Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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'Ga President Bancroft Beazley President Bancroft Beatley and Dean Eleanor Clifton are known by every student as the chief administrators of Simmons. They are also known as two people who understand and continually work for the needs of the students. When John Simmons founded Simmons College, he directed that it should give instruction in Hart, science, and industry best calculated to enable the scholars to acquire an independent livelihoodf' Sinnnons follows another basic precept stated for every student in the annual catologue. It states that vocational education on the college level must rest on a Firm academic foundationg that there must be constant emphasis on the broad princi- ples which underlie vocational competence in any Held, that training in skills should be limited to those that are essential to success in initial em- ployment. When President Beatley reached 1952, he saw Simmons celebrate fifty years as a college. At that time he said that his work is still as satis- fying as in 1933 when he became the second presi- dent of Simmons. Producers cmd Dir During the gala jubilee celebration, President Beatley dedicated three new buildings on upper- class campus to bring all the students to one cam- pus. Now plans are underway for more college buildings. A library, a science building, and a social and health unit are part of the Simmons future. ' Next fall the School of Preprofessional Studies will become the School of Social Science. Stu- dents will receive a broad education with an added emphasis on social studies and w'ill then be pre- pared for either graduate study or immediate employment. The students may see President Beatley at a student-faculty tea, a college formal. perhaps eat- ing dinner at the home management house, play- ing baseball at the annual student-faculty game, or walking down the corridors. With his willingness to further student welfare, President Beatley is ready to build an even greater Simmons as the years go by.

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cfors of the Simmons Cineromo Dean Clifton is advisor for student activities and a manager of freshman guidance. With hu- man relations the main substance of her job, Dean Clifton is concerned with the personality of each girl and her personal problems. The students may see her at a Stu-G open meet- ing, eating dinner in the dining hall on upperclass campus, or just talking to someone in her ollice. ln- terested in interior decoration. she enjoyed plan- ning the interior of Arnold Hall. She likes meet- ing students and is present at many meetings. On the second floor of the college building, Dean Cliftonls daily calendar stays full of stu- dent appointments. Since she found personal work with students to be her main interest, Dean Clifton has established herself in her few years at Simmons as a most patient and understanding guide. After graduating from Goucher College and en- tering the business field, Dean Clifton chose to Left: Dlr. Sypher looks over a paper. Above: Nlr. Needham relaxes momen- tnrily. Dean Eleanor Clifton work directly with students. Her years before Simmons included the positions of Director of Stu- dents at the New Jersey College for Women, Field Advisor of the Camp Fire Girls, and Director of Admissions at Goucher College. Aiding President Beatley and Dean Clifton in their work are Vice-President Joseph Carton Need- ham and Wylie Sypher, Dean of the Graduate Di- vision. Both of these men are familiar figures in the classrooms and in conference groups. Their friendly spirit of understanding and their ready willingness to aid the student have endeared them to all.