Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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dpeaki uafamwl la ZiJ7LG!LiG4't4 Librarians' lair Carol catalogues ments, research laboratories, and government agencies. Teas have been held each Thursday afternoon for all members and faculty ofthe library school, and friendly relationships have been furthered by regular meetings of 020, official organization ofthe school. On October 16, President Frances Foulkes wel- comed OQO members at a Get-Acquainted Teau in the lounge. Miss Hannah D. French of the Wellesley College Library spoke on Early American Bookbindingw on November Qo. At 02055 meeting on December 15, the Christmas spirit prevailed. Santa Claus, in the person of Mr. Rollo Silver, camefcornplete with costume and bag. In his pack, he found lollypops and candy canes for the children of the faculty and gifts for all club members. Mrs. lNarren Lothrop of the Pan American So- ciety gave an illustrated talk on l'Exhibits on Feb- ruary 19. The March meeting was heldjointly with the Home Ec, Scribunal, and English Clubs. In May, members attended their club's annual ban- quet in the form ofa backyard picnic. Library Science

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Room 318 is the mental gymnasium where most seniors in the School of Library Science put to practical use such courses as Introduction to Li- brarianship, Reference, Book Selection, Catalogu- ing, and Library Organization and Administration. Each student has her own desk at which she handles practical library exercises with the assurance of a professional librarian. The program of the school enables the student to deal with general problems in library science, and at the same time allows her to concentrate on specihc studies in her chosen held. After a basic general education for the first three years, the student spends her senior and graduate years in a concentrated program of technical train- ing. Two weeks of field work in libraries of recog- nized standing is required before graduation. The many fields open to the library school gradu- ate are included in four general categories-service in public, college, and university librariesg chil- drenis library workg technical processesg and special library service. Nloreover, graduates are filling positions in business firms, newspaper and maga- zine ofhces, insurance and advertising establish- 020 in 330 adam rqafzan in fauna ' , lfze 'fx 1 Kenneth R. Shalfer, Director 020 officers: Barbara Parker, Peg Wlarc, Frances Foulkes, pres-5 .lane Rollins, Marion Jenkins. 'is Q-L Z 3

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XX H Wmwnmwhdedddwhcapdfm l 1 SL-M xM...1- Lyndon M. Mellarroll, Director Through the looking-glass A. 'f Neat, efHcient, and well-trained-that's a Sim- mons nurse! Students who enter the Simmons Col- lege School of Nursing acquire the knowledge and skills requisite for high quality performance in the various fields of professional nursing. Freshmen enroll in N-1, a Five-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, a diploma in nursing, and eligibility for state examinations to become registered nurses. The School of Nursing offers a highly diversified program that combines scientific, liberal, and pro- fessional courses. During the summer sessions ofthe first two years, prospective nurses spend six weeks at Nlassachu- setts General Hospital and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, attending classes on the principles and history of nursing. The middle of the junior year finds the nurses ready for their two full years of hospital experience. Here Simmons girls get a taste of all phases of the nursing world. This hospital training is divided into specific fields, three months are spent in pediatric nursing at the Children's Hospital, three months in obstetric work at the Boston Lying-In, and three Nancy Ryder nurses at Peter Bent .E S. ' X I' fi