Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR MY SUMMER IN FRANCE (Continued from Page 12) Jacques Rousseau’s house on the way to Chartreuse. At Chartreuse I was rewarded with a visit to an old monastery founded in the eleventh century and had the opportunity to see the cells of the old monks. K12AR VI E V OF NOT It 10 DA.VIK. I A It IS. SHOWING FLYING RI'TTKKSSIOS After leaving Chartreuse I went to Grenoble, the cap- ital of the French Alps and a famous mecca for for- eign students. Here again I mounted to heights above, going up by means of a funicular railway to Saint Nizicr, which is at an altitude of 3,840 feet. The next morning before leaving Grenoble I visited the muse- ums and I saw where Bayard, the chevalier sans peur et sans reproche, lies buried in an old church. The next day I traveled on to southern France. Here the blue skies and the balmy air were most noticeable. Along the way the olives and grapes were growing in abundance. Here, too, could be seen the yew trees and reed fences to protect the crops against the mis- tral, a destructive wind. Avignon, where the Palace of the Popes is to be seen, was most fantastic in a southern moonlight. The Roman remains were best seen in Nimes. The Maison Carrce is the most perfect Roman temple in existence, while the old Arena re- minds one of the Coliseum of Rome. At Carcassonne 10 with its old fortress as in the crusades, I walked along the enormous walls and went in the old towers from which the arrows used to be shot down on the besiegers. Luchon was the starting point for the trip to the Pyrenees. I went by auto bus to the Pic du Midi, over 8,000 feet high. The view was beyond description, yet to me snow-capped Mont Blanc could not be sur- passed. Lourdes, the shrine of the lame, halt and blind, was most interesting. Arriving just before the great pilgrimage, I saw the first hospital trams bring the sick. I had traveled far, but my journey was not to be finished until a tour through the chateau country was taken. Starting from Tours, a visit of over ten chateaux was made. The old castles, with their tapes- tries, paintings and old furniture, were beautiful be- yond description. At Blois is the most celebrated chateau. Here three centuries were represented, tha; of Catherine de Medicis, Francois premier, and Henri trois. Francois liked the salamander, and you see decorations of it everywhere on the walls, doors, and staircases. Henry the Third liked porcupines; so he put them where Francis forgot to put the sala- manders. Catherine de Medicis’ rooms were most in- teresting, especially the one in which were seen the secret panels where she hid her poisons. Other cas- tles were famous for this or that, but I would tire you if I attempted to describe them all. We returned to Paris from our tour of southern France. We had seen a lot of that interesting coun- try, but not all; the rest is for another time. GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The first meeting of the Girls’ Athletic Association was held September 22 in Room 122 at 2 P. M. There were approximately one hundred and twenty-five girls at this meeting. Miss Burke, our supervisor, discussed the different sports open to the girls. At the next meeting, held September 28, the following officers of the year 1926-27 were elected: President, Helen Streh- lis; vice-president, Priscilla Lowell; secretary, Helen Chiesa; corresponding secretary, Frances Avanzino. Numerous sports will be open to the girls such as field hockey, swimming, tennis, and basketball. Field hockey will begin Friday, October 8, at I)il- boy Field. Miss Y’iano, a Sargent graduate, and mem- ber of the All-American Hockey team that played at. Philadelphia a few years ago, is to coach the girls. Swimming began October 6 at the Y. M. C. A. under the coaching of Miss Hubbard. Tennis will begin just as soon as courts can be ob- tained for playing. After Thanksgiving basketball will begin at the Bingham School. All girls arc urged to come out for at least one sport to meet the lack of a gymnasium at the school, as some exercise is essential to good health.

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18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Room 305 George Goodwin, of the football squad, makes his headquarters in 305. We have two members of the traffic squad, Dorothy Gordon and Ernest Morris. Room 306 We have among our number one member of the Rad- iator staff, one traffic squad member and the president of the Debating Club. A campaign for class notes has been raging for the last week. We believe that if all the notes written during study periods should be collected there would be more than enough. Room 308 Mr. F----- is learning shorthand from Miss G----. Next year we will get in on the ground floor. Room 309 We arc proud that we have three members of the band and orchestra. We are well represented in the traffic squad with three members. Room 310 Miss G: “Were you here before the bell stopped ring- ing?” .1. G. (panting): “Yes! I got here when it was still ringing.” Miss G.: “Oh! That was only the vibration in the? walls!” Three flights of stairs to the lunch room! Those delightful odors from the chemistry labs.! When the room clock is wrong (4 out of 5 times), we can watch the city hall clock for the ending of the periods. Room 311 We have all spent an enjoyable summer and are- ready for work. Room 323 Room 323 is proud to have two of its members iit the Players’ Club. A certain boy claims that his orange silk handker- chief is a shower not a blower. Room 326 Room 326 has started the Junior year of 1926 witlto a membership of 38 pupils. Room 329 The pupils of Room 329 welcome our new teacher,. Mrs. DeWolfe, and hope that she is here to stay. Here's hoping Room 329 never follows, but leads. Edward (“Bud”) Ewell, a very good prospect of thc- football squad, is showing good work, and we are hop- ing that he will have a good season. 1929 Robert Forbes, Editor Room 21 Room 21 is the stamping ground of Malcolm Mac- J.ean, a human flag pole, who was on the Northeast- ern football team. George Briggs, also a skyscraper, was on the West- ern Patrol and was vice-president of the Western De- bating Society. Warren Peterson was president of the Travel Club at the Northeastern. From the same school comes Helen Bare, who was treasurer of the Shorthand Club. The Civics Class at the Northeastern had as its president and vice-president Catherine Ayer and Doris Began respectively. Clyde Collins was vice-president of two clubs, the Mythology Club and a Civics Class. Room 29 Our room is striking a spark of illumination even though it is located in a secluded section of the build- ing. The local wit and humor is greatly advanced, but our classes are also enlightened by unusual intelli- gence and knowledge. We are striving to avoid low grades in our studies and to bring Honor and Progress” upon the fair name of the Sophomore Class and the Somerville High School. Room 122 Room 122 is aiming toward the distinction of being: the neatest room in the building. Stanley Robinson has been elected proctor. The- physical exercise leaders are Clara Frevort, George- Stevenson and Arthur Townsend. Room 128 Room 128 has been striving for perfect attendance- and hopes to succeed soon. Heard in the classroom:— Teacher: “Silence is golden.” Pupil: “That’s why I am a rich man.” Room 201 Room 201 is proud to have among its members Thurston Sumner, president of the Class of 1926 at the Western. The room also contains four members of last year’s staff of the Western Star and one member of the staff of the Nor’easter. Heard in History:— Miss I..: “When the Roman father died, his author- ity passed to the eldest son.” H—w—d: “What did they do in the case of twinsV” (Continued on Page 25)

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