Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 58 of the 1936 volume:

WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE 3 0386 0025 9458 5 THE WLWM oro COMMENCEMENT 1936 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS JJefrtcaitmt The Class of 1936 dedicates this Yearbook to the abiding memory of one who has enriched our lives with her personality and teachings £L (Brace tfvckdt -« ■ 1- f PRESIDENT OF THE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AT WESTFIELD FOREWORD The profession of teaching is a public ser- vice, and is the only service that reaches into every community and into every home and family in the land. Its importance lies not so much in what is taught by teachers, since facts and figures and fads change from gen- eration to generation, but in how teachers teach and in how children are taught to think. These next few years represent for us, as has been aptly said, a race between democra- tic civilization and propaganda. Democracy can only exist when people have freedom to think for themselves under the guidance of wise leadership; and leadership is neither wise nor democratic that is founded on propa- ganda, intolerance, bias or self interest. You ivho now are to become active mem- bers of this profession are entrusted with this responsibility, — to keep clearly before you the purposes and practices of the democracy that was established by your forefathers and that can be maintained only through you; to help the pupils who come under your guidance to develop into enlightened citizens of that de- mocracy; and to increase through your efforts, tolerance, understanding, construc- tive criticism, and intellectual honesty. May the class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-six continue and add to the fine record of its predecessors. Charles Russell STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AT WESTFIELD FACULTY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Charles Russell, Ph.D., President George M. Crutsinger, Ph.D., Director of Training and Principal of Training Schools Gladys F. Pratt, M.A. Librarian and Social Director Esther St. Clair Registrar Ruth E. Boylan ■ Clerk and Stenographer COLLEGE FACULTY Pela F. Braucher, M.S House Director; Biology Mrs. Dorothy V. N. Brooks, M.A English, Geography Frederick S. Conlin, M.A Literature George W. Haupt, Ph.D Science Edward R. Hawley Public School Music, Chorus, Music Appreciation Theresa J. Lammers, B.S Health Education, Hygiene, Physical Education Marian E. Lusk, B.S Penmanship, Art Raymond G. Patterson, M.A History, Sociology Edmee Robert Physical Education Louise E. Snow Fine and Industrial Arts Martha M. Tobey, M.A. Economics, Mathematics, Language On leave of absence ; E. Lolita Eveleth, Substitute JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY May T. Grout Social Studies Ella G. Wallace Science Richard A. Ward, B.S English Marjorie M. Williams Mathematics ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACULTY Jeannette Rosengren Sixth Grade Augusta M. Tappan Sixth Grade Florence V. Nichols Fifth Grade Edith M. Robbins Fifth Grade Bertha A. Kuralt Fourth Grade Louise P. Wade Third Grade Anna F. Deane, B.S Second Grade Clara W. Leyonborg First Grade Mrs. Katherine H. Cole Kindergarten Viola E. Bettinger, B.S. Mundale Rural School Flora S. Heald Wyben Rural School Ode to a Charred Ruin Denuded holocaust Lifting thy dark blackness To the Sky- Where are they now? Those dwellers in your citadel Where are they — I hear Only the frightened cries And wailing as the maples Protest through your blackened Beams — I see but ghosts — white and magic ' Neath your hellish mass. Is this the end? Is this the end of Beauteous structure — Naught remains but Purest pillars proudly Boastful — bearing yet Their burden — bearing Yet your sear-souled sins Of yesterday — But where are they? Oh, where are they? Mae Cavanaugh ' 37 10 (glasses CO co u Pi o Z w co 12 The 1111 Rosemary P. Ryan Westfield When words are scarce, They ' re seldom spent in vain. President (4); Student Council (4); W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3,4), Business manager (3); Dramatic Club (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (2,3,4), Operetta (2,3,4), Chairman of Costumes (4); Literature Club (1,2,3,4), Vice president (4); Basketball (1,2); Hockey (1,2); Tennis (1); Chair- man of Decorations (3) ; Graduation. Marjorie Moriarty Holyoke there is virtue in merriment, She ivill find it. Vice president (4) ; W. A. A. (2, 3, 4) ; May Day (2, 3) ; Science Club (4), Vice president (4) ; Chairman of Programs (3) ; Class Will. Ann H. Cronin Holyoke True to her word, her work, and her friends. Secretary (4); W. A. A. (1,2,3,4), Costumes (3,4); Art Club (2, 3, 4) ; Literature Club (2, 3, 4) ; Vice president (2) ; Chairman of W. A. A. Dance (3); Baseball (1,2,3), Head (4) ; Class Day; Class History. Helen Richardson Springfield Not too serious, not too gay, She has a very pleasing way. Treasurer (4); W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (2); Glee Club (1,2), Operetta (1,2); Dickinson Hall (1); Basketball (1,3); Hockey (1); Chairman of Banquet (3). I936-- 13 The II H Eleanor M. Ackerman Springfield Happy am I, from care I am free Why aren ' t they all contented like me? W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Glee Club (2,3,4), Operetta (2,3,4); Basketball (1,2,3,4); Hockey (1,2,3,4); Baseball (1,2,3); Literature Club (1,2,3,4); Secretary (1). Helen R. Baker West Springfield Stature is no handicap; was Napoleon a giant? W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2); Hockey (1,2,4); Journalism Club (3); Class Day (3). Frieda Barnes Springfield Ah, why should life all labour be? W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Literature Club (1,2,3,4); Journalism (4); Class Day (3). I936- Esther Bartlett Westfield It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends. W. A. A. (4); Glee Club (4), Operetta (4). H The 1111 Pearl E. Bean Agawam A quiet, unobtrusive sort of chap Who, saying little, puts things ' on the map ' . W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Hockey (1,2); Head of Hiking (3,4); Literature Club (1,2,3,4), President (4) ; Journalism Club (3, 4) ; Science Club (3, 4) ; Delegate to Model League (4), International Relations Club (4). Edith Busansky Springfield A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2, 3); Hockey (1,2); Literature Club (1,2,3,4); Journalism Club (4). Ann Connor Holyoke Rare compound of oddity, frolic and fun! Who relished a joke and rejoiced in a pun. W. A. A. (3,4); May Day (3); Banquet (3); Senior Dance. I93 . Elizabeth L. Crean Westfield How poor are they that have not patience! W. A. A. (1,2,3,4), President (3); May Day (1,2,3), Stu- dent Chairman (3); Basketball (1,2,3,4); Hockey (1,2,3, 4); Tennis (1); Dance Group (3); Glee Club (4), Operetta (4) ; Literature Club (2, 3, 4) ; Journalism Club (3, 4) ; Dele- gate to W. A. A. Conference (3). !5 ■Ihe UWM Evelyn Crowley Holyoke The power of Thought, — the magic of the mind. W. A. A. (2, 3, 4) ; May Day (2, 3) ; Basketball (3) ; Glee Club (2) ; Science Club (4) ; Class Will (3) ; Class Day (3) Barbara Dickerman Springfield Philosophy If I should labor through daylight and dark, Consecrate, valorous, serious, true, Then on the world I may blazon my mark, And what if I don ' t, and what if I do? W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2, 3); Hockey (1,2); Dramatic Club (2,3,4); Glee Club (2,3, 4), Operetta (2,3,4); Literature Club (1,2). Elizabeth A. Enright Springfield live not in myself. But I become a portion of that around me. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2, 3) ; Hockey (1,2,3) ; Dance Group (3) ; Dramatic Club (1,2, 3,4), Secretary (2), Vice president (3), President (4); In- ternational Relations Club (4), Delegate to Model League (4) ; Literature Club (2, 3, 41 ; Science Club (4) ; Delegate to W. A. A. Conference (2) ; Quotations. I936- Ruth F. Fielding West Springfield Always ready for a bit of fun, but never shirking when work ' s to be done. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Costumes (3,4); Basketball (1,2,3,4); Hockey (1,2,3,4); Literature Club (1,2,3,4); Journalism Club (2,3,4); Science Club (3,4); International Relations Club (4); Tekoa Staff (3,4), Assist- ant Poetry Editor (3), Poetry Editor (4); Art Club (1,2,3, 4) ; Class History. 16 •Ihe III Katherine Foley Springfield Neatness is a crowning grace of ivomanhood. W. A. A. (4). Florence L. Fox Westfield A pleasant smile wins a host of friends. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3), Costumes (4); Chairman of Decorations (4) ; Literature Club (3, 4) ; Ban- quet. Dorothy F. Gilman Springfield To put all of one ' s self into one ' s work makes for something more than success. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3), Properties (3); Recording Secretary (1); Dance Group; Glee Club (2,3,4), Operetta (2,3,4); Literature Club (1,2); Chairman of Tickets (4). f Virginia Holt Springfield While life is mine, I ' ll find it good, And greet each hour with gratitude. W. A. A. (1, 2, 3, 4) ; May Day (1, 2, 3) ; Anes Sofres (2, 3) I936- V The Hid Margaret M. Josko Springfield Laugh at your troubles and they will vanish. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2); Hockey (1); Art Club (1,2,3,4); Literature Club (1,2,3, 4) ; Science Club (4) ; Tekoa Staff (4), Senior Pictures. Mary C. Kos Bondsville It ' s all in knowing her. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2, 3,4) ; Hockey (1,2) ; Dance Group (3) ; Literature Club (4) ; Journalism Club (3,4). Mary Llewellyn Pittsfield A girl of serenity and intelligence. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3), Costumes (4); Hockey (4); Dramatic Club (2,3,4); Glee Club (1,2,3,4) Operetta (1,2,3,4); Science Club (4); Dickinson Hall (1, 2,3,4), Treasurer (2), Secretary (4); Class History. I936- Ruth Elizabeth McCann Springfield The most benumbing thing to the intellect is routine. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Hockey (1,2,4); Dramatic Club (1,2,3,4); Literature Club (2); Science Club (4) ; Banquet. 18 Ihe III Muriel J. Marshall Springfield Self-confidence is the first requisite of great undertakings: ' W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2 3,4); Hockey (1,2,3,4); Tennis (1,2,3,4); Dramatic Club (1,2,3,4), Dramatic chairman (2,3,4); Literature Club (1, 2) journalism Club (3,4); International Relations Club (4), Delegate to Model League; Tekoa Staff (1,2,3,4), School News (1), Assistant Business Manager (2), Asso- ciate Literary Editor (3), Literary Editor (4); Prophecy; Class Day. Santi Mazza Springfield 1 doubt if hard work, steadily and regularly carried on, ever hurt anybody. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3), Properties (3); Baseball (3); Hockey (1); Literature Club (1,2,3,4); Journalism Club (4); Science Club (4); M. Grace Fickett Memorial (4). ROSE McMAHON West Springfield Care ' s an enemy of life. W. A. A. (1, 2, 3, 4) ; May Day (1, 2, 3). I936- K. Rita Neylon Springfield She tries almost everything under the sun, What she doesn ' t do isn ' t worth being done. W. A. A. (1, 2, 3, 4) ; May Day (1, 2, 3) ; Hockey (1) ; Dra- matic Club (1,2,3); Art Club (1,2,3), Secretary (1), Vice president (2); Glee Club (2), Operetta (2); Literature Club (2) ; Student Council (4), Social Chairman (4) ; Science Club (4). 19 The II II Mary E. O ' Connor Westfield A faithful friend is the medicine of life. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Hockey (1,2); Tennis (1); Literature Club (2,3,4); Art Club (1,2,3,4). Sophie Pallock Springfield Quick mince to reason and form debate; Tongue eloquent, her arguments to state. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4), Secretary (4), Head of Basketball (2); May Day (1,2,3); Baseball (1,2); Basketball (1,2, 3, 4) ; Hockey (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Tennis (1, 2) ; Dramatic Club (2, 3, 4); Glee Club (1,2,3), Operetta (1,2,3); Journalism Club (2,3,4), Associate Editor (3,4); Tekoa Staff (3,4), Assist- ant Business Manager (3), Editor-in-Chief (4) ; Internation- al Relations Club (4) ; Class Will. Harriet Richard Springfield Art is power. W. A, A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2, 3,4); Hockey (1,2,3,4); Tennis (1,2); Dance Group (3); Art Club (1,2,3,4), Vice president (3), President (4); Lit- erature Club (1,2,3); Dickinson Hall (1,2,3,4); Tekoa Staff (4), Art Editor; Class Day; Costuming. Margaret Richardson Longmeadow Muse not that I thus suddenly proceed; For what I will, I will, and there an end. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2, 3,4); Hockey (1,2,3); Dramatic Club (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (1,2,3,4), Operetta (1,2,3,4), Secretary (3); Literature Club (1,2); Class Day (3,4); Class Will (4). I936-- 20 The HI Gertrude F. Rintala Chester Reading furnishes the mind only, with materials of knowledge; it is thinking makes what we read ours. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Art Club (2,3); Literature Club (2, 3) ; Science Club (4) ; Class History. X ' Beatrice A. Rogers Westfield A merry heart goes all the way. W.A.A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Hockey (1,2); Glee Club (1,2,3,4), Operetta (1,2,3,4), President (4); Tekoa Staff (4), Advertising Manager. Lillian B. Rouillard Chicopee Falls I am glad to think I am not bound to make the world go right. W.A.A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Dickinson Hall (1,2,3,4); Literature Club (1,2,3,4); Basketball (1). I936- Wilhelmina I. Rura Westfield Play up, play up, and play the game. W. A. A. (1, 2, 3, 4) ; May Day (1, 2, 3) ; Dance Group (3) ; Basketball (1,2,3,4); Hockey (1,2,3,4); Base ball (1,2,3 4); Tennis (1,2,3); Head of Hockey (3); Head of Minor Sports (4) ; Delegate to W. A. A. Conference (3) ; Literature Club (4); Journalism Club (2,3); Glee Club (4), Operetta (4) ; Quotations. 21 The IBM Francise M. Sears Holyoke Far rom t ie world I walk And from all care. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Journalism Club (2,3), Assistant Editor (2); Science Club (4); Dickinson Hall (1,2,3); Class Vice president (1); Class Prophecy. Mary Serra Springfield It ' s nice to be natural, when itfs natural to be nice. