Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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SCIENCE SECRETS Ccont.J have real fun-along with all the Work. Ivith larger numbers of Sophomores entering each year, the Simmons Science School is growing rapidly. Dr. John A. Timm became head of the School this year. His first change in the program was the introduction of a new course, physical chemistry, which he substituted for advanced inorganic chemistry. Students in the Science School prepare for posi- tions as hospital or industrial laboratory tech- nicians, research assistants, bacteriologists, tech- nical secretaries and teachers. College graduates interested in diagnostic laboratory science enroll in the one-year course, which emphasizes public health or hospital laboratory work. ELLEN RICHARDS ELLEN RICHARDS OFFICERS Blziyo, Blanchard, Paul, Gearin, Siegfried To the students of the Science School, the Ellen Richards Club stands not only for pleasure but as a reminder of what women have done and are doing in the field of science. The purpose of the club is to provide relaxation for students in the Science School, and at teas held once a month with the science faculty in the lounge, there are no signs of smocks, test tubes or scalpels. Throughout the year joint teas were held with Tech, at which interesting speakers enter- tained. In early October a tea and reception Was held for the new head of the General Science School, Dr. John A. Timm. November brought the initiation of the sopho- more members, with blood-curdling rites in the first-floor labs. The initiated were rewarded with beakers of cider and doughnuts. Like the initiation, the birthday celebration of the Ellen Richards club had a scientific setting- the biology lab with Bunsen burner flames pro- viding light. Ellen Richards, the first woman to be graduated from the lllassachusetts Institute, was feted in high style-with birthday cake and can- dles. In the spring came the annual picnic-a hike to a suitable spot, a blazing fire and roasted wienies-, to end a club program as active as any in the College. In spite of a heavy schedule and strict standa.rds of work girls in the Science School know the dangers of the all-work, no play v theory. LIBRARIANS ARE BOUND UP IN BOOKS The safety of our American democratic institu- tions depends upon the intelligent comprehension of our citizens. In the development of civilian morale the service of American libraries is not to be under-estimated. Through their collections is made available basic knowledge of the past and an awareness of current trends, possible dangers and needful precautions. Libraries are of many sorts, scholarly and popu- lar, scientific, educational, professional, for young and for old, in cities and in rural districts. They do effective work only when well organized and skill- fully administered. The aim of the School of Library Science is to educate its students to give expert service in these various fields, and to en- courage them to become leaders in new and con- structive ways. l24l Heavy reading in the reference section

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Schools Compose to economics, then to marketing and business law with a brief respite for a hurried lunch. Schedules include academic subjects to prevent future secre- taries from becoming so efficient. and business-like Interim for instructions in typing class they resemble machines more than people. The sophomores spend their Waking moments cutting up the New York Tffmes for Ec,' when they are not furiously filling a notebook with the curly lines called shorthand. However, all of these hard- students will get their reward as their training is ranked high in its field. working Simmons Those secretaries and business women of to- morrow who today are plugging along in the Business School, are the members of Scribunal. In this club business and pleasure are combined to make a Well-rounded program. These lively meet- ings help to counteract the monotony of business subjects and full schedules which business students inevitably have. The students are also able to make closer contact with their instructors and on less formal friendlier terms than in the classroom. Whatever the students' reasons for joining, Scrib- unal has not disappointed them, as the club boasts a large membership of diligent business-school Simmonsites. SCRIBUNAL OFFICERS Funk, Ciccolo, Young, Guillow., Geddes SCIENCE TELLS YOU SECRETS! If solving geometry problems is a pleasure for you-if you enjoy dissecting animals or measuring electronic charges, join the Science School. Y ou'll October 14. . .Dear Diary: Yesterday was beautiful. Today crrrived with a terrzfc din -the alarm stuck. My bed has magnetic force. Colu-rnbm disco-vered .-lmericag I discovered how to cut classes without a guilty eonsez'enee.' October 15. . .Dear Diary: rl, .sudden blow has wrecked my world. Fm cl1's1'I- I usioned for a week. All yesterclay's lectures were very importavzt and there are rumors of hour e.rams--ah me! Dr. Gorhanl W. Harris explains quantitative analysis lQ3l

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Highlights on opportunities in the lilmrziry field and descriptions of unusual work grzuluzites of the school are doing, enliven the infornml teas which :ire held during the year. Such positions as that held by 21 lll11'2l,l'lilII who deals with Braille in 21 school for the blind are sure to interest. future experts in the field. .X sense of il1f0I'l1l2lllty at these teas helps the faculty and students to become better acquainted and takes away from the ac- ademic air of the clzissrooin. Mrs. johnson dispenses knowledge in Library A O20 CLUB The O20 Club gives 1111cle1'g1'zuli1aites and grad- uate students of t.he Library School ai common ground on which to meet. Anderson, Carter, Harris, Dasey ENGLISH SCHOOL PRODUCES LADY PUBLISHERS 020 OFFICERS Something new has been added to the English department, and we don't mean the first-year class. however promising they may be. The School of English has acquired a workshop for its stu- dents. The guinea pig is F1111 IVa,ys. undergraduate IIIEIQELZIIIG. published four times each year. To con- tinue the learn by doing plan of the college. lishing. Raymond F. Bosworth 'E1-bert the Earthwormw cnthralls Barton October 16. . .Dear D1'111'.1j.' I lzcwerft 116611 able to keep my 1121171.61 1111 111,11 work all day. Rcwen She'1 111.a'11. 111611 this I7l0l'll,I.lIfj. Other- wzfse 111111111111 llappeued f1ll1ll,N 111111111 I'9f'0I'f1- mg. October 19. A .Dear D1'111',11: F11 11' S1'1111111111.w OIL the 771 1161, 'fCl11Z'7lfl 1f'c11'e.w 117111 1111 that kind Qf thing. Those -111r11111te11 17011.06 make me homesick, this is just the 11-1116 for a fast gallop in the coz1'1Lt1'y, 111115 IIILNIGIICI I make an all-t'i'11ze record every 111111-11z'11g us I c1a.s-h English School seniors are now putting into prac- tice their knowledge of writing. editing and pub- into my jirst hour class! VM.. 25 1