Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR. Revised Constitution of the Somerville High Athletic Association. Article I.—Name. The name of this association shall be the Somerville High Athletic Association. Article II.—Object. The object of this association shall be to encourage manly sports and to promote a close re- lationship between the athletic teams and the schools. Article III.—Membership. i. All pupils and teachers of the Somerville High Schools shall be eligible to active membership in this association. 2. Graduates, past members and friends of the schools shall be eligible to honorary membership in this asso- ciation. 4. Persons as enumerated in Sections 1 and 2 of this article shall be eligible to life membership in this association. 5. Honorary and life members can- not hold office or vote at meetings, ex- cept as stated in Article III, Section 1, and Article VI, Section 2 of this consti- tution. Article IV.—Meetings. 1. The an- nual meeting of this association for the election of officers (with the exception of the football manager and assistant manager) and reports of officers shall be held on the third Wednesday of Sept- ember. The football manager shall be elected on the second Wednesday of January. 2. Special meetings shall be held at the call of the President, Executive Committee, or upon the written request of ten members. Article V.—Quorum. A quorum shall consist of twenty-one active mem- bers. Article VI.—Officers. 1. The officers of this association shall be a President Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer (a teacher), a manager and assistant manager of each athletic team, and an Executive Committee. 2. The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Managers of the various teams and the captain in -season of the football, polo, track and baseball teams (a teacher and a graduate repre- senting each school). Article VII.—Duties of Officers. 1. The President shall preside at all meet- ings of the association and Executive Committee. He shall appoint all sub- committees not otherwise provided for, and call meetings of the association and Executive Committee whenever so re- quested or when in his judgment he may deem it necessary. 2. The Vice-President shall, during the absence of the President, perform all the duties of the President as specified in Section r. 3. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of every meeting of the Asso- ciation and Executive Committee. He shall conduct all correspondence, except as may be in the hands of the managers, and shall have charge of and be respon- sible for all the books and papers of the Association, except those belonging to the Treasurer and his assistants. 4. The Treasurer shall have charge of all money belonging to the Associa- tion, shall pay all bills and shall submit a written report of his transactions at the annual meeting of the Association, or whenever called upon to do so by the President or the Executive Committee. 5. It shall be the duty of the Man- agers and the Assistant Managers to collect all moneys and with the approval of the Executive Committee to pur- chase all supplies and prepare a schedule of games. By virtue of their office they shall be Assistant Treasurers. 6. All schedules of games, awards of contracts and expenditures of money shall be submitted to the Executive Committee for ratification. They shall also have general supervision of all other matters relating to the Associa- tion, not otherwise provided for in the constitution, and shall have power to remove captains and managers by a three-fourths vote. 7. The Executive Committee shall hold at least one meeting each month during the school year. 8. The Executive Committee shall hold a special meeting at the request of three of its members. 9. A quorum of the Executive Com- mittee shall consist of five voting mem- bers, one of whom shall be a teacher. Article VIII. Elections. 1. The

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR. 17 Latin High Gleanings. Mr. Baxter gave us a holiday on Fri- day, Oct. 28. Let us extend our hearty thanks to him. The Latin High wishes to thank Fitts, Gooding and Harmer for their attrac- tive posters advertising the games. We have a new gong, so there is no reason why we should be late from re- cess. That ought to please Muldoon. No more football songs can be sung during singing hour until we learn the words. What a disappointment to the boys! Some young ladies of the Junior class are following the custom of last year by giving weekly lunches in the laboratory every Friday after school. The Latin High girls turn out in goodly numbers at the foootball games. They all ought to come. After coming once ii is safe to say they wouldn’t miss a single game. Can’t we have more interest taken in the ’99 class meetings ? Sometimes not more than a third of the class attend them. We surely ought to be able to get more than half the class together without much trouble. The remarks given by Mr. Baxter on La Fayette Day were very much en- joyed, as will be remembered. Mr. Chas. Reach, '99, favored 11s with a vio- lin solo and Miss Minnie Kimpton, also of ’99, sang the Marseillaise in French, the school joining in on the chorus. S. E. H. S. Gleanings. Of the many branches of study in the school, one of the most enjoyable is Ge- ology. The class has taken numerous trips abroad and combined pleasure and profit with great success. Richard Wiley, one of our athletic young men who was with the 