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Student Council (2,3,4), Sub-treasurer of Clubs (2), Sub-treasurer of Class (3), Treasurer (4); Dickinson Hall (1,2,3,4), Secretary 2 ; Literature Club (1,2,3,4) ; International Relations Club (4). Rose Shapiro Springfield To bear all cheerfully, do all bravely: This is to be by symphony. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1) ; Hockey (1,2) ; Literature Club (2,3,4) ; Journalism Club (2, 3,4); International Relations Club (4), Corresponding Secre- tary; M. Grace Fickett Memorial (4) ; Class Prophecy. Roberta H. Wall Springfield A calm and gracious element. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); International Re- lations Club (4) ; Literature Club (1,2) ; Student Council (2, 3,4), Recreational Chairman (2,3), President (4) I936-. 22 The HI « Ruth T. Warner Westfield Perfection in appearance is a valuable attribute. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2, 3, 4) ; Hockey (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Art Club (2, 3, 4) ; Journalism Club (3,4); Class President (3); Banquet (4). Mary M. Welch Westfield Mild in manner and gentle of heart. W. A. A. (1, 2, 3, 4) ; May Day (1, 2, 3) ; Basketball (1, 2) ; Hockey (1); Literature Club (1,2,3,4). BERNICE E. Whelan Springfield There ' s nothing worth the wear of winning But laughter and the love of friends. W. A. A. (1,2,3,4); May Day (1,2,3); Basketball (1,2); Hockey (1, 2) ; Literature Club (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Sewing Club (2) ; International Relations Club (4), Recording Secretary. I936-- 23 SENIOR CLASS, 1935-1936 ELEMENTARY Helen Baker Esther Barnes . Frieda Barnes . Esther M. Bartlett Edith Busansky . Ann K. Connor . Evelyn Crowley . Katherine I. Foley Evelyn Gunn Virginia E. Holt . Mary Kos . Harriet M. Richard Helen Richardson Margaret Richardson Lillian Rouillard Wilhelmina I. Rura Mary Serra Ruth Warner JUNIOR HIGH Eleanor Ackerman Pearl Bean Elizabeth Crean Ann H. Cronin . Barbara Dickerman Elizabeth Enright Ruth F. Fielding Florence L. Fox . Dorothy Gilman . Margaret M. Josko Mary E. Llewellyn Ruth E. McCann Rose McMahon . Muriel J. Marshall Santi M. Mazza . Marjorie Moriarty K. Rita Neylon . Mary E. O ' Connor Sophie Pallock . Gertrude Rintala Beatrice Rogers . Rosemary P. Ryan Francise M. Sears Rose Shapiro Roberta H. Wall Mary M. Welch . Bernice Whelan . 118 Ashley Street, West Springfield 65 Gilbert Street, North Brookfield 125 Roseland Street, Springfield Oak Terrace, Westfield 388 Carew Street, Springfield 41 Howard Street, Holyoke 255 Suffolk Street, Holyoke 18 Goodrich Street, Springfield Southampton 87 Wilbraham Avenue, Springfield Thorndike Road, Bondsville 11 Murray Hill Avenue, Springfield 62 Harvard Street, Springfield 577 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow 5 Cochran Street, Chicopee Falls 30 Cross Street, Westfield 43 Waite Street, Springfield 7 Avery Street, Westfield 23 Dawes Street, Springfield 1730 Main Street, Agawam 15 Morris Street, Westfield 54 Nonotuck Street, Holyoke 30 Summit Street, Springfield 858 Belmont Avenue, Springfield 35 Ohio Avenue, West Springfield 154 Franklin Street, Westfield 38 Thorndyke Street, Springfield 141 Warrenton Street, Springfield 95 Cromwell Avenue, Pittsfield 92 Euclid Avenue, Springfield 52 Worthen Street, West Springfield 107 Maryland Street, Springfield 111 Andrew Street, Springfield 454 Hillside Avenue, Holyoke 83 Bowdoin Street, Springfield 2 Morris Avenue, Westfield 76 Maiden Street, Springfield 172 Prospect Terrace, Chester 15 Princeton Street, Westfield 76 Union Street, Westfield 168 Essex Street, Holyoke 38 Algonquin Street, Springfield 148 Pineywoods Avenue, Springfield 110 Main Street, Westfield 47 Huntington Street, Springfield 2t CLASS HISTORY The aim of a Teachers College is to produce efficient teachers. In order to prove ourselves capable candidates for the teaching profession we submit for your approval the history of the class of 1936. That we may be in keeping with a Teachers College we have chosen to record our doings in the form of a lesson plan. We hope that this will serve as a model for preparing daily lessons when you secure that job . HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1936 Objectives: — 1. To give the undergraduates a knowledge of the marvelous attain- ments of the present senior class. 2. To initiate everybody in the correct technique of making lesson plans. 3. To provide a reference for the incoming seniors that they may observe, study, and learn. 4. To serve as a guiding star for our sister class of 1938 that they may attain the fame which we have enjoyed. I. Preparation : Teacher — ■ Wake up your memory so it will take you back at least as far as September 1932. II. Preparation : A skeletonized outline of the main events of our history with comments and essential points to be noted and stressed during the lesson. Events 1932-33 September 14 — Settlement made by a most intelligent freshman class September 22 — Get-Acquainted Party September 28 — ■ Initiation Points to be Stressed Who in your opinion were more con- fused, the Freshmen who were meeting that long line of faculty members for the first time, or the Juniors who were trying to remember the teachers ' names? Contrast the initiation of the present Freshman class with the indignities we suffered for two long weeks. (Consult 1933 Tekoa p. 17) Look at this picture of the poor little Freshie. 25 October 10- Commuters ' Club Party October 28- Teachers ' Convention November 18- W. A. A. Dance January 13- Interclass Prom April 27- Commuters ' Minstrel Note how ill she looks. See that only one side of her face has color on it; a dozen or more pigtails crown her head, while the green bows around her neck and a green wash cloth bib suspended from a chain of safety pins make at- tractive decorations for her gown. How many noticed that her costume is completed by two different colored stockings, and one shower sandal and one sneaker? Don ' t you think it was a good thing she was denied the use of the locker room mirror? (We do.) The end of initiation. But recall those two long lines of students armed with paddles or hymn books for the pur- pose of assuring us a warm welcome. After this reception we were hon- ored by being given the privilege of entertaining those present. Our dis- played talents ranged from conducting model music classes to Going Through the Stick. How important we felt at our first convention. Being conscientious stu- dents, we supplied ourselves with pens and notebooks so that we might take copious notes to be used in future classes. This was the first time we had had to invite men instead of being invited. — Could their elusiveness have been due to the depression ? In a lovely, wintry landscape, youth ruled supreme to the strains of A Boy and A Girl Were Dancing . Note how the Freshmen blossomed forth. Blackened faces added power to our lusty chorus of voices. The celebrities of the occasion were: Beatrice Rogers, who flitted about gracefully in a waltz specialty, Mildred Carlson, who proved her ability as a tqp dancer in 42nd St. ; Marjorie O ' Brien, an endman, who contributed, Two Tickets to Georgia . 