u Vote On Nome Vote On Name In Chapel The Agonistic In Chapel yoL. xxiv AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1939 Z115 No. 10 Board Grants $2,500,000 Fund For Agnes Scott, Emory Plans —Photo Courtesy Constitution. Presidents Discuss Center Dr. Harvey W. Cox, left. President of Emory University, and Dr. James R. McCain, President of Agnes Scott College, discuss the $2,500,000 endowment as a step in the development of the University Center. Judges Recommend Name, 'Agnes Scott Mirror' Final Decision Restr Mortar Board Gives With Student Body Finding no name submitted by Last of Parties the students worthy of winning Freshmen Meet Young the prize in the Agonistic contest Men of Vicinity to give this newspaper a better name, the contest judges have Tonight will be the last in the made as their recommendation to series of parties given by Mortar the student body the name, the Board to introduce Agnes Scott Agnes Scott Mirror. This recom¬ freshmen to boys from Atlanta, mendation was made after the Decatur, and environs. The first judges had given careful considera¬ and second of these parties, which tion to each of the seventy-five are held in the Murphey Candler names entered in the contest. building, were on Monday and ■ Many of these suggestions re¬ Tuesday nights. ceived favorable comment, but Committees for the three parties are;are: ~ ~Douglas were ruled out became of their use j Dates, Lyle, by publications of other colleges. • chairman, Jane Moore Hamilton, The judges recommended the Ag-and Mary Ellen Whesell; Enternes Scott Mirror for three specific j tainment, Jeon Bailey, chairman, reasons: jMarie Merritt, and Mary Hollings 1. It most clearly represents the aims of the college newspaper to give a personal and accurate ac¬ count of Agnes Scott news. 2. It has the dignity and distinc¬ tion that will make it stand the test of many years' usage. 3. It will not be easily miscalled or misunderstood by people out¬ side the college. Those serving as judges of the contest were: President J. R. Mc¬ Cain, Dean Carrie Scandrett, Dr. George P. Hayes, professor of Eng¬ lish; Miss Annie May Christie, As¬ sistant Professor of English; Mary Ellen Whetsell, President of Stu (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) Dr. Robinson Will Represent Agnes Scott Dr. Henry A. Robinson will leave January 19 for Danville, Kentucky, to represent Agnes Scott at the inauguration of Dr. Robert Lee McLeod, Jr., as president of Centre College. While in Danville he will be the guest of his sister, Miss Laura Robinson, alumna of Agnes Scott and Associate Profes¬ sor of Ancient Languages at Cen¬ tre College. worth; Food, Mamie Lee Ratliff, chairman, and Adelaide Benson; Decorations, Mary Frances Guthrie, chairman, and Emma McMullen. Blackfriars Give 'The Green Vine' Author is Alumna Of Agnes Scott At the request of a large New York dramatic company, Agnes Scott Blackfriars will give the world premiere of "The Green Vine," a mystery play by Nan Stephens, an Agnes Scott alumna and author of several plays recent¬ ly presented on Broadway. The performance will be on Saturday evening, February 18, following the Junior banquet. The central figure in the plot is George Brand, who has just died when the play opens. His rela¬ tives come to attend the reading of his will, and complications arise when George's spirit appears vis¬ ibly. His spirit so pervades his house that the relatives feel that he is present all the time, watch¬ ing them and influencing them. The cast is as follows: Mary Brand, Helen Moses; Myrtle Brand Keenan, Evelyn Sears; Peggy Brand, Margaret Hopkins; Mrs. Birdie Fuller, Alice Adams or Laura Wood Sale; Messalina, Julia Sewell; Cousin George Brand, Wal¬ ter Paschal; Tom Brand Powers, Tom Wesley; Peter Brand, Marion Camp. The parts of Geoffrey Cannon and Japhet Twilliger re¬ main to be cast. Mortar Board Tests Social Knowledge Do you know when a girl should share expenses with her date, when it is proper to begin eating at a banquet, or what is the correct way to hold a table knife? If you are rather vague on these and many other questions in social usage, be sure to take the test given by Mortar Board this Friday, January 20, at 3:30 p. m. in Buttrick Hall. May Day Selects E. Hutchens "Orpheus and Eurydice" As a result of the recent scenario contest May Day this spring will be built around the love story of Orpheus and Eurydice, the Greek lovers who were parted by death and almost reunited by Orpheus' perilous descent into Hades to bring back Eurydice. The winning scenario chosen at a meeting of the May Day com¬ mittee on Tuesday, January 10, was written by Eleanor Hutchens. Honorable mention went to Hen¬ rietta Thompson for her version of the same story, and to Julia Sewell for her scenario "The Sleeping Beauty." The story of Orpheus and Eury¬ dice is that of two lovers, sub¬ limely happy until Eurydice dies of a snake's venom. Orpheus, dis¬ traught by grief, charms his way into Hades by the beauty of his music, which he plays on a magic lyre. Once there he persuades Pluto to let him bring Eurydice to the upper world again. The only condition is that he not look back until the journey is done. Orpheus complies until the very end, but finally, unable to restrain himself, he turns and looks back, only to see Eurydice move sorrowfully away. This second grief is too much for Orpheus, and he dies, but in death the lovers' spirits are once more united. Music for the production will be by Gluck, and the story lends itself admirably to unique effects of lighting and staging. Members Comment Favorably on University Center Development Heartily endorsing the program to make Atlanta a Uni¬ versity Center for-the South, the General Education Board of New York has for the seventh time in thirty years of¬ fered to contribute to Agnes Scott, in order that the College may become a first class institution for service in the South. DR. J. McD. RICHARDS Faculty Names Phi Beta Kappa Members Seminary President Makes Chapel Address Speaking oh the general theme of the importance of true scholar¬ ship, Dr. J. McDowell Richards, president of Columbia Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Decatur, Ga., will give the principal address at the announcement service of the first Agnes Scott elections to Phi Beta Kappa for 193 8-39, on Sat¬ urday morning, January 21, in Gaines Chapel. Dr. Richards obtained his M.A. from Princeton and from Oxford University in England, and his B. D. from Columbia Theological Seminary. He studied at Oxford under a Rhodes Scholarship. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Kappa Alpha fraternities. Maurice Hindus Will Lecture On Czechoslovakia An authoritative first-hand ac¬ count of what is really happening in Czechoslovakia will be the next presentation of the Agnes Scott Lecture Association when on Feb¬ ruary 24, Maurice Hindus, noted writer and speaker, will lecture here on the subject of "Czecho¬ slovakia — Watchdog of Man¬ kind." The third lecturer to appear this year at Agnes Scott under the auspices of the Lecture Association will be Andre Maurois, French novelist and biographer. Making only fourteen lectures on this, his second tour of America, Mr. Mau¬ rois will speak here on March 27. According to the proposal, the Board will give $2,500,000 toward the minimum of $7,500,000 need¬ ed to launch the University Cen¬ ter development. Of this total amount offered, Agnes Scott will receive $500,000; and Emory Uni¬ versity, $2,000,000. Our part in the campaign will be to raise $1,000,000; and Emory will endea¬ vor to raise $4,000,000. The full Presidents Visit Rebekah Dining Hall The presidents of the six institutions making up the University Center group and the Advisory Faculty Council of the Center were entertained at dinner in the Rebekah Scott dining hall last night, January 17. goal is to be subscribed by 1942. Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., chairman of the General Educa¬ tion Board, in a recent letter to President James Ross McCain of Agnes Scott, said, "I am well ac¬ quainted with the importance and significance of this cooperative educational enterprise which you and the other institutions involved have been working out and feel with you that it has in it very great possibilities." And President Raymond B. Fos dick of the same Board comment¬ ed, "We believe that the new plans (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) Hollingsworth to Head Opera At a meeting of the senior class on Saturday morning, January 14, Mary Hollingsworth was proposed by the nominating committee and unanimously elected by the class to be chairman of the 1939 Sen¬ ior Opera. The committee also recommend¬ ed that there be a board of direc¬ tors composed of the various com¬ mittee chairmen and headed by the opera chairman. Such a board, it is thought, will lessen the work and the responsibility of the gen¬ eral chairman and will bring about greater coordination among the groups. Members of the nominating committee were Gary Wheeler, Jane Dryfoos, Mary Frances Guthrie, Amelia Nickels, Jeanne Flynt, and Mary Ellen Whetsell. College Sends Delegate Registrar S. Guerry Stukes rep¬ resented the college at the annual meeting of. the Association of American Colleges and Universi¬ ties: in Louisville Kentucky, Thurs¬ day, January 12. Mr. Stukes is a member of the Association's committee •which ex¬ amines and accredits high schools. THE AGONISTIC, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1939 Mortar Board Attends Installation Members of the local chapter of Mortar Board will take part in the installation of a chapter of this National Honorary Fraternity at the University of Georgia Athens, Ga., Saturday, January 21. ' Mrs. Harold Richards, editor of the Mortar Board Quarterly, will represent the National Council of Mortar Board and officiate in the ritual of the ceremony. Guthrie Appoints Baty, Hutchens, Reins Apprentices Believing that some provision should be made for training mem¬ bers of The Agonistic editorial staff in the mechanics of a news¬ paper, Mary Frances Guthrie, edi¬ tor, has announced the appoint¬ ment of Evelyn Baty, Eleanor Hutchens, and Mary Reins as ap¬ prentice editors. In connection with this appren¬ ticeship these girls are attending special newspaper laboratories in which the editor is giving instruc¬ tions in newspaper typography and composition. Beginning with The Agonistic for January 21, each of the ap¬ prentice editors will gain actual experience through writing the ed¬ itorials and planning the make-up of one edition. This new plan re¬ places the traditional Agonistic class contests, which have been discontinued this year due to the insufficient benefits that accrue to the students in comparison with the work entailed. if the lady isatramp . . . this gay little cotton shirt in checkerboard plaid, with pointed collar, four pearl buttons, and a dash of— ''going-my-way-mister?'' only 1.00 at RICH'S Blouse Street Shop Floor Juniors, Freshmen Conquer In Initial Basketball Games Juniors are Victorious by 51-14 While Freshmen Lead 36-27 The juniors and freshmen drew first blood in the initial basketball games of the season Friday night in the gym, worsting the seniors and sophomores before a crowd of more than a hundred spectators. The juniors swamped their op¬ ponents 51-14; the freshmen, leading from the first, snatched a 36-27 victory from the sophomores. The jumor-semorjunior-senior game began Webster in particular outran her fast, play sweeping toward the opponents, ducking under guard senior goal for the first score by and passing beautifully. As the Milner. With the help of Slack's leaping-through-keyholes talents game neared its close the sopho¬ mores began to click, but the Milner made the second goal, eas¬ whistle blew on a 36-27 freshman ily dropping the ball in from un¬ triumph. der the basket. She followed with goal after goal as the crippled sen¬ Preshmen ' Sophomores ior team patiently sought to block Dunn, C. RF Stubbs them. Carmichael showed up well McElwaney LF Dyar in opposition, making most of the Webster, D. JC Bell seniors' fourteen points. Lott SC Steinbach, A. Gellerstedt RG Wilds, S. The second half opened with the Brooks LG Klugh juniors' passing system well under way and working smoothly. Mil¬ juniors Seniors ner and Slack piled up goals over¬ Milner RF Jones, J. whelmingly as Carmichael saved Slack LF Carter her class from contplete white¬ Carson JC Carmichael washing by accurate shooting Moses SC Steele and mce passing. The Thomp-Thompson RG Benson son-Milner pass, a flat throw al¬ Ware LG Doty most half the distance of the Substiutes: Freshmen —Thomas, court, was repeatedly responsible Bradfield, Levie; Sophomores — for junior goals. The game ended Self, Kendrick. in a technical knockout for the juniors, 51-13. Radio Program The freshmen, with typical en¬ thusiasm, rushed their opponents Features Special into the defense with a passing Chorus of GleeClub barrage culminating in a goal by Webster during the first few min¬ Featured on the Agnes Scott utes of play. McElwaney, show¬ radio program, Campus Silhouettes, ing good form and accuracy, made yesterday afternoon, January 17, several spectacular shots. Dyar at 4:30 p. m. over WSB, was the proved adept at avoiding the special chorus of the Glee Club, guarding of the taller freshman under the direction of Mr. Lewis players. But the sophomores lacked H. Johnson, instructor of voice. the aggressiveness of the freshman In the broadcast of January 10, team, finishing the half with the Current History Forum presentedominous score of 22-9. a skit in the form of a discussion The fleet freshmen showed add¬ of the Pan-American Peace Con¬ ed verve as the second half began. ference, held during Christmas at Lima, Peru. Those participating in the discussion were Elinor Tyler, president of the Forum, and Mary Robert, Skinny, Sara Frances Guthrie and Ruth Slack, and Lorraine club members. Jeanne Flynt and Miss Carrie Phinney Larimer ap¬ are now at the pear in each broadcast to introduce CLAIRMONT BEAUTY the different organizations. The radio script was written by SALON the following members of Current Temporarily located at 207 Wat- History Forum: Elinor Tyler, kins Building, 114 E. Ponce de Douglas Lyle, Mary Frances Guth¬ Leon Avenue, during the con¬ rie, and Violet Jane Watkins. struction of the new Clairmont Beauty Salon at 115 Clairmont Avenue, which will open on or Agnes Scott Students Will Recommend about February 1st. Prices are THE ORIGINAL WAFFLE the same as formerly. SHOP For Fine Foods After Shows Call DEaiborn 8011—now--for and Dances your appointments. 62 Pryor St. Just Below Candler Bldg. DE. 3309 DE. 5922 740 East Lake Drive 128 E. Ponce de Leon Greenhouses;inc. BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters—Note Paper—Poster Paper Office Supplies Many Enjoy Evening Board Grants ^ {Continued from Page 1, Col. 5) At Harrison Hut in Atlanta represent one of the most significant developments in Faculty and Students Southern education with which it Join in Playing Games has been our privilege to be as¬ sociated." Hottentots seventy strong gath¬ The money which Agnes Scott ered at Harrison Hut's open house will receive from the Board will on Saturday evening, January 7. be used for increased endowment; From 7:30 until 9:00 the students and that which Emory will re¬ and faculty members enjoyed the ceive, for a Graduate School. Plans games, songs, open fire, and food. are also being made by Agnes Dr. McCain served as official ten¬ Scott officials for the erection of der and members of Outing Club a new dormitory with rooms for and Presidents Council were host¬ 100 girls and a dining hall and esses. kitchen for the whole campus. Presidents Council is anxious This dormitory will be named for the student body to avail it¬ Hopkins Hall. In addition, a new self of the privilege of using the science hall and a fine arts build¬ hut and announces the following ing and chapel will be built. regulations: as few as five girls Although this particular grant may spend the afternoon there; of the General Board of Education after time limit the same number is made just to Agnes Scott and may use the hut if accompanied byEmory, the University Center pro¬ a chaperon; all arrangements should gram is developing through the be made through the dean's office. cooperation of these important in¬ stitutions as well: Georgia School of Technology, University of Dr. McCain Georgia at Athens, Columbia Theo¬ Represents College logical Seminary, University Sys¬ Dr. J. R. McCain, president of tem of Georgia, and High Museum Agnes Scott, represented the col¬ of Art. lege on Thursday, January 12, at Dr. Phillip P. Davidson of Ag¬ the launching of a campaign by nes Scott is secretary of the Ad¬ Wesleyan College, Macon, Ga., in visory Faculty Council of the six order that sufficient funds can be institutions. Other council of¬ secured to buy back the Wesleyan ficers are: Dr. Goodrich C. White College plant, which has gone in¬ of Emory, chairman; and Dr. John to the hands of the receivers. L. Daniel of Georgia Tech, vice At that time Dr. McCain ad¬ chairman. dressed the many educators pres¬ ent on the value of a Christian liberal arts college for women. Judges Choose (Continued from Page 1, Col. 1) dent Government, and Mary Fran¬ ces Guthrie, editor of the Agonis¬ FRIED CHICKEN tic. DINNER 50c At the open forum meeting of Student Government tomorrow, Good Food Is January 19, in chapel, the student Good Health body will discuss this new