Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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s • a - | SOMERVILLE Staft tutor HIGH SCHOOL Somerville, Mass. • . 1 “Honor and Progress y y OCTOBER 1925 3E FOR RESERVATION CALL AT FRATERNAL JlllTlbO Sp3 entertainments jeeie Square HOURS OPEN 7.30 A. M. TO 1.30 A. M. Most Beautiful Spa in Somerville Special Attention to Somerville High School Students SOMERVILLE Would Not Be SOMERVILLE Without the SOMERVILLE Schools and the SOMERVILLE JOURNAL DON’T SHOOT YOUR COAL MAN HE’S DOING THE BEST HE CAN Highland Coal Co. r Courtesy Obtained BY THE CLASS OF 1925 WHEN THEY Arlington lutito The Class Photographer 394 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MASS. Reduced Rates to All Members of Somerville Hi£h School and Friends. I CMANDLER Secretarial School One-Year Secretarial Course Two-Year Normal Course Ask For a Catalogue 161 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE BOSTON, MASS. Telephone Kenmore 2570 Hi-Y Club The Purpose is to i . create, maintain and extend IJlgh ! Standards of Char- acter Bacalites is the name of the local club. Y. M. C. A. Headquarters 101 Highland Avenue MRS. BESSIE G. CLARKE Private Tutoring Individually and in Groups Elementary Algebra, English, French, German. History. Latin Specially arranged classes for Supervised study. Splendid chance at small cost to prepare homework under guidance of an experienced teacher. Then, why Fail in your school work? Suite 2 11 Fenwick Street Winter Hill, Mass. Telephone Somerset 8937-M Telephone Somerset 0181 M. J. LEWIS PLUMBING Agent for Magee Furnaces and Ranges 387 Highland Avenue Somerville, Mass. BELDEN SNOW Union Square : : Davis Square SOMERVILLE, MASS. ‘‘the MENS WEAR STORE Red and Blue Neckwear . Lk-nlson and Hubbard and Mallory Hats • • • ' . .’JOSEPH M. WELDON Hhrd’Cvare — Paints Varnishes and Kitchenware Gridley Block 281-A Highland Avenue Near Cedar Street Tel. Somerset 1291-J. Somerville, Mass. COWDIN’S ELIXIR For Coughs and Colds EDWARD EDWARDS Prescription Druggist 22 Union Square Somerville, Mass. SOMERVILLE High School Radiator Vol. XXXV’. Somerville, Boston, .Massachusetts, October, 1925 No. 1 The Somerville High School Itmllntor is published by the High School on the third Thursday of « very month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursday of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In con- tributing. write on one side of the paper only, and sign full name. Communications, according to their nature, should be mailed t the editor, business manager, or exchange editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. f • 4 i : • t ; i I Terms. SI.co |n-r Year Single Numbers, 15 cents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston I . O. SOMKliVIU.K JOCKXAI, I'ltlNT. Editor-in-Chief BEATRICE 0. BATES, '26 Associate Editors JAMES CUTLER, ’26 RICHARD OBEAR, ’27 Exchange Editor HELEN MINTON, ’26 Poetry Editor FRANCIS McCarthy, ’26 Sporting: Editor CHARLES FINN, ’26 Library Editor BEATRICE ULEN, ’26 Alumni Editors ELEANOR STACK POLE, ’26 ELEANOR P1NKHAM, ’26 Business Manager CHESTER F. COLWELL, ’26 Assistant Business .Manager FRED A. CLARK, ’27 Circulating Manager IRVING CROMWELL, ’26 Humor Editor WARREN ELDRIDQE, ’26 Staff Artists VIRGINIA JOHNSON. ’26 MONROE BURBANK. ’26 Faculty Treasurer GEORGE M. HOSMER Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL OUR NEW TEACHERS First Row: MISS I.ACOl'NT. MISS WILSON. MISS CROWNE. MISS JACKSON Second Row: MISS ELLISON. MISS DOIX’.E, MISS I’Al'L Oc 2.r- 242417 Table of Contents o o o FRONTISPIECE, Our New Teachers....................4 I EDITORIALS 6 “THE KISS OF CARAMENTA,” John E. Pierce, '27 . . .7 MAPLEWOOD CADDY CAMP, Elwood Ellis, ’27 . . . S OUR FACULTY.......................................9 POOR PEOPLE, George Clarke, P. G.................10 “A VISIT TO POLAR CAVES, M. Teelc, Faculty . . .11 THE POET’S CORNER................................12 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT...............................13 WINKS FROM THE WISE..............................14 NOTES OF THE ALUMNI..............................17 EXCHANGE NOTES ................................. IS ATHLETICS 19 FLASHES OF HUMOR . 20 SHORTHAND PAGE...................................21 6 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR I i i i EDITORIALS I I I AND NOW— Time rolls swiftly on. But a short day ago we were Sophomores, striving always to im- prove, that as Seniors, we might be as nearly perfect as is humanly possible. We looked with envious eyes upon our upper classmen. One of our great ambitions was to become a Senior! A Senior! There was magic in the word! And now—We are Seniors! We have made .a goal and one that is of great importance in our lives. For us all, it is the key to the Portal of Knowledge whether we are preparing our- selves for college or for life. Considering this the responsibilities of a Senior are manifold. It is we who must set the example for others to follow. We who must show ourselves ready to progress as true and worthy Seniors! We who must carry our banner to the heights and plant it on the highest peak! This is our golden year of opportunity. Our talents and our capabilities have chance for development. Our abilities for leadership are revealed. The very best that is in us is brought, to the surface. A great deal of responsibility is placed upon our shoulders. More is expected of us, more demanded than ever before. We must give the more because we have more to give. High though the standards of our predecessors have been, higher must we raise our own. How- ever well done the duties of those who have gone before us, ours must be performed still better. And now—We are Seniors! Our task is not too great that we have set ourselves to do. Mary Maguire, class of 1926, has prepared the shorthand for this issue of the Radiator. Now that the Sophomores are becoming better acquainted with the situation of various classrooms, the Traffic Squad reports that there are fewer requests for the elevator’s location. I WISH— What I wish for the Somerville High School and its pupils during this year:— I wish a year of good health so that teach- ers and pupils may enjoy life to the full. I wish a year free from disaster, personal loss and sadness. I wish a year of educational industry—a year in which there may be a revival of study for its own sake,—a year of earnest purpose to acquire knowledge both of books and the best principles of living. I wish a year of spiritual and moral growth that we may be better able to meet and de- feat the lawlessness and skepticism now raging. I wish that during the year plans may be perfected for a new building to relieve unnec- essary crowding and inconvenience and to give us a chance to expand in every department of our work. This year, 1925-1926, may be the big year for the Somerville High School. Let us all wish together. John A. Avery. October, 1925. Are you doing your best to keep the school grounds neat at lunch recess? Every one of us should have enough pride in our school to keep both buildings and grounds looking their best at all times. And don’t be afraid “to stoop to conquer” a piece of paper on a classroom floor! We read that some cities are trying to pre- vent the sale of hot dogs to the students at lunch time. Beyond a doubt Somerville High could not exist without them. And not yet has our request for a bus line from the car stop to the door of the West building been granted. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 7 The Kiss of Caramenta John E. Pierce, 1927 ITH silver spurs adorning his heels, slender sword at side, and gay plume waving from his military head-dress, Ramond Cornwallis made a manly figure as he strode with the newly-acquired carriage of a cavalry man, across the wide courtyard of Brandon Castle. He gazed with eager eyes and joyful anticipation at the massive portals and lofty towers, but only for a moment. It was not to admire its sinister architecture that he had traveled a thousand weary miles and his mind dwelt on another matter, to be exact, on the beautiful daughter of this castle's mighty lord. She, Caramenta, knew of his coming, he had seen to that, and no doubt she awaited his coming with joy, so with light step he allowed himself to be ushered into the spacious, oak- panelled reception hall. For a moment his eyes were a little unaccustomed to the half light, but this quickly passed as he stood gazing about him, marveling at the strength and solid beauty of the hall. A mighty room it was, panelled in black oak with ponderous beams to uphold the roof. So dark had it become that a number of wax tapers had been placed in convenient sconces and their mellow light cast grotesque shadows upon the stone slabs of the floor, at the same time lighting up the banners and standards which hung along the walls in dusky splendor. Ramond’s eyes wandered from these things to a small door at the further end of the hall through which he knew Caramenta would come. He hadn’t seen her for three years, how he had looked forward to this mo- ment! He wondered if she had changed—he hoped not. On the occasion of his final visit three years before she had worn a pale green dress slashed with gold, a golden girdle about her waist and in her hair a rose, pure white. He would never forget that picture, nor would he forgot the time when—but here his thoughts were interrupted, the little oaken door swung alertly open, and framed in the aperture was Caramenta in her green dress with the golden girdle, but in her hair was a rose of blood red. Just as she had stood three years before and raised her hand in farewell, now she stood and lifted it in welcome. Slowly she approached Ramond. and with a glad cry the youth steped forward and caught her to him in a crushing embrace. Their lip met, no sooner touched than a mighty pain shot through his back between the shoulders. Caramenta stepped back and as Ramond slid to the floor, with his last glance he saw in Caramenta’s hand a slender dagger, stained and dropping red. “Die, thou Judas,” came like an oath from her red lips, and Ramond lay on the stone floor in a pool of his own life’s blood. Again she stabbed, and left the dagger there. When the servants entered the hall some hours later a terrible sight met their frightened gaze. By the fitful illumination of the now almost-used tapers the ghastly sight appeared even the more horrible. Stretched upon the floor in a hideous pool ol blood lay one of the finest cavalry officers of the past two years,, the hilt of a deeply driven dagger protruding from between the shoulder blades. Three paces beyond, sprawling over a bench, was Caramenta. daughter of the lord of the castle and the most beautiful woman in the country, her breast pierced by another dagger whose jeweled handle sparkled in the light. Both had been dead some time. The look on the face of Ramond Cornwallis arrested the gaze of the frightened onlookers, and the lord after first noticing it commanded the body to be instantly removed. It was a look of infinite surprise mingled with terror, with a very little reproach. Terrible in its fixedness, the look of a man wha knew he was meeting his doom from the hand of the one he loved, and knowing also that he had received naught but justice, and that she had knowledge of his sins. The face of the other was set in an entirely different expres- sion. Sad, extremely so, with disappointment showing clearly. The fixedness of the jaw, however, showed her determination of purpose went to the sacrificing of her love that she might bring justice to a wrongdoer. How she had suffered! Even to the last, but even love can be suppressed when a strong will wishes it to be. So Caramenta kissed her lover on his return, and even the father never learned the reason of his daughter’s and her lover’s death, nor did he so much as dream that both daggers had been planted by the same hand,, and that the hand of his own and beloved daughter. 8 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Maplewood Caddy Camp Elwood Ellis, 1927 T is difficult to put into empty words the full meaning of Maplewood Camp, sitting snugly in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. To have dragged out six weeks of existence in the stifling streets of the summer-time city, and from them to be transported to the free and open spaces, the smiling fields and rolling meadows found in New Hampshire, means “a heap” to a city boy. We have eighty boys in camp. These are none other than the typical lads of the city, he who takes his fun where he finds it and makes it where he doesn't, be he in his own city or here in the “Joyland of New Eng- land.” It is not, however, for my youthful pen to attempt to paint pictures which undoubtedly have been seen by you in substance; rather, ? will attempt to tell about the boys and their life in camp. The average caddy, for we are all caddies, hops out of bed at the stroke of six. Directly he takes his shower to wash away the mental cobwebs that gather in sleep. At 6.30 he is summoned to roll-call by the clear note of the camp bugle, and there hav- ing stood inspection as to his personal appear- ance, he stands at apt attention, while the bugler blows colors and the color-bearers slowly hoist Old Glory. Surely a splendid way to begin the day; his first morning thought, a thought of his country. Then he has his breakfast. Need I write what a good breakfast means to a growing boy, how he lingers over his cereal and cream, the warm and inviting corn muffins and crisp bacon? It seems that our cook realizes that the way to our hearts is through our stomachs. After breakfast each boy swings into his squad work with a vigor that even excels his breakfast enthusiasm. The camp is divided into five groups with a boy who is called a squad leader or councilor leading them in their chosen duties. Where eighty boys live, there is a need for daily cleaning; and a thor- ough cleaning is given the camp every morn- ing. If it is true that he who handles twenty boys can handle fifty men, isn't it also true that great things are in store for these youth- ful leaders? Now his real work begins. He reports to the golf links at 8.30 and is engaged until 11 or 12 o’clock. Here again we see one of the many benefits reaped by the boys, for on the links he comes in contact with those men who in the world of today represent success; busi- ness men, financiers and professional men. How often have I heard a caddy say: ‘‘Gee! I hope I’ll be like that guy some day.” Here is a seed of ambition, the incentive to work for greater things. At 1 o’clock the boy is again at the table. During his hour siesta he is happy and care- free, lolling around the camp until he reports for his afternoon work. After supper and as the sun goes down, the bugler completes the task which he started in the morning by blowing colors while the flag is slowly lowered. The evening is then his own. Eighty boys manage to devise different ways of enjoying their evenings; some stroll to the town of Bethlehem, others play chess and checkers, while others write home. A goodly number also make use of the camp library or engage in pillow swat-feats, or do the thou- sand and other things that only a boy’s mind can conceive. At 9 o’clock takes place the most beautiful ceremony of the day. The bugler, standing a few feet away in the enveloping darkness, tenderly and solemnly blows “taps.” Its slow and memorial strains have reminded more than one of home, and sent him to bed with the last waking thought of mother. But the warm joys of camp life must be lived and not read from cold paper to give them their true worth. For here, many mellow friend- ships take root in youthful hearts to grow until these youths have reached the twilight of their years. To me camp has meant much, for it has taught me and many others how to sacrifice selfish ends for the common weal, to under- stand the practical application of “team work.” It has taught me to love the mountains, the songs of the birds, and the trees. It has brought to me a love for fleeting clouds and for the setting sun that so wondrously makes the western sky with its varied colors a huge kaleidoscope. Maplewood Caddy Camp was founded in 1915 by Norman A. Franzeim, of Boston and Malden, Mass. Its purpose was to promote the health of the boys of the North End of Boston. Later it came to be called a caddy, as well as a health camp. When first established all the shelter were tents, until in 1919, when William (Continued on Page 9) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 9 Our Faculty OUR NEW TEACHERS The Radiator takes this opportunity to ex- tend the cordial welcome of the school to our new teachers, and to wish them a very profita- ble and enjoyable year. Several of our newcomers this year are grad- uates of this school. Miss Dodge, Miss Jack- son, Miss Lacount, Miss Wilson and Miss Crowne are among these. Miss Dodge has returned to us this year as a full-fledged teacher of mathematics. During the past year she was a cadet teacher here, and for this reason we feel that she has been with us for some time. Another Somerville High School graduate. Miss Jackson, comes to us from the Western Junior High School of this city. She is a grad- uate of Jackson College, and teaches Latin and English. Miss Lacount, still another graduate of this school, has taught in Amesbury, and graduated from Wellesley College. Miss Wilson, also a Somerville High School and Wellesley College graduate, has been a teacher in the Junior High Schools of this city. Miss Crowne is in her first position as a teacher since her graduation from Normal School. Miss Ellison, a teacher of English, comes to us from the Natick High School. She is a grad- uate of Middlebury College, Vermont. Miss Paul, also of the English department, taught in one of the high schools in Portland, Maine. HOW SOME OF OUR TEACHERS SPENT THE SUMMER When school reopens after the long summer vacation, there is always an ever popular de- sire in the minds of the pupils and others of the school, to know what our teachers have been doing during the summer. We find that their experiences have been many and varied. Some of them are very interesting. Several of our teachers have been attending summer schools. Miss Welch, Miss Sprague and Miss Dodge attended Harvard, and Miss Gatchell studied at Boston University. Miss Atwater was teaching in the Y. M. C. A. sum- mer school in this city. Mr. Hayward also was an instructor here, and afterward he spent a few weeks at Camp Kiwanis, South Hanson, Mass. Miss Burnham and Miss Saunders visited at Nantucket, where they spent most enjoyable vacations. Miss Tuell remained at home for the greater part of the summer. Reading history and do- ing light gardening were her chief pastimes. Miss Batt spent the summer vacationing with Miss Merrill. Mrs. Topliff toured through New York State, including the Catskill Mountains. Mrs. Hudson took various auto trips through the mountains. Miss Browne spent the summer sailing and swimming at her summer home in Maine. Miss Arrington was at Mount Washington. Miss Bowker spent her time taking auto trips. Miss Cunningham spent hers in the White Mountains. Miss Hastings was at Mount Desert Island, Maine. Miss Kenney traveled through Spain during the summer. Miss McAllister was at Sedgwick, Maine. Miss Gray had an enjoyable vacation at Peak Island, Casco Bay, Maine. Miss Cochran, very unfortunately, was in an automobile accident just prior to the opening of school. She was painfully, though not criti- cally injured. We are very glad to see her back with us again. Miss Whittaker was at her summer home at Lake Winnepesaukee. Miss Fury stayed at home most of the time. She made a short trip up the Maine Coast. Mr. Carrier was at Hancock, N. H. Mr. Hall spent his vacation at home in West Newton. Mr. Obear spent July and August at BustiiTs Island, Casco Bay, Maine. Mr. Colman spent the entire summer in Scituate. Miss Teele spent part of her vacation in North Conway, N. H. Be sure to read the ac- count of her visit to Polar Cave. MAPLEWOOD CADDY CAMP (Continued from Page 8) F. Dunspaugh, of New York, president of the Maplewood Club, turned over a farm to Mr. Franzeim to do as he saw fit. Mr. Franzeim had alterations made, and now we have sleeping quarters, a dining-room and an office here in this farmhouse. Since then a camp has been organized at Bethlehem, also under the direc- tion of Mr. Franzeim. 10 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Poor People George Clarke, P. G. “Yes, said Mrs. Murphy as she eased her elbows to a more comfortable position on the back fence. “It’s toim we got a little swell. We arn’t down and outers even if we don’t live in such an illigant neighborhood.” “Oh, it’s illigant enough for me aven if I don’t kape a tin rattle in me back yard,” re- joined her neighbor, Mrs. Dugan, “and I warn yer, Kate, that it won’t be long before you’ll be good and glad to get rid of that thing if yer can. Poor people like us cain’t afford to kape cars.” “Poor people!” That galled Kate Murphy. Hadn’t she and Jim two hundred dollars in the bank, and wasn’t Jim getting thirty dollars a week working in the boiler factory? Poor people! She wasn’t going to stand for that; so she thrust her nose in the air and walked like a duchess up the back steps and into the house, leaving Mrs. Dugan leaning on the fence, apparently very well satisfied with her ideas on domestic economy. The cause of all this unpleasant conversation lay in front of the rather dilapidated tenement house in which the Murphys resided. Jim Mur- phy had purchased it the day before for the stupendous sum of fifty dollars; and .so far it had at least steadily, if not noiselessly, con- sented to go. Though it well matched the house in appearance, it took the proportions of a limousine in the eyes of the Murphys. At any rate they seemed to be determined to make the most of it, for it soon became a most familiar object on the street; so familiar in fact that the neighboring housewives forgot to rush to their respective windows when a weird mixture of squeaks, rattles, and honks heralded the fact that the Murphys were starting out on an adventure. The children darted back and forth in front of it, as if through long acquain- tance they had lost all fear of being harmed by this four-wheeled monster. In such a manner things continued for the space of a month, in which time Mrs. Dugan saw little of Kate Murphy. One fine Monday, however, both good ladies happened to be busied in the same occupation at the very same time, that of hanging out the family wash. At first they did not seem to be aware of one another, but Mrs. Dugan, noticing a dejected atmosphere hanging about her former friend, could not resist from conversation. “And how be yer, Kate, this foin day?” she called out. Kate, who was occupied at suspending a stocking by the toe, gave a start, then put her hands on her hips and gazed fixedly but not angrily for a full minute at the surprised Mrs. Dugan, following which she suddenly burst into tears. “Why, dearie, what’s the matter?” condoled Mrs. Dugan as she hurried into the Murphy yard, “has somebody died in the family or has jist Jim been batin’ yer?” “Shure, it’s matter enough,” sobbed Kate, “we’re all headed for the poor house—Jim’s went and spint every blessed cint we have on that auld piece of junk and—and—and now he says we’ad better get—t—t rid of it!” and here she burst into a flood of tears. Mrs. Dugan, as if crying were contagious, was herself choking, but she managed to an- swer Kate in a comforting voice. “Now dearie, don’t take it so hard,” she al- most whispered, “it isn’t like you wasn’t warned beforehand, and you’ll be much better off without that no-good thang, but—,” and here her voice changed, “if Jim wants to sell it real bad, maybe my man might buy it, be- cause he was jist sayin’ yesterday that we couldn’t hope to kape in with the swells any longer if we didn’t have a car, and Pat’s al- ways right.” The pupils of Somerville High School extend their sympathy to MR. CHARLES S. CLARK in his recent bereavement. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR II A Visit to the Polar Caves, Rumney, New Hampshire HE advertisement of the Polar Caves reads in somewhat this way: “A Flace of Chills and Thrills. Don’t fail to see the wonder spot of New Hampshire.” For weeks I had been waiting for a party of people who would go south from North Conway. Everyone who came wanted to see Lost River and the Notches. But at last a group of people was as eager as I to see this newly advertised wonder. When we arrived at the reservation and were preparing for the trip through the caves, I was given the largest sized pair of maroon- colored overalls from the pile and a bright blue jumper for my outfit. A flash-light was fastened by a cord to the wrist of each member of the party. I was of course the butt of all the jokes, for the rest were all dressed in the regular knickers. One forgot, however, the minor detail of one’s appearance, when the work of climbing up and descending into the caves began. We entered first the cave which gives the name to the place. It was so low that one had to crawl in and crouch down to see the ice in the form of miniature stalactites clinging to the top. Then we went on to the “Needle’s Eye,” a very narrow entrance to another cave. Above this was a rock, shaped like the head and shoulders of a polar bear. Leaving this cave we climbed to a rock from which the huge figure of a reclining giant could be seen. We next crawled down over steep rocks into a dungeon-like cave—the Indian Council Cham- ber—large enough to hold sixty persons, where the guide told us that a .mass of two hundred and fifty feet of rock was over us. Then we came back to the light by a narrow, tortuous passage called “The Corkscrew.” At this point we saw high on the cliff a perfect form of the Masonic emblem, which we were told was not carved there, but was a natural rock formation. We followed the guide on into another deep cave where the thrill was “The Fat Man’s Slide.” One sat on a smooth rock and let one's self go down into the blackness, not knowing what the end might be. It seemed to be ex- pected that one would shriek all the way. After that, we felt that there could be no greater test of our nerves and courage. But there was still the “Lemon Squeezer,” so diffi- cult to pull one’s self through that the well- known one at Lost River pales into insignifi- cance beside it. All this, which is so brief in the telling, took a full hour to do, for besides these special stunts there was the working of one’s way in and out of the other dark caves over slippery rocks, and the climbing of many ladders. Besides the rock figures which I have men- tioned, were several others- two heads of dogs and one of a sheep, and as we left the caves, at the top of the cliff a full-length figure of a soldier. These were all as amazingly real as the Old Man of the Mountains, or the Indian Chief or the Martha Washington head at Dix- ville Notch. Our guide proposed that we climb the seven- hundred foot cliff up almost perpendicular lad- ders as a pleasant addition to our cave experi- ence, but we said: “Another day and another summer.” FLAYERS’ CLUB Friday, October 2, saw the inauguration of the fourth active season of the Somerville High School Players’ Club under the leadership of Miss Harriet Bell. The meeting was comprised of club business and a discussion of the first play to be presented this year. The club has been the recipient of many interesting dona- tions, which include a framed group of auto- graphs of the “Saint Joan” Company and a pro- gram of plays produced at the Boston Museum in 1866. Also a portrait copy of Mrs. Siddons, presented through the courtesy of Mrs. Top- liff. For the benefit of members, Miss Bell has furnished the club with a small library com- posed of books dealing with plays and play producing and current issues of the Theatre Magazine. The destinies of the Players’ Club are to be guided this year by the co-operative efforts of the new officers: President, Alden Edkins; vice- president, Pauline Baptista; secretary, Grace Sullivan: treasurer, J. Miles White; librarian,. Frances Hanson. Grace Sullivan, Secretary. IPSAS' 12 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR On the poetry page this year we hope to set before our readers many good poems which are worthy of attention and which will make this section one to look forward to each month. We expect many new contributors. “Clouds,” by John Pierce, is beautiful for the picture which it unfolds. “Ego,” by Monica Cotter, is an example of free verse in an un- usual style. Beatrice Bates’ poem, “Come Away!” with its natural appeal, and “Where the Poplars Kiss the Sky,” with its colorful imagination, are in direct contrast to one an- other. Francis McCarthy. WHERE THE POPLARS KISS THE SKY I will meet you bye and bye Where the poplars kiss the sky. We shall be alone again Far from hastening hordes of men, Men who grasp and turn and go Leaving blood-stains on the snow— Men who lie and steal and hate Crushing love-bands in their wake. We shall see God’s tender solace Written in dear Nature’s face. It may be hard to wait, I know, For the years creep, oh, so slow And you—you have gone before! But I will meet you bye and bye Where the poplars kiss the sky. Beatrice O. Bates, 1926 COME AWAY! Come away from city streets, From the toil and pain and anguish Of a million struggling men, Slaving yesterday, today, ever and again. Come to where the blue lake sparkles, Come to where the sunshine calls As it falls upon the waters And blinks upward at the blue! Come awav from citv streets. E’er the chains and bits and halters Of a million struggling men, Slaving yesterday, today, ever and again, Grip you with their craving fingers And you lose the game. Oh, come away! away! away! Come to where the blue lake sparkles! Come to where the sunshine calls As it falls upon the waters And blinks upward at the blue. Beatrice 0. Bates, 1926. EGO “What is this self of mine?” I ask. I know it not. Yet others know it. And I know the ego of others. Strange, oh, so strange! It seems to me. Still, I know not why. A something not to me as others are. Has it the faults I so readily detect in others? Has it any of the charms, the attractions? I know not. No mirror can reflect this self to us, No words of others tell us true The barefaced facts of what we are. Who can tell me why The one I know most I know least? Ah! God, God alone, can tell us true Of the Ego, the soul, so deep within the self. We mortals cannot see. And this God, so mighty, so strange Wills not so, until his own time When each shall know his own true naked Ego. Monica Cotter. CLOUDS O’er yon dusky pine tree’s lofty head, Above the bank of leaden hued mist, Upon the crags themselves they seem to tread, Clouds with hill-tops haste to keep their tryst. Clouds, gleaming snow-white ’gainst the blue Billowing mystic shapes for our delight, Gliding past our gaze as if they knew Their glory showed our great Creator’s might. John E. Pierce, 1927. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Vi THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT By Beatrice Ulen Perhaps you will wonder when you read this article why the Library Department is not de- voted to library notes and I will tell you. Very few of us really notice the many works of art about the buildings, or if we do notice them, we do not know whom or what they represent. We are going to bring to your attention the pictures and pieces of statuary and try to in- terest you in them. It is a great privilege to be able to see these celebrated works even if they are only copies, and it is worth your while to know them, and some day you may go to Europe, where you will find most of the origi- nals. Nor frequent does the bright oar break The darkening mirror of the lake, Until the rocky isle they reach, And moor their shallop on the beach. But where is that rocky isle? It would be difficult indeed to see if we had to travel to Scotland for it, but there is an easier way to see that same isle that Scott made the trysting place of Ellen and Malcolm in his narrative poem, “The Lady of the Lake.” We can view Ellen’s Isle, as Scott saw it, and drink in its beauty, and perhaps recall and live again that romance of courtly chivalry in its true setting. It would be a difficult task to picture that enchanting place in words, but Hunnewell de- scribes it well in his “Land of Scott.” He writes: “It is rather high, and irregularly pyramidal. It is mostly composed of dark gray rocks, mottled with pale and gray lichens, peeping out here and there amid trees that mantle them,—chiefly light graceful birches, intermingled with red-berried mountain ashes and dark-green spiny pines. The landing is beneath an aged oak; and as did the Lady and the Knight, the traveler now ascends ‘a clambering unsuspected road,’ to the small ir- regular summit of the island. A more poetic, romantic retreat could hardly be imagined, it is unique.” Why not find this isle for yourself and see if Hunnewell exaggerated its beauty or did not do it justice. It can be found in Room 110. How have you pictured Scott as you have been reading his works? Perhaps you have pictured him entirely different from what he really was, so why not make sure how he really looked so you’ll always recognize him when you see his picture. If you take the trouble to go to Room 110 you will find his picture, and you will probably be surprised. You will see a man to whom your heart goes out. You can seem to read health, courage, and good nature writ- ten upon his kindly face, and somehow you seem to feel a little sad to think he is not liv- ing now so you can catch a glimpse of the liv- ing Sir Walter Scott. What is as dear to a Scotchman as heather? The poets all sing of it and authors write of it, yet many of us have no idea of how truly beautiful it is. In Room 110, also, there is a pleasing colored picture of heather, which will give you an idea of what beautiful scenes there must be on the hills of Scotland when they are covered with these exquisite purple flowers. 14 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR SENIOR CLASS NOTES Three cheers! We’re Seniors at last, but we'll have to admit that it does seem but a day since we were but little Sophs. We Seniors have one great advantage. There are no stairs for us tc—shall we say scale?— when the morning bell rings. We tried to find the Senior with the best sunburn after vacation. We can’t decide whether the prize should go to Edith Foy. Cath- erine Croy or Bee Ulen. But on second thought, perhaps it should be awarded to Martin, with another prize for Priebe. We learn from a bright Senior history class that The Pontifex Maximus was the chief en- gineer of Rome! Cataline was a hill in Rome! A tribune was a paper printed for the people! To be a United States citizen, one must be at least two years and not over seven years of age! Certainly originality is not lacking in the class of ’26—or shall we call it imagination? The Senior Traffic Squad members find some of the Sophs so small that sometimes they can be heard and not seen! Rufus Holmes: “My, but I love history! Why, last night I ran over two hundred pages when I heard the call to dinner!” Tomfohrde: “What prevents snoring in French class?” Wedlock: “Shutting ofl' the radio before 2 a. m.” Burbank (reading Darwin’s life): “Man de- scended from monkeys.” Edkins (looking at Cromwell): “That’s right.” Cromwell (looking at Edkins): “Quite so!” Eleanor: “Didn’t I see you at the movies last night?” Barbara: “Of course not. 1 always spend my evenings in study!” Eleanor: “Then will you come over and study with me tonight?” Barbara: “Sorry, I’m going to the show.” Irene H.: “Seems to me this car is crowded!” Very weak voice of Soph, underfoot (trying to recover a nickel): “I’ll say it is!” The Senior appetite for hot dogs must have increased with age. We notice that three a day are consumed by some. Miss W. (demonstrating in geometry class): “Is this a plane surface?” Fisher: “No, it’s a waste paper basket.” Why—we want to know—did so many Senior boys spend the summer acquiring very loud and striking sweaters? Perhaps on special in- terview, Dick Berry, Bud Levinson. Dick Wil- liams, Jimmy Cutler, Rus Perry, Eddie Giroux or Nocky Sargent might tell us. They say every worm will turn, so perhaps that’s why book worms turn pages. Scene: Miss B’s French class. Enter Todsen speedily. Miss B.: “Why are you so slow, John?” J. T.: “The elevator wasn’t running, so I had to walk up stairs!” Miss B.: “How would a wheelbarrow do, John?” Why is it, we wonder, that Division III Eng- lish C is so fond of heavy tragedy? Brodil: “There’s one thing I’m economizing on this year.” Colburn: “What is that?” Brodil: “I don’t need smelling salts this, year, now that we don’t have chemistry.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 There have been a good many compacts made .-since the Mayflower compact. In fact every girl in school owns one! Miss B.—in Algebra: “Which do you like better, T A or A 7i ?” MacCabe: “A pie, naturally.” Miss B.: “What comes after A B C?” Mary: “The goldfish!” Eldridge: “Can you keep a secret?” Mitchell: “Sure, what is it?” Eldridge: “Promise not to tell. Wedlock told Red Walsh, who told Gallagher, who told Peters, who told me, but he told me not to tell. But I’ll tell you if you won’t tell, etc., ad infini- tum. And they say girls can’t keep secrets! Mr. H. (to history class): “Study the sugar and molasses acts for tomorrow.” Betty R.: “Those are sweet topics!” The editor (to a petit Soph): “Could you write some class notes for us, child?” Petit Soph.: “No’m, I never write notes cause my teacher says I mustn’t.” Now was this an example of a perfect Soph, or was it a perfect example of a Soph, we should like to know. One highbrow Senior to another: “I saw you gossiping on a street corner yesterday!” The other Senior (cum hauteur): “That’s nothing, I saw you talking to a Soph thr: morn- ing. Four Senior boys recently acquired very— shall we say appropriate—nicknames. They are respectively, Pepper, Junk, Little Wilbur, and Candy Lamb. Need we mention their Christian names? 1927 Juniors! Here is your chance to show your school spirit. This column of Junior Notes should flourish and grow larger with each issue. One or even two editors cannot keep track of humorous incidents or personal notes in every Junior classroom, therefore you can help, if you will, by writing these out and turning them over to the editors of this department. You will not find us slow in accepting such contri- butions, because we want a big number of Junior Notes. Editors’ office hours, 8.30 to 1.45. Don’t crowd, please! How many Juniors would sign a petition for better ventilation in 313 and 314? We are thankful indeed that Room 400 is not a home room. That would mean another flight of stairs. We hear that the definition of merry, in reference to merry England, is a place of law- lessness and banditry. We suppose merry Cambridge would be appropriate then! I)o you realize, Juniors, that you are rich? Why, even the Seniors haven’t a bank on their floor. The Junior Class is well represented on the football team. Bergen, McGovern, Carroll, Mc- Carthy, Gustin, Hallion, Goodwin. Talbot. Fisher, Anderson and Sharkey are all Juniors. Would elevators be patronized by Juniors if they were run between the third floor and the lunch room? We think they would, because when one rushes down three flights of stairs only to be made to wait in line for four or five minutes to buy a ham sandwich or a hot dog, it is slightly aggravating. Two thousand minds with but a single thought! It seems impossible, yet how about the end of the fourth period when the second bell rings? We’re looking forward to the Thanksgiving Day football match with Rindge. It is an an- nual classic which everyone ought to attend and we urge all to be there and to back the team. By this time most of the school activities have started and are in full swing, and we Juniors wish each and every one a successful year. r I 16 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1928 Ernest I). Sackett The class of 1928 was first assembled Sep- tember, 1925. Mr. Avery gave us a very in- teresting talk about the school, impressing us with the thought that we must work hard and long to pass for promotion. Evidently Mr. Avery knows, judging by the results of last year’s Sophomore class. Percy F. Crowell has been inspired by the fall air, therefore:— Football season’s here at last, Practice squads are forming fast. Boys are playing in the lanes, Breaking arms and window panes. Lessons seem so dull and gray; They’d rather kick a ball all day. Oh, the joy when school lets out! When boys can play and run about! Curtice Townsend of Room 201, a little boy about five feet in height, has qualified for the finals of our School Tennis Tournament. Pretty good for a Soph, isn’t it, wise Seniors? We have the pleasure of a few should-be- Juniors. From them we learn of the perils that confront us. N. Dahl played nickel-plated notes from his sax at the Brockton Fair. Debaters, argue this one out: Resolved, that pupils studying foreign languages aloud have done more toward breaking up the home ties than cross-word puzzles and tongue-twisters. Please send your decisions to all French, Latin, Spanish and Greek teachers. Many a football player was first inspired by his successful rushes at the lunch counter. Now that we have learned our way about the Somerville High School labyrinth, we feel quite at home, and are now able to tell our Junior High School of its dangers. Extra! Reward! Extra! Two very fine broken pencils will be given to the one who will explain why the students stop so long at the back door of 201. Come see for yourself. P. S. In case of tie both contestants will be rewarded. The boy rushed, the line held, he was downed. Undaunted he rushed around right end. “One without,” he cried triumphantly as he fumbled for his nickel. The old saying is: “Give a woman her own way and she doesn’t want it.” The idea seems to be conquering the other sex now. For in- stance, a Sophomore boy pleaded for two weeks to change his course and finally his request was granted and he joined all his new classes. Two days later he returned to the office and asked if he might be changed back to his former course. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 7NTOTES OF THE ALVMNI CATTRBELL-08 1917 Helen Mongrade was recently married to Cornelius Harrington. Sadie Lyle was married this summer to Don- ald Marshall, class of 1916. 1920 Anastasia Mannion recently married Nicho- las De Stefa no of New York. 1922 Marion Phillips is attending Katherine Gibbs school in Boston. Marjorie Robinson is going to Lowell Textile. Homer Rowe is completing his last year at Dartmouth. Sanford Fisher is attending Graceland Col- lege, Iowa, as a sophomore. 1923 Marguerite Freeze is giving music lessons, privately and in classes. Esther Fisher is a sophomore at Ames Agri- cultural College in Iowa. 1924 Greta Hedlund entered her second year at Radcliffe this fall. Dorothy Cragin is a sophomore at Jackson College this year. Constance Garrod returned to Wheaton Col- lege as a sophomore. Helen Moore has just graduated from For- syth Dental School. Inda Butler is at Middlebury College, Ver- mont. Priscilla Ripley is a sophomore at Simmons College. Hester Smith has transferred from the Uni- versity of Chicago to Boston University, Col- lege of Liberal Arts. Marion Grimes is attending Bryant and Stratton Business College. Atherton Fryer and Clifford Ells are sopho- mores at Boston University. Dwight Bellows has transferred from Bos- ton University, College of Liberal Arts, to Tufts College. Irving Spering, John Holmes, Basil Mills, Francis Collier and Roy Hanslick are sopho- mores at Tufts. 1925 Rita Mollet entered her first year at Boston University. Eleanor Harmon is a freshman at Radcliffe. Gretchen Bowers is attending the Forsyth Dental School, Boston. Hazelle Foster is at Skidmore College, New York. Bartlett Stoodley and Dean Swan are fresh- men at Dartmouth. Donald Belden is a freshman at Amherst. Robert Stetson is at Wilbraham. Clifton Campbell is attending Boston Uni- versity. Phyllis Applin is at Lasell in Auburndale. Frank X. Calendrella now attends the Bent- ley School of Accounting and Finance. John Donahue is at Boston College. Frank Veneri is taking a course at B. U. Night School. Richard Valenti is studying at the New Eng- land Conservatory of Music. Philip Rusden is attending Tufts Pre-medi- cal School. Tom Griffin, Leo Donovan and Charles Adams are at Boston College. Harry Burnett, Thomas Kennedy, and Tobias Levinson are at Harvard. George Mason and Frank Smith are at the Massachusetts Agricultural School. 18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR EXCHANGE NOTES AS WE SEE OTHERS The Optimist, South Side High School, Newark, New Jersey.—You have a very well organized paper. Your cover design and your cuts are very clever. Recorder, Winchester High School, Win- chester, Mass.—Let us hear from you again. Are you at all interested in a literary depart- ment? Drury Academe, Drury Academy, North Adams, Mass.— You have an interesting paper, but why not have a few more jokes? The Trident, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.—We like your paper. Come again! Dorchester High School Item, Dorchester High School, Mass.—There is small chance for improvement on your paper! Philomath, Framingham High School, Fram- ingham, Mass.—Your cuts are very original. Why not have more? The Sea Breeze, Thomaston High School, Thcmastcn, Maine.—A very good literary de- partment. We think a few more cuts would add to your paper. The Argus, Gardner, Mass.—A very unique paper and very interesting. Why not have a few more cuts?, A very good looking cover de- sign. The Tufts Weekly, Tufts College, Medford, Mass. A very interesting college paper! The Southern Bell, Southern Junior High School, Somerville, Mass.—A newsy paper. We like it very much. The Noreaster, Northeastern Junior High School, Somerville, Mass.—Your graduation number is very complete. Keep up the good work. The Unquity Echo, Milton High School.— Your “Locals” are very newsy. Where is your literary department? The Spotlight. South Hadley High School, South Hadley Falls, Mass.—You have a very well organized paper! We would like to be mentioned on your exchange list. Burdett Lion, Burdett College, Boston, Mass. —Roars from the Lion deserves mention. They are very interesting and amusing. The Assembler, Wrentham High School. Wrentham, Mass.—We like “The Assembler” and hope to hear from you again. The Abbis, Abington High School, Abing- ton, Mass.—Your paper is very interesting, par- ticularly “The Angel and the Luck.” The Jabberwock, Girls’ Latin School, Boston, Mass. Your paper is very original, but a few more cuts would improve it. The Western Star. Western Junior High School, Somerville, Mass.—A very amusing paper. “The White Rock” is particularly inter- esting. The Red and Black, Whitman High School, Whitman, Mass.- Your foreign department is very unusual. Come again! We like your paper. Your cover design is very extraordi- nary. The Punch Harder, Punchard High School, Andover, Mass.—Your magazine is well ar- ranged and interesting. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 19 SOMERVILLE SWAMPS WORCESTER Somerville took advantage of fumbles and beat Worcester Commerce, 14 to 0, Saturday, October 3. The game was played in a sea of mud, and it was almost impossible to hold the rain-soaked ball. Six of the fourteen points were scored in the first half. Wilson scored the touchdown by straight iine plunging. While McGovern scored the other touchdown by recovering one of the numerous fumbles, he ran through the whole Worcester team for the touchdown. Both goals were missed. The other two points were scored by a safety by Averka, of Worcester. It was almost impossible to distinguish the two teams, because after the first two plays both teams were caked with mud. Many times it was necessary to call time out to dry the ball. The team stood strong under this vigorous test. Charles Finn, Sporting Editor. HLET1CS and Bill Hooley carried the ball for many long gains. In the first period neither team was able to score, and a punting duel between Papp, of Saugus, and Wilson, of Somerville, was the main feature. The honors were about even. In the second period Wilson scored a touch- down, after many substantial gains by Mc- Carthy, Wilson and Scully. Wilson failed to kick the goal. In the final half of the game Somerville came into her own. Hatchet recovered a fumble on the Saugus forty-yard line, which paved the way for a touchdown by McCarthy. After that Somerville scored three more touchdowns. Wilson kicked two of the goals, and Hooley kicked the other. Coach Dickerman used many substitutes so that he could see what each of the men was worth. The team showed the benefit of good coaching. Charles Finn, Sporting Editor. TENNIS THE OPENING GAME Somerville won its opening football game Saturday, September 26, beating Saugus High 34 to 0. Captain Red Wilson, Bill McCarthy Tennis, though a minor sport in the Somer- ville High School, and despite the lack of facili- ties, has met with a great deal of enthusiasm. A good number of candidates reported for the team this year. Wilbur Irving was elected manager, and a tournament arranged to determine who should represent the team. Only two of last year’s team remain, Hong Wong and Joseph Corish. Four vacancies will be filled by the new men this year. Nourse, Townsend, Barrata, and Fisher seem to have the best possibilities of making the team. Matches are being arranged with other schools, and a schedule will be announced later. Charles J. Finn, ’26. 20 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR “I can tell you how much water runs over Niagara Falls to a quart,” asserted the young man at the climax of the dispute. “Well, how much?” “Two pints.” A little stalk of goldenrod was just about dry enough to blow away. “As a broadcaster,” he chuckled, “I claim to rank with the most powerful sending stations in the country. Wonder how many are tuned in.” A scattered volley of sneezes told that a number of people were already “getting” him. History Prof.: “Can any one of you tell me what makes the Tower of Pisa lean?” Corpulent Ida: “I don’t know or I’d take some myself.” Minister’s Wife: “Wake up! There are burg- lars in the house.” Minister: “Well, what of it? Let them find out their mistakes themselves.” —Georgia Tech. Yellow Jacket. Mrs. Bill: “Why do you speak of your hus- band as a theory?” Mrs. Jack: “Because he so seldom works.” Lately a chronic office-seeker died. A well known journalist suggested this epi- taph for his tombstone:— “Here lies John Jones in the only place for which he never applied.” The daughter of a certain strict-principled old deacon had attended a dance the previous, night, much against her father’s wishes. When she appeared for breakfast the next morning, he greeted her with the words:— “Good morning, daughter of Satan.” To which the maiden respectfully replied: “Good morning, father.” The Lioness: “What’s the matter, dear, don’t you feel well tonight?” Hollywood Lion: “I do not. I had to eat a lot of dummy martyrs in the Roman arena this afternoon and the director made us do it over four times.” Minister (at baptismal font): “Name, please ?” Mother (baby born abroad): “Philip Ferdi- nand Chesterfield Randolph Levengstone.” Minister (aside to assistant): “Mr. Knelee, a little more water, please.” Here lies Mathew Moth Slain at his post By a super moth ball. His life work was to make men generous About giving their wool garments To others. He was a devoted worker For charity. —Saturday Evening Post. “You gave me the key of your heart, my love. Then why do you make me knock?” “Oh, that was yesterday, Saints above! And last night—I changed the lock.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 21 = l ' U- - SUFFOLK LAW SCHOOL Founded September 10, 1000 Four-Year Course—LL.B. Degree Day Sessions 10 A. M. to 11.30 A. M. 4 P. M. to 5.30 P. M. Evening Sessions 6 P. M. to 7.80 P. M. 7.35 P. M. to 9.05 P. M. Students may attend any division or transfer from one to another. Largest Law School in New England. High- est percentage of any evening law school for men in all recent bar examinations. Catalogue Upon Request. GLEASON L. ARCHER, LL.B., Dean 20 I)ERNE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. (rear of the state House) Telephone Hay market 083G SIDEBOTTOM BROTHERS Doth Ex-Service Men .Ml - • ; Printing and Engraving . . � • - • - %� 168 SCHOOL STREET WINTER HILL. MASS. COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND WRIGHT AND DITSON HEADQUARTERS FOR ATHLETICS GOODS FOR ALL SPORTS We have the Best and most practical equip- ment, Clothing and Shoes it is possible to pro- duce. Students are invited to visit our Bos- ton Store and look over our Specialties. (Send for Catalog) 344 WASHINGTON STREET BOSTON, MASS. HOWARD B. BURLINGAME Private Tutor in LANGUAGES AND MATHEMATICS Pupils Prepared for Any College or Professional School. Pupils Backward m Their Studies or School Work Assisted. 33 Day Street West Somerville At Recess EAT AT BRAY’S 80 Highland Avenue Formerly Morrison’s FINKELSTEIN Patronizes Us, So Patronize FI N KELSTEI N’S LUNCH Phone 2337-W MRS. A. H. BRUNDAGE STATIONER—CAMERA SUPPLIES 11 College Avenue, West Somerville. Mass. Dyeing, Repairing, Cleansing and Pressing Promptly Done JAMES C. TAYLOR Merchant Tailor 158 Highland Avenue Somerville, Mass. Men’s Furnishings at the Davis Sq. Haberdashers Opposite Somerville Theatre HATS — CAPS — SHOES ART CRAFT s Engraving G). I Half-Tone Line and Color Plates 227 TREMONT STREET Jioslmi Northeastern University Day School of Business Administration CONFERS DEGREE OF Bachelor of Business Administration — in — FINANCE, RETAILING, MARKETING, ACCOUNTING, SALES-MANAGEMENT, INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, MERCHANDISING IT IS A SCHOOL WHERE You and the Faculty through friendship work together as equals, man to man. You share definite responsibility in moulding the traditions of the School. You have an unsurpassed equipment for athletics and recreation. You study business by analyzing actual problems of business. You study business with the help of eminent executives through addresses, personal conferences, and business surveys. YOU DEVELOP THAT STRAIGHT THINKING WHICH BUSINESS DEMANDS. For a catalog or further information about the school Address TURNER F. GARNER, DEAN NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY School of Business Administration Boston Y. M. C. A. Boston 17, Mass. Somerville High School RADIATOR -as. NOVEMBER, 1925 FOR RESERVATION CALL AT FRATERNAL JufTlbO Spa entertainments Teeie Square HOURS OPEN 7.30 A. M. TO 1.30 A. M. Most Beautiful Spa in Somerville Special Attention to Somerville High School Students SOMERVILLE Would Not Be SOMERVILLE Without the SOMERVILLE Schools and the SOMERVILLE JOURNAL DON’T SHOOT YOUR COAL MAN HE’S DOING THE BEST HE CAN Highland Coal Co. :?: ± 1 X x X X X x x i A X x i x x x x x x ! i 1 X x 1 i A A A A A :. X x x, x, A A X A A A A A A x A Courtesy Obtained BY THE CLASS OF 1925 WHEN THEY SELECTED ©ljr Arlington i tnftto The Class Photographer 394 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MASS. Reduced Rates to All Members of Somerville Hi£h School and Friends. A I x A A A A I A A x A A A A x x x A A : x x : x A : A A A x A x X. A A’ A A x A A x X. ,1, A A x A A I x X X X A A A A I ■k A A A A A A A’ A £ A A A A I A A A A A A A At Recess EAT AT BRAY’S 80 Highland Avenue Formerly Morrison’s FINKELSTEIN Patronizes Us, So Patronize FINKELSTEIN’S LUNCH Phone 2337-W MRS. A. H. BRUNDAGE STATIONER—CAMERA SUPPLIES 11 College Avenue, West Somerville. Mass. Dyeing, Repairing, Cleansing and Pressing Promptly Done JAMES C. TAYLOR Merchant Tailor 158 Highland Avenue Somerville, Mass. Men’s Furnishings at the Davis Sq. haberdashers Opposite Somerville Theatre HATS — CAPS — SHOES t ? ♦ I i i f i t . . i SOMERVILLE High School Radiator Vol. XXXV. Somerville, Huston, Massachusetts. November, 1925 No. 2 The Somerville High School Hndlafor 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. .Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In con- tributing. 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 exchange editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, Sl.cn per Year Single Xumbers, 15 cents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston P. O. .SOMERVII.I.K JOI KNAL PRINT. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief BEATRICE 0. BATES, ’26 Associate Editors JAMES CUTLER, ’26 RICHARD OBEAR, ’27 Exchange Editor HELEN MINTON, ’26 Poetry Editor FRANCIS McCarthy, ’26 Sporting Editor CHARLES FINN, ’26 Library Editor BEATRICE ULEN, ’26 Alumni Editors ELEANOR STACK POLE, ’26 ELEANOR P1NKHAM, ’26 Class Editors HELEN GORDON, ’26 FRANK M. ELWELL, ’27 ERNEST SACKETT, ’28 Business Manager CHESTER F. COLWELL, ’26 Assistant Business Manager FRED A. CLARK, ’27 Circulating Manager IRVING CROMWELL, ’26 Humor Editor WARREN ELDRIDGE, ’26 Staff Artists MONROE BURBANK. ’26 VIRGINIA JOHNSTON, ’26 Faculty Treasurer GEORGE M. HOSMER Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Assistant Editors .1. MILES WHITE, ’26 KATHRYN MURPHY, ’27 I V� V SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM Left to right, standing—Ewell, Gustin, Houley, Talbot, Goodwin; Maclnnis, Attaniian, MacFarlane, E. Johnson, Bergin, Hatchor, Priebe, DeSilva, Scully. Anderson, Bertelli, Coach Dickerman, Mana- ger Hallberg, Corcoran, Ward, Leveroni, Crockett, Fermoyle. Left to right, sitting—Keppe, Grieneeks, H. Johnson, Carroll, Sharkey, Coyle, Balboni, Aiello, Bigley, Mc- Carthy. ;; i I : ! Table of Contents o o o FRONTISPIECE 2$ EDITORIALS 30 “A LITTLE TEAMWORK,” James P. Cutler, ’26 . . .31 “THE HOODOO,” G. Damon Hoffses, '27.............33 REPORTER'S DOPE OX FOOTBALL, Edward J. Breen, '27 . . 34 HOW SOME OF OUR TEACHERS SPENT THE SUMMER . 31 THE TRAFFIC SQUAD, Aldcn D. Bruce...............35 “THE CLAM,” Beatrice O. Bates, ’26..............36 “THE MAN UNDERNEATH,” Albert Allen, ’28 . . . .37 POET’S CORNER PUBLIC OCCURRENCES NOTES OF THE ALUMNI LIBRARY DEPARTMENT WINKS FROM THE WISE EXCHANGE NOTES ATHLETICS 3 33 ! � 41 42 46 47 I 30 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR I EDITORIALS INTO THE GAME! This school of ours is really a little world within itself. Though but a small world, it has a great purpose, a very great purpose, to ac- complish. Far greater things must it do than teach us the art—yes, we shall call it an art— of excavating knowledge from the enlightening depths of prepossessing volumes. Translating Virgil or Caesar to perfection is not its highest purpose. Its great goal is not to attain the un- attainable, but it is this, to prepare us for the great game of life! Every day, every minute, brings us nearer to the time when we shall leave the halls of education and get into the game. Into the game—a magic phrase—to root and cheer or to kick a goal for victory’s sake! Into the game —to win! Oh, the very spirit of it breathes of success! Courage has never failed to dispel all fears or shadow of doubt. Some of us are nearer the starting point than others, but the road that leads to the great arena of life is the same, and we all need guidance over its stony surface. We must know what awaits us and how to meet it. How to reach the goal! How to get into the game and how to play it—how to take victory, or, if need be, defeat! So it is when we go to the football games and cheer for the Red and Blue. We are not actu- ally on the field, but we are in the game with the team and doing our share. We are learn- ing the great lesson of loyalty that can never be overvalued. Loyalty to our team is, in a smaller way, as loyalty to our country. We are better students for it and we shall be better citizens, and everyone knows the world needs better citizens. In our small world, as in the greater one, there are some of us who sit passively back and show no interest or enthusiasm in any worthy cause. We seldom make a goal in the big race because we are not familiar with the rules of the game. Let us learn those rules, everyone i ! I i who does not know them! Start now! Attend the football games! Learn how to appreciate them! Actually get into the game! Into the game—to win! B. 0. B. ‘‘Somerville is coming back!” These were the words of Herbert Treat in his address to the student body. He believed our team could come back, and our team did come back in the Cambridge Latin game the following day! If our team can ‘‘come back” in one game, why can we not stage a total come back by attend- ing the games? Go to the Thanksgiving game, classmates! Support your team! Do your share in making Somerville ‘‘come back!” We have noticed a decided improvement in the amount of paper dropped on classroom floors this month. Is it because of the com- ment we made in our last number or because of a shortage in the paper supply we wonder! The other day a noted man gave a very en- couraging lecture concerning the younger gen- eration. To prove his statement that human nature never changed, he said that he recalled thirty fathers who acted in their youth not one whit more saintly than do their sons today. How far does this go to prove, dear readers, that we must be model children? Nowadays the chief concern of the multitude is not world peace problem, but that piece of turkey problem. The editor again extends a cordial invitation to all aspiring authors who would like to see their own work in print! And R. S. V. P. is added. We hope you are seeing for yourself the pic- tures that are being described in our Library Department. They are indeed worth while. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 31 A Little Team-Work James I . Cutler, 1926 HE little college town of Houlton was in the midst of a whirl of ex- citement. The big annual game with Millbury, Houlton’s rival school, was to be played the very next day, and for the first time in three years it was to be played in Houlton. Coach Parker had carefully drilled his men for weeks previous, and now had gathered them together in the athletic club house to announce his final decision as to the lineup. The players came straggling in from various places and classes. There had been no strenuous practice that day, for the coach was wisely saving their strength for the big game. As the men gathered, the coach looked them over care- fully, then asked: “Has anyone of you fellows seen Jerry Taylor?” At this question all eyes turned to a tall, good-looking chap near the rear of the room. People always looked at Ted when Jerry was spoken of, for Ted and Jerry had been chums ever since they first entered college, and were still the very best of friends. “He went down to the post office I think, but he’ll be here soon,” Ted replied, and turning back, continued his discussion with one of the other players. Presently a step was heard at the door and a tall, fine looking fellow entered. He walked in, nodded to the fellows around him, spoke to Ted, and going up to the coach, asked permis- sion to see him alone. “Something wrong, Jerry?” Parker asked when they were alone in the next room. “No, sir, not seriously so, but I just heard from the folks, and they say they can’t come up for the game tomorrow,” was his reply. “I’m sorry, Jerry! That certainly is too bad! You’ll play just the same, won’t you?” the coach asked anxiously. “That’s what I wanted to see you about. I’d rather you wouldn’t put me in the game.” “Can’t do it. Jerry! Why, where would my team be without you? I’d have to put Holcomb in!” “That’s just what I want you to do! He can play pretty well at quarter. At least, he knows all the plays and signals. You’ll put him in, won’t you?” was Jerry’s request. “Well, all right, but what are you going to do?” “Me? Oh, I’ll help the cheer leaders, I guess!” So when the lineup was announced it was very noticeable to everyone that Jerry was not in it. Ted especially noticed it, and on the way home from the club house he asked Jerry why he was not playing. “They don’t need me in there, anyway, and besides someone must lead the cheering!” was Jerry’s reply. “Well, I wish you were playing instead of me. I’m new at the game, so I’m rather nervous about it,” Ted insisted. “Well, here’s your chance, old man!” Jerry replied; then suddenly he asked: “Madge com- ing up?” “Yes, she’s coming with the folks, I think!” Ted answered, and then added: “They ought to be here early.” “Well, Ted,” Jerry said, “Houlton’s got to win this year.” “Sure thing!” was Ted’s short reply, and with these words the subject was dropped. On the day of the game the air was cold and crisp; in fact, it was a perfect football day. Early in the afternoon the stands were crowded. Jerry was there, clad in a white sweater, white flannel trousers, and had a little red skull cap on his head. He was prepared to do his bit to make Houlton win. Soon the team came onto the field and went through their signals. Jerry watched Ted in- tently; so intently, in fact, that he neither heard nor noticed a small person in a fur coat standing near him. Suddenly he felt a slight pressure on his arm, and turned to face a young, rosy-cheeked girl carrying a red and white pennant with “Houlton” on it. “Why, Madge, what made you so late in get- ting here? Ted has been expecting you ever since this morning.” “We drove up, you know, so we took our time,” was her reply. Suddenly she looked up at Jerry and asked: “Why aren’t you playing? I hoped to see you out there leading the team.” “Ted is leading them today, Madge!” was his unsatisfying reply. “But what about yourself?” she urged. “Never mind about me, Madge! You had better run back to your seat now. They’re ready for the kick-off.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Madge left, and Jerry watched her going up the short steps. She was as charming and pretty as ever, he thought. Jerry had always secretly admired Madge, but had carefully con- cealed the fact. Besides, he told himself, she was Ted’s girl. Houlton kicked off to Millbury, and the game was started. The ball was recovered on Mill- bury’s ten-yard line and run back fifteen yards, where it was fumbled. A Houlton man re- covered it, and ran the twenty-five yards for a touchdown. The Houlton supporters went into ecstasies of joy. Jerry got up and led the cheer. As he sat down the coach came over to him. “That was just luck, Jerry,” he said. “Can’t you reconsider, and go into the game? I’m afraid Holcomb will get rattled!” “Sorry, sir, but I can’t!” was Jerry’s simple answer. “What’s the idea anyway, Taylor?” the coach demanded. “Well, don’t you see, sir, Ted and I can’t both play quarterback. Ted’s family and his girl are up there in the stands. It is up to him to make a showing for himself!” “That’s mighty white of you, Jerry,” the coach answered, “but, nevertheless, be ready to put on your suit!” “Ted will do it, sir, I won’t need it,” was Jerry’s reply, as the coach walked back to his seat beside the manager. Jerry felt sure Ted would pull the team through. Ted could have done it before, he thought, if he had only had a chance! The game went on successfully for Houlton. They managed to hold Millbury down, although they were unable to score for themselves. Everything seemed to go well until near the end of the second period. Then a Houlton player fumbled the ball. It was recovered by a Millbury man, who with the aid of wonder- full interference made a brilliant run, which brought the ball into play near Houlton’s goal post. Ted made the beautiful tackle which finally brought the man down. Jerry no- ticed, after that, that Ted was acting a bit groggy, but he said nothing. The brilliant run seemed to have disheart- ened the Houlton players, so that, after mak- ing a succession of first downs, Millbury man- aged to get the ball over for a touchdown. Then a successful goal was kicked, which tied the score. Shortly after this the whistle blew and the period was over. When the teams retired to the club house, Jerry ran up to Ted. He tried to rouse him but did not seem able to do it. “What’s wrong, Ted, old boy?” he questioned. “You look pretty downhearted!” “Here, read this!” was all Ted could answer, and thrust a small piece of note paper into Jerry’s hands. Jerry opened it slowly and read: “For good- ness sake, Ted, wake up! I don’t want you if you’re going to be a quitter! Fight!” The note was signed, “Madge.” “Why, that’s all right, Ted,” Jerry tried to cheer him. “You’re doing fine work!” But he was too late, the last tackle had been too much for Ted and he fell in a dead faint on the floor. Several of the fellows rushed to Ted’s side, but Jerry brushed them aside. “That last tackle was fatal as I thought ! Hurry and get him some water,” he ordered, then added: “Some of you fellows help me change clothes with him! I’m going to take his place on the field.” The players were jubilant, and would have spread the news to everyone had not Jerry stopped them. “Remember, fellows,” he warned, “I’m taking Ted’s place, and no one must know but that I am Ted! Swear to it, fellows! This uniform and head guard will de- ceive them, and I can cover my face with dirt. Remember, fellows, keep this to yourselves!” They all agreed to this strange idea, and prepared to go back to the field. Jerry went along with them, first leaving one of the sub- stitutes with Ted, and instructing him to keep Ted inside the house until the game was over. The teams took their places on the field, and play was resumed. Neither team seemed to be gaining, and it looked to all the spectators as if the score was going to be tied. Toward the close of the fourth period, however, with the ball in Houlton’s possession, Jerry saw his way clear, and called for a forward pass. The pass was successful, and brought the Houlton team into action directly before the Millbury goal post. Jerry tried to push the team forward to make first down, but, due to the wonderful Millbury defence, had made only three yards in three downs. It looked bad for Houlton. All Jerry’s efforts seemed lost. But then Jerry saw his chance. He gave the signal for a placement kick, dropped back, made the kick himself, which was successful, and scored three points. The whistle blew just as the ball flew over the goal post, and Jerry’s field goal won the game for Houlton. The Houlton rooters were in a frenzy of joy, and stormed down on the field in a body. Jerry (Continued on Page 48) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 33 The Hoodoo G. Damon IlolTses, 1927 ARFORD had been undefeated, and yet, facing the last game of the season,—the Hale game,—Gar- ford’s confidence was far from be- ing “Heaven bent for election,” as a winning team’s should be. It was the old Hoodoo, that “gosh-awful” Hoodoo. Garford had never beaten Hale in the Thanks- giving day classic. Big Boy Gleason, the coach, whose contract read to beat Hale, scolded, pleaded, encouraged, and cussed; still the players talked among themselves in doubtful tones, the same team- mates that had breezed through the best-ever season, and yet the fact remained that never yet had Garford beaten Hale. Most of them had played against Hale in other years, and they knew that always Hale seemed to have their number. Buck Nevers, veteran halfback, summed it up rather gloomily. “It’s the old Jinx; we’ve never beaten the bull pup, boy and brother, but we tried, and when we were all through the old bull dog had some- thing left. Ain’t it terrible?” Little Joey Williams, quarterback-captain, worked the Pollyanna stuff to the limit. “Aw, you guys make me sick. There’s only eleven men on Iiale’s team playing at one time, and none of them are any better than we are. Hale can be beat and we’re going to beat ’em this year. Hoodoo or no!” But somehow little Joey’s words didn’t sound as confident as they read. Twice little Joe had matched his brains and courage against Hale and lost. He knew, little Joe did, the discour- aging effect of tradition, and Garford had never won. It was a standing joke that twenty-four hours before the game was played, the news- papers had their headlines locked in the forms, “Hale beats Garford again.” And so it went from the veterans to the sub- stitutes, Garford’s squad was hoodooed, fazed by a bull pup. When Big Boy Gleason signed on the dotted line, he had a fair idea of what he was up against. He knew, all too well, that confidence is half the battle, and throughout the season he had striven to instill that confidence into the players. “Dig in your toes and fight! Dig ’em in if the score is 40 to 0 against you! The game is. never lost until the final whistle sounds.” Up to the Hale game, he had succeeded, but now, at the big test, apparently he was beaten. And in the few minutes before the game, as he carefully searched the face of each of his first string men, he knew it. There was grim determination written in these faces, the do or die spirit was there. They would go out and plug. They would play good football—but they wouldn’t win—because they didn’t expect to win! Usually he gave them final instructions and a word of encouragement while they were put- ting on their uniforms, but today he strode out of the dressing room, deep in thought. Little Joe did his best to fill in the breach. “Well, fellers, let’s go out and win! Every one on his toes and let’s give Garford a clean slate. We can------” Little Joe never finished. Instead he gazed over the heads of the players at the locker room door in amazement. Everyone’s gaze followed his and there in the doorway they beheld Big Boy Gleason, his lips drawn in a grim smile and in his hand he held a dead bull pup by the collar. Quickly he walked to the centre of the group. Laying the dog on the floor he surveyed his team. “This pup,” he said quietly, “was mad. The man who killed it was afraid. He had never killed a dog before, but he didn’t run from it because he thought he could kill it, and he had courage enough to try. Now, fellers, get out onto the field and beat Hale. Come on now,, snap into it! Dig in your toes!” Little Joe Williams was the first to come to.. “Let’s go! The old Hoodoo is off! The pup is dead. He was just an ordinary bull pup after all and he got licked. Let’s go out and beat Hale!” And they did. Seniors! A record has been established; never before in the history of the class have the dues been collected in such a short time. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 34 THE REPORTER’S DOPE ON FOOTBALL Edward J. Breen, 1927 OPING football in advance is perhaps the most difficult task assigned any sport writer. Compared with doping horse racing or base- ball, it is a simple task. One sleepy, tired boy may an- swer an examination question wrong, and, by falling short in scholastic standing, may ruin the chance of his team. One individual, like “Red Grange,” of the University of Illinois, may flash to glory, and raise a medi- ocre team to a championship, or wreck it by turning an ankle. For instance, last fall it was figured that Amherst had a good team, and a fair chance to win the championship of the minor colleges, only to be discovered later that ten of the veteran players had been de- clared ineligible to play. In attempting the forecast of this season, it is impossible for any man to determine the strength of all teams, since there will be ap- proximately three hundred and forty elevens competing in the intercollegiate contests. To get anywhere in doping the strength of a football team, one must study them by sec- tions, and by conferences, and rate them ac- cording to the elevens that they meet. Never before have so many strong elevens been assembled. Never before have the small colleges had so much chance to defeat, or to show up strong against, the large ones. Never has speed and generalship counted so heavily; not even in the two years following the war, when returned service men were eligible to play, and each college had really two generations of football players at once. If this does not make any impression upon you, send to one of the papers stating that such and such a team will be the outstanding team in the country. After Thanksgiving, see how near you came to picking an all “American Team.” This, no doubt, is one of the very many reasons why big league scouts and sport writ- ers are mostly grayheaded. We have heard lately that there is a move- ment afoot to revive old-fashioned things. We will stand for just so much, but when they at- tempt to resurrect horse-cars, we shall be forced to take drastic measures to discourage the whole idea. HOW SOME OF OUR TEACHERS SPENT THE SUMMER It is always interesting to note when one re- turns from his vacation just what his friends have been doing and where they have been. It is for this reason that we are anxious to find out what our teachers did last summer. Miss Woodward and Mr. Sprague were our travelers and spent the summer in Europe. Miss Woodward attended the World Federation of Education Associations in Edinburgh, and took the holiday course at King’s College, Uni- versity of London. Mr. Sprague visited Eng- land, Wales, France and Belgium. Mr. Avery made various automobile trips about New England, and one long trip to Duluth and the Great Lakes. Mr. Tuttle was at home during July, and at his summer camp in North Brookfield during August. Miss Campbell spent the summer at her home in Danvers, Miss Mague was at her home in Auburndale, and Miss Hezelton was in Somer- ville. Miss.Bradford did some sketching at Pocas- set. Miss Boole was visiting friends during the summer. Miss Follansbee took a trip through Nova Scotia. Miss MacDuffie and Miss Bell attended Har- vard Summer School. Miss Todd did work at Boston University, and Miss Sutherland took a course at Columbia, after which she traveled through New York State. Mr. DeCelles spent his vacation at Rye Beach. Mr. Small was at his summer home in North Truro, and Mr. Hosmer was at Hedding, N. H. Miss Ritchie taught horse-back riding at Linekin Bay Camp for Girls at Boothbay Har- bor, Maine. Miss Richards attended a camp in New Hampshire. Miss Haley spent part of the summer at Hampton. New Hampshire. Mr. Wilkins taught in the Y. M. C. A. Sum- mer School and then went to Ocean Point and to Sanford, Maine. Miss Solano was at Winthrop Highlands. Miss Hannon spent the summer studying and traveling. Miss Veazie spent July at Jackson. New Hampshire, and August at Pigeon Cove, Massa- chusetts. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 35 The Traffic Squad I suppose that when you hear or see the words, the Traffic Squad, it brings to your mind the phrases “No talking; “Speed up, “Hurry along. These phrases are probably repeated many times during a day in this and other schools. Now let us reflect and ask ourselves this question: “What is it all about? First, we are trying our best when we say these words to get some individual or some group to co- operate with us, to get this person or that per- son to stop being a hindrance to their class and to follow the Somerville High School’s motto, “Honor and Progress. Honor, the five-letter word which leads one to the higher and better things in life, is the first word in OUR school’s motto. The Squad is an institution which is based on the honor of the pupils during filing and at all other times. When we take out of line an offender and have a heart-to-heart talk with him, or her, it is based on the principle of honor. The student is given two more chances to stop his, or her. trouble-making before having his or her name taken and reported. All members of the Traf- fic Squad are on their honor to do their duty in the right way, and that is part of the reason why the squad has in the past two years pro- gressed as well as it has. Progress, the word that measures the des- tinies of nations, is the second word in the motto. We may make progress in our studies, but why not make progress in our co-operation with the Squad? Your co-operation in turn enlivens your at- titude towards it, and the better the attitude, the less trouble a person is and the better the chance of having the squad men co-operate with him to remove the remaining obstacles from his way. Thereby in the end we have a good spirit. Why not start off that way? Let me repeat a well known saying, “Eventually, why not now? To turn now to a new development, I wish to say that through the co-operation of Mr. Avery and the Traffic Squad, we are excluding automobiles from the drive-way in front of the High School, thereby lessening the prevailing danger by having automobiles pass during the lunch recess and at the close of school. The horses, which are used to close the driveway, have painted on them, “School, no Passing, and are set out before the lunch period and taken in afterwards. They are then put out again at the beginning of the sixth period, and remain there until after the close of school at 2 o’clock each day. It is our wish and hope that you and your friends will co-operate with us in taking this precaution for your safety. Possibly, as the subject of the lunch period is brought up, it might be well to ask you an- other question: “Will you help to keep the lawns, the walks, and the street clean? You can do this by putting all the waste into the barrels instead of at your feet or in the gutter. It is our desire to have you co-operate with us in this important measure. In conclusion I wish to stress the importance of having the co-operation of every one in the school. This unity is necessary before any school organization can operate successfully, and I hope that you will do your share in this, movement. Alden D. Bruce, President of the Traffic Squad. THE PRESENT TRAFFIC SQUAI) OFFICERS President ALDEN D. BRUCE Vice-President Secretary BERNARD LEVINSON THOMAS POWERS Assistant Secretary ELIZABETH FISHER West Building Supervisors Supervisor in charge: FRANCIS HANSON Floor Supervisors: GEORGE SHAW, first floor EDWARD L. CANNEY, second floor J. MILES WHITE, third floor East Building Supervisors Supervisor in charge: FREDERICK HOSMER Floor Supervisors: IRVING CROMWELL, first floor DONALD MATHEWSON, second floor RALPH PITMAN, third floor Faculty Advisers MR. JOHN A. AVERY MR. L. A. SPRAGUE 36 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The Clam Beatrice O. Bates, 1926 VE yoii ever noticed that silent, (gjsslti unobtrusive men always have tawscSra large, talkative wives? Somehow, or somewhere, back in the dark ages it must have become an un- written law. Take the case of Sam Drew, for example. He was just such a man; that is, he used to be—but I get ahead of my story. Sam Drew had three children, two boys and a girl, all with their mother’s traits. And no wonder. Since their toddling days, father had meant little more than a door rm.t. His wife’s relatives called him the family “clam.” When the children grew up and entertained their school friends in the parlor, he would spend the long winter evenings before the kitchen stove, reading and smoking an old corn-cob pipe, but never saying a word. He had some old college chums who lived in the same town— Sam was a well-educated man—but like the hen-pecked husbands of the comic strips, he preferred staying away from their poker games to withstanding his wife’s tongue. And always she was after him to “stop bein’ lower’n an errand boy at that there bank and gettin’ out and earnin’ somethin’ to live decent on!” Al- ways he would smile patiently and say: “All right, Rachel, I’ll see about it.” At heart his wife was a good woman, but she had a superiority complex to bother with, and also a marriageable daughter. And if there really are matchmakers in this small, crazy world, Mrs. Drew was one of the first water. She was plump and large and placid enough to look upon, but underneath that rather oily scalp were schemes that would have conquered the world for a Caesar or a Napoleon. Sure proof of this was that her women friends were few—and what further proof was neces- sary? There were two drawbacks to her otherwise perfect schemes. First, she had an “imbecile husband who never would make his mark in the world.” Second, her daughter was in love with Harry Thornton and not with the victim she had picked out. This latter was too small an item for her to bother her head over, but her husband’s failings were a constant source of bitterness, and they sharpened her speech like the continuous pressure of a blade against a grindstone. Then came the three bombshells into the Drew family. One morning at breakfast Mrs. Drew, in curl papers and kimono, opened the morning paper. Sam never got a glimpse of it till it had been round the family. Bombshell number one descended! The president of Sam’s bank and three directors had gone to a watery grave, when the former’s priceless yacht had gone down over by the shoals near Dead Man’s Cove. Mrs. Drew looked up. “How come your name’s here, Sam ? Says somethin’ about—For the Lord’s sake! For the Lord’s sake! Water, Emily, quick!” Samuel Jr. looked at his father. His father looked at his wife. “Uh—huh. True. I’m an assistant director or something. Raised three jumps, yesterday.” There was no excitement in his voice. It was still the same old monotone, calm as a hundred- hour clock. Mrs. Drew shrieked. “And you mean to say you never told us, you old fossil?” Her glance was sour as acetic acid. Then she turned to Emily and the two boys. “We’ll get that good apartment now, kids, and that pink silk outfit for your trousseau, Emily.” Emily wiped the grapefruit juice off her rather pretty chin to hide the grimace on her face. The next week the Drews moved onto the avenue, and poor Sam had to leave behind his corn-cob and his old slippers and was made to wear a bulgy tuxedo. Instead of reading by the kitchen stove in blissful peace, he had to sit at a whist, and receive his wife’s stinging rebukes when he made a false play. She had also the most painful habit of stepping on his pet corn underneath the table. Altogether he never spent a happy moment in the new home his money paid for. Bombshell number two was more than a mere explosion in the House of Drew. It was an earthquake. Per order of the head of the house, the whole family went to a fashionable resort for a vacation. This move would raise Emily in the eyes of her prospect’s family. And she intended Emily to be married to the prospect early in the fall at the latest. So with a new wardrobe for herself and Emily, she made an “impression” on the “elite” of the beach resort. But she was so intent on her “impression” that she made the mistake of her life. Her husband had always been a silent “clam” of a man. But she forgot that he was easily influenced. She forgot also that little saying of Shakespeare’s, which when modified means “every clam will turn.” Now when a (Continued on Page 48) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 37 The Man Underneath Albert Allen, 1928 OR four years Lansing had been a “scrub” tackle on the Colven Uni- versity football squad. Each fall he appeared at the athletic field to receive punishment, bruises, and undergo the miseries of a “scrub,” that poor individual who helps to condition and improve the varsity players, ever with the for- lorn, yet always new hope, of some day earning the coveted “C.” The coach, Bill Carson, formerly a star half- back at Colven, admired Lansing for his courage and unwavering determination to earn a letter. But a coach must put the college above personal feelings. At practice, as the autumn wind blew over the deserted Colven Stadium, Coach Carson always relied on Lan- sing to offer stubborn resistance to the varsity attack, knowing that he would take the punish- ment without a whimper. The annual game between Colven and a Western invader, Kinsley, the last of the sea- son for Colven, was about to begin. As the Colven scrubs sat on the bench, Lansing gazed about him, thinking. Enthusiastic alumni, Col- ven undergraduates, and supporters of the in- vading team were seated in the stands, filling the stadium to capacity. Banners were flying, cheers and songs swelled forth carried by the breeze to the old buildings and the campus of his beloved Colven. Certainly those men out on the field going through the signals had some- thing to inspire them, a college for which they must give their best. The familiarity of the panoramic scene, the futility of his four-year attempt to earn a “C,” brought secret tears to courageous Lansing’s eyes. Four years he had struggled and this was his lot! Resentment and remorse filled Lansing, but his better na- ture fought down this bitterness, and he found consolation in the thought that he had helped Colven’s team, that he had done a little for Col- ven. The sharp, shrill whistle of an official awoke him from his reverie. From the first kick-off Lansing stared at the game in progress on the gridiron. He felt the keen thrill of every move, groaning at a fumble or a loss, rejoicing when Colven made a good play. On the bench Lansing really played that game. Quarter after quarter passed, and at the end of the third period the score stood: Kinsley, 10; Colven, 7. Again the game was in progress. Early in the last period the Colven halfback, Charley Mead, squirmed and dodged down the field for a sensational touchdown. Colven failed to kick the goal, but led by three points. Still there was danger, as Kinsley had a star place- ment kicker, of that team’s coming within field- goal distance and tying the score. Five minutes before the game ended, Hartley, Colven’s right tackle, lay unconscious after a fierce scrimmage. With set lips Coach Carson walked up and down the side lines. Finally he quietly beckoned to Lansing and said: “You know what’s expected, Lansing. I believe in you. Fight hard! Go in there in place of Hartley and carry on for Colven.” Grim, and tingling at the thought of conflict, Lansing entered the game that meant the realization of his hopes and, even greater, Col- ven’s honor. In those remaining five minutes Lansing played as he had never played before. Making openings for his backfield, tearing through and bringing Kinsley men to earth with crushing tackles, encouraging and implor- ing the weary sons of Colven to hold, Lansing was instrumental in checking the march of Kinsley. As the last whistle died down, thirty thousand voices joined in loud tribute to Lan- sing and Colven’s victorious men. In the club- house, after being carried on the shoulders of the joyous crowd, Lansing was happy, su- premely happy. A few days later a banquet was held in honor of the Colven football team. Letters were to be handed out and a trophy awarded to the man who had done the most for Colven in foot- ball. It was the consensus of opinion that Haw- ley, the star fullback and All-American player, would receive the cup. It was a glorious mo- ment for Lansing when, amid cheers, he re- ceived his “C.” Laughter, song, and happy voices filled the hall; which quieted as the Dean of Colven arose to make the presentation speech and announce the winner. The Dean delivered a touching, thoughtful speech on “The Man Underneath,” saying, among other things: “Spectators do not honor those whom we call the ‘scrubs,’ they stand punishment heaped upon them by the varsity, they receive the bruises for which no cheers are forthcoming; they sit on the bench, hoping and waiting for a chance to make good, unappreciated, often in silence suffering their disappointments and humiliations. Tonight we honor those men, one of whom stands out from the ranks as one of the finest men it has been Colven’s honor to call its own. It is my privilege to announce that Robert Lansing wins the Davis Trophy, being the player who has done most for Col- ven itself. Great is the star, but even more to be honored is The Man Underneath.’ ” As blushingly Lansing received the trophy, the hall reverberated to the cheering accorded this great son of Colven, the victorious “Man Underneath”! 38 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Poet’s Corner Francis McCarthy, 1926 THE CALL OF THE SEA I stood on the deck of my ship one day As she sped o’er the rolling sea, And the sight of her spars and belling sail Made my heart leap with glee. She dipped her bow in the foaming crest And tossed the spray in the air. While the salt wind whined and blew up aloft And sang a song in my hair. My bare feet gripped on the planks beneath And my hand grasped tight the wheel; The touch of the ropes and cords of my ship Were the things I loved to feel. The life of the sea is the life of the free And no other life for me! for me! John E. Pierce, 1927. AUTUMN The leaves are dressed in flaming color, Of radiant yellows and reds and browns, They have laid aside their conservative green, For their rare and glorious autumn gowns. They dance all sprightly in the breeze, While the sun shines bright in skies so clear. Oh, the autumn days are the best of all, For now the world seems full of cheer. The trees soon lose their royal leaves, They seem forlorn as they stand quite bare, But they’ve made this gray old world of ours An artists’ paradise most rare. Anna Saval, 1926. PARIS City of laughter, beauty and tears, Valley of sorrow, throughout the years, Palace of gaity where riches abound, Prison of sadness where poverty’s found; The Mecca of pleasure for young and old Who gamble with Fate, in tales untold. Travel may bring you farther away To pagan China across the bay, Or even to Venice, whose waters delight Tourists and lovers, in pale moonlight, But the lure of Paris will round you weave, And sweetly, temptingly, to you cleave. Audrey Cox, 1927. THE DREAM OF PEACE Give to me a bit of heaven With God’s stars and a stray moonbeam That lingers in a flower garden, where the roses bloom, Give me then a maid and lover, And for you I’ll make a dream. Give to me a bit of heaven Where no sorrow can sift through, Where there are no lovers’ tears, Nor a sweetheart’s low good-bye Breathed beneath the tender sky. Give to me a bit of heaven W’here only love may wander, Where there are no lovers’ partings, Nor a sweetheart’s farewell kiss Of despairing tenderness. I said I’d make a dream for you— The dream of all the dreams come true! Then tear the goddess War from off her throne And give to God what is His own! Beatrice 0. Bates, 1926. A QUIET TIME The days of deep blue skies are gone When winds blew gaily all along The roads, where gorgeous colored trees Loomed up, and tossed at every breeze. The days are calm, with hazy light, The leaves drift down in color bright, The days are peaceful now, but sad That winter days we soon must have. We’ve had the autumn colors gay, We’ve had bright sunsets every day, We have a quiet time this year In fall, before the winter drear. Lorna Proudfoot, 1927. SHORE THOUGHTS I strolled down to the seashore, And there I watched all day The murmuring, tossing ocean, Rolling, dashing clouds of spray, And salty wind-blown waves Far up on the clear white sand, Where man’s vague, earthly power Commands the weaker land. And as I watched the turmoil (’Twas an awe inspiring sight), I thought of God's great power To control the ocean’s might,— To protect the weaker mortals From the ocean’s age-long fight. Ruth Richardson, 1927. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 39 Public Occurrences THE LITERARY CLUB During an assembly in the hall the members of the Literary Club voted that the name of the club be changed from the English Club to the Literary Club. This suggestion was made by Bartlett Stoodley, the charter president, and it was enthusiastically received. This year shows a very encouraging increase in the membership of the various groups of the Literary Club. The Poetry Club, which has the largest enrollment, claims over fifty mem- bers, and the Short Story Club is a close second. The Journalism and the Playwriting Clubs, though not so large, are undertaking many in- teresting ventures. If all who have joined these various groups are faithful in attendance, Somerville High will certainly be giving a good many new literary lights to the world. The Literary Club has for its aim to kindle and inspire creative ability in writing. Such aim cannot be over-estimated. The four divi- sions of the club give one a wide choice and free opportunity to select the subject of great- est interest to the individual. Each group holds a meeting but once a month; thus if a student wishes to join more than one group he is free to do so. The officers and chairmen of the Literary Club are as follows: James Cutler, president; Beatrice Bates, secretary; Frances Waugh, chairman Short Story Club: Isaiah Wilson, chairman Poetry Club; Ruth Gordon, chairman Playwright Club; Maurice Sellers, chairman Journalism Club. Truly it is a good thing to be able to say that you belong to the Literary Club of the Som- erville High School. You may have unsus- pected talent that should be cultivated. Join the group that interests you most and attend its next meeting! Beatrice 0. Bates, Secretary. THE STORY-TELLING GROUP On Thursday, October 22, at 4 o’clock, seven girls, all members of the Senior class, went to the Central Library, where they told stories to a group of children. The program was in charge of Miss Geraldine McLaughlin, and was as follows:— “The China Rabbit Family,” Veronica Tierney “Jack the Giant Killer,” Theresa Carew “The Taster of Puddings,” Mary Maguire “Where Tom Found His Manners,” Edith Strong “Epaminondas and His Aunty,” Isabel Cheney “Little Red Riding Hood,” Virginia Fernandez “The Child of the Mist,” Helen Haley SPANISH CLUB Tuesday, October 20, opened the third season of the Spanish Club under the direction of Miss Solano and Miss Cunningham. During the club meeting, the members held their election and the result was as follows: President, Ker- mit Marsh; vice-president, Edith Gustafson; secretary, Evelyn Testa; treasurer, Joseph Thornton. The members of the club are planning to present the annual Spanish play, which is being selected by Miss Solano. It is hoped that, under the leadership of their teachers and the new officers, the Spanish Club will have another pleasant and successful season. Evelyn A. Testa, Secretary. SENIOR ELECTION The Senior election was held on October 23 at the polling booth of the Cummings School. The interest was great because of the silent campaign conducted during the Senior music period on that day. The results of the election are as follows: President, George Shaw; vice- president, Gladys Allen; secretary, Anna Sand- strom; treasurer, Daniel Cotter; editor, Helen Gordon; assistant editor, Miles White. The elected officers have promised to do their best and bespeak the co-operation of the class. 40 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR AOTES OF THE ALVMNI CATTra.ELL-08 1925 Thelma Ferguson and Eleanor Harmon are at RadclifFe College. Phyllis Butterfield, Ethel Starck and Dallas Seavev are freshmen at Boston University Secretarial School. Blanche Canavan, Evelyn Saunders and Claire MacTiernan are at Simmons College. Albert Irving is at Tufts College. Thurston Edwards and Richard Warren are at Hebron Academy. Sally Edgerley, Howard Lincoln and Alfred Lyons are taking post-graduate courses that our school provides. Forest Benton is attending Lehigh Univer- sity. Bartlett Dudley is at the Bentley School of Accounting. Francis Hogan is playing on the Worcester Eastern League football team. Curtis Goodwin is on the football team at Northeastern University. Richard Valenti has been chosen to sing in the chorus of “The Miracle.” Dorothy Lee is attending Fitchburg Normal. Paul Broderick and Eugene Herlihy are at Boston College. Muriel Clark and Anne Sheridan are at Salem Normal School. Donald Remick is employed as a drug clerk in this city. Doris Emery is working for the John Han- cock Insurance Company. Estelle Jones and Alice Underwood are work- ing in the public library. Stanley Snell is at Bates College. Mabel Gunning and Edith Desmond are at Boston University. Eleanor Packard is studying music at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Charles Bliss is at Northeastern College. Hazel Felt is at Miss Farmer’s School. Kathryn Heater is at Boston University Col- lege of Liberal Arts. Haskell Billings is at Brown University. 