Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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guides each and ever tuflent - H171 I3 seconds it will bf .... 0 The azftraclizte ojice llze IJI't'.S'Iilit'IIf .IZIIHVS Nlezucl llyutl, l'rull-ssm' nl' Pltysics. has hcen llczm ol' tht- clI'2lClllllll' llivisirm since lfpru. A pmlhttlicl scliolur, Mr. lwlyzntt hzts il genius Ihr notable lectures which reduce scientific' t'lllQIIlilS to Zlll understzmdzilnlc level. hflliecks should he mztde pznyuhlt- tri Simrnuns College, and il' sent hy muil, should he udclrc-ssed to the CIOn1ptrnller. Such inlbruiutinn is att the hnttom ol' the ineinorundutn ull cliztrges which greets every Simmons student twice at year. College term hills :ire hut one ol' the respon- sibilities ol' Nir. Richmond K. Bzxchelder, VllI'C'llS- urer and Coinptroller. From his glass-enclosed orlice, he directs thc upkeep nl' college huildings and properties. All expenses contracted hy the college are his concern. With his assistant, Mrs. Ethel NI. Bere, :md his stztlll. he tackles the problems oll college finance. The clOlUIJll'0llC'I'lS ollice is kept busy signing commuters' special travel rate blanks and cashing dorm students' allowance checks. v Dean Jam? Luzzzlvt' .lfesffk NN all

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to help her find the wa The library, seventy-eight steps skyward, is the closest to the moon many Simmons students may ever come. In contrast to the supposedly unin- habited moon, Libraries A and B are constantly occupied. Even Freshmen, whose domain is Library C on the ground floor, occasionally climb to the fourth. The library is indispensable to college education. Miss Ruth Danielson, Director of Residence on the main campus, supervises the welfare of several hundred students. She takes an active role in many college functions and is well known to commuters as well as to dorm students. Mrs. Frank Cooper, Director of Residence on Freshman campus, calms the qualms of Simmons' newest students. Miss Anna Hanson, Director of Placement, Students think Miss Alice Hopkins, Di ector i s immons graduates Find positions in the the Library also indispensable. She is as eage nes world. Miss Janet Smith assists under- assist students as they are to be help d. I :LL '1' 1a es in finding part-time work. The central Hopkins estimates that the Simmons lil ran 'l n nt office, which originated a few years ago, quires two thousand books a year, rang ng ? ia a, ed to meet the demands lor trained women technical works to the latest fiction. Ev ry ' ' art me. is made to keep Simmons students well i 1--X In a nts seek acting Health Director, Dr. Doro- through books, 1 hea ofbourow, when acid indigestion causes The first definite contact prospective students distress ' or 'cminor disorders irritate. Dr. Loof- have with Simmons is through the Qffice of Ad- mission and Guidance. High school seniors are much impressed by Miss Doris M. Sutherland who interviews all candidates for admission. Those accepted learn the problems and functions of the college at the weekly meetings of College Opportunities arranged by Miss Sutherland and her assistant, Miss Margery Wry. o Take cz dose qfsulplzur and molasser bourow attacks germs persistently with prescrip- tions and pills lor patients. Head colds and head- aches are the most common complaints. Miss Mary Hill, in 052, takes blood tests and makes analyses to diagnose complicated symptoms. Health, like certain courses, is a prerequisite at Simmons. - A Ifrlter to alumnae