Weymouth High School - Campus / Reflector Yearbook (Weymouth, MA)

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ESrymuath Btgtj School was the girl of the roadster, the girl who had bumped into him. ' She was popular with everyone. Queer he had misjudged her yes- terday and this afternoon. She kept away from him, and was particularly attentive to a distinguished looking man. Trying to make me jealous now, prob- ably, he thought to himself. Later in the evening, Mr. Harrington, Jr., sauntered over to Miss Van Asterbilt and her companion. He had a dance with Miss Van Asterbilt. He apologized for not having helped her in the afternoon, giving his rea- sons. She accepted the apology very sweetly. I say, have you a date for tomorrow af- ternoon ? ' ' asked William. Yes, she answered, very demurely. ' ' Well, how about tomorrow evening ? ' ' Not very well. You see, I ' m going to be married tomorrow. Won ' t you come and meet my fiance now? Mr. William S. Harrington, Jr., never stopped to aid a maiden and a roadster again. Marjorie Caswell ' 31 Christmas In Russia Let us consider ourselves fortunate that we are not spending the Christmas holiday in Russia this year. An idea of the deplorable conditions which exist in that country at the present time is given by the recent news- paper reports, which state that the Soviet government has forbidden all forms of Christ- mas celebration there. No toys or gifts are to be displayed in the show windows, and any person found cutting or selling Christmas trees will be prosecuted. Lest their tongues should peal forth the glad tidings of peace on earth, the bells in many churches have been removed and melted down, the metal to be used for industrial purposes. Instead of be- ing treated to the sight of bulging stockings and dazzling Christmas trees, the Russian children are to be taken to anti-religious movies and concerts. All this is a part of the Soviet government ' s campaign against re- ligion ; and, bearing it in mind, we may well be satisfied with the comforts and cheer of the holiday festivities in our own land. Paul Foskett ' 33 A Back Seat Driver Goes On a Flight I tell you you ' re going to fast, Henry. You are ! I know you are ! You ' re going at least 140 and nearer 165! Will you slow down, Henry? Slow down right this min — watch out! You ' re going to hit that air pocket right ahead! You ' re going to hit it! Watch out, Henry! Mercy! We didn ' t miss it by more than half a mile! Why can ' t you be more careful, Henry? What does your alti- meter say now? What? What? I can ' t hear a word you say, Henry ! How do you expect me to hear you when you mumble so? Are you sure the earth inductor compass is work- ing right? Yes, I see it, but it doesn ' t look correct to me. I ' m sure we should have turned to the right around that cloud back there. I know we should ! We should have turned to the right around that greenish cloud. I told you to, and you went driving right ahead without paying the least attention to me ! Will you listen to what I ' m saying, Henry? It seems to me I smell gasoline. I smell gaso- line! It ' s a leak in the — Gracious! What are you trying to do, Henry? You ' ll twist the plane in two, banking so suddenly like that ! Now I ' ve forgotten what I was talking about — oh, I remember ! I was telling you to be careful. Just because you have no regard for your own safety is no excuse for you being so reckless ! You seem to forget that I ' m in this plane too, Henry ! And I have my vaude- ville contract to consider ! Frances Conroy ' 33 Shop Early The newspaper displays it, The shop-keeper prays it, It ' s discussed by all on the street ; The radio shouts it, The advertiser spouts it, It ' s remembered by those whom we meet; The movies all press it, The posters express it, The thought is so terribly whirlly That I eat, and I talk And I sleep, and I walk, To the tune of that dreadful — Shop early! Judith Wood ' 33

