Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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1903. Sara Louise Arnold . . . The Department th the emphasis on of Household Economics wi skill rather than principles . . . 19311-, School of Home Econom ' and range of studies. The goal is fourfold: prep- aration for satisfying employment, home and fam- ily living, informed citizenship, and personal ics with a broader interpretation Srowth. After a year of basic bio and chem Cstruggle, struggle, boil and bubblet, we were on our way. Clothing 20 and Miss Gallivan . . . Foods 23 and ' ' 'r N' 'd Oh Miss Hord . . . hot rolls . . . crisp sala s . . . for the success of the puffy omelet. Psychology, organic chem . . . Mrs. Sargent and structural o biochem and physiology for h f textiles loffarithms from formulas. On t dieticians, mat or A , . . . D forgotten high school days . . . microscopes and nylon thread . . . labs and more labs . . . that 26- hour week .... Junior year . . . eight glorious weeks in home management house . . . a change to modern in the living room . . . how to thaw frozen strawberries five minutes before mealtime . . . snacks and the budffet . . . one morning a week at nursery school U . . . 'lLet's play a game instead of fightingf' Foods lthat's morej . . . bacteriology . . . nutri- t' n . . . settlement house work . . . trying to 10 ake supper on time . . . three White uniforms m s to scrub . . . quant. analysis for the textile con- scious . . . discussions on family relations . . . clothing field trips to tings . . . book reports . . . educa- tion ahead . . . preschool, consumer, home ec. Senior year . . . future thoughts . . . biting Hn- gernails before final demonstration . . . days . . . future teachers arising at six A.M. . . . hundred and one field trips catering service . . . home calls with the Gas d 1' Co .... experimental foods-baking pow er ais- its for two Weeks . . . testing, tasting . . . too Filene's French Shop fjust looking? . . . fit D field work future dieticians on a cu Feature-length preparation for H1 of is h lass darkly in textiles Seen throug a g ' D which are sunfast, sanforizml swatches. h Tailors chalk one up for Home Ec. w ere rl ' are oh, sew necessary. patterns an pms

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course . . . ez-erase or corrasahle liond . . . carbons hy the score .... Secretarial procedures . . . filing . . . good grooming . . . telegrams-word count . . . checks- made out to the order of whom? . . . graphs-it makes a difference which side is up .... Mimeograph . . . duplicator-that smelly fluid . . ediphone-round and round the turntable goes . . . dictapllone-better' than dictation . . . electric typewriters- and how do you set the margins? . . . calculators-no more columns of illegible figures and counting on fingers and toes . . . This must be the Oliice Machines class . . . Miss Sweeney wielding a small crowbar .... The advertising courses with Mrs. Coulter . . . girls waving scissors wildly in the air with one hand and flipping through magazines with the other . . . judge the copy . . . projects and more projects . . . visual appeal . . . eye catchers. . . . Personnel . . . a smile-always . , . guidance! t -'Wh-rs' - -bi ff, a s your pro em. . . . any talents or spe- cial skills . . . the work in the Admissions or Place- ment ollices-other peopfc have academic and em- ployment prolnlems too. . . . Accounting . . . net worth . . . liquidation . . . addition . . . subtraction . . . posting . . . Your Federal lncome Tax . . . lt7s three oiclock in the morning and l still have four accounting proh- lems, hut this one just won't come out rightfl Business Policies and Problems . . . interviews with Vlys. oFHce managers, ad men, personnel di- rectors . . . New England Mutual or John Hancock . . . Reports range from 30 to 120 typewritten pages . . . operating techniques. . . . The Business School Party . . . professors staged a modern dance class . . . Mr. Byers in a leotard, Miss Engler, Miss Sweeney, Mrs. Coulter, Miss 0'Brien, Mrs. Dickinson, Our Mr. Salsgiver . . . always there when we need him . . . guide, and of course, supreme Business Managerw. . earring procedure cmd proficiency Research, reading, and reporting occupy B. Olsson anfl P. Montal. K if fr 'W .vt- , , Business gals' pens take off like jet planes in dictation 'tflightsfi

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much milk . . . too much flour . . . non-existent lunch and more Held work days . . . scales and tri- angles for housing . . . tailoring . . . muslin . . . never getting to the Hreal material. Fitting in committee meetings . . . appointments with Miss Hanson . . . applications to be filled out. Mrs. D. Abbott and daily vitamin C requirement. . . Delving deeper into textile technology . noting and solving problems in diet therapy . . . running the lunchroom without running out of any- thing . . . Enthusiastic ventures into journalism, advertising, typing, music, art, and literature. The pride of accomplishment in cooking and culture. So many happy memories . . . of recipies gone wrong . . . of aromatic test tubes . . . of mouth- watering cakes . . . of threading needles . . . of spring suits with the personal touch . . . of hor- rible mistakoes and wonderful accidents. Seen in the future . . . an interesting, satisfying jobs-a ersonol touch Elrla Robb, Director of School of Home Economics Whatis cooking here-omelets, scrambled eggs, or a trial run of pancakes?