Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION 15 Exrluutgp Column ‘ Who shall dispute what the Review- ers say ? Their word’s sufficient , and to ask a reason In such a state as theirs is down right treason !” The Clarion continues to receive school papers from far and near, new friends and old, and welcomes them all to exchange with us. We hope that in the future they will continue to do so and we earnestly invite their criticisms and comment on our publication. A most Happy and Successful New Year to All! Ruth E. Hopkins, Exchange Editor. We are pleased to receive the follow- ing exchanges : The Tauntonian, Taunton High School, Mass. We like your paper very much as it is most complete in its news editorials and stories. How about some Class Notes? Lynn Classical Gazette L. C. H. S., Mass. Your Graduation Number was nothing short of wonderful. Your cover design, cuts, and cartoons speak for themselves — “good !” The Aegis , Beverly H. S., Mass. Your Literary Department shows promise and the other departments are not far behind. More “Near Jokes” would help. The Bulletin, Watertown H. S. An- other one of those weekly newspapers we admire so much. You certainly have a lively sporting editor. Ex- change again, please. The Spaulding Sentinel, Bane, Yt. Where, oh where are your Class Notes? Make use of the joke material you have at home. Your Alumni Notes, how- ever, are most complete and the won- derful dog on the cover has been ad- mired very much. The Raquet , Portland, Me. Your Lit- erary efforts are excellent — poetry not excepted — but why chop up your stor- ies and sprinkle them all through the ] aper. You might add to your Jokes and Grinds, though “Some Feist” de- serves commendation. The Dial , Brattleboro, Yt. Just one tine paper! Be proud of it! The Record, Mamaroneck, N. Y. We wish this paper every success. It cer- tainly has made a fine beginning. How- ever, don’t forget your Class Notes — or- iginal jokes and amusing incidents about school — for they “make a paper. The Bowdoin Orient, Brunswick, Me. We are interested to receive and read this college paper. The news items are very well written indeed. The Karur, Phillipsburg, N. J. A small paper — because you don’t make enough of your Literary Department. Enlarge it ! Your Humor is excellent, though. Cal] again. Packer Current Items, P. C. I., Brooklyn, N. Y. Your cuts and car- toons are very clever and many of your stories really unusual. The Colby Voice, New London, N. H. An interesting and instructive school publication, but why not more original work by the Students and less “information of interest” about the outside world? The Bulletin, Northeastern Univer- sity, Boston. A fine school — a fine paper! We hope to hear from you of- ten !

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14 THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION CROSS-COUNTRY The cross-country team came through again this fall at the interscliolastic meet winning first place over all the high and prep schools in New England. Ross Eldridge finished third in the race, eight yards behind the winner, while John Kelley was a short distance behind Eldridge, placing sixth in the race. The other Arlington runners finished in the following order: Clilf Merrill, James Kelley, Captain O ' Neill, Del Everett and Leonard Wood. The champions journeyed to Dart- mouth again this fall and beat the freshman team by a perfect score, hav- ing six runners in before the first Dart- mouth man. John Kelley, the winner, broke the record of the course by thirty seconds ' . James Kelley was under the record ten seconds, Jerry O ' Neill, seven seconds, and Leonard Wood three sec- onds, while Chan Hilliard and Del Ev- erett were only two seconds slower than the old record. The score was Arlington 15, Dartmouth Freshmen 46. Every man who ran at Dartmouth will be back to school next year so Captain-elect John Kelley should have no difficulty leading his team to an other championship. The Sophomores won the Alumni Cup race defeating the Juniors 24 to 34. The Seniors were not represented by a team in the race which was a handicap one. Joseph Forrest, a soph- omore, won by a scant margin over Cameron, another sophomore. Both boys had three minutes start over the scratch man, John Kelley, a Junior. The first five runners finished as fol- lows: — 1st, Forrest, Soph.; 2d, Cam- eron, Soph.; 3d, Meekins, Junior; 4th, Jim Kelley, Soph.; 5th, Jerry O’Neil, Junior. HOCKEY Arthur Chamberlain, who plays goal for the team, has been elected captain to replace Buckley, who has had to give up his position because of his injury. Besides Chamberlain, Hamm, Everett and Lombard are left from last year ' s team. Coach Coffey has had the boys out for practice since the first week in December, so when the ice comes they will be all ready to go. BASKETBALL The basketball team, having no weather to contend with, has started real practice. Keefe, Canty, Crosby, and Dale are the veterans from last year’s quintet, and there are a host of candidates so the hoop team should be on the way to another big season. FIELD HOCKEY The end of the field hockey season was an extremely disappointing one. There is no denying that we are cham- pions, but, allow me to be frank, only of the Southern Division of the Greater Boston League. After the fastest and most skilful game of the season, when Stoneham ' s hopes for the supremacy of this same league division were severely put asunder by our most creditable display of hockey, the Greater Boston Champion was yet to be found. Had this deciding and important game been played immediately after our Stoneham victory, our chances might have been better, but, for reasons, the combat with Melrose was delayed. Finally, on that tragic Monday, at Manchester Field in Winchester, we were seem- ingly and perhaps positively, over- whelmed by our old rivals from Mel- rose. The season was completed by an en- joyable evening at the home of Helen Lane, our captain. During the evening, Alice Walker was elected captain of next year’s team. Elizabeth (Billie) Smith. FOOTBALL NOTE John Can niff, center for three sea- sons, has been elected captain to lead next year’s team to another champion- ship. The Clarion is published during the school year by The Students of The Arlington High School Entered as Second-Class Matter November 9, 1917, at Boston (Arlington Branch), Mass., P. O., under the Act of March 3, 1879 Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103

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it; THE ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION Frederick P. Rosenbekger, Editor Here he is, girls! Fight for him! Our idea of the perfect hero of A. H. S. He would have: Harold Hamm ' s manly physique. Homer Davis’ shapely feet. Ellsworth Brown’s hands. Tom Taylor’s head (and mentality). Phil Peirce’s profile. Ross Eldridge’s complexion. Arthur Gaskill’s blushing cheeks. Joe Donnelly’s dimples. Dick Thomas’ brown ej’es. Paul Corcoran’s eyebrows. George Lawson’s eye lashes. John Buckley’s mouth. Griff Roberts’ smile. Joe Ennis’ curly locks. Fred Rosenberger’s sunny disposi- tion. Can’t Go to Ball Games Now Teacher (to boy sitting idly in school during writing lesson) : “Henry, why are you not writing?” Henry: “I ain’t got no pen.” Teacher: Where’s your grammar?” Henry: “She ' s dead.” Miss Wakefield : “Savage, when did Columbus discover America ?” Class (in unison) : “1492.” Miss W. — : “Well, how many of us here are Savage?” “Water, water, everywhere,” Sang Silas as he spun. “Caesar’s kind of tough,” said Brutus, Wish I had a gun.” “Alone, alone, all, all, alone,” Cried the merry milk men three, Wish T had some dough,” says Bas- sanio, “Guess I ' ll appeal to John I).” A pound of flesh, a pound of flesh!” The merchant of Venice cried, But ere Noah’s ark hove into sight, Sir Patrick Spens had died. Row ! Row ! Row your boat,” Said Paul Revere, said he, As Samuel Johnson loafed in bed And read Gray’s Elegy. — Charles T. Atwood, ’26. Free Lesson in Malang Jam Take plenty of tired working men and women at about half past five or six in the evening. Mix in a few cranky women, several men trying to live up to their reputation as football players by keeping in constant practice; add many bundles, boxes, and umbrellas; flavor with irregular car service and a long wait, and you have an excellent jam — at Harvard Square Station.