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IB Mrs. Keith-Cedric started and looked frost- ily about her. Mrs. St. John saved the moment by saying, That ' s only Rogers and the cook quarreling. ' ' Presently loud voices raised in argument were heard, and the brothers walked into the room. Discovering their mistake, they started out. They were too late. Mrs. Booth spied them and exclaimed, Oh, who are those quaint young men? Mrs. St. John stammered and exclaimed, Er- — these are my two brothers who just got back from a masquerade, haven ' t you boys f ' James looked about wildly until he saw a flower pot. His face lighted. Hastening to it, he spit out a huge wad of tobacco, turned around and replied, Oh, yes, ma ' am! We just got back from the mashy parade. Mrs. St. John introduced them at the same time, covertly motioning the boys to excuse themselves. But John slapped Mrs. Codfayce on the back and said, Go right ahead and play ! Don ' t mind us ! Suddenly he leaned forward and shouted TheFl The composure of Mr. William S. Harring- ton, Jr., was suddenly disturbed when an ex- tremely pretty girl bumped into him. As she stooped to pick up the package that she had dropped, she bumped her head against his as he was gallantly bending over to rescue the package. Having at last safely recovered her package, she laughed lightly, and said, Oh thank you. He watched her disappear down the street. As she was crossing the street, she was saved from being run over, by a young man who happened to be near. The little flirt, thought Mr. William S. Harrington, Jr. I wonder what she ' ll do next so some handsome ' guy ' will come to her rescue. Now, Mr. Harrington, Jr., was not con- ceited. Of course he knew he was handsome ; he couldn ' t help knowing it, because the girls flocked around him. He was disgusted with all women. This pretty little flapper was probably trying to get acquainted with him, knowing he was the son of Mr. William S. Harrington, Sr. The next day, William was out driving his into Mrs. Booth ' s ear, Play yer king, play yer king! Mrs. Booth gasped and turned a frigid glance on John, squelching him temporarily. Then Rogers entered. Refreshments are served, madam. James and John invited themselves to des- sert also. They just yelled, ' ' Gangway ! ' ' and made a dash for the dining-room door. Mrs. St. John gave a last hefty groan and expired (not perspired). Meanwhile the few remaining ladies who were not trampled to death in the rush either fainted with great dignity or fled. When the ambulance arrived , they took two young men dressed as cowboys with them, two young men who kept murmur- ing, Shouldn ' t have et dessert fer twenty! Moral: Don ' t go East, young men. Nota bene : We advise young men not to take the moral seriously, since there is prac- tically no danger in going East if one is not a red-headed twin brother and has not got an older sister trying to break into society. Richard Gridley ' 31 apper car. Suddenly a yellow roadster whizzed by him. A few miles up the road, the roadster was parked by the side, and a girl was anx- iously looking up and down the street. Mr. Harrington stopped his car. She exclaimed, The tire has gone flat, will you please help me? Why don ' t you call a garage? I haven ' t time to bother. If you ' ll kindly tell me where to find a telephone, I ' ll gladly call a garage, she re- turned very sweetly. Well, — you see — I ' ve an important en- gagement. I ' m William S. Harrington, Jr., you know. Indeed? And who is he? You see I ' m not very well acquainted in this section. Say— ee !— Run along! I shan ' t bother you. Mr. Harrington, Jr., got into his car and drove to the nearest garage, where he stopped and sent aid to the girl. That night he attended a ball. He was introduced to Miss Flora Van Asterbilt, a guest of the hostess. Miss Van Asterbilt

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13 (CljrtHtmaB 2S?fUrtor The Stereotype Plate ' ' Stereotype ! What is it ? you say. Stere- otype plays the most important part in the publishing of a newspaper. A stereotype is a half-round plate from which the print is taken onto the paper. If it weren ' t for the stereotype it would be almost impossible to have newspapers printed to such an extent as they are to-day. Here are the steps in the making of a stereotype in the order in which they come in the publishing of the Quincy Evening News. First the type is set up by a machine which is called a Linotype. This machine is not adapted to the setting of very large type ; so ail large type is set by hand. Ads are then made up. This is where the larger type is used. After corrections are made, the news material and ads are put into page form. These pages are then put into chases. A chase is a steel frame especially made for this pur- pose. When the page is put into this chase, it is locked up by quoins. Then a man comes along with a steel table on wheels and makes the top level with the top of the table on which the form is. This is done by a system of levers under the top of the rolling table. The form is then pushed onto the rolling table and is taken to a machine which takes an im- pression of the form on a papier-mache. This papier-mache is now called a matrix. This matrix is made up of tissue paper and blotting paper glued together. The form is put on the bed of this machine ; the papier-mache is put over it. When this is in position, the operator pushes a bixtton which starts the movable bed with the form on slowly moving under a roller which presses the paper against the type. This machine, having a hisdi pressure, makes a very clear duplicate of the form even to getting the very fine dots of the halftone on the papier-mache. This matrix is damp when it goes in the im- pression machine and so when it comes out it is put into a dryer which takes out all the dampness making it perfectly dry but still maintaining the impression of the page. Prom here it goes to the machine which makes the stereotype. This machine is called the cast- ing box. The stereotype is semicircular in shape so the mold or casting box must be semicircular. The matrix is put into the mold and then the stereotype metal is run into the mold and stereotype made. These stereotypes are so large and thick that trouble is run into very often. The right temperature must be kept up constantly and must not go over a certain point. The highest temperature for newspaper stereo ' s is 65 de- grees F. If this temperature is not held it will cause sinks, hot struks and porous plates. This metal is made up of lead, tin and antimony. Unlike other type metals, it is very low in tin and antimony and is very soft. Some of their stereo ' s weigh sixty-five pounds. The advantages of stereotyping are that it makes speedy presswork, saves wear on type and original cuts, and furnishes a means of making several stereotypes of each page so that several persons can produce the same page at the same time. The speed with which a page can be plated makes stereotyping of great importance in newspaper publishing. V. Wormald ' 31 John ' s Mistake John, a country lad from Maine, came up to Boston for a short visit. He had never been in a hotel, but he had heard people talk about hotels, and he thought it was going to be great fun. He engaged a room and bath it Hotel Evans, which was in the centre of Bos- ton. Being tired, he decided to go to bed earlv. At eight-thirty John was in bed, but in vain did he try to go to sleep. It was useless. He had endeavored to open the windows before going to bed, but found them all locked. He had never slept in such a stuffy room in his life. He tossed and turned. At last, in des- peration, he got out of bed wrapped a blanket carefully around his hand, and smashed a window. Then he breathed deeply, got back into bed, and fell into a deep and refresh- ing sleep. The next morning, when he went down to breakfast, the manager came up to him and asked him if he would please pay three dol- lars as soon as possible for smashing the front of the wardrobe. Lillian Clapp ' 31