Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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NORMAL OFFERING 23 Normal G91Tm:ing. EDITORIAL BOARD. LILLIAN E. MACQUARRIE, Editor-in-Chief LENA T. WALMSLEY, Assistant Editor. DOROTHY E. HOSFORD, Photograph Editor. A. RUSSELL MACK, Business Manager. RICHMOND S. BARTON, Assistant Business Manager. CHARLES P. SINNOTT, Permanent Treasurer ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. HELEN GOOCH RUTH CHACE MIRIAM THOMAS HELEN TAYLOR OLIVE HORRIGAN JOSEPH MURPHY MARY ELDRIDGE GERTRUDE MACKEY ALICE BUTLER MILDRED KING MARY SEARLE EDITH HUNT MARY CAPPANNARI MARY TOYE LOUISE MURPHY ELEANOR UNDERWOOD MARGARET HARRINGTON

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22 NORMAL OFFERING un homne tres courageux, je me suis trome, avec lui dans plusieurs com- bats, il est toujours le premierf Robert was Wounded in the shoulder near Steinbach at the end of J anuary, 1915. After spending four months in the hospital, he found that although his Wound was healed he could not carry a knapsack. He therefore resolved to take the examination for admittance to Saint-Cyr, the French West Point. He passed the examinations and spent four months in Saint Maizent, a military school for officers. He Went back to the front With the grade of sergeant and on several occasions, hetook the place of a lieutenant for several weeks at a time. When in action at the Somme during the latter part of August, his battalion suffered heavily. He remained till the last in order to secure the connection with the battalion which was to replace his own, and he was mortally wounded by the shot of a mitrailleuse, dying the same day at the ambulance. He was about to be appointed second lieutenant and was a candidate for the military medal. F To every person connected with our Alma Mater, the career of this true son of Bridgewater should be a lasting inspiration. His keen ness of mind, his high ambition, his strength of purpose, but, above all, his vision of his duty, Which led him to give even his life for a noble cause, -these constitute an ideal which each one of us should aim to attain. Of him we may say in the Words of the poet: Be thy virtues With the living, And thy spirit ours! J. HARDING ARMSTONG, 1902.

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24 NORMAL OFFERING '-Ehitnrial. r S members of the Editorial Board of this Volume of the Normal Offering we wish to say that we have worked to the best of our ability. We have worked faithfully to attain the aim, to improve upon the publications of the previous years, and hope we have succeeded. If this book does not fulfill the expectations of our readers, we Wish to express our regret. Please remember that the cost of paper and all printing materials has advanced in price over one-half since last year, consequently we have had to limit somewhat our material. As Editor-inChief, we wish to thank all the members of the school who so willingly have helped us in our work. We wish to express to Miss Dickinson and Miss Soper our appre- ciation for their assistance in the Literature and Art Departments. Our thanks are extended to Mr. Armstrong, who has so kindly con- tributed to our book. Of our business manager and his assistant we can only say that no more efficient helpers could be desired. Our photograph editor has held a very unfortunate position this year, resulting from our misfortune of last year. May she accept these few words of thanks. Last but not least, we offer to our associate editors many thanks for their cooperation with the officers of the board. The material they have given as contributors from their classmates is thoroughly appre- ciated. We wish also to acknowledge some of the headings for the divi- sions, taken from books of previous years. THE EDITOR.