Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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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

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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

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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.