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

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1936 volume:

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K.: .-..- '-, Y' -- Q ' H, AT::.l 3 3 4 Q PKI THE CUESTA YEAIQIBIDDIY I Q 3 I5 STATE TEACHEIQS CDLLEGE AT NOIQTH ADAMS Sponsored by the Class of 1936 - AIN FUIQEWUIQD The publication of the college yearbook has been this year a senior activity, and not a product of the junior class as has been the case in former years. Therefore, We, the seniors of the State Teachers College, offer you this yearbook, the Cuesta, as a final project of our four years' Work. We hope that it may be welcomed by all our class- mates and teachers. 5 CUNTENTS Foreword , Dedication . Presidents Message Our College . Faculty , . Class History 1936 . Junior Class History , Graduates Seniors Juniors , . Address of Welconie . . Address to the Underclassmen Response .... Traditions and Ideals . 1936 Class Song Ivy Poem . Ivy Oration Class Will . . . What's the Name of that Song Senior Telephone Exchange Highlights of Sophomore Histor Freshmen Class History . Student Council . Cuesta Staff , Glee Club 4 . Dramatic Club . . . Members of String Ensemble W. A. A. . . . . Art Club . Dormitory Life , Snapshots . , . Graduate Autographs . Underclassmen Autographs y, Class of '38 6 TO BETH A. WESTON of the Department of Physical Education, for her careful guidance and her sympathetic understanding of students' problems, we respectfully dedicate this yearbook THE CUESTA PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE To the Class of 1936: I own to a peculiar aifection for this class, for you are the first to go through the degree course of four years entirely under my supervision. The members of our faculty appreciate your valuable contributions to the life of this college, and take pride in your growth under their guidance. We look forward with personal interest to your success. May you make rapid progress toward professional achievement. Mriy you live a sane and happy life. Always be ready to take your part in the life of the community, but remember that a real teacher must also live a life of consecration, a life apart from that of the community. May you so love little children, and maintain for them such ideals of service, that they will recognize and respond to the reality and vigor of your devotion. Let no one ever persuade a member of the class of 1936 that all you can be is just an ordinary teacher . Keep your ideals alive, so that your pupils may remember you in years to come with affection and with happiness. ALBERT G. ELDRIDGE, President 8 DUI? CULLEGE We have spent four years here at Teachers College, and we feel, each and everyone of us, that these years' training has been more valuable to us than any other form of instruction that anybody could possibly recommend for us. Not one of us would trade our four years here for an education of the same duration of time anywhere else. As for our actual work at the college, there is no real beginning or no definite ending. Everything has been so closely interwoven and entwined that we are able to point to no tangible starting or stopping place. We are only aware of the fact with the greatest certitude that our studying and hard work has not been aimless. It has led to what we recognize as more growth, more experience, more knowledge of what has happened and what is likely to happen, insofar as our own profession is concerned, namely schoolfteaching. In our work at the training school we have come into close contact with pupils of a variety of ages and sizes. This has been an education in itself. After having stood at the receiving end of the line for many years, we were now at the transmitting end, giving knowledge to little children, who may, in their turn, be practicing the same procedure in a few years hence. Now that our period of training is finished, and we are about to put to practical use what we have learned during the past four years, we should like to say that we believe our course here has been a most enjoyable and beneficial experience. lvlfxm' WALSH. Editor A 9 ALBERT GOULD ELDRIDGE PRESIDENT 10 99 'A 'hp FACULTY BBRNICE BATCHELDER Instructor in Reading Methods, Cl1ildren's Literature, Language Methods, Activities and the Integrated Curricula, Story Telling, Hand Writiiig, Geography, American History, and Education for Better Human Relations. 1 Miss Batchelder is a graduate of Bridgewater Normal School. She received her B.S. in Education from Boston University and an M.A. from Teachers College. Columbia. She has attended many summer schools and has taught in several. Being a specialist in reading and music she has traveled all over the United States lecturing and demonstrating for Silver Burdett and Co. Miss Batchelder's experience as a teacher ot' primary grades was obtained at North Reading, Wakefield, and other Massachusetts towns. She was also primary supervisor at Salem Normal School in charge of four rooms. LILLIAN BOYDEN Instructor in Music Miss Boyden is a graduate of Bridgewater Normal School. She received her B.S. and A.M. from Boston University. She also did special work at Columbia University. For several years she has specialized in piano .ind voice and public school music. THOMAS F. Cummimzs Instructor in Practical Arts. Mr. Cummings is a graduate of the North Adams Schools and has taken a summer course .it Columbia University. He is Manual Training Supervisor ofthe North Adams Schools as well as at the State Teachers College. 11 GRACE LOUISE DONELSON College Librarian Miss Donelson is a graduate of the North Adams Normal School. she has attended the Breadloaf School of English, and studied under Professor Boas and others. She has taught at the Mark Hopkins School and at the Tome School for Boys. Maryland. ROGER F. HOLMES Principal of Mark Hopkins Training School, Instructor in Educational Psych0l0g3', Methods, and Management. Mr. Holmes received his A.B. degree from Wesleyan University, and his Ed.M. from Boston University. He has had experience as Teaching Principal in Cummington, Massachusetts, Instructor in Latin, ancient history and English literature at the Wellesley Hills junior High School, and Supervising Principal at Quincy, Massachusetts. ELIZABETH M. JENKINS Instructor in Arithmetic Method, Educational Psychology, Rural Education, and Civic Education. Miss jenkins is a graduate of Aroostook State Normal School, has had graduate study at Plymouth, New Hampf shire Normal School, johnson Vermont Normal School, Columbia University, and Chicago University. She has taught in rural schools in Limestone, Maine, and in primary grades at Presque Isle, Maine. She has been demonstration teacher and supervisor of primary grades at Aroostook State Normal School, Maine, principal of State Teachers Training Class, Barre, Vermont, supervisor of rural Schools in Delaware, and instructor in rural education in Delaware University. MARY A. PEARSON Instructor in Art and Handicraft. Miss Pearson is a graduate of Abbot Academy and the Massachusetts School of Art. She has had various summer courses at Round Lake, Saratoga, and Glens Falls. New York, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Harvard University, Salem Normal School, State Teachers College at Amherst, Rhode Island School of Design, New York School of Fine and Applied Arts, and State Normal School, North Adams. Her experience includes two years of rural work at Reading, one year in the grade school of Southbridge. She has been supervisor of art in towns around Boston. , Miss MARY UNDERHILL Instructor in American and English Literature, Drama, History of Civilization, and English Composition Miss Underhill is a graduate of Radcliffe. A B. and A.M. She received her degree of Master of Education from Harvard in 1932. She has taught college preparatory English in private schools in Oregon and Connecticut. She has held instructor' ships in Wellesley College, Bryn Mawr, and the North Carolina College for Women. For the four years from 1926 to 1020 she was reader at the College Entrance Examination Boards. WALLACE H. VENABLE Instructor in Science, Economics, Arithmetic, and Advanced Mathematics. Mr. Venable received his B.S. from the University of Vermont and his A.M. from Columbia University. He has taught in rural schools in Shaftsbury and Bennington. Vermont. He was principal ofthe high school in Waitstield and of junior-senior high school in jeffersonville, Vermont. and has served as instructor at the North Adams Summer School. Barn A. WESTON Instructor in Hygiene, Child Health, Sanitation, and Theory of Physical Education, Director of Physical Education. Miss Weston was graduated from the Sargent School of Physical Education, and received her B.S. in education from Boston University. She has had experience in the teaching of physical education in New Brunswick and Atlantic City, New jersey, and Brookline and Canton, Massachusetts. She has taught at Harvard Summer School, Hyannis Summer School, and at various playgrounds and girls' camps Mas. THERZA VAN ETTEN Matron of Taconic Hall Miss TERESA FERGUSON Miss BERTHA ALLYN Secretaries I2 Q1 TRAINING SCHOOL FACULTY The students of the college are especially grateful to the training teachers of the Iviark Hopkins and Otis training schools for their skillful supervision and many kindnesses. This year has proved beneficial to all the students of the college, especially to the freshmen, to whom has been extended the privilege of observing and participating at regular hours Weekly at the training school. This opportunity enables the students to become acquainted with the train' ing faculty and the procedures of the school itself. For the many trials they have borne in the process of our teacher training we extend our sincere gratitude and thanks. 