Montclair State College - La Campana Yearbook (Upper Montclair, NJ)

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STATE OFFICIALS Members of the State Board of Education D. Stewart Craven, President Salem Agnes W. Cromwell, (Mrs. Seymour L.) Mendham Mabel Smith Douglass (Mrs. M.) New Brunswick Gustav A. Hunziker Little Falls Bertha Shippen Irving (Mrs. Robert A.) Haddonfield Oscar W. Jefifery Englewood Marie H. Katzenbach (Mrs. Edward L.) Trenton John P. Murray Jersey City D. Edward Moreau Flemington Lyman Foot Morehouse Montclair Committee on Teacher Training Mrs. Seymour L. Cromwell, Chairman Gustav A. Hunziker Mrs. Edward L. Katzenbach Lyman Foot Morehouse D. Stuart Craven, ex officio Dr. Charles H. Elliot, Comm ssioner of Education Roscoe L. West, Director of Teacher Training Officers of Administration Harry A. Sprague President Charles W. Finley Dean of Instruction John G. Flowers Director of Practice Teaching W. Scott Smith Director of Demonstration School Donald A. De Witt Business Manager Maude L. Carter (Mrs.) Director of Social Activities Adeline Snedaker (Mrs.) Dormitory Hostess, Edward Russ Hall Harriet V. Maxwell (Mrs.) Dormitory Hostess, Chapin Hall Dorothy Lottridge, M. D. Medical Examiner John Thomas, M. D Medical Examiner Helen Morton Resident Nurse Louis A. Fralick Superintendent of Buildings Mary W. Greene Secretary Ahce H. Woodruff Secretary Esther Cooper Secretary Margaret Kirkaldy Clerk-Stenographer Dorothy Collins Clerk-Stenographer [ 11 ]

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE EN may spend hours in framing aspirations which require years toi build into reality, yet how necessary it is to erect dream bridges and especially those which stretch out to some significant achievement. Thirty high school grad- uates had their visions of a bridge stretching out to a life of professional service in positions of leadership. Their visions were dim and out-reached their understanding, yet they were venturesome and ambitious, and they re- solved to span the wide gap between that near shore of common ground over to this once far shore of vantage ground. Now in this month of June, nineteen thirty, the bridge is built and it is fitting that this college annual. La Catnpanilla, should be dedi- cated to the pioneer builders, the first graduates from the New Jersey State Teachers College of Montclair. It has been a real joy to be associated with young men and women of vision and industry. Certainly the teaching staff and student body have many things in common; our eyes are fixed on the same goal and we build together for the progress of civilization. In this great work the State of New Jersey furnishes the tools and materials, the plans and specifications; the students equip themselves for participating in the plans and then proceed to build their own bridges from the foundations — ever stronger and more enduring as they profit by the experiences of those who have gone before. From shore to shore, from generation to generation the procession leads on, always creating better ways for the common good and always seeking a wider horizon and the world vision. While teachers are growing in power to serve, they become conscious of the fact that progress and the march of intellect are within their power, and with a clear under- standing of the significance of this challenge any soul would be thrilled. The teachers ' tasks, however, involve careful planning and slow building. They seldom see their plans completed, for to lay an enduring foundation does of itself require a decade or more. It is for them to live by principle and by faith. Building is their religion. People may trifle with their idealisms, but they press forward. Finally, after genera- tions of boys and girls have built with them and to their memory, they attempt an ac- counting in terms of general progress and the accounting speaks adequately. Yet there will be new accountings because the tasks of education are becoming more numerous, more complex, and more challenging. There are many pitfalls and real chasms and not a few whirlpools of aimless action. There are bridges to be started, bridges to be completed, and some to be torn down. All are awaiting the constructive genius of capable teachers. It is our sincere hope that graduates of Montclair State Teachers College will meet these tasks squarely and that, with their common possession of materials and techniques, they will become master builders. As builders and alumni who are now going out from your professional home, we wish you success and joy in service. If your building capacities strike, turn to us; when your aspirations run high and your capacities work over time, turn to us. Fur- thermore, with La Ca»?panilla at hand, be reminded that this college annual is one of those necessary bridges in our work-a-day life. It is a lasting, bridge to memorv over which our thought ma ' travel back and forth in friendship and generous service. r 13 I