1924 Robert Rogers is at Hebron Academy. Nellie Gray is attending Leland Powers School of Expression. Alexander Brown is employed by Neil, Mc- Key and Company, brokers, of Boston. Sara Sherburne is teaching classes in danc- ing in Somerville, Belmont and Reading. Phyllis Wardrobe is secretary of her class at Boston University. Mary Ransom is president of the Sophomore class of Jackson College. Milton Dupertuis is one of the students in Harvard College who has been ranked with high honor by the faculty. 1923 Cleon Hopkins is a Junior at Tufts College. Miriam Gordon is attending the Chandler Secretarial School. Walter Robinson is going to Harvard Night School of Accounting. 1922 Genevieve Peak was recently engaged to Joseph Roberts Doe. The engagement of Gwendolyn Dunn to Mur- ray Zwicker has been announced. Roma Keddy is working for the Birchard Publishing Company in Boston. 1921 The engagement of Elizabeth Sprague to William Allen Newton has recently been an- nounced. Both Miss Sprague and Mr. Newton are students at the University of Vermont, class of 1926. 1920 Robert McPhail is playing on the football team at Dartmouth College. 1919 Barbara Louise Perry is the private secre- tary of Dr. Chalmers of the Allen Chalmers Private School in Newton. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 41 THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 'w Beatrice Ulen Is there anyone who has read the stories of King Arthur’s Round Table and has not loved the adventures of Sir Galahad? The tales would stir in anyone countless emotions, but to make them truer we should all see the wonder- ful pictures that portray the different stages of Sir Galahad’s career. In the Boston Public- Library are the original paintings, but in our own West Library we have a fine set of repro- ductions which every pupil of the Somerville High School should know and appreciate. I shall try to interest you in a few of them and you will find others that I have no room to men- tion. Then, do not stop with our reproduc- tions, but go to the Boston Public Library and see the “real thing.” The Oath of Knighthood represents the end- ing of Galahad’s training, the passing of his boyhood, as he starts out into the world upon his great mission. He has passed a night’s vigil in the convent chapel and is about to leave. As he, clad in red, kneels at the altar with his helmet before him, Sir Lancelot and Sir Bors, in armor, kneel behind him fastening his spurs, as a signal that he is ready to depart into the life of the world. This picture is very beautiful, with the shadowy shapes of the nuns hovering in the background and the crucifix with the Saviour, unbearded and youthful, without a trace of agony upon His beloved face. “The Round Table” displays a great dramatic moment when Galahad arrives at Camelot to take his place at the Round Table. Galahad is led by the mysterious figure of his ancestor, the first possessor of the Holy Grail after the con- secration by the Savior’s blood. The spirit is robed in white, head concealed, inspiring awe and wonder. It is indeed an effective picture; the sword hilts are lifted high, giving the sign of the cross, and King Arthur rises from his throne to receive Sir Galahad, and advances as though led by the hands of destiny. “The Departure” portrays Galahad, kneeling with the other knights, awaiting the benedic- tion before they set out upon their great quest. Galahad has the sword which he found fastened in a floating rock and which no one else was able to move. His shield is that of King Evelake, a Pagan converted by Galahad’s an- cestor Joseph, and his armor is of golden chain above his red robe. When we look upon this picture, and see the knights kneeling in armor, holding their lances erect, and the bishop giving the benedic- tion, a feeling of reverence possesses us. “The Castle of the Grail” is a picture that has a trace of the supernatural. King Amfortas, the owner of the castle, old and worn by suffer- ing, lies in fitful slumber on his couch. The whole court seems to be under a spell, but Gala- had has brought a gleam of life, a ray of sun- shine, into this cursed court by his purity. The procession of the Holy Grail passes among them, but the king and his court are unable to see it. All the other pictures have a story and are worth studying. “The Seven Sins,” “The Key to the Castle,” “The Castle of Maidens,” “Blanche Fleur,” “The Deliverer,” and “Solo- mon’s Ship” are all pictures of Galahad’s trav- els that contain beauty and appeal to our finer instincts. Everyone should be able to recog- nize them and tell something about each one. Miss Hastings has pamphlets that are helpful and interesting so that all can learn something about them if they are interested. 42 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1926 Helen (Jordon, Editor J. Miles White, Ask D. C. in Room 115 what “haut boys are, and if he still thinks that they are related to “hot-dogs ? The musical organizations of the school are under the leadership of Seniors, and each leader is trying his best to have his group com- mended for the work he has planned. The leaders who deserve recognition are:— Orchestra, Chester Nelson Band, Floyd Tottle Boys’ Glee Club, Alden Edkins Girls’ Glee Club, Virginia Fernandez Sophomore Girls’ Glee Club, Edith Gustafson Two Senior girls, Marjorie Holmberg and Annie Maclnnes, have been appointed from the commercial division to record the year’s event? of the school, which are to be typed and bound. What a drab place this world would be with- out the very encouraging smile of one’s French teacher before an exceedingly stiff exam! Not so long ago Division III, English C, de- cided by means of a debate that written ex- aminations should be abolished. Many strong reasons were given, but we think public opinion, or student opinion, was the most powerful. And they say public opinion sways Congress. Helen—“My dear, hold onto your pocket- book. May—“Don’t be silly, my dear, that’s only a girl in one of those new pirate hats. Though few realize it, this is the first time that the editor-in-chief of the Radiator has been a girl. We are sure Beatrice is as good as any boy editor-in-chief the Radiator ever had. Irene IT.: “Oh, Kay! why don’t you go to the Assistant Editor game? Everyone will be there, Edna and I are going. What Would Happen If Charlie Finn’s hair didn’t curl? Janie Price wasn’t sitting on the umbrella rack at 1.45? Lawrence Hesse and Gladys Allen weren’t together? Betty and Marjorie forgot to stand on the radiator outside 115? Joseph Laurendeau grew an inch? Ruth Armstrong stopped talking? Nocky Sargent was stranded without a girl ? Grace S. and Dot R. weren’t holding up the post in front of the office? Francis Kelly stopped making suggestions? Helen Gordon walked instead of ran? Bruce was where he couldn’t be seen? Helen Minton couldn’t find a comb? Miles White wasn’t trying to be serious? Bunny Tuck curled her hair? Roderick A. did what he was told? Marion Duffy hurried once in a while? Bea Swinehamer’s hair was straight? Jimmie Cutler stopped smiling? Mr. Pearson ought to teach “How to vote. Teacher: “As I call your names, each pupil must first give his middle initial and then where he plans to go after leaving High School. Several pupils satisfactorily gave their future plans,—then— Teacher: “And, Colburn, where are you go- ing? Colburn (busy): “H. Who should be given the point of credit when a pupil gives to a member of the Traffic Squad his home room as 221 (East Library), the traf- fic officer or the offender for putting one over? SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 43 Room 113 is proud to possess such celebrities as George Shaw, Anna Sandstrom and Herbert Wilson. Seniors! Have you ever tried saving? The school still has a bank where you may deposit money which will be needed for graduation. It is not too late now to save for the numerous demands which come at the end of the school year. Gert Philips: “Grace, how many thumb tacks are there in a box?” Grace (astonished): “Well, how do you sup- pose I know?” Some very queer answers were given in the history quizz the Seniors had. Some were as follows:— Where is the Cape of Good Hope? Near Ice- land. Who discovered America? King of Portu- gal. Hanna and a young lady were busy trying to make a scale balance in the physics labora- tory. Hanna was offering his assistance, but his hand was not steady. Mr. H., the teacher, offers a suggestion. “Hanna, let the young lady do it, she has a more delicate touch.” Hanna (in doubt) : “Oh, but Mr. H., how do you know?” We notice “Red” Wilson has had a shave at last. We were thinking of taking up a col- lection. There was quite a commotion in .Miss A’s Senior English class as to whether a strainer was a col—an—del or a cul—en—dar. Which is it? Monroe Burbank spends his first period daily looking at germs in the biology room. Room 111 was the first Senior room to have 100 per cent, in Radiator subscriptions. Miss A. made a startling discovery the other day that we have a great dramatist (G. S.) in English III H, and she is planning a club for the purpose of helping the rest of the class to be more forceful and expressive in our read- ing. R—L— enjoys writing essays so much that she is going to publish a series of them. Mr. Hosmer, explaining the word Exio just as Mr. Sprague was about to enter by way of the exit door, said, pointing to the sign, “Exit.” Mr. Sprague exited. Miss A.: “Your assignment for Monday will be a written essay and a test.” Loud exclamation from class. Miss A.: “Speak a little louder, girls, I can’t hear you.” Irene K.: “I’ve got a job.” Mary H.: “Where?” Irene K.: “Castle Square Theatre.” Mary H.: “Doing what?” Irene K.: “Watering Abie’s Irish Rose.” Favorite Songs R. Aylesbury—“Yes, Sir! That’s My Baby.” E. Strong—“Sometime.” L. Butters—“Collegiate.” I. Cheney—“All Alone.” F. Hanson—“If You Hadn’t Gone Away.” E. Foy—“Let Me Call You Sweetheart.” L. Hesse—“The Only, Only One.” M. Price—“My Sweetie Turned Me Down.” M. Silver—“Oh, How I Miss You Tonight.” R. Miller—“Where’s My Sweetie Hiding?” G. Shaw—“Rose Marie.” K. Kirkness—“Ain’t My Baby Grand?” M. Hicks—“She’s Such a Nice Girl” M. Rowell—“Ah, Ha!” H. Steeves—“Yearning” (just for you) I). Cotter—“There Ain’t No Flies on Aunty.” B. Swinehamer—“If I Had a Boy Like You.” M. White—“Remember.” Messrs. Tottle and Cromwell announce that they will start classes in salesmanship in the near future. Find Our Head Master’s Name Joseph Gough GeOrge Shaw MartHa Silva Gladys AlleN Ann A Sandstrom Monroe BurbAnk Helen MalVey DaniEl Cotter RichaRd Miller MYrta Rowell Heard in S. H. S. School Car Beatrice: “I’m dying to see ‘Romola’ at the Central this afternoon.” Janie: “Do you really want to see that show which George—” Beatrice (our literary editor) interrupting: “Oh, is he in it?” Room 111 is going to be turned into an open- air school, there is so much fresh air in there. We arc glad to see that the Senior class has in it so many girls that made the basket ball team last year. We wish them luck this year. t 44 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1927 Frank Elwell, Editor Sophomore: “Hey, Jack, do you spell the name of your Junior class with a capital ‘J’? “Ahem, unenlightened youth, not when one is a Senior ' J. L.: “At last, passed that Physics exam.” S. T.: “Honestly? J. L. (indignantly): “Don’t get personal, please. Don’t ever breathe a word of this to L-n-n N-s-n, of Room 308, but 'tis whispered that even while a lad of two years, he was so musi- cally inclined that he played on the linoleum. At last the elections are over, and Mr. Pear- son can enjoy a long rest until the worthy Sophs get ready for theirs. Are the results gratifying? Cast your eyes down this list and answer this question yourself. William Talbot, president; Helen Clements, vice-president; Helen Aikens, secretary; and Robert Thomas, treasurer. A rumor pervades the Junior Class that F-n-k C-rr-1, of 304, tried hard, when caught up in an apple tree this summer, to convince his captor that he was merely replacing an apple which had fallen from the tree! The Juniors are well represented in the Chess Club. Three of the officers are Junior boys and also members of last year’s team. Manuel Lima is the captain, Harold Greenough, the president, and Frank Elwell, secretary. We editors toil hard and work Till our finger tips are sore, Then some young Sophomore starts the cry: I’ve heard this joke before! It is rather interesting to note that all three of the girls who are the Junior officers come from Room 303. Congratulations! ’Twould seem that some of the teachers had taken for their watchword: “They shall not pass! Reason? Obvious! ’Tis just because a group of Juniors have constructed a bit o’ verse to which they staunchly adhere. Shall we quote it? “Don’t do homework when you’re happy; Don’t do homework when you’re blue; Don’t do homework when you’re lazy, Or have something else to do! Don’t do homework in the daytime; Don’t do homework in the night; But do homework every other time With all your main and might! You don’t have to be a Latin shark to get the moral of this. Can’t do it? Apply to Latin instructor. Puer ex Jersey lens ad school, Videt in meadow, Infectum mule. Ille approaches, 0 magnus sorrow! Puer it skyward, Fumus tomorrow. Moral Qui videt a thing, Non ei well known; Est bene for him Id relinqui alone. Juniors, you are well represented on the foot- ball team! Why not be well represented at the games? Echo answers, “Why? Well—it’s up to you. Answer by coming out to the next game. Wanted: Two or three girl cheer-leaders. Ap- ply to Coach Dickerman any time. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 45 1928 Ernest Sackett, Editor Soph (asking for information): “How did you become such a good speaker?” Senior (trying to be wise): “Oh, easy, I started by addressing envelopes.” Many a block of paper has diminished ’neath the strain. Senior: “Whence cometh yonder cave man ?” Soph: “Oh, yes, that’s Bill from the Western Junior High.” Sugarpuff: “Great experience we get in this school!” Candylamb: “You bet! This filing gets you prepared for the five o’clock rush.” It is the opinion of several Sophs that if Caesar had tried to translate some of his own works, they would never have been written for us to slave over. East Ragchue, Kansas. Enraged fathers met here today at the town poolroom to abolish the saying: “So is your old man.” It was decided that the Sophomore class of this school were principal offenders. Pop Weasel brought out the fact that enough blame was laid upon the male parent by the wife, without the child helping out. Je Pocketem, champion pool player of the town, said that being only seventy-four, he was dead against being called an old man. As they were about to light the fifth pipe, Chalo Fishem, who saved their lives in the Galveston Flood, sug- gested that the phrase be moderated to “The situation is likewise with the matured paternal parent.” Birds of a feather flock together. Perhaps the Radiator is responsible for all the cars brought to school. Wh'y not change to the Rubber Heel, then perhaps the owners will walk. Free To all Sophomores interpreting initials on their desks, a book entitled “Ten artistic ways to carve initials on desks without being caught” will be given free. Post mortem: This book will be a great help to you dur- ing your next three years’ stay in this school. Hardly had some of our members settled themselves to this easy routine when the fail- ure slips appeared! If, as that French scientist has predicted, it is true that we are to have practically no sum- mer next year, would it not be a wise and profitable business to demolish that cat that sings nocturnal ditties on the back fence just out of reach of the alarm clock, and thereby have a new fur coat? Mr. C. (speaking about the navy): “What is tar used for?” D—J.: “Streets.” Mr. C.: “How old is a person that was born in 1890?” Brilliant Senior: “Man or Woman?” Some day we will have Alumni notes like this: Pushem, Me. October 13, 1950. Joe Gofaster was appointed chief of police here today. He stated that it was his experi- ence upon the traffic squad that obtained him his position. If Cicero had been wise, he would have stopped persecuting Cataline and imprisoned Caesar for violating the rules of Latin gram- mar. Wise Senior (upon seeing an ambitious Soph who was about to clean windows):— “Say, there, youngster, I know a good way to clean windows.” “What’s that?” inquired the Soph. “Wash them,” suggested the Senior. One Soph, when asked to write a class note, wrote this:— “As I haven’t anything to do, I thought I’d write a class note. As I haven’t anything to write, I guess I will close.” Teacher (holding pupil’s hand): “Young man, the devil has hold of you.” Pupil: “Guess you’re right.” A few plucky Sophomores have lately been spending their afternoons in the typewriting room, endeavoring to bring that terrible D to an A. Member of the Traffic Squad: “Hurry up down those stairs, please.” Latin teacher: “Give me the Dative case of donum” (which is dono). Pupil: “Don’t know” (dono). Teacher: “Right.” Teacher: “Decline caput.” Pupil: “What carpet?” 46 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR EXCHANGES We have the following exchanges on our list this year:— “The Echo,” Winthrop High Schood, Win- throp, Mass. “The Aegis.” Houston, Texas. “The Bowdoin Orient,” Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me. “The Echo,” Urbana, Illinois. “The Broadcast,” Everett, Mass. “The Bulletin,” Watertown, Mass. “Lynn Classical Gazette,” Lynn, Mass. “M. T. S. News,” Bellevue Training School, New York. “The Netop,” Turners Falls, Mass. “The Golden Rod,” Quincy, Mass. “Boston University Beacon,” Boston, Mass. “The Oracle,” Bangor, Maine. “The Chronicle,” Haverhill. Mass. “The Mirror,” Coldwater, Michigan. “The Hermonite,” Mount Hermon. “The Fine Needle,” Rapid City, South Dakota. “The Massachusetts Collegian,” Massachu- setts Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass. “Tufts Weekly,” Tufts College, Medford, Mass. “The Spectator,” Johnstown, Pennsylvania. “The Red and Gray,” Fitchburg, Mass. “The Optimist,” South Side High School, Newark, N. J. “The Recorder,” Winchester High School. Winchester, Mass. “Drury Academe,” Drury Academy, North Adams, Mass. “The Trident,” United States Naval Acad- emy, Annapolis, Md. “Dorchester High School Item,” Dorchester, Mass. “Philomath,” Framingham High School, Framingham, Mass. “The Sea Breeze,” Thomaston High School, Maine. “The Argus,” Gardner, Mass. “The Southern Bell,” Southern Junior High School. Somerville, Mass. “The Unquity Echo,” Milton, Mass. “The Spotlight,” South Hadley High School, South Hadley, Mass. “Burdett Lion,” Burdett College, Boston, Mass. “The Assembler,” Wrentham High School, Wrentham, Mass. “The Abbis,” Abington High School, Mass. “The Jabberwock,” Girls’ Latin School, Boston, Mass. “The Western Star.” Western Junior High School, Somerville, Mass. “The Red and Black,” Whitman High School, Whitman, Mass. “The Punch Harder,” Punchard High School, Andover, Mass. As We See Others The Golden Rod, Quincy High School, Quincy, Massachusetts.—Your magazine is very com- plete in every department. The Echo, Winthrop High School, Winthrop, Massachusetts.—Why not include us in your exchange column? We like your paper. The Aegis, Houston, Texas.—You have a very humorous paper. M. T. S. News, Bellevue Training School, New York.—Why not have an exchange column and a few more jokes in your paper? They would improve it. The Broadcast, Everett High School, Massa- chusetts.—Your paper is very newsy! The Jester’s Column is especially commendable. The Bulletin, Watertown High School, Massa- chusetts.—A compact paper! The Oracle, Bangor, Maine.-—All your de- partments are well organized. Your cuts are especially attractive. The Chronicle, Haverhill, Massachusetts.— We like The Chronicle and hope to see it again. Your editorials are very interesting. The Mirror, Coldwater, Michigan.—You have a very snappy paper. The Just Jest column is particularly interesting. The Hermonite, Mount Hermon, Massachu- setts.—You have much to be proud of in your magazine. We congratulate you! The Pine Needle, Rapid City, South Dakota. Your paper contains interesting and very “newsy” news. The Spectator, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.— Your paper is exceedingly well written in every department. The Pingry Record, Elizabeth. New Jersey.— Why not have an exchange column? The ac- count of your athletics is very interesting. The Blue and Gold, Malden, Massachusetts.— “Sportraits” are very amusing. You have a well organized paper. The Bowdoin Orient, Bowdoin College, Bruns- wick, Maine.-—Your paper is complete in every way. Your articles are very interesting. We find nothing but praise for it. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 47 I I ATHLETICS Charles Finn, Sporting Editor Somerville has at last waked up. There was more spirit shown at the last game than has been shown for a long time. Bob Holmes is fast recovering from his in- jured knee, and may be seen in the lineup against Brookline. Eddy Bergin showed how the game should be played. Time after time he would stop the plays with considerable loss to the opponents. Against a man of Connery’s calibre this is no small feat. Coni Corcoran has developed into a fast man. He was down under almost every punt and stopped the receiver in his tracks. Herb Wilson got some great punts off in the last game, and Everett knows whether or not he plunged through the line. Somerville is going to win the rest of the games. Let everybody get behind the team. Somerville vs. Cambridge Latin Somerville won its first league game in three years against Cambridge Latin at Russell Field. The score was 14 to 12. During the first half Somerville did all her scoring, while Cambridge Latin was restricted to the second half. Hatchor recovered a fumble for Somerville and paved the way for the first touchdown. Wil- son took the ball across on a line plunge. He also kicked the goal. During the second quar- ter Somerville again scored. They marched right down the field and Wilson again took the ball over for the score; he also kicked the goal. Cambridge Latin came back in the second half and right away scored a touchdown, though they failed to kick the goal. The new forma- tion they used was one Somerville seemed un- able to guard against. At the last part of the fourth quarter Somerville again threatened to score. A blocked pass caught by Cambridge and a dash down the field resulted in the second score for Cambridge. They also failed in this attempt to kick the goal. Gilligan, Newton’s Big Star Somerville was beaten in their annual league game with Newton by the score of 20 to 6. The Newton forward passes were mainly the cause of the downfall of Somerville. At the opening kick-off, Scully got the ball on his own twenty- yard line and ran through the whole Newton team for a touchdown. Shortly after Newton scored on a fifty-five-yard run by W. Proctor. Gilligan then kicked the goal, which gave New- ton a 7 to 6 lead. Immediately after this New- ton opened up its passing game, and Somerville was unable to stop them. The second score was made by a pass to Gilligan, who ran the remaining distance for the touchdown. A bad pass from the centre kept Newton from scoring the try point. The last score was made by re- covering a blocked kick, and then Holbrook took the ball across for the score. Gilligan again kicked the goal. Everett-Somerville Game Everett won from Somerville on a forward pass completed in the last minute of the first half. With one minute to play, Griffin threw a thirty-yard forward pass to O’Hara, who caught it on his forty-five-yard line with two Somerville players near him. He was downed as he caught it. Two line rushes by Griffin scored the touchdown, but he failed to kick the goal. Somerville came very near scoring in the third period. Wilson, who outpunted Arbliu, got off a fifty-five-yard kick that was downed on the Everett six-yard line. Everett made the only fumble of the game on the next play and Hatchor recovered for Somerville on the twelve-yard line. Two rushes by Wilson gained four yards. A forward pass was grounded be- hind the goal line for a touch-back. In the last quarter Somerville made another desperate attempt to tally. Somerville tried a pass, Wilson to McCarthy, which worked for a twenty-yard gain; two more passes were tried and the game ended with Somerville in posses- sion of the ball on their own forty-yard line. EVERETT O’Hara, Peterson, 1. e., Slomovitz, 1.1., Lewis, 1. g., Con very, c., Tobey, r. g., DeVcnuti, r. t., Redmong. Blailer, r. e., 1. Harrington, q. b., Holmes, 1. h. b., r. h. Arbliu, Demonte, r. h. b., Griffin, f. b., SOMERVILLE r. e., Johnson, Hart r. t., McFarlane r. g., Corcoran c., Bergin, Hart 1. g., Talbot 1.1., McGovern e., Hatchor, Goodwin q. b., Hoolev, Kippe b., Ewell, McCarthy 1. h. b., Scully f. b., Wilson 48 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR GIRLS’ ATHLETIC CLUB A meeting of all the girls interested in ath- letics was held in Room 122, Tuesday, October 13, at 1.45 p. m. Miss Burke presided, and in- troduced Miss Morgan, who is to take Miss Campbell’s place, and Miss Holt, a student at the Sargent School, who is to coach the girls’ field hockey and basket ball teams. Miss Burke announced an international field hockey meet at Wellesley. The meet is to be during Thanksgiving week, and a number of girls plan to visit Wellesley the Saturday fol- lowing Thanksgiving. The club officers for the year are as fol- lows: President, Gladys Allen: vice-president, Evelyn Palmer: secretary, Catherine Croy. There is to be field hockey practice every Tuesday and Friday afternoon from 3 p. m. to 5.30 p. m. Hockey practice will continue until after the Thanksgiving vacation. On Thursday, the 19th of November, there is to be a hike for all girls who came out for field hockey. Miss Holt is to accompany the girls. Beginning the Wednesday following vacation, there will be swimming from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p. m. in the Y. M. C. A. pool, under the direction of Miss Holt. Basket ball practice also begins the Tuesday following Thanksgiving vacation. Catherine Croy, Room 102. A LITTLE TEAM-WORK (Continued from Page 32) knew it would prove fatal to Ted if he were discovered, so he slunk off unnoticed through the Millbury entrance to the athletic house. Ted was there to greet him with tears in his eyes. He looked very pale, but was much stronger than before. “I saw it all from the window, Jerry,” he said, his hand on Jerry’s shoulder, “and I don’t know how to thank you!” “Don’t try, Ted. You’ve done enough to deserve it! You just forget it!” “I can’t go on like this, Jerry!” Ted argued, “I’m going to explain it all.” “No, you’re not, Ted, old boy!” Jerry con- tradicted him. “You just run along and see Madge. She’s waiting for you. Remember, old fellow, we’ve still a little team-work between us, haven’t we?” THE CLAM (Continued from Page 36) worm turns, watch out—but when a clam turns —well, all I can think of is the tide up there in the Bay of Fundy. One month of inde- pendent living and making his own friends of men who had always had independence and money in their pockets and authority at the breakfast table changed Sam Drew. But you see his wife was so intent upon keeping poor Emily away from the “young snipe” that she forgot about Sam. Give a down-trodden horse the reins, then try to check him! Emily noticed it first. “Attaboy, dad!” was all she said. It was partnership between the two from that point on. Finally the victim had been manipulated to the proposing point. At breakfast Mrs. Drew was all a-flutter with excitement. “Emily, dear, wear that green silk today, you look so nice in it. And hurry, dear, John will be here in half an hour to call for you. Just you and he, dear, are to motor over to—” “But, mother, I don’t care to go! I won’t be thrown with that prude again, so there!” “Emily, you are going, do you hear me? Why, John Wetherbee is worth a million and he asked me for your hand last night!” Bombshell number three. Bang! went Sam Drew’s fist on the table as up he rose in right- eous wrath. His voice was thunderous. “Look here, Rachel, you’ve had your way long enough! Now it’s my turn—my turn, do you hear?” He thumped his chest and raised his voice some more, “It’s my turn now, and from this time on, I do the bossing around here! To begin with, I say that Emily doesn't have to go out with that dam cur! And what, is more, she isn’t going to marry him, either, do you hear? She isn’t going to marry him!” Mrs. Drew became at first white; then she trembled visibly. “Junior, your father is s—sick!” her voice was shaky. That gave him more courage. “No, I’m not sick,” he said firmly, “I never felt better in my life,” he thumped his chest again—it was going to be easier than he had thought—“I’ve been a fool, that’s all! Now, thank God, I’m awake!” He turned to Emily. “Tell it, Emily, tell it, child.” Emily’s eyes lowered. Her cheeks grew very pink. Came the last bombshell, but by no means the least. “Harry and I were married last night,” she said triumphantly. Northeastern University Day School of Business Administration CONFERS DEGREE OF Bachelor of Business Administration — in — FINANCE, RETAILING, MARKETING, ACCOUNTING. SALES-MANAGEMENT, INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT, MERCHANDISING IT IS A SCHOOL WHERE You and the Faculty through friendship work together as equals, man to man. You share definite responsibility in moulding the traditions of the School. You have an unsurpassed equipment for athletics and recreation. You study business by analyzing actual problems of business. You study business with the help of eminent executives through addresses, personal conferences, and business surveys. YOU DEVELOP THAT STRAIGHT THINKING WHICH BUSINESS DEMANDS. 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Reduced Rates to All Members of Somerville Hi£h School and F'riends. SOMERVILLE TRUST COMPANY LARGEST COMMERCIAL HANK IN THE CITY Assets over $5,000,000.00 DAVIS SQUARE GILMAN SQUARE DORRETY OF BOSTON Official Designer and Manufacturer OF SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS RINGS AND PINS 387 Washington Street Boston, Mass. HOWARD B, BURLINGAME Private Tutor in LANGUAGES AND MATHEMATICS Pupils Prepared for Any College or Professional School. Pupils Backward in Their Studies or School Work Assisted. 33 Day Street West Somerville “He Beautiful. Sweet Maid, and let those who will, he homely. Improve your had points and make the most of your good ones.” THE FORCEFUL EDGERLY SERVICE MEANS REAL BENEFIT Let us study your needs at close range. You will receive courteous and painstaking attention from the very Best operators to he obtained. The work is so satisfactory that your business relation- ship will he 'a pleasure. EDGERLY and EDGERLY Davis Square Beauty Parlors Over the Somerville Theatre. Open Evenings Tel. Somerset 1499 C. W. BABCOCK AND SONS PAPER BOX MANUFACTURERS Mailing Boxes Candy Boxes Shelf Boxes Cake Boxes 30 Newberne Street W. Somerville, Mass. JOSEPH F. BELLEVUE TEACHER OF DRUMS Members of Drum Corps and Small Classes At Reduced Rates Will Teach At Your Home For Information Call Beach 0448 2 STORES WASHINGTON ST. 3ii Opposite the Old South Church 659 Gcvyety Theatre Building STUDENT PRINCE NEW SNAP BRIM SOFT WITH FANCY BAND $5.00 and $5.50 NEW SHORT VISORED CAP “SPECIAL” $2.00 SOMERVILLE High School Radiator Vol. XXXV’. Somerville, Boston, .Massachusetts, December 1925 No. 3 The Somerville lliuli School Rndlator 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. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In con- tributing, 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 exchange editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, $1.00 per Year Single .Numbers, 15 eents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston P. O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief BEATRICE 0. BATES, ’26 Associate Editors JAMES CUTLER, '26 RICHARD OBEAR, ’27 Exchange Editor HELEN MINTON, ’26 Poetry Editor Francis McCarthy, '26 Sporting Editor CHARLES FINN, '26 Library Editor BEATRICE ULEN, ’26 Alumni Editors ELEANOR STACKPOLE, ’26 ELEANOR PINKHAM, ’26 Class Editors HELEN GORDON, ’26 FRANK M. ELWELL, '27 ERNEST SACKETT, '28 Business Manager CHESTER F. COLWELL, '26 Assistant Business Manager FRED A. CLARK, '27 Circulating Manager IRVING CROMWELL, '26 Humor Editor WARREN ELDRIDGE, '26 Staff Artists MONROE BURBANK. '26 VIRGINIA JOHNSTON, '26 Faculty Treasurer GEORGE M. HOSMER Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Assistant Editors J. MILES WHITE, '26 KATHRYN MURPHY, '27 Table of Contents o o o EDITORIALS...................................57 “THE PICKPOCKET,” John Martignetti, '27 . . . . 53 “RETRIBUTION,” Frank M. Elwell, ’27..........59 “THE GREATEST GIFT,” Damon Hoflfses, '27 ... 60 “JE SUIS,” John E. Pierce, '27...............60 “INTRODUCING MR. RUSSELL COOK,” E. Natalie Dickey, '26 .....................................61 A TRIBUTE TO MR. BAXTER, George M. Hosmer . . 61 THE POET’S CORNER............................62 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT...........................64 PUBLIC OCCURRENCES .............................65 WINKS FROM THE WISE..........................66 ALUMNI NOTES.................................69 EXCHANGE NOTES ................................ 70 ATHLETICS....................................71 A PAGE OF CARTOONS .............................72 FLASHES OF HUMOR.............................73 57 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR EDITORIAL'S We are all very sorry to learn of Mr. McVey’s THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE Once again, in the never ceasing cycle of years, comes the joyous Christmas season, bright with its holly and its gayly wrapped packages. This Christmas finds us older than we were before—a year older, a year wiser, and a year farther away from that Christmas in Bethlehem those ages ago. And because time is ever racing onward, bearing us with it, are we not permitting the Yuletide to signify just a pretty custom—a pretty custom and very little more? Again and yet again has been repeated the story of that first Christmas, yet still the world needs to listen to its simple lesson—to listen and to heed. The palace of today harks to the manger of yesterday and today’s king of wealth to yesterday’s child of poverty. Ever must the great find guidance in the humble. A far cry it is from the rich and flourishing metropolis civilization has created for us, to poor little Bethlehem town. A great gulf lies between the lives we lead and the quiet life of the Christ Child. But between mansion and manger, me- tropolis of today and that sleepy village of yes- terday, there will always remain the strong, unbroken chain of His divine love. So, as the Yuletide approaches, let us once more read the story to learn anew the message—the sacred message from the long ago. B. 0. B. The editors of the Radiator extend to the Faculty and to the Student Body their sincerest wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are glad to welcome Miss Whitaker back to school after her long illness. We wish her the best of health for the future. illness, which has resulted in his resignation as Musical Director in the Somerville Schools. He has been here, at the school, for many years, and we appreciated his earnest work. Mr. McVey has been a favorite with all the pupils and he has done much for us. He ar- ranged the Christmas music for last year, and with the orchestra and glee clubs he conducted a very delightful performance. He and Miss Bell were writing a play to be given by both glee clubs next spring, with an instrumental accompaniment. Under his able instruction two of our pupils were fitted to sing in the chorus of “The Miracle.” Both teachers and pupils would like to broad- cast to him our best wishes for his speedy re- covery and a Hearty Christmas Greeting. The rain that fell on Friday, December 4, was symbolical of the tears we shed at Miss Swallow’s leaving the ranks of our faculty, as well as of the showers of blessing we hope for her in the future. No sooner do we become accustomed to writ- ing 1925 than we must change it to 1926. In the Football Number, our last issue, we earnestly requested your support of the team at the Thanksgiving game. Here we have the pleasure to thank each and every one of you who so nobly answered our appeal. If our estimate was correct, we had as many rooters as Rindge if not more, who played on its home field, and our cheer leaders certainly de- serve much credit for their work. The snake dance, too, was worthy of mention. 5H SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The Pickpocket A Christmas Experience John Martignetti, 1927 T was Christmas Eve. The world was slumbering peacefully. The spirit of Christmas, borne by the wind, whispered to the trees, and carried in its wake soft, white flakes of snow that blew lightly against the frosted window pane. The dying coals on the hearth outlined faintly the interior of the room. In one corner stood a Christmas tree heavily laden with deco- rations, and enfolding many mysterious, gaily labeled packages of all sizes. Above the fire- place hung little stockings overstuffed with Yuletide novelties. Slowly the fire flickered out and the man awoke, shivering with the cold. As he looked about his bare, cold room, he wondered how he could dream of such happiness as this, for his lot was one of hunger and agony. Why did he dream of such impossibilities? Had he not planned to enrich himself today from the well-filled pockets of shoppers? He, a pickpocket, to have such illusions! Angrily he threw off the much-worn blanket, and was ready for the street. He didn;t have to dress, for what he had on his back remained there un- til it could not hold together. He did not care to steal milk that morning. It was too cold. He tramped about the streets until noon. Then he entered a store, crowded with Christ- mas shoppers. A sudden cry of “Thief! thief!” disturbed the busy bustle of the throng, and some saw a man in a shabby coat fleeing from the store. As he ran, he muttered incoherently. Run- ning through side alleys, he avoided pursuit. He returned to his dismal room to count his spoils. He turned a woman’s pocket-book upside down, pouring out—not money, but letters and bills for demanded payments. The letters were of complaint and misery, and refusal of pleaded aid. With disgust he replaced them in the pocket- book. So this was his booty! The woman he had robbed was poverty-stricken like himself. He had read that she was supporting four children on scant wages, and her husband had died. Her relatives had refused to help her; perhaps they could not. He realized that she was in a more serious predicament than he, for he had only himself to care for. To the human nature of this degraded man children appealed greatly. He could not bear to see helpless children suffer, but to suffer himself was of no concern. Stuffing the hand bag into his pocket he went out into the streets again and mingled with the happy throng of people. He slipped into a crowded store. This time he worked with the skill of years, stealing from those who displayed wealth upon their persons. It was not long after he had left the store that many people reported their losses to the police. As he walked briskly he stuffed the poor woman’s pocketbook with the money he had stolen. Nearing the poorest section of the city, his hard features slowly relaxed into a smile, a smile that illuminated his countenance with affability. The cold light in his eyes now changed to a glow of sombre joy and his ears rang with an echo of an anthem. The Christ- mas spirit had entered his soul. He turned into an alley, and climbing the stairs of a gloomv-looking house, he lit a match and peered at the number. It corresponded with that of the letter. Opening the door he found himself in the hallway. The sudden wail of a child broke the silence and startled him. Like a bashful schoolboy, he knocked at the door. It was opened by the woman from whom that fore- noon he had taken the bag. She held a baby in her arms. “Here, ma’am,” he said, “here is your pocket- book, and I’m sorry that---” He could say no more. He felt a lump in his throat and tears came into his eyes. Before the surprised woman could utter a word of thanks, he ran down the stairs and out into the street. The picture of the poor, tired mother’s face, radiant with gratitude, was viv.nl in his mind. He hastened down the alley, turned the corner and ran—plump!—into a policeman, who recognized him as the store pickpocket. With- out a struggle he gave himself into custody. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 50) Retribution Frank M. El well, 1927 IGH on the topmost balcony of the tower stood a man and a girl gaz- ing far out over the broad, wooded plain toward the west, where in a glorious series of tints the sun sank majestically beyond the long low barrier of bluish mountains. Hand in hand they stood, gazing, curiously awed and fascin- ated by the familiar, yet compelling scene. The man certainly commanded attention. He was a type which three-quarters of a century ago was common enough, but now almost obso- lete, with his high, flat forehead, firmly chiseled nose and hard, steely, black eyes, typical of the old French aristocracy. The girl, a woman, so some would say, was the type which sprang into being over night as the result of a grave peril, the World War. The man sighed, “Oh, Ivonne, Ivonne, my little sister, how can we leave—leave all these tender memories and the only home we have ever known?” Passionately he spread both his hands wide before her, “Do you not realize that never again will we watch the sun go down from oiir own home; never again will we stand here as eventide comes on, so near to where our beloved ones lie resting? They have taken it from us and we must go!” The girl turned, faced him, and with her voice ringing with pride and unrestrained emo- tion exclaimed: “Pierre, France has called, even as to our fathers it called when years ago the Prussian hordes swept over our country! Once more, Pierre, has FTance spoken and you must go!” “But, ma chere, when I am away, where will my little sister stay? The money lenders have taken our home and my beloved will have to dwell with those who may hate us. Uncle Ines’ dislike followed our father all through his life and even now all that hatred may revert upon you.” “Pierre, of such things we must not speak, nay, not even think, for it may not be for long that France will need you, and then, reunited, we will journey to that far-off land, America, and leave behind all these haunting memories.” The man’s face softened, as he placed both hands on his sister’s shoulders, and, looking straight into her clear, beautiful eyes, said firmly: “Yvonne, for no one but you in this world do I care that,” and he snapped his fin- gers fiercely, “but for you, Yvonne, I shall re- turn and forever we will live—oh, so happily— in a little cottage of our own in America, and once more watch the sunsets far away on those open prairies; we, who wish to forget.” Then silence reigned and the darkness crept insidiously around them, even as sin can silently and swiftly envelop the soul of a man. In a camp just outside a great city of Ger- many sat a man, wretched and desolate, his head resting wearily against the squalid shel- ter beside him, in an attitude of deep thought. Gloomily he reviewed the events of the past few weeks; first his capture, then his work making munitions to fight his own people, and now they wanted him to betray his country! It was Pierre, prisoner of war. His thoughts ran wildly on, “France, France, they want me to betray you, to sell you to them that they may destroy you! Yet, no—it is not all France I would ruin, heaven forbid; it is only one city they would have me annihilate, only a few would die and I would be rich! Mon Dieu, could I do it? No, No, NO! But, Ivonne. she could have the money and mayhap no one would ever learn it was I. These Boche bar- barians could conceive an excuse to send her the money. I will do it!” And he called the sen- try that he might demand an officer to hear his betrayal. So, thus it was that Pierre, last of a long line of patriots, became Pierre, the traitor. France, once more—and before a squad of men who were soon to become his executioners, stood Pierre, convicted traitor to his country. But as he stood there his hardened heart smiled, a smile of grim satisfaction, as he thought of the trick he was playing on them. They thought he was being punished, but he knew better; for life he cared naught, for death still less, because there was nothing for him to- live for. To Ivonne had been sent the mil- lion of francs he had earned and she could live happily, yea, luxuriously on this-. His thoughts were rudely broken by the com- manding officer. “Pierre de Pontsfeur,” he said, “you may read this telegram which has just ar- rived, for in three minutes you die and this is your last communication.” Once more did Pierre smile, a smile which froze into agonized horror as he read: “You arc hereby notified of the death of your sister. Ivonne, in the catastrophe of L- —. Why she was in the city was unknown.” The letter fell from his nerveless fingers; “the catastrophe of L--, of L----; the city (Continued on Page 70) m SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The Greatest Gift Damon Hoffses, 1927 T was December in France—the worst December that France had ever known. Out in Flanders Field it was cold, intensely cold, chilling to the bone. It was night, and the heavens, illuminated by star-shells, reverberated in a last desperate barrage of the Germans. Living in a shell hole, far out from their own trenches, where the infantry were waiting for the signal to go over, were two men, soldiers of America. They were muffled in greatcoats, their over-seas caps pulled down over their oars. Volunteer scouts, they were! Some- where in that blackness ahead of them was a German machine gun nest—concrete pill-box. These two had volunteered to silence it. Each had a Mills’ bomb fastened to his belt, and now, as they lay there, waiting for the star shells to cease so that they could crawl nearer to the pilt-box, their thoughts were similar. They were thinking of home. Quite sud- denly, one of them nudged the other. “Jingoes, Red!’’ he whispered excitedly. Red reached towards his gat. “Huh?” he said, pushing up his cap to hear better. The other grinned. “Red, it’s Christmas!” “Yeh, well, they’re certainly throwing us plenty of presents—boy, that had our name on it, but it was the wrong address.” “That” was a shell that had screamed uncom- fortably dose and torn a great hole just be- yond. Then, taking advantage of a lull in the Ger- man fire, they crept forward on their stomachs and slid into another shell hole just as a star- shell lit up the heavens again. This time it was Red who nudged his com- panion. “Jigger,” he whispered, “what are you think- ing about?” Jigger grinned, “Thinking we were lucky as H------to hit this hole before she lit.” Red grinned, “Yeh, I know—but what else?” Jigger’s face sobered. “I was thinking about home, of mother, dad and the kids. Wish I was there tonight.” Red nodded. “Wish I had someone waiting for me. Jig- ger, do you believe in hunches?” “Sure, why?” “Jigger, I got a hunch, I ain’t going back to- night, can’t shake it. Dunno, guess I got the jimmies.” Again as the sky grew dark they crept for- ward. Then, suddenly a star-shell lit the sky and directly in front was the pill-box. In- stantly Red threw his body in front of Jigger, as he reached frantically for his Mills’ bomb. The German gunners spotted the two sol- diers and fired. Even as he pulled the string and threw his bomb, Red felt the shock of the bullets. “Stay down, Jigger!” and as the bomb, thrown straight and true, wrecked the pill-box, he struggled to his feet. “There’s one from Santa,” he yelled, fiercely exultant, and collapsed. Somehow, he didn’t know exactly how. Jig- ger got Red back to the shelter of a shell hole. “Red, Red, are ya hurt bad?” “Got me—you, all right—Jigger?” “Yeh, but Red, for God’s sake, Red!” “Good-bye, Jigger, of pal—I’m goin’ now, git back now, I’m sendin’ yer back—, it’s my Christmas gift—to your mother.” “Je Suis!’ John E. Pierce, 1927 HERE are some fellows, and girls, too, for that matter, that you just can’t get rid of. They pop up at odd moments, generally when you least desire their company, and with a face wreathed in smiles, igrab your arm and remark: “Hullo, aren’t you glad to see me?” Well, that’s not so bad and can be easily overlooked, but “I am” is their motto and by hook or by crook they are going to let the whole universe know about it. The way they wriggle into everything is be- yond me, but you have to admit they know how it is done. Members of a “frat” no doubt, «chairman of a committee here, secretary there, treasurer somewhere else, and it’s ten to one they got theiob palmed off on them because no- body else wanted to take the responsibility. A large amount of truth was spoken when somebody remarked: “Ignorance is bliss.” It is hopeless to try to tell these people any- thing. It just can’t be done. When they take a job, or as they would say, “position,” it can’t grow into a failure, No, sir. It’s all very well to have self-confidence, but when there’s noth- ing to put your confidence in, then what’s the use? What these egotistical folks can’t do isn’t (Continued on Page 74) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 61 Introducing Mr. Russell Cook E. Natalie Dickey, 1926 We are very fortunate in obtaining tem- porarily the services of Mr. Russell Cook as musical director. Mr. Cook graduated from the Somerville High School in 1916, and the following year he returned as a post-graduate, and was for that year leader of the school or- chestra. Although himself a violinist, Mr. Cook’s main interest is in orchestral conducting. It was his privilege to direct the first performance in America of a composition by the famous Eng- lish musician, Holst, and this season he will conduct at presentations of the works of Mil- hand, Scriabine and Honegger. Mr. Cook also has dene considerable original scoring. He di- rected a performance of “As You Like It,” to his own original scoring of the sixteenth and seventeenth century English folk songs; also a production of Maeterlinck’s “The Blue Bird.” Not so long ago he conducted at a performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” to Mendels- sohn’s music. Besides the work he is doing here, Mr. Cook has charge of the instrumental work for the Milton Senior and Junior High Schools. A Tribute to Mr. Baxter George M. Hosmer HEN Dr. George L. Baxter died a few weeks ago at the age of eighty- three, Somerville lost one of its oldest and most honored teachers. In 1911 Mr. Baxter retired from the principalship of the Somerville Latin School, after forty-four years of service to the city. When he first became head of the High School in 1867, the sessions were held in the old City Hall. At his retirement, the Eng- lish High and Latin Schools were united under the original name, the Somerville High School; and Mr. Avery became headmaster. I was privileged to know Mr. Baxter as a student in his classes, then as an assistant teacher; later, in my frequent calls at his home, I learned to esteem him as a personal friend. Those of us who studied Latin and Greek and performed physics experiments under his guid- ance in the nineties recall the quick mind and the equally quick step of his unique personality. If his rapid thought made his manner seem im- patient at times, he was never unkind at heart. I remember one of my classmates who had stayed after school for discipline telling years later what a friendly talk he had with Mr. Bax- ter, as they walked home from school together. He never harbored a grudge against the boys and girls for any of their childish pranks. Some of us took our first step toward realiz- ing a college education when he offered to write a letter of recommendation to Harvard and se- cure us a needed scholarship. His letters were always accepted at their face value. The Som- erville scholarship established a few years ago by Mr. Baxter assures one of our graduates each year tuition as a freshman in Harvard College. One pleasant experience of earlier days many graduates will recall, the annual entertainment about the first of May at the principal’s home. He was a genial and generous host to the small classes, numbering from fifty to one hundred, which then graduated. Coming directly from college to teach in Som- erville, I received from Mr. Baxter almost a father’s regard and kindly advice. One could easily learn from him the ways of thrift, both of time and materials. I recall in my early years as a teacher helping him stamp and label, the day before school opened, practically all the new books for the year. One had to work fast to keep his pace. Two sayings of his might be of interest to characterize his thought. Once, when I said of a boy that he had ability, but lacked appli- cation, he quickly replied: “Application is (Continued on Page 70) 62 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR A SONG OF THE C HRISTMAS SPIRIT When the air is filled with gladness And the cup of love is brimmed, When there’s not a .note of sadness, And the children cease their badness, ’Fore the light of day is dimmed,— Christmas spirit here is hymned. W'hen you shout: “A Happy New Year! Merry Christmas each and all,” To give a little thought of cheer To some cold heart in winter drear As a note of Christ’s own call; Christmas spirit is for all. When the whirling, rushing snow Seems to cast a bit of thrill Through our cheery fireplace’s glow, When beneath the mistletoe, Thoughts of love your heart do fill,— Christmas spirit bids good-will. When the chimes from some cathedral Cast their blessing o’er the earth, And a power that is immortal Stirs in us a love eternal At the thought of Jesus’ birth, Christmas spirit glows with mirth. Frank M. Elwell. PEACE Softly—oh, how softly Breathe the chimes in the dim twilight, Their solemn whisperings swinging slow As Peace—then Silence, claim the night. Low, by a poor thatched cottage As e’er faintly falls the dying knell, Madonnalike, there kneels in prayer, A mother rapt in holy spell. Slowly—oh, how slowly Drop the deepening shadows of the hour,— Then softly on the starlight air, steal The sweetening notes of Salut D’Amour. Francis McCarthy, 1926. CHRISTMAS Christmas, glorious Christmas; it comes but once a year, To make all mankind happy and to bring our loved ones near. ’Tis the day our blessed Christ was born, in a manger far away, His tiny heavenly body resting on a thatch of hay. Hand in hand with Christmas comes the spirit of our Lord, Which binds us tightly to Him with a strong and righteous cord; And makes us deep down in our heart Remember how he lived His life and how He did depart. Sorrow takes her leave of us and happiness does reign, When we strive most eagerly to relieve those in pain; And lo, we see before us in a vision clear and white The Lord, our Saviour, showing us His wisdom and His light. Audrey Cox. THE RACE I like to think of schooldays as a semi-final heat, A tryout for the race of life in which we must compete. In school we learn to play the game and at the pistol’s crack. While hope burns bright we start our fight along the shining track. Before her rests a tiny babe, A little one, that loves her care— And stretching forth two eager hands, Smiles upon this mother fair. Ah! how sweet that baby smile Far lovelier than Cupid’s art,— Then tenderly kissing the glowing cheeks She pillows it ’gainst her mother heart. We know that in our final heat, despite each fall and stumble, We’ll play our part, at each false start go back without a grumble; For far beyond at that bright goal which some day we shall see, A kindly Judge awaits us with the prize— Eternity. Thomas F. Powers, 1926. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 63 MOUNTAIN SHADOWS The lake lay calm, and still, and bright, A precious jewel of blue light; Around about the mountains rose, Some near, some far, but all enclosed That sapphire jewel of a lake. Then, as the sun drew toward the west The lake turned gray, for at the west The colors and the sunset hues Spread softly o’er the grays and blues, Above the crystal of that lake. The great blue mountains rose on high, Their tops reached up to meet the sky, Yet, looking in the clear still lake Beheld their image in their wake, Reflected in that crystal lake. The colors of the sunset bright Were softened by the shades of night, As back behind the mountains The sun, in all its glory, stopped From shining on that calm, clear lake. As twilight stole upon the breeze A bluer hue the mountains seized,— Their image of the last of day Was a soft blue shadow on the gray, And gave more beauty to that lake. Then darkness fell, fell over all, And stars came and began to call The world to rest. And so the day Was finished by that grand display Above that lovely mountain lake. Lorna M. Proudfoot, 1927. HOME There is a spot we all hold dear, A spot which stands apart, A refuge, where we know no fear, A balm to the aching heart. When friends desert and us forsake, And days seem dark and dreary, Of pleasures we no more partake, Our heart has grown so weary. Then let us to this haven fly And never from its portals roam,— Peace and Love, we gently sigh, Are found in home, sweet home. William Chisholm, 1927. VESPERS A winking star Shining afar, Gleams like a watchful eye. The vesper bell Tolling its knell, Tells that a day’s gone by. Crickets sing. Grey bats wing, Groping through the dark. The star now shines O’er the pines, Clear as a glowing spark. The wind sighs, The owl cries Through the night with eerie sounds. Lights die, The night’s sky With myriad stars abounds. John Pierce, 1927. SPANISH SERENADE Hear the tambourines! ringing Where laughter reigns, Senors and Senoras singing Love’s sweet refrains. Overhead gay flags are flying. Perfume scents the air, Lover’s fond affection sighing, “Would that I were there.” Smiling lips—a flash of eyes Parting love’s confession; Midnight air and dear surprise— Joy in sweet possession. Sweet Senora, queen of beauty, Captivating, sweet and airy. Cheeks of rosy hue we see, Lips of cherry, gay and merry. Sweet Senora, my Senora Of the flashing, amorous eyes. May I your lover be, manana? Let me capture all your sighs. Then see benita flags a-flying, Romance fills the air— Love me, sweet Senora Of the laughing eyes so fair. Pearl Doyle, 1927. 64 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT Beatrice Ulen, Library Editor They came expecting some proud king Of haughty mien, in purple dressed; They found a tiny baby thing Asleep upon His mother’s breast. —Barry Mason. How precious is that old story of the birth of Christ! How sweet it is and what a feel- ing of devotion and faith it kindles! At Christ- mas time the whole world seems filled with re- joicing, and peace and good will descend upon this restless world. For centuries the people have celebrated this holy day, and many have striven to put their great love for Him into their work, the only way, perhaps, that they could proclaim their infinite faith to the whole world. The fire and devotion of the old masters shine forth from their works, and the pictures of the Madonna and Christ throw a light of holiness about them. When we see that sweet, pure face of the Madonna and of the infant Jesus, is there any- one so world-worn and weary that he does not feel a spark of religious devotion kindle his heart? Somehow, just looking at these beauti- ful paintings inspires us, and we resolve to live finer, better lives and always keep our faith firm. It is like getting a little glimpse of heaven just to see that well known picture, “The Sis- tine Madonna,” painted so many, many years ago by that old master, Raphael. The back- ground is filled with faces of cherubs, and the Mother and Child seem to be coming from the Celestial Heights to earth. The two figures on either side are waiting for the Madonna to pass and are kneeling in devotion. In the fore- ground, peeping from the clouds, are two cherubs. This picture is so sweet and beautiful that we should all know it and love it. In Room 215 there is only a detail of it, but the whole picture can be found on the bulletin board in the West Library. That is not the only Madonna picture that Raphael left to posterity. “The Madonna of the Chair” is perhaps the best known of all. There again we seem to be gazing at something very precious and sacred. The Madonna is holding the child Jesus in her lap and has her head resting against His, while on the right, St. John, then only a boy, is looking at the Baby with great love in his eyes, and is pray- ing with a cross in his hand. The school owns no reproduction of this charming picture, but Miss Hastings has kindly posted one on the bulletin board in the library, and it would do us all good to see it, even if we have seen it before. Another beautiful picture of the Madonna and Christ is by Botticelli. Here again the Madonna is seated with the Infant Jesus in her lap. St. John is kneeling on the left, gazing up at the baby with worship in his eyes. The effect is beautiful and touching, and every pupil should recognize it when he sees it. In Room 215 there is a reproduction, and it would be well for us to find out for ourselves how truly beautiful it is. There are many more pictures of the Madonna, but not at school, so Miss Hastings posted some small copies on the bulletin board in the West Library. Take advantage of this opportunity to see for yourself how impressive and inspiring the famous pictures of the Madonna are. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 65 I LAYERS’ CLUB The past month has seen the Somerville High School Players’ Club continue with increasing activity its pleasant ventures into the theatrical world. Not only have representative members attended performances of all most worthy pres- entations in Boston, but, too, several of the members have themselves appeared before the footlights. Our president, Alden Edkins, has been appearing in “The Miracle,” at the Boston Opera House, as one of the singers engaged for the Boston visit. Saturday, October 24, was particularly enjoyable for the members of the Players’ Club, for the afternoon was spent at “The Carolinian,” and after the performance they met Mr. Edwin Mordant, honorary mem- ber of the club, and personages in the cast of Sydney Blackmer’s success. “The Rivals” claimed the attention of many members of the club, who saw this on the afternoon of the 19th of November at the New Repertory Theatre. After the final curtain, the entire cast met the members of the club and revealed to them many hitherto unknown wonders of the “backstage.” Doubtless the many persons entering Room 10 during the few days preceding Thanksgiv- ing felt some wonderment at the littered con- dition of the floor and the multi-hued papers. When on Wednesday, the 25th, the one-act play, “Uncle Jimmy,” by Zona Gale, was presented, their questions were answered. The setting for the play consisting of a quaint white cot- tage bedecked with flowers was built by Eleanor Chesley, Marion Moran, Helen Carroll and Al- fred Bell under the supervision of Miss Brad- ford and Mr. Miller. The costuming and drap- eries were made under the direction of Miss Haley. To these teachers the Players’ Club is indeed grateful. The play, coached by Miss Bell, was well presented by the following mem- bers of the club:— Uncle Jimmy................Wilbur Irving Mittie..................Mildred Coniban Mrs. Marsh.........Marguerite Carmosino Mrs. Toplady.............Helen Steeves Mrs. Sykes...............Evelyn Testa Grandma.................Isobel Cheney Joseph..................Eugene Sanchez Uncle Rod..................Miles White Grace Sullivan, Secretary. THE GIRLS’ DEBATING SOCIETY The Girls’ Debating Society holds its meet- ings every other Tuesday in Room 304. At each meeting a chairman is selected and a sub- ject is given for discussion. This type of in- formal debate has proved both interesting and enjoyable. The officers for this year are: President, Elena Ivaska; vice-president, Helen O’Brien; secretary-treasurer, Mary Hall; executive com- mittee, Anna Sandstrom, chairman, Eileen Bailey, Isabel Cheney. Mary Hall, Secretary. THE SLIDE RULE CLUB The Slide Rule Club has been a success so far this year, and if the faithful attendance and excellent co-operation of its members continue, its further success is assured. The club con- sists of about thirty members and meets every two weeks. The first meeting, which was held October 2, was passed in electing Edwin Hill, president, and Lawrence Munro, vice-president. Since this meeting, three others have taken place, at which the regular business of learn- ing the use of the slide rule has been taken up. A talk on the practical application of the slide rule was given during the third meeting by Karnig Dinjian, the president of the Slide Rule Club last year. This talk, besides being interesting, showed the club members how profitably they were spending their time, and how important the slide rule is in college math- ematics. Lawrence Munro. 66 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1926 Helen Gordon, Editor J. Miles White, Assistant Editor Alden E.: “Monroe, do you know how ‘The Miracle’ received its name?” Monroe B.: “No, how did it?” Alden E.: “Morris Gest was able to keep four hundred women on the stage for three hours without saying a single word.” Miss Cochran (after a long-winded proof): “Now we find that x equals zero.” Henry F—y—n: “All that work for nothing.” Miss T.: “What do you consider the most interesting poetry?” Coleman: “Prose.” And now the T. S. members have a new slo- gan: “Don’t walk in your sleep!” Does it? But no, of course it doesn’t apply to you! J. C.: “Say, will you hold my books a minute till I rush down to 102?” C. C.: “Sure!” J. C. (returning two hours later): “The im- pudent thing, he left them on the floor!” The quick-witted and aspiring members of the Senior class have at last devised a method and planned a course by which they can reach the lunchroom in not more than forty-two seconds. Any speedier record, if such exists, should be reported at once. To be heard in 1998: “Goodness, if they raise the airplane fare, I suppose we’ll have to ride on those old-fashioned street cars again!” Yes, we must agree with the poets, miracles do happen, even in such every-day surround- ings as a street car provides. Why, the other morning a gentleman (enter the miracle) smiled, touched his hat, and gave a lady his seat! Natalie: “I’m not making any resolutions this year unless—” Elsa: “Unless what, my dear?” Natalie: “Unless I see some advertised as non-breakable and guaranteed to last a year!” Just for curiosity’s sake Bob Holmes at- tempted to count the hot-dogs consumed at lunch recess the other day. Quite worn out and pale from the exertion, he counted nine hundred and ninety-nine—and promptly fainted! “Yes,” sighed the philosophical Senior, “there is a great tendency in Somerville High to follow the crowd—at lunch recess.” At least one Senior must believe in Santa Claus. For proof read the following list that this believing Senior wishes delivered by Santa to his friends:— Elizabeth Raymond—One large mousetrap. Fred Ladd—A victrola record called “Faites Attention!” Karl Tomfohrde—A volume entitled “Oh, This Jazz Age!” Helen Iienchy—Another snapshot. Herbert Wilson—Popular song with lines, “There she goes,” etc. John Todson—Interest on money loaned to Mr. Wrigley. Floyd Tottle—One responsible chaperon. Alden Bruce—An extra large supply of Traffic Squad arm bands. Betty Fisher and Marjorie Price—Portable foot-warmers. Edward Canney—A loud speaker. Joseph Geary—Rubber heels. Caroline Marsh—Another hair cut. John Hughes—More study periods. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Louise: “Why do they use so many pet ad- jectives in geometry?” Rufus: “What do you mean by pet adjec- tives?” Louise: “Well, for example, they’re always talking about a cute angle!” IF If the members of the Senior class were to pretend they were somewhere else other than in the Somerville High School, they would have plenty of material to do it with. They would have one Day (Jane) to spend with a Darling (Arthur) Young (Gladys) girl and two Ladds (Alexander, Fred). They would have three Halls (Irene, Mary, Mary H.) to wander through, four or five abreast. A Fortune (Louise) would await them in a Green (Irene) Forest (Madeline) which they could Tuck (Bunny) away for a Gray (Opal) Day (Jane). There would be two Holmes (Ruth, Bob) where they could stay, with a Marsh (Cal) and Brooks (Sadie) where the Fisher (Morti- mer) Ladd (Alexander) might fish. A Long (Marjorie) Ottaway (Beverley) would run up to a small Feak (Horatio) where a Ford (James) could easily be King (Edgar) of autos. And a Martin (James or Stewart) Bird (Al- bert) would sit on each of the Wells (Stanley) and watch the Savage (Norman) Miller (Dick) grind the Coffey (Robert) Berry (Dick) up for Hanna (Freddie) the French (Lester) cook to make into nectar that Burns (Dorothy) your tongue, just as that which you get Daley (Paul) at the Waldorf (Dorothy). There would be a Short (Harold) Lane (Josephine) where they could walk on the Green (Isobel) moss without making any Noyes (Isobel). And oh, yes, there would be two White (Miles) Lambs (Doris, Ruth) who could Ban (Audrey) and graze on the Hill (Edwin). A Long (Mar- jorie) Shaw (George) where the Seniors might Wade (Gertrude) would be only a minute’s walk. And to protect them from the Crossman (Dorothy) would be a Strong (Edith) Sargent (Norcross). We, only, have a Grant (Wallace) to this wonderful place, and all the Seniors can have a Merry (Charles) time there. H. V. G. 1927 Frank Elwell, Editor Kathryn Murphy, Assistant Editor May we, the Class of 1927, of the Somerville High School, take this opportunity to wish the members of the faculty, our predecessors, the Class of 1926, and our successors, the Class of 1928— A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR There are some Juniors, quite a few, Who have not paid their due! Now may I ask, my dear old chap, “Does this apply to you?” We beg! We implore! We exhort! We urge! What? That you contribute just one •class note. A close observer of the various classes finds that when a Sophomore is called on in a reci- tation he usually answers: “I don’t know!” The Junior, more sophisticated, will reply: “I fear it has slipped my memory!” While the dignified Senior cannot be trapped in such a manner and will ponderously state: “Although it pains me greatly to fail a recita- tion, I feel that I should not cast reflections upon the assertions of those who have previ- ously spoken!” Chairman at debating meeting: “Classmates, the next subject on the menu for discussion will be----” (Served hot from the “fiery tongue” per- haps?) Mr. John Pierce, before his pilgrimage to our glorious land, had heard somewhere in the Old Country that the streets of America were figuratively “paved with gold.” Therefore, when he landed and a friend exclaimed that he had just stepped over a half dollar lying on the sidewalk, John merely said disdainfully: “Pooh, leave it alone till we come to a pile of the bloody stuff!” (Note: The editor does not vouch for the authenticity of this anecdote.) Everett High football team has a “great line” this year, say the newspapers, but L—11—n Ke—1—y, of 808, claims she went to the theatre with a member of the squad the other night and he never used his “great line” at all! So there now, that proves that sport writers don’t know everything. Speaking of sports—our hearty congratula- tions must be given to Eddie Bergin, a Junior boy, and the only Somerville High School lad to make the “All-Scholastic” teams of the news- papers. Quite an honor! Mr. DeC.: “Nason, come down front and sit here!” L. Nason, Esq.: “Wha’ for?” Mr. DeC.: “For the rest of the period!” 68 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Ode to the Traffic Squad By “General Observer” Traffic, traffic, traffic Without a moment to spare; Why do we insist on talking In the hall and on the stair? Those many, many little things We’re doing just for fun, Keep our faithful traffic squad Forever on the run! Naughty, naughty Sophomores Often should be spanked! We undignified (?) Juniors Do cut up some pranks! Haughty, haughty Seniors, Winding their proud way, Make a combination Whose acts are hard to stay! My friends, co-operation Is the keystone to success. So when the boys on traffic Try to make this school the best, Let’s try our very hardest To make their duties less! (An echo of Clifton Campbell, and Alden Bruce might well exclaim: “Long live the ‘Gen- eral.’ ”) Every pupil in the school can give the prin- cipal parts of this verb: Flunko, flunkere, suspendi, expulsus. And by the way, we’ve made a New Year’s resolution already. Yes, and we’ll wager you have too. Your late, but not forgotten, report cards contain the solution to this statement. Whoever heard of a teacher being taken out of line for talking? Of course we know how talkative the teachers are, but it happens in the best regulated schools. Absence does not make the heart grow fonder. If you doubt that, ask Mr. Avery. We should feel honored to know that our Boys’ Glee Club leader is one of the singers in “The Miracle” chorus. Seniors, if you keep busy as bees you’ll never get stung. Let me see, what day’s banking day in 113? 1928 Ernest Sackett, Editor On November 10 the class of 1928 was as- sembled and listened to a very serious talk by Headmaster John Avery. He reminded us of the work we must do, and the standards we must attain. He also explained the honor sys- tem to us, and because it is quite different from our former system, it is published below. Maximum Credit Eighteen points of A work and no mark lower than B (including conduct). Credit Four points of A work and no mark less than B or eighteen points of A and one C (re- quiring at least B in conduct). He also complained of our tardiness and truancy, which is greater than in the other two classes. This is in no way a compliment. During all his talk he impressed the necessity of work upon our minds. There is less amusement and enjoyment under school supervision in the Senior High School than in the Junior High Schools. This also points to the fact that work is the primary object. Lower marks will result from the same grade of work as we did last year, because of the higher standards of marking. The class left the hall with the determination to work, and to show themselves boys and girls of genu- ine high school age and ability. Are you on the credit list, and if not why? The committee on the unnecessities of life has decided that the deteriorating size, quality and flavor of the hot dogs are due to the Eng- lish monopoly on rubber. Do you know that:— George Cook, Room 10. was president of the graduating class of the Western? Albert Allen, Room 202, was president of his class at the Northeastern? George Blute, Room 201, of the Southern? Many a father has been asked to sign his name blind-folded. Spring this one when asked to give an oral theme:— “It is better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt.” A revelation—at last the new supply of paper has come. Now that the red ink epidemic is over, we may rest another quarter. We learn from our teachers that the Juniors are so smart that when given a test in Cicero with two days in which to prepare it, they wait until Sunday night, then sit in the corner and listen to the guests talk. Although we appreciate the motives of the Senior exercise leaders, there are still a few hard feelings. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR A little help in filling this page from the in- visible audience would be appreciated. Some wise Senior ought to find out how many pints of red ink were used for report cards. Did you count the number of tests you had before that fatal Friday, November 13? The most liked and best done exercise is dis- missal. We hope you enjoyed your turkey. The preparatory students were recently as- sembled in the hall. It was surprising to see the large number starting out and to hear how few would arrive. 69 There must be a divorce mill in the school, for the Traffic Squad keeps saying “Single Up.” We often hear stories about our books talk- ing of the way they are treated. We wonder what the stairs would say? Is it the music we love or the studies we miss that sends the multitude to the school con- certs ? We regret the sickness of Miss Whitaker, and are glad she is back with us. Morever, we think Carthage should be de- stroyed. ALUMNI NOTES 1925 Charles Jellison, Francis Scanlon and Francis Kingston are Freshmen at Boston College. Donald L. Fraser is enrolled as a Liberal Arts Freshman at Tufts College. Louisa Arzillo and Phyllis Beatty are at Bos- ton University. Oliver Holmes is a Freshman at Dartmouth College. Mildred Nugent is at Boston University, Col- lege of Liberal Arts. Constance Handy, Beatrice Mann, Ella Young .and Vera Wakefield are attending Jackson Col- lege. Ethel Peterson and Winifred Ford are en- rolled at Salem Normal School. Eleanor Harmon is one of the scholarship holders at Radcliffe College. Grace Gaffney, Florence Lloyd and Emily Pearson are at Simmons College. Roger Van Iderstine is at Huntington School. Florence Van Ummerson is at the Perry School. Olive Miller is attending Bouve School of Physical Education. Ruth Whitney is a student at Katherine Gibbs School in Boston. Warren Dolben is attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Thelma Colwell is working as a hygienic nurse and secretary to Dr. W. H. Baker, of Commonwealth avenue, Boston. Edward Finn. James Reid and Edward Repetto are at Harvard University. 1924 Malcolm J. Farrell, John S. Holmes and Richard Tousey are Sophomores in the School of Liberal Arts of Tufts College. Elliot C. Brown, John J. Molian and Herbert E. Robertson are Sophomores in the Tufts En- gineering School. Ruth E. Linderholm, Elizabeth Maddison, Dorothy M. Ranger and Elizabeth Sonier are members of the class of 1928 in Jackson Col- lege. Newman Biller, Curtis Campbell, Eben T. Colby, Norman Eyster, Robert Holmes, Harris Neil and Ralph Worters are Freshmen at Tufts College. Neil and Worters are in the Engineer- ing School. 1923 Kenneth C. MacLeod, Edward J. Murray, Charles J. Crowley and Norman Codding are members of the class of 1929 of Tufts College. Katrina Porter was recently engaged to Elmer Littlefield, a graduate of Somerville High School, class of 1922. Homans Foster is a Junior at Boston Uni- versity. 1922 Helen Marshall is a Senior in the Boston Art School. Mildred Nickerson and Lydia Marvin are Seniors at Radcliffe College. 1921 Audrey Ware was recently married to Fred Guy Woolf in Brookline. 1919 Dorothy Loring is engaged to Ross LeBaron Daggett, of Larchmont, New York. Ethel Ferris was married in November to David II. Smith. 1918 Doris Wilder is now employed by the Chase and Sanborn Tea and Coffee Company. 1916 Gertrude McCarthy is a teacher in the Bing- ham School of this city. Mabel Worcester Thomas recently moved from this city to Dover, New Hampshire, with her husband. 70 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR EXCHANGE NOTES As We See Others The Trident, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.—Your magazine is among the best of our exchanges. The stories are very interesting and varied. The cover design is attractive and appropriate. We hope to have the pleasure of seeing your paper again. The Lawrence High School Bulletin, Law- rence, Massachusetts.—Why not add a few more stories? Your paper is very well ar- ranged. The Salemica, New Salem Academy, New Salem, Massachusetts.—Your paper is very interesting and newsy, and compact, but why not have an exchange column? Murdock Murmurs, Murdock, Massachusetts. —Why not add a few more cuts to your paper? We missed the contents page. Murdock Mur- murs are very amusing. The Red and Black, Whitman, Massachusetts. —Your cuts are very clever and artistic. “The Winning Chance” deserves mention. Your whole paper is exceedingly well arranged. The Noddler, East Boston High School, Bos- ton, Massachusetts.—Your “fall” issue is an attractive publication. Your stories are inter- esting, but why not have more? Why not have some comments in your exchange department? The Item, Dorchester High School, Dorches- ter, Massachusetts.—We like the Item. It al- ways contains so many amusing stories. You have a very neat cover design on your last issue. Your cuts are extremely clever. They deserve honorable mention. The Recorder, Winchester High School, Win- chester, Massachusetts.—“Impressions of Lon- don” was very well written and interesting. We also liked “Mysterious Telephone Calls.” Where are your jokes? The Grotonian, Groton High School, Groton, Massachusetts.—Why omit jokes? Your edi- torials are interesting. You have an extra- ordinary magazine with many fine qualities. Come again! The Spotlight, South Hadley High School, South Hadley, Massachusetts.—Your paper is well arranged, your cuts are especially clever, and the editorials are good. We like your paper. RETRIBUTION (Continued from Page 59) he—but, no, it could hot be—yet—it was—mon Dieu! It was the city which he himself had caused to be blown to atoms! He had slain his beloved, his little sister! He stared unseeingly ahead, slowly drew his sleeve across his perspiring brow, clenched his fists, extended them high in the air and turn- ing his eyes toward heaven, in a terrible voice of remorse and tortured agony, screamed: “Ma chere, ma chere!” Twelve shots rang out sharp and distinct and twelve bullets, instruments of France’s retalia- tion, buried themselves in Pierre’s chest. But even before the bullets had reached him, Pierre was gone, for One higher up who disdains the use of such crude instruments as leaden pellets had sent His retribution—swifter and a hun- dred times more terrible than death—the reali- zation that one has beyond redemption lost his soul. It was this that Pierre had seen. A TRIBUTE TO MR. BAXTER (Continued from Page 61) ability.” At another time, when discussing near the end of the year the prospects of those fitting for the Harvard algebra examinations, he said: “They will know enough, teach them to be accurate.” As I made my almost monthly calls at Mr. Baxter’s home after his retirement, I first be- gan to appreciate how genuine and friendly his interest was in his old pupils and how well he remembered them. He always wished to know what was still happening at Somerville High School, especially all that concerned the boys who were fitting for Harvard and the girls who were fitting for Radcliffe. He was a scholar of the old type. Scholar- ship was to him the goal for an educated man. He was himself as conversant with all the sci- ences as with the languages; and perhaps few of his friends realized the breadth of his in- terests. I have rambled with him in his wood- lot at his summer home in Tuftonboro, N. H., only to marvel at his knowledge of trees and shrubs. Planting and grafting fruit-trees and growing many kinds of apples became an avo- cation with him. Many letters passed between us in vacation days, in which we discussed our vegetable gardens. One could always learn from his keen observations. I am glad to express the feeling which I be- lieve I share with many men and women of our city and afar that the memory of Mr. Baxter is associated with some of the happiest experi- ences of their life. I thank the Radiator for the opportunity which it offers me to pay my tribute of high esteem to my teacher, counselor and friend. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 71 ATHLETICS I Charles Finn, Sporting Editor OUR COACHES Coach Dickerman, assisted by Alec Ander- son, made more than a success at Somerville this year. We hope that they will be with us for a good many years to come. May we hope that the success of this year’s team will be a noble incentive to all succeeding teams. FOOTBALL George Owen, All-America back at Harvard two seasons ago, recently made the astonish- ing statement that he did not like football. He claimed that the only thing he got out of the game was the honor and glory, not the fun. He also added that he believed he was voicing the opinion of the majority of football players in general all over the country. For George Owen, with a splendid record as halfback at Harvard, to make such a broad statement seemed to me incredible. “Red” Grange, the greatest back of them all, replies to Owen’s statement thus: “The honor and glory of the game are to me secondary. Primarily I play the game because I love it.” Here are some of the opinions of our own team:— Coach Dickerman: “I have been connected with football for fifteen years and I have en- joyed every minute of it.” Captain Wilson: “Though at times practice seems mere drudgery, the anticipation of a game overcomes it.” Captain-elect Bergin: “I’d rather play foot- ball than eat.” McFarlane: “I like football: that’s ail!” McGovern: “May my future years of foot- ball be as enjoyable as the past.” Hatchor: “My two chief hobbies are football and studies.” Robert W. Holmes, 1926. Somerville Defeats Rindge Somerville met and defeated Rindge in their Thanksgiving Day game at Russell Field. Som- erville clearly outplayed Rindge in the first quarter, making four first-downs to Rindge’s none. In the second quarter Somerville made three first-downs and Rindge made one. The first half was rather slow, the only feature being a fifteen-yard run by Captain Wilson. The third quarter opened with both teams fighting hard. A forward pass thrown by Elcewitz brought the ball down to Somerville’s two-yard line. Here Somerville's stone-wall defence made itself evident, and Rindge was held for downs. Wilson then kicked out of danger. In this period Somerville had the ball on Rindge’s thirty-five-yard line. Roughness on the part of a Rindge player brought the ball down to Rindge’s twenty-yard line. On the very next play “Red” Wilson carried the ball over for the first touchdown, and incidentally the only score of the game. Rindge, with its back against the wall, threw forward pass after forward pass against the Somerville secondary defence, but they rose to the occasion and not one of them was completed. The fourth quarter was a punt- ing duel between Wilson and Elcewitz, with Wil- son getting the better of it. This period was marred chiefly by penalties, both teams suffer- ing equally. The game ended with Somerville in possession of the ball on Rindge’s forty-six- yard line. 72 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR m� n vv«rk AS i.W'nl W d5 inpren c : ' i= =sl Ha ------ Woult L NeCa'A Hj] 6ft 4 B l|?« Sullivan.7 all of v W ell. Once in Seven Bur -the Next Eleven (+) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR “Sir, your daughter has promised to become my wife.” “Well, don’t come near me for sympathy. I knew something like that would happen to you, hanging around the house five nights a week.” —Brown Jug. An elephant passed Adam and Eve as they were naming animals. Eve: “What on earth shall we name that thing?” Adam: “Let’s name it an elephant.” Eve: “But why an elephant?” Adam: “Well, it looks more like an elephant than anything I’ve seen.” —Caroline Buccaneer. North: “Have you ever thought of commit- ting suicide?” Shore: “That’s the last thing I’d do on this earth.” —Annapolis Log. “Where are you from?” “South Dakota.” “My! You don’t talk like a Southerner.” Cadet: “Say, waiter, will you please close that window?” Waiter: “Is there a draft, sir?” Cadet: “Well, not exactly, but it’s the fourth time my steak has been blown off the plate.” —Grinnell Malteaser. Although Oscar Osgood’s head is a foot long he doesn’t use it as a rule. —Annapolis Log. “What is life insurance, little Gayface?” “It’s keepin’ a man poor all his life so’s he can die rich.” —Brown Jug. His Interpretation “Oh, John,” cried Mrs. Nuwed, “a fortune teller told me today that my second husband would be a most remarkable man!” “Have you ever been married before?” asked Nuwed suspiciously. Senior: “How do you like my room as a whole?” Freshman: “As a hole it’s fine, as a room it’s not so good.” —Vassal Vagabond. “Cheer up, old man, there are lots of other fish in the sea.” “I know it, but the last one took my bait.” —Green Onion. High: “You know that manicurist in Hasetin’s?” Sign: “Yeah.” High: “Well, she nailed me yesterday.” —Vanderbilt Masquerader. Drowning Man: “Ub—blut—ulp—lub— ublugs.” Drowsy Bystander: “You said a mouthful, brother.” —Notre Dame Juggler. Sam: “Hello, Bill, been huntin’?” Bill: “Yes.” Sam: “Shoot anything?” Bill: “Shot my dog.” Sam: “Was he mad?” Bill: “Well, he didn’t act any too darn pleased.” —Bison. Epitaph Rube Smart, he was not very sharp; His spirit now has risen; And up in heaven every harp ’Tis out of time, ’cept his’n. C. L. A. Reward “Why,” asked the Sunday school teacher, “should little boys always be honest and truth- ful?” “So our mothers will trust us to wash our own necks,” replied Bobby. 74 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR “je suisr (Continued from Page GO) worth doing. “Boy, you should see me cut a neat figure on the ice; you can’t touch me when it comes to speed!” He’s right there, no one can reach the ice as fast as he can! I don’t be- lieve these folks ever went on the ice, except on what there is in the streets. It is the same way with swimming. To hear them talk, anyone would get the idea that they could dive off a seventy-foot tower into a basin of water. Just get one of them down to a beach and show them a nice little ten-foot div- ing tower, and all of a sudden your companion takes a life-long distaste for salt water. “Hate it,” he remarks, strutting up and down with his thumbs stuck in his vest. “Can’t under- stand people enjoying the stuff. Why can’t they be content with good fresh water, instead of jumping around in this salty mess? You should have seen me up at Lake Whynnepaw- sawky when I won a medal! Some speed and” -----so on for seven chapters. Seeing the way things are heading, you shunt him off on an- other track with the same results! “Latin? Oh, yes, there’s none in my class any good, bunch of dumb-bells; I never failed to recite all last quarter!” (A few weeks later you run across a fellow in the same room and just for curiosity you ask what sort of a Latin shark so-and-so is. “That guy!” politely answers your friend. “He’s nuts, the teacher’s going to throw him out pretty soon. Got as much chance of learning Latin as selling safety razors in Moscow!”) You chat along on this and that, or rather he chats while you punctuate his oration with a polite “yes” or “no” here and there, a conversation consisting for the main part of I’s, until at last you give up in desperation and leave, excusing yourself, while he stands there calling loudly: “Till you meet me again!” Handmade Gift omemade Lunche PRISCILLA SPECIALTY SHOPPE NEW YORK 164 TREMONT STREET—480 BOYLSTON STREET MEMORIES Are the Most Precious Treasures of Life PHOTOGRAPHS are MEMORIES that never fade Commencement photographs by Champlain become priceless with the Passing of time. Class Photographer for Somerville High, 1916-17-18-19-20-21-22 Northeastern University School of Engineering ItcKt'iirch Work si! Wrrriiunc Chemical Compimy COURSES OFFERED The School of Engineering, Northeastern University, offers four-year college courses of study, in co-operation with engineering firms, in the following branches of engineering, leading to the Bachelor’s degree:— 1. Civil Engineering 2. Mechanical Engineering 3. Electrical Engineering 4. Chemical Engineering 5. Administrative Engineering REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION Graduates of the Somerville High School who have included algebra to quad- ratics. plane geometry, physics and four years of English in their courses of study are admitted without examinations. EARNINGS The earnings of the students for their services with co-operating firms vary from $250 to $G00 per year. APPLICATION An application blank will be found inside the back cover of the catalog. Blank applications will also be mailed upon request. Applications for admission to the school in September, 1026, should be forwarded to the school at an early date. CATALOG For a catalog or any further information in regard to the school, address CARL S. ELL, Dean, School of Engineering, Norlheastern University 316 Huntington Avenue Boston 17, Mass. At Recess EAT AT BRAY’S 80 Highland Avenue Formerly Morrison’s FINKELSTEIN Patronizes Us, So Patronize FINKELSTEIN’S LUNCH Phone 2337-W MRS. A. H. BRUNDAGE STATIONER—CAMERA SUPPLIES 11 College Avenue, West Somerville. Mass. Dyeing, Repairing, Cleansing and Pressing Promptly Done JAMES C. TAYLOR Merchant Tailor 158 Highland Avenue Somerville, Mass. Depository for Somerville Schools Savings Bank Assets $4,100,000.00 INTEREST COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY Men’s Furnishings at the Davis Sq. Haberdashers Opposite Somerville Theatre HATS — CAPS — SHOES Somerville Institution for Savings 88 BROADWAY BRANCH, TEELE SQUARE r 3( MLri SOMERVILLE High School Radiator JANUARY, 1926 FOR RESERVATION CALL AT FRATERNAL JllITlbO Sp3 ENTERTAINMENTS JggJg Square HOURS OPEN 7.30 A. M. TO 1.30 A. M. 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BURLINGAME Private Tutor in LANGUAGES AND MATHEMATICS Pupils Prepared for Any College or Professional School. Pupils Backward in Their Studies or School Work Assisted. 33 Day Street West Somerville He Beautiful. Sweet .Maid, and ko those who w i 11, be homely. Improve your bad points and make the most of your good ones.” THE FORCEFUL EDGERLY SERVICE MEANS REAL BENEFIT Let us study your needs at elose range. You will receive courteous and painstaking attention from the very Best operators to be obtained. The work is so satisfactory that your business relation- ship will be a pleasure. EDGERLYand EDGERLY Davis Square Beauty Parlors Over the Somerville Theatre. Open Evenings Tel. Somerset 1499 C. W. BABCOCK AND SON PAPER BOX MANUFACTURERS Mailing Boxes Candy Boxes Shelf Boxes Cake Boxes 30 Newberne Street W. Somerville. Mass. JOSEPH F. BELLEVUE TEACHER OF DRUMS Members of Drum Corps and Small Classes At Reduced Rates Will Teach At Your Home For Information Call Beach 0418 2 STORESWASHINGTON ST. 3ii Opposite the Old South Church 659 G ety Theatre Building STUDENT PRINCE NEW SNAP BRIM SOFT WITH FANCY BAND $5.00 and $5.50 NEW SHORT VISORED CAP “SPECIAL” $2.00 SOMERVILLE { High School Radiator Vol. XXXV. Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, January, 1926 No. 1 The Somerville lliuh School Itndintor 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. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In con- tributing, 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 exchange editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, 91. lft Per Year Single Numbers, 15 cents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston P. O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief BEATRICE 0. BATES. ’26 Associate Editors JAMES r. CUTLER, '26 RICHARD OBEAR, ’27 Exchange Editor HELEN MINTON, ’26 Poetry Editor FRANCIS McCarthy, ’26 Library Editor BEATRICE ULEN, '26 Alumni Editors ELEANOR STACKPOLE, '26 ELEANOR PINKHAM, ’26 Class Editors HELEN GORDON, ’2G FRANK M. ELWELL, '27 PAUL MARTIN, '28 Business Manager CHESTER F. COLWELL, ’26 Assistant Business Manager FRED A. CLARK, ’27 Circulating Manager IRVING C. CROMWELL, '26 Humor Editor WARREN ELDRIDGE, ’26 Staff Artists MONROE BURBANK. ’26 VIRGINIA JOHNSTON, ’26 Faculty Treasurer GEORGE M. HOSMER Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Assistant Editors J. MILES WHITE, ’26 KATHRYN MURPHY, ’27 LEO LANK;AN, ’28 HON. LEON M. CONWELL Mayor of Somcrvilb Table of Contents o o o FRONTISPIECE ............. ..................... 80 EDITORIALS ..................................... 82 “THE BOILING POINT,” Thomas Powers, ’26 ........ 83 “QUEER NAMES,” Edith Strong, '26 ............... 84 THE ART DEPARTMENT ............................. 85 “CROSSING THE EQUATOR,” Harriett H. Hoitt, ’28 . 86 “EYES,” Ada Hanlon, ’26 ........................ 86 “THRILL CHASER,” Fred Sharkey, '26 ............. 87 TRAFFIC SQUAD NOTES .......................... 87 POET’S CORNER .................................. 88 SHORTHAND PAGE ................................. 89 PUBLIC OCCURRENCES ............................. 90 CLASS NOTES .................................... 92 ALUMNI NOTES ................................... 95 EXCHANGE NOTES ................................. 95 ATHLETICS ...................................... 96 FLASHES OF HUMOR ............................... 97 82 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR EDITORIALS i i i One pleasant June day two little boys were playing in the sunshine. One boy played within a pretty garden and was surrounded by all sorts of bright, shining toys, while the other child, a dirty little ragamuffin outside the gate, found as much happiness with a tiny tin soldier that was battered and old. The first small boy little realized what marvelous inventions his playthings were, and because they had always been his, he received no more happiness from them than the little raga- muffin who, having naught else to play with, cherished the old tin soldier as a very dear possession. Everywhere life repeats the old story of the rich child and the poor child. It almost seems as though the more people have the less they appreciate it. Take our own case for example. How often do we of Somerville High School take stock of our good fortune, so to speak? Do we realize how greatly we are favored by opportunities seldom equalled elsewhere? To mention but a few outstanding instances there is the Christmas pageant, a wonderful pres- entation made possible only by unusual skill and great labor on the part of pupils, partici- pants and faculty supervision. The two concerts given, one by four Sym- phony Players, and the other by fifteen, in our school hall and especially for our benefit, were unusual performances. Then, too, there is our proximity to Boston, and the courtesy extended to members of the Players’ Club in being al- lowed to go behind the scenes of Boston thea- tres and to meet such interesting people as Mr. and Mrs. Mordant. The excellent musical train- ing our school offers, both vocal and instru- mental, should also be considered, as well as the splendid training in art, the invaluable en- couragement to write, the opportunities for experience in actual business, and the splen- did instruction in household arts that our stu- dents receive. All these things and many more our school sets before us—golden opportunities each and every one. Is it really lack of consideration or is it because we have so much, that we fail to appreciate? B. 0. B. Seniors! Do you realize that the first of our “big events,” the Senior Play, is drawing near? There has been a fine response to the call for volunteers to appear in the play, and a very capable cast has been selected. The most im- portant part, however, which each individual can play toward making this a success is to give his financial support. Boost the play! Buy tickets for yourselves as well as for your friends! Urge people to come! Keep in mind that the success of this play will greatly affect our future class events, so for this reason if for no other, the play must be a success! Let us unite in putting on the finest Senior Play the school has ever had, financially as well as socially! J. P. C. Lest you become too puzzled over the transla- tion of the shorthand page, you will find it printed elsewhere in this number. We hope you appreciate our two new cuts in this issue. We wish to thank Edna Carlson for the “Class Notes” cut, and Monroe Burbank for the “Exchange.” Sophomores! Your editor’s home room is 205. Help fill your column! Pass in notes! It is with great pleasure that we print as our frontispiece a picture of our new mayor, Leon M. Conwell, who, we know, has the inter- est of our school at heart. Mayor Conwell is the editor and manager of the Somerville Jour- nal, at whose plant our Radiator has been printed for many years. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 83 The Boiling Point Thomas Powers, 1926 AY, John, this room is a bit chilly. Better go down and open the fur- nace. Don’t let the pressure rise above fifteen pounds or that safety valve will blow off and make a terrible racket.” ‘‘Yes, Dad, right away.” But John was reading a good novel and a chap hates to leave such a treasure just to fix the furnace, and John was always dead to all other things when reading a mystery story. Besides, he was just now in the most interest- ing part. “John, your father told you to fix the fur- nace.” John allowed himself to be disturbed long enough to say: ‘‘One more paragraph, Mother!” But Dad was getting chillier, and at the same time getting hotter as he realized that his son was not obeying him. “John, did you hear what I said? Put that book out of your hands and go down stairs and fix that fire. Do it quickly.” John heard this time without a doubt, and came to with a start. In great haste he ran down the stairs, just missing the cat curled upon the bottom step. He hurriedly opened the draught, then he took the stairs three at a time in his desire to get back to his narrative. Once again he was held by the story and was un- conscious of his surroundings. ------“In the foggy night, the daring Louise cautiously approached the old house, where all the windows except one were cracked and black with dust. Carefully she mounted the steps and crossed to the door. Slowly she pushed it open, and she thought she detected a painful groan from above.” John dimly heard, as if from afar, his father’s voice saying that he thought that he would go to bed, and bidding him to hurry up to bed and not to forget the furnace. “G’night,” snapped John, irritated at the dis- turbance. ----“But she did not stop, she groped her way blindly along the dark hall and tumbled against some heavy obstacle. Reaching down she touched a bearded chin, matted and sticky. She recoiled suddenly, and turned as if to go back. No! She must not go! She thought of her lover who was imprisoned somewhere on the second floor. She crawled up the stairs and followed the stream of light from the street lamp.” Carried on by the story, John forgot the passage of time. John’s father, beginning to feel warm, called down: “John, please fix the fire for the night and come to bed! It’s after eleven.” There was no response from below, but father was so drowsy in the warm room that he failed to notice the lack of answer. And John continued his reading. “Louise, paralyzed with fright, stared in hor- ror at the spectacle presented to her eyes as she entered a room. Sprawled in the most gruesome attitude, was the body of a man. Bending over him was a mis-shapen, gorilla-like creature plunging a long dagger into the pros- trated form, the blade flashing in the light at each stroke. At her gasp of horror, the de- formed being turned in her direction. She stood mute, rooted to the spot by fear. He took a slow, crouching step toward her. With an unearthly scream she turned to the door, but as she did, it slammed shut. The creature came nearer and nearer. Louise looked wildly about her for escape. Now the long arms of the brute . . . Her strength was going fast. Soon she would fall. It came nearer! Sud- denly there came------” A sharp, screeching hiss rent the air, then came a smashing, banging crash and a shot rang out. At the first hiss, John sprang to his feet, startled beyond words. As the noises increased, John trembled and fell back into his chair with a cry. Father came running down. Mother was right behind, her face pale and her hand shaking. She went to her son’s side, opened his shirt and expected to see blood gush- ing from his chest. Father continued down to the cellar. He carefully snapped on the light. There was the pressure gauge proclaiming “15 pounds,” and the condensed steam still cling- ing to the ceiling in drops. Upon the preserve shelf stood the cat, hissing and with hunched back, surveying through baleful eyes two large empty kettles which rested amidst the scat- tered fragments of jelly jars, mingled with the remains of three electric light bulbs, all strewn about the floor. 84 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Queer Names Edith Strong, 192G HE girl sighed. Why did every one smile at her name? It wasn’t such a very queer name after all, but people always smiled at it. Her last name was Dendron (it had originally been the French name, Dendr.' ne) and her mother had called her Rhoda. And so she was Rhoda Dendron. She was pretty, slender, and charming, yet she was net so popular as she would have liked to be, and she laid the blame all on her name. Her mother and father were both dead, and she worked in an office in the prosperous city of Caxton. As Rhoda went down the sunlit street, she was thinking of the chances she might have had if o lly she had had a different name. Why, she might have been married now, but when- ever she was introduced to a desirable young man, he generally smiled politely, but with amusement, on hearing her name, chatted a few minutes, and then left her to look after herself as best she might. She came out of her musings to see a tall, well-built young man preceding her down the rather crowded street. As she idly watched him, something slipped from his pocket and fell at her feet. She stooped to pick it up, and as she did so the young man suddenly entered a doorway. Rhoda straightened up just a mo- ment too late to sec him disappear, and found herself with a small black case in her hand, and the young man nowhere in sight. “O dear,” she thought, “now I can’t return this to him unless I can find out who he is.” Opening the case she found a card bearing the name “Carol Singer.” “Why, what a queer name,” she thought, “it is as odd as my own.” By careful searching of the case she also found an address, a street on the other side of the city. She put the case in her hand bag and went on to the office, resolving to take the case to its owner on her way home that night. At about six o’clock that evening Rhoda found herself on a quiet street in the western section of Caxton, and glancing again at the address she had found in the case, she decided that this pleasant, pretty little single house must be the one she sought. She rang the bell, and waited. After several minutes she rang it again, but received no answer. Taking one of her cards and a pencil from her bag she wrote on the back of it:— “My dear Mr. Singer: “I found your case on the street this morn- ing, so I am returning it herewith. “Sincerely, “Rhoda Dendron.” She put the case and her card in the letter box, and went home, thinking as she did so, “There, I’m sorry that I couldn’t have met him, for his name interests me, but I won’t have time to come again, so I’ll just have to leave it.” She reached her room a few minutes later, and was so busy that she soon forgot all about the case she had fouild and its owner, Carol Singer. Three nights later Rhoda found a letter awaiting her when she returned home from work. Upon opening it she read:— “My dear Miss Dendron: “I want to thank you for returning mv ease the other evening. If you do not think me too impertinent, my sister and I will be pleased to have you dine with us next Sunday at 2 o’clock. Thanking you again I remain, “Yours sincerely, “Carol Singer.” Rhoda fairly danced with surprise and pleasure. Her Sundays were always so dull and lonely. Of course she would go, would love to, and straightway she wrote a little note of thanks and acceptance. Two o’clock on Sunday found Rhoda dressed in her best, ringing the bell of the Singers’ pretty little home. This time there was no waiting, for the door opened almost instantly, and she was greeted by a tall young man whom she recognized as Carol Singer himself. “You are Miss Dendron, are you not?” he asked smilingly. “How do you do? Allow me to introduce my sister Helen.” Rhoda forgot all shyness quickly, and soon found herself chatting and laughing gaily with her host and hostess. The dinner was excel- lent, and afterwards they sat for some time in the charming little living room. When Rhoda at last took her leave, Carol Singer escorted her home. (Continued on Page 96) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 85 The Art Department of the Somerville High School The art department of the Somerville High School is one of the most important depart- ments in the school. What would our school paper be without the help of our art department? What kind of support would our athletic teams receive from the student body if our sport posters were not timely reminders of the games? Would the school plays and social functions be a success without our decorations? In short, does the student body realize that the art department is the support of all our school activities? If not, visit Room 400 and see the work that goes cn daily. It is worth the climb! Each year’s work is carefully planned, with season specialties included. The Sophomore year includes original decorative arrangement. This is especially interesting, for the finished painting allows one to apply the knowledge of blending colors. There are three words that the student must remember while taking draw- ing; namely, balance, rhythm and growth. If these three appear in our work, we are posi- tive of a good finished production. The Junior year is extremely interesting. We are told to select any animal, then to use it in making a design, also to take the animal and make a wall paper border for a child's room. It is surprising to see the different de- signs that can be made from one animal. The Senior year’s work includes the illus- trating of a proverb, a line of poetry or an old familiar saying. This work is interesting, and when finished in a charcoal drawing it is a work of which to be proud. Besides these main pieces of work, the pupils take up the painting of flowers and drawing of objects. The Christmas season always finds our art department exceedingly busy. Many students make serving trays, using their own designs or butterflies, milkweed and grasses. Others are busy designing and painting colored borders cn scarfs and handkerchiefs. Then there is the designing and making of rings, pendants and watch fobs. An interesting phase of work is the painting of lustre tea sets. This is a fussy piece of work, but gratifying when finished. The scenery for our school plays is made by the art department. Many hours of hard labor are put into the scenery. The scenery for all our school plays has been well done, but es- pecially that of the last production of the Play- ers’ Club. The climbing roses and the dooryard were certainly natural; in fact, one could al- most inhale the fragrance of roses. Many students on graduating from our school have gone to higher institutions and continued their work as student artists. We are also proud of the numerous prizes awarded to us for the fine work done by our art department. Other accomplishments of the art depart- ment could be mentioned, and much could be said in praise of our teachers, but we hope you will visit the department and see for yourselves. Don’t wait for an elevator to be installed, but climb up to 400.- Martha Silva, 1927. Only those who are fortunate enough to study freehand drawing know of the beauty of Room 400. The room is two and a half times (he size of the ordinary classroom. Its walls are always decorated with finished products that are worthy to be there. During Decem- ber charcoal drawings to illustrate old sayings were displayed, and also some very fine water colors were made by the Sophomores. Hanging on the wall and about the room are castes of Greek architecture and busts and statues of Greek gods from which the pupils draw. The pupils in the normal, general and house- hold arts courses study here. The girls have studied decorative arrangement, motif design- ing, sketching, period costumes and charcoal work. The students in the general courses work on posters to advertise games, dances, the Radiator, etc. Every year pupils studying drawing have won prizes for posters. This year prizes were given by the Boston Univer- sity Dramatic Club. The five-dollar prizes were awarded to Alden Edkins and Monroe Burbank, the prize of two dollars and a half was given to Dorothy Burnham, of one dollar and a half to Elizabeth Raymond, of one dollar to Madeline Birch. The boys in the general course work on miniature stages. One of these, made by Chester Colwell, was an exact duplicate of the stage setting for the Christmas play, “When the Chimes Rang.” The beautiful stained glass window seen in the play was made by Alden Edkins in Room 400. Although the (Continued on Page 98) 86 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Crossing the Equator Harriett H. Hoitt, 1928 F any of you happen to know a per- son who has crossed the equator you have more than likely listened to the story concerning the initia- tion on board ship. I have listened many times to this story and have found it very interesting. It may be of some interest to you if, in later years, you ever in- tend to cross this imaginary line. This is the story told to me by my brother. He is now on board a training ship, which dur- ing its cruise this summer crossed the equator. About 9.30 in the morning Davie Jones came up over the bowsprit from his locker and took possession of the ship. Following Davie came King Neptune with all his aids. A tank was built, and around this stood all the victims dressed in their spotless white uniforms. It has all been understood beforehand that one who has passed the equator before need not go through initiation performances again. A cer- tificate is given to show this, and out of luck is the one who is unable to find his at this time. Officers, cadets, and all “greenhorns” are obliged to go through the following initiation: Before the tank on his throne sits the “King of the Sea,” giving out sentences to the vic- tims. A barber is employed, and as the sen- tences are given he dips a large brush into a pot of mixed molasses, eggs, oil and every disa- greeable liquid imaginable. With this he thickly lathers each boy and then roughly shaves them with a three-foot wooden razor. Next the boys fall into the hands of an inex- perienced doctor and are forced to swallow a few unpleasant tasting pills and are given an ample smell of ammonia. They are then pushed into the tank, clothes and all, where they receive many successive duckings and bruises from the fellows who have already been through the initiation. This procedure lasts about all day, until every “greenhorn” on board is “green” no longer. Finally, they are given their precious and hard-earned certificates, and are allowed to crawl to tneir hammocks to dream about this ne’er-forgotten day of “crossing the equa- tor.” Eyes Ada Hanlon, 1926 HAT is an eye? The dictionary says: “Eye—the organ of sight; the eyeball; sight; observation; view; a small perforation; bud; that which resembles an eye.” With all this I agree, but the dic- tionary has omitted a lot more that it should say for the benefit of the human race. There are many kinds of eyes, so many kinds that the world is just ordinarily cross-eyed. There is the cold, faded, blue eye that makes you shudder on the hottest day of the year. I always think of the society lady, who is sup- posed to be very rich, but, as we know, is as poor as a church mouse, and looks at us with her cold blue eye which blasts and seems to make us shrivel up. Bur—r—r! it makes me shiver to think of it. The baby-stare eye is the young flapper who is innocent and entrancing, who, in fact, knows too much and would be better off if she knew a little less. This eye saves its owner from making an explanation when cornered in any wrong, while we who do not possess such an eye cannot stare our way out. The vamp has that commanding eye of “come hither,” and hither we come. It is the eye that bewilders men and makes them act like fools, and for this reason man should watch out for such eyes. The brown eye is a handsome eye if it is the dark eye that makes you think of a dark pool in a beautiful woodland. You find the dark brown eye, like the dark blue eye, is very lovable and sympathetic. You find yourself revealing your thoughts and doings to the person who is fortunate enough to possess such eyes. The eyes that laugh when you laugh, cry when you cry, love when you love, are the eyes we all want to possess. 87 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Thrill Chaser Fred Sharkey, 1925 D Sherman had always been a thrill- hunter. When a boy he followed the fire engines, climbed the church steeple and swam Horse Shoe Rapids, but still his appetite for thrills was not appeased. He was in turn a fireman, a steeplejack, a lumberjack, an Arctic explorer, and a steel worker on New York’s sky scrapers. But never did he receive a thrill and never did he play the role of the hero. When the United States entered the World War, Ed saw his chance to get a thrill and be- come a hero and feel the joy of mortal combat. Therefore, April 7, 1017, Sherman enlisted in the service and his first question was:— “How soon do we get into action, captain?” “Oh, in about three months. We must rush troops across as soon as possible.” Overjoyed at this, Ed entered training with great zeal and interest. He stood out above the rest in his company in everything. Soon his good work raised him to corporal and his interest became more intense. His higher of- ficers, seeing his ability, gave him an offer to go to an officer’s school. Thinking that accept- ing the offer would get him into action more quickly, the thrill-chaser accepted. But he met with disappointment. His training camp was changed and so was his regiment. His old regiment went across, but Ed remained a lieu- tenant and physical instructor in a training camp. Regiment after regiment, division after division went across, but not Ed. Ed, the “fire- eater,” had an easy position that he hated. He craved war, not peace. At last in July, 1918, when Germany was be- ginning to weaken and the war was at its height, he went across. He was comforted by the fact he was across and the thought that he would soon be in action. But not so, for he was sent from one training camp to another, still in the hated position of physical instructor. Ed was on the verge of deserting and sneaking to the front, the delay was so galling. His comrades were up in the “big drama,” while he idled away in Faris. But out of the sky came a commission of captaincy and an order to join a company that had already seen action. Ed was now in camp near enough to the front lines to hear the big guns. His regiment was resting from recent engagements and was awaiting re-inforcements. The boom-boom of the guns comforted him. At last he would see some war. On November 10 the company moved into the front line trench near Sedan with orders to go over the top at 11.15 the following day. Ed stayed awake all night on the firing-step, peer- ing at the German lines with a smile on his face. The rat-tat-tat of machine guns in an- other section was music to his ears. Eleven o’clock finally came. Ed still stood on the fire- step; he gazed anxiously at his wrist watch. Now it was 11.10. Five more minutes and Ed would feel the joy of hand-to-hand combat. Fifteen seconds more and he would achieve his life’s ambition. He raised his hand to give his company the “up and over” signal. He was tapped on the back and a messenger saluted and handed him a soiled envelope. He tore it open and in black letters thereon he read: “Cease firing, Armis- tice signed!” Traffic Squad Notes The board of supervisors have adopted the following New Year’s resolutions in the belief that they will benefit the school. We resolve:— To enforce our slogans, “Speed-up,” “Hurry- up,” etc. To act more courteously at all times. To do all in our power to eliminate the wandering that certain students seem to enjoy. To put our shoulder to the wheel and exert our utmost strength for the making of a record year in our school’s history. Many in the school do not know the signifi- cance of the various chevrons that are worn. They are as follows:— Th ree chev rons—President. Two chevrons—Vice-President. One and a half chevrons—Secretary, or a Building Supervisor. One chevron—Floor Supervisor. One half a chevron—Assistant Floor Super- visor. The diamond-shaped object between the T. and the S. is the emblem of the Board of Build- ing Inspectors. The secretary of the board is Harry Cogg- shall, the first floor west assistant supervisor. Each member reports to him the doors found open and any other things of interest. By so reporting a check is kept on the doors and the movements of various strangers who go and come about the buildings. The ushering for the Christmas play was per- formed by the supervisors. There being pres- ent approximately eight hundred spectators, the hall was filled. Due to the excellent co-opera- tion the work was well done. 88 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Francis McCarthy, 1926 MUSIC What is more inspiring Than music soft and sweet, When one is weary from the noise Of people in the street? The notes as they go soaring To heights above the sky, Will help to make us smile again Instead of pine and sigh. Jean Lamb, 1928. TO CHOPIN Enhancer of beauty! Lover of poetry! What great visions saw you? What great dreams dreamt you? That your music transports magic before us: Its exquisite eloquence enthralls the senses. Yours was a great soul! The humble world in chorus, too, exclaims In tribute to the grandeur your sublimity paints. Sensitive, yet powerful, Lanquid, yet vivid— Potent as a rich garden blossom,— The essence which were more like a dream Than of life. Georgina Morey, 1928. MY CASTLE OF REST Somewhere I’ll find my castle of rest, For I know that it waits for me. Though the way is weary and long it seems— And there are no signs to see. Sometimes I glimpse it through the mist; Its towers are passing fair, And its lights shed forth a rosy radiance That helps to guide me there. ’Tis destined that those that enter its doors Pure gold of heart must be; That the dross of soul must be washed away, Ere the keeper surrenders the key. When at last you arrive at the Castle of Rest The password’s “Tranquillity,” And the grace of an understanding heart Is the gift you’ll be given free. Marjorie Long, 1926. THE SHADOWS’ DANCE Shadows, shadows everywhere, Flitting here and dancing there, On the meadow’s clover white Shadows dance from out the night, At the grasses shadows glance, And to the glimmer of the moon The shadows dance. MOTHER Mother, how sweet thoughts of you Steal clearly down the years anew; I see your smiling face again Bright with joy, sad with pain. But your cheery smile would come Out like sunshine after rain. You were patient with things to bear, Always lavish with loving care, Ever just when things went wrong, Meeting hardships with a song, Giving joy in place of sorrow, Walking firm life’s path along. John E. Pierce, 1927. The roses of a garden fair. Sweetly scent the summer air, And grasses green the earth wave o’er, And make the shadows’ ballroom floor, The stars with light the heavens lance, And to the glimmer of the moon The shadows dance. Oh! if we could from sorrows tear, And see life’s sunshine everywhere, And when, with the bright setting sun The day is o’er and night begun,— Why can’t we leave life’s cares, by chance, And to the glimmer of the moon With shadows dance. Anna Weidhorn, 1927. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR J o r y ' 7 90 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR PLAYERS’ CLUB The past month has found the members of the Players’ Club busily engaged in preparing for the Christmas play, “Why the Chimes Rang,” presented during school hours on Tues- day. December 22, and again on Tuesday even- ing for the general public. The play, coached by Miss Bell, was preceded by music by the orchestra and glee clubs under the direction of Mr. Cook. The cast for the play was as fol- lows :— Holger, a young lad....... Lawrence Carra Steen, a younger brother William McMillan Uncle Bertel.................Alden Edkins Old Woman...............Pauline Baptista The Priest..........................Miles White A Rich Man.........................Joseph Geary A Courtier................Joseph Gough A Rich Woman.............. Monica Cotter An Old Scholar............James Meaney A Young Girl.......................Evelyn Testa The King..................Francis Hanson The Angel .............. Anna Sandstrom The stage, which was especially attractive because of the beautiful window painted by our president, Alden Edkins, was in charge of Wil- bur Irving; properties, Jean Yacubian, and lighting, Richard Obear. Many thanks are due Miss Bradford, Miss Haley, Mr. Miller and Mr. Obear for their assistance and co-operation in staging the play. After seeing Francis Wilson on Friday, De- cember 4, at the Repertory Theatre in “Rip Van Winkle,” we are proud to say that we have added Mr. Wilson’s autograph to our rapidly increasing collection. Many theatre parties are being planned, and with rehearsals also it seems that the winter months are going to be especially busy for the members of the Play- ers’ (’lul). Grace Sullivan, Secretary. RADIATOR TAG DAY A Tag Day has been proposed for the Radia- tor which is to serve two purposes: First, to help make up arrears of about $300, and second, to give the whole school an opportunity to make our High School paper a small gift of money, as the staff members make their gift of time and talent. First, why has the Radiator a deficit? Dur- ing the past two years our annual subscrip- tions have decreased about 100; and the ex- penses of the Year Books for 1923 and 1924 were increased beyond the budgets planned, be- cause of fire losses and extra costs in mailing. Last year, as the treasurer gladly reports, the class of 1925 did more than cover the cost of its Year Book. We believe the class of 1926 can do even better. Primarily, then, to meet the deficit, and end the year in June with all bills paid, but also to foster a spirit of co-operation among all teach- ers and pupils, a Tag Day is proposed for some time early in February. Will you do your share? G. M. Hosmer, Treasurer. Miss Harding, head of dramatic activities at the University of Oregon, was the guest of Rooms 10 and 400 recently. The Girls’ Debating team of this school will meet the Malden Girls’ team on Thursday evening, January 28. The subject under dis- cussion will be:— “Resolved, that the United States should join the Permanent Court of International Justice.” The Somerville girls will uphold the negative side. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 91 THE LITERARY CLUB After four months of work in the Literary Club, we pause to look back and view the ground we have covered. The attendance of the club has increased to a very encouraging degree. The various groups have held their monthly meetings regularly, and their accom- plishments have been many. The poetry sec- tion has by far surpassed the other groups in attendance, although the short-story group fol- lows a very close second. The play-writing and journalistic divisions, while not so well at- tended, have accomplished some fine work. The aim of the Literary Club is to promote venture in the literary field, and to supply a means of expression. A cordial invitation is extended to all of you who are interested to at- tend one of the meetings of the group which attracts you most. Through the club you may discover that you, too, have a gift. James P. Cutler, President. POETRY CLUB A particularly interesting meeting of the Poetry Club was held on Wednesday afternoon, December 2, in Room 110. About fifty pupils were present, and this record attendance filled the room to its capacity. The chief topic of discussion was the life and works of John Masefield, and a few of his poems, including the well known “Sea Fever,” were recited. Considerable talent has been revealed in the short poems written by pupils in some of the English divisions, and several of these were read by their composers. The club meets on the first Wednesday of every month under the supervision of Mrs. Topliff, Miss Sprague and Miss Todd, and it has a very able chairman, Marshall McAnern. We are extending a very cordial invitation to other students of the school to attend future meetings of our club, and thereby to become acquainted with the most beautiful medium for the expression of one's thoughts, poetry. Frederick Atherton, 1926. PLAY WRITING CLUB The play writing group of the Literary Club has been very successful so far this year. It consists of about twenty members and meets every second Wednesday. The last and second meeting of the group was held December 9, 1925, with Ruth Gordon presiding. An original play by Rebecca Kennard, a Sophomore, who wished to join the club, was read and accepted. The program committee was chosen for the following meeting. With the assistance of Miss Ellison, a pantomime was given in order to show how important action is on the stage. The cast included members of the first pro- gram committee: Isobel Cheney, Mary Hardy, Ultan McCabe, James Cutler. Mary Hardy, 1926. Secretary. SHORT STORY CLUB A meeting of the Short Story Club was held on November 18 in Room 201. The second in- stallment of a short story, which was begun at the previous meeting, was read by Leona Dunham. After criticising a story written by Margaret Sullivan, a prize of five (?) was awarded to her as the author of the first five- hundred word story. A discussion of the Golden Book by Gladys Allen proved very in- teresting to all of the members. Charades were cleverly presented by the Sophomore members, who are: Ruth Hodges, Margaret Lacey, Myra Preston, Maxine Blake, Margaret Heshion and Dorothy Gordon. These charades represented the names of well known writers of short stories, among which were Poe, 0. Henry, Peter B. Kyne, Stockton and Mark Twain. The meeting proved to be very profit- able and enjoyable to all. Helen L. Minton, 1926. Secretary. OUR SYMPHONY CONCERTS On November 13 and December 4 the stu- dents of Somerville High were given very splen- did and unusual opportunities to hear, in our own hall, two very fine concerts by members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The first con- cert was rendered by five players under the lead- ership of Mr. Paul Shirley. Every number of the program was received by the student audi- ence with stirring applause, and the great ap- preciation occasioned the following concert, which was given by fifteen players and their conductor a few weeks later. This second con- cert, too, was exceedingly well received and greatly enjoyed by all who attended it. The program of the first concert is as fol- lows :— Dreams...........................Wagner Andante from Violin Concerto...... Lalo Minuet from D Major Quartet....Mozart Serenade Espagnole ......... Glazounoff Aria.........................J. S. Bach Andante .................... Sammartini Movement from Quintet, op. 44 Schumann 92 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1926 The cry of the Senior boy: kerchief match my tie? The cry of the Senior girl: my cut? Heard in Class A: “Huh?—Who?—Me? B: “I got a zero. C: “That’s nothing. B: “What’s nothing? C: “Zero. A New Year’s Resolution Miss A: “Resolved to keep III English H after school every night until better behavior is established. Ill English II (in reply) : “Resolved to do no more talking or annoying during class.” (Evidently III English II has outside inter- ests.) A brilliant Senior was recently heard to de- clare in history that a tariff was raised on mo- lasses used in ship-building. Teacher: “An abstract noun is the name of a quality, condition, or action. You can see the result of an abstract noun. Give five ex- amples. Pupil: “Success, fragrance, idea, and party. Teacher: “Why party? Pupil: “Because you can see the results of a party. First person: “Want to buy two fifty-cent tickets? Second person: “What for? First person: “One dollar.” Necessary Evils in S. H. S. Teachers. Studies. Home work. Fire drills. Just Our School I)av 12.01 A. M. George Shaw runs for a street car. 12.45 George Shaw arrives home. 12.50 Thomas Powers runs for a street car. 1.15 Thomas Powers arrives home— after a long walk. 1.30 Irving Cromwell says good-night and starts for home from Jamaica Plain. 1.45 Alden Bruce arises to start a theme for the Radiator. 1.48 Monroe Burbank “turns in. 1.59 Alden Bruce yawns three times and resolves to work an hour more. 1.59« , Alden Bruce calls it a day. 2.29 “ J. Miles White gets home from a long-drawn-out rehearsal. 4.15 James Martin arises to study geometry. 4.30 James Meaney still studying his- tory. 5.30 Lawrence Hess gets up to call Gladys on the phone. 5.49 Caroline Marsh arises to comb out her tresses. 6.15 James Cutler’s mother calls i loudly: “Are you up, Jimmie? Helen Cordon, Editor J. Miles White, Assistant Editor “Does my hand- “How do you like SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 93 6.19 James Cutler answers “Y—yes.” 7.45 James Cutler descends for breakfast 7.59 Richard Miller yawns, “Ho— hum! Now for another nap!” 8.20 Natalie Dickey catches the last school car. 8.29:5 |. Daniel Cotter just makes it. 8.45 Spencer Brodil begins to look longingly at the clock. 9.46 Howard Lincoln shines in the geometry class. 10.11 Everyone suffers the tortures of drill. 10.15 Comes that short but sweet re- cess ! 10.32 Edith Strong comes to the rescue in history class. 11.10 Oscar Spear snores through a study period! 11.45 Inez Baum befriends poor Virgil. 11.5o That bell! 11.50V ; The massacre of the helpless dogs! 12.00 Having consumed four with (?) three mochas, two pieces of pie and one chocolate eclair, Wilbur Fenn gees back for something to eat. (The rest of the school day will be continued in our next issue.) Heard in 102 Pupil: “If a man shot another man where would he be tried, in the Supreme or District Court?” Mr. P.: “Where was he shot?” (Meaning in public building or on the street.) Pupil: “In the leg, I think.” Bryan Martin (French translation): “Eagerly he studied his lesson.” Miss B. (after a thoughtful moment): “Well —it is rather out of the ordinary.” Miss B.: “How would some of you students like to have a French correspondent. Some of you boys might get a nice young man to write back and forth tc—” Burbank: “Aw, I don’t want a man, but you might give my address to a pretty girl who would write me some nice letters.” Unnecessary Evils in S. H. S. Stairs (There should be elevators). Bells (Everyone knows when the period is ended). Report cards (we all know when we have flunked). Senior New Year’s Resolutions) To pick up all paper found on the floor. Always to do home work. Not to talk while passing through corridors. To keep desks clean. To work hard in drill. We have wondered why so many girls gather around 123, but we have at last found out— there is a very good mirror there! Heard in physics laboratory:— Albert Bell (laughing very boisterously). Mr. Hall: “Don’t ring so loud, Bell.” We wondered why a ship was called “she.” Locking in the dictionary we find: “A ship is called ‘she’ because it costs so much for the rigging.” The Senior class is very sorry to hear that one of its members, Goldie Sahlin, was forced to leave school on account of ill health. We hope she will be able to return before the year is over. 1927 Frank Elwell, Editor Kathryn Murphy, Assistant Editor No, my dear Juniors, last month’s Radiator was not the Junior number, even though it did contain four stories, a page of cartoons and six poems written by Juniors. Joe Corrish: “How come you never catch cold?” Arnold Finley: “Oh, I’m always wrapped up in my work.” Don’t forget the Radiator Tag Day! Bill Chisholm: “When I was sightseeing in Italy, I came across a girl who went to Somer- ville High School. It was in a very quaint city!” Tom Dugan: “Genoa?” Bill Chisholm: “No, but it didn’t take me long to get acquainted.” Be—t—ce R—ss (304): “Two pounds of lard, please.” Grocer: “Pail?” Be—t—ce R—ss: “Oh, does it come in more than one shade?” The by-word of the Traffic Squad seems to be: “On ne passe pas----Lentement!” 94 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The air in the theatre was tense with ex- citement, everyone was hushed and quiet, and on the screen a red-skin callously sharpened his axe on a handy rock. He tested its edge on a hardened thumb while speculatively gazing at his victim, who squirmed rebelliously under his bonds. Then he took a few practiced swings above the unfortunate’s head, and a second later the victim’s scalp hung from the red- cievil’s hand. Then amid the gasps of horri- fied female spectators in the rear came the bored voice of Elliot Hall, terse and brief, “Too late for Herpicide!” John Ramsey claims that the only difference he can see between chemistry and cooking is that cooking makes a worse smell! We wonder if any truth lies in this assertion? Observations We all get hungry. Some get hungrier than others, but the important thing is to get to the lunch room without getting maimed or bruised! Perhaps a little more thoughtfulness and a little less speed on the part of the hungri- est people would decrease the casualty list and solve the problem. The Somerville Safety Council says “Be Careful.” I have heard that the Juniors are lazy. The tragic part of it is it was stated by someone that knows the “inside dope.” Juniors! ! the rest period is over! Take up thy books and study! Dud: “Do you suppose the color of a fellow’s hair has anything to do with his attentive- ness ?” Kay: “I really don’t know, but D—t L—m—n says that red-haired fellows far surpass all others in every respect!” A certain elocution class of Junior girls have recently been working on pantomimes in elo- cution. A few of the girls chose as a panto- mime Hector’s parting scene with his wife be- fore he left for battle. L. D—h—m made an imposing and self-important Hector. Picture Hector with his infant son (imagination only) in his arms, while his wife tearfully pleads with him, if not for her sake, for the sake of their child, to remain at home. Then Hector with a sweeping gesture of both arms, informs his wife that he must answer the call of duty. What became of the baby, you ask? We are still wondering! 1928 Paul Martin, Editor The recent Sophomore election caused much excitement. The result: President, John Buckley; vice-president, Olive Thompson; sec- retary, Estelle Keaney; treasurer, Norman Watt; editor, Paul Martin; assistant editor, Leo Lanigan. We all appreciate the work of Ernest D. Sackett in these columns for the first three issues, and hope he will continue his good work. Junior: “Do you know why you Sophomores are going to the Christmas play first?” Soph.: “No.” Junior: “Because the players want to have a rehearsal before they perform before us.” Geometry teacher: “Give me a short defini- tion of a polygon.” Soph.: “A dead parrot.” Just because a fortification is a large fort is no sign a ratification is a large rat. In the Classroom History teacher: “What changes have taken place during the last two years in the map of Europe?” Soph, (looking at the map on the wall): “It has been varnished twice.” People I can’t talk to:— Victorian people. Modern people. Interesting people. Dull people. Religious people. Intelligent people. People I can’t listen to:— People who know everything. People who know nothing. People who know anything. People who know me. P. S. I am deaf and dumb. Reporter: “And in what state were you born ?” Dignified Senior: “Unless my recollection fails me, in the state of ignorance.” Soph.: “Want to buy a dog?” Sr.: “No.” Soph.: “There is a story about this dog.” Sr.: “What is it?” Soph.: “Once some boys tied a can on to his tail and I couldn’t stop him.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 95 As Others See Us Lawrence High School Bulletin, Lawrence, Massachusetts.—Your football games could have been in more detail since it was evidently a football number. Other departments well handled. The Philomath, Framingham High School, Framingham, Massachusetts.—The Radiator, Somerville, Massachusetts, well arranged! The Arlington High School Clarion, Arling- ton, Massachusetts.—The Radiator Year Book: Here is a fine magazine, interesting all the way through. Your summaries, photographs, car- toons, in short, everything deserves only com- mendation. Your school is certainly to be con- gratulated. The Golden Rod, Quincy, Massachusetts.— Your magazine is exceedingly well written in every department. There is not much cause for criticism. The Jabberwock, Girls’ Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts.—Radiator Year Book: We con- sider your year book an almost ideal one, com- plete in every detail. The abundance of pic- tures makes it a real representative of the class and the “glorious Senior year.” It seems to ALUMNI NOTES 1925 Hilton Mears is employed in Hastings’ Door and Window Plant near Davis square. George Kelley is working for the Shawmut Engraving Company of Cambridge. Frank X. Veneri is now working for the Edi- son Electric Company, Boston. Nicholas Kachauni is attending Boston Uni- versity. Doris Houghton is a Freshman at Jackson College. Natalie King and Ruth Wattie are at Rad- cliff e College. Helen Wattie and Ruth Slotnick are enrolled at Salem Normal School. us out of place, however, to have the pictures and directory of the undergraduates in the edi- tion which is to be the memory book of the graduating class. This point alone keeps it from being a wholly ideal year book. The Optimist, South Side High School, Newark, New Jersey.—We liked the editorials, the stories, the poetry, “School Notes,” “The Library Department” and “Flashes of Humor” —in other words, we liked practically the en- tire magazine. The Red and Black, Whitman High School, Whitman, Massachusetts.—The staff of the Radiator deserves much credit and praise for the attractive Year Book which they so suc- cessfully published. It shows much co-opera- tion, not only among the staff members but the whole school. Punchard High School, Andover, Massachu- setts.—The cartoons are a scream. What a good idea to print the picture of each graduate, and to put in a comment about each. The Argus, Gardner, Massachusetts.—The exchange notes show that you have a popular magazine. Your page of cartoons was very humorous. Why not add a few more stories? (Continued on Pago 98) 1924 Richard Waldron is a Sophomore at Harvard University. Curtis Goodwin, a member of the baseball and hockey team and also manager of the foot- ball team last year, is ill at the Somerville Con- tagious Hospital. The Misses Dorothy White, Rose Blish and Mabel White are progressing towards the end of their first year in the Training School of the Somerville Hospital. 1923 Elizabeth C. Stewart won a scholarship at Radcliffe College. Hester Waldron, a Junior at Radcliffe College, recently won a scholarship. Richard Tadgell is working as a messenger for the Old Colony Trust Company. 96 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR ATHLETICS Robert W. Holmes, 1926 FOOTBALL BANQUET On December 15, 1925, a football banquet was tendered to the High School football coaches and players. The sponsors of this affair were the “Royal Rooters,” consisting of alumni and men of the city organized for the purpose of placing athletics on a higher scale in the High School. Among the principal speakers were Mayor Conwell, Ex-Mayor Webster, Mr. Clark, Mr. Avery, Dr. Edward O’Brien and Coach Dick- erman. Hon. Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the State, was the honorary toastmaster. A feature of the banquet was the presenta- tion of the Chester Otis Garland trophy to the High School. This handsome cup was donated by Robert M. Garland in memory of his brother, Chester Otis Garland. It is to be given to the boy having the best record, both in studies and in athletics, for the year. His name shall be in- scribed upon it, and he shall return it at the end of one year. OTHER SPORTS At the present writing there is little chance of a basketball or hockey team representing the colors of the High School this winter. There are no basketball courts or hockey rinks in the city where the boys can practice. Truly it is an unfortunate situation. It can honestly be stated without exaggeration that, if Somer- ville had the proper facilities to practice with, no basketball or hockey team in Massachusetts would have an easy time defeating us. TRACK Coach Dickerman called out the candidates for the track team on January 6. A fairly large number reported, but hardly enough when you consider the number of boys in the school. Show more spirit, and come out for the team. To increase this spirit, Coach Dickerman in- tends to hold several interclass meets in the near future. Prizes will be given for first, second and third places. This is the first time that anything in this line has been attempted in the High School. Mr. Dickerman is anxious to make this a suc- cess. You can help immensely by going out for the track team now. If you think you have any running or jumping ability, no matter how small, report to Mr. Dickerman and he will help you as best he can. If the school authorities do not build a gym- nasium and some hockey rinks within the next few years, they may find that the major winter sports of hockey and basketball will gradually trend towards ping-pong and chess. For my part I prefer ping-pong. We have ample room for a few sets in the lunch-room. QUEER NAMES (Continued from Page 84) Some six months later Carol Singer sat in Rhoda’s tiny but cheerful room. They had be- come very, very well acquainted, and now as they sat there Rhoda suddenly asked:— “Tell me, please, how did you ever find out my address? I only signed my name to that card, and it has puzzled me ever since to know how you found me out.” Carol Singer laughed. “Why, that is very simple. I used the city directory. You see, I thought that two people, each with such a queer name as we have, ought to know each other, so I hunted up your ad- dress.” Then he added: “And, Rhoda dear, don’t you think that we two, each with such odd names, not only ought to know each other, but to love each other, too?” Rhoda thought that they should, and, as far as she was concerned, that they did. She is now Mrs. Carol Singer, and never sighs because her name is queer. The Age of Chivalry “I consider myself to be the most courteous man who ever took a girl auto riding.” “Explain yourself.” “I never make her walk home without first furnishing her with a pair of roller skates and a road map.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 97 “THE COLLEGIATE FLIVVER” It is an old tin flivver Tis handled with great pride, Tis he who has much nerve In such a can dares ride. Tis worn and badly shot, It has full many squeaks, The engine’s always hot, The radiator leaks. The fenders are no good, The axles are badly bent, The engine has no hood, The blamed thing’s one big dent. On it there is no horn, The seats are all worn through, The top is badly torn, The tires are far from new. Where the shield should be, There’s nothing but a frame, But then the drivers see A view that’s all the same. However much we talk, The wreck is not too sad: When a feller has to walk The blamed thing’s not so bad. Russell Perry, P. G. THE CHARGE OF THE LUNCH BRIGADE I Half a yard, half a yard, Half a yard onward, All into Finkelstein’s Rushed the two hundred. Forward, the Lunch Brigade! ‘‘Charge for the dogs!” they said; All into Finky’s Lunch Rushed the two hundred. II ‘‘Forward, the Lunch Brigade!” Was there a one delayed? Not though the T. S. knew They shouldn’t be running. Theirs not to make reply, Theirs but to go and buy, Theirs but to eat and die; Up to the counter for eats Rushed the two hundred. III Dogs to the right of them, Dogs to the left of them, Dogs in front of them Sizzling and barking; Stormed at with cakes and rolls, Boldly they rushed, pell-mell Into the jaws of death, Into the fusillade— Rushed the two hundred. IV Splashed all their mustard there, Flashed all the cakes in air Hitting the gunners there, Charging the hot dogs, while The Faculty wondered. Plunged through the open door When the dogs were no more, Senior and Sophomore Reeled through the door and broke, Spotted and sundered. Then they walked back, but not— Not the same two hundred. V Dogs to the right of them, Dogs to the left of them. Dogs behind them Sizzling and barking; Stormed at with cakes and rolls While Soph, and Senior fell, They that had fought so well Came through the door pell-mell, All that was left of them, Left of two hundred. VI When can their glory fade? Oh, the wild charge they made While the Faculty wondered! Honor the charge they made! Honor the Lunch Brigade! Noble two hundred! Harry Coggshall, 1926 98 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE ART DEPARTMENT OF THE SOMER- VILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Continued from Page 85) many hued draperies that hung beside the window in the piay were made by Miss Brad- ford, the girls in the normal course feel sure that any goods they might dye would appear almost as beautiful because of the experience they had in watching her. Just as the paint- ing at the side entrance to the West Building seems to be made of stained glass, so also did the one in the Christmas play. As a matter of fact they were both painted on ordinary wrap- ping paper. The first painting of a shepherd holding his crook was made two years ago by DeLancey Cleveland. It can be seen, then, that whenever a play is put on, the help of Miss Bradford, Miss Smith and their co-workers must be enlisted. The scenery used in “Uncle Jimmy,” which in- cludes the fences, trellises, gates and the house, was made by the free-hand drawing pupils with Miss Bradford’s help and suggestions. Seniors should especially appreciate Room 400 because it is in this room that the stage set- tings for the Senior play and for the Senior Night entertainment are made, and here the arch for Class Day is completed.—Isobel M. Cheney. EXCHANGES As Others See Us (Continued from Page 95) The Recorder, Winchester, Massachusetts.— The Radiator Year Book.—It is rarely that we have the opportunity to comment on a Year Book of this type. Printed on high grade paper, remarkable for the clearness of the pic- tures, and distinguished by artistic designs and arrangements, the Radiator Year Book is in a class by itself. Congratulations, Somerville! Burdett Lion, Burdett College, Boston, Massachusetts.—All your departments show effort and interest. The cuts at the head of the departments are very artistic. Why not have more? “Poet’s Corner” is one of the best departments we have seen among exchanges. Visit us again; we like your acquaintanceship. The Spotlight, South Hadley High School, South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts.—We enjoy your well organized and interesting paper very much. Your cuts are fine, and your “Short- hand Page” is very original. Your Year Book was just splendid. Call on us again. A CHANDLER Secretarial School One-Year Secretarial Course Two-Year Normal Course Ask For a Catalogue 161 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE BOSTON, MASS. Telephone Kenmore 2570 MRS. BESSIE G. CLARKE Private Tutoring Individually and in Groups Elementary Algebra, English, French, German, History, Latin Specially arranged classes for Supervised study. Splendid chance at small cost to prepare homework under guidance of an experienced teacher. Then, why Fail in your school work? Suite 2 11 Fenwick Street Winter Hill, Mass. Telephone Somerset 0431 Telephone Somerset 0184 M. J. LEWIS PLUMBING Agent for Magee Furnaces and Ranges 387 Highland Avenue Somerville, Mass. Hi-Y Club The Purpose is to create, maintain and extend High Standards of Char- acter Bacalites is the name of the local club. Y. M. C. A. Headquarters 101 Highland Avenue BELDEN SNOW Union Square : : Davis Square SOMERVILLE, MASS. “the MENS WEAR STORE Red and Blue Neckwear Lamson and Hubbard and Mallory Hats JOSEPH M. WELDON Hardware — Paints — Varnishes and Kitchenware Gridley Block 281-A Highland Avenue Near Cedar Street Tel. Somerset 1294-J. Somerville, Mass. COW DIN’S ELIXIR For Coughs and Colds EDWARD EDWARDS Prescription Druggist 22 Union Square Somerville, Mass. At Recess EAT AT BRAY’S 80 Highland Avenue Formerly Morrison’s FINKELSTEIN Patronizes Us, So Patronize FINKELSTEIN’S LUNCH Phone 2387-W MRS. A. H. BRUNDAGE STATIONER—CAMERA SUPPLIES II College Avenue, West Somerville, Mass. Dyeing, Repairing, Cleansing and Pressing Promptly Done JAMES C. 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X X X X X I I I 1 CHANDLER Secretarial School One-Year Secretarial Course Two-Year Normal Course Ask For a Catalogue 161 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE BOSTON, MASS. Telephone Kenmore 2570 MRS. BESSIE G. CLARKE Private Tutoring Individually and in Groups Elementary Algebra, English, French, German, History, Latin Specially arranged classes for Supervised study. Splendid chance at small cost to prepare homework under guidance of an experienced teacher. Then, why Fail in your school work? Suite 2 11 Fenwick Street Winter Hill, Mass. Telephone Somerset 0431 Telephone Somerset 0184 M. J. LEWIS PLUMBING Agent for Magee Furnaces and Ranges 387 Highland Avenue Somerville, Mass. Hi-Y Club The Purpose is to create, maintain and extend High Standards of Char- acter Bacalites is the name of the local club. Y. M. C. A. Headquarters 101 Highland Avenue BELDEN SNOW Union Square : : Davis Square SOMERVILLE, MASS. THE MEN'S WEAR STORE Red and Blue Neckwear Lamson and Hubbard and Mallory Hats JOSEPH M. WELDON Hardware — Paints — Varnishes and Kitchenware Gridley Block 281-A Highland Avenue Near Cedar Street Tel. Somerset 1294-J. Somerville, Mass. COWDIN’S ELIXIR For Coughs and Colds EDWARD EDWARDS Prescription Druggist 22 Union Square Somerville, Mass. SOMERVILLE High School Radiator t t • i t Vol. XXXV. Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, February, 1926 No. 5 The Somerville High School Kmlintor 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 lirst Thursday of the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In con- tributing, 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 exchange editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, Sl.no per Year Single Number . 15 cent Entered as second class mail matter at Boston 1 . O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief BEATRICE 0. BATES, ’26 Associate Editors JAMES P. CUTLER, ’26 RICHARD OBEAR, ’27 Exchange Editor HELEN MINTON, ’26 Poetry Editor francis McCarthy, ’26 Library Editor BEATRICE ULEN, ’26 Alumni Editors ELEANOR STACKPOLE, ’26 ELEANOR PINKHAM, ’26 Class Editors HELEN GORDON, ’26 FRANK M. EL WELL, ’27 PAUL MARTIN. ’28 Business Manager CHESTER F. COLWELL, ’26 Assistant Business Manager FRED A. CLARK, '27 Circulating Manager IRVING C. CROMWELL, ’26 Humor Editor WARREN ELDRIDGE, ’26 Staff Artists MONROE BURBANK. ’26 VIRGINIA JOHNSTON, ’26 Faculty Treasurer GEORGE M. HOSMER Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Assistant Editors J. MILES WHITE, ’26 KATHRYN MURPHY, ’27 LEO LANIGAN, ’28 m § . ' UXB Courtesy of Boston Transcript. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The greatest expounder of thrift in the history of our country. ■■ Table of Contents o o o FRONTISPIECE ................................... 104 EDITORIALS ..................................... 106 “TAKEN LITERALLY ” by Alice Louise Dunlap, 1927. 107 “OLGA,” John E. Pierce, 1927 ................... 108 “MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN DRIVING” Alfred D. Aiello, 1926 110 “REVEREND THEOPHILUS BELLI,” Mary J. Basile..... Ill “CHINS” Marguerite Perrin, 1926 ................ 112 “MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR,” Monica Cotter, 1926 ... 112 THE POET’S CORNER .............................. 113 “DRAMA” ........................................ 114 TRAFFIC SQUAD NOTES ............................ 115 A SCHOLARSHIP .................................. 115 THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT ......................... 116 PUBLIC OCCURRENCES .................... ........ 117 CLASS NOTES .................................... 119 EXCHANGE ..................................... 122 NOTES OF THE ALUMNI ............................ 123 ATHLETICS ...................................... 124 FLASHES OF HUMOR ............................... 125 106 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Sometime back in the dark ages an extremely clever cave man must have conceived the idea of saving. It was such a brilliant idea that it did not die out as many new ideas are forced to do, but on the contrary, it flourished and spread until all the countries of the world recognized it. For a million years that habit has lived, sadly neglected and trampled upon at times, to be sure, but rising triumphant always until today it is one of our greatest marks of civilization. Nation, state, city, institution and home, all reverence it for its great value. Our school is at last awake to the fact that the habit of thrift is as essential as the study of Latin. Latin builds up our vocabulary; thrift, our character. Too often in our home training and in our scholastic training the prac- tical things that we must learn sooner or later are left out and they are taught to us by bitter experience. Acquiring the habit of thrift is no easy mat- ter, even for those whose minds and habits are plastic and easily moulded. It is easy enough to say to a child: “Here is a quarter you must put it in the bank and not spend it for candy.” But to show that child why it must not be spent for candy is a different matter and a problem in itself. A great many of us are still children in this one respect. We ask: “Why should we put it in the bank?” And if we are merely told, “Because of the future,” our reply will be: “What do we care for the future? The candy is in sight, but the future is not!” But if it is pointed out that the candy is something which is not necessary, and can be done with- out, and that there certainly will come a time when some great necessity will mean a hundred times more than the candy, then there will be results. So it is that in our Thrift Drive and in vari- ous efforts towards the promotion of thrift at Somerville High, the greatest stress has been put upon the explanation of why it is a good idea to save. If some of us were quite frank we should admit that to save had never oc- curred to us before. But now that the idea has been brought home to us, so to speak, let us keep right on practicing those excellent preach- ings. Let us really get the habit of thrift and keep it with us, a cherished possession—a friend. B. 0. B. TEAMWORK One hundred and fifty odd years ago, thirteen small, weak colonies got together and said: “United we stand, divided we fall. If we don’t hang together, we’ll all hang separately.” They chose to “hang together,” and as result of their working shoulder to shoulder in a common cause, as a result of their teamwork, our na- tion is what it is today. Every baseball nine, every football eleven, and every basketball six knows the value of team- work. The extra point that wins the game or ties the score is nine times out of ten the product of teamwork. A coach may drill his team for weeks in the line points of playing hockey, but if he fails to stress the importance of co-operation among the players, his team will be far from successful. Teamwork does not alone apply to athletics or politics. Co-operation between the pupil and the Traffic Squad must result in benefit to both. Co-operation between the class and its officers must result in class spirit. Co-opera- tion between the pupil and the faculty must re- sult in higher standards and better marks. Finally the pupils’ co-operation with all these must produce school spirit, which in turn leads to a better school. This intelligent and sympathetic working together is teamwork, and good teamwork is the secret of success. R. W. 0. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 107 Taken Literally Alice Louise Dunlap, 1927 ETER Reynolds was without doubt one of the laziest boys that ever walked on two feet. Tall and lanky of form, tow-headed and freckle-faced, he looked his part. To his capable, vigorous mother his slowness was unbearable. The house-pump being for the time incapacitated by a broken handle, she called Feter one morning to go to the well in the valley below them to get water. Never had he gone upon an errand and re- turned within a reasonable length of time, so Mrs. Reynolds, her free hand upon her hip, handed her son the pail, saying in her most ex- pressive sarcasm: “ Any other boy of eighteen would be out doin’ somethin’; you’ll never ’mount to anything! Now take this and be gone three years.” Her ending was even more decisive than her beginning. Without making the effort to re- ply, Peter slouched down the path, starting to whistle, but ending with a long, drawn-out yawn. Peeling apples by her kitchen window, Mrs. Reynolds watched the road impatiently. “Huh! most likely he’s down to the post- office standing with his mouth open, soakin’ in the gossip of those old fogies there. Been gone long enough to go and come a dozen times.” The repair-man came, mended the pump, and departed. The morning fled, but Peter didn’t return for dinner. “Prob’ly he’s swingin’ and grinnin’ on some girl’s gate by now. Silly, good-for-nothin’ thing!” The perturbed lady disgustedly threw a plate into the dishpan. “Next time I send him anywheres I’ll tie a rope ’round his neck an’ when he’s been gone long enough I’ll yank at it till he starts lally- gaggin’ home!” When supper time came and passed, Peter’s mother took off her apron and set out to es- cort her son home. The village reached, she accosted the first farmer she met. “Haven’t seen Peter today, have you?” “Seen ’im this mornin’ but not since.” “Did he have a pail?” “No-o, no, he didn’t, Mrs. Reynolds.” Mrs. Reynolds debated to herself for a mo- ment. “Huh, left it at the well; I’ll leave it there till he brings it home. See if I don’t.” Then aloud she added: “Thank you, Ezra.” Ezra took his empty pipe from his mouth and remarked pleasantly, as he turned to go on: “Guess your Peter’s just about the daddlin’est boy’ round here, eh?” Mrs. Rey- nolds stiffened suddenly. “Well, he’s a good boy—good’s they is, Ezra Black! He’s a fine boy and he’ll surprise you all yet.” She shook her head confidently, turned abruptly and marched on. The farmer out of sight, she began asserting her former opinions to herself. Her next stop would be at Mary’s house. “Mary’s mother should send him fly in’ if he didn’t know ’nough to go home himself. Ten to one he’s eaten his meals there.” But Peter had not been calling on Mary. That day and others passed, but no Peter returned. Mrs. Reynolds broke down completely and went to her bed, but not for long. No woman of her house-cleaning abilities could stay idly in bed with the carpets lying flat on the floor when they should have been out on the line receiv- ing vigorous poundings. But on still, cold fall evenings when she sat by her kitchen stove knitting and watching Peter Senior against the chair back, she per- mitted a longing to sweep over her and almost decided that, after all, laziness was not one of the seven deadly sins. Such relenting reveries, were, however, short lived, when impatient with herself, she turned her attention to increasing her knitting pace or industriously scolded the dozing cat for some imaginary misdemeanor. Its peaceful blinking in return gave her but little satisfac- tion. For months the men at the postoflice dis- puted long and loudly upon Feter’s disappear- ance. Months flew by, then years. One day a figure was seen walking up the road toward the Reynolds’ farm. He was at- tired as a prosperous young man of the city, but there was something about him that the city man lacks. There was something oddly familiar in his lolling gait. In one hand he car- ried a good looking bag, and in the other hand there swung a pail. He had reached the house now, and opening the door he slowly set the pail into the kitchen. During the ordeal of straightening up, he drawled: “There’s yer water, Maw.” Peter Reynolds had been gone exactly three years. 108 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Olga John E. Pierce, 1927 mm |W0 weeks out from Valparaiso and the clipper “Albatross was keel- ing over to a blustering, salt-laden breeze that whipped the crests of the green waves into clouds of spray, and hummed through the cordage and rigging with every powerful gust. The “Albatross, as fine a ship of her kind as ever sailed the Pacific, felt the urge of the wind, and responding with every sinew of her well-built frame, dug her bowsprit into the foaming combers and tossed the spray nigh to the masthead, quivering with every surge of the ocean, her gleaming sails taut and strained to their capacity, flung like white wings against the blue sky. Small wonder her captain named her the “Al- batross. This same captain stood now, feet apart, at the wheel; bare to the waist, his mighty muscles bunching and rippling under the tanned skin as the straining wheel called for greater effort on the part of the helmsman. A pair of spotless white trousers, bound by a crimson sash at the waist, was his only cloth- ing, and the flying spray enveloping him from time to time in gossamer clouds, covered his body with glistening drops. His head was thrown high, a wave of blond hair streamed in the wind, his sky blue eyes were fixed ahead on the moving horizon and a smile hovered about his mouth, showing his even teeth. The ship, lifted by a wave, keeled over until her scuppers were awash, but Captain Wedtjen remained immovable, upright, as though his feet were clamped to the very deck. A song burst from his lips and as the damp sea wind swept across the water his voice rose louder, flinging across the deck a seaman’s melody, wild and compelling, where it was caught and whirled away over the heaving breast of the ocean. The captain’s heart was joyful. He felt the planks of his ship beneath his feet, the sting of spray was once more on his body, and the swish of waves mingled with the screams of gulls filled his soul with a joy which only a sea rover can know. Moreover, his daughter Olga was on board. Now everybody who came to know Captain Wedtjen's daughter never forgot her. Her very beauty was sufficient to stamp her on a person’s memory forever, but this, and her sweet personality in addition, compelled even the most unemotional to fall in love with her immediately. She came now and stood at her father’s side, her hair streaming over her shoulders, the sun gleaming on its pale gold beauty. What a pair they made! The father, a giant in stature, towering above his daughter in all his massive strength, his sash, a splash of crimson about his bronzed waist, and mighty arms taut as he held the straining wheel in a grasp of iron. His white teeth flashed as he smiled at his daughter. She stood slim and strong, her fair complex- ion unspoiled by the ravages of salt and sun, almost pale beside the dusky skin of her father. How she loved him! Loved him in his strength, in his tenderness and unfailing thoughtfulness. He was the centre of her love, the pivot around which all the joy of her life revolved; he was her idol. Thus they stood, father and daughter, bound by a love unbreakable and a comradeship un- surpassed. Two hours later Captain Wedtjen fell across the wheel with a knife between his shoulders. Olga found him. She stood staring, pale as alabaster, tearless and grief-stricken. Then she screamed. A terrible cry that ended al- most as it left her lips, wafted aloft by the wind with the cries of the gulls. Members of the crew came running, wild- eyed, glancing half fearfully at the captain’s daughter, then halting in a huddled group as Olga spoke. “He is dead! she cried, “and one of you did it! I shall never rest until that one pays with his life. ... He is dead. . . . Only another death can even the account. . . . My father’s blood is my blood and now it stains the deck of his ship. It cries for vengeance. ... I, Olga, your captain’s daughter, will see that this is done!’’ She turned, tears at last staining her cheeks, and falling to her knees beside her father’s body, she kissed his bloodless lips in consecra- tion to her self-appointed task of vengeance. A day passed, during which time a storm gathered as if to bring to a climax the horror of the past hours. It broke at midnight, a fearful storm, powerful in all its tropical fury, screaming over the turbulent waters in a mad rush of torrential rain and furious wind-lashed spray. The ship fled before the blast under bare poles, lurching, pitching, her stout frame strained to its uttermost, her decks one mo- SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 109 ment clear, the next, submerged beneath a deluge of swirling water. The wheel was securely lashed and the crew took refuge below. Olga went to her cabin and lay on the bunk, her small, white hands pressed over her ears to shut out the sounds of the tempest. She lay thus until she fell asleep, her beautiful hair falling in a golden cascade to the floor. When she opened her eyes the fury of the storm had passed, the seething waters had somewhat abated and a comparative silence reigned. This silence was broken by the sound of a voice from the adjoining room, easily discern- ible through a half-open ventilating porthole which connected the two cabins. The voice Olga recognized as belonging to one of the crew, a young fellow of about twenty who had sailed under Captain Wedtjen for three years or more. “ . . . often jealous,” came the words. “I tried not to be. ... I loved her with my very soul . . . worshiped her . . . she never knew . . . she only saw her father, he had her love, all of it, she lived for him . . . what chance had I, a common sailor?” Olga’s face was pale now, and her hands clasped and unclasped as the voice went on:— “Her father was a man if ever one lived . . . but it was his daughter I loved ... so I killed him. I . . . what a fool I was! . . . Nothing but sorrow and misery could follow. . . . Now I am a murderer, stamped with the brand of Cain! . . . God help me, but my jeal- ousy blurred my brain and urged my hand. Now I am not worthy to as much as look upon the face of her ... I love! ” Olga buried her face in her hands as the voice stopped, her soul torn between two con- flicting emotions. So it was he who killed her father! He, whom she had loved from the first day her eyes beheld him, striding bareheaded up the gangplank to ask her father for a berth. Ah, yes! But Olga had been true to her father! That was the pity of it. Torn between two great desires, first, to be true to her father, and second, to lose her love for the youth, she had chosen the former, stifling her longings and lavishing on her father all the affection at her command, trying at the same time to put the youth out of her thoughts and heart. How fruitless a task! For now, with the confession of his sin ringing in her ears, she loved him still and her very soul was torn with anguish. What should she do? Keep her vow to her dead father and slay her lover, or, break her vow of consecrated vengeance and make up for the wasted years by satisfying her yearning love. With this terrible question in her heart, Olga went silently on deck. The ship was rolling easily now with a slow, regular motion. The sun had set and the moon, a silver disc in the heavens, cast a white radiance over the heaving water. The girl saw none of it, and the waves were soundless to her. Slowly she paced the sloping deck, down as far as the capstan, back to a coil of rope, down again, back . . . down . . . back . . . then she stopped. Two figures appeared but a few yards dis- tant. It was the young man and his compan- ion. How handsome he looked in the moonlight! Olga’s breath choked her. She stepped back into the shadow of the deck house. A frag- ment of a sentence, just a few chance words, were born to her by a fitful gust of wind. ‘ . . . do it again . . . anything for love.” That was all, but it was sufficient. Olga raised her little hand, so small it looked and so pale in the light of the moon. ... A red flash, a crack, and the youth turned slowly ... oh, so slowly . . . and slid to the deck. There was a rush of feet, the crew came, saw and staggered back. Some one pointed. As one they turned and gazed at Olga, her blond hair streaming in the wind, standing on the bulwark, grasping with one hand a rope, the other pointing straight at the body of the youth. “He . . . killed my father”; her voice fell on the ears of the staring men like drops of water upon a stone. “Therefore I . . . killed him. But I love him . . . more than life. I was born on the sea and to the sea I must return!” The last words were swallowed by the wind as Olga leaped . . . The men rushed forward and saw, beneath a curling crest, some floating seaweed, golden, seaweed, but that also vanished from view. THRIFT JINGLES One thing in life is sure— You can make your future secure BY SAVING! To save wisely is to reap The harvest of success. To save your health Is to save your wealth, For health is wealth, And wealth is health. 110 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR My First Experience in Driving Alfred I). Aiello, I92G HILE my mother and uncle were talking, I amused myself by roam- ing about the large house and pausing to wonder if my uncle was not lonesome in such a dreary place; suddenly I looked out the window and espied a brand new automobile. Quickly hurrying out by the back door, in great amazement I gazed upon a new green sport-model Stutz, and with large balloon tires. I had often been eager to drive an automobile, but my only chance had been when I went out Sundays, and my father sat next to me, con- stantly hollering, “Look out,” “Here!” “Watch where you’re going”; “Sound your horn, save the people’s lives.” With such a beautiful car before me and no one to stop me, my eagerness was aroused to such an extent, that I jumped in, and, with the little experience that I had had, quickly started the car. Not knowing the shifts in a Stutz, I acci- dentally put it in reverse, and, releasing the clutch quickly, ran into the chicken coop and almost tore it down. Fearing lest my uncle should hear. I remembered by experience that first always stood directly opposite reverse and hastily shifting gears, drove out into the rough country road. As I was not accustomed to such a big car, I drove slowly, and after twelve miles I began passing farm houses, about one quarter of a mile apart, but soon they were closer until I passed what seemed to be a one-horse town. Unfortunately I did not see an old man who was slowly crossing the street, and, too late! the front bumper struck his cane, breaking it in two. At this I pressed on the accelerator a little more, traveling at the rate of thirty miles per hour. My next victim was a woman. She was just about to cross the road when I remem- bered what my father had said, and pressed the horn button. To my own amazement, it produced a sound like that of a siren, at which the woman received such a fright, that after I was beyond the distance of hearing her muttering, I could see her shaking her fists at me, and I thanked God that I was out of her reach. Presently it seemed as though the day was getting warmer, and, stretching myself com- fortably on a fancy pillow, for there were pil- lows of different colors on the seat, I was seized with a desire to speed. Accordingly I pressed the accelerator a little more after each mile until I soon had attained a speed of sixty miles an hour, which satisfied me. Suddenly ahead of me I could see another car and wish- ing to catch up to it, I stepped on the acceler- ator a little more. Seventy-five miles an hour. Oh. boy! I was some speed maniac, though I didn’t realize it then, perhaps, in my eagerness to catch up to the other car. Soon I was directly behind it and thought it would be fun to pass it, but I had found my opponent. Instead of keeping to the right, so that I could pass him, he kept in the middle of the road, and with the aid of a mirror would swerve to the left side or the right side accord- ing to the side on which I tried to pass. Surely he was a road-hog. But whether it was the warmness of the day or a trick, he suddenly kept to his right, and I, seeing my chance, began to pass him. Well, no sooner had I begun to pass him than he put up speed also, and our cars were racing together. I did not know, then nor now, what the name of the other car was, but he certainly put up a good fight. The more I increased speed, the more he did, so that we were racing through a rough, dusty, country road at the rate of eighty-five miles an hour. All of a sudden he slowed down, while I kept up at the same speed, and soon disappeared in a side road. Sometimes a sudden ticking would reach my ears; then die away. I did not pay attention to it, thinking that it was either the spring or something loose. It soon sounded again, however, but this time closer and constant. A shudder went through me; I looked back, and there was the state motorcycle ccp following me. It was now only a question of minutes in which he would catch up to me, stop me, and give me a tag for speeding, which meant twenty dol- lars’ fine. Would I stop before it was too late or increase speed? What of my mother and uncle? What right had I to take the car? What if I should wreck the car? All these, questions quickly revolved in my mind, and contrary to my thoughts. I involuntarily stepped on the accelerator till my foot touched the floor. The speedometer now registered ninety, and, whether my blood was still circulating or not, I chanced to see my friend left behind, though he soon also picked up speed, for a police SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 111 motorcycle is capable of making ninety miles an hour. Fortunately for my quick wit, I escaped by an inch a telegraph pole, turned corners on two wheels and raised enough dust behind me to hide my direction from the cop. Presently I slowed down to fifty miles per hour and spying two roads that forked off, I took the right. Then, heeding my cunning wit, I cut across the grass and onto the one on the left, where I noticed a sign saying “Barre— forty miles ahead,” where my uncle lived; but. nevertheless, I waited for a reason of my own. I heard the sharp clicking of the motorcycle cop, who soon reached the place where the road branched oft in two directions. He fol- lowed the one on the right, my tracks fooling him. In a minute, however, he came to a stop, wondering where I was, as the rest of the road showed no signs of a passing automobile. This was my only chance, and starting up at a record-breaking speed, I trailed the road back to my uncle’s house, where with fear and a heart of lead, I drove the car into the yard, stopped the engine quietly, and walked into the house. My head hung low, I expected a hot reception and punishment. But! There was my uncle still talking to my mother, who listened with silent attention to his plans of moving to the ctiy. Suddenly, looking up, he said: “Your mother has just told me of your eagerness to drive, so if you want to take a little spin around here, you can. But do be careful.” “No, thanks,” 1 replied, “I think I’ll read a book instead.” In my thoughts I was asking “Haven’t I had enough ?” Reverend Theophilus Belli Mary .1. Basile E were ready to listen to Fr. Belli’s sermon when suddenly we heard a soft voice, quite unsteady, say: “My dear—people—I—regret to say—that—this is the last Sunday in which I act as pastor of—the Church of St. Francis of Assisi.” He then went on to tell us, in his best way, all that we had meant to him and the work that was to be done when he went away. I was held in a spell throughout the entire services. That day we spent grieving for Fr. Belli’s departure; it was sudden and he was loved by all. He is a medium sized person, possessing a very calm, kind and saintly face. His thin hair on his small head is snow white. He has blue eyes which always show’ that he has not rested. He walks in such a quiet manner that a person turns twice to look at him. With everyone he passes he leaves the spirit of God. He is a man that never shirks his duty. When the parochial school was being repaired, he was so interested in the work, that he would toil from morning until night without giving one thought to his meals. He has acted like a shepherd, who gathers his stray sheep, and. bringing them together, forms a flock that will follow their master. Fr. Belli gathered his people to his church. He promoted in every heart the spirit and fear of God. He has also taught his people to love each other like brothers and sisters. He has made men and women out of the scattered, careless people he found when he first came to be pastor of our church. To keep in touch with his people Fr. Belli formed different church organizations. For the girls he inspired a passion for drama. He wrote a play and this play was presented in both English and Italian. The play was a great success. I remember we girls would always look forward to the rehearsals, for while we were in his presence we felt that we were in the presence of a teacher and a friend. We always went home with the feeling that we had spent a very profitable evening. He would never be satisfied unless we gave our best. He would joke and laugh with us, but we were to settle right down to work after our joke. He would always say: “Girls, work be- fore play.” He was never happy unless we were happy. On any subject that was brought up for discussion he would be inexhaustible in information. He had a splendid manner of making us see why things were expressed in such a way or why things were in such a po- sition. When a certain thing troubled us, we went to him and he would always smooth it so that we would leave him with a light heart and a smile of contentedness on our faces. He rebuilt our church. He changed the plain interior to a very beautiful one. When one enters one cannot help feeling that one is in the presence of God and his sacraments. He, being an artist, exhibited some of his works around the church. Being well acquainted with music, he taught our organist some of his original pieces. When his music is being played, it comes to me as a voice from God and when it stops it leaves me in a very reverent and uplifted mood. Fr. Belli! You shall never be forgotten by me, for you have taught me that the power of God is great and when we help our neighbors we help three, ourselves, our neighbor and “Him.” 112 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Chins Marguerite Perrin, 1926 HAT an odd subject to write about, you will probably say; but have you ever stopped long enough to notice the peculiarities in chins? Look about you in a street car and note the different types. No- tice that man over there in the corner. Can’t you just imagine that he is one of the cavemen? Just look at his chin, square and determined and having rather an “owner of all he surveys’’ look about it. Then, that gentleman across the way. Do you know, I imagine he’s a jolly old person. Watch his double, yes, even triple chin shake and quiver when the car jerks. Why it entirely covers his collar! But the chin itself looks rather merry, if you know what I mean, for it is round and full. Then take that one there, what would you call it? It is very prom- inent; looks as though it might touch his nose. Have you ever noticed that people having prominent chins usually have noses to match? But we are discussing chins. Now, this little lady next to you is interest- ing. She is rather old and wrinkled, but her chin shows her sweet, quiet disposition. A very nice chin to have. Oh, my gracious, just gaze at that man! What a luxurious beard! You wonder what sort of chin he possesses be- neath. Beards are very deceiving. Can you see that man in the opposite corner? Humph! Well, just notice his chin. Out of sight, isn’t it? I know he is one of these studious “book- worms.’’ He has no chin at all. It looks as though something had been forgotten when his type was originated. You can tell by the chin he doesn’t possess that he always wears his rubbers and carries an umbrella if he sees a sug- gestion of a cloud in the sky. Now, look upon that painted doll! Her chin, what you can see under the “white-wash,” .looks like one of these “beautiful but dumb” creatures who look a lot but know nothing. And now let me show you a delightful type. This I saved until last, just as we save the largest and best piece of candy until last. The chin with the dimple! Simply delicious, isn’t it? You know there is an old saying about this type: “Dimple in the chin, devil within.” But this doesn’t always apply because some very nice people have dimples. Look at that young fellow. Oh, dear! What a lovely chin and beautiful dimple! This one has all the good points, strong, forceful, determined, and best of all, that dimple. Do you know that a chin with a dimple absolutely fascinates me, and I sit and gaze and gaze. There are many, many more types equally as interesting, but with just these few I have tried to picture, do you blame me for taking “Chins” as an interesting and amusing subject? My Next-door Neighbor Monica Cotter, 1926 I have a next-door neighbor, a very elderly man. He is short and thin. He has a small head, covered, in places, with iron gray hair, and lined with an acute memory, and considera- ble observation material. He has whiskers that match his hair, except along the parts where they dwindle toward a rather sharp point, below the base of his chin, and here they are an odd mustard shade. His eyes are small, and sharp, and shrewd. And his nose and mouth, well—I never really noticed them very much, probably because they are both nearly buried in his whiskers. His peculiar walk is charac- teristic of himself. If he were stout, one might call it “wobbling,” but he isn’t; if he wore tight skirts one might call it “hobbling,” but he doesn’t, so it may only be said that he has a very peculiar and very characteristic gait. Mr. X, as I shall call him, has retired from the dry goods business. He has but one son, with whom he lives. His son works all day, this leaving Mr. X very much to himself, and with a great deal of what might be leisure, were it not for the fact that Mr. X makes great use of the time in satisfying his favorite hobby— finding out what the rest of the neighborhood is doing, what each and every one in it has been doing, and what each and everyone intends to do. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 113 Francis McCarthy, 1926 MOTHER Mother—a word so tenderly spoken, Whose heart was easily broken; Each line of her face was furrowed by care, And who but I could have put them there, And now she is near no more. A faith like hers was inspiring— A love like hers was undying, Who hoped and yearned for me each night As I knelt in prayer by the candle light, And now she is near no more. No one can know what her life has meant, Giving to others . . . most wisely spent, No one can guess by her careworn face, No one but I whom she saved from dis- grace . . . And now she is near no more. Merle Everett, 1926. MANDALAY I love the golden sunset, I love the sapphire bay; Contentment is upon me When I dream in Mandalay. I love the heaven’s blue; Birds on shrub or tree, The sunset’s colored hue Brightly appeals to me. Snowy clouds a-sailing Vanish ere they meet, Dainty blossoms nodding Bring fragrance cool and sweet. And now I sit dreaming, Dreaming of the way Sunshine is a-gleaming In mystic Mandalay. I love to think of tomorrow, Pure sunshine there will be, No care, no fear, no sorrow In Mandalay for me. Pearl Doyle. THE WRECKED SHIP Lashed by waves of winter storms A battered, helpless thing, A derelict drifts o’er the deep, Where once it sailed, a king. And remnants of its glistening sails Once flaunted, white and gay, Around the naked spars still cling, Useless, torn and gray. With fleeting victory from it sped, Now forced by fate to roam, Without a master’s guiding hand To shape a course for home. Thomas Powers, 1926. GUIDES Far out on the dark and wind-swept rocks Are towers that flash a warning To the men who sail the tossing sea, Through the weather calm or stormy. No matter how lonely the isle, Or barren the shore may be, There is ever a faithful keeper To light the dangerous sea. And as boats near the rocky shore, They watch eagerly for the lights, For by the gleam they’ll safely pass On the stormiest, darkest nights. Ruth Richardson, 1928. THE KING Throughout the night, the stormy sea has tossed, And now, at dawn, King Neptune’s wrath abates, And all is calm. A thick, grey mist hangs o’er Each rolling wave, and veils the rising sun. Our gallant ship has brav’d the angry seas, And now sails slowly to the nearest port. For she is crippled and twenty of her men But now are paying homage to the King Who rules the moods of seas, and skies, and winds. Frederick Atherton, 1926. 114 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Drama This department, which is entirely new to Radiator readers, awaits your approval. The experiment is being conducted by members of the Players’ Club, who have an interest in the Boston stage. Although some plays have been discontinued or left Boston before the paper can be issued, students having seen the plays can read the reports and know the opinions and thoughts other students have on the plays. There are excellent opportunities for High School students to see some of the best plays produced at the Repertory and Copley Theatres, and as their time of running a play is limited, a variety of plays are offered. There are also other plays that come to Boston after having successful seasons in New York and Chicago, which are worth while seeing. Therefore, with the plays that the Repertory and Copley offer and the numerous traveling shows that come to Boston, the student has an excellent opportunity to see some very good plays in Boston, both amusing and intellectual. With the help of the members of the Players’ Club and this page, High School students are brought in closer contact with the best plays that have ever run or are still running in Boston. Drama Editor. “THE POOR NUT” AT THE HOLLIS STREET THEATRE It is not often that such a humorous and enjoyable play as “The Poor Nut” appears on the Boston stage. It is a comedy of college life, one of the best that has ever been pro- duced. Not only is it written for college stu- dents, but for old and young, misanthropic or optimistic. J. C. and Elliott Nugent are the authors of the play, and Elliott Nugent not only deserves credit for the play, but also for his remarkable work in acting the title role. Such a natural manner, such genuine humor keeps the audi- ence in continual laughter. The scene of the comedy is a mid-Western College, Ohio University. The hero of the play is a timid, studious young man, who enters col- lege with the old-fashioned ambition of gaining knowledge, rather than win athletic glory. Naturally, he is regarded with scorn by his fraternity brethren and dubbed a “poor nut.” In spite of his devotion to his hobby, he dreams of becoming an athlete and “a regular fellow.” He falls in love with the published picture of the prize-winning beauty of the Wis- consin University, Ohio’s rival. He carries on a correspondence with the young lady, in which he tells her he is the champion athlete and popular “frat” man of the college. The fun begins when she arrives at the col- lege with her fiance, to see the annual track meet between the two colleges. At first she is a bit disturbed in learning the truth about him, but she decides to help him. She urges him to enter the relay race, which is the dra- matic hit of the play, more effective and ex- citing than a horse race. His winning the race brings him his dreamed-of glory and the play ends happily. Mr. Nugent is given excellent support by the cast. Percy Helton is especially good as a cheer leader. Beach Cooke, Cornelius Keefe, and Grant Mills are other college boys who dis- tinguish themselvs. Norma Lee and Ruth Hammond are the leading female characters. The former is a charming and winsome girl and the latter a beautiful psychoanalyst. The cheering section was well carried out by extras, who are local college students. “LOYALTIES” AT THE REPERTORY THEATRE “Loyalties” is a serious comedy written by John Galsworthy, and considered the best one of his plays. It is a play with a strong truth and a powerful meaning. The story gets a young Hebrew of wealth into an unpleasant situation with the exclusive English set, through which he is trying to gain membership in several prominent London clubs. He loses money while a week-end guest and accuses another member of the party of steal- ing the money, thus bringing scorn upon nis head by the other members of the holiday party. He continues to accuse the young retired army officer, until the young officer’s friends demand that he apologize or resign from the club of which he is a member. The young of- ficer insults the Hebrew’s race, and the Hebrew decides to bring the matter to court. The money or notes that have been stolen are traced to the young officer, and he confesses his guilt and reveals a disgraceful character. This is all done in the lawyer’s office, so the case is dropped and a warrant for the officer’s arrest is made out. His wife is an innocent young lady who has great faith in him, and even when he tells her of his misdeeds, she decides to remain with him. The police come to arrest him, and he. SOMERVILLE PIIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 115 rather than bring further disgrace upon his wife, shoots himself. Charles Quartermaine played the part of Dancy, the young retired army officer, and John Davidson, the part of the Hebrew, Ferdinand De Levis. Both played the difficult parts ex- tremely well. All the cast did remarkable work and especially Horace Pollack, who played Jacob Twesden, an attorney, who handled Captain Dancy’s case. His excellent work hastened the action, that had slowed up a bit in the first two acts, in the last act. CRITICISM OF “CAPTAIN HRASSBOUND’S CONVERSION” This remarkable play by one of the foremost British dramatists, Bernard Shaw, was well worth seeing. It is Bernard Shaw in his lightest, gayest and most brilliant manner, and there is zest to his dramatic story of adven- ture. The scenes are laid in Morocco and have all the drowsy, sunshiny atmosphere of the place. The drama opens with the conversa- tion between an old English mission- ary and a cockney-English sailor, his only convert to the Christian faith in twenty years. Their topic of conver- sation centres on Captain Brassbound, one of whose company is the sailor, Drinkwater. The captain is reputed to be rough, lawless and evil at heart. Their discussion is broken by the arrival of Lady Cicely Waynflete and Sir How- ard Ballam, a famous judge of Great Britain. Against the protests of the missionary and Ballam, Lady Cicely insists on a trip to the mountains, which are full of ruffians and ban- dits who have no respect for “infidels.” Captain Brassbound’s company and he him- self act as escorts and guides to the party. From here on the action is rapid. They are brought to a Moorish Castle and Captain Brassbound reveals himself as the lawful heir to lands which Ballam now has, and affirms re- venge on Ballam for the treatment of his mother in a law suit, in spite of the fact that Ballam acted as judge in the case. He sends for the Sheik, and the Cadi of KintofT, whose fer- ocity to Christians is notorious. Just before the arrival of their forces, he succumbs to the charm of Lady Cicely and her simple reason— so simple and truthful that at times it appears foolish. The Moorish company assemble, but at the crucial moment, greetings are sent by Captain Kearney, of the United States Navy, whose battleship lies in the harbor, and they fall away in fear and deference, leaving Lady Cicely and Ballam alone. The denouement is completed in the court scene where Captain Brassbound is tried and Lady Cicely, acting as an unprejudiced witness, speaks favorably for the Captain. Reconcilia- tion develops between Ballam and his nephew, the Captain. The drama ends with the resolve of Captain Brassbound to become a new man, and start life anew. The play is typical of Bernard Shaw and has in it cynical observations on human nature. It is so interesting and dashing that it holds one in continual suspense. Elsa Walgis, of the Players’ Club. Traffic Squad Notes The Building Patrol has been increased from the original number of three members to five. This was done in order to create a better form of protection for the property of students and teachers. The explicit orders of the patrol are not to permit any person to leave or enter the building by any other door than the main door of the West Building. Each week the Traffic Squad meets in vari- ous floor groups for the discussion of points of interest for the bettering of the co-operation between the members and the officers. For the past month and a half these meetings have supplanted the monthly meeting of the entire squad. As a result the groups are doing bet- ter work. A Scholarship The Daughters of Maine are offering a scholarship of $200 to a high school girl. The girl must be a “Maine product,” she herself having been born in Maine or being the daugh- ter of a Maine-born father or mother, and she must present a good high school record. The scholarship is available for any kind of education, college, normal school, or business training. Any Senior who is interested in se- curing this help for next year should see Mrs. Mathews, in Room 122, for particulars. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 116 THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT He;� trice Ulen The delight in the soft splash of the water as the gondolas pass, the joy of climbing the beautiful Alps, the thrill of the first big bull- light. and the lure and mystery of the Orient, seem, no doubt, like unattainable pleasures. But no, you can travel through all the coun- tries of the world, drinking in their enchant- ment of beauty and pleasures, with only a library card as your passport. Live again with the great Arctic explorers, and hear the howl of the coyotes in the wintry night and learn more about our yellow cousins in the far North. Travel into Egypt, that an- cient alluring country, whose Pyramids and silent Sphinx hold countless mysteries. There you will find joys and beauties untold. Then visit Madrid, that wonderful old city of Spain, with its gay damsels and midnight serenaders, the bullfights, and the beauties of that once powerful nation, Spain, and oh, Venice, with its gondolas, bright with lighted lanterns, gliding softly and silently through the watery streets, making sweet, soothing music. Then France and Belgium, devastated by the invasion of the Huns, hold countless surprises and joys in store for the eager traveler. And Holland, the quaintest country of all Europe, with its dykes and canals, wooden shod boys and girls, and the picturesque windmills, we should not pass over, for many stories of this tiny country and its gentle people have taught us that it is, indeed, impossible to “beat the Dutch.” We reach Japan with its cherry trees in bloom, a mass of beautiful coloring, with interesting tea plantations, an awe-in- spiring religion and fearful idols. And China, near at hand, living in the past, slowly emerg- ing from the shadow of its ancestors and turn- ing toward a new civilization. Again we meet fearful idols, mysterious religious rites, and in- teresting customs. Then a dark and danger- ous journey to the African jungle, filled with queer birds and beasts, and we learn about the habits of the animal kingdom and the cus- toms of the African people, and we feel the thrill of the chase and the hunt in the forbid- ding forests. Now we travel to the South Sea Islands where the music of the guitar sounds night and day and we learn of another people, different from ourselves in manners and customs. And now we stray to our English-speaking cousins of the British Isles. We travel through picturesque English countrysides, and foggy, but lovable London. Then the deep, sheltered lakes of Scotland and the rocky hills covered with the beautiful heather, and then Ireland with its quaint, good-natured people and emerald green landscape. We must not forget to see our own beloved United States. Was there ever a country with more wonderful scenery? Our National Glacier Park, with its unbelievable wonders, the Grand Canon, the most wonderful one in the world, the briny lake of Utah, the wonders of the magnificent Rocky Mountains, and many more that I cannot mention—all invite us. Travel through these places—you can—and know about them. There are many enticing books of travel, all at your disposal, to Uke (Continued on Page 118) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 117 THRIFT DRIVE. In connection with National Thrift Week, following a week of activity through posters, slogans and assemblies, the Students’ Council under the supervision of Miss Weisman, con- ducted, on January 18 and 19, the first drive of the Thrift Movement. Thrift has now become a vital issue in the curriculum of the Somerville High School. On the Tuesday before the drive, assemblies were held for all the classes, and Mr. Frank P. Bennett, editor of the United States Investor, spoke in an exceedingly pleasing and humorous manner on “The Value of the Thrift Habit with Relation to Success in Later Life.” On Thursday and Friday speakers from the student body addressed the three classes of the school in an effort to further arouse the inter- est of the pupils. Those who spoke were: George Shaw, president of the Senior Class; William Talbot, president of the Junior Class; James Meaney, Joseph Corish, Richard Obear, Maurice Sellers and Joseph Gough, all of whom merited the applause accorded them for their efforts. Mr. Avery added a few remarks and the meeting closed with the school song and cheers by the student body. The enthusiasm of the drive manifested it- self, when on January 18 and 19, 1,400 individ- uals deposited close to $1,200 and established a new record in the Somerville schools. So as to enlarge the part that thrift occupies in the school, an organization to be known as “The Thrift Association” is being formed, whose aim is to promote the practice of these precepts:— Use your time wisely. Protect your health. Conserve your energy. Save your money. All depositors in the school bank automati- cally become members of the association. To employ the much-used quotation of Benjamin Franklin: “A penny saved is a penny earned.” It is hoped that through the Thrift Drive we have learned this lesson. Negative Helen O’Brien Hope Blaisdell Elena Ivaska MALDEN-SOMERVILLE DEBATE On Thursday evening, January 28, in the Somerville High School Hall, Malden High Usona debated the Somerville High School Girls’ Debating Society. The question was: “Resolved: that the United States should enter the World Court.” Malden had the affirmative side while Somerville upheld the negative. The speakers were:— Affirmative Barbara Kimball Mildred Tourtellott Barbara Edgett Hazel De Wolf (alternate) Mary Hall (alternate) The rebuttal was given by Elena Ivaska and Mildred Tourtellott. Much credit is due the debaters. By their argument they showed that they were pro- foundly acquainted with the subject matter. Their lucid, sound, clever logic revealed care- ful planning and painstaking arrangement of material. The clear, concise manner of deliv- ery was very pleasing and acceptable to all. The subject was so vital and the argumenta- tion so well-balanced and logical that the de- bate was interesting, instructive and profit- able. The decision rendered by Mrs. E. F. Scho- field, of Malden, Mr. W. L. Grindle, of Win- chester, and Mr. William Shanahan, of Somer- ville, was given to the negative side. May their good work continue in their next debate, which will probably be with Medford. 118 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR I)R. ANDERSON ADDRESSES THE SCHOOL Dr. George Wood Anderson, who was the leader of the “New Crusade,” held at the Tabernacle in West Somerville, gave a most in- teresting talk to the school on January 27. He brought to us a very practical and valuable message: “Jump at the lion before he jumps at you,” which we can apply in our school work and in every-day life. In a most inspiring man- ner he showed us a way in which we might overcome our difficulties. His philosophy was truly uplifting. An entertaining feature of this assembly was furnished by Mr. Robert (Bob) Hartley, who gave a short talk and sang several amus- ing songs. THE SKETCH CLUB The Sketch Club met Monday, January 25, in Room 400. Officers were elected and future activities discussed. The club has been doing twenty-minute sketches and members have been posing. Three twenty-minute sketches were made and the results inspected and suggestions made by Miss Bradford and Miss Smith. The club would like some more new mem- bers and everyone is welcome. The officers are: President, Irving C. Cromwell; Vice- President, Virginia Fernandez; Secretary, An- nette Crowell; Treasurer, Peter Peterson. Annette Crowell, Secretary. PLAYERS’ CLUB The Players’ Club has had one of the busiest months of the year. On Thursday afternoon, January 14, the members of the club formed a theatre party, and greatly enjoyed Shakes- peare’s famous comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing,” at the Repertory Theatre. After the club’s business meeting had ad- journed on Friday, January 22, “Box and Cox,” the first of a series of plays to be given by club members without the aid of Miss Bell, was presented by the following members:— Mr. Box ..................Karl Silver Mr. Cox ......................Sheldon Christian Mrs. Bouncer..........Isabel Cheney Lighting Manager ..... Richard Obear Stage Manager ........Wilbur Irving Coach ............ Bernard Levinson Of special help to the members in presenting the plays are the lessons in theatrical makeup which Miss Bell has been giving the club re- cently. Our new play, “Gaston, the Lion Tamer,” is now being rehearsed and undoubt- edly will be presented in the near future. Grace Sullivan, Secretary. WEBSTER DEBATING SOCIETY The Webster Debating Society has become one of the most active organizations in the school. Weekly meetings are held on Tues- days, with a debate presented by members of the Society. An Inter-Scholastic Debate was held with Medford December 9, 1925, on the question, “Resolved: that the Present Immigration Policy of the United States Serves the Best Interests of the Nation.” Somerville upheld the affirmative, and won its case by a unani- mous decision of the judges. The speakers for Somerville were: James D. Meaney, Arnold I). Finley, Joseph F. Gough, and Joseph R. Corish, alternate; Joseph Gough delivered the rebuttal for Somerville. On March 19, 1926, the Webster Debating Society will meet the Everett High School team on the question, “Resolved: that the Judges of the Massachusetts Courts Should Be Chosen Directly by the People, for Terms of Eight Years.” Somerville will uphold the negative side of the question. The speakers are: James Murphy, Arnold Finley, Joseph Gough, and James Meaney, alternate. The officers of the Society elected for the first term are: Daniel Cotter, President ; Law- rence Copodilupo, Vice-President; James Meaney, Secretary; Joseph Gough, Treasurer; Fred Minzner, Marshal, and Mr. Francis J. Mahoney, Moderator and Coach. James D. Meaney, Secretary, ’26. LIBRARY DEPARTMENT (Continued from page 116) you where you will to go. Take advantage of the opportunity. Be able to talk intelli- gently about the countries you have visited. You will find a long list of travel books in the West Library. We have space here for only a few:— “Adrift on an Ice-Pan,” by Grenfell. “Spell of Egypt,” by Archie Bell. “Gondola Days,” by F. Hopkinson Smith. “Spell of Belgium,” by Isabel Anderson. “Motor Flight Through France,” by Edith Yvharton. If minutes were diamonds Would you as freely Waste them? SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 119 1926 Helen Gordon, Editor J. Miles White, Assistant Editor Miss B—: “Is that math, you are busy do- ing?” Busy Pupil: “No, it’s algebra.” Heard in Geometry Class:— F. D.: “Produce the tangents until they meet in L.” Mr. A. suggested that a certain pupil in 115 wear her arm band around her neck. There is a certain teacher in the school who says he makes a practice of reading fifteen lines of Homer in the original Greek every morning before breakfast—just for pleasure. Imagine that! Janie: “This dog is going on eight years.” Bud. “No, it isn’t, it’s going on four legs.” Frequently heard in T. W.:— H. M: “Oh—another mistake!” Dot R.: “I can’t type this perfectly to save my soul.” G. F. M. P. H. G. “Now, I’ve made a mistake!!!” “Mine’s perfect.” “A mistake on the last line.” Irving: “Oh, boy! Did you see her smile at me?” Gordon: “Pooh, that’s nothing; the first time I saw you I laughed aloud.” Brilliant Senior: “You’re not so dumb as you look, Sophy, ole dear, you couldn’t be.” Cloth manufacturers must live. So the ma- terial taken from the girl’s dresses is added to the boy’s trousers. Correct these sentences:— 1. Chester Thornton, who has become a full-fledged dancer, has decided to take up wrestling. 2. Fred Hanna has become so optimistic that he’s bought the picture frame for his diploma. 3. Gladys Allen wishes to become ac- quainted with some boy so she can take him to a dance. 4. Rod Aylesbury, having got all A’s in con- duct before this year, decides to have some fun. 5. Mary Burke so far has successfully eluded the Traffic Squad and continues her campaign on talking. 6. Charles Zee claims he was an eye-wit- ness to a scene in which two Scotchmen killed each other over an argument as to who would pay the lunch check. 7. Alden Bruce has decided to take his mind off his studies and to give more time to the Traffic Squad. 8. Ralph Matthews, who realizes his voice will make his living for him, decide he will become an auctioneer. 9. Because Robert Coleman is bashful in his speech, he is going to take a course in “Stopping Stammering.” 10. Elsa Walgis is not going on the stage, because the actresses keep late hours. 11. In spite of breaking both arms, Chester Nelson leads the orchestra in a delightful con- cert. 12. Helen O’Brien does not like to argue because she doesn’t know what to say. 120 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Mr. M------: “The feminine mincl always comes to the wrong conclusion.” Marie D—hue: “Well, I don’t see that the boys here get anywhere at all.” Miss S-----: “Where was Balboa when he discovered the Pacific Ocean?” T. Carew: “On the Pacific Coast.” Teacher: “What kind of poetry have we here?” Senior: “Prose.” Mr. Hay----very seriously: “A man wanted to go on a fishing trip so he went in a store and bought a gun and went to shoot the animals.” We wonder what kind of chickens Miles was playing with to have it affect him that way. In the future “Be careful.” C means 100 in Roman Numerals, but it means far from 100 on our report cards—many of us wish it did. Mr. Hay—: “Where does the sentence be- gin?” Miss J-----: “At the beginning.” Mr. Hay----:“Where did you get that?” Miss J-----: “After the period.” First Senior: “Have you heard about Gin- ger?” Second Senior: “Yes, Ginger is Mr. Pear- son’s little dog.” Fred Horn—:“I see gas has added another victim to its list.” Alden Br—: “What happened, explosion?” Fred Horn—:“No, he stepped on it.” Ask a banker what J. P. M. stands for and he will immediately suggest James Pierpont Morgan. A certain classmate of ours argues that J. P. M. can’t mean anything but Jamaica Plain, Mass. Heard in III English 2, who are reading “ Macbeth “Seward didn’t know he was dead until he heard the report.” Mr. Carrier in history: “He was a grizzly fellow, I’ll grant that! But what did he want?” Bender: “A shave.” Miss K. to physiology class: “Tell one use of the skin.” Mr. C., entering: “To put rouge on.” Ascolillo announced in history that Chile, Peru, was to be taken by the Russians. Who says— “This is getting off on a tangent for a mo- ment, but—I just want you to note in pass- ing—” We are glad to see Edna May in our midst again after her illness. We wonder what the Seniors had the sixth period the day Mr. Andrewson talked. Not many moved from their seats. Are we Seniors fighting the lion or are we turning back? Pupil: “Shall we write with pen or pencil?” Teacher: “Use your judgment.” Heard in English while reading “Henry Es- mond” :— “How did the disease start?” “A tramp going through the village left it.” We are all going to have our history classes changed to Mr. M------, we are hungry. 1st Senior Boy: “Do you know your his- tory ?” 2nd Senior Boy: “Yes.” 1st Senior Boy: “Well, then, I do, too.” 1927 Frank Elwell, Editor Kathryn Murphy, Assistant Editor E—n—r— B—ss: “I burned my hand in hot water.” E—lyn G—den: “Serves you right! Why didn’t vou feel of it before you put your hand in?” Ida: “Do you play by ear?” Helen: “No, my neck isn’t long enough.” Mr. Spaulding, while talking to Donald: “To succeed in life, my son, you must get ahead.” (But head hunting is prohibited.) Have you heard the latest joke on cookies? It seems that a teacher once told Sheldon Christian to open a window as wide as possible, so he pushed the bottom way up and pulled the top way down. Then he stood up and wondered why no air came in. (Moral: Don’t scratch your head lest you get a splinter under your finger nail.) Now if Darwin could only be born about the year 3926 A. D., and say that Somerville High School teachers were descended from the loud speaker, look at the tremendous following he: would have! SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 121 Vincent: “Funny that they pay the football coach so much more than the teachers!” John: “Well, when you can organize a cheer- ing section over the Algebra assignment, the teachers will get a raise!” (The only time this would be possible would be when the teacher says: “Tomorrow we shall have a nice test.” Echo answers: “So’s your old man!”) Bill Kennedy’s father: “You have been keeping late hours and —” Dutiful Willie: “Oh, no, father , I have been spending them in the movies.” (And now we do not see William at the cinema.) We’ll wager that Alice Van Ummerson could drive a car up any hill, no matter how steep it is. Why? ’Cause she always gets A’s on her report card. Want to know what that’s got to do with it, do you? She’s used to making high grades. L—r—t—a S—u—a (304): “Going to the fair?” M—r—n McC—ty (ditto): “What fair?” L. S.: “Why, the paper said: Fair here today and tomorrow.” To our cynical debating class Peter Bertocci gives happy advice: “All that glitters is not brass.” Congratulations and all honor to the Junior boys who won the physical training contest. Again we say: “Poor Seniors!” J—hn H—r—k: “Was Henry Ford living in the time of Queen Elizabeth?” Teacher: “Certainly not! Why?” J. H.: “Well, when Sir Walter Raleigh laid his cloak down for her, he said: ‘Step on it, Lizzie.’ ” Fisher: “Mark time!” Breen: “With my feet?” Fisher: “Ever see anything mark time with its hands?” Breen: “Sure, the clock.” D—m—n H—f—s: “Yes, sir, they named a Massachusetts town after me.” Pat B—tt—rs: “ ’Zat so? What one?” D. H.: “Marblehead.” “There’s a good pair of slippers,” said Charley Crow, as he threw the banana peels away. B—t—y R—s—1: “What’s the difference between a fur coat and a jackass?” II—k (Hook, line and sinker): “What is?” B—t—y (sweetly): “Oh, a fur coat is too dear, and a jackass is you, dear.” Quoth Nero: “Ho, slave, ’tis becoming dark in the garden. Make haste and light another Christian.” Miss Whitaker (in algebra): “Now put three in one.” Bob Thomas (in modulated tones): “It’s the oil.” Mr. Obear: “Carroll, why is yeast used in bread?” J. Frank: “To raise the dough.” (Aha, a budding financier.) Remember, Juniors, the April Number is your issue. It is to be written, illustrated and edited by Juniors. Let’s start now to make everyone a contributor! Ernie Hussar is a born musician. Yes, in- deed ! Born with drums in his ears. Miss Atwater: “Somebody give me a sen- tence.” Wise One: “Thirty days.” 1928 Paul Martin, Editor Leo Lanigan, Assistant Editor The first assembly of the Sophomore Class was of great interest to us all. The talks by Mr. Clark, Mr. Avery, George Shaw and John Buckley were greatly appreciated. Have you paid your class dues? Pupils backward in their lessons should be fed on ketch-up. It is feared that the ink companies will sell more bottles of red ink this quarter. Wise Junior: “Would you like to go to the Senior Play?” Lady Proctor: “Why, I’d be delighted to go.” Wise Junior : “Well, have you the tickets?” Prof.: “Ever had economics?” Soph.: “No, just measles and chickenpox.” The Sophomores are well represented on the High School’s Independent Hockey team, Rus- sell Hart and Leo Lanigan as regulars, Hart playing goal, and Lanigan right wing. Traffic Squad: “Hurry up, down the stairs.” Heard in 124 Geom.:— Teacher: “Why didn’t you listen to what he said?” B—u—e: “I was watching what he said.” Attendance would be more regular in school if every teacher gave out candy. 122 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR So many Seniors loiter on the second floor. The Sophomores are the first out of the school. The assembly program is always welcome. The 1.45 bell sounds so musical. The lunch recess seems so short. Everybody is learning the Charleston. Ruth H.: “Cicero spoke perfect English.” Miss T.: “I’ll believe almost everything Ruth H. says, but I can’t believe that.” “Extravagance rots character; train youth away from it. On the other hand, the habit of saving money, while it stiffens the will, also brightens the energies. If you would be sure you are beginning right, begin to save.”— Theodore Roosevelt. Ruth H.: “I like Spring best of all the sea- sons.” Miss B.: “Why?” Ruth H.: “Because Summer is so near.” Every Sophomore should have a bank ac- count. Miss W.: “As far as what river did the terri- tory of Clovis extend?” Sleepy Pupil: “Wha?” Miss W.: “That’s right, the Loire.” H. M. (to boy friend): “My, but those flow- ers are fresh; there is some dew on them yet.” Boy Friend: “Yes, but I hope to pay it to- morrow.” “We’ll be friends to the end ?” “Lend me 10 dollars.” “That’s the end.” As we see others:— The Bouncer, Madison High School, Madison, Maine.—We compliment you on the good work in the Christmas number. We like your joke column and your unusual cuts. The Abbis, Abington High School, Abing- ton, Mass.—We should like to be mentioned in your exchange column. Where are your jokes? Your stories are very cleverly writ- ten. We admire your literary department. The Huttlestonian, Fairhaven High School, Fairhaven, Mass.—Your fall issue is a complete, admirable magazine with interesting stories. We like especially your clever cuts. The High School Herald, Westfield High School. Westfield, Mass.—Your paper is very interesting and newsy. We think a poetry department would improve it. The Blue and Gold, Malden High School, Malden, Mass.—A very interesting newspaper. The Massachusetts Collegian, Amherst, Mass.—We thoroughly enjoy your paper. The Senior Spectator, Johnstown, Pennsyl- vania.—Much credit is due The Spectator staff for publishing such an excellent year book. We find nothing but praise for it. Your cartoons and snapshots are very cleverly ar- ranged. The Clarion, Arlington High School, Arling- ton, Mass.—Your fall number is very cleverly arranged. Your cuts are unusual, but why not have more? The Record, Newburyport High School, New- buryport, Mass.—An excellent magazine. The cuts are especially noteworthy. 'lne Record is among the finest of school magazines. Red and Gray, Fitchburg High School, Fitch- burg, Mass.—Your paper contains excellent cuts and a very unusual cover design. The Oracle, Bangor High School, Bangor. Me.—You have a splendid magazine. Your literary department is very well developed. We liked especially “By Means of a Violin.” Locals are very interesting and newsy. We hope to hear from you again. The Gleaner, High School, Pawtucket, R. I.— Congratulations on your paper! Your stories merit praise. We give special praise to The Tatler. Come again! The Sassamon, Natick High School, Natick, Mass.—We miss the exchange department. Your literary department is good, but we think a few jokes would add color to your magazine. The editorials are well written. The Stikine Messenger, Wrangell High School, Wrangell, Alaska.—A small magazine, but very interesting. Why not have an ex- change department? “Tabloids” are well worth reading. Orange Peals, Orange, Mass.—After read- ing your paper we note the omission of a poetry department. Every other department is exceedingly well arranged. You have a paper to be proud of. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 123 AOTE5 OF THE ALVAVNI CATTTBELL.-08 1925 Flora Gordon is attending Simmons College. Mabel Breen and Edgar Marble are at the Boston Normal Art School. Helen Knight is attending the Chandler Secretarial School of Boston, lege. John Connolly is a Freshman at Boston Col- Marvin Campbell is at Northeastern Univer- sity. Winthrop C. Horton is in Wentworth Insti- tute, steam and electric power plant course. Edmund Jellison and Fred Hawes are Fresh- men at Boston University School of Business Administration. Shirley Foster, Gertrude Murphy and Esther May are at Boston University. Edmund Moriarty and Arthur McMahon are Freshmen at Suffolk Law School. James Scott is working in the Citizens’ Na- tional Bank of Boston. Eleanor Mattern and Elizabeth Gurney are at Simmons College. Edith Emery was recently engaged to Howard Clark, of Woburn. Winifred Ford is a Freshman at Salem Nor- mal School. Isabella Mac-Lean is training to be a nurse in the Massachusetts General Hospital. Mildred A. Ayers is a Freshman at Boston University. 1924 Lillian M. Kingston has received a scholar- ship at Radcliffe College. Eleanor Macdonald was awarded a scholar- ship at Radcliffe College. 1923 Elizabeth Tibbetts is a Junior at the Univer- sity of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. 1922 Mildred Nickerson and Lydia Marvin are Seniors at Radcliffe College. Helen Cunningham is a Senior at Simmons College. The engagement of Georgianna Spencer, Bos- ton University, 1924. to Frank George Calkin, S. 11. S. 1919, Tufts, 1923, is announced. Mr. Calkin is employed as a chemist in the re- search department of the Solvay Process Com- pany, of Syracuse, New York. 1921 Alice E. Ayers, Boston University, C. L. A., class of 1925, is at the head of the Science De- partment in the Newton Falls High School, New York. Saul Biller has been elected to membership in the Robert R. Andrews Society of Tufts College Dental School, in recognition of his having reached the middle of his Junior year with an average of eighty per cent, and no failures. The engagement of Norman C. Glassman to Dorrys Lucille Shapiro has recently been an- nounced. Arnold Hedlund, Harvard. 1925, is an instruc- tor of mathematics, women’s department of Hunter College, of the City of New York. 1920 Kathryn Apel was recently married to Nor- man MacLeod. Frank Townsend was recently married to Rose Fowler. Eveline Paterson was recently married to William Smith, Jr., Class of 1920. 1919 Hazel Madeline Northrope was married Mon- day evening, December 28, to Ernest Davis Crosby, of Medford. 1915 Kenneth Reynolds is teaching at Massachu- setts Institute of Technology. 1909 Betsy C. Horton recently became engaged to Cedric F. Stidstone. 1907 Walter E. Merrill is now working in the health department in the State House. 124 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR ATHLETICS SWIMMING AND BASKETBALL During the last three months the girls of the Somerville High have reported every Wednesday at 5.30 P. M., for swimming, at the Y. M. C. A. pool. The class was arranged by Miss Burke and Miss Morgan. Miss Well- man, a student at the Sargent School of Physi- cal Education, is coaching the girls. Miss Wellman puts the girls through a fixed pro- gram. Notwithstanding the fact that every- one works hard, everyone has a good time. Most of the girls are Seniors, and they wonder if the girls in the Junior and Sophomore classes are sugar-babies and afraid of the water. The girls who have a good chance of making the games are the Seniors, Evelyn Palmer, Helen Gordon, Grace Harkins, Helen Carroll, Gladys Allen, Mary Burke, Catherine Croy, Hope Blaisdell. In basketball things are just as hopeful under the coaching of Miss Ernst and Miss Ham. Basketball practice comes every Tuesday and Friday at the Bingham School, 3.30 P. M. Games are arranged with the Ever- ett, Revere, Medford and Manchester High Schools. Catherine Croy, 1926 TRACK TEAM At the present time our track team has not had a meet. The meet with Cambridge Latin on January 21 was postponed, on account of the few men who reported at the first call. The captain of this year’s team is Howard “Swede” Johnson, a veteran of two years. The man- ager is Sidney Zuker. Other members of last year’s team to report are McCarthy, Finn, Breen, McGovern, Bigley, Coleman, and Bender. The Junior Class is offering some very fine material in Bergin and Hallion. The Sopho- more class also has some good material, especi- ally for the relay team. This year, as in other years, the team has a handicap in not having its own track, but through the kindness of the trustees of Tufts College, their track has been obtained. The boys can train here from the close of school till half past three, at which time they must be off the track. One hour is not sufficient time to practice each day. A new track is being con- structed on Dilboy Field and will be ready in the near future. Mr. Dickerman is arranging a very attractive schedule. Thomas Powers, 1926 BASEBALL The baseball season is steadily drawing nearer. Soon the battery candidates will be called out and Somerville High School will, we fervently hope, be started on another glorious season and a fourth successive Suburban League championship. Somerville has lost many veterans this year. Practically every position, with few exceptions, will be open to some aspiring candidate. Something that will be well worth watching will be the success Mr. Dickerman will have with the baseball team this season, his first since his return to Somerville. Few expected Mr. Dickerman to make much of a success with the football team. He did, nevertheless. I am sure the same will hold true for the baseball team. Watch us this coming baseball season under his tutelage. As this is Mr. Dickerman’s first season, every can- didate can be sure of a fair opportunity of making the team. Support your High School, your coach, and your captain, all ye baseball players; and report at the very first practice session. For the past decade and more the Somerville High School has put a winning baseball team on the field. Let this coming season be no exception. Help us to prove to the other teams in the Suburban League that we don’t de- pend upon a certain few good players for our success. I repeat, come out for the team! It is your team, support it! Players who intend to go out for the team this season are: McGovern, Leveroni, Bergin, Kenney, Canniff, Sullivan, and a host of other well-known players. Irving Watson, who recently injured his leg playing for the hockey team, is a prominent candidate for the catcher’s position. “Herb” Wilson, of football fame, is plan- ning to capture the second-base position if his leg, which he also hurt in a hockey scrimmage, heals in time. Captain Aylesbury intends to call out the candidates for the battery positions in the very near future. Be ready! Robert W. Holmes, 1926 (Continued on Page 120) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 125 She: “What were you doing after the acci- dent?” He: “Scraping up an old acquaintance.” “The Broad Highway” Three bandits late yesterday afternoon held up and robbed Joseph Evukamp, 25, Chicago, after they had blocked the highway near here with $40 in cash and a number of checks. —Republic. $ Identified “How are you coming along with your re- ducing?” asked Eleanor. “I guess I must be one of those poor losers,” sighed Irma. Social Error Mrs. Hatch was in mourning for her moun- taineer husband and their two children who had been killed the night before by Hardboiled Jim Rugger. The door of the room swung open and there stood the murderer himself. He smiled faintly and said:— “I sho’ owe you an apology, ma’am, ’cause I reckon I made a mistake. I really was meanin’ to get the Griggses, but I must of got lost in the dark. The joke sho’ is on me this time.” The Light That Failed Patrolman Garrick was walking down North Main street, when he heard peculiar noises com- ing from the Renihan home, and at the same time saw a dark light in the house. —American. For Mathematical Experts Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday: Upper Mississippi Valley, a period of scattered showers during the first half again during the latter half. —Weather Report. The Dentist Goes Fishing The dentist had just pulled out a nice sun- fish, and noticed that it had swallowed the hook. “Now,” he cautioned, in his most profession- ally amiable tone, “this is going to hurt jest a little.” The Sensitive Grain During the storm of heavy rain and wind the other day, hail worked havoc to cornfields and shocked grain out of town. —Enterprise. Another Real Estate Boom City Property to exchange for California. Ad in Argus-Leader. A careful driver is one who can wear out a car without the assistance of a locomotive. —Lafayette Lyre. Justified “Jedge, yo’ honah,” complained an irate colored lady to the court, “dis yeah no ’count husban’ o’ mine drinks.” “Yassah, jedge, yo’ honah, ah does drink some,” admitted the husband. “Rut, jedge, dat woman don’ treat me right. Why, ah pauns de kitchen stove t’ git a li’l money, an’ she don’ miss it fo’ two weeks.” It is rather annoying to arrive after the last bell and find your home-room clock says 8.20. Departing Student: “Well, so long, old-timer. Hope you have a nice time at Niagara. I’ll look for you in the fall.” —Penn. State Froth. Here lies the body Of Allison Barr; He learned how to smoke On a five-cent cigar. —Penn. Punch Bowl. t 126 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Professor: “And now, gentlemen, I shall present to you a thought that has been in my mind for six months. Student (to himself) “Gosh! How lonely that little thought must have been! Policeman: “So you’re lost, little man; why didn’t you hold onto your mother’s skirt? Youngster: “Couldn’t reach it. Cop on shore: “I’m going to arrest you when you come out of there. Man in water: “Ha, ha, I’m not coming out, I’m committing suicide. Is it healthy out here? asked a visitor. “Healthy? Say, they had to shoot a couple of people to start a cemetery. ATHLETICS (Continued from Page 124) THE INVASION OF FOREIGN ATHLETES For the past two years the greatest of for- eign athletes have been entering this country to show to the public that they are worthy of the titles they hold at the present time. Many of these foreign athletes have entered this country and given their idea in coming here, but the outstanding remark was made by one of the greatest runners of all times. His phrase was: “I came to this country to show the American people I deserve the titles I now hold, and not to make a fortune as some have.” While in this country foreign athletes are given wonderful write-ups by various papers, of the large cities throughout the country. These men are often the chosen favorite in the sport in which they are to compete. In this way the fair policy of American sportmanship is brought out. Thomas Powers, 1926. HOCKEY Somerville High School is represented on the ice this winter by an independent team. Two games have been played so far; the first, with Belmont, resulted in a 3-3 tie. The feature of this game was the playing of Scully, F. John- son, H. Johnson. Others who played well were Watson, Kirkness, Leveroni, Halloran and Hart. The second game was played with Boston College High at Bulloughes’ Pond, Newton. It resulted in a victory for Boston College High. Due to a misunderstanding on the part of the players, the whole team was not available for this game. Nevertheless the team that played did well. Games with most of the teams around Boston are pending. It is hoped that Somer- ville may play such teams as Brookline, Stone- ham, Melrose, Cambridge Latin, and Rindge before the season ends. Robert W. Holmes, 1926. 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Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, March, 1926 No. 6 The Somerville High School It ml Lit or 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. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In con- tributing, 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 exchange editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, $1.(10 per Year Single Numbers, 15 cents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston I . O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief BEATRICE 0. BATES, ’26 Associate Editors JAMES P. CUTLER, ’26 RICHARD OBEAR, ’27 Exchange Editor HELEN MINTON, ’26 Poetry Editor FRANCIS McCarthy, ’26 Sporting Editor THOMAS F. POWERS, ’26 Library Editor BEATRICE ULEN, ’26 Alumni Editors ELEANOR STACK POLE, ’26 ELEANOR PINKHAM, ’26 Class Editors HELEN GORDON, ’26 FRANK M. EL WELL, '27 PAUL MARTIN, ’28 Business Manager CHESTER F. COLWELL, ’26 Assistant Business Manager FRED A. CLARK, ’27 Circulating Manager IRVING C. CROMWELL, ’26 Humor Editor WARREN ELDRIDGE, ’26 Staff Artists MONROE BURBANK. ’26 VIRGINIA JOHNSTON, ’26 Faculty Treasurer GEORGE M. HOSMER Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCIIELL Assistant Editors J. MILES WHITE, ’26 KATHRYN MURPHY, ’27 LEO LANIGAN, ’28 Table of Contents o o o EDITORIALS .................................... 133 “CUTE,” Louise Caswell, ’26 ................... 134 “HAUNTERS OF THE SILENCES,” Joseph Ryan Corish, ’27 135 “BEAUTIFUL SPOTS ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD,” Edith M. Strong, ’26 ............................. 136 “PIES,” Marjorie Long ......................... 137 POET’S CORNER ............................... 138 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT ............................ 140 PUBLIC OCCURRENCES .....-...................... 141 ALUMNI NOTES .................................. 142 EXCHANGE NOTES ................................ 143 CLASS NOTES .................................. 144 ATHLETICS ..................................... 147 CARTOONS ...................................... 148 FLASHES OF HUMOR .............................. 149 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 133 HIGH SCHOOL AND LATE HOURS One seldom thinks of classing high school and late hours together, but together they should be given some serious thought. High School days are the happiest days of our lives and we should make as much out of them as possible, for it will not be long now before graduation, and soon we shall be taking our entrance “exams” for the “School of Hard Knocks.” High school boys and girls say that they are old enough to go to parties and dances, to smoke and to stay out till the wee small hours if they wish, but what do they get out of it except that lazy feeling and bad marks the fol- lowing day? Pupils of our school should real- ize the necessity of an education as the basis of a business or professional career and should keep in mind the fact that late hours and edu- cation mix together like oil and water. If one studies diligently and prepares one- self for the time when one must face the world, that individual’s chance is much better than his who is disillusioned by the fact that he is having a good time by keeping late hours. ________________ I. C. C. The Senior Radiator Staff wishes the Juniors the greatest possible success in their April issue. --------- The staff wishes to thank Robert Holmes for the splendid articles he has written for the Athletic Department, and we hope that he will be a frequent contributor to our pages. We regret that Mrs. Marshall and Miss Mague are no longer members of our faculty, and we take this opportunity again to assure them of our interest in them and our affection for them. Miss Mague is now teaching in Brooklyn, New York. BASEBALL ANI) SOMERVILLE HIGH “What shall we do when spring comes?” “Play ball,” we answer. Many fellows are looking forward to a good game of baseball out on the diamond. And furthermore many are looking forward to the announcement on the bulletin for candidates of the Baseball Team. There ought to be a number of boys out to play on the school team, and they be- long at Dilboy field on the first day of prac- tice. (Continued on Page 143) We regret exceedingly to announce the death of three of our beloved schoolmates, Dorothy E. Parker and Miles (J. Crouse of the Sophomore class, and Frederick E. O'Con- nor of the Senior class. Doth these Sopho- mores will he remembered for their bright, cheerful dispositions and their high scholas- tic standing. Frederick E. O’Connor of the Senior class, though of shy and retiring dis- position, was distinguished by an eagerness to help others, a desire to do his part, and a loyalty to his classmates and to his school. The class of 1926 sincerely mourns his loss. 134 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR “Cute” Louise Caswell, 1926 DINED one night with a friend in his bachelor apartment. As we seated ourselves at the table, I noticed that there was an extra plate set, but the third person was absent. My friend followed my glance, and said: “I asked my old friend, Harry Vance, to dine with us tonight. He ’phoned to say, just before you came, that he would be late, but would arrive eventually, and for us not to wait dinner.” “You mean ‘Cutie’ Vance?” I asked. “Yes, but don’t let him hear you call him ‘Cutie’, Fred.” “How did they ever happen to call him that, anyway?” I asked. “It began before he started to school,” said Roger. “He was five when a visiting aunt, the gushy type, saw him and called him a ‘cute little boy.’ She called him ‘cute’ about five times a day and Harry has cordially disliked her ever since that time. “Then he started to school, and the first- grade teacher told his mother that she was sure she and Harry would be good friends, he was such a nice, cute little boy. Harry never cared much for that teacher. “When we entered High School, all the other fellows began taking girls to dances, but Harry, after taking one girl to a dance, never took another. ‘Never again,’ he said to me. ‘she called me cute.’ “He was cute, too,” went on Roger. “He had curly, yellow hair, big blue eyes, and a rosy complexion, besides a dimple in his chin. All the girls raved about his ‘cuteness,’ and the less attention he paid to them, the more they wor- shiped him. “At last, in his junior year, he fell in love with a pretty girl. He thought she was won- derful, a goddess, a faultless being. Then one day he passed a group of girls and heard one of them say that Flora adored Harry because he was so cute. Harry asked Flora if she had ever told anyone that he was cute, and she said of course she had. ‘You are cute, you know, Harry,’ she said. Harry ‘dropped’ that girl then and there. Even Flora was not able to call him cute and not make him see red. “In our senior year Harry was elected class president. All the girls voted for him, because he was ‘so cute.’ “Well, all through college,” went on Roger, “that word cute stuck closer to Harry than a brother. He never asked any girl to come to the Proms or house parties, but the other fel- lows’ girls all rushed him to death. They raved about his cuteness and could ndt under- stand why he was so shy of them. “Harry played football—he was a wonderful player—why, in nineteen fif—” “Never mind telling me about that game,” I interrupted. “I don’t give a hang about the game. Now take tennis, that has some sense to it.” “Who is getting off the subject, now?” grinned Roger. He lit another cigar, and con- tinued: “Well, Harry was made captain of the team in our senior year, and that was the first time in the history of the college that we’d had a ‘cute’ captain. “Harry went into the firm of a business friend of his father’s when he graduated, and he worked like a galley slave, but he never got ahead as fast as he should have.” “He should have read that advertisement re- ferring to like cases,” I said, attempting to be witty. Roger gave me a look—you know the kind, and said: “Well, as I was saying, Harry labored under a handicap. It was rumored that he was to be promoted, that is, either he or an- other chap. Well, some of the head men thought Harry ought to be the one for the posi- tion, and others thought the other fellow could fill the position better; it remained for the ‘big boss’ to decide. His choice was Harry, and on his way to a directors’ meeting he thought he’d pass through Harry’s little office and give him a hint as to what was in store for him. As he passed through the outer office, a stenog- rapher came out of Harry’s office door. She did not see the boss, and he heard her say:— “ ‘Say, girls, Cutie is cuter than ever this morning.’ “‘To whom do you refer?” demanded the ‘boss.’ “ ‘Er—er—’ “ ‘She means Mr. Vance,’ volunteered the of- fice boy, who had a grudge against the stenog- rapher. There was nothing shy about that boy, and he added wickedly: ‘All the girls call him “Cutie.” You should hear them rave about his pink cheeks and golden curls.’ “That little episode ‘did for’ Harry. The boss went on to the meeting, and advised that the other man get the advancement. “ ‘Vance is a good, hard-working fellow,’ he said, ‘but the whole office force calls him Cutie. We can’t have that, you know. Imagine having our Fourth Vice-President called cute.’ “So the other man is now Fourth Vice-Presi- dent.” (Continued on Page 137) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 135 Haunters of the Silences Joseph Ryan Corish, 1927 HE pale light of the winter moon shone down upon a snow covered earth, and cast long sombre shad- ows at the foot of each stately ice-coated pine. Each crystal of snow shared in reflecting the light, and mockingly winked back at the stars. The stillness was broken by the steady crunch, crunch of feet breaking through the crust of snow and the deep breathing of a returning trapper. Louis La Blanche, having visited his traps, was laboring homeward. The thoughts of a warm fireside and the caresses of his children spurred his progress. The pack on his back contained besides the valuable pelt of a silver fox, and some choice steaks of caribou, a toy sled and skates for his children. He pressed eagerly forward, a smile creep- ing across his rugged features, as he thought of how he would play Santa Claus for little Pierre and Marie. Suddenly a wolf called to its mate, and from the hills came back a weird cry in response. A rabbit scenting danger scurried across Louis’ path into the thicket. The recent storm, with its heavy fall of snow, had made game scarce, and the hungry wolves grew bolder each night. They roamed the country in packs in search of game, tear- ing to pieces any unwary caribou that might cross their path. Tonight, under the light of the full moon, the cry of the wolves seemed bold and fierce. Louis shuddered at the thought of encounter- ing a pack of these hunger-maddened beasts. From somewhere, alarmingly near, came the summoning howl of a wolf, and it was taken up by others in his rear who howled long and weirdly. Louis’ hand slipped to his side where was suspended a long handled woodsman’s axe. He did not pause, however, to look be- hind but hastened onward. It was evident that the outlaw band had picked up his trail, for the cries grew louder. Thoughts flashed quickly through Louis’ mind. His brain, trained to cope with the cunning of the wild, functioned best in the face of danger. He would throw out the caribou meat from his pack, which would not only lessen his load but would halt the advance of the wolves for a few precious minutes. This was quickly done and Louis once again renewed his efforts to out-distance his pursuers. The wolves were much nearer than he had suspected, for he had gone but a few hundred yards when the cries of the beasts informed him that they had discovered the prize. Louis pressed forward to that sheltered haven of home. He ascended a small hillock and paused to look back. Not far across the glistening snow, he saw the pack of wolves running for- ward closely following his trail, the leader stopping now and then to emit a cry of encour- agement to his dozen or so followers. Louis shuddered, then turning his back to the sight he once again pressed forward through the drifted snow. The steady advance of the wild pack brought the leader at last to Louis’ heels. Then, as though not wanting to see the dread- ful fight of man and beast, the moon veiled it- self behind a cloud. Louis threw down his pack, and backing up to a huge boulder for protection, drew out his long-handled axe. The fiendish leader drew back and the pack formed a semi-circle around the trapper. Some snapped at his feet and retreated, evading the keen blade of Louis’ weapon. A few of the bolder ones, however, encouraged by the cries of their followers, leaped at his throat. The fine snow flew here and there; one wolf lay lifeless, and another, mortally wounded, flound- ered in the drifts. Once down. Louis knew that the wolves would tear him to shreds. Fighting with the instinct of a wild beast at bay, he swung the axe with almost superhuman strength, and another wolf, shrieking wildly, fell back. The leader of the pack leaped at Louis’ throat and threw his forefeet on his breast. Louis struck out savagely with his left arm, hitting the attacker a terrific blow, which knocked the wind from his body, causing him to drop back. The moon peeped out from behind the cloud and looked down on the struggle of man and beast. Then as though to show its disdain for these disturbers of the solitude, it crept be- hind the protecting cloud. Down below on the hillock, with his back to that protecting boulder, Louis was in a death grapple with the two remaining wolves. His heavy mackinaw was torn from his shoulder; one arm lay bare, and blood trickled from a long, jagged wound. He flung the axe in the face of one wolf, and the mortally wounded beast crept off to die amid the pines. The remaining wolf, disregarding the fate of his followers, took advantage of the trapper’s apparent unpreparedness, and sprang at him. Louis, at the same time pulling his knife from its sheath, made a last desperate effort to meet the furious attack. His exhausted body (Continued on Page 136) 136 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Beautiful Spots on Martha’s Vineyard Edith M. Strong, 1926 0 reach Martha’s Vineyard, an island off Cape Coo, we must take a train to Woods Hole, and from there take a boat to the island. The first stop is at Oak Bluff’s, and here we will leave the boat and start on our quest for natural beauty. Taking the road to the left out of Oak Bluffs Centre, we soon came to a vast stretch of bog and marsh, over which a fine road stretches as far as one can see, reaching finally the quaint little village of Edgartown. It was bright moonlight, and as our automobile sped along we felt that we were flying swiftly and silently through an enchanted land of golden light and delightful, salty, breezy air, with masses and masses of silvery land, separated by dark, glis- tening rivulets of sparkling jet on either hand. All too soon we reached Edgartown. The quaint, narrow, winding streets lay bathed in the moonlight, which revealed neat white cottages, with thatched roofs, old-fashioned gardens filled with fragrant mignonette, roses, and stately hollyhocks, and quaint little shops filled with rare antiques. Just these things make up Edgartown, and yet what can be more pleasing than its simple, serene beauty? Taking the road to the right from Oak Bluffs Centre the following day, we soon reach the village of Vineyard Haven. It is just another simple little village, with a pump on its village green to remind us of the customs of days gone by. while its pretty little shops are ex- tremely modern. Going on from the village we soon see a road leading off from the main road. We leave our car and follow it on foot. For some time we wind on through the woods, and then just when we least expect it, we see something that makes us gasp, with its sheer beauty. It is that peaceful lake of the woods, Tashmoo. Once its shores were the home of peaceful Indians, and as if a remnant of bygone days had been left there purposely, we find arrow heads and birch bark, traced with Indian de- signs, lying about. But we do not touch them, wishing to leave them for others to see. In summer there are two or three Indian families who live on the lake shore, and sell baskets and bead work to the visitors. We go back to our car and go on. past East and West Chop, two more charming little vil- lages, with their big lighthouses, which nightly flash messages of warning or of cheer to un- fortunate ones in danger on the cruel reefs of their shore, and ere long we reach the highest elevation on the island, Indian Hill. On the summit is a huge rock flat on top, which is known as Pow-Wow Rock. From the top of this and at a distance we can see the deep, sparkling blue of the Atlantic on one side, and of Buzzards Bay on the other. We leave Indian Hill, at last, and hurry on to our final and perhaps most wonderful scene of all, Gay Head Cliffs. We approach them from the top, and make our way carefully down the steep sides. The footing is precari- ous, but our exertions are amply repaid, for, on reaching the beach below, we look up to see a wonderfully beautiful sight. For three hundred feet above us these cliffs tower, and what is most remarkable is their formation. They are of clay of all colors, red. yellow, green, blue, brown, and white! Surely nature has surpassed herself in the making of this wonderful scene. It is no wonder that they, situated on the head of the island, are called Gay Head Cliffs. Martha’s Vineyard is only about twenty miles long and nine miles wide, yet it is im- possible to conceive more beauty in so com- pact a space. In just this bit of land seem- ingly dropped from a clear sky and let remain where it fell by an all-wise Providence, we find nearly all of the many forms of natural beauty. We find here hills and valleys, rocks and sand, cliffs and forests, salt water and fresh water, all so beautifully and harmoniously blended that it makes us wonder if perhaps this spot has not been purposely placed within our reach just to give us a hint of what is to come, just a sort of forerunner of Paradise. HAUNTERS OF THE SILENCES (Continued from Page 135) could not sustain the weight of the beast and he was borne to the snow-covered earth. There was an agonizing cry; the two grap- pled for a moment in the snow, then all was still. Once again, as though to salute the victor, the moon beamed down upon the scene of the encounter. The victor arose. He shuddered as he re- covered his knife, which was imbedded up to the hilt in the animal’s breast. Pausing only to pick up his pack, he labored onward to the lights of home. The murmuring of the pines gave no evi- dence of the tragic battle which had been fought, and the stars still shone, and the ice on the pines still sparkled. From far up the valley came the dismal cry of a lynx, but from the scene of the encounter came a haunting silence. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 137 Pies Marjorie HE subject of pies is one upon which I consider myself well qualified to write, in fact I may claim to be somewhat of a connoisseur upon the subject. The pie family, as everyone familiar with pie lineage knows, is divided into two parts, the bakeshop and the home-made variety. The former is so vastly inferior to the latter that even an amateur can readily detect the difference. An excellent variety of pie to begin with is the apple. Give me an old-fashioned, deep- dish apple pie, surmounted by a crisp, golden crust which augurs well for the luscious filling which it conceals, in preference to all the nec- tar and ambrosia which Olympus has to offer. Beloved of all New Englanders is the apple pie as well as its close relation, the mince. Mince pie, while one of the most difficult pies to concoct, is also one of the most delicious to eat. What. I ask, would a New England Thanksgiving be without a plump, spicy-smell- ing and spicily-flavored mince pie gracing the board ? Another pie dear to the heart of all true New Englanders is the “punkin” pie. Never dese- crate that time-honored and sacred name by pronouncing it differently. Pumpkin, to my mind, does not do justice to the thick, warm, and happily generous wedges of golden, faintly freckled, wedges of pure deliciousness, either warm and flanked by a tall glass of cold milk or chilled and accompanied by a tumbler of amber-hued cider. Dear to the heart of my childhood are the custard pies, particularly cocoanut custard. Closely allied to them, toe, is the lemon meringue pie. slightly browned on the top and inviting one to partake of it. With this group belong such pies as the banana cream and Washington pies, more elaborate than the others but no more delicious. The berry pies, cf course, we have with us always, summer and winter. The luscious I-onj? blueberry pie beggars all description, as do its relatives, the strawberry and blackberry pies. But ah, the huckleberry pie! Sweet or tart to taste and bursting with flavorous juice, the huckleberry pie contains the very essence of pie deliciousness. The cranberry tart, latticed over by strips of pastry, is described by no other adjective than “heavenly.” Less familiar to Northerners but far more tempting to Southern palates are the molasses, buttermilk, and sweet potato pies. Though, I regret to say, I am not familiar with the two former, I am well acquainted with the sweet potato pie. It reminds me quite a bit of our own “punkin” pie, but is lacking in its spiciness and creamy texture. No dissertation on pies would be complete without the cherry pie. The London street- song, “Can she make a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy.” was inspired by this product of the pastry cook’s art. Delicious and yet, iike the prune and raisin pies, a trifle claying to ap- petites accustomed to confections less sugary. The meat pie is not a dessert like the or.es I have been talking, or rather writing, about; it is piece de resistance of the meal. When the meat pie has reached the last degree of toothsome perfection, it, should contain meats, naturally, and tender vegetables, all immersed in a creamy gravy and covered with a flaky golden crust, thicker than that of other pies. This theme would be exhaustive if I were to describe each variety of pie in minute de- tail. but I cannot close without mentioning my own favorite and to my mind the most delici- ous of all, the cream pie. preferably whipped cream pie. Just imagine, you who are so unfortunate as to have to read this theme, fluffy layers of cake, filled with whipped cream and surmounted by heaped masses of the same delicious confection. Is it not a concoction upon which the Gods of Olympus would look with envious eyes? “CUTE” (Continued from Page 131) We pondered in silence on the wrongs of this old world. Suddenly the door-bell rang, and in came Vance, looking extremely dejected. “Cheer up. old man,” said Roger. “Your dinner is waiting for you.” Silence. “Good heavens, man. perk up a little—why, just think, you are going to be married in a month.” “No—. I am not. Mary and I will not be married. Tonight, just before I came, she con- fessed that she loved me ‘mostly because I am so cute.’ To think that even the girl I love will call me cute! To think that Mary—” I rose and quietly left the room. I do not think Vance had noticed that I was there at all, he was so immersed in grief. His whole life, since early childhood, had been made mis- erable because of being called “cute.” His beauty was a curse to him. It had made him shy. and had wrecked his hopes for a success- ful business career. Call him foolish, if you will—but to him, his “cuteness” was a tragedy. 138 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Francis McCarthy, 1926 POETRY Among the Senior classes in English this past month, there has been a competition in writing blank verse. It was very interesting to see the various thoughts presented; and still more, to see poems submitted by many students who thought that they never could have written a line of poetry. Two of those, among the best chosen, are in this issue. “Sun- rise,” by Anna Weidhorn, and “Service,” by Helen Scribner. Another of these poems, “The King,” by Frederick Atherton, was printed last month. The other poems are: “The Holy Vision,” by Marion McCarthy, and “Dreaming,” by Beatrice Bates. The former poem is an old sea captain’s tale of a vision which he saw while on the ocean. It is a beautiful thought. I wish success to the Junior Poetry editor in the April issue, hoping that he will receive that same excellent co-operation which your present editor has had during the past year. F. M. SUNRISE A mist arose, a soft gray mist, Out of the dark ’fore the dawn, And that gray mist, a fairy kist, Till it turned to rose in the early morn. The brook, still asleep, rippled slowly along, A bird in his nest sang a soft, lazy song To the rosy glow of a day, just begun. A sunbeam arose, a bright gold thing, Out of the mist in the morn,— And it heard in the distance that lazy bird sing In the early light of the dawn. The leaves in the trees Scarce stirred, in the breeze Of another new day begun. A bar of gold crossed the rosy hue. With a dash of sunbeams dancing. And the brook arose, and bubbled too, And laughed at the sunbeams prancing. The leaves in the trees Danced in the breeze Of another new day begun. Anna Weidhorn, 1927. l SERVICE What greater blessing have we all, perchance. To crown the height of ev’ry privilege That our Creator hath bestowed upon Us, one and all, than that whereby we may, With willingness and all good will, commit Ourselves in service to our fellowmen? Yet some there be who think but of themselves And count success as merely pers’nal gain. To these I would say, once—and that, for all: Success is happiness, and this is gained Through making one less fortunate than you A little stronger for the task to do. Helen M. Scribner, 1926. THE HOLY VISION The old captain’s lips were trembling, And a tear was in his eye. As he told of his mother’s passing To the land beyond the sky. “One night as the wind was whirling, High up in the masts above, I saw a soft glow on the water In the form of one I loved, Her snowy locks were tossing In the wake of the raging storm, And her tired arms were beck’ning Toward my vessel, “The Golden Dawn,” The pale gray eyes were lifted To her Father in Heaven above, And the trembling lips were calling— I answered.—She was gone. For a cruel white wave foaming high, Tossed up, and snatched her away To its Castle of Rest, ’neath the biilows And mists of this fairy bay. Would I see her at dawn on the ’morrow, At the pier on the banks of the sea? Would I tell her. boys, of the vision, Which last night o’er the waves came to me? Ah, no! E’er the night had failed. And day broke forth with a blush, My ship moored safe at the pier; But the thoughts of my vision were crushed— For last night in the height of the storm, My mother had passed to her rest, And her soul had come to me, boys, With its holy mission, ‘Be Blest.’ ” Marion K. McCarthy, 1927. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 139 TO A CHILI) Little child, that had’st thy inception In holy love, thou art like a tender Seedling, whom Earth in spring gives recep- tion. Thou hast scarce three years seen; Yet troubled men, gazing on thy upturned face Feel the breath of God and are serene. For thou art the symbol of the Sons of God: Thou art pure, and from will free, Thou hast sublime faith and simplicity; These must men reacquire to be the sons of God. Samuel Nelson, 1927. THE ROSE The rose the fairest, yea—the best, of all The works of God. It has a heart of gold, Its petals are as soft as velvet, which The dewdrops sprinkle o’er with diamonds So early in the morn. The meaning of The rose, in flower language, so I’m told, Is “Love.” ’Tis now I see why He did plan So carefully and guard this precious bit Of work, by putting thorns, its weapons, on Her stem. So when you prick your finger with A thorn, ’tis God, the Maker, saying: “Care, Have care, and destroy not this work, for ’tis The symbol and the banner pure, of love.” Marjorie Menard, 1926. THE KING OF TREES Straight and strong it stood up to the heavens, Its great arms outspread to shelter All the tiny flow’rs beneath it. And then One day Men desired a clearing. And while The leaves sadly fluttered and sobbed,—they cut And cut, making its poor tree heart tremble In grief—into its soul they worked so sharp. Then the great king, once straight and strong, swayed and Crashing down, fell helpless; lay still crushing Under it the growths it had loved. And the Flow’rs that had looked up to the protecting Arms in admiration—bowed their heads. When It was gone, remained the clutching dead roots And stump telling silently of the strength That had grown and ruled and tottered pow’r- less Before greater, lawful strength of Man’s will. Alice Dunlap, 1927. THE SMALLNESS OF MAN A tiny world revolving fast in cloudy space Among the other worlds still greater yet by far, Wide spaces thickly settled, barren stretches, vast, Great mountains, valleys deep, smooth lakes in lowlands curled, A closer look! A country — city — then a street. The houses—man-made, sheltering countless people all Enwrapped, all concerned by earthly, trivial cares. A mumble low of voices, and a clatter of pans; The sudden whir of motors and a grinding brake; Yet after all what matters but one tiny world? Much less the egoists that dwell thereon. Compared to great and awe-inspiring God? Alice Dunlap. 1927. DAWN IN THE COUNTRY In the early hours of a summer morn Just before the golden, I wander, happy, the country, still. While dews and mists adorn each hill, Swinging with light heart along the way By many a meadow covered with hay. There, rises a farmhouse on the right, And through the pane, a low dim light Gleams. Or a slow blue curl upward lifts Above the chimney. And now, thro’ the rifts Of eastward trees, the first sign of morn— A golden tint—and chirping birds now greet— A rosy dawn. Francis McCarthy, 1926. DREAMING From the far distance comes the lilt of a waltz; The night is warm and wears her jewelled vel- vet; There is a heavy scent of roses And the echo of the sea below the garden As I stand alone amid the roses, Dreaming. And as I dream I seem to see you Coming towards me From the sea, And I seem to hear you Speak my name. But ah. no, ’tis only An echo from the sea And a tilting, lilting waltz, Far away....... Beatrice 0. Bates, 1926. (Continued on Page 116) 140 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT Beatrice Ulen I have a treasure in store for you. When, therefore, you learn what my subject is, don’t throw it down without reading. I know that biographies and autobiographies do not seem inviting, but have you ever read one without being required to do it? Of course we have all read about, and know something about, our great men, Lincoln, Wash- ington and Wilson, because they have been great outstanding statesmen, but how much do we know about other great men and women, educators, musicians, authors, preachers and inventors, who have done much for civiliza- tion. and with whom we should be acquainted not only to be truly educated, but in order to be just to them and to their great accomplish- ments. The biographies and autobiographies of these people are not dry and uninteresting: they are as interesting as novels; even more interesting, .for we are not reading of a ficti- tious character whose life is imaginary, but of a real person, one who has lived and loved and faced problems as perplexing as our own. Their lives are full of color and richness, which seem to be imparted to us as we read, for their fate has not been determined by an in- spiring author who can relieve the tension at will, but their fate is determined like our own, and their struggles, disappointments and tri- umphs are real. You will learn to love them, too, and feel that they are your personal friends, whose strong points, whose weakness, whose desires, yes, and whose inmost heart you know. The life of Alice Freeman Palmer has been written by her husband, who knew and loved her better than anyone else ever could. Her struggle with poverty to obtain her education, her love for her family and for God, and her untiring effort to make the first real college for women, Wellesley College, leaves an im- pression that is not easily wiped out. A woman so truly feminine, yet who did a man’s work in the educational field, and whose love of joy and happiness was much like our own, touches a deep chord in our hearts. Read about this wonderful woman who loved God above all, but who never used that love to impress people, for she worshiped at a shrine in her secret heart. Have you ever stopped to think of the pre- dicament of the negro race at the close of the Civil War? A race who had never known free- dom, and ignorant of education, would natur- ally be left unprepared to care for themselves and to use their new-found freedom to their best advantage. Without the aid and love of Booker T. Washington, a poor negro by birth, the negroes would probably have not been as prosperous and as well educated as they are to- day. His autobiography, “Up From Slavery.” is as gripping as a novel. In it he tells of his struggles to gain an education and he does not hide the unpleasant circumstances of the times. He tells the intimate feelings and ideas of the negro people and does not place them upon a pedestal. He tells how some negroes became foolish and vain and would not work at first, but Mr. Washington founded a school that was built by the pupils themselves, and (Continued on Page 146) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 141 THE RADIATOR TAG DAY Flaming red tags and many attractive post- ers as well as much enthusiasm were in evi- dence on February 17, 1926, that day that will go down in history as the first Radiator Tag Day. After much planning on the part of the committee the idea was carried out with splen- did co-operation by the whole student body. Even before the first period almost everyone in school was adorned with a bright crimson tag and by lunch recess, when the tags were sold by members of the committee, it was difficult and almost impossible to discover an untagged pupil or teacher. The purpose of the Tag Day was to clear the past debts of the Radiator and Year Book, which amounted to about three hundred dol- lars. As a result we have decreased the debt one-third, for the total receipts amounted to $108.52. The Tag Day Committee and the Radiator Staff wish to thank every student and every member of the faculty who helped them to make Tag Day a success. The Committee consisted of Monroe Bur- bank, chairman; Beatrice Bates, Chester Col- well, Fred Clarke. Irving Cromwell, and Frank Elwell, who had charge of printing the tags. SHORT STORY GROUP On Thursday, February 11, the Short Story Group had an interesting meeting in room 201. Margaret Lacey read her story that had been accepted and published by the Traveler. Other original stories were read by Damon Iloffses and John Pierce. An entertaining number on the program was the completing of an unfin- ished plot by all the members. These conclu- sions, which gave unquestionable proof that the group has originality, imagination and ready wit, were examined by a committee, and the five most interesting and original were read. The last few minutes were taken up with the beginning of Stockton’s story, “Nega- tive Gravity,” read by Ruth Hodges. SENIOR PLAY The Senior class presented the annual Senior play and dance on February 12. The occasion was a very great success. The cast was one of the best, while the play, “Honor Bright,” was one which would give many opportunities for some unusually fine acting. The cast is as follows:— Richard Barrington ......... Francis Hanson lienor Bright .............Pauline Baptista Rev. Carton .................. Myles White Mrs. Carton ................ Helen O’Brien Rev. Sehooley...............Joseph Gough Mrs. Barrington .............. Janie Price Bill Drum ................ Bernard Levinson Tot Marvel ................... Elsa Walgis Maggie ....................... Mary Burke Watts ........................ Alden Edkins Foster ....................... Albert Bird Michael .................... James Meaney Annie ........................Emma McGlone Jones ........................ Alden Bruce Simpson .................... Donald Strout Much credit is due the cast, as well as the stage manager, John Johnson; the property manager, Helen Minton, and the electrician. Monroe Burbank. Miss Bell did the coaching, and was presented with a bouquet of roses and carnations at the close of the performance. Miss Campbell aided us with the invitations, and Miss Bradford with our stage decorating. Many thanks are due these and other teachers and the whole school, in fact, who helped put over such a satisfactory production. The committee was as follows: James P. Cutler, chairman; Caroline J. Marsh and Har- old N. Simpson. 142 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 7VOTFS of The A L.VM NI CATTPBELL.-08 1925 Marguerite Abbott and Lillian Dacey are employed at the Linscott Motor Company, Bos- ton. Alice Baratta is at the Decatur Hopkins Company of Boston. Hazel Bearce is doing clerical work for the New England Telephone Telegraph Com- pany. Alice Brooks is employed with the Auto List Publishing Company, Boston. Gladys Coe is working for Howard Real Estate, Somerville. Marjorie Cross is at the Reed Bakery Com- pany of Boston. Esther Fisher and Edith Wood are with the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company, Cambridge. Rosemary Gallagher is working for the Lib- erty Mutual Insurance Company. Dorothy Geraghty is with the Locatelli Real Estate of Somerville. Irene Gilliatt is employed with the Federal Mutual Liability Insurance Company. Helen Joyce is working for Copley Letter Service, Boston. Elsa Lundstrom is training for a nurse. Charlotte Moody is with the Rice Hutch- ins Shoe Company. Priscilla Pennock is assistant secretary to Bishop Slattery at the Episcopal Diocesan House in Boston. Edythe Reynolds is working at the Somer- ville Public Library. Bernice Tooker is studying at Miss Wheel- ock’s School. Mildred Watts is in the Chamber of Com- merce, Boston. Frances De Cost is with the National Woolen Company. Muriel Estes is half way through her two- year course at the Chandler School. Alice Sullivan is working for Frank A. Teele of Somerville. 1924 Inda Butler is a sophomore at Middlebury College. Warner Duhig and Robert Holmes, after completing their preparatory course at Exeter, are attending Tufts. R. C. Waldron is registered at the Harvard Engineering School. 1923 Arnold H. Engborg is at the Harvard Engi- neering School. 1922 Malcolm C. Wilkins has transferred from John Hancock Company to the Service Depart- ment of Boston Consolidated Gas. Lemuel Rogers is employed by Cann’s Res- taurant. Carroll Peacor is at the New’ England Tele- phone Company. We wish to correct an error made in the last issue of the Radiator. Edith Emery graduated in 1922, and she was recently married to How- ard Clark, of Woburn. 1921 Raymond Currier is seeking a fortune in Florida at present. 1920 Hazel Matthews is the secretary to the liter- ary editor of the Boston Herald. Lillian Pierce and Frederick Littlefield were- married Saturday, February 6. (Continued on Page 146) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 143 As we see others:— The Alpha. Wilmington High School. Wil- mington, Mass.—Your stories are very inter- esting and show talent along that line. We notice the omission of an exchange department in your paper. The poetry is clever. The Johnson Journal. Johnson High School, North Andover, Mass.—Your editorials are ex- ceedingly well written. Why not have a poetry department? The cover design on your Christ- mas number is very unique. The Salemica, New Salem Academy, New Salem, Mass.—Your paper is complete in every department. We compliment you on it. The Caravan, East High School, Akron, Ohio.—We like your newsy little paper. Murdock Murmurs, Murdock High School, Winchendon, Mass.—Your February issue con- tains the best of material, but why omit the table of contents? Your paper has a good foundation and shows excellent school spirit. The Oracle, Bangor, Maine.—We consider your paper one of the best of our exchanges. We note, however, that the poetry department is missing. A few more jokes would make your paper a little more interesting. As others see us:— The Optimist, South Side High School, Newark, N. J.—An old friend back again and as good as ever, with its “Library Depart- ment,“ “Poet’s Corner.” and shorthand page. “The Kiss of Caramenta” is too bloody. “Poor People” is a very clever tale. The Philomath, Framingham High School, Framingham, Mass.- Well arranged! The Recorder, Winchester High School, Winchester, Mass.—We distinctly recall having read several of the contributions which are in the Joke Column. The poems, however, are good. The Salemica, New Salem Academy, New Salem, Mass.—Your November issue has a very good cover design and is quite appropriate. In fact, it is one of our best exchanges. The Noddler, East Boston High School, Mass.—Well done! Your Poet’s Corner is of great interest. An addition of a few jokes would add to the life of your issue. The Punch Harder, Punchard High School, Andover, Mass.—The Radiator from Somerville High showed careful planning. The Tauntonian, Taunton High School, Taunton, Mass.—Your class notes are very in- teresting. A cut at the head of your Literary Department would add to the appearance of your magazine._____________ EDITORIAL (Continued from Page 133) Somerville High has a reputation at stake, and to save her reputation it is necessary to produce a good, fast baseball team. Are you going to try to keep the championship in Som- erville this year? Or are you going to let some other suburban team snatch it from us? The only way to make a championship team is to go out and work and not sit back and talk about it. Do not say: “I am not good enough,” but go out and try; you may succeed. We owe our support to Mr. Dickerman. and we should report to him when he calls for candidates. If you cannot play well, of course you will be at the game as a spectator, for if you do not attend how do you expect to have a winning team? This is the only chance during the rest of the year to make a public showing of your school spirit. We must show Coach Dick- erman that there is as much school support behind the team this year as there was in the years when he played for his alma mater. So when the season starts let us all be present at the first game, rather than staying home doubting the playing ability of the team. This invitation is extended to the girls as well as to the boys. Their attendance is impor- tant. Nothing encourages the players any more than the cheering from the “fair sex.” Therefore when the season tickets are is- sued, don’t be afraid to buy your ticket which will give you many an afternoon of pleasure, and remember your cheering may mean an- other championship team for S. H. S. Who knows? J. M. W. 144 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1926 Helen Gordon, Editor J. Miles White, Assistant Editor Heard in Latin Class: Pupil: “How far shall we go next time?” Mr. W.: “You may stop at death.” After reading Milton’s “Comus,” Alexander Ladd gave his impressions of certain parts of the masque- in one of his classes, his portrayal of Comus leading his band in “riot and ill- managed merriment” being very vivid. Evi- dently, however, the parts he chose were not intended to be acted in school. Humorous Senior: “Look at my proofs and laugh.” Truthful Soph.: “We don’t have to.” Mr. Mahoney, speaking to class: “Anyone here want a Beard?” Albert E. Bird has an article, “Notes on Building Clipper-Ship Models,” in the Youth’s Companion for February 25-26. Mr. Bird is a member of the Y. C. Lab. and has built and sold a very beautiful model of the clipper ship Stag Hound, and is now at work on another mode! of the Stag Hound and on one of the Flying Cloud. We are justly proud of our classmate. Teacher: “John, give an example of ai: eoi- thet.” John (disgustedly): “Aw, heck!” Teacher (sarcastically): “Very good, John.” Mr. Mahoney drew a diagram on the board in history which closely resembled a tree. Mr. Mahoney: “Now, boys, I don’t want you to mis- understand this diagram. This is not an apple tree or an orange tree, but a his-tree.” Heard in Physics Laboratory: Wilbur F.: “Give me a good match. This one won’t light.” Alfred A.: “Sure it will! I just lit it.” M. Smart: “What smells the most in the chemb ' rv laboratory ?” R. U. Sure: “Your nose.” PHYSICS This barometer I show you Tells the pressure of the air. The indicator’s missing: Just imagine that it’s there. We lost it last December With the spring and a large screw, But for demonstrating purposes It’s just as good at new. Today we do the first Of those experiments on heat. Hesse and Hanna, stop your talking, And Collins, take your seat. Those lead weights that the book calls for Were stolen just last year, But I made some out of cardboard— You’ll find them right up here. An experiment we’ll do to-day— Bell and Darcy, turn around— To show how by a good magnet The North Pole can be found. We broke our iron magnets So we made some out of wood. Since our figures need not be exact. They’ll serve us just as good. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 115 This is no time for study, Spear. That should be done at home. Mahoney, put your feet down And leave Mathews’ chair alone. Fine, Mathews, that’s exactly right, You’re the only one in class Who knows how to distinguish A solid from a gas. George Mahoney. “Show me the way to go home,” sang the Senior evolutionist as he climbed a tree. Sophomore (swelling with pride): “My an- cestors came over on the Mayflower.” Senior (very brilliantly): “It’s lucky they did. The immigration laws are stricter now.” One of Mr. Hayward’s pupils declares that if he could get an object for $2.00 and sell it to Mr. Hayward for $15.00 he would be shrewd. Mr. Hayward maintained that the pupil would be dishonest to take advantage of his ignor- ance to make such a large margin of profit. The photographer’s been around. For some he’s done his best; For others like you and me, my friend. He does need take a rest. ’Most everyone you meet now-aday “Did you get your proofs?” they ask. “Yes, I got my proofs this afternoon, But I guess I need a mask. ‘1 think I’ll have a resit, I don’t like mine at all. If ever I thought I was handsome I’ll forget it now, that’s all.” Chester J. Collins. 1927 Frank Elwell, Editor Kathryn Murphy, Assistant Editor The next issue will be ours! Can we fill the shoes of our predecessors, the Seniors? The honor of our class says we must! We of 1927 will, in three short months, be the Seniors of Somerville High School. Are we capable of completing our tasks as Juniors? Of course! If we were not, we should not have them given us. This is one of the most important. We can and we will make it a success. So come on, folks, and with our motto “Honor and Progress” before us, show the city that the class of ’27 when Honor commands can make Progress. Teacher: “And what is your name?” Tom Dugan: “Tom.” Teacher: “And by that you mean Thomas, I suppose? Next!” J. Pierce: “Jack, haw, haw, haw.” Teacher: “----?----” A—th—r C—v—aro: “May I come, too?” W—11—m B—no: “You’ll never come to, unconscious.” (Ooo, what a slap on the wrist!) L—tta S—s—a: “Shh! Don’t I hear foot- steps ?” D—m—no: “Sure, that’s me coining to a decision.” Overheard during a phone call between Helen Burke and Ida Reid:— “L (), is that ULN?” “Y yes, it’s I.” “How RU?” “OIM 0. K. LN.” “G, that’s good!” “Y?” “O I thought U and I could MAB go 2 ride in my SX.” “I M delighted 2 go.” “And can U come 2 take T with me?” “ES that LBEZ for me.” “C U at 7, LN.” “I L B w8ing I.” “You say your boy Elmer is a tutor in school ?” Mr. Birdsall: “Yes, yes, indeed.” “And what does he tutor in?” “Oh. he’s a tooter in the band.” While translating her Cicero a certain Junior girl read to the delighted class: “—and all my fellows have deserted me.” (What a calam- ity!) We wonder if McNamara (304) has sold his horse as yet! “Diplomacy,” Steven, the Senior, stated, “is all right—if it gets me a diploma.” Teacher: “The next person who says ‘huh’ will be sent from the class!” Chorus: “Huh?” Mr. Bergin: “Glad they don’t have any polo teams up here at Somerville High.” Mr. McGovern: “Why is that?” Mr. Bergin: “Too much horseplay for so- phisticates such as we are.” 14G SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1928 Paul Martin, Editor New Soph, (from the country): “They must have some very heavy winds in Boston.” Ray F.: “Yes, they do.” New Soph.: “In the paper this morning there was an item about a safe being blown open there.” If all the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely actors, where is the audience coming from? A Bit of Information Ancient Greek coins have been discovered with the figure of a horse on them. Thus we learn at last where horse cents originated. Miss T.: “What difference would it make to us if Cathage had conquered Rome?” R—b—t L.: “If Carthage had conquered Rome we wouldn’t have the Roman numerals.” Life is short—only four letters in it. Three- quarters of it a “lie” and half of it an “if.” William V. says that he could sing “Way Down on the Tar River,” if he could only get the pitch. First Soph.: “Say, do you take history?” Second Soph: “Humph, no, it’s given to me!” POETRY (Continued from Page 139) OUR WINTER BOUQUET The rising of the glorious sun On a cold winter day Is but the flower to start for us Our beautiful winter bouquet The golden sun has poured its rays Upon this world of ours, And caused sparkling gems to come With many wondrous flowers. The bright blue sky above our earth, A part of our fairy bowers, And patches of fleecy, fluffy clouds, Are two of the fanciest flowers. The children’s cheeks all flushed and red As we see them at their play, Add one of the best of the crimson flowers To this marvelous winter bouquet. Take notice of these charming blooms And accept them from the Power That made for us this wonderful gift To replace the summer flower. Helen K-----: “What made the Tower of Pisa lean?” Margaret L----: “If I knew, I’d try it.” “It appears to be an established truth that an ounce of keep-your-mouth-shut is better than a pound of explanations after you have said it.” It won’t be long now, Sophomores, before we shall be able to take up our residence on the floor above and call ourselves Juniors. Are we making ourselves worthy of that proud appel- lation ? Charlotte: “How would you like my dog?” Dot: “I’d like him better with mustard.” John: “Can’t you come out and play ball, Fred?” What Fred didn’t say: “Gosh, no, John, I’ve got to study this French!” Ernest: “Well, if I come, how can I see you?” George : “By lookin’ at me, I s’pose.” Isabel C. to T. S. member on 3rd floor: “Could you please tell me how to get down cel- lar from here?” Some Sophomores are often afflicted with stiff necks—from gazing up at the Seniors. LIBRARY DEPARTMENT (Continued from Page 140) he taught his people to respect work besides teaching them letters. The personality of this remarkable man reaches out from the pages, and respect for him and his race is born. Is it not a treasure to read of such people and to know them intimately? Read more biog- raphies and you will have a clearer vision of life, and its problems, and. what is more, you will find true enjoyment in store for you. ALUMNI NOTES (Continued from Page 112) 1919 Dwight Chapman, who had a year’s training abroad in French, is now teaching at Syracuse University. 1918 Mildred Pinkham has announced her engage- ment to David John Giles. 1916 Fred Carey, who spent two years in the study of Roman and Greek Archaeology, is now at the head of the Classic Department at Bryn Mawr. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 147 ATHLETICS Thomas F. Powers, Sporting Editor BASEBALL Now that the battery practice has been started, it is up to the boys to be at practice every afternoon down in the lunch room. Within the near future outdoor practice will be called and the boys should report at the first call and make a snappy start, for the first baseball game is early in April. This year the manager is “Jimmy” White, and he has arranged a very good schedule for the team. On the schedule there are seven- teen games, two dates of which at the present writing are open. The first game is with Win- chester and should start off with a bang. Last year, the opening game between Somerville and Revere was an exciting game from start to finish and we hope to see a lively opening game this year. Also on the schedule is Wal- tham, an old-time baseball rival of ours. Medford High this year has dropped her membership from the Suburban League, there- by making the league one less. Altnougn Medford has gone, we have arranged to play two games with them, one at home and the other at their field. The boys who have reported for battery practice so far are: McGovern, Sullivan, Ken- ney, McKenzie, Blanche, French, Cole, Ford and Captain Aylesbury. Dilboy Field will be ready for outdoor prac- tice in a short time, and the members will be called out for long training. This year on the field the faces will all be new, and, in order for a successful team as in the past year, co-oper- ation and sportsmanship will be required. The schedule is as follows:— Baseball Schedule April 14. Wed. April 19, Mon. April 21. Wed. April 24, Sat. April 28, Wed. May 1, Sat. May 5, Wed. May 8, Sat. May 12, Wed. May 15, Sat. May 19, Wed. May 22, Sat. May 26, Wed. May 31. Mon. June 2, Wed. Winchester at Somerville. Somerville at Medford. Open. Brookline at Somerville. Open. Waltham at Somerville. Somerville at Everett. Cambridge at Somerville. Somerville at Newton. Rindge at Somerville. Medford at Somerville. Somerville at Brookline. Somerville at Waltham. Everett at Somerville. Somerville at Cambridge. June 4, Fri. Newton at Somerville. June 9, Wed. Somerville at Rindge. TRACK Although at present without a place to prac- tice, our track team has been doing great work under the direction of Coach Dickerman. The relay team so far this season has won three out of four meets, defeating Quincy, Newton and Brighton. This team consists of Bill McCarthy. John Bigley, Charlie Finn and Swede Johnson. Charlie Zee is alternate. The individual medals won by the four members of the relay team are exhibited on the bulletin board across from Room 115. Sidney Zukar, Manager. BROOKLINE WINS On Saturday evening, February 27, at Me- chanics Building, the relay team was invited to compete with Brookline and Lynn English in the H. C. D. triangular meet. They raced in the first heat and Brookline won. The team consisted of McCarthy, Bigley, Finn and John- son. SOMERVILLE WINS FIRST RELAY At the 31st B. A. A. schoolboy meet staged at Mechanics Building, February 13, Somer- ville High was represented by the relay team. The relay was between three fast teams, namely, Quincy, Melrose and Somerville. The race was one of the fastest of the day, and Somerville came home the winner in the long stretch. After winning the race the members of the relay team were awarded medals by the officials of the B. A. A. games. The team con- sisted of “Bill” McCarthy, John Bigley, “Charlie” Finn and Captain “Swede” Johnson. RELAY TEAM BEATS BRIGHTON On Saturday, February 20. the relay team of our school raced at the Boston Y. M. C. A. against the relay team of Brighton High. The race was practically a walk-away for Somerville. The great running and sportman- ship of the team also featured the race. Cap- tain Johnson. McCarthy, Bigley and Finn were the members of the team to race. (Continued on Page 150) 148 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR AT THE STATE MET |« p a 5 poiiws r-—Charlie T n rr-7. walked off first' honors • t e l3oo” Swede Johtvsorv ran a great race’intho too butwas only awarded fkird place in averjcksc finisk • nj jhe s jw d. look real the jump classy eir new warm na — up Suit's .GiI1 McCarthy did we II ir ' the hurdle event 3 in Qualifuinq for + finals SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 149 Books With the Logical Authors “The Call of the Wild”..........Michael Arlen “The Man Without a Country” The Wandering Jew “What I Have Seen and Heard” Rudolph Valentino “The Bat”................................Babe Ruth • White Cargo”..........................Harry Wills “Love in Idleness”.......................Jack Dempsey “The Care Ace”.......................Florence Darrow “The Valley of Silent Men”....Calvin Coolidge “Abie’s Irish Rose”..............Boob McNutt W. G. H. Fortune Teller: “You will be married three times.” Movie Actress: “I want the future, not the past.” Some dog lovers like them hot with mus- tard. Modern Proposal She: “Will you marry me, Billy? Father will give us a home, mother will furnish it, and I have a tidy income of my own.” He: “I’m sorry, Alice. I like you myself, but mother has other plans for me.” The Boy Grows Older Cutting teeth. Cutting up. Cutting classes. Cutting in. Cutting coupons. Cutting out. P. T. Why are there no noises when theories are exploded ? “I’m all taken up with my work,” said the elevator man. The chap outside of ’phone booth (after twenty minutes of waiting): “What, now, Paw- didees, the girl you seek for me in the blind date must not be at home!” The chap inside: “Patience, Pawnachees, she is at home, but she stutters. She’ll finish say- ing ‘Hello’ any minute now.” And then there’s the Scotchman who hates Sweden ’cause his last box of matches from there contained three blanks. Correct Sambo: “What dey all means by dis heah remote control?” Rastus: “Boy, dat am de control de average man has ovah his wife!” A man who from all appearances was a firm believer in spirits entered an express office and motioned for the agent. “Ish you got a package f’r me?” “What’s your name?” asked the agent cour- teously. “Oh, hish got my name on it.” Passenger: “Do you stop at the Schenley apartment?” Motorman: “No, I can’t afford to.” Their Favorite Songs The Aviator: “I Was Never Nearer Heaven in My Life.” Addison Sims: “Will You Remember Me?” Calvin Coolidge: “Silent Night.” Fruld: “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” The Undertaker: “Follow the Swallow.” William Tell: “I Miss My Swiss.” The Fellow with a Girl in Hamp: “There’s a Long, Long Trail a-winding into the Land of My Dreams.” The Telephone Girl: “I Hear You Calling Me.” The Weather Man: “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More.” Babe Ruth: “After the Ball is Over.” Nobody: “Yes, We Have No Bananas.” 150 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR ATHLETICS (Continued from Page 147) QUINCY ANI) NEWTON BEATEN Another victory for the relay team was registered on Washington’s Birthday, in the American Legion games at Mechanics Build- ing. The relay race between Quincy, Newton and Somerville featured the meet. McCarthy, of Somerville, fell on the second corner of the track but was spry and quick-minded enough to pick himself up and race hard, but was thirty yards behind with Quincy in the lead and New- ton second. However, Bigley, Finn and John- son gained the lost ground rapidly. Johnson was sent away in front by Finn, while Platna. of Quincy, just beat out Bushwell. of Newton, for second place. FLASHES OF HUMOR (Continued from Page 149) A bit of philosophy we all can understand:— Of all the sad surprises, There are none that can compare With treading in the darkness On the step that isn’t there! The Mate: “Cap’n, dis is me last voyage. I’m going to get married and live a quiet life.” The Cap’n: “Quiet life? Boy, I was married fifteen years ago ’n I’ve been at sea ever since.” Waiter: “How was the steak?” Man: “Fine.” Waiter: “Darn it! I guess I gave you the manager’s.” “Have you seen this latest Russian dancer. 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Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, April, 1926 No. 7 The Somerville Ills:It School Itnriintor 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. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In con- tributing, 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 exchange editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Term , $1,110 per Year Single .Numbers, 15 cents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston I’. O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT. JUNIOR EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief FRANK M. ELWELL Associate Editors RICHARD W. OBEAR G. DAMON HOFFSES Exchange Editors LOUISE HARTSHORN STELLA ELLIS Poetry Editor JOHN E. 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MILES WHITE, '26 HENRY BRADBURY, ’27 LEO LANNIGAN, ’28 MMfjriiriii Table of Contents o o o FRONTISPIECE ............................... 156 EDITORIALS ................................. 158 “THE DANCER,” Stella Ellis, ’27 ........... 160 “ONE EVENTFUL DAY,” Dorothy Watkins, ’27 ... 161 COMMENT ON THE JUNIORS BY A FACULTY MEMBER.... 163 “LIGHT,” Esther Colby, ’27 ................. 164 POET’S CORNER .............................. 165 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT ......................... 167 PUBLIC OCCURRENCES ......................... 168 CLASS NOTES ...v............................ 169 CARTOON PAGE ............................... 173 NOTES OF THE ALUMNI ........................ 174 EXCHANGE NOTES ............................. 175 DRESSMAKING—ROOM 123, Ruth Mabey, ’27 ...... 176 THE PAGEANT ................................ 176 FLASHES OF HUMOR ........................... 177 ATHLETICS .................................. 178 158 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR • . HAS THE TIME NOT COME? At our first class meeting of the year we were told by one who certainly knew that as Sophomores we were not a success. In the race for superiority over previous Sophomore classes we were gently but firmly ruled out of the running. Why? Only too obvious were the reasons. Our marking average was much lower than that of our predecessors; we had not fulfilled our obligations in class dues; our con- duct had been poor; the leadership of one whom we elected to a major office reflected no credit on us; in fact, we lacked entirely that elusive little character builder known as School Spirit. When these things were told us in the frank, open-faced, straight-from-the-shoulder man- ner characteristic of him who spoke, as a majority, we resented them. They were cold, hard facts designed to convince us that for the coming year our lot was not a bed of roses, not by far—rather a year of deep considera- tion, a year of work! Work! We shuddered at the very thought. No, we didn’t relish those thoughts, but, praise the heavens, a concession was made. If we could prove during the coming year that we were able to retract all that we had done— or better, perhaps, had not done—during our Sophomore year, he—fair to the very letter— was entirely willing to take back all he had said. Well, friends, we don’t know just how you felt about it, but it appeared to us that some- thing out of the ordinary happened at that as- sembly. Perhaps it was merely that we real- ized at last that the dignity becoming a Junior should be ours. Perhaps it was the guilty feel- ing of a culprit. It may have been one of sev- eral things, but don’t you feel now that you really know what had happened? Most of us do! At last that slippery little scoundrel, School Spirit, was in our grasp. We were dismissed and the Junior year had begun. First came the call for football mate- rial and three out of every five candidates were Juniors; half of the actual team was from our class. Finally the season closed and one of the highest honors of this rugged sport came to a member of our class. A Junior boy was unanimously elected to the All-Scholastic Foot- ball teams of the Boston newspapers. In quick succession came the formation of the orchestra, glee clubs, band, fife and drum corps, and the many other activities of the school. And where were the Juniors? They were there! In the dramatic society, in the English Clubs—everywhere was felt the hand of the Junior Class. In the Chess Club there was not a single Senior; the team was made up of five Juniors and one Sophomore. Skipping over the many activities in which the Juniors played a conspicuous part, we come to the point where the Junior Issue of the Radi- ator was definitely decided upon. A staff was selected and they went to work; everything was in readiness and a campaign for extra subscriptions was announced to the Junior Representatives on a Friday. They, in turn, spoke to their classes on Monday, and by Thurs- SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 159 day of the same week from a class of six hun- dred members there were two hundred and eight extra copies signed for. in addition to the two hundred regular subscribers, making a grand total of over four hundred subscriptions from the Junior Class. We let this issue speak for itself. We should add, that in scholarship the class has shown a decided improvement. Mr. Avery, we feel that the Class of Twenty- Seven has vindicated itself. We believe that the time has come for you to retract your en- tirely justified statements of the first of the year. And because you roused us to the fact that unless drastic action was quickly taken our class would be a complete failure, fore- warned being forearmed, we thank you! F. M. E. SCHOOL SPIRIT AND THE RADIATOR There is something in our school life that is very close to us. It exerts a tremendous in- fluence over us. We all know it as a friend—a most welcome friend—and yet—do we fully ap- preciate it? Our school paper, the Radiator, ranks high in its class. It is an excellent periodical and we are proud of it. But, seriously, how many of us realize its true significance? Mr. William E. Brigham, founder and first editor of the Radiator, certainly realized it when he said: “The Radiator exerted a pro- found influence on the course of my life.” How can a school paper be such an effective power? In what way does it exercise that power? Is the Radiator of today just as ef- fective in this sense as in Mr. Brigham’s school days'? Let us analyze these questions. In the first place the school paper embodies all of the activities in the school; it contains in- formation, stories, news, offers faculty and graduate advice, and most important—it breathes the spirit of the school. Second, just as the daily newspapers have a certain hold on the reading public, the school paper has its hold on the student body. It is both Legislative and Judicial. There is no court of appeal. But it is a rightful hold—because it is a paper of the students. All that appears are their own opinions. The Radiator of today occupies a slightly different sphere from the Radiator of Mr. Brig- ham’s time. This is because of the tremen- dous growth of the school. In his time the school was a sort of family. Everyone knew everyone else, and all contrib- uted to the Radiator’s success. They all worked together. It is entirely possible for us today to have this co-operation, and we do have it to a large degree. The Radiator can be just as effective now as then. To achieve this result things must remain as they are. with an attitude of complete harmony between the staff and the student body, and each and every student should take it upon himself to help his class editor in every way he can; submit class notes, stories, poems and any incident of interest to the classes. Only by this method can the Radiator retain its effectiveness and continue to reflect the spirit of the school. The value of this cannot be over-estimated. Then, bearing in mind that co-operation in this as well as in other walks of life will eventu- ally lead to success, we shall go on, confident that the spirit of the Radiator shall never fail. G. D. H., ’27. The Editors wish to correct a mistake which occurred in the last issue. In Samuel Nelson’s poem “To a Child” the second line of the third stanza should read:— “Thou art pure, and from evil free.” Because Good Friday is indeed a “holy day’r to many teachers and pupils, we appreciate the action of the School Committee in closing the schools on that day. How much of the $431.02 deposited on April 5 in the school bank might otherwise have been spent for eclairs, gum, and the movies! Our sincere congratulations to Room 315, the first Junior room to become one hundred per- cent paid-in subscribers to the Junior Radia- tor. We are truly glad to see the many teachers back again whose illness caused a real gap in the ranks of the faculty and necessitated the calling in of many substitute instructors. 