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

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20 THE AXIS. QDDFCSS of UHCICOITIC PARENTS, Teachers, Classmates, Friends-The class of 1923 extends to you a most cordial welcome on this occasion which brings with it commingled feelings of joy and sadness: joy, because we have reached the goal for which we have so long been striving: sadness, because of the severing of long and intimate companionships. During the exercises of this afternoon, I bid you listen to our chosen representatives as they project before us the various pictures of our Normal School life or as they prophesy of the far distant future. To the participation of such scenes the class of 1923 bids its friends welcome. In these two years we have learned to know and value one another: we have formed the unrivaled friendships of school life: also we have shared our pleasures beneath these poplars and together we have read to the end of long chapters of opportunities. I can wish nothing higher or happier for us than that through our lives, in joy and sorrow, in brightest sunshine and deepest shadow, there may remain with us the consci- ousness of duty well performed. We have reached the goal towards which we have been striving here at Normal and must now enter upon the greater field of life which lies stretched before us. We must cast away the actual privi- leges and pleasures of our Normal School only to hold them with the firm grasp of our memories. Our equipment is good, our armor strong, so let us meet our worldly battles face to face, remembering that a nation looks to her schools for girls of intellectual and spiritual leadership. We go forth as members of a large family, to meet again when occasion offers, ready always to help one another and never forgetting to honor our Alma Mater. We want to carry sunshine out into the big world. Even at this time we do not wish to darken life by sad thoughts because we know the memories of our school days will brighten our future. The girl with a high aim and firm purpose, with unselfish ambition and longing for the ideal, knows no failure or de- feat. For her and for her alone, all the experiences of life combine to prove the way to further achievement. For she knows full well, that she,- Who puts back into place a fallen bar, Or flings a rock out of a traveled road, Her feet are moving toward the central star, Her name is whispered in the God's abode. There are those before us who hold especial claims upon our gratitude. Those who have helped us to see the truth so beautifully expressed in Edwin Markham's ode To Young American: I In spite of the stare of the wise and the world's derision, Dare travel the star-blazed road, dare follow the Vision. It breaks as a hush on the soul in the wonder of youth, And the lyrical dream of the girl is the knightly truth. The world is a vapor, and only the Vision is real- Yea, nothing can hold against Hell but the Winged Ideal. Mr. Smith and members of the Faculty, we thank you for your care and for thc interest you have taken in the welfare of those who come here each year to your kind oversight, and we want you to believe that we will ever cherish in our hearts the thought that to a great extent it is to you we owe the inspiration we have gained and the privileges we have en- joyed-the privileges of fitting ourselves for the noble and honored profession which we are about to enter. We thank you for the sacrifices you have made for us: for the life and labor that you have embodied in your teaching. We cannot repay you, and promises are empty forms, but we trust, we know, that our lives, that every one of our lives, will be cen- ters of greater influences for good for having been taught by you. Friends-the events of this day and of the past school days are to be long remembered and recalled with pleasure and now in the name of my class, whose representative I am proud to be, I bid you welcome and hope you will thoroughly enjoy the program which we have prepared. Hvlrn OHV: ill QUUFCS5 to the 3uninr5 DEAR Friends, Faculty, Classmates and Juniors: Today marks a mile-stone on our steady climb up- ward. Just beyond the horizon we see the beacon light of service encouraging us to go on. Yet, as we have worked together, helped each other over the rough places and laughed merrily on the smooth roads. what close friendships have been woven. Today before answering the beckoning light, we pause to realize that we must leave you who are so dear to us. We have attained our goal because you have been loyal and helpful as we have striven onward. Be as- sured we shall keep you ever in our most precious thoughts. Members of the faculty, your efforts have been endless in fitting us to be guides to young America. You have im- planted within us high hopes and aspirations and we will endeavor to fulfill your expectations. Our wish is that we may be able to go out into the broad educational field and carry on the ideals of loyalty, helpful- ness and service which you