Lyndon State College - Northern Lights Yearbook (Lyndonville, VT)

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----=v=--------- what our friends give to us? From them we never receive a monthly state- ment running tints: Debtor: Creditor: For giving advise .Sl For listening to many and varied tales of woe 10 For putting up with many eccentricities------- 10 For doing little favors. 10 For furnishing enjoyable companionship 10 For forgiving and forgetting temperv remarks 10 Total $00 The true friend charges nothing for giving wiiat he has to give. 'I here are so very many wonderful things in life that may be had for nothing! M. J. Chase WHO SHOULD TEACH The question of who should teach is becoming more and more impor- tant because of the greater responsibility which rests upon the teacher. A short time ago we read about one hundred fifty teachers in Boston being mental!} deficient. What a calamity! There are several qualities which are desirable in a good teacher. She must be industrious and willing to gain more knowledge thus broadening her outlook on life. To try to be a teacher without this qualification is cer- tainly a great mistake. Health is surely important in the teaching profession as in any other. Xo teacher can expect or even hope to teach hygiene if she herselt is not healthy nor can she expect to accomplish a desirable end with a sick body. hat teachers in general should be may be briefly summed up thus:— healthy, both physically and mentally; industrious; ambitious; good-natured; understanding of children and blessed with a pleasing personalitv. Cecil Carter

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MISS RITA L. BOLK Middlebury College, A. B. Strong mind, great heart. True faith and ready hands ’ It is a fortunate school that has a principal whom they are proud to have represent them in conferences and meetings of the lords and masters of education. Her efforts hel) to smooth the way to teaching positions and advantages which would be impossible for us to secure alone. From our association with Miss Bole we keep our minds dusted and alert to new ideas. MISS RUBY BLAINE University of Vermont, B. S. Music hath charm to sooth a savage breast.” If you want to find Miss Blaine at the Institute you will probably find her in the chapel. Here she patiently listens to the Freshmen, all trying to sing the same syllable at the same time. With hours of patient work, plca.-ant words and sunny smiles, she en- courages all students to sing, to enjoy, and to appre- ciate music MISS HELEN DEXTER Sargcant School A Helpful Hand and a Winning Smile.” Who is that smiling young teacher? Why don’t vou know? That is Miss Dexter. How could any one forget that sunny disposition which characterizes our physical education teacher? Miss Dexter is one of these people who can always find someway of help- ing others. She certainly won her way into the hearts of the freshmen this year. Life is a mirror of King and Queen. It’s just what you dare and do. Then give to the world the best that vou have And the best will come back to you. 7