Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - Mohawk Yearbook (North Adams, MA)

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THENORMALOGUE 1931 KIISS EI,IZ,XI3I'ITI'I JENKINS NURTII .'XIJ.'XMS, BIASS. Superrisnr llI'E.l'll'l1.9iIII1 D1-parimenl aml Rural Demonstration Sellools, 'lleaelzer of Rural Efluealiun A gi Miss Jenkins need never worry if she loses her position at North Adams Normal, for she 1-an win fame on Broad- way any time. At a moment's notice Miss Jenkin heeomes an indignant parent, the ehairman of the sehool committee, the eountry landlady, or the eounty super- intendent We learned more than was printed in our hooks in Rural Educ-ation Vlass. We'll remember it nevt year. tool MISS BETH A. IVESTUN MICIJIJUIIIJ, MASS. Tear-her Qf Hygiene and Physical Education We have always found Miss Weston enthusiastic' and helpful in any of our difficulties. In faet. if we eould put only a portion of the enthusiasm into our physieal eduea- tion lessons that she puts into hers, we would he rewarded with responsive zest we feel sure. Also our future pupils I eb' . ought to he one hundred pereent healthy when we have I' exposed them to the praetir-al health lessons in whieh we have heen so uhly instructed. . BIISS FANNIE BISHOP XVII,I,IMAN'I'IC', VUNN. Teacher Qf KiIl!I0fgfIff0Il Theory Miss Bishop's sineerity and spirit of helpfulness, which I she has demonstrated in all her eontac-ts with N. A. N. S., . ', have made us feel that she is a real friend. She has truly ereated within us an understanding sympathy for ehildrenf' 14.

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IBS 1 iTiHEfNd1iMAiLoiG iii MISS VIYIAN DIX WALPULE, MASS. Teacher fy' lllusic and Aritlzrnetic This dainty little lady from the East is Miss Dix, our music instructor, who, to till a vacancy left hy Mrs. Boyd, joined us this year. Her love and appreciation of music has inspired us all, and, hecause of that, we will go out into our schools with a hetter understanding of music. Especially is her work with the Glee Vlulm appreciated hy the Seniors who enjoy no other class lvetter than their chorus work on Monday morning. NW- sincerely hope that Miss Dix has come to us to stay, Nlrs. llovi S. NIO Rf gl fi? if , at -1-fj ,A X 3 K' xx A1 dn H t . 1 rs-nd' 'nt 'Y -Y li X r EYE LYN Plfl R R Y Bl IYIJ Nl'NlI-INT lH'I.U'll. NIXSS. 'l'eur-her of .llllSfl' and fll'illlllIl'lIl' l's re-idx' wit and humor easily endeared her to ' . Y i' ' u ill W4 li-lt the power and eiarrn o. music' when i were working with her. Since she has lf-fl ns as a tear' in find lhnt alms MISS ALICE OIVENS NORTH ADAMS, NIASS. Teacher of Primarbv Reading. LIIIIQIIHQQU, firmn- mar. English In one of our ylxis editions we found an editorial entitled uslllillllgfi It was concluded with the quotation. Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall hehind you. NVQ could give no lxetter illustration for this editorial than Miss Owens. We found long ago that there are never any shadows where Nliss Owens is and that the face which she keeps always toward t.he sunshine has encouraged and led us all to higher stand- ards and ideals. 13 lC'l'. X he: ,ence makes the heart grow Yonder,

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1931 ATHSE NSORSMALOGUE MISS GRACE L. DONELSON VOLRAIN, MASS. Librarian af N. A. N. S. As a lilirarian and a teaeher, Miss Donelson revealecl mellowed scholarship, unusual skill as a teacher, and a personality that left an imprint on those who came in eontaet with her. She has always given of her time and energy to those who neerleal personal guidance in making: adjustments, seholastie or private. No N. A. N, S. alum- nus is more conspicuous for her unstinterl aetivity as well as for her wifle a ntl warm frieuelships. RUSS BERTHA ALLYN IIULYOKIC, MASS. Seerelmj' of Extension Department If we ean reproduee the lesson of patienee and eheerful- ness that Miss Allyn teaehes us, as eftieiently as she does, we will have reaehed the elimax ot' all the favors she has done for us :luring our two years at Normal. No one has helped us any more willingly than she who has learned the seeret of crowding an unlimited uumher of helps into her already husy days. 15 NIISS TlIl'llll'lS.X,Fl'lltfll'SUX NORTH XIXXNIS, NIAXSS. Sl'Fl't'llIl'Y In Ur. Smilli What would we clo without our Bliss Ferguson? She is husy all :lay long, but not too lvusy to stop and gn-et lls with :1 smile whenever she sees us. It is her ellieieney that helps to keep our sehool going anrl we all hope she will remain with us for a long, long time lieeause we neefl her.