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^Ibe IRormal IRacquette Published Every Thursday of the School Year by the Students of the State Normal School, Potsdam, N. Y. VOL. 1 POTSDAM, N. Y., NOV. 3, 1927 No. 14-1^. II VOICES A HIE 10 THE LATE VERSES EXPRESS SENTIMENTS OF STUDENT BODY AS TO HER CHARACTER AND WORK AT LOCAL NORMAL SCHOOL The members of the Student Council offer these lines in apprecia- tion and graititude for all that Dean Draime has meant to them in their Student year si. iBB^^^^j^PPB •Hvw.^^1 W^K&.^'i'-^m ^^•K^.* -*: •_ '-TIB I^HSE3£V \ , * , '- J JiB •K/^ r ''*Km ^^^^^•*2* £ .* **-ftnHEftl BBspspp •* :.<3sMI p ??% -->'• • i ',??yMl HHBIH^WR' T it'Sp ORjf ^ «£» EKt^ut, »i HHE2K& ^\ HE \^PSS? * v H^rr Hu;- -* Mnfl^ <•'* ^ BBEI^BSKJJ^^BK^'! •H8^HBHHHK> SI ^UHW^I 4 / ••* '••: . ' $ A % V*» ffiffiffiJBHBPB /l ^^^^ 5WF *£ «?1 DE^^I BsBECnSiLTid? ''5.4^SM Bp^pMBWy>lflftjfcHStli3Mpi F^nMvnH^j^^ RHMUKSKIS MfflBHaa^P^ LIFE fill WORK IF MISS ORAIME LATE DEAN CAME TO POTS- DAM FOLLOWING GRADU- ATION AT SYRACUSE 1883= •Dean Anna Fatten Draime 1 1927 Anna Patten Draime was born in Syracuse March 22, 1883. She grad- uated from the Central High School and took her college work at Syacuse University. She specialized in English Her first position in Potsdam was that of th e teacher of High School English. In 1S06 the position of Dean of Wo- — e~i n connection wiith any Normal i ol w?.s an unheal d of offi:e. Miss '. \• in\ 1 , -..win 1 ]; to her innate love of y \'''. v/a-. from the first destined to hiv; m;\re than a teachers inter- - 1 : \ In h T nludsnts She was p.imanily c r-f^r.o;! \with the living\ side of • .*\.oo! life. In the early clays of N .rr.ial School, the preceptress was ronpavable to a ce'tain extent to a pi-cnc-nt day 'dean. Miss Draime was for a numb or of years preceptress f the Normal. As the need giew v. i !i tV '\\c-casinp; numbers in the ••'uVnt bx'y and th e complexity of a:l ii-i t-.ati'o'\ 1 , Miss Draime filled it. I-i fact, she created the first office'of Dean of Wcm°n in the New York State Normal Schools For the past eight years, Miss ai'-c has held the office of Dean of Wcip.e-i in Potsdam Normal. The only ' tm, i ' b>ing the year of 1923 when y-c took he r Master's Degree at the \li.orsity of Syracuse. Fis3 Draimes father, J Francis D:ainic, was a highly successful life 'j/u-a-ce man. Her sistt's, E-n.a, Lu.se and Elizabeth, who is Mrs. c:iis A Gould of Syracuse, ar e all living. Miss Edna Draime teaches '__ the Ut!ca Free Academy, while •-S-' Louise Draime has kept the ainily home in Syracuse. FELLOW ASSOCIATES JOIN I EXPRESSING THEIR ESTEEM Of BEAN A1A PATTEN ORAIME DR. CONGDON, MISS SCHUETTE, MISS DENNISON FORSYTHE SPEAK FOR THE NORMAL FACULTY AND MISS The following tributes come froir.t those of the faculty who were associated with Dean Draime for a great many years. It is through them that one may understand the value a nd appreciate th e fineness of such a character as that of Anna Patten Draime. To our beloved dean, who gave us her all and whose life creed has always been: I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there is much to suffer; I would! be brave, for there is much to dare. I would be friend otf all;—the foe, the friendless; I would be giving and foiy; e t the gift; I would be humble, for I know my weakness; I would look up—and'—laugh—and love—and lift. Students of Potsdam Normal. CHAPEL ANNOUNCEMENT Dr. R. T. Congdon Speaks Feelingly Monday Morning LOCAL PAPER'S TRIBUTE Publication Reflects The Feeling of Townspeople The auditorium assumed a very sad appearance Monday morning due to the news to be delivered to one and all. Some knew about the loss of our Dean while others in sur- prise received it at this time. Dr Congdon, filled us with sadness through his most beautiful tribute to Miss Draime. In part he said-- OVJiiss Draime in her\ position as dean .of women has for a number of years admittedly been one of the strongest teachers and held one of the most important positions in the Normal. One of the outstanding features of school life at Potsdam has been her influence over the student body- She is known, respected and loved by the student body and faculty, as well as those who are graduates. We shall miss her and it will be almost im- possible to fill the place left vacant. The student body touched by sad- ness marched without music from the auditorium. The Potsdam Courier and Freeman in its current issue pays the foll- owing editorial tribute to Miss Anna P Draime. Miss Anna P. Draime, dean yf women at the local Normal for -die past ten years, and for a longer period a valued member of it's fac- ulty is dead ait her home in Syra- cuse. Her passing comes to the community and student body as a distinct shock. Comparatively few knew of her critical condition. Miss Draime leaves an enduring mark of a strong personality on the local school. Aside from hor abilities as a teacher, the charm of her pleasing personality will be recalled by hundreds of friends in this village. It would be difficult, indeed, to magnify the sphere of her influence here, where the greater part of her life has been spent. She leaves the memory of a cultured and noble woman. SECOND ORGAN RECITAL MOST P, IG HISTORICAL PROGRAM] OF FRENCH ORGAN MUSIC WILL BE RENDERED. The second of the Organ Recitals will be given on Sunday afternoon, November G, at 3:15 o'clock. It will be an historical program tracing the development of French orga-i music from th e sixteenth century\ to the present time_ On the whole old French organ composers are not as well known a;: the German. This is perhaps ow'ng to the fact that the French had no one great outstanding organ com- poser (as the Germans had Bach) from whom, as a musical sun the others might borrow some gleams. 1. Titelouze (1563-1633) whose \Ave Maris Stella\ opens the pro- gram was the first organ composer of note. He says that \numerous works in tablature, for all kinds of instruments, have been printed in France, but I am unable to recall a single piece of this published for or- gan.\ Further he adds, \measun and accent are equally necessary for voice and for instruments; the meas- ure for regulating the movement, and ithe accents animating the mel- ody of the parts.\ He published a collection of his organ pieces and in the preface we find one poet paying this tribute to him: \in your music we have a foretaste of ''he joys reserved for us in heaven.\ His style seems to us today to be austere, grave and full of power and dignity. His ui- sic was always based on plain sn-ii\ themes, and therefore modal. (Continued on Page 4) We have lost our Dean of Women. i,iir.s D.aime has gone from us. Those ,i t.:J faculty who have been here many yuaxs, will know that I do not exa^&^aiX' when I say that no one OJ. u, coaid have been what Miss JL.ra.me has been in her sympathetic ir.tcrpc.tation of the problems of Ihor.e w^h whom she came in contact She loved all of you students more than yju will ever realize. At this iime I am reminded of an incident that osoured in this Normal quite a .m.ntcr of years ago. There was a . tuUes.it who was exceptionally talen- .ed in a great many lines and yet who clue to advertent circumstances, .ailed 11 adjust her self to the Normal Jjhool life. It became necessary for this young lady to leave the normal. -ilihS Dvaime had letters from her iiom time to time which she showed to me. The relationship' between Dean Draime and this student was admirable. A year or two ago I leceiveel a Christmas card forwarded to me by Miss Draime The card :ad be,n sent to Miss Draime by this student. At th e bottom of it ..Lisa JLhaime had written these words '•J wou'd have given everything I po:;:-.ey. ed to have held this g'irl,\ These words typiiy Miss Draime's attitude toward all youth. Again I must say I do not exaggerate. In her position as Dean of Women, Miss Draime has for a number of years admittedly been one of the strongest teachers and held one of the most important positions in the Nor- mal school Her influence over the student body has been one of the out- standing features of the school life at Potsdam and she is known, loved and respected by the faculty and the student body and by thousands of graduates scattered far and near We shall miss her sorely and it will be next to impossible