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

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1918 NORMALOGUE Iaff nf 1918 may Qfllen Qllsnp WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Who lent you, love, your 'mortal dower Of pensive thoughts, and aspect pale, Your melancholy sweet and frail As perfume from a cuckoo flower? May entered Normal School after having completed very successfully four years at Williamstown High School. Mild, demure and retiring is this dark-eyed beauty in the classroom,-but wait until lunch hour! This same shy creature Hits about from library to assembly hall keeping everyone in fits of laughter, with her witty sayings, clever puns, and funny faces. The subject of Betty Baby, her one year old niece is the only thing upon which May can talk seriously. But one day when a number of girls were talking about the societies to which they would like to belong, May with absolutely no hesitancy declared that she would love to be a Mason! We feel that May won't be disappointed, for who could resist one with such a winning way? Minnie Bailey WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. And when a man's in the case, You know all other things give place. Min is our only member from Buxton Hill, and although she has a long walk before her both morning and night, she doesn't seem to mind it, for her heart is not there. It is in Georgia. It is whispered that Min is thinking of going to France, and for that reason we should not be surprised to hear that she was making use of her Household Arts Course, in which she has been a shining star. Let it be known however, that she doesn't sit up every night to study, moreover she loves to be teased very often by her chum Spoon to skip to the movies. Will she be an old maid school marm? Never! Marion Jftances Barnes S'row, MASS. Day by day she labors, The nicest girl we know, To teach the little dormaliles The way that they should go. Peg, one of the most popular and good all around girls, is loved by all her friends. Her greatest ambitions are to get a hat which looks well on her, find a man for the man dance, and get a pair of shoes which do not hurt. Her favorite expression is, I got to go. Her favorite occu- pation is resting. She will probably teach for a few months and then retire for a rest. Can't you hear her saying now: I wish I was a little rock, A sittin' on a hill A doin' nothin' all day long But jus' a sittin' still? 20

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Ebnmas jf. Qllummings E have here a member of the faculty whose company we all greatly enjoy, for he has proved himself to be one of the most affable of instructors. His is with us for the sole purpose of teaching the use of the chisel, jig saw, and other tools, a feat which he cheerfully attempts, sometimes with the plane fact of utter failure. However, although his pleasant face has never confronted us at the chapel exercises, because of some unknown reason, we are most willing to admit that he is else- where probably helping some ambitious student whose board he has split while intending perhaps to lend some timely assistance. To him the class of 1918 extend their best wishes, with the sincere hope that the incoming class may esteem and appreciate his services as we all do. i 19 Sarah Gammon ISS Gammon came to us in 1911 as Assistant Matron. She is a graduate of thc Guilford Maine, High School, and the Boston School of Domestic Science. A truer friend you will find no where. In one short year she has won a place for ever in all our hearts.

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1918 NORMALOGUE. Zlrene Jfrancese Batters LEOMINSTEH, Mass. Here is the girl with the rosy cheeks and winning smile. But, alas! we must not forget to mention her laugh, which, both in school and in the dormitory, can be heard echoing thru the halls. Irene has studied diligently and enthusiasticallyg consequent- ly she has won the hearts of the faculty as well as those of the class. Although Irene has admitted that trains have agreed to disagree with her, we notice that she enjoys taking week-end trips to Greenfield once in a while. Irene prefers teaching in the upper grades, but we think that some day she may teach a kindergarten class of her own. We all wish her good luck and the best of success in whatever community she teaches this coming year. Qlhetta Map Z8itlmell CHARLEMONT, MAss. Th.ere's a deal of deviltry beneath that mild exterior. One would hardly believe this if he had seen 'Bick' just once, but-ask the 'dorm' girls about her. They know the meaning of that broad grin and of her twinkling eye. Bick likes the word 'teducationf' but surely she would give up all the rest of it for the first syllable. Much of her spare time is spent in knitting. For whom? The Red Cross of course. She is a splendid room-mate and a jolly, generous girl who is always ready to help anybody. Favorite expression: We should worry. Favorite pastime: Eating bananas. Chief ambition: To figure prominently in the future History of Ed. QEmilp llllpton Bissell WILMINGTON, VT. What do we have in lit. to-morrow? Oh, I can't remember, but just run in and ask f'Em. Whenever any of the dorm. girls can't remember, this is what happens and Em comes to the rescue and saves their lives. Is she always at work did you say? Well I should say not, for Em is ever ready for a good time. Since we entered the war many of her spare minutes are taken up by her correspondence with the army oflicers. She is greatly interested in history, especially Paul Jones' sea fight. Never mind Em, we know you will always be a success wherever you go. Favorite expression- Honest in truth. Favorite pastime-Singing CPD. Favorite ambition-To be a nurse Over There. 21