Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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25 OFFERING Section B. , , 1' ' Preszdwzl .KX u -ZZ? F i. SUMNER W. CUSHING. K tl f,-,ff ,- f 'Lf ,gs at Vz'ce-Preszkimt 6-4 If ,Q 1 ETHEL BOYDEN. i Seczfefaffy- Trefzszzreff , 'W If I i EDMOND L. S1NNoTT. I f - 1 ,A ' 1 Q, so 4 , H z'st01fz'a1z it ' I , .- A CHARLES P. SAVARY. B. lf 1, 4 f gs ,iq . Hd I ldfpfvfi gi g I 4 - l if ff 1 5 L- I H' 5- 64 QXN fY?'-'ifrg 4' - 1 xi 6 if-4 . ,Z x s v - JC' 'f' , 43. fix? TPS- ' A L i I fi r s-... f' SECTION BOSS CRACKING A JOKE. u W 'N..Ax ..Q,,f' , EAD the history of Section B in the results of her enter- prise, in the tens of the school, in the lives and deeds of her members. Never has there been collected a like company ,ff of artists, poets, composers, authors, and lions in society, Qfor i 7 this Section has a lionl. Never was a class endowed with such a variety of talent in this institution. When this remarkable constellation reappeared in September and found two of their fellow stars not present, did they shrink into a corner and mope P No! Within six weeks after the first burst of grief they had forgotten their sorrows in the dizzy whirl of social life. And when, later, another member dropped out, we see the class, though staggered momentarily under the blow, soon rise supreme over downheartedness and give a party. Receptions, exclusive, elegant, were gotten up for the entertainment of the Section, and what mattered it that they were usually given by the Section to itself? Since the picnic at the Nip, it has been the ambition of Section B to keep up its social prestige then acquired. Early this year facilities were most opportunely presented by the chairman of a committee appointed for that pur- pose when she invited the Section to her home. Q .

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OFFERING 25 for their bursts of speed Qdue largely to the aid of a horsej commenced skip- ping over the billows of trouble which lay in their path. These wanderers soon sighted in the distance a worn-out bluff which gave fossiliferous evi- dence of being formed in 1840. Others in the class wished to introduce a class in horticulture to a course already crowded with studies. These may even now be discriminated by their tendency to cultivate pairs.', The appearance of new dresses marked another epoch in Normal life. This display of finery is the herald of Thanksgiving recess. IfVhat a pleasure it is to stagger under the weight of a heavy dress-suit case, or to be fortunate enough to share the same seat in the railway train with a girl of more than a passing acquaintance ! At Christmas-tide the same act is repeated together with the exchange of a few tokens-prizes you know, for good scholarship. The New Year brings with it the customary resolution I'll quit fooling and get down to studyf' These we recollect were made then but put off until the new term for execution. With the month' of February, comes a new course of studies. Cleaning house in the physical laboratory, we marched across the corridor to drown our sorrows in H25 gas. In..Chemistry an evaporating dish was given to us, an article for which Section C has little or no use, as Dr. Kirmayer can testify. In the History class there is a grand reunion as this is the only lesson that the three and four year members have in common. This meeting in No. 2 every day reminds us that another dear classmate has followed the footsteps of the first, and has already broken the ties now growing strong with age. Soon the members of the three years' course will step before the class for the last time, and with one backward glance, will leave the field and the century to the naughty ones COID. Note here that some of us graduate in this century while others will have to wait for another century before forming distinct ideas of concepts and general terms. Now that we are bound together by the golden bonds of a class pin, the prospective parting in June will not seem so heart-rending. These beautiful pins will recall the animated discussion in that class meeting which decided their lot. And if perchance, one should take Cby mistakej a pin with another's initials, who could blame him? In preparing the foregoing history the author has borrowed freely from various class authorities such as, Telegraph Poles and How to Know Them by J. H. Glover, whose knowledge of genealogical trees have proved invaluable in securing the chronological order. Spauldings's Football Rules have rendered valuable service. Use has been made of Benson's version of The Bridal of Malahidef' while Parliamentary Law by W. R. Kramer has been a loadstar to a wandering transgressor.

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OFFERING 27 This was one of the most enjoyable festivities of the season. Here it was that to a gentleman, who disclaims the slightest interest in children, but whose sweet tooth is abnormally developed, was presented by the master of ceremonies a most beautiful paper doll, while a young man who is a professed lover of child- ren received a box of chocolates. These were as prizes in a contest of brains, and the only reason that one person did not win both, was that the president had gone away before the contest began. The ambitions of the Section ran also to having a distinctive pin as an em- blem of its exclusiveness, and forthwith a very efficient committee of three was appointed to procure it. Now, among other excellent attributes, the members of Section B, that is to say that part of them who acted as chairman of the com- mittee, had a most inordinate aversion to labor. As a result, after about six months the efforts of the committee produced some fruit. The activity of the committee even then was probably due to the satire of one of the ladies, who answered the question, What does C. P. S. most dislike doing? with Class Pin Solicitingf' C. P. S. be it known arethe initials of that chairman. T The occasion on which this occurred was the second entertainment of the Section, this time by one of its friends among the faculty in the large reception room at Normal Hall, when the class, at that time engaged in the study of Greek Arts, listened with much interest to the reading of Stoddard's lecture on Athens by the hostess. There were other jokes besides that just mentioned above, in fact the Sec- tion is always very witty, and the members of it are cracking jokes continually. The Section boss cracks jokes, too, but he has the advantage of being able to assemble the class when he has anythingto say. The class meets on the aver- age, I should say, once every ten minutes. Mr. Merritt was a great boss, as a joker, to the Section. It was he who called the president Section boss, and said that Charles Dana Gibson would be a drawing card at the head of the pres- idential ticket next election. The next and last social event in the calendar of the Section was the Great Rabbit Party, where the president and one of the ladies each made a rabbit, at least, they called them rabbits, and as the products were edible no one ques- tioned their veracity. It is a courageous and heroic thing to do, to sit and watch a rabbit stew, and wonder all the while how much will come to you. Shortly after this party the class was very much surprised to learn that the pin committee was in activity, and the day after the spring recess found the members of Section B proudly wearing the gold and black bee which distin- guishes them today from the rest of the world. And now, dear reader, here ends the history, up to date, of the Great and Only Section B, first in social life, second to none in academic pursuits, and last in basketball. May her sojourn here at Normal be long fbut not over four yearsj and prosperous, and may all her members achieve the highest goal of their ambitions, and become successful teachers in public schools of the Commonwealth.