Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

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We, the undersized, being of insane mind and infirm body, do bequeath, give over, relinquish, surrender, and, in general, hand out to the insignificant ones who will follow in our illustrious footprints the following unique possessions: — Article I. — To Dr. Russell, an institution which shall be self -governed, thereby allowing the faculty complete freedom from arduous tasks of trying to control future perspiring Normalites. Article II. — To Miss Lammers, a set of traffic lights which will automatically direct the marching orders and facings. Article III. — To Mrs. Winslow, sufficient copies of Sinclair Lewis ' latest novel, The Niceties and Decencies of Life, to supply the incoming, uncouth, embryonic teachers. Article IV. — To Mr. Patterson, an inexhaustible supply of newspaper clip- pings on the Wickersham report and the gangster activities. Article V. — To Miss Snow, that beautiful modernistic painting, Cabbages at Play, over which so much furor has been created recently. Article VI. — To Miss Tobey, a checking account in the Farmers ' Trust- Co-operative-Savings Bank in East Jallope. Article VII. — To Dr. Wilson, the Mundale jungle stocked with the rarest specimens of insect life. Article VIII. — To Miss Pratt, a metronome for the exclusive use of Seniors with enough nerve to try to conduct Chorus. Article IX. — To Miss Fickett, a rocket ship and jumping belt for use when she investigates the planet Mars. Article X. — To Mr. Hawley, a set of invisible batons to go with every suit. Article XL — To Miss Roberts, the folk-lore of the Mississippi Valley and a pamphlet on How to Remember Names. 27

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and Minstrel Show to the day when all the Sister Seniors left our little house. The year offered to the cause of Modernism the first Triangular Debate carried on by the Normal Schools of the State. Then, too, 1928 will always hold memories of the Freshman Dance, the first activity that we could call our own. — 1929 — As another year rolled by introducing us to our new Room, we found ourselves in a rather unique position; we were by name and position Juniors and Seniors. Time, however, was of no consequence for we were swept through the endless festivities. Halt! One step forward! The Commuters in their on- ward march, inspired by Modernism, danced into history with the first Commuter ' s Hop. What? — No, we cant be leaving this room so soon? Although th is is goodbye, yet thoughts of our last room draw us as if a magnet to — — 1930 — Poised, dignified, magnificent — Seniors! Our last step toward our goal. Looking down we find three steps of stairs: Seniors Juniors Freshmen Ready to step forth, we pause long enough to visit the last room in our little house. Reminiscing upon the whirlwind of festivities, the Inter-Class Prom stands forth, the acme of Normal School dances. Standing upon the threshold, we gaze upon a different world. All former familiar objects have taken on a new aspect; we ' re alone in this modern world. What we have to face and find is still ahead. The march is on! Shall we go for- ward or backward? As graduation draws near, Westfield Normal School grows dearer; we realize its possibilities, its opportunities, its broadening influences, and its successes. Our progress has been so constant that it has escaped our notice until now. The Pres- ent finds us ready, ambitious and eager to fulfil our debt for what Westfield Normal School has given us in Service. Helen Labrovitz Bessie Smith 26

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Article XII. — To Mr. Sawyier, a dictagraph to preserve his Spagettysburg address given at the beginning of each spend-man-ship recitation. Article XIII. — To Mr. Winslow, a personally autographed life-sized picture of Old Man Campbell to place before him when eating some of Mrs. Winslow ' s home-made soup. Article XIV. — To Miss Abrams, television apparatus to check up on absent students. Article XV. — To Miss St. Claire, a manual for future reference and to assist Seniors to decipher Dr. Russell ' s notes. Article XVI. — To Mrs. Loker, a can of Campbell ' s soup in recognition of service rendered in providing sustenance for starving commuters. Article XVII. — To the Freshman Class we leave the inscrutable sphinx-like calm of the Seniors when reading report cards. Article XVIII. — To the Junior Class, one pound of Chinese tea for the social hour with Mrs. Winslow on every Monday and Friday afternoons. Article XIX. — Ruth Thompson leaves to Annie Donald her far-reaching arm with which to ring the bell in study hall. Article XX. — Ellen Shea bequeaths to Gertrude Cady her spirit of good fellowship. Article XXI. — Edna Johnson leaves to her successor as treasurer of the Student Council her ability to collect extra nickels. Article XXII. — Mac McDonald leaves to Babe Manning her power to soothe the faculty with humorous impersonations. The Class of 1931. Witnesses : — Elizabeth McDonald Ethel Olesak Dorothy T. Miller Corinne W. Mitchell 28