13 CLASS Cf 19315 lVl.-XRIE E. CLARK ELEANOR M. CORRIGAN MAGDALEN EICHERT MLYRIEL E. CINGRAS DOIIOTHEA L. HOFFMANN ELL.-x MAE KARREY . DoRoTHi' H. LEE M.AINO, IDA R. KATHRYN MCCEI3 MARGARET A. MILES RUTH E. PITTSINGER M.ARlON N. RIAEDEL FRANCIS SINGLIZTON . MARGARET STBVENSON MARX' ALICE WALSH SYLVIA PARADIS . 130 Curtis Ave., Dalton 16 Pine St., Adams . 161 River St., North Adams Leonard St., North Adams . 36 Crandall St., Adams . 64 Charles St., North Adams 9 Middle St., Hadley 36 Henderson Road, Williamstown 5 Pleasant St., Marlborough 15 Federal St., Woburn Chesterfield . Berkshire Hotel, North Adams . 399 High St., Leeds 104 Notch Rd., North Adams 135 E. Quincy St., North Adams 17 Forest Park Ave., Adams COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM FRIDAY, .IUNE TWELVE, 1036. AT Two OICLOCK PROCESSIONAL'-Pomp and Gircumstamce Elgar SANGTUS . , , Gounod Gnorws PRAYER REVEIKEND CHAIKLES I.. FOLEY AIR FOR THE G STRING .T... Bach STRING ENSEMBLE ADDRESS . . JAMES G. REARDQN Commissioner of Education THE YEARS AT THE SPRING .,.I.. H. H. A. Beach Gontrnlto Solo EAAIDA R. MAINO, '36 CLASS GIFTS Do1zoTHEA L. HCUFFMANN, HELEN M. STOKEY, '37 AWARDING OF DEGREES AND PRESENTATION OP DIPLOMAS SINGING God hless our nrmve land' Firm may she ever stand Through storm .md night? When the wild tempests rave Ruler of wind and wave, Do Thou our country save, By Thy great might! For her our prayers shall he. Our fathers' God, to Thee. On Thee we wait! Be her walls Holinessg Her rulers, Righteousness Her officers be Peaceg God save the State! COBIMISSIIJNEII REAIKDKDN -V-john S. Dwight 15 CAP AND GOWN DAY Thursday, May 7, 1936 at 3.30 O'cloclc PROCESSIONAL ..,.. Elgar RECOMMENDATION PROM THE FACULTY Beth A. Weston, Class Adviser APPIKOVAL BY THE PRESIDENT Albert G. Eldridge INvEsTITuRE PLEDGE OF SERVICE RECITATIVE AND PRAYER PROM CTELLO , . Verdi Chorus FELICITATIONS FROM TI-IE JUNIORS Helen M. Stokey, President RESPONSE FROM THE SENIORS Dorothea L. Hoffmann, President PASSAGE BIRDS' FAREWELL ...,.. I-Iildfich Clee Club ADDIKBSS Frank W. Wright, Director Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and State Teachers Colleges ALMA MATER RECESSIONAL Svendsen Members of the Senior class donned the traditional habiliments of scholarship at the impresf sive investiture ceremonies held on the afternoon of May 7. To the strains of Elgar's famous Processional played by the college ensemble, the procesf sion entered the hall, headed by the faculty in academic regalia. Next came the seniors followed by members of the junior class. The recommendation that the seniors be presented with caps and gowns was made by Miss Beth Weston, class advisor. President Albert G. Eldridge formally approved the recommendation. Members of the junior class then stepped forward and invested the seniors with caps and gowns. The seniors then gave the pledge of service in unison. Miss Stokey, president of the junior class, offered felicitations from the juniors, to which Miss Dorothea Hoffmann, president of the senior class, responded fittingly. A challenging and thoughtfprovoking message was delivered by Dr. Frank W. Wright, State Director of Elementary and Secondary Education and State Teachers Colleges in Massa' chusetts. After the ceremonies, President and Mrs. Eldridge entertained at their home the faculty, the seniors, and the juniors. 16 CLASS HISTORY 1936 It was one of those cool, crisp September mornings with just a hint of frost in the air, when an eager group of freshmen lifted anchor and left the home porteeready to sail the high seas. We were welcomed on our voyage by more experienced sailors, our Big Sisters. They helped us to overcome any touches of seasickness, and created for us a hospitable atmosphere. Under their guidance we entered into social affairs of all kinds. In fact, we have achieved great fame as the socially minded crewu. The Greylock hike, class dances, proms, Christmas caroling, the winter carnival, play days, and numerous other events, initiated for us as freshmen, still hold delightful memories at the end of four years. By the beginning of February, we had gained enough prestige to be enlisted as ship's officers. Dorothea Hoffmann was chosen captain with Kathryn McGee, Marion Wood, and Ruth Pitt' singer as her mates. Our naval advsior was Miss Weston, from the faculty. june was fast app' roaching, the time for vacation, and rest from our duties on ship board. After a two months' furlough we returned to port. This second voyage was most event- ful, for in November we witnessed the induction of President Eldridge. His loyalty, untiring devotion, and high ideals have truly been an inspirationto us. We were glad to welcome Helen Dargie to our ranks this year, for where had we seen such agility as she possessed on the basket- ball floor? A friendly greeting and cheery smile won for her many friends during her brief stay with us. May 17 marked the occasion of the first Cap and Gown Day in our historyf Twenty- two seniors donned the stately cap and gown as a symbol of the scholastic rank they had achieved. We were indeed proud of their accomplishments, and were challenged to gain great honor for ourselves. In june, our hearts were saddened by the thoughts of losing two faculty members. Miss Baright and Miss Cwens, who had both completed long years of willing szr- vice, were bidden farewell. The following fall showed many changes. Miss Underhill and Miss Batchelder joined our ship's advisory board for the first time, while we welcomed Miss Dix after a yearls period of study. This year brought us more closely into contact with our profession, for we sighted Mark Hopf kins Training School, weighed anchor, and spent nine weeks in intensive training. As spring in all its beauty came upon us, we devoted much attention to the May Day festival, which was a very happy and colorful occasion. Kit McGee as the Spirit of Spring was very refreshing and lovely. We owe much of the success of this event to Miss Dix. who spent tireless hours pref paring for it. Our second Cap and Gown Day came, and we as juniors realized that only a year remained before we should stand in the seniors' places. Graduation was a blending of joy and sadness. We rejoiced at the success of the graduates. but dreaded to see them depart. Good fortune had come to Miss Dix, but we could not bear to have her leave us. Amid the excitement. we even realized that some of our own classmates might not return in the fall. September came with its autumn skies. We were reminded of a certain day three years before when we entered N.A.S.T.C. as freshmen. This time we were returning to our Alma Mater as dignified seniors. Certain familiar faces were missing. It seems the salty air of the sea did not agree with all our crew, for some had left to become entwined in the bonds of matrimony, while others decided to begin the teaching profession. Their choice of location ranged from the lonely wilds of Mt. Washington to the more urban districts of Pittsfield and Dalton. The vacant chair in the Music Department left by Miss Dix was filled by Miss Boyden. This year we did not drift very far from our course, but studied long and diligently. Perhaps this sudden fever, as it were, came as a result of the good influence of Marie Clark and Sylvia Paradis, who recently came on board. Ivlidfyears seemed to be the chief obstacle we were obliged to meet on this, our last voy- age. Yes, we even managed to round this Horn, difficult as the passage was. We were proud of the dramatic talents displayed by many of our crew in the production of Iceboimd. Perhaps we'll see these members on the stage in the future. Now that our voyage is nearly completed, and we are about to take our places in the profes' sional world, we realize what these four years have meant to us. They will long linger in our memories as happy hours of work and play spent with dear friends. RUTH B. PITTSINGER Q36 17 JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY Book worms boast that they can journey to the four corners of the earth, enjoy the coolness of the frigid regions in midfsummer, or be transferred to the midst of the African jungle in January. But a really first class dreamer can do more than this. Yes, she can remember the hours spent on the warm sands at the Seashore watching the waves-first, a swell, then a lacelike frill at the top, spreading the length of the swell, then, the top of the wave leaned forward showing a smooth, shining front, and a crest covered with bridal spray. Then it crashed with a dull roar and travel' led, foaming, up