Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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I8 THE NORMAL OFFERING Cifasses. Con.s'z'1?uenz'.s' of cz .grand Qdlzole. Seciiwz C.- Let me know of you, whither you are bound. Sefzz'07's.- No faith, I'll not stay a jot l Secfion B.- I thank thee: lead me on. Secfion D.- There lies your way. I ongerf' 3, Seciiozz A.- Set forth in your pursuit. fzmioffs.- What dost thou know. Speczrzls.- Be pleased that I shake off these names you give me. H Cake i I ' 1.9raa'ua!e's ..7?everz'e. III Sitting in my chamber Cosy 'Mid the twilight tints so rosy, o'er, Evening shadows creeping Sitting,thus in calm reiiection In a dreamy retrospection Pondering on the days of yore. I' II Living back in days at Normal Student gay, not teacher formal In those days of yore, Now when all my thoughts assailing Make me o'er the past go sailing I must murmur never more. Thinking of the days of pleasure Fun and frolic in good measure Thus my mind doth soar, How I fretted oier my trials Grumbled, gruntled at denials, What a wealth of memory's lore. IV The present calls, the past is over Former days in youthtime clover Only are in .memory's store. May these pictures wer grow dimmer, May their brightness always glimmer Keep me happy to the core.

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THE NORMAL OFFERING I7 The work includes special drill in phonics, teaching the formation and adaptation of the various vowel and consonant sounds of the English language. Also, drill in the Delsarte Philosophy of Expression, the key-note to which is Gesture is an elliptical expression of thought. The reading lesson is, first of all, a lesson in thought-getting and in voice painting, for the purpose of increasing mental power to grasp the author's mean- ing, and to increase the ability to give adequate vocal expression to the thought, easily and naturally, with comprehension, adaptation and sympathy. I. s. H. belle .73raciz'ce Qepartmeni. THE work of this department has been somewhat modified and extended during the past year, but the ideals have remained unchanged. Our first care still is to place before our student-teachers a public school from whose atmos- phere they can imbibe the spirit we would have them.carry into their own schools. A comprehension of children that gives the power to interpret their thought and to meet their needs, and a knowledge of right school-'room condi- tions, with a certain degree of skill in performing a teacher's duties, are secured to the students so far as possible by observation, discussion and practice. In addition to this work, the students of the four years' course during the present year have made a more extended study of child development at different stages of growth. With this knowledge as a basis, a comprehensive and intelligent consideration of school programs and of courses of study becomes possible. L. A. H. ' Wade! Jclzool. Q No institution partakes to a greater degree of the world-wide spirit of change and progress which characterizes the opening of the new century than the public schools. The pff0g1fes.s'2'tfe spirit is the all-animating one, and many details of the educational system have probably never been in a more tentative state than at present. Under the critical eyes of the philosopher, psychologist, and practical business man, each merciless in his dealings with defects in the old and mistakes of the new, educational aims and values are subjected to a most rigorous test. In the midst of such conditions the Model School has been spared the strain of debilitating innovations. Guided by the same careful minds that have shaped the policy of the Normal School, it has successfully pursued the even tenor of its way, appropriating to itself the best as its value has become apparent. As a result, courses of study, thoroughly tested as the school has developed, have this year been printed. We are all at work, each in his respective sphere, on the great problem 1 How is the development of each individual child into a healthy, intelligent, law-abiding citizen to be best attained, and how can the forces of town and school be brought into the most sympathetic co-operation that these ends may be the more speedily and perfectly realized P is. 11.

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THE NORMAL OFFERING IQ Jeoizbn C. HERINIAN GAMMONS, . . p,,g5Z'dmZ KATHERINE C. NICKELS, p3'w.p,,w.,'fge.,,Z ANASTACIA G. LEAHY, ' 5,m,em,,y CYRUS BENSoN, ..... T,,m5,,,,6,, ELLA L. STEVVART, JOSEPH A. ICUSHMAN, , , HA-,0,,,'am. A Colors-lVz'!e G7f66'7Z and Whz'Ze. NE 'delightful day.in summer, while searching in theiwoods for n wild flowers, I discovered aistrangely constructed hut. While gazing in wonderment upon 1t, it suddenly dawned upon me that liyfgx 5 it was the habitation of Old Nancy, the witch. I had heard many Strange stories told concerning her. .ff 1 As there were no signs of life visible, I decided to enter. While prowling around within, I saw an old book made if ig-T , from birch bark, upon the cover of which was inscribed gg in strange letters, Old Nancy's Book of Fate. At 5 22.- first, I was unable to read the book, owing to the odd writing. I soon found a key, by which the weird 11 5 539-iii: L' -..t:v. - :F f.f:,., 7--. , characters could be read. After spending fully an hour -::i.a-Zim-A reading, I was startled by hearing the crackling of bushes. I hastily made my escape. The sun had now set, and the shadows had come. Upon reaching home, I made notes of some of the strange things I had read concerning the fortunes of my classmates, which were as follows :- i George Spaulding, an organizer of schools in the Phillipine Islands. Maude Freelove, Bachelor of Science. Leander Roscoe, author of Travels in Scotland. Herman Gammons, a member of Congress and statesman of great renown. Grace Gardner, a writer of many celebrated odes and Sonnets. Myron Smith, a popular chemist in Washington. Katherine Nickels, presiding over a home with dignity and grace. Annie Leahy, a fashionable milliner in New York. Joseph Cushman, well-known illustrator for the Munsey Magazine. john Glover, the inventor of the celebrated flying machine, which made the first trip to Mars. ' Mabel Davis, an agitator of Woman's Rights.