Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR “Boy,” said Mr. Alton, quietly dropping be- side him, “I’ve seen many a gritty thing done in football, and many a sacrifice made, but yours was the greatest deed and the greatest sacrifice of them all. Your school should and will be proud of you for it. Now,” adopting a more business-like tone, “let’s attend to that leg. I used to have quite a knack with ‘Foot- ball legs.’ ” With this he began massaging Bob’s leg, talking cheerily all the while. “How’s it feel now?” “Much better.” “That’s fine. The game isn’t over yet. That substitute of yours isn’t much of a quarter- back. In two rushes he’s managed to lose ten yards. He—Oh, Lord!” The substitute quarterback had fumbled the ball and a Trenton end, cutting in, had recov- ered it and reached Rathtun’s twenty-yard line before he was downed. Then the quarter ended. “Bob,” exhorted Mr. Alton, in the middle of the last period, “that substitute is worthless, tired out. Go back there and win this game! Remember, it’s the last quarter that you’ll ever play for the college!” Bob dashed out on the field feeling, thanks to the massage and encouragement, as if his leg had never been injured, and that he was precisely the one to win the game. His return put new life into the team. It held so firmly that Trenton was unable to gain an inch through the line and finally resorted to a forward pass. Bob saw it start, leaped for it, and gathered it in on his ten-yard line. He ran wide around the Trenton end as was his favorite way. The Trenton fullback was left far behind, a halfback missed him by inches, the only man near him was the fleet Trenton quar- terback who had outrun and tackled him be- fore. “A-good-fresh-man,” thought Bob grimly as he pounded across the fifty-yard line with his opponent tearing along after him, “can-always- outrun-a-tired-one. I'm-the-fresher-man.” At the ten-yard line the Trenton man, seeing that he could not overtake him, desperately at- tempted a flying tackle—and missed. Bob, un- hindered, swept across the goal line for victory and the fulfilling of his ambition. At the grand impromptu banquet that night, after the team and its guests had cheered themselves hoarse for everything from their captain down to or, rather, up to the head waiter, another thunderous cheer was given when Bob rose and read this telegram:— “Congratulations. Committee voted Alton 1 Q coach in accordance with your recommenda- tion. “Brent, President, Rathtun A. A.” THE TWO ROADS (Continued from Page 0.) The news of the disaster soon reached New York and foremost among the names of those lost appeared the well-known name of Anthony Davison. His great factories were shut down for a whole day in memory of the president, but it was an empty token of respect, for among his under-paid, struggling employees who labored under unhealthy conditions the sneering remark was passed around that it served the old hypocrite right and that his death was good riddance to the world. His wife donned the customary black for a short time in a vain show of grief, but in less than a year she had married again and Davison was forgotten. Shortly after this time Dr. James Grant had a serious accident and was sent to the hospital in Calgary. Although he was given all the at- tention that medical skill could provide, it soon became evident that he had no chance of re- covery, so the sad news was wired to Bassano, where his friends patiently waited for news of the doctor’s condition. On receiving this mes- sage John Ridgedale, one of the leading ranchers of the country and a close friend of Grant, set out at once for Calgary accompanied by young Dr. Morton, of Glerdien. On reaching the city they immediately pro- ceeded to the hospital and were ushered into the presence of their friend, who greeted them with a smile and a pleasant word of wel- come. They were soon seated at the bedside and the attendant kindly left the room so that they might be alone. “Well, boys, I guess that I haven’t much time left now, but at any rate I am satisfied to go. The man who does his best for the welfare of his fellows and for the progress of the world is after all the only really successful man in life. No matter to what heights of apparent glory a man may reach in the attainment of a selfish ambition, it is at best a transitory state that will eventually vanish into oblivion. No continued progress can be secured either in the life of an individual or a nation without a strong respect and devotion to the principles of Honor and Truth. I have always held the motto of ‘Honor and Progress’ as the guide of my life, and while, in many respects, I have fallen far short of the mark, I can truthfully (Continued on Page 17.)

