Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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26 NORMAL OFFERING September 27. Today We learned that in order to progress We must break our folkways and start afresh on new Ways based on the best ideals of the old folkway. October 11. Providing all conditions Were the same Whom Would you sooner marry, a coal-digger or a school-teacher ? This questionasked of a member of the class quite upset the equilibrium for a minute, because the subject of matrimony was quite far from our thoughts. October 27. Tom, Dick, and Harry, the pirates of the good ship Class A invaded the gymnasium at the social this evening. My, how those people Were kept guessing! November 3. Gallipoli, when did I ever offend thee! Will you ever forget Where Gallipoli is, W hackie? November 7. Lib, Gert, and Helene were asked to play on the K. P. hockey team. Weren't We delighted, for Class A was doomed not to have one. Here's Wishing the cerise and silver the best of luck. December 4. John has returned to the class but Marion and Whackie have left us for thirteen Weeks' training in Brockton. December 14. As it was necessary to go through the ordeal of electing class officers, We did so this afternoon, With the result that everyone has some duty to perform. Lib is our president. Her Wor- ries this year vvill be limited to six instead of twenty-six. Buttie is our honorable vice-president. Brother John Will be over-burdened carrying around the enormous sum as treasurer of the class and will have to use shorthand in order to take down all the minutes as sec- retary. Helene will assume her duties as historian. Representing the class at Normal Offering Board meetings is Whackie's duty, While With Gert rests the responsibility of upholding the class in ath- letics. The next office is left vacant for Marion. December 20. Poor John! He Was quite insulted today. Upon entering the sociology class, he Was asked if he intended to marry. As he has only recently returned from training, he Was, We fear, unprepared for such a question. January 2. Today We each tested a child from the Kinder- garten to find their mental ages. The Work is very interesting. January 4. At Assembly this morning Mr. Boyden presented letters for Work done in baseball last spring. Brother John and Buttie Were among those Who received them. January 10. Oh, how interesting were those books up in the

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NORMAL OFFERING 25 We spent the day in assisting Mr. Hunt, who was giving Intelli- gence Tests to the entering class. Sept. 14. We are seven! Class A consists of Buttie, the as- sistant Practical Arts teacherg of Brother John, the philosopherg of Sister Hunt and Whackie, the cheerful cherubsg of Gert, who came to us from Lowell Normal Schoolg of Lib and Helene, who de- cided they must stay another year at Bridgewater Normal. September 18. One member of our class has left us. John Doyle is to train in the Abington High School for thirteen weeks. We wish him good luck. September 20. What a difference in the size of classes this year from that of previous years. The largest number of chairs we ever occupy is seven. The presence of everyone is absolutely neces- sary. Some classes have only three or live. Can you imagine it! If two people are absent in still another class, there would be no class.

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NORMAL OFFERING 27 balcony in Room 11 So much so. we were neither seen nor heard until- that inappropriate sneeze of John's echoed through the room. It was then necessary to tiptoe down the creaky stairs to our chairs, convulsed with suppressed laughter. January 17. Today proved quite lucky for us. The lucky piece of paper was drawn in Assembly by a member of the class. We were the winners of the jars of preserves and marmalade donated to the school to help the Louvain Library fund drive. The amount raised helped swell our quota, which, owing to the patronizing of the activi- ties of the other classes, had been small. February 2. Again we have occasion to feel proud of John and James. They were presented with letters for their excellent work during the football season. Keep up the good work, boys, and spread the name of B. N. S.! February 27. Yes, Class A fully understands and can interpret the barometer, especially the kind that has two people coming out of a door, when there is a change in the weather. When the old lady comes outj' our instructor commenced, I judge there will be- , HA storm, interrupted John. Although we are but a small group and take but a small part in the affairs of this large school, we feel that the spirit of B. N. S. is vlnspfireri in Class A. We are enjoying the work very much and find we have much yet to learn. Even though there are plenty of lessons to keep us busy, we find time to participate in the social events of the school. All in all this has been a successful and pleasant year. Soon a day will arrive which will find us awaiting with eagerness the de- grees for which we are now striving. CLASS ROLL. BUTLER, JAMES H., JR., 69 Prospect Avenue, Norwood, Mass. Kappa Delta Phi, Basketball, Baseball, Manager 19225 N. A. A., Secretary, 19225 N. A. A. Executive Committee, Class Vice-President, 1922-'23. Buttie, a graduate of Norwood High School, entered Normal for the third year of his course. He spent one year at Holy Cross and one at Tech. Buttie has the artistic ability of the class, and with his talent keeps the Library well posted. He knew what's what-and that's as high As metaphysic wit can fly.