Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION 23 time picked tomatoes, planted cabbages, celery, lettuce, squasb, and beets. Mr. Wallace came once to visit us. Our em- ployer seemed well satisfied with our lab- ors, but we were glad to get back again to A. H. S. G. Hommel, ’19. o THE FACULTY. We are proud indeed that one of our faculty who has done so much for the school is now serving his country and us in such a s|)lenditl way. Mr. Cross is now Captain of Company F of the 101st En- gineers, and sailed for the war regions in September with his 250 men. We feel a personal interest in his success and well- being, and earnestly hope that he and all his men may return safely to us after the ellicient service they will give. Mr. Fong also has entered his country’s service. He is at Ayer with Battery F, 301st Regiment, Field Artillery. Last August our friend and former teacher, Mrs. Ethel Wood, was married to Mr. Carl B. Conner of Hill, New Hamj)- shire. We certaiidy miss her, but we know our loss is her gain, or at least Mr. Con- ner’s gain, and with all our hearts we wish her happiness in her new home. We welcome several new teachers, whom we hope already realize that we are glad to have them with us: Miss O’Neill and Mr. Sullivan to the Commercial Department; M iss Douglas and Miss Bigelow to the English Department; Miss Hyde to the Science Department; Miss Rand to the Latin Department. Although we shall not be fortunate enougb to bave Miss Heard come to us as our musicaF director, we are glad she is living in Arlington, and hope she will visit us often. HOUSEHOLD CHEMISTRY. The new course in Household Chemistry, a required subject in the Household Arts course, but an elective for any Jutiior or Senior girl, is an endeavor to apply chem- istry to the home. Most of the mathematics and equation part of chemistry is elimin- ated and the experimental work brought as close to the home as possible. Experiments are such as: the study of the simjjle ele- ments; the conq)arative costs of cooking by gas and electricity; the testing of milk and foodstulls; the slutlying ami detecting of atlulterations in food; the chemistry of combustion, etc. No ])ievious scientific training is required to lake this course, and for practical utilitarian value the study is surely worth while. o IT BAYS TO ADVERTISE. A few weeks ago we witnessed a very interesting and also successful advertising campaign in our school. The blackboards on one Monday morning were arrayed in all their glory with catchy ads. lor our high school j)aper, I’liE Clarion. The ad- vertising continued for a whole week, one day’s ads. leading up to the next, and fur- nishing the school from day to day with amusement as well as food for thought. It brought results, for we diil belter on our subscriptions than last year. The dials in the front hall gave the week a fitting climax to the canq)aign. There was a dial for each class in school, and through these dials our school was told how each was doing as to subscrip- tions. Where were the budding hopes of the Arlington High, the Freshman class? They lagged (juite far in the rear of the other classes, but we are hoping for something better from them in the future.

