Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILLE HGH SCHOOL RADIATOR »7 1013 Class Editor, Stanley Y. Lane. ( Walter Cheever, Assistants Marion Flagg. Heard in English :— Pupil: Why do they have two sinners (Chinas) in the same play?” Murder was committed in 21W during English class, and Dil—11 was traced as the murderer by the blood stains on his collar. P. Farrow stood on the railroad track, The train was coming fast; He then stepped off the railroad track And let the engine pass. P. Farrow stood on the railroad track, He heard the engine squeal. The engineer crept softly down And scraped him off the wheel. Currier and Dillon specialty: Being late.” No use in arguing. Bullard. Whenever you hear Rotten” Or “Childish” called aloud. You'll know that Raymond Baxter Is there amidst the crowd. German four. Division B, Has an assistant, don't you sec. An assistant teacher he. And distracting as can be. Teacher: What docs a burglar carry?” Miss Tr—1—s: A jimmy.” Morrison, translating German: “The herdsman comes with the milk pail on his roof.” Gillis translating German: You are not foolish. Teacher: You are foolish.” (Strange, the shoe pinched.) German IY-15 boasts of a hello girl. No, sir. says “Dinger. 1 couldn’t get along without playing football. Why. if I couldn’t play football I’d just naturally pine away, and my studies would fall off----” Blondy: Well, ‘Dinger.’ there’s some consola- tion. They wouldn’t have far to fall. (Notice.—Mr. Parmer is slowly convalescing.) Seniors! Does it seem possible that you were ever Freshmen?” It would be a wise plan if some of the Senior fellows who ride to school daily joined the Girls’ Outing Club.” If you want to make the Senior column the best in the Radiator hand in notes and set a standard for the other classes. Teacher: “What’s that young gentleman’s name up in the corner?” Young gentleman: I don't know. I haven’t got it copied down.” Hall—n is a bally funny chap, (lonelier know, llil—n to Mer—1. who is drinking milk: How is the milk, Mer—1?” Mer—1: Cream isn't in it.” Teacher: “Some girls know about as much about cooking as they do about telling the height of a building with one of those er—er------ Pupil: “Foot rules.” Somebody added Christmas Eve. 1912, to the important dates in 29W. How about that?

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i6 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR In the resignation of Mrs. M. J. Walcott the High school faculty has lost a valued fellow worker, and the school an honored and beloved instructor. Mrs. Walcott came to the school with the or- ganization of the Commercial Department, and was a leading factor in its remarkable success. The department speedily assumed large propor- tions. and at the end of five years had satisfactorily filled over three hundred desirable business posi- tions. Mrs. Walcott was eminently successful in arous- ing an earnest purpose in her pupils, and in deep- ening their sense of the value of all scholarly work. Many a successful business man and woman to-day is thankful to have come under her influence in High school days. Mrs. Walcott was admired for her breadth and enthusiasm as a teacher, and beloved for the cordiality and joyousness of her personality. Her leaving is a distinct loss to us all. W e give her most hearty and abounding good wishes for future success and happiness. r r Football is with us again in its “Sunday-go-to- meeting” clothes. It has been customary to boost the football team in this column. All we can sav this year is that we think the football team will boost itself. By this we mean that the team will, without doubt, make such an impression on the public by its good playing that no newspaper write-up will be necessary to draw the crowd. Judging from the squad that turned out, “Steve” Mahoney should have very little trouble in welding together a well balanced team. As we all know, ’ Steve” built up a very good team from a lot of raw material last year. He has in his squad this season six veterans and many of last year’s subs. We are confident Somerville should have a good chance of the championship. Mahoney and his men will bring home many victories to us. but without the support of the en- tire student body the season is apt to be a fail- ure. To make a game a success two things are essential. They are a large attendance and good cheering. A large attendance will relieve the management of all financial troubles. Good cheering will encourage our warriors to victory. No team can be a success without these two es- sentials. Let us one and all help make the sea- son a success by doing our part. t v ► r. The debating season is on. There are two de- bating clubs in the school and those wishing to debate have splendid opportunity to do so. The championship shield of the Interscholastic Trian- gular Debating League is now held by Brookline, but it is hoped that Somerville will turn out such a good team this year that it will defeat Brook- line and Newton at the annual debate. Those wishing to join a debating club should do so at once, so that a good start may be had in debat- ing. wt A great many confused ideas regarding the lower classes have arisen this year. We, there- fore. think that it is our duty to straighten the matter out. The class entering in September is the “B” class (191G-B) and is thus termed throughout its course. The class entering in February is the “A” class (1917-A.) The class entering in September is ranked as the a” class (la) and is promoted to the “b class in February (lb). The same holds true, in a re- versed order, with those entering in February. v, « The management of the Radiator, in an at- tempt to recognize the efforts and increase the numbers of its contributors, offers as a prize for the best story handed in before November tS two tickets for the Rindge game. This offer is open to every undergraduate. We hope that a great number will take the opportunity to show their ability. r. It might be inferred front a recent publication in one of the Sunday papers, that the story, “A Dangerous Experiment,” by Philip Lewis, was taken from facts given in that article. As Lewis wrote this story for the June edition of If) 12 and it has been at the Radiator office since then he could not have based the story upon the facts given in this article.

