Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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10 BASKET BALL TEAM. Lett to Right—Forg (Capt.), Mathews, Caldwell, Blackett. Parks, Pierce.

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 271 Miss Almira Leavitt. Latin, '03, is teaching in the Marlborough School for Girls in Los Angeles, Calif. Miss Eleanor Cummings. Latin. '01. is a teacher of physical culture at the Young Women's Chris- tian Association in Dayton. (). Miss Cummings is a graduate of Boston University, and has since been taking a special course in physical culture at Wellesley. Miss Ellen A. Baker. Latin. ’04. Salem Normal, '07. is teaching in the Faulkner School, Malden. Walter F. Burt. Latin. ’05. Boston University, 00, is teaching in the Allen School for Boys in West Newton. Mass. Ernest Whitcomb. Latin. ’06. Tufts. TO, is a prominent member of the Commons Club and the Capen Debating Club. Genevieve Fosdick, Latin. ’06, l ufts, TO, was on the Class Day committee, as were also John Leavitt and Walter Gray, both Latin, ’06. Leo Halford. Latin. ’05. is pitching for Troy in the New York State League. The engagement of Calla M. W ilson. Latin. ’06. to Arthur Corwin is announced. The engagement of Dorothy Crane. Latin. ’07, to Vernon West, of Portland, Me., is announced. Stephen Mahoney. Latin, ’08, is making an en- viable record at Boston College, both in athletics and scholarship. I11 the spring kicking contest at 'Tufts. Frank Merrill. Latin. ’08. won the prize cup for drop kicking, and Allen Hooper, of the same class, the cup for place kicking. ‘‘Bill’’ Sharry, Latin, ’os. is playing second base on the Trenton baseball team in the Tri-State League. William J. Brown, Latin. ’09, has been obliged to leave Harvard on account of illness, but hopes to return in the fall. Ralph W. Atwater. English. ’ !', Tufts. '13, broke the record for the two-mile run in the spring interclass meet by twenty and four-fifths seconds. 11 is time was ten minutes, twenty-six and one-fifth seconds. He had previously won the one-mile event in fast time. “Bob Cochrane. English, ’03. Dartmouth. ’07, is a student in the Harvard Medical School. Percy Whitman. English. ’09. is a Freshman at the Massachusetts Institute of 'Technology, and Ralph Whitman. English. ’06. is a Senior at Dart- mouth. A large and appreciative audience heard Royal Bailey Farnum, English, ’02, give his lecture on “Some Things to See in Pictures. May 1. in the Cross-street Baptist Church. Mr. Farnum is in- spector of drawing and industrial training for the state of New York. He illustrated his points both by stereoptican and blackboard views. With Captain Minot Brown at third, “Dick Lamont at second. Roger Colman at first, and Perev Whitney. Harold Etheridge, and “Bill Maulsby vigorously rooting, the Zcta Psi Fra- ternity baseball team won the championship of the Tufts Intcrfraternitv League. Zeta Psi then played F’ast Hall of the Dormitory League for the Inter-league cup. We go to press too soon to learn the result, but the chances are that Zeta Psi won. inasmuch as there are no Somerville boys on the East Hall squad. —■-------- Belta ll £ i jfratet’nitv? The Delta Psi Fraternity has been enlarged dur- ing the term by the addition of several new mem- bers. The fraternity has been successful in all its undertakings, the most notable of which were three dancing parties. A banquet was given 011 June I at Young’s Hotel, Boston. —----------------------- Hau tlpsilon E elta Tau Upsilon Delta has completed an unusually pleasant year. The various entertainments and good times in which the members have partici- pated have tended to build up the fraternity and to strengthen the fraternal spirit among the fel- lows. 'The year will terminate in a banquet at one of Boston’s well-known hotels. ------------------------ When the great King Edward passed away The royal family heard him say That he couldn’t hold down the throne, and he knew it. Then he wearily sighed: “But let George do it. And George V. did. ••• What’s a Watt? What’s what? That’s what I said. What did you say? “I said Watt.” Oh. you mean in F'rcnch. It’s ’quoi.’ ” “Oh. no. I mean in Physics.” “I see. You mean those queer things that grow on your fingers.” Nuff ced.—Ex.

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR -73 3Dr. barter's iRcception The good times to be had at Dr. Baxter’s an- nual receptions to the Senior class are one of the traditions of the Latin School. His reception to this year’s graduating class was no exception to the general rule. Practically every member of the class of 1U10. besides many of the faculty, tilled Dr. Baxter’s house to overflowing Saturday even- ing. May 1 1. to enjoy what is generally considered the stellar occasion of the whole four-years’ course. The first part of the evening was taken up with looking over Dr. Baxter's large collection of pic- tures of his old pupils and teachers. Among the former, several of the class were interested to find photographs of their mothers and fathers, taken while Seniors at the Latin School. When the company had become settled, Mrs. Baxter served refreshments, which proved as bounteous as they were delicious. When these in turn had had ample time to settle, the real exercises of the evening commenced. After an orchestra, com- posed of Currie. Miss Burt, and Kingman, had rendered several pleasing selections. Dawson read the class history. The history was compiled by Miss Johnston and Dawson, and showed an im- mense amount of work. It was written after the fashion of Virgil's Aeneid. and while adhering strictly to fact, the authors found many occasions for humor, chiefly at the expense of the teachers. Miss Backus then sang two songs in a very effec- tive manner, and these were followed by the class poem, written by Miss Stevens, and read by Miss Smith. 'Hie main thought of the poem was well conceived, and was developed bv an exceptionally original simile. Between the reading of the poem and the class prophecies. Miss Hyde pleased an appreciative audience by her rendering of “Love’s Old Sweet Song. Doyle then told the fortunes of the male portion of the class. None of his prophecies lacked point, and in many cases the points assumed the proportions of good, hard knocks. C urrie, who had presided at the piano throughout the evening, then played several diffi- cult pieces with his usual skill, and he was fol- lowed by Miss Burt, who prophesied the girls’ futures. Like Doyle. Miss Burt had little diffi- culty in reaching the peculiarities of her class- mates, and many of her prophecies made striking hits. The whole company then gathered around the piano and sang the class song, written by Boardman, with words adapicd by Miss Stevens. Miss Milleson sang the solo part, and Boardman himself played the accompaniment. President Davis brought the festivities to a close with a neat speech, in which he expressed his appreciation of Dr. and Mrs. Baxter's gener- ous hospitality, and spoke of the class's reverence for the Latin School. He concluded by leading the class to rousing cheers for Dr. Baxter. Mrs. Baxter, and the faculty. Davis himself was then given a cheer, and with a final three times three for Dr. Baxter, the company broke ttp. IPbi alpha At a recent meeting of the Phi Alpha the fol- Cummings. Edith Gardner, and Edith Stack-pole, lowing officers were elected: Ruth Cummings. We hope the ensuing year will be as pleasant and president: Mildred Winship, treasurer: and J-I len successful as the former vears have been. Field, secretarv. The other members are Alice