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THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION Here And There In The School Congratulations to the three-term j)resi- (lent of the honoraljle Seniors. Gooil for you, “Jid”! riie Boys’ Glee Cluh held its first re- hearsal in the gym a short time ago. The attendance was about the same as it was last year, and it is expected that the cluh wdll he just as successful as last year’s was. — o — The Girls’ Glee (duh has reorganized again this year under the direction of Miss Florence Hale. The ollicers for the year are: President, Geraldine Loveitt; Vice- Presitlent, Ruth Cathcart; Secretary, Caro- line Shawhan; Treasurer, Dorothy Adams; and Librarian, Katherine Bixliy. (iarolyn Bennett was chosen ])ianist. — o — In the campaign to raise money with which to buy hooks for the soldiers who are in camp, and also for those who are already “somewhere in France,” the sum of $17.68 was donated by the pupils of the Arlington High School. — o — On Thursday evening a chorus of two hundred High School j)U])iIs assend)led in front of the school and marched in a torch- light jjrocession to the Town Hall, where they sang at the send-ofl given the drafted men of Arlington. They sat on a raised platform on the stage, and every one had a small American flag. They sang “Ameri- ca” and “The U. S. A. Forever.” When they came to the chorus of the latter, each one waved his flag, making a very pretty and striking scene. — o — ■ We started our new year on September 11 with a school considerably smaller than it was last spring, resulting largely from the great number of hoys who had not re- turned from farming and to existing con- ditions. The enrollment of most of the high schools and colleges this year has been much lower than it was last year, owing to the fact that many of the older hoys have gone to the war, and not a few of the younger to work. The decrease in the Arlington High School is proportion- ate with these conditions, hut even so we now nuni l)er 662. Some school ! o A BOX FOR MR. CROSS. The Junior Class is planning to send a Christmas box to Captain George I. Cross and the men of his comj)any. The girls are knitting sweaters, scarfs, mittens, and other things to keep the soldiers warm, while most of the hoys intend to give “cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, oi chewing gum” to help take the men’s minds ofl their hardships. Several of the members of the class also bought hooks, at a sj)ecial sale in Boston, to put in the box. Don’t forget a copv of the Constitution, Juniors! o A. H. S. FARMERS. When the State called for its farmers, there was a general response. The A. H. S. hoys were right there again and took badges for farm work. They served the State and A. H. S. with energy and ambi- tion. Let me tell you about one trio, Jamaica John, Billy, and Butcher. We worked side by side through rain and heat all summer. We made a mistake now and then, as the time one of us was ordered to collect all the hoes for the team, and care- fully got all the rubber ho e together! Our work was varied. We carried pipe, mowed hay, jjlanted and in the course of

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24 THE AIHJXHTON IIK'.II SCHOOL CLARION THE OC PRINCIPAL’S • » or COLUMN The editors of the Clarion have very considerately granted to the principal a column of their worthy pajjer for his use. He is not sure whether it is a privilege or a task, for it means that every other month the responsibility falls u|)on him of writ- ing something u'orth reading, and that is no small task. So much is written that is not worth reading — not in this paper — that he hesitates. However, he gladly welcomes the o])])ortunity of expressing to his young friends, the pupils of the Arlington High School, his deep aj)j)ieciation of the cor- dial welcome which they have given him, anil the spirit of co-ojieration which they have manifested. I was asked hy a friend recently what feature of the Arlington High School im- pressed itself upon me most vividly. There was no hesitation in the reply: “The Ar- lington school S{)irit.” It was with no little pride that I described the willing res])onse of the pu]dls to the requests which were made of them, the admirable attitude disjilayed hy them to their teach- ers, and the kindly good-nature which pre- vailed throughout the school. He was jiar- ticularly imjiressed with the wonderful showing made liy the Athletic Association, in which over 8.5 |)er cent, of the enroll- ment volunteered to contribute five cents per week to wipe out the athletic debt. His remarks in conclusion were of a most flattering nature, hut in no way exagger- ated, and he envied me, I think, my place as the head of such a school. He had a good right to enthuse. The spirit of the Arlington High School is splendid. It brings about that collective co-o])eration which jnoduces results; it lessens the wear and tear of teaching very greatly; it brings about that happy rela- tion between teacher and j)U|)il, which is so valuable to a hoy or girl of high school age. We must all use our best efforts to maintain this school s])irit, for school spirit is merely the youthful jihase of com- munity sjiirit, which in turn develops into state sjiirit, and this, broadened and deep- ened, becomes a national spirit or jiatriot- ism, and without that no nation can sur- vive. Carl D. Hurtt. Public Opinion — Quibs And Quizzes He sat on the bridge at midnight Under the arclight blue; He sat on the bridge at midnight Till he read the Clarion through. And then his neck began to swell Within his thirteen collar; He said that he was ha])py, for He’d found a half-a-dollar. When I tried from him to borrow. He said, “Why, blast your tribe. First chance 1 get tomorrow' For the Clarion I’ll subscribe.” — o — ■ Public Opinion is here for another year. Shake on it. — o — ■ I wish more students could have heard