to fill the place she leaves vacant. It was just eleven months ago that I made an announcement in this chap- el the effect of which I shall never forget. At that tim e I said it would be necessary for Dean Draime to leave us for a period of two or three months for the purpose of having a severe operation. There was an audible sigh which spread through- out the school room. At first, it was thought that the operation was successful. The mental and physical aniquish which Miss Draime has en- dured this fall could only have been borne by a heroine. Certainly individ uals are wont to say that Dean Draime should never have been al- lowed to stay here this fall. How- ever, this is not true. In remaining at her work, Dean Draime was doing that which her physicians thought it best for her to do and that in which nhe was most happy. School will be closed Tuesday afternoon. I leave it to the student body whether or not it feels that Dean Draime would prefer school to be carried on as usual in the morning (An unaminous vote for the affirm- ative was given) Thank you. Dr. R. T. Congdon. In losing Miss Draime, the Crane Department has been depi-ived of the friendshirp and guidance of one who co-operated in every way to per- petuate the ideals set up by Miss Julia E Crane, the founder. Miss Draime's appreciation of .our work was always very dear to us. In spite of the many demands made on heir time, she was always present at a muiical activity given by any of the branches of the department. It was always a joy to have her present. With th e incorporation of the Crane Normal Institute of Music into the Potsdam State Normal by which the Crane students received a new Dean, she realized — keen student of hu- man nature that she was—that it might be hard at first for the young minds to grasp the tremendous ad- vantage of this institutional change •.Mid that the now allegiance needed to be nurtured carefully. With her usual graciousness she made the tran sition stage an easy one. There is r.ot a student in the department now who was not devoted to her. Personally, my loss is a heavy one. ?liss Draime was always >ready to ta'k over with me problems of stu- dent welfare, and to advise wisely. I shall miss these friendly sessions, .vlnne her kindly huanor and sane judgments were so helpful. I have lost a friendship I prized highly. Marie A Schuette The loss calling forth these words, makes this one of the most difficult and saddest tasks in ou r experience, but to write in kindly memory of our teacher and friend is no task at all. As my teacher in High School Eng- lish. Miss Draime was one who built ideals for me and all her students by her own example. Always kind, pat- ient, with a charming dignity bal- anced by a comradely friendliness, she inspired us to the best type of work. We liked Miss Draime—loved heir-— and carried to her all manner of problems, knowing that they would be regarded with the iame estimate of importance granted them by us. It is an unusual character that im- prints upon youth the desire for not only the better things in subject mat- ter but the finer things in the broader field of life itself. This very thing Miss Draime did, the imprint grow- ing and becoming clearer with time and acquaintance. She had a natural ability in the knowledge and under- standing of human nature, and has tactfully led hundreds of studenlls oveji\ difficult situations, with evt|r a constructive result. A life of service and sacrifice, richly lived, has come to a close but in countless ways, her very services and sacrifices will continue to live with us and with our school Helen M Hosmer Miss Anna P Draime, our Dean of Women, has left us. This unbelieve- able news was a shock to her many co-workers at Normal. Especially will the faculty feel her death, for w e have known her as a sympathetic advisor; a person of rare understand- ing of the young people under her immediate charge; an efficient helper in school problems, having had a wide horizon in educational and soc- ial life. As the school has develop- ed each co-worker has known that while Miss Draime was at the helm, all would be well. (Continued on Page 3)