26 May 24- May Day June 15 College closes 1933-34 Rural Training May 16- May Day 1934-35 December 21- Christmas Ball January-June Training May 15 - May Day An Old English May Festival. Note these pictures of the two groups of Freshmen doing their share to make the day a success. In lovely silver cos- tumes Morris dancers are acting much like contortionists at play. The second group in blue and orange peasant cos- tumes are doing a typical English coun- try dance. Note: that the year ended with the class of 1935 coming out with honors in athletics. That week ' s introduction to teaching so fearfully anticipated did not turn out so badly after all. Among our sacred memories are treasured the experiences of those weeks in the country . Another May Day. Our class repre- sented both the beautiful and wild Perchtens. Since we were all beautiful and docile creatures, the only way that we could represent wild Perchtens was by wearing huge grotesque masques. Brief discussion of difficulties encoun- tered in trying to dance and keep the masques in place. (Bring out the fact that the day was very warm and places for eyes and noses were very minute.) This Dance introduced the custom of having an annual Junior Ball. Notice how many original ideas these Juniors had. What could have been prettier than a snow scene in a cabaret? Need we say more than, It was a period of joy and sorrow ? A Junior day at last. Could any queen have been lovelier than our Queen of the May, Roberta Wall, with her attendants, Francise Sears and Mil- dred Carlson? The rest of our group 2 7 May 24— Class Prom June 9-13— Graduation Activities 1935-36 Sept. 19— Cap and Gown Oct.— Cuts December 20 — Cheerio Ball January 5 — Miss Fickett May 15- Theses Due upheld the honor of the class by repre- senting Czechoslovakian peasants in beautiful red and white costumes de- signed by our own Ruth Fielding. This dance took place in a Music Box. Rhythm floated everywhere. But was it not lucky Mr. Hawley didn ' t criticize our peculiar placement of sharps and flats? Graduation this year meant that the elementary division of our class re- ceived their diplomas. Some of our sis- ters left to assume positions as Al teach- ers while others returned in September (was it force of habit?) to study for their degrees. We assumed the dignity of seniors. Notice that Miss Tobey ' s earnest en- deavors to improve our posture by hav- ing us balance books on our heads proved excellent training for wearing caps. A long awaited privilege — but woe unto the senior who takes all of her cuts at once. Stars everywhere! The dust which must have fallen from them made the floor too slippery so the gentlemen had the unique privilege of brushing up the Stardust. The predominant spirit of this social event more than exemplified its name. The greatest sorrow that came to our class was the death of Miss M. Grace Fickett, our beloved class adviser. Read ' em and weep. When do you think these theses should have been be- gun? How do you suppose that spring va- cation of 1936 was spent by the sen- iors? 28 June 8 — Banquet June 9 — Glee Club Concert June 10 — Class Day June 11 — Graduation Having powers only to review the past, we must leave these events to your memory and imagination. (If you are 100% collegiate you will no doubt have programs of these events inserted in the frame of your mirror.) III. Application: — ■ 1. For the Seniors : — ■ Reliving the pleasant experiences of these past four years. 2. For the under classmen : — - To prove that you have learned your lesson we offer the following quizz which will be graded according to the best rules of Tests and Measurements . a. What is the most intelligent class that has ever entered W. S. T. C. ? Give reasons. b. What class has been outstanding for its original activities? Give proof of your statement. c. Compare the spirit of ' 76 with that of ' 36. d. What is the best-liked class? Who likes them? e. Why will you remember the class of ' 36? Give 10 reasons — don ' t repeat answers. IV. Assignment : — Juniors — one more year at W. S. T. C. with best efforts to fit you for worthy succession to the place left vacant by the parting class of 1936. Sophomores — Two more years at W. S. T. C. — referring at every turn to the outstanding example of success furnished by your sister class the thirty sixers. Freshmen — Three more years- — You ' ll have plenty of time to pre- pare your lesson well and practice what we have preached. With all hopes that this has been a profitable lesson which will serve as an inspiration in the future, we dismiss the class. Do not rush for the door! Pass, quietly. Ann Cronin Ruth Fieldling Mary Llewellyn Gertrude Rintala 2 9 WILL OF CLASS ' 36 As we depart this college life Where we ' ve spent years of peace and strife, We wish to leave before we go Remembrances to those we know ; So we drew up a document As our last Will and Testament. For being, we feel, both sane and sound The class of ' 36 has found It possible to will away Some valuable gifts today. Our mighty chief we honor now. On him our blessings we bestow: To Dr. Russell let us pass Another trusting Senior Class Who ' ll hold his stories all as true, Instead of fiction strange and new. And so that he may never fail To startle them with some weird tale, We now present — don ' t think us flip — An honorary membership In the famous old Tall Story Club — As an inventor he ' s no dub. The Gentleman from way out West We find is next upon our list. A model school all up to date Where he may sit and educate, And practice to his heart ' s content His great ideals on management. And carry on with joyful ease His psychologic theories — This school we ' re happy to confer On our dear Dr. Crutsinger. The troubles of Miss Pratt begin When it ' s vacation time again. To her we give, with best intent, A strange magnetic instrument Whereby all wandering books are caught And safely to their shelves are brought, For thus no valued time she ' ll lose In sending out those over-dues. Miss Braueher took the wrong direction She should have turned to vivisection. She loves to cut up little things Like worms, or frogs, or birds with wings. And so that she may never wait For specimens to mutilate, A large collection we present That she ' ll dissect to her heart ' s content. Although the office is replete With material their needs to meet, We leave Miss St. Clair and her aid A punch-board of excuses made ; To save the time consumed each day Explaining why we ' ve stayed away. Mrs. Brooks, without a doubt, Likes to order folks about — That in her element she may be, We leave a Little Italy — Where she may safely exercise Her ability to organize. For Mr. Conlin ' s delectation To show our true appreciation. We leave for him with great delight A gift we feel is his due right — A group of students who will be As classically inclined as he, Who ' ll be well versed in French and Greek, And Spanish and Italian speak. Thus they ' ll enjoy and understand Great literature from every land. Plus the usual twenty-four Will be enough to help you through Your work— so that ' s our gift to you. Mr. Hawley ' s need is great For choruses that are adequate