name and vote upon it. If the students vote in favor of the Agnes Scott Mirror rather than in favor of the HOTEL CANDLER present name, The Agonistic, the Pay Us a Visit new name will be brought before the faculty for their approval. PREPARE FOR THE DANCES! Shag, Waltz, Fox-Trot, Tango, Rhumba, Conga, Etc. Personal Instruction by JOHN DeMARCO « Just Down from a New York Studio Gordon-Eppley Studio (Behind J. P. Allen) 26 /i Cain St.. N. E. JA. 4364 Agnes Scott College DECATUR, GA. A college /or women that is widely recog¬ nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities. For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. THE AGONISTIC, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1939 Campus Co-eds Give Slant On Agnes Scott Life By ANNE ENLOE "Resolved that this house approves of co-education" is the question the affirmative side of which Bill Elkin wants to use for his Pi Alpha Phi try-out since he has become at least a part time member of the Agnes Scott student body (and he is considering making the race for president of stu¬ dent government, too). Of course you know that Bill and his Emory classmate, George Clary, are the latest step toward the "Greater Agnes Scott" — co-eds. Two Delegates Every Thursday they go so far as to cut a class at their own Alma Give Reports Mater to move over to their sister institution for Dr. Raper's class Thompson, Whetsell and lab in "Race Relations." Bring Back Ideas The time during that day that Mary Ellen Whetsell and Hen¬ they aren't in class or squiring rietta Thompson returned full of one of three or four Hottentots ideas for the New Year from the around, they spend in the library, N. S. F. A. convention, held De¬ the local concentration camp, you cember 27-31, at Purdue Univer¬ know. Bill says that our library sity, Lafayette, Indiana. In a is much quieter than Emory's, but round of social events and busi¬ that concentration is harder for ness meetings, they came in con¬ him to attain here. Can it be the tact with representatives from nu¬ architecture, Bill? Both of the boys merous colleges. wonder why girls always change The theme of the program was their point of vision when they "Student Leadership in Communi¬ look at them. Girls just won't ty Life." In connection with this look them straight in the face. theme, some of the many topics When asked about being in class that they discussed were problemswith forty girls, Elkin says, "It's of student organization, problemsfunny as heck!" Dignified Clary of discipline, and problems con¬ says, "It's a unique experience." nected with the athletic program They refuse to sit together in class of their schools and curriculum. and say that the presence of girls Each member was appointed head insipres them. In fact, that's the of a commission. Mary Ellen was thing they like most about Agnes appointed chairman of the Stimu¬ Scott, aside from their intense in-lation Committee, formed to dis¬ tests in sociology (you under¬ cuss methods of creating interest stand). They are of the opinion among the students in student gov¬ that the girls here are attractive, ernment work, while Henrietta high type, and intelligent enough took charge of the committee deal¬ to be interesting. Bill likes the ing with women's student govern* feminine type — congratulations, ment in small schools. Last AprifSammie — and George likes the Mary Ellen was elected chairman brainy type — congratulations, of the woman's division of the Sophie Honor Roll Montgomery! Southeastern Federation of CollegeBesides the above mentioned Students and Press Representatives, things, Bill and George like Ag¬ which will meet at the Citadel in nes Scott particularly because M Charleston, South Carolina this such things as non-compulsory spring. chapel attendance, Dr. Raper, whom In an open letter to the N. S. they consider a most wide awake F. A. Convention, President Roose¬ and valuable professor, and the velt said, "It is my faith that you, general atmosphere on the campus. with a high appreciation of the es¬ Our greatest need, according to sential nobility of the individual them, is more and better hat-racks as your guide in the management —in fact, HAT RACKS! Emory's of men, will not only maintain and greatest need is Agnes Scott • co¬ preserve our democratic heritage in eds. the years to come, but will enrich and extend it in ways that now DECATUR BEAUTY SALON can be only dimly foreseen." Calling All Girls Sewell Leads in Club Play Blackfriars held its regular DE. 4692 meeting on Tuesday, January 17, at 7:00 p. m. in Miss Gooch's studio. After the business meet¬ ing, a play, "Where But in Amer¬ ica," was presented. The cast in¬ The Place To Go cluded Julia Sewell as Hilda, Gay Swagerty as Mr. Espenhayne, and After Dance Ruth Brody as Mrs. Espenhayne. It or Show was directed by Jeanne Redwine. PIG'N WHISTLE VERA BEAUTY SHOP Presents and MR. PAUL PEACOCK ALLEY of Where the Food Is Always New York London Good and Prices So CALL DE. 6211 FOR Reasonable APPOINTMENT Cabinet Plans Programs, Discussions Dr. John McSween Is Speaker For Religious Week At the annual winter retreat of the Christian Association cabinet, held in two meetings January 7 and 8 at the Harrison hut, pro¬ grams were planned for the rest of the present cabinet's term to carry out the theme of finding the abundant life in activities im¬ mediately around us and in those of more world-wide interest. The cabinet also started work on a series of discussion groups for the whole student body, definite plans for which are to be announced later. To continue the theme during the next quarter, after an explana¬ tion of national Y. W. C. A. work, Tuesday, January 17, with Mr. Bill McKee as (tentative) speaker, Miss Helen Carlson will talk January 31, about an abundant life in ac¬ ademic work, after which follows religious week, starting February 7 under the guidance of Dr. John McSween, with whom conferences also may be arranged. For the week of February 14, the tenta¬ tive plans include chapel programs and discussion groups on men- women relations to be led by Mrs. Morgan. Following that there will be a series of three programs on the general idea of an abundant life in agriculture, probably to be led by Dr. Arthur Raper, in In¬ dustry, and in politics, speakers for which are not chosen as yet. The first program after spring holidays will be on "The Abund¬ ant Life in Service." Programs for the rest of the year will be car¬ ried out by the new cabinet for the term 1939-40. Faculty Members Go to Meeting In Richmond The one hundred and third meeting of the American Associa¬ tion for' the Advancement of Sci¬ ence and Associated Societies was held in Richmond, Virginia, from December 27 to 31. Dr. Ernest H. Runyon, Miss Frances McGalla, and Miss Jeanne Matthews repre¬ sented Agnes Scott in the interest of science, and Dr. Henry A. Rob¬ inson attended the meeting of the mathematicians which, after /the first day, was held in Williamsburg. Forty affiliated and associ¬ ated societies participated in this meeting at which over five thou¬ sand people were present. During the day, meetings of various departments were held, at which time papers were given, new discoveries announced, and problems discussed by the leading scientists of America, Cuba and Canada. The winter meeting of the As¬ sociation next year will be in Co¬ lumbus, Ohio. BAILEY BROTHERS SHOE SHOP 142 Sycamore Street Decatur, Ga. QGalavanting <2^yah A somewhat belated Happy New Year to everyone—but it looks this week as if everyone has made a resolution to stay on our campus rather than off. The A.T.O. house dance at Emory Saturday night brought out a few: Sue Phillips, Annie Wilds, Virginia Stanley, Dot Estes, Florence Ellis, Marion Puppets Come Phillips, Tade Merrill, Keeker Newton, Grace Walker. The S. A. E. formal Friday To Agnes Scott night was the reason for all these French Club Brings young ladies rushing around in the Biltmore — Frankie Butt, Char- Punch and Judy lene Burke, Julia Porter, Martha Dunn, Helen Jester, Eloise Len- Fernand Brossard, "Guignoliste" on board the French line flagship nard, Florrie Guy, Martha Mar¬ Normandie, will present Guignol, shall, Catherine Ivie, Jane Moore a punch and Judy show Wednes¬ Hamilton, Sara E. Lee, Jane Jones, day, January 18, at 4:30 p. m. in Louise Newton, Martie Doak, Car¬ the chapel. The performance is olyn Dunn, Pat Reasoner, Sarah free and the college community Copeland. and children of the faculty are in¬ At the Chi Phi house dance Sat¬ vited. urday night, Carolyn Alley, Char- The Guignol, French equivalent lene Burke, Susan Goodwyn, Row- of "Punch and Judy," dates back ena Barringer and Helen Jester at to the days of the wandering the Sigma Chi tea dance at Tech minstrel. The puppets are made Friday. of wood, plaster, and cloth. M. Now about those people who Brossard, who has been working left here—Betty Embry and Nell with puppets since he was four Pinner went to Americus to see years old, has been with the French Jane Luthy this week end. Lucille line as official Guignolistic for a Gaines and Mary Ivy spent the good many years. His "theatre" week end in Anderson attending therefore, has crossed the ocean so the Ring Dance at Clemson. Cal- many times that it has covered lie Carmichael spent the week end more than 500,000 miles. at home in McDonough. Weezie What Punch says to Judy Sams went to the Black and White doesn't really matter, for Ferdinand dance at Auburn. Brossard is expert at pantomine. The repertoire of jolly little plays B. O. Z. Has Meeting is* both diversified and alive with B. O. Z. met on Friday, Janu¬ human interest. It is all quaint ary 13, at 8:00 o'clock in Main. . . . the miniature stage, the scen¬ Henrietta Blackwell, Cora Kay ery, the marvelously costumed Hutchins, and Sam Olive Griffin characters, and the talents of this read. The hostesses for the occa¬ ventriloquist, who has dedicated a sion were Cora Kay Hutchins, life time to making childhood Henrietta Blackwell, and Julia happy through a medium as old Sewell, and delicious refreshments as France itself. were served. Ualentine^ Special A lovely, personal, and most appreciated one— YOUR PHOTOGRAPH FREE—The coloring of one of your new photographs taken before February 28th. ELLIOTT'S Peachtree Studio WA.8167 Atlanta -W CAftTERIA 189-191 Peachtree Street GILL CLEANERS 2-HOUR SERVICE ODORLESS PROCESS Evening Dresses $4.50 UpStreet Dresses $3.50 Up Costumes for Children and Adults CLIO JOHNSON IN THE HEART OF THE THEATRE AND SHOPPING DISTRICT 412 Church St. DE. 7502 332 W. Benson St. DE. 4032 THE AGONISTIC, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1939 Agnes Scott College Vol. XXIV, No. 10 THE AGONISTIC Decatur, Ga. No Oligarchy At the Open Forum in chapel tomorrow the final step in the Agonistic's drive to change the name of this newspaper will come into view. To date we have been most encouraged by the attitude of the College community toward the movement. Many of the faculty have evidenced their desire to cooperate in our effort to find a more suitable name, many of the students submitted entries in the name contest, and the judges have made an excellent recommendation for the new name. Much has been accomplished in the drive, and we come now to the most im¬ portant part of our movement—the final student vote. Since we are definitely op¬ posed to any possible attempt to railroad the new name, the Agnes Scott Mirror, we urge the students to attend the forum, to find out our reasons for advocating the change, and to take part in the discussion. Railroading results when a few people are allowed to monopolize a discussion and prevent anyone's speaking against a move. It thus tends toward an oligarchy. The Agnes Scott Student Government was founded on principles directly con¬ trary to such a form of government. It is based on the broadest democratic prin¬ ciples, foremost among which is the right of every student to express her views. But these democratic theories are destroyed when the students are reluctant to par¬ ticipate in the Open Forum discussions. If we are to preserve this campus de¬ mocracy and to ward off a campus olig¬ archy, we must have greater student dis¬ cussion. It is not just our privilege, but also our duty to express our opinions at these meetings. Let us make this the first Forum of the new year one which measures up more nearly to our democratic principles. Editorial Notes Since the General Board of Education has given the college so generous a gift we now have hopes that the Administra¬ tion will be able to scrape up a few pen¬ nies and equip the dormitories with at least one or two free telephones. The first basketball game of the winter quarter was attended by a fairly large crowd. However, we should have a much better attendance. Show your class spirit, and at the same time get a few thrills (and laughs) by coming to the next games. You may know as much about etiquette as Emily Post, but we will wager that you will learn still more if you take the social usage tests on Friday afternoon. ©1) c Agonistic Agnes Scott College Student Newspaper Vol. 24 Wednesday, January 18 No. 10 STAFF Mary Frances Guthrie Jane Salters Editor Current History Evelyn Baty Eleanor Hutchens Mary Reins Sports Editor Assistant Editors Hazel Solomon Elizabeth Kennedy Exchange Editor Copy Editor Jeannette Carroll Alumnae Editor Rebecca Drucker Assistant Copy Editor Selma Stelnbach Club Editor Marie Merrltt Business Manager Hayden Sanford Eloise Lennard Mary Louise Dobbs Florence Ellis Advertising Manager Society Editors Alice Cheescman Virginia Farrar Mary Wells McNeill Dorothy Graham Feature Editors Florence Graham Anno Enloe Beth Paris Georgia Hunt On.ie Smith Assistant Feature Editors Circulation Managers REPORTERS: M. L. Gill. V. J. Watkins. A. Enloe, M. L. Ratllff, C. K. Hutchlns, P. Heaslett, M. Merlin, D. Weinkle, B. Alderman. J. Wltman, M. Flte. L. Franklin, J. Gates, S. Lee. C. Willis, P. Hammond. A. Enloe, E. Stubbs, E. McCall, B. Coleman, S. Self. J. Lancaster. E. Barrett. BUSINESS STAFF: B. Coleman, B. L. Murlin, M. E. Leavitt, M. Watkins. L. Sale, B. A. Stewart, W. Howard, W. Finger, L.Schwenke. • Sditorials Davidson Admires History, Sonja Henie National Council Debates Popularized History Dr. Philip Davidson went his¬ tory-seeking over the Christmas holidays when he met in confer¬ ence with historians from all over the country for a meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago. The official stamp¬ ing-ground of the Association was the world's largest hotel, the Ste¬ phens, which, according to Dr. Davidson, is "absolutely tremend¬ ous!" In all of its three lobbies his¬ torians buzzed in excited disputes of historical points, dashed around looking for celebrities, and en¬ joyed themselves generally. A new method of presenting papers was tried by the Associa¬ tion. Whereas formerly three papers were read in one session and followed by a brief discussion, in the recent meeting only one paper was read at a session, and the re¬ maining time was devoted to full and open discussion of the paper. This arrangement gave ample time for some interesting debating. In one session, Sidney B. Fay and Bernadotte Schmitt, noted authorities on the World War, discussed at length their theories concerning the origins of the War, and after sev¬ eral hours of debate, both stuck to their original positions. A session on the cultural re¬ lations between the United States and Europe was interesting. In the two papers presented, European Ideas Not Immigrating to Amer¬ ica and American Ideas Not Immi¬ grating to Europe, the fact was brought out that, among other things, the British Civil Service still remains British, and the Amer¬ ican system of education has not as yet traveled abroad. Revision of the Crusades and a Study of Abo¬ lition also proved absorbing topics. Something new in history pre¬ sentation was debated by the coun¬ cil. It was suggested that the As¬ sociation sponsor a popularized his¬ tory magazine in which history would be presented in an accurate but thoroughly entertaining man¬ ner. Jokes, cartoons, historical stories, silly illustrations, etc., would be used to bring before the public the happenings of the not- forgotten past. Annually the American Histor¬ ical Associatin awards a prize to the outstanding book of the year, the book being selected by the John H. Dunning prize commit¬ tee. This year Dr. Davidson was appointed to this committee of three, the other two members be¬ ing Paul Buck of Harvard, author of the Pulitzer prixe winner Road to Reunion, and Viola F. Barnes of Mt. Holyoke, author of Dominion of New England. When asked what his disap¬ pointments were, Dr. Davidson sighed his only regret — "that I didn't go to see Sonja Henie at Soldiers Field!" It was only on the train heading for Georgia that he discovered what a silver opportu¬ nity he had missed. features Front Row By JANE SALTERS Washington Merry -Go -Round adds a spicy flavor to the news with its recent statement that the United States aviation firms have been of great assistance in forward¬ ing the aircraft development of the Reich by selling planes to the Ger¬ mans before the prohibitory laws of 1933 and 1934 and by selling "parts and patents" to them sub¬ sequently. Refugees and Relief Franco's forces make new and bigger headlines, seize two rich provinces bordering on Barcelona, and approach to within 28 miles of the loyalist capital, sending about 70,000 refugees pouring into the already overburdened city. A special Senate committee cuts the president's relief