Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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What was that question? 5 Cataloguer, Children'sf Director, Mr. Kenneth K. Shaffer Don't judge a hook by its cover h'

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The programs offered by the School of Home Eco- nomics give a student not only a professional educa- tion as a Home Economist but also a sound general education. Although the students in Home Economics are given a wide variety of courses, there are three main areas of specialization - Home Economics Education, Textiles, and Institutional Management. Regardless of the Hnal aim of the student, the sophomore year consists of certain basic courses taken by all Home Ec majors, among which is a basic food course - Foods and Nutrition, taught by Miss Nellie Hord and Miss B-emice Lothrop. In this course the students learn to plan, prepare, and serve well-bal- anced family meals. Other fundamental courses are Design, a basic course in-line, form and color given by Mr. Harold Lindergreen, and the popular Clothing Twenty given by Miss Alice Gallivan for girls inter- ested in textiles and education. Textiles, a study of textile fibers is offered by Mrs. Eleanor Gawne. These courses are also taken by many students not in the School of Home Economics. During the junior year, all Home Economics stu- dents are required to spend eight weeks in the Home Management House. Living there provides experience in family living and home-making. The girls take turns being manager, cook, housekeeper and the other jobs that are a part of home-making. The home- cooked meals prepared every night are especially relished by the girls who live on campus. The course is called Home Management and Family Relations, and includes lectures on equipment, practical home- making, marriage, and family living. The lectures are presented by Miss Bernice Lothrop and Mrs. Eleanor Gawne. In the same semester Child Development with Mrs. Dorothy Minville is taken. This course includes a study of the development of the child up to six years of age. Practical experience with children is gained from participation by the students in the college nursery school and other nursery schools in the community. With the junior and senior years comes specializa- tion in the various fields. The Institutional Manage- ment girls take Advanced Foods with Miss Lucy Fisher and Miss Nellie Hord. This is a study of food composition, methods of manufacture, marketing, and food preservation, They also take Nutrition with Miss Elda Robb and various other subjects including Bacteriology, Physiology, and Accounting. Senior year brings Institutional Management with Mrs. Quindara Dodge and includes field trips and actual participa- tion in large scale feeding. The seniors also take Nutri- tion and Diet Therapy given by Mrs. Diana Abbot. The girls majoring in education take Dress-design- ing and Construction, a course where they design their personal basic pattern, and Field Experience in Home Economics Education with Mrs. Ruth Khiralla. The students receive experience in this course by teaching a class in foods or clothing in a settlement house in the vicinity of Boston. The seniors also do actual teaching in Home Economics with Mrs. Eleanor Gawne and develop skill and ability in demonstrating in Demonstration Methods. Consumer Education a study of the everyday problems facing the individual in the selection and use of consumer goods is also taken with Miss Bernice Lothrop. Textile majors take Textile Microscopy and Tech- nology, and Advanced Textile Technology. They also have a wide background of mathematics and sciences. Students may further their interests in these fields by electing other courses such as Tailoring, Experimental Foods, House Planning, and Interior Decoration, or Public Health. Field Experience is planned to give students advanced workin their areas of specialization. ursery Teacher, Textile Designer School of Home Economics

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School of Library Science lbrarian, Law Specialist, Reference Librarian You don't judge a book by its cover as any librarian will tell you. Consider its scope, authority, up-to-date- ness, publisher, and method of treatment. These are vital terms to the students enrolled in the School of Library Science and imply more than an intellectual interest in books. Fundamentally, the librarian works with books and related material which covers every subject. A general education is, therefore, the essence on which the 4-year Simmons program is planned. Technical skill and practical knowledge complement a foundation in liberal education. Librarians groomed by Simmons replace the con- ventional ivory-tower characteristic of librarians with a new emphasis on dynamism. Libraries are sidered social institutions, attaining a new significance. No longer can a librarian be a depository or dispenser of knowledge. The librarian's primary concern is the guidance of people. He becomes in effect a mediator between people and books. He must have the ability to judge books in terms of the numbers of the individ- uals who use them 'and have the enthusiasm and desire to reach readers. A closely integrated program prepares the Simmons student for librarianship. Papyrus rolls and clay tab- lets become intimate facts of knowledge in Mr. James Boudreau's Introduction to Librarianship course, re- quired of all seniors. The societal function of libraries at various periods in history is studied with emphasis on the contemporary American library, its ideals, personnel, and services. This course also includes presentations by visiting lecturers and field trips to typical libraries in the Boston area. Practical applications of the principles involved is experienced with Miss Ruth Leonard's Cataloguing and Classification. This factual and time consuming course is rendered lighter by Miss Leonard's sprightly cornsot and gravestone hunting divergencies. Book Selection taught by Miss Sigrid Edge gives firm con- the library science student a basis for guiding adult and children readership. The aesthetic appreciation of books is taught by our own Walt Whitman expert and rare book collector, Mr. Rollo Silver. If there are blisters on the fingers of any of our girls, it's probably the result of Miss Mary Kinney's Reference course. C.B.I., P.T.L.A., S.T.C., hold the answers to questions like Who was the first woman who ran for president? or What is the significance of the third passing of a bill in Congress? When a library science student tucks Peter Grirnefv Fairytales or Heidi under his arm he's not regressing or taking the book home for baby sister. It's all part of the Children's Books course taught by Mrs. Ruth Viguers. This course aims to develop criterion for the selection of books for boys and girls through the reader's interest, habits, and abilities. The broad scope of opportunities in the library science profession is constantly expanding. Interests range from scholarship to administration, adult edu- cation to research specialists. You can work exclusively with children or exclusively with adults. A Braille li- brarian forms an important function in large com- munities. For the travel minded librarians, there are opportunities in bookmobile work. In a specialized or general field, the library science student is con- tinually given the growing importance of public relations. Throughout the four-year program at Simmons, the library science student gains professional confi- dence imbued from the friendly guidance and under- standing of the school's director, Mr. Kenneth Shaf- fer, and the solicitation of the schoo1's instructors. Whether discussing the Dewey decimal classifica- tion with Miss Leonard or whether Whitman's Leaves of Grass has formv with Mr. Silver, the student-faculty relationship for the class of '54 ends in friendship.