. His best customers are babies. How a kitchen strainer
and a pint of mashed peas became the Gerber Products Co. 42. Smoky Mountain magic. Why this, our most ancient
mountain range, has more visitors than any other. 43. Call for Mr. Emergency. Meet the Emergency Police,
who get 8 million New Yorkers out of trouble. 44. Beauty by the mile. How landscape engineers prove
roadside planting is lifesaving as well as beautiful. 45. Humor in uniform. True stories of the funny side of
life in our Armed Forces. 46. Seven economic fallacies. The American Economic
Foundation explodes misconceptions about our economy. 47. Admiral of the Greek Oil Fleet. Story of Stavros Niar-
chos, who has won a fortune betting on and carrying oil . Wednesday, October 3, 1956 & THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS f> 5 AA Offers Many Opportunities;
Program Fulfills Student Needs Many almost shocking surveys have recently been released
revealing that the American youth, despite his considered ad-
vantages, is fast becoming a specimen of physical degenera-
tion rattling far below his European contemporary m stami-
na, and general physical fitness. President Eisenhower ex-
pressed his concern jn a message ' last year in which he noted the
alarming growth of the number of
young American men who are
turned away yearly from military
service because of physical de-
ficiencies. Doctors viewing this problem
blame the easy life led by the ma-
jority of America's young people
which encourages their depend-
ence on modern conveniences and
indoor amusements such as mo-
vies and T. V. and their trend to-
ward spec:atorship rather than
actual participation in athletic
activity. The third of the four ideals up-
held at Agnes Scott College is
Physical Well-Being. It has long
been recognized that only with an
active, healthy body can a stu-
dent be expected to meet ade-
quately the demands of campus
life. Thus the job of the Athletic
Association is to act as the main-
stay of this ideal by offering a
varied athletic program which
most nearly fulfills the needs of
the Student Body. Unfortunately, too often this
program of athletics is left in the
care of the A. A. Board members
and a minority group of teamed
athletes while the majority of so-
called non-athletes on campus,
whether intimidated by their more
vigorous sisters or over-protective
of their own delicate qualities, re-
strict their interest to a faithful
persuing of a diet book and the
daily 15 minutes of deep-knee
bends. Need For Participation Few people achieve proficiency
in many sports, but the advantage
and enjoyment rests not on the
ability and range of ability alone
but on the actual participation. A
variety of team and individual
activities are offered throughout
the year designed to reach all
students possible. Many require
little skill and provide not only
amusement but relief from studies
and class work. Listed are only
a few of the forms of recreation
provided for the campus com-
munity. The Athletic Association pur-
chases and maintains for the use
of the students a number of bi-
cycles kept in the bottom of the
Science hall. This year the Board
received a welcome addition to the
supply an English bike featuring
three gears and a hand-brake.
Students are urged to use these
bicycles at any time and are re-
quested to return them to their Swimming
The gymnasium swimming pool
is open for plunge periods
throughout the year. Plunge peri-
ods are from Monday through
Thursday from 4:005:00 every
week. As a new feature on
Wednesdays, synchronized swim-
ming will be taught during this
time to all who are interested. Located near the observatory is
the A. A. barbecue pit which is
open at all times to the use of the
entire campus. Individuals or or-
ganizations wishing to reserve the
pit for a specific date should con-
tact Betsy Crapps in order to in-
sure reservations and so that
arrangements may be made for
wood. Cars are provided every
Wednesday and Thursday after-
noons for golfers inteVested in
playing at the Avondale Course.
Students wishing to go out on
these afternoons are requested to
sign on lists in the respective
dorms. In addition to the above men-
tioned activities, other sports op-
portunities include archery, rifle-
ry, riding, badminton, shuffle-
board, swimming meet, doubles
and singles tennis tournaments,
hockey, basketball, Dance Group,
ping pong, volleyball, tumbling,
fencing and softball. Whether a
novice or "pro," each student is
invited and urged to take advan-
tage of any and all sports activi-
ties. Mascot Kathy poses with cou-
sin James McCain. Class of '57 Elects
'Kathy 1 As Mascot The Agnes Scott College Class
of 1957 announces the selection
of Miss Kathryn Lee McCain,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John
R. McCain, as the class mascot.
Kathy is the granddaughter of
Dr. James R. McCain, president
emeritus of ASC. As mascot, Kathy will partici-
pate in many of the traditional
senior activities including Investi-
ture, crowning of the May Queen,
and graduation exercises. Kathy
is six years old and a "freshman"
at Ponce de Leon Grade School
in Decatur. Outside of school, Kathy has
a special interest in collecting
rare, old pennies. Her mother is
an alumna- of Agnes Scott and
her sister, Elizabeth, was mascot
of the Class of 1948. ASC Will Star Once Again;
Center to Film McCain's Life Once again Agnes Scott is "getting into the movies." Once
again motion picture cameras, 1915 model cars, and girls in
old-fashioned dresses* will be seen about the campus. This
time it is not Hollywood, but Atlanta's own Protestant Radio
and Television Center which will be filming a television show
about Dr. James Ross McCain, Scott sequence will last only about
a minute. However, the ten mem-
bers of Blackfriars who have been
selected to be in the film may
still consider themselves lucky.
Those girls who will play the part
of ten typical Agnes Scott stu-
dents of 1915 are Doreen Green-
field, Caroline Miller, Emily Gil-
ham, Lynn Frederick, Sally San-
ford, Nancy Kimmel, Carol Pike,
Liz Shumaker, Nellie Strickland,
and Mary Ann Campbell. Mr. Warde Adams, of Atlanta,
is producer of the show. Shooting
of the Agnes Scott scenes is
scheduled to begin Monday, Oc-
tober 15. The influence of the educated
American woman is one of tiie
strongest forces for good in
our national life today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that lias developed
her abilities and ins ghts. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reer ist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. DRUID HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Welcomes Agnes Scott Students Transportation leaves Main Building at 9:30 A.M. Sunday School Mr. Donald W. Stout, Teacher
I 1 :00 A.M. World Wide Communion Service Dr. T. A. Fry, Jr.
6:00 P.M. Westminster Fellowship, Frank Merl, President
Light supper followed by program President Emeritus of Agnes
Scott. When completed, the show,
which is entitled "Dr. McCain,
Christian Witness," will last
fourteen and a half minutes. The
story starts when a young girl,
confused about what type of col-
lege she should attend, comes to
Dr. McCain for advice. Dr. McCain, speaking as a
counselor, Christian leader, and
president emeritus of a liberal
arts college, advises her to choose
not only a liberal arts school but
also one with Christian back-
ground and ideals. As he talks
with her his thoughts flash back
to Agnes Scott, and the cameras
record a campus scene from 1915,
with girls in quaint dress walking
about the campus and entering
tne library. In the finished film, the Agnes SERVICE STATION
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Of Enlightening Oak Ridge Trip Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is a most unique part of the country,
agree the eight chemistry majors who visited there last week
end. Covering 60,000 acres and located on the former site of
three small Tennessee towns separated by miles of rolling
farm and forestland, the town and government area is now
in its thirteenth year of existence Built to house a population of
75,000 during the war years, the
town is presently home to some
32,000 people. Fifty different
churches and many modern school
buildings, numbering among the
best in the nation from the stand-
point of design and construction,
are significant landmarks among
the surrounding hills. Most inhabitants of the town
are under 35 years of age. Eight
thousand children are enrolled in
the school system and eight thou-
sand more are waiting to enroll.
Oak Ridge is reputed to have the
highest birth rate of any town in
the nation, a fact which is in no'
way connected with the town's in-
terest in atomic energy. Houses in the area were origi-
nally constructed to last a maxi-
mum of ten years. At the present
time, they have been standing
thirteen years and show all indi-
cation of remaining intact many
more. The government has only
recently begun to sell these houses
and lots to families. In places, new
homes are being built and modern
shopping centers are springing up
to replace former PX type stores.
Although it still largely resembles
an army base, the town of Oak
Ridge is fast adopting the more
familiar trends of civilian life.
Visitors It was into this area that eight of Agnes Scott's junior and senior
chemistry majors, accompanied by
Dr. W. Joe Frierson, Dr. Charles
B. Vail and Miss Louise Rainey
journeyed last weekend. The lar-
gest field trip the department has
undertaken in some time, this trip
was designed to acquaint the stu-
dents with many of the principles,
instruments and uses of atomic
energy through first hand obser-
vation. The entire day September 28
was spent touring two of Oak
Ridge's principal areas of opera-
tion, Y-12 and X-10. Here were
observed, among other things, two
cyclotrons, the graphite and
swimming pool atomic reactors, a
Van de Graaf generator and atom
smasher, and a remote control
process for separating and pack-
aging radioactive isotopes. A highlight of the trip was the
visit to the Medical Division of
the Oak Ridge Institute of Nu-
clear Studies. Underway here is
one of the nation's major pro-
grams to investigate the value of
radioisotopes and radiations in
cancer therapy. Through this field trip, our
chemistry majors gained a new
insight into the realm of atomic
energy and came to appreciate its
value, as well as its problems, as
it applies to real life. (Continued from Page 1)
foreign aid. Nixon is a hard fighter in parti
san contests but he isjequally able
in bipartisan issues, especially
those concerning our foreign af-
fairs. He has been a staunch and
effective leader in the bipartisan
issue of foreign aid. Nixon has
done an excellent job of bringing
the gap between the aims and
views of the President and the
Congressional point of view. Nix-
on is against any federalizing, so-
cializing, or nationalizing of any
basic American institution. He be-
lieves schools are of local concern
and not federal. But he believes
that the federal government
should help when needed. Kefauver's crime investigation
made before the 1952 elections
made him famous, but it also cost
him political friends. Truman and
the big city leaders were definitely
against him when his probe dis-
closed that many gamblers were
linked to local officeholders. Ke-
fauver offended not only the city
Democrats but' also the Southern-
ers. He has been branded by many
Southern Democrats as a radical.
He has made a determined stand
against segregation and has urged
the use of federal force to insure
integration. Both Kefauver and Nixon are
the sons of storekeepers. They
grew up in small towns. They
worked their way through college
and became lawyers. Then they
turned to politics where they have
led active lives. They both live
in Washington, D. C. Their chil-
dren attend the same public
school. Both men have been severely
criticized and both have been. Grafton To Address Students
At Honors Day Convocation Mrs. Martha Stackhouse Grafton, dean of instruction at
Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, will deliver the
Honors Day address at Convocation on October 10. Dean
Grafton, an Agnes Scott alumna and member of Phi Beta
Kappa, will speak on "Being Above the Average." The pro-
gram will recognize students who qualified for Honor Roll during
the 1955-56 session. Mrs. Grafton majored in soci-
ology at Agnes Scott and was
president of Student Government
while here. She received her Mas-
ter's .degree at Northwestern Uni-
versity. In 1930 she joined the
Mary Baldwin faculty as Assistant
Dean of Students and Instructor
in History. In 1937 she became
Dean of Instruction and has serv-
ed as Acting-President following
the resignation of Dr. L. Wilson
Jarman in 1945 and again in 1953,
following the resignation of Dr.
Frank Bell Lewis. Dean Grafton has served as
President for the Association of
Virginia Colleges and the Southern
Association of Colleges for Wo-
men. She has also presided as
chairman of the Conference of
Academic Deans of the Southern
States in *1948 and as chairman
of the curriculum commission of
the Southern Association of Col-
leges for Women in 1947-48. In
1950 Mrs. Grafton was appointed
a member of the executive com-
mittee of the Virginia Humanities
Conference. Dr. Thomas H. Grafton, Mrs.
Grafton's husband, is professor of greatly praised. It will be interest-
ing to watch what will happen
when November arrives, and
America makes its choice. sociology at Mary Baldwin Col-
lege and pastor of Finley Me-
morial Presbyterian Church, Stu-
arts Draft, Virginia. Two of their
three daughters, Letitia and Eliz-
abeth, are Agnes Scott graduates. Devotional Reading
Placed in Library For those who would like to
learn more about rheir Christian
faith; for those who seek inspira-
tion during busy days in college,
or for those who need material
for hall prayers, the library has
recently reserved a shelf on the
main floor near the fireplace for
all types of devotional and in-
spirational literature. There will be many types of
books on this shelf and they will
be divided into sections for Bible
study, daily devotions, spiritual
biographies, and studies of the
Christian doctrine. These books
will be circulated among students
as most regular library books for
a two week period. For those who wish to share
their ideas with others, C. A. has
scheduled a discussion period in
the Hub next Wednesday evening,
October 10. Exact time, topic and
leaders will be announced later. Ellington Grocery Co.
3.07 E. College Ave.
CR. 3841-3842 wish to take this opportunity to welcome you to Decatur and Agnes Scott College. We hope you
will enjoy this term and would like to have a part in making your stay in college a memorable We have opened for your convenience a new call office located at 102 N. McDonough St. ad-
jacent to the Campus Grill. Our new office will provide a complete Dry Cleaning service that we feel sure will fill all your
cleaning needs. Cur service includes: 1. One-Day Service. 3. Alteration Service. 2. Hand Finishing. 4. Special Handling of All Sweaters and Cashmeres. We hope we will have the cp?orrunitv to serve you and extend an invitation to call upon us at
any time with any of your cleaning prob'sms. To acquaint you with our service we extend an offer of having a SKIRT or SWEATER CLEAN-
ED FREE OF CHARGE with your initial order. Again may we wish you success in all of your endeavors and hope that this year at Agnes Scott
College will be a memory to cherish for many years to come. Hand Finishing Service AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, October 10, 1956 Protestant TV Center to Film
Story of President Emeritus The Protestant Radio and Television Center of Atlanta is
currently undertaking the filming of fifteen television shows
known as "The Christian Witness Series." One of these shows
is about Dr. James Ross McCain, president emeritus of Ag-
nes Scott College and an elder in the Decatur Presbyterian
Church. A portion of the show will be filmed on the Agnes Scott
campus, and sixteen members of
Blackfriars have been selected to
provide background for the
scenes. Dr. McCain was selected by the
Presbyterian Board of Extension
as one of the men about whom a
"Christian Witness" program was
to be written. He is well-known
as a Christian leader in his com-
munity and church, a beloved
friend and counselor of young
people, and President Emeritus of
a college of outstanding Christian
character. / In the fifteen minute film,
which is entitled "From Out the
Crowd," Dr. McCain advises an
uncertain young girl to choose a
liberal arts college befpre a vo-
cational school, and also to choose
one with Christian ideals. In dis-
cussing colleges with the girl, Dr.
McCain speaks of Agnes Scott in
order to exemplify a Christian
liberal arts college and also to
point out the changes that have
occured in colleges since he be-
came President of Agnes Scott in
1915. It is at this point in the film
that scenes of Agnes Scott occur. In the Agnes Scott sequence,
which will last only fifty-four sec-
onds in the finished film, the girls
are attired in 1915 dress. These
dresses are being rented from
New York especially for the occa-
sion. Scenes of Rebekah Scott Hall
and the colonnade, Main Building,
students coming out of Presser
Hall after chapel, the Science
Hall, and the Library will be film-
ed on October 15th. Dr. McCain will, of course, be
the chief actor in the film. The part of the young lady will be por-
trayed by a local high school girl.
The film has already been com-
pleted with . the exception of the
Agnes Scott sequence. The fifty-four second sequence
of our campus alone will cost the
Protestant Radio and Television
Center several hundred dollars.
The entire film is being financed
by the Presbyterian Church. The dafe of the appearance of
this show on television has not
been determned. The "Christian
Witness Series" is to be completed
by February 1st and handed over
to the television stations. The in-
dividual stations will contact all
parties interested as to the exact
date of the film's presentation. Seen in Passing . . . Frantic chimney swift flies from
one corner of the library to the other,
searching for escafe through the roof,
zvhile all zuindozvs are standing of en
in the hofe that he y ll find an easier
exit. Freshman taking first history quiz
glances uf from her fafer and is
somewhat startled by the Black Cat
grinning in at her from the win-
dowed door. Padded folar bear being led uf
gy?n stefs by a seeing-eye sophomore
on night of dress rehearsal. Muffled sounds of the World
Series drifting from the treasurer's Thursday botany lab breaks into
a grin on hearing several not-quite-
true blasts from a far-away trmnfet. President of GSCW To Speak
On Leadership in Convocation . Mortar Board is sponsoring the Convocation for Wednes-
day, October 17, and has invited as speaker Dr. Robert E.
Lee, president of Georgia State College for Women in Mill-
edgeville. Dr. Lee's talk on leadership and its part in the honor
system will be one of many pro grams planned for Honor Empha-
sis Week, October 15-19. Having graduated from Wash-
ington and Lee University, Dr. Lee
completed work on his M'aster's
degree at Vanderbilt University
and received his Ed.D. degree from
the University of Florida. He has
taught at North Carolina State
University, University of Florida,
and Berry College in Georgia. After serving four years in the
Navy during World War n, Dr.
Lee headed the educational serv-
ices program of the University of
Midway in the Pacific. In civilian
life he directed research and sta-
tistics for the Florida State De-
partment of Education and assist-
ed in preparing Florida's revised
Minimum Foundation for Educa-
tion program. Before his appoint-
ment to the presidency of GSCW, Dr. Lee was Dean of Instruction
and head of the mathematics de-
partment at Berry College. Porter Will Read Works
Revealing Humor, Drama Monday, October 15, Lecture Association will open its
1956-57 lecture series by presenting one of the finest Ameri-
can short story writers, Katherine Anne Porter, reading from
her own works. The lecture will be open to the public. A native of Texas, Miss Porter attended various private
schools. She has been awarded Ben Dor To Speak
On Biblical Subject Dr. Immanuel Ben Dor, Deputy
Director of Antiquities of the Gov-
ernment of Israel, will speak on
campus tomorrow evening, Octo-
ber 11th. Dr. Ben Dor has chosen
as his subject "Daily Life in Bib-
lical Times." The lecture will be
at 8:15 p.m. in Campbell Science
Hall. Dr. Ben Dor, a native of Okopy,
Ukraine, is a graduate of the He-
brew Teachers College of Vienna
and also studied at the Universi-
ties of Vienna and Rome. In 1948, Dr. Ben Dor assumed
his present position. In 1954 he
was invited to be lecturer at the
Oriental Institute of the Univer-
sity of Chicago. At the present
time, Dr. Ben Dor is a lecturer at
the Harvard Divinity School. honorary degrees from both the
University of North Carolina Wo-
men's college and the University
of Michigan. She is a member of
the National Institute of Arts and
Letters and a Fellow in Regional
American Literature of the Li-
brary of Congress. | Miss Porter's works include
Pale Horse, Pale Rider; Flowering
Judas; The Leaning Tower; The
Days Before; and her new novel,
Xo Safe Harbor. Pale Horse, Pale
Rider, probably her best known
work, should be of particular in-
terest to some of the freshmen, as
.hey will be reading the three
short novels contained in it this
quarter. Edmund Wilson, in The New
Yorker, says her stories "show
us human relationships in their
constantly shifting phases and in
the moments of which their exis-
tence is made." Miss Porter has done a great
deal of speaking both in this coun-
try and abroad. Her readings have
been acclaimed for their brilliance,
humor, and dramatic impact.
Glenway Wescott of the New York
Times says, "Miss Porter's style
is . . . perfection." She has also
done recordings on Caedman and Internationally Speaking . . . NATO Policy Poses Problems
As Russia Plots 'Peace 7 Moves One of the most vital international questions of today is
what to do with NATO. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
says that it is time that this organization advanced from its
youth to the "totality of its meaning." Others believe that
NATO has filled its destiny and should expire. Generally speaking, the mutual security programs of the United
States and the other fourteen
member nations who signed the
North Atlantic Treaty have been
entrusted to this body. Now ef-
forts are being made to extend
the emphasis on maintaining mili-
tary defense to economic and po-
litical areas since there are cer-
tain spiritual, cultural and per-
sonal ties between the North At-
lantic Treaty members. One* of the major points of de-
bate in this question is whether or
not NATO provides adequate mili-
tary defense. Many Americans are
afraid that we are making too
great a commitment and may
thereby entangle ourselves in a
war between a European nation
and its aggressor which would re-
sult in a world conflict. These
people bel.'eve that it is far more
important to build our own de-
fense rather than contribute to
collective security. Collective se-
curity, they maintain, wil^i actual-
ly weaken our defense. However, supporters of NATO
argue that the very fact that an
aggressor of one of the NATO
members would have to fight all the NATO members at the same
time is the strongest type of de-
fense. The Russians, during the Twen-
tieth Party Congress, had twelve
speakers and eleven of these
speeches cited the disbursement
of NATO as the primary objective
of the Soviet foreign policy. This
policy has been conspicuous in the
difficulties arising within the
NATO body German unification,
French-Algerian troubles, and the
Cyprus crisis. Consequently, many
supporters of NATO want the
body to expand its. authority to
the degree that more subjects can
be discussed in NATO meetings
before the crisis breaks. Another major point that the
enemies of NATO cite is that the
United States has borne more
than 80 percent of the cost of
NATO. This has greatly affected
our national debt. Taxpayers are
clutching their purses and ve-
hemently protesting that the
American taxpayer is being too
greatly burdened. Few Americans
realize that our NATO allies are
"now spending six dollars from
their own budget to match every
(Continued on Page 4) Columbia Records of The Days
Before and Pale Horse, Pale
Rider. Katherine Anne Porter Alston Names 34
To # 56 Honor Roll At Convocation this morning,
Dr. Alston recognized the follow-
ing as members of the 1955-56
Honor Roll of Agnes Scott Col-
lege: Juniors: Mary Beaty, Jean Don-
aldson, Carolyn Herman, Byrd
Hoge, Virginia Keller, Mary
Oates, Dorothy Rearick, Virginia
Redhead, and Frazer Steel Wa-
ters. Sophomores: Elizabeth Ansley,
Mary Dymond Byrd, Diana Kay
Carpenter, Jeannette Ames Clark,
Nancy Claire Edwards, Louise
Law, Carlanna Lindamood, Caro-
lyn Magruder, Phia Peppas, Luell
Robert, Grace Eugenie Robert-
son, and Ann Stein. Freshmen: Margaret Ward Ab-
ernethy, Gertrude Ann Florrid,
Glenda Marie Huey, Audrey Lau-
rene Johnson, Patricia Ann Len-
hardt, Donalyn Jane Moore, Jo-
anne Ray Moulton, Catherine Jean
Salter, Helen Claire Smith, Edith
Lambert Tritton, Nancy Eliza-
beth Trowell, Barbara Lou Var-
ner, and Susie Evelyn White. Guest speaker for the Honors
Day Convocation was Dean Mar-
tha S. Grafton of Mary Baldwin
College, Staunton, Virginia. Her
topic was "On Being Above the
Average." Students named to the 1955-'56
Honor Roll were entertained by
Mortar Board at a special lunch-
eon in the dining hall. Adams To Present
Recital October 18 The third faculty recital of this
year presented by the Music De-
partment of Agnes Scott College
will feature Mr. John Louis Ad-
ams, This program will be held
Thursday, October 18, at 8:30 p.m.
in Maclean Auditorium. Mr. Adams is Assistant Profes-
sor of Music at the college and is
principal violist with the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra. He also di-
rects the Agnes Scott College Or-
chestra. 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, October 10. 1956 Another Black Cat Day has come and gone, leaving echoes
of ''a college campus where peace and joy abound, where
laughter gay in work or play within each heart is found . . ."
to ring throughout the year. An Agnes Scott tradition, this year's production proved
to be bigger and better than ever. Certainly much credit is
due those who worked directly or indirectly to make it the
success that it was. Not the least of those to whom credit is due are the mem-
bers of our faculty. Two faculty acts contributed significantly
to the whole of the evening's entertainment. In addition,
the great number of faculty members and their families
who attended the sweepstakes, picnic supper and skits is
indicative of this group's interest in such campus traditions. Amid the stir accompanying preparations for this year's
Black Cat Day were heard the rumblings of a movement
getting underway to urge the continuation this winter of a
faculty tradition at Agnes Scott. Having two successful
showings during the past eight years to its credit, the facul-
ty's own "Shellbound" is currently becoming a conversation
piece among students on campus. We of the "younger gen-
eration," have never been privileged to witness such a pro-
duction, but have heard favorable reviews of past per-
formances. By popular request from the student body and under
authority of the president of Student Government, a letter
has been drafted and submitted for presentation to the facul-
ty. This letter of invitation expresses the eagerness of the
entire student body in seeing that such a faculty tradition
is not allowed to die and be forgotten. We students pledge full support and whole-hearted interest
for a production that has meant much to Agnes Scott in
years past, and repeat to the faculty our plea: We want SHELLBOUND!! D. R. " 'Undetermined origin,' they say. It's a common phrase in
news reports of a fire. In the charred and gutted shell of
what used to be someone's home, it is sometimes difficult
to figure out immediately where the first wisp of smoke
curled up where the first tiny flame licked out. "Whatever happened, it's past remedying. It matters only
as a guide to the future. But to a fire victim, what matters
most is the present. Everything is gone ... all the things that
went to make up one family's daily life." This is Fire Prevention Week, 1956. It is being observed
October 7-13. Its purpose is to direct public attention to the 11,000 lives
and $885,218,000 in property destroyed by fire in 1955, and
to the safety measures which can help reduce this needless
waste in future years. Carelessness is the basic cause of all fires. A box of matches
is left where children can get to it. A cigarette butt is aim-
lessly tossed away, instead of being crushed in an ashtray.
A fuse on an overloaded circuit blows and a bigger fuse is
put in instead of having an electrician install more circuits
or outlets. Chances are taken with any of a hundred other
unsafe conditions because it's easier that way. President Eisenhower has issued a proclamation setting
aside this one week of the year for nation-wide fire preven-
tion effort. By presenting the facts to the American Public,
all of us can help make our nation safe from fire. There is
no better time than the present to learn about fires and how
to prevent them. G.A.R. Dorthea Anne Harllee, Class
of '57, died Sunday, October
7th, at 9:00 a.m. at the Duke
University Hospital, Durham,
North Carolina. She was a vic-
tim of cancer of the spinal
cord. While at Agnes Scott, Anne
was a member of Cotillion
Club, *59 Club, and the YWCA
committee of Christian Asso-
ciation. She was a class cheer-
leader and a psychology ma-
jor. The funeral will be held in
Palmetto, Florida. Anne's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. j. p. Harlee, Jr., of Pal-
metto. Published weekly except during holidays and examination periods, by the students of
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Ling. Carolyn Magrudor. Suzanne Manges. Lmise McCaughan. Mary Jane Milford. Caro-
line Miller. Mary M>ore. Celeste Rogers. Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Caroljn
Smith. Cat Stewart, Nancy Turner. The Reflector of Mississippi
State College reports that wives
of students have an organization
which gives "P.H.T." degrees.
These girls are "Putting Hubby
Through College." Their topic of
conversation is not "how to spend
their husbands' money," but "how
husbands can best spend their
wives' money." Miss Nancy Groseclose sent me
the September 26 copy of The
Agnes Scott News which I have
read from beginning to end with
much interest and also with a
feeling of nostalgia. But more than that I am deeply
moved to know that the spirit of
Agnes Scott has not changed.
Your aim for the year so beauti-
fully expressed, "Be aware, care,
share for the love of God con-
straineth us," is an inspiration and
a challenge to those of us who are
"far from the reach of thy shel-
tering arms." I want to express to you all my
gratitude, my interest, and my
very best wishes for your success
in the coming year.
Sincerely, Val Nielsen Dent *
Class of '41 Emory Chamber Music Series
Will Open Season With Novaes Emory University will open the season of its Chamber
Music Series with the presentation of Guiomar Novaes, a
Brazilian pianist on October 12 at 8:15 p.m. in Glenn Memori-
al Auditorium. Guiomar Novaes has appeared as a soloist with the Louis-
ville Symphonv Orchestra at Town has been chosen to be played that
night. The second concert of the All- Star Series will be held Tuesday, October 23, at 8:30 p.m. in the Municipal Auditorium, featuring
made possible annually by an an- the NBC Qpera Company in a ^ onymous donor and is designed formance of Madame Butterfly"
primarily for the benefit of Em- by p ucc j n i This is one of the first appear-
ances of the New York company, which is making a tour off the
Agnes Scott students and faculty southern states> The ^ group is through the office of the Dean of an organization of % pe ople, and Hall in New York and has per-
formed at music festivals in this
country and abroad. She has made
appearances on radio and on tele-
vision. The Chamber Music Series is ory students. However, a limited
number of tickets to the individual
concerts are made available to The Atlanta Symphony concert features renowned artists as solo-
ists. Aielene Malbin, soprano, will series will present pianist Rudolf sing the title role of Butterfly, Firkusny at the first concert of and Davis Cunningham, tenor, will their twelfth season. Mr. Firkusny, sing the role of Pinkerton. Also making his third appearance with featured in the cast are Edith Da- the orchestra, will open his con- vis, contralto, and Matt Morgan, cert the night of October 16 with baritone. Herbert Grossman, who Beethoven's "Emperor" concerto, has conducted the orchestra for For the second concert, the At- every performance of "Butterfly" lanta Symphony series will pre-
sent Mary Spalding, one of the
orchestra's own harpists. This con-
cert will be held the night of Oc- given by the company, will wield
the baton here in Atlanta. The opera will be sung entirely
in English, and the company will tober 22. Ravel's "Introduction have all new scenery and cos-
and Allegro for Harp and Strings" tumes. Helpful Kimmel Prepares
Freshman Course Catalog Now that Black Cat dwells only upon our memories and
no longer upon our souls, a senior, who has just come out of
hiding, ventured forth with a suggestion for this week's
article. FOR FRESHMEN BASIC FACTS ON COURSES.
(She believes a sufficient length of time has passed since the
beginning of school and hopes the . , , , Orientation committee will not be ses r and muddled medullas,
disturbed. We do too.) Hocke y ; uch! Sociology: "Oh, Mother, those English 101: Oh, child, be not Samoans. You never told me about afraid. The faculty is at hand, Margaret Mead!" also the pen. Whither goest thou, ~. , > . . __. ^ Greek: A popular subject with dear peace of mind? all inter ested in becoming fra- ternity sponsors or house mothers.
Speech: "As a man speaks, so The only prerequisite is a fair un-
he is." Delicious pity only knows derstanding of the ways of Cairn
if the winter shall be cold. This terriers. course is also known as a refuge
in time of need and need is not an 1957
unpopular situation. Water Skiing: Not offered, 1956- French: La question "Je vous
aime. Je t'adore. Que voulez-vous
encore?" La response "Voila,
Monsieur, un diamant!" Astronomy: Star gazing comes
in very handy on certain dates. comes difficult only to those who ur senior sa y s: " The Pressor is , , . also worth gazing at." are prone to develop loose synap- Music: It hath charms to calm the savage beast, yet Elvis forgeth
on! "Ah, Michael!" Art 101: This is a slide. You
will see many, many, many, many,
many, many . . . Psychology 201: This course be- Biology: "Heavens! Aren't those
plants clever, not to mention those
adorable protozoa?" History 101 : An overall im-
pression of the subject will come
to mean the most. Dates are of
little importance. Home Economics: A major in
this course is offered only to post
graduates. Married students re-
ceive no extra credit. Education: A debatable subject. We are forced to close with English 211: A brief survey
a complex situation. "Alas! Keep
still, oh my soul, Tom. Jones abid-
eth still!" Wednesday, October 10, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3 Pepperdene to Publish Book
Revealing History of 'Beowulf By Catherine Girardeau The Agnes Scott faculty welcomes another dog lover to
its ranks. Mrs. Margaret W. Pepperdene, who comes here as
Assistant Professor of English, admits her chief interests
are "teaching, research, and dogs in that order." ''Beowulf" is Mrs. Pepperdene's particular favorite
English literature. In connection
with her belief that "Beowulf"
throws considerable light on the
background of the first Christian-
ity in Britain, Mrs. Pepperdene
has made an extensive study of
the epic at universities in Ireland.
All her work abroad was centered
around "Beowulf" and medieval
England, and included a study of
the Celtic languages. The profes-
sor's research will culminate in a
book on "Beowulf," which she will
write during spring quarter. She
has received a Guggenheim fellow-
ship for this work. The mention of Mrs. Pepper-
dene's miniature poodle, "Missy,"
brings forth an enthusastic re-
sponse from her owner. She as-
serts jokingly, "Missy" is the
most important member of the
Kennedy House." The two-year-
old black poodle was born in Lon-
donderry, Ireland. "Missy," who is discriminating
in her choice of friends, has sel-
ected Miss Eloise Herbert, Spanish
professor, as her best friend. The
poodle has expensive tastes and
prefers chaise lounges and wall-
to-wall carpets. The Kennedy
House, where she resides with'Mrs.
Pepperdene, has earned her ap-
proval. Dogs are not a new hobby for
Mrs. Pepperdene. She has spent
many holidays in Texas, where
she has friends who breed poodles.
Eventually Mrs. Pepperdene would
like to raise poodles and show
them. This professor's career has not
been limited entirely to teaching.
She was a lieutenant in the Com-
munications Department of the
Navy from 1943-1946, and was sta-
tioned in New Orleans and San
Francisco. SERVICE STATION
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DE. 1665 YOUR NEAREST
DRUC STORE As a special fall quarter pro-
ject, Athletic Association is spon-
soring a sports photography con-
test. The contest will run in week-
ly intervals with pictures being
submitted by Wednesday of everj
week beginning today. Winners
will be announced each following
Friday. Out of these weekly win-
ners, the prize photograph will be
selected for which an award wil]
be presented at the end of the
quarter. Margaret W. Pepperdene Mrs. Pepperdene holds the B.S.
degree from Louisiana State Uni-
versity and the M.A. and Ph.D.
degrees from Vanderbilt, where
she also taught. In 1950-51 she
was a Fulbright scholar at Queen's
University of Belfast and was a
Fellow in Dublin Institute for Ad-
vanced Studies, Ireland, 1954-55.
She was an assistant professor of
English at Miami University, Ohio,
from 1952-54. Here at Agnes Scott, Mrs. Pep-
perdene teaches Chaucer, English
211, and English 101. She is im-
pressed with her students whom
she considers a "very charming
group of girls." Students Select 25
For Service Group Last week during house meet-
ings the student body elected a
Lower House representative from
each hall or cottage. These girls
were in charge of the Black Cat
picnic and made the Siamese
cat favors found on the cup cakes. The Lower House members
elected were: Judy Sawyer, Rose-
mary Roberts, and Mary Hart
Richardson from Inman; Sallie
Meek, Caroline Mikell, Dolly Bates,
and Eve Purdom from Rebekah;
Jane Kraemer, Jane King, Martha
Holmes, and Ann Rivers Payne
from Walters; IJelene Lee and Sy-
bil Strupe from Hopkins; Betty
Cline, Nellie Strickland, and Anne
Gilbert from Main; Ann Stein
from McCain; Caroline Miller from
Ansley; Caroline Phelan from
Sturgis; Susie Ware and Eileen
Graham from Hardeman. Day Student representatives are
Nancy Duvall for the freshman
class, Suzanne McMillan for the
sophomores, Phia Peppas for the
juniors, and Emily Starnes for the
senior class. On October 17th, these Lower
House members will hold a plan-
ning retreat at Miss Scandrett's
home from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Flattering Hair Cuts Soft Fluffy Permanent
Call For Appointment One Block From School Scotties Import Favorite Beaux
To Attend Black Cat Festivities My, my, but wasn't it a busy week? The Eleanor Steber concert,
skit practice, and song practice, with a little studying sandwiched
between. Friday finally arrived and even the weatherman cooperated to
help make Black Cat better than ever. The class spirit was high, but
the faculty, and particularly the faculty families, deserve a special
bow for being such sports. Congratulations to the sophomores and
freshmen on their lovely, winning songs, and to the older girls for
their lovely, if non-winning songs. In addition to the local boys at Tech and Emory, there were many
"imports" invited to Black Cat. Boogie Helm, Peggy Edney, Betty
Jean Meek, and Susan Purser pointed out the attractions of Agnes
Scott and neighboring vicinity to some Davidson men. Suzanne Bai-
ley and Martha Sharp explained some of the campus humor in the
skits to their dates from the University of Florida, while Jean Porter
showed the wonders of Black Cat to her FSU man. It was amazing how the Black Cat party spirit and good will
spread. Why Saturday night 'even the fraternities at nearby insti-
tutions celebrated. The Sigma Chis at Emory threw a big pajama party and invited
many ASCites. Among those sporting stylish bed-time wear at the
party were Lois Ann Barrineau, Kay Lamb, Rosemary Roberts, and
Martha Akin. ^ A hayride Saturday night was the Emory Sigma Pi's tribute to
the Black Cat weekend. Peggy Bradford, Frances Shepard, Frances
Broom, Barbara Lake, and Peggy Britt journeyed out to Stone
Mountain for the occasion. Hayrides were quite popular this weekend. Ask Helen Burkitt,
Claire Seaman, Eileen McCary, and Nancy Graves about the one the
Emory Delta Tau Deltas had Saturday. The Fair remained high on the list of amusements for Scotties last
week. Nancy Christian, Nell Archer, Dot Huddleston, Sally Fuller,
and Margaret Minter were attracted by the lights of the great mid-
way, and they returned with incredible stories of sheep exhibits and
the new roller coaster. The yen to travel took Margaret Fortney, Betty Garrard, Jennie
Grace Walker, and Irene Shaw to Auburn for a big weekend. Caro-
line Miller attended the dance at PC, while Annette Teague saw USC
stomp UNC at Columbia. Anne Gilbert, alias Slip-along, alias George P., is now wearing the
pin of a Delt at Emory. See what being in skits gets you, girls. Because Black Cat is over, don't think "our revels now are ended."
With Tech home games and IFC coming up we have just begun
to revel. Rutland's House Of Music, Inc. Classical and Popular Records
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Facilities 4 # THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. October 10, 1956 Rally To Open Hockey Season; internationally . .
Agenda Includes Riding, Dance By Helen Hendry and Pat Stewart The 1956 Hockey Season will be officially opened Thursday
night, October 11, with a pep rally on the athletic field. All
classes will attend led by their cheerleaders. Later all will
join together for a marshmallow roast around a * bonfire.
Social Committee is joining with A. A. to make this the best
pep rally ever. Riding-
One of the fastest reviving
sports at Agnes Scott is horse-
back riding. Not since the days
when Agnes Scott maintained her
own stables has so much interest
in riding been found on campus. Under the management of Lue
Roberts, twenty-seven girls are
riding regularly at the Vogt Rid-
ing Academy near Emory. They
have their choice of one or two
lessons a week out of a possible
six. The fee for two lessons a week
per quarter is $27.00, and for one
lesson a week per quarter the fee
is $17.00. For single lessons the
fee is $2.50 per hour. A horse show is being planned
now for Agnes Scott. This is an
outgrowth of last year's exhibition.
Square Dance The strains of the fiddle and
the banjo will set the atmosphere
for the A. A. freshman square
dance Friday, October 19th. The Call
CR. 1701
CR. 3866 evening's entertainment will be-
gin at 5:30 with supper in the Hub
for the freshmen and their dates.
Following this, the dance will be
held at 8:00 p.m. in the gymna-
sium. Recreation and refreshments will
be provided during the intermis-
sions, and as a special feature, a
group of professiona square dance
exhibitionists from Atlanta will
perform. This group proved to be
the highlight of last year's fresh-
man dance, and it is a treat to
present them once again. Dates for the dance will be ar-
ranged if desired. Information
slips concerning the dance will be
passed out to all freshmen during
this week, and freshmen are re-
quested to signify whether or not
they wish a date. (Continued from Page l^t
dollar's worth of U. S. assistance
they receive from us." Many supporters of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization are
skeptical when they hear Russia
repeatedly pronouncing the fact
that she has cut her armed forces
by 1,200,000 men. Certainly, that
is a large number, but without in-
ternational inspection teams, how
can we be sure? Russia would be able to launch
a third world war with much
greater success if she did not
have the NATO obstacle in her
way. If NATO were out of the
way Russia could conceivably
have a war well under way be-
fore the present allies could mo-
bilize and join forces effectively.
At it is now, Russia is surround-
ed by NATO bases. She is the in-
terior nation and can be hit from
360 degrees. This is a distinct dis-
advantage in modern air war-
fare, NATO should keep its ad-
vantage. Even so, it is doubtful at pres-
ent that Russia would launch a The influence of the educated
American woman is one of the
strongest forces for good in
our national life today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-eitizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. DRUID HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Welcomes Agnes Scott Students Transportation leaves Main Building at Sunday, October 14, 1956 9:30 A.M. Sunday School Dr. Donald' W. Stout, Teacher 1 1 :00 A.M. "What About the New Heaven and the New Earth?" 6:00 P.M. Westminster Fellowship, Frank Merl, President
Light supper followed by program With Tossed Salad
and
French Fries third world war. John T. Flynn
aptly observed that "the big prob-
lem that confronts Mr. Khru-
shchev and Mr. Bulganin is not
tc grab more lands and peoples
but to try to quiet those that they
already have. For that reason it
is perfectly obvious that the Rus-
sian leaders .want no war." Since the Russians have chang-
ed their policy to "peace" moves,
it seems wise for the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization to ex-
pand its authority from purely
military defense into the new kind
of warfare that Russia is using
economic and cultural warfare.
It is imperative that NATO keep
up with the times. To do so means
to change and expand . . . not to
expire. Ellington Grocery Co.
