Boston University College of Practical Arts and Letters - Sivad Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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r l l 1 l i l I il HESTER ALLEN PITRIS, A.B. Instructor in Secretarial Studies 'If you can summon a smile to meet the demands life makes upon you, your 'best' will be infinitely more attractive to others, and you will be happier in the doing. Some, thing to think about, isn't it? ELIZABETH WOLVERTON CARVELL Instructor in Secretarial Studies work in a private cofeducational boarding school. Then she came to C. S. S. with its ninety students, and has watched it become P. A. L. with its hundreds of students. I am asked to give a message for the girls. Of the many I might send, I shall choose this one: Keep smiling what' ever comes into your lives. If I might be allowed to add one more, I'd say: Don't buy an automobile until you can have a chauffeur to operate it. Very good advice, we think. HAZEL MARION PURMORT, A.B. Instructor in Secretarial Studies I I l 3 W r l l 'I profess not talking, only this M -Let each man do his bestf .i I never before felt any call to il supplement Shakespeare, but to my 4 mind, there is one thing to be added I -the smile. A Miss Carvell finds teaching full of , interest, enthusiasm, and fun-not the p humdrum work that it is sometimes I called. She began teaching in an un' I graded country school, and lived from - Monday until Friday in a farmhouse, ' where she learned to eat apple pie 5 three times a day. She also acquired the skill of keeping a fire in a cylinder stove with green hard wood as fuel. I Teaching in a large city high school u followed her experience as principal V in a graded school and subsequent l Miss Purmort may almost be 5 called our ofHcial chaperone, which i means that we think she is just about l right. She tells me that she thinks l the same of us, and that our spirit here is excellent. The fact that we , all mingle together, sorority and non- sorority girls, goes a long way to bring about a lasting love for P. A. L. i l ' 26 I I l i I 4 I The many clubs and organizations make us feel that we belong, and this contentment is carried into the classroom. On the other hand, a teacher should inspire the pupils to greater knowledge. judging by the questions that are asked, she feels that we are truly seeking wisdom and understanding.

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is A i NORTON KENT, A.B., PHD. Professor of Physics A serious episode in the Colorado Wilds: My horse was in poor condif tion. As I had but one rifle cartridge left, I was thus keenly seeking game. Fortunately, I saw on the limb of a tree, by the edge of a stream, a young grouse. While aiming, however, I noticed that there were three birds, all sitting upon the same limb, and on the other side of the stream, I spied a young fawn. I Bred low, and the one shot split the limb of the tree Cwhich immediately closed upon the legs of the birdsb and killed the fawn. I tore the limb from the tree, and laid it, with the birds still alive, on the bank. Then I rushed over the small stream and dispatched the fawn. Loading my shoulders with the precious meat, I recrossed the stream. Looking down, I noticed that the water was full of trout! I caught some in my hands and filled the pockets of my coat with wriggling fish. So heavily laden was I then, that when I mounted the bank of the strean-, a button of my coat flew off and killed a rabbit! WALTER HENRY MBCHLER, PH.B. Professor of Secretarial Studies I think that the funniest thing that I ever received from a Senior was the statement a girl wrote on her examination paper that a teacher should be a friendly 'couch' Ccoachb. On the other hand, in my Freshman work, just the last time, one paper received from a very demure little miss contained the word 'sweety' Csweetlyb. Another one was perspirf ing over the work, and she got it back 'sweatyf But I think that one girl who should have transcribed the word 'applause' gets the prize when she wrote back 'applesaucef As for a message, just this: You have been awfully Hne in classroom work. Moreover, I have always found you good fellows at social functions, and on the field days when we played baseball and tennis together, there was absolutely no question about your not playing the game. Keep on playing the game for all its worth! MARGARET GUTHRIE, B.C.S. Instructor in Office Methods Miss Guthrie confided to me that she is very fond of Connecticut where she has taught in several places. She likes to teach Office Methods, be' cause it combines the desirable points of teaching and of ofhce work. Her hobby is playing practical jokes, although we never should have suspected it. She said that she does not feel very well acquainted with the Juniors, but she wishes them all possible success. 25

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l BERTHA MARY LEIGHTON Instructor in Secretarial Studies Hiking and mountain climbing are Miss Leighton's hobbies. We all wish she would take us with her on some of her tripsg perhaps we could read those transcripts better on some mountain peak. Miss Leighton finds that college girls are more courteous than highfschool girls, and that in college she is not troubled with problems of discipline. WINIFRED HOWLAND RoGERs, AB. Instructor in Secretarial Studies I have no hobby, but because I feel the lack of it, I advise everyone to find and cultivate some kind of hobby. We need no training to judge great art, whether in music, painting, or sculpture. The galleries and museums of Boston provide excel' lent material for study and entertainf ment which are free of charge, and we should avail ourselves of them. DoRorHY BRIGHAM COREY, B.S.S. Instructor in Secretarial Studies Miss Corey thinks we can change our faces without the use of rouge and powder. Four years in college almost invariably changes a girl's expression. College enriches her per' sonality, and her constantly increasf ing graciousness is reflected in her face, in her dress, and in her manner. j 4 ref She says that the girls also develop through a process of givefandftake from one another. Personal contacfr with the Faculty is another factor, and shebelieves that it behooves the Faculty to set a good example. It is an important part of their duty to the studeniljid to their profession. .SV f 27