and over the hot sands, cooling them with its eager tongue. Ah, yes, and as she remembered this, she recalled the same thoughts that occupied her mind just as those waves came travelling toward her. june really seemed a long time ago, but the events of the past three years were clearly etched in her memory. That first day of school when, alone and frightened, she stood in answer to her name, that long receiving line and the good time she had at the Freshman Reception, that first Hallowe'en Party, and that first dance, all caused a faint but happy smile to cross her countenance. They were happy daysfevery one! She would never forget those picnics, those Greylock hikes, nor those Christmas parties. She could not help grinning as she remembered certain little humor' ous incidents at the training school. Then came spring and June-and the smiling face saddened. School and its drudgeries were forgotten in those days. How far off September seemed! just as the soft lap, lap of the water along the shore was a part of the whole enchanting memory, so is this thought that we, the Class of 1937, depart with deep in our hearts, a vital part of our first three years at North Adams. Friendship is a gay thing, A thing of wings and song, A thing that dwells within the heart All the whole day long, A thing that grows in darkest place, That blooms in darkest hours, A thing that in dead winter comes Bringing scent of flowers, A thing that even darkest night Can't hide from worldy view, And even failure loses its sting As long as friends are true. RITA MEAD, '37 18 MARIE CLARK MoLLi ' SZIUOI Play Basketball W. A. A. Executive Board Soccer Commuters' Club Marching Song lwordsi Marie has com: to us this year from Dalton. but we feel that We have known her all four years. She is that kind of person, friendly sociable, and easy to know. Because of her helpful and willing nature Marie has made many friends during her stay here at college. Her ability to play basketball has made her an obiect of admira' tion and wonder, for her fast passing and her record for miking baskets is just too good for one person. Nothing is ever too difhcult to ask of Molly. for she is as capable as she is agreeable. With a smile she says, Yes, l'll do it . and presto' it is done! ELEANQR CORRIGAN CoRKi ' W. A. A, 1. 2, 3, 4 Address to the Underclassm:n3 Axis Stalfl Ivy Poem 3 Clee Club 1. 2. 3 Class Play 4 Dramitic Club1.2.3,Prcs tl:nt4 Christmis Play 4 Forum 1 Year Book Staff, Assistant Edif Beacon Staff 2, 3 tor 4 M my Day Pageant 3, 4 Representative to Iv1o.lelLeague Head of Soccer 2, 3 of Nations 4, Chairmin Basketball 4 Sash a charming little girl as Corky we never did see. With her gay and sparkling personality she seems to bring new life to every' thing she undertakes. As president of the Drama Club she has worked faithfully and well, and her enthusiasm in each new venture has been a strong incentive to her fellowevvorkers to trudge onward and to surmount all obstacles. Surely that is enough for one girl, but not for Corky. Sh: is a poet. and a true one, for no one but a real poet could produce lines of such exquisite beauty. We shall never forget her entrancing ivy poem. For you, Corky. we wish the best that life can bring to you. MACDALEN EICHERT Art Club 3, 4 Orchestra 2 Drama Club 1, 2 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 1, 2 Lena, apparently very quiet-f and most unconcerned about life in general, has surprised us greatly. Have you ever heard her conf tagious giggle or listened as she put forth the League of Nations' most recent proposal? Her high scholastic standards should be a challenge to all her classmates. MURIEL GINCRAS Basketball 1, 2, 3. Captain 1, Executive Board 2 2. 3 Archery Coach 2 Art Club 3. 4 Archery 1. 2 President 3. 4 Glee Club 1, 2 W. A. A. 1. 2. 3, 4 Muriel is one of thos: quiet girls from whom we hear little. But how much she can accomplish? We marvel at her skill in bisketball, yet. as an artist, she surpasses us all. Keep up the good work, Muriel. 19 .,.i DOROTHEA HOFFMANN NDOT.. Class President 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Delegate to New York Confer- junior Prom Committee, Chair- ence 1 man 3 Official Delegate to Model Art Club, Vice President 3, 4 League 4 Archery 1, 2, 3 Class Play 4 Forum 2 Drama Club 4 Response to Upper Classmen 2 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Year Book Staff 4 Gracious, diplomatic and tactful, who could have made a more patient, long suffering president than Dot? During these last four years we are sure she has worn out at least one set of office furniture waiting to talk with Mr. Eldridge on our behalf, and more than one pair of slippers standing at the head of our receiving lines. Never mind, Dot, the class will cheerfully consider all bills for such services as necessary luxuries. We pay them with our sincere thanks and the promise of our love and friendship in the years to come. ELLA MAE KARREY President Student Council 4 To Framingham Conference 4 Student Council 2, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Beacon Staff 2 Art Club 3, 4 May Day Pageant 3, 4 Drama Club 4 Class Day Past 3 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Christmas Play 4 Delegate to New York Confer- ence 2 This tall, stately girl with the beautiful black tresses is none other than our Ella Mae. With a smile for everyone, she is a very special friend of us all. She is kind, sweet, and patient, and is loved by each and every one of her classmates. Her pleasant disposition and her magnetic personality are virtues which we should all like to possess. We know it would be most dificult to equal them. As an indication of Ella Mae's popularity among the students, and their confidence in her ability to lead, she holds the most ref sponsible position of any held by a student: she is president of the Student Council. DOROTHY HOLMES LEE DOT W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Reading Club 4 Basketball 4 Forum 1 Dot Lee must bzthe thinker of '36. At any rate where would we be in math. or science if she couldn't solve the unknown quanf tity. Best wishes to a conscientious girl with a heart of gold. IDA MAINO W. A. A. Executive Board 1, 2. Tennequoit 1, 2 3, 4 Model League of Nations 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary New York Conference 3 Treasurer 2, 3, President 4 Year Book 4 Archery 1, 2, 3, 4 Prom Committee 3 Basketball 1, 3, 4 Senior Ball Committee 4 Soccer 2 Surely our shining light of the musical realm needs no introduce tion. lda's rich mellow contralto has lent enchantment to many an occasion. Musical talent plus her gift of making friends has made her one of the most popular girls of '36. 20 MARGARET ALLEN MILES Treasurer of '34 4 Tennequoit Tournament 3 Art Club Secretary 3, Treasf Year Book Sta1f4 urer 4 May Day Pageant Costume W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Committee 3 Axis Staff 1 Margarets cheery disposition and charming personality have won for her a host of friends at S.T.C. How we envy her winning smile and pretty blonde hair! Cut best wishes are with a girl who, we know, will succeed. KATHRYN MCGEE ..KIT,. Vice President ofClass 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club l, 2. 3 Social Chairman of Dorm 3. 4 Basketball 1 Social Committee 2 Forum 3 May Festival 3, 4 House Council 2, 3, 4 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Year Book Staff Raise high your glasses for a toast! '36 is about to present its one and only weather forecaster. We do not profess, of course, that all her conclusions are based upon scientific research, but Kit is always optimistically sure of two things: ill 1t'1l clear up soon. and 129 lt can't rain tomorrow, too. lt makes it very nice you see. because we're always sure of good weather. This lass has no end of accomplishments. It is a well known fact that she can read a Boston and Albany timetable with admirable alacrity. Sooky also met with surprising success with her geological delvings cliffs. wave cut and such occupying a good deal of her interest. As to your philosophical research on good and bad tenuenf cies, miy we expect a full report at some future reunion, Sookvf' RUTH PITTSINGER Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Assistant Editor of Year Book 4 House Council 4 W. A. A. 1, 2. 3, 4 Vice President ofTaconic Hall 4 Infant Staff-1 Class Secretary 1, 2, 3, 4 Forum Art Club 4 What an ethcient person is Ruth! As secretary of our class she has kept all our affairs in perfect order. Nothing has escaped her attention or stood in the way of her doing her duty to the best of her ability. Thorough in all things is her motto. She is as kind and pleasant as she is systematic. With a smile and cheery word for everyone, she is able to brighten up like magic a persons disposition. Ruth is a little thing, but she seems to bear out the adage. Good things com: in small packages. MARIAN RAEDEL Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Commuters' Club 3, 4. Presif Art Club 4 dent Year Book Staff, Business Man' W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ager Beacon Statf Marian's hidden gracesmnamely. 