For operettas, concerts, shows. And what else goodness only knows. And so that he may never fear For lack of talent every year. We leave for his especial use The Metropolitan Opera House, With scenery, stage, and building vast, Orchestra, chorus and solo cast. In the incoming Freshman class, We leave Miss Lammers many a lass Like Wigman, Graham or perchance Some other artist of the dance, To join the graceful dancing group And thus create a famous troupe. Miss Lusk goes traveling to and fro, Her car is always on the go, As back and forth she has to steer Between the Training School and here. And so, expenses to defray. This bag of gold to her we pay, That she may start to excavate A subterranean tunnel straight. Thus time and money she may save By running through this little cave. When Mr. Patterson gives a test He ' s always very troubled lest By awkward chance some roving eye Should on its neighbor ' s paper spy. That he may watch each struggling dope, We here present this periscope By which ' round corners he may peep And thus his watchful vigil keep. Miss Eveleth has a great affection For making tours for art inspection: Old or modern portraiture, Landscapes, still life, furniture. This worthy urge to satiate An art museum we dedicate, A building on these campus grounds, And so from walks save students ' pounds. We ' ve wondered very much about Miss Robert ' s gift, and puzzled out A way to give her partial bliss — The gift— though indirect — is this: A well equipped gymnasium With lockers, showers, dressing-room Far distant from our school, whereby Her pupils of the Junior High May cease to have monopoly Over our College property. Miss Tobey sees with eagle eye The minutes speeding swiftly by After it ' s time to start the class So she can say, Go get a pass! That she may be more accurate In telling how much someone ' s late, We give this clock, which she can see Will measure to the nth degree. Thus no poor soul may pass the door Who ' s late by hairbreadth ' s sec or more. And thus our goods we will away In Westfield, Mass. this summer day. And to this Will our seals we fix, This 10th of June, one nine three six. Dr. Haupt, you ' re a busy man— You always do the best you can, But yet ' tis true that we must say You ' re late to class ' most every day. We ' ve figured out that one hour more Margaret Richardson Sophie Pallock Marjorie Moriarty 30 PROPHECY OF CLASS OF 1936 And lo, it came to pass in the year 4000 A. D. that three archaeologists were bidden by the people of their land to go and seek in the ruins of the ancient eruption of Mount Tekoa. They came, yea, and as they walked in the debris, one of them spake saying, My brethren, let us stop our- selves here and rest, for we are weary. ' And the leader of the men spake saying, Now, therefore, my brethren, hearken unto my voice according to that which I command thee. Go now, with your tools, and dig among these rocks, that we may have information to carry thus to our people. And it came to pass as soon as the leader had made an end of speak- ing, that a muffled gong startled the ears of the men. And it was the step of the men upon one ancient rock that had touched a wired bell. And forthwith, the men set to digging up the bell, which, when they found it, bore a mystic inscription ; for written there upon the metal was C-R-u-s- s-e-1-1. And lo, the three archaeologists were deeply puzzled and asked among each other what the significance of these strange letters was. After much deliberation and writings, one of them spake thus, This picture writing, my brethren, can mean only one thing. C. Russell must needs be the name of him who calls to task the members of his tribe, the calling being done by this very bell. Yea, verily, we have uncovered the name of the leader of this ancient country. Time itself has erased the true mean- ing of the letters. Verily, C. Russell has come from this : (C) ome (Rus) sh to the B(ell). And when he had made an end of speaking, his brethren determined to seek the names of all the members of this ancient tribe and all their occupations, that they might return to their people with a full account of this marvellously ancient country. And it came to pass that the three archaeologists returned with a strange list of names, and spent many an evening recounting to their children the tales of this wondrous people and their adventures. And this is the list as it was translated and recounted : And Rosemary Ryan was head of a ship which carried those people having no class — who, while at school, verily, were condemned to the sea, for revolutionistic designs upon the Senior unity. And Helen Richardson did begin in a little while to operate a bus and this was patronized because it was well known with what dependability she acted and with what courtesy she was treated at all service stations. And so it came to pass that Marjorie Moriarty began to conduct a lecture and publish a certain pamphlet to which the title was How To Be Charmingly Sophisticated . To Ann Cronin there was much that was inspiring and she wrote her autobiography and it was a thrilling tale to unfold. And the first mate of this ship, yea, a true daughter of Westfield, was Mary O ' Connor whose duty on Captain Ryan ' s ship was to keep peace and quiet among those aboard. And Beatrice Ro gers hath spent many a year writing a dictionary of terms in order that she might aid those poor unfortunates who fail to understand the bodacious epithets of Snuffy Smith . And Roberta Wall was head of an Utopian Government in No Man ' s Land, where all her officers wore naval uniforms and the school children learned to read from the Log . Yea, and the world did acclaim Muriel Marshall who had re-written Shakespeare ' s play so she could act Hamlet on the stage; and it was granted that she be allowed to translate the ancient Roman talkies and present them unto the people in Uncle Sam ' s English. 3 1 And F ' rancise Sears in her new position as Dean of American Women, hath totally usurped masculine independence and sanity through her inex- haustible supply of pointless riddles and retorts proper. To Rose Shapiro came lasting fame as a radio entertainer, combining the talents of Jack Benny and Mrs. Pennyfeather, and in all these fields did she surpass ! And Gertrude Rintala hath perfected an instrument for exacting maps of the planets, on which she hath laid claim to all inhabitable land for future expansion of the United States in order to insure its neutrality. Unto Elizabeth Crean there came an opportunity to sponsor a girls ' basketball team, and she issued orders to all and they were obeyed. And the girls who joined the team wore non-skid chains and were taught to toss balloons through thirty-foot hoops. And Barbara Dickerman was directed in her course aright, and she went forth to Chicago to open a foreign mission, and it became her duty to teach unto the gun-men how to shoot to hit on roller skates. In her wisdom, too, Eleanor Ackerman became the head of a peripa- tetic school wherein all those who were teachers had to pay for their own soles and heels, and the pupils were blessed in that they were not re- quired to write up their