Connecticut Froebel Normal School - Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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Connecticut Froebcl Nor-mal CLASS POEM The day will soon be close at hand, When we shall say farewell To teachers and classmates at C. F. N. Whom we 'have learned to love so well. To Miss Mary and Miss lnez, Our grateful thanks are dne. For the untiring efforts they put forth Vlfith the class of 1922. Not forgetting Mr. Dakin, , Miss Coggswell and Miss Clark, Their patience was nnshaken. XVhen some knowledge they did impart. Flavian Brennan, our president, lVas a maiden, sweetly grave, And with manners becoming a lady, With dignity always did behave. Marion King, our secretary, At story-telling was noted, And in ,preparing her lessons, A genius by allwas voted. Marion VVeed, our treasurer, Has made for herself a name, ln studying the Education of Man And disclosing her ideas on same. .-X very quiet person was Lillian O'Leary, Who at studying never grew weary, Wlho no dou'lJt, thoroughly ellclcient will be, When in some school room reigns she. Helen Smith, I'm sure you'll agree, Vilas a very talkative maiden. Who, each day, traveled carefree On the train back and forth from New Haven. Olive Paige was a maiden small, A bobbed-haired miss with a smile for all. Her Mot-her-Plays were works of art, Written with true feeling from the depths of her heart Josephine Maher had little to say, But traveled about in her own calm way. Her voice was gentle, soft and low, Her manner, gracious, is this not so?

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. 14 Your Book Virginia Arnold leaves to Mary Ford a suggestion as to the best manner of becoming an idea.l correspondent while in school. Virginia would advise the utilization of class periods exclusively for writing letters. Elizabeth Coughlin leaves to Dorothy Lowe her chair in the Psychology Class with the earnest hope that she may never have to occupy it.. Kathleen Ryan leaves her fondness for silence and for finding pleasure in her own thoughts to Mildred Gabbett in order that these two virtues may still live on in C. F. N. ' Lillian Drew confers on Virginia Arnold the hund1'ed things which she never had time to do, urging Virginia to start now so that she may accomplish them by 1924. Josephine Maher bestows on Jeannette Leech her regular attendance at Folf Dancing, and her stirring rendition of Scottish airs. Ruth Young bequeaths to Marion Barreuther a scholastic schedule which may seein a little burdensome at first but will entail no qualms of conscience when school is abandoned. Marion King gives to Mildred Borel her splendid school spirit and talent for putting over everything she undertakes in the most. effective manner. To C. F. N. we leave our profound gratitude for the uniform kindness and generosity evidenced towards us, together with the assurance that the coming years will find us faithful to the principles and ideals ineuleated here. -Elsie E. Clark.

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Your Book Now Elsie Clark had talent in art, But about her folk-dancing, there is little to say. Although Miss Coggswell did all on her part To impress upon Elsie, -how gracefully she danced in her younger days Ruth Drew, was out for fun, Even tho her lessons, she had not done. lVe are told she charmed the masculine sex, Now we wonder, who'll be her next? Lillian Drew, in manner was charming, :Xltho her interest in school was never alarming. She, like her sister, a good time did enjoy, Especially, if in the party, there were some darling boys. Kathleen Ryan was a maiden mild, About the quietest in our class. On all her studies she spent much toil, But i11 music was not surpassed. Ruth Young is the last to be mentioned, Last, but not least we can say, For she bothered no one and did her work, ln her own individual way. XVhatever our destiny in life may be, May we with pleasant memories recall, Our days spent at C. F. N. to he The happiest days of all. -Elizabeth M. Couighliin.