1 keen sense of humor and sparkling witfwhen brought to the surface have cheered many a weary soul. Who could ask for a better friend than she, whose motto is, Ever ready, ever willing! 21 I l l 2 l l l . I I 9 1 ' a ,,l 1 l FRANCES SINGLETON FizAN May Festival 3 Year Book Staff 4 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 W, A. A. State Teachers' Conf Treasurer 2, 3 ferences, North Adams 2, President 4 Bridgewater 4 W. A. A. Executive Board 1, 2, Forum 2 3, 4 Axis Staff 2 Class Play 4 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Beacon Staff, Associate Editor 3 Class Song 3 fAnd this, if you please, is Fran, our most prominent athlete, yvhose skill on the basketball court has saved many a hopeless game or '36. Frances' athletic ability has made her a model W. A. A. presif dent. Under her management the organization won undying fame and distinction by being the only club ever to make 32.50 on a dorm dance. MARGARET JULIA STEVENSON MPEG.. W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4 Axis Staffl Glee Club 1, 3 Ivy Oration 3 Forum 2 May Day Festival 3, Property Beacon Staff 3 Committee Margaret is the girl who dotes on solitudeethat is to say, she dotes as long as there are enough people present to enioy it fand- according to Peg, silence is a wondrous thing too Qif there's no one about to enjoy it.D Perhaps, and who can say nay, it was this longing for the quiet simple things in life which led the way for Peg's botanical intzrests which have had such splendid results! Particularly successful is her work with flowers of a bulbous nature-the lily of course showing marked response. MARY WALSH W. A. A. 1, 2. 3, 4 Class Play 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Editor-in-Chief of Year Book 4 Drama Club 1, 4 Christmas Play 4 Forum 1 Class Song fwordsj 4 Beacon Staff 2, 3 Infant Staff 4 May Day Pageant 3, 4 Axis Staff 1 Basketball 4 Class Day Future 4 Student Council 3. 4 Get out your dictionaries, folks! Here comes Mary. Long after her clicking heels have left these halls the gaiety of her laughter will linger in the corridors, for this patented giggle has become part of the school itself. And if you're studying lat: some evening and chance to com: upon two ghosts, be not afraid vit will be the Damon and Pythias of S.T.C.-namely, Karrey and Walsh Inc., who have come back from the limbo of alumnae land to cook dinner before senior play rehearsal. SYLVIA B. PARADIS Basketball Captain 4 Year Book Staff 4 W. A. A. 4 Soccer 4 Infant Staff 4 Commuters' Club 4 Full of pzp and vim-fthat's Sylvia, our little Adamsite who is so greatly interested in physical education. She is a recent addition to our class, and we realize our good fortune in having acquired her. She is a real prize package. Shall we ever forget the grace exhibited by her lithe form on the gym floor? With mouths agape we looked at her from afar and ad' mired her. What an athlete! we exclaimed, and still admired . We have decided the world could never be a gloomy place with Sylvia in it, for she is the essence of all that is lively and gay. Her dances during morning assembly period made us feel light and exuberant as we know she felt. Many thanks, Sylvia, for lifting our spirits and making us more responsive in our classes that day. 22 To . 1 J N. EVELYN SMITH Laughing eyes and a disposition envied by all brought great H renown to Peg during her sojourn at S.T.C. Y .4...........l....,-.....-. . . ,.g,,-..7....,,...-4 ELIZABETH CRANDALL Her snappy comebacks and happy smile brightened many a long and weary hour for us. Our best wishes are ever with you, Bess. HELEN HODGKINS Helen, always very active in athletics. was the first from our ranks to become a fullffledged School marmf' We have missed her, yet we are proud of her success gained on the mountain. WENONAH LONGSTREET flvirs. joseph Miller? Winnie's ability along domestic lines gave her a place of honor in our college. Perhaps that accounts for her choosing marriage in preference to teaching. What about it, Winniej BEATRICE TURNER B spent only a short time with us yet when she accepted a position during the year, we hated to see her go. Maybe we were just a wee bit jealous of your attainment MARION WOOD Clvirs. Frederick Drakel Last june Marion gave up her chosen career of schoolfteaching to enter the sea of matrimony. Knowing her ability as a housewife we are not surprised. 23 Q I . l 1 l l l shi fy' Y ALMA BENEDETTI ..AL,, W. A. A. 1, 2. 3 Drama Club 3 Head of Sports 3 Art Club 3 Basketball 1, 2 Temporary Chairman of Fresh' Vice President of Class 2, 3 man Class 2 W. A. A. Conference 3 Her ways are ways of pleasantnessf' Now and then we come in contact with a person whom we ad' mire because in her we see some of the characteristics which we ourselves would like to possess. Goodness, charity, openfminded' ness good sportsmanship, and friendliness all belong to Alma. ANNA BERTE HANN.. Basketball 1, 2 President of House Council 3 Drama Club 1, 2, 3 Beacon Staff 2 W. A. A. Secretary 2 Glee Club 2 Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Like a book, Ann grows on one. At iirst she appears shy, quiet, and reservedg after one gets to know her better, we find that Ann has a distinct personality of her own, charming, helpful, and viva' cious. DORIS M. BOURDEAU Drama Club 1, 2, 3 House Council 3 W. A. A. Vice President 3 Basketball 1, 2, 3 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Skzlled in sports and pastimes. Doris can't be surpassed in any sport. She is always right at home in the gym. What an athlete is Doris! RUTH CARD RUTH1F W. A. A. 1, 2. 3 Play 1 Dramatic Club 1. 2. 3 Beacon 1, 2 Cvlee Club 1, 2. 3 Sl1e's not a girl you would often hear, We'1'e found lier trustworthy, studious, sincere. Quiet and unobstreperous, somehow Ruth makes us think ofa surprise package, the contents of which are still a mystery to us. She has the qualities ofthe ideal teacher, and her children will un- doubtedly love her, just as we do. 2-1 DORIS E. CHONARD SH1NNi ' Drama Club 1, 2, 3 Basketball W. A. A. 1. 2, 3 President of Readin Club 3 And still they gazed and still the wonder grew,g That one small head could carry all she knew. Fortune has smiled on Doris and has given her many ofthe gifts ofthe Muses. Success should be hers in all she undertakes. DUROTHY A. DUPELL DOT Glee Club, Secretary 3 - Reading Club 3 W. A. A. 3 Basketball 3 And greeted with a smile. Dot was a newcom zr to our class this year. and we would rather welcome her than anyone. We should like to compare Dot to a magnet, for everyone with whom she comes in contact is drawn unmistakably to her. She possesses all the qualities which her fellow students admire, a cheery disposition, a helping spirit, and .1 genuine love ofa good tim:. EV ELYN L. LUCY - NEV-y W. A. A. 1, 2. 3 Class Treasurer 3 Point-Keeper W. A, A. 1 Basketball 1, 2. 3 Drama Club I Reading Club 3 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 To he merry best becomes her. Pleasant smiles, pleasant ways a most pleasant person to know is Evelyn. We all wish that we might be as cool and composed in manner as she is. We are surz, Evelyn, that your jolly nature will bring you success. RITA E. MEAD Chairman of Assembly Pro- Drama Club 1, 2, 3 grams 3 Beacon Staff Basketball 1, 2 Student Council 1, 2 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 W. A. A. 1.2.3 Class Play Honor and conscience are in her And she doeth well that which she doeth. Here is a girl who is the envy of her classmates. What one wouldn't give for the marks she receives! Success will await her in every venture which she undertakes. 25 G l 1 fi 6356 l l A l l l I J i l l , is ps 'gi i 1y5y1.LT' - PHYLLIS MORRISON Puri, Reading Club 3 Volley Ball W. A. A. 1, 2, 3 The greatest pleasure of life is love Phyllis is a real friend and an allfround good scout. Her breezy nature and nonchalant attitude make her attractively individual. We all admire her immensely. ROWENA PITTSINGER Class Secretary 3 Secretary Glee Club 2 Class V President 1 Art Club 3 Glee Club 1, 2 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3 The hand that hath made you fair hath made you good. Rowena is a country lass, Who is beloved by all her class, She is quizt, demure. petite, Her words are kind and very sweet, Her mannzr is pleasing and always polite, We feel sure she will do right. RUTH POMEROY NRUTHIFN W. A. A. 1, 2, 3 Teri words suffice. Ruthie certainly does enioy herself. especially in science classes. Good luck to the science lessons in the little red school house. CATHERINE SHEA TINY Drama Club 2, 3 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3 Class Play 2 She is pretty to walk with. And witty to talk with, And pleasant, too, to think on. Tiny, the Irish girl in The Twig of Thorn , has that undehnf ahle something which we all admire greatly. Whatever it is, it has made our Tiny completely charming and lovely. 