Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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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.

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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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SOMERVILLK HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR. 19 ENGLISH NOTES. 1900 Following the example of our prede- cessors, we say, “Seniors at last.” We are sorry to lose such eminent teachers from the faculty as Mr. Akers and Mr. Getchell, but we, the Senior Class, welcome their successors and the other new teachers. Mr. Whitcomb has said that the Sen- iors should have the choice of seats in the Lecture Hall during Music, but somehow we have failed to discover the “choice seats.” Eight of the Senior young ladies of the S. E. H. S met at the home of Miss Harriet H. Nickerson, Wednesday evening, September 13, for the purpose of organizing a club known as Toujottrs Amis Fidelis. “ Let no man enter on pain of death.” At the annual election of the class officers, September 12, Herbert M. Hale was elected president; Effie W. Carter, vice president ; Leslie R. Grant, secre- tary ; and Ruth Tufts, treasurer. All hail—Hale, the new class president Have you heard Clark’s phonograph? We are sorry that Mr. Hadley was de prived of the assistance of what he thought was a “new tenor boy.” Teacher in History—“Who was Thomas Paine ?” Doyle—“Candidate for Governor.” Teacher—“Who was General Lin- coln ? ” Student—“Abraham.” “What friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with ‘boots' of steel.' —Miss L. “Ain’t it awfully cold ? I almost froze to death.”—Heard in the Senior Class. We learn in physiology that after much study the shape ot the head is changed. Haven’t you noticed how the boys’ heads have swelled since they were Freshmen? Is it study, or foot- ball? Mr. R. (in history)—“How is the President elected?” Zink (innocently)—“By votes ’ By the drama and dance of our Junior Year we gained a name, a great deal of fun, and just $13.28 in our treasury. When shall we have another? Heard in History—“Who is the secre- tary of the Navy?” Answer—“Alger.” Lombard—“The President has the power to veto a bill sent from Congress.” Instructor—“Hill, what other powers has the President?” 11 ill—“He has the power to reject a bill.” As the inscription on the bottle for caustic soda appears through the mists in the laboratory—A. O. H. Miss D—“One of the first ten amend- ments was that one could not be fined or put in prison more than once.” Instructor—“Is that so? In some cities the third offense sends them down to the Island.” “How do you pronounce D-r-e-y-f-u-s?” Bright Student—“Innocent.” Found—On Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1899, in Kimball’s pocket, a glass belonging to the lunch counter. Poor Lamb! How pale he got at his first explosion in chemistry. Heard in French—“The roast goose, stuffed with prunes and apples, was smoking delicious perfumes.” The reason that not more than two can promenade the corridor together is “three is a crowd.” Tempus fugit so quickly that a fifth of our Senior Year is already gone. A fitting quotation for certain mem- bers of Room 21 : “So we grew together. Like to a double cherry, seeming parted— But yet a union in partition— Two lovely berries moulded on one stem.” The busts of Milton and Shakespeare must have looked in amazement on the wild excitement which reigned at the first class meeting.