Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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MISS LITTLEFIELD Secretary of the Board of Admission I don’t see how she knew everyone, even me, when we had just come,’’ she murmurs. Miss Littlefield’s office reminds her that her freshmen conference will be coming soon. What will happen? If the freshman only knew that she is going to learn a dean of freshman can be a very pleasant person, she would not scurry by in terror. But she still doesn’t know about deans except from college stories. Registrar, the sign on the right says. The freshman sees an office that looks a little familiar. Oh yes, register at the registrar's, of course. How stupid to have forgotten about it even in the confusion of that first day. The gitls across the hall who wanted to exchange roommates came here to see Miss Young, she remembers, and were so impressed with her kindness and understanding. Miss Shu- maker is surrounded by piles of cards. Imagine trying to get courses and rooms and every- thing else straight. The freshman imagined she could see rolls of red tape neatly put away. Across the hall is the bursar’s office. ‘‘Well, I’m glad to know where to pay my bills,”’ thinks the freshman gazing at the little bar- red window at the end of the counter. Miss Dunkle appears ready to help, but the fresh- man retreats. Her allowance has not yet come, nor has the bill for thumbtack holes nor for pink pills from the infirmary. Pushing open a door she finds some stairs. Why she didn’t know there were stairs at this end! She gallops down them and is soon wriggling her way through the crowd to her mailbox. She does- n't realize that she skipped the Alumnae Ap- pointment Office by the front door. When she begins to wonder about summer work or even what to do after graduation she will find what a useful place that office is too, and just how helpful Miss Ridlon and Miss Garfield can be. Meanwhile, as she strolls back to her dorm with her newspaper under her arm, she is just beginning to realize how important the ad building and all the people in it are to all of us. The year is well begun then for the freshman is beginning to fit into Wheaton. MISS YOUNG [15 ]

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es ease eye tee Rete Re F +e . ae iy weet etek Ste KR? ene Fs eS MISS CARPENTER Mr. Cutler’s office by following the proces- sion of girls carrying floor lamps and reading lights of all descriptions to be left by his door. By this time the freshman thinks she is quite at home in the administration building but if some morning she strays from the horde streaming from chapel to the mailboxes and goes upstairs instead of down in the ad build- ing she will find herself in a new Wheaton. Looking around for no trespassing signs she tiptoes along the hall. The door at the left is slightly open. Should she go in? Heavens no! The sign says, President. She has already dis- covered by his chapel talks that Dr. Park is not just a wonderful myth. She looks around. The sign on the other side of the hall says, Dean. Then that must be Miss Barker in the outer office. Some day she will find that Miss Barker is very comforting to talk to while she nervously awaits her first conference with Miss Carpenter. Once in Miss Carpenter’s office she may be amazed to see the latest picture of Bruin propped up on the desk and she will begin to wonder why sheever thought deans were terrifying people who don’t know how to laugh. But this is before the freshman knew, so she tiptoes on. It seems strangely quiet and empty compared to the floor below. In the next room at the left Miss Remick is at work, smiling and friendly. How wonderful to be secretary to Dr. Park. The freshman smiles shyly back at her and retreats almost into the office across the hall. Where is she? Did someone say something about Miss Gar- rison? Wondering what this is all about and how there can possibly be so much work in running a college she continues around the corner. She finds herself face to face with In- formation. Surrounded by telephones, florists boxes, and timetables is Mrs. Potter. With a sudden desire to test this organization, the freshman asks about the movies in Taunton and receives a prompt reply including infor- mation about Mansfield and Attleboro as well. A girl in a green hair-ribbon comes to claim a telegram so the freshman drifts away. They say Information is such a harrying job that they work in shifts. When Miss Poland is worn out Miss Smith appears Cupperclass- men still call them Millie and Carol) and Information carries on. Later the freshman will learn how calm Mrs. Potter or Mrs. Burr can be in the face of the crowd that mills around the door at a few minutes before one a.m. on late per nights. Turning from Information she looks around the hall admiring the rug and the blue up- holstery of the furniture. ‘‘Wheaton blue, I suppose,’’ she thought and tipped her head back to look up to the next floor. Yes, this is the hall she was in before, when she was a sub-freshman. ‘‘Funny how you get all mixed up, I thought it was somewhere else.”’ Miss Albro smiles as the freshman lingers by the door. So here is Miss Ziegler’s office! Of course an old friend from sub-freshman days. Hoping to see Miss Ziegler the fresh- man moves slowly on. “‘Even though she is [14

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OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION Joan EnGar PArk. A Be DD tie Dae : ; ; ; ; ; President Miriam Feronia Carpenter, A.B., L.H.D., Litt.D. . : . Dean SARAH Bette Younc, A.B., L.H.D. . . . . . Registrar; Secretary of the Faculty BARBARACZIEGLER, fi lV) eee eee a ee Secretary of the Board of Admission ELMA, DOROTHY, LITTERTIELD. 7 Ve eg ee | Dean of Freshmen WiLLiAM Francis Cuasz, A.B. . ; ; ' ; . Treasurer Mapex EvizapetH DUNKLE Rivet Veer Ce ee gt DS BOARD OF TRUSTEES J. Epcar Park, A.B., D.D., LL.D., President of the Board . ; , . Norton Herspert M. Prurmpron, Vice-President ; . . Norwood Sytv1aA Meapvows, A.B., Secretary ; , ; : ; Waban WixuiaM F, Cuase, A.B., Treasurer . West Newton Freperick H. Pace; A.M.,D.D. . ; a eae . Waltham Henry H. Crapo, A.B. SHA he) 4a A ee a ee New Bedford Frances Vosz EMERSON o), Se terse ree ss ain chee: eee Boston CHANNING H. Cox, A.B., LL.D. ; : ; Boston Josepu H. Soripay Ra ee ee ee rok yc te JouHN KirKLanp Crark, A.B., LL.B. ; ; . New York City Harriet E. Hucues, A.B. ; ; : . New York City HELEN WizAND Co tz, Ph.D., L.H.D. : . Winter Park, Fla. Lovis Sawyer Nicnors, A.B... ; ; ; Barre, Vt. Srpney W. Winstow, JRsy lid) 2 Pic, cee ee a eat Ricoarp P GaapmMan, A.M. 3. oe) 0 Qa [ 16 ]