appropriation by $150,000,000 and proposes a plan of uniting all the relief agen¬ cies into a Department of Public Works with a "permanent federal assistance program" and alloting funds on the basis of state popula¬ tion. * Irish Show a Spark Irish Republican illegal organi¬ zations post notices in Belfast and Dublin demanding withdrawal of all British civil and military rep¬ resentatives from the island, while 2000 "members of the old Irish Republican army" declare that the country will enter into no mili¬ tary alliance or cooperation with England while an "English soldier remains on Irish soil." Atlanta Becomes Famous The General Education Board of New York grants a total of $2,500,000 toward the formation of a great University Center in At¬ lanta, the institutions benefited in¬ cluding Emory, Tech, Agnes Scott, Columbia Seminary, and the High Museum and School of Art. Dear Editor: It seems to me that something should be done about the price of meals for guests in the dining room! I have heard quite a bit of complaint lately along this line. Perhaps one of two plans could be worked out in order to reduce the prevailing price of fifty cents per meal for guests. The first of these plans would be to have a dif¬ ferent price for each meal; for example, twenty-five cents for breakfast, thirty-five cents for lunch, and fifty cents for dinner. The other plan which might be adopted would be to sell meal tic¬ kets for guests at a special price of three for a dollar. Either of these plans would help students immensely! Sincerely, A Thrifty Thinker. Oberlin College officials were astonished not long ago when they received an enrollment application "signed with a footprint." It was the signature of Wesley Cox, 3 days old, son of Budd Cox, Oberlin's frosh coach. It was filed away— for reference about eigh¬ teen years hence.—Campus in Car¬ toon. Wednesday, Jan. 18,1939 Garden of Eden The corner stone of a truly greater Ag¬ nes Scott was laid last week when the Gen¬ eral Education Board of New York con¬ cluded its arrangements to establish a University Center for the South in At¬ lanta. As Dr. McCain stated, the College is not ambitious to increase its enrollment and grow into a large institution. It desires rather to add to the quality of its work and to "safeguard its character as a Christian school of high standing." With this ideal Agnes Scott is to be a most important unit in the University Program and an institution rendering un¬ limited service to the South. The College is to be a foundation upon which the Emory University Graduate School, the most pressing need which the University Center aims to meet, can rest and fi'om which it can receive strength. Agnes Scott is nearing the close of her fiftieth year of service—a period in which the institution has advanced from a weak and struggling school to a College rank¬ ing among the best in high standards of intellectual work. As we are about to en¬ ter the second fifty-year period, we re¬ iterate our President's happiness that we are "in the midst of an educational renais¬ sance and an era of good institutional fel¬ lowship that would have seemed to our founders like the Garden of Eden." Parade of Opinion By ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS DIPLOMACY—The humor that seems to make U. S. citizens less susceptible to hysteria and mass-ignorance didn't fail to crop out in this crisis as it has in most others. The laugh originated when West Virginia University mem¬ bers of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity staged a "Hitler Party" to which members came costumed like Hitler. The German press, famed foir not being able to take a joke, seriously scorched the party-goers by calling them "insolent, shameless and silly." Not to be outdone, they cabled Hit¬ ler thus: "West Virginia University students hereby sever relations with Germany, prosit." PEACE—Far from cloistered have been U. S. halls of learning during the period of world-wide unrest that has made the citizens of all nations wander far from the placidness of Ferdinand the Bull. Collegians and their teachers are taking an active interest in the state of the world, and are becoming more belligerent when it comes to de¬ fending democracy. Chief blow to the passive pacifism that in oth¬ er years brought an endorsement of the famed Oxford Oath ("I won't fight under any circum¬ stances") was the abandonment of the oath by the delegates to the conventions of the American Student Union and the National Student Fed¬ eration of America. Both meetings urged con¬ tinued peace education, but both more or less ap¬ proved the President's rearmament policies. Presidential messages on rearmament brought a chorus of "yeas" from the collegiate press, with only here and there a scattered "nay." At the University of Virginia, "College Topics" stated the case for the supporters of the move like this: "Pacifism and optimism insofar as world peace is concerned are admirable under normal condi¬ tions, but Utopianlike and thoroughly dangerous while world affairs are in their present turbulent state. We are people who espouse and champion democracy — democracy faces unpredictable trouble. We are people who espouse and cham¬ pion disarmament—at the present time, such ac¬ tion on our part with the known status of other powers on the subject, would be suicidal. There¬ fore, we must exercise sagacity in the administra¬ tion of our government in order tha it prove itself the ultimate in social and economical gov¬ ernment of the human race. We must prepare for the direct emergency in defense of our stand¬ ards and our country." a Nominate Nominate May Queen The Agonistic May Queen VOL. XXIV WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1939 AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE, DECATUR, GA., Z115 No. 11 Phi Beta Kappa Chooses Five Happy, indeed, are these new members of Phi Beta Kappa: front row, left to right, Marie Merritt, Lou Pate, and Mary Ellen Whetsell; back row, Sarah Thurman and Cora Kay Hutchins. Colleges Meet In Macon Seminary President Speaks McCain Will Discuss University Center On Oxford Contributions President J. R. McCain and Dean of the Faculty S. G. Stukes Dr. Richards Urges Youth to Facs Life will represent Agnes Scott at the twenty-third session of the Asso¬ With Right Interpretation of Fact ciation of Georgia Colleges meet¬ ing in Macon, Georgia, January 27 Dr. J. McDowell Richards, president" of Columbia Semi¬ and 28. Dr. McCain will speak on nary, emphasized the contributions of Oxford'University to Saturday morning, discussing the the educational world when he spoke at the Phi Beta Kappa development of a University Cen¬ announcement' on Saturday. Dr. Richards was a Phi Beta ter as a means of improving edu¬ Kappa at Davidson, and a Rhodes cation in Georgia. Scholar at Oxford and therefore Officers of the Association are well qualified to discuss the meth¬ College Youth Back President Paul M. Cousins, of ods of the English system. Social Hygiene Day Shorter College, and Secretary- Before speaking of Oxford's in¬ Treasurer, and William D. Hoop¬ fluence in "Moulding the Thought On February 1, National Social er, from the University of Geor¬ and Practice of the American Edu-Hygiene Day, five thousand meet¬ gia. Twenty-three Georgia insti¬ catic ial World," Dr. Richards told ings will be held over the U. S. tutions are members of the group. of the growth of the University to show the Legislature that the from a series of student groups youth of America are backing up dating back to the eleventh cen¬ Silhouette Sets the movement for a premarital ex¬ tury to its present number of amination law. Picture Dead Line twenty-one colleges and other so¬ cieties and halls. Today this Uni¬ One of the meetings will be The Silhouette announces March held here in Atlanta at the Ansley 1st as the dead line for all entries versity, which was not planned, but grew "like the English Con¬ Hotel. In the morning there will in the snapshot contest sponsored stitution," recognizes women stu¬ be an adult meeting, and in the by the staff. Adelaide Benson, dents on the same status as men, afternoon at three o'clock, a mass editor of the year book, states that meeting of young people. Dr. the prizes will be given for origi¬ and is superior to Cambridge in James E. Paullin will speak on nality of composition and clear¬ this respect. Syphilis: A Challenge to Youth, ness of detail. First and second Oxford's contributions fb edu¬ after which there will be a tech¬ prizes of three and two dollars re¬ cation the speaker named as three. nicolor movie and open forum dis¬ spectively will be presented* for It gives its students a "sense of cussion. the two best campus scenes. A two reverence for the past" and of the dollar award will