Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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16 NORMAL oFFER1NG Glnmmenwment, 1921 Idrnmrnahv, 511119 IH. Zliarulig Qrrrpiinn, 3111119 17. Earralnurraie, 3111119 IH. Mrahnatinn, EUHR? EH. 0111155 Bag iixvrriwea, 3111112 211. Glhv lirnmvnahr IT was with eager anticipation that the Seniors greeted the day of Friday, June 10th. Had they not waited for two or three years for this day to come? At last, Prom time had arrived! It was a glorious evening for a Prom! The Albert Gardner Boyden Gymnasium was a very inviting place. It was beautifully decorated with daisies and pine boughs. Just what happened those who were not fortunate enough to attend will probably never know,- for daisies never tell. We do know, however, that Mr. and Mrs. Boyden with the class presidents received the graduates and their guests. The Proms led by the class officers and Faculty Prom, led by Mr. Boyden, took different forms. We do know, too, that every- one declared this occasion the best Prom ever. H. E. M., '22. Zliarultg Qwrepiinn FACULTY RECEPTION, another event which does not entirely un fold itself to others than the members of the graduating class, was held on Friday evening, June 17th, in the Albert Gardner Boyden Gymna- sium. From eight until eleven, the Gymnasium was a place of merri-

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NORMAL OFFERING 15 Qihangwa in Nnrmal Svrhnnl Zliarultg MISS M.KATHARINE HILL comes to us this year as instructor in literature. She is a graduate of Emerson College and has taught in the State Normal School at East Stroudsburg, Penn. Her home is in Randolph, Mass. As Miss Florence I. Davis resigned last June, her position as instructor in nature study was taken by Miss Pearl McCoy of Chicago. She is a graduate of the Chicago Normal School and of the University of Chicago. Besides teaching in the public schools of Chicago, she has taught in the N orth-Western College and McKendree College in Illinois and also in the University of Chicago. Miss Ethel M. Knapp of Bloomington, Indiana, is taking the place of Mrs. Cleary CMiss Damonj as librarian and library instructor. Miss Knapp is a graduate of Worcester College, Ohio and also trained at the Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio. Before coming here, Miss Knapp did library work in the Michigan Normal School. From Franklin, Mass., comes Miss Anna E. Roth as instructor of history. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and taught at the Central High School, Springfield, Mass. She is filling the place left by Miss Fletcher. We are yery glad to welcome Miss Hill, Miss McCoy, Miss Knapp and Miss Roth as our new instructors. Glhangrz in Efraining Ssrhnnl Zliarultg MISS MARY CONWAY of Pembroke comes to take the place of Miss Roome. Miss Conway is a graduate of Fitchburg Normal School, and she has taught in Newton and Claire, N. J. Before coming here she was principal of a school in Sharon. Miss Margaret Reed, a graduate of Plymouth-Normal School, comes to us from Concord, N. H. She has taught in the Plymouth Training School in Danbury, Conn. She is taking Mrs. Robinson's fMiss Gannettj place. We gladly welcome Miss Conway and Miss Reed as members of the Training School Faculty.

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NORMAL OFFERING 17 ment. All agreed that the Faculty made splendid hosts and hostesses. The evening came to a close all too soon. The graduates then assembled in the quadrangle and sang together for the last time many of the old school songs. It was a Wonderful night to hear the strains of Alma Mater floating among her build- ings. When the songs were ended, the Seniors returned to the dormitories. As soon as the last Senior Was inside, the Juniors very quietly gathered on South Field. Here, a serenade was given the Seniors. Thus ended the evening, almost the last one for the Seniors as undergraduates. H. E. M., '22. 7 ifarralanrvate THE Graduating Class of 1921 gathered in Assembly Hall for Gradua- tion Vespers, on Baccalaureate Sunday, June 19th, at four o'clock. The graduates, in their caps and gowns, made a very pleasing picture as they marched into Assembly, singing. A very inspiring address on Service Was given by Mr. Boyden. The Glee Club rendered several appropriate selections. The graduating class will long remember this afternoon, as one of the important days preceding Commencement. H. E. M., '22, 7 Cfrahnntinn I-I ERE, at last, was the day on which the Seniors could say that they had achieved their aim. Monday, June 20th, dawned With all the pomp and glory that is usual in June. Fathers, mothers, friends, and relatives of the graduates arrived early from all parts of New England. Just before ten o'clock, the graduating classes marched to their seats in Assembly Hall. Mr. Boyden led the devotional exercise and the Glee Club responded. Mr. Frank V. Thompson, after being intro- duced by Mr. Boyden, gave a very interesting address. The diplomas were then presented by Mr. Boyden. The President of the Senior Class presented to Mr. Boyden the gift of the class, which was the sum of one hundred dollars to start a fund for the furnishing of a recreation room in Tillinghast Dormitory. The graduates then departed, filled With inspiration for their future Work. H. E. M., '22,