Table Of Content1994
Silhouette
AQNES SCOTT COLLEQE
Decatur, Qeorgia 30030
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Underclasses • JO
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Seniors 32
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Faculty 56
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Iministration Staff «» 70
Student Life '» 90
Organizations *> 116
Sports * 134
Silhouette * 148
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Advertisements * 156
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Index * 178
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Closing * 190
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Silhouette 1994
Agnes Scott College
GA
Decatur, 30030
Vol.90
ESS
the Bell Tolls
.
It is 12:00midnight,Studentsareeither.studyingorsleeping
rind all is silent around the Agnes Scott College campus
/||exceptforthehowlingotthewind-orwasthatthewhistle
lotthetrain? Suddenly,studentslookLipfromwhattheyare
doingandlistentothecampushellinthetowerringing. Inanticipationofthe
answer,"GHOSTS,"studentsaskeachotherwhocouldberingingthehellat
thistimeofnight?
Theringingofthehellandthethoughts "tostsremindAgnesScott
studentsofthehistoryotAgnesScottsincethetimeitopenedm 1889. Our
parents always tell us that they remember when bread was only 15 cents.
whentuitionwasonly$185peryearperstudentas itwaswhenAgnesScott
wasfirstopened. WeonlythinktherulesgoverningthestudentbodyatASC
arerestrictivenow. PARIETALS? Whatparietals? Onceuponatimethe
womenofAgnesScottwerenotallowedtohavemenintheirrot>msatall.Just
imagineadresscodeandabedtimecurfewiit10:00p.m.MoststudentsatAgnes
Scottdon'tstartstudyinguntil 11:00p.m.or12:00midnight-andthat'sway
pastbedtime!!!! ItmakesusfeelbettertoknowthatwearenottheonlyAgnes
voltstudentsin >tcampuslife.
continuestoring,.illpresent-dayresit
thestairsto4thfloortowherethehellresidesinhopesotcatchingaglimpseof
thehellmagicallyringingbyitselforwiththehelpofsomeghost-likespiritof
AgnesScottfromdaysotpast. But,instead,theresidentsfindwhathasbeen
eSeniorsarein aysarAgnesScottandare
havingsomelastminutetunbeforetheyhavetolooktothefutureandgoout
andfindtheirplaceinthe"RealWorld."
MovingThroughtheYears
TimegoesbysoquicklyatAgnes EversinceAgnesScottopened,
Scott. Students learn to measure time every student has - hopefully - made
from paper to paper, from test to test, memoriesandenjoyedtheexperienceof
semester to semester, and finally from theCollege.AgnesScottCollegeteaches
yeartoyear. Itseemslikeonlyyesterday ustothinkforourselves.Theexperiences
youwereafreshmen,firststeppingonthe gainedherewillassistuswhenfacedwith
campusandnotknowingwhatthefuture difficultsituationsaftergraduation. The
heldforyouatAgnesScott. Nextyou lessons learned from life and more at
were a sophomore, getting a ring and AgnesScott areNever-ending . Each
feeling likeyoufinallybelongedtothe yearthelifeandthehistoryoftheAgnes
campuscommunity. Allofasuddenyou Scottcommunitycontinuestogrowand
wereajuniorandhalfwayintoyourmajor evolvewiththeanivalofFirst-yearstu-
andyoufinallyrealized-"thisisnotwhat dents,theprogressionoftheSophomores
Iwanttodowithmylife." Beforeyou andJuniors,andthegraduationofSeniors.
S could blinkyouwere a senior-doing Asareflectionofhowthecollegeadapts
independent studies, internships and andchangestothenewdesiresandneeds
externships,takingtheLSAT,theGRE, ofitsstudents,the1994Silhouetteproudly
andfinallytryingtodecidewhatitisthat presentstoyouTHENEVER-ENDING
youwanttodowithyourlife. STORY.
New
What's at Agnes Scott
YOU JAN
QuoreUs
The1993-94schoolyearhasbeen whichwasestablishedby the Boardof
on This..
onefullofchangesforeveryoneinthe Trustees.AcademicReviewwasputin
campuscommunity.AgnesScottfaced placefortheexpressedpurposeof"Focus-
changes inpersonnel policy and tech- ing"AgnesScott'sacademics.TheBoard
"Ithinkparietals nologicaladvancement. ofTrusteesstatedthatoverthenextfew
shouldbe 24hours One of the biggest issues on yearsthe"numberofcourses,majors,and
campuswasparietals.Becauseofapro- departments will be reduced." This
onweekends so posalbythestudentbody,RHAdecided pronouncementupsetmanystudentsat
visitorscanstaywith toalloweachdonntovoteontheirown Agnes Scott. ASC is a Liberal Arts
hostessesandnot parietal hours. Despite disapproval by college, where the very foundation of
administration and staff, the students learningisthroughawell-roundededu-
havetopayforho- proceeded with voting anyway. Each cation. Whencourses and majors are
tels,butweekdays residencehalldecidedon24hourpari- cut,howisitpossibletocontinuetooffer
etals,exceptthesecondfloorofWinship. a truly well-rounded education? This
areforclasses, stud-
Thatflooroptedforextendedvisitation question was brought up in the many
ies, and'dorm hoursonweekdaysand24hourparietals letterssentbystudentstothe Boardof
stuff."' onweekends. Trustees.
Manystudentswereconcerned Agnes Scott students are be-
withtheprinciples involved inthepa- comingwell-knownforrallyingtogether
-RebeccaDripes rietalsissue.Studentsfeltthatthetradi- onissuesthataffectthewholecampus.
tional methods of change would not Students had positive attitudes when
worktoaccomplishtheirgoals.Bytaking dealingwithissuessuchasparietalsand
matters intotheirownhands, students theAcademicReview.Itsaysalotabout
"Idon'treallycare expressedtheleadershipandintelligence AgnesScottwhenitsstudentsarewilling
whatparietalsare. thatAgnesScotthasfosteredinthem. to work hard to make the College a
Neithermyroom- Anotherissuethatbroughtstu- positive place to live, leam, work and
dentsrallyingwastheAcademicReview, succeed.
mateorIbringguys
up. Aslongaspeople
yell, 'Manonthe
hall,'Idon'tcare."
MarcieRowe
"Thisisnotacoed
school."
-KateChase
AliceRoland-Fiihughspendsherfreetimeinthe
librarypreparingforaclass.
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