Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 250 of the 1918 volume:

S. H. S. BOYS AT CAMP SUNDERLAND ':n:; •: CONTENTS FOR NOVEMBER mm itispiece—S. H. S. Boys at ('amp Sunderland lorials ...... Ilemoriam-—Bertha A. Raymond S. Farmerettes .... Lamb, by Winthrop H. Root, ’19 [Legend of the Wildcat, by Theodore A. Corliss, ’21 I the Country Wakes, by Marjorie Fogg, ’19 First Day, by Alice Minasian, ’21 Stolen Horse, by Marion G. Gladdis, ’21 luges ...... Ly Department .... Li Notes ...... )ccurrences ..... Notes....................... rard B. Burlingame PRIVATE TUTOR Languages and Mathematics led for Any College or Professional School Ird in Their Studies or School Work Assisted fcRT WEST SOMERVILLE iTelephone Somerville 1248-2 THERE, OVER THERE istmas Greeting Cards LOVER THERE lAT FIELD’S id Avenue LES HODGKINS’ SPA Ice Cream Manufacturers CaterJ FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, SODAS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES 99 Holland Street West Somerville, TEL. SOM. 74164 FOR CLASS Davis Square Haberdasl 7 HOLLAND STREET WEST SOMEJ1 Opposite Somerville Theatre Tel. Som. 1696-W iUFACTURERS OF S. H. S. SOMERVILLE IGH SCHOOL RADIATOR unwnBi XXVIII SOMERVILLE. BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS. NOVEMBER. 191« NO. 1 The Somerville High School Radiator Is published by the High School on the third Thursday of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursday of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing, write on one side of the paper only, and sign full name. Communications, according to their nature, should be mailed 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. O. Single Copies, 10 Cents SOMERVILLE PRESS PRINT EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLES L. S. EASTON, T9 ASSOCIATE EDITOR HELEN SWEET, T9 EXCHANGE EDITOR MIRIAM L. COOK, T9 BUSINESS MANAGER CHARLES R. KOLB, T9 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER WALTER W. MARTIN, ’20 SPORTING EDITOR JOSEPH C. KNOX, T9 ALUMNI EDITORS MILDRED E. SCRIBNER, T9 EVELYN F. STOCKBRIDGE, T9 TREASURER GEORGE M. HOSMER (Faculty) ADVISER A. MARION MERRILL (Faculty) STAFF ARTIST MELVIN A. STEPHENS, T9 CLASS EDITORS STEARNS H. WHITNEY, T9 JAMES J. MURRAY, '20 MARC!ARK?. ;R; • -NOLAN,. ’21. .. Now that Thanksgiving Day is approaching, we may, perhaps, well consider what the day 4originally signified, what is has meant through | ilV hevyears and what its meaning is for us, this (year. All are familiar with the origin of Thanksgiv- ing Day. We can, however, scarcely realize what a great significance the day held in the eyes of the Pilgrims. In their own country they had undergone religious persecution and had volun- tarily gone as exiles to a land whose customs were strange and whose people spoke a strange tongue. Although enjoying religious freedom in this land, they emigrated to a new land to prevent the as- similation of their children with the Dutch. This brave band undertook a voyage in a frail bark, across an uncharted sea, to an unexplored land, trusting in God’s leadership. After a rough and stormy voyage they landed, on a bleak December day. on the shores of the New World. Then fol- lowed the winter of famine and death, which claimed one-lialf of their number. But God was |i with them. The Indians were friendly and the harvest, the following autumn, was bountiful, and safety through the coming winter was assured. )ne can only imagine the deep snirit of gratitude Mhich prompted their fervent thanks to the Al- mighty. They had seen the will of God accom- plished. thev realized that His will was best, and they were thankful for His guidance. Recently the day has lost some of its original significance. People have thought more of how the dav was to be spent, than of what thev had I to be thankful for. Although the dav has been an lenjoyable one to all. its spiritual significance has Tbeon lessened. This year all this is changed... Pood consprva--. {ion and the high cost of living-will prevent tltft• greater part of the feasting, and although the day will not hark back to the sombre days of the Pil- grims, prayers of thanksgiving will rise from every true heart to the throne of God for His guidance during the epoch-making days of the past year. We have much for which to be thankful. A year ago the submarine campaign was a menace, air raids terrorized London and Paris, the de- moralized Russian army was giving way-every- where, the Italians, also demoralized for a time bv German intrigue, had been driven back to the Piave, the armies in France remained in dead- lock, awaiting the great German drive in the spring, and only a few Americans were in France. The hand of God is evident in the great events of the year. In the spring the great German drive came. Before superior numbers the Allies re- treated and we breathlessly asked, Will the line hold?” The Allied forces were united under the master strategist, Focli. Although the line bent far back, thank God it did not break. Meanwhile a great American force had landed in France and many more came streaming in day by day. Drive after drive gained new territory for the Huns, but at last on July 18 the great Allied offensive be- gan. Now the Germans have been driven far be- yond the line which they have held for four years. The submarine is no longer a peril, air raids have failed, and over two million Americans are now in France. Bulgaria, Turkey and Austria have been brought to their knees, the surrender of the latter gives the Allies access to the southern frontier of Germany. Germany must soon accept humiliating terms, perhaps before Thanksgiving. We may well on Thanksgiving Day thank God that the German offensive was blocked, that our enemies have been defeated eve where, that .great.leaders have been .‘jbukieace is at ; that = 1 ' aVor V . L c - 1 212907 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Profound sorrow overwhelmed the hearts alike of faculty and student body when on September 20 we were told that our beloved Miss Bertha A. Raymond, after an illness of only four days from pneumonia had passed away from earth. Miss Raymond came to the Somerville High School in 1900, in the Department of Elocution, of which, later, she was given entire charge. Of varied gifts, gentle of manner, and never self-assertive, Miss Raymond was peculiarly fitted for leadership. With great humility of spirit, equally as ready to serve as to lead, she illuminated each task assigned her by her faith- fulness to detail, by the charm of her personality, and by her lovableness. Slight, fair, petite, she gave herself without stint to the many activities of the school, always with welcome helpfulness and success. The larger life of the school has met with an irreparable loss! A place is vacant, which seemingly must remain unfilled. Miss Raymond’s social relations were char- acterized by great courtesy and unusual friend- liness of spirit. To have known a personality like hers has been a high privilege, and inspires renewed confidence iu the power and influence of noble character. We miss her! In the rooms which were in her charge, along the corridors where we so often met her hastening to her many duties, we miss her bright smile and cheery word. In the great audi- torium so Closely associated with her, each heart feels a brightness is gone. “Part of the sunshine of the scene, with her did disappear.” In the fullness of great gifts and wide uneful- ness. the summons came and she has passed from our midst. But in our hearts her unfading mem- ory remains. “Her sun went down while it was yet day,” to rise, we know, on brighter scenes and fairer fields of usefulness And when the sunset gates unbar Shall we not see her, waiting stand. And white against the evening star The welcome of her beckoning hand? The Radiator staff thanks you, the student body of the school, for the magnificent support which you have given the paper. It is our dutyx now to show our appreciation by giving you the best paper our money and resources can provide. The Radiator is your paper, its columns are open to you and any suggestion or criticism will be given immediate attention if referred to the staff through the class editors. The staff also thanks the faculty for its hearty co operation in the cam- paign. without which it must have been less suc- cessful. In behalf of the staff the editor extends hearty thanks to all. Students, support your class editors. Theirs is a task without glory and a task which involves hard work. If you will aid your class editor by passing in notes to your class column, you will have done your part. Don’t criticize your column if you have contributed nothing toward it. The world war is ended at last. The nation which developed a great military machine, has been humbled, as a nation has seldom been hum- bled before, and is now in the throes of revolu- tion and disintegration. The supreme war lord who threatened the entire civilized world is now a refugee in Holland, and the country, which has often trembled before him, now reluctantly shel- ters him. Thanks to the strategy of the Allied and American generals and the diplomacy of the Allied and American statesmen. Germany and her allies have been brought to their knees. Let us hope that during the reconstruction period we may have as able leaders. Peace was ushered into the lighting zone by a sudden silence, but into the Allied and American cities and towns by a tumult of jov. The entire populace went wild, and well they might, for the war is over at last. Long may it be the last. The editor is pleased to note that the Wireless Age has printed three articles written by Francis R. Pray of the senior class of our school. It is certainly a great honor to have one of our class- mates a contributor to a paper of this type. Con- gratulations, Pray. v FEB 23 1323 Cooke—“Do you think Dr. Knocker’s cough medicine does any good?” Ashley — “Not unless the directions are fol- lowed.” Cooke—“What are they?” Ashley—“Keep the bottle tightly corked.”—Ex- change. 6 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADI ATOM f I ' MISS BERTHA A. RAYMOND Late Instructor in Somerville High School SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR BERTHA A. RAYMOND A TRIBUTE A rare teacher and a great influence upon the youth of our city has passed away in the death of Bertha Raymond. Hundreds of our boys and girls have worked with her and for her, and to each will come memories of her sweet character, her fairness of judgment, and her high ideals. Her loss as a teacher will be great, but her loss in the larger life of the school will be well nigh irreparable. Hardly an activity of the school failed to come under her guidance and influence. At graduations, class day, class functions, debates, dramatics, patriotic and social events, and school entertainments, hers was the guid- ing hand, and from her came the last word of instruction and advice. The excellent deportment of our young people in public performances, their straightforwardness and simplicity of style were in a large measure trace- able to her high standards of criticism and her wonderful personality. Tenacious in her belief that the best one could do was none too good, inspirational in her ability to encourage those with whom she worked, patient with weakness, abhorrent of things unbeautiful, faithful, loyal, and ) above all a true friend to pupils and teachers, Bertha Raymond leaves a place in the school no one can fill. We live in deeds, not years: in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. i SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR iiiir.MniiiiiiiinK'aiiiiliilHrj!: jniHiiiiiniirTiiirMirn v r irji ryiiniiiiiiiir TnniunDBBBmnimmTs nimirainnaMnraiirai SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 0 Isaac Lamb By Winthrop H. Root, 1919 T was truly a summer day! The ther- mometer registered 105 degrees in the shade. June had merged into July and the fresh green of the land was paling. We,—Lem and I,—lay under the big maple in front of the farm house, where we were staying for the summer, too ener- vated by the heat even to go swimming. We seemed to have lost interest in fishing or any other of our usual means of passing the time. Then the house door opened and the farmer joined us in the shade. “Hot boys?” he queried. “Why don’t you go swimming? Too hot! Well, did I ever tell you about ‘Isaac Lamb?’” Our negative nods brought forth the following story, which I have tried to transcribe from his peculiar idioms to ordinary English: “You remember Thurston? Willis Thurston? He used to own this farm and I used to work for him before I bought it. Well, he had a lamb— just learning to use its horns. The lamb was called Isaac. Why lie called him that 1 don’t know. At any rate it didn’t fit. ‘Little Pepper- box’ would have described him better. “One morning, after milking, Willis set the pail of milk down in front of the barn and went back for some reason. When he returned to the door he saw Isaac standing, head lowered, as if to charge on the pail, evidently attracted by its shining surface. Willis shouted and ran for the pail: so did Isaac! Isaac reached it first and a white sheet of milk went up into the air like spray. The morning’s milk was lost! This angered Willis and he kicked at Issue. The next instant he found himself sitting in a puddle of milk with a very much bruised ankle. Isaac stood off a little way and watched. When Willis looked up Isaac trotted up to him and bleated most innocently. Isaac—I guess—had a sense of humor which Willis lacked. Later. Willis went to paint the barn doors. He had an eye for vivid colors and had chosen a flaring red. He set the ladder against the barn and. paint can in hand, climbing up began to streak on the red liquid. It was pleasant work to paint in the shade and Willis was enjoying himself exceedingly when he felt the ladder shake. Looking down he saw Isaac rubbing his head against it. He paid no attention until the lad- der shook more violently. “ ‘Isaac, go away, can’t you!’ “Isaac looked up and bleated his approbatio of the suggestion. Just then Willis knocked t extra paint brush off the ladder and as it fell struck Isaac on the nose. He was startled a.. jumped back. Then he saw the ladder, and think ing it responsible for the insult, charged i Things became chaotic! The ladder fell and Wil lis with it. He says he saw a whole sky full of stars. “Sitting up dizzily, he passed his hand over his head. Tt was soaking wet! It was his own blood! He sniffed suspiciously and passed his hand through his hair again. Red it certainly was, but not blood. It was ‘Huxtable’s best paint. Guaranteed not to fade or wash off.’ And Isaac! Shades of the lamb that went into the ark! Isaac resembled no creature on earth. His white wool was changed to a vivid and blinding red. Ilis ears alone stuck up like flags of truce on a bloody battleground. But in spite of it alf his raucous voice bleated his sympathy for Willis. “It was Monday—not blue Monday, but red Monday, for Willis—and Mrs. Thurston had just hung out the family wash. Leaving Willis fallen, Isaac stalked like a conqueror into the front yard. The cat was sunning itself on the front steps, but, 10 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR when it saw Isaac in his ruddy coat, dashed into the house and ran under the stove. Mrs. Thurs- ton looked out to see the cause of its flight. Then she began to laugh! But Isaac evidently did not like to be laughed at for he turned and stalked slowly away. As fate would have it, he walked right into the clean white clothes. His back cov- ered with wet paint hit the garments and left a very evident trail. “Mrs. Thurston saw him and ran to drive him away. But he wouldn’a go away! Round and round , back and forth, he ran under the clothes, until the place looked like a dye yard rather than a yard full of clean clothes. Finally he ran out the gate and into the barn yard, leaving Mrs. Thurston in a state verging on the hysterical. “You would think that was enough mischief for one lamb for one day. But it wasn’t! It was my turn next. “That day I was training a new colt Thurston had bought. As I drove out of the barn in a light buggy, Isaac entered. Never having seen a red lamb the colt bolted out of the yard and down the road at a breakneck pace. The smashed buggy was found five miles down the road. As for my- self, T jumped and luckily landed in some bushes so I wasn’t badly hurt. I wonder I ever lived to tell of it! “Isaac—or the ‘Red Lamb’, as he was usually called—had a bad habit of sneaking into the grain room, and eating out of the barrels. That night partly to teach him a lesson, partly to re- venge myself on him, I put a pan of meal on the grain room floor and left the door open. In sneaked Isaac. He looked at the barrels and found them covered. Then seeing the pan he began to eat from it. In a few moments he coughed, then sneezed, then bleated. Then he tried to do all three at once. All of a sudden things began to happen. Imagine, if you can, a red jumping jack that jumped and turned over and rolled and sneezed and bleated! It was Isaac! I never saw such antics. I sat on the barn steps and rocked with laughter. Then Isaac bolted for the brook. I had mixed red pepper plentifully with the meal. The Legend of the Wildcat Theodore A. Corliss, 1921 IIROUGH one of the many heavily wooded sections of central New Hampshire runs a road which might well be noted for its monotony, the stillness being broken only by the casional twitter of a bird or the howl of a wild limal. The huge trees on either side overhang, heir branches shutting out the sun and lending coolness which has been called by travelers ‘second only to a refrigerator.” It was for this reason that I decided on one hot summer day, to take a stroll down this road and “keep out of the hot sun.” I set of! and traveling about three miles through the dusky forest suddenly stepped out into a clearing on which stands a little red house now falling to decay but once the habitation of a happy family, probably about the time of the Civil War. A spacious barn stands nearby, its roof rising just a bit above the tall trees that abound and serving as an excellent observation post for the hunter of animals which roam on moon- light nights. The house itself is a low building, its roof sloping to the front and rear and enclos- ing about five rooms with all the ground-floor windows “boarded up,” indeed an excellent pre- caution against burglars, should they care to , enter such a house by those means, but should one try the heavy door he would find it swing easily on its hinges, and would stand facing a creaky staircase, a gloomy room with paper and plaster falling, on either side of him. As T approached this building I was curious, and plowing my way through the tall grass, I stood facing the door. When I entered, a large piece of plaster, evidently jarred by my steps, fell from the ceiling and echoed through the empty chambers. I stood still for a moment, seeming to be under the spell of the silent huose and then turned abruptly and retraced my steps to the open air. closing the door very gently for fear of the disturbing, “funny feeling” that haunts the place. Wandering further down the road I came upon another clearing, disclosing a ruined church and gravevard. I had never seen these places before and the question which now filled mv mind was, “Shall I go further or return home?” It was late. T was hungry, so I determined upon the lat- ter and was soon swinging down the road at a mechanical gait, engrossed in my discoveries. That evening, at the hotel, I questioned the pro- prietor. who is also chief clerk and farm hand, and the story he told is something like this: “The little red house is called ‘The Wildcat.’ It seems that, years ago, an old man and his two sons inhabited the dwelling and depended fdr a living upon the fruits of the soil. Things went SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR well for a while until, sad to relate, the old man became insane. He was placed in an asylum but the boys had little money, and that was soon spent, so the old man came home, not better, but worse for his sojourn in the asylum. He seemed wild. He played with knives and hatchets and at last, one night, attacked one of his boys with a saw. The boy awoke and called his brother and with his help imprisoned their father in the attic chamber. “The boys decided that the only safe thing for them to do was to imprison their father in a cage which they set about to build on the rear of the house. This plan was carried out, and soon after the old man died, partly from exposure and part- ly from grief. He was buried in the graveyard which I have mentioned as being further up the road. After this, it is said, the boys were driven from the house by the constant reappearance of their father’s ghost, carrying a saw. The boys have now passed away and the property belongs to the Government.” A half-witted country lad volunteered to show me, on the following day, the cage and the room where the ghost appears. I willingly consented to go. The room, I must say, still holds a rather ghastly appearance, and the cage is still stand- ing. “This will make an excellent subject for an English theme,” I remarked. “Would you like a ‘Ghost story’ better?” queried my country friend. “If you would, leave it to me.” Upon the assurance that I would, he told me to wait until spring and he’d have one for me. “Good!” I remarked, and we parted. The next day I left the “hotel” to go home and I have not seen my friend since. Nevertheless, I’ve heard his story. My uncle, who lives near him and who is a hunter during the fall, visited me last Christmas and told me the tale. It runs like this: “A city fellow, who thought he could hunt, was accompanied one day by my friend of the hotel, who acted as guide. They made an unsuccessf trip at the end of which my friend proposed a moonlight trip to the ‘Wildcat’ barn and there watch lor deer. It was agreed and they set out the following night at 10.30. On the way to the barn' my friend told him the story, not omitting the slightest awful detail, indeed, he added enough to make a fair-sized ghost story iilone. At last they reached the barn and climbing among the rafters selected a place on the roof which gave full view of both the graveyard and the house. “After waiting for a few minutes in the solemn stillness my friend thought he heard a deer and proceeded to instruct the hunter to wait until he should ‘scare ’im out’ and then take a pot shot. The boy then disappeared and the hunter thus left alone on a roof, near a haunted house with nothing but stillness abounding, began to think of the story of the insane man. ‘What if there were such things as ghosts?’ thought he. ‘What if they-------,’ he did not tinish, a deadly moan rose up from the graveyard and up rose a white spectre in the moonlight. He carried a saw and proceeded up the road, past the barn, into- the house, and now the hunter could see him in the attic chamber. “That was too much for the city chap who im- mediately jumped from his perch, landing safely on some hay which was stored in the barn, and ran headlong up the road, not looking to the left or right. He reached a sharp turn in the road and swerved. As he rounded the corner he col- lided squarely with—my uncle. They both were bowled over and arose covered with dust. They looked at each other in amazement and the city man was much relieved upon linding that he had not struck a ghost. They remained there a while and then the would-be hunter, thinking that an | excuse would be expected, began to tell the story. “He had not yet finished, when my friend was seen coining down the road with a gun and a suitcase, through the end of which protruded the ] corner of a sheet.” How the Country Wakes Up in the Morning Marjorie Fogg, 1919 VER on the western edge of the liori- zon, among the silver-lined clouds, the waning moon hangs. A few stars remain in the sky, but the have lost their crystal brightness, and shine drowsily down upon the sleeping world beneath. All is quiet and hushed. Except for the clear brook, deep in the green forest, gurgling merrily over the slippery, mossy stones, everything is still. The night wind has ceased and the leaves hangj motionless on the trees. Even the songbirds are| still asleep in their warm nests in the trees. | Everything seems asleep. Suddenly this silence is broken by the soft thurij of hoofs along the dusty road. It is a farinej with his wagon load of farm produce, intendiiL to sell it in tlie market of the neighboring citi I SOMERVILLE HIGH he horse plods slowly and quietly, as though mindful of the silence, is unwilling to disturb it. The thud, thud of the horse’s hoofs grows fainter and fainter, and soon dies away altogether. Then the silence is felt again. Far away on the edge of the eastern horizon ap- pears a tiny red ball. This ball is slowly moving, and as it moves higher and higher in the heavens, it transforms the dusky, silvery clouds into colors of faint pink and red. The sky loses its grayness and changes to a light blue which gradually be- comes of a darker hue, and soon the whole firma- ment is flooded with the rosy colors of morning. The whole countryside seems to be waiting for the day that is to come. Everything is hushed; waiting, expectantly, hopefully, for the things this coming day will bring. There is a sort of pleasure in uncertainty. To some this day may bring grief and sorrow, to some joy and i leasure. Yet, they are all waiting to see what it will bring, and are preparing for it. Suddenly, there comes from the tree tops, the clear, sweet song of the robin. He is singing from the depths of his soul a cheery “Good morning” to the whole countryside, or perhaps he is singing to his mate in the nest, below, a sweet, tender love song. Perhaps he is telling the people to be happy and joyous, and think only of the bright side of life, and put away the cares and worries until to- morrow. From afar in the heavens, comes the dis- tant call of the crows, winging their way slowly SCHOOL RADIATOR to their nests in the tall tree tops. The sweet morning air stirs the leaves and grasses, and makes them sway to and fro. The swallows are twittering and chattering among the dusty cob- webbed beams of the barns, and signs of life are beginning everywhere throughout the country- side. From all the white, green-blinded houses, a thin gray wisp of smoke curls lazily up to soon van- ish in the air. Curtains are drawn aside, and windows opened to let in the cool, morning breeze. From afar comes the twinkle of the cow-bells, tell- ing of the returning of the herd to the pasture to browse in the green fields all the day. The horses are stamping in their stalls, eager to go out into the open and freedom. The barnyard fowl are strutting about the yard proudly, and the dogs are barking, just for the joy there is in living. The lambs frisk gaily about over the rough rocks and stubble fields, and the bees drone lazily over the bright colored flowers; darting here and there to some bright flower for honey. Morning has come! Over the variegated fields of wild flowers, over the deep, thick forest, and over the village, is the sun, riding across the heavens in his golden chariot, and sending his warm rays to the earth beneath. Up in the top- most branch of the maple tree sits the robin pouring forth in wild ecstasy, his cheery “Good morning” song to all those who wish to listen. Morning has come! HER FIRST DAY Alice Mixasian, 1921 I Under the Winged Victory, A little Freshie stands, The girl, a little child is she. With small and trembling hands, She thinks this is the biggest school In all the many lands. II Her hair is golden, long, and straight. Her face shows great unrest, Her cheeks are wet with anxious tears, She’s lost in the S. H. S., She looks distractedly about In hopes to find her quest. Ill At last a Senior dignified, Comes mincing carefully by; She glances at the poor lost child, And tells her not to cry; She shows her what she’s looking for— Then oil' the Freshman flies! SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 13 The Stolen Horse By Marion G. Gladdis, ’21 ALTER, I want you to bring down this recipe to Mrs. Smith.” The speaker was an elderly woman. Walter was an orphan and lived with his aunt. He was fifteen years old and was very mischievous, but lie was as honest as he was mischievous. ‘‘All right.” •‘Be sure to come right back.” “Yes’m,” and Walter went whistling down the path. He delivered the recipe and started to go home. As he went down the steps he was startled to see a figure sneaking toward the barn. Determined to find out the meaning of it, he crouched down behind some bushes, where lie could watch with- out being seen. After becoming accustomed to the darkness, he could watch the actions of the man more clearly. Suddenly the man turned, and Walter was surprised to find it was Mr. White, a man who lived in the town. Mr. White very carefully opened a window of the barn, which, through the carlessness of one of the hired men, had not been locked. As soon as Mr. White disappeared from sight, Walter jumped up and ran to the barn; he looked in the window. He was just in time to see Mr. White untie a horse from one of the stalls. He unlocked the door and led the horse out. He rode away into the night and then Walter went home, lie didn’t tell Mr. Smith because Mr. White had been kind to him. The next day he read in the paper how a Mr. Jones had been blamed for taking the horse, be- cause one of the hired men said that lie had seen Mr. Jones around there. He also said that as Mr. Jones was poor a horse would be very useful for he could sell it and get a lot of money for it. Everyone seemed to believe this, and so Mr. Jones was to have a trial in court. Walter didn’t know what to do, he was getting sick from worrying about it. He didn’t want to tell on Mr. White, and yet he didn’t want Mr. Jones to be blamed. His aunt noticing how pale he looked, asked what the matter was. But he said, “Nothing,” and walked away. He decided to go for a walk. Unconsciously he walked by Mr. Jones’ house, and just as lie was going by lie saw the sheriff coming out of the house. Walter walked up to him and said, “When is the trial for Mr. Jones to be held?” The sheriff said, “Tomorrow after- noon at 2 o’clock.” “Thank you,” answered Wal- ter and walked on. lie decided to go to the trial. The next day at 2 o’clock everyone appeared at the court room ; even Mr. White was present. The lawyers had almost proved Mr. Jones guilty when Walter got up and said, “Oh, Mr. Harlem (that was the judge’s name), I know who stole that horse. It was Mr. White, for I saw him!” Mr. White paled when he heard this and looked! to see if he could get away, but means of escape were cut off, and he was obliged to remain where he was. Walter got up and explained how he had seen Mr. White steal the horse and in so doing gained the good will of the community. Mr. White was then proved guilty being obliged to pay a heavy fine and also to pay for the horse for he had sold it. We are told “Man is fearfully and wonderfully made.” The favorite maxim of the Greeks was “Know thyself,” while the Romans placed the em- phasis on “Master thyself.” Here are a few facts from one of our exchanges relating to the human organism with which all should be familiar: Each ear has four bones. The body has about 500 muscles. The human skull contains thirty bones. The lower limbs contain thirty bones each. Each hair has two oil glands at its base. The globe of the eye is moved by six muscles. The wrist contains eight bones; the palms five; the fingers fourteen. The roots of the hair penetrate the skin about one-twelfth of an inch. Hair is very strong. A single hair will bear 1,150 grains. The enamel of the teeth contains over 05 per cent, calcareous matter. Straight hairs are nearly cylindrical; curly hairs are elliptical or flat. The weight of the average man is 140 pounds; of a woman, 115 pounds. The brain is supposed to contain ovef 200,000,- 000 cells, in which thought works out problems.— Exchange. “Well, my little man,” said the grocer kindly, do you want to buy candy today?” “You bet I do,” responded the urchin, “but T gotta buy soap.”—Exchange. 14 SOMERVILLE IIIGXI SCHOOL RADIATOR EXCHANGE NOTES Miriam Cook The usual pleasures which we have in reading (he comments of our exchange editors will be, to some extent, missed, owing to the increasing ex- pense of maintaining our paper. The editorial staff has found it necessary to economize, there- fore the exchange column has been reduced to twenty exchanges. The Radiator gladly acknowledges the receipt of the following exchanges: Enfield Echo, Enfield High School, Thompson- ville, Conn. Golden Rod, Quincy High School, Quincy, Mass. Grotonian, Groton School, Groton, Mass, (week- ly and monthly). Harrisonite, Fort Benjamin Harrison, 111. This exchange was sent by Arnold Murray, editor-in- chief of the Radiator staff, in 1915, now in his country’s service. High School Herald, Westfield High School, Westfield, Mass. Megaphone, Dean Academy, Franklin, Mass. Megaphone, Country Day School, Newton, Mass. Pasadena Chronicle, Pasadena High School, Pasadena, Calif. Pioneer, Frankford High School, Philadelphia. Polytechnic, Troy, N. Y. School Life, Melrose High School, Melrose, Mass. Translating in French—“PI tremblait des pieds a la tete.” He trembled from the foot of his head —Exchange. “Are you chewing gum?” “No’in.” “I suppose you are chewing vour tongue?” “Yes’m.” “Well, put it in the waste basket.”—Exchange. A Word from Home X There’s a fellow needs a letter, Will you write him just a line? It will make him feel much better To receive this friendly sign That we march in love beside him, Wheresoever he may roam, Share his life, whate’er betide him, As we think of him at home II He has borne his country’s burden, Sailed away to face the fight; Will you cheer him with this guerdon; You are with him day and night? Just sit down and write a letter, Full of vim, of news, and cheer, It will make him feel much better For your thinking of him here. III There are days when he feels badly In his dugout far away; Send him greetings, freely, gladly, Tidings from the U. S. A. Stand beside him thigh and shoulder, Send your spirit, with a might; It will make him fight the bolder, Just to read the lines you write. IV Just sit down and write a letter, Full of happiness and mirth, It will make some boy feel better As he burrows in the earth; Make his dugout one fine mansion, Make his night-watch bright as day, Sit right down and send good tidings To the boys who sailed away. —Megaphone, Dean Academy. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 The High School library holds a unique posi- tion in the school. It is to the whole school what the laboratory is to the science department, what the kitchen is to the cooking classes. Its position has been slow in becoming recognized, but is final- ly coming into its own. Somerville is one of the first cities in the state to establish a library with a librarian in charge who is to devote all her time to this work at the public library. There are three distinct types of High School libraries: First, the one in which the librarian is under full control of the school authorities; sec- ond, the one in which the librarian is under the control of both the school authorities and the pub- lic library, and divides her time between them; and third, the one in which the librarian devotes part of her time to the library, and part to teach- ing. The second is the arrangement adopted by Somerville. This brings the relations between the public library and the school particularly close. The High School library aims to have material that will be of interest and of use to every de- partment. every teacher and every student in the school. Besides the general reference books, the dictionaries, encyclopaedias, year books, etc., there is a large collection of special reference books particularly useful to students of those subjects, —community civics, commerce and industry, lan- guages. Then there are the special editions and books to help make the studies more attractive. “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” with Rockham’s fantastic illustrations, “As You Like It.” so dain- tily and delicately illustrated by Hugh Thomson, the King Arthur tales with their spirited pic- tures, are some examples. For pleasure reading there are books to appeal to all tastes,—stories of adventure, of travel, of college life, novels that have stood the test of time, stories of today. There are war books by the men at the front,—personal narratives of all phases of the war,—air service, tank service, prison life, life on the sea, life in a submarine,— every field of action, Vritten by men who have been through it. The more serious type of the war books is also represented—“The Glory of the Trenches,” “World War,” “Land of Deepening Shadows”—books that you read through with great thought. For oral themes, for work in current events, for debates, periodicals are most helpful. The “weeklies,” Outlook, Independent, Literary Di- gest. Scientific American and its supplement con- tain some very valuable material; the “month- lies,” which touch nearly every department in the school, include the American Builder, Ameri- can Forestry, American Cookery, American In- dustries, Bookman (which contain some excellent book reviews, good models for yours), Industrial Arts, National Geographic, Popular Mechanics, Review of Reviews. Stenographer, System, Travel, and World’s Work. This year a filing cabinet has been added in which will be stored clippings, pictures and other valuable materials so as to be made more avail- able. New bulletin boards have been put in and the material on these will be interesting and in- structive. The library is open from 8.15 to 2.30. and stu- dents may come at any time. It is for their con- venience especially and the librarian is there to help them find what they need. The public li- brary is more generous, not only in lending books, but in purchasing books. Any book desired for use in school work may be borrowed from there through the system of interchange now used. Books may be taken from the library at the close of school, some to be returned the next morning, some to be kept longer. A cordial invitation is extended to all students to visit the library and inspect it for themselves. 16 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR TVOTES OF THE ALVMNI CATTEBELL-OS Somerville High School Roll of Honor We give below the names of our graduates who have died in the service. They aVe, indeed, our honor men. The supreme gift lias been theirs. No finer expression of their spirit can be offered than that given in the words of one of them, Up- ton, written a few days before his death: “It has been hard to remain patient when we read of the brave French and English and Ital- ians on the various fronts, when we had heard first hand of the sacrifices of the people of their different countries, when we had felt the pinch of food in restaurants in England, France and Italy, when we had seen the train loads of wounded pass us, knowing from everything we had seen and heard how much even our little bit was needed. It has only been our grand ideal that has kept us in spirit, only the knowledge of the glorious cause to be served. Now we are happy for our chance is coming soon! “Those in the States may find it difficult to be- lieve. but be assured the task before us has be- come so all-absorbing, so gripping, so glorious a chance for service, we have come to feel that it is sacred! “So we rejoice in our chance and are happy and impatient as never before! Can you blame us?” Well has it been said of them: “Every such life as theirs lifts up our common earth a little way towards the heavenly world! The ideals which they in a measure realized, lessen the distance be- tween us and the stars; between the mortal and the immortal!” Graduates Who Have Died in the Service Robert A. Bowl by 1906 Wallace T. Crispin 1912 Clayton C. Ellis 1915-B Ernest A. Giroux 1915-B Douglas R. Locke 1912 Joseph G. Murphy 1915-B Harold L. Pinkham 1915-B William W. Thayer 1912 Charles H. Upton 1912 Ernest A. Ware 1905 Under Graduate Who Died in the Service John J. Falvey 1919-A 1918 Bernice C. Hamilton (18-B) has entered Jack- son College. Eleanor Hall is attending Bryant and Stratton Business College. Eleanor Libby (18-A) is with the Charles River Trust Company. Reina Hadley is a freshman at Wheaton. The Somerville High School is honored by one of its alumni, Dorothy Currie, who won the $250 scholarship for passing the best entrance ex- amination, and is now a freshman at Radeliffe College. “Bud” Young has enlisted in the S. A. T. C. at Boston College. Dorothy Pray is a freshman at Jackson College. William Moore, president of his class during his senior year, is in the S. A. T. C. at Tufts. Muriel Wardrobe is a student at Burdette Business College. Anna Fulton has entered Boston University. Mary Robson is employed by the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Boston; and is attend- ing night school at Bryant and Stratton Business College. Raymond Eldridge has enlisted in the S. A. T. C. at Tufts. ’17 Alice Padelford is a sophomore at Wheaton. David Hill has enlisted in the S. A. T. C. at Boston University. Beatrice Savage, secretary of her class during her senior year, is a freshman at Jackson College. 1917 Merle S. Hunt has enlisted in the United States aviation service and is stationed at Mineola, L. I. Francis B. Hamilton (17-B) has enlisted in the merchant marine. The engagement has been announced of Alice LeSueur (17-A) to C. Lawrence Poore of Somer- ville. Florence Parker is attending Burdette Busi- ness College. Pete Allen has enlisted in the S. A. T. C. at Tufts. Edna Marsh (17-A) is married to Clifford Gil- lette of Somerville. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 .John Grininions lias enlisted in the S. A. T. C. at Technology. William Perry has transfered from Tufts to Dartmouth. Enid and Winifred Kenney are attending Bur- dette Business College. Stanly Cliff has enlisted in the S. A. T. C. at Technology. 1916 John 1). Chequer is now stationed at France with the U. S. signal corps. James Kellock is commissioned second lieuten- ant at Plattsburg. Lieutenant Thomas F. Scanlon is stationed at Camp Sweeney, Missouri, as instructor. Melville Pride is in the Tech aviation and is commissioned second lieutenant at Pensacola, Florida. Donald Marshall has enlisted in the S. A. T. C. at Tufts. 1915 Everett Doten has enlisten in the engineer ' reserve corps. First Lieutenant Harold Pinkham died in France. Warren L. Adams, who played football at Tufts, last fall, is a senior at dental school and expects to be transferred from the medical re- serve corps to the S. A. T. C. Corporal David J. Lanigan, who won inter- scholastic distinction as a cross country runner while at the S. II. S., has been awarded a medal for service at the second battle of the Marne. He is attached to the headquarters company of the 104th infantry. 1913 Harold Leland. who played on the football team, is commissioned ensign at Annapolis. Walter P. Sweet, Tufts ’17. is in the navy officers’ training school, expecting to go soon to the ensign school at Harvard. Chancey O. Cosgrove has received a commission as ensign. RESOLUTIONS Whereas, by the Divine Will of Providence, our friend and classmate, S. Sumner Lewis, has been taken from us Be it resolved, that we, the class of 1908, tender to his wife and family our heartfelt sympathy, and Be it also resolved, that a copy of these resolu- tions be published in the Somerville High School Radiator. Robert O. Cheslky, President. September 20, 1918. 1916-B Headquarters, 414th Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps France, via X. Y., June G, 1918. Alumni Editor, S. H. S. Radiator: I noticed in the March Radiator that you had my name on the Honor Roll, so I felt it my duty, seeing that you had taken interest, in my welfare, that I ought to at least write and ac- knowledge that interest. As you note from the letter heading, I am with a telegraph battalion, whose work is to construct and maintain tin battalion line, while the field battalion constructs and maintains from the front lines back to tin telegraph battalion, and from the line forward to outposts, and also when the infantry advance, carry communication lines to the points of advance. Our work is very interesting, although we have not yet got near enough to see any real action, but one never can tell what the next move is in the army. We are fed and quartered well, and by the thoughtfulness of many in the states, we are kept pretty well supplied in tobacco, and I realize now why it is said that “an old pipe and a good maga- zine” constitute the soldier’s paradise. There are many Boston boys in the battalion? but the majority are from Pennsylvania, Chicago, Buffalo, and a few points even further west. I was pleased to see that so many graduates and undergraduates had volunteered, and believe me, Germany is going to get beaten so badly she won’t get her head above water for at least 100 years — and the Kaiser—I know what I’d like to do with him, and I presume you have your preference. T will close wishing the Radiator the best of success and hope the old Alma Mater will mean as much to others as it does to me, in these days of trial. Fraternally yours, John I). Chequer (16-B). 18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR S. G. A. A. Read this, my friends, and you will learn That the S. G. A. A. is not to be spurned. The first meeting of the year was held Friday night, And ten dollars of our money has taken its flight. We believe in “Every little bit helps,” So we hope from the Kaiser 'twill draw angry yelps! But this is not all that we're going to do, Read on and we soon will enlighten you. For the soldiers and sailors “over here” and “over there” We’re going to knit wristers and socks by the pair. Sweaters and helmets we’ll knit on, too, And scarfs by the yards we mean to do. But wait! just read on, for I’m not through! We elected some officers who’re both good and true. The president’s name is Marjorie Drew, And Betty Haskell has charge of the money and dues. Clara Ahlner the vice-president is, And Jessie Bennett to secretary has “riz,” While the press agent—Well, what’s that to you? She’s the one who has tried this rhyming to do. Press Agent of Somerville Girls’ Athletic Association. PEACE ASSEMBLY Wednesday morning. November 13, Mr. Avery assembled the entire school in the Hall to com- memorate and to celebrate the signing of the armistice terms. “The Star Spangled Banner and “America” were sung. Headmaster Avery im- pressed upon his pupils the importance of this great event, and-its significance to the entire world- VICTORY ASSEMBLY On Thursday, November 14, the girls of the school were assembled in the Hall in the interest of the United War Work Campaign. Miss Tuie was chairman of the assembly, and first the girls sung with great fervor two popular patriotic songs. Then Mr. Mahoney, Mrs. Toplitf and Mrs. Herbert addressed the assembly, and all urged the girls to show their loyalty to their Alma Mater and to the boys in the service by hearty support of the Earn and Give Victory Division of the campaign. Each speaker was inspiring, and a large majority of the girls have signed the Vic- tory pledge. The assembly closed with the sing- ing of “Keep the Home Fires Burning.”- PHI ALPHA This season opened the twenty-first year of Phi Alpha Society in the Somerville High School. The members for 1918 1919 are: Lillian Trask, President; Evelyn Stockbridge, Secretary; Dor- othy Loring. Treasurer; Ruth Adams, Dorothy Sawyer and Edith Fielder. It has not been fully decided, but in all proba- bility on account of present conditions the social events of the year will be confined to two dances, one to be given on November 16, 1918, and the other one in early spring. The Sorority stands ready at all times, as it has in preceding years, to assist the faculty in any of its various enterprises and in any branch of pat- riotic work in which the school participates. One of the most delightful English lessons of the year was enjoyed by English C, when, with their instructor, Miss Merrill, they journeyed to the Boston Opera House and listened to the mas- terly interpretation of “Macbeth” by the Robert Manteli Company. A memorable evening, and a revelation of the play not to be forgotten. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 19 THE ALPHA ZETA PHI FRATERNITY Beginning our third year of existence, we feel we have been very successful in all our social fea- tures and fraternal welfares. As the great world war lias suppressed all organizations, so has it affected ours, by the enlistment of our brothers in the service of Uncle Sam. Anticipating this obstacle, we have rallied with divine spirit and efforts and secured a very favorable membership for this ensuing year. On Thursday evening of November 14, 1918, the fraternity presented a very successful entertain- ment in the Y. M. C. A. Hall, of which the entire proceeds were donated to the Allied War Drive Fund. A dance will be given in the month of De- cember by the fraternity, in honor of our boys in the service- William E. Baldwin, President. OMICRON PI SIGMA Psi Chapter of Omicron Pi Sigma Fraternity has opened another active year by several parties, held in our new rooms in the Litchfield Block. Our dance held at Lewis Hall on Hallowe’en night was a success from every staudpoint. The influx of new members of high calibre is very en- couraging. We are looking forward to the time when our forty-five brothers in the service will come back to us. They will indeed find that we have “kept the home fires burning.” The year 1918-1919 has opened very promising for the Debating Society. Although this year we are not to have the regular triangular debate on account of abnormal conditions, in its place we are to substitute a series of informal debates with Newton and Brookline, which will serve to bring the schools closer together in a social way and besides giving the members of the team as much training as the larger debate without the strain of striving for a large goal. The officers of the year are: Lillian Trask, President; ITildergarde Ashe, Vice-President; Mildred Codding, Secretary and Treasurer. With promising material for a winning team, and a strong society to back us, we feel very con- fident that this year will be one of the most suc- cessful in the history of the club. Mildred Codding, Secretary. KAPPA ALPHA PI Gamma Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Pi Fraternity lias begun its thirteenth successful year. Although most of our men have answered our country’s call, we at home are not idle. We have bought Liberty Bonds and some of our mem- bers worked for Uncle Sam on the school farms Hi is summer. We have an honor roll of fifty-five, and one gold star representing Brother Ambrose Ford, who gave his life for his country. “Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friend.” We are represented on the football team by five members and hope to do equally well in baseball. We have had no social events this year, but expect to give a dance December, 7, at the Grantanbry Bungalow. ALPHA THETA PI The third successful year of the Society of Alpha Theta I i began with a large membership and a prosperous outlook for the year The past year has been successful, from both a social and financial standpoint, but we realize that no greater loss could have come to the society than the death of our beloved sister, Bertha Raymond, who was an example of what our society stands for. We of Alpha Theta Pi welcome most sincerely the many new members of the school, and stand ready to assist them, at any time, to make their career here a successful one. As always, our sorority intends to help make Somerville High School a better institution in every way. GAMMA ETA KAPPA Practically all the members of Delta Zeta Chapter were actively engaged in Some line of war service during the summer. We were repre- sented on the farms by Brothers Avery, Barker, Smith, Treat, Tibbetts, Cook, Estey and McNa- mara. We are proud of our service flag, which repre- sents sixty-three of our brothers in active service.. Our three gold stars represent Brothers Giroux, Murphy and Ellis, who gallantly gave their lives in the service of their country. We started our social activities for the year with a successful bungalow party. Plans are be- ing made for a big social year to welcome home our brothers who are in the service. 20 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1919 Kkxdall Reed, Editor Stearns Wiiitney, Assistant Editor As the hostilities of warfare have ceased, let us not forget our patriotic duties are to go on. Now is the time to carry out our plan of yast year’s “Patriotic Association.” With a school of approximately 1.100 new stu- dents, it is our duty as seniors to put forth an example which shall he held high in the minds of our under-classmen. It was a bad day for the Kaiser when Columbus discovered America.—Exchange. In order to accomplish these results, it is nec- essary for every individual member of our class to rally to the cause with his or her untiring efforts. (“Pull together, 1919.”) “Society finds it level in a Boston Elevated car, doesn’t it?” “Well, yes ; it shows how many people in good standing are merely hangers-on.” Iyet’s establish a class this year that shall be remembered by our followers as a class of ideal students. Ilis Mother—“I heard a noise very late when you came in.” He—“Was it the night falling?” His Mother—“No; it was the day breaking.” Teacher—“Name five zones.” Up-to-Date Pupil — “Temperate, intemperate, war, freeze, and o.” Last summer a baseball game was played near here. In the ninth inning the first man up was evidently of East Indian origin; as he grasped the bat, he exclaimed, “Allah, give thou me strength to make a hit.” He struck out. The next batsman was Irish. He spat on his bat and exclaimed, “You know me, Al.” He made a home run. 1920 Murray, Editor James Classmates, remember we are now Juniors, and we should take upon ourselves a little more re- sponsibility than in the past. You ought to feel it your duty to help your class in any way you can- Juniors! Have you subscribed to the Athletic Association yet? Back up the football team. Speaking of football, notice the number of Juniors on the team. There are Patten, Dowd, Donaldson, Jack and Tom Reardon who are reg- ulars on the team, and Ryan, McNamara and Herlihy on the squad. Best wishes for success, boys! East Building, we would like to hear from you this year. To the Latin Department; Giveit tu em gudant plenti, Soc et tu em gudant strong. Never letem geta stand in, Gopher evri woid that’s wrong, Makein flunk and makem worry, Makem situp nights and study, SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 21 Makem wun derwat cher thinking, Never letem getoo hopeful. Never sayther doing well, Makem wish they didn’t cum here, Makem wisliu were — at home. —Selected. IIow many of you intend to earn and give that $5 bill to the United War Work Campaign? We want to be the foremost class in this activity and set a good example to the two lower classes. We want no slackers in our class. Don’t forget the Debati ' Society. 1921 • Margaret No lax, Editor Earned your ?5 yet? Better get busy. He—“Do you think you rule the universe?” She—“No; but 1 rule the first letter in it.” Smart Child—“I know when the world will end and my teacher don’t.” “When? Who told you?” Smart Child—“Mother said it would end when children stopped asking questions that nobody could answer.” Emerson—“Teacher, can you get punished for things you don’t do?” Teacher—“No; why?” Emerson—“Well, I didn’t do any home work.” Instructor — “It would have been better to write ‘twelve hundred’ instead of ‘one thousand and two hundred’ in your theme.” M r-1—“But it would have been three words short—you said to have a hundred words.” Too bad that we can’t have four or five class presidents, editors, etc., to satisfy every one in our class. 1922 Freshmen: We are glad to welcome you to our school. You have the distinction of being the last freshman class in the school, and it is to be hoped that your career will be a memorable one- You arc now a part of the school and must share in all its duties and privileges. That which you gain from our course here will be according to your effort. You are now the Somerville High School and the school is judged by you. In be- half of the upper classmen and the Radiator staff, the editor welcomes you to the school. Note: Next month your class editors will have been appointed, and you will have a column of our own. The football season is here. The team, led by Cap. Treat, is backed by last season’s steady play- ers. Stevens. Paasche, Jack Reardon and Patten. Although the lack of candidates was disappoint- ing to Coach O’Donnell, still a remarkable team has been formed. The epidemic was a slight set- back but the boys are now there with more pluck and pep than ever. This is the time the boys need your support; show them you are there strong and it will make them fight harder for the Red and Blue. All together now and back your team. Somerville, 34; Battery Wharf, 0 Somerville met its first opponent, October 20, at Somerville Field, when she vanquished a naval eleven from Battery Wharf by the score of 34 to 0. The plays were few in number, but were carried off with unusual snap. Dowd, playing full back, made several noticeable plays and Capt. Treat fitted well into his new position at tackle. Somerville’s first score was the result of a 35- yard end run by Dowd, followed by Donaldson going over in a straight line plunge. Somerville then kicked off, regained the ball on downs, and Tom Reardon romped over for the second score. The third score was a long run by Dowd for a touchdown. The fourth score was made possible by a 20-yard run by Patten and a forward pass to Cook. Tom Reardon then pushed the ball over. Dowd made the final touchdown after steady progress down the field. The lineup was con- stantly changed, but the opening positions were as follows: Somerville Nigh Battery Wharf Cook, Chase, le...................................re, Cronin Treat. It.........................................rt, Murphy McNamara, lg......................................rg, Labelle J. Reardon, c..........'................ c. Lavfne Stevens, rg..............................lg, Connolly Paasche. rt..............................It. Reardon Lynch. Downey, le.................................re. Cronin Donaldson, qb....................... qb. Rush. Gill Patten, lh...............................rh. Grinslea T. Reardon, rh...................... lh, Wall, Neal Dowd, fb..........................................fb. O’Day Score. Somerville 34; Battery Wharf. 0. Touchdowns, Donaldson, T. Reardon 2. Dowd 2. Goals from touch- downs, Treat 4. Umpire, Leary. Referee, Faziolli. Time, eight-minute periods. Somerville Masters Malden Somerville started its first league game by de- feating Dave Morey’s team IS to 0. Although the score would indicate that Malden was boldly out- classed, such was not the case. The game was fea- tured by hard, clean and interesting football from the kickoff to the whistle. Straight football was used for the most part by both teams, for end runs and forward passes met with little success. Both elevens tackled hard and low and seldom did a player get away Patten, Treat, Tom Rear- don. Paasche and Stevens played fine football for Somerville, while in Malden’s lineup Loud and Hopkins were much in evidence. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 23 Somerville High Cook. Downey, Kelleher, le.. Treat (Capt.). It.......... Pearce, McNamara, lg....... Reardon, c................. Stevens, rg................ Paasche. rt................ Chase. O’Donnell, Lynch, re. Donaldson, qb.............. Dowd, Avery, Ihb........... T. Reardon, rhb............ Patten, fb................. Malden II igh ...re, Krohn, Crawford .....rt, Nayor (Capt.) ....rg. Perry, Melnick ..............c, Budd lg, Plummer, Schwartz .........It, Hopkins ........ le, Glennon .....qb. Loud, Upham .......rhb, Deitchman ....Ihb, Locke, Knight ...fb, Welsh, Davenport Score. Somerville High, 18; Malden High, 0. Touch- downs. Patten. T. Reardon, Donaldson. Referee. Nor- man Bankart. Umpire, Dick Smith. Heal linesman, Guild. Time, 12-minute quarters. Medford, 10; Somerville, 0 Somerville lost her first game to Medford at the Fulton Street Grounds. The Medford eleven was possessed of plenty of confidence and aggressive- ness and with Gordon Mangles, the star of the game, practically upset Somerville eleven. Som- erville lacked confidence and made many fumbles and costly mistakes. The greater part of the game was played on Somerville’s territory. The Somerville line put up a good defense and checked Medford’s plays through the line. ' Dur- ing the second half a costly fumble by the Som- erville backfield was scooped up by Blair, who ran 45 yards for a touchdown. After this Med- ford resorted entirely to a kicking game. Begien, in the last quarter, dropped a pretty kick which just cleared Somerville’s cross bar. Capt. Treat played a sensational game, while Paasche was much in evidence. Medford High Blair, le............ McGoldrick, It....... Prior, lg............ Healy (Capt.), c..... Berry, rg............ Morrissey, rt........ Pearce, re........... Sanford, Galley, qb.... Jackson. Graves, Ihb, Mangles, rhb....:.... Norton, fb........... Somerville II igh ...re, Chase. Lynch, Ivelliher ....... rt. Stevens, Paasche ..........rg, Pierce, Stevens ...............c, J. Reardon ........lg, McNamara, Pierce .............. It, Treat Capt.) le. Cook. Downing, O’Connell ........qb. Patten, Donaldson ..............rhb, T. Reardon .................Ihb, Dowd ..........fb. Paasche. Patten Score. Medford High, 10; Somerville High, 0. Touch- down. Blair. Goal from touchdown. Morrissey. Goal from field. Begien. Referee, A. J. Woodlock. Umpire. Cannell. Schedule Nov. 2—Malden at Somerville. Nov. 9—Somerville at Medford. Nov. 1G—Cambridge Latin at Somerville. Nov. 23—Somerville at Everett. Nov. 28—Rindge at Somerville. Gridiron Notes Walter Johnston, class of 1920, has been elected assistant football manager by the Ath- letic Association. Football fans are sorry to learn that Somer- ville will not meet her old opponent, Waltham, this season. Sports have been discontinued in the Watch City. Somerville will beat Everett. Will Everett beat Medford? Let us hope so. Jokes in other books remind us, We may have some bad ones, too But if you don’t contribute. What can the editors do? —Exchange. Silently, one by one, In the notebooks of the teachers. Blossom the little zeros. The forget-me-nots of the seniors. —Exchange! Urchin (to another) — “What’s your dog’s name?” Second Urchin—“Spearmint,” Urchin—“Why do you call him that?” Second Urchin—“Because his tail’s wriggly.” Exchange: Latin Teacher — “The perfect subjunctive of sum, please.” Pupil (unprepared)—“Sim, sit, sis, simus, sitis, sint.” Teacher (dryly)—“I shall have to tell you to sit. sis.” First Senior—“Are you going to the dance?” Second Senior—“No; T expect to be out of town.” First Senior—“No one asked me, either.”—Ex change. 24 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR DANCING Heinemann House Academies ANTHOINE HALL 136 School Street, Somerville HIGH SCHOOL CLASS Every Friday. Open night once a month PARTY every Wednesday and Friday evening; special features PARTY every holiday night CHILDREN’S CLASSES every Saturday BABY CLASS every Wednesday LET US SEND YOU ONE OF OUR CATALOGUES Tel. Som. 55915 |0Vllilliail)IOilli:iBlllI� l :: UKSilin! 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Clang of bell and roar of gun Send the tidings up and down. Mow the belfries rock and reel! How the great guns, peal on peal, Fling the joy from town to town! Loud and long, Lift the old exulting song; Sing with Miriam by the sea, He has cast the mighty down; Horse and rider sink and drown; “He hath triumphed gloriously!” Bells of joy! On morning’s wing Send the song of praise abroad! It shall give the dumb a voice, It shall belt with joy the earth! King and swing, It shall bid the sad rejoice, SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR VOL. XXVIII SOMERVILLE, BOSTON, MASSASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER, 1918 No. 2 The Somerville High School Radiator is published by the High School oit the third Thursday of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursday of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. 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MILLER. ’21 WALTER N. BRECKENRIDGE, '22 4 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR FRANK M. HAWES For Thirty-nine Years Instructor In Somerville High School Frank M. Hawes In the year of 1871), when the East Building was the only school on the hill and constituted the entire High School, a young man, who has since become well known to all. came there to teach. This man was Frank M. Hawes. When the school was divided into Classical and English and the new English building completed in 1895, the old building became the Latin school, and Mr. Hawes taught there. When the two schools were re-united in 1912, all High' School students had the pleasure of Mr. Hawes’ acquaint- ance. Last dune, he completed his thirty-ninth successful year as a teacher in Somerville High School and has retired to enjoy a well-earned rest. Mr. Hawes has been a well-beloved personage in the school all these years' He, no doubt, taught the parents of many of us. All who have had him as a teacher know that he left a gap which will be hard to fill. We all loved him for his cheery smile and admired his patience in dealing with a delinquent or backward pupil. He was a splendid instructor in Latin and Greek. His knowledge of the classics, lu being a poet of some note, added an especial value to his instruction in ancient classics. We wish him great happiness in the thought of service well rendered. Let him know and rejoice that he has left an impression in the hearts of his pupils which cannot be obliterated, and that the sincere affection of all whose privilege it is to bear the stamp of S. H. S. is his. -TuifliiifiraiaiioiLTOiiiiiiiaiiufliiiBiiioiiriM SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The Past War (Prize Senior Theme. Read at Peace Assembly) Marjorie Fogg, ’19 OUR years tlie world lias been in tur- moil. Governments have been over- thrown, kings and queens deposed, and the entire earth has been thrown into chaos, because of the great de- sire of one empire to dominate the world. From the day of its initial action, the war has been.a struggle between the spirit of conquest and autocracy, and the spirit of liberty and jus- tice. It has been also a struggle between two races in opposition for twenty centuries, the Teu- tons and tlie Gallic Celts. One of the earliest histories states that the Teutons made their con- quests for the booty which they hoped to obtain; Celtic conquests were always made from the honor gained. Since that contrast was drawn, there has been no change in these two races. The Teutons have spent their time and energy in struggling for the subjugation of other peoples. Militarism and its utilities have been ever their principal industry. The richest person in Ger- many is the daughter of ICrupp, the owner of the well-known gun manufactory. Never did they lose sight of their major purpose, increased power and dominion. In 1898, Admiral Count von Goetzen. a close friend of the Kaiser, said to the American Ad- miral Dewey, “Approximately in fifteen years my country will begin liej' great war. We shall be in Paris in two months, but this will be only the first; step toward our real object, the overthrow of England. Everything must be done at the pre- cise moment, because we shall be fully in readi- ness. and our enemies will be unprepared.” Again in 1913, another confiant of the Kaiser said. “In order to have war with France, it is sufficient for Germany to let Austria attack Serbia.” Favor able opportunity only was lacking. They real- ized fully the truth of Rismark’s words. “War to be successful must be popular, and to lx? popu- lar the people must believe they are fighting on the defensive.” The needed opportunity came when on June 28. 1914, the Austrian heir-apparent. Archduke Fran- cis Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated at Sarajevo, the capital of Rosnia. Accusing Serbia of the crime. Austria-Hungary at once sent an ultimatum to Serbia, containing ten articles, only four of which related to the assassination, the remainder relating to matters of government, and if accepted would have placed Serbia under Aus- trian control. Only forty-eight hours were al- lowed for reply. Serbia sent her reply within a few minutes of the time set, accepting all the ten points, save one,—her own sovereignty, and offer ing to submit that point to the Hague Tribunal. Without further arbitration. Austria declared war on Serbia. In the pathway of Germany’s advance upon France, lay a little country, small in area, of less than eight million population, Belgium, insigni cant, unimportant, yet since 1S39, neutral and in- dependent by agreement of the great powers of Europe. Speaking of the German army entering Belgian territory the German Chancellor said in 1914. “For us to enter Belgian territory is a vio- lation of international law, but we are now in a state of necessity, and necessity knows no law.” The world knows and will not forget the story. They entered Belgium, and they met with what neither they nor the world believed possible, stub- horn resistance. On August 3, 1914, in reply to France’s answer that she would stand by her agreement to ob- serve the neutrality of Belgium, Germany de- clared war upon France. The following day, Au- gust 5, England, learning that Germany had vio- lated the neutrality of Belgium, declared war upon Germany: and while brave little Belgium fought and suffered and died, though almost ob- literated. she yet held back the German hordes, and France ami Great Britain made ready for the awful fighting that was to follow. France was invaded, the Germans in triumph pushed on. French and English retreating, re treating, until they reached the Marne, until the order flashed up and down the lines, “Halt!” We know the battle that followed! The name of the battle of the Marne is added to the list of decisive battles of the world. At the Marne France saved herself and Europe. The years 1915 and 1910 saw continuous fight- ing. a new ally, Italy, joined the Entente, notable victories were won at Verdun, on the Somme, in Galicia, in Italy, against the foes of sea and air: but ever little by little the enemy gained, and men feared. The Allies, brave and steadfast, though gaunt and grim from all they had dared and done, looked ever across the great waters, if haply the light of Hope might illumine the west- ern sky, and America come to join them. ( SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR America’s Part in the War Charlotte Wadsworth, ’20 (Prize Junior Theme. Head at Peace Assembly( UNDREDS of years from now, school- children all over the civilized world will be carefully memorizing the date, April ( . 11)17 ; that date which, to all of us means and has meant so much. We need not memorize it: we have lived it. It was very still in the great hall of Congress on that sixth of April, 11)17. Every available seat was filled. The galleries were crowded, the quiet was so intense il was almost visible as President Wilson read those momentous words, declaring war on Germany. Every possible effort had been put. forth vo keep this nation out of the war, but it had been of no avail, and we cast in our lot with the Allies, fighting to make the world “safe for democracy.” Ruthless submarine warfare was the ostensible reason for our entering the war, but underlying this reason, was the thought of what the possible defeat of the Allies might mean to the world. Even if there had been no submarine warfare, surely the terrible cruelties inflicted upon the people of Belgium by the Germans served to show the world what it might expect at the hands of Germany. Our allies were in an extremely dangerous po- sition at the time of America’s entrance into the war. Already the Germans had been within twenty miles of Paris during their first offensive. Now at the battle of Verdun, which gave birth to the famous watchword of the French, “Ils nepasseront pas!” (They shall not pass!), the Germans were checked. They did not pass, and Paris was saved. Again, in the second offensive, last spring, the Germans were advancing and still advancing. Again Paris was threatened. The French and British were so weary and worn out with fight- ing. it seemed as though the enemy would prevail. Then came Chateau-Thierry, often called the “Gettysburg of the world war.” On the south side of the river Marne, that spot so fatal to the Germans, the Americans were lined up. The gen- eral’s commands were to “Hold the line.” but they did more; they advanced and drove the enemy entirely from his position. Such has been the spirit of our troops. The American password has been as they go over the top. “Lusitania!” The Germans have come to know and fear that battle crv. The defeat of the Germans at Ohate'Au-Thierrv again saved Paris, but more than that, it taught the Germans that we were to be the decisive fac- tor in the world struggle. Clmteau-Thierry was the turning point of the war. From that time the Germans have been steadily retreating, until they were back to the Belgian fron- tier.. where, in 1014. they swarmed over the border and devastated that neutral country. Bel- gium’s brave King, Albert, has again taken pos- session of his throne, and the wonderful bravery and endurance of the Belgians during the terrible struggle, will never lx forgotten as long as the world exists. All the time, American troops were arriving, disembarking, arriving as though on schedule time, on French soil. The remarkable system in the carrying on of our part in the war is a model of efficiency. To- day there are two million men in France. These have been equipped, trained and sent across in one year and six months: surely a remarkable record for a nation so entirely unprepared for war as America in the spring of 11)17. Besides all this our allies have been supplied with food and munitions. Ship building has been a big fac- tor in winning the war. Germany, meanwhile, had been growing weaker and weaker. Revolts in the empire itself and food conditions, not to mention the decreasing man- power. made the officials in Germany realize that peace must be forthcoming and that it must be a “peace without victory” for them. Bulgaria soon laid down her arms, realizing that to fight longer were useless. Soon Turkey followed, and then Austria-Hungary. This was the final blow to Germany. Knowing herself defeated with her allies, what could she hope to do without them? On Ihe 8th dav of November, 1018, Germany asked for an armistice, and then followed one of the most dramatic scenes in all history. Picture it for a moment. Tt is the autumn of 1870. An onen carriage nasses along the road to Sedan. In it sits the French Emneror. worn with nain and suffering. Ho goes to surrender bis country to the Prussian King. Followed bv his staff , he enters the pres- ence of the Prussian ruler, who haughtily remains seated. “Sire, mv sword.” said the French Em- peror. as he drew his blade and presented the hilt. “I take it,” still arrogantly replied the Prussian King. The hauteur of that answer, the humiliation of the whole scene, burned into the very soul of one SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR of the young French officers of the Emperor’s staff. He never forgot. It is November 11th. 1918. Not far from Sedan, three motor cars, bearing the white flag of truce, advance to the cross roads. They contain the German delegation asking for peace. Received by French officers of the staff, they are taken into the presence of a small, silver-haired man who, tense and quiet, asks: “Your wish, gentlemen ?” “We have come. Monsieur,” said the German spokesman, “to arrange an armistice.” And then the terms are read to them by this same tense, but very quiet general in command: read with no exaltation nor hope of vain triumph- ing, but down deep in his heart he remembered another surrender when his emperor had stood among the vanquished, for the young officer, hard- ly more than a boy, who had been present when the crushing terms of defeat had been imposed on his country, and the general who received the Ger- man surrender are one and the same. Marshal Focli, generalissimo of the Allied armies. Peace has come at last to the world, after four years of the most terrible conflict it has ever known. Now comes the great problem of reconstruction, all the greater in this war than in any other, be- cause monarchies have been overthrown, people are in revolt, and the world in general is in chaos. Let us go forward to meet these great problems with confidence, but not with boastfulness, with hatred of the wrong, but with loyalty and devo- tion to the right, with absolute belief that a gov- ernment of the people, for the people and by the people shall not perish from the earth. It is done. In the circuit of the sun. Shall the sound thereof go forth. It shall bid the sad rejoice. It shall give the dumb a voice. It shall belt with joy the earth. Good and Bad Magazines John Avery, ’19 lishing at present an account of the life in the Magazines are published, as a general rule, for the pleasure of their readers. Those that accom- plish their object by well-written, clean stories and articles, and an occasional poem, may be called good magazines. They are of different types. Some, such as the National Geographic, are purely to educate. The Saturday Evening Post is an example of the entertaining type. The World’s Work treats mainly of contemporary his- tory, while Scribner’s and Harper’s combine the many ways of satisfying their readers. The Scientific American is of a type that caters to specialists. The Atlantic Monthly is an example of high literary attainment. These better magazines set a high standard for themselves which is never lowered. Thus when you pick up a copy of any one of them, you know beforehand the satisfaction it will give you. Their stories are of a high order, usually by well- known writers, and they never fail to please. The articles are written by men who know their subjects. For example, the World’s Work is pub- Turkish capital during the war, by ex-Ambas- sador Morgen than. Likewise, every article in the National Geographic is by an expert. The excellence of these good magazines makes them an influence for good in the inner life of the republic. They have become a national institu- tion and as such hold an important position. In sharp contrast to these magazines are their cheaper contemporaries, which flourish at every newsstand. Their gaudy covers betray the con- tents before they are opened. They contain noth- ing of real worth, but are devoted to cheap fiction. Their stories are unoriginal, but highly adven- turesome or improbable. A fairly lenient cen- sor would criticise freely their loose, immoral con- tents. Some of these magazines, most of them, in fact, such as Cosmopolitan, Hearst’s, etc., only sell because of the “risque” character of their con- tents. These are truly bad magazines, but as long as the public fosters them, they will survive, though debarred from the best public libraries, among which we are proud to name that of Som- erville. and from the best homes. s SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Billie and the Christmas Spirit Louise Joyce, ’21 FEW months before Christinas, Bil- lie’s father had died, after which Billie, his mother, and sister Edith, had to leave their beautiful home and move into “rooms.” From these rooms each day Billie’s mother trudged bravely off to her work. Think of it!— his Dresden-ehina mother standing on her feet all day waiting on people in a store. It wasn't to be endured. And Billie prayed each night, as only a little boy of ten can pray, that he might grow up. In the meantime, he did his best os became his dignity as a future gentleman, lie sold papers and ran errands. Between times he prepared his school work, and was up to the average in his studies. He really regarded his position as the only man in the house very seriously. Billie never dreamed of shirking responsibilities. And as many another head of the house knows, this made the approach of Christmas not wholly wel- come. “What; do you suppose we’ll get for Christmas this year, now that daddy is dead?” queried eight- year-old Edith. “Couldn’t say,” was the sullen response. “Maybe we won’t have even a turkey,” Edith sighed. “Maybe we won’t,” Billie agreed. “Then it won’t be Christmas,” flung back Edith. Billie made no reply. But when he went to bed he kept thinking it; over—that subject of Christmas and a turkey. His mother had said they couldn’t think of a turkey. Turkeys would be sixty-five cents a pound. So Billie, as many and many older men were doing, tossed about in his bed and wondered how he’d manage to flood the house with plenty of good things for Christmas. And Billie said to himself. I must make money. must make money. But how?” That night Billie dreamed that he ran errands until his legs dropped off. Of course, it was a ridiculous dream, for both his legs were safe and sound the next morning when he woke. By the time December third came around th«‘ hopelessness of his endeavor to make money dawned upon him. It seemed he’d have to give up—own himself defeated! It wasn't to be en- dured. And the twenty-fourth arrived. That evening when his mother arrived home she brought with her the breast of lamb to roast for their Christmas dinner. “But I'll make a pumpkin pie,” she consoled, “and we’ll pretend—” After supper Billie’s mother went back to work, and Billie sat down to think, feeling as if there were little else in the world but work. Work, work, work!—which was done even by little boys like him. And while in this disconsolate mood the light of a Great Idea flashed upon him. It came, as it were, out of a clear sky. No, out of a snowy, blustery December night. He instantly jumped up like a shot. lie forgot that he was weary and his legs were numb. He knew only that at last he saw a way. Such a hurry-scurry as there was in those tiny rooms! Shelves and closets were ransacked. And presently there emerged -from -the -door downstairs a small bov bent over beneath a great sack. From this sack protruded the butt of a gun. and a bat. Whatever else that bag con- tained was not apparent. But it was heavy. Billie boarded a car for a nearby city. Arriv- ing there he stationed imshelf where the sparkling shops beckoned to the people and the wild, glad rush of Christmas was at its height. His voice rang out clearly above the honk-honk of the automobiles. “Christmas presents. Here you are. Christmas presents. Buy your boy an air rifle. Good as new and much cheaper.” Yes. madam, here are books. ‘Gulliver’s Trav- els.’ ‘Treasure Island’—all kinds.” The money began to jingle in Billie’s pockets, dollars of it. The bag grew lighter. Tt was empty. He bought a turkey. Billie did. The store- keeper assured him it was a good one. Me bought a doll and some hair ribbon for Edith. And for his mother two lace boudoir caps, pretty enough to please the daintiest of women. Then lu rushed back home in order to reach there before his mother returned. And he did. And on the kitchen table when sin came in she saw the tur- key. and the other things. And beside the kitchen table was a little boy fast asleep. Tier exclama- tion aroused him. “Why, Billie-boy! Where on earth—” Billie awoke, or he tried to. “I bought ’em,” designating the things upon the table. Then explanations followed. “Billie-boy. T want to surprise you just a little. I have something for vou. also—something you will like.” A whoop of joy burst from Billie. “I know, ft’s a knife!” “Good guess. Billie-boy, it is a knife.” “Oh, Mother-—.” Then suddenly he drew himself erect. The little figure regarded her solemnly. “That’t fine. Mother. A man really needs a knife. A man can get along without most any- thing. but he certainly needs a knife.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 9 Junior’s Christmas Carolyn Oxnard, ’21 EEORE a snow-clad cottage a boy of eight was shoveling a wavering path toward the almost invisible gate posts near the road. The little lace, pink from the wind and framed with a golden haze of curly hair, was lit with a glad smile as he turned by the hemlock bush and waved a chubby hand at the form in the window. The only answer was a smile and a nod. The boy went back to his work, by degrees the little shovel ceased working and the little fellow stood think- ing hidden from gaze by the hemlock bush. Through his brain floated hazy bits of a conver- sation he had overheard in his little room: “Rut, Jim, dear, 1 will-----1 am strong---- money-----to buy a set--------cork---doctor---- possible.” “I know ----sled— little soldier, but Christmas--Jim -toys--only once a year.' Then his weary little eyes had closed and he slept. Rut now it all came back to him. Yes, his daddy had done his “bit” and more. He had gone away in 1917 a healthy, strong man. From the ranks to a major, lie had parted from his brave young wife and his fair-haired son with the promise to come back safe and sound. Many a tear had stained a sweater or scarf as she knitted for him over there. A year passed, then in 1918 came a letter from the war office. Her husband was a cripple! Roth his arms, and part of one leg were gone. O, God, the unfairness of it all! Her man. His suffering. She dreaded to meet him at the train. As he was helped off she looked in amazement. No! No! it couldn’t be! Gray haired! Rut when his eyes lit at sight of her and his two stumps stretched out to meet her, she knew it was Jim. Then for many weary months she worked and fed the two. A few days later she visited the doctor and he had said that it was possible to get; artificial limbs, and after awhile one could use them read- ily. All her ready money was nearly used up. Junior needed things, and she needed a suit and many little things, and Christmas, too, was so near. Brave little woman. She suffered much. Junior, though, was thinking aloud, “Daddy could use things on those pieces of arms because Muvver said so, an—and I have seen pictures.” Leaving his shovel he went back to the house, and into his room. Among his treasures was a huge catalogue, and hurrying through the pages he came to where artificial limbs were shown for sale. There was everything needed. He must have money. They cost so. Yes, cause hadn’t Muvver said so. Then Junior’s face broke into smiles. .He would give up his sled! He was too big for a sled, anyway. And he would write to Santa not to bring toys cause he wanted a leg and two arms for Daddy. Still he needed more money. Then he slid off his chair and man like flexed his arm, and felt where his muscle should be. He would shovel snow. Running to his mother he fibbed and told her he was going up the street to play. Reing strong and healthy, his mother let him go without any fears. Junior went through the street, glancing from side to side. All the paths were shoveled. No, there is one. Rut that is where Mr. Sanderson lives‘alone with his servants. The children had all been warned to stay away from there because he was crazy. When the United States sent out its appeal for money in 1917 in Liberty Ronds Mr. Sanderson had refused. Rut Jim swallowed his fear and plowed up to the big front door, where he rapped hard. The door was opened by the old butler. “Say, I want to earn some money, kin I clean your path,” piped Jim. The old fellow was about to close the door when a deep, kind voice called, “Let him in, Steve. Rring him here.” Jim fol- lowed the man into a huge room where an old, white haired man sat. “Hello, son! What is your name?” asked Mr. Sanderson. “Junior,” breathed Jim, scared stiff. “Junior what?” questioned the old man. “James Little Junior, sir,” answered Jim, gath- ering his courage. “Oh! Why James Little Junior, do you wish to earn money?” “Cause-----cause.” and he drew a breath—“My daddy he-----he has no arms and only a half a leg, and I want to buy him some for Christmas,” blurted out Jim. A pain crossed the old man’s face and he grip- tied hard his chair as the tears started to his eyes, at the sight of that little fellow standing there so bravely. The man beckoned the boy closer and putting his arm about Junior they talked and planned ’till Junior, with a start, realized the time. But when he left the house not one, but two, went up the path, and into the living room. Straight to the wheel chair went Mr. Sanderson, and placed a kindly hand on Mr. Little’s shoulder. “Tell me, lad. what happened,” said Mr. Sanderson. No need to introduce them. Junior was the connecting link. It was quickly told. The senior officer was wounded just as the order to advance came. Jim led his men over the 10 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR top, but a shell got him. They talked of various things until the shadows lengthened. When the goodnights had been said. Junior crept away to bed, not to sleep, but to dream of the day after tomorrow. Christmas day dawned clear and cold. Just as the Littles were about to go to their breakfast, the bell rang. Wonders of wonders greeted Mrs. Little. A fully-trimmed tree surprised Junior. Rut there were bundles for all. A sled for Jun- ior. Breakfast was forgotten in the amazement. Mrs. Little had a handsome suit, and many need ful things. Rut Mr. Little’s big bundle had a wonderful pair of arms and a leg. The door burst open and in walked the doctor. “Come on, Jim, we’ll put on the new arms, and that leg and see how you look, and then wish many Merry Christmases.” When it was done, and Mr. Little sat again in the wheel-chair, he beckoned to Junior, not daring to trust his voice, and held out his1 arms. Junior ran to him. He held Junior close to his breast. A gray head bent over the golden one. The gifts were all from Mr. Sanderson sent with his love. Little Junior had won the old man’s heart. A Day at Farming Mildred Cook, ’19 NE of the hottest days this summer I started to work at 8 o’clock. The first task was to pick up cid ir apples. These cider apples are the ones which have fallen off the trees, thus making them unfit for market. They are put into sacks and weighed. Everything goes into the sacks, from the slightly bruised to an apple' half rotten or wormy. An average person is require 1 to do at least three sacks an hour, each sack holding about two and a half bushels. The work is simple and not very tiring. I worked at this until 10 o’clock, then I started to gather musk melons. Carl, the hired man, hitched up the horse and wagon for me, and the sides of the wagon were lined with boxes. I cut the melons with a little stem, with the scissors. Some of the melons were not fit to pick, so they were left on the vines. The boxes filled, I drove the horse down to the barn and unloaded the melons in the packing house, so that they could be sorted for market. This was one morning’s work and at 1 o’clock I was ready for an hour’s rest. At 2 o’clock, two of the men and myself pitched on a load of rye. They got up in the loft, placing the wagon under the opening in the loft, and then they pitched the rye over the top. I stood below in the wagon ready to pitch the rye into the cor- ners and along the sides. Many times the load came right on top of me and smothered me until I couldn’t breathe enough to shout “All right, up there!” The point in loading rye is to fill in the corners and pack in the sides first, then to put a layer of rye in the middle and so on, until, when the load is finished it is level on all sides. So much was loaded on, that when I stood on top, I could touch the beams of the barn. This is the most pleasing work to me but, oh dear, what a sight we were to behold when we were through— hot, dirty faces, hands and necks and hair full of rye seed and dust. It was now about 3.30 so there was just time to take in watermelons. I was told to be extra careful of them and so I was, until I picked up the largest one of all by the stem. The stem broke and the watermelon fell with a thud to the ground. I heard a squash and a splash and when I picked up the watermelon there on the ground lay the seeds and a lot of water. The watermelon was no longer in existence—it was just a plain melon. There was still a half-hour before 5 o’clock, so the housekeeper asked me to get a wheelbarrow load of shingles from the old henhouse. She said that Joe couldn’t get them on top. I thought she meant from the top of the henhouse, so what did 1 do but get on the roof and rip off the shingles. When I took them in, the housekeeper said, “What lovely shingles.” “Yes,” I said, “I got them all off the roof.” “What!” she exclaimed, “did you take them off the roof?” It turned out that she said Joe couldn’t get them on top, because they were covered with larger wood and 1 had mistaken her for saying he couldn’t get them on top of the roof. For the rest of the summer. Miss Daniels, my boss, was twitted about Mildred’s brains. This was a typical farm day, as I believe in the motto, “Variety is the spice of life.” The Boys’ Farm Camp Albert Dyson, ’20 HIS last summer the boys of the Som- erville High School had a camp at Sunderland, Mass., a small town in the Connecticut Valley. The camp was under the rules and regulations of the Unite dStates Boys’ Working Reserve. To see that these rules were abided by, Mr. Tuttle and Mr. Blodgett, two teachers from the school, acted as supervisors. At the beginning of May a meeting was held in the school hall for the boys of the entire school. At this meeting the camp life was fully explained to all. Shortly afterwards came a call for fifty volunteers which was quickly responded to. These fifty had to sign an oath stating that they were to be under the rules of the reserve from May 1 to October 12, 1918. On May 10 twenty boys left school and started for the camp. They arrived at supper time and not to be disappointed they were greeted by a large group of the town’s younger population, also a few of their elders, not to mention an ap- petizing hot supper cooked by a regular cook, who also was under the rules of the reserve. The first week everyone slept in what was called a bunk house, which was on the same prin- ciple as the army barracks. The house consisted of an upstairs and down, both used for sleeping purposes. The only difference was the spring cots and mattresses, neither of which they have in the army but which, needless to say. felt very much more comfortable than would the canvas cots is- sued by the United States Government. One week after the first twenty arrived about thirty others came, but they found the camp to be in a much neater appearance, as in the mean- time six tents had been erected, five for sleeping quarters and one for a library. The books of the “library” were furnished by the Somerville library and interested townsfolk of Sunderland. As the boys arrived they were hired out by dif- ferent farmers from the town and also by others from nearby towns. The farms on which the boys were to work consisted mainly of tobacco and onions which the boys had to help plant, weed, hoe, cultivate land for, and harvest. 