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

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24 THE AXIS vt combination. It was our privilege to have as guests mem- bers of the faculty who joined us most heartily. Full of initiative, they responded with witty speeches and songs. The memory of this feasting will last as will the large map we made. We owe our accomplishment to the careful and untiring work of Miss Sholes and Mr. Eldridge who made such an affair possible. At certain clearly stated intervals of the year beginning in the fall, we ventured upon our social roles. These presented themselves as Man Dances. This year we found that we could not hope to softly glide without interruption within the walls of Taconic Hall. Thus it was that we showed our individuality once more in entertaining at Normal Hall. It was not so normal either that night. What had hap- pened? Had a cyclone struck the place? If so, it was very helpful, for the desks, chairs, and everything suggesting the atmosphere of the assembly were swept away, and the place looked festive and gay. The members of our receiving line appeared to enjoy themselves even though they were out of the way on the Church Street side of the hall. We have now had three of these functions, and Mr. Smith has con- gratulated us on the fine spirit of the evenings spent in this wise. May our last dance on the eve of Class Day be a fitting climax to these pleasant events! All these good times and work still went on. What could we do to earn money? Have a bazaar? Just the thing! So it was that we planned to provide Christmas gifts for everyone, that is-all who cared to help the class by pur- chasing useful articles displayed in the gymnasium. Vari- ous booths were arranged to hold fancy work, candy, a fish- pond, lolly-pops, and fortune tellers. Here, again, the cook- ing department was requisitioned. How quickly our home- made candies disappeared! We seemed to progress much through the correlation of departments. Just think what a fine chance this was to put to test our ability in store arith- metic. A sympathy orchestra Cconsisting of Nukes and the pianoj played for the amusement of the children present, while Pauline Johnson danced and Bessie Barber sang. Now that our secret hope, Washington, seemed clearer to our view, we were glad to acknowledge that prospects were brighter, as we had made seventy-five dollars. Each girl now pledged herself to earn one dollar a month. So it was that we found plenty of candy, good eats, and helpful service. prevailing. It was only a matter of small cost to have a shoe shine, hair curl, manicure, or even a feed This dpmpetition surely laid low old H. C. L. of former times and swelled our treasury. After Christmas we turned our attention to a new enter- tainment. Through the suggestion of Miss Perry, we were to illustrate song poems and the Songs of Seven. This blought back to us many of our sweet Songs that Never Grow Old. To complete the program, there was aesthetic dancing by Beth Cooke and Pauline Johnson and songs by the Glee Club. The eminent success was due to the hard, continuous efforts of Miss Perry. Miss Baright kindly read for us, and Miss Pearson and Mrs. Van lent a willing hand to arrangements. Was not this a fine demonstration of what we as teachers might do another year with our children? A new semester now began. Our new subject was Psy- chology. When we think of all we took for granted before, it makes us thankful to know now that we have reasons to back us up. How glad we were to find that we could adopt th-at phrase that's the psychology of it and really know what we were saying! What a treat it was to go to class and listen to Mr. Smith's stories! Were they not illustrative and to the point? How everyone of us wished she might train her memory to be as acute as his! However, never carry your laws of association so far as to make you think of a certain person when you see a goat in his window. An added feature of our work presented itself as drama- tization. Beginning with the primary stories, we soon ad- vanced to those of the grammar grades. We took up play writing again. This time we had stories from texts for a foundation. We developed our characters, too, all the way from a bench dog to a walking Wolf in Rip Van Winkle. Our inter-class affairs during the winter took the form of stationary basketball which was a source of much compe- tition. The Juniors showed their athletic powers by beat- ing us at this. Our accomplishments in debate demon- strated that Senior I. was more capable than the other sec- tion, but that the Juniors could outwit us on the Japanese question. Now for Washington! Our Captain and President Helen O'Neill, had planned this cruise for us from the be- ginning of the year. Through thick and thin she steered and encouraged every venture. We now elected two splen- did chaperons, Miss McCormack and Mr. Cummings. The last Saturday in April the wished-for day came. Every one of us feels gratified for the effort of earning the money. We think that all citizens of our Nation should, at some time or other, visit the center of our democracy. No place could ever be more inspiring! The lessons with Miss Pearson led to the appreciations