Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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IN MEMORIAM MR. PAUL LOUGHRY SALSGIVER Professor of Business Economics and Director of the School of Business I

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Through eight channels we have travelleti since first we came to Siininons, each of ns pitrsning our own special Held of interest while sharing together in the liasic streain of the liheral arts. Being i1nli1'ia'iials, we fonntl that we helrl special interests in certain areas, fichls in which we hopeel to tnrn interest into nntlerstantling angl the application of its practical aspects. Some of ns canie to Siinnions with this interest preforninlategl. Tlzeii'x,11't1s the hope of heing ahle to satisfy their elirersifieal interests. Bnt as inrlirirliials with many anti varieei interests our choice was difficult. Through carefully regariling the inany consialerations iniiolretl, going hack repeatecllj' for conferences with onr patient acivisors, anti continual exercise of our fentinine prerogative, we niaale our decisions anel chose one of Sininions' eight Schools i11 which to maize our niarlzs. This section of our Siinnions reference is conipiletl as an encyciopeflia of the acaileniic sicle of our college history. These are the special pehis in which we as inelitiieluals have chosen to concentrate onr stnrly and to express o-nr special interests. Encyclopedia of the Academic

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x, ,Zi If l Checking the accounts-will I get an A on 'this one? 'ks a l'reshinan, you had an orderly' mind, a neat appearance. and a burning ambition to become the private secretary' of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. This sounded wonderful then, but when you became a sophomore you learned that there was no such thing as just a secretary . You started to look around. You considered marketing, advertising. personnel and general. You thought about being a medical secretary '... a bilingual secretary. All of these lields offered so many wonderful courses and exciting opportunities that each oF you Found one to suit your own personal tastes. Or maybe this was when you decided to dip into marketing or advertising in addition to your required personnel courses in the hopes of one day' becoming an executive secretary. CYou were still holding on to that freshman dreamlfi That was the year you took lntroduction to llusie ness and .Xccounting 20. After studying current assets and current liabilities for one whole semester. you began to wonder if Simmons College and y'our prospective employer would consider you anything hut a permanent liability. Junior year rolled around, and with it Business 31. T-h-e q-u-i-e-k h-r-oewen F-o-x j-u-m-p-e-d o-v-e-r t-h-e l-a-1-y dfo-g, The quick hrown fox jumped over the la7y dog, Thequickbrownfox juinpedoverthclazydog . . The slow and uneven clicking of the typewriter keys rather discouraged you at first, but you persevered. VVhen the tests were passed back, you clutched yours eagerly, studied the errors carefully: Slwrt., Type., Spell., Pimct., Totalg Time, Speed, TCYV. Your heart lept up every time you were above the median. As the year went on, your typing speed went up to 50 words a minute and that dream of your became brighter than ever. Business Secretarial procedures and senior year were synonymous as lar as you were concerned. Those research reports were your Wiaterloo and you wondered how on earth those dusty' records were going to do you any good when you graduated. ln Business -ll you perfected your secretarial skills. You listened carefully to hear someone elses carriage swing before yours, then you wondered how many lines they were ahead of you. That made you nervous and you struck the f instead of the r. Then you had to erase-with three carbonsf During held study the business world got into your blood. You were proud of your school, glad of your training. And when -lune l3 rolled around your mind was made up. President Eisenhower, you said, here l comeln Listening for the liHle voice that wasn't +here.