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

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30 THE AXIS Qblee Qlilub Qtoncert THE annual concert of the Normal Glee Club, one of the important events of the school year, was held in Drury Auditorium, Friday evening, May eighteenth. The chorus of 40 girls dressed in white skirts, and middies, with black ties, was an impressive picture, as they took their places on the stage. Lending color to the scene, were the dancers' gowns of various shades, of organdie with garlands to match. The main feature of the evening was the ballet music from Faust entitled May, the Maiden. Out of seven choruses of the ballet music, five of them were accompanied with dancing. Miss Pauline Johnson, originator of the move- ments, did the solo parts, and Miss Elizabeth Cooke ap- peared with her in some of the numbers. Others partici- pating in the dances were Mildred Brown, Julia Curtin, Frances Ferguson, Etta Guillotte, Marjorie KenIIedy, Edith McCann, Jessie Scott, Kathleen McCann, Edith Sunden, and Margaret Shea. The solos in May, the, Maiden were sung by Katherine Kimball, Bessie Barber and Flor- ence Wood. Two other selections, which were especially fine, were given by 12 members of the Glee Club. Assisting in the program was Mrs. Blanche Robinson, reader, who was very much appreciated, while the fine work of Emil Calvacca, violinist, was unusually recognized to be 9. great addition to the enjoyment of the evening's program. The Glee Club is to be congratulated upon the character of its work, which showed marked excellence in harmony, shading, and interpretation. As a whole, the concert was one of the most enjoyable musical events which North Adams has heard during the season. To Miss Evelyn C. Perry, the director of the club, is given the credit for her energy, and ar.istic skill in making this concert such an unquestioned success. At the close of the concert, on behalf of the Glee Club girls, Helen O'Neil presented Miss Perry with a basket of roses, as a token of their thanks and appreciation for her untiring effort and enthusiasm. Margaret Lowrie '23 fllibe Berkshire Banquet One of the interesting occasions of the year was the Berk- shire Dinner given November twenty-third by the Senior Class. While it was studying Berkshire County in Geog- raphy Class, and its food products were under consideration, Mr. Eldridge described a similar project of which he had heard, and thus suggested the idea of our banquet. Bessie Barber was chosen Chairman of the whole com- mittee for the management of the affair, with Pauline Johnson, Genevieve Coffey, Gertrude Tyer and Peg Shea, as her assistants. Other committees were also chosen. On the entertainment committee were Kay Drennan, chairman, Beth Hurley, Joe Mooney, Bernie Edwards, Helen O'Neil, Ruth Clarke, Ruth Reynolds, Olive Iles, Rita Agan, Gertrude Mazenac and Florence Mack. On the decorating committee, were Gertrude Mazenac, chairman, Alice Smith, Gladys Hall, Helen McCarty, Jessie Scott, Josephine Mooney, and Peg Dadson. Each girl in the class had some part in the project. The faculty were ,of much assistance. Miss Sholes helped the girls to cook and serve the food. Miss Baright kept before us the necessity of good literature for all occa- sions, Miss Pearson suggested ideas for place-cards and decorations and Mr. Eldridge created a desire for the ban- quet and assisted whenever he thought we needed him. The banquet. was served in the Kindergarten Room which was prettily decorated with the school colors. Each of the fifty Seniors and all of the members of the Normal Faculty were prcsent. Every article of food served was a product of Berkshire County except the salt and baking powder. Menu was as follows: TOM-xro BISQUB fTomatoes and Milk from North Adams? CRACKERS fNorth Adamsu ROAST CHICKEN--STUFFED QMt. Hope Farm, Williamstownl POTATOES-IVIASHED iGt. Barringtonl TURNIP-INIARHED fl-'lorida Mm ONIONS -BOILED IClarksbu rgi WIHOLE WYHEAT RIUFFINS fWheat from Alford, ground in Williamstown? APPLE SALAD CApples and nuts, Cheshire-Cream, North Adams! STEAMED APPLE PVDDING AND ICE CREAM CWhole wheat, Alford-Ice Cream, North Adamsl GINGER ALE tWilliamstownj Toasts, songs, cheers, and many sayings of wit and wisdom from Mr. Smith and other members of the faculty, added to the enjoyment of the evening. Senior 1Fl0tes What has the class of '23 been doing since last it was heard of in THE AXIS? You may be sure it has not been idle. No, it is never without something to do-the faculty sees to that. In the last account of the class, it was said that we were developing our dramatic ability to quite a degree. We have not stopped. At the beginning of the second semester, Miss Baright thought we needed practice so she proceeded to give us ample opportunity to rise to the highest round on the Ladder of Acting. Even so, we haven't reached there yet, but the day we went home for our spring vacation Miss Baright read to us the play which was to be given about the middle of April by the most dramatic members of the class. That meant work on the part of the girls directly after va- cation. And how they did strive to make this play one of the best, if not the best ever given by the N. A. N. S. Girls' They succeeded as any member of the audience who attended can prove. The date was set for April eighteenth, but be- cause of the sad death of Mrs. Couch, our teacher and friend, it was changed to a week later. The name of the play was A Twig of Thorn, a sweet little story of Irish life at the time of the great famine in Ireland. Every one of the girls was suited to her part and they all deserve great praise for the piece of work they put on. To Miss Baright goes the real honor for the success of the play, for it is hard to imagine what it would have been without her patient hard work and interest.

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THE A XIS 29 To Edna Blair and Mildred Daly: Ruth Nesbit's fear of fast auto driving. Then there can be no deaths in Our class. To Constance Lovell, Anne Dahowski, and Esther Temple: Karolyn Finck's contagious smile. To Lucy Bump: Dorothy Wheeler's conscientiousress. To Frances Ferguson: Jessie Scott's iiexible eye actions to develop her progress in attracting the male sex. To Florence Wood: Katherine McMahon's ability to play jazz music. With this added to yours, we shall soon see you in vaudeville. . To Jean Martin: A bit of Kathleen McCann's petiteress to use in basketball games. To Florence Brodeur and Margaret Ryan: Edith Fobes's responsibility in attending school. To Julia Davin: Olive Isles's soothing voice. To Eunice Allyn: Lou Spencer's ability to catch a man, although Eunie doesn't want this accomplishment a bit. To Constance Phordt: Mabel Medbury's love of tome. We hope, though, that you can break away better than has Mabel. To Grace Ansboro: Bessie Hurley's reasoning powers. We hope this will prevent her from throwing ink over herself every day. To Viola La Pierre and Greta Ohlson: A bit of Catherine McCarty's superb neatness. To Margaret Haggerty: Helen O'Neill's pep , and Ireiie Messier's expressive, wide-aw ake e5 es. To Marguerite Brown: Marion WoOcZard's calrrness in dealing with important matters. To Mary Grogan: Pauline Johnson's approaching happiness. To Margaret Broderick: Gladys Hall gives her quiet dignity. In this way only can third floor becOn'e subdued. To Tin Can Alley: The botanical dump, in order that your tribe may be everlasting. As our minds are growing fainter, and our hands are getting weaker, we do place our signatures and set this seal. . Ruth Ircne Clarke Edna Irene .llessirr WITNEssEs: You. 13t't5ClltHtiUt1 of 61655 Gift As we, the class of '23, are about to assume the respon- sibility of a life of greater service to America, we parse to consider and review our happy experiences within tle walls of Old Normal. As a small token of the appreciaticn of what O1.r Alrra Mater and its Faculty have done for us during our course here, we want to leave them a slight but sincere remembrance. And so, in behalf of the class of 1923, I wish to present to you, Mr. Smith, as a gift to the school, the World Book. Lilian Douglas '23 C5185 RITA AGAN. .. .. .. BEssIE BA REER .... . GERTRUIE BOYLE .... . GRACE BUNNELL. .. . RUTH CLA RKE. ....,, . GENEVIEVE CCFFEY .... ELIZABETH COOKE .... MARGARET DADSON.. . CELESTINE DAVINE. . . KATHERINE DRENNAN. MARGARET DUNFREY ..... . ELIZABETH DUNPHY. . BERNICE EDWARDS. . . CAROLYN FINCK .... GLADYS HALL .... . HARRIET HAVKKS.. .. BEssIE HERLEY ...., OLIX E ILES ....,.... PAULINE JOHNSON. ... MARJORX' KENNEDY .. ANNA LARKIN. ...... . MARGARET Lou Ru-3 .... . ,. EDITH MCCANN ...... KATHLEEN MCCANN. . HELEN MCCARTX'.. . . . CATHERINE MCCARTY. LOUISE MCDONOEGH, . KATHERINE MCMAHON. .. .. . .. FLORENCE MACE-' .... . . RcsE MALONE .... ..., GERIRUTE MAZANEC.. MAEEL MEDILRY. .. .. IRENE MEss1ER ...... JOSEPHINE IHOONEY. . . RUTH NESRIT ..,,.... GENEVA O'BRlEN. . . HELEN O'NEILL .... GRETA OLHSON . BLANCHE OLSTED .... RUTH POTTER.. . . RUTH REYNOLDS JESSIE SCOTT. .. ,... . IWARCARET SHEA .... ALICE SHEERIN. . . NELLIE SLEIN. . . ALICE SMITH ....... LoIfIsE SPENCER .... IWADELINE TRACY. . .. GERTRYDE TYER .... GLADvf: XYEMFLE. .. . . DOROTHY WYHEEI ER .... RITH Vfl! DER .. ... IVIARION WOODAIAT .. 5 5I8lZi5tiC5 . . .. .... Best friend . .... . .Most willing . . .Most determined . . .... Prettiest hair . . . .Most ambitious .. . .Most studious ........Wittiest . . . .Most serious ,... ..Meekest .. ..Prettiest . . . .. . .Classiest .. ... . .Class scream Most temperamental ............Frankest . ,Most dignified .. . .Most winsome .. . . .Class darling . . .... Calmest . . . . .Cleverest ... . .Class flirt ..Jolliest . .Most conscientious ............Cutest ........,.Tiniest . ..Most carefree . .Most sympathetic . .... . .Most lovable . . . .... Best hearted Most argumentative .. .. . .Best Gardener . . .. . .Most industrious . . Most home loving . . ,. . .Most ladylike . .. .... . .Neatest .. . .Best disposition .. . . .Class baby .. . .Most popular . . . .Most sensible .. .Best athlete ....... ..Quie'est . . ..MOst musical . . . . .Daintiest . ... .Best dancer . .... . . .Most lively . .Most entertaining . . . .Most attractive ...... .,Most literal Best all around girl .. ...... . . .Squarest . . Most unassuming . . .Best complected . . . .Most scholarly .... . .Most loyal

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THE AXIS 31 Not much in the line of school work could be expected from the Seniors between the night of the play till the end of the week. Why? Were we not expecting to start on our long planned and hard earned trip to Washington? It would be an everlasting task to try to tell here of the won- derful time that was enjoyed by all who went. Suffice it to say that we did have a never-to-be-forgotten time. We tried to do justice to our chaperons, Miss McCormack and Mr. Cummings, and f rom their reports it is taken for grant- ed that we did. Miss Baright, owing to her health, was un- able to accompany us, but she was with us in our thoughts every minute. The Senior class has become interested in debating this year, and has given two debates before the faculty and stu- dent body. One was an inter-class affair, the subject of which was, Resolved, that France is justified in occupying the Ruhr Valley and in controlling the industrial resources of that par't of Germany. The affirmative side, Ruth Clarke, Pauline Johnson and Florence Mack, won against Elizabeth Cooke, Katherine McMahon and Louise McDonough. The second one was a challenge from the Juniors, the subject being, Resolved, that all Japanese immigrants should be prohibited from this country in the future. The affirmative side was put forth by the Juni- ors. Marguerite Brown, Mildred Brown and Etta Guillotte, and a forceful team it was! It had to be, for it beat its opponents from the Senior class, Ruth Clarke, Pauline Johnson and Florence Mack. Next year's Juniors will have to make a very exceptional class to put anything over on the Seniors. We have found out what our Juniors are made of. The first division of Seniors is working its hardest to live