The New Mosaic by Susan Edwards

1904

Published by the Senior Class of

Salem Normal School

2L Crtfcute. Now

leave these last two years behind

To start upon our chosen work, thoughts flow From out our minds of thee we've learned to know, And who hast led And could not go

way where we were blind In thee we find That mild and happy jest that comes unbid To tell the undermeaning that lies hid. We know the loyal soul that thou dost bind So closely to thy work we know that ring Of justice, worth and depth that answers true the

unled.

;

all

thy friendliness.

We Us

Upon

In everything

find in thee, there

thoughtful,

and

that strength that

in quiet

us with that forceful power anew.

makes

moments breaks

WALTER

BECKWITH, PH.

PR NC I

PAL

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preface. Long

years ago,

clever and daring

when

the world was

man was

waking

up, a

possessed with an idea.

was a good one, and if Columbus had lived to see its outcome, he would forget all the hardships, dangers and bewildering thoughts that he once had, in the glories of

He would

the present

say,

" It is

powerful government gave the

said."

word and

set this

Great excitement and tremendous But in this excitement expectations were the result. for what he stood were soon forgotten. Columbus and Other men arose with new ideas people became more idea into activity.

;

daring and the result of this

all

wonderful land that we

Who

this

Columbus

this recklessness

own

seen in

as ours.

of the twentieth

century that

has been so daring as to present his theories of a possi-

new route to a land of mental wealth? alive we hope he may never realize that ble

from the book

the

he be

still

book

of his dreams. such a rash and daring undertaking is contained between these two covers, the journey from one to the other ordinarily taking two years. But we have endeavored to take the trip within three months. We are glad to be the pioneers in this fascinating voyage even if our haste does bring distress reality

far

The immediate

some

result of

of us. 5

With no

and an unwholesome

fraternities, clubs or societies to record

give the proper

life

to the book, but

existence to the class, the problem as to

how we

shall

a grave one. We land of mental wealth have guides and charts to use on our way, but in neither guide nor chart do we find this land marked. So, with no maps to direct our course and with little knowledge of the unknown dreamland before us, we have entered a sea of myths, peopled with frightful sea-monsters swimming about in scalding, unfathomable depths. Columbus knew some things about the depths and the truth in these stories. He was looked upon as insane of his ideas and hopes, but the realization of his because dream came when the world awoke to the possibilities

reach

before

" is

this "

it.

We, knowing

little

the deep

the "

unwise stories, expect to be looked upon as at least because of our ideas and hopes the realization of our dream will come when " the world " awakens to discover what pioneers can not, as yet, grasp. But the thought, that the foundations for this book of the future have been laid, justifies any belief that we may have placed in "

;

gossip, stories or legends.

do not hold ourselves responsible for anything written here, for how can one believe all he hears or But the true and the fabulous are so interwoven reads ? that the task of separation is too great to undertake and

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the standards of truth differ so widely that the honest

endeavor to draw the line

consciences.

too taxing to burden our

TBoarD of GEDttorg* R. Marjorie Bourne

Editor-in- Cljief

Madeline S. Rowe Marion L. Norton { Constance E. Yeames Agnes A. Alexander May J. Barry Dora L. Lourie

Assistant Editors

Business

Manager

Assistant Business

Managers

Cfce JFacultg, Walter P. Beckwith, Ph. D., Theory and Practice of Teaching, Principal Ellen Maria

Dodge

English Literature Algebra, Geometry

Harriet Laura Martin Jessie

Putnam Learoyd

Botany, English

Adams

Physics, Chemistry

Charles Eugene

Charles Frederick Whitney

William Charles Moore,

Mary

Alice

Warren

S. .

Drawing

Geology, Geography .

Biology, Physiology, Physical Training

Isabella Gertrude Knight, A. B.

Gertrude Brown Goldsmith, A. B.

Fannie Boutelle Deane, Secretary .

Helen Hood Rogers

Cassie Lucretia Paine

Fred

Willis Archibald

Alice

May Kyle

Sarah Louise Baker

Library

Biology, Psychology History, English

English Literature, Arithmetic

Reading, Physical Training .

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Critic

Music Assistant in Mineralogy

Since the class of 1904 entered the school there have been a few u Miss Sawtelle," Miss Hobbs

changes in the members of the faculty

and Miss Elizabeth P. Knight have Kyle and Mr. Archibald.

left their

places to be

filled

by Miss

(ZSnteteU

^ept. U, 1902.

Alexander, Agnes Arabel

Gloucester

Lynn

Anthony, Alexa Maria Atkins, Florence Bertha

Somerville

Peacham, Vt.

Bailey, Ida Belle

Barry,

May

Maiden West Somerville Salem Swampscott

Josephine

Black, Florence Lillian

Bourne, Rose Marjorie Bulfinch, Mildred

Cora

Cahill, Katharine

Frances

Callahan,

Lynn Lynn

Mary Margaret

Carey, Jennie Winslow

Swampscott

Maiden

Carlson, Hattie Cecilia

Connelly, Alice Veronica

Cambridge North Andover

Connelly, Theresa Elizabeth

Lynn

Connor, Gertrude Crane, Mary Margaret

Salem

Cushing, Lena

Salem

Daley, Isabella Kelly Davis, Bertha

Lanesville

Ruby

Medford

Dean, Elizabeth Esther

Wakefield

Delay, Ellen Julia

Somerville

Maiden

Eayrs, Bessie Estelle

Etheridge, Cathrine

May

Melrose Ipswich

Fellows, Irene Franklin

Mary Agnes

Lynn

Fogg, Elsie Louise

Chelsea

Finn,

Maiden

Frost, Sarah Beulah

Garland, Sally

Gloucester

Goodhue, Fanny Irene

North Andover Center

Lynn

Goss, Eugenie

Griffiths,

Dan vers

Minnie

Haff, Nettie Isabel

Cambridge

Lynn

Hatfield, Alberta Frances

Hicks, Etta

Howe

Haverhill

Howard, Marion Louise

Maiden Newburyport

Huntington, Gertrude Augusta

Maiden

Jackson, Frances Cupples Jones, Harriet

Kemp,

Mary

Arlington

Revere

Nellie Alice

Cambridge

Lane, Goldie Theresa

Lawrence, Lena Blanche

Wakefield

Chelsea

Lee, Susan Elouise

Lenox, Marjorie Helen

Cambridge

Lynn

Lewis, Lizzie Adelaide Lourie,

Lourie,

Abraham Charles Dora Lena

Boston Boston

Low, Eliza Procter

Beverly

Marshall, Winnifred Appleton

Gloucester

McConnell, Henrietta

Somerville

McDonough, Mary Beston McKay, Ruth Alma McKenne, Blanche Velma

Salem Beverly

Middleton

Salem

Millea, Margaret Angela

Moffatt, Edith

Marion

Walla Walla, Wash.

Grov eland

Morgan, Georgia Bernice Norton, Marion Louise

Chelsea

Paine, Blanche Lowell

Somerville

North Beverly Marble head Newburyport Medford Portsmouth, N. H.

Perkins, Millicent Grace Potter, Zulette Pottle,

Annie Cobb

Prentice, Cynthia

May

Pryor, Louisa Isabelle

Rand, Ida Louise Reed, Sadie

Somerville

May

Lowell

Peabody

Reynolds, Lucy

Melrose

Riley, Nellie Winifred

Rowe, Madeline Sayward Russell, Helen Louise Ryder, Lottie Scally,

Mary

Scott, Eliza

Shatswell,

Gloucester Somerville

May

Lynn Stoneham

Cecilia

Lohra

Chelsea

Mary Elizabeth

Salem

Lynn

Smith, Katharine Grey

Beverly

Smith, Lillian Frazier

West Peabody

Southwick, Clara Alice Stetson,

Abbie Elizabeth

Danversport

Sweeney, Ellen Elizabeth

Arlington

Anna Towle, Edna Gordon

Maiden

Taylor, Martha

Salem

Marblehead

True, Margaret Phillips Turbett, Grace

Anna

Wells, Charlotte Calhoun

Salem Stoneham Waltham Amesbury

Wheeler, Clara Emerson

Gloucester

Walsh, Lucy Agnes

Webber, Edith

Williams,

Mary Veronica

Amy

Wilson,

May

Florence

Lynn

Wilson, Marion Louise

Pigeon Cove

Salem

Yeames, Constance Ethelwyn

(EntereD

Arlington

September

(Not now members

Butler,

t902*

School)

Somerville

Baldwin, Lillian Henrietta

Stoneham

Bancroft, Ida Elizabeth

Helen Florence

Britton,

of the

It,

Hartland, Vt.

Mary Paula

Wakefield

Lynn

Chamberlain, Lillian Jordan Derfus, Martha Sylvester

Somerville

Dickson, Jennie

Cambridge

Driscoll,

St.

Claire

Margie Josephine

Peabody ii

May

Gerrish, Nellie

Lynn

...... ...... .....

Goldsmith, Mildred

Ruby

Harrison,

Lillian

Marblehead Somerville

Lynn Amesbury

Hart, Elizabeth Magdalene Kelly,

Lena Marion

McGlauflin, Annie Margaret

O'Connor, Alice Frances Patch, Alice

Woodbury

Wenham

Chelsea

Wenham Nahant

Poland, Hilda

Putnam, Fanny Flint

Danvers

......

Mary Louise Mary Ann Mabel Eva Vaughn

Scannell,

Southwick, Wells,

OEntereD

Arlington

Hamilton

Lynn

ÂŠeptem&er

10, 1903*

(Special Students).

Allen,

Grace Amira

Colbath,

Westford, Vt.

Ada Dora

Whitefield, N.

Gould, Ella Frances

Henderson, Florence

Somerville

May

Salem Rochester, N.

Keir, Jeanie Jeanette

White, Lucy Maria

Beverly

Edna

Montpelier, Vt.

(Entered t&e Class Bourneuf,

September u,

Mary Evangeline .

Cunningham,

Dearborn, Helen

1903. Haverhill

Cragen, Agnes Veronica Julia Lauretta

Newmarket, N. H.

Saunders, Elizabeth Gertrude

Willey, Carrie

Arlington

Frost, Jennie Clifton

...

Salem

Lynn Everett

Dresser, Bessie

May

Salem Maiden Peabody East Cambridge Peabody Cambridge

Fitzgerald, Elleanor Melvina

Lane, Alice Elizabeth

Mahoney, Margaret Mary McCarthy, Annie Isabel

McCusker, Gertrude Philomine

North Reading

Pringle, Bertha Ellinor

Rogers, Ida Helen

Ar^ngton

Snow, Mary Gertrude

Cambridge

Sullivan, Mary Gertrude Thompson, Irene Florence

Haverhill

Melrose

Peabody

Walsh, Margaret Theresa

Special Stunents 1902ÂŤ1903. Browne, Ella Augusta

Haverhill

Drake, Alice Gardner

Ganey, Jeremiah Francis Hilliard, Alice

Kennebunkport, Me.

Salem

Mildred

Swampscott

Jackson, Martha Adeline

Gloucester

Macomber, Eva Marietta Mulliken, Mary Abby

Westford, Vt.