have so faithfully set before us. We, as Seniors, have made many mistakes. It hardly seems necessary to give you Juniors who have porved so fine in this year's work, a bit of advice. Yet, perhaps in the coming year, as Seniors, you will meet unexpected diffi- culties. In behalf of the class of '23, I bestow these bits of counsel upon you: First, to the girls in Taconic Hall: Don't plan too much upon having ice cream after your Glee Club Concert. You may be disappointed. If you stay out of class, report to Mrs. Van. It's wisest. When superintendents come to interview you, wash your faces. Mr. Smith told us to. When you wear knickers, keep off -Main Street. Try to restore the reputation of third floor. It has suf- fered greatly of late. Do not fall ou of bed at twelve o'clock at night. Be loyal to your House President and council members. To the Home girls: Gym class is for you girls as well as Taconic Hall girls. Miss Lamphier's room is not the place for a boxing match. Don't dance in the Taconic Hall social room during lunch hour. Buy a supply of cosmetics and leave it in the cloak room so that fewer will be tardy to classes. To all you Juniors: We came here with a great aim in view. Each day in our dear Alma Mater brought forth new prob ems for us to face. The solution of these problems has expanded our wisdom and knowledge. Today we feel fitted to go out, not to conquer the world, but to continue and steadily broaden our educa- tion. t

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N THE AXIS 19 MONDAY, JUNE EIGHTEENTH l'HE CALL AT 2 P. M. XDDRESS OF WELCOME Helen O'Neill QONGS a. The Year's at the Spring Fr. Care Flies from the Lad that is Merry xDDRESS TO JUNIORS Madeline Tracy UQPISPONSE Katherine Kimball '24 'LASS SONG Elizabeth Cooke 'LASS HISTORY f.Iunior Year! Florence Mack 'l..-XSS PROPHECY 'I..-XSS WILL UNG It Was a Dream VY ORATION YY POEM 'LANTING OF THE IVY VY SONG 1ONG Alma Mater 'LASS RECEPTION XESTHETIC DANCES fSenior Yearb Alice Smith Elizabeth Cooke Katherine Drennan Ruth Clarke Irene Messier Elizabeth Dunphy Louise McDonough Helen O'Neill for '23 Katherine Kimball for '2-1 ON THE GREEN PROMENADE AT 8 P. M. NORMAL HALL Qbrabuation llbrogram TUESDAY, JUNE N1NETEEr-:TH 'ROGRAM AT 2 P. M. QONG Shout Aloud in Triumph Manney 1CRIPTURE READING AND PRAYER Rev. Arthur Murray CONG Calm is the Night Bohm KDDRESS Education for America in 1923 Frank W. Wright, State Director of Normal Schools SONG May Dance IIFT by the CLASS OF 1923 Lacome 'RESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS QINGING Director Frank W. Wright God bless our native land! Firm may she ever stand Through storm and night! When the wild tempests rave, Ruler of wind and wave, Do Thou our country save, By Thy great might! For her our prayers shall be, Our Father's God, to Thee, On Thee we wait! Be her walls Holiness: Her rulers, Righteousnessg - Her officers be Peaceg God save the State! John S. Dwight C1855 DB2 program CEIIHDIIHIBS ELEMENTARY-INTERMEDIATE Helen Barrows . . . Ruth Irene Clarke . . Genevieve Mary Coffey . Elizabeth Cogswell Cooke . Margaret Edna Dadson Lilian Claire Douglas . . Katherine Evarista Drennan Bernice Edwards . . . Karolyn Rose Finck Gladys Mary Hall . . . Elizabeth Margaret Hurley . Olive Elizabeth Iles . . Anna Larkin .... Margaret Elizabeth Lowrie Florence Veronica E. Mack . Anna Louise MacMasters . Kathleen Rita McCann . . Catherine Elizabeth McCarty Helen Rita McCarty . . Mabel Congdon Medbury . Edna Irene Messier . . Josephine Camilla Mooney . Ruth Weisheit Nesbit . . Blanche Adelaide Olsted . Geneva Agnes O'Brien Helen Theresa O'N sill . Ruth Winifred Potter . Ruth Elizabeth Reynolds . Margaret Mary Shea . Alice Lillian Smith . . Madeline Elizabeth Tracy . Gertrude Lucy Tyer . Gladys Hull Wemplo . Dorothy Louise Wheeler . Ruth Isabella Wilder . Marion Avery Woodard . . Dorset, Vt. . Greenfield . . Pittsfield . . . Pittsfield . Waterbury, Conn. . Williamstown . . Pittsfield Orange . Lyonsville . Ashley Falls . Lenox . . North Adams . Great Barrington . . North Adams . North Adams . North Adams North Adams . . . Pittsfield Great Barrington . Wilmington, Vt. . . Pittsfield . Lee . Pittsfield . Pittsfield . Stockbridge . . Pittsfield . Williamstown . North Adams . . . . Lee . Chadwicks, N. Y. . Stockbridge . . Lee . Adams . Shelburne . Montague . . Greenfield KINDERGARTEN--PRIMARY DEPARTMENT Marion Isabel Bence . . Mildred Anna Boyle . Grace Marion Bunnell . Elizabeth A. Dunphy . Edith T. Fobes . . . Edith Margretta McCann Gertrude Mary Mazanec . Jessie Emma Scott . . Alice Mary Sheerin . . HOUSEHOLD '-ARTS Rita Mary Agan . . . Bessie Annette Barber . . Margaret Elizabeth Dunfrey Pauline Carol Johnson . . Marjorie Thompson Kennedy Helen Louise McDonough . Katherine Cecelia McMahon . . . . Pittsfield . Hatfield . Amherst . Haydenville . . Pittsfield . North Adams . . Buckland . . . North Adams . . West Stockbridge DEPARTMENT North Adams . Williamstown Williamstown . . Worcester North Adams . . North Adams . . North Adams . . .