for the magnificent buildings, beautiful designs, and sculpturing. We certainly could not have taken a more lovely time of year to be there. The city was ad- vanced into spring and everything was perfect. What a feeling of patriotism was received and with what awe and reverence did we visit the sacred places where Washington and Lincoln had been! We could not help thinking of that quotation: Lives of great men all remind us We can make oul lives sublime. And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time. We had never realized to such an extent how true this really was. Then there was the heavenly spot at Mt. Vernon, that old colonial bit of beauty. We can never hope to tell of the promptings and emotions furnished by our stay here. Every one of us has carried away a heart full of love for her country and feels a pride made possible by the work of our great and noble countrymen. We cannot help but think, in connection with the trip, of our splendid faculty and Juniors, who had to put up with a great deal while we were preparing to go. The Glee Club, made up of both Seniors and Juniors under the direction of Miss Perry, has accomplished great things. The annual concert given a month ago was most unusual. A fine choice of songs was rendered, and the inter- pretations of artists added greatly to the enjoyment of the program. Along our horizon now rise the thoughts of Commence- ment. Are we so near to the end as this? No, our Ban- quet, Class Day, and Graduation are here, but the end for this class can never be! We wish to tell the Juniors that we shall ever have fond memories of our year together. To teachers ever loyal and true, We owe the praise for all we do. We know not what our fates will beg I But we are content to wait and see. The honor we give you, we cannot rhyme But we hope to show it in future time. Alice Smith

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THE and that the time had come when we must say adieu e friends we loved, After the impressive exercises we, ul, Juniors of yesterday, were Seniors, dignified Seniors, ted to inspire and lead the new Juniors. Let us here Sssghree cheers for Old Normal, its faculty, and the class of nineteen twenty-two. Three cheers, may we say, for my first successful year as members of this school. May our second year be as successful, if not more successful than our first. i With the pledge to return with two dollars and a half to ,nrt out Washington Fund, the New Seniors departed to gpend the summer recess in play and study to prepare for che last year at Normal. Florence Mack Senior Glass Tbistnry HAT a fine feeling it roused to see our teachers and friends again after our long summer's vacation! tFor we were Seniors though we sometimes persisted in calling ourselves Juniors.J Better still, when the roll was called, every one of the Seniors proved true to her promise to return in the fall. What a pleasure it was to welcome such a large class of Juniors! Another source of great enjoyment was to find the new members of our faculty present. There was Miss Evelyn Perry, who came to take charge of the Music and Arithmeticg Mr. Wallace Venable for Zoology, Botany, and Gardening: and the new Principal of Mark Hopkins, Mr.C.E. Carpenter. At Taconic Hall we welcomed our new Assist- ant Matron, Miss Virginia Sears. We Seniors, proud of our loyal members, found another surprise waiting for us when Pauline Johnson, Edith Fobes, and Elizabeth Dunphy enlisted with us. And here we were, well launched with numbers aplenty. For captain and ofiicers we elected: President, Helen O'Neill Vice President, Lilian Douglas Secretary, Rita Agan Treasurer, Katherine McMahon. With the backing of a crew of enthusiastic and willing workers, with a stock of ideas, a cargo of suggestions and plans Clesson plansb, chests of good feeling, and a small amount of money, they started us on our year's voyage. From time to time, we let people know what we were doing through our Junior project, THE AXIS. The columns of this paper told that Seniors as well as Juniors and faculty were well on their way early in September. Our reception to the Juniors proved to us that we were over one hundred strong as a school, and our new school mates were fast becoming loyal and helpful friends. For Section 2 of the Seniors, the long-looked-for time soon Came when we could find ourselves in front of a class of real children. What an inspiration children are, and how fine a feeling it was to think we were really teaching! As we look back on those early experiences, we wonder sometimes that there are any survivors of our questioning ways to keep Sec- tion 1 still busy. Soon the tides changed, however, as they will do, and we found we could certainly make use of every bit of knowledge we possessed in order to keep up with these children. Every assignment at the training school proved increasingly interesting and continues to do so for the half Of the class now out teaching. Classes also took on new interest for us. Here we were learning about everything in nature around us. In both Zio AXIS .-......--. - 4 beginning by EN' , . , raise 3 ..!l!' ' Ceography and Ztxxinltvlvemwz N New the remams of our ting out-of-doors. 