Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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It is with mixed feelings of pleasure and mis- giving that the members of the Radiator staff of 1010-Tl make their official editorial debut. Owing to the high standard of Volume XIX. set by our predecessors in office, we feel that we must each and all do our level best to shoulder success- fully the burdens of the previous staff. It is our earnest desire to make Volume XX. a publication which shall be as worthy of merit as the work of our esteemed predecessors. e hope to produce a paper which shall prove of interest to the stu- dents of both schools, and which may also be of some literary value. We call the attention of the members of both schools to the necessity of supporting the Radiator. Let the class editors rejoice in an abundance of notes and of real jokes. While we realize that not every member of a class has the ability to create witticisms, yet a large proportion of students are able to furnish the class editors with material. The Radiator requires, also, stories, alumni notes, club notes, and other mat- ters of interest to the schools at large, which we feel sure our readers can readily furnish. Con- tributions for the Letter-Box. established two years ago, are much desired. In the past, mat- ters of vital importance to both schools have been discussed by this method, open to all; and it is our earnest wish that these discussions may be extended in the present volume. k® 'I'he Somerville High Schools have opened this year with radical changes in both. These changes have not been made without difficulty; results show already the wisdom of the School Board in instituting them. In the Knglish School the three upper classes are in session from 8 to 12 o’clock, a short recess following the third period. The number of pe- riods has been shortened to five, necessitating fewer study periods in school. The freshman class is in session from 12.30 to 4.15 in the after- noon. under a corps of teachers in charge for the afternoon only. All double desks have been removed, except in the lecture hall, and many of the smaller rooms, formerly filled with desks, have been converted into recitation rooms. The physics department has been newly equipped. The typewriting department has been given adequate quarters, and modern business desks have been installed in the bookkeeping room. Bubble fountains have been placed in the cor- ridors. and the sanitary condition of the school has been improved. I'he changes in the Latin School have been less radical. All students attend from 8 until 1 o’clock, except the members of the first-year class, some of whom are present from 8 until 12. and others from 10 to 2. The English School has given up two of the annex rooms to the Latin School. As a whole, conditions in both schools arc

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} XC 337 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 134298 Vol. XX. Somerville, Boston. Massachusetts, October, 1910. No. 1 The SOMF.KVIM.K IIioii School Radiator is published by the Latin and English High Schools on the third Thursday of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the 5th of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial stall or mailed to the editor at the English High School. In contributing, write on one side of the paper only and sign full name. 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 Entered as second class mail matter at Boston P. Single Copies, JO Cents SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT Editorial Staff fiDitorsinsCbiet ARTHUR W. LEIGHTON. E.. ’ll associate Editor Business Aanager MIRIAM R. KINGMAN, L.. ’ll PARKER NEWHALL. L. ’ll Exchange Ebitor MILDRED L. ANGELL. L., '11 assistant Business Manager HOWARD M. SHAFFER. E.. 12 Sporting EOitor ARTHUR S. WALDRON. E., ’II Second assistant Business manager DONALD H. WHITNEY. L.. ’ll alumni Editors treasurer HAZEL V. PARIS, L.. 'll GEORGE M. HOSMER (Faculty) BERNICE V. SCOTT. E.. ’ll Statf artist BEULAH SPRAGUE. E., ’ll Class Editors Xatin School ANDREAS H. TOMFOHRDE, '11 FRANCIS J. MAHONEY. ’12 STANLEY V. LANE. ’13 GORDON MITCHELL, M4 Enfllisb School WILFRED W. CHANDLER, ’ll ARTHUR RILEY, ’12 G. CARLTON WISWELL, ’13 • '14 • Not elected

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 5 much improved over those last year. Best of all, the pupils now breathe fresh air instead of the vitiated atmosphere of the crowded rooms in pre- vious years. Much of the over-crowding has been dispensed with, and the students are now in a position to do better work. Notwithstanding these changes, it is still evident that an addition to the English School is much needed in the fast-growing city of Somerville. r r . 'Hie Radiator staff extends a hearty welcome to the members of the class of 15)11. Freshmen, you will find the first year of high school both en- joyable and trying, and should take care to form habits which will make your work in high school successful. Above all. do not shirk your lessons because they seem easy, but “do a day’s work each day.’' We appreciate your feelings, as we distinctly re- member our own three years ago. r r r. The football season is now in full sway. Al- though it is too early to prophesy, we expect to have a team worthy of the school. We have been defeated, it is true, but by defeats come victories, so the followers of the team should not be down- cast. Mr. White, our new coach, is doing excel- lent work, also Captain Millmore and Manager Hamilton. By the way. don’t forget that Waltham game next month, also the Rindgegamc on Thanksgiving Dav morning. r ‘ . The members of the English School regret the resignations of Miss Winifred E. Howe and Erank A. Scott. Miss Howe has accepted’a posi- tion in the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts in New York City. Mr. Scott is now principal of the Belmont High School, being one more sub- master who has left us to become a head master elsewhere. r r r The R a in a to it expresses its pleasure at the re- turn of Miss Anna Pushee, head of the German department in the English School. Miss Pushee was granted a year’s leave of absence last year, and spent the time in study and in travel in Ger- many and other European countries. r r r If our readers find the class notes a little below the usual standard in quantity and quality this month, they must not treasure hard feelings to present to the class editors. The class elections were held so recently that many of the editors have been obliged to burn the midnight oil in order to produce their contributions. p I’he Latin School is glad to welcome Miss Kaan and Mr. Hawes safely home from a summer of travel through Germany, Switzerland. Italy, and I'rance. We regret the resignations of Miss Cliff and Mr. Dickinson, who were highly re-, spected by us all. On July (5 Miss Cliff became Mrs. Percival Way land White. Mr. Dickinson will continue his teaching in the Newton High School, where he was recently appointed coach of the football team. . The Radiato» presents this month as a frontis- piece the pictures of the new members of the fac- ulty in each school. We much regret that we arc unable to furnish the pictures of two of the five new instructors, but we extend a most hearty wel- come to all of them. •» ► Mr. Ilosmer’s report, which appears in this issue, shows that the Radiato» stands upon a sat- isfactory financial basis.