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Government for Everyone The Democratic Party is the people's party. It is dedicated
in principle and in practice to serving all the people and not
just the special interests of the few. The record of the Demo-
cratic Party has blazed across the nation always making
a better, healthier, happier life for the common people of
America. Thomas Jefferson, founder of
the Democratic Party, has said
that we as Democrats identify
ourselves with the people, "have
confidence in them, cherish and
consider them as the most honest
and safe, although not the most
sure depository of the public in-
terests." The fight for the Bill of
Rights was the event primarily
responsible for bringing new life
into the party. These rights, to-
day, insure our freedom of reli-
gion, speech and press, and guar-
antee fair trials to those accused,
thereby proving our belief in the
inherent worth of man. With high ideals in mind, the
Democratic Party, during their
August convention, chose Adlai E.
Stevenson to lead them. It was in-
evitable that a man with Steven-
son's family heritage and instinct
for public service should be drawn
into politics, and the people of the
United States are fortunate to
have as the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency an intellectual
and practical man of wide exper-
ience in national and international
affairs. Is his acceptance speech, Ste-
venson said, "What this country
needs is leadership and truth. And
that's what we mean to give it."
Basing all his actions on these
principles, Adlai E. Stevenson now
delves wholeheartedly into his
campaign policies. Presidential leadership has be-
come one of the most important
issues in the campaign. Woodrow
Wilson, a great Democratic leader
and one of our greatest Presi-
dents, believed that the President
is not only the Chief Executive
but he must also be a strong lead-
er of his party. This is extremely PROGRAM FOR THE RALLY
10:10 Decatur High School band
10:20 Introduction by Sis Burns
1G:25 Introduction of Republican speaker by Byrd Hoge
10:30 Mr. Randolph Thrower
10:45 Introduction of Democratic speaker by Marianne Gillis
10:50 Mr. James Mackay
11:00 National Anthem Research Chemist
Gets Fisher Award Agnes Scott College takes parti-
cular pleasure in recognizing a
recent honor bestowed upon a
man outstanding in the field of
analytical chemistry. Dr. John H. Yoe, director of
the John Lee Pratt Trace Analy-
sis Laboratory and professor of
chemistry at the University of
Virginia, has been named recipient
of the Fisher Award in Analytical
Chemistry. A frequent visitor to
this campus, where he supervises
research being carried on in the
ASC chemistry department, Dr.
Yoe is known as a teacher, writer
and researcher in his field. As a research analyst, he has
made many important contribu-
tions to the field of colorimetric
analysis and has pioneered in the
field of organic analytical re-
( Continued on Page 4) important today when the "vastly
expanded" role and powers of the
President require a national lead-
er who inspires confidence, advan-
ces ideas, and is able to get sup-
port from his party in Congress.
Leadership and Cooperation must
never be separated if the United
States would continue to be a
World Power. Domestic policies are demanding
more and more attention in the
Presidential campaign of 1956.
The Democratic Party, recogniz-
ing the dangerous position of the
little man with Big Corporations
in alliance with Big Government,
will continue to give Federal sup-
port and financial aid to small
business. The farmer, too, should have
high supports as a protection
against severe price drops. Since
February, 1951, net farm income
is down almost 5 billion dollars,
and farm costs have risen. The
Democratic Party believes that
with improved equipment and bet-
ter farming methods, "surpluses
(Continued on Page 3) Political Fireworks
To Precede Voting Political fireworks will be seen
on the Agnes Scott campus on
Thursday, October 25, with a
mock political campaign sponsor-
ed by Mortar Board. Music of the
Decatur High School band will
launch the rally at 10:10 in Gaines
chapel. The Republican speaker, Mr.
Randolph Thrower, will be intro-
duced by Byrd Hoge. Marianne
Gillis will introduce Mr. James
Mackay, the Democratic speaker.
There will be time at the begin-
ning of the program and between
speakers for excitement and de-
monstrations. Voting will take place in the
lobby of Buttrick from 11 a.m. un-
til 5:30 p.m., the result to be an-
nounced shortly after the poll
closes. All students and faculty mem-
bers are urged to attend the pro-
gram and to vote. The rally is
open to the public. Republican Party
Nation of Three-P Policy "Peace, prosperity, and progress" is just as true today as
it was four years ago. The Republican Party has four years
at the helm of this great nation of ours. Our nation is enjoy-
ing the greatest prosperity it has ever known, and that pros-
perity is being enjoyed in the time of peace. The accomplish- families have been relieved of
paying any direct taxes. This cer-
tainly has not hurt the "little
man." The Republicans have given
Americans the biggest tax break
in history a $7.4 billion a year
tax cut starting in 1954. This cut
was made possible only by the
great reductions in spending
achieved by the Republican ad-
ministration. Each taxpaying family has re-
ceived an average tax cut of $100
per year. The tax burden is now
fairer to millions of Americans.
The Republicans helped the "little
man" by reducing personal income
taxes 10 per cent for most tax-
payers thus saving about three
billion dollars. Excise taxes were
cut on such articles as handbags,
cosmetics, movies, household ap-
pliances, etc. The whole tax structure has
been revised. Taxes have been re-
duced by giving bigger medical
deductions, special aid for work-
ing mothers, retired people, par-
ents with working dependents,
partial relief against double taxa-
tion of dividends, liberalized de-
preciation rules, etc. Is this harm-
ful to the "little man"? Further
tax cuts are promised but they
will be geared to the needs of our
economy and not for the purpose
of election year politics. Private Enterprise
"The basic economic philosophy
of Eisenhower Republicanism
might be expressed in these terms:
That private enterprise should be
encouraged to the utmost in rec-
ognition of its vital role as the
motive force of our economy, and
that the Government activity
(Continued on Page 3) men!; of the Republican adminis-
tration is a near-miracle in gov-
ernment. Taxes are the lowest in
years. Social Security, home build-
ing expansion, health and educa-
tion measures are the most pro-
gressive in years. The Republican Party has been
accused of being the friend of big
business. Is that true? Actually,
wages are higher and work i6
more plentiful than before. Is that
harmful to the "little man"? Wa-
ges average nearly 13 per cent
higher in peacetime 1955 than in
wartime 1952. Strike losses in
1955 were down 53 per cent from
1952. The minimum wage was
raised to $1, thereby directly af-
fecting over two million workers
and indirecjtly affecting millions
more through influence on the
general wage levels. Ike's program
encouraging the employment of
the physically handicapped has
helped a quarter of a million han-
dicapped workers secure jobs in
the past year. Federal taxes have been decreas-
ed and millions of lower-income CA Will Sponsor Community Service Council;
Workshop To Train Students for Participation The Community Service Coun-
cil of Christian Association will
have its annual workshop Octo-
ber 30 and 31. It will be held
from 4:30 to 6:00 Tuesday and
Wednesday in the basement re-
creation room of Walters Hall.
The purpose of the workshop is
to train students for participation
in the eight projects which the
Community Service Council spon-
sors. A varied program will be pre-
sented, including instruction in
the main activities carried on at
the projects. Miss Mary Boney will
discuss teaching the Bible and
presenting Christian concepts to
children. Mrs. Margaret Whatley
will teach Crafts and ceramics.
Those present at the workshop Children at Sheltering Arms
Day Nursery, one of Christian
Association's community service
projects, enjoy supervised play
periods. will participate in the crafts and
game periods of the workshop. Instruction in leading group
games for children will be given
by Miss Llewellyn Wilburn and
Miss Kate MacKemie. Betsy Ro-
berts and Jan Fleming will lead
singing, teaching children's songs
to the group. Instruction will also
be given in story-telling and in
the use of the flannelboard. Various displays will be set up
and Bible story books and other
religious books for children will be
shown. Examples of handicraft
will be displayed, as well as books
on crafts and games. All students are invited to at-
tend. Glee Club Presents
Program in Chapel Today's convocation was a sa-
cred program of music given by the
Agnes Scott Glee Club, directed
by Miss Roxie Hagopian. The en-
tire chorus sang "Bless the Lord,
O My Soul," "Jesu, Joy of Man's
Desiring," and "Ave Verum Cor-
pus" by Mozart. A solo, "Come,
Ye Blessed" by Scott, was sung
by Trudy Florrid; Marty Slife and
Emasue Alford sang "I Waited
for the Lord," a duet by Mendels-
sohn. Christian Association's chapel
program on Tuesday, October 23,
was selected as part of this week's
emphasis on participation in
world affairs. Mrs. Robert Mac-
Dougall, an Agnes Scott alumna
active in civic organizations,
spoke on the responsibility of wo-
men in civic affairs. On Friday, October 26, the
Honorable James C. *Davis, Con-
gressman from the Fifth District,
will speak in chapel on "Aid to
Foreign Nations." THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. October 24. 1956 Swamp Creatures Go to Polls; / Of]
Pogo Plays Possum in Election Although numerous bold headlines and flashy gimmicks
brand this edition of "The Agnes Scott News" as one dedi-
cated to the political scene in general and the mock campus
election in particular, there is another timely matter which
we of the staff feel we cannot overlook. Last week was Honor Emphasis Week. During the some-
what slimly-attended chapel period last Tuesday, Dr. Alston
delivered a well-phrased "Perspective Upon the Honor
System at Agnes Scott College." He told of the system's
origin at the college fifty years ago and of its subsequent
growth, strengthened by a larger grant of power given the
student body by the administration in 1923. He mentioned
other possible arrangements under which we as students
and faculty could conceivably live and work together on a
college campus; these included a system of "no regulations,"
a program ruled over entirely by the faculty and administra-
tion, and an honor system that would govern academic hon-
esty only. Commenting upon Agnes Scott's unique Honor System,
Dr. Alston pointed out that personal honor here plays a
vital role outside as well as within the classroom. He spoke
of the student's over-all purpose in coming to Agnes Scott
College, her need to abide by the sensible and time-tested
regulations established here, and her personal obligation to
accept responsibility for others equally pledged to live under
the Honor System. Tuesday night housemeetings devoted time to discussion
of the existing Honor System, its strong points and weak-
nesses, and the areas in which clarification or a stricter
policy of enforcement seemed advisable. Students appeared
to take an active interest in the subject at hand and to offer
justified criticism of the System. (To prove that such criticism
is not peculiar to our campus, see Press Scripts this page.) On Thursday, all new students signed the book as an act
of pledging themselves to abide by the Honor System, while
all other students renewed pledges formerly made. Thus, the
students as a whole have again traditionally gone all out
in favor of a unique way of living. The Honor System is not something to be accepted com-
placently and unthinkingly, just because tradition has estab-
lished it at Agnes Scott. It cannot be merely a subject that
is discussed freely one week and discarded the next. In order
to be effective, it must truly become a way of life, embody-
ing mature thought and action. The question that remains, therefore, is: "Will it work?" In light of past performance, the answer to that question
lies with only one person the individual. D. R. The following conversation was overheard in south Geor-
gia in an area commonly known as the Okeefenokee. Take
heed all you voters all you eighteen-year-olders and up and
on.. Heed the words of the swamp creatures for there in the
depth of the dark and deep they know. Pogo: Oh, hither y' Albert an'
diverge to me yer opinations on Po S- >' ou don>t smoke -
the coming along elections and all. Pogo: Then I is decided.
I presumption you as always will Albert: You is? Well fellow, here be the first to cast your ballot. Albert: Persactly, now that
has reached my eighteenth birth- is yer badge, yer button, an' also
yer pompom. Pogo: Hang on there, y' Albert. day. not to mention my nineteenth 1 is for th e oth er man. I is against
and twentieth which were not too bare feets whenevery you is a'-
lively since I was mostly in a state sm okin, an' that is always. I has of hibernation, it will be my abili-
ty to sway the tide of the flow of trodded on too many of yer butts.
Albert: Supposin' I gives up my my favoreet candidation. And seegars and the butts left around where, brother swamper, is your whenevery the owl don't get 'em. Stevensonian badge? Will you then swing overy to mine Pogo: y' Albert, I am in a state side of the fence P ost? of confusation. I have not as yet Pogo: I fears I can't since you chosen a candidation. Albert: You, swamp chile, is in is a renowned chromic smoker and
every now and then you is obliged the state of good ole Georgee, the t0 dr P a butt - If not that you land of deelicious terbacco and the chews > and chewing is less refined, road to it which winds behind the an y hows ' S ' lon - foe Oemocratical- head of Herman on the front of ly! Timer magazine. And every good Albert: I is not to take that animule knows that Georgee votes ter an answer. I is not even al- for Stevensonian. lowed to take the cure for my Pogo: How come? An' how come party. But I shall not let it cause you is referring to me as an ani- me too many ulceric pains fer I mule? I is as alive as any other suspect Pogo is playing possum as
voter. Albert: Georgee votes for Ste- Albert: I heerd that. Tell
Grundoon! Grundoon: Xpstzmmngh- klwq In 1920, thirty-six years ago, women in the United States
went to the polls to vote for the first time. This action was
perhaps one of the most outstanding advances ' in democracy
America had seen, for it gave the American women an op-
portunity equal to that of the men, thus making it possible
for the head of our government to be truly the people's
choice. On November 6, 1956, once again the American men and
women will have the opportunity to vote for the President
of the United States. How many will take advantage of that
opportunity? Our right to vote is part of our American heritage. It is
our privilege to put into office whomever we desire whom-
ever we feel is best qualified to guide our country's affairs.
But besides being a privilege, our voting right carries with
it responsibility. It is a responsibility to go to the polls and do
our part in selecting a capable leader. If we cannot act the
part of the American in voting, we have no right to complain
about the leader the other voters choose. On November 6, the polls await your vote! L. S/ Published weekly eicept durinjr holidays and examination periods, by the students of
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vensonian because of the facts doon knows who I is really a vo-
that he is the supplier of my see- tin' fer. I is trying to encourage
gars. Also he is furthering the the youth through confidentialism.
cause of bare feets by them holes
in his soles, er his souls, which-
ever appeals to yer feet the more.
Myself likes to twitch in the sand.
I reckon you is mighty human, CA To Hail Ghosts
With Party in Hub On Wednesday, October 31,
there will be a Halloween party
in the Hub for the whole campus
community. The party will be a
very informal, open-house type
affair, immediately following the
swimming meet. All of the students and faculty
are invited to come and participate
in the games and fun. Frannie
Barker, social chairman for
Christian Association, is planning
the party. Advertising Manager
Circulation Staff JO \\N BEASLEY, NANCY TROW ELL, BARBARA VARNER . . . Sweete and fressh May In any tongue, tone, or theme
May needs a scenario from you.
At Agnes Scott, we hold a tra-
ditional festival in honor of this
season. May's committee can-
not plan her celebration with-
out a little help. The scenario contest will rui^
from October 15 November 1.
So come, you seniors, juniors,
and sophomores expert ob-
servers of past festivals. Take
to the pen and brin forth new
and different themes! Come, too,
you freshmen new to this tra-
dition. Your fresh ideas are
needed. The library exhibit has
samples of old scenarios, (io
see what has been done, how it
was done, then ^o and do bet-
ter. Turn your erealions in at
the May Day shelf in the re-
serve room. So, hurry; call up
the Muses and create! The Johnsonian of Winthrop
College reports on pre-mock elec-
tion attitudes of the campus. A
student poll showed that Steven-
son had a slim lead. They feel that
Eisenhower's health will hurt him
in the election. - A quest on from The Furman
Hornet: "Is Working Honor Sys-
tem Possible?" The opinion is
that "a student is willing usually
to mind his own honor, but re-
fusjs to keep watch over his
neighbor's business." The students
are complaining because the pled-
ge which they have to sign in-
cludes that they have not seen
others cheating. "Youth may be described as the
savings bank of happiness. We win
a few friends, make acquain-
tances, and collect memories
which we store away in our bank,
and keep adding to as the years
pass by." The Conversationalist,
Converse College. At its opening meeting of the
year, Shirley Spackman was
elected the new president of the
French Club, and Caroline Phelan
and Patti Forrest were selected
as vice-president and secretary-
treasurer. The program for the
meeting consisted of a one-act
play, "Rosalie," presented by Phia
Peppas, Diana Carpenter and
Martha Starrett. New Eta Sigma Phi members
initiated in formal ceremonies
held on Thursday, October 18,
include: Susannah Masten, Kath-
leen Kirk, Betty Jean Meek, Sis
Burns, Caroline Dudley, Nancy
Grayson, Frances Holtzclaw,
Charlotte Holzworth, Caroline
Pruitt, Martha Riggins, and
Joyce Thomas. The next regular
meeting of the club will be held
at the home of their sponsor,
Miss Kathryn Glick, on Thursday,
October 24, at 4:30. Granddaughters' Club will hold
its first meeting of the year, a
"Get-Acquainted" party, Wednes-
day, October 24, at 4:30 at the
home of Miss Carrie Scandrett,
Dean of Students. "Contemporary Pianists" was
the topic of the program of the
monthly meeting of the Music
Club on Thursday, October 17.
Presented by Silvia Ray, it was
one of a series featuring modern
musicians. "If I Were a Freshman Again"
was the topic of the program pre-
sented by three seniors at the
'60 Club meeting held on Tuesday,
October 23. Penny Smith spoke
about academic work, and Jean
Porter and Liz Ansley discussed
on-campus and off-campus social
life. Representing ASC at the de-
bate tournament to be held early
in November at the University of
Alabama will be Grace Chao, Ge-
nelle Brecdlove, Marianne Gillis
and Susan Riffe. Practice debates
for the tournament to be held at
the University of North Carolina
will be held at 5 p.m. on Thurs-
day, October 25. New members,
chosen on the basis of recent try-
outs, include Deane Spivey and
Virgin a McClurkin. On United Nations Day, Thurs-
day, October 25, Mr. R. Mitchell,
a British journalist, will speak to
members of IRC in the End Date
Parlor of Main. On Monday, Octo-
ber 15, club members Betty Sue
Kennedy and Grace Chao were
guest speakers at the meeting
of the Parlor International Rela-
tions Club at the Candler Hotel. THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, October 24, 1956 # 3 Ike-Adlai Campaign Snowballs fiy^ Democratic Party . . Republican Party . . (Continued from Page 1) are inevitable until population
catches up with production." In
the meantime, supports must pro-
vide the necessary protection to
the farmer. Defense measures and our For-
eign Policy are receiving a special
emphasis by both parties now.
Stevenson firmly believes that we
must have a foreign policy that is
positive, "consistent, and also
comprehensible." The pressure from other nations
for an agreement to limit or stop
nuclear tests is increasing every
day and our present resistance to
such an agreement is causing the
foreign policy of the United States
to suffer. The Democratic Party
readily believes that our position
in the eyes of the world would be
strengthened if we could reach a
defense agreement. Already our
nuclear capability to destroy has
developed to tremendous capaci-
ties, and a limit on tests of hydro-
gen weapons would be self-enforc-
ing. The Democratic Party with the
ideal of government for all people
has expanded opportunities and
organized strength, growing al-
ways, with the American nation.
Our belief in the people has shaped
Democratic thinking in every
field of government. It was led to
the belief that every citizen should
have the chance to take an active
part in politics. It has based its
foreign policy on a sincere con-
cern for the people of every other
nation in the world. And it has
worked to insure the dignity of
man and the freedom of mankind. This above all for, in the words
of Woodrow Wilson, "... I would
rather belong to a poor nation
that was free than to a rich na-
tion that had ceased to be in love
with liberty. We shall not be poor
if we love liberty." SERVICE STATION
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CR. 3866 (Continued from Page 1) should be limited to avoidance of
extreme tendencies in the business
cycle, to protecting the public
against harmful practices, and to
ensuring adequate protection for
individuals against hazards of a
risk economy." The Republican
Party firmly believes in private
enterprise, and upon this belief it
builds its economic policies. The farm problem is one of sur-
pluses which, in a free market,
cause the farmer's prices to de-
crease. In 1953, the Administra-
tion was attacked for falling
prices, but they had been falling
since 1951 under the inherited
law. Again the Republicans were
attacked for price declines in 1954;
however their new policy of flex-
ible price supports designed to
reduce crop surpluses did not go
into effect until 1955. In the Gallup Polls of May 13
and 29 of this year, the farmers
favored Ike 61-39 per cent. Export
of farm commodities has increas-
ed 11 per cent since 1953; farm-
ers have received new tax bene-
fits; Social Security protection
was extended to more than 5 mil-
lion farm families and workers. The Republican Party is a
friend to the farmer. It has done
everything it could to alleviate
the farmers' problems and is on
the way to solve them . . . but it
takes time. An overnight change
would be disastrous. The United States is stronger
today in military strength than at
any time since World War EE. The
Republican policy prepares for a
long period of uncertainty instead
of a series of arbitrarily-assumed
dates of possible attacks. The re-
serve system has maintained ade-
quate manpower with minimum
disruption to civilian life and
economy while modern research in
weapons has permitted a shift from manpower to weapon power.
A prosperous economy easily con-
vertible to war has been main-
tained, while it has cut defense
costs by $10 billion. The American people have con-
fidence in president Eisenhower's
judgment as to what constitutes
adequate derense strength. The
Republicans have been criticized
for not having the same number
of weapons and men that the Rus-
sians have. However, it is danger-
ous to play the "numbers racket"
because the security problems of
the United States are very differ-
ent from those of the Soviet
Union. There is no logical reason
for specific program comparison.
Democratic Senator Ellender said
in May, 1956 that "the President
knows more about military affairs
than any of his critics." One
might add that he knows more
than many of his proteges. It was the Republican Party
that gave American women the
right to vote. It has followed this
step up by making room for many
women in the political realms of
government. The first woman
elected to the U. S. House in 1916
was a Republican. Today, the one
woman in the Senate is a Repub-
lican. Since the Republicans came
into power in 1953 more women
have been appointed to high-level
Government posts than during any
other administration in history. Not only does the Republican
Party recognize the importance
of having women in politics, but
it also recognizes the need of urg-
ing the youth of America to be
interested in the affairs of the
nation. The Gallup Poll of May 26,
1956 showed that young voters
from the age of 21 to 29 favor Ike
63-37 per cent. The young people
favor a party which takes youth
into consideration and recognizes
the fact that the youth of today
are the leaders qf tomorrow. So, as young women voters . . .
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returning to Agnes Scott after her extensive European tour. While
abroad Ramona attended Princess Grace's wedding, and was then
caught up in the mad social whirl of continental parties. Ramona
plans to continue her studies in knitting and advanced bridge. As for more routine matters, the Scotties were again belles of
the Atlanta social life, proving that boys prefer girls of intelligence,
looks, culture, poise, et cetera; and have you seen "The King and I?"
Many freshmen enjoyed the hoedown given by AA Friday night.
The decorations in the Hub were the most, particularly those au-
thentic scarecrows. (This is what is known as a plug, Herman.) Sara Margaret Heard, Becky Wilson, and Winkie Stockton found
their entertainment a little more "citified" at the Chi Phi house
at Emory Friday night. The Tech-Auburn game was the big event in these parts Saturday.
Pat Guynup, Karen Beall, Sid Howell, and Joann Hodge soaked up
the rain and football at Grant field. Other sports enthusiasts who
were breathless after Menger's 87 yard run were LaVonne Nalley,
Anise Gann, and Trudy Florrid. Celebrating the victory with the Betas Saturday night were
Shirley Lawhorne, Peyton Baber, Beverly Rippard, and Margaret
Goodrich. Among the War Eagles at the Tech Sigma Nu house were several
Hottentots. And how's that for a combination? Anne Blackshear,
Cynthia Butts, Angelyn Alford, and Dee Dee Doan were there for
the party. The Sigma Chis headed eut to Robinson's for a gay get-to-
gether and took Margaret Schilling, Gretchen Elliott, Sally Meek,
Mary Jane Phaff, and Randy Norton with them for a real big time
from all reports. Cupid has been working overtime lately. Dee Ann Welch, Hazel
Thomas King, Anna Avil, and Betty Lockhart have joined the en-
gaged corps. Portia Strickland wears the shield of a Tech KA, Susan
O'Neal received a PiKA pin last weekend. Don't these girls know
how pins wear out one's clothes? Congratulations to Nora Ann Simpson, KA Rose at Emory.
Out-of-towners last weekend visited faraway and romantic spots.
Grace Molineux toured up to Norfolk for a visit with a certain Naval
Officer. Vanderbilt was the destination of Carolyn Cushman and Dot
Martin, while Jean Porter went south to FSU. Kay White gave a NC State boy a guided tour of the campus.
Rumor has it that Kay would repeat this tour on request, just out
of the kindness of her heart. IJlgin Wadsworth Bulova Watches EXPERT WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR EV. 4961 136 Sycamore St. Rutland's House Of Music, Inc. Classical and Popular Records
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American woman is one of the
strongest forces for good in
our national life today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemaker-eitizen and as ca-
reerist-eitizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, October 24. 1956 Sophomores, Juniors Hold Lead
As Hockey Season Progresses A spectacular field-long drive followed by a quick shot
from the right by inner Jorie Muller racked up the winning
goal in the Sophomore's 2-1 victory over the Seniors last
Friday. The Juniors also claimed laurels in a 2-0 win over a
relatively inexperienced but determined Freshman team. Spectators were kept on edge in the Senior-Soph tilt as the two
sister classes, exhibiting well-
matched prowess, see-sawed the
ball from one end of the field to
the other. In the first minutes of
the game, the upperclassmen
gained early control of the ball,
and drove relentlessly through
their opponents' defense to the
goal circle. A hard drive from
right wing Betsy Crapps gave the
Seniors a 1-0 lead. Mustering strength, the Soph
halfs slowed the Senior onslaught,
while the forward line began in-
vasion of the Yellows' territory.
Senior goalie Pennie Smith played
an excellent defensive game, block-
ing one after another of the Soph-
omore drives. However, inner Pat
Lenhardt placed one of her well-
known scoops, and the score was
tied, WL The second half continued as
fast and furious as the first. Both
defenses proved strong and suc-
ceeded is keeping the ball away
from their respective goals. The
half was marked by penalties on
both teams, and neither side dis-
played the strategy and team-
work evident earlier in the game. In a burst of energy the Senior
forwards had crashed the Soph
backfield and were threatening to
score, when in the remaining few
seconds of the game, Soph center
Ruth Currie drove out to inner
Muller for the exciting score that
clinched the win for the Sopho-
mores. The hardy Juniors found worthy
opponents in the class of "60",
who, though failing to score, play-
ed a commendable defensive game
against their hard-driving sister
class. During both halves, most of
the action centered in the middle
of the field. The freshman for-
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times, but the Junior front line
proved more successful. Two or three times the Junior
forwards held the ball at the feet
of Frosh goalie Laura Parker and
were continually kept from scor-
ing by the latter. Finally, in the
last seconds of the half, center Jo
Sawyer dodged her way to the
Freshman goal and drove in the
first score to put the Juniors on
top, 1-0. The second half saw the upper-
classmen driving to increase their
gain while the Freshmen resumed
the role of defender. Although this
game did not provide the constant
thrills of the Senior-Soph tilt,
spectators responded enthusiasti-
cally as the Juniors displayed
marked improvement over last
week's playing and the Freshmen
showed definite signs of a strong
and threatening team. The climax
of the last half came when inner
Joan St. Clair drove through to
score the Juniors' second and last
goal. Next week's games line up the
Seniors and the Freshmen, while
the Juniors meet the Sophs. At
present the Sophomores hold the
number one rating followed close-
ly by the second-place Juniors. The
Seniors are third and the Fresh-
men fourth. The Sophomores
claimed their first win last week
over the Freshman team. The Ju-
nior rating was diminished last
week when the Seniors held them
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agents. He has stimulated interest
in research in analytical chemis-
try at many colleges and has lec-
tured extensively before scienti-
fic groups throughout the coun-
try. The Fisher award which Dr.
Yoe has received consists of $1,000
and an etching. The award was
established in 1947 by the Fisher
Scientific Company and recog-
nizes "outstanding contributions
to the science of analytical chem-
istry, pure or, applied, carried out
in the United States or Canada." Water Babies Train
For Annual Contest Class swimmers are now train-
ing for the annual class swim
meet to be held Wednesday eve-
ning, October 31. The contest
will include races, relays of vari-
ous sorts and exhibitions of form
and diving. Students axe urged to
support their respective classes
at this meet which is always one
of the most exciting competitive
events of the quarter. The "Water Baby" project is
also well under way at this time.
To be a "Water Baby," swimmers
must earn ten safety pins by
swimming one hour or ten laps for
each pin. So far only three par-
ticipants have completed the pro-
ject, and it is hoped that other
students will take advantage of
this chance to get in some good
exercise as well as gain extra
athletic points. Plunge periods are always open
for the benefit of the campus.
Students 'may swim from 4-5,
Monday through Thursday of
every week, and on Wednesday
synchronized swimming is offered
to all who are interested. Ellington Grocery Co.
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sponsored each year by Christian Association are Gloria
Branham and Sally Smith, room 227, Rebekah Scott Hall.
The roommates will receive a prize of $6.00. Other winners announced recently include: second place
with a prize of $5.00, Hollis Smith Marcia Tobey, Shannon Cumming
and Corky Feagin, and Carolyn
Hoskins and Kay Lamb. and Mary Stubbins, room 200, Re-
bekah; and third place with a prize
of $4.00. Val Edwards and Jill
Imray, room 112, Hopkins Hall. Honorable mention went to five
rooms in Inman Hall, two in Hop-
kins, and five in Rebekah Scott.
Those receiving this recognition
are: 1 Inman: Sally Fuller and Mary
Jane Pfaff, Mary Jane Pickens Hopkins: Dot Martin and Su-
san Rone, and Ann Morrison and
Mary Wilson. Rebekah Scott: Nancy Aubrey
and Emily Bivens, Beverly Delk
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FREE CLEANING FREE AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday. October 31, 1956 Stukes Will Speak at Investiture Scandrett To Cap Seniors
In Traditional Ceremony Agnes Scott's sixty-seventh annual Investiture service will
be held in Gaines chapel Saturday, November 3, at 12 noon.
Dr. S. G. Stukes, Dean of the Faculty, has been elected by the
Class of 1957 to deliver the Investiture address. The ceremony will include a procession of the Senior Class
in academic robe, flanked by Evangelist, Former Cartoonist,
To Lead Convocation Exercises Convocation on Wednesday, November 7, will be led by
Dr Charles B. Templeton, who will be conducting Evangelis-
tic services at the North Avenue Presbyterian Church No-
vember 4-11. Dr. Templeton is a member of the staff of the Joint De-
partment of Evangelism of the Templeton's Sportraits" were syn-
dicated across Canada. Having had no former connec-
tion with the Church, Templeton
experienced a distinct conversion.
Resigning his position on the
newspaper, he traveled as an
itinerant evangelist under the
Church of the Nazarene for three
years. He returned to Toronto in
1941 to organize and serve as
minister for the Avenue Road
Church. The city church was begun
without any members in an empty
Presbyterian Church building, and
within a year and a half, the seat-
ing capacity of 1200 was inade-
quate. On the eve of reopening National Council of the Churches
of Christ in the United States of
America, wh en is composed of
thirty denominations. In his work,
Dr. Templeton holds Evangelistic
Missions, lectures on evangelism
in seminaries, addresses denomi-
national conventions and General
Assembly meetings, holds Mis-
sions on campuses, and addresses
ministerial associations. Dr. Templeton was born in To-
ronto, Ontario, Canada, and was
widely known in the Canadian
sports circles for his skill in foot-
ball, basketball, track and field.
After a brief study in drawing, he
became, at the age of seventeen,
sports cartoonist of the Toronto
Globe. For four years "Chuck after addin S a ^Hery. the building -was gutted by fire. The church was rebuilt and soon
a total of 4,500 people attended
the three Sunday services each
week, according to the Maclean's
Magazine. One of the founders of the
\outh for Christ Movement, Dr.
Templeton served on the Board
of Directors and was made Re-
gional Vice-President in 1943. He
directed Toronto Youth for Christ
rallies, with regular Saturday-
night attendances of 3,000 young
people.. During the spring of 1945, in the
interest of youth evangelism, he
traveled through ten European
nations, preaching on alternate
evenings with the evangelist Billy
Graham. On his return to Ameri-
ca, he spoke to crowds numbering
from twenty to seventy thousand
in such stadiums as Soldiers'
Field in Chicago and the Rose
(Continued on Page 3) members of its sister class, the
Sophomores, wearing white.
Formal recognition of the Class
of 1957 will be made when Dean
Carrie Scandrett bestows the
academic cap on each member of
the class. On Sunday, November 4, at 11
a m. in Gaines chapel. Dr. W.
Taliaferro Thompson, moderator
of the Presbyterian Church, U. S.
will preach the Investiture sermon
entitled, "We Are Members One
of Another." A native of Charles-
ton, South Carolina, Dr. Thomp-
son was for thirty-six years pro-
fessor of Christian Education and
Lecturer in Pastoral Theology at
Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Thompson is a graduate of
Davidson College and Union Theo-
logical Seminary. He has also
studied at the Divinity School,
University of Chicago; New York
University; Teachers College, Co-
lumbia University: and London
School of Economics. In 1912 Dr. Thompson pioneered
as a Scoutmaster and during
World War I served as YMCA di-
rector at two military camps. He
was minster to students at the
University of Tennessee and for
thirty years directed the religious
work at a boys' camp. After serving pastorates in Lex-
ington, North Carolina; Knox- Swim Meet Tonight
To Feature Relays Class songs and cheers will issue
from the gymnasium tonight,
when Athletic Association spon-
sors the annual interclass swim-
ming meet. Scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.,
the meet will feature racing
events, relays, form competition,
diving, and a comic relay. Judges
for the event will be Miss Mary
Link. Mrs. Virginia Freeman, and
Miss Louisa Allen. Managers of the class teams
are: senior class, Marian Hage-
dorn; junior class, Mary Jo Cow-
art; sophomore class, Mary Ann
Henderson; and freshman class,
Myra Glasure. The entire campus community
is invited to attend. Sponsored by Christian Asso-
ciation, a Hallowe'en party will
he held in the Hub immediately
following the swimming meet.
There will be fun, food, songs,
and ghost stories with spooks
and witches to entertain the
whole campus community. Ev-
erybody is invited to come and
try their hand at bobbing apples
and popping popcorn. ville. Tennessee; and Mobile, Ala-
bama. Dr. Thompson was elected
moderator of the Synod of North
Carolina. He spent six months in
Korea as a consultant for the
Presbyterian Board of World Mis-
sions. Dr. Thompson is the author
of An Adventure in Love. Seniors and their parents will
be entertained at a coffee in the
McCain Library at 1:30 Sunday
afternoon. Mora Will Lecture
Tuesday on Campus "Inter-American Affairs" will
be the topic discussed by Dr. Jose
A. Mora, Secretary General of the
Organization of the American
States (formerly the Pan-Ameri-
can Union) when he speaks to the
Agnes Scott community Tuesday
night, November 6, at 8:30 p.m.
in Presser Hall. Dr. Mora is the
second lecturer of the 1956-57 lec-
ture series. Born in Montevideo, Uraguay.
Dr. Mora received his education
at the University of Montevideo,
and although he resides in Wash-
ington, D. C, due to his position,
he still considers Montevideo as
home. Twice prior to this year Dr.
Mora has served as Ambassador
to the U.S. from Uraguay and has
served also in that capacity in
Spain and Brazil. That he is an
outstanding Pan-American diplo-
mat is shown by the number of
positions he has held in the past. He has served as Uraguayan
representative at International and
Inter- American conferences: Pan-
ama, 1939; Havana. 1940; Rio de
Janeiro, 1942; Mexico, 1945; and
San Francisco, 1945. He was pres-
ent at the organization of the Uni-
ted Nations, as well as serving as
a delegate to the General Assem-
bly of the U.N. in 1946. In recognition of his services,
Dr. Mora has received a number
of honor citations and decorations,
including the "Legion d'Honneur"
from France. Before the lecture on Tuesday
night, Dr. Alston will entertain Dr.
Mora and various South American
consuls with a banquet. A recep-
tion for the entire community will
be held in Rebekah Scott Hall
immediately following the lecture. Luccock Addresses
Campus Community Today's convocation w r as led
by Dr. Halford E. Luccock. pro-
fessor emeritus of homiletics of
the Yale University Divinity
School. Dr. Luccock is on a speak-
ing engagement at Columbia The-
ological Seminary and was able
to be with us through the coopera-
tion of Dr. McDowell Richards,
president of the seminary. Dr. Thompson, Moderator of
the Presbyterian Church, I". S.,
will preach Sunday's Investiture
sermon. Seniors Grow Up,
Become 'Big Girls' Replacing the traditional "Little
Girls' Day." the class of '57 will
initiate "E:g Girls' Day," Friday,
November 2. Water pistols and
baby toys will be forsaken for less
vigorous forms of activity, as the
seniors take their final "fling"
before Investiture ceremonies. Festivities will begin in the
dining hall at breakfast and will
continue through chapel. Featured
in the chapel program, directed by
Jo Ann Beasley and Helen Sewell,
will be events of the past, present
and future. In carrying out the new theme,
the seniors will don more "sophis-
ticated" dress than the shorter
attires of former years. Climaxing
the day's program will be a picnic
lunch in the recreation room of
Walter's Hall. Delegates To Attend
Athletic Convention Shorter College campus will be
the scene of the annual Georgia
Athletic Federation for College
Women (G.A.F.C.W.) convention
to be held Friday through Sunday,
November 2-4. Eight students will
represent the A.S.C. Athletic As-
sociation at the meeting. Theme for this year's conven-
tion is "The Sky Is - the Limit."
The talks and discussions revolv-
ing around the theme will serve
as a guide to help Athletic Asso-
ciation members to better their in-
dividual groups. A. A. secretary Judy Nash, two-
year delegate to the G.A.F.C.W.
council, will head the A.S.C. dele-
gation at the convention. Others
planning to attend are Pat Len-
hardt, Jorie Muller, Kay Weber,
Mary Dunn, Ruth Currie, Leonice
Davis and Katherine Jo Freeman. THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday, October 31, 1956 Native Alabaman Teaches Physical Chemistry,
Finds Hockey, Campus Enthusiasm Stimulating Foliage of red sumac trees mingle with the gold of tower-
ing sycamores in the hills of north Georgia. A blue sky
cushions wisps of clouds overhead. Birds call to each other
from within the forest, and soaring into the air, begin their
flight southward. In the valleys below lie fields of dry brown corn stalks,
white bolls of cotton and bright plump pumpkins. A chill
is in the air. Autumn is here. This is the time of bright colors and cool breezes; the time
for Halloween, jack-o-lanterns and black cats. Autumn means
piles of colored leaves, bonfires and good cheer. Moreover,
it means a time for reaping the year's final harvest. Amid the fall splendor this coming weekend, Agnes Scott's
seniors will take part in a tradition of long-standing at the
college. At the Saturday noon service, each girl will be
"capped" with a mortar board, symbolizing her relationship
to the college as a member of its senior class.. This is a
solemn service, in which individuals are "invested" with the
privileges and responsibilities of seniorhood. For three years, the present senior class has been looking
forward to this important occasion. Sowing their seed in the
first months of their freshman year, the class has grown and
prospered during their stay at the college. Now at last, at
the time of Investiture, the class may begin to reap a por-
tion of the harvest that is theirs. College friends, parents, and other students gathering to
witness this weekend's services may well wish for the class
a bountiful harvest. D. R. It seems that Agnes Scott has a special attraction for for-
mer lieutenants of the U. S. Navy, Dr. Charles Vail, new
Associate Professor of Chemistry, served two and a half years
active duty aboard the U. S. S. Invade during World War II.
Despite its rather ominous name, the ship never left Norfolk
and Yorktown waters, but was used exclusively in the training
of our men for mine-sweeping. As officer in charge of the ac-
tual operation, Dr. Vail gained
his first teaching experience
there. His happiest memories of
these years are of the BIG, juicy
steaks he enjoyed regularly. A native of Bessemer, Alabama,
the professor attended Birming-
ham Southern College where he
and his wife first met. Dr. and
Mrs. Vail are no strangers to At-
lanta, for after his graduation
from B. S. C, they resided in the
Dogwood City while he worked
toward his M. A. and Ph. D.
degrees at Emory University. Dr. Vail has done work for the
Southern Research Institute in
Birmingham, and has taught at
Armstrong College in Savannah
and at Coker College in Harts-
ville, S. C, where he was head of
the Chemistry Department. His
real love is physical chemistry,
which he is teaching at A. S. C,
in addition to a course in advanced
analytical chemistry. The Vail family includes two
daughters: Julie, eight, who is a
third-grader at Winnona School and L se, four. Their father says
that Sunday afternoons are ''fam-
ily time" at their house since it
is the only afternoon he has free. Dr. Vail lists 'tinkering" with
old clocks and hiking as his two
big interests outside the realm of
chem stry. At present he is at
work repairing an old grandfather
clock. Of hiking he says: "At the Do you realize that one person is killed every thirteen
minutes in automobile accidents, while someone is injured
every twenty-three seconds? At that rate one hundred and
five people are killed every day and three thousand seven
hundred are injured. Moreover, the age group from 18-24
seems to be the most prone to accidents. These statistics
should indicate the importance of careful driving while driv-
ing yourself or while riding with someone else. Most students are aware and have been aware of the terri-
ble accident rates. Yet it never hurts to warn. Hardly a year
goes by at Agnes Scott that some student has not been in-
volved in a serious accident. These accidents seem to occur
during the part of the year when the weather is rainy and
the roads are slippery. Don't let the next casualty be you! The Administration is very concerned about students in
cars. They feel responsible for us and want to help prevent
accidents if possible. By signing out when riding in a car, the
Dean's Office can know with whom you are riding. Through
an application for permission to leave cars on campus,
the student is able to realize what responsibility she has un-
dertaken. We are responsible for what happens when we are
in cars. It is up to us to slow down a person who drives too
fast or not carefully. After all the driver is endangering our
own lives as well as his. Let's have a safe year with everyone back on campus! J. F. Published Weekly except during holidays end examination periods, by the students of
Agnes Scott Collage Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year $2 00; single copies, ten cents. . , Editor DOROTHY REARICK Managing Editor VIRGINIA KELLER Business Manager VIRGINIA McCLURKIN Assistant Editors JUNE FULMER. GENE ALLEN REINERO, LAN'GHORNE SYDNOR Cony Editor - CATHERINE GHtARDEAU News Foature'Edltor MILLIE NESBIT Fine Arts Editor NELLIE STRICKLAND International Editor ^JQJS5 Socletv Editor JEA HODGENS Sports Editor HELEN HENDRY Administration Editor BARBARA DUVALL Feature Editor NANCY KIMMEL ExclMtiKf Editor (WROLTNE MILLER Cartoonist - - - MARIANNE DUNCAN Photographer &OT ROBERT Adrertlslne Manager LILLIAN NULL Circulation Staff JO ANN BEASLEY, NANCY TROWELL, BARBARA VARNER Sarah Adams Mary Byrd. Caroline Dudley. Nancy Graves, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Ling Carolyn Magruder, Suzanne Manges. Louise McCaughan, Mary Jane Milford. Caro-
line Miller. Mary Moore. Celeste Rogers, Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Savryer, Carolyn
Smith. Tat SHewart, Nancy Turner. moment my little girls are rather
small to indulge and there hasn't
been much oportunity. I expect to
resume some soon, though." Since
his recent appointment as editor
of the monthly publication of the
Georgia section of the American
Chem cal Society. The Filter Press,
he has been especially busy. Dr. Vail commented that those
things which- have most impressed
him about the campus are "the
dynamic and real college spirit
w hich seems to be couched in such
a fine religious atmosphere, the
enthusiasm with which everybody
works and plays, and the hockey
games outside my office window." Student Government
Cites 'Poor Wives' Attention, 1 prospective wives!
