Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 5 EDITORIAL'S The members of the Radiator staff of 1913-H make their debut with mingled feelings of pleas- ure and misgivings. The high standard set bv our predecessors convinces us that we must exert ourselves to the utmost to maintain that standard. We wish to make Yol. XXIII of the Radiator worthy of its predecessors. Our greatest help will come from you. school- mates. What we need most is your co-operation. You can give us this co-operation:— First—By subscribing for the Radiator and thereby assure us of our financial success. Second—By contributing interesting and useful material, including class notes and stories, or con- tributions to the Alumni and Club columns. All the old departments will be retained, includ- ing the Letter Box, which is open to the discus- sion of any questions which are of general inter- est to the school; and the Calendar, in which all the happenings in the school will be found in chronological order. From time to time there will be columns devoted to the Manual Arts, Commer- cial. and Cooking departments. Schoolmates, give us your heartiest co-opera- tion and make this volume of the Radiator one which will be a standard to all succeeding volumes. r r r We have on hand a few miscellaneous copies of the Radiator, dating from October, 1910, to the present time, which any pupil can obtain by apply- ing to a member of the staff. Now that the large additions to our school have been completed, we are for the first time a really united school. Although for the past two years the school has been nominally united, the fact that the Freshmen had to attend at an afternoon ses- sion has kept this from the reality. With the com- pletion of the additions, we are now able to com- fortably provide seating capacity for the 1.800 pupils of our school, doing away entirely with the afternoon session which was such an inconvenience not only to teachers and pupils but also to the parents. »» •» ► The football season is now in full sway. Let us not be down-hearted by the loss of the first game. Instead let us get together and give the team such a backing that the Spirit of ‘13 will be a slogan for all succeeding classes. To show this spirit it is necessary to have a large attend- ance at all games, and to cheer the team spirit- edly. If backing the team can give us a champion- ship one, let us have it by all means. r »► r Freshmen, the Radiator gives you its heartiest welcome. You are now to enter that period of school life from which you will be graduated either into a business life or into some institution of higher education. Begin now to prepare for it. Do a day’s work each day,” and if you do. you will be sure to make your work in high school suc- cessful and enjoyable.

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14 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR parson fllborill’s Hccibent 3Bv Catherine )E. Giles, ’t6 B IN', is it possible you’ve not been told? Perhaps they don’t know- exact lv how bad he has been hurt.” “W ho?” demanded Mrs. Brown, as site deposited the carefully meas- ured salt into a bowl of sugar. W ho has been hurl? Surely not Parson Morill! Boy! Can’t you speak?” ()h. yes!” answered Stephen, but I don’t know how much die parson's been hurt. Might have broke his neck or------” Begin at the beginning and tell me how it hap- pened.” demanded Mrs. Brown, sinking into the nearest chair. Well, you see.” deliberately began Stephen,“as I was passing Parson Morill’s stony pasture. I saw him picking cherries, way up in the tree. Just as I was going to salute him, down lie came, head over heels, and landed on those awful rocks. Then Mrs. Morill came running out a’nd sat down be- side him, and—but Mrs. Brown, haven’t any of the neighbors heard?” Xo. indeed! replied Mrs. Brown.“I am always first to hear of a death, a wedding, or a christen- ing. Then forgetting both salt and sugar, she put on her bonnet, and started to tell Mrs. Jones the awful news. 'I'lie rumor spread from one to another, and soon quite a crowd had gathered at the Centre. Tiie men came in from the fields and found cold, or unprepared suppers, deserted houses, burned pots. and. a little later, their wives. They soon learned that poor Parson AI orill was killed by a fall from the cherry tree. A little later a crowd of supperless deacons set out to comfort the be- reaved Mrs. Morill. When they had covered most of their three-mile tramp from the Centre, and could sec the white fence around the late parson’s house, they stopped to decide who should be spokesman for the evening. While they were trying to decide whether Dea- con Jones or Deacon Brown could best fill the position, a familiar carriage, drawn by a sedate iiorsc. slowly drew around the bend of the road. The deacons all started, looked at one another, and solemnly declared: There’s no such things as ghosts.” Meanwhile the carriage drew nearer and nearer, and at last stopped before the fright- ened deacons. The parson, for the occupant of the carriage was none other than he, called each one by name, was surprised, but pleased to meet them all to- gether. and before the deacons could find their tongues, inquired the cause of their meeting. After a painful silence Deacon Brown found his voice, cleared his throat and said: We came here tonight. We came to—we wished to find out how much you had been injured by your fall this afternoon. I need not say that we are both pleased and surprised to find your injuries so slight, to find---” My fall this afternoon? Why brethren. I have had no tall! interrupted the mystified parson, gazing in bewilderment at the deacons, who in turn gazed helplessly at one another. Then they all crowded into the parson’s carriage and drove to the Centre. The women were still discussing the “sad end- ing of Parson Morill,” when they arrived at the Centre. There in the midst of his flock the par- son declared the rumor false. “Although. he continued. 