Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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s ARLINGTON High School Clarion Publication Office, High School, Academy Street. Vol. IX. Arlington, Mass., May, 1905. No. 2 . The Clarion Officers of the Clarion. PUBLISHED QUARTERLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. Terms : 10 Cents Per Copy. ) 40 Cents Per Year. Advertising Rates, $1.50 Per Inch. ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER. EDITOR : PHILIP W. TAYLOR CLASS editors: ARTHUR C. FROST ' 05 RUTH E. WHITTEN ' 06 LOUISE HOOKER ' 07 MIMA WAAGE ' 08 CONTENTS Editorial . . • 1-2 Playing School ...... 3-5 The Big Trout . . . . . 5-7 Mozart ' s Last Hymn ..... 7 Athletics . . . . . 8-12 Club Notes . . . . . . 13 exchange editor MARION R. BROOKS business manager: CHARLES GOTT, JR. assistant: GRAYSON B. WOOD treasurer : HENRY R. REED School Locals Exchanges 14-15 16 secretary : ESTHER WYMAN i}m d EDITORIAL C; €;€:€!€; €i€i€;€:€iiAIi€:€i€its€iCi€:€:€: €i€i€€:€i€! As the days grow longer the year grows rapidly shorter. Before long the Seniors will be packing their trunks and leaving us. This means that some one will have to till up the vacancies in the back of room A. In a way this can be done, but it will take some time for the new occupants to take the place fully of those who leave. It always seems lonesome at first to have the graduating class go away, but one soon grows accustomed to it as a new class takes the place of the old one. ! n looking through this edition one will that the contributions are entirely from Senior class. This is the first time u the experiment has been tried and the - It has been so satisfactory that it might tried again in some succeeding issue, seems especially appropriate that the Seniors should contribute to this issue, as it is their last chance as members of this school. Nevertheless, when they have left the school we hope that they will remember us with “ pen and pocket book.” The Friday evening before the Spring vacation will long be remembered by the Seniors, as well as by the friends of the class, who were their guests on that occ a- sion. Certainly this was one of the pleas- antest evenings of the year and the class may be proud of the pleasure it afforded to all present. The president, in her greeting, made all feel they were welcome and the rest of the evening seemed a proof that the welcome was sincere. Mr. Gordon’s select- ions were skillfuly rendered. The princi- pal feature of the evening was a three act play, entitled, “ The Shakespeare Water-

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i6 ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. EXCHANGES §€:€: I? ■§€:€:€: €i©C ; € : ©€:€€; €:€;€;€•■ €i€:€:€:€:€;® ' The editorials in the January number of the Latin School Register are extremely good. “ The Girl Who Stood,” wins our attention as being a well-written sketch and one which is truly original. But why not add an exchange column to your paper ? “The Gray Woolen Sock” in the Fram teaches a lesson that all girls might profit by. The Lowell High School Review could be improved by a few short stories. Doesn’t a continued love story seem a little too premature for a high school paper? We criticise the same, thing in you, Phillips High School Review. “ Oak Leaves ” from Oak Grove Semin- ary is among our new exchanges. Couldn’t you brighten the cover up a little bit ? The Dorchester Item is the best paper that we have received. The stories are interesting and the number of them makes one’s heart glad. The class notes are good. “ I cannot give,” he sadly said, “ Even a yacht to you.” “ Well,” she said, “ I’m sorry, but A little smack will do.” - — F . II. S. Record. Mistress- — Did the fisherman who stopped here this morning have frog’s legs ? Nora — Sure, I dinnaw, he wore trousers. — E. H. S. Record. Little drops of water, Frozen on the walk, Make the naughty adjectives Mix in peoples talk. — Racquet. Professor (dictating prose) — Slave, where is thy horse ? Startled Pupil — It’s in my desk, sir, but I wasn’t using it. — Racquet. “ Fifty miles an hour,” yelled the chauf- feur, “ are you brave ? ” “ Yes, I am full of grit,” said the pretty girl, as she swallowed another pint of dust. — Racquet. “ I think,” she said, “that kissing’s foolish, don’t you?” “Well,” he replied, “there certainly is a good deal of foolishness con- nected with it.” They looked earnestly at each other a little while. Then she wiggled around and said, “ Oh, dear ! I feel so foolish this evening ! I wonder what’s the matter with me.” — Packard Budget. Teacher — Why don’t you speak louder when you recite ? Pupil — A soft answer turneth away wrath. — Packard Budget. Silently one by one in the infinite note- books of the teachers Blossom the neat, little zeros, the forget- me-nots of the teachers. — Ball High School Review. “ Please hand me Review of Reviews,” he said, The landlady’s eyes did flash, For another young boarder looked absently up, And solemnly passed the hash.