'The tobacco is first planted in hotbeds from which it is taken in wet weather and planted in large tobacco fields which contain many acres. The plants are planted in long rows, each plant about eighteen inches from the other. The plants had to be hoed very often, the more they were hoed the better the plant would be. Before they reached their average growth, about five feet, the plants were often destroyed by tobacco worms, which would chew the small plants from their roots, and chew the leaves of the full grown plants. When the tobacco is ripe the leaves are picked from the stalks, then sewed onto laths and hung in barns, where they are left, till they dry. or cure. When cured they are taken down and stripped from the laths and tied into bundles weighing the average of twenty-five pounds each. They are then sent to curing houses where they are sweated and thoroughly cured, ready for the cigar and cigarette manufacturers. The boys had all this work to do up to sending if to be cured. They had to work ten hours a day with only a half-hour for lunch, and six days a week, all through the hot summer months. They were obliged to retire at taps, 8.45 p. m., and arise at 5.30 a. m., and were allowed out only once during the entire week until 11 o’clock, and Sat- urday night they could obtain leave from the su- pervisor until midnight. Sundays, they had to arise at 7.30 a. m., clean, the camp and grounds and then had the rest of the day to use? as the desired. During the baseball season, many games were held on Sundays between teams from dif- ferent camps. On October 11 one camp boy was taken ill with Spanish influenza, so the camp had to break up one day before the scheduled time, almost the en- tire camp arrived in Boston on the 2 o’clock train from Greenfield. 12 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR EDITORIALS Christmas and Peace Throughout the ages there has ever been in the hearts of mankind the intense longing and desire for peace. When the angels sang, “Peace on earth and good will toward men,” they voiced this sen- timent. Great advance in peace has been made through the centuries. Men combat for personal wrongs, families wrangle, and clans clash far less than formerly, but all nations have not yet learned the value of peace. That war is necessary has been proved a fallacy. All disputes may finally be settled by arbitration. The past four years of war have not disproved nor repudiated the angels’ song. When the peace of the world was threatened by a nation which re- fused all offers of arbitration, was became neces- sary to preserve peace, for if the principles of mili- tarism and autocracy held dominion, peace would not be peace but war. War is unnecessary, but when one of two antagonists refuses arbitration, war must ensue. Thus it became necessary for the Allies to fight. Now all the looking expectantly to the future with the hope that strife is to be no more. Tf this great dream of humanity is ever to be real- ized it must find its basis in unselfishness. The Christmas spirit is no less than the unselfish spirit, and is the foundation stone of enduring peace. As long as selfishness and greed are domi- nant, wars will continue. If a firm and lasting peace is to be secured, all petty jealousies must be laid aside. The Allies must keep in mind the welfare of the majority in the dividing of the spoils and in the recon- struction, else strife will arise between them. The League of Nations, about to be formed, should be a great factor in making the angels’ song a re- ality. President Wilson’s plan of self-determina- tion of people’s, fixing the boundaries of the new nations of Europe by race, will prevent many wars caused by hostile races within a country and by border disputes. Internal troubles in our own and in other coun- tries must be avoided. The great impending struggle between capital and labor must be set tied to make peace secure. In order to accom- plish this, both sides must forget all petty jealous- ies and quarrels, for the good of the country. If individuals, parties, creeds, and nations will ad- here closely to the Golden Rule, lasting peace is assured. To accomplish this was one of the major reasons for Christ coming to earth. Tt is very fitting that Christmas, the season of giving, should complete a war, in which people have acquired the habit of giving and wherein the unselfish spirit has been preeminent. In the past two veal’s, the nation has been con- stantly called upon to give and each individual •has responded gloriously and now, as the last campaign is over, Christmas, the giving season, is here. But although the war is over, giving should not cease. During the war, our gifts were solic- ited in a public way, but now we should give because we see the need and wish to aid. And our giving must not be done with gifts of money. We must give our time, we must serve. We must put the strength of our lives into the great task of aiding our fellow-men and advancing civilization. Such was the life of Christ. He thought not of Himself but of Ilis mission and no opposition daunted Him, not even when He faced death, ever firm in His purpose to save nis fellow-men. We are placed in the world to better the condition of those about us, and if we do not, our lives are useless. The essence of the Christmas spirit and all prospects of lasting peace are incorporated in man’s ability to serve and his brotherly attitude toward others. Others, Lord, yes, others. Let this my motto be. Help me to live for others That T may live for Thee. The dread destroyer which has prevailed so fa- tally this season, entered the ranks of the High School and has taken from two of our classes two of their loved members. First to go was Lawrence Fisher of the college section of the junior class. The latest to be taken is Myles Kiley of the same class. Bright, earnest pupils, both, they are a distinct loss to their class. The senior class mourns the loss of Dorothy Burgess, one of the captains in physical training, a brilliant student and a most lovable girl,—and of Edward Burke, one of the patriotic farm group, whose death occurred immediately following his summer of service. Never in its history has the school been ealtbd to mourn for such a number of its pupils. We arc indeed bereft, but in our hearts we cherish their memory. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Somerville should be proud of the splendid ex- ercises held in the High' School Hall on the day before Thanksgiving in commemoration of peace. It was the best exercise held in the school for many years. Every minute detail had been pre- arranged with greatest care. Great credit is due to the pupils who took part and to the instructors who managed it. The splendid quality of the readings and recitations gave evidence of thor- ough application and drill. The three original contributions to the program showed positive talent. The. whole, exercise, complex as it was, was completed without a break. Tt was an exer- cise, which being unique, made a lasting impres- sion in all minds and drove home the poignant truths, which it was designed to bring out. Be justly proud, Somerville High School, for what you can produce. The school welcomes this year an unusual num- ber of newcomers on the faculty. In the Art De- partment Miss Ruth S. Woodworth, from the Sea- ver-Howland Press, teaches free-hand drawing,and in Mechanical Drawing Mr. Albert O. Hatinger was in practice of architecture. In the Commer- cial Courses are Mrs. Cornelia I). Pratt, from the. Higgins Classical Institute, Maine, Miss Ger- trude W. Chaffin, from the Winter Hill High School, and Bernice O. Newborg, from the Barre (Vt.) High School. In the Language Depart- ment are Miss Edith H. Bradford, from the God- dord Seminary. Barre, Vt.. Miss Margaret E. Ford, from the Danbury (Ct.) High School, and Mr. Cleo O’Donnell, who comes from the Everett High School as teacher-coach. To the newcomers the Radiator extends a cordial welcome, and the assurance that the columns of the Radiator are ever open for their use. The editorial staff is very grateful to the free- hand drawing department, for the fine support which it has given the paper, for its readiness to aid. The thermometer showing the results of the Radiator campaign, was made by this depart- ment. The editor was gratified to note that with- out solicitation from him, a poster was made and put up. This is splendid spirit and deserves pub lie commendation. The Somerville High School and, indeed, the entire city of Somerville deserves great credit for its splendid showing in the Victory Boy and Girl campaign. The city trebled its quota. Everyone is showing the finest spirit and the adults are aid- ing by giving us opportunities for work. Good work. Somerville. • • • rii our last issue we announced that any sug gestion or complaint received would be given con- 13 sideration by the staff. Since we have received none, we infer that the last issue was entirely sat isfactorv to all, or perhaps no one reads the edi- torials. Don’t forget that this is your paper and that you have a right to criticise, if done in the right way, namely, through your class editors. We are gratified that the last issue was so well received. The editor in his rambles through the labyrinth of S. II. S. noticed in the live room of 122, Cham- pion of the Radiator campaign, the following pithy notices: The Kaiser has no respect for a scrap of paper. Uncle Sam has. Use (1) Both sides of the paper (except in Radi- ator material.—Ed.). (2) Thought in arrangement. (3) Little pieces when possible. (4) Your paper bag or sheet of brown paper. And also this: FILING Go quickly. Keep to the right. Have no loud talking. Observe silence bell. Who says the East Building is not 100 per cent, efficient? All remember vividly the work done by S. II. S. for the Japanese exhibition. The following letter of acknowledgment was received, sonic time ago. by Superintendent Clark from Paul Monroe, director of Teachers’ College, Columbia University: “About a fortnight ago, I received from you for Dr. Xorisugi, the Japanese inspector of educa- tion visiting in this country, the volumes which you had prepared at my suggestion for an exhibit of the work of the American schools. The ma- terials which you submitted for Somerville schools were so admirable in conception, execu- tion and in detail that T desire to express my very great personal appreciation to you and to those who participated in this work. It was quite the most excellent exhibit submittfed by any school and made a deep impression noon the Japanese educators who have seen it. While there may be some delay in acknowledgment from them owing to their absence from the country, knowing their punctilious courtesy. T am sure you will receive acknowledgment of their appreciation later.” The worth of Somerville High School has be- come widely recognized. This letter speaks for itself. • • « A Merry Christmas and a Happv New Year to all. 14 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Attention, Please! Arc you fond of reading short stories? Then here’s a chance to satisfy your desire. The ex- change magazines, which can be found on the mag- azine case in 201, will provide you ample enter- tainment. Only mention the fact that you wish to borrow them to the exchange editor, whose home room is 213, and they are at your disposal. What We Think of Others Megaphone, Country Day School. Very unique and attractive paper. A few more school notes would be acceptable. Enfield Echo. Your short stories are interest- ing. Golden Rod. A fine paper! Cleverly arranged. Lawrence High School Bulletin. A few short stories would be acceptable. High School Herald. Your paper cleverly ar- ranged. Grotonian. Why not have a few jokes. Some space should be found for school notes, otherwise a very attractive paper. High School Gleaner. Your exchange column is ranked very highly by us. Pioneer. A fine paper! Unique cover design. Recorder. Attractive cover design. I Maybe you think it’s easy, Maybe you know it’s hard; But writing exchanges Is some job, pard. II To always say something different. To try and say something worth while, Makes us wish for a little gray matter To say something bright with a smile. III To try not to criticise harshly, As we scan each magazine through, And “temper our justice with mercy,” Yet, give every fellow his due. IV And to use adjectives wisely, But use them often enough To let others know we enjoy them. Is generally speaking, “the stuff.” V I’ve met with some awful things lately, And I’ve met with some things mighty fine, But the worst I've encountered I’ll tell you, Just me—busy writing this rhyme. —Exchange. The Price of Peace Winthrop H. Root, ’19 (Read by Author in the Peace Assembly) They freely died that we might have today A world that bows before no kingly throne, Fret from oppression, where the sigh and groan Of slaves shall be no more. They did not stay For ease and luxury. They poured away The precious wine of life without a sigh. And tho they fell yet shall they never die: They left a glory that shall be alway. Deep is our sorrow; for, alas, again They shall not come. Above them springs uplift The blood-red poppy and the lily frail. They dying did not, and we must not fail Rightly to use this newborn world, their gift. Let us be worthy of these mighty men. Today a wondrous world newborn we see; We see the fallen temple wherein War Shall hold his brutish orgies nevermore; Upon the threshold of the world to be We stand; the darkness of the past shall flee Until at last there comes the age of light! Who were the champions that dispelled the night, Shattered the idol. War, and set us free? These noble lads of ours who ne’er again Shall come to us, who gave for us their all. Their lives, who lie beneath the flowers, of France! Not ours to try their glory to enhance! They built a monument that shall not fall! Let us be worthy of these mighty men! SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 Class Elections On Thursday, November 20, the entire school elected officers in each class. The senior class cast its.vote at the polls in the Cummings School on School street, the sixth period. The results of the election were as follows: in the senior class, 1919, William Baldwin, president; Lillian Trask, vice-president; Ruth Caulfield, secretary; Edward Cook, treasurer; Roy Kingston, editor, and Kendall Reed, assistant editor. In the junior class, Warren Johnston was elected president; Elizabeth Haskell, vice-president: Marion Blood, secretary; Walter Martin, treasurer; James Mur- ray, editor, and Fred Littlefield, assistant editor. In the sophomore class, 1921, Harry Smith is president; Gladys Johnston, vice-president; An- nie Millie, secretary; Everett Reed, treasurer; John Dunbar, editor, and Donald Miller, assist- ant editor. Thanksgiving Assembly The entire school assembled at 10 o’clock, Wednesday, November 27, to commemorate this year’s Thanksgiving and the recent armistice. An elaborate program had been arranged by a committee which was admirably carried out by the pupils. Two national Hags were borne to the platform while the orchestra played a stirring march, and aftei they had been placed, two buglers sounded “Colors,” the entire student body sang the “Star Spangled Banner,” and repeated the pledge of al- legiance to the tlag, William Baldwin, the presi dent of the senior class, leading the recitation. The remaining part of the program was divided into three classes: the Past War, the Present Peace, and the Future Reconstruction. Weston Bennett read the Governor’s Thanksgiving Proc- lamation. Miss Marjorie Fogg read her prize essay which dealt with the past war, the entrance I of the nations into the war, and brought the his tory. of the war up to America’s advent into the struggle. As she mentioned the names of the Al- lied nations, the national Hag of that country was brought on the stage, and at the close of the essay, all the Hags were placed on a pedestal pre- pared for them. Melvin Cohen then repeated President Wilson’s War Message to Congress, with great dramatic fervor and earnestness. Miss Hildegarde Ohse read Whittier’s beautiful poem, “Democracy.” It’s significant meaning was shown clearly by Miss Ohse, and the students will remember the high ideals of “Democ- racy.”. A group of twenty boys and girls marched to the platform and sung the “Mar- seillaise” in French, with fine spirit and ringing martial tones. Miss Lillian Trask recited “The Name of France,” and the appealing, stirring words of this poem, so admirably given, excited hearty applause from the audience. Miss Charlotte Wadsworth’s essay, setting forth the history of the war since America’s ad- vent into the conflict, which had been selected as the best of those written by the junior class, was read by Miss Edith Canavan. It was a well written, concise account of many important events, and was read clearly and with much dra- matic force by Miss Canavan. Mr. Edelstein then recited “The Arsenal at Springfield,” receiving enthusiastic applause from the students. The seven alumni of Somerville High School who have given their lives for their country, were remembered very fittingly, when Mr. Avery read each name and the audience rose to honor them. Mr. Winthrop Root, as a part of this commemo ration, recited the poem written by himself, en- titled “The Price of Peace,” which did honor to the brave men. and will help the school to re member them always. Mr. Avery then addressed the assembly, taking as his subject the reconstruction period which (Continued on Page 10) 16 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR LIBRARY DEPARTMENT ? - 'iif flltglflBIIHBtllfcHIFtflHHIIBn'rfWIilfiiWHni IllllflllMfllllllMIBIIIlllllfflllMHHMWMWHBMIWni ’Ift'iy'IF IW1 '1-'1■ ' The periodicals contain very Ifelpful material for the students in all branches of the school work. The Independent, Outlook, and Literary Digest are published weekly and are much alike in the questions which they discuss. The Independent and Outlook have very valuable editorials and articles written by authorities and give mostly one side of prominent questions while the Literary Digest is a compilation of current opinion and generally gives both sides of the questions. These magazines ought to help the students in history and English directly, but are also interesting to everyone. The Review of Reviews and the World’s Work are monthly magazines of the same type as the Independent, Outlook and Literary Digest, although the articles in these magazines are much longer. The Review of Reviews is more like the Digest, being a compilation of opinions. The Popular Mechanics, Scientific American and the Scientific American Supplement are splendid magazines, well illustrated, and are an authority on recent inventions and scientific dis- coveries. The Popular Mechanics ought to be es- pecially interesting to boys, as it contains much help in the line of inventions and also full instruc- tions and descriptions about the tools necessary in manual training work. Travel and National Geographic Magazine are two of the finest monthly magazines we have. They are very well illustrated and contain cuts and photographs collected from all over the world. These magazines ought to be very help- ful in oral themes. For instance, the December number of Travel contains an article on “Belgium Redeemed,” with interesting as well as educa- tional pictures, showing some Belgium cities, markets, canals and cathedrals which still pre- serve, despite the occupation of a ruthless enemy, much of tlie ancient glory which endeared them to the traveler. In the National Geographic Maga- zine is an article written by John Oliver La Gorce entitled “A Battleground of Nature: The Atlan- tic Seaboard.” Numerous photographs of the sea in this article are wonderful, showing “Calm,” “Storm,” “Extreme Heat” and the “Glaciers of Labrador.” Americas, A merican Industries and Russia are gifts to the library and are somewhat alike. Americas deals largely with the import and ex- port trade and is published lor the purpose of bringing a more united feeling on the commercial side between North and South America. It takes up o'Ur trade relations with foreign countries, also the international development of commerce and industry. American Industries is a maga- zine of manufacture and takes up the changes and growth of American industries. “Russia” gives us an idea of Russia on the commercial basis. 'I'he Bookman is a purely literary magazine and gives valuable book reviews on current taste in fiction. This magazine is a great help in Eng- lish work. The American Builder gives plans for resi- dences. garages, and all kinds of farm buildings, and ought to be helpful to boys who are in the mechanical drawing and manual training depart- ment. American Cookery is another monthly maga- zine and contains receipts and suggestions in the cooking line, also helpful and'interesting articles on food conservation. This magazine is helpful lo girls taking a cooking course. American Forestry is a gift and is one of the most interesting periodicals we have. It deals in the work the American foresters have done and are doing in the war zone. Public Occurrences (Continued from Page 15) must inevitably follow any war. He spoke of the necessity of preparation by the young people, the need of well-trained, equipped minds, to struggle with the coming tasks. The assembly closed with the singing of “America.” On November 21 the Camp Victory Farm Girls formed themselves into a club. The officers are: Helen Campbell, president; Mildred Cook, vice- president ; Caroline Comey, secretary and treas- urer. Our object is to keep the spirit of friend- ships alive which we developed this summer. Only those who were at the camp in the begin- ning and stayed until the first of September have (he right to hold an office and be a charter mem- ber. Just at present we are planning to give an entertainment which we gave with great success the past summer. The proceeds will be given to some charity. Caroline Comey, Sec. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 7VOTES OF TTFIE. ALVMNI CATTEBELL-08 1918 Ruth Earle and Mildred Pestell are freshmen at Jackson College. Lucille Prior is a freshman at Radcliffe College. Azelea Pray is employed by the Old Colony Trust Company. Vida Burhart is attending Fisher Business Col- lege. Dorothy Small is at Washington University, State of Washington. Elizabeth Baxter, IS A, is employed by the Somerville Trust Company. Gladys Elliot is at Boston University. Ilermine Price has entered Simmons College. Esther Lacount is a freshman at Wellesley Col- lege. Ruth E. Boothby has entered Miss Pierce’s School in Boston. Margaret Hailwood is attending Bryant Stratton’s Business College. 1917 Dorothy Dooling is attending Miss Pierce’s School in Boston. Marion Terry has entered Chandler Shorthand School, Boston. Madeline Stockwell is at Simmons College. Dorothy Haskell is a freshman at Jackson. Dorothy Babcock is attending Miss Pierce’s School in Boston. Henry Bardzik is in the S. A. T. C. at Tufts College. The engagement has been announced of Evelvn Parker to Clifford Mott of Syracuse. N. Y. Helen Jones is employed by the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Boston. Maxwell Robson was gassed in France, but has recovered. James E. Sawyer has enlisted in the Naval Avi- ation and is stationed at Charleston, S. C. Harry L. Moore, president of his class in High School, is a sophomore at Harvard, at present in the S. A. T ,C. of the same college. John Herbert, Jr., is in the S. A. T. C. of Dart- mouth, where he is a sophomore. Malcolm Pratt is with the S. A. T. C. at Tufts. John Grimmons is in the S. A. T. C. at W. I. T. Mary Shields is doing clerical work in the Boylston National Bank this year, but expects to return to Bridgewater Normal next year. 1916 Claire Treat is at present doing clerical work and expects to return to Wellesley next year. Charles T. Tagliano. 16-A, is a clerk in the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture, at Melrose Highlands. Mass. Margaret Wiley is a junior at Wheaton. Marion Herseyes is a junior at Wellesley. Amelia Ashe is a junior at Radcliffe College. Donald Nickerson has joined the Marine Corps. Edna Marston is a junior at Jackson College. 4 1915 Eleanor Jones has just completed a course at Sargent. 1914 Thelma Cummings, 14-B, Sea Pines, 16-B: is now a senior counsellor at Sea Pines School and Camp. Bessie Perry is employed by the Kidder, Pea bory Company. 1905 Thomas Durell has been promoted to rank of major and has been transferred to the headquar- ters of the 14th Army Corps in France. Helen G. Ireland, 1015, Mildred H. Russel!, 1910-A, Lillian M. Thomas. 1917-A, Ella M. Bow man. 1918, Ethel M. Carroll, 191S, Edith II. Hass. 1918,, Doris MacDonald, 1918, Rosebud A. Young. 1918-A. Ruth V. Fisher, 1918, are at Fisher Busi- ness College. 18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR M« ION HALL. 1919 Roy Kingston, Editor Kkndall Reed, Assistant Editor Other columns all remind us, F—ierce lessons. We can make our own sublime. L—ate hours. If our fellow classmates send us IT—nexpected company. Contributions all the time. X—ottiilig prepared. Tr-at—“Say, Doc, what’s good for water on the knee?” Doc—“Wear pumps.” 1019 lost two of its most respected members in the late influenza epidemic. Dorothy Burgess, who was captain of one of the girls’ companies, and Edward Burke, a Camp Sunderland boy. The class extends its most heartfelt sympathy to their families. It’s a wonderful class. Always full of fight. Its girls are the nicest. Its boys' are all right. After recess (in English). Teacher—“Nouns ending in ‘ous’ mean ‘full of,’ for example, ‘jealous,’ meaning full of jealousy. Do-n-ng. give another example.” Downing—“Pious.” 1010 contributed Treat, Paasche, Stephens. Cook and Avery to the football squad. Does anyone know who sent this in: Study your best Till you need a rest. Let this motto be thine, T need rest all the time. Bernard Blanchard, class of 1010, former cap- lain of the Junior Police, was seriously wounded in Prance. lie enlisted about a year ago in the Marine Corps, K—ailing on Katie. Did it ever happen to you? We extend to our class officers our most sincere wishes for a successful year. A WAR DRAMA Act. 1 Scene—Third line trenc.li. Characters—Foch and Pershing. Foch (hoarse whisper)—“This is the third line trench.” Pershing (whisper)—“All right.” Act 2 Scene—Second line trench. Foch '(still whispering)—“This is the second line trench.” Pershing (ditto)—“All right.” Act 3 Scene—First line trench. Foch (still whispering)—“This is the first line trench.” Pershing (ditto again)—“All right, where is the enemy ?” Foch—“About twenty miles away.” Pershing — “Well, what are you whispering about?” Foch—“Pm not whispering. I’ve got a cold.” Curtain. 201 is thinking seriously of taking up a collec- tion in order to buy a life-size mirror for Miss Be -n-tt. TEST TIME The freshman is quite proud and glad Of what he knows, but lo! The senior really feels quite sad For all he doesn’t know. St-p-ens—“Hr—r—r! This room is cold. Some- body get into a heated argument so it will warm up a bit.” Charles Mineberg, a graduate of S. H. S., is just recovering from wounds received in action. A Latin translation—“Dido, the queen, rushed in with disshoveled hair.” Senior (in a drug store)—“What’s good for corns ?” Clerk—“Allen’s Foot Ease.” Senior—“Tiz ?” French Teacher—“Spell fenetre.” Pupil—“F—e—n—e ah—h, circumflex. I mean acute; no, grave; oh, I don’t know what you call it.” Teacher—“I guess you don’t.” LOST—Between—and—one pound of frank flirts. Please return to Miss Casey. Room 210. If a sparrow stole a dollar,and a quarter from a humming bird, would he be a robin? ITa-r-s—■“ ‘Et tu, Brute,’ Shakespeare.” R an—“ ‘He sat in the balcony, with his feet in the orchestra,’ Longfellow.” Instructor—“Has anyone here got a watch?” Freshman—“I’ve got one but it isn’a going.” We wish everybody a Merry Christmas and i pleasant vacation. 1920 James Murray, Editor Fred Littlefield, The class of 1920 is smaller than last year, but we hope to do bi ger things. Congratulations to the football men in the jun- ior class. We offer you our thanks and praise for the honor and credit you have brought upon yourselves and our class. Heard in Anc. Hist. 3-D—“Xerxes crossed the river in a canal.” There’s a reason for everything in life even for those shoestring neckties we see so much of. He—“How do you know that there were stores like Jordan Marsh’s and Filene’s in old Bible times?” She—“Give up!” He—“Because Job said: ‘All the days of my life will I wait until my change doth come.’ ” We regret to announce the death of our late classmate, Mvles Kilev, of Room 204. who died on Thursday night. December 5. from pneumonia. This is the second of our classmates who has been taken from us by the hand of Death. Lawrence Fisher, another late classmate of ours, died on September 17 from influenza. Some of the members of Latin 3-A are about to give up the ship. Oh. remember those happy days when we used to get A and B in the fresh man class, Twas ever thus. Assistant Editor Some one said the Germans took part of Russia so they would have more room to retreat in. Juniors,—we want to have the best column of class notes. Help to make this possible by help- ing your room representative. Let your motto be, “At least one note a month.” The editors are conveniently located for all rooms. Leave the notes with the editor in seat 31. room 205, or with the assistant in room 228, seat 51. IT. Room Teacher—“There is to be an assembly this morning, so you may have a 20-minute study hour.” Some hours are very short, think we. Heard in (’hem. C.—“T filled a bottle of water with water.” Rather difficult operations they perform there. Translation in French A—“ . . . ‘efface av« s xom ton tea les taches ...” Tie took all the but- tons off his coat. Murmur-—He must have used safety pins. Room 228 has subscribed for two copies of the Radiator for the boys “over there,” thus making 100 per cent, in subscriptions. First Pupil—“Look at these football players! They are all covered with mud. How will they ever get clean?” Second Pupil—“What do you think the scrub team is for?” 20 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Hurley — “Chisholm has used bon ami too many times.” (Meaning bon ami was repeated.': Bennett—“I din’t know, they used bon ami in France.” During the recitation in one of Miss Kaan’s German class, a hoy stood up to make his reci- tation. He began, “And the wife of Schiller died for three years.” Then he wondered why his reci- tation was not accepted. Camp Sutherland Boys are to have a big ban- quet before Christmas. If Powell of '21 doesn’t eat a good supper before he starts, it is rather doubtful whether the banquet will be successful for all concerned. It is being whispered about that when Bennett got up to read the Governor’s Thanksgiving Proc- lamation. he almost started with “Friends, Ro- mans and Countrymen!” (Div. I), has been studying “Julius Caesar” with Mrs. Topliff.) WANTED—A detective to investigate the dis- appearance of some books from the window in fram of 205. 1921 John C. Dunbar, Editor Donald H. Miller, Assistant Editor A Merry Christmas and Happv New Year to all. Sophomores!! This is your column. It de- pends upon you whether or not it is going to be a success. Let your motto be, “At least one note per sophomore every month.” Congratulations to the sophomore members of the football squad. Heard in Latin—“Caesar had a memory . . .” It would be a fine idea for some of us to imitate hint. THINGS TO BE NOTICED That shoestring neckties are coming into style. That four of the class officers are from the West Somerville Junior High School. That there are eight sophomores in the High School orchestra. That we had six members on the football squad. That there are 280 subscriptions to the Radi- ator from the sophomores. That the sophomores were well represented in the “Earn and Give” campaign. Evidently the person who reported the activi- ties of the Thanksgiving assembly to the Somer- ville Journal did not think the Boys’ Glee Club of sufficient importance to include it in the report of the singing of the “Marseillaise.” We’ll show ’em a thing or two before we disband this year. M-x-11, translating French—“I am an owl.” Noah Webster says that an owl is a nocturnal bird. How about it, Sherm? Teacher—“What is tin plural of man?” Pupil—“Men.” Teacher—“And the plural of child?” Pupil—“Twins.” B -k-r’s hair looks as if he were trying to comb it when a fire broke out next door. Teacher—“Smith, have you your note for be- ing absent?” Smith—“No.” (Usual answer.! Teacher—“No, what?” Smith—“No note.” English Teacher — “Are all people created equal ?” Mac-n-ld — “No. Look at Miss B-nt-n and Pe-lm n.” The results of our class election were as fol- lows: Harry Smith, president ; Gladys Johnston, vice-president: Annie Milne, secretary; Everett Reed, treasurer, 21 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1922 Walter X. Breckexridge, Editor Paula—“What is a periphrasis?” Irving—“It is a simple circumlocutory and ple- onastic cycle of oratorial sonorosity, circumscrib- ing an atom of ideality lost in a verbal profund- ity.” Paula—“Thanks.” The little green freshies, We oft hear the call, From dignified seniors And juniors so tall. But what do we care, For we’ll not always be The little green freshies That now you can see. Has anyone a looking-glass to donate to the beautiful girls of 12S. They can’t live without one. R-g-s (piite surprised the pupils of 115 when, the other morning, he entered class without his usual bow tie. Poor boy, he wasn’t all together. He had lost it on the way to school. Why didn’t the ex-Kaiser go to the dentist, when he had a toothache? Ans.—Because lie was afraid of the (Yanks). Assemblies of On Monday, November 25, the Victory Boys of Somerville, including the grammar school pupils as well as those of S. II. S., assembled in the hall, and on the next day, Tuesday, the girls had a like assembly. There was a great deal of cheering at both assemblies, and the boys and girls showed their willingness to “earn and give” by eager at- tention and fervent enthusiasm. Mr. Clark was Victory Boys chairman of both meetings, introducing several speakers who encouraged the young people in their good work and presented many ways by which the pledge might be earned. In the girls’ assembly, a group of six High School girls, led by Helen Sweet, sang two patriotic selections. Other Victory assemblies are to follow and will prove to be as successful as these. The Mysterious Man M. O’Leary, ’21 E were seated around the supper table, one very warm July even- ing, when there came a faint tap at the door. Opening it, 1 found to my surprise an old man, who seemed very fatigued by the heat. He asked for food and shelter for the night. We gave him supper and then told him to lie down. He did so, and later told us his story. “I was born in 1848 of a well-to-do family. I went through grammar, high school and college, then studied to be a doctor. After graduating I began my practice as a doctor but was a fail- ure. I then found a position in a large city not far from where I went to college. While there I fell in love with the daughter of my employer. We were married and one year after a baby boy was born to us. My wife lived ’till my boy was fifteen years of age, and (hen passed away. “I took my son and moved to a country town. Just before we moved from the city my son grad- uated from grammar school, he then entered high school in the country and graduated four years later. He then went to college for three years. When he was twenty-one years of age he ran away from home. 1 have hunted for him since, which was fifteen years ago, because I wished to pass my last days with him, so I have not found him yet and will have to go without seeing him. “I thank you for giving me food and shelter, an old man no more good to the world, and 1 am sure God will bless you.” Just as he was about to draw his last breath we heard someone behind us gasp, “Father! Father! Will you ever forgive me?” I looked around to behold none other than my father. He ran to the old man’s bedside and spoke to him: the old man opened his eyes, threw his weak but loving arms around my father and said, “I forgive you, my son. God was good to allow me to see you before I died, and now I can go to my beloved wife in peace.” He then passed away. My father then turned to us. with tears in his eyes, and said “I will now tell you why T left home. “I fell in love with a girl, now your mother, and as my father would not allow me to get married, we eloped. But I am very happy to have seen him, and to receive his forgiveness before he died.” 22 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR ATHLETICS Somerville Outclasses Cambridge Latin Scoreless Tie Somerville came back strong after the defeat by Medford and defeated Cambridge Latin to the score of 14 to 0 at Recreation Field. The loss of Captain Treat and Tom Reardon necessitated sev- eral changes, among them placing Paasche at halfback, which position he filled in a star man- ner. The Somerville line greatly outweighed that of her opponent and her low, snappy attacks crushed the Cambridge line. The opponents de- veloped a line secondary defense which saved her from a worse defeat. The Somerville defense was like a stone wall which Cambridge could not pen- etrate. Cambridge worked two handsome for- ward passes which netted good gains. Paasche starred for Somerville and struck the line time and again for lengthy gains. Patten and Dowd also showed up well. The first period was played entirely in Cam- bridge territory closing with the ball on her 10- yard line. Cambridge punted and with several good gains by Patten and Paasche Somerville car- ried the ball over. Paasche then kicked the goal. The half closed with Cambridge defense holding firmly. In the latter part of the third quarter Somer- ville’s goal line was threatened by a punt from Cambridge rolling into her territory, but by steady line plunges the ball was carried out of danger. The final period opened by Currie intercepting a forward pass and punting. Somerville using Paasche frequently advanced into Cambridge ter- titory until Patten went over for the second tal- ly. Paasche kicked the goal. The game ended with Somerville on Cambridge’s 20-yard line. The summary: SOMERVILLE HIGH CAMBRIDGE LATIN O’Connell, le Stevens, It McNamara, lg •I. Reardon, c Gilkey, rg Pierce, rt Chase, Cook, re Patten. Lynch, qb Paasche, lhb , Avery, rhb Dowd, fb Score—Somerville. 14. Touchdowns—Paasche, Pat- ten. Goals from touchdowns—Paasche 2. Umpire— Charles Moore. Referee—Leo Leary. Timer—A. J. Rooney. Time—10-minute periods. The Somerville-Everett game was witnessed by thousands of football enthusiasts at Everett. The game was a genuine battle from start to finish. Somerville’s defense was strong and lost several chances to score by costly fumbling and poor judgment. Somerville had football strength but the brains were with Everett. The ball was repeatedly on Everett’s 30-yard line but only to lose it on fumbles or poor judg- ment on plays. Somerville had an excellent chance for a field goal but line plunging was re- sorted to and failed. In the closing stages of the game, Boudette, Everett’s star, attempted a forward pass which was blocked by Cook. A wild scramble followed and the ball was found in the hands of an Everett man and Somerville’s chance for a score was gone. Paasche again starred for Somerville. It was not until the end of the game that it was learned that he had broken his nose in one of the early plays of the game, but continued playing with un- abated vigor. I)owd played good ball and his run of 25 yards was the sensation of the game. Treat tore good holes in the Everett line. Bou- dette was the star for Everett. He received fre- quent injuries but played brilliantly and used good judgment in directing plays. The first period was tame, neither team making a first down. Both teams punted frequently. In the second quarter Boudette made 10 yards put- ting the ball on Somerville’s 10-yard line, but after unsuccessful attempts to gain was forced to punt. Somerville began a drive down the field but the half ended with the ball within 20 yards of Everett’s goal. In the final half Somerville had several good chances but failed in the pinch. When Somerville received the ball Dowd went around the end for 20 yards, but lost the ball on the 20-yard line. Somerville attempted several unsuccessful for- ward passes, one of which was intercepted by Boudette. Boudette then tried a forward in the last few minutes of play, but was blocked by Cook and the game was over without a point scored. The summary: SOMERVILLE HIGH EVERETT HIGH Cook, le.....................................re, Kennedy Treat, It...............................rt, Beck Gilkey. McNamara, lg.........................rg, Hiltze J. Reardon, c.................................c, Tobey SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 23 Stephens, rg.................................lg, Reed Pierce, rt..................................It, Jansey Chase, Downey, re..........................le, Hughes Patten, qb...............................qb. Boudette Paasche, lhb..............................rhb, Kelley O’Connell, rhb.............................lhb, Davis Dowd, fb.......... ....... ...............fb, Silvagio Score — Somerville, 0; Everett, 0. Referee — Leo Leary. Umpire — W. S. Cannell. Head linesman — Charles Moore. Time—12-minute periods. Somerville, 40; Rindge, 0 Somerville defeated her old-time rival, Rindge, on Recreation Field, Thanksgiving morning. Never before have these opponents been so un- equally matched, for Somerville outclassed Rindge in every stage of the game. Owing to the loss of Paasche in the backfield, Captain Treat played his position and carried off the honors in his last game for Somerville. Rindge kicked off, holding Somerville down in their own territory. On the next play the ball was recovered§by Rindge on a fumble. Rindge failed to gain her distance and lost the ball on downs. A five-yard gain by O’Connell and Somer- ville punted. Again Rindge could not buck Som- erville’s line, and prepared to punt. Cook tore through and tackled the man before the punt for a 20-vard loss. With the ball in Somerville’s hands, Treat carried the ball for 10 yards, fol- lowed by similar gains by Dowd and Patten. Treat then carried the ball over for the first score, but failed to kick the goal. At the end of the first quarter Patten broke through the line and ran 45 yards for the second touchdown, kicked the goal. The second quarter opened with the ball on Rindge’s 48-yard line. Patten time netted 23 yards round left, end followed by Stephens going through right tackle for the third tally. Patten ran the ball back on the kickoff for 25 yards. Dowd made first down by an 18-yard gain through tackle. Treat then caught a forward net- ting eight yards. Dowd went over for the next score. After two unsuccessful forward passes, the half ended. Somerville 20, Rindge 0. Somerville kicked off. but a fumble on Rindge’s part gave Somerville the ball. Fifteen yards by Dowd and Patten went over the goal line. Treat kicked the goal. Rindge kicked off to Pierce who ran the ball back 15 yards. Treat and Mel Stephens advanced the scrimmage into Rindge territory enabling Patten to make the last score of the game. The last play of the game was a beautiful forward, Treat to Stephens, which netted 35 yards. Treat, Stephens, Dowd and Patten showed a good brand of football for Somerville. The summary: SOMERVILLE HIGH RINDGE Chase, Cook, le......................le, Chorbeater Stephens, It..............................It, Forest McNamara, Hurlihy. lg.....................lg, Bri n Reardon, c........................................c, Tenney Gilkey. rt....................rt, Moloney (captain) Downey, re...................................re, Igo Patten, Lynch, qb................................qb. Day O’Connell. Patten, rhb.......rhb, Hawkins, Goldstein Dowd, lhb.......................................lhb, Hardy Treat (captain), fb...................... fb. Heines Score — Somerville, 10; Rindge. 0. Touchdowns—: Treat 2, Patten 2. Dowd, Stephens. Goals from touch- downs—Treat 4. Time—12-minute periods. Gridiron Notes Action has been taken to make the Suburban League an eight-club league by the addition of Newton High and Brookline High. Both these teams have made a good showing this season. Newton has been on Somerville’s schedule for a long time, and Brookline, in former years, was one of Somerville’s chief opponents before Somer- ville entered the league. The Suburban League should be one of the most popular around Bos- ton next season. Somerville will lose three of her best players this year. Captain Treat, Paasche and Stephens. Next season we will be represented by many vet eran players, Gilkey, Dowd, Patten, Jack Rear- don, Pierce, Chase, McNamara, Lynch, O’Connell and Donaldson. Captain Treat was chosen on the first and Pierce on the second Interscolastic teams bv the Traveler. Paasche, Stephens and Jack Reardon were given honorable mention, which speaks high- ly of their playing this season. HADN’T SEEN ENOUGH The Huns—“Peace! Peace! We must have peace!” The Allies—“Well, why didn’t you keep it when you had it?”—Exchange. 24 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR • :V. DANCING Heinemann House Academies ANTHOINE HALL 136 School Street, Somerville HIGH SCHOOL CLASS Every Friday. Open night once a month PARTY every Wednesday and Friday evening; special features PARTY every holiday night CHILDREN’S CLASSES every Saturday BABY CLASS every Wednesday I.FT US SEND YOU ONE OF OUR CATALOGUES Tel. Som. 55915 mamam wmmmmm iiimiuciiii mmammsa lii:illllllllllil!!!ailll«li!!!l!i;;;iilEill!u! HillllElliirdUllIIlillUUIli llllLlIlllUllllfUlllUSIItBimimillSmHHltUratHSiRS The Winter Hill Co-operative Bank 84 BROADWAY SOMERVILLE, MASS. LAST DIVIDEND 51 During the last six years we have paid the highest rate of interest on doposits of any bank in Somerville .u-- .....- o. i- .—!. - uiiuiiumininiiimiiiiiiiiumB'iH] lllIkl!IIIEJ1 [7ilIll lIif3lli«311BillI!!inilHIII!niiinBlllini!inniH CONTENTS FOR JANUARY Mayor Eldridge—Frontispiece ........ • • • 2 Editorial Stall' ........... . . • 3 An American—Randolph Chaffee, 19111 . 4 The Mouse in the Arch—John Chequer. 1916 . . . • • An Invitation Answered—Albert O. Plantiuga 6 This Age of Chivalry—Gladys A. Reynolds, 11)11) ........ • A Piece of Paper—Sherman (). Maxwell. 1921 ......... 8 Mother—-Weldon Morrison, 1919 . . . . . • • Id Frank M. Hawes—A Tribute ........ • .10 The Lighted Cigar-—Beatrice Sweet, 1921 .11 Editorials ........... . . .13 Happenings About School ......... . . .15 Library Department .... ........ 16 Honor Lists ........... . .IS Alumni Notes ........... . . .17 Class Notes ....... ....... 19 Howard B. 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ELDRIDG-E, Re-inaugurated Mayor of Somerville. «■Mile'll! ;nnM. mmir limrCTIIirTlItffff ■MrtmpnmmnW SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR VOL. � 12T SOMERVILLE, BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS. JANUARY, 1919 No. 3 The Somerville High School Radiator Is published by the High School on the third Thursday of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursday of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing, write on one side of the paper only, and sign full name. Communications, according to their nature, should be mailed 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. O. Single Copies, 10 Cents SOMERVILLE PRESS PRINT EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLES L. S. EASTON, T9 ASSOCIATE EDITOR HELEN SWEET, T9 EXCHANGE EDITOR MIRIAM L. COOK, T9 SPORTING EDITOR J. CARLETON KNOX, T9 ALUMNI EDITORS MILDRED E. SCRIBNER, T9 EVELYN P. STOCKBRIDGE, T9 LIBRARY EDITOR ELEANOR M. HORRELL, T9 CLASS EDITORS ROY KINGSTON, T9 JAMES J. MURRAY, ’20 JOHN C. DUNBAR, ’21 WALTER N. BUSINESS MANAGER CHARLES R. KOLB. T9 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS WALTER W. MARTIN, ’20 EVERETT REED. ’21 STAFF ARTIST MELVIN A. STEPHENS. T9 TREASURER GEORGE M. HOSMER (Faculty) ADVISER A. MARION MERRILL (Faculty) ASSISTANTS KENDALL REED, T9 FRED LITTLEFIELD, '20 DONALD H. MILLER, ’21 BRECKENRIDGE, '22 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR t An American Randolph ( ERIIAPS those of us who were scan- mi ning the newspapers one day last IY July for important war news, may M have questioned the efficiency of the American Army upon reading a notice something like the following: “The 104th Regiment of the A. E. E. failed to go ‘over the top’ as planned for July the 8th.” The story of an American soldier, recently re- turned from over there, shows the cause of this failure due to one man, Captain R. F. Foley of the A. E. F. It seems that the Americans had learned that the lluns had stored an immense supply of liquid lire and mustard gas for future use and that this supply was very important to the Herman Army. They did not, however, know exactly where this store was located. Captain Foley volunteered to go through the enemy’s lines and locate this store. 11 is mission was to locate the position, report it to headquarters by carrier pigeon and then direct the building of-a tunnel beneath the liquid fire and gas. and to place the explosives and wires. Rut how to get behind the enemy’s lines was the question. Finally, seeing some prisoners being brought into camp, the idea struck him to don the uniform of a German officer and thus escape detection. For this purpose, one Captain Hein rich von Krutz was selected. 11 is effects were searched for papers of identification and Foley donned his uniform. With a letter in copied handwriting of Krutz stating to his wife that the bearer must for a time be known as himself and must be allowed to proceed as he wishes and taking with him some German prisoners to make his disguise more complete, Captain R. F. Foley slipped over No Man’s Land. Let us for a while look into the past of Krutz. Before the war broke out, the German and his wife Maria lived in Belgium near the German border. Herr von Krutz was an abject slave of the military autocracy and, being in Berlin most of the time, Maria had reared Alfred, then- only child, aged nine, a true Belgian and a Christ- ian. One day. when King Albert of Belgium was passing their cottage, his machine broke down. He alighted and in strolling around chanced upon Alfred playing soldier with his dog and other barnyard pets. “Ho. sir,” cried Alfred, “you’re just in time. We’re King Albert’s royal guards protecting the country and people from the Huns.” King A1 bert was immediately pleased with the child and with his mother. On leaving, he said: “My child, I fear for our country and I commission you to protect our people.” And to his dying day the child never forgot the sacred trust of King Albert. ' 11 A.FFEE, 1019 When von Krutz returned, however, he was incensed at the child and immediately sent him to a school where German Kultur, efficiency, autocracy and love of Kaiser were taught. But it was too late, for Alfred remained Belgian. At that school were about twenty Belgian children whom Alfred, true to his King’s trust, endeavored to protect. He secured from the gatekeeper’s daughter, who had fallen in love with him. the key to the gate and late one night all twenty stole silently out and back to Belgium where Alfred led them to his mother’s cottage. On sec; ing a man in German uniform, great fear seized him. but Captain Foley, who had by this time safely reached the Krutz household, had located the mine and reported it to his colonel and had also enlisted the voluntary assistance of Maria Krutz, assured the lad that he was an American and immediately won the love and respect of Al- lred. This was in the forenoon of the day set for the blowing up of the German supply station and the time set for the detonation was two o’clock. The tunnel was completed, the explosives placed and the wires laid. But what was to be done with the twenty children. “Ah.” said Foley, “send them through the tunnel to the American lines,” so off' they started. Maria with them. But the story is not yet done. The real Captain von Krutz has escaped from the American lines and is returning to his house. lie enters the house and finds a man in German uniform stand- ing in a corner. Instantly suspicious, he goes to that corner and finds a telephone connected to the American lines. Both men reach for guns, but the German draws first. Taking the other’s pistol, he directs him to sit down and then tries to get an explanation of the other’s presence there. Foley glances at his wrist watch. Ye Gods! Quarter of two—only fifteen minutes be- fore a half square mile of the surrounding ter- ritory. including the house, is blown to bits. Have the children reached safety? Are there more Germans around the house? Meanwhile lei us look to the children and Maria Krutz. They have reached a fork in tie funnel and do not know which way to turn. One passage leads to tin explosives, the other to the American lines. They choose the right hand pas- sage. At three minutes to two the two men are still in the Krutz household. In desperation. Foley kicks over the table on which Krutz is sitting and after a struggle knocks him unconscious. Dash- ing down tin cellar and through the tunnel. In- comes to the fork. Which way have they gone? Tiny foot prints point to the right—to the ex- plosive chamber. SOMERVILLE II Kill SCHOOL RADIATOR They are in (lie explosive chamber now! Twen- ty-live seconds of two—Good God, what is to be done] Shall he sacrifice the great charge of his men over the top for the woman lie loves, and twenty children? Footsteps are heard resound ing on the hard earth floor of the tunnel—the Germans are coming! This settled it. Seizing a nearby ax, Foley begins to hack at the electric wires and at two seconds before two he succeeds in severing all three of them. Dashing down the tunnel, he leads them out of the explosive chain her and starts them down the right tunnel, and a moment later they are all safe in the American trenches. That is, all except Alfred, who lias stayed with Foley to stop the Germans who are coming down the tunnel. With rifle and revolver, the two wait. From his sheltered position, Foley kills many Germans but his ammunition cannot last long. “Run back,” he tells Alfred, “and bring some Americans down here before it is too late.” And just as he fires his last bullet, and the Germans are approaching with fixed bayonets, the Americans arrive and the Huns are slaughtered, among them Krutz. The next day, Foley is called before a court of officers on a charge of high treason, having pro vented an important manoeuvre of his own forces. The House John l . C N a town far enough from the front line to be a resting place for troops, there existed an arch which was used in the French Revolution for the entrance to the city. On the inside of the arch their lived, in back of a Saboterie, two very cliique and attractive French girls, with t heir mother. a On a certain memorable day, American troops came to town and of course all the people turned out in commemoration of the event. As is the case with the average soldier, after the work of the day is done, he goes to a Cafe, orders his bottle of Biere and along with a few of his comrades talks over the day’s work, and swaps confidences, reads letters from home, etc. To get to the Cafe, however, they had to pass through this Arch where dwelt the two girls and their mother. Now these girls were human like all the rest of their kind and as the average American sol «lier is generally clean cut and wholesome looking, on account of having brothers and father at tie war. their hearts went out to these big boys, and one evening the girls, with their mother, invited the boys in to have a treat with them and to tell them of their homes in America. At first progress was very slow, for the boys o Notwithstanding his humane reason for prevent- ing the explosion, Foley is sentenced by the court to be shot at sunrise. At this moment the doorkeeper of the court- room speaks. “Gentlemen, in the King's name.” The door opens and King Albert enters with Alfred Krutz. All rise and salute the King. “That's him,” cried Alfred, speaking to King Albert and pointing to Folev. “He helped me to protect my own people and now he is going to be shot for it.” “Gentlemen,” spoke the King, “in view of tin great debt Belgium owes to Captain Foley, I beseech you in the name of my country and un- people, to pardon him. Needless to say, tin; court unanimously voted U comply with the King’s request, and Foley today wears the Belgian cross of chivalry. Maria Krutz, now released by the death of her husband, turns to the man she loves, and they unite in marriage. Here it might be well to pay a tribute to Albert, King of the Belgians, the noblest man in history, bearing the sorrows and sufferings of a torn, devastated and bleeding but nevertheless loyal country, with the hope of peace and prosperity and universal democracy. in the Arch HEQIKK, 1916 had only arrived in France some two months be- tore. Day by day a closer friendship grew up between the soldiers and the girls and their mother, the result being that after remaining in that town for about two months, they boys could talk considerable French and the girls and then- mother considerable English, and also, instead of the soldiers taking their nightly promenade to the Cafe, they stopped at the Arch and spent their evenings there, staying French, and talking. Alas! One day the Madame heard of the death of her son on the Flanders front, and because of this, the soldiers were sad also and tried to con- sole her, but of no avail. The boys left the town soon after, bidding the Madame and her two daughters a fond Au’voir, but before that, tin Madame had confided to one of the boys, to whom she had become greatly attached, that she had an- other son on the front where he expected to go, but that few knew of his existence, because he had run away when he was quite young, and had later joined the lnfanterie. She asked Monsieur Harry, for so she called her American soldier friend, to find her son and if possible tell him that she was thinking of him always, which M. Harry promised faithfully to do. At last the boys found themselves on the front (Continued on Page 23) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR An Invitation Answered The editors of the Radiator have so kindly invited the faculty to contribute that 1 believe they should be answered. Perhaps tlie faculty could contribute much valuable material. la another item of the paper we read that since no complaints have been received it is therefore judged the paper to be Okeh. 1 believe the paper can be improved and the editors believe it can be improved, but they feel as all editors do, that the reading body should help in this matter. The more varied the contributions and the greater the number, the brighter will the pages sparkle with good reading matter. When the editorial staff asks for criticism they do not mean that such is to be destructive but con- structive, upbuilding criticism. Nothing is so edifying to a paper as healthy criticism, but no one desires anything which is not helpful. May we not expect and receive more products of the pen than heretofore from the faculty and simply make this paper go ‘‘over the top” over all its con- temporaries? 1 believe in a policy between teacher and stu- dent that is expressed in a school paper whereby both are benefited. This can be accomplished when both parties are aiming at one goal— namely, the furthering of our common aim. That’s what the Somerville High School stands for, as does any other like institution. Outside of the many stories which regularly appear, 1 be- lieve there should be more such helpful reviews as that on “Good and Rad Magazines” in the December number. This article makes us better acquainted with the different magazines. When we place upon our own shoulders the responsi- bility of reviewing things we suddenly come face to face with the worthiness of the result, which knowledge is not only beneficial for our- selves but also to whom it is imparted. Good stories are an essential part of every magazine that is in the limelight today and the department where the corners of the mouth turn up is also important, likewise the other items of interest. I wonder whether we realize fully what a splendid institution the Somerville High School really is. Teachers and students. The latter, for instance, lie comes within its walls for the first time and takes up a prescribed course of several years’ duration. He takes up those studies that are going to (it him for whatever vocation he sees fit to enter upon in later life. He comes prepared to recite, to listen to a lecture or exercise his vocal chords in singing. He absorbs this knowledge and with constant rubbing of shoulder with his fellow student he assimilates a healthy and vigorous education that can be of practical value when he takes “dad’s” place at the wheel. Resides the class-room there are the many activ- ities which are generally born in such a place as this. And the scholar who can partake of them without serious interference with his books, begets a development in mind and body that is extremely valuable as well as beneficial. But as first comes foremost, so he should use discretion and look well ahead and not overload with mem- berships in clubs, associations and various other fellowships. If John is a good athlete and-re- ceives “(”' in his studies it is not as meritorious as if he got B” and “0” respectively. There is a story told of a lawyer who came into the court- room to plead a case. When the attorney had begun to present his arguments, the court inter rupted him and said: “It is quite evident that you are under the influence of liquor, so that we deem it necessary to adjourn this case until you are more able to continue it—‘no man can serve l wo masters.’ ” A student should be as interested in his work as the “village blacksmith” is at the anvil. The employee who goes about his work whistling shows a wonderful spirit of enthusiasm which is so satisfactory to the employer, how much so to the instructor. Laying aside natural causes such as rising with the wrong foot first or the fear of chastisement because of non-prep- aration. things are generally in our favor at the beginning of (‘very day. But perhaps if we have no interest in the work at hand at the event of our sun-rising, then we have lost a great amount of efficiency at the beginning. It’s gone forever. A man was once given the opportunity to rescue a young woman who' had fallen into a stream. She was being carried down the rapids by the angry torrents of water. A strike in time was necessary or a life would be lost. Another young lady, a friend of the one in danger, was with the man at the time. She urged him to make haste to the rescue. It was a warm summer day and the fellow wore while duck low shoes. Unwill- ing to get his shoes wet. and still desiring to prove a hero, he pondered for a while, it must have seemed an age to the two women, whether he should take them off and go into the water in his silk stocking feet, et cetera, or go in as he was clad. And still he was urged more strongly to hasten to tin rescue. Rut while he was argu- ing the matter in his mind and with the com- panion. another young man rescued the young lady. It's easy to guess that he not only lost an opportunity to do good but lie lost the young lady also. Lack of interest on our own part does not only harm ourselves but others also who SOMERVILLI ] HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 7 art; anxious to know what’s what of the lesson at the time. We have heard so much the past few years of two words: Patriotism and Slacker, that we are apt to regard these terms as synonymous with war. But, if so, we are in error. A slacker is notably one who lacks the spirit of patriotism. One who not only refuses to support the flag when it is in danger but also when the winds of peace gently wave it from its staff. Men whose blood tingles with national fervor at all times and in all places, and under all conditions, and always prepared, can be trusted everywhere and be de- pended upon at all times. These are truly Ameri- cans. It was such a life that Roosevelt always endeavored to live. We of this generation are to be the leader’s of tomorrow when our fathers lay down their burden, and we must be able to show to the world that we may be counted worthy of such great responsibility. But if we lose the true meaning of the word we become slackers in the truest sense. The braver the soldier in time of danger, the greater the hero; the greater our patriotism now, the greater become our rewards in the future. One of (he things that made Colonel Roosevelt (lie great American we appreciate so much was his absolute stand for righteousness. Patriotism minus this quality means patriotism not at all. We can all have this quality if we choose. We were born with it. Let us live it. All the time. Here, in school and out of its environment. If this impulse always stirs us, then we can do all that is required of us and serve to make the Somerville High School the greatest institution of its kind. And we become its loyal supporters in patriotism for the country and the world. ALBERT (). PLANTINGA, Instructor, Mechanical Drawing. This Age of Chivalry Gladys A. Reynolds, 1910 have admired chivalry, as it has been displayed in other ages, when knights of old and warriors bold went forth to battle. They served and gave their lives for their coun- soldiers. We have noticed the decline of chivalry, as has been seen on the street cars. The courtesy and respect for women that was shown in former days is not manifest today. But never was chivalry displayed so prom- inently as it has been in the World War. Our youths feared m. thing but gave their all for the cause of democracy and to save the world from the inhuman clutches of the Hun. The morale of our soldiers has been of the highest. Their deeds have been inspiring and their careers tilled with line high-souled actions, and the names of our heroes may well be written on the pages of history. May we carry on the work already begun, so that our dead may not have died in vain. War, usually degrading, has proved up- lifting. It has not ruined the character of our young men and deprived them of respect and courtesy, but has filled their souls with loyalty and high ideals. The world may know now, since this terrible conflict has ceased, that chivalry is not perished from the earth, but has reach 1 its height during our own age. The following story is an example of the chiv- alry shown by the American boys in France. A dozen or more soldier boys just landed from America, sat in front of one of the cafes in Paris, not far from their own quarters. These bright-faced, square-jawed, straight limbed young men from the farms and villages of the Middle West had, almost in advance of any signal, answered President Wilson’s call for men, and were the first wearing the uniform of the United States to land in France. Their welcome as they stepped on French soil, their welcome from the towns and cities through which they passed, and the wonderful hurrahs and cheers which the generous mothers and daughters and old men in Paris had given them that morning, had had a sobering effect on these gay young men. After the march through the Paris streets, they had been allowed a little time to themselves, and with that natural and genuine adaptability which is always - • delightful, these newcomers made themselves at once “at home” in various parts of that beautiful city. Of this number our dozen young men had sought the hospitality ami cool protection of this cafe, when the attention of one of the group was directed to what was to him an unusual sight. There, being slowly pulled up the street by one forlorn, poor horse, came a shabby, weather-worn hearse, followed by but one mourner a poor, tired, little old woman, who showed in every line of her face and in her manner a terrible sorrow, a loss of hope—utter despair. The American’s eyes and his entire ex- .s SOMKKYILLF II Kill SUIOOL KADI ATOK pression proved his fine, manly feeling of sympa- ihy. and the smiles of a moment before disap- peared. when suddenly he stood up and, pointing to the hearse, lie cried to his mates: “Fellows, do you see that? Do you see that hearse? Do you see the uniform they have wrapped around the coffin? It’s a French soldier, fellows. Let us do him honor. Fall in!” Without a word of question every man took his place in line behind the poverty-stricken little woman, and tin example, so impulsively but naturally set, was followed by other loiterers near the cafe, and before they passed the next street the line had grown to a hundred, and when the cemetery gates were reached a thousand sober, respectful people had joined these young American soldiers. The poor little woman saw all this with wonder and pride. That her soldier son, to whom she had said a long, last good-bye, should receive this honor was almost more than she could bear, and after the brief service at the grave she turned to the fresh faced young leader, and, with tears streaming down her cheeks, grasped his hand and kissed it. Then, turning again to the newly made grave, she crossed herself devfoutly and slowly, with head bowed, walked past the silent: assemblage. Once more the young man in uniform stepped out from the line, and, reverently lifting his cap, said in a low voice: “Now, fellows—all together Hip, Hip. Hip, Hurrah!” and so holy and so full of sincerity and time respect was the message of hope and good will called out to the sad little mourner, and those in the procession who were French found themselves joining in the last glorious cheer with their own “Hourra,” all given with a feeling of “Godspeed little woman.” As she walked on, in spite of her tears and sadness, her heart was full of great thankfulness, and of honest pride, that her beloved son, a soldier of France, had received the honor which the sacrifice of his life for his country had made his due. A Piece of Paper Si IKK .man . Maxwbi.u 1921 HIS extraordinary talc was related to the members of Camp Thompson during the summer of 191b by a distinguished visitor who requested that if we ever repeated his experi- ences, to withhold his name. We were all gathered about our campfire on the shore of Buzzards Bay. The lighthouses on the opposite shore blinked at regular intervals, sending out their warning. The lights on the passing New York boat, of the various shore houses and of the large Sippewissette Hotel twinkled cheerfully all about us. The moon was in the fourth quarter and its silvery beams were reflected upon the tossing waves. Our own tire on the shore lent an excellent hue to this night. As the evening waned the inevitable demand for stories was heard. After several good stories by st me of the fellows, our guest offered to tell us one of his experiences while abroad. We drew a little closer to our fire and our visitor proceeded as follows. “Boys, in the summer of 1914. just after war had been declared. I was in Paris on business. I was enjoying a meal at a' cafe when I noticed a large, attractive-looking lady eating at a table opposite me. She was well dressed and looked well-to-do and refined. Sin was almost through her meal when I first noticed her. Presently she hurriedly arose and left the cafe. As she got up, J noticed that a piece of paper, carefully folded, fell from her person. I crossed to her table and picked it up, but by that time she had gone. • I opened the paper and perceived that it was written in French. I called the waiter, as I could not read French. He glanced at it and instantly darted back, dropping the paper. His lingers trembled and his face turned deathly white. The head waiter, noticing the man’s frightened countenance, came up, and I passed him the paper, explaining where I had got it. lie took one glance at it and his eyes fairly popped out with fright. He turned and ran to the manager’s office. The manager himself then came out. I repeated mv story to him, demand- ing to know what it was all about. Upon ex- amining tin paper his face turned ghastly white and he headed for the door with a rapid gait. “He reappeared a second later with an officer, who called the wagon after one glance at my mysterious paper in my hand. ‘•In the midst of my attempted explanations and demands the wagon arrived with a guard of three men. I was instantly hustled into the vehicle, which set out at a lively pace for the station, rpon our arrival at the station I was led into the main hall before the prefect, who, after hearing what the officers had to sav, asked me for the paper. I passed it to him. His face SOMERYILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR might have been carved from marble when lie had read the contents. He made a motion with his hand and I was hustled into a small cell, with no opening but the door. “I gazed at that apparently insignificant piece of paper for hours Imt it offered no solution. I think 1 would have given my right hand to know what that paper contained that it should cause such fright in all who had seen it. “While my brain was in the middle of its whirl, the thought came to me, like a shot, to send for the American Ambassador in Paris, who happened to be an old friend of mine. Hav- ing decide I on a definite thing to do, I felt much better. I found some paper and a pencil in my pockets. I wrote a note explaining my troubles as best I could and begged the ambassador to come at once. With a few francs as persuasion, I induced the guard to send the letter post haste. I then sat down again and resigned myself to a troubled sleep. “Early the next morning the ambassador ar- rived. He was glad to see me. although greatly surprised at my predicament. As he read the slip of paper his face turned blank. He stared at me in surprise. ‘Tom, that may be a matter of life or death for you. 1 may be able to do something for you; 1 don’t know. No, I can’t tell you what it says. I’m sorry, old man: but. I’ll see what I can do.’ He straightway left my cell and also leaving me in a very unpleasant state of mind. In about two hours I received a letter from him. saying that a ship was sailing for America at midnight, and that I was to be put aboard with my belongings. This puzzled me greatly. T was highly indignant at being shipped out of France with no explanation. Soon after this two officers took me to the station where we got a train for the coast. Ar- riving at the dock, they turned me over to two sailors, who escorted me to my cabin. The ship started immediately after T had got aboard. The captain came down shortly after, nc was a jovial Dutchman and very interesting to talk with, lie informed me that T was a prisoner but I could have the freedom of my cabin, which was one of the best} on the boat, and also a walk about the deck once a day under guard. My meals were to be brought to me and a guard was to be stationed at my door. “The captain came down to see me every day and we got cjuite chummy. He had a large and varied collection of books aboard and lent me many of them to pass away the time. During our third day out he told me that I could have the freedom of the ship if I promised not to speak to any of the other passengers. This I readily did. I spent most of my time with the captain and his books. “One «lay. when we were enjoying a cigar in his cabin, I asked him if he knew why I was a prisoner and under what conditions I was on I� is ship. He replied that he knew nothing about me except that I was to be kept under guard dur- ing the voyage. With this knowle«lge. I related to him my adventure. He was extremely inter- ste l and after hearing my tale he offered to read the paper for me, no matter what it said, as he could read French. I disclosed the paper, which I had kept in my possession. The captain pondered over it for a few seconds, and then glanced up at me with a startled look. He leaped tip. dropping the paper, and pressed a button. Ilis face was expressionless and his hands, were trembling. My two guards answered the boll and at a mumbled command from the captain I was rushed back to my cabin, where the door was locked and a double guard posted outside. There 1 spent the rest of the voyage whiling the time away within the confines of my cabin. “When the ship docked at New York my guards took me ashore about ten o’clock at night. At the eml of the wharf a taxi and two plain-clothes men met us. I was turned over to them without a word. T was somewhat relieved to know that T was in my own country, where I would have more « hance to light for myself. I fully expected to be taken to State prison, but in this I was happily disappointed, for when the car finally drew up. imagine my surprise at being at the door of my own house. My guards stepped out and I fob lowed them. As I stood on the sidewalk in be wihlerment one of the men told tin that T was now free and t« get into the house as fast as I could. I did not lose a second in letting myself in with my key. I went in my library to sit down and think things over by myself. “My butler was greatly surprised to see me come home unannounced He was a French boy whom I had had with me for years, ami he was greatly devoted to me. The idea came to me to have him tell me what my paper said, so I called him in and explained the effect that the mysteri- ous paper had had on all the others who had started to read it. After telling him all concern ing it. I asked him if he would read it for me. Surely. h would read it for me. Had he nor known and served me for years? So with this I produced the parchment from the leather wallet where I had carried it, and passed it to him. One glance and his face was as pale as death. He turned, grabbing his coat and hat on his way through tin hall, and was gone before the paper had fluttered to the floor, and I haven’t seen nor heard from him since. “Well, that capped the climax. I made a vow then and there that I would find out what that paper said, no matter what the cost. Surely, it 10 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR must be something of great importance, mystery, or danger. I couldn’t decide which. “I thought of an old college and fraternity chum of mine, now professor of languages at Harvard. I got the midnight train for Boston and arrived at my friend’s residence in Cam- bridge early in the morning, just in time for breakfast. He was greatly surprised at seeing me so unexpectedly. After breakfast we ad- journed to his den. where we talked over old times at college for several hours. “ ‘Say, Tom, how does it happen that you came over to see me? What is it—business?’ “ ‘No,’ I replied, ‘not business. I’ve got a favor to ask of you.’ “So I told him the whole story from the cafe to the police station, on the ship and about my own trusty servant leaving me upon seeing the paper, and at last how T had come to him de- termined to learn its contents. Then I asked him if he would promise to read it for me. “ ‘Now, Tom.’ he said, ‘since you have told me what you have been through you have got me as interested in it as you are. I’ll promise to read that paper for you if it costs me my life, hand it over.’ 'Good bov,’ T said. ‘I know that you won’t go back oii me, and it will be a great load off my mind when 1 know what it says. “With that. I pulled out my leather wallet and —the paper was gone.” Mother Weldon Morrison, 1919 I. What a friend we have in mother, Always trusting, loving, kind; Nursing us in health and sickness, Guiding us with love sublime. II. E’en in childhood’s darkest moments, When life’s light has flickered low; She it is whose tender mercy Fans the spark into a glow. III. Never moved by selfish motives, Always toiling, unremitting; Faith undying seems to lend her Insight to our fancied woes. IV. Ne’er complaining, thus she struggles To life’s bitter end at last; Never faltering, always smiling, So she fades, her labors past. V. Fp within those vaults ethereal. Where her gentle soul shall go. There she’ll keep her ceaseless watching As she did on earth below. Frank M. Hawes—A Tribute We welcome the following tribute to Mr. llawes in addition to that in our December issue. There is a very old story that the wind and the sun had a serious argument about their power over man, and to prove their statements each decided to apply his full strength. The wind blew and beat upon him, and the man, shivering and shaking with cold, drew his garments close about him, and cursed the unseen but powerful force. Then came the sun with its radiant warmth and cheer, dispelling all previous gloom and despair, and the man blessed it. and ex panded under its gentle influence. Frank M. llawes was the sun of many a pupil in his progress through the field of literature. For it will surprise most of the students of the present day to learn that not in Latin or Greek did he alone excel as teacher, but his course in SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR tl American literature causes the pupils of earlier times to bless his name for the help and inspira- tion which he gave. I have, as do many others, a note book which was the growth of our class work and discus- sions. It is a sacred treasure filled with the history of American writers from the earliest period, and excerpts of their choicest bits of verse and prose—a perennial source of delight and comfort. Perhaps in those days we were less sophisti- cated. had less amusements and demands on our time, and more leisure for enjoyment of school work, but the fact remains that the course of literature which lie developed made a lasting im- pression. It was the one hour of the day when we all “browsed” under his direction in the great field of the virile thoughts of our own writers. I use the word “browse” with all the signifi- cance of its meaning. We were not tied hand and foot, and led or carried to feed on the mental pabulum prescribed by the wise and careful, but we were allowed to eat in our own individual way, when and where we willed. Withal, there was guidance and suggestion. When one found a new word, developed some idea in his own way, or gave In no way does the average pupil feel more restricted and confined in giving vent to his natural thoughts then when surrounded by con- stant reiterations about his lack of appreciation, crude vocabulary, rigidity of thought, and absence of originality. These comments I never heard in our class. When one found and used a new word, developed some idea in his own way, or gave expression to some idea, perhaps not perfect in form, he was encouraged to go on. Mr. Hawes evidently believed that each has his finger-prints of writing, and individuality counted for more than mere adherence to form or structure. I do not remember that he had trouble with delayed t hemes. We were glad to write for we knew that the good would always be commended and the bad condoned because of inexperience in handi- craft. After all, is that not the test of an inspirational teacher? Do we hear music for its technique or for the glorious surging of inexplicable emo- tions which arise in our soul? We who studied Whittier’s “Snowbound” can never regard a winter’s storm with the mere calcu- lation as to its cubical contents or its effectiveness in stopping traffic. Then comes the homely picture of a fireside of cheer and warmth, “of neighborly kindness,” etc., as depicted in such passages (which we learned to love) as “Shut in from all the world without, We sat the clean-winged hearth about, Content to let the north-wind roar In baffled rage at pane and door.” We cherish those pictures. We love Whittier and Longfellow and the long list of our own authors just as we love the homely hymns and songs that grip the heart but are the despair of the tech- nician. Some of Mr. Hawes’ pupils have reached heights of political and financial greatness.. With one accord they testify that he gave to them the impe- tus to love and appreciate the beautiful in litera- ture. A maker of verse himself, a lover of great men and their thoughts, he sent the waves of his own feelings into our hearts and lives. We are richer for his quiet teaching. lie cannot, we cannot measure the value and the influence of those delightful hours. FRANK H. WILKINS. A Lighted Cigar Beatrice Sweet, 1918 IS opened the door of the library and made her way swiftly toward the electric light switch. With the rosy glow of the reading lamp send- ing its light into the dark corners and shadowy nooks of the long drawing-room, Lois drew a fluttering breath of relief, and, flinging her wrap on a chair, she sank on the fur rug beside the fire-place and held her hands before the glowing coals. Her gaze wandered to the small brass clock and she noted the time. Two o’clock. “My,” she thought, “this is late, but then I—” With a sudden start she found her eyes on a lighted cigar! Incredulously she looked at it. Her father and mother had retired long ago, and then, her father never smoked, and the cigars which he kept for guests were locked in a cabinet. She was abso- lutely sure that her father had entertained no one in the library that night, for he was sick in bed. The cigar was lying on the table as if dropped carelessly, and two burnt matches were beside it. She realized that there was a faint odor of smoke in the room. 12 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Suddenly the terrible meaning of the burning cigar dawned upon her. Some burglar had entered the Burke home, and probably, after securiug his booty, had started to smoke one of her lather’s cigars, and then, hearing Lois’ approach, had dropped it and hidden. The horrifying rev- elation came that there was no means of escape but the door, thru which Lois had just entered, and thus it would have been impossible for the thief to leave the room, lie was hiding behind the draperies of the French window! As this last dawned upon her. a wave of nausea swept thru her whole being, and her eyes, distended with terror, turned with frozen horror toward the window. In her frenzied mind she imagined that the curtains were swaying gently and she thought she saw the form of a man behind its folds! The floor creaked, and a cold chill swept thru the girl. The sickening truth was revealed that the cloak, which she had discarded a moment before, hail disappeared! It did not occur to her that safety might be obtained by rushing to the door, but, with stiff, measured steps, slowly and deliberately, with fascinated eyes glued to the window, she advanced toward the window drapery. With a desperate movement, she snatched the curtain apart. There was no one there! Lois leaned against the window casement, cold perspiration on her white face, and her whole body shaking with hysterical sobs. She was about to crumple on the floor when she spied a small square of linen with a red border lying on the floor near the door. Lois stooped and picked the crumpled handkerchief up, and for a full minute, after examining the initials “R. B. in the corner of the handkerchief, and smelling it, she threw back her head and laughed softly. She turned out the library light and with soft, cautious steps, mounted the stairs. At the door of her brother’s room she paused and listened. Stifled moans, and agonized cries for “Mamma” reached her. and softly she opened the door and entered. In the dimly lit room, with rumpled bed and drawn window shades, she found little five-year- old Robbie Rurke on tin floor leaning against the bed.with hands feverishly clutching tousled hair, and his eyes half closed in pain. With sisterly tenderness. Lois gathered the pathetic pajamered figure into her arms and deposited him in his bed. Lois stayed with Robbie until the sun rose, and when she left him he had poured out all the con tents of his miserable little heart to her. Robbie had waked up in the night, and had begun to think of the many men he had seen smoke, and lie had decided to try a cigar. He had stolen the key to the cabinet from Mr. Rurke’s bureau and, securing a cigar, had taken but two puffs when he heard Lois returning from the dance. Robbie had taken refuge behind the morris chair and when Lois had thrown her coat over his chair, Rob had covered himself with the dark wrap and ran up- stairs. Then he shamefacedly confessed that “he had had the awfulest funny mixed-up feel- ing”! Early the next morning Lois secured the tell- tale cigar and destroyed it. As she watched it burn, she smiled ruefully to herself as she thought of the few moments of acute agony and mental distress which Robbie had unwittingly caused by his lighted cigar. The Observation Post The Radiator extends its best wishes to the Mayor and the City Government for 191!). • • The applications for five-cent Boston Elevated tickets are familiar to us all. Look on the other side. All together everybody and make up those five weeks. The “fluie” will get you if you don’t watch out. Rupils who arrive at school on the 8.29 car have been known to be late! ♦ • Even the new physical exercises do not justify the knocking of plaster from the room ceiling below. Some platoon commanders in military drill would have frequent wrecks if sea-captains. dust because someone say, “It’s a great life,” do not think you are called upon to say, “If you don’t weaken.” Isn’t it about time we consigned to the ash can some of the old standard jokes about Freshmen? Sulphuric acid, not mustard or nicotine, is the cause of many yellow lingers in this school. Some students of S. If. S. are greatly disturbed because it is necessary to wait in three lines, five minutes each for lunch. According to the latest reports, Herr Wilhelm Hohenzollern is still in Dutch. A prosperous 1919 to all. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR EDITORIALS Theodore Roosevelt The story of Mr. Roosevelt’s remarkable lile and brilliant achievements has been written over and over again during the past week -and by earth’s most illustrious, writers. Little is left for The Radiator to attempt in its humble columns by way of tribute to the great man who is fallen in the hour of the world’s dire need of all her valiant sons. We may, perhaps, well speak of the four char- acteristics of Mr. Roosevelt which have made him ever enthusiastically admired by youth, and which will perpetuate his memory in their hearts. Industry: The child of wealth, in a home of culture, surrounded by all social and educational advantages, he studied law, but felt no need to enter upon its practice at the bar. Yet at the age of twenty-three he entered upon a strenuous pub- lic career, and throughout his life his one aim was his country’s good. Gifted with the pen of a ready writer, his vol- uminous writings would alone seem a notable ac complishment for one lifetime—versatile to a re markable degree—he was equally at home whether writing of ranch life on the western plains, hunt- ing big game in the jungles of darkest Africa, or dealing with historical, governmental and economic problems. Courage: Not alone the dauntless courage which carried him at the head of the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill—but the impetuous courage which bade him strike fearlessly at wrong and oppres- sion whenever they reared their heads—the cour- age of his convictions for which he fought ever to the bitter end, and would, had need been, will- ingly have died. Integrity: It has been said of Mr. Roosevelt that he honored every office he held. The page of his public record, the long list of his public offices is white—without a blot—unblemished. Rdf sacrifice: When America entered the war, Mr. Roosevelt, disappointed at not being able to join the forces in France, bent every energy to aid his four sons in the service. Asked by one who was about to go overseas, “What message will you send to France” lie replied, “Tell them I have given my all—my four sons. I only regret I could not give myself.” On the day when the news of his son Quentin’s death was cabled, Mr. Roosevelt was scheduled for an address. He went through with it with all bis customary vigor, and save for unusual gravity of expression gave no hint of the sorrow which wrung his brave heart. On the night before he died lie wrote for a great mass meeting in New York, a letter, a clarion call to Americanism This last act embodied in fullest measure the spirit of his whole public career. We say of him, “He is dead,” but his influence lives on, and in the great heart of America is written forever the name, Theodore Roosevelt. The Radiator otters an award of live dollars in gold to the author of the best story appearing in its columns this year. The monthly winners will be announced from month to month. The stories will be judged according to their originality, grammar and plot development. The monthly winners will be chosen by a board of judges chosen for the purpose. The final winner will be chosen from the monthly winners, by a board of judges to be selected later. The Problems of Peace With the cessation of hostilities, the great tension, which has been undergone by the people of every nation, is ended. The world, however, is undergoing the transition from one crisis to another. Problems of peace of as grave import as those of war are now arising. The war has resulted in the triumph of democracy. The re- construction period must make that triumph last ing. The present problems of peace, although not as spectacular, are as intricate as those of war. Every nation is confronted by grave eco- nomic and industrial problems. Autocracy is vanquished but the other extreme, Bolshevism, is taking its place. The problems of the peace table, of drawing up the final peace terms and thus de- termining the future of the whole world, are al- most beyond comprehension. We can see even in our own country, the approaching crisis of peace. The demobilization of armed forces and the suspension of war activ- ities are even now making a surplus of labor. This, with the high cost of living and the drop in abnormal war wages, is certain to breed discon- tent unless preventive measures are taken. The labor market is flooded with minors who have left school to take advantage of the high wages paid to unskilled labor and who, unless they continue their education further, will not be able to keep It SOMEKVI LLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR pact with an age which demands skilled labor. Many women filling positions formerly held by men will be discharged or, being retained, will force idleness upon men—a bad state of affairs in either case. In other countries where the toll of war has been greater, the yoke heavier and the taxes more severe, conditions are more serious than here Many foreign countries dare not demobilize on account of threatening famine and the menace of the unemployed. In those nations where there is no stable government the situation is even more severe. With the nations left in this condition the op- portunity arises for Bolshevism to take its grasp. This new terror arises from human nature going from extreme to extreme. As is well known, Rus- sia, the land which gave Bolshevism birth, has been, through the centuries, a tyranny in which the upper classes were rich and cultured and the peasants, poor and illiterate, were the bulk of t he population. There was no middle class. When liberty dawned upon these unenlightened people, they did what all oppressed nations do when drunk with freedom—they forsook one extreme for another. They mistook license for liberty. The former aristocrats are now the working class, but they are much in the minority compared with the rest of the population which is doing nothing industrially. To spread over Europe from Russia, Bolshevism must first encounter Germany and Austria. In these countries it may easily gain a foothold, owing to unsettled conditions and the absence of stable or centralized governments. Bolshe- vism must be checked before it obtains a grasp upon Germany and Austria in order that it may not spread from these countries to western and southern Europe, where industrial crises are at hand and famine threatens. Our object in feeding Germany would be to prevent her from spreading Bolshevism to the world. At the peace conference questions of unparal- leled import, arise. The discussion, interpreta- tion and application of President Wilson’s four- teen points will loom large. Both sides of the question of a World League of Nations should be carefully discussed, since the decision on this question will decide in a large measure the future destiny of the world. Fixing the boundaries of the new nations formed from Russia, Germany. Austria and the Balkans, is a problem which demands careful and deliberate consideration. Even now actual warfare is being waged between Poland and the Ukraine concerning the ownership of Galicia, and feeling runs high between Italy and Jugo slavia concerning the sovereignty of the Adriatic coast. All divisions of the spoils must be carried out so as to prevent jealousy among the allies. The object of this article is not to spread pessi- mism but to prevent harmful optimism, not to discourage but to inspire each one to And his place in helping our nation save the world. Since our country entered the war from purest motives, since our resources have not been seriously im- paired. as have those of other nations, the eyes of the world are upon us, for we must insure the preservation of the democracy which has been won. Our leaders proved our confidence during the war. Let us give them our confidence in peace and thus aid our nation in accomplishing its high ideal of bringing true democracy to all people. Now that military training has been renewed, we should all enter into it earnestly, regardless of the fact that the war is over. The subject has been given careful consideration by the authori- ties and no details are being omitted in carrying out the project. Military drill in a high school is valuable from many standpoints. The erectness of posture demanded and the free swinging gait in marching aid physical development. The officers gain much valuable experience by having men un- der them and by being able to arrange their com- mands in the various formations by the proper orders. The private learns his place and takes care that his part of the machine is in good working order. There is also the advantage of discipline and of obedience to superiors. These advantages cannot be realized, however, unless the training is taken seriously and with proper spirit by all. The war is over but the war expenses still go on. Large funds are needed to bring home the soldiers and to maintain the army of the occupa- tion. The expenses for the month of December, 1!)1S, were the largest yet. We can help the gov eminent by buying War Savings Stamps of the 11)10 issue. As a thrift measure and as an in- vestment the War Savings Stamp is well known to all of us. When we see our duty let us per- form it. Our last issue was valuable for the hidden hu- mor which it contained. Some claim that it rivals Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errol's.” Please ad- dress your knocks to the printer. Every cloudy day certain pupils may be seen standing on the back steps of their homes, listen- ing intently for the “No School” bells. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 HAPPENINGS ABOUT SCHOOL SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ ATI! LETIC ASSOCIATION The Somerville High Girls’ Athletic As- sociation has approximately 175 members. By far the greater part of this number is from the Sophomore and Freshmen classes. Seniors, it’s the last time you’ll he asked to join the Girls’ Ath- letic Association: Rally to make it a success; Join and enter into our good times. Juniors, join this year, that you may be ready next year to take up the work where we leave off. Freshmen and Soph omores, the officers of the Association thank you for the hearty support you are giving us. We congratulate you on the splendid spirit you’ve shown in coming out for Basket-Ball. Seniors and Juniors, don’t let the Freshmen and Sopho- mores lead in this good cause. There are many good times in store for this winter. For instance, tobogganing, snow-shoe- ing. coasting, and skating. At the present time, basket-ball and dancing are in favor. In the spring, there will be tennis, field hockey, etc: All (his for a dime! What more can you ask? Sug- gestions will be gratefully received. The girls who went tobogganing and snow-shoeing last year will vouch for the good time they had, and the girls who were at the Association dance will be vouchers for the good time they had there. Girls who have joined this year. Don’t lose your mem- bership ticket. Tt admits von to anything run by flu Girls’ Athletic Association! The officers of the Association have done, and are doing all they can for success, so You girls who don’t belong. Be ‘‘good sports” and join our throng. Without your backing Spirit is lacking)! So pay your dues. Drop in your dimes. Buy your tickets, and enjoy the good times! ASSEMBLY FOR TIIE FARM BOYS AND GIRLS On Wednesday. December 18, the entire body of students assembled in the Auditorium to do honor to the boys and girls who. during tin past summer vacation, have worked on farms. There were a goodly number of these patriotic pupils in Somerville High School, and these were seated on the platform, with the teachers who supervised the camps and the work of the young people. Only those pupils who honorably com- pleted their terms of enlistment were thus hon- ored. Headmaster Avery opened the Assembly by announcing its purpose and praising the faithful work of tin enterprising boys and girls. Their employers were well satisfied with their helpers, the young people made themselves well liked In their neighbors, and, best of all, the girls and boys were immeasurably improved. They enjoyed the work, made light of the hardships, and saved their small salaries—many of them, at least; a credit to their parents, to the school, and to the City. Mr. Stephen R. Dow, State Director of the Boys’ Working Reserve, was presented by Mr. Avery. Mr. Dow said that the Boys’ Camp at Sunderland was among the best of the many camps, and that Somerville had a right to lx proud of them. Tic spoke of the work accom- plished by the boys on the farms, and explained briefly the purpose of the work and its future plans. Mr. Avery then read the large list of names which included all the boys who had served honorably on the farms. Each boy rose as his name was read, and the students responded to their favorites’ names with much enthusiasm. There were between fifty and sixty boys. Superintendent Clark was introduced, who read the names of the girls who had served in the same capacity as the boys throughout the sum- mer. Mr. Clark mentioned the fact that the girls, although smaller in number, accomplished their work with as much, if not more, satisfaction to their employers, than the boys, and expressed a hope that the next time the enterprise was launched he would be able to give more material help to the deserving girls. He read the names of the girls who had served and each girl re sponded to her name by rising. Lieutenant Wierzbicki of tin French High Com- mission was introduced by flu Headmaster. Lieu tenant Wierzbicki is a Frenchman who has served (Continued on Page 161 io SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR S LIBRARY DEPARTMENT ! M IwMWBI BPIHIIIBiBiWinilHill MilMII HU IIMIlllMBIIIllllillliMWIIMWHMWMWBBlMlIMIIIHMIllliMMOTHMMMW The West Library contains a splendid assort nient of the so-called “War-Books.’ which will be of interest to all tin students. One of the finest is “The Glory of the Trenches. by Coningsby Dawson. The author is a lieuten- ant of the Field Artillery. Lieutenant Dawson tells in this book the wood erful habits the boys acquire in the trenches: the habits of love, self-sacrifice, wonderful com radeship, self-forgetfulness, cleanliness, courage, kindness, laughter over hardships, religion and the habit of almost womanly tenderness. To us. perhaps, the habit of laughter over tin intense hardships of tin trenches, seems the hard ext habit to acquire, but in the hospitals “Over There” there is no hint of tragedy. Chaps with out legs, with an arm gone, a hand gone, back wounds, stomach wounds, holes in their heads, are happy and laughing—They are game. Lieutenant Dawson says, “There is many a man who has learned to say ’Thank God for this war.’ lie thanks God not because of the carnage, but because lu was born in an age when he could do his share, who, previous to the war. had cramped his soul with littleness, and was chased by the bayonet of duty into the blood-stained largeness of the trenches.” In his other famous book. “Carry On.” Lieutenant Dawson says. “The Glory is all in the souls of the men—it’s nothing external.” Another interesting book is “Winged Warfare,” by Major William A. Bishop. This book is a personal narrative of life in an airship. The author. Major Bishop of the British Royal Fly- ing Corps, is only twenty-three years old, and all his honors, which include the Victoria Cross, twice won Distinguished Service Order, and tin (Continued on Page 23) (Continued from Page 15) on the front. It was a decided pleasure to the pupils to hear so directly from France, their Ally, and to appreciate the viewpoint of Lieutenant Wierzbicki. He spoke of the sympathy between this country and his. of the necessity for that sympathy in the difficult years to come. TTis plans for the everlasting safety of France were clearly given, and the reasons for them. Couched in beautiful, graphic English, and spoken with great earnestness and dramatic fervor, his speech, touch- ing upon so many points vital to his audience, was a benefit and a delight to all the pupils. “The Star Spangled Banner” was sung and the audience stood at attention while the guests left the hall. STUDENTS’ COUNCIL The Students’ Council is a forum made up of the officers of the three upper classes, whose power and duty is to promote the interests of the student body. In spite of the fact that there have been many unexpected vacations, the Stu- dents’ Council has already held three meetings. The election of proctors took place and in the near future a proctor elected to represent each floor will become a member of the Student’s Coun- cil, A dance was held December 20, 1918, the pro- ceeds to be put in the Council Treasury. Tin officers of the year are William Baldwin, 1919. President: Edward Cook. 1919, Treasurer, and Elizabeth Haskell, 1920. Secretary. ELIZABETH HASKELL. Secretary. BOYS’ DEBATING SOCIETY The trials for the team were held on January 20 and the following were chosen : Edgar Lvle, ’19; Kendall Reed, ’19: Louis DoctorotT, ’19: Thomas Kissling. ’19; Leo Slafsky ’20: and Theodore Corliss. ’21. Alternates -Walter Westland, ’20. and Irving Edelstein, ’21. The society regrets the loss of its president. Melvin Cohen, who was a fine speaker and a good worker. We. as a society, extend our best wishes for his success at Tufts. GIRLS’ DEBATING TEAM The gil ls chosen to make up Somerville’s Girls’ Debating Team for the year 1919 are: Thelma Seller. 1919: Mildred Codding, 1919: Carolyn Cooney. 1920 : Helen Wilson, 1920: Victoria New- man. 1920: Lena Harriman, 1921. The two alter nates are Marjorie Creighton, 1921; Margaret Nolan, 1921. SOMERVILLE UK ill SCHOOL KAMATOK 17 7VOTE5 OF THE ALVMNI CArn®ELI;08 11)18 Herbert C. Ham, Parke 1). Appel, Law re nee Codding, Woodworth Murray, Russell Greenough and Harry Higgins. Chester Moore and Anthony Matarese are freshmen at M. I. T. Paul Hanlon. Arthur Starbird and Louis Thurston are freshmen at Harvard. Dorothy R. Northrop is engaged to Captain Wentworth Williams of Woodstock, N't. Frederick Noyes is a freshman at Dartmouth. Elizabeth Fay and Hazel Smith are attending Boston University. Donald Robertson is a cadet at West Point. Dorothy Currie is Vice-President of the fresh- man class at Radcliffe. Gladys Merrill, Dorothy Thorne and Edna Tuttle are attending the Chandler Shorthand school. Woodsworth Murray is a student at M. I. T. 1917 Helen dones and Dorothy Atwood are employed bv the John Hancock Life Insurance Company. Chester Prothers is at Boston University. Doris Homer is attending Normal Art School, Boston. Ruth Jones is at Mount Holyoke. Alice Cheever is working at the First National Bank. Lieutenant John II. Brewer has returned home from Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Ruth Avery is attending Miss Garland's Home Making School. NVilda Chipman is studying music and is a sophomore at B. U. Merritt Farren, Donald Hathaway, Paul Howe and John Vaupel are sophomores at M. I. T. George I). Hall is a sophomore at Tufts. Dorothy Haskell, vice-president of her class, is a sophomore at Jackson, having transferred from Boston University. 1910 Harry Field, who has been wounded, is expected home soon. The engagement of Caroline Brainard, Jackson ‘lit), to Donald Nickerson, Tufts '20. has been an- nounced. Donald Nickerson is on the “Dakota’’ at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. New York. Marion Abbott is a junior at Wheaton. Lois Bateman is a junior at Smith College. Mildred Fitz, Dorothy Rankin, Ruth and Winnifred Rankin are juniors at Radcliffe. Gertrude Pritchard, a senior at Miss Wheelock’s Kindergarten Training School, is assistant at the Hanscom Kindergarten. 1915 Esther Shaffer is with the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Boston. Roy Berg is at the Naval Officers' School ai Pelham Bay. • Eleanor Jones is a senior at Sargent. Dorothy McCoy is a senior at Jackson. Doris Underbill is a senior at Radcliffe. Horace Ford is a senior at Tufts. Marion Clark is president of the senior class at Boston University. Morton S. Enslin has been commissioned ensign. 1914 Edwin C. Bennett and James C. Scanlon have received commissions as ensigns. The engagement of Clinton W. Carvel 1 '14 to Miss Helen L. Scobev of Lambert ville, N. J., has been announced. Thelma Knight is employed by the Women’s Industrial Union. 1910 Sally Gilman Hawes was married to Mr. Edward Allen Currier. Jr., on December Jl, 191 . Laura J. Wilson, graduate of Lelaml Powers’ School. 1914, is employed by Dr. Sargent of Sargent College, as his corresponding secretary. Gordon Grainger of the Latin High School has been com missed Ensign at the Harvard Radio School. i� SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR HONOR LIST 1920 Forest Holmes 1921 George Megathlin Ernestine Strehle 1919 Clara Ahlner Naomi Atkins John Avery Frank Calkin Dwight Chapman Ruth Chequer Dorothy Clapp Leota Colpitts Mildred Cook Charles Easton Mollie Fine Lillian Garside Helen Harding Ruth Harriman Helen Hinckley Marion Hodgkins Rosina Holloway Madeline Kelley Mae Magwood Charles Mongan Dudley Moore Hildegard Ohse Harold Price Verna Rafuse Gladys Reynolds Winthrop Root Lloyd Smith Doris Taylor Lillian Trask Alfred Walton Sarah Warren 1920 Weston Bennett Marion Blood Caroline Comey Agnes Con well Anna Corliss Dorothea Crowne Ruth Dawes Pauline Dodge MAXIMUM CREDIT CREDIT Victoria Newman Lena Peck Allen Rideout William Robinson Elvia Spaulding Helen Wilson 1921 Agnes Adams Eugene Banks Andrew Berry Mildred Black Nelson Case Frederick Clouther Alice Conrad Helen Cowen Laura Cruwys Edward Cudmore Allen Daggett Alma Danforth .John Dunbar Irving Edelstein •James Evans Hazel Freeman Lena Harriman Albert Horton Ernest Macdonald Margery Marshall Mildred Maxwell Donald Miller •John Murphy Richard Shea Harvey Smith William Walsh Audrey Ware 1922 Hilda Aikins Herbert Bennett Irene Birckdale Adelaide Boggs Helen Bratton 1922 Elizabeth Ashton Mildred French Edith Harmon Barbara McLoiul Walter Breckeuridge Jeannette Crosby Harold Freeman Ina Gassett Lois Gibson Dorothy Gordon Natalie Hailwood Lloyd Hammond 1 )orothy Henderson Olive Holmes Adelaide Johansen Marie E. Kenny Marie P. Kenny Marion Linfield Anna Magnusson Mary MacNamara Margaret MacSweeney Donald McGilvray James McKenzie Agnes Mongan Margaret Murray Edmund Norris Vera Pearson Mary Pendleton Mildred Pickernell Nathan Reed Homer Rowe Eleanor Rideout Lucia Scanlan Robert Shea Arline Snow Helen Stevens John Sumner Frank Towle Sada Tyler Helen Walker Leah Wallace Arthur Woodworth Emily Wright Marie Damery Mild red Dea rborn Margaret Donahue Leonard Dodge SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 19 n r ioN haul 1919 Roy Kingston, Editor. Kendall Reed, Assistant Editor. Miss Ruth Sullivan of 214 died of pneumonia lately. We express our sympathy to her parents. Johnnie,” called his mother, sharply, “you’ve been loafing all day. Satan always finds some- thing for idle hands to do. Here, get some wood. K—x must be getting absent minded or some tiling, because we observed him the other day writing with a pencil and blotting the paper very carefully as he went along. Br-n-g, before looking at his report card, put on a pair of smoked glasses. Yankee (to German)—Have you any children? German—Nein. Yankee—Poor fellow, I’ll have to let you live. TRANSLATION GEMS “Then this denuneiating letter.” His brow was wet with inspiration.” “The thunderer Zeus went home to his beer.” Miss F- -r, in stating a theorem said: “Every point equidistant from the sides of an angle lie in the perpendicular bisector of the angle.” Not having ever seen the perpendicular bisector of an angle, we’d like to see the figure for that theorem. German teacher—Heissen means “to bid.” D-s-d, give a sentence containing it. D-s-nd Ich heisse 50 pfennigs. Theorem: A poor lesson is better than a good lesson. Proof: Nothing is better than a good lesson. A poor lessoa is better than nothing. Therefore, a poor lesson is better than a good lesson. Fisher—Yes, I frankly admit that I am fond of the girls. Citizen (who has been rebuffed by a short- tempered postal clerk)—Well, mister, will you tell me if I mail this letter tonight will it get to Boston in the morning? ( Jerk—Yes, of course it will. Citizen—Then you’re a liar, ’cause it’s ad- dressed to Washington. There is room at the top, The teacher said, As she patted S—le On the head. The Student Council Dance last December was enjoyed by all who attended. Lucinda was testing the devotion of Erastus. “ ’Spose we are in the middle of a deep, black wood. There comes a bo-er constrictor awrigglin’ thro the grass; and a wildcat a-bouncin’ thro the bushes; and a lion roarin’ and makin’ for me a mile a minute. Ugh! What are we gonna do?” Erastus—“There ain’t gonna be no we” From one of our many poets: Mary had a little lamb, Rut now that lamb is dead. Mary brings that lamb to school, Between two bits of bread. A preacher's family was entertaining a mis- sionary. In honor of the guest the wife served a more bountiful breakfast than their slender income usually permitted. Six-year-old Ruth was asked to “return thanks,” which she did in the fol- lowing words: “Lord, we thank thee for this beautiful break- fast. We’re so glad the missionary came. Please have him stay a month.”—Ex. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR “Do you believe in heredity?” -Of course 1 do,” replied the gentle egotist. “Why. I’ve got one of the brightest boys you ever saw.” Seniors, this is the year in which we graduate, let us make the most of the last six months. The youth seated himself in the dentist’s chair, lie wort a wonderful striped shirt and a more wonderful checked suit, and had the vacant stare that goes with both. The dentist looked at his assistant. “I am afraid to give him gas,” he said. “Why?” asked the assistant. “Well,” said the dentist, “how can 1 tell when he is unconscious.”—Ex. “In reconstructing matters, what shall we do with the weaker sex?” “Which is it?” “He seems to have a fever. What is his mean temperature?” 1 don’t think he has any other kind.” Teacher—Have you any physical training in this school? Pupil—Yes. we have a lift and drum corps and a band. Ma-----er—A rubber band. AX AVERAGE DAY First period teacher—This is very important. You must spend at least an hour and a half on it. Second period teacher—(Same as first). Third “ “ “ “ “ Fourth “ “ “ “ “ Fifth • “ “ “ “ “ Sixth “ “ “ “ “ Discouraged pupil — Nine hours’ studying “at least.” No use to try. I’ll go to the movies. 1920 .lames Murray, Editor. Fred Littlefield. Assistant Editor. We offer our heartiest congratulations to Jack Reardon, our next year’s football captain. No excuses for not having a championship team next fall. Speaking of football, it is rumored about that strenuous indoor practice will be started soon. Coach O’Donell—Donaldson, how are you com- ing along in your studies? Baseball will be here soon. Dave Donaldson—Oh, all right. C. O.—How many D’s? 1). I).—Not one. O. O.—You must be very studious. J . I).—Oh, yes: but I got a few E’s. Miss F-l-s-e (speaking to Mr. Hayward)— What would you think of a girl who brought you such pencils? (holding up three very dull pencils I. Mr. Hayward—I don’t see the point. That’s a sharp one. • This might have happened in any corridor. First Girl—She told me that you told her that secret that I told you not to teli her. Second ditto—Oh, isn’t shea mean thing. Why, I told her not to tell you. First ditto—Well, I told her 1 wouldn’t tell you she told me. A few brilliant questions of the freshies: “May I have a sheet of tall white paper?” “What does 6x7 equal?” How can I get a study period?” Have you paid up your $5.00 yet? Don’t de- lay. Less than a month left. S. H. S. The hours 1 spend in the S. H. S. Are like a joyous time to me: I count them as they swiftly fly They ne’er return as they pass by. The problems that beset my path Cause many anxious thought to me; Rut still 1 work with happy heart, A credit to the S. H. S. to be. Resolved: When a pupil is trying least he is most trying to his teachers. Tansey—Why is it. Frank, that you never laugh at my jokes? Townsend—1 always respect old age. “Is this a free translation” asked Tassinari to the clerk in a bookstore. “No, sir.” replied the clerk, “it will cost you a dollar fifty.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 21 One of I Ik seven wonders of the world—Sulli- van’s A in a French test. Once again it is our sad duty to announce the death of one of our classmates. Miss Maria Kellev, who died on January fifteenth. This is the third classmate who has passed away since fall. Tin Class extends its sym- pathy to her relations and friends. A New Definition—“What’s an Optimist?” An optimist is a pupil who comes to school with his Latin unprepared, hoping that the teach- er will be absent. Eng. Teacher—Thompson, name two or three of Shakespeare’s comedies. J. T.—Well—er—the only ones that I’m famil- iar with are “Nothing Much Doing” and “Just as You Say.” Patten—Did you hear that awful noise in the room I was studying in last period? Downing—No, what was it? S. P.—One of those Junior High Sophomores dropped a perpendicular. No wonder Downing fainted after that one. Heard in Penmanship—Div. II.: Teacher--What is tin difference between a “J” and an “F”? Jo-h-on—A “J” has a loop on the bottom of it. Room representatives! Get Busy! Collect some notes! Room 222, we haven’t heard from you yet! Milliman to Freshie who insisted in getting in his way—Do you know who I am. Fresh? Fresh—Why, can’t you find anyone who can tell you? High School Stunt Night held at the Y. M. C. A. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, was a success from every point of view. There will be an athletic meet in a short time—be ready for it. We welcome to our class Miss Marnia Wood. Miss Wood attended High School in Los Angeles. First Junior—Germany is suffering from a bad drought. Second Junior—Is that so? It seems to me she’s suffering more from a had reign. Juniors, the Debating Society needs more good members. Show some class spirit and join. Have you heard North nip’s latest, yet? “Does your son who is abroad with the troops understand French ?” “Oh, yes, but he says the people he meets there don’t seem to.” If every promise of a note came true the Junior Class column would occupy the greatest amount of space in the Radiator. Please take notice, you who have failed. 1921 John Dunbar, Editor. Donald Miller. Assistant Editor. FAVORITE SAYINGS OF TEACHERS ‘•The second bell has rung, all talking must stop.” “Wake up to the fact you’re alive.” “I know the feminine mind.” You ought to have ambition.” “Here’s a mutual admiration society.” “You can have your chawnce.” “Why not?” “And the authority?” “Yes, I know him very well.” “What’s that murmur?” “You get me all excited.” Latin period: “Zero hour.” Ane. History: “Gas attack.” French: “Life’s darkest hour.” Study periods: “Long lost brothers.” The Boys’ Glee Club has o| enings for a few good tenors. Are there any Sophomores to fill these vacan- cies ? Geom. Teacher (dictating the table of angular measure)—(� 0 equals I’; 00’ equals one what? Miss H-ss-n (in serious attitude)—One Hour. Heard in Ane. History: “Scipio wished to he Lost in French in room 306—A French read idle (aedile) with his brothel’s.” er????? Poor St-v-ns. A i i SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1922 Wai.teu L. Bkeckenridgk, Editor MOTHERS INCLQDED Willie—Father, didn’t you tell me the other day that it was wrong to strike anyone smaller than yourself? Father—Yes. Willie, that’s what I said. Willie—Well. I wish you’d write and tell my teacher. I don’t think she knows about it. —Ex. HIS DEPENDENT “So you want to get exempted. Have you any- one dependent on you?” ‘ 0. yaas. sah, suah. sail. My wife, she depends on me. sah. to carry her wash home, sah.” NO CHANCE “You sold my husband a parrot, did you not?” “Yes, ma’am, I did.” “And you told him it could talk, did you not?” “1 certainly told him that, madam.” “Well, we’ve had it a week, and he hasn’t spoken a word yet.” “I remember distinctly, ma’am, telling your husband the parrot would talk if you gave him a chance.” Teacher, inquiring for an absent pupil—does anyone know anything about her? Another pupil—She’s absent. Traffic Cop—Come on. what’s the matter with you ? Truck driver—“I’m well, thanks, but me en- gine’s dead. A HARDER THING Grey ITow are you getting along in the stock market? Green—Well, I’ll tell you. T traded a lot � f money for experience and now T am trying to reverse the process. “Ts the proprietor engaged?” asked the drum- mer. “Not now.” answered the delivery boy. “He used to be. but he got married more’n a year ago.” The room scores for contributed notes and jokes were as follows: Room 121—14. Room 122—10. Room 20—30. Rooms 102. 103. 105. 106, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 123, 124, 128 and 129—none. Friends and classmates of Miss Fitch sympa- thize with her in the loss of her father. Teacher—What tense would you use if you said, “My father has money?” ), that would be the pretense,” replied the. pupil, soberly. “How useless girls are today. I don’t believe you know what needles are for.” “How absurd you are. Grandma,” protested the girl. “Of course I know what needles are for. They’re to make the graphophone play.” “I wish.” said the eight-year-old girl, sadly, “that I had a little brother.” “Why,” asked the visitor. “Because I could wheel him about in my doll’s carriage. I’m always tipping my dolls out and they get broken.” Mother—Oh, Eric! I thought you were going to economize to help the poor Belgians, and here I find you with both jam and butter on your bread. Eric—Why, of course, mother! One piece of bread does for both.” Little Frank was trying hard to sit up late, but had grown very sleepy. The visitor, in whose honor bedtime had been postponed, noted and made comment. I reckon you usually go to bed with the chickens,” he smiled. “No I don’t.” replied Frankie, plainly hurt, “I have a room all to myself.” Will—What is the difference between a horse and a pencil? Jack—Give it up. Will—A horse must be driven but a pencil must be lead. Teacher—You have written here, “The people of London are noted for stupidity.” Why do you. say that? Pupil—Please, ma’am, it’s in the book. It says, “The population of London is very dense.” “I have an uncle who is making big money from his pen. “That so? There are not so many writers who can make a decent living from their pen.” “But he isn’t a writer—he raises pigs.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 23 (Continued from Page 16) Military Cross, were won in a single lighting season. In this book Major Bishop tells of downing forty-seven German planes, burning two observa- tion balloons and winning perhaps a hundred other battles of the air. He was wounded and sent back to Canada, where he is now conducting an aviation training camp. The book is written in a very easy style and the pictures are exceptionally good. Major Bishop makes the book very thrilling and interesting by relating his personal experiences or ones which he has witnessed. The following is a list of some of the war books which can be found in the West Library: “Keeping Our Fighters Fit for War and After” Allen. “Cavalry of the Clouds”—Bott, “nigh Adventure”—Hall. “Flying for France”—McCon- nell. “America at War”- Hart, “Handbook of the European War” -Sheip, “Fighting Engineers” Collins. “All in It”—Beith. “Home Fires in France”—Canfield. “The Rough Road”—Locke, “The Forum of Democracy”—Watkins. “Fighting Fleets”—Paine. “A Hilltop on the Marne”—Aid- rich, ; ‘The First Hundred Thousand”—Beith. (Continued from Page 5) line after stringent training, side by side with French Poilus. One night, to give the youngsters, as they call one untried by actual battle, a little experience, led by a French sergeant (son of the Madame), a patrol was formed of four American soldiers. Rain came on and they became lost, and. starting oil in what they thought to be tin� right direction, they suddenly heard one sneeze, and looking closer saw a spiked helmet. A vol- ley rang out and three of the patrol dropped: another, and the French sergeant dropped; an- other. and M. Harry dropped, but this time in a feint. After waiting for what he thought hours, just before dawn, he stirred the least bit to see if he might return to his own trenches undetected. In rolling he fell against a body and looking NEWCOMB HALE Corner Broadway and Franklin Street Newly Painted and Furnished OPEN DATES FOR Lodges, Dances, Socials, Clubs AND MEETINGS OF ALL KINDS AFTERNOON OR EVENING Seating Capacity of Hall, 200 Banquet Hall, 120 Persons This is I he linest and most convenient hall of its size In Somerville. Only one flight from the Street. Fine floor for dancing. To I-AKlges holding two meetings per month with use of banquot hall once each month. $1.50 per year payable monthly. Dances. Socials, Parties or .Meetings of any kind. $10 per night until 11 o’clock; $2 per hour thereafter. Hanquet hall $2 extra. TERMS: Apply to JANITOR or JESSE S. NEWCOMB 355 BROADWAY Telephone: Som. 5307-R or Rich. 3000 closer and examining it, found it to bo the French sergeant, badly wounded but nevertheless alive, and, by examining his pockets, found him to be the son of Madame of (lie Arch, as the boys had learned to call her. Crawling and wallowing, stomach to the ground, Harry half carried, half dragged the French sergeant to his own line, but in doing so was fatally shot, so that as he de- posited the body over the side of the trench, he tumbled over himself dead. Word came to the Arch, “Your son very badly wounded, but will recover, due to the heroism of M. Harry------, who in rescuing him was fatally wounded.” “Truly,” said tin Madame as she listened to the priest, “Greater love hath no man, than that he laid down his own life to save another!” Rensselaer Polytechnic anef.Science Institute Course In Civil Engineering (C. E.). Mechanic ! Engineering E. . Electrical Engineering (I'.. E.). Chemical Engineering (Ch. 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XXVIII SOMERVILLE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, FEBRUARY, 1919 No. 4 The Somerville High School Radiator Is published by the High School on the third Thursday of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursday of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing, write on one side of the paper only, and sign full name. Communications, according to their nature, should be mailed 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. O. Single Copies, 10 Cents SOMERVILLE PRESS PRINT EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLES L. S. EASTON, T9 ASSOCIATE EDITOR HELEN SWEET, T9 EXCHANGE EDITOR MIRIAM L. COOK, T9 SPORTING EDITOR J. CARLETON KNOX, T9 ALUMNI EDITORS MILDRED E. SCRIBNER, T9 EVELYN F. STOCKBRIDGE, T9 BUSINESS MANAGER CHARLES R. KOLB, T9 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS WALTER W. MARTIN, ’20 EVERETT REED, '21 STAFF ARTIST MELVIN A. STEPHENS, T9 TREASURER GEORGE M. HOSMER (Faculty) LIBRARY EDITOR ELEANOR M. HORRELL, T9 ADVISER A. MARION MERRILL (Faculty) CLASS EDITORS ROY KINGSTON, T9 JAMES J. MURRAY, ’20 JOHN C. DUNBAR, ’21 ASSISTANTS KENDALL REED, T9 FRED LITTLEFIELD, ’20 DONALD H. MILLER, ’21 WALTER N. BRECKENRIDGE, '22 I SOMEKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL KADIATOK An Adopted Member of the Family •I i nk Burnett, 1919 AM Hit youngest in the family and the only girl. As a child, 1 longed for a sister. To be sure, 1 had three brothers and they were always kind, as far as brothers are concerned, but they were not like a sister who would play with dolls and help me pour tea from my tea sot. All these thoughts were swept away when I was taken severely ill at six years of age with an attack of pneumonia. As, however, I began to recover, a slow and tedious process, a policeman with whom I had a childish acquaintance one day came to see me. He brought some little friends with him to amuse me. I immediately fell in love with the one whom the others called the ugliest, but to me she was the prettiest of them all. I begged my mother to keep this one with us so 1 might have a playmate. As I was ill, she gave her permission to keep my new friend, provided I could gain the consent of the guest’s mother. As no objections were raised, she (the guest i became a member of the family, and shared with me. as a younger child, all tin joys as well as the sorrows of my daily life. Shortly after she came, we sought a new name for, her. Many names were suggested but did not appeal to me. Finally a friend suggested a name which seemed to me to suit the little one that had always brought me good luck. “Why don’t you call herTiddledy Winks WashikeeProud Foot? The first name is such a jolly game, like her. full of fun: the second is after the most peaceful Indian in the I'nited States I have never seen Tiddledy Winksum ever cross when Fve been here. said he. “She never is,” 1 replied proudly, and from that day the pet name was the one used by all who loved her. As time went on we discovered that she had had a misfortune. Although she grew in size, she never learned to talk but showed great intelli- gence. She would come and sit beside me in the easy chair she loved and appeared to know what we were talking about. When I returned from school she would always be at the corner of the fence to welcome me. She would perform her daily stunts and I mine, and we would have a jolly time together. I could always depend upon her even and kindly disposition, never fault- finding; even when I was cross she would smooth away my ill temper with her soft touch. For years our life went on together, both of us growing more and more inseparable in our companionship. One evening, when 1 returned home. I found she has disappeared. We searched and searched and called her name many times, but received no reply. Had she been kidnapped? Had she been run over by an automobile? 1 did not know. My friends had not seen her. Where, oh where was she? Finally, after hours of search and many inquiries, I discovered that my dear Tiddledy Winksum had been killed! Not a murder. I am thankful to say ,for our grief was great enough without having that horror added. The boy who had dealt tin blow’did not realize the evil he was doing. Not a murder, in any case, but, oh, the sorrow, for thus ended the life of my pet cat Tiddledy Winksum Washikee Proud Foot. The Imp Howard 4. Donahue, -Ir., 1921 IS was indeed well named for he was constantly getting himself into mis- chief from which he had to be cleared by some member of Company N. No one knew exactly how he had been acquired and it was generally accepted that it was the dog’s own choice to become affiliated with this same company. As he was a handsome French bull terrier, he was the pride of his company and the envy of others. Except for a white star on his fore- head. a tinge of white on the tip of his tail and two white paws, lie was a beautiful shiny black— when clean. There was not a man in the company who didn’t love him as a chum; and no wonder. Many a pitched battle with the giant rats had the Imp fought victoriously. Often did he give warn- ing of a surprise attack during his night vigils with tin outposts. Numbers could thank him for their lives because of his leading comrades to their rescue. The fame of his miraculous escapes and bravery spread to the other regiments and the soldiers SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR marveled at liis daring. One of the most popular stories concerning the Imp is a favorite tale on the western front. One night in late fall, after a toilsome day, heset with extraordinary difficulties, the Imp’s regiment, which formed the pivot of an attack, was confronted with the necessity of taking an extremely steep hill or experiencing defeat. Practically the only opposition left was a cleverly situated machine gun at the top of the hill con- tinually pouring forth a murderous tire which swept the ranks with terrible destruction until the numbers were greatly depleted. While the at- tention of the gunner was drawn away, the soldier who claimed the principal ownership of the Imp, volunteered to silence the gun. To attempt the capture of the hill by force was at best a most dangerous and hazardous un- dertaking. but to try to crawl up and reach the gun. without being seen, was declared by all to he suicide. The brave soldier, closely followed by the dog, set out on his perilous adventure, with a gay fare- well. His comrades watched with bated breath and prayed. The soldier had almost reached him when the gunner turned his head instinctively. He wheeled the gun and tired—only two shots. The Imp had received tin first bullet in his fore leg, but. undeterred, lie leaped and sank his teeth into the throat of the enemy while his master arose on his wounded leg and clubbed the gunner into unconsciousness. Others of the enemy saw, but too late. The hill was taken. The Imp met death in a most heroic manner, and was the victim of a mean trick. When in retreat, the enemy fixed a contrivance under the only bridge over a deep stream, so that under the step, supposedly of a soldier, the bridge would blow up and many of the soldiers lose their lives simultaneouly. As usual, the dog was at the head of the advance over the top but this time there was no miraculous escape, and he sacrificed his life for the men in his company. They took it out on the enemy by lighting with a vengeance although great sorrow reigned in the lines of the Allies for a long time. He was given a burial with all honor due a hero and the men of his company will never forget '‘The Tmp.” Uncle Sam’s “Miss Liberty” Edna Ferguson, 1910 THELYX sat at the sewing machine making her little feet go as fast as they could. The masquerade was to be tomorrow night and she must finish her costume. Oh, Ethelyn,” called Midge, “will you please go down to the store? This cake must be ready for supper and 1 haven’t any baking powder.” Bother!' thought Ethelyn, “Shall I never get: this thing done!” Down she ran to the store and breathlessly made known her errand. She did not notice that someone opened the door for her or was picking up a card she had dropped. She just sped back, thinking only of finishing the dress. Bobbie Benton whistled softly as he read the printing on the card. “Of course. I should run after her with it,” he mused; “but. by ginger. I won’t! If she’s too busy to look around once in a while to set who’s living. I'm not going to show her I care. But look wlmt's here! A masquerade, eh? Well. I guess little Bobbie is going to be there if he has to walk on his hands to get there.” With which he put on his hat and walked briskly to the nearest costumer. Ethelyn was sewing on the last letter of her sash ami her hands trembled as she thought of the masquerade. Oh. I can hardly wait for tonight!” she said. I wonder who will get the prizes.” There were two prizes to lx given. One to the boy and one to the girl having the most attractive costume. In his bedroom, which reminded one of a circus, sat Bobbie Benton inspecting his suit. It was a little long in the legs, but lie turned up another cuff and that fault was remedied. Oh. what a peach!” In exclaimed. If this suit only looks as well on me as it does oil’ me. I’ll be some boy.” Ethelyn, in her dainty bedroom, was surveying herself in the mirror. She was immensely pleased with the girl who smiled back at her. And well she might be. She wore a clinging white silk dress. lovely in its simplicity, with a crimson sash from shoulder to hip on which was inscribed the word Liberty. On her mass of curly black hair was set a becoming blue cap which resembled a stocking cap, but the point was caught roguishly at the left side with a reproduction of the old Liberty bell, which tinkled as she walked. She removed the jaunty little cap, put on her hat and coat and searched in her pocket for her ticket. Tt was gone! “Midge! Midge! Have you seen my ticket? I’m sure I put it in my coat pocket and now it isn’t there. Oh! what shall T do?” Then began a 6 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR thorough search over every spot she thought she had been to, but it was of no avail. The ticket was gone. Etholyn had little cash on hand, but tender-hearted Midge came to the rescue and gave her a dollar for another ticket. Not as happy as she had been half an hour be- fore, still, youthlike, Ethclyn’s spirits rose as, a little later, she viewed the costumes and peeped into the ballroom of the Warrenton Social Club. “Oh,” she murmured, “if only Bobbie could be here now and enjoy this instead of studying his head off at college, I'd be satisfied.” Bobbie Benton had been studying to be a doctor and had satisfactorily completed his course three months before the other boys, so he was to be sent “over there” to attend the wounded. But he demanded a month’s vacation to go home to rest as he was very tired, and was in Boston when Eth- elyn least expected him. Tie managed to get to the club without Ethelvn seeing him. and changed bis clothes speedily. The boys cheered on seeing him. but he quieted them and made them promise not to tell Ethelyn Nowell that he was there. While dancing. Bobbie was trying to think how he could tell winch girl was Ethelyn. Suddenly he drew in his breath sharply, for he recognized bis own signet ring on a pretty, well-shaped hand that belonged to Miss Liberty, at that moment whirling by. That was enough. Shortly after, he was asking her fin a disguised voice) if he could have the next fox-trot. He was thinking, “My, doesn’t she look wonderful!” and she. “Oh. what a dandy looking Uncle Sam! We’ll be an appropriate looking couple.” At 10 o'clock it was announced that the prize winners, Miss Liberty and Uncle Sam, would sell Liberty bonds after unmasking. Ethelyn was bewildered and Bobbie thought that there must be another Uncle Sam in the hall. But Mr. White, the manager, came down, escorted them to the platform at the end of the hall and gave them all the necessary material for selling bonds. Bobbie wandered out to the balcony with Eth- elyn and. while talking, the signal was given to unmask. “Why. Bobbie!” exclaimed Ethelyn. Any fur (her exclamations were impossible because—but what came next is of no consequence—that is. to anyone but themselves. Selling Liberty bonds, Ethelyn was so happy and looked so bewitching that people couldn’t help buying them. After the bonds had been sold and the prize- winners were quite alone, perhaps it is not ours to know what was said. But Dr. Benton is putting his education into practice in France while Eth elyn, as a Red Cross nurse, has the hope of joining him soon. The Autobiography of an Old Silk Fan Marik P. Kenney, 1922. B SHORT while after the War of 1776, a demure little lady came into the shop and purchased me. I had been placed in the shop window early in the day, and had been admired by every passerby. 1 was then very young, in fact, my face of lustrous white silk, closely shirred, was sewed to my frame of ivory only a week before my purchase. Once I was in this maiden’s hands, I wondered no more as to my fate, for she gave me a light little hug which assured me of my future happiness. I resolved then and there to love my little mistress always. I was put care- fully away in a silk-lined box in the drawer of my lady’s dressing-table. I was a trifle flat- tered when she often opened the box, saving, “You beautiful fan; John shall know how happy I am, for he will come home soon, because the war is ended.” f was used often during the next six months. and admired by everyone who saw me. I often heard it said that such a large and beautiful fan was dire extravagance during such hard times, but I paid no heed to such remarks, as I did not consider myself an extravagance, but a source of happiness to my owner. By this frequent use, although I was well taken care of. tin tips of my fringe-feathers had become soiled, and once, while T was thinking about this very matter, as if in answer to mv thoughts, my little mistress removed me from my box, and. dipping my feather-tips in a solution, which by no means smelled pleasant, laid me in the sun, on her window-seat, to dry. She then covered my silk face with a cloth, that the sun might not turn it yellow. How refreshing was this fresh air from the open window! Tt seemed to revive me and make me realize that T had been shut up in a semi-prison for these last six months. How I longed to see the green fields and gaze up at SOMKKVILLK HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOK i the sky! As if in answer to this wish, my cover let was blown oft' by a passing gust of wind and I beheld what I had wished for. At this moment my mistress came into the room, weeping, with a piece of paper crumpled in her dainty hands. Could anyone have hurt my mis tress? No, it; seemed impossible. But I found out later that that paper was ;i notification of the death of her brother in the last battle of the war. John, to whom she had referred before, was her only brother, and, in fact, her only relative. She had been expecting him home, ami only yesterday had mentioned how anxiously she was awaiting his happy homecoming, and how she would show him her fan which sin had bought with money sent her by this brother. I was that fan, and a link in the strong chain of friendship between brother and sister! Suddenly there came a puff of wind which carried me out through the window, over the balcony railing, and landed me in a large field nearby. This must have been unnoticed by my mistress, for. while the first few days in my new abode were pleasant, the next week was a hard one, and my mistress did not find me. You may rest assured that by this time I had lost all desire for green fields and bright sides, as the week already referred to was one of heavy rain and much dampness. My dress was certainly ruined forever by the mud: and little grass-bugs had made their homes in my fringe-feathers. 1 cannot tell how many months and years I spent there. It is remarkable to me that I «lid not perish, though when I was discovered there was naught left of me but a small rag hanging from my bones, which might have been recognized as brown silk. However, I was discovered by a ploughman, who stopped his horses for a draught of water. He picked me up and put me in his pocket. When he returned to his home he threw me on the table, and a little old lady picked me up. glancing at my ivory handle. Her eyes brightened, she breathed quickly, and clasped me to her breast, saying. “My fan. my fan, restored to me by my great-grandchild, John, after years of separation.” And somehow. I felt strangely happy. A Twentieth Century Knight Hildegard Ohsk, 1919 In a comfortable, cheery library before a large open fireplace sat Mrs. Talmadge, busily knitting a grey sock. Her five-year-old son Robert was seated on a small stool near by upholding his head with his sturdy arms, which were resting upon his knees, while in his lap lay a picturesque volume of “King Arthur and His Knights.” The ticking of the little French clock upon the mantel shelf, the clicking of busy needles and the oc- casional crackle of the flames in tin fireplace were the only sounds to disturb the quiet of the room. Suddenly, like a bomb dropping out of a clear - sky, Robert broke the silence. “.Mother, are there no knights living now”? A question from Bob was to be expected at any time, in any place, or upon any subject which had aroused his young mind. “Long, long years ago. as you have probably been reading,” began his mother, “there were men, who, dressed in armor and riding beautiful steeds, travelled about the country doing kindly deeds, such as protecting helpless widows and orphans, the infirm and weak. They also protected the pilgrims, who were on their way to visit holy shrines. These knights always strove to possess the qualities of bravery, fidelity and loyalty. “That was many, many years ago, son. but today we have knights living all around us, al- though they do not appear in crested helmets and in a coat of mail. Under their ordinary coats they have kind hearts and are continually doing deeds, which, though unnoticed, are making some people a little bit happier than they were.” Mrs. Taliuadge gazed at the tiny blue star which was shining in the window upon a field of white surrounded by a narrow strip of red, and from there he eyes wandered to a small silver framed picture of a manlv-looking soldier which stood upon the library table. Then, with a sol) in her throat, she continued : “Bob. you must not forget that your daddy is a knight just like hundreds of other boys' and girls’ daddies or brothers are. They are all fighting now to protect us here at home, to save the young and aged ones over there, and to save the humanity of the whole world. Because of their undaunted bravery, their strong fidelity, and everlasting loyalty, they will soon accomplish their .task which they set out to do and uphold the best of all knightly ideals. “But always remember. Bob. that you, too, can be a knight, no matter how small you are, by doing a kindly deed wherever you are, when- ever you can, and by always being an honest, true and brave boy.” 8 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Unexpected Aid Mildred Reardon, 1921 Mrs. Ix wett lived in a small house oil the in;iin road in a small country town. She had not relatives of her own hut many of the young girls in the town had adopted her as their grand- mother and often went to see her. During the summer months she sat on the piazza or walked in her little garden by the side of the house. Mrs. Lewett always did her work quickly and the girls were told they might visit her any time after two o’clock. The last few weeks she seemed to stay in the house more during the afternoons, and the girls hardly ever saw her on the piazza. The summer passed quickly away and the girls soon found it time to go back to school and les- sons. Most of Mrs. Lewett’s girls went to the high school which stood on the high road. In coming home from school they just stopped for a moment to speak to her and then hurried along home. The girls were very busy with their lessons and with knitting for the soldiers. Many of the pu- pils in the high school and brothers or some rela- tives in lTncle Sam’s service. To help these boys and other boys of the town who had joined the colors, the girls of the high school formed a club, and made sweaters and socks for them. This club met once a month in the school hall, and then the girls divided into groups of ten which met once a week at the members’ houses. The girls hoped by Christmas to supply every boy from the town who had enlisted with a whole knitted outfit.. Every afternoon the girls worked hard to have an article finished during the week to pass in at the club meeting. One day, when coining home from school, they stopped to talk to Mrs. Lewett as usual, and she invited them to come over to her house and knit that afternoon. By three o’clock the girls were, all sitting in Mrs. Lewett’s parlor knitting. As they knitted they talked and questioned Mrs. Lew- ett. “Grandma,” said one girl. “Where have you been keeping yourself lately? We have not seen yon very often.” Mr. Lewett. instead of answering, quickly changed the subject. After a few days they forgot about the un- answered question, so intent were they on their knitting. Finally, a few weeks before Christ- mas. the girls had enough articles finished with the exception of socks and mittens. They called a meeting to decide about them and found that only a few girls in the club could make socks and mittens. Tt now seemed impossible to have the sets ready for Christmas. As the meeting was coming to a close, a slight knock was heard on the door. The girls called, “Come in,” thinking it was one of the members who was absent. Instead of this, much to the surprise of the girls. Mrs. Lewett. with two or three other ladies, came in and presented the club with enough socks and mittens to fill out the sets, and also with a box of home-made candy and cake. The boxes were sent on their way In plenty of time for Christmas. The girls now knew how Mrs. Lewett had spent her time and why she changed the subject when asked about it. We reprint from The Bos ton Transcript the following letter by Charles H. Upton, S. H. S. '12, Tufts ’10. Mr. Upton was killed during a practice flight at Couducomt, Meuse. France, Aug- ust 28, 1918. American Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, France, 10 Juillet, ’18. My Dear Miss E.: “II m’a donue grand plaisir,” as our Frenchman says, to receive your long letter of May 4. One result of oversubscription to the Kultur Killing Loan can be seen in the states at any camp. Overe here one has only to visit, say an aviation camp, to realize the turnover of Bonds into war material—imagine, miles of build- ings. thousands of machines, squadron after squadron of mechanics,—military bustle around these buildings and machines. Imagine many, many planes in the air like squadrons of birds, and infinitely more skillful, by the way, than birds, since one sees them loop and spin in formation. Imagine truck trains loaded with oil and gas. with other supplies—all for beating the Hun. If you come closer to the machines, can be noted vicious little machine guns mounted : soon the planes leap away to later prac- tice on huge sleeves of canvas towed by other planes. One soon becomes conscious of what all this means—a new world for him to step into, and then comes the realization of Kultur Killing Bonds turned into Kultur-Killing Weapons, “v SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Your navy lieutenant cousin has my sympathy. 1, too, know what it is to wait—but the day is fast approaching for my lirst visit over the lines. It is hard to be patient with Huns out there to la downed. 1 have not found that particular number oi Harpers would like to read it and to tell you what I think of it as it touches on us who are yet to go thru the Mill that Grinds. But your so- called wasted sheet is not wasted. Your point has reached me and is part of the train of thought which has been with me off and on ever since 1 landed in Europe—ever since 1 have seen the long hospital trains, and the wrecked bodies they con- tained. One asks himself what it all means—it seems unreal. Some weeks ago, while out in a formation, one of my fellow pilots went down out of control. After landing near his wrecked machine, and go- ing to him to feel for a possible heart beat, I tried to fly for a doctor. The machine would not run and I had to land again—sent a Frenchman on a bicycle for the medicine. While trying to make Billy comfortable in case there was life, the hide- ousness of his mangled face and bod}’ brought home to me more than ever the utter unnatural ness of war—for he gave his life (yes, he died shortly after) just as truly in training as if he had been at the front. There is something more awe-inspiring in an airplane crash than in any other accident that may cause death. On that lield in beautiful France was a wrecked machine, scattered in all directions and in the midst, almost, of the main pile of debris lay all that was left of a man 1 had known for over ten months. L looked on his poor disfigured face and felt that sense of the injustice of it all. For months I had been where friends have been killed. 1 thought i had become hardened to death—I am not—my desire to fly is still with me. 1 do not fear my own death; there is too much beyond; but 1 fear to see my brothers go. And from all these accidents, sometimes fatal and sometimes not, a chap, even while seeing the injustice of it. gains a greater faith in. what before, may have been an intangible Supreme Being. It is paradoxical to have a greater faith in a Supreme Being who allows men to be killed, but it works out that way. Who can stand beside the open grave of a comrade, hear the volleys fired, and the sweet notes of “Taps,” see the airplanes swoop down to 9 drop garlands over the spot, without feeling that there is something Greater? As the last note of •Taps” sounds out over the spot, one has a vision, if you like, of a soul gone to a well earned rest; and to happiness. La Guerre est lini pou: lui,” said the brave little Frenchwoman who stood back of me. She was clad in black. And so thru it all we have our Grand Ideal which tells us we have the glorious chance to grasp the opportunity of our lives and if we come thru, something to remember all our re- maining days. For my part, I have never pre- pared to do anything comparable to what my Service offers. I have never experienced anything of equal exultation-—in a word, Service in a cause like ours becomes so absorbing, so impersonal, it grips one until there is nothing too great to give, no sacrifice too great to make for that which is now sacred to us. I hope I have given you something of the spirit of the boys over here, for we are all in the same situation, all in the same cause, all with the same Big Ideal. It’s iIn greatest experience of our lives—i don’t think we will lose the vision. I trust I’ll hear from you again—your letters are more than welcome—and perhaps you will send me that story from Harpers. Sincerely, (). K. (’ensored, Charles 11. Upton, 1st Lt.. A. S. S.R.C. CHARLES H. UPTON. P. S.—1 wonder if Katherine Fullerton Gerouhl ever held her hand over the head of a mangled, unconscious comrade, if she ever prayed for her •trength to be transmitted thru that hand to give fife to one she had learned to love. I doubt it. Perhaps I have judged her story unjustly— please send it to me. 1 want to read it—then T might admit there was a possibility of losing the vision as understand it, but I can admit only the possibility. All the suffering, all the horror I have seen has been back of the lines— I have seen much of it in ten months in Europe. How could one lost his vision at the Front, where, if- men are winged over the Biggest Top. thev have gone with their Grand Ideal locked in their hearts? CHARLES H. UPTON. Ml SOMFRYILLF HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Father and Son The recent Father and Son week lias brought to the front an important question which will be of great influence in determining the future of this and other nations. It is an axiomatic fact that the man of the future is the boy of today. Is ibis man of the fu- ture to be worse, equally, or better qualified t aid in the progress of the world than is the man of today? Will the man of tomorrow be prepared for the high ideal of service? Will he be fitted physically, mentally and morally, amid the whirl and bustle of modern life, to attain those heights which make life worth while, both to himself, and by his influence, to his fellow-men? If “yes” is to be the answer to all these, ques- tions. the boy must be surrounded by the best influences while growing t« manhood. A boy’s character is largely shaped by the company he keeps. The inner circle of his companions are his comrades and a true comrade is a great boon. Father and son, connected by closest physical ties, should be close comrades to each other. The old- er man having been through the mill, having weathered so far life's stormy course, can aid his son over the same difficulties. Homer spoke truly when lie said. “The minds of young men are tickle, but wherever the elderly man goes he views both the past and the future that he may judge wisely.” 11 is no reproach upon youth that its mind is tickle, because lack of experience prevents settled opinions. At this time, the father, ex perienced. can to the best advantage instil in his son's mind the truest principles and highest ideals by his judicious counsel. The father may help the son to succeed where he himself has failed. If. however, tin father is to have the son’s confidence in matters of life problems, personal temptations, and impending difficulties, he must gain this intimacy by familiarity with his son’s more trivial interests. He should be able to dis cuss intelligently whether or not the Braves should trade Kouetchy for Daubert and whether •less Willard’s chances are great for retaining the heavyweight title. Lie should bring himself to appreciate the boy’s point of view. This pro- vides not only a guide to manhood for the boy but a fountain of youth for the man. Most boys enjoy their father's company but will lose the desire to be with dad unless he takes time from his business affairs to gratify that desire. Happy is the boy who has his father for a comrade. Happy is the father who is intimate with his son. The father becomes a boy among boys, the son a man among men. As they go through life together the ties become closer and each has the other's fullest confidence. Ln trouble they aid each other, the father by his intimate advice, the son by his youthful hope. And even when advancing years have come upon one and man's estate upon the other, they continue through life together, loving, trusting, in one ac- cord, father and son, and in the truest sense, comrades. Story Contest The board of judges last month consisted of Miss llurd. Miss Getchell and Miss Tuell. The board was unanimous in its selection of “The Lighted Cigar,” written by Beatrice Sweet 1921, as the prize story for January. Congratulations, Miss Sweet. Competition for the prize is open to all. Con- tributions will be gladly received at all times by the editor. You may hand the manuscript to your class editor or pass it to the editor-in-chief in Room 201. The five-dollar award will go to the best of the monthly winners. If you contribute but do not win the monthly mention, try again. If. on the other hand, you are a monthly winner, try again in order that you may make your posi- tion more secure. All have the opportunity. All should grasp it. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR U CORRECTIONS We regret to state that in our January issue the names of Lucia Ryder and Eleanor Scanlon appeared upon the credit list tor the Class oi 1922 as Lucia Scanlon. In spite of the fact that the editor made the correction upon the proof-sheet, the last issue at- tributed Beatrice Sweet to the Class of I9IS in- stead of 1921. We trust that our sincere apologies will be accepted in each case. The March issue of the Radiator is to be the Junior number, in order to make this number a success, it must have a large number of Junior stories and notes. Juniors, the olticers and ed- itors of your class are working hard to make the issue a success. Support them. The April issue is to be the Sophomore number. The same applies to the Sophomores as to the Juniors. The Sophomore Class has shown line spirit this year and its number will surely be successful. The Observation Post The coming of report cards can no more be averted than the sunrise. It is considered good etiquette to blame your instructors for your poor marks and to take the credit for the good ones upon yourself. Owing to the great demand for alibis after the reports have come out, there is a shortage in the market and many have been forced to use second- hand ones. Most of us always did. Isn’t it the irony of fate that Washington’s Birthday falls upon Saturday this year? So does the 19th of April. Thus we have made up the two days lost at the time of the Victory celebration. If the assigned lessons continue to be as long as at present it will not take long to make up the other lost time. Why is the last car to school so popular? It has not been very dillicult to enforce the snow ball law thus far this winter. No one is complaining because this winter is so different from winter last year. We hope you received those comic valentines in the spirit in which they were sent. If this weather continues, outdoor baseball practice will commence early this year. Was Senior Night scheduled for Valentine’s day with malice aforethought? Watch for the Junior number in March. Also the Sophomore number in April. Have you become a candidate for the five-dollar award? Why not? Don’t forget your Victory money. Remember the silence bell, too. It may have been noticed by our readers that Freshmen aren’t the only ones who fall down- stairs, in spite of all jokes to the contrary. Most of us never could understand why a Junior High Sophomore should feel so superior to a Freshman. How many Ben Franklin stamps have you bought? There are still some of us who don’t know the difference between a line of platoons and a column of squads. The Senior officers of Freshman companies would make good experienced nursemaids. With an orchestra, drum corps and band and two glee clubs, S. II. S. is no place for a music hater. Why does the fellow who is about as musical as a hat band persist in trying to whistle the Minuet? S.H.S. Side A Oipnificd Senior Leot iny '«s� Hu freshman Co. Cor f (j to lunch. Senior Nivht wes o bio SucceS$ Those New L -TicKct 3 The most unpopular e ChermLob. Cl ass i.4$ to Z3C Room 301 February Morns 8-AM loy I hove lhL' the exT fountains. Those bubM. VM is SO rare OS a (Win Tune The Foot boll Oonce. SOMERVILLE HTGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 13 MAT ION KAUU 1919 Roy Kingston, Editor. Kendall Reed, Asst. Editor. K-g-n—I earned a dollar yesterday. K—n—IIow did you earn a dollar yesterday? K--g-n—1 shot a dog. K—n—Was he mad ? K -g-n- Well, lie didn’t seem very pleased. Ho-he-son (In Physics)—There are two kinds of energy. Potential and Connecticut (kinetic), (’lass—Har! liar! Excerpts from letters to the Committee on Pub- lie Information: “Roth sides of my parents are old and poor.” “To whom it may consume.” “He was my best supporter.” I inclose loving it yours.” “Hello. Mr. War Risk Insurance. 1 am well and hope you are the same.” “He is in service with the I'. S. Amory.” “.My husband was my sole supporter.” “We have your letter, lie was born and brought up according to your instructions.” “Please let me know if John put in an applica- tion for a wife and child.” “He was the best man I ever had.” How do you expose me to live?” “Long live the war of liberty. Long die Ger- many.” “lie was deducted into the surface.” -We were married by a Justice of the Piece.” A Bostonian and a New Yorker were talking. New Yorker— Why, in New York we build a 50 story building in two weeks. Bostonian—Why, man, one day 1 was passing a vacant lot and 1 saw two men digging a hole. When I came back that night there was a 50- story tenement all built and the landlord was putting out two people for non-payment of rent. German (In restaurant)—Wee gates. Waiter—Wheat cakes! Deutscher—Nein, Nein. Waiter—No, you get only three here. Get out and see if the tire’s flat, Jimmie.” Jimmie—“It looks pretty good, it’s flat only on one side.” Pray, going in barber shop—Fix me up, Joe; Pm going to a masquerade tonight. Joe—All right. Bud r I’ll fix you up so no one will know you. Latin Teacher “Where are the Cynthus moun- tains?” Sm-li—“I don’t know.” Teacher—“Where are the Eurotes?” Sm-h —“In the same place.” Ke-g-n— Hello, dear.” Ila-es—“Don’t: call me dear, call me expen sive.” 14 Somerville high school radiator 1920 James Murray. Editor. Frkd Littlefield, It is rumored about the class treasurer has invested our total balance in car tickets. One of our former classmates, Irving Richard- son, has gone to Pittsburgh, Penn. We wish him the best of luck in any enterprise he may take part in. The two knowledge lovers, Fitzmaurice and Baeigalupo are about to publish a dictionary which will put the present ones out of use. Miss Bradford—Ou est votre men ton? (Where is your chin?) Martin—In the southern part of my face. Information Wanted— How do certain members of A. Hist. A and E differ from Demosthenes? Ask Treat—he knows. We are again to otter our congratulations to one of our classmates, Steve Patten, who has been a credit to the Junior Class both in baseball and football. It is no more than he deserved to be elected captain of our nine. Speaking of baseball, we have four “S” men in our class. Dave Donaldson, Miles Toulouse, George Dowd and Steve Patten. All these played on the team last year and we hope to have more this year. Oh! those tests! We dare not express ourselves more fully. Hammond still continues to call “Plato,” “Pluto.” Milliman -Speaking of Henry Ford----- Downing—Who said anything about him? Milliman—While I am speaking please don’t interrupt. One day a man remarked, “Oh. yes: I used to know him back in the good old days Assistant Editor. when an empty coal wagon was the noisiest thing on earth.” Whereupon Downing was placed on the danger- ous list at the hospital. Everyone is waiting and waiting—for Junior night. Back up your committee. Juniors, back up your student council in their efforts to better the tiling. Set a good example for the two lower classes to follow. We should be proud to have such an excellent orator as Martin for one of our class officers. Someone said that he makes Cicero look like a •arbon copy. Notice.—All jokes handed to the editors should be written on tissue paper, so that we may be able to see through them.—Ex. We would like to introduce to your notice M -sieur G -y, a la French shark of the junior class. We extend our profound sympathy to Grey in losing at least ten cents worth of gum in ten days up in chemistry. Ba-f-di wants to know how two members of Div. E arranged that theatre party Friday the third. SOMERVILLE MICH SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 Common Occurrences in the School (?) Very quiet Freshman (especially in filing). Dave Donaldson bringing home five and six books. Steve Fatten studying. Jack Reardon hurrying. Kelley on time. Trials of a pupil— Geometry Teacher—Unless you come in tonight you will fail the quarter. English Teacher- You'll not pass the quarter unless you make this up tonight. Algebra Teacher—It is absolutely necessary for you to come in tonight if you wish to pass. Add to this two or three more and you’ll find how much chance a mere pupil has. Any Teacher—Evidently the “mere pupil” has a past. Truth is stranger than fiction. At least that is what Div. A believes—when two teachers are absent on the same day. 1921 John Dunbar, Editor. Donald Miller. Assistant Editor. We wonder if it hurts to crack a joke. History Il-E: Teacher—Are there any public, lands in the United States? H-m-n—Long Island Sound. Wanted—A life-size mirror for the girls of 305. “Sharks” in 305: H-d--g in Latin. C-y-e in French. P-r-an in Geometry. Em—on in History. Br-wn—George, how did your hair get red? Did you go out in tire sun and get it scorched? Me-th-in—No. I went out in the rain and it got rusty. Freshman—What “fiat do you belong to; the Kappas, Geks or O. P. S.? Soph.-—None of those minor fraternities. I be- long to the I. W. W.. please. Advice to Freshmen: Don’t ever go into the water after a hearty meal, you’ll never find it there. Beware of blacksmiths. They are great rascals, for their forge and steel daily. Take a drink of yeast at night, so as to rise early and not be late for school. Be careful of spelling. Omitting one letter will change the whole sentence. For instance: The enemy were repulsed with great -laugh- ter. The soldier was found dead with a long -word stuck in his throat. Don’t let the barber put lava on your face. Wanted—A life-size mirror for the girls in 305. Minister—Is there no school today, Tom? Tom—Sure. Do you think they close school just because I’m playing liookie?” Did you get your report card with ease or E’s? Alumnus, back for a day, to Senior upon seeing many small Freshmen: “Sav, Bill, are you run- ning a nursery here now?” One of the improbable possibilities of the school. IIow do the two upper classes exist and keep their proper places with so many important peo- ple as we find in tin Sophomore and Freshman classes? Lest you forget—we say it yet—Don’t forget the Debating Society. H� SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Passenger to conductor—Let me off at Minute Street. Conductor—There is no such street, madam. Passenger—Oh, yes, there is; Sixty-second. Sophomores, don't Jet our part of the RADI- ATOR be cold. MAKE IT HOT. Supply the fuel for our column. First Fan (at a foot ball game)—Why do they always cheer when a fellow gets hurt? Second Fan—So the girls can’t hear what he is saying. Congratulations to Beatrice Sweet, the author of the prize story for January. We wonder how the plaster of the room under .309 is holding out. Teacher--Who can define polygon? Pupil—A dead parrot. Camp Devens soldiers must be very dishonest, lor there is scarcely a night but that a sentry is relieved of his watch. Miss B-ek-ey— Do you like codfish balls? Miss B-ck—1 don’t know. 1 never attended one. Dad—I am glad to see you taking French, Louis. I wish I had studied it in school. Ha-on—Wish 1 had, too. Finals come next month. Teacher—Prove that heat expands bodifes. and cold makes them contract. Bright Pupil In winter flu days are short, in summer they are long. 'readier to pupil—Make this sentence passive. •1 strike the horse.” Pupil—The horse strikes me. The following represent Room JOG in the musi- cal activities of the school: Wilhelmina Cameron and .John Evans, in the orchestra; Laura Cruwys, Marshall Dan forth and Theodore Corliss, in the glee clubs; Harrison Dodge, Israel Lazarus, Ed- ward Van Ummerson and George Brennan, in the lib; and drum corps; Byron Rennet, in the fife and drum corps and band. An officer, at a military camp, decided to see for himself how his sentries were doing their duty. He was somewhat surprised at overhearing the following: -Halt! Who goes there?” “Friend, with a bottle.” “Pass, friend! Halt, bottle!” Judge—The police say that you had some words with your wife. Prisoner—I had some, but I didn’t get a chance to use them. Medical Officer—Have you any organic trouble? Recruit—No, sir. I ain’t a bit musical. W-d—We Sophs are not what we used to be, are we? A-li-on—Why not? W-d—We used to be Freshmen. C-y-e—Say, ma, what did you do with the cuffs that I left on the table last night? Ma—They were so soiled I sent them to the laundry. C-y-e—Ye gods! The whole history of the Rev oiution was written on them. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 1922 Walter L. Breckenridgb, Editor Why are soldiers always tired the lirst of April? Because they have just finished a March of thirty-one days. Have you paid your United War Work Pledge? If you haven’t, pay it now and help the High School go “over the top.” Teacher—What is the highest building in Som- erville? Pupil—The library, because it has the most stories. We would like to see 11)22 after the name of someone who wrote a story for the Radiator con- test. At last we have heard from the West Building in the note contest. The results were as follows: Room 26, 5; Room 122, 5; Room 121), 8: Room 102, 1 : Room 105, 6: Room 115, 12. “Dad, what are the silent watches of the night?” “They are the ones which their owners forgot to wind, son!” Said once an old bear at.the zoo, Who was feeling exceedingly blue, “It’s boresome, you know. To walk to and fro: HI reverse it and walk fro and to.” A negro soldier was brought up before his superior officer, who said, “Sam, you are charged with stealing a chicken from this Frenchwoman’s farm. Now, how about it? Have you any wit- nesses to stand for you?” “Witnesses?” echoed Sam in surprise. “No, suh, I ain’t hah no witnesses. When-I goes chick- en stealing I neber hah no witnesses roun ” Miss S-r-g-e to B-n-t—Can’t you he a little more simple? Impossible, B-n-t. Heard in Civics: Mr. C-l-m-n—What is an admiralty case? G-n-t—It is a case of a crime committed by an admiral. Heard in O: Bk-K Teacher—How do you close the cash ac- count of the ledger? R-n— With two double ruled lines. After an interruption in Spanish O, Mr. S--- became absent minded and asked the class what he had been talking about. Deep silence from the class. Sentry -Who goes there? Recruit Me. But I not going. I’m coming. “Mike,” said one of two Irishmen who were looking into a jewelry window at a collection of diamonds, “how would you like to have vour pick in there?” “Faith.” said Mike. “I’d rather have me shovel.” In a kindergarten class (lags were shown and in answer to a question a little boy gave the re- sponse that was expected of him. “This is the flag of my country.” “And what is the name of your'country?” the next question. “Tis of thee,” was the prompt reply, was 18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Mother—Don't ask so many questions, child. Curiosity killed a cat. Willie—What did tin cat want to know, moth- er? Edgar was driving from the station on his first visit to Maine. His mother, noticing a troubled look on his face as he looked about, said: “What’s the matter, dear? Don’t you like the beautiful country?” “Yes, mother, but on my map Maine is red.” Firs! scout—What’s the difference between am- monia and pneumonia? Second scout—Search me. First scout—Ammonia comes in bottles and pneumonia comes in chests. Teacher—Where is Chile? Bert, venturing a guess T think it is in the Arctic circle. A boy wanted a dog and the rich uncle said: Well, Eddie, suppose T give you two hundred dollars. Would you spend the sum for one dog or would you buy a pretty good dog and put the rest of the money in the bank?” “Well, uncle, if you just leave it to me. I’ll buy two hundred one dollar dogs.” What did George Washington do for his coun try?” asked the teacher. “He gave it an extra holiday,” promptly answered the boy at the foot of the class. Teacher—I’m surprised at you, Sammy Wicks, that you cannot tell me when Christopher Colum- bus discovered America! What does the chapter heading of the week’s lesson read? Sammy—Columbus 1492. Teacher—Well isn't that plain enough? Haven’t you ever seen that before? Sammy—Yes’m, yes’m. But I always thought it was his telephone number. Uncle Bill, hearing an explosion in the immedi- ate neighborhood, said to his small nephew sit- ting in the automobile beside him: “Get out. Jimmy, and look at the tire and see if it is flat.” “It looks pretty good,” said Jimmy, upon in- Minister—Ts there no school today. Tom? Tom—Sure, do you think they close school just because I’m playing bookie? Teacher—Tommy, where is Mexico? Tommy—On page ten of the geography. Miss. Girls’ Debating Society The first of a series of three informal debates between Newton. Brookline and Somerville was held in the hall. Friday. January 24, at 3 o’clock. The subject of the debate was: “Resolved: That the railroads of the l S. should remain under the control of the Government for a period of five years.' The affirmative was taken by Brookline and the negative by Somerville: Miss Coiiiey, Miss Wilson, Miss Codding. The decision of the judges was unanimous in favor of the negative. Refreshments and dancing followed the debate and were enjoyed by all. The second of these informal debates is to be held at Newton the 22nd of February, at which time Somerville will debate Newton on the sub- ject: Resolved: That in accordance with the provision of Mouse Law 491, all the neighboring towns and cities should be annexed to Boston.” Newton will take the negative and the affirmative will be sustained by Somerville, Miss Newman, .Miss Seller, Miss Harriman. We hope to have a large attendance from Somerville to back our debaters. Everyone come and support your team J MILDRED CODDING, Sec. Girls’ Debating Soc. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 19 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT The following war books should be added to i lie list given in last month’s issue. “The First Hundred Thousand,” by Ian Hay Beith. an exceptionally fine book. Beith was a Scotch schoolmaster who enlisted when England sent out her first call for men. His book tells of the whipping into shape of the famous “Kitch- ener’s Mob,” to England’s “contemptible army” and how they met the Hun. It is full of humor and is most entertainingly written. The “Fighting Engineers”—The Minute Men of Our Industrial Army—by Francis A. Collins. This book contains a very interesting and truth- ful account of the brave boys who formed this necessary branch of the war-work. This book would perhaps be more interesting to boys than to girls because of the technical expressions which figure prominently. Mr. Collins says that the American boys laid railroad tracks in almost all parts of devastated France, constructed roads very close to the front and restored the mutilated forests of France. Numerous photographs are interesting because they were taken “Over There.” The following report was contributed to the editor of this department by Olive nolmes. 1922: Charles Whitehair. a Canadian Y. M. C. A. sec- retary. author of “Out There.” went to France soon after the war broke out and has done great work among the soldiers, both Americans and of the other allied nations. It is a story of the great European War and vividly pictures the scenes and doings in the camps abroad. The au- thor dwells particularly on the horrors of warfare, such as the awful scenes in “No Man’s Land,” the terrible sight of the “walking wounded” as they come back from this “Hell” and the devastated towns where such awful destruction has been wrought by the Huns. One of the many interest- ing descriptions in tin book is that of “No Man’s Land.” The author says that it is a strip of land reaching from the Alps to the sea: in some places it is several hundred vards wide and it is hen that the great struggle for democracy is really being fought. Perhaps of all the countries of the war France has suffered most and now she is “bleeding white,” The people of this country have given everything they have and the author tells us that if the French people were to hang a crepe on every door in France where a boy has given his life for freedom, practically every door would hr covered. This book presents in an interesting way the story of the Great European conflict, it is well written, and although it deals mostly with the horrors of war, amusing incidents are sprinkled throughout. Not only should the war stories be of interest to everyone, but the war-poetry in the West Library is of the best. The collection of Robert W. Service, called the “Rhymes of a Red Cross Man,” is very good. These rhymes were written while Robert Service was in active fighting and are true to life. This edition contains many rhymes of all types, the happy, charming type, the sad type, the pathetic type, and the sordid type. Many of them show how the influence of war has changed the rough fel- lows into soldiers kind and thoughtful of one another. Perhaps tin rhyme entitled “Young Fellow, My Lad” is the best. It is written in a very attractive style and is the story of a young fellow, only seventeen, in France, who enlisted and was killed in action. The first half of the poem is in dia- logue form, a conversation between father and son, while the latter half is in monologue form and is comprised of the thoughts of the father dur- ing the son’s absence and later when he hears of his son’s glorious death. “A Treasury of War Poetry.” edited by George Herbert Clarke, is an especially good collection. It contains poems of America. England and Amer- ica, England. France. Belgium. Russia and Amer- ica, Italy, Australia. Canada, Liege, Verdun. Ox- ford, Reflections. Incidents and Aspects, Poets Militant, Auxiliaries, Keeping the Seas, the Wounded, the Fallen, and Women and the War. One of the finest in this edition is “The Name of France,” by Henry Van Dyke. Henry Van Dyke has been a Professor of English Literature in Princeton University since 1900 and lie is the first American to receive an honorary degree at Oxford since the United States entered the war. 20 ►SOMFRY ILLE niGH SCHOOL RADIATOR AfOTES OF XHF, A LVM NI CATTPBEL.L; 08 1918 Anna Kuhn is a Freshman at Jackson College. Margaret Hession is working in the Metropoli- tan Insurance Company. Ruth Trefrv is employed as a stenographer by the Eagle Lock Company. Madaline Williams is working at the State House, Boston. Louise O’Brien is attending Boston University. Elizabeth Tay and Hazel Smith are attending the Normal Art School. Lawrence Cook is with the Andrews’ Paper Company, having received an honorable discharge from the navy. Adelaide Furlong is working in the office of Dr. Fisher, dentist, at Davis Square, and is plan ning to attend Forsythe Dental School, in the spring. Aram Sarkisian is attending Boston University School of Business Administration. Mabel Pigott sustained a fractured limb and was in the Cambridge Hospital from October to December. Helen and Margaret Neal are Freshmen at Jackson College. The Class of 1918 have lost one of their class- mates. Gladys Whitcomb, who died of the influ- enza last fall. Marion Brown is attending Bryant Stratton Business College. 