Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

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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

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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

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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