Salem State University - Clipper Yearbook

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The Class History The year of 1917 was an eventful year to the commercial class. April sixth marked the entrance of the United States into the World Warg September sixth, the entrance of the Class of '21 into the Salem Normal School. Just as the enlisted men were called from all parts of the country to mobilize to defend our country and the right, so our recruits came from all over the state to prepare for training young people for citizenship. Brimming over with confidence, we entered the portals of pedagogic learning, twenty-three strong. As freshmen, we led for the most part a quiet and peaceful life, having few activities other than those in which the entire student body participated. We were, howey er, entertained cordially and graciously by the commercial seniors and sopho- mores at a Hallowe'en party given in our honor. During our first year. our number was decreased noticeably. Those who left the class ranks included Elma Baxter, Edna Ochs, Ellen Leahy, Helen Fox, Arthur Boswell, Francis Ronan, and David Haskell. Miss Howland, the teacher of fresh- man bookkeeping, resigned at the end of the year. Upon entering our sophomore year, we had new responsibilities to shoulder. To begin with, in the early fall the Fen Club elected its new officers from the sopho- more class, as follows: Mary I. Devaney, Presidentg Josephine M. McCarthy, Vice- l-'residentg Alice P. McNamara, Secretary, Katherine L. Ott, Treasurer. Late in October the club gave its annual HaIlowe'en party in honor of the new freshmen. In the spring, to aid the Thrift Campaign, we presented a dramatization of A Saturday Morning in an Office, under the direction of Miss Rollinson. The cast consisted of five girls from our class, assisted by tive men from other classes in 'the commercial department. The price of admission was ten cents, and as a result we raised about twenty-five dollars, which was used to purchase War Savings Certifi- cates. These are still in the possession of the Fen Club. About the first of June a farewell party was given to two members of the faculty: Mr. George R. Tilford, who for two years was director of the commercial department and resigned to accept another positiong and Miss Brooks, our tpye- writing teacher, who left to be married. The commercial students presented Mr. 'I'ill'ord with a silk umbrella, and Miss Brooks with a silver dish. Shortly after this event. the Fen Club banquet, the last club social event of the year, was held in the gymnasium, followed by an entertainment and dancing. Our final class activity as sophomores consisted of our pa1'ticipation in a sketch oil t'lass Day, which was given by the Fen Club. This was an imitation of the 'l'er'h tllee t'lub Voncert, which had been given at the school earlier in the year. t'lare l.yon, a former class member, left during this year. Miss Jackson, our history teacher, resigned at the end of the year to take another position. Uur junior year was spent in obtaining experience in the business world as astenographers, bookkeepers, and secretaries. Two members of the class, Mary tfllrien and liuth Gilman, became so attached to their positions that they neglected to retnrn to the fold the following September. September 15th, IUZH. found us back again at S. N. S. as seniors. We dis- covered with surprise and regret that Miss llollinson, our former shorthand teacher, .-.ns no longer a member ol' the faculty. We were delighted, however, to make the nefninintanee of Nlr. Alexander ll. Sproul, who had returned to the school after an all-.ence ol' several yearsg Miss Badger, a former student, who was the teacher of typew ritingg and Bliss t'ruttenden, who had come to the history department during our gilrsa-lit'l'. In addition to the thirteen original members left in the class, we were able to

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count in four more, Grace Callanan, Grace McGinley, Mary Hurley, and Mildred Ward, who had entered as members of the class of '2O. The annual Hallowe'en party of the commercial students created the usual merriment. The organization of a Debating Club, known as the Gamma Delta Sigma, 'took place in February. Only commercial students were eligible for membership in this club, and among its otlicers were included two members of the Class of '21, Eliza- beth E. Crosby. President, and Dorothy E. Kennett, Secretary. Our class debate on The Age Limit for Continuation Schools was held in March. Since there was no shorthand teacher engaged at the beginning of the year, the freshman shorthand classes were conducted during the year by the seniors under the supervision of Mr. Sproul. The experience was greatly enjoyed by all concerned. Then came June, with the class banquet, graduation. diplomas, senior night, and-farewells. We have spent four happy years in the Salem Normal School,-years passed under helpful instruction and friendly guidance, the memories of which are not soon to be forgotten by the Class of '21, JOSEPHINE M. BTCCARTHY. The life of the student at the Salem Normal School has many different sides: the usual daily program of school activities, occasional educational trips, concerts and lectures of various types, regular meetings of educational clubs, and recreation of various kinds. The daily program has been little interrupted this year, because there have been no severe storms, nor excessive cold, and little illness. At the opening of the school in September, 1920, we found several changes. Miss Rogers resigned her position to take a well-earned rest. After Miss Martin's death, Miss Rogers was appointed by the directors of the Alumni Association to the position of Custodian of Records, so that she will still be closely connected with the school. Miss Rosa B. Parrott, of Roseburg, Oregon, has been the 'teacher of reading and children's literature. Mr. Allen accepted the principalship of the Framingham High School. His work was carried on by Miss Goldsmith and Mr. Rhodes. Miss Mabel C. Stark, of Chicago, became the head of the department of geography. In the Training School, Miss Cheever, of the class of 1920, took the place of Miss Evans in the sixth grade for half of the yearg Miss Perron, of the fourth grade, Miss Hynes, of Beverly, and Miss Madeline M. Murray, of San Fran- cisco, California, filled out the year in that grade. Miss Richardson has been con- nected for the last year with the Normal School System of Vermont. Miss Ruth James, of Salem, was a substitute in the eighth grade until Miss Josephine S. Emer- son, of Boothbay Harbor. Maine, took the position for the rest of the year. Miss Moore resigned, and Miss Bernice A. Batchelder, of Reading, a graduate of the Bridgewater Normal School, was the supervisor in the first grade, with Miss Bar- bara Frisbee, of Rockport, as assistant. The lectures are given under the auspices of the school, represented by Mr. J. A. Pitman, or by the clubs or classes. Those given under the auspices of the school pertain to some phase of education, occasionally with personal experiences. During the past year there have been several lectures. A lecture on the National Program of Education was given by Mr. Hugh Magill, Field Secretary of the National Edu- cation Association. Mr. Pitman gave a series of five lectures in December on the Conditions of the Schools of the Present Day, bringing out the great demand for trained teachers as a result of the war. A lecture to the commercial students by Miss Agnes Hasset on Principles of Safe Investment, was of great value to the school as a whole. Captain Philip Horton Smith gave an interesting lecture on the 31