Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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. . . We look ahead. I been graduated from Simmons College into this world, and that they were trained 2 . . to meet the needs of the changlng world IS A lx . L f y yaccug-ya-te proof of the successful IT12l1l'ltC- ' f a program that combines cultural S vzueuml mfgeraw . L . llliillu 1:64.32 'le',pocat1onal educatlon. 23? N i f: - 1 L a e 1deals of Boston and of New Eng- ' J V? . . 3 53121 5 the place from vvh1ch 1n essence the 2 . r lfge has sprung, are thrift, industry, -.Digit -w e . . iiifiijnfiii elpfulness. These are the qual1t1es -is X . 5?s J 3 JOl'11l S1mmons possessed. These are -,tfzii is E . . . iii Hgualnres wh1ch Dr. Lefavour recom- 11-Eiia -5 . . i n ed to h1s first class 1n 1902. And these 1 'S' f . . . . nigga Efhe qual1t1es wh1ch have sustamed the Hr - of an lndependent l1Vel1hood 1n fact lhfty years, through two wars, if . . . jg that will be med for new bzzzldzrzgr. l F ,- ' p- ,- -'WW Emily Hall, Up im! of the new cazzzpzu of the fzzfzzre

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After looking back on '50 years M151 jane LOIlf.YE Mefick, .fecmmf Dean of 511111110111 B1z11c1'off Beaff 11, when be Lemme 5251111115 Prefiderzt. tional training on the best in the tradi- tion of liberal arts . He led the way with standards of the future without alienating those of the past. He is representative of the courage, wisdom, and foresight of the early f students, and the first dean, Miss Louise Arnold, who were the the very firm foundation of Simmons lege on what was then not very ground - anticipation of the chan the changing world. lt is to the World of which microcosm that we ovve our sponsibility, the world of liberal industries. During this first half over twelve thousand young 511111110111 College fadqv and the area 'Q'

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Today we are fzcqzzfzinting omfselzfes with through a depression, and through periods of svviftest change, Simmons has adapted and developed its capacities, and planned always for the future. For twenty-five years Miss Jane Louise Mesick has served as Dean, and for sixteen years Dr. Bancroft Beatley has served as President, During their administrations the early faculty has been completely replaced, the School of English has been established, the School of Social Work has been made a graduate school and the School of Preprofessional Studies instituted to take its place on an undergraduate level and to provide a wider scope of preprofessional studies. Placement service has been centralized, standards of admission and guidance have been revised and developed, the library facilities have been expanded and the library contains over 100,000 volumes. From the original four schools and 125 students, the College has grown to include Ar Olde Euglirb Djmzer Jerzforr and faculty join C brirtzmzf fefti zfitier. Af Stu-G open meefizzgf we air our apirziwzf and liftezz to otberf. VH il in qw: