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

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NORMALOGUE n is Minn Anna 31. iliamphin' It may not be possible to be supreme in more than one art, but the arts illustrate each other, and a knowledge of other arts and their capacities is sure to react upon an artist's practice in the one which most absorbs him. N OUR Junior year we all had an opportunity to be- come acquainted with Miss Lamphier in the Handi- .U craft Department. Many were the times it was Miss Lamphier's keen eye that ,detected we should be commended for our good work or our mistake. Here in such work as basketry and caning chair seats, she impressed upon us the necessity of carefulness and exactness. Now, at the end of our Normal course, we will admit that to be so painstaking was all very much worth while. The girls cannot appreciate Miss Lamphier's helpful suggestions and the art she taught to the fullest extent. The Class of 1921 wish Miss Lamphier the most pros- perous future! fllllr. Zllhnmnn EE. Olumminga To him, whose happy smile has always won The good Wishes of the class of 1921. HEN We entered N. A. N. S. in the fall of 1919 We met down stairs in the handicraft room the man of the happy smiles, Mr. Thomas F. Cummings. How many times have we dragged our weary bodies up from training school or out of arithmetic, language or sanitation down to the wood-work room where soon our weariness left us and in its place came ambition inspired by our teacher's helpfulness and cheerfulness! During our junior year we liked Monday and Wed- nesday afternoon best. Why? you ask. Because it was on these afternoons that we had wood-work with Mr. Cummings. Ask a Junior today how she likes Mr. Cummings and the answer sure to be given is, Isn't he just grand? To Mr. Cummings can justly be applied the following lines, And that smile like sunshine darts, Into many sunless hearts.

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NORMALOGUE Misa Annie QI. Skerlr BID anyone ever suggest anything too troublesome or too strenuous for Miss Skeele? We say unani- mously, No! None of us forget how kind, thoughtful, and inspiring Miss Skeele has been in helping us with our many difiicult problems so let's give three cheers for Miss Skeele as a true friend of the girls of N. A. N. S., 1921! U She graduated from the State Normal School at Bridge- water, after which she studied at the Posse Gymnasium in Boston. For two years she taught in a private gym- nasium and was director of physical training at the State Normal' School at Mansfield, Pa., for two years. Then she came to the North Adams Normal School as instructor in hygiene and physical training and has been with us ever since. illiwn Eirtlpa fill. Shnlra Add to her sweet attractive grace And loveliness of form and face The gift of mind by Nature given: Then in her life of beauty trace Something of earth and more of heaven. QIBOVV zealously Miss Sholes has endeavored to teach us the art of cooking and sewing. Incessantly and untiringly has she labored with the girls. To this dear teacher we owe our ability to master the problems of sewing seams and cooking white sauce. The sunshine of her smile and her cheery voice has often been an inspiration to us, to try and become a teacher like her. Who would not lie captivated by her attractive, dainty dignified and immaculate personality! We especially appreciate her effort in revising our Normal Cook books. We girls of 1921 owe a great deal to Miss Sholes, and we extend to her our appreciation and gratitude for all that she has done to make us enjoy our work with her. May she have a long, and prosperous future!

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NORMALOGUE Mtn, Eliza Graeme Grants 'HOW we missed those good old Southern songs and stories when we came back as Seniors in September, 1920. Where was Mrs. Graves, the teller of these tales? Much to our sorrow we were informed that it would be many weeks before she would again be with us, for she had fallen and broken her arm. It was the last of October before her cheerful whistle was heard in the cor- ridors of Taconic Hall and the girls had a chance to sit at her table again. . Mrs. Graves was graduated from the Free Kindergarten Association of Louisville, Kentucky, and also lteld the ofiice of Principal in that same city. She was also training teacher and supervisor of two kindergartens in the State Normal School at Willimantic, Connecticut. Since 1904 she has been principal of the Kindergarten in our training school and training teacher in the Kinder- garten Primary at Normal. Mrs. Graves is leaving us this year and wherever she goes, the class of 1921 extends to her their best wishes. illliss Elma E. liiarrrll A blissful certainty, a vision bright Of that rare happiness, which even on earth Heaven gives to those it loves. S JUNIORS we found ourselves eagerly looking forward to our classes with Miss Varrell. We tried hard to do our best for it was a pleasure to work with one so full of animation. It was with deep dis- appointment, on our part, that we saw her leave after our first year. Altho not a member of our faculty during our entire course, she will not be forgotten and we give her our sincerest wishes for success in whatever she may undertake.