Have you cleaned your room this
week? The "Snooping Scottie"
has been around, and she has sub-
mitted the names of the follow-
ing girls as charter members of
the "Poor Wives' Society." Every-
one likes to see her name in print,
but really, girls!! Martha Sharpe. Jill DeBardele-
ben, Mary Rose Speer, Betty Ed-
munds. Ann Roscoe, Hope Weath-
ers, Margaret Candler, Kathryn
John. Laura Ann Knake, Barbara
Ellen Specht, Mary Jane Milford,
Anne Gilbert, Jackie Johnson, Ma-
rian Hagedorn, Susan Foxworth,
Ivy Furr, Bopine Bogle, Ann Mor-
ris Shires, gillie Nesbit, Ann Lane,
Jo Ann Nix, Mary Kinman, Pat
Sanford, Margaret Ann Zepatos,
Sarah Brown, Audrey , Johnson,
Irene Shaw, Carolyn Spann, Nan-
cy Turner, Susie Benson, Mary
The following letter was found in the local mail and posted Oates, Mary Daniel, Ann Rivers
on the bulletin board. It was addressed to the Student "Body." Payne, Susan Riffe, Suzic Miller. "Gurgle, gurgle, groan and grumble. Forward from the Editor's note: The above col-
tombs ye tumble! Awake you ghouls and ghosts, you goblins, umr represents a Student Gov-
and you too, Charles Adams. Awake, oh, decaying darlings,
for tonight is your night -
Hallow's Eve. All Hallow's Eve Approaches;
Beelzbub Writes Directions "Tonight Miz Scott shall unlock
the rusted gate of the massoleum
and you will be free free to roam shines on thee tonight. Howl and
scream for sheer delight. For this
is All Hallow's Eve. ernment project that will be
climaxed in tomorrow's student
meeting. "Let your voices rise in anger.
Yell and scream at the coming until dawn. (And you don't even ' . . * . i mini uciwn. v j_ ^ Awake the dead to jon your have to sign out.) Shake off your
spider webs, push up the coffin lids, throw away the molded
books, the plumes and pidgeon
blood. Out, out, you beasts of bur-
den and of study. Out into the
world, you witches and you splendor. Screech the fears of
school away. Holler from the roofs
of Inman. Haunt the halls of sec-
ond Main. Laugh with horror in
the tower, then scream and yell
again, again. Dance and fly, twirl Unlock their chains, Miz and shake, rack the night till day Scott, unlock, unlock! Free them,
free them. Let them join the
chorus of the world. This is their
night All Hallow's Eve. "Arm yourself with soap and
tissue. Roll down your hair, pin
up your dragging skirt, stick a
bone in your wig, and sign out now
for a blue horse bike and ride
ride through the night. Oh, come
you bats, you too shall wander.
Time was made for you to squan-
der. The streets are dark and
strangely beckoning. Beyond the
gates there lies a reckoning. Go
forth, all you black cats and
reckon. This is your night All
Hallow's Eve. "Make your way on the wings
of the blackened night into the
sleeping city. Battle bravely
against those fiends of "let's pre-
tend," commonly known as chil-
dren. Be brave, you dirty rats.
Where are your weapons? Sign
their doom in soap, leave your
trail in tissue. Onward through
the city, don't evade the issue.
Hey there, Fortune Teller, arise
from that damp cellar. Saturn shall break. But oh, alas, dear
black and ugly, stumble to your
cells again. Miz Scott shall come The South Georgian reports on
the annual observance ol" Religious
Emphasis Week at South Georgia
College The series of programs
will be based on the theme "Take
Your Religion to College." "Rhythm" is to be the theme of Hood College's "Campus Day" pageant. The Blue and Grey dis-
with key and padlock to shut you closes plans for the big week end up in coffin tight. But don't forget The classes will present skits bas-
ed on their interpretation of
"rhythm," and there will also be
"all-college and big-little sister
songs." This class competition is
very similar to our Black Cat Day. our Eve together, and sometime
whine a bit at night. you nasty things,
Beelzebub*' THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday, October 31, 1956 3 Chrysanthemums,Frat Badges
Brighten Weekend Festivities In the annals of social history, the weekend of October 27 will be
marked with an asterisk, and perhaps even underlined, to signify to
succeeding generations a Big, Big Weekend. Homecoming was the password as Scotties filed through the
portals of the D. O. for various collegiate destinations. There were
many 4t wide open spaces" and sleepy freshmen, poor souls with no
cuts, in classes Saturday, and the dining hall had a gross of hard
and mediums left over due to those who prefer sleep to nourishment.
Davidson's Homecoming had a magnetic attraction for many Scott
folk. Jean Clark, Sue Lile, Jill DeBardeleben, Dee Harvley, and Boogie
Helm were among those who made the journey to that Presbyterian
institution. Also in the mass exodus to Davidson were Ann Selph,
Jane King, Liz Shumaker, Beverly Delk, Peggy Edney, and Lillian
Shannonhouse. Susan Purser's trip was particularly profitable for
she returned to Atlanta with a Davidson man's Phi Delt pin. Also partying in North Carolina were Wardie Abernethy at
Germans at UNC, and Sandra Dickerson at Duke.
Cynthia Butts toured up to Washington and Lee for the weekend,
and closer to home was Mary Crook at Auburn. Dannie Reynolds
took in the Big Thursday game between Clemson and USC at the
State Fair. Susie Ware, Hazel Ellis, Jan Matheson, Roxana Speight were
entertained royally at Homecoming at Georgia. Dot McLanahan,
Helene Lee, and Peggy Conine were also on hand to see Kentucky
edge Georgia. The weather was perfect for the Tech Homecoming observances
Saturday. Anne Dodd, Phyllis Cox, Nancy Edwards, Emily Parker,
and Margaret Benton were decked in their most becoming sport-
viewing outfits .for the game. Others seeing Tulane fall apart under
the might of Tech were Pat Gover, Carolyn Barker, Nancy Bowers,
Curt Swords, and Mary Helen Collins. At the dance Saturday night to celebrate the magnificent victory
were Anne Terry, Sara Brown, Martha Bethea, Caroline Phelan,
and Nell Archer. Lucy Cole, Judy Sawyer, Pat Lenhardt, and Mar-
tha Starrett also danced to the music of Billy May. At Emory Friday night for the IFC sing were Sissy Hurley, Peggy
Britt, Carol Promnitz, Hope Weathers and Kay Weber. Also present
as the Delts and Sigma Chis won first places were Sara Lu Persinger,
Helen Milledge, Shirley Spackman and Becky Wilson. Pins, pins, pins. KAs at Tech pinned Al Coldwell and Helen
Culpepper. Joyce Skelton is now adorning her clothes with a luffly
Beta pin of a Tech graduate.
Achievement of the week award goes to Byrd Hoge who became
Mrs. Jim Bryan on Saturday. Byrd flew home after her excellent
introduction of Mr. Thrower in chapel Thursday. How's that for cool,
calculated maneuvering from school to politics to marriage? You feel so new and fresh and
good all over when you pause for
Coca-Cola. It's sparkling with quick refreshment . . . and it's so pure
aad wholesome naturally friendly to your figure. Let it do things good things for you. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
ATLANTA COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. 1956, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY "Coke" i* o registered trade-mark. (Cpntinued from Page 1) In 1948 Templeton enrolled at
Princeton Theological Seminary.
During the three years at that
institution he served as interim-
minister of Presbyterian churches
in Philadelphia and in Trenton,
New Jersey. He also conducted a
number of evangelistic campaigns.
After being ordained by the Pres-
byterian Church U. S. A. in 1951,
Dr. Templeton was elected to his
present position. Mrs. Templeton, mezzo-soprano
soloist and former winner of the
"California Hour" vocal contest,
met her husband while studying
voice at the Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer studios in Hollywood. She
accompanies Dr. Templeton in his
work which carries him through
every state in the union, every
province in Canada, Mexico, and
ten European countries. "It is my hope," explains Dr.
Templeton, "that a balanced and
vital evangelism freed from the
excesses that have made it un-
popular in the past, may be re-
turned to the heart of the Church:" Silhouette pictures will be
taken between November 5
and 15 in the Mc Kinney Room
in Alain during the following
hours: 8:30-10:30 a.m., 11:00-
12:30 p.m., 1:30-4:00 p.m. Sign
up sheets will be posted in the
Mail Room next week. Watch
the bulletin boards for dress de-
tails. Bring 15 cents with you. Bring Shoe Troubles To
Clairmont Shoe Repair,
Inc. Civi! Service Seeks Applicants
For Wide Range of Occupations The United States Civil Service Commission is seeking
applications from persons interested in a career in the Federal
service through its Federal Service Entrance Examination.
This examination, which covers a wide variety of occupa-
tonal fields is open to all college seniors and graduates
regardless of their field of major study and to people who
have had equivalent experience.
The next written test will be held
November 10, 1956. Additional
written tests will be given Janu-
ary 12, February 9, April -13, May
11, July 13, and August 10, 1957. Most appointments will be made
to positions at grade GS-5 with a
beginning salary of $3,670 a year.
Some appointments may also be
made to positions at grade GS-6
and GS-7, $4,080 and $4,525 a
year. Positions will be filled in
various agencies in Washington,
D. C.j and throughout the United
States, its territories and posses-
sions. A few positions will be filled
in foreign countries. Some of the fields in which po-
sitions will be filled are general
administration, economics, budget
management, automatic data pro-
cessing, library science, statistics,
information and food and drug in-
spection. Further information may be ob-
tained in the career corner of the
library or frbm the U. S Service Commission,
25, D. C. The annual Chi Beta Phi ban-
quet will be held on Thursday,
November 8, at the Plantation
House. Entertainment will consist
of the informal initiatory speeches
of the new members. Following
the banquet, formal initiation cere-
monies will be held on campus.
General chairman for the banquet
is Louise Almand; transportation
chairman is Nancy Glasure, and
initiation chairman is Lue Robert. An illustrated lecture of sum-
mer travel experiences was pre-
sented at the regular meeting of
the Spanish Club on Thursday,
October 25, by Dr. Bruce Gordon
of Emory University. After the
program, refreshments were serv-
ed at the home of Miss Melissa
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As Hockey Teams Enter Second Round of Play At Alabama University Meet "Resolved: That the United States should discontinue di-
rect economic aid to foreign nations." With this topic, Pi
Alpha Phi opens the fall debating season this weekend at
the annual discussion tournament to be held at the Universi-
ty of Alabama. The camera catches a moment
of tense action during a crucial
game. In this year's most crucial game the Juniors defeated the
excellent Sophomore team Friday 2 to L The vastly improved
Freshman team battled the crippled Seniors to a 6 to 0 tie. Friday's game between the Juniors and Sophomores was
the crucial game of the season, for the once tied Juniors had
to win this one in order to pass
the so far victorious Sophomores. The determined Sophomores be-
gan the game with a breath-
taking drive in the first minute
cf play that met with no organ-
ized opposition and placed the
Sophomores ahead 1 to 0, with
Pat Lenhardt scoring. The Juniors
rallied sufficiently to prevent any
further score by the fired up
Sophomores. In the last part of
the first half, the Juniors
threatened seriously to score only
to be stopped by a nervous Sopho-
more's catching the ball and
throwing it away. The opening of the second half
saw a new Junior team. Fired by
the audience who never sat down
during the exciting second half,
the Juniors abandoned their cau-
tious playing and began to break
through the Sophomore defense.
Amid mass confusion at the Soph-
omore goal, Jo Sawyer sneaked the
ball in to tie up the score 1 to 1. The Sophomores made one
more attempt to score which was
fouled by the Junior goalie. The
Juniors were on fire and the ac-
tion was fierce throughout with
the Sophomore defense strength-
ening against the Junior offense. The Juniors once more drove
the ball to the Sophomore goal.
Goalie Nancy Turner found her-
self alone fighting against almost
the entire Junior team. Again Jo
Sawyer flipped the ball in to put
the Juniors ahead 2 to 1. The
game ended with that score. In comparison to the Junior-
Sophomore game, the Senior-
Freshman game was noticeable
for its absence of tension. The
Seniors, crippled by the absence
of Penny Smith, Margie DeFord,
and Helen Hendry, found a worthy
opponent in the Freshmen who
turned in their best game to date. Val Edwards and Boo, Flor-
ance led the Freshman offensive
back up by Ruth LeRoy and
Barbara Specht. The crippled Ellington Grocery Co.
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quickly returned the ball to the
Freshman goal where they threat-
ened seriously to score. Carolyn
Herman and Sheila MacConochie
sparked the Senior drive. The last half had the appear-
ance of a practice. There seemed
to be a complete lack of tension
on both sides. Again scoring
threats by each team were stopped
by the haphazard defense and
many errors. The game was noted
by its many deep scoring threats,
but neither team was able to push
the ball past the opposition's
goalie. The game ended scoreless. As a result of Friday's games,
the Juniors are now ahead follow-
ed closely by the Sophomores, and
then the Seniors and Freshmen
in that order. Thus week's contests
will open the second round of play
with the Seniors tackling the
Juniors and the Sophomores play-
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Placards Your Particular Job the Way You Want It IVgw Era Publishing Co. Representing Agnes Scott at the
tournament will be Susan Riffe.
Marianne Gillis, Grace Chao and
Genelle Breedlove. The program
will not be a formal debate but
will consist of formal discussion
of the topic. A resolution will be
drafted outlining the majority
views concerning solutions to the
problem. On November 9 and 10, Pi Al-
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this year is Genelle Breedlove. Dr.
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In Decatur AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, November 7, 1956 Senora Ortega To Arrive
For Annual Campus Visit Senora Maria de Leon Ortega, instructor in Spanish at
Corpus Christi University, Corpus Christi, Texas will arrive
on the campus November 12 for a three week stay. While
she is at Agnes Scott, Senora Ortega will visit Spanish classes
to give instruction in phonetics and will meet groups of stu-
dents at the homes of Spanish Senora Ortega entertains Spanish Club members during last year's
visit. Annual McKinney Book Award
Encourages Student Collection Each year the Louise McKinney Book Award of twenty-
five dollars is given to the Agnes Scott student who, in the
opinion of the judges, acquires during the current year from
May to May the most interesting and discriminating personal
library and who reveals understanding of her books. To be eligible for the award a collection must contain at least
fifteen books. These may be in-
expensive editions or secondhand
books; it is . expected,, however,
that the collector will choose as
a foundation for a lasting library,
the best standard editions and
well made books in good condi-
tion. For information concerning
the best inexpensive editions of
standard works, collectors might
consult librarians, faculty mem-
bers, and publishers. A collection
may contain gifts, but the whole
collection is expected to give evi-
dence of the collector's own ini-
tiative and discriminating choice.
In whatever way books are ac-
quired, they shoud represent the
owners tastes, either in several
fields of interest such as fic-
tion, biography, philosophy poetry,
drama, history, art or music or
in one special field. The winner of the award is ex-
pected to use it for some kind
of intellectual or artistic enricr-
ment; buying books, pictures, or Seen in Passing . . . Unexpected member of the se-
nior cast black dog climbs upstage
during the "Big Girls" skit in Fri-
day chafel. Th# "night-before" crowd in the
library with reference questions for
fresh?nan English , s fills over at the
desks and sits on the floor absorbed
in Bar I eft's Quotations and the
Oxford Companion to English
Literature. Pare?its and other Investiture
guests, laden zuith light meters and
other corn-plicated camera equipment,
prepare to snap the white and black
line winding across the campus. Head covered by a kerchief and
cap, the only male member of the
academic procession on "Big Girls'
Day" zvas sufficiently disguised /o
cause one dean to question another
concerning his true identity. music records, attending plays or
concerts. Book collectors should enter the
contest as soon as possible. The
names of the contestants must be
handed to some members of the
English department by the end of
the fall quarter. In May, before
the beginning of the spring quar-
ter examinations, the book collec-
tions will be examined by a com-
mittee of judges and the book
owners informally interviewed
concerning their books. The name
of the winner of the award will
be announced at commencement. The Louise McKinney Book
Award was established a number
of years ago as a memorial to
Miss Louise McKinney, professor
emeritus of Englisty, who, during
her years of teaching, awakened
in many Agnes Scott students a
love of reading and a delight in
the ownership of books. faculty members. She will eat sev-
eral meals with students in the
dining hall and will entertain the
college community with Mexican
folk songs. Besides being active on
the campus, she will take part in
various programs in Atlanta. Senora Ortega, known in pri-
vate life as Mrs. Joseph A. Bill-
ings, was born in Mexico of par-
ents of French and Spanish des-
cent? Before becoming an instruc-
tor at Corpus Christi College, she
taught at the University of Mexi-
co and at Mexico City College. She has long been interested in
collecting Mexican folk songs. In
order to collect these songs, she
has visited homes in remote sec-
tions of her native land and has
made numerous recordings of the
villagers singing their ballads and
dance songs. Having learned to play the gui- Debaters To Attend
Carolina Forensics The University of South Caro-
lina at Columbia will be the des-
tination this weekend of four
members of Pi Alpha Phi. Marga-
ret Benton, Marianne Gillis, Gen-
elle Breedlove and Susan Riffe will
take part in the "Carolina Foren-
sics" debate tournament to be
held there Friday and Saturday,
November 9 and 10. This year's debate topic is "Re-
solved: That the United States
should discontinue direct econo-
mic aid to foreign countries." The
team from Agnes Scott will be
debating against teams from 27
other schools. Last year, Agnes Scott's team
won a trophy in this same tour-
nament. tar at the request of her husband
to entertain guests at a party, she
has been^ much in demand as a
singer and player of Mexican mu-
sic. She has recently made ap-
pearances on radio and television
in Texas. This year's visit to Agnes Scott
will be the third for Senora Or-
tega. Upper classmen will remem-
ber with pleasure listening to her
programs in chapel and joining
with her in singing at informal
gatherings in the lower dining
hall. Class of '60 Elects
Martin to Top Office Dot Martin was elected presi-
dent of the Freshman Class at
Monday morning's class meeting.
Having served as the Freshman
Black Cat Chairman, Dot will
continue to lead her class in its
activities this year. Other officers elected on Mon-
day include: Boo Florance, mem-
ber of the Athletic Association
board; Mary Jane Pickens and
Sally Smith, representatives to
the Executive Committee; and
Nancy Aubrey, vice-president of
the class. Election of freshman class of-
ficers will be completed on next
Monday. Campus To Review
Segregation Issue During the week November 12-
16 Agnes Scott chapel programs
will emphasize several phases of
the segregation issue. Mr. Robert B. Troutman, Sr.,
an outstanding constitutional law-
yer from Atlanta, will discuss the
legal aspect of the issue. He will
talk on "The Supreme Court De-
cision on Segregation in the Pub-
lic Schools" in Gaines Chapel on
Tuesday, November 13. A factual report on "What Has
Happened Since the Supreme
Court Decision on Segregation in
Public Schools?" will be given by
Mr. Ralph McGill, editor of the
"Atlanta Constitution," at Con-
vocation on November 14. Dr.- Wallace M. Alston will view
the Christian aspect of the prob-
lem when he speaks in chapel on
Thursday, November 15. His topic
will be "A Christian Faces Seg-
regation in the South." Cotillion To Sponsor
College Open House The Cotillion Club will act as
hostess to the entire campus com-
munity for an informal "come as
you are" open house this Sunday
night, November 11, from 10:00-
11:00 p.m. in the recreation room
of Walters Hall. Everyone is in-
vited to come for coffee and
doughnuts and a relaxing get-to-
gether before starting a new week. Sara Margaret Heard and Jackie
Rourrtree are in charge of the
party. Blackfriars To Stage Medley
Of Scenes From Famous Ploys On Tuesday night, November 15, Blackfriars will bring
to Agnes Scott something new and different. They will pre-
sent a program of not just one play, but scenes from six
famous plays! For many years, the Agnes Scott Blackfriars group has
wanted to produce such plays as "Pygmalion," "The Glass Mena-
gerie," "The Taming of the
Shrew," "Blythe Spirit," "Cyrano
de Bergerac," and 'Our Town."
However, lack of time and a na-
tural scarcity of men prohibited
the fulfillment of these desires. Now, through a kind of produc-
tion entirely new to Agnes Scott,
they will give one well-loved or
well-known scene from each of
these plays. This plan not only
gives many Blackfriars members
a chance to participate, but it
also practically guarantees that
every person in the audience will
find something which appeals to
him. From "Pygmalion," George Ber- nard Shaw's famous play, the par-
ty will be given, in which Eliza,
the flower girl, is introduced to
society as a duchess. In a tragic
scene from Tennessee William's
"The Glass Menagerie," the crip-
ple, Laura, hopefully receives her
first gentleman caller. The "kiss-
me-Kate" scene from "The Tam-
ing of the Shrew" by William
Shakespeare, and the balcony
scene from "Cyrano de Bergerac"
by Emond Rostard, will be fami-
liar to the audience. The excerpt from Noel Co-
ward's "Blythe Spirit" will be
the final seance scene when Ma-
dam Arcati, the medium, deals
with the problem of unwelcome
(Continued on Page 3) Jack Powell will star in title role of "Cyrano de Bergerac" during
Blackfriars' November 15th production "This The Theater." 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, November 7, 1956 A few weeks ago, this campus observed Honor Emphasis
Week. Among the features of the week was a period of lively
discussion during Tuesday night housemeeting in the dormi-
tories. These discussions brought to light several ;deas for
improving or at least clarifying the System. It was following one of these discussions that a prominent
member of Student Government made what proved to be
a bold announcement. She stated that "The Agnes Scott
News" would print the following week, a perspective and
resume of the Honor System at the college as prepared by
Student Government and at least one member of the admini-
stration. That article has never appeared in this paper. Why? Despite incessant urging on the part of this staff, Student
Government never completed the draft it promised to make.
One deadline passed and then another. Three issues of the
paper have now appeared, and still no apparent action has
been taken. Last week, as a means of publicizing the topic of Thurs-
day's Student Meeting, Student Government requested that
the "News" print a small news item.. Again a deadline passed
and no copy appeared. After all other news items and features had been processed
and prepared for the printers, a type-written sheet found its
way to the editor's desk. This was the original copy of the
"Poor Wives' Column." Not having time to consider the ef-
fects, psychological or otherwise, that such an item might
have on the members of the student body, this paper printed
the article verbatim. Students Protest Action of Student Government
Regarding Thorough Campus Room Inspection To the editor, "The Agnes Scott News": "Attention, prospective wives. Have you cleaned your
rooms this week?" A ridiculous opening to an article about
a ridiculous happening! When I read that Student Government had undertaken
the project of checking everyone's room and then publicizing the
names of girls with messy rooms,
I felt like I was back in Brownie
Scout Camp, where an inspection
every morning often resulted in
demerits for some naughty little
girlies! This stunt undermines the injustice, that her privacy has
been invaded, and that she is be-
ing ridiculously treated like a
child Secondly: in many cases,
this is a tangible injustice, be-
cause many times a messy room
is due to a hard test and last- whole idea of our Student Govern- minute ^dying. If there is a problem, there are
numerous other ways to approach
it through roommates, house
mothers, cleanest-room contests
on a hall, INDIRECT publicity, ment, which is that each girl is a
mature person who must shoulder
her own responsibilities; and that
when she fails to do so, she is
helped to understand the necessi-
ty of doing her part, rather than
being set up as a public example
before the student body. If you are not the ideological
sort, then there are also specific
reasons why this is a very unsat-
isfactory idea. First: psychologi- "The Agnes Scott News": The representatives of the stu-
dent body in Student Government cally, there is nothing which^will have just entered into a project make a student more rebellious which, in the opinion of this writ- than putting her shortcomings be- er, violates the rules of personal foia the public, especially if she privacy, good taste, and courtesy, feels that she has been done an Officers of student government Let it be stated that this paper does not believe in name
calling. Due to the failure of Student Government to bring
forth the requested article before the deadline required by the "News" for processing and possible rewriting, the article /fif Qfnot lOnolly SpGOkillQ . . was printed as it was received and suffixed with a note de-
signed to direct any criticism where it might be due. The past week has seen much objection voiced both openly
and privately, to the manner in which Student Government
presented this project. Such criticism is a healthy sign, for
it shows an alert student body. Running the risk of making a
mountain out of a mole hill, the "News" is . printing a num-
ber of letters it has received concerning the item. Student Government claims it did not intentionally em-
barrass a number of individuals through unauthorized room
inspection and dramatic name-calling. A chapel period was
devoted in part to apologizing for any harm done to individual
students. Yet, the Student Government is open for criticism in its
pattern of thinking. The complete neglect of a follow-up to
Honor Emphasis Week, coupled with a period of investigation
of minutiae, indicates one thing: a decidedly confused sense
of values. D. R. "Books are keys to wisdom's treasure;
Books are paths that upward lead;
Books are gates to lands of pleasure,
Books are friends; come, let us read." This inscription by Emilie Poulsson is found in the Child-
ren's Reading Room in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Books are
indeed the keys that open up new worlds for anyone who
takes the time to read. These are worlds that not only in-
crease our knowledge but also greatly enrich our lives. On our campus we have an excellent opportunity to start
or add to our personal book collections through the Louise
McKinney Book Award contest. This award "was establish-
ed a number of years ago as a memorial to Miss Louise Mc-
Kinney, professor emeritus of English, who, during her years
of teaching, awakened in many Agnes Scott students a love
of reading and delight in the ownership of books." A recent winner of the Louise McKinney Book Award
states what collecting books has meant to her: "Participating
in the Louise McKinney Book Contest during the past two
years has given me a keener sense of the value of good books
and has made me want to own books which can give lasting
pleasure and richness to my life. The contest in not only en-
lightening: it is fun. Each collector is a winner, for she has
her books which in themselves are prizes." It goes without saying that a well-educated person is con-
tinually in the process of building up or adding to his per-
sonal library. This is because a well-educated person keeps
on reading even after he has finished his formal education.
The college years are an excellent time for one to form a
nucleus for one's adult book collection. As Vincent Starrett says: "When we are collecting books,
we are collecting happiness." G.A.R. O&nd das* matt/r at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
$2 00 : 5lngle copies, ten cents. DOROTHY REARICK Editor VIRGINIA KELLER MnnaKlnc Editor ..VIRGINIA McCLURKIN or some other persons in authori-
ty have, without announcement
or permission, entered the rooms
of students unknown to those stu-
dents, observed the condition of
those rooms, and published the
results of those findings together
with a list of "poor wives" in the
college newspaper. The survey of rooms for such
purposes is a definite infringement
on personal liberties, especially in
the light of the fact that this pro-
ject was a complete secret to the
student body as a whole. Had
"good housekeeping" been stress-
ed at a previous date to the en-
tire college community, there
would perhaps have been justifi-
cation for procedure of this sort.
Yours truly, (Name withheld by re-
quest). To the Editor,
"The Agnes Scott News": As a spokesman for Student
Government, I would like to de-
fend the action taken last week
and the article printed in the Oc-
tober 31 issue of the Agnes Scott
News. The project was undertaken be-
cause of a desire to increase
awareness on the campus of our
Responsibility as ladies and not
merely storehouses of bookish
knowledge. The "Poor Wives' Col-
umn" was only one area of stress
in this campaign which was cul-
minated in the Thursday chapel;
the other emphases were table In the world of today, chaos and fear are prevailing, manners and campus dress, which
Strange things in the realm of international relations have admittedly deserve attention,
been happening fast and furiously. Because the condition of several On October 29, Israeli armor and paratroops began an at- rooms caused members of the col-
tack on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. France and England im- lege community to be embarrassed immediately sent an ultimatum to ton the will try t0 rationalize an d W u hile guk ? ing gUests on t0Ur * f
Israel and Egypt for a cease-fire, m g the new dorm, a suggestion was
a withdrawal from the canal area { ^ ion and _ made that the entire campus be
and the acceptance of the key u wcak state in reminded. It would have defeated
points on the canal. Nasser mdig- Middle East purpose to precede this action
nantly refused. , ' . with a stress on neatness or to
France and England did not no- However, not all of Britain is announce an inspection since it is
tlfv the United States of their in- behind t his shovv of force bein S evident that visitors to the cam-
tentions regarding the ultimatum. used in the Middle East The lead " pus are often unexpected. A sin-
Consequently, most observers in er of the Laborites in the House cere apology is extended from the
Washington believed that the Is- of Commons said, "The Govern- committee of Student Government
raeli attack had been prompted ment nas committeeed an act ot for the ^understanding of which
by both England and France. This disastrous folly, whose tragic con- the campus has been aware>
idea was strengthened when sequences we shall regret lor years The intention was not to point
France and Britain ignored Eisen- The terrible thing ... is that it out certain individuals as incap-
hower's plea to await U.N. action set such an example to every po- a51e of managing a home, but
and when they vetoed the U.S. ter f tial aggressor in the world. ' ratncr to make everyone aware of
resolution for a cease-fire in the So, things have changed. Bri- her responsibility to the commu-
Security Council. tain ana " France are committing nity. On October 31, French and actions the likes of which they Tho inspection was made be- British began their military action once censored. And in the U.N. twee n 12:00-1:00 p.m. a time against Nasser. The General As- tn e United States and Russia wnen j t seems that rooms should stand on one side with France and b e presentable. Britain on the other. It is unfortunate that the pub- Thore is hope. France and Bri- Jicacion of names has stimulated tain do want the U.N. to establish such intense resentment. I hope a "police force" in the canal area that those directly involved will Britain, France Refuse Advice Jj
To Cease-Fire In Suez Area sembly voted in favor of a cease-
fire (64 to 5), but Britain and
France rejected it. Prime Minister Nehru of India
denounced the actions of the French and British as a "flagrant once tne situation has been sta- be able to understand the reason-
violation of the United Nations
Charter." And indeed it was. bilized. This is a situation about ing behind the situation and be
which predictions cannot be sufficiently satisfied that no per-
France and Britain are too much ma d e . This is a situation to be sonal offense was foreseen,
concerned over their imperialistic wa tched. V. A. R. interests in the Middle East to' " v . , : - follow the U.N. Britain has her
oil interests and the old longing
for her control of the Suez. France
has lost so much face in the last
century that she is determined
not to lose anything else . . . main-
ly her North African territory. France and Britain do not like
the idea of being second-rate pow-
ers. Since they cannot be on the There will be no edition of
"The A^nes Seott News" next
week. A Thanksgiving issue
will appear November 21. THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, November 7, 1956 3 Miz Scott's Book of Manners
List Rules for Ghurls To Follow A recent discussion and program in chapel on this past
Thursday has brought up quite a bit of what one might
call uproarious roaring. It is therefore our purpose and pri-
vilege to continue the roaring within this article, which we
would like to call: Meditations on Manners For Miz Scott's
Ghurls. We shall discuss, this week,
manners that can be applied to
weekends away from school and
home, during which we are con-
stantly representing Miz Scott's
School for Ghurls. The first of
these rules is: Take plenty of clean, clean
clothes. Your hostess will object
to the shade of your costume if
she can detect it is caused by grit
and grime instead of the newest
dyes from the vats of Dior and 69.
This rule is slowly going out be-
cause this year's colors are just
plain dingy, dirty, and spilled-
spaghetti looking. Take a toothbrush. The small
son of your hostess might object
to your brushing with his only
good shoe polisher, even if the
color is white and the shoes are
old. Take safety pins.
Table manners are not neces-
sary unless you are going to De-
catur. It seems that every other
section of the country has gone
progressive, using paper plates,
wooden spoons, paper napkins, a
community glass, and the get it
when you can plan for serving and
disposing. So there-
Take aspirin your hostess
might need some. Take a hat. It will always come
in handy when you play charades.
The hostess' dog might also enjoy
a new bowl for his dogfood and
nipples. Take a friend. Extra boys al-
ways come in handy when the
blind date decides he isn't so blind
after all and goes out with the
cute girl next door. This polrcy of
coming well prepared will save
your hostess lots of embarrass-
ment and fatigue if she can't find
anyone to take you out. If you
are sure your date will show up,
you can always leave your extra
friend at home for the evening to
entertain the parents and family,
and dogs. Take along your rubber gloves
or your kitchen maid. You might
be expected to wash dishes or mop
floors. Take along your books. Since
you are representing Miz Scott's
School for <~#iurls, you will be ex- Prompt Delivery
DE. 1665 YOUR NEAREST
DRUG STORE pected to study during the dance
and the football game. It would also be wise to take
your ginger ale, coca cola, root
beer, sasparilla, royal crown, grape
juice, termater juice, or pineap-
ple squeezins in case you get thir-
sty. Water is no longer served at
parties and it is wise to go pre-
pared. But most of all, take along your
cheery personality, your charming
self, your suitcase full of dining
hall cookies, your shining face,
your bright eyes, and your loving
heart. You will be welcomed with
open ' arms as long as everyone
knows you read Miz Scott's rule
book before you burned it. Delegates To Attend
Press Convention Journeying to Cleveland, Ohio,
this weekend to attend the an-
nual convention of the Associated
Collegiate Press will be six
Agnes Scott representatives. Gene
Allen Reinero, Lang Sydnor and
Barbara Varner will represent
"The Agnes Scott News," while
Becky Barlow, Carlanna Linda-
mood, and Emily Starnes will be
delegates from the "Silhouette"
staff. The ACP meetings, will be held
Friday and Saturday, November
9 and 10, and will include speech-
es, discussion groups and work-
shops dealing with the purposes
and problems of the collegiate
press. Call
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DECATUR, GEORGIA (Continued from Page 1) ghosts. And the curtain will ring
down on a scene from "Our Town"
by Thornton Wilder, in which
Emily's spirit leaves the world
of the dead to return to Grovers
Corners. The title of the entire program
is "This The Theater." This
name was selected as the result
of a contest which was held
among the Blackfriars members. The male roles will be played
by Atlanta actors. Aiding in the
production will be Jack Tillford,
a professor at Emory; Robert
Shanley and Wendell Brown, pro-
fessors at Oglethorpe University;
Zenas Sears of Radio Station
WAOK; Thomas Jack Powell, an
emory graduate; Jonathon Phelps,
a director and actor from Atlan-
ta; Ray McKinty, a member of
the Emory Players; Preston Char-
les of Radio Station WAGA; Tom
Barnette, a student at Georgia
State College for Business Admi-
nistration; and Peter Mettam and
Barry Collins, two Englishmen*
from Lockheed. All of these have
much experience in acting. Catherine Hodgin and Gene
Allen Reinero are heading the
scenery committee; Emily Gill-
ham and Frances Sattes, the cos-
tume committee; Mary Grace
Garret, the make-up committee;
and Nora King, the program com-
mittee. Carol Pike is chairman of
the publicity committee and Kay-
Weber is her co-chairman. Nancy
Flagg and Jo Ann Beasley are in
charge of the sound and props,
while Caro McDonald is managing
the lights. Pat Guynup is in
charge of the house and Marilyn
Tribble is the stage manager. There will be four judges on
hand to judge which Blackfriars
member does the best acting. The
decision will not be announced
at the performance, but will in-
fluence the awarding of the Ben-
nett Cerf Trophy for the Year's
Best Actor in April. The judges
will be Mrs. H. Clay .Lewis, who
was a Blackfriars member at
Agnes Scott in 1934; Miss Dean
Dickens of Station WAGA-TV;
Miss Helen Strickland; and Mrs.
Alton Hobgood, Professor of Dra-
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Weekend of Varied Activities "Football' or "Investiture" were the Key words in many a Scotty's
social vocabulary this past weekend. Our respected "elders," the Sen-
iors, received an influx of visitors and made merrie near home, while
their younger, flightier sisters headed for the "ivy covered walls" (and
stadium) of distant scholastic centers. Duke, of course, was the major attraction of the loyal Tech tans
Who traveled North to wateh a real pigskin thriller. Betty Cline,
Sandra Dickerson, Jean Slade, Ann Scoggins, Shirley Lawhorne,
Lesley Sevier, and Frances Gwinn watched the Jackets pull out ahead
in a close one, Homecoming activities at other schools beckoned alluringly, too.
Suzanne Bailey, Mary Clayton Bryan, and Anne Selph soaked up
vitamin D at the University of Florida's big game. At Sewanee Libby
ilanna, Mary Jane Pickens, Barby Sinclair, and Margaret Woolfolk
took part in the social activities of the Episcopal institution. Betty
Gzeckowicz, Nancy Kimmel, and Julian Preble traveled to tlemson
for the festivities there. The cadets at Westapolis crowned Ramona
Cartwright as their Homecoming queen. Meanwhile, hack in Atlanta the Long weekend promised by the sAE's
attracted many Scott ies. Judy George, Jody Armbreeht, Billie Kainey,
and Betty Lewis "housepartied" it up at Tech. Special Congrats go
to Sara Margaret Heard, who Was named as the sweetheart of this
renowned group. Orchids also to Hope Weathers, the proud recipient
of an ATO pin from Emory. "May in November" weather proved enticing to those enjoying the
hayride given by another Emory fraternity, the Betas. Betty Cobb,
Ann Harvey, Melba Cronenberg, Isabella Strait and Dee Harvley
were among those who counted the stars. Back at Tech, those "fresh air hoys," the Kappa Sigs, sponsored a
picnic at which Jill Debardeleben, Renee Shenk, and Libby Hanson
were royally entertained. Linda Dancy, Ann Whisnant, Grace Ro-
bertson, Jo Flowers, and Nancy Grayson took in an evening's fun
with the Phi Gams. Another, engineering clan, the Phi Kappa Al-
pha's invited Margaret Rice, May Chism, and Portia Strickland for
food and fellowship. Other attractions Resides frat parties also held the social spotlight.
"War and Peace" continued to lure hoards of Scotties. Seen during
the seventh inning stretch of this lengthy spectacle were Becky Wilson,
Alice Miller, Sue Lile, Susan Hogg, "Tissie" Rogers, and Martha
Davis. Jimsie Oeland, V. A. Redhead, and Jackie Murray sported out-of-
town gentlemen and accompanying "flows'' last weekend, which all
goes to prove that Spring is not the only season conducive to romance. Happy hunting to the rest! By now. You feel so new and fresh and
good all over when you pause for
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As Freshmen Beat Sophomores The mighty Juniors retained the coveted top rating by de-
feating the Seniors 2-1 in the hockey games last Friday,
while the Freshmen scored a surprising 1-0 upset over the
second place Sophomores. In the Sr. Jr. tilt the staunch pink team had little trouble
in capturing early possession of tha ball. The fast-clicking junior
forwards twice raced through the
Senior backs during the first min-
utes of the game to grapple for
the ball inches from the goalie
cage. Each time the Senior backs
led by Sara Townsend and Martha
Akin rebuffed the Junior on-
slaught. By accident three or four mis-
aimed Senior drives actually went
toward their defended goal rather
than away. Finally, through a
mass of jumbled players, a drive
by center Jo Sawyer bounced
through to the Senior goal giving
the Juniors a 1-0 lead in the mid-
dle of the first half. Gathering stamina from this
early success, the Juniors made
another long unbroken march to
the Senior scoring zone, and there
threatened a repeat performance
for minutes until a hard shot by
inner Nancy Edwards skimmed
past goalie Smith for the Juniors
second and last score. Returning to the field after the
half, the apparently unshaken Se-
niors met their opponents with
cries of "Rejuvenation!" For once,
the strong Junior line was shoved
to second place, and during the
last half, the game proved a battle
between an aggressive Senior
front and the Junior backfield. A long, hard drive from the side
by centei 4 Carolyn Herman landed
in the goal to make tht Senior
threat more definite. Trailing by
one point, the Seniors vainly
struggled to tie their tenacious
foes. Crippled by the loss of goalie
Nancy Turner, the skillful Sopho-
more team, close rivals of the first
place Juniors, met their second
defeat of the season in a 1-0 de-
feat by the upcoming Freshman Dominating the first half, the
Soph forwards, led by center Ruth
Currie and inner Pat Lenhardt,
carried the ball within scoring dis-
tance time and again but seemed
unable to successfully pierce
through the determined Frosh
J)ackfield. The second half saw the Frosh
power climbing. Though the game
did not present the "scoring zone"
thrills found in the Senior-Junior
match, the teamwork and the
spacing was on the whole better.