Salem

Parker, Annie Lillian

Reading

Randall, Beatrice Asenath

Rochester, N.

Raymond, Daisy Woodman, Helen Stanton

Beverly

Melrose

3n fi^emortam

ELIZABETH MAGDALENE HART 1882-1903

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"JUfe W&tQtv"

Wt^*W*W^- ÂŽ^

of 1904.

could the young ladies

the

cy.

room appear so self0^ possessed on that morning of Sepleft side of

:rr

tember

the

10, 1902.

yes, they

were

But oh! on the right of that great " Main Hall " sat one hundred ten timid, fearful girls and one heroic youth, " our only one." There before us on the

Seniors.

platform back of the "bar," in very dignified-looking, black leather chairs, sat a row of extraordinary

person-

alities."

In the centre was a desk, the seat of the Chief

Justice.

each side"of him sat

and behind them several seats

felt like

very humble that

others.

pleading

" for

five associate justices

Shrinking back clemency."

our were

day of our course at the Normal School, but we soon found out that these " folks " on the platform were not people to fear but our would-be friends, our guides along the pathway of knowledge. After we became somewhat accustomed to our new surroundings, we ventured to look about a little and just as on the first day at the primary school, we smiled at one of our girl neighbors and thought, " I know I'll like that girl. Wonder what her name is ? " After we were assigned our regular seats we were first

grouped into

Then

many disapnow separated. disappointed girls know of the

sections.

there were

pointed faces for high school chums were Little did

some

of these

life-long friendships that

strangers from

all

before they said, II tha$

Now

may be

were to be formed with these 'Twas not long

parts of the state.

How

glad

with you!

that

in Junior

was not long before lessons began. In high school we had always looked forward to loitering' away the first few days when sections were being formed and books given It was just the opposite at Normal School, howout. ever, for our principal has a hobby of having programs made out and everything in working order even before his classes come back to school, so within an hour of the opening exercises of that first day we had started work in earnest. It was strange yet very pleasant to sit around tables in such an informal way. We liked it. We went from recitation to recitation, meeting new Taking it all in all, that teachers and liking them, too. first morning was more or less of a strain upon every one of us. We felt somewhat relieved when it came noon and we were freed from our new duties. Hungry as only healthy young girls can be, we hastened down There was the lunch room with many little stairs. tables and that delicious smell of something to eat awaiting us. Then what a din! Juniors forgot their shyness and vied with Seniors in shouting for " fried fish " and " ice cream." When all were served and some degree of quiet prevailed, the girls had great fun talking over the morning with old chums and new. a normal school

a place for work, so

Not

can be one round of pleasure, so after lunch we poor little new-comers passed through a great ordeal

all

life

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we entered the

Chamber

Fright-

of Horrors."

ened and trembling we entered, but came out fearless and triumphant and reassuringly whispered to those " It isn't very bad." waiting to enter: We had only to sing a scale and read a little music; and the guardian of the chamber wasn't so terrible, now was she, girls ? Thus the first day passed and we survived to tell the tale. 'Twas not long before the class of 1904 became fairly familiar with the ways of the school and learned to know the teachers and fellow-students. That first year

we learned

to draw, to find color, violet

possible,

even in the lustre of an iron ore. We painted twigs and handed in our results, sure that they would go to " Purgatory," where we might in every conceivable object,

Yet many times we were happily surprised when the next day we saw these self-same sketches exhibited before the class and

find

them among the

not passed."

heard that familiar voice say, f< Isn't that jolly!" We nay tried to learn "Significant Figures." learned

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There were many puzzled faces at that

time, but a patient

teacher did his best to clear the cobwebs away. matics, at glasses,

Mathe-

which we had before looked through smoked

now appeared

as clear as crystal.

cheer-

theorems and took great pride in our meter cube. But the best fun was our field trips, when we shouldered our instruments and went " a-measuring." The people in the cars might stare, we didn't mind. Alas, how our hearts did beat when we went to a certain recitation and were told " to give the line of thought as

fully learned

though nothing had been said." It wasn't so bad after when it was over. Then we learned to know the Often we stood intently gazing up flowers and trees. The people thought that we were escaped into a tree. inmates of the Danvers Asylum. We were only trying to discover how to tell that kind of a tree from all others, for we were learning that trees, as well as human beings, had that wonderful something called "personality." It was a warm spring day and at a near-by open window appeared a little maid of four or five years of age, looking with wondering eyes down upon us. She broke the spell which the personality of the tree was making upon us, by exclaiming, " What 'oo doin? " Junior II literature class had rather a jolly time that year. You know its teacher. Once she remarked that she loved to be in the room with a rubber-plant; it was so sympathetic. The girls were bright, and wide-awake, but hard work was wearing upon them so that they began to think of At the time they were reading Wordssleep and rest. " worth's To Sleep." Innocently enough the teacher " Miss Finn, did you ever think of sleep in this asked, all

—

way

before

The

line ran thus

" Come, blessed barrier between night and day." "

Well

no, not exactly

— that — not is

until

came

answered Finney. Yet this division felt when they thought of the little, gentle lady who unlocked the hidden treasures and gave new thoughts to the other literature classes. She believed and taught, " He is never alone who has noble thoughts." All our classes, too, vied with each other for the honors It was all good-natured rivalry. of the gymnasium. this school,"

envious at times,

The first year was hard work, but we had a good many happy times, for several Saturday afternoons we had receptions jolly good times they were, too. The

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on October

was given to the Juniors by the Seniors to make us feel more at home. We were all surprised to find what real fun just girls could have. It was an informal party and we went home, feeling better acquainted, and really belonging to the school. The next month passed, but little by little a shadow came creeping over the school, for one morning the Chief Justice sat at his desk, a note-book in hand on which was the label " Marks." A little word, but such terrors as it may bring One by one we filed up, received our sentence and passed along. Some faces wore relieved expressions, some distressed; but the hearts of all did not cease to palpitate until on the homebound train for the Thanksgiving recess. Refreshed and hopeful we came back, ready for work again. Now we gave lessons to our class, taught about buds and seedlings, told stories in history and began to feel a wee first

one,

25,

bit " teachery."

Two

months more passed and on January 18 we We had our gymnasium decorated with Japanese lanterns and It was a pretty sight. laurel. Then by way of a surprise, we had a hurdy-gurdy grind out our music. At first we flew, but little by little with suggestions from

Juniors entertained the Seniors and teachers.

the girls, our

little

organ grinder slowed her

Italian

time and then everything was perfect.

tried to

make

our guests have a good time and they said they did. Festivities were now on, and on February 22, the J

was very select. " Only Seniors are to come," they said. But there were a few " favored Juniors who came back and told the " left-outs Would you believe it ? They of the wonderful party. Seniors gave a dance, but

voted that

wasn't half so nice to have the

to have only girls.

You may

think this

boys

not true.

Just ask Mildred.

Now came

Mr. Adams' entertainment

all in

the dark

Sitting on the window benches, gleefully we room. watched the screen before us. Carriages, horses and The best of all, though, cars went by upside down. was to watch th'e girls on the opposite side of the street marching up and down, carrying the American flag. That lesson of inverted images, given in the dark room,

a memorable event of the year.

The its

greatest grief that has befallen our class during

came during this spring term, when it lost one most popular and lovable classmates and friends,

career

of its

Miss Hart,

Now came it

was.

Lynn.

the last term of the year and a busy one

Seniors getting ready to graduate, and Juniors

ready to take their places.

we had basket

During the

last

few weeks

games, exciting ones, too, when blue and red banners were flying from the balconies and girlish voices grew hoarse with yelling. There was a field day, and a class play, given by the Seniors. We were allowed to come and looked on with rapt expression. The play " The Rivals," was given May 9. We enjoyed it and determined we'd have one in our Senior year, but we haven't.

The

last

ball

month

of our Junior year 20

was a busy one,

completing note-books in physics, etc. Every Friday morning music for graduation was practiced. One morning, was it a diamond we saw flashing on the ring finger of the left

the

rumor was

How we

Chamber

hand

our director?

She was going

true.

was.

to leave us.

Then Poor

should miss her, this guardian of the

Horrors

came graduation. The Seniors were Seniors f. no more. They were now full-fledged teachers and we Juniors no longer became Seniors, we girls and one

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boy.

last

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at ease those

ill !

look " thought we.

poor Juniors "

Do you

pose we looked so scared " year ? " " Of course not

suplast

now

sit

the left-hand side

of the hall, perfectly

posed. are

calm and com-

lead in the singing

now indeed

the ruling spirit of

S. N. S.

Arm in arm was good to meet old chums again. we walked through the rooms. There were new tints on the walls and ceilings and everything looked spick and span. Then there arose a discussion as to the approWere they harmonious with the priateness of the tints. Was there any underlying other colors in the room ? plan of having certain colors for certain teachers ? The office was changed, but the people in it were the same. After admiring the new decorations and visiting all the rooms, we visited our teachers and friends. There was, a Man. also, a curiosity to see the new music teacher Was he old or young? slim or stout? cross or goodnatured looking? So went the questions. We were assured that he was "all right," and that's the way it has It

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proved.

Seniors did of 1904,

now

say

we were ?

Yes, Seniors, the Class

the most dignified and superior beings of

the school, and only one short year had passed since

were humble

had been having theory practice. Our work was different and became daily more interesting, for little

that previous year.

Juniors.

Now came 22

work with the real children, in a real and soon we began to feel like real teachers and

there was the school, talk

about

"my

school."

elected our president, Miss Callahan, and

our class meetings.

her

Now, we

staff, and then began have many level-headed girls and one level-headed boy in our class. They won't be "bossed," so that's why our class meetings have such a reputation. We have quarrels to be sure, but the most bitter opponents in the meeting are seen walking the corridors arm in arm

fifteen

minutes

after; so

you see these quarrels are not

really in earnest.

October

25, 1903,

our teachers entertained the

daintier and Seniors and Juniors in the gymnasium. more pleasing afternoon could not have been planned.

Didn't

The

we have

a good laugh at Mr. Whitney's disks

silhouettes of our teachers gave us a

to see

our mental pictures of them were correct.

men

good chance

enough but it was hard to we had forgotten how they did up their back hair. The whole afternoon was "just jolly." Next came our Senior reception to the We'll let you into a secret. It has been said Juniors.

could guess the

easily

guess rightly as to the

that

ladies, for

are a very original class.

