Salem State University - Clipper Yearbook

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T290 Tear Boob 1932 their first real boat ride. My, what commotion accompanied the news that several of our classmates were ill on the following day! Even three of the live sailors from Glou- CestereeeDot, Kay, and Macfwere among the victims. Murph and Muniz must have felt obliged to uphold the fish city's reputation! lt was on this same trip that Roy suffered the loss of a heel. Particulars concerning the tale attached may be pro- cured, free of charge. from the individual in question, Alice Kiember and Dot Ernst represented us on the Council, Alice as Secretary, and Dot as a member of the Social Committee. At last, after over thirty weeks of work, work, work, with only a few precious moments taken off for that most needed and appreciated of life's oiferingsesocial life -our Sophomore year came to a formal close with the appearance of still more slips from the controllers of students' destinies, the faculty. Note that September, 1930, marked the beginning of a third epoch in our normal school career. From all indications, thellunior Class was quite evenly divided between work and school, twelve being enrolled in the business world and ten in S. T. C. My, didn't the ten miss the twelve employed in the business vvorld,especially at initiation time when they were obliged to put on the customary stunts without their clever assistance. How the ten missed the business members again not long afterwards when they were obliged to put on the chapel program. No wonder they often re- gretted that Mr. Pitman allowed us to remain away so long. How the faculty rejoiced when we appeared on the scene! QD Let's see, whom did the other ten choose to represent the Commercial Juniors on the Co-operative Council? Oh, yes, Kay Powers as a regular council representative and Mac as a member of the Social Committee, Mac having been elected to take Dot Ernst's place since Dot had decided to work the first semester. By the way, didn't Mary Horrigan and Kay P. add other feathers to the crown of the Commercial Class of 1932 when they were elected as Secretary ofthe Council and as Chairman of the Hand- book Committee respectively? As usual, marks announced the end of another period of mental toil. Deep sighs of relief greeted the news that the faculty had found us all capable of entering the senior class. Note that more students from our class remained to Witness Class Day activities than in previous years. Reasons? 1. To get ideas for our own Class Day. 2. To back our classmate, Helen Henderson, who was ably taking the leading role in the Pageant. Triumphant expressions on the brows of the surviving twenty-one members of the original forty-five marked the return of these students to Salem Teachers College as Commercial Seniors. Each one of these twenty-one students proceeded to exploit his talents, previously overshadowed by the more forward members. The class certainly exercised good judgment in electing Helen Donahue the class 24

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1932 S. T. C. We IHLISE not neglect those extra-curricular activities which added considerably to our first year's happiness! Of the various activities, perhaps the W. A. A. attracted the most studentseSophie Baranowski, Kay Connelly, Mary Conley, Roy Goren, Mary Horrigan, Alice Kiember, Evelyn Murphy, and Kay Powers. Murph represented us on the winning Field Ball team. At Mid-Year report cards proved the rumor that some of our faculty members are staunch believers in the normal curve of distribution. Note that the Glee Club and M. A. A. introduced us to more of the social life of Teachers College during the month of February, while the seniors showed us that they were human in their inspirational presentation of an operetta in March. It has been said that freshmen delight in missing classes. Our class proved to be no exception as was evidenced during our trip to the Salem Laundry. Ask Mary Conley and her followers for further particulars. May 29 proved an important social date on many of our classmates' calendars, for, it was the date of the eagerly anticipated Trimu Dance at Pickman Park Manor. We surely cannot overlook that often-recalled geography class hike to Devereux Beach. I-low dumbfounded we were when we learned that we had to display our ob- servatory reactions to the trip in an artistic QD map. We wonder at the advisability of Miss Flanders' attempting to decipher them. Shall we ever forget those long history assignments which continually haunted us, especially the one due after ranks had been passed in to the office? Who but a fresh- man could overlook so line but important a point as this last! Thus passed our Freshman Year at State Teachers College! September, 1929, found us another step nearer our goal. How little did we dream in our childhood days that typewritten budgets and geography lesson plans, more typewriting budgets and more geography lesson plans, could cause those deep dark circles and mar or sour the sweetest of dispositions? Then came the Sissy Football team as an indication of our extraordinary athletic QD ability. Our Sophomore year, however, brought us one disappointment of a lifetime for we were deprived of the opportunity to give a practical display of our selling prowess, and incidentally, to take the role of breadwinner for three weeks. Whether the disappointment consisted more in the former or the latter is difficult to determine. Surely, we shall never forget that surprise Christmas Party instigated by Mr. Phillips, our faculty adviser, and Alice Kiember. How cleverly it was financed! How little we realized when we contributed toward the cost of replacing a supposedly lost book that our money was to be used in purchasing joke presents, etc. Yum, can't Mrs. Phillips make delicious candy! We do not have to be reminded of the delightful harbor trip on that bleak day not long afterwards. Our friends from the western part of the state certainly enjoyed 23

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1932 S. T. C. treasurer. Helen must have liked to handle money for she sold candy every day while a senior. Don't overlook the preparations for the Commercial Freshman initiation under the chairmanship of Kay Powers. How we delighted in initiating those unfortunate individuals, even as had the upperclassmen of four years previous. So acute was the memory of our feelings in bloomer-dresses that we leniently allowed the freshmen to appear in beach pajamas. Roy should be congratulated at this point for her ability as a good stunt finder. The Cooperative Council seems almost like another Commercial Senior class due to the fact that tive of our twenty-one are members. Marion Macdonald is president, Frances Altieri, Commercial Senior representative, and chairman of the Welfare Com- mittee, Helen Henderson as president of the Trimu represents that club, Mildred Rose represents the International Relations Club, Evelyn Murphy as representative of the Geography Club. Now that we have been considering the Cooperative Council, we should give a vote of thanks to our Welfare Committee chairman for her kindness in seeing to it that the upperclassmen received an additional mirror in their locker rooms. The Commercial Club should also be noted as one of this year's undertakings. Mary Conley, Kay Connelly, and Helen Henderson ably represent the seniors in this new organization. Anne Chaisson and Helen Henderson possess acting ability as was evidenced in their performances in the Christmas Play. Who would have thought it possible that our much admired Anne could become transformed into a bent old lady? Owing to the absence of Miss Flanders, three Gloucesterites, Dorothy Ernst, Evelyn Murphy, and Kay Powers, active members of the Geography Club, are in charge of the Bookstore this year. It is only fitting at this time that our chapel pianist, Marion Macdonald, should be recognized. Surely, more of us wish that we had her musical talent, but it is certain that more of our students are not displaying the musical ability they possess, because in the Geography Club program Betty Goldman, and Kay Santamaria were noted as the violinists, and Mamie Russin as the pianist. Injanuary the much anticipated trip to the Federal Reserve Bank was made. Mr. Phillips decided that since we were in Boston we might as well make a day of it, so we went through the First National Bank and then to the Stock Exchange. Last, but not least, we ate and thence went to the theater. We are still wondering if our teachers noticed our laziness next day. Exactly one week later, the privileged eight of our class -the shorthand division-visited the Boston Clerical School. We are wondering why Bubbles was so eager to evade observing a certain young male te.1cher's typewriting class! Our teachers evidently thought that depression was far away from us, because after some of us had gone to Boston twice Miss Roberts decided that we should go again. This time we went to the State House to see to what extent Parliamentary Law procedure was carried out, and incidentally to hear heated discussions. 25