Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 432 of the 1927 volume:

The Next Step After High School Get as much education as you car., whatever your aspirations may be, because trained minds are needed in professional, public service, technical and business life. In deciding your next step, it may help you to know that a knowledge of business is needed in almost every vocation. Your chief problem is to be sure you are properly equipped for the vocation you will choose. If it is to be business, you can best acquire this equipment through a business training at Burdett College. The courses offered at Burdett College vary in time from one to two years. They are designed for those with college, preparatory and high school training. For applicants with less schooling shorter courses are offered. COURSES ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTING SECRETARIAL NORMAL SALESMANSHIP AND MARKETING ADMINISTRATIVE AND SECRETARIAL General Business Combined Civil Service COLLEGE ST., BOSTON Shorthand Finishing Burdett College Places Its Graduates Founded 1879 BURDETT 18 BOYLSTON McCARTY-MORRIS CO. Everything for the Athlete Wholesale prices to all Somerville High Students. Ask Mr. Dickerman for Dis- count Card. 309 Washington Street Boston Chocolates % MADE B H. D. FOSS CO., INC CAMBRIDGE DONORS OF SUBURBAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP CUP Photo Design Engraver Distinctive Photo-Engraving of every description. School and College Work a specialty. 227 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON, MASS We may be down in the basement, but we were the first Sophomore Room to have 100 per cent, subscriptions to Radiator. Room 21 WILLIAM J. BELL PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST Broadway, corner Temple Street Somerville, Mass. COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 324 BELDEN SNOW “The Men’s Wear Stores” SOMERVILLE COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 123 639 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE ARLINGTON - - ii ■ - , i ‘ ••; THE FIRESIDE GIFT;SHOM?P;; ; Opposite Paul Revere� Apt’s . 4-A Main Street Winter Hill, Mass. •• -Tel. «Somerset 4380 Tel. Somerset 2708 .. ...CHARLES LEO SHEA • I ' ! •'•Real Estate and Insurance Notary Public—Auctioneer 8 Main Street Winter Hill Somerville, Mass. 1 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 328 1 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 211 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 210 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 129 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 306 Highland Beauty Shoppe 386 Highland Avenue Marcel Wave 65c High School GirFs Wave 50c Portraiture by Photography Cloudy Days are as Good as Sunshine for Sittings Tel. Hancock 0193 168 TREMONT ST., ROSTON 11. MASS. Novel tv Xmas Cards SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY NEW PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH AND XMAS CARD COMBINED Price—12— $6.00 25—$10.00 50—$15.00 Waid Studio 168 TREMONT ST.. ROSTON PHONE HANCOCK 0193 S. H. S. 1927 Class Photographer SIDEBOTTOM BROTHERS PRINTING AND ENGRAVING . . TELEPHONE PROSPECT 0947 m 168 SCHOOL STREET WINTER HILL, MASS. -e MEN’S FURNISHINGS at the DAVIS SQ. HABERDASHER’S opposite Somerville Theatre HATS — CAPS — SHOES pprycxiq _ FOR GOOD HEALTH EAT BUSHWAY’S ICE CREAM “Be what thou seemest.” Room 114 “So enter that you mav be serious and thought- ful. “So depart that you may be of service to your fellowmen.” Room 326 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 215 I i SOMERVILLE 11 High School Radiator I. XXXVII. Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, October, 1927 No. I The Somerville High Sehool Hndintor is published by th High School on tin- fourth Monday 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 f the editorial staiT or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing; 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 ex- ( inge editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, $.75 per Year Single Numbers, 15 cents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston P. O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT i i i i i i i i ! ! i i i i i i i ! i i i i i i i i i i Associate Editors MARION E. SMITH, ’29 JOHN J. HAYES, ’29 Exchange Editor OLIVE B. MacPHERSON, ’28 Poetry Editor BERTHA M. CORFIELD, ’28 Sporting Editor LAWRENCE P. CAPODILUPO, ’28 Alumni Editors RUTH F. GARROD, ’28 JEAN F. YACUBIAN, ’28 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-C'hief GROVER R. WINN, ’28 Library Editor LOLLY MOLLER, ’28 Business Manager MARY A. GRADONE, ’29 Assistant Business Manager IRVINE E. WHITCOMB, ’28 Circulating Manager ERNEST D. SACKETT, ’28 Humor Editor CURTIS N. TOWNSEND, ’28 Staff Artists DOROTHY L. BURNHAM, ’28 GEORGE F. MOREL, '29 Faculty Treasurer LAURENCE A. SPRAGUE Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Class Editors ALBERT L. FISHER, 28 WILLIAM J. VIDITO, ’29 NATHANIEL P. VIDITO, ’30 Assistant Class Editors MARGARET A. LACEY, ’28 FRANK VAN UMMERSEN, ’29 GRETHELL S. SIMPSON, ’30 TABLE OF CONTENTS FRONTISPIECE 6 POET’S CORNER 12 EDITORIALS 7 CARTOONS 13 SCHOOL AGAIN, Newton Johnston, ’29 8 SCHOOL NEWS, Marion E. Smith, ’29 14 WESTWARD HO!, Albert L. Fisher, ’28 9 CLASS NOTES 15 ONLY A TRAMP, Daniel Connelly, 28 10 ALUMNI NOTES 17 TRAVELERS, STUDENTS AND AUTO- ATHLETICS 18 ISTS, Lolly Moiler, ’28 10 EXCHANGES 19 “ON TO PARIS,” Grethell S. Simpson, '30 11 FLASHES OF HUMOR 20 7 263514 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR WHAT OUR SCHOOL OFFERS SOPHOMORES, Juniors, Seniors!! Here we are at the beginning of another school year and before we decide just what we are going to do, let’s take stock of things, find out the reason we are here, what advantages our school offers, and see what we must do if we are to derive the maximum benefit by com- ing here each day. To some a high school fur- nishes the final source of systematic education while to others it is but another rung in that long, seemingly unending ladder of continued study in the pursuit of learning. Because many people realize the importance and the benefit of the instruction that one receives in the higher institutions, they wish others to have some of the advantages that they themselves did or did not obtain. For this reason funds have been donated to our school by various individuals and organizations to be presented to those pu- pils who are worthy to receive aid. Each year a scholarship which was founded by the late Doctor Baxter, formerly headmaster of the old Latin School, and which consists of the first year tuition at Harvard, is presented to a senior of this school, while the Harvard Club of Somerville also donates a scholarship of $100 to a deserving boy who is continuing his studies at that university. This organization also presents a book to a junior who has proved himself meritorious in both scholarship and character. The Somerville Woman’s and the Forthian Clubs have both recently established loan funds, while the Heptorean Club for several years has awarded a scholarship, and the Daughters of Maine will give substantial aid to a girl who wishes to continue her education along any line. But we do not have to wait until graduation nor do we have to go to college to receive hon- ors, for in this school are the National Honor Society and the credit lists, and the recognition given to those graduating with honor. To be on the credit lists one must have at least four points of “A” and the rest must be “B,” or eighteen points of “A” and one “C,” while the maximum credit requires eighteen points of “A” and the rest “B.” To graduate with honor a pupil must be on the credit lists at least six times, one of which must be in the senior year. For the athletes there are letters, sweaters, and medals to be won, and for the athlete and scholar there is the Chester Otis Garland Cup. Boys are not the only athletes rewarded, how- ever, for to many of the girls in the school who excel in different sports letters are awarded. Nor must the pupils who are not especially good as students and athletes feel that there is no honor in store for them. Those that are good actors have excellent opportunities to de- velop their talent in the Dramatic Club. The Literary, Spanish. Debating, Chess Clubs, and a number of other clubs have been established: while for the musicians, the Band, Glee Clubs, Mandolin Club, and orchestras were founded. Pupils of good business or literary ability are welcomed to the Radiator Staff each year. Those possessing the latter quality may have their work, providing it is worthy of publica- tion, appear in the school paper. All these advantages have been established for every High School pupil, his to be secured by hard work and hearty co-operation. We urge all, Sophomores especially—begin now! Be de- termined to take advantage of these wonderful opportunities! Use them as an incentive; a goal towards which you strive with the grim determination to succeed; but above all, remem- ber it is the foundation that counts, so start right with a worthy purpose always in mind and you cannot hefp forging ahead. G. R. W. IT'S COMING! HOORAY! IT was my hope to be able to give to the school in this number of the Radiator a detailed description of the new building. It has taken longer, however, than was thought to perfect the plans, and although they are prac- tically finished, it would be ill advised to give out as determined any arrangements which DEC1478 8 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR might have to be somewhat altered in the final plans. I feel confident, however, that in a fert' weeks -all the details will be settled, the contracts given snd work begun. The building now under con- struction in the rear of the west building is a boiler house from which all of the city build- ings on Central Hill will be heated. The joyous thought in it all is that some- thing adequate for all is coming, ample room, properly equipped departments, much needed rooms for our various activities, a gymnasium, —all are in sight. Let us be patient a little longer, enduring with fortitude the conditions under which we work, rejoicing in the thoughi that soon the school will have a building cor- responding in excellence to the splendid spirit and purpose of the teachers and pupils who labor in it. In the next issue of the Radiator I hope to be able to give a detailed description of our new school home. J. A. A. IT will be good news to all that Mr. Clark is able to be in his office again. His enforced absence since his fall last January, and the set-backs he has suffered, have merited our sympathy; but the brave spirit with which he has endured his illness and surmounted all ob- stacles wins our greatest admiration. We are .glad you are “on your feet” again, Mr. Clark! Thanks to the effort of Mr. Sprague and the hearty co-operation of the entire school the Radiator is com- mencing a new year free of debt. Let us keep it so by paying for that subscription which should have been paid for long ago. Dig deep, you laggards! What our cheer leaders lack in stature they make up in voice and vim. See them in action and at the same time see Somerville gain another victory. Welcome, Post Graduates! Twenty-three P. G.’s have enrolled this year and arc holding forth in the East Library. We suggest that while one is reading Albert Fisher’s article on his western trip, one have a geography at his elbow. As to recent elections, did you notice how some of the candidates came to school each day all dressed up, for fear they might have to appear on the plat- form ? SCHOOL again: SEPTEMBER is a glorious month for all school boys and girls. In this month comes the happy day when we go to town to get dolled up for the opening day of school. Everybody likes to get ready for school and be dressed up. Being dressed up is very fasci- nating, particularly if the opening day is hot. The night before the opening we have the pleasure of thinking about the nice time we shall have for ten months studying. It will soon be too cold to go out and we shall stay in a warm and comfortable room reading a good book like “Self-Cultivation in English.” Oh, what happy thoughts! We will no longer be forced to wonder what we shall do in the after- noon, for we always have plenty of home work. Then we can spend the evening reading Web- ster’s “Bunker Hill Oration,” or some other equally exciting essay or speech. While these thoughts come to our mind we realize that we will soon be back in the old school building. As we approach the school our hearts leap with joy. We think of all the amusements which are furnished near the building. We do not have to go far to get an impression of what a boiler factory sounds like. Within a short radius we can see and hear how a street is dug up, how sewers are laid and how a steam shovel works. Later we will have demonstrations of good music by the green fife and drum corps. For the first month we can have the fun of guessing how near right the clocks are in each room. We will enjoy the long walks from the basement of the West building to the top floor of the East building. We will have our physi- cal exercises to make us healthy. We all enjoy those. We dream on and on, each thought seeming to thrill us more than its predecessor. After a long, anxious night the opening day comes. We start out. Most of us have on shoes that hurt our feet and a necktie that makes us feel as if we were being hung. But we are will- ing to make these sacrifices because—look at all the fun we’re going to have. We get to school early and rush into the room. Here we see all of our friends. We are tickled to death to see our teachers preparing our home-lessons for the following weeks. We first greet our be- loved teacher who flunked us last year. When the teacher tells us that we will be dismissed early we explain how sorry we are, as it is very comfortable sitting still looking at each other. We go home and immediately our mothers ask us the old question, “Where are your books?” Regretfully we reply that we have no classes on the first day. At night our last happy thought is: “What would life be with- out school?” Newton Johnston, ’29. SOMERVILLli HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 9 WESTWARD HO! By Albert L. Fisher, '28 THREE cars with eleven people including myself left Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for Calgary on the way to Banff and Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies. About twenty miles out of Calgary we had our first glimpse of mountains after traveling days and days on endless plains. We thought they were clouds, but coming closer we saw they were snow-clad peaks, towering thousands of feet into the clouds. After many miles through the alleys, always going upward, we arrived at the entrance to the National Parks of Canada. The previous day at Banff the Indians had a “rodeo” and now they were returning to their reservations. From there to Banff we saw hun- dreds of them, some on horseback, others in wagons, but all dressed in their native cos- tumes. We also saw dozens of papooses on their mothers’ backs. The older men and women could not be distinguished because of their manner of dress. With so much to amuse us we were scon at Banff, which is closed in on three sides by high mountains. We camped here all night and in the morning visited the hot sulphur springs for which it is famous. The water is piped so that one may drink or swim in it. We took the former. One drink was all I could stand as it reminded me too much of the experiments I tried to do in the laboratory with H2S. Lake Louise, one of the lakes of the clouds, which closely rivals Switzerland, is famous for its glacier. The glacier looks about one-half mile long, but when we asked we were told it was ten miles long. One can’t comprehend or compute the distances with such massive moun- tains around one. Then we went to Yoho Falls in British Columbia, which, I believe, are the second highest in the world and are fifteen hun- dred feet. While there we met two boys from Brockton and Springfield, who were with the Harvard Summer School studying glacial for- mations in the Canadian Rockies. On the way back to Lake Louise we stopped at the Conti- nental Divide, where the watershed separates, going in different directions; one to the Atlantic Ocean, the other to the Pacific Ocean. Here we took a drink of each. The hottest springs in North America with a temperature of 118 was the next attraction. Here we took a swim in the tank and when we came out we could hardly stand up because of its enervating effect. We then passed through the Sinclair Canyon, where the road is blasted from solid rock, and down, down into the level plains which led to the United States. All this time we had been driv- ing through perilous passes and roads cut out of the sides of mountains, which didn’t make us feel very safe to be on the edge of nothing and look down! My uncle absolutely refused to drive, so his son had to do all the driving through the mountains. We were certainly glad to get back to United States, as the roads in Western Canada are im- possible to describe. One day at Glacier Park was enough, as we had seen the same thing in Canada. At Butte, Montana, we obtained permission to go down into the copper mines. Donning coveralls we all got into cages and dropped 2,800 feet in the earth. I thought we were fly- ing we went down so fast. They showed us how everything worked, including the miners. It was so hot there that I have the impression I never want to go to the lower regions. Yellowstone Park came next. We entered at the northern entrance and camped at Mon- mouth Hot Springs, which are made up of steaming terraces and strange formations in different tints. Here also is the museum of all the animals in the park. Outside stands a petrified tree which had changed to quartz crystals and stone. We found all kinds of hot and cold springs throughout the park. In the distance a steaming geyser basin drew our at- tention and when we got out to look we found the ground warm and openings everywhere boiling or spurting water. The mineral matter that comes up with the water kills all vegeta- tion so that it is a gray expanse in the vicinity of the geysers. The paint pots are bubbling mud holes of different colors. “Old Faithful,” which is world-famous, of course attracted us. This shoots off every sixty-five minutes to a height of 150 feet and gives off so much steam we could hardly see the water. After it stopped I went up to the mouth and looked down. Noth- ing could be seen, but I could hear the water boiling. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is be- yond description, having a multitude of rare colors blended together in the rock. There are also two waterfalls, one of which is twice as high as Niagara Falls. We were at an altitude of a mile and a half most of the time. We passed out at the east entrance and camped near Buffalo Bill's home for the night. The road to Cody, Wyoming, from Yellow- stone is claimed to be the most scenic seventy miles in the world. It has many strange forma- tions made out of soft rock. The dam in the Shoshone Valley is like a cement wedge in a canyon forming a reservoir. Here also we passed through five tunnels under the moun- tains. We spent a little time at Denver and two days at Colorado Springs. Here we saw “Pikes Peak” and “The Garden of the Gods,” in which lies a petrified Indian. Leaving there we went to Kansas City, thence to Springfield, Illinois, 10 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR where we saw the home of Abraham Lincoln, also to Greenfield, Indiana, to the home of James Whitcomb Riley. I drank from the foun- tain in front of the house. Through Ohio, West Virginia, to Pennsylvania, stopping at the Get- tysburg battleground, where we camped all night. For miles in every direction were monu- ments erected by the different states and divisions in honor of their men. In three days we were home, having covered 8,000 miles in two months. ONLY A TRAMP By Daniel Connelly, ’2S HE tramped into the sleepy Maine village in the afternoon. Previous to this, he had chopped wood at a house on the outskirts cf the village and had received break- fast and dinner—they still call it that in Maine —for his labor. Then he had left and soon came into the little village itself—Maineville. The town was just waking out of the long afternoon siesta and the tramp was immedi- ately the target of all eyes, as he shuffled along the main street. He was of indeterminate age, but had light blue eyes, that were continually twinkling, and dark brown hair, which was covered by a ragged cap. He twirled a heavy stick rapidly in his right hand after the man- ner of a band leader. The town constable strode pompously into the street and ordered him on his way. ‘The only place we have for tramps is the lockup ' said the constable. “Come on, Dusty Rhodes, beat it. The blue eyes twinkled a little less, but he smiled back and headed toward the river, which was a little above the town. As he left, the self-important constable went around nailing up signs that informed the expectant world— “No vagrants allowed. The next morning the whole town was awak- ened by the thunderous roaring of the river. A slight jam was growing to gigantic propor- tion and the whole village was threatened by the overflow. The jam would have to be broken! But how? To venture into that jumbled mass of logs was almost certain death, and many a brave man shuddered as he gazed at the teeming flood. Suddenly a figure leaped from the bank and, with axe in hand, climbed to where the key log lay. He hacked furiously at it until it gave way—then leaped for the shore. Too late! And the people on the shore hid their faces as ■“Dusty Rhodes went down to his death. In a certain Maine village stray tramps get a warm welcome and no one is called “Dusty Rhodes. TRAVELERS, STUDENTS, AND AUTOISTS Bv Lolly Moller, 523 CURIOSITY is a gift we all have, and some of us like to satisfy our curiosity a little about what our teachers did during the long weeks of the summer vacation. Space does not permit us to mention each teacher, but seme facts about them are too interesting to pass over. As a whole the teachers can be divided into three groups, the travelers, the students and the autoists. Miss Dodge may indeed be envied by all, for she had an enjoyable time visiting England, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and Germany, and Mrs. Topliff also traveled con- siderably, going through England, Ireland and Scotland. Miss Woodward attended the National Edu- cation Association in Seattle and the World Federation of Educators in Toronto, and vis- ited three National parks, Alaska, the Great Lakes and Canada. Canada and the West also had two other vis- itors, for Miss Gray took a trip to Minneapolis, returning by way of the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls, and Miss Sutherland visited Yel- lowstone, Glacier National and other Western parks. Miss Hannon visited Bermuda, and Miss Mc- Allister, who began her vacation early, took a trip to Miami, Florida, afterwards spending seme time in Vermont. Quite a few of our teachers, among them Miss Campbell. Mrs. Mathews, Miss Sprague, Miss Solano, Miss Newborg, Miss Gatchell, Mr. Syl- vester, and Mr. Plantinga, were pupils instead of teachers this summer, attending Harvard, Boston University, and the Hyannis Summer School. It seems amusing to think that they, instead of us, had to think about getting their “home work in on time and do you suppose they worried about passing marks? Their ex- periences will, we hope, make them sympathize a little more fully with us when we come to class with unprepared lessons. There must be some fascination in motoring and vacationing in the northern New England States, for a great many of our teachers spent their vacation in this way. Among them were Mr. Avery, Mr. De Celles, Mr. Hall, Mrs. Flagg, Miss Tuell, Mr. Carrier, Miss Pratt, Miss Todd, Miss Lacount and Miss Burnham. As we have interviewed our teachers, we found that each one was doing what each thought would best fit him for the work of the coming year. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 11 “ON TO PARIS!” By Grethell S. Simpson, ’30 ONE dark, rainy morning last May, over New York, there hovered a silver bird, dimly seen through the mist. For a moment it hung there, as if undecided, while the watchers below held their breath, and then it turned its nose to the East, toward the rising sun, whence lay the ocean, with all its moods, that can carry ships on its heaving bosom, or draw them down, battered wrecks, to the sandy floor, far, far, below the surface. It is the tomb of many brave men, part of them cour- ageous pioneers, and its waves hold the secret surrounding many tragic deaths. Over this dark, terrifying stretch of water the “Spirit of St. Louis” and the spirit of youth, also, winged its way. The pilot, a young lad, unknown, sat in the crowded little cabin where he was to stay for many long, weary hours. He had only bare necessities, as he needed many gallons of gas to carry him safely to his goal. When asked if it was true that he was carry- ing only a bottle of water and a few sandwiches, he replied:— “Yes, it is true. You see, if I get to Paris, I won’t need any more, and if I don’t get there —well, I won’t need any more either!” So the one-engined little plane carried only its gas and a twenty-five-year-old boy who was risking his life for the sake of his country. He was en- trusting his most precious possession to the controls of his silver plane. They said Lindbergh was lucky. While he flew over the land it may have been luck that carried him forth, but when he set out over the billowing ocean it was pluck, and pluck alone, that led him on and on to Faris. Later on that glorious day the sun came out for a while, and that cheered the people who were worried about the chance that Lindbergh was taking. But the older flying veterans de- clared that he never could do it, and that the foolhardy boy would soon turn back, while he had a chance. As time passed, however, mes- sages came from ships at sea that the plane had been sighted steadily flying towards Paris. Through the black darkness of the night peo- ple all over the countries of United States and France were listening anxiously to radio broad- casts, or vainly straining their ears for news of his safety. But when no such word came fear and pity for the tall, slim young flier filled every heart. Saturday was a wonderful sunny day. Warm and summer-like it seemed a true May day. But people feared that Lindbergh had not sur- vived to see the sun again. All through the morning nerves were tense, and then, just a little after noon, word came that the plane had been sighted over Ireland. That afternoon excitement ran high, and wild enthusiasm filled the country. Wno was this Lindbergh who had nearly reached Paris? People filled the streets in front of the news- paper offices waiting to hear the first word of success or failure. Then came the great mo- ment. At 10.21 p. m., Paris time, or 5.21 p. m. in this country, the hundreds of thousands of people waiting at the Le Bcurget flying field suddenly saw, in the circle of the searchlight glare, the shining plane, that with its single passenger, a lone flier who had braved all dan- gers, had finished the history-making flight across the Atlantic! Three moments later, ra- dios all over the country here were telling the jcyous news, and by 5.25 people knew in the United States that four minutes ago “Lucky, Plucky Lindbergh” had landed in Paris! Every- one went crazy with joy, shaking hands with total strangers. “Lindy” had made it, and that was all that really mattered! Another joyous time was had when “Lindy came home. Washington, New York and every other big city gave him the biggest reception that has ever been given a man. And “Lindy proved himself to be the wonderful lad that the country thought him to be. Quiet, unas- suming, he kept that calm, unruffled composure that is one of his greatest qualities, while the world went wild over him. “The Glorious Kid” never lost his head once, but was cool and col- lected the whole time. He gave a new signifi- cance to the word “We,” and has made that word stand for more than the little two-iettered word ever did before. He appreciated the fact that the people loved him, and he was glad, but he wanted to take his plane and fly back to the quiet, happy life that he left before his great adventure and achievement. It has been said that the American people are cold and set in their ways, that nothing can move them and they are incapable of showing any great emotion. The reception that we gave “Lindy” shows this to be untrue. Emotion reigned supreme and showed the world that we are warm and patriotic, and that we care for more than modern, material things. They say that Lindbergh is the good old-fash- ioned type. He is not. He is the ideal of mod- ern youth. He is the greatest man and hero of the time. No one could be more modern than this clean, handsome young fellow, that everyone admires. His courage, his confidence, his self-control, his absolute lack of conceit, and his patriotism have endeared him to every heart. “Lindy” was asked for a verse that expressed his feelings, and he contributed the following lines from a famous poem, that helped him for- (Continued on Pa e 19) 12 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR During- the past school year interest in the Poet’s Corner and in the writing of verse increased greatly. It is the hope of the editor that this interest may be maintained and increased by the efforts of the stu- dent body during the coming year. Many contributors to this page have, however, left with the passing of the ('lass of 1927, and in order to make this corner of our paper a success we need your help. If you know or hear of any one of your classmates who writes verse, no matter what their humble opinion of it may be, or if you yourself write, let the Poetry Editor know. We need material and the chances are you may be the very one to help us get it. Bertha M. Corfield, '28. “A WANDERING WIND By Bertha M. Corfield. Class of 192S A wandering wind from the west away Stirs through the trees at the close of day, Sighs to the sun. Whispers its hopes for the day ahead, Murmuring low as the sun sinks red. Stilling its song till the shadows fade, Hid by the dusk in her purple shade. Swells once again when the woodfolk roam Out in the dark from their forest home. Rustles a tune through the night air clear, Plays in the trees till the dawn draws near, Sings to the stars. THE DREAM CITY” By Martha E. Cheney, Class of 1929 When the sun is low and the shadows fall, When candles are lighted and gleam on the wall. On the edge of the world, in a darkening sky, The crimson city goes floating by. The air is still, the breeze is dead, The birds are silent overhead, Over the hill where the night enshrouds The city glides in a host of clouds. Nobody knows there’s a city there, Nobody goes there from anywhere, But as the sunset colors the sky, See! The crimson city passes by! ON THE APPEAL TO THE GREAT SPIRIT” By Anna Wischmann, Class of 192S 0 Indian, what do you ask When begging from your gods of Fate? Is’t for return of some lost mate. Or accomplishing some mighty task? Or maybe yet ’tis for success Of crops, which have not flourished well. Or for some friend by arrow felled— But no, 0 figure of nobleness Alone against the evening sky, 1 think you ask not boons like these, But freedom for the land you love; Where you may roam, unhindered by That race who for the sake of progress seize Your liberty, that’s giv’n by those gods above. TO A TEA SET” By Bertha M. Corfield, Class of 1923 Quaint little tea set of blue and gold, Dear tiny tea set, you’ve grown so old! What was it like when one bygone day Grandmamma used you? I beg you, say! How many teas did you help to grace Down at the master and misses’ place? When, with her hand in a silken mitt, Grandmamma poured, did you thrill a bit? What did she wear? Lace and furbelows? Dainty black slippers? Perhaps a rose? Tell, was she merry, or shy and fair, Did she have parties and was he” there? Why don’t you say, little tea set mine? Why do you just simply sit and shine? John Pierce, ’27, accepted an invitation from the Melrose High School to speak before a group of pupils and help them start a poetry club. He spoke well, we hear, saying just the right thing and stirring the enthusiasm of the pupils. We are proud that we have such an able representative to speak for the interest of our school in poetry. u«Rinc soptmoRes 14 SOMERVILLE 111GI1 SCHOOL RADIATOR SCHOOL NEWS By Marion E. Smith, ’29 THE LITERARY CLUB THE first meeting of the Literary Club, at which the club had the honor of having Mr. John Holmes, Somerville High School, ’24, as their guest, was held October 5, in Room 122. Albert Allen, president, opened the meeting with a brief and fitting address, ex- plaining the purpose and aims of the club and its groups. Mr. Avery also spoke about the im- portance of the club and the value of the appre- ciation of poetry. John Holmes, now president of the Pipers (the poetry club at Tufts), had much to say of interest to all, but especially to those inter- ested in writing poetry. The gist of his talk was as follows: “Brood upon your thought and inspirations and the emotion brought into play so that when you put your poem on paper each word seems to be carved for its place, and when you read the poem it brings the same tug at your emotions that it did in the very beginning. Express your thoughts in new, fresh and force- ful words, not in ordinary language. Present them in new ways. A poem does not say what you feel; it is the thing itself. The one who reads your poem should feel the joy, or anger, or gladness that you experienced.” He told of his interest in free verse because it gives a broader and freer way of expression. He gave us personal sketches of some of the con- tempory poets whom he had met. With the reading of some of his own poems, “Peter Has an Evening,” “Peter at His Mirror,” “Wind and the Night,” and “Bell,” the meeting was brought to a close. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ASSEMBLY ON Friday, October 7, an assembly of the Senior and Junior classes was called by the Athletic Association, the purpose of which was to arouse enthusiasm for the foot- ball games. The speakers were Mr. Sears, Mr. Pearson, treasurer of the association, and Coach Charlie Dickerman. The speeches were short and right to the point and had the de- sired effect upon the audience. This was proved by the rousing cheers given at the close of the speeches, and by the greatly increased attend- ance at the Salem-Somerville game at Dilboy Field the next day. THE National Honor Society of the Somer- ville High School assembled for the first time on Thursday, October 6, 1927. Mr. Obear read parts of the constitution of the so- ciety to us, to recall to mind various points, after which he said a few words about plans for the coming year. Our officers have not been elected as yet, for this year, but probably will be at the next meeting, which will be held sometime in the near future. Mr. Hosmer then make a few remarks and with this the meeting closed. ASSEMBLY OF PREPARATORY PUPILS ON Friday, October 7, there was an as- sembly of all the pupils taking prepara- tory courses. The purpose of this was to explain the requirements of entrance to col- leges and normal schools. Mr. Avery spoke of the necessity of ambition and hard study to preparatory pupils. Mr. Hcsmer explained the difference between periods, points and units, and read the en- trance requirements of some individual col- leges. He also spoke of English, history, for- eign languages, mathematics and science as being the five main branches of learning, and aptly likened them to the five fingers of the hand. To English he gave the place of the thumb, the most important member of the hand, without which we would not be able to grip things. When the hand is clenched ready to grip, the thumb touches all the other fingers; to grip and learn, one must have a thorough understanding of English, which touches upon all other branches of learning. MUSICAL CLUBS OUR musical organizations, the band and the orchestra, began their rehearsals early in the year, and are now in full swing again under the able leadership of Ed- ward Friberg. The leader expresses his satis- faction with the progress the orchestra is making and thinks that we have an especially good one this year. An interesting exhibition of pictures relating to Shakespeare and the period in which he lived were re- cently on display in Mrs. Topliff’s home room. Con- tained in the exposition of thirty-six pictures were prints of Shakespeare, his home at Stratford-on-Avon, the important buildings of Shakespeare's era, and views of parts of England as it was then, including photo- graphs of Westminster Abbey, and of the memorials to Shakespeare inside the Abbey. R. H. S. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 15 CLASS NOTES 1928 Seniors! aren’t you glad you have no more steps to climb? There’s a whale of a difference when the last bell is ringing. Did you notice how many people were running for the class offices? Would’nt you think they would get tired ? Those difficult pronouns:— Child (after hearing a friend say that she is going to Miami): “Betty is going to Herami.” Mother: “No dear, to Miami.” Child (patiently): “Oh, all right then—to Yourami.” —(Y. C.) We are glad they have started the new addition. Why? None of the teachers can keep in competition with the racket they make except Mr. Pearson. Let’s hope they keep it up. How about the football team ? Let’s support it. They need our help. They have won their first two games. Long before Columbus discovered America, it is writ- ten in the Chinese records that a few Chinese people came across the Pacific in their junks and discovered the Indians, but they quickly returned as they couldn’t start a laundry. Room 102 had the greatest number of aspirants for the class offices. Heard in Physics Class:— Mr. H.: “All those studying French, Latin and Trig- onometry or any other foreign language could put their time to better advantage by studying Physics.” Quick Lunch. Mrs. Hall had tried to make her boy refrain from taking such large mouthfuls. At last one day, her patience exhausted, she exclaimed: “Pres- cott, one more bite like that and you’ll leave the table!” And Prescott replied: “One more bite like that and I’ll be through.”—(Y. C.) Heard in History class while Mr. Pearson was dis- cussing the use of the American language:— Grandma was reading in the newspaper about some students who had been suspended for cutting chapel. Exclaimed grandma: “Wouldn’t you think boys now- adays would have more respect for a church edifice than to whittle the wood!” By the time this issue comes from press, the Senior officers will have been elected. Congratulations to the successful four. Pussy: “They say beauty runs in her family?” Cat: “It must have gone awfully fast to get that far away.” Came the dawn of a better day. The city sleeps; yet high up under the roof of a humble home a light glimmers. O, gentle reader, little do you guess the tragic tale that lies behind that begrimed pane. A figure sits by a well-worn desk, his head buried in his hands. Silvery locks cascade over his gaunt brow. A pen and paper lie before him. What sad task does he contemplate? He blows his nose disconsolately in a penwiper, dashes a stray tear from his eye, groans ex- perimentally three or four times and seizes the pen in his trembling fingers. Is he a murderer confessing his crime or a suicide leaving a farewell note? Ah! No! He is only the Class Editor trying to think of something funny! Extra! Two Seniors were killed and four others badly mangled in attempting to go from the first floor to the second when the bell rang at lunch time yesterday. Their remains were sent to their respective homes in cigar boxes. After attending the football game October 1, Doubt- ful Dora wants to know if this “sweat to reduce” the- ory is right, why C—s—y, our football star, is “as is.” Speaking of football games at 90° in the shade (no, we didn’t find the shade, either), we know a few Seniors who had to apply sunburn lotion afterwards. When are we going to be allowed that last minute reprieve that is responsible for so many completed homework papers on Monday morning and that is com- monly known as banking period ? And speaking of banking, don’t forget to deposit your spare change. No, we never have any spare change either; but remember, rainy days are coming—save up and buy an umbrella—or a pair of rubbers! If a hot dog stand were designated as the destina- tion of the cross-country hike, we know a few Seniors (not to mention any names) who would take the hon- ors—and incidentally the hot dogs! 16 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1929 Harken, ye big and honorable seniors! Ye must needs admit that the Junior Class is indeed at the top, and that the proud Seniors have had a “come down.” We believe in the comparative form of good, and admit that the Seniors are indeed good. What, ho, Seniors! The Junior Class is proud to say that six of its mem- bers, Peterson, Luppi, Rondina, Stevenson, Cochrane, and Casey, are regular players on the football squad. Heard in Chemistry:— Mr. Ob—r: “What per cent, pure is commercial oxy- gen ? ” V—d—to: “Commercial oxygen is about ninety-five and five-tenths per cent, pure.” Mr. Ob—r: “You're sure you haven’t that confused with Ivory soap?” We wish to congratulate Warren Lindquist on his appointment as leader of the second orchestra. There are at least 2,200 parents who don’t think as the Scotchman did who wouldn’t send his son to school for fear he might learn to pay attention. Room 305 has the distinction of being the first Junior room to secure 100% subscription for the Radia- tor. Senior in Chemistry class (holding thermometer up- side down trying to take the temperature): “Miss Ke—n—y, my temperature registers below' zero.” Miss Ke—n—y: “I didn’t ask you to test your brain.” Dear little Sophomores down below, To be Juniors you will grow. Don’t get blue and start to cry, You’ll be a Junior by and by. (Maybe.) It is interesting to note that there are 750 Juniors this year, which shows a gain of exactly 80 over last year’s class. We are bigger; can we prove we Are better? It is very evident that the football season has ar- rived. Mr. Pearson has (bought?) a new hat. Senior to Junior: “When I walked on the stage the Sophs, just stared at me open-mouthed.” Junior: “Quit your kidding. No class of over ten thousand could ever yawn all at once.” Mr. Avery called a meeting of the Junior Class on Friday, September 30. Ke gave us very many helpful suggestions which we Juniors should take to heart and should let them help us to make this a successful year in High School. How do you translate this:— “Never copy; it might be wrong”? It has been rumored that the Sophomores in Room 205 have had a very enjoyable year, up to date. Many of them delighting themselves by the manly art of playing with aeroplanes. No accidents have been re- ported from this advanced form of amusement. Juniors, we have a very serious matter to consider very soon, and that is our election of officers. The Junior election is not far distant, so be on the lookout for really good candidates. 1930 After a few weeks of turmoil, peace has settled on Somerville High School. The Sophomores have dis- covered, to their surprise, that they are able to find their way to and from the various classrooms. There are 957 of us at present, and we would do well to look at each other and get acquainted, because, some- time in the future, it will be necessary for us to elect our class officers. For the present, however, the daily routine occupies most of our time and thought, and all is well in the rooms on the second floor. The class of 1930 met for the first time in the hall on Friday, September 9, immediately after the second period. Mr. Avery in a few words clearly pointed out the respects in which our responsibilities this year should differ from those of previous years. He also- explained the hitherto unsolved mystery of the ar- rangements of rooms, which had been, since the prev- ious morning, the means of turning gray the hairs of deserving Sophomores, who had been rushing about frantically trying to reach their assigned rooms. After Mr. Tuttle had been introduced to the assembly and had said a few words, the class was dismissed. Won’t it be great, fellow Sophomores, when, having toiled our way through the amount of work necessary to raise us to the dignity of Seniors, we find ourselves the occupants of the new High School and, of far greater importance, its first graduating class! Picture, if you can, the chagrin of our present Junior and Senior classes when they realize that this distinc- tion would have been theirs had they been born about two years later. In the quaint language of someone or other: “We hope they don’t feel hurt.” Pupils are not the only ones who ask unnecessary questions:— Floor master, to a room teacher, time 11.50: “Are you full up?” The Accommodating Pupil Teacher (tc pupil without a chair in an overcrowded room): “I hope to find a chair for you tomorrow, Wil- Ham.” William: “Oh, never mind. I’ll bring one from home.” Houghton Dutton’s for the boys, Raymond’s for the men, But what would we poor flappers do, Without the 5 and 10? SOMERVILLE HIGH ALUMNI NOTES 1927 Donald Hurd is a freshman at Suffolk Law- School . Muriel Jex is attending Bridgewater Normal School. Alice Van Ummerson is at Hickox Secretarial School. Joseph Corrish and Richard Joyce are at Bos- ton University. Joseph Corrish was admitted without examinations. He also obtained a scholarship. Betty Russell is attending Rogers Hall this year. Charles Finn is a freshman at Boston College. Marion Marshall, Janet Putnam and Eunice Collupy arc attending Jackson. Edward Bergen is at Holy Cross. Harriet Emery is at Chandler Secretarial School. Frances Waugh has entered the Wheelock Kindergarten School. Kay Hayward and Kathryn Murphy are at B. U. College of Practical Arts and Letters. Herbert Farr is at the School of Business Ad- ministration at Boston University. Svea Russell is a stenographer for Lockwood, Green Co., Federal St., Boston. 1926 Gladys Pingree and Caroline Marsh are sophomores at Jackson. Richard Miller, Alexander Ladd and Irving Simpson are at Tufts. Edwin Johnson, track star and class athlete, was struck by an automobile and passed away August 16, 1927. Last year he attended Bridg- ton Academy in Maine. He was the first boy to receive the Chester Otis Garland trophy. Eleanor Stackpole is working for the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Dorothy Holmes is a freshman at Jackson. Frederick Hanna is a surveyor for the state. Daniel Cotter is a sophomore at Boston Col- lege. Anna Sandstrom is working for the Somer- ville Trust Company. Francis Kelly is at Suffolk Law School. 1925 The announcement of the engagement of June Rogers to Charles Miers, M. I. T., ’29, has been made. Ewing Spering is at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Blanche Canavan is a junior at Simmons. Richard Warren and Roger Van Iderstine are juniors at Tufts. SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 Ralph Crosby is a star athlete at Massachu- setts Institute of Technology. John and Leo Donahue are at Boston College. Constance Handy is a junior at Jackson. Kathryn Heater is at Boston University. The engagement of Ruth Hussey, ’25, to Dr. G. D. Schofield has been announced. Lawrence McCahey is at Dean Academy. Edmund Repetto is an honor student at Har- vard. Marguerite Smith, ’25, and Herman Gray, of Brockton, were recently married. 1924 John and Robert Holmes are at Tufts. John is president of the Poetry Club. Margaret Kendall is teaching the kindergar- ten at the Highland School. Kenneth Campbell is working for the Hood Rubber Company. Margaret Taylor is a member of the senior class at Wheaton. Greta Hedlund is treasurer of the senior class and president of the Music Club at Radcliffe. Bertram Gustin is attending Boston Univer- sity. Lillian Kingston and Gretta Dyas are among the ninety-one who received scholarships at Radcliffe for 1927-1928. The marriage of Clifton Campbell and Muriel Clark has recently been announced. Betty Maddison is a senior at Jackson. 1923 Miriam Gordon is a member of the faculty of Chandler Secretarial School. Dudley Noyes is teaching English in a Ver- mont high school. Leon Miller and Charles Clapp are at the Uni- versity of Idaho. Raymond Haskell has established a hardware store in Teele Square. John Hayward is an engineer for Harold J. Powers Company. Elizabeth Stewart, ’23, and Huntington Hill, of New York, were recently married. 1922 Mildred Nickerson, who graduated from Rad- cliffe in 1926, toured Europe during the past summer. Robert MacPhail is captain of the Dartmouth football team. Robert Stevens, who received the Gallagher prize at Dartmouth, is touring France. Marion De Witt, who toured Europe this sum- mer, is teaching again this year at the Biller- ica Junior High School. 18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Athletics THE cup pictured on this page is awarded each year to the winning football team in the Suburban League. It is donated by Mr. Foss, an ardent and enthusiastic sup- porter of the League, and is presented by H. D. Foss Co., Inc., of Cambridge. It was won last year by Brookline High School, but this year we hope to see it among the many other trophies which have been awarded the victorious teams of Somerville High. THE football team opened the 1927 season by winning the first two games. The team has nine veterans from last year, and the prospects of winning the championship this year are excellent. The veterans are: Ends, Captain Paul Mac- Innis and Ray Fermoyle; tackles, Charlie Casey and Toothaker; guards, Stevenson and Charlie Peterson. In the backfield are Luppi, Ed. Pet- erson, and Rondina. Some of the new men who are doing well so far are Walter Corbett, quarterback; John Murphy, Dick O’Brien, Donald Wells, and Charlie Dresser. The 1927 football schedule is as follows:— Sept. 24 Worcester H. S. Commerce at Somer- ville. Oct. 1 Dean Academy Second at Somerville. Oct. 8 Salem at Somerville. Oct. 15 Somerville at Medford. Oct. 22 Somerville at Cambridge Latin. Oct. 29 Newton at Somerville. Nov. 5 Everett at Somerville. Nov. 12 Somerville at Brookline. Nov. 24 Somerville at Rindge. SOMERVILLE WINS SECOND GAME FROM DEAN ACADEMY SECOND The football team won its second game from Dean second team 8 to 0. Peterson, kicking for Somerville, outpunted the Dean kicker by 10 yards on each exchange of punts. Stevenson blocked the Dean kick that gave Somerville its first score. In the last period Somerville marched 40 yards for a touchdown. Luppi, Peterson and Rondina took turns, making four or five yards at each rush, and Luppi finally went over. SOMERVILLE LOSES TO SALEM! SOMERVILLE was defeated 6 to 0 in a thrill- ing game at Dilboy Field, October 8. It was the Salem centre who intercepted a pass near midfield after it had hit a Somer- ville man on the shoulder. Then the Salem team, which has not been functioning this year, started to work. With Foley and McMahon crashing through for consistent gains, the ball was carried to the 30-yard line, then Salem completed a fine forward, Anderson to McGee, for the only touchdown of the game. Peterson’s run of 35 yards off right tackle was the longest run of the game. Luppi carried the ball on the kick-off in the second half for 25 yards, bringing the ball to midfield. Captain Mclnnis after playing a wonderful game was carried off the field. Murphy was sent in in the last half and he showed himself a clever, shifty runner. Captain McGee starred for Salem. He was (Continued on Page 19) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 19 Olive B. MacPherson, Editor As We See Others:— The Massachusetts Collegian, Mass. Agricultural Col- lege, Amherst, Mass.—Your newspaper is concise and spicy. We are all interested in reading it. The Mirror, Coldwater High School, Coldwater, Mich- igan.—You handle many subjects of interest for a bi- monthly paper. Is there no room for a few exchanges? Pad and Pencil, Chandler Secretarial School, Boston, Mass.—The “Class Prophecy” of June was splendid. “Personals” is always fine. Green and White, De La Salle College, Manila, P. I. —Your magazine is well organized and each depart- ment is excellent. A page of “Jokes” would made it complete. The Brownie, B. F. Brown Junior High, Fitchburg, Mass.—The Literary Department and the cuts of the 1927 Year Book were fine. We should appreciate a comment upon our paper. The Southern Bell, Southern Junior High, Somerville, Mass.—The “Graduation Number” was a fine magazine in every respect. The Gleaner, High School, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. —The stories and editorials of the June issue were good. An “Index” page would improve the paper. The Orange Leaf, High School, Orange, New Jersey. —A very “newsy” school paper. Every department of the “Commencement Number” was attractive and inter- esting. Rindge Register, Rindge Technical School, Cambridge, Mass.—The “Rindge Diary” is quite unusual. Hope you will continue to exchange with us. The Clarion, Arlington High School, Arlington, Mass. —The poems in the June issue were especially com- mendable. We would suggest a “Table of Contents.” The Noddler, East Boston High School.—We enjoyed the “Graduation Number” very much. It contained a good variety of well-written material. The Grotonian, Groton, Mass.—-A well-arranged paper, but a joke column would make it more interest- ing. The Quoddy Light, High School, Lubec, Maine.—We thought the June number a big success. We should be pleased to receive a comment upon our paper. The Pine Needle, High School, Rapid City, South Da- kota.—Welcome to our Exchange column. Your paper is lively. Whence your name? Come again. The Nor’easter, Northeastern Junior High School, Somerville, Mass.—Your “Graduation Number” is com- plete, well arranged, and on a par with your other ex- cellent numbers. “ON TO PARIS!” (Continued from Page 11) ward when hope was low, and spurred him on when failure loomed dark before him:— “Carry on!” through storm and danger, “Carry on!” through dark despair, “Carry on!” through hurt and failure, “Carry on!” through grief and care; ’Twas the slogan heroes gave us As they fell beside the way, And for them and for our country Let us “Carry on!” today! And Lindbergh’s name will always be written in gold letters in the Book of History, because, alone, but unafraid, he “carried on!” ATHLETICS (Continued from Page 18) everywhere and smeared everything. The sum- mary :— SOMERVILLE SALEM Mclnnis, O’Brien, r e...........1. e., Morse Toothaker, r. t.................1. t., McGee Stephenson, r. g................1. g., Doyle Dresser, c...............................c., Connolly C. Peterson, Cochran, 1. g.,.r g., Moynihan Casey, Eastman, 1. t.........r. t., Heckman Fermoyle, Rondina, 1. e..........r. e., Crean Wells, Corbett, Donovan, q. b...q. b., Baker Rondina, Murphy, r. h. b....1. h. b., Anderson Luppi, 1. h. b.................r. h. b., Foley E. Peterson, f. b...........f. b., McMahon Score: Salem, 6. Touchdown, McGee. Time� Four 12-minute periods. 20 SOM URVI LLE IUCII SCHOOL RADIATOR FLASHES OF HUMOR If you can't laugh at the jokes of the age, laugh at the age of the jokes. Tourist: “Shall I take this road to Natick?” Farmer: “Isn’t necessary, they already have one there.” Soph.: “Oh! I have an idea.” Sr.: “Beginner’s luck.” “Where are you going, little flea?” “I’m going to the dogs.” Lady (to a little boy): “Hello, little boy, what’s your name?” Boy: “Max.” Lady: “Max what?” Boy: “Max no difference.” A man was stranded on a desert island. He was afraid of cannibals, so he moved very cautiously. As he was climbing up a small hill he heard voices. “Who in h—1 trumped my ace?” The man lifted his eyes to the sky above and said:— “Tha'nk heaven, there are Christians on this island.” Freshman: “Which do you consider the most war- like nation, doctor?” Senior: “Oh, vaccination, it’s nearly always in arms.” College Boy: “D’you call this a fast train?” Proud Guard: “Yes, sir!” College Boy: “Do you mind if I get out and see what it’s fast to?” She: “Is my nose shiny, dearie?” Him: “No, but your right knee is dusty.” Anxious Mother: “And is my boy really trying?” Tired Teacher: “Very.” Officer: “You were speeding. I’ve got to pinch you.” Fair Motorist: “Oh, please! If you must; do it where it won’t show!” He: “Do you want to marry a one-eyed man?” She: “No, why?” He: “Then let me carry your umbrella.” Senior (to one of the Freshmen): “Where have I seen your face before?” Fresh Freshman: “Right where you see it now.” Smithers (in a rage): “That man is the biggest fool in the world.” His wife (comfortingly): “Henry, Henry, you are for- getting yourself.” DE LUXE CANDY SHOP Home Made Candy and Ice Cream of All Kinds FRESH EVERY DAY 11 Davis Square Somerville Telephone 5946 Somerset SOMERVILLE KNITTING COMPANY Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE SWEATERS, BATHING SUITS AND ATHLETIC KNIT OUTERWEAR .‘{2 Clifton Street, W. Somerville, Mass. You Want Quality and Service! Want Fair Prices! Want Courteous Treatment! Tlli: THY SLATER’S NABORHOOI) STORE 32 Appleton Street Som. 1936 West Somerville Som. 1655 Keep Your Cans Sanitary and Looking New! 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BURLINGAME Private Tutor in LANGUAGE and MATHEMATICS Pupils Prepared for Any College or Professional School Pupils Backward in Their Studies or School Work Assisted 33 Day Street West Somerville We may be down in the Sophomore floor But we are not out of the Junior Class —Room 226 AT RECESS Eat at BRAY’S (OPP. SCHOOL) Telephone Somerset 6092—5957 CITY HALL SPA M. A. BAID CANDY. FRUITS, CIGARS, ETC. 99 Highland Avenue Somerville The others like school But we like it more For we are the members of 224 Some rooms are dead, Others alive. If you want life Watch 305 LIQUID MEAT —that’s another name for our good, pasteurized milk. It makes rich, red blood. It gives vigor, endurance, clear brains and strong muscles. It comes from choice, selected farms. It is handled with as much care as the food in your home kitchen. It is pasteurized at great expense of equipment and labor to give you a product that shall be the last word in sanitary excellence. 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Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, November, 1927 No. 2 The Somerville High Sehool Rnrilntor is published by the High School on the fourth Monday of every month during: the school year, and only important news matter can bo 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 contributing, write on one side of the paper only, and sign full name. Communications, according to their nature, should bo mailed to the editor, business manager, or ex- change editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, $.75 per Year Single Numbers, 15 cents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston P. O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT Associate Editors MARION E. SMITH, ’29 JOHN J. HAYES, ’29 Exchange Editor OLIVE B. MacPHERSON, '28 Poetry Editor BERTHA M. CORFIELI), '28 Sporting Editor LAWRENCE P. CAPODILUPO, ’28 Alumni Editors RUTH F. GARROD, ’28 JEAN F. YACUBIAN, '28 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief GROVER R. WINN, ’28 Library Editor LOLLY MOLLER, ’28 Business Manager MARY A. GRADONE, ’29 Assistant Business Manager IRVINE E. WHITCOMB, ’28 Circulating Manager ERNEST D. SACKETT, ’28 Humor Editor CURTICE N. TOWNSEND, ’28 Staff Artists DOROTHY L. BURNHAM, ’28 GEORGE F. MOREL, ’29 Faculty Treasurer LAURENCE A. SPRAGUE Asst. Faculty Treasurer ELIZABETH M. WELCH Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Class Editors ALBERT L. FISHER, ’28 WILLIAM J. VIDITO, ’29 NATHANIEL P. VIDITO, ’30 Assistant Class Editors MARGARET A. LACEY, ’28 FRANK VAN UMMERSEN, ’29 GRETHELL S. SIMPSON, ’30 TABLE OF EDITORIALS 30 “PERCY—FOOTBALL STAR” 31 Nordo Zuffante, ’29 THE VIVID VEHICLE 32 Virginia H. Lord, ’29 HARD WORK . W John Rondina, ’29 THE STREET DANCE 34 Randolph Miller, ’28 “CLEVER TRUTHS” 34 Ernestine L. McLean, ’29 CONTENTS POET’S CORNER 35 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 36 SCHOOL NEWS 37 CARTOONS 39-44 CLASS NOTES 39 ATHLETICS 42 EXCHANGES 44 NOTES OF THE ALUMNI 45 FLASHES OF HUMOR 46 UNSUNG HEROES HEROES are found not only in times of war but also in times of peace. They are found in every walk of life and in ever profession, yet one does not expect to find many such characters in the school life of to- day. There are a great many unsung heroes, heroes who, although they may not be com- pared with those that have their names in- scribed in history or are represented ir. the Hall of Fame, nevertheless deserve much more credit than has been attributed to them. The boys that constitute the football team of the Somerville High School and the “subs” that give their best for the success of the whole squad are our heroes. It takes courage, morally and physically, to go up to the field for practice each afternoon, to get battered and thrown around for three or four hours, to come home exhausted, almost too tired 10 eat, and then so sleepy as not to be able to do the lessons thoroughly, and poor preparation results in a rebuke, suffered in silence the next day. To go through a grass-drill, tackle the dummy, run through signals, punt, forward pass and scrimmage, day after day, to learn plays and to receive frequently divers bruises and sprains, are all in the game and must be endured for many long afternoons of practice. So it continues for the whole season and from this entire squad a first-string eleven is chosen, which is capable of competing satisfactorily, if not successfully, with other high school teams. In the games that are scheduled, it is des- tined that some of the players are carried off of the field, injured to such an extent as not to be able to continue to play for perhaps the rest of the season. They receive a cheer from the spectators as substitutes take their places, and they have the satisfaction of being awarded 41 letter with the knowledge that they have done their best for the school. Some of the squad have a chance to be put in •at the last minute of play to make their letter, while no doubt there are others that have to wait three long years for this coveted award. Behind all this self-sacrfice and self-denial there must be some motive for a boy to report for practice each day. Is it for the love of the game, the joy of being in there, playing to win, playing to out-smart one’s opponents? Is it for the glory that can be won individually or collectively? Is it for “school spirit,” the de- sire to make the name of the school famous in the realm of athletics? Whatever the reason, the fact still remains that those boys are there, receiving a great deal of bodily punishment, a great deal of fatigue. All of them, can not make the first team, many of them will not even go in as a substitute, yet they still stick with determina- tion, although they may never be cheered or never make the winning touchdown. To these who remain “behind the scenes” the school owes much and to these we, the student body, give the title of “unsung heroes,” those who do not receive the plaudits but who form the mainstay of a team on which depends its success or defeat. The valuable assistance that the Red Cross has been able to give to the flood victims in Vermont and western Massachusetts and to the victims of other catastrophes is made possible by the contributions that support this wonder- ful organization. Did you join the junior Red Cross when it had its drive, for every little bit helps and will aid a worthy cause? The Radiator staff wishes to express its gratitude to Miss Welch for her invaluable help as assistant Faculty Treasurer. She has most ably assisted Mr. Sprague in handling the business of the school paper. Well, we may not have won the cup pictured in the first issue of the Radiator, but, if you think we have not won any in the past, just go down to the office and be enlightened by that large exhibition signifying Somerville High’s prowess of previous seasons. The Circulation Manager is greatly indebted to Chester Tracy and Allen Bean who have assisted him in the successful drive for subscriptions. We wonder why everyone was so studious during the week of November 7, and visited so many of his teach- ers. Can you tell us? The boiler room in the rear of the building is in- creasing in size by leaps and bounds and at that rate we will be having a new school in a short time! Thanksgiving! This word reminds us of three things: First, the day which we set apart from all other days as a time for giving thanks, for all our blessings—after we get over wishing we had not en- joyed them quite so fully; secondly, the last day of the last football game against our old rival Rindge, and thirdly, of the fact that there will not be another holi- day until Christmas. Do you ever stop and look at those football pictures on exhibition in the corridors between the two build- ings? It is almost as good as seeing a game for a great deal of action is displayed in some of them. Speaking of pictures, in these you can see Mr. Col- man when he played on the hockey team; Mr. Hoban on the baseball and football teams, and Coach Dickerman on the baseball and football teams. 31 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR “PERCY—FOOTBALL STAR” By Nordo Zuffante, '29 SMITHSON, BACON and DONALD were seated around a table in the reading room of the Dalton Club, while a fourth, Hogan, at the further end of the room was busy taking notes from a book. Smithson, an argumentative chap, was speaking: “It’s the Percy boy that makes the best athlete every time. He is so desirous to play the sports he has missed that he always learns quickly, picks up the fine points, and sur- passes the others.” The sputtering ceased and the writer laid down his pen and in loud voice demanded: “What’s that?” Smithson repeated his statement, adding: ‘‘What is your opinion, Hogan?” Hogan leaned forward, bringing into light an expansive smile and a cauliflower ear. “Upon hearing you talk like that, kid,” he said. “I knew that you were not using your head. I am an escaped inmate of Hillside Acad- emy, where all the rich guys go to get their nerves broke learning Latin, and their heads broke playing football. A hick who calls him- self Simpson sent me a letter offering me a scholarship at college, if I would play on the football team. I, being young and foolish, agreed. I got there and found that they’d been fooling me about everything but football. That was passable, but they only offered Latin and Greek for an education. I made the team play- ing right end. Then some trouble came because of the fellers not passing and breaking training rules, and Mac, the coach, sent a call for new candidates. “We went to the gym Friday to dress for practice. As I was slightly ahead, it was I who bumped into the new candidate. “A long, thin lad, clad in a pair of specs, rises from the steps and asks if I am the coach. I pointed to Mac, who came forward. ‘I under- stand,’ says this walking advertisement, ‘that you are in need of some football players. My name is Percy. I have never taken part in a football game.” “Well, by five P. M. we had discovered that all Percy ever knew about football could be written on a two-cent stamp. As time went on Percy showed his dumbness in thirty-five dif- ferent ways. Why he was not dropped was a mystery to me, but Mac kind of pitied the poor bozo, though he once told me that anyone who thought the goal post stood for Hillson would not play football with him. “One Saturday in November, we were at Duncan Academy to play the final game of the year. We had a slight chance of beating Dun- can for the championship. The game began with a touchdown for Duncan, making the score 6 to 0, and the goal was kicked making it 7—0. “Chic, our fullback, received the kick-off and ran to Duncan’s 10-yard line. The next play brought us to the five-yard line and Chic ran for a touchdown, making a score of 7-6. “From then on a hard game ensued, and the whistle blew for the half without further scoring. Two of our men were taken out and subs were put in their places, leaving Percy the only sub left. In the third quarter, Art, the left halfback, was taken out. After think- ing awhile Mac in despair called Percy. ‘Now get in there and fool ’em; make off you can play,’ yelled Mac. ‘Do everything but talk. If you open that mouth of yours, the game is as good as lost.’ “Duncan kicked off in the last quarter. Percy managed to escape detection for the first few plays but then the inevitable occurred. Chic fumbled the ball and it rolled to Percy’s feet. Percy picked it up, and, seeing a few men run- ning for him, ran to his own goal. He tripped over his right foot and fell before he had gone ten yards, but that put everyone wise to him. In the ensuing play he bumped against our quar- terback and made him fumble the ball. But af- ter that he was as much out of the game as if he were sitting on the sidelines. No one on Duncan’s team paid any attention to him and our men had ceased watching him. It was now a game of ten men against eleven. “Having twenty seconds to play, Duncan fumbled on her thirty-yard line. It was then that Chic got an idea. “In the huddle he motioned to Percy. “Listen you sap,” he snarled, “you can make us win this game yet. No one on that team is watching you. Now on this next play stand over to one side and I will toss the ball to you. Then run towards their goal. It may work; they’ll not expect it.” “What is the most important duty that I have to perform ?” asked Percy. “Just run, run for their goal. Now let’s see you do it.” “The team lined up, the ball was snapped back to Chic and Chic tossed it to Percy.” “All eyes were instantly fixed on Percy who ran down the field toward the goal. At the goal line he tripped and fell behind the goal post just as the whistle blew.” Silence ensued in the reading room for a moment. “The Percy won the game for you. didn’t he?” asked Smithson. “Didn’t you win 12-7?” Hogan resumed his writing. “No,” he said, “Duncan won 7-6. You see in the excitement of the moment, and nervous because of the re- sponsibility thrown upon him, Percy clean for- got to carry the ball. Wre found it afterwards on the twenty-yard line.” 32 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE VIVID VEHICLE By Virginia Holton Lord, ’29 KENNETH PRATT groaned as he sat de- jectedly on the running board of his newly purchased property, an automo- bile painted and bedecked in many loud and varied colors. His mother had shuddered as she gazed upon the checkered radiator, yellow and white squares on a field of black, and viewed the green edging and scarlet doors with a feeling close to distress. “Oh, too giddy!” she had exclaimed. “Why, it looks like a horrible dragon!” Kenneth had felt a bit wounded, for he con- sidered his taste in colors perfect. But then, he had thought, mother is not modern, and be ing feminine would naturally paint the car Alice blue and pink with maybe a dash of cream; but no, mother would do no such im- practical thing; the car would be left an incon- spicuous black. Then Mr. Pratt had examined Kenneth’s property. Contemplatively he moved his cigar to the opposite side of his mouth, without the aid of his hands. “Loud, my boy. Yes, loud and then some. Does she go?” “Go?” Kenneth was indignant. “Go? Get right in and I’ll show you how she goes!” Right then the car proved its obstinate nature. “Of course I have to fool around a bit to get it started, dad,” explained Kenneth, “but after she once gets going,—say!” A terrific bang rent the air, followed by a succession of puffs of black smoke. The vehi- cle trembled a moment, while the engine grad- ually ceased its uproar, and with a pathetic little noise like that of a sigh was quiet. “Cold,” commented Kenneth. “Humph,” said Mr. Pratt, “at noon in Aug- ust.” Once more the car was put through its con- tortions, and after several moments of terrify- ing puffing and banging, during which commo- tion it seemed likely the automobile would fall asunder, being so cruelly shaken and rattled, Kenneth confided to his father:— “I guess I’ll have to get out and push it a lit- tle, until I get to that slope there.” “No!” cried Mr. Pratt, “don’t bother! I can’t take the time right now, anyhow. If you manage to get it started, I’ll hear it all right and be convinced that it goes. You take a ride yourself. I’m a little too heavy for the car at any rate.” So with a relieved expression he lumbered out of the automobile and went into the house. Kenneth had puzzled over the anatomy of this strange, balking creature for some time without the slightest enlightenment, and at last impatient and disappointed, he had slumped down on the running board, where his sister, arriving from town after a morning devoted to shopping, found him a while later. “Ha, ha!” she greeted him, “whose is THAT? Ha, ha! You never painted it that way? How’d you ever happen to buy it? Ha, ha!” She was very young, but older than Kenneth, and now as she came over to him, and laid her parcels on the front seat of the car, he resented her advantage of years more than ever. “It’s a good bus,” said Kenneth loyally. “Good’n collegiate and just what I want.” Evelyn, his sister, was by nature very sym- pathetic and tender-hearted. So now as she observed the droop of her young brother’s mouth, she regretted her offending remarks. Perhaps their parents had objected to this flame of color before their modest doorway. Thus she sought to make reparation and soothe his disgrunted feelings. “Really, now that I look at it closely, it isn’t half bad. You see, at a distance it struck me as some misplaced sunset and so I------” “Sunset? Sunset! Who ever saw a sunset with white and yellow checkers? Or with black in it? Bah! A sunset!” Kenneth rose and with some dignity lifted his sister’s parcels from the seat and handed them to her. “Oh. but I want to go for a ride. Honestly 1 won’t mind,” assured Evelyn generously. “Nope. Awfully sorry, but I have an engage- ment.” “Well, of course if that is the case, au re- voir! But Ken, be careful. It looks so—so sort of wabbly.” Kenneth could not tolerate the ordeal of put- ting his property through contortions under the laughing visage of his sister or he would gladly have taken her for a ride. But now when he was certain that the entire family was within doors, and not peeping from behind the window draperies, he pushed the vehicle to the slope a way beyond the house and climbed into the driver’s seat. The car slid uncertainly down the slope and then, after rolling a foot or two, came to an aggravating stop. As usual, after Kenneth had pushed several little contrivances and pulled others the air was rent with bangs, gas fumes, a rattle of tin and then a sigh. Kenneth leaned forward, tearing viciously at the nail on his forefinger and growled: “Grrrr!” A cheerful whistle interrupted Kenneth and the nail was left ragged and hanging. “Why all the growling, boy friend?” “Oh, you!” Kenneth turned to behold his young acquaintance, Oscar Peterson. Suddenly a slight smile flickered around the corners of his mouth. “Say, look here! How about it?” “No, I can’t lend you any today,” said Oscar. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 33 “I don’t want to borrow, Goofus. I mean about the car. Do you want IT?” “Car? Where?” This with pretended sur- prise. “Say! Look here, Oscar. It’s a genuine col- legiate. Look at the paint! Knockout, old man, isn’t it?” “Sure,” agreed Oscar. “Do you mean, do I want it as a gift?” “Oh, of course,” said Kenneth with great sarcasm. “About twelve dollars would do though, wouldn’t it?” “Twelve?” cried Oscar, “for THAT?” “That which you term ‘that’ happens to be a genuine collegiate specimen,” Kenneth iter- ated. “No, not twelve.” “Eleven?” “Nope. Couldn’t.” “Say, look here!” Can’t you see all that fresh paint on it ?” “Then, ten?” Oscar meditated a moment in silence, scan- ning the car with puzzled brow, then asked sud- denly: “Does she go?” “Go?