1918 Estelle Bowman and Ida Paly are members of I he Freshman class, Boston University. Arthur Ben net 1 and Robert Muldoon are at- tending M. I. T. Robert Durkce is a Freshman at Tufts. Donald Robertson is now at West Point. Alvin Sloane is a Sophomore at Tufts. Ethel Hughes is working for the Apollo Choco- late Company. Vanda Cappucio is a stenographer at the Vene- tian Lace Shop. Boston. ('arl E. Johnson and Donald R. Davison are now Sophomores at Tufts College. Robert W. Newton is a Freshman at Tufts. 1917 Raymond Elliot is a Freshman at Tufts College. Dorothy Haskell has recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia and is a member of the Freshman class at Jackson. Merritt Farren is a Sophomore at M. T. T. Phillips Noyes has been discharged from the service and is a Sophomore at Dartmouth Col- lege. Mildred Steere is a Sophomore at Jackson. Doris Homer is attending Boston New School of Designing. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 2i Arthur Gorham, previously stationed at Austin, Texas, has received his discharge and is work ing with a I wit her company in Boston. James E. Sawyer has recently returned from Charleston, S. C., and is now with the Burroughs Adding .Machine Company. Amy Stone is a Sophomore at Radcliffe. Isabella Kellock is a Sophomore at Radcliffe. Mildred Hunkins and Doris Hicks are employed in the Travelers Insurance Company, South Bos- ton. 1916 Albert Oodendrof has recently returned from Hie Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Ross Sliepardson has been discharged from active duty and is planning to enter Dartmouth in the spring. Elizabeth Creighton is with the New York Life Insurance Company. Selena Wilson is attending Leslie Kindergarten School, in Cambridge. Helen Colley is teaching school in New Hamp- shire, having finished a course at T eslie Kinder- garten School, Cambridge. Charles Goddard is about to sail for home. Inn- ing served in the army overseas. Carl E. Newton. Dartmouth ’20, has been com- missioned lieutenant in the heavy artillery. 1915 James Kellock is attending Tufts College. 1914 Sidney Whitaker has recently returned from a year’s service overseas. 1908 Alfred W. Ellis, who was gassed overseas, has returned home with a casual company. 1901 Word has been received from George E. Lis- cornb who went to France as a Y. M. C. A. athletic instructor. 1899 Influenza claimed the life of Carleton (Boat) Pipe, a S. II. S. football hero and a member of tin best teams the school ever produced. The Boys’ Glee Club In carrying out the plans for the year, the Club will be divided into two double quartets. In order to arouse enthusiasm the open positions in the first quartet will be filled by competition among the members of the second quartet. As many members of the first quartet are Seniors and Juniors, and as they will soon graduate, it is necessary that members of the other classes of the school, especially Sophomores, fill up these vacancies. An excellent programme has been planned which includes an entertainment. The programme will contain a number of pieces, including popular songs. We cordially thank Mr. Avery, Mr. McVey and Mr. Plantinga for their assistance which has been very helpful. All those interested in joining should see the coaches or the leader at once. Opportunity knocks but once. 22 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR We acknowledge with great pleasure the fol- lowing exchanges for the past month: Alpha, New Bedford, .Mass.—Your athletics are very good. Why not add an alumni column? The Cambridge Review, Cambridge, Mass.— Your stories are well written. A well arranged paper. Clarion, Arlington High School, Arlington, Mass.—A line paper. Alack! Alas! Why not an exchange column? Erasmian. Erasmus Hall, New York City, New York—Your school notes well written. Your story A Letter from the Front” was very inter esting. Why not have a larger exchange column? Gleaner, Pawtucket. Rhode Island—Your story “Christmas 1970” as an interesting feature. Why not have a larger alumni column? Lawrence High School Bulletin, Lawrence, Mass.—Why not an alumni and an athletic col- umn? Otherwise an attractive paper. Megaphone. Dean Academy, Franklin, Mas —You have a well arranged paper in every line. We are always glad to welcome you. Nautilus. Waterville High School, Waterville, Maine—A well arranged paper. Why not have a few cuts? They always prove of interest. Nobleman, Boston, Mass.—Your paper is ex- cellent. Your continued stories are a good feature. The Winchester Recorder, Winchester, Mass.— We consider you have a splendid paper. You have an honor roll to be proud of, and by far the best cover design. Melrose School Life, Melrose High School, Mel rose. Mass.—Your stories are interesting. “The best articles come in small packages.” Sedan, Hampden High School, Hampden, Maine You personals are especially good. Your cuts add to the appearance of your paper. The Stetson Oracle, Randolph, Mass.—You have very good columns. Why not enlarge them? The Bulletin, Watertown High School, Water- town, Mass.—Your class notes are cleverly writ- ten. A few more stories would add great interest i o your paper. Why not criticize your exchanges ? To Somerville High School Radiator: We hope we are to be included in the lucky twenty as told in the November issue. —Megaphone, Country Day School, Newton. Radiator, High School, Somerville, Mass.: The talent and spirit your school possesses radiates brightly through your fine paper. —Everett High Clarion, Everett. llow are you doing in your lessons?” Derriere.” What does that mean?” Behind in French.”—Ex. Fa heard him give the High school yell, For joy he could not speak; He murmured, “Mother, listen To our Arthur talking Greek!” Sing a song of Thrift Stamps, Sixteen in a row, Take them to an agent Add twelve cents or so, Change them for a War Stamp And for your loyalty You’ll get a crisp $5 bill In 1923.—Ex. And the 1919 issue With same conditions as before Will bring that crisp $5 bill In 1924. Take the hint. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 23 M—WWHIWB■IWWIIBIIIIIIIIIBlMIliWIiIIHBHHWIIIIWWMBIBWIg!i:gitliBH!� lin3IIIW:iliailligK?llPHinIRII IIiBliBWIBWIinHWitlWllllPJItlklliflKHK)! 1 it- itll•! !■:r:H”R1� ■� � !’H M ftt r.; t-!!!1illlfe To Enter Your Story for the $5.00 Prize. You Must: 1. 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LAST DIVIDEND 51 4 ° During the last six years we have paid the highest rate of interest on deposits of any bank in Somerville .. , mniiHMuiiiifciiiii «Hiram:: gmwiimiHmMiitt aHiMMimfflSHiim CONTENTS FOR MARCH Frontispiece ......... iMtoHIKS 2 Editorial Staff ......... 3 War, Eleanor Randall, 1020 ...... 4 The Union Mines, Roland Barker, 11120 .... 5 Sacrifice Repaid, Dorothy Perkins, 1020 . 7 Marjorie Clayton, Sophomore, Alice Hamilton, 1020 8 Virginia Bradford, Private Secretary, Louise Moulton, 1020 . 9 The Broken Step, Dorothy Baker, 1020 . ' 11 A College Girl’s Service. Miriam R. Ewart, 1020 . 12 The Bitter Lesson, Helen Hudson. 1020 . 14 The Whitingsville Conspiracy, Allen Rideout, 1020 15 The Girls’Glee Club 17 The Girls’Debating Team ....... 17 Honor Lists ......... 18 Editorials ......... 10 The Class of 1920 20 School Notes ......... 21 Exchanges ......... . . . 20 Howard B. 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Single Copies, 10 Cents SOMERVILLE PRESS PRINT EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLES L. S. EASTON, T9 ASSOCIATE EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER HELEN SWEET, T9 CHARLES R. KOLB, T9 EXCHANGE EDITOR ‘ MIRIAM L. COOK, T9 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS WALTER W. MARTIN, ’20 SPORTING EDITOR J. CARLETON KNOX, T9 STAFF ARTIST MELVIN A. STEPHENS, T9 ALUMNI EDITORS MILDRED E. SCRIBNER, T9 EVELYN F. STOCKBRIDGE. T9 TREASURER GEORGE M. HOSMER (Faculty) LIBRARY EDITOR ELEANOR M. HORRELL, T9 ADVISER A. MARION MERRILL (Faculty) CLASS EDITORS ROY KINGSTON, T9 JAMES J. MURRAY, ’20 JOHN C. DUNBAR, ’21 ASSISTANTS KENDALL REED, T9 FRED LITTLEFIELD, ’20 DONALD H. MILLER, '21 WALTER N. BRECKENRIDGE, 22 4 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR War Elkanor A. Randall, 1020. HAT a strange, unpleasant sound that little word has! It is usually very hard for me to understand the queer language which my master uses, hut if I hear a word a num- ber of times I try to remember the sound and so when 1 heard this one the first time, over four years ago, I tried to make my tiny dog-brain remember the sound. It was not a hard thing for me to do for I heard it so very often that I just didn’t have to think when I did hear it. After a time I began to wonder what it meant and although I know now, I hope that my dear master will never teach me the meaning of another such word. I am an Airdale, and was born five years ago in a beautiful green country not far from the great bustling metropolis to which I was taken when but a few weeks old. I was given to a young lad who treated me so hardly that I grew to de- spise him. His elder brother who had purchased me was so kind and good that I loved him with all my heart and was seldom far from his side. Tt was he who taught me the many tricks I can do and I was just beginning to have a beautiful time in my new home when T heard this little word which means so much. At once Harry, my master, was eager to go across the water, but as he was the father to the little family he was obliged to remain at home. Many times he told me, on the lonk walks we often took, how he wished he might go and once he said, “Fuzzy, if ever Uncle Sam decides to help, nothing shall keep me at home.” no was true to his promise for he enlisted at once and was sent to an officers’ training school far away. How I missed him! He did not come home until he had finished his course and I was so thin and gaunt that he said that he would not leave me and took me with him to the great train- ing camp to which he had been assigned. My two weeks there were some of the happiest days I spent with the army. I was fed on the very best of food and all the “boys” were good to me. Sometimes T amused them with my trick's and they grew so fond of me that they decided to make me the company mascot. Then came the long journey across the water but I was kept chained down in the black, dark part of the ship so I didn’t try to remember this part of my travels. When we arrived in France, we immediately began to make long hard marches over muddy French roads. It rained so much and so often that I was not very happy. One day after a long march, when we were resting about camp, I heard a rumbling far-distant noise. I looked questioningly up to my master and he said, “You’re going to hear more of that, only it will be a great deal nearer. Be a good dog. Fuzzy.” So indeed I tried to be, but it was hard not to turn and run when those great guns bellowed so frightfully at me. They taught me to know the smell of the terrible gases that the beasts on the other side of No Man’s Land sent across to kill us, and I was glad to wear a mask to keep out the horrid smell. T was kept in a dug-out a great deal of the time and when the thundering noises overhead were greatest, I was glad to lie quietly and wait until they were over. One day the door flew open and although the noises were very distracting, I ran out to find my Harry. I saw him just as he was leaping over the top of the trench, his men following, yelling and shouting. T scrambled af- ter and as he and I were running along together he stumbled and fell, as he shouted, “Get’ em boys, they’ve got me.” I crawled up to him and put my muzzle in his hand, but he lay still and white. I was at a loss what to do, but I turned and run back to the trench I had just left. T ran until I saw a man with a Red Cross on his sleeve but he didn’t pay any attention to me for I had no Red Cross on my back and no bit of clothing to show him a loss what to do, but I turned and ran back to help bring in the wounded, so T barked and barked until finally he went with me to my master’s side. “You’ve got me here just in time,” he murmured as he began to bandage the wounds. They would not take me with them so T sorrow- fully wended my way back across No Man’s Land trying to find my comrades of the trenches. All T remember now, is that a great crash right beside me, threw me into a shell-hole and then— darkness. When T woke, I was in a soft-lined white box SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR y on a great piazza where there were a great main long, strange-looking chairs. I raised my head and looked up. Could it be Harry looking down at me? I gave a feeble yelp of joy. My dear, dear master must be going to get well. He told me that the same doctor who had taken him in, found me, greatly stunned and with a large piece of shrapnel in my left front leg. He knew that I and my master would be happy only when we were together, and so brought me in and in some way arranged for me to be sent to the same hos- pital. I am almost well now, and although my master has lost an arm, and 1 shall always limp, we are glad that we could do our little to help wui this great war. We have travelled about a great deal in the interest of the great loan campaigns but are back in America now, and I have learned the meaning of two words. One, that which is so small, yet means suffering, desolation, starvation and the ruthless destruction of life; the other, which has such a sweet sound, and means happiness, glad- ness and indeed all things good and beautiful. War aud—Peace. The Union Mines Roland Barker, 1920 N a sweltering hot day in the middle of the summer of 1917 the usual af- ternoon train pulled into the station at Rallston, a small town in north- ern Colorado. As this was the daily feature of excitement in the town, all the people of leisure were gathered around the station plat- form. When the train had come to a' standstill the mail was removed and the passengers, or rather passenger, got off. lie was a moderately well dressed young man, carrying a suitcase, and as he alighted, looked about with the air of a stranger. Going up to an onlooker, he asked some question and upon receiving an answer he walked briskly up the main street to the office of the Union Mining Company, which he immediately entered. At his entrance, an office boy, who had been lounging in a corner, came leisurely forward, say- ing, “What can I do for you?” “Take this in to Mr. Williams and ask if he will see me,” was the reply; and the boy was handed a business card with the name Arthur T. Philips printed in the center, “And tell him that I am from the main office, too,” added the young man. Soon the office boy returned and the young man was ushered into the private office. As he entered, a middle-aged man, with dark piercing eyes, but with a face which portrayed justice, came forward and greeted him, saying, “Mr. Phil- ips, I am very glad to see you. Mr. Mansfield must have sent you in answer to my request for an assistant. “You are quite right, sir,” replied Philips, “Mr. Mansfield instructed me that I was to act as your assistant.” “Now if you will draw your chair up to my desk, 1 will give you an outline of your duties and it might be worth the while for you to get somewhat acquainted with the town. In the first place, you will be at the mine the greater part of the time as supervisor and also as my represent- ative. Lately, the ore has not been coming in very well and has seemed to be steadily decreasing. I have rather suspected some underhand proceed- ings and upon investigating have found that the shortcoming is somewhere between the actual min- ing and the shipping. While seemingly on your job as superintendent, I am trusting you mainly to locate the trouble as the firm is gradually losing considerable capital.” “Very well, sir, I shall certainly do my best, and hope that I shall be successful.” “Then you had better walk about town for a short time and come to my house about six o’clock. The house is about one-half mile up this street on the left as you will be walking. It is a large yellow house and the only one in the vicinity. Tomorrow morning we will go out to the mine and I will introduce you to the foremen. Then it will be well for you to give the mine a thorough inspection. Several weeks later, after the usual strenuous day’s work, young Philips was seated in the cafe of the town with Jack Wilson, a man about his own age, who was a foreman at the mine, c SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR when from the private booth next to their own, there came the sound of a voice evidently raised in anger. As Wilson started to speak, Philips raised his lingers to his lips and standing on his chair, inclined his head towards the open transom and listened. I tell you I will not have anything more to do with it,” came excitedly from within. “Oh! If 1 had only known the kind of job you put me up to. I’ll go and tell ev--” “You'll do nothing of the kind or you'll suffer as much as any of us. Who made it possible for us to make such easy shipments? Nobody but ourselves know that you thought you were obeying orders, but come on, lets get out of here or the whole thing will be out.” As these words were spoken the listeners were chagrined to hear the door close as the occupants went out. “Did you recognize those voices?” asked the su- perintendent to his friend. •I certainly did,” was the reply. One of them was Pal vert, the shipping agent, and the other was that new ore expert, who calls himself Olsen. You remember, he was transferred from the other Colorado branch of the company.” “I am afraid that there is no use in approaching either,” remarked Philips. Palvert is too scared to admit the matter; besides 1 believe there are more of them. I'm leaving it to you, Jack, to see what you can find out in the shipping de- partment. You will be transferred there immedi- ately. And now, let’s go. We can’t do any good here.” For a few days quiet prevailed and the ship- ments wore rather larger. However, one muggy uncomfortable day, while Philips was at the of- fice at the mine, he heard someone running rapid- ly. and the door burst open and Wilson entered. Come on,” he cried breathlessly, The chance has come. Palvert and Olson are going out into the mountains and from what I could catch from the conversation, they are to meet some others in Haunted Gulch. It we hurry by the river route we can get near them when they arrivel.” “Good! Get your horse at once and follow me,” answered the superintendent. “We’ll pick up some of the boys on the way.” Once on the good road which ran along the river, it was only a matter of time, as to when Philips’ party, now numbering eight, should come within sight of the men. However, they held back enough to prevent being seen. When the men arrived at the Gulch they disappeared up a narrow path, which seemed to lead into the forest, but which ended at a small clearing in which was a cabin. The other party, on reaching the path scattered and forced their way cautiously through the un- derbrush. From the bushes on the outskirts of the clearing, the men were able to understand whatever was said during the conversation. As Calvert and Olson approached the cabin, there was a sharp challenge from within. Presently the door opened and the men went inside. Soon one man, presumably a guard, came out and walked about the cabin. Naturally, he must be gotten out of the way before the besiegers could make a surprise attack. Suddenly, while at the side of the cabin where there were no loopholes, he heard a noise, as of something in distress. More vig- ilant than ever, he cautiously approached the spot from which the sound seemed to come, and as he reached the clearing, his feet were snapped from under him and strong lingers choked off the cry which came to his lips, in two minutes he was helpless and secure under the care of a great miner. Soon men could be seen, stealthily approaching the cabin from all sides. While one remained stationed at each window, the rest made a con- certed attack on the door, and led by Philips and Wilson, the miners burst into the one room of the cabin. Even in the face of such a sudden inter- ruption, Olson did not lose his head, and cleared an open window before he could be stopped. The lour other men were quickly subdued and when all hands came out of the building they were sur- prised to hear a disturbance coming from the side of the house and on the ground was seen Olson, struggling, and muttering gutterals, while a sturdy miner calmly sat astride his chest. The party then proceeded to town where the whole thing was cleared up. Olson was the lead- ing Western agent for a strong branch of German spies, while the others, with the exception of Pal- vert, were agents at the other mine of the com- pany. While Palvert escaped with a minor pun- ishment, the fate of the others, when handed over to the government, may be well imagined by the usual fate of spies in war times. Shortly after cleaning up this trouble, Wilson and his friend left the employ of the mining com- pany to join the colors. Owing to their general knowledge of engineering they were soon sent across where they were to do good service for Uncle Sam throughout the remainder of the war. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 7 Sacrifice Repaid Dokotiiy Perkins, 1920. N the day after graduation, a day when most young hearts are wild with joy over the coming months, Eleanor Thurston was not one of those happy beings. Eleanor was a tall, slender girl of eighteen years, exceedingly pretty and popular. She was one of three children, and being fatherless, Eleanor knew how dillicult it was to make ends always meet. Three months before, the United States had declared war upon Germany, and ever since, Eleanor had heard nothing but war from her brother Jack. Jack was only twenty-one, and was filled with desire to join the colors. But how could mother spare him? He was the entire support of the family save the small amount of interest money which came from father’s estate. Then, too, it had been Eleanor’s long cherished hope to enter Simmons College in the fall. But down deep in her heart, she knew that the gov- ernment needed Jack more than she needed college. After a hard struggle with her desire, however, Eleanor won the victory, and for several days, she secretly searched the “want columns” of the news- papers. The following Monday morning, Eleanor burst into the kitchen screaming with joy, “1 have it, mother, I have it.” “For goodness sake, child, what have you?” “Oh, I applied for the position as clerk at Os- good Company and somehow or other, I se- cured it. Now Jack can enlist and I shall be the man of the house.” It took quite a while to make mother see it in the same light as did Eleanor. Nevertheless Eleanor departed the next morning in good sea- son. It might be admitted that a strange sensation came over her as she stepped out of the elevator in- to the large business office. It was not long, how- ever, before Eleanor managed to calm herself and begin work. That night, before leaving, the eldest Mr. Osgood, a kind old gentleman, came up to her, and said, “Your work is very accurate for a beginner.” This pleased Eleanor, but the con- tinuous noise of typewriters'and the nervousness of her work made her ready for bed long before her accustomed hour. The following week was a busy one, for every- one was helping Jack prepare to leave lor camp. After the excitement was over, the little home seemed unusually quiet and lonely. Now, no Jack came home at night, with a cheery word for every- one. ►Some months passed, and Eleanor, by steady application and conscientious work, made herself of real value to the business. One noon time, as she stepped into the elevator, Eleanor noticed that the two gentlemen, who had just come from Mr. Osgood’s private otlice, were also there, and she could not help over- hearing the conversation. “Well, if the old gentleman really does invest that §100,000, we’ll have done a good day’s work, the stout gentleman remarked in a lowered voice. “Yes,” replied the other, “But if we do get the money, we’d better leave for the West right away.” By all means,” said the stout gentleman, “you know Bill Stuart has had an eye on us for the last month.” Up to this point, Eleanor did not understand the conversation, but when Bill Stuart’s name was mentioned, she knew in a minute that these men must be up to some underhand business, especially if Mr. Stuart, the great detective, was in any way concerned. They had now reached the street floor of the building, so Eleanor was unable to hear more. Eleanor was in a disturbed state of mind for the rest of the day. Were those men trying to swindle her employer? Ought she to go to Mr. Osgood and tell him what she overheard? That night Eleanor could not sleep. What should she do? The next morning, Mrs. Thurston noticed how pale Eleanor looked, and asked if she were well. “Yes, mother dear, but I couldn’t sleep last night because something I heard yesterday noon has been troubling me ever since. I can’t tell you just what it is, for 1 don’t know myself, but if I heard correctly, Mr. Osgood is going to lose §100,000.” Then Eleanor told what she had heard. Mrs. Thurston, upon hearing all, told Eleanor that she must go immediately to Mr. Osgood’s home and tell him everything. With an early start, Eleanor made a hurried trip across-town to Mr. Osgood’s house. Here she s SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR found him ready to leave for the office. With trepidation, she told her story. “My dear young lady,” said Mr. Osgood, “you have probably saved me a great deal of money. If, after some investigation, 1 lind that their stock is really worthless, 1 shall see a detective and have him concealed during the appointment.” He then insisted that she get into his car, which was waiting at the door, and left her at the otlice while he proceeded to spend the morning investi- gating. The following pay-day, Eleanor received a sub- stantial increase in her pay-envelope, and ac- companying it, was a note of thanks from Mr. Os- good, saying that he should consider it a privilege to pay her way through college, when her brother returned. Marjorie Clayton, Sophomore Alice Hamilton, 1920 EL LESLEY College campus was in its gala day attire on that beautiful Sep- tember day. The rich coloring of the foliage and the soft green of the grass made a fitting background for the groups of gaily and daintily dressed girls who dotted its surface. Suddenly, a tall, slim, dark-haired girl darted from one of these groups, exclaiming, Oh, there is Marjorie Clayton. 1 must see her this minute! Excuse me, please, girls!” And away she ran io join another group of laughing young women whose center was the one she sought. Marjorie! Marjorie Clayton!” she called as she approached, and, hearing her name, the girl turned. She was tall, a little more so than her friend, and of equal slenderness, but there the resemblance ended. She had fair hair, a pink and white complexion and the bluest of eyes. “Allison Stuart, you are the one person I've been longing to see!” exclaimed Marjorie. “Where have you been keeping yourself? 1 haven’t seen you since college opened.” “.lust what 1 was about to ask you,” returned Allison. 1 didir’t know at which house you were staying this year, and I’ve been so busy I haven't had time to ask anyone. Rut I wanted to find out whether you are going to elect tennis or basketball for your organized sport this year, and if you will play tennis with me, this afternoon?” “To begin at the beginning and answer your questions, in succession, Allison,” laughed Mar- jorie, “1 will state that I’m living at Elliot Hall this year. As for the organized sport, I’d like to take both basket-ball and tennis, but as that is impossible, my choice will be basket-ball. 1 most certainly will play tennis this afternoon. When and where shall I meet you?” Immediately after lunch, in front of the library,” replied Allison, “and be prepared to talk. 1 want to hear all about your summer va- cation. . Good-bye, then, until after lunch.” The girls met again, early in the afternoon, be- fore the library, a beautiful and stately building. From there they slowly made their way toward the tennis courts. There was so much to talk about even if they had exchanged letters fre- quently all summer. Once there, however, the pleasure of the game engrossed them, for both girls were line players and Marjorie had held the college championship, the preceding year—a most unusual thing for a freshman. Suddenly, as she leaped to reach a high-flung ball, she lost her balance and fell. When she did not rise immediately, Allison came running towards her. “Did you hurt yourself seriously, dear?” she asked, and then, looking down, saw that her chum’s face was white to the lips and contorted with pain. I’ve twisted my knee,” was the reply. ‘I can’t get up. You’ll have to get some other girls to help you and then get Dr. Bronson from the in- firmary.” Several other girls hurried over at Allison’s call and between them they managed to carry Marjorie to her room. Meanwhile another girl went for the doctor. The physician looked anxious when he examined her knee, but placed it in a cast, saying only that she must not step on it for three weeks at least. Rut before the three weeks had come to an end, the report had spread over the college that SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 9 Marjorie Clayton would never skate, never dance, never play tennis nor basketball again. Dark days followed for Marjorie, days of re- bellion, days when she declared she would not and could not submit to the doctor's decree. And then, one day, she went to Boston on an errand. When she returned, the girls all noticed a certain subtle change in their friend. Hitherto, so gay, so bright, perhaps a little careless, and of late rebellious, she now seemed more quiet, more thoughtful for others, and periods of de- pression made their appearance less frequently. As time went on, many a timid freshman looked back with a feeling of gratitude to the pretty girl who had held out a helping and welcoming hand. Classmates, hitherto unknown and unap- preciated, found their way to the room where they were certain of a warm welcome, sympathy or help if they were needed, and a good time if they were not. One day, Allison, coming to make a call, met a certain Julia Ackerly coming from Marjorie’s room. Upon entering she demanded : “Marjorie Clayton, what do you see in Julia Ackerly that you have here so often? This is the third time in two weeks I’ve met her here and she is the dullest girl 1 know.” “Oh, yes, Allison, I know she is not very bril- liant, but she has had such a colorless girlhood that I like to. give her a good time when 1 can. Her parents died when she was very small and her guardian never thought it necessary that she should have pretty dresses and good times like other girls.” Allison was regarding Marjorie in a very pe- culiar way. When the latter had finished speak- ing she said. “Marjorie, there is one question I’d like to ask you. Will you promise to answer it truly and without evasion?” “Certainly, I will if I can,” was the answer. “It’s this, then. You’ve changed, lately. You never used to know or care to know these things about the different girls. What brought about this change? It began that day you went io Boston. What happened that day?” “I’ve never told anyone before, Allison,” said Marjorie, slowly, “but T think I’ll tell you. The change did begin on the day I went to Boston. When I arrived in the North Station, almost the first thing that met my eyes was a man in a wheel-chair. I looked a little closer. He was a soldier from overseas, who had had both legs amputated. I went on and did my errand, but over and over, 1 kept thinking. ‘What right have you to be rebellious? All you had to give up was pleasure. There are others who have had to do this same thing and more—much more. They are not bemoaning their fate. They are making the best of it. Why aren’t you?’ And so, when I came back, I began to look for people who needed sympathy and help and I found them. I think that’s all.” “What more need there be?” questioned Alli- son. gently. Virginia Bradford, Private Secretary Louise Moulton, 1920 HR city of Rochester lay sweltering under the hot June sun. But the beautiful houses ou Luella Avenue looked very cool and inviting with their wide green lawns and large shady verandas. The door of the oldest and state- liest of these homes opened, and a young girl about nineteen years of age. clad in white from head to toe. tripped down the wide, marble stairs. Virginia Bradford had just completed her freshman year at Rochester University. Her par- ents had wanted her to go to a more select col- lege, but, being the only child, and used to having her own way, she had her own way in the choice of college—choosing Rochester University where she took the secretarial course. Before searching for a position to obtain practical experience dar- ing the summer vacation, she was taking two weeks’ rest. This was the last day of the vacation and she was on the way to visit one of her college chums. Virginia had never been at her chum’s home but she knew that it was on Elm Street. Barbara had also told her the number of the house but Virginia had forgotten it. All she remembered was that Barbara had said her house was a large red one. When Virginia reached the correct street, she discovered three red houses thereon. Choosing the largest of the three, she climbed the stairs and rang the bell. She waited for a while but no one answered and she was just going to leave 10 SOMEKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR when the dor was opened by an elderly man with white hair and dressed in the long, linen coat of a chemist. “Come in,” he said. “Come in,” giving her no chance to say anything. She hesitated a second and then followed him into a room. “Just a minute! I must look at those chem- icals! I’ll be back in just a sec------,” and his voice trailed into silence. The room she was in seemed to be an outer ofTce for the one in which he had disappeared. It was rather small with a large roll-topped desk 01 one side, which was cluttered up with old letters and papers. The other side of the room was taken up entirely with a book case full of black bound volumes. Three chairs were in the room which was well lighted by four windows. Five minutes passed! Ten! Fifteen! Virgin- ia began to get nervous. Then the old man, who was the noted Professor Savage, a chemist work- ing for the U. S. Government, again appeared, lie stared at her in astonishment for a moment and then a smile of remembrance took the place of the blank expresion on his face. “Well,” he said, “I guess I am growing absent minded. I had forgotten about your arrival. I suppose you are the secretary that has come to apply for the position I offered in this morning’s paper.” At those words Virginia’s mind worked rapidly. Why not, she reasoned, here is the very position I am looking for. Aloud she said, “I thought that my chum lived here whom I was going to visit, but I am looking for just such a position as you offer.” Thus it happened that bright and early the next Monday morning, Virginia started to work as private secretary to Prof. Savage. Her tasks were not hard and she enjoyed them. Besides, she was able to save most of her salary to pay her college expenses during the coming year. When she told this to her adoring father, he merely smiled, and patted her head, and guessed he had enough money for that. One night on reaching home, she sat down to rest for a minute after the labors of the day. Catching up a paper, she read these words. “The noted chemist, Professor Savage, has once more startled the world with the discovery of his new explosive! Etc.” She soon forgot it, howevei , in the excitement of the rest of the evening, for it was her mother’s birthday. The next morning, the professor was busy in his laboratory and Virginia busily typewriting when the bell rang. She went to the door. Two dark, foreign men wanted know if Mr. Browne lived in the house. When she told them that Mr. Savage lived there, a curious gleam of light flashed into their eyes. They thanked her and left. Some- how' the appearance of the two men brought to her mind the words she had read the night be- fore and made her uneasy. Virginia went back to work but she couldn’t forget the strangers. “Silly!” she accused herself. “Forget it!” Nothing happened and the morning wore on. It was stifling in the office and she threw open the w indows. Prof. Savage came out of the lab- oratory, preparatory to going out, and handed her a slip of paper. “Here,” he said, “please take and typewrite this formula for me. It is very important! I’ll be back immediately.” She took it without a word. It w as just like many other formulas she had copied, but it was far more important, being the one for the new ex- plosive. Her heart beat faster at the very thought but she laid it beside her until she should finish the letter she was then copying. Meanwhile the professor departed. Happening to glance up Virginia saw' a face at the open window. She suppressed a scream and thought, “Where can I hide the Formula? Where can I hide it?” Suddenly a bright idea occurred to her! Quick- ly she slipped an old, useless formula into the- place of the one the professor had just handed to her and put the important one in her cuff. How she hoped the strangers (for she knew it must be the dreaded visitors) did not see that move! Next she casually walked across the room, took one of the books from the case and proceeded to look up a wrord, meanw’hile slipping the formula for the explosive betwreen the pages. After replacing the volume, she turned and started toward the desk just as a man swung over the sill of the window. Pretending the formula on the desk was the form- ula. she made a dash for it, but the man was quicker. Just then they both heard the front door open. With one leap, the foreigner was through the window and gone with the useless formula,, just as the professor appeared. Virginia was commended for saving the formula and the foreigners were caught as they tried to- leave the city. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 11 The Broken Step Dorothy Bakkk, 1020. Part I. HE studio had a slightly untidy, aspect, a pallet and a bunch of brush- es lay in one corner where they had been hastily flung. Around the room stood unframed canvases of varying degrees of excellence. On the walls were tacked charcoal sketches, compositions, and studies drawn at art school. The most prominent object in the room was a large, black, studio easel more or less covered with paint. Beside this stood a small table from which arose the odor of turpen- tine and other media used for painting, small bot- tles stood among tubes of vari colored paints scat- tered about. On the other side of the studio was a lounge covered with oriental draperies, on which a figure in a paint spattered smock had flung her- self in despair. Perhaps this is not an opportune moment to in- troduce Doris Halloway, usually a light hearted, attractive girl of twenty-three years. She still at- tended some classes at the Art “Students’ League,” the rest of the time she worked alone in her little studio apartment which she shared with her friend. Peggy Shackelton, a newspaper reporter. Doris had recently received her first important commission for the colored frontispiece of a big novel which was to be published the following month. The illustration was to be called for the next morning and it was this picture that stood on the easel. Although not really bad, it was a mediocre piece of work. Apart from the fact that the composition was uninteresting, the colors were muddy from much repainting, and in places the brush work was labored and meticulous. In short it was not a picture that one would look at twice. Doris knew all this and with this knowledge came the realization she was defeated at the out- set of the game, for the art critic at the publish- ing house had the reputation of making or break ing an artist’s career at the start. At this moment Peggy rushed breezily in wav- ing two theatre tickets. “See what Jim Davis, the dramatic critic, gave me, two tickets for the •Follies!’ Put on your hat and we’ll go. What’s the matter?” “The art critic is coming in the morning at eight o’clock and look how the picture has turned out. I shall never get any more orders from the leading publishing house,” came the stifled voice from among the pillows, “anyway, a model is com ing within an hour. Oh! but what’s the use, the picture is ruined and T won’t fuss with it any longer.” Whereupon she sprang up to answer the phone. It was the critic and he inquired if the picture would be ready the following morning. “Oh yes, I suppose so,” said Doris, hastily, as she was afraid she would burst into another fit of weeping if she continued to talk about it. Impetuously she whirled around and looked at the hated picture, upon the impulse she seized ;• pallet knife from the table and slashed the can- vas right to left, then hastily left the room and joined Peggy on the stairs. “Perhaps that model will call for his costume, you know he left it here the last time he posed,” Peggy reminded her. ••I’ll leave the key with the janitor, and when he comes, he can go to the studio and get his cos- tume,” was the reply. Doris enjoyed the play with the reaction that follows discouragement. But on the way home she became remorseful for her rash conduct. “The critic will have an even worse opinion of me now,” she speculated. In this mood, she switched on the lights in the studio, expecting to see the destroyed picture, but to her amazement the easel was empty. She called Peggy, and together they explored every possible hiding place. The costume had not been taken, so apparently the model had not been there. This was confirmed when they called up the model who said, he had seen them on the way to the theatre, so he had not called. Nothing was to be done but to telephone the critic, and the publication of the novel was sus- pended that she would have time to make another painting. She was confident that she would profit by the mistakes of her first picture. Once more the ladder of success arose before her. 12 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Part II. During the twelve months which followed, Doris’s name became a household word, for her work appeared in all leading books and periodi- cals. Her work not only suited the public, but also had a painter-like quality which excited favorable comments among art circles. The suc- cess which followed had been almost instantane- ous and she had received more orders than she could fill. One afternoon twelve months later, Doris an I Peggy alighted from their runabout in front of a large apartment hotel in the fashionable section of the city. Doris carried under her arm a port- folio of sketches for a series of illustrations, which she was to discuss with John Locke, the critic, whom she had dreaded a year before. She had seen him many times since at the publishing house, but today he had asked the girls to come to his apartment to see his collection of paintings. John Locke met them as the elevator stopped in front of his apartment. He was a tall, strong- ly built man. his face showed firmness of purpose tempered with kindness. lie was obviously a man of superior intellect. His judgments, though sar- castic, were always fair. The girls gave a gasp of delight when they en- tered his living room which was artistically fur- nished. and on the walls hung pictures signed by the best contemporary painters. Opening the door which led into a smaller room he bade the girls to follow. They found them- selves in his private office where there were very valuable pictures, genuine paintings by old Dutch masters. He said. “These three pictures are usually out on loan exhibitions, but here is one with which I have never parted, as T knew Miss Holloway was coming T could not resist the temptation to hang it up. Turning around quickly Doris gave an exclama- tion of surprise for there hung her missing pic- ture which had caused so much mystification. “Why how did you happen to find this?” she asked breathlessly. I found it in your studio twelve months ago. When you first came to our publishing house with your sketches I was both impressed by you and your work. T was sure that if given the opportun- ity, you could make a name for yourself,” he re- plied. “When I spoke to you on the phone con- cerning this picture, I could tell by your voice something was wrong, so called at your studio to see what the trouble was. When I rang the bell tin janitor met me and gave me the key. I real- ized he had made a mistake, but as he pressed the key upon me, decided to go and see the pic- ture. When I entered the studio and saw what you had done to the picture I realized you had met with a stumbling block, so decided to remove it and give you another chance.” •It was your action that has made me success- ful. I was about to climb the ladder of success, when the first step broke; without it I could go no further; you replaced the step and enabled me to climb to where I am today,” she replied with gratitude. “Don’t mention it.” said he concisely, resuming his former professional manner, “Now we will look at the sketches.” Doris spread the sketches on the desk before him. “You might simplify this foreground,” said he. indicating it with his pencil. Part III. Readers who demand a happy ending may be in- terested to know that the name Doris Holloway Locke, which appears on many illustrations in their favorite magazines, augmented rather than lessened the success of its owner. A College Girl’s Service Miriam R. Ewart, 1020. N a glorious afternoon in May, 1911, a group of girls were walking across the campus, when a flying figure at- tracted their attention. Margaret Wentworth was running toward them excitedly waving a folder paper. “Oh girls. I’ve a letter from Dad, listen : ‘I have been asked to go abroad for the firm and have de- cided to take you and Bob and your mother. We will start on June twenty-fifth and return in time for the opening of college in the fall.’ ” The days flew bv, until June twenty-fifth arrived and they sailed for Liverpool. As the Wentworths were going aboard the boat, SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 13 Rob spied a college chum, Jack Burnham, who, with his sister, was to spend the summer in France. Needless to say, the four young people found a great deal of pleasure in each other’s com- pany, and were sorry when the voyage was over, and they were separated for the summer. The Wentworths spent a most delightful mouth traveling in Europe and when touring Switzer- land received the startling news, “War is de- clared!” At first they were filled with dismay, but they quickly decided that they must get pass- ports and leave for home immediately. Finding it impossible for them all to get passage home, Mr. Wentworth sailed alone, leaving the others comfortably settled in Paris for the winter. Margaret hoped for a gay winter there, but soon found this was not to be. No social activities were thought of for scarce a family had not sent at least one man to the front. Women began to fill the men’s places and Margaret soon realized that to be happy she too must help. When one night Bob announced that he had enlisted in the French Infantry, and would leave in a week, Mar- garet decided to join the hospital workers. She was soon placed in a hospital near Paris, where at first she washed floors, ran errands, and did all the things that any untrained person might do. She was very efficient and proved herself such an apt and capable pupil that the nurses soon gave her more responsibilities. On day early in October she received orders to report for duty at a new base hospital some dis- tance away. She hastily packed the few necessi- ties, and after writing a note to her college chums, asking for Christmas boxes, for her soldiers, and promising her mother to take good care of herself and to write often, she left with a group of nurses for the new hospital. It was situated at the foot of a hill, with a small river on one side. There were four wooden build- ings, the two long ones were the wards, another was the kitchen and mess hall, and the fourth the nurses’ quarters. It did not take Margaret long to become acquainted with her own private prop- erty which consisted of a cot, a chair and a small table. The next day the new nurses became acquaint- ed with the other workers, and the surroundings. Margaret was to work in Ward A. Although very plain, it was comfortable and clean. The equip- ment was of the very best and the nurses and doctors of the first class. That night the first wounded men arrived from the field hospital. Margaret greeted all brought lo her ward with a smile and soon had made them as comfortable as she could. In a short time the one hundred beds in Ward A were occupied, and i he two nurses with Margaret were very busy. While Margaret was not able to do any real nursing, she would take temperatures, do band- aging and many of the lesser duties. The men loved to have her wait upon them because she was so kind and friendly. Among the first wounded brought in was a little lad, scarcely eighteen, who had been at the front only a few days, when he was wounded, and would be unfit for active service. In a lew weeks he was able to get about, and Margaret, anxious to make him happy, asked that he be her orderly. He was very quick and soon was a great help. On the afternoon of December twenty-fourth, Margaret called Jean, her orderly, to her and asked him to go for a walk with her and please bring an axe, she added. As soon as they were away from the hospital Margaret said, “Jean, you know that tomorrow is Christmas, and 1 want to make my men happy Will you help me?” “Yes, I will gladly help. But what are you go- ing to do?” inquired Jean. “First, Jean, I want a Christmas tree. That’s why I asked you to bring an axe. Then we will trim the tree this evening, and tomorrow I will give each man a little gift.” Oh! Won’t that be splendid, and now 1 know what all those boxes were that came from Amer- ica.” “Yes, those were boxes from my college friends with lots of nice things in them. Tonight, we will open them till.” The next morning the nurses began to make their rounds a little earlier than usual. They propped up in bed all who were able, and told them that something nice was going to happen. All eyes were turned toward one end of the ward when a door was softly opened, and a glittering Christmas tree was seen coming into the room. Margaret came into the room amidst loud cheer- ing. When she had quieted the men she said. “I hope that you all like the tree and I am sure that you do. Now if every one of you will close your eyes and promise not to speak, something else will happen.” They all dutifully shut their eyes and Margaret signalled to the nurses and doctors who stood with arms full of gifts in the next room. Quickly 14 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR they placed the gifts on the tree, and Margaret told the men to open their eyes. This time there were no shouts. Many eyes were dim, and there was a death like stillness. How many minds turned to their own dear ones and recalled just such a tree as this in their own home with their family and friends around it, many of whom they would never see again. The nurses and doctors began to sing a carol and soon all were singing. The gifts were then distributed by Jean, as Santa Claus. The bugle sounded all to soon for mess and brought an end to the very happy Christmas morning. One which no one there would ever forget. After Christmas the old routine was again tak- en up and the work was much harder. With the spring there was more lighting and more wounded men. In an unusually hard day in May, just as Mar- garet was finishing her work three men were brought in, Margaret attended to one who was quite badly wounded, and unconscious. After he became conscious he fed 1 into a deep sleep. As Mar- garet stood watching him, she realized that she had seen that face before. Tonight she was too tired to think where she had seen it, and relieved by tin nurse she went to bed. The next morning as she got up, she felt very well and happy. After her usual rounds she went to see the new patient. Now she knew him. It was Jack Burnham. But why was he here? She had supposed him to Ik in America. In the afternoon Margaret noticed that Jack was awake, and when his back was turned went over to his bed, and speaking in low, quiet tones said, “Jack.” Me started when he heard his name, and turned over. Looking up he did not recognize her for a moment, then he whispered, “Peg Wentworth! What are you doing here? I am so glad to see you.” •Now don’t try to talk, Jack, until you are bet- ter. It will only do more harm. I will be here if you want me,” she said, in quiet whispers. She was so happy to see an old friend again. The next afternoon Jack was able to talk and told her that not long before he had met Bob, who was a sergeant, and very popular. Bob had said that he hadn’t heard from Peg for a long time, but that she was in a hospital. Jack also said that he wanted to get a furlough, so that he might go home, to America, to see his family for a short while. “Jack,” said Peg, “If you will promise to do what the nurses tell you, and get well fast, I will tell you a plan. Do you promise?” “I promise,” said Jack. “Well, Father says that Mother and 1 must come in the summer, and if you are better and get a furlough you could go with us, and I promise to take care of you.” “I hope 1 can. I’ll make a business of getting well. How long have I to do it?” “I expect to leave here tin first of August.” “All right. I’ll be ready.” And he was. It was a sad day at the hospital when Margaret and Jack left. Jean was the most dejected per- son. lie had known Margaret longer than the others, and the days would seem lonesome without her. She cheered him, by the promise of frequent letters, only on one condition, that he would write her all the hospital news. Margaret and Jack met Mrs. Wentworth in Paris and had no trouble in reaching home. Jack went back to France after a short leave. Margaret finished her college course and the next summer took an intensive course in nursing. In the fall she went back to her own Base Hospital. She worked as faithfully for the soldiers as she would want others to work for her two soldiers, Bob and Jack. The Bitter Lesson IIki.kx Hudson, 1020. Jean Crothers leaned contenedly back on the soft cushioned seat of her luxurious limousine as it sped up the avenue. She was calm and quite in comparison with the excited throng of pedestrians without. The bulletin that morning had read, “The United States declares war.” What effect had this on Jean although her Brother Ralph had come home that noon to announce that he had en- listed. Now Jean adored her brother, but she had no idea what declaring war meant, and really she had not the slightest inclination to learn. The limousine drew up before a brown, stone SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 mansion facing Central Park and Jean alighted and entered her beautiful home. A trim maid an- nounced that she was wanted at the telephone. “Oh is that you Dorothy? Yes, Ralph has en- listed. I don’t see why he didn’t wait for awhile, for I don’t think the war will amount to anything. Ralph will have a line time though for he is so in- terested in army life. 1 do hope that he will be stationed near home so that he will be able to go to the Palmer’s dance in June. Yes, I presume that he will have quite enough of dancing by then. I am really surprised that Robert should decide to enlist so soon. He is usually so calm and quiet, not at all like Ralph, whose enthusiasm is aroused so quickly. Goodbye! I shall see you at the din- ner tonight.” Then Jean hurried upstairs where her maid was waiting to help her dress for a large dinner party. Jean (brothers was born of wealthy parents. All her life she had been catered to until she had be- come rather selfish, and at twenty she was nothing but a social butterfly. A month passed by and still another, but Jean had not as yet learned the full meaning of the war. Ralph went to camp in the south, and Jean was dreadfully upset because, as she expressed it, that hateful army oilicer would not grant him a furlough for the June dance. Dur- ing this time the Red Cross had begun their work and Jean’s girl friends urged her to join them. “Y'ou know I can’t sew a stitch and as for mak- ing bandages, I would be perfectly useless. I just couldn’t do it.” Ralph wrote what a wonderful time he was hav- ing, and yet he was working very hard. Jean only read about the wonderful time, a wonderful time working was what it really meant. Wasn’t it just dreadful how the boys were leaving for camps. The dinners and dances were less frequent and oh, how dull it was, Jean would complain. The first of September Ralph sailed for France as a first lieutenant. Jean was quite elated. Why,” she told her girl friends, Just think what Ralph will see. I am wild to go to Europe and we had planned to go this summer. I am real- ly jealous of him.” Christmas was drawing near. It was only a few days away. Jean was in her room looking over the presents she had bought. A few weeks be- fore they had packed a most wonderful box to Ralph. A maid rapped on her door. Miss Jean, a messenger boy wishes you at the door.” Oh probably some more of our relatives are ar- riving for Christmas,” she thought. She ran lightly down the stairs. The boy pushed the telegram into her hands and was off. Jean quickly tore it open and these words appeared before her eyes: We regret to notify you of the death of Lieuten- ant Ralph H. Crothers, killed in action Decem- ber 10th.” Jean read no further and sank on the floor. A young girl garbed in the uniform of a Red Cross nurse was going her nightly rounds in an American hospital in France. She was called Miss Happiness” by the boys. For happiness is just what she had brought to that barren hospital which re-echoed with the thunder of the enemy’s guns. She, Jean Crothers, brought to them all that a young girl might bring to those patient sufferers, happiness, joy and sympathy. She had learned a bitter lesson, a very bitter one indeed, and after a hard struggle and many sacrifices she had come to l,. o Man’s Land” to help in the work which her brother had left unaccomplished. The Whitingsville Conspiracy Ali.kn Ridkout, 1920. N the little town of Whitingsville, In the heart of the Maine woods, every- one knew and liked Robert Hallowcl, or “Young Bob,” as he was affection- ately called, and his widowed mother, who occupied the little white cottage just beyond the outskirts of the town. Bob had inherited a strong desire for education and hoped to go to col- lege. But it was only after much toil and self denial by his mother, that he had been able to finish the course at the village high school. After the close of the school in June he had entered the employ of a neighboring lumber camp. One evening, as he was entering the village on an errand, he noticed a lively commotion on the street before him. Drunken street brawls were 16 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR frequent occurrences, but the nature of this dis- turbance was different from the ordinary. Two young men, each probably twenty-one years of age, were lighting in the midst of the crowd. One of them was evidently from the city, his un- tanned skin and fashionable dress proclaimed it, but his physical makeup denied it. He was a young giant, over six feet, well-muscled, broad- shouldered, with clean cut features and steel-grey eyes, that boded ill for his opponent, whom Bob recognized as Pierre Le Noir, the bully of a neigh- boring camp, and winner of his numerous en- counters. Because of his equal size and long- standing prestige the shouting mob expected him to win. But to the surprise of all, after a few minutes of battle, the brawny woodsman went down, felled by his young opponent. By rapid in- quiry, Bob discovered that the victor, had ar- rived in town a few minutes before, and while walking up the street had been accosted and in- sulted by Le Noir, who had wantonly boasted to the crowd of idlers around the postoflice that he would show the city chap what the backwoods was like. The stranger had resented these insults with such dire results to Le Noir, that the latter, after spending two days in bed, was such an object of ridicule and raillery to his comrades, that he was obliged to leave town. Meanwhile his conqueror had won the respect and admiration of all for his remarkable show of courage and strength in thrashing the insolent bully. As Bob started on his way home, someone touched him on the shoulder and a voice said, “Bob, will you step this way a moment?” Turn- ing around he recognized Mr. Higgins, the super- intendent of his camp, and the stranger. “Bob,” said Mr. Higgins, “this is Jack Winston, the son of the lumbei' king of the district. He is here on business for his father and wishes to know if your mother will board him. His business is strictly secret, so 1 recommended your house be- cause you and your mother are both dependable people. You will be little inconvenienced by this arrangement and Mr. Winston will pay you well. Now, Bob, if your mother is willing, you can find Mr. Winston at my home for the next hour so you can notify him.” So saying the two men walked swiftly down the street and Bob hastened homeward. Within the allotted hour he notified Mr. Winston that his mother would accommodate him and expect him in the morning. Early the next morning Winston came and du- ly settled himself in the household of the Hal- lo wels. He posed as a naturalist under the name of James Grant, while at Bob’s house, in order to perform his work more quietly. Oftentimes, after Bob came home from work, the young New Yorker and he would have long chats. Jack sometimes told of his life at college, in which he had just passed his third year, and he always found an in- terested listener in Bob. From the talks he learned that Jack was trying to discover the per- petrator of numerous thefts that were going on in his father’s lumber company. One day, in the middle of summer, as Bob was pausing for a moment’s refreshment from his work in a lonely part of the woods, he heard two men approaching. Not knowing who they were, he con- cealed himself, and had scarcely done so, when they entered the clearing he had just vacated. Bob started when he recognized one as Le Noir. Both men were heavily armed and approached the clearing warily, and then apparently satisfying themselves that they were alone, they began to talk rapidly in Canadian-French. Bob knew the language perfectly, but he could only catch a few words. —cut—boom—Mr. Mahon—Friday—float- ed faintly to him.. What could they mean thought the boy and then it flashed upon him, Le Noir must be planning to cut the boom which held thousands of feet of the company’s lumber, wait- ing to go to the mill. As soon as possible he came home and waited for Jack. Soon he entered and Bob breathlessly told him the whole story. At the mention of Mr. Mahon, Jack’s face cleared, ‘I suspected Le Noir from the beginning, but I could not locate the brains of the band. I always thought Mahon was unscrupulous, but I did not think he would stoop to this.” And then he explained to Bob how his father had surmised something was wrong from the reports that Mahon, his general superintend- ent was sending in, and he had sent Jack to locate the trouble. “And,” he finished, “Mahon is serv- ing a rival company, and hopes to ruin us by cut- ting the boom and allowing the lumber to dash unhampered down the stream to his own friends. This is Wednesday, we must catch Mahon, Le Noir, and the rest red-handed. I will telegraph for any needed help and secure the co-operation of the sheriff.” With these words he started for the village. With the sheriff and a few picked men, who came in answer to Jack’s telegram, Jack and Bob waited for the marauders. The boom was swung SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 diagonally across the stream. Jack supposed the attack would be made on the end down stream as this was the weaker, and accordingly ambushed his men at that place. After an hour of watch- ful waiting, several men left the gloom of the forest and approached the end of the boom. Jack waited until he heard the thundering blows of the axe before he gave the signal and then in short notice, Mahon, for he was the leader, and the rest of the gang were looking into the barrels of ten steady rifles. Seeing resistance was useless they all surrendered, that is all except one. Bob had stood to one side of his comrades and.he was the only one who saw the dusky figure stealing away from the band of thieves. Pierre Le Noir was determined upon revenge for his defeat at the hands of Winston and for his comrades’ capture. With that thought in mind he made his way, axe in hand, towards the center of the boom. While Jack and the sheriff were binding the prisoners they were suddenly startled by the sharp blows of an axe and the still sharper report of a pistol. ‘•Quick,” roared Jack, “some of you follow me.” And running out upon the boom, what a sight met his eyes. There was the boom half cut in two, groaning every minute under the strain of the current, and two bloody figures lying on the logs. Le Noir lay with a bullet in his lungs, struck down in the midst of his murderous designs and Bob, nearby with a smoking pistol in his hand, sense- less from the blow of Pierre’s axe which grazed his head and horribly gashed his arm. As Bob told his affair afterwards, when he was convalescing, he had followed Le Noir upon the boom and just as he was approaching him from behind, he fell on the wet logs and had attracted Pierre’s attention by his fall. The unsecure foot- ing saved Bob from instant death as Pierre slipped when he struck at Bob and the blow hit him only a glancing thrust. Nothing daunted, the plucky youth, with his strength fast ebbing, had shot Pierre, and then fainted. Le Noir recovered from his wound and was, with Mahon and the rest, given a long sentence. Soon after Jack’s departure for college in the fall. Bob received a letter containing a check for $1,000 and ten shares of stock in the lumber com- pany with this note: As a just reward for your services in behalf of the company. WINSTON SON. P. S. — Hoping to see vou at college this fall. J. W. Bob’s hope was fulfilled. THE GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB Rather late in the season, but with, therefore, great energy, the girls of Somerville High School have commenced their Glee Club. Miss Hurd was chosen for faculty member, and Mr. Avery and Mr. McVev have promised their support. The meetings are held every Monday in the Girls’ Gymnasium, and after the singing, there is a little time for general “sociability.” A number of fine voices were found, especially among the lower classes. Three successful meetings have been held and we hope to carry on the good work to tri- umph. New members will be welcomed, and in- deed, we need them. Officers were elected at the first meeting. They are: Helen Sweet, leader; Mildred Scribner, as- sistant leader: Miriam Cook, secretary, and Ev- elyn Stockbridge treasurer. Ruth Adams pre- sides at the piano. We have some fine music, will get some more, (he dues are small — everything points to a successful season for us. Girls, come and sing with us for a little while each Monday. It will be worth your while and your hour will be spent profitably. Come and learn “to sing as angels do.” and to have a good time “like Somerville High School girls do.” THE GIRLS’ DEBAT I X � TEAM. Hail to our victorious team. We have come ill rough another debate with flying colors, and are justly proud of those who won the honors for us. The second of the series of informal debates was held at Newton on the 21st of February. The sub- ject of the debate was “Resolved, That in accord- ance with House Bill 491, all the cities and towns mentioned in that bill should be annexed to Bos- ton.” The affirmative was taken by Miss Seller, Miss Newman and Miss Harriman of our school. The decision of the judges was unanimous for the affirmative. This is the second complete victory for Somerville. We regret to say that, (in accord- ance with the vote of the executive committee at the first of the year,) the shield will not be award- ed this year to the winning team, but even though no badge of honor is to be awarded them due honor and glory will be given, I am sure, to those who have worked hard and brought our school to vic- tory. Mildred Codding, Secretory 18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR HONOR LIST MAXIMUM CREDIT 1919 Dwight Chapman 1920 Weston Bennett George Megathlin Mollie Fine Marion Blood Harry Smith Ruth Harriman Agnes Con well Dorothy Spence Doris Keddy Anna Corliss 1922 Mildred French Dudley Moore Dorothea Crowne Lois Gibson Walter Murphy Forest Holmes Edith Harmon Harold Price Helen Wilson Helen Stevens Alfred Walton 1921 Ernest Bonanno Albert Vina! . Sarah Warren Lena Harriman CREDIT 1919-A Velma Bloomer Doris Taylor Helen Cowe Mary Pedrazzi Lillian Trask Paul Crowley 1919-B Clara Ahlner Hazel Wolf Laura Crowys Naomi Atkins Sarah Wolfe Alma Danforth John Avery E. Louise Woods Edward Donahue Ethel Bacon 1920 Sylvia Bateman John Dunbar Mary Barry Madeline Burhart Irving Edelstein Ralph Biagiotti Myrtle Burnside James Evans Ethel Briggs Caroline Comey James Finlay Dorothy Burke Pauline Dodge Hazel Freeman Frank Calkin Miriam Ewart Norman Glassman Irene Casey Alice Hamilton Dorothy Grimes Mildred Codding Edna Ludwig Mary Harrington Leota Colpitts Angela Marchese Albert Horton Mildred Cook Victoria Newman Pauline Johnson Charles Easton Guy Northrop Pearl Kerner Edith Fielder Helen Northrop Genevieve Lantz Katherine Freeman Ruth Pratt Dagmar Larson Lillian Garside William Robinson Andrew Laurie Vera Heap Leo Slafsky Ralph Lewis Emily Higgins Elvia Spaulding Muriel MacKay Helen Hinckley Vera Spence Margery Marshall Marion Hodgkins Doris Ward John Murphy Rosina Holloway 1921 Agnes Adams Charles Pratt Madeline Kelley Leonore Aitken Harold Stevens Mae Mag wood Alice Ayers Ernestine Strehle Mary McCrillis Eugene Banks William Walsh Charles Mongan Mildred Black Arthur Werner Hildegarde Ohse Nelson Case 1922 Hilda Aikins Verna Rafuse Marjorie Cole Hesper Allen Gladys Reynolds Arthur Collins Bertha Andelman Winthrop Root Alice Conrad (Continued on Page 27.) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 10 Once more Somerville has triumphed and the proud traditions of the school have been upheld. This time it is debating. Following the example of S. H. S. Girls’ Debating Teams of years past, Somerville has conquered Newton and Brookline, and is the champion of the Triangular League. In the debate with Brookline on January 24, the nega- tive of the question of Government Control of Rail- roads was victoriously upheld by Miss Comev, Miss Wilson and Miss Codding. The decision was unanimous. On February 22, Newton fell before Somerville. Somerville, arguing the affirmative of the question of the annexation of suburban cities and towns to Boston, was ably represented by Miss Newman, Miss Seller and Miss Harriman. Again the decision was unanimous. Great credit is due to the Girls’ Debating Society and its two splendid teams for the fine record which it has made. The school is justly proud and each mem- ber has the sincerest congratulations of the stu- dent body as a whole. Debating is a phase of nigh School life which does not receive all the attention and support due it. We have in our school both Girls’ and Boys’ Debating Societies, whose teams have been con- tinually victorious in the Triangular League year by year. The Girls’ Debating Teams have just given new proof of their worth and soon the Boys’ Teams will come to test. Let us give them our hearty support that they, too, may bring honor to the school. Underclassmen, become connected with one of these societies and you will be an ac- tive member of the school and contribute some- thing toward the honor of the school. We are glad to set apart the March number this year as Junior number. The class of 1020 has ral- lied nobly to the support of its number. The class editors have been most faithful in the collection of notes and stories. The class editors have great- ly aided the staff by having many of the stories typewritten. The staff in turn has done its best toward making the issue a success financially ami otherwise. The History Contest Miss Hurd. Miss McAllister and Miss Teele, act- ing as a board of judges, have chosen as the prize Radiator story for February, ‘‘Uncle Sam’s Miss Liberty,” written by Edna Ferguson, 1919. As the contest now stands, Miss Sweet, 1921, and Miss Ferguson, 1919, are the eligibles for the final prize. It will be noticed that both successful contestants are girls. Wake up. boys. Get busy and write si story to enter in the contest, so that the boys may be represented when the final judgment takes place. The editor has received a communication S. FT. S. ’17. Dartmouth ’21. requesting that some public notice be made through the columns of the RADI- ATOR, that “The Dartmouth,” the tri weekly Dartmouth paper, may now be found in the S. H. S. Library. This is a publication which breathes forth Dartmouth life and all those interested should make it a point to see this paper in the West Library. It is pleasing to notice the marked increase Inr both'honor lists this quarter as compared to last. The RADIATOR staff extends hearty congratula- tions to all the honor pupils. Let the lists grow. 20 SOMEKYILLIC HIGH SCHOOL RADIATI)K The Class of 1920 Wakrbx S. Johnston, Class President To the members of the Junior Class:—Did not some one once say, “The world needs not so much to be informed as to be reminded?” I know full well that in reviewing the history of our class, I can give you little that is new, but perhaps at least I may be able to remind you of some of the events which have happened arid of some of the things that have been done by the Class of 1920. It was not until our Sophomore year that we be- came welded into one, for as “Freshmen” we were not as a body a member of this school. No wonder, then, that the Sophomore election was most exciting, so exciting you will recall that a second election had to be held, which elected Warren S. Johnston. President; Florence Hurwitz, Vice- President; Marion Blood, Secretary; Paul Rice, Treasurer; James Murray, Editor; Assistant Ed- itor, Warren Prescott. These officers represented the various courses and interests in the school, showing forth thus early the democratic spirit which has prevailed in the Class of 1920. War activities early claimed our attention and as Sophomores we had the unique distinction of supporting the Patriotic Association 100% strong. It was the Class of 1920 which conceived the idea of a magazine day, a drive which netted 700 additional pounds of paper to be sold for the work of the association. The 1920 Class tried to be loyal to the Athletic -Association by uniting 92% of its members in that organization. No school activity but had a 1920 representative. Look over the membership of the Boys’ and Girls’ Debating Societies, of the Glee Clubs, of Football and Baseball Teams— on all you’ll find 1920 names. It was with pride that we saw the Sophomore Girls win in the Final Physical Training Con- test under the leadership of Miss Florence Hur- witz, our Sophomore Vice-President. Later we held a Sophomore Dance which was chaperoned by our headmaster, Mr. Avery, and by the following members of the faculty: Miss Preston, Miss Norton, Miss Veazie, Miss Todd, Mr. Dickerman, Mr. Haywood, Mr. Pearson. So the year slipped by filled with hard work and good times, and almost before we knew it onr Sophomore year was over. Lo and behold, we returned Juniors! In Sep- tember the class numbered 300, but that has been reduced by several causes. Death early in the fall took three of our classmates, Lawrence Fisher, Myles Kiley and Myra Kelly. To their parents we extended our deepest sympathy. A few have found other calls more urgent and some have moved to other cities. Today the Junior Class numbers 286. The event of importance was the election of officers. The following were chosen: Warren S. Johnston, President; Elizabeth Has- kell, Vice-President; Marion A. Blood, Secretary; Walter Martin, Treasurer; James Murray, Ed- itor; Fred Littlefield, Assistant Editor. After the election of Junior Officers an as- sembly was called by President Johnston, who urged “co-operation,” that the year might be suc- cessful. Shortly afterwards a Junior Night Committee was nominated, composed of Alene Holman, Har- riette Ford, James MacNamara, George Dowd. This committee is now at work to make Junior Night a fine success. A Memorial Committee in honor of Miss Ray- mond was chosen, composed of Miss Woodward of the faculty, Wilton Smith, Dorothea Crown, Frances Casey of the class. The Juniors are fortunate in having the Cap- tains of both Football and Baseball teams from their number. “Jack” Reardon is Captain of Football, “Steve” Patten of Baseball teams, while Warren Johnston is manager of the 1919 Foot- ball activities. We have been well represented on the field by George Dowd. Jack Reardon, Steve Patten, Thomas O’Connell. Thomas Reardon, and we hope to be equally well represented this spring in base- ball. Slowly our Junior year is passing away. Ere we realize it, it wlil have closed and we shall be ready for Senior year. Let us strive to prepare well for that year of years—realizing that “no tree beareth fruit in autumn which did not blos- som in the early spring,” and if our Senior year is to be a worthy one the remaining weeks which are ours as Juniors must be filled with hard work, high ideals and faithful endeavor. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 21 MMMON HALU 1919 Roy Kingston, Editor. Kkxdall Reed, Asst. Editor. TWENTY YEARS AGO. Nobody swatted the fly. Nobody had appendicitis. Nobody wore white shoes. Cream was five cents a pint. Cantaloupes were muskmelons. Milkshake was a favorite drink. Advertisers did not tell the truth. You never heard of a “tin Lizzie.” Doctors wanted to see your tongue. The hired girl drew one fifty per. Farmers came to town for their mail. Nobody “listened in” on a telephone. Folks said pneumatic tires were a joke. Nobody cared for the price of gasoline. The butcher “threw in” a chunk of liver. Straw stacks were burned instead of baled. Jules Verne was the only convert to the sub- ma rine.—Exchange. I never could do, hit a poor harmless bird. “Neither can I,” ariswered Do- -ng, sympatheti- cally. Heard in the corridor on the days when the Radiator comes out: The class editor is no respecter of persons, the truth or me. The class editor is an inventor of obscure jokes, which take me half the month to understand them and half to see the joke. The class editor is no lady. Very complimentary? Heard in English: “Thrice the brindled cock hath mewed.” Miss Ga—de (who speaks in a very low voice) : “Please may 1 have the windows closed?” Teacher (not understanding) : “I am afraid you did not make them all understand.” R-urk- stood looking in a haberdasher’s window the other day, when a friend asked him what be was going to buy. “Nothing,” says “Fat”; “the only thing that fits me ready made is a handker chief.” What does this spell? Ghoughphtheightteau. According to these rules it spells “potato.” gh—p, as in hiccough. ough—o, as in dough. phth—t, as in phthisis. eigh—a, as in neighbor. tte—t, as in gazette. eau—o, as in beau. Thus we have potato. A theme on Caesar’s death: Caesar was killed by the ides of March. Some- body told him he had better watch out for the ides of March, but he said he was not afraid of them. One morning when he was going along the street a man said to him: “The ides are here.” And Caesar said: “Rut they ain’t all here.” Then he went to the senate house, and the ides went over in one corner. Directly one of them ran up and stuck him in the back with his dagger and then all the ides stuck their daggers in him, and he fell over and died. Instructor: “On the whole, was Nero a good or bad emperor?” Miss P-k-r: “No.” Do -ng was practising with his new sling shot when a lady said to him: “My Boy, that’s a thing Ry-n: “What’s Boyle’s law?” Br-n-g: “No money down.” 22 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1920 Here it is, at last we have our number. The Editors wish to thank all those who have con- tributed material to make this number success- ful. Martin says that a thousand extra copies are to be issued this month on account of the unusual demand for his picture. JAMES MURRAY Editor. In Geometry this question was asked: “What do two supplementary angles form?” “A circle,” was the ready reply. Farren: “It’s a funny thing that sugar is the only word in the English language beginning with s-u and pronounced s-h-u.” Blanchard: “Sure.” Let the Junior Class be even better represented in baseball than it was in football. Cheer up! Only three more months before Jun ior Night. It has been suggested that we Juniors learn the school songs and cheers and set the example for the lower classes. 1 package peanuts — Northrop’s lunch. By the number of ice cream cones Jack Reardon consumes at lunch hour, he is evidently a strong advocate of prohibition. FRED LITTLEFIELD Assistant Editor. Wanted — Talent, professional or otherwise, from the Junior Class to take part in the Junior night entertainment. For further information see Elizabeth Haskell, Room 204, or James Mc- Namara, Room 222. Have you noticed how spry Juli is? He’s prac- tising for the marble team. Small boy to father: “Dad, I’m going to marry grandma!” Father: “Say, you can’t marry my mother ’ Small boy: “Why not? You married mine.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 23 Miss B—d: “What kind of French (lo you call that?” (Meaning conversational). Martin: “Perfect.” (Meaning tense). S—p—’s short story for Eng. E certainly was short. Ed—Wr—g—t: “Cedric brought in the hounds and they had a conversation. Classmates, back up our captain, Steve Patten, in Baseball. Oh! what is so rare, As a study period in your Home Room. “Sir, you daughter has promised to become my wife.” Father: “Well, don’t come to me for sympathy. You might know something would happen to you hanging around here live nights a week.” Boarder: “I found something in my room last night, madam, and — ” Landlady (indignantly) : “There’s no such thing in the house! You must have brought it in with you.” Boarder: “Oh, perhaps I did — it was a five dollar bill.” Congratulations to Band Leader Michaud on the success of the band. He was a new but conscientious soldier on duty as sentry, one evening, at one of the national camps. As an officer appeared the “rookie” called: “Halt!” The officer obeyed but the sentry called again: “Halt!” “See here,” said the officer, “I halted the first time!” “Yes, but the sergeant told us to say ‘halt’ three times and then fire!” Fond Mother: “Jack’s playing on the football team now.” Friend: “What position is he in ?” Fond Mother: “I’m not sure, but I think he is a drawback.” Can you imagine Caroline Comey with a “Dutch clip?”' Minister: “What are you running for, sonny?” Boy: “I’m trying to keep two fellows from fight- ing.” Minister: “Who are the fellows?” Boy: “Bill Jones and me.” Wifey to Hubby: “Oh I’m so worried, dear. William writes that he is coming home and has captured seven Germans. What shall we ever do with them?” A man fell overboard and called to Mickey, an Irishman who had just come over: “Hey, drop me a line, will you?” “Shure an I’m sorry, son,” said Mickey, “but I can’t write.” Heard in English Division G.: “Like a thunderbolt from the sky, a bird was heard singing.” Virtue’s Reward. I love the thoughts of parties, And (he fun they always bring; 1 do not like geometry, It’s such a useless thing! Teacher: “What event that took place a few years ago, do we think of in connection with Shakespeare?” Freshie: “Shakespeare died the day he was born.” Teacher: “What is the Latin word for eye?” Pupil: “I don’t know.” Teacher (hoping to give a hint) : “To whom would you go if your eyes bothered you—” Pupil: “A dentist.” Miss B— (to a senior) : “Which should you say: “The yolk of an egg “be” white, or the yolk of an egg is white?” Senior (unsuspectingly) : “Why, the yolk of an egg is white.” Miss B—: “I should say that the yolk of an egg is yellow.” 24 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Steve Patten is now using his shifty feet which served his so well in baseball and football to teach dancing. Mamma: “Willie, what do you mean by break- ing all those eggs?” t Willie: I heard papa say that there’s money in eggs and I’m trying to find it.” Why is it folks sit this way in The car we miss, While in the car we catch at last We’rejammedlikethis? 1921 John C. Dunbar, Editor. Donald II. Miller. Assistant Editor. French pupil: Didn’t it break your heart to look at the long resume last night? 2nd French pupil: No, it broke all records. Soph: What is the first thing that a boy does when he falls into the water? Freshie: I don’t know. What? Soph: He gets wet. Freshie: Oh. Miss C—y: “King Henry was weak and conse- quently his wife did the ruling.” Mr. S—s, (sadly) : “Yes, that’s usually the case.” Sayings of Miss G—y: “Don’t tell mathemati- cal untruths or algebraic fibs. “Through three lines only one point can be drawn.” The first assembly of the Sophomore Class was a success. We hope that anything else that our class attempts will also be a success. Sophomores! The April issue of the RADIA- TOR is to be YOUR’S. Clem—t in French: Please translate the first seven lines of line eleven. English teacher: “Where is the Suwanee River?” Pupil: “Far, far away.” The householders on Highland Avenue must be becoming accustomed to having their lawns used as parade grounds. Sn—w, in Geometry: The greater of two equal arcs...... Ste—n : 180°-r-y2 of 90°. Caesar sent his Balearic singers to the aid of the town. Read in the Journal: “Wanted: A man to fit boots of a good moral character.” Freshman: Is there a fellow with one eye named Cro—ey in your room? Witty (?) Senior: I don’t know. What is the name of his other eye? Miss H—nt: Are your topical sentences like these? Pupil: No ma’am. Miss n—nt: Will von please read your sen- tences? Pupil: I can’t. Miss H—nt: Why not? Pupil: I haven’t any. Why do they call the American soldiers in France “doughboys” ? Because the Secretary of War is a Baker. Mr. S: Some of you received a mark cor- responding to the first letter in your last name. Isn’t that so, Di—z—i? SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 25 Why is Aus—n like an oyster? Because he is always getting into a stew. Impossible things in 310: B1—t without his lessons. The glass in the dressing-room not in use. The girls not carrying purses (?). Cr—ss and Fr—cli sitting still. Les—e without a talkative necktie. He laughs best who laughs last, lie laughs best whose laugh lasts. I)iv. B, Eng.: Benjamin Franklin signed the letter anonymously. We wonder how he did it. Div. B, Latin: (translated) The 0110111108’ bag- gage was routed. 1922 Walter N. Breckenridge, Editor. “How you gettin’ on wid youali ’rithmetic, Lou?” “Well, I done learned to add up the oughts, but de figgers bodder me.” “John!” shouted the wife, in the middle of the night. “Get up, quick! The gas is leaking.” “Aw,” he replied, “put a pan under it and come back to bed.” We wish to compliment Marie P. Kenney on being the first Freshman to write a story for the Radiator contest. We also wish that others would follow her example and try to win the prize. Wanted—A secret-service man to watch a soft hat. Applicants apply to M-im-ud, Room 115. Medical Officer: “Have you any organic trouble?” Recruit: “No, sir, I’m not a bit musical.” Colonel: “Didn’t you hear me give the command to fix bayonets?” Private: “Yes, sir. but my bayonet is all right; there is nothing to be fixed.” Freshmen!! There are 500 of us this year, and we should have the biggest column in the Radi- ator. Get busy now, and pass your notes in to the Editor, Seat 21, Room 115. Also remember that we are the members of the last Freshman class in the school, so make it the best one. First Man: “Do you know that you can grow potatoes quite easily on very dry land?” Second Man: “No, is that so?” First Man: “Yes, you plant onions next to the potatoes and the former make the latter’s eyes water.” The score for the note contest this month fol- lows : Room 105, 13; Room 128, 10 ; Room 115, 7; Room 26, 3; Room 103, 1: Room 129, 2: Room 110, 4. The following rooms have not been heard from since the contest began : 124, 102, 106, 111, 113 and 114. We would like to hear from you: so wake up. Heard in English F: (Owens, giving an oral theme on submarines) “An Englishman went down in a submarine and stayed forty-eight hours, but he never came up.” On account of the time extension, everyone has another chance to pay their War Work money. You don’t want to be one of those who keep the High School from getting 100%, so pay up now. Seen on the edge of a Latin book: “Open all night.” Heard in Ancient History l-A: Tr-he: “Tsn’t the Greek Language considered the best language that ever dropped off the tongue?” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 26 The Alpha paper is very neat, But a few alumni notes would make it complete. The Cambridge Review we consider fine. A well arranged paper in every line. Arlington High School, Clarion why don’t you Add an exchange column in your next issue? Here’s to Erasmian, our first edition. To this year’s exchange column you’ve a wel- come admission. The Gleaner, of Pawtucket, is very neat, But an original poem would be a great treat. The “Flyers” of High School Herald seem bare, And with the athletic column cannot compare. Lawrence High School Bulletin will be incom- plete H ’Till it adds the columns, alumni and athlete. Why not begin Nautilus with the editor’s desk? To us it does seem both wise and best. The Nobleman has a fine reputation. And is by far one of the best publications. Melrose School Life is small we all know, But the contents therein are far from slow. The Winchester Recorder is in quality fine, And has by far the best cover designs. Medford High School Review, it does seem rather strange, You should not have a larger column of ex- change. Too many Reviews why be so dependent, Get a new name! don’t be a descendent. The Sagamore, of Brookline High, Lacks cartoons! We wonder why? The Stetson Oracle, which contains mostly ads, To see larger columns we would be glad. Just a suggestion to M. H. S. Enterprise. Why not have a paper of larger size? Here’s to Sedan of Hampden, Maine, A new and cleverly arranged exchange. The Megaphone we receive from Dean Is, by far, most attractive of all we have seen. 1922 A group of farmers crowded around the post- office window to get their mail, when one of them stalked up and shouted: “Any mail for Mike Howe?” The postmaster, a stranger in the community, glared at him over the rims of his spectacles and shouted back: “No, not for your cow, nor for anybody’s else cow.” History. “What became of Babylon?” “It fell.” “Of Nineveh?” “Destroyed.” “Of Tyre?” “Punctured.