Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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MISS IDA S. GRAUSTEIN Thou loved’st all things lovely when walking with us here. Now, from the heights of heaven, seems earth no longer clear? Heaven is but life made richer, therein can be no loss. To meet our love and longing, thou hast no gulf to cross. The veil ’twixt earth and heaven, a breath might waft aside; We breathe one air, beloved, we follow one dear Guide. And half we feel thee leaning from thy deep calm of bliss, To sav to earth: “Beloved, how beauti- ful it is!” So. when the sky seems bluer, and when the blossoms wear Some tender mystic shading we never knew was there. We’ll say: “We see things earthly, by light of sainted eyes; She bends where we are gazing, today, from Paradise.” And. as in waves of beauty, the swift years come and go, Upon celestial currents our deeper life shall How. Hearing from that sweet country where blighting never came. Love chime the hours immortal, in earth and heaven the same.

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 13 Sigma Kappa Alpha The Sigma Kappa Alpha Sorority has begun its fourth successful year, and its meetings have been resumed. The first social function of the year was a dance, held at the Fitzcdward Bunga- low. Friday. October 1. and which proved to be a success. We wish to congratulate our sister Doris Hall on her recent success. We also ex- tend our congratulations to Kathryn Buck. War- ren Gilkev and George Coyne on their election to class offices. The members of the Sigma Kappa Alpha extend a cordial welcome to the •new teachers and pupils and wish them success for the vear. Gamma Eta Kappa Fifteen years of progress for Delta Zeta Chap- ter ot Gamma Eta Kappa prepare us for an- other successful year. We have held « ne dance in the Fit .edward Bungalow, which was en- joyed by all present. We hope to run several more dances scattered throughout the year. Wo extend a hearty welcome to the new teachers and pupils who have come to Somerville High this year. Gamma F.ta Kappa congratulates George Covne. Doris Hall. Kathryn Buck and Warren Gilkev on their election to office. it ►. v Highland Club The Highland Club has begun the fourth year of its existence. The Highland Club is not a secret society and was organized solely for social purposes. Its members are: Weston Bennett. ’20: Armin Clement, ’21: John Dunbar. ’21; Charles Easton. 19; John Garrod. 21 : Albert Horton, ’21: George Megathlin, ’21; Donald Miller.. ’21 : Harold Stevens. '21; Robert Stevens, ’22. , Phi Alpha Phi Alpha held its first meeting at the home of its president, September 23. 1920. Plans for the coming year were made. The members for 1920-1921 are: Drusa Fielder, president: Audrey Ware, treasurer: Lena Harriman. secre- tarv; Janette Larabee, Louise Stock-bridge. Alice Williams. CARL E. NEWTON A Somerville man has had a great honor and privilege bestowed upon him. and this indirectly has cast a much covctedfflfotinction on the Som- erville High School. One of its sons. Carl E. Newton. ’16. Dartmouth ’20. has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship, providing a course at the great Oxford University in England. Rhodes scholars are chosen in accordance with a three-fold requirement in the will of Cecil John Rhodes, which comprise character, intel- lectual ability and physical vigor. No written examinations arc held, the men being chosen on the basis of their school or college record, sup- plemented by a personal interview with the committee of selection. This year there were more than 400 candi- dates for the appointments. Normally, the quota for the United States is thirty-two. but owing to the fact that no appointments were made during the war. the quota for the United States was sixty-four, as it was last vear.

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SOMERVILLE 11 Kill SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 An overwhelming sense of loss lias fallen upon the high school in the sudden death of Ida S. Graustein, S. H. S. 1920. Throughout her course Miss Graustein was a distinguished figure in the activities of her class. She was a leader of one of the Senior girls’ groups in physical training, and major of the 2nd Battalion in the Girls’ Military Drill. Gifted by nature with ex- ceptional powers of leadership. Miss Graustein carried into all her work an enthusiasm, a desire for perfection both in the work of the individual and of the entire group. By the perfection of the model she put before them and by her kindly interest in each she won cordial response and the best effort of one and all. With marked unselfishness she gave her services to any need- ing help, generously training even the rival group. Miss Graustein maintained excellent standing in scholarship, and was prepared to enter the Sargent School of Physical Training. In all her associations in social life, in home and church work, she carried the same spirit of joyous enthusiasm, of generous helpfulness and faithfulness to duty. She was an attendant at the Union Square Baptist Church. An unusually large group of friends among the faculty of the high school, the class of 1920 and the student body mourn her loss and lovingly cherish her memory. The teachers and pupils of the Som- erville High School extend their deepest sympathy to the parents and friends of Walter Williams, who died October 4 of infantile paralysis. He was a graduate of the Northern Junior High School, where he was admired by both pupils and teachers. Me enjoyed all forms of athletics, and was always cheerful and helpful. He was quiet and unassuming and possessed all the merits that make a boy and a man of sterling character. The school feels a sense of loss in the passing away of this likable boy who was with us for so short a time. ’ d'he Radiator extends a cordial welcome to the newcomers on the high school faculty, and in- vites them to make use of its columns when- ever possible. Poliowing is a brief sketch of each:— Miss Margery Moore, a graduate of the Salem Normal School, taught in the Punchard High School. Andover, before coming to Somerville. Miss Moore will teach commercial subjects. Miss Dorothy P. Harvey, a graduate of the Bangor High School and of Wheaton College, comes to us from the Northboro High School. Her subject is Spanish. Miss Annette B. MacKnight is a graduate of a New York High School; A. I».. Jackson Col- lege: A. M.. Tufts College, majoring in English. Miss MacKnight has joined the English Depart- ment in our high school. k v THE DIVINING BULLET Continued from page 9 were once great places ‘for hunting foxes. One morning late in the fall he got up bright and early, took his gun and dog and went off after Mr. Reynard. About 10 we heard him come running into the yard. He burst in the door shouting: ‘I’ve found it. I've found it!’ ‘Found what?’ said mother calmly, wiping a dish. ‘Why, the spring, the spring of course.’ said he execut- ing a war dance. ‘Now we can build next sum- mer.’ “We children. I remember, crowded around him excitedly asking how. when and where. When he got his breath he said: ‘It was like this. I took a jaunt over to the swamp, but not a fox did I sec. so I called Hunter here and went over to the Home Farm, lust as we got in sight of it I saw a fox sneaking by the old walnut tree. I was down-wind and he didn’t smell me, so I fired. Lucky for me and the fox I didn’t hit him and the bullet deflected from the tree and ploughed a little ledge of shale on the hillside. I ran up and there where the bullet had knocked away the rock was bubbling the nicest, sweetest little spring you ever saw.’ “While father was relating this, mother wan unconcernedly getting dinner so we all trooped into the kitchen. Father sat down and hurriedly got up. T forgot I had those bullets in my pocket.’ he said. ‘Here, Josiah, put them in one of those drawers in my nail chest. The next time 1 want to find water I'll shoot one of them. They’re better than a divining rod.’ He never did though, because he went to war the next year and was killed.” Here grandpa took up hts paper and we went off to hunt foxes on Walnut II ill in the garret.