Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - Mohawk Yearbook (North Adams, MA)

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fllllatp louise iBatigbt ERHAPS some day you will walk past the lit- erature room in North Adams Normal School, and, looking in, you will see all the students sitting spellbound, listening to someone who is reading. It is Miss Baright, of course, for who else can read so well? How pleasant and interesting her classes were when all of the assigned lesson had been carefully prepared. Miss Baright has done her part to educate the people of the United States, for she has taught in the South, the far West, the Middle West, and now is teaching in the East. She is always ready for fun and has an appro- priate story or joke for any occasion. Although Miss Baright has a great amount of work of her own to do, she finds time to plan and carry out special entertainments to help the Seniors for which that class is very grateful. How we should like to hear her debate on the affirmative side of this question: Resolved, That Equal Suffrage Should Become a Law by Constitutional Amendment! flllarp Qngelina Reardon ISS Pearson is our art teacher who has won our love and respect for, as you know, actions speak louder than words and art is ex- pressed thru action. If the members of the Senior Class of 1918 do not emulate in their lives, onward, consistent movement, hannony, rhythm, and bal- ance, it will be the fault of the lesson plans on the Sargent book of drawing Whichsapped our vitality in our youth. Strange as it may seem. Miss Pear- son's favorite color is a vivid yellow, of the suffra- gette shade, not tint. She was graduated from the Boston Art School and has studied both in this country and abroad for a number of years. 13

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Qlhett 6. fflhrihge NYONE who has not been in Mr. Eldridge's classes has missed the inspiration which we are sure to receive there. . His ready sympathy and consideration for us when we thought we were overworked made our tasks lighter. Was he not always willing to give us an extension of time for our projects? Neverthe- less. the final day always came. He has a keen sense of humor and made our classes brighter by enjoyable bits of literature. What would our Greylock trips have been with- out Mr. Eldridge to make them interesting and delightful for us? We wish him the best of success in future years. UR good natured teacher with the well-seasoned smile! Kind, considerate, interesting and inspiring, we always find Mr. Smith the same. After graduating from Norwich High School and Norwich Training School, he taught in the district schools of Kirk, South Plymouth and elsewhere. In 1904 he was graduated from Syracuse University with an A.B. degree. Again he taught, iirst as vice-principal, and later as principal at Freeport, N. Y., and then at Westfield, N. Y. In connection with this teaching, he has done post-graduate work in Teachers' College at Columbia University, taking courses in History, Philosophy and Education. Since coming to North Adams, Mr. Smith has taught History, Geography, History of Education, Economics, Zoology, Botany, and has also had charge of the garden work at our school and also at the training school. 12

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Bertha Shnles O this dear teacher we all owe many fond re- membrances, for we were under her instruc- tion for only a short time, when she left us to take up a greater l1ne of work in Pittsfield. As an in- structor 1n Household Arts she gained our love and esteem and to her every member of the class of 1918 extends her best wishes for all future success in the noble patriotic self-sacrificing work of enlisting American womanhood in the Army of Food Con- Bnsa GE. beads ISS Rosa E. Searle, teacher of mathematics and music, graduated from VVestfield Normal School, and later took summer courses in Music in Boston and Evanston, Illinois. See me is a very familiar sight to juniors and it would seem strange to receive a paper back without this distinguishing mark. She has indeed striven to pound mathematics into our sometimes dense minds. Moreover, Miss Searle has Worked earnest- ly and without discouragement to make us good singers, with tones in our heads, not in our throats. All year she has helped us in our Glee Club rehearsals and to her is due all praise for our success. Xi, ..:f-if Q I ..n 14