Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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NORMAL OFFERING 13 Extrartz frnm the Igrihgvmatvr Glatalnguv az it Ought in IIB hui lsn't! PHYSIOGRAPHY Students are required to read and memorize the descriptions of at least five hundred and thirty-two different kinds of rocks. Extra knowledge is not required but is optional. A student with a truly professional spirit will gladly avail herself of this eX- ceptional opportunity of becoming acquainted with one of nature's greatest phenomena-Rocks. CHEMISTRY Prerequisites.-Gas mask and a course in First Aid to the injured. Ii. Qualitative Analysis.-Students taking this course Will be furnished with apparatus valued at 3.59 and with one hundred and ninety-nine re-agents, and at the end of the semester will be required to analyze the contents of twelve ketchup bottles. Quizzes will be given semi-occasionally to remind students that this is a regular class they should always attend. II..Quantitative Analysis.-Any students who survive Quali- tative Analysis may apply for more knowledge in above-mentioned subject. PHYSICS . This professor in charge of this course guarantees that a student who has successfully finished this course will be entirely and absolutely impervious to shocks of either the mental or elec- trical varieties. Such a trifling incident as a daily quizz never bothers a graduate of this course as he is quite accustomed to seeing little white slips appear almost magically from the teach- er's pocket.

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12 NORMAL OFFERING Surgeon General's Office, Section of Psychology, Washington, D. C. April 15, 1919. Dear Editor: r Perhaps in some little corner which you have been trying to iill up you can find room for the enclosed poem, which was written in memory of the Normal men who gave their lives in the great war. At least two of these men I numbered among my best friends, and the poem was written especially for them, but it is applicable to all. ' 6Lieut.b EDWARD A. LINCOLN, B. N. S., 1911. COMFORT Around the Bend and over the Hill Is the friend who started ahead of me. He goes before along the way Where Time runs into Eternity. For Death came riding by at night And called in his voice so stern and chill, Friend of thy friend, come ride with me Around the Bend, and over the Hill. My friend, he laughed and sprang behind With never a parting tear or sigh, And swifter then than the roaring wind They vanished into the empty sky. And some were bent and torn with grief, I held my peace and trusted still. I know he only went before Around the Bend, and over the Hill. For the heart may hear what the ear may not, And see what the eye may never see. So through Death's silence I hear the voice Of my friend come calling back to me. Singing the love he used to tell Sweeter than any songbird's trill Waiting and singjing I see him there, Around the Bend, and over the Hill. I know not whither the road may lead, I care not what the end may be For over the Hill and around the Bend Is the friend who started ahead of me. And when I hear him calling back Death has no power to work me ill. I know that I shall find him there, Around the Bend, and over the Hill. EDWARD A. LINCOLN, B. N. S., 1911.

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14 NORMAL OFFERING DRAWING Doctor-'s Prescription.-All applicants who become pupils at the State Normal School situated in Bridgewater must take a course in drawing before they receive their diploma. Signed: Dr. PHILOSOPHICAL EDUCATION. It is not long before everyone realizes that in order to draw one has to have talent inside as well as out. Incidentally he should learn that figures should not be bow-legged or knock- kneed. Perspective is a subject for advanced students only, and as such should be appreciated. The instructor hopes that all who have exceptional ability will avail themselves of the remarkable opportunity offered them in the Course in Architecture. LITERATURE The work of this course consists of daily reading of the min- utes of the previous day and of socialized..recitations on Why the Norse Gods Fought with Their Wives, and vice-versa, and also on the subject of Why I Cas a future old maidj am ex- tremely interested in good love stories and appreciate the art of Love? j Discussions and conference on various subjects are brought up very frequently by the students who wish to pass away their valuable time in frivolous conversation. By the time you are able to extricate yourself from this course you should, even if rather dense, have some extremely lucid ideas on many subjects. MAYBELLE I. KEEFE, '20. KAY E. CONWAY, ?20