Framingham State University - Dial Yearbook (Framingham, MA)

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11 john Keats has said: A thing of beauty is a joy forever Its loveliness increases, it will never Pass into nothingnessi' So it is with our trees and shrubs. They are always a source of enjoyment to us, and we are grateful to those whose love of the beautiful has led them to make our grounds so attractive. And let us hope that as the years roll on the graduates of our school will add their share and not forget that The trees That whisper round a temple become soon Dear as the temple's self. K. E. M. DQDQG Father Peirce's Bible WE do not say one of Father Peirce's Bibles, for he undoubted- ly had more than one, yet we speak as if he had but one. There is in the possession of the school a Bible, published in 1816. Please note the date. It is a copy of Collins' Stereotype edition and is illustrated. Turn over one page and you come up- on a blank white page. At the top is written with a pencil in a clear, bold hand- Cyrus Peirce. It is the handwriting of Father Peirce. As one turns over the pages, examining the illustrations with a great deal of interest, he comes upon pages near the middle of the book which mark distinctly a family Bible for there is the Family Record. On the tirst page are spaces given to Mar- riagesf' And on this page we find this record in ink - Cyrus Peirce and Harriet Coffin married April ISY, 1816, at Nantucket. Hence the significance of the date 1816. Turn over this page and the family record continues. Now, Births is the heading. And here we find the following record written in a beautiful hand, probably that of Mother Peirce, Cyrus Peirce born Aug. 15th, I79O,,, and, under it, Harriet Coffin born june 26th, I7Q4.H There is no further record. This Bible was presented to the School by the Hon. C. F. Stone of Waltham, who is the son of Elizabeth Brown Stone. She is a niece of Father Peirce. She graduated from the school, August, 1845. Her home is in Waltham, Mass. H. XV.

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10 has given us is the group of Rugosa rose trees north of Normal Halli and in front of May Hall we have the Tartarean honey- suck e. As for the classes and the Practice School, they have done not a little towards beautifying our grounds. When Miss J. Angelina Smith taught in the Practice School one of her classes planted the linden tree on the plot in front of May Hall, and the same class also planted the Spiraea bush near Miss Roof's office window. The chestnut and beech trees in front of May Hall were planted by two classes graduated under Miss Hyde. just in front of Crocker Hall is a square of four trees with a fifth in the centre. The largest of the five trees is a Russian mulberry, given to the school by Mr. William Hurd. In this same group is a flowering dogwood, given by the class of IQO6, a white hawthorne, planted by the class of 1905, and a young beech, tree, planted by Mr. Whittemore. Southwest of Normal Hall is a blue spruce, con- tributed by the class of 1906, and a beautiful tulip tree, planted by Mr. Whittemore, who also planted the apple orchard beyond the street tennis court. The class of 1908 planted a Catalpa tree in front of May Hall as an addition to our already fine collec- tion of trees. Thus far I have not spoken of the vines, but they are in a class by themselves. Most of the Woodbine at Normal Hall was planted by Miss Hyde, and it is pleasing to note that some of it came from the woods of Framingham. Miss Johnson and Mr. Whittemore also planted some of the vines. At the south end of Crocker Hall is an Akebia from Maryland, presented to Miss Hyde by Miss Tatnall of the class of 1890. The creeping ivy on May Hall, of which we are all so proud, was planted by the class of 1890. That on the south end of May Hall and on Wells Hall was planted by Mr. Whittemore, as were also the crimson ramblers on the tennis court fence. Perhaps one would think that the planting of trees was tire- some and uninteresting work, but if I were to tell of some of the tree day exercises one might think differently. For instance, after the class of 1895 had planted their Cornell tree they saw the chance to have a little amusement. It was a beautiful june evening, and after study hour, the girls, dressed in sheets and pillow cases, joined hands around their tree, danced, sang songs, and then planted a border of violets by moonlight. VVhen the class of 1904 planted their tree, the program was very different. The class marched from the Hall singing a hymn and made a circle around the tree. A bottle with the names of all the girls in the class was planted with the tree, and a speech given by the president. Then the trowel was handed over to the Junior president. It is not always May was read by one of the girls, and then a song, written by two members of the class, finished the exercises.

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12 Study Hours in the Early Days of the School IT may be of interest to those who sometimes question, although in the slightest degree, the conditions which now govern 'study hour, to know the conditions as they were in the early days of the school. We quote from the earliest statement of Conditions of En- trance, Study Hours, etc. It is expected, as a matter of course, that the young ladies will conform to the general order and usage of the families in which they reside. Where it can be done conveniently, it is desirable that they should breakfast about one hour after rising, dine at a quarter past two o'clock, and sup from six to six and a half o'clock. The hours for rising, studying, etc., will vary somewhat with the season of the year. For the winter and autumn terms, the pupils will rise at six o'clock and study one hour before or after breakfast, as may suit the custom of the family. In the summer time, they will rise at five o'clock and study two hours. In the afternoon, they will study from four till five and a half o'clock. Evening study hours for the winter and autumn terms commence at seven o'c1ock and continue two hours with a short recess, for the summer term, evening study hours commence at eight o'clock and continue one hour. All study hours are to be spent in perfect quietness. At all seasons of the year pupils are to retire at ten o'clock. Every light must be extin- guished at half past ten at the utmost. H. W. it-Oi Abraham Lincoln CHRIST, the persecuted, the harassed, was arrested and brought before Pilate, who, seeing him, was impressed by his noble mien and exclaimed, This is the man ! I believe these words express more than surprise alone, but the whole power of the noble, heavenly beauty of character and bearing which Christ possessed. Is it wrong for us to apply these words to Abraham Lincoln, who, in spite of everything, became the leader we know? He has been compared to Gladstone, that distinguished statesman so well known. Gladstone started with inherited ability .and culture, with every advantage which Mr. Lincoln lacked. He