Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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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

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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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The priniing machine: You put the blank piece of paper in here, so . . Publi ation You dreamt of a glamorous job on lllazlenzoiselle, Clzarm, or Vogue. Or maybe you wanted to become feature writer or foreign correspondent for the New York Times. Then again, maybe you were after television or radio work, pub- licity, advertising, personnel relations. You Found that you'd be trained for all of these in the School of Publication. Your Hrst real introduction to your chosen school was in Copy and Proof, with Mr. Bliss and Mr. Bosworth. Delete, carry over, close up, wrong font, transpose . . . these words became a part of your vocabulary. The Clzicngo Manual of Style became your Bible, English Usage your pocket dic- tionary. VVill you ever Forget that trip through Vermont with Mr. Bliss? You met Mr. Valz and more confusing terms in Graphic Arts, You learned how to make a picture bleed and when to reduce proportionately. You looked at types and type sizes, all the way from Great Primer to Hea-point eyestrain . And you saw picas in your sleep. Maybe you took Advanced Comp with Mr. Bosworth. If you hadnt 'planned your work, those 20,000 words became a nightmare by the time Christmas vacation rolled around. Or maybe you decided on Journalism with Mr. Fessenden, receiving and handing in assignments to the tune of acc-racy, acc-racy, acceracylu You took Business 35 not because you had to, but because you were strongly advised to . Two hours a day, live days a week, you concentrated on speed in typing and shorthand. You may never have reached 100 words a minute, but at least you could say yes when prospective employers asked, Do you know typing and shorthand? H 5 Me-- H Mr. Raymond F. Bosworth. Professor of English, and Director of ihe School of Publication r Senior year . . . more Graphic Arts. You pored over Pnlllislzers' llfeekly, and you sweated over the Valz project. Field study brought into focus all the work you'd been doing for the past four years, you began to realize the tremendous possibilities of this Held you were in. Because the School believes in a broad education for its girls, you had plenty of opportunity to take other courses . . . Nineteenth Century Lit, introduction to Music, Modern Art, Modern European History. Maybe you decided to com- bine your pub courses with those of Home Ec or the Boston Museum School for more specihc training. VVhatever you did, you were confident of getting the right education for the right job. Replacing 'the type: Baskerville goes here . . .