Salem State University - Clipper Yearbook

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Class Officers President. Priscilla .M. Macauley Vice-President, Alice K. Richardson Secretary, Marjorie V. Stone Treasurer, Leo R. McKinnon Editorial Staff of Year Book EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Hazel A. ( ' lerke ASSISTANT EDITOR Rachel E. Muffin ASSOCIATE EDITORS Isabelle R. Simpson Marun Elmer Stella M. Ross Cora Guarnaccia M in ( ' . Hvnes BUSINESS MANAGER R alph W. I [o VRD ART MANAGER A N ' . | ONI,AN

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faction of service for his country. With an intensity of interest in her welfare, he gave unstintingly his all — his very life. In all the ways of life of these few years, he showed the zest thai life may have when lived to the full. Not only was there completeness of experience, but completeness of character,— integrity, high ideals, a belief in the place of religion in life, faithfulness of living, cap- acity for friendship, graciousness of manner, and heartiness in life ' s work and play which betokened the right, clean, loving heart. In his life was unselfish and consecrat- ed devotion not only to the cause of science and of his country, but to the immediate and most intimate relationships of life. So we may say, Here was a man! From Reverened Edward D. Johnson. First Church, Salem GOOD-NIGHT SONGS FOR CHILDREN I. Did you ever visit Tree-top Land ' Most up into the sky? The little leaves keep you company, And the birds go singing by. The Lady Moon, in her long white robe Shines a soft Good-night to you; And the star children, all tucked in their beds Wink out from their coverlet blue. II. Rock-a-bye, birdies, up in your cradles, The soft wind will lull you to sleep. Night ' s mantle ' round you. The stars up above you, Mother guarding your slumber so deep. III. Come, little stars, come home, come home, The day will be breaking soon. Come and let mother rock you to sleep In your cradle of the moon. The cradle ' s lined with silver thread And glistens in the sky. Come now, and mother will sing you to sleep With a gentle rock-a-bye. IV. When it is almost supper-time (Li winter long before) The skymother gathers up the sun And gently shuts the door. She wraps him in a blanket cloud And tucks him in so deep; Then kisses him a good night kiss And off he goes to sleep. V. Swinging and swaying, all misty with sleep. The Dream Angel gathers us up with a sweep. And off avc drift to dreamy-land low, So softly and gently we go. Bertha W. Browne, ' 20. 7

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Our country is in danger! And it is not from strikes, Bolshevists, nor the high ccst of living. It is a danger which threatens not only this generation but future gen- erations in such a M ay that it is a menace to the unusually high standard of our coun- try. The greatest danger comes from lack of teachers! Never has the need of teach- ers been more imperative than it is now. The situat ion has been serious for some time and promises to become worse unless something is done to stimulate interest in the teaching profession. Last year twenty-two per cent of all the teachers in the United States resigned. Ten per cent of those who remained are below standard. Recent figures compiled by the National Education Association indicate that there are one hundred thousand teaching positions without teachers or else supplied with teachers who are not qualified to teach. The situation is bad for the children and equally hard for the teachers now employed. Classes have been doubled up, giving the teach- ers a larger number of pupils than they can attend to, and giving the children only one- half of the instruction and attention that they should have. In New York State alone for some time fifty thousand children were sent home every week because there was no one to teach them. Since the schools opened last September, nine hundred ninety- three teachers have resigned. In New York city, there are two hundred thirty-two thousand children in the elementary schools on part time or double-shift. In Phila- delphia, twenty thousand children are reported to be constantly on half-sessions and a changing group of five thousand were last year without teachers. What is to be done? Measures have already been taken to remedy the situa- tion, but more must be done before we can really accomplish that to which we are now looking forward. Teachers ' wages have been increased and the outlook for a still greater increase is very bright. Teachers are soon going to receive for their work sala- ries in proportion to those received for other kinds of work. Our normal schools are ready to receive students eager to enter the teaching profession, and the schools can al- most positively guarantee positions with a salary comparing well with that in other oc- cupations. The normal school does more than prepare a girl to teach. All of the finest quali- ties a girl possesses are brought out in the course of the work. She gains confidence in her own powers, learns to know children, and becomes a successful leader of groups of children. All these things and more will the normal school do for the girl who wishes to make the most of herself and to choose the finest things in life. 9