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 27 Credit List Continued from page 18 Elizabeth Ashton Orrie Grant Margaret Murray Eleanor Beedle Dorothy Hatch Wilhelmina Muller Angelina Berman Helen Hatchett Agnes Mongan Elsie Bertelsen Olive Holmes Mildred Milliken Irene Blrchdale Peter Johnston Mary McNamara Walter Breckenridge Thelma Jones Vera Pearson Veneta Clouther Mildred Keith Mary Pendleton Lauretta Connors Marie E. Kenny Mildred Pickernell Marie Damery Marie P. Kenny Lucia Ryder Marion Dodge Bertha Lewis Robert Shea Alfred Dolben Margaret Linardy Arline Snow Ruth Drew Helen Linderholm Frank Towle Doris Ferguson Marion Linfield Donald Tribe Chester Francis George Macdonald Sada Tyler Harold Freeman Donald McGilvray Arthur Watkins Ruth Garey Martha Getlin Barbara McLoud Leah Williams HARVARD DENTAL SCHOOL A Department of Harvard University Graduates of secondary schools admitted without examination provided they have taken required subjects Modern buildings and equipment. Fall terms open September 22, 1919. Degree of D. M. D. Catalog EUGENE H. SMITH. D. M. D. Dean BOSTON. MASS. NEWCOMB HALL Corner Broadway and Franklin Street Newly Painted and Furnished OPEN DATES FOR Lodges, Dances, Socials, Clubs AND MEETINGS OF ALL KINDS AFTERNOON OR EVENING Seating Capacity of Hall, 200 Banquet Hall, 120 Persons This is the finest and most convenient hall of its size in Somerville. Only one flight from the Street. Fine floor for dancing. To Lodges holding two meetings per month 1 fc-KIVlb: wjth use 0f banquet hall once each month. $150 per Year, payable monthly. Dances, Socials, Parties or Meetings of any kind, $10 per night until 11 o’clock; $2 per hour thereafter. Banquet hall $2 extra. Apply to JANITOR or JESSE S. NEWCOMB 355 BROADWAY Telephone; Som. 5307-R or Rich. 3000 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Count In Civil Engineering (C. E.). Mechanical Engineering (M. E.). Electrical Engineering (E. E.), Chemical Engineering (Ch. E.). «nil General Science iB. S.V Alao Graduate and Special Couracv Unsurpassed new Chemical. Physical. Electrical. Me- chanical and Materials Tearing Laboratories. For catalogue and illustrated pamphlets showing work of graduate and student and view of buildings and campus, apply to JOHN V. NUGENT. Registrar. Before going in town. Stop at ; D. KRATMAN S Haberdashery Union Square - - Somerville Telephone Connection WATCH YOUR STEP! When you go to get your lunch make sure you go to the right place. FINK ELSTEIN’S Delicatessen and Confectionery at the very lowest prices 28B Highland Ave. Tel. 24102 Som. Somerville, Mass. DANCING I Heinemann House Academies ANTHOINE HALL ' 136 School Street, Somerville HIGH SCHOOL CLASS Every Friday. Open night once a month PARTY every Wednesday and Friday evening; special features PARTY every holiday night CHILDREN’S CLASSES every Saturday BABY CLASS every Wednesday LET US SEND YOU ONE OF OUR CATALOGUES Tel. Som. S59I5 HILIil!d.JIIU,i;!! : ; .;!|ii:;.i,: !lliaillL'H!iini.i: lii1. ii!i li; 's!iii7;|IIlUIIlll(C1110IIIZ2imiiilIUVIIIUIIIUIIUUIi:: I' III I IIIIII IIIIIIIIIHIIIIMIIIIWIIIIBUHillllllWWMiH11 'III I I .ii!i:iii!:iiii!U iii:uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitinuiuU:!iL!iii. : mi mii him nil iii;:. i: .i;i!i:!!i!f?-: ii!i,’:;ii’Ji!iiniiii!Si!ii?:i!ii:i!iiiiEiiiiiHiiiiQin!!iniiiiraimiiiiiiiBiiHiiiinMnHHHnHnHaMHH| The Winter Hill Co-operative Bank 84 BROADWAY SOMERVILLE, MASS. LAST DIVIDEND During the last six years we have paid the highest rate of interest on deposits of any bank in Somerville Compliments of GAMMA ETA KAPPA FRATERNITY � mp3 Compliments of KAPPA ALPHA PI FRATERNITY COMPLIMENTS OF OMICRON PI SIGMA FRATERNITY Be Suited By FRANK J. GILLIS At Leopold Morse Co. TUTORING FRANK H. WILKI1 93 RAYMOND AVE. TEL. 6247-M W 'i JULY AND AUGUST ark College Worcester, Mass. EDMUND C. SANFORD. President ANNOUNCES specialized programs leading to training for the essential profession in Reconstruction - Diplomacy, Engineering, Liberal Professions, Pedagogy, all combined with the cultural advantages of an academic college. For information address THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, Worcester, Mass Harvard Dental School A Department of Harvard University Every ’19 Girl Graduate who takes our course of instruction is assured of a position after graduation paying $12 to $16 per week. Ask your parents if this is a good investment— only a month’s training and then a salary greater than that paid beginners in other office voca- tions after eight to twelve months’ training. Visit our schools and bring your parents. luates of secondary schools admitted without examination provided they have taken required subjects Catalogue upon request. Modern buildings and equipment. Fall terms open September 22, 1919. Degree of D. M. D. Catalog BOSTON SCHOOL OF FILING ENE H. SMITH. D. M. D. Dean BOSTON. MASS. ink it Over trend of modern conditions makes a ledge of law necessary to the heads of reat industrial enterprises. hether a young man contemplates fol- ing the legal profession, or whether he pes to head any great industrial organiza- m. he will find a legal training of utmost lue to him in after life. The forward-looking youth lays his plans 3w for future success. The study of law one great essential to this end. THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL ives a thorough training in the principles of law. Course for LLB. requires 3 years. Men preparing for college or business, who wish to plan ahead in selecting a school of law, should address, for catalog, HOMER ALBERS, Dean 11 Ashburton Place, Boston LITTLE BUILDING Telephone Beach 805 Branches: NEW YORK. ClilCAGO. PHILADELPHIA. Rensselaer Established 1824 Troy, N. Y. Polytechnic Engineering and Science Institute Course In Civil Engineering (C. E.). Mechanical Engineering (M. E.), Electrical Engineering (E. E.), Chemical Engineering (Ch. E.). and General Science (B. S.). Also Graduate and Specis I Courses. Unsurpassed new Chemical. Physical. Electrical, Me- chanical and Materiata Testing Laboratories. For catalogue and Illustrated pamphlet showing work of graduates and atudenta and views of buildings and campus, apply to JOHN W. NUGENT, Registrar. McLean Hospital Training School For Nurses. Three-year course for women. An all-round training as well as specialization in mental and nervous diseases. Two-year course for men. Pay while training; large salaries for graduates. Address Supt., Box 8, Wavcrley, Mass. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR lorne, Lester A........................ S Waterhouse St. ehurst. Lawrence E..................... S4 Newbury St. wlc. F. Martin ........................... 52 Adams St. . remblay, Joseph ........................ C Webster St. Tribe, Donald B....................... 2$ Waterhouse St. Tribon, Francis L.......................... 6 Summit St. Truesdell, Richard E....................... M Gorham St. Turner. Roy ............................. 53 Prescott St. Tutein. Warren ............................. 15 Elston St. Vinal, Albert F.......................... 155-B Pearl St. Before going in town. Stop at D. KRATMAN’S Haberdashery Union Square - - Somerville Telephone Connection WATCH YOUR STEP! When you go to get your lunch make sure you go to the right place. FINKELSTEIN’S Delicatessen and Confectionery at the very lowest prices 28B Highland Ave. Tel. 24102 Som. Somerville, Macs. Howard B. Burlingame PRIVATE TUTOR In Languages and Mathematics P ipils Prepared for Any College or Professional School pils Backward in Their Studies or School Work Assisted JAY STREET WEST SOMERVILLE VN’T MAKE A MISTAKE y When you buy ANDY, ICE CREAM OR NOVELTIES Re sure to BUY AT FIELD’S 415 Highland Avenue earson’s Perfect Pictures ODD FELLOWS HALL, WINTER HILL atince every day 2.30 Evenings 7.45 I Waite, Don A.......v...................... 98 Bristol Wallace, Raymond H.................... 4$ Lexington Warren, Frederick R.................... 40 Raymond Watkins, Arthur E........................ 21 Cameron Welch, Thomas ....................... 15 Kensington Wells, Irving D......................... 64 Liberty Whitman, Herbert L...................... 43 Packard i Wolf. Kenneth .1........................... 16 Foskett Woodworth. Arthur W.................... 30 Whitman Compliments of Room 10S HODGKINS’ SPA Ice Cream Manufacturers G FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, SODA, CIGARS AND TOBACCO NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINE 99 Holland Street West SomerJ TEL. SOM. 74164 FOR CLASS Davis Square HaberdasKJ 7 HOLLAND STREET WEST SOMERS Opposite Somerville Theatre Tel. Som. 1696-W MANUFACTURERS OF S. H. S. PINS CLASS PINS RINGS MEDALS ft- TROPMIES FRATERNITY ' JEWELRY ' ‘anT APPLICO I® EMBLEMS ’'APDRESS BOX PORRETY-e,0 SOM HR VILLI : II KiII SCHOOL RADIATOR Kenney. Marie I’........ King. Mary C............ Kinsley. Eileen M....... Kopf. Dorothea W........ I aird, Marion E........ Dally. Hita D........... I a in borgh i n i. A nge 1 i na Larson. Edith E......... Leavitt. Ethel J........ Leavitt, Ruth E........ Lewis, Bertha M........ latwls, Mary L......... Linurdy. Margaret M..... Lincoln. Helena It...... Linderholm. Helen I..... Linfleld, Marion 1’..... Lipkind, Rose I)........ Long. Katharine F....... Luurtsema. Josephine G. Lyons, Bessie C......... Lyons. Marion L......... Lyons, Mary M........... MacDonald. Dorothy A. .. MacKay. Allaire ........ MacKav. Nellie M....... MacKenzie. Katherine ... MacKillop. Mary E....... MacLaughlin, Hazel It. ... Magnusson. Anna M....... Mahoney. Mary H......... Malloy, Cecelia P....... Manley. Bernice A....... Manning, Helen P........ Mannion. Grace E........ Mara, Agatha L.......... Martin, Elinor P........ Mason. Helen V.......... Mauch, Ida D............ McCabe. Kathleen C...... McCarthy, Catherine It. . McCloud, Myrtle M....... •Dermott, Helen E..... ’Donald, Marjorie ..... .-Dowell. Jessie A..... Joldrick, Florence E. . tGoldrick, Margaret It. :Grath, Alice L........ Isaac, Anna C......... Kenna. Margaret ... cLaughlin. Mary R. cLennan. Catherine cLeod, Evelyn L........ cLoud. Barbara C....... cNamara, Mary A........ cNamara, Winnifred c. cQueency, Margaret K. IcSweeney. Margaret M. 'erritt, Edna G......... oskell, Catherine c..... etcalf. Elizabeth A..... lliken, Mildred L...... jngan. Agnes .......... ore, Doris V.......... 3rc. Margaret A........ orc. Marguerite E..... •ran. Mary P........... •rgan. Kathryne H...... rrell. Helen A........ lowers, Charlotte T..... ucller. Gertrude D...... uller. Wilhelmine ...... urljacich. Helen M...... urphy. Alice M.......... urphy, Frstnces H....... urpliy, Lucy E.......... urphy. Mary G.......... urray. Hazel M.......... urray, Margaret F....... angle. Lilian V......... esbit, Ruth W........... ewton, Elizabeth ....... ickerson, Louise F...... iokerson. Mildred E..... orton. Agnes M.......... 'Brlen. Helen T......... I-'� lor. Catherine ..... Leary, Anna T........... in. Grace G............. 'clll. Mary A.......... er. Bernice F......... Ruthven C......... i. Vora L.......... . Lillian M........ ‘ton, Mary E......... L. ......... 19 Cleveland St. ........... CO Line St. ........ 465 Somerville Ave. ......... SO Electric Ave. ......... 145 Walnut St. ........... 7 Dana St. ......... 78 Cameron Ave. ......... 61 Linden Ave. .......... 11 Jasper St. .......... 29-A Putnam St. ........... 32 Russell Rd. ........ 330 Highland Ave. ............... 34 Jay St. .. 148-A Summer St. ......... 67 Winslow Ave. ......... 10 Campbell Pk. ........... 30 Linden St. ........... 16 Fisk Ave. ........... 9 Park 1 1. .......... 49 Alpine St. .......... 51 Putnam St. ....... 6S Clarendon Ave. ....... 87 Bay State Ave. ......... 33 Lowden Ave. ....... 51 Dlmlck St. ....... 29 Teele Ave. ..... 21 Clarendon Ave. ......... 9 Belmont PI. ........ 351 Beacon St. .....:..... 36 Otis St. ..... 16 Spring Hill Ter. ........... 5 Otis St. ....... 80 Cameron Ave. ...... 263 Highland Ave. ......... 66 Newbury St. ....... 47 Paulina St. ....... 20 Austin St. ....... 11 Henry Ave. ..... 131 Josephine Ave. ....... 9 Linden Cir. ........... 123 Pearl St. ........ 4 Sanborn Ave. ......... 77 Bartlett St. ....... 127 Walnut St. ..... 27 Partridge Ave. ....... 55 Springfield St. .......... 23 Green St. 39 New Hampshire Ave. ........ 271 Summer St. ......... 6 Windsor Rd. ....... 10 Fairlee St. ......... 85 Central St. ......... SI Bartlett St. ........... 19 Ix ring St. ....... 85 Hancock St. ....... 16 Atherton St. ....... 83 Yorktown St. ....... 74 Belmont St. .....55 Partridge Ave. ..... 55 Columbus Ave. ..... 15 Robinson St. ......... 24 Central St. ......... 32 Montrose St. ....... 512 Medford St. ....... 96 Moreland S . ....... 9 Moreland St. ....... 71 Park St. ... 7 Seven Pines Ave. ......... 50 Lowden Ave. .....:.... 29 Grant St. ....... 23 Chester St. ....... 20 Moore St. ....... 15 Taylor St. ....... S Laurel Ave. ........... 9 Tufts St. ......... 14 Caldwell Ave. ....... 10 Harrison St. ....... 47 Rogers Ave. ..... 42 Rielidale Ave. ........... 66 Avon St. ..... S4 Bay State Ave. ........85 Rogers Ave. ......... 47 Liberty Ave. ....... 17 Concord Ave. ....... 16 Howe St. ....... 11 Murdock St. ..... 12 Arcadia Pk. ..... 103 Summer St. ..... 38 Springfield St. ..... 228 Willow Ave. ....... 54 Walker St. ..... 24 Garrison Ave. ....... 11 Linden St. ..... 41 Simpson Ave. Perrins, Helen B............. Phalan, Anna G............... Phillips, Gertrude C......... Piekernell, Mildred A........ Pike, Elizabeth B............. Powell. Irene E............... Preble. Frances B........... Priest. Mary C.............'• Puincll, Dorothy F........... Reardon. Marie F............. Rideout, Eleanor G............ Ring. Helen C....... Risdon. Martha K............. Robbins. Selina A............ Roche. Mary V................ Ronan. Anna M. Honan. Julia A............... Rood. O. Mary ............... Rush. Margaret E.............. Russell, Alice C. ............ Ryan. Madeline D.............. Ryder. Lucia M................ Sadlier. Mary L............... Sadlier. Nellie C............. Savary, Olive D............... Scanlon. Eleanor H. Scanlon, Mary A....... Seidman, May L........ Seya, Senta H................. Seymour. Olive L.............. Sliney, Mary A................ Smith. Ruth ...... Snow. Arline S. Snow. Ida T................... Spooner. Katherine R.......... Sprague, Dorothy M............ Staples. Lillian M............ Stark, Elsie P................ Stevens. Helen F.............. St rout. E. Leola ............ Sullivan. Anna V.............. Sullivan. Louise M............ Tarkka, Bertha................ Taylor. Edith ................ Terozowski, Florence M. A..... Tholander. Alta S............. Thompson, Grace I-............ Tomlinson. Grace M............ Toomey, Margaret E............ Tracey. Gertrude H............ Travaglla, Mary C............. Turnbull. Evelyn A...... Tyler. Sada M........... Van Buskirk. Merna P.......... Walsh. Katherine Ann ......... Walton. Harriet H. Waters, Mabel C............... Weeks, Dorothy M.............. Wellington. Gladys M.......... Wessells. Bessie L............ Westland, Mildred L........... Whalen. Ixiuise M............. White, Helen M................ Wiggin. Corinne R............. Wiggins, Catherine E.......... Williams. Dorothy ............ Williams, Leah A.............. Wright. Emily R............... Wright. Evelyn F.............. Young, Grace H................ Young. L. Marion ............. Young, Louise A. Adams. Henry H........... Adams. Mount fort ....... Albrecht. Fritz J........ Akerlcy, Harold W........ Anderson. Paul J. A...... Apel. George E........... Austin. Alexander J...... Baclgalupo. Edward J..... Beglev, Leo C............ Bennett. H. Paul ........ Bergen, Peter J.......... Bird. James P............ Bloom. Morris ........... Bloomer. John J.......... Bowe. John P............. Bowman. John II.......... Bradley. Leslie J........ Breckenrldge, Walter N... Brown. Walter ..... Bryans, William R. Boys ........ 11 Chain. ........... 105 Wall ........ 152 Willov ............57 Dimi ........ 82 Rogers ........ 36 Fountain ..... 28 Francesca . ............ 13 Thorp� ............... 31 Jay ..... 205 Washington ........... 342 Broad' .....57 Berkeley , ........ 58 Lowden ............ 5 Arnold .............. 14 Kent •..........22 Prescott ........... 22 Prescott ............ 62 Curtis ......a.... 16 Cedar ............ 11 Abdell ........ 96 Belmont ... ........54 Francesca Av ........ 7 Campbell Pi. ........ 7 Campbell Pit ............ 7 Landers St ........ 19 Electric Ave. .......... 22 Munroe St.! ........ 31 Gorham St. ........24 Farragut Ave. ........ 6 Trimount S; ........ 12-R Granite St. ........ 14 Sanborn Ave. ........ 154 Willow Ave. ..... 21 West Quincy St. ........ 1SV4 School St. ............ 10 Conwell St. ........ 20 Ashland St. ........... 160 Broadway ........ 25 Hudson St. ............ 19 Green St. ........... 88 Ixiwell St. .......... 34 Albion St. ............ 27 Moore St. ....... 32 Dearborn Rd. ....... 33 Morrison Ave ............ 195. Elm ..... 109 I: ..... 52-A P; ......... 1 ......... 143 ......... 36 ........ 71 ......... 15 ......... 205 S ......... 195 ......... 56 Gv ......... 12 Drt ..... 61 Web: ........ 17 Am ........ 11 Mori ..... 12 Evergr .........23 Electi ........103 Pears� ......... 46 Putna1 24 Hu«ls ..... 147 Willow ..... 28 Charmvooi ........ 10 Bradley . 92 Powder House lr ....... 63 Linden . ........ 40 Hall A ........... 34 Ware ........... 14 Park A ........ 9 Olive A ........ 40 Hall Av SO Porter ..... 333 Highland . • ..... 120 Morrison . ..... 149 Somerville J ........ 73 Winslow ..... 11 Sanborn 7 Parker ..... 96 Wallace ..... 7-A Tennyson ..... 27 6 Adrian S SOM EH VILLE 111C11 SCHOOL KAPIATOK Wey, Edwin R...........— fcley. Robert .......... Fh. Norman C............. laarone. Joseph J.......... fmeron, Arthur S........... kmpbell. J. William Juiniff, William J. Epiis, Oliver P. jliipman, Robert G.... ■ark, Herbert R. offey. Harold L...... |. llins. George F. Iunnell, Chester I)......... Jmnolly. Joseph F........... pnway, Clarence A.............. randell. Frank J........... fross. Everett C............ Jrouse. Archie W............ Vumby. Fred H............... 'urley, William M........... J furrier, Reynold A......... I Curtin, Austin E........... ' Daniels, Charles G......... DePadua, Alfred J........... Dewar. Russell K............ Dl Silva. Joseph ........... Dodge, Leonard F............ Dolhen, Alfred H............ Donnelly, Leonard C......... Dresser, Herbert A.......... Du (fee, Joseph J.....:..... Dunn. Brian ................ Dunning. Robert H........... Durgin. Charles T........... Ellis. Chester F............ Ellis. Lawrence E........... Ellison. John H............. Ells. Ralph W............... Falvey, Daniel P............ Ferris. J. Edward .......... Fleming. Thomas J........... Flynn. Joseph J............. Forest. George L............ Francis. Chester S.......... Freeman. Harold P. LLller._Malcolm R. George I '. km H........... hi J........... Ibid J.......... Icr h!.... J Carleton C...... IVhitman G........ lohert L.......... Allison .......... _r Charles P....... ■Maynard R......... J Kenneth F......... Kseph L............. I Richard P......... id. Lloyd ........, ll. F. Paul ........ J George E........... Ik. Otis H........... Iis. Bernard ........ -'Murray B............. lerg, A If N........... Krty. Joseph I’........ 1. Arnold E............ Ihy. Thomas C.......... Jin. Carlton S.......... M. Carroll S............ ■den. George W.......... Jlmes, John A............ liber t. Walter J........ Inrwitz, Alfred W........ Jdinston. Peter ........... J.oely. James E............ ■Ceruzkoski. Joseph A...... king. Melvin C............. jKratman. Samuel .......... £yte. Edward K............. One. Harold J........... kwlor. J. Warren ....... jttlefleld. Elmer L..... lunshury. Frank L....... Jicdonald, George A..... JaeGIUIvray, Thomas R. . ■ alloy. John C.......... Ifcnisbonden. Frederick V. Marphant, Alvitj C.........— ..... 220-A Summer St. ......... Sf IjOwell St. ......... 45 Willow 'Ave. ..... 28 Minnesota Ave. ... 355 Somerville Ave. ..... 21 Quincy St. 341 Washington St. 69 Pearson Ave. ......... 160 North St. ......... S3 Lowdcn Ave. ......... 26 Rogers Ave. ......... 43 Hancock St. ......... 14 Atherton St. ......... 13 Berkeley St. ........... 9 Dixon St. .......... 52 Cherry St. ............6 West St. ....... 10 New Cross St. ......... 290 Beacon St. ............ 7 Dow St. ......... 60 Murdock St. .......... 35 Walter St. ..... 455 Somerville Ave. . 102 Powder House Blvd. ......... 18 South St. ......... 34 Belknap St. ......... 55 Ossipec Rd. ......... 19 Burnham St. ..... 22 Wisconsin Ave. ..... 65 Josephine Ave. ......... 10 Cypress St. ......... 45 Conwcll Ave. ............ 21 Otis St. ............ 2 Eliot St. ..... 192 Morrison Ave. ......... 55 Church St. ......... 192 Willow Ave. ....... 9 Partridge Ave. ......... 27 Virginia St. ............ S2 Tx well St. ......... 6 Charles St. ......... 70 T owden Ave. ......... 90 Glen wood Rd. ......... 22 Campbell Pk. 5 Campbell Pk. ......... 4S-B Oliver St. ..... 235-D Highland Ave. ..... 227 Highland Ave. ......... 22 Berkeley St. ......... 7 Garfield Ave. ......... 221 Willow Ave. ............ 9 Crown St. ... 130 Rartlett St. ............. 5 Hall Cir. ......... 42 Packard Ave. ............ 48 Ware St. ......... 40 Belknap St. ........... 46 Belmont St. ......... 218 Summer St. ......... 52 Hamilton Rd. ......... 13 Durham St. ........... 5 Roberts St. ....... 22 Wesley St. ......... 30 Lowden Ave. ........... 15 Miner St. .......... 104 Central St. ......... 329 Beacon St. ........... 25 Hancock St. ........... 20 Landers St. .......... 192 Holland St. .......... 255 Broadway ......... 34 Pinckney St. ....... S Charnwood Rd. ......... 152 Perkins St. ......... S3 Prichard Ave. ........... 16 Chapel St. ......... 131 Medford St. .........9 Brastow Ave. ......... 122 Rogers Ave. ......... 129 Beacon St. ........... 10 Wyatt Cir. ........... 50 Hall Ave. ......... 12 Magnus Ave. ............ 47 Main St. ......... 63 Wallace St. ......... 33-A Dover St. ......... 19 Marshall St. ............. 8 Giles Pk. ............ 17 Banks St. .......... 22 Knapp St. ....... 16 Spring Hill Ter. .......... 49 School St. ........... 48 Dimick St. Marmaud. James L. ....... Marston. Roger F......... Martin. Russell S........ McCall. Francis H........ McCarthy. Lawrence ...... McCarthy, William T...... McGilvray. Donald C...... McGrath. James E......... McKenzie. James S........ Meaney, Stephen J........ Merrill. Richard H....... Mesklll. John M.......... Miner. Clinton E......... Minton. Chester G........ Mooney. Charles L........ Morrow. John A........... Moulton. Irving M........ Mulvey. George E......... Murphy. Harold J......... Nichols. Charles G....... Noclvclll. John A. G..... Norris. Edmund T......... Nowell. Carl B........... Nystrom, Frank .......... O'Connell. Henry J....... O'Connell. John M........ O’Hanian. Nlshan ........ O'Hara, John F........... O’Neill. Jeremiah L...... O'Neill. John J. ■....... Owens, Chester F......... Parker. Paul E........... 1 Parkhurst, C. Chandler .. Peacor. Carroll O........ Peterson. Ernest A....... Peterson. Ralph E...... Phillips. H. Woodman . Phillips. M. Weslev ... Pierce. Winslow H...... Pike. Andrew F......... Porter. Franklin W..... Powers. James W........ Prescott. Ronald C..... Price, Herman ......... Purtell. Joseph B...... Quail. Harold C........ Quinn. Henrv V......... Ranh, Robert D......... Reed, Nathan E......... Renner. Paul R......... Rice. Earl G........... Rice. Harry E.......... Ring. Gerald D......... Roberts. Lawrence P.... Robertson. Raymond A. Robinson, Benjamin ..... Robinson. Charles ..... Robinson. Walter V..... Roekwood. Alnion E..... Rogers. Lemuel J....... Rosenthal. Edward A. Rowe. Homer A............. Rowe. John T-T......... Runcy. Francis A....... Runey. Francis E....... Russell. John R........ Ryan. William H........ Sahlin, Carl E. ....... Sampson. Carleton P. .. Sandstrom. Ernes� W. .. Sexton. Bernard J ..... Sharkey. George A...... Sharkey. James A....... Shattuck. John H...... Shea, D. Joseph ...... Shea. Robert A........ «'btev. Alfred E.......! Siegel. Louis ........... Snyder, Raymond S. ... Soering, Edward F..... «Prague. Herbert B. ... Stack. Arthur E....... Stack. William R...... Stackpole. Trying L. ... Stanley, Wilbur G..... Stevens. Howard C. ... Stewart, James s...... Sullivan, Richard J... Sumner. John K........ Sweeney. Francis J. ... Swenson. Arthur S..... T'adgell. Henry A..... Teague. Charles B..... Thlesfeldt, Henry A... 31 ..... 23 Sargent Ave. ......... 375 Broadway ... 59 Cedar St. ..... 10 Fenwick St. college hih Rd. ..... 8 Prescott St. 7. lot Glenwood Rd. si Pennsylvania Aye. I ........ 29 Cralgie St. .. s Cross Street PI. 253 Willow Ave. 55 Partridge Ave. .. 40 T owden Ave. 17 Russell Rd. ..... 67 Trull St. ■L........ 23 Perry St. 50 Spencer Ave. . 26 Clyde St. ........ 15 Calvin St. ...... 19 Greenville St. .... 5 Arnold Ave. .. 39 Gibbons St. .... 4 Essex St. 14-C Vinal Ave. 139 Lowell St. 43 Highland Rd. ... 72 Derby St. ....... 7 Reed's Ct. .. 35-A Kingston St. 38 Springfield St. 6 Farragut Ave. 54 Walker St. 79 Walker St. 31 Walnut St. Princeton St. .... 16 Hall St. pMi....... 30 Leonard St. 7. 138 Powder House Blvd. .......... 69 School St. 223 Highland Ave. .. 155 Willow Ave. ....... 373 Broad f .. 50 Banks| 53 Mystic .. 2 Centrali ........... 24 Halil .....7 Shawmutl ... 37 Whitman| 42 Browning . 102 Sycamorel .. 147 Central J ... 65 Craigle .. 57 Berkeley L ........ 769 Broad ...... 67 Svcamore | ...... 6 Benedict ’ .. 8 Edmunds ..... 50 Newbury j ..... 18 Glenwood 29 Mount Vernon I ....... 24-A Trulll .... 42 Liberty ....... S Waldo .... 30 Highland ..... 80 Victoria ........ 31 Ash . ..... 96 Belmont I .... 18 Barton! .... 134 Hudson' ..... 195 College ... 12 Partridge ....... 20 Avon ....... 20 -Avon , .... 486 Medford ..... 40 Lincoln Pk| ..... 11 James ....... 42 Oxford ... 69 Webster AJ ..... 23 Farragut Aj ..... 92 Belmont .. 25 Belknap , ..... 13 Hal! Ai .... 31 Dartmouth ....... 37-A Oliver ..... 63 Simpson Aj .. 298 Summer .......5 Miner 451 -A Somerville .......... 115 Elnf ... S3 Yorktown] ..... 25 Bartlett .......... 14 Dow ..... 5 Pearson ....... 15 Cypress! SOMIORYILLU lIKill SCHOOL RADIATOR Taylor. J. Howard ......................... 1210 Broadway frhroensen. Roy H............. [lYaverse, William II....................... 31 Marion St. Trucsdalc, Clarence N.........................174 Albion St. |Truesdale, Richard E..................................... 1 Tulloch, P. Ellis ......................... 254 Broadway wan Unimerscn, Edward T..................... 01 Boston St. Walsh, Richard II........................ S9 Lexington Avc. Walsh, William F....................... 52-A Partridge Ave. Warren, George C............................ 52 Hall Ave. Way. Robert S............................... 14 Pembroke St. Weeks, Seth I j............................. 52 Boston St. Weinberger. Henry .............................41 Pearl St. Welch. John F. ............... .Weldon, John J............... [Werner. Arthur H.............................. 59 Cedar St. [Vestlund, Elmer G.......................... 32 Central Rd. White. Charles ............... White. George M............................. 17-A Cross St. Wilson. Arthur A............................ 34 Tower St. Witham, George I,........................... 22 Prichard Ave. Wood. Wilbur H................................... 51 Bow St. Woods, Clifford W............. roung, Everett W...........................70 Glenwood Rd. FRESHMEN Girls 1922 I.Aikins. Hilda M............................. 33 Jaques St. T llen. E. Jean ............................ 122 Hudson St. ■Allen. Hesper J.............................. 86 Electric Ave. lAndelman, Bertha ............................ 109 Prospect St. [Andersen, Mary C............................. 30 Calvin St. Andrews. Lillian ............................. 18 Walnut Rd. Vxshton, Elizabeth C.......................... 17 Aldersey St. Barnes. Gertrude Rita ......... .............. 49 Belmont St. Barrett, Beatrice A........................... 5 Ash Ave. Barton, Goldie E......................... 12 Evergreen Ave. IBeedle. Eleanor ............................. 12 Chester PI. Berman. Angelina ............................. SO Prospect St. jBerman, Bessie A............................. 66 Sydney St. [Berra. Mary A..................................... -ilHK St. ertOlsen. Elsie ......................................... Si. ..................................... S!. • St. I st. st. St. st. St. h st. st. Douglas. Catherine W..................... 267 Highland Ave. Downing, Alice M............................ IS Summit St. Doyle, Jennie A........................... 80 Hinckley St. Drew, Ruth M................................ 84 Perkins St. Drowns. Dorothy O........................... 14 Cutter Ave. Duffy. Marguerite ............................. 25 Maple St. Dunne, Ethel I ................................ 58 Bow St. Dutton. Gladys E............................ 62 Vinal Ave. Dyas, Ruth ................................. 101 Pearl St. Ed ward es, Aurora S............................ 58 Oak St. Estabrook, Elsie T,....................... :... 27 Park St. Farrell, Carita M........................... 91 Marion St. Farrington, Irma C........................ 4S Glenwood Rd. Ferguson, Doris M........................... 45 Dimlck St. Flshlin, Eva ............................. 19 Buckingham St. Fogarty. Grace F.......................... 17 Spencer Avc. Foley. F. Ethel ............................20S Summer St. Freeman. Laura M.......................... S5 Electric Ave. French. Mildred E......................... 51 Clarendon Ave. Fuller. Grace H............................. 50 Derby St. Gallagher. Anna L.................... 250-A Somerville Ave. Carey. Ruth G............................... 16 Ashland St. Garland. Helen 1.......................... 7 Simpson Ave. Gasset t. Ina M.......................... 431 Highland Ave. Getchell. Helen M......................... 28 Lincoln St. Get-hin, Martha L................................ 5 Lake St. Gibson. Lois p.............................. 43 Teele Avc. Gilman. Annie ................................. 58 Flint St. Gilmore. Hazel D.......................... 23 Springfield St. Clragosian. Zabelle K.......................... 53 Cedar St. Goguen. Florence M.......................... 51 Gorham St. Gordon. Dorothy ............................ 54 Belmont St. Gould. Lillian E.......................... 16 Dresden Cir.j Grant. Orrie B.............................. 64 Vinal Avei Grue. Anna ............................... 13 Durham Stf ‘-uelfl, Renetta A....................... 656 Somerville AvJ Hailwood. Natalie C............. 231 Powder House BN Haley. Catherine T........................ 13 Concord Aj Hall. Bernice A............................. 17 Maple Halloran. Veronica M........................ 15 Laurel] Hampton. Marie I............................ 134 Lowell I Hanna, Florence G........................... 30 Fenwick! Harmon. Edith M ............................ 9 Putnam! Haskell. Priscella G........................ 201 School, Hasselgren, Lillian ........................ 22 Ibbetsonl Hatch Dorothy M............................. 6 Herbert f Hatch. Lola A............................... 31 Marshalll Hatchett, Helen G......................... 28 Arlington! ITavican. Nora L.......................... 38 Burnham I ! fay den, (da M.......................... 17 Hinckley! Hayden. Sarah A........................... 22 Franklin J Henderson. Dorothy M........................ 36 Ossipee Herllhy. Mary V............................. 27 Allen -,T■«•kev Alice A.................. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Aloisr. John M............................ 10 Franklin St. Ashton, Paul M............................ 17 Alderney St. Austin, Edward T.......................... 34 ware St Paeon, Bernard L........................ 46 Bay State Ave! Raker, Harvey .......................... 33 Bay State Ave. Raker Robert A. .......................... 8 Bradford Ave. Baldwin, Richard H........................ 31 Ware St. Ranks. E. Russell ........................ 131 p(.arj St. Raruffaldi, Lawrence ................. 1 Parker PI Bean, Claude A............ ...............25S Broadway Beck, F. William ......................... 36 Rush st. Bennett V. Byron ......................... 24 Spring St. Berry Andrew C. .......................... Of,2 Broadway Bertolami. Hugo J. ....................... IS Belmont St. m ° e- J?hn E.....................-...... x Cameron Ave. SHF’ w1?! ..... .......................... 353 Lowell St. £ ak? )ya,tor S;......................... 50 Putnam St. Blunt, George R........................... 13 Edmands St. Brennan George .....-..................... 482 Medford St. Bronsteln. Meyer ......................... 72 Oxford St. Brown Albert S........................ 17 Westminster St. Bryant, Henry L........................... g Everett St Callahan William H........................ 46 Spencer Ave.' Campbell, Malcolm K....................... 07 Mt Vernon St Campbell, Chas. W....................... � 7 Mt Vernon St.' Cassaaa. Augustus C....................... 9 Claremon St. Case. Nelson P. .......................... 192 School St. C a tan I. Henir L. ...................... 42 Cralgie St. ( handler, Robert F....................... g Vinal Ave £!� ««. panels G. ....................... 44 Joseph ™ aII Christie, Horace E........................ 3 Rovee Pi A«’mi.n ?......................... K Electric Ave.' i, v°i! hC . FTd J.......................... «4 Beacon St. ohen Gussie .............................. 9 Florence Ter. t oll ns. Arthur F........................ 51 Sydney St. on ey, Henry R. ......................... 76 Hinckley St. opeland George It..................... 24 Warner St. ™....................... r'2 RJchdal« Ave. Jirtney. Martin P......................... 11 Skehan St. I • George I ......................... r,9 Preston Rd. Vne Randall L............................ 59 i� reston Rd. x. MraC...... -............... 15 Walter Ter. enm,,,G aKVCy 1.......................... 69 °Xf0r 1 St. onin. Stephen T...................... 103 Beacon St. loss. Raymond ............................ 52 Cherrv St ■dmnV' R , V,r............................ 5 Windsor Rd.' ...................... H5 Sycamore St. nha, Edward F............................ 14 Lincoln Pkwv J xr........................ 69 Raymond Ave. Aal°n lV„ o...................... 250 Willow Avo. knforth. Marshall S....................... 19 rwtls St Eft «3 .....................-......04 Perarl I!: !i. Joseph G. ..................... 594 Somerville Ave. “ '' -............ 123 Highland Jones. Lewis B............................. IS Bromflcld Rd| Josephson, Harold W........................... 134 North St Kuhn. William M............................ 227 Summer St, Landini, Andrew II........................ 11 Greenwood Ter Langill, Howard W.......................... 13 Thorpe Si Lanlgan. Edmund M................■......... 136 Lowell St Laurie, Andrew S.......................... 110 College Av Raverty, George W.............................. 58 Newbury S Lazarus. Israel .......................... 54 Springfield S Leslie, C. Norman ......................... 200 Willow Av % T.evine, Louis ............................- 11 Mortimer PI. . Levinson. Louis .......................... 53 Winslow Ave. Lewis. Ralph W............................. 40 Quincy St. Iyoan, Francis C.............................. 102 Flint St. Lofblad. Kramer C.......................... 22 Putnam St.J Lomasney. John E........................... 30 Sewall St Lothropc. Earle T.......................... 217 College Avo levering. Franklin B.......................-...27 Flint Si Luchlni, Peter .1.......................... 4 George S' Lynch, John M.................................52 Porter S Macdonald. Ernest R........................ 0 Crocker S MacDonald, Harry G......................... 351 Broadwa Macdonald. Ronald B........................... 17 Banks St MacIntyre, James R......................... 51 Montrose S MacKenzie. J. Harold ...................... 100 Alpine S MacLeod, Malcolm ............................. 4 Carver Stl MacSween. Philip A......................... 20 Packard Avel Mangurian. John X............................. 37 Porter Sti Marble, Calvin A.......................... 33-A Surttmer StT Mardon, Albert E........................... 73 Sycamore f?ti Martin, Kenneth C.......................... 130 Central Stf Maxwell. Sherman 0......................... 12-R Oxford Stf McCabe. Francis de Sales ................ 131 Josephine Avq McNeill. James L.......................... 36-A Prescott Si Megathlin. George E........................ 34 Willow Avf Mendel, Samuel A.............................. 500 Broadwa Milano. Leonard D. I ............................ 91 Perkins Si Miller. Donald II......................... 102 Wallace Stj Mitchell. Warren 0......................... 16 Gorham Si Mooers, T,eon W..................:........ 10 Wellington Avo Mooi� -aj|irYey, W..........................17 Garrison Ave Mo ........................ 95 Hudson ............... Ne Mai Mel Nlil Nol.l Noyl .•if SOMERVILLE HIGH SOFTOOL RADIATOR Pray, Francis R............................ 102 Heath St. Price, Harold F............................ 19 Robinson St. Price, Samuel ............................. 03 Mystic Ave. Reed, Lucius K............................. 22 Walter St. Root, Wlnthrop H........................... 55 Putnam St. Rourke, Arthur .1.......................... 49 Putnam St. Russell, Lawrence II....................... 29 Kidder Ave. Ryan, James ................................ Somerville Ave. Ryan, Lawrence F................ .......... 31 Marion St. Scigliano, Frank P......................... 13 South St. Sharkey, Edward J.......................... 20 Avon St. Silva, Raymond M...........................45_Temple St. Sisk, George J............................. 595 Broadway Simpson. Fred N............................ 140 Central St. Sliney, Joseph L........................... 12-R Granite St. Smith, Lloyd E........................ 16 Lexington Ave. i Spaulding, Edward U..................... 41 Francesca Ave. Stephens. Melvin A......................... 89 Rogers Ave. Stynes, James F........................... 2 Emerson St. Taylor, Robert K......................... 31 Spencer Ave. Thurston, Harold A......................... 702 Broadway Treat, C. Herbert ......................... 318 Summer St. Turner, Frank W............................ 95 Bartlett St. Walker, Clayton F..... .................... 264 Willow Ave. Walsh; Elmer F............................. 156 Broadway Walton, Allred C........................... 116 Pearl St. Watkins, George A....................... 721 Cameron Ave. White. Francis B....................... 269 Washington St. Whitney, Stearns H.................... Union Square Hotel Williams, Lawrence 1....................... 95 Summer St. Wood, Morris B..............—.............. 118 Cross St. JUNIORS Girls 1920 Abbott, Sarah E............................ 23 Winslow Ave. Amirault, Blanche M................... 16-A Norwood Ave. Armstrong, Ethel M.................... 17 Spring Hill Ter. Ayers, Gladys E............................ 65 Rogers Ave Backus, Mabelle L.............................. 12 Avon St. Baker, Dorothy P........................... s Bradford Ave. teman, Sylvia....................... 163 Highland Ave. y, Teresa N............................... 9 Olive St. ‘ tto, Marie ........................ 13 Porter St. FaX.iW ...................... 497 Columbia St. urt. Albertina ................ 69 Raymond Ave. Bixby,” Edith I................. .......... 17 Henry Ave. Blood. Marion A................. .... J.9 Acadia Pk. Boggs, Mildred M........................... 2 Tauf.tXJ.n St. Borges, Elvira G............................... 74 Oak St. Brennan, Grace C........................... 6 Giles Pk. Brown, Eleanor............................. S5 Bonair St. Clara Louise ........................... 10 Ilowe St. t, Madeline G....................... 9 Holyoke Rd. Mona C.............................. 278 Lowell St. _e, Myrtle A...................... 35 Cherry St. Ill, Eleanor G................... 110 Highland Rd. an. Alice L.......................... 46 Spencer Ave •on, Louise ......................... 334 Broadway Lydia M............... ............. 108 Hudson St. jll, Dorothy .......... ............. 6 Dartmouth St. nts. Marguerite P.................... 19 Cambria St. I� , Dora ............................. 33 Webster Ave. Jrt, Loretta J........................ 23 Dell St. y, Caroline M....................... 102 Walnut St. troll, Agnes E..................... 17 Monmouth St. •liss, Anna L.......................... 52 Vinal Ave. 'owne, W. Dorothea ..................... 51 Ibhetson St. fuller. Ruth ............................. 44 Walnut St. !)avid, Bessie............................ 469 Columbia St. awes. Ruth E............................. IS Walnut Rd. ckolt, Gladys M......................... 90 Oxford St. inorme. Lea O............................... 29 Trull St. iwire. Mildred D.................... 384 Washington St. ion. Dorothea V....................... 36 Highland Rd. Ige. Pauline D..................... 222 Highland Ave. uahue. Abbie M......................... 45 Harrison St. lovan. Doris E......................... 120 Cedar St. (•nan, Agnes G. C...................... 23 Granite St. lglas. Barbara V..................... 144 Lowell St. fy. Mary M........................... 65 Springfield St. •gin, Dorothy F........................ 170 Broadway ing. Ethel L...................... 37 Florence St. es. Muriel B............................ 58 Oak St. Helen G.............................. 4 Lincoln PI. June .............................. 37 Claremon St. ‘ Jriam R...........-.............. 11 Bigelow St. ilsther M..................... 518-A Medford St. ........................ 54 Montrose St. -ttc R................. 22 Powder House Blvd. sn E.......................... 66 Irving St. garet E....................... 123 Beacon St. on .......................... 106 Fremont St. .stance M....................42 Prichard Ave. M............-............ 34 Lexington Ave Grady, Sadie H.............................. 227 Summer] Graustein, Eda S........................ 98% Prospect Grisim, Gratia M............................S9 Rogers Haley, Grace L.............................. 14% Chcrrj Hall, Arline P...................................... 17 Maple! Hamilton, Alice W........................... 50 Sprinl Hamilton, Ix la G............................ 21 Packard f Hancock, Alice L............................ 18 Summe Hanson, Ruth V. •........................... SO Irvin J Harkins, Mildred M.......................... 329 Beaconl Harney, Helen 1....................... 16 Prospect Hill L Haskell, Elizabeth E........................ lie Porter! Hastings, Alice L.............................. Concord A Hayes, Margaret R........................... 16 Concord Henderson, Doris ............................ 47 Burnside Henriques, Sarah ....................... 194 Morrison Holman. Aliene L............................ 101 Wallace ! Honold, Pearl K............................. 38 Ossipee Rd Hopson. Ruth E.............................. 53 Walnut St. Hubbard, Lillian E................................. 26 Lincoln St. Hudson, Helen W......................... 234 School St. Hutchins, Elva G............................ i Pearson Rd. Johnson, Gladys ............................ 34 Spring St. Johnson, Ruth G......................... 209 Willow Ave. Kenney, Frances G........................ 19 Partridge Ave. Kimball, Ethel M................................. n Miner St. Kodad, Mildred L............................ 1069 Broadway Leveen, Lena ............................... 44 Franklin St. Lindequist, Dagmar E............................. 26 Hall St. Lipsez, Rose ............................... 37 Beacon St. Long. Ethel G........................... 107 Glomvood Rd. Ludwig, Edna M.............................. 1$ Comvell St. Macdonald, Evelyn .......................... 50 Bromlield Rd. MacLachlan, Florence M...................... 20 Wesley Pk. McPhee, Marjorie G.......................... n Dresden Cir. Mannion. Anastasia M.................... 263 Highland Ave. Marchesc. A. Angela ........................ 92 Pearson Rd. Mason, Irene E.............................. 20 Austin St. Mathews, Emily H................................. ? Hall Ave. McAuley, Mary M............................. 35 Lowden Ave. McElroy, Eleanor M.......................... 70 Hudson St. McFarland, Alice M.......................... 90 Prospect St. McGillivray, Evelyn ........................ 22 Knapp St. McGrath, Catherine M............................. 73 Dane St. McHale, Emily M........................ 18-A Montrose St. McQuinn, Dorothy II......................... 19 Stone Ave. Miller, Dorothy T............................ 24 Pleasant Ave. Miller. Margaret C.......................... 10 Lesley Ave. Morrill, Muriel B........................... 30 Cambria St. Morrison, Alice E........................ 43 Whitman St. Moulton. Louise A........................ 50 Spencer Ave. Mulligan. Helen M........................... 8 Bartlett St. Murphy, Alice ..............................3 Spring Hill Ter. Myerson, Fannie ............................ 44 Stone Ave. Nangle, Gertrude .........................42 Itichdale Ave. Newcomb. Louise V....................... 104 Pearson Ave. Newman, Ruth E.............................. 66 Putnam St. Newman, Victoria ........................... 46 Sycamore St. Noreau, Lucy E................................... 14 Dell St. Norris, Lillian G........................... 30 Gibbens St. Northrup, Helen G........................... 53 Walnut St. Nugent. Gladys J............................ SS Flint St. O’Brien, Eileen M........................... 8 Morton St. Ohanian, Baranson H......................... 1092 Broadway O’Neil, Gertrude ....................... 607 Somerville Ave. Payette, Kathleen G.............................. 43 Oak St. Peck. Lena P................................ 186 School St. Perkins, Dorothy ........................... 34-A Tower St. Phillips, Sophie ........................... 122 Highland Rd. Pickering. Sarah T.......................... 29 Auburn Ave. Pierce, Lillian S........................... 15 Chester PI. Pincus, Velma L.......................... 41 Lexington Ave. Pratt, Ruth ................................ 33 Bradley St. Powers, Helen B............................. 18 Rogers Ave. Ramsay, Ruth M.............................. 15 Loring St. Randall. Eleanor A....................... SS Bay State Ave. Reynolds, Dorothy D...................... 25 Newberne St. Rice, Helen M............................... 65 Craigle St. Richards. Emily G.....................'..... IS Loring St. Riess, Bertha C............................. 49 Gorham. Robertson. Thelma G...................... 48 Springfielcf Sanford, Irene J............................ 52 Mystic j Sanders, Josephine A........................ 75 Lowden I Shea. Mary K............................. 50 Waterhousj Simonettl, Mary ............................ 72 Newburf Simpson. Katherine M........................ 20 Moq Spaulding, Elvia A....... Spence, Vera V........... Stack. Mary R............ Steerc. Helen A.......... Stephenson, Madeline F. Still. Rose M. Sutherland. 11 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 51 1...................... 114 Bartlett St. ■ strfv G........................ 393 Somerville Ave. Eleanor M.......................... 24 Pearson ltd. r, H. Vivian ....................... 210 Medford St. T, Doris E.............................35 Josephine Ave. Jm. Dorothy K....................... 142 Orchard St. Iier, Margaret M......................... 2Ss Cedar St. Jy, Madeline E.................................... 25 Cherry St. ■edy, Edith L....................... 16 Fairmont Ave. |er, Svlvla .......................... S-A Everett Ave. byne, Helen A....................... � 0 St. James Ave. ' Mary E................................ 4 Putnam St. Ill, Dorothy E.................... 70 Powder House Blvd. J?han, Margaret T......................... 54 Alston St. ■nehan, Margaret E.................... 1S0-A Pearl St. ling. Dorothy ........................ 45 Tennyson St. thrope, Hazel M......................... 217 College Ave. I.undgren, J. Ellsworth .................. 50 Harrison St. Lynch. Julia E.........................5S Columbus Ave. Lyons, Alice J............................ 51 Putnam St. MaeKay. Dorothy C...................... 69 Josephine Ave. MacMaster. Charlotte A....................... 12 Park St. Malaney, Eunice ......................... 143 Boston Ave. Manthorne. A. Aloise .................. 1� Stickney Ave. Marshall. Marlon E........................ 30 Gilman St. Martin. Adelc .........................v... 8 Spencer Ave. May. Helen B..............................‘23 Morrison Ave. McCrillls. Mary ....................... 6 Pleasant Ave. McHale. Helen B......................... 1S-A Montrose St. Mcl«aughlin, Eleanor ...................... 6 Windsor ltd. McMahon, Mary E........................... 11 Cooney St. McNamara. Eleanor M....................... 85 Hancock St. Mills, A. Eilna ......................... 192 Central St. Miller, Gertrude E........................... IS Greene St. Mitchell. Beatrice C......................... 91 Bristol ltd. Mintrano, Anna .......................... 119 Rogers Ave. Mooney, Evelyn F......................... 11% Summer S'.. Moore. Emma F............................ 296 Highland Ave. Moore, Jessie E........................ 13 Grand View Ave. Murphy, Catherine J.................... 397 Somerville Ave. Murray. Frances E......................... 79 Marshall St. Nemser, Pauline L............................ 25 Walker St. Norton, Sadie A........................... 17 Concord Ave. Nowell, Beulah J....................................... 4 Essex St. Nugent, Helen M.............................. 16 Knapp St. Ohse, Hlldegard ........................... 5 Pearson Ave. O'Key, Dorothy D. K....................... 11 Bromlleld Rd. Parker, Florence H. ..................... 288 Willow Ave. Peak, Alice G............................ 187 Willow Ave. Pearl man. Rose .......................... 82 Concord Ave. Pedrazzi. Mary T.......................... 41 Franklin St. Perry. Barbara L.......................... 39 Josephine Ave. Phelps, Christine 11......................... 17 Cross St. Quail. Olivia M.............................. 24 Hall St. Quinn, Elizabeth E......................... 7 Medina Bldg. Rafuse, Verna S.......................... 264 Willow Ave. Reynolds, Gladys A......................... 80 Bartlett St. Ryan. Mary C................................. 1 Poplar Ct. Sainato, Marguerite M..................... IS Belmont St. Sargent, Bertha E....................... 76 Bartlett St. Sawyer. Dorothy H......................... 51 Willow Ave. Scholes, Leah P............................ 6 Sargent Ave. Scribner, Mildred K........................ 1SG Willow Ave. Seller, Thelma B........................... 72 Berkeley St. Shaw, Constance E.......................... 21 Walker St. Siegel, Sophie H.......................... 37 Springfield St. Smith. Ruth E................................ 57 Grant St. Smith. Violet M.............................. 57 Grant St. Spinney. Gladys E......................... 14 Curtis Ave. Springer, Eleanor G......................... 714 Broadway Sleeves, Florence A....................... 50 Webster St. Stockbrklge, Evelyn F....................... 345 Broadway Sullivan, Alice M......................... 51 Concord Ave. Sullivan, Mary L........................... SS Lowell St. Sullivan, Mildred B....................... 10 Morrison PI. Sweet. Helen .............................. 215 College Ave. Swihehamer. Ethel M....................... 53 Lowden Ave. Tajiley, Phyllis V........................ 17 Josephine Ave. Tajjlor, Doris K............................. 49 Quint Ave. rne. Dorothy L..................... 27 Connecticut Ave. sk, Lillian M............................. 88 Liberty Ave. ftver, Muriel A.................2s7 Powder House Blvd. Try. Dorothy J.................... 76 Heath St. fcible, Alice .......................... 101 Grant St. 1-man, Dorthy .......................... 7 Westwood Rd. Grace ............................... 15 Elston St. .... 65 Atherton St. .... 15 Summit Sf. 105 Highland Ave. .. 20 Richdale Ave. ... 18 Iajonard St. 3 .Toy St. PI. Si Whalen, Madeline M........................ 195 School St. White, Mabel F.............................. 49 Hudson St. Wilber, llorothy ............................. 80 Elm St. Wilder, Doris ............................ 8 Hawthorne St. Wilson, Bertha W...................... 66 Highland Rd. Wolf. Hazel F............... ............. 16 Foskett St. Wolfe, Sarah L.......................... 121 Morrison Ave. Woods, E. Louise ..................... 12 Columbus Ave. Wyse. Alice E............................. 22 Bonner Ave. Yavner, Pearl .......................... 152 Llnwood St. Boys I Allen. Edward V.......................... 35 Fairmont Avo. J Avery. John .......................... 22 Dartmouth St. I Ayer. John W.................................. 41 Ware St. fl Baker. Edward W......................... 125 Josephine Ave. ■ Baldwin. William E........................ 29 Ware St. • Baxter, Ralph F......................... 100 Sycamore St. Bent. Samuel A......................... 18-A Tennyson St. Biagiotti, Ralph ......................... 4 George St. dick ford, Theodore R.................... 46 Highland Ave. Blumsack, Maurice ........................ 20 London St. Brinig, Raymond E......................... 8 Greenville St. Brown, Elliot E.......................... 45 Burnside Ave. Calkin, 1-Yank G..........-.............. 37 Bromfleld Rd. Carey, John W............................. 44 Jacques St. Carvili, Arthur L.........................11 Pleasant Ave. Celata, Umberto .......................... 42 Murdock St. ChafTee. Randolph W....................... 32 Central Rd. Chandler. Myron K......................... 7 Ashland St. Chapman, Dwight 1......................... 18-A Central St. Cirella, I awrence E.................... 374 Highland Ave. Clark. Earl S. ..........’................ 68 Liberty Ave. Coaker, George W.......................... 76 Curtis St. Cohen, Hona .............................. 9 Florence Ter. Cohen. Melvin J.................................129 Sycamore St. Cook, Edward .................................... 9 Pembroke St. Coplthorne, William L..................... 81 School St. Coyne, Harold V........................... 59 Preston Rd.___ Cox, George H................................. 63 Kent.j Cud more. James ........................ 145 Sycamog Curtis, Freeman I).......................... 21 CarlJ Desmond. Joseph L...........-.............it Norwq Devine, George A.......................... 47 Hou____ DoctorofT. Ixmls ........................ 13 Mortimer ”P1. Downey, William E. ....................... 30 Cutter St. Dov;.;..g, James.......................... 18 Summit St. Dyson, Albert.................................7 Belmont PI. Eames, F. Weston ................. SO Powder House Blvd. Easton. Charles L. S...................... 37 Wallace Eddy. Norman L................................ 68 _ Ells. Wilfred S.......................... 73-A Bartl Kstey. Roger B........................... 43 Willol Fisher, Theodore R....................... 42 Putn| Fitzpatrick, Joseph B....................44 Harris Foley, Edward J..........................49 Glenwol Frazee, Kenneth A.......................... 15 Oxfofl Fuller, Everett M........................ 492 Medfd denin. Edward J.......................... 78 Pearsol Greene, Francis J.............................. 4 Lauf Harris, George E............................. 36 Bostf Hayes, Robert 1.......................... 15 Henr Hayes. William F......................... 18 Benedll Hockenson, Oscar R....................... 18 Whitflela Holmes, Albert J........................311 Washingtonl Howland. Francis N....................... 129 Central Jaques, George H......................... 43 Temple Judge, John J................................ 21 Grant Keegan, Edward G......................... 66 Central S Kendall, Charles C..................... 104 Josephine Av. Kingston, A. Roy ........................... 36 Liberty Aj Klssling, Thomas E....................... 76 Prospect Knox, Joseph C........................... 109 Rogers Kolb. Charles R. ........................ 72 Fremor Lazzaro, John B.............................. 17 Sou ' Lyle, Edgar R............................... 25 Lowde Markle, Paul B............................... 7 Oxfo Meaney, David J.......................... 8 Cross .‘I Mongan, Charles E........................ 24 Centi v Moore. Dudley ........................... 1 Kenwoii'ff Moore, William ......................... 45 Houghtj Morrison, J. Weldon ..................... 7 Bow Mulholland. George H......................... 53 Murphy, Walter F............................. 15 Murrell. Lester B........................ 2 Mq Myers, Earl f ........................... 258 J Noyes, Harold M.......................... O'Donoghue. Edward H..................... O'Hare. Thomas J......................... 4j Paasche, Norman J........................ Pearl man, Harry ....................... 8 Perron, Elmer L.......................... homas E.................... lfl ........231 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR aylor, E. Ruth ........................... 1240 Broadway aylor, Margaret I)........................... 93 Cedar St. eakles, Mildred E......................... 79-A Hudson St. Jford, Berenice L.......................... 11 Watson St. rnquist, S. Louise ..................... 43 Prescott St. her, Helen C......................... 26 Charnwood ltd. pan, Evelyn ....................... 209 Highland Avc. mble, Ethel P........................... 95 Pearson Ave. dsworth, Charlotte B............... 109 Highland Ave. ker, Violet 1....................r... 37 Francesca Ave. ah, Gertrude A.......................... 29 Summer St. ner, Nathalie M................... 293 Highland Ave. eymouth, Alice N............................ 34 Bine St. 'Uder, Nellc K............................ 195 Summer St. rllaon, Helen ......................... 66 Highland ltd. Voolley, ltuth H.......................... 17 Robinson St. Vright, Thelma L..........................30 Packard Ave. Boys Aherne, Frank E............................... 54 Bonair St. Andelman, Charles ......................... 34 Prospect St. Andelman, Max ............................. 34 Prospect St. Racigalupo, Fred L............................ 14 Park Ave. Barker, Roland ............................ 40 School St. Barrett, Hester G............................. 5 Ash Ave. Beaver, John T............................. 122 Holland St. Bennett, Weston T.......................... 44 Wallace St. Blanchard, Walter 0........................ 37 Wallace St. Bolton, Earle E............................ 117 Hudson St. Chisholm, Grant K....................... 222-A Summer St. Condon, Lawrence W...................... 90 Bromlield ltd. Cruickshank, Earl 0..................... 93 Lowden Ave. Cutter, Learned R....................... 36 Josephine Ave. Delaney. John S......................... 62 Meacham Rd. Dewire, M. Bernard ................... 334 Washington St. Aonahue, James C........................... 23 Calvin St. hue, Jefferson P...................... 71 Prospect St. Idson, David L........................ 35 Lowell St. d, George M............................... 12 Eliot St. ■kson, Karl H...................... 330 Washington St. ms. Dwight F............................ 21 Claremon St. ren, Herrick W...................... 32 Lexington Ave. •e, L. Curtis ....................... 25 Willoughby St. ldi.s, Walter J...................... 9 Mountain Ave. ecco, Adolphus C........................ 26 Appleton St. 'dard, George W......................... 7 Wheeler St. y. Clarence W........................... 53 Tufts St. an, James E............................ 30 Dane Ave. mond. Cheater T...........................61 Tufts St. lihy, Joseph L....................... 34 Pinckney St. mes, Forest P..................................... 22 Walter St. mes. Henry H........................... 265 Beacon St. in, Ellsworth S......................... 23 Berkeley St. nston, Warren S......................... 10 Hillside Pk. ating. Robert J........................... 87 Lowell St. Kelleher, David J....................... 209-A Pearl St. Kelley, Thomas A............................ 7 Madison St. Kelly, William F........................... 22 Spencer Ave. Knox. William H......................... 140 Highland Rd. Lane. Joseph C.................................... 355 Broadway Igingell, Reginald A....................... 87 Hancock St. Lehan, Charles K...........................7G £ Prospect St. Littlefield, Frederic B................. 79 Marshall St. Ixjcatelll, Albert J....................... 7S Belmont St. dison, Lawrence B................. 221 Morrison Ave. .e, Grahame C.......................... 12 Central St. in, Walter W........................... 49 Paulina St. er, Walter A........................... 71 Hudson St. loney, James F......................... 171 Walnut St. ’arthy, Edward .1....................... 299 Beacon St. ’amara, James A...................... 85 Hancock St. 'weeney. John F.................... 331 Washington St. iman, Julian 1....................... 175 College Ave. chell, Charles A........................ 91 Bristol Rd. “era, Hobart H....................... 50 Ia wden Ave. rphy, Leoi P................................... 4 Hamlet St. “ray, J. Joseph ........................ 47 Rogers Ave. ray, James A........................... 217 Willow Ave. thrup, Guy H....................... 355 Highland Ave. onnell, Thomas J........................ 37-A Oak St. on, Carl 0.............................. 741 Broadway ten, Stephen ..............................50 Church St. scott, Warren L......................... 50 Banks St. don, John P......................... 11 Columbus Ave. ord, Robert ............................ 36 Ossipee Rd. etto, Robert A....................... 203 Holland St. out. Allen M.......................... 342 Broadway inson, William H........................ $ Edmands St. n, James B.............................. 71 Lawrence St. ley, Alfred B.......................... 10 Willow Ave. a, Manuel J............................. 37 Dimick St. pson, Lloyd R........................... 19 Walker St. fsky, Leo............................. 47-A Cross St. Ith, F. Wilton ...................... 145 Highland Ave. w, Roland G............................. 39 Pearson Rd. Sullivan, Albert D...................... 4 Florence Ter. Sullivan, Eugene J........................ 43 Franklin Str Sullivan, Timothy J......................... 12 Kilby Stf Tansey, Francis X........................ 13-B Vinal Avd Tassinari, Henry E........................ 94 Beacon Stl Thompson, John F........................ S6 Prichard Avtv Tochterman, Howard S.................... 11 Willoughby Stl Tosi, Edward A.............................. 10 Smith Ave. Toulouse, Miles J........................... 2 Dickson St. Townsend, Frank 11.......................... 17 Dow St. Twigg, Thomas H.........................24S Somerville Ave. Vaughan, Frank 1............................ 54 Grant Ave. West, Ambrose .............................. 69 Avon St. Westland, Walter N.......... Wood. Manual ........................... 30 Wisconsin Ave. Wright, Edward J........................ 23 Electric Ave. Youlden, H. Webster ........................ 25 Albion St. Young, George F......................... 26 Monmouth St. SOPHOMORES Girls 1921 Adams, Agnes 1............................ 353 Beacon St. Adams, Edna .............................. 15 Woodbine St. Aitken, Leonore A....................... 10 Hancock St. Akerlcy, E. Marion ................ 92 Powder House Blvd. Anderson, Edith A........... ...............26 Sycamore St. Anderson, Waltis M.......................... 115 Walnut St. Ayers, Alice E........i..................... 19 Cutler fcSt. Baird, Jean E.......................... 293 Highland Ave. Baker, Dorothy B........................ Hi Pleasant Ave. Baldwin. Mae M.......................... X4 Sycamore St. Banks, Eleanor L........................ 14 Harrison St. Barnes, Pearl 1......................... 17 Franklin Ave. Barrett, Marie S............................ 9 Marion St. Barton, Vestie Webb .................... 12 Evergreen Ave. Bastion, Mildred M.......................... 64 Park St. Beardsley, Lelia D.......................... 10 Waldo St. Belcher, Evelyn M....................... 57 Highland Rd. Bensaia, Helen C........................ 33 Everett Ave. Benson, Ethel S............................. 36 Walker St. Bortram, Nellie ............................ 20 Cambria St. Black, Mildred L........................ 63 Willow Ave. Blake, Edith M.......................... 291 Medford St. Blake. Mildred C............................. Avon St. Bowlby, Marjorie R..................... 136 Me, Brett, Helen E....................... Brooks, Doris M...................... Brosnahan, Mary A.................... Brown, Lillian H..................... Brown, Penrose K..................... Brownell, Phyllis L..................... 10( Buck, Katharyn ............................. L Buckley, Alice M........................ 26 . Buckley, Evangeline R.......................20 Bucknam, Margaret E..................... 319 Hi Burke, Helen V..............................9 Burns, Rachel E............................. 47 Gaboon, Ruth A.......................... 74 Josep Callahan, Margaret M...................... 165 Calnan, Mary E..............................74 Fr. Cameron, Ella J........................... 56 Wil Cameron, Wilhelmina M............. 170 Powder Hou Campbell, Dorothy E..................... 63 West Adi Campbell, Mildred E...................... 10 We Carpenter, Ethyl L...................... 83 Highln: Carpenter, Isabel F...................... 9 Websl Carroll, Ada C............................ 6 Summt Chapin, Gertrude M..........•............... 11 Myst Chase, Mildred E........................... 21 Schoc Chipman, Jennie ............................ 1 Clifto Chute, Marion 1........................... 911 Broat Cohen, Rose ............................ 46 Wheatlano Cole, Marjorie M............................30 Paulina Cole, Mary F................................ 14 Cypress Collins, Ruth M............................. 92 Line Conrad, Alice M......................... 24 Wheatland Cook, Anna L............................ 9 Pembroke S Cotter, Gertrude L....................... 199 Beacon S Cotter, Margaret J................... 9 North Union St Cowen, Helen M.......................... 74 Ossipee Rd Cowick, Marion D........................ 234 Willow Av« Creighton, Marjory ..................... 26 Windsor I (’rocket, Mary S............................ 11 Harvard Cromwell, Gertrude F........................ 24 Durha Cronin, Dorothy P........................... 43 Mont Crowne, Margaret V. ........................51 Ibl; Cruwys, Laura M......................... 37 Pa Cummings, Mary L........................ 39 Spcj Cuthhert, Catherine E....................... 24 Danforth, Alma M........................ 14 Jos« Dates, Marlon E............................. 69 Davis, Madeline M........................... 12' Davis, Mildred R......................... Delaney, Anna J...................... SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Dlx, Mabel A.............................. 82 Myrtle St. Dole. Theda L.......................... 16 Josephine Ave. Donahue. Elizabeth N...................... 33 Avon St. Donahue, Gertrude ............................28 Calvin St. Donahue. Gertrude L....................... 99 School St. Dorney. Mary M............................ 229 Tremont St. Downey. Virginia H..................... 344 Summer St. j Dromgoole, Florence E.....................55 Lowdcn Ave. Edgerly, Ruth M........................... 17 Radcllffc ltd. Elliott, Edith 0.................. 10 New Hampshire Ave. Elliott. Ituth O.......................... 4 Lincoln PI. Emerson, Sibyl E................................. 8 Putnam St. Engelhardt. Ruth M........................ 13 Virginia St. Farrar, Mildred D......................... 87 Temple St. Fenton, Mary G............................ 32 Ossipee ltd. Ferguson, Jessie E........................ 45 Dimick St. Ferrette, Mary ........................ 11 Wheatland St. Fielder, Drusa M.......................... 232 School St. Flanagan, Marguerite E.................... 10 Auburn Ave. Flynn, Madeline .......................... 57 Franklin St. Freeman. Hazel M.................... 106-A Highland Ave. Fulton. Alma N............................ 16 Central Rd. Gaddis, Marion G....................... 9 Mountain Ave. Gcaton, Frances C...................... 29 Tennyson St. Gilmore, Ruth E........................ 23 Springfield St. Godfrey, Geraldine V...................... 15 Gibbens St. Goduti, Julia ............................ S3 Hudson St. Gorman, Margaret K....................... 3S-A Moreland St. Goudie, Olive 1...........................31 Thurston St. Greene, Florence M............................ 4 Laurel St. Grimes, Dorothy 15........................ 763 Broadway Grover, Mabel L....................... 379 Highland Ave. Gunnison, Helen C...................... 67 Electric Ave. Haley, Louise G.........'............. 256 Somerville Ave. Hall, Doris F......................... 354 Somerville Ave. Hamparsoom, Teresa .................... 139 Linwood St. Harer, Mary C............................. 33 Ibbetson St. Harriman, Lena....................... 112-A Glen wood Rd. Harrington, Mary L........................ 1 Carver St. Harrington. Viola A....................... 13 Flint St. Harrow, Gladys E....................... 9 Woodbine St. Hawkesworth, Lena F.................... 6 Prichard Ave. Hayes, Henrietta L. , ...................81 Winslow Ave. Jvelyn ...................... 81 Winslow Ave. M............... iy U......................... 20 Landers St. e ........................ 95 Thurston St. B............................ 17 Temple St. n G.......................... 26 Fremont St. n A........................... 164 Albion St. trice V...................... 311 Washington St. .yllis A............................ 65 Cross St. ce A......................... 28 Bromfield Rd. F............................21 College Hill Ave. atrice M....................... 71 Lexington Ave. Lillian B..................... 42 Glemvood Rd. 21sa E.......'................. 116 Perkins St. r'aulinc E..................... 54 Meacham Rd. Gladys A......................... 10 Hillside Pk. ladys M......................... 66 Simpson Ave. farion K........................ 53 Willow Ave. n, Irene V........................ 134 North St. Louise .............................. 6 Spring St. tek, A. Evelyn ...................... 133 Walnut St. hian, Florence....................... 29 Calvin St. , Margaret J........................ 1045 Broadway , Doris Y............................. 7 Pembroke Ct. r. Pearl ............................. 153 Pearl St. Marion ............................ 42 Tennyson St. z, Genevieve E....................... 3 Newbury St. tin, Ituth ......................... 113 Josephine Ave. abee, Janette ............. rson. Dagmar E...................... 296-A Summer St. ■bovich. Ethel ......................9 Wellington Ave. ehan, Mary C............................. 76-A Prospect St. .ombard, Katherine T........ ng, Beatrice V........................49 Concord Ave. iOwe. Elizabeth R......................... 64 Willow Ave. Macdonald, Marion 1 '.................... 44 Meacham Rd. MaeFarlane, Helen J..................... 24 Stlckney Ave. acGaw, Phyllis R.......................46 Bromfield Rd. ek, Beatrice E....................... 375 Highland Ave. •Kay, Eleanor L....................... 33 I«owden Ave. . Muriel ......................... 109 Beacon St. i. Jessie L..................... 19 Everett Ave. gan. Ruth B..................... 12 Atherton St. itherinc V...................... 12 Central St. Josephine E....................... 27 Stone Ave. Margaret C....................... 103 Penn. Ave. . F................................. 9 Henry Ave. arlon E........................27 Mt. Pleasant St. H............................. 7 Taylor St. ery F......................... 9 Henry Ave. - T .................. ...22 Greenville St. Maxwell, M. Imogenc .................... 10 Grand Viow Ave McCarthy, Helen G........................... 68 Dane S' McCarthy. Theresa A......... McCobb, Edith B............... ......... 39 Curtis Av McDermod, Phyllis A....................... 34 Illinois A McGowan, Gladys J............—...........43 Connecticut A, McTaggart. Jean ................-......... 29 Sawyer A Melville, Irene M....................... 82 Prichard A Merriam, Georgia F...................... 50 Prichard A Milne, Annie O...... ..................... 8 Hillside Molan, Anna J................-.............. 8 Stone Morgan, Alice F............................. 71 Park Morrissey, Veronica M................... 4 Richardson Murley, Gladys L............................ SO Myrtle S Murphy, Josephine E....................... 3 Spring Hill Ter Murphy, Kathleen D.......................... 93 Vine St Myerson, Esther ............................ 44 Stone Ave NeRay, Doris L. ............................ 77 Rogers Ave Nichols, Elizabeth C.................... 26 Wheatland St Ninde, Eleanor M.......................... 33 Mason St. Nolan, Margaret R....................... 56 Columbus Ave. O'Donnell, Margaret A..................... 23 Autumn St. O’Meara, Margaret H......................... 93 Grant St. Oxnard, Carolyn B........................... 156 School St. Oulmette, Evelyn H.......................... 175 Pearl St. Palmer, Helen V............................. 58 Grant St. Palmer, Mary L............................ 93 Central St. Paz, Lena E............................... 108 Beacon St. Peters. Helen V........................... 23 Appleton St. Pike, Eleanor S........................... 82 Rogers Ave. Piper, Blanche C............................ 7S Fremont St. Powers, Mary V............................ 120 Broadway Prebensen, Valborg H.................... 77 Sacramento St. Price, Bertha ............................ 53 Mystic Ave. itanton, Mary E. S...................... 62 Liberty Ave. Reardon, Mildred F.......................... 82 Gilma Ricker, Phyllis M......................... 45 Mystic Rohillard, Annie M........................ SI Winslow Robinson, Mabel E......................... 19 Wesley Rood, Ruth M................................ 62 Curtis Rudd, Doris F............................. 46 Franklin Russell, Maud V...........................20 Delaware Ryder, Elsie ............................... 55 Lowell Sanders, Bessie............................. 72 Beacon Shea. Alena M............................... 62 Thurston Sheehan, Abbie F............................ 45 Adrian Sheldon, Emily H.......................... 49 College A Silva, Irene E............................ 14 Victoria Simmons, Laura R. ....................... 71 Franklin Simmons, Marie E............................ 32 Bond Simonds, Edith M......................... 209-A Pearl Simpson. Winnifred U...................... 62 Cameron Sloane, Katharine R..................... 14-A Caldwell A Smith, Alberta E.........:................... 7 Elston Smith, Alice C........................... 262 Willow A Smith, Gertrude E........................ 46 Houghton St. Snyder, Ada E............................ 23 Farragut Ave. Spence, Dorothy W........................ 24 W. Quincy St. Stockbridge, Louise ........................ 345 Broadway Stone, Gladys G.......................... 41 Marshall St. Strchle, Ernestine A....................... 29 Conwell St. Sullivan, Winifred M..................... 14 Mystic Ave. Summers, Bessie ............................ 35 Union Sq. Sweet, Beatrice ......................... 215 College Av Taber, Katherine .......................... 76 Hudso Talbot, Gladys W......................... 267 Summe Tarpey, Bertha E........................... 23 Fremon Taylor, Madeline E.........................9 Vermont Tobin, Ruth A.............................. 110 Pearl Toomajian. Grace V....................... 235 Highland Toomey, Mildred L......................... 45 Lowel: Traphagen, Irma P.......................... 4 Park Tuttle, Edna M.............................. 146 Pearl Walker. Flora L.......................... 247 Pearl Wall, Mary F............................. 86 Fremont Walsh, Ruth N............................ 87 Summer Ware, Audrey H. E........................ 42 Electric J Warner. Mary F........................... 40 Dickinson Watts, Florence M........................ 49 Springfield Welch, Mildred M..............,.............. 10 Wes Wellington, Hazel C.......................... 71 Oxford Wells, Lillian G............................. 61 Bonalr Williams, Alice E............................ 236 Broad Williams, Frances J.......................... 37 Albion Williams, Gertrude 1......................... 41 Alpin Williams, Mary A............................. 11 Fisk Willworth, Marguerite M.................... 148 Lowel Wilson. Grace II...........................7 Richdale Wood, Evelyn A........................... 25 Columbus Wood, Leonora ........................... 30 Wisconsin Wood, Rosamond A............................. 7 Bigelo Wright, Loretta M.......................... 148 Albio Boys Allen, Robert ............................. 122 Hu Compliments of ROOM 306 Compliments of Room 305 Compliments of Room 114 r :ii! !i!iB;!!!?:!nr{ iiii!!ii!iinnfflniniinnnnniiiBiniBiiiiRntnBiiisuiUBR«nffiiiiii DANCING Heinemann House Academies ANTHOINE HALL 136 School Street, Somerville HIGH SCHOOL CLASS Every Friday. Open night a month PARTY every Wednesday and Friday evening; special features PARTY every holiday night CHILDREN’S CLASSES every Saturday BABY CLASS every Wednesday LET US SEND YOU ONE OP OUR CATALOGUES Tel. Som. S59I5 :-iiiii'iiiiii:iiii:iiiir.uiiiniiimiiii:!!i]tniiiiU!iii5iiHiim!BiitiBUiiaiita iin� ir.:t:;iHuiiiraiiisiiiiiiniiBnBBi :t •i:::;;!;� � The Winter Hill Co-operative Bank 84 BROADWAY SOMERVILLE, MASS. LAST DIVIDEND During the last six years we have paid the highest rate of interest on deposits of any bank in Somerville ge, nHinsif� ________— lahue, Edvard J. •s,al ' Avo- idale, George F....................... 1£� ? £nccr„Acs?‘ ibar. John ........................... ,3j -Ti°X®l11 Istein, Irving........................■•••• I® otis jt. arson. Albert C.......................• 31 u,tnam el- ns. James K...............-...........41 H derson St. Gordon W............................ 17ooAra°n e!‘ Guortln J............................sJ8� ?6 . o ’ or. Francis M......................... 232 School St. s. Harold M............................ 6Jl,r Jrant : • ey. James H....................................... r ’ ing, Hermon A......................... 23 Highland Rd. cher. Fred W..........................- 9„Fo™‘er George A ........................... 4f Berkeley St. Robert K............................. 203 School St. ch. Herbert W......................... 2S Marshall St. ca. Baptiste C.......... __ d John E .‘. ................. 35 Powder House Ter. y.' Warren B..................-....... 326 Summer St e. Michael .......................... 23 elmont St. ix. J. Elzcar ................................Gilman St. man. Norman C......................•••• 3 Sargent Ave. erg Harrv M....................... 23S Somerville Ave. uit. Mathew ...................... 23 Somerville Ave. % Frederick C............................• ”, Greene St. . Leonard F......................... 44 Dickinson St. y. William P.......................• ••• 64 Vernon St. ng. Charles C............................ o. Otis St. ciarence F........................... 4 Paulina St. nd. Gustav A............. ........... r 4 Lowden Ave. on. George E.......................... 40 Benton Rd. an. Francis C......................... 26 V remont St erg. Walter A....................... 8 Windsor Rd. rs, John P........................... 313 Summer St. ns. G. Elberne .................... 6:� Chandler St. II. J. Arthur ......................................... ’ ton. Albert C.......................... � Gibbons St. hes. Arthur G....................... 31 Partridge Ave. hes, Thomas W..........................46-A Trull St. ison, Walte J......................... 33 Everett Ave. Irris. John S. rrison, Patrick .i rphy. John G..... rray, Frank M..... well. Arthur ................................ wton. W. Allen ......................... ePhall. Robert ......................... 1,2 Lane, George E....... kkerson. Maynard .......................plT’A.! ‘an. Chester A..........................,6 ' fee, Frederick A. ____Jtary. Thomas .........................sn7«uVml TTNeil, Charles J.......................... 60‘ som« O’Neil, John ..................................... , � Owens. Clarence J........................... •- r 1 Pearlman. Maurice A......................... Pearson. Otto ......................................tsv-I- Pcdrazzi. Francis ............................. 4I„ Platt. Charles E.......................... — Powell. Wallace ............................ 2S.F: ir ‘ Prldham. Roland A...........................’,ot 'nr .miV Query. Leo J................................ 10 Pr Rawson. William .1.................................. n2r.l Reed. Carl ................................. Reed. Everett A............................. 18 Rice. Paul ..................................... r mvLuI Ricker. Elmer ................................... ’(Vch-uN Rideout. Edward II..........................rr14 ! Riley. Warren ....................................... oSh!mV Rtlndie? chSs s:::::::::::::::::::::::........ ■ :::: i::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::., Seoul. James V.................................. %7 Penn A sSuies John c.................::::::::::::::::::::::::' 2i3' wmow a� i Sexton Frank V:.............. ............. 30 Sycamore sL SEE'ch5S?M.-................................w� jrho� « r ; :: SBBCxfiSW zzzz=i S! Smith. J. Arthur ................................ir Victoria Smith. Wm. Edwin ................................Highland Ave Solomon. Hyman ............................. 223 ”'K ,annlGAg? Stern. Frederick ..................................Vn TIbJJtv Ave Stevens. Harold ............................ 108 Marehall St Stone Vrvlng1 .......................Z ' Z41 Dartmouth St Stone, Ir Ing ................................ Mansfield St T.agllno. Anthony ..........................in IRehland A.« Tarbox. C. Clifton ............-............161 Highland a. 7« 46 Kingsto� .... 52 Po.'U'l r 2S Dearborn .... 2 Taunton Tj...!..................... 61 Avon ! fh ................................ li Oak j s M.......................... 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Hazel Freeman, 1021 ....... .... 8 Le Jour de Gloire, John E. Bertwell, 1021 ...... .... 8 The Dreamer. Alice Williams, 1921 ........ .... 9 Logic That Was Proved Wrong, Ruth Lappin, 1021 ......... 10 A Night In a Loft, Gussie Cohen, 1921 . . . . . . .12 Not For a Thousand, Fred Fletcher,, Jr., 1921 .......... 13 The Class of 1021..........................................15 Alumni Notes ........... .... 16 Editorials ............ .... 17 School Notes ................ 18 Library Department ............. 22 Howard B. Burlingame PRIVATE TUTOR In Languages and Mathematics Pupils Prepared for Any College or Professional School Pupils Backward in Their Studies or School Work Assisted HODGKINS’ SPA Ice Cream Manufacturers Caterers FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, SODA, CIGARS AND TOBACCO NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES 99 Holland Street West Somerville, Mass. TEL. 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HOSMER (Faculty) ADVISER A. MARION MERRILL (Faculty) ASSISTANTS KENDALL REED, T9 FRED LITTLEFIELD, ’20 DONALD H. MILLER, ’21 WALTER N. BRECKENRIDGE, '22 4 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR A Mystery in Mid-Ocean •John E. Garrod, 1921. “Steward!” “Yes, sir.” “Have you seen anyone in my room during the day?” Thus suddenly challenged, the steward seemed greatly astonished and distressed by the question. His face flushed, a fact which Captain Littleman noted, but the next instant he looked the skipper full in the face without flinching. “No. sir.” he said. It would be impossible for anyone to reach your room without my knowing it. as I've been in and out of the saloon or pantry since early this morning.” Captain Littleman was greatly perplexed. He could not bring himself to believe that this man, who had sailed with him for ten long years, could be guilty of deception, but there was that suspi- cious flushing of the face to be considered. At any rate, a large sum of money had myster- iously disappeared from the double-locked box in which he had placed it in his room — two hundred and fifty pounds entrusted to him by six time-ex- pired American Naval Seamen, who had joined him at Callao, and were returning home after long service on the western coast of South America. “Has anything happened, sir?” inquired the steward. “The money that was handed over to me by the new men has been stolen.” replied the Captain sternly. It was safe at breakfast time this morn- ing. 11 seems strange that such a t hing could have happened if you had been about the cabin. Take care that you say nothing about it to anyone. Tell Mr. Seaspray that I wish to speak to him imediate- ly ” The steward withdrew with a bewildered look on his face. A few minutes later the chief officer knocked on the Captain’s door, and, without waiting for an answer, walked in. The steward said that you wanted to see me, sir.” Yes,” the Captain replied in a low tone. “Shut the door and sit down. You and I were supposed to be the only persons aware of that deposit of money by the new hands.” Yes, two hundred and fifty pounds it was. I counted it, — all in American gold and silver. Was our reckoning wrong?” The reckoning was all right; but the whole amount has been stolen.” Stolen! ! !” Speak low, man!” the Captain whispered in evident agitation. “The fellow at the wheel may hear us. We must observe the strictest secrecy, otherwise, the thief would be alarmed and throw the money overboard. You understand?” Understand! 1 should think I did. If you didn’t look so upset I’d swear you were joking. It’s outrageous to think of it. Who could have dared to do such a thing?” That is the problem that you and I must solve before the Morning Glory reaches Falmouth. You saw me stow the money in that box beside my bed, didn’t you?” Of course 1 did.” Well, look at it now.” Somebody’s forced the locks,” the mate whis- pered, as he examined the box. “And it looks as if the point of a marlin-spike had been forced be- tween them and the lid. The mark is round and smooth.” Exactly! What surprises me is how it could be done without making any noise, and that the thief could have escaped the notice of the steward who has been in the saloon all day.” Not constantly,” said the mate. “I saw him at the galley with the cook several times this morning. Don’t you suspect him?” No. He seems almost as perplexed as I am. I do not think that the new men would talk about the money openly among themselves or to the older men, and how an outsider could get hold of the secret puzzles me.” What about young Rufus, the pantry boy?” The poor little wretch thinks of nothing but tilling his stomach. Besides, he could not possibly have known of it, for I sent him out of the saloon.” -It’s the most puzzling affair I ever heard of, ’ said the mate. “Two hundred and fifty pounds stolen from under your very nose, and in broad daylight at that. It’s enough to puzzle a horse. Have you anything to suggest?” We must bring. Colder, the second mate, in to it. He and you, Seaspray, can then have a talk, and in that way we might obtain a clue. Oth- erwise, if the money is not forthcoming before the SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 5 ond of tlie voyage, I must, of course, refund it out of my personal account.” “Pretty hard lines on you, sir,” the mate re- plied, as he rose to leave the room. But I cannot help thinking that the steward knows more of the matter than he seems inclined to admit.” “No,” replied the Captain, L do not think so.” The discussion had lasted much longer than the mate had anticipated. He immediately returned to the deck, his mind full of dark suspicions, but fully resolved to leave nothing undone, so far as he was able, to find and punish the culprit. “It will be hard on Littleman,” he mused, “if lie’s compelled to refund tin money out of his own pocket. Skippers aren’t blessed with any too much sinful pelf nowadays. Two hundred and fifty pounds! Twould make a big hole in a year’s pay. He may say what he likes about the steward, but I'll lay any odds that the fellow knows a lot more about this business than he cares to talk about. Well, we'll see which of us is right in the end. Then there’s that sharp-eyed little rat. Rufus, lie’s mostly alt all the time, and watch- ing everything like a cat after a mouse. He’s mixed up in this affair, too. or 1 miss my guess. The hands: why, they’re never near the saloon, except while standing a two hours’ trick at the wheel. 