Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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6 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADI ATOM f I ' MISS BERTHA A. RAYMOND Late Instructor in Somerville High School

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 = 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.

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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.