The Dial 1931
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^:$m'mMmU^M'r- :.-: lufmm $pflf^^^^^ uMiumwu mm^ J ' ;:•:;;,•;,.- i ARCHIVES FramJngham StalQ CoHeg© FiamJngham, fi/«a£3achusett8 Wliittcmore Memorial Gate Dial State Normal School Trainindham^ Mass. 1931 PROLOGUE The way is full of care and strife Along this weary way of life Sometimes troubles overwhelm And we can barely keep the helm And oft times everything goes wrong, And hard it is to sing a song; Then the path just grows so steep, We lay aside our work and weep. 'Oh, should this old world treat us so When so far we yet must go?" We seem to hear a voice say, "No, The dark clouds soon away will go, And bright blue skies will then break through And life with joy will start anew." E. R. Vin 'If Dedicated TO 1 Miss Ramsdell I whose interest, willingness, and teachings have made our lives richer. Jul \Ju I MISS LOUIE G. RAMSDELL ; ! : ; To the Class of 1931 I have chosen to give you my message in the "Song of the Brown Thrush." May its inspiration help 3'ou to success and happiness through the days of your years. "This is the song the Brown Thrush flings Out of his thicket of roses Hark how it warbles and rings, Mark how it closes "Luck, luck, What luck ? Good enough for me! I'm alive, you see. Sun shining, No repining; Never borrow Idle sorrow; Drop it! Cover it up! Hold 3'our cup Joy will fill it, Don't spill it Steady, be ready. Good luck! " cuu/^^^lcui^ ; THOUGHT Thought is deeper than all speech Feeling deeper than all thought; Souls to souls can never teach What unto themselves was taught. We are spirits clad in veils Man by man was never seen. All our deep communing fails To remove the shadow^' screen. Heart to heart was never known. Mind with mind did never meet; We are columns left alone Of a temple once complete. Like the stars that gem the sky Far apart though seeming near, In our light we scattered lie All is thus but starlight here. What is social company But a babbling summer stream? What our wise philosophy But the gleaming of a dream ? Only when the sun of love Melts the scattered stars of thought Only when our souls are fed What the dim-eyed world hath taught. Only when our souls are fed By the fount which gave them birth And by inspiration led Which they never drew from earth. We, like parted drops of rain Swelling till they meet and run. Shall be absorbed again Melting, flowing into one. Christopher Pearce Cranch. \ 7 FT To Mr. and Mrs. Bagnall, Framingham Normal School EXTENDS A HEARTY WELCOME. 1_1 MR. FRANCIS A. BAGNALL, Principal To the Class of 1931 "Live to the Truth'' If I have caught the meaning of this age-old Framingham tradition, it speaks of sincerity of spirit, of earnestness in obedi- ence to the right, of intensity of effort, of resolution to succeed, of joy in achievement. Love your work with all its opportunities, privileges, and satisfactions. Trust 3'ourselves. your abilities, and your ideals. Dare to be yourselves ; many are good followers, few ven- ture to be original. And so, in the simple realities of loving, trusting, daring, serving, "give to the world the best you have, that the best may come back to you." Francis A. Bagntall. MRS. BAGNALL To the Class of 1931 "Wherever you go, j'our shadow falls on others, and they are either better or worse for j^our presence." J. R. Miller. MR. ARCHIBALD, Honorary Class Member To the Class of 1931 "M-usic strikes in me a deep fit of devotion, and a profound contemplation of the First Composer. "There is something in it of Divinit\' more than the ear discovers." Sir Thomas Browne. 3n ilemortam HENRY WHITTEMORE Birth, July 23, 1843— Death, May 6, 1931 Beloved Principal, Educator, and Friend Principal of Framingham State Normal School 1898-1917 (Written just before his death for the 1931 Dial) "The highest success comes from hard work, always an honest purpose, and a high character." Henry Whittemore. Mr. Henry Whittemore was principal of the Framingham Normal School for nineteen years, from 1898-1917. His great work for the school had its inspiration not only in the breadth of his vision and his understanding of public school work, but also in his appreciation of and his desire to further the growth of the Alumnae Asso- ciation of the school, already a strong organization when he became principal. Mr. Whittemore became president of the Alumnae Association in 1916 and re- mained its president up to the time of his death. His desire was to have every grad- uate of the school become an active, contributing member of the Association, and for every class to be be a participating, contributing class in its tenth, twenty-fifth, and fiftieth anniversary years. It was Mr. Whittemore's kindly, personal interest in each of his students and in every graduate of the school, his never-failing memory of her, her name, and her work that endeared him to all. Perhaps the thing which Mr. Whittemore did that the present girls of the school enjoy more than any other one thing was the planting of the apple orchard, which he said he planted that the girls might pick up an apple to eat when school was out. He was always a father in his effort and desire to under- stand and help his students, and always an educator in his attitude toward school prob- lems and in his vision of the school of the future. The flag which covered him at his funeral service was placed there by members of his Grand Army Post because of his services to his country in the Civil War period. But it was also an appropriate tribute to his whole life of service to his family, to his college, to the towns and schools in which he worked, to his community, to all who came within the circle of his life. His aim was to serve and to win others to service. EDITORIAL There is a great need for a Renaissance of School Spirit on Normal Hill. Let us keep up the traditions of a famous institution that we are proud to call the oldest State Normal School in America. Are we living up to the ideals of F. N. S. ? Do we respect those who are endeavoring to guide us on the right road and do we appreciate the effort and work given for us? The faculty have tried to instill a consciousness of a student's indebtedness to her school and the student leaders have tried to give the student body those activities which were wanted. Framingham offers us the best for the development of character and appreciation for the high ideals for which it stands that we may gain mental and moral strength. After all, a school is only as good as its school spirit. Let us carry our school spirit with us wherever we are — in class room, on the athletic field, or in our profession after we graduate. Be proud of your school and your school will be proud of j'ou. Start today and remember our motto "Live to the Truth." By so doing we can help others and honor our Alma Mater. Orele Scott, Managing Editor. APPRECIATION We are indebted to Mr. Ried for his willingness, his helpful advice, and his untiring efforts which he has given in order th at the Dial for 1931 might be a successful one. <3 5^ £i O "A brotherhood of -venerable trees." Monument to the First State Normal School in America • CDNTEMT5 • PAGE Faculty 29 Seniors 45 Juniors 87 Sophomores 93 Freshmen 99 Hall of Fame 109 Organizations . .... 129 Alumnae 149 Sports 153 Dormitories 163 Grinds 179 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS DOROTHY PFIILBRICK YOUNG SOPHIE MADELYN GENEVIEZ President Secretary MARY CHRISTINE SHEEHAN MARY ORTOLANI Vice-President Treasurer — OPPORTUNITY The golden opportunity Is never offer'd twice, seize then the hour When fortune smiles and duty points the way, Nor shrink aside to 'scape the Spectre Fear, Nor pause though pleasure beckon from her bower. But bravely bear thee onward to the goal. Old Play. [27] DIAL STAFF Managing Editor ORELE SCOTT Business AJanagcr Art Editor Literary Editor Ethel Brooks Lucille Poitras Elizabeth Riber Marion Willis Assistant Editor Arline Milliard Assistant Business Manager Doris CaiVIPbell Assistant Art Editor Annis Gaythwaite Assistant Art Editor Louise Ralston Assistant Art Editor Thelma Salzceiser Faculty Editor Phyllis Clarke Household Arts Statistician Sophie Geneviez Elementary Statistician Doris Flint ......... Household Arts Historian Winifred Connelly Elementary Historian Kathleen Madden ........ Household Arts Prophet Marie Leary Elementary Prophet Ruth Boutwell Class IVill Grace Cronin ......... Organizations Editor Mary Downey Alumnce Editor Erma Ramsdell Dormitories Ruth Ackerman Athletics Helen McClintock Household Arts Quips Helen Boothroyd .......... Elementary Quips Caroline Wright I Dorothy' Macallister }• Advertising Committee Ruth Barker J Frederick W. Ried Faculty Adviser [28] rww^ — THE DIAL EVA E. HEMENWAY 154 Maynard Road, Framingham, Mass. Secretary and Treasurer Began duties at the State Normal School of Framingham in 1909. To the Class of 1931: "When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it; that is knowledge." Confucius. FREDERICK W. RIED 45 Harrington Street, Newtonville, Mass. Fine Arts, School Craft, Methods, Activities Diploma, Massachusetts School of Art, Boston ; Staff Instructor, U. S. Shipping Board during War; President of Massachusetts Art Teachers' Association, 1926-30; member of Eastern Arts Association, Beachcombers of Provincetown and other organizations; Lecturer and writer on specialized phases of "Art in Trade"; Author of "Leather Work." Began teaching in Framingham in 1909.