1 can see one of the rascals shoving his nose inside the cabin door. Oh, yes! It wouldn’t suit his health. I guess. No. it’s the steward, and lie’s dragged the boy into it.” He took an early opportunity to talk with Mr. Holder. tin second mate, and the latter agreed with him that all circumstances pointed to the steward as the guilty man. “The skipper told me,” Mr. Seaspray added, “that on questioning him, a daub of red paint would have made a white mark on the steward’s lace. That doesn’t look like innocence.” “Of course not,” the other fellow replied. “All the same. sir. I'll keep a bright lookout on the fellows, and if anythings turns up between here and Cape Horn I’m bound to let you know.” During the next two weeks a vigilant watch was kept by both officers, but without affording the slightest clue. Once or twice Mr. Colder thought that In had found something likely to help Captain Littleman. For instance, late one evening the second mate found one of tin old hands, a man named Mil stien, half hidden away under the fo’c’s’le head, and with him the boy, Rufus, who seemed to be closely following some instructions. On seeing the officer. Milstien hastily put something into his pocket. “What are you doing for’a’rd here, boy?” the mate inquired. Haven’t you been warned against mixing with tin crew? Go aft immediately.” Rufus hurried away with a dejected air, and, addressing Milstien, Mr. Colder demanded to know what lie had so hastily hidden away in his pocket. “Why, nothin’ but a bit o’ ’bacca, sir.” the man replied. “The young un's bent on smokin’, and I thought a pipeful o’ hard Cavendish would give him such a sickener as would last him all his days. There's the plug, sir.” said he. drawing forth a small cake of tobacco and the boy’s clasp knife. “You have no business to lead him astray like that,” the mate said. You know that he is not allowed for’a’rd.” Despite the fact that he had caught the two men together, Mr. Colder was very disappointed that something more important had not been discov- ered. Day by day the ship was now approach- ing colder latitudes. The nights grew longer, the wind more severe, and the sea stronger. All hands were kept busily employed send ing down the light weather canvas, and heavier sails took their places. A good deal of running gear was rove off, and chafing mats were secured to those parts of the standing rig- ging where the yards would press most heavily. In fact, every precaution against possible ac- cident to the vessel was taken, and sea boots and oilskins were substituted for fine-weather cloth- ing. The change of weather was keenly felt by the men lately accustomed to the pleasant weather ot the Peruvian coast, and as the days grew shorter and bleaker a good deal of discomfort was felt, and still more when the region of high seas and snow-laden gales was reached. For ten days the Morning Glory was buffeted by winds and waves with great violence, much wa- ter swept along the decks, and even the house amidships and tin forecastle were damp and al- most uninhabitable. Yet out of all that misery the ship worked her way and soon reached more temperate climates. Every inch of can- vas was now set to the favoring wind. The Falkland Islands were passed without mishap, and. under sunny skies, Mr. Seaspray and the second inU once more turned their at- 6 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR teiition toward solving the mystery of the missing two hundred and fifty pounds. A couple of days later an unlooked-for discov- ery was made. At six o’clock that morning the hoy, Rufus, could not be found. Rut at first not much notice of the incident was taken, as every- body imagined that he had overslept, and needed but the touch of a rope’s end to bring him on deck in a hurry. “Search his bunk,” the mate ordered. ‘‘I’ve done that twice, sir,” the steward replied. “He’s likely stowed away in some bunk or under the fo’c’s’le head.” “Then look for’a’d.” When that was done and Rufus still remained unfound, the boatswain suggested that he might be somewhere in the hold, but it was not believed that any living thing could remain in the suffocat- ing atmosphere of a cargo of guano for long. At any rate, several men did search the fore peak, and even aft over the guano, but the boy was not found. “When was he last seen?” asked Captain Little- man. Two men replied that they had seen him “coiled up” under the fo’c’s’le head shortly after mid night, apparently preferring that place to the cabin, the weather being hot. Then the man Milstien said that he had seen the youngster, about an hour later, climbing into the fore top. “He always was very sharp about creeping aloft, sir,” the sailor added. “And once 1 found him fast asleep rolled up in the top-gal- lant staysail there.” When every spot in the ship had been thorough ly searched, and the boy still remained undiscov- ered. there was, of course, but one way to account for tin matter. He had fallen overboard during the night. “That is what has happened,” the Captain said. “He missed his grip or his footing and was drowned. Poor little beggar! It seems hard that one so young should go like that.” “Rut, surely, someone would have heard the splash or the cry,” said Mr. Seaspray. “In such fine weather she doesn’t make much noise, and a thing like that must have attracted some atten- tion.” “If he were not stunned by striking the rail or the chains,” Captain Littleman remarked. “lie might have crawled out on the jibboom, sir.” the man, Milstien. suggested,” and lost his foothold. ’Tis only the other day that while on the lookout I saw him try to do it, out grabbed him darn quick. The noise under the fore-foot would drown the noise of the splash or the cry.” “And got nobbed by a shark,” another man added. “Well, as he can’t be found, he must have dropped overboard,” said the Captain. “We can do no more. Let your watch go below, now, Mr. Seaspray.” “Ay, ay, sir,” replied the mate. So ended the search for little Rufus. Next day his bits of dunnage were put up at auction, and in the official log-book it was stated that William Smith, otherwise Rufus, had been accidentally drowned while on the homeward voyage from Cal- lao. For a few hours the hands spoke kindly of the youngster. They recalled his merry, boyish, pranks. How he seemed bent on acquiring as much knowledge of the life as possible; how noth- ing seemed to stop him from scrambling aloft when the eye of the mate was not on him; and all agreed that the poor little beggar had come to an untimely fate-. Soon, however, the accident was forgotten. For ten days the ship lay becalmed in ihe doldrums about the equator, and then she struck the first breath of the north-east trade wind. “Lee fore brace!” sang out the first mate. “Ay, ay, sir! Now then, you chaps, freeze on to the gear.” “The good old breeze has come at last!” a hand cried. “The girls at home have our tow-rope mit- tened, and will soon see their boys again. It’s stiffening all the time. Good old girl! Stick your toes in. my beauty, and rip us home in style!” The yards were braced up sharp, fore and aft, fhe upper kites were, already well filled, the top- gallants were also beginning to bosom out nice- ly. and the heavy courses followed suit. “Our chances of finding the money are vanishing fast. Colder.’ said Mr. Seaspray, as the watches were relieved. Five weeks at the outside will see us home, and we’re still as far off as ever from finding out what happened to the money.” “That’s so,” replied the other. “I’d give some- thing to know where it is, especially for the sake of the old man, who can’t afford to bear such a loss.” “It makes my blood boil to think of it,” the mate said. “If I could lay hands on the rascal I’d choke him and stand the racket.” “Well, never say die,” Mr. Golder said. One SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR T never can tell what may happen between now and pay day. I’m sure that the money is on the ship. ’ “I think so, too.” From that time on, every man was fully em- ployed all day long in getting the vessel into har- bour trim: the masts were scraped clean, the low- er rigging was set up and ratlined down, both anchors were put over the bow, the cables were hauled from the lockers and ranged on the wind- lass, paint and grease pots were in great demand, and the ship neared port without a check. But in the midst ol' all this hoo-rush a second accident oe cur red. The man, Milstien, who had been caught teach- ing little Rufus to smoke, suddenly crashed down from somewhere aloft, a helpless, broken insen- sible heap of humanity, and at first it was be- lieved that he was dead. He was removed to the forecastle, where, after restoratives had been ap- plied, he recovered his senses. ••The Captain,” he gasped. “I’m dying!” When Captain Littleman arrived, the slush lamp was lighted, and by its flickering and smoky rays he recognized the master. ••You wished to see me?” the Captain asked. “Yes, sir........the money......the boy!” “He fell overboard, my man.” “He didn’t. He’s dead!..............Weeks ago.” Captain Littleman thought that the man’s mind was wandering, and tried to soothe him. “Don’t trouble about it now, my man,” he said. “Tomorrow you will be better and clearer in your mind. I’ll come and see you then.” “I won’t be........alive then, sir,” Milstien whis- pered. “You may think my yarn a lie, but....... it's solid fact. I stole......the money. Rufus tried to hide it in the mast. The money’s there!” Captain Littleman listened to the statement in blank astonishment. By slow degrees, and brok- en by intervals of weakness and pain, the story of the lost money was told. It appeared that, on the night of the American seamen’s arrival on board, Milstien, rightly be- lieving that the money would find its way into the saloon, determined to discover where it might be hidden. Toward that end he succeeded in reaching the wheel unperceived, and, lying prone on the deck beside a window near it, watched what happened in the stateroom; he saw the money handed over to the Captain, he watched Mr. Seaspray count it, and saw where it was placed in the double-locked box beside the Captain’s bed. Then he slunk away and awaited a time to get it. On the morning of the robbery a favorable op- portunity for seizing the money occurred; the steward was away in the galley conferring with the cook about culinary matters, the Captain and the Mate were on the upper deck shooting the sun. Mr. Colder and his side of the fo’c’s’le were asleep, while Milstien himself was at work in the lower rigging close to the saloon door. Such a chance as this of securing the booty might never occur again, and it was promptly seized. Slipping noiselessly through the saloon he reached the Captain’s room unobserved. The point of a marlin-spike in his practiced hand quickly completed the daring venture, rind, as though nothing had happened, he resumed his work in tin; rigging. He knew, however, that, sooner or later, the money would be missed, and then the whole ship would be searched from top to bottom. To prevent anyone finding it, a safe place in which to hide it must be found, and, after much thought, he decided to secrete it in the hollow steel mast of the ship. But he realized that if he threw it way down to the bottom of the mast, (he money could not be recovered easily. He soon discovered a way out of this difficulty, however. It was only necessary to wedge a stout piece of wood across the interior of the mast, to which the plunder could be attached and removed when- ever he wished later on. To do this required considerable caution, as the officers were constantly on the watch. He was not a man to be readily discouraged, how- ever, and on a dark night, without attracting the least attention, lie secured the piece of wood in its place, about three feet below the small cir- cular door in the upper end of the mast. He did not have time, however, to secrete the money, as Mr. Holder suddenly called out an order to the watch, so, closing the door noiselessly, Milstien descended to the deck. He had been seen coming down the rigging, and it was with some difficulty that he persuaded the officer that the re-fastening of a rope, binding a sail in the fore top, obliged him to go aloft. Mr. Holder was not thoroughly satisfied and he determined to keep a watch on the movements of tin? suspected man. The latter, however, was equal to that emergency. He saw that his state- ment was not believed, or he suspected as much, and therefore determined to secure the services of little Rufus, who would be less conspicuous aloft. The unfortunate boy, innocent of all bad in- tention, and only too glad to have a chance to 8 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR scramble up the rigging, promised to follow each instruction carefully, and finally reached the mast head undiscovered. Then, when stooping through the little door, he must have lost his balance or been thrown off it by the motion of the ship, and falling through the trap door which at that time was always placed in the upper end of every steel mast, he forced the wooden stretcher from its place, and fell to the keelson, where he was in- stantly killed, with the package of money still in his hand. Such was the confession of the actual, perpetra- tor of the crime. He died that night and was buried the next day. As soon as possible a man was lowered down the hollow foremast, where, sure enough, the remains of little Rufus were discovered, together with the two hundred and fifty pounds so mysteriously tak- en from the double-locked box beside Captain Lit- t Ionian's bed in his stateroom. United at Last Hazel Freeman, 1921. T was in the momentous year of 1861. Heath College was situated on the border of Maryland and Virginia. No two classmates were ever more devoted to each other than John Mat- thews and Philip Stone. John Matthews was from Virginia. He was a typical Southerner, slow, deliberate, gallant and pleasure loving. In marked contrast was his favorite classmate, Phil- ip Stone. Philip was a New Englander, fearless, brave, courageous and alert, like his historic fore- fathers. Perhaps the very difference in tempera- ment of the two lads caused them to be strongly attracted to each other. They had resolved to spend their college days and subsequently then- lives together. They had shared in Freshman pranks. Sophomore activities, and now, as Juniors were solemnly preparing to undertake the respon- sibilities of Seniors. On tin campus, John and Phil were commonly known as the Siamese Twins. The declaration of war was to the college like a bomb, scattering the pupils to their various posts of duty. Strange to say, the question had never been discussed by the boys. Each felt in his heart that here was a real issue which would cause their friendship to cease and necessitate each to stand by his convictions. John, true to his traditions, must fight with the Southern army, Phil, true to his traditions, with the Northern army. They parted, after a bitter farewell, a Northerner and a Southerner. Never having been able to forget his happy col- lege life, John Matthews sent his daughter, Philippa, to Heath. Heath had become a famous co educational college. The son of Philip Stone, John, chose that as his college, too. Even when a little lad, when asked what college he would at- tend, he replied, Why, Heath! That’s father’s college. As fate would have it, Philippa and John, like their fathers, resolved to spend their lives together. However, even the marriage of son and daughter could not reconcile John and Philip. It is the year of 1916. Half of the war for democracy has been fought. In their respective Northern and Southern homes, Philip Stone and John Matthews scanned anxiously the casualty lists. Their joint grandson was somewhere in France� . Then, on March 15th, the newspaper read. John Philip Stone, killed in action.” That was all. The bitter years were forgotten. The old ties drew John and Philip. Having given their boy for their country, they were made not Northern- ers. not Southerners, but Americans by a fighter for democracy. “Le Jour De Gloire” John E. Bert well, 1921. N France, and even in Paris, the peo- ple were more clamorous than in our own country when they learned of the true signing of the armistice by Ger- many. And well they might. By way of illustration ; for nearly fifty years the monu- ment of Strassburg at Paris was draped in black in honor of its city which had been lost to Ger- many. Now it is decorated with flags. France has seen her boys march away, some never to re- turn. So did we.” you perhaps will say, but France heard tin� fire of the cannon, France saw SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 0 the refugees and, above all. France saw the blood- shed ! You all remember the appeal of the panic stricken Frenchmen when the Germans neared Paris. The Autocracy had once been there and the loyal French did not wish it again. All that we know was that our boys left our shores and ex- cept in a few cases we know nothing of the grief. But France realized all. The world may, after this, well be superstitious of the eleventh figure of our numerals, as it was shortly before eleven o’clock on the eleventh day of November that the great gun at Paris boomed forth seeming to say, as it signified, that the enemy had surrendered. The war was over. Men closed their shops and immediately people crowded into the streets from every factory, store and mansion. Many processions were formed and the place became a riot of red, white and blue, and all the people were heading for one place — the statue of the city of Strassburg. There she sat with statues of her sister cities; on her immediate right sat Lille, just delivered from the hand of the national enemy, but now buried under a mass of wreaths and garlands and bedecked with the Allied flags. Already a Poilu had, with a wreath in his hand, mounted to her forehead, placed it about and then climbed back. Other processions led to the statues of Joan of Arc, now recognized as Joan of the A. R. C., where hundreds of men and women were dancing about, while an English Tommy fastened the Union Jack to the Maid’s arm. Crowds gathered also at the other statues and the throngs besieged the Chamber of Deputies, the President’s Palace and the Allied Embassies. From thousands of voices the Marseillaise roared out. “Le jour de gloire est arrive” was certainly true. How they did sing and also the “Star Spangled Banner,” and “Rule Britannia” pealed forth their lusty phrases. A group of Yankees passed singing “Tipperary,'’ which drew the remark from my neighbor, “What is that?” and the gruff response. “Why, that is the American anthem.” The response was from a man who made it a point to keep up in what went on in the world. Upon the boulevards traffic was suspended. Oc- casionally a taxicab or an army truck, black un- der its human load, pushed slowly along, and the burst of an overloaded tire gave signal for cheers. Every now or then a crowd of French “Made- moiselles” would break forth and bear down on some poor Yank, “alone in a foreign land.” After the dance about this unfortunate (?) Yank, the girls would ceremoniously kiss him on the cheek. And it was not only the girls. Occasionally a Frenchman, overcome with joy, would repeat the program. Many a U. S. soldier remarked that he didn’t mind the girls so much, but when a fellow with alfalfa like Charlie Hughes, he could only “grin and bear it.” One procession cheered perhaps more than any other was that of a number of wounded soldiers, led by a one-armed bugler in an arm chair, blow- ing for all he was worth. As night fell, the people gradually returned to their homes. When one looked out over the crowd as they went back after four years of strife, they could see that the yoke had been lifted. Vraiment, le jour de gloire est arrive.” The Dreamer A lick Williams, 11)21. LOWLY Giovanni raised his head. It had followed him even here, into the cool recesses of this ancient garden on the Arno, where the spirits of proud, art-loving Florentine nobles seemed to diffuse an atmosphere of laissez faire. He had often read Greek philosophy, but for the first time he fully realized what importance his beloved Plato gave to war and the warrior class. He took it for granted that war should exist and that the spoils are to the victors. So, Giovanni Guido raised his head and tried to decide his prob- lem again. He knew they were fighting there in the north on the banks of the Tagliomento, but Italy was holding her own. Why should he go? lie was a scholar. His pale face almost gleamed and his large, brown eyes became dark and luminous as he thought of the long years he had spent in study and speculation and of the reward that was now within his reach, lie was a well known philosopher on his way to fame. Of course lie would never be asked to go. His work was con- sidered essential, but he knew there were others who could do it just as well; perhaps better. Was he a coward? The thought of battle did 10 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR not sicken him half as nmch as the thought of ex- changing the exclusive peace? of this exquisite garden for the turmoil, mud. and filth of a cam- paign. The loss of hooks, the loss of daily in- tercourse with men of his own kind would be un- bearable. There were other men for t hat. A boat- man more or less would not matter. He shuddered as he thought of the marching and the eternal dis- cipline. days and nights of doing trivial things supimsed to lead to some great end which he could not perceive. A chill seemed to pass over the bright garden. lie stood up. shook off his apathy and murmured. “Beastly imagination.” The days dragged on and Florence thought nothing of Giovanni Guido's staying at home. But he was not satisfied. He could but feel that his philosopher's dream of an ideal world was only a dream for whose fulfillment not even Ik; was willing to sacrifice his material and mental comfort. And yet. he was not happy in his usual work. How could lie be when every newspaper brought tales of the sufferings and victories of the brave handful of troops in the Alps? Two years passed slowly enough. Signor Guido's colleagues found that he was not advanc- ing as they had expected him to. ne seemed al- most apathetic and he knew that he was not yet quite sure of himself—not quite sure that he had the courage of a common soldier—he, so near of kin to the romantic figure of Garibaldi. One morning in November there was sudden tumult in the streets of Florence. People crowd- ed the streets and churches restlessly and whis- pered to each other, “They have crossed the Tagliomento!” The next day the whisper was, They are still advancing.” All former rivalry between city and city was forgotten as the Floren- tines watched the. advance of the Austrians. They swept steadily down the mountain slopes and the valleys of tin Isonzo, Livernza and the Tagliomen- to. In one week Cadorna’s conquests of two years were snatched away and the Austrians waited on the eastern bank of the Piave, not manV miles from Venice, the golden, with its priceless treas- ures. And then Giovanni Guido awoke. Venice! The word itself called up visions. He saw again St. Mark's with its marble columns and the doves and beggars about its portals . In all its details he remembered the Bridge of Sighs and the gloomy Palace of tin Doges, whose shadows he had so often watched wavering in the dark waters of the canal. 11 is pale face flushed as he felt again the glory of a Venetian night. Ah! To die for her would Ik; a rich fate indeed. He read that they were trying to convey her treasures to safe- ty. But what of all her treasures if she herself wore destroyed ? Go? Would he go? How could there be any question about it? Venice was an achievement of the past; that past whose culture and civilization had been his lifelong interest. Mud, discipline, the perspiration of toil, what were these compared to Venice. He loved her. Logic That Was Proved Wrong Ruth Lappin, 1921. Chapter I ALP 11 BURSON sat in his club deject- ed in spirit and mind. He had just been handed a telegram by a grin- ning messenger boy. The message was from his former classmate at col- lege and best friend, telling Ralph that he had enlisted in the Canadian aviation corps and was sailing for France in a week. “Rot,” muttered Ralph, and the boy, who had hung around in antic- ipation of a generous tip, moved cautiously away. “This war business.” said Ralph to his nearest neighbor, is all rot.” The man looked up at a tall, slim, young man, with a dark, handsome face, which at the present moment was struggling with hidden emotions. Being of a mild nature, he merely mumbled something about patriotism and lost himself in his newspaper. Chapter II Mrs. Bursou. although a society leader of New York, was a woman of high ideals, a woman who loved her two sons as only a mother can, humor- ing the stubborn will of her older son Ralph, and petting the younger son, Tom, who was known to be the weaker of the two. When Ralph returned home that night he ex- pected to find his mother and brother out, but what was his surprise when he found them con- fidentially chatting together, a wistful but proud expression in his mother's eves and his brother wearing t he khaki of the U. S. Army. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 11 “Hello,” lie greeted them. “Mother,” he asked, “is Tom in another patriotic play?” “Yes,” boasted Tom, “but this time it’s a drama. Fm a first class private in the army of good old Uncle Sain. My sympathy to the Kaiser when he hears I’ve enlisted ! Those Germans,” he went on, “they call themselves civilized, murdering inno- cent women and children', putting spies in our country to blow up factories and make strikes. We’ll fix them all right; my, but I hate to think of their finish.” “Your argument is all right for an oration,’ remarked Ralph, sarcastically, “but you yourself have admitted that war is the worst evil in the world, and admitting this, how can you argue that America was justified in going to war, that the cream of one country murder the cream of another country and be justified in this act that they call war. War is cold-blooded murder, nothing could convince me differently: Mother, I am surprised that you, who are a peace-loving woman, should allow your son to enter into a cause to slaughter mankind. Every man, woman and child in the world prays that war be exterminated, yet they join the fray to murder and make what is known as history’s most horrible war. Mother, I — ” “My son,” Mrs. Burson interrupted, “your argu- ments are absurdly wrong as 1 have told you be- fore. let us drop the subject for the evening.” Chapter III On September 7, 11117, Ralph Burson received a letter that changed the, course of his life, it was from his best friend whose fearlessness in battle had been highly praised by war correspondents. It ran, Dear Tom:— To be alive is to be one of a chosen people. I have had experiences that are more blood-chilling as I think them over, than they were with the shell bursting around me and death so close at hand. 1 am sending along a sort of diary which I promised myself I would faithfully keep for you, having heard your views on war. I have seen so much of death, so much of suf- fering and of every evil that I believe I shall soon become hardened to it. although God forbid I ever should. I am in a base hospital now, having been hit with a bit of shell that one of the dirty Bodies threw. Both of my legs have been amputated, but I was lucky not to lose my life. The doctors here are wonderful and promise me new legs with- in a short time. I have looked for you over here, old man, ex- pecting to see you hold up Ilindenburg’s army with a pistol or do any of the other rash deeds for which you were so noted at college.” The letter ran on in its simple boyish style and Ralph rebelled that his pal should have had to suf- fer so much. But the diary was the very life of the boy, him- self. as lie poured it out from his heart, and it touched the soul of Ralph and at last he under- stood what it meant to be a patriot; honor and reverence filled him for the boy who had given so much and for others who had given their all. “Mother,” he said that night, “I was mistaken; my logic was all wrong.” “Thank God. my son,” she murmured, “that your own will has brought you to your senses.” Chapter IV In France, Lieutenant Burson won much re- spect and was several times decorated for his bravery and courage and making up for lost time extended his daring to such an extent that he was considered a useful weapon in the army that put the Bodies to flight. Teacher: “.Willie, why can’t you say “I ain’t going to the store?” Willie: “Because ‘ain’t’ ain’t good grammar.” Johnny: “Pop, what is ‘phonetic spelling’?” Father: “Phonetic spelling, my son, is what I was spanked for at your age.” Prof.: “Johnny, what is a vacuum?” Johnny: “I’ve got it in my head but I can’t ex- plain it.” G-d-w-n: “I am pleased with myself.” Jones: “You’re satisfied with very little.” “Well, my boy,” said the visitor to Bobby, “1 suppose some day you expect to step into father’s shoes ?” Oh. 1 suppose so,” said Bobby, gloomily. “I’ve been wearing out everything else he wears since mother learned how to cut them down.” Mary had a Thomas cat, It warbled like Caruso, A neighbor threw a baseball bat— Now Thomas doesn’t do so. 12 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR A Night in a Loft Gijssik Cohen, 1921. AIILY WEST turned from the window with an impatient sigh. She was alone in the large ranch house, and the stillness was appalling. Her aunt had gone into town for the day and the ranch hands were attending a fair in the neigh- boring village. There was not .another soul on the place, as Emily had been left in charge, but her duties were anything hut arduous, she being used to life on the ranch, for up to the death of her mother her home had been in a busy New England village. But when her mother was taken from them her father, thinking Emily was not equal to the task of keeping up a home, sent her to live with his sister-in-law on the Western ranch. Her position in her new home was merely one of a boarder. She very seldom took part in the house- hold duties. This afternoon, however, she decided to go into the loft of the old barn to look for eggs. She took a book along, thinking that if it were very pleasant in the loft she might spend a few hours reading. Mounting to the loft she searched among the hay lor eggs for some time, but failing to find any she abandoned the search in disgust, and lying down before the open loft door, she began to read. The story was an intensely interesting one, and Emily was soon lost to her surroundings. She had just reached the climax of her story when—crash! She sprang to her feet, and running to the ladder preparatory to descending, she found that it was the falling of the ladder that had caused the crash, and she was a prisoner. At first she mere- ly laughed at her position and resumed her read- ing. But later, when it grew too dark to read and shadows began to appear in the further corners of tin spacious loft, the matter ceased to he funny. She could not expect her aunt to return before eight o’clock, and while Emily was not a coward, flu idea of spending four more hours in that dis- mal place was anything but pleasant. Suddenly a new thought struck her. VVhat if her aunt would think that she had gone to spend the night with her chum, Pauline Charles, and not look for her? Emily was in the habit of going to her friend’s without saying anything to anyone about it. So she knew her absence would cause no alarm. The barn, too, was an old one, used only for storing hay and farming implements. So that now her only hope of release lay in the chance that some farm hand would come into the barn on an errand. She shuddered at the thought of spending the night here. Darkness was coming on, and the air grew chilly. Somewhere among the darkest recesses of the spacious loft a bat stirred, flapped its wings and flew past her on the way out of the open window. Emily shrieked with terror and grew cold. As in answer to her cry came a weird noise from the rafters. Her heart stood still for a moment. The sound was repeated, and Emily laughed — it was a hoot owl, which also made his home in the loft. But even when she knew what it was, the weird hoot always filled her with terror. Would help never come? The stars began to ap- pear, one by one, in the sky. From far over the meadows came the “tinkle-tinkle” of the sheep- hells. ami the lowing of the cattle, as they made their way home in the still evening. Aside from this and an occasional “hoot” from the owl, all was still. So intense was the stillness that poor, frightened Emily could almost feel it. Suddenly she heard a soft rustling in the hay. She felt her blood run cold in her veins, and her hair rise on end. Out of the darkness she could see some awful object approaching her with eyes that glowed in the darkness with an intense light.. Nearer and nearer it crept. Emily sank back into the hay and closed her eyes. She could feel its hot breath on her face. She had just given herself up as lost when a plaintive “meow” sounded in her ear. She laughted aloud and caught up the “aw- ful animal” to caress it. For the terrible being of her imagination was only meek Tabby, who had climbed into the loft in search of mice. The presence of her feline friend gave her much comfort. The minutes went on. She was begin- ning to feel hungry when she heard the distant shriek of a locomotive. It was the train her aunt was to return on. Presently she heard the rum- ble of wheels, and knew that her aunt had reached home. There was no hope of drawing any attention to her plight by calling. The house was too far SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 13 distant for that. She gave lip all hope of any re lease until morning, and lay looking out of the window. She noticed one particularly large star whose rays seemed to extend down into the barn loft. Presently, as she looked at the star, she seemed to see her mother step out onto one of those lighted rays, walk down into the loft and —, Emily was asleep, dreaming of her mother and the brilliant star. The first rays of the morning sun awakened her, and she arose very stiff, with aching eyes and head. She knew her release would come some time during the morning, when the hands came to get some of the farm implements. It was, however, about seven o’clock before any- one came near the barn, and then it was only a simple-minded neighbor lad, who had come to bor- row something. Emily leaned over the hole where the ladder had been and called— dim heard her, gave one startled glance upward and fled. She laughed hysterically. The boy had taken her for a ghost. If, however, he would only tell his story to the rest she knew a thorough search would be made. He did tell of his scare, and soon Emily saw her aunt and several farm hands enter the barn. They at once noticed the fallen ladder, and at the same time Emily called. Her aunt recognized her voice and at once realized her niece’s predicament. She had the men replace the ladder at once. It was a very white-faced, weak and hysterical girl who descended the ladder sometime later, and told the story of her night in the loft. Not For a Thousand Fred Fletcher, 1921. OB was a husky lad of sixteen years. He had driven down from his home in Edmonton to his aunt’s, at Battle- ford, just two weeks before, with his dogs and sled. These were six small, but wiry, dogs and they had made good time on the way down. Ned, the leader of the pack, was the best friend Bob had outside of his mother and father. Uncle John made sport of Bob’s dogs and would keep saying, “My St. Bernard could whip the whole pack at one time.” Uncle John had come up from the States only a year before and did not know the qualities a dog must possess to brave the northern climate. Bob’s vacation was up and he must hurry back to the Trading Post to help his father pack the furs to be shipped south. He said good-bye to all and quickly hitched the dogs to the sled. Just as he said, “Go to it, Ned,” his uncle shouted, “You should take my St. Bernard and leave Ned here.” His uncle only meant this as a joke, but Bob shouted back, “I wouldn’t exchange one of these dogs for a thousand St. Bernards.” The dogs had dragged the sled about five miles when it began to snow. In a short time it turned into a real blizzard. Bob knew that he must find shelter for he could not travel in such a storm for any time without losing the trail. This was easy for there were small shacks built every few miles along the trail, where lone trappers stayed over night. Bob urged the dogs on with shouts until they came to the first shack. He lifted the latch and walked in with the dogs following him. He quickly built a fire with the logs that were piled in the corner for just such an emergency. In a short time a roaring fire was sending its blue smoke up through the chimney, to be scat- tered' in all directions by the winds. Next, Bob unfastened the dogs, who immediately huddled in a group beside the fire to keep warm. The storm did not abate until evening. Then, when all was ready, the dogs started off at a lively pace. About half way home Bob heard a lonely howl, which sounded weird in the still- ness of the evening. The dogs quickened their pace. Again the howl was heard and it was an- swered by several similar cries, but this time they were nearer. Bob had heard this sound before and knew it was the cry of wolves advancing upon their prey. Now a ring of dark figures could be seen slow- ly creeping over the snow towards the sled. Bob took out his rifle and started firing at the grey objects. This brought forth several howls of pain but only made the wolves hesitate for a short time. Before Bob realized it, his twenty-five shots had been used. Now he had only a hunting knife with which to defend himself. Suddenly Bob thought of a plan. He stopped the sled and in a 11 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR short time had the dogs unharnessed. The dogs formed h circle around him and waited. They did not have to wait long because the wolves had be- come bolder by Rob’s actions. With a rush they were upon the dogs. The dogs put up a brave tight and put more than one wolf hors de combat by sinking their teeth through the wolves’ throats. The superior numbers of the wolves soon began to tell upon the dogs, who began to show signs of fatigue. Rob shouted. “Ned,” and Ned left the fray and came up to Rob with a look which said, “It’s all over. Rob cut off the other dogs’ harnesses and hitched Ned into his. Then he took from his pack the venison which he had forgotten to eat at the shack and threw it to the wolves. They left the dogs and pounced upon this. Bob cried, “Go to it. Ned,” and Ned went. Not until a half a mile had passed did Rob look back, and all that he could discern was a group of sway- ing objects. How Ned carried Rob the next two miles no one can tell unless the great love of Ned for Rob inspired the dog with the strength. When Rob opened the door of his house, after that wild ride, and fell into the arms of his mother, he was exhausted. 11 is mother led Rob to a couch and in no time he was sound asleep. Rob’s father, thinking Bob had lost his way in the storm, had gone out hunt- ing for him. After hunting all night he found ilie sled, the torn bodies of the dogs, but no Bob. In despair he turned towards home. When he stalked into the house his face lit up with joy upon seeing Rob asleep upon the couch. He started to awake Bob, but his wife stopped him saying, “Bob needs the rest.” It was too late, for Bob was already awake. His first question was, “How’s Ned?” Ned answered this himself with a whine of delight at seeing Rob safe. Then Bob turned to his father and said, “I wouldn’t sell that dog for a thousand St. Bernards.” Chaplain Hopkins Addresses An Assembly Last month an interesting assembly took place with the entire student body assembled in the auditorium. Two visitors appeared on the plat- form, one a naval officer, the other a marine. Mr. Avery first addressed the pupils, introducing Pri- vate Charles Meinburg, Class of 1017, of the Unit- ed States Marines, who had just returned from France. Private Meinburg had been reported lost, but, thank Fortune, is alive and apparently in fine health. The school rose to do him honor and applause, munificent and spontaneous, was given in his honor. Mr. Avery then introduced Chaplain Hopkins, for two years a chaplain on board the U. S. S. Mt. Vernon, and now on the U. S. S. Kentucky. Chap- lain Hopkins entertained the students for a half hour with a rapid-lire account of ship routine, his own duties on board flu Mt. Vernon, the experi- ences he encountered, and read some poems writ- ten in honor of the great ship. The young people enjoyed his humorous, sketchy, picturesque ad- dress. and all now have the ambition to be a “gymnast in words” like Chaplain Hopkins. The school gives him a vote of thanks for sparing the time from his busy life to honor us. The Boys’ Debating Society The Roys' Debating Team is now about to prove its worth, and seeks the support of the school. The formal triangular debate is to be held this year on Friday evening, May 2. The subject for discussion is. Resolved: That intervention in Rus- sia and Allied direction of her government is desirable. Somerville will uphold the negative at Somer- ville, debating with Newton, and will uphold the affirmative at Brookline, debating with Brookline. The probable lineup is as follows: Affirmative, Lyle, 'If), Reed, ’ll). Doctorolf, ’19, and Westland, '20. as alternate; Negative, Corliss, ’21, Slafsky, '20, Kissling. 'll), and Edelstein, ’21, as alternate. A lively debate is promised. Come and support our teams. The Orchestra The orchestra this year, under the leadership of Ralph Baxter, has produced very satisfactory re- sults. The first rehearsal, which was held on October 22, brought out between 35 and 40 candidates. The orchestra consists of violins, cornets, clar- inets, ’cellos, two bass viols, viola, tuba, French horn, trombone, flute, drums and piano. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 We hope that the orchestra will be as success- the music at the Thanksgiving Day Entertain- Iul. and e(|ually a credit to the school this year, meat, two Night School Dances, Debating Club as in the past Social, .Junior police’Banquet, Southern Junior High School, and the''Parent-Teachers’ Associa- Members of this organization have furnished tion. Mary McAulby, Secretary. Glass of 1921 Harry S. Smith Sophomores: Our class numbering 480 is, for the most part, from the Junior High Schools. Con- sequently the Somerville High School is new to most of us. We have not become entirely ac- quainted, but are becoming so rapidly. The school being new, it took us the first quarter to settle down faithfully to our studies. This is the first year ol' our class as an or- ganized body. In the fall the election of officers took place, which resulted as follows: Harry S. Smith, President; Miss Gladys Johnson, Vice- President; Miss Annie Milne, Secretary; Everett Reed, Treasurer; John Dunbar, Editor, and Don- ald Miller. Assistant Editor. In the middle of the year, as tin? office of treasurer was vacant, a special election was held and Warren Gilkey was elected treasurer. As hostilities have ceased and the treaty of peace is being drawn up, we are not inspired toward patriotic endeavor as we were during the past year. However, the Junior Red Cross has been called to our attention and it has received our whole-hearted support. A Sophomore Room, 309, was the first to report 100 per cent, membership. In the assembly, the class unanimously agreed upon the class assessment. In doing this, the class has taken a step which no other class has taken in its sophomore year. Our Editor, John Dunbar, appealed for support for the Radiator. He called to our attention many “cold, hard facts.” His words must have served their pur- pose. for our column has been more lively and interesting since he made his appeal. The order for the class pins was delayed in going to the jewelers, because many orders were late in coming in. Last fall, when the Athletic Association called for members, the Class of 1921 answered and many are now members of that organization. The greater part of the proceeds of the Sopho- more Dance has been given to this association. Let us continue to stand back of this organize lion, which is striving to make athletics an iin- greater difference between classes than there is portant factor in the school, by purchasing a season ticket for baseball if you have not already done so. Three of our classmates were awarded the coveted S’ for their faithful and efficient work upon the Football Gridiron. They were: Warren Gilkey, Nick” Chase and Pat” Lynch. Roth the Roys' and the Girls’ Glee Clubs have many Sophomores in them. We are proud of tin; fact that many of the best voices are those of our classmates. To the S. II. S. Orchestra, “1921,” has contributed seven violins, a cornet, ’cello, clarinet and a trombone. Two Sophomores, Theodore Corliss and Irving Edlestein, are members of the 1918-19 Debating Team.- We extend our best wishes for success to them in the coming debates with Newton and Rrookline. May they have the success that Miss Lena Uarriman, Miss Marjorie Creighton and .Miss Margaret Nolan gained upon the triumphant Girls’ Debating Team. We hope to see several Sophomores on the dia- mond playing for the Red and Rlue this season. Those.who have been faithfully practicing for the team, but have not as yet been awarded a per- manent berth as one of the nine, have cleared the way for the next season, when they will be among t he chosen few. Our one social event this year has been a dance, which was held March 14. It was an en- tire success, both financially and socially. May every undertaking which the class attempts turn out as favorably. During the last quarter our honor list has great- ly increased. No doubt next quarter the list will contain many more names. It is difficult to realize that we have but two months more in which to prepare ourselves for our Junior year. After the summer vacation, we shall return as upper classmen.” That expres- sion means a great deal. It means far greater greater difference between classes than there is responsibility for each and every one. There is no between the Sophomore and Junior years. Let us each continue with our best efforts in order that we may enter our Junior year with a clean record. 16 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR VOTES of The ALVMNI CA2TPE.ELL-08 1918 Emily Pride is working at the State House. Gladys Merrill is attending Chandler Normal School. Edna Scriven is a student at Miss Wheelock’s Kindergarten Training School. Louise Pitcher is at the New School of Arts. Dorothy C. Small is attending Washington Uni- versity, Seattle. Elsie Sibley is attending Miss Garland’s Home- making School. Marion Morris and Herinine Price are students •it Simmons College. Louis Hirshon is at Harvard. Dorothy Currie, Ruth Bergman, Lillie Prior, Blanche Harding and Ida Paly are students at Radeliffe College. Margaret Taylor, IS A, is working at the Sec- ond National Bank. Eva Westlund is with the Jewett Players. 1917 Fred Baron and J. Reginald Beattie are at Tufts College. Donald Hatheway is a sophomore at Technol- ogy- Alice Padelford is a sophomore at Wheaton and has been elected “house chairman.” Dorothea Shay is a student at Salem Normal School. John Van pel is a sophomore at M. I. T. Alice Cheever and Marie Dresser are employed at the First National Bank. Marjorie B. Stevens is a sophomore at Wheaton College. Frances G. Watson is a sophomore at Wheaton. M. Elizabeth Morris is employed at Gilchrist Company. William H. Perry has transferred from Tufts to Dartmouth. Leon Bateman is a sophomore at Dartmouth. John Pickering is now the owner of a drug store at 95 Cross street. Chester Prothero is employed by John P. Squire Company. 1916 Barbara Brainard is a junior at Jackson Col- lege. Viola Howard is a junior at Wheaton. Ethel Michaud is working at the United States Rubber Company. Gertrude Starks is a junior at Jackson. Arthur Cohen and Webster Hall are juniors at Tufts. Webster Hall is a junior at Tufts. Stanley Cliff is a sophomore at M. I. T. Abbott Martin is a junior at Tufts. 1915 The engagement has been announced of Irene Smith to Philip Watson. Miss Smith is a senior at Smith College. Carita Hunter is a senior at Simmons College. Marion Clark is president of the Senior Class at Boston University. Margaret Wiley is a junior at Wheaton. Russell Palmer is a student at Technology. 1914 Philip Lewis married Miss Hitch, of Medford. Hazel Marsh graduated from Simmons College in the ('lass of 1918, and is now bacteriologist at the Naval Hospital, Chelsea. Martha Aldrich and Carol Whiting are seniors at Smith. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 During the past few years the lack of spirit in S. H. S. has become proverbial in Greater Bos- ton. This spring is a good time to disprove this reputation. We have a famous coach in the per- son of Cleo O’Donnell, whose record in Everett is well-known to all. The team this year is strengthened by six veterans, while the rookies are showing exceptional form. There are three fast men in the outfield and as soon as the territory around the first rack is strengthened we shall have a combination to which double plays will become second nature. Last year’s battery is working in mid-season form. The team is a bulwark of strength as a defensive machine . There are the best of hopes for the team as an offensive aggregation. Hitting, which was tin team’s weak point last year, is improving and great results are expected. With an eight-team league, great interest is an- ticipated. Coach O’Donnell is sure that S. H. S. will be among the foremost of the first division teams. All have heard so often of the necessity of their presence at the games to cheer on the players, that no further allusion is needed here. The op- portunity of seeing ten league games for ten cents per game is unparalleled, especially when one re members that the Suburban League contains the best schoolboy teams in Eastern Massachusetts. And as Captain Steve says, “Don’t forget that Medford is in the league.” You all would be proud to have your team win honors this year, therefore support your coach, your captain, and the other hard-working mem- bers of your team by buying a season ticket and by constant attendance at the games. Tt is gratifying to the staff that the Sophomores have so ardently supported their number. The editor was overwhelmed by an avalanche of stories, the best of which, have been carefully selected for publication. We sincerely hope that none, whose stories do not appear, will feel hurt, for space does not permit us to print all the stories which we have received. The Radiator wishes to thank the class editors and all others who have striven to make the issue a success. We wish to warn all contributors against offer- ing. in their own behalf, stories which are not original. It is usually possible for the editors to detect such a story. If, however, such a one is printed, the paper is not responsible, but the plagiarist is subject to law suit by the rightful authors. The staff would consider it a great favor if any having proof of such deception would lay the proof before the stall'. Should any definite case In discovered, public notice will be made of The Story Contest On account of the excellent quality of the stories in last month’s issue, it was with great difficulty that the judges finally selected as the best, “The Broken Step,” by Dorothy Baker, 11)20. “The Whitingsville Conspiracy,” by Allen Rideout, 11)20, received honorable mention. The judges were Miss Teele, Miss Sprague and Miss Low. It may have been noticed that the winners each month have been girls. Boys, where are you? The Radiator extends its best wishes to Miriam Cook, our Exchange Editor, who has recently un- dergone an operation for appendicitis. On account of the great ever-present need for food. I lie I '. S. Boys’ Working Reserve wishes to enroll many boys this summer. Our school made ;i proud record in this respect last year which it is hoped may be duplicated this year. There is still need in this enterprise. Let US do our share. 18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR MATMON HAUL. 1919 Roy Kingston, Editor. Kendall Reed, Assistant Editor. Tr—t: “I nearly sold my baseball shoes, today.” Ea—t—n : “How’s that ?” Tre—t: “I had them half soled.” Have you ever noticed the sickly grin on a fel- low's face when he sees his report card fixed out like a red letter day in a department store? Have you ever heard a girl say:— Oh, 1 just love to go to the “movies” with him, lie’s so sensible in his choice of worth-while educa tional ones.” Heard in Geom.: “The product of the means equals the product of t he ‘consequences.’ ” How they say it in an ollice now: “Capt. Jones, will you kindly ask Maj. Smith to remember (lie monthly trial balance, and tell Gen. Robinson to send a statement to Stoxan Ronds, I’d like Lieut. Brown to tidy up my desk a bit.”—-Ex. “English, as she is spoken today:” (Conversa- tion between a returned soldier and some small boys). “Did ye get clean over, ‘Pink?’ ” “Oh' boy, did I?” “Git sick on the ocean?” “Oh boy, did I?” “Did you go over the top, ‘Pink?’ ” “Oh boy, did I?” “How’d it feel ?” “Oh boy, believe me.” “ ‘Pink, did ya kill any Germans?” “Oh boy!” I la—es: “This watch of yours is crazy. It’s stopped.” Ha—1—n : That’s just it. It’s a stop watch.” “Charley,” getting an ad: “Good morning, Mr. Ahem! Ahem ! 1 represent the, er, Somerville High School Radiator, ahem, ahem, ahem, give me ah ad?” One Act of Sense. ' Scene: S. II. S. assembly hall. Time: A Friday afternoon dance. He: Er—er—May I have this dance?” She: “Oh yes.” He: “Swell time, isn’t it?” She: “Yes.” (Business of Dancing). He: “Pretty hard lessons these days.” She: “Yes, they are.” 1 Ie: “Orchestra’s good.” She: “Yes, of course.” Second boy cutting in. Second boy: “Hello! GreaX to see you agaiu, how’s everything? Want to go to the ‘movies’ to morrow ?” She: “That’ll be fine. Thanks ever so much. There’s a good show at the Highland, I think,” etc. Moral: Don’t be too constrained at the S. H. S. Two months to go. If you want to know the exact number of days, hours and minutes of school ask Spaulding. 1920 James Murray, Editor. Frederic Littlefield, Assistant Editor. Teacher: “Johnny, what are the most essential stable foods of today?” Johnny: “Hay, corn and oats, that’s what Pa feeds our horse.” Jack: “I’ve got to practice on the piano five hours a day.” Rill: “What for?” Jack: “Because Pa and Ma don’t like our new neighbors.” Ted: “How did he acquire his reputation for wisdom ?” Ned : “That’s easy. There isn’t a subject under SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 19 the suu about which he can’t remain silent and look wise.” Teacher (in algebra): “Who extracted the root for you ?” Pupil( speaking feelingly) : “The dentist.” Northrup desires to be left out of the Radiator notes and our aim is to please. The Oasis of the High School year is the Easter vacation. Lost, strayed or stolen. A thoroughbred pencil. Reward. Please return to Seat 36, Room 205. Martin, the Wamba of Room 228. The four principles in algebra: Ambition, dis- traction. nullification and decision. Be they ever so humble there’s no notes like our own. Townsend: “Have you heard Donaldson’s new tie?” Tansy: “Where is it, I want to see it?” Ryan: “Don’t hurry, it’s only an imitation.” Milliman: “Nit.” A tall masculine (translating French) : “When 1 was a little girl,” etc. If we should resort to such childish methods as giving a list of the rooms and their contributions to our column, some rooms wouldn’t stand much chance of ever being mentioned. Several candidates have reported to Captain West for the checker team. Prominent among these are Barker, Tochterman, Rideout, and Simp- son. Mr. Sullivan will coach the team. Two distinct ways of expressing the same thing. Look ere ye leape. Watch your step. Is the reason that so many sophomores are always happy due to the fact that “Ignorauce is bliss?” 1921 John C. Dunbar, Editor. Donald II. Miller, Assistant Editor. How about backing up the baseball team by buying a season t icket, and by going to the games' (This applies to upper classmen, too). A meek little sophomore passed some jokes to one of the editors and whispered confidentially, “Say! You won’t tell those fellows (meaning those concerned in the jokes) who gave these to you. will you?” The editors thank all teachers and pupils who have co-operated with them in making this issue a success. Teacher: “Why was this play called “Twelfth Night?” Miss lies—on : “Because there wasn’t anything else to call it.” Cns—sa: “This is a negative-affirmative sen- tence.” Wit—m : “My love is like a red, red nose.” St—n (Bumping into Statue of Zeus) : “Excuse me!” II—dl—ml (In Latin) : “That’s a result clause of purpose.” L—r (In 111) Geometry) : “The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the four sides.” What S. H. S. stands for: S —service 0 — opportunity M — morals E —efforts R — results V — variety 1 —inspiration L — learning , L — liberty E — earnestness H — honesty I —intelligence G — generosity H — helpful nes S —scholarship C — cheerfulness H — honor O — obedience O — orderliness L — loyalty True—ale, (buying his third cone): “There’s some ice in my ice cream.” Evangeline: “That’s all right, we won’t charge you for it this time.” Plays and their players: “Good Gracious, Arabella.”.... Edward Donahue “Potash and Perlmutter,”. .Lazarus and Perlman “Princess Pat,”................“Pat” Morrison Nothing But Lies,”......................Stone “The Wanderer,”...................George Coyne “A Comedy of Errors,”.......Our Spanish Class As You Like It,”.......................Ricker “Review of 1918,”..............Those Demoted “Oh. Look!” with the Dolly Sisters, The Talbot Sisters 20 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Can you imagine Love—ing with a soprano voice. Chr—ie with black hair. Raw—n six feet high. Art. Sm—h three feet high. Ham—ton with his hair combed. Miss Ran—n “A perfect 36.” Fie—er: “What notes sound a warning for a slippery sidewalk?” Ho—on: “I don’t know. What?” Fie—er: “C sharp or H flat.” Mil—o: “My uncle is a veteran, he lias a wood en leg.” Wee—s: “That’s nothing, my sister has a cedar chest.” II. Sm—h: “Waiter, a little bird told me that this coffee was not strained.” Waiter: “A little bird, sir?” LI. Sm—h : “Yes. a swallow.” Read in a New York paper: “Wanted: Sixty girls to sew buttons on the sixth floor.” M iss Ai—ken: “I couldn’t do that second theorem, could you?” Miss Bro—ell: “Sure, you simply had to prove a pair of corresponding angles equal.” Miss Ai—ken: “Well, I thought of that, too, I knew it was right, but I thought it was wrong.” I used to think I knew I knew. But now, I must confess. The more I know I know 1 know, 1 know T know the less. Statistically inclined tourist: “What is the death rate here?” Native: “Same as anywhere else — one death for every inhabitant.” 1st farmerette: “What does a person usually grow in her garden ?” 2nd farmerette: “Tired.” Have you seen the “Echo” yet? We’d like to see more of them, Carr! “First Aid to Ds and Es” now published in book form by Jim Ryan. Because of the access number of purchasers, orders must be taken twenty years in advance. Notice! Limit, 200 copies to one per- son. None sold to dealers. History B, MacI)o—d: “There were 100,00«) soldiers in the navy.” Miss W—d: “Tiberius Nero was killed by fowl.” Had—y: “He made his horse consul for one year.” Salt fish and pickles must be the lunch of the inhabitants of the first and second floors, judging from the small amount of water in the bubblers on the third floor. Miss W—d: “They used to call our soldiers dough-bovs,’ but they don’t any more.” Co—lie: “What do they call them now?” Miss W—d: “Dutch Cleansers.” We welcome Jean Maxwell back to school after her long illness. In Latin Class I With apologies to Col. McRae for mutilating his poem). In Latin (Mass the pupils sigh, And oft times wish that they might die, As daily o’ertheir tasks they bend, Drinking in Latin without end, In Latin Class. We’re now in school, short hours ago Wc were at home with freedom sweet. But now, alas, we drag our feet From French to something worse— To Latin Class. Oh ! Freshies, Ik it yours to know The horrors that we undergo, For soon you’ll have to show How little Latin that you know— In Latin Class. Re—d: “I used to know a girl called Post- script.” War—n : “Postscript! Why?” Re—d : “Because her name was Adeline Moore.” Teacher: “What are the harvest months, John?” John: “From November to March.” Teacher: “Why, John! Who told you that?” John: “Father did, he’s a plumber.” Sophomores! ! ! With the finishing of this quarter you have reached “third base.” Let everyone try to reach “home.” Watching some of us eat our lunch in a hurry reminds others of a Hindu sword swallower in a circus. Ben—t says he doesn’t know what he does know. What does he mean? ? ? It is never too late to learn, but we sometimes learn that it is too late. 1922 Walter N. Breckenridge, Editor. Heard in Latin (215) : “The victors were pur- sued by the retreating Gauls.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 21 We want every Freshman room in the school to get 100 per cent, in the Junior Red Cross Drive so that the whole school will get its full quota and some over. If you haven’t paid your quarter, pay it today; don’t wait and let someone else pay your share. Pupil: “Do they call rats mountains in New York?” Teacher: “I never heard of it, why?” Pupil: “My book says the Catskill Mountains in New York.” Definitions Idiot (from the English idea and out) : One who is out of ideas. Explosion : A chance to l egin at the bottom and work up. Echo: The only thing that can cheat a woman out of the last word. Hotel: A place where a guest often gives up good dollars for poor quarters. Only two rooms, 100 and lid, have not been heard from since the note contest began. It is to be noticed that both of these rooms are in the. West Building. The results this month are as follows: Room 110, 11; Room 105, 8; Room 115, 8; Room 121,20; Room 112, 1 ; Room 129, 4 ; Room 121, 4; Room 20, 5; Room 102, 2. Note. Please put home-room number on all sheets containing notes, as a few notes could not be credited this month. Heard in Bookkeeping O: Mr. Hayward: What is cash, Snyder?” Snyder: “Cash is something that I need.” Tom: “You want to look out for those metal car tickets, you are liable to be stung.” Lem: “Why, I thought they were hard to du plicate.” Tom: “Yes, but there are IPs on them.” There was great excitement for a few minutes in 115 the other day when F—r—est got his foot caught in the waste-basket. Room 2«; is proud to be called the winner of two dillerent drill challenges between Rooms 26 and 101. and Rooms 26 and 124. Heard in Latin: Caesar crossed the Rhone River by a Ford. Why do musicians made good burglars? ’Cause they generally have the key. Note: This does not apply to the High School Band. What could be sweeter than a three-page theme on Raising of Sugar Cane.” There is an exceptional man in our Army. He was a milkman. I like the army life,” he wrote home, “only it’s mighty hard to lie abed till 5:20!” Bill: “I had a fall last night, it rendered me un- conscious for eight hours.” Joe: “Where did you fall?” Bill: “I fell asleep.” She came up to the bank cashier’s desk and tendered a check for $100. “What denomination, please?” asked the clerk. Methodist,” she replied. “What are you?” Judge: Now Rastus, I don’t expect to see you here again.” Rastus: Not. see me here again, sail? Why? Yo’ all ain’t a’goin’ to resign yo’ job, is you, Judge?” First Sophomore: “if the Somerville Library should burn, how would the smoke come out?” Second Sophomore: “In volumes, of course.” Boy to his mother: “1 want a dime to give to the lame man.” Mother: You shall have it. And who is the poor lame man?” Boy: O, he is the door keeper at the Movies.” Take one third of the largest girls’ college in the City of Cambridge, the ninth letter in the alpha- bet. the second letter of a common four-legged pest. three-eighths of an animal covered with a hard shell, and you have the most important thing in the Somerville High School. Answer: 22 SOMER VILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR iiiiiUiirjinirniiiHiini'iinniiirMiifTniiiFiiininiBiiimiiniiiniiimiiniiiniinnBii t-v.itBimffluiLiihLaiiUiiUitQiiinftiiLiiiiiiiiiiiziiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiBiiiiisiiimiiiUiiiiiainiBiiiiiBiraBiuiuuiiiBuiiisiiimiiiuiimii.iinaiiH in i1 mini!- misiS The Special Editions in the West Library are illustrated by some of the most noted painters and illustrators. The illustrations are all origi- nal and ought to be especially interesting to pupils interested in art. Howard Pyle was one of the foremost American illustrators and he was especially successful in work for children. He possessed genuine humor, historical knowledge and a decided literary abil- ity, often writing the text for his illustrations. Pyle’s best subjects were taken from the colonial periods of New England and New Amsterdam, from the days of chivalry and from the lives of adventurers and sea faring men. 1 am sure that any of the boys or girls who lind these subjects in- teresting, will enjoy his exceptionally good illus- trations and texts. We have in the School Library by Pyle the following books: “King Arthur and llis Knights,” “The Merry Adventures' of Robinhood,” “The Story of the Holy Grail,” and “Men of Iron.” Arthur Knchhnm is an English illustrator and water-color painter. His true field is an illustra- tor of the fantastic, with sympathy and under- standing; Kathham interprets the American leg- end and English fairy story. There are drawings by him in the Tate Gallery and in the National Col- lections at Barcelona, Vienna, and Melbourne. The books we have illustrated by him are: “A Mid-summer Night’s Dream,” (This is wonderfully illustrated), “Aesop’s Fables,” and “Puck of Pook’s Hill.” M. Boutet De Monvel was a famous French por- trait painter and illustrator. He exhibited por- traits and won several notable medals, but his in- dividual, unmistakable style is shown best in his illustrations. In the West Library we have just one book illustrated by Monvel. It is “Joan of Arc,” this is a masterpiece of composition and is considered by many to contain some of his best work. N. C. Wyeth is another noted American illustra- tor. He illustrates books of action and the action and colors in his pictures are particularly good. The books in the West Library, illustrated by him, which I think will be of interest to everyone are: “The Black Arrow,” “Treasure Island,” and “The Boys’ King Arthur.” Hugh Thomson is a famous English artist, whose particular distinguishing quality is his delicacy of color. “Evelina,” “As You Like It,” “Merry Wives of Windsor,” and “Silas Marner,” were all illustrated by him and are in the West Library. I am sure that all of these books will be interest- ing to the pupils and they ought to be very help- ful to pupils studying Shakespeare in their Eng- lish (’lasses, also to pupils taking history. There are many other books included in the list of Special Editions which are equally good, but they are not illustrated by such noted artists. A few of the best are: “The Prince and the Pauper,” “l.'ncle Remus Returns,” “All Shakespeare’s Tales,” “Twelfth-Night,” “When Knights Were Bold,” “Boys’ Book of Battles,” “Kenilworth,” “A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales,” “Ivanhoe,” and “The Arabian Nights.” 1922 Some mistakes a soldier is liable to make when he returns home. 1. Entering each house in the block at nine o’clock, and yelling: Nine o’clock! All lights out!” 2. Snapping to attention when addressing a foreman. 2. Ducking into a man-hole, when an automo- bile back fires. 4. Marking time when held up at a crossing. Captain of Co. C.: “What’s your first name?” Private Kyte: “Sir Edward.” Captain: “Say Sir.” Phivate Kyte: “Sir Edward.” A little boy was asked : “I suppose you are kind to your sister, aren’t you?” Little Boy: “Oh, yes. I eat all her candy so she won’t get indigestion.” ' SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Some of the jokes which we receive would make excellent funeral briefs. When the donkey saw the zebra He began to switch his tail, “Well I never,” was his comment, “There’s a mule that’s been in jail.” “I lost my dog, Pat. What am I going to do?” Pat: “Why don’t you advertise for him?” Mike: “Sure my dog can’t read advertise- ments !” This heading was over an article in a recent edition of a Poston paper: “Mouse in milk, sues dealer.” Boy, (reading list of words in shorthand) : “What comes after a bat?” Bright pupil in back of room: “A headache.” Harvard Dental School A Department of Harvard University Graduates of secondary schools admitted without examination provided they have taken required subjects Modern buildings and equipment. Fall terms open September 22. 1919. Degree of D. M. D. Catalog EUGENE H. SMITH. I). M. I). Dean BOSTON. MASS. Clark College Worcester, Mass. EDMUND C. SANFORD. President ANNOUNCES specialized programs leading to training for the essential profession in Reconstruction Diplomacy. Engineering. Liberal Professions. Pedagogy, all combined with the cultural advantages of an academic college. For information address THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. Worcesier. Mass. Think it Over The trend of modern conditions makes a knowledge of law necessary to the heads of all great industrial enterprises. Whether a young man contemplates fol- lowing the legal profession, or whether he hopes to head any great industrial organiza- tion. he will find a legal training of utmost value to him in after life. The forward-looking youth lays his plans now for future success. The study of law is one great essential to this end. THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Gives a thorough training in the principles of law. Course for LLB. requires 3 years. Men preparing for college or business, who wish to plan ahead in selecting a school of law, should address, for catalog, HOMER ALBERS, Dean 11 Ashburton Place, Boston Rensselaer -f-4 Polytechnic an f Science Institute Courin Sn Civil Engineering (C. E.1 . Mechanical Engineering (M. E-). Electrical Engineering t1-'. K , Chemical Engineering (Ch. E.), and General Science (B. S.V Also Graduate and Special Course . Unsurpassed new Chemical. Physical. Electrical. Me chanical and Material Testing Laboratories. For catalogue and illustrated pamphlet showing work of graduate and student and views of building and campus, apply to JOHN W. NUGENT. Registrar. Before going in town. Stop at D. KRATMAN S Haberdashery Union Square - - Somerville Telephone Connection WATCH YOUR STEP! When you go to get your lunch make sure you go to the right place. FINKELSTEIN’S Delicatessen and Confectionery at the very lowest prices 28B Highland Ave Tel. 24102 Som. Somerville, Ma$«. ■ra3i!� nTOi .:,Kii!s-;n--Tiiriiirr DANCING Heinemann House Academies ANTHOINE HALL 136 School Street, Somerville imiiiiBiii;2:tiiiiiiiin!iiiBi!itn!]iiauii� !ni(ai!iiiiiuciiu:c::[!ir:ii!:L i. ;.ii . uiujiii ::;i uiiBH:i..■; rauisyniniiiiuiiiiuiiiuniiituiii!juiil.:i;..... HIGH SCHOOL CLASS Every Friday. 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Ruth Caulfield, 10 ..... .... 15 Alumni Notes .... .......... k; Editorials . ............ 17 Exchanges . . .......... .18 Library Department .......... 19 School Notes . . . . . . . . . . .21 Athletics ............ .... 25 Howard B. Burlingame PRIVATE TUTOR In Languages and Mathematics Pupils Prepared for Any College or Professional School Pupils Backward in Their Studies or School Work Assisted HODGKINS’ SPA Ice Cream Manufacturers Caterers FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, SODA, CIGARS AND TOBACCO NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES 99 Holland Street West Somerville, Mass. TEL. SOM. 7-1164 33 DAY STREET WEST SOMERVILLE Telephone Somerville 1248-2 DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE When you buy CANDY, ICE CREAM OR NOVELTIES Be sure to BUY AT FIELD’S 415 Highland Avenue Pearson’s Perfect Pictures ODD FELLOWS HALL, WINTER HILL Matinee every day 2.30 Evenings 7.45 FOR CLASS Davis Square Haberdasher 7 HOLLAND STREET WEST SOMERVILLE Opposite Somerville Theatre Tel. Som. 16%. W MANUFACTURERS OF S. H. S. PINS CLASS PINS RINGS MEDALS TROPHIES FRATERNITY JEWELRY 17 I 'JPT OPPLICP I£ EMBLEMS rAPPRE5S BOX PO RR ETYof mass” DEDICATION We dedicate the May number of Thk Radiator to the graduates and under-graduates of the Somerville High School “in the service.” America entered the world war. and the clarion call to arms sounded. These young men with faces set toward the glorious goal of achievement, some al ready having a part in the world’s work, others in college halls and professional study, a few at the undergraduate’s desk in the High School, all heeded the call, they thought not of money lost or edu- cation interrupted, nay even they counted not their lives dear unto them, but with one voice re- sponded, “The country needs us. We will go.” IIow good the account they gave of themselves in camps and across the sea, in the trenches, 'mid deadly gases and in the dread battles of the air, this country will never forget. Though we gave all our pages to the story it would be but begun, and no words are good enough with which to tell it. For us be the lesson drawn from their heroic deeds: our returned soldiers have been called, “The highest type of young manhood. In the look of high purpose and of seriousness upon their faces, we read the dread sights they have looked upon, the sufferings endured, the frequent sacri- fices.” He it ours to show them that the country to which they have returned, having made the world safe for humanity and democracy, is a better country for their loyal example. As we tread the paths, they so lately trod and are busy with the problems which occupied their attention, may our hearts thrill as we remember that by these same tasks, perhaps they devel- oped somewhat that fibre of character which made possible their brave and daring record. May the present student body be more earnest, more loyal to the highest, more faithful for the noble ex- ample that has been given them, and may the Honor Roll of Somerville High School become also its Inspiration Roll. tnwniinri'piiiirrnininniTnr iiiRHiRU'iriirr uiuiuEHanniniiioKnuiuiiiuwumnwriifli spmmmmmtm SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR laiiisiiii VOL. XXVIII SOMERVILLE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. MAY. 1019 No. 7 The Somerville High School Radiator Is published by the High School on the third Thursday of every month during the school year, and only Important news matter can be received after the first Thursday of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing, write on one side of the paper only, and sign full name. Communications, according to their nature, should be mailed 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. O. Single Copies, 10 Cents SOMERVILLE PRESS PRINT EDITORIAL STAFF r EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLES L. S. EASTON, T9 ASSOCIATE EDITOR ' HELEN SWEET, T9 BUSINESS MANAGER CHARLES R. KOLB, T9 EXCHANGE EDITOR ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS MIRIAM L. COOK, T9 WALTER W. MARTIN, ’20 SPORTING EDITOR J. CARLETON KNOX, T9 STAFF ARTIST MELVIN A. STEPHENS, T9 ALUMNI EDITORS MILDRED E. SCRIBNER, T9 EVELYN F. STOCKBRIDGE, T9 TREASURER GEORGE M. IIOSMER (Faculty) LIBRARY EDITOR ADVISER ELEANOR M. MORRELL, T9 CLASS EDITORS A. MARION MERRILL (Faculty) ASSISTANTS ROY KINGSTON, T9 KENDALL REED, T9 JAMES J. MURRAY, ’20 FRED LITTLEFIELD, ’20 JOHN C. DUNBAR, '21 DONALD H. MILLER, ’21 WALTER N. BRECKENRIDGE. '22 4 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY There are fifteen gold stars on our Honor Roll. Fifteen brave, young heroes, graduates of Somerville High School, have made the supreme sacrifice and will not return again, an especially well-known group of young men. Their pictures hang in our corridors among the class officers, the athletes and the glee clubs. Echoes of their successes at various colleges, in business, drifted back to the school. The War, the Great Ideal, and they showed in their characters the fibre of t in; hero. We would gladly print, did space permit, some of the many letters that have come to their homes, from camps and from overseas, breathing forth their spirit of kindness, of patient endur- ance and their dauntless and intrepid courage. Truly “The bravest are the tenderest, the loving are the daring.’” Their death is a distinct loss to the country they died to serve. Amid the violet fields of Southern France, in the quiet military cemeteries near devastated battle fields or in the soil of their own native land, their bodies rest, “but their name liveth forevermore.” In the sor- row of their parents and loved ones, their classmates share. They do not forget us. “They watch from the skies.” They shall not be forgotten, for “The memorial of virtue is immortal.” .Joseph G. Murpiiy, ’15, entered tin I . S. Naval Air Service, May A, 1D1T, at Charlestown Navy Yard. He was sent to the Pensacola. Fla., Air Station, and then to Miami Naval Air Station as ENSIGN JOSEPH G. MURPHY general officer and commissioned ensign. Here he had charge of construction and repair of planes, having supervision of nearly 200 men. His death occurred October 18, 1918, of lobular pneumonia. Saxton C. Foss, ’16, Harvard, ’10, Co. L, 9th In- fantry, enlisted in the Regular Army, .June . , 1917. He went first to Fort Slocum, X. Y., then to Syracuse and in a few months his regiment was SAXTON C. FOSS ordered to France. Octobers, 1918, in the Blanc Mont Ridge action, in one of the hardest fought battles of the war, he was mortally wounded and removed to Mobile Hospital. No. 7, where he died a few days later. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Harold Lloyd Pinkham, ’15, Tufts, ’ll), en- ((‘ii'il (lie second Plattsburg (’amp in August, 11)17, and was graduated with the rank of 2nd Lieuten- ant in November, 11)17. and was ordered to sail for France in .January, 11)18. In France he was assigned to the 10th Company, 5th I’. S. Marines. In May he was detached and detailed as Intelli- gence Officer of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. About SECOND LIEUTENANT HAROLD L. PINKHAM June 1st, he returned to his old company, where lie commanded the first platoon. He fought in tin battles of Chateau Thierry and Bel lean Woods. On tin night of the 23rd of June, while leading an attack upon a machine gun nest, he was seriously wounded. His captain rushed to his side, but Lieut. Pinkham said, “Don’t mind me, Captain, keep the men going.” He died that night. He was cited in the general orders as “worthy oi emulation and praise for exceptional coolness in commanding his men under lire. He is buried in the American Cemetery at La Seite. Douglas R. Locke. ’12, was in overseas service, ile was killed in action in France in 11)15. Norman Merrill, os. Bowdoin, 12. enlisted as a private and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant after five months’ service. He died of acute nephritis at Fort Wayne Military Hospital, De- cember 7, 1018. Robert A. Bowlby, ’06, Harvard, ’10, enlisted in the Canadian Grenadiers and was commis- sioned 1st Lieutenant. He died of pneumonia October 15, 1018. Ernest Alonzo Ware, ’05, M. I. T. ’00, left bus- iness to enter Plattsburg Training Camp and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant May 15, 1017. At New Year’s, 1DIS, he was sent to France where, CAPTAIN ERNEST A. WARE near Bordeaux, he had charge of colored troops in construction work. For some time he acted as Provost Officer and was promoted to a Cap- taincy. His death occurred from lobular pneu- monia. October 11, 1018. He was buried with mili- tary honors at Fallance Cemetery, Bordeaux. Wallace T. Crispin, ’13, Tufts, ’17, enlisted as seaman 2nd class in the l S. Naval Radio WALLACE T. CRISPIN School at Newport, K. I.. December 12, 1017. He died at the Base Hospital. Newport, R. I., of cere- brospinal meningitis, April 6. 1018. 6 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Ralph Kexxesox, M3, after a course in aeronau- ticsat Newport News. Ya., enteral the Oflicers Re- serve Corps, and was graduated with rank of 1st Lieutenant and sent to Princeton as instructor in aviation. In August, 1 ! 1T, In was sent to France FIRST LIEUTENANT RALPH KENNESON in command of tin� 30th Aero Squadron and was later transferred to the !)th Aero Squadron, a night flying unit. He was a daring aeronaut and was recommended for Decoration and for a Cap- taincy. After the signing of the armistice his squadron wtjs assigned to the Army of Occupa- tion. On December 24, 1!)1S, Lieut. Kenneson, very ill, was released from command and he left for Paris where he died at Red Cross Hospital, No. 3, da unary 1), 1910. FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM V . THAYER William V. Thayer, 12, Harvard, Hi, was com- missioned 1st Lieutenant, Co. B, 301st, Infantry. He contracted tuberculosis at Camp Devens and died at his home. Fail-view Terrace, Somerville. April 19, 1918. Charles Hastings Fptox, M2, Tufts, MG, en- tered the Ollicers Reserve Corps Signal Service (Air Station) and was assigned for intensive training at M. I. T. Military Ground School in 1017. lb was sent abroad as one of the ten “lion- S 1 FIRST LIEUTENANT CHARLES H. UPTON or men” of bis squad and was taught flying under Italian instructors at Foggia, Italy, where he won the Golden Eagle of the Royal Italian Flying Corps, rating as 1st Class Italian Pilot. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant and sent to France for further courses in acrobatic flying. At Tours he was for a time instructor of observers. August 12. 1511S. he was assigned to tin 50th Aero Squad- ron and sent to the front. August 28, while test- ing machine guns in target practice, the accident occurred which resulted in his death. Ernest A. Giroux, 15. 1st Lieutenant, 103rd Pursuit Squadron, tl. S. A. S.. sailed for France April 22, 1017. He served three months on the French front in the Ammunition Transport Ser- vice. He enteral the French Aviation, trans- ferring to F. S. Air Service. He trained in France at Avord, Tours and Issondou, and biter acted as “ferry” pilot, taking machines from Paris to SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR i FIRST LIEUTENANT ERNEST A. GIROUX tin front. His squadron was first on tin Aisne and moved to Dunkirk tin first of May, 1918. Lieut. Giroux was in several engagements, receiv- ing the Croix de Guerre for a fight during the first week of May. In an engagement on the morning of May 22, behind the enemy lines, he stayed and endeavored to protect his leader until he w is surrounded by a superior number of the enemy, when he was shot down and killed. He was award- ed the Distinguished Service Cross and a Palm to the Croix de Guerre. Clayton C. Klus, class president P.H5, enlisted in the French Medical Corps and sailed for France with the Dartmouth Cnit May 5, 1917. He served in the French Ambulance Corps for six months. He was transferred to the U. S. Service and con- tinued until August 9. 1918. During the second battle of the Marne, while bringing a wounded German prisoner oil the field, he was struck in the breast by a shell and was instantly killed. He was buried with full military honors. Hakky Irving Qi innell, 'OS. enlisted in the navy in September, 1917, and was stationed at the Navy Yard for about three months. He was then transferred to the Naval Detention and HARRY I. QUINNELL Training ('amp at Deer Island. He was rated as a Pharmacist’s Mate; 3rd Class, and while caring for others in the influenza epidemic, he, himself, fell victim to tin deadly disease and died Septem- ber 24, 1918. A.miirosk ('. Ford, 17. enlisted in the navy in May, 1918, and was at once called into the ser- CLAYTON C. ELLIS AMBROSE C. FORD 8 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR wealth Pier until September, 11)17. and he was then transferred to the IT. S. S. Covington, former- ly the Hamburg-American liner Cincinnati. He was killed July 1, 11)18, when the Covington was torpedeod. John J. Falvey, ’ll), a member of the present senior class, enlisted while a junior and was sent to Fort Slocum, N. Y. He was transferred to Camp Meade and later to Camp Hill. Newport News, Va., the port of embarkation, where he was assigned to the Quartermasters Department and made Corporal. Tie died at Fort Porter, N. Y., April 14, 1918. CORPORAL JOHN J. FALVEY “All’s Well That Ends Well” A. Victoria Joiianson, ’22. jOB HEDLEY and Bill Bragdon, the favorites of the settlement, were angry with each other. Their fiery glances and hasty words were sure signs of a coming storm. And all for a girl! Bob and Bill had grown up together. Both had been lulled to sleep with the same tune, ever since the day, fifteen years ago. when a “handful” of settlers had driven along the sun-beaten stretch of prairie in the familiar prairie schooners. Everything had been peaceful that day. One -man sagely remarked that everything was too peaceful for any good. “Yes, peace comes al- ways before disaster,” said someone else. “But no,” others had voiced. “Hadn’t they been six days on tlie-trail without a sign of the ferocious savage.” The sunset, that day. found a weary band of wanderers singing praises to the Lord for their safe deliverance. The women’s voices blended sweetly with the deeper tone of the men’s, on the last verse, when a scout came running into their midst, hoarsely shouting the words that stilled the hearts of the women and paled the faces of the stolid men: The Indians are circling about them. Everyone knew only too well what these fateful words meant; the morning would find loved ones stretched upon the sands. And morn- ing did find this. Eight-year-old Bob Hedlev looked upon flu faces of the two most dear to him. But worse yet, no trace could be found of Molly Hedlev. Now Bill Bragdon shared the place in his mother’s heart with Bob. And now they were going to quarrel, and as 1 said before, all for a girl, no other than Ikicaga, the daughter of an Indian chief. Ikicaga loved both Bob and Bill, but each one in a di Her cut; way. She finally decided that she liked Bob best. That is why, one evening, Ikicaga stole from her father’s wigwam; the father she neither loved nor hated. Bob ran forward to meet bis fiancee and com- ing within a few feet of her, stood stalk still. What was that he saw about her neck. If could not be, — yes, it was. The moonlight had revealed a slender chain with a curious locket of wood, conspicuously carved with the initials “M. II.” Ikicaga knew nothing whatever about the locket, only that she had worn it for years. But Bob did know about it. he made it himself years before. “Let me introduce my sister. Bill,” said Bob. “Your sister?” “I don’t understand.” “You’ve heard of stolen Molly Hedlev, hr� en’t you?” asked Bob. “Well, this is she.” “Congratulations,” shouted the onlookers to Bill. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 9 Sea Wrack Wixthrop Root, 1919. I. In Which Philip Makes Some I'ndesirable Ac• quaintances. VEX tin stars were mocking Philip Sternliolt! He was standing on the Blue Anchor Line Pier watching the shipping glide by. But though his eyes were fastened on the ships, he was lost in thought. Why did a fellow, nineteen years old, too, have to stay at home? Why couldn’t he go out into the world and help in the great doings? Men were making canals such as the world had never seen; men were tunneling mountains; men we «i making the world one busy hive of industry and invention ; yet here he stood bound by his father’s commands not to help in these great things! He was the son of the owner of a great steamship line, and still he could not go to sea. His father had lived on the sea for twenty years, but. he —. It wasn’t fair! Everything was mocking him. The dancing harbor lights; the will-o-t lie-wisp lights on the ships; the very stars were mocking! Then, too, his grandfather had loved the sea. As a boy he had stood on this very pier and watched the swift clippers spread their snowy sails and Hit out to sea like uncaged birds. He had sailed the sea for forty years. Philip remembered the tales lie used to tell; of islands where the breezes were redolent of spice; of China and Ja- pan with tin cherry-gardens like the first pink Hush of sunrise; of South America with its glit- tering snakes and screaming parrots, and its river that was a veritable sea; of the North with its ice castles and its wonderful white nights with the flickering Northern Lights; of the mystery of the sea that never tells its secrets. His deep abstraction kept. Philip from noticing the two figures creeping up behind him. Sud- denly a pair of strong arms shot around him, a dirty, rough hand was clapped over his mouth, and he was gagged and bound. His captors whistled. Out of the shadow of a nearby pier stole a boat: like a stealthy wolf it stoic� across the moonlit water and touched the pier with a grating sound. As the men carried him down to it, the gag slipped and in the same instant Philip called: “Help!” The next moment a great light flashed before his eyes like a zig-zag streak of lightning across the sky. Then he seemed to be floating over a great abyss in total darkness. Meanwhile a real river floated by under the keel of the boat; he was crossing a real abyss that separated him from a heart that waited most anxiously and lovingly for him. An abyss that not even time could bridge! When Philip regained consciousness fully, he became aware of a tossing and reeling. Where he was he did not know. He put out his hand; it touched cold iron. Where was he? Beneath was an iron floor, on which he was lying, and about him was blackness. He rose and started to walk forward, but tripped and fell. He was still weak so he lay there where he had fallen, wondering, frightened, sick. The floor on which he lay was tossing back and forth, up and down; then sud- denly a door beyond him flew open and a flood of light poured in. Philip expected someone to enter, but as no one did he concluded that the door had been jarred open. Rising dizzily he staggered to it and looked out. The first thing that met his eye was a gray ex- panse of water, bounded by a low line of purple. Could it be! Was he really on the sea? The mystery was clear; he had been shanghaied and was now bound out to sea. He staggered just be- y: nd the door. Before him stretched the deck of the ship, rusty and white with salt; from it rose two battered stacks; all the woodwork was chipped and dirty, showing only here and there traces of the original white paint. On the deck was littered a mass of boxes and crates, bales and ropes. A few sailors were arranging this under the command of an officer. The officer was short and heavily built. His face was red like that of a heavy drinker. His eyes were never still, but flashed around like two beads of coal; they were shadowed by two heavy, black eye-brows, like twin thunderclouds. He had a peculiar habit (so evident that Philip noticed it at once) of twisting the corners of his mouth down so that he looked almost deformed. As soon as Philip stepped on the deck from the shadow of the door, 10 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR the officer noticed him. He, beckoned. Philip started across the deck toward him, but as tin- ship gave a sudden lurch he fell. In an instant the captain, for so it proved to be, was beside him. The Captain’s foot struck him twice. “Get up,” he roared. Don't sham here. Kid. Get up quick.'' Helped, or hindered, by several kicks, Philip arose. Where am J ?” he gasped. Steamer Antenoria; bound East, South. North or West as trade calls, (’apt. Baker at your ser- vice. Then, What's your name, Kid?” he de- manded. Philip.” Philip what?” he raged. Philip Sternholt. Philip replied. Well. Philip, we’d better get those bands soiled right away.” As he spoke his lips twisted down as if in irony. I won’t — I didn’t — You kidnapped be—” lie got no further; the Captain’s hand struck him and felled him. Shut up and get to work!” All that morning Philip worked. Though waves of sickness and despair swept over him. the fear of tin Captain drove him on like a goad. The stories of those floating hells, the tramp steamers, came into his mind : the brutality, the long hours of hard work, the violent death that stared all on board in the face. And he was on one of them. II In Which Sternholt Senior Is An (fared- and Philip Lear ns the Waffs of the World. In a shadowed room in New York a man was sitting, his head was bowed and his hands moved idly across the desk in front of him; before him another man stood, speaking to him. Mr. Sternholt,” he was saying. I traced him to the Blue Anchor Line Pier, there the trail ended. The watchman says that your son was there yes- terday evening. He heard a cry at about eight o’clock that sounded like. ‘Ahoy!’ then a splash of oars. When la reached tin end of the pier he saw a boat glide out into the shadows of the anchored ships. That was all. It is thought that your son left on the Steamer Antenoria, a tramp freighter bound to no fixed and known destination, which weighed anchor last night. Shall T have cable grains sent to different ports?” Sternholt looked up. No,” Ik said slowly, “do nothing! Good day.” After the detective had gone, he struck the desk a hard blow. “Not one cent of the Sternholt money goes to that boy! Not one! Cngrateful whelp!” he cried, then turning he left the office. Two weeks later the newspapers announced that the late Mr. Sternholt passed away at his home His millions are left to various charities.” Great waves like wolves broke over the sides and deck of the Antenoria, one week out of New York. Like wolves they clung to the funnels and der- ricks, and like wolves they tore away with them the wreckage they had made. A sea of slate-grey clouds surged above the ship, while around and beneath a grey, foam-capped volcano of waters raged. Lightning played from the clouds lik the swift thrusts of a fencer; the thunder re- verberated like the laughter of distant gods. A few men were moving about the deck of the Antenoria. Among them was Philip. Sick at heart and bruised in body, he was becoming used to the horror of his new life. He was helping the men clear away the wreckage left by the waves. Whenever the men saw a wave surging toward them, they clutched the nearest support and clung then . But at last Philip, who was stooping, failed to get a hold and was washed to the rail where he clung. Unluckily for him ('apt. Baker had seen and was now striding over to him. Hey, you lubber, you good-for-nothing, get oil o' this deck. Get down to the hold and heave bituminous awhile. We can’t have such a puppy as you around in our way. Go down and report to Cullen. Hurry up, before the next wave takes you for a stroll down to the Saragossa Sea!” He add- ed emphasis to this tirade by kicking Philip through the door into the dark passageway. Philip raging at heart went down into the hold, lie was almost glad to leave the cold, wet deck, but that Captain! If he ever got home — or had chance to got even — but just then he reached the furnace-room. Cullen was the boss of the stokers, a small, wiry Englishman, not bad at heart, but thoughtless and cruel. The Captain sent me here to work—.” Phili]) began. Then he stopped short, for Cullen was thrusting a shovel into his hands and was point- ing at the heaps of coal and the glowing furnace. Work,” he yelled, above the roar of the flames and hiss of the steam, that was all. To he concluded in the June issue SOMKKVILL1-; HIGH SCHOOL radiator The Price We Paid Fka.wks Uarky, 1920. IOR to our entry into the war in 1917, America was full of life and prosperity. Then to this peaceful country came tin one word that was to test the strength of America’s manhood, war. In the United States people lived in luxury, danced, played, sang and made life a source of merriment. While on the western front French and Belgian soldiers were crying to America for aid. Still we laughed and sang through those four terrible, long years, that the French and Belgians gave their fast-failing strength and life-blood for the Right. “Why — why, did not America wake up?” a cry heard throughout France! America, — considered the wealthiest country in the world! America, — with millions of men strong and fit to fight! All were needed in the scales of Justice. We ask now as we did then, why did we wait, why «lid we hesitate? While the sinking of the Lusitania startled America, the filial awakening came when war was declared on April (5. 