Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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12 President Bentley and Dean Clifton look over plans for Arnold Hall.

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PII be judge, Pll be jury, said cunning old Fury: I'll try the whole cause, and condemn you to death. Faculty and Administration U11

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Cbiqf Administrators at Simmons President Bancroft Beatley is the hub of the Simmons' wheel. He has been coordinator of ad- ministration, faculty, and student body for eighteen years. A former Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard, President Beatley, with his superior academic background, has brought many advances to Simmons during his ad- ministration, among other things the Placement Office was centralized and the standards of admission were raised and developed. President Beatley, a man of many interests, enjoys whatever he does. When he finds time to relax, he often tinkers with his miniature model railroad or plays an energetic game of ping-pong. There is hardly a Simmons student who hasn't heard about the mighty game President Beatley played at the annual Faculty-Student Baseball Game. Nor is there a girl in the college who hasn't been warmly greeted by President Beatley at Simmons proms. President Beatley is known for his keen sense of humor and his willingness to give advice and help in student projects. With sincere understanding and tact, President Beatley is constantly striving to build a better Simmons. Dean Eleanor Clifton's warm smile makes you feel immediately at home and at ease. Although she has been at Simmons only a few years, she has taken over her duties and responsibilities with ability, the determination to do a good job, and the attitude that nothing gets done unless you do it. Besides her other jobs, Dean Clifton helps to determine college policy, and guides student activities, taking a personal inter- est in her students. With sincere interest in each girl socially, emo- tionally, spiritually, and intellectually, Dean Clifton deals with student welfare and complaints . . . hundreds of individual problems. Her new duty this year is the management of freshman guidance, for- merly a function of the admissions office. A' Goucher College graduate, Dean Clifton likes the friendly atmosphere at Simmons. She enjoys relaxing at the Boston Symphony, is fond of the theatre, and hopes to find time for gardening in the spring. A sympathetic and understanding friend and counselor, Dean Clifton is never too busy to give help and advice. President Beatley's signature carries Dean Clifton's careful checking ensures 'lUf?ig10f- smooth sailing. 15