Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Gregg, grooming and Under 1 N 1902, one of the four original schools of Simmons College was the School of Secretarial Studies, later called the School of Business. In 1902eas now- rhe school aimed to educate its students with a thorough training in shorthand, typing, ofiice machines, bookkeeping, accounting, business law, ofiice man- agement, marketing, personnel, finance, and advertising together with a broad background of academic and 7 1 Ki' . 6. 06 on ,Lf '2 f 7 I fy, 4 i 'P 'Ill l fr' 2 cultural subjects such as English, history, psychology, science, economics, and foreign languages. The founders of the college realized what time has proven to be true- that a well-rounded academic education has a definite advantage for the business woman-the secretary, stenog- rapher, or bookkeeper. The school aims at developing the personal qualities of initiative, capacity for sound judg- ment, and ability to face responsibility. Students with these qualities should be able to advance rapidly to execu- tive or administrative positions. Dr. Samuel jesse Lukens is the Director of the School of Business. He and his able staff of assistants in their well-equipped laboratories on the first floor of the West wing are ready, willing, and able to produce efficient, Saniuel Jesse Luke-ns, l'h.D., Director Mime0's, multo's, and dict0's Scribunal: Front, D'Arrig0, Bernau. Back, Kiessling, Leighton, Melber, Keating i i of

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Wood make a secretar what she should poised, capable women Out Of the befogged group Of Sophomores that come their way every year. The Busi- ness School is the largest in the college, and the well- dressed, business-like Seniors in the School of Business are the envy of their less efhcient-looking sisters in other schools. Scribunal was founded in 1925 to promote fun and fellowship between students in the School of Business and the faculty Of the school. Meetings are held Once a month in the Lounge with refreshments and entertain- ment. This year's meetings featured a humorous skit called Trying Them Out performed by members Of the three upper classes for the benefit of the Freshmen in October, a WAVE and a WAC speaking on what the business girl can do in the auxiliary services a month later, a prize Of war stamps for the winner Of a quiz program for which Dr. Rankin acted as Master of Ceremonies, and a Valen- tine Party open to the Freshmen at which songs were sung to an accordion accompaniment. Mr. Lukens spoke on The Woman Worker in lndustry. Responsible for this galaxy of fine meetings were Grace D'ArrigO, president, Phyllis Bernau, vice-president, Harriet Leighton, secretary, Marilyn Meserve and Joan Melber, treasurers Cin different semestersD, Kathaleen Kiessling, chairman Of social activities, and Joan Keat- ing, publicity chairman. hlrs. Coulter caters to clients A A Tw: B' lv Sie ,ip i 21 2'- L i ni-l' ni-1 lt 1.110 FACULTY MARGIA HAUGH ABBOTT, Ph.B. QMrs. Arthur H. AbbottD Artociate Profeuor of Textile: HELEN GOLLER ADAMS, S.B., A.M. CMrs. Frank W. Adamsb Arcociate Profenar of Secretarial S tucliex ALEXANDRA ADLER, M.D. Special Lecturer on Social Prychiatry EUNICE FLANAGAN ALLAN, A.B., M.S.S. QMrs. Malcolm S. AllanD Special Lecturer ou Prychiatric Social Work MARY ANGELA BAILEY, S.B. Ayfiftant in Lihrary Science DIAMOND BALLIN, S.B., A.M. Special Imtructor in Diet Therapy LOUISE SILBERT BANDLER, A.B., M.S.S. QMrs. Bernard Bandlerj Special lnrtructor in Prychiatric Social Ilfork HARRIETT MOULTON BARTLETT, A.M. Special Lecturer on Medical Social llfork EDITH ARTHUR BECKLER, S.B. AJ.flIf417lf Profetcor of Puhlic Health KATHLEEN BERGER, S.B., Ed.M. QMrs. Walter M. BergerD Aycixtaizt Profeuor of Secretarial Studie! GRETE LEI-INER BIBRING, M.D. Special Lecturer on Analytic Prychology ROY OREN BILLETT, Ph.D. Lecturer on Education ELIZABETH EUNICE BISSELL, A.B. Special Imtructor itz Child lVelfare ALLEN DOUGLAS Buss, Ph.D. Afrirtatzt Profcrror of Chemittrry TRAYMOND FRANCIS BOSWORTH, S.B,, A.M. Anictatzt Profenor of Etzgluh MARION EDNA BOWLER, A.M. Anociate Profermr of Romance Langizager AUGUSTA Fox BRONNER, Ph.D. CMrs. William l-lealyil Special Lecturer an Metltizl I-Lvgietze 'On leave of ahfetlce for war cervice