be given to the "continuity" of the ages, even A delegation from Emory, Tech, student obtaining the best candid {Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) and Agnes Scott will attend. Ev¬ camera shot. eryone interested should see Dr. C. A. Sends Deputation Swanson or Mary Eleanor Steele Student Vote Installs for details. To Wesleyan College New R. C. A. Radio In answer to an invitation from Emory Men Conduct As a result of the student vote Wesleyan College in Macon, Geor¬ in chapel Friday, January 20, Stu¬ gia, The Christian Association sent Vesper Services Here dent Government bought an RCA a deputation team to their cam¬ At the regular college vesper Victor Radio-Victrola combination pus, Sunday, January 22. Grace program Sunday night, held in the machine to be put in the MurpheyWard introduced Evelyn Baty chapel, an Emory deputation pre¬ Candler Building. who talked on "Choosing My sented the program. Ben St. Clair The machine will be installed Life s Work;" Amelia Nichels, ac¬ lead the program while Eual immediately and with its new companied by Mamie Lee Ratliff, Samples spoke and Wilson Morgan records will be used for the first furnished the musical entertain-sang, accompanied by John Hut- time at after-dinner coffee Wed¬ chinson. nesday night. May Queen Elections ^J(/ill Open Tomorrow Box for Popular Nominations To be Placed in Buttrick Hall If you don't know who is the prettiest Senior in Agnes Scott, start looking around today, for this week you will have an opportunity to help name the May Queen of '39. Elections will take place Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, January 26-28, it was announced today by Helen Committees Moses, May Day chairman; the re¬ sults of the election are to be pub¬ Begin Work on lished in the next issue of the Ag¬ onistic. Senior Opera A nomination box will be placed in the gym directly under the bul¬ Already making plans to launch letin board, and all students are work for the senior opera, Mary Hollingsworth, chairman, an¬ urged to vote. nounces the following committees: In making the announcement, writing committee: Douglas Lyle, Chairman Moses reminded the stu¬ chairman, Julia Sewell, Henrietta dent body that all votes must be Blackwell, Marie Merritt, Amelia signed; that eligibility for MayNickels, Mamie Lee Ratliff, Mary Queen is Senior standing plus Wells McNeill; dancing, Ruby "looks," plus charm; that the Mae Laney, Sara Thurman, Helen Queen will be the student receiv¬ Kirkpatrick; costumes, Adelaide ing the largest number of votes. Benson, Mary Frances Thompson, Votes are to be counted by Helen Dorothy Lazenby, Katherine Far- Moses, chairman, and Miss Eugenia rar, Sara Joyce Cunningham; prop¬ Dozier, faculty advisor of the May erty, Katherine Ivey; stage sets, Day Committee. Jean Bailey, Kay Kennedy, Susan Contrary to previous practice, it Goodwyn; directing chairman, does not hold true this year that Jeanne Flynt. any Senior receiving fifteen votes will automatically become a mem¬ Pi Alpha Phi ber of court. Among former May Queens are such beauties as Myrl Broadcasts Skit Chafin, Lucille Dennison, Naomi The college mail-room was the Cooper and Miss Charlotte Flunscene of the Agnes Scott radio ter, assistant dean. skit presented yesterday afternoon by Pi Alpha Phi, in which Mar¬ garet Hopkins and Ann Henry dis¬ Chi Beta Phi cussed future debates and club Hears Reports plans. Written by the two repre¬ sentatives of the club, the pro¬ On Convention gram also included Miss Carrie Phinney Latimer and Jeanne Flynt, The Chi Beta Phi meeting who regularly lead the discussions. Thursday night, January 19 was chiefly concerned with reports of Next Tuesday the three publica¬ the national convention, which was tions, represented by Mary Frances held during the Christmas holi¬ Guthrie, Adelaide Benson, and Julia Sewell, will present a pro¬ days at Ashland, Virginia. Im¬ portant changes in the organiza¬ gram written by Julia Sewell. tion resulted from the national meeting, among which was the in¬ Mortar Board Gives Tea corporation of both Chi Beta Phi The Agnes Scott chapter of and Chi Beta Phi Sigma under the Mortar Board will give the annual one name of Chi Beta Phi. Mortar Board tea for the day stu¬ Following the reports, a student dents and their parents ' in the program on "Capital Punishment" Murphey Candler Building, Satur¬ was given. Carolyn Forman and day afternoon, January 28. Mem¬ Polly Heaslett explained the chem¬ bers of Mortar Board will be the istry and biology of electrocution hostesses. and lethal gases. Pi Alpha Delegates Go To Baton Rouge Convention For the first time in the history Sophie Newcomb March 31 in a of the club, Pi Alpha Phi is send¬ decision dual debate on the same ing delegates to a convention to subject. The affirmative side participate in a three day debating will be upheld by Mary Frances tournament sponsored by the Sou¬ thern Association of Teachers of Guthrie and Arlene Steinbach at Speech, March 27-30, at Baton Agnes Scott against the visiting Rouge, Louisiana. Margaret Hop¬ Newcomb delegates. The alternate kins and Marjorie Merlin, represent¬ for both teams is Ann Henry. ing Agnes Scott, will uphold the On April 10, Mary Louise negative side of the question: Re¬ Dobbs and Doris Weinkle will op¬ solved: That the Democratic na¬ pose the varsity of the University tions should form an alliance to of Florida in a non-decision debate preserve Democracy. on the topic of Pump-priming. On March 30, the debaters will The visitors will stop over in De- leave for New Orleans to debate catur on their northern tour. THE AGONISTIC, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1939 Champion Junior Team Meets Nemesis, 32-14 Sophomores Take Seniors In One-Sided Sister Class Scrap "Down in Rebekah Hear dat mournful sound; All de juniors am a-weepin'— Record's in de cold, cold ground!" Defeated for the first time in two years, the formerly in¬ vincible juniors bowed to their sister class in the hottest basketball game to date in the gymnasium last Friday night, while the sophomores gave the seniors their second straight beating with a score of 46 to 14. The semor-sophomoresenior-sophomore contest was fast from the start, the first play, ending in a Carmichael-Steinbach scuffle on the floor. Stubbs came through shortly with the first goal, beginning a back-andforth series of baskets by Carmichael and Dyar. The sophomores, using a neat passing system and ac¬ curate shooting, piled up the score to 16-2 in the first quarter. Fish¬ er resumed her bombardment of the basket, but was less success¬ ful because of more careful guard¬ ing by the seniors in the second quarter. Supported by beautiful teamwork, the soph forwards soon learned to get around this defense, doubling their score in the quar¬ ter. The second senior score came when Carmichael completed a free shot after a personal foul by Steinbach. Dyar made the first goal of the second period, after valiant at¬ tempts by the long-suffering Car¬ michael. The seniors took a spurt forward as Dryfoos scored twice and Carmichael gained another point after a second personal foul on the part of Steinbach. A long, spectacular goal by Carmichael was ruled void; Dyar rang up four quick ones, succeeded by Jones' two after a Steinbach teachnical foul. The whistle left it 46-14 for the underclassmen. The junior-freshman game be¬ gan furiously, Slack drawing first blood with a neat toss over the head of her guard. Three fresh¬ man goals by Dunn and McEl- PREPARE FOR THE DANCES! Shag, Waltz, Fox-Trot, Tango, Rhumba, Conga, etc. Personal Instruction by JOHN DeMARCO Just Down from a New York Studio GORDON-EPPLEY STUDIO (Behind J. P. Allen) 261'2 Ccdn St., N. E. JA. 4364 waney followed, giving them a lead never broken for the rest of the game. Disconcerted by the close guarding of their opponents, the junior forwards tried wild long shots which served only to release the ball from their possession. The quarter ended 16-6 with a perfect goal amounting practically to sleight-of-hand by Webster. She and Dunn completely dominated the next quarter, systematically adding ten points to their score be¬ fore the half was over. Milner managed to get one past the overwhelming Brooks guarding for her second and last score of the game. The crippled Moses, after an alert performance at guard, left the game with a twist¬ ed ankle. Junior passing began to click, but too late to turn the tide. Slack came through with a long-distance goal, followed by a similar one from Carson. The longest pass of the game, a heave from Brooks to Wehster covering almost the length of the court, ended in the last freshman score. The teams rushed into huddles to cheer a 32-14 frosh victory. LINE-UP: Seniors: Forwards—Carmichael, Dryfoos, Carter, Jones; Guards— MacGuire, Steele, Benson. Sophomores: Forwards — Dyar, Strubbs, Fisher, Bell; Guards— Klugh, Kendrick, Steinbach, Wilds, Henry. Juniors: Forwards — Milner, Slack, Carson, Forman; Guards— Moses, Thompson, Ware, Reins, Forman. Freshmen: Forwards — McElwaney, Webster, Dunn, Thomas; Guards — Brooks, Gellerstedt, Lott, Copeland, Webster, Brad- field, Wilds. Mrs. Heege Fetes German Club German Club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Emil Heege on Avery Drive, where the refreshments, furnish¬ ings, and conversation were all thoroughly German. The contest of making German words out of "Deutschland" was won by Nancy Willstatter. Agonistic Lists Suggested Titles for Paper At the request of the student body, The Agonistic is disclosing the following complete list of en¬ tries in the contest to find a bet¬ ter name for the campus news¬ paper: Brass Tacks, The Consensus, The Quadrangle, The Main Tower, The Scholar-Gypsy, The Collegian, Scott's Plaid, Scott's Clansman, The Outlook, The Scott View, The Telescope, Advance, The Round Up, The Newslette, The Scottlander, The Pioneer, The Sceptor, The Pulsator, The Liberator, The Scottangier, The Angler, The Reflector, The Outcome, Scottische, The Gist, Minerva's Moods, Witches' Brew, Aphrodite, The Spectrum, Students' Forum, The Jester, Toil and Trouble, Sit Lux, Bubble Bubble, The Southern Woman, Lux Australis, Moods and Phases, The Phillippic, Onlooker, The Phase, Week to Week, Living, The Gibe, Panorama, Aggie Forum, The Squint, The Panic, The Sun¬ ny Southerner, The Caldron, The View Point, The Review, Aggie's News Review, The Hottentot, The Aggie, The Scott Tower,' The Scott Record, Hottentot News, The Scot, Agnes Scott Spectator, The A. S. C.-All, The Scott Review, The Plaid, Collegiate Columns, The Rostrum, The Clarion, The Purple and White, The Cloister, Agnes Scott News, The Compass, The Reporter, The Colander, The Record, The Coffer. Dr. Richards (Continued from Page 1) though some of its old statutes such as forbidding students to car¬ ry a bow and arrow seem foolish to us today. The ceremonies and famous portraits impress the stu¬ dent with a consciousness of being "the heir of the ages." The Oxford seal demonstrates its second contribution: a recogni¬ tion that "our learning has been cradled by religion." The primary contribution, however, is the Uni¬ versity's emphasis on the individ¬ ual. At Oxford students "don't waste too much time going to lec¬ tures," but try to master facts and to interpret them clearly for final comprehensives. Dr. Richards in closing urged the students to "face the problems of today" in the light of a right interpretation of facts. DECATUR BEAUTY SALON Calling All Girls DE. 4692 VALENTINE SPECIAL: TWO photographs lor the price of ONE—any size During the month of February only NORTON'S STUDIO DE. 5858 Masonic Bldg. Decatur BOWEN PRESS COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY TYPEWRITERS AND RIBBONS Blotters—Note Paper—Poster Paper Office Supplies s 421 Church St. De. 0976 Decatur, Ga. q Sports Miscellany By ELEANOR HUTCHENS When the presidents of A. A. and Cotillion Club are room¬ mates, the natural result is an A. A. dance, we reckon. So take your nickels with you to dinner on Wednesday night; A. A. is giving another of those super-super nickelodeon af¬ fairs immediately afterward, down in the gym. Nay, more: 'tis ru¬ mored that the machine will be op¬ erated without the use of coat- hangers this time. What will they think of next? "Daphnis and Chloe" will be the title of the water splageant to be staged by Swimming Club next month—said title being inspired in some way by the Philadelphia Sym¬ phony Orchestra. Tryouts for the principal parts were held Monday night; results as yet unrevealed. Miss Isabelle Randolph, who was head of the Physical Ed Depart¬ ment when the gym was built, will stop by the old stamping grounds (ref. natural dancing class) next Sunday. She teaches in Philadel¬ phia these days. Notes on the Gym Classes:— Recreational games class has now taken to bowling once a week at one of the new alleys in Dec. . . . Bowling is about to become, un¬ officially, a majdr sport; someone suggested in the last Athletic Board meeting that class teams be organized next year. How about it, Public Opinion? . . . Social dancing class has mastered1 the Yam, Lambeth Walk, and tango . . . Have you seen the new cos¬ tumes for modern dancing? Color¬ ful as a Cheesman poster, no less. . . . Consternation in the raw (well, practically) : when Muzzey tried to take pictures for the an¬ nual in natural dancing class last week. Leap, run, run. Chicago University Recognizes Its 'College Widow' "University of Chicago word- technicians have been working for a long time now on a new Amer¬ ican-English dictionary, and they have come across a couple of facts that may be of interest to you. For instance, they have found that the use of the word 'co-ed' was first made in 1893, and first got recognition in the old 'Independ¬ ent' in this sentence: 'The fellows in a body may laugh at the co-eds. Yet they rarely fail to open or close a door for them.' The 'Col¬ lege Widow' is given recognition with this definition: 'A college widow is the unfortunate young women who, having been the pet of several college generations with¬ out making a single permanent capture, at last finds herself de¬ serted of admirers, and with faded charms, falls out of sight and memory'." Student Capacities Vary Colleges are shown to differ widely in the capacity of their stu¬ dents. In one extreme case all of the students in the sophomore class of one college ranked lower in an intelligence test than the dullest student in the sophomore class of a superior institution.—New York (AGP). APPROVAL OF THE CHOWII! You don't have to go in for any bathing beauty contest to get the crowd's approval around this campus. There's not a corny dress in the whole MANGEL'S collec¬ tion at $6.98. It's hard to believe until you see ihem. So, after your class today take a trip down to MANGEL'S and you'll be convinced. HlflnCELI 185Peachtree 60 Whitehall St. Atlanta, Ga. THE AGONISTIC, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1939 Georgia Tech Fraternity Men Describe Their Ideal Girl It is all very well to discuss girls' ideal; we've read many such discussions and compared them with our own idea as to what constitutes a desirable male. Your reporter, how¬ ever, decided to turn tables for the benefit of womankind and to find out just what, if anything, is man's ideal: We are more interested in that, after all, aren't we? Your brazen reporter decided, therefore, to go after the desired "No beauty surpasses that of in¬ information in the proper (?) telligence," he remarked almost fashion —■ crashing fraternity curtly. That held me for a few houses when necessary. moments. Intelligence, intelligence. My first trip was to the Geor¬ Brains calling for brains—. gia Tech campus, supplying no __ But tell me more. Must she be end of males. Crashing the S A E athletic? house, I cornered Dillard Mun-' "I would like her to join me in ford, perhaps the most active fig¬ tennis. And golf, perhaps." ure on the Tech campus. Since he "No other entertainment?" is the editor of a new and better Technique, I cannot help but give "There's nothing I enjoy more his views first place among those than a dance on Saturday nights," of the mighty Jackets. Hand¬ he confided. some, with dark, intelligent eyes, "Your answer, then, is that she he had an answer to every ques¬ must be intelligent, a lover of tion at the tip of his tongue. sports, and enjoy dancing. That "I would like my lady com¬ is all?" panion to 'be intelligent." His "Intelligence covers a lot," he statement was terse, precise. reminded me. "Interesting conver¬ "You'd want her beautiful, of sation, love of good books—." •jJJ rmirsp r Somehow I felt Dillard Munford a bit too much for me. He said what he had to in a few words, but Oh! so much to the point. Was I disappointed because I could not meet his standards? I thanked him and left the palatial S A E house to find other interesting prospects. I thought it would be a good idea to talk to some one who hails from distant parts, and so was led to the Delta Sig house on Wil¬ liams Street. Bill Beers, vice presi¬ dent of the Delta Sigs and an ac¬ tive campus figure, comes from Panama. He says: "I like the Southern girls. They have that certain charm—." "Just what do you mean by charm?" I asked. "Well, they have, for example, a ready, willing smile for all. They MIS-MATES can put one so much at ease." "What about dancing?" • |r. Deb's Suits "By all means!" EEs eyes be¬ came first gay, then dreamy as he added slowly: "She must Rhumba .95 —and Tango!" 