Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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THE NORMAL OFFERING 23 grams. And their lamentations were heard the length and breadth of the school. But it came to pass that their sorrow was turned into joy and their weeping into laughter. And in the last days they raised a song of thanksgiving unto their leaders for their great kindness and mercy unto them in all the years that they dwelt at Bridgewater saying g- Unto thee, O Normal Do we give thanks, For thou hast raised us, Yea, hast lifted us up, From the depth of ignorance Hast thou raised us. And there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving among all the Section. r W Mem bers. Boyden, Ethel Bridgewater Clapp, Ida May Scituate Carroll, Michael Davitt Gunn, Sarah Cameron Dedham East Bridgewater Lawrence, Amy Winifred Matossian, Jesse g t Aintab, Syria Lebanon, N. H. Pellissier, Robert Edouard Payson, Lula Estelle Camden, Me. Brooklyn, N. Y. Valentine, Jennie Judith Fairhaven Vinal, William Gould N orwell Waterman, Bessie Everson Campello f

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22 THE NORMAL' OFFERING Now when they were assembled together to learn the art of reading, their leader stood up before them and exhorted them saying, What shall it profit a man if he gain all manner of knowledge and lack control of himself? And the students saw that her words were full of wisdom and they sought diligently to follow them. Whereupon they be- came great in the art of reading in the eyes of all the people, so that tney rendered the words of Shakespeare as no others had rendered them since the time they were written. And one of the brethren achieved also great skill in the control of his body so that he was able to throw himself at a lady's feet with exceeding gracefulness And the honor of the Section was great because of these things. But the work required much exhortation before it was finished. Now it came to pass on the fourteenth day of the sixth month, that the people of Section D gave a feast and bade all the people who were sojourneying in the land of the Normals for three or four years to join with them. And it pleased these people greatly, so that they came gladly and aided the Section in its great feast. And when they were all assembled together there was much rejoicing and all were satisfied. But behold! these are not all the things which the people of the Section that is called D did in the fourth year that they abode at Bridgewater. For lo, they studied the sun, the moon and the stars, and they made many drawings of much complexity, for the subject was exceeding difficult. , And it came to pass that the number of these drawings grew exceeding large so that they weighed upon the students like unto a heavy burden. Therefore one of the students said, Lo, I will sell my draw- ings which are called diagrams and add many shekels unto my purse. But behold, all the people had a great many and to spare and would not buy. And they also made drawings in geology which added unto their burden, so that they began to cry aloud saying, Truly we are fed with nothing save Shakespeare and dia-

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K Wu? H. FOREST WILSON, President w LUc1E E. REED, Vice-President J If 5 . ECTi'Ufy',kf-:fm g A. LAURA IIARDING, it:'.,l'UClg'Y .F ' Secretary and Treasurer QlHl'?TgENL FLORENCE A. BAKER, i ffw x 4 T f R A J f' - u Normal Offering R' i ' LUCIE E. REED, Historian E COLORS-MHTOOH and Gold. is F ARE I3 , a bakei s dozen with the Baker included. When we entered upon our duties in September 'Q T T -l we were glad to know that every member of our be- loved Section A. had returned. It became ne- un l R lii' ' cessary after awhile that the good old Section be divided into parts, for now the time had come when the Three Years students must shift for themselves. The new class flourished under the name of we and had one officer, the his- torian. A few other students were looking for people like our- selves, and finding us, by mutual consent the Irregulars became an organized class with the above named officers. During the past year we have realized what our work here means, and have aimed for the goal more earnestly. Many pleasing incidents have happened during the year, which, when recalled, bring back old memories and pleasant associations. The incidents are many and of great variety, due to metamor- phism and crystallization. You will say I am right in the use of geological terms, when you remember that the first year, we're young 5 the second, we're old g and the third, fossils --As the last, it is our wish to be a beneht to our successors who may profit by our mistakes and use our good qualities for an example. joys and sorrows for ourselves and others began with our initiation into Model School life and the mysteries of Psychology. Wzkiory. ' . '. 'J' .1 I-f ' U -:Z J . i J x 4 il D r