Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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1938, the baby of the schools . . . Dr. Harrison L. Harley first and now retiring di- rector of the School of Preprofessional Studies. A baccalaureate degree . . . the prerequisite for graduate study . . . broad general study on the undergraduate level . . . specialization on the graduate level. A background in . . . EC. 20 and Mr. Nichols whose untiring patience finally pulled us through . . . English electives . . . HI like Wylie . . . ul go Miller , . . . Hawthorne's American History . . . You mean the Pilgrims werenit Puritans? . . . a million and one reasons for the Civil Vvar .... Mr. Bush's philosophic art lectures . . . who can spell Quetzalcoatal, Ashurnasirpal, Praxiteles . . . wonder trips to the Museum of Fine Arts and all the people who joined our group because they thought Mr, Bush was giving a guided tour . . . the beauties of the Wiriged Victory of Samothrace . . . th-e Dying Gaul . . . the Laocoon. . . . 0 Il-gilt:-d:3iloli.SIdl!iZnIsiyi:f Preprofessional Studies ' G n G I Political theory students study the major premises of Aristotle wih Mr. Tollefson.

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vhuselts General Hospital. Smooth, impersonal efhciency becomes familiar. Antiseptic atmosphere and rubber-heeled shoes are old friends. From loting books to toting bedpans in one easy lesson. The operating rooms . . . that appendix? The orthopedies ward . . . trac- tion, s lint, cast-where is the patient? Shall P we send the doctors back to school for a class in calligraphy . . . or is it hieroglyphics? arn some more until the What did I do with Learn, work, and le fourth year is part of the past. But it's not past- the knowledge and training carry over that four- week recuperation-vacation, and continue during the months at Childrenis, McLean, and the Boston Lyinv-In, More learning and more work in that U fifth year with the Boston Visiting Nurses Associa- tion. More yet in the professional career to fol- l Y. And it all adds up to learning that stimu- ow lates and work that satisfies . . . the goal of the SllDlHOI1S ll ll FSC. - ----.- M -3 ----ri U New e e I v n n Evangeline H. Nlorris, Director of School of Nursing S0 I , A S Q 'rm Q Q X f' W .-i' r W: I as A The ,52 Summer Session group cheer- fully lines up en masse aml in uniform.

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Making records with Monsieur Newman . . . would we ever get that downeast twang out of our voices? . . . singing French Christmas carols . . . Comparative government . . . Mr. Tt,Dll6'lStJll'S fascinating accent land he can bake toolt . . Reichsrat ReichstagfAch Himmel!! Ethnic Groups . . . endogamy . . . we came out ready to change the world . . . Psych of Adjust- ment . . . Mr. Deanes technical words which had us Carrying a dictionary to class to follow the lecture . . . am l psychotic or just neurotic. . . . Contemporary Music . . . Stravinsky and Shosta- kovitch arenit so had after all . . . wonder if l could he converted to modern art as easily .... Child Psych and Dr. Harley's jokes . . . how did any one person ever cram so many exciting and interesting experiences into one lifetime .... Home Ec. 10 tjust in case we happen to get marriedl . . . Mrs. East and JAMES . . . Swedish stainless steel . . . dinners for two for 75 cents . . . comparative shopping . . . a three-hour take home hnal that took fifteen hours .... Modern Drama . . . another dip into culture . . . Boz and his tremendous enthusiasm . . . the as- tounding numher of fires that the engines rushed to during ninth hour . . . The Way of the WcJ1'ld . . . Hedda Gahlerf' . . Volunteer Services . . . a chalice to put our new learning to work . . . coffee hours with 'LJim Hadley and Steve Deane . . . What will I ever do with that child-she is continually disrupting the whole group . . . Lahor Relations with Mr. Jacks . . . mitlweslimmungV' . . . laughed like idiots . . . Social Statistics . . . standard deviation lwhatever that means! . . . Psychological Meas- urement . . . Mr. Johnson and Sociology . . . social norms . . . class. caste. and stratification. Four wonderful years behind us-more study ahead of us . . . hut always our undergraduate memories accompanying us. 'ies present o cultural double-feature The Pierson Product Nloment Correlation Technique-what does it all mean? Mr. Kohl discusses the League of Nations' failures with a group of history majors.