Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILL1C IIIGII SCHOOL RADIATOR. l7 LATIN NO'ITS. 1900 Abas te blanc chapeau! Several of our prominent scholars have discovered that a grunt is the saf- est way to pronounce a French word. Murphy (in French)—“I am asleep.” What made everybody laugh? How we miss the Juniors! The room is quite lonesome without them. Is the preserve that the girls left in the laboratory there yet? Juniors please notice. The class looks very dignified since the rest of us put on elongated trousers. It has been proposed that we make McLean professor of Spanish. Quieti Sabc? Bacon and McLean are taking special courses. The Seniors should set a good exam- ple to the other classes by keeping off the grass. They arc overworking the policemen. “That boy with the white hat” is be- coming ambiguous. Some other means of distinction must be used. There is a rumor that the football team intends, at the end of the season, to present all superfluous hair to the hospital for mattresses. We were all sorry to hear of Miss Clark’s accident. However, it gave Moore a chance to show his executive ability. The boys did remarkably well in the examinations last June at Harvard. There was not one failure in any study. That extra lock on the outer door makes the boys wonder if they are sus- pected of attempting to leave without notice. Snowman wishes to know if Vinal wears glasses forfar-sight, near-sight or foresight. If Bacon really wrote Shakespeare’s works, that fact would explain why many of the boys dislike Macbeth. Bacon was always “on the pig.” A former member of our class, Greene, has been playing quarterback on the English High eleven recently. Some of the boys say that they can always tell when Keniston is coming to school by the noise his golf pants make. Keniston contemplates suing them for libel. Manager Farnum of the polo team, proposes to charter Spy Pond and charge admission to the games. The Greeks, even when quarreling were very polite. For instance: Achil- les says to Agamemnon, “O most noble man, you dog-faced wretch !” and Aga- memnon replies, “O God-like Achilles, you are a thief.” It has been customary for .Senior Class editors to head this column with the ex- pression “Seniors at last ! ” This phrase is absolutely- necessary if only to im- press our importance on. the Freshmen. A new Greek letter society has been formed by the boys, the name of which is Theta Chi Alpha. They expect to hold an initiation soon. Goats or buck- ing broncos arc barred from participation in the exercises. 1901. Juniors ! Next year------? “Juno was a lady.” Define “weight.” Poor Pisistratus! lie had no ambi- tion except vice. A recent German translation : “ And he stabbed him dead.” A common question : “ Have you done that scanning ?” Miss Lewis (in history): “Were the men the only ones who ever ate in Sparta ? ” Where is that mirror Mr. Baxter promised our girls two years ago ? On account of his numerous misde-

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10 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR. 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 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. H. 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 exempt 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 1. 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 expel. 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 notice of the amendment shall have been posted on the bulletins four days before the meeting at which said amend- ment is considered. By-Laws. 1. This constitution and these by-laws shall be printed in the first number of every volume of the Radiator. 2. No member of the schools shall be allowed to play on the school team unless he is a member of this associa- tion and takes at least 12 periods of prepared work and is in good and regu- lar standing. 3. Only members of the football, polo and baseball teams who have played in a league game, and point win- ners in the New England Interscholas- tic Athletic Association shall be allowed to wear an “ S ” and this shall be at the option of and provided by the Executive 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.

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18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR. meanors, Elynn is at present the guest of the Freshmen. Mr. Murray shows very little hospi- tality to the Physics Division. Our class officers are: President, C. H. Brown; secretary, Miss Thomp- son ; treasurer, Miss Bennett; editor, Miss True. We were exceedingly disappointed at finding ourselves again confined to the third floor. “ Oh ! such fun I've had since I begun” The experiments. The desk cover was not originally designed as a protection for our inno- cent diversions. We are sorry to miss so many of our classmates this year. Let no more leave. 1902. Class officers were elected by force. If French had only voted for himself! Moses translates very freely. Bryant tries to swallow his Greek whole. Just ask O’Leary about Oliver Gold- smith's mother. Nichols has added a new case to the Latin language — the subjunctive. The first division has not a particu- larly enviable reputation,— especially in Latin. If we may judge by our morning singing, a good many voices are chang- ing. Heard in English II.: “Alfred had only been married six weeks when he began to fight.” Miss Paul does not dare to have French and Moses sit too near together. If we wish the Freshmen to sing with us, we must not discourage them in their first attempts. Some of the Spectator s jokes are very obscure, if we may judge by the way Division I. receives them. Cain is a budding poet; read his specimen below. McGartn thinks the English coffee- houses probably sold other things than coffee. Did Mr. Hawes mean it when he said it would demoralize any well-bred dog to be admitted to our company ? If I were still a Freshman And a pretty good debater, I'd go at once to the High School board. And strike for an elevator. —Cain. 1903. Let us petition the weather bureau for more Wednesdays like the 13th of September, even if it is an unlucky number. Servus miser non mu tum cibum habet, translated by Latin beginner: “Servus the miser has not much food.” Garland is a small fellow but it requires a whole settee to hold him. This playing in the room is rather babyish. Class pins are now in order, nothing but the best will be considered. Miss Merrill might do well to pur- chase a megaphone. I wonder who Miss Massey had on a string ? Tanglewood Tales are interesting when not tangled. Wright is wrong in calling his mother “ mamma” at this stage of his career. Judging from recent translations given in the class, Boni equi means “bony horses.” The first division prides itself on hav- ing an orator in its midst, who is ever ready to demonstrate his ability. Merrifield bids fair to become an acro- batic wonder. 11 is stair descending act is a hair raiser, well worth seeing, and would spread eagle with anything in Barnum’s. The class elections resulted as fol- lows : President, Webber; secretary, Miss Jones ; member of executive com- mittee of Radiator, Smith ; class edi- tor, Jennings. Although the Freshmen have now no representative on the football team, nevertheless there are several fellows in the class who will be heard from in the near future.