Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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ENGLISH Ccont.j Q The English school consists of girls of assorted tastes. talents and abilities-all interested in the objective of getting a job. Practice makes perfect. Whether a student aspires to a semi-literary job in the commercial World, or to the journalist career of a foreign diplomat, there is a place for her in the School of English. After four years the English student has a knowing acquaintance with ENGLISH CLUB OFFICERS Thompson., Nlontgornery, Taplin, Nlainwaring the following: specialized Writing, journalism, pub- licity, advertising. editing. proof and copy reading, preparation of layout and copy, stenography and typing. A publishing project, outlining the design, con- tent and advertising of a book or magazine is the price of a diploma at the end of the senior year. Cover designs and layouts must be thought out in detail, and the result of all this pencil Work is aften a valuable reference Work in later job hunt- mg. ENGLISH CLUB Girls in other schools are inclined to be vultures for culture, and the members of English Club are not limited to the English School. All sixty-two of the club have differing aims in the field of Eng- lish, but a common appreciation and general in- terest in all phases of publishing and journalism Which come to their attention at club meetings. One of the English Club's best meetings this year was a Treasure Hunt, supplemented by readings from Robert Benchley and James Thur- ber by hliss lNIatlack and Dr. Gay. HOME EC IS MORE EC THAN HOME Graduates posed to be they can do homemaking of this school are commonly sup- able to manage a household. But other things as Well. The courses in given in schools today offer a variety of teaching positions. Girls with an executive Hair learn the management of cafeterias and institu- tions. The regular programs give a broad background, for academic and scientific courses are required. The students have also practical experience in their fields. Some try their hand in the college cafeteria and residence halls: others 'have chances for observation and practice in Boston schools and institutions. October 18. . .Dear Diary: I learned that ejfic'1'enc'yfor tlie S1-77Z7ll07lN girl means get- ting reacly for a formal C'Cl'lIZ.17'IlS dinner. prepcn'1'11.gfar an llour eram in psychology, reading the IVorlfl I 71. Review .so you can llll-SCNSS eiievzts z'11tell'1fgently zvitlz the faculty guests, applying tlze trusty cvlrling irorz. to a featlzerless featlier cut, and all tlze while asszzmirzg tlze appearance af being calm and at ease with life in general. i261 i Calorie Counters in Culinary Corner

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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

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HOME EC CLUB Fronl Cores and Tucks lo Bound Butlonholes The glory of practical things is the theme of Home EC, though perhaps the food department is the most interesting to outsiders. Here the domes- tic-minded of the school of Home Economics follow their various bents. In the monthly meet- ings. Ciwhere the famous refreshments are servedj, the members learn about many things besides cooking and sewing. The Home Ec-ers, culinarv abilit f hel is colle f - . 5 l 5-4 functions to success, and their clothin ' service is 3 the blessing of less skilful sewers. Connections with state and national groups broaden their hor- izon and work in the college gives them practical experience. Gilpin, Bliss Rohb, Dewolfe, Bell, Hill NURSING IS HARD ON THE FEET...AND FUN Future Nightingales in the Laboratory Blood counts, metabolism tests, and hot water bottles may not sound like fun. But those who think they are find jobs, and good ones. Graduates of the Simmons Nursing School are always in de- mand for hospitals, doctors' offices and as nurses in private homes, as a result of their well-planned course of study. The impressive ceremony in which the students receive their caps is a never-to- be forgotten experience. . 27 ANNE STRONG Anne Strong Club attracts all nurses-students in the college, in the hospital, and graduates. At first meetings in Evans Game Room, nursing in all its phases has passed in review with programs ranging f1'om discussions of nursing in the army to the grand climax of capping. At this traditional ceremony each unior nurse received her white- winged cap, her gold-lined cape, and her Nightin- gale lamp, the symbol of her profession. You don't know what you're in for! 1