Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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SIMMONS IS S'I'l'1l'S-ILUNMZIOVS. At College there is no girl who is not gtwzirt' ollllic Hve miles of steps lending up lo I,ibrary A. At quarter of nine in the morning this clistancc sonic-- how becomes even longer, thc- ascent niorc urcluous. A girl could be elected to the presidency ol' Stu-Ci if she put into ellccl hcr plathmrm ol' uxvlllll this College needs, my good lricnds, is more elevators. Between classes the bztckstcps bccolnc 21 refuge Hom the hydrogen sulfide ol' the second floor and the clattering of typewriters on thc Iirst. 'lll1C1'C the Simmons girl takes 21 quick look at the notes lor the exam next hour, lights up a Camel, pulls out her compact to make amends for the last hectic class, exchanges gossip with her neighbors, and on her way back, snatches a bite of the brownie saved from lunch. On campus the steps ol' Evans are the scene of fascizzaling activity, particularly just prior to one- thirty. According to one housemother the tender farewells enacted there make any movie seem like mere child's play! Tfzursdqv ajernoon i111'e1'nzz'5.x'i011 lily league

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LIKE H2 AND SO4, like Amos and Andy, commuter and dorm students mix gregariously after hours as well as during class time. Cn Wlednesday evenings during the good weath- er ofthe spring and fall, every Simmonsite is in- vited to participate in Step-Singing, one of the oldest and dearest of Simmons: traditions. Under- classmen gather at the South Hall Colonnade to wait for the Seniors to come Nmarching, marching onwardl' from the North Hall doorway. Wlien the Seniors have assumed their places on the steps, the four classes entertain each other with Hsister- classw songs, with ditties composed especially tor the occasion by the Songleaders, and with old favorites like Were just the Girls hom Good Old Simmons-C. Everybody gets together with the Faculty for Field Day, which is the only all-college athletic competition observed at Simmons. Those on the sidelines are kept almost as busy as the players on the diamond-running for more cokes, cheering, trying their luck at the games of chance on ICC,s Carnival Row. I omzlanz 0 3011111 I Jing tyfa collegei'