Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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NORMAL OFFERING 17 tian iniiuence, nations are disguising a secret militarism and emnity, and a certain spirit of animosity still prevails. In the realm of social relationships, the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few and their subsequent exploitation of the many, the corruption of the principle of authority and the evasion o-f all that is right, the hidden unwillingness of man to confide in his fellow man, are some of the manifestations of this conflict. This is not Christianity, that which changed civilizations. It is the direct oppo-site, that which destroys. Men know that in an attempt to continue down this path they are going further and further from a settlement. This conflict has not yet come to maturity, but if it should mature, this beautiful edifice of civilization may crash down. And ruin, in this case, when it comes, will be, not only a destructive, but a final thing. And now I seek a partial cure- to eliminate these evils. I say partial because a complete cure cannot come from finite man. And when I say cure I suppose a disease to exist and presuppose the means of eradicating it. That remedy is education. No greater task could be given to any man than one of guiding the formation of the mind and character of a child. His very activities in later life will be influenced by this guiding o-f ours. With this fact firmly in mind, let us unite in an attempt to develop in him those attributes of love, of sympathy, of respect for authority, of kindness toward all. Finally, and primarily, let us kindle in the human spirit a re- spect for, and a devotion to, the moral law, and thereby co-ntribute to human happiness, which is, after all, the end of man. PAUL J. CORCORAN. AN EXPRESSION OF GRA T I TUDE THE EDITORIAL BOARD wishes to express its gratitude and appreciation to the following members of the Faculty, for the aid and helpful criticisms they have been so ready to give :-Miss Davis, Miss Nye, Miss Prevost, Miss Po-pe, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Boyden. It has been doubly difficult to edit the Normal Offering of this year because of the changed conditions in the school, and it would have been an impossible task but for the highly commendable cooper- ation of the board. Particular credit is due to several members of the board, who assumed willingly the unfinished duties of some who found it necessary to take up their work unexpectedly in Outside Training.

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NORMAL OFFERING 19 State Normal Board ARTHUR CLARKE BOYDEN, A. M., Principal, Instructor in His- tory of Education. WILLIAM DUNHAM JACKSON, Physical Science and Mathe- matics. HARLAN PAGE SHAW, Home Geography, Mineralogy, Chemistry and Physiography. CHARLES PETER SINNOTT, B. S., Geology, Geography, and Physiology. CHARLES E. DONER, Penmanship. BRENELLE HUNT, Educational Psychology and School Adminis- tratio-n. LOUIS C. STEARNS, Gardening. JOHN J. KELLEY, Practical Arts. P ANNE M. WELLS, Supervisor, Kindergarten-Primary Department. KATHERINE CRONIN, A. B., Physical Education. CORA A. NEWTON, Methods, Observation and Practical Teaching. L. ADELAIDE MOFFITT, R.eading, Story-telling, and Dramatics. FRILL G. BECKWITH, Manual Arts. MARY A. PREVOST, Supervisor of Drawing and Handwork. S. ELIZABETH POPE, Dean, and Instructor in Household Arts and Ethics. FRIEDA RAND, A. B., Music. EDITH H. BRADFORD, A. B., Modern Languages. CATHERINE B. BEATL-EY, A. B., English Expression. B. E. DAVIS, B. S., Teacher of English Composition. PRISCILLA NYE, Assistant Instructor in Drawing. MURIEL LEACH, Assistant Instructor in Physical Education. M. KATHERINE HILL, B. L. I., Literature. JULIA CARTER, Literary Methods and Children's Literature. FLORENCE GRISWOLD, Nature Study. ANNA ELIZABETH ROTH, Ph. B., History. JOSEPH I. ARNOLD, A. M., Instructor in History and Civics, Soci- ology, and Economics. I