26 MURIEL L. SHERMAN Clee Club 2 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3 My way as to begin with the beginning. Muriel, who is quiet and reserved, bears out the proverb, Still water runs deep. Her line disposition and pleasing personality have done much to make her classmates love her. WINNIFRED K. SMITH WINNIE Drama Club 1, 2, 3 House Council 3 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3 Clee Club 2 Class President 1, 2 Drama Club Play 1, 2 Student Council, Secretary' Beacon Staff 1 Treasurer 3 Class Play 2 Efficient manner, eyes that smile: Helpful, willing, all the while. During her stay here, Winnie has proved to be the best min in our plays. Her dramatic ability and power as a leader have been recognized by her friends. HELEN M. STOKEY President of Class 3 Glee Club 1, 2 Secretary of Class 1, 2 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3 Student Council 1, 3 Almost to all things could she turn her hand. Helen is the conscience of our class, and a better one no class ever had. No detail is too unimportant for her attention and she is thorough in all subjects. Helen is bound to succeed! HELEN E. STREHLE Class Treasurer 1, 2 Glee Club 1, 2, 3 Secretary Drama Club 2 Secretary of House Council 3 W. A. A. 1, 2, 3 Basketball 1 Her voice was ever soft and low. Helen, underneath her sophistication, is really a friend worth having. Although she is unusually quiet, her charming manner has endeared her to us all. 27 if '0' Qin.: gig!! I Giee GIIIIS 2 I W.A.A.I,2,3 ALDINA ZORZIN Art Club 3 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace. l Aldina's friendly nature and pleasant manner will show her the JUNIOR CLASS DAY COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES JUNE 13. 1935 THE CALL PROCESSIONAL ADDRESS OF WELCOhIE . . Two GUIT.ARS-RUSSIRII Folk Sciag . ADDRESS TO THE IJNDERCLASSMEN RESPONSE l...l THE MORNING WIND .,.. COME AND DANCE-CzechofSlovalqia'n Song . TRADITIONS AND IDEALS Past Present . Future CLASS SONG RECESSIONAL Ivv EXEIQCISES Ivy Song . Ivy Address . Planting the Ivy Response Poem , . North Adams for Aye DANCING ON THE GIIEEN STEP SING . . RECEPTION 28 way to happiness and success. She will always be remembered as having created a bright and peaceful spot in our college life. Dorothea L. Hoffmann . String Ensemble Eleanor M. Corrigan Wiiiifred K. Smith, '37 . . Branscome . Glee Club Evelyn F. Smith . Ella Mae Karrey , Mary A. Wzilsh Words by Mary A. Walsh Music by Ida R. Maino . Class of 1936 Iviargaret J. Stevenson Dorothea L. Hoffmann Winifred K. Smith, '37 Eleanor M. Corrigan . Taconic Hall ADDRESS OF WELCOME President Eldridge, members of the faculty, parents, classmates, and friends: The class of nineteen hundred and thirtyfsix greets you all and welcomes you this afternoon to the exercises of its own great day. Within two days we shall have reached the goal toward which we have been striving for three long, yet seemingly short years. Some of us are now to enter upon the greater field of life which lies stretched out before us, we must renounce the actuality of our college privileges and pleasures only to hold them with the firmer grasp of our memories as we assume those graver burdens which surround us as we leave the threshold of this college so dear to us. We regret most keenly now that many duties have been ill performed and that great opporf tunities have gone unheeded into the irrevocable past. But the hours of the present are golden and the recollection of the happy days that we have spent together will ever brighten our pathf way, as we press with confident and hopeful promise into the future. To the President, to you sir, on behalf of the graduating class, let me offer our congratulaf tions on the growth and continuing influence of our college. Members of the faculty, we tremble as we leave you, for here we have relied upon your wisdom and your guidance. We have felt too your genuine sympathy and say Farewell with sincere regret. From you, our parents and our friends, we depart with emotions of special regret. With deepest gratitude may we express our appreciation for our privilege in attending this college. Seniors, we can wish nothing greater for you than that every new achievement bring you joy and happiness. To the underclassman, we leave the college in your care. You are to enjoy the opportunities we have enjoyed. We commend to you the interests we have cherished, knowing your loyalty is no less than ours. Classmates, the time is now at hand when it is necessary for us as a class to part. The future holds no delusive promises to us for that time when we shall be traveling our individual paths of life but always it will contain pleasant memories of a past happily spent together. So it is with this spirit, half of regret, half of conhdence, we say Hail and Farewell . DOROTHBA L. HOFFMAN, '36 ADDRESS TO THE UNDERCLASSMEN Looking down from the heights of sophistication becoming only to the high rank of an upper' classman, I smile, a small, crooked, undecided smile which doesn't seem quite sure whether its corners will turn up or down. For three years we, who are soon to graduate, have looked upon all underclassmen with a wary eye of superiority. Upon your defenseless heads we have heaped one indignity after another from the enforced wearing of tellftale yellow freshman caps down to gleefully watching you sweep the postfoffice steps with toothbrushes. You are made, it seemed, to carry our books, mail our letters and form the greater part of the clean up committee after a party. Today, looking down from the top of this long stairway we have built through three years of work, we can see you standing there, some of you who have already built your first steps ud toward the end of the way. Seeing you standing there. we who have carved, hammered and nailed our steps together can see so many things. We can see plainly, as we look backwards all the easy, lurking shallow which cause boards to be hewn crookedly, all the places where nails should have gone that are empty and sharp jagged edges that catch hurried, unheeding feet. These, yet, are not what we remember best or see most clearly for there are shining, glowing lights at each turn in the long stairway, there are softly carved stories of joy on each tread and everywhere, velvet curtains of friendship to hide the shabby places. From the top, sending its guiding light down to the very lowest step, is the thin golden shaft light of duty leading our feet up, up into attainment. 29 All about you we have left the utilitarian taols for buildingestrong tools called books and teachersesmall, delicate tools called songs, memories and laughter. Use them all in your building. Today, looking back on those years we are so soon to leave behind there comes a strange pang of regret. We did not treasure enough the little friendly things about-ethe click of heels in the hall+the brisk hilarity of the Greylock hike or the sunny quiet of the library. There comes the thought that perhaps we have not always wielded our tools wisely but at lastesomehow our stairs have reached a height that enables us to step over the threshold into a new work shop. Freshmen and Sophomores, no longer will we be here in shining example. You in your turn will find that you can show the way to new underclassmen and we hope you'll find as much satis' faction watching them come in all the inconvenient doors as we did. To you, a little regretfully, we give over all rights to dictate, lead and exploit the new under' classmen and when you in turn reach the threshold may you take with you as happy a memory of them as we have of you. Eiizaxoii COIKIKIGAN, '36 RESPONSE Look down, oh sophisticated ladies, yes and smile too. The frivolous freshmen and silly sophsn are thumbing their way--trying to get a ride to the top. We are just beginning to realize that there are no escalatorsin this long climb. Each step must be carefully mounted and before mounting, there must be something on which to place our feet, something solid and secure, somef thing which will stand the test through the years. Tools are a means to an end, but we must know how to use these tools. At first the young carpenter awkwardly handles the implements of his profession, but after watching the master, he comes to know the use and beauty of them. For him it is now a joy to behold the created product of his own apprenticeship. So, we the underclassmen, have watched you fullffledged carpenters build and mount your stairs, and with your tools, and ours too, you have gained the goale the door at the top of the flight is open wide to you. I dream that, step by step, timber by timber, we too, will rear a stairway as successfully as you. We realize that the heights which you have reached were not attained in one glad bound, but slowly and tediously have you climbed the stairs. May we say with Whitman in his utter' ance of the manifesto of the new generation: a better, fresher, busier sphere, a wider untried domain awaits, demands you. W,lNIFlKED K. SMITH, '57 TRADITIONS AND IDEALS PAST Three years ago we found ourselves among a multitude of new countenances, and surrounded by new personalities. Around us were stately buildings, dignified, impressive. The college seemed to us as stable as the neverfchanging hills which rise in beauty around it. We had always known about the State Teachers College at North Adams, always considered it a permanent feature of the landscape, literally, and taken it for granted that it would always exist as one of the important centers for the spread of culture in western Massachusetts. Qlt seemed incredible that it might cease to functionj But soon after our arrival, suddenly there began ominous rumors, like the thunder of an approaching storm, that our beloved college might close, might cease to function. Could we remain unmoved in the face of this threat that we might be shut out of existence? We were not unmoved, and neither were the countless alumnae and friends who for years had loved and honored this school. Not only those who had lived here and to whom the college had become a second home, but those who had looked forward to coming here and who had been, as it were, traveling with this as their destination felt this threat of closing as a personal injury. 