Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

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1909 WESTFIELD NORMAL. 23 though they are not always so during school hours. Our first reception this year was not held until after the Christmas vaca- tion. As everything else that we have been connected with. it was a great success. The principal feature of the dance was a moon which was brought indoors for the benefit of those who prefer 111oonlight. This reception was followed by one from the junior class which, considering their immaturity, was unusually successful. Only one more reception is left for the class of '09 to give, the final. which will be held on Saturday evening and which, we hope, will excel all previous ones in enjoyment. Now, when we are about to leave this school, we feel a great sadness come over us. for here we have spent two of the happiest years of our lives. Here we have met many people and made friends from whom we must now part. Perhaps some of us. yes. many of us. will never meet again, but we hope that we shall not be forgotten. Nile hope that the faculty will remember the Class of '09, which Mr. Allyn has said is the best ever. Mrs. VVilson, we feel sure. cannot forget very readily a class which, perhaps, has annoyed her in more ways than one. but we hope that she will forgive us, one and all. Mr. Saunders. we think, will re111ember for some time the surprise party which the girls of '08 and '09 held on him one April morning: but it is as a class that we wish to be remembered. As we have remembered our seniors so we hope our juniors will never forget the Class of '09, tlufir seniors. This is the history of the Class of '09, If there are any addi- tions or corrections. now is the time for them. Was that the last bell? No, it was not. Then, we will pass on rapidly to the next topic. SEPTA LYNN, NY. N. S., '09.

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2,2 WESTFIELD NORMAL. 1909 The course of our senior year flowed peacefully on, for now we were 'fdignifiedl' and did not engage in such silly pranks as we did when juniors. XVe spent most of our time now in taking care of those Hyoung juniors. This year we were again formed into classes under Mrs. Knight. Ywle learned from her that in our apperceptive step, our presentation, and our generalization, we must be cheerful. positive and animated, have good distribu- tion of questions and, horror of horrors, while doing all this, we must keep the attention of the class. It seemed impossible at first, but we soon found that it could be done in trying to teach a class of our 'tcolleagues' at least, but whether or not it worked out with the Training School children, we will leave it to indi- viduals to say. Speaking of good distribution of questions reminds me of our geography class in which we all feared that our turn was coin- ing next. Strange to say, we heard the same remarks at almost every class,- Miss Charest, we will let you recite this morning , Going down this table. Miss Roche, you may take the tloor g XVhat can you add, Miss McGee t? Mr. Goodwill can vouch for the fact that we were a very progressive class. During our first year we composed numerous class songs and formed a Glee Club. It was our intention to send this club to various schools to give exhibitions of our talent but, owing wholly to lack of funds, this idea was never carried out. Ilowever, the Glee Club continued its meetings this year, purely for the aesthetic value. Mr. llockenberry is assured that we have remarkable memories, for did not one member of our class inform him, accurately, at what age she began to walk '? This year as well as last year we have had several good times, both at the school and at the hall. On these occasions we became acquainted with our teachers in a social way and it is gratifying to see how amusing they can be out of school, even

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24 WESTFIELD NORMAL. 1.909 0112155 will Givefn Jlonclay, June 21, 1909, Assembly Hall, Class Night. BY MAY POVVERS. 1 S we, the Class of 1909 are about to separate and each one to start her voyage on the sea of life, rough for some, smoother for others, we think it proper that while We are one body, we should leave in the form of a will, to all those whom we love and honor, the treasures which we own as a class. Therefore- We, the Class of 1909, of the NVestlield State Normal School, of the county of Hampden, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of sound and unfailing mind, and considering the uncertainty of this life, do make and declare this our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will by us heretofore made. After the payment of our debts, just or unjust, and other expenses, we give, devise and bequeath as followsy To our suc- cessors, the Class of 1910 we give, devise and bequeath,- Fmsfr. The back rows of seats in the Assembly Hall where they must sit exceedingly quiet with only two books on their desks for all must participate in the devotional exercises. Also the privilege to subdue the incoming class who will doubtless for- get that this room must be quiet. SECOND. The use of the chemical laboratory where we as seniors laboriously worked and at last succeeded in discovering a powder which we guarantee to cure all nervous quaking and heart trembling which the Class of 1910 will no doubt experience before entering their recitations in geometry.