1 X: Surprise, they seemed labor m the garden ' lf . .cvs if trim rows. How . , vt.. 1 likelittle forests instmf-tt ff k.,.i,.k9fs and grasshop- . ' . 1 we did enjoy out: non. mit i l,ax :hv merest lime fellow pers! How gla M' XWN ' 'f ' , . d l t far from our limits! F fish ate fish food : and X03- Xvili' xx 'if Vvndtr we learn? tm .ge K--giytish breathed with 11 nb th. . Til!! Bk' ssfvllded Bradley rea ing apparatus I Of visited Natural hmm' N' . Nth-it inspiration was ours as ' , - .. --Q - -rnul hills! and ever shall be from out X-it hh de- .r.t. ,isnt-e haunts, we soon n we generated vim and 'l3A,Cgpliy and learned many new things about North Add! From our roamiigci tll'01m'i veloped a spirit of :ttit-t-:xtatv How fortunate we are to - . , ' I ' 'l VK , . strength for a liiktltxti tus? :tv-MK uw crownmg height of have Within Ou' 'WT' I,Q ,.IfQ ., :rip to Albany which held Massachusetts. N,-xt wi.: .. kxlpilol and Educagioiial many dehghtfuls ii.t..nx...xHuw:: :md parks an pmx.,d,,d Bl-llldlllgs, the Sfhmhr .i-,,l,if..,,.giliglit drive home acvvlll- Special features W us' ' nf - - over the hills of - - H . , ,S :Ng :ts iourse . pzamed w1thNchmrttilrsvlwtisxxmm lwlgging over an old bridge vex-Kar' Q L v ,. .- . h I. 'Thor- , Q. ,- .3 -arnonet 9 lg ' -that standing lti' 't'llr 1if:,Wi,.. wt- were convinced more oughly thrilled with ou 1... , X wqghington. Even though K ' ' - -- must D' 1 . . than ever that wt 8 MM time, we had dey sloped lmiginlif' Now after at short :d tx-zuib' to PUSTI forward any- school had been in svsswtl bli- the mania for at 'l'riP li' was journey we wen' cnthrzilhxi if thing which mt-:int a little. ITU As the result of the inspxffli and this desire. Wt' ! '?i ' H mm- fur our fund. im, dm-it-ed from Miss Baright r dramatics early in the N9i!!'- . . , . --ir first attempt- It not only The Columbus llay was :ycuwlnh of Octoberybut helped served as a celebration for it-ii ngvt our heads together and to prove to us that N' NJ-' nw Pilgrim Play, w,.im,,, by Write plays.-Q '1-ltositcxtxw :ti q.l,,i,wd about thrG9 lllllldwd our girls. li ith tl:isl.i::ini'gtlx:m Svhools of the City- Th., and fifty of tht- t-.lit .N it mile Sketch portraying the Christmas CRN? vwnnililf-.-L-it ions. was presented and showed History of hristmas H -' audience . . , .' .' v f:h'Islwf0I'93T1 ' . . a umque mp of Tllsliiihiic i-:unc around, we were ritihtsin By the mm' I M K ln'-in-odiii-tiori was concerned. lhc Our element as .nb if '.lZh0,.,, seemed most fitting for the Selection of 3 N I mg U . inet-vi-tioii and attention tIiW'l to C1355 P1333 lh' 'lumitilt .-vidvnt in the final l'Vf'S !!mh0 ' every detail was wrli.fl..ii1,. si-4-im-d, and how lizilvhihwi- wi-ri. How pleasod qw :list lhiriglit we owe all credit we rc- at the success. 1 - . - .. - l. ' tl is an-liivxiim n Q U i cewed from. IN . il-it writinii came the ewr-muiul Along mth iiin I I . b What a help it was to us. NP! what Better Speech W' V Qi-son using slang or poor a drain On our iun'lu'll 'liSi Al-3,0 plavs HA Magic y0i,.,. - - - : ' ' ' ' H . . Enghsh was timid MN: Hooks were given. llio lillll I' and the Umnsmh. ilu- Q.-ninrs and demonstrated to us that was worlivdlup not nu-nlionillg any nantes. llmdi' NTU several 0 IN NWS' , - , , cdlas. good diCtionarics and ini 5 i 10: Geography classcS, 11 l!! 'j t - .- I -inllucnvi' 0 . -t Whlle umm i liillrivoq- I should Say grew out of it ftld s ran UD. 01' 5 ' crown, UI' ' ' - ' -' 3 '. S . group of undvrfvd mdmdugs Our County of Berkshire this is what we gmlmmidli for ?'.culinary effects all over the vide so nu c easi Y :t?ti.feil2':3:0not assi-nihle all together? exilingfliiimcin every k f d and product map Showing Soni et next ma e a OE ty The name Berkshire Banqll so it town in t e coun. . ' what that meant. I W.. ull knew . .n came to our cami. ilanni-d a very clever and entertaini ti happengd that w I t eat--such an appropria - ts o evening. a good time and lo

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THE AXIS 25 IDYDDDBCP mo. 1 What a coldness clutched my heart! What a shiver in- Vaded my spine as I entered that room, deathlike in its stillness. The single candle sputtering and flickering in the comer doggedly did its duty. On the walls and over the scant furniture, grotesque and awful figures danced in sol- emn, sad succession. A single chair, weary of life, was lean- ing dejectedly against the wall. Suddenly a shrill scream broke the silence. The candle flickered, fiamed, and died. The hush of the room seemed to be broken for a moment and with the return of that ominous quiet I became aware of a presence. A voice, sweet as the song of a thrush, startled my ears by saying, Long, long ago, as far back as '23, you took a trip to Washington with your class. A visit to the Capitol was made. When you were leaving to each one was granted a wish. You deliberated a moment and then wished that you might at some time know what each member of your class was doing. Many years have passed since that day, but we have now decided that the time has come for such a disclosure. I am to reveal the facts to you. Do you remember how skilful Rit Agan was with a bas- ketball? She has increased her efficiency, for today three balls hang outside the little shop she runs. It is conducted exclusively