As the Frosh took the offensive,
Sophomore backs Runita McCurdy
and Kay Weber stepped to the
front in defense. A battle issued as the Frosh ad-
vanced. In the last 50 seconds of
the game, a drive from left inner
Joann Beaton slipped through to
score the 1-0 victory for the
Freshmen. Four Schools Meet
In Hockey Playday This week a hockey clinic was
to be held at Agnes Scott under
the direction of Miss Marjorie
Cadell of the English Field Hock-
ey Touring Team. However, due
to Miss Cadell's inability to come
at this time, a hockey playday has
been planned to replace the clinic. The playday will be held today,
November 7, and teams from
North Georgia, University of
Georgia, and G.S.C.W. are attend-
ing. Rather than vying school
against school, emphasis will be
placed on skills and individual
players. There will be a period of
play in which teams composed of
mixtures of players from the va-
rious schools will oppose one an-
other. Agnes Scott Students Deserve The Best GET THE BEST IN SERVICE
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Pickup and Delivery Service CRescent 5465 The Influence <>t t he educated
American woman is one of the
strongest forces for good in
our national lite today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and ins ghts. As
homemaker-eitizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificertly the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. Students Save Ish
From Dog Catcher Quick thinking and sacrificial
giving on on the part of a courag-
eous group of Agnes Scott stu-
dents and administrative staff
averted a fatal tragedy to a be-
loved memer of the campus
community last Friday, November
2. "Ish," sentimental favorite
among campus canines, was saved
from possible extermination at
the hands of a ruthless dog
catcher. Ish's history, as far back as can
be determined, began in Septem-
ber of the current quarter when
he enthusiastically greeted both
returning and new students to
Agnes Scott. Adopting the Hub
as his favorite hangout, he soon
gained the good will of nearly
everyone with his friendliness and
spirit. However, unknown to Ish or
his many, friends, evil forces had
been undermining his reputation.
Last Friday, affairs came to a
climax when a dog catcher stag-
ed a surprise attack on the cam-
pus and triumphantly carried
away his prize before students
could fully comprehend the gra-
vity of the situation. As soon as the news had spread,
a burst of activity commenced. A
call to city authorities revealed
that a two dollar bail could re-
claim the captive. A silver loving
cup made a hasty round of the
campus, resulting in a five dollar
"kitty" to reclaim the dog. Led by Business Manager P. J.
Rogers, the counterattack began.
Ish was reclaimed by payment of
the fine. In addition, he acquired
a good bath, a rabies innoculation,
a harness and collar and a leash.
Most important of all, however,
he gained a legal owner. Ish is now the registered pro-
perty of Miss Judith B. Kase,
speech instructor. His permanent
residence is at Alexander Cottage
on Candler Street, a part of the
Agnes Scott Campus. Swimming Meet Statistics Seniors Juniors Sophs Frosh place pts. place pts. place pts. place pts. 60 yd. Medley Relay 0 0 3 6 2 8 1 10 Breast Stroke Form 3 3 1 6 0 0 2 4 40 yd. Free Style 1 10 0 0 3 6 2 8 Front Crawl (Form) 1 6 0 0 2 4 3 3 80 yard. Free Style 0 0 2 8 3 6 1 10 Back Crawl (Form) 2 4 0 0 3 3 1 6 Diving 2 4 3 3 0 0 1 6 Individual Medley 3 6 0 0 2 8 1 10 Total ...3rd 33 4th 23 2nd 35 1st 57 Swimmers capturing individual acclaim included: Lucy Cole, Fresh-
man, who placed first in the Front Crawl Form Contest; Suzanne
Hoskins, whose diving skill gave another first to the Frosh; Fresh-
man Val Edwards, who completed the Individual Relay in 50 Seconds;
Junior Anne Blackshear, who claimed a first for Breast Stroke Form;
Senior Grace Molineux, first in the Front Crawl Form and Sheila
MacGonochie, who dashed to a 25-second win for the Seniors in the
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To Establish Chair Dr. Alston announced to the
Board of Trustees on Friday, No-
vember 16, that the Charles Lori-
dans Foundation of Atlanta has
decided to establish and maintain
a chair in French at Agnes Scott. The late Mr. Loridans served
as French consul in Atlanta for
many years and was also a prom-
inent businessman. Trustees of his
estate direct the Loridans Foun-
dation. The professorship will be found-
ed as a memorial to Mr. Loridans'
wife, Adeline Arnold Loridans,
who was an alumna of the Agnes
Scott Institute from which she
received a diploma in Classics. The Foundation was "impressed
with Agnes Scott, its aims, objec-
tives, standards, and leadership.
The idea of establishing a chair
in one of the active major depart-
ments within the college, prefer-
ably the chair of French, has great
appeal, because of the great need
for attracting able people to the
faculties of our schools." Freshman Class officers:
brey, Martin, Bowman. Class of '60 Chooses
Remaining Officers In class meeting on November
12, the Freshman Class elected
the remainder of their class offi-
cers. Janice Bowman was elected
secretary - treasurer. Representa-
tives to Social Committee are Cor-
ky Feagir. and Val Edwards. Mar-
tha Ansley is class spirit chair-
man. Previously elected officers of
the Class of '60 are Dot Martin,
president; Nancy Awbrey, vice-
president; Sally Smith and Mary
Jane Pickens, representatives to
the Executive Committee; and Boo
Florance, member of Athletic As-
sociation Board. Fuller Will Present
Concert in Gaines Mr. Jacob Cleveland Fuller, in-
structor in piano, will present a
recital Monday, November 26, at
8:00 p.m. in Gaines Chapel. His
program of piano music will con-
sist of Sonata 32 in C Minor by
Beethoven, Etude in F Major, Noc-
turne in F Sharp Major, and Bal-
lade in F Minor by Chopin, and
Symphonic Etudes by Schumann. Board of Trustees Elects Smith
To Fill Post Vacated by Winship Mr. Hal L. Smith was elected to succeed the late Mr. George
Winship as chairman of the Agnes Scott Board of Trustees
at a called meeting of the Board on Friday, November 16.
Mr. George Woodruff was re-elected vice-chairman at that
time. After the meeting, members of the Board attended a
coffee with the faculty in the
parlors on the first floor of Wal-
ters Hall. A native Atlantan, Mr. Smith
graduated from Georgia Tech,
where his son, John Edward II,
is now a junior. He serves his
Alma Mater as a trustee, of the
Tech National Alumni Associa-
tion. Mr. Smith is head of the
John Smith Company and is a
director of the Atlanta Branch of
Citizens and Southern National
Bank. He has also been president
of the Atlanta Automoblie As-
sociation and of the Georgia Auto-
mobile Dealers Association. Mrs. Smith, an Agnes Scott
alumna is the former Julia
Thompson, daughter of Dr. W.
Taliaferro Thompson, who is pre-
sent Moderator of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church, U. S. Dr. Thompson de-
livered the sermon at our Sunday
service during Investiture week-
end. The Smiths also have a
daughter, Claiborne, who is a
student at the Westminister
Schools/ where her father is a
trustee. ^ Besides his duties as an elder
in the First Presbyterian Church
of Atlanta, Mr. Smith contributes
(his time to community service
as director of the Atlanta Chap-
ter of the American Red Cross. Princeton Scholar
To Present Lecture "History from the Mycenaean
Archives" will be the topic of a
lecture to be presented by Dr. Em-
mett Bennett November 29 at
8:15 .p.m. in Campbell Science hall.
Dr. Bennett is a Fellow from the
Institute for Advanced Study,
Princeton University. A guest of the University Cen-
ter, Dr. Bennett will lecture at
Emory University on November
28. His topic at. this time will be
"Deciphering the Mycenaean
Script." The lecture is scheduled
for 8:15 p.m. in Room 106, Wood-
ruff Memorial Building. Previous to his present posi-
tion at Princeton, Dr. Bennett
taught at the University of Cin-
cinnati and Yale University. He
has also served a year as a Ful-
bright professor in Greece. Known internationally as an
authority in Greek language and
literature, Dr. Bennett has com-
pleted special research in the in-
terpretation of the documents
found in the newly- deciphered My-
cenaean Script. He is a past president of the Ro-
tary Club and has been co-chair-
man of fund campaigns for the
Red Cross and for the Atlanta
Community Chest. Mr. Smith is the sixth chair-
man of the Board of Trustees
since Agnes Scott was founded
in 1889. His predecessors were
Dr. Frank Gaines, Colonel George
Washington Scott, Mr. Samuel M.
Inman, Mr. J. K. Orr, and Mr.
George W. Winship. Seen in Passing . . . Several upperclassmen in the drive
beside tlie Hub, braving the ele-
ments in an heroic m-anner to change
a tire. Sophomore, being carried by her chivalrous beau across a fuddle of Like-like proportions after one of Decatur's November deluges. Two members of the faculty dis-
puting the identity of a silhouetted
stagehand with a pony-tail hairdo
during the dramatically beautiful
scenery changes lor "This The
Theater." The Social Committee will
present the movie "I Was A
Male War Bride," starring Ann
Sherman and Carey Grant, on
Saturday, December 1, at 7:30
p.m. in Room 207, Campbell
Hall. Admission fee will be 35
cents a person. Refreshments
will be served afterwards in the
Hub. May Day Theme To Center
On Japanese Love Story "Nezumi No Yomeiri," ("The Marriage of a Mouse"), an
adaptation of a traditional Japanese folk-tale, has been se-
lected by members of the Scenario Committee from ten
entries for the 1957 iS/Lay Day production. Submitted by
Nancy Kimmel, "The Marriage of a Mouse" is the delightful
story of Maki, a young Japanese
mouse, and her parents who vvisih
to find the most wonderful hus-
band in all the world for their
most beautiful daughter. Believing the Sun to be the
best choice of all, the mice visit
his court, but are directed to the
court of the more-powerful Cloud,
who is able to blot out the Sun.
He in turn sends them to the
Wind, who is able to blow Clouds
away, but the Wind also denies
them their wish, saying the Wall
can stop him. Finally Maki and
her parents return home, only
to be told by the Spirit of the
Wall that Chusuke the common
mouse next door, has chewed a
hole through him and is thus
the most powerful of all. The
marriage of Maki -and Chusuke
climaxes the chain of events. Because of the nature of its
setting, the scenario lends itself
to the use of varied and dramatic
color. Red is to be used predomi-
nately in the make-up and cos-
tumes for the scene of the Sun's
court, pastels for that of the
Cloud's light and dark for that
of the Wind's, and a variety of
colors will be used in tine finale,
the wedding scene. Although the scenario funda-
mentally has an Oriental theme,
the music and dances are to be
modern American interpretations
of the traditional. The presenta-
tion will be strongly influenced
by the Noh Theatre, famous for
its use of masks. May Day Chairman Sharp dis-
cusses winning: scenario with
Kimmel. Faculty members Ley burn, Hu-
per and Allen served on the Scen-
ario Committee with students
Frances Sattes and Emily- Gilham,
co-chairmen of the costume com-
mittee; Nancy Trowell, chairman
of dance committee; Betty Lock-
hart, head of publicity; Nancy
Kimmel, chairman of art; Liz
Ansley, business manager; Ann
Lane, secretary; Leoniece Davis,
chairman of properties; Sylvia
Ray chairman of music commit-
tee; and Jene Sharp, over-all
chairman of May Day. May Day, 1957, is scheduled fbr
May 13. Although work on the
designing of costumes and the se-
lection of music has begun, try-
outs will not be held until Spring
Quarter. There are eight major
roles and numerous minor roles
to be cast. Administration News . . . Language Club Selects Clark;
Receives Wilder Compliments Miss Frances Clark, a member of the French department
at Agnes Scott, who is on leave while working on her Ph.
D. degree at Yale University, has recently been selected
President of the Romance Languages Club. Miss Clark writes that at the first meeting of the club
on October 18, Guelfo Frulla spoke on Guicchiardini and Ma-
chiavelli two masters of realism
in conflict. At the conclusion of
the meeting Thoimton Wilder,
who had been visiting the club,
expressed to Miss Clark his en-
joyment of the program! Because Mr. Ralph McGill,
editor of the "Atlanta Constitu-
tion" had to be out of town on
Wednesday November 14, his Con-
vocation talk on "What Has Hap-
pened Since the Supreme Court
Decision on Segregation in the
Public Schools" has been postpon-
ed until Wednesday, November 28. Following this factual resume,
Dr. Wallace Alston will present
the Christian aspect of the se-
gregation issue in chapel on
Thursday, November 29. His topic
will be "A Christian Faces Segre-
gation in the South." These two programs were ori-
ginally scheduled to follow the
one given by Mr. Robert B.
Troutman, a Constitutional law-
yer from Atlanta, who spoke in
chapel on Tuesday, November 13,
on "The Supreme Court Decision
on Segregation in the Public
Schools." j The Junior class was honored by an informal reception from
4:00-5:00 p.m. at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Alston on Monday after-
noon, November 19.. President Wallace M. Alston
led the college community in a
Thanksgiving program on worship
during Convocation tqday. Lower House Plans
Campus Fire Drills New and original plans for
campus fire drills have been drawn
up by the 1956-57 Lower House.
Feeling the need for practices in
parts of the campus other than
the dormitories, this group plans
to hold fire drills in Buttrick Hall,
the dining hall, and the Hub. Instructions have been given by
Mr. Moon, representative from the
Decatur Fire Department, and
Mr. P. J Rogers, business man-
ager of the college'. While both
men assured the group that Agnes
Scott is well fire-proofed, they
encouraged frequent fire drills as
practice for an emergency. The campus community is ad-
vised, in case of fire, to call the
Decatur Fire Department at
DRake 3-0600. Lower House is
providing dimes in each pay tele-
phone to be used at such a time. 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS # Wednesday, November 21, 1956 Thanksgiving Celebration (^(^ fj 6
Offers Time for Gratitude Cornfields stand stripped of their harvest. Pumpkins snug-
gle up to stacks of sun-dried hay. A blackbird calls from the limb of a flaming maple tree. The flesh of golden brown turkey crackles as it is basted
with rich, buttery sauce. Cranberries add color to a festively
decorated table. An aroma of freshly baked biscuits drifts
from the kitchen. A quick pass .... a flash streaks past the 40-, the 30-, the
20- yard-line. The crowd goes wild. A coordinated team fights its way over the goal line for a touchdown. A city stands stripped of its inhabitants. A hush hangs over
the cold street corner. Cries of anguish and terror have
temporarily subsided. Mute evidence tells of violent blood-
shed. A hungry child clutches & loaf of black bread. A family
bars the doors of its home and huddles together in the
darkened cellar. Teen-age boys, bound up as prisoners, speed on to unknown destinations in rough railroad cars. College students seize guns and march in rebellion. A
statue lies toppled on the ground. Bonfires rage in the
streets. * * * *
This is Thanksgiving, 1956. Words fail to express the picture of a world that lies
smoldering at our doorstep. "I will say of the Lord, He is
my refuge and my fortress; my God; in Him will I trust . . .
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving."
D. R. While Thanksgiving in its present form is a distinctly
American holiday, one cannot correctly label it as the "brain-
child" of Governor Bradford and his pilgrim counterparts.
For autumnal festivals, such as our November celebration,
have had a long and colorful history. Such festivals date from be-
fore the Hebrew Tabernacle
feast, through the Greco-Roman
harvest rites, dedicated to various
dieties of fruitfulness, and on up
into the Harvest Home feast days
of the English speaking people.
Thus through the ages and in all
locales man has felt the need of which we are blessed, and the
means we have of acquiring and
diffusing general knowledge Such a statement undoubtedly
carries with it the realization
that America's greatness springs
not from her own might but from
her ability to recognize and ac-
knowledge another as the Pro-
a particular time for expressing Qf u ^ his gratitude for earth's bounty
whether this expression is in a
pagan or a Christian form. A touch of Broadway was in the air last Thursday night
when Blackfriars presented an unusual but delightful even-
ing of stage productions, "This The Theater." Six out-
standing scenes from six well known plays were produced,
offering the audience a pleasant degree of variety in mood
and performance. We were entertained not only by talent from our own
campus but also by guest male actors from Atlanta. The
characters and roles of each scene were portrayed with
skill and great ability on the part of the actors and actresses. The setting and lighting of the stage added greatly to the
success of the evening. The unique, modern method of sil-
houetting the stage crew as they manipulated the same
setting for each scene gave the production a professional air. Perhaps the individuals who deserve the most recognition,
however, are those many who worked long and hard back-
stage for the evening's entertainment. Those who worked
on costumes, make-up, properties, lighting, publicity, scenery
and programs were not in the limelight, but without their ef-
forts the production would not have been possible. Our ap-
preciation goes to them. The entire Blackfriars group is to be commended for the
highly entertaining and well produced evening of drama. Published weekly except during- holidays and examination periods, by the students of
Agnes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year $2 00 ; single copies, ten cents. Editor _ DOROTHY REARICK Managing Editor VIRGINIA KELLER Business Manager VIRGINIA McCLURKIN Assistant Editors JUNE FULMER, GENE ALLEN REINERO, LANGHORNE SYDNOR Copy Editor CATHERINE GIRARDEAU News Feature Editor MILLIE NESBIT Fine Arts Editor NELLIE STRICKLAND International Editor BYRD BRYAN Society Editor JEAN HODGENS Sports Editor HELEN HENDRY Administration Editor BARBARA DUVALL Feature Editor NANCY KIMMEL Exchange Editor CAROLINE MILLER Cartoonist MARIANNE DUNCAN Photographer LUE ROBERT Adrertislng Manager LILLIAN NULL Circulation Staff JO ANN BEASLEY. NANCY TROWELL, BARBARA VARNER Sarah Adams. Mary Byrd, Caroline Dudley. Nancy Grares, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Ling, Carolyn Magruder, Suzanne Manges, Louise McCaughan, Mlary Jane Mllford. Caro-
line Miller, Mary Moore, Celeste Rogers, Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn
SmHh, Pat Stewart, Nancy Turner. Thanksgiving, in reality, is
composed of two words, each of
which is truly essential to its
In recent times, we in America deepest sense ^ individuals,
are sometimes inclined to reduce A gnes Scott students, or Ameri-
Thanksgiving to a "food, fellow- cans> heartfelt thanks on our part
ship and football" sort of occa- snou i d carryt with them a spon-
sion. Still, we basically consider taneous desire not only to share
it a humble privilege to pause at our p i en ty, but on occasions to
this season in order to "count give it freely expecting no I.O.U.'s
our blessings" both from a per-
sonal and national standpoint. Such a deep observance is
especially timely today. For when-
ever the people of this mechanized
giant we call America become so
immersd in their own ingenuity
and seemingly inexhaustable re-
sources that they lose the un-
pretentious perspective of our
pilgrim forefathers our land
and the world at large will be
the weaker for it. Over one hundred and fifty Ty/Q one . act Puccini operas have
years ago, George Washington in been cn0 sen by the Emory Opera
his Thanksgiving Proclamation of Theater for its debut on Wednes-
1789 stated the reasons for esta- day, November 28, in Glenn Mem-
blishing this holiday in words orial Auditorium on the Emory
which are as meaningful in the campus. The theater will make its
Atomic Age as they were in Re- initial bow with "Gianni Schicchi"
volutionary days: and "II Tabarro." "That we may then all unite In both operas outstanding
in rendering unto God our sin- young Atlanta singers will thrill
cere and humble thanks for his the audience with the tuneful Puc-
care and protection of this coun- cini music. Both works will also
try . . . for the great degree of be enhanced by spectacular cos- in return. Then we may come to
understand . Thanksgiving's broad-
est interpretation. The good God bless this day
And we forever and aye
Keep our love living,
Till all men 'neath heaven's dome
Sing Freedom's Harvest-home
In one Thanksgiving. Theater To Present
Operas by Puccini tranquility, union and plenty
which we ihave enjoyed ... for the
civil and religious liberties with tumes, colorful sets, and unusual
lighting effects. The theater is an innovation for
the university, offering there for
tne f irst time an opportunity for
1^ J Cj g students and other interested At- 1 ^^CPltjtS lantians to take an active part in f / the production of opera. Gwendo- lyn Ellis, well-known Atlanta op-
The Emory Wheel announces era , director) is in charge of the
that the "Campus Queen" for this music Eleanor Chappe ii is stag e
year will be chosen by Jon director, and Chappeii White is comb, who was one of the judges
for the "Miss America" contest of
1956. Whitcomb will choose the
queen and nine attendants, whose
identities will be kept secret un-
til the yearbooks are distributed
in the spring. Hood College has recently had
a leadership conference sponsored
by the Extra-curricular Council.
The topic of the "conference was
"Serendipity," and the purpose of
the gathering was "to show the
benefits derived from participation
in college extra-curricular activi-
ties and the carry-over of these
benefits into later life." (The Blue
and Grey). Cotillion To Sponsor
Bridge - Bingo Party Friday afternoon, November 30,
Cotillion Club will be hostess at
a bridge and bingo party for the
whole campus in the recreation
room of Walters from 3:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served
and prizes will be given for bingo
at 4, 4:30, and 5 o'clock. Jackie Rountree and Margie
Hill are in charge of the party. Joe Freeman is president of the
Emory Opera Theater, and David
Bothwell is business manager.
Tom Davis is scenic designer. The public can obtain tickets at
$1.50 each to the premiere per-
formance by calling DR. 3-1621
and asking for the opera box of-
fice, or by writing to P.O. Box
638, Emory University, Georgia.
A self addressed stamped envel-
ope should be enclosed. The regular meeting of Eta
Sigma Phi was held on Thursday,
November 16, at the home of
Miss Kathryn Glick, sponsor. The
program, presented by Anne Mc-
Curdy, was "Sources of Income
for Roman Citizens." On Thursday, November 9,
members of Folio met at tine
home of their sponsor, Miss Mar-
garet Trotter, for their first meet-
ing of the year. At this time, Sybil
Strupe was elected president of
the group, and Jo Flowers was
chosen secretary. The regular meeting of the
French Club was held at 4:30 on
Thursday, November 8. The pro-
gram was given by Louise Vanhee,
Fulbright scholar from Belgium. In formal ceremonies held on
Thursday, November 8, Joanne
Brownlee, Grace Chao, Nancy
Edwards, Lib Geiger, and La-
vonne Nalley were initiated into
Chi Beta Phi. Also inducted, as
an honorary member was Dr.
S. G.. Stukes. The next meeting
will be held in the Bradley Ob-
servatory at 7:00, Tuesday, Nov-
ember 27 and will feature a talk
by Dr. William Calder. The regular meeting of the Or-
gan Guild was held on Friday,
November 9. Guest organist was
Mr. William Weaver of Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church in Deca-
tur. "Resolved: THhat Modern Amuse-
ments Are Killing Culture" was
the title for a mock debate held
on Tuesday, November 13. At
their next meeting to be held on
Tuesday, November 27, club
members will consider the ques-
tion "Resolved: That Studies
Should Not Interefere With So-
cial Life." The regular meeting of Grand-
daughters' Club will be held on
Wednesday, November 28, from
5 to 6 in the Alumnae House. The
program will be presented by
Miss Louise McKinney and Dr.
James R. McCain. On Friday, November 16, Lea
Kallman and Suzanne Manges
left for Nashville, Tennessee
where they attended tlhe Mid-
South Regional Intercollegiate ^In-
stitute for the United Nations.
On Monday, November 19, Dr.
Paul Garber addressed members
of I. R. C. on the Middle East. Wednesday, November 21, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3 Dramatics Instructor Combines
Careers of Playwright, Teacher By Catherine Girardeau Miss Judith Baker Kase, who comes to Agnes Scott as
Instructor in Speech and Dramatic Art, is making her way
in the world of drama by writing plays in addition to teach-
ing. A newcomer to the college teaching profession, she has
been interested in the stage as far back as she can remember.
_ Writing children's plays is Miss Kase's special hobby. One of her
plays, "Adventures of Fairy Foot,"
which is based on an English folk
tale will soon open in the Karamu
Theater in Cleveland, Ohio. Miss Kase is familiar with the
theater from the standpoint of
an actress as well as that of the
playwright. She has worked with
summer stock productions in the
Camden Hills Theater in Camden
Hills, Maine. She also performed
for the Robin Hood Theater in
Arden, Delaware. Her experience
includes both backstage work and
acting. Aside from the stage, Miss Kase
likes boating and fishing. Swim-
ming is another water activity
which she enjoys . The new instructor holds the
B.A. degree from the University
of Delaware, and the M.A. from
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of the University of Delaware
Dramatic Center and as a teacher of Creative Dramatics and Dance
at Cain Park Creative Workshop
in Cleveland Heights. Originally from Newark, Dela-
ware, Miss Kase has never before
been South for any length of
time. She likes Atlanta and Deca-
tur very much. Decatur reminds
her of her hometown. Students will be interested to
know that Miss Kase has adopted
the popular 'Ish,' who is another
newcomer to the campus this
year. She now calls, the dog 'Shine'
' because he is shiny and because
I met him on a shiny day." Al-
though Miss Kase and her dog
are residing in Alexander, she
has agreed "to let the girls bor-
row him." Secretarial School
Offers Scholarships Two national scholarships for
college senior girls are offered for
1957-58 by the Katharine Gibbs
School. These awards were esta-
blished in 1935 as a memorial to
Mrs. Katharine M. Gibbs, founder
and first president of the School. Each scholarship consists of full
tuition ($685) for the secretarial
training course, plus an additional
cash award of $500, totaling $1,
185. The winners may select any
one of the four Gibbs schools for
their training Boston, New York,
Montclair or Providence. Winners are chosen by the
Scholarship Committee on the
basis of college academic record,
personal and character qualifica-
tions, financial need, and poten-
tialities for success in business. Each college or university may
recommend two candidates, and
each candidate must have this
official endorsement. Delegates Convene
For Press Meeting The 32nd annual Associated
Collegiate Press Conference was
held this year in Cleveland, Ohio
the weekend of November 8, The purpose of this conference
was to bring together from all
over the United States college
students representing various stu-
dent publications to discuss pro-
blems and to learn new ideas and
ways of improving their publica-
tions. Present at the convention, lo-
cated in the Statler Hotel, were
over 800 students, representing
37 states plus Hiawaii. The Con-
ference opened officially Thurs-
day night November 8 with a
convocation address given by
Carey McWilliams, Editor of The
Nation. He spoke on "The Place
of the Opinion Magazine in
American Journalism." Friday and Saturday were
devoted to meetings and dis-
cussion groups. The program
consisted of photography, news-
paper, magazine, and yearbook
lectures and panel discussions. Dif-
ferent phases of each of these
larger groups were discussed in
separate meetings. The conference was climaxed
Saturday night by a banquet and
dance. Norman E. Issacs, Manag-
ing Editor of The Louisville
Times, gave the closing address
entitled "Your Stake in a Free
Press." Six delegates attended the con-
ference from Agnes Scott. Lang
Sydnor, Barbara Varner and Gene
Allen Reinero represented The
Agnes Scott News. The Silhouette
was represented by Emily Starnes,
Becky Barlow, and Carlanna Lin-
damood. Both groups flew to
Cleveland last weekend where
they stayed in the Statler Hotel.
While not attending meetings
they enjoyed meeting students
from various colleges and univer-
sities and sightseeing. Bring Shoe Troubles To
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Scotties Into Spinning World "Parties make the world go round," as the saying goes, and the
sweeties of ASC have set this ,old Georgia terra firma spinning, j
As for the rest of the song, we will leave the final judgment to the
professors and our star performances on those wonderful opportuni-
ties to display our scholastic skill. But, quick, back to the parties. The "Flapper" party at the Seminary was the destination of many
Scotties Saturday night, including Susie Benson, Frances Holtsclaw.
and Carolyn Howard. Martha Jane Morgan, Julia Kennedy and
Nancy Brock found that this "Flapper" party had absolutely noth-
ing to do with the Roaring Twenties. Now, just whom can we trust? Football with all the trimmings was the menu at Tech last week-
end. Peering through the mists at the game Saturday were Diana
Parks, Nancy Brown, Bruce Copeland, and Nancy Edwards. Others
seeing a valiant Alabama team go down were Lucy Cole, Dot Ripley,
Anne Tilly, and Pauline Winslow. Celebrating the victory at the SAE house were Mary Jo Cowart,
Beverly Delk, Betty Lewis, and Patti Forrest, while their friends
and neighbors, the Sigma Chis, were similarly entertaining Harriett
Easley, Janie Matthews, and Deene Spivey. Seen dancing at the
Sigma Chi house were Marion Barry, Cat Hodgin, and Mary Ann
Donnell. The very last word in houseparties was shown to ASCers by a
couple of Tech brotherhoods. The Betas invited Sally Fuller, Jane
Kramer, Dana Hundley, Anise Gann, and Martha Davis over as
their guests. Not to be outdone, the Phi Delts opened their doors
to good times accompanied by Frannie Barker, Susie Miller, Tweetie
Trammell, and Irene Shaw. Anne Akerman, Frances Shepard, and Trudy Florrid took their
Saturday night a la Emory at the Sigma Pi house. Also on the fabu-
lous Fraternity Row were Becky Evans, Louise Rigdon, Carol Riley,
and Eileen Graham at the ATO house. Those, with medical interests were found at the Phi Chi house.
Listening attentively as their dates discussed their latest cadavers
were Jackie Johnson, Fran Patterson, Martha Holmes and Dot Huddle-
ston. Showing their appreciation of the things of refinement and cul-
ture at the Drama Tech production Friday night were Mary Rivers
Stubbins, Jean Clark, and Caroline Phelan. The open road beckoned and Ann Sims, Raines Wakeford, and
Camille Strickland toured over to Emory at Oxford for a dance
weekend. Nancy Wheeler and D. A. Taylor are sporting lovely hunks of
crystallized carbon on their third finger, left hand. Shore are purty,
girls, and we also approve of what comes with them. "Just Across The Tracks' 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, November 21. 1956 Freshmen Overcome Seniors;
Juniors, Sophs Meet Tuesday Hockey season closed with a flourish this week as the
Freshmen downed the Seniors, 2-0, on Monday and the top-
seeded Juniors tangled with the Sophomores on Tuesday.
In the first of the two final games, the Freshmen captured
a sure third place in the class hockey rating with their two
point victory over the Seniors. This game marked the third vic-
tory for the scrappy young team,
giving a bright outlook for fu-
ture hockey seasons. Since the
game was the last one for mem-
bers of the senior team, the upper-
classmen were spoiling for a vic-
tory. The opening whistle was
followed by both teams making
a spirited rush for possession of
the ball. However the seniors soon gave
way to the agressive Frosh for-
wards, and the battle appeared
one-sided in favor of the latter.
The Freshman front line, play-
ing a beautiful offensive game,
carried the ball through the sen-
ior backfield and bombarded the
senior goal time and again. Final-
ly, a drive from left inner, Ann
Trotter scored to give the Frosh
a 1-0 lead over their opponents.
Minutes following this first goal,
the Freshmen led by wing Boo
Florance, again drove into scor-
ing territory where center Su-
zanne Hoskins racked up the se-
cond point for the Freshmen, now
leading 2-0. The second half found the sen-
iors in a more aggressive mood. SERVICE STATION
ROAD SERVICE College and McDonough
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DECATUR, GEORGIA The Freshmen half-backs whose
hard drives had proved a stumb-
ling block for the Senior forwards,
now found themselves over run as
center Carolyn Herman sparked
the forward line in drives and
passes down the field. Halfbacks
Margie DeFord, Sheila MacCono-
chie and Martha Akin proved a
valuable block against Fresh-
man drives, meanwhile backing
up their own forward line. To-
ward the end of the last half
the ball shifted from one end of
the field to the other, and once
or twice the Freshmen again
threatened to score. While keep-
ing their opponents scoreless dur-
ing the last half the Seniors were
stopped in their own scoring ef-
forts by a strong Frosh backfield
led by Ruth Leroy and Barbara
Spect. In the tennis finals last Fri-
day, Sophomore Maria Harris de-
feated Senior tennis star Sis
Burns, 6-1, 6-0 to claim the 1956-
57 singles championship. I^jior to
this, Maria had tronuced Senior
Carolyn Herman in the semi-
finals. Officiating during the
match were members of the ten-
nis club and other tennis players
in the school. There will be a brief joint
meeting of the editorial and
business staffs of "The Agnes
Scott News" next Monday,
November 26 at 7 p.m. in the
News Room. Council Announces
'56 Varsity Players In conclusion of the 1956 hockey
season 26 players were chosen
from the various classes as mem-
bers of the varsity and sub-var-
sity teams. A regular varsity-
council composed of the class hoc-
key managers, one "spotter" from
each team, over-all manager Pat
Lenhardt and Miss Wilburn met
to choose this year's varsity teams. Players who made varsity in-
clude: Becky Barlow, Boo Flor-
ence, Carolyn Herman Pat Len-
hardt, Ruth .Leroy, Sheila Mac-
Conochie, Shirley MacDonald, Ru-
nita McCurdy, Martha Meyer,
Jorie Muller, Judy Nash, Laura
Parker Jo Sawyer, Kay Weber. Members of sub-varsity are as
follows: Anna Avil, Betsy Crapps,
Ruth Currie, Nancy Edwards, Val
Edwards, Hazel Ellis, Carolyn
Hazard, Martha McCoy, Mary
Moore, Penny Smith, Joan St.
Clair, Carolyn Tinkler. Hearty-
congratulations are extended to
all of these players who were
chosen on the basis of team work
and sportsmanship as well as skill. 24 HR. SERVICE
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American woman is one of the
strongest forces for good in
our national life today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and ins ghts. As
homemaker-citizen and a* ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. Grateful Animals Demonstrate
Affection for Campus Friends The following list was found hanging on a fire hydrant in
the vicinity of the Hub. We believe it is of common interest
to the entire campus community. 1. The kindhearted girls from
Virginia who can immediately
sense the pang of loneliness in a
csnine heart. 3. The money in the Blackfriar's
treasury, the big man in the
business office, Miss Kase's pock-
etbook and small change. 4. The rug in the living room
that cleans easily. 5. The outdoor steam heaters,
supplied for us on those chilly
days when the students have gone
home or when there are papers
due. 6. The hockey games and the
refreshment committee, the par-
ties in the Hub, the surplus of
left-overs in the dining 'hall, the
kitchens in the cottages, the fa-
culty garbage pails. 8. 790 on the radio dial, news-
paper reporters, photographers,
the NEWS and publicity in gener-
al. 9. The fact that there are "no DR. 3-3309
301 Church St. 10. The many trees, lamp-posts,
fire hydrants like this one, parked
cars', bleachers, scrawny bushes,
hockey sticks, and other items
that are steady, upright and con-
venient. 11. Pigeons to chase. 13. Books to chew on. 14.. The general feeling of dis-
like among all students for dog
catchers and those who really
believe in them, the sense of
tragedy in many hearts at the
thought of a pound and that cru-
sading sense of justice that seems
to prevail. But we are not thankful for
the Thanksgiving holidays, and
those that will follow, because we
will miss our dear, departed
friends, will get hungry because
leftovers will be scarce, and most
of all, we'll miss the gay fun at
parties "at-home." Can't school
go on forever ? Submitted with woofs, meows,
tail wagging and purring. Beatrice, Ish, the Cats et al. Ellington Grocery Co.
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"Coke" is a registered trademark. ^56. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR; GEORGIA, Wednesday, December 5, 1956 A board of trustees will include
two representatives of each mem-
ber-institution. Independent Georgia Colleges
Unite Efforts for Fund-Raising Georgia's independent liberal arts colleges have recently
organized on an all-for-one-and-one-for-all basis. Nine such
institutions met Monday, November 19, at Emory University
and formed the Georgia Foundation for Independent Col-
leges, a mutual fund-raising organization. The foundation is designed to
interpret the aims, functions and
needs of the member colleges to
the public with the view to better
mutual understanding and cooper-
ation. It has as its purpose the
solicitation of monetary gifts to a
common fund, shares of which will
be pro-rated out to member insti-
tutions on a fixed formula basis. Present members of the foun-
dation are: Agnes Scott College,
Brenau College, Emory University,
LaGrange College, Mercer Uni-
versity, Oglethorpe University,
Shorter College, Tift College
and Wesleyan College. Headed
by President George B. Connell
of Mercer, the foundation will
eventually hire a permanent staff.
Headquarters will be set up at
Macon. Thirty-nine such organizations
of independent colleges are al-
ready in existence in the United
States. According to officials,
Georgia's foundation marks the
fortieth Of what has proved to be
a highly successful type of fund-
raising organization. The foundation is generally ex-
pected to aim its appeals at busi-
ness and industry, rather than at
individuals. Member institutions
will be allowed complete freedom
to continue their own separate
fund-raising activities. Sixty per cent of the money the
foundation raises will be shared
on an even basis by the nine mem-
ber schools. Forty per cent will
be pro-rated on the ba&s of en-
rollments at the individual schools. Additional officers of the foun-
dation are: Waights Henry, presi-
dent of LaGrange College, vice-
president; and B. Joseph Martin,
president of Wesleyan, secretary-
treasurer. Named as members of an execu-
tive committee are: Josiah Crudup,
president of Brenau; Bradford
Ansley, director of development
at Emory; and Wallace M. Al-
ston, president of Agnes Scott.
This committee will have general
oversight of the operation of the
office of the corporation. Seen in Passing . . . Crowd outside the Hub waiting
turns for a ride behind an alumna
an her prized fossession a motor
bike. One very sleepy sopho?nore run-
ning out of her room to fire drill, clad in flannel pajamas and fur coat. Silent revolt in the dining hall:
I "Agnes Scott" spelled out on a white
! table cloth in left-over string beans
which had formed the basic ingre-
dient in a novel salad. Professor on bleachers in silent
agreement with one of her students
who sits in front of her and moans y
"I'll be % the only person in Agnes
Scott to major in Freshman Eng-
lish." Several girls huddled on one couch
in day student room while all other
chairs, as zuell as tables and shelves,
are occupied by visiting ants. Party Will Enhance
Christmas Festivity Adding to the festive spirit of
the approaching holiday period
will be the annual community
Christmas Party sponsored this
year by the house presidents and
senior residents. The party will
be held in the 'Recreation Room of
Walters on Sunday night, Decem-
ber 9, immediately following the
Glee Club concert. During the evening there will
be carol singing in French, Ger-
man, and Spanish, in addition to
English. The singing of carols in
foreign languages is a tradition of
these annual Christmas parties. Club Selects Theme
For January Dance "June in January" is the theme
of the semi-formal Cotillion Club
dance for freshmen to be held in
the Rebekah Scott reception room
Saturday night, January 5, from
8 to 12 p.m. The Neal Montgomery combo
has been engaged to play for the
dance. As an added attraction,
Social Committee will sponsor an
informal concert by this band Sat-
urday afternoon in the Hub. Stu-
dents and their dates are invited
to drop by the Hub between 3 and
5 p.m. for some pleasant listening. Glee Club Concert To Feature
Traditional Christmas Music Music of varying moods, both traditional and modern,
will be featured in the annual Christmas concert. Presented
by the Glee Club under the direction of Miss Roxie Hagopian,
the concert will be held in Gaines Chapel, Sunday, December
8, at 7:30 p.m. Guest soloists will be featured. After the traditional procession- al, "O Come All Ye Faithful," the
program will open with "My Soul
There Is A Country," by Hassler-
Bach, with flute obligato by Arden
Hubbard. Following this will be
Sweelinck's "Hodie Christus Natus
Est," Banks' "Carol of the
Seraphs," with a solo by- Marty
Slife, and the Appalachian folk
carol, "Jesus the Christ Is Born." A trio composed of Gertrude
Florrid, Marty Slife and Susan
Campbell will be featured in Ham-
merschmidt's "Glory to God in
the Highest." Also to be sung are "Cradle Song of the Virgin," by
Brahms, Kodaly's "Angels and
Shepherds," and Head's "Slumber
Song of the Madonna," with a
violin solo by Dorothy Rearick. Concluding the program will be
the traditional "Rex Gloriae" by
Gaines, to be narrated by Dr. Al-
ston. Accompanists for the con-
cert will be Sylvia Ray and Hazel-
Thomas King, pianists, and Mr.
Raymond Martin, organist. There
is no admission charge and the
concert will be open to the public. Eleven Seniors Earn
Listing in Who's Who Eleven seniors were named this morning as Agnes Scott's
representatives for the 1956-57 edition of "Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges." Nominated
by members of their own class, these students were chosen
for their scholarship, leadership in academic and extra
curricular activities, service to the school, and promise of future use-
fulness. "Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Col-
leges" awards each member a
certificate of recognition and pro-
vides a placement or reference
service to assist seniors and grad-
uates seeking employment. Those named for this honor in-
clude the following: Lallie Suzella Burns, president
of the 1956-57 HOASC chapter of
Mortar Board. During her junior
year, "Sis" served as chairman of
Lower House. She is from Knox-
ville, Tennessee, and is a Bible
major. Margery Jane DeFord, president
of Christian Association. A native
Atlantan, Margie is a Bible major.
She served last year as faith
chairman of Christian Association,
and was also vice-president of her
junior class. Carolyn Isabel Herman, presi-
dent of Athletic Association. Caro-
lyn is from LaGrange, Georgia.
She was president of her freshman
class and 1955-56 secretary of
Athletic Association. She is a
mathematics major. Mollie Merrick, freshman ad-
viser for Christian Association.
