Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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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.

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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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20 SOM ERVI LIJC HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR. Somerville High has begun a year which, as far as athletics are concerned, bids fair to break all previous records. Conditions are this year extremely favorable. The Athletic Association has passed the experimental stage and is making itself more valuable every day. By the establishment of that body, athletics have been put upon a firm basis and finances are no longer a cause for anxiety. Another favorable condition is the en- thusiastic support we are receiving. The scholars realize that everybody in the school can contribute to the success of the teams by attending the games and cheering for the boys. Beside, faculty, school committee, citizens and graduates are doing all they can to en- courage athletics. This year we have on the teams a good many veterans. Cuddy, the Pipe brothers, Cushman, Pitts, Story, MacRae, Saunders and others can be depended upon to keep Somerville on top. Here’s wishing success to athletics The boys of the football team are making a great bid for the championship of the Senior League. They are put- ting in good, earnest work in practice and in games, and are being rewarded by a succession of victories. Keep it up! It is greatly to be hoped that the other interscholastic teams and the pub- lic as well will endorse the stand Somer- ville has taken in favor of clean, manly sport. To do so means the preservation of pure athletics. LEAGUE GAMES. SOMERVILLE 44. C. II. AND L. O. Oct. 14, Charles Itiver Park. Our football team gained admission to the Senior League by whitewashing Cambridge High and Latin, the tail- ender in last year’s senior race. School committee, faculty, pupils and friends all turned out. A close game was pre- dicted, but we found our opponents easy, for Cambridge succumbed to our team work. Cambridge took the wind; Somerville kicked off. After about nine minutes’ play R. Pipe made the first touchdown. No goal. Cambridge kicked off and, owing to fumbles, got to our 5-yd. line, but fumbled, Story picking up the ball and running the length of the field for a touchdown. Pipe kicked the goal. Line-bucking and end plays gave another touchdown in short order. Then C. Pipe in three plays carried the ball 80 yards, R. Pipe crossing the line on the next play. Jake and Boat Pipe each contributed a touchdown before time was called. The second half was much like the the first, save that at times Cambridge made quite a determined stand. We had the wind at our back and Pipe made some good punts. Cuddy at the open-