You may

see

this

We gave

our party on November 14 in a barn, that is, what had been a gymnasium in the morning became a barn in the afternoon. We had vegetables, is

so.

jack o'lanterns, hay, and

farm implements all around. On the blackboard were several beautiful Jersey cows, peacefully eating their food from the manger while at the end of the barn our family horse all

sorts of

;

whole afternoon, to once Country lasses in sunbonnets and pinafores and a lad in overalls and jumper received our guests and tried to give them a good time. When they got hungry we gave them doughnuts, peanuts, corn balls, molasses kisses and new sweet cider sucked thro' a straw. Did they have a good time? Ask them. You have heard of gathering chestnuts cf course, but have you ever heard of gathering caterpillars and earth worms ? We do it at Salem. It was no uncommon sight a few months ago to see a crowd of students on Lafayette street, gathered around one of the girls who was holding a wonderful something in her hand that looked like a curled up leaf. "A Sphinx, girls !" she would cry exultantly. The rest would turn away with wistful faces, sigh and say, " O why didn't I see that

stood, too excited, during the

neigh or eat any of the food we gave him.

lovely caterpillar are just as

good

are not partial creatures, but

earthworms as

many watered them, we

to caterpillars.

worms in a box of dirt. them, we tended them for

collected a great

of these

fed

hours until at last they grew to be nice, fat and healthy worms. Then, with hearts almost bursting with pride, we carried them to school and exhibited them to a group of envious girls.

Sleepy when Juniors, we are sleepy as Seniors. One day especially that feeling of drowsiness came over Senior I in Arithmetic class. Sally was asked to do a problem involving the laying of a carpet. She opened her exercise with the casual remark, " Now, I am going to er

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Seniors expecting to go out to teach should be able

embarrassment and is why we have had three minute talks. We know now what it means to lecture to an audience and most of us have fully made up our minds that we do not care to lecture for a living. Even though we do not like to do the lecturing ourselves, we do like to hear others, and our principal has to address a large audience without

That

with easy conversational tones.

several times invited professors or superintendents

neighboring towns to

us and give us a

visit

advice or entertainment, as the case

Marks have come the same year, but it was " passed " or Seniors.

the heart.

may

little

sound

be.

as usual, four times this "

not passed

with

We had no short breaths and quickenings of We like our work better every day. We

can "visualize " now; we understand that "all things " being equal we've learned to teach rote songs, but even now there's a suggestion of a tremble in ;

the voice;

are just getting able to look

a caller

without seeing his internal organs; we know how to please our supervisors in drawing and can " evolve

any example in percentage and illustrate as we talk. Oh, yes we are brim full of good ideas now and expect !

to be launched out into the world next September,

we may show

the people what the

when

Salem Normal School

has done for us.

For many years the numbers of the morning hymns were written on the blackboard but when these boards were tinted, cards with numbers printed on them were hung on the wall. These cards looked very much out of

place beside

the beautiful decorations of the hall. 25

One

of the Seniors, with the aid of

our drawing master,

designed and presented to the school a

which

come

we in years to Day when there was no

a very artistic addition.

forget that April Fool's

hymn board

Shall

song numbered 1 78 ? No indeed. We had intended to give a play this year, just as the previous year's class had done. The plan did not work, however, and we were obliged to give up the idea and postpone it for next year's class. We did not intend to leave school without doing or having something a little

we decided

extra, so

to publish a class book, "

The New

Mosaic."

The

Seniors this year gave a party on February 22,

was to have a dance at Normal School with young ladies and gentlemen. The gentlemen invited remarked on their way home, "Salem Normal isn't so bad after all!" We should say not. The Juniors gave us a good time several weeks ago when they had a Japanese afternoon. On April 30, Seniors and Juniors together gave a party to the teachThe S. N. S. festivities of the class of 1904 end ers. then

all

learned what

with their reception at

During the

Commencement.

few weeks the girls are busy rinding positions for next year. There have been scores of aplast

plications sent to superintendents.

One young woman,

two months before graduation wrote to a superintendent, " I will be graduated from the Salem Normal School in Another informed the person to whom she apJune." plied that she was prepared to teach any primary or grammar grade. A third, with possibly six months' experience, said her "specialty was the second grade." 26

fourth, with confidence in her friends,

gave the assur-

best of recommendaance that she could furnish the Some of our number did not have to practice tions." writing to superintendents, but left us in April to become "

Marion Howard has gone to the Jacob Tome Institute in Maryland; Mollie Rowe is at Salisbury Plains; Annie Pottle went to Paxton, Mass.; Louise Hattie Carlson, to Rowley Edna Pryor, to Melrose Towle, to Beverly and Charlotte Wells to Amesbury. We miss them one and all, for the 1904 girls have a soft spot in their hearts for one another. This June we bid farewell to school-girl life and goto take our stand in this work-a-day world. We are proud

teachers.

;

we graduate in 1904, for we celebrate that year beside our Commencement, the Semi-Centennial of the school. It has been suggested by a member of Class I that they of '54 and we of '04 unite at a banquet. Then

that

difference

ages will be forgotten, we'll be girls

gether, chatting and laughing over the pleasant ries of

days spent at Normal School.

tinction

Besides this

dis-

are the 90th class, one of the biggest to

graduate, and rumor says there are ninety of us will receive

to-

memo-

who

diplomas.

M, C. B. M. L. N.

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There are places in these letters that have been omitted because of references to family affairs and opinions concerning school that are too personal to put in print. We are indebted to M. H. G. '05, lor procuring so many of her letters for us.

Dear

Salem, Mass., U.

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Sam : torturing me with frightful that I am a fit subject for

Uncle

After

decided

S. A.,

Sept. 29, 1903.

examinations the authorities have the

Normal School and already

have become a loyal one. School begins at nine twenty and keeps on Saturdays. Doesn't that seem strange?

went

work

about ten thirty on the

first

day and haven't stopped since. If you found it warm in Manila, what would you have done

you had been

chemical laboratory

Two

three

last

in our

week ?

dozen of us

were shut up there to cut perfumery bottles by means of curling tongs, with twenty

sen

mercury high eter

Bun-

burners lighted and the in the

outside.

would

which our

in-

structor failed to

some unknown

you

one of

like to see

artistic efforts,

thermom-

Perhaps

accept, for

reasons.

The seen

we explored the beauties of a gravel hill. we were expected to see we should be too wise

other day

all

that

we had

to associate

We have also learned that we know granite is granite, because it looks like what we have been accustomed to call granite. In literature we hotly discuss the virtues and vices of Tito and Savonarola and, oh, you should hear us fathoming the mysteries of mind and In geometry we gravely cut out paper squares and triangles matter. Two or three times we have been out on field trips to lay of? triangles on the grass. We were so sorry to miss the recitation Our teacher

with

common

But never

people.

fear.

;

music

certainly an optimist.

In the face of

the

all

dreadful

You know one girl who can't, don't you? In reading we do a little better. Once a week we entertain our long-suffering instructor with our accomsounds we make in his classes he says that everyone can sing.

plishments in that

The botany

line.

so far

appalling, at least to

anyone who does not

and the Seniors comfort us by prophesying worse things. We have learned the names of a good many wild flowers and trees and have it,

brought in costly bouquets consisting of wild

You should

Twice a week we have gymnastics. the gymnasium.

asters, etc.

reminds

(This

a very informal place).

see the wild rush for

Today

for the fourth

we reported progress in our gym suits. I have the pattern t I must stop now to write up some chemistry experiments performed the little laboratory away up in my head.

or fifth time

Dear

We had B

Uncle

Sam

Nov. 26, 1903.

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have had our preliminary marks. in chemistry.

Some

of the girls

passed in everything and

have several

anxious about them for

The one

girls

whom

all that.

here are lovely.

I call

their Jonathans.

" Bess," now.

The Seniors we were rather

B's.

say that these marks don't count im*ch anyway, but

all call

wish you could see them, particularly

You

see the Davids are already finding

each other by our

first

names.

Oh, and

must

you thai we have a boy

tell

they say

came armed with

trip to a

beach near Marblehead.

boy

The

a paint brush.

how

pebbles by the waves, saw

a rarity here.

This one

we went on a

other day

listened to the grinding of the

are

cliffs

worn away by the water and

had our curly locks blown about by the breeze.

The gym suits, even mine, are all done now. There is a wild scramble gym days to get in and out of them. Most of us like to jump the horse him a very strange creature to manage. now ; I know several Seniors. The reception some time ago. We had such a the school a gave

best, although

some

of us find

are pretty well acquainted

faculty

good time

were divided into groups which moved around the

games went on. We played several games, among them blind man's bluff and a laughing game in which one-half had to keep sober while the other half laughed. But oh dear, when you ought to be sober you wanted to laugh and when you ought to laugh you felt as

room

as the

sober as a judge.

few days ago the Seniors entertained

us.

were received by

Mary Ann Jenkins and Sarah Smith and other country lasses. Mehitable Jones and Lizy Jane Adams sang for us and we were to

some

Dear

luscious gingerbread.

Uncle

Sam :

morning

just shirt waists

and

treated

skirts.

Jan. 29, 1904.

analytical

of it,

it is

Language

chemistry?

but for those

unnecessary and for others

How we

wore

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Did you ever hear when I try to describe it is

who have

fails

learned by experience

entirely inadequate.

haunted that chemistry room from the

first

minute

until the much-tried attendant sent us out at night.

in the

day or

two ago we returned the courtesy of the Seniors and gave them a recep-

tion.

than at

the

first.

same day we got our marks. I didn't get

any B's

this

Some

of the girls did better

time, but in

girls

came

in the

we The

the afternoon

almost forgot about marks, we were so excited over the reception.

morning with strange, bulky parcels and there was the

usual bustle at the last minute to get enough fans, strings and other

necessary

articles.

Then

number repaired

certain of our

transformed

Japanese

into

ions were not quite what would have nationality, but kimonas, fans

been expected

their

complex-

ladies of

this

their best to atone for

and umbrellas did

You can imagine how

slight deficiency.

this

gymnasium and were

to the

In some cases

ladies.

ceremoniously we ushered in our guests beneath

we batted

those umbrellas and with what ardor

paper

balls,

gestured frantically at our opposite

neighbors or appalled some poor victim into

bewildered shrieks of gasping silence by the awful

declaration,

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9- io.''

In a few days we are going to drop geometry

and chemistry and take up algebra and physics instead. I

think I can say the minerals backwards in sleep.

know

that the second mineral in

the fourth row has a finely crystaline structure and is hematite, must go and paint a landscape. Wouldn't you like to see it?

March Dear

Uncle

Sam

use them. figures

grow

right or else

The work

28, 1904.

are struggling with seedlings that

grow too much before we are ready to

Otherwise we are well and happy.

which are

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Just a short letter this time. either won't

But

far

have had significant

worse than measles, but are safely over them.

very hard at present, but June and vacation will soon be

here.

One

of the girls of the class passed

a very quiet, pleasant

girl.

all

away a few weeks ago.

She was

miss her.

As soon as it grows warm and pleasant I suppose we shall have some and other good times. When I see you in June I shall have so much to tell you of what "the girls" did at school that you will beg

picnics

for

mercy.

Until then,

goodby.

Your loving niece, 32

T5asfeet T5all. Miss M. Alice Warren, Manager.

ULeam of '04. May J. Barry, Captain. FORWARDS.

GUARDS.

Bertha E. Pringle,

Mary M. Callahan,

Grace A. Turbett,

Marjorie H. Lenox,

Nettie

Mary

Haff.

McDonough.

CENTERS.

Mary A. Finn, Henrietta McConnell,

May

Barry.

^earn

of '05,

Dorrice Downing, Captain. FORWARDS.

