Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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.THE NORMAL OFFERING 27 -1.-1-gs JU N IO R S BLANCHE M. BRICKETT, bf:--., ,gy P76SZ6f67Zf ff fr' - ' -LL , Q, riff ,f SARA T. ALLEN, Vzce-Pffeszdenf 71 E I 'afar' ff fi - ' vzzzil--,Z-'? 2 ii' 1 f ff ff1Z1gj,,,1Tff X EDNA F. SCOTT, Secczefczfjf X .I Q Xi f .2 nuff! ii. ,igfipxwfsiggfjyjyf EDNAH S. HALL, Tffgrzsmfezf Q X i I-' -4- Q' ryff -'44 S! - . ,LL,l,,:,.-.-k ixlxiljify JOSIE A. THOMPSON, Hzsforzan f ffafrff gm ai. as Cla-if Hofm- fy X V -f , xhx if .Z , I ' ' Wf ff . Dark Green and Gold. 'fha .Tu-niior fd eo. of Teaching. g Msg HAT a dreary, rainy day' We could not have had a worse one for y leaving home' This was the exclamation of a certain young lady, I y and probably the sentiment of many other young ladies who, on that memorable morning, left their homes to begin their lives as T' A Normal students. But as we came into Bridgewater the clouds dis- appeared, blue skyand a flood of sunshine greeted us, and this pleasant wel- come was but a foretaste of the welcome which awaited us at the hall. So our hearts began to grow lighter, and if our eyes did have a red and somewhat swol- len appearanee for a few days, it was simply due to an unusual amount of study- ing by electric light. Before we had completed two weeks of our new life, we felt that in some respects we were superior to even the Seniors, for had they ever experienced the delights of standing alone before the class and singing from little slips of paper taken from a portfolio labelled Individual Sight Singing Series? With fear and trembling did we rise to sing, thinking if we could only remem- ber the pitch, time, accent, pulsation and syllables, we should be all right. Vain delusion! No sooner was the first tone sung than we were startled by hearing the command: Sit ! We sat, silent and discouraged, not realizing for a moment that we had forgotten to give the number of the exercise. The first term we did not study Arithmetic, and it may be due to this that our instructor in Chemistry was often obliged to remind us of such facts as 2-I-2:4 and 3-2:1. g A In English, we renewed the days of our youth, and eagerly searched for and read Mother Goose Tales, which we retold in the form of three-minute stories. While we knew that connection of thought and expression isvery de- sirable in a story, we had not conceived the idea of expressing that connection Jifzkiory. v.

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26 THE NORMAL OFFERING water to catch a glimpse of the air which has just entered the water from a flask. Miss Sh-w, after vainly trying to develop enough horse-power to lift the fifty-six pound weight with two hands, is astonished that, after repeated efforts, she cannot lift that same body with one finger. As to the lightest person in the class, it has long been known that Miss E-t-s has the greatest spirit of levity, though much against her will. In the midst of all this brilliancy there 'Sis an honorable man. After two of his class had asserted' that they had studied their French Reproduction, Mr. Ah-rn- had enough courage to rise and declare in solemn French, I should tell a lie if I said that. VVe have at least learned a few practical facts in Chemistry. l Miss S- -s has clearly brought out the idea that if a good deposit of carbon is desired on the chimney of a lamp, all the one desiring this has to do is to shake a table. The equation for this has not beenwritten, for it is feared the action involved might not be chemical. Mr. M-h-n--y also has shown his knowledge of oils 'not necessary, and yet on some occasions quite necessary. But our attention has not been centered wholly on things of the present. Many have been the hours when we have discussed the thoughts and acts of the great Romans. A peculiar people, indeed, and of great powerg for one of our class-and a Freeman, too--once read these words from an author whose words concerning the qualities of real friendship can allow us to have no doubt of his truthfulness, and he rushed into his ears. None but a Roman could have done that. t As this has been our first year as Normalites, there is little to record. We hope that what we have gained this year may help us to make ourselves in our future school life, whether as students or as teachers, a history which may do honor to the instruction and training which we have received. Mem bers. Aherne, Cornelius Francis No. Abington Hersey, Ione Thurston Medford Freeman, Thomas Eli Bridgewater jameson, Mildred Louise Brockton Mahoney, David Rockland Kirmayer, Lillian Marie Bridgewater Sadler, Edward T. N. New Bedford Lynch, Catherine Florentine Brockton Tilley, George Stephen Hyde Park Osborn, Raida Edgartown Broderick, Katherins Wood's Hole Raymond, Gertrude Eleanor Whitman Cheves, Annie Dryden Lanesville Saunders, Una Lanesville Donovan, Annie Louise Rockland Shaw, Phoebe Ethelle Mattapoisett Estes, Florence Vining South Hanson Shipman, Julia Mary Boston Gay, Maude Emma Brockton Sias, Mabel Stuart Milton Hadley, Mary Elizabeth Goffstown, N. H. Tolman, Laura Bird Winchester Hayes, Mary Anne Bridgewater Williams, Charlotte Louise W. Bridgewater form er Mem ber. Gordon, Grace Eleanor.

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28 THE NORMAL OFFERING by and as did one young lady, in whose three-minute talk sixty-five and's were counted. It is said that in these days it is the style for a girl to be mannish. If this be so, then certainly twice a week we might have been described by that term. For, supplying ourselves with planes, hammers and saws, we proceeded to make rulers, insect-boards and other useful implements. Perhaps it is best not to inquire the meaning of sundry fingers bound with white cloth, and numeious ragged cuts in dresses. It was always with ia sense of relief that we entered the Geometry room, resting assured that here we should find everything very satisfactory, and never were we disappointed. At the end of the term a strained, worried look might be observed on the countenances of the Juniors. If one should inquire where a certainjunior was, the reply would be: Up in Room 27 making physical measurements. But on the last day of the term our faces brightened, and we commenced the work of the new term with the hrm resolve that the required work should be per- formed to the best of our ability. By this time the self-sacrificing spirit, so highly desirable in a teacher, was so well developed in us that one young lady in gymnastic exercises, one day, without a murmur of complaint, stood as target for the bean bags. In drawing, we soon learned that harmony, tones and scales do not exist in music alone. We also learned not to represent things as they are, but as they seem. Never will telegraph wires and railroad tracks be seen by a member of the Junior class without the recollection of many hours of hard labor, and of many portfolios, highly decorated with red or green crayon, which our sense of beauty has not yet been sufficiently cultivated to appreciate. They will remind us also of many helpful suggestions and many encouraging words which made the work a pleasure. i i In Reading we learned to move the jaws rapidly, but being a class entirely composed of ladies, at first we failed to see the necessity of this drill. We have taken many pleasant walks in search of lichens and fungi, and have had our eyes opened to the myriads of wonderous beauties all around us. We should be a dull class indeed if, with such examples as we have before us, we do not now begin to realize the requirements of a good teacher. So, with faces turned toward the future, with brave hearts and strong courage, we await the events of the coming year. And here's hoping :-May the new year find each in her place, merry, loyai and true to her very best.