Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Miss Evangeline H. Morris, Pro- fessor of Nursing, and Direclor of fhe School of Nursing. ur ing As a student in the School of Nursing, you were dedi- cated from the beginning to a life of helping others. You were prepared for a training period of five years, what would be to most of us an ordeal, you welcomed with open arms. Your first year was much like that of a Science or Home Ee student. but after that your life was entirely different. You now followed a specific plan of work to prepare yourself for your professional objective. You took General Chem, Anatomy, Psych, Bacteriology. Foods and Nutrition. and Introduction to Nursing. You took daily trips to Mas- sachusetts General flospital, where you got your first taste of what life would be when you finally graduated. But bedpans and autopsics couldn't dim your ardor-you still wanted to be a nurse. You started your junior year earlier than the rest of us- in fact it was only two weeks after rthe end of sophomore year that you came back to school to begin your eight-week summer session at Mass. General. You all lived at Arnold Hall for the eight weeks--and you enjoyed every minute of the time you were there, even though the campus seemed strange at first because it was so empty. In August you had your real summer vacation-eight long weeks to enjoy freedom before coming back in September with thc rest of us. Those eight weeks didn't last long, how- ever, and before you knew it you were back again. At 300 The Fenway you had Physics, Philosophy, Sociology, and the Control of Communicable Diseases. Later on, at Mass. General, you studied Physiology, Child Development, Prin- ciples and Methods of Teaching, and Professional Adjust- ments. . -Can'+ lef those lweezers slip. This gauze has io be sfarile. 'f Q n ' X a lv l f .9 Q -S -60+ 'fo malre sure everyihing is clean. That was the year you had all those injections, too. Pub and Business students, seeing your red, swollen arms in the cafeteria at lunchtime, regarded you with mingled pity and awe. Little did they know-those needles really hurt some- times! At least, you told yourself, 'Tm safe if they ever decide to have germ warfare. During your fourth year, 300 The Fenway saw you very seldom. You were busy at Mass. General, soaking up hospital life through every pore. Wlhen we graduated in June you weren't with us, but you said.good-by without too much regret. You still had one more year to go, but it was going to be worth it in the end. .rx - : lc v I - X Y V- -' ' N f l.4:1-14. . V N .45 .- Before 'ihe first operahon ihere are always some 'lense momenfs. ff--

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You need a magnifying glass for this kind of worlr. Here's the answer! I've found the one we were hunting for! Library Science didn't sound very intriguing to many of you when you were freshmen, because of the typical librarian picture we all carry in our minds. Sometime during that lirst year, however, you began to be attracted by the really impressive job opportunities Cand salariesl which were being exploited by the Schools graduates. You had a little chat with Mr. Shaffer and by the end of the year you had quietly decided that this was the school for you. By now you had discovered that the be-spectacled old maid in that typical librarian picture was untrue. Library training required hard and sometimes monotonous work, yes, but most of the courses weren't at all mono- tonous. Library Science requires such a general back- ground that you had two full years in which to develop and broaden your intellectual and cultural background. You had a free Held, and you took advantage of it: art, music.lit, economics, languages, psych, philosophy . . . you dipped into most of these. With the beginning of junior year came the begin- ning of your professional courses. You took Introduction to Librarianship with lX'lr. Boudreau, in which you studied book history all the 'way back to clay tablets and papyrus rolls. You also had the distinction of bei-ng the first class to have professional sources during your junior year. You took Library Science 47-2-Reference, in which you developed the microscopic vision necessary for Finding answers to the questions given in class. About now, too, you began spending a good deal of your time at the shelves on the left side of Library A. . X, A vii X lt was wonderful coming back for senior year to what seemed like an entirely different school, for the depart- ment on the third Hoor had been completely renovated. Bright walls, pleasant study areas . . . cataloging was madeipleasantl Library Science 55-l-Cataloging and Classification-met you when you walked in the door that September. Cataloging and more cataloging . . . you carried punched cards everywhere you went. In Library Science 53-l you acquired an aesthetic appreciation of books under the guidance of Mr. Silver . . . Childrens Lit-remember telling those stories? . . . Technical Serv- ices-Miss Leonard was always so patient . . . You could go on and on, remembering little things that make up your memory of the School. But you have more than a memory-you're going to get that tantalizing job in administration, education, or research that lured you in your freshman year. Librar Science Mr. Kenneth R. Shaffer, Professor of Library Science, and Director of the School of Li- brary Science.

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Prince kVhcn you were a freshman you came happily to school in knee-socks, sweaters, and skirts. But then one day you caught a glimpse of a Prince junior or senior dressed like a model who just stepped out ol: a page in Vogue, and your whole outlook changed. Thats for me, you said, and for the rest of the year you couldnt wait for thc time when you would be having your classes at 49 Commonwealth Avenue. Sophomore year . . . Economic Principles and Theory . . . Mr. VVelHing's dry humor . . . Introduction to Business . . . lklrs. Coulter giving her studenm a general picture of the business world- How many sec what I mean? junior year . . . you really got down to Business. At last you were at 49 Commonwealth Avenue . . . remember running down those four flights of stairs between classes to have a cigarette, and then running all the way up again in time for your next class? You took courses in retail person- nel, retail teaching, retail buying. You got a part-time job in a department store-any one that would take you. And can you forget how you slaved over your Color and Line Manual? Senior year . . . the most important one of all. This year your courses were in Retail Accounting, Retail Salesman- ship, lVlerchandising, Sales Promotion. More new experi- ences-you went on field trips through department stores in and around Boston, and then one glorious day you went on your New York Held trip. You steeped yourself in every- thing . . . the wholesale houses, the displays in the manu- facturing and designing companies, the textile exhibit at the Brookline Museum. Study the texture ot this material, girls . . . You wrote source papers for almost every course you were taking-and you were glad you had when you started your six-week working period. You held a fashion show in Jan- uary-you were really a professional now. At the close of senior year, you were poised, alert, con- Hdent that you could put into practice what you had learned. From the red brick building on Commonwealth Avenue you graduated to positions as assistant executives, buyers, em- ployment interviewers, and many others. Ill Prince School of Retailing fs show Ab' J Q -Aw' 'wi-ag. ...I Mr. Donald K. Beclrley, Professor of Retailing, and Director ot the Highlight on the January fashion