Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Vol. XXXI SOMEKX 1LLE. BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS. NOVEMBER. 1921 XO. 2 The Somerville High 3eho»i Hndlntor 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. Matt r for insertin' may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed ti- 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 ex- change editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms. »l. mi per t ear Entered as second class mail matter at Boston P. O. Single Numbers. 15 Cents Somerville Journal Print. I r i r f f r I I i i EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief WILBUR G. STANLEY, '22. Associate Editor NATALIE HAILWOOD, '22 Exchange Editor OLIVE HOLMES. ‘22 Library Editor MARY ROOD. 22 Alumni Editors MARION DE WITT, 22 LYDIA MARVIN. '22 Faculty Adviser A. MARION MERRILL Class Editors CHARLES DANIELS. ‘22 JOHN HOLMES. ’23 Business Manager HOMER ROWE. '22 Assistant Business Manager DONALD GRINNELL, '22 Sporting Editor MURRAY HART. '22 Staff Artist CLINTON MINER, '22 Faculty Treasurer GEORGE M. HOSMER Assistant Class Editors WALTER ROBINSON. '22 STANLEY TEELE, '23 DOROTHY GRACIN', '24 (Pro tem)

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KMORY UPON Cl IAF 1« KK Professor of Physics at Harvard University Somerville High School. 1903

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30 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR At Thanksgiving time it seems appropriate that we should give thanks for the bringing about of the great conference of the nations of the world upon the Limitation of Armaments. As war cannot be carried on by the three Great Powers without the use of navies to transport •their armies, Great Britain. United States and Japan have agreed to declare a ten-year holiday in naval construction, to commence three months after the conference. France and Italy are not included in this group, as their navies have been •considerably depleted by the war. Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes outlined America’s policy, which has for the most part been accepted by Great Britain and Japan. Mr. Hughes stated that America is willing to lead the way by sacrificing 845.740 tons of modern war- ships afloat and scrapping those which are now in the process of construction and have already cost the government $330,000,000. He also stated that the three Great Powers must agree t •destroy 06 modern fighting ships with a total ton- nage of 1.878.043 tons. The United States must give up good ships in the class of the New York, the Pennsylvania and the Florida; Great Britain must give up ships in the class of the 4 Hoods now under construction; while Japan must do away with ships in the class of the Owari. the Iutsu and the Nagato. The representatives of the three Great Powers Lave accepted the quotas of ships to be kept set for each Power as stated by Mr. Hughes. They sire as fellows: United States. 18; Great Britain. 22; Japan. 10. It is agreed that these ships will not he replaced until the ten-year holiday is over. Cruisers, destroyers, submarines and airplanes arc all to be limited by the conference. Eight nations arc represented at the confer- ence. Following is the list with a representa- tive of each: United States. Mr. Hughes; Great Britain, Lloyd George; Japan. Admiral Kato; 'France. M. Briand; Italy. Sig. Schanzer; Belgium, Baron Cartier dc Marchicnnc; Hol- land. Dr. Karncbeck; China. Dr. Wellington Koo. and Canada. Sir Robert Borden. Statistics show the terrible cost in blood and money of war, and everyone knows that the com- mon people have to pay both costs in the end. Do you know that one bomb dropped from an air- plane costs from nine to twelve thousand dollars and that a present-day battleship costs fifty mil- lions of dollars? This sum would build eighty thousand six hundred homes or would build four universities like Princeton. After all. are there not enough reasons win- war should be abolished? Absolutely, yes! Then again let us give thanks for this Conference on the Limitation of Armaments, as it appears to be •the only road toward universal peace and good will among men. The week of November 7-13 was recognized throughout the country as Better Speech Week. Not only did it apply to the schools this year but all kinds of organizations observed it also. The Somerville High School has different printed slogans distributed throughout the classrooms. These slogans illustrate very clearly the value of correct English. Notice and apply them to your- self.