GUARDS. Elizabeth E. Whitcomb,

Gladys C. Davis, Nellie

Katharine M. Clarke,

M. Quinn,

May

Florence E. Tadgell. CENTERS.

Ethel

Swett,

Margaret McCullough, Dorrice Downing.

A. Arnold.

Now

woman's sphere of usefulness is conand all fields of labor are opening their gates to her, she needs more than ever the physical strength to meet these ever-increasing demands, and not only does she need a strong physique, but physical and that

stantly widening,

moral courage as well. Games are invaluable for women in that they bring out, as nothing else can, just these elements that women find necessary in their enlarged field of activities, and basket ball is the game above all others, that has proved of the greatest value to them. It lends It was a happy invention, this basket ball. itself to

the routine

gymnasium work, develops physical

and moral courage, self-reliance and self-control and the Such, ability to meet success and defeat with dignity. at least, are

some

of the results

obtained at our school

where basket ball is made a game of sterling qualities. Formerly the pupils had no such recreation, for in the old Normal School there was no gymnasium to afford opportunity.

the

present school, however, every

means of improvement was found. And with improvement came advancement. The game of basket ball was introduced into the school a few years after it was devised. It secured a strong hold at once and ever since interest and enthusiasm have never been lack-

possible

ing.

made

a place for

itself.

About

1900, basket

was at its height. The school had two excellent teams whose playing was exceedingly clever. Three forwards, three guards and three centers, compose a team. With this number on each side a pretty game can be played with little or no fatigue. Those who play love sport for sport's sake, and the spirit of ball

competition, so deeply rooted in the average American,

does not enter in to sacrifice the healthful and recreative

side of our pastime.

do not play merely

to win,

hence there is none of the usual resulting roughness. We do not play with outside teams for many reasons, principally for lack of time.

The

devotees of the

game assemble

in the

gymnasium

every Saturday afternoon, where, under the guidance

throw themselves, heart and soul, into the work. The enjoyment and happiness of the time thus spent will always be such as to insure the popularity of the game. Then there comes a day, a red-letter day in the history of the school year, when Seniors and Juniors are matched for a public game. On every available place in rooms, corridors and gymnasium, the colors of the teams are seen flying yells and songs are prepared, and of their faithful director, they

;

individuals distinguish themselves only

good good time

their endeavors for this just for a

scientific

secondarily

And

all

team work.

Class ÂŠifts* There

a pathetic phase to a graduation day, even through our endless trials, have looked upon It is a bit gloomy to think that it as a gala day of life. we, who through the first year of our existence within these walls, were the very embodiment of humility, and in the last year the very acme of perfection, are soon to is

to us who,

be a thing of the past, remembered only in the printers' type.

and brother, can you believe that ere the sun rises due east again we shall have been recorded as the "Class of 1904" just as the scientist classifies his species Sisters

with regard to the number of legs or the presence or ab-

sence of a backbone?

who have deemed same

Rather a gloomy thought to us

ourselves the honey to the bee

The

duty and our chairs will be filled with newcomers who know naught of the reverence they owe each hallowed spot. Can we not find something to leave as a memorial, bell is to calf others to

something that halls, of

will tell

those

who

pass through these

the glory that was once here

Records show that it has been the custom to leave of art as an emblem of gratitude and as a memorial of trials and triumphs. The rooms appear as ancient cemeteries as we walk around and examine each tombstone showing the early history of those They have left these halls and are now veterans.

some work

recorded as

examine each

married, deceased or hall carefully

still

teaching."

and congratulate our early

friends for their selections.

The

first to feel

the pangs which stir our

the class of 1857, and

bosoms was

responded to this call by presenting its appropriate token. This was followed by many others, for each succeeding class has paid its it

respects with a well-chosen

And now our are we to leave

gift.

turn has come. ?

Friends of 1904, what

Will our gifts serve

their

two-fold

adornment and utility, as we desire ? weave the story of our lives from seeing the picture of the Alhambra? They must understand that we, like Irving, found wondrous tales in the mighty structure. The picture of the Alcazar shows that we understand beauty, and the picture of Corot's "The Lake " explains that we abide in hope. E. M. M. missions, namely,

Will the

critics

Mr. Hall was always smiling.

R. Hall was smiling.

out.

when

business was slow, for there was always a to-

Today Mr. Hall had a special occasion and those intended

morrow. smiling.

The doughnuts,

tomorrow were

when he came in. He smiled when he went He smiled when business was brisk. He smiled

smiled

all

gone.

yesterday's, today's

the crowd clamored for more.

Still

for for

There

were no more, but Mr. Hall was smiling.

that very

One

boards.

unnecessary.

day there appeared several notices upon the bulletin

room was members of

hinted that the noise indulged in in the lunch

The

other requested the attendance of the

"The Lunch Problem

the school at a mass meeting.

be discussed

and acted upon." At three o'clock the meeting was held.

have not the vocabulary

with which to describe the meeting of more than two hundred thirty quiet, taciturn

young

ladies,

and two loquacious young men.

better imagined than described. listened

and talked by

turns.

for the gavel (a pencil),

It is

enough

something

to say that the

assembly

President Callahan wielded what stood

and held the meeting "well

hand."

only hint at the enthusiastic and eloquent orations delivered.

Miss Lewis cleared her throat and voiced opinion emphatically.

Something was seconded.

thing was suggested. ried.

of the next

car-

day found the sun smiling condescendingly from

high position in the

heavens.

without and within by a smile. its

Something was

Secrecy being enjoined, the meeting adjourned.

Noon its

can

Even Some-

attractive, illusive smiles.

The

Indeed It

seemed

school it

building

seemed

was bathed

to indulge in

filled

with

life,

one of

much

some noise of laughter and jollity escaped through doors and windows. The students were racing down stairs. Mr. Hall was smiling. Mrs. Hall was smiling. Helen Hall was so that

smiling.

The

They were busy with pack-

students said not a word.

ages of wholesome

home-made

Soon " Quaker Oats," "Force,"

lunches.

Grapenuts," bottles of milk,

cocoa and weak tea were

coffee,

evidence.

May

borrow a spoon? " asked President Callahan.

Mr. Hall was solemn.

Helen Hall was

Mrs. Hall was solemn.

the ice chest.

What does

" gasped Mr. Hall.

mean?

this

President Callahan turned her head and waved her

hand

majestically.

" Let our nightingales burst forth," she

rose

They

Sheehan.

bowed

the

to the ladies present.

Hall, to Mrs. Hall

dered the following

and call

President.

They bowed to Mr. They ren-

on the brave and the

" Sign the pledge, sign the pledge, Sign it, sons and daughters, Renounce the lunch, the deadly lunch, of the down-stair quarters.

" Eat the food, eat the food,

The food your mothers give you Your health and wealth it will not impair,

And perhaps

will

even save you.

Chorus. "

The home-made lunch, The home-made lunch, That

the lunch for me,

The home-made The home-made That

lunch, lunch,

the lunch for

They

Helen Hall.

with fine effect.

The lunch

commanded.

and forth skipped Messrs. Lourie and

me."

fair

Amid

the thunderous applause of the listening multitude the nightin-

gales subsided.

Mr. Hall opened

his

mouth. "

What

the matter? " said Mrs. Hall.

" Let our Herald, herald

answered President

Callahan.

Up gait

rose and forth stepped Secretary

Mr. Hall with-

approached the lunch counter.

Helen Hall was

Hall withdrew.

Mrs.

drew.

Rowe

Miss

withdrawn.

Rowe. Her

She carried her head high. She

was graceful.

She raised her

smiled.

voice in the most approved style.

" Hear that

ye, hear ye," she said.

all

that

Helen Hall do

observe these, our observations,

for a

shall abstain

catalogued as a wholesome substitute

home-made

" Observation

Know

unless Mr. Hall, Mrs. Hall and

ffiiffifi^zMffiW from what

yells,

do declare

the class of naughty four

lunch.

The

elimination of

pushes, and other indications of good appetite

screams,

and high breeding

demanded. " Observation

II.

hold the lunch counter as one of the few

places on this earth, where the high

and the low are on equal

footing.

ye circumspect in picking favorites.

Therefore be " Observation III.

The

last shall

first

and the

first shall

last.

Therefore be ye careful whom and when ye serve. " Observation IV. Haste makes waste. Therefore be ye as slow as the tortoise.

ordained by the President that Mr. Hall give his answer imme-

It is

diately."

Miss

Rowe

ceased.

Mr. Hall was puzzled and looked puzzled and looked at Mr.

The

situation

was evidently

" Your answer

Now

Hall.

Mrs. Hall was

Helen Hall was

at the ice-chest.

Mrs.

serious.

" said President Callahan.

Mr. Hall was

an industrious reader of " Puck," " Judge,"

"Punch "and sundry

other

flashed through him.

walked up to the blackboard.

his

ice

creams

idea

periodicals.

inscribed this legend

" 3 ice creams

Three

back on the assembly.

mirth-provoking

turned

for ten cents

for

ioc."

sigh of

surprise

and longing

There was an intense silence. Then the There was a mighty noise, a noise of rustling skirts,

arose from the students.

storm broke out.

a noise of rushing and

cream

The

" first

" Ice cream to

struggling. !

Screams pierced the

was heard from

all

air.

" Ice

quarters.

be served was President Callahan. A. C. L.

Stones

How

So yer want a story do yer? the Artichoke?

Where

it?

artfcfcofee*

tfce

would ye

on the

It's

left

like ter

bank

hear some 'bout

the Merrimac,

the bound'ry line fer N'buryport an' Wes' Newbury, 'bout two mile

from Amesbury Ferry,

(Anybody ought it "Artichoke" 'cause they us'ter dig so many wild artichokes out o' the bank. You don' know what Artichokes are? Wall! Wall! They look like little new pertaters, yer git 'em in the spring o' the year yer eat 'em raw, some wash 'em and some don't. The old folks, like my father, ye ter

know where

an' opposite Pleasant Valley.

The Indians

after that).

'tis

called

—

know, called

There was,

this river is

now

Mill River. a

fer that matter,

dam

built acrost to

keep the

water back, so's they could run the wheel in the old mill that ground the corn inter yaller meal, that

puddin' an' bannock.

Now

most dams you've ever seen

up 'bove the

this yer

—

fer

when

us'

ter

make

—

th'

the tide in the

Merrimac

gates of the

force

dam.

See ?

the

This

mean by them the folks that live They come up here in their

—

leetle too late

know,

rises

the shores of Salisbury Point.

and th' minute th' tide gits high 'nough ter open away they go up the river. But the pore ole souls that bo'ts

inter hasty

a good deal different from

level o' the water in the Artichoke, the

water from the Merrimac will open is where the u Pointers " come I

down on

mother

dam

—

fer

there always

jest like anythin' else

— there

some is

that

gits

th'

gates

git

there

two chances fer them.

late yer

there too

First

out of the bo't, drag her over the ro'd, and launch her in the other side o'

the

dam.

is, if

yer happen to have yer best girl with ye, an'

she's got the nerve, and ain't got her best boots on, an' dares stan> on a six- inch rail, with the water runnin' over it then you stan' on one side, and put her on t'other and call out " All tergether !" Over she goes and once more yer float.