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come back in September to carry on your work, yrnuany things to remember. Always have upper- 'R r mind the children whom you are teaching. Do 5. 50,-:id to attack new things with a determination to . '11 surely be successful. nd you that behind all your trials and triumphs is the Power always inspiring you with high ideals of gnd truth. .lladcline Tracy '23 1Rcsponsc to the Seniors DEAR Seniors: For weeks and even months now you have been look- in forward eagerly to your Commencement. We, too, are npr for that great event but underneath that desire we are wondering what we shall do without you. Much of the social and athletic success of our Junior Class has been due to your helpfulness and your love. What would our Hallowe'en party have been without you to guide us and to add to the merriment? We never shall forget the feeling which you created of our belonging to one big family. Because of this feeling we have been inspired to do our very best. We have had many never-to-be-forgotten good times to- gether. May there be many more in the years to come. Who of us that went will ever forget the trips to Albany, Greylock, Whitcomb's Summit and many other such places? Not only these hikes, but the many parties and contests, in which we have taken part together, will be among our cher- ished memories in the future. Seniors, you are to be congratulated on the way you worked to make your vision of a trip to Washington a real- ity. May you as courageously and persistently overcome all obstacles. Indeed, the class of '24 hopes that in everything you attempt, whatever line of work you undertake, you may have the very best of good fortune. Today our one wish is that you might be here to welcome us this coming autumn as you were last September. How- ever, as the same good thing very seldom happens twice, we must be content to take your places and do our best for the coming Juniors. We are all obliged to admit that the class of '23 is very very brilliant. However, just remember that when we had our Senior-Junior Debate. the Juniors proved very force- fully that No Japanese should be allowed to come to this country and live. Again, we all acknowledge how athletic you are and you won a great many basketball games, this Winter. Nevertheless, when it came to playing the Mark Hopkins eighth grade girls, it fell to the Juniors to uphold the honor of the school. If we don't get the ice cream we plan on after our Glee Club Concert, would it be all right to have a midmight feed and sing Coming down from Bangor or some such charm- ing song? Don't fear for the reputation cf the third floor next year. We will all be so angelic that r.o one will ever know there third floor! None of us will do anything worse than prac- tice for the broad or high jumps at ten-thirty or eleven 0'clock while the poor innocents under us are trying to get a little beauty sleep! Your one aim this year has been to perfect yourselves in the art of teaching. You have striven hard in your work and have proven yourselves capable of doing much that is fine and good. THE AXIS 21 I am prophesying that a few years from now there will be ten superintendents, six principals, several members of the State Board of Education and many, many wonderful teach- ers all belonging to the class of '23. When you have at- tained these great heights, rentember once in a while that the class of '24 is just one short year behind you. Kalhcrine Kimball 'Z-I Glass Stung TUNE: Dana When we were within your walls How little knew we e'er How dear to hearts you would become, Your mem'ries leave us ne'er. But now we are a-leaving you, And though the wide we roam, The dear old halls of Normal Call us home. The dear old halls of Normal Call us home. The blue and gold of memories, With just a glint of tears, And happiness and laughter gay, Throughout our two short years. And though we wander far from here, Our hearts will cross the foam, When dear old halls of Normal Call us home. When dear old halls of Normal Call us home. Elizabeth C. Cooke tlnp Gratinn A rlcrinly plant is thc icy green. In choosing an emblem, by which we may be encouraged on our way over the winding, beckoning path of life stretch- ing before us, to conquer the trials awaiting us there, we too have followed the time honored custom of selecting the ivy. Gentle and firm, its symbolic ideals have withstood the test of the ages, surmounted the attack of fake ideals and vain ambitions, which so often try to crush out the worthy standards of life. Untarnished still it stands for Victory. Along its way, gracefully and confidently advancing its slender strength, reaching on to higher steeps, its delicate frosty beauty is enhanced by the glory of its achievements. Alone, unaided, it climbs on, extending its tendrils in a broadening mantle of sheltering friendliness for the smaller wayfarers. l With us, we are taking many treasured memories tinged with a bit of sadness that shadows, for There is something in our Normal Sets the class spirit astir. We must rise and follow her When from every hill and lane She calls and calls Each classmate by her name. Today, as we hesitate in starting the new stretch of our roadway, reluctant to part, yet anxious to test our strength, let the ivy- so entwine its character with ours that we may go forth unafraid and steadfastly cling to the ideals which it embodies. And let us with Robert.Browning sing: