Salisbury University - Evergreen Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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EVERGREEN —1926 Class History Hazel Jenkins The history of the class of 1926 rightly goes back to the early years of the twentieth century. During that period thirty beings were born whose destiny it was to travel varied paths until kind fate brought those paths together at the doors of a newly completed building, the Maryland States Normal School at Salisbury, on September 7, 1925. Those beings, proud of their standing as seniors, looked back on ex¬ periences that differed widely. Many had had a few short years of teach¬ ing experience, and had studied at summer schools, while others had tasted their first of normal school work and play at another school, our sister school, at Towson. But their outlook was the same. They saw a field rich in opportunities where they could establish precedents, ideals, atti¬ tudes and traditions in a school where all was new, and the beginning of activity meant history. To that purpose, then, within a few weeks, senior initative became dedicated. At first the class was divided i nto two sections, Senior 1 and Senior II, which remained distinctly separate classes until the beginning of the second term. For a time the extra curricular activities of the two sec¬ tions were confined to parties which were a medium by which the members of the student body became better acquainted. Most noted among these was the party given by the senior to the junior class. The organization of classes, clubs, and societies followed close upon the heels of the first month of school work, and marked an epoch in school his¬ tory. These, particularly the literary societies, gave the vim and zest that only group competition can inspire. And members of the senior class were active in the formation and work of all the clubs. The latter part of the first part of the first term saw the institution of a different sort of organi¬ zation, the Student Council. This has been most helpful in avoiding the friction often caused between students and faculty by misunderstandings not brought to the attention of both factions concerned, and threshed on common ground. During November the seniors as part of the Children’s Literature work wrote Thanksgiving pageants to be presented by the pupils in the elementary school. The better one, “The Spirit of Thanksgiving,” written by Senior 1, was accepted and produced. Members of the class helped to train the groups and, also, to make many Thanksgiving activities, this marked the end of the first term, and the last of last minute tasks had to be hastily done. The week-end preceding Thanksgiving has been called “The Weepy-Week End” because of the frequency of tearful coun¬ tenances in the halls. Perhaps term tests played some part in the above. However, the last few days before the holiday cleared the skies, and the first term ended happily. The second term ushered the seniors into rural practice teaching for which they had been partially prepared by the directed room practice of the first term. Many a heart grew heavy, and many a mind grew tired at the innumerable tasks which seemed to pile up. Sufficient seatwork of educational merit seemed to be everybody’s main difficulty. A trip down the halls of the dormitory nearly always revealed some sort of educative seatwork in the making, and a trip into one of the rooms meant finding no Page Twenty-Four

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E V E RG R E E N —1926 Rebecca Lucinda Willey East New Market, Md. “Beckie” “Goodnight!” Baglean Country Life Club President Dramatic Club Captain Volley Ball Tteam Senior Basket Ball As you will see, Beckie, has taken an active part in all curricular activities this year. She is one of the most popular of our students. Helen Marjorie Windsor East New Market, Md. “ Windsor” “My Soul!” President Carnean Literary Society Country Life Club Dramatic Club Windsor is a faithful friend, a thoughtful class¬ mate, and an excellent student. She has done much good work for the society of which she is president. May she ever be successful is the wish of her class¬ mates. MISS ADDIE SMITH Cambridge, Maryland Died October 31, 1925 Page Twenty-Three

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EVERGREE N —1 9 2 6 resting s pace because of the high piles of tag board, paste, paints, paper, and rulers promiscuously arrayed. But each student tried to be content and say happily “This will pass.” Thus with optimism the seniors saw the school sun rise on the third and last term of the scholastic year. Possibly the third term was the busiest of all the divisions of the school year. Yet it was not without its compensations. The Senior Prom lent joy and happiness to the beginning of the term. Summarizing cour¬ ses enabled us to see more clearly the field of work we had covered, and the goal so nearly within our reach. Pleasant memories of the work of the term, are those of the “Student Days” in the Literature class when we presented the result of our studies to the class, and the assembly program which gave senior poetic fancy a chance to express itself. Other memories will linger about the experiments of the ag riculture class. We have called them “Dirt Experiments,” because for the most part they gave us a fundamental knowledge of soils. Other classes, too, have been a source of valuable training and pleasurable experiences. We will remember particularly the most classes which made us friends of famous composers and their most beautiful compositions. Now the year is closing. We look back with pride on our achieve¬ ments, and regret that we have not been permitted the time to do more for our Alma Mater. A short time and the paths diverge once more; a last look and the intersection of those paths is but a memory. Time wings its endless flight, but history remains the record of the people. We will ever cheiish the bit of history we have helped to make, the history that makes us, the members of the first graduating class, one and inseparable with our school. Senior Yells S E—N—I—0—R S E—N—I—0—R S E—N—I—0—R Seniors, Seniors, Seniors (Tune—There’s Music in the Air) Senior team, its Rah! Rah! Rah! Senior team, its Rah! Rah! Rah! Senior team, its Rah! Rah ! Rah! And the kitty cat says Me-ow. What’s the matter with Seniors? We’re all right What’s the matter with --? Out of sight. We’ve got the ginger, we’ve got the pep, If you don’t believe it just watch our step. What’s the matter with Seniors? We’re all right Stop ! Look! Listen ! The Seniors are here Rah! Rah! Rah! Let’s give them a cheer Yea! Seniors. MARY LANG MILDRED TAYLOR Page Twenty-Five