— Ex. 4 Little Elmer was playing out on the roof, when suddenly he lost his balance and began to slide. “ Oh God,” he prayed, “ please don’t let me — ” but his progress was suddenly stopped. “Never mind, God,” he continued, “ I’ve caught on a nail.” — Cambridge Review. For the German Students. Guest — What is that pretty little octavo volume ? German Linguist — That’s a new edition of my rules of German Grammar. Guest — And what are all those quarto volumes near it ? German Linguist — Those are the excep- tions to the rules. Freshman Year — “Comedy of Errors.” Sophomore Year — “ Much Ado About nothing.” Junior Year — “As You Like It.” Senior Year — “ All’s Well that Ends Well.” — Polaris.

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2 ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. Cure.” Each actor was well fitted for his part and the play was finely executed. It has been said that the only way to under- stand Shakespeare is to see his plays on the stage. However that may be, we have no doubt the play given at the Senior social gave us all a new insight into Shakespeare’s intentions when he wrote such plays as “ The Merchant of Venice,” “ Macbeth,” and “ Romeo and Juliet.” At last the hockey team has been able to present to the school the cup for another year and also receive the individual cups which are given to the champion team of the league. It was thought at the first of the winter that six lectures would yield a sufficient sum of money to carry on our athletics for a year and also pay the rental on our field, but we were mistaken. It became neces- sary to have another entertainment in order to increase the funds. The Pierian Sodali- ty, of Harvard, was secured and a most entertaining concert was given. This So- dality consists of an Orchestra and a Glee Club. Six selections were given by the Orchestra and four by the Glee Club. All the selections were well rendered and the quartet of the Glee Club was especially pleasing. At the close of the concert a dance was held and the evening was de- clared a success by all. A good sum was realized from the proceeds. It would be well to mention here that the posters for the entertainment were made by two pupils of the school, Miss Brooks and Miss Wyman, to whom are due the thanks of the Athletic Association. When the Clarion started nine years ago the Debating club was in such a flourish- ing condition that a column was given up to its interests. The orators soon graduated and interest in the club died out for a time ' Now it has been started again and, with the German club, it forms a strong factor in the school life. Therefore, it seems advisable to devote a page of each issue to the two societies. Early this spring, Miss Jones, a graduate of this school and at present a teacher in a grammar school at Townsend, became a heroine of whom we may well be proud. Seeing two of her pupils in imminent danger, she rushed from the school house and, at her own peril, rescued the drowning boys. The hearty applause of the school the next morning, upon hearing of Miss Jones’ pluck, showed that the school ad- mired her bravery and presence of mind. Who will get the Blake prizes is a question in every ones mind. Remember, Seniors, you have got to beat last year’s class. Is it not getting tiresome to have the graduates ask what kind of teams w ; e are going to have ? Of course the best players cannot remain in the school forever. When classes graduate there are others to take their places and so’with good athletes there are always others to fill the positions. We may look to our hockey team this year as an example, where four of the seven men had never played on the school team before. Therefore our advice to all is “just wait and see.” Although the Freshmen were not repre- sented in the class locals of the last Clarion, it is not a sign that they w ' ere perfect and made no mistakes. Undoubtedly the teach- ers could recall instances where a different translation would have made the speaker’s intention a little clearer.