17 "Do you want her to be intel¬ ligent?" The Little Girl Look in "To be neat, — and unselfish, hug-me-tight little jack¬ is sufficient." ets and swirling skirts. I next questioned John Ham¬ mond, secretary of the Delta Sig- Jackets are either plain or plaid in bold harmonizingcolors. Fine woolens. FRIED CHICKEN Junior Deb. Shop Third Floor DINNER 50c Good Food Is Good Health PeaLcfti/cee Stme HOTEL CANDLER • • OLbGanta• • Pay Us a Visit Agnes Scott College DECATUR, GA. A college for women that is widely recog¬ nized for its standards of work and for the interesting character of its student activities. For further information, address J. R. McCAIN, President ma Phi. For some reason, I couldn't CAMPUS CELEBRITY leave the house without asking this husky chap a few questions. An Our Prexie Wins Prize extremely likable person of some 190 pounds, he is a typical he- On Cooking Biscuits man. Full of good humor and ap¬ parently easy-going, his answers By MARY WELLS McNEILL proved interesting. When finally cornered and faced with the demand, "tell "She must be brunette, of good all about your past," Dr. McCain solemnly declared he had humor, and of at least average in¬ led a "very uneventful life." However, after some question¬ telligence," he began. "If I told ing, he admitted having obtained a B. A. degree and an M. A. in English from Erskine College; a L.L. B. in Law from Mer¬ you beauty did not count, I would cer University; an M. A. in History from the University of be grossly misleading you — as Chicago; a P. L. D. from Colum¬ have the rest of the boys you ques¬ bia University in History and Eco¬ tioned before me. I believe every She must be intelligent, a good nomics, and an honorary L.L. D. man likes a pretty face; they may dancer — jitterbug or smoothe — from Davidson. not admit it, but it's natural., A and a lover of sports. She need raving beauty, no; but at least not be beautiful, tho added assets Yes, he did believe he was on the pretty, or "sweet," — definitely may be, (1) a pretty face, (2) class football team but was "no yes. I like sports, movies and good listener, and (3) sweet dis¬ shining light;" he and his cousin dancing. But though I want her position and "feminine." She may were doubles champions in tennis to join me in all that, I want her be blond, brunette, or red-head. but his cousin beat him in singles; to remain "Feminine." And a good Oh yes! She must be charming! and he debated but got beaten. Also listener. And good-humored. after leaving Mercer he practiced I had no more time to round up In short, girls, eat more fish law in Spartanburg, South Carolina other campus leaders, so decided (with hopes more grey matter will for two years and then became to call it a day and get after the develop), improve your dancing, principal of the Covington, Ten¬ boys of another local campus some shut your mouth except to smile, nessee High School. From 1905 other time. I carried my notes to laugh at anything, and finally, re¬ to 1910 he was1 principal of the my room and reviewed their de¬ main feminine. If that doesn't Darlington School in Rome, Geor¬ mands. They were: work, wait until leap year. gia and then became president of Agnes Scott, which he has been ever since. That last bit of information was given with a "thank goodness that <2Galavanting <2Gah ends this" expression but it didn't end anything\ and after a beseech¬ ing request to think hard Dr. Mc¬ With Tech Mid-terms and the Emory formal season lurk¬ Cain helpfully suggested that he ing around the very closest corner, each Gal is putting on had once won a sack of flour at her frilliest frock and her sweetest smile trying to impress a cooking school for making the some fellow with the idea that She is The One. Among those best biscuits and that his only seen having a wonderful time at hobby was sleeping. the K A House Saturday night were Mrs. A1 Hoyt, came up from Such has been the "uneventful Freck Sproles, Martie Doak, Mar¬ Macon for the week-end, while life" of one who was editor of the tha Marshall, Lillian Schwencke, Jane Luthy visited Nell Pinner. Erskinia, his college literary maga¬ and Susanne Kaulbach. At that Mrs. D. M. Moore came by to see zine; who met his wife blind same time, Nell Pinner and Dusty on a Boots on her way home to Monroe, date; and who, his niece claims Hance were lustily yelling for as Louisiana. Sara Lee's mother also with a grin, was instrumental in Tech at the Tech-Tulane basket¬ paid her daughter a surprise visit knocking out her papa's four front ball game. Sunday. teeth at a tender age. The Sigma Nu's also chose Sat¬ urday night for their steak fry, Cotillion Dances which was attended by Marjorie Jane Moore Hamilton, Jane BAILEY BROTHERS Boggs, Edith Stover, Betty Waitt, Jones, Toni Newton, Ginger Tum-SHOE SHOP lin, and Catherine Ivie were host¬ Susan Self, and Martha Dunn. 142 Sycamore Street esses at the meeting of Cotillion In the center of the social spot¬ Decatur, Ga. Club on Thursday afternoon, Jan¬ light Friday night was Allie Ma uary 19. lone, who acted as sponsor at the De Molay Dance, while Ella Muzzey, Deezie Scott, and Martha Dunn went to a dance given by one of the Atlanta law fraterni¬ ties. Those delightful buffet suppers which the Emory fraternities give on Sunday nights are always well attended by Scott girls. Dusty Wild Hance and Lib Barrett went to the one at the Sigma Chi house, while Frankie Butt, Eloise Lennard, Sara E. Lee, Elizabeth Jenkins, Weezie and Sams, and Martha Dunn went to the one at the S A E house, and Marian Franklin to the Phi Delta Theta House. Woolly Those seeking entertainment elsewhere than Atlanta this week¬ end were Julia McConnell, Betty Moore, Jeanne Allen, and Mary Bell, who went to Talledega, Ala¬ bama, while Hayden Sanford, Gin¬ ger Tumlin and Charlene Burke went home. Tweed Jackets Ellen Stuart's "little" sister, 7.98 For Dec's Best Sodas Go To Tweed Jackets—NEW ones here for Spring! Great JACKSON'S PHARMACY checks, small checks, stripes of every nature! And you should SEE the colors! All the fuchsia and pink LITTLE DEC tones, lots of sunshine gold . . . everything! In your favorite man-tailored style or the newer cardigan. Sports Shop Third Floor KING HARDWARE CO. RICH'S THE AGONISTIC, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1939 Agnes Scott College Vol. XXIV, No. 11 THE AGONISTIC Decatur, Ga. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1939 Wanted: Name Last week's chapel discussion on chang¬ ing the name of the Agonistic was grati¬ fying as proof that the minds of the stu¬ dent body are alert to campus problems, and in particular to the problems of their newspaper. So long as we continue to think through questions and to express clearly our convictions, Agnes Scott will continue to be a democracy. The name recommended by the commit¬ tee carries the approval of many. The Ag¬ nes Scott Mirror expresses the purpose of the paper to reflect campus news, and at the same time is dignified and easily un¬ derstood by outsiders. The Agnes Scott News has been suggested; it too has dig¬ nity, although it fails to connote the real policy of the paper. It has been demonstrated that the Ag¬ onistic has been a sufficient source of em¬ barrassment for the whole college and of lowered rating and misunderstanding for the paper to justify its rejection. No one knows yet what the new name will be. All names suggested in the contest appear in this issue. It is hoped that the student body will choose from them a name wor¬ thy of the college, even though it may not sound as "cute" as a less conservative one. What is most important is another in¬ terested discussion of the name. The Ag¬ onistic wants to please the students and faculty and to maintain its dignity and position, but it can do nothing without the continuation of the cooperation shown in our last open forum. Editorial Notes The new radio-victrola combination is the delight of the whole student body. Congratulations to Student Government and Athletic Association, and may it be properly initiated into Agnes Scott life to¬ night at after-dinner coffee. Renting popular books from our library seems a happy solution of the problem of keeping up with best-sellers. The Mortar Board social usage tests filled a desperate need in our socially-con¬ scious liyes. We think they should be com¬ pulsory. Journalist Invites University To Confer Degree Upon Him Okron, O.— (ACP)—A South African journa¬ list of no mean achievements has "invited" the University of Akron to confer upon him "an ap¬ propriate degree, perhaps in arts, literature, science (zoology preferred) or philosophy." The journalist stands ready to remit $250 to $500 to cover registration and other fees, he said. (Ebc Agonistic Agnes Scott College Student Newspaper Vol. 24 Wednesday, January 2 5 No. 11 STAFF Mary Frances Guthrle J