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i8 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Miss FI—g and Miss Port— display their terp- sichorcan talents at intervals during the lunch hour in the upper corridor. Ladies at matinees, 10 cents. All others free. Teacher: “Answer as I call your name.” “ I rad ley ?’ 1 ’resent.” “Bradv?” “Here.” “Mitchell?” ------- Xo audible reply. Teacher, facetiously: l Mitchell present mentally, bodily------? ’ Mitchell: Xo. sir. Physically. Where did Hoppy get that collar? Hop—ns war cry: “They all pick on me!” Irrepressible, untamable, hopeless. (Kelley as the teachers see him.) Studious, retiring, bashful. (Kelley as he sees himself.) Oli. yes! liar—w had seen “Macbeth.” Where? lie wasn’t sure, but he thought it was at Waldron's. Who says they never come back? Bullard did, and even condescended to sit down and sing with us. GEMS FROM EXFAXTS TRES BRILLANTS (Collected in three minutes.) “Teacher. I haven’t any pen! Please may 1 have a pen point? “Oh, can’t we write in pencil! “There isn't any ink here!” “Hey! who's got a blotter?” “What's the third question?----no, no, I mean the fourth?” Where’ll I put my name?” I don’t know what to write.” Xotice.—All jokes handed to the editors should be written on tissue paper, so that we may be able to see through them.—Ex. 1014 Class Editor, Clinton Carvell. Assistants ) Justin Martell, ( Thomas Forbes. Slim acted as the peacemaker in a fight between the invincible “Jimmy Hyde and Eagle beak” (Harry) Robertson. Do thy duty. Slim! Why doth Alec wear that perplexed look on his usually shining countenance? Good luck to the Junior Team. We would have a most excellent column in the Kadiatom if everybody would hand in at least two notes during the school year. We advise that the Misses McCuen and lien- son have separate divisions. We would advise that more 75c pieces come in. ()ur class has much school spirit in the gridiron representatives, as Hall. Wiley. Robertson. Ander- son, Spiers, McAulcv, and Forbes are out. “Patronize our advertisers. Those of you who can't dance remember this, as this year we have our first class social, namely, the Junior Dance. Why do the girls in 12E stay in at the short recess? There is a reason. Ask Ry—n how to obtain a wide knowledge of Latin—quickly. Ye oldc feete ballc players have reported to ye juniore coache for ye practice. Some teeme. Harding was recently heard singing to his French and German books. Examination proved the song to be When I get you alone to-night. (Put he didn’t. Harding says lie’s no express wagon). The Juniors have organized the heaviest, fastest class football team seen in the school for some time. Watch ’em. Schedule K. or the Missing Link, is a pretty important question to Starbird at present, as he wants the price on wool to come down so that he can buy a new winter suit. (He only takes twelve yards. The little dear!) HOW SOME OF US GOT TO BE JUNIORS. Glenn acted natural and easily slid along with the rest of the girls. Martell got by. for several reasons, but exami- nation shows that either he overslid the base or he’s trying to kill two stones with one bird. Flahivc was pushed along in spite of his efforts to remain a Sophomore. We believe the older Miss Davis easily got bv on her looks. The other one gets by anyway. Jones was raving at the time and couldn’t be held back, as there was no strait-jacket avail- able. We all like Wilkinson in spite of his goodness. Moore still claims that he isn’t the only un- educated freak in Circus Div. B. Hirshon can’t help it. He was born that way. II—llis and Br—gh—m claim the Tech course is a cinch—now they’ve dropped German. Oh, you ten study periods. Get to it. you Juniors, and make that T? eleven.