160 SOMERVILLE HIGH. SCHOOL RADIATOR The Dancer By Stella Ellis, 1927 E watched her as she danced. He wondered at the suppleness of her tiny body as, with limbs bare, brown as the dust beneath her feet, she danced as he had never seen anyone dance before. She was elfin, unearthly, every movement of her small brown arms, her gypsy head, her flying feet, blended perfectly with the wild, untamed grace of her body. Someone threw her a coin. She reached a small dirty hand to pick it up, but the organ grinder whose property she seemed to be brought his big, heavy heel down upon her hand. The girl screamed; someone in the crowd laughed; Claude started forward on a sudden impulse to wring the organ grind- er’s neck. “Oh, no, you don’t, old man!” Ray caught his brother’s arm as Claude started forward. “For the love of Mike, don’t start a brawl in the middle of the street! Look, the girl’s none the worse for it. Bet he whips her every day, she looks like a little spitfire!’’ Claude’s eyes sought the girl once more, and found her sitting on the curb watching the or- gan grinder and his monkey entertain the crowd. He was a little startled. She seemed so very small, with a fragile, childlike beauty that was out of keeping with her “profession.” Not at all the type to dance day after day in the blistering heat on the city streets for a few copper pennies, he thought. The girl raised her eyes and met his glance. They were blue eyes, blue as the skies above him; wistful, dreamy, a little sad. It was the thickness of the lashes that made them appear so dark. There was something queer about her, Claude reflected. The fragile beauty, the blueness of her eyes, and----- He clutched Ray’s arm. “That girl is white!” he exclaimed. The gypsy girl threw a startled glance at him, walked over to a man as if to speak to him, then quickly lost herself in the crowd of spectators. “I tell you, she’s white!” Claude said again as if to convince himself. Ray looked searchingly at his brother. “She looked brown enough to me!” “She’s white! She has blue eyes, and light hair, like gold. I saw it under that wig!” “You’re dreaming. She might be bleaching her hair for all you know; all girls try it some time. You’ve been reading too much, Claude. Got romance on the brain, and always looking for a chance to do the Sir Galahad act. What you need’s a good cure! Coming over to the club?” Claude shook his head. It would be un- bearable to watch Ray and Skippy Donalson practice their conception of the “Charleston” after witnessing the fine skill and wild grace of the Gypsy girl’s dance. How had she ever come into the power of that villainous organ grinder? Had he stolen her when she was a baby? He asked himself a number of questions as he walked slowly and thoughtfully, eyes upon the pavement, watching for a pair of small, brown, sandaled feet. If he could only see her again! She was very beautiful, he felt sure of that. With that wig off, and the golden splendor of her hair free to catch the glinting sunlight; her eyes deep-sea in their blueness, and that brown stain off—! His poet’s mind painted vivid pic- tures, surrounding the delicate beauty of the girl with a veil of vague and sinister mystery, which he, himself, would tear asunder even as a knight of old. He remembered the jeering smile on the organ grinder’s thick lips as he ground her hand into the dust with his big heel. His fists clenched at the thought. He was only eighteen, but he could thrash that fellow within an inch of his life! Twelve o’clock,—midnight. The grandfath- er’s clock in the hall boomed forth the hour in funereal solemnity. Claude, as deeply buried in “Les Miserables” as he was in his huge leather chair, stirred slightly; became sud- denly alert. Someone was fumbling at the French window! The window opened slowly, softly; he quickly touched the electric button, and the room became ablaze with light. He almost fell over the chair in his surprise. The Gypsy dancer! Wild-eyed and terrified, she leaned against the casement for support. Her hair, di- sheveled, showed more than one strand of the gold underneath; her dress was torn, and on her arms were deep scratches from which the blood ran freely. His imagination ran riot. He pictured her struggling in the grasp of the (Continued on Page 179) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 161 One Eventful Day Dorothy Watkins, '27 R. RICHARD GUESNOR, Esq., late of the United States, was abso- lutely penniless. He had lost every cent at the roulette wheel the night before, and now was sitting gazing pensively at the passers-by in the park and wondering what to do next. He had stopped at Monte Carlo the night be- fore, intending to leave early the next morn- ing for England, where his friends awaited him. Richard reflected sadly: “Yesterday I hadn’t a care in the world. Today, I have nothing but cares and worries.” Soon, however, he cheered up, for Richard, or Dick, as he was familiarly called, was barely twenty-three, and youth is always optimistic. Suddenly he heard an exclamation. Look- ing up, Dick quickly rubbed his eyes and then gasped. It was small wonder. He was look- ing into the eyes of a person who was a very counterpart of his own self. The stranger was as startled as he, and, after he had regained some of his composure, remarked: “This is quite a coincident. Scientists have discovered, however, that every person in this world has a twin, one who resembles him exactly. I guess you’re mine.” he added with a laugh. Dick, when he had recovered from his as- tonishment, said: “It certainly is queer, but I’m very glad to see you. Perhaps you’d be willing to help me.” “Wait,” interrupted George Manning, the stranger, “before you tell me your story I have a proposition to make to you. I think I have a fairly good idea of your predicament. My hotel is nearby. Let us go to my rooms, where I will explain.” Whereupon George took Dick’s arm and the two walked to the former’s hotel. Af- ter Dick had been comfortably installed in an easy chair with a good cigar, George, while pacing up and down the length of the cozy room, commenced his story. “ I think I know your circumstances,” George began. “ I’ve seen many fellows after a night at Monte Carlo, and I don’t mind confessing I’ve been in the same situation. If I am right in my opinion I should say the chance of earn- ing five hundred dollars would not be adverse to you.” Here George paused, and halting his stride, cast an inquiring glance in Dick’s direction. Dick contented himself with a nod, and motioned him to continue. “This is my proposition,” George went on. “It is very urgent that I be in Paris today for an important conference, and it is equally im- portant that my going should be kept secret. I am the representative of a big railroad com- pany, and we are negotiating with a concern in Paris for control of a valuable piece of land through which we wish to build a railroad. Our rivals, a powerful company, have posted spies in the hotel lobby to keep themselves informed on my movements and detain me if I attempt to leave town. I shall earn very nearly ten thousand dollars if I obtain the contract, and you can imagine my anxiety. At the confer- ence in Paris today the man who gets there first receives the contract. I have just received this message in code this morning. I was puz- zling what to do when I met you in the park. This is what I wish you to do. Take my place for one day. The spies have been off their guard lately, and if you appear at dinner they will suspect nothing.” George finished speaking. Dick, after a few moments of thought, approached him, put out his hand, and said earnestly: “It’s a bargain if you think I can do it.” George eagerly clasped his hand, and said in a relieved tone: “Of course you can. The re- semblance between us is quite striking. I felt as if I were gazing in a mirror when I first saw you. Remember you’re George Manning, and I promise solemnly to relieve you of that role by ten o’clock tonight.” Thus saying, he pulled out his watch and exclaimed: “I’ve got just thirty minutes to meet the aviator at the field. The plane leaves promptly at eleven.” As George hurriedly packed, he called out instructions to Dick. Finally ready, he once more clasped Dick’s hand saying: “Good-bye, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this.” “ Don’t forget you’re George Manning,” he added impressively. With that he was gone, and Dick settled down to the perusal of a medi- cal magazine he had found in one of the book- cases that lined the room. He read steadily for one hour, when suddenly he heard a knock at the door. Startled, Dick looked up. and called out in a shaky voice: “Who’s there?” “It’s only Gloria, dear; open the door,” the reply came in a soft voice. “What! ” cried out Dick, in a horror-stricken tone. “ I don’t know ”—then recollecting, he added: “Of course, just a minute, Gloria.” As he opened the door all sorts of conjec- tures ran through his mind. Before him stood 162 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR a small blonde person with an impish little face and roguish blue eyes. Dick thought quickly while inviting her to enter. “ It’s probably his fiancee.” Then in a panic he thought: “What shall I do? I hope she won’t expect me to make love to her.” Gloria’s voice broke in upon his reflections as she seated herself in an easy chair. “ You don’t seem very glad to see me, Georgie; I know you told me not to come today, but please don’t be angry with me.” Then rising she walked over to Dick, who was standing by the dcor and feeling de- cidedly foolish, and said to him in a supplicat- ing voice: “Speak to me, George; tell me that it is all right.” Dick, stumbling and growing very red, said: “Oh-um-certainly, dear,” the term of endear- ment came a little bit awkwardly, but Gloria noticed nothing wrong. “Er—won’t you be seated ? ” Throwing a puzzled glance at him, Gloria suffered herself to be led to a chair, and then she asked anxiously: “You act so queerly; you’re not ill, are you, dear?” Dick seized upon this as a happy inspiration, and cried: “Yes, just that. I feel a little dizzy today, and while I love to have you here, dar- ling, I think I’d be better if you’d leave me”— then, as he saw Gloria stiffen and indignantly glance at him, he rushed on: “Oh, don’t mis- understand me, dear, but—oh--------” Gloria rose, and replied in a freezing tone: “Of course not, Mr. Manning, I understand perfectly. I’m so sorry to have disturbed you.” With that parting shot she marched to the door, carefully closed it, and proceeded down the stairs. Dick, left in the room, wiped his brow and muttered to himself: “Now I’ve done it. What will she say to the real George when she sees him? I’m glad I got rid of her though.” he continued in an undertone. “The situation was getting a little bit beyond my control. I hope the rest of the day is not like the beginning.” After dinner, during which Dick watched with interest the actions of the men whom he judged to be spies, he again attempted to read his magazine. Scarcely had he finished the first page when again he was interrupted. The telephone rang. “ Mr. Manning, two of your old college friends, Mr. Teele and Mr. Coilins, are here,” the calm voice of the hotel clerk an- nounced into the listening ear of Dick. “Tell them I’ve gone to China, tell them any- thing. but don’t let them come up,” Dick said wildly. “But I’ve already sent them up,” the clerk returned in a bored and slightly puzzled tone. The click in his ear informed Dick that the clerk had hung up, and he despairingly re- signed himself to the inevitable. Dick slowly opened the door and was thumped on the back and nearly smothered in the enthusiastic greetings of his supposed col- lege chums. “Well, well,” exclaimed Mr. Teele. a good-looking young fellow of about twenty-five, “imagine finding you here, George. We were quite surprised when we discovered you were here.” “Yes,” chimed in his companion, evidently the last word in English aristocracy, “fancy meeting you here. You know, old top, it’s quite ripping to see you again.” Dick stared; then recovering himself he re- plied: “Er—yes, I’m staying here for a while. Remember our—er—our college days? Those were the good old times.” “Deucedly fine,” agreed Mr. Collins. “Yes,” interrupted Mr. Teele, “but you’ve certainly changed since then, George. There’s something strange about you. There’s--------” “That’s true,” broke in Dick hastily, then steering the conversation away from that dan- gerous subject: “How long are you staying here ?” “Our train leaves for the coast at five, where we get the boat for the States,” Mr. Teele ex- plained as he pulled out his watch, “and it’s twenty minutes of five now. Come on down to the station with us and see us off,” he added. The two of them hustled Dick down the stairs and he found himself half an hour later waving good-bye to his old friends as the speeding train disappeared from view. With a weary sigh Dick hailed a taxi and returned to the hotel after leisurely seeing the chief sights of the city. The clock indicated the hour was seven and Dick murmured: “Three more hours to wait. I’ll certainly earn that money. A quiet day I’ve had so far.” After finishing his supper he strolled into the lobby and amused himself in gazing at the people. Suddenly Dick felt a thrill of appre- hension. Across the room was one of his father’s medical friends, evidently touring Europe. As Dick started cautiously to leave the room, the doctor spied him and hailed him. Dick froze in his tracks, and. as the other hurried toward him, he slowly turned his head and favored him with a polite stare. Dr. Men- dish’s hand stopped in mid air and in a puzzled tone he inquired: “What’s the matter, Dick? Don’t you know me?” Dick slowly shook his head and replied courteously: “I’m sorry, my name is George Manning.” By this time the entire lobby was interested in watching the two. Dick, noticing this, reddened slightly and addressed Dr. Men- dish: “Let us leave the room, sir, I fear we are attracting unwelcome attention.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 163 Dr. Mendish assented and they quitted the room. Once outside he turned to Dick and said: “Come, come, my boy! Tell me why you’re trying to deceive me.” Dick renewed his pro- testations and finally Dr. Mendish said reluc- tantly: “Perhaps I’m mistaken. If so, I beg your pardon.” So saying Dr. Mendish quickly walked away. As he disappeared Dick made a bolt for the stairs, and gaining his room, sat down to recover his composure. The situation by this time was trying Dick’s nerves and he glanced at the clock. The hands pointed at half past eight. “One hour and a half more to wait,” Dick thought to himself. “If ever I recover my right identity I’ll never try this way of earning money, no matter how much I need it.” He anxiously watched the clock and very slowly the minutes ticked away and the clock finally showed an hour had gone by. Dick, with one eye on the time-piece, picked up the evening paper. Staring headlines confronted him, “Burglars terrorize city.” Suddenly a noise at the window made him glance up alertly and stare in that direction. He saw framed there the dim outline of a man’s form. Softly Dick moved toward the switch and plunged the room in darkness. As the noc- turnal visitor stepped through the window, Dick clapped his hand over the stranger’s mouth and the two forms swayed back and forth in the darkness. Another form appeared in the window and Dick heard the unknown’s footsteps as he groped his way to the electric switch. He reached it and a blaze of light flooded the room. Near the light stood George Manning, and as Dick peered at the man he had pinned to the floor he gave a gasp, then quickly released him. It was Dr. Mendish. “Well.” the doctor remarked dryly as Dick helped him to his feet, “I thought I was not mistaken and now I’m positive. No one but Dick Guesnor has a muscle like that.” George Manning, who had been watching Dick and Dr. Mendish with astonishment, then exclaimed: “What does this mean?” Dr. Mendish turned toward George, then gave a gasp as the resemblance between the two men focused itself on his brain. “The very same question I’d like to ask, sir,” he finally made reply. Dick laughed heartily as he noticed the puz- zled expressions on the faces of the two men. “I guess I’ll have to explain the situation,” he said. “I presume Dr. Mendish wanted to have another talk with me and took this way,” pointing to the window, “of being sure of getting in to see me.” Dr. Mendish nodded and Dick went on with his explanations. The doctor expressed his wonderment, then George remarked: “You’ve certainly had an eventful day. Well, I obtained the contract and you’ve truly earned your money. You’ve done me a great service and I want you to know that I appreciate it. I have some fine clarer here. Let us all drink a toast.” The men lifted the cups high and as they clinked together, Dick spoke. “I propose a toast to today and the surprising things that have happened. Here’s to April 2nd, 1926.” With real enjoyment the three raised the wine to their lips and slowly drained the con- tents of the sparkling glasses. Comment on the Juniors by a Faculty Member The members of every class in the Somer- ville High School, like the citizens of every American town, represent a certain type of people, and the majority of them will conform to the type. It is difficult to say that one class or town is better or worse than another, be- cause when we are dealing with human beings no set of rules or standard of judgment can be applied absolutely. We do think of cer- tain towns, however, as being noted or notori- ous for certain things, and so classes as they come and go through our hands often acquire certain characteristics which make them stand out. It would be foolish to attempt to char- acterize this class exhaustively from the some- what limited experience that a teacher has with them in a year and a half of life in so large a school as ours. I do think, however, that the class of 1927 contains a large number of individuals who are bound to succeed because of their natural endowments and the earnest- ness of their purpose. I feel, also, that the class as a whole has matured very much since a year ago and is now in a fair way to be- come one of the strongest Senior classes we have ever had. I am naturally especially in- terested in this particular class and take this opportunity, if it is in order here, to extend to them my very best wishes for success in the remaining activities of their Junior year, and hope that they may all succeed in due season to the duties and dignities of Seniors. W. W. Obear. 164 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Light Esther Colby, 1927 LIND! Blind! Eight months. Per- haps a year. Then blind. Jack walking slowly down the doctor’s stairs, repeated the word aloud, “Blind.” Then to himself again, “Not able to see.” Not able to see? See what? Why, people. His wife, Frances. Their four-year-old son, Jack Junior. Not able to see these high buildings that bound him in; nor the traffic that whirled by him; nor the flowers displayed in the flor- ist’s window; nor the sea; nor the beautiful gulls, their wings dazzling white in the light of the sun. He must be led about by the hand for the rest of his life, like an old, helpless man. And he was only twenty-nine— twenty-nine yesterday. A fine present the doc- tor had given him. His thoughts wandered a bit. Then back again. “Blind.” He would have to retire. But would that be so awful after all? No one knew how he had abhorred routine. He had kept on for his father’s sake, then for Frances’. Now he could write. Write? Can a blind man write? Here was his home. How could he tell F ranees ? She met him in the hall. “Why, what is the matter, dear?” he asked in surprise. “Do you remember that darling little Mrs. Richards?” “Yes.” “In club meeting today they were discussing the bazaar. Her name was brought up as one to take charge of a table. Then that snobby Mrs. Patterson Smith got up and said: ‘Oh, no, we couldn’t degrade the club by having her come—her social position, you know.’ Why, Mrs. Richards has more intelligence and breed- ing in her little finger than that woman has in all her big person.” Frances paused for breath. “Well?” asked Jack. “I resigned, I’m so sick of all this snobbery. Sometimes I wish I could get away from it all.” “Do you mean that?” Jack spoke so seriously that Frances came to her senses. “Oh, Jack, forgive me. What did the doctor say? I suppose you’ll have to wear big horn- rimmed spectacles that will spoil your beauty.” “Sit down here, and I’ll tell you.” He paced nervously up and down the room. mentally searching for a way to tell her. He stopped abruptly. “In eight months—perhaps a year—I’ll be blind.” Silence. At last Frances spoke. “Blind? Blind? Oh, no!” “Yes, dear.” “But surely the doctor is wrong—your eyes —you’ve never had any trouble—oh. he must be wrong!” “No. He is right. Absolutely. He is the best man in the city—in the country. He knows.” “What can you do? Blind!” She paused to think of what the word meant. Jack continued his nervous pacing from wall to window—and back—again—and thinking, thinking of Fran- ces’ outburst. “I wonder—did she mean it? She has never said such a thing before. Perhaps—” he paused irresolutely, “if she did mean it, I could be happy although blind. Shall I—dare I ask her?—for happiness?” The room was quiet. Frances counted the number of steps Jack took as he went across the room. “Ten—Jack blind—ten back again—no hope —ten to the window—in a year at the most—” she looked up as Jack paused before her. “Frances,” he said gravely, “answer me frankly. Did you really mean what you said when I came home—that you would like to leave this?” with a gesture that included their home and the murmuring city beyond it. She answered by another question. “You are quite, quite sure you will be blind?” “Absolutely.” “Very well. I don’t know—I want you to understand. At first I was very happy—with that club—and others like it. I was young—” she seemed to be pleading forgiveness for some sin—“but now—they—most of them—seem so unkind, so petty. Mrs. Richards’ case hasn’t been the only one. And I’ve kept you at that office—six years. I’m sorry—I have just be- gun to realize that perhaps you didn’t like it—” She paused. He sat down beside her. “Listen, dear,” he said, “I haven’t fully ap- preciated the office—but not because I’m lazy —you know I’m not—but routine and I don’t agree very well. Ever since I was in college (Continued on Page 180) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 165 John E. Pierce, 1927 MY ROOM A REVERIE This is my room, it is so small You might not think it sweet at all, But it is home, because you see It holds my trunk, my dreams and me. A cretonne couch with cushions bright That makes for me a bed at night; Desk, table, bureau, pretty chair, Lamps, rugs, they all are there; And you, my friend, so dear to me, As you read this may your thoughts be As full of friendship kind and true As this my room portrays to you. And cozy from the window seat I look down on a garden neat; And when the world is full of doubt My cozy curtains shut it out. There is no place for gloom within My little room; it’s up so high Its window holds a starry sky; And here, among the cushions curled, Night gives to me a jeweled world. ’Tis then my fancies love to stray And little dreams come out to play, Dreams that are gay and wistful, too; My room is one of them come true. Hope Blaisdell, 1927. TRUTH 0 Truth, a King omnipotent thou art Of those who long have searched to find Thy meanings deep, which baffling in Their hardiness, have stood the test of time. O Ideal high, all earthly men do fail To gain thy lofty plains of life. All that is best in life you give To men who will but strive to reach the goal. And yet, thou dost stoop low and fill the hearts Of striving men with holy fire, Which like the rain to dying flow’rs Renews the life and hope and happiness. O God. thou Truth, and Love, and Holiness, We pray a mercy prayer to Thee; That Thou mav’st but bestow on us Thy Truth. Love, Peace,—Thy Holiness. Peter A. Bertocci, 1927. Sometimes I wish I had been rich, And owned a stately mansion, With maids, valets, and servants, And such as are the fashion. I dream of wealth and power and pomp, And hosts at my command; And cars and clothes and everything My desire might demand. But now this fleeting reverie Departs for where it came. And well I ween I’m lucky To be just what I am. Edmund Massello, 1927. THE VOICE OF THE SEA I hear the call of the sea, Mother, and I long to be off again And stand on the deck of my ship. Mother, and hear the song of the main; That rolling, leaping, wind-blown song that sets my blood on fire, The surging, foaming, spray-drenched song that never seems to tire. I see the blue of the sky, Mother, and the green of the comber’s breast And the snow-white gleam of the sail, Mother. and the white of the wave’s blown crest; The velvet nights and the cordage sighing, the star-specked sky and lights dying; The crimson dawn and scudding cloud; and white gulls flying. I feel the leap of the deck, Mother, and the sting of the flying spray And the lash of a flying rope, Mother, and the heat of a tropic day. So I’m going down to the sea again, and follow the sea-gull’s flight, And go by day the green wave’s way, and fol- low the stars by night. John E. Pierce, 1927. 166 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR From my window Looking down I can see O’er all the town. Roofs all jumbled Up together, Covering people From the weather. Roofs all dingy, Dull and bare, Look above you— Stars are there! John E. Pierce, 1927. In Peter Bertocci’s delightful poem, “Truth,” note the ease by which he has put his thoughts into smoothly flowing verse. There is nothing stilted or unnatural about it. Hope Blaisdell has very cleverly woven de- scription and thought together, and in her poem you cannot but catch a little of the whim- sical dream that she has spoken of in “My Room.” We all agree with Edmund Massello, I am sure. Riches and wealth are not everything, and power is not the key to happiness. My father has sent me a few comments and helpful words on poetry writing which I am handing on to all who are writing verse, or who are ambitious to do so. “Great faults common with beginners are to put in the verses many lines which are flat prose and to use hackneyed expressions such as “twinkling stars,” and weak connections for the sake of rhyme. “Beware of descriptions that read like the description of a picture, and not like a piece of vital nature caught up living in a line or stanza. “Watch your rhymes,—make sure they scan. Don’t be disheartened by criticism. Persevere with any ideas you may have; but criticise your own work unsparingly. “To write poetry you must develop the power of seeing; you must see truly, see deeply and see clearly, and when you come to put your see- ing into words you must see again so beauti- fully, that the thing you see shapes itself into a kind of song inevitably as a natural growth. “In addition to seeing, you must feel strongly, deeply, for unless the seeing quickens your feeling, your emotion, there can be no song.” Think these comments over and you will find much truth therein. Poetry must be handled carefully like a piece of beautiful china or glass; clumsy words, stock phrases or merely one unsuitable word will spoil and take away the beauty of any poem. Practice putting your thoughts into words, using the most beautiful words at your com- mand, and when this is accomplished you are ready to write poetry. John E. Pierce. This is the latest novelty of the Traffic Squad made by a Junior boy, C. E. Hall. It stands on the second floor corridor between the East and West buildings. ffifio KEEP TO HUT THE HOT— WlEfir «nflEfl SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 167 THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT The Library Department is not endeavoring tc deliver camouflaged education. Rather, it is trying to develop an interest in that which is educational by showing that it may not be as “medicinal” as we had supposed. Is it too far a cry from our joyous, youthful activities to the quiet appreciation of poetry? Most of us enjoy stories and novels. It is a childhood love of “make-believe” that we never outgrow. Not all of us, however, find pleasure in reading our stories in poetry form. If we should hold a rose in our hand and examine its delicately formed petals and drink in the exquisite coloring, we should think it beautiful, but isn’t its beauty doubled by its sweet fragrance? Would a rose be as perfect a flower without its perfume? Poetry is the perfume of literature. We have all read those time-honored poem- stories, “Evangeline,” “The Lady of the Lake,” and “The Courtship of Miles Standish.” They were a necessary part of our English courses then; perhaps if we re-read them now they might contain a new beauty for us that we had formerly overlooked. Some of the more modern narrative poetry that is suggested is “Dauber,” by John Mase- field; “Drake,” by Alfred Noyes, and “Isaac and Archibald.” by Edward Arlington Robin- son. “Dauber” is filled with vivid, long-lasting pictures of crimson sunsets, raging storms and the wild freedom of the sea. It is the story of rough and ready seamen and one who is an alien in their midst—Dauber. It is Dauber’s dream to paint a ship, a “Ship under sky-sail running down the Trades,” and amid jeers and discouragements he works. During a terrific hurricane he proves himself a man on the storm-swept deck, but in all the struggle there remains before him the longing, the determination to paint. The ending is a tragic one. Dauber does not realize his dream but falls from the rigging into the sea. The story thrills and is intensely human. It will strike a responsive chord within you. “Drake” is an historical poem of England during the sixteenth century. It describes her struggle for supremacy against Spain, then a leading world-power. For the love of England, and the great Elizabeth, Francis Drake cham- pions England’s cause and opposes the enemy. Traitors mingle with Drake’s crew on “The Little Revenge.” and with underhand methods manage to win favor with the famous cap- tain. If you like stories of mutinies, sea-fights, and the dangers of waves and winds, this nar- rative poem should appeal to you. In the West Library there is a little book containing a collection of verse written by High School students. In it are a number of poems written by John Holmes, formerly a member of our own school. An example of the selections in “Dawn” is a tiny poem, “A Blossom’s Offering:— “Though it’s vain (All things are thine.) Take from my shrine This drop of rain.” The purpose of the book is to encourage young people to attempt higher, finer things. This attitude is believed by the editor, Mr. Nickerson, to be more satisfactory than the method of continued censoring, of which so many of our elders approve. This little volume has a message which surely rouses our am- bition. Poetry is the perfume of literature. It is yours to enjoy. 168 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR President William Talbot presided at the meeting of the Junior Class on March 26, 1926. After the customary reports were read the President introduced Frank Elwell, Editor-in- Chief of the Junior issue of the Radiator. He asked for the support and co-operation of the entire class in making the Junior issue a big number. The spirit of that meeting promised success. Next our President brought up the all-im- portant subject of Junior Night. Mr. Avery was asked to give his opinions about this, and he said that if the class could prove that it would make Junior Night a success he saw no reason why plans should not be started for it. President Talbot gave several good reasons for having a Junior Night, and urged the whole class to prove in some way that it would make a success of it. A motion from the floor to the effect that through the proctors each Junior was to sign a pledge to buy at least one ticket for Junior Night was proposed, seconded, and finally adoped. The proposed date, if we can give conclusive proof, is the first week in June. After the assembly the excited groups of Juniors discussing the probability, the possi- bility and the actuality of all these things showed that the class was vitally interested. NOTICE The debating team wishes to thank sincerely the members of all the classes, and especially of the Junior Class, for their loyal support of the debate with Everett. Frankly, we were pleasantly surprised and look forward to an in- teresting Junior-Senior debate soon. DEBATE TONIGHT! The girls’ debating team of this school will meet the girls’ team of Medford tonight in Clayton Ellis hall. The subject for debate will be: “Resolved: That the United States Should Have a Unified Air Force.” The Som- erville girls will uphold the affirmative side. The members of the team are as follows: First speaker, Catherine Croy; second speaker, Mary Hall; third speaker, Irene Allen; alter- nate, Monica Cotter. Come and back up the team. GIRLS’ ASSEMBLY On Thursday, March 25, 1926, an assembly was held for the girls of the school with Mr. Tuttle presiding. The purpose was to inter- est the girls, particularly the Juniors and Sophomores, in athletics. Mr. Clark was the first speaker. He spoke very favorably of the modern girl, her clothing and her carriage. His opinion was that modern girls dress in more comfortable, sensible clothes than her old-fashioned sisters. Her free and easy stride, brought about by the wearing of flat-heeled shoes, and her ability to run were also empha- sized in his talk. He praised athletics for girls and finished by saying that he hoped all the girls of the school would take up some form of athletics. The next speaker, introduced by Mr. Tut- tle, was Mr. Hermann, who went on to tell how one could acquire good posture and perfect (Continued on Page 179) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 169 1926 Helen Gordon, Editor J. Miles White, Assistant Editor Alden Edkins thinks circumspection is spelled surcomspecktion. Some of the Seniors who thought they were so good looking decided to take a back seat when they saw their proofs. Pictures don’t lie, they say. Some Remarks Heard About the First Floor “I was in a hurry when I had them taken.” “My hair generally looks better.” “That flatters her, don’t you think?” “Let me see your poses.” “That is the image of her.” “Did you ever see her look like that?” Ill English H have been doing something •out of the ordinary. Every day they have a report of the last class meeting. They find this helps them with their lessons. We are sorry to hear that one of our class- mates has had the scarlet fever. He is Henry Williamson of 106. A SCHOOL DAY CONTINUED 12.15 Janie Price hurries back from 111 con- suming the last of her second iceberg. 12.30 Full to the brim we start the fifth period. 1.00 Dottie Ryan recites in Mr. Mahoney’s History class. 1.40 Everyone waits for the bell for dismis- sal. Oh, how good it sounds! 2.00 The crowds that gather at the front of- fice are sent home flying. 2.30 On Monday the Girls’ Glee Club pipes home singing “Piping Tim.” 3.00 Freddie Hanna plavs with his Dinah doll. 3.45 Larry Avenzino tickles the ivories for a couple of hours. 4.15 Many of the S. H. S. students partake of ice cream at Jumbo Spa. 5.00 Jury McLaughlin juggles two quarts of milk home from Davis Square. 5.38 Larry returns from seeing Gladys home. 6.00 Eleanor Stackpole helps her mother with preparations for dinner? 6.20 The radio fans of S. H. S. tune in for the latest songs. 6.47 4 Dolores Guibord eats her long-waited- for meal. 7.00 “Oh, how I hate to wash dishes!” sings Betty Buckley. 7.23 Caleb Sculley reads all the papers in the Public Library. 7.39Va Maude Hicks waits for a telephone call. 8.20 Shirley Lazarus studies her history. 8.41% Ernest Priebe goes to the drug store for a stick of gum. 9.00 The curfew rings and so Marjorie Hans- com has to go home. 9.59 4 A1 Armstrong begins to worry about his next day’s lessons. 10.28 4 Norcross S. returns from his evening stroll no one knows where to— 11.00 Henrietta Springer begins to get tired but wonders if anyone else will come. 11.30 Sam Doctoroff goes home from his place of business. 12.00 May be everyone is in bed—they should be if they aren’t. 170 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR $5000 reward given to the person who finds:— Elsa Walgis not flirting. Chester Thornton not doing the Charleston. Roderick Aylesbury studying. Norcross Sargent without his pipe. Daniel Cotter not arguing. Chester Colwell not winking. Thomas Powers serious. Francis Balboni signing checks as “Mr. An- derson.” James Cutler not fighting with Mary. Harry Coggshall in his home-room. A Male whose home room is 111. Alden Edkins without any pretzels. Irving Cromwell girl-shy. Ralph Pitman early to classes. A Senior who is not exchanging photographs. (Note). Reward is in Confederate money. The Senior Class Editors wish to announce the formal arrival of Spring, having been noti- fied by the outside appearance of the Fife and Drum Squad. To those receiving their marks from the practice entrance examinations it would be good to ask yourself: “After High School, What?” We are now nearing the last quarter of our Senior year, the last lap in the three-year handicap race. Where shall you finish? It is your last chance to make the credit list if never done before and last chance to remove your name from the discredit list by Mr. Tut- tle’s office. Baseball season has begun. Seniors, are you backing your players? It is true we haven’t got a McFayden, a Hogan, and a Kelson, but we have got an Aylesbury, a McHale, a Tanner, a Sullivan and a Watson this year. But how are you to know if they are good players un- less you are at the games? Shall we see you at the next game? One of the greatest wonders is photography because it makes beautiful Men and Women who to the naked eye are quite to the contrary. A Modern Fairy Tale (Sophomores, Please Note) A stranger while walking up Highland Ave- nue towards the school, just as the students were walking home, met a group of five typi- cal Seniors weeping because they didn’t have to take an afternoon college examination. The way a blind man can distinguish a Senior boy or girl:— Boy speaking: “I had my picture taken last week and they look pretty good.” Girl speaking: “I think my pictures are ter- rible. I must have a re-sitting.” Heard in an English Class:— Teacher: “Tell me what you know about Milton.” Pupil: “Milton was a great English poet, living from 1608 to 1674. In 1647 he was mar- ried and wrote ‘Paradise Lost.’ A little later his wife died and he wrote ‘Paradise Re- gained.’ ” Fred H—n—a: “I dreamed I died last night.” Chet C—1—ins: “What woke you up?” Fred H—n—a: “The heat.” C. Hatchor decided to increase his knowledge in astronomy by asking a question, so he bravely raised his hand. C. Scully from op- posite side of room: “What is it?” Hatchor, forgetting his question: “Nothing, I’m only kid- ding her.” 1927 Kathryn Murphy, Editor Henry Bradbury, Assistant Editor The Junior Class wishes to extend its thanks to Miss Weisman for the tremendous amount of work she has done in our recent thrift cam- paign. Necking Party, 1492 Executioner: “Come, now, bend over your head if you want me to cut it off.” Prisoner: “Patience, fool, I’ve something in my eye.” Recuperating in the hospital: “I remember my girl was talking a blue streak just as we went over the banking.” Nurse: “What did she say?” R. I. H.: “No.” Being shot at sunrise is a great thing—if you can afford it. The Juniors in spite of their reputation of laziness are thinking seriously of starting a drive for more eating implements in the lunch room. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 171 Wanted 1. A cushioned pole outside of 304 for Betty and Hank. 2. A better example of brotherly love and sisterly devotion than Don and Margaret Hurd. 3. A blush remover for Kay Hayward. 4. A bottle of Slickum for Eunice Collupy. 5. A Maxim Silencer for Joe Corish. 6. A Cicero “trot” for Helen Blish. 7. A cash register for Bob Boyden. 8. A black-eyed Spaniard for Marie San- tos. 9. A political outbreak for Finley to de- bate on. 10. Something to keep Bob Card from flirt- ing. 11. Less snappy ties and socks for Capido- lupo. 12. Just one of those angelic glances from John Davidson. 13. Something to wind Christian up with and then a brick. 14. An extra lunch recess for Bradbury. 15. (If possible) more dangerous rival of the Siamese twins than Winifred Hurley and Marian Blake. 16. Something to keep Hope Blaisdell from absent-mindedly getting off at Central street mornings. Jack Pierce is an author! His latest is “The Sponge Industry.” It is an absorbing story. Bill MacCarthy: “When I sing the tears come to my eyes. What can I do for this?” Horrie Lewis: “Stuff cotton in your ears.” Juniors! We lead the school in the thrift project by having deposited the largest amount up to date. Sophomore: “What does the T. S. on arm bands mean?” Junior: “That’s Greek for ‘Don’t feed the animals.’ ” Lesson in English:— Teacher to pupils: “Give a sentence using the word statue.” Pupil: “Last night when my father came in mamma said: ‘Statue, Poppa?’ ” Heard in Music:— Mr. Cook: “Alto girls, ‘Go to death.’ ” Miss S.: “I am being overwhelmed by the brilliancy of the class this morning.” C—r—sh: “That’s because Card is absent.” Teacher: “Can you prove that the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the two sides of this triangle?” Pupil (sighing): “I don’t have to prove it, I admit it.” Fr—nk E1-—ell: “Pardon, but what is it to be college bred?” Di—k Obe—r: “It is to roll into a lot of dough after a four years’ loaf.” Fierce lessons. Late hours. Unexpected exams. No homework. Kicked out. The latest chemistry equation:— KI -f- 2S=KISS. And the only one they get correct. L----D-----: “Father, I cawn’t eat this soup.” Father: “Waiter, bring my daughter another soup.” L----: “Father, I cawn’t eat this soup.” Father: “Waiter, bring my daughter some more soup.” L----: “Father, I still cawn’t eat this soup.” Father: “Well, why the deuce cawn’t you?” L-----: “Father, I have no spoon.” Myra (in theatre): “Mother, when do the Indians come?” Mother: “There aren’t any Indians in this show, dear.” Myra (persistently): “Well, then, who scalped all the men in the front row?” Miss H-----: “Bert, what is the infinitive of ‘amo’?” Bert M-----: “Amare.” Miss H-----: “Pretty good.” Bert: “Pretty good, it’s perfect!” Infant son of Chemistry teacher: “Did you hear the step ladder fall, mother?” Mother: “Yes. I hope father didn’t fall.” Infant Son: “He hasn’t yet. He’s hanging to the picture moulding.” Joe Corish: “I’m looking for a small chap with one eye.” Finley: “Well, if he’s very small you’d better look for him with two eyes.” Bettv: “I wish God had made me a boy.” Hank: “He did, I’m he.” Soph.: “There’s a splinter in this cottage pudding.” Junior: “What do you want, the whole cot- tage?” 172 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR A blotter is the thing you look for while the ink is drying. Cuthbert: “When is your birthday, Regi- nald? I want to buy you a birthday present.” Reginald: “You’re way too late, big boy, I was born years ago.” Millie: “What does he do for a living?” Tillie: “Oh. he’s an animal trainer.” Millie: “Lions and tigers?” Tillie: “No, he pets dears.” It has been proved conclusively that the Italian government did not send a boat-load of electric fans to the inhabitants of Greenland. It is said that a man in Tampa, Florida, translated a laundry check without the aid of an adding machine, but he died a raving maniac as soon as he completed his task. Speaking of Grammar Sentences Young Teacher: “I thought T was the sub- ject.” Pupil: “Quite a nice subject, what?” Eunice: “Say, Raymond, Julius Caesar never had a hair cut for ten years.” Raymond: “I knew he was slack.” Eunice: “No, he wasn’t, he was bald.” Mr. 0-----: “What are you going to do for a living?” Damiano: “Breathe.” Tony: “Why don’t you grow up, Ruth?” Ruth: “At least I am not trespassing.” Tony: “Why?” Ruth: “Peanuts aren’t allowed in the school.' Here is to all our faculty, Long may they all live, Even ever as long As all the lessons That they all give. Laura: “I’ll admit, Senior, that you know a little more than I do.” Senior: “Oh, you admit it.” Laura: “Yes, you know me and I know you.” Miss S-----: “Compare old.” Finley: “Old, older, dead.” A green little Sophomore To the telephone did come, He put in a penny, And waited for the gum. H-----P----: “Are you sure your folks know I’m coming home with you?” M-----B----: “They ought to. I argued with them for a whole hour about it.” Frank Elwell: “I was talking to your girl yesterday.” Francis Kelley: “Are you sure it was you doing the talking?” Frank Elwell: “Yes.” Francis Kelley: “Then it wasn’t my girl.” 1928 Paul Martin. Editor Sophomores! Don’t be bashful. Step right up. Don’t get tired waiting, your turn will come. What’s wanted? Class notes. Where? 206. In the next issue let’s have a full page of snappy notes. We will have to give the Juniors credit for the work in this issue. But. in less than three months we’ll be Juniors. Then we will have our chance to put out a paper. Juniors! You wait, the Sophs, will show you something. The baseball season is here. Let us hope the Somerville High team will win the cham- pionship. A few Sophomores are candidates for the team. A boy was asked on the way to school if he had prepared his English. His answer was: “No, we have banking period.” This shows that the banking time on Monday serves double duty. Some pupils bank and in so doing save money while others study, thus saving a little home-study. Teacher: “Use triangle in a sentence.” Soph, (from country): “If fish don’t bite on grasshoppers, try angle worms.” Jeanette G.: “What was the result of the bat- tle?” Leo L—r—n: “Victory.” Jeanette G.: “For whom?” Leo L—r—n: “The victors!” Question: “What started the fire at Rome?” Raymond F.: “A match!” They say that money is like a secret, hard to j keep. Bank your money and prove this simile ‘ false. Teacher: “Where do the moths go in the winter?” Absent-minded student: “Search me.” Miss B. (at the warning bell) : “We’ll leave this lesson for the present.” Student (whispering to a neighbor): “She means for the future, doesn’t she?” Soph.: “How many boys and how many girls in the Junior play?” Junior: “Eleven in the cast and equally di- vided.” What is a college education but the flower of youth in a four-year loaf made with father’s dough ? (Continued on Page 178) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 173 WUNISR S Packer: 1 fake great pj ure in givirvcj 'joiX $1% Jam op: Atf, make � t 00 % ar d enj ourself ’mm 305) Packer •- vrt er was beef tke kujhesT? A Junior fo hi? nei bo. Vken, tTfve cow jumped over the h:V0C,r'' (r?oomJa9) ) WatcK V { V Junior ' ' in baseball Mjj,bu-t those iSeruori Seen interested III rtve Jun • or Issue kc J W.H t or.j b« 11 e v e (key Will v.M fk 9 ii r- class f'rjc-k Any ValeK o«_t jl1. . w v teacher: Vtk O Wcl ; -tta+ vii ° laughed oat oud r' Junior Tt was I, but I didn't mean. to. , Tcacher. y u. didn’t n ea.n to ? •Xu n or: No ! Uu kect Up rr jilefve3 yX aknO tVygrg was at Kole • etb� w •Sen or s A 174 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 7VOTTLS OF THE. ALVMNI CATTTBELL-08 Florence Maclean, Pearle Doyle, Editors 1925 Marguerite Abbott is employed by the Lin- scott Motor Company, Boston. Hazel Bearce is doing clerical work for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany. Boston. Marjorie Cross is employed by the Reed Bak- ing Company of Boston. Edythe Reynolds is working in the Somer- ville Public Library. Bernice Tooker is attending Miss Wheelock’s Kindergarten School. Bertha Woods is working at the Registry of Deeds, East Cambridge. Priscilla Pennock is assistant secretary to Bishop Slattery at the Episcopal Diocese House, Boston. Frances De Cost is employed in the office of the National Woolen Company, Boston. Roger Van Iderstine is attending Huntington School. Margaret Crowley is employed in the office of the Gillette Safety Razor Company, Boston. Mildred Soderberg is working with the John Hancock Company, Boston. Alice Sullivan is working in the office of Frank A. Teele, Somerville. Marie A. Harney is employed by the Luxor Cab Manufacturing Corporation, Framingham. Helen Joyce is employed by the Copley Letter Service of Boston. Charlotte Moody is employed by Rice Hutchins Shoe Company, Boston. Gladys Coe is working in the office of How- ard Real Estate, Somerville. Alice Brooks is employed by the Auto List Publishing Company of Boston. 1924 Gladys Wilkins is now attending Salem Nor- mal School. Hazel Leith is a Junior at Bridgewater Nor- mal School. Alice Chandler is attending the Faelten Music School, Boston. Malcolm Farrell is a Sophomore at Tufts College. Marston Sargent is a Sophomore at Harvard College. Rachel Ilerrig is attending Framingham Normal School. Lillian Fowler has recently been married to Harold Chandler, of Manchester, N. H. 1923 Lawrence Marble is clerking at Edward Ed- wards’ Pharmacy, after graduating from Fish- er’s Business College. Dorothy Purington is employed by the Bea- con Trust Company, Boston. Gladys French is a Junior at Wheaton Col- lege. Roland McNuge is employed by the Linscott Motor Company, Boston. John J. Brennan, a graduate of the Bentley School of Accounting, is employed by Lybrand, Ross Bros, and Montgomery, Boston. Edgar N. Josephson has recently been ad- vanced to Plate Glass inspector with OBrion,. Russell Company. Edward Murray is attending Tufts College. (Continued on Page 179) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 175 $ A EXCHANGE NOTES Louise Hartshorn, Stella Ellis, Editors As We See Others The Peopleonian, People’s Academy, Morris- ville. Vermont.—Yours is certainly an up-and- coming magazine. We like your arrangement, but feel that a few more jokes would add to the interest of your paper. The Jabberwock, Girls’ Latin School, Bos- ton, Massachusetts.—Our interest in your paper began with the cover. You have some fine editorials. We liked the article on “The World Court.” Pad and Pencil, Chandler Secretarial School, Boston, Massachusetts.—Your paper is enjoy- able reading. We liked “Mi Poem to U.” The Grotonian, Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts.—A fine magazine from cover to cover. Your literary department is espe- cially praiseworthy. Why not add a little hu- mor in the way of anecdotes or jokes? Massachusetts Collegian, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.—You have a very “newsy paper.” Why not have an exchange department and a little more humor? The Enfield Echo, Enfield High School, Thompsonville, Connecticut.—You have an at- tractive little magazine. We like “Facts.” Why not encourage a few more young poets? Murdock Murmurs, Murdock High School, Winchendon, Massachusetts. — Your literary department is splendid. We enjoyed your car- toons very much. The Oracle, Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine.—Your military department is interest- ing, and we are glad to see your rifle team has such an excellent record. Keep it up. The Echo, Winthrop High School, Winthrop, Massachusetts.—Your paper contains some lively news. You certainly prove the maxim, “Good things come in small packages.” The Spotlight. South Hadley High School, South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts.—We liked your editorial “Is the Spotlight Worth While?” A spirit of friendliness and co-operation truly issues from your paper. The Palmer, Palmer High School, Palmer, Massachusetts.—Your stories are just filled with interest and action. A few more poems would help your next issue. The High School Herald. Westfield High School, Westfield, Massachusetts.—We like the arrangement of your departments but miss the table of contents. The Southern Bell, Southern Junior High School, Somerville, Massachusetts.—We com- mend you on the splendid idea of dedicating your paper to Sam Walter Foss. Your paper improves with every issue. The Trident, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis. Maryland.—We profited by your poem “Ambition.” Your paper is so different. We like to receive it. Come again. As Others See Us The Nor’easter, Northeastern Junior High School, Somerville. Massachusetts.—“The Im- partial Review” is very humorous. Your Poet’s Corner is exceptionally good. The Enfield Echo, Enfield High School, Thompsonville, Connecticut. — “The Boiling Point” was certainly interesting. A newsy lit- tle magazine. The Pad and Pencil, Chandler Secretarial School, Boston, Massachusetts.—“Your school overflows with genius—that of poets.” The Echo, Winthrop High School. Winthrop, Massachusetts.—“The material in your maga- zine is very interesting. We see you have quite a few poets.” The Salemica, New Salem Academy, New Salem, Massachusetts.—“Your cuts, particu- larly ‘Public Occurrences,’ are very clever. Come again!” The Reflector, Woburn High School, Woburn, Massachusetts.—“Your green-covered maga- zine is very enjoyable. The stories and poems are interesting, but we think that more edi- torials would add to the paper. Your class notes are well written and the football car- toon is amusing.”_________________________ 176 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Dressmaking—Room 123 Ruth Mabey, 1927 A visit to room 123 reveals many interesting things. Here we find the Sophomore girls mak- ing attractive wool dresses suitable for school or general business wear. Although many of these girls have had some sewing before, it is for the most part their first adventure in the field of dressmaking. They are eager to start their lighter-weight dress for spring or sum- mer after the heavier dress is completed. The Juniors are doing more advanced work. The silk afternoon frock or the simple evening gown such as is worn by members of this class on Junior Night is being made. The attrac- tive array of colors is a forerunner of the gay things we will see on every occasion in the ensuing season. So interesting are the variety of colors, one wonders where the designer con- ceived his patterns. The Seniors aspire to greater achievements along this line; the tailored business suit, con- sisting of the short coat and simple skirt com- pleted by an attractive blouse, is one of the features; the ensemble suits for semi-dress af- ternoon wear are also made. These are very serviceable because of their many purposes. Some of the girls have even gone so far as to make their fur-trimmed winter coats, which we consider is a great undertaking, and the results are a credit to the girls and to their instructor, and parents are justly proud of their efforts. Then, with the passing of the winter season and the approach of Senior Night, the formal evening gown to be worn on that night is made. Next, with Class Day approaching the girls make their simple white dresses. Finally, the all-important fact that Graduation approaches occupies the minds of all and immediately style books are consulted for the pretty white graduation dresses. We find the pupils ever ready to conform to the rule of simplicity, which is advised by those who have the welfare of these young people at heart. Then there is another side to the dressmak- ing department. This department also cooper- ates with the art department in the making of costumes for plays given at the school. At the present writing about one hundred cos- tumes are being made for the pageant to be presented on May 9. The commercial value of work done in this room for the years 1924 and 1925 was about .$1,800. The Pageant Many pupils are aware that plans have been completed and are well under way towards the production of a pageant which has been writ- ten by Beatrice 0. Bates, a member of the Senior Class. Over one hundred pupils are to take part in this immense production which will be pre- sented to the school and to the pupils on May 7. 1926. There are six episodes, each under the direction of two teachers. The first, Miss Hezelton and Miss Moore. The second, Miss Ellison and Miss Welch. The third. Miss Smith and Miss LaCount. The fourth, Miss Saunders and Miss Hastings. The fifth, Miss Suther- land and Miss Solano, and the sixth, Miss Wil- son and Miss McDuffie. Much of the music is original, having been written by our music director, Mr. Russell Cook. Other music used in this pageant is from the scores of Wagner, Beethoven, Mozart and Grieg. There will be an orchestra of sixty- eight pieces and a chorus of one hundred and fifty voices. The costumes and stages have been designed by pupils in the Art Department under the direction of its head, Miss Blanche S. Brad- ford. The period costumes are true to their time, and many of these costumes are original in design. The costumes are being made by pupils in the Dressmaking Department, where Miss Julia A. Haley is supervising the cutting and sew- ing. The lighting is in charge of Mr. William W. Obear, who, with the permission of Mr. Avery, is ordering special lights for the stage which will cost about $115. The dancers for the six episodes are being trained by Miss A. Josephine Stanyan, head of the Stanyan School of Russian Ballet, Mal- den. Miss Stanyan has arranged all of the dances. The entire pageant is under the direction of Miss Harriet M. Bell, head of the Dramatic Department of the Somerville High School. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 177 C. E. Hall. Editor PEOPLE WE LIKE TO MEET The sarcastic teacher, who in the middle of the third period informs you that recess is all over and that she didn’t know that she had given anyone permission to talk. The fascinating Flora type who didn’t have time to do her algebra last night ’cause she went out with the darlingest boy and could she borrow yours just until the fifth? The gum-chewing Gertrude with the ultra style hair-cut who ambles complacently through the corridors taking for granted that “Hurry along, please” means everyone else but her. The dumb Dora in history who, when asked what the possessions of the British Empire are, affects that Madonna look and says in a very small voice: “I don’t believe I know.” The real hard T. S. officer who bellows at you from way down the corridor to “stop that talking” when all you did was to ask your girl friend for a lunch ticket. The thweet little Sophomore girl, just out of rompers, who tries unsuccessfully to vamp all the big traffic mans. The very, very dignified Senior with the ex- cess avoirdupois who gallops gracefully across the lunch room to get her bottle of milk re- gardless of the risk to life and limb of the com- mon herd. The hungry Helen who dashes up to you in the sandwich line (with one eye on Mr. Sears) and gurgles: “Won’t you get me a coupla cheesenolives, plez-z-e?” The condescending type of teacher who tries also unsuccessfully to give you the impression that she is conferring a great favor on you by permitting you to remain in her class. She is always so brilliant. Algernon, who firmly believes that the traffic- squad is an obnoxious form of tyrannical school discipline, really boring, don’tcha kno’.” One of our High School sheiks told Miss Wil- son that she was all wet and she went home and put on her pumps. Our idea of luxury in High School is to live three blocks away and have thirty-five minutes to make it in. My idea of a dumb-Dora is the one who, when I told her I had some friends in vaude- ville, wanted to know what part of the state that was in. All the night clubs in Boston are not wielded by the policemen. An apple a day keeps the fruit growers in cigarette money. Pat: “Give me a sentence with the word ‘asteroid’ in it.” Mike: “If I asteroid get slapped.” The truth of Julius Caesar’s death has finally come to light. He died exclaiming: “Et tu Brute!” Four out of every five, you know! WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE Knowing of the inexperience of the Sopho- mores in case of an emergency, we, the Juniors, have considerately drawn up a few hints as to how they should conduct themselves in case of a fire. Let it spread as much as possible. Never call the fire department until the fire is almost out, because of the danger to the fire- men. Trip the firemen as they come in; they will probably appreciate the joke. Cut the hose. This adds to the effect. Makes it a real wet party. Take anything you can get away with. Don’t jump from the second-story window. Mr. Avery wouldn’t like it. Don’t drink out of the hose. The city offi- cials will think you are getting something for nothing and will raise the taxes. Hinder the firemen as much as possible. We might get a new school. 178 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Sporting News Edward J. Breen, Jr., Sporting Editor SPORTS IN GENERAL From the beginning of its high school career the Junior Class could always boast of its ath- letic material, for it surely has furnished in no small way the athletic material of the school; and it is through this edition that I wish to make known this fact. At the beginning of the school year the Junior Class sent forth many members to write history on the gridiron, and later to partici- pate in all major sports of the Red and Blue. Just to mention those of gridiron history, they have Captain-elect Ed. Bergin, all Scholastic, and around whom the team of ’26 is to be built; Bill Talbot, Class President; Big Tim McGovern, whom nobody can move, and the fleet-footed quarterback, Bill McCarthy, and numerous others who like Crocker, Finn, Good- win, no doubt have left a lasting impression. Then as the athletic page turns with the sea- son we come to Track, and this seems to be the most appropriate time to give credit where credit is due. Acknowledging all present hand- icaps in track facilities, the track team, through the effort of Coach Dickerman and Captain “Swede” Johnson, has made a very creditable showing. The boys have the co- operative spirit, and the best example of this is through the personal ability of its following members, namely: Captain “Swede” Johnson, Charley Finn, Bill McCarthy and Bigley, THE SOLILOQUY OF A HOT I)OG I am a little hot dog— My color is dark brown, They eat me with some mustard Daubed on my shoulders round. I’m housed inside a kennel Which is devoid of heat; But those poor saps who eat me Think I am quite a treat. What gives them that impression I never can quite see— For there surely is no blue blood Back in my ancestry. But since I cannot talk And tell of what I’m made, I 11 just keep still and tend my job Of filling up dumb trade. Harold Ordway, 1927. through whom much of its credit in the ath- letic arena is due. Let it be noted here that al- though Captain Johnson is a Senior he is with- out doubt the best example of a leader and man of track ability for one to aspire to. De- spite inadequate training facilities, a good man will run anywhere; and as things are, we de- pend more on personal ability, but if we had facilities what could we not develop? And now the Juniors need watching as the diamond season approaches, for within our ranks we have many seasoned candidates. The Juniors to watch on the diamond in the next few weeks are: Tom McGovern, Goodwin, Bergin, McCarthy, Leveroni, Finn, and nu- merous unknowns, who no doubt will be known in a short time. So Juniors, listen for the call, and heed it, for upon you the future depends. TENNIS NOTES Games have been drawn up with Newton High School. Boston Latin, Winchester High School, Cambridge Latin and Lynn Classical High School. Although there are only two vet- erans from last year’s team, the fine turn-out last fall when the tournament was drawn up indicates that a greater interest is being shown in this sport than in previous years. The winners of last year’s tournament were Fisher and Townsend. SOPHOMORE NOTES (Continued from Page 172) Teacher (to a parent): “What is your son go- ing to be when he gets through high school?” Parent: “An old man, I’m afraid.” Teacher: “Henry, why are you not study- ing?” Henry P.: “I ain’t got no pen.” Teacher: “Where’s your grammar?” Henry P.: “She’s dead.” It is said that Charles Finn, the Junior track- man, has callouses on his chest from breaking tapes. Oh! to be something! Senior: “Are you waiting for somebody?” Junior: “No, I’m waiting for a Soph.” Don’t mind if you haven’t prepared your homework. Today will be yesterday tomorrow. (Don’t follow this suggestion.) “I can never tell these classical composers- apart, can you?” “No, they are all Grieg to me.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 179 THE DANCER (Continued from Page 160) •organ grinder, finally breaking away and flee- ing into safety here in his own house! “You—you’ve escaped?” he thought he heard himself speak. For answer she sank into an unconscious heap on the polished floor. He lost his head completely. What to do? Wine? Ah, that was it! The decanter was empty. Grasping it hurriedly he ran through the house in search of the restorative, passing it several times before his mind cleared enough to realize what he was looking for. It was fully fifteen minutes before he returned to the library, only to find the room empty. Was it all a dream? He pinched himself. No, there was the window open, the hangings torn down, and a drop or two of blood upon the floor. The organ grinder had found her and dragged her back to her old life of misery! What a fool he was to leave her alone! Meanwhile a small, dark figure crept silently to where an equally dark, but much larger fig- ure stood in the shadow of a tool shed. “J’a git it?” “Yep. Easiest job I ever pulled. Whole place lighted up so I could see just what to grab, and the guy what owns the place within ten feet of me.” “Must be a nut!” “You hit it straight. That book-worm kind. Almost crabbed our act this after, when this here wig got loose. His dog ain’t no fool, though. Hadda hot time gettin’ away from him! Got claws like a cat, and dug ’em inta my arm when I was gaggin’ ’im.” “He’s done for.” “You bet. Had me mighty scared. I keeled over for a minute. Come on. We’ll cash in in New London; we aughta git enough outa this job to take us back to New York and the bright lights!” MR. CARRIER’S VIEW Each class has characteristics different from «very other class. This year’s Junior Class has distinguished itself by its behavior. Offence •cards have been few. The attitude in physical training has been wholesome. The filing is good. The class has brought credit upon itself by being orderly and quiet at the recesses and before and after school. Disobedience and un- seemly conduct have been very infrequent. Let each member take heed unto himself and help his classmate, and 1927 will be the most courteous and refined class in the history of the Somerville High School. f. W. Carrier. ALUMNI NOTES (Continued from Page 171) 1922 Margaret McSweeney is employed by the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Com- pany, Boston. Agnes Powell and Esther Burke are employed by the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, Boston. Margaret Rush has recently been married to Edward Powers, of Boston. Florence Wilkins is employed by Scovell, Wellington Company. Boston. Mary Lewis is employed in the office of her father, M. J. Lewis, plumber, Somerville. Irving G. Wessman has recently been ap- pointed Special Agent with the Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company of New York at its Boston Branch Office. Marion Hesse is a Senior at Jackson College. Maud Allen is employed by the First National Bank, Boston. 1921 Ernestine Strehle, graduate of Radcliffe, is now teaching in the high school in Antrim, New Hampshire. Robert McPhail. a Sophomore at Dartmouth, has gained recognition on the football team. William Robinson is employed by the General Electric Company, New York City. GIRLS’ ASSEMBLY (Continued from Page 168) health by using correct exercises. He advo- cated running as one of our most healthful ex- ercises that he knew, and regretted that it was impossible for us to have the running step as a part of our daily gymnastics. Miss Burke gave a schedule of athletics: field hockey in West Somerville, tennis at Broad- way Park, and swimming at the Y. M. C. A. C. M. T. C. ASSEMBLY An interesting assembly was held for the boys of the school on Monday, March 15, 1926, in regard to the Citizens’ Military Training Camps. 180 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Mr. Avery presided and introduced as the speaker William H. Wilbur, of the 13th Infan- try of the U. S. Army. He received a hearty welcome from the boys and then proceeded to outline a typical day at any one of the C. M. T. Camps. He pointed out that this was not simply an army training but “a progressive course in citizenship and well-being.” Mayor Conwell, Major Brewer and Captain Francis Ilealy all had a few words to say. The band furnished music before and after the as- sembly. SHORT STORY SECTION OF LITERARY CLUB On Wednesday, March 10, an interesting meeting of the Short Story section of the Liter- ary Club was held in Room 201. Many of the members were present and were entertained by the reading of several stories. The Wanderer.” written by Samuel Nelson, was read by Jack Pierce. And the Greatest of All,” written by Ann Sheridan, class of 1925, was read by one of the members. Stories from other high school papers were enjoyed. ‘‘The Promise,” from the Boston Latin School Register, was read by Sheldon Christian; and “When Silence Was Golden,” from “The Authentic” of Stoneham High School, was read by Helen Minton. Evelyn Easson read “The White Lady.” written by Madeline Birch. Those present found these stories very enjoyable and interesting, and profited very much by the meeting. Helen L. Minton, Secretary. LIGHT (Continued from Page 164) I have wanted to write, and I have written. I used to write for the college paper....Then father wanted me in the office. So I went. Then we were married. And I kept on there. But I have always written—odds and ends—I wanted to tell you—but I didn’t dare. Now I have.” Jack could not look at his wife’s face —again he did not dare. So he went on speak- ing. “Soon—-very soon—I shall be blind. For life. And a blind man cannot write.” I think I could engage to be your secretary —have you anything around here that you have written?” “One minute.” Jack ran happily upstairs. Happiness was in store for him—happiness that would in part compensate for the loss of his eyesight. Soon he returned with a large notebook in his hand. “Here they are,” he said, giving it to her. As she glanced through the stories written in the book, Jack mentally and in rapid succes- sion passed from the greatest hope to deepest despair, and thence to timidity, when he was tempted to snatch away the notebook and throw it in the fireplace. Centuries later, when he was calling himself a fool for imagining he could have written, he heard Frances close the book with a click. He sat trembling more than the guiltiest criminal confronted with evidence of his crime, awaiting the verdict. He found Frances speaking. “Of course. I’m not much of a judge, but they seem very good to me. Tomorrow I’m go- ing to take them to Mr. Sanderson, the editor —you know him,—for his opinion.” Immediately Jack forgot that the editor in question might find his stories abominable— forgot his recent misery—forgot that soon he would be blind. He remembered only that he had written stories—and that his wife Frances had liked them, had believed them to be worthy of an editor’s notice. 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In con- tributing. 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 exchange editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, si.no per Year Single Numbers, IS cents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston P. O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief BEATRICE 0. BATES, ’26 Associate Editors JAMES P. TTLER, ’26 RICHARD OBEAR, ’27 Exchange Editor HELEN MINTON, '26 Poetry Editor FRANCIS McCarthy, ’26 Sporting Editor THOMAS F. POWERS, ’26 Library Editor BEATRICE ULEN, ’26 Alumni Editors ELEANOR STACKPOLE, ’26 ELEANOR PINKHAM, ’26 Class Editors HELEN GORDON, ’26 FRANK M. ELWELL, '27 PAUL MARTIN, ’28 Business Manager CHESTER F. COLWELL, ’26 Assistant Business Manager FRED A. CLARK, ’27 Circulating Manager IRVING C. CROMWELL, ’26 Humor Editor WARREN ELDRIDGE, ’26 Staff Artists MONROE BURBANK. ’26 VIRGINIA JOHNSTON, ’26 Faculty Treasurer GEORGE M. HOSMER Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Assistant Editors J. MILES WHITE, ’26 KATHRYN MURPHY, ’27 LEO LANIGAN, ’28 SOMERVILLE PUBLIC iShUSSi Table of Contents o o o FRONTISPIECE ................................ 188 EDITORIALS .................................. 190 “THAT WHICH CAME FROM A MURDER,” by Edith Gustafson, 1926 .................. 191 “THE COWARD,” by Beatrice 0. Bates, 1926 .... 192 “THE WANDERER,” by Samuel Nelson, 1927 ...... 194 POET’S CORNER ............................... 196 THE COOKING DEPARTMENT ...................... 197 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT .......................... 198 PUBLIC OCCURRENCES .......................... 199 CLASS NOTES ................................. 200 EXCHANGE NOTES .............................. 202 ALUMNI NOTES ................................ 202 ATHLETICS ................................... 203 FLASHES OF HUMOR ............................ 201 190 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR EDITORIALS And now it is our turn to realize that the last chapter in the book of our High School career is almost finished. Other Seniors have said it and many more will say it, but some- how we never before could understand the true import of those words. It seems, as we stop and glance backward, that it was but a few short weeks ago when we were Sophomores, and surely it was but yesterday when we proudly climbed to the third floor to take up our residence there as proud and merry Juniors. One by one we review the events of our High School life and since only a few last solemn rites remain—farewell rites which sig- nify our departure—we behold those events in a newer, a more tender light. Already we be- gin to forget all bits of unpleasantness that may have occurred and only the happy mem- ories remain. No longer do we shrug carelessly at thoughts of graduation, for somehow, as we see the month of June creeping upon us, even the most careless of us feels that indescribable little pang that Seniors have known since time im- memorial and will know ad infinitum. A few minutes ago graduation seemed ages away and now suddenly we realize that it is just before us and disclosing new fields of endeavor. For us all, graduation has been a goal, perhaps, but as we round the last turn and see it shin- ing and clear before us, our footsteps carry us reluctantly toward the once coveted diploma. So we approach the long-expected day, some with joy, some with sorrow, and in the far and hazy distance of the future we who dare to look, can see beyond that goal. High above the rocky plain the castle of our dreams arises, dazzling in the clear sunlight, and as we gaze upon its beauty, a new pride fills our hearts, for we know our footsteps carry us onward— upward—to success. In thanking those who put so much effort into the pageant we quote Mr. Avery’s words on the bulletin of Monday, May 10: “Heartiest congratulations to the teachers and pupils who worked so hard to make the pageant on Friday a success. It is impossible to believe that any school could put on a finer performance. The enthusiasm of the audiences was evidence of their appreciation of the artistic excellence of the whole performance.” The pupils of the school wish to extend to Mr. Tuttle our sincerest sympathy in his recent bereavement. Mr. Tuttle has always been more than a teacher to us. His kindness and under- standing have made him a real friend to us all, and it is this feeling of friendship that enables us to speak from our hearts when we express our sympathy. We are proud to note that one of our class- mates, Eldon D. Wedlock, has a most remark- able record in school attendance. For eight years he has been neither absent nor tardy. Would that more of us had such an excellent record! We are sorry to say that Mrs. Wyman is to leave us at the end of May. In her own quiet way she has given us much splendid aid when we most needed it. Her counsels and guidance have meant a great deal to us and it will be with sincere regret that we lose her. We extend our heartiest congratulations to Mrs. Ella Bowker Flagg and to Mr. Mahoney and we wish them for the future a great deal of happiness. Classmates! This is the last opportunity we shall have in which we may “get together” through the Radiator. We’re going to grad- ually drift apart, but should pledge ourselves always to hold in mind the happy years we have spent here together. (Continued on Page 197) B. 0. B. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 191 That Which Came From a Murder By Edith Gustafson, 1926 N excellent place for a murder.” Joan surveyed the place with thoughtful eyes. “An excellent place for a murder,” she re- peated again. Yes, Laura, had been right when she said that. It was so gloomy. There were about two acres of it; a large, square piece of land, closed in by a high wooden fence. In the centre, half hidden by high trees and thick bushes, was an old weather-beaten house, now unoccupied. An aged couple had lived there, but after their death apparently no one had come near the place. There were many stately elm trees marking the several paths and all kinds of shrubs and flowers. Strangers going by in the summer time often stopped to peer in curiously at the beautiful garden, which was fast falling to ruin. In fall and winter the place chilled one even to look at it, with the tall limbs of the trees standing outlined against the sky like sen- tinels, and the drab old house showing clearly. Joan, who had recently moved to the small village of Melville, had heard of this place, that was situated on the outskirts of the vil- lage, and had come out to see it. A friend had laughingly said that it seemed a good set- ting for a murder, and the thought rankled in Joan’s mind. She shivered involuntarily, and then roused herself. What was the matter with her? Why, the house was not even haunted. Some time later Joan was returning from a visit to a friend, hastening because of the on- coming night. Dark clouds were gathering ominously in the sky, and the wind was in- creasing, carrying everything before it at a furious pace. It began to sprinkle and Joan quickened her step. Soon she came to the old house. There would be no harm, she thought, in staying on the porch in case the storm should grow worse. She stood at the gate, hesitant. A flash of lightning and a rumble of thunder made her decide. She pushed the gate open and hurried up the path, reaching ihe steps just as the heavens opened and the cloudburst began. It was decidedly uncomfortable on the front piazza because the wind swept the rain almost up to the windows. She moved around to the side to get away from the driving rain and noticed that one of the windows was unlocked. Joan looked through the window and saw that the house was still furnished, and noted that it was equipped with electric lights. She hastily pushed up the window, climbed in and quickly lowered it again. Finding the button, she pressed it and the room was flooded with light. She found herself in the living room. It was furnished in an old-fashioned, but still attractive style. Joan was of a very curious nature, and so went through the other down- stairs rooms. After having seen them she went upstairs. Joan stopped in the small den to look at the numerous books, and finding one with an at- tractive title, picked it up. She soon became intent on it, not heeding the lightning and the thunder that roared threateningly outside. In a suddent moment of calm, as she turned a page, Joan heard a door close. She stood still a moment, and then summoning her courage, opened the door to the outside hall. Just then came a brilliant flash of lightning; the lights went out and simultaneously there came a crash from below. Joan stood still; frozen with fear. After a long minute there came a voice from downstairs. “That was a close one. It’s lucky we don’t need the lights. But let’s get on with this business. Get him, there!” There came scuffling from below and the sound of men’s voices in excited quarrel. When Joan, after finding her strength, crept to the stairs, she saw three men fighting in the hall below, while a weird light shone on them and another man ran around them, shouting and waving his arms. Joan was shaking as if she had the ague, and she was so horror-stricken that she could not have moved. Two of the men had overpowered the third. They must ac- tually be killing him because he was all blood. Suddenly one grabbed an iron kettle; held it poised a moment in the air, and then dashed it down on the other man’s head. Joan tried to scream but couldn’t. The man stood still for a moment and then slumped down in a heap. “Guess that settles him,” said the third man, with an ugly leer. “If that’s all let’s get out of here; this joint gives me the creeps,” and he cast a nervous glance around him. Then everything grew black for Joan; she had fainted. (Continued on Page 205) 192 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The Coward By Beatrice O. Bates, 1926 TENDER sunset faded behind the distant mountains as a boy and girl walked hand-in-hand beside the sea. “I—I guess I’m glad you 1—like me,” the little girl said tremu- lously. Her hair was as gold as the sand on the shore and her eyes as blue as the mystic sea. “But I—I love you, Arline,” the little boy declared very earnestly. Arline’s eyes grew very round. “You—you are sure?” “Oh, yes, Arline, very sure,” came the solemn reply. For a long time there was only the song of the sea in the twilight air as the children walked along. Then the little girl stood still and gazed at the water for some time before she spoke. “Jonathan—I read a story in my fairy book today, and when the prince told the princess that he loved her, the princess’s father, the king, told the prince that he must kill a big, big dragon and walk through fire—and, oh. lots of hard things to—to prove that he really loved the princess. Would—would you do hard things—for—for me—Jonathan ?” Jonathan dug his leather sandaled foot into the soft sand and replied with lowered gaze:— “Arline, I—I would do anything for you.” “Jonathan?” “W—what?” “Why don’t you look at me when you say— nice things—like that, Jonathan?” The boy raised his deep black eyes. “I—I,” he began. But somehow he could not make such a stupendous promise when he had to meet Arline’s shining eyes. Somewhere, way. way down in his heart fear was locking his lips. What he feared, he did not know, but still it was there—that tantalizing fear that had always hampered him through all the fif- teen years of his short life. Two great tears welled up in the little girl’s eyes. “Oh, Jonathan!” she said and then she turned and fled. Jonathan watched her as she ran up the steep path to her father’s cottage on the cliff. Then he sighed and, turning away, trudged de- jectedly up the steep slope to the humble little hut he called home, where harsh words and no supper greeted his tardiness. The day was warm and sultry and a blue heat haze hung over the green sea. A girl wandered alone along the shore—a girl whose eyes were still like the mystic sea and whose hair was still as golden as the sand. As she scanned the crescent shore her eyes fell on a small fisherman’s skiff just ready to, put out to sea. “Father! Oh, father!” Lightly she sped across the beach. “What is it, child?” “Father, don’t—please don’t go out—today!” “Nonsense, child.” “But, father, the sky is so threatening—and then—you, you know that Jonathan comes home—today!” “I have braved other storms, Arline, and— and more, Arline, your soldier lover might not care for my smile of greeting.” A pale pink glow spread over the young girl’s features, but she replied evenly:— “Father, I ask you again, not to go out to- day.” But the old fisherman’s voice became stub-1 bornly firm. “But, daughter, it is the sea that gives us food. Must we starve that I obey your foolish whims?” Arline knew that resolute tone. She kissed' the old man and watched him push out from the shore in his frail craft. For a long time she stood at the edge of the lapping waters and waved, then once more lost in reverie, she re-1 sumed her walk along the shore. Jonathan, her soldier lover! Coming home— home to tell her of the glory—or the terror—he had found in war—or the terror—or the ter- ror! But ah, no, her Jonathan would not be afraid to fight—for his country! Meditatively she stopped near the foot of the cliff and dug her foot into the sand. Then a burning thought awakened her from her dreaming. Years ago—Jonathan—had done that when he said: “I—I’d do anything for you, Arline.” Had he meant those wonderful words? Would he— But, away foolish thoughts! Of course her Jonathan would return to her cov- ered with glory, distinguished for his cour- age! Hark! The low throbbing of drums! Or was it thunder? The rocks re-echoed the throb again, and there was the measured tread of marching feet. She could hear a great shout from many throats. The sound of the trum- pets rang out and the shrill note of high-pitched bugles. The soldiers! The soldiers were com- ing home. Her Jonathan! She broke into a SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 193 run, then checked herself. Perhaps it would be better to greet him here beside the sea where she had bidden him farewell—beside the sea she so fondly loved next to her father and Jonathan. Her father and Jonathan! Why— why was it that she did not put Jonathan first? Her father and—Jonathan— Perhaps it was I because she had not seen him for three long years—three long years since he had left her standing on the golden beach with tears in her eyes. There had been tears in his eyes, too; tears—were they tears—of fear? “Arline?” She wheeled about abruptly, and limn’d against the dark gray sky she saw him. “Jonathan!” The threatening sky faded, the towering cliffs, the stretching sands—only Jonathan oc- cupied the world. An older Jonathan and more upright in his splendid uniform—and yet, and yet—but happiness shut out all troubling thoughts. For a long time they stood together in silence—a silence that meant more than words could have expressed. Then Arline sighed and spoke:— “Ah, how good the sea has been to me!” “Good to you—Arline?” “Oh, yes, my Jonathan, has not the sea brought you back to me—you, my soldier—the bravest soldier in all the world!” Was it the falling rain that made the mois- ture in his eyes? Regardless of the rising storm they strolled together along the beach as in days of child- hood. But somehow things seemed different now—changed by Jonathan’s broadened shoul- ders and soldier’s uniform. “Arline?” “What is it, Jonathan?” “Arline, I—I—” Could he quench that strange new light in Arline’s eyes? Need he— must he speak? “Arline, I am not the bravest—I—I am the most cowardly of cowards!” “Jonathan! No!” “But, yes, Arline! I went to war—afraid. I— pretended the loss of my—my sight so they would—Oh, God, I feared those front lines— those slaughter lines! I prayed for courage, but it did not—come. Arline—I am a liar and a coward—a coward, Arline, a coward!” The wind was rising now and the rain came down in torrents, but neither heeded. Jonathan sank down upon the wet sand and buried his head in his hands. Arline knelt down beside him. “Jonathan—Jonathan! You mustn’t let it conquer you! Forget the past, Jonathan, for- get the war—the horror—Jonathan. Jona- than”—her tone became lighter, more hope- ful—“Jonathan, you once said you’d do any- thing for me, Jonathan! Do this now! Con- quer this fear. Come, we must go—this storm!” Forks of lightning played over the gray sky. The sea was an angry surge of waters. The rain lashed the pair on the shore. Jonathan stood up. The light in Arline’s eyes had not gone out when he had told her! Perhaps—per- haps her power, her love, would lift the curse from his soul. “Arline—you—will help me?” he broke off suddenly. Arline was staring at the turbulent sea, her eyes alight with the fire of anguish. The growling thunder had become deafening. Lightning streaked the heavens. “Jonathan! Out there — Jonathan — my father!” He followed her gaze. Far out near the cliffs he beheld a tiny skiff without sail or rudder, tossed mercilessly by the storm. “Jonathan, there is a chance—you may save him! Oh, Jonathan you must—you must!” There was more than pleading in the girl’s voice. Her face was white as death itself. “Jonathan, if you love me—as I love you— you will dare!” Something down in Jonathan’s inmost heart seemed to snap. Some inexplicable feeling came over him. The old fear, that dreadful, haunting fear, fell away. Only Arline’s eyes were before him—only her mystic, pleading eyes. He was pulling off his shoes. Her eyes! He was a strong swimmer—he must! The waves surged over him, dragging him back. It took all his great strength. His clothes were heavy with the weight of the. water. The lightning showed the little boat with its helpless helms- man, dangerously near the rocks. Arline stood upon the shore—a sobbing, help- less figure. Then a scream came from her lips. The ragged cliffs had claimed her father. And the sea—the cruel sea had claimed, too, her lover! Convulsed with sobs she sank down upon the beach. No more would she see her father and her lover—she had sent him to his death! A long time passed. The storm grumbled and rumbled itself away to the west. With dry sobs in her throat she rose and climbed the steep path to the cottage where she would be alone now—alone without one who cared. Halfway up the steep path she paused to look back over the angry sea. It had given her life for many years, but now it had deprived her of all she held dear. Then something caught her eye—a prostrate form on the beach. With a cry she rushed down the shore. “Jonathan—thank God—Jonathan!” Weakly Jonathan lifted his eyes. “Too late —Arline—but I—I dared!” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The Wanderer: The Story of a Dog By Samuel Nelson, 1927 ARKNESS was descending and he was freezing. The crowning tor- ture of the bitterest day of many years, following days and nights of exposure to the vicious ele- ments, was about to take its toll of life. Next morning, another dog would be found in the street, frozen stiff. Shivering and forsaken, he lay in a sheltered nook be- tween two tenement buildings. All about him were just such buildings, rising coldly sky- ward, bleak, filthy, housing miserable inhabi- tants. Even they were not warm. They sat hud- dled about their stoves in their kitchens, cold shivers running down their backs. Yet, strangely, he was beginning to feel comfort- able. A delicious warmth was creeping through his body, and with the coming of this new sensation, he began, in a delirious way, to review the past. Many events passed before him, chapters from his short life. Although he was but twelve months old in terms of years, his life had been crammed with living. He had ex- perienced cold and hunger; yet, too, he had known love and happiness. Before his mental vision there came a scene which had been with him as long as he could remember—he lay before a fireplace on a soft rug. In front of him was a large picure-book printed with bright colors. A boy’s arm was curled about him, holding him close. The boy was turning the leaves of the book slowly. Then followed another scene. It was spring. The sky was blue overhead, with here and there a floating white cloud; the green grass was soft and sweet underfoot; joy permeated the air. Extensive lawns, spreading trees beauti- ful houses, healthy children watched over and loved by young women,—these comprised his world out-doors. Here he lived and revelled in the joy of living; here he romped and rolled and barked, and played his puppy pranks; here all was sunshine and laughter, until that tragic day when he followed a strange boy who passed by. Somehow the boy had attracted him, as the Pied Piper attracted the rats of Hamelin, and soon his home was left behind. Gradually the houses stood nearer and nearer to each other; gradually more and more people passed on the sidewalks; gradually vehicles sped by with greater frequency on the streets, and he be- came afraid. Finally the buildings, side by side, built of stone, rose to sheer heights against the sky. The pedestrians had become dense crowds; the streets narrow and packed with traffic. And in this concentration of civili- zation he lost sight of the boy who had sepa- rated him from all that had made his life worth while. And so had begun the life of the wan- derer; and, lying between two tenement build- ings in the slums, dreaming the dreams that were to round out his existence, it would in all probability have terminated, but for one thing. Two pitiful wrecks who were tasting the bit- ter dregs of their cups approached unsteadily. The wind rushed through the street, and this, added to those difficulties already involved, due to their intoxicated condition, rendered the go- ing extremely arduous. They came to the place where the wanderer lay, and seeing in it a de- sirable shelter for themselves from the wind, made toward it. They did not know that an- other had sought a refuge there, until they trod him underfoot and his shrieks pierced the air; then they kicked him, and amid their drunken oaths, he made off into the night. He ran on and on, up one street and down another. At first it was painful, but soon all pain disappeared, and it was to avoid pain that he kept going. For the most part, it was a broken, stumbling run. Soon he was conscious of a growing fatigue, and slackened his pace. . Quite by accident, he discovered that the door to a hallway was slightly open, sufficiently to allow him to slip through. A pleasing warmth strayed forth, which drew him in. He dropped down in a corner. Then, overpowered by the reaction resulting from the change in tempera- ture, he fell asleep. He did not awaken voluntarily. Someone, re- turning in the early hours of the morning, opened the door and swung it against him. He barked shrilly in protest. Close upon this came the voice of a man, the jangle of a leash, and a low, warning growl. Then something huge and ferocious hurled itself upon him in the darkness. It was the darkness alone that probably saved him from being broken in the jaws of the brute that pounced upon him. Somehow he managed to wriggle from under the weight above him and convulsively rolled from the hall to the outside. The sudden chill from the sharp wind shocked his system. For a moment he was stunned. In that fraction of time the brute recovered. He came hurtling through the SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 195 doorway with a deep, angry growl. The wan- derer’s hesitation vanished. He was off like a phantom, with the brute close behind. They came to a street which at right angles crossed that down which they raced. The wan- derer rushed out and over, barely escaping the grinding wheels of a thundering mail truck. The other dog, however, was delayed for a precious moment until it had passed. Although this gave the wanderer a slight advantage, it was not long before the distance was cut down again; and gradually the other gained upon him. He shot by a low, narrow alleyway. Barrels, piled high with rubbish, completely blocked the entrance; with the exception that in one cor- ner, at the bottom, was a small space, no larger than a saucepan. It was large enough to allow him to squeeze through, and small enough to exclude the other, but since his pursuer was so close behind that he could hear him breath- ing deeply as he lumbered heavily, his escape was impossible. He came to a small street, lit by one single light. He turned sharply, taking the corner in a small circle, while the other dog, being unable to make the change in direction as readily, shambled by. But in a moment he was back again. The wanderer followed the little street as it took a turn to the right. But what was left to do now? Directly ahead was an un- broken length of brick wall, rearing itself as if in derision before him. In his despair, however, he perceived, to the right of him, a low, arched alleyway, built be- neath a row of brick tenements. It was slightly higher than the heignt of a man and perhaps twice as wide, and led back to the street down which he had dashed a moment before. In- side, all was darkness, but this did not matter. On the contrary, it assisted him. Without slacking his pace he rushed into the black depths, and for a few seconds he was swiftly racing toward the other end, of which, as yet, he knew nothing. He could see, ahead of him, a small spot of light which grew rapidly as he approached it. Finally it resolved itself into a space, arc-like across the top, and irregular across the bot- tom. In his forward career he made a hurried estimate of the distance and bounded upward toward that spot of light,—only to fall short and crash against something firm and round and hard. His puny body dropped to the pave- ment. As it fell he heard the savage growls of his pursuer, who had advanced somewhat cautiously hitherto, but who now made a sud- den eager spurt, seeming to realize that his chase was about to be ended. It was probably the darkest moment of the wanderer’s life. His pursuer, triumphant, bearing down upon him; an effective wall, formed by several barrels piled high with rub- bish, before him; and beyond, freedom, a chance for life. And now that he had fought so bitterly for the privilege of living that life, however wretched it might be, it seemed some- how to become intensely desirable. The pas- sion of self-preservation surged through him. Instinctively, even as he fell to the pavement, he clawed,—rolled—reached forth his head— And then the unbelievable happened. He felt himself moving forward. His desperate con- vulsions of movement were carrying him around the left side of the obstruction. With a great feeling of joy he squeezed through the narrow space, and turned to the right, as it turned, like a winding passage from side to side. In a moment he had wormed himself around the barrels and soon was out on the street, bathed in the bright glare of the street light, while his late pursuer growling and snapping in rage and disappointment, ferociously at- tacked the obstruction that had at first seemed to betray the pursued, but later proved to be his deliverance. But since the brute, though baffled for the time, might surmount the ob- struction, the wanderer, seized with terror, fled. The cold compelled him to keep going. He was still going when the street lights went out, and when the first signs of dawn began to herald a new day. Vaguely it was registered on his brain that the vicinity in which he now found himself was different from that which he was accustomed to seeing. There were beautiful houses set far back from the street on extensive grounds. The atmosphere was pervaded with the spirit of peace. There was something about one of the places that seemed familiar. Had he ever seen it before? He sank to the sidewalk. How wonderful it felt to lie down! It was good to give up all resistance. It was like drifting off into a deep slumber that had long been denied. The pave- ment did not feel cold; rather, it was warm. It seemed that he was before a great open hearth . . . A great . . . open . . . hearth . . . Someone approached with a jingling of milk bottles; slipped, nearby; swore; kicked him. But he did not care. An irresistible sensation of fatigue had settled over him, covering him like a mantle. The vision of the great open hearth arose again before him. His eyelids . . . closed. Some time passed. He had no idea how long it was. The sound of approaching footsteps penetrated his consciousness. In a distant way, he heard them coming, nearer and nearer. (Continued on Page 197) 1% SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Alas, the last issue! In this, we wish to thank all those who aided in making this page a success, and particularly are we grateful to the members of the Poetry Club for their hearty support and co-operation. That which had appeared at the first of the year as diffi- cult has been a very pleasant task because of the fine spirit shown. The page holds much promise for the future, the number of con- tributors is increasing, the poems are becoming more interesting, more skillful. We may ex- press our hope in the words of the celebrated English poet, Keats:— “A thing of beauty is a joy forever; Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness . . . .” I wish the best of success to next year’s edi- tor. May those contributors who are grad- uating continue their writings even after leav- ing high school. Francis McCarthy. THE GYSPY RAMBLER DREAMS By a flowing stream in a meadow green At the setting of the sun; With a campfire bright, on a starlight night When the dreary day is done; On a dusty road in a grassy plain At the dawning of the moon; With a smiling face and an even pace, Through the fields of waving corn— The gypsy rambler dreams. And the setting sun in the meadows green, At the closing of the day, Brings a mem’ry bright of a starlight night In a land quite far away. And the dawning day in the grassy plains At the hour of morning dew, Brings a smiling face, and a quiet place, And a heart of love, that’s true To the gypsy rambler’s dreams. M. Everett, 1926. SONNET ON LIFE Sometimes I wonder how to live this life— Always there will be corruption, strife; Those whom I would lend a helping hand. Those whose foundations I would move from sand. Would revile me and have my life. Why not dream, and forget all worldly strife? Then there rises up a subtle voice within, Saying, “Dost thou not owe to God the best Of that with which He has so freely bless’d Thee? To choose thou art free— Free to almost Godlike be. What if men do not appreciate Thv sacrifice? Thou hast thy great reward,— Thou hast dared o’er thyself to win!’’ Samuel Nelson, 1927. A PUPIL OF PHIDIAS I did that; yes, I did. You say ’tis marvelous? Then you should see the works Of the great Phidias— My master, Phidias. What? You thought that he did that? You know him not. I was His pupil. Eight short years Sped by while I was taught To shape things as did he. The blind might come as near To being God of gods, As I might be as great As the great master. Yet No man has equalled him, Nor ever will. You wish To know about that boy? The boy was perfect. I Imperfectly made that Of bronze. Y'ou ask my gain? . . . A word of praise from Phidias. Esther Colby, 1927. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 197 AT NIGHT How we love to gather, when lights are low, About the fireplace; the dancing glow, Lighting our faces, while over the room It casts weird shadows, and the gloom Makes us shudder as tales we hear Of fairies and goblins who’ll appear At midnight in their revelries. How slowly at ten we trudge to bed, And with falt’ring steps upstairs tread,— Then once within the friendly down We hide our heads; but soon Gather courage to take a peep— No ghosts in sight—contented sighs— Sleep. Francis McCarthy, 1926. A NEW DAY One by one the shining stars Flicker, and then go out. Like the twinkling smiles on a baby’s face, That are suddenly lost in a pout. For the clouds of dawn are rolling Over the deep of night, And in their wake are leaving A faint and timid light. Steadily stronger and stronger, Above the sleeping world, This light breaks forth, a herald Of a bright new day unfurled. The robins wake to see it And fill the air with song. The humble flowers lift their heads To welcome the sun along. Make today a day worthwhile, Begin it with a song, Set it aright at the very start, Then it surely won’t go wrong. Make today a “doing” day, Be able to say when it’s done: “I’ve accomplished something, I’m a step ahead And can count the day as won.” Anna E. Wischmann, 1928. EDITORIALS (Continued from Page 190) In one short month, school will be over for most of us. Some will go on into higher places of learning, while others will enter immediately into the business world. In short, we are going to be scattered! So large a number of people with such varied interests could not hope to hold together without some bond of friend- ship. Let us each one, therefore, pledge to hold foremost in his mind these happy remem- brances of our school days. And when we cheer for our class for the last time together at graduation, let us determine that that cheer- ing will ring through our minds and hearts for- ever. J. P. C. THE WANDERER: THE STORY OF A DOG (Continued from Page 195) They meant probably a curse and a booting. But what of it? Nothing mattered now. The footsteps ceased somewhere near him. Per- haps the man was only pausing to decide whether or not to kick him. The footsteps came closer—still closer. They stopped beside him. The man knelt above him. He stooped and took the face of the dog in his hands. The dog opened his eyes with a great effort and looked up. He saw a man whose features were kindly, even beautiful, it seemed; whose lips trembled slightly with emotion; and down whose cheeks tears coursed slowly. The man lifted him with strong, tender hands, and open- ing his cloak, placed him against the warmth of his breast. THE COOKING DEPARTMENT Room six is the home of our cooking depart- ment. Here the girls who elect household arts prepare the lunch for sixty teachers who are served in a separate lunch room adjoining the kitchen. We also do special order cooking and last fall the present class put up approximately three hundred jars of jelly, jam, and preserves. Beside this supervised work, we have home project work which enables us to give a prac- tical demonstration of our skill at home. Then, too, each girl has a chance during the year to supervise the lunch, or, in other words, to con- struct the menu, direct the pupils, give advice where it is needed, supervise the cooking; in short, take entire charge of the lunch room for the day. It is to the white-clad girls that the teachers are indebted for the tempting array of food prepared for their consumption. 198 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT Beatrice l ien. Library Editor When the first signs of spring begin to ap- pear, the budding of the trees, the first rare tulips, and the returning of the birds, the won- ders of nature are beginning to unfold. Some- how we never seem to realize how truly won- derful it is that the trees bud and leaf after the long winter when they seemed dead, and how amazing it is that the birds, guided by instinct, can find their way back again just as spring has arrived. The wonderful evolu- tion of the moths, not the destructive ones, but the beautiful ones with their gay coloring, is only vague and uncertain, and why should we be ignorant of this magic of nature when there are interesting and instructive books for us to refer to? One of the most interesting books of nature ever written is “Moths of the Limberlost,” by Jean Stratton Porter. In it is revealed all the mystery of that beautiful creature with gauzy wings and giddy coloring. There is a rare sur- prise on every leaf and it will amaze you and make you appreciate the moths that we hardly seem to notice. You will enjoy the colored illustrations too, for they are taken from living specimens in their natural haunts. Then there are the little insects that we hardly notice because they are so common, the spiders, ants, beetles, bees and wasps. Their lives and habits are as interesting as any novel. To know the characteristics of the many bee families and their peculiar manners of de- fending themselves and their young is a treat that everyone should enjoy. Then the spiders, whom, no doubt, many of us think repulsive and ugly, are the most in- teresting of all. These busy little workers do so much good for us all that we should hide our heads in shame if we are not familiar with their habits. There are so many different kinds of spiders, too, that we should at least know a few. The habits of the wasps, beetles and ants are just as interesting, and the manner in which Henri Fabre, the French naturalist, presents the lives of these little neighbors of ours is like unraveling a mystery as old as the ages. But let us not forget our bird friends, the ones who make the summer days such jolly ones with their rollicking songs. Of course we all know the common ones that live around us but do we know their characteristics and habits? Can we tell the songs of the blue- bird, robin and oriole as soon as we hear them? Then there are birds that are less common, the gold finch, scarlet tanager, cardinal, and many others whose coloring and characteris- tics should be familiar to us all. In the book, “What Bird is That?” by Chapman, are inter- esting secrets that are of great value to nature lovers. Studying music, art, Latin, French, and other studies is educational of course, but to be educated in nature’s wonders is as important as any of these, and there is no reason why we all shouldn’t be educated when we have the fields and woods to explore at will. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 199 THE PAGEANT The most important public occurrence for this month was, of course, the pageant, “The Lesson of the Ages,” in which so many par- ticipated. The Seniors and Juniors were privileged to attend the first performance, which took place on Friday, May 7, and the second performance was attended by the Sophomores. The evening presentation was given before an audience that filled the auditorium to capacity. A great deal of credit is due to all who contributed to its extraordinary success. OPEN MEETING OF THE LITERARY CLUB The Literary Club met in an open meeting in the hall, Wednesday, May 19. This is an annual meeting in which the work of the club is set forth, each group presenting one or two speci- mens of its work. The meeting was opened by the president, James P. Cutler, who after calling for the re- port of the last meeting from the secretary, Beatrice 0. Bates, and after a few introductory remarks, presented the program. An original short story was read by Mar- garet Lacey, a member of the Short Story Group. Members of the Poetry Section next read some of their poems which proved very interesting and were representative of the work they had been doing. The play-writing group presented their work in the form of a one-act play, by Elizabeth Easson. This was a very entertaining type of play, with a very unexpected climax and a well-developed plot. The entertainment was concluded with music presented by the musical clubs of the school. The meeting was then adjourned by the presi- dent. PHYSICAL TRAINING CONTEST The final judging in the Physical Training Competition was held on Thursday, April 22. The girls from the Sargent School acted as judges, marking each competing group by points. The floor of the auditorium was cleared and each group which came out a victor in the semi-finals was given a chance to compete with the winners from the other classes. All the groups deserve credit for their re- markable work. The decision was in favor of the Sophomore girls of rooms 21 and 29 and the Senior boys of room 113. Congratulations to the winners. POETRY CLUB On Wednesday, April 7, the members of the Poetry Club assembled in Room 110 for the final meeting of the season. This meeting was perhaps the most successful of its kind ever held in the school, and the excellent program was indeed a credit to those who strove to pro- duce an interesting entertainment. Represen- tatives from English division III-D presented readings from the poetical works of the six- teenth and seventeenth centuries, while III English B responded by reading a correspond- ing number of modern poems. A judiciary committee, composed of members of III Eng- lish K, under the chairmanship of James Meaney, decided that modern poetry is the most popular. The remainder of the program consisted of a lively discussion on the application of poetry to modern life, and the reading of several ex- cellent original poems by Georgiana Morey and Beatrice Bates. This meeting brought to a close a most suc- cessful year, during which the membership al- most doubled, increasing from 32 to 58, and making it necessary for a few members to stand during the meetings. 200 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1926 Helen Gordon, Editor J. Miles White, Assistant Editor Heard in French Class:— Miss B.-----: “Do you know what part of this lesson you did the poorest?” Bright Fupil: “Yes, the French.” When the Sophomores read the next issue of the Radiator, most (?) of them will be Juniors. Famous sayings of famous men:— “This isn’t history, it’s a statement of fact.” “This experiment probably won’t come out right, but I’ll do it as a matter of form.” “That’s good, but it’s not enough.” “On the outside.” Robert Col—m—n: “Teacher, would you punish a person for something he didn’t do?” Teacher: “Why. no!” R. C.: “Well, I didn’t do my home work.” L. Hesse was out riding with Gladys the other day in his Ford “Bug.” When they came to a steep hill, he said: “This hill is too steep for our flivver to climb. Even a mountain- trained donkey could not make the grade,—so I’m not going to attempt it.” And then he wondered why Gladys laughed. The Seniors wish to congratulate the Juniors for the good work they did on their number. Report of the S. H. S. Burbanks First student farmer: “I’ve just finished an experiment by crossing strawberries with milk to make strawberries and cream.” Second student farmer: “I’ve just crossed lightning bugs with bees so that the bees might work in the night.” While discussing sail-boats with Albert Bird, we were informed that they are like a waiter, the more they are tipped, the faster they move. Seniors, why pay a dollar or more (?) to go to a dance when you can get crushed in the subway for ten cents? He’s not very witty; the one who wrote “Snowbound” is Whittier. Is there any Senior who is so dumb that he thinks Swift Packing Co. is a rapid transit? If so, is he going to graduate? Senior Boy: “You’ll get hay fever from using that powder.” Senior Girl: “I’m not such a horse as vou are.” We hear that there is only one “Harp” in the orchestra—do you think that is so? A queer noise was heard outside the build- ing. “What is that?” inquired a pupil. “That’s the fife and drum corps,” was the answer. We regretted the absence of our president, George Shaw, when he was out recently be- cause of illness, and we welcome him back. Not long ago Division III, English C, decided by means of a debate that written examinations should be abolished. Many strong reasons were given, but we think public opinion, or student opinion, was the most powerful. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 201 1927 Frank M. El well. Editor Kathryn Murphy, Assistant Editor The very first thing we must do is to ex- press our deep gratitude to the faculty; to the members of the Senior and Sophomore classes who purchased extra copies; to the Senior staff for their assistance when it was needed, and to every member of this class for their splendid co-operation in making the Junior edition the success that our critics assure us it was. It’s a pleasure to watch Damiano at the games at Dilboy field going after those fouls outside the gate. He isn’t the only one who is after them, though, and when Damiano turns up some fine morning with a glorious “peeper” we’ll know Damiano “caught the guy that caught the fly.” We heard someone wondering who would be our class officers next year. It surely is a good time to deliberate. One of the second-year Biology classes had a baby alligator in the room for an experiment. One of the pupils, going up to the alligator, asked: “Does he eat fish, Miss MacDuffie?” “I don’t know,” replied Miss MacDuffie, “but I wouldn’t go too near him if I were you.” Conversation in English Class on “Julius Caesar”:— Miss McA.: “What is meant when Caesar says: ‘Doth Brutus bootless kneel?’” Pupil: “Without shoes on.” Mr. S. (in history, Division H): “Hands up quickly, and answer my question.” Frightened voice from front seat: “D—d— don’t shoot, Mr. S.” Pupil (reciting in Elocution and paying no attention to punctuation): “Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean roll!” Miss B.: “What’s that ‘roll’? Something new in cookery that I haven’t heard about?” Many students burn midnight oil, But few do any midnight toil. Overheard in the corridor:— Senior: “I’m working hard to get ahead.” Junior: “You need one!” Miss L----- (in French class): “What does aujourd-hui mean?” Charlie M.: “Day before tomorrow.” One: “L---- is going to the masquerade.” Two: “What is he going to wear?” One: “A clown’s suit.” Voice: “He doesn’t have to.” “Say, Breezie, did you hear that my brother’s dog was playing round the railroad track and had his tail cut off?” “That’s too bad. He was such a pretty dog, that’ll spoil his carriage.” “Carriage, nothing! It’s ruined his wag- gin’.” Doris M----: “Shall I paint my face?” Miss B-----: “Certainly. You should have done so long ago.” (Don’t be alarmed. It was an art class.) Voice on the phone: “Is this the weather bureau? How about a shower tonight?” Prophet: “Don’t ask me. If you need one, take it.” “I say, George, where do you buy your type- writer ribbons?” “I don’t,” replied George, “I usually buy her flowers.” Christian: “I don’t think I should get zero on this exam.” Miss B-----: “I don’t either, but that’s the lowest I could give you.” 1928 Paul Martin, Editor “Law” Donovan is certainly starring at first base. We wonder why the band concert tickets sold so quickly. The Juniors and Seniors were practiced on before we saw the pageant. Many teachers think we have the spring fever. Are they right? Or are they just find- ing out how dumb we are? Only one more report card. It was recently stated by a Latin student that Caesar had a lot of Gaul. “A hard subject is one that makes you do all your other home work with pleasure, and then lets you go to bed with a clear conscience.” We are proud of the Sophomores who took part in the pageant. Next year we’ll have another flight of stairs to climb. 202 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR First (going to typewriting room): “What a racket!” Second: “Those are noiseless typewriters.” If any two people are considering getting a flivver together, let them get it out of their heads because it’s impossible. When Henry L. Wears out his shoes he wears them back home again. Teacher: “Tomorrow we will take the life of Constantine. Come prepared.” A little advice to Seniors: — “Don’t try to sign up for a golf course when you get to college.” Should the teachers adopt these rules to pre- vent cheating?:— I On entering the classroom for an examina- tion, student must turn his pockets inside out so as to show the teacher that no notes are in his possession. II Before taking the test his head must be ex- amined to see whether he has any idea of cheat- ing or not. III All doors and windows must be locked and bolted. IV The room must be decorated with such mottoes as, “Honesty is the best policy,” and “Do not be tempted to cheat.” “There is no back work in the Sophomore Class, it is all head work.” A certain girl in the Sophomore class is be- lieved to hold the world’s record in saying words. After a consultation of philosophers and professors, it has been decided that the reason why she holds the record is that she was vaccinated with a victrola needle. EXCHANGE NOTES As We See Others The Oracle, Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine.—Your spring issue contains some ex- cellent poetry and stories. Your editorials are very well written. The Western Star, Western Junior High School, Somerville, Mass.—Your cover design is very original. We enjoy reading your paper and hope to hear from you again. The Unquity Echo, Milton High School, Mil- ton, Mass.—Your cuts are very unique. We would suggest a few more jokes to improve your paper. The Recorder, Newburyport High School, —We are always glad to receive the Recorder. We think the stories are very interesting and humorous. The Southern Bell, Southern Junior High School, Somerville, Mass.—A very complete and interesting paper! The Grotonian, Groton School, Groton, Mass. —We like the stories in your last issue. A few more jokes would add to the life of your paper. The editorials are well written. The Red and Gray, Fitchburg, Mass.—You have an excellent magazine and the cover de- sign is very attractive. Your cuts are unique. The Noddles, East Boston High School, East Boston, Mass.—The Noddles contains the best of material. It is well arranged and interest- ing. ALUMNI NOTES 1925 L. James Scott is a teller at the Citizens’ Na- tional Bank of Boston. Arthur M. McMahon is a Freshman at the Suffolk Law School. Roland B. MacNuge is employed by the Lin- scott Motor Company. Ruth Baird and Esther Davis are training at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital. 1924 Howard Johnson is employed as a book- keeper with Sherwin-Williams Company. 1923 Miriam Gordon is the highest honor pupil of the Chandler Secretarial School. Cleon E. Hopkins was recently elected presi- dent of the Economics Club at Tufts College. 1922 Walter Breckenridge, who received Phi Beta Kappa at the end of his Junior year at Tufts, is taking a course in economics in preparation for teaching it. 1921 Rita Nolan, who recently played in “Aloma of the South Seas” with a Broadway company in Boston, has gone to Denver, Colorado. 1919 Ruth Caulfield recently announced her en- gagement to William Andros Lester, Jr., of Providence, Rhode Island. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 203 1 ATHLETICS i Thomas F. Powers, SOMERVILLE WINS OPENER, 4 TO 1 At Dilboy Field on April 14. 1926. our base- ball team won its opening game of the season by defeating Winchester by the score of 4 o 1. Jim Me Hale, a Senior, proved to be a suc- cessor to McFayden, for he allowed only three hits and struck out 16 batters. In the fifth and sixth he struck out six in a row. Until the sixth inning Somerville was not hit- ting. Then Goodwin was passed and went to second on a passed ball, McHale went to first on an error by Kendricks, our opponents’ pitcher, and Goodwin went to third. Watson singled, and Goodwin and McHaie scored. Sul- livan grounded to third and Watson was thrown out at home plate, and Tanner was passed. Isenstadt was safe on an error and Sullivan scored. Sullivan again scored in the eighth. Chamberlain, of Winchester, scored their only run in the ninth by stealing home. The Score 1234 5 6789 T. Somerville H. S..... 00000301x 4 Winchester H. S..... 000 0 00001 1 Runs—Goodwin, McHale, Sullivan 2, Cham- berlain. Base on Balls—Off McHale 2, Kendricks 2, Hatch 2. Struck Out—By McHale 16, Hatch 3, Ken- dricks 5. McHALE WINS PITCHERS’ DUEL At the Fulton Street grounds on Patriots’ Day, the 19th of April, Somerville beat our baseball rivals, Medford, 5 to 4. Connors, of Medford, held our team scoreless till the eighth, then the break came and Somerville players showed their wares. In the eighth inning with two men on base, Goodwin connected with one of Connor’s slants and the score stood 2 to 1 and later in the inning Goodwin scored. Dur- ing the latter part of the inning Medford tied the score. In the ninth, both pitchers held so that no runs were scored and the game con- tinued into the tenth inning. In the tenth, John Tanner connected for a home run. Af- ter reaching third base he was almost ex- hausted but he kept it up till he reached the home plate. At the bench he was given a great cheer. In the eleventh, Donovan, a Sophomore, scored Goodwin on a bunt which Elliot, of Med- ford, threw too high for the catcher to receive. Sporting Editor A great deal of life was put into the team by McGovern, our catcher, who talked it up the whole game. Aylesbury and Tanner also played well in the field. SOMERVILLE BEATS BROOKLINE 9—8 The first Suburban League game for Somer- ville was on April 24th at Dilboy Field. Mc- Haie won his game by scoring the winning run in the ninth inning on Corbett’s hit. Three times the Brookline team came from behind to tie the score. Hall, the rich city’s left- fielder, hit a home run in the eighth to tie the score. McHale pitched a great game for our team, and Captain Aylesbury and Corbett played well. In fact, the whole team was in great form to defeat Brookline. Innings 123456789 T. Somerville ........... 213002001 9 Brookline ............ 003002030 8 BLANCHE WINS HIS FIRST GAME The fourth game of the season was against the strong Waltham High team at Dilboy Field, May 1st. A1 Blanche, a Junior, pitched his first full game for Somerville and showed the fans that in time he will be much heard of. He held Waltham hitless till the fourth. Then they got him for four runs on as many errors. Somer- ville drove Sanborn, the Waltham pitcher, out of the box after receiving eight hits off of him. McGovern, our husky and ever-ready catcher, was on the job with a two-base hit, and Cor- bett’s fielding was great. Innings ....... 123456789 T. Somerville .... 10110230x 8 Waltham ....... 000400000 4 EVERETT 6—SOMERVILLE 0 On the sunny afternoon of May 5th, Everett High School took the number of our baseball team for the first time this year. In the end the game was not very interesting for the Som- erville folks. It seemed as though the boys had placed too much confidence in winning the game before it started. McHale played short- stop and missed a couple of plays, while Tanner in the field let two grounders go by him. Cor- bett dropped a fly ball which gave Everett a run which was not earned to start with. (Continued on Page 205) 204 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Warren Eldridjre, Humor Editor How Come? Let’s see—there are seven men playing on the line in football, and there are a fullback, two halfbacks, and a quarterback. Seven and one makes eight, plus two halves equals nine, plus a quarter equals nine and a quarter; yet they call the team an “eleven”! English teacher: “Miss A-----, I want you to write a personality sketch on Miss B------ Miss A-----: “I couldn’t possibly do that, she’s a sorority sister of mine.” A man had fallen overboard and a tragedy was at hand. “Throw him a lifesaver!” yelled the captain. “Oh, no!” shrieked Oscar. “Worst thing in the world you know, really. They take the breath away.” “D’ja know, you can’t hang a man with a broken arm?” “Zat so? How come?” “Gotta use a rope.” “He has a dandy train of thought.” “Yes, but it’s a freight train.” “Huh?” “He can’t express it.” This is the way to write a thoroughly angry business letter:— “Sir: My typist, being a lady, cannot take down what I think of you! I, being a gentle- man, cannot write. But you, being neither, can guess it all.” Mabel: “So this is our dance?” Eldon: “Yes. Shall we sit on the porch, take a stroll in the garden, or go for a spin in the car?” Cop (to drunk): “You’re under arrest!” Drunk: “The joke’s on you. I’m under a lamp-post!” Irate Customer: “Here; look what you did!” Laundryman: “I can’t see anything wrong with that lace.” Irate Customer: “Lace? That was a sheet!” Man, in speeding car, to driver: “Say, this is a pretty town, wasn’t it?” “Did you ever dance the ‘Elevator’?” “No, what is that?” “No steps.” Gin: “Whast a three-lesher word for a coun- try fellow?” Giv: “Letsh shee—hie.” Gin: “Thast right.” Famous Blues Little Boy------- Black and ------- ------- grass Red, white and ------- -------bloods ------- Danube -------eyed Sally Sky-------- ------- mers He---------his money -------berries -------jay True------- -------laws -------Monday Monte------ -------Beard He: “Do you enjoy Kipling?” She: “Why—really—I don’t know how to kiple.” Karl: “Wazza matter, you look tired?” John: “Just took a yeast cake and I feel like loafing.” “That's what I call using your head,” ex- claimed the driver as his car hit a pole and he drove his head through the windshield.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 205 CHESTER OTIS GARLAND TROPHY At an assembly in April for the boys, Mr. Avery, in behalf of the school, accepted a large cup, a trophy, from Mr. Clark acting in behalf of the School Committee, to whom it had been presented by the Garland brothers in memory of their brother, Chester Otis Garland. This cup is to be presented annually to the boy who stands highest both in scholarship and in ath- letics. THAT WHICH CAME FROM A MURDER (Continued from Page 191) The men started at the slight noise above, and then one threw a flashlight up the stairs. On seeing the girl, one of them hastened up and carried her down. When she came to, the “dead” man was holding a glass of water to her lips. Seeing her fright, he spoke gently:— “Don’t be afraid. Everything’s all right. We didn’t know there was anybody here.” “But,” cried Joan, “who are you?” “Why, we thought everyone knew that we were here. We are moving picture men and we borrowed this deserted house for a certain scene.” Joan felt as if a load had been taken from her shoulders. “I thought it was a real murder,” she said. The men laughed, and seeing that she had really been frightened, bundled her into their car and took her home to her anxious mother. The next day there wasn’t a prouder girl in the village than Joan. The moving-picture men had asked her to show them the town, as they were looking for material and new locations. And, wonder of wonders, they had given Joan a part. It wasn’t much of a part, to be sure, but still it was a part, and she was now a real moving picture actress. As twilight came and passed, Joan thought that murders were pretty nice things after all, especially if they ended as her particular one did. ATHLETICS (Continued from Page 203) Blanche, who pitched for our team, had the goods but seemed to put the ball right where the Everett players wanted it, and the game was won mostly on errors. Of the four hits which our team got, three were recorded to Captain Aylesbury and one to McHale. Ever- ett players recorded eleven hits off Blanche. The score: — Innings 12 3 456789 Total Everett ........ 01014000x 6 CAMBRIDGE LATIN WINS 12—10 The most exciting game so far this year for the fans who came to watch Somerville and Cambridge took place May 8th at Dilboy Field. Jimmy McHale was defeated for the first time this year and only through the errors of his infield did this occur. After the first inning the score was 3 to 0 in our opponent’s favor. Bad throwing to first base caused Donovan to be taken out and Tom McGovern took his place. In the fifth Horan hit a home run, and with two on made the score 7 to 0. The sixth inn- ing netted Somerville 4 runs. In the eighth the Cantabs rolled by 3 more. Then our team returned by scoring 5 runs on McGovern’s and Sullivan's home runs. During the ninth Dente scored two runs on a triple, but Somerville could not keep the pace set by the Cantabs and they scored, and the game ended 12 to 10 in Cambridge’s favor. By this defeat Somer- ville was chased down into third place. 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High- est percentage of any evening law school for men in all recent bar examinations. •Mi Catalogue Upon Request. GLEASON L. ARCHER, LL.B., Dean 20 DERNE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 168 SCHOOL STREET (rear of the State House) Telephone Haymarket 0836 WINTER HILL. MASS. ■HtlMMW ■ mwm v, . '-; is S' K; ll ill XvV'i.i-'i $ - . 1,-V.l •-- .. -x- '.'i .MOv... -xAVrt ,� � WOV - rMfK««V� Vignn f tf V'WV V .-V W-.'Wry� ' 15he 1926 Radiator Year Book VOL. XXXV JUNE, 1926 ( Entered a� second class matter at Boston Post Office ) A SCHOOL ANNUAL EDITED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF THE SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL m PUBLISHED BY THE RADIATOR STAFF ASSISTED BY SPECIAL COMMITTEES PHOTOGRAPHER ARLINGTON STUDIO ENGRA VING ART CRAFT ENGRAVING CO. PRINT NO SOMERVILLE JOURNAL W :- JOHN A. AVERY Headmaster - - Miration - - Not to mighty heroes do we dedicate this book, Not to heroes at whose feet the world Lays the branch of laurel or the oak — Such as good Aeneas wore or Hannibal the Great — No crown of fame doth rest upon their brow, Placed there by the praise and hand of man; But to men and women equal with the great, Whose faith and patience serve both God and state, Courageous, helpful, kind always and true. Our dear teachers, we dedicate this book to you. cimbl? nf (Cmttntta Mr. Avery’s Picture........ Dedication to Our Teachers Our School Buildings....... Faculty ..................... Editorial ................. Radiator Staff............. Ivy Oration ............... Class Ode ................. Senior Class History ...... Senior Pictures ........... Senior Class Calendar...... Class Poem ................ Junior Class History ...... Sophomore Class History .... Organizations ............... Athletics ................. Sororities and Fraternites . Humor...................... Undergraduates ............ ..........................Two ....................... Three .........................Five ......................... Six ........................ Nine .......................Eleven .................... Thirteen ..................... Sixteen ...................... Twenty .................. Twenty-one .......One Hundred and Ten ... One Hundred and Eleven ... One Hundred and Fifteen ... One Hundred and Eighteen ... One Hundred and Nineteen ... One Hundred and Fifty-one .......One Hundred and Sixty ...One Hundred and Sixty-five One Hundred and Seventy-nine Four OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS (!% JFantltg AVERY, JOHN A., Headmaster 155 Summer Street ARRINGTON, RUTH E., French 37 Walnut Street ATWATER, INEZ, English 98 Electric Avenue BATT, A. LAURA, Head of Mathematics Department 2 Madison Street BELL, HARRIET M., Elocution 42 Boston Street BOOLE, PHEBE R., English 21 Sacramento Street, Cambridge BRADFORD, BLANCHE S., Head of Art Department 163 Summer Street BROWN, MARY HENLEIGH, Head of Household Arts Department 162 Highland Avenue BROWNE, A. MARGUERITE, Head of French Department 10 Chauncy Street, Cambridge BURNHAM, ELLA W., French 58 Walnut Street CAMPBELL, ELIZABETH, Head of Bookkeeping Department 39 Greenville Street CARRIER, FRED W., History, Citizenship 14 Lloyd Street, Winchester CHAFFIN, GERTRUDE W., Stenography 10 Copeland Terrace, Malden COCHRAN, MARGARET, Mathematics 34 Hancock Street, Medford COLMAN, IRVING P., History Greenbush, Massachusetts CROWE, ESTELLE, Domestic Science 56 Sunset Road CROWNE, VIRGINIA, Penmanship, Bookkeeping, Stenography 58 Ibbetson Street CUNNINGHAM, LAURA R., Spanish 62 Highland Avenue DeCELLES, L. THOMAS, Chemistry 46 Ware Street DODGE, PAULINE D., Mathematics 222 Highland Avenue EASTMAN, NETTIE V., Chemistry 60 Grove Street, Auburndale ELLISON, MARGUERITE A., English 41 Boston Street FLAGG, ELLA BOWKER, French 2 Hillside Avenue FOLLANSBEE, HELEN L., Head of Stenography Department 17 Pleasant Avenue FURY, ELIZABETH L., History, Mathematics GATCHELL, GRACE, English GORDON, AGNES K., English GRAY, ELLA D., Mathematics 9 Cleveland Street 67 Boston Street 28 Alton Place, Brookline 147 Walnut Street HALEY, JULIA A., Dressmaking 88 Prospect Street HALL, WALLACE S., Physics 37 Perkins Street, West Newton HANNON, M. LOUISE, Latin, English 108 Thurston Street HAYWARD, JOHN L., Head of Commercial Course 242 School Street HEZELTON, RENA S., English 58 Walnut Street HICKEY, MARY, Penmanship, Bookkeeping 55 Kenmere Road, Medford HOSMER, GEORGE M., Head of Greek and German Department 132 Summer Street HUDSON, MRS. EDITH M., Latin, History 63 Maynard Avenue, Arlington JACKSON, HELEN C., English, Latin 645 Fellsway, Medford KENNEY, IRENE E., Chemistry 130 Summer Street LACOUNT, ESTHER B., French, History 124 College Avenue LEITCH, MRS. HELEN G., Cooking, Sewing, Home Project 66 Highland Avenue LOMBARD, KATHERINE, Typewriting 112 Thurston Street MacDUFFIE, RUTH C., Biology 87 Abbotsford Road, Brookline MAHONEY, FRANCIS J., History, Civics, Latin 45 Thurston Street MATHEWS, MRS. PHEBE, Penmanship, Commerce and Industry, Salesmanship 159 Morrison Avenue Six McALLISTER, FLORENCE L., English, German 23 Wallace Street MILLER, FORREST S., Manual Arts 8 Hudson Street MOORE, MARGERY, Penmanship, Bookkeeping, Arithmetic 58 Walnut Street NEWBORG, BERNICE D., Typewriting 394 Broadway OBEAR, WILLIAM W., Head of General Course and Science Department 10 Greenville Street PAUL, LILA H., English 55 Brackenbury Street, Malden PARMENTER, ESTHER, English 16 Mystic Lake Drive, Arlington PEARSON, GEORGE E., History, Citizenship 325 Highland Avenue PLANTINGA, ALBERT O., Mechanical Drawing 12 Radcliffe Road, Melrose PRATT, MRS. CORNELIA D., English, Bookkeeping, Penmanship 112-A Glenwood Road RICHARDS, ELIZABETH, Physics, Astronomy, Geology 16 Ashland Street, Medford RITCHIE, ILENE C., Typewriting 15 Willoughby Street RYAN, HELEN B., Typewriting, Bookkeeping and Penmanship 35 Columbus Avenue SAUNDERS, LOUISE M., French, Spanish 391 Broadway SEARS, HARRY F., Master 44 Orris Street, Melrose Highlands SMALL, ARTHUR N., Head of Spanish Department 11 Pembroke Street SMITH, HAZEL L., Art Department 15 Victoria Street SMITH, MARY C., English 117 Prospect Street SOLANO, CARMEN, Spanish 92 Pleasant Street, Brookline SPRAGUE, GRACE E. W., Head of English Department 52 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge SPRAGUE, LAURENCE A., Mechanical Drawing 17 Perkins Street, West Newton 157 Lowell Street 11 Jason Street, Arlington 82 M unroe Street 220 Walnut Street, Brookline 17 Pleasant Avenue 62 Highland Avenue 193 Linden Street, Everett SUTHERLAND, RUBY F., History, Elocution TEELE, M. HELEN, Head of Latin Department TODD, ALICE A., English TOPLIFF, MRS. LUCY I., English TUELL, HARRIET E., Head of History Department TUTTLE, EVERETT W., Vice-Headmaster VEAZIE, ALFREDA, Stenography WELCH, ELIZABETH M., Stenography, English 3 Washington Avenue, Arlington Heights WHITAKER, HARRIET C., Mathematics 75 Walnut Street WILKINS, FRANK II., Head of Preparatory Course 34 Glen Avenue, Arlington WILSON, HELEN, English, History 173 Babcock Street, Brookline WOODWARD, ANNIE C., Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Commerce and Industry 144 School Street HAM, MABELL M., Secretary 158 Summer Street MOSES, MILDRED F., Clerk 15 Simpson Avenue WYMAN, MINNE T., Matron 256-A Broadway, Arlington Heights HASTINGS, GLADYS B., Librarian 17 Pleasant Avenue COOK, RUSSELL A., Supervisor of Music 71 Bay State Avenue MAYNARD, WESLEY A., Band Instructor 40 Vinal Avenue •Leave of absence Seven BEATRICE (). BATES Editor-in-Chicf CHESTER F. COLWELL Business Manager lEhttatal In this, the last publication of the Class of ’26, we have endeavored to set forth the record of our High School career. Each picture, each word is to us a sacred memory that will dwell with us forever. Many pleasures have come to us in our High School life and much happiness has been ours in these short three years. Problems and difficulties that a little while ago seemed insurmountable have vanished like a morning mist and left our vision clear and filled with hope. As we look back upon the work we have accomplished, we feel that we owe greater thanks than we are able to express to our kind and faith- ful advisers, Miss Gatchell and Mr. Hosmer, who have given us generously of their time and experience. To all others, too, who have given us their aid and assistance we wish to express our sincerest gratitude. It is hard to leave our Alma Mater for unfamiliar paths, but greater is the glory to our dear old school if our response to life be not reluctant, if our footsteps do not lag and fail. For three years she has given us the best she has, and now when the future beckons—sad though may be the parting—it is our duty to go forth, seek success and gain fresh laurels for the Somerville High School, our Alma Mater. Nine GEORGE M. HOSMER Faculty Treasurer MISS GRACE GATCHELL Faculty Adviser RADIATOR STAFF First Row, Left to Right—Helen Minton, Chester F. Colwell, Beatrice O. Bates, James Cutler, Beatrice Ulen. Second Row, Left to Right—Richard Obear, Virginia Johnston, Eleanor Pinkham, Eleanor Stackpole, Thomas Powers. Third Row. Left to Right—Fred Clark, Monroe W. Burbank, Irving Cromwell. Insert—Warren P. Eldridge. EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief BEATRICE O. BATES, ’26 Associate Editors JAMES I . CUTLER, '26 RICHARD OBEAR. 27 HxchmiKo Editor HELEN MINTON. '26 Poetry Editor FRANCIS McCarthy. '26 |ior(iiiK Edit � r THOMAS F. POWERS. '26 Ll’irnry Editor BEATRICE ULEN, '26 AI ii in ii I Editors ELEANOR STACK POLE, ’26 ELEANOR I’iNKHAM. '26 Class Editors HELEN GORDON. '26 FRANK M. ELWKLL. 27 PAUL MARTIN. ‘2S Iluslness Mnnaner CHESTER F. COLWELL, '26 Assistant Business MannK(‘r FRED A. CLARK. '27 (irculat Ihk Munaaer IRVING C. CROMWELL. '26 Humor Editor WARREN ELD RIDGE, ’26 Stall' Artist MONROE BI'RBANK, '26 VIRGINIA JOHNSTON, 26 Faculty Treasurer GEORGE M. HOSMER Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Assistant Ed I tors J. MILES WHITE. '26 KATHRYN MFRPIIV. '27 LEO LANK IAN, '2S CLASS EDITORS First Row, Left to Riirht—Kathryn Murphy, J. Miles White, Helen Gordon. Second Row, Left to Riaht—Frank Elwell, Paul Martin, Loo Lanianti. Absent. YEAR HOOK COMMITTEE FirM Row, Loft to Rlprht—Richard Obear, Elsa Walgls, Richard Miller, Dorothy Waldorf, Ernest Sackett. Second Row, Left to Right—Fred Clark, Irene Allen, Joseph Thornton. Jmj ©rattan m THE NEED OF THE HOUR Joseph F. Gough, Class Orator This clay is of double significance to us in that it is not only our Class Day but also the day on which we honor our American Flag that flag which was first unfurled on Prospect Hill. We honor the Flag be- cause it is full of meaning to us. It is a symbol of our patriotism. Patri- otism of itself is an abstract value, but instill it in the mind and heart of man and you have a patriot. What is a patriot? A patriot is one who meets the needs of his country. The men who broke the bonds that fettered us to England, those who set up our democratic government were patriots because they met the needs of today. What are America’s needs to-day? Her world-wide commerce, abundant harvests, and thriving industries attest to her economic well-being. The wonders her people have wrought in the realm of science: the results her mechanical genius has effected show that America’s needs are not there. No, our problems are not concerned with material things but are of a far different character. They find their root in the relation of each one of us to our national life; the connection between Mr. Average Citizen and the United States. The most pressing need of America to-day is a more active and a more intelli- gent citizenry, one in which each individual takes an active, thoughtful interest in the nation. Why is individual activity in the life of the nation so necessary? Our United States, a living organism like all nations, must obtain its food of life from the source of its power—the people. A nation cannot gain life from the past, no matter how glorious that past may be. Light and inspiration may come from history, but the only source of the nation’s life is the active, virile support of the people. A Democracy requires of its citizens more than passive loyalty. Here the people rule—they are the state. As a consequence the effective sup- port of the state can be no greater than the sum total of public activity. But how, you ask, is the high school youth concerned with this? He is about to leave behind the days of inactive passive loyalty to the nation and to assume the responsibilities of a citizen. In high school he has intellectually assimilated the ideals of the nation, but if America is to progress towards these ideals, its youth must actively participate in the life of the nation. We, as the citizens of to-morrow, can show our patrio- tism by accepting our civic responsibilities. To-day these are even greater than those of previous generations. Why? No longer are the political, economic and social problems of our life isolated. Under our modern com- plex civilization they are inextricably bound up not only with each other but with the individual of the nation. Take for example our immigration problem; as it affects the labor market and consequently the wages of our working people it is economic; as it affects the environment and stand- ards of living of our people it is social, and as it affects the number and calibre of our citizens it is political. So, too, prohibition—a determining influence in the prosperity, happiness and political well-being of the nation— is economic, social and political in its effect. The same is equally true of the majority of our problems. Scarce a question before the nation which does not directly or indirectly concern each one of us. All the evidence points to the crying need that we as Americans become more active and vigorous in the life of the nation. Unless there is active interest, patriot- ism is a mockery and a democratic America is an illusion. Are Americans meeting this need? Are we keenly alive to our civic duty? The buoyant optimist points to the noble response our citizens made Thirl «««‘ii to the call to the colors in the recent World War. True, indeed, when the danger was open, the evil flagrant, public activity was stimulated. On the other hand war-time patriotism is no fair measure of public activity. The real measure of public interest comes when the nation is at peace and conditions are normal, for then the most insidious evil a democracy may encounter creeps in. It is popular indifference—that disease which works so slowly and so steadily that one is scarce aware of it until it grows alarming. Here in the United States it has manifested itself in an increasing apathy to the common duties of a citizen, namely: obedience to the law, the intelligent exercise of the right of franchise and an active participa- tion in civic life. Witness the revolt against authority which has made this nation notorious for crime. Do our citizens fulfill their duty to vote? Astounding as it may seem, less than one-half of the enrolled voters of the nation went to the polls at the last Presidential election. Our neigh- bor countries may well ask if this is government by the majority. Municipal government, where public activity should be greatest, is too often a dismal failure. Look, if you will, at Philadelphia, where civil authorities, unable to maintain law and order, were forced to summon military aid; at Herrin, that ill-famed city of Illinois, where public senti- ment suffers riots and bloodshed to go unpunished. But why need we seek abroad for examples of public apathy! Is there a city of our size in the United States that has a building such as this to house its children; that has not a gymnasium to call its own; that has not a city-owned hospital to which the afflicted may turn? Hold not our representatives solely accountable! They are the product of our choice. The indifferent citizens who permit such conditions are at fault. It is for us to combat such apathy and indifference that it may not prove the undoing of our nation. Yet active participation in the life of the nation, important as it is, must be based on thought, otherwise it may prove a menace rather than a benefit to the nation. The problems which the active citizen must assist in solving are such that only by thinking hard and long will he solve them. Among these stupendous problems is that of education. How can we best guarantee every child a fair start in life? By extension of school age? By prohibition of child labor? These, problems in themselves, al- though closely allied to that of education, produce the great question of how far is the child a creature of the state. This vexing problem demands intelligent solution by the fathers and mothers of to-day and tomorrow, in increasing degree. A world question, though none the less America’s, is the great racial problem which is assuming menacing proportions. The white race, com- posing but one-third of the world’s population, has long dominated the colored races. The inevitable outcome has been a growing resentment, especially by the brown and yellow races of the East. The whites refused to recognize the equality of races even in this democratic nation. The Civil War, fought to free the slave, has been history these sixty years, yet the negroes of the South have never been given the right to vote, to say nothing of holding office. Segregated in their homes, churches, and schools, they are not permitted to call themselves Americans. Is it pos- sible to establish fraternal relations between races or are we to witness a great war of color against color? This is indeed a problem to tax the thinking citizens of America. A great social upheaval is taking place in the world. In Russia this movement has resulted in the land becoming the prey of communism and radicalism. Italy and Spain have succumbed to dictators, hoping for a solution of their problem in one man. Democratic America must work out her problem in another way. Fourtcrn The struggle between Capital and Labor is the most important phase of this social turnover at present. Will Labor or Capital ultimately tri- umph or will there be a great compromise? If we, as Americans, direct our energies to intelligently meeting our problem, this great social change will take the form of an evolution rather than a revolution. These are but a few of the many complex, deep-rooted problems which can be solved only in proportion as we think intelligently, and then act with courage and determination. This is the situation which fifteen thousand high school graduates in Massachusetts alone are facing this month. Is America meeting this need? Is our public activity really in- telligent? On the one hand education was never more widespread nor the paths to knowledge open to greater numbers. But on the other hand when concentrated thought was never more necessary we have an alarming lack of it. So centred are American people in their own daily occupations and especially in their theatres, sports and other daily pleasures that they have neither ear nor eye for their duties as citizens. How few have opin- ions about any current question of importance—opinions based on thought and personal judgment! Hew many unthinkingly adopt the views of their newspapers! That term public opinion has come to mean nothing more than the consensus of opinion of our newspaper editors. But since this should be a government by all the people, we Americans must think for ourselves or the country will cease to be democratic. In the quality of our leadership we find a test whether or not the people are thinking. To whom can we point as the Washington, the Frank- lin, the Hamilton or the Jefferson of our day? There are none in public life because the public—you and I—fail to seek out the proper persons to lead. Real leadership is lacking in public life because we fail to trouble ourselves about setting our standards of leadership and allow ourselves to be victimized by “would-be” leaders. Thinking people beget thinking leaders. Non-thinking people produce the shallow-minded politician so common to-day. Have we in Somerville our most competent, most able men as leaders? If we have not it is because the lack of public interest deprives those of leadership calibre of the incentive to lead. A think- ing, intelligent citizenry alone can supply the wise, courageous leaders needed in the city, state and nation. Yes, the need of the day, which the patriot is called to meet, is that of a more active and a more intelligent citizenry; the general indifference to and little thought on the affairs of the nation show that what we need is what we lack. However, when we consider the sound and wholesome character of of our people as a whole, when we consider the hundreds of thousands fore- going pleasures to obtain an education we see that the future is not hope- lessly dark. Such a transformation has been effected in our life that the older generation has not awakened to the new needs of the day. It is for the youth of America with its ardor and enthusiasm to awaken its elders from their lethargy; to inspire in them a lively sense of civic duty. Fellow Classmates: We are soon to number ourselves among the citizens of America. We are taking up our civic duties at a time when far too many of our citizens are asleep at the post of duty. Internal vigilance is the price of our liberty. An active, wide-awake, pulsating American democratic citizenry is the aggregator of self-sacrificing, active, alert, intelligent individuals. We of the class of 1926 are called upon to meet a very definite need in the life of the nation. It is for us to determine the Future of America. Athens, Rome and Florence are dead! Pleasure-loving, self-satisfied, materialistic citizenship were the weapons of their suicide. Profiting by their example let us here highly resolve that our dearly bought heritage of self-government shall not be forfeited, that the Stars and Stripes, the emblem of our patriotism, may proudly wave over an America whose citizens cherish and exercise their birth- right of self-government. Fifteen MARJORIE LONG (Hla00 (Dll? m Tune: “America, the Beautiful” Oh, beautiful for hours of work, For hours of pleasure, too; For friendships tried and fellowships That last the long years through, Dear twenty-six, oh, twenty-six, Thy class will always try To win success by nobleness, And hold traditions high. Oh, beautiful for knowledge gained Though school days now are past, For lessons learned that we shall need Where'er our lots are cast, Dear twenty-six, oh, twenty-six, Thy class remembers, too, The years will find you still in mind, Whatever we may do. Oh, beautiful for dreams we've known And hoped to realize, For memories of high school days Which we shall ever prize, Dear twenty-six, oh, twenty-six, Thy class leaves now, 'tis true, But memories will never cease, But last our whole lives through. Si I«•«•ii SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE 5HAW GLADYS ALLEN SECRETARY TREASURER- ANNA SANDSTROM DANIEL COTTER CLASS DAY COMMITTEE JOSEPH E GOUGH GIFT COMMITTEE HELEN V.GORDON THOMAS E POWERS CHARLES J.ZEC IRVING C. CROMWELL ORATOR IRENE B. HALL E.NATILIE DICKEY SENIOR NIGHT PR0PHE:T OFFICERS JOSEPH M.THOANTON J.ALDEN EDKINS HELEN LMINTON OSCAR SPEAR MERLE FERGUSON COMMITTEE DONALD MATHESON MILES WHITE. HISTORIANS junior Gllaas History In September, 1923, the class of '26 began its career in the Somer- ville High School. When the first wave of awe had passed over, the Sophomore Class settled down to the routine of school life. The first class action was the election of officers. They were as follows: President, George Shaw; Vice-President, Gladys Allen; Secretary, Edna May; Treasurer, George Cole. The collection of class dues was begun imme- diately. The fine spirit of loyalty which always pervaded the Class of 1926 manifested itself in the quick response to the collection of class dues. The Sophomore Dance was an extremely successful and enjoy- able affair. The novelty of the year was Sophomore Night. It was the first and last time in the history of the school that Sophomores were per- mitted an evening affair. Its success exceeded by far the hopes of the most sanguine. The year closed most successfully for the Class of ’26. The class began its second year in the High School with the desire to make their record the best ever. The first event was the election of class officers. The officers elected were: President, George Shaw; Vice- President, Gladys Allen; Secretary, Anna Sandstrom; Treasurer, Daniel Cotter. A good record for class dues started the class on a very success- ful year. Junior Night was voted a most enjoyable time by all who were fortunate enough to be present. The fall of 1925 brought the Class of ’26 back as the upper class of the school. It was for the members of that class to uphold traditions, to carry on the work of the classes before them and to better the school for their having been there. The class elections resulted in the re-election of the officers of the Junior Year: President, George Shaw; Vice-Presi- dent, Gladys Allen; Secretary, Anna Sandstrom; Treasurer, Daniel Cot- ter. It is worthy of notice that the first action of the class established a record. The class dues were collected one hundred per cent in the re- markably short period of two weeks. The class also established another record on the night of the Senior Play. The attendance was probably the largest at any school affair. Every ticket was sold before noon of the day set for the play. The success of the affair was due to the earnest work of the Senior Play Committee, the cast, the coach, and the hearty support of the Senior Class, as well as the other two classes. The class is proud to have as a member the composer of the pageant, “The Lesson of the Ages.” We are happy that the leading parts, as Ruin. Destruction, Queen Thrift and Father Time, were played by members of the Class of ’26. During this year as well as during the two past years, we have con- tributed largely to the success of athletic teams, drives and class affairs. The Class of ’26 has never been idle. The close of our career as members of this school brings a feeling of gratitude towards the teachers and Mr. Avery, who have helped us that we may succeed in the outside world. Now that the time for graduation has come, it is not for us to say whether or not we have been successful. We have tried to face our duty and to give our best. May traditions of our school be carried on and her motto, “Honor and Progress,” never sullied! GEORGE SHAW, President Class of ’26. Twenty ACTIVITIES CHARLES H. AARONIAN “Charlie,” 15 Kenneson Rd., Com- mercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Banking Associate (3), Second Orchestra (l), Glee Club (3), Hockey (3). “Of a good beginning cometh a good end.” HARRY H. ADAMIAN 336 Mystic St., Arlington, College Course, Transferred Suffolk, Traf- fic Squad (2). “And ne’er was a man so ambitious.” ALFRED D. AIELLO “Al,” 7 Joseph St., Scientific Course. “Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me, Went in at one ear and out at t’other.” BEATRICE J. ALEXANDER “Bea,” 38 Lincoln Parkway, Com- mercial Course, Graduating with Honor, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, Woodstock; second awards, Under wood, Woodstock. “Books and friends should be few and good.” ALVIN ALLEN “Al,” 66 Mystic Ave., General Course. “The mouth speaks, but the deed proves.” IRENE ALLEN “Rene,” 91 Heath St., College Course, Physical Training Leader (1), Year-Book Committee (3), Eng- lish Club (3), Interscholastic De- bate, “Filled or Fed” (2), First Orchestra (2, 3), Glee Club (3), Basketball (3.) “Who practiced what she preached, without pretence. The first of Yankee Virtues, Com- mon Sense.” Twenty-one ACTIVITIES GLADYS L. ALLEN “Buddie,” 115 Boston Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Vice- President (1, 2, 3), Proctor (2), Stu- dents’ Council (1, 2, 3), Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (1, 2, 3), Thrift Association (3), English Club (Short Story) (3), Class Day (1st Lieutenant) (2), Glee Club (1), President of Girls’ A. A. (3), Backetball (2, 3), Field Hockey (2, 3), Tennis (3), Swim- ming (3). Proctor (2), Typewriting honors, first and second awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal and Woodstock. “Her actions are like her curls—natural.” ALICE AMIDON “Al,” 27 Gorham St., General Course, Western Junior High, Proc- tor (3). Thrift Association (3), Per- fect Attendance (1, 2), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington and Woodstock; second award, Underwood, Royal and Wood- stock; third award, Underwood. “Life is not so short but that there is always room for courtesy.” CHARLES M. ANDERSON “Charlie,” “Andy,” 10 Belmont PI.. College Course, Graduating with Honor, Southern Junior High, Traffic Squad (3), School Patrol (3). “Still water runneth deep.” BARBARA M. ARCHIBALD “Barbs,” 1101 Broadway, College Course, Newport School, Nova Sco- tia, Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Asso- ciation (3). “The great law of cul- ture is: Let each become all that he was created capable of being.” ALBERT E. ARMSTRONG “Al,” 91 Cedar St., General Course, Graduating with Honor, Western Junior High, Physical Training Leader (2, 3), Traffic Squad As- sistant Supervisor (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (2). GRACE E. ARMSTRONG “Gracie,” 77 Partridge Ave., General Course, English Club (Poetry) (3), Thrift Association (3), Glee CluB (3.) “I am listening for the voices Which I heard in days of old.” Tw« n y-lwo ACTIVITIES RUTH ARMSTRONG “Buddy,” 37 Partridge Ave., Gen- eral Course, Northern Junior High, English Club (Poetry) (2), Thrift Association (3), Typewriting hon- ors, first awards, Underwood, Rem- ington, Royal and Woodstock. “You would not think any duty small If you yourself were great.” HUGO V. ASCOLILLO “Doc,” 19 Gordon St., General Course, Western Junior High, Physi- cal Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (2, 3), School Patrol (3), Physical Supervisor (3), Thrift As- sociation, Home Room Treasurer (3), Glee Club (1), Track (1), “This is the short and long of it.” HARRY ATAMIAN 82 Lowell St., College Course, Grad- uating with Honor, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Foot- ball (3), Baseball (3), Track (3), Basketball (2). “Every hour makes a demand on us.” FREDERICK W. ATHERTON “Freddie,” 17-A Atherton St., Gen- eral Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English Club (Secretary of Poetry) (3). “Poetry is his only failing.” RODERICK R. AYLESBURY “Boot,” 8 Webster St., General Course, Eastern Junior High, Physi- cal Training Leader (1), Baseball (2), Captain (3), Hockey (3). “Books for ‘Boot,’ Studies for ‘Rod.’ Well done for Aylesbury.” DORIS BAGLEY “Dottie,” 14 Warner St., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1, 2, 3). “Her voice is like the nightingale’s.” Twenty-tli roe ACTIVITIES EILEEN M. BAILEY “Lee,” 115 Cross St., Normal, Grad- uating with Honors, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Eng- lish Club (2, 3), Debating (3), Span- ish Club (3), Part in Plays “Thrift ’ Pageant (3). “Remember that all things are only opinion and that it is in your power to think as you please. MAE E. BAIRD “Maizy,” 20 Dane Ave., Commercial, Southern Junior High, Debating (3), Physical Training Leader (1), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3). “Soft blue eyes and dark bobbed hair. JEANETTE BAKER “Jay,” 65 Otis St., Commercial, Southern Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3), Room Treasurer (3), Physical Training Leader (1. 2, 3), English Club (3), Tennis (3), Swim- ming (3), Typewriting honors, first award, Underwood. “The only way to have a friend is to be one. JOSEPH BALBONI “Bal,” 215 Pearl St., College, North- ern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (2), Football (1, 2, 3). “On the field he was ever a valiant man and true.” PAULINE V. BAPTISTA “Polly,” 20 Pearson Rd., College, Eastern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (2, 3), Traffic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club, Vice-President (1, 2, 3), Junior Play, “When the Light Came,” “Why the Chimes Rang,” Thrift Pageant, Senior Play. “She is sure to be great some day. For where there’s a will, there’s a way.” LILLIAN R. BARONI “Lil,” 9 Jaques St., General, North- ern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1, 2), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Royal and Woodstock. “Impossible! Never say that foolish word to me!” T « ii y-four ACTIVITIES AUDREY E. BARR “Betty,” 951 Broadway. General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “1 hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.” ESTELLE BARRETT “Babe,” 36 Montrose St., Commer- cial Course, Eastern Junior High. Thrift Association, Banking Asso- ciate (3), Pageant Chorus (3), Christmas Play, Chorus (3), Glee Club (2, 3). “If ever she teaches, we plainly can see That ‘Lessons in Dancing’ her special will be.” MADELINE A. BARRIFFALDI “Buddy,” 52 Powder House Blvd., General Course, Thrift Association (3). “One is never so happy or so unhappy as one imagines.” JOSEFH BARRETT “Joe,” 108 Pearson Rd., General Course, Chelsea High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3), Football (3), Baseball (3.) “I am saddest when I sing. So are those that hear me. They are sadder even than I.” BEATRICE 0. BATES “Bee,” 40 Temple St.. College Course, Western Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (3), Radiator Staff, Rep- resentative (1), Assistant Class Edi- tor (1), Class Editor (2), Editor in Chief of Radiator (3), Editor in Chief of Year Book (3), Year Book Committee (2), English Secretary (3), Chairman Short Story Group (2), Plays “The Wild Rose” (1), Operetta (3), Author of “The Les- son of the Ages” (3), Glee Club (1). “Give me a pen and a mid-night lamp, And I’ll write great things for you.” INEZ I. BAUM “Inie,” 56 Cross St., College Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1). “Five feet two—eyes of blue, Has anyone here seen Inez?” Twenty-live ACTIVITIES RICHARD H. BAXTER “Dick,” 11 Elston St., College Course, Northern Junior High. Traf- fic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3). “Who to himself is law, no law doth need, Offends no law and is a king in- deed.” STEPHANIE BEAN “Steph,” 40 Central St., College Course, Hanover High School. “She has brown eyes and dark-brown curls.” ALFRED BELL “Al,” 29 Fountain Ave., Scientific Course, Eastern Junior High (Pre- viously attended), Proctor (1), Thrift Association (3), Slide Rule Club (3), Players’ Club (3), De- bating Club (3). “The pleasing pun- ishment that women bear.” MORRIS D. BENDER “Morey,” 100 Wayland St., Rox- bury, Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High. Physical Training Leader (1, 2), Thrift Association (3), First Orchestra (1, 2, 3). Second Orchestra (1), Band (1), Football (2, 3), Baseball (3), Track (1, 3). “With forehead villainous low, A bold, bad man.” HAROLD J. BENHAM “Dutch,” 105 Bromfield Rd., General Course, Gloucester High School, Proctor (3), Class Day Battalion Adjutant (2), Thrift Association (3), Baseball Team (3). “He who blushes is not quite a brute.” DOLPHIE E. BERG “Do!,” 138 Powder House Blvd., Col- lege Course, Western Junior High, English Club (3), Glee Club (3). “Life is long if you know how to use it.” Tw «■ nly-nlx ACTIVITIES RICHARD BERRY “Dick,” 176 Powder House Blvd., Scientific Course, Graduating with Honor, Western Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (2, 3), Slide Rule (3), Track (2). “A man am I, crossed with adversity.” MARY H. BETTENCOURT “Maine,” 14 Dimick St., Commercial Course, Southern .Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Spanish Club (2), Chorus in Pageant (3), Glee Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards Remington, Royal, Woodstock. “Live today, forgetting the anxieties of the past.” MADELEINE BIRCH 14 Maple Ave., General Course, Mansfield High School. “Promises make debts and debts make prom- ises.” FREDERICK A. BIRD “Birdie,” 86 Myrtle St., Scientific- Course, Eastern Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (Assistant Floor Super- intendent) (2, 3), Physical Training Leader (1, 2. 3), Slide Rule Club (3), Senior Play (3), Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Debating (2). “Indu’d with sanctity of reason.” ESTHER BLAMIRE “Ecky,” 11 Lowden Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “A princess fair she is—a pretty princess, too.” AILI A. BOCKSTROM “Pinkie,” 45 Adrian St.. Normal Course, Thrift Association (3), “Progress, therefore, is not an acci- dent, but a necessity. It is part of nature.” Tu pnl.v-xeven ACTIVITIES RICHARD BOLLARD “Dick,” 24 Henderson St., Commer- cial Course, Northern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1, 2), Traffic Squad (2, 3), School Patrol (3), Radiator Representative (1, 2, 3), Banking Associate (3), Treas- urer Spanish Play (1, 2), Pageant (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1), Track (3). “Set all at six and seven.” EDWARD BRADY “Eddie,” 20 Merriam St., General Course, Southern Junior High. “A student he will be.” MARY C. BRADY 33 Adrian St., Normal Course, Class Day Lieutenant (2), Thrift Associa- tion (3), Glee Club (2, 3). I wish I knew the good of wishing.” ARLINE BRENNAN “Lee.” 6 Giles Park, Normal Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3), English Club (3), Glee Club (3), Field Hockey (1), Tennis (3), First Lieutenant Class Day (2). “She dances like an autumn leaf.” DONALD BRIGHAM “Don,” 35 Belknap St., General Course, Western Junior High. “I cannot tell what the dickens his name is.” W. SPENCER BRODIL “Spen,” 22 Ames St., College Course, Northern Junior High, Proctor (3), Traffic Squad (1, 2, 3), Thrift Asso- ciation (3). “Well languaged Dan- iel.” Tw«mi t -«‘iuliI ACTIVITIES GLADYS M. L. BROMBERG “Glad” 19 Cedar St., College Course, Graduating with Honor, English Club (3). “Patience and virtue are her hand-maidens.” SADIE E. BROOKS “Dutchie,” 31 Lexington Ave., Com- mercial Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Poetry Club (2), Glee Club (1), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Woodstock. “I am de- voted to study.” MARY J. BROPHY “Dutchie,” 47 Pennsylvania Ave., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Field Hockey (1), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood. Reming- ton, Royal, Woodstock. “Variety is the spice of life.” ALDEN D. BRUCE 22 Tower St., Scientific Course, Southern Junior High, Senior Play (3), Slide Rule (3), Member School Patrol (2), Officer in charge (3), President Traffic Squad (3), Super- visor Traffic Squad (2), Squad’s man Traffic Squad (2), Physical Training Leader (1). “Come not within the meanue of my wrath.” RUTH L. BRYANS “Ruddy,” 27 Adrian St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Phy- sical Training Leader (1), Glee Club (1, 2, 3). “Carve your name on hearts and not on marble.” DOROTHY BRYANT “Dot,” 11 Pennsylvania Ave., Com- mercial Course, Northern Junior High. Physical Training Leader (1), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1). “True friendship never considers safety first.” Twenty-nine ACTIVITIES JENNIE R. BUCHANAN “Bud,” 43 Temple St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “Few things are impossible to diligent skill.” HELEN BUCKLER “Sis,” 95 Kidder Ave., General Course, Woburn High School, Thrift Association, Glee Club (1, 3), “A dark-haired girl with eyes of blue. And I bet you’d like to know her, too.” ELIZABETH E. BUCKLEY “Betty,” 43 Bow St., Normal Course. Southern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1), Traffic Squad (1, 2), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3), First Lieutenant Class Day (2). “She is blithe, she is gay. She could dance from night to day.” FRANCES C. BUCKLEY “Fran,” 220-A Summer St., General Course, Proctor (1, 3), Thrift As- sociation Member (3), English Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal and Woodstock. “As chaste as unsunn’d snow.” MARY P. BUCKLEY “Mae,” 18 Durham St., College Course, Southern Junior High, First Orchestra (1), Glee Club (1, 2). “Be satisfied with nothing but your best.” MUNROE W. BURBANK “Maney,” 102 Powder House Blvd., General Course, Western Junior High. Class Day Lieutenant (2), Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (1, 2), School Patrol (2), Radiator Staff Artist (3), Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (2, 3), Mandolin Club, Vice-President and Treasurer (1, 2), Part in Plays (2, 3). “The heart to conceive, the un- derstanding to direct or the hand to execute.” Thirty ACTIVITIES MARY FRANCES BURKE “Billie,” 280 Lowell St., Normal Course, Physical Training Leader (2, 3), Players (1, 2, 3), Christmas Pageant, Senior Play “Surprise Ex- traordinary”, Glee Club (2, 3), Bas- ketball (1, 2, 3), Field Hockey (2, 3), Tennis (2, 3), Swimming (3), Manager Tennis Team (3). “Although you’re not so very tall, You’re simply great at basket- ball.” DOROTHY BURNS “Dot,” 285 Powder House Blvd, General Course, Physical Training Leader (1, 2), Thrift Association (3). Young, cheerful and full of life, Dot will surely make a good wife.” LAWRENCE H. BUTTERS “Bing,” 81 Hudson St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Stu- dents’ Council (1, 2), Physical Train- ing Leader (1), Chairman Junior Night Committee, Football (1), Baseball (1, 2, 3). “A bevy of fair women ? ” ALICE EVA CAMPBELL “Al,” 26 Garrison Ave., Normal Course. “A girl who knew her own mind was ‘Al’ A real live girl, and a wonderful pal.” EDITH CAMPBELL “Edie,” 3 Maple Ave., General Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association, Assistant Room Treasurer (3), Poetry Club (2), Basketball (1, 2, 3), Field Hockey (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal and Woodstock. “A charming girl with knowing eyes, That make you think she’s wondrous wise.” EDWARD L. CANNEY 1091 Broadway, College Course, Western Junior High. “To put a girdle round about the world.” Thirty-one ACTIVITIES THOMAS C. CANNIFF “Tom” or “Lefty,” 47 Spencer Ave., General Course, Eastern Junior High School, Thrift Association (3), Football (3). “One frank of spirit, who will and can, if he will.” GEORGE CANTWELL “Joe,” 19 Boston St., Scientific Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association, Room Treasurer (3), Traffic Squad (3), School Patrol (3). “Of good natural parts and of a liberal education.” TERESA M. CAREW “Tess,” 28 Cutter Ave., Commercial Course, Cambridge Latin, Thrift As- sociation (3), Players’ Club (3), Typewriting awards: first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, Woodstock. “Laughter wins her many friends.” EDNA I. CARLSON “Eddy,” 21 Walter St., General Course, Northern Junior High. “That cordial, unaffected, most af- fectionate presence.” HELEN E. CARROLL 37 Ames St., College Course, North- ern Junior High. Players’ Club (3), Pageant (3), Glee Club (3), Swim- ming (3). “The world will always be good to you Because you’re a real friend, trusted and true, Even if it looks like rain or sun You’re simply bubbling over with fun.” JOHN R. CASEY “Slim,” 21 Houghton St., College Course, Southern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1, 2), Thrift Association (3), Debating Club (1, 2). “Since time fleets, all is changer The past is gone, seize today.” A( TIMTIKS JOHN P. CASEY “Dimple,’' 15 Kingman Rd., Commer- cial Course, Proctor (2), Thrift As- sociation (3), Banking Associates (3), Pageant (3). “Push on, keep moving!” WALTER J. CASEY “Walla,” 15 Kingman Rd., Commer- cial Course, Southern Junior High, Room Representative (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3), Leader (3), Basket- ball (2), Physical Training Leader (L 2). “In the nick of time he comes And better late than never.” LOUISE S. CASWELL 1G Kenwood St., General Course, Thrift Association (3), English Club (2, 3), Glee Club (1), Type- writing honors, first awards, L'wlei- wood, Royal: second awards. Under- wood, Remington. “A good laugh is sunshine in a house.” AMALIA C. CATANI “Nena,” 12 Craigie St., General Course, Southern Junior High. “Where there’s fun she’s always in it, Never still for half a minute!” JOSEPH CAVAZZONI “Cava,” 30 Granite St., Scientific Course, Southern Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (2, 3), Slide Rule Club (3). “We know the truth, not only by the ream, but also by the heart.” COSMO CAVICCHIO “Skinny,” 21 Boston St.. General Course, Eastern Junior High. “How history makes one shudder and laugh by turns.” T!iir(y-|lir« « a(ti vrriEs ROSE MARIE CERTUSI “Blondie,” 33 Franklin St., General Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English Club (2, 3), Spanish Club (1), Glee Club (1, 2, 3). “Love is the life of friendship.” FRANCES CHANDLER “Frannie,” 11 Tennyson St., College Course. Northern Junior High, Glee Club (3). “ A heart of honor, a tongue of truth.” ELEANOR CHAPIN “Jerry,” 64 Pearson Rd., Commer- cial Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, and Woodstock; second awards, Underwood and Remington. “She’s some gal!” ISOBEL M. CHENEY “Izzy,” 22 Oliver St., Normal Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Pag- eant, Thrift Association (3), Play- ers’ Club (3), English Club (3), De- bating Club (3), Spanish Club (3), “Uncle Jimmy” (3), Glee Ciuo (3). “A presence to be felt and known In darkness as in light.” ELEANOR M. CHESLEY “Ellie,” 38 Willow avenue, Normal Course, Western Junior High, Play- ers’ Club (3), Glee Club (3), Stage Manager of “Uncle Jimmy” (3), Chorus, Christmas Play (3), Chorus, Pageant (3). “Two biue eyes and s veot brown curls, A merry smile, a queen of girls.” EVELYN M. CLARK “Ev,” 30 School St., Commercial Course, Southern Junior High. Thrift Association (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3), Typewriting honors, first award, Woodstock; second award, Remington. “Good without pretence, Blessed with plain reason and with sober sense.” Tliirl -four ACTIVITIES GRACE I. CLARK “Gracy,” 303 Powder House Blvd., General Course, Thrift Association (3), Mandolin Club (1, 3). “Good music is her great delight.” FRANCIS CLAY “Fran,” 62 Pinckney St., College Course, Eastern Junior High. “An obscure man, well known to few.” CELIA CLAYMAN “Cel,” 78 Marion St., College Course. “The light of hope illum- ines every darkness.” PHILIP JAMES COADY “Clem,” 23 Charnwood Rd., Commer- cial Course, Cambridge High and Latin, Thrift Association (3), Bank- ing Associates (3). “Excellence is the reward of patient work.” HARRY COGGSHALL “Coggie,” 166 Sycamore St., Genera! Course, Western Junior High School, Traffic Squad (3), Assistant Super- visor (3), Supervisor (3), School Patrol Secretary (3), Thrift Asso- ciation, Receiving Teller (3), Eng- lish Club (3). “A clean conscience is a sure card.” EVELYN COHEN “Evie,” 41 Dartmouth St., Normal Course, Centre Junior High, Med- ford, Thrift Association (3), De- bating (1), Basketball (1), Tennis (1). “She is a small girl with a great sense of humor.” Thirty-five .u tin mi:s HAROLD COLBURN “Colburn,” -12 Jaqucs St., Scientific Course, Northern Junior High, Man- dolin Club President (3), Leader (2, 3). “Till the light of life is dim, We always will remember him.” ROBERT T. COLEMAN “Bob,” 101 Bartlett St., College Course, English High, Class Proctor (1), Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3), Track (1, 2, 3). “Hang sorrow! Care’ll kill a cat.” CHESTER COLLINS “Chet,” 142 Morrison avenue, Col- lege Course, Western Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1), Traf- fic Squad (3), School Patrol (3), Thrift Association (3), Football (3), Baseball (1). HELEN F. COLLINS “Booka,” 170 Walnut St., Commer- cial Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Spanish Club (1). “Books are rare friends indeed.” CHESTER F. COLWELL “Chet,” 22 Mountain Ave., General Course, Southern Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (2, 3), School Patrol (2, 3), Radiator Staff Representative (1, 2). Assistant Business Manager (2), Business Manager (3), Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (1, 2, 3), First Orchestra (3), Second Orchestra (1, 2), Band (1, 2, 3), Stage Manager “When the Light Came” (2). “Work, work! What is work, I pray, but something to be done ? ” CATHERINE F. CONLEY 48 Hawthorne St., Commercial Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, Woodstock; second awards, Under- wood and Woodstock. “She controls- the keys with fingers swift as light.” Tlilrty-Mlx ACTI VITIES CATHERINE CONNOLLY “Sis,” 26 Trull St., Commercial Course, Northern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1), Glee Club (1, 3), “Wild Rose” Operetta, Thrift Association (3), Pageant (3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood, Remington, Royal, and Wood- stock; second award, Underwood. “Time and patience will always co- operate with you.” DOROTHY A. CONNOR “Dot,” 18 Gibbens St., Commercial Course, Physical Training Leader (1), Thrift Association (3), Spanish Club (2, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood. Reming- ton, Royal, Woodstock. “Constant you are, but yet a woman.” CATHERINE C. CORBETT “Kay,” 50 Walnut St., College Course, St. Joseph’s. “Come and trip it as you go, On the light fantastic toe.” CORNELIUS CORCORAN “Connie,” 309 Broadway, General Course, Northern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1), Boys’ Glee Club (3), Fife and Drum Corps (3), Football (1.2. 3), Ice Hotkey (2, 3). “The fashion wears out more ap- parel than the man.” DANIEL J. COTTER “Danny,” 42 Concord Ave., College Course, Southern Junior High, Class Treasurer (2, 3), Students’ Council, Member (2, 3), Treasurer (3), Traf- fic Squad (1, 2, 3), School Patrol (3), Radiator Staff (1), Thrift As- sociation (3), Players’ Club (1, 2, 3), Webster Debating Society (Sec- retary 2. President 3), Somerville High Debating Society (1, 2, 3), Red Cross Drive (2, 3), Chairman (3), Mandolin Club (2). Parts in Thrift Pageant “Filled or Fed,” “When the Light Came,” “Star Gleams, “Tin- Stepmother,” “The Missing Card.” “A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing.” MONICA Q. COTTER “Monie,” 238 Summer St., College Course, Western Junior High, Play- ers’ Club (2, 3), Debating Club (1, 2, 3), Glee Club (1, 3), Swimming (3), Christmas Play. “Sound the trumpets! The Queen approaches.” Thirty-seven ACTIVITIES GEORGE N. COYLE, JR. “Cokie,” 356-A Broadway, Scientific Course, Traffic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), English Club (3), Football (2, 3). “Promise is best given when the least is said.” IRVING C. CROMWELL “Irv,” 153 Lowell St., General Couise, Northern Junior High, Proc- tor (1, 2), Sergeant Class Day (1), Chairman Class Day Committee (3). Traffic Squad (1, 2, 3), Board of Supervisors (2, 3), Radiator Repre- sentative (1, 2), Circulating Man- ager (3), Thrift Association, Room Treasurer (3). Sketch Club Presi- dent (3), Band (1), Physical Train- ing Leader (1). “Praise ne’er drives me from my duty.” DOROTHY W. CROSBY “Dot,” 93 Munroe St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (3), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1), Field Hockey (1). “Truth and sincerity are the greatest of charms.” DOROTHY M. CROSSMAN “Dot,” 66 Woods Ave., Normal Course, Graduating with honor, Longwood High School, Cleveland, Ohio, Proctor (1), Basketball (1), Assistant in West Library. “May life for her be one sweet song, Her days of joy be full and long.” ANNETTE S. CROWELL “Netie,” 19 Indiana Ave., Normal Course, Graduating with Honor, Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Associa- tion, Assistant Room Treasurer (3), Sketch Club, Secretary (3). “A real good friend and sport.” MADELINE L. CROWLEY “Buddy,” 51 Pennsylvania Ave., Commercial Course, Thrift Associa- tion (3). “Nature designed her to be of good cheer.” Thirfy-riiclit ACTIVITIES MARGARET J. CROWLEY “Peggy,” 1 Thurston St., Normal Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Woodstock; second award, Remington. “Tran- quil people accomplish much.” CATHERINE L. CROY “Hath,” 219 Powder House Blvd., College Course, Southern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1. 2, 3), Thrift Association (3), De- bating (1, 3), Manager of Girls’ Basketball Team (2, 3), Field Hockey (3), Swimming (3), Inter- scholastic Debate, Tennis (3). “She was an all-around ‘sport’ and a worthy debator.” MARY E. CUNEO “Ree,” 33 Cutter St., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, Royal, and Woodstock. “Nature has appointed her to be sincere.” ELEANOR CUTLER “Rollie,” 21 Cleveland St., Arlington, Commercial Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), As- sistant Room Treasurer (3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood, Remington, Royal and Wood- stock. “Faithfulness and sincerity first of all.” EDWARD L. CURRAN “Eddie,” 150 Albion St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1), Radi- ator Representative (2), Thrift As- sociation (3). “And puts himself upon his good behavior.” JAMES P. CUTLER “Jimmie,” 24 Brastow Ave., College Course, Southern Junior High, Proc- tor (1), Chairman Senior Play Com- mittee, Associate Editor Radiator (3), President English Club (3), English Club (2, 3), Players’ Club (2, 3). “And strange to say he likes the ladies.” Thirty-nine ACTIVITIES FAUL C. DALY 16 Electric Ave., General-Scientific Course, Thrift Association (3), Eng- lish Club (3), Debating (3). “And oh, how he can talk French!” ALBERT C. DARCY, JR. “Al,” 85 Prospect St., Scientific Course, Physical Training Leader (1), Thrift Association (3), De- bating (2, 3), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3). “And the vile-squeaking of the ivory-necked fife.” MIRIAM B. DAVID “Giggles,” 36-A Adrian St., Com- mercial Course, Thrift Association (3). “An able girl shows her spirit by gentle words and resolute actions. MABEL E. DAVIDSON “Mab's,” 14 James St., Normal Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3). “She has a sweet manner and a winning way.” JANE DAY “Rosalie,” 38 Browning Rd., College Course, Thrift Association (3), Eng- lish Club (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3). “She is a dreamer of dreams.” FRANK W. DE ANGELIS “Slats,” 14-A Trull St., General Course, Physical Training Leader (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Band (2). “He whose heart is great need have no fear.” Forty PIERINO DIBLASIO 969 Broadway, General Course, Western Junior High, Poetry Club. “Music hath its charms.” BARBARA F. DERVAN “Babs,” 63 Chester St., General Course, Northern Junior High. Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3), Field Hockey (3), Typewriting honors: first award, Underwood. “She was always ready to help a friend.” DOROTHY DEVINE “Dot,” 11 Pearl Ter., Commercial Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association C3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Remington, Woodstock. “She is a neighborly little person.” JANICE M. DENNIE “Jan,” 68 Liberty Ave., Normal, Transferred from the Fairhaven High, Thrift Association (3). “Here is to Janice—a favorite with all.” CHARLES DICECCA “Charlie,” 83 Boston St., Scientific- Course, Southern Junior High. “Deeper than did ever plummet sound, I’ll drown my book.” FRANK DI CIACCIO “Frankie, 9 Josephine Ave., Gen- eral Course, Eastern Junior High, First Orchestra Concert, Master (1, 2, 3), Glee Club (3), Band (1, 2). “Still to be neat, still to be As you were going to a feast.” Forty-one ACTIVITIES EDITH NATALIE DICKEY “Nat,” 19 Belknap St., General Course, Physical Training Leader (3), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, Royal and Woodstock; second award, Remington. “Her music was her talent, Her distinction was her charm!” SAMUEL DOCTOROFF “Doc,” 51 Heath Street, General Course, Northern Junior High, Patrol Building (3), Physical Train- ing Leader (2), Radiator Represen- tative (3), Thrift Association (3), First Orchestra (1, 2, 3), Glee Club (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1). “Happy man! “Life is not life at all without de- light.” ANNA E. DOLAN 48 Springfield St., Commercial Course, Physical Training Leader (1, 3), Thrift Association (3), Wild Rose Play (1), Glee Club (1 2, 3). “Do noble things—not dream them.” MARIE E. DONAHUE “Molly,” 74 Josephine Ave., Com- mercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Typewrit- ing awards, first award, Royal, Woodstock. “A light heart lives long.” GRACE DONDALE 45 Comvell Ave., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Thrift As- sociation (3), English Club (3). “She was quite studious, so it seemed, Wise, fair-spoken and esteemed!” MARGARET DONINI “Peggy,” 132 North St., Commercial Course, Girls’ High, Thrift Associa- tion (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Remington, Woodstock. “She was a student of clear ideas.” Port y-hvo V. ACTIVITIES DOROTHY A. DOYLE “Dot,” 7 Laurel Ave., Commercial Course, Spanish, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Royal, Woodstock. “She learns to live and lives to learn.” FRANK DREW “Drowsy” “Dewev,” 23 Arthur St., College Course, Eastern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1), Thrift Association (3), “When the Light Came,” “Why the Chimes Rang” Chorus (2, 3), Glee Club (1, 2. 3). “Then will he talk—Ye gods! How he will talk.” MARION L. DUFFEY “Smiley,” 24 Gilman St., Commer- cial Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Tennis (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Remington and Royal. “Marion Duffey is cute and fluffy, With always a smile for all.” MARION C. DUNBAR 22 Dartmouth St., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation. “Happy am I and free from care.” ELIZABETH A. EASSON “Betty,” 26 Fairfax St., Commercial Course. Graduating with Honor, Ludlow, Mass. High. Physical Train- ing Leader (1), Thrift Association (3), English (3), Glee Club l i. Hockey, Field (3), Tennis (3). “Good sense and good nature are never sep- arated.” J. ALDEN EDKINS “Andy,” 67 Central St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader Supervisor (3), Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Association, (3), Players’ Club (1. 2), President (3), Sketch (3), Parts in plays “Filled or Fed” (2), Stage Manager Junior Play (2), Christmas Play (2, 3), Senior Play (3), Glee Club (1, 2), Leader (3). “Still govern thou my song, Uranica, and fit audience find.” Forty-three ACTIVITIES EDWARD EDWARDS, JR. “Eddie,” 49 Vinal Ave., College Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). Band (2), Fife and Drum Corps (1). “Better it is to think more and talk less.” RUTH M. EDWARDS “Rufus,” G6 Hall Ave., Commercial Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), perfect attendance for 5 years, Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, Royal, Woodstock; second award, Remington. “What secret delight a quiet person affords.” WARREN P. ELDRIDGE “El,” 47 Highland Rd., General Course, Western Junoir High, Traffic Squad (3), Radiator Representative (1), Junior Staff (2), Humor Editor (3), School Patrol (3), Thrift Asso- ciation, Receiving Teller (3). “Mar- lowe’s mighty line.” ANTHONY ENGLISH “Tony,” 55 Elmwood St., Western Junior High, General Course, First Orchestra (3). “And yet I cannot tell thee why, I’m pleased and yet I’m sad.” EDNA E. ENNIS “Ed,” 41 Claremon St., Commercial Course, Western Junior High. Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3). “Everything we say about her is nice.” MURLE EVERETT 11 Clarke St., General Course, Phys- ical Training Leader (1), Thrift As- sociation (3), English Club (3), Glee Club (1). “A maiden modest, and yet self-possessed.” Forty-four ACTIVITIES MARY GERTRUDE FALLON 36 Concord Ave., Commercial Course, Graduating with Honor, Room Treasurer, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal and Woodstock. “There’s lots we might say of you, but one word will suffice—‘nice.’ ” JESSIE FARDY “Tidda,” 8 Walter Terrace, Com- mercial Course, Physical Training Leader (1), Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first award, Woodstock. “What is the end of study? Let me know.” WILBUR FENN “Bump,” 34 Ware St., Scientific Course, Alamont High, N. Y., Traf- fic Squad (2, 3), School Patrol (3). “Cursed with an appetite keen I am. And I’ll subdue it—with cold roast lamb.” MARIE EVELYN FERGUSON “Ev,” 22 Craigie St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Banking Associate (3). “A lovely girl is above all rank.” MERLE FERGUSON 378 Medford St., College Course, Physical Training Leader (2), Thrift Association (3), First Orches- tra Pianist (3), perfect attendance 2 years. “Bid me play, I’ll enchant thine ear.” VIRGINIA ROSE FERNANDEZ 31 Copley St., Cambridge, trans- ferred from Dorchester High, Com- mercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (3), Sketch Club, Vice-President (3), Glee Club (2, 3), Leader (3), Soloist Christmas Play (2, 3), Chorus, Pageant (3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Rem- ington, Royal. “An artist and a singer.” Fort -ll c ACTIVITIES BERNICE FIELDING “Bunny,” 45 Bay State Ave., College Course. “Patient endurance attain- eth all things.” JOHN FINIGAN “Jack,” 34 Radcliffe Rd., General Course, Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2), Baseball (3), Track (3). “I have an exposition of sleep come upon me.” ELIZABETH M. FISHER “Betty,” 18 Lee St., College Course, Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Associa- tion (3). “By nature, ‘Betty’ was born a friend to glee and merri- ment.” MORTIMER FISHER “Bud,” 18 Lee St., College Course, Thrift Association (3), Tennis (3). “I am monarch of all I survey. My right there is none to dispute.” HARRIS FISHMAN “Fishy,” 2 Edgar Terrace, College Course, Boston English High, Thrift Association (3). “A man of courage is also full of faith.” JOHN W. FLAHIVE 24 Dane Ave., Scientific Course, Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Association (3), Slide Rule Club (3), Cheer Leader (3). “I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people.” Forty-Mix ACTI VITIKS GERTRUDE M. FLEMING “Gert,” 8 Brastow Ave., Commercial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first award. Remington; second award, Underwood. “Cheery speech maketh happy hearts.” HENRY J. FLYNN “Red,” “Hen,” 32 High St., Scien- tific Course, Southern Junior High, Physical Training Supervisor (3), Leader (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Second Orchestra (1, 2), Glee Club Piano Accompanist (3), Football Cheer Leader (3), School Patrol (3), Band (1, 2). “Where there is a cheer, There’s a way.” JOHN F. FOGERTY “Jack, 39 Carver Rd., Watertown, Mass., General Course, Northern Junior High. “Whate’er he did was done with so much ease, In him alone ’twas natural to please.” ANNA FOLEY “Booka,” 37-A Vernon St., Commer- cial Course, Northern Junior High, Physical Training leader (1). Thrift Association (3), Spanish (1), Type- writing honors, first awards, Rem- ington and Wroocistock. “She that was ever fair and never proud.” HERMENA F. FONSECA “Mena,” 38 Otis St., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association, Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Remington. “Simplicity is a jewel rarely found.” LORETTA L. FORD “Flivver,” 14 Wigglesworth St., Rox- bury, Normal Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Pageant (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3). “She was a scholar and a good one.” Fort -«even ACTIVITIES LOUISE A. FORTUNE “Lou ' 21 Wellington Ave., Commer- cial Course, Physical Training Lead- er (1), Thrift Association (3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Rem- ington and Woodstock. “May she be as lucky as her name ’ EDITH GLADYS FOY “Edie,” 29-A Walter St., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Junior Radiator Staff (2), English Club (2), Glee Club (1), Sophomore Operetta, Traffic Squad (3). “She’s charming besides fun to know.” LILLIAN AGNES FRANCIS “Lil,” 93 Pennsylvania Ave., Normal Course, Thrift Association (3), Play Writing Club (3), Glee Club (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1). “She is always doing homework. When does she play?” LESTER FRENCH 34 Russell Rd., General Course. “Our own felicity we make or find.” CHARLES FREVORT “Chickie,” 130 Cedar St., General Course. “There is no duty we so much un- derrate as the duty of being happy.” THOMAS GALLAGHER “Bill,” 11 Madison St., College Course. “So much worse for the texts.” Fort - -iuli t ACTIVITIES GLADYS H. GAUNCE ..“Woggie,” 28 Moreland St., Gen- eral Course, Northern Junior High. Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Woodstock. ‘‘Cheer- ful company shortens the miles.” MILDRED C. GAVIN “Milly,” 36 Berkeley St., Commer- cial Course, Graduating with Honor, Southern Junior High, Spanish Club (1), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, and Woodstock; second award, Woodstock. “Always there with the goods—that’s ‘Milly.’ ” JOSEPH FRANCIS GEARY •Joe,” 10-A Josephine Ave., College Course, Western Junior High, Eng- lish Club (3), Thrift Association - Home Room Treasurer (3), Players’ Club (3), Christmas Play “When the Chimes Ring”,” Poetry Club (3). “The kindest man, The best conditioned and unwearied spirit In doing courtesies.” PAULINE L. GERALD “Jerry,” 77 Lowden Ave., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Traffic Squad (3), Glee Club (1), Junior Radiator Staff (2). “To know ‘Jerry’ is to like her.” LENA GIANINO 40 Lincoln St., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3), Glee Club (1, 3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood and Royal; second awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal and Woodstock. “There is nothing like fun, is there? I have it myself, so I like it in others.” ESTHER R. GILES “Es,” 54 Oliver St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Banking Associate (3). “Always happy, always the same!” ACTIVITIES EDWARD GIROUX “Eddie,” 12 Lincoln St., Scientific Course, Proctor (2, 3), Physical Training Leader (3). Traffic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3). “A word spoken in season is like an ap- ple of silver, and actions are more precious than words.” IRMA ELIZABETH GODUTI “Betty,” 10 Dover St., General Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3). “Silence is the one great art of conversation.” JOSEPH GODUTI “Joe,” 83 Hudson St., College Course, Radiator Staff Rpresenta- tive (3), Thrift Association (3). “And wisely tell what hour o’ the’ day, The clock does strike by Algebra.” OPAL M. GOFF “Polly,” 31 Marshall St., General Course, Typewriting honors, first and second awards, Underwood. “She has both wit and cleverness.” BEATRICE R. GOODMAN 109 Rogers Ave., General Course, Graduating with Honor, Western Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Spanish (1, 3), Operetta (1), Glee Club (1. 