Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 9 1917-B Class Editor, Charles Young Baker. Assistants, Dorothy Shea. Warren Dodge. First Girl: “The first day of school reminds me of the Sophomores on class day last year.” Second Girl: “Why is that?” First Girl: “Well, there is so much green around.” Every seat in the car had been taken. At the next corner several well-dressed ladies were let on. As the conductor passed through taking fares he noticed C-----, who had fallen asleep. “Wake up. here!” he shouted to him. “No sleeping on this car! “I’m not asleep, sir.” said C----. If you wasn’t asleep, what did you have your eyes closed, then, for?” “Well,” said C-----, “you know, I just hate to see ladies standing up.” Miss M-----c (in English): “He got fine no- tions and fine clothes in his head.” Which was it. Miss M-------e? HAPPINESS DEFINED. Want nothing and know nothing. The only thing a man continues to search for after he has found it. The birthright of contentment. Start the year right by making our column the largest, the wittiest and the best of them all in the Radiator. Let us have some Commercial and general class notes this year. English, as it is spoken: “He had to write a prologue and speak it hisself. Personification: There was a newspaper at- tacking Goldsmith. Little Marion (saying her prayers): “—and please make New York the capital of Massa- chusetts.” Her mother, surprised: “Why do you say that, Marion?” Little Marion: “Because I said New York was the capital in my test in school.” Five-year-old Frank was of an inquiring turn of mind, and one day he went to his mother and said: “Mamma, what am I made of?” “Why, dearie, the Bible says you are made of dust.” ' Well, then. Mamma, I should think that if 1 am made of dust I would get awfully muddy inside when I drink.” Pretty good logic for a youngster, we think. Heard in Biology:— Teacher: “What is a compressed yeast cake?” Pupil (looking very wise): “I think it is a potato!” Latin translation: “Ex colore vestitus—from the color of his vest.” Spanish translation: “Las Senoras cstan sen- tadas”—“The missis were seated.” The Junior Class is proud to know that it is well represented on the football team. III-A Normal division welcomes Miss Keat- ing. Miss Johnson and Miss McHugh as new members. How many of you visited the Panama Ex- position this summer? Why not write a story about it for the benefit of those who did not go? Support the Radiator and make it as good if not better than last year. 1918-A Editor, William C. Bennett Assistant Editor, Park D. Appel Division A—College Course. Pollard: “There goes a man who leads in let- ters.” Garrett: “You don’t say! What’s his name?” Pollard: “A. A. Adams.” Father: “You never saw me getting into a scrape like that when 1 was a boy.” Son: “No, dad. I don’t think I ever did.” She: “There is one thing I cannot under- stand about football.” He: “Yes?” She: “Why a game so named should need so much headwork.” Sullivan was helped to his feet up at the ball field. He looked dazed, but managed to ask: “Who—who kicked me?” “It’s all right,” said Hirshon. “It’s a foul.” “A fowl.” gasped Sully, “I thought it was a mule.” Teacher: “Powers, spell needle.” Powers: “N-e-i-d-l-e. needle.”

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i8 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Miss Ar—st—g (gazing at her overcrowded desk): ‘‘I think that I will take astronomy, then I will have more space than I know what to do with.” Monday morning chant:— “Who steals my purse steals trash, This is no idle joke; 1 have no ready cash. In fact I am dead broke.” Miss Hr----e: “Oh. what do you think of my new shoes?” Gil—ore: “Immense.” Note “Need it be added that they are now deadly inimici ?” “Did you ever try this one?” Fold a dollar bill, place it in your vest pocket, and when you take it out, you will find it in- creases. Division 1V-A English A wishes to thank Ralph Card for his highly interesting descrip- tion of the Panama Exposition. The recent debate in Room 203 was at- tended by a small but enthusiastic audience. Neither side had prepared a speech, but this detracted nothing from its interest. The subject: “Scat 5 » is Fletcher's seat.” Affirmative: “Charles (Shadow) Fletcher.” Negative: “Unknown.” The negative side of the question put up a strenuous verbal argument, but was forced to sec the weight of its opponent’s statements when his opponent sat on him. The decision was awarded to the affirmative side by the judge. Charles (Shadow) Fletcher. Why is it that the interior of the Somerville High School at 2 o’clock looks like the Atlan- tic Ocean twenty-three miles from the Canary Islands? S----n (looking at two Geometry papers just handed back on which the marks are inde- cipherable) : “Two B’s. or not two B’s, that is the question.” The members of IV Latin A are now well supplied with books. Vergil’s Aeneid, Cicero, a Latin Grammar and a Latin Composition complete the array. All that we need now is a place to put them. Have you met our renowned 'artist, Arthur Rembrandt Cohen ? Sketches of knot holes, common pins, and other difficult objects are his specialties. If you don't like these notes, don’t find fault, just remember that you haven’t done your share. Captain Scanlan, Shepardson, Ford. Johansen, Baxter and Giroux comprise our contribution to the success of the football team. Are we do- ing our share, underclassmen? 