Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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OFFERING 23 litical duties. Another young lady put us so far behind the times as to state that Columbus made his important discovery in I62O. Still another showed great interest in the FrenchiExplorers, Hengest and Horsaf' ' After our Christmas celebration, which, by the way, was a very festive occa- sion, oh, why was the review question in Zoology, explain the chewing of the cud, omitted? Perhaps our honored instructor can explain. Very few persons, I think, realize that the gypsy moth is a romantic insect. The fact is that it is an excellent sample of the old, old storyl' which has been since Adam and Eve, for we learned it in Nature Study. In our struggles over Greek Art, we painfully copied borders and made portfolios from Greek originals and compli- mented each others efforts with a cheerful attempt to feel satisfied. During our course here, we surely have learned our principalls views in regard to certain subjects, so imagine our surprise when one of our number boldly asserted that she liked the Hosea in our Frieze of the Prophets best, giving as her reason, because he's yozmgf' The first time during our Model School practice that we heard the teacher's words lower the slides, please, what heart did not echo the dull bump as the slides slipped down into place and we knew that our time had come? This feeling, however, soon left and we found the work exceedingly pleasant. It was during this time that most of us made strenuous efforts to do less talkingf' i And how we have struggled in room I7 trying to perceive and explain the activities of our own minds. If we cannot now read correctly the youthful mind we have only ourselves to blamed So, as the new century opens before us a fresh field of opportunities, let us enter it with the wisdom and worth of our principal's and teachers' precepts firmly in mind, realizing more and more as time passes, how much we owe to their kind guidance and the examples they set before us during our two years at the Bridgewater Normal School.

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22 OFFERING I Seniors. SUsAN G. BAKEMAN, . Pzfeszdevzz' X xp . A ' tv, MARGARET T. KANE, Vz'ce-Pffeszdml - ' ,Y 7 . E' li ' J f f gxg ' :7, ',x F-Zzfyl: -77 ,4 . -A - A A .Ji-'ilk S filiki VELDIA W. MORRIS, . Sgwfgmffy . 1 l ' 1 4 ink gg? MA 5 G 1 is ff fix RACE AMON, . Tffmszzffwf .l ,,, p QR p I W .li Q? il' A A' r' - V X,-UV 414- . . Nga,-,J JENNIE A. ORENDORFF, Hzsfozfzafz , p , Q . . 4 H YOU DEARV, How glad I am to see you! ffl am Don t you think it s Good to be back again? Such 'B were some of the exclamations to be heard about the buildin s . ,W X , 5 7' ,If ' 51, ,cc ' ' ' ' ' U 'r mil 98 C ' I . l- ' - - A -sf'-lil . . . . R A and grounds of this renowned institution the thirteenth of Tv- .f ' X 'Qg'f 1g4 September of last year, when the class of nineteen hundred returned to complete its labors, so well begun before. How natural the places we had come to know and love appeared-natural, yet somewhat different, for were we not Seniors and did not that fact give us an added dignity, touching the familiar scenes with a new light ? After three or four days had passed- and the novelty of the return worn off, we were plunged again into work, and the different subjects opened new vistas to our minds. In Geology, every phenomenon for which no apparent cause existed was due to Hpercolating waters. To the person passing by the school building there appeared in the windows of the Assembly hall and Geography room, sheets of white paper which seemed a little mysterious, to say the least. Could the observer have seen behind each of those sheets he would have found a stu- dent whose flushed face was screwed into an expression bordering on agony, whose neck was craned to the farthest possible limit, and who, when questioned concerning his purpose in assuming such a position, would answer laconically, with a wave of his pencil, doing maps. t , In Rhetoric we struggled bravely to escape the quiet I'll have to stop you there, which sounded so simple, yet carried so much weight. Many of-nest probably remember the smooth and oft'-repeated remark, Well, has the dipper clinked for ths last time ? as we sat waiting for the last members of our class. Although we had come to a realization of our brilliancy as a class, we were surprised in History. Une young woman, with a fitting sense of injury, in- formed us that it was Martin Luther who was absent from the Convention of I787,H and appeared disgusted with that gentleman for thus neglecting his po-

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24 OFFERING Section C. XXX I 5 Il 'L -I 1 XX - I' , 5 .1.4 in i 4ll,i.ffffl,,. , . ? '4 'lui ii' . ll N fy' I' Preszdefzf Eff' F A it ll ' ' sk 1 . 1, ' r all zu . 'guy Al l SARAH A. PACKARD. A '1 f. 1, ,, I-N 55 X if ,HJ-- 3 i N, , '.': , -Zyl IM? I I si i' ' i li 7 f - ill 'll-4. ' ' l I X l Vz'ce-Pzfeszkiem' ? , Q' .,4,'-,,,,yv Q W ll.. ku f' f f- . 1 A . . ntl, Y ll ' I ' ' ?lL:f,'i-2-953 -.-' ' ' I-' A H P F , u lin: PN' 1 y, X p -4 H' V tai ENRY . 1TToN. A .f,fv'w wi if . ll ui I '- ?s2 mtf.ll'lf.1', ggi' ll.aAL aa . ll. N I f ':A' Xa pl lull Secffeiflffy- Tffeasznfer X 'lk' CYRUS BENSON. lk 'tl T l lil 7 A - it J i in A TV , ,T 'l 1 '- lam l i , - - O if l' it ll 'f2l'lfW'fitfwffflr6'-it'flllkw .. i F L c NL- - -i T1 ,DWARD . URRAN. . SOCIAL LIFE OSF SECTION C. I, QOMPARING our notes labelled General Exercises with the 2 Q present morning-talks we find a peculiar coincidence of dates 6? and subjects, which warns us, with no slight emphasis, that the 5 A school year is fast drawing to a close. Looking back over this short year we are conscious of great changes, both in our looks and in school-life. To account for the marked transformations the class now places its humble history before you. The object of the present panorama is not to dwell upon Hold stories, but rather to supplement the record of a Section, almost indispensable to the growth and development of the Bridgewater Normal School. , In defense of this last statement ample proof is given in the editor of the Offering, also the business manager of the same. Four sturdy men including a captain were prominent factors in football, while an equal number with the ad- dition of captain and manager uphold the honors of the baseball team. We are represented in basketball and tennis as well as in the library. The Normal Club is also benefitted by our amateur actors. A The social lie of the class was renewed by the advent of the Junior recep- tion. On this occasion it was rumored that the young ladies of the class were among the first to label themselves. The boys took advantage of this fact to tag after them, which they have continued to do ever since. The following Monday found us sailing with all sail set toward that distant isle called the seventh of February. just at this time some members, famous