Bradford Academy - Chimes Yearbook (Haverhill, MA)

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1 .qv Il I l I I Brad Ord o4nna-fs Be Brisfian nion X l I I PATTY STEAIJAIAN . . . . l'f-I-mi,-nr HENRIETTA WES'I'XN'OiIlJ RoIII:R'1's l'm- I5-I-ml.-fir NIARION CL'R'I'IS I.I'I I'I.IaIfIRI,II . . .N'rrf-ffm-y CQERTRUDE SAWYER . . 'l'mmm-r , C I-I A I R RI E x II If C In xi NI I 'I' 'I' I-i I-3 5 EDITH MAY CLARK . MIRIAAI YEAGER I,onIsR GERTRUDE SAwYI5R . EDITH MAY CLARK . UM l,m1if-5' Home BEATRICE COOPER , GERTRUDE SAWYER LORA BIsI,I.I3 LINcoI.x . , l,l'!lj'l'I' Ilfrrtirzg . .l liivionrzry . . lsillllllft' l,'l1ilJrrrI'5 Hom! llar'rr'lIill l:'o,I'.f' Club . llmison Housr F all thc SILlLlCI1f0!'gIll1lZIlIiUI1S of Ilia- .-Xcmln-IIII' mmm- is strum1crtl1:1I1 1 . . , . A . x .- the Christian Union. Its purpose IS In pmiiimc :unnng the girls Chris.- tian work and Christian living. Pcrlmps thc must iIIIvrI-sting part is the I WI - I-:II ' ii . P an V ,.. ,Lib , I 'If - sf ' u'k'32'fR ' -If ALI.:-'7-A' ' Ng ' ll' f-gf. , V ' if .1543 T H4 ' wi-ff I' '1 ,,. Ii W' v ' rig! I vi'5 ' 5 -I l I i flea' lK l I ii Zqw j naman X ill an i 4 E. L 'BMI , in-nu, , ,wha Bfig 5-.. I ,. its in 1, Q , A f is IRI- ,. , l A J V l ' ' I CN I ' ' - 1522: pfyfiv, V F 1:, wf4, , ' 'fifcglif U ' 'fiat I lil l 1155 27, f :QE W -ev 3 ffl I R 'gi . , +I

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G3 rad orc! eyfnnats since it is our centurr, l am not going to disparage it. But I am going to say this: No man can understand the twentieth centurv who does not know something of the sixteenth and the fourteenth, and the third, and the een- turies ht-tore leihrist. No man has a right to live in our time and not know the times hehind him, :uw more than l have a right to live in a great his- toric house and not know something ahout the men and women who lived and made it what it is in the rears hefore. It is not for us to inherit this priceless thing which we call civilization, reared hv the sacrifice and the self-denial 'ind the agonizing struggles of our ancestors, without hearing them continuall-.4 in memory, and without constant recognition of what they have done tor us. 'lihis suhiect has so mam' sides, and to-dai' the necessitv of education, ini in the world sees it, is so pressing, the tragedies of life are so as the nz largeh' the tragedies of non-education, that it is not east' to stop when one has he-fun. llut nw share of the time of this morning is alreadv exhausted. .-Xnd tu the friends of Bradford .'Xcademi', which has so admirahlv, through so mam' decades, illustrated the great principles of education, not simply th t ainin ot the hrain hut the training of the hodv, and the training of Q' ff s - - . . the imagination, and the training of the character. I sax' vou cannot do a hetter service for vour time, or for vourselves, than to give to such an insti- tution as this rour moral support and vour greatest generosity. Nothing finer has happened these last few rears, in all this rush and storm and tide l of material prosperitv, than the immense gains which education has securet. ' l l ' 's of rear hefore last i -ssed thing that in the profits ant osse, I That is If ls fl llt N ff1llS,lltNl,lNHl went to educational purposes from private hands. a nohle record. lt was an appreciahle percentage of the profits of the year for the whole nation. .-Xh, hut when the nation c - - ' ' b'l't' on the a democracv, ahove all other governments, depends for its sta iii omes to understand that training of its citizens. there will he no money which it will withhold, and no lahor which it will spare, to lay deep and huild high the walls of its schools and its colleges 1 for they are the nurseries of its strength, and out of them ke it great if it shall be great. must come the influences which are to ma fLoud applause.l l G7 l

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Brad orc! Q4nnaL5 practical Work ill holue: the Uld Ladies' Home in Haverhill is often visited lw the girls. who, bv reading, singing, and playing, brighten the lives of the members: thev are often taken on delightful drives through the countrvg at Christmas time a gift is given to each ladv. J Une of the happiest occasions of the vear is when the children of the lflizaheth Home are seated around a large Christmas tree, which has been prepared bv the girls at school, anxiouslv waiting to hear their names called bv Santa Claus. Nor can ani' of us ever forget the lawn parties given to these children, when Illg and games of all kinds are enioved. ilihe Bovs' Club in llaverliill and the Girls' Club in South Groveland also have our strong interest. and we wish we could he of more service to them than we are. :X concert lw the Glee Club was given for the Girls' Club in South Ciroveland in January, the proceeds of which aided them in starting their cluhroom. Un ilihanksgiving llav the girls carrgv baskets of food to poor families: this year we doubled the number of persons cheered by this material help. Uur work does not stop at home. For several years we have been educating a student at 'liuskegt-e, and have heen assisting the ladies of the Bradford Church in raising a Fisk University scholarship. Last Christmas dolls dressed by the girls were sent to the South End House, Boston, and to the Steele Orphan Home in Chattanooga, 'l'enn. The Christian Union is also a sub-chapter of Denison House, Boston. This vear we have made many efforts to increase the interest in foreign missionary work: for this purpose a mission study class has been formed in connection with our Association. XVe have contributed money to the American Board of Foreign Missions, and remembering the part that Bradford played in the organization of this Board, and that the first women sent out by it were Bradford Academy girls, we hope to keep in close touch with its henevolences. XVe have also sent a sum for a scholarship in the International Institute for Girls in Spain. During the year the Christian Union has been able to raise over five hundred dollars to devote to benevolent purposes, the interest of the students has been steadilv increasing during the year, and the influence of the Association is being felt more and more in the school. l 69 il