Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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171 A'.. ,1A, 5 CC H he time has come, the Walrus said, :I if 3 4 Hto speak of many things. And we're t 1-' ' . speaking, not of cabbages and kings, lg .-4 522 22215 . . . -Q, ,g.L,f,l but of many new buildings. To us, New Library these buildings represent the pioneer spirit that is part of our fifty-year tradition, and has kept our college ahead in professional education. enrich the Simmons life we have known, and which we picture here in our yearbook. EDUCATION-some day soon, our new library will go up on the corner next to our Simmons. It will mean more reading and reference rooms, We see in them, too, an opportunity to , ,f-'fig N ,X X 5. iii amen ,mfg ,mil -- , gli as- S gm li: iii I E' iii ml llll ssl' s Q y un sg gi i 525 Illl 3 V gs III! Ill ul n gg t- 1 355! ll c I.. II lu, ll 25253 Ill Q ,.. - Z.,-.II P. ,iN '5351,. W' A, ,5 T.1'l-9 H : -2 ' f - f MY Q -ff .sl.s3s ,'zz4 swwgay!-, 2-,f,,f-ffrwgsyp,swqfc , .4 3, .Wm M.. 'Vg ., J. ,Mzfr l14.Q'J. wmv, ,,.,f ,2a,,z:,,, Social and Health Center and better-than-ever training for student librarians. But best of all, the library represents a step forward in the education of all Simmons students. ,,,, COOPERATIGN-we'll have a real Fenway campus, too, when the is l r il-' S Social and Health Center is erected. l l i All clubs and classes will meet there ' I in their own rooms. We hope for a ,, iig - -.,f.. ,,, , A -- -.mgusgq mains iiufff.-sikmeiiei-:i e -,.,..w..,, ,. Refectory swimming pool and a dance studio

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Q in a Gilded Caffe. It was the first ' D ee- - bright year of a new endeavor, and MU ll J . .. TWH,-nik-I Q I she found life exciting, however f -s l I I T,r,u,E if,. V earnest. Sally worked hard, and l L l H. r,-V l '52--- . Emi , iq Q she made history. A-i K- .i'.?+-- 9' f s V ' - ' - , ,F-Emu L . gf When the school s enrollment in C '. J' ' creased at the end of that year, Rug classes at Tech had to be discontin- ued. Simmons moved, book and bustle, to a new home at 739 Boylston Street. Here Sally invaded the three top Hoors for her science and typewriting classes. The library and college oflices were also moved to Boylston Chambers. And so a new experiment in feminine education began. Because it Hlled a need, the venture prospered, and soon Simmons was again bursting its rented seams. A search began for land on which to build permanent quarters. After much dis- B ,lt I Chambers cussion, the Corporation decided on a swampy, duck-inhabited section of the Back Bay. And here it was that pi a resplendent new Simmons arose iM! from the marshland. Sally packed up once more and moved into the build- ing at goo the Fenway that we know as the Simmons of today. 91193

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Wh to spur interest in the sports we lack now. A chapel and Little Theater will complete the picture so that all students can work to- gether in active cooperation. RECREATION-over on Brookline Avenue, too, we hope to see much building. First on the - i'l,i ifliliiifiifttmewaixq Nx N--N.. A rang! 1 list is the new Refectory, and the NNN r,.. i l'l f 1 K present one will serve as a ball- room and party spot. New dorms, too, will mean more room for fun, making life at Simmons pleasant in work and play. CLASSES-the Science building will complete the Fenway campus, providing new labs and equipment for technical courses, and more breath- ing room for all classes at number goo. When all these plans materialize, as they soon must, we hope to see a modern college, united ASI? Aga in faith and in purpose. We, fxlp e gggfgwigg Q r Hi the class of '48, wish success EQQEIEEEEEEEEEE to the classes of the future as dim! XIW . if I we dedicate our Microcosfn to ,,,Z.Q,,,, ff A a c'New Simmons. Science Building