Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. »3 The hockey team has once again proved its merits to the pride which the school feels in it. The team won both games played in the Interpreparatory League, defeating Rox- bury High by the score 2-0, and winning from Mechanics Arts by a score of 2-1. These victories w r ere the result of clean, honest playing, and that protests should be made seems unmanly in the extreme. Early in the season, Capt. Hicks, finding himself unable to continue the work, re- resigned. The charge of the team was undertaken by Howard Viets, who soon brought the squad into fast winning form. Practice was daily in progress, first in early wdnter in the school basement, and then, as soon as possible, on Spy Pond. Snow, in whatever quantities it came, proved no hindrance to the work, for many willing hands quickly cleared a space for the prac- tice. Too much credit cannot be bestowed on those who made success possible by their energetic efforts. When we consider that the team was recruited, to a large ex- tent, from inexperienced players, the team ' s work is still more to be praised. The for- wards, Clifford, Captain Viets, Hicks, J. Taylor and Marston all played a fast, aggressive game, good team w r ork being responsible for most of the scores. Phil. Taylor, at cover point, played his position with credit, and together with Grey, point, and Bullard, goal, made a defense which would be hard to beat. Winchester, our old rival, suffered defeat tw ' ice by the decisive scores of 7 to i. Somerville High, Cambridge Latin, and various scrub teams were also defeated. Long live the fame of A. H. S. hockey team ! Through the provisions of the Pratt fund, the school has been able to enjoy this win- ter a series of six lectures on the drama. A limited number of tickets were offered for sale to the public, and many availed themselves of the opportunity to hear lec- tures of a high order of excellence. As the proceeds from the sale of these ticket s were turned over to the Athletic Associa- tion. It is to be regretted that more interest was not displayed in disposing of them. Since athletics cannot long continue with- out the necessary funds, the urgency of the situation requires much greater activity on the part of its promoters. Let that spirit of energy and loyalty now show itself and make it evident that difficulties, fairly met, can be overcome. Try Napoleon Flour The Highest Grade Flour on the Market Wm. Whytal Son, Arlington Agents.

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ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. I 2 A dull crash below, as some partition wall fell, roused him from his revery, and with haggard face he prepared to launch himself out on the air. He stretched forth gingerly one foot to the edge of the sill, he brought up his next, his left wing he squeezed through and last his right, and bending far over he prepared to give that one fateful leap which was to mean life or death to him. But as he had almost left his footing a sudden fear seized him, he waved his wings madly forward, and then tried to clutch the side of the casement. The crowd below became hushed and only the crackle of the flames cut the death-like stillness. For a moment he wavered there eight stories above the pavement, when the issue was suddenly decided for him in a most businesslike manner. There was a rush and a scramble inside the small chamber, a streak of fur flashed through the air as the obsequious feline before alluded to made a flying leap from the old bedstead, and landed all fours on Hiram’s back. What was to happen next was not left long in doubt. Poor Hiram, imagining no doubt that grim Death itself had fixed its talons upon him, gave one horror-stricken look over his shoulder and bounded out into the air. For a moment there he floated far, far above the crowd like a huge bird, his bare legs kicking convulsively up and down,, his bright red dressing gown floating far out behind like the train of a shooting-star, his great, broad wings fiercely beating the air, his drawn face and starting eyes, and above all the cat, perched securely on his back with a firm and perhaps painful con- nection with his neck, all presenting a sight calculated to change the seeming tragedy into an uproarious comedy. The pair had shot past five stories in as many seconds when Hiram’s equilibrium was suddenly disturbed, one wing went down and the other went up and Hiram’s position was changed accordingly. Indeed, it seemed as if he had passed the principal focus and now the concave mirror of the sky had inverted him and sent him towards earth in a position highly dangerous to himself. But fate again intervened. A sudden stop, a feeling as if a hundred switches had been laid over him and Hiram sat up in a cradle of telegraph wires. What his discourse was in respect to that great invention which bridges the widest seas, which brings together the uttermost parts of the globe and yet kept Hiram from the embrace of his dear old Mother Earth, is not exactly known. Perhaps the opera- tor took his words down as they sped along the wires, but if so they would be only a series of dashes and would not therefore interest the reader. A life net was spread below and when the word was given, Hiram, with his insep- arable prefix, flopped over and in a flash of white and red landed safely in the net. The cat still holds an honored place in Hiram’s household and his set dream ever since, prompted I suspect, by a considera- tion for his own neck, has been to make a miniature flying apparatus for his feline friend. Edward L. Viets, ’05. Try our Delicious Sodas and College Ices Milk Shakes by Electricity. C. W. GROSSMITH, REGISTERED PHARnACtST, Mass. Avenue, cor. Mystic St-, Arlington. Two-thirds of your life is spent in Hosiery. A practical acquaintance with the lines we carry assures you a contented other one-third. Central Dry Goods Co., 477 Massachusetts Avenue.

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14 ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. SCHOOL LOCALS ’05. Those who attended the ’05 Dance have assigned it a place among pleasant memories. There has been recent evidence that the writing of poetry is not a dead art. In Physics — “ Is friction useful to loco- motion ?.” “ Why, yes, we couldn’t get along without it.” Our definitions of “justifiable” have eclipsed Webster’s beyond the shadow of a doubt. Unhappy Dido has been anglicised by one member of the class as Eliza, while by another Saturn is identified with the char- acter known in English as Satan. Hints for lexicographers — “ un parallel,” “ barbarious,” “ inavoidable,” “ lossed.” How venerable those fresh ’08 pins make us feel ! Only one question causes serious annoy- ance in Geometry, namely “ why ? ” A German would probably tell us that “ abend ” ends in day. The study of mirrors presents admirable opportunities for reflection. Our class is apparently in favor of a spelling reform (?). We quote a few exam- ples with number of advocates : Sophmore (3), Sulphomore (1), Sophamore (4), Soph- rano (2), Saprana (1). Has a course in journalism been insti- tuted ? The zeal with which the exchanges are sought would indicate the fact. Translations as usual the editor’s solace : Juicy herbs are gathered on the moon. An old man of seventeen years. The green Aeneas. Dijon is well provided with graves. The duke allowed them to hang to- gether. With yellow tears of joy. He flies like his grandfather. Of constant occurance also are the ex- pletives : er, and, but, hem, etc. The class hopes soon to act the part of host. ’06. Notice! Members of the Junior Class will be glad to take orders for coining words. The best of recommendations. Example : The latest adverb produced by the French Class, “ painably.” Wood Bros. ARLINGTON and Pvn« oce boston ... cxprcbb Parcel Delivery, Baggage Transfer, General Expressing and Teaming. CANNED GOODS TEA and COFFEE Tel. Connection. WILLIAM A. PRINCE, BUTTER, CHEESE © © © © © © and EGGS. 15 Central St., ARLINGTON, MASS. Furniture and Pianos Packed, Moved and Stored. Telephone 1417 Main. 520 Oxford. 423-6 Arlington. Also 431-4 Arlington. Main Office, 665 Hass. Ave. ARLINGTON. Ring us up, to carry your Baggage to and front the depot. THREE TRIPS TO BOSTON DAILY. JOHN C. WAAGE, f ouse, tDecorative painting Arlington, Mass. TELEPHONE connection. 16 CENTRAL ST.