—

There's no place under the blue sky so beautiful as that river,

'tis

peaceful an' the water

If I

river.

Didn't

aint.

ain't

ever

man

yer 'bout the picture a

tell

painted o' that

Wall, that's a good yarn.

river?

on the bank shows up jest as perfect in no place on earth that can beat that little was a poet, I could tell yer 'bout it better maybe, but I an' every tree

still,

There

was a comin' down the Artichoke one day in October.

after

ducks but hadn't had much luck, and

an' comfortable in

round me.

ole gunnin'

flo't, jest

was

sittin'

been

I'd

back nice

enjoyin' the beauty lyin' all

never see anythin' so lovely, nor a picture half as hand-

some in all my life. That river was something beautiful, every leaf and twig was quiet, and showed two, one on the tree, t'other in the water. The autumn leaves was in a blaze of glory that sounds kinder

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

There was one

poetical, don't it?

was red or crimson, and the reflection anythin' in

life

was splendid, every

tree that

that looked as fine as that did.

water was a big chimney

;

the house was up on the

hill,

that was

all

Side

an' the trees hid

But that

it.

man

call

purtiest pictures

said his picture

that I

came

If yer can,

you ever see."

an hour to make " one

bank.

hated to

it with my oP flo't. Jest as I got round the bend out in kind of a squeaky voice, " Oh, mister, can

yer stop jest five or ten minutes?

man

old-

big,

by goin' over

heard a

half

the

yer could see, just the chimney,

fashioned chimney stretched acrost the river, and, honestly, spile

leaf

never see

in the water, wall, I

can make one

o' the purtiest pictures

would be perfect

'long jest in time.

I wa'n't in

any hurry so

life

" in

waited an' he painted like

him

toP

ter take

The

ever saw."

he had some "

all

the

ter stop

Wall, I was certainly willin'

and

mad on

the

th'

time he

wanted, so he kinder eased up a bit. When he got through I says ter myself, " Guess I'll take a look at that picture." Wall, he was certainly

a good

artist,

oP gunnin'

fer there flo't

was the river

and me,

too.

jest as natural as I

says

that's a purty good-lookin picture, best I

come up back

to nature

inter

flo't

When

I see

ter him, "

ever see, but

he was goin'

ter

could be, an'

Young it

feller,

don't half

thank me,

got

and paddled on.

Wall, I most forgot 'bout

this, till

one day

was lookin'

paper, an what did I see but a picture called "

Artichoke " had been sold for

$150â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an* 43

at a

Boston

Autumn View on

the

went on an' described the

very picture that that there

when

chap painted.

artist

see the price he got fer his picture,

esty in him, or could appreciate a

some wuth

that

the tide

through little

he ought

thing,

that

same

fall I

was up there.

took the

when

says, " If

I'm

tide

full

the

ter

moon

See?

off " that

After pullin' through,

there

fulls,

we go

a good deal higher, an' the higher the tide the better

th' gates.

" cut

Wall,

hon-

send

ter

money fer my addition ter his picture, and I much on canvas, what must 1 be wuth afloat? "

Don't yer know what that means ?

up.

man had any

of that

One day

will

good

thought ter myself,

that

certain

yer always leave to yer partner to say what yer off " goin' up an' th' bend comin' back, or

—take the " cut

t'other

way

roun,' th'

bend

an' the " cut-off " comin' back.

goin'

is a good deal like the man that went ter the Beach years ago. He, bein' a stranger, asked one o' the natives the way to git to Salisbury Beach. He says, " The best way is this, if ye

This " cut off " business

—

take th' plank ro'd

ye'll

wish ye'd taken

th' ol' ro'd,

and

wish yer'd taken th' plank ro'd." This time I took the" cut-off " an' jest as soon as

take the

ol' ro'd, yer'll

stopped an' looked an' looked.

mass of cardinal

flowers, the

There ahead

got through,

was a great, red

most beautiful wild flowers that grow.

gathered a big bunch of 'em, put some pepper-grass with 'em an' took

'em down

ter

Deer Island,

When

of her, course.

ter Harriet Prescott Spofford

give 'em ter

her, she

the handsomest flower that

cardinal

flower

world."

Wall, I've forgotten jest

how she

said

—you've

heard

exclaimed, " Oh, the

God it,

ever put into this

but that's what she

meant.

Comin' up 'round second bend, go up an' see

could find a

found three, an' they was

lily,

saw a

lot of pads, so I

fer all 'twas so late.

fairer than

thought I'd

But

I did, I

any flower that ever bloomed

the garden of Eden. 'specially pickerel fishin'. I met a up there one day, when I was fishin,' and he give me the hail, " How yer doin' ? " " Doin? " I said, " why we was never doin' any better, fishin' all the mornin' an' ain't had a bite, but we expect one every minute." That reminds me of one day I was comin' up Ipswich River in my flo't,

Fishin'

this river is great,

friend o' mine, Capt. Morrill,

'bout half-way up from Swallow Banks ter Stone Bridge.

They

call this

place " Swallow Banks " cause lots o' swallows uster build their

homes

is a long stretch o' meader that looks dandy place fer shore birds— plover, an' snipe, an' but no one ever saw one stop there. I don't yaller-legs, ye know know why, but the birds think it is a God-forsaken country. As I was they were all togged comin' up there, I met two sporty-looking chaps they looked as if they had just out, shootin' jacket an' a dog apiece what would a gunner's bazaar be rolled out of some gunner's bazaar

in the

Right along there

bank.

'twould be a

—

;

—

like?

Don't think

purty nice.

"Mister,

When this

was better." tell

ever heard of one

yer can hunt

What

day an' ye won't

hills.

"Never

what did

Bill,

find

That's

anything."

ter th'

home?

So yer liked

don't thank me, I'm glad yer did, an' next

called back,

See?

down behind them

turnin,' 111 take yer

for? " an' I hollered back,

'bout time fer us ter be pullin' fer

ready ter drop

anyway, they looked

says ter his friend, " There,

all

why they could " hunt." Ain't

wall,

a good place for huntin'?"

The chap

yer? " an' then hollers ter me, "

Why

—

they caught sight of me, one of 'em hailed

fall,

when

The

sun's bout

story?

Artichoke, an' yer can see

th'

country

C. C.

fer yerself.

No,

the leaves are

"Ctuot homines, Within the

last

tot

ÂŠententiae."

few years, a theory has come into prominence which

bids fair to influence profoundly people of the scientific class that

advanced by Darwin

Huxley

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

number

namely,

;

1859 and aggressively promulgated by the Theory of Evolution. While there are an increasing in

of people in the civilized world

theory, finding

who can never accept

this

incompatible with teachings more firmly established,

there are, nevertheless,

some learned and thoughtful persons who hold and a still larger number who

to Darwin's principles very sincerely,

accept them passively.

There are others who endeavor in a

laudable meekness to effect

which

neither bird nor beast. of

men

compromise.

danger of finding Since

it is

article to it

an established

this

class

latter

^Esop's

bat

fact that the opinions

have been at variance from time immemorial, and that those

opinions are to be respected of

ever,

in the position

itself

spirit of

condemn

hastily the

men,

all

not purposed in

judgment of famous

this

How-

scientists.

seems necessary that we who say we do not accept Darwin's entirety should state

theory in

its

opinion.

We who

On the

his reasoning is illogical.

cellent but for

the

do not accept the

one

detail.

The

reasons

scientist's

contrary

our difference

for

arguments do not say that

we admit

detail in question

be most ex-

this

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the

premises

are fallacious.

Darwin claims that man,

common

with

all

the

members

of the

animal kingdom, has evolved through countless ages from a unicellular

form of

life,

We who creation.

without soul, and, indeed, without even a material brain.

presume

to contradict this theory claim that

For proof of

this

knowledge that man has a

offer, (

1 )

man

a separate

our absolute and individual

soul, a thing separate

and

distinct

brute intelligence, and (2) the testimony of the great minds of

from

all

the

ages as contained in a book which has stood the test of four thousand years, the Bible.

Furthermore, aside from the testimony of men, we

Man

offer a theory of the Origin of

which

in opposition to Darwin's

quite as probable and

logical

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there being

Theory,

no breaks

the chain of evidence.

Because of the many differing opinions of religious,

it is

discussion

and

this

Evolutionist:

man

as even

ent in

man

originate

If the ape,

synonymous with the word cause of civilization.

no soul

this discussion

intellect,

meaning that

In answer to our

Huxley admit

we use

(i.

first

the

life,

considered as e. intellect)

where did the soul which we know to be In

to the

of the

has evolved from a unicellular form of

the link between the lower forms and man, has scientists admit,

which appeal

may be asked

connection two questions

the origin of that form itself?

in regard to matters

to confine ourselves to those points

reason alone.

what

men

wiser for us to neglect the testimony of the Bible in this

word

intellect

exist-

soul

which

the

question, even the most

power must exist which magnanimous as to admit that this power can create an amoeba, can it not create at the same time fishes, felines, birds, apes, and man? The capability of some power to create man, as separate from the rabid followers of

created protoplasm.

brutes,

man

is,

we may

that a superior

are so

But the question further

say, admitted.

created or has he evolved

Let us consider the relation of

man

to the brutes.

is,

indeed, a finely constructed animal.

for

which

found.

scientists

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Was

have been lying

True, that

in wait for

Physically,

man

" missing link "

some years has not been

But we may even concede that a monkey-man may

exist with-

man

with animals, from

a mental and moral standpoint as well as physical.

There are many

devoutly holding the Theory of Evolution,

who are engaged If we were Evo-

out endangering our case.

scientists,

in constant wrangling as to lutionists,

But

us compare

let

whether animals reason.

we should admit at once that all animals must reason, in an we should find ourselves inconsistent. Man, un-

imperfect way, or

doubtedly reasons.

Where, then,

The

brain, with

animals far lacking.

its

down

There

doubt

as to

whether animals reason or not.

mental growth begin ? power of memory and sense perception is found in

in the process of Evolution did this

in the scale,

but the higher faculty of reason seems

seems, probable, therefore, that man, created physically

was created also with those higher powers which we find existent him and lacking in the lower animals. It is possible that man's body was created as it is now. It is very probable that his mental powers were given him at that time. It is absolutely certain "that man's powers of moral discernment belong to no other creature. There is no perfect,

animal possessing the high qualities of mercy, forbearance.

class

There

when

class of animal that exhibits self-control

Among

such as anger, are aroused.

undoubtedly holds good.

of the fittest "

the passions,

animals, the law of "

Among men,

The is

survival

universally

this. Even if one believes some animal, one finds that

acknowledged that there are higher laws than that man's physical form developed from

many

psychological things are unaccounted

Man

for.

cannot have

developed mind and soul from creatures possessing limited brain-power

and no

soul.

We find, Origin of

therefore, that

Man

we must formulate some

and we can

story, so long

a distinct creation, being 'given a soul, in

a spark of that divine creative power, concerning the exact nature

which

men

In no other way can we

have questioned for centuries.

account for man's power to overcome as

other theory of the

no better than the old

find

man was made

credited, that itself

;

evil

and

attain the highest good,

some have done. Surely, Plato's remote ancestors were not a Both Caesar's power of mind and action and of monkey.

Paul's

clear-voiced

from

thought are derived

something

varie-

We may

higher than the blind gropings of a brute intelligence.

credit the exact account found in Genesis, as to the creation of

but

we cannot

fail to

give ear to the story as

of every primitive people.

Races

have repeated the same legend. moral people of antiquity, held philosophers

find

in the annals

In old times, the Jews,

not

man,

far apart as the poles, geographically,

as their

never surpassed, credited

Church, which even our most

Saint

infinitely

principle

first ;

self-sufficient

and

later

scientists

admit has brought civilization out of barbarism,

still

;

the

most

the Greeks, days,

the

and students

teaches that

man

God, thus holding out a glorious hope that even the most degraded may, in due time, attain their lost perfection. Such is

originally of

concurrence of testimony as

this is surely of greater

timony of a theory so imperfectly founded 48

as the

worth than the

Theory

tes-

of Evolution,

which fate.

no hope, but which would make us plastic in the hands of Through all ages men have sought Truth. Darwin and Huxley

offers

have expressed that which they thought to be the

truth.

their sincerity, their learning, their almost-convincing

are forced to

Belief,

deny

their assertions, having for our

which more nearly

Reason and

satisfies

portunity for the higher Evolution

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that

%fjt Abstract

in addition gives us

of the soul.

Cat Cale.

much

abused,

the abstract cat,

For when I patter on my pads, O'er nerve paths clogged with gen'ral fads I'm met with concrete complements

Of how

I look, of acts,

and whence

abstract family and spats That burn in hearts of abstract cats. II. ;

Tis

who stand I,

For

a martyr here the abstract cat,

would wish

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

harmony by and support.

for

aid the observation

heartfelt efforts

Cooperation isn't sport As preached by minds of acrobats And practised by well-meaning cats

in.

who

crept out from a bag the abstract cat ( ?) And wander through the thoughtful throng And sing my abstract minor song, Recalling personal things they said, The rude and pointed things they did 'Tis I

That

call for

The paws

concrete treatment at

me, your concrete 49

admit

cat.

But

defence a surer

'Tis I that

argument.

op-

E. L. S.

The sands

of time were falling fast

As through an empty class-room passed

youth who bore on face and dress

look that could not but expressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

up from the Gym.

Just

His brow was sad

;

his eye of

gloom

Flashed anxious glances round the room While, like a silver clarion cries

The

bell to close the exercise

Gym.

Just up from the

" Oh, look

" the

maiden

said,

" and you

Will see a sorry sight to view."

tear stood in his dark

But

still

brown eye

he answered with a sigh

H Just up from the

had through the doorway passed

all

The

And

Gym."

patient

gave the

Lady spoke,

oft- repeated

For weary ones

at last,

prayer

come with

care

Just up from the Gym.

struggling

By As

thirst

band of pilgrims,

and

tried

clothing, then replied,

to cover all their crime,

And

give account for loss of time,

" Just up from the Gym."

Kemarfes on (Evolution*

jFeto

As our understanding and reasoning powers develop we are more and more inclined to search for and demand reasons for existing conditions. Especially

this true

traditions of the Bible

time. things.

and

regarding the origin of man.

and we doubt

We see and recognize more clearly We study the continual changes

effects,

and

in studying causes

clusion that the present

one

the relationship between in

phenomena,

effects

all

their causes

arrive at the con-

but the result of the past and

question the

that all things were created at

that

on the

present and past depends the future.

Two

theories attempt to answer the question of

man's

origin, the

theory of creation and the theory of evolution, the former being chiefly

supported by theologians, while the of science. infinite

Both theories agree

power which creates

theory believe that

man was as

;

championed by the world

one point, namely, that there

but while upholders of the creation

a special creation, evolutionists claim that

evolved after countless ages, from the animal

existence.

men

life

man had

latter is

life

already in

So profound an impression have the arguments of such

Darwin, Wallace, Huxley, and Romanes made in the world and

so convincing have they been, that ing the conclusive

many famous

theologians, recogniz-

offered, have attempted

proofs

to reconcile

that

theory with the traditions of the Bible. It is now universally believed that made up principally of protoplasm

the cell or

the unit of

living

substance.

life

and

The very

simplest cells show a slight approach to dissimiliarty of parts, since en-

closed in the protoplasm

a darker, denser portion called the nucleus,

The advancement from the amoeba to paramoecium is shown by the appearance in the latter of a distinct mouth and of cilia which enable it to swim about. The vorticella reprothe principal point of activity.

the

duces not only by simple giving the

first

cell division

but also by conjugation, thus

hint of sexual reproduction.

Sponges show multiplicity

and

differentiation of cells

two primary hydra, the

first

and

later the polyps are

same

found

as those

development of the human germ and that the outer layer of

in the

to the skin,

cells gives rise

nervous system and organs of sense, the

inner layers to the intestinal canal and

appendages, and

layer to the general skeleton, the heart, muscles,

Admitting that

organs.

happen

the

Finally the

animal to show the three primary layers, appears.

sufficient to state that these layers are exactly the

found showing the

arranged in outer and inner walls.

cell layers

first

man developed from

middle

the simple

cell,

how does

and that animals differ so greatly? In place, animals have gradually evolved from the cells, differing that cells differentiate

each other because of their adaptations to

from

the

and other important

their

environment.

Heredity repeats these differences and these changes may then serve as the basis for further variations in future generations.

Let us now consider

From

briefly the

embryological proofs of evolution.

the beginning of the nineteenth century

has been

known

that

higher animals pass through stages in development which correspond

permanent form

to the

animals,

must be true

form a simple the

fish,

of lower animals.

then

cell. it

first

If this

The embryo

man.

the heart of

man

becomes three-chambered is

man

there are indications of

upon the

what

similar to those of the frog.

up, except

the

man

ceases and the

toe, instead of is

developed.

shorter

mammalian

and extends

The

and

finally

In the embryo of

sides of the neck,

features appear

gill

some

slits

and the embryo

Later this resemblance

at right angles to the axis of the foot as

toman. its

fact that

does

Later on in the development the embryo loses

the above resemblances to the ape and

germ, noticing

in its earliest

embryo appears more nearly like that of a monkey. At is a true tail extending beyond the legs, and the great being parallel to and slightly longer than the other toes,

in the foot of the ape.

peculiar

Later, however, the

resembles very closely that of a dog.

one stage there

two-chambered, as in

one which continues as the Eustachian tube.

first

After a time distinct

man

as in the reptile,

the permanent four-chambered organ gill slits

be true of the higher

develops the characteristics

have now traced the development of the human

relationship to the lower forms.

man

has in his body about seventy organs whose uses 52

are

unknown may be used

as part of the proof of

There

evolution.

There are

the Eustachian tube which has already been mentioned.

the three, four, and sometimes five vertebrae forming the coccyx or the

rudimentary

Nothing but the theory of evolution can account

tail.

organs

organ

very large and

In some of

the vermiform appendix.

the lower animals this

used in digestion, but in

useless but often proves a very

The attempt

for

Perhaps the most familiar of the useless

the hair found on man.

menace

to his

man

not only

life.

to classify animals has resulted in another argument for

the theory of evolution.

It has

been exceedingly

difficult to classify

organisms into species, orders and families, because organisms are so

The

connected with each other.

closely

by Lamarck

now

believed to have solved the difficulty and

that organisms have

descended

used

tree-like classification

in divergent lines

evidence

from some

common

ancestor.

Hitherto we have considered the physical evolution of

now

The power

consider the development of his mind.

external stimuli

an attribute of

is irritability,

tions occur as results of the

There can be no motion unless there be

uli.

nervous

The mind

cells.

all

method and degree

or consciousness of

man

;

let

to respond to

living things.

Varia-

of the response to stimalso

man

a response to is

the

but the outgrowth

of the irritability of the lower animals, through a series of successive

Man's mental

differentiations.

ability

and man's physical organs have

come from the same source. Romanes and Lubbock have given us many interesting and convincing proofs that animals reason. There itual

nothing in

nature which

The

man

besides his power of articulation and his spir-

we cannot

proofs, so far, have

find in a less

mains now to be seen what Geology has fied rocks

water.

have been

The

same age trace the as

down

know

re-

that strati-

bottom of bodies of

objects found between the layers must therefore be of the

two layers the lower

the older.

them we can The series of the previous world.

these rocks and the fossil remains found in

main features of the

shown by the rocks

many forms

to offer.

as deposits at the

as the deposits, while of the

By studying life

laid

developed form in animals.

been those presented by Biology.

life

not continuous throughout, since there are

which do not possess the bony structure necessary 53

fossilization.

for

far,

however, as the geological record

Not only

agrees entirely with the theory of evolution. trace the various species, but history of the

animals.

horse, the

crocodile,

able to

are able even to trace the entire

rhinoceros, the

life

and many other

While the proofs offered by Geology are not complete, yet

in the last twenty years traces

known

goes,

are

have been found

innumerable un-

types of animals which have existed in the past ages. It

worth

while noting that not one of these forms opposes the theory of evolution.

Our

fact,

they really emphasize the truths of that theory.

studies in Botany, Zoology

that the progress has

the useless forms of

and Geology should have shown us

been along certain useful and beneficial

life

have had

to give

are constantly changing and improving.

way

lines, that

to the useful ones,

It is

not

difficult

for

which us

imagine that there has been a wonderful and powerful force which has controlled and directed the various changes. far

The theory

of evolution,

from making us disbelieve in a Divine Power, only strengthens our

belief in a Deity

man's

life

will

and gives us wonderful promise that

far brighter

and

life itself

than even now.

the future,

be far better worth living

D. L. L.

These answers,

and "unique" sayings have

definitions

been heard among the children doubtless recall the

many

They will year. who have worked in

this

things to us

Model School.

u The crab has a the crab sheds

soft shell

its shell it

and

sheds

shell every year.

its

goes behind a rock so none of

the

When insects

won't see him." Definition of a wizard

Why do

wizard

soldiers carry quinine

when out camping?

" Because the soldiers have only one

Teacher

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

" Explain the

Sarah (who

now

a witch that was a man."

suit of clothes.

word Expand by using some illustration." " Once I was a baby, but see

large for her years)

have expanded."

The problem was be combined

to select

from two given

form compound words in

pounds thus formed were worm-eaten text-book lay

be used

lists

words which might

common

use.

sentences.

in the glass-eyed doll's lap."

The com-

Answer

Teacher

— " Use word disfiguring

in a sentence."

Pupil (who dimly associates the word with figures) ing on the board

meant

Definition of malaria

day you are sick

disfigur-

be arithmetic.

little

microbe

thing, called a

up and the next day and one day you are well."

your blood and then

— "That

it splits

splits

What prevented Europeans from passing through " it necessary to find a new route to India? " The turkeys stopped up the strait."

