Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 21 Pauline Merrill. Exchange Editor. To the exchanges: Owing to the small number of extra June Raiuatohs printed, there are none to send to the different exchanges. The October Raihatok. however, the first fall number, will be sent, as formerly. Please address exchanges to Miss Pauline Mer- rill. Exchange Editor. English High School. Som- erville. Mass., for convenience. The Searchlight. Walpole. Mass., offers a very good suggestion of publishing letters written by alumni for the school paper. “Speak to me. she said. Xo answer. Speak to me. this time in softer tones. Still no answer. Then, caressing his curly head, she said. Please, dearie. and lie answered. How-wow!”—Ex. Teacher: Give feminine of duck. Ercshman: Duke.” The current events column in the Spectator, Johnstown, Pa., is a great addition. A Ereshie .girl describing her ideal: He had curly teeth and large, even hair ’—Ex. The Dean Megaphone has a splendid June number. Why not enlarge the print, however? A most charming little poem is I Love Thee, by Iku Sagusa. A neat little paper conics to us font the Powder Point School, Duxbury, Mass. The article, Fostering School Spirit. is thoughtfully written. STUDENT’S CREED. I will blot out of my life the failures that come from wasted hours, and write into it the successes that come from time well spent. 1 will keep life’s page clean, and fill it with the record of knowledge gained. I will fix my eyes on the goal of my ambition, and hold my hand to its task. 1 will work hard, hope high, and live up to the best that is in me, then 1 can write at the end, Well done! —Ex. School Teacher: Who can make a sentence using the word ‘indisposition’?” Tough Pupil (assuming a pugilistic pose): When youse wants to tight youse stand in dis position —Ex. I'lie Vox Studentis, from the Union City High School. Tennessee, has an especially good cover design. I'lie following exchanges have been received: Crimson and Gray. Waitsburg, Wash.: Vox Stu- dentis. Union City. Tcnn.: Dean Megaphone, Franklin, Mass.: Tufts Weekly. Tufts College, Medford, Mass.; Powder Horn. Powder Point School. Duxbury. Mass.; Searchlight. Walpole, Mass.; Spectator. Johnstown. Pa.; and the High School Herald, Westfield, Mass. v safi. Qj p.

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20 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The death of Stanley Y. Roberts. Latin. 02, who was drowned August 30 last while attempting to save the life of a friend, was a great shock to a large circle of friends and admirers. Mr. Roberts was graduated from Harvard in 1000. and since then had been studying for the ministry at l.’nion Theological Seminary, where he gave promise of a brilliant future. Albert Dickinson, Latin. ' 03, and Leslie Cum- mings. Latin. '04. have been making themselves useful during the summer as supervisors of the Lincoln Park Playground, where they had gen- eral charge of the kids’ and coached them in their athletic contests. BiH Hooper. Latin. 05. received his degree of B. S. from Tufts last June, and within two hours was on his way to Mexico City, where he is in the employ of the Mexican Light. Heat, and Power Company. Ivan (i. Smith. Latin. 05. Harvard. 00, presi- dent of the Harvard-Somerville Latin Club for 1008-'00. has accepted the principalship of Essex High School for the ensuing year. Walter I . Burt. Latin. 05. Boston University, 00. is principal of the high school in Barre. Mass. Myrtle Lunt. Latin. 05. Tufts, 00. is teaching at Hardwick, Yt. Irving F. Carpenter, Latin. ’00, Harvard. 00. was married in July to Miss Beatrice E. Kinne, of Waterford. Yt. Mr. Carpenter entered Harvard Law School this fall. Ruth M. Smith and Katherine L. Bradbury, both of the class of 1008, Latin School, are Sophomores at Smith College. Marion h. Mead. Latin. '00. is a member of the Freshman class at Wellesley. The engagement of Dorothy I). Fales, Latin, '00, to Harold F. Lesley is announced. Agnes Clifford. English. 05. is employed by the Alliss-Chalmers Company. Boston. Lillian Larsen. English. '07. is a stenographer with the A. M. Woods Company. The engagement is announced of Mabel Trask, English. 