Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 With Our Teachers During Vacation MKgBHpnT is interesting to see in how many dif- gSjYl Kmfil ferent ways our teachers spent their sum- mer. Some devoted their time to study, others P yed and enjoyed their leisure, some traveled extensively and others stayed at home to rest. Nevertheless we know that each one returned to school rested and with greater energy, new ideas and new experiences to aid us in this coming year. Mr. Avery attended the National Education Conven- tion and the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadel- phia. Afterward he went to a summer camp in Edge- mere, Penn. Then he spent a week with Mr. Tuttle -at North Brookfield and two weeks at North Scituate. He enjoyed two motor trips, one to Maine and one to New Jersey. Mr. Tuttle spent the summer at his farm in North Brookfield. Miss Atwater, Miss Dodge, Miss MacAUister and Miss Parmenter attended Harvard Summer School. Miss Bell studied at Boston University and gave a -series of lectures on drama at various playgrounds in the state. Miss Browne was at home the early part of the sum- mer and the last part she spent on Penobscot Bay, Maine. Mr. Hayward taught in the Y. M. C. A. summer school and then spent three weeks at Camp Kiwanis, .South Hanson, Mass. Mrs. Pratt was at Brunswick, Maine. Miss Cunningham summered in the Adirondacks and the Green Mountains. Miss Hezelton taught Y. M. C. A. summer school. Miss Batt spent three weeks of July in Marblehead .and the rest of the summer at home in Concord. Miss Teele was at North Conway, N. H. Miss Burnham took an automobile tour through the :South and visited twenty states. Miss Cochran attended the Sigma Kappa Conven- tion at Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Mahoney devoted his summer to playground work. Miss Sprague, Mr. Pearson, Miss Smith, Mr. Small -and Miss Follansbee spent their summers quietly at Ihome. Mr. Carrier summered in New Hampshire and Ver- mont. Mr. Obear spent a week in New York correcting col- lege entrance examinations and was at Bustins Island, Maine, for the remainder of the summer. Mrs. Flagg was in Bedford, Mass, for two weeks in July, and spent three weeks of August at Randolph. New Hampshire. Miss Tuell spent the greater part of her summer at home, where she has an extensive garden. Yellow Bantam corn and tuberoses were the sweetest things she raised. Her pleasantest day was spent at Marble- Jiead as the guest of Miss Merrill and Miss Batt. Miss Kenney, Miss Eastman, Mr. Hall, Miss Ar- rington, Miss Wilson and Miss Mary Brown also re- mained at home. Miss Hastings was at Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Miss Hickey went to Philadelphia, New York, At- lantic City, Saratoga Springs and Cloverdalc Lake, Georgia. Miss Gatchell spent five weeks in Winthrop, Maine. Miss Richards was at her summer camp at Wash- ington, New Hampshire. Miss Bradford summered on the Cape, where she did some sketching and a great deal of motoring. Mrs. Leitch attended Fitchburg Normal School, also the Household Arts Conference at Amherst. Miss Solano spent a very pleasant summer visiting- friends in Connecticut, and at Winthrop Highlands. Miss Hannon traveled by auto through Canada. Mr. Sears spent his summer on his farm in Hawley, Massachusetts. Miss Ellison was at her summer home at Harwich- port on the Cape. Miss Lacount stayed at Kennebunkport, Maine. Miss Ncwborg spent the summer in South Thomas- ton, Maine. Miss Veazie was in the White Mountains. Mr. Ilosmer was at Hedding, N. H., from which he took a side trip to Lake Winnepesaukee. Mr. Sprague spent his vacation working. Mrs. Mathews went to Hyannis Summer School and was appointed treasurer of a drive to solicit funds to build a community house for the pupils of the Hy- annis Normal School. Miss Sutherland studied at Columbia University. Miss Paul toured through Maine and New Bruns- wick. Miss Gray was at her cottage on Peak Island, Me. Miss Todd spent the summer in Kennebunkport, Me. Miss Woodward took an automobile trip to Philadel- phia and attended the N. E. A. Convention and the Sesquicentennial Exposition. Miss Boole spent the summer at her summer home on the Cape. Miss Fury was at her home in Clinton. Mr. Miller was in the country at Merrimacport on the Merrimac River. Mr. Plantinga was at home during the summer. Mr. DeCelles went to Rye Beach, New Hampshire. A LESSON LAUGHT BY EXPERIENCE (Continued from Page 14) when turning the faucet to fill the basin with water not a drop came. Others were drawing water else- where and the water pressure was so low that 1 was unable to get any. Just as the blaze was reaching the house some one ran down cellar and grabbed some wet burlaps, which are used for covering ice, and threw them in front of the blaze, thus saving the store. Even if I were unable to be of any assistance, 1 learned the value of presence of mind in an emergency.

