Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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wa, W. wx. ...Mia Miss Anna Hanson, Director of Placement, helps students to lind employment after graduation. Undergrads and alurnnae turn to this lady of per- sonnel for both summer waitress jobs and full-time positions. Freshmen spend approximately one-half of their school time in Library C on the ground Hoor of the college building. Upperclassmen climb skyward to study in Libraries A and B on the fourth floor. The book collection ofthe Simmons library totals 98,293 volumes, including the latest periodicals on profes- sional subjects. Director of the Library is Miss Alice L. Hopkins, who shares the limitless knowl- edge of her profession by directing the students' course of reading. Class-cutting culprits and conscientious supply- buyers have made browsing in the Bookstore a traditional activity at Simmons. Contrary to what its name implies, the Bookstore sells everything from the .Manual zyfGe11eraZ Biology to fancy bottles of Chanel No. 5. The store, under the management of Mrs. Helen M. Bradstreet, supplies the student with essential and luxury articles. On the shelves and counters are colorful displays of ribbons, wrapping paper, cosmetics, and knick-knacks of copper, china, and wood. Delectable odors permeate the corridors and point the way to the cafeteria. Here, hundreds of All the answe rs 98.293-2 .l Food for thought

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Dlail call for administrators Good friends from Hrs! to last aaa mia ies, and Professor of History, adjusts the graduate student to her new life at Simmons. Dr. Steiger plans courses of study and solves endless student problems. Guiding light ofall incoming freshmen and trans- fer students, Miss Doris M. Sutherland, Director of Admission and Guidance, conducts all interviews and advises courses of study. She directs a program in College Opportunities, which is a must for all new students. Mrs. Margaret Gonyea, Registrar, has an un- canny knowledge ofthe number ofcredits and year- hours accumulated by every girl in the college. Mrs. Gonyea guides the student in the selection of courses for each semester. The duties of Mr. Richmond K. Bachelder, the college Treasurer and Comptroller, range any- where from collecting tuition fees to straightening out the complications of income tax blanks. He directs the upkeep of the college buildings, cashes innumerable checks, and manages all of Simmons, Hnances. Dean ,lane Louise Mesick

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w GN Ng. You narne it, we have it Help for health LQ-fl: lunlsenlollwr at llillllf' trays are-juggled daily over the heads of other com- muters who bring lunches from home. From 1 1115 to lI3O,t21Sfy, well-balanced luncheons are served at minimum expense to the student by Nliss Nlary G. Davidson and her competent staff of calorie- conscious workers. l'Vhen the apple-a-day treatment proves ineffec- tive, students beat a hasty retreat to the Health Cflice, where Dr. Helen Ross is kept busy ex- amining, diagnosing, and prescribing. The constant vigilance ofthe medical stalfassures the good health ofthe students. Miss lVIarie LaPorte, better known as the Curator of Lost Articles, is said to have collected enough fountain pens, scarfs, jewelry, and gloves to open a store equal in size to jordan Marsh Company. From her post in the information cubicle, Miss La- Porte answers several hundred telephone calls daily, and directs all letters, packages, and lost per- sons to their proper destinations. Meet me at Info has become the by-word in the Simmons vo- cabulary. Over on upperclass campus, Miss Ruth Daniel- son, Director of Residence, solves dormitory dilem- mas and looks out for the welfare of her students. A block or so away, Mrs. Frank Cooper keeps fresh- man heads cool by counselling students who are away from home for the first time. Q0 ' aaoancf 13