Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Class History One warm, sunshiny day in St ' ptcml)er, 1929, we, the members of the class of June, 1932, gathered in the Normal College audi- torium for the first time. We darted swiftly-ajjpraising glances first at each other and then at the faculty members seat- ed upon the stage. Of the former we non- commitally thought, So these peoDle will lie my classmates for three years? Anrl of the latter we wondered, ' hich one will be my adviser? But our musings were interrupted : and our questions were answered by Miss Still- man, who, stepping upon the stage, gave us our first introduction to Normal College life. From then on, we were caught in a whirl of new faces, teas and parties, speeches, corridors (millions of them!) and book buying, until we emerged about a week later to find ourselves — lo and behold — full-fledged members of the Chicago Nor- mal College. We hadn ' t quite shaken off that isolated feeling, however, when the call came to at- tend our first class meeting in the study hall. How loyally we fought to have our section mates occupy class offices, even though we did not as yet know their names ! We then chose temporary officers and later we elect- ed Alex olfe. president, Edith Ott, vice- president, Myrtle Barrar, secretary, and Helen Trahey, treasurer. We drew uji a constitution, argued over it excitedly at class meetings, and finally adopted it. Echoes of the activities of the members of our class soon began to be heard through- out the school. The men soon achieved fame on the teams ; some of the girls also revealed their athletic propensities, wdiile others distinguished themselves in club work. Class meetings were ever a source of joy. It was there that the talent of the class was discovered, for every meeting brought someone new into the limelight. Out of this array of talent there grew something of which our class was indeed proud. That was the class quartette. It made its first public appearance at our upper freshman tea, and again we thrilled to its music at our Memorial Dav assembly. The interlude provided by summer vaca- tion brought our freshman year to an end and beckoned us on to greater heights in our Junior year. The first big task that faced us on our return to school in September was the election of our class officers. Soon Eileen Stack took office as president while Regina Walsh, Hazel Harris, and Regina Saindon became vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively. Our junior year was, to say the least, eventful. Section 4()r won in our section trio contest, while Katherine Eulenberg, as had done Ruth Seymour in the previous year, won our poetry reading contest. We were delighted with the visit to our class meeting of Miss Melody, and Mr. Ault, a teacher at the same school, who read poetry for us. In November we sponsored the Armistice Day assembly. How inspiring was the address delivered by the Reverend Ir. Ostergen ! So fleeting were the days that it was witli a start that we awoke to the business nf se- lecting senior class officers. Petitions for nominations, the primaries, and finally the election itself awarded the senior class of- fices to Aladclinc Sheridan, president, Mary Clare Meagher, vice-president, Charlotte Schwartz, secretary, and Irene Spain, treas- urer. Our first gesture as seniors was in the giving of a welcome tea to the 198 UT ' s who entered in September. Then before we knew it, our long awaited practice period was upon us. Sections 561 and 6? left first. Tales of their adventures, which reached those of us yet to go, awakened in us mingled emotions, until Miss Olson spoke at our class meeting, on the subject, Practice Is Fun. Like a thunderbolt came the news of the threatened closing of Normal. The previ- ous calm of our lives gave way to chaos. For weeks but one thought was uppemiost in our minds — Normal must not close. ' e lower seniors took an active part in the work of fighting for Normal; and our ef- forts were rewarded when the budget was passed with provisions for the continuance of the Normal College.

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Miss Louie Deupree Class Advisor

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