-----go?” Kenneth repeated the words as if questioning himself. “Why, of course it goes. That is, if you once get the knack of it.” “Did you?” “Well, not exactly. But you’re twice as good in mechanics as I am, so you’ll have the hang of it in no time.” “All right, I guess I’ll take it. At nine dol- lars, though.” “Fine! Then she’s yours.” “I need a car in my business,” said Oscar with an air of mystery, “especially tonight. Here’s two bucks. I’ll pay the rest later. S’long.” Kenneth did not linger to listen to the sounds scheduled to be heard. He rushed home in- stead. entering the house in buoyant spirits, a great weight off his mind, his property alien- ated. After consuming a hearty supper, during which the family was informed of the news, that was received with a relief and joy that was not concealed, Kenneth went to his cham- ber. There amid his ties, tennis balls, college ban- ners (sent him by an older cousin) and auxil- iary brushes, he slicked his hair down to the de- sired smoothness, musing the while where he was going and whom he was to see. Suddenly he became morose, irritated, and finally angry. Why had he sold that car? Even if it would not go he could at least have shown it to her. Once more Kenneth indulged in an angry “Grrrrr!” “Did you call, Kennie?” asked his mother from an adjoining room, where she was dress- ing to attend a cinema palace. “No! Grr—Kennie!—Grrrrr! Why can’t she ever call me Ken or Kenneth? KENNIE! Grrrrr!” “What, Kennie?” “Not a thing!” This with distinct pronunci- ation. “I am going. Good-bye.” “Oh, good-bye, dear. Have you got your key? Dad and I may not be home when you come back. Sis is going out, too.” “I have my key.” This coldly. “Be a good boy.” The slamming of the front door resounded through the house. “Whatever is the matter with him now?” asked Evelyn, after her brother had made his departure. “Dear me! I do not know. Perhaps he has a little indigestion. He practically gulped his potatoes. But I don’t like to fuss at him too much.” At the identical moment Mrs. Pratt was ad- justing the final hair-pin, her son, who was ac- cused of gulping his potatoes, turned the cor- ner at Elmwood Avenue and proceeded down Dearborn Road. He had gone only a short way when he let out a subdued cry of astonishment. Before Betty Greenwood’s house, where he was intend- ing to visit, he perceived a vivid, colorful object resembling an automobile. Kenneth was positively amazed. Then the car did go after all. To think that he should have sold it at such a time as this and to such a person! Just then Oscar and the fair Miss Greenwood emerged from the latter’s residence. When Kenneth realized that just such a moment might have been his own, had he but had a little more faith in that car. he groaned. “Oh, it’s a perfect honey!” cooed Betty. “Say, I’m glad you like it. Hop in and we’ll take a drive.” Miss Greenwood obeyed willingly, and to Ken- neth’s incredulity the automobile started off with only a faint bang, no puffs of smoke, and rattled up the street quite speedily. “Gosh!” exclaimed Kenneth as he emerged from behind the huge oak tree that had shielded him from the observation of his friends. “Gosh! Who would have believed it!” HARD WORK By John Kondina. '29 INE UP!” The command came like a bullet from the deep throat of our coach. “Charge five yards and line-up on the next five.” Off we go, charging low, fast, and hard, stopping, lining up, and charging again for a distance of about 200 yards. The next 34 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR command is “Five yards and dive, and make it snappy.” Again we charge up and down the field the same as before, except that at the end of each charge we dive flat on our stomachs. After a few moments of respite, we do the ex- orcise that is known as the “duck waddle,” that is, placing the hands upon the hips, and with deep knee bending, walk down the field for about fifteen yards, stopping, turning around and continuing the march in the opposite direc- tion. This completes the grass drill for the after- noon and everybody is thankful, especially the boys who had loafed or worked in an office during the summer vacation. On paper this sounds easy and some people would laugh and ask: “Is that what you call hard work?” But if that person who laughed should try an afternoon of this work, he would very quickly change his mind. THE STREET DANCE By Randolph Miller, ’28 THE summer time is the big season of the year for the residents of Waldoboro. They reap their harvest from “them city fellars” who spend their money like drunken sailors ashore for the first time in six months. In order to attract these “walking gold mines” and promote the general welfare of the town, street dances are run in the main street every Wednesday evening. The townfolk and sum- mer boarders primp up in their Sunday clothes and gather from miles around. Music is fur- nished by the Paragon Button Company, and girls from Connie Mack’s Bottling Works. The dances are scheduled to begin at 8.30 to 10.30, according to the promptness or tardiness of the members of the band. Sawdust or corn- meal is sprinkled over the roped section of the street, which is a highly crowned tarvia surface. Then, if the band is all tuned up, the dance is begun. The music has a very pro- nounced rhythm with a melody of confused toots and jangles and a rasping noise created by the violin accompanying, by which, if one listens long enough, one can determine the name of the piece being rendered and rent. The dance is always started with a fox trot, followed by a waltz and then a “Lady of the Lake.” The same order of dances is kept throughout the entire dance. The “Lady of the Lake” is an old-fashioned square dance, much more complicated than the Virginia Reel and much livelier. The townsfolk are practically the only ones who participate in it. The suc- cess of the dancer depends on his ability to whirl around with a partner and not get con- fused or dizzy. The townsfolk are all experts, and children five years old to old folks seventy- five line the street when the “Lady of the Lake” is announced. In the other dances, however, the city folks are practically the only ones who dance. Refreshments are always at hand in the drug store and at the end of the street, where a “hot-dog” cart is set up. The drug store clerk always recommends a “vanilly sody” or a banana split. At 11.30 the band plays “Good Night, Ladies” as the final number, after which they pick up their instruments and leave. The crowd dis- perses until the next Wednesday, which is much looked forward to by all who have attended a Wald boro street dance. “CLEVER TRUTHS” By Ernestine L. McLean, ’29 I With due apologies to LASSI2LL LEAVES] NOW, once upon a TIME, a MODERN PRISCILLA, young, tired of HEARTH AND HOME, and bored with INDUS- TRIAL ARTS and NEEDLECRAFT at the FARM AND FIRESIDE, decided to seek AD- VENTURE in SCREENLAND. There she would join the SMART SET, lead with the most ELITE STYLES,—be a SUCCESS. In the same land dwelt, too, in a HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, midst FIELD AND STREAM, an AMERICAN BOY. He was COSMOPOLI- TAN in training, replete with COLLEGE HU- MOR, a lover of OUT-DOOR LIFE and NA- TURE, and moreover, well he knew WOMAN’S WORLD. He had lived. CURRENT EVENTS found our heroine POPULAR in FILMDOM and well versed in the ARTS AND DECORATIONS of femininity. Often, for the sake of PHYSICAL CULTURE, did she MOTOR through BY-PATH AND LANE. One afternoon, as she was listening to the SOUTHERN BELL in the distance, she noticed our COUNTRY GENTLEMAN reclin- ing by the DIAL in his GARDEN deeplv en- grossed in the WEIRD TALES of a RED BOOK. Her mind, ever keen for TRUE RO- MANCE, reflected that his type was now much in VOGUE. She immediately plotted to enter this BOY’S LIFE, perhaps become this YOUTH’S COMPANION. “EVERYBODY’S having RANCH ROMANCE now,” she reflected, as she started FORUM. With SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN technique she asked for a drink. Now our hero had often boasted that, though a BOOKMAN, he had seen LIFE, if he was any JUDGE, and he understood the wiles of this DESIGNER. His appreciation of GOOD HOUSEKEEPING deterred not his resolve never to become a WOMAN’S HOME COMPAN- ION. STRENGTH alone could save him now, (Continued on page 47) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 35 “THE BLINKING STARS” By Bertha M. Corfield, ’28 The blinking stars in a sea of night, Have a crescent moon for a beacon light, And billowed clouds for a friendly shore, Where they sail and ride when the storm winds roar. They dip and glow while the day is gone, But they drift away at the gray of dawn. “TO VESUVIUS”: The Plea of a Pompeiian By Martha Cheney, ’29 Vesuvius, hold back thy liquid fire! High in the sky you send your cloud of smoke, Do thou from our unsuspecting heads revoke, The boiling, smouldering fury of thine ire. Hold back, I beg, hold back! Alas it overflows, alack! And on Pompeii, my city, pours The moulton fire and ashy clay, Above thy crater an eagle soars, And scorched he crawls away. “AUTUMN” By Margaret Lacey, ’28 Autumn comes and with it brings Old memories of forgotten things. But gone is Spring and the Piper’s tune Plays too fast for lagging feet, Youth is sweet in fragrant June, (The path is steep and Pan is fleet—) Autumn comes on wild-goose wings— Southward bound where Summer clings. The hilltop’s stained with red and gold, The harvest’s in—the year is old, (Did days fly thus, so swift before?) “The Fates will toss their dice no more.” No more to hear the voice of Spring Across the flowering lowlands sing? I’d gladly pass with the dying year, If I’d not know the Spring, my dear! “SUNSET” By Mary Tait, ’28 The sun is hiding his face in the west, Leaving a glorious sky; Golden and amber rays are there, With red of the richest dye. They touch the pines on yon far hill, And the farmstead nestling below; While the shimmering waves of the lake nearby Are afire with the crimson glow. Slowly the night-clouds gather, The red flame fades away, Deep peace now settles over all As night takes the place of day. “SURVIVAL” By Anna Wischmann, ’28 A flight of clouds across the sky, A moment of dark, an ominous hush; A gust of wind goes whirling by, The trees bend down in an awful rush. A bright little fairy goes tumbling down, A fairy dressed in the brightest red; An elfin wrapped in a coat of brown Jumps by her side to a soft fern bed. But now they gaily dance no more;, They wither and join the faded ranks- Of leaves who from those trees before Had played, wind-tossed on mossy banks. These fairies sleep. But look! Up there Where Frost King points his fingers, Among the branches gray and bare, A lone leaf bravely lingers. Not clothed in dress of gaudy line, Does she hold up there staunch and strong; No roof above but the sky of blue, Only the wind to sing her a song. Last reminder of the time When earth was fresh and trees were green; A victim of our fickle clime; The saddest Autumn sight I’ve seen. PLAYERS’ CLUB THE SENIOR PLAYERS’ CLUB this year has a roll call of fifty. Because so many pupils are eager to get into the club it has been necessary to organize a separate Sophomore Club. On October 6, nine of the members presented the “Pot Boiler” for the Somerville Teachers’ Club. The cast:— “POT BOILER” Mr. Sud.......................Norman Watt (Continued on page 47) 36 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT NEW TITLES ADDED TO WEST LIBRARY Bangs, “Jeanne D’Arc.” Barrie, “Half Hours.” Boyd, “Drums.” Breasted, “Conquest of Civilization.” Briggs, “School, College and Character.” Clark, “When You Write a Letter.” Davis, “A Day in Old Athens.” Drinkwater, “Oliver Cromwell.” Ellwood, “Sociology and Modern Social Problems.” Fletcher, “How to Get the Job You Want.” Greenan, “Everyday Problems of American Democ- racy.” Hinchman, “Lives of Great English Writers.” Hough, “Covered Wagon.” Mathews, “French Revolution.” Muir, “Our National Parks.” Munro, “Government of American Cities.” Overton, “Life of Robert Louis Stevenson.” Robinson, “Ordeal of Civilization.” Starrett, “Charm of Fine Manners.” Stevenson: “Travels With a Donkey,in the-.Cevenes.” Tisdel, “Studies in Literature.” Van Dyke, “Days Off.” Van Dyke, “Poems.” Wiggin, “My Garden of Memory.” Witham, “English and Scottish Popular Ballads.” THE foregoing is part of the list of the new books which have been added to our School Library. Several of them will be reviewed from month to month by different pupils, and it is our hope that they will help you in deciding your reading for this year. “MY GARDEN OF MEMORY” THIS book is to be sure an autobiography, but don’t let that fact detain you from reading it, for it is a most interest- absorbing book. I don’t know of any person that has a more keleidoscopic career than Kate Doug- las Wiggin, the author of this book, for she has been everything from kindergarten teacher to actress and authoress. “My Garden of Memory” will not fail to appeal to you, for contrary to the popular thought that autobio- graphies are dry reading matter, this one is just as interesting as a novel, perhaps even more so, for here you know that everything is true. Through reading this book you not only learn about Mrs. Wiggin, but about a host of other great people in the literary world, as Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling and Mark Twain. You learn to know the real people through their actions and speech, much more so than you do by just reading their books, and besides this you accompany Mrs. Wiggin through so many delightful places in Europe. You will spend dreamy nights in Venice, and enjoy yourself in Graz, Austria. Truly, it is a delightful book with a strain of pleasant humor running all through it, and after you have read it, you will seem to feel in a way a little more kindly disposed towards the rest of the world, for it seems to leave with the reader a certain gift of friendliness and good-will. “THE SPELL OF THE YUKON” READERS of modern or contemporary verse have found Robert W. Service de- cidedly different and delightfully so. Delightful in that his verse, though often blunt and firm, has a certain colorful strength and beauty. In his book of verse, “The Spell of the Yukon,” one can nearly feel the vastness cf that northland, and as he says, listen while “world is singing to world.” He describes the North as the land that “has been since the beginning,” and “seems it will be to the end.” “The land where the moun- tains are nameless” and “the forests where silence has lease”; he feels the spell of the Yukon upon him as he write and says, “It’s the olden lure, it’s the golden lure, it’s the lure of the timeless things.” It is lively, interesting reading, and should appeal strongly to those trying to trust their wings, so to speak, on a first flight of explora- tion into the realm of contemporary verse. B. C., ’28. “THE ELDEST SON” ARCHIBALD MARSHALL has succeeded in presenting us with a most interesting specimen of English life in his novel, “The Eldest Son,” which is one of the Clinton Series. The story contains a simple plot in- volving a few intricacies but, nevertheless, the author keeps us in suspense until the very end. “The Eldest Son” is a narrative in which an aristrocratic father naturally wishes his eldest son to marry well, so as to have a succeeding heir worthy of his name. Contrary to his father’s wishes, the eldest son makes his own choice which almost causes his disinheritance. As Archibald Marshall says of the father: “Through all his discomfort and annoyance, his heart yearned towards his son, and he was al- ternately and from minute to minute swayed by opposite impulses, to hold out firmly for his son’s sake or give way for his own.” I can say no more since only by reading the novel can it be appreciated. S. L., ’28. SCHOOL NEWS THE WEBSTER DEBATING SOCIETY has entered upon its fourth successful year under the leadership of Lawrence Capido- lupo, President; Joseph Blumsack, Vice-Presi- dent; Amedee Boudreau, Secretary; John Niles, Treasurer; John Lyons, Marshal; and Mr. Mahoney, Moderator. The object of the club is to accustom its members to speak with fluency and ease and to enable them to acquire useful information on present-day subjects. In the past, debates have been held with other high schools and last year we had a de- bate with the “Girls’ Debating Society.” A banquet is held during the year. Meetings are held every Tuesday in room 29. An order of business is gone through. During the procedure a debate is held, after which there is a voluntary debate from the floor when anyone may express his views on the subject being discussed. At the present time there are approximately thirty-five members in the society. The maxi- mum number of members is fifty. This year Raymond A’Hearne, James Cannon, Walter Cenerizzo, Frank Coyle, John Forrest, Robert Glennon, Wentworth Horton, Anthony Mitrano, Jeremiah O’Brien, Arthur Rogde, Ralph Skin- ner and Hilary Stevens have been admitted to the society. Anyone really desirous of joining may pass his name to any member. THE POETRY CLUB of the Somerville High School held its first meeting of the season Wednesday, November 2, at the close of school. One hundred and thirty stu- dents attended voluntarily and, as a result of the interest shown, the group has every reason to expect this season will be the best in its existence. The Poetry Club, a sub-division of the Liter- ary Club, meets every month primarily for the purpose of listening to and discussing the works of worth-while poets. Wednesday’s meeting was devoted in part to the reading of the poems of Hilda Conklin, a fourteen-years-old writer of free verse. Selections from her writings were read by Frances Martin, Laura Peck, Margaret Joseph and Ira Shuman. The remainder of the meeting was practically in charge of the boys, who read selections especially well liked by them, and commented on their choice. At the close, as is customary, several original poems were read. Those sub- mitting verses were Fred Finigan, Mary Couni- han, Anna Wischman, Martha Cheney and Ber- tha Corfield. THE GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION held their second meeting on October 3, 1927, at 2 P. M. in Room 122. The fol- lowing officers were elected: President, Cather- ine Falney; Vice-President, Ruth Strehles; Sec- retary, Catherine Macdonald; Corresponding Secretary, Dorothy Bowman. At both meetings over a hundred girls at- tended, among them were many sophomores. When, however, it came to a shown-down at the hockey field and swimming tank, the sopho- mores were not to be found. We want more sophomores and seniors. We are glad to have Miss Viano, our field hockey and basketball coach, with us again. We have good material for a team but we want more girls so we may have class games. Five girls were selected to try out for the All-Boston Scholastic Hockey Team. We wish them great success. Hockey is held every Tuesday and Friday af- ternoons at 3, at Dilboy Field. In swimming we were lucky to get for our coach Miss Cassidy, who was the assistant coach last year. We want a good swimming team, so let us give her our co-operation. Swim- ming is every Thursday from 5.15 to 6.00. It is never too late to learn; be there. Catherine Macdonald, ’29, Secretary. 38 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL is purely a student governing body consisting of the class officers of the three classes to- gether with the head proctors of the different floors of the buildings. The aim of this coun- cil, which is under the supervision of two fac- ulty advisers, namely Miss Brown and Mr. Sears, is to promote school spirit in the various activities of our school. Estelle Keanev, Secretary. THE PIGEON FAMILY EARLY in October a family took up their residence on the window sill of Room 215-A. This family consisted of two pigeons, and in a few days two white eggs were added. The teacher and a few pupils of Room 215 became interested in this family, and made them daily visits. One day, while making one of these trips, we noticed the two eggs had broken open revealing what looked like two little yellow fluffy balls. The little birds had big beaks and large feet, and they were always squalling for food. It seems as though the mother and father understood each other. One day while we were gazing at our feathered friends, the father, who had not been present, flew to the window sill and started to chatter. Immediately the mother got off the nest and flew away. The father then proceeded to feed and comfort the little birds. Now, (November 8), the birds have lost all their fluffy yellow feathers and have the blue and black feathers of a full-grown pigeon, and we are waiting to see them learn to fly. w. Charles Bowden. THE first meeting of the Girls’ Debating Society was held Tuesday, October 25th, in Room 214, at 2 o’clock. The officers for this year are: Margaret Lacey, President; Natalie Rich, Secretary; the new faculty ad- visers are Miss Gordon and Miss Smith. The society hopes to hold at least two inter-scholas- tic debates this year and challenges have al- ready been sent to several high schools. Meet- ings will be held on alternate Tuesdays and under the guidance of Miss Gordon and Miss Smith we expect a successful year. A large attendance is desired and all girls interested in debating are urged to attend. Natalie Rich, Secretary. AVERY BEAUTIFUL CUP is to be pre- sented by Mr. Viano, of the Somerville Theatre to the most valuable player on the Somerville High School Football Team. The judges are to be some experienced critics who write for the Boston newspapers. It will be no easy matter to pick out one boy who is more valuable than all the rest. However, the one who wins the cup will surely have earned it, and may be justly proud of it. THE FIRST MEETING of the Prose Writ- ing group was held in Room 201, Wednes- day, November 9, at 2 o’clock. The group is a new organization comprising the former Short-Story Club, journalism and play-writing groups and includes all forms of prose writing. Under the direction of our president, Margaret Lacey, a very interesting program was given. The chief feature and one enjoyed by all, was a charming talk by Mrs. Topliff on her trip to the little town of Knutsford, in England, the “Cranford” of Mrs. Gaskell’s story. Essays by Louise Robie and John Holmes were read and also short stories by Jack Niles, Gordon Heath and Loretta Robinson. The meeting adjourned at 2.45. Meetings will be held the second Wednesday of each month and all interested are invited. Alice E. Wall, Secretary. MISS WOODWARD, who is president of the Massachusetts Teachers’ Federa- tion, made a trip to Richmond, Vir- ginia, during the Thanksgiving recess and gave a series of lectures before the Virginia State Educational Institute. She addressed the gen- eral assembly on the “Value of World Federa- tion of Educational Associations”; the commer- cial section on “The New Aspects of Commer- cial Education,” and the class room teacher sec- tion on “Economic and Professional Status of Senior High School Teachers.” Also at the Virginia Council of Administrative Women, she took part in a symposium on “Character Educa- tion.” THE first meeting of the Sketch Club was held Wednesday, October 25, in Room 400, with approximately twenty-five members present. After a discussion on whether to have certain assigned work to be done which would be credited, or to have per- fect freedom of choice in the way in which the hour is to be spent, with no credit attached, the latter course was agreed upon. The new officers of the club are as follows: President, Francis Lowney; Vice-President, Martha Gordon; Secretary, Mae Robinson; Treasurer, Cornelius Leary. Meetings will be held every Wednesday in Room 400. New members will be welcome. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 39 fllBRARY ft % $oph WM'5 that pea bar aneiP 5 M'or Kom jj dead silence 5 MetiMCj needed wear the Chen-ifjrj room A (f i' fcwO«c Scatter hre? T5 HoLtmch T V V J f KJ 1 PG: I Me jom She ] L' Ke jou Loo P(j. k'haddja thir K I aw ff e SidMeiC twirrs Just another do -jgowc. If f1 ' Pearson shouted «t us. n Has anyone found Mr JJcCelles’ ms$pidcc I eyebrow It- ' CLASS 1928 We wonder if Maxine will hang herself with the black ribbon she wears around her neck. There is juite a weight on the end. Judging from the number of cotton stockings seen around school lately, the Five and Ten must be doing a rushing business. A tack points heavenward when it means the most mischief. It has many human imitators. Her eyes said “yes,” Her lips said “no,” But which one lied, I’d like to know. Mr. Pearson was recently asked: “When he bought the hat?” He replied that his memory did’nt extend back that far. The results of the senior class election are as fol- lows: Class President, Lawrence Williams; Vice-Presi- dent, Virginia Kenney; Secretary, Estelle Keaney; Treasurer, Walter Corbett. We wish to congratulate our new officers and to express our complete confidence in their ability to carry on the motto of our school: “Honor and Progress.” As for the election day, what kind fate ordained NOTES the release of “us girls” at 1.20? It just goes to show the little faith our faculty has in the scholastic stand- ing of the so-called stronger sex. Here it is the end of the quarter and 99 44 100 of the senior class are suffering from studyitis. Clever means arc being devised to introduce a blushing re- port card of C’s and D’s into an indignant household. By the time this issue is out, however, the worst will be over, so cheer up! Do you feel this way too? “When ice cream grows on macaroni trees, When Sahara’s sands arc muddy, When cats and dogs wear overshoes, That’s when I like to study.” —Amherst. We are very grateful to our classmates for showing their faith in us by electing us their officers for the ensuing year. We will do our best to justify their con- fidence by doing all we can to make this a banner year for our class. —The Class Officers. Fan: “How about your team? Are they good losers?” Coach (after disasterous season): “Good—nothing! They’re perfect.”—Judge. 40 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Luppi: “Adam blamed his downfall on an apple.” Peterson: “Today he blames a peach.” Voice over wire telephoning: the office: “E—rl S—nc—air is sick and cannot attend school today.” Miss II—m: “All right; who is this?” Voice over wire: “This is my brother.” Praised Be the Ford I think that I shall never live To see the really perfect fliv. A fliv designed to satisfy The most exacting critic's eye. A fliv with power, pep and speed, For these things are a fliver’s need. A fliv unlike in every way, The awful flivvers of today. Flivs are made by Ford, I know, But only God can make them go! —Dartmouth Jack-o-Lantern. Something new in Civics:— Boy in Miss T—'s History Class explaining proce- dure in Congress:— “____and the Senate then calls for ayes and noes—!” One bright pupil [studying the Elizabethan Age thought that “Big Ben” was an alarm clock! On Thanksgiving Day we were thankful:— (1) For missing the flood; (2) For the good (?) marks on our reports; (3) For the Christmas presents we're going to get next month; (4) For the turkey; (5) For the Thanksgiving holiday. All senior boys wishing to play tap-on-the-back at lunch recess see Randy Miller. Heard in Biology:— Miss K—y: “Seader, go stand in Room 301.” Voice from rear: “Standing room only.” Sophomore baby girls—Take notice! W—1—r R—y- m—d, of the T. S. is not susceptible of beguiling smiles and glances—so watch your step on the first floor west if you decide to be naughty. B—1 K—n should like to find the book entitled, “Sam, the old Money Lender.” A reward of a two-cent stamp will be given to the finder. Mr. Hosmer wondered why the class roared when he asked if any of us had heard the word “ossified” before. i Father: “Son, when Abraham Lincoln was your age he was earning his living.” Son: “Yes, and when he was your age he was Presi- dent of the United States.” Teacher: “When did Caesar defeat the largest num- ber?” Dumbell: “I think on examination day.” Touchdown Dottie drew the line at kissing, Of this she had firm intent, But (?) was a football player. So over the line he went. F—Ig—n: “Why are you so small?” Lev—son: “My mother fed me on canned milk, so- now I am condensed.” “How did you hurt your eye?” “Oh, a lid fell on it.” Oh the glories of a football captain. But he has his trials too. If you don’t believe us ask Mein—s. No less than a half a dozen of our fairest classmates aspired to invite him to a recent dance. The competi- tion was keen and how! Congratulations to the lucky girl. Mr. Pearson thinks we don’t know the color of our eyes. 1929 THE JUNIOR’S OPPORTUNITY You have had a year in the school. You know what it offers. Your experience of last year has told you whether you have chosen wisely. Your failures have given you the experience to turn them into successes Your successes have given you confidence to do better. You have a year and three quarters ahead of you. With hard work and good health you should reach your goal. What is your goal? College? No school has. better teachers to give you a preparation if you are willing to do your part. Business? Our faithful students all secure good positions. Make the most of' each day. Set yourselves the standard of being pres- ent EACH day, of preparing EACH day’s lessons, of doing better than the other fellow, of helping him if you can, of upholding the traditions of right thinking,, of obedience to the law, of clean living. If you will do all this, 1929 will be a banner year and your class- a banner class. Success to you! JOHN A. AVERY. November 9, 1927. We have elected for our class officers: John Rondina,. President; Dorothy West, Vice-President; Anne Cole,. Secretary, and William Ingalls, Treasurer. We con- gratulate them upon their election and wish them a very successful year. Biology teacher: “If you eat lots of carrots you’ll be beautiful.” Bright pupil: “How many have you ever eaten?” We congratulate all those who contributed to the success of the last issue of the Radiator. We noticed especially an excellent story entitled “On to Paris,” by our sophomore assistant editor. We must all keep up the good work and strive for a higher mark. Physicial Examination Dr.: “Calf?” Junior: “Fourteen inches.” Dr.: “Thigh?” Junior: “Twenty-six inches.” Dr.: “Neck?” Junior: “Sure.”—Literary Digest- SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 41 A cook book for brides advertises itself as giving ■ “concrete” rules for making biscuits.) It should be noticed that in this case “concrete” is used in the ab- stract. Chinese Taxi Bill 10 goes @ $.50 a went 10 conies What’s the answer? We wonder what the war-cry of the seniors will be this year. Here’s hoping that they’re grown up and don’t want milk. P. S. “Give it to the Sophs.” The junior editor is so dumb he thinks the reason that “Macbeth” and the “Midsummer Night’s Dream” -are called Shakespearian plays is because he shook a mean spear in these plays last year at the Repertory Theatre. What we think is “cute” is seeing a “dear little senior lad” trying to convince Miss At—t—r that a psychologist is a man who rides a motorcycle. What we want to know is why all the announce- ments by the Girls’ Athletic Association of a hike read:— “Bring your car fare.” Is someone afraid the auto might break down, or might the horse go lame? Conversation heard between S. H. S. football hero and would-be vamp:— She: “I hear you are on the football squad.” He (unmoved): “Well, yes, I do the aerial work.” She (innocently): “What’s that?” He: “I blow up the footballs.” A man convalescing from pneumonia and not having been allowed to eat, was “pestering” the nurse for some food, and at last the nurse consenting, brought him a spoonful of boiled rice. About ten minutes later the patient rang for the nurse and said: “The rice was line, I’d like to read a little now. Please bring me a postage stamp.”—Outlook. 1930 First Soph.: “Where you going?” Second Soph.: “I have an appointment with the Aoor- master.” First Soph.: “But his office isn’t in that direction.” Second Soph, (beginning to run): “I know it.” The man who thought that rubber bands were a use- ful commodity should walk into a certain sophomore room while the pupils are having an “hour of study.” Sophomores, there’s one good way to get organized, and that is through our Sophomore notes. We should remember that it is impossible for the editors to learn of every incident that occurs in such a large class. One sure way of seeing printed here the joke that made you laugh (some do, you know) is to write it on a scrap of paper and bring it to 202 marked “Sopho- more Class Notes.” Let’s all pull together and make the Sophy’s page the popular forum for the discussion of everything pertaining to the Class of 1930. Speaking of getting organized, we heard a fellow say the other day that he’d like to know who were going to run for office. We all would, for that matter. Let’s get together on this problem so we won’t be strangers when the time for elections comes along. Speak up, candidates! The once familiar “excuse me, sir, but can you tell me where 29 is?” is now nothing but history. This month’s best “stepper”: “Move faster along here, please.” How many sophomores have been going to the games every Saturday? Don’t forget that some of the men on the team are sophomores. Come out and cheer for them! Now that Highland Avenue is completed, at least as far as the school, what are we going to give as an excuse for coming in late? How many have heard of the sad, sad case of the boy who took home his “Caesar” with the intent of studying? The “no’s” have it. An observing person has asked in what part of the new building the garage, will be. We hate to discour- age him, but from all reports, it’ll probably be on the roof. At last we have discovered the reason for the unwill- ingness of pupils to take home their books. Clause 2 on the label in the front of books says that the book may not be taken home without the consent of the teacher. How foolish to bother the poor, overworked teachers with such trivial matters! A wide-awake pupil says that he saw some work- men carrying cases into the building last week! No, it wasn’t that at all—it was red ink. How long be- fore we get our cards? Pupil (translating from “Caesar”): “When Caesar learned through speculators------” Voice from the rear: “How much did he lose on the deal?” Statistics show that only 15 million elastics were snapped this month by ambitious pupils, whereas last month’s record approached 18 million. We’re just trying to be good so that Santa Claus won’t forget us. Room 202 bases its claim to fame upon the fact that it contains several people who were leaders in their schools last year, and who are but waiting the chance to show what they can do this year. Let’s start with our Room Proctor, Warren Allen, who was presi- dent of his class at the Western. Then, everybody knows Arthur Rogde, the president of the Class of '27 at the Northeastern. Editors? Of course, we have two of them, Elizabeth Corbin, editor-in-chief of the “Western Star” and Nathaniel Vidito, who held a similar posi- tion on the “Nor’easter.” Loring Banks is the an- swer to “What’s in a name?” Last year he was treas- urer for the graduating class of the Northeastern, and this year (here’s the secret of our success), everyone banks with him every Monday morning. This is just the beginning of a long list. Come in and look us over. 42 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Athletics THREE ENDS MEDFORD SWAMPS SOMERVILLE SOMERVILLE was beaten by Medford, October 15, on the Fulton Street Field, 20 to 0. The playing was hard and the substitutions many. In the first period, Edger- ley took the ball off tackle for fifty-five yards and a touchdown. In the opening of the second period Wilder punted to Donovan, who fumbled and Medford recovered on Somerville’s thirty-yard line. Edgerley made seven yards; Wilder made a first down; Edgerley made six yards; Wilder made a first down. On the next play Somer- ville was offside and penalized half the distance to the goal, putting the ball on Somerville’s two-yard line. Wilder scored the touchdown. Medford scored the last touchdown in the opening of the third period. Wilder, who starred for Medford, scoring the touchdown on a twelve-yard run. The summary:— Somerville H. S. Medford H. S. Rondina, Maclnniss, r. e., 1. e., Miller, Andrews, Mulkerin Peterson, Casey, r. t...1. t., Bolger, M. White Harvey, Cochran, r. g. 1. g., C. Nichols, Griffin, DeLeo Dresser, Gaynor, Cochran, c. Easton, Toothaker, 1. t. r. t., Marshal, Branch, Healey Fermovle, Hayes, 1. e. r. e., Wilder, E. Murphy, Berecy Donovan, Corbett, q b.............q. b., Wells Murphy, r. h. b....1. h. b., Edgerley, Kertzman Luppi, 1. h. b.................r. h. b., Uanna E. Peterson, Rondina, Mazocca, f. b., f. b., Donahue, Wilder SOMERVILLE LOSES TO CAMBRIDGE LATIN SOMERVILLE lost its third straight game of the season on Russell Field against Cambridge Latin October 21. Robert Morriss, the Cambridge fullback, deserves the credit for the victory. With the score 12 to 7, in favor of Cambridge, Morriss threw a for- ward which was intercepted by Toothaker on the Somerville fifteen-yard line, and with a clear field, he was on his way for a touchdown when Morriss tackled him from behind. The first Cambridge touchdown was brought about by Hilliard’s fifteen-yard end run, and a forward pass, Morriss to Reardon, gained thirty yards. Then Morriss scored the touch- down. Somerville scored their only touchdown of the game in the second period. Morriss punted to Donovan on the Cambridge thirty-five yard line; Murphy made five yards; Luppi, who- played a great game, made fifteen yards; Mur- phy made five yards; Peterson made three- yards, and Luppi made a first down. Murphy took the ball over. At the end of the first half Somerville was ahead 7 to 6. Near the end of the third period Peterson- punted to Hilliard on his thirty-five yard line, and he ran the ball back thirty yards. Hilliard made another first down. Morriss made three yards and Hilliard scored the touchdown. Petersen punted from behind his own goal line, offside on the seventeen-yard line. Hil- liard made three yards; a forward pass and was grounded. Another forward was thrown by Morriss and intercepted by Tootaker on his own fifteen-yard line. He started for the touchdown that would have won the game for Somerville but he was stopped on the Cam- bridge thirty-yard line by Morriss with three Somerville players unable to put him out. The summary:— Cambridge Latin Somerville Katz, Lannigan, 1. e...r. e., Rondina, O’Brien Davis, 1. t......r. t., Easton, Casey, Harvey McGee, Scully, Hamilton, 1. g.,....r. g., Stevenson Brown, c..........................c., Dresser Pcpoli, r. g.....................1. g., Corcoran Sullivan, r. t.......1. t., Peterson, Tootaker Pierson, r. e....................1. e., Maclnniss- Morriss, Trodden, q. b.q. b., Donovan, Corbett Reardon, 1. h. b..........r. h. b., E. Peterson Hilliard, r. h. b................1. h. b., Luppi R. Morriss, f. b.............f. b., E. Peterson Touchdown made: By R. Morriss, Hilliard, and Murphy. SOMERVILLE UICII SCHOOL RADIATOR 43 LUPPI STRAIGHT-ARMING TACKLER FUMBLES BEAT SOMERVILLE “X ■jEWTON beat Somerville 14 to 0 in a Stib- ia urban League game played on Dilboy x Field October 29. Newton took advan- tage of the breaks of the game, blocking two Somerville kicks and recovering two Somer- ville fumbles that led to scores. In the first period Hamilton, the Newton tackle, was through to block Peterson’s punt, and Gretchell, who played a great game for Newton, recovered it on the Somerville twenty- five yard line. Brown made three yards; Sut- cliffe made two. A forward pass, Duane to Scheinfein, that was good for twenty yards, scored the touchdown. Newton scored the second touchdown at the opening of the second half. Maclnniss kicked off to Gilligan and he ran it back to his forty- yard line. Gilligan gained four yards in two rushes. Gilligan punted to Somerville on the thirty-yard line. Cob recovered a Somerville fumble on the sixteen-yard line; Brown made three yards; Gilligan made three more; Sut- cliffe made nine yards, putting the ball on the one-yard line; Brown went over for the touchdown. SOMERVILLE SCORES ON EVERETT IN one of the best school-boy games played around Metropolitan Boston this year, the Everett High School team beat Somerville 13 to 7, November 5, on Dillboy Field. Somer- ville outplayed Everett, making six first downs against three for Everett. Everett’s first score was made in the second period when Harvey’s punt was blocked by At- CAPTAIN Mac! N XISS wood. Dragon recovered it for Everett on the Somerville fifteen-yard line. Pagluccia went in for Baldwin and made eight yards; Fisher made a first down; Dragon made two yards; Fisher one yard; Pagluccia another yard, and Dragon scored the touchdown. At the beginning of the second half Everett caught Somerville napping. Graffan kicked off to Murphy, who ran it back to his forty-yard line; Luppi made five yards; Corbett punted to Fisher, who ran it back to the Somerville thirty-yard line. A forward gained fifteen yards; Fisher made five yards and another for- ward, Fisher to Graffan, scored the touchdown. Somerville Everett O’Brien, Hayes, r. e.................1. e., Conn Casey, r. t........................1.1., Atwood Stevenson, r. g...........1. g., Digby, Holmes Dresser, c..............................c., Crane Cochrane, 1. g.......r. g., Welsh, Helien, Berry Harvey, 1. t.........................r. t., Howe Fermoyle, 1. e.........r. e., Savage, Pagluccia Wells, Corbett, q. b.................q. b., Fisher Luppi, r. h. b................1. h. b., Dragon P. Maclnniss, 1. h. b.........r. h. b., Graffan Peterson, Murphy, f. b., f. b., Baldwin, Ott, Pagluccia Touchdowns: By Dragon, Graffan and Corbett. 44 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR River, Mass.—The “Pioneer” speaks well for your school. The prize winning story and poem are well written. The Tiltonian, Tilton School, Tilton, N. H.—We are very glad to welcome you to our Exchange Column. Come again. The Red and Black, Stevens High School, Claremont, N. H.—We like your department headings. The senior and junior girls’ glee CLUB has entered into another year of its fascinating work, and all of the girls sincerely hope that it will prove even more successful than that of preceeding years. This is the first year that the club has been provided with books made up especially for a girls’ chorus of four parts and containing all types of music, including light opera. The members are more than pleased to have obtained Virginia Kenney as their leader, and extended many thanks to Frances Polack for again consenting to take up the duties of pian- ist. The number of applicants for membership this year was so great that it was necessary for the director of music to establish a higher standard of musical ability, and to place names on a waiting list. At present the club is repre- sented by fifty enthusiastic workers, w’ho, un- der the supervision of Mr. Whittemore, look forward to a pleasant and interesting year. Doris F. Graves. EXCHANGES The Bowdoin Orient, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine.—The editorials of the “Orient” are interesting. The paper shows the efforts of an efficient staff. The Little Red Schoolhouse, Athol High School, Athol, Mass.—Your paper gives evidence of good school spirit. Won’t you comment upon our “Radiator?” The Hebronian, Hebron Academy, Hebron, Maine. —There is fine material in the monthly issue of “The Hebronian.” The author of “Writing Home” chose a live subject. Come again. The West Kentucky Bell, Tilghman High School, Paducah, Kentucky.—Welcome to our Exchange Column. The cartoons are especially fine. The Blue and Gold, Malden High School, Malden, Mass. -Your paper radiates with enthusiasm for sports and other school activities. The cartoons are com- mendable. The Clark News, Clark University, Worcester, Mass. —We are pleased to receive and read your paper. Hope you will continue to exchange with us. The Western Star, Western Junior High, Somerville, Mass.—Congratulations upon the “Good Will” number. The Journalism Club issued a fine publication. The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.—“The Teck” is holding high its tra- dition for news service. One of the very best college newspapers. The Shuttle, High School of Practical Arts, Boston, Mass.—Your magazine is a fine one. We would appre- ciate a comment upon our paper. The Junior Pioneer, Henry Lord Junior High, Fall SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 45 NOTES ot The ALVMNI CAMPBELL-08 1927 Alice Lavers is attending the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Thomas Crockett, who received the Chester Otis Garland trophy, is a freshman at Tufts. Richard Finn is working for the John Han- cock Life Insurance Company. Beatrice Ross is working for the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Harold Ordway is another who has entered Tufts. Joseph Thornton, Elden Wedlock, John Hod- son, Jr., are freshmen at Tufts. Ruth Jackson and Muriel Eyster are work- ing for the John Hancock Life Insurance Com- pany. Helen Burke, Wilbur Irving, and Myron Fisher are students at Fisher Business College. Blanche Baptista is working for the Ameri- can Radio Corporation, Medford Hillside. Doris Lamb is a freshman at Jackson. Howard Lowell is a freshman at Boston Uni- versity. Frances MacDonald is a freshman at Rad- cliff e. Harriett Caldwell is working in the office of Locatedi Realty Co. Mary McDermott is a typist for Blodgett, Jones, Burnham Bingham. Grace Donahue is working in the office of Travelers’ Insurance Co. Marion East is working in the office of the Concrete Steel Co. Anna Lipkind is working for Chandler Co. Rose Tirabassi is employed by the Touraine Glove Co. Dorothy Watkins is employed by the Prime Furniture Co. Gertrude Reynolds and Helen Blish are tak- ing the Library Training course. Sereaphina Ciambelli is in the office of Gil- christ Company. 1926 Gladys Allen is attending Sargent. Last year she was president of her class. Evelyn Cohen is working for the Standard Upholstering Company. Richard Williams is a sophomore at Boston University. Richard Berry is a sophomore at M. I. T. Ruth Edwards is employed by the John Han- cock Life Insurance Co. Ellen Page is working for Lee Higginson Company. Grace Lodico is employed by the Employers’ Liability Co. Thomas Mullins is a steongrapher in the main office of the American Railway Express. 1925 Ethel Starck is working at the State Street Trust Company, Boston. Alice Underwood, Beatrice Kenney and Estelle Jones are all at work at the Somerville Public Library, having finished the regular training course. 1924 Irving Spering is working for Theodore Prince Co. Alice Hamilton, ’20, and Maxwell Boyd were married recently. Lillian Hillman is working at the Somerville National Bank. A girl, Barbara, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace MacNeill. Helen MacDonald, Mildred Smith and Made- lyne DeWyer are seniors at Radcliffe. Warner Duhig is a junior at Harvard. Ralph Waters is a junior at Tufts. Ruby Graves is in her second year of train- ing at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. 1923 Carl Bockstrom, Northeastern, ’27, is now employed as a chemist by the Skinner, Sher- man and Esslen Company, Boston. 46 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR No Regrets Professor: “You missed class yesterday, didn’t you?” Student: “Not at all, old boy, not at all.” A contemporary describes betting as a means of get- ting something for nothing. Experience teaches us that it is usually a means of getting nothing for some- thing. A Scottish minister was on his usual visiting rounds when he came across one of his old friends. “And how has the world been treating you, Jock?” asked the minister. “Very seldom,” replied Jock sadly. “Father, did you enjoy yourself when you were a freshman at college?” “Did I ? Why those were the happiest years of my life.” Placing the Blame Professor: “And did I make myself plain?” Fresh.: “No, God did that.” “That’s the guy Pm laying for,” muttered the hen as the farmer crossed the road. Not a Squawk Host (appearing on darkened veranda): “Are you young folks enjoying yourselves?' (Absolute silence.) Host (returning indoors): “That’s fine!” Teacher (during history lesson): “What are the races that have dominated England since the invasion of the Romans?” Small boy: “The Derby and the Grand National, miss.” It is the ambition of the modern man to die with his brakes on. Fellow-Feeling Dean: “Do you know who I am?” Stude: “No, sir, but if you can remember your ad- dress I’ll take you home.” “Marriage,” said the philosopher, “is like a railroad sign. When you see a pretty girl you stop, then you look, and after you’re married, you listen.” Police captain: “Did the prisoner offer any resis- tance?” Answer: “Only one buck and I would not take it.” Mrs. Bawler: “Oh, I am so glad to see you, Mr. Henpeck! How is everybody?” Mr. Henpeck: “Oh, she is all right, thank you!” I don’t like free verse. I think it’s Bosh, Trash, Junk, Hocus-pocus, Flim-flam, Flap doodle, Fragmentary and Freakish But Good Gosh, Look how it Eats up Space! Mental Science Mrs. Bridley (at 1 A. M.): “Oh, Jack, wake up! I can: just feel there’s a mouse in the room.” Husband (drowsily): “Well, just feel there’s a cat,, too, and go to sleep.” Fat Woman: “Officer, could you see me across the street? ” Officer: “Madame, I could see you a block off.” Sauce for the Gander A small boy had slapped a little girl. The teacher was quick to rebuke the youngster. “Jackson,” she said: “No gentleman would strike a lady.” The boy was all ready with his reply. It was: “Well,, no lady would tickle a gentleman.” “Socks?” asked the salesman, “what number do you wear?” Abie: “What number! Why two of course! What do you take me for, a centipede?” Spoiling a Jane Elmer, thirteen, was puzzled over the girl problem and discussed it with his pal, Joe. “I’ve walked to school with her three times,” he told Joe, “and carried her books. I bought her ice cream sodas twict. Now do you think I ought to kis her?” “Naw, you don’t need to,” Joe decided after a moment of deep thought, “You’ve done enough for that girl already.” They were newly married and not in the best of circumstances. Said he: “If things don’t go better with us, darling, I suppose your father won’t see us starve?” “No, poor dear,” replied the young wife, “his sight gets worse every day.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 47 We would like to know:— What happened to that block of paper? If college exams arc as hard as we have heard? If the Highland avenue cars are held up quite as often as latecomers tell us? When do marks close? Is “haut-bois” pronounced “oh boy” or “hobo” and if so, why ? If we were once as dumb as the Sophomores seem to be. Heard at lunchtime:— Senior: “I notice that you didn’t masticate that ap- ple.” Sophomore (it would be): “Naw! I like it lots better raw!” We don’t know whether you’ve heard this one or not. We’ve heard it three times already. That’s how we happened to remember it:— (Scene: Madame X’s French Class) Madame X.: “And what is the French for a ‘widow’?” Bright Pupil (It wasn’t us, we assure you): “Une veuve.” Madame X.: “Bien,’ and what would ‘the houseband’ be?” Bright Pupil: “Dead!” The latest song hit will now be rendered by the Smith Brothers, Dusty and Dirty: “Feed the Baby Garlic and Tou’ll Find Him in the Dark.” (This way out) A student failed in all the five subjects he took. He telegraphed to a brother:— “Failed in all five. Prepare papa.” The brother telegraphed back:— “Papa prepared; prepare yourself.” “CLEVER TRUTHS” (Continued from page 34) and with one sweeping SURVEY of the WIDE WORLD about him, he dashed to the friendly cover of the BILLBOARD and from thence sped with all his qualifications of an AMERICAN MERCURY down the OPEN ROAD into the SUNSET. The happy couple will spend their honeymoon in ASIA under the WESTERN STAR. And the RADIATOR will keep them warm and cheery ■“forever and forever and a day.” PLAYERS’ CLUB (Continued from page 35) Stage Hand................Wilbur Raymond Mr. Would by.......................Joseph Blumsack Miss Pencil....................Marguerite Carmasino Miss Ivory............................Muriel Height Mr. Ruler............................William Casey Mr. Inkwell.................Herbert Falgren Mr. Ivory...................Eben Backstrom Rehearsals of the “Flattering Word” are now well under way. This play will be pre- sented before the school in the near future. The club is looking forward to a busy yet very enjoyable year holding receptions, attend- ing theatre parties and presenting plays. E. S., ’28. DE LUXE CANDY SHOP Home Made Candy and Ice Cream of All Kinds FRESH EVERY DAY 11 Davis Square Somerville Telephone 5946 Somerset ROOM 106 First Floor West always trying to be the Best. SOMERVILLE KNITTING COMPANY .Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE SWEATERS, BATHING SUITS AND ATHLETIC KNIT OUTERWEAR 32 Clifton Street, W. Somerville, Mass. T7r Want Quality and Service! ±Otl Want Fair Prices! Want Courteous Treatment! SLATER’S NABORHOOI) STORE 32 Appleton Street Som. 1936 West Somerville Som. 1655 Keep Your Cans Sanitary and Looking New! Somerville Retinning Soldering Works HOTEL and RESTAURANT UTENSILS ICE CREAM and MILK CANS Factory 30 Clifton St. Somerset 6321 West Somerville, Massachusetts Work Called For and Delivered Telephone Somerset 9528-W OPTICAL REPAIRING SMITH THE JEWELER Certified Watchmaker — Jeweler 409 Highland Ave., Davis Sq., Somerville, Mass. SIXTH ANNUAL SOMERVILLE TOUR TO WASHINGTON Book early for our famous all-motor lour to the Capitol. Party will be limited. SEE MR. HAYWARD OF S. H. 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Graduates of Somerville High School admitted without examination For catalog or further information inquire: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY EVENING DIVISION 312 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Telephone Back Bay 4400 In Law—School of Law Four-year course. I.L.B. degree. Prepares for bar examinations and practice. Case method of instruction similar to that in best day law schools. 87% of graduates taking bar examinations have passed. Alumni outstandingly successful as lawyers, judges, business executives. Exceptional faculty of lawyers who have been trained in leading day law schools. O’NEIL CASELLA MAKERS OF “The Class Ring Beautiful” BOSTON •zzeJlczzr DANCING CLASS For HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEWIS HALL DAVIS SQUARE Direction of KATHERINE D. O’GORMAN Terms on request Roxbury 7591-W JOHN SKINNER SON WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERY BOY and GIRL SCOUTS SUPPLIED 24 CHILTON ST. CAMBRIDGE Telephone University 8714-M HOWARD B. BURLINGAME Private Tutor in LANGUAGE and MATHEMATICS Pupils Prepared for Any College or Professional School Pupils Backward in Their Studies or School Work Assisted 33 Day Street West Somerville We may be down on the Sophomore floor But we are not out of the Junior Class. —Room 226 AT RECESS Eat at BRAY’S (OFF. SCHOOL) Telephone Somerset 6092—5957 CITY HALL SFA M. ABAID CANDY, FRUITS, CIGARS, ETC. 99 Highland Avenue Somerville The others like school But we like it more For we are the members of 224 Some rooms are dead. Others alive. If you want life Watch 305 LIQUID MEAT —that’s another name for our good, pasteurized milk. It makes rich, red blood. It gives vigor, endurance, clear brains and strong muscles. It comes from choice, selected farms. It is handled with as much care as the food In your home kitchen. It is pasteurized at great expense of equipment and labor to give you a product that shall be the last word In sanitary excellence. 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THE SMOKE SHOP Somerset 7300 DAY and NIGHT SERVICE 10 DAVIS SQUARE Headquarters for the W. C. JONES CO. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS Somerville Royal Rooters 51 Highland Avenue DAVID A. MORRISON, Prop. Tel. Somerset 0188—0305 LEWIS-KORN CO. MEN’S SHOP COMPLIMENTS OF High Grade Furnishings — Hats and Caps Davis Square Somerville, Mass. ROOM 110 Telephone Somerset 2270-M MRS. BESSIE CLARKE private Gutor SUITE 2 11 FENWICK STREET WINTER HILL, MASS. Telephone Somerset 0431 Gladys Talbot PROFES- SIONAL DANCER AND COACH ANNOUNCES The re-opening of her School of Dancing SEPTEMBER 24 Learn the latest Kinkajou ITALIAN BALLET, TOE, ACROBATIC, MUSICAL COMEDY and STAGE DANCING Studio: THE HEIN EM ANN HOUSE 136 School Street Telephone Somerset 6884-W SUFFOLK LAW SCHOOL Founded September 19, 1906 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 7.30 P. M. 7.35 P. M. to 9.05 P. M. 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S. 1927 Class Photographer SIDEBOTTOM BROTHERS m MEN’S FURNISHINGS PRINTING AND ENGRAVING . , TELEPHONE PROSPECT 0947 at the DAVIS SQ. HABERDASHER’S opposite Somerville Theatre m HATS — CAPS — SHOES 168 SCHOOL STREET WINTER HILL, MASS. QQP. g)qq _ 'obovOu FOR GOOD HEALTH EAT BUSH WAY’S ICE CREAM “Be what thou seemest.” Room 114 “So enter that you may be serious and thought- ful, “So depart that you may be of service to your fellowmen.” Room 326 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 215 SOMERVILLE .High School Radiator ol. XXXVII. Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, December, 1927 No. 3 Tiu Somerville High School Hndiator is published by th« High School on the fourth Monday of every month during: the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursday o the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing:, 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 ex- change editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, $.75 per Year Single Numbers, 15 cents Entered as second class mail matter at Boston P. O. | SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT i i i I i I i I i i - I EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief GROVER R. WINN, '28 Associate Editors MARION E. SMITH, '29 JOHN J. HAYES, '29 Exchange Editor OLIVE B. MacPHERSON, '28 Poetry Editor BERTHA M. CORFIELD, '28 Sporting Editor LAWRENCE P. CAPODILUPO, '28 Alumni Editors RUTH F. GARROD, '28 JEAN F. YACUBIAN, '28 Library Editor LOLLY MOLLER, '28 Business Manager MARY A. GRADONE, '29 Assistant Business Manager IRVINE E. WHITCOMB, '28 Circulating Manager ERNEST D. SACKETT, '28 Humor Editor CURTICE N. TOWNSEND, '28 Staff Artists DOROTHY L. BURNHAM, '28 GEORGE F. MOREL, '29 Faculty Treasurer LAURENCE A. SPRAGUE Asst. Faculty Treasurer ELIZABETH M. WELCH Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Class Editors ALBERT L. FISHER, '28 WILLIAM J. VIDITO, '29 NATHANIEL P. VIDITO, '30 Assistant Class Editors MARGARET A. LACEY, '28 FRANK VAN UMMERSEN, '29 GRETHELL S. SIMPSON, '30 TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIALS 58 THE LITTLE RED BIRD 62 CAPTIVES OF TOYLAND 59 Margaret A. Lacey, '28 Albert Allen, '28 POET'S CORNER 64 THE JONES’ CHRISTMAS PARTY 60 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 66 Alice E. Wall, '29 SCHOOL NEWS 67 A PROCESSION IN HONOR OF ST. CLASS NOTES 69 SEBASTIAN 61 EXCHANGES 72 Alessandro Marroni, '29 ATHLETICS 73 BANANAS 61 ALUMNI NOTES 74 John Niles, '28 FLASHES OF HUMOR 74 58 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE SPIRIT OF GIVING By James Russell Lowell “Not what we give, but what we share, The gift without the giver is bare. He gives nothing but worthless gold Who gives from a sense of duty; But he who gives a slender mite, And gives to that which is out of sight, The thread of all sustaining beauty, Which runs through all and doth all unite, The hand cannot clasp the whole of his alms, The heart outstretches its eager palms, For God goes with it and makes it store To the soul that was starving in darkness before.” THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS ANOTHER CHRISTMAS! Our exclamation is not of sorrow, disgust, or resignation but of happiness, joy, and delight. It seems but a very short time since last Christ- mas and now this one is treading on our heels. To the seniors this holiday is a reminder that the majority will never again spend such an- other in high school and that they will never be able to take part in the bustle and prepara- tion for the various school activities which take place during this season. What one among us, Senior, Junior, or Sophomore, has not felt that happiness and a surge of delight just before Christmas, know- ing that soon there will be a respite in one’s studies filled with the joy and spirit of yule- tide. As early as two weeks or more before this holiday the carols, which are heard almost daily during the singing period, seem to fill us with happiness and good-will toward all. At this time our teachers, too, begin to seem almost hu- man and we can nearly forgive them for our marks of the last quarter. Then before we know it, the whole holiday season is upon us. Christmas trees and holly are everywhere; wreaths are hanging in the windows and mistletoe from the chandelier; a replica of a yule-log is in the fireplace; colored lights are reflected on the window panes, and candles in the windows lighting the way for the carol singers. All the country joins in the celebration of the birth of the Christ child, and all cares of the world are forgotten. No one appears to have lost the zest and de- light of running downstairs Christmas morn to undo those beautiful packages, covered with snowy white paper and tied with red string, and to find the surprises that are contained therein. Yet amidst all this joy and good fortune the season never fails to impress upon us its full importance and to make us understand the effect that was produced on civilization by the birth of our Savior. Something seems to make us a little more considerate, a little more thoughtful towards others. Is it that quality which is defined as the Christmas spirit? Is it something intangible, beyond our grasp? It cannot be that, for it softened the heart of old Scrooge, and gives everyone a cheerful and better opinion of his fellowmen. This spirit which has been handed down to us through the ages, a rightful heritage, has found its expres- sion in the phrase: “Peace on earth, goocl-will towards men.” The Staff of the Radiator extends to the Faculty and to the Student Body its most sincere wishes for a very Merry Christmas and an exceedingly Happy New Year. In this issue a new step has been inaugurated, namely: the illustrating of both the stories and arti- cles. You will also notice that several of our depart- ments have new cuts, making the appearance of the paper more attractive. This work has all been done by our staff artists. The cartoon is drawn by Francis Lowney, ’30. Tough luck! It looks like a hard winter. In the country the snow fences have been put up to prevent huge drifts and geese have flown south much earlier than usual, two portents of a long, cold, blustery win- ter. We surely will not regret any severe snow storms that keep us home from school, or a long cold snap with plenty of skating. The cantata which the school is presenting owes much of its success to the various organizations that co-operated in its production, and the members of the faculty that supervised it have a right to be proud of their work. The recent collection of funds for the aid of the flood sufferers brings to light two important facts: First, that two bodies composed of the students, the National Honor Society and the Students’ Council, can co-operate and successfully conduct such a drive; and, secondly, that the entire student body still possesses the same generosity characteristic of it on many other occasions. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR ' CAPTIVES OF TOYLAND By Albert Allen, ’28 “Childhood’s Joyland, Mystic, merry Toyland! Once you pass its borders, You can ne’er return again.” —Victor Herbert. VICTOR HERBERT, the great composer, must surely have dwelt in a downtown department store toyshop to be able to recall times of distant childhood and win in- spiration for that tuneful, joyful operetta, “Babes in Toyland.” “Picture a man prattling about toys,” the cynics said. Yet no matter what one’s age may be, no matter how dignified and stiff an outward bearing he may have ac- quired, the subtle teasing fact remains that no one is ever entirely lost to Toyland’s charms. When one enters upon its “phantom shore,” in the medium of a downtown department store Christmas display, little memories and the old eagerness slip back. Then observe the hard surface of personal carriage melt away like artificial color in an unrelenting rain. — When recently in a large Boston department store I requested the operator of the elevator in which were riding also some acquaintances of mine, to stop at the toy department, the snickers and giggles as I alighted alone left me rather shamefaced and uncomfortable. But, entering upon the obstreperous glee of Toyland, I was surprised and delighted to find there a great many men and women in addition to the growing generation. And then Toyland unfolded itself in all its splendor. Low-hanging lanterns imparted a mystic touch. There were marvelous erector sets for future bridge builders to tamper with; these eight or nine-year-olds were present in large numbers. A large electric engine fas- cinated all with its realistic whine. Against an old English Christmas setting of snow, starry sky and carolers, wonderful trains darted over mountain and valley; modern stations, busses, 53 and homes—a miniature country side—were a part of the display. Little tots with popping eyes followed the trains whizzing round and round. Reality broke through for a moment, for this exhibition represented restless indus- try itself. Jollity was reigning supreme. Gay lamps and decorations depicted famed Mother Goose characters, friends of both young and old; there was Jack and Jill, the old woman who- lived in a shoe, Little Miss Muffet, Little Bo- Feep, VVinken, Blinken, and Nod, ponderous, merry King Cole, Simple Simon and the Pieman, and there was the same cow of years ago jump- ing over the moon! A man nearby commented on this phenomenon thus: “I wonder if that cow has landed yet!” Seme tots were testing everything in sight; xylophones pealed, toy pianos tinkled, while one group took some horns from a counter and proceeded to blare the “Sextette” from “Lucia” somewhat unharmcniously, to the annoyance of the salesladies. As usual, the ordinary bunnies, dogs, yawning bullfrogs, acrobatic elephants, bears, billy goats, and other of the furry menagerie, their faces distorted by comical expres- sions, brought laughs from children and adults, of the holiday crowd. Clowns, puppets, air- planes, windmills, boats—all came in for their share of tinkering and testing by small boys, and grownups, too. While starry-eyed tots, gazed at the toy wonders, dignified grownups, entranced, smiled acknowledgment, unknow- ingly perhaps, of Toyland’s magical power. The greatest attraction was a remarkable scene of marching soldiers. Castles looked down upon a desert of India, where continuous, columns of toy soldiers marched in parade:. Balkan, South African, Senegalese, and British East Indian troops, resplendent in vari-colored uniforms, passed under the admiring eyes of Toyland’s worshipers, ages one to seventy, all of them “Babes in Toyland.” Flowing-robed Arabs, on foot and on camels, elicited eager comments; toy soldiers drilled on an elevated fortress. Another side of the long display was ornamented with features of the western coun- tries of the world; the nattiness of the repre- sentative colors of the United States army, navy, and marine corps; the red and blue of the French poilu; the austerity of the King’s Guard; Highlanders with bagpipes (which was especially edifying to a small girl in Highland lassie array), and gay-feathered American In- dians. Open-mouthed children, straining, almost fell over the guard rail, while adults stared at the spectacle pop-eyed—and this is no exaggera- tion. No doubt many fathers in the throng, being 60 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR the family bank, thought of a saleslady as Vic- tor Herbert’s Floretta, the Gypsy, who croons: “Your fortune I’ll read from your palm at a glance, Pray notice I also collect in advance.” Two urchins, evidently from one of the poorer sections of the city, gazed hungry-eyed at some sleds, skates, and drums. The store’s Kris Kringle approached and laughingly spoke to the boys, assuring them of delivery on Christmas morning of their heart’s desire. And who knows but that these children’s homes may be brightened on Christmas morning through the kindness of one of our charitable organiza- tions, intent upon spreading cheer? But now the store was closing and Toyland •was sending away its worshipers. Jt The saying: “There is no romance in busi- ness, in industry,” is glaringly contradicted by a Christmas Toyland. Old and young, even “staid” high school students can enjoy mystic, merry Toyland. Outside, in the busy street thronged with happy holiday shoppers, what show window attracts most passers-by ? Where are the side- walks most obstructed? At Toyland’s window, of course. For when folks set foot on Toyland’s “phantom shore” in childhood, though opinion and dignity may rule otherwise, they are cap- tives for life! THE JONES’ CHRISTMAS PARTY By Alice E. Wall, ’29 CHRISTMAS DAY is unofficial family re- union day at the Jones’ homestead. Of course, each separate branch of the fam- ily has its own especial Christmas rites,—the stocking-filling, the tree-trimming, and the present-opening—but at about two o’clock in the afternoon everybody descends on “Pa and Ma,” or “Cramp and Gram” as the children are now beginning to call them. John and Mary, his wife, come trailing over from across-streets with Junior, clutching the remains of a very sticky stocking, and the twins, thrusting equally sticky thumbs into almost-as-sticky mouths—a sure sign that it is nearly dinner- time. Bedelia, dainty, dressy, and seeking ad- miration, breezes in. She is studying interior decoration now; it was civic problems last year and social service year before that, and she simply had to TEAR herself away from the studio. She brings Mother the cleverest box of chocolate caramels imaginable (mother can’t chew them, but anyhow Bedelia thinks they’re just gorgeous). Poor Dick, still sav- ing but not yet having raised enough money on which to get married, is there with his demure little fiancee, who quickly disappears into the kitchen to help Ma mash potatoes and skin beets. Ruth and Ernie come from uptown with their three,—two boys just finishing high school and a regular tomboy daughter, who im- mediately pounces on the twins and sets about scrubbing their unsuspecting faces, a very un- welcome and outrageous proceeding which the twins protest in lusty voices. An imperative i ing at the door, a big, booming “Merry Christ- mas,” and “cur dear, eldest son, Robert, who has done well in the insurance business” comes trooping in, closely followed by his motherless children,—a handsome, fur-clad college son, and two ultra-modern finishing-school daughters. In fact, “all our dear children” come home, and dear me, they certainly do justice to the good old-fashioned turkey dinner, midst frequent jckings, puns, anecdotes, and good-natured leasing, which only a family gathering can un- derstand. Then the women repair to the kitchen. Mother is made to “sit down and let other folks do the work, for once,” and amidst the clatter of dishes, the splash and steam of hot water, and the flourish of dish towels, the women ex- change confidences, while the men retire to the sitting-room, and in an atmosphere of Morris chairs, tobacco smoke, and lazy satisfaction discuss current events, politics, and business ex- periences. In the parlor the young folks pun- ish the old square piano and disarrange Gram’s precious parlor “tidies,” while the children, though told to “run away and play,” manage to interrupt and disturb the entire party. But deep in the hearts of this prosperous, happy family glows the true Christmas spirit— a spirit that shines out in the swift tender- ness of Ma’s eyes,—a spirit which finds voice in a sudden burst of jazz forced from the ancient piano in the parlor,—a spirit with which Fa smiles into Dick’s eyes and slips a tidy little nest egg in his pocket, a help toward the “happy day,”—a spirit which soothes the happy, so- SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 61 tired twins and sings a peaceful lullaby as they sleep among the neglected dollies. Deep down into their worldliness the spirit of the Christ- child creeps into the hearts of the Jones’ at their Christmas party. A PROCESSION IN HONOR OF ST. SERAS- TI AN By Alessandro Marroni, '29 MANY Italian cities have strange ideas and superstitions which have been handed down for generations. Some believe that through the intercession or prayers of some saint whose relics or statues are placed in the mountains, the inhabitants are protected against calamity. On the feast day of this saint the people hold great processions in his or her honor. I happened to witness one in honor of St. Sebastian, the protector of Caste! Gandolfo, a small city one hour’s ride from Rome. The preparation for the event takes about one month. First, a competition is held in the church to determine who shall be chosen queen and king of the time. All the boys and girls line up on opposite sides of a room, and the rest is similar to our spelling match. Instead of words being dictated to them to spell, they are asked questions in the catechism. One by one, as they fail to answer, they are excluded. The last boy and last girl that remain standing are king and queen. The two previous boys and the two previous girls are called princes and princesses, who, at the procession, attend the queen and king. The rest of the time is spent on the preparation of the standards, illumina- tions and decorations which are used. September 8, the feast day of St. Sebastian, is the great day. Everybody goes to church early in the morning to get seats and to hear the great celebration of the mass. The small church is crowded to the doors, and all the streets are filled with crowds and anxiously waiting spectators, among whom are many English, French and American people. Every- body has a camera and can be heard busily clicking after the procession starts. First, coming down the church stairs, can be seen those who prepared, or in any way were connected with the preparation. Fol- lowing them, to the right, is the king dressed in a velvet costume, with a white collar and cuffs, and patent leather shoes, representing the age of the saint. Behind him are the two princes, also wearing very old garments. To his left is the queen, adorned in white, wearing a crown decorated with pearls and diamonds, which is the treasure of the church. Behind her are the two prin- cesses, who, like the princes, assist her in any way possible. They are followed by priests carrying the blessed sacrament and the relics of St. Sebastian, believed to be from the fourth century. The canopy containing the relics is from the third century, the standards- and candle-sticks are of the twelfth century. Everything, with exception of the relics and Blessed Sacrament, is carried by the people. They parade around the streets of the whole city, and as they do so the people from windows and roofs shower them with flowers and myrtle. The effect is vejy unique and pictur- esque. The procession is finished in the little church where it started from. At the close of the event the king and queen receive many gifts from spectators and relatives. BANANAS Bv John Niles, ’28 SIR MALDEMERE FITZ-ROY SMITH, Englishman, gentleman, judge of good— etc., owner of extensive South Ameri- can plantations; sportsman, traveler and con- noisseur of everything fine, insinuated himself in one of those so-called doorways opening on to .the promenade deck of the S. S. Megantic. Sir Maldemere could not be called obese. His. feet were neither extensive nor protuberous his “abdominal perimeter” was normal, and his neck was not disproportionate to his head and the rest of his body. Nevertheless, he was what is known as a “large man.” As most of the Englishmen of the old type, are, he was dignified, important and fashion- ably dressed—but in antithesis to ail these marks of good breeding, in his hand was poised (not particularly gracefully, either) a banana. A plain, common, everyday banana. It was. quite evident that this banana came from a. bag which the gentleman in question carried under his right arm. But why should a portly Englishman be eating and carrying bananas? €2 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR They were all right, perhaps, for other people blit for an Englishman—horrors. Sir Malde- mere wasn’t really fond of the aforementioned fruit, but he was laboring under the impression, in fact he really believed, that they were a good remedy for seasickness, and since he owned acres of them in South Amercia, they were a cheap remedy. Everyday as a mission- ary of the “banana remedy” he would say to some poor unfortunate, “Have a banana. They’re really very good.” Whereupon his hearer would run to the railing or take the banana, throw the skin away, and hope that well-meaning Sir Maldemere would slip on it. There was, however, one lady, a Miss Belinda Edwards, who seemed very much interested in this remedy. Incidentally, Miss Edwards was the object of Sir Maldemere’s search, for he had left the doorway and was strolling up and down the deck with the air of someone who. though apparently nonchalant, was very much concerned with the whereabouts of somebody •else. “A nice quiet girl, this Miss Edwards. Yes, sir, she was the kind of a wife he wanted; not the fortune-hunting type. Plenty of money, middle-aged, retiring, agreeable, and—wasn’t it funny how bananas seemed to have the same good effect on her as on himself?” Thus mused Sir Maldemere as he searched for Miss Ed- wards. Perhaps his thoughts were more pro- found, for he had known Miss Edwards in New York; in fact, he had known her for seven years. On his twentieth stroll around the deck the object of his search and heart made her ap- pearance. “Ah, good afternoon, Miss Edwards; it is in- deed a pleasure to find you coming out. I just came out myself,” efTused Sir Maldemere. An observer might have noticed Miss Edwards re- plied enthusiastically but wearily, perhaps like a hero of war who, though happy, was tired from the strain of popularity. Upon his ask- ing, she replied that she would gladly walk with him. The afternoon waned, and, neither having any desire for supper, they walked the decks, talking of conventional things, until they came to the lifeboat deck. The place was deserted, it was cool, the ocean lashed against the sides of the ship, a bell jangled here and there, the strains of the orchestra—all these mingled to produce but one effect,—an effect to be found only on a ship—that feeling of fellowship and love. Sir Maldemere absent-mindedly peeled a ban- ana half-way down, offered it to his compan- ion, and, slightly surprised at her sharp re- fusal to eat it, ate it himself. Now Sir Malde- mere usually was meticuously careful of the skins; he always walked to the railing and threw them overboard. But this time he dropped it to the deck. Then as if seized by a sudden passion he turned to Miss Edwards: “Miss Edwards—Belinda—will you? Would you? Could you?—(damn it) Can you?” The object of his future and conditional in- terrogations sat up, perhaps expectantly, per- haps not. “Yes, Sir Maldemere?” she said softly, all at sea in more ways than one. “Belinda,” he started again, “will you? Would you? Oh, will you ’ave a banana?” She was disillusioned, disappointed and dis- gusted. “Please take me back,” she said sharply. Poor Sir Maldemere took her arm, they turned to go back, then—no airplane land- ing was more graceful—no tango steps more in- tricate, “and great was the fall thereof.” Dig- nified Sir Maldemere sat on the deck of the S. S. Megantic with the prim Miss Belinda Ed- wards on his lap. The needed stimulus was there—he kissed her harshly, cruelly, lovingly. “I love you,” he whispered. “I love you too, Maldemere,” she replied, and then, with her free hand, she summoned all strength and con- signed the bag to the deep with: “I never want to see another banana.” Sir Maldemere whistled loudly and shrilly. The song turned out to be: “When Banana Peels Are Falling, I’LL COME SLIDING BACK TO YOU.” THE LITTLE RED BIRD By Margaret A. Lacey, ’28 TIIE room was warm and cheerful, the kind of room that one sees pictured on Christ- mas greeting cards, a fire roaring in the brick fireplace, a huge Christmas tree in the centre and a glimpse of snowy hillsides through the frost-rimmed windows. The khaki-clad figure sprang down from the chair, gazed ad- miringly at the decorated tree and hugged the little old lady lovingly. “It’s just spiffy, Ma. And there’s my little red bird at the top. Remember the first time I put it there? You held me in your arms and SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 65 I put it at the top, so Santa’d be sure to see it.” His arms tightened around the bent shoulders and his voice was sad for a moment. ‘‘I wish I was going to be here tomorrow; but there’ll be Tom and Emmy—and this old war won’t last long—not with ME there!” He laughed and kissed her enthusiastically. “I’ll be back to trim the ol’ tree with my little red bird next Christmas, you can bet!” His mother clung to him anxiously. “Oh, Johnnie boy, it’ll be lonely without you—Emmy and Tom can’t get way out here very often.” Sleigh bells tinkled outside and the two parted in a flurry of excitement. The boy seized his cap while trembling fingers helped him with his khaki overcoat and a dozen last admonitions were heaped upon him. “Just like when I was a little boy going to school for the first time,” he teased her, laughing. “Don’t lose my little red bird ’cause I’m coming back —and have the tree ready, Ma!”— He was gone—a jingle of sleigh bells and a boyish voice shouting goodbye. The mother’s eyes followed him down the snow-packed road; and the little red bird in the firelight seemed to nod on his perch on the Christmas tree. The box-car lurched drunkenly, then slowed up and came to a stop with a loud banging and clanking of chains. The lone occupant rolled over on the smelly straw, then sat up with a jerk. Satisfied that the car had been deserted, he cautiously slid open the door and sniffed at the clear, cutting air. Eight years of roaming had not yet accustomed him to the rancid, musty box-cars. The one in which he had traveled from Boston had been left on a siding at a lonely way station. “Milford,” he read on the station sign. “Milford,” he repeated. “Mil- ford?” He slipped cautiously to the ground and crouched there motionless for a moment. As- sured that his descent from the car had been unobserved, he crossed the tracks and walked up the road toward the village. No “flop house” in this town he reckoned, but everyone was gen- erous on Christmas Eve. He could find some barn to sleep in and beg his supper at the next farm. To lodge in a barn on Christmas Eve! The thought came to him of the other One, who slept in a manger on the first Christmas. “For there was no room at the inn—” Who had taught him those words? The blinding flash on a battlefield of France that had left his face disfigured had swept away every memory of his home, his family, his very name. His search had never ceased. Somewhere, his heart told him, someone was waiting, and until his quest was over he could never stop. His steps had taken him past the village down a winding country road; the firm snow crunched under his thin-shod feet and he real- ized that he must find food and shelter soon. There was a light in a small white house at one side and, automatically, he swung open the gate, passed in, and without knowing why he did it, paused to latch it. There would be roses climbing over the white-picketed fence, he found himself thinking. Roses? He laughed bitterly. He knocked lightly on the door and it was opened immediately as if his knock had been expected. A little white-haired old lady, a lamp in her hand, stared up at the scarred un- shaven face and ragged figure. His request for food seemed to recall her. “Come—come in—. For a moment—I almost thought—” sadness settled over her kind face. The tall stranger followed her to the kitchen, where she spread out a generous meal. The meal completed, he found himself re- luctant to leave. “Isn’t there anything I could do to help?” he asked. “It’s so kind of you. I don’t very often get treated like this.” The woman smiled kindly. “It’s just the Christmas tree. I always have a tree, though Emmy and Tom—that’s my daughter and her husband—they say it’s so silly. They’re com- ing tomorrow with the children. The tree is out by the barn. Would you help me bring it. in ? I always get a good big one—” proudly— “My John used to say it looked so nice.” Her voice broke and the fingers that were lighting the lamp trembled. “Couldn’t I help to trim it?” the man begged when the tree had been placed by the fireplace.. Mounted on a chair he spent a happy hour, laughing at the odd old-fashioned ornaments and regaling his kind hostess with tales of other Christmases he had known as a hobo. Something familiar in the set of the slim shoulders and his gay laugh made her catch her breath. Then she smiled sadly. “You re- mind me so much of my John,” she told him as she held the glittering tinsel for him. “He al- ways trimmed the Christmas tree. He—I lost him in the war.” Tears shone in her faded eyes. “I may have known your boy. I was in the war.” He touched his scarred face. “Shell- shock, too. I’ve never known who I was since- —lost my tag—there were a lot of others re- ported missing at the same time.” “My boy was among the missing, too. I re- member reading it the first time when the tel- egram came. Missing. Missing. The roses were beginning to bud. I picked some of them and put them in front of his picture. Missing?” A tear drop fell on the tinsel and glittered. “I’ve always hoped—they never found him, you know.” (Continued on page 75) 64 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE COMING OF A TINY TUNE It slipped one night From a silver star To a tiny, soft wild rose, And nestled there Till the peep of dawn, Where the blue-top, tall grass blows. I passed that way When the day was new And I heard a wee tune ringing, It whispered low As the rosebud smiled, And I found my heart was singing! Bertha May Corfield, ’28. A LITTLE CHILD’S PRAYER Dear God, I’m very thankful For all you gave to me, For my dear, dear daddy Who sits me on his knee, Who helps me in my Tifmetic ’N gives me lot of toys, Who tells me I’m the bestest Of all a world of boys! I thank you for my mother Who’s the bestest in the world, Who looks so, awful pretty When her hair has just been curled. LONELINESS Woods seem lonely when no one’s around, But it’s then I love them, all red and brown. On a brisk, cold day I love to walk, And for an hour hear no one talk. To sit by myself when no one’s near And let sounds of the trees drift into my ear. Just pause a moment and forget the strife, Forget the hardships and struggles of life. But all too soon I must go back,— Back to the world and shoulder my pack. The world’s a battle,—a struggle with self; We struggle for riches, for power and pelf. GRANDMA’S ROOM Our house has fourteen great, big rooms, And though I love them all There’s one I never can go past When running through the hall. It’s grandma’s, full of lovely things That no one else possesses,— A bag of pieces that were left From dear, old-fashioned dresses! vY ho cleans me in the mornm ’N sen’s me out to school, Who buys me ice cream when I’m hot To make me nice an’ cool. 'N God, if I been naughty An’ tole Marie a lie, Please forgive me, cause I meant to Tell her, truly,—bye an’ bye. N please make me better ’N teach me not to fight,— Dear God, I’m awful sleepy, So I’ll have to say “good night!” Mary Counihan, ’30. And such a funny little stove, It gives out lots of heat, With water in a pan on top To keep the air quite sweet! Then, too, no matter where I look Among her needle cases, In boxes, baskets, trays and all, Are pennies with new faces! But quite the most exciting thing Is cuckoo in his tower, Who steps outside his pretty clock And softly calls the hour! So much to see in grandma’s room, Of treasures large and small; Yet, do you know, I think grandma Is loveliest of all! Arline Drake, ’20, Sometimes when weary I look back with a tear To the time when the wood was my friend so dear Fred Finigan, ’29. I thank my Guardian Angel. Who makes me do what’s right, For staying by my little bed When I’m asleep at night. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 65 TO A SEA CHEST 0 bluff sea chest of hearty oak I pray thee tell me a story, Tell me a tale of foreign folk, And of sailors bluff and hoary! Tell me a tale of northern lands, Of polar bears and seals, Far removed from desert sands With all their heat from which one reels. Tell me a tale of southern climes Beneath the sky of azure blue, Of olive orchards and of limes,— These were familiar scenes to you! Tell me a tale of eastern ports, Of India and far Chinee, Of buddhas, temples, and old forts,— All these I dearly long to see! Tell me a tale of western worlds. Of hustling, bustling cities there,— A land o’er which there still unfurls The flag of freedom in the air! Irwin Moran, ’28. THE PIRATE CAT My cat is like a pirate Who commands a pirate galley. He and all the neighbors’ cats Hold sway in our back alley. I can picture my cat in pirate garb With his whiskers curled up to his hat, And a villainous gleam in his sea-green eyes, A cat who would not heed “scat.” Cats gather when the moon is high And set out on their quests, Then they set sail for garbage cans Which are their treasure chests. When they have plundered all their loot And turn toward home again, They’re apt to feel some neighbor’s boot, And scatter there and then. For their songs of cheer are loud and long, And rend the peaceful air. The people who live near them wish Them anywhere but there! Anna Wischmann, '28. NATURE’S STREAM Rippling o’er white moonstones Beneath a sky of blue, Running by a mossy bank A little stream came through. Willows bent their weeping frames To take a fleeting look, Smiling as it changed into A happy, bubbling brook. Flashing in the sunlight From out its sparkling heart, Dancing, splashing with delight A golden fish would dart. Sparkling in the starlight And laughing in the dawn, Forever gay and happy My little stream flows on. Mildred Counihan, ’28- A COUNTRY SCENE Can’t you see the farms and houses Scattered widely o’er the plain, And an outline, faint and sparkling, Of a little country lane? Hear the joyful sleigh bells tinkling, Tinkling out across the snow, Mingled with the carolers’ voices Singing songs of long ago? And far above, the gleaming stars. Mere sparks amidst the heaven. And thus it is—a country scene,— The village clock strikes seven! Dolly Alma Smith, ’30. TO A STREET IN SOMETOWN Filthy with rubbish that lay sweltering in the sun,. Crooked, winding gutters (no one knew where they’d begun); Dirty little children, faces covered o’er with grime And lines which show that sorrow works there over- time. Is the dirtiest street in Sometown worthy of perpetual shame? Have not great men arisen from such hovels up to fame ? Marconi, Johnson, Franklin, all were men who once were poor, Italian, Swedish, English,—destinies are never sure. The houses which array the street are pictures of de- cay, And no one knows if they have ever seen a better day,. And who can tell but one of these may house a famous; man, Who will not blush when he recalls where his career began? B. Angus Macey, ’28. €6 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT CONCLUDING THE NEW TITLES Beebe, “Jungle Peace. Bergengrcn, “Comforts of Home.” Breasted, “Conquest of Civilization.” •Charnwood, “Abraham Lincoln.” Chesterton, “Charles Dickens.” Davis, “Iron Puddler!” Esenwein, “Studying the Short Story.” Farrington, “Successful Salesman.” Fowler, “Grasping Opportunity.” Gregory, “Seven Short Plays.” Hawes, “Great Quest.” Kipling, “Rudyard Kipling’s Verse.” Leonard, “Atlantic Book of Modern Plays.” Lewis, “Splendors of the Sky.” Lewissohn, “Modern Drama.” Lacy, “Biology and Its Makers.” Marden, “Choosing a Career.” Marshall, “Eldest Son.” Mooie, “History of Chemistry.” Morrow, “We Must March.” Murphy, “Beginner’s Star-Book.” Robinson, “Ordeal of Civilization.” Roosevelt, “Episodes from ‘The Winning of the West.’ ” Roosevelt, “Hunting Trips of a Ranchman.” Sandburg, “Cornhuskers.” Schauffier, “Christmas.” Schauffier, “Thanksgiving.” Schauffier, “Washington’s Birthday.” Service, “Spell of the Yukon.” Young, “Alaska Days With John Muir.” These are the titles of the new books. The list contains some very interesting and premising names. We hope you will take ad- vantage of it. “THE COMFORTS OF HOME” , rpIIE COMFORTS OF HOME” is a most delightful compilation of humorous A essays. They cannot fail to appeal to any reader as the subjects are so universal. “Furnace and I,” one of these essays, is in- deed very interesting. Here the author, Ralph Bergengren, gives us the picture of the first time he tried to make a fire in the “Great Mon- ster that sat on the floor of the cellar, impas- sive as Buddha, and apparently holding up the house with as many arms as an octopus.” It is very amusing to read of the catastrophe which occurred when the man who runs it, “an absurd term as applied to a thing that has no legs and weighs several tons,” forgets to open the back damper, and the smoke begins to leak through every crevice of the house except, curi- ously enough, the chimney. Another one, “The Plumber Appreciated,” is a humorous soliloquy on the subject of why we should appreciate plumbers. Here is a very mirth-provoking incident when the author tells of his own experience in putting in the new washer in the faucet. “Thoughts While Getting Settled,” “Praise of Open Fires,” “No Stairs—No Attic,” and “The Home of the Porcelain Tub” are some of the other titles. These latter essays are just as humorous and even more so than the first, and I know you will appreciate this little col- lection if you take time to read it. “CORNHUSKERS” IN the field of free verse, which is being used so extensively by present-day poets, Carl Sandburg’s “Cornhuskers” stands out as an excellent example of this type. Carl Sandburg shows his versatility in “Corn- huskers” by the great variety of subjects upon which he writes. The book is divided into five groups, the first of which, “Cornhuskers,” con- tains poems of the prairies and the West. The second group, “Persons Half Known,” is a group of character sketches, some humorous, others just the opposite. In the third group, “Leather Leggings,” are some very unusual poems with interesting titles. “Haunts,” the fourth group, contains some very lovely meditative poems among which are: “Fire Dreams,” a Thanksgiv- ing poem, “Baby Face” on the moon, and “The Year” taken by seasons. The last group, “Shen- andoah,” are mostly war poems, both of the Civil and the late World War. Anyone at all interested in free verse will find in Sandburg’s “Cornhuskers” a very good standard after which to pattern his work. A. W., ’28. “ALASKA DAYS WITH JOHN MUIR” THE story of “Alaska Days With John Muir” is one extended description of ice- bound Alaska. It contains many word pictures of the phenomena of the glaciers of the frozen North. S. Hall Young, the author, and John Muir, world-famous explorer, make two trips into the heretofore unexplored regions around the coast of Alaska in a small canoe. Their only com- panions are three Indians. On their second trip they were also accompanied by the dog “Syric- kien,” hero of the story of that name by John Muir. The marvelous sights they see on the long, rain-filled nights and the sunny days, told in the vivid style of Mr. Young, form the basis of a very interesting and thrilling story, which, I am sure, will greatly appeal to any boy who likes to read of adventuring in unexplored places. B. J., ’28. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 67 SCHOOL MEWS FOR a number of years the French classes of this school have been contributing money to the French orphans through the Fraternite Franco-Americaine, a group of prominent American and French people inter- ested in the French war orphans. The pupils are not asked to contribute money, but give voluntarily. Again this year a collection is be- ing taken up, and will be sent as a Christmas gift. Through the above-mentioned association we have become acquainted with several needy boys and girls with whom a few of the seniors correspond. One especially pitiful case is that of Jean Rene Soulignac, a little boy of about twelve years who lives with his grandparents in a village having a population of only two hun- dred people. His mother died at his birth; his father was killed at Verdun. His grand- parents are old and feeble, and in extremely poor circumstances. His grandfather is a day laborer, but ill health keeps him from his work. The money which we send keeps them a little less poverty-stricken than they otherwise would be. The child’s grandparents, his only rela- tives, will not live always with him, and he has not the advantages that would be his in a large city. In no ways does his future seem to be a happy one. Let us, then, do what we can to aid these unfortunate people. A translation of his brave little letter, re- cently received, which gives a very clear idea of his surroundings, and of his attitude toward his work, is as follows:— Granger sur Lot, le 10-11-1927 Dear Benefactors:— I hasten to thank you for your generous gift which we received several days ago. I ask your pardon at the same time for not having replied sooner. But it was hardly pos- sible, for having obtained a complete scholar- ship, I am a boarding pupil at the High School of Aiguillon, and today I am on a holiday be- cause of the Armistice. I work to better myself and strive to profit advantageously by the lessons of my teachers in order to gain a Postal Telephone and Tele- graph position in the Postal Telephone and Telegraph Service later. In the country they have ploughed the fields and sowed the grain. The tobacco, gathered a month ago, is stripped and they are soon going to sort it, to take it to the warehouses. They gathered the various autumn fruits in the month of September and now they are be- ginning to prune the fruit trees. In our village there is never anything of in- terest ! Grandfather still suffers from his heart trouble; he works a little in our garden. Grandmother still suffers from her rheuma- tism. She takes care of the house, and of a few animals (rabbits and hens). They join me in thanking you very sincerely. Receive, dear benefactors, the homage of my most profound respect. Jean R. Soulignac. STUDENTS’ COUNCIL THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL this year hopes to deal with the more important matters connected with our school, wast- ing no time on the many trivial affairs brought to its attention. It has a big aim. It has for its aim the raising of the high school’s standard of character and scholarship. It seeks to create anew and to spread about a spirit of co-opera- tion between the students themselves; between the students and their teachers, and between the students and their various activities within the school. Such things with which the Council com- monly deals, was that of the drive to raise money for the Vermont flood sufferers. Surely this was a most worthy and needy cause. With the splendid aid of the National Honor Society a ready response came from the students. In asking for money it was especially emphasized that no one was to give merely to make his room 100 per cent., or because of school pride, but because there is a spirit greater than either of these,—the spirit of helping mankind. If the Council can make the students of our school think first in terms of the other fellow, and of himself last; if the pupils can be made to hold to higher ideals of character, then the Council will feel that it has accomplished its purpose, for: “Be a member of the construction gang And not with the wrecking crew.” L. W., 28. “YOUTH HOLDS THE KEY” AT the assembly period held Tuesday, De- cember 6, 1927, the Sophomores heard Miss Grace E. Scott, of the Women's Temperance Union, speak on the subject, “Youth Holds the Key.” Miss Scott was conducted to the platform by SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 68 the senior class president, Lawrence Williams. While in Paris Miss Scott sang for the soldiers and cheered them by giving advice and encouragement. There were great temptations in the days of the war, and one needed strong will power, but few possessed it. Men were willing to fight, and did, but down deep in their hearts they were afraid of themselves. When the soldiers, on a short leave of absence, walked by cafes and saw their buddies standing in the doorways beckoning to them to come in, they were given opportunity to show whether they had will power to withstand the temptation or whether they were weaklings. Girls are subjected to similar temptations— they “enjoy” themselves today, to be laughed at tomorrow. Miss Scott cautioned the girls to listen to their mothers and not to think them old-fashioned. Some of France’s patriots look up to American women as “true blue.” They place them on a pedestal, above everything, and look up to them as real “Honest-to-Good- ness Americans.” When Lindbergh arrived in Paris the French welcomed him and gave a banquet in his honor at which many toasts were drunk. Here was a test for his will power. Taking the glass in his hands, he touched his lips to it and put it down. For this he was all the more honored. P. B., ’30. THRIFT A WEALTH of truth is hidden in this motto which hangs in our school bank The Inevitable Sequence “Thrift and Savings; Savings and Wealth: Wealth and Civilization.” The great drive for banking began in this school two years ago, and we can surely say that we are rapidly nearing the shining star of Success. At the present time we have 1,426 depositors, and during the seven banking per- iods we have had this year $5,210.01 has been deposited. By these figures we can see that the pupils of the S. H. S. are saving with a purpose and for a purpose. Many, presumably, are preparing for the grand day of graduation; others, for the coveted trip to Washington in the April vacation, and still others, for a vari- ety of purposes. The Seniors in Rooms 105, 110, 114, 123, and the Juniors in 226 and 324 deserve to be heart- ily congratulated for their splendid achieve- ment of maintaining their record of 100% weekly deposits during our seven banking days. This shows what we really can do if we but try. Because of this splendid work in banking a signal honor has been shown us. In the- American Bankers’ Association’s eighth annual report of School Savings Banking the Somer- ville High School was listed on the High School Honor Roll, and its place was third among the high schools of the country. Besides the material gain of money and the mental training derived from regular saving, we must all realize that the pupils working in the bank under the direction of Miss Weisman and Miss Dunleavey are gaining valuable ex- perience in commercial work which will prepare them to enter the business world. Now that we are so far along the road lead- ing to success, let us see if we cannot keep up the splendid record we have set during this year and the two preceding, or better, let us try to raise the level of this record. “Every- body bank every Monday.” The sophomore girls’ glee club has started the year successfully with a large membership of about 50. Mar- jorie Batson has kindly consented to be our ac- companist and we are proud to say that she is a very good one. We are now doing our part towards getting ready for the cantata which the three clubs are going to give at Christmas with the help of the orchestra, and under Mr. Whittemore’s leadership. I. U., ’28. AN interesting and important part of our school is the dressmaking department. Under the supervision of Miss Haley the pupils are making rapid progress in this art. This department is made up not only of pupils from the General and Household Arts courses, but many are from the commercial and prepara- tory groups. At the beginning of the term all the pupils brought the articles necessary for them to work with, including material suitable for a winter dress. After the girl has learned how to place a pattern, cut, and baste the material correctly, the dress is then stitched. After it has been sewed, every seam is closely examined, and, if found to be incorrectly or carelessly done, it must be ripped out and done over again. As it is yet early in the year there are no dresses that have been completed, but there are some very pretty things being made, of which the embryo dressmakers are very proud. THE Commerce and Industry and Home Economics classes had a pleasant sur- prise the twenty-second of November in the form of an assembly, with moving pictures for the big attraction. D. W., ’30. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 6 1928 TO THE SOPHOMORES Dear little friends on the second floor, we have an announcement to make which we heartily regret, an announcement that will bring tears to your innocent eyes and despair to your young hearts. It’s too grue- some to tell you—but, alas! “There Ain’t No Santa Claus!” The blue-clad figure dashed down the field. Now he was past the fifty-yard line. The thirty-five yard line. The twenty! The white goal posts wavered be- fore his eyes. Would he make it? Could he make it? He could hear the thud of feet behind him; the howl- ing pack was at his heels. His breath came in long gasps and quick pants. A final burst of speed—he’s over! He leaned against the goal post and shook his finger playfully at the mob. “My goal!” he muttered weakly. No, it wasn’t Mclnniss or Rondina or the rest of Somerville’s brave football heroes. It was only that simply awful policeman that wouldn’t let us pull up the Rindge goal posts! The Rindge game was certainly worth the fifty cents. It included one wonderful football game, a ten-mile race (anyhow it seemed that long to the runners),— and—if you weren’t in too much of a hurry to get home to the turkey—a little argument after the game— “Police vs. People.” Uncle Wiggley wants to know if the reserved seats we heard about were the ones on the lumber pile over at the left, back of the Rindge goal posts? “How to be Popular” by One Who Noes Go up to any of the senior boys and say: “What does a ship do when it comes in?”—and then when he says “What?” (provided he does say what), answer merrily: “Ties up!” and give the said tie a jerk. It’s a sure hit! And how the dear little fellows enjoy the joke! Of course this can’t be done if the victim wears a bow tie—but who wants to be popular with anybody that wears a bow tie? Olive: “Is Becky letting her hair grow?” Janette: “No, she’s just not stopping it.” English teacher: “In this theme there is a sentence: ‘My aunt came downstairs and told me she was go- ing out.’ Could you express in some other way how she came downstairs?” Voice from the wilderness: “She slid down the ban- nister.” Will some philanthropic friend who wishes to do a kind deed and relieve our blinded eyesight please pre- sent B—ck—r with a slightly less dazzling silk hand- kerchief as a Christmas present? C—cil St—k brightly remarks that Milton wrote “Paradise Lost” after he was married and “Paradise Regained” after his wife died. The Senior Play Committee consists of Prescott W. Hall, Chairman; Olive Thompson and Henry Levinson. Congratulations. Latin Teacher: “Don’t you think you’d better turn the page? You’ve already translated five lines on the next.” William Wattie has been elected floor proctor of the senior class. This automatically makes him a mem- ber of the Students’ Council. Wanted! Notes for this column. No experience necessary. Apply to editor, Room 102, or assistant, Room 115. Rooms 105 and 110 are to be congratulated on their work of the Dues, Banking and Red Cross Drive. Want ad: “Wanted, a colored chauffeur to drive traveling salesman out of town.” A worthy ambition, we think.—Mich. Technic. The following are the senior girls who have been successful in trying out for the Field Hockey Team. Congratulations to them. Other senior girls have tried, but all were not successful: Catherine Falvey, Captain; Mary Malloy, Manager; Catherine Doherty and Claire Cole. WHAT SOME PEOPLE THINK “Journalism” is highbrow for paper boy. “Walton’s Spa” is a summer resort. “Child’s” is only for children. “Economics” is the history of Scotland. “Necking” is a new kind of neckwear. “Surveying” is a big word for “looking over. “Poker” is something to stir the fire with. “Cribbing” relates to babies’ beds. “Scratch paper” is a cure for the itch. A “Civil Engineer” is one who is polite. An “Electrical Engineer” is a motorman. 70 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR I've kept that school-girl complexion, I've walked a mile for a smoke; I've asked the man who owns one, And he tells me it keeps him broke. I know that a child can play it; To guard the danger line I try; I know when it’s time to retire, And I’ve heard that they satisfy. But there’s one thing that keeps me guessing, No matter how hard I strive; I’d like to know just whether or not I’m one of the four out of five. —American Motorist. WOULDN'T IT BE QUEER IF Olive MacPherson didn’t play the piano; Karl Myers didn’t blush when spoken to; Rebecca Kennard was not talking loud; Henry Levinson was tall; Martha Gordon forgot she was a blonde; Dorothy Gilmore refused to tease the boys; Lawrence Capodilupo didn’t comb his hair; Herbert Falgren took things seriously; Paul Martin didn’t wear his glasses; Raymond Taylor was not studying; Irving Cohen wasn’t pestering somebody; Raymond Aherne wasn’t telling jokes; Mr. Hayward wasn’t smiling; Dick Cooper didn’t volunteer in English; Dot Bone didn’t have lipstick; Bob LeRoy never argued. JUNIOR NOTES At the first Junior Class meeting held Friday, No- vember 18, each of the class officers spoke a few words, impressing upon each one the significance of our school motto: “Honor and Progress.” Mr. Avery con- gratulated the officers and wished the class a very successful year. Doubtless the upper class men think they showed the Juniors great honor by appropriating part of the Junior notes. All right, Seniors, only next time please give us credit for the notes you take from our column. Room 309 was the only Junior Room to receive a hundred per cent, in Red Cross. This room also had the distinction of having banked the largest amount of money for the Junior Class. Note: The occupants of 309 are not “Butter and Egg Men.” Mr. Cohen: “Ikey, stop putting your fingers to your nose.” Ikey: “Aw, fader, can’t I have some fun on my own hook?”—Clipping. The Juniors have elected as their floor proctors, John Hayes for the West building, and Anita Sumner for the East building. Luppi: “My girl has a beautiful embroidered hand- kerchief which she claims cost twenty dollars.” Peterson: “Twenty dollars? That’s a lot of money to blow in.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 71 There is no doubt that two of the greatest chemists are in a certain chemistry class. Is there anyone who hasn’t smelled the pungent, horrible odors from some of the mixtures Zissus and Woodworth can concoct? It is rumored that the model girl is in the Junior Class. She is said not to swear, smoke, or drink. Do you know her, Sheik? Small boy: “My uncle is so rich he has electric lights in every corner of the room.” Other ditto: “Aw, that’s nothing. My aunt has gas on her stomach.” “Ikey, for vy don’t you eat your food?” “I’m in love, fader. You can’t et ven you’re in love.” “So. Veil, Isadore, and you Solly, I know some nice girls, dat I vant you should meet.”—Clipping. “They’re off,” cried the monkey as he caught his fingers in the lawn mower. Olive: “What are they playing now?” Paul: “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.” Olive: “Oh, dear! Have we missed the other eight?” The Junior Editor would like very much to receive •class notes from every Junior Room. This can only be •done by every one co-operating with the Radiator. Send all your notes or anything humorous (no picture accepted) to the editor in 309 or to Frank Van Um- merson, Room 305. It’s about time to spring the one about the Scotch- man, who, when the parson met him and inquired of him: “Well, Jack, how’s the world treating you?” Answer (sadly). “Very seldom, parson, very seldom. ' A stout matron is a lovely girl gone to Waist.—Clip- ping. Egg: “Am I the only man you have ever kissed?” Knog: “Yes, and by far the best looking.”—Clip- ping. Work This One Out Premier: “Jacques, qui etait la dame que J’ai vue avec vous heir soir?” Second: “Eh bien, Gaspard, tu es bien fou! Elle n’etait point une dame; elle etait ma femme.” First: “This is a lousy watch I have.” Second: “What do you mean, lousy?” First: “Well, its full of ticks, isn’t it?” Poor Bill, he was killed by a flask of lightning. Merry Christmas to all. CLASS NOTES, 1930 Lest some of our respected Seniors should try to spoil our Christmas with the annual rumor that Santa Claus is merely a myth, may we quote here from an editorial which appeared in the New York Sun?:— “Your little friends are wrong. They have been af- fected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible to their little minds. Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that’s no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Nobody (even Seniors) can conceive or imagine all the wonders that are unseen and unsee- able in the world. You tear apart (in chemistry labs.) the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, (Sophs have all these qualities) can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever.” Therefore, although we fully appreciate the learning and wisdom of our Seniors, we politely request that any who would air their views on the subject of Santa Claus will tell it to the Eskimos. Under this stone Lies Bill McStew. He tried to whisper In 202. At an assembly on Wednesday, November 30, Mr. Avery spoke to the sophomores concerning the elec- tion of class officers. The qualifications necessary for candidates were read and information about nomina- tion given. Mr. Avery also spoke about our marks for the first quarter. To some this is still a most painful subject and the less talked about the better. The first quarter we earned thirty-eight credits, and one maximum credit, this honor going to John W. Clarke, of Room 122. Surely the class is going to have a longer list and a better record to its credit next quarter. At last the sophomore political machinery is at work! Judging from the number of candidates entered for each office, the vote will be split to such a degree that the winner’s figures will look like the total num- ber of books carried home by ambitious students on Friday. The sophs evidently “do not choose” to emu- late President Coolidge. Last week a student chairman, looking very worn and troubled, no doubt due to current politics, stood up, and, in a wavering, unsteady voice, called for “Volun- teers for the Battle of Mylae.” On the subject of time in Somerville High School, there is much to be said. We leave home at eight o’clock and arrive at 8.20 by the City Hall clock. Even by this time we are slightly confused, but when we reach our home-room the new, round clock up where the square one used to be, tells us that it is 7.30. Our neighbor’s watch declares that it is 8.25. Then when we go to the first period the clock on the classroom wall informs us that the time is 4.15. There’s a new Vietrola in 205. In passing one often hears its melodious voice pouring forth in some French song of unknown meaning or origin. The French classes are enjoying it—we hope! 72 SOMLiRVILUi HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR HARVY standing -Directly under m GOAL Post catches a SCORltSGr PAS5 Froh fD'PETERSON CRASHES THROUGH CENTER FOR THE FlRSf Tally. Hast AT this season of the year, when the good- will of the Christmas-tide prevails everywhere, we are pleased to extend, in behalf of the student body of the Somerville High School, our friendliest greetings to all our contemporaries. We sincerely hope that the coming year will be a prosperous one in the journalistic activities of the schools and col- leges and that many new friends will be added to their exchange columns. The Beacon, Boston University, Boston, Mass.—We always read with enthusiasm everything the “Beacon” offers because of the fine quality of the literary mat- ter. “Something About Eden” was clever and worth the price of the magazine. The Cambridge Review, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Mass..—Since the issue we re- ceived contained, primarily, prize material, it is fitting to say that the literary department was excellent. Af- ter reading your “Exchange Column” we observe that you find pleasure in contrasting other school publica- tion with your “infinitely superior” home city paper. Is it possible that the exchange editor does not know the full meaning of the word “criticism”? Homespun, Central High School, Greensboro, North Carolina.—The number “Castanets” was in every re- spect superb. You have shown the regard in which, you hold music by devoting an entire issue to it. The Reflector, Evening High School, Somerville, Mass.—We are pleased to compliment our Evening High School publication upon its Harvest number. The Red and Black, Dorchester High for Boys, Dor- chester, Mass.—We received the “Thanksgiving” num- ber. It had a very appropriate cover design. All the stories were good and the cartoons were fine. You have set for yourself a high standard. We should be pleased if you would comment upon our magazine. The Southern Bell, Southern Junior High School, Somerville, Mass.—We always read the “Bell” with zest because of the fine quality of material it contains. The cut of Lindbergh as frontispiece was exceptionally good. The Tradesman, High School of Commerce, Boston, Mass.—Welcome to our Exchange column. “Phoolish Phables” are rich. We noted with interest the edi- torial entitled “Female Advisers at the High School of Commerce.” The Philomath, High School, Framingham. Mass.— You published a fine football number in November. The cuts were excellent and added much to the issue. The Distaff, Girls’ High School, Boston, Mass.—We are proud to include you in our Exchanges. Your “Poet’s Nook” is worthy of praise. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR. 73 Athletics TRACK CANDIDATES CALLED OUT CANDIDATES for the track team were called out by Coach Dickerman on Tues- day, December 6. A fair number re- ported but not so many as was expected. At the meeting the coach said that there was good material left from last year and that the track team of last year set a standard for this year’s team. Last year’s team lost two major meets at the East Armory in the winter and at Harvard Stadium in the spring just by half a point. This was due to the lack of candi- dates for various events. Each man was good in his event, but he could not make up for the lack of men in other events. Mr. Dickerman gave the candidates hints on conditioning and said that good condition counted a major per- cent. of the trackman’s ability. He said that training would start on Wednes- day, December 7, and he hoped that a large number of candidates would report and put the Somerville High School on the “Track Map.” S. W., ’28. SOMERVILLE, 0; BROOKLINE ( Brookline defeated Somerville, November 12, at Brookline’s new stadium. The game was rather slow and uninteresting. Somerville started off fast, making four first downs but losing the ball by a fumble on the Brookline 15-yard line. Brookline scored later in the second period on a forward pass which brought the ball to the 5-yard line, and a plunge by Rollins carried it over. The kick was blocked. The ball was in the centre of the field most of the last half and neither team’s goal was in danger. Ryan and Rollins were the stars for Brookline. J. R., ’29. SOMERVILLE DEFEATS OLD RIVAL. On Thanksgiving Day morning the football team played a magnificent game against Rindge. In the first period the teams, fighting with both hands, played to a scoreless tie. The second period found Peterson and Luppi going through holes opened by the line so that the team soon reached a scoring position. The op- portunity was not lost and Peterson bucked the line for a touchdown. Captain Madnniss kicked the extra point. Somerville, now ahead, fought and played with all the brilliancy that marked the Ever- ett game; thus, in the third quarter, after a short pass to Maclnniss, who put the ball on the fifteen-yard line, Wells passed across the goal line to Harvey, making the score 13-0 for Somerville. The goal was not kicked. Late in the fourth period, after a large number of sub- stitutions had been made, Murphy, a Sopho- more back of considerable promise, took the ball around the end for a long gain. The next play, he went around the other end for a touch- down. No goal, and the game soon ended, 19-0 for Somerville High School. Peterson made his kicking count as usual. We were glad to see Wells back in the line- up. Luppi did considerable toward winning the game. He certainly tackles ’em hard. It may be a long time before Somerville will have another football player as versatile as Captain Maclnniss. Name a position he hasn’t played. F. T., ’28. GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The third meeting of the Girls’ Athletic As- sociation was held especially for the purpose of urging more girls to go out for athletics. These various athletics consist of field hockey in the spring and fall, basketball during the winter months, and swimming all the year round. Girls are not required to attend these sports but are urged to go out for at least one of these for their own sake. This fall many girls have been practicing and trying out for the team in field hockey. There has been a fine representation of each class at these practices, but more are desired in order to form class teams next spring. Catherine Falvey was elected captain of the varsity team, and Mary Malloy, the manager. A squad was picked for the hockey game with Wakefield as no definite team has yet been picked. The following are the squad members: Ruth Strehlis, r. f.; Catherine Falvey, 1. f.: Frances Jones, g.; Mary Flemming, g.; Cather- ine Macdonald, r. h.; Mary Malloy, r. h.; Mar- garet Martin, 1. h.; Dorothy O’Hea, 1. h.; Mil- dred Thorne, r. w.; Gertrude Hubbard, 1. w.; Claire Cole, 1. w.; Evelyn Cann, c.; Marion Do Noyer, c. h.; Anita Sumner, r. i.; Dorothy West, 1. i.; Mary Mahoney, 1. i. Unfortunately Miss Hubbard was not able to play because of a sprained ankle. The hockey game with Wakefield was played at Wakefield, November 18, Friday afternoon. Although Somerville lost with a score of 2-1, each player showed remarkable ability and it was a valiant struggle. Another game was scheduled for Saturday, December 3, but was postponed because of bad weather. The basketball season is now on. Already a large number of girls have responded to its call. (Continued on page 75) 74 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1927 Dorothy Perkins is attending the School of Domestic Science, Boston. Robert Card and Richard Obear are fresh- men at Bowdoin. Dorothy Leeman is working at the Winter Hill Co-operative Bank. Betty Hunt is working at Northeastern Uni- versity. Harold Furness is with the Stone and Web- ster Company, Boston. John Christian is a freshman at Suffolk Law School. Betty Crook is with the United Drug Com- pany, Boston. Horace Lewis is at Moses Brown School in Rhode Island. Jennie Gilbert is at the Emerson School of Oratory. George Donegan is district manager for the Eureka Vacuum Company. Evelyn Birt, Doris Hildred and Martha How- ard are at Fisher’s Business College. 1926 Edward Fenn and Donald Frazer are juniors at Harvard. Marjory Price is at Fisher’s Business College. Annette Crowell is at Bridgewater Normal School. Dorothy Myers is a sophomore at Jackson and is secretary of her class. John Todsen is a freshman at Tufts. Edward Edwards is attending Middlesex Col- lege of Surgery. Bernice Fielding, Kathleen McCarthy, Ruth Mulholland and Andrew Rogers are at Bryant and Stratton Commercial School. 1925 The engagement of Gretchen Bowers and Raymond Read, ’23, Dartmouth, ’27, has re- cently been announced. Eleanor Drew and Ripley Nickerson, ’24, have announced their engagement. 1924 Richard Tousey, at the Academic exercises at Tufts, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received the scholarship of the Class of 1898. He has the distinction of having the highest record of scholarship ever obtained at Tufts. He is one of two candidates for the Commence- ment speaker of the College of Liberal Arts. 1923 Betty Lord, Massachusetts School of Art,. ’27, is now employed by the Rust Craft Studio. HUMOR Sweet is Revenge A young man, while buying a ticket for the pan- tomime, was rudely brushed aside by three flappers, who got their tickets first. By chance the young man got the seat next to them. “If there is any young lady in the audience who thinks she could learn to love me,” said the comedian during one of the acts, “will she please stand up?” The young man said to the flappers: “Will you let me pass out, please?” The girls stood up at once, and the audience roared. The youth was revenged. Miss B—n: “You can’t sleep in my class, young man.” Ray S.: “I know it. I've been trying for a half hour.” Hiawatha By the shore of Cuticura, By the sparkling Pluto water, Lived the prophylactic Chiclet, Danderine, Fair Buck’s daughter. She was loved by Instant Postum, Son of Sunkist and Victrola, Heir-apparent of the Mazda, Of the tribe of Coco Cola. Through the Shredded Wheat they wandered. “Lovely little Wrigley Chicket,” Were the fairy words of Postum, “No Pyrene can quench the fire Nor can Asperin still the heartache; Oh, my Prostclite desire, Let us marry, little Djer-Kiss.” —Arcadia. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR D Overheard at the Bureau of Naturalization “Next.” “Who, me?” “Born?” “Yes, sir.” “Where?” “Russia.” “What part?” “All of me.” “Why did you leave Russia?” “1 couldn’t bring it with me.” “Where were your forefathers born?” “I only got one forefather.” “Your business?” “Rotten!” “Where is Washington?” “He’s dead.” “I meant the capital of the United States.” “They loaned it all to Europe.” “Now, do you promise to support the Constitution?” “Me? IIow can I ? I’ve got a wife and six children to support.” Heard in Chemistry Prof.: “What is the formula for water?” Fresh.: “H I J K L M N O.” Prof.: “Where did you ever get that idea?” Fresh.: “Why, yesterday you said it was H to 0.” Take That! The local doctor, passing the carpenter’s shop, thought it would be a good thing to have a joke at Pat’s expense and said: “Paint and putty cover a lot of your bad work.” “That may be so,” replied Pat, “but spade and shovel cover a lot of yours.” Jean Black entered a hygiene lecture room where the class was half over. The professor did not recog- nize him and thinking that he was in the wrong room, •questioned him: “Hygiene?” “Howdy, professor,” retorted Jean. Looping the Loop “What size bank is the one you work in?” “Well, it takes a good story two weeks to get from the president back to the president.” Pa Ought to be More Specific “Why, pa, this is roast beef!” exclaimed little Willie at dinner one evening when a guest of honor was pres- ent. “Of course, what of that?” said his father. “Why, you told ma this morning that you were going to bring an old muttonhead home for dinner this eve- ning.” THE LITTLE RED BIRD (Continued from page 63) The man put his arm about her bent shoul- ders; he was crying unashamedly and he brushed his hand savagely across his eyes. And in that moment the tears seemed to open a hidden door in his brain. Recollection came suddenly, completely. He raised his eyes to the Christmas tree and there a tiny red bird nodded on his perch. The words burst joyously from his throat. “Ma! Ma! there’s my little red bird at the top of the tree!’’ The box of toys she held crashed to the floor as the two clung together. (Continued from page 73) Each class is well represented and class teams are being formed. Mary Malloy has been elected captain for the season’s varsity team, and Claire Cole, manager. The schedule of the games is being arranged. Our future opponents will probably be Stoneham, Wakefield and Ever- ett. At swimming each Thursday afternoon at 5.15 there is rather a large number of girls. More beginners are wanted. Do not hesitate to come out. Learn to swim among friends at the High School girls’ hour. Catherine Falvey, ’28. DE LUXE CANDY SHOP Home Made Candy and Ice Cream of All Kinds FRESH EVERY DAY 11 Davis Square Somerville Telephone 594G Somerset ROOM 106 First Floor West always trying to be the Best. SOMERVILLE KNITTING COMPANY Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE SWEATERS, BATHING SUITS AND ATHLETIC KNIT OUTERWEAR .32 Clifton Street, W. Somerville, Mass. You Want Quality and Service! Want Fair Prices! Want Courteous Treatment! 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Graduates of Somerville High School admitted without examination For catalog or further information inquire: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY EVENING DIVISION 312 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Telephone Back Bay 4400 In Law—School of Law Four-year course. LL.B. degree. Prepares for bar examinations and practice. Case method of instruction similar to that in best day law schools. 87% of graduates taking bar examinations have passed. Alumni outstandingly successful as lawyers, judges, business executives. Exceptional faculty of lawyers who have been trained in leading day law schools. «fasten. O’NEIL CASELLA MAKERS OF ‘‘The Class Ring Beautiful” BOSTON DANCING CLASS For HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEWIS HALL DAVIS SQUARE Direction of KATHERINE D. O'GORMAN Terms on request Roxbury 759I-W JOHN SKINNER SON WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERY HOY and GIRL SCOUTS SUPPLIED 24 CHILTON ST. CAMBRIDGE Telephone University 8714-M HOWARD B. 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Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, $.75 per Year Single Numbers, 15 cent� Entered as third class mail matter at Boston P. O. SOMERVIEHE JOURNAL. PRINT Associate Editors MARION E. SMITH, '29 JOHN J. HAYES, ’29 Exchange Editor OLIVE B. MacPHERSON, ’28 Poetry Editor BERTHA M. CORFIELD, ’28 Sporting Editor LAWRENCE P. CAPODILUPO, ’28 Alumni Editors RUTH F. GARROD, ’28 JEAN F. YACUBIAN, ’28 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief GROVER R. WINN, ’28 Library Editor LOLLY MOLLER, ’28 Business Manager MARY A. GRADONE, ’29 Assistant Business Manager IRVINE E. WHITCOMB, ’28 Circulating Manager ERNEST D. SACKETT, ’28 Humor Editor CURTICE N. TOWNSEND, ’28 Staff Artists DOROTHY L. BURNHAM, ’28 GEORGE F. MOREL, ’29 Faculty Treasurer LAURENCE A. SPRAGUE Asst. Faculty Treasurer ELIZABETH M. WELCH Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Class Editors ALBERT L. FISHER, ’28 WILLIAM J. VIDITO, ’29 NATHANIEL P. VIDITO, ’30 Assistant Class Editors MARGARET A. LACEY, ’28 FRANK VAN UMMERSEN, � 29 GRETHELL S. SIMPSON, ’30 TABLE OF EDITORIALS 86 OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL 87 John A. Avery FISHING THROUGH THE ICE 88 Rebecca Hosmer, ’28 A LONELY TRAMP 88 John R. Milbury, 28 “BACKSTAGE” 89 Myra R. Preston, ’28 TWO MIGHTY HUNTERS 00 Grover R. Winn, '28 THE WAY OF A DOG WITH A BOY 90 Joseph Wiley, ’29 TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHTS 01 Joseph Moran, ’28 CONTENTS THE MYSTERY BOX 91 Ethel M. Witcher, ’30 A DAY DONE AND A DAY BEGUN 92 George H. Bradford, ’28 THE SONG OF THE PRINCESS 92 Martha E. Cheney, ’29 POET’S CORNER 93 THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 91 SCHOOL NEWS 95 CLASS NOTES 97 CARTOONS 99 ALUMNI NOTES 10(1 ATHLETICS 101 FLASHES OF HUMOR 102 EXCHANGES 103 86 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR FELICITATIONS! THE entire school was delighted to hear of the marriage of its headmaster, John Alton Avery, and Miss Adeline Wood, of Newton Centre, which took place De- cember 24, at the home of the bride. May each ensuing year bring to Mr. and Mrs. Avery a fuller measure of happiness. JANUARY JANUARY, the month when resolutions are made and broken, the month of starting anew, the month of winter sports, is al- most over. Some watched the passing of the •old year with sorrow, others with joy, but the months, especially this first month, slip swiftly by. Those who sigh as the years pass Jet one-twelfth go without a thought. The saying:— -Lost, somewhere between sunrise and sun- set, two golden hours, each set with sixty dia- mond minutes, no reward is offered for they are gone forever—is all too true, and although we may not have lost a month, nevertheless, if we had it back again we might do things dif- ferently. At this season of the year all sorts of sports and attractions are presented and it is possi- ble for us to indulge in some without modera- tion and let other things equally as important, pass with less attention than they warrant. June and examinations are coming on with leaps and bounds, and at this time when we are laying the foundation which will result in either success or failure, we have to be more than careful to see that we use this time to the best advantage. Many of us have resolved to look out for «uch an exigency but have soon forgotten the resolution and will not realize it until too late and only “cramming” and a great amount of good luck will ever help us. Others have fore- seen what is coming and have prepared for it, not by forsaking all amusements but by using their time wisely. The precepts of thrift are good rules to fol- low and those boys and girls that follow them will not waste this or any other month and will face the future confidently. HONESTY HONESTY is a quality that is of tremen- dous importance. It strengthens our standing in the eyes of our companions and everyone who comes in contact with us, and acts as a wonderful support on which all who wnok we can rely. In our school life one of the most important and in many ways one of our hardest tasks, is to be honest with ourselves. Many times we cheat ourselves in little things that do not seem important at all and in consequence we are the only ones that are harmed. That time when we skipped over that lesson with the re- mark: “Oh, she will never know,” when we forgot to bring that note after so many warn- ings and thereby remained after school, and when we asked the other fellow for the right answer, we were not dealing honestly with our- selves. True, we may have been triumphant for a while but a time must come, a deciding test for which we wished we had studied or prepared ourselves in an intelligent manner. “If we had only thought” is our excuse and a very poor excuse is it in the end. To be just and honorable in these small, seemingly minute things in school, not only is a great help at the present time and in our school work, but helps to carve our future, to pattern our character, and to mold us into bet- ter citizens. Miss Fury, who has been a teacher in this school for the past six years, left on the 23rd of December and was married on the 28th of the month. We regret that we have lost so fine a teacher; she will be missed by all who knew her. Her place is being taken by Miss Dorothy Arnold, and her home room 211, is now in charge of Miss Ellison. Miss Bell is giving a university extension course on Modern Drama under the direction of the Depart- ment of Education of Massachusetts. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 87 OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL AFTER many years of patient—and im- patient—waiting for some satisfactory relief from the crowding and discom- forts of our school building, we are suddenly aroused by the sound of dredge, of pick, and of shovel. It seems almost too good to be true. A million dollar appropriation for the construc- tion of two large wings and a gymnasium, and the renovation of the west building will give us a school plant to meet the school needs for some years to come. Days of careful study have been devoted to the plans, experts of ail kinds have been consulted, other modern schools have been visited, and as a result the mayor, the aldermen, and the school committee have united on an arrangement of buildings which will be a credit to our city both from an architectural and an educational standpoint. From the beginning it was agreed to make the west building the centre of a group, the whole— with the City Hall—a unit of architectural sym- metry. In a location second to none in histori- cal background, in a situation easy of access from all parts of the city, on a hilltop com- manding a view not only of our entire city but of many surrounding cities and towns, the new school is to be envied for its wonderful setting. And so the good work has started and it is my pleasant privilege to tell you as briefly as I can what is going to be done. The above sketch of the ground plan will give an idea of the arrangement of the build- ings. The present east building, formerly the Latin School, has been in use for over fifty years, but because it is both inadequately adapted and unsafe for present school use it must be destroyed. Nothing can erase, how- ever, its wonderful history and the love for it of those who attended it. In its place will be erected the East Wing. The City Hall Annex, formerly the Public Library, will be razed and the West Wing built there. Both of these wings will have four usable floors, each floor containing at least ten school rooms,—with the exception of the second floor of the West Wing which will be arranged for the use of the superintendent of schools and the school com- mittee. The ground floor of the East Wing will be devoted exclusively to the Home Making De- partment and will contain two kitchens, two dressmaking rooms, and a suite of rooms. The other rooms in this wing will be regular class rooms—probably for the use of the prepara- tory courses. The ground floor, second and third floors of the West Wing will be equipped for various- types of commercial work. The central building will be hardly recog- nized inside because of the changes to be made. The entire third floor will be almost exclusively devoted to science and will contain three chem- istry laboratories, two physics laboratories, two biology laboratories, a room for teaching astronomy and geology, and a large science lec- ture room. Rooms 301 and 315 will be com- bined to form a large, sound-proof music room. On the second floor Rooms 200, 201, 215 will be made over into a new school library; Room 202 into a well equipped matron’s room and hos- pital. On the first floor there will be a new of- fice and stock room, an extension to the school bank, new mechanical drawing rooms and an. enlarged auditorium. This auditorium as welt as the lunch room below will be lengthened thirty feet to meet the new boiler room already constructed in the rear. At the extreme east, the new gymnasium is to be built. This building will have a gymnas- ium floor space large enough to allow one hun- dred and twenty pupils to exercise at once with all the facilities for indoor games, shower baths and lockers for boys and girls and many special devices for corrective training. Throughout the whole plant there will be in- dividual steel lockers for each pupil, toilet rooms and bubblers on each floor, locker rooms and conference rooms for the teachers. In fact,, everything has been done in the space available to meet the needs of an up-to-date school of three thousand pupils. Discomforts must be borne during the pro- cess of reconstruction. It is my sincere hope that we will take each condition as it arises with a cheerful and adaptable spirit—thankful that the future is to see the Somerville High School housed in a building, modern, hygienic well equipped, and a credit to our city. Cer- tainly no group of pupils in any city is more deserving. J. A. A. The school is indebted to the thoughtfulness of Mr. Clark for twelve copies of “We” which are ready for circulation at the West Library. 88 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR FISHING THROUGH THE ICE By Rebecca Hosmer, ’28 DID you ever venture upon a frozen lake over its banks of endless snow to go fishing through the ice? It certainly is quite a sport to struggle along on clumsy snowshces, hurrying to keep up with the long legs ahead and quite overheated even with the “twenty below” temperature. Yet just such labor I enjoy in spite of myself; for what mere physical discomfort can deny happiness to the person who is in the midst of such a celestial expanse of whiteness. Blue is above, white below, and in between an abundance of clear, exhilarating air. Quite wearied I was when at last the long walk was nearing its end and we were doing the “home stretch” towards the “bob” house. The “bob” house is a tiny, portable hut about twelve feet square, which is placed conspicu- ously in the middle of the lake over the best fishing grounds. In this little cabin we crowded to thaw our benumbed fingers over a hastily lighted oil stove. After a minute’s warming, one by one the party left the “bob” house armed with shovels and axes with which they would cut a hole in the ice to fish through. After this was labor- iously completed they would sit cross-legged on the snow, bobbing their lines up and down in the green, icy water, waiting patiently for a touch that might never come. But they are fishermen and patience is their virtue. Not so for me! I become busily absorbed in the “bob” house, starting the wood stove (which by the way is the tiniest I have ever seen), and Installing the coffee pot at its regular seat on the oil stove. After a can of milk has been opened and the sugar bag untied ready for use, my domestic duties are done. There re- mains the morning ahead to use as I please. On again go my coats and out again I start into the white glare of the snow and a wel- coming blast of cold north wind. After doing the rounds of each hole, inquiring about the luck and sympathizing with each fisherman. I find that it is time to go back to the “bob” house. The fire needs fixing: which means that it needs much poking and tender encour- agement. for the wood is very damp and the stove exceedingly old. Someone comes in for refreshments and dry mittens. Thus the morn- ing slips by: I do very little of anything, and less of fishing. The later it gets, the hungrier I become. The hungrier I become that much enjoyable become the stale saltines and watery coffee. Someone suggests home and everyone seems a bit relieved. At home, each of us knew, there would be a roast of fine pork waiting. Then the grand hustle takes place. Each collects his various mittens, the fire is put out with many regrets on my part, and the sled is packed with the tools. Surprisingly soon we are ready to start. “Crunch, ce-runch” goes the snow, as we labor up the bank toward home. I sniffed ex- citedly. It seemed as if—just as if—I smelt the savory pork waiting in the oven! “Some- how, its nice to go fishing,” I thought as I stumbled along, “but its nicer to get home.” A LONELY TRAMP By John R. Milbury, ’28 AS the camp season drew to a close and most of the boys were preparing to go home, I decided to go to northern New Brunswick, a distance of 500 miles, where my mother was spending three weeks with her relatives. I thought at first I could get some boy to accompany me, but I soon gave up this idea because all the boys were eager to get home and see their folks. The second morning after the boys left for home I set out with a pack for Canada. Much to my surprise my first lift was a long one, about a hundred miles, on a log train. The two brakemen were young fellows and gave me a lot of advice about how to go on when they left me at a saw mill which was the end of their trip. My first night was spent on a pile of sawdust at this sawmill and it was not nearly so lonely as the three others that were to follow before I reach my destination, be- cause the watchman was there, and we spent half the night playing cards. My second night was spent in the woods near the edge of a meadow and once I fell asleep I did not wake until the sun was well up in the skies for. although I had had two auto rides, the first being very short and the second about forty miles, I had walked much that day. The third day. I was certainly lucky. Be- fore I had hardly reached the State Road a large Buick pulled up and I got on for a ride of over two hundred miles, which brought me to St. Stephens, N. B. I spent this night in a deserted barn outside the town and was awake half the night taking shots with my revolver at bats which persisted in keeping me awake. The fourth day I got four rides which brought me within seventy miles of the place I wanted to reach. Oak Mills. On this day I had been very lucky. I had gone off the State Highway to prepare my dinner as usual and had started the fire when an elderly lady came along and said that she would give me my dinner and some money if I would kill some chickens for her. That afternoon was spent in chopping the heads off three hundred chickens for the market. That night I slept soundly in a mead- SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR S9 ow hay-mow, and I slept peacefully and con- tentedly because I was richer by $30, ten cents a hern I reached my destination the next af- ternoon and had a wonderful time fishing, hunt- ing and swimming for two weeks before I re- turned to Somerville with mother to begin school. “BACKSTAGE” By Myra R. I'reston, ’23 THE folks at home, whether those who sit in a spacious living room and listen through the latest three hundred dollar Atwater Kent set or those who listen through earphones on a home-made set to the various forms of good entertainment and, I must con- fess. some bad, unless they have visited a studio little realize what is happening at the other end. Just one visit would not suffice to disillusion you—but if you wish to maintain ideals do not visit a broadcasting station. The first time I broadcast was over a year ago. I was given the soprano part in a duet, and, when I stepped to that awful but neces- sary little creature the “mike,” I felt my voice was sticking in my throat and I could never sing a note. Being “mike struck” is much worse than being “stagestruck!” However, I did manage to sing, and of course once it was dene the next time came much easier. Still, when I decided to enter a debate over the air I immediately began to feel that sing- ing and speaking were two different things, that my arguments were foolish, that I would surely giggle (for that is my way of being hysterical) and do many worse things. These feelings are common for even the most sea- soned speaker experiences them when he faces that little twelve inch in diameter circle for the first time. This fall Ann Bradford kindly asked three of my friends and me to prepare a little program to go on the air. This was the most interest- ing broadcast I have ever done. While one of the girls was announcing a number she got a bit twisted and told her unseen audience they would next hear “Moonlight and Roses,” by Fred, a tenor banjo solo. The trials of an announcer are many. The greatest, I believe, is the failure of an artist to arrive. Here it is necessary to call on the announcer’s, the director’s or even the janitor’s talent to fill in the gap. Again we find the temperamental. These persons, if they but real- ized how they are talked of would never dis- play temperament again. The soprano who will not sing because she doesn’t like the “mike” which is connected, or the pianist who will not use one studio because she doesn’t like the posi- tion of the piano, or the violinist who will not play if there is anyone in the studio, is not likely to be asked to broadcast again. While visiting the Women’s Club at WNAO last summer the reason for the peculiar upward inflection of the voice which often occurs be- tween numbers was explained. Jean Sargent thinking she had plenty of time before the next number, stepped into the director’s office to argue over the position of the “mike” when suddenly she realized the artist (?) was: through, a dash—and it was a dash—brought her there so that very little time had elapsed: but it also brought her to the “mike” utterly breathless, so another mystery was unravelled. One of the popular radio artists is always longing for “the day of radio vision” but things certainly would have to change if radio vision: were invented. The biggest factor here is tell- ing how nicely the people broadcasting are dressed while really they are in shirt sleeves with their ties off and their collars rolled back. Sometimes the things the announcer de- scribes are real, such as a Christmas tree, a popular orchestra had just before Christmas, but more often they are just a vision in the announcer’s mind. Whenever they say they have something special in the studio I always feel, “I don’t believe it.” To guard against the programs becoming monotonous, you will hear a popular singer and perhaps in half an hour hear the same per- son under a different name. Really it is quite amusing to hear the announcer start to give the name the singer sang under before. The “snap”—you all know what that is—is the little space of time, perhaps only half a minute, when the voice of the announcer breaks as he shuts the current off. How many remarks are made in the studio in that short space of time. You will hear such remarks as: “Go answer that telephone!” “Say, is this your birthday?” “Go shut that door.” Whew, it’s hot!” “Give us a little air!” or “Are you ready ?” “Get me a glass of water.” “Where is the next song?” so SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The other day my friend and I visited a studio and were suddenly surprised by hear- ing the announcer say: “We will now play a re- quest for our two young friends here.” The snap, and he turned to us with “You want 'Dawn of Tomorrow’?” and on again with “What would you girls like?” What could we say but “Dawn of Tomorrow?” It is so with many requests. GM Nevertheless the radio is a wonderful thing «especially for shut-ins who find much enjoy- ment through it and are able to “attend” ball games, churches, plays, operas and symphon- ies over the air and can while away many dull hours. It is my ambition to be an announcer, enter- tainer or program director and help brighten the hours for shut-ins, giving pleasure to everyone, and be one of those versatile back- stage performers. TWO MIGHTY HUNTERS By Grover R. Winn, ’28 ALL night the storm raged and did not clear off until eleven o’clock the next day, but even then the sun did not come out. In the middle of the road the snow was knee- deep and in places where it had drifted it was up to our waists. Knowing that we could do some tracking, we received permission to go hunting big game, that is, rabbits, so pulling on big boots, that looked like rubber boots but which are lined with felt, and taking our “twenty-two’s,” we set out. Wading up across the east meadow we entered the woods in back of the old cellar (we call this the old cellar for it is the remains of •an old house that stood there many years ago), and headed for a little clearing, that we knew was usually habited with either rabbits or part- ridges. On the way we had to cross a brook, which, concealed by the snow, was naturally unnoticed by us, and we did not know that we were near it, until I broke through the thin coating of ice, hardly frozen during the night, and in spite of rubber boots got one of my feet wet. A little thing like this did not bother us— I mean it did not bother my friend, Arthur, so we continued on our journey. The tall firs were covered with snow, while the smaller were buried beneath it and only needed to be kicked by our unsuspecting feet to spring up in our faces and cover us with cold, wet snow. Over beneath that spruce tree were the telltale prints of a rabbit; beside that small bush was the sign that it had been a covert of a partridge; while those tracks over there, that look like those of a dog, were left by a fox. At last the clearing lay before us and sure enough there were three rabbits, sitting up straight, startled by our approach. Quickly we t hrew our guns to our shoulders and fired simul- taneously, and, must I add, missed simultane- ously. In this manner we spent the entire afternoon and at last we started homeward. Crossing the meadow what should we see but a deer! Our hearts stood in our mouths, our hands trembled, we knelt and fired! We hit him! We knew by the way he jumped. He started leap- ing away and we plunged after him, sobbing, trying vainly to reload. If our riflles had only been shotguns! Suddenly we heard two reports and we knew immediately that some one had shot our deer! We hastened to the spot from which the sounds had come and there bending over our deer was Arthur’s grandfather! As an explanation he said that the deer was mor- tally wounded when it ran across his path, so we were the proudest boys in Lincoln County, mighty hunters, but now as I think of that incident I wonder why he fired those two shots? THE WAY OF A DOG WITH A ROY By Joseph Wiley, ’29 HE gazed at me over the brow of the hill, a small, shaggy head, ears alert, eyes wide. I spoke to him and noticed his head began to shake like a Ford with the motor racing. This shaking I afterwards found was due to violent agitation of his tail. These ex- ertions were so strenuous that he nearly lost his balance several times in a very few min- utes. He advanced and placed his forepaws on my knee and looked at me with a look that said: “Come on and play.” By the time I reached home we had become acquainted and were already to overcome parental objections and remain pals. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 91 TRANS ATLANTIC FLIGHTS By Joseph Moran, '28 A SUBJECT of general interest and excite- ment during the past year has been the repeated attempts to span the Atlantic by air. Due to so many accidents resulting in deaths, much has been said to discourage these attempts. Although the government has no power to suppress these flights, through the press it has exhorted the people to disfavor them. But surely this is no solution for the problem. Men will ever strive to better the mark set by their predecessors, and the pres- ent mark is one which can be greatly bettered. The sun of safe trans-Atlantic flight is ob- scured by a cloud which only progress can dis- perse. We thought that the field of wireless was exhausted when the radio appeared, yet this was only an inspiration to the scientist to continue his work, and television is the result. The aeroplane is still in its infancy. The suc- cessful flight of Lindbergh will serve as an in- spiration to coming generations. Posterity will remove the perils of the Atlantic, although it may cost dearly. From those who success- fully reach their goal across the ocean, we will learn what improvements are needed. The number of pioneers who give their life to this cause may be great, but they will be the actual foundation upon which the bridge of air across the Atlantic will be built. THE MYSTERY BOX By Ethel M. Whitcher, ’30 THE GREAT DETECTIVE slammed the door and kicked the cat. A startled “meow-w-w” 'was heard from the cat and an exasperated “Henry!” from inside the house. Out of sight of the house, the Great Detec- tive sat on a stone-wall and thought things over. Why in the middle of solving a great case, did his mother always want something at the store? Especially in a case like when lights in a nearby cellar flashed on and off in the middle of the night? The Great Detective had discovered this when he was awakened one night by a serenade rendered by the neighbor- hood cats. When the inhabitants of this house, friends of his mother, had been questioned they seemed greatly surprised. A guilty sur- prise, thought the Great Detective, and resolved to keep an eye on them for the present. He got up, and after looking around for something on which to vent his feelings, spied a flat stone that he had been sitting on. He gave it a vicious kick and was about to continue on his way when he heard a dull thud. The Great Detective looked around and there lying on the ground was a metal box with a padlock on it. He looked at the box suspiciously for a moment, then picked it gingerly up, and shook it. It rattled. “Jewels!” gasped the Great Detective, “or at least gold dollars!” (He had been reading “Treasure Island.”) He hurried to the village and walked boldly into the sheriff’s office. He told how he had found the box and about the lights in the cellar. “Well,” mused Sheriff Burley, examining the box very carefully, “it does seem queer. What’s this?” pointing to some fine printing on the bottom of the box. The Great Detective looked and read, “Mr. Samuel H. Taft! Why, that’s the old man that lives in the house where the lights are. He lives with his daughter.” The Sheriff stood up. “I guess we’d better go up there and see what he’s got to say about it,” he said to the boy. Arriving there, they rang the bell and were admitted by a little while-haired old man who� told them his daughter, Mrs. Sheldon, wasn’t home. “Oh, that’s all right,” agreed the sheriff “we came to see you.” When they were seated in the living roomv they showed the old man the box. Mr. Taft sprang from his chair. “W-where did you get it?” he faltered. “That’s what we came to see you about, Mr. Taft. What is in it and why was it hidden in the stone wall?” “Oh,” gasped the old gentleman in relief, “is that all? Well, I’ll tell you why. Every year my daughter cleans house she threatens to throw this away, ‘indicating the box,’ “and—” What’s in it?” interrupted Sheriff Burley. The old man produced a key and opened the box. He held it out for the two to see. The Great Detective’s expectant face fell and a sheepish look crept into his eyes, for in that box was nothing but a jumble of cards, papers and small blocks. “This,” Mr. Taft explained, “is a game, very old-fashioned, that I play every day that I am alone. Because it makes such a clutter, my daughter threatened to throw it away. I shouldn’t like to lose it as it is about my only pleasure,” he added wistfully. “So you see,” he went on, “if I left it around while my daugh- ter was house cleaning, I wouldn’t have it long. I was upstairs, downstairs and even down cel- lar in the middle of the night, looking for a place to hide it.” 92 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE MOUSE Conjid«- new (hr tmtnlle mouse-- He is on cvtlow in Ihc house ; Hcrnokcs his hidmqm 9.«r wall. And hv 6uporitl counit’.i(h«r ll Andy l.my child, allhtvqh we deem The movie a pest. h« slum]� -it preme. Theweruiet of creoticnS plan. The only subject kewn fo Mon (cnccrnmqwhich vw'rrsofc to find Me Wj tkih cvcrchonqcdhcrmiiid. EM- Me Leori.X THE SONG OF THE PRINCESS ] Night wind, where are you going? Over some far hill into the twilight? Far on a storm cloud, nobody knowing, Into the darkest deeps of the midnight? Night wind, where are you blowing? Bringing a good ship back to the harbor? Bringing a rose petal dear to me dreaming, Lonely and weeping here in the arbor? Sweet wind, ever all cooling! Soft wind, out of the black night! Long draughts over me pooling! Dear wind, bring back the true knight! Martha E. Cheney, ’29. “Down cellar in the middle of the night,” re- peated the Great Detective. Then to himself, ■“Another great case gone to smash.” “Yes,” replied Mr. Taft. “What is strange in that? Then going on with his story: “Then as I was walking to town one day, I sat down to rest and discovered a hollow between two rocks and decided it would be a good hiding place for my game.” “Humph,” grunted the Sheriff. “Where’s that kid gone to?” But the kid had made good his escape. A DAY DONE AND A DAY BEGUN By George II. Bradford. ’28 AS the sun, a ball of fire, was disappearing behind the dark pines, a boy stood on the veranda of the cottage gazing down the hill onto the lake. Everything was packed and everyone was ready to depart, for the frost had come and the opening of school was not far distant. The boy, desiring one last look at the places where he had spent many happy hours during the summer, stood motion- less, alone in his unhappiness. A murmur escaped him and his gaze centered on an island across the lake. “That’s where the blueberries were. I can remember the day Muz was scared by the snake, but then those blueberry pies were grand.” Slowly his eyes circled the lake, and at each favorite haunt would brighten; the pine grove where the picnics had been, the spot where water lily pads glistened and beneath which the perch and pickerel had their abode, the rocks among which the bass leaped and froliced, and the little abandoned boathouse, almost hidden by overhanging trees, in which he had dreamed and made plans for future days—all tended to increase the unhappiness in his heart. His reverie was broken by a call, “Hurry up, we’re waiting.” Soon the sound of a car, slowly climbing in second out to the main road, broke the stillness of the evening. As the car reached the crest of the road, the sun directly in front, sank in glory beneath the horizon. The night had become overcast and the threatening clouds gave warning of a storm. With a grinding of gears, the car pulled up the driveway to the garage. Amid outbursts of joyous laughter from a family, glad to be home, the luggage was unpacked and everyone went quickly into the house. That is, everyone except the boy. With slow step, he followed, and as he entered he murmured sadly, “Gee, why can’t it be vaca- tion time always. Now I’ve got to go to school, tomorrow.” Rising majestically, the sun caused all the raindrops of the previous night to sparkle and glisten, it was a day for which all the world should be glad. With heavy step the boy descended to break- fast. With a morose “good morning” he sat down and ate in silence. A half hour later he stepped out the door and with the first breath of morning air his eyes brightened, but he did not lose his downcast look. Three houses down the street he stopped and gave a shrill whistle and before the sound had died away, a door slammed and a youth his own age came flying down the walk. With a sudden burst of enthusiasm, the waiting boy started from his lethargy and in a few moments the two were going arm in arm towards the school. Turning a corner they both saw another young fellow walking list- lessly along. “There’s Eddie,” they cried to- gether and in the same breath, “I’ll beat you to him.” In a flash they were off. With a sudden dash they pounched on the listless one and after a few moments of vigorous pummel- ing, they went blithely on their way. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 93 JEFF I thought I heard a joyful bark When I came up the stair; I thought I saw a doggie black Jump up upon a chair; I thought he came to meet me; I saw him everywhere— And just then I remembered My doggie wasn’t there. For down the street a day ago, A murderer on wheels Rushed by, and didn’t stop to heed Those plaintive little squeals. They said that, “It was just a dog Be glad ’twas nothing more.” But, 0! I guess they didn’t know It hurt me to the core. For my black dog and I were friends, I loved him—he loved me. He understood my every word. He almost talked to me. Tonight when I came down the path I thought he came to meet me; I saw his black tail wagging hard, As he ran up to greet me. At supper time I saw him too, As he sat on his hind legs to beg; His brown eyes looking up to me, The way he used to beg— But all the things I thought I saw Have vanished in the air. And now, I shall not see them, For my doggie isn’t there. —Anna Wischmann, ’28. Alone, above a realm I reign Without a soul to trust, Though many courtiers’ friendship feign, I wait to die by traitors’ trust,— For I am Queen. And, though I rule supreme today, It cannot be forever. Soon this world forget my sway For time will memory sever, Though I am Queen. Some foolish bards have scribed by name In lines folk call immortal. Alas, they will not think the same When I’ve passed death’s portal, Though I am Queen. Martha E. Cheney, ’29. MY MIRROR Sometimes my mirror plays me tricks And looking in I see A tiny, much be-ribboned tot, That once was little me! She shakes her head, her brown eyes dance. She waves to me, I know She wants me to come back and play,— Sometimes I’d like to go. My mirror-girl’s the best of pals We have no end of fun, But when at night my room grows dark I see her smile and run! Bertha May Corfield, ’28. MOON DREAMS Down by the sea the moon rode high, A silver cradle in the sky. On the rippling waters of the bay Millions of clusters of spangles lay. Let me forget all unpleasant things; Let me go down to the sea on wings; For I want to walk up that shining path, I want to forget all worldly wrath And sleep in that fairy cradle of light, No cover but dark blue velvet night, Just held up there with starry pin,— Then my heavenly rest begins. Anna Wischmann, ’28. THOUGH I AM QUEEN What happy lives my people live Together, friends, neighbors, lovers; Soldiers to them protection give, But o’er me danger ever hovers— For I am Queen. The world is happy round my feet. While other maidens in their bowers Sigh, “Life, ah, life is very sweet!” Say I, “It is among the flowers, But I am Queen.” SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OTHER NEW TITLES Stearns, ‘‘Challenge of Youth.” Untermeyer, “American Poetry Since 1900.” Whitehead. “Your Job.” Whiting, “President Coolidge.” This ends the list of the new books added to our library. We hope this list and the reports that have been given and will be given in the future will be helpful to you in choosing your reading matter. “THE COVERED WAGON” IT is hardly necessary to advise the reading of this book for most people have read this wonderful account of the great West move- ment. The story is most refreshing; it speaks of unfamiliar things and experiences which have a much greater attraction for us because we can never hope to see or to re-live them, it weaves in a beautiful romance, and is told in Emerson Hough’s own delightful style. It gives us an unforgetable picture of the “Oregon Trains” fighting their way west with the purpose of building up civilization. Indeed this is a book every American boy should read for it shows that our present prosperity was not gained in a short time and with slight ef- fort, but that it took many years, great cour- age, and the toll of many lives. “PRESIDENT COOLIDGE” EDWARD ELWELL WHITING has in this book given us a true and thorough pres- entation of the character of Calvin Cool- idge. Into it is woven both the home and pol- itical life of our President. It furnishes pleas- ant reading of a subject that touches only upon modern facts, and will help us to understand President Coolidge better. Mr. Whiting has succeeded in making us see what influence one’s early environment can have on later life through the example of the life of our President at his home in Vermont. We are told how all his traits of character were begun, and how they now affect our whole nation. This also is a book which should be read by every American, for it is essentially Ameri- can, and is so vitally interesting as the charac- ters in it are living and have great influence on our modern American life. “JUNGLE PEACE” THIS book, written by William Beebe and dedicated to Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt, was first published in 1918. And, as Theodore Roosevelt says in an excellent re- view of it: “Nothing of this type of book has been written until within the last century and a half. They can only be produced in a refined, cultivated society. In rude societies there may be much appreciation of outdoor life, much fierce joy in hunting, and great longing for ad- venturous wandering, but the appreciation and joy are inarticulate; for in such societies the people who write are generally not the people who act, and they express emotions by words that are just repetitions.” Here we get wonderful, peaceful pictures of the jungle. The author speaks of everything from a wilderness laboratory to an army of ants. It is highly interesting to read how Mr. Beebe often balances himself on the rail of a ship and then, as the cowboy throws his lariat, throws his large, eight-pronged iron grapple, with which he secures great amounts of the sar- gassow weed, together with its strange inhabi- tants. For this purpose he says himself he has tramped the decks of steamers with the “patience of the pedestrian of Chillon.” Another very interesting incident is the story of the author’s “anchor perching.” This phrase means, to quote the author, “I had a waistcoat made of stout leather straps, with a heavy ring behind to which I attached a strong rope. This tethered to the rail, in the extreme bow, enabled me to swim safely down until I reached the flukes of the great anchor. Seating myself comfortably, I lashed my leather straps fast, and was ready for work with glass or net or camera.” The book is filled with a variety of equally interesting incidents and gives some exquisite and beautiful descriptions, and these descrip- tions are not tiresome repetitions of things which we have seen or heard described before, but of things that we are in no way familiar with. “DAYS OFF” T vAYS OFF” by Henry Van Dyke, a most 1 pleasing collection of short stories by the well known author, should provide delightful reading for spare moments and hours. The stories contained in this book are con- cerned mostly with life in the woods and by the shore. They are lively narratives, easy and interesting to read and are told by an author whose inimitable and charming style should be sufficient to induce anyone to read and enjoy his books. B. C., ’28. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 95 SCHOOL MEWS SYMPHONY CONCERT ON the ninth of December Somerville High School had its first Symphony Concert of the year. The pupils, evidently re- calling the pleasure they received from the con- certs last year, flocked to the hall, filling it to its capacity, and proved to be a very apprecia- tive audience. A delightful program was presented. Be- fore each selection was played, the leader, Mr. Shirley, gave a short description of the life of the composer, and told a little about the com- position itself, adding to the interest of the program. PLAYERS’ CLUB ON Christmas Eve, Miss Bell and Miss Sprague held “open house,” for the Play- ers’ Club at Miss Bell’s home on Charles Street, Boston. During the evening over fifty Players’ Club members and friends were enter- tained. Hot chocolate and cake were served. At quarter past eleven the last group, led by Miss Helen Galvin, director of music at North- eastern Junior High, gathered outside Miss Bell’s home and sang Christmas carols. After leaving Charles Street most of the members went over the Beacon Hill where they enjoyed the brilliant display of lights and Christmas festivities. By the Players’ Club this Christ- mas Eve will long be remembered. THE CHRISTMAS CANTATA A CHRISTMAS cantata, “The Word Make Flesh,” was given to the pupils and the public on the Thursday before Christ- mas by the Girls’ and Boys’ Glee Clubs, under the direction of Mr. Whittemore. Six Bible stories were related and each illustrated by tableux given by the Players’ Club, which came under the direction of Miss Bell and Miss Sutherland. Both orchestras should be com- mended for their part in the presentation and many thanks are extended to Miss Bradford and Miss Haley for their help in supplying the costumes and decorations, and to Mr. Obear, who was in charge of the lighting. The cantata was well received by both the morning and evening audiences. REPORT OF PROSE WRITING GROUP THE December meeting of the Prose Writ- ing Group of the Literary Club was a decided success. A feature of the meet- ing was a play presented by members of II English T. Fine short stories were read by Carl Engstrom, Grethell Simpson, and Charles Quinn. Much interest is shown and our 1928 meet- ings promise to be very helpful and entertain- ing. Remember, everybody is welcome on con- dition that he brings a friendly smile and a receptive mind. A. E. W., ’29, Sec. TRIALS FOR HOME DEBATE AT the try-outs, January fifth, the fol- lowing boys (alphabetically named), were chosen to participate in the home debate of the Webster Debating Society some evening in March: Raymond A. Aherne, 1928; Joseph Blumsack, 1928; John J. Hayes, 1929; Robert Le Roy, 1928; Anthony Mitrano, 1929; and Arthur Rogde, 1930. The alternates are: Matthew Marmaud, 1929, and Gordon Pratt, 1928. At this debate each member of the winning side will be presented a medal and the three best speakers of the evening, regardless of side, will uphold the Somerville High School in any future inter-scholastic debates. Those who attended last year’s debate will remember the high calibre of the work. A large crowd is expected this year. THE CHESS CLUB THE Chess Club holds its meetings on Fridays in Room 123. We now have a membership of thirteen, from whom a team of six is to be chosen. Matches will com- mence soon, and prospects for the success of the team are bright. The officers of our club are: President, Robert Forbes; Secretary, Anthony Catanzano. Any students who are interested in the game and desire to become members of the club are invited to attend on any Friday afternoon. R. F., ’29, Sec. 96 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 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 re- peated many times during a day in this and other schools. Now let us reflect and ask our- selves 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 those persons to stop being a hinderance to their class and to follow the Somerville High School’s motto, “Honor and Progress.” Honor, the five-letter word which leads on to the higher and better things in life, is the first word in the motto of our school. 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, it is based on the principal of honor. The student is given two more chances to stop his trouble- making before having his name taken and re- ported. All members of the Traffic 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 three years progressed 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? In conclusion I wish to stress the fact that co-operation is necessary before any school organization can operate successfully, and I hope that you will do your share in this move- ment. OUR SCHOOL ORCHESTRA OJR school orchestra is an organization we hear very little about, but it is one of the best organizations we have. Mr. Clark and others have congratulated this year’s orchestra on being one of the best the school has ever had. It did marvelous work for the Christmas Cantata. Edward Friberg, our effi- cient leader, is working hard to keep the orches- tra up to a high standard. The annual concert will be given in the spring. The second orches- tra is doing as much work in its class of music- as the first orchestra, and is training a splen- did group for next year’s first orchestra. S. A. J., ’28. I� OST-(; R A I)U ATE NOTES The Post Graduates are only about 1-20 the size of the class of '28 but when the Senior Notes are 20 times as large as ours we’ll admit they’re good. Ernest Hussar has just joined our congenial group. We wonder is he is Ernest? Lew Mitchell never pays for his lunch. He has sys- tem. Ask him about it sometime. With a piano sharing 301 with us, the Post Graduates often indulge in a bit of music which, no doubt, is greatly appreciated by the Juniors and Mr. Carrier. Miss G.: “Were you here this morning?” Laura (for some reason blushing through her rouge): “Yes, of course.” Miss G.: “Where were you, behind the piano?” The baby boy of our bunch is Lew Tuttle. He has a lot to learn. Now don’t rush, girls. Among our Post Graduates is a modern Beau Brum- mell in the person of Morris Shapiro, who is preparing for “Hawvard” and is already prepared to the extent of a raccoon (?) coat and spats. He can be seen any morning demonstrating “What the well dressed P. G. of 1928 will wear.” We also have a poet in our midst in the person of J. P. You ought to read some of J. P.’s collection. Yes, he was the boy led astray in last year’s Senior Play, but he ought to know better now. Hope Blaisdell,. also from last year’s Senior Play, is with us as well as Laura Carbone, that wicked chorus girl. In “Red” Gear we have an ex-football star and a banjo player of note(s). Pat Butters is the most changeable boy in the world when it comes to changing seats. We wonder if he is. changeable other ways too. P. G.: Pest Graduate; pretty girl, pretty goofy,, privileged guests, postponed graduation ad Infinitum. P. G.: “It’s funny, last year I flunked everything but Latin.” Soph.: “Why didn’t you flunk that?” P. G.: “I didn’t take it.” The Post Graduates have done their part towards- Radiator subscriptions, bank deposits, etc., and how we are doing our part with class notes. Watch our- dust. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 97 1928 The Senior Class has 100% class dues. Congratula- tions to the Proctors and the Class Treasurer. Dot Bone declares that she is always cold. Can -anyone disprove the fact? Is there anyone who doesn’t know a certain English teacher’s pet hobby? If you don’t know you had better find out pretty quick. With the steam shovel going full blast we can recite -only when it lets up for a few moments. This gives us chance to look up a few words if we happen to be translating. Mr. Pearson has started an afternoon drill class. Any person may join. Famous words: “The. first bell has rung.” Those in Room 102 hear this about “steen” times a day. P—1 M—rt—n went skating recently and lost his shoes. I’ll bet a fried shoe you can’t guess whom he went •with. (J. G.) We have a big man on the Senior Play Committee, both in work and size. (H. L—ven—n.) Heard in Room 222 Mr. Hay—d: “Anyone who doesn’t go to the Sym- phony Concert must surely be Scotch.” Pupil: “Scotch? They’re all right.” Mr. Hay—d: “Yes, I know it, some of my closest friends are Scotch.” Is everyone going to the Senior play? Get your tickets without delay. What Would Happen IF Maxine Blake wasn’t talking? IF Ruth Hodges didn’t have powder? IF Bertha Corfield didn’t write poetry? IF Lawrence Williams wasn’t President? IF Ruth Harrington didn’t smile? IF Raymond Fermoyle wasn’t called on in English? IF Benjamin Becker didn’t have candy? Boys! A smile, a dance, a grin, Hold on to your fraternity pin. Mr. Pearson says that islands float. A correction. William Wattie is the floor proctor f the West Building only and Eleanor Graham of the ■East Building. At the Senior Play Try-outs Miss Bell (attempting to identify the young men who have already tried out for the part opposite a certain young lady): “E—n—ce whom do you love?” E—n—ce: “Anybody that wants to!” Somerville High School is a brighter place since the masculine element came back to school in full regalia of Christmas ties, socks and scarfs. If you should happen to notice mufflers closely wrapped around many throats on a warm January day—it isn’t the tempera- ture, it’s the tie! Wanted: Suggestions for slow methods of torture to be inflicted upon those—grrr!—bright little friends still asking: “And what did Santa bring you for Christ- mas?” T. S.: “Say! I almost broke my neck followin’ you around those corners.” She: “Well, I hope this teaches you not to chase af- ter every pretty girl you see!” If you see anybody going through the corridors ges- ticulating, do not get excited, for perhaps it is one of the cast of the Senior Play doing a little rehearsing on the side. Incidently, all out, Seniors, and support this play, when the time comes! New Year’s resolutions for S. H. S. For the teachers:— Fewer D’s and more A’s. For F—k—1—n:— Bigger and better hot dogs. For the Sophomores:— Less noise, more service. B’or the Seniors:— More study, fewer distractions (?) Our new high school is audibly being erected at last. We know Mr. Avery will welcome the following suggestions:— 1. An elevator for the Juniors. 2. Better ventilation and a deordorizing process for the chemistry laboratory. 3. A smoking room for the —er post graduates. •1. Penny slot machines in every classroom. Many are the pupils who have been saved by the opportune intervention of the steam shovels that aid a judiciously lowered voice and drown out any possible mistakes. 98 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The date set for the Senior Play is Friday, Febru- ary 17th. Be sure to attend. This is our last year in S. H. S. (that is, maybe!), and we want OUR Senior Play to be a success. With the committee, Olive Thomp- son, Prescott Hall, and Henry Levenson and a splen- did cast working hard under the direction of Miss Bell we can be sure that our Senior Play is going to be one of the best ever given. As Mr. Avery said: “Buy two tickets”—and bring the g. f.! In History Class Miss T—1: “There was never before such an election campaign of advertising log cabins and hard cider. I must bring into class some day—” pa—i ]Vf—rt—n: “What, the hard cider?” The noisy steam shovels outside grace. They cover up sketchy recitation; however, they don’t help our written tests any! Greek Student: “Don’t you think Helen of Troy has a wonderful line?” Ditto: “I have never met her.” Greek Student: “You should run over and have a war with the Trojans some time.”—Clipping. For the Algebra Students There was a lad named Willie J8 Who loved a lass named Annie K8 He asked if she’s be his M8 But K8 said W8 His love for her was very G8 He told her it was hard to W8 And begged to know at once his F8 But K8 said W8. Then for a time he grew sed8 But soon he hit a faster G8 And for another girl went sir8 Now K8 can W8. —Goblin. Mr. Pearson was recently talking about the Island of Yap. Many of us have been there. Talk of class pictures and samples of the same from different photographers suggest the pleasant reminder that June is not such a terrible distance away. With the list of names of those eligible for the National Honor Society posted, it seems as if this or- ganization would be enlarged to an excellent propor- tion. Anything to encourage Progress! Those who are accustomed to come to school via the walks on the back of the hill, have to leave home five minutes earlier in order to allow time for clambering over the excavations. 1929 We’ll wager Mr. Hayward gets pretty tired telling- the girls in front of 324 to hurry up. But who can help commenting on what he’ll say if he catches them talking? Did you notice the latest step toward a new school? You’ll find it on the stairway between the third floor west and third floor east. The competition between the workmen outside and us diligent pupils is growing more and more heated. Most pupils count the noise outside as a decided advan- tage. The Junior notes cannot be interesting without a complete “line” of Junior news which concern everyone. We all have lofty ambitions; let’s show some results next month. Send in all the class news you can find. Can some bright Senior shed some small light upon the reason for one of their members writing “The Scen- ior class, etc.” Is the class trying to develop some sort of background? Among the favorite New Year’s resolutions is not being late to school. And of course every student will get honor marks from now on. All homework will be done without fail. Yet isn’t it true that very few diaries which are started in earnest ever reach December thirty-first without a few months omitted? The 100%ers, Room 226 100 Banking every Monday. 100 Radiator Subscriptions. 100 Radiator Room “Ad.” 100 Red Cross Drive. 100 Junior Class Dues. Room 226 cordially invites all other Junior rooms to- start the new year right by getting into the 100% class. Heard in English Class Teacher: “Please pass me a large piece of small com- position paper.” It has been suggested that the state legislature should take definite steps to protect the men during the ensuing leap year. No damage has been reported as yet but many bashful women have seemed to lose a lot of their bashfulness. Thank goodness leap year doesn’t show up very often. Here Is Still Another One On the Poor Scotchman A Scotchman applied for a position as deputy sheriff and the question was asked him:— “Suppose you saw a crowd congregated at a certain point on your beat, how would you disperse it quickly' and with the least trouble?” “I would pass the hat,” said the knowing Scotty. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 99 Little bo p one Ls - 1hi$ r n [iclure of o Slvderft, ues honest Doe nl he Look ho| | y? Oh , amj ij«. 175 6LI because of Anew i e rs resoluiion Ihrtl he Simflij ho$n i roKen t wonl be lon NQui Or e of our reporters dioepry up t .e latest dirt around fte achool to be on the we r e______________gm_ Tort of 1 he ncu) high schooL? No, just o hot dog slond- Dumb: Whrtts in uour f ocKet booK ? 1 3)orfs: Nothing buT A berK. First Youth: “I asked her if I could see her home.” Second Youth: “And what did she say?” First Youth: “She said she would send me a picture of it.” Postponing the keeping of a promise is little im- provement on breaking it. “It’s rather lonesome to listen to a person with a •one-track mind, but who’d like to listen to a person with a mind like the Boston freight yard?” Someone has finally recognized the fish on our num- ber plates to be a sardine. The poor fish! Although the Seniors emphatically state that there is no Santa Claus the members of 328 think differ- ently. Santa, in the guise of Miss Follansbee, donated a brand new and very much needed pencil sharpener. There has been such a short time to skate, so far, but it has been plenty long enough for a few of us to find out just how hard the ice really is. “He’s been sitting there all day, doing nothing but waste time.” “How do you know?” “Because I’ve been sitting here watching him.” Marriage a la Delicatessen Padre: “Do you take this woman for butter or for wurst?” Hardre: “Oh! liver alone. I never sausage nerve.” Photographer: “Look this way and you’ll see a pretty little dickey bird come out.” Modern Chil: “Oh! don’t be a nut; expose your plate and let’s get this over with.” 1930 Room 206 is proud to have as one of its members the president of the Sophomore Class, Francis Felt. The other officers are: Vice-president, Irma Brooks, 224; secretary, Dolly Smith, 221; treasurer, Loring Banks, 202. We congratulate them and ask all the Sophomores to co-operate with them in their work. In music. Did Mr. Whittemore say this: “When I nod my head, cut it off?” The popular belief is that those car tests were made just in time. No one expects to be able to hear any- thing now that building operations are in full swing. There isn’t one of us, however, who wouldn’t sacrifice his ears for a new building. This One’s Original Teacher: “Stop talking and listen to the noise you’re making.” The construction work that is going on outside is at times quite deafening, but on the whole, it is very use- ful. When one rises to recite, if the steam shovel is making enough noise, we have discovered (this is strict- ly confidential), that any mistakes may pass entirely unnoticed if one speaks low enough. We hope they make lots of noise. Editor’s Note. (This is also original and is NOT a space filler): All the material for class notes handed in by helpful Sophomores could be written on the back of a postage stamp (U. S. 2 cents) without any crowd- ing whatsoever. 100 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1927 1925 The following members received scholarships at Harvard: Lester N. Stanley, the Harvard Club of Boston; Herbert L. Gilbert, Somerville Scholarship; James J. Carney, Leo I. Lapidus and Edmund J. Marsello, the Price Greenleaf Aid; Lawrence Carra, the Harvard Club of Somerville Scholarship. D. J. Collins, R. H. Hanlon and E. Vartebe- dian are attending Wentworth Institute. Josephine Angelo and Myra Page are at Las- sell Seminary, Auburndale. Tony Sousa is a freshman at Suffolk Law School. Anna Canniff, Eleanor Robinson, and Frances Naugler are at Chandler Secretarial School. Joe Miller is attending Georgetown Univer- sity, Washington, D. C. Cleon E. Babcock is employed by the East- man Kodak Company, of Boston. Kermit C. Marsh is working with the Employers’ Liability Insurance Company. Audrey Taylor is working for the Christian Science Publishing Company. 1926 Richard Williams, a sophomore at B. U., was on the honor list for his freshman year. This list is composed of only four per cent, of the class. Evelyn Cohen has married Samuel Solod, of Worcester. E. C. Zappini is attending Wentworth Insti- tute. Joseph F. Solano, Harvard, ’30, received re- cently the Samuel Crocker Lawrence Scholar- ship. Lawrence Munro, Tufts Engineering School, had an average of A last year. Frances Mendel 1 and Pauline Gerald are at Tufts. Annette Crowell is attending Bridgewater Normal School. Frances Young, Vera Wakefield, Doris Houghton and Constance Hardy are Juniors at. Jackson. Karl Silva is a sophomore at Tufts. 1924 Edgar Marble is in the Massachusetts School of Art. Dorothy Craigin and Ruth Lindeholm are seniors at Tufts. 1923 Bernice Parker is working in the office of the Western Junior High School. Elmer Crosby, who received the degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern, is taking the student engineer- ing course offered by the Specialty Automatic Machine Company, of Chelsea. Cornelius Knibbs and Edith Warren, of All- ston, were married in August. Louis Smith, Northeastern ’27, is now em- ployed as a draftsman by the Metropolitan Planning Board. Kathleen Donahue is a secretary in the of- fice of New England News Company. Fay Lipkind is a stenographer in the office of Carro Son. 1922 E. Alliston Grant has announced his engage- ment to Muriel Hale. Sanford Fisher is a senior at Boston Univer- sity. Bessie Summers is working for Pearson, Erhard Co., of 50 Congress Street, Boston. Lydia Marvin, Radcliffe, ’27, is taking the buyers’ course at the Jordan Marsh Company. Maurice Bloom graduated from Northeastern last June. Louis H. Smith, Northeastern, ’27, is now employed as a draftsman by the Metropolitan Planning Board. 1921 Arnold Hedlund is an instructor of mathe- matics at Harvard. (Continued on Page 103) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 101 Athletics ELECTION OF FOOTBALL CAPTAIN AT a meeting of the football letter men January third, Charles Casey was elected captain of the 1928 football team on the fifth ballot over Alfred Luppi. Casey has all the requirements for a great captain. He is a man of some two hundred pounds, a thinker on the field, a fighter, and a worker. What is more, the fellows will work for him. We wish Charlie every success. FOOTBALL LETTERS AWARDS THE following men of the football squad have been awarded their “S”: Paul Mac- Innis, Lawrence Capodilupo, Walter Cor- bett, Lawrence Donovan, Roger Easton, Ray- mond Fermoyle, Richard O’Brien, Graydon Toothaker, Charles Casey, Donald Cochran, Charles Dresser, John Hayes, Alfred Luppi Mathew Marmaud, John Rondina, Edwin Peter- son, George Stevenson, Charles Harvey, Archie Maclnnis, John Murphy, Donald Wills, Ernest Allison, Lorenzo Gaynor, Edward Lane, Robert Leroy, and Edwin Waters. GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION THE basketball season is in full swing. An election on December 22 took place bringing about the following results: Senior captain, Catherine Falnev; senior mana- ger, Catherine Doherty: junior captain, Ruth Strelhis; junior manager, Margaret Martin; sophomore captain, E. McEnnis; sophomore manager, U. Glass. We have played two inter-class games. The junior-senior game was played January 6, the juniors winning by a score of 8-6. The senior team was composed of: Captain Fahey, r. g.; Margaret Cox, 1. g.; Catherine Doherty, 1. f.; Adelle Marchant, r. f.; Mary Mol- loy, c.; Claire Cole, s. c. The junior team: Captain Strelhis, r. g.; Mar- garet Martin, 1. g.; Marion De Noyer, r. f.; Grace Brattin, s. c.; Gertrude Hubbard, 1. f.; G. Powell, c. The junior-sophomore game was played Jan- uary 10 and won by the junior, 27-0. The winning team: Captain Strelhis, r. g.: Catherine Macdonald, 1. g.; Marian De Noyer, r. f.; Gertrude Hubbard, 1. f.; C. Durrick, c.; Mary Fleming, s. c. The Sophomore players: Captain Mclnnis, g.; P. Breccelli, s. c.; M. Worth, 1. f.; M. Hall- nan, r. f.; A. Maroney, r. g.; Dorothy James, c. There will soon be a senior-sophomore game. Come and cheer for your class. Swimming also is progressing, more girls are urged to come out. We want this to be the best year in swimming. Come out and learn how easy the channel is to swim. The hours have been changed, swimming is on Thursday from four to five o’clock. Catherine Macdonald, ’29. TENNIS TEAM THE tennis team has started off well this season. We have already made negotia- tions with eight teams of neighboring high schools. We have also reserved for our- selves a place in a league which is being formed consisting of the tennis players of the surround- ing schools. From the fourteen or fifteen who attempted to secure places on the team, two have come out successfully. These are Graton Williams and William Howard. We are fortunate in having for our captain, Curtice Townsend, one who has had a position on the team in all three of this high school years. Others who remain from last year are Earl Wilson and Harris King. The positions of the men will depend entirely upon their own ability. The main difficulty and inconvenience with which we have had to put up is the lack of ten- nis courts. We have so far been forced to play at Harvard, Tufts, Arlington and other neigh- boring courts. It is our sincere hope that for the sake of future teams, the new high school will have several well constructed tennis courts. Although in the past the tennis team has not held a very important position in the thoughts of the school, we hope that the coming Spring will prove that our team is well worth consider- ing, at least from a standpoint of ranking well among other high school teams. Sweet young thing: “Should I marry a man who lies to me?” Fortune Teller: “Lady, do you want to be an old maid?” 102 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR He Lost His Case A young lawyer had been retained by a farmer to prosecute a railroad for killing twenty-four hogs. He wanted to impress the jury with the magnitude of the injury. “Twenty-four hogs, gentlemen,” he said, “just think! Twenty-four—twice the number there are in the jury box.” Still Doubtful Small Boy: “Dad, what arc the holes in the board for?” Dad: “Those are knot holes.” Small Boy (after due consideration): “Well, if they are not holes, what are they?” Quite Satisfied The stingiest man was scoring the hired man for his extravagance in wanting to carry a lantern when he called on his best girl. “The idea,” he scoffed, “when I was courtin' I never carried a lantern; I went in the dark.” “Yes,” replied the hired man sadly, “and look what you got.” Cheap Publicity Conductor: “How old is the little girl?” The Child: “Mother, I’d rather pay the fare and keep my age to myself.” Mister Grandma Wife: “Now that I have had my hair bobbed, I don’t think I look so much like an old lady.” Husband: “No. Now you look like an old gentle- man.” For Keeps “I want some winter underwear.” “How long?” “How long? I don’t want to rent ’em; I want to buy ’em.” Oh, Those Scotties! Scotchman (to caddy eager for a job): “Are you good at finding balls?” Caddy: “I sure am!” Scotchman: “Then find one, me bairn; an we’ll start.” Old Gentleman: “My little man, you must not say, ‘I ain’t going.’ You must say, T am not going,’ ‘he is not going,’ ‘we are not going,’ ‘they are not going.’ ” Tommy: “Ain’t nobody goin’?” Not the Slightest Objection An innkeeper was disturbed in his rest one night by someone knocking at his door. “Who’s there?” he asked. “A friend,” was the answer. “What do you want?” “I want to stay here all night.” “All right, stay there, by all means,” was the reply. “Was she shy when you asked her age?” “Yes, I imagine about ten years.” Teacher Wonders Willie: “What did I learn today, teacher?” Teacher: “Why do you ask?” Willie: “They’ll want to know at home.” Fastidious Tramp: “Could you spare me something to eat,. lady?” Housewife: “I’ll call my husband.” Tramp: “No thanks, lady, I ain’t no cannibal.” Puzzled Sambo: “Chief, ah needs protection. Ah done got a unanimous letter this mornin’ which says, ‘Niggar, let mah chickens alone.” Chief of Police: “Why protection? Just leave the chickens alone.” Sambo: “Dat’s all right, boss, but how does I know whose chickens to leave alone?” “Is Jack a loud dresser?” “Is he? You should hear him hunting for his collar button.” Customer (in restaurant): “Waiter, there’s a hair in the soup. Waiter: “Well, what did you expect? A whole wig for a dime?” One Considerate Landlord Landlord: “I’m here to inform you, Mr. Ryan, that I’m going to raise your rent.” Ryan: “It’s kind ye are, sir, for I’ve been trying to- do it myself and couldn’t.” Captain: “Right about face.” Rookie: “Thank goodness, I’m right about some- thing.” Miss Smith: “I have went. That’s wrong, isn’t it?” Freshie: “Yes, ma’am, because you ain’t went yet.”’ SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 103 EXCHANGES AS WE SEE OTHERS:— High School Record, Newbury port High School, New- kuryport, Mass.—We are always glad to read '‘The Record.” The December number was excellent. The -department headings are among the best. You evi- dently have some competent artists. The Salemica, New Salem Academy, New Salem, Mass.—Thank you for the comment upon our maga- zine which appeared in your December issue. We are glad you like our paper. The poetry in your magazine was commendable; your “Humor” was also spicy. The Echo, Enfield Public School, Thompsonville, Conn.—Welcome to the “Echo.” Isn’t this your first visit? You have a fine Literary Department. Come again. The Lookout, Derby High School, Derby, Conn.— We enjoy reading your paper very much. Won’t you •comment on our paper? The Junior Pioneer, Henry Lord Junior High School, Fall River, Mass.—The “Pioneer” is continuing its good work this year. It shows effort and ability. The Journal, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Wor- cester, Mass.—Your magazine is very high class and •deserves much praise for its Alumni Department. The Reflector, Woburn High School, Woburn, Mass.— The best department of your paper, in our estimation, is the “Poems.” The stories were well written, too. The Ottawanian, Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan.—The Caroling Number” had an attractive cover design and was certainly very “Christ- masy.” The Recorder, Winchester High School, Winchester, Mass.—There is a wealth of interesting material in your paper. “So This is Service!” caught my eye be- cause it was so true to life. The current, realistic things of life are the most interesting. AS OTHERS SEE US:— Pad and Pencil, Chandler Secretarial School, Boston. —Your cartoon page was very interesting. What a fine “Poet’s Corner” you have! The class notes were commendable. The Salemica, New Salem Academy, New Salem, Mass.—Your paper is peppy and we certainly enjoy reading it. How He Got Even “You must find that impediment in your speech very inconvenient at times, Mr. Jones,” remarked an im- polite acquaintance. “Oh, n-no,” replied Jones. “Every one has his pecu- liarity. “S-Stammering is mine. What’s y-yours?” “Pm not aware that I have any,” replied the other man. “D-do you stir y-your coffee with your r-ight hand?” “Why, yes, of course.” “We-well, t-that’s your p-pec-uliarity. Most people use a t-teaspoon.” ALUMNI NOTES (Continued from Page 100) Louis Levenson, Harvard, 27, is with the Massachusetts Insurance Co. as an actuarial student. 1917 Horace Z. Haywood is working for the Techni-Color Studio of Boston. 1907 Henry Grattan Doyle, Harvard, ’ll, has been appointed dean of men at George Washington University, Washington, D. 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SIMPSON, ’30 TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIALS PARIS Albert E. Johnson, ’28 A RURAL MYSTERY Ralph K. Skinner, ’30 THE PARACHUTE, THE AERIAL LIFE- SAVER Emmett K. Zink, ’28 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Arnold E. Johnson, ’28 THE LITTLE TIN GOD CALLED LUCK Anna Wischmann, ’28 111 POET’S CORNER 119 115 THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 120 11G SCHOOL NEWS 121 CLASS NOTES 123 DAWN 127 117 Emma Kidston, ’29 ALUMNI NOTES 128 117 EXCHANGES 128 118 ATHLETICS 129 FLASHES OF HUMOR 130 114 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR EDITORIALS GREAT MEN WHEN the question, “Has the United States any great men V was asked not long ago, the most capable intellectuals of the country were astounded by the mere idiocy of those who dared voice such an inter- rogation. Leaders sprang to the defense of their native land and scurried about to produce these desired persons, newspapers laughed to think that there should be any doubt of the coun- try’s capability to produce such men, and the public went so far as to say that they were common because of their quantity. The mere assurance that there were many, however, did not please everyone and when a list was printed of the men that a certain paper thought were great, they were conspicuous by their absence. This lack startled many, and some people at- tributed it to the fact that there are so many conveniences today and so few hardships to be encountered in proportion to those of previous generations, that this type of man is becoming extinct. Many other opinions and sugges- tions were started but the grievious fact still lay before all, that the United States and the whole world were lacking great men. “With- out hardships,” was the declaration, “we can never have men with the ability and leadership of Lincoln, and nothing less than an eventful crisis or a struggle for liberty can make men of the caliber of the “Father of our Country.” Where are the Caesars, Alexanders, and Na- poleons? Conquerors, benefactors, and pa- triots? Of such men there can now be no equal, not through lack of ability, but due to the fact that the horrible machines of destruction in modern wars spell doom for all those who would become distinguished. There are war heroes but they cannot be great like the heroes of old. Men who would achieve greatness in military tactics no longer lead their army into the face of the guns, but successfully direct their forces miles away from the scene of combat. The truly great men of today work in labor- atories, or are engaged as engineers, realizing mechanical advantages and ideas which aid their fellow beings instead of destroying them. Louis Pasteur was named the world’s great- est hero by the school children throughout all countries. A humble chemist, who has aided the world more than ten wars could ever hope to, has advanced progress by leaps and bounds. Now the men who are really great spend their energy and endeavors “conquering peace,” and seek to aid their country’s prosperity by honest efforts instead of foreign conquests. “Democracy tends to diffuse power among in- dividuals especially in our government” — to quote Emil Ludwig—yet Lincoln was able to engrave his name in Time by his marvelous statesmanship. The saying that some men are born to lead and others to follow does not prove very sound when we consider the wonderful institutions and universities which give the youth of today every possible advantage to be one of these scientists and engineers which are a credit to the nation. Our own personal effort enables us to climb this mythical ladder of success, an not impossible feat, for what some have done, others can do. With such concrete examples before us as Lincoln, Pasteur, Goethals, and Ed- ison, why can not we be a benefit to human- ity? True we can never free the slaves, build the Panama Canal, or invent the electric light, but what is there to prevent this modern gen- eration from accomplishing equally great things? With such remarkable examples of leadership, greatness, and attainments always before us, we too can leave our names on his- tory’s pages. Several pupils in this school were born in foreign countries, while other have been abroad, and articles which appear in the Radiator written by these travel- ers should prove interesting and stimulating to our readers, not only because of the character of the in- formation but because it is all first hand. We are sorry to state that the article concerning the Traffic Squad which appeared in the previous issue of the Radiator, although submitted by the secretary of that organization, was written for an issue two years ago. The school is entering politics! “Hiz” Honor and the Board of Aldermen were for a night none other than certain members of the Senior class. If these posi- tions prove popular the school may have to enter poli- tics in its curriculum! SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 115 PARIS By Albert E. Johnson, ’28 PARIS, the French capital, and one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities on the globe, is truly full of frolic, educa- tion, and enjoyment. Paris is the “Spice of Life.” I shall never forget my first impressions. I noticed from the train the tall Eiffel Tower rising high into the sky, the rare architecture of the buildings, the beautiful avenues and boulevards, the georgeous gardens, and the statuesque monuments. Everything had a foreign atmosphere from the “toot-toot” of the taxi horn to the bearded native boulevardier. This surely was the City of Enchantment. Visitors in Paris, especially Americans, use the Opera House, the largest theatre in the world, covering three acres, as the “Hub” of the city. From here one may take the subway, a taxi, a bus, or walk conveniently to any point. A visitor finds his bearings very easily from here. Another reason for this name, the “Hub,” is that the American Express Com- pany’s Paris office is situated here and many American tourists go here for money from home, baggage, or mail. The Opera House it- self is a beautiful building, not only outside, but also inside. There is a most magnificent marble staircase, a lobby with sparkling chan- deliers hanging overhead, and a work of in- terior decoration that will make one gasp for breath. Taking a short whirl in a taxi, we have ar- rived at the foot of the marvelous structure, the Eiffel Tower. This solitary steel frame reaching high, high into space—one thousand feet, cannot be compared to any other struc- ture of its kind. The ascent, by means of hy- draulic elevators, takes between fifteen and thirty minutes. The bird’s-eye-view that we see up here is excellent, the whole of Paris be- ing at our feet. The Seine River, which runs close by the Eiffel Tower, separates the city into two parts, left bank and the right bank. The left bank, principally the “Latin Quarter,” and the right bank, Paris proper. There are many river boats traveling up and down this Seine and to take a ride is one of the jolliest, most unusual, and interesting things you can do. You pass by old gray castle-like buildings and streets with romantic history. The river breaks into two parts and on the island between them is situated the cathedral “Notre Dame.” This old church, erected in the early French Gothic style, is the marvel of cathedrals. It has a long history and is an in- teresting study. At one end of the finest boulevard in the world, Avenue des Champs-Elysees, is the in- spiring “Arc de Triomphe.” This is the largest and grandest arch in the world. From here radiate twelve beautiful avenues, among them the magnificent Bois de Boulogne. The grave of the “Unknown Soldier of France” is under this arch and a flame is burning continuously to show France’s sympathy and admiration to- ward her lofet unknown heroes. A jump into the gay side of Paris must be included. Here is where people from all over the world knock elbows together with a smile. Who can think of trouble and worry in Paris? The frolic here is wild and entrancing. You will want to kick holes in the sky and bite the stars. Remember, “Life is what you make it.” The numerous cabarets, follies, and cafes are filled with gay crowds having a “great” time. It is a pleasure to go into Montmarte, Paris’ gayest quarter, for an evening of the merriest, liveliest, and most continual frolic in a person’s life. Paris whirls, even your own brain whirls in “Parisian night-life.” Montparnasse, another part of Paris, ad- joining the “Latin Quarter,” has become the world’s art centre. Artists from every part of the globe bump each other here and they give this corner of the city a character quite un- usual. Gaiety is to be found here also, but dif- ferent from Montmarte, in that it is a cheaper section of the city and filled with mixed nation- alties. Back to the Seine River again we notice a finely laid-out square. This is the “Place de la Concorde” the largest square in the world. Here use to stand the public guillotine where over three thousand people have met their death. The spot is now marked by an Obelisk which once stood in front of the great Temple of Luxor in Egypt. Just across the river from this square is the Hotel des Invalides. There is an interesting collection of cannons and other war apparatus exhibited here. The most important part of this building is Napoleon’s tomb, a very elab- orate structure and carefully illuminated. A word may be said in appreciation of the people of Paris. In my estimation they were very congenial and trusted everyone. We had an incident in a Paris cafe one morning as fol- lows: My uncle and I entered a cafe to buy our breakfast and on sitting at a table an in- terpreter came over to us, quickly seeing we were Americans, and then it struck us we had not taken any money out. Although one of us agreed to go back, the interpreter would not think of this, but told us to eat heartily and bring the money at the most convenient time. The people were very social and loved to get in conversation with us. Their appearance was always neat and refined. A trip to the Louvre, the well known museum, would be most interesting, also a 116 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR trip to the Pantheon with its crypts where noble Frenchmen have been buried, includ- ing Victor Hugo. May I also add, that if one is weary some morning after a heavy night before, to take a ride in a taxi or a buggy through the beautiful Bois de Boulogne, a pic- turesque woods in Paris would be interesting. I could not completely tell you the wonders, enjoyments, or the many other wonderful characteristics of Paris in a set of volumes. She has not the population on the large extent of some cities, but she has charm, the charm of her climate, of her skies, the harmony in her appearance, the pleasing proportions of her ex- tent, the feminine grace of Paris, and above all the finish left by centuries on everything that bears witness to her prodigious past. King Francis once said: “Paris is not a city it is a world ’ A RURAL MYSTERY By Ralph K. Skinner, ’30 THIS summer on my vacation I witnessed the unfolding of a rather humorous rural mystery. Mr. H. C. Johnson had a large garden of per- haps five or six acres running along the banks of a stream in which the boys of the neighbor- hood were accustomed to swim. This garden was the centre of the agricultural hopes of Mr. Johnson. Here was the best and most fertile land of all the many acres he owned. Here he raised most of his choice specimens of beans, carrots, corn, squash, beets—in short, all the vegetables grown on a farm—which he ex- hibited annually at the county fair. To tell a secret, he had come to regard this plot as a sure producer of at least five first places at the “fair.” Mr. Johnson had experienced many difficul- ties in maintaining this garden of his. The crows had bothered it. He set up scarecrows and offered a bounty for all crows shot on his land. This, until at least a score of boys had come to him with varying numbers of crows, and all with the assurance, “Yes, sir, shot on your own land.” It took him less than two days to realize that he was paying for the rid- ding of the crow menace for all the surround- ing farmers. Then he hired two boys to guard his garden. A raccoon, from the woods nearby, bothered his corn ’till he made a special trip to the game warden and obtained a license to “kill and destroy” said ’coon, out of season, for “spoliation of crops.” This land of his was on the inside curve of a bend in the stream and to prevent the annual washing away of a part of his holdings, he hired men to drag stones and hurl them over the bank and form a sort of breakwater which preserved his land intact despite the spring freshets. But, alas,—that spring the boys swimming in the stream de- cided to build a dam and what could be more natural than that in the building of that dam they utilize these stones so conveniently placed, so they thought, for their special use. A con- crete wall was “set in” a few weeks later by this stubborn Mr. Johnson, who determined that nothing should stand in his way of having a perfect garden on that particular “piece.” All this merely to show that Mr. Johnson really was determined to have a garden at this cer- tain spot. Imagine, therefore, his amazement and dis- gust when a mysterious marauder began mak- ing alarming depredations on his property. Strange to relate, he was not able to discover the species of the animal who was rapidly de- stroying the work of a whole year. The tracks of the cr mature were quite distinct except, of course, when the animal had walked the length of a row of cabbages unfortunately on top of the cabbages. The tracks discernable pointed out that the animal had four web-shaped, sharp- clawed feet and that when walking its tail left a distinct mark in the rich, sandy loam. Some- times, though, the stranger would appear to lie flat on its body and push itself along. The entire county heard of the strange creature which nightly created such havoc in the gar- den of the now thoroughly mystified and exas- perated Mr. Johnson. Many people came and saw the tracks of the raider, but no one was able to even guess at its identity. It continued to mystify more and more people. The strange part of the whole story is that the invader rarely ate anything. It merely traveled about and trampled everything in its path—its path, strangely enough, though perhaps by pure coin- cidence, seemingly through the choicest parts of the garden. Having learned all raids were at night, Mr. Johnson spent several pleasant evenings guard- ing his precious possessions. All to no avail. The damage continued nightly in spite of Mr. Johnson’s watchfulness. One morning while leaving the “piece,” he stumbled over a queer- SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 117 shaped “rock.” Stooping to remove the stone from the path, he narrowly escaped being bit- ten by a head suddenly thrust from beneath the rock. Taking the rifle he carried while “on guard,” he turned the “rock” over, and found the marauder to be—guess what? A giant turtle from the stream nearby. THE PARACHUTE, THE AERIAL LIFE- SAVER By Emmett K. Zink. 28 TO Major Edward S. Hoffman, U. S. A., be- longs the distinction of developing the most successful aerial life-saver — the seat pack chute, most commonly used here and abroad and the standard equipment in the United States army and navy. Showing that it is regarded as safety equip- ment, regulations forbid anyone to take off from a government field without a standard parachute. The title of aerial life-saver has honestly been earned by this parachute, for it has already saved several lives in the United States alone. The “Caterpillar Club,” an imaginary club composed of members who through accident or otherwise have been forced to use a para- chute for safety’s sake, claims many men and two women in its steadily mounting list, with our own world hero, Colonel Charles A. Lind- bergh, heading the list for safety jumps, with four to his credit, the next member having two. Lindbergh describes his four emergency jumps in detail in his celebrated book “We.” He tell also how he used to jump “in the good old days” from an exhibition plane over fairs for the price of a meal. I consider myself indeed fortunate in being acquainted with a former member of the United States Air Corps overseas during the war, who has given me much first-hand information ; for- tunate also for having had the opportunity to hear a talk by a member of the far-famed Lafayette Esquadrille who retold many thrill- ing accounts of successes and failures in man’s conquest of the air. Many fatalities would have been averted during the late war conflict had the pilots and observers been equipped with the parachutes. The old-time parachute did not have the sure working features typical of modern chutes; for instance, one could not jump from less than 500 feet with any degree of safety and it was always a question if it would open when needed It was usually attached to the under part of the balloon or plane with the straps and cords on the jumper. Going over the side he would be free from the plane or balloon, the sudden weight would separate the chute from the plane, and thus he would float lazily to earth —providing it opened. Nowadays, thanks to inventive skill and a greater knowledge of aerodynamics, the para- chute will positively open. Years of research and development have realized the following outstanding features: Rapid opening under ex- tremely fouled conditions; automatic compen- sation for load, assuring safe descent for ab- normally slight or heavy person; swinging re- duced to a minimum, assuring safety in land- ing; control during descent by means of partial collapsing and hastening descent, decreasing drift; lessening of the low altitude menace, operating safely at 100 feet; excellent perform- ance when packed by an inexperienced person, providing an extreme factor of safety. Many stories have been told of the thrills and effects of parachute jumping. One that came to my notice quite recently is interest- ing. A fellow out in Chicago from an altitude of a mile made a jump and came down beauti- fully, but somebody got excited and ran the ambulance out to meet him. He landed on its roof, and on falling off the roof of the ambu- lance to the ground, he broke his leg. It has been said that a government chute has never failed to open. The veracity of this statement is often challenged, but upon inves- tigation it was found that the reason that the chute did not open was because of either fear, excitement, or fainting on the part of the jumper. From the above we may glean that the mod- ern parachute is truly an aid, booster and life- saver to air-traveling persons in this air- minded age. It is to my mind the solution of the Gordian knot of the aviator’s safety prob- lem. Some day,-—who knows?—we may see huge air liners floating overhead, equipped with the latest safety devices—the parachute doing the same service as the life preserver at sea. Some day, perhaps, parachuting may be as commonplace as an aeroplane ride is today. With all the modern methods of life saving, the parachute has had no little share. The future holds in store many and countless bigger and better ideas of which, perhaps, the parachute is only the embryo. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT By Arnold E. Johnson, ’28 I WAS aroused one morning in June by a great outcry among the birds, particularly by the harsh cry of a bluejay. On going out to learn the cause of the disturbance, I found a great number of birds flying around an oriole’s nest. The bluejays were flying about in much excitement and several dis- tressed little orioles were bravely fighting them. A closer view revealed a jay bird with 118 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR his head caught in the nest. In trying to rob it he had made himself prisoner and neither his own efforts nor those of his companions could free him. Nearly all day he struggled and the other birds flew unhappily about, but gradually his efforts grew feebler until they ceased entirely and he was left alone. Of course, the nest was ruined, but until far into the winter he hung there high in the air, an object lesson to all thieves. THE LITTLE TIN GOI) CALLED LUCK By Anna Wischmann, ’28 TRULY there is a god, and he is nothing but tin, yet he takes his place, a pre- eminent one, in the row with the other gods of the imagination who are constantly being honored. Never has a great feat been accomplished, never has a discovery been made, never has anyone reached the highest pinnacle of success, that it has not been at- tributed to luck. This tin god ought indeed be proud of the wonderful things which he has brought about. But what is Luck? I have called it a tin god, but there must be something by which it holds its place with the idols of the mind. That something is the pedestal upon which it stands. No thin metal forms this base. It is an alloy of the iron of will, and the steel of ability, strength, and perseverance, and set with the jewels of success. And then, when a man has built this pedestal, made every mould- ing and every portion of it perfect, there will always be those who will come just then, place the tin god on top, and call it “Luck.” Was it Luck that Columbus bumped into San Salvador? No. He could not have missed this great continent anyway. But neither was it Luck that made him urge his sailors on over the seemingly shoreless sea. Did Luck put Abraham Lincoln in the Presi- dent's chair? Who can answer “yes” to this question? If he had depended upon Luck he would have been known only as a rail splitter instead of the “Great Emancipator.” Certainly his efforts could not be called Luck. If a man’s power to get to the bottom of things, and by painstaking efforts, bring forth a product which is useful to all mankind, then Luck has given us the incandescent lamp, the phonograph, the wireless, and the radio; and Thomas Edison, the wizard of the age, Marconi, and the other scientists who have made it pos- sible for us to enjoy the conveniences of the modern world, are lucky men. I leave it to you to decide. Benjamin Franklin might easily have been called lucky because, by the simple process of flying a kite with a key attached, he established a scientific fact. But would a man having no interest in the development of na- ture’s forces be peacefully flying a kite in a thunder storm? The nickname which they have given to our own modern air hero, “Lucky Lindy,” does not seem to me fitting for a young man of Colonel Lindbergh’s calibre — Lindbergh’s success might be attributed to a far heavier god, the god of labor, for it was by hard work that Lindy gained his mastery of the air. It is not luck that kept him straight on his course through the boundless sky but perseverance, grit and good judgment and landed him safely on the shores of France. Of men who have climbed the heights in the industries of the nation, let us take our own Governor Fuller. Shall we say that his rise was due to luck? I think not. It was his own ability and steadfastness that placed him at the apex of the automobile industry, and sub- sequently in the governor’s chair, with the honor and respect of the people of the com- monwealth. In conclusion, may I say, that it is my wish that many of us meet with this so-called little tin god, Luck. At the National Honor Society installation we were honored to have Mr. Clark present. This was the first time he has addressed the school since his acci- dent last year. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 119 MY WISH SUNSHINE A bit of clear blue heaven above Flecked with golden sunshine— And fairies bringing rosy dreams On their pearly gossamer wings— And Hope in God—■ And Faith in God— To remember it when trouble's by. —Georgina Morey, ’28. MEMORIES Olden Memories buried away, Memories, bruised and torn, ’Prisoned ’neath a crumbling wall, Lifeless, breathless, shorn. Mem’ries of a golden dream Faded now, alack! Who can tell of memories That come surging back? Mem’ries on the south wind borne, Like the roses’ breath, Who can quell the memories? No one,—none but Death. —Margaret Lacey, ’28. THUS CAME CHRISTMAS MORN. It was midnight, Christmas Eve. Revelry was rife. Bodies sway and bend and stamp In wild exotic dances—madly. Cymbals clash syncopation— Saxaphones wail prolonged moans. Sensual pleasure and passion Abandoned, drunken laughter here! Oblivion of God, Sin here! Thus came Christmas Morn. What would we do without sunshine? Sunshine, the essence of life? Sunshine makes joy without measure, It banishes all grief and strife. When you're weary of fighting and failure. Look up! The sunshine is there; It’s smiling. Don’t let it defeat you. Smile back, make pleasant the air. The flowers can’t live without sunshine. When it’s cloudy the birds do not sing; Why don’t you be like the sunshine? See all the joy it can bring. —Anna Wischmann, ’28. COASTS OF REMEMBRANCE These are the things that I dream of. Mending my net by the sea. Driftwood cast up by the Sea of Life With my thoughts of what used to be. A rose-red sea in back of us, A bulging sail ’gainst the sky, The sweet scent of sandalwood, Where my Coasts of Remembrance lie. A tropic dusk in Zanzibar, A distant song from the shore, The silver path of pale moonlight. This my Remembrance of yore. These are the things that I dream of, Now that these days are long past, The roll of the deck and the smell of tar, When I shipped before the mast. —Margaret Lacey, ’28. It was midnight, Christmas Eve. Reverence was here. People bow their heads in prayer, Bending on their knees—adoringly. The organ peals muffled notes of joy, Breaking the soft hush of veneration. Then holy words of reminiscence Of that night so many years ago, When Christ the Lord was born— The Spirit of God, Faith here! Thus came Christmas Morn. —Georgina Morey, '28. A ROCK-A-BYE RUNE 0 little one, so baby-wise, Whence comes the lovelight in your eyes? The drifting smile that finds its place A tiny sunbeam in your face? The chubby hands that stretch to me And reach for things I cannot see? You seem an elf just dropping in From happy lands! Your next of kin Must be a cherub in the sky,— They seem so near when you are by! —Bertha Corfield, '28. 