Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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IM1'AR'r1NG S'I'RP1NG'I'II to the aims ot' the rc-ntral Council, Dormitory Connell, under Viet--l'1'c'siclc-nt Miriam Colvin, worked to IJCVIIIIIK' a more artivv, vital, and representative part ol' dormitory lift-. Dorm Board Clleeked Carelessness in the ohst'ryam'r- ofdormitory rules, and held regular meetings as an efTeetive judiciary unit. Honor Board, under Chairman Barbara Dov, developed a program to luring home to every student the signifiranee of the honor system she is privileged to possess. All graduates and transllfr students were informed of the system. 'l'he lfarulty was asked to cooperate in carrying ollt its princi- ples. A special effort was made to reaeh the Fresh- men at College Opportunities, and a system ol' pledges instituted to be signed by each student at the beginning ofthe year. This way, and by means of Weary, posters, and signs, Honor Board rounded out its efforts to make every girl Conscious of the honor system. The Social Activities Committee, superintendt-tl by Chairman Caryl Key, made Simmons' social life a round of headline events. Featured were teas at Evans, an all-campus dance, a ski trip to North Conway, Simmons' Night at Pops, and the Stu-G Christmas formal at the Copley-Plaza-all de- signed to unite the students in a more closely-knit social group. The mrial .tide Qf-Sfl1IIIIIlII.t ,fx 1 X . -'fx 1 ' - x 'T' . Bmzfll' auf! the blur and 'gala' Dunn C,?fz111r1'l ffjflrrl,t !'lIIII1f7I1.t nfzfzzzmz s -vw-gx J i . t 1' 5 Jiffy: ., 1 -J Q-331 Qffrgkixx -'I fi-fl, i., 'f-1. . 1, . ,- 14, N., , I., .,,r.- .I 'W x. . vdv ':'

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. . . . Each of us has PAR'l'llZIPA'I'IUN IN S1MMoN's ACI'I'IVI'I'Il'lS is regula- ted by the point system, and our voucher, Martlia Cummings, determines the number and group ol oflices we may hold. Reaching these olliccrs and other students keeps a volunteer stall busy on telc- phone duty in Student Ullicers' Room. An unusually large group of transfer students came to Simmons this year, and the transfer com- mittee, under the direction of lVIary Jane r1lllOI'Il2lS. orientated them to Simmons with a week of teas, dances, and a Dutch Treat Supper. Another important student committee, the Wlorld Student Service Fund headed by Constance Marshall, solicited at Simmons in behalf of the students in war-torn countries. The Assembly Suggestion Committee, under the direction of Virginia Congdon, worked closely with the Faculty in planning a varied program of as- semblies, and this year emphasized greater student participation in the programs. responsibilities . , 5+ 5'HeI1n. . .Siudenf Qfrers' Roonzn AIJPFUZ-fflg Open fo .rzzggeitiolz l.19l