Plymouth State University - Conning Tower Yearbook (Plymouth, NH)

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THE CONNING TOWER 1930 27 BERYL M ARGA R BT SII.WV Manchester, N. II. Pan-Athenaeum (2) (3); Class Loader CO. J little huh) oftm harbor a t rtaf soul.” Take sixty indies of height, two ounces of Mae eves, one quart of brown hair, one ounce of nose, one ounce of mouth, one Imshel of pep. one peek of cleverness, one peek of dramatic ability, and a pinch of romance. Mix well, and whom do we have? None other than Beryl, one of our most charming 1’. N. s. girls. MARGARET MARTHA THOMPSON Ashland, N. II. • Tommie'} Secretary of Social Club (1); Glee Club (1) (2); Christmas Pageant (1) (2); Councilor 3); President f Junior-Senior Class (3). Music luith charms to soothe the savaye breast.” Margaret is fortunate in being able not only to sing but also to play. We feel sure that such musical talent will lie of great value to you in your career, “Tommie . . IA D K LEI X K W A EG E X EE RE Manchester, X. II. “Mad Mi heart is in the work.’ We’ll always remember Madeleine as a conscientious miss, but under that studious exterior, one may find a very jolly spirit. Did you ever really hear her laugh? If von haven't, you've missed it. HELEN ANNA WILSON Nashua, N. II. Christmas Pageant (1) (2 ; June Pageant (I); House of Representatives (1); Clerk of Court (2); Secretary of Class (1) : Secretary of State (2); Glee Club fl) (2); Pan-Athenaeum (2) (3); Social Club Council (2); Pool Leader (3). For earth needs the voice of tin dreamer. Skills that build up, plan by plan; .hoi the. teacher who follows a vision Shall beat time for the March of Man. Helen already has the manner of a successful teacher, and we know that good fortune has marked her for her own.

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“THE C O N N I N G T 0 W Eli” 19 3 0 29 To the Graduates of the Sophomore-Senior Course “Behold, a sower went forth to sow: and when he had sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up; some fell upon stony places where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprung up because they had no deepness of earth, and when the sun was up, they were scorched: and because they had no root, they withered away; ami some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up and choked them. But others fell into good ground and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, and some thirty-fold.” This is the familiar parable of Jesus, the greatest teacher the world ever knew. As teachers you are going forth to sow—to sow seeds of knowledge, habits, character. You have been gathering seeds (ideas) all your lives, some good, some bad; you have been learning to distinguish the good from the bad. For two years the teachers you have had at Plymouth Normal School have been recommending to you the seeds which modern educational experience has approved as good: they also have showed you how to sow them. The soil in which you will sow the seeds is the minds of children. Home influences sometimes (alas!) and bad companions are some of the fowls which “devour up” the seed sown; always some children will In- found whose minds are “stony ground with no depth of soil”—the teacher’s despair. Bad habits and more attractive interests are often the thorns which choke the plants which spring hopefully from the seed: with persistence and care many thorns may be removed. And then —cheer up! There are lots of good ground— lots and lots of it. I)o not be discouraged when your success seems small; if you have sown good seed in the right way you have done all that is required of you. Be assured that much of your labor will bring forth a valuable harvest; some thirty-fold, some sixty-fold, and some a hundred-fold; and comfort yourselves with the thought.that even good seed may lie dormant in the soil for a long time but retain its vitality and later may sprout and grow and bear fruit. II. II. I am.sow