Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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24 NORMAL OFFERING Nnrmal Glluha. Ellie iirihgwmivr Glluh nf New Burk sinh Hirinitg. President, Arthur Frenchg Vice-President, Miss Edith Abbott: Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Isabel Hathaway. Eauvrliill-'ihihgrmairr Glluh. President, Miss Alice McAllisterg Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Bessie E. Tilton. Svrrtinn ZS, Gllaaa nf 'HIL President, Frank Ellis Gurney, Secretary, Miss Katherine D. Jones. Gllaaa nf IHHH. The Class of 1909 has held a reunion each year since its gradua- tion. At the last reunion on Saturday, December 2, 1911, at 'the Brunswick Hotel, Boston, the class organized with the following officers: President, Miss Louise Monk, Vice-President, Miss Marjorie Daviesg Secretary, Miss Mary E. Bragdong Treasurer, Miss Margaret O'Brien. M. E. L., '09. 'Erihgvmatvr Nnrmal Aaanriatinn. Gprganizvh, 1345. 1 President, . . . . Alonzo Meserve Vice-Presidents, T 1 Luther T. Elliot Mrs. Anna L. Thompson Arthur A. Lincoln Miss Louise M. Fisher Edgar M. Copeland Treasurer, . . ' . . Charles P. Sinnott Secretary, ...... Miss Myra E. Hunt According to the constitution, All past and present pupils of the Normal School shall be considered members of the Association, unless they express a desire to the contrary to the Secretary, and all past and present Teachers shall be considered Honorary Members. The Association holds a summer reunion at Bridgewater biennially, and an inter- mediate winter meeting in Boston.

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. NORMAL OFFERING Elizabeth M. Mangan, Evening School, Brockton. Helen J. Margeson, J. D. Pierce School, North Attleboro. Eugenia A. McColl, Washington School, Quincy. Helena R. McCormick, Center School, Heath. Grace E. Mclntosh, Center School, Northbridge. Annie D. Mendell, North Rochester Primary. Agnes E. Murpyh, Clapp School, Stoughton. Helen A. Murphy, School Street School, North Attleboro. Rita C. Page, Washington School, East Weymouth. Jessie L. Paine, Primary School, Lakeville. Hazel E. Patterson, Acushnet. Elizabeth M. Powers, Quincy. Lydia B. Randall, Quincy. Mabel D. Reardon, Quincy. Delia Roby, Primary School, Hanson. Rosa M. Seymour, Northwest School, Goshen. Alice M. Sheehy, Quincy School, Quincy. Ellen C. Shyne, Massachusetts Fields School, Quincy. Doris M. CSmithJ Ryder, 78 Turner Street, Houghs Neck. Helen B. Snell, Columbia College. Marion G. Staples, Curtis School, North Hanover. Vesta E. Strickland, Allens Neck School, Dartmouth. Alice M. Sullivan, Abraham Lincoln School, New Bedford Mary Sullivan, Grammar School, Upton. Mary E. Vinal, Mapleville, Rhode Island. Mary Wheeler, Tucker Street School, Fall River. Bessie M. White, Primary School, Long Plain. Ellen T. White, Central School, Mattapoisett. Olive E. Whittier, South School, Taunton. Ada M. Williams, Grammar School, Upton. Beulah D. Wood, Acushnet. Aliene B. Wright, Lincoln School, Quincy.

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NORMAL OFFERING 25 HE iifty-eighth gathering of the Bridgewater Normal Association was held in Kingsley Hall, Boston, February 3, 1912. Nearly-two hundred of the graduates and their friends had gathered to honor the guest of the afternoon, Dr. George H. Martin. To some he had been a valued and loved teacher during their days at Bridgewater, many had worked under him as Supervisor in the Boston schools, all knew of his notable service in more recent years as Secretary of the State Board of Education. All recognized the fitness of President Meserve's plan to make this, the first gathering since Doctor Martin's resigna- tion, a special tribute to him and his work. The noon hour passed all too quickly in the happy exchange of greetings. What cheer is better than the news of friends? And truly there was much news to be told and heard. The stream of reminiscence flowed steadily on through the luncheon hour and into the welcoming address of President Meserve. We heard with regret that Miss Sarah L. Arnold, Dean of Simmons College, and a member of the State Board, was ill, and therefore unable to address us. The next speaker, Principal Arthur C. Boyden, was greeted with enthusiasm. In his words of appreciation of Doctor Martin's ability and character, he voiced, as perhaps no other present could have done, the cordial feeling of the alumni. Rev. Edward Cummings and Dr. David Snedden followed with keen and interesting discussions of some of the vital educational ques- tions of the day. Each in turn added his tribute to the value of Doctor Martin's work. The last speaker of the afternoon was Doctor Martin himself. He thanked the Association for their expressions of esteem, and then allowed us the rare privilege of sharing some memories connected with his long and varied career as an educator. He touched humorously upon the story of his admission as a student of this school, just fifty years ago, showed us the little book that contained all the notes he took during his entire course, and read extracts from old letters, show- ing his youthful admiration for Mr. Albert G. Boyden. He passed on to remind us of the positions of influence held by many of the gradu- ates. He paid a tribute to those who had left the work of the teacher for that of the home-maker. He recalled the names and achievements