Mollie is from Miami, Florida.
During her junior year, she was
treasurer of Christian Association.
She is majoring in Bible. Margaret Emily Minter, vice-
president and judicial chairman of
Student Government. Margaret
has been active in Student Gov-
ernment work and has served as
a member of Lecture Association.
She is from Tyler, Alabama, and
is an English major. Jacquelyn Faye Murray, orien- tation chairman of Student Gov-
ernment. Jackie is from Augusta,
Georgia, and is a member of Co-
tillion Club. She is majoring in
history. Jean Porter, president of the
(Continued on Page 3) Pi Alpha Phi Plans
Debate Tournament Fourteen schools have accepted
Pi Alpha Phi's invitation to parti-
cipate in the tenth annual All-
Southern Intercollegiate Debate
Tournament at Agnes Scott on
January 11 and 12. Debating the question, "Re-
solved: The United States should
discontinue direct economic aid to
foreign countries," will be affirm-
ative and negative teams from
Tennessee Tech, Howard College,
University of South Carolina, Flo-
rida State University, University
of Tennessee, Emory, Auburn,
Georgia Tech, David Lipscomb
College, Sewanee, Mercer, Univer-
sity of Miami, and Vanderbilt
University. These delegations will
compete for two team and three
individual trophies. Following registration from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m., the first round
officially opening the 1957 tour-
nament will begin at 2 p.m. Fri-
day, January 11. A schedule of
the rounds will be posted on the
bulletin board in Buttrick, and
the student body is invited to ob-
serve the debates. Judges will be coaches from the
various schools, members of the
I Agnes Scott faculty, alumnae de-
baters and other guests. Roxie Hagopian rehearses the Agnes Scott Glee Club in preparation
for the annual Christmas Concert. 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, December 5. 1956 Campus Takes On Festive Air Seniors To Attend
As Christmas Season Nears Marriage Classes Sixteen more shopping days left before Christmas! Yes, but only one more day left before fall quarter exami-
nations! Pertinent to the subject of examinations comes
this quotation from instructions given by a professor at
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio: "The purpose of this exam is to get you to think about
what you have been learning. The questions asked are really
topics for essays. There are no "right" answers in the sense
that you must agree with me, the author of the text or any
other authority. "Rather, I look for evidence that you know what kinds of
facts are significant to any one who would deal intelligently
with the problems posed by the questions. "Knowledge of a collection of unrelated facts in a poor
substitute for clear understanding of the relationships among
facts. "So, when you write, try to show that you comprehend
why ceftain facts are more important that others to those
who would deal with the problems presented. When you
stop thinking, stop writing." This is timely advice for freshman and upperclassman
alike. College work teaches disciplines, the primary discipline
perhaps being the ability to think. In spite of some methods
commonly employed in study no amount of parrot-like re-
production of a classroom lecture will benefit the student
by teaching him to think. Examinations are opportunities. If we regard them as
such, we are bound to gain something by having gone
through them. D. R. That intangible, inexplicable thing commonly called "the
Christmas spirit" has again begun to prevade the Agnes
Scott campus. As December 25 draws nearer and nearer,
this wonderful spirit will probably gain momentum among
the students until even exam time cannot lessen the excite-
ment in the air. Mr. Rogers and his staff con-
tribute to the excitement and gai-
ety on the campus. Decorations in
the dining hall, the Hub, Walters
dormitory, and other places will
be the results of their work. In a short time, students will
notice a brightly lighted Christ-
mas tree before the Hub. This will
be a fir or spruce, placed in the
ground and supported by cords.
Lights will be run from the Hub
to the tree, and ornaments will
add to the total effect. There will
also be lights and greenery about
the entranceway to the Hub, and
Christmas displays will be arrang-
ed in the dining hall and Walters. Since the' Christmas spirit em-
bodies giving, as well as receiving,
Agnes Scott will try to pass on
some of its Christmas joy to oth-
ers by decorating trees for Grady
Hospital. The sight of some sick
person's face, radiant with appre-
ciation, would put the joy of the
season in anyone's heart. Every year an Atlanta wood-
man's club gives trees to Grady
Hospital. Organizations and col-
leges from the Atlanta area join
in decorating the trees, usually
with ornaments they have made
themselves. Each group is assigned
a tree in a certain ward or room,
and the trees are transformed as
the patients watch. Anyone who would like to con-
tribute to this worth-while pro-
ject may go to these places to help
prepare decorations: for the
Freshmen, Inman Lobby; for the Room in Walters; 'for the Juniors,
Rebekah Reception Room; and for
the Seniors, Rebekah Recreation
Room. The Christmas spirit will be
expressed in numerous other ways
parties and personal decorations
in the dormitories; Christmas
caroling, such as that sponsored
by the foreign language clubs ev-
ery yeax; and gifts for the hired
help. Tnrough participation in all
the activities, the campus commu-
nity can both receive and spread
the Christmas spirit. Surprise Climaxes
Community Party Merry Christmas from Lower
House- So what, Sew everything
on the new sewing machine pre-
sented to the student body by
Lower House. The presentation of the sewing
machine was the highlight of the
party, "The Last Roundup," given
in the Hub on November 21. The
party was for the entire student
body, with food, songs, a skit, and
fun for all. Lower House felt that the sew-
ing machine was badly needed
and the members hope that every-
one will enjoy using it. The "sew-
ing room" will be located upstairs
in the Hub. Another project which Lower
House is working on is the collec-
tion and distribution of money Mortar Board announces plans
for the annual series of marriage
classes to be held during winter
quarter. The classes for seniors
and engaged girls will be held in
room 207 Campbell Hall on Wed-
nesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. The series will open January 9
with a discussion led by Rev. Rob-
ert Riegel, assistant rector of St.
Luke's Episcopal Church. The
topic for his discussion will be
courtship and engagement, includ-
ing pre-marital relationship and
psychology of courtship. Miss Mi-
riam E. Koontz will speak on Jan-
uary 16 on the emotionally ad-
justed woman. On January 23, Miss Marie
Huper will give an explanation of
the economical way to provide
furnishings. Miss Huper's talk will
be illustrated with slides. On Jan-
uary 30 and February 6, Dr. Abra-
ham Velkoff will speak on sex
relationship, birth control and
pregnancy. Dr. Warner Hall's talk
on February 13 will deal with ad-
justments in marriage. The program on February 20
will feature finance!, including
joint bank accounts, loans, and
budgets. On February 27, Dr. Al-
ston will culminate the series with
a talk on making marriage per-
manent. With the approaching Christmas holidays everyone on
our campus looks forward to going home and being with
friends and relatives. In our excitement we sometimes for-
get how fortunate we are in being able to go home for
Christmas. In Grady Hospital there are some thousand patients who
will spend Christmas in a hospital bed. Many of these patients
will never see another Christmas. A large number of these
patients are small children, whose eyes still sparkle when
Santa is mentioned. The prospect of spending Christmas in
the hospital is very depressing for them. Each year the college students in the Atlanta area Emory,
Georgia State College of Business Administration, Ogle-
thorpe, and Agnes Scott make decorations for Christmas
trees throughout the hospital. On our campus the project
has just gotten underway. For most of us this is a busy time with exams nearly here
and numerous term papers to be handed in. Yet this impor-
tant project cannot be neglected. These decorations take
time and cooperation. If you could see the faces of some of the Grady patients
while the trees were being decorated, you would certainly
be repaid in full for your participation in the project, and
would also be experiencing the true spirit of Christmas. Won't you help bring the joy of Christmas to someone
else? J.* F. Sophomores, Lower Recreation gifts for the maids on campus. Native Teacher Returns; Lists
Tennis As Her Favorite Sport By Catherine Girardeau Miss Kate McKemie, the new addition to the Physical
Education department at Agnes Scott, returns to her native Georgia after teaching out of this state for the past few caS^'kpprStah*ior the'se^- St Nick Will Make
Early Appearance Santa Claus will make an early
visit to the campus on Friday eve-
ning, December 14, when approx-
imately 100 college employees and
staff members will celebrate the
Christmas season with a dinner
party in the Lower Dining Hall. Employees from the laundry,
dining hall, power plant, and dor-
mitories, as well as those who
work in the offices or on the
grounds of the campus, have
drawn names for the exchange of
presents, which will be distributed
by Santa. President Wallace M. Alston,
President Emeritus Dr. James
Ross McCain, and Dean S. Guerry
Stukes will speak briefly of the Her previous experience includes teaching junior high
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line Miller, Mary Moore, Celeste Rogers, Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn
Smith, Pat Stewart, Nancy Turner. South Carolina, and in Albany,
Georgia. As a college instructor,
she has taught at Houston State
Teachers College in Huntsville,
Texas, and Ohio University in
Athens, Ohio. It is no surprise to learn that
sports constitute Miss McKemie's
main interests. Tennis leads her
list of favorites. She also likes to
work with crafts and makes lea-
ther items such as keycases and
b'llfolds. Sewing is another of her
hobbies. Although she professes to be a
novice, Miss McKemie is enthu-
siastic about photography. She got
into practice snapping scenes from
the car window as she traveled
out West. Some day when she has
the opportunity, Miss McKemie
wants to make a movie for use in
instructing her tennis classes. The newcomer finds that stu-
dents on this campus respond read-
ily to the athletic program. Ac-
cording to Miss McKemie, "You
often see an antagonistic attitude
on the part of students in larger
schools toward participation in the
required sports schedule. Here the
students seem to realize the im-
portance of sports in the total
educational program. I think it is
unusual to have the interest in
sports here without offering a major course in Physical Educa-
tion." ices which the various staff work-
ers contribute to the community. Carol singing will be followed
by recordings of interviews with
former employees. Miss Frances
Miss McKemie has the B.S. de- Gooch, former head of the speech department, made some of the
tapes, and Miss Roberta Winter
has added to the collection. gree from Georgia State College
for Women and the M.A. from
New York University. Wednesday, December 5, 1956 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Athens, Mantovani, Elvis Lure
Hottentots for Pre-Exam Fling One last fling before that final settling-down was the lure that
tempted many Scotties to stray from the sheltering arms last weekend.
There were parties, Mantovani, dances, football, movies, and Elvis.
"To each his own," or so they say. Friday night the Emory SAEs headed out to Fritz Orr's camp
for an evening of entertainment in the rustic style. Kendall Hood,
Barbara Specht, Joyce Thomas, and Caro Spann hrcame real out-
doorish (aren't we versatile?) for the occasion, Others responding
to the call of the wild and the invitations of the brothers were La-
Vonne Nalley, Jackie Rountree, and Nancy Awbrey. The Delta Tau Deltas at Emory ushered in the Yuletide season
with a Christmas party Friday night. Gloria Branham, Ann Gilbert,
and Nancy Christian were seen dancing to the music of the combo,
while gathered around the tree were Mary Ann Fowlkes, Ethel
DuRant, Susan Shirley, and Sara Lu Persinger. Carv's Carnival, supposedly having something to do with teeth,
was the name of the Dent School dance Friday night. Mary Moore,
Betty Cobb and Margaret Minter donned their golden slippers for
some real dancing. June Connally, Clara Ann Starnes, and Margaret
Fortney also enjoyed this gala function (and we quote from a some-
one who nttcrrd this famous phrase first) at Pcachtree Gardens. Meanwhile, back at Tech, Nancy Niblack, Kay White, Nancy Bow-
ers, and Drew Blankner were being shown the inimitable Old South-
ern hospitality at the KA house. Saturday dawned, cold and clear, and to Athens went Susan Riffe,
Joyce Skelton, Ann Dodd, and Jan Matheson to see Tech win its
last game of '56. Grace Robertson, C arolyn Davies, and Martha Ann
Williamson motored over for the traditional favorite. Kay Fuller, Harriette Lamb, Marcia Tobey, and Harriet Hardaway
took in the dance at the Beta house at Emory Saturday night as
a part of their preparation for the inevitable. Good idea. There must be something about Turkey that inspires pinning, be-
cause several new pins were sparkling after the Thanksgiving sea-
son. Sallie Meek received a Phi Delta shield of the Davidson variety,
while Susan Hogg's was from an Emory man. Caroline Phelan joined
the ranks of the wearers of the Sigma Chi cross, Tech division. Con-
gratulations to you all. Remember, Christmas comes but once a year, so be sure and have
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senior class. Jean has been active
in class activities anpl has served
as a member of the Christian As-
sociation Council. She is from Or-
lando, Florida, and is a psychology
major. Dorothy Ann Rearick, editor of
"The Agnes Scott News." Dot is
from Miami, Florida. She served
as assistant editor of the "News"
during her junior year and was
secretary-treasurer of her fresh-
man class. She is majoring in
chemistry. Virginia Anne Redhead, presi-
dent of Main Dormitory and a
member of the Executive Commit-
tee of Student Government. Vir-
ginia Anne was treasurer of Stu-
dent Government during her junior
year. She is a philosophy major,
and is from Greensboro, North
Carolina. Bryte Daniel Reynolds, member
of the Christian Association Coun-
cil. Dannie was president of her
junior class, and has been .active
in class activities. She is from
Greenwood, South Carolina, and
is a mathematics major. Miriam Frances Smith, president
of Student Government. "Penny"
served last year as student record-
er for Student Government, and
was president of her sophomore
class. She hails from Charlotte,
North Carolina, and is majoring in
English. EUROPEAN HOLIDAY
1957 Atlanta Collegiate Party on
53 day vacation to Italy,
Switzerland, German y.
France, Holland, England,
and Scotland under direc-
tion of Phil Osborne. For
full details call JA. 3-2505
or write to THOS. COOK
& SON, 54 Broad St., N. W.
Atlanta. Historical Association Elects
Posey as New Vice President During the annual meeting of the Southern Historical
Association, November 15-17 in Durham, North Carolina,
Dr. Walter Posey, Professor of History and Political Science
at Agnes Scott, was honored by his election to the office of
vice president. This position precedes the office of president
which he will hold during the year | ,., ........ v . , . The Southern Historical Asso- y -'Ijp^ . ciation is the only such organiza- V . \jy^..
tion in the South. Although not
limited to Southern membership,
its 2,000 members, who are inter-
ested in Southern history, are
largely from this section. The election of Dr. Posey to
serve as vice-president is highly
significant not only because of the
honor bestowed on him but also
because in 1934 when the Associa-
tion was organized here in Atlanta
he was among the twenty charter
members. 1959 will be the 25th
anniversary of the organization
and Atlanta will be host for the
meeting. \ At various other times since the
founding of the association, Dr.
Posey has served on the Execu-
tive Council and on the board of
editors for the Journal of South-
ern History, which is the publica-
tion of the organization. The presidency of the Southern
Historical Association has con-
sistently been occupied by people
well known and recognized in the The influence of the educated
American woman is one of the
strongest forces for good in
our national life today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
honiemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing* for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. "Just Across the Tracks" field of history. This year's presi-
dent is Mr. Robert M. Henry of
Washington, D. C, who is vice-
president of the Association of
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Badminton Club Challenges Freshman Players To promote further interest in horseback riding for winter
quarter, a supper was held Thursday, November 29 at 6 p.m.
in the dining hall for members of the riding classes and
all prospective pupils. The group, including manager Lue Kobert and Miss
Llewellyn Wilburn, entertained as their special guests Theresa and
Joe Vogt of the Vogt Riding Aca-
demy and their six year old daugh-
ter. Following the supper, the
Vogts provided a series of movies
in the gym including shots from
their two stable horse shows, the
Atlanta horse show, the Shokerog
Hounds' Hunt, and the Olympic
tryouts at Trion, N. C. Numerous A. S. C. equestrians
flock to the Vogt Academy weekly
for one or two hours of instruction
in riding skills. So progressive
have the classes been that last
spring, the Agnes Scott riders
presented their own horse show,
which met with great success and
enthusiasm. Manager Lue Robert
informed the Athletic Board that
the classes are looking forward to
a repeat performance this spring
of an even better and more ad-
vanced type. Riding is offered each quarter,
and it may be taken for regular | credit or just as an additional ac-
tivity. Those interested in riding
winter quarter must sign the list
in the mailroom or gym and regis-
ter with Miss Wilburn before the
holidays begin. At a joint meeting and recrea-
tion period last Wednesday, No-
vember 28, members of the Bad-
minton Club were hosts to players
from the Freshman class. The
group engaged in an hour of play
with the Club challenging the
Frosh to a tournament, meanwhile
making note of potential players
for the Club and for the campus
meets. Archer Boswell, A.A. badminton
manager, announced later that
Sylvia Saxon had been elected as
Freshman manager. Other class
managers previously selected in-
clude: Seniors, Joanne Beasley;
Juniors, Eileen Graham; Sopho-
mores, Paula Pilkenton. Agnes Scott Students Deserve The Best GET THE BEST IN SERVICE
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Placard? Your Particular Job the Way You Want It New Era Publishing Co. The valiant alumnae hockey
team met the hockey varsity team
Friday in a game that supplied
fun for all. The game as expected
ended in an easy victory for the
varsity 5 to X The only real opposition of the
varsity was themselves. They kept
knocking the ball out. Fast Tiring:
Ruth Curry, Pat Lenhardt, and
Jo Sawyer proved too much for
the fast tiring alumnae. Miss Kase
was the star of the alumnae. The game afforded such sights
as an overconfident senior fighting
for the ball while using only one
hand. The other she had in her
pocket keeping warm. In the last minutes of the game,
the varsity stepped aside to let
the alumnae score. It was extreme-
ly doubtful for a while whether
they would be able to get the ball
down to the goal even when un-
opposed. Eventually Julie Greer
scored. This ended the game with
the score 5 to 1. SERVICE STATION
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at examination centers through-
out the country three times in the
coming year, Educational Testing
Service of Princeton, New Jersey,
has announced. During 1955-56
more than 9,000 students took the
GRE in partial fulfillment of ad-
mission requirements of graduate
schools which prescribed it. In 1957. candidates may take the
examination on January 19, April
27, and July 6. ETS advises each
applicant to inquire of the grad-
uate school of his choice which
of the examinations he should
take and on which dates. The Jan-
uary and April examinations will
be offered at Emory University. The GRE tests offered in these
nationwide programs include a test
of general scholastic ability and
advanced level tests of achieve-
ment in sixteen different subject matter fields. According to ETS,
candidates are permitted to take
the Aptitude Test and/or one of
the Advanced Tests. A Bulletin of Information which
provides details of registration
and administration as well as
sample questions, may be obtained
from Educational Testing Service,
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FACILITIES JO COLLINS' exciting twosome winks flirtatiously
with a thousand glittering lights. Sequin-sprinkled
skirt billows over a nylon net petticoat. Matching
sleeveless blouse ... grosgrain belt. Turquoise or
Lilac. Sizes 5 to 15. 162 Sycamore Street u^etie 5 AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, January 16, 1957 Juniors enjoy midnight snack to benefit Junior Jaunt charities. Mortar Board Undertakes Study
Of Preferential Voting System Evaluation of Agnes Scott College's preferential voting sys-
tem has been initiated by Mortar Board. Led by Chairman
Dannie Reynolds, a committee, chosen from the student body,
has undertaken a study of the present voting system in order
to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the pre-
ferential system and to provide Agnes Scott with the most accu-
rate and practical voting system
possible. The committee is composed of
two members each from the fresh-
man, sophomore, and senior class-
es, and three from the junior
cl&ss because the junior class
would be "most affected by a
change in the voting system at" the
present time. The members are:
Nancy Duvall, Caroline Mickell,
Martha Holmes, Eleanor Lee, Har-
riet Talmadge, Kit Sydnor, Pa-
tricia Stewart, Martha Riggins,
and chairman Dannie Reynolds. Agnes Scott's present voting
system went into effect in 1953.
At that time a committee com-
posed of student body representa-
tives evaluated various voting sys-
tems and because of the quickness
of attaining results, the preferen-
tial voting system received the
committee's recommendation. In the four years since its adop-
tion, the preferential system used
at Agnes Scott has been found at
times to be not as accurate as
could be wished. Therefore Mortar
Board has }gain, as in 1953, set
up a commi^ee to evaluate and
if possible tc perfect the voting
system. After intensive study of the
preferential system during which
its advantages were weighed
against its disadvantages, the Prize-Winning Poet
To Return for Visit On Saturday, January 26, Mr.
Robert Frost, Pulitzer Prize-win-
ning poet, will arrive for his fif-
teenth annual visit to Agnes Scott
campus. He will speak in Gaines
Chapel on Tuesday evening, Janu-
ary 29, at 8:30 p.m. The lecture is
open to the public. Mr. Frost's
schedule for talks and luncheons
with various campus groups has
not yet been announced. Miss Emma May Laney, who
retired from the English faculty
last spring, will return for Mr.
Frost's visit. Miss Laney was in-
strumental in first bringing Mr.
Frost to Agnes Scott in 1935. Mr. Frost's books, which are
now on sale in the library, will
be autographed by the author on
request. committee affirmed that the pres-
ent system of voting at Agnes
Scott leaves much to be desired.
Yet to find a system with the
quickness of the preferential sys-
tem has not proved an easy task. In order to obtain as much in-
formation as possible about other
methods of voting, letters have
been written to several colleges
asking .about their voting systems.
The colleges contacted are: Wes-
leyan, Davidson, Bryn Mawr,
Queens, Goucher, Mary Washing-
ton, Sweet Briar, Sophie New-
combe, Duke, Salem, Mills, Smith,
Randolph Macon, Mount Holy-
oke, Washington and Lee, and
Obe-lin. A. .he same time that the com-
mitter is seeking information
about other systems of voting,
Eleanor Lee, with the assistance of
Dr. Robinson, is attempting to
perfect our preferential voting
system. Fraternity Initiates
Biology Professor Miss Josephine Bridgman, Pro-
fessor of Biology at Agnes Scott
College, has recently been elected
to honorary membership in Phi
Beta Kappa. This coveted scho-
lastic honor was bestowed upon
Miss Bridgman for her work in
the field of protozoology and her
valuable contribution to Agnes
Scott in the biology department. A native of Gainesville, Georgia,
and an Agnes Scott alumna, Miss
Bridgman received her master's
degree from the University of
Virginia and her Ph.D. from the
University of North Carolina. She
came to the biology faculty in
1949, and in 1952 became head of
the department. Miss Bridgman's research deals
with the problems related to en-
cystment, excystment of ciliates
and the effects of radiation
upon the cysts. Her work has been
done largely on the Agnes Scott
campus, but Miss Bridgman work-
ed for one summer at Oak Ridge
and studied several summers at
the Marine Biological Laboratory,
Wood's Hole, Massachusetts. At present, she is working on
radiation effects under a grant
from the Atomic Energy Commis-
sion. Dixierama Will Climax \Koontz To Lecture Junior Jaunt Charity Drive By Gene Allen Reinero The spirit of Junior Jaunt is in the air. For several weeks
the Junior class has been hard at work on their 1957 produc-
tion of "Dixierama." Under the, able direction of Nancy Kim-
mel, over-all Junior Jaunt chairman, the work has progressed
steadily and rapidly. Freshmen, sophomores, and se-
niors have been working hard on
their class skits. The skit chair-
men, directed by Randy Norton,
are as follows: freshmen, Eve
Purdom; sophomores, Martha Mc-
Coy; and seniors, Liz Ansley and
Sara Townsend. This year the purpose behind
Junior Jaunt has been stressed
more than ever. It is Agnes
Scott's one annual drive for money
on campus and is designed to
eliminate small separate money
campaigns throughout the year.
The money raised goes to support
certain charities. This year the charities the stu-
dent body has voted to support
are: NSFNS, the National Schol-
arship Fund for Negro Students;
the World University Service; the
Georgia Mental Health Associa-
tion \ Agnes Scott's former physi-
cian, Dr. Alexander, , who is work-
ing in Pakistan, and a French war
orphan to whom the college sends
$180 for one year's support. The money-raising committee,
headed by Jo Sawyer, has deter-
mined on a percentage basis the
amount to contribute to each
charity (excluding the war or-
phan). The money chairmen from
each class are: Mary Hart Rich-
ardson, freshmen; Carolyn Haz-
ard, sophomores; Pat Stewart, ju-
niors; and Anne Whitfield, seniors. It was decided this year to do
away with the class queens who
were formerly the cause of much
rivalry and class competition. In-
stead, competition will be in the
class skits only and not connected
with the fund-raising drive. In
this way faculty can contribute
more freely than before without
feeling partial to any class. A quota has been set as an ideal
goal to reach in the drive. Two
large J-shaped thermometers have
been set up in the campus quad-
rangle so everyone can watch the
mercury rise as the money comes
in. The important thing, however,
is not in reaching the quota but
in the spirit behind the giving. This campaign is held the week
of January 10-19. To get things
started, a "Kick-Off Party" was
given last Thursday night at 9:30
in the Gym. Penny refreshments
were sold. To help raise money
each class has rhre^ main projects plus several small ones. The se-
niors are giving a fashion show,
the juniors have a monogram
service, the sophomore's have op-
ened a 'beauty salon in the rec-
reation room of Walters, and the
freshmen are washing cars and
making beds. Food is being sold in
the dorms and in the Hub by dif-
ferent classes. \The junior chairmen in charge
of various committees are as fol-
lows: Chairs, Millie Lane; Chore-
ography, Louise Rigdon and Car-
lanna Lindamood; Clean Up, Nan-
cy Holland; Copy, Grace Chao;
Costumes, Helen Hachtel and
Becky Fewell; 1 Dance, Blythe Po-
sey; Decorations, Liz Shumaker;
Lights, Shirley McDonald and
Caro McDonald; Make Up, Dean
Spivey; Music, Caroline Romberg
and Pinky McCall; Program, Sue
Lile; Props, Nora King; Publicity,
Diana Carpenter; Refreshments,
Joan St. Clair: Scenery, Cat Hod-
gin and Marilyn Tribble; Tickets,
June Fulmer; Ushers, Nancy
Franklin; Over-all Art, Carol Pike. The judges of the class skits
are Dr. and Mrs. Stukes, Mrs.
Pepperdene, and Miss Rion. "Dixierama, the Old South in
Song and Dance," will be present-
ed Saturday, January 19, 1957, at
8:00 in the Agnes Scott Gymna-
sium. Following the program a
dance will be held in the gym from
9:15-12:00. Albert Coleman's or-
chestra is to play. Tickets for Junior Jaunt are
being sold in the dormitories and Buttrick January 14-19. Prices
are: reserved seats, $1.00 each,
$1.75 for two; general admission,
75 cents each, $1.25 'or two. Miss Miriam Koontz, Assistant
Professor of Psychology, will be
the speaker at the second mar-
riage class this afternoon, January
16. Her topic will be "Mrs. or Miss
Behavior." The lecture will feature a dis-
cussion on the emotional adjust-
ment of a single or married wo-
man. Sponsored by Mortar Board,
the marriage class is for all se-
niors and engaged girls of other
classes. Classes are held each
Wednesday, 5 to 6 p.m., in 207
Campbell* Hall. Exec Re-evaluates
Honor Program Effectiveness of the Honor Em-
phasis Program was discussed by
the Executive Committee of Stu-
dent Government at a retreat held
Wednesday, January 9. In addi-
tion, the group evaluated last
quarter's Thursday student meet-
ings and sought means of improve-
ment. The place and importance
of the newly established Rules
Committee was discussed, and
plans for revising the Student
Government Handbook were
drawn up. The Committee, in an attempt
to improve in any way upon the
program of last quarter, seeks
student support and interest. In-
dividuals are invited to offer sug-
gestions to the Committee at any
time. A meeting of those interested
in reporting for "The Agnes
Soott News" will be held next
Monday afternoon, January 21,
at 4:40 in the News Room in
the Hub. Students desiring to
try out at this time are request-
ed to sign the list in the mail-
room before Monday. Alston Attends Annual Meet;
Christmas Trees Win Awards On January 10 President Wallace M. Alston was named a
member of the Commission on Academic Freedom and Aca-
demic Tenure at the final session of the Association of Ameri-
can Colleges which convened in Philadelphia for its annual
meeting. The general theme of the meet-
ing was "Education of Free Men
in A Free Society for a Free
World." The 753 college presidents
and officials concluded during the
three-day session that far more
stress must be placed on the lib-
eral arts if American education is
to play its proper role in saving
and strengthening freedom.
* * * A gold ribbon for first place
rewarded the juniors for the
Christmas decorations which the
class made before the holidays
for a tree at the entrance to Grady
Memorial Hospital. The prize-
winning tree was trimmed with
pale pink metallic angels, silver
stars made from drinking straws,
and tiny white lights. The freshman class won a sec-
ond place, and- one of the third
prizes was captured by the sopho- Dr. John Seldon Whale of South
Devon, England, who delivered the
Convocation address in Gaines
Chapel this morning, is an out-
standing educator, lecturer, au-
thor, and preacher. He is holding
a visiting professorship at Colum-
bia Theological Seminary during
the winter quarter. Seen in Passing ... . Visiting debater from Miami turns
up the collar of his little-used top-
coat as rain rapidly turns to sleet. English teacher takes a firm stand
by wearing a very large fin with the
insert ftion : "I Hate Elvis." Is/? y flanked by two feline friends,
faithfully guards the door to the din-
ing h-alL 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, January 16, 1957 Faculty Play, 'Shellbound/ JldterDoDLCditor Arouses Student Interest L I hope this doesn't sound as By Catherine Girardeau Repercussions of the faculty extravanganza entitled "Shell-
bound II" have been heard around the campus for the past
four years. Students eagerly await the next production of
the fabulous faculty stars who scored a tremendous hit in
1953 with their repeat performance of the life of Miss Susan
Nautilus, an inhibited teacher who comes out of her shell. The theatrical ventures of the
faculty date back to 1916 when
the Faculty Players presented thinks of the classroom, the dorm,
the music room, the Dean's Of-
fice, and the observatory. The climax is reached when "Dead Earnest." The only mem- Miss Nautilus visits a night club
ber of that cast still on the staff on the advice of her psychiatrist,
is Mr. Stukes, who portrayed John who is sure this type of treatment Worthing, "a young man of ques-
tionable origin trying to lead a will bring her out. Mr. Garber
was the emcee who crooned and double life." In 1920 a group of kept the program going while Mr.
teachers produced "The Ladies of Pierre Thomas played the role
Cranford" in which Miss Wilburn of French waiter with perfection. created the role of Martha, a maid.
The campus witnessed another
performance of this play in 1934. "Our Day . . . and Welcome to
It," a story of the rise, fall and Mrs. Alston and Mr. Martin were
also on the agenda for the tops
in night club entertainment. "Earthy" Groseclose revolves around Cilley Sun in 1953 production
of Shellbond II. Are we to be deprived of this priceless heritage? The publicity committee for the 1953 performance really outdid
partial restoration of faculty rule ... , , H ,T . . . . x , itself with an elaborate loudspeak- at Agnes Scott, had its premiere in 1943. Members of the entire faculty and administrative staff ("80 souls") starred. The first production of the re-
nowned "Shellbound" occurred in
1943. The popularity of this com-
edy was so great that the campus
celebrities staged a revival en-
titled "Shellbound II" in 1953. Miss Phythian and Dr. McCain
co-starred as the frustrated teach-
er and her psychiatrist, respective-
ly. The plot advances by means of
dream sequences in which events
of the past come back to Miss
Nautilus' mind as the psychiatrist er isetup, which boomed forth
recordings of music from the show
for several days preceding it. The
advertisements for the program
were ingenious and included an
ad from "Trotter's Theme Team,"
who promised "discreet ghost-
writing" and "footnotes in abun-
dance." George Picasso Hayete,
the Toorealist, offered private les-
sons in art while several faculty
gentlemen volunteered their serv-
ices as escorts in an unpaid ad-
vertisement. Junior Jaunt is a good thing. For many years it has been a tradition here at Agnes Scott
to designate one period during the year for which we seriously
consider the needs of others and ways of sharing our material
possessions. Unique projects for raising money are carried
out by all of the classes, and the Junior Class sponsors and
coordinates the entire activity. The period of fund-raising
culminates with a night of entertainment, and at this time,
the amount of money contributed for charity is announced. ' Junior Jaunt is a good thing for three specific reasons. It
gives the student body and faculty a chance to turn their at-
tention to others and share. With the elimination of the cut-
throat competition between classes this year, the value of
Junior Jaunt is enhanced, for we emphasize now the spirit of
giving rather than one class vying with another for the
greatest amount of money. Junior Jaunt is a good thing because it offers an opportu-
nity for close personal relationship within the classes them-
selves. It is a time when cooperation is imperative and when
willing helpfulness in carrying out the projects or producing
the evening of entertainment is necessary. Friendships are
made through hard work for a common goal. A third reason Junior Jaunt is good is that it provides a
period of good wholesome fun along with the work for charity.
A feeling of happiness and gaiety seems to accompany the
projects and the final evening. . Junior Jaunt is one of Agnes Scott's finest and most valu-
able traditions. L. S. Published weekly except during holidays and examination periods, by the students of
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Ling, Suzanne Manges, Louise McCaughau. Mary Jane Mllford, Caroline Miller, Mary
Moore. Celeste Rogers, Helen Salflti, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn Smith, Pat
Stewart, Naney Turner. tries to bring her out of her shell. Various scenes around the campus stupendous contribution
are recalled as the school marm theatrical world." The entire production was ex-
ceptional in all aspects and is ru-
mored to be " the century's most though I am pushing the subject,
but I would like to express my
opinion about Shellbound. I think
it is extremely important that the
student body is given more than
a refusal. The faculty, I know, has decid-
ed against Shellbound after much
sincere and honest consideration.
It is a big job and a very great
strain in a short quarter, but isn't
it a tradition and a good tradi-
tion? Is there more to do this year
than there was to do four years
agb? Isn't Shellbound the outstanding
example of that special charac-
teristic of Agnes Scott, that close
relationship between faculty and
students, that willingness of the
faculty to be a part of the campus
as individual human beings beyond
the classroom? It seems that this
important atmosphere is difficult
to sustain and simple to lose. Few
colleges have it to the extent that
we do We want to keep it. We want Shellbound because it
is fun, because it contributes to
those special moments we cherish
as the "real" part of college liv-
ing. But more important, we need
Shellbound. If we lose it, what will
take its place? Because it is such a tremendous
endeavor, I cannot begrudge the
faculty their decision. Perhaps it
is even comforting to be relieved
of such a responsibility. This is
not only unfortunate, it is sad. Chairman Announces Revision Contemporary Art
Of Former Junior Jaunt Policy The art department announces
an exhibition of 30 original color
prints and drawings by contem-
porary American artists, all of
whom are leading artists in their
particular medium. The exhibition (Editor's note: The following is the texl of a speech delivered in
Thursday's student meeetin by Junior Jaunt Chairman Nancy
Kimmel.) The purpose of my talk today is simple and threefold I
shall try to explain to freshmen and new students the tradi- grQphs> seriographs> and drawings .
tion and function of Junior Jaunt, to inform the entire student Thege print wm be Qn the third
body on changes of policy which are being made m Dixierama, floor Qf Buttirck Hall January
Junior Jaunt of 1957, and to make clear again the basic prin- 15 _ 3() ciple behind, not only our charity : : -~ selections here today, but also
the nine days of cooperation that
lie ahead of us. Junior Jaunt, as it has been in
the past, and is now, can be com-
pared to the Community Chest. It
is on large money raising cam-
paign, covering, this year, the
nine day period between 9:30 p.m.,
January 10, and 5:00 p.m. January
19. We have decided in chapel to-
day the charities to which we
would like to give our money. We
will decide through our committee
the percentages of the whole
which we will give to each indi-
vidual charity. The "chest," the
complete amount of money col-
lected by all four classes, will be
so divided at the end of the drive. Therefore, Junior Jaunt was
created to take in, at one time, all
money drives which might appear
on campus, to eliminate the con-
stant "collecting" of dimes and
quarters which is often found in
many schools.. Not only does a
concentrated drive protect us, the
contributors, from the persistent
attacks of hat passers, but it
gives us a chance to stop and
seriously think about what we
are actually doing when we give.
It gives us a chance to discover
the true spirit behind our actions.
It is this question of spirit that
(Continued on Page 3) Wednesday, January 16, 1957 * THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3 Internationally Speaking , . . Ike Doctrine' Warns Commies
To Halt Middle East Aggression Eisenhower's doctrine for the Middle East is a warning
directed to the Kremlin clarifying our intention of blocking
Communist expansion in the Middle East even at the expense
of a war. This plan is designed mainly to close the gap in
Middle East defense. We have only two allies in the
Middle East by previous agree-
ments, Turkey on the west and
Pakistan on the east. The Eisen-
hower Doctrine would link up
these two allies in such a way as
to keep Russia out of the stra-
tegic, oil-rich Middle East coun-
tries of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, feyria,
Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Israel. Through the plan, Eisenhower
proposes to serve notice that the
United States will defend the Mid-
dle East against any Communist
armed aggression. The United
States does not intend to impose
its will on any of the Middle East
states. It would move in only at
request of a Middle East state
which has been attacked by anoth-
er state. The United States would take
no part in any revolution in this
area unless the revolution had
obvious Communist backing.
Therefore, the United States
would not enter a war between an
Arab state and Israel under the
Eisenhower Doctrine; it would en-
ter such a conflict through the
tripartite agreement with Britain
and France which is concerned
with such a possibility. The second part 'of the plan calls
for more economic aid in this area.
This is designed to swing the Arab
nations over to the West. The aid
planned is a long-range program
of loans and grants. The three main economic prob-
lems of the Middle East will be
the first to be affected: water,
highways and railroads. There is
nothing in the Eisenhower plan
that will enable the United States
to act directly in stopping some of
these states from buying Russian
arms. However, the U.S. does not
intend to give aid t& any country
which will in turn buy more arms
from Russia. Although there are no easy
solutions for the problems in this
area, the Eisenhower plan has a
good chance to reduce the Com-
munist threat. The Soviet Union
is unwilling to risk a war and
will probably respect this new
"off limits" sign. However, the
threat of Communist infiltration,
propaganda and other subtle revo-
lutionary techniques will still con-
tinue. Prompt Delivery
DR. 3-1665 YOUR NEAREST
DRUG STORE On Friday, January 11, mem-
bers of the Organ Guild took their
annual organ tour of churches in
the Atlanta area. Included among
those churches visited were the
First Baptist Church of Decatur,
the Decatur First Methodist
Church, Druid Hills Presbyterian
Church, and the Protestant Radio
Center. The regular meeting of Eta
Sigma Phi was held at 4:30 on
Thursday, January 10, at the home
of Miss Kathryn Glick, club spon-
sor. A program on "Roman Fam-
ily Life" was presented by Mary
Beaty. "Contemporary Violinists" will
be the topic of the program for
the meeting of the Music Club to
be held at 4:00 today, January 16,
in room 202 Presser. The program
will be presented by Paula Pilken-
ton and Carol Promnitz. Members of Granddaughters
Club served as hostesses at the
lecture by Miss Evelyn Jackson
on "Current Books and Plays" on
Sunday, January 14. The regular meeting of the
French Club will be held at 4:30
on Thursday, January 24. The pro-
gram will be presented by Mr.
Pierre Thomas. On Thursday, January 10, mem-
bers of B.O.Z. met at the home
of Liz Ansley. Martha Jane Mor-
gan, Anne Lane, and Liz Ansley
read. June Fulmer and Anne Black-
shear, juniors, were formally in-
itiated into Chi Beta Phi at the
meeting of that honorary society
held January 10. Science filmstrips
were shown. Latost with the HITS on
Deoca, RCA-Victor, Columbia
And Capitol
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MUrray 8-2378 (Continued from Page 2) has led to the policy changes
which have been made for this
season. These changes are not
drastic. They aren't even surpris-
ing. They are the result of ideas
and needs which have grown
throughout the past few years, so
that they have at last become an
actuality. Formerly, the money drive has
been fierce competition between
the four classes, with queens as
the figureheads of each campaign.
The queen of the class gathering
the most money was crowned
Queen of Junior Jaunt, and reign-
ed over the evening program and
the dance. The queens are no lorger a part
of Junior Jaunt. We have listened to you. We
believe this is what you want.
This year there will not be any
of the cruel battle of class against
class, pocketbook against pocket-
book. Giving need not consist of
a mad scramble to beat another
class. We can hardly call this
charity; it is certainly not fun;
it is more like war than anything
else. Competition, as we all know, is
good enough when taken in moder-
ation. And even though we had
started out on the right staircase
in our recent campaigns, we were
soon sidetracked to an overcrowd-
ed, express escalator, inhabited
mainly by well-meaning pickpoc-
kets who took the money for
which we had recently sold our
souls. But this isn't a funny matter. It
sounds bad, it was bad, and it
has therefore been changed. This year the four classes will
have individual campaigns, each
featuring three main ways in
which to raise money. Each me-
thod will be unique to each class.
There will be no overlapping. We will get something for our
money. There will not be a hun-
dred little businesses going on at
once, with all four classes trying
to shine shoes on Monday after-
noon. We hope to avoid confusion
as well as bankruptcy. When it comes to dollars and
cents, let's be honest with our-
selves. I don't have twenty dollars
to give away to anything in one
big hunk, but perhaps I do have
ten dollars with which to buy
something I need or want, pay-
ing extra as a contribution. And this is also a community
project, belonging equally to
everyone, faculty as well as stu-
dents. The faculty can now contri-
bute freely, without having to feel
partial to one particular class. A secret quota has been set.
We hope to reach it. Campaigns
will not end until the afternoon
of Junior Jaunt on January 19.
