Agnes Scott Alumnae Association

In 1930, Agnes Scott offered horseback riding as a physical education class. At the time there was enough room on campus to ride, as neither McCain Library nor the science quad had been built. Students were able to take horseback riding as a physical education class until 1948, when there was a brief hiatus. The activity was picked back up again in 1956 and continued until 2011, however, it was moved off-campus sometime during the 1970s.

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May Day was an Agnes Scott tradition of the school’s earliest years, back when it was still called the Agnes Scott Institute. The tradition was formally introduced as a college activity in 1913, when May Day became an annual activity with a May Queen and a May pole. The May Queen was chosen through popular election by the entire student body.

The last May Day was held in 1960 in the Amphitheatre (now the Julia Thompson Smith Chapel stands, and a larger performance of “Electra” was put on by Blackfriars in Gaines Chapel. You will notice that the women in the photos are dressed in Grecian peplos, this is because many of the scenarios written by students were drawn from stories about mythological characters.

Congratulations to our student workers and volunteers who won awards on Wednesday’s Student Awards Celebration! We are so proud of you all!

The Gazebo is a campus landmark, and it is deeply ingrained in the history of the college. When it was first built in 1891, it was located in front of Main and was sometimes called the Summer House. In 1926, the Gazebo was moved to the west end of Rebekah and enclosed, serving as a Day Student Hut and then as a meeting place for groups on campus. It was converted into a Meditation Chapel in 1957 in memory of Charlotte Bartlett, a member of the class of 1950 who passed away in 1955. During the years the Gazebo was enclosed, it was known as the Round House.

In 1987 the Gazebo was restored to its original open-air condition in preparation for the College Centennial. It was finally moved to the main quad south and east of Rebekah, where it sits today.

If you would like to learn more about the Gazebo and other buildings on campus, visit libguides,agnesscott.edu.

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