;

flies

into

up and one

the Black

Sea

and made

Parts of the verb be

" Present

—be

past

;

— better."

Quotation from the Idylls of the King "

From

out the silken curtain-folds

Barefooted and bare-headed three In

gilt

and rosy

remnants

fair girls

came."

(Raiments)

" What made the "

spirits of

Columbus' crew

rise

again?

heron and a duck."

" Celia Thaxter's father was a light house-keeper.'

"Where " I

What

your book, John? "

home

reading

difference would

had been defeated

it."

have made

at the Battle of

the

Green Mountain boys

Bennington?"

" Molly Stark would have been a widow.' " "

Name some reason why Arnold betrayed his He got married and needed the money."

country."

— " Give a sentence using the word bisected." — Pupil " The was bisected the hospital."

Teacher

little girl

A description of a

church was asked for. " As you go in the altar is facing you and there comes over you a

sinful feeling."

The

A "

magnet has the power lesson

martyr

to attract the attention of iron."

paragraph 6-15 exclusive.

man who

punished for doing

right.

The word u stalking " occurred in the reading and the teacher What does stalking mean? " Pupil—" I know but I can't tell." Teacher " Can you give me a sentence using the word? "

—

Pupil

—"Yes.

Don't put any stock in me."

Who is it that winds up the clock? Who keeps us so warm thro' the cold? Who gives us fresh air for the old ?

Who?— Mr.

Webb.

II.

Who is it that's here at day-break? Who lets unobstructed light pass Through the shine of the sheets

of plate glass?

Who?— Charles. III.

Who Who Who

is it

that cleanliness shows?

dusts

all

the microbes away?

gives us clean towels each

day?

Who?— Hattie. IV.

Who Who Who

is it

that generates heat?

keeps the green grass at clears

its

best?

away scraps from the West ?

Who?—Mr. 57

Walden.

asked,

Vfttft helpfulness. It

was Friday, and a rainy Friday

the day before, and now, Friday,

at that

had rained

was raining again

steadily all

The

children

of the fourth grade were in perfect sympathy with the weather.

Only was Billy's. Yes, out of that whole class Billy alone remained unaffected by his environment. Something must be done and the teacher realized that one face smiled back

at the teacher's

Good morning," and

that

that something must, like Billy, contrast with the weather.

ways had music

first,

why not

sing something cheerful

And was

Surely that would rouse the class.

was about " lovely spring " and

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

doors never mind " Children, let us

come, dear maiden

The

all

it,

that was

this

that might reasonably

who would

tell

be expected.

The

new

raise

might be saying.

Just as he

Not a hand

among them,

know why he was

much more important

teacher

your hands? n

raising

head of the boy two seats

balls at the

The

Why not try this now ?

songs.

like to sing before the class? "

the truth, Billy did not

was, of course,

the

children usually liked to

appeal up went two or three hands and

Throwing paper

Considering the day and the

all.

was raised. " Come, children, why dotCt you

seemed so

was not lovely out-of4

before the class and sing their

" Children,

if it

thought she would try a different plan.

come

and gay?

was spring just the same, so she said up straight and sing our new song, Come, oh

spring.'

children sang

weather, that was

sit

al-

not their new song, the

one they learned yesterday, the very thing? teacher.

They

his

Billy's.

hand.

in front of

him

than listening to what the teacher

had accomplished

this

praiseworthy feat

he heard the words,

Why dotCt you raise your hands? " He was conscious from the tones of his "

dear teacher's voice that she was becoming desperate and needed help. Why should he not help

her?

All she

wanted was

helped her. " That is better

for

them

hands and so

to raise their

David, Arthur, Herbert, and

looking for more boys to sing, " and

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the

Billy

teacher was

may come and

Billy,

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

sing for us.

We'll have a quartette, the David-Billy quartette."

see Billy's

hand

raised,

was to say the

least,

unusual, for Billy was

knew what the

generally sufficient unto himself and hardly

others were

doing.

From an

aesthetic standpoint the singing was a failure, but for rous-

ing the class and producing excitement

marched up and took

way

in a superior

was very

effective.

Billy

his place with the others before the class, smiling

They would

at his less distinguished fellow-students.

never know, they would not even suspect that he was only bluffing.

When

the song was started he could easily find out what

sing with the others. sing.

assumed a bold

front.

listened for his clue, but he heard

know

did not

pleased

saw

Then he saw

when he had

she would be

the song.

expectantly at him.

all

not.

Instead, as he

loved his teacher so

a terrible mistake.

children

the other

How

now?

standing there

before

Why had

How mean

O, why had he not learned the song the day

he wasted

beside him with his pen

had been surprised

disappointed

did so want to help her

today when the other children were dull and gloomy felt

looking

She had looked so

his teacher.

raised his hand, but

was and

others began to

made

stood there, he began to realize that he had

The

his

time in pricking the arm of the

He knew

girl

in his secret heart that the teacher

to see his hand, but

now

room and frowned. Such a frown The children were taken by surprise.

looked around the

see Billy's face, usually so

sunny, twisted into such a frown, was simply ludicrous.

Even when

had he seemed so moved.

his plans

stood with undaunted courage, braving

sang-froid

now?

Billy turned

One

on him a

the

boys

direful look such

and which might portend a meeting Billy, the

were baffled he had

all

disaster.

the

as'

Never before

Where was

back

seats

his

giggled.

would quell a stouter heart

some secluded

spot.

see

rogue of the school, darkly frowning at his dearest friend

was too much for the

rest of the class.

The boy was

silenced, but not

How

they.

The other

on, but what school-boy

there

his

own

frown. was.

surely

not one to stay

Billy

frowned

singers struggled bravely

who can stand before

ing children and not laugh also.

not know.

they did laugh and the

more they laughed.

them the

and manfully

a class of laugh-

Just what was the matter Billy did

couldn't see anything to laugh at for he could not see

looked at the teacher.

must be funny If there

silent.

Was

she laughing too? She

she was laughing.

And

Billy

was

was a joke why shouldn't he laugh,

too?

The

teacher realized that

class the

knew him.

the song was not effective in rousing the

good laugh they were having would accomplish

that Billy's feelings could never

And

able failure,

Billy

this end.

realized that his offer of help

had been a miser-

but he did not know, nor will his teacher ever

that he helped her

more by

She

be hurt by having the joke on

that frown than

tell

him,

he had sung twenty songs

correctly.

" For thus

men do

their greatest

deeds without any realization of

their helpfulness."

H. M.

IRemmfscencesu The New Mosaic " follows in the footsteps of the former " Mosaic," so we thought it fitting to devote a part of our paper to Alumni notes. The Alumni have been most kind in furnishing material, but on account of a great lack of space we have had to cut everything down. Please "

excuse

us.

Members as

They had

we do now, on account

one member of that old teacher

when they go

of Class I feel old only

see their younger sisters.

class

who won't want

"I to

tell

and

This was the argument against

youth.

to Triennials

as hard times getting positions

you she

too young.

go sleighing with the boys

Class III passes along this problem propounded to

want an

after school."

them during

their

discussion of motion and kindred topics by the chairman of the Board of Visitors

rt :

movable body, what Class

tion essays.

will

be brought be the result? "

irresistible force

will

to bear

upon an im-

never forget the stormy accompaniment to

Neither

will it forget gentle

conscientious, well-fitted for promotion, was just one

up higher. Class VIII was the

first

month

begin a course under 61

its

gradua-

Abbie Ober who, patient, later called

Prof.

Crosby's

Every year they have appreciated more

leadership.

learning and broad views.

as there was that day when members of the Senior class found on their when, contrary to all known lotteries, blanks meant prizes

Such suppressed excitement

Class X.

on coming

his character, his

His was always a helping hand.

into the hall the

desks a card,

and the others

—

Class XIV's recollections of S. N. S. are connected with the early

They were ready

do and dare anything.

a result classes were shortened, sewing machines were brought in

and

days of the Civil War.

making

the girls delved and toiled

shirts

— how successfully

we do not

know, but we do know that the boys wore them as they paraded in front of the school

and serenaded the

girls as

they

left

for the seat of

war.

How

XXV.

Class

do we stand with our Bond

— particularly

its

clos-

ing phrase?

princess deigned to visit Class L, Princess " Dora dTstria." What a plain, unassuming little Koltzoff Massalsky, Class L.

real, live

lady the real princess was

Not even clad in royal purple and ermine woman somewhat of the type of Queen

Just an earnest, warm-hearted Victoria.

Class LI.

The

1881, instead of contributing to the

class of June,

decorations of the building, fired with missionary gift to aid

its

sent their class

good State of Massachusetts would always minister

that the

spirit,

the struggling students in the South, for they were confident to the needs

students.

Class LVIII.

Can you not

see Prof. Hagar, as

account of our adventure on the

remark

quietly, "

Class LXI. sion, the

you had

Did

hurt the

A member

dry

train, smile his

little

excited

smile and

cow any? "

of this class gave

whole story of your

we gave such an

little

away

in a

most poetic

effu-

escapade riding on an engine after

visited " the biggest ship that

was ever

Salem harbor."

you remember her and her poem?

LXVI. Arithmetic and Chemistry. 'Twas when Mr. Adams first came here to teach and his class once pleaded failure on account of too many lessons. He thought if his pupils couldn't give one-fifth of Class

their study to chemistry surely they

Why

Class

LXXXII,

the smallest entering class

school, the last class class to graduate

which

the first

from fhe new building.

'tis

well, yes

into the basket

yell led 'oo to victory in

LXXXVII.

The

through Hoosac Tunnel.'

LXXXIX.

the one

upon

Low(w)ell,

sa(i)l 'em, Sa(i)l 'em."

basket ball.

boats from the '

The first enjoyed them they much Class

last fact is

LXXXVI. As

sail

The

claim to distinction.

" Tis well,

Clase

the history

which entered the middle of the year and the

this class rests its

Class

This

might give one-fourth or one-third-

not one-half?

Topsfield

Navy Yard

(?) class to

have three-minute

talks.

How

Class Song, 1904.

Freshen her youth blooms Smiling with

young

soft rosy light;

Bidding farewell to the bud she

Her

future

rose so tender,

leaving,

hopeful and bright.

Gladly she sings as she looks to the morrow,

Laden with promises

Hoping

to prove all the

fair;

worth

of the lessons,

Learned through the bud's loving

Thankf ul's her song

for the bud's loving shelter

Sad, for the theme

"farewell";

Hopeful, since youth's rosy joy Praises and love doth

E'er will

its

in the

home

her portion;

it tell.

Ne'er will the rosebud forget the

Spent

care.

of her

fair

hours

youth

influence breathe with sweet fragrance

Loyalty, Helpfulness, Truth.

M. A. M. 64

Specimens* (Each specimen

thoroughly dressed.

— an A —a D

Their wisdom Their

rare case in the

folly

section shows

first

in their aims.

in their desks.

evil

from alcoholic

effects

drinks.