field trips. Virginia Holt, moreover, became the proprietor of a factory where were made two Boston Bags on one handle to accommodate all the books and paraphernalia of school children. And it came to pass, moreover, also, that Bernice Whelan, connoisseur of food delicacies, opened unto herself a bakery wherein were featured English muffins every day of the week. Mary Serra, she also met a sorry fate, being finally confined to a state institution of another sort, where patients are nobly nursed; all due, no doubt to the mental unbalance she suffered when her treasurer ' s books bal- anced after only one computation. Margaret Richardson hath endowed the Glee Club of her Alma Mater with numerous operettas, one of which, produced recently, was entitled Howie Da-arling , the inspiration of which was a character out of Wode- house. Yea, and it came to pass that Santi Mazza, after years of experiment, invented a new species of permanent wave that lasted for years on ends. And an offer came to Katherine Foley and she considered it and ac- cepted it. And so she went forth and became an authority, and ordained throughout the world the clothes for college girls to wear. In the later days unto Evelyn Crowley came an opportunity to enjoy work as a literary critic in the house of New York papers because of her ability to find flaws in arguments and present her own points well and forcefully. After a little while, Mary Llewellyn journeyed to a country town and was married and took unto herself and her house the local telephone office. Unto Ann Connor there came an inspiration by which it was revealed to her to publish a weekly pamphlet which would contain all new and tricky phrases, and to compile books filled with all past and present de- velopments in the career of little Audrey. Harriet Richard entered into the Naval Office and she designed, with care and art, a multitude of ships and these were fully equipped. Moreover, as time went on, Frieda Barnes became the able personal maid and assistant to Edith Busansky, whom the Lord privileged to lec- ture about the earth on the injustices of the members of the teaching pro- fession. 32 And Sophie Pallock did run for President of an Independent political party, yea, and tormented her opponents with a maze of fiery diatribes and invectives. And Pinkie R ' ura was found pivoting on a basketball floor despite the hoop skirts for which she always longed and did finally acquire. Thus she pivoted and to no avail was the zealous guarding of Mary Kos. Then did Betty Enright become a fashionable school teacher at Ossin- ing-on-the-Hudson, and she did teach her lessons by many informal drama- tizations. And Esther Bartlett was found in a Swiss chalet balancing books on her diaphragm to keep in condition those birdlike tones. And it came to pass that Rita Neylon travelled around the country with a puppet under one arm and a soap box under the other. And lo, when the citizens there tired of her rantings, she did entertain them with a marion- ette show. And Mary Welch had private pupils in solid Geometry to whom she devoted the technique so effective in her own Math classes in college. Then it came to pass that Helen Baker at last revised the bus sched- ules of the Springfield Street Railways Company so that girls staying until 5 P. M. could get a bus without having to go through unnecessary marathon training down Court Street. And it came to pass that Florence Fox went forth unto New York and opened a shop for crocheted baby clothes and there had much success. And Ruth McCann came back to Westfleld with a group under the direction of Horis Dumpphrey and they did entertain the new classes with an exhibition of the modern dance. Neither did Rose McMahon end her career in teaching, but after she was graduated and had left, she took out her recipe book and revised and published it and caused a revolution to come unto the world of recipes. Now, when Lillian Rouillard was graduated, she was directed by a Chicago newspaper office to be foreign news correspondent, and much that was breath-taking did happen unto her. And Ruth Fielding journeyed unto a camp in the Adirondacks, and there came to her place a multitude of girls. And there were many health- ful activities provided. And it came to pass that Margaret Josko obtained a teaching position in Amherst, and this was good, for here Margaret was happy. And an offer came to Dorothy Gilman which bade her model for a wave set company as her hair was always so neatly waved. And this she did and was happy. And there did come fame to Pearl Bean, for it came to pass that she did concoct a magic potion with which she treated soil so that crystals formed almost instantaneously. And Ruth Warner did go to the ancient citadel of Oshkoshkow to civil- ize the women in their mode of dress. Knitted suits were last reported to be the fashion among the natives. And thus read the strange list which the three archaeologists discov- ered, and it was a tale of wonder and adventure that captured the hearts of children for many generations to come. And it came to pass that this tale hath been given unto us that we may give it unto you. Selah Muriel Marshall Francise Sears Rose Shapiro 33 Pi O z D 3 JUNIOR CLASS, 1935-1936 ELEMENTARY Helen L. Battistoni Verna Mae Beach Ruth Beaudreault Rita C. Connery . Gladys E. Farr . Barbara Halladay Lucy M. Harris . Agatha M. Homicki Elsie Johnson Florence Kane . Anna Kostek Anne LeNoir Lorette Levreault Kathleen Meehan Helen Mish Anna T. Moran . Evelyn Nelson Geraldine O ' Keefe Harriet A. O ' Keefe Mary E. Pepin . Rosamond Ross . Ruth P. Smith . Joseph ' ne Szymczyk Ovilla Tacy Winifred C. Wallace Norma C. Wood . JUNIOR HIGH Marion E. Abrams Doris Beaudreault Mae Cavanaugh . Rachel Clark Josephine Connolly Eleanor M. Cyran Angela DiCastro M. Rita Gibbons . Doris I. Griffin . Dorothy Heywood Mary Holland Helen Jedlicka . Jennie Kempisty Ruth Kratochvil . Veronica LaFleur Betty MacLalan . Margaret Maher June M. Meacham Josephine Millius Anne Plaskewicz Alice I. Powell . Dorothy Shipley . Edith Squazza Mora E. Terry . Jeannette Trudeau Granville Road, Southwick High Street, Southampton 651 No. Chicopee Street, Fairview 92 Alderman Street, Springfield 25 Green Avenue, Westfield 328 North Westfield Street, Feeding Hills Maple Terrace, Deerfield 253 Belmont Avenue, Springfield Feeding Hills 186 Hampden Street, Chicopee Haydenville 11 Walter Street, Springfield 37 Bridge Street, So. Hadley Falls 234 Carew Street, Springfield 15 Factory Place, Will mansett 50 Emmett Street, Chicopee Falls 1039 Berkshire Avenue, Indian Orchard 65 Hanover Street, West Springfield 15 Bell Street, Chicopee 103 Clough Street, Springfield 18 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Willimansett 39 Hadley Street, South Hadley Ct. 22 Henshaw Street, Chicopee Falls Otis Stony Hill Road, R.F.D. 1, Springfield East Whately 61 East Silver Street, Westfield 651 No. Chicopee Street, Fairview 54 Maple Street, Easthampton 65 City View Avenue, West Springfield 25 Greenwich Street, Springfield 94 Chicopee Street, Chicopee 56 Main Street, Westfield 53 Bradford Street, Springfield R.F.D. 1 Box 60, Boston Road, Palmer 243 