120 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 44TTTE,” what great meaning there lies W in that pronoun since Lindbergh T v crossed the ocean! It does not stand merely for Lindy and his plane; it stands for man and his accomplishments; for man and his work that will eventually conquer all the hand- icaps of nature. It seems strange to note that Lindbergh was born in February, and still it is quite fitting, for have you ever noticed that of all of the twelve months, February, the shortest, has the greatest number of birthdays of great men and women; men and women who have been in the public eye? Lindbergh is an addition to this list of notables, and a very worthy one. “We,” the book written by Charles A. Lind- bergh, is a book that should be read by every boy and girl, and every man and woman. It isn’t merely the tale of how this boy spent his early life; it is a story that breathes Ameri- can traditions and American ideals. You can- not but feel a little better after you have read it. The reader may wonder why the shy Lind- bergh, the Lindbergh who prefers to be the onlooker rather than the one looked on, should wish to write a book. You may think that his shyness is just a pose, but all your fears and wondering will be dispelled when you read Am- bassador Myron T. Herrick’s foreword to this book. Lindy’s primary and only reason for writing this book was for the purpose of ad- vancing aeronautics. He has announced that he will devote himself wholeheartedly to this advance, and this is his first step in that direc- tion. It is a wonderful beginning and will be of enormous value in pushing on man’s conquest of the air. In this book we get a picture of Lindbergh as he really is, told by his own words that can- not fail to make us see his true self, and it is just as we have thought him. He is a bril- liant. unassuming young man, whom we like to think of as an example of American Youth. The book is divided into two parts. The first and larger part, written by Lindbergh him- self, tells of his life up to the end of his New York to Paris flight. It is fascinating to read of his early flights and of his first plane. The story of his barnstorming experiences are full of interest and humor. Lindbergh’s story of his life as a cadet in Brooks Field furnishes de- lightfully humorous and enjoyable reading. The story of the pranks played on the lieutenants and instructors at this school will especially please the boys reading this book. Lindbergh also knows how to make the reader feel suspense. Your eyes will just race over the lines when he tells of his experiences after he joined the air mail, and especially when he tells of his two emergency jumps, and you will greatly enjoy his own story of his flight from New York to Paris. When Lindbergh came to tell the story of his welcome at Paris, London, Brussels, Wash- ington, New York, and St. Louis he found him- self “up against a tougher problem than flying the Atlantic. He wanted to speak from his heart his appreciation for all the kindness and enthusiasm that had been shown him. But when he began to write he found that fitting words would not come. Somehow it wasn’t a story for him to tell.” That is why a second part was added to this book. This is the story of “A Little of What the World Thought of Lindbergh” by Fitzhugh Green. The illustrations, of which there are a great many, are fine, and they help you to follow Lindbergh’s tale. The book, all in all, is well worth reading. It seems to satisfy the reader that Lindy really is what he is said to be, and as Ambassador Herrick says, “Every American vibrates with a glowing pride at the thought (Continued on Page 130) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 121 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ACTIVITIES INAUGURAL ASSEMBLY THE inauguration of members of the Senior class into the National Honor Society took place February 2, 1928. With dig- nity and solemnity, the old and new members of the society marched into the hall, preceded by the American flag and the National Honor Society emblem, and assembled on the stage be- fore the Senior and Junior classes. First on the program after the saluting of the flag, was the inaugural address by Albert Allen, president of the society. His address was conveyed to the audience in a remarkable manner. Following the address was the passing of the pledge cards to the new members, after which the ideals of the National Honor Society were given: “Service,” by Percy Crowell; “Leadership,” by Dorothy Gordon; “Charac- ter,” by Rebecca Kennard; and “Scholarship,” by Thomas Moran. A hymn was then sung and the pledge recited by all the members. After a flute solo by Joseph Isaska, Mr. Clark, superintendent of the schools, and “friend of the youth,” spoke convincingly on the merits of the youth of today. Following this the as- sembly was dismissed. NEW MEMBERS Elected, January 1928—Charles Bruce, Corinne Carl- son, Jennie Clarke, Beatrice Cohen, Richard Cooper, Bertha Corfield, Percy Crowell, Dorothy DollofT, Evelyn Dreisigaker, Herbert Fallgren, Catherine Falvey, Doro- thy Gordon, Eleanor Graham, Muriel Hight, Ruth Hodges, Virginia Hoffses, Rebecca Kennard, Eleanor McColgan, Randolph Miller, Thomas Moran, Muriel Morse, Frances Polak, Myra Preston, Mary Robinson, Mary Tait, Lillian Tarbox, Raymond Taylor, Olive Thompson, Edmund Wahlers, William Wattie, Jessie Williams. THE National Honor Society thanks the members of the student body and the Students’ Council for their hearty co- operation in aiding the Vermont flood sufferers. The society is carrying on an extensive cor- respondence with other chapters throughout the United States. We hope to print some of our correspondence in the next issue. Most sincere hope is expressed that the Soph- omores and Juniors will strive to attain achievements that will enable them to enter the society and help it rise to higher and better standards. S. W., ’28. RECEPTION TO MR. AND MRS. AVERY ON Wednesday, January 25, at an informal reception held in Clayton Ellis Hall, the teachers had the pleasure of extending their best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Avery. Music for the reception was furnished by several members of the school orchestra, and seme clever, original poetry added much to the delightfulness of the occasion. The good will of the faculty was expressed in a very sub- stantial way, when Mr. and Mrs. Avery were presented with a very beautiful winged chair. REPORTS OF PROSE-WRITING GROUP JANUARY MEETING THE program of the last meeting of the short story club, on January 11, 1928, fellows. “A Question of Ciphers,” a witty one-act play, written by Doris W. Yirovec, ’29, was presented by her classmates. Ruth Kertz- man, Freida Lipkind, Thelma Perry, and Ruth Sigel, of Section II, English T. The production of the play was very simple, but so well done that it was an inspiration to all present. The author and cast are heartily complimented. Then followed a sketch, “Our Country,” written in poetic prose, by a graduate of our school. John Clark, ’29, read an oration on the dedication of the Shakespeare Memorial Thea- tre of Stratford-on-Avon. “Fishing Through the Ice,” a sketch, was read by the author, Rebecca Hosmer. A very humorous article, “Back of the Mike,” by Myra Preston, ’28, was then enjoyed. As Miss Preston has had some experience in radio broadcasting, her article was very instructive and amusing. In conclu- sion Vera Lovering read an original play in manuscript form, which showed admirable pos- sibilities. Miss Gatchell spoke in behalf of the Radiator and the meeting adjourned. FEBRUARY MEETING ON February 8, the Prose Writing Group held its regular meeting. One of the most interesting and varied programs of the year was enjoyed by a large attendance. The meetings of the club are becoming more and more interesting and helpful to young writers. The club’s aim is to foster all forms of prose-writing and vary its programs so that all tastes may be pleased. A. E. W., ’29. 122 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE SECOND SYMPHONY CONCERT ON FRIDAY, January 20, Mr. Shirley and fifteen players selected from the Bos- ton Symphony Orchestra, met in the high school hall for the second time this year, and provided a very fine concert. Although the audience was not quite so large as that which attended the first concert, it was a bit more appreciative. As usual, the con- ductor gave an interesting description of each piece and its composer before the selection was played. Selections from Wagner, Bach, Mozart, and other celebrated composers, were presented. THE SKETCH CLUB THE Sketch Club meets in Room 400 every Wednesday afternoon. This year the club has been unable to accomplish as much as it would like, due to the fact that the various activities have limited the time of our advisors, Miss Bradford and Miss Left- ovith. The work of the club members is varied, making rings, decorating china, tooling leather articles, and painting. In the forthcoming weeks we expect to do some sketching from life. PLAYERS’ CLUB DURING the last month the Players’ Club has had both interesting and instructive programs. The different members of the club have given walking readings, which are the same as the final productions except for the fact that books may be used. These plays are coached, staged, and criticized by the pupils. Following each play, the club is allowed to give helpful criticisms. This form of presenting plays has proved most profitable, because it has given us more confidence in ourselves and has made us more alert in correcting our act- ing. Two plays presented before the club in the auditorium are “Neighbors” and “Flattering Mood.” THE SOPHOMORE DANCE THE Sophomore dance was held on Friday, February 3, 1928. The attendance was large although not so many Sophomores were present as could have been expected. Nevertheless, we are the first Sophomore class which has met expenses for many years, and we went “over the top” with a clear profit of thirty dollars! POETRY CLUB MORE than one hundred young people were present at the February meet- ing of the Somerville High School Poetry Club and enjoyed the most interesting and varied program yet presented. “Inter- national Day” was observed, and the flags of foreign countries grouped with the American flag at the front of the room added to the atmosphere. Mrs. Topliff spoke about the William Blake Centennial, which she had the privilege of at- tending while in England, and read, among other selections from the writings of William Blake, the “Hymn of England.” Proceeding to France and the poetry of that country, Albert Johnson read an interesting account of his recent trip abroad and his im- pressions of Paris. After this brief and pleas- ing introduction to French life, Grace Kelly commented upon and recited in French “Dans les Bois,” written by Juste Olivier. In like manner, Josephine Wardrobe recited “Pour le Nid” by Henri Cuchet; Madeline Goodhue, “La Cigale et La Fourmi” by La Fontaine; and Eliz- abeth Di Pesa, “Le Corbeau et Le Renard,” also by La Fontaine. As a background for the German verse which was to follow, Mr. Hosmer read from his diary, “Student Days in Germany.” Eleanor Taapkin explained and recited in German “De Lorelei,” written by Heinrich Heine. Lolly Moller fol- lowed with “Du Bist vie Eine Blume,” likewise by Heinrich Heine; and Grover Winn closed the German group with “Der Erlkonig” (The Elf King), by Goethe. The Spanish group which followed was opened by an introduction to Spanish literature and poetry by Miss Solano. She recited in Spanish a beautiful tribute to Granada, the Spanish paradise, “Granada — El Segundo Eden.” A short Spanish skit followed, entitled, “Quien Supiera Escribir?” written by Ramon de Campoamor. The young people participa- ting were Freida Lipkind, Evelyn Shuman and Joseph Paes. At 3.30 this fascinating program was brought to a close, leaving behind it the realization that poetry is the possession of a world, not a nation. E. L. M. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 12o 1928 Boy: “Je-roo-sa-lam: “That’s an awful looking pic- ture.” Photographer: “Hold on, boy! That’s my mirror you have.” Incidently I hope you don’t have to have second proofs taken. Discovered! Why B—d M—c—y wears spats. It eliminates the polishing of the entire shoe. For the Senior Prom B—ck—t—o—m hasn’t got much use for vanishing cream. He has applied it to his feet for three weeks and they are just as large as ever. Fr—k D—1—n tells us: A successful gold-digger is one who can make you believe that she is taking din- ner with you and not from you. (P. S.: He must have had some experience.) Tommy Moran believes that life would be perfect if the dear young things wouldn’t get the bloom of youth higher on one cheek than on the other. (Editor’s Note): If any of you fair co-eds need a lesson or two you might apply to the girl that sits beside me in 102. She gives lessons daily at the beginning of school at the short and the long recess, and at 1.45. Bill: “Why is a kiss over the phone like a straw hat?” Bud: “I dunno, why?” Bill: “Because neither one of them are felt.” Miss Paul: “Define Essay.” Al. McS—ee—n—y: “An essay is a short prose nar- rative of considerable length.” III-D History Class is going to take a collection to buy L—u—r—a P—k a new hat. How long is a short circuit? (This is for the Physic sharks.) Another one from Mr. Pearson: “A minister of war is a clergyman who preaches to the soldiers.” Miss: “You haven’t got your French lesson? Why? Pupil: “I couldn’t read the French.” Jigg: “I sat behind you in the show yesterday.” P. Hall: “Ha-ha! I sat in the last row.” Father: “Remember, son, beauty is only skin deep.” Son: “That’s enough for me. I’m no cannibal.” The recent wave of student suicides was caused, it is alleged, by the distribution of report cards for the second quarter, in the Somerville High School. One well-known Senior, on being interviewed, stated: “I regret that I have but one life to give for my school. Now, go away, and let me drown myself in peace.” Miss T. (to the class): “You don’t know how I agon- ized over these maiks.” Gloomy Chorus: “Not half as much as we’re going to!” Don’t worry, fellow-Seniors, no matter how bad your marks were, they have one advantage—they couldn’t be much worse! Mr. Hosmer (in Latin Class) to J—n—tte G—b— r—on): “Do you know' what it means to really care for a dumb creature?” N. B.: Several reputable authorities report that at this moment a certain boy blushed. But then coinci- dences do happen. Have you noticed that since all “wre editors” com- plained of the noise outside, in the last issue, it has been very much quieter—outside. Here’s knocking on wood! (Sound of editors head knocking together). Perhaps if we begin to complain about the lunchroom specialties, they’ll invent a new disguise for hamburg steak and macaroni. THE SENIORS AGAIN They say we Seniors are foolish, Now ain’t that aw'ful mean? We think we are the finest Ever seen. Because we run around a bit Playing jokes, We’re acting just like babies, Say some folks. They should find something better To gossip about; They’ll know more when they’re Seniors Without doubt. So, you Juniors and you Sophomores, Don’t be picadors, Thinks of when perhaps you’ll be Angelic Seniors. —E. H. S. R. How did all you Senior girls enjoy your dance with Firpo? 124 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Bughouse Fables Who says this?: “Mania, I didn’t go to school today. I went to the Orpheum instead.” Farmer: “Mother, that boy of ours ain’t doin’ nothin’ at school but foolin’ with the girls.” Wife: “Oh, I think not, Hiram. He’s a-workin’ hard.” Farmer: “A-workin’ hard. Eh? Well, what you make of this here Alma Mater he’s alius writin’ about he loves so much?” ON THE AIR BVD—Haberdashers Orchestra. KKK—Negro Spirituals. IOU—Lessons in Bridge. RFD—Sears Roebuck Jazz Band. PDQ—Telephone Girls’ Program. SOS—Naval Band Program. APA—Irish Jigs and Reels. FOB—Henry Ford’s Fiddler. AOH—Scandinavian Music. TNT—Undertakers’ Orchestra. —E. H. S. R. Sophies! Compliments are in order. You are about the only Sophs to make a success of your dance (with the help of the SENIORS). We wish the Post Graduates all kinds of luck— that is—all kinds of the good variety. However, real- izing the difficulties that arise in finding enough in- teresting material in the whole Senior Class, the Post- Graduate Class Editor has our sincerest sympathy. Brethren and sisteren, another worthy sinner has joined the ranks of the sit-up-laters! Eddie Lane thinks that women show more taste in their clothes than they used to . . . In History Class Teacher: “The wool was combed in the house, carded in the house, woven in the house and made into coats in the house.” P—1 M—rt—n: “And then it was worn in the house!” The first Senior to send in the correct answers to these questions will be rewarded with one volume, vellum bound, 300 pages, of “Advice to the Lovelorn.” Why does I)—ck L—c—e spend most of the lunch period in 115? V hy are so many conferences necessary between our Humor Editor and our fair Exchange Editress? Why should J—n—t—e G—b—s—on always need! the co-operation of P—1 M—r—in to do her algebra? What does W—1—i—m W—t—ie prefer?. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 125 1929 How Many Pupils Feel Like This? Teacher: “John, can you give me a quotation from the Bible?” John: “And Judas went out and hanged himself.” Teacher: “Yes, yes, go on.” John: “Go thou and do likewise.” Yes, the Juniors appreciated very much the fine dance the Sophs put on the other afternoon. We feel it was very fine of the Sophs to stage this event for our benefit. Never mind Sophs. Next year you’ll be allowed to stay out at night. Some pay their dues when due; Some when overdue; Some never do; How do you do ? ? ? Room 309 is proud to have three pupils who have been twice on the credit list. Doris Yivorec is on the maximum credit, Anna Conway and Esther C. Rosen- thal on the credit list. Miss McAli—ter: “What is meant by the editorial “We?” C—ther—ne R—an: “Do you mean Lindbergh?” Mr. Obear, during a chemistry period, expressed his highest appreciation to past chemists for not in- venting a test tube of any larger dimensions than the regular size. S’funny the ideas some instructors get? V—di—o (passing around nuts): “Don’t take them all. I like nuts, too. I’ve gone with R. Mas—el— for a long time.” Mr. Sears smiled sadly in fond remembrance of the days when pupils used to believe their teachers. The Junior Editor wishes to extend heartiest con- gratulations and thanks for the class notes handed to him for this issue. We’re Still in the Lead We’ve established a record which we’re going to try to keep. We challenge you to break it — One hundred per cent, attendance for one whole week—Room 226. Has anyone figured when the French teacher springs: “Quelle heure est-il?” and the clock is at just the one number you can’t remember, why you have to wait so long for the hand to move to the next min- ute? Teacher: “Do you know the population of Boston? Learned One: “Not all of them. I’ve only lived here two years.” “Just one more glass, girls,” said the efficient young Junior, as she emptied the dishpan of its last dish. Mr. Ha—w—rd: “Well, young man, why don’t you answer me.” Soph.: “I did, sir. I shook my head.” Mr. Ha—w—rd: “What’s that. Do you expect me to hear it rattle way up here?” Mr. A—y to young gentleman caught committing some offense: “Well, young man, have you ever been in trouble before?” Young gent: “Well er—yes sir. I kept a library book out too long once and got fined two cents.” The saddest news of the term is about a Junior who joined the navy to see the world and spent four years in a submarine. Mr. Ho—an: “Can anyone tell me the derivation of the word ‘auditorium’?” Very Bright: “Yes sir, from the word Audio—to hear, and taurus—bull. A place where you hear—.” Mr. Hob—n: “That’s enough!” Room 309 announces that Bob Miller and Archie Craig, alias “the heavenly twins,” are again united after an interval of five months, during which time Bob was touring South American countries. The sep- aration from his better half proved too painful, so he had to return. Traffic Cop: “What’s the big idea, Miss? Don’t you know you can’t make anything but a right-hand turn at this corner?” Sweet Young Senior: “Oh, but officer, I’m left handed.” Teachers tell us that as long as we show progress we certainly are accomplishing our aim and education. Many Juniors have at least added one word to their vocabularies which they understand really well. “Flunk” is the word. I think the other classes can claim honor in the same line. It is a relief to be able to enter the main door now at lunch time and know that no one will be standing just inside to suggest that we use one of the other doors. 1930 The success of the Sophomore dance is another in- cident that proves the superiority which we Sophs claim is ours. That it was a success socially can be proved by any Senior, and the broad smiles of our Class Treasurer prove that it was a financial success, plus some. The favorable outcome of this dance doesn’t suffer in the least by comparison with the rather negative results of previous Sophomore dances. 126 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR We hope that Mr. M—h—n—y enjoyed himself at the dance. Judging by the way he danced about the hall with a lovely red carnation (never a lily) on his chest, and a beautiful box of candy in his hand, we’ll say he did! We find that the girls favor the Sophomore colors more than the boys! Come on, fellows, where’s your red tie? A long sigh of relief echoes through the school. Again have we survived the convulsion known as re- port cards. The great upheaval is past, leaving as evi- dence the determined faces of those whom the board of judges at home have put on probation and the al- most unbelieveable stacks of books carried from the building every day. The impassioned cry for class dues goes on and on, and will go on forever, like the brook that someone wrote about, if we don’t pay up. If you’d like statis- tics let us refer you to the Class Treasurer, but if you’ll be content with the theory, incline your ear, or your eye, this way. You all remember the day that Mr. Pearson outlined our need of money if we expect to carry on the activities that are customary, in our Junior and Senior years. It doesn’t seem at all out of place to observe here that Mr. Pearson’s reference to money meant the amount paid by us to the Treasurer and not the amount that we owe Mr. Banks. Without any further remarks we expect to find that at the end of the week our total has miraculously increased. The razing of the old library and the springing up of new foundations around the school have given the spot an appearance which makes it safe for those who have previously repressed any remarks to say that the school has every appearance of a war-torn battlefield. Various loud bangings which mercifully interrupt classes all add to this battlefield effect, and the trees which have been cut down to allow building opera- tions to continue add a crowning effect to this chaotic scene. The new buildings will seem all the more mag- nificent after all this, won’t they? They’re building a brick wall down by Room 3. Now then why should they be doing this? Could it be be- cause the band practices down there ? How many Sophs turned out for the Senior play? How many remembered the crowd of Seniors who turned out for our dance! Class Notes. You furnish the idea and we furnish the finished masterpiece. Send all contributions to Room 202. How does that sound? Like furniture store advertisements? By the way that our appeals- seem to sink in we believe that there’s plenty of ex- cellent material for making furniture around here? Now our class notes are over. You’ve lead them through and through, If you think you can write some better Well—nobody’s stopping you! I. M. JMAftT 5 as s r % t j� of Jovit. Always .«•! electric Wire) be loir C picking tkem op. TML VAOrt HOW) KOVLD B. DVMMER im� ■ • « « 6 Why ho V.OOI� 41 d AH Accidents And otke� - or nrcoji r)t,, diiostvrf ih' xmyOFpVO- IGOT AMY Tin MG TER SAY, JL 5' NO 'CM TER ME. T THt°VA6flOOND 7H S t KING ron HC.NT 127 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR POST GRADUATE NOTES Just to correct the popular misconception, Jack Pierce says that it isn’t usually the lemon who gets squeezed. G. Sawin: “Good morning, ma’am, can I cut your grass for dinner?” Kind old lady: “Surely, but you needn’t cut it, just eat it as it is.” “No matter how much the price of writing paper changes, it is still stationary.” Red: “That’s a bum number.” C. P.: “What is?” Red: “The song of the vagabond.” The most popular girl in America—Ann How. Pat: “What makes traffic cops so fat?” Bob: “Probably too much traffic jam.” If a certain P. G. appears in classes with a suspici- ous trace of powder on his face and shoulder, well, draw you own conclusions. Box Office Clerk: “Are these the tickets you re- served. The name is eradicated.” He: “Impossible! My name is Shapiro.” That P. G. from M. H. S. may think that he’s the answer to the Maiden’s Prayer, but from what we hear, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior girls hardly agree with him. Why are certain Post Graduates always broke? A certain feminine P. G. claims that she has had two proposals already,, despite the fact that this is Leap Year. Bob Stephens asked what a “dangling participle” was. He might have been informed that it was a first cousin to a floating rib. John Balano Davidson, blond hair expert, has ex- pert, has expressed his willingness to disclose his formula to those to whom it might concern. Tel. South Burlap 1234. DAWN By Emma Kidson, ’29 A HEAVY, wet fog had settled over the whole countryside concealing all but the tallest trees on the hilltops. No sun brightened the gray dismalness of the scene. Soon over the sky beautiful colors began to ap- pear. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, the tints in the sky deepened into the rich shades of the sunrise. As the colors in the sky deepened a narrow rim of gold showed itself just over the hills. Quickly now the rim widened, until it was a burning ball of fire free in the sky. The colors slowly faded and were replaced by a clear blue. The fog lifted, revealing the hill- side. Day had dawned. THE CHESS CLUB WE appreciate the fact that following our invitation in the last issue of the Radia- tor we received two new members, one of whom immediately defeated two experi- enced members of the team. Probably there are in this school more good players, about whom we know nothing. Come on down and beat us, we need extra men for our team! The Sophomores are represented in our society by only one boy. This looks bad for future teams. Remember that you do not have to know the game to join the club; we can teach you if you are interested. By the time this issue is out our season will have started. Eight matches are on our schedule. We are members of the Suburban Interscholastic Chess League, which includes Boston Latin, Brookline, Cambridge Latin, and Rindge. The captain of our team is Samuel Fishlin. R. F., ’29. SOPHOMORE CLASS MEETING JANUARY 17, 1928. the Sophomore class had a short meeting in which Mr. Avery introduced us to our President, Francis Felt, who made a very impressive and fitting speech as to what he wanted to do in order to help the class. Mr. Felt then introduced the other officers, Vice-President, Irma Brooks, Secretary, Dolly Smith, and Treasurer, Loring Banks, who told us their ambitions for the class of “30.” After they had all spoken, the subject of the Sophomore dance was brought before us. It was voted to hold a dance in the afternoon. Mr. Avery spoke about our new building and said he hoped to have another meeting soon in which he would give us further details. He congratulated us on our good taste in the choice of officers, after which the meeting was adjourned. A. M. W., ’30. DEBATING NEWS IN March, in the school hall will occur the Webster Debating Society’s Home Debate. The question reads: “Resolved, That Judges in the Courts of Massachusetts Should be Elected for Terms of Eight Years. John Hayes, ’29; Joseph Blumsack, ’28, and An- thony Mitrano, ’29 will uphold the affirmative, while the negative will be sustained by Arthur Rodge, ’30; Robert LeRoy, ’28, and Raymond A’Hearn, ’28. COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY AN interesting assembly was held Tuesday, January 31, 1928, for the General and Commercial Courses. Dr. Hall from Northeastern University, gave an instructive talk on “The New Age of Chivalry.” 128 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1927 Frank Elwell is working for the Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Company. Leo Lapidus is a freshman at Harvard Uni- versity. Tyler Parkhurst is a freshman at Massachu- setts Institute of Technology. Marie MacIntyre and Lorna Proudfoot are members of the freshman class at Radcliffe. Harold Irwin is attending Northeastern night school. Byron Martin is a freshman at M. I. T. Ruth Copithorne is attending the Compto- meter School. Mabel Locke is attending Salem Normal School. Allan MacLean is at Dartmouth. Dorothy Seeman is working at the Somerville Institution for Savings. Sadie Giacobbe is working in the office of Chandler Co. 1926 Merle Ferguson is studying and teaching music. Robert Holmes is a freshman at Brown Uni- versity. Miles White is completing his course at the Bentley School of Accounting. Myrle Powers is working for the John Han- cock Insurance Company. Chester Nelson is attending the Conserva- tory of Music. Ludwig Gordon is a Sophomore at Harvard. Eleanor Cutler is working for the Boston Book Binding Company. Carl Tomfohrde is a Sophomore at Massachu- setts Agricultural College. Edward King is a Sophomore at M. I. T. 1924 Esme Lucas is working with the Mack Truck, of Allston. Lillian Hillman is working for the Somer- ville Institution for Savings. Lillian Kingston and Eleanor MacDonald are seniors at Radcliffe. Eleanor MacDonald is also treasurer of the Music Club. Inda Butler and Edwin Long were recently married. EXCHANGES We acknowledge the exchange of: The Mirror, High School, Coldwater, Michigan. The Punch Harder, High School, Andover, Mass. The Clark News, Clark University, Worcester, Mass. The Tufts Weekly, Tufts College, Medford, Mass. The Mass. Collegian, Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass. The Red and Blue, High School, Martinsville, Indi- ana. The Little Red Schoolhouse, High School, Athol, Mass. The Broadcast, High School, Everett, Mass. The Lookout, High School, Derby, Conn. Sound Waves, High School, Waltham, Mass. The Bowdoin Orient, Bowdoin College, Bowdoin, Maine. The Sassamon, High School, Natick, Mass. The Philomath. High School, Framingham, Mass. The Orange Leaf, High School, Orange, New Jersey. The Tauntonian, High School, Taunton, Mass. The Osawatonian, High School, Osawatonie, Kansas. The Palmer, High School, Palmer, Mass. The Huttlestonian, High School, Fairhaven, Mass. The Noddler, High School, East Boston, Mass. Green and White, De La Salle College, Manila, Phil- ippine Islands. The Distaff, Girls’ High School, Boston, Mass. The Norther, High School, Dallas, Texas. The Western Star, Western Junior High, Somerville,. Mass. The Noreaster, Northeastern Junior High, Somer- ville, Mass. The Southern Bell, Southern Junior High, Somer- ville, Mass. The Red and Black, Dorchester High for Boys, Dor- chester, Mass. The Striking Messenger, High School, Wrangell, Alaska. Homespun, Central High School, Greensboro, North. Carolina. The Shuttle, High School of Practical Arts, Boston,. Mass. The Jabberwock, Girls’ Latin High, Boston, Mass. B. U. News, Boston University, Boston, Mass. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 129 Athletics SOMERVILLE VS. RINDGE SOMERVILLE gained a decisive victory of 47-16 over Rindge in a dual track meet. The meet started auspiciously by Herbert and Buckley taking first places in the high and broad jumps respectively. The team continued the good work on the track and scored all three places in the 40-yard dash. Maclnniss scored first place. The 600-yard run which was won by Maclnniss, was one of the best races of the meet. Ross, of Rindge, set the pace until the last lap, when Maclnniss in that characteristic way of his, put on more speed and won easily. Ross was second and Dion, of Somerville, was a close third. Smith, of Somerville, and Whaley, of Rindge, furnished plenty of excite- ment by running a tie in the 1,000-yard run. Maclnniss easily won the 300-vard dash by beating Ross, of Rindge, by about ten yards. However, Maclnniss topped his other perform- ances by winning the shot-put with a magnifi- cent toss of 41 feet, 2 4 inches. His victory in this event was by far the best individual ef- fort of the day. Summary:— 40-yard dash—Won by Maclnniss, S.; second, Hooper, S.; third, Gibson, S. Time, 5 seconds. 300-yard dash—Won by Maclnniss, S.; second, Ross, R.; third, Falgren, S. Time, 38 seconds. 600-yard run—Won by Maclnniss, S.; second. Ross, R.; third, Dion, S. Time, 1 minute, 21 seconds. 1,000-yard run—Won by Smith, S., Whaley, R., tied for first; third, Finnegan, S. Time, 2 minutes, 29 seconds. High jump—Won by Herbert, S.; second, Ross, R.; third, Rogers, S. Height, 5 feet, 2 inches. Broad jump—Won by Buckley, S.; second, Lavenfeldt, R.; third, Herbert, S. Distance, 8 feet, 7 inches. Shot-put—Won by Maclnness, S.; second, Ro- dina, S.; third, Corcoran, S. Distance, 41 feet, 214 inches. GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION SOMERVILLE played a brilliant basketball game at Everett on January 17, winning the game after a hard-fought battle by the score of 18-7. Even though Everett lost we admire their playing and spirit. Captain Mary Molloy and Ruth Strehlis are a great center combination and played wonder- fully well as did the others. The first half ended with a score 4-4. Som- erville’s last shot thrown by left forward from the corner landed and rolled around the rim and finally fell in. During the last half Captain Molloy rallied and the rest followed suit. The game was ex- ceptionally exciting owing to the shots that did not go in. Our coach, Miss Viano, deserves a great deal of praise for her careful training. The team was composed of: Captain Mary Molloy, S. C.; Ruth Strehlis, C.; Marion De- Noyer, L. F.; Catherine Doherity, R. F.; Cath- erine Falvey, R. G.; C. Macdonald, L. G. On January 24, the Juniors played the Seniors. Seniors winning 20-15. They are to play again to decide which is the champion team. Junior team: Captain Strehlis, C.; Margaret Martin, S. C.; Frances Croy, L. F.; Marion De- Noyer, R. F.; L. Durrick, R. G.; C. Macdonald, L. G. Senior Team : Captain Falvey, R. G.; Maxiene Blake, L. G.; Mary Molloy, C.; Clare Cole, S. C.; Catherine Doherity, R. F.; Delle Marchant, L. F. Junior subs were: M. Thomas, G. Hubbard and G. Bratran. Senior sub : D. Cox. More and more girls are coming out for swimming. We are preparing to have an inter- class swimming meet soon. Swimming is good exercise besides reducing those slightly over- weight and building up the girls underweight. The swimming hour is again changed back to 5-6. C. M., ’29. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 130 The amateur fisherman had hooked a small trout and had reeled it in until it was jammed against the end of his rod. Holding it in the air in a helpless way, he asked: “What shall I do now?” “Climb up the rod and stab it!” was the disgusted reply of his instructor. Unripe Mrs. City: “These eggs are too small.” Grocer: “They’re just fresh from the country.” Mrs. City: “That’s just the trouble—those farmers pick the eggs before they get full size.” A Guilty Conscience The police physician was called to examine an un- conscious bum, who had been arrested and brought to the station house for drunkeness. After a short ex- amination, the physician addressed the policeman who had made the arrest:— “This tramp is not suffering from the effects of alcohol. He has been drugged.” The policeman was greatly disturbed and spoke fal- teringly: “I’m thinkin’ ye’re right, sir. I drugged him all the way to the station.” How Tempus Does Fugit McNab on a visit to London called at a Strand restaurant for dinner. He gave his order to the wait- ress, and waited, and waited. At last when his patience was almost exhausted, along came the wait- ress with his dinner. He looked at her in amazement and said: “Are ye the lassie I gi’ed the order to?” “Yes, sir.” “Weel, weed! Do you ken, ye dinna look a day older!” Nize Baby “I vant some powder.” “Mennen’s?” “No, vimmins.” Scented?” “No, I vill take it mit me.” Jack: “May I marry your daughter?” Father: “Have you seen my wife?” Jack: “Yes, but I still prefer the daughter.” Something Wrong Proud Parent (who served): “What I told you is the story of the World War.” His Son: “But papa, what did they need the rest of the army for?” Another One on the Scotchman It has been reported that McTavish hides his socks in the pockets of his pajamas in order to save on his laundry bill. Not There There was a timid knock at the door. “If you please, kind lady,” said the beggar, “I’ve lost my right leg—yr “Well, it ain’t here,” retorted the woman of the house, as she slammed the door. God sends us good meat but the devil sends us cooks. To Latin All are dead who wrote it. All are dead who spoke it. All will die who learn it. Oh blessed death, they surely earn it. —Exchange. Not Long “The time will come,” shouted the speaker, “when women will get men’s wages.” “Yes,” said a little man in the corner, “next Satur- day night.” That Dumb Cop The Bailie looked sternly at the prisoner who had been keeping up Ne’er Day and said: “Didna I tell ye the last time ye were here that I never wanted ye tae come before me again?” “Aye, yer worship,” replied the drunk, “I telt the policeman that, but he wudna believe me.” Beat This “Pm awfully sorry that my engagements prevent my attending your charity concert, but I shall be with, you in spirit.” “Splendid,” replied the friend, “and where would you like your spirit to sit? I have tickets here for 50 cents, $1,00 and $2.00.” Movie Usher: “Pm sorry but your dog can’t go in- side.” Lady (slightly advanced in years): “What harm could pictures do to a tiny dog like this?” THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT (Continued from Page 120) that out from our country has come this fresh spirit of the air, and that the whole world hails Charles Lindbergh, not only as a brave aviator, but as an example of American idealism, char- acter and conduct.” J A. MARSH COAL CO. COAL and WOOD 38-40 Park St., Somerville, Mass. Telephone Somerset 0319 EDITH M. LEAVIS SCHOOL of DANCING and ELOCUTION Room 7, Hill Building, Union Square Somerset 0589 We Please Your Friends - We .Might Please You Try Us and You’ll Be Satisfied LADIES’ HAIR BOBBING AND SHAMPOOING City Hall Barber Shop GEORGE D. MARDEROSIAN 98 HIGHLAND AVE. SOMERVILLE, MASS. Tel. ProKpeet 0832-M llouxe Tel. Somerset o.%s7 SAMUEL J. LEAVIS PLUMBING AND HEATING 302 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, Mass. Telephone Somerset 39S0 JAMES C. TAYLOR MERCHANT TAII.OIt GarnirnlK Altered, Dyeinit. t'lennslnir. ItepnirliiK PreKMintr Promptly Horn K. Hiillillnte 158 HIGHLAND AVE. SOMERVILLE, MASS. MARK J. RICE, I). M. I). DENTIST 21 Bow Street Somerville, Mass. ALBERT E. HUGHES COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW “Class of ’02“ DE LUXE CANDY SHOP Home Made Candy and Ice Cream of All Kinds FRESH EVERY DAY 11 Davis Square Somerville Telephone 5946 Somerset ROOM 106 First Floor West always trying to be the Best. SOMERVILLE KNITTING COMPANY Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE SWEATERS, BATHING SUITS AND ATHLETIC KNIT OUTERWEAR 32 Clifton Street, W. Somerville, Mass. T T Want Quality and Service! Y Want Fair Prices! Want Courteous Treatment! THEN TUV SLATER’S NABORHOOD STORE 32 Appleton Street Som. 1936 West Somerville Som. 1655 Keep Your Cans Sanitary and Looking New! Somerville Retinning Soldering Works HOTEL and RESTAURANT UTENSILS ICE CREAM and MILK CANS Factory 30 Clifton St. Somerset 6321 West Somerville, Massachusetts Work Called For and Delivered Telephone Somerset 9528-W OPTICAL REPAIRING SMITH THE JEWELER Certified Watchmaker — Jeweler 409 Highland Ave., Davis Sq., Somerville, Mass. SIXTH ANNUAL SOMERVILLE TOUR TO WASHINGTON Book early for our famous all-motor tour to the Capital. , Party will be limited. SEE MR. HAYWARD OF S. H. S. or CRONAN’S TOURS 635 Little Building Boston Telephone Hancock 6996 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 29 ‘Success to the Radiator’’ Room 203 “What a democracy needs is not more democracy, but more intelligence.” Service to the community is the ideal of an intelligent democracy. Room 111 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 229 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 228 USE YOUR Y. M. C. A. 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The REX ALL Druggist — 2 Stores — 310 Broadway, corner Marshall Street 12 Main Street, corner Edgar Avenue Somerville, Mass. FINKELSTEIN PATRONIZES US, SO PATRONIZE FINKELSTEIN MARSHALL’S TAXI SERVICE Stands: Teele Sq., Davis Sq., and Magoun Sq. Somerset 7300 DAY and NIGHT SERVICE THE SMOKE SHOP 10 DAVIS SQUARE Headquarters for the Somerville Royal Rooters DAVID A. MORRISON, Prop. W. C. JONES CO. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS 51 Highland Avenue Tel. Somerset 0488—0305 LEWIS-KORN CO. MEN’S SHOP High Grade Furnishings— Hats and Caps Davis Square Somerville, Mass. Telephone Somerset 2270-M COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 110 MRS. BESSIE CLARKE private tin to v SUITE 2 11 FENWICK STREET WINTER HILL, MASS. Telephone Somerset 0431 Gladys Talbot PROFES- SIONAL DANCER AND COACH ANNOUNCES The re-opening of her School of Dancing SEPTEMBER 24 Learn the latest Kinkajou ITALIAN BALLET, TOE. 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Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, March, 1928 No. 6 I he Somerville High School Rndintor is published by the High School on the fourth Monday of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursday , ™ nth. -'tatter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing, 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 ex- change editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, $.75 per Year Single Numbers, 15 cent� Entered as third class mail matter at Boston P. O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT Associate Editors MARION E. SMITH, '29 JOHN J. HAYES, '29 Exchange Editor OLIVE B. MacPHERSON, ’28 Poetry Editor BERTHA M. CORFIELI), '28 Sporting Editor LAWRENCE P. CAPODILUPO, ’28 Alumni Editors RUTH F. GARROD, ’28 JEAN F. YACUBIAN, ’28 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief GROVER R. WINN, ’28 Library Editor LOLLY MOLLER, ’28 Business Manager MARY A. GRADONE, ’29 Assistant Business Manager IRVINE E. WHITCOMB, ’28 Circulating Manager ERNEST D. SACKETT, ’28 Humor Editor CURTICE N. TOWNSEND, ’28 Staff Artists DOROTHY L. BURNHAM, ’28 GEORGE F. MOREL, ’29 Faculty Treasurer LAURENCE A. SPRAGUE Asst. Faculty Treasurer ELIZABETH M. WELCH Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Class Editors ALBERT L. FISHER, ’28 WILLIAM J. VIDITO, ’29 NATHANIEL P. VIDITO, ’30 Assistant Class Editors MARGARET A. LACEY, ’28 FRANK VAN UMMERSEN, ’29 GRETHELL S. SIMPSON, ’30 TABLE OF EDITORIALS 1-12 THE NEW GIRL M3 Nelson Maskell, ’29 A LUCKY ESCAPE 143 Mischa Saparoff, ’29 GOLD 144 Gordon R. Heath, ’30 THE WAY OF ALL FORDS 145 Randolph Miller, ’28 WOOD LIFE NEAR BOSTON 145 Warren S. Daniels, ’29 CONTENTS A QUESTION OF CIPHERS 146 Doris Yirovec, ’29 POET’S CORNER 147 THE LIBARY DEPARTMENT M8 SCHOOL NEWS 149 CLASS NOTES 151 WILD, WILD RUMOR 154 R. Q. S., ’28 ALUMNI NOTES 155 EXCHANGES 155 ATHLETICS 157 FLASHES OF HUMOR 158 142 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR I Uv'1 ’ .3 I,-.- WM - . . ISII n Kgj 1 f :A • : ; -t- “THE JUNIOR NUMBER” AS has been the custom for several years, the April issue of the “Radiator” is to be turned over to the Juniors to be ■written and published entirely by the mem- bers of that class. All Seniors of the Radiator Staff with the exception of the Senior Class editors are “dismissed” from their duties for a month, to enjoy, we hope, a pleasant rest, while all responsibilities, which cause such worried expressions on the faces of Senior members just before the date of publication, are gleefully given to unsuspecting and un- enlightened Juniors. The associate editor, Marion E. Smith, naturally succeeds to the position of editor-in- chief of this number, and she is to select her staff from the Juniors who are on the regular staff and others who are capable and desirous of becoming future editors. “The Junior Issue” was originated primarily for three reasons: namely, to obtain some idea of the ability of those who must be respon- sible for the publication of our school paper next year; to arouse more interest among the pupils in work of this kind, to see if they would enjoy such work; and to show the school as a whole that there are a great many boys and -girls, other than Seniors, who can undertake such a responsibility and be successful in carrying it out. “The Radiator” is written and published by the members of this school, not by the teach- ers, and all the credit for an excellent issue will be due to the Juniors who are to edit that number and, without a doubt, edit it so satis- factorily that the present staff will sit up and take notice. Those who do not have the good fortune of being the chosen few to represent the class can co-operate with the latter by contributing literary material of such a calibre that this Junior issue will predominate over all others. We take this opportunity to wish the Editor and her staff the best of success with the Junior issue. THE YEAR BOOK TPIIS year the Senior class is determined to publish a Year Book even better than that of last year, if such a thing be pos- sible, and because there is less time on ac- count of the early closing of school, the Year Book Staff is getting things started at once. A great deal of work must be done in a short time, so those responsible for the Annual must have help in order to accomplish all their desires. One of the instances that demands the co-cperation of the Seniors is in the matter of photographs and the sooner the glossy proofs are in, the easier it will make things for every- one concerned. Other occasions will arise, such as the secur- ing of subscriptions, also advertisements, and the taking of group pictures, when the prompt- ness not only of Seniors but also the entire schcol will facilitate matters greatly, and even though we are laboring under a great many difficulties which seem to accentuate the prob- lems that confront all graduating classes at such a time, the fact and knowledge that each one is doing his bit will make such problems net half so hard as they seem and will make possible a Year Book more than the equal of the last. By the conversation concerning the photographs of members of the Senior Class we come to the conclu- sion that the desire of some is not for a photographer but for a miracle man. All Radiator material must be typewritten before going to press. All this work being taken care of in the typewriting rooms, the stafF at this time wishes to thank Miss Ritchie most sincerely for all her help in this matter. Now that we have just finished paying for our class rings and pins, someone gently reminds us before we have quite recovered from the financial effects of this expenditure that the Year Book subscriptions will soon be at hand. The assigning of the afternoon and Saturday ap- pointments to Seniors taking college examinations has gone a long way toward making many of these “for- tunate ones” happier and more joyful. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 143 THE NEW GIRL By Nelson Masked, 29 44TT7HO is she?” “What does she look W like?” “Is she tall and thin or short T and stout?” These were some of the questions about a new girl who recently entered our high school. Groups of boys were talking excitedly about how beautiful this young lady appeared, and saying that she was now waiting a room assignment in the office. From my seat in the rear of the room I heard these remarks, and being somewhat afraid of the fair sex, I was not very much in- terested, but, like all boys, my curiosity was aroused. I, too, began to wonder what this girl would be like. In the lower corner of the room was the ladies’ man of the school gazing at his reflec- tion in the door window and arranging his somewhat brilliant cravat in the most attrac- tive manner. In another part of the room was Horace, the head of the class as far as algebra was concerned, cleaning his finger- nails. “Why all the energy, Horace?” someone asked. “Polished nails make a fine impression,” replied Horace. “What is the matter with these fellows?” I said to myself. Anyone would think they had never seen a pretty girl before. Suddenly someone reported the arrival of the teacher and the new pupil. All eyes were turned in her direction. She was indeed a very pretty girl, with deep blue eyes, brown chestnut hair and of about medium height. The teacher directed her to a seat next to mine. My face turned very red and I could feel my ears tingle. Why didn’t the teacher put her next to one of the boys who was anxious to meet this beautiful girl? The new comer was sitting down when her elbow accidentally struck the book from the desk. I stooped and she stooped. Our heads bumped, the class roared with mirth, for they all understood my feeling and attitude towards girls. “I beg your pardon,” I said, turning very She smiled, but she did not even blush, and that made me all the angrier. The taunts I received during the short re- cess were merciless, but I managed to control my temper and found a corner in the building where I reviewed my humiliation with a dark scowl. Recess over, I returned to my room among the whispered remarks about Jimmie’s new girl. The boys called this girl, my girl! Why I had never conversed with a girl more than five minutes in my life, let alone having had one. Looking at my program there was not a free period in the day much to my dismay, for this girl would be in my class the remaining two periods. Walking along the corridor to my last period a musical voice said: “Will you kindly tell me where the drawing room is?” I turned around rather quickly and standing before me was this girl. I managed to give the correct directions, although I was going to the same room. Would this girl ever leave me alone! The day ended at last. When the dismissal bell rang I fairly ran out of the building. After doing the chores around the house I took my football and was going out of the yard when I saw this same girl standing on the door- steps next door. My heart sank within me. This girl lived next door! When retiring that evening I was thinking how I would act on the following day. I made a resolution and then went to sleep. The next day I stammered a “Good morning, Miss Shaw,” for I had learned that her name was Mary Shaw. Mary was surprised, for she had noticed my bashfulness the previous day. That was not so hard, I thought to myself, so I started conversation with her, my face changing color all the time. Jimmy Brown was full of surprises that day for he showed the new girl the places of inter- est in and about the school, and at the same time, through consistent stammering and apolo- gies, he gained control over his fear of girls. A LUCKY ESCAPE By Mischa Sa par off, ’29 SEVERAL summers ago our troop of Boy Scouts went on an over-night hike to a camp in Medford. While around the camp-fire that evening our scoutmaster told us several interesting stories, one of which he de- scribed so vividly that I doubt if I shall ever forget it. Here is the story:— One evening, just before dark, a boy was skating on a river which flowed directly in front of his home. The evening was clear and the air very still so that the ringing of the boy’s skates on the ice echoed from the sur- rounding hills with startling clearness. The boy had skated up the river for about a mile when he came upon a little cove. It was very dark and still within, but the boy was young and adventurous so he turned into it to explore. Suddenly he heard a weird cry — it com- menced with a low moan but it ended in a wild shriek. The boy stood frozen in his tracks. In a few moments — it seemed like hours to the boy — a dark form emerged from the thicket, then another and another. By the swiftness with which they ran and by their queer yells the boy recognized them as much dreaded gray wolves. He turned and darted for the river like a flash of lightning. A wolf sprang from a near- by bank but misjudging the boy’s speed landed 144 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR behind him. How thankful the boy was that he was a good skater! He forgot everything but that he must escape. In a few moments the skater had reached the river and turned toward home. It was not long, however, before the wolves began to catch up. The boy could hear the patter of their feet on the ice, and it seemed as if he could feel their very breath. He re- doubled his efforts to escape, but he would surely have been caught had not his skate hit a rut in the ice and swerved him to one side. The wolves with howls of rage ran by, unable to stop or to turn on the ice. It dawned upon the boy that in this way he might save himself. Accordingly, the next time the wolves were close at his back he cut to one side with the same result as before. He repeated this again and again, each time the wolves becoming angrier and more baffled. In a short time the boy was opposite his home and never was a sight more welcome to him. He heard his faithful dogs, roused by the noise, barking furiously, and he heard the rattle of their chains as they tugged to free them- selves and reach their master. The door of the house opened and a man appeared with a rifle. In a few moments the wolves were running off faster than they had come, and the boy had been saved from a fearful death. GOLD By Gordon R. Heath, ‘30 OVER the northern horizon a little speck appeared and grew ominously larger until the clear-cut silhouette of a man and a burro stood out against the azure eve- ning sky. As he drew nearer he appeared to be one of those stray bits of humanity, wan- dering hither and thither, which so character- ized the early West, ever seeking but seldom finding that elusive gold dust. His wide som- brero shaded a face tanned and wrinkled. His shoulders were stooped by those long months of trying to hide from the withering heat of the sun. In his eyes was a light of confidence though marred by the listlessness of his fea- tures. He was a young man though old in ap- pearance. In his hand he clasped a map, given him by an aged prospector who had struck gold, but because he was out of provisions had been un- able to mine it. On arriving in town he had learned of the death of his daughter and had journeyed home, leaving the map with his trusted friend who was new setting out to find it. As night approached, ahead of him arose a ridge of blue mountains. He knew he was near the place where the gold was but could not locate the landmarks in the fading light. When he came to the hills he climbed up a few hun- dred feet and began to make camp. He un- loaded his burro, tethered him and started out to find water. He had walked about a quarter of a mile when he heard the faint trickling of water but at the same time another sound fell upon his ears. Looking around he saw a large shadowy shape with two blazing eyes glaring at him and a second time a fierce snarl chilled his blood. A moment later, two hundred pounds of whale- bone and steel springs came hurtling through the air at him and an indignant mountain lion grazed over his head. The seasoned prospector when he had seen the lion spring had instinctively dropped to his knees. As the mountain lion passed over his head he turned, and before the lion could get its footing, he had drawn his revolver and shot it twice through the head. It was now growing late so he hurried on and filled his pail at the tiny brook he had heard. Having left the water at his camp, he hastened to where he had left the lion and dragged it back. It was not quite dark and while his supper was cooking he skinned the lion. It was a female of great size and strength; her sleek, tawny coat was in its full prime. He indeed thanked himself that he had escaped being killed. That night while stretched out before his lonely campfire, with the cold white stars shin- ing overhead, he reasoned that the lion must have had some cause to attack him and that she must have had cubs in the near vicinity. He determined to find them if there were any. The bounty for one mountain lion was good enough but six or seven would be indeed wel- come. When dawn came he arose, washed and set cut, gun in hand, for the place where he had shot the lion the previous night. When he found the tracks it was easy enough to follow them as they led toward the damp ground about the brook. As they reached the brook they turned and led up stream. Before long he came to a large cave in a sheer wall of rock out of which the stream trickled. As he softly advanced he heard a series of cat-like “meows” and whines from within. The cubs thinking that their mother was returning had set up a cry for something to eat. It was an amusing sight which met the prospector’s eyes as he came to the entrance of the cave. There on a litter of turkey feathers and bones a half- dozen kittens were sprawled. They were a scrawny-looking bunch. They were scarcely a few weeks old and yet at that age they were as large as housecats. One brave little fellow came waddling out at him, hissing like a toy steam engine. The miner was much perplexed. He was not a cruel man at heart but he de- SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 145 cided that he would have to kill them as they would starve if he left them there. He saved out the brave little one but before going he noticed a strange glitter in the sand about the cave mouth. He bent down eagerly and taking a handful he washed it out in his palm. To his delight he had struck a rich de- posit of gold. Making his way back to camp he tied the cub with a leather thong and decided to name it Goldy. The prospector drew his map out of his coat pocket and glanced over it hurriedly. To his great surprise he found that he had dis- covered the very same place that was marked on the map. This somewhat dampened his spirits but nevertheless he went to work and in a week’s time he mined as much gold as he could get. In the evenings after his work he spent his time in taming and making a friend of Goldy. He made a good pal and “watch dog,” at lonely camp fires. He soon broke camp and started out toward the nearest town. The prospector with Goldy frisking along at his side and the burro trailing behind slowly disappeared over the southern horizon, an ordinary book character, to re- appear in some other Western story. THE WAY OF ALL FORDS By Randolph Miller, ’28 INTO the yard rolled a dazzling new car, fenders and body glistening with shiny black paint, the windshield bright and clear, and the highly polished nickel radiator brilliantly reflecting the sun’s rays. The new motor “put-putted” steadily and shook the whole car merrily as if conscious of its good health and iron constitution. The sleek, fat I. l..1—i_ tires seemed to have a self-satisfied air and were ready to defy miles of travel. The owl- like headlights gave the car a smug, malicious look, and seemed to promise many and varied experiences for its owner. The odor peculiar to all new cars pervaded the air, adding empha- sis to the fact that the car was fresh from the shop. Months and miles rolled by; nuts, bolts, and various other pieces of hardware disappeared. The once shiny mudguards were dented and bent. The front fenders were badly out of joint, giving the car a cynical, devil-may-care appearance. The iron constitution of the engine was broken down and it had developed a bad cough. Clanks and knocks gave evidence that rheumatism had settled in its joints. The once glossy coat of paint' was a sickly gray mingled with reddish spots of rust. The old tires were covered with patches and looked helplessly unsteady and insecure. It rested dejectedly in the back yard. Time and mileage had done their work. Luckily there is more than one Ford in the world, and a younger “flivver” now proudly reposes in the garage. WOOD LIFE NEAR BOSTON By Warren S. Daniels, ’29 WHILE walking through the woods at East Lexington and Arlington Heights recently with a friend, I was surprised at the abundance of wood life in a location so near to Boston. Crows and bluejays were everywhere. A frightened rabbit scuttled across our path as we plowed our way through a clump of brush. A mile or so farther on a beautiful red fox dashed across the field we were about to enter. While eating our lunch in a large pine grove the antics of a.small wood- mouse amused us greatly. He ate our bread- crumbs, as long as we were a safe distance away. A red squirrel chattered angrily from a tall pine at us, the invaders of that territory which he regarded as his. Resuming our hike we found a fat woodchuck taking a sun bath on a stone wall. Disgruntled at being thus dis- turbed, he clambered off the wall and waddled away to his burrow. The last wild animal life we saw was a stately fleet of wild ducks, which we watched for over fifteen minutes, sailing about a small pond. I did not know there was such a variety of animals in this locality, but my friend said that he sometimes saw other birds and animals equally interesting. 146 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR A QUESTION OF CIPHERS Bv Doris Yirovec, 29 CHARACTERS: Marion Smith Barbara Rogers Donald Waters Frederick West Scene: The living room of an every-day American home. There is a library table in the centre with a lamp. A davenport is on one side. Fred and Barbara are seated on the davenport while Marion is very excitedly orating before them. Marion: '‘Don’t you think it’s just wonder- ful ? I knew I could do it.” Fred: “It certainly was a great accomplish- ment.” (Enter Don.) Don: “Here, what’s this that you have done? What have you accom- plished?” Marion: “Oh, it’s just too wonderful for words. Aren’t you glad?” Don: “Say, will you tell me what you did first? You sound as if you had flown across the Atlantic.” Barbara: “For heaven’s sake, Marion, do cool down and begin at the beginning.” Marion (after great sigh): “Well, nine months ago the World Magazine offered a prize of $50,000 for the best story written by sub- scribers of the magazine. You remember the story I wrote? Well, I sent it in; this morning I received a letter from the company informing me that I had won the prize. I’m just thrilled to death, aren’t you ?” Don: “Congratulations, I’m glad to see you won the prize, er—at least you worked for it.” Marion: “It was a mere nothing. Just think, now I can go to Europe. Can’t you just im- agine me before all the crowned heads of Europe? Doubtless, all the people will hail me as the greatest novelist of the year. Why, you know, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if I should be presented the Nobel prize for literature.” Fred: ‘ Gosh, you’ve got some high ideas.” Marion: “Really, now, Fred, you must admit that all that is going to happen. You know I always thought I had the ability to write stor- ies. It’s so simple.” Barbara: “Marion, I advise you to stick to the old saying, ‘Don’t count your chickens be- fore they’re hatched.’ ” Marion: “Don’t worry, Barbara, I know what I’m doing. Incidentally, I think those sayings are childish.” (Looks at watch). “Excuse me a minute, I nearly forgot. Mother wanted me.” (Exit Marion.) Barbara (jumping up): “I don’t believe she won that prize, it doesn’t seem possible. I could never imagine one of her stories winning a prize.” Don: “Here’s the letter. I don’t suppose we could ask for any more proof.” Fred: “It isn’t possible, it can’t be possible. Why, I remember reading the story before she sent it in. It was too poor for words. I’d like to know what kind of judges they had.” Barbara: “All I can say is ‘Will wonders never cease ?’” Don: “It certainly has taken a great effect on her. The way she struts around is evidence of that.” (Struts around.) “I shall be pre- sented to the crowned heads of Europe.” (Mockingly.) Barbara: “Presented the Nobel prize for lit- erature, huh; I’ll fall through the floor if she ever gets that.” Fred: “I suppose that we won’t be good enough for her. You know, I think—” Barbara: “Hush, here she comes.” (Enter Marion. Takes off apron.) Marion: “Well, that’s done. When I get the check for $50,000 I’ll never touch another piece of work. That’s what I call living.” Fred: “Living, huh, what do you suppose your doing now? If I'm not living, what am I doing, that’s what I’d like to know?” Marion: “Oh, Fred, you could never under- stand. You are only existing; I am living. You know there is a great difference, a decidedly great difference.” Fred: “Perhaps there is, but I am rather in- clined to disagree with you. I’m quite sure I’m living.” Marion: “Another thing, can’t you just pic- ture me being interviewed by all the reporters from the daily papers? Of course, I’ll tell them that I expect to write more masterpieces such as my first one.” Barbara: “Marion, I advise you to come down from your high throne for just a little while and use a little logic. You know you can’t have all these wonderful things happen to you. I suppose I hurt your feelings, but it’s the truth.” Marion: “No, it’s perfectly all right. But you forget. The company is going to make this a great triumph for the winner. I do believe you are becoming jealous, Barbara.” Barbara: “Perhaps. Who wouldn’t be? You are very, very lucky to win all that and I wish you all the luck in the world.” Marion: “Oh, it just comes naturally. I pre- sume I am a born novelist. There’s the mail- man, pardon me just a minute. (Exit Marion.) Den: “I wish I were in her shoes. Think of it, $50,000. My feeble brain just can’t seem to visualize that sum.” (Sits down, apparently tired out.) Barbara: “I think I’d refuse the money if it made me as conceited as that. ‘Born novelist,’ bah.” (Continued on Page 157) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 147 SENTINELS Shadowy, silent, standing in the gloom, Themselves the shadows of another day, Piercing the purple curtain of the night, The great, gray gate-posts of the city stay. Shielding behind their walls a pride of age, A sense of wisdom, trust, a deed to do, Arching the hard trod path they know of throngs That passed that way, when first their task was new. Bold is their outline on the morning sky, Cool is their shelter now, when heat comes on, Yet in the dusk they friendly grow and still,— They seem much grander then than in the dawn. Bertha May Corfield, ’28. THE CHRISTMAS TREE High on a mountain a Christmas tree stood Breathing its fragrance throughout the whole world; “I know I am small,” it used to say, As it stood there shivering alone all day, “But surely I can do my bit To spread abroad the Christmas spirit.” Along came men by twos and threes To gather up the Christmas trees, But when they saw this tree so small They said ’t would never do at all; “Ah, me,” thought the tree, discouraged and sad, “I didn’t suppose I was really so bad.” The day before Christmas came a small lad To find a tree as the others had; He searched the woods with the utmost care But found no tree to his liking there; Till at last he spied the little tree And carried it home in the highest glee. Christmas morning when Santa had left And lightened his pack of most of its heft, The little tree stood in dazzling array Doing its part to gladden the day, And little children danced with glee Around the shining Christmas tree. After the joy of the Christmas day The children took the tree away, And hung on its branches a goodly share For the little feathery fowls of the air; So the little fir tree had done its bit To spread abroad the Christmas spirit. Jean C. Lamb, ’28. THE SHERWOODS From my wand’rings through the Sherwoods,. Where the earth is strewn with pine, And the trees are quaintly tangled In a maze of wild grapevine— Upon a tiny, winding path My footsteps went astray, And oh, the birds were singing sweet As I traversed the way. On, on by tall majestic pines, By shaded glade and nook, The murmuring voice I seemed to hear — It was a babbling brook. The path had vanished suddenly Down at the little bend— Round where the waters gurgle low My quest had found an end. Dolly Alma Smith, ’30. MY DAY The day is mine At dawn and sleepy dusk,— Those magic times When all the world is still, When nature shows The dearest thing she has And sings the song I’ve loved and always will. When day is new My joy to live, to learn. To love, to hope, To face the east in play, And last of all When sunset tints the west, To feel the joy It is to live and pray. The day is mine,— The chance to dare and do. To win, to lose, To claim once more the crown, To try myself At dawn, and in the dusk To thank my God For life, when stars shine down. Bertha May Corfield, ’28. The Poetry and Prose-writing clubs are well worth visiting. 148 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT of the brightest prospects for I 1 succeeding as a writer in English is to be an alien to the tongue,” says Grant Overton. Rafael Sabatini is a current example of this. He was born in Jesi, of the Italien Marches, in Central Italy, and although he was the son of Anna Trafford, an Englishwoman, she had lived in Italy since her girlhood and taught him oniy a few English phrases. His father, Vincenzo Sabatini, spoke no English. At school in Zug, Switzerland, and at the Lycee of Oporto, Portugal, he learned anything but English. “At eighteen I spoke and wrote five languages with almost equal fluency, and pos- sessed the foundation of a sixth (English).” That was all. He was sent to England to his mother’s rela- tives. After he had obtained fluency in Eng- lish, he first tried his hand at writing stories for magazines. These were successful and he soon found himself commissioned to write a novel. In 1905, after he had had a small start as a novelist, he married Ruth Goad, of Lan- cashire. From that time he has written novels continually with now and then a play or a history. Sabatini’s novels are all historical, indeed, he renewed the fad of the historical novel. It is a pleasure to read them and I think that boys especially would like his books as they are “chock full” of action, and deal with intrigues, escapes, “devilish plots,” and sword play. His real success began in 1921 when he published “Scaramouche” and America “went wild over the fellow who was born with a gift of laugh- ter.” From 1913 to 1918 Sabatini was a director of the English publishing house of Martin Seeker. During the war his skill in languages was at the service of the Intelligence Depart- ment of the British War Office. “Fortune’s Fool.” This is a story of the great plague in London. The boy and girl lovers are parted when the boy goes to war. After several years when he comes back he cannot find her. He finally does find her two or three years later but in the most peculiar circumstances. Not knowing her under the name of the great actress she has become, he kidnaps her for another man, the Duke of Buckingham. She is stricken with the plague and the duke flees, but Randall, who loves her, stays and at the risk of his own life he nurses her back to health. He will not become recon- ciled with her then however, for he thinks that she only wants to repay the debt of her life. The debt is paid in another way. He, himself, is stricken with the plague and she in her turn nurses him back to health. “The Lion’s Skin.” This is a very interest- ing novel. After you have started you will not wish to put the book down before you have finished. It is a story of plotting, intrigues and sword play. The action starts in at the very beginning when the hero saves the hero- ine from a mock marriage, and from then on, they pass through thrilling scenes of adven- ture. “Mistress Wilding.” Here Sabatini writes more of a love story than usual. It is a story of Monmouth’s rebellion. Anthony Wilding passes through such a series of adventurous incidents that you will be in suspense until the very end. The characters are especially well portrayed in this book. “The Sea Hawk.” It will hardly be neces- sary to speak much of this book. Its fame is too well known. Many of us have seen the motion picture. It is the story of Sir Oliver, whose brother commits a murder, and blames him for it. He is taken in slavery and finally becomes a great and barbarous Eastern sover- eign. How he kidnaps his brother and the Lady Rosamund, who believed his guilt, and how he clears up the great misunderstanding is interesting reading. There are vivid pictures of the Barbary States and a great deal of ac- tion. The descriptions of the great galley ships are wonderful. “The Carolinian.” In this book Sabatini selects for the first time an American subject. His time is the American Revolution and the setting is laid in Charleston. There is a secret marriage between the hero and the heroine. They are on opposite sides — or at least her father is a rabid supporter of the British crown. There is a continual misunderstanding between the two and they are not reconciled until the end when the honor of both has been tested. The book is full of suspense and you will gasp at the daring of the soldiers, the spies, and the great feats of strategy employed to save South Carolina from the invasion of the British. Our new school is assuming shape. One may see the dim outlines of a school which is to stand out as one of the best in New England. As we pass the work- men it is a temptation to say: “Hurry up, brother. This is my school you’re building.” NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ON Wednesday, March 7, 1928, the National Honor Society held its second term election. The results of the elec- tion were as follows: Irwin Moran, president; Olive MacPherson, vice-president; Miriam Hayes, secretary; and Folger Taylor, student treasurer. According to the constitution of the society officers are elected every half-year. Among the correspondence received from the various high schools in the country are Uni- versity High School, Lexington, Kentucky; Englewood High School, Chicago, Illinois; Central High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Sheridan High School, Sheridan, Wyoming. The society is also contemplating an assem- bly for the sophomores. The purpose of this assembly will be to acquaint the first-year pupils more closely with the school and its activities. A most interesting program will be given. S. W., ’28. THRIFT ASSEMBLY ON Friday, March 9, 1928, an assembly was called for the purpose of impress- ing the pupils with the value of the thrift habit. The audience assembled was made up of the classes that stood lowest in the school in banking. The speakers were Albert Allen, who talked on “Thrift as a Character Builder”; John Hayes, who spoke at length on the value of having a bank account, and President Law- rence Williams, acting as chairman, who summed up the other speakers’ points and stressed the value of co-operation. Mr. Avery made a few emphatic remarks which added to the impressiveness of the occasion. It is very gratifying to know that our Som- erville High School stands third highest of all the schools in the country in regard to bank- ing, but are we content to remain in the THIRD place ? SENIOR CLASS MEETING THE Senior Class had a business meeting on March 8. 1928. Following a lively discussion from the floor, it was voted that the Senior Play cast should visit some theatre of their choice in Boston as guests of the Senior Class. Mr. Sprague addressed the assembly about the Year Book and the class voted to present the Year Book with $125. BANKING OUR record for banking is improving. In-, the nineteen bank days we have had this year we have reached the amount which was deposited during the entire year of 1927. We now have $12,061.44 deposited; 16,916 individual deposits; 17,000 depositors. Our 100' rooms are proving that the aim of the bank, the aim for “regular” saving, is one worth while. Are you doing your bit to help your room ? It isn’t the amount, you know; it is the fact that you have deposited. It is satisfying to note that so many of the- pupils who withdraw their money from the bank do so in order that they may pay for necessary expenses: glasses, music lessons, graduation expenses, etc. The majority of these people also leave a small balance on their account, proving that they have found benefit in saving and wish to start over again. CIRM1K -Recent indention en ibJ-es one to Let SmiLe be jovr ombrtlln jive a me a J nnK nccc nf Anjc yf us l ittle tellers -v Whci do v tv tell? If we have achieved such a splendid record in these first nineteen bank days, what can we not hope to attain in the remaining ten or eleven? If you are not already a depositor in the School Bank, it is not too late to enroll, and thereby gain the benefit and profit of sav- ing. L. M. 150 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE SENIOR PLAY THE Senior play, “The New Poor,” was pre- sented in Clayton Ellis Hall, February 17, 1928. This was an eagerly antici- pated event and the members of the cast and various committees connected with the play certainly did their bit to provide an entertain- ing evening. Much time and energy were spent by all concerned, as the fine perform- ance proved. The acting was very creditably done, and special credit is due to Doris Graves and Irwin Moran, who accepted their parts on very short notice. The cast is as follows:— Mrs. Wellby.............................Doris Graves Constance Wellby.............Eunice Lanigan Betty Wellby..............Agnes Fitzpatrick Mary Maudsley.......................Elizabeth Small Amos Wellby...........................William Casey Alice Wellby..............Olive MacPherson Miller Gutteridge............Herbert Fallgren Grand Duke (Johnson)...................Norman Watt Count Ivan (Simpkins)...................Irwin Moran Prince Vlademir (Roger)....Frederick McGann Princess Irma (Tompkins)................ Marguerite Carmosino Kirk O’Farr el...............Thomas Legere The Senior Play committee was composed of Prescott Hall, chairman; Olive Thompson, and Henry Levenson. The play was followed by dancing, the music being furnished by Henry Levenson’s orches- tra. DERATING NEWS AT the meeting of the Webster Debating Society, March 6, the following boys were elected officers for the ensuing half-year: President, Joseph Blumsack; vice- president, Albert Allen; secretary, Sumner Spaulding; treasurer, John Hayes; and marshal, John Lyons. The Debating Club is composed of some forty boys. Meetings are held every Tuesday in Room 29. Interesting and instructive debates are held. We wish the officers success. ASSEMBLY FOR TYPEWRITING PUPILS AN assembly for all pupils taking a course in typewriting was held Wednesday, March 7, 1928. The speaker was Mr. Hossfield, the world’s champion typist, who ex- plained a good method of securing speed and accuracy in typewriting. He also gave a dem- onstration of correct posture. His many hints will doubtless prove very helpful to ambitious typists. “The color for shirts, ties and golf hose will be light green,” say the fashion experts. Quite appro- priate for next year’s Sophs. The Junior Class had a business meeting on February 25, 1928. Following the report of the secretary and treasurer, the meeting was ad- dressed by the class president, John Rondina, who urged the class to make this week a “clean- up” week around the school. He also spoke earnestly to the class about improving its con- duct and co-operating with the school officials. Iji this he was upheld by Mr. Avery, who spoke at length on this subject. The Juniors were asked to complete payments on their dues and to improve their general standing in banking marks, and attendance, which in almost every case is lower than the level set by Sophomores and Seniors. PHYSICAL TRAINING COMPETITION THE physical training competition was held in the hall on Tuesday, February 21, 1928. There were six groups competing in all; each class being represented by a group of boys and a group of girls. The competition was very close, but the judges from the Sar- gent School of Physical Education finally de- cided on Rooms 105 and 106 as being the win- ners; both senior groups. The leaders were Edward Friberg, Anthony Taurasi, Rebecca Hosmer and Agnes Fitzpatrick, who will be presented with medals given by Mr. Hermann. As is the custom the leaders of other groups in the school were assembled in the balcony to witness the contest. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 151 CLASS NOTES ! 1928 Scene anywhere, anytime “Oh, DO let me see your PROOFS. Why! my DEAR! They’re perfectly DARling! I’d NEVer know it was You! You SHOULD see MINE! They’re per- fectly VILE! But I NEVER take a good picture ANYWAY! They DO say, though, that the PLAIN- est people ALways photograph BEAUtifully. Of course, I’m going to get a re-setting. ISn't he the NICest photographer? He told me I was the IMage of Clara BOW! Oh, NO! I wouldn’t think of letting ANYONE see them! Well,—all right,—but bring them back at lunchtime, sure—I’ve promised some of the kids”— As you all have heard by this time, school is over .Tune the first. As Samson said when they cut his hair: “It won’t be long now.” A ballot was taken among a Senior English class to determine their favorite poems. Here are some of the chosen few:— “Young Fellow, My Lad.” “The Face on the Barroom Floor.” “Casey at the Bat.” “St. Peter at the Gate.” “Gunga Din.” “The Dying Cowboy.” “The Boston Burglar.” Anyone else wishing to express his or her choice through this column is cordially invited to do so, thereby helping us to fill up space. Miss T—11: “What is collective bargaining?” Wee small voice: “Raymond’s on Saturday after noon.” The reason for our class editor’s inattention to les- sons and class notes may be found in the following ad clipped from the Toonerville Toot:— “Handsome young man will take care of babies and other children afternoons and evenings except when other appointments interfere (note dates with g. f.). Rates, 25c an hour, asleep; 30c awake. (This refers to the children, not me.) Can run choo-choo trains and am of a pleasant and kindly disposition. Address, A. Fisher, Somerville High School.” Sand is a bunch of rocks, each one of which is so small that it is impossible to stub your toe against it. Sand is found chiefly in hour-glasses, steamed clams, the marines, and the wheels of progress. Mrs. T—p—f: “Macy, will you explain the ‘Romance of Maps’?” Macy: “It is the study of people’s faces.” Didn’t the photographer flatter some of us? What Some Seniors’ Names Suggest A pain in the neck, Boyle A country road, Lane A shaving cream, Williams An angler, Fisher A police officer, Kaup Ice cream, Cohen Fishing, Bates A dressmaker Modiste An Irish orator, Bourke A vegetable, Bean A meat, Lamb Condensed Essays A necktie is a halter. Some neckties are composed of silk. The chief ingredient of other neckties is hemp. The purpose of the silk neckties is to lead the observer’s eye from the face above it to the grease spot on it. The object of the hemp necktie is to lead its wearer away from the opportunity to do it again. (B. C. C. N.) Mr. Pearson: “I imagine everything will shut up by June 1.” Pupil: “Including the teachers?” Why did they have $299.99 in the treasury? Who’ll be generous enough to donate a cent to make it $300.00 ? One teacher advocates tootsie rolls instead of Wrigley’s. Her motto is: “A tootsie a day keeps Wrigley away.” It has been suggested that a class gift be given to Mr. Ca—r—er consisting of a three-foot piece of chalk with an anchor and chain attached. Teacher (discussing greenback currency): “These bills represented----” P. Martin (vainly trying to interrupt): “I've got a dollar----” Teacher: “----money invested by-------” Paul: “Miss T—11, I’ve got a dollar—I’ve got a dol- lar at home------” Teacher (desperately): “Well, young man, I haven’t yet accused you of being bankrupt.” 152 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Late Student'; Sav ca«t you run -then This ? 7 MoterMawj je but I have % stay in the C3lY 7 She: V hef'i the. 'dea ? We Ht ays he prepared ,f pays,. larioN.'How etoyou Me this ) sk« of Me Radiator' — ? JohN.Jts a wow! why shouldn't it be., t la$ 15t500)000.00)n baekofeaeh issue . A famous report card expression all A OOOOOH! Jes' pear Ruder s: 1 Senior Dance or w iaT y w , a c icw- 5endm sone joXes concerning our school life. Your help will be very nueK appreciated. YttrsfrvL a ps Leave j ke$ ry TS.-A ' © Hy .dea of- the P.ussjax mhlijj ovf of- SONNET ON HOME WORK (With humble apologies to Milton) When I consider how my days are spent And half my nights in this dark world and wide • Reading these books, lest I should have to hide From class tomorrow, though my soul more bent To go to some good movie, and present My guilty face, and let the teachers chide. “Why must all joy on school-nights be denied?” I fondly ask. But parents to prevent Such murmurs soon reply: “You know you need A little work and studying. Who best Applies himself, his grades are good, not punk, Like yours, my son; now show a little ‘speed’” Are they the good who labor without rest? Far gayer those who only play and flunk. —Exchange. One of the rules for getting rich is to buy nothing unnecessary. “Were you able to sell old Billions a lot?” asked the superintendent of the cemetery. The agent shook his head. “He was afraid he might not get the full value of it,” he explained. “But a man has got to die some time!” exclaimed the superintendent. “That’s what I told him, but he only answered, ‘Suppose I should be lost at sea?’” 1929 To every person comes his day, So calmly wait your chance— Pedestrians have the right of way When in the ambulance. The “Lincoln’s child” isn’t to be “sneezed at” any more, for “Henry’s Made a Lady Out of Lizzie.” We wonder if you’ve seen the private sanctum sanctorum—stress the “private”—:‘ust off of Room 303. We guarantee you’ll find almost anything there, from skeleton heads, kegs of (?), and pickled mice to a generous assortment of outer wearing apparel, musi- cal instruments and lunches, and cosmetics and acces- sories. “Why, Professor!” Physics professor (giving assignment): “Tomorrow start with lightning and go to thunder.” Teacher: “So you have a broken tooth! How did you break it?” Modern seven-year-old: “Oh, shifting gears on a lolly- pop.” Let’s boost Junior Night. We have elected our Junior Night Committee. The committee cannot work without everyone’s co-operation and certainly we Juniors want to make our night a huge success. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 153 Has everyone seen the latest steps toward our new •school? Come and see the two new windows in Room 309. The pupils had a glorious time the day after vacation getting rid of the dust that the workmen had raised. We are glad to see Mr. Sears back at school after his long illness. Girls! If you want to take advantage of Leap Year be sure to choose wisely. Mr. Plant inga is always willing to supply information to the fair sex. He is now explaining how you can build in an economic man- ner a house, including furnishing. Get your informa- tion early. Remember, Juniors, that the trip to Washington is going to take place even if there is no May vacation. Let’s have a large delegation of Juniors. Get an extra week’s vacation. “Come and dine with us tomorrow,” said the gentle- man who had made money. “Sorry,” returned the other, “I can’t. I’m going to see Hamlet.” “That’s all right. Bring him with you.” English Classes “Who was Cyclops?” “He was the man who wrote the encyclopedia.” “Give an example of a collective noun.” “A vacuum cleaner.” “What is wrong with the following sentence: ‘I have •went.’ ” “It is wrong because you ain’t went yet.” “Who were the ‘Forty-niners’ ?” “They were the forty-nine people who rushed to Cali- fornia when gold was discovered there.” “Define biology.” “Biology is the science of shopping.” Another Scotchman’s Joke When Dr. McDougal died, his friends nailed the name plate from his door on the coffin to save the price of a coffin plate. The plate read: “Dr. McDougal, Office Hours 2-3.” “What is meant by ‘Presidential timber’?” “The wood from which the President builds his Cab- inet.” “An anecdote is a short, funny tale. Use a sentence containing that word.” “The rabbit has four legs and an anecdote.” In Chemistry: “The gas in this cyclinder is deadly poison. What steps would you take if it escaped?” “Long ones.” In English: “What is a synonym?” “A word we use in place of one we cannot spell.” In History: “Who was Joan of Arc?” “Noah’s wife.” “What is the insect that carries brain fever?” •“Algebra.” “What is an optimist?” “An eye doctor.” Teacher: “Give me a good example of coincidence.” Pupil: .“My father and mother were married on the same day.” Doctor: “You’re not suffering from anything serious, madam, but you need a complete rest.” Patient: “But doctor, look at my tongue.” Doctor: “H’m! Yes, that, too, needs a rest.” (P. S. This might be applied elsewhere.) Aunt Mary, who was a great talker, had been visit- ing our house. A few days after her return the sub- ject of vaccination was being discussed one evening. Our eight-year-old son remarked:— “Well, I guess Aunt Mary was vaccinated with a Vic- trola needle.” 1930 At last the good news has arrived, via the Somer- ville Journal. Dates have not been officially con- firmed, but the announcement is that our vacation be- gins somewhere around June and lasts until the last week in September. At any rate we’ll have a nice, long vacation before we come back to—goodness knows what we’ll come back to! It may be that cute little house outside the front door, or to those stacks of wood that resemble bathtubs. They may put us in the lunch room or over in the heating plant. But wherever we are placed, we Sophs, should remember that we’ll be the first class to graduate from the new High School! It’s a good thing that school lets out soon, for the building seems to be falling apart. We hope it can stand the next two months and a half. Desks in every room are in pieces, and we are afraid to sit down for fear the chairs will collapse beneath us. In the corner of Room 215 the ceiling is going. Then the lights seem to enjoy playing with each other and flicker on and off whenever it pleases them. On some days we need umbrellas in Room 214, for the ceiling leaks. And this is one of the times when a smile won’t serve as an umbrella. We wonder how many cameras have been broken in taking class pictures. From the proofs being dis- played, we think that a large number of new cameras must have been installed in the past few weeks. All the Seniors proudly (or a little shamefacedly) proffer the inevitable manila envelope upon request, from which are drawn the tell-tale half-dozen proofs. We all lie politely and admire (?) the pictures, but every- one knows the awful truth. According to promises made, every Senior will need about 200 pictures to fill the demand. But, surprisingly, the final pictures often come out very nicely, and all ends well. But the Seniors will never forget the shock of the first awful viewing of the proofs. “The photographer must have made a mistake! This isn’t me!” But finally they are all convinced of the terrible truth. Then it is, “Do I look like THAT? I’ll never go anywhere again!” Never mind, Seniors! We’ve all got it com- ing! 154 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The Physical Training contest has come and gone, with the Seniors winning both decisions. Don’t thank us, Seniors, we’re glad to be generous and give you the winning places. Our policy is to reward all those who try, no matter how successful (or unsuccessful) they may be. Congratulations! Oh, the Farmer! First Hayseed: “I crossed my chicken with parrots.” Second Hayseed: “What’s the idea?” First Hayseed: “Well when a hen lays an egg, in- stead of cackling, she comes to me and says: ‘I’ve laid an egg; go get it.’” The editors wish to thank all those who have con- tributed to this column and to remind every Sopho- more that these notes appear in every issue and that your support is needed! We understand some schools are prohibiting sweaters being worn by the fellows. That would be bad for Somerville. Some of the boys would feel quite broken up. POST GRADUATE NOTES The Post Graduates want to thank the Seniors for their good wishes in the February Radiator. Some people don’t even know that there are Post Graduates in Somerville High School. It hurts our feeling to have people think that we are Juniors, being in 301. We wonder why the Post Graduates all want to study in the fifth period class in 301 ? Gentlemen prefer ’em. Anyway, we know one Post Graduate that has a weakness for blondes. We have a budding poet in our midst. May- be he can get his works published in the Radia- tor. Look in the Poet’s Corner. Then again they might reject his offering. That WOULD be tough. Don’t forget the Post Graduates when you hand out your pictures, girls. Chet says that the bigger you are, the harder they fall. Did you notice Red Geer got his picture in last month’s Radiator? Contributions in the shape of hair tonic, moustache cups, etc., will be greatly appre- ciated by that gentleman. Somerville High School would be greatly im- proved if the Post Graduates could study in 301, had that piano tuned, were not so hen- pecked, could find their books where they left them, had MORE privileges. Talking about pictures. Jack Pierce says that R—1—nd W—se had to have a double ex- posure taken. WILD, WILD RUMOR By R. Q. S., ’28 RUMOR has it (yes, rumor always has it that the new school when completed will' not only have swivel chairs for each pupil, but also that each desk will be equipped with a revolving book cabinet — if you can imagine what one would be like. We can’t. We have also been told that when one enters the marble front entrance one will be con- fronted with a neat row of inlaid mahogany elevators. (This is especially for the Sopho- mores. We had to put in some crack about elevators.) From a very reliable (?) source we learn that there will be an astronomical department with a forty-foot telescope. We are wondering where the telescope is to be put — inside that chimney out back of the school? In the new Physics department there will be a new machine. This machine will make iron filings -—to be used in the “magnetic-lines-of-force’r experiments—in exactly one-half the time it now takes Mr. Hall to file the iron bars to pro- duce them. There will be a wise-crack depart- ment as well. Here all jokes regarding the height of Mr. Henry (Alderman) Levenson will be filed neatly and accurately in waste- paper baskets, by direct and personal request of Mr. Levenson himself. Here, also, we would place all jokes beloved by a certain teacher of ours referring to shiny haircombs, Slickum, and mahogany heads in general. We hear that a new method of rapid transit will be introduced. This will be mainly for the purpose of giving those starving souls who think the lunch-recess bell means “rush” a quicker means of exit. It will consist of a brass rail in each building which will run from the first floor to the third. Down this the “stu- dents” may slide, like firemen, at the first sound of the bell. In conclusion, gentlemen, we have a sugges- tion to make: Armchairs for the lunch room. Then we shall feel at home. So much for rumor. Elections seem to be all the rage around the school' at this time of year. To quote from reliable (?) statistics, new drill leaders, National Honor Society officers, the Year Book staff and the staff of the Junior issue of the Radiator have been elected and new candidates for the Junior Night Committee and ambitious Class orators demand our attention. Before class day arrives there will be. even more office seek- ers for whom to vote. The more, the merrier! The National Honor Society will soon choose some Juniors to enter its fold. If you don’t get in as a Junior, isn’t it better to be admitted as a Senior?' SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 155 1927 Alice Lavers, who has completed her courses at the Sorbonne in Paris, expects to spend a few weeks traveling in Europe before sailing for home. She is expected to arrive early in April. Winifred Hurley is working in the office of Parke Snow. George Daily is working for the Amrad Radio Company. Estelle Zwicker is employed by the Massa- chusetts Bonding and Insurance Company. Margaret Campbell is employed by E. W. Waterhouse, real estate agent. Joseph Geary is attending Bridgewater Normal School. Helen Aikens is in training at the Massa- chusetts General Hospital. 1926 Mortimer Fisher is working for the Hager- man Harris Company. Barbara Archibald is a sophomore at Bos- ton University. 1925 Ruth Brann is at Massachusetts School of Art. Rita Mollet is attending Boston University. Phyllis Applin is at Jackson. James Reed is prominent at Harvard as an athlete. Stanley Murray is a freshman at the Theo- logical School at Tufts. Katherine Heater is attending Boston Uni- versity. Edward Finn is a junior at Harvard. Albert Irving is a member of the junior class at Tufts. 1924 Adelc Allen is a junior at Simmons. Irving Spering has resumed his studies at Tufts. Eleanor Hurley is employed by the Frank G. Shattuck Company. Lillian Kingston and the Rev. Herman Ber- lew, assistant minister of College Avenue Methodist Church, have announced their engagement. EXCHANGES The Periscope, Senior High School, Bridgewater, Mass.—We are glad to welcome every newcomer to •our exchange column. It is interesting to note the Individuality of various school papers and to form opinions of the students of different schools by the quality of the material found in their magazines. The Periscope is a credit to your school. It contains very good material in the Literary and Poetry departments especially. Keep your standard high and your suc- cess will continue. The Slater Pioneer, Junior High School, Pawtucket, Rhode Island.—You have a nice paper and it reflects your enthusiasm and desire to improve. A comment that might be helpful is that the stories are scattered through the magazine. In our estimation, it is better to have a Literary section, Poetry corner, etc., thus classifying all the material. The Stetson Oracle, Senior High School, Randolph, Mass.—One impressive thing about the “Oracle” is the fine manner of arousing interest by making its readers curious through the choice of attractive sub- jects. We noticed that you have your Table of Con- tents, etc., at the back of the paper. The High School Herald, Senior High School, West- field, Mass.—The February number containing material appropriate for Valentine’s Day, Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s Birthday was deserving of much praise. “An Ode to Lincoln” was worthy of the first page. The jokes and exchanges are living up to their reputation. The Enfield Echo, Senior High School, Thompson- ville, Conn.—The “Echo” is improving greatly. “If Men Talked As Women Do,” which appeared in the Valentine issue, was very humorous. The power to portray real life vividly is a characteristic of your paper and is an enviable talent. The Pepper Box and Exchanges are commendable. We would be pleased to see a comment upon our paper in your magazine. The Voice, Senior High School, Concord, Mass.— We were very much pleased that you sent us a copy of your paper, especially since it had on the very front page the account of the track meet which Somerville won over Concord February 10. It shows your good sportsmanship in not tucking defeats into the last column of the last page. Better luck next time! How- ever, we hope you will continue to exchange with us. The Homespun, Central High School, Greensboro, North Carolina.—Of all our exchange friends, one of the most dear is “Homespun.” It is always greeted with pleasure and expectation because of the whim- sical sweetness and sometimes humor of its contents. It is truly worthy of the greatest praise. 156 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR RELAX TEAM DECEIVED HONORAbLE MENTION RUNNING- HlOH JUMP 157 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Athletics THE B. A. A. MEET SOME bitr schools, including Exeter, New- ark Prep, of New Jersey, Worcester Academy and Brooklyn Poly. Prep., were entered in the B. A. A. Meet, February 25. Somerville was outclassed in competing with these schools. However, in the relay race be- tween Cambridge Latin, Rindge and Somer- ville, our team emerged the victor by a dis- tance of about twenty yards. In this meet we showed we would have power in competing with schools of our class. THE STATE INDOOR MEET THE 28th of February, the day of the State Meet, found all the athletes eager and ready to go. Fourteen schools, includ- ing Somerville, were entered in the Class B competition. Somerville finished second, five points behind Fairhaven. Captain Paul Maclnniss contributed five points when he ran the best time in a classy (500-yard run. John Hayes stepped over the 45-yard low hurdles in six seconds, tying the record. This meant five points for Somerville. Herberts, star high jumper, finished third in his specialty, adding two more points to the score. Our relay team, composed of Herbert Fallgren, Earl Gibson, John Hayes and Paul Maclnniss, made second best time of the meet, adding three and a half more points. Other fellows who ran well but didn’t get in the point- scoring include Alfred Luppi, Francis Hooper and Dick O’Brien in the dash; Samuel Wall and Folger Taylor in the hurdles; Ray Dion in the 600; Ralph Smith in the 1,000-yard run, and Robert Rogers in the high jump. Somerville had a real track team this year despite the inconvenience of practicing in the open at Dilboy, and next year with our new gym. great things are predicted for track. THE BOWDOIN TRACK MEET FRIDAY, March 9, Somerville sent five men, Captain Paul Maclnniss, John Hayes, Earle Gibson, Ray Dion, and Herbert Fallgren, to compete in the Bowdoin Interscho- lastics at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. Huntington School, of Boston, won the meet by 28 7-10 points; Hebron Academy, of Maine, second with 21 o points, and Somerville and Bridgeton Academy third with 13 points apiece. • The individual star of the meet was John Hayes, who scored 10 ;« points for Somerville and won the cup offered to the athlete scoring the most points for his school. He won the 40-yard dash in 4% seconds, the 45-yard high hurdles in 6VS seconds, gathered point in the running broad jump, and was a member of the relay team which received a half-point. Paul Maclnniss gathered two points for Som- erville in the 600-vard run. The relay team won its race from Portland High, of Portland, Maine, in easy fashion. Medals were awarded the winners. It was a fitting climax to a successful track season. Somerville with only five men made an impression at Maine by winning third place. With our new gymnasium next year track at Somerville should take a big boost. We wonder how the track men enjoyed their trip to Maine? Ray Dion is now commonly called the “sheik. ’ Why is that? Everyone who can should go out for baseball. It is an interesting and scientific game. It is played in the open. Whether you make the team or not it is a great deal of fun and sport. This proposed trip to Washington comes in the May vacation, but there will be no May vacation. Pretty lucky! The remarkable regularity with which the few snow storms have fallen on the week-end is certainly most irritating. Something should be done about it! Early to bed and early to rise, Keeps your brother from wearing your ties! No Spring vacation—bah! Early closing of school— Oh, joy! A QUESTION OF CIPHERS (Continued from Page 146) (Enter Marion): “It’s a letter from the World Magazine. I just can’t open it quick enough. I suppose that they want to interview me and discuss my future novels.” (Reads letter.) Don: “Good heaven’s, she’s fainted!” (Don and Fred put her on davenport. Bar- bara picks up the letter and reads it, bursting into a fit of laughter.) Fred: “Huh, this isn’t a very good time to begin laughing. Haven’t you got any better sense than that?” Barbara: “Read this and see if you don’t laugh.” (Fred reads): “My dear Miss Smith: We re- gret to inform you that our bookkeeper has made a slight error. You are the recipient of one of our $50 prizes. Enclosed please find check.” Barbara: “I knew there was something funny all the time. Marion could never write a $50,- 000 prize story.” Don: “I guess Marion will have to bid good- bye to all the crowned heads of Europe and the Nobel prize.” Fred: “Well, our ‘born novelist’ is coming to, 1 see. Here, Barbara, help me, will you?” 158 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR A certain busy printer, whose time is worth money, has a good method of dealing with barbers. As soon as he is seated in the chair, he says: “Cut the whole three short.” “What three, sir?” asks the barber. “Hair, whiskers, and chatter,” replies the printer. Employment Bureau Manager: “So you’d like to employ a mason. What kind do you want?” Employer (a Scot): “I’d like to have one of these free masons I’ve heard so much about.” He: “Is she progressive or conservative?” She: “I don’t know. She wears last year’s hat, drives this year’s car and lives on next year’s in- come.” Grandma: “Oh, Jenny darling, I’m surprised! Aren’t you going to give your brother part of your apple?” Jenny: “No, Granny. Eve did that and she’s been criticised ever since.” The Hit-and-Run Fellow Friend: “I suppose you didn’t run across a fellow named Scrimshaw on your travels?” Road Hog: “Dunno, old man, I never stop to ask their names!” Two Irishmen were crossing the ocean. On the way Pat died and preparations were made for burial at sea. Instead of lead weights, which are commonly used, chunks of coal were substituted. When the last rites were performed, Mike looked long and earnestly at his friend and then exclaimed: “Well, Pat, I always thought you were going there, but I’m hanged if I thought they’d make you bring along your own fuel.” A Slight Misunderstanding During a sermon the other day a baby began to cry and its mother carried it towards the door. “Stop!” said the minister, “the baby is not dis- turbing me.” The mother turned toward the pulpit and made the audible remark: “Oh, ’e aint, aint’e? Well, you’re dis- turbing of him.” Crying Needs Bill: “The photograyhers never do me justice.” Jack: “You want mercy, not justice.” Ladies First A small boy found the following sentence in his grammar examination: “The horse and the cow is in. the field.” He was told to correct it and to give his reason for the correction. He wrote: “The cow and the horse is in the field. Ladies should always come first.” “Why does Missouri stand at the head in raising, mules?” “Because that is the only safe place to stand.” Questionnaire on Anatomy Where can one find a cap for his knee ? Or a key for a lock of his hair? Can his eyes be called an academy. Because there are pupils there? In the crown of his head what gems shine forth? Who travels the bridge of his nose? Can he use for shingling the roof of his mouth The nails from the ends of his toes? Has he dual nature like Jekyll and Hyde Because each foot has a sole? Does his heart beat the blood because it is bad? Will it stop when it’s good as gold? Has he eye teeth to see what food is best? Do dates grow on his palms? Does he keep his clothing in his chest? Do his ear drums call to arms? Can the crook of his elbow be sent to jail? And if so, what did it do? Where can he sharpen his shoulder blades? I’ll be switched if I know, do you? Worried father: “I wish I knew how to make my son stop smoking.” Friend: “That’s easy. Give him one of your own. cigars.” Mr. Jones (to his wife): “Last night I dreamt that I was in heaven.” Mrs. Jones: “Is it possible? Tell me, was I there?” Mr. Jones: “But dear wife, I just told you that it was in heaven that I thought I was.” He: “Tell me, did you ever wish that you were a. man?” She: “No, did you?” J, A. MARSH COAL CO. COAL and WOOD 38-40 Park St., Somerville, Mass. Telephone Somerset 0319 EDITH M. LEAVIS SCHOOL of DANCING and ELOCUTION Room 7, Hill Building, Union Square Somerset 0589 _______________________________I MARK J. RICE, D.M.D. DENTIST 21 Bow Street Somerville, Mass. ALBERT E. HUGHES COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW “Class of ’02” DE LUXE CANDY SHOP Home Made Candy and Ice Cream of All Kinds FRESH EVERY DAY 11 Davis Square Somerville Telephone 5916 Somerset ROOM 106 First Floor West always trying to be the Best. 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Massachusetts, April, 1928 No. 7 The Somerville High School Radiator is published by the High School on the fourth Mondnv of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursdav °� Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing, 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 ex- change editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, $.75 per Year Single Numbers, 15 cent Entered as third class mail matter at Boston P. O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT EDITORIAL STAFF Associate Editors JOHN J. HAYES, ’29 C. SUMNER SPAULDING, ’29 Exchange Editor HELEN R. CASWELL, ’29 Poetry Editor MADELAINE GOODHUE, ’29 Alumni Editors ALICE C. BURHART, ’29 JOSEPHINE J. WARDROBE, ’29 Library Editor ERNESTINE L. McLEAN, ’29 Editor-in-Chief MARION E. SMITH, ’29 Circulating Manager MARY A. GRADONE, ’29 Humor Editor ROBERT FORBES, ’29 Staff Artists GEORGE F. MOREL, ’29 EDWARD H. BOUDREAU, ’29 Faculty Treasurer LAURENCE A. SPRAGUE Asst. Faculty Treasurer ELIZABETH M. WELCH Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Class Editors ALBERT L. FISHER, ’28 WILLIAM J. VIDITO, ’29 NATHANIEL P. VIDITO, ’30 Assistant Class Editors MARGARET A. LACEY, ’28 FRANK VAN UMMERSEN, ’29 GRETHELL S. SIMPSON, ’30 EDITORIALS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS 170 By George M. Hosnier CYNTHIA’S HOUSE 171 By Beatrice Capodilupo, ’29 “IT DON’T” 172 By Virginia Lord, ’29 THE RACE 173 By Ernestine L. McLean, ’29 POET’S CORNER 175 THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 176 SCHOOL NEWS 177 CLASS NOTES 180 NIGHT AT SEA By Robert R. Miller, ’29 182 ALUMNI NOTES 183 EXCHANGES 183 ATHLETICS 184 FLASHES OF HUMOR 185 TABLE OF CONTENTS 170 170 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR ‘THE OLI) ORDER CHANGETH—” EVERYONE is aware of the great changes that are taking place on Central Hill, namely, the erection of the new school buildings. Many changes also are taking place inside the old building, but of a more subtle nature. Have you noticed the new patches on the worn stairways? These patches have taken all the excitement out of the daily dash up the three flights of stairs to the third floor. There used to be jolly little holes, humps, and bumps to dodge on the way up, which presented them- selves as hazards to be overcome in the race with time at 8.25 A. M. Now, however, little detours are no longer necessary; the race has become a safe one, but consequently devoid of excitement. Among other things that are gone but not forgotten, are the delightful class and athletic pictures that decorated the corridors. They are doubtless missed the most by the sorely tried members of the Traffic Squad, who used to while away the time between traffic and fil- ing bell in viewing them. By these pictures we saw what handsome, virile, beautifully mous- tached and curled athletes we had in the nine- teenth century. And the girls in the pictures were always in the height of fashion; mon- strous hair ribbons and bows seeming to pre- vail. How times have changed! But these pictures have left their impres- sions on the very walls—in the way of “clean” spots of various shapes and sizes, which are almost as amusing as the pictures themselves. The statues also have begun to disappear. One pedestal on the third floor west was a very convenient place for one’s books while on traf- fic duty. Now that is gone. Yes, our school is being slowly dismantled, and we shall miss all these things to which we have grown accustomed through constant asso- ciation. But it won’t be long now before we shall be greeting these old friends, clean of face, we hope, and shining, in our new building. YEAR BOOK Everyone if possible should buy a Year Book; it is not a magazine but a book which will grow more precious as the years roll by. Buy one. You won’t regret it. SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS By George M. Hosmer THE Heptorean Club, among the women’s clubs of the city, was the first to offer a scholarship to a girl graduating from the Somerville High School. Several of our graduates have been aided by this club both at Radcliffe and Tufts Colleges. Recently the Forthian Club and the Somerville Woman’s Club have established a scholarship loan fund. This year, for the first time, one of our girls was helped in her tuition expenses at Boston University by both of these clubs. The Daughters of Maine desire also to make their scholarship fund available to worthy girls in the school. Mrs. Mathews, in Room 124, as a member of the club scholarship committee, will be glad to give further information to any senior girls who are interested to know more about the fund. In general, the opportunities for scholarships are greater after students have made a record for themselves at the colleges. Several of our recent graduates have been recipients of the Buck Scholarships at Boston University. For boys planning to enter Harvard, the fol- lowing scholarships are awarded annually: first, the Somerville Scholarship, which gives full tuition for the freshman year—this year Herbert Gilbert was the recipient—second, the Harvard Club of Somerville Scholarship, which gives $100. Within the past month, Lawrence Carra of last year’s class received this scholar- ship. In addition, our boys entering Harvard as freshmen may apply for college scholarships, especially those given under the so-called Price Greenleaf Aid. The Harvard Club of Boston and the New England Federation of Harvard Clubs make awards to boys about Greater Bos- ton and throughout New England. This year, six of our boys entering Harvard have been awarded scholarships. Lester Stanley was the first Somerville High School boy to receive a Harvard Club of Boston Scholarship for high grades on his entrance examinations. Applications for the scholarships at Harvard have to be filed at the college office not later than May 1. Blanks to be filled out can be secured from Mr. Hosmer in Room 212. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 171 CYNTHIA’S HOUSE By Beatrice Capodilupo, ’29 THE comical face of the moon grew clearer and clearer against the darkening back- ground of the sky. The tall, swaying pine trees and the fragrant rose bushes lent an air of romance to the large white house. As we neared the gate, Cynthia Cassedy turned to me and said quite simply. “Perhaps you don’t know, Mildred, but our house is haunted.” “Haunted,” I repeated, wondering whether she was serious or only joking. “Yes,” she continued, with that soft, clear voice of hers, “I would have told you before, only I thought you might be frightened and then you wouldn’t come to spend the night with me. And you see I want you so,” she added with a somewhat childish gesture. “It’s so lonely here now that mother has gone”—and her voice shook a little—“although Mr. and Mrs. Carver are the best of guardians.” I as- sured Cynthia that I wasn’t afraid, for I didn’t believe that houses could be haunted.” “You don’t believe in haunted houses!” she said with such an incredible tone and such a pronounced expression in her eyes that a little shiver went up my back. “No,” I answered, a little less decidedly, look- ing as steadily as I could into her beautiful blue eyes, “no, I don’t.” The Cassedy homestead had anything but the aspect of a haunted house. It was neither dark nor tumble-down. The spiders had woven none of their lacy patterns on the ceilings as in my previous conceptions of a house visited by the supernatural. But, rather, the house fairly sparkled with its cleanliness. The floors were very shiny, the front hall was cool and spacious, the parlor, large and still boasting of ancient grandeur. Later that evening as we sat about the table in the sitting room, Cynthia began this story which her father had told her so many times. “A long time ago, my great-great grand- mother somehow inherited a large amount of money. The first thing she did upon receiving it was to purchase this mansion from a wealthy old lawyer who wished to travel a bit before he died. A great-grandmother told the story and she was a girl of fourteen when it happened. They lived here only for a few days. Bess, that was my great-grandmother’s name, had gone on an errand, leaving the rest of the family, four in number, exploring the newly purchased house. When Bess returned a short time later no one was to be found, and strangely enough, these ancestors of mine were never seen again. They had completely vanished in less than a half hour. “Here Cynthia stopped as if to make sure that I had heard and understood what she was saying. Evidently the look on my face told her, for she soon resumed her story. “The explanation that has been accepted by all of us is that while exploring, they discov- ered a secret passage here in this house and accidently became imprisoned in it. And the story goes that from that time on that at mid- night the ghosts of those ancestors can be heard struggling to free themselves from their prison.” As she finished the story Cynthia’s, voice sank almost into a whisper and she said solemnly, “perhaps my great-great-grand- mother played that harp over there by the window. Oh, to think she was so cruelly shut up behind the walls of a house that should have given her such happiness!” As she said this the clock on the piano struck midnight, twelve long, clear chimes. In- voluntarily my hand sought the support of the edge of my chair. Only a second passed when a most deafening sound filled the room. It seemed as if someone was attempting to break down the walls. First, the noise came from above, then from below, broken once or (Continued on Page 184) 172 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR “IT DON'T” By Virginia Lord, ’29 “Mamma! Oh, I wish you wouldn’t.” “Wouldn’t what?” “Oh, how can you ?” “What dear?” “Oh, it grates so!” “What does?” “Oh, it is horrible!” “Mary, what do you mean?” “That perpetual, ‘It don’t’!” There was a short silence during which Mrs. Gintz quietly regarded her daughter, who turned away. With an impatient gesture, Man- pushed aside the magazines on the table and rose abruptly. “I—I can’t stand it any longer!” Another silence but deeper this time. “I can’t! I won’t! I just won’t!” Mary remained a moment with her small fists clenched and then she stamped her foot. “It will kill me I tell you! ‘It don’t.’ ‘She don’t’! ‘He don’t.’ Oh, my!” “Mary!” Mrs. Gintz interrupted her daugh- ter’s dramatic flow of language. “There is the mail-man.” The girl looked at her mother, then sitting unmoved, placid, and serene in her arm-chair. Didn’t anything ever affect her? Oh,—oh! She stepped off the screened-in veranda and met the letter-carrier, completely ignoring his pleas- ant salutation. Slipping down on the top step she broke the seals of the letters he had handed her. “For you, Mary?” “Naturally. Same old ones—always writing —can’t take the time to wade through them. Here!” She tossed the letters to her mother and went into the house. Presently a few introductory chords from the piano floated out to the veranda, a little strum- ming, more aimless chords, and then silence. “Mamma!” “Yes, dear?” “You’ve just got to have this piano tuned. It is something abominable. It actually grates on my musical ear.” “We’ll have it fixed soon, Mary.” “Soon! Always soon. I tell you, mamma, you’ve got to have it repaired right away. These unharmonious chords are ruining my natural music. It’s got to be done, NOW!” There was a silence, except for the even rock- ing of Mrs. Gintz’s chair. “Mamma!” “Yes, dear.” “Did you hear me?” “Why, yes.” “You did?” “Yes, dear, I did.” “And you aren’t going to do anything about it immediately?” “No, but soon, I think.” Mary’s jaw snapped. Then her mother did net care whether her musical talent was ruined or not by the horrible, grating notes of a de- cidedly untuned piano. Very well, it would be ruined, for all she minded. “Mary, there’s the telephone.” “Let it ring. It is probably unimportant.” The incessant rocking of Mrs. Gintz’s chair reached Mary’s ear, and then the ringing, more persistent this time, of the telephone. She hesi- tated a moment, contemplated, and then after clearing her throat lifted the receiver. “Oh, hello!” she called sweetly. “Oh! uh- huh. I’d love to—” “Mamma!” “Yes, Mary.” “Bob and Carl are taking me to drive in a few minutes.” “Just you alone with the two of them?” “Why, of course! They don’t want anyone else.” “You haven’t finished putting away your winter clothes, yet,” Mrs. Gintz reminded. “Oh, they can wait! Here are the boys— good-bye.” And Mary flew down the path. A gentle breeze stirred the wandering Jew in the flower boxes. “It doesn’t seem as if he doesn’t understand, exactly,” Mrs. Gintz was speaking with an ac- quaintance over the telephone. “Oh, no! She doesn’t believe in it, either. Yes, I know for a fact—it does not seem pos- sible, I’ll admit—” Mary let the book she had been reading drop unheeded into her lap. Was that really her mother speaking? Yes, indeed, and the abom- inable grating “it don’t” did not occur once in any of the fragments of the conversation that reached her as she sat on the veranda. She sank back into the comfortable chair and as she did so she noticed the mail-man coming up the walk. There would be an invitation to Sallie’s party as well as the usual two letters, she mused. She really didn’t care at all about the old party, but then she supposed she just had to go, knowing Sallie so long and all. The letter-carrier handed her two letters without so much as a cheery “hello,” and, al- though Mary had never heeded his habitual pleasant greeting, she missed it now that it was left unspoken, and wondered faintly. Her mother stepped out onto the veranda then. “For you, dear?” she asked, glancing at the envelopes. “Naturally. Why! They can’t be—but, yes, —mother, they are both for you.” Then Sallie hadn’t invited her to her party. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 173 She had not invited her. She could not go to the party, even if she cared to now! And why had her two faithful correspondents been so negligent ? Very much perplexed, Mary entered the house and sat down thoughtfully at the piano. Striking first one unharmonious chord after the other and running over broken strains of some song, she finally stopped abruptly. The piano was in excellent tune, and she knew perfectly well that it had been repaired in time so that her musical ability had not been affected by its previous condition in the least. The facts were that she could not play decently anyhow; never had been able to, having never put enough time and interest in her music studies. She remained at the piano some time, staring at the music sheets before her, thinking, reflect- ing, considering, until the black notes began to jump about on the staff, and she shut her eyes tightly. The ringing of the telephone aroused her from her meditation. Clearing her throat, as she always did, she called a sweet hello,” and then the expectancy of her tone vanished. “Mother! Someone on the telephone for you.” Mary went out then onto the piazza, down the path, on, on, up avenues, through parks and over hills, always walking, always thinking. It had been a long time arriving, but she had felt it coming gradually; that blow, that stun- ning inevitable blow. Remarks and nudges, cool glances, and now they did not even want her at the party. Did she blame them? No! It was fairly late; the sun had set and people were home from work enjoying the evening meal and discussing around the family table the day’s events, when Mary returned home. The piazza was deserted, also the parlor and dining room, so she made her way to the kit- chen. Her mother was bending over the sink washing dishes. Mary swallowed hard, at- tempted in vain to blink back the tears that were ready to brim over, and rushed forward. “Oh, mamma! mamma! I’ve been such an abominable, hateful, silly, conceited little fool! Oh, mamma! All this time and I just came to my senses. Everyone despises me! How can they help it? Oh, what ever shall I do?” Mary’s arms were about her mother’s ample figure then, clutching, pleading. Her head fell on the breast of her mother who caught it and caressed it with her lips. “My dear little girl. There, there! What will you do? Why make yourself into the very best, big-hearted, brave, and loving girl that ever was, and just see what happens. There, there!” “Oh, mamma! I will, I will!” THE RACE By Ernestine L. McLean, ’29 THE last time I attended the motor races at the Rockingham Speedway, an idea occured to me which I hadn’t encount- ered in that light before. When the flag fell for the start, the racers darted forward across the level space just in- side the fence, gradually climbed upward, gain- ing momentum at every turn, until they reached the guard rail at a rate of 126 miles an hour. They flashed by as if on wings, the board track fairly smoking from their speed. Blue, yellow, green, red, black, all bearing large numerals. Whirling, swirving, always maneuvering for the lead, rushing like madmen for the goal. In the excitement, it was often difficult to say which was actually ahead, or gaining the most. Of course not all the cars gained the rail of the aforementioned speedway. One driver was forced to run in for new lires or wheels four or five times during the race, so that that car was usually only half-way up the almost verti- cal track. Another one, caught by a gust of wind at central, slid to the gravel, then shot diagonally up to the rail, regained control in the nick of time and swerved back into his central course. One car lost a wheel in the middle of the course; another’s engine developed a car- load of coughs; and when one, on his 113th lap, suffered a blowout, mechanicians changed the tire in eleven seconds, breaking all known rec- ords; machine trouble was aggravatingly fre- quent. These things were side issues, though; they did not greatly deter or hinder the leaders. The unfortunate ones were left behind as the win- ners pushed onward; but when they arrived at the pit on the official final lap, the goal at- tained at the end of their long journey, they received their reward in sympathy, praise for what they had accomplished, and monetary recognition too. This scene before me, my thoughts turned to another race track, where human souls are the racers. In their youth, some sooner, some later, they were gradually drawn into the whirl of life. Seme sought fame, some glory, some recogni- tion in the social heights; many went money- mad. Whatever they craved, all aimed for the goal. And the track of today is certainly humming, at such a pace do we modernists race. Too, most racers finding themselves at least partly successful, have little thought for fellow racers, save to overcome, subjugate; they are adver- saries to be maneuvered about and surpassed 174 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR the three TYPES SOPHOMORE JUNIOR. SEW loR. A LECTURE IN Hi STORY - What was rr THE TEACHER SAID - oh something about the tucsiANS trying to ;ras a PIECE or TORRE Y - THE POOR. THINGS WERE they HONQAR-Y? this FAST A-st or OORS -NICE ToujM THIS YPA THAT WAS 'fCME lV'i LUJ= PHI ARO SooOR A while they survive; if one is unlucky enough to encounter mishaps along the road, he is pushed aside and generally forgotten in the zealous rush for the goal. But for these leaders, when they reach the goal, what is the reward? Probably what they sought—wealth, power, fame, worldly, transitory rewards in a transi- tory life. Along the road they have missed much. A tear and a smile, a sigh and a laugh, a friendly glance or handclasp, the happiness found in living and loving, what do they know of these and other wonders of life? Opportuni- ties abounded but were thrust aside in the eager one’s onslaught; companionship, friendship, love, found no place if they hindered progress to the goal. Again, what have they? The racer who stopped in answer to a fellow racer’s cry; he who methodically, thoughtfully, trustfully wound his way lap after lap around the course, his direction always toward the goal, yet his eye and smile and hand ever of- fered a brother, did he not reap of the goodness of life as he sped onward? When he arrived at the goal, he had seen and known life and the wondrous and beauteous things of life; he too received his reward, with praises from his Maker and due recognition for the deeds of his transitory life. Would it not, therefore, seem worthwhile and fitting that we students, the future citizens of America, should begin now in our youth to cultivate thought and care of our brothers in this great race; to learn to live and love and be happy as we go along; to trust all to the su- preme Judge who will reward us each one as we deserve; and to give to our fellow travelers a friendly smile and “lend a hand”? A TREE Some people like a little tree In summer or in springtime, When every tiny leaf of green Is nodding in the sunshine. Some people like a little tree In autumn when a crackling mound Of red and green leaves Surround it on the ground. Give me a tree in winter-time With its branches laden’d low, With that soft and downy fluftiness, That pure whiteness,—snow! Beatrice Capodilupo, ’29. The Radiator is your paper. It is what you make it, for it is you who contribute the material. Therefore, if what we print does not appeal to you, don’t knock. If you had passed in something better and more fitting for publication, your editors would have used it. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 175 DAWN Wake! for the Sun shines over the hill, Sheathing: the world in glory, Changing the sea to a glistening pearl, Making the elm tree hoary; A sentinel, stark against the sky, Guarding a scene that is strange and new. Wake! For the Sun mounts high in the sky, Dispelling the mist and gloom, And colors to alabaster hues The walls, as it enters your room. And when you arise from your night’s repose, You’ve strength for the work to be done. You feel all a-tingle, right down to your toes, When you wake, and get up with the Sun. Charles Lavers, ’29. SPRING As I stood upon a high, fair hill, I realized that Spring was there, For everything breathed of new love and life, And buds and blossoms were everywhere. The blues of the violets, the pink-tinted May blossoms, The crocus, the tulips, and the daisies fair, Forsythias, pansies, and lilies for plumes, To make a gay wreath for Nature’s fair hair. My heart was thrilled and I tried to sing To tell the world of this wonderful thing, The coming of Spring, sweet, glorious Spring, The work of God and Nature—the Spring! Ernestine L. McLean, ’29. ON BURNING WAX PAPER A ball of common paper, waxed, Was thrown into the fire. It blazed And cast into the room A ruddy glow, And dying, left A light gray fairy lace Which would crumble at the touch. It sparkled with a magic light, Then, cooling, turned to white And crumbled, irridescent, lovely, And floated up the chimney To the clear, cold air of night. Dorothy Holmes, ’29. BIMBO A bega truck De oder day, Heeta my dog— De driver say: “Why don’cha keep heem .outo.de wav V My poor Bimbo. Dat leetla dog He ees so seeck My olda hand He sometime leeck, An’ looks at me— I hold him queeck, My poor Bimbo. I am so poor I no can hire A man to cure My heart’s desire, He kees me weeth a tongue of fire, My poor Bimbo. Dose beeg sad eyes, Dey look at me, He whimper,—whine For two day—free� An’ den he stop— he no can see, My poor Bimbo. He eat no more; One night he sigh; Dat leetla dog How steel he lie! When morning come,— I find he die, My poor Bimbo. Dolly Alma Smith, ’30L The one big event of the year for the Juniors is Junior Night, which will take place on April 27th. The Junior Night Committee and the members of the play cast have done their bit to make this night a success. Now let us do ours by turning out 100% strong to show them our appreciation and make this the most success- ful Junior Night ever! 176 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT “Keep not standing fix’d and rooted, Briskly venture, briskly roam; Head and hand, where’er thou foot it, And stout heart are still at home. In each land the sun does visit We are gay whatever betide: To give room for wandering is it That the world was made so wide.” This bit of verse seems to embody the spirit of Spring, when the great god, Wanderlust, enters so many hearts and stirs in them a desire to awake, to travel, to see the world and its wonders; a desire to feel free and happy and alive! Who doesn’t sometime in this short stay on earth wish to see more of it ere he leaves there? Who doesn’t tingle with thoughts of a land foreign to our ordinary life, strange things to see, to hear, and do, the ways of our brothers in other parts of the world? Just think what a trip around the world would include! The rolling hills of peaceful England, the heathered highlands, plaids, and bagpipes of bonny Scotland, and the Emerald Isle; the cold waters, icebergs, and seals of Arctic regions; the deserts, vegetation, and scenic beauty of tropic climes. Romantic castles, crowning, towering cliffs, magnificent cathedrals, historic landmarks, places rich in art, music, and literature would be embraced. The city of gondolas in sunny Italy; the wind- mills, canals, wooden shoes, and cleanliness of Holland; the ancient tombs and Sphinxes of Egypt; the mysterious, thrilling Orient, the odd beauty and quaint costumes and customs of China and Japan; spirited, romantic Spain; and the South Sea wonderlands, from the Panama Canal to Victoria Falls in South Africa; all must needs be mentioned, here unfortunately, with few words. Many, though,—in fact, most of us—are not likely to have our desired trip around ALL the world, unless a magic carpet or flying trunk should appear. Let us then turn to the best alternative, our oldest and finest friends, books, from the pages of which will come intriguing tales of the lands we long to see and know. As a recent addition to the shelves of our West Library, there is a set of three volumes of Carpenter’s World Travels. The three books cover the British Isles, the Baltic States, France to Scandinavia, the Alps, the Danube, and the Near East. There is a great deal of inter- esting reading matter to be found in these, and they are quite profusely and interestingly il- lustrated ; for the student who wants that spicy touch of information outside the exact assign- ment, there are itemized indexes in each volume. Two books found to be popular are, “Tales of the Labrador,” by Wilfred T. Grenfell, in which, by the way, there is a good account of the shrine of St. Anne de Beaupro; and “Jungle Peace,” by William Beebe. A book which cer- tainly must have been written for boys is Theo- dore Roosevelt’s “Hunting Trips of a Ranch- man,” for in that will be found cowboys, ranches, wild animals and birds, plains, and anecdotes of hunting trips. “Spell of the Yukon,” by Service, and “Alas- ka Days With John Muir,” by Young, reviewed in a previous issue of the Radiator, are two books with that delightful tang of the north. Following the “See America First” idea, we offer for your enjoyment John Muir’s book, “Our National Parks,” in which are tales of Yellowstone, Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant National parks and American forests. But the best is yet to come! If one desires a rapid, interest-absorbing trip to all kinds of wonderful places, the book to read is “Working My Way Around the World,” a first-hand story (Continued on Page 184) SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 177 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ACTIVITIES Attention, Juniors!! Soon the National Honor Society will be inaugura- ting members of the Junior Class into the society. Are you going to be one of that number to be selected? You, Juniors, are the ones who must carry on the work of the society when the Seniors arc graduated. Attention, Sophomores!! We hope that the Sophomores benefited by the as- sembly given on Thursday, April 12. George Hilton spoke on the history of the school and many of its prominent graduates. John Leslie spoke well on the past athletic luminaries of our school and the pres- ent facilities which it has. A speech was also given on the activities of the school. The assembly was pre- sided over by Thomas Moran, president of the society. Attention, Seniors!! Are your National Honor Society dues paid yet? Have you written the composition asked for by Mr. Avery? If not, see to these matters immediately. ON Monday, March i9, the pupils of I Eng- lish A, wishing to show their apprecia- tion of Professor George Herbert Pal- mer’s very fine and instructive book, “Self- Cultivation in English,” which was then being read by the class, sent him a dozen daybreak pinks as a birthday gift. Miss Sprague later received, in behalf of the class, a copy of “Trades and Professions” from Professor Palmer, together with his best wishes. Section I-A later voted that the book be kept by Miss Sprague for the use of future English classes, and feels certain that all who use it will derive the greatest benefit and en- joyment. The book will be valued more be- cause it is a gift from Mr. Palmer personally. The kindness of Frofessor Palmer in present- ing this book is greatly appreciated and it is to be hoped that many will have the oppor- tunity of reading and benefitting by it. THE WEBSTER DEBATING SOCIETY’S PRIZE DEBATE ON Monday evening, March 19, the Webster Debating Society gave its annual prize debate in the Ellis Auditorium to an appreciative audience of about 1,000. The ques- tion under discussion was: “Resolved, That Judges in Massachusetts Courts Should Be Elected by the People For Terms of Eight Years.” The speakers and alternates were chosen by preliminary try-cuts, and their side and position were chosen by lot. The speakers on the affirmative were, John Hayes, ’29; Joseph Blumsack, ’28; Marcian Quinlan, ’28; and the alternate, Gordon Pratt, ’28. On the negative the speakers were, Arthur Rodge, ’30; Raymond Aherne, ’28; Robert LeRoy, ’28; and the alternate, Mathew Marmaud, ’29. Owing to the fact that Joseph Blumsack, the president, was one of the speakers, Albert Al- len, ’28, the vice-president, acted as chairman. Two decisions were awarded by the judges. The first was made in the favor of the affirma- tive, and this team was awarded medals. The second decision was to the three debater, re- gardless of affirmative or negative alignment, who were most proficient in debate. The speak- ers chosen were Raymond Aherne, John Hayes, and Marcian Quinlan. These debates will con- stitute the Somerville High School Debating Team which will debate against the Medford High School team on April 13. POETRY CLUB AS usual Room 122 held a “capacity audi- ence” when the members of the Poetry Club gathered for their March meeting. Irwin Moran, the president, presided over the entire meeting, the feature of which was the poetry of the younger poets of the day. In opening this group John Hayes read “The Ship and the Moon,” written by Jack Sherby, of the Hammond High School. Two poems by Winfield Scott, of Brown University, were read by Mildred Counihan, and Elizabeth Small fol- lowed with “The Mission of the Pine” by Bar- bara Evans, of Dean Academy. Readings selected by four Sophomore girls, who were chosen as representative of the Class of 1930, were next presented. Henrietta Mur- phy acted as chairman of the Sophomore group and introduced the readers, who were Con- stance Pearce, Helen Capuano, and Catherine O’Connor. Two Junior boys, Austin Varney and Thur- ston Sumner, represented the Class of ’29 and followed with the reading of their selections. Margaret Lacey represented the Senior Class and read a delightful dramatic poem. The reading of original verse by Dolly Alma Smith, Martha E. Cheney and Jean C. Lamb brought this successful and interesting meeting to a close. 178 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR LITERARY CLUBS ENTERTAIN NANCY BYRD TURNER was the guest of the Literary Clubs at a special meet- ing Wednesday afternoon, March 28, Miss Turner is a well known modern poet and her poems appear frequently in “Harpers,” “Scribner’s,” “Youth’s Companion,” “House Beautiful,” and two English publications. She recently received the honor of having written the best poem on Colonel Lindbergh’s flight. Albert Allen, the president of the Literary Clubs, presided, and introduced Miss Turner. In a brief address she advised young poets to choose everyday subjects to develop, such as, one’s childhood days, home, and nature. She then read some of her own poems which were immensely appreciated by the audience. Among these were “Going Up to London Town,” “Home,” several of her very delightful chil- dren’s poems, and “The Ballad of Lucky Lindy.” After the meeting Miss Turner met many of our aspiring poets individually and answered their questions. We should have more and bet- ter poems after Miss Turner’s inspiring lec- ture! POETRY CLUB THE iast meeting of the Poetry Club was held April 4, to a large and appreciative audience. The president, Irwin Moran, opened the meeting with a few introductory remarks re- viewing the meetings of the past and asking a rising vote of thanks be given the faculty advisors, Miss Sprague, Mrs. Topliff, and Miss Todd for their work and interest in the club. The secretary’s report was given which in- cluded a letter from Martha B. Cheney and one from Nancy Byrd Turner, writer of the best “Lindy” poem for the past year. Miss Giles, the faculty advisor of the Poetry Club of the Western Junior High School, gave a delightful talk on the history of poetry at her school and the aims of the Poetry Club. Her talk was followed by the reading of origi- nal poetry by the students of the Poetry Club of the Western Junior High School. Next a group of boys read favorite poems and Miss Sprague gave an interesting talk on “The Magic of Words.” The last feature of the afternoon was the reading of original poetry. WASHINGTON TRIP THE early May trip to Washington is one of both pleasure and education taken at very reasonable expense. A trip one will remember and talk about all his life. Mr. Hayward is in charge of the Somerville High School students. ASSEMBLIES FOR INSTRUCTION DURING the latter part of March several assemblies were held for Juniors and Sophomores in different courses for in- struction, explanation, and advice concerning the subjects they should choose for the next year. On March 21, the boys in the scientific course had such an assembly, conducted by Mr. Hos- mer. On March 22, there was an assembly, conducted by Mr. Obear for the Sophomores in the general course. On March 23 there was one, conducted by Mr. Hayward, for the Sopho- mores in the commercial course. And on March 27, Mr. Obear conducted an assembly for the Juniors in the general course. It is sincerely hoped that the students have gleaned all that is possible from these assem- blies, and that they have made a wise selection of subjects for next year’s study. A NOVEL ASSEMBLY ON the fifteenth of March a very interest- ing assembly was held for all who study chemistry, numbering about 500 and comprising the school’s twenty chemistry divis- ions. Mr. Obear, the head of our science de- partment, presided. After a short foreword, Mr. Edward MacKinnon, assistant manager of the Boston office of the Du Pont Company, was introduced. He addressed the students in a most charming, interesting and instructive manner cn the subject, “The Progress of Chem- istry in the Last Ten Years.” That Mr. Mac- Kinnon is a graduate of Somerville High School is certainly much to the school’s credit. His subject and ability commanded the perfect attention of his student audience. A JUNIOR CLASS ASSEMBLY ON April 5, the Junior Class held a class meeting during the assembly period. The meeting was primarily for the pur- pose of urging more boys to turn out for parts in the Junior night play. Each of the mem- bers of the Junior Night Committee spoke earnestly, urging co-operation from the stu- dents in putting over Junior Night. OUR BAND GIVES A CONCERT DURING the sixth period on March 28, our band gave its first concert this year. The students responded most loyally by completely filling the hall. The band consists of about fiftv players who have striven hard throughout the past year to become able to render such a fine concert as this. The music and the manner in which it was played reflect great credit to the tireless efforts of Mr. May- nard, Richard Cooper, the conductor, and the members themselves. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 179 I T WONT QE LOI'K SH5 BASSO -� - FANS CERTAINLY WELCOM Johnny MUR PH Y young SOLDICR, C.M.T- C. 5 H S STUDENT TEllinQ A FR.IENO ABOUT THE NEvV YM MISS SPR 1 the c u EvERY ONE LOVES oo AutEi YOO.S CE SolR ? FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE DO Too TAKE u P ; HE E K Too? — MISS 5---- I.S N OT Much OF a TEACH FR. — HOW'S that — SHE GAVE ME A 'O' LAST QUARTER -AND w HAT DID T«E VLL LOOK LIRE WHfN BABE Hit it WAY p in the AIR. WHY � r LOOKED RfivN V HEy WHAT DO YOU tv o w ■' F I 13 OOODkt A u 180 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1928 Miss MacAllister (teaching English grammar): “Now take this sentence, ‘Mr. Jones, with his wife and fam- ily, are leaving for Europe.’ Be sure and use ‘is’ in place of ‘are’.” Bright Pupil: “Leave his wife and children at home?” Mr. Pearson still has his toys that he had when he was a youngster. If any of you dignified seniors care to visit him you can play with them if you promise not to break them. Cody (yelling to H—11): “Hey there, handsome!” Stark (turning around quickly): “Who are you talk- ing to—me?” Mr. P—a—son doesn’t seem to trust anyone in his sixth-period class for at the recent orchestra concert he locked one of the doors so that no one could sneak out of the room without paying him. SENIORS, don’t you feel proud that the whole city is paying homage to us and our Class colors. Practically all of the stores of the city are decorating their win- dows in purple and white. One senior tells me that one storekeeper has insulted us by decorating his window with purple and then filling it with NUTS. The Poetry Club held its first annual banquet after the last meeting on the way home from school when eight of its senior members, including the illustrious president, each devoured a half a pie. A good time was had by all. Have you noticed how the Sophies talk about the Seniors in their notes. Is it that they can find nothing to say about themselves so they have to talk about us ? Av—nz—ne in history: “The King of Hawaii gave the Americans plenty of rain (reign). A. Allen: “I’d like to be excused from my history library period today.” Miss T.: “Why?” A. Allen: “I’ve studied today’s lesson in Beard’s His- tory.” Miss T.: “That’s fine, now you can wade through Bassett’s.” Mr. Hall: “You can’t keep quiet, can you, MacLaugh- lin ?” Mac.: “Sure, I can.” Mr. Hall: “Well, I’ve never heard you.” Famous Expressions of Famous People P—1 M—rt—n: “Oh! my land!” J—ck N—1—s: “It strikes me that—” B—cky K—n—a—d: “Oh! my cow.” Will the author of the following bit of literature- please report to 115 where he will be presented with lead pipe tied with a big, pink bow:— “Sir, I wish to marry your daughter!” “Who are you?” “I, I am Jack Dalton!” “Not THE Jack Dalton of the U. S. Marines?” “The very same!” (Chorus): “Da-dada-dee-da, etc.” Albert Allen, of Room 115, has been elected Class- Orator. The Class of ’28 extends heartiest congratu- lations and we feel sure that our class oration will be one of the best ever given. As Mr. Boyle got somewhat hot about the neck on account of the reference to that part of the anatomy, the writer expresses profound apologies, but also- states that no malice was meant. 1929 There’s a rumor that the Junior and Senior classes of next year will go to school in the morning while the Sophs will go in the afternoon. Pretty tough on the Sophs. They’ll be able to do their sleeping at home now, or most of it at least. Miss G—t—11 said that a dog or cat (as the case may be) in the class room usually behaved much bet- ter than the pupils. Ask the II-E English division. Favorite sayings of pupils (in any old class): “I haven’t it ready.” “I forgot to.” “No ’um.” N. B. Further quotations should be sent to the editor. We heard a Soph asking if the (cement) elevator used in the building of the new West wing is to be permanent. We have from good authority that it will not be, so don’t worry, Sophs., next year when you’re Juniors you’ll be able to have plenty of reducing exer- cise. Coming! The First Orchestra Concert. On the eve- ning of May 4th the first orchestra will hold its an- nual concert, followed by a dance. This concert has always been a success musically as well as otherwise and will be worth attending. Remember, there are a good many Juniors who are members of the orches- tra. Come and show them you are interested in your class. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 181 TO THE CLASS OF ’28 To you of the Class of '28 Has come the time foretold. When you must leave to graduate With memories manifold. You are linked with those in years gone by; Marking the beginning and the end, May the fame and glory never die, But upon us, let it descend. To you, we wish the best success As you start a pathway new, May the spirit of dear old S. H. S. Keep onward pace with you. Let us of the Class of '29 Bear the torch which high they threw; And keep the standards ever fine, To the glory of the red and blue. Muriel E. Lowell, '29. Humor Number Two The Seniors will soon be ineligible for the traffic squads. Won’t it be fine to see the Sophs telling the ■Seniors what to do. We’ll bet the Seniors will enjoy it, too. Well, Juniors! How about a big Junior Night? It’s up to everyone in the Junior Class to make our dance and play a success. “Ain’t it a grand and glorious feeling” to be re- minded that another quarter is ended. Only one more quarter and the members of the Junior Class won’t be members of that class any longer (we hope not.) Here’s a boost for our class Friday night, April the sixth, at the C. M. T. C. meeting it was discovered that the C. M. T. C. band • consisted of members of our class. It may be added further that the meeting was a success. The annual Year Book drive is on, so let’s go. Every- one must support this drive in order to make it pos- sible for the publication of this book in following years. How will we feel Juniors, if we are told that we cannot have a Year Book? Remember, although the book is primarily for the Senior Class, that it •contains the name of every member of the Somerville High School, and has pictures and reports from all the school activities and clubs. Those who are acquainted with the editor-in-chief of this issue will all agree that we’ve got a pretty nice editor. An’ how! Isn’t it real pleasant to think of the “College” Seniors coming to school during the month of June? When •Shakespeare said, “Ambition should be made of sterner stuff,” he did not mean it to be applied at a time like this. We wish you luck, Seniors. Doesn’t the new gym begin to look nice, Seniors? We feel terribly sorry you won’t be here to share it with us, but cheer up, the flunking list will be posted soon. Maybe you’ll be included. Did you ever notice that the girls don’t cry when they get a failing mark on their report cards. We should say they don’t. Face powder is too expensive. Study Your Biology The pessimist says that the lily belongs to the onion family, while the optimist reminds us that the onion belongs to the lily family. Some Teacher A New Yorker (who was a moving-picture producer, imported a foreign star to take one of his parts. Speak- ing to some friends about her he said): “She’s a nize goil and I’m gona loin her some English.” 1930 Instead of going into spasms of delight, we’ll just say “Spring is here” and leave the rest to someone more able to cope with the situation. In his “Re- flections on April” Tom Hervey says:— “April has come! With her silver dew, And the shout in her woods of the lone cuckoo Heard by us all—as we look on a star Ever in fondness, but ever afar; Luring the boy as he loiters from school, Through the long fields like an April day fool.” Here are the five poems most favored among the Sophs. Read ’em and weep:— “Gunga Din”.................Kipling “Gun Gadin”...............Kippleing “Gungedin”................Kip Ling “Gungad Inn”...............Keepling “Gungha Dinn”...............Kipplin Here’s a new one. Room 202, which already has the reputation of being a morgue, will open another chapter in its gruesome career when, according to the school press, it will be transformed into a hospital with the coming of the new building. Ye Maiden’s Prayer A maiden stoode and pray’d one daye Not for lovers bolde, Naye—nor even grace, Nor bcautie proude and colde. And not for castles high or Knightes of olde. Not for jewels rare, Or filthie golde. Not for wisdome, keen, Or pow’r to write. Not for pale white hands, Nor wealthe and mighte. Neither for gardens of roses, Nor to wed a lord, But for this, the maiden pray’d That she might owne a FORDE! P. S. A roadster. 