for Normal students and Rit accepts everything from broken down hairnets to a contract for Teachers' Pension. There is an author of great renown, known as Marg. Dadson. Her latest and most popular book is entitled, 'The Faithful Shepherd's Son.' Edith Fobes, after the training she received at North Adams Normal, has taken a position as night-watchwoman on board The Monitor. Here, her duty is light compared to what it was in Normal for everyone observes the 'ten bells' signal. Harriet Hawks, Harriet Hawks! Oh! yes. Many moons ago she was in a tableau at Drury Hall. What a charming bride she made! A certain Archie was present that evening and from that day forth decided that Harriet should be none but his. He is still striving to win her heart by singing hymns to her every Sunday. A sweet and dignified lassie dances before my vision. Yes, it is Gladys Hall. Gladys has taken pity on her less fortunate sisters and, to assist them in the rules of etiquette, she has invented a square knife with a contrivance by which peas may be safely and gracefully conducted from the plate to the mouth. Ah! The column which attracts the women-the only reason for which they buy the Boston Advertiser. You've guessed it, the Lonely Hearts' Column, edited by Florence Mack. Florence has had much experience and is fully qual- ified to answer all questions that bob up. What is that I hear, a song? 'Pat McCarty, hale and hearty! Pat went in for a number of things. She started a barber shop, a second-hand clothing establishment, and finally ended up by inventing a mouse trap, guaranteed to catch all night prowlers without hurting either the trapper or the trapped. It is absolutely noiseless. Edith McCann has gone in for music. She and Irene Messier travel together and conduct, very successful con- certs. As a result the two young ladies are now touring the country in their own Fierce Sparrows. 'Soup' for the first course? Oh, no, we're just chatting about 'Gene' O'Brien. After teaching a few years Gene decided she was equally talented as an artist. From actual observation she has produced a painting which is in great demand by the whole class of '23. The name of it is 'The Blue Boy.' A short history, wr it'ten by the author, accom- panies each copy. Was there a Kathleen McCann in your class? She has developed into a very efiicient business woman. Kathleen is manager of a guide tour in Washington. Occasionally Kat allows her husband to accompany her on her tours about the city, to keep him in practice for special parties. There is another member of the Class in Washington- Louise McDonough, who has taken an office position there. Since Louise's arrival in 'No Man's Land' the name has lost its significance. A frequent visitor to Miss McDonough's abode is Ruth Potter. Ruth is a leading politician and spends quite a bit of her time in the District of Columbia. All letters to Miss Potter may be addressed to the Winston Hotel, Washington, D. C. A married woman is also in your class. You knew her as Joe Mooney. Joe lives in Yonkers with her husband and two children, Henry and Josephine. Have you seen the new screen actress? Yes, it is your own darling 'Marj' Kennedy. Marj has replaced a name- sake of hers, the famous Madge Kennedy. You had in your midst a Salvation Army lass, Jessie Scott. Jessie has done much for the organization, partly because of the fact that she looks so charming in her uniform. Your best all round girl, Madeline Tracy, was always the kind who liked her 'Bills' to come promptly the first of every week and preferred 'Gym' on Wednesdays and Fri- days. She is now attempting to get bills from Jims. From door to door she trudges with her little set of books, in- quiring, 'Have you had one of these'?' She has an able as- sistant in Gladys Wemple, her silent but powerful partner. Ruth Wilder never liked cats but, to strengthen her will and incidentally to put some psychology into practice, Ruth has established a home for these little creatures. Ding, dong, bell! 'Dot' Wheeler heard bells once too often. The last ones were the wedding bells for Dot is the happy wife of a lumber merchant. He has a flourishing trade selling toothpicks. It was once believed that Ruth Nesbit would lose her buttons, but 'Neb' has turned the tables on you. Because of the diligent way in which she used the early hours of her Junior year, after waking her businesslike neighbor, Nebby is now a skilled seamstress. 'Jack of all trades and master of all' is Beth Cooke. Beth has taken up a number of things. VVhile rooming in No. 13 Beth became interested in bees, and as a result spent much time teaching bees to call each other, 'Little bunch 0' honey? Beth also made a success of swimming. Through her efforts everything from stones to ducks make an aesthetic appearance in the water. The last thing this 'peppy person' did was to establish an institution for refugees made home- less through fires. You would never recognize Catherine McCarty. She is traveling as the fat woman in the circus of which Gert Tyei is manager. It happens to be the Barnum and Bailey Circus. What was that I heard-a bell? Not one, but two, no three. It was half past six and these were the rising bells It had all been a dream. Katherine Drennan