1917-A Editor, J. H. Brewer. Love: “And the Greeks marched four weeks without food, living mainly on the Persians.” Some cannibals. Wallie! In biology: “What is an oyster, Miss H----d?” Miss II----d: “Why, er-er, an oyster is a fish built like a nut.” First Junior (sighing forlornly): “I wish Heaven had made me a girl.” Second Junior: “Well, maybe it has. Look over in the east building. There are some peaches there.” Freshman: “Say. Mister, where is 202?” Cur—c: “Five flights up. turn to your right.” Freshman: “Thank you.” Cur—e: “That’s all right, infanta, come up at recess and Jack and I will cat your lunch for you.” Wood: “Are you agreed?” Schroeder: “No. I’m a Pole.” Just four months, classmates, and “some” of us will be Seniors. Cliff i translating) : “Son visage; his visage.” Teacher: “What is that in English, instead of visage?” Unknown: “His map.” Failed in Latin, flunked in Math, We heard him softly hiss:— “I’d like to find the one who said That ignorance is bliss.” Janitor: “I found that ‘Not-to-be-used-ex- ccpt-in-case-of-fire’ placard that the boys stole.” “Where?” Janitor: “Nailed up over the coal bin.” Youngerman (in a store): “I'd like a pair of pants.” Clerk (doubtfully) “How long do you want ’em?” A. Y.: “Pm not going to rent ’em. I want to buy them.” Teacher: “What can you do better than any one else?” Hamilton: “Read my own writing.” Teacher: If the President and the Vice- President both died, who would get the job?” Pupil: “The undertaker.” Father: “Sav, Helen, who was here last night?” Helen: “Just Peg.” Father: “Well, you can tell Peg that she left her pipe on the piano.”

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20 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Teacher: “Wrong. There is no “i” in needle.” Powers: “Then 'taint a good needle.” Hirshon: “What’s the hardest thing when you arc learning to skate?” Trump: “The floor.” A new arrangement has been made in the division of class notes. By this arrangement the class column will be sub-divided and each division will have a column. These columns must be filled by the respective pupils of the divisions. So get busy. Tech Course. You can tell a Senior by his lofty air. You can tell a Junior by the “loud” cravat he’ll wear. You can tell a Freshman by his vacant stare. You can tell a Sophomore—no you can’t tell him anything. Royal (at home): “Ma, I think I’ll take as- tronomy in school next year.” Mother: “Don’t you try to fool me, Louis, you’ll have to get a better excuse than that to stay out nights.” The “Wast” method of arriving at a period in good time: Follow some ambitious sub-fresh- man. My, how he will saw his way through a crowd. McNair, of the Commercial Course, handed in some notes, but they were lost. No other division was heard from. They must be dead ones. We regret to say that Miss Marguerite Pear- son is at home seriously ill. 1918-B Editor, Ellsworth Blois. Assistant, Lyman Brown. Curiosities of Division E:— K—d—y—Fly Catcher. G—g—c—Lady Killer. K—1—h—r—Geometry Shark. F—r—t—d and R—nd—Siamese Twins. B—e—n—n—Boy Debater. D—n—m—re’s—Bump of Knowledge. Kr—y’s—Female Voice. D—v—d—on’s—B lush. W—s—1—nd’s—Tie. Questions for debate:— Resolved that G—o—ge B—11 has a girl. Resolved that Miss W—u—h’s color is nat- ural. Resolved that F—u—1—s—n is a descendant of Euclid. Come to Room 310 and shake hands with our new “Duke” (F—sh). !I- English C is somewhat talented both in acting and in the number of musicians. Miss Harney’s best theme was written on “My First Burying Trip.” Were the “burys” plentiful, Miss Harney? Miss Fitzpatrick went into a hardware store and asked for a reflex angle instead of a re- flex light. (She has geometry on the brain.) Heard in Room 304:— Nelson: “Oh, dear, I’ve lost my German.” Dunton: “Well, my French and German have gone to war.” 1919-A Editor. Herbert Treat Assistant, Myron Chandler. M----h: It gets me how the hens know there is a war going on with Germanv, for in the markets there is always a sign: Eggs go- ing up on account of the war.” Teacher: If a man saves $2 a week how long will it take him to save a thousand dollars?” Pupil: “He never would, after lie saved $900 he’d buy a car.” Teacher: “I see you’re on your way to school; what are you going to learn to-day?” B----m: “Well. I’ll learn the date for the next football game, anyway.” Teacher: “I want you to study something, don’t be idle.” Pupil: “I am reciting a poem in my head.” Conner: “I’ll bet a fortress is harder to si- lence than a fort.” K----n: “I can read this French book through easily.” C----y : “You can ?” K----n : “Yes, but I can’t translate it.” Pitman (in history) “The clams of Rome are of a clannish nature.” B----1: “Are famous men buried in the Westminster Abbey ?” Teacher: “Yes.”' Voice: “Then that is where I am going to be buried.” Heard at music: “My voice would be a great help to this chorus if they only had me down front.”