2), Swimming (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Royal; second award, Underwood. “I know what I know.” HELEN V. GORDON 109 Gilman St., General Course, Eastern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (1, 2, 3), Radiator Staff, As- sistant Editor (3), Class Editor (3), Thrift Association (3), English (2), Sophomore Operetta “The Wild Rose,” Glee Club (1, 2), Treasurer (2), Swimming (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, and Woodstock; second award, Underwood. “Sometimes charming, most times talkative—never the same for two moments together!” Fifty ACTIVITIES LUDWIG GORDON “Luddy,” 406 Mystic Ave., Scientific Course, Northern Junior High, Slide Rule Club (3). “There is no royal road to Geometry.” RUTH L. GORDON “Ruthie,” 88 Albion St., College Course, Northern Junior High, Eng- lish Club, Play writing Section (2, 3), Glee Club (3), Second Orchestra (1). “Her glory was her hair!” GRACE E. GOUGH “Grade,” 15 Marshall St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Woodstock; second award, Reming- ton. “Earnest effort carries one far.” JOSEPH F. GOUGH “Joe,” 15 Marshall St., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Northern Junior High. Year-Book Committee (2), Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (3), English Club (2, 3), Treasurer of Webster De- bating Society (2, 3), Interscholas- tic Debating Team (3), Vice-Presi- dent of Spanish Club (2), Senior Play, Junior Night Play, Spanish Play (2), Christmas Play (3), Class Day Orator. “There is no orator who is not a hero.” RUTH E. GRACE “Rufus,” 85-A Partridge Ave., Gen- eral Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3). “She may look quiet but look again.” JULIA M. GRADY “Billie,” 7 Henderson St., Normal Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1). Fifty-one ACTIVITIES W. WALLACE GRANT Wally,” 94 Moreland St., Scientific Course, Traffic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Room Treasurer (3), Slide Rule Club (3). “His heart was one of those which most enamour is, Wax to receive and marble to re- tain.” OPAL GRAY 50 Morrison Ave., General Course, Thrift Association (3), English (2), Sketch Club (3), Typewriting honor, first awards, Underwood and Remington; second award, Under- wood. “Merit is greater than fame.” IRENE V. GREENE “Greenie.” 11 Curtis Ave., Commer- cial Course. Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Woodstock. “When boys are nigh, she is quite shy; She always has to close one eye.” ISABELLE GREENE “Izzy,” 57 Bartlett St., College Course, Graduating with Honor. “She has a cheery nature.” EDWARD A. GUAZZALOCA “Eddie,” 78 Lowell St., General Course, Thrift Association (3). “Our own felicity we make or find.” DOLORES J. GLTBORD “Dee,” 11 Harvard PI., General Course, Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3), Basketball (1. 2). Captain (1). “Tall—and calm she walks.” Fifty-two ACTIVITIES EDITH V. GUSTAFSON 301 Powder House Blvd., Commer- cial Course Thrift Association (3), English Club (2, 3), Vice-President Spanish Club (2, 3), Spanish (3), “The Wild Rose” (1), La Sorpresa de Isidoro (2), Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Leader (3), Field Hockey (1), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood, Remington, Royal and Wood- stock; second awards, Underwood, Remington; third award, Under- wood. “Many call her friend.” EILEEN HALEY “Freckles,” 14 Carlton St., Commer- cial Course, Glee Club (2). “A ‘peach’ of a friend.” HELEN R. HALEY 256 Somerville Ave., Normal Course, Physical Training Leader (2. 3), Traffic Squad (1), Glee Club (1, 2), Part in Play (3). “We would that we were like she!” AGNES HALL 96 Line St., Normal Course, trans- ferred from Oakland High School, Oakland, Maine, Thrift Association (3). English Club (3). “A thor- oughly fine girl.” IRENE HALL 18 Henry Ave., General Course, Northern Junior High, Students’ Council (3), Thrift Association (3), English Club (2), Typewriting honors, first awards, Remington, Roval and Woodstock. “Witty, lively, full of fun.” HELEN HALL 25 Lowden Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, and Woodstock; second awards, Underwood and Woodstock. “Sunny hair and a sunny nature.” -til ACTIVITIES MARY HALL 43 Electric Ave., College Course, Secretary and Treasurer, Debating Club (3), Players’ Club (3), Eng- lish Club (3), Pageant (3), Inter- scholastic debates with Medford and Malden in 1926 (3). “Although she doesn’t say much, Nor does she show off. To her debates and knowledge Our hats we must doff.” GEORGE W. HALLBERG “Hal,” 34 Sterling St., College Course, Traffic Squad (3), School Patrol (3), Thrift Association (3), Assistant Manager Football (2), Manager of Football (3), Assistant Manager Baseball (2). “He walks above us yet does not look down upon us.” JOHN JOSEPH HALLISEY “Hal,” 435-A Somerville Ave., Com- mercial Course, Southern Junior High, First Orchestra (1, 2, 3), Per- fect Attendance (1,2, 3). “He walks above us yet does not look down upon us.” ESTHER M. HALLINGTON 9 Mason St., Normal Course. Brain- tree High, Proctor (1), Traffic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Girls’ Gless Club (2, 3), Tennis (3). “It seems to me she’s very shy. But nevertheless she’ll get by.” SOLOMON HAMELBURG “King,” 158 Morrison Ave., English High, Radiator Representative (3), Thrift Association (3). “From the sublime to the ridiculous there is but a step.” CLARENCE HAMILTON 44-A Spencer Ave., General Course, Southern Junior High. “Happiness is no laughing matter.” I'ifty-foii ACTIVITIES GERTRUDE ADA HANLON “Spud,” 14 Boston Ave., General Course, “The Wild Rose” (1). Thrift Association (3), English Club (2), Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Hockey Field (1. 2), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Wood- stock. “I am a woman, therefore I know.” • FREDERICK HENRY HANNA “Freddie,” 33 Chetwynd Rd., College Course, Proctor (1, 2, 3). Physical Training Leader (2), Radiator Rep- resentative (1, 2), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2). “He who does not love must learn to flatter, else he is nothing.” MARJORIE M. HANSCOM “Midge,” 2 Austin St.. General Course, Traffic Squad (3), Thrift As- sociation (3). “Do we like her? “Yes, we do!” FRANCIS E. HANSON “Hank,” 71 Sycamore St., College Course, Physical Training Leader (1, 2), Building Supervisor (1, 2, 3), Year-Book Committee (1), Players’ Club (2, 3), English Club (3), De- bating Club (3), Track (1), Junior Play (2), Senior Play (3), Christ- mas Play (3). Ivy (3). “A man of infinite grace and passing variety.” RAYMOND C. HARDIN “Ray,” 12 Sargent Ave., Scientific- Course, Traffic Squad (2, 3), School Patrol (2), Thrift Association (3). Slide Rule Club (3). “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” PATRICIA HARDING “Pat,” 18 Gilman Terrace, General Course, Graduating with Honor, Thrift Association (3). “Much wis- dom often goes with few words.” VC AC TI VITIES ELEANOR A. HARDY “El,” 24 Barton St., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3). “She has that rare quality, sweet gentleness.” MARY C. HARDY 10 Josephine Ave., College Course, Western Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1), Thrift Associa- tion (3), English Club (3), Glee Club (1). “True love never ran smooth.” GRACE I. HARKINS “Hark,” 10 Sargent Ave., College Course, Northern Junior High, Glee Club (3), Thrift Association (3), Basketball (1, 2, 3), Hockey, Field (2, 3), Swimming (3). “She can swim She can dive She will win She will thrive.” CHARLES HATCHOR “Charlie,” 52 Elmwood St., General Course, Western Junior High, Foot- ball (2). Track (l). “I once admitted—to my shame— That football was a brutal game, Because she hates it.” BARTLEY E. HAVICAN “Bart,” 35 Vernon St., College Course, Northern Junior High. “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” THOMAS A. HAYES “Tom,” 11-A Tennyson St., General Course, Eastern Junior High, Eng- lish Club (3), Thrift Association (3). “The habit of agreeing seems to be dangerous and slippery.” lilt -Hi ACTIVITIES HELEN HENCHEY 95 Thurston St., Normal Course. Northern Junior High, Traffic Squad (1. 2), English (3), Glee Club (3). The longer you know her the bet- ter you like her.” HENRIETTA HEPBURNE “Henry,” 125 Walnut St., Commer- cial Course, Cambridge Latin, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (2, 3). DORA HERSHKOVITZ “Dee,” 82 Concord Ave., College Course, Tennis (3). “Earnest effort carries one far.” FRANCES REGINA HERSOM “Reggie,” G2 Highland Ave., College and General Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (Treasurer of Home Room) (3). Debating (1), Glee Club (2, 3). “We always see her with a smile.” LAWRENCE STEWART HESSE “Lawrie,” 192 School St., Scientific- Course, Thrift Association (3). “And he’s not a woman hater.” MAUDE E. HICKS “Maudie,” 202 Highland Ave., Nor- mal Course, Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (3), Sketch Club (3), Thrift Pageant (3), Glee Club (3). “All her words are sweet and fair, thus may she ever be.” Flfty-xeven A TIVITIKS CLARENCE HIGGINS, JR. “Higgy,” 13 Herbert St., General Course, Western .Junior High, Thrift Association (3), First Orches- tra (2, 3), Second Orchestra (1. 3), Glee Club (1, 2, 3). “My tongue within my lips I rein: For who talks much must talk in vain.” RUTH N. HIGGINS “Ruthie,” 87 Porter St., Commer- cial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, and Woodstock. “A good dis- position marked by a gracious as- pect.” EDWIN U. HILL “Eddie,” 14 Cross St., Scientific Course, Traffic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), President Slide Rule Club (3). “It is not easy to make a simile go on all fours.” MARY HOGAN “Bim,” 100 Hudson St., Commercial Course, Northern Junior High, De- bating Club (3), Spanish Club (1. 2, 3), Tennis (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Woodstock; second award, Reming- ton. “We all live in hope of pleas- ing someone.” MARJORIE HOLMBERG “Midge,” 8 Windsor Rd., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English Club (Short Story) (3), Glee Club (1, 3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood and Remington. “A girl as sweet as honey.” ROBERT W. HOLMES “Bob,” “Horse Hide,” 18 Wisconsin Ave., General Course, St. Joseph’s Prep.. Physical Training Leader (3), Thrift Association (3), Football (2, 3). Baseball (2. 3), Basketball (2), Ice Hockey (2, 3). “We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.” Fifty-eight ACTIVITIES RUTH HOLMES “Ruthie,” 28 Billingham St., Col- lege Course, Thrift Association (3), English Club (3), Glee Club (1). “A lovely girl is above all rank.” MILDRED M. HOPKINS “Happy,” 7S Fellsway West, College Course, Glee Club (3), Thrift Asso- ciation (3). “A constant friend to the best of us is Mildred.” FREDERICK HOSMER “Fred,” 51 Mt. Vernon, College Course, Traffic Squad (2, 3), School Patrol (2), Thrift Association (3), Debating Club (2). “I can trace my ancestry back to a protoplasmal primordial atomic globule.” WALTER M. HOTCHKISS “Walt,” 109 Prospect St., General Course, transferred from Boston English High, Thrift Association (3), English (3), Debating (3). “Far not we search before we find, A heart so manly and so kind.” JOHN EDWARD HUGHES 15 Simpson Ave., General Course, Physical Training Leader (2, 3), Thrift Association Treasurer (3), Football (3), Baseball (3). “Why should I not let the other fellow worry?” GEORGE H. HUNNEWELL “Honey,” 13 Clyde St., General Course, Traffic Squad (3), Thrift As- sociation (3), Spanish Club (1), Fife and Drum Corps (3). “Why care for grammar as long as we are good.” Fill -nine ACTIVITIES DOROTHY HUNZELMAN “Ding,” 18 Paulina St., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1), Ten- nis (3). “Dot is a very darling girl.” GRACE MILDRED INGALLS “Sally,” 65 Franklin St., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Hanking Associa- tion (3). “The clearest head and the sincerest heart.” J. EDWARD ISINGER “Jimmie,” 39 Franklin St., Scientific Course, Physical Training Leader (3), Traffic Squad (3). “I thus neglecting wordly ends, all dedicated To the lettering of my mind and my geometry.” ELENA J. IVASKA 87 Prichard Ave., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), President (3), Girls’ Debating (3), Interscholastic Debate (1, 2, 3). “Night after night, she sat and blurred her eyes with books.” MARTINA AGNES JENNINGS “Tee,” 66 Vernon St., College Course, Northern Junior High, Glee Club (3), Poetry Club (3), Thrift Association (3). “Breathes there a girl with taste so rare, That she hasn’t succumbed and bobbed her hair?” A. HAROLD JOHNSON “Hardy,” 8 College Hill Rd., Scien- tific Course, Western Junior High, Football (2, 3), Baseball (2, 3), Basketball (1), Track (1, 2), Ice Hockey (1, 3). “His limbs were cast in manly mould For hardy sports or contest bold.” Sixty a( TivrriKs CARL D. JOHNSON 229 School St., College Course, Western Junior High, Tratfic Squad (3), Thrift Association (3), Slide Rule Club (3). “Aspiration needs no goading.” EDWIN JOHNSON 13 Waterhouse St., General Course, Football (1, 2, 3), Track (1, 2, 3) Captain (2, 3). “That empty and ugly thing called popularity.” FRANK JOHNSON “Fink,” 38 Ware St., General Course, Football (3), Baseball (3), Track (3), Ice Hockey (3). “For not to live at ease is not to live.” JOHN M. JOHNSON “Doc,” 171 Boston Ave., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Uxbridge High, Thrift Association, Room Treasurer (3), Stage Mana- ger, Senior Play (3), Traffic Squad. Humble because of knowledge, mighty by sacrifices.” LILLIAN JOHNSON “Lil,” 171 Boston Ave., Commercial Course, Graduating with Honor, Ux- bridge High, Thrift Association, Room Treasurer (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, Woodstock; second award, Underwood. “Who with a natural instinct to dis- cern, What knowledge can perform, is dili- gent to learn.” MARTHA JOHNSON 20 Powder House Blvd., General Course, Thrift Association (3), Man- dolin Club (3), Typewriting honors, first award, Underwood. Remember your friends and they will never forget you.” Slxty-one ACTIVITIES RUTH K. I. JOHNSON “Rudie,” 78 Clarendon Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Short Story Club (3), Spanish Club (2, 3). Typewrit- ing honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, and Woodstock; second award, Underwood. “You study hard, but are always well paid.” ETHEL ARLINE JOHNSTON “Billie,” 103 Belmont St., General Course, Physical Training Leader (1, 2), Winning Group (1). Thrift As- sociation (3), English Club (3), Glee Club (2). “She is a mixture of pep, good fun, and excitement.” VIRGINIA JOHNSTON “Gin,” 19 Ware St., General Course, Western Junior High, Radiator Staff Artist (3). “We all know she can draw well.” EDYTHE A. JONES “Edie” and “Ivory Soap,” 53 High- land Rd., Normal Course, Western Junior High, Radiator Representa- tive (2, 3), Assistant in West Li- brary (2, 3). “A maiden modest, yet self-possessed.” DOROTHY M. JOYCE “Dot,” 333 Highland Ave., Commer- cial Course, Western Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1, 3), Thrift Association (3), Poetry Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Royal; second award, Underwood. “She is a phantom of delight.” ALICE JULIAN “Dutchie,” 64 Beacon St., General Course, Thrift Association (3). “Alice is a very quiet girl.” ACTIN'ITIKS HELEN M. KASPAR “Toots,” 12.3 Prospect St., Commer- cial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Chorus in Pageant (3), First Orchestra (2, 3). Banking Associates (3), Second Orchestra (1), Glee Club (3). “Friendship is dear.” KOLETA K. KASPAR “Kay,” 123 Prospect St., Normal Course, Southern Junior High Thrift Association (3), Short Story Club (2), Play-writing (3), Sketch (3), Glee Club (3). “She is roman- tic, beware.” JAMES KEARNS “Jimmie,” 11 Abdell St., Scientific- Course, Southern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1), Debating (1, 2). “He was not inclined to labor, For himself or for his neighbor, For he dearly loved his ease.” FRANCES KELLEHER “Booka,” 145 Walnut St., Commer- cial Course, Class Proctor (2), Phys- ical Training Leader (3), Thrift As- sociation (3), Typewriting honors, first and second awards, Underwood. “She has red hair but controls her temper very well.” JOSEPH M. KELLEHER “Red,” 55 Central St.. Commercial Course. “Vary everything except your virtues.” FRANCIS ST. J. KELLEY “Frank,” 21 Boston St., College Course, Southern Junior High, Class Proctor (2, 3), Senior Floor Proctor (3), Thrift Association Committee (3), Ivy Club (3). “In trouble to be troubled. Is to have your trouble doubted.” Sixty-three ACTIVITIES IRENE KELLEY “Bunny,” 12 Fellsway West, Com- mercial Course, Graduating with Honor, Northern .Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Assistant Treasurer (3), Thrift Representa- tive (2), The Wild Rose (1), Glee Club (1), Tennis (1, 3), Typewrit- ing honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, and Woodstock; second awards, Underwood and Royal; third award, Underwood. “Stately and tall, she moves through the hall, Up much too high to hear anyone call.” JAMES L. KENNEY “Louie,” 12 Waterhouse St., General Course, Western Junior High, Base- ball (3). “My siege is finished, I have won.” MARY V. KENNEY 7 Russell Rd., Commercial Course, Western Junior High, Proctor (1), Thrift Association (3), Poetry Club (2), Typewriting honors, first and second awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, Woodstock. “A little work, a little play, makes Mary very happy.” EVERETT D. KILMER 48 Flint St., College Course, Lowell High. Traffic Squad (3), School Pa- trol (3). “Everett, remember thou art mortal.” EDGAR C. KING “Eddie,” 219 Willow Ave., Scientific Course, Western Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (3). It’s a wise man who cracks a good joke.” MARGARET E. KINGSTON “Peg,” 112 Belmont St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “An ounce of mirth is worth a great deal in high school.” •Sixty-four ACTIVITIES HAROLD A. KIRKNESS “Kirkie,” 14 Dana St.. General Course, Eastern Junior High, Foot- ball (3), Ice Hockey (3). “Confi- dence is a plant of slow growth.” KENNETH KIRKNESS “Kenny,” 14 Dana St., General Course, Eastern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (3), Glee Club (3), Track (3). “In love, it is only the commencement that charms. I am not sui prised that we find pleasure in frequently recommen- cing.” REBECCA KOLIKOFF “Betty,” 3 Rose St., Commercial Course, Roxbury High, Banking As- sociation (3), Treasurer (3). “A girl occupied with great ideas.” ALEXANDER H. LADD “Aleck,” 35 Tennyson St., Scientific Course, Northern Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (3). “Depend upon it, he is not a person to be laughed at.” FREDERICK A. LADD, JR. “Big Lad,” 100 Electric Ave., Scien- tific Course, Western Junior High, Traffic Squad (3), Slide Rule Club (3). “A man whose taste craves mathematics.” KATHERINE LADD “Kay,” 281 Highland Ave., General Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Remington. “Only the action of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust” Sivly-ll vc ACTIVITIES fi :: DORIS R. LAMB 12 Lovell St., Normal Course, Grad- uating with Honor, Western Junior High, Glee Club (3). “She does not wander like Mary’s lamb did.” RUTH H. LAMB “Ruthie,” 307-A Summer St., Gen- eral Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Short Story Club (3), Glee Club (3), Typewrit- ing honors, first and second awards, Underwood. “Laugh and the world laughs with you— We know you always do.” ISRAEL LANDA “Izzy,” 51 Partridge Ave., General Course, Western Junior High. “I wish I had never learned to read and write.” ESTHER G. LANE “Essy,” 90 Lowell St., Normal Course, Southern Junior High. “Those who build beneath the sky build too low.” JOSEFHINE M. LANE “Jo,” 9 Ashland St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (3), Thrift Pageant (3). “A wonderful friend of lovable character.” JOSEPHINE C. LANIGAN “Joe,” 23 Curtis St., Commercial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Spanish Club (1, 2), Glee Club (1, 2, 3). “Much wisdom goes with few words.” ACTIVITIES S S3 JOSEPH E. LAURENDEAU “Joe,” 41 Alston St., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Proc- tor (3), Thrift Association, Assist- ant Treasurer (2, 3), First Orches- tra (2, 3), Second Orchestra (1), Banking Associate (3). “The si- lence of the people is the lesson of the king.” FRANCIS C. LAURIE “Peanut,” 50 Webster St., General Course, Eastern Junior High, Physi- cal Training Leader (1), Thrift As- sociation, Assistant Treasurer (3). “The happier I am the more I pity kings.” HELEN L. LAWLESS 7 Taunton St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, and Woodstock; second awards, Under- wood and Woodstock. “The true art is knowing when not to speak.” SHIRLEY LAZARUS “Surely,” 68 Dimick St., General Course, Southern Junior High. Eng- lish (3), Tennis (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, Woodstock; second awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal and Woodstock. “She has a cute way of talking.” FRANK LEARY “Frankie,” 10 Mystic St., College Course, Eastern Junior High, Traffic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), First Orchestra (1). “In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.” JOHN LETASZ “Half Pint,” 31 Belmont St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “One can- not know everything.” Slxty-Mcven ACTIVITIES BERNARD D. LEVISON “Bud, 53 Winslow Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Proc- tor (2), Floor Proctor (2), Physical Training Supervisor (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (2), Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (3), Junior Night Play, Senior Play, Cheer Leader (3), Leader Winning Physical Training Group (1), Lost and Found Bureau (2). “Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. ANNA LIPKIND “Peaches,” 30 Linden St., Commer- cial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “Calamity! I have lost my powder puff. LEO LITWIN 7 Joseph St., General Course, South- ern Junior High. Traffic Squad (3), School Patrol (3), Organist for Christmas Play (3), Junior Night Music, Accompanist for Thrift Pageant (3), First Orchestra (2, 3). “Often do we find great genius hid- den. GRACE F. LODICO “Gracie,” 321 Lowell St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Girls’ Athletic Association (1, 2, 3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood and Woodstock. “Your eyes travel far when they should be near.” MARJORIE LONG “Sid, 420 Medford St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (1), Glee Club (3). “She is quite as good natured as any girl could be.” WILLIAM G. LONG “Bill,” 420 Medford St., General Course, Thrift Association (3). “All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.” Slxty-riuhl ACTIVITIES EDNA LORENTZEX “Dinty,” 18 Paulina St., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1), Ten- nis (3), Typewriting honors, first and second awards, Underwood. “Loads of good things about you we could say.” GILBERT A. LOWN “Gil,” 31 Spencer Ave., Scientific- Course, Western Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3). “Beware the fury of a patient man.” MARGARET M. LUCAS “Rita,” 100 Belmont St., Commer- cial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (2, 3), Singing in Christmas Play Chorus in Pageant, Typewriting honors, first awards, Remington and Woodstock. “A lovely, quiet and good-natured girl.” FRANK LUTZ “Pug,” 34 Calvin St., Commercial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Thrift Pag- eant (3), Baseball Assistant Mana- ger (2), Track (3), Basketball (2), Banking Associates (3). “Much Study had made him very lean, and pale and leaden-eyed.” MARY LYONS “Buddy,” 10 Line St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1), Thrift Association (3), English Club (2), Glee Club (2, 3), Typewriting hon- ors, first awards, Underwood and Remington. “Patient endurance at- tained all things.” DOUGLAS M. MacDONALD “Doug,” 15 Lexington Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1). “The moderation of those who are happy arises from the calm which good for- tune bestows upon their temper.” Sixty-nine ACTIVITIES EVELYN MacDONALD “Eve,” 19 Hall St., Commercial Course. Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Remington, Royal, and Woodstock. “A blithe heart make� a blooming visage.” JAMES S. MacFARLANE “Mac” or “Jim,” 86 Marshall St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Fife and Drum Corps (1), Football (3), Baseball (3), Track (2, 3). “The greatest skill is to know how to submit to the direction of another.” ANNIE MacINNES “Al,” 35 Charnwood Rd., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal and Woodstock; second awards, Under- wood, Royal, and Woodstock; third award, Underwood; fourth award, Underwood. Highest honor won by any pupil this year in typewriting. “We don’t know why we like her like we do, but we do.” MARY A. MACK “Mae,” 44 Harrison St., Commercial Course, English Club (2), Thrift As- sociation (3), Glee Club (3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood, Remington, Royal, and Wood- stock. “Here’s to the girl with the most adorable giggle!” DOROTHY J. MacKNIGHT “Dot,” 200 Willow Ave., College Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “Dark her hair and bright her eyes, Fair her smile as August skies.” JOHN F. MacQUILKEN “Mac,” 11 Ellsworth St., Commer- cial Course, Boston High School of Commerce, Thrift Association (3), Banking Associate (3). “Time and tide wait for no man.” Seventy ACTIVITIES MARY C. MAGLIOZZI 37 Berkeley St., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High. Thrift Associ- ation (3), Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Type- writing honors, first and second awards, Underwood. “A sound mind in a sound body.” MARY M. MAGUIRE “Slats,” 1 Essex St., Commercial Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, and Woodstock; second award, Woodstock. “Oh, Mary with eyes so blue, There are lots of nice things we can say of you.” GEORGE J. MAHONEY 98 Albion St., College Course, Foot- ball (3), Baseball (3). “I would make reason my guide.” MARY A. MAHONEY 70 Hudson St., College Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1). Perfect Attendance all through High School. “She is small, but the best things come in small packages.” MARJORIE J. MALLOY “Marge,” 10 Spring Hill Terrace, General Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Type- writing honors, first, second, and third awards, Underwood. “It is easy to be happy when you look at the bright side of life.” HELEN J. MALVEY “Speed,” 11 Wheatland St., Commer- cial Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Spanish (2), Glee Club (3). “What can we see when we look into her eyes?” Seventy-one ACTIVITIES KATHERINE V. MANLEY “Kay,” 66 Simpson Ave., Normal Course, Eastern Junior High School, Thrift Association (3). “Who in all things is wise and just.” CAROLINE J. MARSH “Cal,” 106 Electric Ave., College Course, Western Junior High, Physi- cal Training Leader (2, 3), Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (3), Mandolin Club (1), Senior Play Committee. “It’s nice to be natural, When you’re naturally nice.” A. RUTH MARTIN “Ruthie,” 95 Boston Ave., Normal Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Thrift Pag- eant (3). “Contentment is the wis- dom of the wise.” DORIS MARTIN “Dot,” 25 Glendale Ave., College Course, Western Junior High School, Thrift Association (3), Sketch Club (3). “By nature quiet and re- served.” ELIZABETH M. MARTIN “Betty,” 18 Prichard Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “She’s not Betsy or Bess But she’s one of our best.” JAMES E. MARTIN “Jim,” 22 Walnut St., College Course, Traffic Squad (3), Thrift As- sociation (3), Debating Club (1). “He smiles, and in his smile his. power.” Sc venty-two ACTIVITIES DONALD MATHESON ‘‘Don,” 45 Porter St., General Course. Physical Training Super- visor (3), Traffic Squad (1), Traffic- Squad Supervisor (2, 3), School Patrol (3), Thrift Association (3), Senior Night Committee (3). “Good taste arises more from judgment than wit.” RALPH T. MATHEWS 7 Hall Ave., Scientific Course, West- ern Junior High. “Silence is the perfected herald of joy.” EDNA K. MAY “Eddie,” 41 Quincy St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Class Secretary (1), Students’ Council (1), Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (1. 2, 3), Thrift As- sociation (3), Glee Club (2), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3), Drum Major (3). “Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.” CHARLES MAZZA 64 Linden Ave., General Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation. “Hang sorrow, care will kill a cat, and therefore let’s be merry.” MARSHALL J. McANERN “Mac,” 55 High St., General Course, Western Junior High, Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Association (3), English Club, President of Poetry Club (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1). “The greatest truths are the simplest; so are the greatest men.” M. ULTAN McCABE “Mac,” 131 Josephine Ave., College Course, Western Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (2), Thrift Association (3), English Club, Poetry Club (2). “A true friend is the greatest of all goods, and that of which we think least of acquiring.” ScvcnJj-ihroe ACTIVITIES Francis McCarthy “Mac,” 5 Florence Terrace, College Course, Northern Junior High, Radi- ator Staff (Poetry Editor) (3), Poetry Club (3). “Who says in verse what others say in prose.” henry j. McCarthy “Mac,” 3 Moore St., Commercial Course, Western Junior High, Type- writing honors, first award, Under- wood. “He who tries shall succeed.” KATHLEEN M. McCARTHY ”Kay,” 20 Gibbens St., Commercial Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English Club (2) , Spanish Club (3), Glee Club (3) , Corporal (1), Color Guard (2). “For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds; And though late, a sure reward suc- ceeds.” Frances McDonnell “Fran,” 140 Highland Rd., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English Club (2, 3), Color Guard (2). “Your armor is your honest thought And simple truth your utmost skill.” EMMA J. R. McGLONE “M,” 15 Cooney St., Commercial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (2, 3), English Club (2), Span- ish Club (2), Senior Play “Honor Bright,” Christmas Play “When the Light Came,” Thrift Pageant, Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3), Typewrit- ing honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, Woodstock. “What’s wrong in this picture? Why, Emma isn’t smiling, of course.” JAMES T. McGRATH “Jim,” 31 Holyoke Rd., Commercial Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (Bank Teller) (3), Part in Plays (3), Glee Club (2), Track (3), Typewriting honors, first awards. Remington, Royal, Woodstock; second awards, Under- wood, Remington, Royal, Wodstock. “Be always as merry as ever you can. For no one delights in a sorrowful man.” Seventy-fou ACTIVITIES JOSEPH McGRATH “Mack,” 31 Holyoke Rd., Commercial Course, Western Junior High, First Orchestra (2, 3), Second Orchestra (1), Glee Club (2, 3), Baseball (3). “Long live mirth; do away with sad- ness.” JAMES McHALE “Mac,” 291 Medford St„ General Course, Northern Junior High, Base- ball (3). “What man dare, I dare.” WINIFRED McHUGH “Win,” 440 Medford St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Glee Club (2, 3� . “A phantom bright, With something of angelic light.” Charles McKenzie “Jet,” 156-A Medford St.. General Course, Eastern Junior High, Physi- cal Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Radia- tor Representative (1, 2, 3). Thrift Association (3), Basketball (2). “It is far easier to be wise for others than to be so for one’s self.” GERALDINE A. McLAUGHLIN “Gerry,” .6 Windsor Rd.. Normal Course, Western Junior High, First Lieutenant (1. 2), Thrift Associa- tion (3), English Club (2, 3), Glee Club (1). “She is kind as she is fair, For beauty lives with kindness.” HORATIO F. McNAMARA “Ray,” 75 Elm St., Scientific Course. Western Junior High. “Trying will do anything in this world.” Seveiily-flvc ACTI VITI KS JOSEPH E. McNAUGHT “Mac,” 73 Dane St., College Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3), Debating (1). Band (2), Fife and Drum Corps (2, 3). “There are great ones in our midst and we little know them.” JAMES D. MEANEY “Jim,” 5 Prichard Ave., General Course, Thrift Association (3), Poetry Club (3), Players’ Club (3), Webster Debating Society (3), Sec- retary (3), Debating Team (3), Christmas Play (3), Senior Play (3), Thrift Pageant (3), Traffic Squad (3). “Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius can appear.” ISABELLA MEHARG “Tiny,” 28 Central Rd., General Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Remington. “In fact there’s nothing that keeps its youth So far as I know, but kindness and truth.” MARJORY MENARD “Margie,” 84 Sycamore St., College Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Assistant Home Room Treasurer (3), English Club (3), Glee Club (1). “We cannot find a friend more true Even searching this whole world through.” FRANCES MENDELL 1G Lowell Street, College Course, Graduating with Honor, Proctor (2), Thrift Association (3). “How sweet and gracious even in common speech Is that fine sense which men call Courtesy.” RICHARD L. MILLER “Dick,” 93 Raymond Ave., Scientific Course, Western Junior High, Physi- cal Training Leader (2, 3), Super- visor (3), Thrift Association (3), Year Book Committee (3), Junior Night Committee (2), Pageant (3), Traffic Squad (2, 3). “Ability wins us the esteem of the true men, luck that of the people.” Sfvrnty-six ACTIVITIES RUTH A. MILLIKEN “Skeezicks,” 8S Josephine Ave., Gen- eral Course, Western Junior High, Physical Training (1), Physical Training Leader (1, 3), Sketch Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Woodstock. “Her eyes were deeper than the depth of waters stilled at eventide.” KEITH MILNE “Milney,” 61 Hall Ave., General Course, Physical Training Leader (1, 3), Thrift Association (3). “Character gives splendor to youth.” HELEN MINTON 17 Russell Rd., General Course, Physical Training Leader (2, 3), Traffic Squad (3), Exchange Editor (3), Year Book Committee (2), Thrift Association (3), Players' Club (3), English Club (2, 3), Class His- torian, Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal and Woodstock. “She made someone happier every day, With her radiance and her cheery way.” GRACE MIRABILE 34 Moreland St., Normal Course, Hancock School, Boston, Glee Club (3), Thrift Association (3). “Lovely blossom sent to teach us, That pleasant days soon will reach us.” J. FRANKLIN MITCHELL “Mitch,” 14 Gorham St., College Course, Western Junior High, Foot- ball (3), Baseball •!). “We are very fond of reading others’ charac- ters, but we do not like to be read ourselves.” ELIZABETH D. MOODY “Bit,” 66 Dane Street, General Course, Southern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (2), Fife and Drum Corps (1), Spanish Club (2). Typewriting honors, first award. Underwood. “Woe be unto anyone that calls me Dizzie.” Seventy-seven ACTIVITIES RUTH ESTHER MOONEY “Gladie,” 143 Perkins St., General Course, Thrift Association (3), Eng- lish Club (2), Glee Club (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1). “Esther, you have friends because you know how to be a friend.” MARION C. MORAN “Mannie,” 43 Montrose St., Normal Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (3), Glee Club (3), Stage Manager of “Uncle Jimmie” (3), Part in Pageant (3). “When Marion was telling you some- thing, And got to the part most inter- esting All she would say was: Pass the saltines and cream cheese.” MARY MORRISON “Bertie,” 15 Grant St., Commercial Course, Northern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1), Typewrit- ing honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal and Woodstock. “With white ‘degrees’ we’ll take our ease, And be alumni too.” THOMAS V. MORRISSEY “Ben Hur,” 16G Central St., Normal Course, Boston Latin, Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Thrift As- sociation (3), Debating (1), Glee Club (1), Football (1, 2), Track (1, 2). “Great men should not have great faults.” ALFRED C. MUCCI “Al,” 53 Adams St., Scientific Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “Few know how to be old.” ARTHUR MUCCI “Art,” 11 Trull St., College Course, Northern Junior High. “As merry as the day is long.” SfVPiit v-cluhl ACTIVITIES ELSIE MUELLER “Lolly,” 29 Grant St., Normal Course, Graduating with Honor, Northern Junior High, Sergeant Class Day (1, 2), Physical Training Leader (1), Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, Woodstock. “Her very frowns are better far Than smiles of other maidens are.” RUTH MULHOLLAND 53 Madison St., General Course, Glee Club (1). “Here’s to the girl who says what she means and means what she says.” THOMAS F. MULLIN “Tom,” 65 Marion St., Commercial Course, Southern Junior High, Proc- tor (1, 2), Floor Proctor (1), Bank Teller (3), Debating (1), Typewrit- ing honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, and Woodstock; second awards, Royal and Wood- stock. “Learning makes a man fit company for himself.” LAWRENCE M. MUNRO “Laurie,” 101 Talbot Ave., Scientific Course, Graduating with Honor, Slide Rule Vice President (3). “Suc- cess prompts to exertion, and habit facilitates success.” ANNA F. MURPHY 18 Virginia St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Perfect At- tendance for two years. “Oh how quiet some people can be.” JAMES BERNARD MURPHY “Jim,” 104 Hudson St., College Course, Northern Junior High, Proc- tor (2), Traffic Squad (2, 3), Web- ster Debating Society (3), Inter- scholastic Debating Team (3). “Common sense is not a common thing.” Seventy-nine ACTIVITIES :: :: DOROTHY MYERS “Dot,” 15 Teele Ave., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Western Junior High, Radiator Rep- resentative (3), Thrift Association (3). “Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like twilight, too, her dusky hair.” AGNES NAHIGIAN “Aggie,” 32 Mount Vernon St.. Col- lege Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “Soul deep eyes of darkest night.” ISADORE NAIM AN “Iz,” 18 Stone Ave., College Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3), Webster Debating Club (1, 2, 3), Band (2, 3). “Laughter, holding both its sides.” GEORGE NARGISIAN “Nargi,” 90 Webster St., Arlington, General Course, Eastern Junior High. “Silence is worth its weight in gold.” CHESTER B. NELSON “Chet,” “Bennie,” 50 Simpson Ave., Commercial Course, Western Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1, 2), Traffic Squad (1, 2), Radiator Representative (1, 2), Thrift Asso- ciation (3), Players’ Club (3), Trou- badour, Thrift Pageant (3), First Orchestra (1, 2, 3), Conductor (3), Second Orchestra (1, 2, 3), Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Band (1. 2, 3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood, Remington, Royal, Woodstock; second awards, Underwood. “There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one’s ability.” ELMER J. NELSON “Al,” 24 Calvin St., General Course, Southern Junior High. “Nobility of mind wins men great things.” l?lKh«y ACTIVITIES BARBARA NEWCOMB “Babs,” 45 Marshall St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood. Royal and Woodstock; second awards, Underwood and Royal. ‘‘Let no man deceive you with vain words.” ELIZABETH B. NICHOLAS “Betty,” 120 Packard Ave., College Course, Thrift Association (3). “Be- gone, dull care, thou and 1 shall never agree.” JENNIE NOTARO “Juanita,” 292 Cedar St., Commer- cial Course, Graduating with Honor, Northern Junior High School, Thrift Association (3), Spanish Club (3). English Club, Journalistic and Poetry groups (2, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal and Woodstock; second awards, Underwood, Remington. Woodstock. “Her loveliness I hardly knew, Until she smiled at me.” RUTH NOURBOURN “Ruthie,” 108 Belmont St., Normal Course, Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (3), Sketch Club (3). Pageant (3), Glee Club (3). “She glides into our darker musings with a mild and gentle sympathy, that steals away their sharpness.” C. ISABELLE NOYES “Iss.v,” 14 Waldo St.. College Course, Graduating with Honor. Northern Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3), Glee Club (1, 3). “When duty whispers low, ‘Thou must!’ Isabelle replies, ‘I can.’ ” ELLA NUGENT 46 Richdale Ave., College Course, Thrift Association (3). “Wisdom sits alone, topmost in heaven. And in French Class, too!” Rljfhty-one ACTIVITIES EDWARD O’BRIEN “Boola,” 20 Calvin St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Foot- ball (1, 3), Baseball (1, 2, 3), Ice Hockey (1, 2, 3). “An all-round athlete was he.” ESTHER O’BRIEN “Polly,” 6 Cypress St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Glee Club (3), Typewriting honors, first award, Remington; second awards, Underwood, Remington. “Let me live in my house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.” HELEN M. O’BRIEN 30 Barton St., College Course, Grad- uating with Honor, Debating Club, Interseholastic (3), Dramatic (2, 3), Vice-President (1, 2, 3), Glee Club (1). “Therefore I hope 1 have proved to you that it was no fun having one’s husband cut up as mine was in the Senior Play.” D. PAUL O’BRIEN 30 Josephine Ave., College Course, Dorchester High. “We have only had Paul with us for a short time but he was liked by all.” THOMAS M. O’CONNELL, JR. “Okie,” 43 Highland Rd., College Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3). Players’ Club (1, 2, 3), English Club (3), Debating (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2), Basketball (2), Assistant Manager. “There are both heroes of good and heroes of deviltry.” AGNES O’CONNOR “Dusty,” 5 Linden Ave., General Course. Thrift Association (3), Eng- lish Club (2). Glee Club (8), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood and Remington. It’s a relief to find a girl like you that gives someone else a chance to talk.” HiKllt) -(H n ACTIVITIES MARY E. O’CONNOR “Betty,” 5 Linden Ave., General Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English Club (2), Christmas Play (3), Glee Club (3). “Retiring from the pop- ular noise I seek some unfrequented place to find some ease.” FRANCIS W. O’LEARY 32 Prospect St., General Course, Southern Junior High. “Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.” MARGUERITE O’SHAUGHNESSY “Peggie,” 67 Derby St., Normal Course, Roxbury High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3). “Our Peg is witty, bright and gay And cheerful as a summer’s day.” BEVERLY F. OTTAWAY “Bev,” 8-A Tennyson St., Scientific Course, Northern Junior High, Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Associa- tion (3), English Book Room (2, 3), Slide Rule (3), Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Thrift Pageant (3), Perfect Attend- ance (1, 2, 3). “His time is forever, everywhere his place.” ELLEN BERTHA PAGE “Ellie,” 78 Pearson Ave., Commer- cial Course, Glee Club (3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood, Royal, Woodstock; second awards, Underwood, Remington. “Your honest sincerity made every- one your friend.” EVELYN PALMER “Dixie,” 94 Sycamore St., General Course, Physical Training Leader, (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (1), Basket- ball (1, 2, 3), Field Hockey (1, 2, 3), Tennis (2, 3), Swimming (3), Vice- President Girls’ Athletic Association (3), First Lieutenant (2). “In basket-ball you sure were there. With a stick of gum and your boy- ish hair!” Klfiliij-lhree ACTIVITIES :: :: PEARL E. PARTINGTON “Pep,” 81 Winslow Ave., Commer- cial Course, Western Junior High. Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first and second awards, Un- derwood and Remington. “There isn’t room to sing the praise of Pearl, But we’ll say right here she’s a mighty fine girl.” VIVIAN A. PAULSON “Vi,” 76 Clarendon Ave., General Course, Graduating with Honor, Western Junior High School, Thrift Association, Room Treasurer (3), Field Hockey (1). “Good humor is always a success.” HORATIO N. PEAK “Ray,” 105 Cross SI., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3). “Big mountains from little Peaks do grow.” RALPH E. PEDERSEN “Pete,” 19 Cedar Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “Is there anyone who has not heard of ‘Pete’?” ISABELLA MAY PELTON “Issie,” 139 Walnut St., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Glee Club (2, 3). “Gaiety is the soul’s health, sadness is its parson.” MARION PERKINS “Perkie,” 37 Curtis St., General Course, Springfield Technology, Thrift Association, Assistant Treas- urer (3). “She is a favorite with everyone and deserves to be, I am sure.” Klieht y-fotir ACTIVITIES MARGUERITE PERRIN “Peg,” 79 Josephine Ave., General Course, Western Junior High. Type- writing honors: first awards, Under- wood and Woodstock; second awards, Underwood and Royal. “Sweet attractive kind of grace.” F. IRVING PETERS “Pete,” 23 Appleton St.. General Course, Western Junior High, Class Day Second Lieutenant (1), Adju- tant (2), Glee Club (1), “Calm amidst the angry waves.” AUDREY B. PETERSON “Pete,” 136 School St., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3), Ten- nis (3). “In work or repose, From her head to her toes, She’s a dancer exceedingly great.” PETER PETERSON “Pete,” 107 Pearl St., Scientific Course, Graduating with Honor, Physical Training Leader (1, 2), De- bating Club (1), Sketch Club (3). Slide Rule Club (3), Second Orches- tra (1), Fife and Drum Corps (2), Perfect Attendance since 1919. “We should not judge of a man’s merit by his great abilities, but by the use he makes of them.” GERTRUDE R. PHILLIPS “Gert,” 3 Emerson St., Normal Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English Club (3), Christmas Play, Glee Club (3). “Gert makes us laugh and think at the same time, that it true wit.” BERTHA PIERCE “Bert,” 130 Central St., General Course. Thrift Association (3). “I do not know a soul alive that is at odds with her.” Kitil !.' -II vf ACTIVITIES a ii GLADY A. PINGREE 19 Ossipee Rd., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Thrift As- sociation (3). “She was ever pre- cise in promise keeping.” ELEANOR W. FINKHAM “Pinkie,” 106 Church St., Winches- ter, College Course, Radiator Rep- resentative (1, 2, 3), Alumni Edi- tor (3), Thrift Association (3). “Who does not delight in her dainty manners? Their charm cannot be over-esti- mated.” W. RALPH PITTMAN 1 Lee St., College Course, Southern Junior High, Assistant Supervisor (2), Traffic Squad, Supervisor (3), Board of Supervisors (3) Debating (1), Chess Club (3). “Order is Heaven’s first law.” DOROTHEA POHL “Thea,” 14 Pearson Ave., Commer- cial Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1). “Good humor only teaches charms to last.” YVONNE POIRIER 255 Upland Rd., Cambridge, General Course, Thrift Association (3), Eng- lish Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Remington, Woodstock. “A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.” ISABELLE PORTER 24 Spencer Ave., College Course. “True, straight, open, she has noth- ing about her of pretence.” I'UKhl -mI ACTIVITIES MAE M. PORTER “Morte,” 69 Walnut St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (1, 2, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, and Woodstock; second awards, Under- wood, Remington, Woodstock. “She had no wish but to be glad, She hated naught but to be sad.” MYRLE M. POWERS 9 Boston Ave., General Course, Graduating with Honor, Radiatoi Representative (1, 2, 3), Thrift As- sociation Treasurer (3), English Club (2), Glee Club Secretary (2), (1,2, 3), Hockey (1, 2), Girls’ Ath- letic Association (Vice-President) (1, 2), “Wild Rose” Operetta (1), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal and Woodstock; second awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, Woodstock; third award, Under- wood. “Blessed with that charm, the certainty to please.” THOMAS POWERS “Tom,” 33 Mt. Vernon St., General Course, Boston College High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), In- spector (3), Traffic Squad (1, 2, 3), Vice-President (3), School Patrol Supervisor and Secretary (2, 3), Ra- diator Sporting Editor (3), Gift Committee Chairman (3), Thrift Association President (3), English Club (3), Football (3), Track (2, 3). “The clemency of princes is often but policy to win the affections of the people.” JANIE A. PRICE “Jap.” 59 Curtis St., College Course, Woodbury, X. J. High. Physical Training Leader (1, 3), Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Association (3), Players’ Club (3), Parts in Plays (2, 3), Ten- nis (3). “Boys aren’t so bad What would life be without them?” MARJORIE T. PRICE “Marge,” 19 Robinson St., College Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1). “Chord AB equals chord CD, oh, because vertical angles are equal.” ERNEST PRIEBE “Priebe,” 25 Ash Ave.. College Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Pageant (3), Football (3). “Don’t wake me up— let me dream.” K!k1 t -h� rn ACTIVITIES LLEWELLYN F. RALSTON ‘I,ou,” -J7 Mystic Ave., Scientific Course, Eastern Junior High, Traffic Squad (2, 3), Thrift Association (3), Slide Rule Club (3), Glee Club (3). “He knows his own mind.” LILLIAN RANAGHAN “Ran,” 59 Hudson St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Fife and Drum Corps (2, 3), Basketball (1, 2) , Captain (3), Field Hockey (1, 2, 3) , Tennis (3), Swimming (3). “Shout, Miss Ranaghan. no, not at someone but at the basket.” WILLIAM RAUH “Wib,” 1G Electric Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Physi- cal Training Leader (1). “Behold there is ability in this man.” ELIZABETH RAYMOND “Libby,” 76 Highland Ave., College Course, Southern Junior High. “You surely have the sunniest dis- position one ever knew, Pollyanna had nothing on you!” FRANCIS LEO REARDON “Hunner,” 51 Glen St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “He is gen- erally quiet, but-.” DOROTHY REDMOND “Dot,” 185 College Ave., Western Junior High, General Course, Eng- lish (1), Glee Club (1), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal and Woodstock; second award, Underwood. “Dot’s as gay as the year in the spring, As carefree as a lark on the wing.”' IOIkIiI.v-HkHI A TI VITIES MARION E. RICH “Tommy,” 28 Fairmount Ave., Com- mercial Course, Graduating with Honor, Western Junior High, Physi- cal Training Leader (3), Thrift As- sociation (3), English Club (2, 3), Spanish Club (1, 2, 3), “La Sanpresa de Isidoro” (2), Fife and Drum Corps (1,2, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, Woodstock; second awards, Under- wood, Royal. “We love this pleasant, unassuming lass, Who always was at the head of the class.” ALVA N. RICHARDSON “Smiles,” 8-A Everett Ave., General Course, Eastern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (2, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Remington; second award, Underwood. “Laughter brightens all dull days.” ALICE RIDDICK 69-A Elmwood St., College Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3). “Why all this study for triumph of an hour?” CLARA RINES “Honey,” 69 Rogers Ave., General Course, Western Junior High. “Her words are trusty heralds to her mind.” MARGARET ROBERTS “Peggie,” 15 Gibbens St., Commer- cial Course, Southern Junior High, Typewriting honors, first awards, Remington, Royal. “Bright as the day and as sweet as the rose.” SOPHIA ROBERTS “Slovie,” 23 Parkdale St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal and Woodstock. “Happiness is the only blessing life can bestow.” ElKhty-nine ACTIVITIES ISADORE ROBINSON “Nig,” “Izzy,” 23 Preston Rd., Col- lege Course, Southern Junior High, Thi if t Association (3), Debating Club (1, 2), Baseball (3), Basket- ball (2). “Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt, And every grin so merry, draws one out.” ANDREW H. ROGERS “Henny,” 45 Perry St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1), Traffic Squad (1), Baseball (2), Glee Club (3). “He who works earnestly shall receive the fruits of labor.” MARION L. ROSE “Rosey,” 465 Medford St., College Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Poetry Club (3). “You always were the bestest girl.” EDWARD J. ROSS “Ed,” 10 Eliot St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3). “A small youth with a big heart.” GLADYS C. ROWE “Gladdie,” 8 Waldo Ave., Commer- cial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Woodstock; second awards, Underwood and Woodstock. “Patience is certainly a fine charac- teristic.” MYRTA G. ROWELL “Mert,” 365 Broadway, Normal Course, Northern Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (2, 3), Players’ Club (3), Glee Club (3), Basketball (1). Hockey, Field (1). “Disguise our bondage as we will, 'Tis woman, woman, rules us still.” Ninety ACTIVITIES DOROTHY M. RYAN “Dottie,” G Evergreen Ave., Eastern Junior High, Normal Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3). “Her hair and eyes speak of heaven.” FREDERICK J. RYAN “Rosy,” 9 Cutter St., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Proc- tor (1), Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Traffic Squad (3), Banking Association (3), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3). “Blow the good old bugle boys, We’ll sing another song!” ANTONIO J. SACCO “Tony,” 18 Princeton St.. General Course, Northern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1, 2), Thrift Association (3). “He is a friend of all.” WILLIAM T. SADLIER “Bill,” 7 Campbell Park, College Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “The secret of sol- itude is that there is no solitude.” ANNA V. SANDSTROM “Ann,” 52 Mystic Lake Drive, Ar- lington, College Course, Western Junior High, Class Secretary (2, 3), Students’ Council (2), Secretary of Students’ Council (3), Thrift Asso- ciation (3). Debating (1), Secretary of Debating (2), Chairman of Ex- ecutive Committee of Debating (3), “The Wild Rose,” “Angel,” “When the Chimes Rang,” “Thrift Queen” in Thrift Pageant (3), Glee Club (1), Players’ Club (2, 3), English (3). “An angel! or if not, an earthly paragon.” J. NORCROSS SARGENT, JR. “Nocky,” 103 Porter St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1), Traffic Squad (2), Thrift Association (3). Radio (1), President Radio Club (3). “What—no women?” Ninety-one ACTIVITIES NORMAN S. SAVAGE “Archie,” 453 Broadway, College Course, English (3), Mandolin Club (1), Second Lieutenant (2). “A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.” ROSAMOND C. SAWIN “Buddy,” 8 Mason St., Medford Hill- side, Commercial Course, Traffic Squad (2, 3), English (2, 3), Span- ish (1, 2, 3), Glee (1, 2, 3), Type- writing honors, first awards, Under- wood, Remington, Woodstock; sec- ond award, Underwood. Honest labor bears a lovely face.” MARY E. SCHOULER “Vicky,” 12 Aldersey St., College Course, Thrift Association (3). “The grass stoops not, she treads on it so light.” HERMON H. SCOTT “Scotty,” 440 Broadway, Scientific Course, Thrift Association (3), Slide Rule (3). “Oh, keep me innocent; make others great!” MAY E. SCROCCA “Maysie,” 65 Alpine St., Commer- cial Course, Thrift Association (3), Pageant (3), Typewriting honors, first awards. Underwood and Wood- stock. “Do well right, and let the world sink.” HELEN M. SCRIBNER “Scribbie,” 44 Lexington Ave., Col- lege Preparatory Course, Trans- ferred from Amesbury High, Thrift Association (3), Players' (3), Eng- lish (3). “Clever without showing it, Charming without knowing it, You always helped when somebody yelled ‘Scribbie.’ Do my Algebra for me!” XI not j - t«o ACTIVITIES CALEB JOSEPH SCULLY “Cal, 22 Highland Ave., General Course, Hamilton Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (2, 3), Football (3), Baseball (2, 3), Hockey Ice (1, 2, 3). “Man’s merit like the crops has its season.” LILLIAN SHAPIRO “Lillums,” 35 Dimick Street, Gen- eral Course. “Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye. In every gesture dignity and love.” RUTH SHAPIRO “Wootie,” 35 Dimick St., General Course, Graduating with Honor, Thrift Association, Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, Woodstock. “Ofttimes, nothing profits more Than self-esteem, grounded on just and right Well managed.” GEORGE SHAW “Rick,” 2 Greenville St., Scientific Course, Graduating with Honor, Northern Junior High, Class Presi- dent (1. 2, 3), Students’ Council (1, 2, 3), President Students’ Council (3), Physical Training Leader (2), Physical Training Supervisor (3), Traffic Squad Floor Supervisor (1, 2, 3). “Be sure you are right, then go ahead.” MABEL SHEEHAN “Mae,” 49 Avon St., Southern Junior High, Normal Course, Thrift Asso- ciation. “With smile that glow’d, Celestial rosy red, love’s proper hue.” SARAH SHERER “Sadie,” 67 Wheatland St., General Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “So well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtue, discreetest. best.” Ninety-th ree ACTIVITIES ELDON L. SHOREY “Blondy,” 7 Wesley St., Scientific Course, Southern Junior High. Thrift Association (3). “I did all I could.” RUTH A. SHOREY “Blondie,” 7 Wesley St., General Course, Lexington High. “She is pretty to walk with, And witty to talk with, And pleasant, too, to think on.” HAROLD A. SHORT “Shorty,” 38 Clark St., Commercial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Banking As- sociate. “Had he been caught young. He might have been tamed.” LUELLA SIDELINGER “Lu,” 51 Linden Ave., Commercial Course, Revere High, Thrift Associ- ation (3), Glee Club (3). “Her face is like the milky way in the sky, A meeting of gentle lights without a name.” HERBERT R. SILLIKER “Herb.” 15 Wisconsin Ave., General Course, Eastern Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (3). “Life is a jest and all things show it, I thought so once and now 1 know it.” KARL W. SILVA “Sliver,” 77 Newbury St., Scientific- Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Players’ (3), First Orchestra (3), Second Orchestra (:0, Fife and Drum Corps (3). “Every hour makes a demand on us.” Mnct y-four V( TIYITIKS MARTHA I. SILVA “Mud,” 40 Dartmouth St., Normal Course, Chorus Christmas Play, Pageant (3), Glee Club (3). “Friendship is a golden chain that never fails.” IRVING SIMMONS “Hick,” 73 Gordon St., Scientific Course, Graduating with Honor, Haverhill High, Traffic Squad (3), Slide Rule (3). “No man can rise above that at which he aims.” HAROLD N. SIMPSON “Sambo,” 243 Summer St., College Course, Western Junior High, Proc- tor (3), Senior Play Committee, Physical Training Leader (1), Traf- fic Squad (2, 3). “One snappy kid, is Harold.” MARION SINGELAIS 54 Bonair St., General Course, East- ern Junior High, Traffic Squad (1), Spanish (1, 2), Fife and Drum Corps (1), Typewriting honors, first award, Underwood; second awards, Underwood, Woodstock. “Thy mod- esty’s a candle to thy merit.” MARY A. SKELTON “Ree,” 20 Cutter St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Spanish (1), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, Royal. “Shalt show us how divine a thing A woman may be made.” MORRIS SLOTNICK “Moe,” 51 Grant St., College Course, Northern Junior High, Thrift Asso- ciation (3), Band (3). “Thought is deeper than all speech.” Xinety-five ACTIVITIES 2] ELVA H. SNOW “El,” 46 Derby St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Banking Associates (3). “There is gallantry of wind behind good man- ners.” JOSEPH F. SOLANO 377 Washington St., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Boston Eng- lish High (1, 2). “He aims to please ’ OSCAR SPEAR “Oscar,” 15 Rose St., College Course, Traffic Squad (3), Thrift As- sociation (3), Debating Club (1). “Let Rome burn, I’ll crash my cym- bal in the flames.” DOROTHY SPOONER “Dot,” 86 Liberty Ave., Normal Course, Graduating with Honor, Physical Training Leader (2, 3), Proctor (1. 2), Adjutant of Senior Battalion (2). “Satire’s my weapon, but I’m too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet.” HENRIETTA SPRINGER “Hen,” 20 Henry Ave., General Course, Notre Dame Academy, Thrift Association (3), Sketch Club (3). Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars attend thee; The elves also Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fires, befriend thee.” ELEANOR F. STACKPOLE 57 Packard Ave., College Course, Alumni Editor (3), Thrift Associa- tion (3), Glee Club (1), Sophomore Operetta (1), Pageant (3). “Her virtue and the conscience of her worth, That would be woo’d, and not un- sought be won.” Ninety-six r' ACTIVITIES SUMNER S. STANCHFIELI) “Summie,” 37 Sargent Ave., College Cour.se, Northern Junior High, Band (2), Fife and Drum Corps (1). “His manner is unassuming, but his spirit great.” FLORENCE J. STEEL “Flo,” 10 Hillside Park, General Course, Southern Junior High, Eng- lish Club (3). Sketch Club (3). “Humility, that low, sweet root From which all heavenly virtues shoot.” HELEN MARGARET STEEVES “Peg,” 25 Flint St., Normal Course, Dudley Institute, Physical Training Leader (1, 3), Players’ Club (3). English Club (3), Debating Club (1. 3), “Uncle Jimmie,” Chorus of Christmas Play “The Surprise Ex- traordinary,” Chorus of Pageani., Glee Club (1, 3). “Wisdom is the conqueror of fortune.” MARTIN C. STENNES “Red,” 15 Claremon St., General Course. “A man’s company is al- ways enjoyed.” SARKIS STEP A NI AN “Sarkie,” 208 Holland St., Commer- cial Course, Western Junior High, Traffic Squad (3). “Well for hin whose will is strong.” FRANK H. STOREY 7 Thorndike St., General Course, Western Junior High. “Great is the man who smiles on all tacks.” «mi ACTIVITIES THEDA J. STREADWICK “Baby,” 9 Bowdoin St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Pageant, Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, Reming- ton, and Woodstock; second award, Woodstock. “The fairest garden in her looks, And in her mind the wisest books.” EDITH M. STRONG “Eddie,” 60 Ossipee Rd., Normal Course, Graduating with Honor, Physical Training Leader (2), Span- ish Club (3). “Mistress of herself though China fall.” DONALD W. STROUT “Don,” 18 Walter Terrace, Commer- cial Course, Physical Training, As- sistant Leader (1), Senior Play and Thrift Pageant (3), Fife and Drum Corps (3), Charge of Supply Room (2, 3). “Oh, Benjamin was a vir- tuous man!” S. CHRISTOFHER SULLIVAN “Cy,” 26 Prescott St., General Course. Football (1, 2, 3), Baseball (1, 2, 3). “We aspire to see him in the big league some day.” FRANCIS M. SULLIVAN “Sully,” 98 Curtis St., Commercial Course, Proctor (1), Thrift Associa- tion (2, 3), Banking Associate (3). “It is good to be merry and wise.” GRACE E. SULLIVAN 50 Dartmouth St., College Course, Thrift Association (3), Secretary (3), Players’ Club (2, 3), Poetry Section (3), Glee Club (3). “To see her is to love her, And love but her forever; Nature made her what she is And never made another.” i� « ( -t'iuli t ACTIVITIES MARY G. SULLIVAN “Mae,” 11 Cypress St., General Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3). “The mildest manners in the gentlest heart.” FLORENCE SWEETSER “Sweetie,” 391 Broadway, General Course, Andover High. “The sweet- est garland to the sweetest maid.” BEATRICE SWINEHAMER “Bea,” 12 Electric Ave., Commercial Course, Physical Training Leader (2), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (1), Typewriting honors, first award, Royal. “As good be out of the world as out of fashion.” SARA TALALEWSKY -1 Beach Ave., Commercial Course, Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, Woodstock; second awards, Underwood. Reming- ton, Woodstock. “A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded, A rose with all its sweetest leaves yet unfolded.” JOHN J. TANNER “Stretch,” 18 Lcland St., General Course, Baseball (1, 3), Track (1. 2, 3), Basketball (2, 3). “Lunch time is not the only time for the track team.” LORETTA M. TANSEY 108 Bromfield Rd., Normal Course, Chorus of Christmas Play, Chorus of Pageant, Glee Club (3). “Sen- sible people find nothing useless.” Ninety-nine ACTIVITIES VANCE S. TARR “Dazzy,” 168 Central St., Scientific Course, Northern Junior High School, Traffic Squad (2), School Patrol (3). “Wake up, little boy. You’re just dreaming.” EVELYN A. TESTA “Evie,” 20 Thorndike St., Commer- cial Course, Graduating with Honor, Physical Training Leader (1, 3), Traffic Squad (3), Radiator Representative (3). Thrift Associa- tion (3), Players’ Club (3), Spanish Club Secretary (3), Christmas Play and “Uncle Jimmie” (3), Glee Club, Pageant (3), Typewriting honors, fiist awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, Royal, Woodstock; second awards, Underwood, Royal, Wood- stock; third award, Underwood. “The grace of a goddess is in her footsteps.” EDNA M. THOMPSON “Eddie,” 61 Florence St., Normal Course, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3). “Heart on her lips, and soul within her eyes, Soft as her dime, and seemly as her skies.” CHESTER F. THORNTON “Chet,” 1 Avon St., Scientific- Course, Traffic Squad (3), School Patrol (3), Thrift Pageant (31. “Wake? Nix, not when I don’t nave to.” HAROLD N. THORNTON “Papa,” 1 Avon St., General Course, Thrift Association (3). “This man is as true as steel.” JOSEPH M. THORNTON “Bishop,” 27 Brook St., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Eastern Junior High School, Proc- tor (1), Year Book Committee (3), Thrift Association (3), English- Poetry Club (3), Spanish Club Treasurer (2, 3), Spanish Play, Pageant (2, 3), First Prize Winner of Middlesex County in W. C. T. V. Prize Essay Contest, on “The Duties of a Citizen,” Class Historian. If wit is worth its weight in gold, here’s a wealthy man.” One Hundred ACTIVITIES JEAN THURNER 12 Lesley Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Physical Training Leader (2), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Woodstock. “Red as a rose is she, A flower of sweet beauty.” LILLIAN M. THURSTON “Lil,” 702 Broadway, General Course, Western Junior High, Soph- omore Operetta (1), Girls’ Glee Club (1). “A lovely lady, garmented in light From her own beauty.” VERONICA TIERNEY “Vee,” 208 Broadway, Normal Course, Weare High, Chorus in Christmas Play, Glee Club (3). “With her eyes in flood with laugh- ter.” CHARLES C. TILLOTSON “Tillie,” 10 Pearl St., General Course, People’s Academy, Traffic Squad (3). “Silence is sweeter than speech.” JOHN S. TODSEN, JR. “Stretch,” 41 Whitfield Rd., College Course. “Speed, did you say? But first I must consider the folly of it.” KARL M. TOMFOHRDE “Tom,” 57 Rogers Ave., College Course. “Better late than never.” � One II ii ml red One ACTIVITIES :: FLOYD H. TOTTLE “Tot,” 47 Lexington Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Phys- ical Training (1), Radiator Repre- sentative (1), First Orchestra (1, 2, 3), Glee Club (1), Band Treasurer Second Year Leader (3, 1, 2, 3). “He leads the band, That mighty band, The pride of S. II. S.” ERIE A. TRASK 34 Morrison Ave., General Course, Southern Junior High. “Let no man contradict me, for I won’t believe him.” BERNICE TUCK “Bunny,” 218 Highland Ave., Gen- eral Course, Eastern Junior High, Traffic Squad (3). Thrift Associa- tion (3), Tennis (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal and Woodstock; second award, Underwood. “She moves a goddess, and she looks a queen.” EDITH TUCKER “Edie,” 87 Flint St., Commercial Course, Eastern Junior High, Phys- ical Training (2, 3), Thrift Associa- tion (3), English (3), Spanish (2), Second Orchestra (1. 2), Glee Club (2, 3), Basketball (1, 2). “Ofttimes he who speaks less is most elo- quent.” MARJORIE TUCKER “Sonny,” 61 Marshall St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), English (2), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Royal; second award, Underwood. “Beauty and joy can never be severed.” BEATRICE C. ULEN “Bea,” 4 Electric Ave., College Course, Graduating with Honor, Western Junior High, Radiator Staff Library Editor (3), Traffic Squad (2), Thrift Association (3). “And round about her head the golden halo of an angel fair.” Om lliimlrt-il Two 4 ACTIVITIES S. GERTRUDE WADE “Frenchy,” 17 Maple Ave., Commer- cial Course, Physical Training Leader (3), Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, Royal and Woodstock. “Her very frowns are fairer far, Than smiles of other maidens are.” REBECCA WAITSKIN “Betty,” 1-A Beacon St., Commer- cial Course, Southern Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club Pianist (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, and Royal; second awards, Un- derwood and Remington; third award, Underwood. “Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare, And beauty draws us by a single hair.” DOROTHY G. WALDORF “Dot,” 15 Albion St., General Course, East Bridgewater High, Year Book Committee (3), Glee Club 0). “If her share some fatal errors fall, Look on her face, and you’ll forget them all.” ELSA WALGIS “Al,” 56 Oxford St., College Course, Southern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Year Book Committee (3), Players' Club (3), English Club (3), Junior Play (2), “Tot” Senior Play (3). “It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.” IOLA C. WALLACE “Topsy,” 32 Josephine Ave., Gen- eral Course, Western Junior High, Typewriting honors, first and second awards, Underwood. “Now none on earth above her! As pure in thought as angels are: To know her was to love her.” MARTHA K. WALLACE “Mid,” 10 Wesley St., Normal Course, Eastern Junior High. “Unblemished let me live, or die un- known: O grant an honest fame, or grant me none!” One Hundred Three ACTIVITIES ALICE REGINA WALSH “Al,” 15 Chandler St., Commercial Course, Physical Training Leader (1), Representative (1), Thrift As- sociation (3), Debating Club (1, 2, 3), Spanish Club (1). Typewriting honors, first award, Underwood. “I would help others out of pure good will.” ELEANOR M. WALSH “Ellie,” 29 Simpson Avenue, Com- mercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Spanish Club (1), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Woodstock. It is not enough to help the feeble up, But to support him after.” JAMES E. WALSH “Red,” 65 Astor St., Boston, Col- lege Course, Medford High, Thrift Association (3). “Nights are for dreams and days are for deeds!” JOHN J. WALSH “Jack,” 31 Wilton St., Commercial Course, Northern Junior High, Pag- eant (3), Glee Club (3), Track (3). “Be satisfied with nothing but your best.” JOHN J. WALSH, JR. “Red,” 105 Walnut St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (2, 3), Fife and Drum Corps (1), Banking Association (3). E’er you scoff at flaming youth, Behold our Johnny Walsh.” WILLIAM J. WALSH “Bill,” 213 Beacon St., General Course, Thrift Association (3), First Orchestra (3), Band (1, 2, 3). “A darned good fellow is Bill—till he plays his saxophone.” Oik 11 ii ii«I r« «I Four A( TIMTIKS AGNES WARD “Aggie,” 11 Barton St., Commercial Course, Northern Junior High. Thrift Association (3), English (2). “If eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being.” ANNIE WARDROPE “Ann,” 78 Woods Ave., General Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Glee Club (2, 3). “But if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive.” M. LOUISE G. WARNER “Lou,” “Trixie,” 23 Springfield St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1, 2) , Thrift Association (3), Traffic Squad (l. 2. 3), Gle£ Club (2. 3)”, “Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.” GLADYS A. WATSON “Goldie,” 1007 Broadway, Commer- cial Course, Western Junior High, Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal and Woodstock; second awards, Underwood, Reming- ton, Royal, and Woodstock; third awards, Underwood, Woodstock. “The sight of her is good for sore eyes.” IRVING WATSON “Boy,” 10 Powder House Blvd., Gen- eral Course, Southern Junior High, Football (1, 2, 3), Baseball (1,2, 3) , Ice Hockey (1,2). “His trouble is his admiration for the girls.” ELDON I). WEDLOCK “Whitie,” 77 Chandler St., College Course, Room Representative for Radiator (3), Traffic Squad (3), Thrift Association (3), Eight con- secutive years perfect attendance, Sophomore Party Committee. “A man whose faithfulness will win him kingdoms.” I'iv « One l!i::: lrc ! ACTIVITIES STANLEY E. WELLS “Stan,” 85 College Ave., Scientific Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “He has a firm yet courteous mind.” KATHERINE L. WHALEN “Booka,” 28 Maple Ave., General Course, Northern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1), Thrift As- sociation (3), Spanish Club (1), Operetta “Wild Rose” (1), Glee Club (1, 2, 3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal, and Woodstock; second award, Under- wood. “There is no wisdom like frankness.” J. MILES WHITE “Pie,” 136 Powder House Blvd., Col- lege Course, Chairman Senior Night (3), Physical Training Leader (1, 2, 3), Building Supervisor (2, 3), As- sistant Class Editor (3), Treasurer Players’ Club (3), Senior Play and Christmas Play “Uncle Jimmy,” Baseball Manager (3), School Pa- trol (3). “Men are moved by motives, And all actors know their cues.” RUTH WIGGINS “Wiggsey, 39-A Walnut St., Nor- mal Course, Thrift Association (3), Play Writing Club (3), Operetta “Wild Rose” (1), Glee Club (1, 2, 3). “Beautiful as sweet, And young as beautiful, and soft as young, And gay as soft, and innocent as gay!” HAZEL C. WILCOX “Billie,” 46 Wallace St., General Course, Western Junior High, Traf- fic Squad (3), Second Orchestra (1), Fife and Drum Corps (1, 2, 3), Ten- nis (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood, Royal and Woodstock; second awards, Reming- ton and Woodstock. “To err is hu- man, to forgive divine.” LOUISE E. WILCOX “Weesie,” 106 Highland Rd., College Course, Thrift Association, Assist- ant Treasurer (3). “She that was fair and never proud, Had tongue at will, and yet was never loud.” One II mid ml Six ACTIVITIES AUGUSTUS WILLIAMS “Gus,” 16-A Norwood Ave., General Course, Northern Junior High, Phys- ical Training Leader (1). “A little nonsense now and then; Is relished by the best of men.” RICHARD G. WILLIAMS “Dick,” 178 Powder House Blvd., Scientific Course, Western, Thrift Association (3), Slide Rule Club (3). “All day long he wears a smile that won’t come off.” HENRY A. WILLIAMSON 8 Douglas Ave., Northern Junior High, Thrift Association (3). “Amusement is as necessary to man as labor.” MARION E. WINCHENBACH “Peanut,” 14 Prichard Ave., Com- mercial Course, Thrift Association, Home Room Assistant Treasurer (3), Typewriting awards, first awards, Underwood, Remington, Royal, Woodstock. “Whose little body lodg’d a mighty mind.” MARTHA LILLIAN WINKLER “Marty,” 7 Morgan St., Commercial Course, Physical Training Leader (3), Typewriting honors first awards, Underwood, Royal, Wood- stock. “Bend on me thy tender eyes, As stars look on the sea.” DOROTHY WISEWELL “Dot,” 8 Pleasant Ave., Commercial Course with Household Arts, South- ern, Proctor (3), Thrift Association (3). “Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life. But needs it and may learn.” Ollf IIiimlrtMl S« v« n At TIN ITIMS HONG S. WONG 324 Broadway, Scientific Course, Northern Junior High. Thrift Asso- ciation (3), Tennis Club (1), Captain of Tennis Team (2, 3). “He is a mighty pleasant man.” GLADYS P. YOUNG “Gladie,” 21 Jaques St., Commercial Course, Thrift Association (3), Typewriting honors, first awards, Underwood and Remington. “A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.” ERNEST ZAPPINI “Ernie,” 132 Pearson Rd., Scientific Course, Western Junior High, Thrift Association (3), Baseball Team (3). “Silence is golden.” CHARLES J. ZEC “Charlie,” 63 Cameron Ave., Gen- eral Course, Western Junior High, Gift Committee (3), Supervisor Traffic Squad (2, 3), School Patrol (3). “Get a move on and speed up!” SYDNEY ZUKER “Sid,” 225 Pearl St., College Course, Northern Junior High, Physical Training Leader (1), Thrift Associ- ation (3), Debating Club (1, 3), As- sistant Manager of Football (2), Manager of Track Team (3), As- sistant Manager of Basketball Team (2). “From bat boy to manager.” ANNA SAVAL “Nan,” 20 Webster St., General Course, Southern Junior High, Eng- lish Club (2, 3), Typewriting honors, first award, Woodstock. “Of earth and yet not earthly!” Om« II undriMl I-'.IkM ACTIVITIES JOSHUA I. SEIDMAN “Josh,” 31 Gorham St., College Course, Traffic Squad (1, 2), School Patrol (2), Thrift Association (3), First Orchestra (1). “His ambition was too great for the length of the day.” HERBERT J. WILSON “Red,” 35 Brastow Ave., Football (1, 2, 3), Captain (3), Physical Training (1, 2, 3), Basketball (2), Traffic Squad (2), Proctor (1, 2). 3Jtt iflrmnriam FREDERICK E. O'CONNOR 152 Walnut St., College Course, Northern Junior High. “Though of shy and retiring dis- position, distinguished by an eagerness to help others, a de- sire to do his part, and a loyalty to his classmates and to his school. The Class of 1926 sin- cerely mourns his loss.” m (Hlaas Notable 1320 Most Studious Boy...... Most Studious Girl..... Most Ambitious Boy..... Most Ambitious Girl.... Most Popular Boy....... Most Popular Girl...... Handsomest Boy......... Prettiest Girl......... Most Talkative Girl.... Most Conceited Boy..... Most Conspicuous Boy- Class Athlete.......... Class Wit.............. Class Grind............ Class Bluffer.......... Nerviest Boy........... Quietest Boy........... Noisiest Boy........... Laziest Boy............ Busiest Boy............ Errand Boy............. Woman Hater............ Greatest Money Lender, Best Actress........... Best Actor............. Peter Peterson Edith M. Strong Joseph F. Gough Beatrice 0. Bates •George R. Shaw Gladys L. Allen .Frederick H. Hanna .Anna V. Sandstrom .E. Irene Allen .Francis E. Hanson .Alden D. Bruce .Edwin Johnson Warren P. Eld ridge Dorothy A. Devine Daniel J. Cotter Monroe W. Burbank Frank L. Leary .Chester B. Nelson Caleb J. Scully Chester F. Colwell John J. Tanner .Edward L. Canney John S. Todsen, Jr. .Pauline V. Baptista J. Miles White One Hundred Nine f i nttnr (Elaaa (Ealrnhar m 1923 September 10—The present Senior class enters Somerville High School as awed Sophomores. November 20—Student body sees Shenandoah. December 10—Sophomore girls and boys win physical training contest. December 19—Sophomores, still awed, elect officers. 1924 January 3—Sophomores win drill competition from Seniors. February 1—Honorable traffic squad organized. March 15—Sophomores hold their first dance. March 28—“The Wild Rose” operetta presented. June 11—Our first Class Day. June 25—Promotions (?) and ---- vacation. September 9—We become Juniors! November 7—The mighty Juniors elect class officers. November 26—Turkey, mince pie, squash, etc. December 24—We are dismissed to make preparations to greet Santa Claus. 1925 March 31—Election of Junior Night Committee. May 22—Junior Night. June 12—Class Day. June 25—Forced to take our vacation. September 10—We become dignified Seniors. October 3—Somerville beats Worcester. October 23—Senior election. November 26—Somerville defeats Rindge. December 22—We find out “Why the Chimes Rang.” 1926 January 18-19—Thrift Drive teaches us to save our pennies. February 17—Radiator Tag Day. March 19—Joseph Gough Co. defeats Everett in Debate. April 14—Somerville defeats Winchester. May 7—We learn “The Lesson of the Ages.” June 3—Preparation for Class Day. June 14—Class Day. June 15—Radiator Year Book out. (Radiator Staff and Year Book Com- mittee leave for China.) June 16—Senior Night—(Joe Thornton, Helen Minton, Oscar Spear and Merle Ferguson leave by side door before storm breaks.) June 18—Graduation. . . . Speeches. . . . More speeches! And diplomas! One II iiiulr«'(l Ten (tinbb florm UL THE JOURNEY By E. Irene Allen One night as I wandered through the land o’ dreams I heard music and light, carefree laughter, And drawn by the bright lights, green, gold and silver, Darting here and there cutting the shadows, I saw in the o’er-hanging balconies Admiring onlookers who applauded The dancers below gracefully swaying To the lilt of the waltz. Joy reigned supreme, But the laughter died, and the music ceased When all realized the journey before them. Straightway two lights shone bright and clear, One blue like the sky that inspired Loyalty, the other, white as snow, Pierced the far corners and lent to all A new radiance,—something of Holy Light. A rousing cheer rent the stillness, and then Friends shook hands, vowing ever to be true To one another,—to the white and blue. Slowly the lights grew dimmer and dimmer And faded away. And then in my dreams The scene changed to gloomy Castle Gates Grey, silent with no trace of the joy I had just witnessed. But look! Silently A new star ascended the heavens, A curious star, larger and brighter Than I had ever seen; its centre was A shining gem of alabaster white Set in blue flame, which flashed a challenge To all these Travelers about to start On Life's Journey toward the City of Success. Then Knowledge came forth from out the Castle Gates And with him Youth, ardent, joyous and gay. One 11 ii n«l r« «I Eleven To him Knowledge gravely and slowly spoke:— “Much time you have passed within these walls, Acquiring knowledge and in carefree play. But now the hour has come for you to leave, Would that I might go with you; the Path of Life Is paved with obstacles, but at the end Doth lie the goal of men’s desires, Success; Duty commands that I steadfast remain To counsel all who are still on the way. But see, Yonder there is a star Symbolic of your colors, White and Blue, That shines to guide and even strengthen you. And take with you my pure-eyed Faith who Will ever be your friend. Go! And my blessing go with y The castle gates clanged, and the Traveler turned His face to the World. Scarcely had he journeyed a furlong’s distance When he saw one most imposing who said: “I am Difficulty, lord of this road, And you will find it rough, with many stones. Linger in my domain, and go no further, Friend.” The Traveler, fired with youth’s ambition, Said: “No, I must reach Success before night.” Then Disappointment, who was standing by, Replied: “My son, you shall not reach Success At eventide, nor yet for many a night.” But Faith, undaunted, urged him on. So he answered: 4T must not tarry.” A few leagues farther on, a man Called out: “0 Traveler, I’m Inexperience And am lost, may I not go with you?” And since The Traveler was fearful, he welcomed Company, but Inexperience was A big and cloutish lad who prattled on About the gaieties of the world till the Traveler Enraptured forgot to watch the star Above for guidance as was his wont. Before they knew they found themselves sunk deep Within the slough called “Lost Courage.” The black mud had almost engulfed them When a richly dressed but evil-looking man Who wore on his head a crown of jewels And whose attire showed vulgar lavishness Flung off his ermine mantle as he said: “I am Dishonesty; my kingdom is A place of refuge from this Slough.” But the cloud that had o’erhung the world Rolled on, and the star shone so brightly That the Traveler gazed, again Loyalty And Truth inspired him and he forged on, And with him Faith and Inexperience. They climbed a hill from which they saw A green valley ’neath a rosy sky called “Vale of pleasure” where Thoughtlessness did reign. This they reached by nightfall: everywhere were lanterns Of bright color twinkling, blinking; And music ’neath the summer moon, tinkling. Ono lliimlrotl Twolvo Inexperience said: “Here will I stay. I will go down the Primrose Path, and see The maidens dancing, and the lights and roses.” The Traveler looked up and thought: “The star is hidden by the lights of Pleasure.” But no! Yonder it beckoned him to follow, So he set out again on his journey and Faith was with him. There in the distance he saw a palace Whose lofty towers reached unto the skies. To the Traveler’s questions a sage replied: “That is the palace of Fame whose high walls Some find insurmountable, but, hark you! Cross the Thicket of Earn’st Endeavor And you may enter in.” Weary and footsore, The Traveler fell down among the sharp briars; But saw the star and was strengthened. Soon the thicket was passed and he stood within The gilded walls of the palace, And mingled with its guests, and lived most royally, When suddenly a great quake rent the earth;— The Palace fell in ruins, stone on stone. The Traveler escaped and with him Other guests, Hypocrisy and Vanity. And now the way seemed far more pleasant, Bordered with bubbling streams and cool shade trees. They passed through hamlets where the simple folk Crowned the Traveler with laurel and with bay, And praised him, and Vanity whispered: “Stay yet awhile. You’ve earned the right.” The Traveler was tempted to heed this When he caught sight of something glistening just beyond. The Palace of Success! And Faith was with him. But as he climbed, a woman bent and old, caught him by the arm And cried: “Kind sir, will you not open this heavy gate for me?” And he with anger stopped and said: “How can I reach the goal of my desires If I must render aid to every beggar on my way?” And the Star stood still. And he heard, Or thought he heard angelic chorus Chanting: “He who loseth his own life For my sake, thereby he shall gain it—” And the Traveler opened wide the gate, While the Star gleamed forth its radiance. Like a flash, the beggar threw aside her cloak, And lo! He beheld a lovely maiden Whose gown was ’broidered with tiny seed-pearls, And whose golden hair was as a halo round her face. And thus she greeted him: “0 Youth, Charity gives to you your heart’s desire.” Bewilderedly he heard, and dazed by the warmth and cheer He turned and looked back at the entrance And read the words emblazoned on the arch, Which in his zest he had not seen before, “Service for others: Therein lies success”— The Traveler had reached his goal. One Hundred Thirteen JUNIOR CLFISS OFFICERS PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT WILLIAM TALBOT HELEN CLEMENT SECRETARY TREASURER HELEN ftIKENS ROBERT THOMAS JUNIOR G I R L S BOYS v dlmttnr (Ulaaa l tatory The Class of 1927, after a mere or less obscure Sophomore year, looks upon its Junior Year as one of-vindication. It has been the pre-eminent aim to establish and cultivate a higher realization of class spirit and school pride. Toward this goal we feel that, not only as individuals, but as a whole class, we have taken decidedly progressive steps. Our officers have been: President, William Talbot; Vice-President, Helen Clements; Secretary, Helen Aikins; Treasurer, Robert Thomas. Members of the Junior Class have taken a large part in the athletics of the past year. We are proud to claim the only all-scholastic football player of the school, elected by the Boston papers, and also we claim the only major sport athlete to receive maximum credit in his studies. In the Thrift movement we feel that we have led the other classes in the school for the reason that out of the thirteen Thrift Honor rooms, seven were Junior rooms. On Junior Night, June 4, the class presented a very successful and enjoyable entertainment. The class of 1927 has made a splendid showing in the paying of dues, in attendance at school functions, in scholarship, and in participation in a wide scope of activities, and believes that it has personified to an appreci- able extent our school motto, “Honor and Progress.” WILLIAM J. TALBOT, President, Class of 1927. One Hundred Tiff ecu JUNIOR NIGHT COMMITTEE Seated, Left to Ri ht—Joseph Corlsh. Jennie Gilbert. Standing—Richard Finn. JUNIOR NIGHT On the evening of June 4, the “Junior Night” of the Class of 1927 was held, and as anticipated it was greatly enjoyed by all present. A one-act play, “The Shape That Walks,” was given and proved to be decidedly entertaining. The cast included Alice Van Ummerson, Jennie Gilbert, Myra Page, Hope Blaisdell, Lillian Elliot, Charles Crowe, Elmer Birdsall and Edmund Massello. The settings were especially unique, being genuine India properties loaned by Elizabeth Easson, a Senior, who has lived in India for four years. She also gave many help- ful suggestions that assisted in giving the play a real Indian atmos- phere. After the play dancing was enjoyed until twelve o’clock, Jack Derby’s Orchestra furnishing the music. The committee in charge consisted of Joseph Corish, Jennie Gilbert and Richard Finn. One Hundred Sixteen SOPHOMORE CLftSS OFFICERS PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT JOHN BUCKLEY OLIVE THOMPSON SECRETHRr ESTELLE KEflMEY TREASURER NORMAN WATT History of thr Olkss of 1920 In September the present Sophomore Class began its career in the Somerville High School. After the first class meeting, the election of Sophomore officers took place with the following results: President, John Buckley; Vice-President, Olive Thompson; Secretary, Estelle Keaney; Treasurer, Norman Watt. Another class meeting was held and dues were established. Within two weeks the dues had all but reached their quota. There were numerous activities in the school this year in which the Sophomores took prominent parts. We are proud of our classmates who appeared in the Thrift Pageant. The Sophomores who played on the baseball and football teams also deserve much credit. The Sophomore girls twice won the physical training competition. Our one social affair was the annual Sophomore dance. It was very much enjoyed by all who attended, although it was not a financial success. The class has made a very fine start and we hope it will continue its good work throughout its high school career. The officers trust that next year the Class of 1928 will make a great advance in industry and scholarship. JOHN BUCKLEY, President of the Class of 1928. One II mill r l KlKhlfcn TRAFFIC SQUAD SUPERVISORS First Row, Loft to Right—J. Miles White, Alden D. Bruce Mr. L. A. Sprague, Thomas Powers, Francis Hanson. Second Row, Left to Right—Harry Coggshall. George Shaw. Frederick Hosmor, Arthur Sanborn, Charles Zee. Third Row, Left to Right—Ralph Pittman, Donald Mathesou. Sratftr § i mh SB The Traffic Squad, like all organizations, reviews its activities of this school year. The major projects of the year have been limited to four quite essential means of protection and development. They are: The Building Patrol, Recess Patrol, Driveway Patrol and Concentrated Method of developing the Traffic Squad for the coming year. The Build- ing Patrol this year has been supervised by Harry Coggshall. It had on its roll an average of five inspectors a period. These inspectors patrolled both East and West buildings for the purpose of preventing articles of apparel from being stolen and to gain knowledge of all strangers in the buildings. The Driveway Patrol and the Recess Patrol have been under the supervision of Frederick Hosmer. These three units worked well and have obtained a permanent standing in the school routine. Francis E. Hanson has been in charge of the Concentrated Method of developing new people for Traffic Squad duty. By this method the future members are given instruction, which includes detailed informa- tion and practical experience. This way we expect to leave a fully trained and efficient Traffic Squad for next year. The governing body, as in past years, has consisted of the six Floor Supervisors, the two Building Supervisors, the President, Vice-President, and a Recruiting Supervisor. This group has officiated at many school functions: The Christmas Pageant, the Thrift Pageant, the Senior Play, Orchestra Concert, Marionette Exhibit, the Girls’ Debate and many smaller assemblies. A great deal of credit is due to every member of the squad, and to the floor supervisors and their assistants and secretaries for their faithful work throughout the year. This being the third year of operation, a remarkable increase in efficiency has been made and we consider that our duty has been conscientiously fulfilled. ALDEN D. BRUCE, President of Traffic Squad. THE SQUAI) PERSONNEL Faculty Advisers MR. J. A. AVERY MR. L. A. SPRAGUE President ALDEN D. BRUCE Vice-President THOMAS POWERS Building Supervisors FREDERICK HOSMER J. MILES WHITE Recruiting Supervisor FRANCIS E. HANSON Floor Supervisors East Building West Building DONALD MATHESON HARRY COGGSHALL ARTHUR SANBORN GEORGE SHAW CHARLES ZEC RALPH PITTMAN On� II iimlrt-tl «-iil.v-nnr TRAFFIC SQUAD GRADUATING WITH HONOR First Row, Left to Right Joseph Solano. Ruth Shapiro. Edith Strong. Marlon Rich, Joseph Thornton. George Shaw, Albert Armstrong. Jennie Notaro. Eileen Bailey. Irene Kelly, John Johnson. Secoi-d Row. I .eft to Right -Beatrice Ulen, Frances Mendell, Gladys Pingrce, Elena Ivaska, Gladys Bromberg, Vivian Paulson. Myrle Powers, Lillian Johnson. Beatrice Alexander, M ir.v Fallon. Elizabeth Easson, Evelvn Testa, Beatrice Good man. Third Row. Left to Right —Helen Scribner, Isabelle Noyes. Dorothy Myers. Dorothy Spooner, Dorothy Grossman, Annette Crowell, Edith Foy, Pauline Gerald, Doris Lamb, Helen O'Brien. Patricia Harding Fourth Row, Left to Right—Peter Peterson. Lawrence Munroe, living Simmons, Richard Berry, Harrv Atnmlan. Charles Anderson. Absent: Grace Dondale, Mildred Gavin. Isabelle Greene, Elsie Mueller, Joseph Gough. STUDENTS’ COUNCIL First Row. Left to Right—Daniel Cotter. Gladys Allen, George Shaw. Anna Sandstrom. Francis Kelley. Second Row. Left to Right—Robert Thomas, Helen Clements, William Talbot, Helen Aikins, Herbert Farr. Third Row, Left to Right—Elmer Birdsall, Olive Thompson, John Buckley. Albert Pierce, Estelle Keaney, Norman Watt, absent. ®ljr dnmtrtl This year has been a most pleasant and successful year for the Stu- dents’ Council. The meetings have been held regularly on Mondays and a lively interest has been shown by all its members. The Council is composed of the four officers of each class, six floor proctors (one elected from each floor by the room proctors), and two faculty advisers, Miss Brown and Mr. Sears. In January the Council made complete its membership, for a cordial welcome was extended to the newly elected Sophomore officers. One of the most important events of this year was the advancement of the Thrift movement. This was personally under the direction of Miss Weisman, a former teacher of the Somerville High; now the Director of Thrift Instruction in Somerville. The object of the Thrift Drive was not only to have all pupils depositors in the School Bank, but to teach them the value of money, both how to save money and how to spend it wisely. Slogans and mottoes played an important part in the drive, as well as many posters that came from the Art Department. The Council owes many thanks to the loyal student support that has co-operated so willingly with the endeavors of Miss Weisman and her assistants. The Student Council has accomplished many worthwhile undertakings this past year. The Lost and Found Bureau has proved to be of valuable assistance to the students. The aim of the Attendance Committee was to build up a tradition in the Somerville High School of good attendance. The banking system of the school has been completely renewed, and has been an undoubted success and a great benefit to many students. The satisfactory outcome of the Red Cross Drive was through the earnest efforts of the committee as well as the interest created among the pupils. The officers of the Council this year were as follows: President, George Shaw; Vice-President, William Talbot; Secretary, Anna Sandstrom. ANNA SANDSTROM, Secretary, Students’ Council. One Hundred Twenty-live HOME ROOM TREASURERS ANI) RANKING ASSISTANTS FOR THRIFT ASSOCIATION THE LITERARY CLUB First Row, Reft to Right—Maxine Blake. Ruth Hodges, Margaret Sullivan, Alice Dunlap, Georgina Morey, Margaret Morey, Elsie Ludwig, Ruth Johnson, Marjory Holmherg, Isobel Cheney. Second Row, Reft to Right—Gertrude Phillips, Grace Sullivan. Frederick Atherton. Marshall MacAnern Beatrice Bates (Sec- retary). James Cutler (President). Frances Waugh, George Shaw, Ruth Gordon, Yvonne Grace Armstrong, Frances Buckley, Frances MacDonald. Third Row, Reft to Right —Ruth Ramb, Florence Steele, Merle Everett, Jeanette Baker, Shirlev Lazarus, Marjorie Menard, Jennie Notaro, Edith Strong, Marion Rich. Phyllis Lombardi, Helen Ralston, Grace Dondale, Louise Caswell, Dorothv Myers, Mary Pineo. Irene Allen, Helen O’Brien. Fourth Row. Reft to Right—Helen Manning. Dorothy Gordon. Jennie Gilbert. Reona Dunham. Elizabeth Easson, Loretta Ford, Helen Scribner, Helen Minton. Marion Marshall. Gladys Allen. Kolita Kaspar, Blanch. Baptista, Gladvs Brom- berg, Dolphie Berg, Mary Hardy. Ruth Holmes, Anna Sandstrom, Helen Sleeves, Mary Hall. Fifth Row. Reft to Right—Albert Darcy, Joseph Geary. Joseph Thornton, Wallace Grant. Francis Hanson, Norman Sav- age, George Coyle. John Flahive, Don Hurd, Oscar Spear, John Casey; Walter Hotchkiss, Pierino DlBlasio, Harry Coggshall. Warren Eldridge. GIRLS’ DERATING TEAM First How, Left to Right—Helen O'Brien. Elena Ivaska. Mary Hall, Hope Blaisdell. Second Row, Left to Right—Isobel Cheney, Anna Sandstrom, Irene Allen, Monica Cotter, Catherine Croy. (girls’ Irbating §nrtriy The Girls’ Debating Society feels that it has had a successful year although only two interscholastic debates have been held. Helen O’Brien, Hope Blaisdell, Elena Ivaska and Mary Hall, alternate, formed the team in the debate with Malden on the subject, “Resolved: That the United States should enter the World Court.” Somerville was victorious. Somerville lost a debate to Medford by a vote of two to one upon the subject, “Resolved: That the United States should have a Unified Air Force.” Catherine Croy, Irene Allen, Mary Hall, and Monica Cotter, alternate, were the members of the second team. During the year regular meetings were held on alternate Tuesdays, at which time informal discussions of current topics took place. The officers of the year were: President, Elena Ivaska, ’26; secretary, Mary Hall, ’26; and coach, Miss Hezelton, faculty. Officers have been elected for the coming year and it is to be hoped that the society will be even more successful in the future than it has been in the past. dm- 11 ii nil r « il Twriity-rlcht BOYS’ DEBATING TEAM AM) OFFICERS First How, Left to Hi ht—James Meaney, Daniel Cotter. Lawrence Capodilupo, Joseph GouK'h. Second How, Left to Right—Fred Minzner. Arnold Finley, Joseph Corlsh, James Murphy. THE WEBSTER DEBATING SOCIETY The Webster Debating Society points with pride to its record since last September. At that time Daniel J. Cotter was elected president. Lawrence Capodilupo, vice-president, and James Meaney and Joseph Gough, secretary and treasurer, respectively. Mr. Mahoney again acted as adviser and moderator, and Fred Minzner was re-elected marshal. Under these officers two debates were arranged, one with Medford and one with Everett. The first debate was held last November at Medford. The question was, “Resolved: The present immigration policy of the United States is for the best interests of the people.” Somerville upheld the affirmative and won the unanimous decision of the three judges. Those debating were Joseph Gough, James Meaney, Arnold Finley and Joseph Corish. In the second debate, Somerville, represented by Joseph Gough, Ar- nold Finley, James Murphy, and James Meaney, debated on the negative of the question, “Resolved: Judges in the courts of Massachusetts should be elected directly by the people for terms of eight years.” Again the Somerville team was victorious. On May 26, at Riverbank Court, the society held its first annual ban- quet, which was attended by thirty-five members. The society extends to the school at large the wish that the coming vacation may be enjoyed. DANIEL J. COTTER, President. One IIiiimImmI Twenty-nine SPANISH CLUB First Row, Left to Right—Margarite Sullivan, Rosamond Sawin, Marion Rich, Joseph Thornton, lverinit Marsh, Edith Gustafson, Jennie Notaro, Ruth Johnson. Second Row. Left to Right—Jean Yacubian, Margaret Fitzgerald, Edna Elder, Gertrude Bailey, Isobel Cheney, Eileen Bailey, Audrey Taylor. Third Row, Left to Right—Marla Santos, Edith Strdng, William Spear. Timothy Sullivan, Lolly Moller, Ellen Brennan. CHESS TEAM First How, Loft to Right—Albert Priest. Manuel Lima, Captain; Jason Nourse, President. Second How, Left to Right—Joseph Moran, Samuel Fishlin, Anthony Catnnzano. The Chess Team this year, although it did not win the Suburban League Cup, has had a very successful season. The officers, Manuel Lima, Captain; Jason Nourse, President; and Frank Elwell, Secretary-Treasurer, have fostered the team until it is one of the most respected in the league. All of the players are either Juniors or Sophomores; thus we are insured that we shall have an all-veteran team in the ’26-’27 season. FRANK M. ELWELL, Secretary. One Hundred Thirty-one SLIDE RULE CLUB Firat Row. Left to Right—Peter Peterson. Raymond Hardin. Wilbur Fenn. Lawrence Munro (Vice-President). Edwin Hill (President), Richard Williams, Irving Sim- mons. Llewellyn Ralston. Second Row. Left to Right—Carl Johnson. James Peistrup, Alden Rruce. Miss Gray (Fac- ulty). Beverly Ottoway, John Flahlve. Richard Berry, Wallace Grant. Third Row. Left to Right—William Jones, Edward Skuse, Frederick Ladd. Albert Bird. Ludwig Gordon. Joseph Cavazzoni, Hermon Scott. The Slide Rule Club has completed its second successful season. The first meeting of the club was in September, and Miss Gray was elected faculty member, and Miss Whitaker, adviser. The club was also materi- ally aided by Miss Batt and Mr. Hosmer, who led the discussion at several meetings. The club officers were: Edwin V. Hill, President; Lawrence Munro, Vice-President. The members feel that they have spent a very profitable year, as most of them are able to do intricate problems in mathe- matics quickly and accurately by the slide rule. One Hundred Thirty-two SENIOR PLAY CAST AND COMMITTEE Fir«t Row. Left to Right—Helen O’Brien, Francis Hanson, Janie Price, Harold Simpson (Com.). Caro- line Marsh (Com.), James Cutler (Com.), Pauline Baptista, Alden E 1 kins. Elsa Walgis. Second Row. Left to Right—Albert Bird, James Meaney. Emma McGlone. Helen Minton, Mary Burke, Joseph Cough, Bernard Levinson. Third Row, Left to Right—Donald Strout, Alden Bruce, Miles White, Monroe Burbank. John Johnson. Mentor pau m On Friday evening, February 12, 1926, the Senior Play, “Honor Bright,” was presented. The play was an outstanding success, having an admirable cast. It was a deliciously amusing comedy with delightful and extraordinary situations. There was a capacity audience who were greatly pleased, and rewarded the cast, committee and officers of the class with much applause. The committee, cast and officers worked hard for days, and it was very satisfying to have the play turn out so successfully. The commit- tee was as follows: James P. Cutler, chairman; Caroline J. Marsh, and Harold N. Simpson. The cast was: Richard Barrington, Francis Hanson; Honor Bright, Pauline Baptista; Mrs. Barrington, Janie Price; Mrs. Car- ton, Helen O’Brien; Rev. Mr. Carton, Miles White; Rev. Mr. Schooley, Joseph Gough; Tot Marvel, Elsa Walgis; Biel Drun, Bernard Levinson; Annie, Emma McGlone; Maggie, Mary Burke; Watts, Alden Edkins; Jones, Alden Bruce; Simpson, Donald Strout; Michael, James Meaney; Joseph, Albert Bird. One lliimlml Thirty-three FIRST ORCHESTRA First Row. Loft to Right- Helen Kaspar, Henry Levinson. Samuel Doctoroff, Leo Litwin, Merle Ferguson. Chester Nel- son (Leader), Miss Atwater (Faculty). Frank I i Ciaccio (Concert-master), Ezra Andelmann, Clarence Higgins, Fred Clark. Second Row. Left to Right—Irene Allen. Joseph McGrath, Chester F. Colwell. Herbert Murley, Edward Friherg, Clifford Bain. Joseph Ivaska, David Nissenbaum, Samuel Leborick, Nelson Thomas. Third Row. Left to Right—John Hallisey. Ruth Bridges. Frank Elwell. Mary Pineo. Frances Bonney. Cornelia Spencer, Chester Gilliatt, Edward Kelly, Earl Summers, Lincoln Nason, Karl Silva. Dexter Wise, Ernest Hussar. Fourth Row, Left to Right—Jenrtettc Gibcrson, Robert Boyden, William Walsh, Elmer Birdsall, James Peistrup, Ernest Rogers. SECOND ORCHESTRA First Row, Left to Right—Mary Pineo, Irene Allen, Frank DiCiaccio, Chester Nelson, Dexter Wise. Henry Levinson, Clifford Bain, Olive MacPherson, Althea Pratt, Lincoln Nason. Second Row, Left to Right—Nelson Thomas, Clarence Higgins', Herbert Murley. Ernest Ruggles, Edward Friberg, E lward Kelly, Joseph IvasKa, David Nissenbaum, Fred Clark. Third Row. Left to Right—Jeannette Giberson, Earl Summers, Ruth Bridges, Cornelia Spencer, James Peistrup. Wilbur Copithorne, Nathan Dahl, Francis Silva. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS With the end of this school year the Somerville High School Orches- tras have completed another successful and brilliant season of activity. During their entire career in Somerville High School, the members of the orchestras have appeared in many commendable public performances. They will be remembered especially for their unusual work in the thrift pageant, “The Lesson of the Ages, for their remarkable concert in May, for their fine numbers in the Memorial Day exercises, and for their splen- did co-operation in preparation for Class Day and Graduation. The sincere appreciation of the orchestras is extended to Mr. Cook, Miss Atwater, and Miss Wilson for their faithful assistance. One Hundred Thirty-live PLAYERS’ CLUB First How, Left to Right—Helen Manning. Dorothy Gordon, Jennie Gilbert, Grace Sullivan (Secretary), Alden Edklns (President), Pauline Baptista (Vice-President), Anna Sandstrom. Lillian Eliot, Jean Yacubian, Emma McGlone. Second How, Left to Right—Rose Harrison, Frances Polak, Evelyn Testa, Marguerite Carmosino, Helen Scribner, Blanche Baptista, Maude Hicks, Ruth Nourbourn, Myrta Rowell, Isobel Cheney. Mary Hall. Third How, Left to Right—Richard Obear. Alfred Bell Mildred Counihan. Mary Burke. Marion Nearom, Florence McClean, Helen O’Brien, Helen Carroll, Joseph Couifli, Daniel Cotter. Fourth Row. Left to Right—William Hein, Joseph Geary, Wilbur Raymond, Monroe Burbank, Wilbur Irving. Chester ♦Nelson, Frank Hanson, Sheldon Christian, Eugene Sanchez, James Cutler. Payers’ (Ulub 03 Friday, October 2, saw the inauguration of the fourth active season of the Somerville High School Players’ Club, under the leadership of Miss Harriet M. Bell. After the tryouts were given, those pupils showing the most ability were admitted into membership and the ciub began its work under the following officers: President, Alden Edkins; Vice-President, Pauline Baptista; Secretary, Grace Sullivan; and Treasurer, J. Miles White. Our first theatre party was held on Saturday, October 24, when the members of the club went to see “The Carolinian,” in which Mr. Edwin Mordant, one of our honorary members, was playing. We next witnessed “The Rivals,” and a short time later “Rip Van Winkle,” on which occa- sion we were invited backstage by Mr. Sturtevant, manager of the Reper- tory Theatre, and met Miss Lenore Chippendale, of the company. The first play of the year, “Uncle Jimmy,” was presented by the club on No- vember 25, and was well received by the faculty and student body of the school. The Christmas play, “Why the Chimes Rang,” was presented during school hours on December 22, and again in the evening for the general public. The play, coached by Miss Bell, was preceded by music from the orchestra and glee clubs under the direction of Mr. Cook. On January 14, after the Christmas vacation, the club enjoyed “Much Ado About Nothing,” at the Repertory Theatre, which theatre during the year has come to mean a great deal to the Players’ Club. On three other occasions, through the kindness of Professor Gilmer, the club has been invited to attend plays at Tufts College, which they enjoyed im- mensely. Of great profit have been the plays presented at club meetings by the members without the aid of Miss Bell. These plays, which were started this year, have not only been enjoyed by the club members who witnessed them, but also by these members who helped in producing them or who were in the cast. Miss Rita Nolan, a former club member, who was playing in Boston in “Aloma of the South Seas,” was guest of the club on Friday, March 26, and gave a very interesting talk on “The Stage.” We later received an autographed picture of Miss Nolan, which now is added to our ever-grow- ing collection, which includes autographed portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Mordant. The teachers’ jollification, which took place in the early part of June, was greatly enjoyed by both the school faculty and club members, who voted it the best time of the year. The club takes this opportunity to thank Miss Bradford for her won- derful work in assisting with the scenery and designing, and Miss Haley for her splendid help on costuming. In closing, the club wishes to express its thanks to Miss Harriet M. Bell, our dramatic coach and adviser, who has worked unceasingly with us throughout the year; has taught us to appreciate and love worth- while plays; has stood by us in our successes and trials; cheered us on when the way seemed dark, and whom we shall always love and remem- ber as our inspiration. May the succeeding members maintain the high ideals of past years for the glory of the Players’ Club! GRACE SULLIVAN, Secretary. Oik lliuiilriil 'Ihlrl)-Mevcn THRIFT PAGEANT THRIFT PAGEANT: FIRST EPISODE THRIFT PAGEANT: THIRD EPISODE SNAPSHOTS FROM “THE LESSON OF THE AGES” “udtr Ifeamt nf the Agra On Friday, May 7, 1926, there was presented in Clayton Ellis Hall, the most spectacular pageant that has ever been given by members of the High School. Over 400 pupils took part in this great production, “The Lesson of the Ages,” written by Beatrice 0. Bates, of the Senior Class. The pageant was in six episodes and traced the history of mankind from the era of the stone age to the present day. In the first episode a cave man was shown in his struggle to elude the white and devouring King Famine. The second episode depicted the age when Nero and the sons of Rome corrupted the earth with their extravagant and riotous living. In the third episode a peasant holiday in mediaeval times was presented. The fourth was a scene from the French Revolution, a strong contrast being made between the oppressed peasants who toiled on the corvee under the lash of their guards and the careless, silk-clad nobil- ity. The fifth showed Benjamin Franklin deep in the thoughts he im- mortalized by “Poor Richard’s Almanack.” The sixth and last episode was a scene from our modern days of jazz, when youth has forgotten thrift for the gay lights and the dance. Special music was played by the orchestra and sung by the Glee Clubs throughout the action of the entire pageant, which was mostly in pantomime. Our director of music, Mr. Russell Cook, composed some beautiful music and selected scores from the representative masters of every period of music. During the first episode a chorus of ten tympani were heard, and eleven saxophones added atmosphere to the sixth or mod- ern age. The music played during the episode of the burning of Rome was particularly remarkable, as was that of the French Revolution epoch. Marvelous lighting effects and magnificent costumes also enhanced the whole spectacle, and made it one of the most unusual presentations in high school records. Because the pageant was as historically correct as it was spectacular, it was educational as well as entertaining. Miss Harriet M. Bell, head of the dramatics of Somerville High, de- serves much praise for her work as coach of the entire pageant. Many members of the faculty, too, merit thanks and praise for their splendid co- operation and assistance. Miss Blanche S. Bradford, head of the art de- One Ifiindml For()-one partment, deserves credit for the stage settings and costumes designed under her supervision. Unusual costumes, too, were made by the pupils under the direction of Miss Haley, of the dressmaking department. Miss A. Josephine Stanyan, head of the Stanyan School of Russian Ballet, of Malden; gave us generously of her services by directing the dancing for the entire pageant. To each and every member of the faculty who assisted in the pageant, to the members of the cast, to the Orchestra and Glee Clubs and to their splendid director, as well as to every student who had the smallest part in making this production such a great success, the school owes its sin- cerest gratitude and thanks. THRIFT PAGEANT WORKERS First How. Left to Right—Wilbur Fenn, Joseph Corish, Raymond Hardin, Beatrice Bates (author), Charles Aaronian, Francis Hanson, Daniel (’otter. Second Row. Left to Right—Wallace Grant, Thomas O'Connell, Eldon Shorey, Beverly Attaway, Monroe Burbank, Wilbur Raymond. Third Row, Left to Right—Edward Guazzalocca, William Heir., Richard Obear. One Hundred Forty-two SENIOR GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB SENIOR GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB Under the direction of Miss Todd and Mr. Cook, 1925-1926 has been a most successful year for the glee club, composed of Senior and Junior girls. Their success has been due, for the most part, to the faithfulness and attention of the girls at all rehearsals. They have been prompt and willing to do whatever has been asked of them, and they have been especially successful at all their public appearances. The Orchestra and Glee Club Concert, on May 21st, was their final appearance of the year. The singing was very highly complimented by many of the teachers and other members of the audience. These same girls, accompanied by the orchestra, assisted at the Christmas Play in Clayton Ellis Hall by singing a series of numbers arranged by Mr. Cook to fit the spirit and action of the play. They also made a very creditable appearance at the Pageant. The members wish an even greater measure of success to the future Glee Clubs and express their gratitude to all who have contributed to the splendid work of the year. VIRGINIA FERNANDEZ, Leader. SOPHOMORE GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB First How. I.«-ft to Right—Doris .Mason, Louise Robie. Dorothy Seymour, Edith Gustafson, Dorothy Vincent, Virginia Smith. Muriel Hight. Second Row, Left to Right—Florence Rurke. Rose Harrison, Claire Cole. Irene Maguire, Della Moses, Catherine O'Leary, Edith Jones. Third Row, Left to Right—Theresa Travers, Velma Crossman. Ruth Colt, Virginia Drevit- son, Mary Millerick, Marie La Fleur. Fourth Row, Left to Right—-Doris Ryer, Virginia Kenney. One Hundred Forty-four BOYS’ GLEE CLUB First How. Left to Right—John Walsh, Royal Peterson. Cornelius Corcoran, Henry Rogers, Henry Flynn, Russell Cook (Director of Music). Alden Edkins (Leader), Thomas O'Connell, Clyde Armstrong, Robert Watts, Louis Tuttle. Second Row. Left to Right—John Martignetti, George Hunnewell. Charles Aaronian. John Davidson, Edward Kelley. Llewellyn Ralston. Kenneth Sanchez. Harold Quinlan, Norman Hatch, Ralph Andelman. Third Row. Left to Right—Walter Casey, Sherwood Armstrong. Edward Ross. Frank Williams. Irving Peters, Clifford Bain. Joseph McGrath, Kenneth Kirkness, Albert Shaw, Samuel Doetoroff, Ralph Hassett, Beverly Ottaway, Ezra Andelman. Fourth Row. Left to Right—Kenneth Sanchez. Fred Clark, Oliver Sinclair, Chester Nel- son. Clarence Higgins. Frank DiCiaccio. John L. Hayward—Faculty. The close of this school year finds another successful season to the credit of the Boys’ Glee Club. Under the leadership of Alden Edkins and the supervision of Mr. Hayward as faculty adviser, meetings were held every Monday afternoon in Room 301. The organization was a great help in the production of the Pageant in May, and they furnished an ex- cellent chorus at the annual Christmas play. The Glee Club wishes to thank Mr. Cook for his valuable instruction. One Hundred Forly-flve First Row, Left to Right—Dorothy Rounds, Harriet Codwell, Doris Hildred, Evelyn Burt, Marion Rich. Emma Me- done, Edna May (Drum Major). Evelyn Clark. Janice Nadelman, Alice Corcoran, Gertrude Keane. Second Row, Left to Right—Regina Herscom. Loretta Ford. Hazel Wilcox, Edith Campbell. Florence Underwood, Ruth Kempton, Ger- trude Kohler, Evelyn Perry. Third Row, Left to Right — Electa Fudge, Jeannette Atlansky, Marion Cohen, Goldie Talalewsky, Mae Baird, Mary Sarkisian, Marga- ret Joseph, Jane Day. GIRLS’ DRUM ANI) BUGLE CORDS Front Row, Left to Right—Virginia Bagdi- gian, Martha Johnson, Harold Colburn, Miss Fury (Faculty), Lillian Silliker. Dorothy Benja- min. Back Row, Left to Right—Jerry Caso, Vir- ginia Hoffses, Grace Clark. Helen Burke, Manuel Lemo, Norris Johnson. MANDOLIN CLUB First Row. Loft to Right—william Talbot, Roland Forbes, Harold Quinlan, Robert Watts, Joseph Ivaska. Joseph Sampson, Abraham Ta i t e 1 b a um, Ca r 1 e to n Ripley, Sidney Mac- Sween, Chester Nelson, Edward Friberg, Sidney Lofblad, Elsworth Harts- horn. Second Row, Loft to Right — Floyd Tottle (Loader). John Porter, (I ray ton Williams. Frank El well. Kormit Marsh, Albert Shaw, Elmer Birdsall, Lawrence Priest, Ebon Back- strom. George Carter, Mr. Maynard (Faculty). Third Row. Loft to Right—Nelson Thomas, Herbert Murley, Wil- liam Walsh, Lester Stanley, John Piers, Maurice Sellers, Ches- ter Gilliatt. Charles Mc- Cormick, Stewart Jack- son. Fourth Row. Left to Right — Morris Slotnick, Roland Wardrobe. Roger Cohen, Richard Cooper, Nathan Dahl, John Cop- ithorno. Chester Col- well. Ernest Ruggles, Walter Lamb. HAND First Row, Left to Right—King, Strout, Ryan. Darcy. W. Casey, Jones. Mr. Maynard, Ross. Haratta, Bloomer, Sheehan. Second Row, Left to Right—Reynolds, Rog- ers. Gibb, Hunnewell, Tuttle, Summers. Kelly, Squire. Heuss. Third Row, Left to Right—Walsh, Stanch- ficld, Aseolillo, Di Guis- to. Aaronian. Corcoran, Flynn, Peters, Pelle- grini, Carroll, Silva. BOYS’ FIFE AND DRUM CORPS NO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF SNOW STORM, FEBRUARY 1 ANI) 5! SKETCH CLUB First Row, Left to Right—Maude Illoks, Ruth Nourbourn, Virginia Fernandez. Irving Cromwell, Annetta Crowell, Miss Bradford (Faculty), Henrietta Springer. Second Row. Left to Right—Miss Smith (Faculty), Catherine O’Leary, Koleta Kaspar. Alice Campbell, J. Alden Edkins, Louise Miller, Florence Steele. Dorothy Cheney. Opal Gray. The Sketch Club has been re-organized this year with the following pupils in office: Irving Cromwell, president; Virginia Fernandez, vice-presi- dent; Annette Crowell, secretary; Peter Peterson, treasurer. The meetings have been held on Monday afternoons to give any mem- ber of the school, whether a pupil of the Art Department or not, the op- portunity of sketching from life, modeling, or doing other work in which he or she may be especially interested. May the club have greater success next year! One lliimlr il Forty-ninc REGIMENTAL OFFICERS FOR CLASS DAY SENIOR BATTALION (Commissioned) Girls Boys Lieutenant-Colonel: Dorothy Spooner Personnel Adjutant: Elizabeth Crook Aide to Mr. Hermann: Major: Jane Day Major: Helen Gordon Battalion Adjutant: Janie Price Captains: Grace Sullivan Myrle Powers Marion Duflfey Dorothy Burns 1st Lieutenants: Beatrice Bates Ruth Higgins Elizabeth Buckley Bernice Tuck 2nd Lieutenants: Catherine Croy Anna Dolan Elsie Mueller Isabel Meharg Colonel: Donald Matheson Reg. Adjutant: John Martignetti Aide to Mr. Hermann: Major: Irving Peters Senior Battalion Major: Thomas Powers Battalion Adjutant: Oscar Spear Captains: Frederick Hosmer Thomas Morrissey Charles Tillotson 1st Lieutenants: Norman Savage John Hughes Alden Edkins 2nd Lieutenants: Harold Colburn Edward Curran Hung S. Wong JUNIOR BATTALION (Commissioned) Major: Helen Minton Girls 1st Lieutenants: Battalion Adjutant: Katherine Hayward Captains: Ethel Johnston Mary Kenney Evelyn Palmer Dorothea Pohl Marion Blake Jennie Gilbert Frances Gordon Dorothy Perkins 2nd Lieutenants: Blanche Baptista Ruth Grout Dorothy Leeman Betty Russell Major: Irving Watson Battalion Adjutant: Robert Stevens Captains: Ernest Priebe Robert Holmes Harry Atamian Monroe Burbank Boys 1st Lieutenants: Edward Bergen Richard Cox Preston Stillman Walter Tomlinson 2nd Lieutenants: John Christian Sheldon Christian Robert Thomas John O’Brien COLOR BEARER: Major Alden Bruce Color Guards Girls Boys 1st Lieutenants: 1st Lieutenants: Caroline Marsh Evelyn Testa Donald Strout Harold Benham SOPHOMORE BATTALION (Commissioned) Girls Boys Major: Elsa Walgis Battalion Adjutant: Helen Strehlis Captains: Beatrice Swinehamer Louise Warner Eileen Bailey Gertrude Fleming Geraldine McLaughlin Anna Lipkind 1st Lieutenants: Marion East Florence MacLean Helen Aikens Marion Sherman Florence Wentworth Belle Petit 2nd Lieutenants: Katherine Murphy Mildred Friberg Helen Wright Frances Waugh Arleen Yoston Winifred Hurley Major: Henry Flynn Battalion Adjutant: Richard Obear Captains: Bernard Levinson Franklin Mitchell Wallace Grant Andrew Rogers Llewellyn Ralston John Flahive 1st Lieutenants: George Goodwin Edward Falls Richard Finn Thomas McGovern William McCarthy Vincent Doyle 2nd Lieutenants: John Herrick William Griffin John McGann Fred Clark Henry Bradbury James Bickford One II uiulrt'd Fifty FOOTBALL TEAM First How, Left to Right—Ewell, C. Sullivan, K. Kirkness, Tansey, Talbot. Barrett, McCarthy, Watson. Mears, Goodwin. Second How, Left to Right—Crockett, II. Johnson, Houley, Carroll. Blgley, Priebe, Mahoney, PeSilva, Coyle, Giistin, Mac- hinis. Bergin. Third How, Loft to Right—Assistant Coach Anderson, Whyte, LaniKun, MacFarlane. Captain Wilson. McGovern, Beauchc- mln, Ataniian, Blelis, Sculley. Hallian, Coach IJlckerman. Fourth How, Left to Right—Grant, II. KIrkness, C. Finn, Ward. Leveroni, Hart, Sharkey, Bertelli, Aiello, Ferinoyle, E. John- son, Manager llallberg. JFofltbaU m Captain Red Wilson played a great and important game in the back- field. Tommy McGovern held like a steam roller in all plays. Caleb Sculley was a fast halfback. Bud Ewell deserves to be watched in the next two years. Joe Balboni was a great end who had his own style of working. Bill McCarthy played a smart and brilliant game at quarterback. Jimmy McFarlarte was certainly everywhere the ball was to block a play. Bill Talbot always played a great game. Russ Hart is a great mainstay for a Sophomore. Swede Johnson was like a deer after the ball all the time. George Goodwin was almost uncatchable when once he got going with the ball. Bob Holmes certainly could make a pile accumulate in front of him. Bill Houley always played with a fighting, plunging spirit. Charlie Hatchor was down on every kick and held like a wall. Eddie Bergen deserves the position he got; he is 1926 captain. Hallberg, the manager, was always present with his pail of water and towels. Boy Watson played to the best of his ability all the time. Out lluiulreil Fifty-three BASEBALL TEAM First How, Loft to Right—Aaronlan, F. Sullivan, Corbett, Isenstadt, Lane, Hasselt, Lanignn. Second How. Left to Right—Goodwin. Donovan. McHale. McGovern. Captain Aylesbury. Coach Dlekernmn, C. Sullivan. Watson. Leveronl, L. Butters. , Last Row. Left to Right—Damiano, Tanner, Sculley, H. Johnson, Benhain, Manager White, F. Johnson, Kenney. Blanche, Leroy. lasrball se Captain Rody Aylesbury played a great game this year in the race for the Suburban League championship. Tommy McGovern was there behind the bat and starred at batting, and he was also the life of the team. Jim McHale, the second Dan McFayden, pitched Somerville to many a victory and swung a mean club. A1 Blanche promises to be a great asset as a pitcher for next year. Cy Sullivan played several games at shortstop and also put up a great defensive game. Walter Corbett, a Junior, showed that he will be a bidder for all-schol- astic honors next year. Stretch Tanner whacked the pill a-plenty and fielded to perfection. George Goodwin did good at both hitting and fielding. Law Donovan played well at first. Boy Watson played great game at both backstop and fielding posi- tion. Izzy Isenstadt will land a sure position at shortstop for next year. Steve Leveroni showed well at his position. Jimmy White, the manager, sat on the bench with the pencil and helped to keep things in the best of order. Somerville 4 Somerville 5 Medford 4 Somerville 9 Somerville 8 Waltham 4 Somerville 0 Everett 6 Somerville 10 Cambridge 12 Somerville 3 Somerville 11 Rindge 2 Somerville 17 Medford 3 Out llu ml r -(l Fifty-five First Itow, Loft to Right—Elizabeth Eas- son, Lillian Ranaghan, Alice Hurley, Faison. Second Row, Left to Right — Miss Morgan, Billie Burke, Evelyn Palmer, Gladys Allen. Catherine Croy, Helen Strelis, Miss Burke. Third Row, Left to Right — Grace Arm- strong, Hazel Wilcox. Barbara Devine, Vir- ginia Johnson, Esther Hallington, Grace Hark- ins. Back Row—Lillian El- liot. FIELD HOCKEY TEAM First Row, Left to Right—Helen Ranaghan (S. C.), Maxine Blake G.). Second Row. Left to Right — Alice Hurley (F.), Catherine Croy (Manager), Lillian Ra- naghan (Captain). Billie Burke (S. C.), Evelyn Palmer (F.). Third Row, Left to Right—Grace Harkins (F), Miss Morgan. Edith Campbell (G). Helen Strelis (S. C.), Miss Burke, Gladys Allen G.). BASKETBALL TEAM GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Swimming The season for swimming ended with a meet at the Y. M. C. A. pool under the instruction of Miss Elizabeth Wellman. Results of Swimming Meet May 19, 1926 Form Swimming Catherine Croy, Elsie Ludwig Diving 1st place, Evelyn Palmer; 2nd place, Grace Harkins Life Saving Relay Race Team II, Ruth Kimpton, Grace Harkins 20-yard Race 1st place, Ruth Kimpton; 2nd, Mary Burke; 3rd, Caroline Tucker. Relay Race Team I, Elsie Ludwig, Mary Burke, Evelyn Palmer, Grace Harkins. Letter Awards, Double SS Grace Harkins, Catherine Croy, Elsie Ludwig, Evelyn Palmer, Ruth Kimpton, Mary Burke. Numerals Grace Harkins, ’26, Mary Burke, 26, Gladys Allen, ’26, Caroline Tucker, ’27. SWIMMING TEAM First Row. Loft to Right—Monica Cotter, Catherine Croy, Gladys All on, Evelyn Palmer, Charlotte Sawyer. Second Row. I.eft to Right—Ruth Kempton, Frances Avanizio, Grace Harkins, Caroline Tucker, Jeanette Baker. Third Row. Left to Right—Billie Burke, Helen Carroll. One 11 ii ml red Fifty-seven TENNIS TEAM Front Row. Left to Right—Joseph Corlsh, Mortimer Fisher. Hung S. Wong. Back Row, Left to Right—Jason Nourse, Wilbur Irving. Curtice Townsend. Despite the fact that there are no tennis courts in Somerville, despite the fact that we have no coach or faculty advisers, the members of the tennis team have had an active year. Newton, who has a state cham- pion team, defeated us 4 to 1 in our initial match. Melrose, who has beaten Tufts and Tech Freshmen, also beat us 4 to 1. Mechanic Arts, Winches- ter, Cambridge Latin, and Boston English are other teams also on our schedule. The team is composed of Hong Wong, first man; Joseph Corish, second man; Mortimer Fisher, third man; and Curtice Townsend, fourth man. Henry Baratta and Jason Nourse have also played. Wilbur Irving is man- ager. Corish, a letter man; Townsend, a Sophomore, who has shown splen- did form; Nourse and Baratta will be with us next year, and we look for- ward to a more successful season. One II lid red I'ifly-elght i SNAPSHOTS ABOUT SCHOOL AT RECESS SORORITIES 1898 PHI ALPHA 1926 The twenty-eighth season of Phi Alpha Sorority has drawn to a close. This year, the happiest in Phi Alpha’s history, the Senior members, Elea- nor Pinkham, president; Elizabeth Fisher, secretary; Caroline Marsh, treasurer; Marjorie Price, Helen Minton and Annette Crowell, have enjoyed six delightful luncheons held at the members’ respective homes. From the Sophomore class six new members were chosen and initiated in May, namely, Gretchen Stevens, Ruth Garrod, Dorothy DeWitt, Norma Woodward, Muriel Armstrong, and Sylvia Brown. The Senior members, with the aid of the 1927 members, have con- ducted three informal dances, closing the season with a very decorative formal dance. The officers for 1927 are: Frances Waugh, president; Eliza- beth Hunt, secretary; Marion Marshall, treasurer. The sorority wishes to thank most sincerely their faculty advisers, Mrs. Flagg and Miss Browne, both of whom have been with Phi Alpha, heart and soul, in its many times of enjoyment as well as in its times of trial. We wish our dear high school prosperity without end. ELIZABETH FISHER, Secretary. ALPHA THETA PI The Alpha Theta Pi Sorority has now been organized for ten years, and the past year has been the most successful and enjoyable one of all. The officers during the year 1925-1926 were: Eleanor Stackpole, president; Dorothy Myers, vice-presidenf; Ruth Holmes, recording secretary; Alice Lavers, corresponding secretary; Frances Mendell, treasurer. The opening dance of the sorority was a “Boat Dance” held at the Fitzedward Bungalow. The next social event was a Christmas dance. A private dance was greatly enjoyed by the sorority girls in March. The annual dance was held April 16 at the Heinemann House. The annual ban- quet was at the Hotel Victoria, January 9. Twelve new girls have been added to the membership of the sorority during the past year. Alpha Theta Pi wishes to take this opportunity to thank Miss Sprague and Miss Bell for their help and advice during the year. We also wish all a happy vacation, and the Seniors many happy and prosperous years. RUTH HOLMES, Secretary. J. U. K. J. U. K. completed another successful season with a delightful week- end party at Marblehead. Three very successful dances, the Lolly-Pop dance, the Formal, and the Annual May Festival, were held during the year. The officers for the year were: President, Natalie Dickey; vice-presi- dent, Elsa Walgis; recording secretary, Frances Naugler; corresponding secretary, Harriet Emery, and treasurer, Grace Gaffney, of Simmons One Hundred Sl (y College. Owing to illness of Harriet Emery, Janice Dennie was elected to fill the office. The new members taken in this year were Janice Dennie, Pauline Gerald, Edith Fov, Edith Brigham, Elizabeth Crook, Doris Mason, Re- becca Kennard, Rebecca Hosmer, Dorothy Rounds and Muriel Hight. J. U. K. has had many honors this year. Natalie Dickey was on the Class Day Committee, Dorothy Spooner was lieutenant-colonel, Eliza- beth Crook, personnel adjutant, and Elsa Walgis, Senior Play cast, Sopho- more major, and member of Senior Year Book Committee. J. U. K. wishes for the faculty and students an enjoyable summer. KAPPA DELTA SIGMA The Kappa Delta Sigma Sorority enjoyed a very successful year with the following officers presiding: Helen Hall, president; Inez Baum, treasurer; Gladys Bromberg, secretary. Among the events that marked the social activities of the year were two informal dances held at Fitzedward Bungalow, with the music fur- nished by the Bungalow Orchestra and the “Tech Nightingales,” and two “stag” dances, the first of their kind we have ever attempted, also an engagement shower for one of our alumni members, Verona Whitcomb. The year terminated with a week-end party over May 30th, at Nan- tasket, and a banquet at the Hotel Vendome. In conclusion the members of the Kappa Delta Sigma Sorority wish to extend their best wishes to their faculty advisers, to the faculty, and to the members of the student body for a very enjoyable and happy vaca- tion. SIGMA KAPPA ALPHA For Sigma Kappa Alpha Sorority the year 1925-1926 has been most successful, with the following as officers: Grace Sullivan, president; Helen McAuley, vice-president; Betty Buckley, secretary, and Beatrice Swine- hamer, treasurer. Throughout the school year weekly meetings were held at the homes of the members. The sorority began its activities for the year in September with an informal autumn dansant at the Fitzedward Bungalow, and at the same place, on October 30th, a very successful Hallowe’en Dance was held. At the Christmas party given by the sorority for the alumni, Miss Marguerite O’Shaughnessey made a humorous appearance as Santa Claus and pre- sented each girl with a gift from the tree. A supper was served and danc- ing and games followed. A novel Pirate Dance, given in February, was enjoyed by more than eighty couples with George MacDonald and his well- known orchestra furnishing the music. Most attractive was our annual formal dance given on April 14th at the Heinemann House with special features and favors, and music by Billy Marr’s B. C. Orchestra. The second bridge party of the season, held on May 17th, was largely attended and enjoyed immensely by the girls’ mothers and friends. A delightful week-end was passed over the 30th of May at Nantasket Beach, and the year terminated with a bril- liant banquet held in the early part of June at the Hotel Westminster. Sigma Kappa Alpha Sorority takes this opportunity to thank their faculty advisers, Miss Ruby Sutherland and Miss Virginia Crowne, for their interest and helpful co-operation throughout the year, and to wish the faculty and student body of the Somerville High School a very happy vacation. ALPHA TAU DELTA During the year the Alpha Tau Delta Sorority conducted several very successful and enjoyable dances at the Fitzedward Bungalow, the opening Oho II iiml roil Sixty-one one being an Armistice Dance. The second was held January 20, and the last one, a Collegiate Contest, was held in April. Other activities during the year were: Three acquaintance teas, held in October, December, and April; a theatre party in November, and a Christmas party in December. The annual Progressive Supper was held in February. The Sorority banquet, held at the Hotel Vendome, March 29, was a very elaborate affair. The year terminated with a delightful week-end party over May 30th, at The Red Gate Lodge at Hingham, Mass. In the course of the year six girls from the Junior and Sophomore classes and three from the Senior class were affiliated with the sorority. The officers for the year 1925-26. were: Evelyn Perry, president; Eleanor Hardy, vice-president; Gladys Gaunce, corresponding secretary; Doris Pearson, recording secretary, and Adaline Macdonald, treasurer. We wish the following, who are members of the graduating class, the greatest of success in the future: Gladys Gaunce, Irene Kelley, Josephine Land, Opal Goff, Ruth Armstrong, Eleanor Hardy, Estelle Barrett, and Ethel Johnston. The Alpha Tau Delta Sorority thanks its faculty adviser, Miss Pauline Dodge, for her helpful co-operation during the year, and wishes the faculty and student body a pleasant vacation. DELTA SIGMA PHI The Delta Sigma Phi Sorority began its present school year activi- ties under the leadership of the following officers: President, Irene Hall; vice-president, Lillian Olson; treasurer, Ruth Hutchins; recording secre- tary, Gladys Herderhurst; corresponding secretary, Priscilla Gobron; historian, Eleanor Robinson. A dance held at Heinemann’s Bungalow on October 29th was largely attended. A Christmas party was held at the home of Gladys Herderhurst and as has been the custom of previous years a poor family was remembered by the sorority at Christmas time. The annual sorority banquet was held at Hotel Somerset, with Thelma Colwell acting as toastmistress. The table was decorated with the sorority flowers and colors. Some of our sorority sisters furnished us with a delightful entertainment in the evening. Among the spring’s activities there were a theatre party and an April shower dance. The following girls were received into the sorority during 1925-1926: Frances Buckley, Marion Rich, Ruth Graham, Beatrice Tarlson, Frances McDonnell. A. O. V. The members of the A. O. V. have had a most successful as well as enjoyable year under the guidance of the following officers: Helen O’Brien, president; Catherine Croy, vice-president; Martha Howard, sec- retary; Mary Hall, treasurer. The meetings were held at the homes of the members. The club began its social activities with an informal Hallowe’en Dansant. Then followed a Christmas luncheon, several theatre parties, teas, and finally the club enjoyed two house parties at North Cohasset and a clam bake and yacht race at Scituate. The big social function of the year was the annual May Party held on May 21. The A. 0. V. takes this opportunity to extend to both teachers and pupils of the Somerville High School their best wishes for an enjoyable summer. One 11 n ml ml Sixty-two FRA TERNITIES ALPHA ZETA PHI The fraternity of Alpha Zeta Phi has just passed its ninth success- ful year, the organization being: Irving C. Cromwell, president; Frank Car- roll, vice-president; Stanley H. Englund, treasurer, and L. James Scott, secretary. The fraternity has run its regular monthly dances at Fitz- edward and Beech Street Bungalows, which many members of the school have patronized. On March 20, the fraternity held its annual banquet at the Hotel Arlington and a good time was had by all. On May 19, the annual show, “The Zeta Follies of 1926,” was produced, which was a success financially and otherwise. In closing we wish Somerville High School, members of the faculty, classmates, all sororities and fraternities and our incoming officers a happy vacation and success for the coming year. OMICRON PI SIGMA With happy recollections of a most successful Sport Dance and an equally enjoyable week-end party, Omicron Pi Sigma closes its events for the year. Psi Chapter, however, will be an important factor in the fraternity because it will entertain its brothers from all parts of the country in the annual convention this summer. This year has been one of unusual activities. Informal dances were held monthly. Our annual formal dance was held the night before Thanks- giving Day in the Heinemann House. The annual banquet at the Ameri- can House, Boston, proved a novel affair. To our brothers leaving school: Chester Collins, James Cutler, Fran- cis Hanson, Lawrence Hesse, Norcross Sargent, and Harold Simpson, as well as to those remaining, we wish every happiness and success for the future. KAPPA ALPHA PI Late last June the officers of Gamma Alpha Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Pi were elected as follows: Master, Randall Coyne; vice-master. John Biglev; secretary, Richard Finn; treasurer, Charles Finn; and esquire, Edward Bergin. Under these officers, Kappa has had the most successful year in its history in Somerville. The first Kappa Dance of the year, held in Fitz- edward Bungalow, was a great success in spite of the poor weather. The second dance, and annual affair, the much-talked-of Mystery Dance, was the largest-attended Fraternity dance of the season. The biggest events of the year, however, were the annual formal dance held in Heinemann’s Ballroom, which was a wonderful success, both financially and socially; then the “Kappa Kapers” written by Daniel J. Cotter, which was presented on the evening of May 14, before a record- breaking audience; and the annual banquet at Lake Suntaug Inn held One Hundred Sixty-ihree June 10, and attended by more than fifty couples. The “camping trip” at Nantasket held over May 30 was also a success. The following have been admitted in Gamma Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Pi since last September: Edward Whitney, John Buckley, Joseph Yeaker, Fred Keppe, Walter Corbett, George Donegan, Francis Foley, Joseph Corish, Joseph Geary, William Griffen, Leo Lanigan, George Rob- inson. Delta Zeta Chapter after many years of prosperity considers its twenty-first as one of great social bearing and financial success. A large delegation of the brothers attended the national convention held at Atlantic City in July, and also the district convention held at the Boston Yacht Club in February. The “Geks” won the Interfraternity Basketball Championship and were undefeated in football. “Gek” informal dances were always well conducted, well attended and much enjoyed. The “Annual Formal” dance in Heinemann’s Hall was one of the biggest and most appreciated events of the year, with Perley Breed and his Oak Manor Orchestra furnishing the music. “Gypsy Dreams,” a two-act musical comedy, written and directed by one of the brothers and given in Clayton C. Ellis Hall, met with much favorable comment and admiration. The entire membership of the fraternity joins in extending its heart- iest wishes to the faculty and pupils of the school for a most enjoyable vacation. GAMMA ETA KAPPA Out Hundred Sixty-four QomVmo IbDoAb ut S.li.S. By BBtrbciniA6 P.Pa+hc White Line � I am Sorry Off, u But ny BraH Didnl Ivorlj syfs. ' f fml JT- i n din Su.cfion P� P The Latest Tn written T yj QmcKCjeto-Wofj fyt tZ.oo ' ; •i: • i'.v . . '•• •' Solving Th z Traffic ProbIarrj In fLl ScH WhaisThisI Utar About Qao. Shan's 'ftiq Shoulders? -6h,Th sre'5 Always Jfoom Ter Out Mora y ’%y -5« Wh«is Ml Jftt Now AITfa Better OfJiiiiiRjQt? — CfyThat The • s f ha+ lioffrned-Tc'Ze7 - Tiny Oof Too Smri ForH koo V -— .-a'P ! 1 HtyTTRurbonK dPui IfamaicoIPlaiioWai ]Pr fhz(zl , inoTl l3e7JaJp (Cm 4 IWisf loHrs Voca Cords ....Tql(C|ld«n lr’v' g§M7i« 1 A SPflRT REVIEW 11 One fan that •dnt iVe' a tickair to watck Jorncrvi'lle bead Brookline - 'lUf V' ' V u net k 1' Di’ckerma' tad a. road ''to travel witk tKt 6 Sp«cia fVom • tix F.v«r Wd - Tilled VcF cW, shoes to per f ecticrv v f ere certain I ■ivakv I k«iv bani aq cr� «jn ______ l'| uas rivals for ■'fhe k 5 WTcCyo-’crn rf nnf. _J I« -aivtS+lliw all did Wei . Love me. love my doq. It’s never ____ too late to learn'. She, What is so rare as a day in June?' He, A night in June. Thru the ages What!! No women ? Dora Yes.andlots of it” 14 w TOWN GOSSIP Vol. CXZ, No. 13. Somerville, June, 1039. Price .002 NOTED WRITER RETURNS DANIEL J. COTTER Arrives in Boston (City). June 13, 1939 Daniel J. Cotter, noted writer of the day. has just returned from an extensive tour of the country. While touring he has been continually writing about his trav- els and the publication of a book is expected soon. At one time Mr. Cot- ter was reporting for a paper in this city, and he has attributed his success to his early start. His last book was Roaring Riley, which proved a great success. The story is about Mr. Cotter’s life up to his twentieth year. Riley takes the author's place in life. It has been en- joyed by all, as it is very humorous a n d shows the foolish and i childish doings of the author. SOMERVILLE MAN FREED Charged With Drunkenness Somerville, June 13. 1939. A man giving the name of Alden D. Bruce was freed from the charge of drunkenness yesterday morning in a very early session which is believed to be the earliest known in the history of the court. Judge Meaney arrived at the court and took up the case at seven o’clock. Mr. Bruce had been found in Union Square about two o’clock in the morning directing traffic. There wasn’t any traffic but he was doing a fine job. Officer Flynn saw a large, w h i t e figure standing in the middle of the square, swinging his arms in all direc- tions and crying out to the supposed traffic. Flynn walked up behind Bruce so that he might get a better look at his brother officer without scaring him away. As soon as Flynn got within three feet of Bruce, he saw that Bruce was clad in his pajamas. Bruce turned around quickly a n d ordered Officer Flynn to speed up and get to the room lie was going t o. Flynn stopped. Get out line!” ordered the traffic officer. “Who do you think you are. anyway? “Well, who are you and what are you doing here?” a s k e d Officer Flynn. So you are one of (host- wise unsophisti- cated sophomores, huh! What's your name? Flynn,” replied the officer. Seems to me that I have heard that name before. I guess I’ll give you a red card,” said Bruce. Now. what’s your name?” asked the offi- cer. My name? Do you mean to say that you don't know who I am? Why, I’m Alden D. Bruce, head of the Traf- fic Squad. GREAT ACTOR REVEALS SECRET OF SUCCESS! Wilbur D. Fenn Tells How He Rose From the Ranks! In recent years we have oft heard re- peated in awe the name Wilbur I). Fenn as in the old days at Som- vllle High we rever- enced the name of Al- den D. Bruce. It seems only befitting and just that at this time such a great man should reveal the secret of his life’s success. Let us hear his own story and profit by it. I was born,” he writes, in a house (just like anybody else). The one difference be- tween me and other babies was that I was slightly greater a n d was obsessed with a de- sire for the drama and ice cream. (Fash's is good.) As time went on so did I. and my talents grew until at last I reached the length of my high school career, participa- tion in The Pageant and the grand mob scene at Finkie's. At this point let me say that I rose even higher when I helped shift scenes. (The puplis always got a thrill out of watch- ing me climb the lad- der.) Another bit of ail- vice from one who Well, I’d like to talk to you for a minute. Come over hero,” re- turned Officer Flynn. Flynn led Bruce to the sidewalk where the patrol box was and put in a call for the patrol wagon. Well, how'd you like (Continued on Next Page) knows: When playing the part of a caveman never use the same brand boot blacking (tan color) that I «lid to darken the skin. It is much easier to roll in a mud puddle before coming to the show. I don't know which is the hardest to get off. (lid. note: We bet he never tried it.) My next stage ap- pearance was at grad- uatlon when I went to get my diploma, but I guess the mail got mixed cause it wasn’t there. Annually for three years I thus per- formed until finally the m ail s e r vi c c w a s straightened and I got it. I then ventured forth into the world, having won my reputation as a great character actor. I had no difficulty In procuring a position. Some «if my chief parts were:— One of the horses in The Four Horsemen.” Dairy in “Daffy Down Hilly. Opposite Ramon No- varro as Ben and me as Her in Ben-Hur. With Lon Chaney as the first and me as the other two in The Un- holy Three.” In all these parts it will be seen I was one of the ••big characters, so I give my parting word of advice to you young people. Don't g . discouraged with only a small part. Fat. yeast and Baker’s choc- olate to make your at- tack on the dramatic ' world more vigorous. One Hundred Seventy-one TOWN GOSSIP A CLASS IN MATHEMATICS Teacher: •‘We’ll now take up the lesson on the most famous numbers, each one giving: a number and what has made it famous. McHale will begin and when he is through McKenzie will do the same and so on through the class. McHale: Being first, I'm the ace because that is 1.” McKenzie: Oh, the deuce! Well, that's good enough for the 2. Shaw: I went over to my girl's house last night and there was another boy friend there so I went home because 3 is a crowd.” Hanson: Yesterday I played golf all day and this morning my mother told me that she woke up during the night, and I was yelling 4. F. McDonnell: I know 6 boys that go together and they call themselves t h e half-dozen.” Hatchor: 7 is all that I can roll.” Ca n n i ff: I'm always glad when I hear 10 because I know I've won the bout.” Finigan: When Bruce and I get together II seems to be my fate. Curran: When people say there were a dozen there, they don’t always mean 12. White: 13 may be unlucky, but that's not all that it is for me. M. Hanscom; I'm sweet 1C and ha v e never bee n kissed. C. Marsh: “At IS a girl has the right to choose for her- self, showing that girls are superior to boys.” Eldridge: It may take 21 years to give a boy his free- dom but it's because they are wiser and know the value of ad- vice from their elders. Zukor: Every time I think f 23 it means two-bits to me. M. Everett: “During the world ; war 2C became known j � 11 over the world and meant very much to us around Boston. M. Rose: Many a time I have wished 36 could favor me with its perfection. B. Bates: 50 seems to cling to ] me. especially when E. Foy is around and then It is fifty-fifty. Hamelberg: I've eaten every one of the 57 varieties. Wedlock: I was going like 60 when my brakebands burned out. Fogerty: I think 63 is the best cigar made. Slotnick: Did you see the sign, 1 8 cents marked down from a dollar?” Gallagher: The reason why we can't have a new High School is that the city has a 99-year lease on the building. A. Sandstrom: What I'm looking for is a 100 per cent man.” Hayes: 101 is the name of a circus. Todsen: 1 saw Tomfohrde go- ing 2.40 in his Nash the other day with a motor- cycle cop after him.” Hallberg: I joined the 400 last week. Sargent: “I put my application in to join the 500. Mazza: I think that a 7-20-4 is the best smoke put out.” Teacher: Hughes, you remind me of the 5.15.” Hughes: “Why? Teacher: Chew - Chew - Chew all the time. Put it in the wastebasket. somervIlle MAN FREED (Continued from Pre- ceding Page) to go for a little ride In my auto? asked the of- ficer. Fine,” said the pris- oner. The patrol came and the two got in and were i quickly in the court room. The officer at the desk asked what the charge was that was brought against Bruce. He's drunk, I guess, but his breath is O. K. Perhaps h e escaped from Danvers. He thinks he is a traffic cop,” said Flynn. “Put him away for the night and perhaps we can do something for | Dear Editor: There is a young man named Lawrence in whom I am deeply in- terested. My heart gives q ueer throbs every time he speaks to jne. Every breath in my body goes out to him. What shall I do? Gladys. Answer: Use Lister- ine. it will take your breath away. him in the morning, said t h e officer i n charge. About six-thirty the telephone rang and the voice at the other end of the line was Mrs. Bruce asking if the police knew the where- abouts of Mr. Bruce. The officer replied that there was a man who claimed to be the one inquired about and that as he was in his pajamas, he should need some clothes to wear home when dismissed. Judge Meaney was immediately brought to the scene and held court at seven o'clock. Mr. Bruce was al- lowed to explain his condition and he said: Last night after hav- ing finished dinner I was relating to my eld- est son how I used to perform at the High ' School as the head of the Traffic Squad. To- night I drank some black coffee before going to bed and as I have , known myself to walk I in my sleep. 1 must put j the blame onto the cof- fee for my condition this morning.” Young Bruce brought his father’s clothes and they left happily to- gether. Dear Editor: The object of my af- fection is a young and attractive girl named Mary. From the first I have been devoted to her but she has not given me any encour- agement. Do you think I ought to sit back and let the sin of failure stain my heart? Broken-hearted Jimmy. Answer: Of course not. A little ammonia will remove all stains. ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN One Hundred Seventy-two Courtesy Obtained — at the — Arlington Studio ®ltp GUaaa Pjotograpljw INDIVIDUALITY OF PORTRAITS 394 Boylston Street Boston, Mass. 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Excellent opportunity to make up conditions in all grammar and high school subjects. SEND FOR CATALOG TO C. H. SAMPSON, Headmaster 320 Huntington Ave., Boston Suffolk Law School Founded September 19, 1906 Four-Year Course—LL.B. Decree I ii Sexxlons 10 A. M. to 11.30 A. M. 4 P. M. to 5.30 P. M. KM-lliim SeMNiollM 6 P. M. to 7.30 P. M. 7.35 P. M. to 9.05 P. M. Student niny attend any division or Iriinsfcr from out- to another. Largest Law School in New Eng- land. Highest percentage of any evening law school for men in all recent bar examinations. t'ntnloKiie I |m� ii Request. GLEASON L. ARCHER. LL.B., Dean 20 Derm Street. ItoNton. lns . (rear of the State House) Telephone Haymarket 0836 TUTORING DURING JULY AND AUGUST Frank H. Wilkins Terms on Application. Address: 34 Glen Ave. Arlington Telephone Arlington 2148 One Hundred Seventy-seven First Class Work. Established 1882 C. R. BANKS DIPLOMA AND CLASS-PICTURE FRAMER Prompt attention given to Tele- phone calls. 131 Pearl Street Somerville Formerly of Broadway Telephone Somerset 4445-M m (fimnpluimttfl of tl|P T. K. H. Girls m The radiator staff wishes to EXPRESS ITS SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THE WILLING CO-OPERATION EX- TENDED TO US BY THE FACULTY, THE STUDENT BODY, THE ARLINGTON STUDIO, THE ART CRAFT ENGRAVING COMPANY. AND THE SOMERVILLE JOURNAL CO. Onr IIiiii«lrt‘ l .Sevfnly-elKht UNDERGRA D UA TES 1927 GIRLS Aikins, Helen L 30 Bradley St. Allen. Ruth I. 11 Westminster St. Anderson, Christina M. 32 Paulina St. Angrelo. Josephine M. 6 Oakland Ave. Attridge, Maud E. 338 Summer St. Austin. Edith E. 4 Fairlee St. Ayer, Violette F. 34K Florence St. Ayles, Helen E. 63 Walnut St. Bailey, Louise F. 36 Clarenion St. Balboni, Eleanor E. 215 Pearl St. Balhoni, Mary A. 7 Cypress St. Baptista, Blanche E. 20 Pearson ltd. Baratta. Eleanor L. 0 Linden Circle Baroni. Xella A. 0 Jaques St. Basilc. Mary J. 10 Somerville Ave. Beard. Harriet L. 0 Harold St. Beattie, Grace B. 10 Delaware St. Bengonze. Pearl E. 155 Summer St. Benjamin, Dorothy E. 21 Ja iues St. Bignotti, Ethel L. 57 Simpson Ave. Blaisdell. Hope M. 03 Josephine Ave. Blake. Marian M. 201 College Ave. Blish, Helen T. 14 Arthur St. Bliss. Eleanor E. 58 Rogers Ave. Blood. Ruth M. 8 Francis St. Blundell. Alice E. 13S Morrison Ave. Bocchino. Angelina A. 168 Lowell St. Bonney, Frances M. 43 High St. Brennan, Ellen F. 55 Albion St. Brennan, Marion F. 48 Sunset Rd. Bridges, Mary R. 21 Crocker St. Brown. Gladys M. 26 St. James Ave. Buccelli. Bernardine 71 Bonair St. Buchman, Lena 1. 11 Prescott St. Bunomo. Hilda L. 4 Waldo Ave. Burke. Helen R. 82 Thurston St. Burns. Alice M. 13 Otis St. Burt. Evelyn T. 37 Chetwynd Rd. Cabral. Mary A. 106 Beacon St. Calandrella. Catherine M. 27 Cherry St. Caldwell. Harriet C. 23 Gilman Ter. Campbell. Margaret J. 54 Hawthorne St. Can niff, Anna C. L. 105 Summer St. Carbone, Laura 585 Somerville Ave. Carey. Mildred . G. 41 Florence St. Casey. Mary A. 15 Bonair St. ('ashman. Anna J. 62 Otis St. Caverno, Muriel L. 15 Hill St. Cheney. Dorothy L. 22 Oliver St. Ciambelli. Serafina F. :• Nashua St. Clement. Helen Elizabeth 27 Cutter Ave. Clement. Helen Emmagene, 21 Kenneson Rd. Cogswell. Louva F. 59 Cedar St. Cohen. Esther A. 11 Cutter St. Cohen. Sarah 11 Cutter St. Colby, Esther F. 22 Kidder Ave. Collupy. Eunice B. 36 Ossipee Rd. Conroy, Alyce W. 260 Highland Ave. Copithorne. Ruth G. 81 School St. Coughlin. Helen J. 19 Rhode Island Ave. Cox. Audrey 16 Powder House Blvd. Cox, Muriel E. 22 Albion St. Cronin. Anna 22 Calvin St. Cronin, Louise E. 43 Montrose St. Crook, Elizabeth P. 92 Ossipee Rd. Cullington. Marjorie C. 44 Teele Ave. Curran, Margaret E. 33 Cedar St. Davies, Dorothy L. 1 Lawson St. DeMita, Lillian D. 396 Broadway DeSimone. Ines M. 578 Somerville Ave. Devine. Ruth M. 11 Pearl Ter. Dixon. Doris A. 11 Temple St. Dixon, Dorothy M. 27 Knowlton St. Dodge. Priscilla O. 15 Oakland Ave. Doherty, Alice H. 36 Trull Lane Doherty, Irene V. 33 Simpson Ave. Donahue. Grace A. 80 Bay State Ave. Doncaster, Nora E. 3 Moore St. Dougall, Ruth E. 66 Grant St. Downey. Charlotte H. 344 Summer St. Doyle, Pearl O. 19 Gordon St. Dunham, Leona C.. 29 Pearson Ave. Dunlap. Alice L. 10 Wigglesworth St. Dunn. Martha D. 20 Curtis St. Durant. Dorothy V.. S4 Washington St. East, Marion II. 18-A Broadway Elder, Edna M. 143 Orchard St. Elliott. Lillian E. 40 Spencer Ave. Ellis, Stella R. 161 Orchard St. Emery. Harriet A. 57 Bromfield Rd. Erlandson. Muriel 50 Spring St.. Eyster, Muriel P. 4 4 Powder House Blvd. Fairbairn. Lillian M. 372 Medford St. Fallon. Ethel I. 36 Concord Ave. Farnam. Elizabeth E. 33 Cedar St. Faulkner. Elizabeth M. 64 Albion St. Feener, Anna L. 96-R Summer St. Ferris. Lucille 3 Newbury St.. Fife. Mildred L. 33 Cutter Ave. Fitzgerald. Margaret M. 9 Wilson Ave. Foley. Margaret K. 37-A Vernon St. Fontana. Lillian C. 2S Elmwood St. Foster, Gladys F. 66 Adams St. Friberg. Mildred A. 187 Medford St. Fudge. Electa C. 110 Josephine Ave. Garrity, Anne L. 416 Norfolk St. Gaudet. Mildred M. 116 Glenwood Rd. Giacobbe. Sadie K. 45 Walter St. Gilbert. Jennie M. 38 Cambria St. Gillen. Margaret E. 216 Summer St. Gobron. Priscilla F. 19 Walker St. Gordon, Evelyn F. 7 Pembroke St. Gordon. Frances M. 25 Putnam St. Gramatis. Jennie 18 Auburn Ave. Greene, Barbara II. 57 Bartlett St. Grout. Ruth H. 17 Chapel St. Haggerty, A. Stella 203 Tremont St. Hails, Winifred 10 Fells way West Hall. Abbie M. 34 Stone Ave. Hall. Edith P. 10 Waldo St. Hanley. Katherine V. 36 Conwell Ave. Hanlon. Ruth M. 64 Porter St- Hardy. Helen E. 24 Barton St. Harrington. Alice I. 70 Ossinee Rd. Hartshorn. M. Louise 10 Spring Hill Ter. Hayward. Kathryn C. 242 School St.. Hildred. Doris O. 29 Gordon St. Hill. Thelma G. 68 Moreland St. Hinsman, Doris F. '7 Warren Ave. Monitors. Lois M. 313 Summer St. Hopkins. Marjorie A. 9 Windsor ltd. Howard. Martha E. 49 Farragut Ave. Hun� . Elizabeth 15 Dow St. Hurd. Margaret M. 24 Chandler St. Hurley, Alice B. 34 Willoughby St. Hurley. Winifred J. 64 Grove St. Hutchins. Ruth W. 53 Rogers Ave. Ingalls. Genevieve M. 36 Pearson Ave. Jackson. Ruth L. 7 Francesca Ave. Jex, Muriel L. 15 Adams St. Johnson. Alice D. 20 Powder Mouse Blvd. Johnson, Alice E. 14 Avon St. Johnson, Florence 38 Packard Ave. ’ohnson. Lillian L. 106 College Ave, Kane, Veronica R. 37 Ash Aye. Kawabe, Emily M. 3x Beacon St Keator. Ruth W. 78 Highland Rd. Keith, Christine M. 28 Clyde St. Keleher. Helen G. 57 Lowden Ave. Kelley. Helen K. 48 Hudson St. Kelley. Ruth M. 250 Willow Ave. One Hundred Seventy-nine 1927 GIRLS—Continued Kelly, Lillian .T. Kelly. Lucy L. Klllory. Louis.- H. K imp ton. Eva W. Kimpton, Ruth M. Kinder, Caroline King, Gertrude J. King, Muriel P. 41 Ware Ave. 22 Spencer Ave. 10 Tower St. 16 Pleasant Ave. 16 Pleasant Ave. 4 Waldo Ave. 60 Rogers Ave. 77 Wheatland St. Kohler. Gertrude O. S7 Wheatland St. I ang. Helen II. 23 Pearson Rd. Langone. Jennie L. 2D Austin St. leavers, H. Alice 163 Morrison Ave. Leadbetter. Christie E. 14 Gibbens St. Leal. Constance R. 62-A Willow Ave. Lebovich, Shirley 9 Wellington Ave. Leeman, Dorothy L. 103 Bartlett St. Lewis, Florence A. 38 Prescott St. Leyden. Isabella M. 21 Magnus Ave. Linehan. Eleanor R. 84 Oxford St. Locke. Mable R. 65 l.owden Ave. Logan. Harriet R. 43 Prescott St. Long. Dorothy 66 Trull St. Lombardi, Philomena C. 8 Mt. Pleasant St. Ludwig. Elsie J. 5 Sunnyside Ave. Mabey. Ruth 43 Trull St. MacCaskil, Ina H. 21 Morton St. MacCaskil], Ina H.. 21 Morton St. Macdonald. E. Adaline 44 Benton Rd. Macdonald, Frances A. 17 Banks St. Macfarlane, Edna B. 25 Fairfax St. MacGillivray, Irene I. 87 Orchard St. MacIntyre. Marie D. 46 Porter St. MacKav. Florence L. 23 Vinal Ave. MacLean. Florence M. 121 Boston Ave. MacLeod. Christina F. 37 Church St. Mahoney, Helen J. 70 Hudson St. Mahoney. Mary A.. 76 Bartlett St. Malatesta. Beatrice 26 Appleton St. Malvey. Alice L. 3S Upland Rd. Mann. Marjorie H. 26 Bartlett St. Manning. Helen M. 86 Gilman St. March. Irene A. 47 Fremont St. Mark. Teresa D. 106-A Highland Ave. Marshall. Marian 24 Liberty Ave. Matulis, Vincelovia 62 Central St. McAuley, Helen E. 35 Lowden Ave. McAullffe. Eleanor M. 43 Josephine Ave. McCarthy. Ethel H. 11 Parker St. McCarthy. Marion K. 5 Florence Ter. McCarthy. Mary A. 19 Pearson Rd. McCarthy. Mary J. 86 Belmont St. McConologue. Letitia L. 10 Stickney Ave. McDermott, Mary K. 104 School St. Me Faun. Mary E. 418 Washington St. McGrath. Rose D. 35 Montrose St. McLaughlin, Catherine 167 Washington St. McLaughlin. Emily M. 30 Tower St. McMenimen. Dorothy M. 82 Bromfield Rd. McNamara, Gertrude M. 1 Boston Ave. McNamara, Marguerite J. 66 Victoria St. McNamara. Mary L. 10 Boston Ave. McSweeney, Anna G. 83 York town St. MeSweeney, Mary A. S3 Yorktown St. Mellow, Marv B. 477 Medford St. Melville. Rora T. 82 Prichard Ave. Membrino, Bena C. 1 Fairlee St. Merritt. Margaret E. 8 Cherry St. Metzger. R. Beatrice 25 Otis St. Milano. Ii-nedetta 262 Highland Ave. Mitrano, Eleanor 708 Broadway Monahan. Dorothea C. 36 Whitman St. Mullen. Frances E. 19 Dell St. Murphy. Catherine C. 230 Washington St. Murphy. Ethel 114 Belmont St. Murphy, Kathrvn V. 11 Mystic Ave. Murray, Mary G. 22 Bowdoin St. Nahigian. Mary 85 Lowden Ave. Nuiman, Dora N. 18 Stone Ave. Naugler, Frances 56 Ossipee Rd. Neale. Grace L. 162 Glen St. Newell. Mae E. 23 Winter St. Nowell, Audrey J. 106 Porter St. Nutter, Lois E. 41 Brastow Ave. O’Leary. Catherine M. 15 Atherton St. Orrell. Beatrice W. 27 Columbus Ave. Page. Myra F. 1101 Broadway Palmer. Stella M. 11 Mountain Ave. Pambookjian. Queene T. 82 Broadway Papathanasi, Catherine 171 Lin wood St. Pearson, Doris A. 100 Con well Ave. Perkins. Dorothy C. 37 Curtis St. Perry. Florence E. 238. Elm St. Peterson. Evelyn M. 16 Delaware St. Petit. Belle A. 121 Belmont St. Phillips, Helen M. 176 Curtis St. Porter. Phosa 1. 49 Thurston St. Powell. Ruth W. 160 Hudson St. Preble, Pauline E. 79 Lowden Ave. Preston. Norma L. 99 Glenwood Rd. Proud foot. Lorna H. 75 Wallace St. Putnam. Janet H. 52 Ossipee Rd. Quinn, Esther C. 37 Moore St. Ralston. Dorothy E. 47 Mystic Ave. Ranaghan. Helen M. 59 Hudson St. Reardon. Catherine J. 225 Washington St. Reardon. Gladys R. 20 Gilman St. Reed. Elizabeth S. 45 Main St. Reid. Ida G. 35 Winslow Ave. Reilly. Mary E. 33 Dickinson St. Reynolds. Gertrude 68 Gilman St. Rhodes. Grace R. 28 Russell Rd. Rlle.v, Mary L. 368 Washington St. Rile.v, Ruth A. 7 Pearl St. Robinson. Eleanor 71 Ossipee Rd. Robinson. Evelyn R. 204 Pearl St. Ronan, Margaret D. 22 Prescott St.. Ross, Beatrice M. 84 Fremont St. Ross. Eleanor M. 18 Elmwood St. Rubino. Colomba 110 Central St. Russell. Betty S. 233 School St. Russell. Svea G. 31 Ash Ave. Sachs, Jennie M. 19 Barton St. Sanborn, Marguerite 48 Upland Rd. Santos. Marie B. 421 Norfolk St.. Sarkesian, Mary 350 Somerville Ave. Saunders. Margaret M. 16 Russell Rd. Sawyer, Charlotte W. 6 Chandler St. Schelin. Ruth H. 124 Lowell St. Searle. Gertrude L. 203 Powder House Blvd. Shea. Mildred C. 429 Medford St. Sherman, Marion E. 14 Bartlett St. Siblev, Ruth E. 4 2 Oxford St.. Sigeli Lillian C. 52 Dimick St. Silliker. Lillian G. 15 Wisconsin Ave. Smith, Lydia 23 Garrison Ave. Smith. Seretha E. 245 Film St. Sousa, Loretta M.. 358 T owell St. Spiers. Alma F. 25 Cutter St. Springer. Constance H. 20 Henry Ave. Stowell. Grace L. 25 Fllston St. Strehlis, Helen FI. 11 Aberdeen Rd. Sullivan, Margaret M. 35 Warwick St. Tarlson, Beatrice FI. 40 Spencer Ave. Tash.iian. Marguerite A. 33 Avon St. Tashjian. Sarah 21 Bolton St. Taylor. Audrey 114 Highland Rd. Taylor, Florence M. 24 Auburn Ave. Thompson. Edna W. 15 Dartmouth St. Tirabassi. Rose M. 32 Sunset Rd. Toland. Anne M. 5 Elm Court Treible. Mildred F. 11 Russell Rd. Tucker. A. Caroline S7 Flint St. Underwood, Florence L. 20 Conwell St. VanUmmersen, Ruth A. 91 Boston St. Walker. Helen L. 179 Willow Ave. Walsh. Helen 52 Partridge Ave. Warren. Alice G. 26 Windsor Rd. Warren. E. Fae 186 Morrison Ave. Watkins. Dorothy C. 35 Derby St. Watson, Ella R. 20 Wheeler St. Waugh. Frances H. 172 Powder House Blvd. Weidhorn. Anna Washington T r. Wentworth. Florence A. 21 Simpson Ave. Wheaton. Medora 16. 15 Glendale Ave. Whitney. Vera H.. 11 Ashland St. Winne. Cella E. 117 Rogers Ave. Wooldridge, Elsie L. 12 Fairmount Ave. Worthvlake. Marjorie L. 44 Chandler St. Wright. Helen A. 42 Hudson St. Yacapucci. Alvina M. 20 Glen St. Yoston. A. E. Areleen 125 W. Adams St. Zuffante. Josenhine 423 Broadwav Zwicker, Estelle W. 9 Cameron Ave. One Hundred Eighty 1927 BOYS Aiello, Virgllio G. Allison. Ernest C. Amato, Paul Andelman, Ezra Andelman, J. Ralph Andersen, Frank It. Anderson. Harold C. 7 Joseph St. 97 Bromfleld Rd. 59 Juques St. 77 Sacramento St. 77 Sacramento St. 114 Moreland St. 44 Crescent St. Armstrong. Clyde M. 48 Richdale Ave. Armstrong, F. Norman 77 Partridge Ave. Avery. Edgar S. 33 Teele Ave. Babcock, Cleon E. 16 Elston St. Baeigalupo, John L. 14 Park Ave. Bain, Clifford B. 426 Medford St. Baker, Wesley H. 10 Rogers Ave. Baratta, Henry E. 73 Park St. Beauchemin, Paul II. 10-A Cottage Ave. Behenna, Clarence J. 45 Marion St. Bergen. Edward J. 80 Porter St. Bertelli, Joseph A. 15 Avon St. Bertoccl, Peter A. 52 Medford St. Bielis. George H. 95 Highland Ave. Bigley, John F.. 157 College Ave. Birdsall, Elmer A. 70 Waterhouse St. Blanche. Prosper A. 58 Mt. Vernon St. Bloomer, Thomas D. 449 Somerville Ave. Bollard. Joseph W. 24 Henderson St. Bowen. Fred J. 75 Truil St.. Boyden. Robert M. 4 4 Liberty Ave. Boyle. Vincent J. 4 6 Upland Rd. Bozigian, Harg 24 Willoughbv St. Bradbury. Henry S. IS High St. Breen, Edward J. 434 Broadway Brown, John F. Brown, John J. 11 Harold St. Buckley, John 474 Medford St. Bullio, Cleante J. 28 Alpine St. Burgatti, Joseph 7 Osgood St. Burke, Thomas F. 1 Pearl St. Burns. William V. 10-A Josephine Ave. Butters. James E. 81 Hudson St. Campagna, Joseph 23 Belmont St. Capodilupo. Lawrence P. 32 Munroe St. Card, Robert W. 17 Cambria St. Carney, James J. 10 Banks St. Carra, Lawrence 1 Putnam St. Carroll, J. Frank 115 Porter St. Carter. George E.. Jr. 20 Heath St. Caso, Jerry A. 323 Lowell St. Cavagnaro, Arthur V. 26 Warner St. Chisholm, William F.. 5 Moore St. Christian, John R. 116 Walnut St. Christian, Sheldon 116 Walnut St. Ciampa, Frank 66 Pearl St. Clark, Fred A. 303 Powder House Itlvd. Coffey, John J. 38 Avon St. Cohen. Roger 91 Bartlett St. Cole. George W. 167 Lowell St. Collins, Donald J. 86 Avon St. Connell. Matthew J. 118 Perkins St.. Conway. John J. 75 Dane St. Conway, Ralph II. 15 Greenville Ter. Corbett. Walter J. 339 Washington St. Corlsh, Joseph R. IS Prospect Hill Ave. Cox. Richard W. 100 Albion St. Coyle, John F. 356-A Broadwav Crine, Irving F. 32 Russell Rd. Crockett. Thomas D. 11 Willow Ave. Cronin, Raymond C. 8-A Cross St. Place Crosby, Clyde 7 Church St. Crowe. Charles H.. Jr. 56 Sunset Rd. Curtis. Sumner W. 4 2 Hudson St. Dailey, George A. 1 Stickney Ave. Damiano, Vincent F. J. 254 Highland Ave. Darling, Arthur O. 3 Cameron Ave. Davidson, John B. 218 School St. Day, Warren R. 37 Meacham St.. DeLorenzo, Dominic J. IS Medford St. DoMone, Archie G. 7-A Partridge Ave. Dewar. Walter R. 192 Powder House Blvd. DiFranco, Christopher 22 Summer St. DiGiusto. Amleto M. 19 Flint St. Dingee, James H. 97 Gilman St. DiRusso, Salvatore IS Rossmore St. DiSilva. Anthonv 115 Washington St. Dolan, Francis J. 23 Radeliffe Rd. Donegan, George F. 29 Alpine St. Donnellan. Timothv F. 2 Wyatt Circle Downey. Edward J. SS Prospect St. Duarte. M. Charles 106 Beacon St. Duggan. Thomas M. Ill Medford St. Dun lea, Edward T. 5 Durham St. Edwards. Harold T. 17Vfc Summer St. Ellison. Edward A. 32-R Bow St. El well, Frank M., Jr. 22 Spencer Ave. Falls, Edward J. 37 Ivaloo St. Farr. Herbert If. 13 Waterhouse St. Farrar. Lewis W. 89 School St. Faulkner, Rafford L. 147 North St. Felt. John I. 36 Pearson Rd. Finley. Arnold D. 429 Broadway Finn. Charles 120 Powder House Blvd. Finn, Richard C. 120 Powder House Blvd. Fisher, Myron C. 7 Miner St. Fitzgerald, Clayton B. 60 Atherton St. Flynn, Joseph P. 393 Somerville Ave. Foley, Edward P. 48 Summer St. Foley, Wm. Arthur 21 Kingman Rd. Ford. James R. SI Avon St. Fowler. Robert A. 15 Franklin St. Freeman, Arthur P. Fritz, Aubrey L. 8 Ash Ave. Furness, Harold S. 15 Foster St. Gardner, Alfred P. 32 Calvin St. Garrett, Ralph L. 52 Mt. Vernon St. Gattoni. Dante L. 11 Walnut Rd. Geary. John A. 109 Josephine Ave. Gilbert. Herbert L. 56 Meacham Rd. Gilliatt. Chester L 22 Berkeley St. Gillis. William W. 15 Mountain Ave. Ginsberg, Nathan Suite 4. Medina Bldg., Davis Sq. Goldberg. Samuel (310) 21 Lewis St. Goldstein, Myer 7 Magnus Ave. Goodwin. George II. 31 Mt. Pleasant St. Grady. Paul G. 118 School St. Graham. Benjamin R. 9 Dane St. Gray. Laurence K. 71 Thurston St. Greene, Norman E. 72 North St. Greenough, Harold F. 85 Curtis St. Griflln. Francis P. 34 Berkeley St. Grillin, William J. 67 Columbus Ave. Gustin. Clifton H. 80 Benton Rd. Hall. Clarence Elliott 85 Porter St. Hallahan. William W. 28 Hancock St. Hallion, Howard F. 5 Roberts St. Hanlon. Robert H. 64 Porter St. Ilannaford, Wilbur F. 29 Wigglesworth St. Hnrte, Joseph B. 14 Leland St. Hassett, Richard J. 7 Cedar St. Herrick, John F. 37 Belmont St. Hill, Herbert E. 21 Webster Ave. HofTses, Gorden D. 157 Highland Ave. Humphrey, Amos T. 3 Walnut St. Hurd. Donald P. 24 Chandler St. Hussar, Ernest A. 9 Curtis Ave. Irving. Wilbur C. 50 Boston St. Isenstadt. Isadore 76 Willow A'-e. Johnson. Howard W. 106 West Quincy St. Johnson, Norris R. 31 Robinson St. Johnson, Rudolph J. O. 78 Clarendon Ave. Johnston. Robert D. 54 Atherton St. Jones. Gilbert M. 2 Record Ct. Jones. William C. 20 Rhode Island Ave. Joyce. Richard V. 58 Liberty Ave. Kelleher, Thomas F. 9 Morton St. Kelley. Edward F. 131 Beacon St.. Kennedy, William F.. 461 Medford St. King, Nelson H. 10 Bartlett St. Kinneen, Walter 50 Glenwood Rd. Knapp, Earle B. 10 Rhode Island Ave. Krant, Charles H. 320 Lowell St. Landry. Earl W. 307 Medford St. Lane. Joseph A. 29 Marion St. Larkin, Isadore 164 Broadway Leary, Joseph 36 Fountain Ave. Leveroni. Stephen J. 107 Highland Rd. Lewis, Horace O. 20 Electric Ave. Lima, Manuel C. 103 Central St. Lofblad, Sidney G. 93 Bromfleld Rd. Lowell. Howard M. 15-A Wigglesworth Ave. Macdonald. James S. 19 Kingston St. Maclsaac. Edwin S. 57 Dane St. MacKay, Lester C. 115 Museum St. MacKinnon. Elmer 65 Albion St.. MacSween. Sidney A. 108 Packard Ave. Mahan. John J. 9 Dimick St. One II it nd r«al Eighty-one 1927 BOYS—Continued Mahoney. Francix .Mansfield, John M. .Marcus, Israel Margosinn, Charles Marino, Joseph .Marsh, Kermit C. Martignetti, John Martin. Byron N. Martin. Stewart C. 33 Kingston St. lsi Summer St. 69 Adams St. 259 Beacon St. 15-A Borter St. I Weston Ave. 38 Partridge Ave. 8 Thurston St. 17 Paulina St. Massello, Kdmund B. 21 Dartmouth St. McCarthy, Daniel J. 4 Murray St. McCarthy, William Jr. 116 Powder House Blvd. McCue. Paul I 95 Summer St. McCann, John F.. Jr. 6 Westwood Bd. McGovern, Thomas J. 45 Mansfield St. McLean, Emory A. 16 Curtis St. McNamara, Francis C. 85 Hancock St. Merry, Charles G. 12 Summit St. Miller. David G. 11 Lesley Ave. Millin, Joseph 1S7 Highland Ave. Minzner. Frederick L. 159 Glen St. Mitchell. Lewis J. 73 Gordon St. Molan. George J. 8 Stone Place Morley, John J. 100 Porter St. Nason. B. Lincoln 193 School St. Nelson, Erik J. 104 Hancock St. Noonan. John F. 25 Tyler St. Norris. Samuel 494 Columbia St. Nourse. Jason E. 58 Lowden Ave. Nunn, Kenneth P. 3 Heath St. Obear, Bichard W. 10 Greenville St. O’Brien. John F. 10 Bogers Ave. O'Brien. John G. 14 Moore St. O’Neil. Timothy J. 20 Connecticut Ave. Ordway, Harold F. 271 Willow Ave. Orrell. Charles F. 27 Columbus Ave. Parkhurst. Erwin T. 79 Walnut St. Peasley, Philip O. 24 Pearson Bd. Peistrup. James N. 20 Michigan Ave. Pellegrini. Louis 44 Temple St. Peoples. James A. 155 North St. Peterson. Royal C. 16 Delaware St. Pierce. John E. 216 School St. Prentiss. Goodwin R. 56 Bonair St. Prescott. Earle H. 62 Trull St. Prince. Harold L. 86 Franklin St. Ouinlan, Harold A. 16 Sargent Ave. Ramsey. John H. 48 Walnut St. Ransom, Charles F. 29 Sawyer Ave. Rea more. G. Norman 338 Summer St. Reardon. John J. 52 Adams St.. Reidy, Harry A.. 14 Cypress St. Reynolds, Francis V. 8 Calvin St. Reynolds. Frank 68 Gilman St. Ripley, Carleton B. % Arthur St. Rod well, Artnur L. 61 Prescott St. Rohv. edder. Eugene F. 23 Alpine St. Russell. Ellis H. Ryan. John M. 43 Hanson St. Ryan. William M. 457 Somerville Ave. Sanborn. Arthur O. 6 Prichard Ave. Saunders. William P. 16 Russell Kd. Sawin. George R„ Jr. 93 Kidder Ave. Schreiber, Charles E. 25 Calvin St. Seaman, Horace E. ill Rogers Ave. Sellers. Maurice L. 89 Pennsylvania Ave. Seymour, Harry 96 Powder House Blvd. Shanahan Edward D. 2S Lincoln Park Shapiro. Irving 13 Thorndike St. Shapiro. Morris 35 Dimick SL Sharkey, Frederick M. 38 Concord Ave. Silva. Francis A. 20 School Si Sinclair. Oliver G. 166 Pearl St. Skuse, Edward H. 12 Clarendon Ave. Sliney, William D. 98 School St. Smith. Nathaniel R. 46 Houghton St. Smith. Ralph A. 454 Medford St. Sousa. Anthony E. 82 Raymond Ave. Spaulding. Donald G. 42 Radcllffc Rd. Spear, William 15 Rose St. Squires, Russell C. 1277 Broadway Stanley. Lester N. 75 Jaques St. Stevens, Robert 28 Holyoke Rd. Stewart. John A. 5 Miner St. Stillman, Preston K. 54 Sunset Rd. Stynes, Albert W. 2 Emerson St. Sullivan, James L. 5 Dimick St. Sullivan. John M. 85 Glen St. Sullivan. Timothy M. 26 Prescott St. Sullivan. William J. 16 Harrison St. Taglino, Charles 38 Mansfield St. Taitelbaum, Abraham 160 Washington St. Talbot. William J.. Jr. 267 Summer St. Taurasi, Anthony V. 21 Wheatland St. Taylor. Henry 67-A Fremont St. Thomas, Robert E. 57 Packard Ave. Tibbetts. Leon C. 74 Derby St. Tomlinson. Walter H. 106 Rogers Ave. Tosi, Richard C. 7 Harrison St. Traverse. Leo A. 31 Marion St. Tremblay. Edmund D. 103 Grant St. Tribe, Robert L. 28 Waterhouse St. Tuttle. Lewis C., Jr. 15 Arthur St. Urlwin, Harold C. 83 Bay State Ave. Vartabedian. Eddie 17 Kenneson Rd. Ventura. Benedict 147 Cross St. Walsh. Thomas J. 307 Highland Avo. Walsh. William F. 70 Summer St. Walsh. William J. 107 Belmont St. Ward, James F. 33 Lewis St. Watts, Robert R. 13 Stickney Ave. Weiss, Ronald T. 51 Walker St. White. Harold C. 78 Summer St. Whitney, Edward 24 Walnut St. Whvte. Stanley C. 14 Spring Hill Ter. Williams. Carlton H. P. 40 Otis St. Willwerth. Robert J. 129 Summer St. ’ise. Dexter L. 125 Liberty Rd. Wood. J. Leslie 106 Prospect St. Yanco, Nathan 480 Columbia St. Yeaker. Joseph H. 31 Walnut St. Zink. Emmett K., Jr. 44 Hancock St. 1928 GIRLS Alexander, Jessie M.. Mien. Evelyn F. Allen, Marion G., And e r so n, Ca t h e r i ne Anderson. Mae W. Andrew. Elise B. Arata, Julia A. Armstrong. Muriel L. Atamlan. Araxie G. Atkins. Helen L. 1 A11 a n s k y. J ea n n et to ava nzino. Frances K Babino, Grace TI. Bagdigian. Virginia Bailey. Gertrude A. Baker, Helen M. Baldwin. Mary E.. Barr. Evolvn M. Barr. Maude I. Barry, Agnes M. Barry, Gertrude F. 234 Pearl St 11 Summer St. 7 Mortimer Place P. 91 Bristol Bd. 91 Bristol Rd. 14 Sterling St. 32 Wilton St. 17 Kidder Ave 82 Lowell St. '35 Somerville Ave. 100 Willow Ave. 11 Victoria St. 506 Broadway 40 Belknap St. 115 Cross St. 12 Kingston St 53 Hinckley St. 34 Victoria St. 951 Broadway 67 Morriam St. 63-A Oak St. Bassett. Marguerite Beardsley, Helen G. Bell. Elsie A. Bell. Mildred B. Benhum, Arline M. Berry. Helen M. Bilodeau. Adela A. Blake. Maxine B. Blundell. Rita J. Blum.on. Winnie Bodmer. Hedwig J. Bogan, Gertrude M. Bolton. Edith M. Bone, Dorothy L. 26 Bourke, Florence M. Bremer, Sylvia M. Bridges. Ruth M. Brigham. Edith L. Brigham. Marjorie .' Brooks. Phyllis K. Brown. Eleanor V. 12 Cambria St. 48 Holyoke Rd. ‘29 Fountain Ave. 29 Fountain Ave. 2 Auburn Ave. 42 Banks St. 27 Glen St. 76 Pearsor. Rd. 138 Morrison Ave. 40 Springfield St. 213 Willow Ave. 30 I .nit re I St. 25 Wesley St. Powder House Blvd 17 Warwick St. 39 Connecticut ve. 31 Crocker St. 35 Belknap St. � . 22 Madison St. 39 Cedar St. 16 Glen St. One Hundred Blghly-t wo 1928 GIRLS—Continued Brown, Florence 24 Dimick St. Brown, Sylvia M. 12 Connecticut Ave. Buckland, Margaret S. 22 Arthur St. Bullinger, Dorothea E. 11 Fisk Ave. Burnham, Dorothy 73 Josephine Ave. Burns. Muriel I.. 108 Central St. Buswell. Beatrice E. 230 Summer St. Butler, Lynthel It. 345 Highland Ave. Caezza, Beatrice F. 113-A Cross St. Calderoni, Marghuerite I. 31 Wheatland St. Carlson. Corlnne C. 9 Ashland St. Carmosino, Marguerlta 20 Park St. Carr. Minnie E. 3 Mystic St. Carroll, Alice D. 13 Lake St. Carroll. Eleanor L. 333 Powder House Blvd. Carter. Barbara H. 114 Powder House Blvd. Cassidy. Elizabeth E. 03 Bartlett St. Chase, Reta Ii. 68 Ossipee Rd. Chlesa, Helen E. 75 Grant St. Church, Mary E. 10 Sacramento St. Clark, Frances G. 13 Everett Ave. Clarke, .Fennie A. 27 Hall Ave. Clements, Anna R. 31 Monmouth St. Cloran, Margaret M. 64 Park St. Cohen, Beatrice 41 Dartmouth St. Cohen. Marion 0 James St. Coit. Ruth W. 1568 Commonwealth Ave.. Suite 15 Colburn. Eleanor A. 10 Upland Rd. Cole. Clare E. 30 Walnut St. Coleman. Gertrude A. 21 Cedar Ave. Collupy. Mabel D. 30 Chandler St. Conley. Mary T. 472 Medford St. Connell. Marguerite M. 118 Perkins St. Connor. Frances E. 77 Pennsylvania Ave. Conroy, Doris V. 222 Willow Ave. Conroy. Mary L. 222 Willow Ave. Conway. Genieve G. 15 Crocker St. Cook, Eleanor M. 68 Pearson Rd. Cooper. Phyllis G. 105 Pennsylvania Ave. Copithorne, Anna L. 35 Simpson Ave. Corcoran. Alice F. 22 Granite St. Corfleld. Bertha M. Si Rogers Ave. Cotton. Dorothy I 101 Rogers Ave. Cotton. May P. 101 Rogers Ave. Cotter. Elizabeth C. 0 Xorth Union St. Counihan, Dorothy E. 10 Hathorn St. Counihan. Mildred M. 10 Hathorn St. Cox. Margaret 49 Bonair St. Craig, Mildred J. 7 Carver St. Crosby, Caroline E. 27 William St. Crosby, Dorothy 43 Curtis Ave. Crossman, Isabel S. 66 Woods Ave. Crossman. Velma M. 17 Belmont Sq. Crowley. Helen C. 106 Boston Ave. Crowley. Margaret X. 89 Pearson Ave. Crowley. Mary A. 20-A Glenwood Rd. Curclo, Constance M. 18 Otis St. Curran, Helen M. 33 Cedar St. Darling, Ellen J. 3 Cameron Ave. Delaney. Mary E. 160 Highland Ave. Demarjian. Helen X. 39 Conwell Ave. Desmond. Helen M. 88 Pearl St. DeWitt. Dorothy K. 15 Day St. Dill, Eleanor 11 Hill St. Doherty, Catherine A. 31 Trull S� . Dolloff. Dorothy V. 65 Highland Rd. Donovan. Helen M. 17 Pearson Ave. Donovan. Margaret E. 82 Wallace St. Downes, Eleanor C. 68 Winslow Ave. Downey, Elizabeth L. 244 Somerville Ave. Drago. Abbie J. 23 Elmwood St. Dreislgaker. Evelyn M. 65 Victoria St. Drevltson. Virginia L. 11 Packard Ave. Duff. Evelyn E. 107 Hudson St. Du Tey, Claire G. 24 Gilman St. Duffy. Louise G. 21 -A Flint St. Dugan. Madeline C. 84 Holland St. Dunn. Mildred O. 23 Lmdon St. Dwyer. Isabel E. 22 Franklin Ave. Edgerlv. Grace E. 17 Radcliffe Rd. Edmands. Frances G. 4 7 Teele Ave. Edwards. Arline 2 Kenwood St. Eean. Mary E. 22 Aberdeen Rd. Elliott. Florence I. 32 College Hill Rd. Ellis, Eva B. 161 Orchard St. Emery. Margaret F. 16 Winter St. Engborg, Evelyn L. 65 Bay State Ave. English, Elvina J. 34 Elmwood St. Ennis, Mary A. 41 Claremon St. Falco, Eleanor G. 20 Fremont St. Fa Ivey, Catherine E. 15 Rush St. Farrell, Dorothy 161 Willow Ave. Faulkner, Ruth E. 145 Orchard St. Fenner, Esther A. 54-A Bow St. Flcca, Marian D. 30 Delaware St. Field, Kathryn C. 12 Lexington Ave. Field, Marion E. 40 Hawthorne St. Finn, Lillian I 120 Powder House Blvd. Finnin. Blanche D. 70 Lowden Ave. Fishlin. Rose 21 Buckingham St. Fitzpatrick, Agnes E. 9 Greene St. Forsyth. Elizabeth 3 Perkins Place Foster, Priscilla B. 36 Hamlet St. Francis, Rita E. 93 Pennsylvania Ave. Frizzell. Helen P. 12 Belmont Place Froton. Katherine B. 17 Summit St. Gallagher, Marion E. 115 Josephine Ave. Gallagher. Ruth S. 64 Raymond Ave. Gallant. Rose 11 Linden Ave. Galvin, Helen A. Upland Rd. Gammon. Lillian F. 169 Pearl St. Gardner, Mae L. 274 Beacon St. Garland, Evelyn J. 944 Beacon St. Garrity. Anne L. Garrod. Ruth F. 35 Powder House Ter. Ghiloni, Marion L. 73 Derby St. Giberson, Jeannette R. 10 Grand View Ave. Gilmore. Dorothy J. 75 Irving St. Godfrey, Eleanor H. 17 Gibbens St. Godfrey, Ethel O. 47 Alpine St. Gordon. Dorothy II. 109 Gilman St. Gordon. Martha C. 406 Mystic Ave. Graham, Eleanor 66 Berkeley St. Graves, Doris F. 44 Hall Ave. Griffin. Arlene F. 14 4 Pearl St. Griswold, Ethel D. 18 Langmaid Ave. Guilderson, Mary A. 20 Cedar Ave. Haggerty, Florence L. 203 Tremont St. Hamilton. Editn M. 36 Mcacham Rd. Hammond, Madeline 120 Bartlett St. Harer, Pauline E. 33 Ibbetson St. Harrington, Minerva S. 43 Pearson Ave. Harrington. Ruth 1 Carver St. Harrison. Rose 353 Powder House Blvd. Hayes. Grace M. 13 Willow Ave. Head. Elizabeth 44 Paulina St. Hennessy, Mary Ruth 47 Sargent Ave. Herllhy. Ruth M. 85 Cedar St. Herne, Dorothy M. 1028 Broadway Heshion. Margaret R. 10 Cypress St. Might. Muriel M. 118 Walnut St. Hill. Virginia L. 9 Central Rd. Hiltz, Carrie E. 12 Craigie St. Hodges. Ruth K. 37 Benton Rd. Hodgkins. Ethel A. 60 College Ave. HofTses. Virginia J. 1 Thurston St. Hoitt. Harriett II. 32 Farragut Ave. Hoole. Marion 42 Oliver St. Hopkins, Dorothy E. 9 Windsor Rd. Horsman, Helen V. 23 Hall Ave. Hosmer, Rebecca 51 Mt. Vernon St. Hourihan, Kathleen T. 81 Franklin St. Hubert. Mary Agnes 7 Hillside Park Hughes. Ina M. 64 Grove St. Hughes, Mary E. 22 Calvin St. Humber. Lauretta G. 32 Mt. Vernon St. Hurley, Helen J. 53 Lowden Ave. Isenstadt. Esther 76 Willow Ave. Johnson, Grace D. 112 Pearson Ave. Johnston. Mary T. 21 Garrison Ave. Jollymore. Adele F. 26 Forest St. Jones, Elmer Carr 52 Pearson Rd. Jones, Lillian E. 155 Sycamore St. Jordan. Margaret H. 87 Svcamore St. Joseph, Margaret E. 18 Irving St. Josselyn. Blanche E. 10 Grant St. Kane. Helen G. 95 Munroe St. Keach, Ernestine R. 34 Lowden Ave. Keane, Freda B. 39 Houghton St. Keane. Gertrude F. 9 Granite St. Keanev, Estelle R. 32 Albion St. Keith. Dorothy E. 79 Curtis St. Kelly. Lillian M. 61 Tufts St. Kendall, Gertrude F. 41 Russell St. One Hundred Eighty-three 1928 GIRLS—Continued Kennard, Rebecca L. 15 Hathorn St. Kennedy. Ruth C. 13 Kent Court Kenney, Rosamond M. 7 Russell Rd. Kenney, Virginia A. 9 Hillside Circle Kiley, Eileen Mary 15 Corinthian Rd. Kiley. Ruth M. 274 Willow Ave. King, Irene Clara 46 Cedar St. Klein. Charlotte C. 90 Pearl St. Keen, Katherine F. Ill Highland Rd. Kratman, Belle 9 Crocker St. Kravitz, Pauline 48 Dane St. Lacey. Margaret A. 34 Bow St. La Fleur, Marie V. 3 Banks St. Lamb, Jean C. 90 Curtis St. Lanigan, Eunice F. 136 Lowell St. La Pearl, Charlotte J. 14 Spencer Ave. LaRocca, Vincenzia 15 High St. I«aRose, Marian F. 7 Beckwith Circle Larson, Ruth K. 49 Rush St. Latimer, Ruth F. 54 Partridge Ave. Lazarus. Sadie 68 Line St. LeFarve, Louise A. 11 Cedar St. Lewis, Dorothy H. 330 Highland Ave. Lewis, Geraldine F. 119 Josephine Ave. Linden, Helen S. 21 Marshall St. Lockhart, Wilhelmina T. 1SS-A Lowell St. Lofgren. Erma A. E. 38 Bromfield Rd. Loftus, Elizabeth T. 91 Yorktown St. Logue, Helen 31 Fenwick St. Lomasney, Louise A. 726-A Broadway Lord, Frances E. 45 Walnut St. Lucas. Edna A. 100 Belmont St. Lynch, Irene K. 3 Bedford St. Lyons, Kathleen J. 217 Cedar St. Macarelli, Louise 12 Wyatt St. MacDonald, Mary Dorothy 213 Highland Ave. MacEachern, Elsie M. 573 Somerville Ave. MacIntyre. Lydia A. 51 Montrose St. Mack, Katherine M. 44 Harrison St. MacKay, Kathryn B. 33 Lowden Ave. MacLnchlan. Edith D. 18 Wesley Pk. MaePherson, Olive B. 367 Medford St. Maguire, Irene M. 219 Summer St. Magwood. Evelyn L. 27 Stone Ave. Mallett, Mary C. 7 Wesley st. Malloy. Mary E. 16 Spring Hill Ter. Man fra. Rose 23 Porter St. Manning, Theresa 244 Highland Ave. Marble, Dorothy E. 20 Jaques St. Marderosian, Elizabeth M. 101 West Adams St. Marshall. Wilhelmina L. 48 Beacon St. Martin, Frances L. 19 Elston St. Martinette. Edythe C. 5 Richardson Ter. Martin, Adelina L. 411 Broadway Mason, Doris A. 34 Cambridge St. Matthews, Dorothy V. 468 Somerville Ave. McAuley. Margaret G. 8 Richdale Av -. McCarthy. Florence M. 8 City Rd. McCarthy, Helen C. 22 Aldcrsey St. McColgan, Eleanor M. 85 Partridge Ave. McDermott. Sara F. 49 Putnam St. McDonough. Mildred C. 165 Powder House Blvd. McGowan, Agnes H. 40 Lexington Ave. McTnnis. Edna P. 19 Oxford St. McKav. Helen F. 36 Oak St. McNeill, Doris A. 23 Conwell St. MePhee. Gladys A. 39 Myrtle St. Milbury. Addie M. 42 Union Ave. Miller, Margaret 101 Prospect St. Miller. Marion L. 255 Medford St. Millerlck, Mary E. 2 Buckingham St. Mingolelli, Marv R. 29S-A Highland Ave. Mobilia. Catherine 5 Chester Ave. Molan, Alice B. 8 Stone Place Moller, Lolly 299 Powder House Blvd. Moore, Ethel T. 12 Aberdeen Rd. Moore. Lillian H. 35 BarMett St. Moran, Gertrude H. 10 Rush St. Morey, Georgina L. S9-A Boston Ave. Mornane, Florence V. 55 Partridge Ave. Morse. Muriel L. 204 Powder House Blvd. Moses, Della E. 25 Teele Ave. Muhn, Florence A. 45 Laurel St. Murphy, Helen R. 20 Bonair St. Murphy, Mildred E. 9 Vine St. Murray. Helen A. 47 Rogers Ave. Xadelman, Janice L 101 Sycamore St. Nelson, Bertha A. 3 Union St. Nickerson, Elizabeth M. 85 Rogers Ave. Nickerson, Marion P. 35 Electric Ave. Noreau, Mary J. 14 Dell St. Norris, Sara 491 Columbia St. Nowell. Margaret E. 106 Porter St. O'Brien. Gertrude M. 335 Lowell St. O'Brien, Helen J. 8 Charles St. O'Brien, Marion L. 347 Bowdoin St. O’Connor, Florence M. 24 Granite St. Odell, Bernice E. 21 Elston St. O’Donnell, Catherine M. 21 Spencer Ave. O'Leary, Catherine J. 12 Acadia Park O’Neil. Edrona V. S7 Marshall St. Oulton, Jean C. 8 Pleasant Ave. Paliuca, Clementina 128 Hudson St. Paton, Helen D. 109 College Ave. Pearson, Anna A. 40 High St. Peck. Laura M. 23 Day St. Perani, Alba F. 20 Wheatland St. Perry, Edwlna 38 Craigie St. Petro, Helen D. 7 Bradley St. Pineo, Mary L. 88 Tremon’t St. Pingree, Evelyn L. 19 Ossipee Rd. Pinkham. Edith R. 69 Pinckney St. Polak, Frances A. 39 Fairfax St. Pratt. Althea W. 35 Clark St. Preston. Myra R. 5 Irving St. Rea, Lillian E. 54 Foskett St. Reardon, Margaret Frances 30 Franklin St. Reppucci, Adeline M. 231 Cedar St. Richardson, Ida C. 182 Morrison Ave. Richardson, Ruth E. 182 Morrison Ave. Rinaldi. Rita E. 16 Jaques St. Robie, Louise W. 164 Highland Ave. Robinson. Mary M. 87 Grant St. Roche, Agnes C. 28 Crescent St. Rockwood, Evelyn M. 1 Glover Circle Rogan. Gertrude F. 80 Vermont St. Rogers. Martha R. 99 Flint St. Roma, Alice K. 11 Glenwood Rd. Ronan, Mary J. 18-A Trull St. Roscoe. Annie 34 Derby St. Rounds, Dorothy 17 Warner St. Rumford. Charlotte H. 9 Curtis St. Russ. Marjorie L. 28 Montrose St. Ryan. Mary T. 361 Washington St. Ryer, Doris L. 9 Harold St. Sadlier, Marjorie F. 7 Campbell Park So hi in. Alice C. 32 Russell Rd. Sanderson. Hazel E. 52 Moreland St. Santarlasci, Olive E. 63 Wheatland St. Sargent, Marion E. 1023 Broadway Sargent. Mildred L. 10 Ames St. Shwartzman, Rebecca 19 Buckingham St. Scott. Thelma M. 48 Berkeley St. Scully, Helen R. 17 Partridge Ave. Seymour. Dorothy G. 30 Adams St. Sharpe. Margaret C. 10 Laurel St. Shea. Helen I-'. 82 Vernon St. Shea. Mary F. 76 Franklin St. Shulman, Lena C. 23 Magnus Ave. Shuman, Ida 358 Washington St. Simmons. Mary W. 6 Rush St. Simmons, Ruth M. 204 Pearl St. Singleton, Edna M. 11 Braemore Rd. Singleton, Ruby B. 11 Braemore Rd. Siotnick. Bella 51 Grant St. Souther. Elizabeth T. 9 Sycamore St. Smith. Eunice S. 71 Trull St. Smith, Virginia B. 37 Dartmouth St. Sousa, Madeline F. 960 Broadwav Souther. Elizabeth T. 9 Sycamore St. Spencer, Cornelia M. 110 West Quincy St. Stanley, Anna B. 30 Waterhouse St. Storlazzi, Crisantina M. 76 Vernon St. Stephens. Gretchen 42 Liberty Ave. Sterling. Roberta F. 78 Bromfield Rd. St ruble. Helen M. Puritan Rd. Suffredini. Lena M. 109 Hudson St. Sullivan, Margaret A. 64 Flint St. Swenson, Astrid G. E. 25 Barton St. One Hundred Eighty-four 1928 GIRLS—Continued Taapken. Eleanor F. 14 Packard Ave. Taddia, Florence A. 14 Miller St. Tail. Mary F. 52 Conwell Ave. Talalewsky, Goldie G. 4 Beach Ave. Tarbox. Lillian E. 42 Curtis Ave. Tarpey, Josephine J. 23 Tremont St. Thompson. Olive J. 28 Pearson Rd. Thorne. Gwendolyn G. 04 Prentiss St. Thornton. Catherine E. 6 Skehan St. Tierney. Lillian C. 273 Washington St. Towle. Mary Eva 15 Foster St. Travaglia, Eleanor M.. 175 Broadway Travers, Theresa H. � 17 Marion St. Trimboli, Jennie H. 158 Broadway Trowbridge. Eleanor' R. 26 Fenwick St. Troy. Elizabeth W. 6 Cypress St. Union. Mildred E. 54 Meacham Ed. Vincent, Dorothy D. 2 Pembroke St. Vltiello, Mary A. 14 Belmont Place Vollm. Evelyn L. Cedar St. Waddell, Estelle F. 68 Bay State Ave. Wagner, Elizabeth M. 9 Columbus Ave. Waldorf, Evelyn L. 15 Albion St. Walker, Marion E. 4 2 Broadway Walker, Ruth E. 16 Sargent Ave. Walsh. Charlotte C. 20 Russell Rd. Wanamaker, Ruth L. 57 Raymond Ave. War-burton. Marion B. 67 Raymond Ave. Weiand, Edythe R. 64 Willow Ave. Weinstein. Minnie II Calvin St. White, Dorothy F. 35 Lowell St. White, Helen A. 37 Everett Ave. Whitehouse, Ethel B. 224 Highland Ave. Whitman. Dorothy J. 26 Austin St. Whittaker. Esther M. 60 Hall Ave. Williams. Jessie L. 178 Powder House Blvd. Wilson. Emma L. 23 Dartmouth St. Wischmann, Anna E. 21 Bowdoin St. Woodbury, Dorothy P. 425 Medford St. Woodbury, Helen L. 425 Medford St. Woodward. Norma E. 17 Browning Rd. Wright, E. Louise 7 Williams Court Yacubian, Jean F. 29 Day St. Yanco, Florence 480 Columbia St. Young. Constance I.. 162 Central St. 1928 ROYS Adelman, Leo Aherne, Raymond Albertine, Eugene Allen. Albert Anderson, Eric Antoline, Albert A. Armstrong, Joseph Armstrong. Sherwood Articury. Stanley J. Atkinson, Edward Austin, Malcolm E. Avanzino, Lawrence Backstrom. Eben 1. Backus, Edward F. Baldwin, Edward J. Bandolan, Jacob C. Barattn. Hugo C. Barnes. James E. Barry, Albert J. Barry, Fred. James Barton. Allan L. Basteri. Lawrence P. Bates, Eugene A. Bean. Allen C. Beaudry, Wilbur E. Becker. Benjamin Bellanco, John J. Bergen, William J. Berry. Philip Bettencourt. William Bingham. Ralph D. Blackmer. Paul F. Blanchard, Eugene S. Blomen. Albert H. Blumsack, Joseph Blute. George J. Pouchie, Arthur L. 5S Conwell Ave. J. 22 Robinson St. J. 658 Somerville Ave. 7 Mortimer Place 14 Farragut Ave. 9 Elm St. 26 Moore St. J. 31 Elm St. 13 Joy St. 69 Highland Rd. 23 Berkeley St. 120 Ware St. G. 69 Glen St. 73 Boston St. 53 Hinckley St. S3 Conwell Ave. 73 Park St. 12 Beacon Place 63-A Oak St. 10 Dana St. 17 Vlnal Ave. 101 Yorktown St. 14-A Austin St. 24 Pearson Rd. 16 Richdale Ave. 43 Franklin St. 5 Murray St. 80 Porter St. 112 Belmont St. 53 Sterling St. 52 Pearl St. 30 Appleton St. 66 Central St. 37 Albion St. 20 London St. 42 Columbus Ave. 599 % Somerville Ave. Bourke. Edmund J. 17 Warwick St. Bowers. David A. 226 Morrison Ave. Brackett, Thomas E. 7 7 9 - A Bradford. George H. Brooks, George R. 21 Brown. Bento C. Bruce. Charles H.. Jr. Bryant, Richard H. 11 Buckley, John F. Bunton. Charles R. Burt. Chester A. Calder. Allan D. Calderwood. James F. Cameron. L. Campbell. Joseph C. Carroll. Fred K. Carroll. John A. Casey. William T. Cntanzano, Anthony Highland Ave. 34 Nashua St. Lexington Ave. 45 Linden Ave. 62 Prescott St. Pennsylvania Ave. 45 Moore St. Burlington. Mass. 121 Cross St. 17 Grant St. 34 Laurel St. 29 Puritan Rd. 38 Electric Ave. 229 School St. 37 Ames St. 24 Everett St. 3 Calvin St. J. Chiesa. James J. Ciampa, Ottavio D. Clair. John Clive, Gordon D. Clune, Francis J. Coady. David J. Cohen. Benjamin Cohen. Irving Colbert, Raymond A. Cole. Allen P. Coles, Gordon H. Collier. Lorlng D. Connelly, Daniel J. Cook. George F. Cooper. Richard B. Coplthorne. .1. Wilbur Corcoran, Thomas Coughlan. William J. 75 Grant St. 66 Pearl St. 37 Prichard Ave. 11 Lowden Ave. 158 Holland St. 23 Charnwood Rd. 11 Cutler St. 30 Glenwood Rd. 113 Perkins St. 31 Vinal Ave. Washington St. Bellingham St. 29S Lowell St. Westminster St. 21 Warner St. 45 Upland Rd. 24 Fremont St. 209 2° 16 Cox. Richard II. Cox. Thomas E. Cox, William G. Cremins, David J. Crosby. James D. Crowell. Harvey D. Crowell. Percey I-'. Cruwys. William F. Cunningham. Herbert Curley. Joseph F. Curtin. Charles R. Cusolito. Victor Dahl. Nathan R. Dahlstrom, Carl W. Daley. Daniel Dalton. James I-I. Davey. Sidney M. Davidson, William 238 Highland Ave. 25 Belknap St. 4 9 Bonair St. 43 Hancock St. 68 Mt. Pleasant Ct. 15 Oliver St. 6 Thurston St. 6 Thurston St. 37 Paulina St. L. 44 Liberty Ave. 80 Lowden Ave. 56 Beacon St. 69 Marshall St. 18 Henry Ave. 25 Temple St. 18 Partridge Ave. 15 Kensington Ave. H. 7 I I 23 J. DeAngelis, Luigi Deegan, Harold L. Dennehy, Cornelius Dennehy. James R. Dennison, Clarice M. DeSessa, Albert J. Devereaux. John J. DiCecca. Francis Dion. Ray C. Donahue, Francis J. Donnellan, George F. Donovan. Lawrence J. Doody. James A. Douglas. Robert F. Dow. Winfield A. Downing, Warren P. Dresser. Charles N. Dube, Raymond A. 185 Powder House Blvd. Dunn. Chester J. 47 Dover St. Dussault, Paul John 5 Cameron Ave. Somerville Ave. Mt. Pleasant St. 11 Boston Ave. 336 Lowell St. 91 Franklin St. 22 Bromtield Rd. 415 Somerville Ave. 165 Lin wood St. 216 Medford St. 36 Highland Rd. 40 Simpson Ave. 2 Wvatt Circle 21-A Russell St. 24 Ouincy St. 24 Aldersey St. 75 Ossipee Rd. Willow Ave. Belknap St. 103 28 One Hundred Eighty-five 1928 BOYS—Continued Easton. Ellsworth B. Edelstein, Israel 37 Wallace St. 30 Oak St. 30 Oak St. 18$ Willow Ave. 197 Elm St. rael Edelstein, Myer Eimert, Fred J. Ekstrand, Philip J. Eldridge, James F. 375-A Highland Ave. Emerson. George W. 8 Putnam St. English. George 55 Elmwood St. Ewell. Hewitt E. 12 Harrison St. Falrbairn, Chester I. 372 Medford St. Falla, Charles M. 101 Hudson St. Fallgren, Herbert R. 1055 Broadway Fannon. James H. 99 Hudson St. Fantelli. Edmund I 95 Sacramento St. Fardy. I.inwood E. 8 Walter Ter. Farfarelli, Santino 74 Newbury St. Feeley. Charles J. 398 Washington St. Fennelly, John E. 37 Prescott St. Ferguson, James E. 35 Cambria St. Ferguson, Thomas E. 109 Sycamore St. Fermoyle. Raymond J. 27 Hudson St. Finigan. Fred A. 31 Radcliffe Rd. Fisher. Albert L. 7 Miner St. Fish I in. Samuel I. 102 Prospect St. Fitzpatrick, Timothy J. 7 Carter Ter. Florian. Kingsley S. 31 Burnside Ave. Flynn, Francis X. 7 Cottage Ave. Flynn, John W. 39 Dane Ave. Forbes, Roland M. 6 Cross St. Forrest. John J. 19 Granite St. Fortunati. Joseph F. 9 Gould Ave. Fowler. Charles G. 39 Teele Ave. Fowler. Fred L. 263 Highland Ave. Freeman. Arthur P. 11 Crocker St. Friberg. Edward H. 26 Simpson Ave. Fuchs, Gerard F. 43 Greenville St. Fudge, Harold L. 110 Josephine Ave. Gallagher. Hugh J. 11 Madison St. Galvin, Francis A. 154 Glen St. Gammon, Lawrence W. 169 Pearl St. Garubediantz. Michael 23 Rhode Island Ave. Garland. Stuart B. 24 Pembroke St. Gately, John A. 26 Knapp St. Gaudet. Victor 116 Glen wood Rd. Gaunce. Roy Humbert 45 Temple St. Gaynor, William L. 12 Chandler St. Geary, Francis A. 56 Hinckley St. Gibbs, Charles S Lowell Circle Gibson. Earl F. 91 Perkins St. Gillespie. Maurice E. 234 Mystic Ave. Gilmore. Daniel A. 75 Irving St. Giroux. Louis 50 Oliver St. Glidden. Merrill J. 20$ Powder House Blvd. Goduti. Victor S3 Hudson St. Goguen. Ernest L. 51 Gorham St. Graham. Arthur W. 16 City Rd. Grieneeks. Edward W. 36 Belmont St. Griffith. Edward F. 67 Hudson St. Grue. Leo R. 15 Waldo Ave. Guilderson. John J. 20 Cedar Ave. Hall. James F. 4.4 Joy St. Hall. Prescott W. 3 Adams St. Hall. Ralph M. 45 Florence St. Hall, Roy, Jr. 43 Electric Ave. llalloran, Fred J. 13 Bonafr St. Hanni. Alfred A. 57 Albion St. Harrington, John J. 10 Tower Court Hartshorn. Ellsworth 10 Spring Till Ter. Hatch, Norman S. 45 Pearl St. Healy. Paul A. 57 Fairfax St. Hein. William von 23$ School St. Heos, George M. 31 Conwell Ave. Herman, Wilbur F. 22 Wisconsin Ave. lleuss, Leslie C. 22 Wesley Park Hilton. George St. C. 139 Boston Ave. Holden. Edward E. 15 Morgan St. Holmes, James W. 45 Sewall St. Holmes, Richard F. 1$ Wisconsin Ave. Hooper, Francis W. 63 Adams St. Horan. James E. 9 Rhode Island Ave. Houley, William R. 39 Dane Ave. Houston. Francis R. 32 Derby St. Howard. H. William 10 Liberty Ave. Hughes, Charles L. 22 SoringOeld St. Husselbee, Herbert W. 12 Carlton St. Hutchinson, Stafford 1$ Moore St. Isinger, Arthur A. Ivaska. Joseph P. Jackson. Herbert J. Jackson. Stuart A. Johnson, Albert E. 39 Franklin St. $7 Prichard Ave. 80 Pearl St. 80 Pearl St. 63 Winslow Ave. Johnson, Arnold E. 8 College Hill Rd. Johnson, Fred 11 Austin St. Johnson. Fred T. 217 Pearl St. Johnson, Leo J. 11 Stanford Ter. Johnson. Leslie R. 20 Foskett St. Jones, Warren J. 5 Bradford St. Kaup, George R. 44 Banks St. Keeie. Arthur M. 31-A Trull St. Keen, William C. 43 Webster St. Kelleher, Edward J. 14 Cleveland St. Kelley. Edwin J. 35 Mansfield St. Keppe, Warren F. 22 Belmont St. Kilmer. Clarence W. 18 Flint St. Kindred, Stanley G. 66 Bay State Ave. King. James J. 51 Ibbetson St. Kingsley, Paul V. 3 Church St. Kirk, Francis A. 19 Vinal Ave. Kirk. Maurice M. 28 Summer St. Lamb, Walter E. 37-A Summer St. Lane. Edward B. 9 Ashland St. Lanigan, Ambrose L. 136 Lowell St. I anigan. William 23 Curtis St. Larkin, Leo J. 164 Broadway LaVoie. Robert P. 192 Mystic Ave. Lawson, Bertram 61 Tufts St. Lazarus. Jack 68 Line St. Leahy. Albert M. 58 Partridge Ave. Lebovich. Samuel 9 Wellington Ave. Legere, Thomas J. 143 Cross St. LeRoy, Robert B. 145 Sycamore St. Leslie, John w. 48 Walter St. Levenson. Henry H. 21 Appleton St. Levy. Marshall L 57 Josephine Ave. Liehr. Herman W. 45 Lexington Ave. Linehan. John C. 188 Central St. Locke. Richard M. 28 Foskett St. Lovering. Sidney H. 93 Sterling St. Lynch, Arnold P. 52 Porter St. Lyons, John J. 108 Bristol Rd. MacDonald. Alexander 21 Glendale Ave. MacDonald. Hugh W. 15 Lexington Ave. Maclnniss. Paul A. 388 Washington St. Maclnnis, William A. 60 Alston St. Maclver, Kenneth F. 7 Arnold Court MacKennev, Leonard A. 66 Lowell St. MacLaughlin, Albert E. 41 Lowell St. MacLaughlan. William 102 Conwell Ave. MacMillan. William H. 29 Autumn St. Macomber, Eugene A. 56 Gordon St. Macy, Burt A. 22 Powder House Blvd. Mahan, Francis E. 9 Dimlck St. Mahoney, James J. 254 Somerville Ave. Marcotti, John C. 5 Derby St. Marderosian, Arthur H. 101 West Adams St. Maroney, Joseph P. 459 Medford St. Martignetti. Edward T. 38 Partridge Ave. Martin, Alexander L. 18 Prichard Ave. Martin. Paul C. 8 Thurston St. Matthewsian. Ardash 235 Highland Ave. McAloney, Charles K. 9 Montgomery Ave. McCormick, Charles R. 27 Sewall St. McCormick. John S. 27 Sewall St. Mclsaac, John J. 11 Laurel St. McKay. Louis J. 11 Cross St. McNamara. John F. S3 Beacon St. McNeill.v. John S. 86 Cross St. McSweeney, Albert P. 349 Somerville Ave. Meat's. Gardner C. 8 Hawthorne St. Merrill. Edward J. 7-A Tennyson St. Mersereau, Ralph E. 12 Bailey St. Meskell, Joseph C. 23 Belknap St. Milbury, John R. 47 Minnesota Ave. Miller. Randolph A. 93 Raymond Ave. Modist. Edward 161 Walnut St. Moran. John F. 72 Dimlck St. Moran. Joseph J. 42 Montrose St. Morrill. Charles C. 26 Tower St. Morris. Eugene J. 30 Prescott St. Morris. George E. 430 Broadwav Muecl, Nazzarino 19 Trull S� . Mulligan. Joseph V. 8 Bartlett St. One Hundred Eighty-six 1928 HOYS—Continued Murley, Herbert F. Murphy. William Myers, Karl N. Nardone, A lexander Kazarian, Aram K. Kelson, Herbert J. Kicoll, George E. Kicoll, Jack L. SO Myrtle St. 9 Tufts St. 15 Teele Ave. 23 Craigie St. 46 Wheatland St. 27 Alston St. 49 Clarendon Ave. 49 Clarendon Ave. Nissenbaum, David B. 33 Webster St. Notaro, Amedeo A. 292 Cedar St. Noyes. Sumner C. 35 Marshall St. O'Brien, Richard A. 20 Calvin St. O’Connor, James L. 10 Parker St. O'Connor. John J. 78 Newton St. O'Donnell, Dennis E. 7 Columbus Ave. Oliver, Raymond J. 299 Beacon St. O’Toole. Thomas J. S Prescott St. Oxen ham, Edward F. 32 Curtis Ave. Parker, Robert G. 34 Evergreen Ave. Patten, Bryant W. 8 Wisconsin Ave. Pelton, Walter F. 139 Walnut St. Perry, Joseph S. 17 Summer St. Peters. John M.. 23 Appleton St. Peterson, Charles F. 16 Calvin St. Pierce, Arthur C. 215 Morrison Ave. Piers, Harold P. 50 Madison St. Polette, Thomas F. 32 Crescent St. Polimeni, Francis J. 29 Lowell St. Porter. John H. 45 Bowden Ave. Pratt. Gordon 12 Teele Ave. Prezinso. Raphael 40 Adams St. Priest, Albert W. 3S Putnam St. Priest, Lawrence A. 3S Putnam St. Publicover, Ernest E. 11 Austin St. Puccini. Henry A. 43 Bradley St. Quinlan,. John F. 16-A Spring St. Quinlan. Thomas M. 403 Somerville Ave. Rabaglia, Louis E. 72 Newbury St. Raymond. Wilbur D. 64 Hudson St. Reardon. John W. 121 Highland ltd. Reed, Fred L. 21 Leonard St. Regan. William H. 7 Windom St. Reynolds, John A. 95 Marion St. Rice. Albert J. 252-A Somerville Ave. Richardson. Cecil G. 25 Gibbens St. Riddick, Milton T. 69-A Elmwood St. Robbins, George W. 55 Moreland St. Roberts, Robert R. 65 Jaques St. Robinson. George T. Rogers. Robert C. 37 Clark St. Rosa, Gregory J. 57-A Boston Ave. Ross. Walter W. 10 Oakland Ave. Rosslter, Wilfred J. 15 Belmont Sq. Rubino. Mario A. 110 Central St. Ruggles. Ernest R. 30 Otis St. Ryan, Stephen J. 72 Bay State Ave. Sackett, Ernest D. 179 College Ave. Sampson. Joseph F. 66 Hinckley St. Sanchez, Eugene F. 8 Flint St. Sanchez. Kenneth R. 8 Flint St. Scavitto, Emilio 265 Summer St. Schromm. John 115 Elm St. Schwartz, Isaac H. 251 School St. Seoyne. Richard S. 178 Morrison Ave. Scully. Philip J. 22 Highland Ave. Seader. Harold S. 61 Pearson Rd. Sears, Richard II. 19 Columbus Ave. Shaw, J. Albert, Jr. 37 Walter St. Shea. William A. 11 Columbus Ave. Sheehan, George 12 Mystic St. Sheridan. Paul L. 23 Electric Ave. Sidel, Sidney 85 Bartlett St. Sinclair, Earl R. 225 Highland Ave. STiney, Richard J. 98 School St. Smith. Gordon K. 76 Hudson St. Smith, Laurence O. 175 Beacon St. Smith. Roy E. 13 Alston St. Snyder, Samuel 495 Columbia St. Spencer, Wallace J. 23 Knowlton St. Starck, Cecil L. 21 Bowden Ave. St.vmeist, Joseph S. 16 Eastman Rd. Sullivan, Arthur F. 34 Highland Ave. Sullivan, Joseph R. 31 Highland Ave. Sullivan. William b. 23 Packard Ave. Summers, Earl E. 85 Munroe St. Swett. Charles R. 35 Sargent Ave. Tait. Howard N. 130 Powder House Blvd. Tashjian, Charles 33 Avon St. Taylor, Emery Folger 22 Walter St. Taylor, Freeman I. 12 Albion St. Taylor. Raymond A. 42 Bowden Ave. Testa, Gregory 12 Mondamin St. Thomas. Nelson W. 8 Cedar Ave. Thornton, Thomas F. 27 Brook St. Thurber, Reid IB. Jr. 179-A Pearl St. Thurston. Paul W. 702 Broadway Thyne, Francis T. 170 North St. Tibbetts. Fred E.. Jr. 21 Morrison Ave. Toothaker. Graydon E. 67 Pearl St. Townsend, Curtice N. 29 Whitfield Rd. Truelson, Glenn 38 Rogers Ave. Wahlers, Edmund G. 51 Bow St. Walker, Albert E. 17 Harvard St. Walker, Loren H. 42 Woods Ave. Wall. Samuel 10 Mortimer Place Wallstrom, George E. 15 Hardan Rd. Wardrobe. Roland M. 31 Rogers Ave. Waters, Edwin B. 23 Electric Ave. Waters, Joseph J. 243 Summer St. Watt, Lewis C. 105 Highland Ave. Watt. Norman B. 1282 Broadway Wattle, William G. 22 Heath St. Webber, Charles G. 9 Forster St. Welch. James R. 30 Warren Ave. Wddon. Frederick A. 23 Sunset Rd. Wellington, Edward C. 17 Thorndike St. Wells. Clayton P. 108 Bromfleld Rd. Whitcomb. Irvine E. 419 Broadway Whittaker. Raymond H. 27 Curtis Ave. Wilkins, Albert F. 9-A Ashland St. Williams. Francis R. 411-A Medford St. Williams. Graton E. 41 Bay State Ave. Williams. Laurence R. 59 Sunset Rd. Wilson, Francis J. 9 Richdale Ave. Wilson. Robert J. 376 Beacon St. Winn. Grover R. 17 Walter Ter. Wyse. Arthur R. 24 Sunset Rd. Yates, Ernest R. 27 Rogers Ave. Yelinek, Frank 36 Belmont St. Younker, Richard E. 17 Jaques St. Zee, Charles 51. 13 Malvern Ave. One Hundred Eighty-seven OcA: V 2L5T- 3vMr e t 2Ao