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3-1 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Back row (loft to ri«ht): Alice 12. Ayes. Marie E. Kenney. Frank L. Alcierc. Gladys M. Grant. Katherine M. Quigley Front row (left to right): Ruth E. Danforth. Marie B. Damery, Mar- guerite Connolly. Amy S. Irish OUR NEW TEACHERS Miss Ayes, Room 303, is a graduate of Boston Uni- versity. and has taught in Newton Falls, N. Y. Her home is in Somerville. Miss-Kenney, graduated, from this school in 1922 and from Radcliffe in 1920. She enters this school as a cadet teacher in the chemistry department. Mr. Alcicre, Room 303, is a graduate of the Boston English High. He received his A. B. and A. M. from Tufts. He has taught at the Boston English High, Hyde Park High, and substituted in this school in 1922. He has also spent four years in research work for the government. Miss Grant, our new health supervisor, graduated from the Rhode Island General Hospital. She has been school nurse in Somerville for five years, and is a resi- dent of this city. Miss Quigley is a graduate of the Chandler Normal School. She has taught in the high school of Concord, X. H., and the Northeastern Junior High, Somerville. Miss Danforth is a graduate of Boston University, and has studied at Northeastern University, Illinois. She taught in Minnesota and in Indiana, and last year at Bourne on Cape Cod. Miss Damery graduated from the Somerville High School in 1922 and from Radcliffe in 1926. She is a cadet in the biology department. Miss Connolly is a cadet in the Latin department. She is a graduate of this school and of Radcliffe. Miss Irish is in the cooking department. Other additions to the faculty are: Mrs. Clark, who is substituting in the Latin department; Miss Helen Marshall, a graduate of this school and of the Mass- achusetts School of Art, who is assisting Miss Brad- ford in the art department; Miss Ruth 'Dyas, a grad- uate of this school and of Boston University, who is working in the English department; Mr. Hoban, a graduate of Somerville High School and of Boston Col- lege, who has been appointed a temporary teacher in Latin and History. A Lesson Taught by Experience By Thelma Magoon, '29 This summer I had the opportunity to work in a drug store which was located in the heart of the White Mountains. From the store 1 could see Mount Wash- ington, the highest peak f the Presidential Range. Around about are probably ten mountains, all of which are large, leaving the town in which the store is situ- ated in a valley. The valley is very dry in the sum- mer as the rain clouds divide and go each side of the mountains. Unless it rains for miles around the val- ley gets no rain. One Sunday the druggist whom I worked for had a pile of boxes and waste in the back yard. There had not been rain for a month, but as it was not breezy he thought it best to burn up the rubbish. As soon as he had lit it, a strong breeze came up. Discover- ing that the blaze had got beyond his control he called the people and me to help extinguish the fire. Now there are people who talk and say: “If I had an occa- sion to be near a fire and was asked to help put it out 1 would do so and so.” Well, that is just what I had always said. But, alas, t was paralyzed. I didn't know which way to turn or what to grab. The strong wind was blowing the flames nearer the store every moment. While I was standing there thinking other people were in action. Finally I seized a basin but (Continued on Page 15)