30 Could we save that which meant so much to us? We were determined to make an attempt. By means of individual and collective efforts, small when taken separately but powerful when combined, the alumnae and supporters of this school won their battle, and the college found itself again standing firm and secure. As we look back on this crisis, we see that little did we realize what our school really meant to us until we were forced to fight for its existence. So it is that wherever we go and whatever we do in life, those things which signify most to us are those which we struggle for. That is why our education means so much to us, because we have struggled three years for it. This unusual experience of saving the school, and the traditional experiences of forming friendships and sharing in many happy social events, and great lasting friendships have made our past in this school deeply appreciated and precious and one which is and will be the source of life' long memories. Perhaps this poem by Hamlin Garland can express for us something of our joy in the symf bolical heights in our environment: The mountains are a silent folk: They stand afarfalone, And clouds that kiss their brows at night Hear neither sigh nor groan. Each bears him in his ordered place As soldiers do, and bold and high They fold their forests round their feet And bolster up the sky. EVELYN SMITH, '36 PRESENT Three years of our work have been accomplished, what our future was three years ago is now our present. Our ideals were high, our reach exceeded our grasp, but little by little we climbed to the height we have now attained. Yet, we are still at the opening of an unpaved road. The barriers at this opening are about to be taken down and we are entering a new world made possible by our parents, citizens of Massachusetts and the faculty of our college. Our college means much to us, for we have toiled together toward one goal, that of making ourselves ready for our chosen profession, that work of guiding minds and hands, the teaching of little children. Every task we have undertaken has memories dear to us. Our college has become almost a sacred edifice. We have memories about her that are so deeply linked with pleasant associations we shall never allow them to escape from us. She was established as a normal school by our earlier citizens but has now grown into a degree granting institution. Yearly she grows, and now to meet new demands a junior High course is being set up to interest those girls especially interested in training in the upper grades. This will undoubtedly mean a larger enrollment. The high aims of our Alma Mater are constantly kept before us. We want them high and we build on what was given to us by our founders. We want success and we keep the same ideals before us which brought satisfaction to those who led the way. We are the builders of today. Let us make our constructions strong, pure, dependable, and be ready to face what life has to offer. As we are gathered here today let us keep this creed in mind: There is a destiny that makes us brothers, None goes his way alone, All that we send into the lives of others Comes hack into our own. -- Markham ELLA MAB KARREY, '36 FUTURE Heaven is not gained at a single boundg But we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round. How truly significant this is to us, teachers of the future. By constant and faithful work we hope finally to reach the pinnacle of success-not success for our own material gain, but for the betterment educationally and morally of the children entrusted to our care. Ours is a long and unending task, one which invites discouragement, one which beckons to despair many times, but 31 we resolve here today to do all in our power to overcome the odds, to rise above the nu'nerous obstacles we may find strewn in our paths. We shall aim high and strive for perfection, We shall try to accomplish the most with the material we are given. We promise to infuse into our hearts and spirits all the openfmindedness, all the fairness, all the tolerance which seem to us the requif sites of a real teacher. Because we are cogs in the wheels of this huge democracy, we shall cope with the weak and the strong, with the brilliant and the dull, giving all as fair a chance as possible and treating all as individual personalities. We shall play our part in the shaping of the mass. Let us make each as fine a shape as we are able. Let us leave an indelible stamp, one of which we may be proud, upon the mind and character of each of our charges. As the years go by let us uphold the ideals of our college, let us treasure the counsel she has given us. May we all be worthy of our profession and may we at last mount to the summit of the ladder round by round . IVIARY A. WALSH, '36 C5 1936 CLASS SONG Those fruitful, joyful college days, We're leaving them behind. They came and went in harmony Our minds and hearts to bind. Henceforth they'll be but memories, We gladly shall recall The kindly words, the cheery smile Of friends in this stately hall. We sought and found the knowledge here Our teachers did impart, And tho' we faltered, sometimes failed, Felt courage from the start. Oh dear gray walls, in ivy clad, In mem'ry,s chain you'll beg The helpful thoughts and smiles you gave Shall ever be part of me. Music by IDA MAINO, '36 Words by MARY WALSH, '36 32 IVY DDEM The sunshine on your silver leaves Gleams, and flings about its green A golden hallowed light That folds away a soft, sharp secret. The whispers of your web spun filigree The swift hushed murmur of your win:ly leaves Is never still. Eternally its sifted sound steals Out from misted shadowed places. We hold out hands to shape a cup To catch the scattered coolness Of your guarded memories. Etched, waxen leaves How much you know. What small, thin thoughts Can color trace in your slim pattern. Firm you stand And true, O Ivy, A chain you weave That reaches from the thick, black earth High into the searching, changing sky. To us who stand this day Upon a trembling threshold There is taught A final lesson in your strength. In the years to come may we remember To keep firm our faltering feet In sweet, soft comforting balm of soil Nor yet forget to stretch high up our arms Into the magic of Infinity. ELEANOR CORPJGAN, '35 IVY UIQATIUN Classmates, this is the day on which our last meeting as a class is held. We cherish three years of pleasant memories. But since it is the way of life to progress, we must look forward. What does the future hold for us? This is the question which is foremost in our minds today. This ivy we plant is a symbol of our future. This tiny vine will yearly grow upward, straight and strong, but ever clinging to these walls. As it is tenacious so may we be endowed with its power and strength. May we heed true ideals and cling to them as this rare plant adheres to these walls, and thus grow in our profession upward and onward. Guard our Alma Mater, which we have watched grow from a school into a college, and be a living symbol of our thanks to our parents and our teachers, and our loyalty to one another. Ever beckon and urge us on our way-an inspiration and a guide. Now we leave thee. Oh waxen green, climb on with us! MARGARET J. STBVENSON, '36 33 CLASS WILL We who are about to die at the shock of graduation salute you. Contrary to custom and only at the request of my client '36, you have been called here on this solemn occasion before death, to hear her will and receive her gifts. Owing to a lightness in the head caused by its gradual swelling during the last four years and a heaviness in the heart caused by thoughts of parting, my client may have been mistaken in her inventory, but such as she thinks she has, she gives to you, praying that you may not believe that it is only because she cannot keep her goods that she is generous. The class of 1936, being about to leave this sphere in full possession of a sound mind, as right as possible after four years of curricula and extra curricular activities, does dispose of its estate as follows :A To President Eldridge go our sincere good wishes and a deep appreciation for the excellent and skillful piloting of the Cood Ship '36 into port. To our noble advisor, Miss Weston, we leave our proficiency in athletics, a poignant spirit in all gymnasium work, and a perfect attendance at each session. Without question it can be passed on to the incoming freshman group. To Miss Pearson we