Simmons College - Microcosm Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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school of lilorcary science

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Mr. Kenneth Shaffer, Director of the School of Library Science, will soon see the results of his hard work on the plans for the new library building. Miss Mary Kinney, Associate Professor of Library Science, maintains the reference department. Miss Leonard teaches a class of Library Science students in their library workshop. Statistics on the School of Library Science reveal that this section of Simmons has the most diverse student enrollment. In 1958, the highest number of foreign students, twenty, were in Library Science. There were 146 graduate students, some of whom entered the School already holding M.A. or Ph.D. degrees in their special fields. Thirty-nine undergraduates were en- rolled, and 46 students in the school were men. As the School grew in numbers, its program also grew. The Case Method of instruction was introduced by Mr. Shaifer, Director of the School. Seniors and graduate students spent two weeks doing field work somewhere outside of Boston, and several students in Library Science uncovered interesting facts as a result of their motivational research on subjects such as Why do people go to libraries?', Probably the most exciting development in the year was the announcement that next year the Library and the School of Li- brary Science would be housed in a brand new building with facilities comparable to the best in the country. The School itself will occupy one whole floor and parts of two others, and it will accommodate 200 students. Congratulations to the School of Library Science on the entrance to its new home. 1714-

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The School of Social Science is directed by Mr. Weldon Weliiing. The School of Social Science offers its students four different programs of study which they may use as a basis for either professional training or for graduate work in a Held of social science. The girls may choose psychological measurements, economic analysis, community work, or public administration. Of those girls interested in the workings of government in public administration or international diplomacy, two are chosen each year to attend the Washington Semester at the American University in Washington, D.C. The faculty of the School of Social Science is composed of historians, economists, sociologists, and psychologists. Many are still active in their field and are either engaged in research for an advanced degree or for a book they are writing. Weldon Welfling, the Director of the School, Wrote a book called Money and Banking, which was published this year. Once the student of social science at Simmons has chosen her program, she may be taking entirely dif- ferent courses within the School than another who has chosen a different program. Each program encourages Held study to familiarize the student with the object of her studies apart from her extensive liberal arts background. Social Science students have an informal discussion in the caf with Mrs. Theodore. Abnormal psychology class ponders a problem with instructor Miss jones