Salem State University - Clipper Yearbook

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1925 S.-XIJCM NOIIMAI. St'llOtJl. 123133 heedless passer-by. Then again it comes before me as a passage from one ol' our texts in education. Ilut regardless ot' how it captured my attention, it did not fail to arouse serious thought since. Some one has pictured life as a line ol' march, but when we observe life we End not one line but many dillerent ones, each with its particular drummer. .llost of us get in the line formed by those in our immediate environment, and we march along with our associates without ever giving serious thought to what the drunnner is playing. Very t'ew of us could give sound reasons, discovered by our own re- flective thinking, why we are in one line of march instead ol' another. XVe are quick to consider those outside our line as being' out of step, when in reality we are not in a position to judge, for we do not hear, and, what is more important, we do not try to hear, the drummers of the other lines. When we try to appreciate the view- point of other people by listening for a while to drummers other than our own and studying' them in relation to the one we hear, the strength or weakness of our own point of view becomes apparent to us. Our success in influencing' other people depends to a large extent upon our readiness and ability to see things as they see them, for it is necessary first to ap- proach them from their viewpoint before endeavoring to show them ours. The orator makes use of this knowledge in winning his audience, the lawyer in influencing the witness or jury, the salesman in persuading the customer, and the teacher in in- structing' the pupil. If the teacher is to be successful in his work, it is of prime im- portance for him to adopt this vicarious attitude, by trying, as far as possible, to see his subject matter as his pupils see it. The primary teacher realized that the tiny drummer playing to the little tots in the lower grades keeps very odd and uneven time when compared to the steady tempo of the drummer playing to the adult mind. Those who have read If Winter Comes by Hutchinson cannot help but admire and pity the character of Mark Sabre. They admire him for his open-mindedness, for his readiness to see the viewpoint of the other fellow, and they pity him because he was so poorly understood by those about him. Most of his associates did not try to understand him. They looked upon him as a fool whose views were not worthy of serious attention. But as one of the lecturers at school said in commenting on the novel, The world would be a better one if it had more Mark Sabres, if it had more people who could say, as Mark so often said, 'Yes, I see what you I7If'lll1.' you're right from the way you see it.' FRANK ASH. LECTURES During the school year we have had the opportunity of listening to many inter- esting and vital lectures. These extra curriculum courses have been of great value to the students and constitute an important part of their program here. CARL L. SCHRADER Mr. Schrader addressed the school early in the year on the essentials of Physi- cal Education. J. A. PITMAN Before the members of the Civics Club and their guests Mr. Pitman. a member of the Salem City Planning Board, gave an interesting lecture on Some Principles of City Planning. 9

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1925 YEAR BGOK 1925 2... 22. . - 2 2-. C E2 . - J l ll l WE 'ni in N' l , ff' l ? it l i l - i if il :li ll. sf 1 l ' V' l - i l Q' it N Q5 J eff ' f p li wlli. ll gf! J . A- r e To so e - c so ff x J .-:-.1 E , B-S. , v'-1 -A 1:4 . EQETQQEALS A REQUEST HE Class of 1925 of the State Normal School at Salem expresses a desire through the Year Book Staff to make a request of future A fx Year Book Staffs. Although there is no commanding' rule that the request be followed, we sincerely hope that those in charge of l future publications of this nature will adhere to the name given on 1 this cover. fear rx ex- ll ,- ff ' t v-- Every nation. state, county, city, and town has its differences, it is admitted. These differences. usually of a small consequence, are settled bv arbitration. Preceding' classes at the Normal School have had their different opin- ions in regard to the school seals and school colors. Such differences are of a serious nature. Imagine a state without a permanent seal, a country without an everlasting' llag! The standard for the school has been set in the past years and is being' lived up to. The Orange and the Brown students have adopted those colors with si. symbolic meaning. lt has been the problem with every preceding' Year Book Staff to select sz name l'or the annual publication. ln twenty-two of the publications eighteen of the 'titles have been Year Book. The only tour exceptions were: The New Mosaic, f'lass Hook. Normalites, and The Salem Log. Tradition weighs heavily in lavor ol' the title Year Book which we again have adopted. l.et us follow out the ideas ol' our predecessors. whose initiative made possible such ri publication as we have today. A lil IVITEIIICNT IJRl'MM1+1l'I --as W l am out ol' step it is because l am listening' to a dillerent drummer. ontmi is I I tonsictiing, nuts s 1 it ison x Ultl llll K lt H1119 1 S ld C llll - 1 -fix l cannot recall just where I saw this quotation. but it c ' us W S ,A X' to ccnie before my mind whei ' l - 1- wtion: cl' 'uf 'ing'. A., lf ' . types ol' thinl'ing', and 1 tl -i 'i d fdi iss. S tiiies l l 'v a iii tal picture ol' it as one ol' the many quotations that havc been placed on the Art l'lub bulletin board for the enjoyment and inspiration ii J ol' the students. M other times ' ' ez 2 -' j , 2 . l su it in h xxx bl ull type on i bull. tin in trout ull one ol' the Salem churches, calling' out for consideration to the

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1925 YEAR BOOK 1925 FRANK W. WRIGHT Teaching a profession was the subject of Commissioner Wright's vital lec- ture given before the faculty and student body in the Winter. He clearly demon- strated the duty of the public school teacher, evidenced school teaching as a pro- fession and gave several striking comparisons with other professors. SIMMONS COLLEGE SCHOOL or SOCIAL WORIQ We were enriched by a series of social lectures arranged by the Simmons College School of Social Work, in the spring. Miss Katherine E. Hardwick, director of field work. gave a trio of lectures: Dr. Augusta A. Brounee, of the .Judge Baker foundation, and Mrs. Sarah Baylor. also of the Judge Baker foundation, lectured, and Mrs. Eva NV. White concluded the series. Miss lllYRA LOMBARD Miss Lombard. head of the nutrition department of the health division. gave a series of lectures to the Seniors in connection with their hygiene work with Miss Wallace. HARRY E. GARDNER Mr. Gardner, from the llflassachusetts Department of Education, talked on the aims of state teachers agency before the seniors. He pointed out the benefits de- rived from enrolling with a state agency. WILLIAM A. BALDWIN Mr. Baldwin gave a lecture to the Seniors on The Project Method and an- other to the lower class on The New Teacherf' Both of his lectures were of great interest. PROFESSOR .JOHN DUXBURY Professor John Duxbury read before the school the play. Silas Marnerf' His style ot' elocution and interesting manner of presentation made the play doubly interesting. FRANKLIN P. COLLIER Franklin l'. Collier, cartoonist ol' the Boston Herald, gave a different type oi lecture to the school in the spring. He came as the guest of the Art Club, and the critiw school appreciated the invitation of the club in listening and watching Mr. Clollier. lle drew several cartoons, some ol' which will be found in this book, and outlined hrielly the work ol' a newspaper cartoonist. llllSS lllJR'l'ENSE NICILLSON Miss llortense Neillson lectured on the art of speaking well. She read Abra- ham l.incoln. hy .Iohn Drinkwater. to the entire school, which was an appreciative fllIfll1'lll't'. I0