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12 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR With Members of the Faculty This Summer R. AVERY took many auto trips and toured New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. Mr. Tuttle made an extended automobile trip through New Hampshire, Maine and Quebec, including visits to the White Mountains, St. Anne de Beaupre, Mon- treal and Lake Champlain. Mrs. Topliff visited Philadelphia and Valley Forge. Mrs. Card enjoyed a seven-weeks’ camping trip in the wilds of Canada. She lived in a tent, traveled by canoe, cooked over a campfire and in general lived the simple life. Miss Welch made the trans-Atlantic trip in company with Miss Porter and Miss Giles. Their tour included Holland, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and the battlefields of France. Mr. Hosmer was at Ocean Park, Maine, and there enjoyed a new experience, deep sea fish- ing. One seven-pound pollock caught in a morning’s work. Miss Lyle spent five weeks in lumber camps on shores of the Bay of Fundy where there was but one train a day and Indians were a com- mon sight. Miss Saunders made a five-weeks’ trip through the White Mountains and Canada. She climbed Mt. Washington in a Dodge car. Miss Burnham toured the West, taking in Yellowstone Park, Rocky Mountain Park and Glacier Mountain Park. At the latter she en- joyed some horse-back riding. Mr. Plantinga spent the summer at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Miss Harvey was at summer school at the University of Maine. Mr. Sears spent the summer on a farm in Charlemont, four miles from the Mohawk Trail. Miss Joel took an automobile trip through New York and the Great Lake region. Miss Bell studied psychology at Harvard, specializing in character analysis and mental gymnastics. Miss Cunningham visited the Catskills and Green Mountains. Miss Brown spent the summer at Penobscot Bay. Miss MacDuflie was in the White Mountains. Mr. Mahoney had complete charge of the Somerville Playgrounds. Miss Teele kept house. Miss Arrington studied at Harvard Summer School. Mr. Colman raised potatoes. Mr. Sprague worked all summer. Mr. Hayward taught summer school. Miss Newborg was at the Ocean View House, Block Island. Mr. De Cellos was at Hampton Beach. Miss Woodbury was at the beach at Quincy, Mass. Miss Bradford played nurse, sketched and drove an automobile. Miss Tuell industriously pursued rest and enjoyed “a book and a sunny nook.” Miss Merrill and Miss Batt spent the sum- mer in Concord and Methuen and incidentally tutored with a Ford Sedan. Both “passed.” “TO THE SWIFT . . ” (Continued from Page 10.) The teams were lined up and Bob called the signal, a quarterback run. He received the ball and sped around the end, with excellent in- terference, five yards—ten yards, finally the goal posts loomed up before him. Then the strained leg began to slow him down, and al- lowed the swift Trenton quarterback to over- take him and bring him down on the ten-yard line by a hard and sure tackle. Bob pulled him- self to his feet, his mind made up. In his heart he knew that, although the Rathtun supporters were wildly cheering his name, he had failed them, for that long run of his which had car- ried the ball to within scoring distance should have carried it to a score. When he had slowed down he had lost the score; had a fresher man been there he would have made it. Probably in the next couple of plays the ball would be pushed over. Well, he had forfeited his chance, Alton was right, he should have given way to a fresher man before. Before the cheering had ceased he walked to the referee and reported quietly, “Spence out,” then jogged to the side lines. The spec- tators were amazed. “Can it be that Spence is quitting, apparently uninjured, merely because he has been tackled hard?” they asked one another. Bob’s face burned. Did they think that he would quit when before him lay the chance for which he had been praying his en- tire college career, of being the cause of a vic- tory over the famous Trenton team. Well, it was all in the game, and —

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14 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR m mam An enthusiastic mass meeting was held Friday, October 20, in the interests of the Radi- ator. Stirring addresses were made by Mrs. Topliff and Mr. Hosmer, faculty treasurer of the staff. Donald Miller, S. H. S., 1921, Tufts, 1925, former business manager of the Radiator, and now manager of the Tufts Weekly, came over to help the cause for which he had done so much while in the high school. Mr. Miller plainly showed, not only interest in the Radiator, but power to reach all hearts through that interest; this with “dollar bill” proved a magnet which drew plentiful sub- scriptions. We are greatly indebted to you, Donald, come again. TEA FOR MISS BRADFORD Miss Blanche M. Bradford was recently the guest at a tea given at the Normal Art School. Miss Bradford spoke before the senior teacher class on “The Art Work of the Somerville High School,” and illustrated it with specimens of the work. GIRLS’ DEBATING SOCIETY The first meeting of the Girls’ Debating Society was held on October 20, 1922. Mem- bers of the Boys’ Debating Society were judges. We are desirous of increasing the member- ship. All girls are eligible. Seniors: Join this important school activity. Remember you should set a good example. Juniors: Next year you will manage the so- ciety. Prepare now to do it well. Sophs: Now that you are members of the Senior High School, join its societies. This year’s officers are: Kathleen O’Brien, president; Dorothy Obear, vice-president; Grace Figved, secretary: Mrs. Card, faculty. K. H. O’Brien, President. BOYS’ DEBATING SOCIETY The Boys’ Debating Society, hampered by two years of idleness, has the task to regain, this year, the honorable place that it should hold in the school. This is no unfounded state- ment. In the past two years various mis- fortunes have reduced the society from debat- ing supremacy to oblivion, from a powerful or- ganization to a meagre gathering, from the glory gained in achievement to the ridicule found in failure. These years of inaction are past. The same obstacles remain to be sur- mounted by Somerville spirit. Somerville spirit in this case means intelligent support. The coaches and officers are doing more than their share. Plans have been made, and ap- proved by Mr. Avery, for outside debates with prominent schools by a bigger and better Boys’ Debating Society. If the society is not forth- coming neither can the debates be. Every boy of any taste for debating should join and sup- port the society. Think it over. THE SENIOR-JUNIOR PLAY For a long time the feeling has been grow- ing that the annual play of the Somerville High School should be presented by the Senior Class and not by the Junior. This year the first step in the change will be made. The play will be presented by the combined Senior and Junior classes and the proceeds divided evenly between the classes. The try-outs for the play were held October 26 and 30.