SUNY Plattsburgh - Cardinal Yearbook (Plattsburgh, NY)

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MOTTO — FOR COUNTRY, GOD AND RIGHT Colors — Red, White and Blue OFFICERS Katherjne M. Roisii Victoria P. Dougan Madeleine D. Pettet Helen S. Bond President . President . Secretary Treasurer

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Presented to the Plattsburgh Sta te Normal School uy the Classes of 1918 and 1919.

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Alpha and Omega Among Shakespeare ' s famous writings we find this passage : All the world ' s a stage, And all its men and women merely players : They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. So we might with Shakespeare fittingly compare the past two years of our lives with the scenes of a drama, the climax of which is near at hand. The morning of September IS, 1916 witnessed the rising of the curtain as our caste composed of about seventy-five characters filed into the corridors and classrooms of the Plattsburgh State Normal to stage what we anticipated— a successful production. Although we were young and inexperienced on the stage of human life and although wc hadn ' t among our number any actresses of an Anne Pennington or Bessie Macoy Davis type yet we had the courage of our con- victions that we learn to do by doing and so launched out bravely with the greatest of confidence and severity. For the first few weeks Normal life was indeed a novelty. Rush parties and sorority teas proved to be fitting precautions against homesickness. To be sure these were a privilege, but the Junior class knew how to use them and for the most part were wise in attending to work before play. At the close of the social season both the Generals and Commercialites retired to a more secluded life. Tilling the soil of mind and pulling the weeds of error were the order of the day. Soon the holidays were at hand and after a few days of rest to regain our equilibrium the Junior class was in better spirits than ever to carry on its noble work. Mid-year with all that it meant loomed up before us with an unusual problem, namely, a series of final exams, but the Juniors with few exceptions ably mastered the situation. Following this according to the usual custom we were favored with a little recreation which took the form of a mid-year dance. After commendable preparation on the part of some of the Juniors and Seniors the big social event proved a creditable success on the evening of January 30, 1917. The second semester then dealt out to each one of us ample rations to keep us mentally satisfied. The Generals particularly appreciated this diet both in quality and quantity for previous to this time they had been trying out the Page sixteen