Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION 5 “ETERNITY” Thou art fathomless, thou bottomless abyss, Thou art as limitless as the sands upon the sea shore. No one who has ever entered thy portals has ever returned. Thy great iron gates hath opened and swallowed him up, Thy great iron doors hath then closed in upon him forever. Thou art as silent as a tomb Yet thou dost put fear in the hearts of all those who think of thee. Thou dost silence those who would laugh For thou art Eternity. Margaret Donahue. Arlington is getting ambitious! One of our seniors is corresponding in Latin with a student in Kansas. The first let- ter proved quite interesting so we are passing it along. Ilium, Kansas. Martii Undiviginti, MCMXXV Care Amice Meus magister mihi tuas litteras dedit et posse scribere tibi exsultabar. In nostro ordine sunt septem, quattor puellae, duo pueri, et Miss Grantham. Sumus etim — nunc in libro tertio. Nos puellae sumus anxietates evolvere fabu- lam de amore Didonis et Aeneas, sed pueri volunt evolvere Aeneae descensum in Inferum. Recepimus literas decern per actis classicis, quarum tuae sunt nonae. Evulgatisne instrumentum Latinum ? Valimus facere sic. Etiam habemus col- legium Latinum et orchestram Vergiliam. Literae in Latina, quamquam difficiles, sunt placentis, ita maneo tuum responsum ardente mente. Vale ! M. vrjory G. Doughty. BEING A SENIOR Never have I felt so important, so in- dispensable, in all my life. I am not con- ceited, but neither am I blind. I see my superiority, for I am a Senior. A Senior is to the other classes as a mother is to a baby. The Sophs especial- ly need cuddling and coaxing but, for that matter, the Juniors can’t be trusted to take care of themselves. So you see our responsibility. However, we are equal to the task ; no firmer shoulders can be found to bear tbe burden of the underclass- mates’ inexperience. We have reached a high pitch of perfection, as our conduct shows. You never see a Senior out of line or whispering after the bell rings. Such instances as these show our perfect training and prove our ability to raise the other classes. We Seniors always cooperate with the faculty. A cold stare from us answers the Sophs’ efforts to communicate, or a reprimand shows the Junior the error in his gum chewing habit. Thus the Senior body as a whole is a Law and Order com- mittee in itself. In our speeches in the assemblies we earnestly endeavor to reform our wards, for we believe that they are degenerating. Never before has such a gum chewing epidemic broken out in this school, and as you know that we do not chew, you can infer who the culprits are. It is to our heart breaking grief that our honor is smirched by association with such neg- ligent pupils. However, nothing can swerve us from the course of our duty. Our determination to bring up our mis- guided friends grows firmer each day. We still have half a year and with a will like ours miracles can be accomplished. 1925 . Remember Our Advertisers

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THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION 4 OUR LUNCH ROOM The Social Welfare Committee has re- cently written to several schools request- ing information concerning their lunch rooms. 1 happened to see one of the replies and I was very much impressed with the size and completeness of the lunch rooms of these schools, which were smaller than ours. There are several im- provements which, 1 believe, could be made in our lunch room and I will say a few words regarding them. What impressed me most was the large variety of things that they offered to eat, for example : apple pie, coffee, various kinds of cake, fruit, and soup, besides many other things which we never see. ft seems to me that in a high school the size of ours we might have a greater vari- ety of food. Another improvement which I think would make things more agreeable would be to serve lunch after school until pus- siblv two o’clock. This would make it unnecessary to go home, and yet would assure those who remain for afternoon sessions something to eat. A few chairs placed in the lunch room would also add somewhat to the pleasure of eating. As it is now a person having a dish of ice cream in one hand, and a bowl of soup in the other, finds himself in a very embarrassing position. If a little more attention was given to what the student wants to eat, and less to the bread and milk diet, the lunch room would certainly be of greater value to the school. I also believe selling food after school hours would he a great help. These two suggestions I feel would, if carried out, make things more pleasant for every-l one. I hope this recommendation may inspire others to give their opinions as to how we can improve the lunch room. G. Bourne, ’25. Thy Ik Vet lli Fo PUBLIC SPEAKING Our school numbers among its many j advantages a class in Public Speaking. This course of study has been the cause ! of much critical comment by the Juniors and Sophomores, and many hours of worry for the unlucky Seniors, but every- thing good has its critical points. For all their worry and anxiety the Seniors realize now, and will realize much better in the future, what this branch of study means to them. The student taking Public Speaking is fortunate in many ways. He gains con- fidence, fluency, and the ability to say what he has to say and then stop. I am sure that for all the joking that has been cast upon Public Speaking the school appreciates this course. — A Senior. Some have said “Life is a Comedy” Ithers have said “Life is a Tragedy” But I say “Life is a composition of humor and pathos, so blended, that sep- arated they are false definitions of that much defined word, “Life.” Margaret Donahue.

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THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION BUILDING MODEL SAIL BOATS A model sail boat regatta is to be held at the Arlington Heights Reservoir on Wednesday, May 27. Invitations have been issued to pupils of the Arlington High School, Newton Country Day School, River’s School, and the High Schools of Newton, Belmont, Lexington, and Reading, to enter thei: model yachts. The models must be built by the pupils entering them. There is no limit to the size of the model. The rigging is left entirely to the discretion of the entrant, except that a pennant of the school colors, not less than two inches long, must be flying from the top of the mast. It is hoped that the Arlington High School will have a goodly representation at this regatta. A cup is to be presented to the winner by the Marblehead Model Yacht Co., of Marblehead, Mass. To the boy constructing a model yacht, it is well for him to know that the funda- mental laws of naval architecture and marine construction which govern the design of ocean going liners and yachts, may be applied to the small craft and for this reason, a scale drawing of some famous racing boat is very desirable for a boy wishing his model to attain maxi- mum speed. The fittings, such as spars, rudder, till- er, travellers, keel fin, etc., should be just as light and simple as possible, and at the same time, be strong enough to stand the strain of their work. It is very important in model con- struction to find the point of lateral re- sistance on the hull, and see to it that the mast is placed in such a position that the center of effort in the sail is in its cor- rect position. The center of effort i | usually just a little aft of the point o | lateral resistance. This allows the boat to head up inti the wind without too much rudder. Us ing too much rudder, of course, wouk j cause a drag and tend to lessen the speec.i c of the boat. It is the tendency of a great many | model builders to use too much sail, am keel. The hull and keel should be kepi just as light as possible. The nearer ai upright position the boat keeps, the fastei i she will cut through the water and witl too much sail, an upright position is im- possible. Arlington H igh should have a goof representation at this regatta, and may the Red and Gray be among the win- ! ners, but if victory fails to smile on us.j let’s take our defeat like gentlemen. SCHOOL Books, lunch tickets, slickers, office, green grass, dancing in the gym, themes, ■ hot dogs, report cards, electric lights, his- tory, marshalls, syntax tests, shy glances,;! after school in room 14, flag salute, visit- ors, five-minute bell, dramatic club, ; dumb-bells, blots, colds, school song, pu-l nils, gum, tardy slips, straight hair, Caesar, hockey, mid-years, smiles, athletic association, chocolate bars, car tickets, j| recess, class notes, law and order commit- 1 tee, flat flunks, orchestra, cramming, fire ! drills, pencils, snow, principal, baseball,! frowns, seldom “no-school” bell, bobbed heads, ink, bulletins, good recitations, ,1 jumping clock-hands, newspapers, quiet! study rooms, electric cars, lunches, teach- 1 ers, rulers, football, rain, assemblies, I pens, basketball, schoolhouse, notebooks, I vacations. Elizabeth Smith.