Salem State University - Clipper Yearbook

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there was the work with the real children, in a real school, and soon we began to feel like real teachers and talk about my school. We elected our president, Miss Callahan, and her staff, and then began our class meetings. Now, we have many level-headed girls and one level-headed boy in our class. They won't be bossed, so that's why our class meetings have such a reputation. hive have quarrels to be sure, but the most bitter opponents in the meeting are seen walking the corridors arm in arm fifteen minutes after, so you see these quarrels are not really in earnest. On October 25, 1903, our teachers entertained the Seniors and juniors in the gymnasium. A daintier and more pleasing afternoon could not have been planned. Didn't we have a good laugh at Mr. Whitney's disks? The silhouettes of our teachers gave us a good chance to see if our mental pictures of them were correct. We could guess the men easily enough but it was hard to guess rightly as to the ladies, for we had forgotten how they did up their back hair. The whole afternoon was just jolly. Next came our Senior reception to the Juniors. We'll let you into a secret. It has been said that we are a very original class. You may see if this is so. We gave our party on November I4 in a barn, that is, what had been a gymnasium in the morning became a barn in the afternoon. We had vegetables, jack o'1anterns, hay, and all sorts of farm implements all around. On the blackboard were several beautiful Jersey cows, peacefully eating their food from the manger, while at the end of the barn our .family horse

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1-7 i n' 9-liOW ill at ease those poor Juniors look! thought we. Do you sup- ?-Egf n-5 pose we looked so scared last year ? Ot course not! 'Q' . VVe now sit on the left-hand side uf VI -if i3 l 9 1 ' 47.25 I . i T Q- of the hall, perfectly calm and com- . f'l wi , .5 V! J- fflmnmi mil - r posed. We lead in the singing- - -- - are now indeed the ruling spirit of S. N. S. It was good to meet old chums again. Arm in arm we walked through the rooms. There were new tints on the walls and ceilings and everything looked spick and span. Then there arose a discussion as to the appro- priateness of the tints. Were they harmonious with the other colors in the room? Was there any underlying plan of having certain colors for certain teachers? The office was changed, but the people in it were the same. After admiring the new decorations and visiting all the rooms, we visited our teachers and friends. There was, also, a curiosity to see the new music teacher-a Man. Was he old or young? slim or stout? cross or good- natured looking? So went the questions. We were assured that he was all right, and that's the way it has proved. t Seniors did I say we were? Yes, Seniors, the Class of 1904, now the most dignified and superior beings of the school, and only one short year had passed since we were humble little juniors. We had been having theory that previous year. Now came practice. Our. work was different 'and became daily more interesting, for ,, . lr-ll ITl vy .WF 22

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stood, too excited, during the whole afternoon, to once neigh or eat any of the food we gave him. Country lasses in sunbonnets and pinafores and a lad in overalls and jumper received our guests and tried to give them a good time. When they got hungry we gave them doughnuts, peanuts, corn balls, molasses kisses and new sweet cider sucked thro' a straw. Did they have a good time? Ask them. You have heard of gathering chestnuts cf course, but have you ever heard of gathering caterpillars and earth worms? We do it at Salem. It was no uncommon sight a few months ago to see a crowd of students on Lafayette street, gathered around one of the girls who was holding a wonderful something in her hand that looked like a curled up leaf. A Sphinx, girls! she would cry exultantly. The rest would turn away with wistful faces, sigh and say, O why didn't I see that lovely caterpillar! We are not partial creatures, but are just as good to earthworms as to caterpillars. We collected a great many of these worms in a box of dirt. We watered them, we fed them, we tended them for hours until at last they grew to be nice, fat and healthy worms. Then, with hearts almost bursting with pride, we carried them to school and exhibited them toagroup of envious girls. Sleepy when juniors, we are sleepy as Seniors. One day especially that feeling of drowsiness came over Senior I in Arithmetic class. Sally was asked to do a problem involving the laying of a carpet. She fopened her exercise with the casual remark, Now, I am going to er-stretch. 24