Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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4 THE SOMERVILLE RADIATOR EDITORIALS With this issue the Radiator staff of 1906-’07 assume the task of producing for the High Schools the sixteenth volume of the Radiator. It is with much apprehension and some serious misgivings that we take up this responsibility, for do not the Somerville High Schools prize their Radiator highly? Do they not expect the staff whom they elect to produce a paper which shall rank as one of the best? Yes. this is expected, and no less will prove satisfactory. But as is well known, the staff, by itself, is helpless, and in order to accomplish what is expected, enthusiastic support must be given, and it is now our pleasure to believe that we shall receive it. The things we ask are few, but if granted, our most ardent ambition will be accomplished. We ask and hope for two things: the financial support of the student body, and the literary support of those who have the ability. We also ask those who read our paper to patronize our advertisers, so that the business men of Somerville and Boston may never have a reason for believing that to ad- vertise in the Radiator is a matter of charity. Remember always, dear schoolmates, that the Radiator is a paper published by you, and for you, and that its success means honor for your school, and if in either the Latin or English School there is any one so insensible to the thrills of scholastic patriotism as not to wish to secure honor for his future Alma Mater, he is indeed an unworthy mem- ber's ; : The aOfK-x .to the. Latin .School, which has just been completed, comcs .aV a, gtvat; relief to both the Latin and English Schools. The congestion which has been so noticeable and disagreeable in previous years has to some extent disappeared. The two schools are connected by means of a brick corridor, of attractive architecture, which runs from what was formerly the east door of the Eng- lish School to the west end of the annex. The rooms used by English School pupils occupy two floors and a half, giving ten additional rooms. A large hall on the upper floor of the Latin School is to be used by both schools as occasion makes necessary. The rooms are all equipped with tele- phone connection to the head master’s office, the latest means of ventilation, and also with electric clocks and bells governed bv a master clock in the office. The tinting of the walls in the English School is a marked improvement, giving to the rooms and corridors a certain airy appearance with- out darkening them. It is still necessary in the English School, how- ever. to use as classrooms the lecture hall, not originally intended for such a purpose, and we fear that the continuation of the present rate of increase will find the school at the end of two years as badly off as ever, unless further additions to the building arc erected. We arc. however, ready at the pres- ent moment to join in the refrain. Sirs, for this re- lief much thanks,” and to appreciate fully all our advantages. We arc indeed fortunate in being able to attend a school occupying a site of such historical signifi- cance and overlooking such a breadth of interesting and beautiful landscape. On one side Tufts Col- lege, on another Harvard, and on a third side may be seen the gilded dome of the Massachusetts State House and Bunker Hill Monument, while at our very feet lies the fortification thrown up by the Americans when they withdrew from Bunker Hill. Is there another school that can boast of being within sight of three institutions of such world-wide importance and of so much of historic interest? Word comes from Brockton to the effect that its new.high school was opened September 10, with an attendance of over eight hundred pupils. Mr.

