Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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1928 NORMAL OFFERING IN MEMORIAM-MICHAEL LOUIS O'BRIEN Inspired by the will to know the truth, he came to Normal School Taken by the hand of death, he found the truth at last in life immortal HARVEST One by one candles are snuffed out- One by one The Reaper cuts the blades of wheat- VVhen my stalk rubs his sharp blade, VVould that I feel no pain, But just cool sleep again In peace. MICHAEL O'BR1EN. 1 1... ...Y 12 I

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l928 NORMAL OFFERING I - f-w -ea t t t r A J President ...... THOMAS CHESTER BARHAM, JR. Vice-President . . . FRANCES MAY BRYANT Secretary . . . ELEANOR VVILSON GOMLEY Treasurer . . . ALFREDA OSBORNE RITCHIE History SCENE: The front steps of the main building at the Normal School, Bridgewater. CHARACTERS: A stranger - An undergraduate of the school QThey are watching a huge passenger plane disappear into the air.j Undergraduate: I see, stranger, you are watching with interest the departure of that air plane. i Stranger: 'fYes, I am. Can you tell me about the passengers in it? L I should be glad to, for you should know about them. They are the forty-three illus trious members of the graduating class of 1928, leaving school after four happy years spent together in work and play. They are unique in one experience, for they have attended classes in the old building being Freshmen when the fire occurred on December 10, 1924: in the Basement Col lege, and they are fortunate in having been in the new building two years. S How interesting! Tell me more of the activities of this group. U They have stood their ground admirably in all their endeavors: scholastically, athlet ically and socially. As Freshmen they were content to follow the lead of their super iors, but made their presence felt in a quiet, unassuming way. During their Sophomore year they began to step into the lime-light with theirrevival of the old dances at the Social of the '26's. That night Miss Newton appeared in a beautiful old-fashioned gown and told the group about the socials of her day, and in one more way endeared herself to the whole school. In their third, or Junior year, the athletes shone, and the class came out on top in many events. At the end of this year some of their number decided to graduate so boarded their planes and flew into the world. This year was rather saddened by the tragic death of one of the men-one who will never be forgotten for his scholastic ability and ever-pleasant manner. At last their Senior year came. One night early in the year they, as a class, took the whole school on a tour of the Far East at their Social, and from that time forth the Normal School began to be known as Note-Book Land. This final year was a happy and benehcial one to each and every member, and now they have departed into the world to take their chosen places. ELEANOR W. GOMLEY ...Q 14 5...