182 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR POST GRADUATE NOTES We are very glad to see that the editors, realizing the importance of the P. G. notes, had them in large type in last month’s issue. Thanks! Mitchell and Sawin have started a taxi service with their new, luxurious motor, and make a special trip at 8.26 every morning. The funny part about this service is that feminine passengers only are carried. The sweet young thing murmurs: “Oh, are YOU a P. G.?” The Post Graduates had their pictures taken, but some P. G.’s stayed out of it because they had been telling people that they were in college. The other day Red Geer came to school with a pair of plus sixes or maybe eights. Anyway the following conversation took place:— Jack Pierce: “Going golfing, Red?” Red (with a magnificent twist of that hairy adorn- ment of his’n): “Oh, Pm quite a golfer. Why, just the other day I made a drive of 325 yards!” The Class of 1929 have our best wishes for a suc- cessful Junior issue. The Debating Society has nothing on us. Room 301 is the centre of many fiery discussions between Chet, Pat, and John Davidson. They discuss everything from the modern girl up. We are very sorry (sounds of wailing and lament heard in distance) that school is closing so early this year. We are going to have a baseball team that with our fine talent could easily have defeated all comers. An average P. G. day: 8.30, Mitchell and Sawin rat- tle up the drive. Second period: Laura strolls in. Third period: Chet and Tut eat. Fourth period: Some P. G.’s come in, others go over and eat. Recess: P. G.’s are starving—everybody eats. Fifth period: Mitchell goes to Physics—most every- one else eats. Sixth period: “P. G.’s go home. NIGHT AT SEA By Robert R. Miller, ’29 IF one has never been on a voyage, one can not imagine the deep silence of the night. At sundown the sea is the most beautiful and the loneliest place in the world. Thp sun goes down gradually as in any other part of the world, yet here it seems to go down faster as we sit and watch it. A big red ball sinks slowly, ever so slowly, into the water, and all is quiet. No man could ever paint those sunsets; their beauty is too great to catch with a brush, no matter what the genius of the artist. One by one the stars come out, and the night reigns in all its mysterious darkness. The sail- ors, old and young, gather on the poop deck under the awning. Maybe a few are talking; most of them are quiet, thinking perhaps of better times, happier places, or homes in far- off distant lands. Then the big, yellow, gorgeous moon rises out of the water and starts on its silent way across the heavens, sending white rays out upon the world. At this hour, the sea is usually calm and the whole picture seems to convey the idea of peace and loneliness. Eight bells has just struck; it is my watch, but who minds or cares being on watch on a night like this, with such a moon, clear sky, calm water, and sailing home! f s a Sopfioncte ||,I mow no fremh Jei'Mr Gi� e a aentam with the word les“L v. Gretn Student La.y Lew Kid, Here cone$ (he cop s dt Seisior -CD CD o Help I an falling on My head Km ne around quicK r First Scumr: Uhf.Jht happy look? 5ct0K ) • : Just think of the Iom$ vacatio wtrt .qoin.q to SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 183 1927 Maud Attridge, Theodore Litchfield, David G. Miller, •James A. Peoples, Grace L. Stowell, and Benedict Ven- tura are studying at Burdett College. 1926 Louise Caswell is working in the Employers’ Lia- bility Corporation. Dorothy Connor is employed by the Indiana Lime- stone Company. Marjorie Holmberg is employed by Morse Dicken- .son. Ruth Holmes is a freshman at Jackson College. Mary Hardy is attending Chandler Secretarial School. 1925 Gretchen Bowers is engaged to Raymond Reed, also a graduate of S. H. S., 1922. Emma Copithorne is secretary to the manager of the New England Department of Employers’ Liability Cor- poration. Ruth Berry is a senior at Boston University, Liberal Arts. Dorothy Cragin, Elizabeth Maddison and Elizabeth Sonier are seniors at Jackson College. John L. Taapken is married to Alice S. Clough, of Brookline. Marion Grimes is working for the Auburn-Jordan Motor Company of Boston. Edward Hawes is a senior in Boston University. 1924 Greta Hedlund, Greta Dyas, and Eleanor McDonald are seniors at Radcliffe. Margaret Kendall, a graduate of Miss Wheelock’s School, is now teaching at the Highland School, Som- erville. Mary Ransom is the president of the senior class at Jackson College. Phyllis Wardrobe, a graduate of the Katherine Gibbs’ Secretarial School, is now working for a Boston law firm. 1923 Henry A. Blackman is an underwriter of the Pruden- tial Life Insurance Company. Isabelle M. Keppe is teaching at the Carr School, Somerville. 1919 Mrs. Stanley Parker (formerly Helen Currie) is teaching at the Southern Junior High School. EXCHANGES Burdett Lion, Burdett College, Boston, Mass.—Your editorials are good and your stories interesting. The Lighthouse, Barnegot High School, Barnegot, New Jersey.—The School notes are interesting and witty. The Honor Roll is very creditable. The Little Red School House, Athol High School, Athol, Mass.—Such a newsy paper! The Exchanges are written in a novel way. The editorials and athletics are especially good. The Osawatomian, Osawatomie High School, Osawa- tomie, Kansas.—The School Calendar is a good idea. Why don’t some of your pupils try their hand at writ- ing poetry? The Grotonian, Groton School, Groton, Mass.—An excellent magazine. The stories are numerous and very well-written. The School Notes are interesting and your Alumni Notes numerous. Green and White, La Salle College, Manila, P. I.— Welcome, Manila! You have a fine paper. Your Edi- torials, Review Letters and Book Reviews are all ex- cellent. The Cambridge Review, Cambridge, Mass.—We en- joyed reading this magazine. The cartoons are good and we appreciate the criticisms. Why not have some jokes ? The Massachusetts Collegian, Massachusetts Agri- cultural College, Amherst, Mass.—The League modelled on the League of Nations’ plan is very interesting. The Bull Pen is excellent. The Stikine Messenger, Wrangell, Alaska.—We wel- come our cousin from Alaska. The editorials are good. The talk on China is very good. You have a great many athletic notes. A few jokes would give more life to your magazine. The Bowdoin Orient, Bowdoin College, Maine.—You have some fine editorials. The Calendar and Athletics are also good. The Mirror, Coldwater, Michigan.—We liked the Re- flections and Jests very much. Why not have some stories ? The Bell, Tilgham High School, Paducah, Kentucky. - -Some stories and poems would add to your paper. The editorials are good. Red and Black, Dorchester High School for Boys, Dorchester, Mass.—Your whole paper is fine! The class notes, cartoons, exchanges, stories, and all the other departments are good. The Western Star, Western Junior High School, Somerville, Mass.—We like your paper, and the “Twinklings” add to it. You have many good stories. 184 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR ATHLETICS JOHN MILBURY FINISHED FIFTH IN SHEPARD MARATHON JOHN MILBURY, in the Providence to Bos- ton 44-mile Marathon Race, finished in fifth place. This was quite a feat for an inexperienced school boy in his first race, espec- ially since he was not in running togs, and was hampered by heavy walking shoes. By this demonstration of John’s ability, it seems that with training and experience he ought to develop into a runner of note. It’s great to know that Somerville High has had so many stellar performers, and we’re proud to rank Milbury as one of them. BASEBALL CANDIDATES for the baseball team were called out by Coach Dickerman on March 19, a large number reporting. Captain “Singer Law” Lord Donovan has been elected captain of this year’s nine and with the co-operation of the other veterans, Blanche, Corbett and Lever- oni, he is looking forward to a successful sea- son. Faculty Manager F. L. Alciere Mr. Alciere, teacher of biology, is to be our new faculty manager of athletics to fill the posi- tion left vacant by the resignation of Mr. Pear- son. We expect that athletics will be boomed if Mr. Alciere shows his customary enthusiasm and “pep.” There is no doubt but what Mr. Alciere will receive the whole-hearted support and co-operation of the entire student body since he is very popular among them. Now that the baseball season has begun, let us sup- port our team by following up the games. It will do us good to sit out in the fresh spring air. A season pass to all the home games may be obtained for fifty cents. THE JUNIOR NIGHT COMMITTEE The Junior Night Committee which was elected re- cently, consists of Charles Casassa, Beatrice Capodi- lupo and Muriel Lowell, the chairman. The committee is working very hard to make Junior Night something to be remembered. Juniors! Let’s all pull together in supporting Junior Night. Don’t forget April 27 is the date. Everyone turn out and thereby make Junior Night a great suc- cess. CYNTHIA’S HOUSE (Continued from Page 171) twice by a high sharp scream. I turned hot and then cold with terror. “Are you all right, dear?” Mrs. Carver asked very kindly. “The noises haven’t frightened you have they?” “Of course they haven’t,” said Cynthia, an- swering for me. How far from right Cynthia’s answer had been! That blood-curdling scream! Surely someone was in dire distress. Cynthia’s words echoed in my mind! “At midnight the ghosts of those ancestors can be heard strug- gling to free themselves from their prison.” I shuddered. Soon the noise ceased altogether, and the peace and stillness of night reigned once more undisturbed. As we walked to school the next morning Cynthia said hesitatingly, “Please, Milly, don’t tell any of the girls that my house is haunted. They might think it queer that we should con- tinue to live in it. But when you become ac- customed to those noises you really don’t mind them at all. Why, some nights I sleep right through and never hear a single ghostly sound. Now truly, Milly, you weren’t frightened were you ?” I shook my head, but deep in my heart I knew that I would need a great deal of coaxing before I would spend another night at Cynthia’s, house. THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT (Continued from Page 176) by Franck. Just a glimpse at its index reveals its fascinating nature in such alluring chapter titles as these: Arabs, Hindus, Alps, Cities of Old, The Nile, Far East, The Ganges, Burma, Siam, Hong Kong. If you don’t invade the West Library and get these books of travel to read, then as a familiar advertisement says, “You’re missing some- thing!” The editors regret that they could not find space for al! the good material submitted for this issue, and thank the class for the generous support it has given. It has been announced that the probable date for Class Day will be May 23. The girls have been re- quested to wear white dresses and black shoes. This is the last event in which Juniors will participate— then, vacation! By this time, the majority of the students will have elected their courses for next year. All, of course, except the Seniors—are they lucky or unlucky, to- escape this? SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 185 An old-time practice received a jolt at a recent wed- ding when an awkward looking guest was asked if he had kissed the bride, to which he replied: “Not lately.” Mary: “My Scotch boy friend sent me his picture.” Ann: “How does it look?” Mary: “I don’t know, I haven’t had it developed yet.” —Judge. Teacher: “John, here is an example in substruction. Seven boys went down to the creek, but two of them had been told not to go in the water. . Can you tell me how many went in?” John: “Yes, ma’am, seven.”—Pittsburgh Sun. Mr. Brown was driving down the road in his Pack- ard when he became aware of a new Ford beside him in an attempt to pass. Mr. Brown sped up his machine, and when he was still accompanied by the smaller car, he floored his accelerator for about a mile. “I guess I’ve lost him now,” triumphed Mr. Brown. Shortly he perceived the same Ford beside him again. “Hey!” bellowed the Ford driver, “you’ve got one of those gearshift cars; how do you get the d—d thing into high?” tto; bu t watch it Boy . You wouldn't punish Anyone for sonelhiNjf they didn't do would'jou? Teacher No, Why did you asK? Boy: We , I didn'T do My honeworA le without cC Jon 10riY hat $ in label Senior: lhaits whdt you use when you can't read the prescription Jack: I’ll help you wdh your riathcriaties IVe got then all herein a not shell Bus Oh1 yoove Memorized 'Vhetn' won T hare o do Yeair I hit 186 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Logical “It's no wonder you’re such a sissy,” said the bad boy, “Your pa and ma were married by a justice of the peace.” “Well,” retorted the other, “from the noise I hear coinin’ from your house your pa and ma must have been married by the Secretary of War.”—American Legion Weekly. An Englishman and an Irishman lived in a coast town and both owned boats. One day the Englishman decided to christen his, so on the stern he printed: “Henry the Eighth.” “An’ wot th’ divvle will I name mine?” mused the Irishman. Rejecting the suggestion of the other that he call his “George the Fifth,” he became suddenly in- spired, got out brush and paint and inscribed the legend: “March the Seventeenth.” Town loafer: “Major, ye’re gettin’ awfully thin!” Veteran (surprised): “Why, Ben, I don’t think so.” Town loafer: “Why, I see ye’re back from the front!” Figure This One Out A country woman bought 11 yards of cloth and paid for it with butter, giving 3 pounds of butter for a yard. There was a stone weighing 3 pounds in the centre of the butter crock, and the dealer cheated her a yard and a half in measuring the cloth. Who was ahead, and how much? “Mr. Editor, that editorial you printed yesterday was about as clear as mud.” “Well, that covers the ground, anyhow.” “I have a new theory about the dead languages,” said a new student. “What is it?” asked the professor. “That they were killed by being studied too hard.” Slightly Mixed Johnson: “So you gave up trying to teach your wife to drive the car?” Williams: “Yes. When I told her to release her clutch, she let go of the steering wheel.—Automobilist. An old woman had a charge of drunkeness dismissed, and was profuse in her gratitude to the judge. “I thought you wouldn’t be ’aid on me, your wor- ship,” she remarked as she left the dock. “I know ’ow often a kind ’art beats be’ind a ugly face.” Myrtle Morningside, chorus lady of experience, was peeved. If this is all the salary I get,” she demanded of the manager, “How can I dress on Broadway?” “You can’t,” he replied imperturbably. “You’ll have to use one of the dressing rooms, just the same as the rest.”—American Legion Weekly. How to keep the smell of an onion from your breath: Peel carefully, slice with perfect precision, pepper and salt sufficiently and add a little olive oil and a few drops of vinegar, then throw all away.— College Humor. “What is the greatest water power known to man?” “Woman’s tears.”—Tawney Kat. Old She: “I’ve just had my face lifted.” Young She: “Nonsense! Who’d steal such a thing?” Safety First Henry and Sylvia were out driving. Henry had one arm around Sylvia, when the car hit a bump and skidded. “Oh, Henry,” gasped Sylvia, “use two hands.” “Can’t,” says Henry grimly, “gotta drive with one!” —Navy Log. Professor: “What did you learn about the salivary glands?” Girl: “I couldn’t find out a thing, professor. They’re so darn secretive.” Mrs. Smith: “John, how could you forget my birth- day?” Tactful husband: “That’s natural. Who could tell by looking at you that you had become a whole year older?” Policeman (in park): “Pardon me, sir, would you be so kind as to lend me your pencil?” Gentleman: “Certainly.” Policeman: “Thank you. Now, will you please tell me your name and address. I just saw you pick some flowers from this bush.” WRIGHT DITSON ATHLETIC OUTFITTERS We have the best and most practical equipment, clothing and shoes for every sport. BASEBALL, TENNIS, GOLF, TRACK, ARCHERY, FENCING, SWIMMING, and all other outdoor sports. ATHLETIC UNDERWEAR, SWEATERS, JERSEYS, RUNNING PANTS, SHOES. BATHING AND SWIMMING SUITS, CAMP SUITS, UNIFORMS. (Send for Catalog) 344 WASHINGTON STREET BOSTON J A. MARSH COAL CO. COAL and WOOD 38-40 Park St., Somerville, Mass. Telephone Somerset 0319 EDITH M. LEAVIS SCHOOL of DANCING and ELOCUTION Room 7, Hill Building, Union Square Somerset 0589 MARK J. RICE, D. 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In Law—School of Law Four-year course. LL.B. degree. Prepares for bar examinations and practice. Case method of instruction similar to that in best day law schools. 87% of graduates taking bar examinations have passed. Alumni outstandingly successful as lawyers, judges, business executives. Exceptional faculty of lawyers who have been trained in leading day law schools. Graduates of Somerville High School admitted without examination For catalog or further information inquire: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY EVENING DIVISION 312 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Telephone Back Bay 4400 O’NEIL CASELLA MAKERS OF “The Class Ring Beautiful” BOSTON DANCING CLASS For HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEWIS HALL DAVIS SQUARE Direction of KATHERINE D. O’GORMAN Terms on request Roxbury 7591-W JOHN SKINNER SON WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERY BOY and GIRL SCOUTS SUPPLIED 24 CHILTON ST. CAMBRIDGE Telephone University 8714-M HOWARD B. BURLINGAME Private Tutor in LANGUAGE and MATHEMATICS Pupils Prepared for Any College or Professional School Pupils Backward in Their Studies or School Work Assisted 33 Day Street West Somerville We may be down on the Sophomore floor But we are not out of the Junior Class. —Room 226 AT RECESS Eat at BRAY’S (OPP. SCHOOL) ____________________________I Telephone Somerset 6092—5957 CITY HALL SPA M. ABAID CANDY. FRUITS, CIGARS, ETC. 99 Highland Avenue Somerville The others like school But we like it more For we are the members of 224 ________________________________• Some rooms are dead, Others alive. If you want life Watch 305 LIQUID MEAT —that’s another name for our good, pasteurized milk. It makes rich, red blood. It gives vigor, endurance, clear brains and strong muscles. It comes from choice, selected farms. It is handled with as much care as the food in your home kitchen. 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The REX ALL Druggist — 2 Stores — 310 Broadway, corner Marshall Street 12 Main Street, corner Edgar Avenue Somerville, Mass. MARSHALL’S TAXI SERVICE Stands: Teele Sq., Davis Sq., and Magoun Sq. Somerset 7300 DAY and NIGHT SERVICE W. C. JONES CO. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS 51 Highland Avenue Tel. Somerset 0488—0305 LEWIS-KORN CO. MEN’S SHOP High Grade F urnishings — Hats and Caps Davis Square Somerville, Mass. Telephone Somerset 2270-M FINKELSTEIN PATRONIZES US, SO PATRONIZE FINKELSTEIN THE SMOKE SHOP 10 DAVIS SQUARE Headquarters for the Somerville Royal Rooters DAVID A. MORRISON, Prop. COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 110 MRS. BESSIE CLARKE private TTutor SUITE 2 11 FENWICK STREET WINTER HILL, MASS. Telephone Somerset 0431 Gladys Talbot PROFES- SIONAL DANCER AND COACH ANNOUNCES The re-openinp of her School of Dancing SEPTEMBER 24 Learn the latest Kinkajou ITALIAN BALLET, TOE, ACROBATIC, MUSICAL COMEDY and STAGE DANCING Studio: THE HEINEMANN HOUSE 136 School Street Telephone Somerset 6884-W SUFFOLK LAW SCHOOL Founded September 19, 1906 Four-Year Course—LL.B. Degree THE HOME NEWSPAPER OF SOMERVILLE Day Sessions 10 A. M. to 11.30 A. M. 4 P. M. to 5.30 P. M. Evening Sessions 6 P. M. to 7.30 P. M. FOR FIFTY-SIX YEARS 7.35 P. M. to 9.05 P. M. Students may attend any division or trans- fer from one to another. m Largest Law School in New England. High- est percentage of any evening law school for men in all recent bar examinations. Catalogue Upon Request GLEANSON L. ARCHER, LL.B., LL.D., Dean Printing of Every Kind Well and Promptly Done 20 I)ERNE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. (rear of the State House) Telephone Haymarket 0836 FINE NEW BURDETT BUILDING Every Monday New Students are admitted in Secretarial; Office Management; Bookkeeping; and Stenographic Course� Sept. 17 Entrance date for NN hen the fall sessions begin in September. Burdctt College will be settled in this new home where its able faculty and outstanding business courses will be sustained by unusual housing facilities and modern equipment. This new building will be the last word in private school construction. Burdett graduates are in demand by business men. Business Adniinistra- tion Courses Catalogue Sent on Request Founded 1879 Burdett College 18 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON After July 1, 150 Stuart Street — One Block from Common off Treniont St. CHANDLEMARBERG 124 SUMMER ST, BOSTON -.Jobber New EnaU i Ah Retailer HARDWARE McCARTY-MORRlS CO. Everything for the Athlete Wholesale prices to all Somerville High Students. Ask Mr. Dickerman for Dis- count Card. 309 Washington Street Boston H. D. 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COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 328 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 211 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 210 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 129 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 306 Highland Beauty Shoppe 386 Highland Avenue Marcel Wave 65c High School Girl's Wave 50c 168 TREMONT STREET BOSTON PHONE HANCOCK 0193 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER ENDORSED BY CLASS 1927, S. H. S. SIDEBOTTOM BROTHERS L -mm- m MEN’S FURNISHINGS PRINTING AND at the ENGRAVING . . TELEPHONE PROSPECT 0947 DAVIS SQ. HABERDASHER’S opposite Somerville Theatre HATS — CAI’S — SHOES 1 68 SCHOOL STREET WINTER MILL, MASS. -mm- FOR GOOD HEALTH EAT BUSHWAY’S ICE CREAM “Be what thou seemest.” Room 114 “So enter that you may be serious and thought- ful, “So depart that you may be of service to your fellowmen.” Room 326 COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 215 SOMERVILLE High School Radiator Vol. XXXVII. Somerville, Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1928 No. 8 The Somerville High School Radiator is published by the High School on the fourth Monday of every month during the school year, and only important news matter can be received after the first Thursday the month. Matter for insertion may be left with any of the editorial staff or mailed to the editor at the High School. In contributing, write on one side of the paper only, and sign full name. Communications, according to their nature, should bo mailed to the editor, business manager, or ex- change editor. Manuscript must be accompanied by necessary postage to insure its return. Terms, $.75 per Yenr Single Numbers, 15 cents Entered as third class mail matter at Boston P. O. SOMERVILLE JOURNAL PRINT EDITORIAL STAFF Associate Editors MARION E. SMITH, '29 JOHN J. HAYES, '29 Exchange Editor OLIVE B. MacPHERSON, '28 Poetry Editor BERTHA M. CORFIELI), '28 Sporting Editor LAWRENCE P. CAPODILUPO, ’28 Alumni Editors RUTH F. GARROD, '28 JEAN F. YACUBIAN, '28 Editor-in-Chief GROVER R. WINN, '28 Library Editor LOLLY MOLLER, ’28 Business Manager MARY A. GRADONE, '29 Assistant Business Manager IRVINE E. WHITCOMB, ’28 Circulating Manager ERNEST D. SACKETT, '28 Humor Editor CURTICE N. TOWNSEND, ’28 Staff Artists DOROTHY L. BURNHAM, ’28 GEORGE F. MOREL, '29 Faculty Treasurer LAURENCE A. SPRAGUE Asst. Faculty Treasurer ELIZABETH M. WELCH Faculty Adviser GRACE GATCHELL Class Editors ALBERT L. FISHER, '28 WILLIAM J. VIDITO, '29 NATHANIEL P. VIDITO, ’30 Assistant Class Editors MARGARET A. LACEY, ’28 FRANK VAN UMMERSEN, ’29 GRETHELL S. SIMPSON, ’30 TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIALS CLASS POETRY Alan Bean THE KANSAS RATTLER Florence Mandeville, ’20 FOUR-WHEEL BREAKS George Hilton, '28 THE GIRL WHO FORGOT HERSELF Helen Atkins, ’28 198 199 199 200 201 WHY TOTAL ABSTINENCE FROM ALCO- HOLIC LIQUORS IS ESPECIALLY NECESSARY IN MODERN BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION Charles Lavers 202 POET’S CORNER 203 THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT 204 SCHOOL NEWS 205 CLASS NOTES 207 ALUMNI NOTES 211 EXCHANGES 211 ATHLETICS 212 FLASHES OF HUMOR 214 198 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR GRADUATION IT has been said that this is a mechanical age, an age of industry, an age in which people rush and scramble for wealth and fame. The next important thing in the minds of the people of today, is pleasure; every- thing solemn or impressive is shunned for it reminds one of ties and responsibilities forgot- ten and neglected in this “fast age.” People may have forgotten everything else in the struggle for riches and pleasure, yet de- spite all this, every year in the month of June, the world seems to look up from its mad pur- suit, and a partial recovery, at least, is effected. This sudden transformation, we find, is caused by that magical event—Graduation! All over the country during this month, fond parents (with the help of the party concerned) are discussing just what must be worn on that day of days, a day that to many comes only once in a life time. Aided and abetted by ad- vertisements in all the magazines, relatives are busy trying to decide on a suitable present for the graduate. When those who are to graduate think of the hard facts, which inform them that soon they will be out in the world away from the sheltering wings of the school, they are filled with excitement. Some imagine themselves about to become “Napoleons of Finance,” hailed by all, and sought after by the so-called kings of Industry. The excitement and tension reaches the high- est pitch when, the glorious moment finally hav- ing arrived, the now-to-be-a-graduate solemnly and impressively ascends the platform to re- ceive his diploma. Speeches, orations, class histories, class poetry, singing, congratulations, farewells, all these, and then the graduate is led home in a daze by parents and relatives. Then—the cold, gray dawn of the morning after. Vacation has arrived; parents are rest- ing after the strain; and the graduates begin to wonder if things are to be as bright as they expected. The world in general settles back into the regular humdrum of things, not to be disturbed in that same way until another June and—Graduation. THIS paragraph from a letter written by Nancy Byrd Turner to Bertha A. Marsh- all, has a message for so many in the school that we thought it wise to publish it and give you the pleasure of getting the mes- sage at first hand:— “Will you tell the teachers and the other members of the Literary Club—taking your own share of my message—that I LOVED the exquisite red roses, which I didn’t realize were mine till they were put into my hands? I appreciate the whole afternoon, in fact: all the kindness, cor- diality, and attention that I received, the good words about my poems, the ride in the nice car and everything. I do hope I may see you all again.” After having written our “alcohol themes and used our various ideas, it is interesting to note what the judges consider one of the best themes submitted. Read Charles Lavers’. Have you noticed the inscription above the portals of the new gymnasium ? After the impressive ceremony of the inauguration of the Juniors, the National Honor Society has assumed a much larger proportion making full, incidently, the quota of members allowed to this school. Have you bought your Year Book yet? Did we mind going to school the first of the month when all the other schools were enjoying their May vacation? Our revenge, however, is yet to come. The Seniors who are to take the college examina- tions are beginning to look more worried than of yore. We notice that the building material placed about the school grounds offers convenient, if not comfortable, resting spots during lunch recess. How many more days of school? No more will the call for Radiator material come during this school year, so, ye tardy ones, who were going to contribute but kept putting it off, do not be so hestitant next year. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 199 CLASS POETRY By Alan Bean, ’28 ONE of the most inane of our revered in- stitutions is our tradition, custom, or what you will, of grinding out a yearly creation under the label of “class poetry.” Not the custom itself, perhaps, is bad, but its direct result; the substance of the poem. This poem usually pictures us as going out to set the asbestos world on fire, or determining the future of our great nation; captains of in- dustry perhaps, or at least admirals or gen- erals in command; youth going forth into the world to contend with the frigid elements and the ingratitude of man. One would think our departure from this elementary institution of knowledge was the last act before judgment day or the end of the world. And now, how many people do you suppose will hold a mem- ory of this work of art, let alone its structure? I’ll wager the only person of the class that re- members the theme of the ode of two years ago, yes even of last year, is the poet herself or himself. It is not the custom, mind you, for the cus- tom is quite all right and fitting, but it is the subject matter that is at fault. The class ought to be and is bored to tears. Just watch their countenances if you don’t believe it — apathetic, bland, indicative of perfect ennui and lassitude. A thousand pupils endure a mild tor- ture because this presentation is supposed to be noble and soul inspiring, yea, even approach- ing the ethereal. Now it would be erroneous to suppose a change in the theme of the poem would alter the total spirit of the class or the attitude of some toward poetry in general. I can’t im- agine an impassive, phlegmatic group such as we see under the influence of class poetry, changed instantly to a bright, attentive, and thoroughly interested class, merely by a break of custom. And custom it is that hounds us on all sides. Time-honored custom we like to call it. Humbug! It is a fence that separates us from any such thing as self-assertion and originality. What we need is a greater appreciation of the little things in life. Let us have a class ode that tells us pointedly that we’re going to live the same placid and relatively uneventful life our parents have lead. That is not cynicism, that is the truth. Let us have a poem that tells us also that our duty lies in making the world just a bit better within our own field of influence, for if we accomplish that, we have done more good by far than many a great con- queror has. The eternal cry seems to be that we should tend mere to noble and soul-inspiring thought, cur aspiration and intentions should ever lead us upon the path of exalted and non-mediocre existence. Fine! But how on earth is the in- telligence of the mass to be raised by feeding them advance construction of poetry when they should be occupied with the alphabet; namely, simple, direct, and tangible verse? What wouldn’t some of the pupils give if they could have been present at the “Goat-dom frolic” of the Players Club and assisted in the initiation of teachers who took the degrees. Evidently Mr. Coleman didn’t quit athletics when he graduated from Somerville High. We hear he out- played all the teachers when it came to shooting baskets in the basket-ball game. The Following Advertisement Was Prepared From Mr. Pearson: “The alkaline element and vegetable fats in this pro- duct are blended in such a way as to secure the high- est quality of saponification along with a specific grav- ity that keeps it on top of the water, relieving the bother or trouble and annoyance of fishing around for it at the bottom during the ablution.” The boss reduced all this to “IT FLOATS.” THE KANSAS RATTLER By Florence Mandeville, ’30 ONE Sunday as we were driving to Kan- sas City, Mo., and were about half way there, we saw a car parked in the middle of the road and a man getting his gun out. At first we couldn’t imagine what for, but the next second we saw a rattlesnake crawling across the road. Mr. Tolin stopped our car, and we all got out. By that time the snake had crawled into the brush on the side of the road. We could just barely see it. and the man shot at it four times but missed it everytime. A farmer nearby was attracted by the shots and came rushing up to where we were stand- ing to see what the commotion was all about. When he saw the snake he went to his house that was not far away, to get his shotgun. Returning, he and Mr. Tolin and the other man went in search of the snake as it had crawled farther into the brushwood. 200 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR All at once we heard a rattle; then another. We knew that the men had found the snake. We also knew the snake was coiled and ready to strike. Everything was silent for a second. We looked at one another with fear in our eyes. A shot! Everyone heaved a sigh. One of the men took a stick and picked the dead snake up on it and brought it out to the road where we could see it. This rattler was about five feet long. Its colors were sort of a brownish and cream. There is an old saying that if a snake is killed before sundown its tail will not die until after the sun goes down. I always thought there wasn’t anything in that saying, but I changed my mind that day. The snake’s tail was moving and it gave everyone a creepy feeling to watch it. Mr. Tolin opened the mouth and showed us the poison bag. It was sort of a purplish color about as large as my thumb, and not a very pleasant thing to see. Then we counted rat- tles; there were nine and a button, which was the sign that the snake was about ten years old. The button forms first on the end of the tail and during the course of the year it grows into a rattle. At the beginning of another year another button forms which in time grad- ually develops into another rattle. A rattle- snake’s age, therefore, can always be exactly told by the number of rattles and the size of the button. FOUR-WHEEL BREAKS By George Hilton, ’28 IF people would stop turning in their cars, then weak-willed persons like my friend would not be tempted to buy these second- hand specimens of what were once automobiles. When he brought up the subject of acquiring such a means of conveyance, I felt that it was my duty, as a friend, to go with him. It has never been an easy thing to get away from a dealer without at least buying a Ford, and you could sell this particular young man the Cus- tom House Tower. Since second-hand automobile dealers are as scarce as wild animals in Central Africa, we had no trouble in finding one who was willing to separate my friend from part of his bank roll. The first car he showed us was a touring car. In fact, it was so big that it was not until I got close enough to it that I realized that it was not a Pullman Sleeper or a Super-Fluous bronze cylinder eight. This car was out of the question. One tire would cost about as much as the interest on the French war debt. Not despairing, my young friend suddenly spied a beautiful little roadster serenely nestled be- hind a hearse. Personally I don’t think that it could have been in better surroundings. It was ducoed two tone, light and dark black. This effect was wonderfully set off by mud from practically every state in the Union. When the dealer mentioned the price, I won- dered whether he meant to give us some much- needed equipment. Now, dear reader, you have been guessing wrong; it wasn’t a flivver, but it made my companion’s roll look sick. The pur- chase being over, the dealer gave us a “Hand- book of Useful Information.” With that car we surely needed it. Undaunted by the unfavorable appearance of this “vehicle,” my friend climbed in and af- ter a little persuasion I did likewise. He stepped on the starter and then there began the worst noise I’ve ever heard. A boiler fac- tory would have quit cold alongside of that motor, and a cavalry charge would have gone unnoticed on the same floor. About fifty people gathered at the door, thinking that some Chi- cago gunmen were loose. As we crawled out the door, we attracted no more attention than a German army would have in London during the war. Several sure-enough cars passed us, and one little flivver got so ex- cited that it blew a tire. When he opened her up, the result was action. The six cylinders forgot their private quarrels, got together like little pals, and the result was speed. A few minutes later we came to a place where the prize boob of the country was water- ing his lawn. Then and there we did a piece of skidding. During the excitement, a fellow who was coming in the other direction got his car all tangled up in ours, and as a result I passed out of the picture. When I came to, I was lying on the whitest bed that I’ve ever seen. The doctor’s verdict was “no injuries but quite a nervous shock.” That was enough, because for three weeks I was mixed up with that take-two-once-every twice and you-can’t-have-this-and-that. The best reading matter was all on one subject, “Shake well before using,” except one book, “Paralysis to Pneumonia” which was written SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 201 by two distinguished foreign gentlemen. At least it said under the title “Symptoms and Therapeutics.” My beloved friend? He came through with- out a scratch. I resolved in the future to define more carefully the duties of friendship. I would rather be a pedestrian than a martyr to “four-wheel breaks.” THE GIRL WHO FORGOT HERSELF By Helen Atkins, ’28 DOROTHY glanced up from the article she was reading in the school paper. It was an account of the activities of the Phi Delta Kappa Sorority. This sorority was com- posed of the most popular girls in the Denville High School, and to receive an invitation to it was considered one of the greatest honors ever bestowed on a pupil. Dorothy’s secret hope was to become one of its members and the tears came to her eyes as she realized how futile her dreams were. Her quietness was a draw-back and self-conscious- ness dominated her. She had long ago given up her effort to overcome it. Looking back at the paper her attention was attracted by an announcement under that which she had just been reading. It was a notice of the Senior Dance to be held within the next two weeks. As an extra feature on the program there was to be a prize given to the best dancer in the hall. This dance was eagerly looked forward to by all the seniors. Dorothy couldn’t help but feel some of the anxiety, and maybe it was the anxiety and perhaps it was just fate, for Dorothy consented to attend the senior dance with a classmate. The night of the dance the hall was filled with gay young people. It was one of the few last chances for the senior class to meet. Bright lights, laughter, entrancing music, beau- tiful girls, attractive fellows—all represented the spirit of youth. With the crowd and yet seemingly out of it, sat Dorothy Miller. The blue of her dress deepened the blue in her eyes and her hair gleamed like gold under the glare of the bright lights. Her eyes sparkled and there was a smile on her lips as she watched the various members of her class. She didn’t seem to mind that she wasn’t asked to take part in the dances. It was sufficient just to sit there and listen to the harmony and rhythm in the music. Toward the end of the evening the prize dance was announced. It was a beautiful waltz and Dorothy was so interested in watching and recognizing the dancers that she didn’t notice Albert Lowe until he had reached her and was standing by her side, hesitatingly ask- ing her to dance with him. She accepted and they joined the others on the floor. Being a lover of music she was also a very good dancer. As she swayed to the rhythm of the waltz, she lost all thoughts of Denville High School and futile dreams. She seemed to be up in the clouds and she came to earth suddenly with the closing chord of the waltz. Everyone was quiet and looking before her she discovered the cause of this quietness. There, directly in front of her, stood the leader of the orchestra and in his hand was a small silver cup which he was presenting to her. Surely there was seme mistake but, no, there couldn’t be, for he was saying her name. Her name and Albert Lowe’s. They had won the prize! In a daze, Dorothy accepted the cup and thanked him. Turning around, she received the ap- plause and congratulations of her classmates- Arriving in school the next morning, Doro- thy was met by an admiring group of girls who bestowed more congratulations upon her. A few of them asked Dorothy for advice on a certain step in the dance, which Dorothy will- ingly gave to show her appreciation of their compliments. That day was the beginning of the happiest days spent by Dorothy at Denville High School. She realized that her classmates respected her and she resolved that she would do her best to earn this respect by making the girls like her. While she was attaining this resolution her thoughts were of her classmates and not cf herself. In this way her self-consciousness decreased. Dorothy’s real self, which had been hidden way underneath, came to the surface and she acquired the esteem of her classmates. One day, after a basketball game, Dorothy arrived home tired but happy. Going into the room she noticed a letter lying on the table ad- dressed to herself. She picked it up and quickly opened it, wondering who it might be from. The tears came to her eyes as she read the let- ter. It was the fulfillment of her dreams, the realization of her hopes—an invitation to be- come a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Soror- ity. 202 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR A DAY When daylight breaks beyond the hill A mist comes creeping, gray and still, From out the land of “Ere-the Day” Where twilight’s dusk and shadows play. A mystic mist with depths of blue Where sunbeams try to find the dew, To make it sparkle in the dawn And dance a bit ere passing on. A dream cloud, fading as it goes, Soft drifting where the west wind blows, It finds at last the secret dell Where stars wait for the evening bell. Bertha May Corfield, ’28. OUR PALACE OF ART When the day’s mental labor is over, And worries and troubles depart, The sun shines through a crystalline roof, And into our Palace of Art. Paintings from Egyptians and Romans, Architecture from China, Japan, Sculptures from old Grecian Temples, And writings from primitive man. All these are the things that we dream of, All these have a place in our heart, Till the sun goes down and darkness falls Over our Palace of Art. May Robinson, ’28. WHY TOTAL ABSTINENCE FROM ALCO- HOLIC LIQUORS IS ESPECIALLY NECES- SARY IN MODERN BUSINESS ANI) TRANSPORTATION By Charles Lavers, ’29 IZZY SLA VINSKY, factory worker, is busily earning his weekly pay envelope. His fingers, blunt and calloused, quickened by long years of practice, move deftly and surely within a few inches of grimly menacing knives, flashing and whirring as they revolve at high speed. There is a sudden roar, and Izzy, daring a glance toward the window, catches a glimpse of a speeding El train, traveling high above the streets as it bears its nightly load of commu- tors, grown familia] and contemptuous of the velocity of the car that whisks them home at night and to work in the morning. Now if one should happen to glance through the window of the train as it passes a certain point, he might have the good fortune to see a huge ocean liner, perhaps covered with ice from its battle with the elements, cautiously feeling its way into a safe berth, and preceded by a flock of puffing tugs, dwarfed by the tower- ing side of the over-seas boat. One cannot watch long enough to see the liner safely berthed, but the success is taken for granted, even by the most skeptical of persons. And that is where the pilot earns his salt, guiding that ungainly mammoth, crammed with valu- able machinery and living human beings, to a safe haven. Now let us think a moment. Suppose Izzy should come to work blessed with a bad “hang- over” from that fiery Italian wine of which he partook the previous evening. Would his fingers be as deft and sure as usual? Would he still manage to escape those glistening knives, and come home safe and sound, or would he fall a victim to that senseless machin- ery? He might not, and then again, he might. However, it is hardly worth while risking valu- able fingers in return for a pleasant evening. Suppose the man at the controls of that speeding train should come to work direct from an all-night carousal with other brother Free Hibernians. Suppose he should be taken ill at the levers, and the trains should go thunder- ing onward, without a guiding hand, laden with its priceless human cargo, and a twenty-foot drop to the street below in case of accident. Who would be responsible? The courts would say the driver, but a few might say the friendly, double-crossing enemy who was his companion the night before, that everlasting villain, Mr. Booze. And now let us think of the pilot, guiding the ship into its berth. What if that absolute synchronization between brain and body should fail for a fraction of a second? There might be room to readjust his misjudgment, but there is always that lurking chance that he would pile the boat onto a sunken ledge, or crash the boat into the dock. In the latter event there would probably be no loss of life, but it would mean a considerable loss of money and time to the owners. These are the chances we must combat in the modern day. No matter what we do, or how high we climb on the pinnacle of success, there is always that devil Mr. Booze, just wait- ing for a chance to give a push from behind that will send us crashing back into the gutter, perhaps never to rise again, and it’s up to us to be on cur guard and banish the rascal from society, if it is humanly possible. We wish to take this opportunity to thank all those who have helped the Radiator in any way during the year. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 203 SPRING There comes a day when, Winter past, Life seems no longer drab or drear; Earth’s resurrection comes at last; It is the springtime of the year. The blue-jay’s call drifts down the hill, The meadow lark chants loud and clear; The sunlit lake is calm and still, It is the springtime of the year. Flowers appear upon the earth, Life is, where once all things were sere; The trees and grass have come to birth, It is the springtime of the year. Bertha Marshall, ’30. GOD’S FLOWERS Every time I see a flower I wonder at its God-made beauty, Its delicacy, its fragrance. I long to grasp it and possess it. Every time I see a flower I wonder more and more That God in His great wide world Has time for such a perfect thing. Georgina Morey, ’28. TO THE MOON Shining, golden, fairy thing, Queen of the deep night sky, Who seems to glide on dark cloud wings, Yet ever near on high, What is it that makes you smile Or sometimes makes you frown, And often in your short-lived wiles, Hides you ’neath billows of down? Some nights when you rise from the empty east To hold court with the silver stars, And radiate forth as a queen at a feast While not a cloud your beauty mars, You seem to gaze with a golden blessing On the dark, busy world below, And in your smile fair love is beaming Upon all, in gladness or woe. 0 fickle goddess of lofty state, What prompts your flighty way, As you archly glide in the heavens of night And melt in the light of day? Mary Pineo, ’28. NIGHTFALL IN THE COUNTRY While shadows hush the western skies That glow in glorious surprise, And spread the soft and tender blue Of dusk upon the hills,—the dew In clear, still coolness bathes the brow Of fields, deep furrowed by the plow, And quiet night, adorned with stars, Steals whisp’ring through her moonbeam-bars. Bertha May Corfield, ’28. THE JEWELRY STORE As I was walking down the street, I passed a store with a display Of jewels, placed in order neat, And beckoning they seemed to say, “Buy us quick, for we will not be here another day.” The opal, diamond, ruby, pearl; Scintillating rays of light, Transform us from this sordid world, To a garden of delight— Where brilliance o’erules the shadows, and expels the night. But as I look they undergo Another change! I seem to see The ruby—blood! The opal—woe! The diamond—thievery! And then I wonder—after all what price jewelry? Burton A. Macy, ’28 THE LURE OF SPRING I was weary with winter work and days. It was April, but where was spring? I waited for crocuses to bloom, And to hear a robin sing. A breeze of the southland stirred a tree As I walked through the country lane. It touched my hair and whispered to me That Spring had come again. The breeze said, “Come, and frolic with me,. Far from the city’s din, Happy and gay and blithesome be With wood folk for your kin.” As it sported with me through valley and hill Soft it’s caress and sweet it’s tune; I could not stop, but followed it Right straight to the month of June! Anna Wischman, ’28. 204 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT SUMMER READING Lindbergh, We Biog. Hawes, Great Quest Fic. Wiggin, My Garden of Memory Biog. Charnwood, Abraham Lincoln Biog. Whiting, President Coolidge Biog. Morrow, We Must March Fic. Bergengren, Comforts of Home Essays Baker. Adventures in Contentment Essays Porter, Her Father’s Daughter Fic. Marshall, Eldest Son Fic. Boyd, Drums Fic. Hough, Covered Wagon Fic. Bennett, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day Essays Richards, High Tide Poetry Masefield, Salt Water Ballads Poetry Service, Spell of the Yukon Poetry Barrie, Half Hours Drama Drinkwater, Abraham Lincoln Drama Cohen, One-act Plays by Modern Authors Drama Morley, Modern Essays Essays Beebe, Jungle Peace Travel Rinehart. Through Glacier National Park Travel Grenfell, Tales of the Labrador Travel Sharp, Hilis of Hingham Essays Smith, Gondola Days Travel Barrie, What Every Woman Knows Drama Frost, North of Boston Poetry Crane, Red Badge of Courage Fic. Tarkington, Monsieur Beaucaire Fic. Walpole, Jeremy Fic. This list has been comprised with the thought of enjoyment and usefulness in summer read- ing. The books are all finely written and you will find them helpful, especially for the Col- lege Comprehensive examinations. HER FATHER’S DAUGHTER This is a most delightful story of the out- door country of California. The characters are wonderfully portrayed and seem very real. It is a book that will particularly interest high school pupils, for Linda, the heroine, is a Junior in one of the Los Angeles high schools, and Donald, her friend, is a senior, who, spurred on by Linda, manages after a great deal of ex- citement to beat Oka Sayye, a Japanese senior who, it seemed, was going to run off with the highest honors. I believe that this book was written much for the purpose of bringing to the attention of the authorities in California the fact that Jap- anese men who have graduated in higher acad- emies in Japan come here and take the free education afforded by our high schools. This is essentially a girl’s book; Linda sets a superb example for any girl to follow. “The rightness of her life; the earnestness of her effort; the invincibility of character combined with ability; the charm and helpfulness of her friendship; the sacredness and beauty of her love—when at last she gives it—makes the ap- peal of Mrs. Porter’s strongest and most ab- sorbing story.” THE GREAT QUEST A marvelous adventure story for boys. This is a gripping story of the illigitimate slave trade in Africa and search for gold. It is most absorbing to read how the hero, his uncle, and three or four friends are transferred from a small peaceful village to the midst of sea pirates and adventure on the high seas. This is a really exciting book, one that I wouldn’t advise girls to read, especially just before retiring. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1205 SCHOOL HEWS GH i JUNIOR NIGHT, observed on April 27th, 1928, was a success both socially and financially. The committee, consisting of Charles Casassa, Beatrice Capodilupo, and Muriel Lowell, chairman, worked very hard and were well pleased with the results. The pro- gram included a one-act play, “The Lady of Pain,” which was most creditably enacted by the following cast:— Mrs. Serman ...............Grace Brat tin Mary, her daughter........Dorothy Sellers Mrs. Larrimore ......................Ruth Kelly Isabel, her daughter....Josephine Wardrobe Fack Fisher ...........Benjamin Johnson Bess White.........................Arline Drake Brooks White .............Maurice Duchin Katie Lee Kemp.................Alice Wall J. Wilson Dodd ............George Briggs A colorful melody in music and dance fol- lowed the play. The participants in this fea- ture were Archie Craig, Virginia Lord, Byron Johnson, Margaret Martin, Maurice Duchin, Arlene Drake, ukuleles; Elbridge Pickard, banjo: Irma De Guisto, soloist; Lillian Bykow- ski, Charlotte Brodeur, Gertrude Hubbard, Marion Tucker, dancers; Ruth Jefferson, pi- anist. After the entertainment, “Chet” Nelson’s Club Orchestra furnished the music for the dancing. The committee wishes to thank Miss Harriet M. Bell and Miss Blanche C. Bradford, together with the other teachers and pupils who co-operated with them so well to make this night an enjoyable one. THE TEACHERS’ JOLLIFICATION THE PLAYERS’ CLUB gave the teachers their Annual Jollification on the twenty- fifth of April. All the teachers were asked to be initiated into the Kit Kat Klub. When they arrived they were formally received by the officers of the club, and afterward pre- sented with monkey hats, which they had to wear, and sticks of gum, which they had to chew. They were now ready to pass the five degrees and be legally installed. Basketball, tennis, ring toss, bowling, and a peanut race were the different degrees. Af- ter the “goats,” who were frequently warned they must remember they were not “kids,” had played for an hour, they were finally given the insignia of the club, which was a toy goat. Refreshments were served (quite luscious in fact), and the teachers were then sent home. Georgina L. Morey is this year the recipient of the Washington Lincoln medal, awarded for excellence in the study of United States his- tory. The Harvard Book Prize, awarded for excel- lence in studies, combined with superior traits of character and promise of future useful- ness, has been given to Warren Daniels. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ACTIVITIES THE inaugural of the Junior members into the National Honor Society took place on May 8, 1928. The Senior members marched in first, following the American flag and the National Honor Society emblem. The Junior members then marched in, led by the vice-president and secretary of the society. After assembling on the stage, the entire assembly saluted the flag. The meeting was then in charge of the president of the society, Thomas Moran. He gave an excellent speech on the meaning of the emblem. After his ad- dress the pledge-cards were distributed to the Junior members. The precepts of the society were given by the following: “Service,” by Rob- ert Forbes; “Leadership,” by Muriel Lowell; “Character,” by Evelyn Gutteridge; “Scholar- ship,” by John Hayes. The prayer was then sung by the entire society and the pledge re- cited. The principal speaker was A. Marion Merrill, former head of the English Department of the Somerville High School. She gave a very interesting and beneficial address on “Memories of the Somerville High School.” On the stage was Superintendent Charles S. Clark. The following Junior members were ad- mitted :— Ruth Bean Alice Burhart Thomas Card John Clark Warren Daniels Robert Forbes Walter Gallazzi Ruth Gilchrist Evelyn Gutteridge Grace D. Kelly Ruth Hertzman Muriel Lowell Ernestine McLean Stanley Miller Laura Saparoff Liliian Shippee Evelyn Shuman Marion Smith Sumner Spalding Lucy Walgis Lloyd Hawes John Hayes Richard Hodgdon Fred Welch Doris Yerovec Some say pleasure is in work. Who says we’re pleas ure hunters? 206 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR THE ORCHESTRA CONCERT THE fifteenth annual concert given by the Somerville High School Orchestra was held in Clayton Ellis Hall, on Friday evening, May 4, 1928. Many distinguished guests were present, ab- sorbed in the very interesting program and they showed their appreciation by their hearty applause. The program consisted of some very well chosen selections by the orchestra: A violin solo by Henry Levenson, some songs by a quartet; a reading by Eleanor Taapken; a clarinet solo by Edward Friberg, and a piano solo by Olive MacPherson. All these were done remarkably well and drew encores. Dancing followed the concert. The music was furnished by the Dixie Troubadours. A very enjoyable evening was had by all and the concert was pronounced one of the most interesting ever given by the Somerville High School Orchestra. Great credit is due Edward Fribprg, the con- ductor, Mr. Whittemore and Miss Atwater, for their co-operation in making this concert a suc- cess. LITERARY CLUB ELECTIONS A MEETING of the Literary Club was called May 2nd, during the assembly period. The first matter taken up concerned the payment of twenty cents by each member for the club picture and write-up in the Year Book. The nomination and election of officers for the coming year then followed. The results were: Marian Smith, president, and Richard Curry, secretary of the Literary Club. At the close of these elections the Poetry and Prose group each convened separately for their choosing of officials. John Hayes was made chairman of the Poetry Club, and Bea- trice Capodilupo, secretary. Of the Prose Club, Ralph Skinner is chairman, and Constance Pearce, secretary. DEBATING SOCIETY BANQUET THE annual banquet of the Webster Deba- ting Society occurred Monday evening, May 7, at the Riverbank Court Hotel, •Cambridge. A few graduates of the school and society attended and spoke. However, the principal of the school, Mr. Avery, was the chief speaker and guest. Mr. Mahoney, the moderator of the club, was the toastmaster and filled the office in his usual brilliant manner. We hope that many more banquets will be enjoyed in the years to come, and we know they will become larger and better as more and more graduate members of the club attend. STUDENTS’ COUNCIL ASSEMBLY THE annual Students’ Council Assembly was held May 9th with the entire Sopho- more Class present. The chairman, Law- rence Williams, stated the purpose of the as- sembly as follows:— To make known to the Sophomores the nature of the council, who were in it, wrhat they did, and how the student body might help them. Loring Banks, a Sophomore, gave his im- pression of the council, which wras one of sin- cerity and earnestness. Virginia Kenney, a senior member, spoke on wrhat the attitude of the student body ought to be towards the coun- cil. John Hayes, a Junior, described the man- ner in which the various organizations of the school work through the Students’ Council. Miss Brown and Mr. Sears, faculty advisers, were then introduced. The speakers deserve credit and the splen- did attention of the Sophomores through the assembly was very impressive. A VISIT TO THE OLD NORTH CHURCH A MOST interesting historical service wras attended by several pupils of the Senior and Junior classes at the Old North Church, Salem street, Boston, Sunday, May 13. We were cordially received by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Dennen. after which Mr. Rice explained the various tablets and pointed out pews once oc- cupied by famous men. A fact worthy of note is that the granddaughter of Robert New’man, sexton of the church at the time of Paul Re- vere’s ride, is now a regular attendant at the church. Mr. Dennen in a closing speech thanked the group for their interest and in- formed us that we were the first group that had ever come in a body from any public school to visit this most historical church. GIRLS’ DEBATING SOCIETY ON Friday, April 13th, the Girls’ Debating Society debated Boston Girls' Latin High on the question: “Resolved, that a law similar to the Baumes Law' in New York, should be adopted in Massachusetts.” Eunice Lanigan, Natalee Rich, Beatrice Pam- book jian, and Mary Gradone, alternate, were the speakers on the affirmative, and w'on the decision for Somerville. The Girls’ Debating Society held its annual banquet and theatre party May 16th, the clos- ing event in a very successful year. 125% Canine FOR SALE.—White bull clog, three-fourths English Pit Bull, one-half Boston Terrier, $10.—Ad. in a Wyom- ing paper. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 207 By Albert Fisher, ’28 1928 Somerville Siren — June 5th, 1928 After a month crowded with homework, college ex- -•ams., no vacation, class day, class pictures, Senior Night, the Year Book, and GRADUATION, members •of the Senior Class of the Somerville High School are now cramming to the very doors, sanitariums and asylums for the mentally defective. Doctors declare the cause is due to nervous worry and exhaustion, too many hot dogs, examinitis and lack of sleep, and Senior music. Miss B—o—n (going to telephone): “Be ready with the translation, Bertha. Hello—yes—M—rg—r—t La—y wanted at the office.” Bertha (translating) “Take care! Take care!” Senior Night was held May twenty-fourth at six o’clock (p. m.). This was with the clear understanding that all members of the Senior Class should be home by the time curfew rang, if not before. Tickets could .be obtained for $10—although most of us paid $1.50. Senior: “I’m going to graduate this June.” Junior: “Allow me to congratulate the school.” Mr. W. (at Senior music): “Sing louder, boys.” Boys (very basely): “Louder!” “Loan me five dollars, will you?” “Sorry, but I’ve $4.75 only.” “Well, give me that. I’ll trust you for the other ■quarter.”—(Mugwump.) Heard in History Class: Pupil (writing on board) : “Hawaii—Dependency. Cuba—republic—” Teacher: “Well, why write ‘Cuba—republic with a small V?” Pupil: “Because it’s only a small republic.” Chief of Police: “How did you come to get hit by the automobile?” Freshman: “I didn't come to get hit by an automo- bile. I came to get an education.” Well, brethren and sistren Seniors, if you don’t graduate, at least you can say you matriculated at .Somerville High School. The editor wishes to thank all those who have con- tributed to this column during the past year. Heard in 211: Mahoney: “Where is your book?” Fermoyle: “Up in 102.” Mahoney: “Where is up, Fermoyle?” A motto for a Latin class suggested by one who knows:— “A trot in need, is a friend indeed.” Have you noticed how manly Beny B—ck—r locks with his misplaced eyebrow? Paul M—rt—n and J—e—n—tte G—be—son talking. Miss Tu—11: ‘Me—n—tte, whom are you talking to?” Je—n—tte ; “Paul.” Miss Tu—11: “I won’t ask you what you said then.” Miss Gray tells us our marks do not close until we get our cards in our fists. Free Verse by Dave Coady Sophomores, soon you will be, Seniors just like me, But you have a coming year, Which to you should be ever dear, That is the Junior days. In your Junior year it seems You shatter all your childish dreams, And serious your thoughts do grow. This then you learn For S. H. S. you’ll always yearn So do not get discouraged as the days go by. If any one has tried to study in 103 certain periods he knows how good (?) a fife and drum corps we have. Lorenzo G—yn—r and Olive Th—m—s—n seem to utterly despise each others’ opinions in Algebra. They ought to elope. Mr. Hall: “If this class would keep still, I don’t know what would happen.” Bright Pupil: “Yes, there would be silence.” Wilbur R—ym—nd translating German: “I am not thirsty for cake.” Mr. II—sr (to boy doing geom. theorem at the board): “Well, I must say, Martin, that you have a very good figure—an excellent figure.” Teacher: “What is the most important year in his- tory?” Soph.: “1912.” Teacher: “How’s that?” Soph.: “That’s the year I was born.” 208 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR HARD ILII-IB -av i—kJ 1’%T ---- Y “SPRING j3 is here (UA noD Vi io5T w«Y T«aT5 i(| e , Mff hER AT TK Sscreen r' '■ OORJ ANOTHER nicsle OONf TO ThE DO � S v 1929 At last! The port of missing girls has been dis- covered right in this school. Miss Grant’s room. How does everyone like the new caps that the (smart?) set are now wearing? Some haberdasher’s business must be picking up. It is rumored that Lindbergh would have flown over Scotland if the air pockets hadn’t been so tight. Which One? Rushing upon the leopard, he shot him on the spot. “For two cents I’d run you in,” said the cop to the bold, bad college boy. “I’m glad you said two cents,” said the aforesaid collegiate, “because one copper can’t do it.” The Junior editors wish all the pupils and teachers of the Somerville High School a most delightful and happy vacation. Jasper: “The doctor’s here, sir!” Oswald: “I can’t see him. Tell him I’m sick.” Juniors, now that you know how the new gym looks on the outside you can go away for the summer and dream of all the great times you’ll have when school starts again. Isn’t it too bad that school will start late this year? Who said that? Pupil in chemistry class: “How do you classify ba- nana oil?” Class: “Haw, haw!” Mr. Ob—r to pupil: “They’re laughing because they think you mean ‘applesauce.’ ” Teachers aren’t so dumb after all! N. B. Not so dumb as Editors. School will soon be over, Summer’s on the way, Don’t let clouds or shadows Mar your future day. Remember, just because you haven’t done your very best in the past, you are not hindered from beginning anew. Don’t think that your past misdeeds forbid a better future. We must come back to school, to work, to do our best. We may have had many misunder- standings, but now, as we assume the roll of Seniors, let’s forget our differences and start out right. JUNIOR NIGHT Junior Night was a success. Everyone who was there will agree on that point. The entertainment was great. I’ve even heard some Seniors say so and when a Senior will agree with the Junior it must have been good. We had a good dance too. The Junior Class is most sorrowful to hear of the death of one of its members, Wilfred Graham. Every- one who has known this fine young fellow will miss- him very much. SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 209 The Junior Class has an important mission to per- form. Graduation will soon take place, and we Juniors will become the Seniors of the Somerville High School. We will have to keep certain standards of our school aloft and as the leaders of the school, set a good ex- ample for the lower classmen that the city of Somer- ville may have reason to be proud of their new high school. Let's show Somerville we are grateful for the new school they are giving us by keeping Somerville High School first. What a lot of pupils have learned this year:— (1) The earth makes a resolution every twenty-four hours. (2) The axis of the earth is an imaginary line around which the earth takes its daily routine. (3) A parallel line is one, if produced to meet it- self, does not meet. What we want to know is, “Where does music go af- ter it has been played?” How did every one enjoy the orchestra concert? From all the criticism we have heard we should say it was well presented. The solos were well rendered and the reader was fine too. Everyone who was pres- ent will agree that the quartet was right on time in more ways than one; in fact, we doubt if a better all- round entertainment could have been enjoyed. The evening was made perfect by a most enjoyable dance. We might add that the dance orchestra did excellent work too. 1930 LES CASQUETTES DEFENDUES With flaming beauteous colors, The caps of divers hue, Upon the haughty Senior heads, Come fluttering into view. Like butterflies they bask awhile, In the sun of public gaze, But as contention rises, And anger starts to blaze, They fall to darkness suddenly, Nor dare their heads to raise. L’ENVOI For—O butterflies, 0 butterflies, You’ve fall’n on evil days. No more shall you exhibit Your winsome little ways. Authority does grimly smile, And wisely makes away, With the subject of “Class Feeling” Which little caps display. By James Boyle, '30. FAREWELL, O SENIORS! (A touching little ballad to be sung to the tune of ■“School Days.”) To you, O Seniors, who have Been as Shepherds ur.to us Keeping our little feet from The dangers of the dark and untrodden Paths, we bid a solemn Farewell. Tol-de-rol-dol, etc., (repeat 14 times) Chorus: We have looked upon you Lovingly, as upon brothers and Sisters. And oh! pathetic sight! To see you now, looking for The last time upon your Familiar haunts, shedding copious Tears, striking your breasts, Posturing, and moaning; you Sigh for your misspent Youth, your wasted years. Ah— That you did but have three More years in the good Old school (sniff, sniff) to correct Your errors— Chorus: Same as before with three tigers on the end. Recently we have had the privilege of attending two very entertaining and instructive assemblies, one pre- sented by the National Honor Society, and the other by the Students’ Council, to give us an accurate idea of the purpose of these two organizations and what each one represents in our school life. The first assembly, the initiation of those pupils in the Junior Class who were considered eligible for mem- bership in the National Honor Society, was very im- pressive. At the Students’ Council assembly the following day we learned what was the office of this organization in the school and who might become members of it. The Students’ Council should be of particular interest to us, since it provides a means of communicating the wishes of the student body to the governing board of the school. Student: “Say, do you get these worms in pairs?” Biologist: “No, they come in apples.” “What is your husband’s average income?” asked the caller. “About 1 A. M.,” replied Mrs. Wise. How It Happened The new servant girl annoyed her mistress very much by keeping her mouth continually open and couldn’t seem to learn to shut it. One day there were visitors present and the girl, waiting on the table, had her mouth wide open as usual. “Mary,” said the mistress, “your mouth is open.” “Yes, ma’am,” said Mary, “I opened it.” 210 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Just About Two convivial friends were wending their way along Michigan Avenue about 2 A. M., when one of them stopped to gaze dazedly at a sign. “Watcha lookin’ at?” said the other. “That sign.” “Whazzit say?” “Ladies Ready to Wear Clothes.” “Dern near time, if anyone was to ask me,” came the reply. Ilw. PcsTVNay I use your corypa%b? n He: WAa j fat mater , are hsT7? Next Year B%Q? $tutors house- School Closed - TT worr'T be low) % Some Difference! Rastus: “I tells you, Sambo, I done found out de difference between men and de women at las’.” Sambo: “What—what is it?” Rastus: “Well, a man’ll gib two dollars fer a one- dollar thing that he wants, an’ a woman’ll gib one dollar fer a two-dollar thing she dasn’t want!” Heard in II Eng. Miss G.: “Why did Silas Marner like his money?” Bright pupil: “Because it offered change.” No Mail for Bossy An Irishman whose name was Michael Howe went to the post office and said to the clerk:— “Say, is there anything here for Mike Howe?” “No,” said the clerk, “there’s no letter here for your cow or for anybody else’s cow.” A rumor is circulating that our beloved preceptors in the study of English have, after much thought, de- cided that in the future “Trader Horn” shall replace- our old friend, “Silas Marner.” A welcome change! Young (reciting): “Dumstan was following the foot- steps of his mother.” Miss F.: “Oh yes, she was dead.” First Pig: “I never sausage heat.” Second Pig: “Yes, I’m nearly bacon.”—Navy Log. His Turn Customer: “I’ve brought that last pair of trousers to be re-seated. You know I sit a lot.” Tailor: “Yes, and perhaps you’ve brought the bill to be receipted, too. You know, I’ve stood a lot.” At last, all the group pictures for the Year Book have been taken. And how many of us stayed seventh and eighth periods willingly, yea, even eagerly, waiting to be “taken,” when to stay for any other cause would have led us to believe that our afternoon had been utterly wasted. O, Fame! O, Publicity! POST GRADUATE NOTES It has been noised abroad that Pat Butters may pay his debts—then again he may not. George Sawin and Lewis Mitchell have formed an automobile syndicate. We wish them luck in their enterprise, and hope they will remain out of jail as. well as out of funds. Bob Stephens is getting restless. The other day he hauled out a booklet on Nantucket and gazed at it longingly. It won’t be long now—Pax Vobiscum. “The examination will be on the honor basis,” said the teacher. “The pupils will place their books on. the floor and take alternate seats.” George Sawin has added a motorcycle to his col- lection. The other day Mr. Avery gave him a few tips on how to start “the horrible looking thing” as he expressed it. The girls so missed “Ped’s” upper lip adornment that he’s sprouting another to console them. Let's hope it’ll be presentable before college opens next fall. But. we doubt it. The P. G.’s have supported the Radiator, Banking and Year Book and in this last issue we wish next, year’s P. G. Editor better luck in getting contribu- tions accepted along with thanks to the Radiator for- giving us P. G. Notes. What’s the matter with ’28? Haven’t they a class day cry yet? Reminiscence of ’27's cry is brought, back by certain painted motto’s still visible in the East Building. ’27’s cry is brought back by certain painted mottos, still visible in the East Building. “O workman, spare that beam!” About this time of year, many Seniors are think- ing seriously of attaining that high position next year of being a Post Graduate. We want to say good-bye to all our friends in S. H- SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 21J 1927 Ezra Andelman, Paul Beauchemin, Gordon Hoffses, David Shanahan, and Alec Smeed are attending the evening school of law at North- eastern University. Evelyn Robinson is working at the Union Square branch of the library. Helen Bliss is stationed in the Children’s Room at the Central Library. 1926 THE following girls are members of the graduating class of Salem Normal School: Eileen Bailey, vice-president of the class; Alice Cambell, art editor of the Log Year Book; Isabelle Porter, assistant editor of the Year Book; Helen Haley, Patricia Harding, and Loretta Tansey. Helen Carroll, Isabel Cheney, Frances Chand- ler, and Marion Moran are Sophomores at Salem Normal School. Opal Goff is a stenographer for Thomas Long Company, jewelers. Bernard Levinson and William Pittman are attending Northeastern University Evening School of Law. 1925 Velma McKinnon will graduate from Burdett College in June. Orpha MacFadgen is the secretary of Dr. Sissons, of Boston. Gretchen Bowers is working in the office of Dr. Arthur Morse, of Newbury street, Boston. 1924 Delaney Cleveland is the leading man of “Teddy” soon to run in New York. Richard Tousey, who is graduating from Tufts with the unusual distinction of having the highest grades ever awarded at Tufts, is to continue with his studies at Harvard next fall. EXCHANGES As We See Others: The Periscope, Senior High School, Bridgewater, Mass.—We wish to extend heartening encouragement to you in your effort to submit to your fellow-students a “bigger and better school paper.” The short stories and poems were quite faultless and the spicy jokes sup- plied the right amount of zest. The Jabberwock, Girls’ Latin School, Boston, Mass.— It is our pleasure to compliment you, one of our best exchange friends, most highly upon the excellent material in the “Fiftieth Anniversary Number.” The magazine was intensely interesting to us as it ac- quainted us with the classical history of your Latin School. The Orange Leaf, Senior High School, Orange, New Jersey.