Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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10 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Miss Sprague was at Ogunquit, Maine. Miss Boole was on Cape Cod. Miss Bell attended many of the plays at “The Gallery on the Moors ’ East Gloucester, and also took a trip to New York to see some plays that will not be in Boston this year. Mr. Plantinga took numerous trips through- out New England. Mrs. Wyman visited the White Mountains, Casco Bay, and Hingham, where she had the interesting experience of attending a service in the oldest meeting-house in this country, built in 1680. Miss Hastings, our new librarian, worked in the Central Library this summer. Mr. Mahoney had charge oi the Somerville playgrounds. Mr. Sears spent the summer at his hundred- acre farm at Hawley, Massachusetts. Miss Helen Smith spent the summer at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Miss Dodge was at Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire, during August. Mrs. MacLaren, Miss Weisman, Miss Han- non. Miss Hezelton and Mr. Hayward taught in the Y. M. C. A. Summer School. Mr. McVey was at his summer home in Ed- gartown, Martha’s Vineyard. Miss Ham spent the month of August at Monhegan Island, Maine. On September 3, 1924, Miss Ross was mar- ried to James N. MacLaren, of New York City. Mr. MacLaren is secretary of M. H. Avram and Company, manufacturing engineers. Mr. and Mrs. MacLaren are temporarily residing in Can- ton, where Mr. MacLaren has charge of an en- gineering project for his firm. Mrs. MacLaren for the present will continue to teach in the English department. SMOKING AND HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLAR- SHIP (Continued from Page G) to smoking, to interfere with my respiration, and there lies the cause of my cough. “As I have said, you need to be keen and alert in school, and it is bound to interfere with your mental progress. “In athletics, smoking is extremely harm- ful. A learned professor discovered that in one institution, eleven habitual smokers tried for the football team but only two, mind you, suc- ceeded, whereas, out of nineteen non-smokers who tried, eleven won places. So there you can see for yourself. I hope you won’t ever smoke, my son. It’s a nasty habit. If a smoker could smell his own breath he would never touch to- bacco again. The best synonym I can think of for a cigarette—a cigarette especially—is a coffin-nail. And when you once get the habit it’s almost impossible to break it. “Of course, my boy, when you are a full- grown and well-developed man of the proper age, you can smoke with safety. I started smoking very young, but the saddest thing about a young fellow beginning to smoke is his belief that he can quit the practice any old time, but he can’t, because I know from per- sonal experience. But now where did I put that—?” And I left my father looking for his paper. As I walked to my room I resolved to abstain from smoking forever. Sunrise By Clarence Ingalls, 1925 OWARD the orient the horizon grew SsH lighter. A cock crowed on the farm on t le r sht; another answered from the farm on the left. Their hearse cries seemed to come from very far away. The stars, imper- ceptibly paling, disappeared in the immense vault of the sky. The little cry of a bird rose somewhere in the distance. Twitterings, timid at first, came from the leaves; then they grew bolder, became vibrating, joyous, spreading from branch to branch and from tree to tree. I suddenly per- ceived myself to be in a ray of light, and was almost dazzled by the splendor of the dawn. A mountain of empurpled clouds cast hues of blood upon the awaking earth. And sud- denly, bursting asunder the gleaming clouds, touching with fire the trees, the plains, the ocean, all the horizon, the great flaming globe appeared. The sun! the dawn! the beginning of life! the rising of hopes! Oh! fellow schoolmates, may your school life be as beautiful and helpful as the superb glory of the dawning day.

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 9 With the Faculty This Summer It is always interesting after the two-months vacation to know what the faculty, as well as the pupils, have been doing during that time, whether they were traveling, studying, work- ing or just “vacationing” like many of us. Of the seventy-seven teachers, two, Miss Smith, of the English department, and Miss Cunningham, of the Spanish department, were fortunate enough to visit Europe. Miss Smith visited England, Holland, France, Italy and Ger- many. Miss Cunningham spent the month of July in Spain and August in Italy, France, Switzerland and England. Both travelers re- port a most enjoyable and profitable vacation. Miss Teele studied “Virgil” and “Principles of Secondary Education” at Harvard Summer School, and later spent two weeks at Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Mrs. Mathews attended the Hyannis Nor- mal School and was given a diploma. Miss Follansbee studied at the University of Maine. Miss Campbell took a teacher’s course in pen- manship at Zanerian School. Miss MacDutfie studied physics at the Har- vard Summer School. Miss Solano took a six-weeks’ course at Columbia on Spanish methods, and later visited Manchester-by-the-Sea. Miss Mague took a course in French and one in psychology at the University of Vermont. Miss Burnham studied French at the Penn- sylvania State College. Miss Newborg took three courses in methods at Boston University. Miss Gatchell took three courses at Boston