1!)17. When our first troops landed on foreign soil they were “late in the game” and they knew it. Long before reaching the trenches they realized the greatness of humanity’s call and were willing to give their all that democracy might live forever. The French were not fighting for territory or might, but for their loved ones back of them in that little village which might at anytime become Germany's victim. The French soldier stood tense and rigid waiting — for lie had already seen his home in ruins and his people murdered by the (iermans. But, our American hoys whom we had sent across the sea, neither fought for territorial gain nor power. They fought for future generations dud the right to live! For 1 id not our boys see the long, grey line of the Hun marching through Bel- gium? Chanting as they marched: One month i«� Paris, one year to London, three years to New York.” Did not these same boys know that if they failed, and the French failed, ii was only a step across the channel: and if Fngland lost, the way was clear across the Atlantic? Then came the turning point of the war at Chateau Thierry. The French were falling back when Foeli threw in” the marines, eight thous- and strong. They «lied in their tracks, not an inch «lid they give and how many fully realize that six thousand out « f those eight thousand will never return? The German armies, trained like a machine, were always having fresh troops to “throw in as re- serves. Had the advantage of the allies, as our boys had to stand their ground until the wood- en bridge,” three thousand miles away, brought re- lief? Way across the Atlantic the American army came to show Germany the stuff” they had in them. What wonderful morale they had. Fven in the hospitals after the terrific battle at Chateau Thierry they could be heard singing that cheery song. Where Do We Go From Here. Boys?” That is the spirit of those boys who were so willing to give their lives for their country. Through mire and mud they marched sometimes without food and water, and more often without shoes and proper clothing. Yet, after all of this, after all the suffering and loss of lif . we easily forget ami life goes on again, as before. When the armistice was signed, everyone ex- landed : Peace, Peace, at last!” What li«l peace mean to those lads of ours on the blood-soaked fields of France? It meant peace, yes, but they can never forget what they have experienced. On a foggy Sunday morning last October, a ship steamed up New York Harbor, and the deck was strewn with cots and fille«l with boys on crutches, three hundred in all. How they strained their eyes for the sight of Liberty again! Through the «lense fog her outline appeared. All was still, when one lad. scarcely nineteen, spoke in a low, «juiet voice: “It's all right. Liberty, its all right, you can lower your arm a little bit now!” What was the meaning? He meant that he and his comrades had given some of their own blood for her sake and to make her burden lighter. We are not going to realize it all until we have seen the boys who have come home, and hear of the brave deoils done by those who will never come back. If our dead and those of our allies could march past us in single file. «1«� you know how long it. would take them? It would take them six and half years. Oh! how great a price America paid! 12 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR For His Country Wilhei.mixe Muller, 1022. S Hoi� ;nvokc with Reveille sounding in liis ears, his thoughts went back to tlie time just one year ago that day, when lie lay in heel in a modest little he� use in a small city far across the ocean, wishing that he might be in the trenches and hear the thunder and booming of the can- non. Soon he was to be in the wished for place, as In was one of the first to answer America’s e-all ami now with his ceunpany was stationed near Paris awaiting orders to advance. •lack, his chum, who enlisted at the same time In did, awoke him from his reverie by a gentle shake and remiineleel him they had only ten min- ute's before mess. Rob roused himself and asked, “Well, Jack, old boy. are you sorry we gave our services to Uncle Sam ?” No. you bet Pin not. but I’m mighty tired of this drilling. I’d like to get a shot at some e f the Kaiser’s pet pigs. Are ye u ready?” As they passed the secemd lieutenant, who had taken quite a liking to both boys, and saluted, he said, “I think there’s a package at headquarters for you. Hob. It came in this morning.” Hob went straight to headquarters to get his package, and then he couldn’t eat until he had opened it. the large , wooden box from the place he held most dear, and after opening it. it seemed impossible to swallow the coarse camp food. That evening Bob, Jack and a few other boys were feasting on the good things from Bob’s home when the tent flap was thrown back and an orderly announced that they were to break camp and advance in the morning. Just then Taps semnded and the party quickly broke up. It was a long, tiresome march to the front and when they had enjoyed only half an hour e f rest the Bodies made an unexpected attack. The Yanks,” though their first experience, put up a stiff battle and the enemy was retreating rapidly when the command was given to go “over the top.” As they advanced the bullets came thick and fast, and once out of the shelter of the trench they made easy targets for the Hun outlined against the setting sun. Men were falling on all sides, but Bob, staring straight ahead, charged on with the determination to do or die aveng- ing the deaths of his comrades. The German front line trenches were reached! A shell ex- ploded near Bob, and stumbling on he felt a vague sinking sensation, then all was darkness. That night he found himself on a cot in a hospital with a nurse standing by. He tried to move: every limb ached: his arm was in a sling and one leg was gone. He bore it bravely, think- ing, It’s the least I can do for my country,” but as the bells chimed midnight, his spirit passed on to his Maker. The next morning the cot on which his body lay was shrouded in “Old Glory,” the flag for which he had fought — and died. The Mysterious Ghost Don Waite, ’22. NE night we were all sitting in the library when we heard a bell ring in another room. We all ran to find out what was the cause. When we got there we found a dinner bell on a ta- ble. At that instant we heard the phonograph start playing, and as if someone was trying to play a funeral march on the piano. We all ran back into the library and found the stubs of half a dozen burning cigars on the smoking table. One of the ladies present fainted and it was five minutes before she was brought to. Later that night when everybody was in bed a crash was heard downstairs and tinkling of bells moving up and down the walls and in ceilings of the different rooms. In about half an hour there was a piercing scream and a thud as if somebody had fallen down stairs. SOMERVILLE HlGtl SCHOOL RADIATOR 13 The next morning when we went downstairs nothing was upset and no broken glass or crockery was found, but a few patches of blood were found on t Ik carpet. That night we all went out to a party. When we got home the whole house was lit up, but we had left no one behind and had locked all the doors and windows. When we got in we went ail through the house, but could find nobody and all the doors and windows’ were locked. After that we all went into the library to read and talk. Suddenly the light went out and we were plunged into inky darkness, and we heard a faint tinkling of bells like the other night. The sound came nearer and nearer. Nobody dared to move or sneak. Then the sound of bells diminished and the lights were turned on. After two or three days of these disturbances, I took it upon myself to investigate. That night while we were reading we heard a shot in the back yard and a yelp like a dying dog. They all ran out but me. dust as soon as they had gone out I heard the front door open and shut. 1 hid by tlie electric light switch and waited until 1 heard footsteps in the room. 1 turned on the light and said, “What are you doing in here, young fellow?” He turned swiftly and i saw that it was the hostess’s son. I laughed and said, “1 thought it was the ghost,” and he replied, “How do you know that I’m not?” I answered, “Because you have been in Portland, Maine. ’ dust then the others came in and greeted him. That evening the hostess’s soil and I were talk ing when he told me to bring everyone there. I did as he commanded. When everyone had ar- rived, he said, “I am the ghost.” Everybody gasped in surprise. He continued, “You all have thought that I have been in Maine, but 1 have been in this house all the time to make you think that this house was haunted,” everybody nodded their heads in the affirmative to this, “and it was the result of a bet 1 made at the club with a friend of mine.” When the Mummy Came to Life Hoxa Cohex, 1919. EX SIMON was busy at his test; tubes in the chemical laboratory of the new Hebrew University at Jerusalem, as his colleague, Gideon, entered. “I have some good news for you!” he began. For me!” asked Ben Simon. “What is it?” “1 have just come from the meeting of the faculty where the question of sending a scien- titie expedition abroad was considered. They have decided to send such an expedition to Egypt to make a study of Jewish life and culture as it existed in the days of the Pharaohs. They have bestowed a signal honor upon you, for you have been placed in charge of the chemical department of tin expedition. Professor Max Fishman has been appointed director of the whole expedition, because of his expert knowledge of ancint Egyp- tian lift . I understand that the British Egypt- ologists have volunteered to work with our Pro- fessor. They will meet you before you leave.’” Ben Simon was overjoyed. For several years Ik had been working quietly at his tubes in tin Hebrew University, and had made some valu- able discoveries in the field of chemistry. His fame was spreading beyond the boundaries of his native country. Already he had received signal honor from the members of the faculty. But this was to be the greatest event in his life. Professor Max Fishman entered the laboratory, all enthusiasm. Congratulations, my dear Ben Simon. Your appointment was to have been expected. Your chemical knowledge will aid us greatly in our research. Here you will have the opportunity of applying your discoveries in working on the an- cient mummies of Egypt. I have no doubt but that you will succeed. But we must hurry and prepare. The expedition starts in a few days.” The short time that intervened was spent in making preparations. Several young chemists were attached to the staff of the expedition as aids to Ben Simon. It was a thrilling scene as the group depart- ed for its destination. The president of the Uni- versity was at hand to greet the members of the expedition to wish them success iu their work. The station was bedecked with Hags and bunting. 14 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR As soon as the last words of farewell were said, the company entered the luxurious’cars of the great Egypt. .Judea, and Mesopotamia Valley Railroad, built and operated by the Republic of .Judea. The conductor waved his hands and whistled, the locomotive shrieked, and the train pulled away with lightning speed. Of all the men on the train, lien Simon was the most interesting. He had been engaged for several years in investigating the scient 1 tic origin of lite. In the course of his work he had discov- ered a certain fluid which had the wonderful prop- erty of reviving mummies. If applied to the body of any mummy, the fluid would keep it in a state of life for several minutes. The exact time de- pended, of course, on the condition ot tue individu- al mummy. “You see,” explained Ren Simon to Professor Max Fishman and the British experts who were accompanying the expedition, “We can learn fat- more from the lips of the mummies we revive than from other sources. We can do it in a much snort- er time, too. Once we unseal their lips, all the secrets of the magicians will be revealed to us, and the history or the earliest dynasties will be come as an open book.” In two hours they traversed the distance their ancestors had taken forty years to cover. The scene was green with fertility; not a trace of the iiderness of the Wandering. At the station in Egypt, near the tombs of the Kings of the XL 11th Dynasty, the train came to a stop. As the party of scientists alighted, they were greeted by representatives of the Egyptian government, who had been sent to meet them. Experienced government guides supplied them with maps of the underground caverns, and put their own services at their disposal. Ben Simon went to his hotel to prepart; his chemicals and to give his discovery a final trial. Here was a real test for him. The early ones had been only partly successful, for they had been car- ried on under very unfavorable conditions. The following day Ben Simon, accompanied by Professor Fishman, began their investigations. Both scientists made their way down a large shaft, brilliantly illuminated by electric searchlights. Soon they came to a dark passageway running horizontally to the shaft they had just left. They threw the rays of their powerful pocket lamps here and there. The scene was very weird. There in the passageway, covered by dirt and debris, lay the collins of Egyptian royalty. The attendants at once prepared to remove the dirt and uncover the coflins. Meanwhile scientists undertook a survey of the labyrinth in which they were. In a short while they returned. The dirt had all been removed, and the mummies taken out. from their coflins and put on the ground. Some of the mummies had been spoiled during the clean- ing up of the chamber. Soon, however, they came to a mummy that was unusually well preserved. Even Professor Fishman, who was usually calm at all good “finds,” rubbed his hands in glee when he saw the excellent condition of the mummy. He bent down to read the inscription on the cof- fin. “Pharaoh Meneptha!” he exclaimed. “The Pharaoh of the Exodus!” answered Ben Simon. “Well, well, here is a surprise (fall) for all of us!” The Professor proceeded to decipher the writing on the lid and sides of the coflin. He took copious notes, and then told his co-worker to go ahead with his own investigations. Out of the bag that he carried with him the younger man took a small instrument and a bot- tle filled with a reddish liquid. He dipped the point of his instrument into the bottle and washed it thoroughly. Then Ik; left it in the hands of one of his assistants. lie, himself, unwrapped the bandages of the mummy. This done, he prepared to inoculate the body with the fluid that would restore it to life. Ben Simon worked for some . ime. At first the task seemed hopeless, but the scientist persevered. After repeated inoculations, he though he noticed a slight tremor pass through the.corpse. He called the Professor to examine and make sure. Ben Simon was shocked in spite of himself. A few more injections, and the eyelids began to quiver. In a moment they opened. The mummy opened his mouth and gurgled. Then— I awoke. My eyes fell upon the newspaper in my hand. I re-read the words 1 had been reading before I fell asleep: “It is one year since Palestine was given to the Jewish Nation: Jews have built a beautiful Uni- versity m Jerusalem.” SOMERVILLE 11 Kill SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 Fate and Tiny Tim’s Letter Ri th C.ui.fikld, 1010. X a dim little room, in a dingy-looking house in the tenement district, a little boy was triumphantly finishing a let- ter to he sent to his Dad “over there.” For hours he had lain flat on his stomach on the floor, his chubby little legs kicking behind him laboriously forming each letter so that “Daddy Tim” could read it. At last his name was signed and it was ready to be put into an envelope when his mother came home to address it. You set since “Rig Tim” MacArtlmr had left for France, Mrs. Tim and Tiny Tim had had to be real patriotic. So Mrs. Tim had gone to work in the ammunition factory close by, while Tiny Tim stayed at home to take care of their one room and the cat, the most of their earthly pos- sessions. Rig Tom had stood it as long as lie could after war was declared, then he and Mrs. Tim talked it all over and she decided that she could do her hit with her husband. So Rig Tim went, and when Mrs. Tim started to cry at the station, he kissed her a hasty good-bye and with cryptic re- mark of “Who could love an Irishman if he didn’t fight?” he swung onto the train, and was gone. That was why Tiny Tim had stayed in to write the letter instead of going out to play with “the fellas”— •lust: as he made the last scrawly lines, there was a knock on the door. Refore he could an- swer. the door opened and a blue-uniformed mes- senger boy walked in, “Here kid, sign here!”— Tiny Tim obediently signed the hook. After tin boy had gone. Tiny Tim sat still with the yellow envelope in his hand. His mother had spoken so often during the past month and cautioned him as to what to do if such a thing ever came. Rut Tiny Tim had a mind of his own and besides, hadn't Daddy Tim told him to Ih sure to take care of mother?” Slowly — oh. so very slowly — Tiny Tim tore open the envelope. It took him a long time to spell out the words—but finally they came - ••We regret to inform your husband — missing — action” Only a moment did Tiny Tim hesi- tate. then he tiptoed to the stove and the tele- gram dropped in. As Tiny Tim watched the flames eat up the sheet of paper — the cat, who, with almost hu- man intelligence, had watched the working of the little face and — possibly in hopes of mulling a smile. pulled the letter to “Daddy Tim” after him toward the window. Still Tiny Tim didn’t move. The cat walked over to the stove and rubbed against Tiny Tim’s leg -but for the first time his little playfellow did not lean down to pat him. As Tiny Tim turned slowly around the letter sailed out of the window and out of sight. Fate in the form of a brisk east wind had taken mat- ters into her own hand. Tiny Tim’s mind was too full of the bewildering news to bother when he found the letter gone — besides, it was no longer of any use — it would never react Daddy Tim. Rut Fate — having once taken the situation in hand was loath to leave it. Down the street came the postman — probably one of Fate’s helpers in disguise. With one last swirl, the letter dropped right at the feet of the mailman. Many a time the mailman had talked to Tiny Tim about his Dad — ami many were the letters he had mailed to Rig Tim, so many, in fact, that he knew the address by heart. Of course the postman couldn’t know that Rig Tim was “missing,” neither could he know that the letter “was no longer of any use.” So the postman addressed tin letter and put it iu his pack to be mailed. On a pain-racked bed in Rase Hospital No. 10. iu Tours, France, a wonderfully built man lay unconscious. He had been picked up from a shell- hole only an hour before. The attempts of the doctors to make him realize that he was Sergl. Timothy .1. MacArtlmr, to. F. Field Artillery,— had been useless. He certainly was not — as a matter of fact, he declared he never had any name that lie knew of; and he certainly had never fought the Bodies. Of course this was confidential, you know, he was sorry to disappoint them, but they ircrc wrong. As lie lapsed again into unconsciousness, tin puzzled doctor slowly left the ward, studying care Hilly the metal identification disc in his hand, in- scribed: “Sergt. Timothy .Joseph MacArtlmr” etc. “( h. Dr. Raymond,” — a young nurse hurried (Continued on Rage 2t ). SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 10 VOTES of The ALVMNI CAITPBELL'08 Charles E. Westland Great sorrow cometli to the (Mass of 1915 and to the Alumni at large in the death hy drowning of Charles E. Westland, April lltli. Crnduating from S. II. S. in ’15, Mr. Westland entered M. I. T. in September of the same year and was graduated in 1918, having completed the course in civil engineering in three years by in- tensive and almost constant study during the sum- mer. He was secretary of the Society of Civil CHARLES E. WESTLAND Engineers in M. I. T. and prominent in track ath- letics, holding the championship of tin two-mile relay team in America. I pon graduation he enlisted in the Federal ser- vice and entered the Artillery Officers’ Training Camp at Fortress Monroe, Va. Being discharged on the signing of tin armistice he was appointed assistant hydraulic engineer of the Turner’s Falls Bower and Electric Co. At Turner’s Falls oc- curred the accident which so suddenly ended a life of unusual promise. Mr. Westland left a record of distinction in both High School and College. His sterling qualities and honorable character greatly endeared him to a wide circle of friends, who share in deepest sym- pathy the sorrow of his parents and brothers. 1918 Dorothy Fray, Anna Kuhn, Beatrice Savage and Hazel McGregor were among those to take part in the Annual Freshman play at Jackson. AJ1 had important parts and took them well. Christine Murphy is working with the New Eng- land Telephone Company. Dorothy Thorne is attending the Chandler Shorthand School. Azerlea Fray demonstrated a machine in the Business show that was held at the Mechanics’ Building, Boston. 1917 -I. Lambert Weston is at the Naval Academy, Annapolis. Gertrude French is employed by the Laundry Owners’ Bureau, in Boston. 1916 Doris Coyle, ’10-B, has won tin Fhi Beta Kap- pa membership at B. IT. Florence Murphy is a secretary for the Harvard Club of Boston. The engagement is announced of Lila A. Fear- son to Conrad C. Timpe. Ruth Ferguson is working at the State House, Boston. John Ring is a student at Boston College. 1915 Martha Aldrich has won the Fhi Beta Kappa membership at Smith College. Helen Ireland is married to Walter York, of this city. (Continued on Page 17). SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 Baseball The outlook for Somerville High in baseball is beginning to be brighter. Barker’s splendid show- ing against Kindge and Medford gives great en- couragement. Coach O’Donnell has made several shifts in the lineup, and has strengthened the team greatly, both as a defensive and an aggressive ag- gregation. Ix� t us all back our team more. The biggest drawback the team now has is lack of sup- port. Why is it that when our team has won the student body says: “We won,” but when a defeat has been si 1 tiered the student body says: “They lost.” This is not the proper spirit. We should consider victory for the team, a victory for the school, and a defeat for the team a defeat for the school. Let every pupil and teacher who possibly can, attend these games and support the team. The Boys’ Debate Living up to the precedent set. in years past, the Somerville High School Boys' Debating Team has won the championship of the Triangular League. It was by no mere chance that Somer- ville won. Our teams outclassed their opponents at every stage of the contest, and without a shadow of doubt were the rightful winners. New ton and Brookline never had a chance. In presen- tation. argument ami form, Somerville surpassed. Great honor is due to Lyle, Reed and Doctorotf of the affirmative team, and Kissling, Corliss and Slafsky of the negative for their tine work. The alternates, Westland and Bdelstein, should not be without praise for their work in helping to as- semble material. Last, but not least, the school should extend congratulations to Mr. Mahoney and Mr. Sears who, through their untiring efforts, have piloted the Somerville High School Boys’ Debating Teams to victory year after year. In one of our music periods last month we were greatly favored by listening to the wonderful play- ing of John Orth, the only living pupil of Liszt. Mr. Orth played us some of Liszt’s compositions and also some of his own. Not a sound save the wonderful music could be heard throughout the assembly hall during his masterful interpretation. The applause was long and tremendous. His hear- ers were transported to other scenes by the won- derful music. We were not in the school auditori- um. but beside running waters, or by the vast ocean, or listening to the breezes playing in the tree-top. All went away from the recital with a deeper appreciation of classical music than they had ever had before. Notes of the Alumni (Continued from Page 10). Announcement has been made of the engage- ment of Margaret Cousens to Harry Brown. Miss Cousens will graduate from B. l in June. Marion Clark is a senior at Boston University. 1014 Thelma Cummings is the secretary at Sea Pines, Brewster. The engagement of Miss Pauline Frances Bunker to Mr. Robert Muir Taylor has been an- nounced. 1913 Phoebe Underhill is employed at the State House, Boston. Walter P. Sweet, Tufts '17. is teaching at the Northern Junior High School and is coaching the baseball team. Lieut. Ralph Kenneson, who died in France, was one of the tirst to try night Hying over the lines, and carried French officers over with great success. IS SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The� Radiator acknowledges with thanks the fol- lowing exchanges:— Artisan — Mechanic Arts High School, Boston, Mass. Bulletin- Lawrence High School. Lawrence, Mass. (Marion — Everett High School, Everett. Mass. Dartmouth — Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Distaff — Girls’ High School, Boston, Mass. Enterprise— Massachusetts Hospital School, Boston. Erasmian — Erasmus Hall High School, Brook- lyn. New York. Gleanfer- Pawtucket High School, Pawtucket, R' I. High School Herald—Westfield, Mass. Megaphone — Country Day School, Newton, Mass. Megaphone — Dean Academy, Franklin, Mass. Nautilus Watervillc High School, Waterville, Maine. Nobleman Noble-Greenough School, Boston, Mass. Olympian Biddeford High School. Biddeford, Maine. Philomath — Framingham High School, Fram- ingham, Mass. Pioneer—Frankford High School. Philadel- phia. Penn. Racquet — Portland High School, Portland, Maine. Bed and White — Todd Seminary, Woodstock, Illinois. Kindge Register—Rindge Technical School, Cambridge. Mass. Review — Cambridge High School, Cambridge, Mass. Sagamore Brookline High School, Brooklin � , Mass. School Life- Melrose High School, Melrose. Mass. Stoutonia— Stout Institute. Menomonee. Wis Sedan — Hampden Academy, Hampden. Maine, cousin. Tripod — Roxbury Latin School, Boston, Mass. “WHAT OTHERS THINK OF TJS” While the cut which appears no less that seven times in the February number of the Radiator has no doubt a certain personal significance to you, we ask if it is necessary to use it so frequent- ly. Your stories are well written, and your class notes seem to have been carefully compiled. “Artisan” Your page of “Side Lights is very good, but what has happened to your printer? Well, you know, use your own judgment. Lawrence High School “Bulletin.” The cuts and cartoons add much to your paper. It would he better to have a separate column for jokes instead of including them with “School Notes.” “Gleaner.” We hope you may he the favored ones continued on the decreased Exchanges of the Somkkville 11 ion School Radiator. It is a good paper, and there is a well-grounded tradition that it has al- ways been thus. We regret that it gives us credit for A Word From Home.” We quoted the poem from “The Stars and Stripes at the request of a boy at the front, hoping thus to stimulate our readers to write more to the boys “over there.” “Dean Megaphone.” The editorial concerning the death of Theodore Roosevelt was a very fine piece of work. Your (Continued on Page 20). SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 19 ;;i LIBRARY DEPARTMENT There are some of the best modern dramas in the West Library ami in the list that follows you will ibid some very interesting titles. “The Pip- er,” Peabody; “Washington, — The Man Who Made Is,” Maekaye; “The Betrothal. Maeter- linck; “The Fugitive,” “The Pigeon,” “The Mob” and “.Justice,” by Galsworthy; “The Melting Pot,” Israel Zangwill; “The Hour Glass,” Yeats; “Representative American Plays,” Quinn; “Echoes of the War,” Barrie; “The Ben Greet Shakespeare,” “Mile Stones,” Bennett; “School for Scandal,” Sheridan, and “Tin Aniirable Crichton,” Barrie. The following reports on two popular plays have very kindly been given to the editor of this column to use. They are very thankfully re- ceived although a groat many more reports on dillerent books would be greatly appreciated. The Melting Pot Ida Wetzi.kr, 1919. HE “Melting Pot,” a drama in four acts, by Israel Zangwill. The scenes of the play are laid prin- cipally in and around the home of Mendel Quixano, in New York. The atmosphere of the place is a curious blend of shab- biness, Americanism, Jewishness and music. David Quixano, one of the main characters, con- ceives the idea that America is a melting-pot, in which people of all nations and all creeds, are fused into true citizens of tin country of the future, lie is Jewish and tin girl whom he loves and wishes to marry, Vera Kevendal, is a Rus- sian. whose father is greatly opposed to the mar- riage. Baron Revendal has the eternal hatred for the Jews, which all true Russians have, and he is determined that Vera and David shall not marry. Before David came to America his whole family had been massacred by tin Russians. Still pic- tured in his memory is the face of the man who ordered his family killed. When he is introduced to Baron Revendal, he recognizes the face which has haunted him. Forgetting that he had preached of America as a place in which all racial hatreds and former crimes were forgotten, he refuses to marry Vera, and leaves her. Later, when his great symphony, into which his conception of America has been woven, is pro- duced, Vera comes to him and they become recon- ciled. Throughout the play is the eternal struggle be- tween the Russian and the Jew. When David's great test comes to him. he at lirat fails, but re- membering his creed, he finally succeeds. Al- though there is an undercurrent of sadness throughout the play, it ends very happily, and David's supreme desire is fulfilled. The play commences at the time David comes to America and Mr. Zangwill very successfully con- veys to us what has happened before the play be- gins, during the meeting of David and Baron Revendal, and also by occasional remarks of Men- del. The pathos with which David describes his home in Russia with its peace and quiet before the massacre, and the absolute horror and desolation afterwards, is very touching. All the characters seem true to life. Both plot and characters contrive to make the play more interesting. The scenes are a month apart, and the whole play covers a period of about six months. When all tin world considers the United States as the melting-pot. of the nations and tin statue of Liberty as the mother of aliens, Mr. ZangwilPs play will have attained its end. Madame Butterfly Bkrnick L. Watt, 1919. AM BUTTERFLY was written by ohn Luther Long, and later drama- zed by David Belasco. It is a very retty play when staged, and yet its t is tragic. The story is that of a young Japanese maiden. Madam Butterfly, who marries a young naval 20 SOMERVILLE IIIGIT SCHOOL RADIATOR officer, Lieut. B. E. Pinkerton, of America. Soon after their marriage, Pinkerton is recalled to America, and leaves his little -Japanese bride with the promise that when the robins nest again he will return to her. She believes implicitly in him, although he really deserts her. The story up to this point is not told directly in the play, but the reader gains this information by the speeches of Butterfly. When the play opens, she is watching and wait- ing with her little child for her “Lef-ten-ant B. F. Pinkerton,” as she calls him, to return to her. Day after day she sits at her window, watching the harbor for his ship, which never comes. As time goes on a rich Japanese merchant asks her to marry him, but even though her funds are rapidly disappearing, she remains loyal to her “Lef-ten-ant.” Meanwhile, the lieutenant, on his return to America, has married an American girl, considering his marriage with Madam Butterfly ns illegal, and not binding. The American Consul al Japan discovers this and tries to make the little maiden understand her husband’s disloyalty, but it is impossible to convince her. However, one day Pinkerton and his American wife, return to Japan, and Butterfly, not realizing the true state of affairs, is overjoyed. Kate, the American girl, explains the situation to her in a kindly, sym- pathetic way and tries to comfort her, even offer- ing to take the baby and care for it. Butterfly re fuses to be comforted. Then thinking of her fam- ily motto, “To die with honor when one can no longer live with honor,” she decides upon her course of action. Taking her father’s sword, on which flic words are inscribed, she kills herself. So the story ends, with the tragic death of its little heroine. I have enjoyed reading this play, which, al- though tragic in its plot, is at the same time fas ciiiating, with its Japanese atmosphere, and tin quaint speeches of the heroine. The furnishings of her home, where each seem is laid, are Japa- nese, which must add to its attraction when staged. The two leading characters. Madam Butterfly and Lieutenant Pinkerton, are in direct contrast to each other. Butterfly is pictured as an appeal- ing, innocent little lady, who has absolute trust, in her husband, waiting patiently so long, for his return, and refusing to believe in his disloyalty. Lieut. Pinkerton, on the other hand, is a gay, young American, who soon tires of his Japanese bride, and, not considering this marriage binding, thinks nothing of marrying the American girl. In the end of the play he tries to atone for this. Only a very short time elapses between the be- ginning and end of the play, for when the play opens. Butterfly’s husband has already left her, and she is waiting for him. From this time until his return and her tragic death only a night and day pass. The author has made the climax even more tragic by showing the heroine to be such a charming and lovable girl, so happy in her be- lief that she is Lieut. Pinkerton’s wife. One can- not help sympathizing and loving her for her piaint ways and sweet character. Her broken Eng- glish and her attempts “to be like an American,” to please her husband, show how dearly she loved him. Madam Butterfly has also been played in Grand Opera, and forms one of tin most appealing of the operas on the stage today. SCHOOL NOTES (Continued from page 18) class notes are well worked up also. “Racquet.” The “School Notes” department of your paper is larger than any of our other exchanges and shows that co-operation and school spirit are not lacking in all four classes of your school. The January number had some splendid short stories and editorials. “School Life.” Your stories and articles are fine. But where, oh, where, are the exchanges. “Sedan.” “WHAT WE THINK OF OTHERS” •Artisan” — You have certainly an interesting paper, but where are your school notes? “Distaff” — Your “Current Events” column adds a great deal of interest to your paper. Keep up the good work. (Continued on Page 24). SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 21 MMVION HA.LL 1919 Roy Kingston, Editor. Kendall Reed, Assistant Editor. How we know them:— Arthur Kourke - by his peanuts. Nan Hall — by her absence. Marion Hodgkins — by her hair-dress. Mildred Cook — by her cape. Eleanor Springer — by what she writes in auto- graph books. Kosina Hollaway by her recitations. Beulah Nowell — by her curls. Mel Stephens — by his cartoons. “Norm” Paaschc — by his advice. Eddie Cook — by his nickels. Bill Baldwin — by his popularity. “Lil” Trask — by her personality. Louise Woods — by her “Hock” Helen Sweet — by her voice. Mildred Scribner — by her doe. Dorothy Wellman — by her books. Dorothy Caswell — by her clip. Thelma Bump — by her candy. Agnes Gaddis — by her walk. Marion Buchanan — by her voice. Lillian Garside — by her “dots.” Florence Parker — by her beads. (’harles Easton buy the Radiator. A1 Dyson — by his “Milly.” Evelyn Stockbridge — by her hair-nets. Eddie Baker — by his “hard work.” Herb Treat — by his ties. Bill: “Have you heard the song of the baby car- riage?” dimmy: “No. how does it go?” Bill: “On wheels.” Exit Jimmy.” Scribie: “Hattie, how is i( you didn’t go to the theatre tonight?” Hattie: “Oh, lie’s’ out to sea.” Scribie: “To see whom ?” Favorite sayings of Seniors:— Sam Bent — “Well, er-er.” Ruth Caulfield — “Now, listen—” (diaries Kolb — “Get your Radiator here.” Ida Wet der — “Got your bookkeeping done?” dimmie Downing— 1 don’t know.” Betty Decker — “Now 1 ask you.” Charles Easton — “Have you any notes.” Alice Flynn — “Do we drill today?” Bill Baldwin — “Help us out. get together.” Eleanor Horrell — “I’m terribly discouraged.” Mildred Cook — “Company at-ten-shun!” Eleanor Springer — “Lend me a nickel?” Nan Hall — “Got any car tickets?” Louise Woods — “What’s the history lesson?” Ede Kennedy — “Got anything to eat?” Florence Parker — “Going to lleinemann’s Sat- urday?” Seniors! Make the June column bigger than any other column has been in the whole year. Wake up! You, who have never passed in any notes, be able to say that you contributed to the Senior column. Remember it is your last chance. 1920 James Murray, Editor. Fred Littlefield, Assistant Editor. We passed this sign at a candy store one day: “Chips, 40 cents a lb.” “I’ll take a slim one,” How to get to the Junior dance: First get a ticket (if you don’t know the committee, ask Jim McNamara, he can tell you). Second, get a girl (dim can’t help you there, we leave that to you). In case you have forgotten where to pass in notes, the editor sits in 205 and the assistant in 22S. Whatever troubles Adam had, No one could make him sore By saying, when lie told a jest, “I’ve heard that joke before.” Have you seen Dewire’s new motoring glasses? Smith has somewhat of a sleepy look (in the) mornings lately. I lancing or studying too late at night? Congratulations to the Boys’ Debating Team on their victory. Again Somerville High School proves her worth. We are fortunate to have two SOMERVILLE II Kill SCHOOL RADIATOR of our classmates on the team—Slafsky and Wes! land. Are you backing up your baseball team? Attend the games and help our boys win. We Juniors should not miss a game if it is possible to go. We have seven men on the team — Patten, Donald- son, Dowd. Toulouse, Barker. Twigg and O’Con- nell. Speaking of baseball, congratulations to Mc- Namara m his election to Baseball Manager, the first Junior to be manager of the team, also con- gratulations to Ryan on his election to Assistant Manager. Then we have Steve Patten, the first Junior to be captain of the baseball team. At last — Junior Night is close at hand. Among those prominent in the entertainment are: Tansey, Townsend, Barker, Smith, Tochter man. Rideout. Patten. Murtield. Misses Ford, Haskell, Holman, Ilurwitz, McDonald, Talbot and Wright. 1921 John ( Dunbar, Editor. Donald II. Mii.lkk, Assistant 1. itor. We congratulate the Boy’s Debating Society on its well-earned success. There were very few contributions to this issue of the Radiator from many rooms, especially those of the East Building. Room representatives, get busy! Everybody help! Teacher: “You don’t know it.” Moore (absently) : “I know it.” We think Woodworth of ’22 ought to get a job as a drummer boy in an orchestra during the summer. Miss liar—man: “Women always contradict one another.” Miss Ne—ton: “They do not!” Ste—ens: “Tried your new auto yet?” Pow—11: “Yes: had a fine ride.” Ste—ens: “Go fast?” Pow—11: “Not so fast as the cop. That’s where the line came in.” M—it -y in French 11 II : “Mister William, tin son, blushed, and turned pale, went out ashamed and confused.” We wish the baseball team the best of success for the remainder of the season under Captain Patten and Coach O’Donnell. Re—d : “Haven’t 1 seen you some place before?” Miss Mil— e: “Why, possibly. I’ve been there.” Advice to Freshmen: Don't eat bells unless they are peeled. Don't think that the reason why banana skins make such good slippers is because cow skin is used for making shoes. Don’t use a pruning knife for cutting prunes. Don’t catch cold by drinking out of a damp glass. Don’t think that a tennis racket always makes a lot of noise. Don’t think a pulmotor will pull a motor out of the mud. Don’t think that the national air of Italy is gar- lic. Don’t neglect to follow this advice. Morris (by bubbler) : “That drink went to my head.” Wright: “Perhaps it likes solitude.” Soph: “Give me a shovel, quick! George is stuck in the mud up to his shoe tops.” Freshie: “Why doesn’t he walk out?” Soph: “He’s in head first.” .Miss Lo—e (watching revolving light of light, house) : “How patient sailors must be.” Coast Guard: “How, indeed?” Miss Lo—e: They must be. The wind has blown out tin light six times and they still keep lighting it again.” Macln—re said to a famous sprinter: “I’ll race you and beat you if you’ll let me choose the course and give me a yard’s headstart.” “Fifty dollars to one that you don’t,” said the sprinter, confidently. Name your course.” “Up a ladder.” said Mac. They were motoring and bade defiance to all police traps. “We are going fifty miles an hour.” said Geo. War—en. “Are you brave?” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 23 Miss Husk—11 (swallowing another pint of «lusi) : “Yes. I’m just full of grit.” ••Yes. I lost my arm during the capture of Nan- cy.” “Well, well. 1 never supposed those Russian women could put up such a tight.” — Ex. Rarher, reassuring his patron: “Oh, yes, sir, I was decorated for my work with the bayonet'.” Phil: “I owe a lot to my Alma Mater.” Rill: “Yes. hut yon can probably skip the coun- try before they catch you.” Heard in English: “ Yhat did King Arthur call Queen Guinevere when In toasted her at tin feast?” Wh—te: “A lucky strike.” Lady: “You say you work? At what:?” Tay—or: “At intervals.” Aust—n: “Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?” Bald—n: “No, I always go to bed before sun rise.” Perciva! (after 20 minutes) : “Don't you adore ‘Carmen’?” Bessie (in desperation): “Oh. yes! and aren't postmen just too lovely for anything?” Did it ever happen to you? Ri— 1: “Have you a warning signal on the front of your car. Dick?” Trues—11: “Yes, I have a little round thing that says ‘Dodge Rrothers !” Astronomy Prof: “What happens to the stars in the day time?” Waning Stude: “Most of them sleep until after noon.” Revised rtterances. Crown Prince: ‘I have met the enemy, ami I am his.” Ludcndor!)’: “I came, I saw. I retreated.” Kaiser: “I regret that I have only seven lives (mine and my six sons’) to keep safely in the rear for my country.” German People: “Give us slavery, or give us death.” Heard in II English R: Teacher: “With whom did Rosalind and Celia go?” Miss Calahan: “Touchdown (Touchstone). A factory foreman enlisted in the army, in the factory he had been in the habit of calling his men “hands,” so when he received the commis- sion of lieutenant, he was obliged to send in a report after the raid. This is what the Captain received: “Everything (). K.. but one of my hands shot through the nose.” A Frenchman was waiting at a railroad station in Ireland when two natives sat down beside him. One said: “1 have been down to Kilmary, and I am on my way to Kilpatrick.” “You don’t say so.” said the other. “I have just been to Kilkenny, and 1 am stopping here before I go to Kilmor.” What assassins.” exclaimed the Frenchman. •I wish I were back in France.” 1st Soph: Doctor’s bills? Oh, my father’s a doctor, so I can be ill for nothing.” 2nd Soph: My father’s a parson, so 1 can be good for nothing.” Lady Airplane Passenger: “Does one often fall (� ut of his plane while doing these stunts?” Aviator: “No! only once!” Is your husband, the aviator, flying yet ?” “No, he has flu.” — Ex. Chambermaid: “I found seventy-live cents in your bed this morning, sir.” Professional: Ah: my sleeping quarters, no doubt.”- Ex. 1922 W.vltkic N. Bkkckkxkiduk. Editor. Elderly Lady (to soldier with head swathed in bandages! : “Were you wounded in tin head?” Soldier (tired of answering questions): No, . la'ain, in the leg. but the bandage has slipped up.” “You ought to «lo something for that cold.” “What! After the way it has treated me?” Someone, just for a joke, asked for some sweet potato seeds. The clerk hunted all through the 24 SOMERVILLE ITIOTI SCHOOL RADIATOR seeds I uI could find no sweet potato seeds and fin- ally appealed to the boss. The boss explained that he was being fooled and cautioned him not to be fooled again by smart Alecks. A few days later a lady entered the store and asked for some bird seed. “Aw, go on,” grinned the clerk, “you can’t fool me. Birds are hatched from eggs.” Teacher: “.Johnny, if a man raised 1.700 bushels of wheat and sold it for §1.17 per bushel, what will he get?” Johnny: An automobile.” Heard in Latin :— (Au—t—n translating) : “The cavalry had advanced so as to overtake the flying Gauls.” “Sleep is one of the greatest luxuries.” “Sli-h-h! Don’t say that or they’ll tax it.” Teacher: “Thomas, can you spell ‘fur’?” Thomas: “Yes, sir. F-u-r.” Teacher: “That’s right. Now can you tell me what fur is?” Thomas: “Yes, sir. Fur is an awful long way.” An old lady, exceedingly hard of hearing, lived near the river. One afternoon a warship fired a salute of ten guns. The woman, alone in her little house, waited until the booming ceased. Then she smoothed her dress, brushed her hair back in i (plaint manner, and said sweetly, “Come in.” “After all these years.” said the speaker who had come to lecture in his native town, “I miss many of the old faces with which I used to shake hands.” Freshmen! Next month is the big number of the “Radiator.” Help make it bigger than ever by contributing notes to your column. Get them in early and make them good. A tall, masculine (translating French in a Jun- ior Class) : “When I was a little girl, etc.” “So,” sobbed lima VladofToritchskiotTsky, “Ivan died in battle. You say he uttered my name as he was dying?” “Well, not all of it, lima,” answered the re turned soldier, “just part of it.” After a grand review of German troops at I’otsdam, the Kaiser called out to the officer com- manding the Prussian Guards, in a voice loud enough to be heard by all the distinguished guests grouped in front of the palace: “Pick me out a hundred men from the Prussian Guard!” Then, taking the arm of the late King Edward VII. of England, who was there, he said: “Come with me.” He escorted King Edward around the hundred men and then said, ha uteri ugly, “Well, do you think you could find a hundred men in England to beat them?” “I don’t know so much about that,” promptly replied the late king, “but I could easily find fifty who would try.” She: “My tooth aches dreadfully. I don’t see why people can't be born without teeth.” He: “I think, if you look it up, you will find that most of us are.” WHAT WE THINK OF OTHERS (Continued from Page 20). “Erasmian” — Your athletics are “right up to the mark.” Your cuts are also good. We would be interested to know what is meant by the “G. (). Elections?” “Megaphone,” Country Day School. — Your stories are always interesting, but where are your exchanges? You have an exceedingly well writ- ten column called, “Our Gold Stars.” “Nobleman” — Your poem, “Sammy,” was ex (•optionally good. You are always a welcome ex- change. We can’t help but mention your excel- lent stories, which are an attractive feature. Miriam Cook, I '.rrh a nyc bUliI or. Elder sister: “Marjorie! how dare you?” Get off Major Barker’s knee at once!” Marjorie: “Shan’t! I got here first!” “Only one perpendicular can be erected.” Who (?) will have this great privilege??? SOMERVILLE JIIGII SCHOOL RADIATOR 25 i— ■ Somerville’S spring training camp was locat- ed at the Armory instead of in the Sunny South. Here the battery and infield candidates held daily practice and tryouts until baseball weather al- lowed practice at the field in earnest. Among the veterans are Steve” Patten, a good man in the box and in the outfield : Toulouse, Bent and Dowd, snappy infielders and heavy bitters. “Dave” Donaldson is holding down bis old posi- tion in Big League fashion. Barker, though new at the game, is a lucky find and promises to make a reputation for himself this season as a twirler. Laverty, a new man. is showing up well at first and in tin field. Opening Game Somerville lost the opening game of tin season to Cambridge Latin by the score of 3 to 2. Latin’s chance to score came in the fourth inning when Cote and O’Connor secured base hits and Hurlihey was passed, filling the bases. When O’Connor wandered down toward third. Dowd threw to sec- ond and Cote rushed home, beating a pretty throw. Lose to Medford Somerville’s hope for a come-back against Med- ford after our defeat last Fall was shattered when the Red and Blue was drafted II to 6. Barker pitched his first game and made a fine impres- sion. The first tally came in the second after a bit of clever bat work by Medford. In the third, Som- erville netted 2 runs and again in the seventh. Medford clinched the game in the eighth. Two base hits started the trouble. The next man was hit. filling the bases. Then followed heavy hitting and Medford secured 6 runs. Score:— Innings ............ 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 1) Somerville High...... 00200 0 21 0— 5 Medford High.......... 0 1110 110 —11 Somerville, 10; Everett, 9 Somerville tightened up after her first two de- feats and wrenched a victory from Everett. Pat- ten started out rather wild, but steadied in the last half, striking out 0 men in 5 innings. The score swung back and forth, but made the game exciting. In the sixth inning Everett went up in the air. Patten stole second and Dowd’s single advanced him to third. Bent placed a pretty fly in back of first, scoring Patten, and filling the bases. Cur- rier's fly was muffed and Dowd scored. Bent ran home on a wild throw and Laverty’s drive was mulled, scoring Currier. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 26 Dowd, Bent and Batten played good ball, while Kelley starred for Everett. Score:— Innings ................................ 1234 5 0789 Somerville High....... 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 2—10 Everett High............................ 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 3— 0 R KOOK LINE SHUT OUT A sensation was caused in Suburban League circles when Somerville smothered Brookline 12 to 0. Brookline has been considered one of the most powerful teams in the state. Her formidable bat- ters. however, fell victims to Patten’s snappy pitching, only four hits being made. Somerville began the first inning by netting three runs, on heavy hitting by Patten. Dowd and Toulouse. This display of bat work was continued the entire game, although Mulloney took Me Ma- hon’s place at the slab. Somerville’s fielding was exceptionally good. Bent was conspicuous for his line stops and per- fect throwing. Score:— Tunings ............. 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 Brookline High....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 0 Somerville High...... 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 I 2—12 NEWTON. 9; SOMERVILLE, 4 In a snappy game Somerville lost to Newton, 9 to 4. Both teams hit well, bunching hits and driving the hall hard. Newton started scoring in the third when Pip (Continued from Page 15). up to him — “There’s a letter here addressed lo Sergt. Mac Arthur: will you take it?” “Thank you. Miss Maync, yes, it may help me out.” A few hours later Dr. Raymond again entered the ward and walked to the sergeant’s bed. “How are you feeling. Sergeant, any better?'’ The sergeant turned a sullen face to tin doctor. • I don’t feel any better and I don’t want to. What’s the use of livin’ when you haven’t any folks? All these men have been gettin’ mail and 1 haven’t had any. Besides. I wish you’d quit the Sergeant stuff—I’m nothin' but a private, any- way.” lie remembered that he was a soldier at any rate and that was something gained. A smile crossed the doctor’s face for news had already reached him of the Lieutenancy and the Croix de Guerre, soon to be awarded him, because of “great pard was hit by Patten. Moore bunted and both men were safe. Owen's bunt was fumbled and the bags were filled. The three men scored on Rieli- ardmairs 3-bagger, and Sawyer’s single scored Richardman. Newton’s hard-hitting scored 2 more runs in the fourth and 1 in the fifth. Newton added 2 more to their score on Somerville’s loose fielding. Somerville scored in the sixth when two men were passed and the needed hit brought them in. Three base hits and an error by Sawyer gave Som- erville her other 2 runs. Score:— Innings .................... 1 2 3 456789 — Newton High.................... 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 0 0—. 9 Somerville High....... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0—1 The team needs your support. Get behind them and attend these games:— MAY 28 — Rindge at Somerville. 30 — Cambridge at Somerville. 31 -Somerville at Brookline. •JUNE I — Somerville at Everett. 7 - Malden at Somerville. 11 — Somerville at Rindge. 13� — Newton at Somerville. 17 — Somerville at Medford, A. M. bravery in face of danger.” The doctor slowly took the letter recently hand- ed to him by the nurse from his pocket and passed it to the big soldier, saying: “Well, if you aren’t Serg. MacArthur. we haven't found him, so you might as well read this letter — ” with that the doctor turned from the bed and walked to the farther end of the ward. In a few minutes there was a low sound from the Sergeant’s bed, half sob, half chuckle. Dr. Raymond turned and walked back to the bed. Big Tim looked up, “Thanks Doc, I remember now. This is from the ‘little fella,’ Tiny Tim. It brings it all back.” A few months later, 1st. Lieutenant T. J. Mac- Arthur walked up the stairs to the “dingy little room in tin tenement district.” Tiny Tim stood in the middle of the floor, not daring to believe his eves. But then, lu might have known that Daddy Tim would come back! Of course he wouldn't leave him and mother all alone! How glad lie was that he had burned the old telegram sc) that mother hadn’t worried! Who can say what part the poor little letter of Tiny Tim had played in the working of Fate. Worcester, Mass. EDMUND G. SANFORD. President ANNOUNCES specialized programs leading to training for the essential profession in Reconstruction Diplomacy, Engineering, Liberal Professions, Pedagogy, all combined with the cultural advantages of an academic college. For information address THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. Worcester. 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Whether a young man contemplates fol- lowing the legal profession, or whether he hopes to head any great industrial organiza- tion, he will find a legal training of utmost value to him in after life. The forward-looking youth lays his plans now for future success. The study of law is one great essential to this end. THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Gives a thorough training in the principles of law. Cou-rse for LLB. requires 3 years. Men preparing for college or business, who wish to plan ahead in selecting a school of law, should address, for catalog, HOMER ALBERS, Dean 11 Ashburton Place, Boston Rensselaer ——— Polytechnic SfggSS Institute CouriM In Civil Engineering (C. E.), Mechanical Engineering (M. E.). Electrical Engineering (K. E.), Chemical Engineering (Ch. E.). and General Science (D, S.). Alio Graduate and Special Courses. Unsurpassed new Chemical. Physical. Electrical. Me- chanical and Materials Testing Labors lories. For catalogue and Illustrated pamphlets showing work of graduates and students and views of buildings and campus, apply to JOHN W. NUGENT. Registrar. Before going in town. Stop at D. KRATMAN’S Haberdashery 'Jnion Square - - Somerville Telephone Connection WATCH YOUR STEP! When you go to get your lunch- make sure you go to the right place. FINKELSTEIN’S Delicatessen and Confectionery at the vfcry lowest prices 28B Highland Ave. Tel. 24102 Som. Somerville, Mass. unam DANCING Heinemann House Academies ANTHOINE HALL 136 School Street, Somerville HIGH SCHOOL CLASS Every Friday. Open night once a month PARTY every Wednesday and Friday evening; special features PARTY every holiday night CHILDREN'S CLASSES every Saturday BABY CLASS every Wednesday LET US SEND YOU ONE OF OUR CATALOGUES Tel. Som. 55915 wumammmmm The Winter Hill Co-operative Bank 84 BROADWAY SOMERVILLE, MASS. LAST DIVIDEND 51% During the last six years vve have paid the highest rate of interest on deposits of any bank in Somerville Ionian RADIATOR STAFF, 1918-19 Standing — Martin. Miss Stockbrldge, Kolb, Knox. Miss Horrei� Seated — Miss Sweet, Easton, Miss Scribner, Miss Cook. E 1 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR HBIMIIIWIWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillinHlII T I ' II ■ lllllllllllll III! Illllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll II llll Illllll llllllllllil I II I III III III illllll I I I iOMIlafilfcnS VOL. XXVIU SOMERVILLE. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. JUNE. 1919 No. 8 The Somerville High School Radiator is published by the High School on the third Thursday of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursday of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing, write on one side of the paper only, and sign full name. Communications, according to their nature, should be mailed 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. O. Graduation Number. 25 Cents Other Numbers, 10 Cents r. . . ' 7 1 SOMERVILLE PRESS PRINT EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLES L. S. EASTON, T9 ASSOCIATE EDITOR HELEN SWEET, T9 EXCHANGE EDITOR MIRIAM L. COOK, T9 SPORTING EDITOR J. CARLETON KNOX, T9 ALUMNI EDITORS MILDRED E. SCRIBNER, T9 EVELYN F. STOCKBRIDGE, T9 LIBRARY EDITOR ELEANOR M. HORRELL, T9 CLASS EDITORS BUSINESS MANAGER CHARLES R. KOLB. T9 ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS WALTER W. MARTIN, ’20 STAFF ARTIST MELVIN A. STEPHENS. T9 TREASURER GEORGE M. IIOSMER (Faculty) ADVISER A. MARION MERRILL (Faculty) ASSISTANTS KENDALL REED, T9 FRED LITTLEFIELD. ’20 MILLER, 21 ROY KINGSTON, T9 JAMES J. MURRAY, ’20 JOHN C- DUNBAR, ’21 DONALD H. WALTER N. BRECKENRIDGE. '22 SO.MKKVILU: limit SCHOOL UADIATOi LILLIAN M. THASK Vice-President WILLIAM K. BALDWIN President Ul'TI I L. OAl'LKI KLI) Secretary so.MKKviLu: men school radiator AXXA E. HALL Prophetess EDO ATI R. LYLE Ivy Orator WTNTHROP H. ROOT Class Poet CHARLES L. S. EAST' X Graduation Speaker LILLI AX M. TRASK GEORGE KEEGAN Graduation Speaker Chairman. Senior Night Committee SOMHKYILLH IIKill SCHOOL KADIATOlt CAST OF MARRYING ItELINDA Hear How: — Missos Oanavan, Wilson, Trask. Codding. Front Row: — Cook, Raldwin. Estey, Lyle. FOOTUALL� TEAM Heru Treat, Captain KASEKALL TEAM Steve Patten, Captain CHAMPIONSHIP BOYS’ DEBATING TEAMS Hear Row: — Edelstcin; Mr. Sears. Coach: Mr. Mahoney. Coach: Fletcher. Front Row: — Corliss. Reed, DoctorotT: Lyle. President: Siafsky, Kisslins. W s !.ui CHAMPIONSHIP GIRLS' DEBATING TEAMS Lillian Tra.sk, President CLASS EDITORS Rear Row: — Breckenrldge. Dunbar. Miller. Murray. Front Row: — Littlefield. Kingston, Reed. Edwin S. Powell. Colonel Mildred H. Codding. Lieutenant-Colonel SENIOR CAPTAINS SKN'IpK I 1 Kl.'TKN A NTS STUDENTS' COUNCIL William Baldwin, President SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 Ivy Oration “The Open Doors” Edgar Lyle, 1010. The war just finished has never before been equalled in magnitude, in the deadly character of methods used, and in the fact that the most powerful nations of the earth were formed in two opposing combinations. The goal of one was democracy and liberty — the goal of the other, autocracy and tyranny. The first believed in that maxim of our forefathers that “right makes might” — the other maintained that “might makes right.” During that war, the course of a (fairs in all nations was changed from a peace to a war basis. Commerce and industry were compelled to made radical changes. In our own country, every nerve was strained to enlist, train, and equip four million men to reinforce the battle- worn but unyielding forces of our Allies. Every wheel in industry turned at top speed to supply munitions and the necessities of war. The peo- ple engaged in the conflict stood ready to stake their all on the outcome of the struggle. The future of civilization hung in the balance. Was the iron heel to trample ruthlessly on humanity, or was right to triumph over might? In that contest, millions of brave lives were sacrificed; billions of dollars expended ; rich treas- ure destroyed; thousands of cities, towns, and villages levelled to the ground. No one can esti- mate or truly appreciate the human suffering, the misery, and the sorrow this caused. But now, thanks to the indomitable courage of the Allied nations, backed by our gallant troops, the issue has been fought to a finish and tyranny over- thrown;— forever deciding that this world shall not be ruled by autocracy and despotism—that the principle of all nations may not be that “might makes right.” The war has wrought many changes, taught many lessons, and elevated many ideals. Numer- ous former conditions have gone, never to be re- stored. The one great lesson which the war taught was the value of co-operation — the su- preme factor in the success which has been at- tained. Regardless of race, color, or creed, men worked and fought and suffered and died side bv side. Common danger, common toil, and com- mon suffering developed the spirit of brotherhood and co-operation. That great lesson learned in war is altogether essential in the pursuits of peace. With it, the advancement of our country will know no limit. The United States does not have to rebuild devastated districts as does France. Our country has to deal only with commercial and industrial problems. Whatever the solutions proposed by the wise ones for these problems, whatever of hot discus- sion may arise as to the relative places of labor and capital, whatever the respective importance? of agriculture and of textile industries, even what answer may be offered to the vexed question. “What occupation shall be found for the returned soldier” — above all, there must be a common agreement as to the spirit which alone is worthy to animate all efforts in reconstruction, the spirit of our brave boys “over there,” the spirit of de- votion, of self-sacrifice, of willingness to give one’s best to the utmost, must animate us still. In the early days of the Civil War when the old Massachusetts 0th Regiment marched through Baltimore, three of its men fell mortally wounded. Their bodies were brought home for burial and, as they lay in Boston wrapped in the folds of their country’s flag. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe wrote in their honor the poem which she entitled “Our Orders.” Its first two verses are known wherever the best poetry in the English language is known and appreciated. They were at once a lament of poig- nant grief for the youth of Massachusetts cut off in their early prime, and a martial chant fit to nerve an army of crusading soldiers to go on with the war until victory was won. And well may they thrill our hearts to continue, through the days of reconstruction, the spirit which animated the nation as one heart through the days of the great world war. Weave no more silks, ve Lyons looms. To deck our girls for gay delights! The crimson flower of battle blooms. And solemn marches fill the nights. Weave but the flag whose bars today Drooped heavy o’er our early dead. And homely garments, coarse and gray, For orphans that must earn their bread! 18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR To us today belongs not the task to settle any- thing. Ours is the glorious task to survey the countless -opportunities opened before the work ers of today. For upon the rank and file of the nation’s workers, the great army of those who do tilings, upon their devoted loyalty and devoted spirit, hardly less than upon those who sit in the councils of the nation, depends America’s future prosperity. Even before the armistice was signed, the de- mand was made for our sympathy and help, even, as in Mrs. Howe’s day, for food and clothing for the orphans of the war. And today, hundreds of those same orphans are being supported, clothed, and educated by efforts here in America. French relief opens wide its door of opportunity and loud is the call for workers. While the all important Peace Conference is going on another international congress is being planned at Geneva, Switzerland, thirty days af- ter the Peace Treaty is signed. The Internation- al Red Cross convention, composed of the leading medicine and nursing authorities of England, France, Italy, Japan and the United States, will consider ways and means of establishing a pro- tectorate over the health of the world. In the recent war, 45,000 Americans were killed in action in France. At home. 400.000 citizens succumbed to influenza alone. Tt is estimated that 150,000 men at most, will return from the war disabled. 800,000 were rejected as physically unfit for military duty on account of minor dis- qualifications which might easily have been reme- died by examination, care, and attention earlier. Tuberculosis alone claims one in every ten adults. Such a loss of human power inspires the Red Cross to mobilize its forces for the health of the world. Nurses from the great base hospitals at Chateau Thierry and Argonne will go out speak- ing on the Chautauquan platform and urge every woman to take the Red Cross course in Home Hygiene, and Care of the Sick — that the vision of a healthier, happier, American of today and to morrow may be realized. The wide open door of Red Cross opportunity invites workers every- where. Science, which never lags behind, has gone forward by leaps and bounds. The story of f lu conquest of the air and of the triumph over dead ly gasses is known to you all. In recent years, Italy has been facing a coal deficit. With a de- mand for approximately 10,000,000 tons of coal g year, she has but 7,000.000 tons available, A scientist, Prince Ginori-Conti by name, has conceived the idea of utilizing as power the pent up forces of the volcanic regions. Already in the salt mines of Yolterra and in Larderello, Tus- cany. the factory wheels are turning and the streets are illuminated by the power of terrestrial fires, and it is but a matter of the near future when Vesuvius and Etna will be harnessed for man’s use, even as the glory of Niagara has been utilized in America. Formerly our country depended almost entire- ly upon Germany and Holland for its dyestuffs. Then, in a modest way, it began not only to sun- ply its own dyes, but to relieve its neighbors in other parts of the world. In 1014, our trade in dyestuffs amounted to 8350,000, while in 1018 it amounted to 817,000,000. The schools and colleges cannot turn out scien- tifically trained workers fast enough to meet the demands which sound from the many doors of science. The advance in the industries of our countries surpasses, if possible, even that of science. For- merly the United States imported practically all its toys and Christmas tree decorations. In 1913, she imported over 88.000,000 worth. So much has the American toy industry devel oped in three years that in 1917 the United States not only manufactured its own supply of toys, but exported nearly $2,000,000 worth, — Canada being the largest customer, while Cuba, Australia and Argentina were other large buyers. During the war, the use of the automobile as a luxury greatly diminished, but the use of motor vehicles as a practical necessity has built up a phenomenal industry. In the last 12 months over a million new cars have l een put in service and today upwards of 5.000.000 persons arc employed in the automobile industry, while the total ex penditure including the cost of tires, gasoline, lubricatory oil, and the upkeep of roads would reach thirty-five billion dollars. The Ship-Building Industry has made almost equally phenomenal progress. At the outbreak of the war the United States carried less than 9% of her imported goods in her own ships; while a few dismantled hulks lying at the rotting piers told of prosperous days of the ship industry of sixty years before. When the need arose, and it. looked as though the war might be lost through inability to get American men and supplies to the battle-front, there were few shipyards of any pro- ductive capacity in the United States. Almost SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 19 overnight vast plants began to appear along the three coasts and on the shores of rivers and lakes there was heard “the sound of hammers blow on blow.” Faster than the enemy could destroy them, they were built. And ship building has not stopped with the coming of peace, but is progress- ing each day. Now, the United States is to take her place once again among the maritime nations. Each of the industries mentioned calls for an army of clerical workers. Though they are sur- rounded by a multitude of almost magical devices for their aid, it is with difficulty that they keep abreast of the work, and the insistent call is for more workers. Classmates: Into such a world with its wide open doors of opportunity and its clamorous call for workers, we are soon to enter. Whatever train- ing of hand and brain we carry to it. we know will be welcome. It is a joyous thought, yet a shadow of responsibility rests upon it too. Are we equal to that which will be expected of us? But, classmates, fear not. As today we plant the ivy for remembrance, we know there is something within it which will impel it upward toward the light. Our four years in this place, the lessons taught, the examples set, the friendships formed have implanted within us that which will abide, and will impel us upward toward the highest and the best. The echoes of the war, the example of the boys “over there” have taught us the beauty of sacrifice — this, too, will abide. President Wilson said the other day, words which seem meant for 11s, and all the great army of youth who are going forth to join the ranks of workers, and tin world’s helpers. Classmates, lei us take them for our own : “There is something better, if possible, that a man can give more than his life, and that is his living spirit to a service that is not easy, to resist counsels that are hard to resist, to stand against purposes that are diffi- cult to stand against, and to say, ‘Here stand 1. consecrated in the spirit of the men who are now gone and left me under eternal bonds of fidel- ity.’ ” The Glass Poem TRUTH V i nth hoi Root, 1919. Figures with lighted torches. — so I dreamed — Stood round an altar in a temple where Dark shadows were, but in the torches’ flare I read this one word — Truth—.To me it seemed ('arven in living letters on the stone. Letters that burned into my soul’s deep core, Letters of tire; and as 1 gazed yet more I seemed to hear a thrilling voice, in tone Like some great organ in an echoing hall Whisp’ring and tlmnd’ring harmonies. It said: “These that you see, these are the living dead. Who dying did not die in vain. These all. All were the ones who gladly lifted up Truth’s heavy cross, whereon they later died — As men see Death. — Burned, stoned and crucified. They found Truth’s Holy Grail and drained Death’s cup. Truth is a master hard to serve: his pay An earthly pittance, yet eternal wealth: A body’s sickness, yet eternal health Of soul; a victor’s prize that does not pass away. 20 SOMEKVILLE IlICill SCHOOL RADIATOR Truth, like a flaming furnace wherein glows Pure molten gold, tries men and proves them true Or false; and as the falling rain and dew, The dancing winds, sunshine and shadows, snows And all the powers of Nature bring the Spring Upon the earth with all its jewel-flowers, So Truth in silent ways throughout the hours Of our brief life moving and� whispering Makes souls to bloom into most glorious life Which does not, cannot ever pass away. Glory is drifting dust; Grief but a day, And all our doing but a useless strife; Yet Truth will last eternal; though men fall Before its foes, broken and bruised and torn, For each that falls yet more kniglit-errants born Arise to answer Truth’s clear, clarion call. These that you see are such: — the first (though priced As a mere wanderer) a rebel-soul, A leader in the conquest for Truth’s goal Truth’s fearless, deathless standard-bearer, Christ. Too many are there to be named ; t he next you see All wrought with golden tongues for Truth, and these Sailed out and onward o’er the seven seas, These led rebellion, died for Liberty. And these, Homer and Shakespeare, Milton, then Dante and Bunyan, Shelley, Swinburne, Keats, All these and many more — for this completes But one iota of them all — these men With words, like music from an unseen choir That sings in some dark church, filled all the world With wondrous music, yet Titanic hurled Ikons to fragments; lit a living fire. These who are next, John Brown and Garrison And Lincoln, these who freed an enslaved race, Who saw a brother in a darkened face. Unchained the Freedom that now marches on. The torches that they hold are these: “Hope, bright With future deeds; Courage a flaming blade; Glad Trust and then. Love dauntless, unafraid; Faith flaming ever like a beacon-light.” The voice ceased; the vision did not stay. And. though the altar flare died, and tin flames The torches gave were dead, T knew the names Of glorious Truth’s disciples should not pass away. For as they passed as victors from the fray They left their standard to the present race. Gave us their accolade, and in their place. Bade us hold high their standard; for today SOMERVILLE IIIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 21 Truth wars with Falsehood just as when they died. We all must take our places in the strife, Defenders of the Truth; and as our life Now flings the Future’s portals open wide, And as we journey on to age from youth. Let us, Oh, Class of Nineteen, ever try, As errant-knights on some great questing high, To serve and ever follow after — Truth. Class Ode ‘Helen Hikklby, 1919. Tune ''Juanita” Dear Alina Mater, Long we’ve lingered at thy side; Kindest of mothers, Thou hast been our guide. Now at last we’re leaving, Life’s long, winding trail is nigh, Rut our hearts are grieving, For the days gone by. Alma! Alma Mater! Keep our mem’ry in thy heart, Alma! Alma Mater! As we now depart. Now in the evening Of our happy days with thee, Thy sons and daughters Rless thy memory, if in days that follow We should ever gather here, Would each eye be clouded With an un’slianied tear. Alma! Alma Mater! As we go we bless thy name! Alma! Alma Mater! Long we wish thee fame. When soft the evening Sends a gleam across the skies, And in our dreaming Thoughts of thee arise, Fa re-thee-well forever. School days now are but a dream, As we from thee sever, Dear nineteen-nineteen. Alma! Alma Mater! Keep our incm’ry in thy heart, Alma! Alina Mater! Sadly we depart. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Sea-Wrack Winthrop Root, 11)19. (Continued from (he May Issue). Not all of us have Dante”s power to describe Hell, but if anyone lias more glimpses of Hell than a stoker on a tramp steamer 1 have yet to meet him. Imagine yourself standing in an over-heat- ed room, with a shovel in your hands, a heap of coal on one side and a greedy furnace belching gas and heat on the other, into which you must hurl tons of coal; and you know how Philip felt. After an hour his arms seemed strained beyond their capacity for endurance from the continual lifting and throwing, his head ached and roared from the heat, his body swayed with fatigue, and yet the furnace threw forth the crimson glare that betokened need of fuel. The old Scotchman near- by grinned at him, Hard on ye, lad? Ah, weel ye’ll na’ mind it soon. Here!” As he spoke he checked Philip and taking his shovel he shovelled both his own and Philip’s share. But that re- spite was only momentary and again Philip bent to the task. At last the relief shift came. Philip passed out of the hold and tilled his lungs with the cool, salt air. He felt like one of those Titans who were buried under mountain-ranges. The moment his weary frame touched the bunk he was asleep. In the gray, cold morning he was again summoned to the fearful task. So it continued day after day. The only enjoyment that he had was to sit by the old Scotchman and listen to his tales of the sea — not the old, glamorous romantic sea of his dreams, but tin real, dread sea that he now knew. One morning, as they were talking thus, the old man said to Philip: “Lad, this life is hard, there is always something awaiting you. I know it, life has stunted me in soul and body; deceit has hardened my heart; the cruelty I have received has numbed my kindness. The rich oppress the poor till they have no joy in life, until they have no life only an existence. It is all a struggle upward with everything tend- ing downward. I know it, I have lived it! You’ll meet it, you’ll sutler from it, but, lad, you’ll learn that in tin human heart there’s love. You’ll find charity among the poor, more than you ever dreamed of. Remember this, you’ve got a long, hard tight ahead of you and only one thing will carry you through to the finish; that is the innate, human love of people. It's hard to find, but it’s there. Another thing, lad, don’t let the world drag you down; don’t let it foul your sailing-tackle.” So the days passed slowly in their deadening round. Philip grew stronger in body and the work became easier, indeed he was almost used to it when the Antenoria docked at Honolulu to unload the cargo. Philip was taken from the hold and placed among the stevedores, who placed the boxes and bales in position for the derrick. Philip rather enjoyed the work; there was only one trouble, Capt. Baker was watching and all his abuse seemed to fall upon Philip. Work lively, you!” he would yell at Philip, as the latter placed a box in position or went for another. He was hurrying, as he wished to start for China the next day ; so he had the tackle loaded to its utmost capacity. “One more box,” he would call as the load swung slowly upward. At last, at his order, they loaded the tackle very heavily. As it creaked slowly up, there came a crash; a box tore loose and hurtled to the hold. Philip felt, something strike him and looked down. At his feet lay the Scotchman dead, his skull crushed as an egg that has been dropped. It was the first time that Philip had ever met violent death face to face, and it was more terrible than he had dreamed. He started back. Get; back there! Take that thing out of the way!” Baker roared, his mouth turned down in his rage at the delay. Philip tried to touch the body, but could not force himself to; the silent lips, only recently moving, seemed to be saying again. Don’t let it drag you down, lad.” He turned away; the captain leaped forward and the men back to work. Philip revolted at the cruelty. He hated the Captain for the murder — for murder is murder, no matter how it is disguised — of his friend. Come what might, he was determined to leave the Antenoria and its life of sorrow and cruelty. That evening his chance came. As the stars first began to shine, Philip crept on deck. There was no one in sight as he stole to the rail and, swinging out on the hawser, crossed to the dock. His feet had scarcely touched the wood, when he heard a curse behind, and as he dodged behind a post, an orange linger of flame leaped out of the darkness and a bullet plunged into the wood over his head. Baker was doing his best to keep Somerville high school radiator 23 I'liilip from escaping. After a few minutes Philip heard a boat put off from the ship. Going to a heap of pig-iron that lay near, part of the An- tenoria’s cargo, he took one of the pigs and carried it to the edge of the dock and waited. At last he heard the boat right below him ; rising he held the bar above the place where he heard the noise and let it fall. The crash of breaking wood, a shout, several curses and the splash of swimmers, showed that his trick had succeeded. He turned and ran down the dock, leaving (’apt. Baker with a debt to pay him, and the Antenoria forever. Ill hi Which Philip Makes An Unpleasant Discovery. The next morning Philip went to the office of the Sternholt Line, but found it closed. At the time he thought little of it, as he had had little hope of passing for Philip Sternholt. However, that night, when the Julliette, bound for the States, steamed down the bay, Philip was aboard, hidden in one of the life-boats. When they were a day out, Philip presented himself to the mate, who cursed him roundly — since he could do nothing else — and set him to work. After a brief voyage, the Julliette passed through the Golden Gate and docked at San Francisco. Here Philip managed to escape unnoticed and soon was wan- dering alone in the great, strange city. His clothes were ragged and dirty (in fact they were the very clothes he had worn on the An- tenoria). He had not a cent in his pocket, for he ha J received no pay, excepting that he had gained by sinking the boat and Capt. Baker, and he did not know the city. But he was free, — for the first time in his life really free. Ever since he had been a child he had been followed by tutors and such botherations, until that fateful night when he escaped Mr. Tweendale, his latest purse- cutor, and spent that eventful hour on the Blue Anchor Line Pier; on the Antenoria he- had forgotten that Freedom even existed. But now he was free; no one to ask him where he was going or to forbid him this or make him do that, and order him around like that Captain had done— ! As he walked eagerly about the city, he stum- bled upon a little park and seated himself on one of the benches for a moment’s rest. On the same bench with him sat. a tramp, with whom he soon began a conversation in which Philip told how he was bound to New York, how he happened to have no money or friends. The tramp became in- terested. “Say, Youngster,” said he, at length, “will you come along o’ me on the overland tonight? We kun ride blin’ freight and get across in a couple o’ weeks at the most. Come on.” It was all Philip could do, so he accepted. There was something interesting in the words “blind freight”; then, too, he could hardly expect to have someone invite him in his present condi- tion to cross the continent in a parlor-car! So that night, as the East-bound Express roared out of Sail Francisco, Philip and the tramp were aboard, riding on the first mail coach between it and the tender, — a method of traveling known among the brotherhood of the road as “riding blind freight.” The next day they spent in a little town, dodging constables, and getting their meals from house to house; again that night they board ed the Overland. One bleak, rainy night they clambered aboard the train as usual, but unfortunately the conduc- tor saw them; so at the next station the two con- ductors of the long train stole up on them from opposite sides. However, the tramp was alert and as the two men made a rush, he and Philip “decked” the train and ran back along the roofs of the cars. Philip will never forget that run; the steel roofs were slippery with rain and uneven with ventilators. More than once he nearly fell, but good luck was with them and they were still riding when the train pulled out. Many and many a time on that journey Philip rode on the rods of the coach trucks, clinging to the cold steel for very life, while on either of him the whirling wheels ground along. If he slipped, they would perform the work of La Guillotine well! After two weeks of this traveling, Philip reached New York. But he will never forget those two weeks; the changing from one train to another, the hair-breadth escapes from death, the days spent in hiding, the nights in clinging to the roofs or platforms of swiftly moving trains. Philip immediately went to his former home, but found it empty and received no response to his repeated ringing of the bell. This was not the home-coming he had expected! He went to his father’s office. “Mr. Sternholt’s office,” he said to the elevator- boy.” “Er—we don’t go that high.” “What!” “Sternholt’s dead — died about two months ago — a new gang’s got. this place. Going up, sir? An instant later Philip found himself alone in the 24 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR hall, watching the lights of the swiftly moving elevator and wondering what to do next. Then he remembered his father’s lawyers. Mr. Freestone was busy that day and at first refused to see the ragged youth who demanded an interview. But when he heard the name, “Philip Sternholt,” lie went out and ushered Phil- ip into his private office. “I am Philip Sternholt,” began Philip. “Prove it,” snapped the lawyer. “Yes, sir,” as he spoke he bared his arm. “You remember that Philip had such a scar as that?” he queried, showing a scar just above his elbow. “He got it by dragging a sharp knife from a table, when he was a child. Is that proof?” The lawyer nodded. “You are Philip, I see. But, lad, I am very sorry to say that your in gratitude caused your father to leave all his money to various charities. The will cannot be broken now.” “My ingratitude?” Philip queried. “Yes, running away.” “Running away. Why, I was shanghaied.” “That may be, but the will must stand. I am sorry and will help you if I can.” “My father thought that I ran away — and died thinking so — he thought me ungrateful — poor Dad, — that is more than I can bear,” whispered Philip, more to himself than to the lawyer. The lawyer heard only the last words and in- terpreted them in his own way. “Yes, I am sorry about the money. It's too bad. But let me help you.” “No, sir. Good-day,” said Philip, and turning, left the office , no longer Philip Sternholt, a mil- lionaire’s son, but Philip Sternholt, a penniless wanderer over the earth. Yet who knows but Philip was glad? Why Mr. Forsyth Changed His Mind Ida Wbtzi.ek, 1919. ATHER, you don't mean that you arc going to sell Jessica ? Why, don’t you remember tin day you. brought her home as a colt, and said I might use her if I cared for her? You know I have taken care of her faithfully and you have its much as promised me that she was to be mine,” and Robert Forsyth looked at his father in pained sur- prise. Ilis.father frowned and exclaimed angrily, “I’ll do as I please about selling that mare. She’s worth a good, round sum to me, and she’s of no value around here except for you to go gallivant- ing around on.” “If you do sell her father, I'll never come into this house again,” and with these words, Robert rushed out of his father's office with suspiciously wet eyes. “Humph,” snorted Mr. Forsyth. He was a bus- iness man, and he had been offered a good price for the mare and he was very willing to sell, lie was more willing to sell now, than before, to show Robert., who was the boss about selling the horse, and he didn’t intend to humor what he termed a silly whim of a sixteen year old boy. Nearly two weeks later, Mr. Forsyth came home whistling cheerfully. He had, that day, sold the mare, and was delighted with the bargain he had made. Ringing the doorbell, he waited for his wife’s smiling face to appear. Receiving no re- sponse, he rang again. Just then a neighbor, across the street, shouted and informed him that his wife was away and had left the key with her. After letting himself into the house, he went to the library to see if his wife had left a message for him. Sure enough, there upon his desk was a note written in his wife’s familiar handwriting. Beside it was a telegram. The note said: Dear James: As you will see by the accompanying telegram, my sister, Catherine, in New York, is seriously in- jured, and 1 have gone there to see if 1 can be of use. You can eat your meals for Five or six days at Mrs. Atkins’, till I return. She had not mentioned Robert, so he conclud- ed that she expected the two of them to eat at the same place. After dressing for dinner, he waited for Robert to appear, thinking he had gone out with some of his chums. Six o’clock came and he began to grow impatient. “I’ll wait till half past six, and if he doesn’t come then, he can go without supper. I’ve told him before to be in by six o’clock,” thought Mr. Forsyth. At: half past six, Robert was not at home, so his father went to dinner. He loitered over his meal hoping that his son would come before the meal was over. SOMHKYILLH 111 J11 SCHOOL RADIATOR 2r Still Robert did not come, and as the hours passed, Mr. Forsyth’s feeling of impatience grew into anger and then gradually into worry. Surely the boy would not disobey him so far as to stay out all night. At eight o’clock the next morning it was a tousle-headed and sleepy-looking man who appeared at Mrs. Atkins’ breakfast table. After breakfast he went back to the house and looked in Robert’s room to see if there were any clothes missing. He discovered that three of the boy’s suits, some of his underclothing, and his brand- new dress-suit case were gone, together with his fishing rod and tennis racket. It was not until then that the words Robert had uttered nearly two weeks ago, entered his mind. “If you do sell her father, I’ll never come into this house again.” Had the boy discovered in some way that Jes- sica was sold? Suppose Robert had made true his threat. Mr. Forsyth started with sudden fear. He imagined his son, alone and friend- less, in some city, or more terrible, lying dead in some out of the way place. He rushed to the telephone and asked the po- lice to keep a watch for Robert. He waited anx- iously all that day for news that would enlighten him as to Robert’s whereabouts. That night for him was sleepless. He remembered with a feeling of shame, that he had been more anxious to sell Jessica, to teach Robert a lesson, and he knew that it was unnecessary. What would his wife do? It would surely break her heart. He thought, if only Robert were back, he would let him have Jessica. At last he dressed to go to the telegraph office to tell the terrible story to his wife. At the front