Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Christmas vacationg February lound prospective students being' interviewed in the attractive new conierence room. XN'ork oi' this department is connected with that ol' the Registrars Ollice, which was taken over, at the resignation ol' Miss Dora B. Sher- burne tnow Mrs. Arthur Seubcrtl by Mrs. Margaret K. Cionyea. This ollice is kept busy with publication ofcatalogues and various school and departmental bulletins, with registrations in Septem- ber,January, and May, with hour plans and with arrangement of programs. Miss Barrett, Missjennings, and Miss Grant patiently change and rechange student courses, keep catalogue mailing lists up-to-date, and .juggle professors' and students' hours till they coincide. This work goes on all summer as well as during the school year. In October, the Recorder's Ollice was moved lrom one end ol' the wing to the other. This ollice is supervised by Miss Marjorie Burbank, whose motto is check and double-check, take no chances. Her stall' keeps a record of all vital inlormation about students fincluding their marksl, makes out exam schedules, and determines each students accumulation ofpoints. VVav off on the first floor are the Office ol' the Department oil Public Relations, directed by Mr. YN'ilh'id H. Playlair, and the Ofhce of Inlbrmation. Miss .lane Helseth ran this ollice till Mid- years, when it was taken over by Miss Marie C. l,aPorte, who now attends to the switchboard, sorts mail, directs strangers, and answers questions. This is our smallest oflice, but the one best known to students, whose watchword is still Meet you at Inlof' Examination f, 1' Richmond Knowlton Baeheltler, B.H.A Docunlentalion Higor Nlorlis 1131

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t takes a heap ' One ol' the busiest oflices at Simmons is that of Comptroller Richmond K. Bachelder, chief active financial officer ofthe College, through whose hands go all bills, checks, scholarships, and loans. His staff supervise all the College buildings and grounds, including the residence halls and the downtown schools. Student organizational accounts are checked monthly by Mr. Bachelder and Stu-G Treasurer Jean Thompson, and the Comptroller has a veto power over club contracts ofany consider- able amount. This year the war added to comptrollency difli- culties, lor everything relating to government rationing was hand- led through this office. During Midyears, Mr. Bachelder proudly announced that the main building and all the residence halls had been converted to coal heating. The Health Oflice, under the supervision of Dr. Anne Mc- Henry Hopkins and Dr. XNinnilred Chase, is a clearing house for . Q M all complaints from broken toenails to the measles. Nurse Carolyn Q5 r'14:tgff ,a f- G ' Robinson is always in attendance, cheering patients with her quiet manner and the efiicient swish ofher uniform. This year the Anne McHenry Hopkins, xl.D. customary individual conferences with the Freshmen were omit- ted, but not the routine physical exams given Freshmen and Seniors, nor the Seniors' conferences. Associated with the Health Office is the Laboratory in which Mrs. Mary Hill makes blood tests and analyses and develops X-rays. I This year saw the creation ofthe new Admission and Guidance Ofiice, exclusively lor the use ofFreshmen, under the direction of Miss Doris M. Sutherland. This office came into being during lndoclrinalion Information Computation A pl 44, 4 A' ! I 0 I llgl

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DMINISTR T10 All yours. . .for only !lf39.98! The Library is always a busy place-even ifit is on the fourth floor. Traffic is heaviest, possibly, at 4:10, because everyone sud- denly remembers the reading that is due tomorrow, and rushes to Library A for a book which twelve girls before her have already tried-vainly-to reserve. A thirteenth girl-the early bird-has it. Miss Alice Hopkins presides in these upper regions. VVith the assistance of Mrs. Bloom, Miss Frost, and Mrs. Mutch, she takes care ofthe more than 80,000 volumes kept in the main building, keeps up the card catalogue, and referees the struggle for From Galileo lo Cosmic Rays. In between Libraries A and B is the hall where economics majors can keep up on their current events Qin the New Turk Tinzesj after they've Hnished Terry and llze Pirrzies and our irresist- ible Dahl Cin the Boston Heraldi. Colorful exhibits of books, posters, and pictures, designed to further interest in assemblies, courses, and special lectures, attract students passing through the main hall. This year, for instance, the new course in i'Great Books has been the basis for numerous displays. The Lunchroom had a new director this year-Miss Louisa Tate, who met the problem of maintaining the standards of former years in the face of wartime scarcities and high prices. Food remained as tasty as ever, but there were changes: cheese, egg, and macaroni dishes assumed prominence, meat became scarce. Sugar and butter were less freely distributed, desserts were without whipped cream and salads innocent of bananas. lNorst of Budget unhalaneer No cokes left Ilil 'E1Y7TWP7?Hf'7f?f'1?TT 3TffT2?CI3'f?fT?!t'2'91'? t!9'i'4llli'll'sbs an .nnnhssesewwnniinsirswvnzwenwzfn-nmlsuswnmnunnnsunn caucus