1 cannot deny that I gathered most of my cherries this afternoon, but I did neither slip nor fall. I cannot possibly see-----’’ but here he was interrupted by the women, who had caught sight of Stephen Brooks. Mrs. Brow’ll declared that he and he alone was to blame for all the commotion at Dover Hills Centre. Deacon Little collared the culprit and dragged him before the parson. This!” lie began, shaking Stephen, “This is the cause of all this fuss. Young man. do you know that you have this day either intentionally or un- intentionally told a falsehood, that has caused more confusion than a fire? That has caused many of us to be supperless at this hour of the night? Young Stephen, shaking the hand from his collar, indignantly replied: 1 told no falsehood, Deacon Little, either intentionally or otherwise. As 1 came by Parson MoriU’s this afternoon, I saw him up in the cherry tree. I saw’ him come down the ladder, and land on the rocks. I didn’t know how much he was hurt, or if he was hurt at all.” But you told me.” declared Mrs. Brown, “that he came down head over heels. That is quite true. replied the lad. Of course lie came down head over heels. 1 low would you have had him come down, walking on his hands? When he landed. Mrs. Morill came out and sat down beside him. and helped him measure the cherries. I am sure that I have stated all facts correctly, have 1 not. Parson Morill?” “My bov.” replied the parson, in his most severe tone, but his eyes were twinkling, “any- thing told to deceive is a lie. and if you are ever tempted to twist the truth again, remember the supperless deacons of Dover II ills and refrain.”

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i6 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The school suffers to an unusual degree in the loss of a group of valued assistants, some of whom had been long connected with the faculty with signal success. Mrs. Mary Garrick Thurston, under whose talented leadership the Art department has accom- plished results attempted by few high schools, has taken charge of the Art department in the Brook- line High School. Miss Bessie Davis, efficient worker in the Eng- lish department and in the Vocational Bureau of the school, has taken a position in the Metro- politan Ai t Museum. Xew York City. Miss Xatalie Smith, a vivacious and inspiring teacher of the English department, adds another to the long list of teachers who have left us for the New York schools and will teach in the Erasmus Hall High School. Brooklyn, X. Y. Miss Mildred Hayes, the pioneer teacher of our recently established Cooking department, will teach the same subject in the schools of Porto Rico. 9 r Manuscript for the Radiator must be written on one side of the large theme paper. A line must be left between the title and the beginning of the article, and a half-inch margin on the left side. The paper must not be folded or rolled. The name of the author must be at the top of each sheet and the pages numbered. 9t 9 9 9 An orchestra composed of representatives of the several High Schools of Greater Boston is now under way under the leadership of a Somerville High School boy. This is an entirely new idea and deserves the support of everyone who can play any musical instrument except the piano. More will he said of this later. ----------- ©ut Hlew tteacbers Miss Helen Lyons. S. E. II. S., 03, has joined the drawing department of this school. Miss Lyons graduated from the Massachusetts Normal Art School in 190?, and took a graduate course in illustrating and arts and crafts at the same school. She taught a year in the Somerville Evening High School and last year in the Industrial School. Miss Florence L. McAllister, S. L. S., 00. Tufts, ’0-}. has joined the staff of English teachers. Miss McAIH.-ter taught for three years in the Black River Academy. Ludlow, Yt.. and afterwards two years at Xcedham High. Last year she taught here, substituting for Mr. Murray. Miss Gladys Jennison. Xatick High School, 05, has joined tiie faculty of the Commercial depart- ---------- + + ment. Miss Jennison represents the Chandler Normal School of Shorthand, and has taught in the Randolph and Avon Schools, for three years at Fairfield. Me., and at East Bridgewater. Miss Ellen Smallwood. S. L. S., 09, spend one year in civil service work, and then went to Bur- den's for one year, after which she taught two years at the same place. Miss Smallwood teaches typewriting. Miss Louise Hoyle, Norwood H. S., ’04. Mt. Holvoke, S, taught English in North Attleboro High School for two years, and comes to Somer- ville from Barcelona, Spain, where she taught Eng- lish in Mrs. Gulick’s American School for Spanish Girls. Miss Hoyle returned to the United States last August to accept a position here. Calendar, September—©ctobcu September 15—School opened. 1,866 pupils en- rolled. September 16—Regular programme. September 29—Cooking Classes installed. October 2—Xo school signal. October 1—Somerville. 0; Wellesley, 15. Octobers—Commercial Department visits B. . M. Freight Department. October 8—Somerville. 13; Lawrence. 0. October 11—Annual meeting Girls’ Outing Club. October 11—School Orchestra organized. October 13—Columbus Day. Somerville. 13; Tech. 17, 0.