We may go over our quota two
days before that, we may not
reach it until four thirty that
afternoon, we may not reach it
at all. But reaching it or going
beyond it is not basically impor-
tant. It is the spirit behind our giving
(Continued on Page 4) Santa Caters to Jewel Whim;
Unloads 23 Sparklers, 9 Pins Mistletoe and Yule spirit must have abounded during the now dimly
remembered Christmas holidays, as is evidenced by the number ot
Scotties that returned to school with "rings on their fingers" and
pins on their clothes. At the risk of omitting any of these lucky ladies,
we shall try to give you a rundown of the social status quo as of
January '57. ' Those girls seen discarding their left-handed gloves in order to dis-
play newly acquired carats are: Doug Pittman, Jackie Murray, Curly
Jones, Joyce Skelton, Virginia Fuller, Peggy Wilson, Cemele Miller,
.Margaret Ann Zepatos, Nancy Niblack, Portia Striekland, Carolyn
Raines, Janet Lamb, Carol Riley, Nancy Franklin, Emasue Alford,
Betty Jean Meek, Genelle Breedlove, Libby Gay, Nancy Trowell, Helen
Smith, Dee Ann Welch, India Clark and Carolyn Wright. Whew,
looks like the Campus Directory. No less eager to admit that the best things do indeed come in small
packages are Billie Rainey and Libby Bond who are sporting SAE
and Sigma Chi pins respectively. Also in agreement are Jan Matheson
with her Kappa Sig badge, Caroline Miller-Phi KA, Winky Stockton-
Kappa Sig, Nancy . Bowers-KA, Betty Edmunds-Phi Kappa Sigma,
Margaret Candler-KA, and Judy Sawyer plus her West Point jewel! And extra congratulations must surely be extended to the fortunate
few for whom orange blossoms did bloom even in December, namely,
Emily Gillham Middleton, Pat Guynup Walter, Martha Akin Walston,'
Pat Conner Tucker, Ann Stein Alprin and Cathy Cole Butler. Best
Wishes to all of you. A quick transition from the holiday happenings to the time at
hand reveals that Scotties wasted not a moment in plunging anew into
Atlanta social life. Judging from last weekend's sign-out statistics,
1957 promises to be a bumper year as far as outings are concerned!
Good going, girls! The ATO's at Tech ushered in a new quarter with an ice skating
party out at Lakewood. Some of those perfecting their figure 8's were
Snellen Beverly, Ann Whisnant, Kay Lamb, Carolyn Hazard, Jill
Imray, Jennie Walker, Ann Norton, Lang Sydnor, Carol Pike, Mari-
anne Sharp, Jane Law, and Jill DeBardeleben. Another engineering
group, the SAE's, entertained Wardie Abernathy, Jody Armbrecht,
Doreen Greenfield, Libby Hanna, Jane Kraemer, Jean Salter, and
Sally Smith with a party at the house. Over Emory way, Linda Dancy, Martha Ann Williamson, and Judy
George, "Al Capped" it up at the Sadie Hawkins Dance. Seen com-
bining business and pleasure at Clement Attlee's lecture were the
following girls and their dates: Margaret Fortney, Patti Forrest,
Frances Gwinn, Priscilla Gaines, Marty Young, and Dot Rearick.
That's what we call constructive homework. The unequalled excitement of a Broadway Show lured a hoard of
Scotties to the Tower theatre where "The Pajama Game" was cur-
rently appearing. Peggy Fanson, Renee Shenk, Jan Fleming, Pat
Lenhardt, Ann Rivers Payne, Sybil Strupe, Libby Hanson, Corky
Feagin, Peg Culpepper were among those who applauded this delight-
ful production. In a more rustic fashion, Mary Dunn, Pat Gover,
Boogie Helm, June Hall, Suzanne Hoskins, Rosalind Johnson, Caroline
Phelan, and Helen Sewell partied with the Tech Sigfa Chi's at Snap-
finger Farm. Our Special gold star of the week goes to Fran Patterson and
Social Committee for providing that terrific jam session in the Hub.
Whether your taste runs to Brubeck, Bach, or any point in between,
we believe such an occasion would be well worth repeating for pure
listening appeal. The alma mater never sounded so good, eh what? See you around the quad . . . Flattering Hair Cuts Soft Fluffy Permanents
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Placards Your Particular Job the Way You Want It New Era Publishing Co. 4 # THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. January 16, 1957 Student Artists Display Work
In Oils, Sculpture, Ceramics Of the different forms of art at its best in abstract, non-
objective, or realistic paintings and sculpture, in Christmas
cards, in ceramic ashtrays and bowls, and in children's art
the student exhibit now open to the campus on the third
floor of Buttrick affords a variety of work to suit a variety
of tastes. The exhibit is the result of advanced and beginner art
courses taught fall quarter, and it
will be shown for the next few
weeks. The main gallery exhibits the
work of the advanced painting
classes and the sculpture class.
"Advanced" is not an adequate
term as many of the, finest pieces
of work have been done by stu-
dents with no background of for-
mal art training. At first glance
the sculpture exhibit seems to be
an extravagant display of beaten
bronze and iron, figures as well as
fired and glazed clay pieces. As
the art department cannot afford
such expensive materials, Miss
Huper has shown her students
ways to achieve the look and qual-
ity of these metals. The flowing figure of a veiled
woman is a bronze-finished pla-
ster. However, the artist has
used aluminum wire for her frame-
work and given body to the figure
with strips of paper towel dipped
in wet plaster. The bronze relief
on the wall that resembles a piece
of medieval battle scene is also a
plaster cast. The simple relief of
llama-like figures is a sheet of
beaten lead, the only real piece of
metal work in the entire sculpture
exhibit. Some of the paintings in this
room are the result of an assign-
ment to paint pictures for the
game room in the new Faculty
Club. The beautiful portrayals of
chess, bowling, bridge, and domino
games are striking in their orgin-
ality and difference from the usual
abstract paintings of fish or build-
ings. Some of the other paintings
are taken from classroom still
lifes and outdoor sketches, each
done in highly individualized color
schemes. The mattings and frames
chosen for the paintings are in-
teresting and uniquely suited to
the particular picture. In the hall outside the gallery
are several tables which display
some of the most interesting art
work in the exhibit. One table is
the project of two art majors who
plan to teach elementary art next
fall. They have put on display
several methods of printing that
children enjoy and that give in-
teresting results. Pop-string print-
ing, potato printing, and string and
block printing are a few examples. Other tables exhibit beautifully
shaped glazed ashtrays, bowls and
vases which students made under
the direction of Mrs. Whatley.
Some of the dishes have a mottled appearance caused by the use of a
"feather glaze." A ceramic piece
painted with this glaze comes out
of the kiln with interesting color
effects produced by chemical re-
actions that occur during firing.
One of the most interesting pieces
among the ceramics is a reddish
teapot covered with heavy lumps
of white glaze. This piece has been
made by building up coils of clay.
In fact, all of the ceramic work
on display has been made by hand
methods. , The work hung in the hall is
that of beginning art students.
Their first experiments in line and
shape are seen in some brightly
colored abstract and non-objective
paintings. The watercolor paint-
ings of still lifes are each indi-
vidual in approach and are exer-
cises in understanding solid shapes,
their balance and relation in a
picture. The time, work and thought put
into this exhibit have been very
worthwhile, resulting in a beauti-
ful, varied display of art work
that the entire campus would en-
joy. It would be unfortunate to
miss seeing the originality and
efforts which art students are
capabb of producing. Harris Plays Bach,
Debussy for Recital A large audience of Atlanta
residents and Agnes Scott students
and faculty heard Mrs. Irene Left-
Wich Harris present her piano re-
cital in Presser Hall at 8:00 p.m.
January 8. Mrs. Harris' program
consisted of works which are well-
known and loved by students of
music After her opening number, "Air
With Variations" by Handel, Mrs.
Harris played "Rondo" by Hum-
mel, "Partita in B-flat Major" by
Bach and two intermezzi and a
rhapsody by Brahms. Her closing
number was Debussy's "Pour le
Piano." DR. 3-3309
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THEATER Wednesday and Thursday
"Rebel in Town" John Payne
"The Boss' Friday and Saturday
"Everything hut the Truth" in color
"Showdown at Abilene" Monday and Tuesday
"Three Strips in the Sun" Aldo Ray
John Payne & Ruth Roman
Maureen O'Hara & Tim Hovey (Continued from Page 3) that really counts. Making a
change like this is definitely going
to effect the amount of money
collected, but we want it to. There
is nothing real behind a contribu-
tion of over a thousand dollars
from any one class. We are not
capable of this. Therefore, we, the class of 1958,
would like to offer Dixierama,
our Junior Jaunt, as the testing
ground for a principle. We want
you to give. We know you want
to give, but we also want to keep
it a part of service and love. We
believe our changes will work
because we believe in you. We are
willing to try to make them suc-
ceed. Can't we all work together this
year? Can't we take Junior Jaunt
out of our billfolds and put it
back in our hearts? Pi Alpha Phi Hosts
All - South Tourney Nine colleges and universities
were represented at the All-South-
ern Debate Tournament held on
the Agnes Scott campus January
11 and 12. At the end of all debates four
different trophies were awarded.
In first place for the "Over-All
School" trophy was David Lips-
comb. Second place was won by
Tennessee Tech, and South Caro-
lina came in third. % The trophy for Best Negative
Division was won by South Caro-
lina. In second place was David
Lipscomb and, in third place, Van--
derbilt. Howard was the winner of
the Best Affirmative Division,,
with David Lipscomb and the Uni-
versity of Miami in second and
third places, respectively. John Jellicorse, from the Uni-
versity of Tennessee, and Ramona
Allison, from Howard, tied as first
place winners of the Best Indi-
vidual Trophy. In second place was
Roderick Davis from Howard.
Third place was awarded to Carl
Stem from Vanderbilt. The topic for debate was: "Re-
solved that the United States
should discontinue direct econom-
ic aid to foreign countries." Pi Alpha Phi expresses appre-
ciation to members of the Agnes
Scott community who served as
judges, hostesses and time-keepers
for the tournament. DR. 7-1708
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Prerecorded Tape Phonographs Radios Teams Set Practice Schedules;
Badminton Club Lists Tryouts A preliminary meeting and rules clinic on Monday, January
6, marked the beginnings of the 1957 Basketball Season at
Agnes Scott. Miss Kate McKemie opened the meeting with
a review of all rules and discussed the added and changed
rules for this year. .Practice times for each ^lass were decided
upon and the following schedule was set up for the season: Seniors,
Mon. 4-5, Thurs. 5-6; Juniors,
Mon. 5-6, Wed. 4-5; Sophs, Mon.
5-6, Wed. 4-5; Frosh, Mon. 4-5,
Wed. 5-6, Thurs. 5-6. To erase the problems of main-
taining "B" as well as "A" teams,
a plan for a new type of secon-
dary tournament was set forth
for the approval of the group. At
the first game, Friday, January
18, all who practiced during the
preceding two weeks would be
eligible to play. Following this
game, the class "A" teams would
be chosen and a second tourna-
ment held for all who are not on
any of the regular class fceams
and who wish to play. The teams in this new "B"
tournament would not necessarily
be composed of members from the
same class. This, then, would do
away with the usual upperclass-
dilemma of lacking sufficient
players. The first game of the season
will get underway' at 4:00 this
Friday afternoon. A tinge of ex-
citement will be added to the
games, as the respective opponents
will be chosen immediately prior
to the first game and not before.
For the choosing, four managers
will be placed, blindfolded, one at
each corner of the court. The four
will then walk toward the center
of the court and the two touching
first will oppose each other, as
will the remaining two. Managers of each team urge
their classmates to come out for
this important first game at which
the schedule for the season will
be determined. Managers for the
1957 season include: Seniors, Mar-
gie Hill; Juniors, Carolyn Tinkler;
Sophomores, Suzanne McMillan;
Freshmen, Nancy Duvall. Lists are up in the mail room
for signing for the singles and
doubles badminton tournaments
which begin January 24 and 31,
respectively. Number of entrants Bring Shoe Troubles To
Clairmont Shoe Repair,
Inc. in the tournaments is unlimited,
and as participation counts toward
class spirit, beginners and advanc-
ed players alike are encouraged
to enter. After the tournaments begin,
players should complete their
matches within the set deadline.
Nets will be up and equipment
available at the following times:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-
5:00; lunch, 1:00-2:00; nights. Badminton is a sport which is
fast increasing its claim to popu-
larity on campus. The relatively
new Badminton Club at present
has fifteen active members to its
credit and will add to its mem-
bership in February when tryouts
will be held. Runita McCurdy is the newly-
elected president of the club, and
Archer Boswell acts as the A. A.
manager in charge of all badmin-
ton activities. Salk Shots Reduce
Epidemics of Polio "I didn't think this could happen
to us," said Mrs. Richard Greeno
of Camp Douglas, Wis., as her
sixth child was struck down by
polio. None of the Greeno children
had been inoculated with Salk vac-
cine. "We never thought we need-
ed it," their mother explained. But the polio virus did not re-
spect what she thought. All Americans in the age group
from six months to 35 years should
act now to protect themselves
against "polio season" next sum-
mer, authorities working with the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis urge. The Marchtof Dimes 1957 cam-
paign, in which funds are raised
to finance needed care of polio
patients, is also urging those who
contribute to get vaccinated for
their own protection. Ellington Grocery Co.
307 E. College Ave.
DR. 7-3841-3842 The influence of the educate^
American woman is one of the
strongest forces for good in
our national life today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insghts. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, January 23, 1957 onor Committee Authorizes
Rule Studies, Interpretations (Editors note: This is the first in a series of articles concerning
Agnes Scott's honor program sponsored by Student Government.) Last quarter during the week of October 15, the Agnes
Scott campus had its annual Honor Emphasis Week, at which
time particular attention was given to all aspects of the
honor program. Basic plans for this week were formulated before school
began at a retreat held at Camp
Roosevelt. At this time the Execu-
tive Committee of Student Gov- ?rnment detected the need for a
more extensive program of honor
emphasis, which resulted in their
securing the help of Christian
Association and Athletic Associa-
tion. Thus, all these major stu-
dent organizations on campus
pledged their support to the honor^
program. It was felt that by the
combined efforts of the three as-
sociations, a larger number of stu-
dents on campus would be mpre
effectively reached. Such joint ef-
fort would also provide these or-
ganizations with a real sense of
unity. At the beginning of fall quar-
ter, an Honor Committee was set
up consisting of four members
from the Executive Committee,
two from C. A. and two from A.
A. This committee met regularly
from the beginning of school in
order to discuss every aspect of
the honor program and to make
more detailed plans for Honor
Emphasis Week. Plans were made for the three
associations to meet three con-
secutive Monday nights preceding
Honor Emphasis Week. At these
meetings, basic principles of the
honor system were discussed,
problems were examined and
methods of presentation were de-
cided upon. These preliminary
meetings were valuable in that
they helped the associations to
grasp for themselves the real
meaning of the honor system, and
in so doing they were better
equipped to present the honor
program to the student body. During Honor Emphasis Week,
many suggestions were made for
possible rule changes. In order to
take action on these suggestions, a Rules Committee was set up
by Executive Committee. The Ju-
dicial Chairman heads up this
committee composed of five Ex-
ecutive Committee members. This
group ' meets every Saturday at
10:45 to study rules, consider sug-
gestions, and clarify rules which
seem to confuse the students. Results of this committee's
work have been profitable to
date. Many minor yet significant
changes have come about. For
example, the Rule^ Committee
studied the automatic penalty for
forgetting phone co-op, which was
(Continued on Page 3) Theater Arts Hour
Will Spotlight Frost Robert Frost's "The Mask of
Reason" will be the featured work
in a speech hour to be held this
afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Re-
bekah Scott speech studio. Hav-
ing as its four principal characters
Job, Job's wife, God and Satan,
the recitation will star Miss Ju-
dith Kase, Dr. Edward McNair,
Dr. George P. Hayes, and Mr.
Richard Valente, director of the
Oglethorpe Players of Oglethorpe
University. Included in the afternoon's pro-
gram, a quarterly project of the
speech department, will be sev-
eral of Frost's lyric poems read
by first year speech students.
Members of advanced classes will
present more lengthy works by
the poet, including "The Death of
the Hired Man," "Home Burial,"
"Paul's Wife," "The Witch of
Coos" and "The Mask of Reason." The college community is in-
vited to attend this hour of read-
ings. America's Poet Laureate
To Pay Annual ASC Visit On Tuesday evening, January 29, Robert Frost, America's
Poet Laureate, will be presented by Lecture Association in
Gaines chapel at 8:30 p.m. Four time Pulitzer Prize winner, Mr. Frost was first
brought to Agnes Scott in 1935 by his friend, Miss Emma May
Laney, then on the English fac-
ulty here. Since 1945, Mr. Frost
has visited Agnes Scott each year;
1957 marks his fifteenth visit to
the campus. Miss Laney has re-
turned to Agnes Scott for a visit
during the poet's stay here. Tickets for students and fac-
ulty members who wish to sit in
the reserved section for the Rob-
ert Frost lecture may be secured
this week in the book store free
of charge. Reserved tickets are
not available for guests. Mr. Frost's books are currently
on sale at the main desk in the
library. There are three editions |
for sale: The Complete Works at
$4.50 per copy, The Road Not
Taken at $3.50 per copy, and the
Modern Library edition of his
poetry at $1.45. Students who wish
to have books autographed by Mr.
Frost must place their orders with
the librarian before 5 p.m. Satur-
day, January 26. The Robert Frost Collection,
Agnes Scott's outstanding collec-
tion of books and papers of the
famous poet, is now on display in
the McCain Library. The collec-
tion, which ranks with perhaps
two otljer such collections of the
poet's works in the nation, is a
valuable asset to Agnes Scott. It
contains many of the poet's early
volumes, including a copy of his
first, A Boy's Will, which was
printed in England in 1913. The numerous later books in-
clude both limited and trade edi-
tions printed in England and Am-
erica. One limited edition of in-
terest was printed on the Dart-
mouth campus by students. Some
of the most valued items in the
collection are Christmas cards
containing poems by Mr. Frost,
many of which are quite valuable.
The library has recently received to her upon her retirement last
June. In addition to enlargement
of the Frost Collection, the pro-
ceeds from the endowment fund
will be used for the proper display Robert Frost and Emma May Laney enjoy a special luncheon during
the poet's last visit to the college. his 1956 Christmas poem, "Kitty
Hawk, 1894." The Frost Collection also con-
tains anthologies, two of which
are foreign, book jackets, critical
works, theses on Mr. Frost's
works, book introductions written
by the author, letters, and poems
which Mr. Frost copied by hand
for the library. Most of the books
have been autographed by the
poet. The Robert Frost Collection will
be enlarged and maintained by
proceeds from the Emma May
Laney Library Fund. The perman-
ent $5,000 endowment was estab-
lished by the faculty, the staff,
former and present students, and
friends of Miss Laney as a tribute of Miss Laney's gift of her collec-
tion of the letters from Carl Sand-
burg and John Galsworthy and
for the acquisition of masterpieces
in English literature. Miss Laney tells of an incident
in which a faculty child of some
years ago gave the renowned poet
the top juvenile accolade: after
hearing Mr. Frost's pleasant, in-
formal talk, the little boy Re-
marked judiciously, "He's as good
as Bob Hope!" Mr. Frost will arrive at Agnes
Scott on Saturday, January 26.
Informal conferences and lunch-
eons, so that students may meet
and talk with the poet, will be
announced later. Lightning, Sprinkler System, Elevator
Share In Evolution of Main Building In the year 1891 Agnes Scott Institute experienced two
major stages of development Main Building was completed
and Miss Louise McKinney journeyed from a teaching posi-
tion in West Virginia to live and teach at Agnes Scott. Miss
McKinney taught here for 46 years and still resides on South
Candler Street. She and Dr. James Main Building, Agnes Scott Institute Ross McCain, President Emeritus
of the college, today provide a
rich supply of source material
concerning the history and back-
ground of the Institute and of
Main Building. Main Building, or Agnes Scott
Institute as it was originally in-
scribed, was begun in the year
1890. Before and during the con-
struction of the building, the
young women who attended "the
Institute" held classes in a small
white house which still stands
across the railroad tracks. After
playing their part in the construc-
tion by laying the bricks in the
"Dieckmann corner," sixty girls
moved from the white house into
Agnes Scott Institute, which, at that time, was the one and only
building "on campus." Since Main was the center of
all activity for the school, some
of the rooms which we now know
as bedrooms or date parlors at
that time were practice rooms or
recitation rooms. The outer con-
struction of the building has even
been changed. There were two
wings which extended from either
end of the building into what we
now call the quadrangle. In the wing off of the End Date
Parlor was the kitchen, which
served the school dining room on
the basement floor under the Date
Parlor. In the wing which extend-
ed from what we now call the
McKinney Room was the power plant which pumped water and
provided heat and electricity for
the school. Miss McKinney recalls
that at that time Agnes Scott was
the only building in Decatur to
have electric lights and it was
quite a thrilling thing for the
town people to see them go on in
the evening. Besides the dining room in the
basement there was a small gym-
nasium, the business office where
books and supplies could be
bought, and the treasurer's office.
On the first floor the Deans Of-
fice was exactly where it is today
and across the hall to the left of
the entrance was the President's
Office. Dr. McCain remembers
how he enjoyed meeting the girls'
callers as they waited for the
young ladies in his office. Agnes Scott's date parlors were
originally recitation or class
rooms. Each teacher had a room
in which a certain "number of
(Continued on page 4) 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS $ Wednesday, January 23, 1957 Lonesome Dime Initiates XetUr Do Mt
1958 Junior Jaunt Drive The "Silhouette" of 1953 included the above picture among
its photographic memories for the year. What was the event?
Shellbound II! "Dante under the Dinner Table," once a familiar and much-
talked-of work of art, has now been virtually lost in the files
of the museum of lost art treasures. The 1957 "Silhouette" has reserved space for bringing
back to life once more this picture and others like it. But
photographs cannot capture mere figments of the imagina-
tion. They require substance. And substance for Shellbound
means lights . . . action . . . "Let's finish the job!" This is the theme of the 1957 March
of Dimes campaign against polio. The March of Dimes will be finished with polio when polio
is finished as a crippler of human beings and when repair of
the damage it has done is carried to the limit of our know-
ledge and ability. This cannot happen all at once not even
with the help of the Salk vaccine. Since the vaccine was scientifically appproved for general
use in April, 1955, almost 43,000,000 Americans have begun
the course of three shots which are necessary for maximum
protection. In the months ahead, it is the hope of the Nation-
al Foundation for Infantile Paralysis not only that these
millions will complete the course but that as many more will
start it. J Today there is a growing movement for campus vaccina-
tions against polio in colleges and universities throughout
the nation. Increasing numbers of academic institutions are
providing Salk vaccine for their students and young faculty
members as part of an over-all program aimed at increasing
immunization of the nation's most susceptible individuals. At Stanford University in California, a vigorous campus
vacination program is being supported by "an enthusiastic committee of students" serving the Stanford University Heal-
th Service, through the cooperation of the local chapter of the
National Foundation. President Dwight D. Eisenhower says: "The American
people recognize a debt of gratitude to the National Founda-
tion for Infantile Paralysis and to its founder, the late Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose personal courage in over-
coming the handicap of poliomyelitis stands as a symbol of
the fight against this disease." So "Lets finish the job!" means "Let's start finishing the
job." The whole job will take years. It is no quick matter to
put out a fire that has raged through our country each sum-
mer for many years. The challenge of meeting a disaster is
never limited to absorbing the loss of what has been de-
stroyed; it must include the cost of rebuilding, replacing,
restoring, so that the human body is once again a fitting
dwelling place for the human spirit. G.A.R. The Silhouette staff feels that
the annual must represent the R y Nanc y Kimmel We were sweeping up the remains of a once glorious and the ways in which it is outstand- well fed china piggy bank, when we discovered, lodged up ing and distinct. Agnes Scott is in the tail, one single solitary dime. How could we have over- noted for its academic standing; looked this during the past week of pocket emptying? this can be shown with words. It was a very old dime, dating back to the nineteen forties, But there are other things about and had been well worn and dulled Agnes Scott that only the student by constant usage during the past d /.T sooner then, he mum- reaRy know and feels _ the friend _ ten years. The problem was what bled between nibbles on the do*r ^ and cooperation on campuSf to do with the silly thing. You mat from Oman's back porch. "I ^ reli?ious irit the earnest can't buv anything worthwhile Pf? you re stuck with it. Well, quegt for {YU{h and understand . with one dime anymore. Every- gw* the wa ? the cookie crum- in g. These things an annual should thing respectable costs at least es 1 try to portray photographically if more than $2.98. discouraged, we tried it * w ishes t o" represent a school So-we started out across cam- t0 & * to someone deep accurately pus to find someone or something 111 study m tne h brary. However, there is one other that could tell us what we ought ohe Sobbed her books, jumped aspect of our campus of wnich we to do. The bookstore was closed into her coat > and headed for the are proud the warmth and "hu- and we weren't hungry or thirsty, stairs - " You must be craz >"' 1 doiVt manness" of our faculty. The besides, the coke machine had a warU >' our Slll - V old dime. ^ Trying staff ha5 reserved a spec ial page sign on it thatf said: "Changer is to give a dlme awa ^ HA! " in order to reveal this "gentilesse" out of order.|" Well, we couldn't They wouldn 't even take it at lhrough pictures of 'Shellbound waste a whole nickel on a coke. the desk ln the l lbrar y as a be- mr of course> we have academic The dime was beginning to forehand payment on any books pictures of our pro f e ssors, but we make a black place in the middle we mi S ht have overdue in the fe8l that tney are more than lec _ of our moist palm. But we went rutur e. turers; they are a vital part of on. There couldn't be anything Bv this time the Liberty head our campus life . worse than making that dime feel 011 the front . slde of our o]d dime We would now like to know unwanted. It was the principle of was makin S a ver > r sad face. But wne ther the faculty have become the thing that counted. A whole fin ally, remembering what Ish pedantic and forgotten the adage dime with no place to go. Dear! said - we found ourselves an old hat m vvork and no play makes We offered it to Ish, but he said D9X and P ut the dime ln there - Jack a dull boy" or whether they it wouldn't even make the down Panting JUNIOR JAUNT on the are honestly too involved in the payment on a can of Red Heart, side > we Peeked through the slot im p r0 vement of our minds (which fish flavor, so it wouldn't have in the t0 P to the lonesome little need it) to spare time for the done him much good. "My fa- dime, greatest' show on earth, vorite class, the Juniors," he said, " Just y u wait about twelve Snall a page in tneir life g0
"have been doing a lot of money more months, Miss Liberty, and
collecting lately. Why don't you y u win be the most Popular lady
give it to them?" on campus." "But Ish, that's all over. They And since then a nickel and a
won't do any more of that until quarter have joined her in the
next year." box. Who knows, something great "You should have found that might come of this. Mary Oates
Editor, Silhouette The Town and Country of Wes- leyan reports that college's "Fine
Arts Festival." The emphasis of
the week was on literature, paint-
ing and scupture, graphic arts,
and music. Many outstanding peo-
ple in these fields participated,
and both guests and students pre-
sented lectures, plays, and recitals.
"Freedom is more often de-
By Byrd Bryan stroyed by misguided friends than Two weeks ago. President Eisenhower presented his Middle by malicious opponents." "A
East Doctrine to Congress. He asked for the authority to use command of facts by a free and
United States armed forces to insure protection of the politi- analytical mind is this nation's
cal integrity of these areas and to grant military and econo- greatest resource." The Tiger,
mic assistance to those countries desiring such aid. Americans Clemson College,
then sat back to notice the reac- ^ , r Internationally Speaking . . . President's Middle East Policy
Brings Mixed Reaction Abroad rublished weekly except during holidays and examination periods, by the students of
April's Scott College. Office on second floor Murnhey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur. (Jeorgla, post office. Subscription price per year
$2 .00 : single copies, ten cents. Kdltor DOROTHY REARICK Managing Editor VIRGINIA KELLER Business Manager VIRGINIA McCLURKIN tion to this doctrine from various
parts of the world. This reaction has been mixed.
Many Americans were concerned
more about whether or not the
president should have such power.
Some said that the doctrine would
be "an undated declaration of
war." However, Congress moved
slowly in expressing any opinions. Iraq, Turkey and Iran, bound
to the West by oil ties and mili-
tary alliances, welcomed the pro-
gram. However, Jordan, Syria and
Egypt were deeply suspicious.
Saudi Arabia is tied to the United
States by her oil and an alliance,
but she has also committed her-
self to aid Jordan by an agree-
ment with Egypt and Syria. Russia has branded the pro-
gram as one of imperialistic in-
tentions and as one to "suppress
the movement for national inde-
pendence." Red China agrees with
Russia. In a declaration from Mos-
cow it was stated that Russia and
Red China condemn the program
and intend to "continue rendering
the necessary support to the peo-
ples of the Near and Middle East." This Red promise means, prob-
ably, that the Communists will
try to win over Egypt and other
Arab states by matching the U.
S. aid. However, it is felt that the
Communist world will not be able
to compete with the economically
stronger United States. Fb~e-C Wednesday, January 23, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3 NEA Recognizes CentennialJ Honor
Improves Educational Facilities Changes in the materials and equipment of American
schools are hinged closely to changes in life outside the school,
observes the historian, Dr. Edgar B. Wesley, who is writing
the story of the National Education Association's first 100
years. The NEA will recognize its centennial in 1957. "It is now difficult to name a
product which the schools do not
buy or one that has no education-
al utility," he says, pointing out
that in 1857 a building, some seats,
and a few books met the require-
ments of the typical school. "Making no pretensions of being
charitable or disinterested but
frankly embracing the motivation
of the capitalistic system, com-
mercial suppliers of the tools of
education nevertheless have made
contributions of great value to the
cause of education," he says. Commercial exhibits in connec-
tion with NEA conventions began
with the 1880's, mixed with ex-
hibits of school work. In 1924 com-
mercial exhibitors became organ-
ized as the "Associated Exhibitors
of the NEA." They have estab-
lished a code of ethics for them-
selves and pledged to limit them-
selves to "reliable" firms produc-
ing "tools for education." Recognizing that textbooks and
school equipment today are great-
ly improved, Wesley cites some
freakish fads ofg yesteryear in
school supplies and equipment.
Collections of orations, printed
"with marks for emphasis, tones,
inflections, and gestures," were
popular in days of "elocution," he
says. An interlinear translation of
"Caesar," meant to bring relief
to the poorly-prepared and over-
worked teacher, started the "pony"
which has operated sub-rosa to
"relieve" some unscupulous stu-
dents unto this day. A magnetic globe, accompanied
by small magnetic pieces repre-
senting races, animals and vegeta-
tion, demonstrated "gravity" to
geography classes in an early in-
novation. Another was a map on a
white satin bag that could be in-
flated into a twelve-inch globe. Despite the influence of such
fads, Wesley says, the suppliers of
educational materials and aids to
teachers must be recognized not
only as contributors to the effec-
tiveness of teaching but as promo-
ters of educational progress. Rep-
resentatives of major textbook
publishers from the early days on
have often been well-dnformed
men who carried educational ideas
from school to school and helped
good ideas spread, he points out. Ellington Grocery Co.
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DECATUR, GEORGIA In cooperation with the fresh-
man class meetings, '60 Club is
conducting a special series of five
programs on "The Abundant
Life." Beginning this series, Miss
Miriam Koontz addressed the
class on Monday, January 21, on
"Signs of Maturity" and led a
follow-up discussion at the '60
Club meeting on Tuesday after-
noon. According to Carolyn Mason,
'60 Club program chairman,
"these programs are planned to
help the freshmen find answers
to some of the major questions
which confront college students
and to guide them toward a rich-
er experience in college and later
life." The regular meeting of the
French Club will be held on
Thursday, January 24, at 4 :30 p.m.
at Kennedy House, 341 S. Candler
Street. The program will feature
scenes from "Le Petit Prince"
presented by members of the 101
French classes. "La scene du Mouton" will be
played by M. Pierre Thomas and
Marcia Tobey, "La scene de la
Rose" will star Anne Corse, Aud-
rey Johnson, and Paula Pilkenton.
Mary Anne Donnell and Kay Lamb
will enact "La scene du Roi," and
Martha Sharp and Nancy Awbrey
will play in "La scene du Vani-
teux." "La scene^du Buveur" will be
dramatized by Patricia Perin and
Leoniece Davis, and Sara Anne
Carey and Crawford Feagin will
be "Le Businessman" and "Le
Petit Prince." "La scene du Ren-
ard" will present Martha Starrett
and Emily Bevins; Barbara Harri-
son and Charlotte Henderson will
tell the story of "L'Aiguilleur."
"La scene de l'Echo" will be acted
out by Kay Walters, Betsy Roberts
and June Hall. Council Arranges
Sophomore Series In concurrence with the fresh-
man and senior discussion groups
this quarter, Advisory Council has
arranged a series of sophomore
discussions, to be held Monday
nights at 8:30 p.m. in Walters Rec
Room. The first of this series,
"Qualities of Gracious Leader-
ship," led by Mrs. Sims, was Jan-
uary 21. DeKALB-DECATUR
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Jean Servais (Continued from Page 1) a four-day campus. The commit-
tee felt that this penalty was too
strict and recommended that a
three-day campus become auto-
matic. The Executive Committee
accepted this. Formerly, there was confusion
about a rule which says that a
student must sign out when visit-
ing in a home off-campus. The
committee clarified this to mean
"paying a Visit" (such as having
a meal in a home), not just "run-
ning by to say "hello." The Rules Committee also dis-
cussed the possibility of sopho-
mores riding with seniors at night
without chaperones. This was
recommended to the Privilege
Committee and accepted. The student body is urged to
attend the meetings of the Rules
Committee. Suggestions for rule
changes and clarification may be
given to any member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. Many questions concerning Ag-
nes Scott's honor program were
asked during Honor Emphasis
Week. Feeling that the campus
should have these answered, Stu-
dent Government has asked to
have some of the honor program's
basic policies interpreted by Dr.
Alston and Miss Scandrett. These
interpretations will appear in the
"Agnes Scott News" in the weeks
following, and it is hoped that
these articles will answer some ba-
sic questions. This should be a time of honor
reemphasis. Agnes Scott's honor
system can be effective only by
having times of examination,
evaluation, and interpretation. In
these next few weeks, students
will be able to examine honor as
it is exercised in community liv-
ing. Student meeting tomorrow, Jan-
uary 24, will feature a mock Exec
meeting. Students are invited to
attend and learn how the com-
mittee handles cases. Huper To Address
Prospective Wives "Deck the Hearth" is the subject
to be discussed at this afternoon's
marriage class. Speaker is Miss
Marie Huper, Assistant Professor
of Art, who will present some or-
iginal ideas on the planning and
decorating of an apartment or
home. Sponsored by Mortar Board, the
marriage classes are designed for
all seniors and engaged girls.
They are held each Wednesday in
207 Campbell Hall from 5 to 6 p.m. Prompt Delivery
DR. 3-1665 YOUR NEAREST
DRUG STORE Scotties Revisit Old South,
Sway Under Spanish Moss The Old South in song and dance reigned supreme this weekend
both on the Agnes Scott campus and elsewhere, and Scotties re-
sponded to this "days of yore" theme in their best Southern manner.
Nancy Kimmel and her co-workers are to be commended for staging
a production that captured all the gaiety of that period, yet left the
audience with a certain nostalgic twinge as the last notes of -Dixie"
faded away in the finale ... a most difficult feat to have accomplished
so well. Throughout the weekend, out-of-town guests were seen aplenty
strolling the grounds. Dot Martin, Mary Ruth Watson, Keo Keller, 1
Nellie Strickland, Jo Sawyer, Gretehen Elliot, Jan Matheson,
and Shirley McDonald were a few f the lucky girls who had
imported dates" for the dance. Ramona Cartwright, who has
never missed a Junior event yet, breezed in on her way to Washing-
ton to attend the Inaugural Hall, where she found Marianne (wiiiis.
The K.A.'s, long known to be the Confederacy's staunchest up-
holders, held their annual Convivium in honor of Lee's birthday at
the Piedmont Driving Club. Seen sipping their mint julep-less's
were Libby Hanna, Peg Elliot, Boo Florence, Sue Lile, Carol Rogers,
Betty Garrard, Jimsie Oeland, Drew Blankner, Margaret Benton,
Doreen Greenfield, Nancy Bowers, Nancy Niblack, Susan Foxworth,'
Portia Strickland, and Nora Ann Simpson. Another Tech group,
the Sigma Nu's, formally entertained Pat Gover, Ann Blackshear,
Liz Shumaker, Dale Dick, and Carlanna Lindamood with a supper
and dance at the Standard Country Club. Over Emory way, the Sigma ( his and their dates journeyed to
Avondale for a party at^the American Legion Club there. Judy
and Jody Webb, Sandra Diekerson, Margaret Fortney, and Lila
McGeachy partook of the fun and fellowship these good brothers
offered. More Emory socialites Included Camille Strickland, La-
Vonne Nalley, Mary Rivers Stubbins, Kendall Hood, and Lynn
Frederick who danced with the S'.A.E.'s.
An extended survey of Emory's fraternity row saw Mary Hart
Richardson, Diane Parks, "Pee Wee" Fowlkes, and Sara Lu Persinger
partying at the Delta Tau Delta house. The Phi Delt's made a special
evening of it with an excursion to Snapfinger Farm accompanied by
a host of Scotties. Liz Acree, Cynthia Butts, Myra Glasure, Barbara
Specht, Boogie Helm, Tissie Rogers, and Jean Salter were among
those that left the lights of the city behind and hearkened to the
country's call. , The hold-over of "The Pajama Game" continued to attract many
Scotties who returned to campus humming "Hey There, You With
the Stars in Your Eyes." . . . Nancy Awbrey, Sara Margaret Heard,
Suellen Beverly^ Ann Whisnant, Judy George, Carolyn Hazard,
'Audrey Johnson, and Curt Swords can be counted as some of those
with new playbills for their bulletin boards.
A combo was in order at the Tech Beta House, and Dolly Bates,
Eve Purdom, Martha Davis, Sarah Adams, and Helen Scott Maddox
took full advantage of a night of music there. The Phi Delt engineers
played host to Jill Imray, Val Edwards, Dana Hundley, Nancy Frank-
lin, Sally Smith, Eunice Simmons, and Kay Richards, to mention a
few. Cathryn Collins, Rene Shenk, and June Connally enjoyed the
hospitality of the Kappa Sigs nearby. Individual Recognition this week goes to Sara Townsend, a new
member of the Senior Carat Club, also to Paula Bagwell and Kay
Fuller, the recipients of a Sigma Nu and Beta pin respectively. And
to Louise Rigdon, the new Emory A.T.O. sweetheart, plus Anne
Dodd, who received a similiar honor from the Tech Chi Phi's, our
heartiest Congrats. Finally, a warm word to "Monk" Talmadge
and Frances Johns, the lucky winners of the Frosh Date Raffle . . .
some people have all the luck.
'Bye now. The influence of the educated
American woman is one of the
Strongest forces lor good in
our national life today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities ana insights. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. January 23. 1957 Freshmen, Sophomores Score Seen in Passing
Wins in Basketball Competition By Helen Hendry and Nancy Turner Class competition for the basketball championship started
off with victories for the freshmen and sophomores over the
seniors and juniors on January 18. Getting off to a fast start, freshman, Sylvia Saxon, scored
two points in a lay-up shot in the first few seconds of the game.
In the first quarter the freshmen
dominated the ball with the guards
setting up a strong zone defense
to offset any senior attack and
the forwards keeping good control
over the ball. Peace Fewell's lay-
up shot made the score 4-1 at the
end of the first quarter. The second quarter again showed
the freshman skill as Nancy Du-
vall, Caroline Michael, and Jane
Norman sparked the defense, and
the forwards added six points to
their score. Margie DeFord and
Carolyn Herman connected with
two lay-ups to bring the score to
10-5. The seniors came back fighting
after the half with Herman and
DeFord leading the offense and
scoring four points each. Boo Flor-
ence sank two balls to give the
freshmen four points, and both
sides made free shots on fouls to
bring the score to a 17-15 fresh-
man advantage. In the last quarter the score
was tied twice; once at 20-20 and
again at 22-22. The freshmen
pulled ahead by making good the
free shots that they received for
senior fouls. At the end of the game the
score stood at 27-24, showing that
the freshmen have a team that
will be stiff competition for the
other classes. Fast - moving, smooth - shooting
Charlene Bass netted a total of
14 points in the game Friday to
spark the Sophomore team to a
slim 30-27 victory over a tena-
cious Junior six. An atmosphere
of excitement and tension marked
the nip and tuck battle between
the two evenly-matched teams as
opposing forwards met point with
point in a furious scoring contest. In the first minute of the game,
Soph Sarah Brown connected with a free throw to give the Sopho-
mores a short-lived edge over their
opponents. The Juniors then took
the lead with a free throw and a
toss from Becka Fewell. A beau-
tiful overhead crib shot by
Brown tied the score, but the lead
again shifted as Hazel Ellis, a
good, smooth ball-handler, began
to rack up points for the Juniors. The second quarter saw the
Sophs ready for action. Aided by
an able defensive trio, Mitchell,
Harris and Shaw, the Sophomore
forwards broke to the basket time
and again to tilt the score in their
favor. In the last minutes of the
quarter, the hard-pushed Juniors,
now trailing 15-11, encroached on
the Sophs' lead as Nancy Kim-
mel's high, long shots began to
meet the basket. The Juniors got off to a fast
start in the second half, tying the
score 19-19. The fast Soph for-
wards seemed unable to break
through to their basket as they
had done previously, and needless
bouncing and passing slowed their
offensive game. Junior guard Mar-
tha Meyer starred in the defen-
sive play, grabbing rebound after
rebound from the forwards' grasp.