gate, he met the postman with a letter, and the address was written in Robert’s schoolboy handwriting. With a cry of joy, he tore the envelope open and after reading the first few lines, he seemed to get limp all over. Sudden- ly he straightened up and seizing the astounded mailman he danced around with him madly. No wonder he was happy, for the letter had begun, Dear Dad: I am having a dandy time at Cousin Archie’s, lias mother written you how Aunt Catherine is? Mother said she was glad the invitation from Archie came the same day Auntie was hurt. Of course it took a great deal of worry off her mind as to how I would be taken care of. The letter went on to say what a large place his uncle had. A very surprised and indignant horse dealer was informed the next day, by Mr. Forsyth, that Jessica was not to be sold. Although Robert was the cause of this decision, he was never aware of it. A Strange Meeting on the “Arabic” in 1919 Mollie Fixe, 1919. RTA IVANOVNA, a middle aged Russian woman, was traveling on the ‘’Arabic” to the United States. She was of medium height and rather slender in appearance, with black eyes which were now set in very deep and half closed, yet in those half closed eyes one al- ways found a gentle, pleasant and sympathetic look. From her wrinkled forehead, pale com- plexion, white, thin hands with long, slender fin gers one easily concluded that she suffered and en- dured much mental distress. Maria was a very quiet woman, seldom spoke to anyone, but kept alone on the deck, where she al- ways seemed to be deep in thought. Once, when she was asked about the Russian Government, her pale face turned crimson, her half closed eyes opened as wide as possible and her whole body appeared in a fiery mode as she answered in brok- en sentences, “Oh! The Czar! My only hope is to see Russia, the old autocratic Russia, a Re- public! A Free Country! Without a Czar!” That was all she said and quickly went to her room, where she remained the whole morning. After lliis incident everyone on board concluded that there must be a mystery about this woman. One morning, while she sat on the deck, a gleam seemed suddenly to shoot across her face, and her hand, which lay on a pillow, suddenly began to tremble. Asked whether she was not well, she answered, “I am well, in fact better than I fell for many years,” without taking away her eyes from an approaching figure. This person was a tall, slim, brunette girl, who 26 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR wore a dark brown dress and had a large veil of deepblueon her.shoulders. Her long,-black hairwas braided in two braids which were flowing in all directions as she slowly walked with her head drawn up high. Her face, although it could not be called ‘‘pretty,” was one of those sweet and gentle faces which one cannot help liking from first sight. With her large, penetrating, black eyes shining through her lashes, she gave Maria a friendly, benevolent look, as though she had seen in this strange woman a true friend, and instantly pro- ceeded, with a linn step, to the end of the deck where no people were to be seen. While she passed, Maria sat motionless as mar- ble and almost as pale, with her hands onherknees and her eyes following this vision. Suddenly she rose . Quickly came up to the girl and said in a very pathetic voice, “May I be acquainted with you ?” “Certainly,” came the answer in a pleasant, quiet and a little trembling tone; thus they be- came acquainted, although in their excitement they did not mention their names to each other. They remained together the whole morning, Maria's eyes always fixed on this young girl, who in turn at times seemed happy to have such a kind friend and at times very much nervous and fright ened at such a strange meeting. About two days later, after this acquaintance, Maria’s young friend decided to go out and enjoy the early morn all alone, for it was very early and she did not expect to find any of the passengers there. Stillness seemed to reign everywhere as she came on the deck and looked around. The weather was calm, the water tranquil, but now and then the voice of a wave was heard as the ship moved slowly on its course. Above, the sun, which appeared unusually bright on that July morning, looked down and seemed to smile to the old, bent figure which sat on a low stool far away at the end of the deck. The girl shuddered. Slowly, with much fear, she approached the figure and as she neared she saw that it was a woman, with a very familiar kind face, whose eyes were directed to the serene sky. The smiles on her face expressed her feelings at that time, which must have been happy thoughts about the future or pleasant memories of the past. Yes, it was none other at such an early hour than Maria Ivanovna, who had been sitting in such a position for the last hour. Why she was out so early in the morning and whether she was waiting for someone to come down from above, no one can tell, but certain it is that it was the first time one saw such a heavenly smile on her seri- ous, sad face. After waiting for about five minutes and not disturbing this hard-thinking woman, the young girl came up and said, “You seem to be meditating very hard, auntie.” (In Russia an elderly wo- man is called auntie by any younger person). Maria shuddered, rubbed her eyes as though, she had been awakened from a long reverie, and said. “Yes, 1 was thinking, that twenty years ago I was together with my little g—, but I mustn’t speak about my past life........... Yet,” she added, “since you are interested to know mv ihoughts, I will tell you. “About twenty years ago L lived with my hus- band and little girl in a small town in southern Russia. Ever since my childhood I had always been discontented with the rulings of the Czar and although my parents were wealthy and in my younger years I had not endured the hard- ships of some of the poorer class of people and was not deprived of certain rights as were some of my friends, still ever since I can remember I always felt a passionate hatred toward the Czar and his nobility, for the oppression of so many helpless people. As I grew older, my bitter feel- ings increased until I became a great Revolution- ist. “Even after my marriage I still attended the secret meetings and took part in many other affairs, but the usual result came: I was arrested, pronounced guilty and sent to Siberia for twen- ty years, leaving my five-year-old, little daughter and my husband. My life in Siberia can only be understood by those who themselves have been there and endured the terrible hardships and struggles.” Suddenly taking the girl’s hand, Maria stopped and said, “Are you not feeling well?” For her companion had turned pale all of a sudden. “No,” came the answer, “I am well. It only reminds me of my own life.” But the last sentence was spoken so quietly that it was im- possible for Maria to hear it. “Well, after twenty years of such a life,’’ Maria continued, “of such twenty long, unhappy, soli- tary years in prison, I was set free, a lonely, old, feeble woman in this large universe of ours; with a written document that I must leave Russia at once. I immediately tried to find my daughter and husband, but what was my information from a friend of mine, my husband died soon after 1 SOMRRYILLK II Kill SCHOOL RADIATOR 27 went away, leaving my little girl, then only five in a children’s home. She, small as she was, fol- lowed her mother’s path and at the age of twen- ty became a leader of a Revolutionary Party, and her compensation, which was greater than her mother’s, she received at the age of twenty-five. It was imprisonment for life in Siberia.” Here Maria stopped and cried bitterly, but soon continued, “My dear, I should have been contented with such a punishment had not fate been more cruel to me by taking away my child altogether. For, a short time ago, I learned that she committed suicide. Now, thinking over my misfortunes I decided that the best plan for me is to follow my daughter’s path, leave this uni- verse and join my child in a more peaceful world. But, since I met you, T was seized with a st range feeling; that is, I feel better, ves, I can say hap- pier than I felt before. The only reason is that whenever I see your face I feel as though I see my own daughter before me; simply because ! can trace a resemblance in your face to my own child. I know my thoughts will appear strange to you, my dear mademoiselle—why, you haven’t told me your name since we became acquainted, what is your name?” The young girl was so pale and trembling so fearfully, that with great difficulty she staggered out quietly, “Sonia Ivanovna.” “My daughter,” Maria shrieked suddenly and the next moment mother and daughter were fast embraced. Maria lay unconscious the whole morning and Sonia was in high fever. When she became bet- ter she said that while listening to Maria’s story, she often felt like embracing this woman and cry out “Mother,” but then a second though present ed itself to her mind and whispered “he careful, remember Siberia, you never can tell who this woman is.” The reason for her fear was that after three months in prison in Siberia, she had escaped and resolved to look for her mother in the New World. She left a note which read: “f am tired of such a life and leave to commit sui- cide.” There is a little picture of the “Arabic” in the home of Maria and her daughter, living togeth- er now. This picture is in a golden frame and at the top is a little inscription which reads: This is the place where I met my lost Daughter. Our Boys Wki.uox Morrison, 1919 I Need I sing to you the praises of the men who struggled there On the bloody fields of Flanders, in the hot and putrid air; Midst the rotting bones and bodies of their chums of yesterday, Who have paid their last great homage and await the Judgment Day. II No—I dare not wrong the memory of those gal lant lads of ours, Lads, who marched forth with the colors, to chal- lenge unseen powers. They have built a lasting tombstone which can never be effaced, Till heroic thoughts and feelings are forevermor erased. III For to eulogize the fallen is a futile task indeed. Quite beyond my own poor effort, to sow such fruitful seed. So in humble lines and verses, and in accents sweet and true, Let me paint a living picture of the lads returned to you. IV They have braved the haunting dangers of a thousand living Hells, They have lived amongst the horrors, ’midst the sickly stench and smells. They have lain within the shell-holes, while the very lights on high Sent their pale and sickly radiance o’er a land where brave men die. V Yet, in spite of all these horrors, which daunt the hearts of men, SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR In Regard to Scent Dorotiiv M. Henderson, 1022. USAXNE was proudly teaching her great police dog, Frenchy, to find her twin brother, Dudley, that he Sin would tell her chum, otherwise a person who had hidden for her. was to take off his glove or hat and hand it to her, then run and hide as far away as he could get before she cried, “All right, Frenchy.” Frenchy would sniff at the glove or hat until he got the scent and then off' he would bound, Susanne following him until he found Dudley, which he would do every time. One day, as she was just entering the library after a romp with her pet, she involuntarily paused by the sound of a voice talking at the tele- phone. She recognized the voice of her father’s confidential secretary, Watkins, who, at that moment was saying, ' 1 have found where he keeps the plans and L will bring them to you tonight at eleven o’clock. All right,” and he rang off. Shrinking far back in to the heavy drapery, Susanne held her breath, afraid that he would find her and so guess that she had overheard. Her head in a tumult, she could not clear her mind sufficiently enough to think. Rushing to her father’s room, she stopped at the threshold, suddenly remembering that he had gone to the city and would not return until the next day,— her mother was also away for the evening, — her brother had gone to. his chum’s to stay for the night, and she was left alone. For a moment a wild idea came into her head to call up all the neighbors and tell them the situation, but realiz- ing that that would be unwise, for she might be overheard, and also she wanted the other party that Watkins had l cen talking with, she decided to wait for further developments. During the supper hour she was nervous and quiet, thinking over plan after plan to trap Wat- kins, but none appeared to be the right one. Leav- ing the dining room she passed into the lower hall where she saw Wat kin’s outdoor clothes, ly- ing beside his hat was a pair of kid gloves, taking one of them she went quietly to her room, where she discovered that the glove had a sort of per- fume on it. which she had noticed that Watkins used. Thinking quickly she decided that between Frenchy, the glove, and herself, she could trace Watkins wherever he went. At about half past ten she heard a door creak- ing across the hall, where she knew Watkins had his rooms. Wait ing until she felt sure he had left the house and grounds she took a pencil and pad that she had ready, slipped from the house around to the rear where she unfastened Frenchy; she waited before the house an instant, deciding ou I he best plan, then taking from her pocket the glove she showed it to Frenchy, after sniffing an instant at the glove and then at the ground, he set off eagerly for the woods. Susanne had to run very fast to keep up with the dog as he was very eager when the scent was as good as in this case. At last they turned into a little lane that Susanne never before knew existed. At the end of the lane they came upon a little hut; Susanne crept to the window and inside she saw Watkins and several other villanous looking men, who looked just like her mental picture of German Spies. Surprised, yet not surprised, she turned and tied down the path till she was out of breath. Resting for a moment, she found Frenchy close beside her. Taking the pencil and a piece of paper that she had taken with her, she wrote a message for help, tied it to Frenchy’s collar, and told him to go home. Returning to the hut she took her stand at the window to wait for the help she felt sure would come. After waiting what seemed hours to her, she heard faint crackling in tin underbrush, and she went forward to meet the party, for such she knew it was as she heard the careful whining of Frenchy. She told all she had heard and seen, and left the rest in their hands. Her brother, who had heard of the story, came with the party, and now stepped forward and took his sister home. The next day the papers told the story of a brave little girl helping in the capture of some German Spies, and receiving a generous reward that had been offered for them. It also gave a short interview with the brave girl herself, in which she said, that she would buy Frenchy a collar with “United States” engraved on it and that he would be kept in things that he liked as long as the money lasted, “For,” she said, “Frenchy really captured the Spies, not I.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 20 A Scrap of Brown Paper Rutii Adams, 1010. HE wind whistled around the little brown house, and lashed the branch es of the old oak tree against the window-pane. Little Ann Luther stood wide-eyed within, her nose pressed flat, against the glass. Storm and wind always affected this child strangely, and Mrs. Ilenessey, who had just come in from the house of a neighbor, paused on the threshold of the kitchen, and gazed tenderly at the little figure standing by the broad sill. “My, but it’s a storm. Miss Ifincks got word over from East Carmel that the stage got stuck be- yond the bridge!” Receiving no answer from her supposed listener, the good lady ceased rubbing her chilled hands, and came over to Ann. “What’s in this storm that makes you still’s a mouse childie?” The response came clear and childishly sweet. “It sounds like water running — I can ’member once” — the girl’s face was puz- zled, and placing her tiny hand on her forehead, she said fretfully, “It’s all mixed up here.” Mrs. Ilenessey smiled oddly, and gathered the little one close in her motherly arms. “You’re a queer piece,” she said, after a moment. “Whenever it blows and rains this way, you say the same thing. ’Twas on just such a night, four years ago this fall, that I found you on my doorstep, a cute youngster as ever I see. You were soakin’ wet and shiverin’, but your eyes were as bright and trustin’ as could be, and you smiled as sweet when I took you inside. Carmel will never forget that night; the road ran a river, and the clatter of breakin’ branches, rose above the wind. But lands! You’re a child of storm: that explains if all!” The speaker rose suddenly, and after placing Ann in a low chair, by the fireside, opened a long, black chest under the mantel, and taking out a leather wallet, came over to the fireplace and sat down. Prom an inside pocket of the wallet slit? drew forth a torn scrap of dull, brown paper. She read the fine, cramped writing slowly, although she was well acquainted with the strange words. They read as follows: “This child’s name is Ann Luther: she is seven years old. Take care of her, and when she is twelve, take her to the address on the other side. God bless you.” Signed, Elizabeth Luther. The address was, Mr. Henry Carmichael, St. Stevens, Quebec. Mrs. Ilenessey read the address over and over, glancing first at the sleeping child in the chair, then back to the tiny missive in her hand. There was no sound save the crackling of the logs with in, and the turmoil without. “Henry Carmich- ael,” she muttered, “Carmichael — where have I heard that name? Seems like No. I guess it sounds so much like Carmel, that I’ve got ’em mixed. Ann’s just eleven now.” The woman brushed a suspicion of moisture from her cheek, and going over to the little one, stooped and kissed the flushed, sleeping face. “She’s mine, no scrap of paper is goin’ to take her from me,” and the strong hand clenched at. the offending scrap. Suddenly a new sound rose above flu shriek of the storm. Someone was knocking at the door, and in a moment if opened, admitting Jeb Ilincks, garbed in glistening oil skins. A tall gentleman followed close at his heels. Jeb spoke in short, gasps. “Maw wants to know — do you think you could take this gentleman for the night? The stage broke down, and the inn’s full. He won't make no trouble. Maw’d take him herself, only she’s got a houseful. S’long.” And the door slammed, leaving the stranger standing tall and straight by the fire. He spoke quietly. “I assure you, madam, 1 will make no trouble. I ask only shelter for the night. 1 am Henry Carmichael of —. Mrs. Ilenessey started: the room reeled before her eyes, and her hand held the words tightly, that would make a happiness for this man, and leave her life empty of the one thing she held dear. “Madam, if it is not convenient,” the man was saying. “No, No, — read this.” The man read the scrap of brown paper, and with a cry of happiness turned to the sleeping Ann. “My little grand daughter,” he murmured brokenly, after four long years of vainless searching, a chance meeting has thrown us together.” After a few moments. Mr. Carmichael explained the mystery surrounding little Ann’s life. It was the old, old story: a pampered daughter of the rich, marrying against her father’s wishes. Beautiful Elizabeth Carmichael disowned, and turned from the house of her father because of her SOMERVILLE IlIOH SCHOOL RADIATOR 30 marriage to a man hated by her proud parent, lived in poverty for seven years as Elizabeth Luther. In the spring of the seventh year, .John Luther was killed in a railroad accident. His young widow was left to struggle alone with her tiny daughter to support. During this time Hen- ry Carmichael had lived in his splendid solitude unhappy and alone. The pride of the Carmichael blood forbade father and daughter to find their happiness in the little Ann. Finally, when the child was seven, Mr. Car- michael learned through a relative of his daugh tor's husband, that Elizabeth had left Canada with Ann. After learning this, a frantic search through the states followed. The room was very quiet when the sad story was finished, and Mrs. Henessey knew that the grave, silver-haired man, who stood with head bowed was thinking of the young mother, whose whereabouts would never be known. The Toss of a Coin Helen Hariuno. 1!)11). Room 202. jgjjjcpj ODAY, as 1 waited for the breakfast bell to ring through the dormitories, mNniW 1 counted the remaining months be- fore graduation; in four months I should receive my diploma from one of the best colleges in America. Then, with a queer little catch at my heart, my thoughts strayed back to the night and its happenings which caused my dearest wish to be fulfilled, that I might go to college. I. with a group of other young people, had been to a dance, and as it was very warm in the hall, we were rather flushed and uncomfortable when the strains of “Home. Sweet Home” were filially heard. Some of our party were tired and wanted to ride home, while others including my- self, were so warm that a walk home in the cool suburbs was preferable to a long ride in a close car. “Let’s toss a coin,” suggested one of the boys. Heads we ride, tails we walk.” We agreed and lie tossed a nickel. “Tails, and now for a nice five mile walk!” li was a beautiful summer evening — or should I say morning? — and as we neared the suburb , the dark trees bending over the silent water on either side were delightfully cooling and refresh- ing to us. Up to this time we had been following the car tracks, but as these always seem to go the longest way around, we decided to “cross-country” so to speak. ThiR “country” was nothing more than a large extent of land, on which there was nothing ex- cept a group of so-called brick shacks. There were two immense pits, larger and deeper than a score of houses put together into one large block. These pits had been started years before, when first clay had been discovered in the sandy re- cesses, and they were now a menace to the people living near them. Of course a large manufactur- ing company made or rather baked bricks there continually, but so many little children had been hurt and killed in the pits that a watchman had been placed to patrol the barbed wire fence that surrounded the deep excavations. I had forgotten the dangerous short cut that we would be obliged to make when walking and as we hurried through the lonely section, I glanced fearfully towards the hated pits. I saw the lighted lantern of the watchman, as he made his round. Suddenly a faint shout was heard and we all saw the lantern go into the air and come down and disappear. “He has fallen into the pit!” cried the boys, running to where the light had been. The other girls and I, forgetting our fear, ran after them and came upon the boys kneeling in the sand about six feet below the edge of the precipice, frantically scraping the sand back with their bare hands. Between gasps for breath they told us that the watchman must have stepped into some quick-sand and had been buried almost im- mediately. “Run to the nearest house for shovels and a doctor,” cried my brother, now up to his knees in sand and his hands covered with blood from the terrible friction. Never shall I forget that run of about five hun- dred yards to the nearest house. It was, I thought despairingly, absolutely empty and had been for six months, but no, — as the tears coursed down SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR my burning checks and as I stopped in bewilder ment, I heard a woman’s coarse laughter. There was someone in the house. Madly, yes, madly, I ran up the stairs, frantically I rang the hell and beat the glass of the door-window. After a delay that seemed hours long the door was cautiously opened by a man in evening dress. The expression of my face must have disarmed him for he undid a chain which had allowed the door to open only to a certain extent. The next moment I was in a brilliantly lighted room, filled with men and women, some drinking and eating, Others gathered around a number of small, round tables, upon which they seemed to be spinning something. I whispered my plea for help and I heard someone calling up a doctor, then I became 31 unconscious for the incidents which had occurred in rapid succession had been too much for me. In half an hour the watchman, rescued at al- most the cost of other lives, — for the boys, too, came very near being buried by the treacherous sand, — was safe in his bed. Of course the boys were taken to the “nearest” house for first aid •treatment and it was soon discovered that this house was and had been for a number of months, the gathering place of some of the most notorious gamblers in the United States, for whom a thous- and dollar reward had been offered. I received this reward which allowed my dearest wish to be fulfilled. I believe I mentioned this at the be- ginning of my account of the events resulting from — the toss of a coin! The Morning Star Bkkxadixk Gavin, 1919. AR away to the north where the great river has its source a little brother and sister lived. All their lives they had run and played, up and down the river banks, gathering the bright ilowers and chasing the beautiful butterflies. But now the time had come when they were to take their places in the world. The little sister was to be sent to the place of Breaking Light. There, amid the clouds was a beautiful palace made of sparkling rays of light. Clouds hung over if, softly and gently, and the sun shed its warm light in it. It was a place of song and beauty. The brother was to be sent to the forests and mountains and plains. There, was a strong for- tress cut for him from out of a gray rock. In this place he could talk with the trees, get fruit from the vines and have beauty all around him. When they were told this, they were very sad. But they knew they must go, even though their river seemed so beautiful to them and everything was so happy there. So it was decided that they were to go away, one to the place of Breaking Light and the other to the mountains where the echo dwells. The sister said just before she left, “Brother, when the pale, gray light begins to spread itself over the sky, look out from your rocky home in the mountain and turn your eyes toward the east. There you will see me, your sister, shining out from the sky and looking towards the plains where you live. And remember that when the clouds change their colors and deepen into red and orange, you will know that it is 1 who makes that beauty, for it is with the mists and rays of light that 1 adorn my home in the palace of Breaking Light.” And he answered her saying, “Sister, on the highest cliff I will dwell in hopes of seeing tie first ray of light that comes from your bright home among the morning clouds: and every morn- ing at break of day I will greet the coming of the red and orange. And when the clouds have reached their glory 1 will look and say, that it is my sister who tinges the sky with such beauty. I will watch until the light fades to give place to the sun, and then I will know you are in your 'palace. 1 will watch until you come forth again.” Then came a great noise and confusion and the four winds scattered the river and its banks, and wafted away the brother and sister. They carried the sister to the place of Breaking Light and she became the Morning Star. The brother was car- ried to the mountain tops to live forever. Often his voice was heard among the tall grass or trees, but never did In- leave his cliff. And every morn- ing he watched the red clouds with which his sister made beautiful the eastern sky and her own cloud palace among the stars. SOMERVILLE IIKill SCHOOL RADIATOR A Trip Through the Air Alvin March ant, 1922. T was about eleven o’clock one fine morning in June that, while playing ball, we discovered an airplane high in the clouds. lie was evidently go- ing to land in this field and we were .ill excited. After five exciting minutes elapsed, the huge machine was gliding over the ground ar a great rate of speed. When we could get close enough, I found the aviator was Roy Mason, a friend of my brother, who lived in Chicago. He asked me how 1 would like a trip to the clouds and I answered that nothing would be better. I was then told to meet him in the field the next day at eight sharp. The rest of the day went by fast and .at the time stated I was in the field. At eight-thirty we ascended into the air for a three-hour trip. In a few minutes we were soaring high over the little town of Middleboro. 1 was supplied with a strong field glass which would enable me to see every- thing oh the ground beneath. After a half hour of flying, he decided to make his altitude 5,000 feet. Soon we began to fall and 1 became very much frightened and would have screamed only I was struck dumb. With tail down and nose up we fell with great rapidity. Then the.aviator began to laugh and righted his machine. When he saw that I was as white as a sheet, he told me not to fear as he was going to do a few more tricks and he did the nose dive, loop the loop and side dive. From that experience T have always wished to be an aviator and help out Uncle Sam in any way he wishes. A Dream Doris M. Dklany, 1922. O you,” she said, “believe in dreams?” “That is a question I cannot answer truthfully,” I replied, laughing. “I don’t really know whether I believe in dreams or not, because I seldom dream, but when I do I always remember it am| nearly always something happens in my life at the instant which coincides with my dreams. For instance, one night I was very restless, after tossing about for sometime, I finally dozed. Immediately I seemed to be surrounded by a dark forest, shadowy figures were moving in and out, and all the time there seemed to be an impenetra- ble mist, as I moved slowly it seemed to grow more dense until at last every shadow seemed to disappear but one. Ami it was coming stumbling towards me out of the very heart of the damp mist, as the object drew closer I recognized my cousin Walter, who was in France. On he came, face ghastly white, eyes closed, his arms out- stretched to me, a ragged, gaping wound in his left arm. My heart was torn with anguish and I cried out so loud that I awoke, I could not sleep the rest of the night and in the morning related my dream to the family. About a week later my cousin’s name appeared among the list of dead. We could not believe it and I wrote to Washington officials before we finally received news that he was severely wounded at Argonne Forest on September nineteen, the very night ol’ my dream. And just as surely as 1 saw him stumble out of the mist of death, he just as sure- ly will be home to us this week with the famous Twenty-Sixth.” “Do you wonder that I do not know whether I believe in dreams or not.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 35 The Radiator, 1918-1919 It seems but a short time ago that the first editorial for Volume XXVIII was drafted, but now the time has come for the last. The year has gone quickly, and the staff has used this time to accomplish its ever-present purpose. This year it has been the aim of the staff to make the Radiator a financial, as well as a liter- ary, success. During the past few years, owing to war conditions, the Radiator has been gradual- ly getting into debt, until at the beginning of this year, it owed two hundred dollars. It was, there- fore, imperative that this year’s staff meet its own expenses fully and, if possible, pay the back debt. Another problem, however, presented itself to ns. This was the increased price of materials and labor. We were confronted by three alter- natives, (1) raising the price of the paper; (2) cutting down the size from 8x 10% to 0x9; (3� reducing the quality of the paper stock, which, however, cost more this year than the superior quality used last year. The staff considered all three alternatives carefully, and finally chose the latter. We are glad to have been able to publish our last two numbers on the better quality stock. A campaign was held for subscriptions, ami the school responded nobly. The subscriptions totalled 1,050. The publications from month to month have varied from 1,250 to 1,400 copies. During the entire year we have watched every cent and have taken care to incur no unneces- sary expense. At the present writing we are sure of having met our own expenses. How much of the back debt we shall be able to pay will be pub- lished later. The staff is very grateful to the student body and faculty for the splendid financial support giv- en the paper, thus enabling a financial success. We felt that, although it was necessary to cut down the quality of the paper stock, the quality of the printed matter should equal that of our prede- cessors. We have employed every effort to solicit the talent of the school for our columns. The ob- ject of the S5 prize was to create a live interest and to raise the quality of the stories. A Library Department has been introduced, which should be very helpful to our subscribers. The staff is very grateful to Miss Merrill and Mr. Hosmer, of the faculty, for the assistance which they have rendered and for the whole-heart- ed interest which they have shown in every enter- prise which we have attempted. The staff thanks the Free-Hand Drawing De- partment for its willing assistance in all which it was called upon to do. We are indebted also to Miss Ham for her as- sistance, especially in compiling the directory for this issue. We thank you one and all, students and teach- ers. May you support the incoming staff as well. A GRADUATION THOUGHT So much is always said at graduation in regard to making our lives successful, that no lengthy discussion of the matter is called for here. It seems that we all ought to consider this thought. We have but one life to live. The world about us is full of need. Let us develop our talents not for selfish purposes, but for unselfish purposes, for service. We cannot all be great, but we all can put our lives to something worth while. May we nev- er forget the lessons of the great war. and may we always keep in mind that our mission is to aid our fellow men. Let us so labor now that the winter of life may bring the satisfaction of a life well spent. 24 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The Debating Clubs The triumph of the debaters of Somerville High School over teams from Brookline and Newton High Schools in the Interscholastic Triangular Debating League last Friday evening has placed the local high school in a pre eminent position in debating circles. For the fourth consecutive time the boys of the school have won the championship of the league, and in three years of contesting, the Somerville High School girls have been victorious twice in a similar league composed of the girls of t he same high schools. This record of six victories out of seven league, series has been accomplished by Somerville win- ning thirteen of its last fourteen debates, since each year both, boys and girls have had two con- tests with the other teams in the leagues. Since the triangular league contests were inaugurated, the Somerville High School boys have been vic- torious in ten of their fourteen contests with neighboring schools, having defeated Newton six times and Brookline four times, and losing three debates to Brookline and one to Newton. In the girls’ league, Somerville has won live of its six debates, losing one contest to Brookline. A notable feature of these victories in recent years has been the fact that nearly every team lias received unanimous vote of the judges. In the four consecutive series won by the Somerville boys, of a total of twenty-four judges rendering decisions, twenty-one votes have been given to Somerville. The high school, accordingly is just- ly proud of its recent debating record. Previous to the formation of the two leagues of which both boys and girls of the high school are. members, Somerville had contested with other schools of Greater Boston in interscholastic de- bates. It was the experience gained in these ear- lier contests which has paved the way for the more recent success. Debating was first introduced into the school activities in 1005 bv Miss M. Helen Teele, who is still a member of the faculty of the high school. After several contests within the school, within the next few years, teams from Somerville entered into competition with other teams from Medford, Everett and Malden, with varying success. In 1912, upon the suggestion of Mr. Roy W. Hatch, of the Somerville faculty, Newton, Brook- line and Somerville High Schools formed the In- terscholastic Triangular Debating League, which planned for annual contests among the three schools, each school being represented by two teams. In that year, discussing the subject of In- ternational Arbitration, Somerville triumphed over Newton, but was defeated at Brookline. The following year the local school lost both its debates on the abolition of the jury system, and in 1914, Somerville defeated Newton, but lost to Brookline on the subject of the Monroe Doctrine as a national policy of the United States. In each succeeding year the Somerville boys have been successful over their rivals. In 1915, on the topic of Woman Suffrage, the first unani mous decision since the formation of the league was rendered to Somerville. In the debates of 1916 on the question of Compulsory Military Training in High Schools, another unanimous decision was given to the local school. The sub- ject of Old Age Pensions was argued in 1917 and again Somerville was adjudged the winner, re ceviing five of the votes cast by the six judges in the two contests. Owing to the activities in connection with the war, by mutual agreement, there were no debates held in 1918, and on the re- sumption of the contests this year the Somerville boys were again victorious. The Girls’ Debating Society first entered into competition in 1915, when they visited Chelsea to discuss the subject of Industrial Insurance with the girls of that city. The Chelsea team was victorious after a close contest. While the Girls’ Triangular League has been in existence for a shorter time, it has a record no less creditable. After organizing in 1915, the Somerville girls won tin first series over Brook- line and Newton the following year on the ques- tion of the Single Tax. In 1917, on the topic of the justification of California’s Anti-Japanese Bill, Somerville defeated Newton, but lost to Brookline by one vote. During the present year, the girls again triumphed over their rivals by a unanimous vote. During the year 1918, when debates were sus- pended because of the exigencies of the war, the members of the debating teams were active in pa- triotic movements. The boys were used as ‘‘Four- Minute Speakers” in the various halls and tliea SOMERVILLE HUMI SCHOOL RADIATOR tres in behalf of the War Savings Stamps and Red Cross Drives and the girls spoke for the Junior Red Cross. This record of debating activities at Somerville High School ranks the school as most success- ful in a most useful and highly intellectual activ- ity. Much of the credit for the success can be given to the able coaching received by the pupils 35 from the members of the faculty in charge of the debating societies. Mr. Stephen II. Mahoney, a sub-master, has been in charge of the boys' teams for the past four years, assisted by Mr. Har- ry F. Seal's, of the faculty. The Girls’ Society is under the direction of Miss Grace E. W. Sprague, and has been aided in the past by Miss Elizabeth H. Hunt. Memorial Day Exercises On Thursday, May 2b, our annual exercises were held in the Auditorium. The exercises were conducted entirely by the military officials, Head Master Avery being Commander-in-Chief. The Colonel of the Regiment, Edwin Powell, conduct- ed the exercises. The Senior, Junior and Freshman Companies formed outside the building, the Sophomores in the corridors. All were arranged in class colors and made a pretty spectacle as they marched into the hall and took their places, tilling the large hall completely. The bugler then played the “Call for Captains” and the fifteen captains marched to the platform and took their seats, the pupils standing at at- tention. The regiment took seats at the command of the Colonel. Commander-in-Chief Avery addressed the pu- pils, bringing to their minds the conditions they were enjoying this year in favorable comparison to those of last year. He introduced members of the Boys’ and Girls’ Glee Clubs, who sang “America, the Beautiful,” Mr. McVey leading the chorus. Miss Rosina Hoi la way was presented with a Miss Rosina Holloway was presented with a medal by the representative of the Sons of Vet- erans Camp, which each year presents a medal to the pupil writing the best essay on a subject vital to citizens. Miss Holloway then read her es- say, “Americanization,” a topic which interested all pupils. The essay was remarkably well writ- ten, and the situation was well presented and clearly outlined the problems of the present day. Comrade Badger, a veteran of the Civil War, was introduded and gave the interested audience an account of his life during the war. He told us the origin of the song, “John Brown’s Body,” the pupils singing in illustration of his talk. The Boys’ and Girls’ Glee Club sang again Greig’s National Anthem. The Freshman Class presented the school, through one of their mem- bers, with three flags, two for tin? High School Regiment, one for the School itself. Mr. Avery received them for the School, and expressed his appreciation of the opportune gift. The school then saluted the flag and sang the Star Spangled Banner. The assembly was well planned and enjoyed by all. The pupils appreciated their school more and vow loyalty to it, but these patriotic assemblies do much toward furthering the school spirit. Girls’ Debating Society Although there was no true Interscholastic De- bate this year, the society has by no means been inactive. The first meeting of the year was held November 11. On account of the vacation due to the epidemic, the trials were planned for at once. After several trials, each trial having a different set of girls, the finals were held in Room 222. Out of about fifteen girls who were candidates for the team, the judges, members of the faculty, chose the six principals and two alternates who were to make the team. Those chosen were: Thelma Sellar, ’19-B; Mildred Codding, ’19-B; Helen Wilson, ’20-B; Caroline Comey, ’20-B; Lena Ilarriman, ’21-B; Victoria Newman, ’20-B. The two alternates were: Margaret Nolan, 21-B, and Marjorie Creighton. ’21-B. The plan for the debating this year was differ- ent from the regular Interscholastic Debate to which the league hopes to return next year. The debates were conducted on an informal scale ac cordingly, three informal debates were arranged which were held in the three respective schools of the league, and followed by a social hour. 36 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR As a result of these contests, Somerville was unanimously (he winner over Brookline and New- ton, this making our school again the champion of the league. The girls received no coaching this year from the faculty. The work was purely their own. An entertainment and dance was conducted on the afternoon of May 9th, for the purpose of rais- ing enough money to buy the girls’ pins. This affair was most successful. At the final meeting of the society, the following girls were elected as officers for 1919-1920: President, Car- oline Comey; Vice-President, Victoria Newman; Secretary and Treasurer, Alma Danforth. Lillian Tiiask, President. OUR BOYS (Continued from pufic 27) They have reached Life’s understanding which is far beyond our kin, They have laughed at Death’s grim visage as it rose amidst the slain, And “carried on” for God and Man, with all their might and main. The Pilot of the Air Low, skipping the abounding clouds Of clustered crags in mist-like shrouds, The silvered flanges of a plane did peer. Swerving through air like a misty sphere; The Pilot skirts the airs of doom Delving in depths of raptured gloom. Skimming and gliding through the bows of light, He sternly mans the bird in flight; Pushing her nose to Jupiter’s head, The keenest vision his eye has led Forth to land in a desolate place, Rushing with madness; lie’s in the race! The enemies’ lines he has sought to seek, Playing with death, his spirit meek, The Span of steel its best is trying Not to falter in its flying. With heart and soul of grim and grit The helmsman there, doth calmly sit. Boldest of hearts that ever braved (he sun, Our Yankee boys defied the Hun, Midst the realms of (lie Boche plane-ring The deathly bombs our boys did fling. With heads ne’er bent and hearts e’er set, The Prussian guards were sternly met. But now, the foe hath paid the price E’en (hough, we made the sacrifice. The Boys’ Glee Club While we cannot claim that the Boys’ Glee Club has had a very successful year we can truthfully say that the members have certainly acquired a better knowledge of music, a finer quality of voice and a love for singing which it is said won the war. Our first appearance was at the Thanksgiving assembly where we sang in unison with the girls. This was repeated one Sunday afternoon at an Americanization meeting in the High School Hall and again at the Decoration Day assembly. We assisted (he orchestra in their concert by singing separately and in unison with the girls. We feel that we have accomplished a great deal through we have been few in number. Our leader, Robert K. Taylor, '19, has displayed a wonderful spirit and leadership and with the help of a few loyal members has now brought (he club up to a standing upon which, next year, we hope to build tlie best club known to this school. Our assist- ant, Foye, is a fine bass soloist. By (he time of graduation we will no doubt have decided finally upon our next year’s leader, but at present the vote has been so close that we SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 37 will announce no results. For assistant leader and secretary, we have elected Ted Corliss, ’21, and for treasurer, George Goddard, ’20. We wish to thank Mr. McVey for the valuable aid which he has so freely given us; without him we could have done nothing. Come out and support us next year, fellows! Theodore A. Corliss, Secretary. Girls’ Glee Club The season is practically ended for the Girls’ Glee Club with the Orchestra Concert on dune 4. This marks the end, for the year, of many ap- pearances of the club or groups from the club, at school festivities, at receptions to the soldiers, at Social Service meetings, at private clubs of Som- erville. Their efforts have always been well re- ceived and the girls have enjoyed the work. Meet- ings have been held every Monday in the Girls’ Gym, and the members spent a social hour after the singing was done. New music has been pur- chased, and prosperity seems to shine on us in many ways. At the last meeting the officers for the next year were elected. They are: Allene Holman, leader; Beatrice Sweet, vice-leader; Dorothy Xorthrup, secretary; Harriet Ford, treasurer; Elizabeth Haskell, pianist. These succeed the of- ficers of this year who were Helen Sweet, leader ; Mildred Scribner, vice-leader; Evelyn Stock- bridge, treasurer; Muriam Cook, secretary, suc- ceeded by Jessie Bennett; Ruth Adams, pianist. Miss Adams has been pianist for two years and her faithful work has been a great help to the club and to the school. S. H. S. Fraternities and Sororities Gamma Eta Kappa Delta Zeta Chapter of Gamma Eta Kappa has successfully completed her fourteenth year of ac- tivity in Somerville. We have welcomed home a goodly number of our sixty-eight service brothers. They have come back, many of them sobered by the trying experiences through which they have passed, but with a splendid determination to car- ry on the standards of Gamma Eta Kappa and to enter into hearty co-operation with the active chapter to make the coming year even more suc- cessful than those which have passed. As usual, we have been well represented in all school activities. Last fall, Brothers Avery, Treat, McNamara and Cook brought honor to them- selves and the school with their splendid football record. Brothers Barker and Treat are worthy assets to our present baseball team. Brother Reed helped to uphold the debating record of the school this year. The boys’ ballation in mili- tary drill have a goodly number of officers from the ranks of Gekdom. Our membership has been increased during the year by eleven splendid brothers. With the close of the war last November, we felt that our social activities might well be in- creased. Accordingly, we have held two small dances, our annual Christmas party, a private Gek dance, and the crowning success of the year — a cabaret in the High School hall. Kappa Alpha Pi Gamma Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Pi Fra- ternity has at last reached its “Before the War’’ stride. The completion of its fourteenth active year finds it continuing with the same progressive Kappa spirit which has always prevailed during its existence. All but one of our seventy-three brothers in the service have returned to resume active interest in the further advancement of the fraternity. But the face of one of our heroes is missing — that of our late brother, Ford, who perished when the U. S. S. Covington was torpedeod on high seas. Although we shall see him no more, he shall live in memory as long as a single Kappa con- tinues to breathe. Brother Ford has not gone “West” in vain. SOMERVILLE IIIGII SCHOOL RADIATOR QQ o During the course of the past year, we have opened a seven room apartment in Cutter Square. A most cordial invitation is extended to the men of other fraternities to visit our rooms. In the line of society events three dances have been held, two small all'airs, and a more extensive affair on May 7, at the Heinemanu House, at which 150 couples were present. Once again Kappa has won distinction in sports. Both baseball and football managers are Kappas. In school activities Kappa Alpha Pi has been prominent. A goodly number will be found among the officers of the High School Regi- ment. On the Junior and Senior nights’ program we were well represented. Alpha Zeta Phi The past season of the fraternity has been a marked success both socially and by general fra ternal work. The first of the year a bungalow party was held at the Grantanbry Bungalow and proved very successful. A smoker and banquet was also held on the month of April, having many of the old service men present. On May 17, the annual dance was conducted at Heinemanu House, and all enjoyed a very pleas- ant evening. The fraternity has opened new rooms this year and much more fraternal spirit and work has developed from this move. We all extend best wishes to our head master and fellow organizations in the school. Omicron Pi Sigma Another year, more successful than any pre- ceeding, has passed. We have done all that has been made possible to keep to standards of Omi- cron Pi Sigma highest. By the Grace of God, none of our brothers in the service was called upon to make the supreme sacrifice and we have the great pleasure of wel- coming many brothers back from peril. Invaria- bly, our brothers have returned with greater de- sire to help in the promotion of our dear brother- hood. Our social events have proved the acme of suc- cess and helped to enlighten the cares of a war- saddened people. With the best of wishes to the school and the other fraternities and sororities we bid adieu un- til another year. Alpha Theta Pi Another successful year of the Sorority’s life in Somerville High School has passed, with its many events of various kinds. Three very suc- cessful dances have been enjoyed, reunions with our Alumnae, an excursion to the theatre, and a banquet at the Thorndike. Eight promising new members have been wel- comed and we hope that our sorority will be well perpetuated by them. As always, we have endeavored to help the school and its faculty in every possible way. A high, intellectual standing in studies is the aim of every member, although the goal sometimes seem8 far away. Two more meetings will be held, then our bus- iness year will be at an end. New officers take charge next year, and we wish them every suc- cess in their effort to co-operate with the school, in order that both institutions may be bettered. Our faculty members stand ready to help, as in the past, by their excellent counsel and advice. Phi Alpha The season of 1018-1911) has marked the twen- ty-second year of Phi Alpha Sorority in Somer- ville High School. Contributions have been made by the sorority to Boston charitable organiza- tions during the winter. On March 29, 1919, a reunion was held at the home of Miss Evelyn Stoekbridge. Plans are being made by which the older members will be drawn nearer to their new sisters, thus keeping 1898 in touch with 1919. Three successful dances have been given by the sorority this season. The first one was held November 19, 1918, at FitzEdward Bungalow. The annual dance on March 31, was held at Heine- mann House, and the last was a summer party given by the graduating members in honor of their six sisters who will represent Phi Alpha for 1919 1920. The new members are Anna Corliss, Doro- thy Miller, Elizabeth Haskell, Miriam Ewart, Hel- en Hudson and Agnes Conwell. Phi Alpha stands ready in the future, as it has stood in the past, to assist the faculty and the school in any of their honorable undertakings and organizations. We wish to thank our faculty sister, Miss Pres- ton, for the inspiration which she has given us during the past year. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 39 7VOTE5 OF THE A LVM NI CAT TDEIJL-08 1918 Announcement lias been made of the engage ment of Lillias J. Dnrning to Carlton Potter, also of Somerville. Rosebud Young is attending Fisher’s Business College. Adelaide Furlong is doing clerical work at the City Hall. Dorothy R. Morris is a telephone operator, employed by F. B. Munroe Company, Boston. 1917 Parke D. Appel took the part of the leading lady in the Tech play, given at the Hollis Street theatre, on May 31. Frances Watson is a sophomdre at Wheaton. Announcement has been made of the engage ment of Elaine Duhig to John H. Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell has recently returned from overseas with the 26th Division. A recent announcement was made of the engage- ment of Dorothy Hopkins, ’17-B, to Nathan R. Chapin, of Hall Avenue, West Somerville. Roy Weldon — Freshman at Tufts. Grace Olson is with Warner Childs Co., Med- ford. Gertrude F. Cowick is completing her first year as Yeoman (F) in the United States Naval Re- serve Force. 1916 Gerald Barrett lias rdcently been elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Announcement has been made of the election of Frederick M. Carey, now in Harvard College, to Phi Beta Kappa membership. Ruth Arrington, at Ralcliffe College, is a new- ly elected member of Phi Beta Kappa. Lois E. Bateman is a junior at Smith College. Carl Newton is a junior at Dartmouth College. The engagement of Lloyd Mason to Gertrude Collins has been announced. Charles E. Goddard — United Fruit Co. Miss Gertrude Cameron — Waldo Brothers, Boston, Mass. 1914 Walter Wiley is taking a course at a college in England. Gertrude Dawes has recovered from her recent illness and has returned to her position in Lis- bon, N. H. Hazel II. Marsh has a posit ion as Bacteriologist at U. S. Marine Hospital. Helen Goddard is employed by the Roxbury Penny Savings Bank, Roxbury, Mass. 1913 Lieutenant A. Melville Pride was one of the U. S. Aviators to accompany the N. C.-4 to the first lightship on its voyage across the ocean. Helen Goddard — Institution for Savings in Roxbury. 1912 Marion Hall, Normal Art ’10, and Miss Sacker’s School ’17, was married on Tuesday evening, May 0, at her home, to Sergt. Theodore Main, of Win- chester. Sergt. Main recently returned from over- seas, with the 26th Division, where he was at- tached. Mr. and Mrs. Main will reside in Webster. Marion Doten, Simmons ’17, is employed as dietitian in Lowney’s Chocolate Company, Boston. Lieutenant Walter R. York, Lafayette Flying Corps, French Foreign Legion, has returned from his wedding trip and has gone to North Wood- stock, where he will reside. He has obtained a position in the lumber mills at Woodstock. 1911 Frederic A. Calkins, assigned as First Lieuten- ant to the First Field Art illery for the past year, has been placed in charge of replacement troops in Army of Occupation, Germany. 40 SOMERVILLE IIIGII SCHOOL RADIATOR iiKii!iiinimfiHiiniiiiiiiiii{niii!'m!i!nTiii!iHinn!Sii!niiiiiiisuii!iiimmiinQiiinn!miBimiHnm£iniui LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 9 ■ ■ ■ ' . in...................................................................: ..... :n £ ■ :i :: 1 Suggestions for Summer Reading Adams, S. H., “Our Square and the People In It.” Delightful love stories centering around certain square in New York. Barrie, J. M., “Margaret Ogilvy.” Biography written by her son and is con- sidered one of the most charming books of its kind. Barrie, J. M., “What Every Woman Knows.” Comedy picturing the rise of a poor student who becomes a member of Parliament prin- cipally through the help of his wife, whom he considers ignorant and uninspiring, but in the end he realizes her true worth. Blackmore, R., “Lorna Doone.” A romantic love story of Exmoor and the North Devon coast. Collins, Wilkie, “Moonstone.” An early example of the detective story un- raveling the mystery surrounding the posses- sion of a sacred jewel from India. Copplestone, Rennet, “Lost Naval Papers.” A series of detective stories centering around a set of lost naval papers. Crane, Stephen, “Red Badge of Courage.” An episode of the American Civil War which is an undying part of the war which our fathers fought. Dawson, Coningsbv, “The Glory of the Trenches.” Telling of the wonderful habits acquired in the trenches, the habits of duty, loyalty, com- radeship, sacrifice and heroism. Dawson, A. J., “A Dog and a Romance.” A story of a dog and the North West mount- ed police with the romance of Jan’s mistress, Betty, prettily told. Dickens, Charles, “David Copper field.” The life of Dickens’ favorite fancy-child. Very interesting and amusing because it is so true to life. Driggs, Lawrence L., “Heroes of Aviation.” An account of the Lafayette Escadrille and of fhe work of the American, British and French aces. Fisher, Dorothea Canfield, “Home Fires in France.” Sympathetic sketch of the country people of France in war time. Gibbons, Floyd I , “And They Thought We Wouldn’t Fight.” „ The story of America in the war. Gibbons is a newspaper correspondent who saw service with the American army. Hazedoer, “Boy’s Life of Theodore Roosevelt.” Story of a small boy who read about great men and decided he wanted to be like them. He had vision, he had will, he had persistence and he succeeded. Holliday, Robert, “Walking-Stick Papers.” Twenty-four short stories humorously writ- ten on all subjects from the London police- man to the small-town photographer. Kipling, Rudyard, “Years Between.” A collection of poems written by Kipling since the beginning of the war. Locke, William John, “The Rough Road.” A stlory of the remaking of James Manna- duke Trevor, nicknamed “Doggie,” from a molly-coddle to a fine specimen of trench Tommy. McPherson, W. L., “Tales of War Time France.” Translated from contemporary French writ- ers, showing the spirit of the French people at war. Orczv, Baroness, “Scarlet Pimpernel.” The exciting adventures of a mysterious char- acter who saved many lives during the French Revolution. Page, Thomas X., “Red Rock.” A novel of the reconstruction period after the Civil War, gives a vivid picture of what the South went through at this time. Paine, Ralph I)., “Fighting Fleets.” An intensely interesting account of five months of active service with American de- stroyers and their allies in the war zone. SOMERVILLE IIIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 41 We acknowledge with thanks, the following Ex- changes which we have received during the past year: Artisan, Mechanic Arts High School, P «.on. Mass. Alpha, New Bedford, Mass. Bulletin, Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Mass. Clarion, Arlington High School, Arlington, Mass. Clraion, Everett High School, Everett, Mass. Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Distal!’, Girls’ High School, Boston, Mass. Enterprise, Massachusetts Hospital School, Bos- ton, Mass. Erasmian, Erasmus Hall. Brooklyn, New York. G lea nor, Pawtucket High School, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. High School Herald, Westfield, Mass. Hamiltonian, Hamilton High School, Hamilton. Mass. Ilarrisonitc, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Illinois. Megaphone, Country Day School, Newton, Mass. Megaphone, Dean Academy, Franklin, Mass. Nautilus, Waterville High School, Watcrville, Maine Nobleman, Noble-G reenough School, Boston, Mass. Olympian, Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Maine. Philomath, Framingham High School, Framing- ham, Mass. Pioner, Frankford High School, Philadelphia, Penn. Racquet, Portland High School, Portland, Maine. Red and White, Todd Seminary, Woodstock, Il- linois. Rindge Regster, Rimlge Technical School, Cam- bridge, Mass. Review, Cambridge High School, Cambridge, Mass. Russ, San Diego, California. Sagamore, Brookline High School, Brookline, Mass. School Life, Melrose High School, Melrose, Mass. Stoutonia, Stout Institute, Menomonee, Wiscon- sin. Sedan, Hampden Academy, Hampden, Maine. Tripod, Roxbury Latin School, Boston, Mass. Tufts Weekly, Tufts College, Medford, Mass. Library Departmemt (Continued from Page 40.) Service, Robert, “Rhymes of a Red Cross Man.” Rhymes of real characters about whom Mr. Service wrote to cheer himself while at the front. Some were written during battles, waiting times, and some on leave. “Cocotte,” “The Black Dudeen,” and “Young Fellow, My Lad,” are of the best. Alummi Notes (Continued from Page .‘10.) 1911 Ruth Cummings is at Washington, I). C., in connection with Hospital Reconstruction Work. 1909 Josephine Wentworth has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa membership at the College of Liberal Arts of Boston University. Marion Corliss is the assistant principal of the Reading High School. Reading, Mass. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1919 Roy Kingston, Editor. Kkndall Rued, Assistant Editor. Board of Health Disease Name How Contracted Cure Dancing George Keegan Inherited Rheumatism Tiredness Petty Decker Natural Dynamite Studiorium Jack Avery Inherited Vacation Brain Fever Us Editing Notes Graduation Tardiness Ede Kennedy Over-Sleeping .” Nights in 301 Heart Trouble Charlie Kolb Going With Juniors 9 Chewing Gum Hocliinson Need of Exercise Lockjaw Whispering Miss Harrington information Muzzle Straight Hair Most Girls Natural Marcel Pash fulness Jimmie Downing Natural Dances Flirting Ruth Adams Natural Glasses Imaginary Pictures. Picture Floss if she were not tall. Picture Ede if she couldn’t talk at all. Picture Norm without a penny. Picture “Lil” Trask if smiles she hamln’t any. Picture Eleanor without a blush. Picture Petty in a rush. Picture Keegan not a circus. Picture Lottie Raker with flesh superfluous. Picture Ruth with eyes of green. Picture Rourke lanky and lean. Picture E. Springer with an aquiline nose. Picture Jack Avery in evening clothes. Picture “Mel” all shaven and shorn. Picture “Woodsie” all tattered and torn. These are pictures as they ain’t. Visions no artist could ever paint. A tutor who tooted a flute, Tried to tutor two tooters to toot, Said the two to the tutor, is it harder fo toot, Or tutor two tutors to toot.—Ex. Eleanor: “I think I’m quite musical,” Milly: “Yes, you ought to he with Wagner.” Eleanor: “But Wagner’s dead.” Milly: “I know it.” Translation in German: No matter what sex she is. Oh-Oh-Oh. Voice (in dimly lighted parlor) : “How cold your nose is!” Mother (from above): “Is Fido in the parlor again?” Nan: “Are you going to the entertainment up to school tonight?” Betty: “I don’t know. Are they going to have music or is E—n—r going to sing?” Ted: “Let’s take a spin.” Ede: “All right, old top.” Father: “1 want to tell you, my daughter, that the secret of success is hard work.” Betty: “If it’s a secret, Dad, you should not have told me; fortunately I am too much of a lady to take advantage of information gained in that way.” History E — on quiz paper: Question: Who was Gen. Bliss? Answer: A general in the Confederate army. Chemistry teacher: “Under what combination is gold most quickly released?” P—e: “Marriage.” Where they failed. Oliver Cromwell never rode in an automobile. The Queen of Sheba never had to stand up in a st reet car. Jeanne d’ Arc never rode on the rear seat of a motorcycle. Nero never tried to blow out the gas. Cook: “I say, miss, is this peach or apple pie?” Girl at the lunch counter: “Can’t you tell by the taste?” Cook: “No.” Girl: “Then what’s the difference?” “Don’t cry. Willy, Grandpa will play Indians with you.” But you won’t do any good, your scalped al ready.” An editor received this letter from a fresh youth: “Kindly tell me why a girl always closes her eyes when a fellow kisses her.” Answer: “If you send me your picture we may be able to tell you the reason.” K—ox: “You used to say there was something about me you liked.” She ? : “Yes. but you’ve spent it all now.” Traveler: “Is that the Gulf of Mexico?” Porter: “No, sah, dat’s only a po’shun of it.” Teacher: “Didn’t you have a brother in this course last year?” Boy: “No, sir, it was I, I’m taking the course over again.” Extraordinary resemblance. A little colored girl’s name was “Fertilize! Johnson.” Therefore tin teacher asked her moth- er how she got it. This was the reply: “Well, you see, ma’am, her father’s name was Ferdinand and mine is Liza, so we named her Fertilizer. “So you sent twenty-five cents for that ad- vertised appliance to keep your gas bill down. What did they send you?” “A paper weight!” “What three foods are required to keep the body in good health?” L—le: “Breakfast, dinner and supper.” 1920 James Murray, Editor. Fred Littlepielik Assistant Editor. The editors thank all those who have con- tributed material to this column during the past year. A pleasant vacation to Mr. Avery and the faculty. The class officers thank those who helped to make Junior Night so successful. Congratula- tions to the committee for their excellent work. We wish a “Bon Voyage” to the graduating class. Don’t forget the Debating Society next year. Go out for the team. Let the future Senior Class make a good showing. Classmates, we wish you one and all a most en- joyable vacation. Kemember when you come back in the fall you should Ik? digni lied seniors. Prepare tliusly during your leisure summer months. How pleasant will it be in the fall not to have any Freshmen getting lost. Did you do your share to help the football drive? The Juniors in the orchestra are: Foye. Snow. Misses Wilson. Johnson, McAuley, Lipsez and Ed- wards. The Juniors in the band are: Julian Millima� . Fred Bacigaluppo, Roland Snow, and Maddison. Heard in the corridor near the Senior Class picture: Some feminine Senior: “Oh, the picture is ruined! Just look at how terrible I took.” Little did we think what a collection of talent- ed actors we have in our class before Junior Night. The enterprising future of some enterprising Juniors: Walter Blanchard — Lawyer Weston Bennett — Violinist Francis Delaney — Doctor Frank Townsend — Actor Steve Patten — Singer Walter Martin — Banker Lawrence Carr — Artist Mike Dewire — A. P. W. D. Jack Reardon — Student Frank Tansey — Smart Dresser Dorothy Baker— Authoress Helen Wilson — Mary Bickford Allene Holman — Actress , Ilarriette Ford — Vampire Betty Haskell — Society Leader The long and short of the Junior Class: Langell and Miss Blood. Which is better — to have a few pages of an- tique jests for cl ass notes, or less space of worth- while material ? One of life’s bright spots — to listen to a Sopho more or Freshman debate. One evening, when Mary had broken one of the rules governing table behavior, she was re- moved from the family board and made to eat her dinner at a little table in the corner, and her presence was ignored by the other members of the family. After a period of silence, the family heard her giving thanks — “I thank the Lord for preparing for me a table in the presence of mine enemies.” “Father,” said the sharp, small boy, “I saw a deaf and dumb beggar in the street this morn- ing and he had an impediment in his speech!” “A deaf and dumb man with an impediment in his speech,” exclaimed his father. “Don’t talk nonsense.” “But he had, father,” insisted the boy, “one of his middle lingers was missing.” He was a loyal little shaver and he wouldn’t let anything said against his parents' go un- challenged. One rainy day, the boy next door was visiting him and said, “Listen to your fath- er snoring in the library!” “Pa isn’t snoring,” was the indignant reply, “He’s dreaming about a dog an’ that’s the dog growlin’.” First Colored Man: “How high did you git in de almy, Sam?” Second Colored Mari: “Bout ten feet in de air, I was kicked by an army mule.” Longfellow could take a worthless piece of paper and write a poem on it and make -$65,00!). — That’s Genius. There are some men who can write a few words on a piece of paper and make it worth millions. — That’s Capital. The United States can take an ounce and a quarter of gold and make it worth $20. — That’s money. A mechanic can take material worth $5 and make it into watch springs worth $1,000. — That’s skill. There is a man in Paris who can take a fifty cent piece of canvas and paint a picture on it worth $1,000. —That’s art. A merchant cap buy an article for 75 cents and sell it for $1. — That’s business. There are some people who will tell you that their High School paper is better than the Radia- tor. — That’s nerve. But when an honest, conscientious person tells you that the Radiator is the best. — That’s the truth. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 45 1921 • Joiix C. Dunbar, Editor. Donald H. Miller, Assistant Editor. The Editors, in behalf of ’21, extend to ’ll) their congratulations, and wish them the best of luck. Mr. Dearborn, inspecting stock in Freshman Man. Tr. Class: “No. 13, what’s missing?” Cr—ss: “Two bits.” Freshman editor, “B reeky”: “There is no rule without an exception, my son.” Student Berry: “Oh! isn’t there, Dad? A man must always be present while he is being shaved.” A little freshman accosted his papa thus: “Papa, are . m still growing?” “No, my son what makes you think so?” “Because the % p of your head is coming through your hair.” Cor—ss: “Say, Sherm, is a shilling so sharp that it will cut?” Max—11: “What foolishness, Ted!” Cor—ss: “Well, I read in a paper of a man cut- ting oil' his heir with a shilling.” Listen, ’21 ! At the end of this term one-half of our High School career will be completed. When we come back next fall we shall begin on the third lap. We shall be Juniors! Go to it! Heard in French 2 E: Marden, translating: “Ferguson expanded with excitement.” Bean, ditto: “He was hunting for a currant and he found it sik hundred feet from the sun.” “What made you ask William to tea, after church?” “I want to be able to say I saw Billy Sunday.” 1st Freshman: “Say, are all vessels called ‘she’?” 2nd Freshman: “Yes.” 1st Freshman: “Then how are all the national ships called meu-of-war?” Little Bella: “Mr. Squire, do drink your tea? I am awfully anxious to see you drink.” Mr. Squire: “What makes you so anxious?” Little Bella: “Oh! Ma said you drank like a fish.” Andrew: “There was a terrible explosion last night.” Leo: “What was it?” Andrew: “The wind blew up the street.” Horton: “I woke up last night with a sensation that my new watch was gone. The im- pression was so strong that I got up and looked.” Clement: “Was it gone?” Horton: “No, but it was going.” Doctor: “Your son, madam, is suffering from constitutional inertia.” The son: “There, Ma, and you’ve been saying I was simply lazy.” Rideout: “The seats of the theatre are uncom- fortable to sit on, aren’t they?” Austin: “How is that?” Rideout: “Because of the tax on them.” At the close of our Sophomore year the editors thank those who have helped them to make the lives of their classmates uncomfortable. They al so wish to state that all jokes were intended with the spirit of fun only, and trust that no offense has been taken. 46 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1922 Walter N. Brecken ridge, Editor. The editor thanks all those who have been suf- ficiently interested in this column (his year to Wife: “Are my doughnuts the same as those mother used to make?” Hubby (sampling them): “Well-er-the holes are just the same.” Heard in English: His hair was long and curly and so was his nose. Room 115 has won the note contest. The re- maining rooms come in the following order: Room 20, Room 121, Room 105, Rooms 110 and 120, Room 122, Room 124, Room 127, Rooms 102 and 114, Room 103, Room 113, Rooms 106 and 111. “He is a man with a grip of steel, an iron nerve, but a heart of gold.” “Oh! A regular man of mettle.” “How did you learn to roller skate?” a little boy was asked. “Oh,” was the innocent but significant reply, “by getting up everytimc I fell down.” In a few days our year as Freshmen will be over and when we return in the fall we shall he full- fledged Sophomores. As Freshmen we have held a dance and we hope that next year more social events will be held. As Freshmen we are repre- sented by only one baseball man, namely Currier, who, although he has played but very little this year, will probably play more next. We hope that as Sophomores we shall be represented in large numbers on both the baseball and football teams Wo are also in hopes of seeing a few 22 men as debaters next year. “Father, who is in power in Russia?” “According to the paper the party that opposed the committee that overthrew the group that re- belled against those who defeated the counter revolution, but T didn’t see the late extra.” School Boy: “Hurrah! I’ve got a vacation.” Mother: “How nice. Now you can dig the gar- den, clean out the cellar, and whitewash the kitchen.” A man and his son were visiting Camp Devens. After they had left the boy asked : “Pa, where was the war going on in France or in Camp Devens? ’ “Why in France, of course,” answered his fath- er. “What made you think it was in Camp Dev- ens ?” “Because,” said the boy, “I’ve heard a lot about bombs bursting in Ayer.” “I say, Jones, I want to insure my coal yards against fire. What would a policy for $20,000 cost?” “What coal is it? Same kind you sent me last?” “Yes.” “I wouldn’t bother insuring it if I were you. It won’t burn.” Sir Walter Scott, while traveling in Ireland, was accosted one day by a beggar. He felt in his pocket for a sixpence, but, finding that he had nothing smaller than a shilling with him, gave it to the woman, with the words: “You must give me the change the next time we meet.” “I will sorr,” replied the beggar, “and may your honor live till ye git it.” “Pa, can I have a nickel?” “Why James, aren’t you ashamed, a big boy like you, to ask me for a nickel?” “Well, father, I guess you are right; make it a dime then.” Young Lady (first in a long line in the post of- fice) : “Will postage ever be reduced to two cents again?” “Oh, yes, madam,” replied the postmaster. Young Lady: “Oh, I’m so glad to hear it. The purple stamps look horrid with my rose note paper.” He: “Do you know I have lately fallen into the habit of talking to myself?” She: “I wondered why you were looking so bored!” SOMKKVILLE JlKJIl SCHOOL RADIATOR 47 —-———- SOMERVILLE, 3; CAMBRIDGE LATIN, I Somerville defeated Cambridge Latin in a pitchers’ battle by the score of 3 to 1. The feat- ure f the game was a 3-base hit by Toulouse, which netted the Red and Blue 2 runs. Latin scored her only run in the first inning. The first man was out by a foul caught by Don- aldson. Cronin was passed and Laverty muffed Nolan’s fly. Cote hit to Patten and the bases wore full. A base hit scored Cronin, but Nolan was out at the plate. At no other stage of the game were the Cantabs dangerous. In the second inning, with two men on bases, Somerville failed to deliver by the next two men striking out. Dowd reached first in the fourth, advanced on a passed ball and sacrifice, and scored on Twigg’s hit. With all up for the lucky seventh, Treat drove out a single and stole sec- ond. A passed ball and a base on balls filled sec- ond and third, and Toulouse’s handsome three bagger drove both men in. Somerville netted her other run in the eighth. MEDFORD FALLS Somerville came back strong and squared her defeat early in the season by outplaying Medford 8 to 2. Barker pitched a remarkable game and the Medford sluggers were entirely at his mercy. Prior had a bad day and was driven from the box by the Somerville batters in the fourth. Somerville began the bat fest by Laverty slam tiling the ball to deep centre, but was out. Toulouse and Patten followed with clean hits and were driven home by Dowd’s sacrifice fly and Twigg’s single. Bent advanced Twigg to third, but Donaldson’s fly was caught. In the fourth inning Laverty drove the pill for two passes; Toulouse beat a punt and stole sec- ond. Laverty slid home on Patten’s drive. With two outs. Bent drove to deep left, scoring two more. Tn the fifth inning Morrissey was hit hard and Somerville added two runs to her tally. .Medford scored only one run in the second and one in the fourth. The game was called in the sixth because of the heavy rain. Score:— SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 48 Innings ................... I 2 3 4 o Somerville .................. 2 0 1 3 2—8 Medford ..................... 0 1 0 1 0—2 SOMERVILLE, 5: EVERETT. 4 Somerville again nosed out Everett in an ex- citing game, 5 to 4. The game contained all tb thrills that make baseball popular. Roth pitchers were good, but Barker excelled, allowing only a two-bagger and a single. Somerville scored three in the first on good playing by Toulouse, Patten and Bent. In the fourth, Everett took two runs on a couple of passes, a base hit and a sacrifice. Kelley was given a base on balls in the ninth, went to second on a wild pitch, and stole third. Brickley struck out, but Donaldson dropped the ball and threw it to first. Treat returned the ball, but Kelley scored. The “Ump” called both men safe, then changed his decision and called Brickley out. During the discussion, Brickley walked to second, but the umpire called him out, then reversed his decision and called him safe. Somerville agreed to play, subject to a protest. A sacrifice hit scored Brickley, and the game was tied. Somerville started her half full of pep. Don- aldson drove out a clean hit and Barker and Lav- erty were passed. Donaldson then stole home on a clever slide and the game was won, m akii: ig a pro- test unnecessary. Score:— Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Somerville 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1—5 Everett .. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2—4 LOSES TO MAI jDEN Malden lefeated Some rvillc 0 to 4 in the sur- prise game of the season. In the opening inning Laverty singled into cen- ter. and was sent home by a wild heave to second. Somerville showed real baseball in the fifth and netted 3 runs. Patten took the mound in the 6th, but Malden recorded 4 runs. Somerville took another spurt in the eighth. Patten led otf with a fine hit. Bent followed with a grounder, but Patten was out on a relay throw. Malden tallied 2 hits off Barker and Patten, while Saperstein allowed us four scattered hits. Somerville’s errors were many and costly. Score:— Innings ... .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Malden .. 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0—9 Somerville .. .. 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 1—4 NEWTON, 7; SOMERVILLE, 6 Somerville, though: defeated by Newton, 7 to 6, threw a bad scare into the Orange and Black and nearly changed the aspect of the pastime by a ninth-inning rally. Sawyer played a good game, lor Newton, while Toulouse and Patten shone for Somerville. In the fourth inning Patten and Donaldson pulled a brainy double steal. Patten’s speed helped greatly in making the play a success. Hogan made a grand running catch of Moore’s long fly in the sixth which shows the style of ball this lad is playing. Sawyer was sent into the field in the eighth and Cowing took the mound for Newton. The Somerville batters found his twirling much to their liking in the ninth and sent three men across the plate. Sawyer was immed: iate sly reca lied and the Somen ille bats silt meed. Score:— Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Somerville .... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4—6 Newton .. 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 —7 S” HONOR ROLL 1918- 19 Capt. “Herb” Treat, former clu iser of the pig- skin, is contemplating Exeter. Herb’s frat is Gamma Eta Kappa. “Normie” Paasche, star tackle and full back, intends to enter Brown in the fall. He is a mem- ber of Omicron Pi Sigma. “Mel” Stephens, veteran of two years’ gridiron service, will enter Art School. “Mels” fraternity is Omicron Pi Sigma. “Jackie” Riordan will be with us next fall to lead our football team into the fray. “Jack” be- longs to Kappa Alpha Pi. “Sam” Bent, who cavorts around third, plans on entering the mysterious business world. “Steve” Patten has one more year to star for the Red and Blue on the gridiron and diamond. “Steve’s” frat is Kappa Alpha Pi. “Jack” Avery will soon become a “middie” at Annapolis. Jack is a member of Gamma Eta Kappa. Gilkey will hold down the opponents’ line in football for two more years. His fraternity is Omicron Pi Sigma. Donaldson and Toulouse, the “Diamond Twins,” will represent Somerville in our great na- tional game next spring. Barker, the new found twirler, will be found on the mound when baseball weather arrives again. He is a member of Gamma Eta Kappa. SOMERVILLE IIIGLI SCHOOL RADIATOR f 4'.) S. H. S. as Seen by “Mel Social-Ser AntRTm oanch run NICIfT UKFOIU: 41lie KC-CDCAM LINK lOOKdAfTlityou -----. uvr Acmcic lie nose pmom thb r anus'' H- S'. MUnarflc 'row .. A� '? 1 Local VV vn I hsronY Wt HEO ano llLw Special mask t� keep pupils gnuAprcAocti Have you SCDNXIIIS pepso.v I 50 SOMERVILLE HTGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 3’, School Directory lay State Ave. A Putman St. V— ___ vv , A' House Blvd. Medford jSt Headmaster John A. Avery ........................... 22 Dartmouth St. Vice-Headmaster Everett W. Tuttle.........................62 Highland Ave. Masters Harry F. Sears .................44 Orris St.. Melrose Hid� . I rank H. Wilkins ...................... 93 Raymond Ave. Haywrad ........................... 242 School St. M ill lam W. Obear ...................... S6 Belmont St. Sub-Masters George M. Hosmcr ........................ 13 Arlington St. I aurcnce A. Sprague............ 17 Perkins St. W. Newton John M. Jaynes ............................. 89 Oxford St. Guv G. Blodgett ............. 16 Monument St.. W. Medford bred W. Carrier ......................... Wilmington. Mass. Stephen H. Mahoney ......................... 20 Oxford St Arthur N. Small ......................... 11-A Harvard St. George E. Pearson .................... 325 Highland Ave. Tester W. Dearborn ......:............... 86 Pearson Ave. Irving P. Colman ......................... Oreenbush, Mass. Albert O. Plantinga .........ISO West Newton St.. Boston A. Marlon Merrill .......................... 2 Madison St. Assistants Helen L. Follansbee ..................... 40 Vlnal Ave Frances W. Kaan ........................... 133 Central St. gablet B. Tuell ........................... 40 Vlnal Ave. Elizabeth Campbell ...................... 40 Greenville St A. Laura Batt ........................... 2 Madison St! M. Helen Tcele .................... 11 Jason St.. Arlington Mrs. Lena Gilbert .......................... 7 Kingston St. Clara A. Johnson ........................ 177 Central St. Elizabeth H. Hunt .............. 223 Newbury St.. Boston Blanche S. Bradford ........................ 163 Summer St Grace E. W Sprague ............. 57 Cypress St.. Brookline Mrs. Lucy I. ToplifT .......... 888 Mass. Ave., Cambridge A. Marguerite Browne ........... 27 Everett St. Cambridge Annie C. Woodward .......................... 2 Madison St Eudora Morey ................... 121 St. Stephens St.. Boston «... Gray .................................. 147 Walnut St. Ruth Tousey .......................... 114 Professors' Row Grace Gatchell ............................. 48 vlnal Ave. Parmenter ...................... Lynnfleld Centre -Txllth L. Hurd ......................... 125 Central St. K Gertrude Perkins ...................... 58 Thurston St. Alice A. Todd ......................... 82 Munroe St. Florence L. McAllister .................. 23 AVallacc St F. Osborne .............-............. 67 Boston St! Sowker ......................... 2 Hillside Ave. Davis ...... ................ 15 Evergreen A'� Preston ..................... S4 T- , „.«o Ave. Johnston ....................... 71 Bonair St. v£ I? w..................................r s Central St. 5 iry C- Smith ....................... 117 Prospect St. Florence Towne ....................... 147 Highland Ave. Gladys L Swallow ........................ 15 Pleasant Ave. Alfreda Veazle .................... 193 Linden St.. Everett Helen M. Stevens ............... 308 Central Ave.. Needham !lenC C. Ritchie ...................... 15 Willoughbv St. I iura R. Cunningham .................. 62 Highland Ave Bessie N Page ............................ 51 Putnam St. Mrs. Ruth S. Woodworth ...................... 48 Teele Ave Julia A. Haley .......................... 88 Prospect St! leo A. O Donnell ......................... 23 Elm Pi Mrs Phoebe Mathews ................... 159 Morrison Ave! A: ......................... 4fl Vlnal Ave. E. Ford ................ 32 Dana St.. Cambridge dith H Rradford ...................... 272 Summer St. ernice O. Newborg .............. 47 Brent St.. Dorchester Jrs. Cornelia D. Pratt...................... 16 Austin St Tertrude W Chaffin ............. 4 Copeland Ter. Malden Phoebe Abliott ................ 67 Perrin St.. Roxburv Librarian Margaret M. Kneil ........................ 5S Central St. Secretray IMal ell M. Ham ............................... 41 Boston St. L Janitors Loocrt A. Burns........ .................. 58 Beacon St. , hn N. Quirk ....................... 202 Somerville Ave. harles Hoyt ............................... 18 Trull St. ii' i-emiah M. Brennan ................ 4S2 Medford St. SENIORS Girls t919 f.M� erlc. Rosa J.......................... 49 Mystic Ave. Adams. Ruth A............................. 82 Munroe St. Ahern. Mary A............................ 15 Belknap St. Ahiner. Clara S....................... 23 Mt. Vernon St. Anderson. Florence C. J................... 30 Calvin St. Rose C...............................32 Wilton St. (ns, Naomi .......................................- 37 Broadway n, Ethel A..................... 46 Bay State Ave. ____ i. omficld. Rd. 4 Pearl St. Baker. Tattle ..................... ’omflcld Rd. Barker. Gertrude F....................................Ave. iVnsldo Ave. .'«ospect St. Barnes. Grace M. ...... Barry. Mary .! liOWcll St. Bassnett, Grace A...................- G nhine Ave. [Hudson St, Bell. Emily A. Benjamin. Helen Bennett, Jessie E. Berman. May C. Biller. Frances E. Blackman. Alberta M. Bloomer. Velma M..... Borman. Helen G. Mead St. Broadway verett St. ipnard St. ter St. e St. Ave. Briggs. Ethel M............................. ll A _ ct Bryant. Edna M.............................. 8 IrfT, L1' Buchanan. P. Marion ........................ S T„crA„ ' Buckley. Alice A........................ 220-A Fw Bump. Thelma- M........................... 124 SyP y _ Burke. Dorothy M..................................... 82 Columbul Burke. Grace T.............................. 16 CutJ Burnett. Juniata. ..........................375 Sum] Campbell. Doris M........................... 35 Willrjf Campbell. Grace J........................... 21 QutT Campbell. Helen Margaret ................... 33 Robinson” Campbell. Helen Mary ....................... 22 Barton Si Canavan. Edith M............................ 46 Hancock S] Cannon. Thelma E............................ 48 Derby StI Casey, Irene V.............................. 5 Windom StJ Caswell. Gladys E........................... 16 Hillside PM Caulfield, Ruth L........................... 71 Chandler St. Chequer. Ruth E............................. 20 Oxford St. Chick. Frances M.......................... 34 RadcllfTc Rd. Clapp. Dorothy H............................ 25 Paulina St. Clark. Isabel B............................ 16 Windsor Rd. Clarke. Grace M............................. 8 Electric Ave. Codding. Mildred P.......................... 14 Putnam St. Coffey, Ethel M............................. 26 Rogers Ave. Colpitis. Leota C........................... 25 Warren Ave. Cook, Mildred .................... 182 Powder House Blvd. Cook. Miriam L............................ 95 Electric Ave. Currie. Helen T........................... 146 Morrison Ave. Danforth. Marion .....-..................... 7 Pearl St. Davis. Dorothy .................... 196 Powder House Blvd. Decker. Elizabeth H......................... 8 Lowden Ave. Donahue. Anna G............................. 45 Harrison St. Dow. Marian L............................. 23 Vermont Ave. Drew. Marjorie V............................42 Mt. Vernon St. Drew. Mary E..........................,.....9 Lincoln Ave. Driscoll. Elizabeth 11..................... 35 Brnstow Ave. Edwards. Lillian E.......................... 8 Oakland Ave. Ellis. Luthora A............................ 17 Walter St. Estee. Helen C..............................81 Bartlett St. Fallgren. Martha T........................ 47 St. James Ave. Ferguson. Edna G............................ 28 Windsor St. Ferguson. Gladys ......................... 29 Simpson Ave. Fielder. Edith E............................ 232 School St. Fine. Mollic ............................... 4 Beach Ave. Fisko. Rachel M............................. 44 Cherry St. Flynn. Alice F.......................... 17-A Belmont St. Fowler. Marion L......................... 263 Highland Ave. Fowler. Marlon S............................ S7 Porter St. Freeman. Katharine G.................... 106-A Highland Ave. Free to. Carrie M.......................... 60 Franklin St. Fudge. Marion E............................ 46 Summer St. Caddis. Agnes B............................. 9 Mountain Ave. Garside. Lillian M.......................... 106 FVemont St. Gavin. Bernadlne R.......................... 139 Boston Ave. Gilmore. Virginia ....................... 245 Highland Ave. Givan. Melda S........................... 2S7 Highland Ave. Gould. Mildred M........................... 36 Mead St. Gratcyk. Bernadette 0.................... 58 Partridge Ave. Gray. F. Gladys ........................ 212 Highland Ave. Groombridge. Ruth A. ...T.................. 27 Dlmlck St. Gutosky. Adcle ................................ 7 Trull St. Hale. Lillias M............................ 42 Clarcmon St. Hall. Anna E....................... 32 Powder House Blvd. Hanna. Ruth 1.............................. 11 Windsor Rd. Harrington. Frances F........-...... 1 Powder House Ter. Harding. Helen L........................... 15 Gilman Ter. Harriman. Ruth ........................ 112-A Glenwood Rd. Harrington. Frances E.......................... 1 Carver St. Harrington. Mary F......................... 49 Holyoke Rd. Heap, Vera C............................... 92 Flint St. Hearn. Gladys M............................ 20 Wesley Pk. Honehan. Winifred A........................ 78 Cedar St. Hession, Alice L........................... 26 Fremont St. Higgins. Emily F........................... 25 Berkeley St. TTinkley. Helen A.......................... 7! Heath St. Hodgkins. Marion E......................... 12 Curtis St. Holloway, Roslna D......................... 106 Bartlep Hun Kcdd Keen Kell Kelle Kenr Kerr Kilo;