Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Xl xg, gj liazkfaaifiregmylih JE: S lf you want to learn to write. . .come to Sim- mons, little girl, you can't go wrong! This familiar line from a traditional Simmons ditty refers to Sim- mons' unique School of English-unique in that it offers its students a well-rounded education in the liberal arts as well as the technical arts of publishing, editing, advertising, journalism, and publicity. In 1935 the English School, under the director- ship ofDr. Robert M. Gay, reorganized its program to answer the needs of girls who have a particular bent for writing or for entering the literary trades. The present director, Raymond F. Bosworth, guides English School students in choosing courses and arranges special programs for those students with specific interests. It is possible, for instance, to combine courses in the English School with the School of Science to prepare for employment on a scientific journal, or with the School of Business to prepare for jobs on house organs or employee maga- zines. The major courses in the School of English are handled competently by professional expertsg a city Juniors ask Mr. Valz, the answer nlan x' 20

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id . . . well, uae lac! 2 + 2 : ? Prmluetion par excellence students to carry on more elhciently their personal and consumer business activities. A specialized one- year program is oflnered for graduates of liberal arts colleges who desire a thorough preparation for careers in commercial fields. Scribunal, official organization ofthe School of Business, celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. The club has done much to promote the elements of fun and friendship between the student body and the faculty. Scribunal has been working to build up its mein- bership to one hundred if possible. In order to en- gage the interest of school members in their club, oHicers prepared special meetings, teas, and talks which were held periodically during the year. In February, Take a Letter, Please, a satirical movie, was shown. The March meeting was held jointly with the English, Ellen Richards, and Home Ec Clubs. The New Look and How lt Affects the Career Girlls Wardrobe was the theme ofa lecture given by Ruth Mugglebee, Fashion Editor ofthe Boston A merican. Business School ildred Goodson, the secretarial type

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pfulnlefzfi, fncfia., aa wadfzaife flue 3 .amish I .f lllr. Morang looks over the layout Bugeyed publicity, cockeyed cropping U 've 'ff' editor teaches journalism, an advertising produc- tion manager conducts the two-year course in pub- lishing techniques, an .artist gives his practical ex- perience and advice in the fundamentals of layout, and an advertising manager teaches advertising copywriting. Under this professional training, English majors spend their last two years at Simmons struggling with the problems of copyfitting, proofreading, and writing copy. During the four-year program of the present graduating class, new courses have been added to increase the opportunities for specialization in the School of English: Industrial l'Vriting and Edit- ing, and 'gChildren's Books and Periodicals. Each senior has an opportunity to work on at least one issue ofthe Simmons Review and during the process really gets the feel of meeting the ever- present deadline.', This practical experience calls into play all the principles that the girls learned in the classes of Mr. Valz, Mr. Bosworth, Mr. Fessen- den, and Mr. Morang. The English Club, not specifically a club for English School students, opens its activities to the whole College and offers a program of interesting speakers, book reviews, and discussions. English School