A sudden scoring splurge in the
last minute brought the excite-
ment to a pitoh, and two shots in
the remaining seconds clicked to
clinch the win for the Sophomores. Social Committee
Schedules Movie Come one! Come two, to see
Social Committee's movie "My
Cousin Rachel/' starring Oli-
via DeHaviland and Richard
Burton, on Saturday, January
26, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 207
Campbell Hall. Admission fee
la 35 cents. Agnes Scott Students Deserve The Best GET THE BEST IN SERVICE
At Decatur Cleaners and Hatters 147 Sycamore Street, Decatur, Ga.
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Placards Your Particular Job the Way You Want It New Era Publishing Co. Juniors runhing around the cam-
pus Saturday with armloads of white
ruffles and net petticoats. Spanish Moss, import left over
from "Dixierama," hanging from
bare limbs of the elm tree by Wal-
ters. Gray cat, delighted at so much
male company in the Hub on the
night of Junior Jaunt, ignores the
girls seen everyday to snuggle in
blue serge and charcoal flannel laps. Forlorn male, seated in a corner
of the Hub, sewing a letter on his
gold athletic sweater. Petite history professor, straining
for a top-row mailbox, "Pm going
to buy myself a periscope to see if
it y s worth the stretch." Former Professor
To Conduct Chapel Chapel on Friday, January 25,
will be led by Miss Emma May
Laney, Professor Emeritus of
English, who is now living in
Denver, Colorado. Miss Laney is
staying in the guest room of Wal-
ters Dormitory and has come to
be at Agnes Scott during Robert
Frost's annual visit. Arrangement
was made for Miss Laney's return
when she retired from the faculty
last spring. "Alexander Hamilton 200th
Anniversary of His Birth" will be
the topic of Dr. Walter B. Posey's
Convocation speech on Wednes-
day, January 30. Dr. Paul Tillich, University Pro-
fessor at Harvard, will speak on
"Religion and the Arts" in Gaines
Chapel on Thursday evening, Jan-
uary 31, at 8:00. The University,
Center is sponsoring Dr. Tillich's
visit. DR. 7-1708
DR. 7-3866 McKinney, McCain Recount
Tales Of Agnes Scott Institute (Continued from Page 1) young ladies sat," similar to
homerooms. The End Date Parlor
originally had a double purpose.
In the day time a partition cut
the large room into two small
class rooms, and in the evening
the partition was raised for a
study hall. At the opposite end of the
building there was not a' hall
separating the McKinney and
Dieckmann rooms; rather, this
section was one large room in
which chapel was held. After the
hall was placed there, the Dieck-
mann room was the music studio. On the second and third floors
were bedrooms with a bath at
each end of the hall. The teachers
lived on these floors also, and
Miss McKinney recalls how close
a relationship the students and
teachers enjoyed. "It was more
like a family." When asked about a communi-
cation system within the building,
Miss McKinney said that they had
what were known as speaking
tubes on each floor. She chuckled
over, fond memories of amusing
incidents concerning those tubes.
The girls arose in the morning
and went to bed at night at the
signal of a whistle from the power
room. On the fourth floor of Main
were the music practice rooms
and the two rooms belonging to
the Propylaeum and Mnemosynean
Literary Societies. It was up there
that the girls enjoyed "shindigs"
and fellowship on Saturday nights. The tower room has an inter-
esting background, for in there
was and j still is a water tank
which supplied the school with water. On this tank are names of .
girls who were given the privi-
lege of writing their names for
initiation. The tank could still be
used today with the artesian well
which is at the side of Buttrick. The school library began its
evolution in the President's Of-
fice where there was, according
to Miss McKinney, a bookcase
containing only books by Scott,
Dickens, and Thackeray, and a
dictionary. From this place the
library was moved to the second
floor tower room; from here it
was finally located in the End
Date Parlor on the first floor. Main Building has had several
renovations since it was first
built. In 1943 the sprinkler sys-
tem was put in. In 1949 one of
the girls struck a match near one
of the pipes and the building was
instantly flooded. In 1941 the
elevator was installed and new
hardwood floors put in. The light-
ing system was also improved. In 1951 lightning struck a cor-
ner of the tower and a buttress
was knocked off and fell through
the attic into the room of one of
the students. This touched off the
sprinkler system and again every-
thing was flooded. For almost a
year after that accident Main was
completely empty. Since that time
Main has essentially been as we
know it today. With the gradual appearance of
new buildings to take much of the
college activity away from Main,
the building which was originally
known as Agnes Scott Institute
has evolved and changed until it
is hardly recognizable as the first
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French Fries Students Always Welcome AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday, January 30, 1957 Alumna To Present
Recital in Maclean Miss Charlotte Key, a 1951
graduate of Agnes Scott, will ap-
pear in an organ recital in Maclean
Chapel Friday afternoon, Feb-
ruary 1, at 1:30. Included on the
program will be "Prelude and
Fugue in D Major" by Dietrich
Buxtehude, Chorale Prelude on
"These Are the Holy Ten Com-
mands" by J. S. Bach, "Variations
on a Theme of Clement Janne-
quin" by Jehan Alain, and "Chor-
ale in A Minor" by Cesar Franck. While at Agnes Scott, Miss Key
was a member of Mortar Board
and Phi Beta Kappa, and served
as editor of the "Agnes Scott
News." After studying for three
years at Julliard School of Music
in New York City, she was in-
structor in music and college or-
ganist for one year at Western
College for Women, Oxford, Ohio,
before taking her present position
as organist and choir director of
the First Baptist Church, Rome,
Georgia. English Professor
To Speak on Yeats The college community and the
general public are invited to hear
Carlos Baker lecture on "Yeats
and the Irish Renaissance" on
Thursday, February 7 at 8 p.m.
in Gaines chapel. Professor Baker is head of the
English Department at Princeton
University and is a distinguished
literary critic. He has published a
number of books on such diverse
figures as Shelley and Hemingway
and is a frequent contributor to
varied periodicals including the
book section of the "New York
Times," where he often reviews
books in the fields of fiction and
romantic poetry. Professor Baker is said to be
an urbane land witty lecturer and
a person who makes easy connec-
tion with his audience. In his lec-
ture at Agnes Scott he promises
to talk about how Yeats' part in
Irish nationalism and his associa-
tion with the Abbey Theater af-
fected his lyric poetry. Yeats' work
as director of the Abbey, his
friendship with Synge and Lady
Gregory, and his whole participa-
tion in the Young Ireland Move-
ment connect him with an excit-
ing chapter of literary history. Besides lecturing in the evening,
Professor Baker will meet infor-
mally with the class in Romantic
Poetry at 12:10 p.m. and with the
class in the Novel at 3:30 p.m.
His visit in the University Center
opens with >a lecture at Emory on
February 5 at 8 p.m. on the sub-
ject of "Ancient Wisdom and
Modern Fiction, an Analysis of
the Use of Biblical Themes in
Modern Novels." Velkoff Will Speak
In Marriage Class Dr. Abraham Velkoff, well-
known gynecologist, will present
a study of "interior designs" to
the marriage class this afternoon.
Dr. Velkoff's lecture will be the
first of his two lectures dealing
with sexual relationships. As usual, the marriage class will
be held from 5 to 6 p.m. in 207
Campbell Hall. ilosopher To Discuss
Religion and the Arts World-famous religious philosopher Paul Johannes Tillich
will speak in Gaines chapel Thursday evening, January 31,
at 8 p.m. Dr. Tillich's subject will be "Religion and the Arts." Now University. Professor in Harvard University, Dr. Til-
lich was born in Prussia, the son of a Protestant minister. He
received his education from vari- possible all information concern-
ing outer space, the solar system,
and your conservatory to me. I
need all information on January
30, 1957. Robert Frost was so impressed
by the Observatory, it is reported
that he has mentioned it several
times in* his talks all over the Uni-
( Continued on Page 3) Sfudents, Scouts, 'Spacemen
Enjoy Bradley Observatory Most of the girls at Agnes Scott take very much for granted
the strange little building which stands' at the top of the
wooded hiil just across Dougherty Street. There are undoubt-
edly some students who have never even seen Bradley Ob-
servatory. And yet, Agnes Scott receives wide recognition
from many sources because of the
astronomical facilities found here. Bradley Observatory not only
brought acclaim to Agnes Scott,
but it brought astronomy to the
Southeast. It was the first of its
type in this area and was the first
observatory to be built in the
United States since 1917. There
was no good telescope south of
Virginia at the time. It has fostered widespread in-
terest in astronomy, as evidenced
in Ynany ways. Groups from col-
leges and universities frequently
request permission to visit it. This
month alone, Dr. William Calder,
head of the Physics Department
and a well-spring of information
about the Observatory, has re-
ceived over two hundred calls
from groups Individual parties,
Scout groups, scientific clubs, and
others who wished to visit it. Al-
though Dr. Calder admits the
number of calls was unusually
large this month, such avid inter-
est keeps him extremely busy
throughout the year. Interest in astronomy is dis-
played in other ways also, such as
by this typical letter which
reached the astronomy depart-
ment recently: Please send me as quickly as Seen in Passing . . . Novice bridge flayer with usual beginners lurk makes a baby slam cm her first (26 points) hand.
$ $ * Male faculty members stumble
through umbrellas in the dining '
hall lobby. Pledge in abbreviated cost inn
draped with borrowed raincoat,
braves the dinner li?ie escorted by
sympathetic hostess. ous European universities, includ-
ing the Universities of Berlin and
Breslau. Before beginning his
teaching career, he served during
World War I as war chaplain in
the German army. After the war,
Tillich taught theology at the
University of Berlin, was Profes-
sor of Philosophy of Religion at
Dresden and Leipzig, and Profes-
sor of Philosophy at the Univer-
sity of Franki'ort-am-Main.
Critic of Nazism Dr. Tillich came to this coun-
try in 1933 when, as an outspoken
critic of Nazism, he was com-
pelled to leave Germany after the
rise of Hitler. He became a Uni-
ted States citizen in 1940. From his arrival in this country
until his retirment in 1955, Dr.
Tillich was Professor of Theology
at Union Theological Seminary in
New York City. He then served
on the faculty of Harvard Divinity
School and is now University Pro-
fessor, a title reserved for a small
number of scholars free to work
on the "frontiers of knowledge"
without restriction as to field. From his early German writ-
ings up to the present, Dr. Til-
lich's main, interests have always
been the boundary line between
theology and philosophy, and gen-
erally between religion and cul-
ture. In his earlier years, his in-
terest was in the relation of re-
ligion to social and political life,
later becoming centered in the re-
lation between religion and depth
psychology, as well as religion and
the arts especially the visual arts.
Author In addition to his lecturing, Dr.
Tjllich is at present completing
the second volume of his life work,
systematic Theology. He is author of The Protestant Era;
The Shaking of the Foundations;
The Courage To Be; Love, Power,
and Justice; The New Being; and
Biblical Religions and the Search
lor Ultimate Reality. Dr. Tillich has also had several
books published in German. In
1956 he received the Goethe Plaque
of the City of Frankfurt, Ger-
many, for his achievements "dur-
ing an era of recklessness and
calamitous upheaval, in sustaining
the concept of the dignity and
freedom of the individual." CA To Feature Hall,
Religious Speaker Dr. Warner Leander Hall, Sr.,
pastor of the Covenant Presbyter-
ian Church in Charlotte, North
Carolina, will be the featured
speaker during Religious Empha-
sis Week, February 12-15. Chris-
tian Association is currently mak-
ing plans for the four-day ob-
servance, which will include morn-
ing chapel talks, individual con-
ferences and evening discussions
in the Hub. A communion service
on Friday evening will climax the
week's activities. Dr. Hall has been pastor of the
Covenant Church for ten years.
Before that time, he was located
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. During
the summer of 1955, he was ex-
change minister at Kilmarnock,
Scotland. Some of his formal edu-
cation was obtained at Edinburgh. The Warner Halls have two
children: Warner, Jr., who is a
senior at Davidson College, and
Nancy, who is a senior at Myers
the Park High School. Students wave from the root of Bradley Observatory where they enjoy frequent "astronomical out-
ings." Built in 1950, the Observatory brought acclaim to Agnes Scott College and introduced astrono-
my to the Southeast. 2 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday. January 30. 1957 College study is often proof of the old adage: The more
one learns about a subject, the less he finds he knows about
it. Fortunate is the day when the student, pouring over an
old subject, hits upon a new idea. Out of the darkness of
"nothing" appears a momentary light of "something." In the words of Robert Frost:
"Others taunt me with having knelt at well-curbs
Always wrong to the light, so never seeing
Deeper down in the well than where the water.
Gives me back in a shining surface picture
Me myself in the summer heaven godlike
Looking out of a wreath of fern and cloud puffs.
Once, when trying with chin against a well-curb,
I discerned, as I thought, beyond the picture,
Through the picture, a something white, uncertain,
Something more of the depths and then I , lost it.
Water came to rebuke the too clear water.
One drop fell from a fern, and lo, a ripple
Shook whatever it was lay there at bottom,
Blurred it, blotted it out. What was that whiteness?
Truth? A pebble of quartz? For once, then, something." D.R. Students State Opinions of New Charity Drive By Virginia Keller and Nellie Strickland lack of response on the part of Question: What is your opinion of the new type of Junior the student body By next year Jaunt money-raising campaign this year? Do you have any all the 'bugs' should be out of comments or suggestions that would be helpful in planning the system.' One of our most challenging and beneficial opportunities
as members of the Agnes Scott community is the privilege
that we have of hearing many fine lecturers and scholars,
often internationally known in their respective fields. These
speakers are brought to our campus under the auspices of
Lecture Association or the University Center and they pro-
vide stimuli for greater intellectual growth not only for stu-
dents but for visitors as well. It is an opportunity that we
should not take for granted but should delight in and ap-
preciate. Last night we heard once again America's poet laureate,
Robert Frost, entertain and stimulate an overflowing and
enthusiastic audience. Mr. Frost is always a most welcomed
visitor on the Agnes Scott campus and offers an unforgetable
experience in his annual lecture. Tomorrow night, Dr. Paul Tillich, professor at Harvard
University and visiting scholar in the University Center, will
speak in Gaines Chapel on "Religion and the Arts." Dr. Tillich
is one of the most outstanding philosophical theologians,
according to Mr. Kline, and is paying his first southern
lecture visit. Hearing Dr. Tillich will be a rare and broaden-
ing experience. L. S. Louise McCaughan, junior: type of money-raising campaign
was bound to produce some dis-
content and misunderstanding. If
given another year to be perfect-
ed, it should become an important
contribution to the promotion of
spirit." Moore, sophomore: "Al-
though the in-
tense competi-
tion in the past
has tended to
obscure the real
purpose of giv-
ing, it was in-
stru mental in
building school
spirit through
working for a
Moore common cause.
Perhaos some modified form of
competition to eliminate the
more cut-throat aspects of class
rivalry could be worked out." "The radical change in the Frances Broom, sophomore :
"For the good ot
the campus and
the spirit of giv-
ing, the new sy-
stem is advis-
able. However,
to the recipients
of the contribu-
tions for physi-
cal welfare and
education, it is
the amount which is made available and not
the spirit in which it was raised
that is more important. It is
necessary to decide which goal is
more important." Mary Ann Campbell, junior:
"The concentration on a few large
money-raising projects proved a
Treat asset to co-ordination of ef-
fort. I was disappointed in the House is virtually assured this
week. In the Senate, Senator J. Wil-
liam Fulbright of the Senate's
Foreign Relations Committee
wants a grand debate of Secre- The number of Hungarian students in our country may
reach a total of betwen 1500 and 2000. Much is being done
to help these new students. An orientation program has been
set up to help them learn the English language and to be-
come acquainted with American life. The Institute of International Education is the sponsoring
agency for the orientation program. This agency has also
taken a leading role in initiating a general scholarship pro-
gram. The Institute along with the World University Service
has circularized 1200 colleges and universities for offers for
scholarship aid for Hungarian students. Two orientation centers have been established so far, one
at Bard College in New York and the other at St. Michael's
College in Vermont. The main purpose of their programs
will be to equip these university students to take advantage
of the numerous offers of scholarships extended them by
American colleges and universities. G.A.R Published weekly except durlnc holidays and examination periods, by the students of
Ardos Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
$2.00 ; single copies, ten cents. Editor DOROTHY REARICK Managing Editor VIRGINIA KELLER Business Manager VIRGINIA McCLURKIN Assistant Editors JUNE FL'LMER, GKNE ALLKN REINERO. LANGHORNE SYDNOR Copy Editor CATHERINE GIRARDEAU News Feature Editor MILLIE NESBIT Fine Arts Editor NELLIE STRICKLAND International Editor BYRD BRYAN Society Editor CAROLYN MAGRUDER Sports Editor HELEN HENDRY Administration Editor BARBARA DUVALL Feature Editor NANCY KIMMEL Exchange Editor CAROLINE MILLER Cartoonist JENE SHABP Photographer LUE ROBERT Advertising Manager LILLIAN KIRKPATRICK Circulation Staff JO ANN BEASLEY, NANCY TROWELL, BARBARA VARNER Sarah Adams, Mary Byrd, Caroline Dudley, Nancy Graves, Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Ling. Suzanne MangfS, Louise MeCaughan. Mary Line Milford. Caroline Miller. Mary
Moore, Celeste Rogers, Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn Smith, Pat
Stewart, Nancy Turner. pressed through both the Presi-
dent and the Congress. Congressional approval would
strengthen the President as he
carried the policy out. Also, the
Congress would be more likely
to work cooperatively with the
President if they do approve of
the proposals. Internationally Speaking . . . ike's Middle East Policy Gains
Ground in Washington Circles Eisenhower's Middle East Policy seems to be gaining ground in Washington. Saturday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee urged the administration to act boldly in the solving of specific Middle East problems. The Committee's report was a formal endorsement of the Eisenhower Doctrine. Success for the resolution' in the ., ' . _ President s coming to Congress for approval of a policy of such
import as this one would not in-
fringe upon the executive prero-
gative in conducting foreign af-
fairs. The resolution was solely "A declaration of solidarity of the
tary of State Dulles' conduct of people of the United States ex _ our foreign policy. However, he added that Senate action on the Middle East proposals should not be hampered by a long debate. He believes that the Senate sihould first act upon the Middle East proposals and then look into the matter of Dulles' conduct of American foreign policies. The House committee has sup-
ported the President's request for
the authority to use American
forces against obvious Communist
aggression in the Middle East and
for power to give this area econo-
mic aid up to $200,000,000 without
legislative restrictions. The House Committee's report
urged that the administration
take some positive steps in deal-
ing with the fundamental pro-
blems in tihe Middle East such as
the Arab-Israeli dispute, the Suez
Canal dispute, and the issue con-
cerning refugees. Although the
committee supported the Middle
East proposals it made clear the
fact that these proposals fell short
of dealing with the immediate
problems of the Middle East. The
report urged the administration
to make leading steps in bringing
peace and security to this troubled
area. In addition, the committee re-
jected the idea that the resolution
would either enlarge or diminish
the constitutional powers of the
presidency. It also stated that
the resolution was free of any
implications that would set a pre-
cedent for action that would
weaken or restrict the presidency
in the future. It said that the Laura Dryden, senior: "I don't
think anything I
can be' morel
effective t h a n \
class competi-
tion. This year's!
minimized em-l
phasis on rivalry
between classes I
was good, but I?
think that from I
the money angle
last year's Junior
Jaunt was more successful." Patti Forrest, sophomore: "At
first, I was disappointed in the
lack of class competition. How-
ever, as the campaign progressed,
the spirit of cooperation between
the classes made a wonderful con-
tribution to campus spirit as a
whole. I feel that there should be
some plan for having a Junior
Jaunt queen. Virginia Redhead, senior: "The
new spirit behind the money-rais-
ing campaign was excellent. The
thermometers were particularly
good in promoting and sustaining
enthusiasm. In view of the fact
.that it was an entirely new type
of campaign, a smaller quota
might ihave been advisable. (Continued on Page 4) A Word to the Wise (?) "He read the textbook,
He studied the notes,
He outlined both. Then he summarized his outline.
Then outlined his summary on
3x5 cards. Then reduced the card outline to
one single card. Boiled the card down to one sen-
tence. Boiled the sentence down to a
phrase. Boiled the phrase down to a word. Analyzed the question. And then, forgot the word." Adopted from "The Reflector" of
State College, Mississippi, as cop-
ied from a University of Chicago
publication. Droo^le for fhe* \) Wednesday, January 30, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3 Institute of International Study
Reveals Scholarship Openings By Gene Allen Reinero Opportunities for international study in 1957 are many
and varied. Several European countries are offering study
programs to American students. British universities are offering six-week summer study
courses at Oxford, at Stratford-on-Avon, and at the capital
cities of London and Edinburgh. A limited number of scholarships
will be available. Two full schol-
arships are reserved for graduate
students. Closing date for schol-
arship applications is March 1,
1957; for regular applications,
March 30, 1957. The French Government is of-
fering university fellowships and
teaching assistantships to Ameri-
can graduate students during
1957-58. The fellowship awards
are for students with definite aca-
demic projects or study plans. The
assistantships afford language
teaching experience and an op-
portunity to become better ac-
quainted with France. Closing date
for application is February 1,
1957. Opportunities for American
graduate students to study in
Switzerland during 1957-58 have
been made available by Swiss au-
thorities. Closing date for appli-
cation is March 1, 1957. The Austrian government is of-
fering four scholarships for grad-
uate study during 1957-58 to Am-
erican students. March 1, 1957 is
the closing date for the competi-
tion. The awards may be used for
study at an Austrian university
or institution of higher learning
in all fields. The Israeli Government is of-
fering a research fellowship for
the 1957-58 academic year to an
American student. This award is
for a graduate student who wishes
to engage in a research project.
Closing da^te for applications is
February 28, 1957. The eligibility requirements for
applying to any of these study
programs are: U.S. citizenship;
bachelor's degree by date bf de-
parture for those schools offering
graduate study only; demonstrat-
ed academic ability and capacity
for independent study; good moral
character, personality, and adap-
tability; and good health. In addition to the study oppor-
tunities listed above, "Classrooms
Abroad" is offering a Berlin study
program. A group of twenty sel-
ected American college students
will be able to visit Berlin this
summer to study the language,
culture, art, and civilization of
Germany during a six-week stay
in the former capital. Full information on the 1956
trip and plans for the 1957 trip
can be obtained by writing to
"Classrooms Abroad," 525 George
Street, New Haven, Connecticut. "Resolved: That Studies Should
Not Interfere With Social Life"
was the topic of a practice debate
held by members of Pi Alpha Phi
at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan-
uary 22. On the affirmative side
were Rosalyn Warren and Helen
Hendry, while Grace Chao and
Virginia McClurkin debated the
negative. At a business meeting of Black-
friars held on Thursday, January
24, committee reports on the
club's fall production, "This, the
Theater," were read. Plans were
also discussed for the spring quar-
ter play to be presented the first
week of April. The regular meeting of Eta
Sigma Phi was held on Thursday,
January 24, at the home of Miss
Kathryn Glick, club sponsor. A
program on "The Position of Ro-
man Women" was presented by
Joyce Thomas. "Knowing Your Body" was the
topic of the program presented
by Mrs. Pat Keyser at the meet-
ing of '60 Club on Tuesday, Jan-
uary 29. This is the second in a
series of programs being spon-
sored by the club in co-operation
with the freshman class meetings. Members of the Glee Club have
begun work in preparation for
their spring concert to be present-
ed jointly with the Princeton Glee
Club during April. The regular meeting of Chi Beta
Phi will be held on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 5 at 5:00 p.m. in room 207
Campbell Hall. Dr. W., J. Frierson
wll give an illustrated lecture on
"Chromatography." Atlanta Symphony
To Present Concert The Atlanta Symphony Orches-
tra will present its eighth concert
of the season the evening of Feb-
ruary 7 at the Atlanta Municipal
Auditorium. Berl Senofsky, vio-
linist, will be t}ie guest soloist. He
is the first American-born and
American-trained musician to win
the Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
International Music contest. Business Stationery
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ted States. The Atlanta Astrono-
my Club, one of the most active
clubs of this type in the nation,
has made the Observatory its home
and meets there every month. 1947 was a lucky year for Ag-
nes Scott, when Dr. Calder left
an excellent observatory at Carle-
ton College in Northfield, Minne-
sota, and came to the campus.
Since then he has become an in-
tegral part of campus life with his
harp playing, his singing dog
"Stormy," his genuine friendli-
ness, and his "tours of the sky"
on the Observatory roof with
classical music in the background.
Planetarium The first year that he was here,
he began working on a home-
made planetarium. It was com-
pleted two x years later after a
great deal of work and was soon
to play a significant role in the
building of Bradley Observatory.
School children flocked to see the
stars projected upon a quilt ceil-
ing rigged up by Dr. Calder. The excitement spread and Dr.
James Ross McCain, President
Emeritus, admits that it' was this
little planetarium which fostered
much of his enthusiasm in astron-
omy. At any rate, shortly there-
after he began planning for Agnes
Scott to build an observatory. For
some time, the schools in the Uni-
versity Center had talked abbut
an observatory in the Atlanta area.
Now Dr. McCain began making
concrete plans. It took a great deal of personal
work on the part of our President
Emeritus to secure the funds for
this project. The Bradley Foun-
dation in Columbus contributed
$5,000 tc the newly-proposed plan,
and other foundations were also
generous. The Aluminum Company of
America gave the quarter-inch
aluminum plate for the dome,
which was in itself a tremendous
gift. The R. D. Cole Company in
Atlanta, maker of water tanks,
agreed to make the dome, but
later said if they'd known what a
hard job it was going to be they
wouldn't have undertaken it. The
telescope had been used by a mul-
ti-millionaire in Philadelphia just
as a hobby, and Agnes Scott pro-
cured this, outbidding such schools
as the University of Washington. Other individuals contributed to
making this plan a success. Dr.
Calder designed it totally, except
for architectural technicalities. It
took about a year to build the
Observatory. It was completed in
the first part of 1950 and dedicat-
ed the same year. Bradley Observatory's telescope
is a thirty-inch one, and although
this may sound tiny in comparison
to the 200-inch one at Mt. Palo-
mar, it is the largest in the South-
east. It is especially good for ob-
servatory purposes, although not
as well-suited for photographing.
Dr. Calder tells of the difficulty
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Radio Dispatch DR. 7-1708
DR. 7-3866 Between Semester Invaders
Storm Southern Stronghold Agnes Scott was literally invaded last weekend by a host of college
men from other campuses that were enjoying the breathing spell
of "between semesters" holidays. Even the uncooperative elements
couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of those Scotties who, ready for a
mid-winter pickup, went all out to show their visitors the best of
what Atlanta has to offer. So a good time was had by all . . . Davidson led in the Southern trek by descending en masse on
the campus. Susan Purser, Betty Jean Meek, Peggy Edney, Jane
King, Mary Dunn, and Sally Meek were among the ones that looked
especially happy to see the North Carolina caravan arrive, plus
Caroline Fruit t who hosted a N.C. State fellow. Other irls who were
squired by "Foreign Men" include Barbara Lake? IT. of Kentucky,
Helen Burkitt Vanderbilt, Gretchen Elliott ( lenison, Pat Perin
U. of Fla., Jean Salter and Scotty Maddox-Auburn. Visitors do
make the world go 'round, n'est-ce pas? However, the Scotties who had to content themselves with the
local gentry didn't do too badly for themselves. The Tech Navy
dance at the Officers club at Chamblee saw Lynn Frederick, Jeanne
Slade, Leonice Davis, Dale Dick, Judy George, and Joan St. Clair
waltzing with the men resplendent in dress blue and gold braid. Back
at the S.A.E. house, Boogie Helm, Cynthia Grant, Betty Lewis, Bar-
bara Alderson, Runita McCurdy, and t Kay Weber tripped the light
fantastic with another group of engineers. Come more "slide-rule students," the Kappa Sigs held a rush
party which attracted Martha Bethea, Peg Elliott, Corky Feagin,
Lil Hart, Janie Matthews, Rosemary Roberts, and Sylvia Saxon.
Nearby Linda Nichols and Ann Whisnant partied at the Phi Kappa
Sigma house and Dolly Bates, Laura Parker, and Barbara Spec lit
made merrie with the Phi Sigma Kappa's. A slightly different aspect
of night life found Libby Gay and Dana Hundley cheering the Tech
swimming team on to a final spurt at the meet. Other not strictly fraternity dates found Eve Purdom, Pat Lenhardt,
Marcia Tobey, Kay Fuller and Shirley Lawhorne forgetting their
cares amidst the entertainment offered by Carmichael's floorshow.
At the Dinkier Plaza, Blythe Posey, Caro McDonald, and D. A. Taylor
sat beating out the rhythm of the Washboard Band there, while
Annette Teague, Randy Norton, Patti Forrest, Jane Kraemer, Wardie
Abernethy, Eleanor Lee, and Susie Bailey congregated at Mammy's
Shanty for. food and fellowship. Over Emory way the "professional men," free from the strain of
exams, invited a number of Scotties to celebrate with them. Betty
Cline, Anne McWhorter, Caroline Romberg, and Priscillia Gainer
danced at the Zip's "denture domaine." The medics hosted Dot
Huddleston, Liz Shumaker, Margaret Minter, Curt Swords and
Sara Townsend at the Phi Chi house. The Emory Sigma Chi's Iheld their famed Sweetheart Ball at the
Standard Country Club. Ann Lowry, Janice Bowman, Sissy Hurley,
Kay Lamb, Jorie Muller, Susan O'Neal, Kay Richards, and Helen
Smith hummed "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" in the wee small
hours. On fraternity row the Sigma Pi's attracted Margaret Rice,
Liza Morris, Anne Akerman, Suzanne Manges, Helen Salfiti, Sarah
Lu Pers'inger and Fran Shepard. A concluding flashback to Tech
saw Pat Gover, Linda Jones, and Raines Wakeford behind the green
door at the A.T.O. "ihood" party Orchids to Janice Jones who is the proud owner of a Tech Chi Phi
pin. And to Carolyn West with her newly acquired Sigma Chi
jewel and to Carolyn Davies, who is displaying a Colgate Commons
Club pin, further good wishes. Barbara Myers proudly displays a
birthday diamond. Finally, the "Man of the Week" award goes to
the pledge who braved the dining hall in such an abbreviated
costume . . . Bravo to him and Mrs. Lanier.
Keep your morale Ihigh . . . Bye now. Flattering Hair Cuts Soft Fluffy Permanents
Call For Appointment One Block From School
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Prerecorded Tape Phonographs Radios 4 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday, January 30. 1957 Fewell Spurs Frosh Victory;
Juniors Defeat Seniors, 33-20 By Helen Hendry and Patricia Stewart Peace Fewell was undisputed high scorer for the Fresh-
man team as they racked up their second straight victory
of the season by clowning the Sophomores, 31-29. The Fresh-
men surged ahead in the first quarter with Fewell, Saxon,
and Florance each scoring within seconds of one another to
grab a quick 5-0 lead. A sudden splurge of energy
from the Sophomore guards slow-
ed the Frosh shooters while Char-
lene Bass broke to the basket for
a score and Ruth Currie tossed
from the side to threaten the
Freshman lead. Both teams of-
fered a strong defensive with the
Sophomore guards sparked by
Marion Walton exceeding in speed,
and the Frosh trio led by Willa
Muse excelling in rebounds. The second quarter saw the
Freshman forwards connecting to
increase their lead. As in the first
quarter the Sophs made a quick
comeback after a slow start, and
a hard, fast struggle ensued. The
Sophs slowly encroached on the
Frosh lead until in the last three
minutes the score stood at a tight
18-16 difference in favor of the
Frosh. The second half was marked in
general by numerous fouls. Both
teams fought desperately for the
lead, and the result was haphazard
passing and shooting which ham-
pered both teams. In the last three minutes of the
game, a beautiful side shot by
Bass tied the score 29-29. Then
the fouling took its toll. Spectators
watched tensely as three consecu-
tive fouls were called on the
Sophomores. Two out of the three
throws were completed to give the
winning 31-29 score to the Frosh.
Juniors vs. Seniors The Seniors, crippled by the
loss of forward Jackie Murray,
proved easy prey for the spirited
Juniors Friday to the tune of
33-20. The Juniors, led by their
almost infallible forwards Becca
Fewell, Hazel Ellis, and Nancy
Kimmel, captured the lead early
in the game and remained well
ahead throughout. Ellis and Fewell began in the
first quarter to show their well-
coordinated teamwork that result-
ed in their scoring 16 and, 14
points respectively. The first quar-
ter was marked by aggressive
playing on each side which re-
sulted in a multitude of foul shots. The Junior team continued their
scoring until they led by 12 points,
then , put in their second team.
The Seniors, crippled in number
of players and reserves, now be-
gan to move. Virginia Ann Red-
head and Margie DeFord began
scoring on the eager but unor-
ganized Junior second team. But with the Seniors gaining
rapidly through Redhead's and
DoFord's scoring, the original Ju-
nior team was sent back in.
Junior guards Meyer, McCall and
Sydnor soon ended the scoring by
Senior forwards and once again
the spectators were given the
treat of watching the excellently
planned plays of the Junior for-
wards. SERVICE STATION
ROAD SERVICE Collogo and MrDonough Sts.
DR. :i-9172
DECATUR, GEORGIA Magazine Reveals
Contest Deadline March 15, 1957, is an important
date for all writers, would-be and
otherwise, for this date is the
deadline for "Mademoiselle's" big
fiction-writing contest. This contest, an annual project
of "Mademoiselle," is open to all
women undergraduates under
twenty-six who are enrolled in ac-
credited colleges or junior col-
leges. Stories must be original
and the characters must be ficti-
tious. The length should be be-
tween 2,500 and 5,000 words, and
any contestant may enter more
than one story. Two winners will be chosen by
the editors of "Mademoiselle" and
will be awarded $500 in cash and
publication in the magazine. How-
ever, "Mademoiselle" often buys
at regular rates the compositions
of those winning honorable men-
tion. The names of the winners
will be announced in the College
Issue of "Mademoiselle" in Au-
gust, 1957. (Continued from Page' 3)
in keeping this telescope clean. Its
mirrors are aluminized on the
outside, making any ordinary
cleaning procedures impossible.
He has to watch it constantly, and
in damp weather the room must
be heated to prevent condensation
on the mirrors. Dr. Calder once fraught a class
in telescope making at the college,
but finally arrived at the conclu-
sion that girls were not the best
students in that particular field.
Accoustics The original planetarium, which
was first in the basement of the
old science hall, is now in the
basement of the Observatory, in
a small, dome-shaped room. Dr.
Calder tells many funny stories
which happened in this room due
to the odd acoustics of the curved
ceiling. Often he heard the con-
versation of a student and her
date whispered right in his ear,
although they were sitting across
the room from him in the dark
watching the stars and planets
move across the ceiling. Agnes Scott is fortunate to have
the opportunity of seeing the great
dome slowly rumble around until
the stars shine through the open-
ing in the ceiling, of seeing Saturn
with its rings, and of seeing the
breathtaking beauty of a nebu-
lous star cluster. Heavens above! We thank our
lucky stars for Bradley Observa-
tory! DeKALB-DECATUR
THEATER Wednesday Saturday
The Girl Can't Help It Tom EWell, Jane Mansfield
Edmond O'Brien Monday and Tuesday
"War and Peace" Henry Fonda Jose Ferrer
Katherine Heburn Members of children's art class enjoy clay modeling;. Times 7 Military Editor To Speak
About Current World Situation Hanson W. Baldwin, Military Editor of "The New York
Times" who will speak here Wednesday, February 6 in Gaines
Chapel, sponsored by Lecture Association, comes from a fam-
ily rich in the traditions of both the military and journalism.
He was graduated from Annapolis, but three years later
resigned from the Navy to become In 1929 Baldwin joined the
"New York Times." His dual back-
ground became increasingly valu-
able as the war years approached.
In 1937 he was appointed military
and naval correspondent for the
"Times" and traveled throughout
Europe to inspect military devel-
opments. He covered almost all of
the widely-flung battle areas of
World War II, from the South
Pacific to North Africa, England
and France, always getting as
close to the front line as possible
to observe actual battle strategy. Since the war, Baldwin has cov-
ered almost every important mili-
tary maneuver and has made ex-
tensive cross-country tours of
military posts, including guided
missile and rocket firing installa-
tions. A close observer of the
atomic bomb for many years, he
is one of the few men who can
analyze it in terms of its non-
military, as well as its military,
repercussions. During the Korean
War, he made extensive inspection 1 s trips to Korea, Japan, Indo-China,
Formosa, and Hong Kong. has edited motion picture shorts,
was formerly a radio commentator
on a weekly program, and appears
frequently as a guest authority on
such shows as "Town Meeting of
the Air." The Pulitzer Prize-win-
ning journalist's articles have
been published in the leading na-
tional magazines Saturday Eve-
ning Post, Reader's Digest, Life,
Harper's, Foreign Affairs, The
Atlantic, Look, and many others.
Military Lecturer
In addition to his public talks,
Mr. Baldwin has lectured at the
country's top military institutons,
including the National War Col-
lege, Naval War College, Armed
Forces Staff College, and the Air
War College. The University of
Syracuse School of Journalism
awarded him the distinguished
service medal in 1944, and he re-
ceived an honorary degree from
Drake University in 1945. Not merely a military columnist
Baldwin has gained fame in sev-
eral other media as well. He is
author or editor of eleven books,
including The Price of Power,
Great Mistakes of War, and
Power and Politics the Price of
Security in the Atomic Age. He Prompt Delivery
DR. 3-1665 YOUR NEAREST
DRUG STORE Mr. Baldwin, according to those
who know him well, would like to
have more time to devote to a
of long-range historical
trends and of the concepts now
guiding defense policies. In the
meantime, he is busy writing a
history of World War II that may
well take "the rest of his life-
time." Bring Shoe Troubles To
Clairmont Shoe Repair,
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DR. 3-3676 Donaldson Teaches
Juvenile Art Class A new addition to the Agnes
Scott curriculum is an art class
for faculty children. The class is
under the direction of Jean Don-
aldson and will meet every Sat-
urday through March 2. Jean, assisted by Mary Kinman,
is conducting this class as part of
her independent study program.
Her study is on the purposes and
procedures of art in the elemen-
tary school. In order to do re-
search on her subject, she started
the class for faculty and some
non-faculty children. There are fourteen children in
the class, divided into 1 ?so age
groups: 6-8 and 8-10. -John Kline,
Judy Rogers, Susanne Turner,
David Garber, Mary Cartledge,
Bill and Elizabeth Fox, and Julie
Vail are the faculty and staff
members' children taking part in
the class. The group has been working in
clay and experimenting with dif-
ferent materials. Plans are made
for the younger children to work
with sand by digging designs and
then pouring in plaster. They may
also do finger painting, wire sculp-
ture and pipe cleaner sculpture,
simple printing using various ma-
terials, and perhaps attempt a mu-*
ral to finish the course. (Continued from Page 2) Eileen Graham, junior: "I think
it was much better this year be-
cause the student body worked to-
gether as a whole; however, I
think Junior Jaunt will be more
effective next year when students
more fully grasp the purpose of
this sort of program. It is my
opinion, too, that students should
know the specific money goal." Kit Crosby, senior: "I think
Junior Jaunt was based on a good
idea this year because this way
so much pressure and strain was
removed from everybody; as it
was, Junior Jaunt was getting to
be too big. Also, I think it would
be better to announce the goal." Grace Molinenx, senior: "With-
out the competition, I think Junior
Jaunt was a lot less effective this
year, although some of the less
desirable features were elimi-
nated." Ellington Grocery Co.
307 E. College Ave.
DR. 7-3841-3842 The influence of the educated
American woman is one 61 the
Strongest forces for good in
our national life today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow Specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and ins gilts. As
homemaker-citizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
big for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GEORGIA, Wednesday February 6, 1957 Religious Emphasis Week To Feature
Hall Charlotte Minister, As Speaker This year's Religious Emphasis Week, February 11-15, will
present as principal speaker Dr. Warner L. Hall of the Cove-
nant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina. The
theme for 1957, "The Relevance of the Christian Faith," was
chosen by Dr. Hall after consulting Christian Association
Cabinet in order to select a topic
which would be of interest and
pertinence to the campus commu-
nity. Dr. Hall will open R. E. Week
with a talk in Chapel on Tuesday
entitled "The Relevance of the
Incarnation: You Can't Go Home
Again." Wednesday, at Convoca-
tion, he will speak on "The Rele-
vance of the Life of Christ: W T hat
Does a Christian Do?"; and his
topic for Thursday is "The Rele-
vance of the Death of Christ: Do
We Need a Savior?" The guest speaker will conclude
his series of talks on Friday with
an address to the community on
"The Relevance of the Resurrec-
tion: A Foothold in Time." Dr.
