Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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U THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION The Traveler Short Story Contest By George B. C. Bi gg, A. II. S., ’89 (Traveler Short Story Editor) The Boston Traveler’s Fifth Short Story Contest for high school students in New England was very successful. The Prize Stories averag ed better than ever before, and all the stories showed a higher standard of English than in any previous contest. The stories were tested by the double standard of Organic Substance and Artistic Form. Substance is some- thing achieved by the artist in every creation, rather than something already present, therefore the test of Substance is how vitally compelling a writer has made his selected facts and incidents. The test of Form is how far the writer has shaped this living substance into beautiful and satisfying form by skil ful selection of arrangement of his ma- terials and by the most direct and ap- pealing presentation of it. There were 1,100 stories submitted to the contest. Of these, 154 showed both Substance and Form ; they were marked “Very Good.” 852 showed either Sub- stance or Form, 400 being marked “Good” and 452 “Fair.” 104 showed neither quality and were marked “Poor.” THE PRIZE WINNERS First Prize, $50.00. “The Coward,” by Mary E. Wilson, 90 School Street, Belmont. Senior, Belmont High School. Second Prize, $35.00. “In Lee of Sequin,” by Sallie E. Hicks, 40 Frank- lin Street, Milford. Senior, Milford High School. Third Prize, $20.00, “Saturday Night,” by Mary Cogan, Perkins Street, Peabody. Senior, Peabody High School. Fourth Prize, $15.00, “The Chance,” by Dorathea M. Willgoose, 10 Central Street, Needham Heights. Senior, Needham High School. Fifth Prize, $10.00, ,“Tlie Father’s Ghost,” by Gladys C. Slocum, East Rochester, N. II. Senior, Rochester, N. H., High School. Sixth Prize, $5.00, “The Promise,” by Jeanne B. Desplaines, 77 East Street, Chicopee Falls. Senior, Chico- pee High School. Seventh Prize, $5.00, “It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief,” by Anne Kramer, Washington Street, Canton. Senior, Canton High School. Eighth Prize, $5.00, “When Fortune Laughs,” by Alden H. Smith, 122 Park Street, Brookline. Junior, Brookline High School. Ninth Prize, $5.00, “The Supreme Gift,” by Letitia Moakley, 13 Hancock Avenue, Lexington. Senior, Lexington High School. Tenth Prize, $5.00. “Her,” by Bar- bara Allen, 119 Griggs Road, Brookline. Senior, Brookline High School. Disturbed Dreams ' Twas the night before midyears, and all through the house Only one creature stirred, but it wasn’t a mouse — K was I in my bed rolling over and over While all through my dreams thoughts of midyears did hover. While Caesar chased Pharoali for over a mile, The Germans sent Grant to explore down the Nile. I then beheld Plato with ten thousand men. And Nebuchadnezzar in the lion’s den. I called upon Pershing to bisect an angle, But he choked on a French verb and started to strangle,

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THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION 13 The fact that The Covered Wagon served as a background for the greatest of moving pictures is enough to recom- mend it. Have you read T 7 a tide- mark ' s Folly? It’s the story of a boy who made up his mind to do things and did them, — even to driving cows instead of oxen. The Dark Frigate , by Charles Boardman Hawes is a rol- licking adventure-tale of pirates and heroes adrift upon the high seas. The Life and Letters of Louisa May Alcott carries you with a thrill from her early days in historic Concord to the time of the publication of her first book, — the beginning of her success as a writer of girls’ books. Did you know that her royalties from her books were never less than $20,000 a year? Come and get acquainted with your library. Make your spare minutes count. Get the reading habit. Enjoy the world of books. Happy New Year! M. S. Gray. More than a hundred new books have been added recently to our high school library. A list of these books is posted on the bulletin board in the library, and the books themselves are ready and waiting for your inspection. The following, of especial interest perhaps, are among them: ‘ ' Outline of Literature,” by Drink- water. “Where the Strange Trails Go Down.” “Quare Women.” “Queens of England. ”ffl “Across the Continent by the Lin- coln Highway.” “Cruise of the Caelielot.” “Rocky Mountain Wonderland.” “Roys’ Book of Verse.” “Girls’ Book of Verse.” If (Apologies to Rudyard Kipling ) If you can hockey play and not knock senseless Yourself and all your neighbors too; If you can play and still remain attrac- tive, Your hair in place, your eyes not black and blue; If you can walk home brisk and lively And on the morrow not of hurts com- plain, Nor lean upon (when they are handy) The banister — your friends — or cane; If you can do these things and not think always Yourself most wonderful to be; I ' ll take my hat off to you lassie For doing something that is quite too much for me. Dorothy Blevins, ’ 26 . The Eight-Fifteen Scholar i. A dillar, a dollar, An eight-fifteen scholar, What makes you come so soon? You used to come at eight o’clock But you’d rather come at noon. II. A dillar, a dollar, Poor eight-fifteen scholar, The New Year started wrong, Full thirty scholars overslept! -List’ to the mournful song. III. A dillar, a dollar, Sweet eight-fifteen scholar, What makes you come so soon? Why don’t you stay all day in bed And start next day at noon? Edith Johnson.

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THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION ]5 And then Mussolini came in with a frown And handed me five German marks and a crown. Then I thought I was taking the His- tory exam, When the door of my room blew shut with a slam. I awoke with a start, and saw with surprise That the hour was seven and I must arise. As a warning to all I record this tale, So study beforehand ; don’t cram, or you’ll fail. Esther Alden, ’26. Blue Water fe .! Arthur Sturgis Hildebrand Blue Water is the true story of the cruise of a yawl, told by one of the crew of three who impelled by their love for the sea for over a year made her their home and shelter in their search for enjoyment and adventure. Blue water is the Mediterranean — that luring expanse of water whose color is of the darkest and most constant blue and over which the sun is always shining and soft friendly winds are ever blowing. They started — the three of them and an old English water dog who knew the ways of the seas — from Scotland, beat- ing down the coast, of Spain and thru Gibraltar and coasting along the shores of Southern Spain and Italy till they reached the Isles of Greece. The ports they visit, the peoples they meet and see, and always the constant battling with the elements sometimes furious and wild, sometimes mild and quiet, all these things go to make a story of which one never tires. F. W. Andres, ’24. A WORD ABOUT THE M N. A. S. The Massachusetts Normal Art School faces a broad and important future. It was established as a school for the training of art teachers. It must always exist for this purpose; in addition to this task it must squarely face its opportunity and duty in the training of artists and designers for the industrial needs of the state. Many of the students of former years turned to the commercial end of art and made good. The school has recognized its duty by the formation of classes in Commercial Design. Recent legislation permits the school to grant the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education, thus raising it to collegiate grade. The growth of the school has been so great that it was found fitting to purchase twenty acres of land in the Brighton District of Boston for a new building. The plans for tin ' s building are now being drafted and it promises to he one of the best in the country. This year marks the fiftieth anniver- sary of the school.