Freshman Year, 1921-1922

The Evelyn Schneider papers are mostly class notes and exams, a scrapbook and other memorabilia from Evelyn's student days at Emerson College of Oratory which provide a detailed overview of selected classroom sessions and extracurricular activities experienced by an Emerson student during the 1920's. While the college catalogues from this era provide a general description of the subject matter to be covered in each course, these papers provide the researcher with a day to day record of the classroom experience as reported through the eyes and ears of a student. The notes record the knowledge that was imparted to students, and the tests show how their learning was measured. In addition, these papers shed light upon the courses as they were taught by some of Emerson's first family of instructors, including Joseph Connors, Gertrude McQueston, Walter Bradley Tripp, Jessie E. and Henry L. Southwick, among others. Although Evelyn Schneider's student records reveal that she took several courses in children's theatre, there are few, if any, records of those classes to be found here.