Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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MISS MARY A. PREVOST Supervisor of Drawing from 1916 to 1932. Service gently given with unassuming graciousness. Her appreciation of beauty as a practical asset to everyday life was responsible for the wideness of her unruffled charm ; a charm never too fragile to comprehend the subtlest humor.

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1933 ALPHA 1 4IM 1 iLMIOkb £ 1 IIP ' 1 NhJJI ' M s ' ZZZ J m President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Clifford Johnson Ruth Glidden Louise Hewitt Marie Sarson Senior History September 1929 .... Freshmen — laden with Wright and Ditson boxes; shivering in angel robes, struggling with locker combinations. Naively gay. September 1930 .... Sophomores — crossing the quadrangle loaded with couch covers and lampshades; strutting, gesticulating, modulating. Dramatically cynical. September 1931 .... Juniors — burdened with committees; equipping, scoring, banqueting. Briskly efficient. September 1932 .... Seniors — staggering under the weight of the Variorum Shakes- peare; clogging; posing; promming. Calmly poised. All these have the class of ' 33 survived. And more, it has lived experiences uniquely its own. Bridgewater ' s first Junior Prom shone in its star-spangled blueness for the class of ' 33. During the seniority of the class came the change the name fever. Ably its members supervised the transition from Normal Offering to Alpha , the new yearbook cover design, the creation of the new seal. At Christmas, in accordance with custom, the class sold cards; but its members flavored custom with a dash of differentness. They created and sold original, hand-blocked cards of modern design. On Class Day the seniors again fused differentness with tradition. Like their pre- decessors they presented tableaux; unlike them they designed their own sets. The Class of ' 33 was the first to meet the question of cap and gown versus the velvet drape as atmosphere for the year book pictures. And on the night of June 9th, from 9 until 2, Senior Prom. 14