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S $ 7 0Xd? «UMtKV 1LLL LATIN ENGLISH SCHOOLS Vol. XVI. Somerville, Massachusetts, October, 1906. No. 1 The Rauiatok is published by the Somerville Latin and English High Schools on the last Thursday of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can lie received after the 10th of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the Latin High School. In contributing, write on one side of the paper only and sign full name this is for reference only). Communications, according to their nature, should be addressed to the editor, business manager, or exchange editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, 75 Cents per Year Single Copies, JO Cents SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT EMtorial Staff ECdtorstnsCblcf WALTER H. MC INTOSH, E., '07 Ebitor ADA F. HALLETT. L.. '07 Business Abanaoer ARTHUR L. THAYER. E., ‘08 Ercbanflc Ebitor MARCARET A. SARGENT. L.. '07 assistant Business Aanager HOWARD GRAY. L.. '07 Sporting Ebitor JASPER A. LANE. E.. '07 Second assistant Business Abanafter FRED A. HOYT. L.. '09 alumni Ebitors CORA H. SARGENT, E.. '07 HAZEL WHITE. L.. '07 Staft artist HAROLD E. KEBBON. E.. '08 Class Editors Enfllfsb School CHARLES HILLIARD. '07 EDWIN A. SIBLEY. '08 WALTER PILCHER. '09 ANDREW HANDLEY. '10 {Treasurer GEORGE HOSMER Faculty) Xatin School HENRY G. DOYLE. '07 F. D. COOPER. '08 SPENCER L. SAWYER. '09 ARTHUR H. SANBORN. '10

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S37 STACK 03°) THE SOMERVILLE RADIATOR W hitcomb, who for the past eleven years has been the beloved head master of the Somerville English School, but now is at the head of 15 rock ton’s school, made a formal address at the opening exer- ciser. Brockton is to be congratulated, for the govern- ment of a high school could rest in no worthier or more efficient hands than those of Mr. Whitcomb. We greatly regret to announce the loss of Miss Ingram and Miss Small, both members of the Eng- lish School faculty. Miss Ingram resigned in favor of the Brookline High School, while Miss Small taker, charge of the English department in Brock- ton High School. K « We are pleased to learn that Mr. Southworth has once again resumed his duties at his office in the City Hall Annex. His illness was the cause of much anxietv to his many friends and, in fact, to all those who knew him. 9 ► r. Tiie football season has once again opened in all its glory, and again comes the question of school patriotism and fealty. Are the games to be at- tended by a small and unenthusiastic crowd, or are they to be witnessed by the majority of the student body, loyally cheering their fellow-schoolmates on to victory? We are optimistic enough to hope for the latter, although the spirit shown thus far is in no way encouraging. Cheer leaders were chosen •early, and everything within the management’s power has been done to arouse enthusiasm. Now, schoolmates, it rests with you. not to remedy the apathy shown in this one respect, but to strike at the root of the evil bv overwhelming the existing indifference toward all things connected with the schools, that need and deserve your support. Attend the games, and by fervent cheers en- hearten the players to strive their hardest to gain the honor for which they are battling. K Relentless Death has taken two more of our members to their eternal home. One, Miss Mil- dred I fall, was a member of the English School, •class of 1007, and the other was Miss McGarr, of the class of 1008. Miss Hall had for some time suffered with rheumatism, but nothing serious de- veloped until this summer, when she was stricken •with typhoid pneumonia, which resulted in her 5 death. Miss Margaret McGarr passed away on September 10, after a sickness of only five days. The sympathy of the entire school rests with the relatives and friends of the two young ladies in their sad bereavement, but “The path of sorrow, and that path alone Leads to the land where sorrow is unknown.” r k We take this opportunity to express our thanks to the faculties of both schools for their timely as- sistance to the new staff. Particularly are we in- debted to Miss Merrill and Miss Pratt, as their thoughtful advice and kind encouragement have served and will continue to serve, we trust, as our most dependable mainstay. r r »» ». The need of a school song has long been felt, and. considering the fact that there are so many rhymers within our own precincts, it seems useless to remain in need longer. It has been suggested that the bards” submit their bardic lays” for publication in the Rawatok, from whence compe- tent judges may select one or two as standard school songs. For the football song published in this issue we are indebted to Edmund A. Arnold, English. ’07. i; it it It It is the earnest wish of the staff that the Raima!ok shall serve as a medium for all matters connected with school life. Club notes are earn- estly solicited, and, in fact, anything which will be of interest to the readers will have a place found for it. As is well known, the editing of a class column is an arduous task unless the editor is as- sisted by notes from his classmates. Therefore we beseech you to aid in any way possible your class editor, as this department is one of the principal features of the paper. All material must be written on one side of the paper only. All material must be in on or before the tenth of each month. ------------♦■»•♦-♦----------- ■Resolution Whereas, by the divine will of our Heavenly Father, our classmate, Mildred G. Hall, has been taken from us; and Whereas, we, the class of 1907. have learned of her death with great sorrow, we hereby offer reso- lutions of sympathy with her parents, who mourn her loss. William T. Henderson. President.