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16 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR ( LASS NOTES 1927 Robert L. Stephens, Editor Room 102 Myron Fisher is by far the most popular boy in this room. '1 bus far he has been voted Radiator represen- tative, physical training leader and room proctor. We heartily congratulate him. Room 102 is honored this year with the presence of Joseph Corish, circulating manager of the Radia- tor; Wilbur Irving, president of the Players' Club; Richard Finn, track and football star, and John Pierce, president of the Literary Club and Poetry editor of the Radiator. In III History-D: One boy made the casual remark that in early Virginia they had several massacres, and one day Bacon started a rebellion! There was a young fisher named Fisher, Who fished on the edge of a fissure, When a fish with a grin Pulled the fisherman in, Now they’re fishing the fissure for Fisher. Heard in III English-D:— C r—sh: “Perhaps the fact that Boswell clung to Johnson as he did may be explained by his being of Scotch parentage.” Room 103 We wish to draw your attention to Room 103 as the home office of part of the Traffic Squad. The change of seats from the back of the room to the extras is just a part of our training. Soon we shall all be in the back of the room (?). Did you notice the way all the boys are falling—for the oiled floors? Music as an art is appreciated, but during practice periods in Room 3 we of 103 fail to agree with the author of “Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.” Ask A—m—S—i—r— why she has so many “study periods” in her home room during Junior bookkeep- ing. If the saying “Laugh and grow plump” is true, we should see a much larger G—1—t J- n -s. Room 103 certainly has some celebrities this year. We proudly acknowledge that we have the chief and also the secretary of the Traffic Squad in our posses- sion, as well as seven or eight other members. The year 1027 promises to be very enjoyable. When banking starts, we’re going to show Room 110 that we are capable of being 100 per cent, bankers. Room 110 We have the honor of having Edward Bergen, cap- tain of the football team, in our room. Other students in this room who are striving for a position on the team are Hallion, Macfarlane, DeSilva, Ilassett, Merry, Boygatti and Sanborn. With 100' always in mind we hope to go through our Senior year with flying colors. Room 114 School celebrities in 114: The leader of the Sopho- more Girls’ Glee Club, Leona Dunham; Kathryn Mur- phy. the assistant editor of the Radiator, and Fran- ces Waugh, the Exchange editor; Nelson King, who has been chosen baseball manager of the new team; Lincoln Nason, leader of the second orchestra. We have several members on the Traffic Squad: Lincoln Nason, Frances Waugh, Robert Watts, Harry Seymour, Carleton Ripley and Lewis Tuttle. Our room is also well represented in the musical groups, in the Girls’ Athletic Association, in the Liter- ary Club, the Sketch Club, and the Debating Club. James Bickford has made the football team this year. Our room officials are: Lincoln Nason, room treas- urer; Evelyn Robinson, assistant treasurer; Aubrey Fritz and Alice Hurley, physical training leaders, and Lewis Tuttle, room representative, and Carleton Rip- ley, proctor. Our room mate, Rora Melville, recently saved the day for the Senior Class in singing. When confronted with the fact that there was no pianist, she volun- teered to play for the class. We doubt that many other rooms, if any, can equal such a record and we are proud of it. Room 115 Room 115 is well represented in school activities. Marion McCarthy is exercise leader of the girls and also leader of the Senior Girls’ Glee Club. Marie Mac- Intyre is chairman of the Poetry Club. Jason Nourse is a member of the chess and tennis teams, a two- letter man. James Carney is our distinguished proc- tor. Peter A. Bertocci is treasurer of the Webster De- bating Society. Betty Russell is secretary of the Sketch Club. Robert Thomas was our Junior Class treasurer. William McCarthy and Francis Carrol rep- resent us on the football team. The pupils of Room 115 wish to express their sorrow and regret for the death of Mr. Wilkins, one of the school’s finest teachers. His going is a personal loss to- us.