Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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THE SOMERVILLE RADIATOR 85 '07 Charles Hilliard. Class Editor. As the New Year is ushered in. we find a grow- ing fondness in our hearts for our school and our friends. Don’t forget, boys, to pay your due respects to our treasurer. Miss Washburn. THAT’S THE REASON WHY. There’s a reason for everything that makes our world go. There’s a reason for Campbell's Soup rhymes, There’s a special reason for Snow. Rut the reason our Bishop frequents the first hall I don’t.—let me see—why. T don’t see any real reason at all! Wh—ney reports that there is need of an assist- ant to help the treasurer carry the money. We wonder if he is interested. This hard problem in physics was given Division A: What would happen to Snow under a black- woollen blanket???” Some one said: “Why, he would be out of sight.” Bab-----1. our renowned scientist, has discovered a way of moving the earth, if it happens to be in his way. Geology has been voted the stony path to wis- dom. More perplexing problems of the Tech boys: How much hot air would it take to displace a Winn-mill? We were sorry to see one of our classmates go- ing around with a placard announcing lie belonged to that class called the “lemons ’ A good suggestion from l’ratt for obtaining class notes: When you wish any literarv matter, just put down a line and hook it in. Just like fishing; easy. We have with us at present the all-star come- dians. Loft—s and R—ch. Now is the time to dust off our books and get to work in real earnest. Received by wireless from the Future Central Bureau of Information. Call Main 16921-9:— 1923—A. Free—an has bought a farm in Maine, and is now the head storekeeper, postmaster, and has three automobiles, and controls all the farming machinery electrically driven from his office. January 13. 1923—F. Ar—Id played “Hamlet to-night before a large, but unappreciative, audi- ence. and in the course of the performance received many gifts not confined to flowers alone. He re- marked : I am still washing the egg stains from my clothes. Oh! that it should come to this!’’ (doubtlessly referring to himself). W—rd says he now understands what that com- mon expression, “on the rocks. means. Lost somewhere!!! Reward offered! F—llan has lost his cash envelope containing §350 in bills. Re—rs—n. our railroad information bureau: “Any one wishing to know the time of trains leav- ing for Providence, apply at Room 21.” Another mystery!!! Where is Stealthy Steve??? Algebra 4 should be careful about taking chances, because that develops into gambling We just wonder why so many of the Senior boys are attracted towards Room 28. Arn---------d, espe- cially. 'Hie following constitute the photograph com- mittee: Miss Anna Smith. Miss Washburn. Miss Beaudet. Messrs. McNeil, McIntosh, Merrill, and Henderson, chairman. ’OS Edwin A. Sibley, Class Editor. We have lost two of our classmates. Worth and Christie. The former is going to move to Buena Vista. Col., and the latter cannot be with us be- cause of ill-health. Heard in French: “He never liked his horse, who ambled along slowly.” Good work, Scrib. Start the new year with good resolutions, and stick to them. A Freshman girl says: “Ly—n is the boy with the auburn hair.” The school week after the Christmas vacation an observant person could not help noticing the neck- ties. especially the red. lavender, and green. Professor Glidden. LL.D., I). D., C. O. D.. etc., will continue his chalk talks in his study room. Who said our class president looked like “Sunny Jim”? ’09 Walter II. Pilcher. Class Editor. Li—t - ef—d (in elocution): “The major thought is the kind of a night it was.” B—nf—1 (upon receiving his report card) : “It was a shame to waste the red ink.”

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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 ]

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86 THE SOMERVILLE RADIATOR Miss II—dy’s favorite quotation, from “The Merchant of Venice : “He that chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath. Some of our classmates’ nicknames:— S—sic Mosquito. II—n—1—y: Oats. I ’—a—e: fttd-skow. H—r—i—g: Honkus. p...r. cr: Mallet. (h—p—an: Fat. V—it—an : Cotton-top. M—r—c: Moose. We notice that Hurt recently had his hair cut. He v ill soon be using the curling iron again. A happy and prosperous New Year to all. Hill An—rews says he doesn’t see how “Mozart in the lecture hall can sit so near D—o—s and not get into trouble. Have you heard Miss L—tch recite? If not. ac- cept the first opportunity. The editor herewith makes an urgent appeal for more notes from his classmates. Will some one please give J—n—s an alarm clock, and perhaps his tardy marks may improve. Miss II—r—n spent.a vacation in Providence recently: nothing serious, we hope. Ch—p—n is giving instructions in electricity in Room 18 every recess. Come early and avoid the rush. ’10 Andrew F. Handley, Class Editor. B—rl—w wishes to impress upon the minds of his classmates that he is now in business, and there- fore must not be disturbed. H—11 was seen riding on the rear end of a car talking to the motorman. Ho—d—n’s new word: “Attributing.” Sav—gc is spending most of his recess time scraping ink off the floor in 21 X. We hope there will be no occasion for any one else doing this laborious work. Miss Cr—sbv wants to know the name of the bust in the further end of the Annex corridor. She thinks it is Longfellow. Ambitions of some of our classmates:— Ho—scs. to learn German. Sa—ge, to be civilized. Munday. to be some other day. Sc—it, to be a sport. F—st—r, to be an eloquent speaker. Sk—11—ng, to be a giant. Cousins says he can play a piano with his feet. Believe it? Our president is getting very industrious. We hope others will do the same. The graduates of the Hodgkins School held a reunion on January 0 in the hall of that building. Ail enjoyed the evening. Xatin motes (Continued from page SI.) MO Arthur 11. Sanborn, Class Editor. The Freshman class is well represented at the Shakespeare plays. Soon they should be able to give one themselves. It has been found that Miss Mag-------n carries dangerous weapons with her. She has already tried them on M------by and M------ 1. St----le has been talking so much about the wild and woolly West that it would not be a sur- prise to have him appear at school some day with a cap-pistol and a jackknife. Gr----d’s mind has been severely taxed in his debate, but it does not look as though he would bo likely to collapse just yet. Miss Le----d went to New York lately to dis- play to her relatives her newly-learned Latin. K-----n and McK--------n are trying for the Globe’s school contest. Mr. Murray says to use headnotes instead of footnotes. R-----ss is putting into practice the new spelling reform. An example—Spata (Sparta). Miss P-----1 ought to buy a hammer and some nails and take a drive from Cambridge instead of walking. Gr----ns has become class pugilist. Have you noticed his eye? We are informed that although Miss 'I'-------lor keeps the stockyards, Sh-----p makes all the noise for the livestock; Some of the Freshmen seem to be practicing for the baseball team. X-----le recently declared that he was bashful. Appearances are very deceitful. Gr----d lias made a number of New Year’s reso- lutions, but we cannot see that he is keeping them. Miss T-----lot’s “gold pieces” arc not nearly so valuable as they may look. I)----son is in the same danger that Gr------n was in a short time ago. Wc extend our sympathy to Miss Adams, who left school on account of the sudden death of her father. Room 32 has a very clever electrician in Mc- K-----n. Wc understand that K------’s ear is made for a pencil rack. The little things are those that count in life (the Freshmen). Miss G-----n seems to like to attract attention in the algebra class. Question: And what is so rare as a dav in June?” Answer: “Class pins.”