Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

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SENIOR CLASS But three short years ago a group of about sixty girls entered the portals of Westfield Normal School fired with the ambition to become school teachers. As days and weeks mounted into months, this group felt its way along and soon began working smoothly. Our first big and outstanding step taken was to elect class officers. Those elected were Agnes Glynn, president; Anne Gluskin, vice- president; Ariel Saunders, treasurer; and Hazel Agambar, secretary. The first social event sponsored by us took place in June, at the annual Freshman Sport Hop. Carrying out the idea of the name, tennis rackets, golf clubs, banners, and balloons appeared in profusion throughout the hall. This gala event, like all others, soon passed and we left these halls ringing with our shouts and laughter, followed by the strains of Home, Sweet Home. September, 1929, loomed clearly and we were together once more as Juniors, an extremely different group from that of the previous year, and we were the upper- classmen. As usual, elections were the first matter to be considered. Catherine Donahue took the helm as president; Olive Rhoades, vice-president; Vera Pills- bury, treasurer; and Jean Valentine, secretary. Throughout the year we planned for bridges. These for the most part were successful and they were enjoyed. In February we made our first big debut, that of the Junior Promenade. Since the winter was here in good shape, icicles and glittering snow played their part in our decorations. Thus once more passed our largest activity of the year. All too soon came September, 1930. Here we were once more, back with our old friends and eager to embark on our last great voyage at Normal School. With Ellen Shea to guide as president, Ruth Field as vice-president, Jean Valentine as secre- tary, and Jeanie Provost as treasurer, we planned a most noble year. In January we had our big dance of the year, the Inter-Class Promenade. Who could help but be gay mid that host of blue crepe paper bespecked with silver stars of all sizes? Thus we had passed another milestone in our notorious career as students here. Lo and behold! Class Day was at hand. Then came the dawn and gra duation with it. We can ' t say good-bye to you all, merely au revoir, for we ' ll always be with you in our dreams. Hence, the first three-year-course class from Westfield Normal School was granted the diploma signifying Go thou and seek what Dame Fortune has in store for you. CLASS OFFICERS FRESHMEN JUNIORS President Marjorie Fleming President Anne Donald Vice-President Eileen Mahan Vice-President Gertrude Cady Secretary Marion Lynch Secretary Martha Hawley Treasurer Margaret Mitchell Treasurer Etta Hadley seniors President Ellen Shea Vice-President Ruth Field Secretary Jean Valentine Treasurer Jeanie Provost 32

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with the three of them, then decided it was time to be returning to solid ground. I took off on an Octopus express and arrived in Westfield at two o ' clock. Wondering if the Normal School had changed during the last twenty years, I hurried there. My curiosity as to who the professors were made me look into the different rooms I had known so well. Sitting in Miss Tobey ' s room was Catherine Donahue, assigning ponderous lines for expression. As I looked into the newly- constructed gym, a familiar figure was teaching the Mauchy Hop, Kay Foley in a familiar setting. In Miss Pratt ' s place I saw Janey Brennan tending books and retaining two of her old characteristics, winsomeness and sportsmanship. Going next to the Training School, I found Irene Hoff, famous psychiatrist, was visiting the school to make a study of Why Children Forget Easily. Evalena Taber, successor to Mrs. Winslow, greeted me and took me to the different rooms. Evalena asked me if I knew that Lib Pattison had gone to teach in Panama. Lib had a very perplexing problem to solve in How to heal the great Culebra Cut. After classes were over, Kay, Catherine, Ev, Irene, Janey, and I gathered in a corner of the new social room, which was lavishly furnished with the new modern- istic furniture. Together we reviewed the lives of our classmates. I found many were prominent in the world of affairs. Vera Pillsbury is holding the coveted position of World treasurer. Helen Labrovitz has added another Helen to the famous court of tennis Helens in winning the World ' s championship. The stage and talkies have found valuable assets in Gem Morgan, a second Winnie Lightner, and Liz McDonald, a popular successor to the antics of Joe Brown. Dot Miller, also an actress, has confined herself to the drama. Ariel Saunders ' poetic works move deeply. She is poet laureate of the Earth. Betty Sullivan has shown her executive ability in organizing and directing the Sullivan School for Physical Education. The Fine Arts have claimed Marian Pomeroy as an unsurpassable sculptress. Her latest production, Essence of Happiness, for which our own Doris Corcoran posed, has received the applause of the art critics. Adele Cone is named successor to Socrates because of her deep philosophical propounding which endeavors to uplift the ideals of youth. The Nobel Prize has become a most coveted reward. 1951 sees the winner of the Literature award, Martha Clark, because of her book How to Differentiate Delightfully ; Radio vision has highly applauded the mission work of Marion Childs. The little Chinese children listen in wonderment as Marion, in her own inimitable way, tells them stories. Two of my classmates decided that marriage was a worth-while institution. Gwen Hanbury still feels that married life yields many an interesting problem. Janice Kerr has forsaken a career in opera because she has found the missing link to make life complete. A jingle of keys made us turn quickly. Coming out of a closet at the far end of the room was the queerest contraption I had ever seen. The girls explained that this was the mechanical janitor. Seeing the keys gave us the hint that it was time to be moving along. Bidding the girls good-bye, I was just in time to catch the Flashavite back to New York City. The delightful events of the past hours raced through my mind as I lulled back in my seat — thoughts that would bring pleasant memories each time I peeked into my Memory Album. FINIS Scribe, Jane Brennan Prophets ? VALENA Taber Adele M. Cone 31

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EN PASSANT The three years are over and the members of the Class of 1931, replete with knowledge acquired at their Alma Mater and elsewhere, are about to go forth into the world. As a result of this ego-centric education, these brilliant and talented young thin gs will carry with them into the unknown an appreciation of nursery rhymes, an understanding of the prohibition question, and the egotistical idea that none of their teachers quite measure up to the standard that the graduates have set for themselves. They will have a vague impression of the Freudian theory; why they behave like human beings — or don ' t; and will be able to converse with reason- able intelligence on such subjects as the latest Vogue fashions, the most modern novels, and how to make children happy though in school. They have been the first participants in a noble experiment and hope for education ' s sake that this one will succeed. So, in passing, let it be known that although undoubtedly blessed with these unusual advantages, they nevertheless condescend to accept from those left behind their good wishes for success in their teaching and various other pursuits and pur- suings. Mary Linehan. CLASS CELEBRITIES Has done most for class Ellen Shea Athlete Has done most for Ruth Thompson Kay Foley Jeanie Provost Edna Johnson Marion Childs Virginia Mallory Marian Pomeroy Kay Foley Esther Bartlett Florence Lownds W.N.S. Most popular Most brilliant Most business-like Most serious Class grind Best all-around Best mixer Prima Donna Artist Fashion plate Best looking Coquette Bluffer Man hater Sweetest Wittiest Peppiest Favorite pastime Favorite sport Favorite study Mary Crean Clarice McGowan Clarice McGowan Rose Mihalek Mary Linehan Grace Knox Doris Corcoran Elizabeth McDonald Dorothy Miller Gossip Hockey Study Hour 33