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XTbe IRormal IRacquette Published Every Saturday of the School Year by the Students of the State Normal School, Potsdam, N. Y. VOL. 1 POTSDAM, N. Y., JUNE 11, 1927 No. 9 ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS ON TUESDAY The graduating class of Potsdam Normal School is one of the largest in the 'history of the school. There are one hundred sixty-five graduating from the eight different courses. Kindergarten Primary Course: Elizabeth W. Ainsworth, Cape Vin- cent; Hazel May Anthony, Mannsville; Flora Nellie Barkley, Baris'hville; Marjorie M. Barkley, Ogdensbusrg; Louise Martin Bovard, Ogdensburg; Mary E. Butts, Lowville; Many 'Greer Calkins, Watertown; Ardra W. Oavan- agih, Boonville; Frances A. Church, Potsdam; Doris May Corbin, Gouver- neur; Marion Marguerite Creighton, Norwood; Louise F. Deans, Potsdam; Marjorie Ardelle Dowsey, Manhassett; Margaret M. Foran, Malone; Cather- ine Loie 'Green, Watertown; M&ryetta Gould, Poland; Vivian N. Jackman, Massena; Lucille M. Joynt, Water- town; Margaret Nugent Kearns, Irene B. Kelsey, Potsdam; Oanna B. Kimball, Harrisville; Alice Lang- worthy, Watertown; Marion Lawi'ence, Cranberry Lake; Clare Louise Lenney, Potsdam; Irene H. Levison, Norwood ; Bei'thena Anna McCarter, Watertown; Helen L. McOue, Maa-tinsbuBg; Laura M. Moore, Gape Vincent; Thelma Mae Moore, Earlville; Evangeline Morris Neff, Watertown; Dorothy Ellen Parr, Winthrop; Ellen M. Radigan, Water town; Jane E. Reynolds, Alburgh, Ver- mont; H|elen G. Robinsin, ^B'allston Spa;; Helen Caroline Ryder, Cape Vincent; Lite. E. Snell, Dickinson Cen- ter; Helen Agnes 'Stiles, Auburn; Kathryn I. Taylor, Brier Hill; Lucy Vivian Turnbull, Couverneur; Helen May Walrath, Brownville; Nellie M. A. W'O'od, Lisbon. Intermediate Course: Cecelia A. Alton. Antwerp; Edith M. Bfeirkley, Ellen Kittle Baum, Cran- berry Lake; 'Elllen M. Bergevin, Cha- teaugay; Christena Bishop, Heuvelton; Helen Mary Brown, Anna Alice Brunet, Malone; Eleanor K. Casey, Potsdam; Leona M. Cassidy, Chateau- gay; Jane G. Close, Canton; Kathenyn Close, Canton; Florence C. Cole, North Lawrence; Mary Alice Colton, (Continued On Page 4) JUNIORS TO ASSIST WITH IE COMMITTEES FROM CLASS OF '28 TO DO DECORATING FOR EXERCISES At the last meeting of the junior class, Miss Muriel Knowlton appoint- ed the committees for commencement. Miss Winifred Evans is in charge of the committee to make the daisy ebain> which will be used Monday at the class day exercises. She will choose her own assistants. For trimming the gymnasium for the senior reception on Saturday evening, Miss Elizabeth Humphreys has charge of the following commit- tee: Misses Alice Austin, Katherine Bangert, iRuth Belgard, Hilda Berry, Mildred Hamlin, Yula Lewis and Zedda Haverstock. Miss Mary Toomey is chairman of the committee to trim the auditorium for the baccalaureate service, Sunday at 3 o'clock. The Misses Florence Os- trander, Josephine Ramsdell, Eliza- beth Humphreys and Mary Comboy will assist, her. The following committee will have charge of trimming for class day which is to be held in the auditorium, Monday; Misses Marjorie Berry, Mil- ydred Per-rin, Helen Morley, Vera (Continued On Page 4) CLASS HOLDS REUNION Class Of 1902 Breakfast in Domestic Science Department Graduates of the class of 1902 came back to their Alma Mater today not only for the alumni luncheon at noon, but for a reunion -of their own, in the Jorm •of a breakfast, held at 9:00 o'clock this morning in the domestic science department .of the school. Miss Colburne was in charge of the break- fast. No regular program was planned, the aim of this reunion being to let everyone have a chance to talk over old times and new experiences in just a friendly, get-to-gether fashion. Those present were, Dr. and Mrs. R. T. Congdon, Miss Ethel French, model teacher at No. 8 school of this town. Mr. Adam Walker, now connect- ed with Albany State College, Mr. and 'rlrs. James Lenney of Potsdam, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Barnes .of Pulaski and Mrs. Harold B. Johnson of Water- town. Miss Elsie Pelton acted as chairman of the class this year. WE RECITAL PROGRAM IS SENIORS OF CRANE DEPART- MENT GIVE ANNUAL RECITAL The annual vocal irecita^ of the graduates of the Crane department of music will be given in the auditorium at 8 o'clock on Monday evening. The program opens with a group of two selections by members of the Phoenix club and will be concluded by them in a cantata, \The Legend of the Dan- delion\ by Joseph Clokey. The open ing numbers are \May Day Carol\ arr. by Deems Taylor and \Invocation to St. Cecelia\ by Victor Harris. Marie McGrath will sing \The Lotus Flower\ by Schumann; Lillian Tuites will sing \Out of My Soul's Great Sad- ness\ by Franz; Sinah Gasser will sing ''Serenade\ by Straus; Ruth Mc- Intyre will sing \The Wanderer\ by Schubert; Marion Oagley will sing \Little Shepard's .Song\ by David Proctor; Katherine Weir will sing \Hayfields and Butterflies\ b,y del Riego; and Ralph Patchin will sing \Aria Vallons de 1'Helvetie\ from Le Chalet by Adam. In the cantata \The Legend of the Dandelion\ the Phoenix club will be conducted by Miss Angeline Kelley, and will give an opportunity for some solo work. The soloists will be: Bern- ice Breslin, Sinah Gasser, Marion Oag- ley, Ruth Mclntjyre and Marjorie Trevett. The accompanists for the program will be Miss Olwen Jones, Miss Helen Hewitt, Miss Daisy Aiken, Miss Sinah Gasser and Miss Dorothy Parker. GRADUATES RECEIVE POSITIONS Practically Entire Class Of 165 Now Signed Up Practically all of the graduates for this year now have positions. There is very little doubt but what those who have not signed up will have the op- portunity to do so before the summer is over. Those who recently signed contracts are the following; Mae Beru- be will teach at Philmont in the third grade; Agnes Buskirk at Canton in the sixth grade; Mary Butts at North Salem in the first and second grades; Edna Clark at Olmsteadville in the fourth to eighth -grade; Ruth Craig at Fort Covington in the fourth grade; Maleta Haight at Letdhworth Village in the second grade; 'Eva Hayden at Jay in the upper grades; Agnes Houirhan at Tuckahoe in the fifth grade; Kathryn MeGuire at Lisbon; Ellen Mahoney at Letchworth Village in the upper grades; Mary Mahoney in grades one and two at Brushton; lEdna Maxwell at Canton in fifth grade; Bernetta Paquette at Lisbon in music and upper grades; Peaii Pride at Hinckley in grades four, five and six; BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER. DR. CREIGHTON Ic. STOREY. THE DAISY CHAIN The members of the junior riass chairman of the committee in charge the daisy chain, which is .made each year for the senior class. Yesterday afternoon members of this class gathered the daisies and the making of the chain was started this morning. This year the base of the chain is of evergreen with the daisies wound through it. It will be used Monday at the annual class day exercises. The chaidman of the committee in charge is Miss Winifred Evans. NEW STAFF FOR IS NEW STAFF WILL ATTEMPT TO \CARRY ON\ NEXT YEAR The staff for the Normal Racquette for next year was selected at tne meet- ing of the staff on Wednesday morn- ing. The choice of editors was made on the basis of the points decided upon by the Publicity Committee to govern the choice for positions on all the school publications. The juniors who have tried out for the staff during its initial period of publication have been advanced to the executive board and the freshmen have been advanced to the position of associate editors. Next fall the entering class will be given an opportunity to try-out for the paper to fill the positions of assistants on the staff. The board has chosen Miss Helen Stiles to be the editor in chief for next year and Mary Coughlin assistant edi- tor Marline Synder will be managing editor. These three will have charge of the editorial work jointly next year. Tne business staff will be composed of Agnes Smith as business manager, Earl J. Bailey circulation manager; and Ruth H'owe, advertising manager. The associate editors selected from the freshmen who tried out are: edi- torial staff, Laurena Ramsdell, Verlie Tuttle, Grace Kelsey, Louise Theobald, Isabel Hlymers and Ruth Poor. The associate business manager will be Violet Henry, associate advertising managers, Doris Lucey, Anne Shields, and Winifred Cooks; associate circula- tion managers, Edna Harriman and Dorothy Carr. Jane Reynolds at Poundridge grades one to eight; Clara Smith at Massena in grade six; Marie Southwick at Massena Point in grades from one to eight; Marion DeSormo at Fishers Island in grades one and two; Mar- garet Falla at Bay Shore in fifth grade; Frances Poskanzer will have the music in Elizabethtown, Essex and Westport; Vivian Turnbull at Herkim- er in fourth grade; Winifred Vail at Little Falls in fifth grade; Catherine Webb at Newcomb seventh gra'de and music: Alice Galloway at Clean in the seventh grade and Etta Matthews at Tupper Lake in the first grade, Miss HAWTHORNE RECITAL. Mjain And Miss Flaniders Graduate This Yea r . To Last evening the Hawthorne School \ Music gave its graduating piano ?.cital in the Normal auditorium. The lecorations were quite unique, white M acs, snowball and tulips being pre- dominant. The graduates are, Miss Agnes Louise Flanders and Miss ^lizcbeth Main. The program was as follows. Concerto Op. 15 - Beethoven Allezro con brio Miss Flanders May Night - - Paknzren Romance - - Sibelius Hungarian Rapsody No. 13 - Liszt Miss Main Nocturne Op. 55 No. I - Chopin Etude Romantique - lOhaminade Miss Flanders Concerto Op 85 - - Hummel Allezro moderate Miss Main ¥ MEIERS OF TO STUDY THIS SUMMER OTHERS WILL MAKE TRIP ABROAD OR VISIT INTEREST- ING PLACES IN WEST Most of the teachers have already completed their plans for the summer vacation. Some are going to take quite extended trips, some are teach- ing in the Potsdam summer school, some are attending summer sessions while others are taking a real vacation rest. Dr. R. T. Congdon leaves July 1 on the \Allunia\ for Europe. His trip will last during most of the summer. Miss Marie Schuette is taking the same trip. Bliss Marion Forsybhe and Miss Jessie J. McNall are also making a trip to Europe this vacation. 0. H. Voelker, Dr. D. H. Stevenson, C. H. Van Housen, Miss Helen Hos- mer. Mrs. S. F. Jennings, and Miss Clara Beaudry are to be in the faculty of the Potsdam summer school. Miss Ellen R. Anderson, Miss Olwen Jones and Miss Elizabeth Wetherfoee are to attend the summer session at New York University. After that Miss Anderson expects to go to her summer cottage at Demster, N. Y. Miss Ethel Bush Miss Ada Colburn Malcolm Sterling and John W.- Maxcy are attening the Summer School at Columbia University. Miss Colburn has a sabatical leave of one half year during which time she will work for her master's degree at Columbia. Mrs. Nellie Jordan is attending the summer session at Chicago University Miss Blanche Sanford at Syracuse University, Miss Martha Graeper at the University of Rochester, Miss Marion Duley will teach at the Univer- sity cf Cincinnati, Miss Louise Russell will attend the Musical Art Institute of New York, Allen N. Roberts will go to Albany State College and Miss Doris I. Stiles at the University of California. Miss Anna P. Draime will be at her home in Syracuse; Miss Evelyn E. Abel at Syracuse; Mrs. Hazel T. Hath- away in Oswego, Miss Jennie C. John- son in Winthrop, Miss Susan A. Rose at Elmira, Franklin T. Isham at Wil- h'ston, Vt., Miss Gates at Utica and Miss Williams at 'Oneida. Several of the faculty are remaining in Potsdam. They are Miss Arline Dennison, Mr. \and Mrs. F. H. Bishop, Miss Erva Skinner, Miss Mabel Oous- ens, Mrs. Ellen S. Morgan, Miss Pran- ces Lietzell, Mrs. Harriet C. 'Bryant, Miss Clara L. Clark, Misses Ethel and Grace French, Mrs. C. H. Van Housen, J. A. Garfield and Norman Austin, NOTICE. With this issue of the Normal Racquette the staff will suspend' publication for the remainder of this year. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS DR. DIXON R. FOX, A FORMER GRADUATE OF NORMAL, TO ADDRESS GRADUATES Dr. Creighton R. Storey, Rector of Trinity Church, Albany, will give the Baccalaureate address on Sunday, June 12 at 3:00 p. m. Dr. Storey is a man of wide experiences who has dedicated his life to a religion of \ser- vice,\ and as a result of this has done much for the city of Albany. He has become a link betweent the poor and the rich, the ignorant and the educated the aliens and the .old American stock. He is the \common denominator\ among all creeds and all classes, even among all political pairties for he is Char Tain of the State Assembly. He is also Chaplain of the almshouse and of the jail and the Jew' have chosen him to be chaplain of their Masonic lodge. During the twenty-five years that he has been in Albany Dr. Storey has done a colossal amount of work for all classes of people. We of Pots- dam Normal are especially fortunate in having stich a man as Dr. Creighton R. Storey for one of this year's Com mencement speakers. Dr. Dixon Ryan Fox of Columbia University will address the graduates on Commencement day, June 14. Dr. Fox was bom in Potsdam and attend- ed Potsdam Normal from which he graduated in 1907. He received his A. B. from Columbia in 1911, his A. M. in 1912 and Ph. D. in 1917. He has been lecturer in History at Columbia since 1912. He is associated with the Research Association of Carnegie In- stitute, a member of the Editorial Staff of Yale United History motion pictures, trustee if New York State History Association, and a member of the American History Association. Dr. Dixon Ryan Fox has written a number of historical works, some of which are ',An Outline of Early Amer- ican History,\ \An Historical Atlas of the United States\ and \The Decline of Aristocracy in the Politics of New York.\ Since Dr. Fox is a native of Potsdam and a graduate of Potsdam Normal, his return to us as a com- mencement speaker will be doubly ap- preciated. OR THIS CLASS OF 1890 HAS LARGEST NUMBER OF ALUMNI BACK FOR COMMENCEMENT The annual alumni luncheon will be held in the Normal gymnasium at 1 ;00 today. It was decided last year to hold an alumni luncheon every year including the classes between the years 1872 and 1927. The committee in charge have received letters from sixty-five who expect to be present. The class having the largest number of representatives is the class of 1890 with 18 alumni. A splendid program has been planned by Mrs. E. L. Spots- wood, of Potsdam from the class of 1901. She will also act as toastmis- tress. Some of the speakers are as follows: W. J. Fletcher, Norwood '77; Mrs. Nellie Spencer Hewitt '82; Adam Walker, Professor in State Teachers College at Albany '02; Rev. Butler '92, Miss Gertrude Hyde, supt. of schools in Franklin county '97 and Miss Grace Elliot, supt. of schools in Lowville '12. The luncheon will be pre- pared by the ladies of the Universalist church and served by students of the Normal school. OPENING DATE CHANGED The opening date for the school next fall has bee changed to Sep- tember 12th, instead of the date as given iin the catalogue.
