Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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28 NORMAL OFFERING Uhr Zfrihgmuairr illllrrting. HE fifty-ninth annual meeting of the Bridgewater Normal Associa- tion was held at Bridgewater, June 15, 1912. At the morning session the election of officers was held. Before the members separated to enjoy their class reunions, the Glee Club sang. Perhaps they had never had a more critical or a more appreciative audience. A At noon, Mr. W. D. Jackson, Marshal of the Day, took charge, and the classes marched in order to the gymnasium. Again the under- graduate body received praise for their efficient serving of the excel- lent meal. President Meserve presented as the first after-dinner speaker Miss Sarah Louise Arnold, Dean of Simmons College, and a member of the State Board of Education. She spoke of the normal-school course as one of the earliest examples of vocational education. Principal Arthur C. Boyden told of three things which the school stands for: scholarship, efficiency, and idealism. Miss Mary H. Leonard, a former teacher in the school, read a poem on Liberty. The other addresses of the afternoon were given by Dr. Albert E. Winship, Dr. Seaver, formerly Superintendent of Schools in Boston, Dr. Irving C. Fisher, Mr. Spear, and Principal Emeritus Albert G. Boyden. . MYRA E. HUNT, Secretary. Ellyn Ewainn meeting. HE sixieth meeting of the Bridgewater Normal Association was held at Hotel Brunswick, Boston, March 8, 1913. An ideal winter day made possible the gathering of a large number from a wide range of classes, covering almost the entire school history. The social hour gave chance for the interchange of many reminis- cences and further acquaintance among old and young. In the pleasant dining-hall we were served with agreeable food for mind and body. e During the meal we listened to Dr. Dyer, Boston's new superin- tendent. He contrasted the work done by two normal graduates who

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NORMAL OFFERING 27 Normal Glluha. Ellis Erihgrmairr Glluh nf Nun Burk sinh Hirinitg. President, H. C. Leonardg Vice-President, Miss Isabel Hathaway: Seeretary and Treasurer, Miss Mary White. Eanvrhill-ihihgvmaivr Glluh. President, Miss Madge Feenyg Secretary, Miss Mattie Brooksg Treasurer, Miss Annie Hunt. Smtinn E, Gllaaa nf 'HIL President, Frank Ellis Gurneyg Secretary, Miss Katherine D. Jones. Gilman nf IEIIIH. President, Miss Louise Monkg Vice-President, Miss Marjorie Davisg Secretary, Miss Mary Bragdong Treasurer, Miss Margaret O'Brien. Erihgrmaier Nnrmal Aaanriatiun. Gbrganizrh, 1345. President, . .... Charles L. Bentley Vice-Presidents, Alfred Bunker Frederick W. Swan George A. Smith Mrs. Florence M. Williams Mrs. Clara Guild Secretary, . . . Miss Sarah W. Turner Treasurer, ...... Charles P. Sinnott 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 hiennially, and an inter- mediate winter meeting in Boston.

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NORMAL OFFERING 29 taught under him, one illustrating mechanical work, the other the broadly original style. Mr. Robert Lincoln O'Brien, of the Boston Herald, did credit to his Alma Mater by setting forth the newspaper as a great teacher. The warmth of feeling which showed in greeting of Mr. Albert G. Boyden told the pleasure the Alumni felt in hearing him. He spoke of the school as a great family with sixty-five hundred children, forty- three hundred graduates, fifteen hundred men students, ten hundred men graduates. The aims of Bridgewater today were most clearly portrayed by Mr. Arthur C. Boyden. It stands for breadth, focusing, and diierentiating. Among our speakers was Mr. Kneeland, a former Boston super- visor and member of the State Board. He spoke in a touching and gracious manner of days past and present. Mr. Dill, one of Boston's present masters, paid a tribute to Bridge- water in saying the truths he learned there had never needed unlearn- ing-they had stood. Mr. Louis P. Nash, from his interest in the vocational problem, urged the need of continued guidance and supervision over our boys, as they go out into the work of life. Mr. Martin rounded out his past teaching of The Passing of Arthur by an account of his recent pilgrimage through King Arthur Land. He said the lines i Gilding refined gold And painting the lily. seemed to express the happy combination of an Alumni gathering and Denis McCarthy the poet. In this he voiced the feelings of all in choicest phrase. The poet amused us by reciting The Nervous Child, reproved us in The College of the Street, and fascinated us with the lure of Tipperary in the Spring. ' Again the Alumni feel grateful for the generous musical contribu- tions by the Normal Quartette, Messrs. Lincoln, Taylor, Bausch, and Swan. The concensus of opinion was one of satisfaction with arrange- ments and of renewed fellowship, and pride in the class of people represented by the Alumni. - SARAH W. TURNER, Secfretwr-y.