Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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THE SOMERVILLE RADIATOR S3 The Dean Megaphone is good as far as it goes, but stories and cuts would make a great addi- tion. Christmas sentiment was well expressed on the covers of our exchanges, both in color and design. In direct contrast to this are the High School Oracle. Burlingame. Kansas, and the Academian, Evanston. 111., neither of which has much literary merit. Surely, the West can do better. For such a young paper the P. H. S. Argosy is doing extremely well. Keep it up, Argosy. Try to increase your exchanges if possible. As usual the Salem Advance proves to be one of our best standbys. It is a good, all-round paper with an exceptionally good exchange column. He talks like a book. liis admirers all say. What a pity he doesn't Shut up the same way. —Ex. Among others we received the Maine Oracle from Bangor. Oracle, why do you scatter your •exchanges throughout the paper instead of collect- ing them altogether in one column? Chacun Works sed Vater. Quisque laborat mais pater; Scdet ganzson diem. Pedes ante ignem. Fumant scire pipe dc terre. Mater prend in washing, Audi does soror Sue; Tout le monde but pater, Arbcitct hard chez-nous. —Ex. The most- satisfactory December issue which has come to our notice is the Spectator. Johnstown, Pa. It is compact: its paper, type, and spacing are good, and it has the virtue of being readable. We are always glad to hear from our neighbors. Among these is the Winchester Recorder, a very interesting magazine. The High School Bulletin is excellent except for the fact that it is greatly marred by putting its advertisements in with its editorials The Crimson and White from Gloucester is one of our best exchanges this year, and although its literary section is not over burdened it is bright and shows excellent school spirit. Maine Campus, where is your exchange column in the December 18 number? We miss that im- portant section. Although it has not many stories the H. S. Beacon is to be complimented in its cuts, both in quality as well as quantity. Sing a song of football. Pockets full of salve; Four and twenty legs all Punctured at the calf. Captain in the hospital. Fullback in the soup; Xwentv-seven faces Broken in the group, Sophomores and Freshmen Punched around the ring; When the war was over The boys began to sing! —Ex. TTau IDclta TTbcta The Tau Delta Theta Club, although not known to the world at large, has been holding regular meetings for some time. On New Year's eve it held a gentlemen’s night. The first part of the evening was passed in games and music. Among other things the poetical genius of those assembled was displayed. After refreshments all ensconced themselves before the fireplace and watched the old vear out. The company dispersed in the “wee sma’ hours.” TIbc 1R. X. C. The third meeting of the N. L. C. was held at the home of Miss Edith Babcock, 23 Chandler street. Thursday evening, December 12. During the evening a very interesting game was enjoyed bv all and refreshments served. The evening was given up mostly to the initiation of a new member, Miss Grace Bradford, who went through the many serious ordeals very bravely and is now a full- fledged member. After a very pleasant evening enjoyed by all, the club adjourned about 10.30;

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82 THE SOMERVILLE RADIATOR QaGaCIOU p AOE 11E long, entwining whiskers which meet your gaze at the head of this monthly dirge have been the occa- MJ!£ sion of considerable comment and ar- ' ■ -1 gument. ()ne gentle reader, observ- ing the wonderful loop-thc-loop ef- fect caused by an artistic breeze, asks if we can reallv look like that and live. Look at the feline monstrosity in our head piece and contemplate that far-off gaze of wondering as- tonishment. He also has whiskers, but they are not nice and long like Mr. Sage’s. If that frail lit- tle margin gives way it will precipitate a catastro- phe. for pussy will scatter all these type. Pretty soon she will reach out with her paws and play with grandpa’s whiskers. Will the Sage pause to consider? No, he will be angry, and kitty will lose her nine lives. We arc well acquainted with the artist who com- mitted this design. He borrowed two dollars from us a year ago, and when we dun him for it he savs that he would rather owe it to us than cheat us out of it. No. he is not an interior decorator even though he decorates the interior of the Radiator. Tie is a good fellow and can draw more than his breath. The best thing we ever saw him draw was his salary. The other morning we found on our thirty-dol- lar roll-top desk what was labeled “a poem” with a note requesting us to please give it an airing in our column. It is with much trepidation that we dare publish this poem, for it runs along like a horse with the spring halt. Notice: We arc not respon- sible for its effect upon our readers. ---o---- j£le w on a Mosquito Whither from the jungle wide. Like the surging, beating tide. Heartless, friendless, and forlorn. Can vou tell whv von were born' He «lid fiddle on a housetop. You do gambol on the trectop, He locked down with fiendish glee, While you descendcth like a flea. Stop this wild, fantastic revel, For I’ll tell you, on the level, We’ll not stand your shafts of venom, As in history did old Menem. You must find some other frolic. You’re the precursor of the colic. And with you I’ll now confide. We will skin you for vour hide. When the moon’s effulgent rays Make the nights look like the days. Keep from the light that shines in the sky, For that’s the time that vou shall die. A-Mcn. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. the Dear Mr. Sage: Could you tell me what is capital of the Jewish nation? Money. My dear Sagacious Friend: I have been reading my Greek history and was much interested to know that Demosthenes became an orator bv going to the seashore and filling his mouth with pebbles and then trying to make himself heard above the roaring billows. Would you advise me to do the same, for I also aspire to be an orator? A. F. E. If you try it take out your false teeth first. If you have sound teeth now you will be interviewing a dentist soon after you have done the pebble trick. Don’t be an orator, 1 e an auctioneer. There is more money in it. REFLECTIONS OF THE SAGE. When the nights grow warm and hot. You seek out the nice cool spot Where we go to get respite, But you are right there with your bite. Have you any sense of shame. Or have any cause to blame? If so. toll it like a hero, And not stab back like Emperor Nero. Tn the procession of life, don’t be in the shoe- maker’s division—the last. It is easier to borrow trouble than a dollar. Fools are foolish because they can't fool the fool- ish. while the wise are otherwise. We condole with the unfortunate gentleman who took paris green to kill the potato bug which he had swallowed.