07. to Albert L. Banks. Latin. 01. Alice Soderquist, English. 07. is now residing in Buffalo. X. Y. Bessie Cobb. English. 08. is an assistant in the West Somerville Branch Library. Guy E. Brown. English. '08. is a Sophomore at the Tufts Dental School. Arthur M. Armitage. English. 08. is show- room manager of the Larkin Company, Cam- bridge. Harland H. Collins. English. 08. is now em- ployed by the Cassella Color Companv, Boston. Miss Beatrice Brownville. English. 00. is with the Royal Arcanum, Boston. Florence Briggs. English. '00. is employed by the John Hancock Insurance Company, Boston. Winnifred Bent. English, 00, is a Freshman at Emerson College. Dora and Jennie Pederson. Elsie McDonald, and Bessie Fisher, English, '09, are attending the Salem Normal School. Edna Teele. English, '00, is at the Moody School. Xorthfield. Cyrus Russell. English. 00. Tufts, T3. is a mem- ber of the A arsitv football team and of the Alpha I'au Omega Fraternity. Ethel Harradon, English. 09, is assistant editor of the United States Investor, with F. P. Bennett Co.. Boston. Ethel Bird. English. 00. is stenographer in the Fish real estate office. West Somerville. Blanche Ogier, English, 00, is employed as stenographer by the Hood Milk Company.

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22 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR and kept the ball away from the goal. In the sec- ond half Everett forced the ball down to the three- yard line, but by a piece of strategy by Coach Dickinson the line was strengthened and held for downs. Couscns was ploughing the way down the field when the whistle blew. The line-up was as follows:— SOMERVILLE. EVER ETT. Henderson, r.e...........................l.e.. Green C. Caldwell, r.t.........................l.t., Norris Woodman, r.g.............................l.g., Curtis Millmorc. c......................c., Petersen Pierce, l.g........................r.g.. Hart L. Coldwell, l.t.................r.t.. Sawyer Howard, l.e........r.e., Connelly (G. Brickley) Parks (Ilager. Mathews), q.b.............q.b., Soulls b'org, r.h.b...............l.h.b., C. Brickley Dickernian. l.h.b......................r.h.b.. Johnson Couscns. f.b.............................f.b., Harrison Referee — L. Mahoney. Umpire — Nichols. Head linesman—Bean. Assistants—Grey and Poole. Timer—Cahill. Time—15-minute halves. Somerville, U; IDecbanic Hrts, 0 Somerville defeated Mechanic Arts High easily. The men showed up better than against Everett, following the ball closely. The line-up was as fol- lows :— S()MERVILLE. MECHANIC ARTS. I'org. r.e.........................l.e.. Smith Millmore. r.t............................l.t.. Hettinger Woodman, r.g...........l.g., Corcoran (Bellou) Giles, c.........................c., Madelena Pierce, l.g............r.g., Moran (McGrath) L. Caldwell, l.t................r.t.. Von Lenz Howard, l.e......................r.e., llagarty Parks, q.b.............q.b., Omsby (Mooney) ( )ji September ? the candidates reported for the football team, and after the preliminary weeding- out process about twenty-eight men were held by Coach Dickinson. jfootball Captain Fred I'org was elected football captain for this year. He is well fitted for the position, having played end for the team three years. Last year lie led the team to a championship, and his pros- pects are even brighter this year. Hccifcent A serious accident happened to Hager, of the Sophomore class, while playing against Tufts in a practice game. On a line plunge Hager, who was playing against a much heavier man, was under the pile. In some way his leg was doubled under him. When the play was stopped it was seen that Hager could not rise from the ground. On trying to place him on his feet, it was found that his leg was fractured, lie was taken to the Somerville Hospital. I'he loss of Hager was felt keenly by Coach Dickinson, as he was an aggressive player. We all hope to see him back to school soon, and wish him the best of luck while recovering. Somerville, 0; iBverett, 0 Somerville played its opening game on Broad- way field with Everett, and the game ended in a tie. During the early part of the game Somerville looked good for a touchdown,but Everett woke up