University, one of which was on “High School Journalism.” She also spent three weeks at her former home in Winthrop, Maine. Miss Kenney studied at the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Miss Arrington, Miss Parmenter, Miss At- water, Miss Welch and Miss Pennock studied at Harvard University. Miss M. H. Brown taught at the Vocational School for Training Teachers in New Bruns- wick. Miss Gray spent the summer at her cottage at Peak Island, Maine. Mr. Obear took a course in science teaching at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a course at Harvard on psychology. The rest of his summer was spent at Bustin’s Island, Casco Bay, Maine. Miss Richards took several automobile trips, one through Connecticut and one through Maine. Miss Whitaker was at Lake Winnepesaukee. Miss Bcwker was at Lakeport, New Hamp- shire. Miss Tuell spent a large part of the summer reading history at her home in Milton. Mr. Small was at North Truro with his family. Mr. DeCelles was at Rye Beach. Miss McAllister bought a Buick car and learned to drive it. She also remodeled her home. Mr. Hall took a trip to New York City by automobile, and later visited Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire. Miss Moore drove over the road to Cleveland. Miss Todd spent the summer at Kennebunk- port, Maine. Miss Haley was at Bavside, Nantasket. Mr. Hosmer was at Hedding, New Hamp- shire. He also spent ten days at Ocean Park, Maine, attending the Baptist School of Methods. Miss Ritchie spent the summer months at a girl’s camp at Linekin Bay. Miss Lyle was in a girl’s camp at Lake Ma- quan. South Hanson, Massachusetts. Miss Veazie spent July in the White Moun- tains and August at the shore. Miss Saunders and Miss Cochran attended the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Sigma Kappa Sorority at Colby College, Water- ville, Maine. Miss Bradford spent a great part of the sum- mer sketching at Monhegan Island, Maine. Miss Woodward was a state delegate at the National Education Association convention at Washington, D. C. Mrs. Card spent part of the summer at her home in Wellesley. Mrs. Hudson took automobile trips through Vermont and Maine. Mrs. Topliff spent the summer at Prince Ed- ward Island. Miss Swallow took trips through Maine and the Adirondacks. Mr. Carrier was “farming it” in New Hamp- shire.

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 11 The following Somerville High School boys have been awarded scholarships for the aca- demic year 1924-25 in Harvard College: S. H. S.. 1924, Harvard, 1928: Noobar Danielian, Samuel M. Dupertuis, Charles P. Englehardt, Joseph Pacifici, Charles K. Ranger, Richard C. Wal- dron. Dupertuis has received the Somerville scholarship, founded by Dr. George L. Baxter, for so many years principal of the Somerville High and the Somerville Latin Schools. S. H. S., 1923; Harvard, 1927: Arnold H. Engborg, Samuel Taylor. Richard J. Walsh, Louis Levinson. Walsh has the credit of re- ceiving the grade of A in English A, a marked achievement in the Freshman year. S. H. S., 1922; Harvard, 1926: Lawrence L. Daggett, Albert G. Forbes. S. H. S., 1921; Harvard, 1925: Andrew C. Berry, Gustav A. Hedlund, John G. Murphy. Out-of-course: Paul J. Hanlon. For all men in the Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes the award of a scholarship means the recognition of a very high grade of work, since after the Freshman year no man is allowed to receive financial aid whose grades do not average FI or better. Surely honor is in some degree reflected upon our school, where the sixteen boys prepared for Harvard, and the school can well feel a debt of gratitude to Harvard for so generously assisting our faith- ful and able students. MANDOLIN CLUB The Mandolin Club has commenced this year very successfully with the following officers: Marion Knight, president; Monroe Burbank, vice-president and treasurer; Eleanor Packard, secretary and librarian. This year there are twenty-nine members enrolled in the club. The new Sophomores are as follows: Lillian Silliker, Jerry Caso, Kenneth Butterfield, Manuel Lima and Janet Putnam. SPANISH CLUB. . .The Spanish Club held its first meeting of the year September 20. The officers for this year are as follows: Cecilia Viveiros, president; An- tony Forte, vice-president; Ruth Covert, secre- tary; Richard Bollard, treasurer. The following committees were chosen: Rules and Regulations Committee—-Evelyn Hutchinson, Lillian Corrieri, Jerry Caso. Entertainment Committee—Gladys Herder- hurst, Veda Lohnes. Hospitality Committee—Mary Hogan, Edna Elder, Joseph Bollard. The number enrolled is not large, but a cam- paign has been started to secure more mem- bers, especially Sophomores, inasmuch as there are only ten in the club at present. With the very helpful co-operation of the Spanish teachers wc hope to make this year even more successful than last. CHESS CLUB The results of the election of the Chess Club are as follows: James Reed, captain of the team: Wesley Dupertuis, president of the club; David Warsowe, secretary; Edward Fenn, treasurer. Last year Somerville won the cup and we are going to do our best to have it again this year. Manuel Lima. Harold Greenough, Arthur Affannato and Henry Taylor are the Sophomore members. Eighty-five pupils have elected debating. ORCHESTRAS Both of our orchestras are starting this year with extra large membership. The first or- chestra has thirty-one members, the only Sophomore being Frances Bonney. The second orchestra, of about fifty, is composed mostly of Sophomores.