Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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caffege 7lfL0?f2C2.l4'Z, orfzefzafed Zfze 4na..cwi4fnef'z.y mation about the college, besides holding many individual conferences with college students throughout the fall and winter. In the Blain Otlice, the problem ol' conflicting schedules is straightened out with the helpful assistance of lXIiss Jennings, bliss Grant, bliss Barrett. and bliss Belding. The Otlice of Admission and Guidance, pre- sided over by bliss Doris BT. Sutherland 3114.1 her able assistant, bliss VVry. interviews prospective Simmons students. lVIiss Sutherland is in charge of the College Opportunities Program, and also handles the problem of homesick Freshmen during the week of Orientation. The Recorder's Office, under the direction of Bliss blarjorie Burbank, is the place Where stu- dents' vital statistics are kept. Miss Burbank and her staff make out exam schedules and compute point accumulations. The Oflice of Public Relations. created in 1937 by Mr. VVilfrid E. Playfair, is now conducted by Mrs. Pearl S. Young, who publieizes college events and distributes press releases. Simmons' own private bank is the Comptroller's Office, directed by M1'. Richmond K. Batchclder. Through this oflice go all checks, scholarships, and loans, as Well as the very troublesome ration books for resident students. The staff supervises college buildings and controls student accounts and con- tracts. The Placement Office. created two years ago to coordinate all student placement. is supervised by Bliss Anna bl. Hanson. In her oflice she keeps a .li lunclz 'U we U, X, ' A ii .'f1,sQfv. ral ,A nf ' -tif ?:f :Ia . ., A' t l V ini x ' w-..,,,'..-3.-, F A V QF! ,N M K. 'nv if yd'

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Dean .lane I,m11'.w6' fllf'.s1'r'f.' James lflead llyatt Dean rj' U10 Urrzflufzfe 1,1-l'l'-91.011 Anne Nl cl lenry l lopkins lJ1'1w-ffm of Ilfllffll Ruth llznnielson IjI'l'l'1'fUI' of lf1'.w1'1lc'lu'1' Alice llopkins llirw-for of flu' 1,1.fH'fII'lj Doris Nl. SllllH'l'l2l.Il4l llirwrlnl' of . Ifl1uf.w.v1'm1 mul fflllilfflllff' Rlf'lllllUllll lf. lf2ltf'lll'lIll'I' IiUIlllIfl'IlHl'l' A7 nunidbzafchn, dtuffzefnabiing e Ed.D., Litt.D., LL.D., President of the College, Erwin Haskell Schell, S.B.g Rosamond Lamb, Richard Mason Smith, A.B., M.D., S.D.g Ruth Hornblower Greenough, A.B.g Charles Belcher Rugg, A.M., LLB., Elisabeth McArthur Shepard, S.B.g Robert Fiske Bradford, A.B., LLB., Rich- mond Knowlton Bachelder, B.B.A., Treas'ufre7',' Abbie Edith Dunks, S.B.g Arthur Perry, A.B.g Eleanor Cassidy Keegan, S.B.g Eleanor Hay- ward, S.B., M.B.A.g Joseph Timothy Walker, Jr., A.B.g Marion Edwards Park, Ph.D., LL.D.g Helen Sargent Shaw, S.B.g Harold Daniel Hodgkinson, Ph.B. The Administration is responsible for carrying out the established policies of the Corporation. President Bancroft Beatley's duties are in the fields of administration, instruction, and college policy. Dean Jane Louise Mesick is an understanding director of student welfare, scholarships, and residence. Her office door is always open to the students who wish to discuss their problems, pro- jects, or complaints with her, and she always lends a helping hand. Since 1940, Dr. James Mead Hyatt, Ph.D., Professor of Physics, has been Dean of the Gradu- ate Division of Simmons. Working as a coordinated unit are three offices: The Office of the Registrar, the Main Uffice, and the Office of Admission and Guidance. Under the direction of Mrs. Margaret Gonyea, the Regis- trar's Office deals with arranging each student's program of classes and issuing bulletins of infor- . --ggi..-gr -Q -v- --w--rvviv 4 -

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.' .5 J I ,fx K if I' ,,' 1, 1 . 1 fs ' 2 A 1 1 f :W C2 fix! !.s - file of the qualifications of students and alumnae, as well as a file of potential positions. This cen- tralization is invaluable now that trained Women are in such demand in all the business and profes- sional fields. The Health Oflice, under the direction of Dr. Anne lNIcHenry Hopkins. cures all minor student ailments and conducts the yearly physical exam- inations of Freshmen and Seniors. In the Health Laboratory, lllrs. lllary Hill tests blood and studies X-ray results. The Alumnae Association, presided over by lNIrs. Helena Y. O'Brien, is represented at the aim if college by Bliss lNIarjorie L. Shea. executive secre- tary of the association. She supervises alumnae reunions and edits the SI.IlIllI07I.H' Re1'z'z'11'. The Association also makes two awards annually to outstanding Seniors. Libraries A and B, 'way up on the fourth floor. are very busy places. Miss Alice Hopkins, with the able assistance of Mrs. Bloom, Miss Frost, and llflrs. Mutch, takes care of the 80.000 volumes in the main building. She keeps up the card cata- xy awww' UQ ' -qvf'- '- ---vc- -1 ' l'rol1ul1ly jus! fl cold ' 1u'r1fIo1'.s-1' it on ilu' lmf'l.'. pIr'11.s-rf' vi'-