Hall will also speak to the '60 Club
on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. in Wal-
ters Hall; on Wednesday to the
Marriage Class and, at the same
time on Thursday, to the Bible
Club and those interested in
church-related vocations. Personal conferences can be ar-
ranged from 2:30 to 4:00 each day,
Tuesday through Friday. Those
interested are asked to sign up on
the schedule sheet at the Informa-
tion Desk in Buttrick or to con-
tact Martha Riggins. Students are
encouraged to make appointments
singly or as a group. At the con-
clusion of Religious Emphasis
Week a communion service will
be held in Maclean Chapel at 6 :45
p.m. with Dr. Hall and Dr. Alston
officiating. A native of Covington, Tennes-
see, Dr. Hall received his A.B. de-
gree from Southwestern University
in Memphis, his B.D. at Louisville
Presbyterian Theological Semin-
ary, and his Ph.D. at the Univer-
sity of Scotland in Edinburgh. He
has also studied at the University
of Berlin in Germany and was re-
cently presented with an honorary lege and of the Consolidated Pres-
byterian College. In 1955 the guest speaker serv-
ed as an exchange minister to the
West High Church, Kilmarnock, Military Columnist To Lecture
On 'Security In Atomic Age Hanson W. Baldwin, Military Editor of "The New York
Times," is said to know "more about what the General Staff
is thinking than anyone on the Staff." Reporting on military
affairs for the past 25 years, he is considered one of the most
brilliant columnists of our time. When he speaks here on
February 6 in Gaines Chapel un Doctor of Divinity degree from
Southwestern. Dr. Hall has held pastorates in
Mississippi, Kentucky and Ala-
bama. His denominational services
include Moderator, Synod of Ala-
bama; member of the General
Council of the Presbyterian
Church, U.S.; chairman of the
Home Missions Division of the
Board; trustee of Davidson Col- Scotland. He is also a representa-
tive of the Presbyterian Church,
U.S., on the World Presbyterian
Alliance. A well-known Religious Empha-
sis speaker at many schools and
colleges, Dr. Hall will lead Clem-
son College in a week of religious
services shortly before he comes
to Agnes Scott. Lapp Relates History of Campus Horsemanship;
Recalls Activities at Stable Behind Steam Plant By Catherine Girardeau A glimpse in the direction of the steam plant may reveal
an interesting building quite unfamiliar to the average Agnes
Scott girl the Stable. Equestrians on campus will recognize
the forsaken edifice as the once famous home of such re-
nowned horses as Daisy Mae, Sky Rocket, Scatterbrain, and Horseback riding, which has
been a part of the "sports program
for a long time, has fluctuated ac-
cording to circumstances and the
amount of interest on the part of
the students. In 1931 riding was
taught by Miss Carrie Sinclair.
The horses were brought in from
a stable in Avondale. Mrs. Adolf Lapp recalls that by
the time the groom reached Agnes
Scott with the horses, he looked
like the Pied Piper "with every
dog and child in town tagging
along behind." At that time there
was a small "rough and ready"
riding ring where the tennis courts
are now located. Later on> horses were provided
by an Englishman, Mr. Savage.
However, traffic hazards were
proving dangerous as the area around Agnes Scott built up grad-
ually. For a while, the girls rode
out at Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Wheeler's riding school in north-
west Atlanta, where the horses
were the best trained of any they
had ridden. The girls gave horse
shows and exhibitions periodically. Interest in horseback riding was
maintained steadily by Mrs. Lapp,
who continued to teach from 1932
to 1953, wth the exception of 1939-
40 when Mrs. Taylor, an experienc-
ed equestrian, came to Agnes Scott
as an instructor in the spring and
fall. Although the war years in-
terrupted the riding program tem-
porarily, enthusiasm surged high-
er than ever when riding classes
were resumed in 1945. In February, 1945, Dr. J. R. Mc-
Cain announced that the greatly-
anticipated plans for building a stable and a new riding ring on
the campus were being completed.
Riding was to be taught every day
with the exception of Sunday,
which was rest day for the horses.
Faculty members were to have ex-
clusive use of the horses on one
day a week. During this period, the riding
fever really hit the campus. Mrs.
Lapp taught from early morning
until evening. Nightfall was the
only thing that tore the enthu-
siasts away from the beloved
horses. The two years with the stable
on campus were eventful ones.
Students and faculty equestrians,
(Continued on Page 3) In order that the "News'*
staff may participate in the ob-
servance of Religious Emphasis
Week, there will be no edition
of "The Agnes Scott News"
next week. The next edition will
appear Wednesday, February 20. der the auspices of Lecture Asso-
ciation, his subject will be "Secu-
rity in the Atomic Age." Baldwin accumulated knowledge'
and accuracy of his subject by
refusing to be a "desk" reporter.
Almost constantly traveling, he
has been to Europe countless
times, has visited military instal-
lations and war outposts through-
out the world, and is a close ob-
server of all military activities
and developments in the U.S. He
usually spends one week out of
every month in Washington, divid-
ing his time between the Pentagon
and the State Department. Baldwin first cultivated his
practiced eye for military analysis
at Annapolis, from which he was
graduated in 1924. After gradua-
tion, he spent thirteen months in
Europe as an ensign. Cub Reporter
Next, he became a cub reporter
on the "Baltimore Sun." In 1929
he joined "The New York Times"
and since 1937, he has been re-
porting and explaining military
matters. Sensing the oncoming
war that year, he spent four
months in Europe, learning all he
could about the growing military
establishments in Germany, Italy
and Russia. He comments that in Russia, "I
wasn't allowed to see any military
installations at all and had to col-
lect my information second-hand.
I visited the military museums,
and talked with as many govern-
ment and newspaper people from
other countries as I could, men
who had already been in Russia
for some time." In spite of these
obstacles, he built a strong back-
fog of information that served his
readers well during the war years. Appointed the "Times" Military
Editor in 1942, Baldwin covered
the battle areas of the South Pa-
cific, North Africa, England and
France. His articles from the Pa-
cific won him the Pulitzer Prize
in 1943. Aboard the cruiser "Au-
gusta" during the Normandy in-
vasion, he remained in France,
reporting battle strategy, until the
St. Lo breakthrough. During the Korean War, his
stories from Korea were probably
the first to explain the Russian
m weapons used there. This trip in-
cluded an inspection of the fight-
ing fronts and naval forces oper-
ating in Korea as well as an ex-
tensive tour of the Pacific area
Japan, Indo-China, Hong Kong
and Formosa. Atomic Developments
Mr. Baldwin has watched close-
ly the development of the atomic
bomb, as well as that of guided
missiles and rockets. He attended
the second atom bomb test at
Bikini, and the first public test
of the bomb in Nevada in 1952.
At the second test in March 1953,
he crouched head down in a five-
foot trench with troops and sel-
ected observers. The story he
wrote of this experience is con-
sidered a classic. Baldwin has gained a formidable
reputation as one of the few men
in the country who can analyze
(Continued on Page 4) Princeton Scholar
To Visit Tomorrow "Yeats and the Irish Renais-
sance" will be the subject of a
lecture by Carlos Baker tomorrow
evening, February 7, at 8 p.m. in
Gaines Chapel. The public is in-
vited to the lecture. Professor Baker is head of the
English Department at Princeton
University and a distinguished lit-
erary critic. A frequent contribu-
tor to varied periodicals, including
the book section of the "New York
Times," he has published a number
of books on such diverse figures' as
Shelley and Hemingway. Velkoff To Continue
Marriage Lectures A continuation of last week's
lecture will be presented this af-
ternoon by Dr. Abraham Velkoff
at the marriage class. On Wednes-
day, February 13, Dr. Warner
Hall, pastor of the Covenant Pres-
byterian Church, Charlotte, North
Carolina, will give a talk on the
adjustments of a newlywed couple
in alj areas of living. Dr. Hall is
this year's Religious Emphasife'
speaker. The marriage class is held
weekly on Wednesdays in 207
Campbell Hall from 5 to 6 p.m. Seen in Passing . . . Affareutly interested in 'panto-
mime as a means of better under-
standing a difficult subject, two
Biology 101 students for tray hydra
by somersaulting and waving arms
{tentacles) . Four liberal arts seniors, wishing
for a little ?nore technical knozvledge,
feer in at the wizardry of an auto-
mobile's engine. Scores of students leave for a
housefarty in the rain, arms full of
suitcases and garment bags, trying
in vain to keef the net and taffeta
gowns fresh for the ball. 2 * THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday February 6, 1957 Raindrops sparkle on green tufts of grass. Damp moss
clings to darkened limbs of pine trees. Pigeons gently "coo"
while hunting for their morning meal. Well-washed is the world about us. Have we noticed? When at last a ray of sunlight pierces the white of morning
mist, blue sky appears and for a while, wisps of clouds are
tossed about by a playful wind. We take a deep breath of
the cool freshness around us and pause to exclaim to a friend
our delight. It may be an ill wind that blows rainy weather to a com-
munity, but such a wind has brought simultaneously to Agnes
Scott several weeks of inspiration. Frost, Tillich, Baldwin
and Baker the list of visiting lecturers runs almost like a
jingle with an intellectual twist. On the eve of two such weeks comes perhaps the most
inspirational time of all . . . Religious Emphasis Week. During
this time the campus, outwardly cleansed and refreshed by
the natural elements, will have a chance to breathe again
a deep, cool freshness. D.R. The fight against polio has become a community project
on our campus. Faculty as well as students have been urged
to receive their innoculations. Only by immunizing every
person in a community can polio at last be conquered. Response to polio innoculations on campus so far this year
has been very good. At present about one sixth of the campus
has been injected with the Salk serum at our infirmary. This
includes those who have just begun the series of three shots
and also those who have had the second and third ones. Some
students have been innoculated elsewhere by local doctors
or health departments. This raises the percentage. Most of these who have begun the injections will be fully
innoculated by the beginning of polio season. However, even
one or two injections will be some protection. The infirmary reports that three to four girls come each
day to begin the series of injections. The response has been
greater this quarter than it was in the fall. The infirmary
encourages everyone to come. G.A.R. Growth surrounds us here at Agnes Scott. Our classmates
grow and change, making even last year's photos comical.
Our college grows, tearing down obsolete structures to make
room for a modern dormitory and green lawns. Our library
grows, adding new books, periodicals and recordings. If environment is any valid influence on us we can not
escape growth of some sort. And we have grown. We have
gradually become authorities on critical analysis and micro-
scopic observation, on hockey, skit writing, fraternities and
Atlanta shopping. In our college growth, however, we may have neglected
the field which we most need to cultivate that of Christian-
ity. Religious Emphasis Week, which starts Monday, offers
an invaluable opportunity for us to evaluate what spiritual
growing we have done and are yet capable of doing. Dr. Warner Hall, an exceptional thinker and speaker, will
be on campus Tuesday through Friday to guide us as far
as we are willing to go and to grow by chapel talks, classes,
personal conferences, and Hub discussions. Christian Association hopes that the coming week will
not be just one week out of 52 during which we emphasize
religion, but rather the beginning of the most important
growth of our lives our Christian growth which, finding
deep roots in college will continue and discover fulfillment
for life. Randy Norton, for Christian Association. Published weekly except during holidays and examination periods, by the students of
Agnes Scott College. Office on second floor Murphey Candler Building. Entered as
second class matter at the Decatur, Georgia, post office. Subscription price per year
$2.00 : single copies, ten cents. Editor DOROTHY RE A KICK Managing Editor VIRGINIA KELLER Business Manager VIRGINIA McCLURKIN Assistant Editors .TUNE FULMER, GENE ALLEN REINERO, LANGHORXE SYDNOR Copy Editor CATHERINE GIRARDEAU Nous Feature Editor MILLIE NESBIT Fine Arts Editor NELLIE STRICKLAND International Editor BYRD BRYAN Society Editor CAROLYN MAG RUDER Sports Editor HELEN HENDRY Administration Editor Barbara duvall Feature Editor NANCY KIMMEL Exchange Editor CAROLINE MILLER Cartoonist JENE SHARP Photographer LUE ROBERT Advertising Manager LILLIAN KIRK PA TRICK Circulation Staft .JO ANN BEASLKY. NANCY TROWELL, BARBARA YARNER Sarah Adams. Mary Byrd. Caroline Dudley, Nancy Graves. Hazel-Thomas King, Mildred
Line, Suaanue Manges, Louise McCaughan, Mary Jane MUford, Caroline Miller, Mary
Moore. Celeste Rogers. Helen Salfltl, Sally Sanford, Jo Sawyer, Carolyn Smith, Pat
Stewart, Nancy Tuner. Roving Reporter Investigates Future
Agnes Scott Study Abroad Program This is the time of year during which many of the ''other,"
small, independent liberal arts colleges for "young ladies"
are bidding their young ladies goodbye and sending them
off to face the world "abroad/' Most of these colleges en-
courage their students to plan to stay a whole year in order
to see the country in the round, to get in some of the activities
characteristic of the country in
the summer as well as the winter, am very much interested in mis-
sionary work and would appreciate
several years study in the medical and also to slip in some trips to Apartment of the University of
the rest of the continent during Johannesburg. Besides, I believe
the vacation, not to mention the that civilization is moving to Af- fact that they are encouraged to
meet and grapple with society
the people. It is obvious that Agnes Scott
does not have such a program.
Alas! We are so sheltered. Our
meeting and grappling with soci- ety is limited to these United J&J^^J** *f States. Think of the chances we
are missing to develop our abilities
and insights. Think of how we
have been limited in our fight for Ish: "I'd be awfully ungrateful
if I didn't like it here." Murphey H. Candler: "Oh, I
don't know. How much do cigar-
ettes cost in Paris? Could we have
a course in creative listening, Seine around ten in the evening?
You better let us think about it
for around six months." Susan R. Hemisphere: "As ev- the right to learn what we wish eryone knows, I am well-traveled to learn. And to show that Agnes and have been around quite a bit. Scotties have been thinking about There is nothing so enriching as what they wish to learn, we have travel. There is no book which can conducted a poll. Question: Would describe how it feels to splash in you sanction a program called the moat at the Emperor's Palace "Agnes Scott Abroad"? in Tokyo or run barefooted Penelope Smith: "Definitely. I through the halls of Windsor Internationally Speaking . . . Egypt Opposes UN Expansion;
Liz Taylor Acquires New Mate Saturday, February 2, Egypt's foreign minister announced \~ ~ T "c"i.""i7"k "lj w *y , * /
to the United Nations that Egypt would not agree to an " e SeS _ ! zL2*J?
expanded role of the UN emergency forces after Israel makes
her withdrawal. Egypt maintains that the UN forces should
take positions only on both sides of the armistice line and
not in the Gaza Strip or in the Castle. Ah. world. Wait for me." The D.O.: "Absolutely not! How
in the world could we handle sign
out slips in ren different lan-
guages. We can't even read these
English scrawls." A young, blonde, underground
agent in the D.O., with eyes half-
closed: "Need you ask?" Patience Alabaster: "What
would Mother say?" Agnes Scott: "Why should I
go away? I've still got two more
levels to go before I finish the
books in this library." The Technique of Georgia Tech
tells of a new radio show in the
making. The purpose of the pro-
gram is "to bring to view some
more subtle news events on cam-
pus ... to catch the flavor of
Tech the human side." Also, from Tech Perry Como
will select this year's Blue Print
Queen and her 'court. Columbia College's Post Script
reports the opening of a new aca-
demic building at that college in
February. The Sophomores of Hood Col-
lege are planning their Annual
Soph Review. "Cupid Rides Again"
will be the theme of the Valentine
dance following the production. 'TTTTTTT-TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT A S News Holds Tryouts; w . Common Market. This was a slight
Gulf of Aquaba. She further main- ** X to l j , v i 4. v t ttv t 4wo ,,o+ victory for Mollet, who had not
tamed that the UN forces must J have the consent of Egypt in the * uc \ a favorable vote, entrv, stationing and deployment Now he has to fight to get the of the forces. The UN now has a Assembly to approve of a real Saturday also saw the third
marriage for Elizabeth Taylor.
After disposing of hubbies Nicky
Hilton and Michael Wilding, she
acquired a new one, Michael Todd.
Todd has also been married twice
before. The simple civil ceremony
took place in Acapulco, Mexico.
Singer Eddie Fisher and his wife,
Debbie Reynolds, were witnesses.
Marriage seems to be a game to
them. How shall we score it
three-love, or three down and ?
to go ? ? ? Last week French Premier Guy
Mollet fought to get "that great
spoiler of dreams," the French
National Assembly, to approve of
the bold plan of a Common Mar-
ket in Europe. This Common Mar-
ket would include six of the west
European nations and would cre-
ate a tariff-free trading area al-
most as large as the United States. The Assembly displayed their
ancient fear of German domina-
tion. Five former . premiers spoke
against the move. It seemed as if
the dream of the United Europe
was slipping from Mollet's hand.
At last he cried, "How often be-
tween an America sometimes too
impulsive, sometimes too slow to
understand the perils, and a Soviet
Union, disquieting and often men-
acing, have we wished for the ex-
istence of a united Europe, a
world force not neutral but inde-
pendent? This dream, this hope is
today within our grasp. Have w T e
the right to let it escape?" The Assembly replied with a
'no* by a vote of 331 to 210 in ap-
proval of the principles of the Common Market, not just the prin-
ciples of it. As the result of tryouts held
recently, twelve new reporters
have been added to the staff of
"The Agnes Scott News." These
include: Sara Anne Carey, Bet-
ty Cline, Nancy Duvall, C orky
Feagin, Bonnie Gershen, June
Hall, Betsey Hammond, Sid
Howell. Frances Johns, Caro-
line Mikell, Ann Norton and
Rosemary Roberts. r-Lkt+er-ly throb +Vi- \hr\ \\ t'd he.Ok.rt p \u.r\ V\ qo IfJcn n Pricfarly pr/efc. the loverly froofjj
v-^ hna/icjen heedefh oLyooffl Wednesday February 6, 1957 THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS 3 Alumnae enjoy outing in riding ring, site of present tennis courts. Librarian Tells of Frosty Ride,
Recalls Supper on Horseback (Continued from Page 1) among whom are Mrs. Edna H.
Byers, Miss Kathryn dick, Miss
Ellen Douglass Leyburn, and Miss
Laura Steele, kept the horses busy.
Often they would go for supper
rides on the wooded paths behind
campus in the area of Mimosa,
Hancock, and Winnona Drives.
The area around Columbia Sem-
inary also used to be a favorite
place to ride. Mrs. Byers tells how she and
other faculty members used to
take "the friskier horses" out ear-
ly (about 6 a.m.) to wear them
down for the students who would
ride later in the day. The librarian
enjoyed the beautiful rides in the
woods, which she describes feel-
ingly: "The exhilaration of riding
early in the morning as the birds
were singing, in autumn when the
leaves were falling, or in the
spring when the flowers were com-
ng out is wonderful." Riding certainly had its humor-
ous moments. Mrs. Byers remem-
bers one freezing cold morning
when she was out with Miss Laura
Coldin, formerly an assistant li-
brarian here. As the riders ap-
proached a stream, Miss Coldin's
horse decided to lie down in the
middle. And he did! The May 16, 1945, "Agnes Scott
News" records the following bit
of information: "Agnes Scott's
riding academy has gone coed! Most any morning will find a
bunch , of little boys down by the
ring. One 11-year-old can stay all
day he's been expelled from
school." The accounts of horses
being scared by lawnmowers and
a huge cardboard box are also in-
cluded in the sports coverage of
this era. Mrs. Byers relates the story of
a girl who got a horse for grad-
uation and brought him out to
show him off around campus on
Baccalaureate Sunday. Realizing
that she would not be able to ride
him home, the student persuaded
Mrs. Byers to do it for her. Mrs. Lapp recalls that one of
the most memorable and reward-
ing experiences she had was, in
teaching faculty and alumnae chil-
dren to ride. "It was a wonderful
chance for alumnae to come back
and renew acquaintances. The chil-
dren loved it, too," she states. After it became harder to rent
good horses for the stables, the
horseback riders had to change
their procedure. They began to
ride out at North Fulton, and most
recently at the excellent academy
of the Joe Vogts. B. C. Regen,
'56, laid the groundwork for the
new student riding program. Although the stable is not in use
now, there is plenty of opportunity
for those who would give "a king-
dom for a horse" to pursue their
horseback riding or to begin it. Rutland's House Of Music, inc. Classical and Popular Records
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showing of silver by Towle Sil-
versmiths Manufacturing Com-
pany in the Dieckmann Room in
Main from 9 to 5, February 15. At
this time one hundred Agnes Scott
students will be asked for their
individual opinions about a silver
display which the Towle represen-
tatives will bring. This study is
part of Towle 's research program,
but the products of several silver
manufacturers will be exhibited. Towle representatives will be
fully equipped to answer any
questions in regard to the pur-
chase and care of silver. Inter-
views with the students will last
approximately five minutes each. A special called meeting of Fo-
lio, freshman creative writing so-
ciety, will be held on Friday af-
ternoon, February 8, in the living
room of Hopkins Hall. At this
time, submissions of prospective
new members will be read and
discussed. The regular meeting of the In-
ternational Relations Club was
held on Monday, February 4, in the
End Date Parlor of Main. Plans
were discussed for the club's par-
ticipation in the Atlanta Flight
International program to be held
on February 16. Continuing a series of programs
on "The Abundant Life," Miss
Nancy Burkett and a panel of
three psychology majors led a dis-
cussion on "Approaching Prob-
lems" at the '60 Club meeting on
Tuesday, February 5. Social Committee Movie James Mason will star in the
movie "Desert Fox," sponsored by
Social Committee on Saturday,
February 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Room
207, Campbell Hall. Admission fee
is 35 cents. Refreshments will be
served in the Hub immediately fol-
lowing the show. Ellington Grocery Co.
307 E. College Ave.
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Pour To Off - Campus Parties A veritable galaxy of social events studded many a Scotty's social
calendar, last weekend in spite of the "profuse precipitation" which
hovered about the Atlanta and Decatur areas. Umbrellas of all hues
and sizes could be seen pouring out of Main each night, and girls
scurried off in various directions with determination that while
one's hair may fall, our spirits never . . . The K.A.'s at Tech feted a goodly number of Scott girls with a
spaghetti supper and dance. Pat Anderson. Barbara DuvaU, Peg
Elliott, Ann Trotter, Kay Lamb, Kay White, Drew Blankner, Lil
Hart, Boo Florence, Mary Wilson, Ann Parker, Sue Lile, Ivy Furr,
Mary Jane Pickens and Margaret Collins employed their best
Italian etiquette to enjoy this unmanageable dish. A few blocks
away, Carolyn Cushman, Mary Rivers Stubbins, Anne Dodd, Mar-
garet McElway, and Patti Forrest partook of the Chi Phi's hospi-
tality at a house dance there. Theatre-goers last week included Jeanne Slade, Sybil Strupe, Sandra
Dickerson and Beverly Delk who journeyed to the Atlanta Community
playhouse for. the production of "I Am a Camera." Bopene Bogle
and Julian Preble enjoyed a more graceful evening of ballet at the
Tower Theatre. Entertainment on the "hot and sweet side" was furnished on the
Tech campus where Eve Purdom and Andy Lowry reveled in a
jazz concert sponsored by the engineers. A quick switch from jazz
to Dixieland, found Jo Hathaway and Susannah Mas ten seated at
"Hank and Jerry's" surrounded by murals and that mad, mad
music. That spectacular new gym at Tech which makes "spectatoring"
a pleasure attracted Peggy Fanson, Deene Spivey, Peggy Edney,
Cynthia Grant, Sally Fuller, Nancy Christian, Jean Porter, Dot Ripley,
Marjorie Erickson, and Eve Herriot to watch the Yellow Jackets
trounce Alabama on the basketball court. Out at Lakewood Skating
Rink, Margaret Dexter, Patsy Roden, Jean Salter, and Curt Swords
did some actual participating on the ice covered floor. Two big formats were in order over the weekend. The Sigma Nu's
at Emory held the White Rose Formal at the Standard Country
Club and Dale Dick, Doreen Greenfield, Tommie Lewis, and Sally
Fortson donned their best for this occasion. Marian Barry, Cathryn
Collins, Cynthia Butts, Eunice Simmons, Mary Jane Pfaff, Carlanna
Lindamood, and Lila McGeacy testified they "could have danced
all night" at the Tech Sigma Chi's Sweetheart Ball held at the
Cherokee Town and Country Club. In the best Agnes Scott tradi-
tion, Kay Weber was chosen Sigma Chi Sweetheart which truly
made this evening a memorable one. For a few miscellaneous gatherings . . . Kay Fuller, Marcia Tobey,
Kay Richards and Dee Harvley partied with the Emory Beta's and
Suellen Beverly and Jo Sawyer with the Tech group of the same
name. Supping with the Emory ATO's were Llewellyn Bellamy, Willa
Dendy and Lynn Frederick. Kay Armitage, Grace Mangum, Emily
Bivens, Phyllis Cox, and Lucy Puckett accompanied the Tech Delt's
out to Groovers Lake. Snap Finger Farm was the scene of an Emory
S.A.E. party enjoyed byjRaines Wakeford, Marianne Gillis and Fran
Gwinn. , Special Tributes ... to Dee Dee Doan who received a Tech Sigma
Chi cross, and Jimsie Oeland beaming over a K.A. jewel. Also to
Carolyn Langston, a recently "ringed" gal, our heartiest eongrats. A merrie monsoon season to all . . . bye now. Elgin Wadsworth Bulova Watches EXPERT WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR EV. 4961 136 Sycamore St. The influence of the educated
American woman is one of the
strongest forces for good in
our national life today. It is Christian liberal educa-
tion, not narrow specialized
training, that has developed
her abilities and insights. As
homemajker-eitizen and as ca-
reerist-citizen, she justifies
magnificently the faith of those
who a century ago were fight-
ing for her right to learn what
she wished to learn. 4 # THE AGNES SCOTT NEWS Wednesday February 6, 1957 Juniors Upset Freshman Drive;
Sophomores Overwhelm Seniors Nancy Kimmel scored 16 points in the second half of the
Jr.-Frosh tilt Friday afternoon to lead the Junior team in an
exciting comeback which resulted in a 33-30 upset over the
first-seeded Freshmen. This defeat was the first mar on the
record of the scrappy Frosh team which had seemed well
on its way to a perfect season. Displaying their usual initiative,
the Freshmen surged ahead in the
first quarter. Frosh marksman
Peace FeweU tossed in nine out of
10 points, while a strong Fresh-
man defense held the Juniors down
to a score of four. The second quarter saw the Ju-
niors still trailing. Unable to
break through to the goal, the
Junior shooters bombed the bas-
ket with long field shots but with
little success. Freshman guards
Wilma Muse and Jane Norman
proved a dual hindrance to the
Juniors' offensive game by col-
lecting rebounds and sending the
ball down the court to their own
waiting forwards. The Freshmen
scored 11 points to strengthen
their lead, and the quarter ended
21-7. The third quarter marked the
beginnings of the Junior rally.
Forward Martha Meyer shifted
to regular guard position, and the
Junior defense tightened. Mean-
while, forwards Ellis and Kimmel
combined scoring forces, racking
up 12 points to encroach on the
Frosh lead. At the end of the per-
iod, the Frosh saw a short rally
and the score remained tilted, 27-
19, in their favor. An explosive fourth period cli-
maxed the Juniors' struggle for
the lead. Early in the quarter, the
Junior guards broke into a man-
to-man defensive, and succeeded in
holding the Frosh forwards at bay.
Thus hampered, the Freshmen tal-
lied only three points during the
entire quarter. The Frosh defen-
sive remained strong, and the Ju-
niors again resorted to field goals.
This time Kimmel's deadly long
hoop shots began to click, and the
Junior offensive tallied a total of
14 points. In the last minutes of
the game, the Juniors grabbed the
lead. The Freshmen fought hard
to regain top position, but were
unable to break through to the
basket. The Juniors gained the
ball and froze it in the last sec-
onds, and the whistle marked a 33-
30 victory over the Freshmen. The results of Friday's basket-
ball games established a three-
way tie between the Juniors, the
Sophomores, and the Freshmen
for first place in the tournament.
Each of these teams has won two
games and lost one game. In the first game the Sopho-
mores beat the Seniors by using
excellent team work, good floor
play, and exceptional accuracy in
connecting for scores. The Senior
forwards received the ball first,
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shot. Ruth Curry and Charlene
Bass tied up the score with a foul
shot and a push-up shot, respect-
ively. As the Sophomores began to
warm up, they started breaking
through the senior defense and
holding the senior offense with
man-to-man guarding. DeFord
scored two points' for the Seniors,
and Carolyn Herman connected
with a foul shot, after which the
rest of the first quarter was dom-
inated by Sophomore play, with
Curry scoring five points, Bass
adding four points, and Isabella
Strait bringing the Sophomore to-
tal to 16 points with her four
points. In the end of the quarter
Herman connected a left-hand
hook shot, making the score 16-8.
Best Play The second quarter was the best
of the game, as both teams set up
a defense that was hard to break
through. Sis Burns, Marjorie Hill,
and Nancy Brock held the Sopho-
mores to six points made by Betty
Edmunds and Martha McCoy.
Jackie Murray made two points
for the Seniors as Susannah Mas-
ten, Eleanor Lee, and Martha Jane
Mitchell prevented other scores
with their guarding. In the third quarter the Sopho-
mores dominated the play with
Bass showing her skill in hook
shots and long shots to make eight
points, Edmunds sinking two balls
in from under the basket and one
foul shot, and Curry connecting
with a hook shot and a foul shot.
Murray and DeFord scored seven
points for the Seniors, putting the
score at 39-17 in the Sophomores'
favor. Peggy Conine led the Sophomore
scoring in the last quarter by add-
ing seven points to their score.
With Curry's and Strait's six more
points for the Sophomores, and
Murray's and DeFord's five points
for the Seniors, the score stood at
53-22 when the final whistle blew
a victory for the Sophomores. (Continued from Page 1) the political, moral and economic
influences of our newest weapons.
When members of his Annapolis
graduating class of 1924 selected
him 30 years later, in June 1954,
as the man who has "brought the
most credit to the Academy and
the Naval Service," his citation
read: "Baldwin's keen, honest an-
alysis of a fast-changing military
world and his integrity, bear out
the old adage that at times the
pen is mightier than the sword.
Although not in uniform, he is as
dedicated to the Military Service
as any gold-striped admiral or
four-star general ... In the present
troubled war-threatened years,
this military analyst is carrying
out a duty to his country tar
above and beyond himself." CA Schedules Week
Of Personal Prayer Personal Devotions Week is
scheduled for February 17-24, im-
mediately following Religious Em-
phasis Week. Formerly, this week
preceded R. E. Week. In announc-
ing this year's change, Christian
Association has expressed the
thought that practical suggestions
for strengthening students' spiri-
tual lives are more needed follow-
ing a week of spiritual stimulation
than before. Dr. Alston will speak in chapel
Tuesday morning, February 20, on
personal devotional life. Wednes-
day chapel will feature a student-
led program on the "whys, wheres,
and hows" of personal devotional
life on the Agnes Scott campus.
Morning watch services will be
p held Tuesday through Friday
mornings from 8:00 to 8:30 at a
place to be announced. Dr. Chang will emphasize de-
votional life in faculty vespers
Monday, Wednesday and Thurs-
day nights. Sunday afternoon ves-
pers on February 17 and 24^will
concern "The World Day of Pray-
er" and "Discipline in the Devo-
tional .Life." Agnes Scott Students Deserve The Best GET THE BEST IN SERVICE
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Pickup and Delivery Service CRescent 5465 Students Always Welcome Large T-Bone Steak $1.25 Dance Group To Give Recital
Portraying Cycle Of Seasons The Dance Group of Agnes Scott College will present its
annual program on Tuesday evening, February 19, in Gaines
Auditorium. .Theme of the ballet will be the four seasons
with the action and choreography based on the continuous
cycle of the seasons. The four principal roles to be danced
are those of Winter, danced by Nancy Trowell; Spring, Carlanna
Lindamood; Summer, Louise Rig-
don; Autumn, Frances Patterson;
and Zephyr, the West Wind, Helen
Sewell. The first scene opens as Winter
enters with her train of icicles,
snowflakes, and hail. Winter
dances with her companion ele-
ments until two elves enter and
build a fire which causes her to
melt and drives her companions
away. Following the exit of Winter,
Spring enters, accompanied by her
joyous blossoms and flowers. It is
during the dance of Spring that
Zephyr, the gentle West Wind,
makes her first appearance in a
dance with Spring. These two
exit following their dance, making
way for the entrance of Summer.
The leaves of Spring are wilted
from Summer's heat and the
Naiads, or water nymphs, revive
them with their refreshing damp-
ness. While Summer is dancing
with the revived flowers, she is
captured by the Satyrs, only to
be rescued by Zephyr. Following the exit of Summer,
Autumn enters. She and the Au-
tumn leaves do a vivid dance to-
gether and then the leaves flutter
away. After the leaves have flut-
tered away, the four seasons do
a dance together based on an
adagio movement, one that is slow
and stately. At the end of this
dance, Zephyr leads the leaves
back on stage. As Winter ap-
proaches, the leaves begin to die
and are covered by falling snow-
flakes. Thus the ballet ends with
the implied continuation of the DR. 3-3309
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more approaches. The program is under the direc-
tion of Dance Group chairman,
Carlanna Lindamood. The entire
dance group has worked on the
choreography with each of the
seasons responsible for her own
choreography. Pianist for the pro-
gram will be Mrs. James Grizzard
and the costumes are being de-
signed and made by Leone Bowers
Hamilton. Alstons Fete Whale,
Set 'At-Home' Night Dr. John S. Whale, visiting pro-
fessor at Columbia Theological
Seminary, and his wife were honor
guests at an informal reception
which Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Alston
gave on Monday evening, February 1
4. Members of the faculty were
invited to meet Dr. Whale, who
spoke at a recent Convocation
chapel. Dr. .and Mrs. Alston have an-
nounced that they will be at home
to students from 7:00 to 10:00 on
Sunday evening, February 10. Latest with the HITS on
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Scenes From Dolphin Pageant Leave your cares behind for a trip into the charming, fairy-
tale world of make believe! "The Magic Mirror" will be pre-
sented by Dolphin Club as its annual water ballet on Thurs-
day and Friday, February 21 and 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the gym.
Tickets may be secured from any member of Dolphin Club
or at the door. A narration of the story of
"Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs" by Nancy Kimmel and
appropriate background music will
follow the entire story- of the bal-
let. First, a duet by Marian Hage-
dorn and Mary Ann Henderson
portrays Snow White's dream of
her prince who will someday come.
Next the wicked queen, Louise
Almand, consults the magic mir-
ror, which tells her that Snow
White is the fairest in the land.
The angry queen sends the hun-
ter, Libby Hanna, into the forest
to kill Snow White, Mary Jo Co-
wart. A scene of a storm in the
forest follows. Snow "White, Caroline Phelan, is
awakened by animals of the forest
who lead her to the cottage of the
seven dwarfs. In the next scene
the dwarfs -come home and find
Snow White. Meanwhile, the hun-
ter, Louise Law, returns to the
wicked queen, Carolyn Barker,
and they rejoice over Snow
White's heart he has brought. The
queen, Louise Almand, is enraged
when the mirror again tells her
that Snow White is fairer than
she. The queen and five helpers concoct a poisoned apple for Snow
White. Seen in Passing . . . Valentine orchid in florist box at
her side, freshman makes a careful
incision into her earthworm during
Thursday lab. Scam faring across the grass in jront
of Camf belly a tiny brown squirrel
with a rabbit-sized white fuffball
tail. Taking advantage of time before
the belly student tears of en birthday
fackage to froduce white, lacy slif
just as biology teacher strolls in. College To Honor Founder
in February 22 Program February 22 is celebrated all over the United States as the
birthday of the first President, but it brings special observ-
ance at Agnes Scott because the founder of the college, Colonel
George Washington Scott, was also born on that day. With
aid in planning from Dr. Frank Henry Gaines, pastor of the
Decatur Presbyterian Church Dolphin Club members rehearse for Thursday night's water ballet. Charming awakens Snow White, The scene changes to t:ie
dwarfs' cottage as the dwarfs go
to work and leave Snow White,
played by Frances Patterson. The
wicked queen enters and gives
Snow W T hite the poisoned apple.
The dwarfs return to mourn Snow
White's death. The finale follows,
in which Ann Blackshear as Prince and rejoicing follows. Supervisor of the pageant is
Miss Glendora Boyce. The back-
drop is by Ann Akerman. Nancy
Christian is in charge of costumes
and Ann Whitfield will supervise
lighting effects. Roberts Corresponds With Hungarian Scientist,
Collaborates in Study of Plant Tissue Enzymes Not all interest in Hungary and the Hungarians is as far
away as Care and UNESCO. Right here on the Agnes Scott
campus Dr. Lorin Roberts of the Biology Department is work-
ing with and in contact with a Hungarian in Hungary. About a year ago Dr. Roberts received a letter from a
Hungarian plant physiologist, Dr. Bela Jambor, Chairman, Institute
of Plant Physiology, L. Eotvos
University, Budapest, in which Dr.
Jambor stated that he had read
a paper which Dr. Roberts had
published. Dr. Jambor said that
be was working on the same pro-
ject and wanted to exchange ideas. This appeared to be of mutual
benefit because Dr. Jambor was
well informed about scientific ac-
tivities in Germany, Hungary, and American ideas on this problem.
These two decided to work to-
gether on their research the lo-
calization of certain enzymes in
plant tissues. The laboratory work
is done in Hungary where Dr.
Jambor, as head of the school, has
many workers to carry out the
experimentation. Naturally, when the revolt oc-
curred, Dr. Roberts was worried
about his friend, and he got in Russia and Dr. Roberts knew of | touch with the Red Cross and Dr. Roberts pn -parrs to send books for library of Hungarian friend. ether relief agencies trying to find
out about Dr. Jambor. Finally, in
the first week of January, Dr.
Roberts had a letter from Dr.
Jambor in which the Hungarian
said that his school was practic-
ally destroyed. The library, includ-
ing his personal one, was* com-
pletely destroyed and most of the
equipment was lost. Dr. Jambor
asked Dr. Roberts to see if he
could secure some help from
Americans. Dr. Roberts has been trying to
help in two ways by getting
books and by getting equipment
and instruments. He has written
to several U. S. scientific book
publishers, Care Books Program,
UNESCO, and the U.S. govern-
ment through Senator Russell and
Senator Talmadge. He has also
written to the American Society
of Plant Physiologists and the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science, which re-
ferred him to the Rockefeller
Foundation. So far, he has been
successful in his efforts to obtain
books but is still hoping for equip-
ment. This research w T as approxi-
mately half-finished when the re-
volt occurred, but the two scient-
ists still plan to publish a paper
revealing some of the results this
summer. Of course, this connection has
had more than scientific interest
(Continued on Page 3) Colonel Scott established the De-
catur Female Seminary in 1889,
making good use of his third for-
tune. Colonel Scott had moved south
from his native Pennsylvania for
his health and had done very well
in the mercantile business, but he
lost everything in the War Be-
tween the States. A 'highly suc-
cessful cotton "factorage and com-
mission business" brought him a
second fortune, which also was
lost everything in the War Be-
ner. With Florida phosphate,
Colonel Scott started a fertilizer
company, and later transferred
his business interests to real
estate. Pie then was able to con-
vert his prosperity into philan-
thropy, which included a school
for young women. This week's Convocation will be
held on Friday, instead of Wednes-
day, to honor Colonel Scott. Dr.
James Ross McCain, president
emeritus, will speak to the com-
munity about Colonel Scott's life
and his work in founding Agnes
Scott College. Alumnae groups in all parts of
the country will be celebrating
the date with luncheon meetings.
The Charlotte, North Carolina,
group will hear Mr. C. Benton
Kline, assistant professor of philo-
sophy, on February 22. That same
day Miss Nancy Groseclose of the
biology department will meet with
the Valley Club of Virginia at
Waynesboro. Dean S. G. Stukes
will talk in Richmond, Virgina, on
Founder's Day and will speak to the Washington group on Feb-
ruary 23. The Birmingham chapter
will hear an address by President
Wallace M. Alston on February
23. Campus To Release
Suppressed Desires Suppressed Desires Day is
scheduled to begin at seven o'clock
in the morning on Thursday, Feb-
ruary 21. During the following
twelve hours of the day, the mem-
bers of the campus community,
both faculty and students, have
been invited to express some of
their subdued desires. The student
chapel on this day will be devoted
to a celebration of the fiftieth year
of Student Government. Special
indulgences granted for the day
include: Screaming in the Library from
12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Wearing bermuda shorts and
kilts, blue jeans or pedal pushers
to classes. Wearing shirttails out. Calling professors by their first
names. Riding in the elevators in But-
trick and Campbell Halls. Eating in the faculty dining
room. Those who wish to participate in the activities of the day arc asked to make a contribution ^ one dollar; all money collected v _ ..ma
be added to the Junior Jaunt C ity Fund. Tickets will be sole Buttrick Lobby and in the dorr Alumnae To Sponsor Annua
Career Discussions, Coffees Career opportunities following graduation from a liberal
arts college will be the subject under consideration during
Career Week, February 25 March L The Vocational Guid-
ance Committee of the Agnes Scott Alumnae Association
sponsors Career Week annually as a service to students. In previous years, the emphasis
has been on careers available to
majors in a certain field. However,
this year the committee is trying
to emphasize the importance of
a liberal arts education and the
variety of career opportunities
available to graduates with a B.A.
degree. The program for the week in-
cludes Convocation Wednesday,
February 27, and two Career Cof-
fees Wednesday and Thursday at
7 p.m. in the Alumnae House. Mrs. Allen Lockerman will
speak in Convocation. Listed
among Atlanta's Women of the
Year in 1948, Mrs. Lockerman at
present does free lance public re-
lations. Previously she worked
with the F.B.I, and with the "Chi-
cago Tribune." Since coming to
Atlanta she has been Women's
editor and feature writer on the
"Atlanta Journal" and Assisstant
Editor and columnist on the
"Atlanta Constitution." The fields to be discussed at the career coffees are science, crea-
tive writing, teaching, business,
and group work. Agnes Scott
alumnae will be present each
night to discuss and answer ques-
tions about these fields. (Continued on Page 4) Spencers To Speak
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