Boston University College of Practical Arts and Letters - Sivad Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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EDWIN MARSHALL ROBINSON, A.B. Lecturer in Office Procedure and Director of Office Training “The first principle of management is to define your object—determine what is to be done—what it is you are trying to do. I think one reason why P. A. L. girls make good wherever they go is that they seem to have a pretty clear idea as to what they want to accomplish, and how to do it or get it done. Simple, isn’t it?’’ This is the comment of our Office Methods instructor, and it seems an incentive to apply the principles of management to our own endeavors right here. We know one of Mr. Robinson’s hobbies is hustling, and one of his greatest delights, a good laugh, for he is always practicing the first and indulging in the second. We also know he’d make a good employer. ANNE MCCLINTOCK Director of the Department of Physical Education “Let us hope that no professor at P. A. L. is guilty of passing out an assignment like this one from SIVAD! How can one write from eighty to one hundred words about ‘anything’ and know whether or not she has done satisfactory work! It may be worth any grade from an ‘A’ to an ‘F’. Being one of the patriarchs of this institution, everyone should know by this time all my ideas about every thing from ‘ships to kings’. How- ever, I have one new one this year. That is, that we have a splendid Freshman class that will make the other classes look to their Jaurels if they don’t watch out!” What energy and vitality is compressed in such a small individual! But in spite of her diminutive stature she just radiates ‘“‘wim and wigor’’ to all who come into contact with her. Her abilities range from folk-danc- ing to prescribing certain pellets and mixtures for various ills. And we wonder what system she uses in signing those innumerable absence slips! MARY HELEN CAMPBELL Instructor in Physical Education Miss Campbell has been very busy with the fall athletics—so busy, in fact, that it made it practically impossible for the poor interviewer to complete her job. She is a firm believer in clean, fair play, and is unwilling to witness any kind of disinterest. She has that valuable trait—especially valuable for a physical training teacher—a sense of humor. The sighs and groans of anticipation of ‘“‘gym’”’ classes are gradually diminishing. The Fresh- man class appreciate her, and its members are glad to obey her, though they are with good reason apt to put her on a pedestal. May she always be as kind and fair to succeeding freshman classes at P. A. L. [31 ]

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DOROTHEA VICTORIA KELLAR, B.S. Instructor in Secretarial Studies “This is my very first interview, and I'll tell you truthfully that I am somewhat at a loss to think of anything to say that will contribute much to our SIVAD, especially since I have no years of experience behind me from which to draw any sage remarks or offer any particularly helpful advice. I can say, however, that I am thoroughly enjoying this year of combined teaching and secretarial work which really gives me the oppor- tunity to ‘practice what I teach’. “A hobby? Well, I don’t think of any particular one, but just at pres- ent I am spending every spare minute driving our car. This is an ac- complishment acquired only last August, so none of the newness has worn off yet.” Observing the enthusiastic attitude of the Freshmen toward this young- est member of the faculty, we might say that the pleasure is mutual. Miss Kellar’s amiable disposition and youthful dignity have won for her a secure place in the hearts of the student body. FAITH LEONARD, A.B., B.S. Instructor in Secretarial Studies “Tt is a liberal education to come East for your education if you’re a Westerner, and it’s also a liberal education to go West if you’re an Hast- erner.”’ Thus speaks Miss Leonard, herself a ‘‘mixture of the East and West’’. She was born and educated here, and then moved to Min- neapolis, where she has served on various vocational and industrial bureaus. Miss Leonard thinks that the average girl entering business in this part of the country has ever so many better opportunities for advance- ment than her sister in the West. There, very few up-to-date business men, such as Mr. Filene and Mr. Dennison, recognize the abilities of young women. Most of the responsible positions are given to older women, and the younger women serve as stenographers and typists. VELMA RICH, B.S.S. Instructor in Secretarial Studies Mrs. Rich, who became a member of our faculty family this year, surely has returned home, inasmuch as this institution claims her for a foster child. Not so very long ago—as recently as 1925, in fact—she was re- ceiving Shorthand assignments instead of giving them. Think of it, Seniors! perhaps as part of her undergraduate practice in teaching she might have had to conduct one of those awful, terrible, abominable Short- hand make-up classes we had to attend! Two years following her graduation she taught in a junior college in Maine, and although she enjoyed it there ever so much, she is very happy to be back in Boston again. A member of the younger set who enjoys hiking and a good time, she believes that the “‘grind’’ misses a very great deal in life. Maine in sum- mer, “Fording’’, and being nice are her specialties. [30]

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xy, = {APPRECIATION The Board of Editors of the 1929 SIVAD wish to express their grateful appreciation to the members of the Faculty and to the undergraduates, whose loyal support and co-operation have made this edition of SIVAD possible. They are especially grateful to the fol- lowing: DEAN DAVIS MISS CURRIER MIss SCOTT Miss DYER Dr. COFFMAN Dr. WARREN LUCIA BURBECK Mr. QUINN FRANKLIN COLLIER, JR.