Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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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.

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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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NORMAL OFFERING 19 TILLINGHAST. Woodward is good-looking, artistic girls would say, Normal Hall is handy to the dining hall each day, But the center spot is pleasant the Tillites all agree. Across the road is Woodward, near at hand the Cottage Wee. Yes, Till is near the mail-box, so there's not far to go, And when it is pouring, Wood. girls their envy show. Oh Tillinghast is homelike, forty-eight fine girls in all, And from our dear Dean's graces, we very seldom fall. The girls are all so friendly, their morals very high, And ladylike and well-behaved, the teachers testify. The reception room is small and cozy in its wayg The furnishings delightful, it's warm on each cold day. Our government is perfect, officers kind and wise, And often on a Monday night, we have a nice surprise. In personality and brains, Till girls are peerless, too, All of which is evidenced by the peppy things we dog And when it comes to outdoor sports, Till is on the top, Until the final goal is reached, the players do not stop. Tillinghast is ancient, through time has stood the test, So all the girls there do agree, Old things are the best! ,VVOODVVARD DQRMITORY. House President, ELSIE MCPHEE Vice-House President, MARTHA BALDWIN Secretary-Treasurer, MARION E. FAHEY Which dorm has the best spirit and most pep in this school? Why Woodward of course! The girls of Woodward have been work- ing together to make their dormitory the best in the whole school. The joy with which they gather in groups in the corridor, each girl greeting so eiusively her long, lost room-mate or special friend, shows us that Woodward has cast a pleasant, home-like spell over its occupants. These greetings are more noticeable after a vacation. Before some of our brief recesses the girls have gathered upon the stairs at night and made the halls fairly resound with their school songs and familiar Woodward cheers. Then the dear old strains of Alma Mater are heard'from the circle of stirred and happy girls and the sing on the stairs has ended.