Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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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.

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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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ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION Faculty Column Tin faculty lias I m ■« ■ 1 1 having ' visitors of late! The editors. wishiny lu olilain different viewpoints and opinions from the teaching ' stall ' concerniny (lie re vival nf the ( ' i.akh in , have liccn ir reived cordially by all tin teachers. It seems noil to hear lilt name. (’lakiox, ayain. The ] »a ] x»r not onl yives i lie 1 1 n ] i i I s a chance lor self ex pression but it also is a means of creat iny a school spirit. I shall make every ell ' oi I to support the Junior I lass in working out their plains. .Miss Treat- I am highly in favor of the Clarion and hope it reaches the highest point of success. .M iss SiiKim. •’The ( ’la in on is worthy of revival and I feel sure that it w ill he superior to those of preceding years.” Mks. Moi fatt. ' ll seems too had to lone missed the ( lakiox even for a year and I highly approve of the revival. M ISS I » I F TKKWOUTH. livery high school needs and should have a school paper. I am very glad that the Clarion is to In revived, for I feel certain that there is school spirit and enthusiasm enough in Arlington I I iyh School to su]iport a good. live school paper.” Miss Harlow. A magazine written and published by tin pupils of the high school, with records of school activities, bits of fun about each other, and notes concern iny the welfare of graduates, is always an inspiration to other pupils, of in t crest to parents, and is appreciated by otln r schools. Let the yood work y on.” Mil Fowler. It is with yrcat satisfaction that the faculty greets the (’lakiox. The noteworthy fact is that the fulfills want the ( ' lakiox and have taken the initia- tive in reviviny this school paper, so dear to the hearts of the students and yiaduates of Arlinyton lliyli School. We are proud to know that this is a fin fill s ' project, not a I ateliers ' . After all. isn ' t it hi fill -urtiril that counts most in our school as w» ll as in nil schools. ' Yes, there should be teacher-art ivily, too. but it should oc- cupy the hackyround. Students, ex- tend this spirit of self-activity to all forms of school work. Then you may I rove for yourselves that teacher-activ- ity is far more helpful to you in the form of guidance and cooperation that it is in tin 1 form of a pushing appara- tus! .Miss Wakefield. I low yood to yet hack a real school paper, attractive in appearance as well as in content ! ft did seem too bad to have such excellent material presented in such an obscure manner. The Fny lisli and Art Departments are sure to feel the effects of a new interest and secret ambition aroused by lliis kind of paper. Miss Gray. I am pleased to see the revival of the (’lakiox. f think it is a splendid idea providing; the Hnylish teachers don’t have to do all the work. Tf the pupils take part the paper surely will he a success. Miss MriinoCK. Ti i be or not to be. that is the question ' — — I overheard, one day, f i oin a passing student, who, I found out. had been studying Hamlet.” In a way. then, I accounted for tin quo- tation.