Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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NORMAL OFFERING 17 BACCALAUREATE. Baccalaureate is one of the finest things about graduation, in the minds of many. Surely nothing could be more inspiring than the dignified beauty of the solemn processional of Seniors, entering the Assembly Hall. Everything conspired to make the occasion one worthy of remembrance. The hymns sung by the Glee Club, the words of the speaker,-everything-touched just the right note of solemnity. It was a Vesper Service to be cherished in the hearts of the Seniors. GRADUATION. The fair weather that has been proverbially attendant upon Bridgewater graduations, was for the first time in years, lacking on Monday, June 19. However, the friends and relatives of the gradu- ates arrived just as early and just as eagerly as they have always done, to behold the day of days in the lives of the Seniors. At ten.o'clock the graduating classes marched to their seats in the Assembly Hall. The devotional exercises were led by Mr. Boy- den, with a response by the Glee Club. There followed a very fine address, after which the Seniors received their diplomas. The gradu- ates then left the Hall, equipped at last for their work as teachers. THE IVY MARCH. At the close of the Graduation Luncheon, served by the under classes to the graduates and their guests, all the classes hurried to the school building, for the ivy march was to take place in spite of the weather. At the bugle note, symbolic of the Call to Life, the lower classes, bearing green oak boughs, passed slowly from the building, and with uplifted arms, formed an arch of green over the walk. Between these lines passed the Seniors, each bearing in her hand a single spray of ivy. The march around the campus was omitted, because of the rain, so the procession went, straight to the east end of Normal Hall, where the ivy was to be planted. Here Elizabeth Shaw, President of Class B, passed the spade into the keep- ing of Elsie McPhee and Martha Baldwin, representing Class C and the kindergarten-Primary class. The class ode, written by Adelaide Huard, was sung, and the classes proceeded to the Class Day Exer- cises.

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16 NORMAL OFFERING COMMENCEMENT, 1922. Promenade, June 9. Faculty Reception, June 16. Baccalaureate, June 18. Graduation, June 19. THE PROMENADE. Friday, June 9, Was a day of eager anticipation on the part of the Seniors, and of bustling activity for the undergraduates, Whose duty it Was to see that the gymnasium looked its best, for the great event to take place. Evening did arrive at last! 'iProm was an actuality! The Albert Gardner Boyden Gymnasium Was at its best in daisies and pine boughs. At the campus end stood the receiving line--Mr. and Mrs. Boyden, Miss Pope, and the class presidents, Elizabeth Shaw, Grace Fletcher, and Doris Cahoon. But what is the use of trying to describe a Prom ? It is enough to say that every girl there did the Alma Mater credit, both as a model of behaviour and as a picture of style and good taste. Judging from the conversations which took place in the dormitories the next day, therenever, never Was, and never, never, never Will be another Prom like that one. - FACULTY RECEPTION. The Faculty Reception is an occurrence partially veiled to all but the privileged eyes of the graduating classes. This year it Was held Friday, June 16. With no longer the barrier of class Work and reci- tations between them, the Faculty and the Seniors met for one last evening of friendly social intercourse. After the reception, the Seniors gathered in the Quadrangle, according to custom, and for the last time sang Alma Mater. Then they quietly Went to their rooms and silence settled for a short time. As soon as all was quiet, the lower classmen quickly gathered on the South Field, and serenaded the Seniors, as a token of their love and respect for them.

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NORMAL OFFERING SOCIAL CALENDAR, 1922-1923. September 15. Acquaintance Socialg Hospitality Committee. October 11. Danceg S. G. A. October 27. HalloWe'en Socialg S. A. C. November 8. Reception to Mrs. Boydeng S. G. A. November 17. Play, Little Lord Fauntleroyug Dramatic Club November 18. Danceg Girl Scouts. December 15. Circusg Normal Offering Board. January 19. Danceg Class D 3. January 26. Louvaine Library Fund Socialg S. A. C. February 9. Minstrel Shovvg N. A. A. March 9. Barn DancegpGarden Club. March 16. St. Patrick's Day Socialg Senior Class. April 6. Concertg Glee Club. April 7. Junior Socialg Junior Class. April 27. Play, Twelfth Nightvg Dramatic Club. April 28. Danceg Girl Scouts. May 4. K. P. Excursiong Kindergarten-Primary Class. May 11. Class B. Social. May 18. Garden Partyg O. I. C. May 25. A Mystery Socialg Class C. I une 8. Senior Promenade. I une 15. Faculty Reception. I une 18. Graduation.