bequeath a new Art Appreciation text entitled Painless Pathways to Art Culminationu. To Mr. Venable we give an electric searchlight which will enable him to find those two long lost entities, the cosine of B and the tangent of A. To Mr. Holmes we leave all the local supply of Campbell Soup to be distributed to the Cherubs of Mark Hopkins. To Miss Batchelder we leave a new ventilating system guaranteed to keep the atmosphere clear and cool. To the unsuspecting Miss jenkins, we leave senior behavior as shining examples of problem cases according to Hoyle. To Miss Allyn goes a kiddie car in order that she may make her daily rounds delivering the mail each morning with greater rapidity. To Miss Underhill, we leave all the startling information we have given on quizzes and examinations in order that this knowledge may be used in the compilation of a new literature text for the education of our younger sisters. To Miss Boyden we transmit an automatic hushing machine with a keen sense of perception to be used during chorus period. To Miss Donelson we will a set of red arrows pointing to the sign Silence . To Mrs. Van Etten we leave a request for a standing order of cream potatoes to be consuined at all future W. A. A. Winter Carnivals. We recommend them highly. To Mr. Cummings we give and bequeath our originality in design and the surprising out' come of all our tasks in woodwork classes. Muriel Cingras bequeaths all her appreciation for the true and beautiful to Betty Davine, to be absorbed at every opportunity in season and out of season . Ella Mae Karrey leaves seventeen cents as a contribution for the purchase of a gavel for the conduction of future Student Council Meetings. Kathryn McGee, who has never been known to move more than twenty miles per hour, leaves her terrific speed to Shirley Champlin, who boasts that for fifteen years she has hurried for no one-utheyu have always hurried for themselves. Dorothea Hoffmann leaves a book on Parliamentary Law procedure and League of Nations activities to Tiny Shea with the request that this be carefully studied for the next Williams Conference of the Model League. Ida Maino, the only counterpart of Geraldine Farrar, generously bestows the qualities of such temperament to Marjorie Bowers. Ida emphatically requests that the beneficiary use these qualities as a basic for strange behavior. Margaret Stevenson, an athlete of no mean ability, leaves her untiring devotion to hiking and her athletic prowess to Helen Donnis. Our noted treasurer Ruth Pittsinger, who spends money like water, bequeaths this characf teristic to a certain junior who has never been known to mail any postcards since rates went up to two cents. Marion Raedel, whose voice inspired the modern flute, leaves this and her eagle eye to Bertha Ray, a prominent suffragette of the sophomore class. Magdalen Eichert, who claims direct descent from Sarah Bernhardt and also some of her talents, leaves her knowledge of acting to Margaret Buckley. 34 MARIE CLARK . . Dorothy Lee leaves all the studying she failed to do to Nan Sullivan with a provision that Nan put it to good usage. Mary Walsh bequeaths to her future pupils a dictionary in order that they may interpret and translate her conversations and routine speeches. Margaret Miles who never gets ruffled even when knocked unconscious, hands down her good nature and automatic selffcontrol to the freshman class. It's your own particular problem girls. Frances Singleton decrees her lithe and supple grace on the basketball floor as well as her pink gym suit to Ginny Belanger. If these acquisitions are used faithfully there are great promises in store. Eleanor Corrigan, the silver tongued member of this organization, transmits her volubility to Rosfe Massacani. Next year, Rose will startle the assembly group with oratory never known hereto Ore. To the incoming freshman we leave our ability to talk back in self defense and to make any action we see fit to commit seem perfectly justihable and proper, in fact the only thing to do. To the iuniors we bequeath Senior dignity without reservation. We are afraid that this will be a strain upon the nerves and muscles of the young, but we hope they will rise to the occasion. To the sophomores we give a little motor run by catsup In hopes that it will speed them up. Having signed away its worldly belongings and some things which are not its belongings, the class of '36 now passes on to bigger and better things. Signed: Class Attorneys SYLVIA PARADIS MARIE CLARK WHATS THE NAME OF THAT SONG . ,.,., Marie of My Dreams ELEANOR CORRIGAN . MAGDALEN EIcI-IERT MURIEL GINGRAS , DOROTIIEA HOFFMANN DOROTHY LEE . , IDA MAINO . KATHRYN MCGEE MARGARET MILES . RUTH PITTSINGER . MARIAN RABDEL . FRANCES SINGLETON . MARGARET STEVENSON MARY WALSI-I . . SYLVIA PARADIS ELLA MAE KARREY TRANSMITTER . . RECEIVER . . LINES BETwEEN STATIONS . INDUCTION COIL . PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTROMAGNET . SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR . INTERFERENCE . . SOUND WAVES . , LONG DISTANCE CALLS CARBON PARTICLES . GROUND . . , Laughing Irish Eyes Lovely to Look At Way Out on the Mountain . . A Little Bit Independent It Happened When Your Eyes Met Mine Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider Kitty, My Dear, Will You Marry Me , . When You and I Were Young Maggie . , . Straight From the Shoulder Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone . . , Out of Sight, Out of Mindi' . The Lily of the West Cendl , I Want What I Want When I Want It SENIOR TELEPHONE EXCHANGE 35 . Who Is Sylvia . You're The Top , Dot Hoffmann . Mr. Eldridge . Miss Weston Ruth Pittsinger Ida Maino Sylvia Paradis , Marie Clark Eleanor Corrigan . Mary Walsh , Fran Singleton . Broken Pencil Points . . Campus S in Highlights of Sophomore History, Class '38 We are entering upon the last lap of our career! State Teachers College looms before us! Thus did we think in September of 1934. Alas, we were just insignificant freshmen. To our dis' may we were forced to don bright yellow caps that shriekede freshmen leto the world. To add still further to our discomfort, the class of '37 established a set of rules that we were to obey. Needless to say these were not strictly followed. Consequently, several of our class members found themselves sweeping the post office steps with toothfbrushes. Shortly after the initiaton, our class was informed that it was our duty to give the annual I-Iallowelen party. With the advice of the Big Sisters our first feeble attempt at entertaining attained some measure of success. The sophomores were our support for only a short time. In February, the class ofhcers and Miss Dix, our advisor were elected. Now we assumed the formality of an organized class. Our president and one member from the freshmen body were allowed seats in the student council. We were beginning to belong! The freshmen responsibility next appeared in the guise of a dance. The artistic members of the class tastefully decorated the assembly hall for the occasion. The dance was a huge success and our efforts were well awarded. Now we turned our attention to june activities. Much to our sorrow, Miss Dix informed us that she was leaving as she had the offer of a better position elsewhere. Thus our freshmen year ended! It is again Septembergbut one year later. We are now sophomores! Under our motherly wing we take the newcomers. Of course it is only fair that we make them suffer the humiliation of our own first year. Guided by us, the freshmen wear the golden crowns. However, more imf portant matters need consideration. We must select an advisor. With one accord Mr. Venable was chosen. Now we must turn our eyes to a dance. The Sophomore Hop again demonstrated our class ability. From that time we have been bending our efforts towards aiding whenever possible. A thoughte-ea wish-may our next two years be as happy as the last! FLORENCE PELTIBR '58 36 It inf Freshmen Class History Well, by now the freshmen are well on their way to new laurels but lest they forvet lets ' j h f -, c g , - remin' t em o whatls behind them. All the goinv hasn't been hard. Even the hrst di of :ch nl g . . 