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S Class Histor , 1924 Some of us were hot, some ol' us cold, some of us gay, some of tts sad, but undoubtedly all of us suffered from that most all-enveloping, uncontrollable, all gone feeling as we assembled on that eventful day in the Fall ol l920, to take our entrance examinations. Divided into groups we were separated from any of the friends we may have had, and were presented with weird explanations of what we were to do. Of course, we were all very clever, and we iust didn't understand everything -this talk about working drawings, front, back and side views. Somehow, somewhere, we must have missed something back there in High School. l-lowever, the worst things never happen and we were soon officially Normal .fXrters. Xlany were the fearful hours we spent in mysterious classrooms in those Grst three or four weeks - lvlr. Rays, for instance. Why they didn't save Mr. Ray until later is more than we can understandg to stiffer a poor little l-'reshie to keep up with Nlr. Ray's hours and problems is too much. Here we discovered the meaning ofthe word ''lemperament and undoubtedly it has been with us ever since. XVe just couldn't understand where the connection came between mechanical drawing and Art, but then, we didn't understand much, anyway, in those days. Xltusl vividly painted on our memories are the scenes enacted in the l-lall, where we sat ina huge eirclc and drew iunk through a glass while Nlr. Cross soothingly encouraged us. Many friendships were formed in those morning classes, over the junk, through the junk, and around the Ujunkf' A While we tried in vain to accomplish something, we were most unmannerly and diligently watched over by rows ol eyes in the dark windows. We soon discovered that we were being picked out by the Sophomores, That we were lfreshmen and were liable not to be unless the Sophomore approved. y S-mock Day, the day of days, arrived at last, when we were to become Freshmen or corpses. Many of our Iriends secrets were uncovered to our enjoyment and their embarrassment. The Sophomores all had a good time .ind probably we did also, if any of us were in any condition to remember. NVe did know, however, that we were at lastlfreshmen and could face the world and feel comfortable. l he Seniors showed their gratitude for having us around by giving us a party in November. XVe were formally presented to the l-aculty, who had already seen too much of us. ' Uur lirst Christmas spread was held in the lunch room as all other Freshman spreads have been and will be, lhe lunch room was never so appealing before. 'VJ forwz lvlajo class, on ot. but l hat spirit smocl return l Uiree had t lhat x l ll1'lC I we we who o feeling slant l Uesig us so be abl VT1Cl'll. .l.. 11
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s suffered from he Fall of 1920, s we may have clever, and we ws. Somehow, s never happen s - Mr. Ray's, er a poor little ing of the word e the connection ose days. ,e circle and drew n those morning med over by rows iores. That we 9. Many of our iad a good time er, that we were Je were formally ieen and will be. ' Q -f 1- '-17 1'-tx 1 l Q 0 l 5 ln February, we had our Grst meeting with Mr. lvlajor. We all looked forward fearing and trembling lest we should be one of his victims lvlr. lVlajor's class proved to be most interesting, in as much as it was an all-round class, dealing with literature and acrobatic stunts. XVe had to learn to stand on our heads and look at it, to get a fresh eyef' that girls were no longer girls but sweet young things and that most of our paintings were interpretations of that familiar quotation Out damned spot. june came altogether too soon, and we separated, good friends, in good spirits, and fairly well launched on our careers lt was not long before we returned to school and arrayed ourselves in brown smocks, casting our green ones aside forever. lt was with some sorrow that we discovered that all of our class had not returned to inflict punishment upon the unfortunate Freshman. Early inthe year we had the pleasure of receiving lvlr. Farnum as our new Director. l-lis enthusiasm made us feel glad that we were only Sophomores and had three whole years ahead of us. Smoek Day was all that we had patiently waited for, and we had our revenge. livents were few in our Sophomore year. We were much calmer and less sure that we knew it all than we had been in the previous year, and so we spent our time in hard work, especially during lvlr. Cain's perspective theory class. We came back in the fall as juniors to find a few more of us missing. Yes, we werejuniors, and would have gloried in the fact had it not been for the Seniors, who once again, as they had on one Smoek Day, properly squelehed our dignihed feelings by reminding us that they knew all about us. Our third year, like our Freshman year, was full of surprises. We were con- stantly eonfronted with new problems. Anatomy, Life Class, Composition, and Design with lvlr. George. These classes proved to be most interesting, and helped us so much that we were at last beginning to feel that sometime, perhaps, we would be able to draw and paint. Our Christmas Spread was a joyful one, especially our part ofthe entertain- ment. 'l'he Follies of iq!-l was a plain example of what can be done on the spur of the moment. lf the audience suffered, it was no concern of ours, we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly, from chorus girl down to the scenery. The junior Prom was a gay and happy event and was a most appropriate climax to our junior year. The year was partially saddened by the sudden deaths of joseph De Camp, lnstruetor, and of George H. Bartlett, Principal Emeritus. Seniors at last. That, which was to mean so much to us, meant nothing. Instead of feeling exuberantly dignihed and uplifting, we felt depressed and un- necessary. True, we had no longer any class above us to watch us, to keep us down, to dictate to us. l-low we did wish we had! We enjoyed the Smoek Day performance with all our hearts. A new :est was added when we realized it was our last. How we envied the Freshmen their four years ahead of them. XVe became better acquainted with the Freshmen at the reception given by the Seniors. Next came our Christmas Spread with its usual gaiety dampened at first by the thought that we would not have another one. We tried to forget that, however, and, liked everything, from the salad to Mr. Farnum's promise that we should all have diplomas in june. Our entertainment, unlike ourselves, was the most dignihed part of the program. The Senior Dance was everything that might be expected of a Senior Class. Although it was Leap Year, no one was seriously injured, heart or otherwise. The last and most important event ofour class history will have to be recorded in our memoriesgour graduation. We hope we have helped to make our stay here a pleasant one to our friends, our underclassmen, and our instructors. We have, to the best of our ability, tried to meet the responsibilities of art school life. With graduation comes the breaking up of some of the friendships formed through our school years. Never again will we meet on the same basis as Normal Art School students, but we must all go our several ways. However, no matter what we do, or where we go, we shall all have the memories of our four years together, uniting us in one bond of affection for our friends and our Alma lvlater.
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