Silhouette (1916) . sspirit soar into the realms of poetry. The effectof the whole is sufficiently impressive to renderthis building worthy to contain the powers thatbe, the telephone and several of the torturechambers. Above these, for two stories, people liveand still higher up they sing and paint. When Miss Hopkins makes anannouncement she calls the place Agnes Scott Hall, but we ourselves cannever picture it by any other name than Main Building. Hung to one side of this construction by means of the far-famedcolonnacie is that superficial adjunct of Higher Learning—a place to eatand sleep—R


Silhouette (1916) . sspirit soar into the realms of poetry. The effectof the whole is sufficiently impressive to renderthis building worthy to contain the powers thatbe, the telephone and several of the torturechambers. Above these, for two stories, people liveand still higher up they sing and paint. When Miss Hopkins makes anannouncement she calls the place Agnes Scott Hall, but we ourselves cannever picture it by any other name than Main Building. Hung to one side of this construction by means of the far-famedcolonnacie is that superficial adjunct of Higher Learning—a place to eatand sleep—Rebekah Scott Hall. It is piously constructed in the form of across, with dainty little Juliet balconies really meant to be fire-escapes, hungto the sides. On the ground floor is the great assembly hall of the multitudewhen they sing songs and pray prayers—the chapel. There are the Societyhalls, where you have to sing for twelve days in two weeks and then onenight you listen to debates. J bi^.,^ sii^holjet^t^e:. On the other sideof the campus is Re-bekahs hated rival,Inman Hall. She isyounger than Rebekahand very beautifuland much has made a homefor many celebrities inthe past and still con-tinues to do so—wit-ness the illustriousMary Cox. Far back of theother buildings, off toone side of the cam-pus, as if it wereashamed of all thetrouble it has causedgirlkind, the containerof some of the worsttorture chambers andthe Tea Room, is abuilding known asLowry Science in the interest ofscience have thenoblest of our collegewomen fought, bled—and died. Thereglowers in peace thehorrible skeleton andfar up on the roof, As-tronomy classes (inages past) had a clearview of the starstud-ded sky. Far down be-low, under old pendu-lums and torsion ap-paratus is that havenof refuge from thewiles of Sir Williamand the Day Pupilsone solid comfort— 3IJUH o u e: T^TT e: the Tea Room. Fannieand Alartha are theHigh Priests. Last and worst ofall, the House of Hor-rors,


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