Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Putting some light on the subject of Teaching the Home Ec girls how to cut a Home Ec. rug. A They are the only students at Simmons who are actually encouraged to knit in classg their creative talents are not stilledg instead they learn to design and make their own clothes in sewing classes. They also have courses in clothing selection, home man- agement and child development. However, their schedule isn't all play: they have to learn the science behind these skills and so biology and chemistry are added to their curriculum with lila- eral arts electives rounding out their education. With all this training. the Home EC students HOXIIC COI1OI11lCS can specialize in general home ec for teaching jobs or in institutional management. or in textiles. but whatever branch they choose, they will know more than just how to boil water when they set up house- keeping on their own. ln the Home Economics School, Dr. Robb offers a sure-fire recipe for a tasty college education.

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Miss Robbs formula 'For successful home management. Take a handful of spotless uniforms, mix vig- orously with a pound of pins and a dash of liberal arts, add a taste of field Work, live for four years on the third floor at a moderate temperature LTOOJ and voila! l, approximately thirty-two parchment diplo-mas! No, it isn't magicg this process is known as Dr. Elda Ro'bb's own, tested recipe for four-year Blutterl Slcotchl Delights, for the Home Eco- lfiem, Carbohydrates an icar ICCIPC OI' ood .l1V111 nomics School teaches its students to plan a well- balanced academic program as well as a Well- balanced meal. The Home Economics girls are the ones who get college credits for cooking meals and making their own clothes. They operate the Simmons Delicatessenu on the third floor. Here, working in new labs completely equipped with modern kitchen facilities, the students conjure up those tantalizing odors of bacon and eggs that are disas- trous to the morals of any non-Home Ee-er who happens to miss 'breakfast and has a first hour class near the kitchen lab. In these f-ood courses, the students really get something tangible out of their college education-and if their envious friends are good, sometimes they are given a crumb or two of an old pot roast or pastry. Preparations for what may be a grande fete.

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i Dewey do or Dewey clon'l'. i rary Stuclents are Caught lnetweell Carcl catalogs 21113 I'CfCl'C11CCS l300liS if ff Despite thc quips and barbs the students in the School of Library Science are subject to. they are outstanding as Sl1'IlI1lO1'1,S-I'11OSl- sought-after graduates. But this isn't the only unique aspect of the Library School. Unlike any other school. specialization in vocational Libr-my S ClC1'1CC