8th Regi- ment, Co. M., during the late war, re- cently paid the school a visit and passed a pleasant time with his friends. He returns from the campaign in rugged health and well able to take up any studies his wishes may dictate. It is pleasing to know that the system of instruction in our schools is so good that Miss Jennie S. Wood, who took a post graduate course last year, is now teaching at the high school in Pecaton- ica, 111. Fourth Elocution A has nearly fin- ished its part of the rhetorical work in the lecture hall. The class has done ex- ceedingly good work and amply repaid Miss Nichols for her efforts and lor the time taken in preparation. The English School unites with the Latin in earnestly wishing our boys suc- cess Thanksgiving morning. May they close a successful season with a glorious and decisive victory. They are to meet opponents worthy of their best efforts. Resolutions. Whereas, By death, our dear com- panion, Blanche Harmon, has been be- reaved of her beloved father ; and Whereas, The members of the S. and II. Club, have learned with great sorrow of her affliction, be it therefore Resolved, That they hereby tender their heartfelt sympathies to her in her trouble; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be sent to Miss Harmon, and printed in the Hioh School Ra- diator. Per committee, E. C. Wheeler. E. W. Carter. II. K. Thomas. Somerville, Mass., Nov. 9, 1898. R. Pipe appears to be an able suc- cessor to “Metoxcn” Stone in respect to making goals from the field. It looks now as if it would be neces- sary to publish a championship number next month. If the eleven keeps up in its good work we are sure to land on top.

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR. «9 President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, graduate members of the Executive Committee and the Managers and Assistant Managers of the baseball, track and polo teams shall be elected by ballot at the annual September meeting from signed nominations posted at least four days previous to the meeting. The Manager and Assistant Manager of the football team shall be elected by ballot at the January meeting from signed nominations, similarly posted. The faculty members shall be chosen at the annual meeting by a committee of six, consisting of two seniors and one junior from each school. 2. Captains shall be elected by bal- lot within one week of the last game of the season by their respective teams. 3 The elections of Captains shall be confirmed by the Executive Com- mittee. 4. All vacancies occurring among the officers of the S. I I. A. A. except Captains shall be filled by the Execu- tive Committee. Article IX. Fees. 1. The member- ship dues of this Association shall be twenty-five cents, payable on or before the first of September. 2. The dues for honorary members shall be the same as for active members. Life members shall pay an admission fee of five dollars ($5 00) and shall be ex- empt from all dues thereafter. 3. Any member failing to pay his dues shall cease to be a member of the organization. Article X. Resignations. All resig- nations shall be made in writing to the secretary of the Executive Committee and shall be acted upon at the next meeting. Article XI. Suspension and Expul- sion. I. This association shall have power to punish any member by suspen- sion or expulsion for any failure to com- ply with the articles of this constitution or by-laws, or for any conduct that shall bring discredit upon the Association. 2. The vote for suspension or expul- sion shall be by ballot. A two-thirds vote of the members present at a meet- ing shall be necessary to suspend or ex- pel. Article XII. Reinstatement. Mem- bers after expulsion may be reinstated by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a meeting. Article XIII. Amendments. This constitution may be amended by a two- thirds vote of the members of the Asso- ciation present and voting, provided no- tice of the amendment shall have been posted on the bulletins four days before the meeting at which said amendment is considered. By-Laws. 1. This constitution and these by-laws shall be printed in the first number of every volume of the Radia- tor. 2. No member of the schools shall be allowed to play on any school team un- less he is a member of this Association and takes at least twelve periods of pre- pared work and is in good and regular standing. 3. Only members of the foot-ball, polo and base-ball teams who have played in a 'league game, and point win- ners in the New England Interscholas- tic Athletic Association, shall be al- lowed to wear an “S” and this shall be at the option of and provided by the Ex- ecutive Committee. 4. Each manager shall have the right of voting on matters brought before the Executive Committee which pertains to his particular team only. 5. Only members who have played in a league game shall be allowed to vote for captain. 6. No manager of a team shall be a player on the same team. Thanks to the courtesy of Mr. Benj. K. Freeman we offer our readers a cut of the old Concord Bridge as a frontis- piece. It was here that “the embat- tled larmers stood, and fir’d the shot heard round the world.” Mr. Free- man’s kindnesses of previous years are well known, and for these and the pres- ent favor, the Radiator offers sincere thanks. Our two representatives in Uncle Sam's army are home on furlough— McLean on 60 days and Wiley on 30. We hope to welcome both of them back to school at no very distant date.