up to the excellent reputation made by the second division in its teaching. Our teaching is nearly over and whenthese next three weeks have passed we will be alumnae instead of members of N. A. N. S. Oh yes! The next to the last Senior dance was almost forgotten. It must not be, for it was one of the most en- joyable dances during our two years here and will probably be remembered as such. We are now looking forward to the Senior Promenade, the biggest event of all. The next time we are heard of will be the last time, as a class. Even though it be the last time let us hope we will be remembered as having been a small credit at least to the school. Gladys M. Hall '23 Fltbletiw hy were Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Junior year and Mondays and Wednesdays when we had risen to the rank of Seniors looked forward to with so much pleas- ure? Why, those were the days we had gym. Enough said! What good times we had those first few weeks of school in 1921! What walks and games played on the lawns of Taconic Hall! Miss Skeele surely did have patience and perseverance when she tried to teach us tennis. Perhaps she didn't know what she was tackling, but she courageously held out until some of the girls learned the game. Notwith- standing these good times, we longed for the day when our instructor would put on the bulletin board a notice to the effect that Juniors will meet in the gymnasium. 'Gym,' dress required. That day finally came, but still wc weren't satisfied. Why can't we use the ladders and bars? In due season we did even that, but the fun we had at the time didn't carry over the following two or three days when we found that we couldn't stir unless our stiffened muscles fairly creaked. We survived, however, and soon we found that we could do most anything without becoming lame at all. Of course all this time our basketball practice had been proceeding. It wasn't long before Miss Skeele suggested that we challenge the Seniors to a game of stationary. We did! We were beaten!! They won!!! At intervals d'uring and especially toward the end of the year, we were shown queer looking tables like this: 2 A Ex. Up etc. After a while we learned to interpret even these fairly well, for we knew we'd see more of them when we be- came Seniors. The crowning event of the year was Field Day when Ju- nior I competed with Junior II and furnished a grand good time for all. When we returned as Seniors, and learned what it meant to really work, we still looked forward to gym day. We carried on about the same kind of work as the past year with the addition of teaching experiences both at Mark Hopkins and with our own girls. The Junior-Senior games began earlier and were more nu- merous than the year before. We challenged the Juniors and barely carried away the honors of our first game of basketball. We have Miss Skeele to thank for our success in the line of athletics and we still have to show her of what material we are made when we enter our own schools next fall. Let us hope that when she ever has a chance to visit us, she will have no reason to go away disappointed. Gladys M. Hall lEItbt1l1g65 Since the last issue of THE AXIS the following exchanges have been received: ' The Taconic, Williamstown, Mass. Alpha, New Bedford, Mass. Pocumiucl-f, Deerfield, Mass. Orange Pcals, Orange, Mass. Nclop, Turners Falls, Mass. Unquify Echo, Milton, Mass. Drury Academe, North Adams, Mass. We like the editorial entitled The Power of a Smile in the October Axis. It is a worth while idea to publish poems, etc., by well known authors which have especial bearing upon the month in which the magazine is issued. '- Taconic To the Alpha: Your paper contains some very good short stories. To the Pocumtuck: The cuts are very good, also a well arranged Literary Department. To Orange Peals: Your paper is quite complete. The cartoons are especially interesting. To Netop: This is a splepdid little paper. It contains some very good short stories. To Unquify Echo! We welcome your booklet. It is a pleasure to add if fn mn- Na+