1 y N Q t was great fun in spite of that slight feeling of inferiority which would creep in. The Big Sister C '..' , . , ' ommission deserves many thanks from the freshmen for its great help to them. A reception was the initial gathering of the year which the freshmen attended. In spite ofa cordial welcome, there was a feeling that this was the flower hiding the thorn. And such a thorn! It zlldf h e ' 'He r ' f ' ci e ort a special ass-mbly to introduce to us tne rules and the crowninv ' vlor era is Y L I ' FI D But the freshmen, ever ingenious, turned disaster into victory hy using these same beloved 3 l cats to cecorate the gym for their Halloween Party, at which Miss 'i'Red Riding Hood Batchelder was unquestionably the hit of the evening. Virginia Belanger was elected class manager and at a later meeting Miss Batchelder was chosen freshman advisor. That notorious hugbear of all classes, student assemblies, nearly downed the freshmen. Th f ' ' ey pulled throu gh with only a bump or two to show. The joy of Christmas vacation was dulled hy the thouvht of approaching exams The whole h l Q za ' ' sc oo was caught in a flurry of excited studying. But like everything, even exams soon faded into the past. Once more order was restored. Mziry Kidney was elected class president. Doris Akin, Rita came vice president, secretary, and treasurer respectively. There are many months ahead of the freshmen, but if they keep their fine spirit, they will make them as happy and successful as the first months have been. Conway, and Helen Donnis be' V1ac:iNiA BELANGBR '30 37 .gg .HE L The Student Council President ELLA MAE KARREY SCCT8Id7y'TT6dSUT6f . WINIPRED SMITH Members of the council have worked and cofoperated throughout the year, reducing our college problems as they were met. Our first work was that of arranging our budget to meet the cost of a year book. A Commuter's Club was established and its members and friends can boast of its popularity. Although it was impossible for any of us to be present at the New York Conference we were able to attend two state conferences. The results of the latter will be seen in the year to come. 38 ',-3' 11 1 I l l The Cuesta Staff 3 . ,..1..... EditorfmfChief . . . MARY WALSH Assistant Editms . , RUTH PITTAINCFR. ELEANOR CORRIITAN Associate Editors IDA MAiNo MARGARET Miuzs KATHRYN MCGFF SYLVIA PARADIS FRANCFS SINGLFTON MARGARET STPvrfNsoN MARIF CLARKE MAGD.ALEN EICHFRT MURIEL GINGRAS DOROTHEA HOPPMANN DOROTHY LEP ELLA MAE KARRFY Business Manager ....... . . MARI.AN RAFDFL The Editorial Staff presents the Cuesta to the memhers ofthe State Teachers College We hope that you m my eniov it and receive it with pleasure. The Staff extends its thanks and appreciation to President Eldridge, Miss Underhill. and Miss Weston and to everyone who has helped in any way to puhlish this hook. 39 011' X The Glee Club President IDA MAINO Vice President HELEN GR.-WELLE Secretary DOROTHY DUPELL Treasurer CLARA McCormick Librarian ELIZABETH Dfwms The Glee Club, under the supervision of Miss Lillian Boyden, has been a valuable asset to the State Teachers College. A concert, followed by a dance was held on December 17, to which the public was invited. The Glee Club has provided musical entertainment for the various college exercises. 40 Z 50 O0 tix ann... 19 Z., .gunni- . The Dramatic Club President ELVANOR CoRRioAN Vice President . MILDRFD Boyo Secretary CIATHFRYNF Sum Treusurev Siiirtrri' Citi.-KMPLIN The Dramatic Cluh opened its season hy presenting a completely studentfproduced play called the Crimson Coconut . The performances were given hy a cast which included Alma Benedetti. Doris Chonard. who practically stopped the show with her portrayal of the weary waiter, Betty Neyland. Mildred Boyd and Winit'red Smith. The production was directed hy Eleanor Corrigan. Moved by the spirit of emulation, after a theater party at Williams College. the cluh took part in the traditional Christmas festivities giving an exquisite drama which was directed by our faculty advisor-Ivlary Underhill. Regular meetings have been made exceptionally interesting hy the activities carried on through our participation with the Glee Cluh and the Senior Class. So has ended another year of this cluh which each year takes a more important place among the organizations here in S.T.C. May it ever grow strongerl ELFANOR CORRIGAN '36 41 Members of the String Ensemble LILLIAN BOYDEN, Conductor VIOLINISTS RUTH WINSHIP RUTH DENISON MARGARET LAFONTAINE BETH WESTON VIOLONCELLIST L1LL1AN BOYDEN PIANISTS LOUISE LONG DOROTHY WHITCOMBE 42 W. A. A. President FR wcrs Smut:-'rox Vice President . Doais BOURDIQAU Secretary MlLI5Rl'D BOYD Treasurer . Doais JACOB Head of Sports . ALMA BIJNEDFTTI SOCIAL EVENTS The W. A. A. opened itsgsocial calendar with the annual Mountain Day hike to the top of Greylock. The Hopper and Cheshire trails saw many footsore and weary girls before the beautiful autumn day drew to a close. Mid'winter found us making plans for the Winter Carnival. Because Mother Nature ruined the executive board's plan by a premature displav of spring, our snow carnival had to bean indoor one. The carnival events were followed hy a supper at Miss Weston's apartment. The Christmas party which was put on with the Drama Club was also voted unanimously a big success. Lake Shaftesbury was the ideal place, we found, for our W. A. A. spring picnic. The last month of the college year can boast ofa most enioyable Play Day and an unprecedented May Day in which the training school and college combined to give a picturesque and colorful entertainment to many friends. Faaxcifs SINGLVTON '36 THE SPORTS REVIEW The athletic program opened with hikes to various mountainous localities. The Hare and Hound Chasesu were the most popular. Tennis and archery under the capable management of Betty Neyland and Ida Maiiio won many supporters. The freshmen girls were the unquestionable victors in the interfclass basketball tournament. Skiing, also, found many loyal advocates in the freshmen class. We owe triple thanks to Doris jacob for her fine piece of work as W.A.A. treasurer and head of both tenniquoit and basketball. Badminton and pingfpong, two new indoor sports, added a number of girls to the afternoon gym. Sylvia Paradis, a most welcome newcomer to the senior class, contributed much pleasure to the girls who attended her Ivionday afternoon dancing classes. Spring arrived with baseball, volleyball, bowling, and swimming. The college wished to thank Miss Weston and the executive board for their unfailing will' ingness to help us have a fuller athletic program. They, in turn, hope that each girl has found that our motto A Sport for Every Girl and a Girl for Every Sport has a real basis of truth. FRANCES SINGLETON '36 43 A. rf Av 1 0 'H 1 p -M . amy 'law ,.u' l- 9' Art Club President MURIEL GXNGRAS Vice President , DOROTHEA HOFFMANN S6CTEIdTy'TTEdSllTiT MARC.-mer MILES The Art Club. under the guidance of Miss Pearson, has included two groups of work. There have been lectures and visits to art exhibits, museums, and studies of well'known artists. Such trips as those to the Memorial of Saint Gaudens and to the studio of Mr. Blake will long he remzmbered. We have also found pleasure in the art exhibits of the Massachusetts School of Art and the Business Mens Art Club at the Public Library as well as others held in the Crane Museum. The second group of activities ccnslsted of sketching, painting, stencilling. handwork and design. Som: of these were carried on as group activities. while others were individual projects. VVe express our appreciation to Miss Pearson. who has helped us develop a desire to become acquainted with the beauty which is available in our surroundings. The Club is grateful to teachers and friends who have kindly furnished transportation for our interesting trips into the Art world. 44 TACCNIC HALL School days are the happiest days of your life. How often have we heard this phrase and vaguely wondered at the time if, after all, school days with all the worries and cares woven into them were the happiest days of our lives. Perk aps living for two, three or four years in a dormitory does as much as anything to build up a feeling of completeness, adjustment, happiness and contentment among girls and boys away at school. Taconic Hall has been our home for four years at college. The years spent here will long be remembered and looked back upon with fondest recollections. So many times the halls have vibrated with laughtergperhaps a group of freshmen up to some prank. Our rooms have been the meeting places of happy groups of girls gathered to discuss very often events connected with school as well as personal affairs. If the walls could speak we wonder what secrets they would un' fold, told them year after year by one girl or another. 'LDorm dances, especially of late, have made up a large part of our social program during the year. Christmas dinners when we have invited outside guests as well as our classmates and teach' ers we shall recall with pride as the years slip by. How thankful and pleased we were this year when Mrs. Van Etten, our house mother, always thoughtful and helpful, served tea for us during the afternoons of exam week. This year we chose Anne Berte for our house president, Ruth Pittsinger for our vice presif dent, and Helen Strehle, secretaryftreasurer. These officers are supported by a house council, consisting of several other girls residing in the dormitory. Our activities have been numerous and varied. We have enjoyed ourselves in every possible way. Each year we hope for more girls to enter as freshmen and to live in our house. Each girl has something to add to the enjoyment of living together as one large family. KATHRYN MCGEE '36 l an W? 45 46 GRADUATE AUTDGIQADHS 47 UN DEl3ClASSMEN AUTDGDADHS 48 3 f 'w Irie aku' .x . . Ee, , vii - 4 .4 '12 'L 3344 . I -. f. . - Jf , l :It 131 1 xl' Zi Z f'. ' -Q ,W , . . ' x 'I u A lrmiilif '- j.'. ,.'Q..'1: - ' -11' I' .-I .5-251.P4'f-Q ' -Q -, , :A- ' Tfimft? . Q, VZ. .J ,A 1 , 'Vi ' sf' fjfdv I 1 ' , 8 1 , .4 HM.: A x.' -all.. - ' -nk iw' Q .' 4,3 .,. yr' W,-,9 . 1 ,I 'W 1 -1 'Z .-', gi ..'d.'- '. . 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