Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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a message from the dean... As you look through this, your final M ic, the fourth por- trayal of the little worldv as you have known it - your microcosm - it will send your thoughts in many directions. You may have anticipated it as a guardian of your nostalgia for the College, but there has been a larger purpose in the minds of your Editors. They have tried to give you a mural of the small world of Simmons, as it existed in the last year of the fifties, to add to the ever-growing cyclorama of the Simmons story. If you stand near the center point of that constantly un- rolling canvas', you can see, with the aid of this and your other three Mics the continuity of the unending picture. In that landscape,' you can pinpoint the spot where you made your appearance. Perhaps you can see the actual portraits of your- self in many different situations and actions, through the four years which began in September 1955. Some of you can also identify yourselves as actual figures in the foreground, eter- nally sculptured through the combined talents of your contem- poraries and yourselves. As you contemplate the part of the mural which is uyoursf, you will be impressed by its brevity as well as by its enduring quality. Our microcosm is a better world,' because of the place in it that has been yours. You can determine the exact latitude, drawn on Iune 7, 1959, where your likeness as well as those of individuals associated with you since September 1955, stepped from the painting, - or the microcosm that is the College - into the exciting, challenging real world that is today. This is, of course, a fanciful interpretation of the time that you have spent in Simmons, studying and working to gain the knowledge which has made it possible for you to obtain your Bachelor of Science degree. It may serve, however, as a re- minder ofthe creativity as well as of the permanence which has become a part of your Simmons experience. Those of us who have watched and tried to help, as you have grown in knowledge and skills will always have a special interest in the ways in which you will use your Simmons education and experience beyond the College. We offer you the continuation of our help for as long as you may wish it or have need of it. We shall miss your personality and your visible contribution to the daily life of the College. But though we shall lack your actual presence, the strengths that you have given, and will continue to make felt here, have provided us an inspiration that motivates and encourages us in our work. Our fondest wishes will be with you as you leave this little world for a larger and more complex life setting. We urge you to continue the creativity, curiosity, and the enthusiasm which we hope you have found here. May your courage, deep sense of loyalty, and your eager love of life take you forward toward the excellence which has been a basic goal in your portion of the Simmons picture. Eleanor C. Clifton, Dean

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Mr. Hunter helped us by acting as our class advisor.