Franklin Street, Holyoke 54 Sherman Street, Springfield 24 Noble Street, Westfield N. Main Street, Hatfield 16 Noble Street, Westfield 29 Greenwich Street, Springfield 10 Sumner Avenue, Springfield 54 Atwater Street, Westfield 30 Pearl Street, Westfield 54 Woodmont Street, Westfield 107 Meadow Street, Westfield West Stockbridge 8 King Place, Westfield 880 Boston Road, Springfield Warren Road, Palmer 8 Washington Street, Chicopee Falls 35 CO CO ,-J O w o5 O O X O CO 36 SOPHOMORE CLASS, 1935-1936 Rita Baker Eunice Besaw . Wanda H. Boratis Sophie J. Chmura Rita G. Doherty Eileen T. Fitzgerald M. Arlene Flint . Susan Gedman . Noella J. Gobeille Elizabeth L. Hayden Mary E. Homicki Jeannie Houston Marion C. Kennedy Marion E. Killips Stasia A. Kras . Kathryn J. Lee . M. Christine Lyons Barbara E. Mack Margaret L. Mannix Martha D. Marsh Rita M. Mitchell Mildred 0. Pendleton Emilie Picknelly Louisa Pergiovanni Margaret M. Powers Margaret E. Reppenhagen Mary P. Taft . Lucy T. Vecchiarelli . Josephine Wanat 146 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, Vermont Laurel Road, Huntington 38 White Street, Chicopee 27 Hilton Street, Chicopee Falls 311 East Main Street, Chicopee Falls 102 Gratton Street, Chicopee Falls Northampton 14 Taylor Avenue, Westfield Huntington 11 Fruit Street, Northampton 253 Belmont Avenue, Springfield Ludlow Road, Fairview 46 Francis Avenue, Holyoke 6 Marjorie Street, Westfield 9 Stebblns Street, Ludlow 11 Adams Street, Westfield 15 Prince Avenue, West Springfield 1 Milton Avenue, Westfield 24 Hight Street, Chicopee Falls 46 King Street, Westfield 812 Carew Street, Springfield 73 Lathrop Street, West Springfield 1097 Sumner Avenue, Springfield Huntington 109 Springfield Street, Springfield 15 Itendale Street, Springfield 34 Martin Street, Holyoke 448 Maple Road, Longmeadow 92 V2 Exchange Street, Chicopee 37 C 3 CO o Z % X to w — 38 FRESHMAN CLASS, 19 35-1936 Bessie Wills Brooks . Muriel B. Canning . Judith Viola Carlson Alma Mary Chaloux . Virginia W. Clark . Mary M. Collinson . Mary E Corcoran Vivian E. Cordes Mary E. Courtney Elizabeth Cronin Edith E. Dodge . Mary C. Dowd . Mary L. Gillespie Barbara C. Gorman . Mary J. Griffin . Germaine A. Guertin Helen G. Gunn . Jeannette Hennessy . Rhoda A. Katzman . Marita J. Keough Ella R. LeGrand Ellen J. Lowry . Mary McDonnell Helen Mary McKenna Eileen Maguire . Eleanor M. Mahoney Regis E. Massucco Margaret Millane Mary Catherine Murphy Helen V. O ' Brien Lucille E. Olson Eleanor E. Osteyee . Abby Pava Elaine B. Phipps Eleanor Sandiford . Doris Grace Scott Constance H. Shurtleff Adah F. Smith . Eileen M. Stevens Esther E. Storey Genevieve Storherr . EKzabeth M. Strycharz Mildred K. Taft Doris Thryegod . Roberta Urban . West Granville 51 Graves Street, South Deerfield 96 Middlesex Street, Springfield 151 West Street, Holyoke 34 Maple Terrace, Westfield 8 Johnson Street, Provincetown 50 Day Avenue, Westfield 10 Central Street, Agawam 104 Madison Street, Chicopee Falls 54 Nonotuck Street, Holyoke 79 Euclid Avenue, Springfield 35 Day Avenue, Westfield 62 Jefferson Avenue, Springfield 9 Malone Avenue, Westfield 71 Governor Street, Springfield 34 Elmwood Avenue, Holyoke Southampton 61 High Street, Springfield 64 Draper Street, Springfield 95 Pearl Street, Holyoke 1 Graves Street, South Hadley Falls 139 Housatonic Street, Lee 237 Locust Street, Holyoke 22 Willard Avenue, Springfield 10 Noble Street, Westfield 71 Wilson Avenue, Westfield 58 Western Avenue, Westfield 100 Van Horn Street, West Springfield 19 Belvidere Avenue, Holyoke 2 Morris Avenue, Westfield 7 Little ' s Court, Westfield 21 High Street, West Springfield 28 Somerset Street, Springfield 67 Marlborough Street, Springfield East Mountain Road, Westfield 7 Dorchester Street, Springfield 132 West Silver Street, Westfield 39 Hadley Street, South Hadley 28 South Street, Indian Orchard College Highway, Southwick 121 Garden Street, West Springfield 40 Emmett Street, Chicopee Falls 34 Martin Street, Holyoke 29 Mill Street, Westfield 1359 Wilbraham Road, Springfield 39 TEKOA STAFF, 1936 Editor-in-Chief Sophie Pallock ' 36 Literary Editor Muriel J. Marshall ' 36 Associate Literary Editor Edith Squazza ' 37 Poetry Editor Ruth F. Fielding ' 36 Associate Poetry Editor Mae Cavanaugh ' 37 Business Manager Elizabeth L. Hayden ' 38 Assistant Managers Lucy T. Vecchiarelli ' 38 Mary C. Murphy ' 39 Advertising Manager Art Editor Senior Pictures Beatrice Rogers ' 36 Harriet M. Richard ' 36 Margaret Josko ' 36 c sp ¥ Organizations DICKINSON HALL GIRLS Chairman Secretary Treasurer Ovilla E. Tacy ' 37 Mary E. Llewellyn ' 36 Lucy M. Harris ' 37 Dickinson Hall, under the leadership of its active student government, introduced during the past year a series of pleasant Fireside Chats . At these evening gatherings, to which all students were invited, informal talks were given by members of the faculty. Those who spoke were : Dr. Russell, Miss Lammers, Mrs. Brooks, Dr. Wilson, Miss Eveleth, and the late Miss Fickett. ACTIVITIES 1936 October Dance Fireside Chats Informal Parties Christmas Party Christmas Carolling Valentine Dance April Hop Teas 43 STUDENT COUNCIL President Treasurer Recreational Chairman Social Chairman Chairman of Dickinson Hall President of Senior Class President of Junior Class President of Sophomore Class President of Freshman Class Roberta H. Wall ' 36 Mary Serra ' 36 Mary E. Holland ' 37 K. Rita Neylon ' 36 Ovilla E. Tacy ' 37 Rosemary P. Ryan ' 36 Helen L. Battistoni ' 37 Mary E. Homicki ' 38 Barbara Gorman ' 39 ¥t ARTS and CRAFTS CLUB President Secretary-Treasurer Faculty Adviser Harriet Richard ' 36 Doris Thyregod ' 39 Miss E. Lolita Eveleth The Art Club is open to any student with talent in art. Meetings, held each Tuesday afternoon, are devoted to individual craft work. For the past season the principal activities were soap carving, mask making, preparations for the puppet show and the Christmas play. ACTIVITIES 1936 Costumes and scenery for Christmas play . Assembly program — Puppet show, The Stolen Prince. ■ 45 Cast of Pycmalion and Galatea Standing, from left to right: Marian Kennedy, Muriel Marshall, M. Rita Gibbons, Josephine L. Connolly, and Marion Killips. Seated, in the same order: Mary E. Llewellyn, Edith Squazza, and Geraldine O ' Keefe. Not present when photograph was taken — Sophie Pallock. DRAMATIC CLUB President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Chairman of Dramatics Elizabeth A. Enright ' 36 M. Rita Gibbons ' 37 Rita M. Mitchell ' 38 Muriel Marshall ' 36 Faculty Adviser Mrs. Dorothy V. N. Brooks ACTIVITIES 1936 Second Annual Production Community Dramatics, one-act play festi- val, sponsored by Westfield Woman ' s Club Assembly Program Alumni Dinner Christmas Festival Young Teachers ' Conference Get-Acquainted Party Pygmalion and Galatea Spiced W ine Spiced Wine Spiced Wine The First Christmas Tree The Brink of Silence Virtue Triumphant «6 GLEE CLUB President Vice President Se cretary- Treasurer Librarian Assistant Librarian Director Accompanist Beatrice A. Rogers ' 36 Ruth P. Smith ' 37 Barbara E. Mack ' 38 Margaret I. Maher ' 37 Mora E. Terry ' 37 Edward R. Hawley Miss Gladys F. Pratt The Glee Club offers a medium