San Jose State College - La Torre Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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over the state. At the close of the reception, When, according to the custom, Faculty and students join hands in a great circle and sing HAuld Lang Syne,;, memories come crowding through the mind of plans and conference, tttrials and tribulations,7, and many pleasant hours spent under the red-tiled roofs of old Normal. The reception is in the hands of the following able committees: General Plan: Miss MeCabe. Program: Miss Beal, Miss Bradley, hMiss Buckingham. Refreshments: Miss Trimble, Miss Post, Miss Mignon.

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jfamltg 9390mm QEIuh U for very many affairs as a body this year, with the exception of the notable achievement of bringing Helen Keller t0 the Normal; although some delightful social functions have been held. Lively and varied are the accounts which have come to our ears concerning the farewell tea given by the Club to the President, Mrs. George, on the eve of her departure for Switzerland. Clever decora- tions adorned the Faculty room, arranged under the direetion of Miss Post, and songs and speeches enlivened the meeting. A delectable menu, planned by Miss MaeKenzie, was served. Steamer letters, which containedfables in verse, etc., giving advice concerning traveling, were contributed by various members of the Faculty, inserted in the covers of geography pamphlets from various countries. The unexpected ap- pearance of Dr. Shallenberger during the course of the tea added the last note of enjoyment to the affair. For some time it has been the delightful custom for the Faculty iWomenis Club to give a reception to the young women of each gradu- ating class. Informal as these affairs are, they partake of the nature of a ritual or ceremony, by which the women of Faculty, now no longer teachers and supervisors ttoverT the girls, but friends and good corn- rades all, welcome into the ranks of the teaching profession the girls who have studied and worked at Normal. - The Christmas reception carried out the holiday idea in a charm- ing fashion; a lighted Christmas tree and many decorated little tables adorned the South Society Hall. Tea was served, and old Santa ap- peared in person to give each graduate a bag of candy. The affair was a great success and forms a link in the chain of pleasant memories which keep the Normal dear to the hearts of the Alumni. The March class was cleverly entertained at a reception and tea on St. Patrick7s Day. The tea tables were decorated with the shamrock Of Ireland, and the whole room was artistically wreathed in green. Miss Beal gave a notable speech in which she so cleverly lttook 0ff7i and characterized the members of the Faculty, that everyone present recognized each word-portrait, even though no names were mentioned. Several other interesting speeches were made, and the girls left feeling that the bond had been drawn a little closer between them and inspir- ing women with whom they had worked and studied. v-The June reception is, needless to say, the biggest reception of the year, and will be larger than ever this year, as over three hundred young women will be graduated. Clever and extensive decorations are planned, and with as many witty speakers as we have on our Faculty, an enjoyable affair is anticipated by the Seniors. But, however much fun there may be, back of all the merry-making there is a little tug at the heart-strings at the thought of parting, and going out far and wide T HE members of. the Faculty W01nen7s Club have not found time

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EHamltg Nntw U tember, several new faces were noticed on the platform, and some well-known faculty members were missed. V . Miss Agnes E. Howe, head of the History Department, returned from a years leave of absence, during which she traveled in several European countries, spent the spring at the University of Wisconsin, and taught in the summer at the University of Reno. Miss Basseler and Miss Whitmire also returned from a year in Europe, which they spent in Visiting and studying along their special line. Miss Trimble returned to the Training School after a year at Teachersi College, Columbia. We missed Miss Etta Kinney, who left for a year to take up vari- ous lines of study and to travel in the Eastern States and abroad. Her place was filled by Mr. Charles J . Pierson, who came to the Normal as head of the Zoology Department fromthe El Cajon Union High School. Miss Foster left the Drawing Department, and was succeeded by Miss Elizabeth Lee MeDermott, who also took charge of the Reviews Course. The Arithmetic Department received a notable addition in the per- . son of Mrs. Adelaide Hornbrook, who became a supervisor of arithme- tic. Mrs. Hornbrook came to the Normal last year on leave of absence from her school in Chicago, to do experimental work in the Training School. She is the author of several standard works on mathematics, one of which, Hornbrook7s ttConorete GeometryK has lately been trans- lated into Russian. Several changes were made in the Manual and Household Arts Departments. Mr. W. S. Marten of the San Jose High School, took the place of Mr. A. P. Hill. Mr. B. W. Spaulding, formerly located at Red- lands, a graduate of Stout Institute, undertook the Woodworking courses. Mr. Harold Boyle, from Columbia, took charge of the Metal Work and Design. Miss Lila O,Neale, of Columbia University, was added to the Faculty of the Household Arts Department. ' Mrs. George also acquired an efficient assistant in the person of Miss Clara Hinze, a graduate of the University of California, and of the San Jose Normal. J ust before Christmas the Normal School and Faculty were greatly interested in the honors Which came to two members of the Faculty; 7 namely, the election of Dr. Margaret Shallenberger, Principal of the Training School, to the position of State Commissioner of Elementary Education, and of Dr. Anne M. Niohloson, as Secretary of the State Board of Commissioners of Education. Both Dr. Shallenberger and Dr. Nicholson carried with them the sincerest good wishes of the Faculty and the Student Body to the honors and responsibilities of their new pos1tions- Miss Howe succeeded Dr. Shallenberger as Principal of the Train- ing School, and Dr. Nicholson,s place was ably filled by Miss Post, for- merly head of the English Department of the San J ose High School. IN the first assembly at the beginning of the school year last Sep-