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84 TIIK SOMERVILLE RADIATOR ’07 II. G. Doyle, Class Editor. Teacher: I was looking over some old Harvard exams last night.” W. M-----1: Help!” One of I Mi—p's fat recess): “If the man on the front of an ice wagon weighs two hundred pounds, what does the man on the back weigh?” “Give it tip.” “Whv, ice, of course!” (Prolonged laughter.) Does any one know where Miss Gr—sh—w keeps her patented winding key? Some of the members of our class can inform in- quirers how to express “time and time only.” Miss A------s teachers think she should know everything in the book, even if it isn’t there. We hope that the Freshmen can by this time dis- tinguish teachers from Seniors, and vice versa. M-----1 wants to know if there is any apparatus for keeping feet still. “And what was another characteristic of John- son?” He was very moony.” “Johnny, use the word ‘intrude’ in a sentence.” “I walked in-tru-dc parlor, and out again.” A fellow there was named Hill. A genius 'ccpt in one particular, Geometry he ne'er could do, till He'd first dropped a perpendicular. Some New Year’s resolutions:— L—m—t, to stop looking at the girls in music. Wh—n, to stop knocking the Radiator. Leg—ce, to be good ail day, and try to keep awake. W—t—r—n. to pay attention. W. M-----1, to be perfect, also to keep away from M—1)—1. Miss It—t. to stop making faces. II—11, to stop showing off. T—r, to write no more Latin poetry. “I’n habit vegetalc —“a boiled dinner.”—M—r. “'I'he next example is Whales.” Owing to an unfortunate mistake, many of the notes destined for this column were lost last month while at the printer’s.—| Ed.] We learn that K. P. is going to play Shvlock in “The Merchant of Venice.” Don’t spoil a good thing by dressing up, Kenny. K. P. H-----1 has advertised for a correspondent —object? French: “This law, is she observed?” ’08 F. I). Coope, Class Editor. How many resolutions have you broken so far? Sullivan asks what “incorruptible integrity” is. It is an ailment common to political candidates, but passes oft soon after election. A girl in this class says the subway is an awful bore. Quite right, but we all pay a nickel to ride in that same bore. What a Mark Allen is! This was thrown at us bv one of the Black Hand. See if he is. That’s ail. We are told that Noble made money on Trinity. He will spend it all on the swan boats next summer. A Senior proudly boasts that he has dressed himself for over five years. We’re only Juniors, but we have dressed ourselves since we were about four, and we arc not bragging about it. Miss S-----n has little fudge parties which are popular. Keep it up. Miss Pease’s morning caller was no other than Arthur L. Thayer, business manager of the Radiator. Ripley still takes a great interest in the Youth’s Companion. We wiil confirm a great and merited honor on J. Cohen by calling him a sport. Commins received a Teddy bear for Christmas. A member of the faculty asked Miss Hicks to put the “soft stop” on her conversation. Why ask the impossible, O learned one? ’00 Spencer L. Sawyer, Class Editor. Miss J-----s turned over a new leaf, but we are sorry to say that it blew back again. Teacher: What was the difference between Goldsmith's first and second visit to France?” Ben—t: Twenty years.” Colem—n is writing a new book, entitled “The Bills Will Not Ring Fifty-five This Morning.” Thayer has recovered from his recent illness and is back at school again. It doesn’t look as if Miss Treadwell would sit up nights taking in basket ball money. Mac is on the road to health and happiness. Tie informs the class that he is taking Father John’s. V a—s is evidently preparing for the stage, judg- ing by his daily monotone performances in Latin. [Continued on pajjo •s ]