Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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20 NORMAL OFFERING The graduates, ivy garlands in hand, encircle Campus Pond, Which symbolizes, in the images of themselves which they see reflected in its Waters, the truth that all We do is reflected in life's mirrors to our credit or dishonor. Next they stand near the spot Where the ivy is to be planted, and hear just a few Words from their president before they part for class day exercises. And' to the listeners, comes the thought that, after all, life is but a class- room, golden vvith opportunities. The classroom of life With all it contains, is theirs to use to the utmost, to develop, to improve, and to brighten with cheerful, devoted service. Then, the ivy is planted, a symbol of love and affection for Alma Mater, and the graduates go on to meet life, still a question to some, but one demanding ever the best they are capable of giving. So in the Words of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson in her poem Life, a Ques- tion, the graduates of Normal may Well say :- Life? and Worth living? Yes, with each part of us- Hurt of us, help of us, hope of us, heart of us, Life is Worth living. Ah! with the Whole of us, Will of us, brain of us, senses and soul of us! Is life Worth living? Aye, With the best of us, Heights of us, depths of us,- Life is the test of us. K. E. C. '20, oi Wo .llw 1 I , f, T -.-i,.,1 - is A Q , 1' f! ' 3 - X S 16,471 , 1 ,ef ' . -:,, 5:13, . N wasnt f f X A'- 1 ,SHN ,fu . 2- VY: S' 1 x. X ' I-+R rw' Z 5 -1 K-73523 Q' Lil-' X A '- ,XWQVQ 5 , 1 ,, . .. 5,71 :ilwf X X35 X ix c ' ' il? QM, H . 1 We - 4 fi 5

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NORMAL OFFERING 19 Cgrahuatinn. T last, the never to be forgotten day had arrived. Thursday, June twenty-sixth, graduation day, dawned bright and clear. From the time the rising bell rang in the morning, there was a hushed note of excitement in the air. Visitors began to arrive early and soon the streets outside Normal were crowded with machines from all over the state. At ten o'clock, the members of the graduating classes were all in their places in Chapel. Prayer was offered by Mr. Boyden and the response sung by the Glee Club. Mr. Boyden then introduced Dr. Payson Smith, Commissioner of Education for Massachusetts, who gave the graduates a pur- poseful, interesting address, on the duties awaiting them as they went forth to prepare their places in the educational world. After a pleasing selection by the Glee Club, Dr. Smith presented the diplomas, and the class of 1919 passed on to become alumni of Bridgewater. K. E. C. '20. Uhr Fling frmarrh. OMPARATIVELY few of those who gaze each year at the Ivy March, as it is given here at Normal, realize that it is some- thing more than just an Ivy March, ending with the commonplace planting of a bit of ivy. Commonplace? Ah, no! Symbolic of love and devotion, expressive of human life? Yes! At the appointed time, members of the Junior Class, green oak boughs in hand, may be seen forming on either side of the walk that leads to the school. Boughs raised high, they typify the living strength of the school. Clear, piercing, distinct, come the notes of the bugle, sounding the call to life with its manifold duties, and as the echoes die away, the members of the graduat- ing classes, marching two by two, pass on to the Campus, the field of life. As the Campus is reached, the double line changes to one of single file, illustrating the manner in which the individual life becomes of more pronounced importance, for the greater prob- lems of life are solved by the individual alone, with the assistance only of a Divine Aid.

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NORMAL OFFERING 21 Alumni. Two Years Edna M, Bassett, Rochester Lucy A. Beatty, Davenport, N. Y. Anna P. Beauparlant, No. Dartmouth Dorothy E. Bingham, Quincy Caroline F. G. Bodell, Danvers Helena L. Rothwell, Palmer Margaret V. Bowen, Lakeville Dorothy H. Bradford, East Rochester Gertrude W. Braley, Swansea Mary A. Brimley, Dartmouth Clara Brown Caton, East Freetown Florence E. Buckley, Jamestown R. I. Gertrude E, Buckley, East Brookfield M. Louise Buckley, North Easton Eleanor C. Burbank, Killingly, Conn. Margaret M. Burke, Glocester, R. I. Ethel C. Butcher, Wrentham Loretta V. Carr, Swansea Alberta B. Carroll, Rochester Vera F. Chase, Little Compton Lois H. Clapp, Marion Margaret L. Clark, Not teaching Doris Conant, Quincy Helen M. C. Corrigan, Tiverton, R. I. Margaret C, Brown, Not teaching Florence K. Coyle,- Bristol, R. I. Grace M. Delahunt, Jamestown, R. I. M. Alice Delay, No. Sudbury - Teresa E. Donaldson, Ware Ellen M. Downey, Chelsea Grace E. Farrar, Rockland Laura M. Fernandes, So. Dartmouth Gertrude I. Fiske, Killingly Elizabeth C. Flaherty, Bristol, R. I. Irene M. Foley, Taunton Helen F. Gay, Quincy Hannah C. Gildea, West Bridgewater Alice T. Glendon, North Harwich Alice D. Gormley, Taunton Anna V. Grady, Mason, N. H. Dorice A. Hall, Cambridge Katherine M. Hamilton, Rochester Ruth M. Hamilton, Dartmouth' Gladys R. Hathaway, North Easton M. Ethel Higgins, Rockland Doris M. Holland, So. Groveland Emma Holmes, Raynham Anna Houth, Mattapoisett Helen V. Jette, Dartmouth Mildred E. Jones, Pepperell Mary E. Kenealy, Elmwood Clara P. Kress, Chelmsford Doris L. Leach, Taunton Eunice K. Lydon, Kingston Catherine A. Lunch, No. Dartmouth Gertrude B, Madden, Tiverton, R. I. Teresa A. May, Dartmouth Helen L. McHugh, South Raynham I-I. Gladys McWilliams, Rockland Emma J. Moore, Not teaching Helena M. Murphy, Palmer Marie A, Murrill, West Bridgewater Catherine V. O'Hare, Not teaching Alice E. Philbrick, Taunton Bernice E. Philbrick, Cataumet Clara E. Playse, Onset Mildred Powers, Dighton Mildred L. Quartz, Wilmington, Del. Marie Quelle, Lakeville Dorothy YV. Randall, Quincy Mary P. Schraut, Holbrook Margaret Shaw McSwain, Wrentham Winifred M. Smith, Farmington, Ct. P. Evelyn Souza, East Taunton Mary E. Stanton, Avon Harriette B. Stevens, Chelsea Edith L. Sullivan, Brockton C. Melissa Taska, Dartmouth Gladys E. Thomas, Bridgewater Ruth E. True, Upton Anastasia E. Turner, Swansea Ruth J. Ulmer, Bridgewater Anna L. Walsh, Wollaston Esther M. Whipp, Fall River Lyndell F. Williams, Merrimac