Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION And these queer little rays. Which are now all the craze, Can excite a sensitized plate, And picture each ill With infinite skill. That falls to humanity’s fate. These wonderful rays. Which are now all the craze. On the medical world will bear ; What before has been dark, By the means of their spark, A different aspect will wear. By the light from these rays. Which are now all the craze. The bones of the body are seen. And the organs inside ; A disease cannot hide. Its shadow falls full on the screen. If these wonderful rays Which are now all the craze. Can bring hidden latter to sight. With them we may find The true essence of li ui. The birth of a thought bring to light. Oh ! I dreamed of “X rays,” Which are now all the craze. And my dream was real as the day; Manufactured at school In accordance with rule, I used tliem in practical way. And these curious rays. Which are now all the craze, 1 applied to a teacher’s brain. Hoping thereby to see Her thoughts flowing free, A new slock of wisdom to gain. But the.se wonderful rays Seemed to dance in a maze ! A rainbow of thoughts came to view, So swiftly they passed, Not one could be grasped ; I mavelled at all that she knew. But soon these “ X rajs” Settled down from their maze. And pau.sed on the photograph glass. Very clearly one thought To my vision was brought : “ I hope all my pupils will pass.” Edith Gordon Walker, Class of ’96. O. J. DERBY, Jeweler - and - Optician, 0 pp. Medford street, - Arli igto i, Mass. Estabiished 1873. Promptness and Reliability, combined with Skillful Execu- our specialty. Oculist prescriptions filled, etc. Clocks ■ f and delivered free. AN ALLEGORY. Many hundreds of years ago, in a far- away country, across the sea, a gardener Iilanted the seeds of a forest. Very ten- derly he watched and cared for them, welcoming with joy each unfolding leaf and sprouting twig. But, while the treds were still very small and weak, he went to live with his ] ' ' ather in another Country. Sadly he took leave of the slender saplings, tell- ing them that one day he would come again; meanwhile they must remember him and love one another, and always grow straight toward the great blue sky, which arched so high above them. After he had gone, for many davs the trees were sad and lonely; hut they re- membered his last words, and said to one another, “We must be very industrious, and grow to he great trees, that the Gar- dener may be pleased with us when he returns.” No sooner had they gone to work, JV teu on your way to and frotn school, call at the Central Dry Goods Store for ribbons, notions, small wares, lininyys, tri mmings, and all kinds of dry goods. It is i i the Fina ice Block, Mass. A ' C. F. R. DANIELS, Perio d ic a Is, M aga z in es , C GAR.S ami TOBACCO. .‘Uso a co nplete line of Gents ' ' Fnrnishi tg Goods, Hats and Caps. Everythi ig lew. All the latest styles. S. Stickney d Co., Plunibing and Heating, Siva i ' s Block, Mass. .-h ' e. The most i nporta it thing about a prescription is what is left out. If yon have it put up at J Vh itte m ore ' s Ph a rni a cy, Mass. Ave., as you probably do, you get just what your doc- tor orders and nothing more. This deeply interests you.

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4 ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. or a black-throated green. It is soft and very pretty; not so perfect a piece of art as the vesper sparrow ' s tune, — few l)ird-songs are. — hut taking, for its very oddity, and at the same time tender and sweet.” The hri lge pewee, commonly called the phoehe, is another earlv visitant, and inhabits the piggeries and barns early in s])ring. It si)ends its winters in the ex- treme South. Of the warbler familv. of which we have over thirty species in New England, the yellow-rump is the first to arrive, quickly followed by the pine-creeping, while the snow still lingers in sheltered localities. The former passes onward to the North, whereas the latter is a summer resident in Massachusetts, and hatches a brood by May 20. Next to tile black-poll, the yellow- rumps are the most numerous of the warblers which we have during the spring migrations, and its notes much resemble the delicate trill of the junco or black snowbird, as it is sometimes called. The warblers are certainlv verv inter- esting when one becomes able to identify each si ecies as it arrives, and they may he found in every locality, either wet or drv. The l)ird student counts the morn- ing in May as rare, when his early walk reveals no sign of their presence, as nearlv all sing in passing, and ap- pear simultaneouslv with the blossoms of the fruit trees and the swarms of little dies upon which they subsist. The little yellow warbler is perhaps the most familiar. It appears by May ist, as the apple-trees burst into bloom, al- though T have sometimes seen one as earlv as .April 19th. F)V Mav loth, the birds are with us in full force, filling our gardens and or- chards with song and merry-making. The orioles, bobolinks, flycatchers, thrushes, swallows and wrens are all in their old accustomed haunts and choos- ing mates for summer housekeeping. Bv the, last of the month, the belated ones, including the cuckoos from the .Amazon valley, the indigo bird from the hot uplands of Mexico fone of a family said to be without a rival in number and quality of songsters), the scarlet tanager from the West Indies and Brazil, the wood pewee, and many of the vireos, come straggling into place, and by June 1st, nine-tenths of our wood-denizens have arrived. The bluebird, robin, meadow-lark, cow bunting, bridge pewee and tbe blackbircls, if not already with us. will ar- rive within a few days, and by the next four weeks one can be fullv satisfied with a day’s diversion out of doors. Chester B. Hadley, Class of ’98. SONG OF THE X-RAY. Have you heard of “ X rays?” They are now all the craze ; True, science seems never to sleep. There is naught can be hid, Underneath any lid These curious raylets can peep. To produce the “X rays” Which are now all the craze, A vacuum tube you must own, And current must pass Through the heart of the glass. E’er glimpse of the “ X rays ” is shown. CA TERING For all sorts of occasions. Balls., Jleddl iO ' s, Receptions., Dinners., At Homes. Private Parties, Ladies ' Nights, Etc., Etc. Ice Cream, Erozen Pudding and Eancy Ices for private families a specialty. N. f. HARDY. Afass. Avenue, Arlington. couflT on.

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6 ARLI fGTON HIGH SCHOOL CI.ARION. however, than tliey began to (juarrel and dispute about the way to grow. Some thouglit they should shoot up with smootli, straight trunks, until they stood many feet in the air, before sjweading forth their branches: others wished to put out shoots while they were yet very near the ground; still others agreed with neither of these; they ])referred a me- dium course. Although all were striv- ing towards the same end, each wished to outstrip the others, and so jealousy became rife among them. There were complaints that some pushed and crowd- ed others, and that the strong took un- fair advantage of the weak. So each sel- fish little tree started to grow in its own way, with a heart full of ill-wdll toward its companions. I3ays and months sped by, and lengthened into years. The wdse Gar- dener never ceased to watch over the forest with loving care, sending the rain and the sunshine upon it in summer, and a soft blanket of snow to keep its roots warm in winter. Hut his heart was filled with sorrow when he saw how coldly each little tree- trunk stood apart from those around it. Surelv,” he said to himself, they are trying to jjlease me, and all look to the heavens as their goal; wdiy, then, do they not grow ' toward it together in a spirit of friendliness? Still, though he won- dered greatly at the i)ctty strife of the trees, he remembered how young they were, and ho])ed their generosity woul 1 grow with their branches. The years sped on, and each one saw the forest trees a little taller and the trunks larger than the year before. The blue skv did not seem so high above them now; their goal was drawing a lit- tle nearer. The Gardener was greatly ])leased to see them fulfilling his com- mands so well, but he was still grieved with the coldness w ' ith wdiich each treat- ed the others. Higher and higher grew the trees, and. as they came nearer to heaven, their minds w ' ere so filled with its beauty that they thought less of the little differences ami disputes which had disturljed them when they stood so stiffly near the earth. Gradually they stretched their branches caressingly toward each other, and each tree felt happier than ever before. When the trees had been growing for a hundred years, the Gardener looked upon them with pride and joy. The strong, graceful l)ranchcs had grow’u to- gether and interlaced; all disputes and earthly strivings w ' ere buried far below’ them and forgotten in a great and all- absorbing love for their Creator. Helene L. Buiii.ekt, Class of ’99. IVm. JVhyta Son, GROCERS, 24J Massaclnisetts Avenite, Assents foi- Kin, Arthur J ' lour. Rest in the 1 1 ' or Id. Fancy Norlhern Pack Tom a toes, $1.10 a doz. Best Southern Pack Tomatoes, $o.c)o (7 doz. Best Creamery Butter. Edam, Young American . Club House, Neufchatel and Piain American Cheese. II. M. C 7 A SB, Hack, Board in O ' Livery Stable. Carriages furnished for Parties, Weddings, Funerals, etc. Telephone 19. Arlington, Mass. J. Henry Ilartivelt tC Son, UNDER TAKERS, Warerooms : 12 Broadway, opp. Soldiers ' ' Monument , Arlington, Mass. Tel. Con. 26-4.