Several parts of speech in the second section labelled " jokes " owing

specimens have been disposed

to the limitations of the

The May Queen, is

because of her past experiences,

The

chair

are two

—

and

science

its is

of.

outside of the case,

what she

she not?

contents, near the third section,

debating what one

the length of the rope

and what

wound around

the contents

of the chair. A u regular fight " and u an aching void " have been preserved and are placed on the shelf in section one. Section

II.

9.30—12.30

Sleep

— 1.30 1.30— 2.10

.... ...

12.30

2.10

— 3.00

Recreation

Rest

Admission

From

Meals

free

except on Tuesdays.

9.20 until 3.00 the sections in the building

are supplied occasionally with living specimens.

red notice on the second division

The

subject to change

without notice.

The

report from the Arctic explorers will be ready on June 23.

result of the investigations as to

bark used

for building

time reports upon

purposes

day and night and as will also

be handed

The

to the kind of

in.

At the same

the sphericity of the earth will be given, illustrated

pictures of Italy.

In the third section

the

gun used by Lars Porsena

shooting

Horatius at the Bridge.

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on May the sixth. It removed at 4 A. M.

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"square" on the whole

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to behold.

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middleman "

too,

Performing contortions,

laughs at you.

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a sickly one,

Pale,

Uppish,

damp and

gray,

satirical,

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Seven

Salem

lived in

In witch days of old

mystic enchantress,

Wierd and

cold.

Eight

a "solid,"

Composite, compact,

little

too heavy,

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Armed

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moody

old

Norman,

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Jeanie's Quiet Life

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Something Left Undone

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The Magic of a Voice

The Unappreciated Shakespeare

Madam How .

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Faith and Faithfulness

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L. R.

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Dotty Dimple

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N. W. R.

Major and Minor

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B. L. P.

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Z. P.

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Much Ado About Nothing

L. A. L.

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ROOM IS CLOSED TO

HIS

STUDENTS What

causes the intense quiet that reigns in the Main Hall

are the studious figures

who

Why

the Saturday afternoon study- hour?

doing duty on the platform? the other rooms

the

Suddenly a noise that pops suddenly

between

quiet.

heard in the Librarian's room.

from the shelf?

covers a shadowy form emerges.

What

this

and slowly from

a book

appearing from other books join the

They third

no grave Senior and

there

in the corridors, the library

evidently the book's

Other pops are heard in different parts of the room and the

spirit.

spirits

its

Even

same

Where

are always bending over the desks during

leave the

room and

door they halt and

flit

in a

moment

from various parts of the building. into this

room with

first.

At the

noiselessly along the corridor.

are joined by

spirits

Are they going

which come

there

Yes,

worded placard, a flock of ghostly figures dare to enter, unaccompanied by any of the Faculty. A strangerlooking group it would be hard to find They all have a certain rectangular resemblance and each has a card hung around his neck. But some look weightier than others and some have very dainty exteriors its

tersely

which

fail

to suggest

what profound truths may be hidden beneath

them.

Each

takes a seat at one of the desks which are placed around the At the desk nearest the door the President of this meeting, a He is keen- eyed man with strength in every line, takes his place.

room.

dressed in scholarly garb and has a green card with black lettering.

The words are small and unostentatious, but full of meaning, " The Method of the Recitation." Surely this must be a learned personage The seats rapidly fill and soon the President rises and raps on his !

desk.

them

this instant the

door opens and a

She has a

quickly enters the room.

all

spirit

glancing smilingly at

pile of

note-books under

her arm and her symbols are the Metric System and the Pythagorean

Now

Theorem.

everyone

seated and the President again calls the

meeting to order, and with a kindly smile, and a twinkle in begins in a deep voice

" Fellows,

as the

his eye

young

ladies

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and

gentlemen

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are

entertaining

the Faculty at a frivolous gathering in the gymnasium, this afternoon,

seemed an opportune time to hold the annual meeting of the Textbook Association. This room was chosen because here we are less likely to be disturbed, for you know this room is practically soundit

proof except for the small register near the ceiling, and our presence will

never be suspected. I

(Chuckle.)

have heard from several of our members that they are misused,

kept from their places a long time, and on the other hand

sometimes

who are Even our cousins the Magazines feel the same way, for World's Work and Journal of Pedagogy tell me that Ladies' Home Journal is much more popular than they. " So all things considered I think we would better devote this meeting to the hearing of some of these complaints. Let me hear from neglected and really laid on the shelf by those Fiction Books in great

demand.

each one of you."

As soon

seated a lady in brown

rises.

ogy of Number and begins to speak rapidly the use I

receiving

not that which

She

Miss Psychol-

complaint

is,

that

was intended to receive.

Instead of furnishing ideas for a text-book and helping the seniors in their work, I have

been of no use

all.

They

sevens and have worked out no scheme of their originality.

They have merely

fallen

are

all

sixes

and

own nor showed any

back upon ideas received

the

class-room.

" But, aside from ity

of the figures ?

this

complaint, did you ever think of the personal-

Just let

tell

you some of the things

think of

when

One

them.

I see

uninteresting, nothing to

unattractive, but four of a

good time and

deep,

— seven

seven camels in a caravan. but

it is

might

fine,

it is

talk

about

vials,

a long time

for

this

also

so mystical,

seven angels with the seven

signs,

are

makes you think

friendly,

Seven

that sort of thing.

all

of meaning,

full

good company,

is jolly,

although

it,

Three, five and nine

the foundation of the other numbers.

a digression."

Now

that

man

queer," interrupts a

—

near

sitting

the

speaker.

— can you. —why they do not do the young repeatedly — knowledge of the —would be great use " After

all

careful instruction

not see

better for

in the future,

The

in significant figures last year,

that their

subject

— but evidently they did not

realize the truth in

now rises

third speaker

sembles the plates in the "

Body."

advice."

She

at the right of the President.

Human

ladies

told

re-

so tired of being

locked up in that case without half enough oxygen to

fill

lungs and

I'm just pining to see something of the world.

Unless one has happy

thoughts and a healthy body, harmony, which

the essential element in

How

can one have either of these, cooped up as

life, is

lacking.

am?

Other Books don't

do.

suffer as I

have seen any number of

those Fictions returned only to be taken out again immediately for

The voice of

another journey."

and

this

this spirit is clear

and well modulated

with her decided manner produces a great impression upon

her hearers.

During ful face

rapid

this

fire of

complaints a slight lady with a calm, thought-

corroborated every remark with a quick, snappy nod.

Hardly was the President on the

last

complaint finished when a lady very near the

arose and began her

left

The way

green gown.

tale.

She wore a queer,

which the seams came together resembled

the veins of a leaf and the ruffles and bottom of the skirt had serrated edges.

Beside her sat her friend, a young lady whose

gown

of delicate

pink and gray resembles a card catalog. " I have a complaint to

she begins. return

tells

" She

until a slip of

for

assistant,

Great World's Farm,"

frequently taken out by the Juniors

of the

paper

make

many weary hours dropped

in to

and on her

she has lain in a dark desk

keep her company.

Then with

hardly having been sort of thing

"It

for that

Then

opened she

hurried back

her home.

This

must stop," she appeals to the President. purpose we are here," he replied gravely.

she continues,

can not understand how anybody who has

had an ordinary high school education can use such bad English. head really aches sometimes of girls

who have come

consult

up some

dear friend Dictionary

much

Generally they appear too

pronunciation of

after hearing the conversation of

to look

young lady

now and then

some other such simple word." end of the room near the " physiological

member," appears very much

interested in

taking notes during the entire meeting, but

nor

less

Her

" The

last

words properly." gentleman "

left to

rises

add

She then

and begins

and

and begins

sits

to sing

pleases

;

nothing more

prevailing author.

me and

that pupils will

still

fail

agree

dispose

Misuse.'

The

voice

evidently daily vocal practice

continually

a thing of

Exercises are not looked at until the last minute and I

pupils say,

Must

take that old Music Reader

into class

not used in working out the technicalities of the proper use of everything

forgotten

Hardly has he finished when another " I have the same trouble in reading. the spiritual education plaints to

make, however,

spirit

whole

this

branch.

The

begins

In fact

relation of the voice to I

have not

treatment

many com-

very satisfac1

tory."

hear

Brains are

forgotten, especially. for as a

take notes again as a

the past.

all '

complaint might be entitled

work

stops long enough to

窶認iske being the

remarks particularly appealed to I wish to

She has been

this talk.

now

chair differs from the rest

than a pile of Histories

that was said.

without a bit of harm.

rushed to bother with the correct

story or

detail,

at the farther

say a few words.

a group

They might

rule in syntax.

gentleman now comes forward from

his seat near the door.

has loads of paint boxes and a bunch of paint brushes of

all

sorts

He and

conditions. 11

have no sympathy with the complaints under discussion but just

want you to see the atrocious condition of these paint boxes." He shows them some that have never been used ; others used a little, long, 75

long ago, but the paints are dried and cracked a liberal supply of clean water would not hurt.

now ; still others which Then he picks up a

" Aren't

few which he has kept separately.

these

Couldn't

jolly?

And look at some of the work that come from these very boxes. Isn't it exquisite?" He then distributes among the members some paintings of Japanese lanterns,

have kept them better myself. has

crabs and landscapes that were certainly works of

said as he gathered

his belongings,

" Really," he

art.

discouraged, for they

my best Junior classes." a Ha, ha," laughs a jolly personage labelled Quotations, "

were one of

can

you certain

tell

who might have owned

girls

painted those pictures."

those

believe

boxes or

She has been looking demure up to

this

time but now her spontaneous laughter rings through the room in a truly unspiritual

Who

this

His costume

manner.

man who comes

forward and

so peculiarly dressed ?

a combination of contour lines, slope

map symbols on shaded graphical significance

cloth.

and the

talks

and other

life of man. gown and says, But some do not yet

relation of the earth to the

Then he

pulls out a

"This

the only text-book that

know

its

pamphlet from the fits

folds of his

needs.

worth for they do not learn

its

words nor have the

While he has been

of thought clearly in mind."

lines,

about local geography, geo-

line

talking, the lady with

the pile of note-books has been carefully labelling and marking

them

but she has been noticeably delighted with his words.

A She

young lady with a grave, rather stern face is

dressed in a

gown having

sits

near the note-taker.

a metallic lustre and she has a bag

During the entire meeting she has now

of specimens in her hand.

and then whispered remarks into the ear of her trol

her laughter has

Now

a gentle,

speak, and

all

made

little

(resembling Bryant), that it last

since

so,

it is

her face a rosy color.

figure at the farther

look at her reverently.

she found

They were make to con-

friend.

evidently very funny for the effort the note- taker has to

end of the room begins to

She says

poetical

way

seems strange that such a good class as

year should be the cause of

why not choose

all

these complaints.

But

a committee to lay the matter before the

Faculty and doubtless things will be straightened out immediately.

The Geography

Spirit

the bulletin board a

now

rises

note which

again and says, " Let us leave on will

state

our complaints

the

Faculty."

This they did, but what that note contained only the Faculty know, and, of course, they won't

There its

silence again throughout the building.

proper place

meeting

ment

tell.

the note

the library

on the

of chairs in the

Every book

and the only evidence

bulletin

tell

this

board and the disorderly arrange-

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