of enjoyment for those students music- ally inclined. Members are selected among students of all classes upon application at the annual try-outs which take place in the fall. Rehears- als are held at the weekly meetings on Thursday afternoons. ACTIVITIES 1936 Operetta— The Little Scarlet Flower Commencement Concert Music for Christmas Festival Assembly Program Assembly Program at Westfield High School Get-Acquainted Party — Selections V GOLDEN KEY CLUB (Literature Club) President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Faculty Adviser Peakl E. Bean ' 36 Rosemary P. Ryan ' 36 Barbara Gorman ' 39 Frederick S. Conlin Any student may become affiliated with the Golden Key Club which meets bi-weekly on Tuesday afternoons. Its varied program includes speakers, teas, and literary discussions. ACTIVITIES 1936 Speaker, Miss Eveleth Tour of Westfield Athenaeum Joint meeting with Dramatic Club Assembly program — Book Week Excursion to Plymouth 8 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB Acting Chairman Mary E. Holland ' 37 Recording Secretary Bernice E. Whelan ' 36 Corresponding Secretary Rose Shapiro ' 36 Advisory Board Raymond G. Patterson, Chairman Mrs. Dorothy V. N. Brooks In the spring of 1935, Westfield State Teachers College was admitted to mem- bership in the New England Model League of Nations. To prepare a delegation for the 1936 session of the Model League, the International Relations Club was organ- ized during the past winter. Weekly forums were held to discuss the machinery of the League of Nations and to study the Italo-Ethiopian situation, the subject of the 1936 session. Membership was limited to juniors and seniors. The club became affiliated with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, established by Andrew Carnegie and directed by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, which sponsors the study of international relations among college groups and furnishes such organizations with books, bulletins and other materials. The delegation, representing Latvia, selected to attend the meeting of the Model League at Williams College, March 12-14, 1936, was as follows: Pearl E. Bean ' 36, Elizabeth A. Enright ' 36, Mary E. Holland ' 37, Muriel Marshall ' 36, Betty MacLala n ' 37, and Alice Powell ' 37. ACTIVITIES 1936 Delegation to New England Model League of Nations Assembly Program. 49 JOURNALISM CLUB ' COMMENTATOR STAFF Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor News Editor Feature Editor Business Manager Secretary Edith Squazza ' 37 Sophie Pallock ' 36 Helen Jedlicka ' 37 Helen L. Battistoni : 37 Elizabeth Hayden ' 38 Kathleen E. Meehan ' 37 L0 ■ 5° SOR - UNI - SCI President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Program Chairman Faculty Adviser Gladys E. Farr ' 37 Marjorie Moriarty ' 36 Rachel Clark ' 37 Elizabeth Hayden ' 38 Mae Cavanaugh ' 37 Dr. George W. Haupt The Sor-Uni-Sci was inaugurated last year by the present junior class for those students interested in science. Membership is open to students of all classes excepting the freshmen. The latter are not admitted until the spring. Lectures on all phases of science and excursions to places of scien- tific interest have comprised the bi-weekly meetings. ACTIVITIES 1936 Speaker, Dr. Haupt — Refraction of Light Assembly program — Lecture by Dr. Wilson Visit to the scientific laboratories of Amherst College Excursion to Hayden Planetarium, New York City 5 1 T. N. T. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Agatha Homicki ' 37 Emilie Picknelly ' 38 Sophie ChmueA ' 38 Marian Kennedy ' 38 Though originally organized as a sewing club, (Thimble, Needle, and Thread), during the past season this organization expanded its activities and devoted its attention principally to those popular diversions, knitting and crocheting. All students interested in this handiwork are eligible for membership in the T. N. T. Os 5 5 2 WOMEN ' S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Faculty Adviser Eleanor Cyran ' 37 Mary E. Homicki ' 38 Sophie Pallock ! 36 Mary Gillespie ' 39 Miss Theresa J. Lammers A vigorous campaign was instituted this year by the W.A.A. to ob- tain funds for an outing camp for which numerous events, including a Country Fair, and Dance were promoted. The drive will be continued next year until the necessary amount has been attained. In addition the W.A.A. carried on its regular activities consisting of team and individual sports, May Day festivities and the Dance Group. ACTIVITIES 1936 May Day Pageant Country Fair Rhythm Dance Drive for Outing Camp Fund Dance Group Assembly Program — America Dances through the Ages 53 The Photographs in this Year-book were taken by the 3rd floor Vanity Camera Studio of FORBES AND WALLACE, INC. [ NEW SUMMER LINE of Hubrite Informal Frocks for inexpensive smartness Charming for all informal gatherings DOYLE SMITH Westfield - - - Mass. FIRTION-HOLLISTER Funeral Parlors Tel. 342-W School Street Westfield, Mass. Compliments of First National Store, Inc. 24 Elm Street Tel. 536 S. J. Meagher J. M. Shea Graduation Cards Congratulation Confirmation Cards Wedding Sympathy Cards Birth Announcements • R. S. CONNER 34 Elm Street - Westfield, Mass. Compliments of THE FRIENDLY STORE Men ' s and Boys ' Clothing F. J. HALLBOURG 8C SON 36 Elm Street Telephone 105-W Compliments of J. R. KING Everything Good to Eat 5 i% £ - THE RED LION SHOP, Inc. Fine Furniture Interior Decorations Lamps and Shades Silver - Gifts 278 BRIDGE ST., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. The Candy which you buy in your candy machine is furnished by PACK SHOP 579 Belmont Ave. Springfield, Massachusetts Compliments of THE FLOWER SHOP 30 Main St. Tel. 194 Westfield Compliments of PARK THEATER W. H. HARDING, Manager Main Street, Westfield, Mass. HOLLISTER and WILDER, Inc. JEWELERS GREETING CARDS AND GIFT ITEMS 88 Elm Street Westfield, Mass. We have compounded prescriptions for over fifty years T. J. Dewey, Jr., Co. Prescription Druggists Milton H. Plummer, Prop. 124 Elm Street Westfield, Mass. BURNAM ' S 1402 Main St. Springfield, Massachusetts Individual Apparel for Misses ' Your Fortress of Health James E. Templeton Co., Inc. Prescription Specialists J. E. Templeton, Reg. Pharm. 26 Elm Street Phone 1380 WESTFIELD, MASS. Form the Habit . . . The Parkview Restaurant known as Westfield ' s Finest Eating Place • 3 MAIN ST. WESTFIELD, MASS. If it ' s Cleansing, Dyeing, or Cold Storage It ' s better HF Y ' S Than to to send it to AXXjVF X O w ; sn you na j MASTER DYERS and CLEANSERS for over 50 YEARS Springfield: 137 State St. Northampton: 12 Center St. Holyoke: 519 Dwight St. Westfield: 136 Elm St. Main Office and Works: 920 Main St., Holyoke Chapman Clothing Co. 132 ELM STREET Men ' s, Young Mens, and Students ' Clothing — Hats and Men ' s Furnishings Westfield ' s 7 eu Business Center FREE PARKING IN REAR 55 A Q 0t ' s Punting AtHUV WESTFIELD . . . MASSACHUSETTS The Engravings in this Year-book • • • were made by Phoenix Engraving Company INCORPORATED 337 Worthington Street SPRINGFIELD • • • MASSACHUSETTS Compliments of SEARS, ROEBUCK 6- CO. 44 Main Street WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 56