Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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heir nformal oments Adnlinislrators at Play Dr. Timnl denmonslrates trajectory rebound to the President lDr. Laurence W. Wyflie-OIT lo a flying start Dr. Harrison L. H arley-Art in Psychology- d'ye understand If poems are the kind of things poets write, students are the kind of things professors inspire. And if we have bumped into any knowledge in these four years, it is because our faculty has pushed us in the right direction. Wle even get excited over commas, thanks to lVIr. B0sworth's enthusiasm. Much of the success of our new college magazine, F en lVay.s-, is due to the patient and experienced guidance of Dr. Gay. Credit for helping us keep up to date must be given to the capable History department and to lVIrs. Hellman who gives Simmons an op- portunity to get first-hand informa- tion about South America. The de- partment. of Economics takes almost every Simmons girl in hand at some time during her career, and hasnlt been completely discouraged yet-at last report. Teachers in every de- partment otfer us ability and experi- ence in return for honest enthusiasm. The Simmons faculty treats us all as college students should be treated-- as adults with minds and the power to use them. 9:9 w l l15l

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The highlights of this year? The events we'll remember longest? They'd fill a book! This year's Seniors are the first class to graduate from Simmons in the present Warfwar declared on December 7 affected our lives as it did those of all Americans. lllithin ten days after the procla- mation a Simmons National Defense Committee was organized to concentrate the Work of girls who Wanted to help into a usable Whole. Knitting was the most. popular of all activities. materials being given out to volunteers as fast as they were received. Knitting instructors were provided both in the lounge, for the commuters. and in the dorms. The First. Aid classes were sup- ported almost as enthusiastically. Miss Ruth Danielson, director of dormitories. who came to Simmons this year from the Univer- sity of Michigan, a highly likeable person in her- self, made herself instantly popular on campus by the changes she instituted to make life more pleasant. The privilege of smoking at table on Sunday night-our new hour-later sign-out privi- lege-are small matters in themselves, but what a difference they can make! We appreciate too her cheerful and effectual dealing with the small crises which .arise from time to time. Here in Boston, Miss Danielson is studying for her doc- tor's degree in Philosophy. 7 f Y '4-1-'42 in review. lhis was our year. Knitting today for the victory of tomorrow Bliss Danielsonh'5Come in, girls, I'm only readingv Wars step out of the classroom