Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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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.

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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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