San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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WHITE and GOLD l5 lectual offspring of this teacher, or that teacher or of all combined. The music was up to its usual standard. Altogether, May the hrst was a day of pleasure, and afforded us the welcome opportunity of learning much without effort. .0190 One of the most successful events of the year was the historical entertainment in commemoration of VVashingtonls birthday, tendered to the school by the faculty, February zlst, 1002. The object in view was to represent. by music, recitation, dialogue, farce, etc., the course of American history, from the discovery of America to the inauguration of VVashiugton. The stage decorations were most appropriate, the rostrum being transformed into a perfect representation of an old colonial living room, with its big fire-place, its rusty flint-lock and powder-horn, its spinning-wheel, its strings of dried apples, and all the objects of which we are told by our grand-parents. HAmerica,H spiritedly sung by the school chorus, and a recitation, thur Country,H by Miss Elder, constituted the prologue of the pro- gram. What followed was divided into four periods: The period of discovery; the colonial period; the revolutionary period, and the na- tional period, The first section naturally had to do with Columbus and his discovery; the second dealt with the colonies and our fore- fathers, the Pilgrims, whose old love and loyalty to England was ex- pressed by the singing of the British National Hymn by the chorus. In this period the leading characters in the tableaux from HThe Courtship of Miles Standishll were especially well impersonated by Miss Sturges and Mr. Rood. The revolutionary period presented in- cidents of the war and our independence. Here the training school took a prominent part. DSar old llYaukee DoodleH was sung by the Chorus, and Wflle Origin of Yankee Daodle was recited by Miss MeRae with great enthusiasm. The last period' dealt with our coun- try as a nation. A pantomimic presentation ofjudge Tylerls llIn- dependence Dayll was much enjoyed. The evening closed with the song uUncrowned Kings of the Westfl unusually well rendered by the chorus. On the whole, the evening was a most successful affair, and an ex- ample of a high class school entertainment well worth following. 200 We were most highly entertained for an hour on April I7 by Miss Katharine Stockton, who, accompanied by Miss Bristol, sang to us in her usual dzlightful manner. The selections were well chosen and formed a varied program that appealed to us all. Among the num- bers rendered were: uAllah,w Chadwick; uAh! 7Tis a Dream,w Haw ley; llSince First I Met Theef' Rubinstein; klThe Land 0, the Leal,H

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14' WHITE and GOLD Why is our new History teacher like one of Dudley Buckls crea- tions? 1 Because she is a popular Ballatrld. Our faculty is the peer of any womanls club in America. What gave it its finishing touch? The arrival of the Battlcheltdler girl. Why is the Normal School the envy of every Englishman? She has won the Derby. Why has it not been necessary for the Psychology students to walk to school this year? There s a big, sytout Shatylfer all Of them With such conundrums and such toasts, no wonder the faculty say they never spent an evening tand a halfl that was so filled with interesting and novel entertainment. 0.0.0 All who failed to attend the anniversary of Dedication Day of our Normal School missed a treat. The introductory remarks by Judge Fuller, outlining the work thus far accomplished by the Board of Trustees and Faculty, were highly commendatory and full of interesting facts. Commenting on the large increase in attendance and the progress being made, he said all gave promise that the institution might become the strongest of its kind in the state, and, being the youngest, might in the line of prophecy, fulfill the scripture, lta little child shall lead thelnfl Miss Waters, to whom the faculty awarded the honor of deliver- ing the senior address, fully met, in uOur Opportunities,H the expec- tations of the entire body of students. She is a close student and has been an indefatigable worker. She has lost none of ltOur Opportu- nitiesfl and will undoubtedly make a charming Tlschool-marm. HHer grace of person. perfect enunciation, and beauty of thought, captured the the entire audience. There were no stale platitudes. It was a feast without pedagogical dressing, and with just enough humor inter- spersed to add zest. The closing address upon HIntellectual InheritanceQy by W. F. Randall, Dean of the University of Southern California, was a mas- . terly effort. His hfanciful application of the laws of heredity was certainly encouraging. If his statements are correct that genius can be acquired by association, that we may be born again intellectually, that one may become what he desires to become,the11llour opportuni- tiesll certainly afford us the means of becoming ttintellectual giantsfl As teachers, he says, we shall live and conquer in the boys and girls we teach. We presume this applies to Normal School teachers as well as the tTcountry school-marinfl If we are being born again intellect- ually, will it not be gratifying in after years to say we are the intel-

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10 WHITE and GOLD and lTLove Me if I Live, Arthur Foote; l Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doone,n by the special request of Miss Derby. Browneil's hFour Leaf Clover,n last on the list, was perhaps the most charming song on the program. 6' 0' 0' On Thursday morning, April 10th, the students and faculty of the Normal School were in a state of insurrection, prior to the departure of President Black on an extended trip through the eastern states and Europe. The object of the insurrection was to express the good feel- ing which existed in the school for Mr. Black, and, as Mr. Bliss ex- pressed it, HTo show him what the students and the members of the faculty could do in the way of running thingsfl The uprising was opened by a few words from Mr. Bliss, which were followed by the singing of NBonnie Dundeell by the chorus. Miss Ethel Paine voiced the sentiments of the senior class regarding the departure of Mr. Black, and Marjorie Johnson, of the student body. Mr. Black responded with a few words to the members of the school, and just as he was closing, the training school raised its voice in the shape of a tiny maiden who made her appearance in the as- sembly room, and after an appropriate little speech presented Mr. Black with a bouquet of yellow violets and maiden hair ferns gather- ed by the children. Mr. Black responded in a very happy manner to this greeting, and we are sure that the picture of this scene will long remain as one of the brightest spots in the memory of our worthy president. a a a The annual school picnic, May 3d, was, in point of numbers, the most successful one we have had. Lakeside was looking her best, and the picnic grounds were in prime condition, inviting all the uold I maidsn to throw off their reserve and enjoy themselves by amusing the boys, who were useful articles-for what would we have done without that lemonade! Two of the boys disappointed us greatly, however, by refusing to make even the simplest remarks after lunch. Next time we will ask for remarks before we give them anythingt good to eat. Experience is valuable even at picnics. o a .2 An event which will be long remembered on the part of the Senior class was the Library Social on the evening of April I I. The hrst part of the evening was spent in guessing the titles of the books represented. The time passed in this pleasant puzzling broke the usual reserve and the genial spirit thns invoked permeated the whole evening. Here we met many distinguished personages, among them HDon QuixoteH tdonkey O teal; uOliver TwistH tall over twistl, and HLucileH lloose heell. Our preceptress, as usual, had The Right.