—With April came an opportunity for all the wit and humor of the Orange staff to be displayed and it certainly was, much to our entertainment. The sketch, “The Gods Meet on Mount Olympus on April” was most amusing. Southern Bell, Southern Junior High School, Somer- ville, Mass.—The idea of having a “Hobby Number” was a fine one. The Literary Department had many quite promising poetical efforts. The Tradesman, High School of Commerce, Boston, Mass.—After noting the appeal to students for co- operation which appeared in your paper, we were sur- prised to discover such an abundance of good ma- terial. The staff must be very efficient. The essays and short stories are very good. You are fortunate to have such good cartoonists as Donelan, Antonucci and Leary. Recent Comments Upon the Radiator From the “Noddler,” East Boston High School.— “Another school to be congratulated on a new school building and we know how proud Somerville High is going to be when they first occupy it. If they keep their school up to the standard of their paper, “The Radiator,” it will certainly be a fine one. We wish success to the “Poet’s Corner” and hope that they will be able to have a little more material in the next issue. We couldn’t help but find a few faults, however, with “The Radiator,” such as a very small amount of car- toons and a lack of good stories, but we know that these were just an oversight on the part of some editor and will be remedied.” From the “Periscope,” Bridgewater, Mass. High School.—“We compliment you on your success in ob- taining a new High School and wish we might have the same good fortune.” From the “Southern Bell,” Southern Junior High School, Somerville, Mass.—“The illustrations for your short stories are a splendid feature.” From the “Sassamon,” Natick High School.—“To the Somerville High School Radiator: ‘Your cartoons along with everything else are excellent, but how about some short stories ?’ ” 212 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR Athletics SPORT DIARY APRIL 14. Somerville defeated Lynn Class- ical 2 to 0 in four and one-half innings. “Al” Blanche twirled for Somerville. April 19. Somerville romped away with an easy victory over Medford. John Murphy was on the mound for Somerville. The score was 6 to 2 in 5 innings. April 21. Another easy victory for the Red and Blue. Somerville, 11; Brookline, 3. “Al” Blanche pitched. April 28. Somerville at Waltham. Rain. May 2. M. I. T. Freshmen entertained Som- erville fans until close of the game. Somerville, 16; M. I. T., 3. May 5. Our first defeat at Everett. Ever- ett, 4; Somerville, 1. May 9. Somerville took Cantabs 6 to 2. Murphy hurled for Somerville. May 12. Our second defeat. Newton, 4; Somerville, 3, 11 innings. Battery: Murphy and Wells. May 16. Our third suburban victory. Som- erville, 4; Rindge, 1. Battery for Somerville: Murphy and Wells. THE TENNIS TEAM THE tennis team has started off this year. Our first game was lost to Newton, who are the league champions. Our second game, on the 7th of May, with Everett, brought us victory, 4-1, reversing the baseball score. We played 3 doubles and 2 singles. All our men won their matches except the second doubles team. The singles team, in order of their posi- tions are Townsend, Wilson and Howard. The doubles teams are Townsend and Wilson, and Howard and Williams. The team think that if they had convenient courts to practice on they would stand a good chance of being champions of the league this year. ATHLETIC NOTES Isn’t is lucky that Mr. Alciere didn’t include Captain Donovan’s home run in his intended dinner feed? The squad wonders if Leveroni will eat as a guest of Mr. Alciere during this baseball season. Escott is a real find for the Red and Blue. Let’s hope that there are more four-leaf clovers about the school. Flo Ziegfield is on his way to interview the Medford baseball team for a play that he is producing entitled, “Play Ball.” Too bad he can’t take our band with him to play “Rain.” Eight balls were lost at the Brookline game. Students and spectators will please refrain from picking up lost balls until they stop rolling. Players wishing to hit the ball into the brook will please pay for the ball in advance. Tuesday and Thursday seem to be the only days that all the players report at or about Dilboy Field. We wonder why? Girls in the hockey teams are fast learning how to play football under the able coaching of J. R—d—a and his assistants. Let’s hope we’ll have more candidates for football in the fall as the result. OUR STAGE HEROES Seven Somerville football players have appeared on the Somerville Theatre stage. Now we know where we can find someone to move the school piano. Football fans will see quite a lot of acting when the Red and Blue open their football season. Let’s hope the players won’t play “atmosphere” on the field. Coach Dickerman will have quite a job to keep the players from doing a “Peter Pan” across the field. Our captain would, no doubt, present an entrancing figure interpreting “The Dance of the Falling Leaves” in football togs. 1924 Basil Mills is home after several months abroad. Elizabeth Madclison is on the Class Day Com- mittee at Tufts. Sara Sherburne was a member of the “Has- san” recently given by the Harvard Dramatic Club. Edgar Berhenna is with a wholesale grocer’s company in Boston. William Casey is an insurance adjuster with a Boston insurance firm. Robert Rogers is with the Warren Kay Van- tyne Studios of Boston. Clifford Cole is connected with Clark Child Company, investment brokers. Kenneth Campbell is in the accounting de- partment of Hood Rubber Company. Nellie Gray recently graduated from Leland Powers School of the Spoken Word. George Ninde graduates from Wesleyan, ’28. 1922 Robert Stevens is working for the Chevrolet division of the General Motors in Brussels. SOMliRVILLli HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 213 WINS AGAIN BASE BALL THE KING OP SPORTS WAIT TILL ,VE OET (G01N' ( U, boyV THE Hone R.UM SPLASH. ©LANCHE .00 K. 214 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR The Overworked Glacier The tourist guide was getting tired. He had to answer too many dumb questions. “And just where did you say this rock came from?” in- quired another wahoo. The guide politely re- plied that a glacier brought it down. Then up spoke the inquisitive one again: “And where did the glacier go?” “Aw,” said the guide, “it went back after another rock.” All Forgiven Old man : “What is your worst sin, my child?” Child: “My vanity. I spend hours before the mirror admiring my beauty.” Old man: “That is not vanity—that is imagi- nation.” 0 Soph.: “I got zero in geometry today.” Fresh.: “That’s nothing.” Soph.: “What’s nothing?” Fresh.: “Zero.” Consoling! First Timer (nervously): “Do big boats like this sink often?” Captain: “No, only once!” Full Time Visitor (in factory): “Do you have to work long hours here?” Tenderfoot (happily): “No, only the regula- tion length, sixty minutes.” How Cruel Loquacious Trainman: “Madame, we just ran over a cat.” Old Lady: “How terrible! Was the poor thing on the track?” Trainman (sadly shaking his head): “Oh, no, ma’am. The locomotive chased it up an alley.” Hound to be Flat Bill: “I’m told you snore awfully. Does your wife make you sleep on the flat of your back?” Jack: “No, but she makes me sleep in the back of the flat.” “My wife explored my pockets last night.” “What did she get?” “About the same as any other explorer— enough material for a lecture.” Too Much of a Good Turn Absent Minded Professor ( going through re- volving doors): “Dear me, I can’t remember whether I was going out or coming in.” For Sale “1926 Hudson Brougham in first clash shape.” —CaiTolton Chronicle. “This question whether a word would have its ad- verbial or its adjective form seems to me to have little to do with sense. Now what is the difference between talking loud and talking loudly?” “No difference,” replied the pedagogical friend. “But look here; for a large fee you give legal advice freely, but you don’t give it free. I think that will retain you for a while.” WRIGHT DITSON ATHLETIC OUJEITTERS We have the best and most practical equipment, clothing and shoes for every sport. 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Graduates of Somerville High School admitted without examination For catalog or further information inquire: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY EVENING DIVISION 312 HUNTINGTON AVENUE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Telephone Back Bay 4400 In Business—School of Commerce and Finance Grants B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees. Specializes in accounting, marketing and man- agement. Only 24.9% of graduates held executive positions on entering school; 71.9% now in major execu- tive positions. Graduates outstandingly successful in C. P. A. ex- aminations. Faculty of experienced and well trained business men. Actual business problems the basis of instruc- tion. O’NEIL CASELLA MAKERS OF “The Class Ring Beautiful” BOSTON • sJfcszr DANCING CLASS For HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEWIS HALL DAVIS SQUARE Direction of KATHERINE D. O’GORMAN Terms on request Roxbury 7591-W JOHN SKINNER SON WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERY BOY and GIRL SCOUTS SUPPLIED 24 CHILTON ST. CAMBRIDGE Telephone University 8714-M — HOWARD B. 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MEN’S SHOP High Grade Furnishings — Hats and Caps Davis Square Somerville, Mass. Telephone Somerset 2270-M TICKETS FOR SALE ALWAYS ROOM 102 HEATED CARS AND CABS MURRAY TAXI Somerset 1000 ALL NIGHT SERVICE A. L. CHAIN STORES CO. The Store for Thrifty People Ladies’, Gents’ and Children’s Furnishings and Wearing Apparel Davis Sq. 239 Elm St. W. Somerville FINKELSTEIN PATRONIZES US, SO PATRONIZE FINKELSTEIN THE SMOKE SHOP 10 DAVIS SQUARE nmnv' Headquarters for the iTilln KAirol Dnnfnvo DAVID A. MORRISON, Prop. COMPLIMENTS OF ROOM 110 MRS. BESSIE CLARKE (private ftutor SUITE 2 11 FENWICK STREET WINTER HILL, MASS. Telephone Somerset 0431 Gladys Talbot PROFES- SIONAL DANCER AND COACH ANNOUNCES The re-opening of her School of Dancing SEPTEMBER 24 Learn the latest Kinkajou ITALIAN BALLET, TOE, ACROBATIC, MUSICAL COMEDY and STAGE DANCING Studio: THE HEIN EM ANN HOUSE 136 School Street Telephone Somerset 6884-W SUFFOLK LAW SCHOOL Founded September 19, 1906 Four-Year Course—LL.B. Degree THE HOME NEWSPAPER OF SOMERVILLE Day Sessions 10 A. M. to 11.30 A. M. 4 P. M. to 5.30 P. M. FOR FIFTY-SIX YEARS Evening Sessions 6 P. M. to 7.30 P. M. 7.35 P. M. to 9.05 P. M. Students may attend any division or trans- fer 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 Printing of Every Kind Well and Promptly Done GLEANSON L. ARCHER, LL.B., LL.D., Dean 20 DERNE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. (rear of the State House) Telephone Haymarket 0836 JOHN A. AVERY i i i i i i i i i i i i : i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i v 31928 A SCHOOL ANNUAL EDITED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF THE SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Engravings ARTCRAFT ENGRAVING CO. Photographer WARREN KAY VANTINE Printing THE UNIVERSITY PRESS ► ► ► ► ► I ► ► ► ► } ► ► ► ► I ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► 4 Knlrrrd in Second CU « Matter at Boston Post Ollier CHARLES S. CLARK RADIATOR YEAR BODK pmmmm To CHARLES S. CLARK WHO FOR A SCORE. OF YEARS HAS GIVEN HIS BEST EFFORT IN SERVICE TO THE SOMERVILLE SCHOOLS WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN ENTHUSIASTIC IN HIS WORK, QUICK TO SYMPATHIZE, PATIENT AND HOPEFUL IN SUFFERING WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FRIEND AND AD- VISER OF YOUTH, AND HAS WORKED HARD TO GIVE TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF OUR CITY OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME WORTHY CITIZENS AND STRONG AND HAPPY MEN AND WOMEN TO MR. CLARK THE CLASS OF 1928 DEDICATES ITS YEAR BOOK WITH PRIDE AND AFFECTION ;h JOOLIJHOOOOOOOOO! 5 PACK RADIATOR YEAR BOOK CONTENTS Dedication.................................................... 5 Teachers ..................................................... 7 Editorial..................................................... 8 Year Book Officers............................................ 9 Year Book Organization....................................... 10 Year Book Staff.............................................. 11 Radiator Staff............................................... 12 Class Oration................................................ 13 Senior Class Officers........................................ 16 Class Calendar............................................... 17 Senior Class Poems........................................... 19 Class History................................................ 21 Senior Class................................................. 22 Junior Class Officers........................................ 88 Junior Class History......................................... 89 Junior Night................................................. 90 Junior Radiator Staff........................................ 91 Sophomore Class Officers..................................... 92 Sophomore Class History...................................... 93 Proctors..................................................... 94 OrganizatioxNS............................................... 95 Athletics....................................................127 Post Graduates...............................................137 Honor Graduates..............................................138 Wit and Humor................................................139 Junior Boys..................................................145 Junior Girls................................................ 148 Sophomore Boys...............................................151 Sophomore Girls..............................................154 Advertisements and Cartoons..................................159 6 RADIATOR YEAR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS Headmaster. John A. Avery, 155 Summer St. Vice-Headmaster, Everett W. Tuttle, 62 Highland Ave. Masters Harry F. Sears 44 Orris St., Melrose Highlands John L. Hayward William W. Obear 10 Greenville St. George M. Hosmer 242 School St. 132 Summer St. Submasters Laurence A. Sprague Arthur N. Small Georce E. Pearson Fred W. Carrier Irving P. Colman Albert 0. Planting a 17 Perkins St., W. Newton 11 Pembroke St. 325 Highland Ave. 14 Lloyd St., Winchester Greenbush. Mass. 46 Melrose St., Melrose Wallace S. Hall Forrest S. Miller L. Thomas DkCelles Francis J. Mahoney Charles B. Sylvester Helen L. Follansbee 37 Perkins St., W. Newton 8 Hudson St. 46 Ware St. 45 Thurston St. 8 Plympton St., Cambridge 17 Pleasant Ave. Assistants Harriet E. Tlell Elizabeth Campbell A. Laura Batt M. Helen Tf.ele A. Marguerite Browne Blanche S. Bradford Grace E. W. Sprague Mrs. Lucy I. Topliff Ella I). Gray Ann C. Woodward Grace Gatchell Esther Parmenter 16 Mrs. Ella B. Flacc Alice A. Todd Florence L. McAllister Laura R. Cunningham Ilene C. Ritchie Mary C. Smith Alfreda Veazie Mrs. Phebe E. Mathews Julia A. Haley Mrs. Cornelia D. Pratt Gertrude W. Chaffin Bernice 0. Newborc Ella W. Burnham Louise M. Saunders Elizabeth M. Welch 17 Pleasant Ave. 39 Greenville St. 2 Madison St. 11 Jason St., Arlington 32 Shepard St.. Cambridge 163 Summer St. 52 Mass. Ave., Cambridge 220 Walnut St., Brookline 147 Walnut St. 144 School St. 67 Boston St. Mystic Lake Drive, Arlington 2 Hillside Ave. 82 Munroe St. 23 Wallace St. 62 Highland Ave. 15 Willoughby St. 117 Prospect St. 193 Linden St., Everett 159 Morrison Ave. 88 Prospect St. 112-A Glenwood Rd. Copeland Ter., Malden 235 Main St., Medford 58 Walnut St. 391 Broadway 3 Washington Ave., Arlington Heights Harriet M. Bell Margery Moore Ruth E. Arrington Margaret Cochran Phebe R. Boole 21 Carmen Solano Ruby F. Sutherland 118 Charles St., Boston 58 Walnut St. 37 Walnut St. 34 Hancock St., Medford Sacramento St., Cambridge 92 Pleasant St., Brookline 46 Spring St. Helen B. Ryan Rena S. Hezelton M. Louise Hannon Elizabeth Richards Irene E. Kenney Inez M. Atwater Mary Henleigh Brown Mrs. Helen G. Leitch Amy S. Irish Pauline I). Dodge Marguerite A. Ellison Helen C. Jackson Esther Lacount Lila II. Paul Mary A. Hickey Katherine Quigley •Ruth E. Danforth Frank L. Alciere Nettie V. Eastman Alice E. Ayers John J. Hoban Agnes K. Gordon Eva M. Piercy Agnes M. Carven Marguerite Connolly Marie B. Damery Marie E. Kenney Ann Dunleavy Martha M. Loftovith Elizabeth Arnold Elizabeth Leach Gladys B. Hastincs Gladys M. Grant Mabell M. Ham Mildred F. Moses 35 Columbus Ave. 287 Medford St. 108 Thurston St. 16 Ashland St., Medford 130 Summer St. 98 Electric Ave. 162 Highland Ave. 108 Highland Ave. 59 Bailey Rd., Watertown 222 Highland Ave. 41 Boston St. 36 College Ave. 124 College Ave. 17 Clarendon St., Malden 55 Kenmore Rd., Medford 54 Myrtle St. 252 Mass. Ave., Arlington 28 Jay St. 60 Grove St., Auburndale 19 Cutter St. 39 Mansfield St. 28 Alton PI., Brookline 374 Washington St., Braintree 56 Baldwin St., Charlestown 58 Central St. 45 Charnwood Rd. 12 Waterhouse St. 8 Central St. 33 I.ancaster Ter.. Brookline 29 Walnut St.. Everett 30 Winchester St., Brookline 17 Pleasant Ave. 34 Heath St. 156 Summer St. 183 Powder House Blvd. Leave of absence. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK MISS GATCHELL EDITORIAL The Year Book is the last publication of the class of 1928. We have worked hard to make it a valuable sou- venir of our High School career, one that in years to come will bring back tender and happy memories of the years we spent together. It is no small piece of work to compile a book carrying the picture of each member of a Senior Class numbering over five hun- dred, and the pictures of all the school organizations, and to assemble all this, and other material properly. Our work is not perfect, but we have given you our best effort. To our advisors, Miss Gat- chell, Miss Welch, Miss Paul, and Mr. Sprague, and to all who have given generously of their time and energy to make our book a success, we extend our sincere thanks. We realize that their help is indispensable in publishing a book of this size. With its Year Book under its arm, the Class of 1928 now passes through the por- tals of the Somerville High School out unto unknown fields. With regret the class is leaving, but with the irre- pressible spirit of youth it faces the future. It goes forth equipped with experi- ence, armed with power de- rived from its training, and cheered by happy memories and friendships. P. F. C. 8 MISS WELCH MR. SPRAGUE RADIATOR YEAR BODK HERBERT R.FALLGREN BUSINESS MANAGER PERCEYE CROWELL EDITOR IN CHIEF HENRY H.LEVENSON CIRCULATING MANAGER, EDWARD J. BREEN ADVERTISING MANAGER 9 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: Murid Morse. Curtice Townsend, Edward Breen, Albert Fisher, Lolly Mollcr. Second Row: Dorothy Burnham, Agnes Fitzpatrick, Henry Levenson, Percy Crowell, Prescott Hall. Helen Baker, Mary Gradone. Third Row: George Morel. Irvine Whitcomb, Jean Yacubian, Herbert Fallgren, John McCann, Elizabeth Small. Earl Gibson. Grover Winn. THE YEAR BOOK Since the publication of the first Year Book in 1921, interest in this hook has grown until it is now recognized as a most important publication, and is the pride of the school. Each year the new stall' has tried to make their edition better than the one before, with the result that the Year Books of our school are among the best published by high schools. This year we have been fortunate in having a staff of willing workers, and with the guidance of our excellent advisors we feel that we have upheld the standards set by pre- ceding classes. To the Juniors whose duty it will be to publish a Year Book next year we extend best wishes for their success. 10 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK YEAR BOOK STAFF Percy F. Crowell, Editor-in Chief Prescott W. Hall, Assistant Editor Herbert R. Fallgren, Business Manager Henry H. Levinson, Circulation Manager Helen M. Baker, Assistant Manager Agnes E. Fitzpatrick, Assistant Circulation Manager Dorothy L. Burnham, George F. Morel, ’29 Staff Artists Curtice N. Townsend, Albert L. Fisher, Humor Editors Olive B. MacPherson, Bertha M. Corfield, Lolly Moller, Ruth F. Garrod, Jean F. Yacubian, Margaret A. Lacey, Muriel L. Morse, Irvine E. Whitcomb, Ernest D. Sackett, Grover R. Winn, Senior Committee Edward J. Breen, Advertising Manager Elizabeth B. Small, John F. McGann, Jr., Asst. Advertising Managers Earl F. Gibson, Estelle R. Keaney, Organization Committee John A. Rondina, Mary A. Gradone, John J. Hayes, Frank Van Ummersen, Junior Committee 11 RADIATOR YEAR BODK First Row: William Vidito, Ruth Garrod, Frank Van Ummerson. Second Row: Dorothy Burnham, Marion Smith. Ernest Sackett, Grover Winn, Mary Gradone, Lolly Moller, Bertha Corfield. Third Row: Nathaniel Vidito. Albert Fisher, Curtice Townsend, Grethell Simpson, Olive MacPherson, Jean Yacubian, Irvine Whitcomb. George Morel. THE RADIATOR During the year of 1927 1928 the Radiator has been most successful; some new plans which greatly increased its circulation, were instituted, and the business managers have been able to meet all obligations promptly. The price was lowered; it was made a mag- azine of uniform size; and with the co-operation of the drawing department, stories were illustrated and at least one page of cartoons was found in each issue. The Staff has endeavored to make the Radiator of general interest through the maintenance of several departments, the Editorial, Literary, Poetry, Library, Sporting, Alumni, Exchange, Humor and School News, and has worked hard for the success of our publication. 12 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK CLASS O R A T I O N BY A L B E R T A L L E N TO WHAT END In our day the insistent call is for education! All over our country there is evidence of this eager- ness or hunger for learning. More is being expended on education than ever before. The number, beauty of construction, and efficiency of our schools constitute the pride of rural districts, towns, and cities alike; every college campus is swarming with eager students; university extension courses offer to the work-a-day world higher education. An edifying state of affairs, indeed, in the midst of America’s material prosperity! Yet world educators of every land—Africa, Ceylon, South America, men of the stamp of President Jacks of Oxford.—affirm that still more widespread education is nec- essary for a vigorous civilization. What does it all mean? What should be the aim and result of this Renaissance in Learning? What must this education be if America is to attain our fondest hopes for her future? The proverbial little red schoolhouse and the three R’s are a colorful myth of the past. In its stead are imposing institutions of learning. Geography and the classics have given way to complex sciences and strict training for the commercial world that stretches its network of factories and transportation systems everywhere. No one can deny that education today tends strongly towards specialization in industry, that books and intensive training are manufacturing skilled men for the business world. True, we can find no glaring fault in such a condition; the little red schoolhouse has but adapted itself to the demands of the times. Admittedly, then, our book learning and our technical skill are at flood tide today; marvellously adroit human machines with their heads crammed full of facts are at a pre- mium today. But is this the sole purpose of our schools—to grind out storehouses of information? Is this the fundamental object of our educational system? Shallow and dreary is such education, because it falls woefully short of the fundamental object of real education. Book learning is of value only when that information stored away in the mind is used to interpret Life; when.it fashions an understanding of men and their ways; when it teaches appreciation of those social and moral laws that form the warp and woof of human relations; in short, when it has trained the individual in the great laws which govern the Art of Living, the most difficult and at the same time the least understood art in the world. Dr. Eliot of Harvard fame put it thus: “The fundamental object of education is to lift the whole population to a higher plane of intelligence, conduct and happiness.” Witness the Bible, the Book of Books, one of whose sages said: ’’Knowledge is the principal thing; therefore, get knowledge; and with all thy getting get understanding!” Huxley, wise English scientist, conceives of the truly educated man as one who “has fashioned the affections and the will into an earnest and loving desire to move in harmony with the Laws of the Universe.” In other words, the truly educated man is he who does the right thing in the right way at the right time whether he wants to or not. The laws which govern the Game of Life, whose magnitude, complexity and interest true educa- tion helps us to appreciate, we shall discuss briefly under three aspects. The first of these are the Laws of Nature, those laws which govern the environment where we play this Game of Life, and with which we must be in harmony if we are to win out. Book learning may teach structure of the bodv and the harm of excess, but no man is truly educated until this knowledge becomes a guide to his daily life and he has come to hold sacred the human body, “a machine fearfully and wonderfully made”, the temple of the soul. Epicurus and Aristotle of Greece, Kant, and Buskin exhorted their fellows to find true happiness in self-restraint, in living the temperate life, in maintaining bodily and mental health and cleanliness. What sadder proof that nature does not countenance excess in anything can be found than fallen, crumbled nations of history’s time-worn pages which defied this great Law of Nature? No human being can violate it without finding to his sorrow that Nature punishes slowly, agonizingly, with bitter relentlessness. 13 RADIATOR YEAR What do we find when we question the results of man’s intellectual training in the field of scien- tific investigation? Inquisitive science has relentlessly delved into .Nature, and behold: Pierced and torn asunder are towering, venerable mountains; disclosed is Nature’s alchemy in flowers and trees; fearful maladies are absolved of their terror in medical laboratory; reproduction of the human voice has been heard in England across a protesting sea; with exquisite efficiency is each element of indus- try’s products used to advantage. Grateful humanity ponders: What motivating force caused such self-sacrificing folks as Goethals, Madame Curie, Pasteur, Carrel and Daken in antiseptic surgery, Michelson in physics to devote their lives, their very life- blood, to live intimately with Nature that they might rob her of her secrets? The truly educated scientist is he who so loves life and human beings that he toils unselfishly that his fellow-men may live most fully in that physical environment where they play the Game of Life. This, this is godlike, sublime Service! But when the scientist mobilizes ingenious scientific inventions for barbaric war- fare, and, slave-like, is subservient to the black god of War and Evil, then the Laws of Nature have been defiled, then learning has been warped and disfigured beyond all semblance of true education! Necessary as it is for man to understand Laws of the world of Nature, yet that he appreciates the Laws of Man’s relation with Man is of vital importance. Democratic America, which with a lavish hand expends millions of dollars for the education of her youth, anxiously declares: “My concern is whether this lavish expenditure of time and money is infusing in American youth a keener appreciation of the Laws which govern his relation to his fellow-men.” In the seething, feverish whirlpool of American industrial life, how does the book-trained man conduct himself? Does he forget courtesy, generosity, honesty and justice to his fellow-men in his greed for gold? If so, he is disregarding great social laws for which true education teaches respect. The educated man is aware that not in such conduct does honor lie. Happily, a superior sentiment is growing in the world. It is the eternally righteous doctrine that not gold, not self, but Service to fellow-men, brings lasting happiness and honor. Selfishness and self-aggrandizement are not the badge of the truly educated. With the loftiest principles of American political and civil justice, obedience to law is inex- tricably fused. They are one and inseparable. Yet increasing crime with the attendant filling of jails has reached an appalling crisis. Is this due to environment or unfortunate heredity, as social workers assert? Is crime due to laxity in laws and law enforcement, as many judges maintain? The world laughs at American hostility to law. The average, well-meaning citizen shakes his head ruefully, despairingly. Yet to him who carefully ponders the subject, it is evident that much of our education has failed ignominiously to bring about an understanding of the Laws governing Man’s Relation to Man. The knowledge that crime, injustice, lying, and dishonesty are base and contrary to the inexorable rules of the Game of Life has not been co-existent with learning. In the true education, all agree, lies the solution of the crime problem, for it inculcates a desire to harm no human being; it fosters a respect for law and consequent obedience, and it instills devo- tion to American ideals and institutions. Defeated is insidious crime when the -true education exerts its benign influence. Is true education an effective instrument to combat that international curse—Intolerance? Each day America is striving to banish misunderstanding and crush intolerance, that canker that weakens and embitters, and plunges nations into war. We are truly educated when we love our fellow-men and feel a broad, generous tolerance that respects all races, creeds, religions, and customs, though they may be widely different from our own. Is not every human being an expression of God? Then the more we appreciate and love our fellow-men, the nearer to God we climb. Let this chord of sentiment vibrate over the spirit of democratic America! But there is a surpassing, supreme attainment of true education. Its most sublime influence lies in directing us to right relations with God, the Supreme Being, the motivating force that drives man and nature. Phillips Brooks tells us that the strongest democracy is a spiritually minded one. An urgent need of our day is a counterbalance for confusing material prosperity. Whither shall we turn? To the establishment of a closer bond between man and God. Far too many of the youths who are at this very time being graduated, literally by thousands, from our schools and universities 14 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK are without religious ballast to their lives. Nay, many are even pronounced atheists. What a tragedy that their spiritual eyes are sealed to God, to that wonderful force which harmonizes all the con- flicting elements of the Universe! Atheists in vain search for God in sordid theories; they neglect to look for Him in the great living world round about them. No God within the blue canopy of a summer sky? “The sun, the moon, the stars, the seas, the hills and the plains,— Are not these, 0 Soul, the Vision of Him who reigns?” To deny the existence of a Divine Spirit in every living creature is sheer ignorance, for never can Man be separated from God! Whoever has refreshed his spirit in the calm of quiet communion with God can say with George Herbert: “Praise and thanks are due God for his manifold blessings. God’s spirit in man remains the fairest feature of all things.” Because in spirit Man bears a likeness to God, the spiritual qualities are the noblest in human possession. True education is the fountain that nourishes spiritual life, which in turn diffuses fresh life and vigor and purity to Man’s relation to man and to the Laws of Nature. President Coolidge, himself in the midst of practical, mundane affairs, earnestly said: “We do not need more material development, we need more spiritual development. . . . We do not need more intellectual power, we need more moral power. We do not need more knowledge, we need more character. We do not need more government, we need more culture. We do not need more law, we need more religion. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.” Classmates: Each day we see standards of life changing in the complexity of modern social, com- mercial, and industrial life. That which more than anything else will help us to meet these and abide by the mighty Laws of the Universe is a well developed sense of right and wrong. Here, within the ivy-bosomed Somerville High School, we have laid the foundations of true education. Let us cultivate the true education out in the world beyond these friendly doors. Perhaps one day it may seem that greed and selfishness and injustice are masters everywhere. Shall we be discouraged, shall we despair? Not at all. With Lincoln let us have an abiding faith that “Right makes might.” Let us be loyal, just in judgment of our fellows, with a regard for their rights; let us be tolerant of all, and trust in God and dwell in His sanctuary. Marvelous opportunities for real patriotism and service exist right around us. Let us love America, appreciate her, help her outlaw war, maintain good government and serve her. Where? Wherever destiny decrees our stations in life, there let us seek Service. If we live the good life wherever we are, and borrow a bit of the great sun of the firmament each day with which to brighten our own sphere of daily contact—we, too, will be serving graciously and generously. And now, high school days over, the Great Adventure of Life is unfolding, and the way lies open, shining with glorious hope and promise. Today we start with a song in our hearts, a song of love for classmates and school and all humanity. Let us keep that song forever as a treasure. Classmates, and when days seem dark and the song ceases, let us look up to the spiritual life, and there catch that wonderful old refrain that harmonizes us with the great Laws of the Universe, and brings us lasting peace and contentment. 15 RADIATOR YEAR BDOK ! SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS VIRGINIA A. KENNEY VICE-PRESIDENT LAWRENCE R. WILLIAMS PRESIDENT ESTELLE R.KEANEY SECRETARY WALTER J. CORBETT TREASURER, 16 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Sept. 10. Nov. 10. Nov. 13. Nov. 26. Dec. 4. Dec. 22. Jan. 6. Jan. 18. Feb. 12. Feb. 17. April 1. April 16. April 22. June 1. June 25. Sept. 9. Sept. 10. Sept. 20. Sept. 25. Oct. 2. Oct. 14. Nov. 2. Nov. 12. Nov. 15. Nov. 26. Dec. 10. Dec. 24. Jan. 5. CALENDAR SOPHOMORE YEAR — 1925-1926 As frightened Sophomores, we enter the portals of the S. H. S. and are soon lost in the maze of corridors and passageways. Our first assembly. Mr. Avery discusses the possibilities by which we can improve our report cards. The fatal day—report cards. We are forced to leave school to partake of a Thanksgiving meal. We enjoyed the gentle strains of music from the Boston Symphony Concert. Our first insight into the ability of the Players’ Club. “Why the Chimes Rang Out.” Boys start running for track team. Thrift drive. Sophomores are asked to “save” their money. Senior play, “Honor Bright.” Sophomores show their respect for Senior class by attending. Radiator Tag Day. Sophomores are shown the intricacies of baseball; no fooling. Sophomore dance. Sophomore girls win physical training contest. Our first Class Day. Some of us discover the delight of comfortable shoes. Compelled to take a much needed vacation. JUNIOR YEAR — 1926-27 The Big Parade—at last we are Juniors! Find that the only advantage 3rd floor has is that we can look down on the rest of the school. Decide that the trophy cabinet needs a Junior contribution. Beat St. Mary’s High 7-0 with help of Seniors. Somerville loses to Providence Tech. All good resolutions shot! Radiator Out—Good work, staff! Find how the Faculty were employed during vacation' Webster Debating Society opens year with a bang. Thrift Drive begun. 1,114 pupils deposit 81,042.14. Not such spend- thrifts after all! Officers elected: Lawrence Williams Co. End of first quarter. Air castles completely ruined. Three cheers for Coach Dickerman. It’s a wow of a team he produced to defeat Rindge 26-13. Eat till it hurts. Sophs have improved, but still need a little advice. Vacation begins—Santa Claus comes as usual. Wonder if Sophs wrote to him? New Year opens. Back for a rest. These vacations aren’t what they’re cracked up to be. 17 RADIATOR YEAR BDOK Feb. 17. Feb. 25 March 8 March 15. April 12. May 20. June 7. June 15. Sept. 7. Sept. 14. Sept. 24. Oct. 3. Oct. 13. Oct. 25. Nov. 5. Nov. 23. Nov. 28. Dec. 6. Dec. 22. Dec. 23. Dec. 25. Feb. 2. Feb. 3. Feb. 17. Feb. 21. Feb. 28. April 14. April 27. May 23. May 24. June 1. June 4. Noble Seniors present play, “Full House.” See “Dot” Watkins at her best. New school commenced—a new board here and there. Hopes don’t cost a thing. Juniors go forth to try exams. The last breath of freedom. Start boosting Junior Night Committee. In regard to Senior’s pictures—some definite negative decisions were made. At last! Junior Night. Our first big party. A good time was had by all— etc., especially Seniors. Class Day “put over” by help of Juniors. Class of ’27 is on its way, but we go on forever. SENIOR YEAR Came to school as dignified, all-important Seniors with a vow to do our homework and treat the Sophomores kindly. A week’s time convinced us that homework was not made for us. Capt. Maclnniss and squad taught the Worcester High School of Commerce boys how to play football to the tune of 18-6. The great girl athletes turned out. We elected “Laurie” Williams and Co. The Juniors followed our example and elected officers. Somerville’s football team scored on Everett. The football team celebrated by burying Rindge, and then everybody went home for turkey. “Law” Donovan was elected captain of the baseball team. The track men started off with a spurt. We saw a Christmas Cantata presented by the Glee and Players’ Clubs. The teachers needed a rest, so the pupils consented to take a vacation. Santa Claus came and went. The National Honor Society opened its doors to some members of the Senior class. The Seniors boosted the Sopohomore Dance to Success. A big event; the Senior play, “The New Poor,” went over in big style. The Senior girls and boys showed their superiority by winning a physical training competition. At the State Indoor Track Meet, Somerville took second place and John Hayes tied the record in the hurdles. The Orchestra gave a concert. Most of the Seniors were well entertained at Junior Night. Class Day was held despite workmen and construction. Whoopee—e! Senior Night. And a great time was had by all. The end of our High School career. Speeches, more speeches and—diplomas. The Class of 1928 passes out of the picture. 18 RADIATOR YEAR THE CLASS POEM By Bertha May Cor field THE SECOND MILE To live! The Challenge greets us as we jour- ney The first few paces on our Second Mile,— To live,—and yes, to make with all our living A Life,—a thing more noble and worthwhile. A Life where we may face each task that meets us With steady glance and willing, helping hand, Where wre may stop to lift,—not stoop to scorning, But help to raise the weak who cannot stand. Our Second Mile! It calls us! As we start it. Fresh, gay and free, with all the strength of Youth, With minds new'-taught and skill as yet un- proven, With many fellow-travelers:—then in truth We see before us happiness to gladden And storms perhaps to test our will, to try us sore, But still we know that, though it’s real and earnest. The Race of Life has oft been won before. Yet, so fortified, as the days slip onward. We find we’ve failed our Trust along the road, Have turned aside from our own small pathway, And, in so doing, failed to ease another’s load; Then we have missed that which was far more lovely, That we should have scattered down the Quar- ter-mile— Our wilful way, a habit better broken, A selfish spirit w'here we owed a smile; If this we see, then let us heed, remember The meaning of the Game and keep its rule To play with fairness,—not to live for living Nor to ourselves alone; for Life’s a School. Thus in the learning of our hard-earned lessons We’ll gain the strength of will to meet each test; We’ll Look Up, Lift Up, but ourselves be humble. To Live and Love and Learn,—these three are best. Perchance somewhere we see the gaudy splen- dor Of castles Wealth has built to lure Mankind. “This Way to Power” will be the crossroad pointer, And there will wait Desire, tempting Mind. The chance will come to yield, and then, in folly, Up paths inviting, easy, we’ll be led, But if we try to touch the shining windows We’ll see them fade, and find their magic fled. Lest we should seek, as on we gaily travel, To be the masters of our fellow' men By striving, esteeming self, to inspire A fear, unworthy, let us know' just then That when we’ve reached the hilltop, where, surveying We think our Life complete, all square, With no post left unwon that’s worth the win- ning. It would be better far w'ere we not there. For we must have an Aim, a Goal for striving, And looking up,—if humble be the heart, We’ll hear the ringing Challenge and its echo: We’ll live more truly, knowing each his part. Perchance we’ll find beneath the Half-way Marker Partial success, that foretells joy to come, That reassures and strengthens us in purpose,— Perchance wre try to keep the total sum Of wealth acquired through our strength and effort, And fail to give to those with pockets bare. 0, let us know' true wealth lies in the giving. Not what we gain to hold, but what we share! Our cars, perhaps, are tuned to hear the singing Of larks at dawn, and catch the love in Song That throbs around us, answering our heart’s desire And cheering us to laugh the way along. Perhaps we find the whispers of the night wind And pounding of the sea upon the shore Mean more than simply sound, but our com- panions 19 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Have failed, and luned their hearts to hear no more. Then may we, in our gladness, wait, and show them The world of Song that fills our very Soul, And help their hearts to sing as they go on- ward,— To live more fully as they near the Goal! And if. when we have almost caught the shadow Cast by some goal post just around the bend To which we’d set our faces with the dawning. If then, while pressing toward the longed-for end With hopes held high, we needs must see de- scending, Obscuring nearly both our Goal and Way, A Cloud, that seems to shut out and to stifle The very sun, our joy and light by day; A cloud so black and threatening in its bigness That it can muster to its call and aid A mighty deluge, that nearly overwhelms us In spirit, and through which a passage must be made; Then surely there’s a message to remember, For that same Force by which the Storm was sent Has shown there’s Vict’ry and a Rainbow promised To every Youth whose eyes are forward bent! For not the strong alone have chance of win- ning, Or swift of foot, advantage in the Race, But to the true and faithful in their purpose Will fall the glad and coveted “First Place”. In Life there is no “If” for Youth, but “Can”; The Deed to do, the Trust to keep. ’Twill be Along our Second Mile we’ll learn to live! The Test Unknown, well met, that God will see! SENIOR CLASS ODE Air: The End of a Perfect Day When we come to the end of our Senior year And think of the hours we have spent, Of friendships made we have found so dear In the school of our hearts’ content; We hope we have carried the banner high Of “Honor and Progress” too, To do our best we will always try In the years we must pass through. Now this is the end of our Senior year, And the time has come to depart, But mem’ries will live that are held so dear In every loyal heart; You have taught us faithfully day by day; Alma mater, we leave you now, But though we are absent and far away, We will keep to you our vow. Jean C. Lamb. 20 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK CLASS HISTORY In September. 1925. the (.lass of 1928 entered the High School as Sophomores, feeling very un- necessary, inferior, and of little consequence in comparison with the upper classmen. But after the election of our class officers—President, John Buckley; Vice-President, Olive Thompson; Secretary, Estelle Keaney; and 7 reasurer, Norman Watt—we began to realize that we were as much a part of the school as any class, and that responsibilities were to be placed on our shoulders. That we-were expected to follow the example of preceding classes and strive for higher scholarship, render fuller service, and cultivate finer characters than ever before, we readily understood and straightway as- sumed our responsibilities. A fine class spirit was shown by the splendid response of the class in paying the class dues promptly. Our Sophomore dance was enjoyed by many. After a well-spent vacation we returned in September, 1926, to our school which had now grown to mean much to us. We were resolved to be still more active, of greater service, ahd more loyal supporters of every worthy cause. Lawrence Williams was elected President; Ruth Hodges, Vice- President; Estelle Keaney, Secretary; and George Goodwin, Treasurer. As before, the class re- sponded admirably to the call for class dues. This year we were granted a Junior Night. Through the splendid efforts of the Junior Night Committee, Herbert Fallgren, Olive MacPherson, and Dorothy Gordon, our program was presented so well that we challenge any Junior Class to better it. Too much credit cannot be attributed to Miss Bell, who so wisely and cleverly coached the play and advised the committee. Members of our class took active parts in various drives and organizations, the class co-operated whole-heartedly with the Students’ Council, and some members were given the honor of being the first Juniors to be received into the National Honor Society. This proved that we were still aiming for high ranks in scholarship. Once more vacation intervened and enabled us to return in 1928 more keyed-up with ambition, pep, and determination than ever before, for now we were Seniors. How good it seemed to each of us to be once more with our friends who had come to mean so much to us! Our officers this year were Lawrence Williams, President; Virginia Kenney, Vice-President; George Corbett, Treas- urer; and Estelle Keaney, who was re-elected to serve as Secretary for her third term of office. That we as Seniors were interested in making our school better was at once shown when an as- sembly of about 1500 students, planned for and conducted by students only from the Senior Class, was held to arouse the spirit and interest of all classes in athletics, and not only in athletics but also in scholastic attainments did our class set an example. Senior Play Night wras a marvelous success due to the untiring work of our Play Committee, Prescott Hall, Olive Thompson, and Henry Levenson. Once more we express our appreciation to them and to Miss Bell, who again coached a successful play. And nowr as we are about to leave, we cannot express our appreciation of our teachers who have so wisely and willingly instructed us. We will better appreciate them several years from now when we experience some of the things for which they have prepared us. It is our wish that the classes of ’29 and ’30 will carry on with as much interest as we have carried on, and that they will come to care for our high school so much that they will leave it as reluctantly as we are leaving. We hope that some day someone will say that the new high school is a greater school, not so much because of its newr buildings and modern conveniences, but because the classes of ’29 and ’30 made it a better place because they were in it. Lawrence R. Williams, President Senior Class, ’28 21 RADIATOR YEAR A DELHI AN, LEO 58 Conwell Avc. Scientific 1; General 2, 3; 2nd Orchestra 1; 1st Orchestra 2, 3; Traffic Squad. The mouth speaks, but the deed proves. ALLEN, MARION GLADYS “Gully,” 7 Mortimer PI. Commercial; Na- tional Honor Society; Bank Worker; Assistant Room Treasurer 2; Typewriting Awards: Royal 2, Underwood 2. Oh! those eyes, how they talk! AHERNE, RAYMOND J. “Ray.” 22 Robinson St. College; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3; Webster Debating 3; Poetry Club 3; Thrift Association 1, 2, 3. A sense of humor is the salt of life. ALLISON, ERNEST CARL “ Dutch,” 97 Bromfield Rd. College; Foot- ball; Track. t ’Gentleman, scholar, heartbreaker, athlete. ALBERTINE, JOSEPH “ Husky Joe,” 658 Somerville Ave. General; Somerville High Regiment 1; Corporal 2; 1st year Sergeant. Common sense is not a common thing. ANDERSON, CATHERINE PETRIE “ Toat,” 91 Bristol Rd. General; Room Treasurer 1; Sketch Club 2, 3; Christmas Play 3. , Silver treble laughter trilleth. ALLEN, ALBERT “ Al,” 7 Mortimer PI. College; Football 2: Physical Training Leader 1. 3; President of National Honor Society first Semester; Literary Club 2, 3; President 3; Proctor 1; Webster Debating Society 1, 2, 3. lie sure you are right, then go ahead. ANGELO, GRACE G. “ Gracic,” 54 Bond St. Normal. Why should life all labor be? 22 RADIATOR YEAR A KATA, JULIA “Jewel,” 32 Wilton St. Normal; Literary Club; Asst. Treasurer of Home Room. Patience is the reward for every trouble. ATLANSKY, JENNETTE “Teddie,” 100 Willow Ave. General; Physical Training Leader 1. 2; Girls Bugle and Drum Corps 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 2, 3. It is good to be friendly. ARTICARY, JOHN STANLEY “ Arti,” 13 Joy St. Radiator Representative. Indu'd with sanctity of reason. AUSTIN, EDITH EVELYN “ Edie,” 4 Fairlee St. College; Literary Club 3. Cheerful company shortens the miles. ATAMIAN, ARAXIE CRACE “ Roxy,” 82 Lowell St. General; Glee Club 1; Prose Writing Club 2. 3; Spanish Club 3. Thou art not steeped in golden languors. AVANZINO, LAWRENCE, Jn. “ Larry,” 12A Ware St. College; Radiator Representative 1; Thrift Association. On with the dance! Let Joy be unconfined. ATKINS, HELEN LOUISE 735 Somerville Ave. General; Class Day Sergeant; 2nd Lieutenant; Typewriting Awards: Underwood and Royal. All her words are sweet and fair, thus may she always be. BABINO, CRACE HAZEL 101 Boston Ave. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Underwood, Woodstock; Bank. Good nature is stronger than a tomahawk. 23 RADIATOR YEAR BACKSTROM, C. G. EBEN “ H’lo Hat.” 69 Glen St. College; Barn! 1. 2; First Orchestra 3; Second Orchestra 1; Players’ Club 3; Supervisor Traffic Squad 2, 3; Drill Leader 1, 2; Junior Play. I ve lived and loved. BARATTA, HUGO CHARLES Mon,” 73 Park St. General; Fife and Drum 1, 2, 3. Laughter wins him many friends. BACKUS, EDWARD F. Chip.” 73 Boston St. Scientific; Band 2, 3: First Orchestra 3. A darned good fellow is he — till he bloivs his saxophone. BARR. MAUDE ” Maudic,” 951 Broadway. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Royal, Underwood. Why cant they all be contented like me? BAKER, HELEN M. 12 Kingston St. College; National Honor Society; Graduating with Honor. You are the evening star, always remaining betwixt dark and bright. BARRY, AGNES MARIE ” Ag,” 67 Merriam St. Normal; Pageant (Thrift); Bank Treasurer 1. A daughter of the gods, divinely tall, and most divinely fair. BALDWIN, EDWARD J. Eddie,” 53 Hinckley St. General; Glee Club 2, 3. He has a firm, yet courteous mind. BARRY, GERTRUDE F. ” Gertie,” 63A Oak St. Commercial; Glee Club 2; Typewriting Awards:' Royal 30-40, Underwood 30. Say what you like. All things love me! 24 RADIATOR YEAR BATES, EUGENE A. 7 Wheeler St. Scientific. Strength equals happiness. BERRY. HELEN- 42 Banks St. General; School Bank; Type- writing Awards: Royal 2, Remington, Under- wood. A dancing shape, an image gay To haunt, to startle, and waylay. BEAN, ALLEN C. Beanie,” 24 Pearson Rd. College; De- bating 1, 2. 3; Bank Treasurer 2; Radiator Representative 3; Traffic Squad 2. 3: Traffic Squad Supervisor 3; Literary Club 2, 3; Usher Senior Play. W hatever he does is done with much case! BERRY, PHILIP “Phil,” 203 Highland Ave. General. I would help others out of pure good will. BEARDSLEY, HELEN GERTRUDE “ Hon,” 48 Holyoke Rd. Commercial. ’to kind of shy, but I ’ll get by. BINGHAM, RALPH D. “ Bang,” 52 Pearl St. Scientific. Trying will get one anywhere. BECKER. BENJAMIN “ Ben,” 43 Franklin St. Glee Club 3; Physical Training Leader 1; Poetry Club. And he is not a woman hater. BLAKE, MAXINE B. “Maxine,” 10 Liberty Ave. General; Basketball 1. 2, 3; Swimming 2; Physical Training 1. 3; Short Story Club 1; Poetry Club 3; Class Day 1; Sketch Club 3. The lady of my delight. 25 RADIATOR YEAR BLANCHARD, EUGENE S. “Gene ’ 11 Gibbens St. Scientific; Foot- ball 2; Boys’ Bugle Corps 3. He aims to please. BOGAN, GERTRUDE M. Peanut,” 11 Miner St. General; Type- writing Awards: Woodstock 1, Remington 1, Underwood 1. She is an unassuming miss, to her we wish heavenly bliss. BLANCHE. P. ALBERT “ Al,” 58 Mt. Vernon St. General; Base- ball 1, 2. 3: Physical Training Leader 2, 3; 1st Lieutenant Class Day. His trouble is his admiration for girls. BOLTON, EDITH M. “ Bobie,” 25 Wesley St. Commercial; Poetry Club. A sweet girl she is, and true. BLOMEN, ALBERT II. “ Al,” 33 Bcllington St., Arlington, Mass. Scientific. Be satisfied with nothing but your best. BONE, DOROTHY L. “ Dot,” 26 Powder House Blvd. Normal; Glee Club 3; Sketch Club 1; Thrift Associa- tion 2, 3. Who may know whether smile or frown be fleeter''’ Whether smile or frown be sweeter. Who may know? BLUMSACK, JOSEPH “Joe.” 221A School St. College; Football 1; Basketball 3; Member of Debating Team 3; Vice-President of Webster Debating So- ciety 2, 3; Poetry Club; Thrift Association; President Webster Debating Society 3; Junior Night Cast. Be sure to give the other men their turns to speak. BOURKE, EDMUND J. “ Eddie,” 17 Warwick St. College; Poetry Club 3. His pen is striking, resistless, and grand; His modest manners, complying they stand. 26 RADIATOR YEAR BOURKE, FLORENCE E. 17 Warwick St. General; Glee Club 1; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Underwood 1. 2, Remington 1, Woodstock 1. An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow. BRIDGES, RUTH MARY 21 Crocker St. Normal; First and Second Orchestra; Sophomore Year Girls’ Glee Club; Senior Girls' Glee Club. There is sweet music here, that softer falls Than petals from blown roses on the grass. BOYLE, VINCENT J. “ Vinny,” 46 Upland Rd. Commercial; Glee Club; Physical Training Leader 2; Captain Junior Class Company. Leave your name on hearts and not on marble. BRIGHAM, EDITH “ Eddie,” 35 Belknap St. General; Lieu- tenant 1: Physical Training Leader 1, 2, 3. Serene as the moonlight and warm as the day. BRADFORD, GEORGE H., Jr. 16 Oxford St. Scientific; National Honor Society; Class Day Lieutenant; Traffic Squad 2, 3. Ambition has no rest in thee. BRIGHAM, MARJORIE “Midge,” 22 Madison St. Normal; Girls’ Debating Society 1; Sketch Club 1. IVherefore those faint smiles of thine? BREEN, EDWARD J., Jr. “Ed.” 434 Broadway. College; Track 1, 2; Fife and Drum 1. 2; Glee Club 1, 2; Physical Training Leader 1, 2, 3; Poetry Club; Room Proctor 2; Traffic Squad 2; Sporting Editor ’26; Advertising Manager of Year Book. Much study is a weariness to the flesh. BROOKS, GEORGE “Red,” 31 Lexington Ave. General; 1st Lieutenant; Class Proctor. A light heart lives long. 27 RADIATOR YEAR BROOKS, PHYLLIS “Phil,” 39 Cedar St. General; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Remington 1, Woodstock 1, Underwood 1. Thy smile and frown are not aloof from one another. BUCKLEY, JOHN F., Jr. Buck,” 45 Moore St. College; Sophomore Class President; Track Team; Physical Train- ing Leader 1, 2, 3; Proctor 1, 2; Bank Treas- urer 1; Radiator Representative 1, 2, 3. The world knows naught of its great men. BRUCE, CHARLES H. “ Bruno,” 62 Prescott St. Scientific; Proctor 3; Chess Club 1, 2, 3; Glee Club; Traffic Squad; Literary Club 1, 2, 3; Christmas Play 1. Obedience is the key to every doubt. BURNHAM, DOROTHY LEE “ Dot. 21 Grace Rd., West Medford. Gen- eral: .National Honor Society, Vice-President 3; Sketch Club, Treasurer 2; Proctor 1, 2; Junior Radiator Staff; Poetry Club 2, 3; Staff Artist; Head Usher, Senior Play. She is more fair than words can say. BRYANT, HARRY R. “Dick,” 11 Pennsylvania Ave. General; Glee Club 1, 2. The mouth speaks, but the deed proves. BURNS, MURIEL Mimi, 5 Shcrbern Ct. College; Pageant 1. Airy, fairy Muriel; Flitting, fairy Muriel. BUCKLAND. MARGARET S. “ Marge,” 22 Arthur St. Normal. There is no joy but calm. BUSWELL, BEATRICE ARLEEN 239 Summer St. Commercial; Glee Club; Physical Training leader 1, 2, 3; Proctor 3; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Bank Treasurer 1, 2; Secretary of Traffic Squad; Corporal, Class Day; Typewriting Awards: Remington 40, Underwood 40-50, Woodstock 40, Perfect Test 42. meddle with no one's business but my own. 28 RADIATOR YEAR CALDERON 1. MARGUERITE I. “ Rita,” 31 Wheatland St. Commercial: Glee Club; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Under- wood 1. A little work, a little ploy, make for me a happy day. CARLSON, CORINNE “ Connie,” 9 Ashland St. Commercial; Na- tional Honor Society; Typewriting Awards: Woodstock 1, 2, Underwood 2. Remington 1. Royal 1, Perfect Test 35. But beyond expression fair. With thy floating flaxen hair. CALDERWOOD, JAMES F. “ Jim,” 34 Laurel St. College; Bugle ami Drum Corps; Traffic Squad. Better late than never. CARMOSINO, MARCUERIT A 16 Montrose St. General; Spanish Club 2; Players’ Club 1, 2. 3; “ Ruby Red,” Pag- eant; “Uncle Jimmy,” Senior Play; Junior Play; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1. Under- wood 1, 2. Remington 1. 2, Woodstock 1. Per- fect Test 32. 0 sweet pale Margaret; 0 rare pale Margaret. CANTWELL, BRIDE E. “Bridie,” 55 Craigie St. General; Glee Club 2; Poetry and Story Writing Club 2; Typewriting Award: Underwood 1. Modest and wise — full of tender sympathy. CARROLL, ELEANORE LOUISE “ Little Elly,” 333 Powder House Blvd. Gen- eral. How may measured words adore The full-flowing harmony Of thy swan-like stateliness, Eleanor e! CAPODILUPO, LAWRENCE “ Cappic,” 32 Munroe St. College; Man- ager Football 3; Webster Debating 1. 2, 3; Vice-President 1. 2; President 3: Winner in Prize Debate 2; Asst. Circulating Manager of Radiator 2; Sporting Editor 3; Traffic Squad 1, 2; Class Day Lieutenant 1: Captain 2; Thrift Association 1, 2, 3; Poetry Club 2. 3. Earnest effort carries one far. CASASSA, DORIS R. 15 Appleton St. Commercial. A girl occupied with great ideas. 29 RADIATOR YEAR CASEY, WILLIAM T. “Bill,” 55 School St. Commercial; Players’ Club 2, 3; Junior and Senior Plays; Christmas Play 3. He trod the boards in true Shakespearean style. CHI ESA, HELEN 75 Grant St. General; Field Hockey 1, 2; Athletic Club 1, 2; Hanking Representative; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1, Under- wood 1, Woodstock 1; Vice-President 1; Secretary of Athletic Club 2; Physical Train- ing Leader 1. Some little Athlete! CATANZANO, ANTHONY JOSEPH “Tony,” 3 Calvin St. Scientific; Traffic Squad; Chess Club and Chess Team. He is a mighty pleasant man. CIAMPA, CARMEL A “ Carmie,” 156 Broadway. Normal. She ’5 a book to be with care perused. CHASE, RETA B. “Jeff,” 10 Russell Rd. Commercial; Hank Worker; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Un- derwood 1. Of soul sincere. In action faithful and in honor clear. CLARK. FRANCES “Frankie,” 13 Everett Avc. Commercial; Bank Worker 2, 3. A maiden modest, yet self-possessed! CHENEY, MILDRED R. “ Dick,” 7 Lesley Avc. General; Field Hockey; Hank; Physical Training Leader; Room Treasurer; Poetry Club; Athletic Asso- ciation; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1, Underwood 1, Woodstock 1, Perfect Test. Vexst not thou the poet's mind; For thou const not fathom it. CLARKE, JENNIE A. “ Jackie,” 27 Hall Ave. Commercial; Physi- cal Training Leader 1, 2, 3; Literary Club; National Honor Society; Typewriting Awards: Royal 40, 50, 60, Underwood 40, 50, Reming- ton 40, Woodstock 40, 50. All truth is precious if not all divine 30 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK CLORAN, MARGARET MARY “Margie,” 15A Atherton St. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Koval 2, Underwood. Gentle of speech, beneficent of mind. COHEN, BENJAMIN Bennie,” 11 Cutter St. College; Traffic Squad 3; Banking 1; Graduating with Honor. Oh, Benjamin teas a virtuous man. CLUNE, FRANCIS J. “ Cluncy,” 158 Holland St. General; 2nd Lieutenant Class Day 1; Exercise Leader 1. An ounce of common sense is worth a bushel of learning. COHEN, IRVING “ Irv,” 30 Glenwood Rd. College; Orchestra 1; Glee Club 1; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3; Lieu- tenant Class Day 2. Everyone loves a fat man. COADY, DAVID J., Jr. Dave,” 23 Charnwood Rd. College. More learned than Father ff isdom. COLE, ALLAN PERRY Perry,” 109 Highland Ave. Scientific; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Class Day Sergeant 1; Class Day 2nd Lieutenant 2. An able lad and unassuming COHEN. BEATRICE Bea.” 41 Dartmouth St. College: Traffic Squad 2, 3; National Honor Society; Assistant Room Proctor 2. Her constant beauty doth inform Stillness with love, and day with light. COLE, CLARE E. Eclair.” 82 Columbus Ave. College; Man- ager Girls’ Basketball Team '28; Field Hockey; Swimming; Girls’ Athletic Association; Glee Club 1; Banking; Assistant Treasurer 2. Little! but oh! my! 31 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK COLLIER, LORING DERBY “ Derb,” 22 Billinghain St. College; Play- ers' Club 3; Poetry Club 2, 3; Traffic Squad 2. 3; Christmas Cantata 3; Room Treasurer 3; Prose Club 3. Kind thoughts and deeds need no trumpet. CONROY, MARY “Mae.'’ 90 Prichard Ave. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 2, Underwood 1, Woodstock 1, 2, Remington 1; Assistant Treasurer of Home Room. In ourselves our fortune lies; life is what we make it. CONLEY. MARY THERESA “ Mae,” 472 Medford St. General; Glee Club 1; Bank Treasurer 2. Always thoughtful and kind and untroubled. CONROY. GENEVIEVE “Gen.” 15 Crocker St. General; Typewrit- ing Awards: Remington 1, Underwood 1, Wood- stock 1. 2; Christmas Play. A sweetness which is all thy own. CONNOR. FRANCES “ Frannie,” 77 Pennsylvania Ave. College; Players’ Club 2, 3; Short Story Club 2, 3. A shy little maiden, of charming mien. COOK, ELEANOR MAY “Cookie,” 68 Pearson Rd. College: Glee Club 3; Thrift Association; Poetry Club 3; Perfect Attendance 2. Interesting, dependable, industrious, a combination rarely found. CONROY, DORIS V. “ Dot. 90 Prichard Ave. Commercial; Type- writing Awards: Royal 1, 2, Woodstock 1, Underwood 1, 2, Remington 1. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice. COOPER, PHYLLIS G. “ Bobbie,” 105 Pennsylvania Ave. College; Poetry Club; Thrift Association; Class Day, 1927. Lieutenant. Who is it loves me? who loves not me? 32 RADIATOR YEAR COOPER, RICHARD B. ’ Dick,” 21 Warner St. College; Second Orchestra 1, First Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Rand 1. 2, 3; Leader of Band 3; Thrift Pageant 1; Junior Night 2; Literary Club 2, 3; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Thrift Association 2, 3; National Honor Society 3. He swings the mean baton for S. . S. CORCORAN, ALICE F. “ Allie,” 22 Granite St. General; Proctor 1; Field Hockey 2; Girls Bugle and Drum; Physical Training Leader 1. Youth is a bubble blown up with a breath. COPITHORNE, ANNA L. “Sandy,” 24 Upland Rd. General; Traffic Squad 3; Room Treasurer 3; Typewriting Award: Royal 1. She seems as happy as a wave That dances on the sea. CORCORAN, THOMAS “ Tommie,” 26 Ash Ave. College. Enjoys all — all the time. COPITHORNE, J. WILBUR ’Cop,” 45 Upland Rd. Scientific; Band 1. 2, 3; First Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Second Or- chestra 1; Junior Night Entertainment. Jest, youthful jollity, plus wisdom. COR FI ELD, BERTHA M. '■ Bert. 84 Rogers Ave. College; Poetry Club 2, 3: National Honor Society; Poetry Editor of Radiator 3; Thrift Association. I 'll make thee pretty verses. CORBETT. WALTER J. 49 Porter St. General; Treasurer of Class 1928; Baseball 1.2,3; Basketball 1; Football 3; Students’ Council. Amusement is as necessary to man as labor. COTTER, ELIZABETH “ Betty,” 8 Maynard St., Arlington. Normal; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1, Wood- stock 1. She excells whatever yet you look'd upon. 33 RADIATOR YEAR COTTON, DOROTHY LOUISE “Dot,” 101 Rogers Avc. Normal; Literary Club ’26. All that you speak shows fair. COX, MARGARET “ Margo.” 49 Bonair St. College; Field Hockey; Basketball; Girls’ Athletic Associa- tion. A courage to endure and to obey. COTTON, MAY P. “ Phoebe,” 101 Rogers Ave. General; Type- writing Award: Royal 1; Traffic Squad 3; Room Assistant Treasurer 3. May is always ready to work and ready to play. COX. WILLIAM G. “ Bill,” 43 Hancock St. General. Character gives splendor to youth. COUNIHAN, DOROTHY ELIZABETH “Dot, 10 Hathorn St. Commercial; Glee Club 1: Room Treasurer 2, 3; Drill Leader 2; Poetry Club 2, 3; Short Story 2, 3; Type- writing Award: Underwood 1. Full of a gentle kindness Her looks and language arc. CRAIG, MILDRED JEANNETTE “ Milla,” 7 Carver St. General; Basketball 1; Senior Girls’ Glee Club. The mildest manners and gentlest heart. COUNIHAN, MILDRED “Buddie.” 10 Hathorn St. Commercial; Physical Training Leader 1. 2; Poetry Club 2, 3; Literary Club 3; Players’ Club 1. 2, 3; “ Uncle Jimmy,” Pageant; Fiat Lux Christmas Cantata; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 2, 3. She is the essence of honor. CRONIN, LOUISE EUNICE “Lou,” 13 Montrose St. Normal; Glee Club 1, 2; Sketch Club; Players’ Club; Per- sonal Adjutant, Class Day. Gentlemen prefer blondes. 34 RADIATOR YEAR CROSBY, DOROTHY 'Dot.” 43 Curtis Ave. General; Typewrit- ing Awards: Underwood 2, Woodstock 1, Royal 1. A true friend is a friend forever. CROWLEY, HELEN C. “Hi,” 106 Boston Ave. Commercial; Physi- cal Training Leader 1, 2; Radiator Representa- tive 3; Poetry Club 3; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1, 2, Royal 1, Woodstock 1, Under- wood 1. She’s very reserved but mighty nice. CROSBY, JAMES D. “Jim,” 93 Electric Ave. General. Let each be all that he was created capable of being. CROWLEY, MARGARET “Peggy,” 89 Pearson Ave. Commercial; Poetry Club; Typewriting Awards: Reming- ton 1, Underwood 1, Woodstock 1. Above our life we love a steadfast friend. CROSSMAN, ISABEL “High Hat,” 33 Teelc Ave. Commercial; Bank Helper 3. Of all sweet things I know but one which may be likened to her eyes. CROWLEY, MARY A. 20A Glenwood Rd. Commercial; Typewrit- ing Awards: Woodstock 1, Remington 1. Royal 1. I don't say much; I guess I must be shy. CROWELL, PERCY F. Perce,” 43 Greenville St. Commercial; Fife and Drum Corps 1, 2, 3; Leader 3; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Bank Treasurer 1, 3; National Honor Society 3; Proctor 2; Cor- poral. Class Day 1. 2; Editor-in-chief Year Book. The heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, the hand to execute. CRUWYS, WILLIAM “ Bill,” 37 Paulina St. General. The longer you know him the better you like him. 35 RADIATOR YEAR CUNNINGHAM. LYLE H. “Prof.,” 44 Liberty Avc. General; Man- dolin, Banjo Club. Love is like measles. Everyone has to go through with it at least once. DAHLSTROM, CARL “Charlie,” 18 Henry Ave. General: 1st Sergeant 2. Somerville High School Regiment. Till the light of life is dim, We always will remember him. CURCIO, CONSTANCE MARY “Connie,” 18 Otis St. Commercial; Glee Club 3. Gentle words, sweet words are after all the most powerful. DAVEY, SIDNEY M. “Sid.” 15 Kensington Ave. General; Scien- tific; Physical Training Leader. Sensible people find nothing useless. CURLEY, JOSEPH FRANCIS, Jr. “Joe.” 18 Victoria St. College; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Proctor 1. I took for confidant the diligent ant. DEEGAN, HAROLD “Hal,” 42 Boston Ave. Commercial; Fife and Drum 1. 2, 3; Exercise Leader 1, 2, 3; Bank 3: “Soph” Sergeant; Lieutenant 2; English Book Room Clerk 2, 3. ’ve got too much to do. CURTIN, CHARLES M. R. “ Pclkon,” 56 Beacon St. General; Room Treasurer; Basketball 3; Football 1; Baseball 1; Hockey 1. A mighty athlete was he. DELANEY. MARY ELIZABETH 157 Summer St. College. But oh! her dancing is divine! 36 RADIATOR YEAR DE SESSA, ALBERT J. “ Al,” 415 Somerville Ave. General. There are many who call him friend DOHERTY, CATHERINE A. Kay,” 31 Trull St. Normal; Basketball 1, 2. 3; Hockey 1, 2, 3; Swimming 2, 3; Tennis 3. Trouble troubles me not, neither do I trouble trouble. DEWAR, WALTER R. 192 Powder House Blvd. Scientific; Phys- ical Training Leader 2; Glee Club 2, 3; Home Room Bank Treasurer 2; Christmas Pageant 2, 3. Much study had made him very pale and lean and leaden. DOLAN, FRANCIS X. ‘‘Frankie,” 23 RadclifTc Rd. College; Hockey 1, 2; Band 1, 2; Poetry Club; Physi- cal Training Leader 3. You must wake and call early. Call me early, mother dear! 1)1 CECCA, FRANCIS Chickic,” 83 Boston St. General; Glee Club; Physical Training Leader; Fife and Drum. If there is an obstacle in my way, let me clear it. DOLOFF. DOROTHY VIRGINIA “ Bunny,” 65 Highland ltd. General; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3; Sketch Club 2, 3; National Honor Society 3. Every hour makes a demand on us. DILL, ELEANOR “Peter.” 11 Hill St. General; Physical Training Leader 1. 2; Assistant Librarian 2, 3. Her cheeks shame the roses. DONAHUE, FRANCIS J. Frank,” 40 Simpson Ave. College; Band 1; Poetry Club 3; Exercise Leader 2; Assistant Bank Representative 2. A man of parts. 37 RADIATOR YEAR DONNELLAN, GEORGE F. “ Big Boy,” 19 Harold St. College. Thought is deeper than speech. DOWNES, ELEANOR C. “ Nalla,” 68 Winslow Ave. Normal; Basket- ball 2. Laughter and common sense; a rare combination. DONOVAN, JAMES ARTHUR 21A Russell St. College; Glee Club; Thrift Association. I)onyt forget to remember. DOWNING, WARREN P. 10 Eastman Rd. General. Vary everything but your virtues. DONOVAN, LAWRENCE ‘‘Law,” 116 Concord Ave. General; Base- ball 1, 2, 3; Football 3; Track 3. We aspire to see him in the big league some day. DR AGO, ABBIE J. 22 Elmwood St. College; Poetry Club. Who calls thy glorious service hard? DONOVAN, MARGARET E. “ Peggie,” 82 Wallace St. Normal; Assistant Librarian 3; Thrift Association 2, 3. A disposition to make others happy is much to be commended. DREISIGAKER, EVELYN M. “Buddie,” 65 Victoria St. Commercial; Physical Training Leader 1; Girls’ Bugle and Drum Corps 3; National Honor Society 3; Typewriting Awards: Woodstock 2, Under- wood 2. Royal 2. Remington 1: Room Treas- urer 2. And gladly would she learn and gladly teach. 38 RADIATOR YEAR DRESSER, CHARLES “Charlie,' 28 Belknap St. General; Foot- ball 3; Baseball 3; Proctor; Glee Club. Strange is the heart of man, with its quick, mysterious instincts. DUGAN, MADELINE C. “ Maddy,” 84 Holland St. General: Glee Club. A sound mind in a sound body. DUFF. EVELYN “ Ev,” 122 Albion St. Commercial: Home Room Treasurer 2; Typewriting Awards: Underwood, Woodstock, Remington. Beauty for its own fair sake. DUNN, MILDRED 0. “Millie,” 334 Highland Ave. General; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Underwood 1; Glee Club 3; Physical Training Leader 1; Bank Treasurer 1; Spanish Club 1. The generous feeling pure and warm. DUFFEY, CLAIRE “ Babe,” 24 Gilman St. College. Thy modesty’s a candle to thy merit. EASTON, B. ELLSWORTH “ Ellzy,” 37 Wallace St. General; Football 3; Room Proctor 3. A man's company is always enjoyed. DUFFY, GRACE L. “ Gracie,” 5 Shawmut St. General; Basket- ball; School Bank 3. Take heart! the promised hour draws near. EDELSTEIN, ISRAEL “ Izzy,” 128 Beacon St. Commercial; Chess Club 3. would make reason my guide. 39 RADIATOR YEAR EDELSTEIN, MYER 128 Beacon St. College; Chess Club 2, 3; Chess Team. I 've studied books, not women. EIMERT, FREDERICK JOHN “Freddie,” 188 Willow Ave. Scientific; President Traffic Squad 3; Building Patrol 2; National Honor Society 2, 3; Lieutenant, Class Day 2; Students' Council 3. Who to himself is law, no law doth need. EDGERLY, GRACE ELIZABETH 17 Radcliffc Rd. General; Swimming 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1; Glee Club 2: Typewriting Awards: Remington, Woodstock. Royal, Under- wood. Passed the Senior Life Saving Test. She could swim — and how! EKLOF, GEORGE 33 Bromfield Rd. General; Baseball 3. A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning. EDMANDS, FRANCES Frannie,” 47 Teele Ave. College; Thrift Association. It's nice to be natural, when you're naturally nice. EKSTRAM), J. PHILIP Red,”-47 Hancock St. General; Track 1, 2. 3; Bank Treasurer 1; Physical Training Leader 1; Poetry Club 2. One of these quiet chaps that let the others do the raving. He's retiring, but neverthe- less, he's uhat we term “ a real guy. EGAN, MARY A. 22 Aberdeen Rd. Normal; Poetry Club. Though she '$ merry, she's sincere. EMERY, FAITH MARGARET “ Peg,” 15 Atherton St. Normal. Of generous hand and heart sincere. 40 RADIATOR YEAR ENGBORG, L. E. EVELYN “ Evic,” 65 Bay State Avc. College. All hearts grow warmer in thy presence. FAIR BAIRN, I. CHESTER Chick,” 372 Medford St. General; Glee Club. Great men are not measured by inches. ENGLISH, J. ELVINA Al,” 34 Elmwood St. Commercial; Physi- cal Training Leader; Glee Club; Spanish Club I; Typewriting Awards: Remington, Underwood, Royal. A heart of love, a lip of fire. FALCO, G. ELEANOR Nora,” 91 Irving St. General; Glee Club; 2nd Sergeant of Sophomore Class Squad. Nice things come in small packages. ENGLISH, GEORGE “ Nick,” 55 Elmwood St. General. We know nothing about the gentleman except his name, but we venture to say that that is enough. FALLGREN, HERBERT R. Whitey,” 1055 Broadway. General; Proc- tor 2; Track 3; Glee Club 1. 2; Senior Play; Traffic Squad 2. 3; Chairman of Junior Night Committee; National Honor Society; Players’ Club 3; Exercise Leader 1. 2, 3; Officer. Class Day 1,2; Radiator Representative; Busi- ness Manager, Year Book. A team in himself, a one man jazz band, or what have you? ENNIS, A. MARY “ May,” 41 Clarcmon St. Commercial. Winsome in both smile and action. FALVEY, CATHERINE Bobs,” 55 Rush St. College; Basketball 2. 3: Field Hockey 2, 3; Captain 3; Swim- ming 3; Exercise Leader 3; President Girls’ Athletic Association 3; National Honor So- ciety. They laugh who are wise. 41 RADIATOR YEAR FANTELLI, EDMUND L. “ Ed,” 95 Sacramento St. General; Baseball 2. 3; Boys’ Glee Club 2, 3; Fife and Drum Corps 1, 2, 3. No man can rise above that at which he aims. FEELEY, CHARLES J. “Charlie,” 82 Elm St. General; Physical Training Leader 1. My siege is finished; I have won. FARDY, LINWOOD EARL “Jerry,” 8 Walter Ter. General; Type- writing Awards: Remington 1. Woodstock 1. For he is a jolly good fellow. FENNER, ESTHER A. “Eddie,” 53A Bow St. General; Type- writing Awards: Woodstock 1, Remington 1, Underwood 1. Alas! the slippery nature of tender youth. FAULKNER, RUTH E. “ Chickie,” 145 Orchard St. Commercial; Bank Worker; Typewriting Awards: Under- wood 1, 2, Royal 1. A loving, quiet, good-natured girl. FERMOYLE, RAYMOND J. “ Ray,” 27 Hudson St. College; Football 1, 2. 3: Baseball 3; Track 1; Physical Training Leader 1; Poetry Club; Thrift Association; Class Day Officer 1; Webster Debating Society. He works, he’s efficient, and he knows his football. FARRELL, DOROTHY “ Dottie,” 161 Willow Ave. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Royal 2, Underwood 1. She . . . smiled. As might have smiled the Spring. FIELD, KATHRYN C. “Kay, 12 Lexington Ave. General; Type- writing Awards: Remington, 40, Underwood 30. 40; Secretary, National Honor Society: Radiator Representative 1; Assistant Bank Treasurer 1; Spanish Club 1, 2; Class Day 2nd Lieutenant 1, 1st Lieutenant 2. And kindling in those deep, calm eyes, A still and earnest flame. 42 j!'. SanSI RADIATOR YEAR FINN, LILLIAN L. 120 Powder House Blvd. College. Quiet . . . unlike most girls. FISH LIN, SAMUEL I. “Sam,” 102 Prospect St. College; Captain of Somerville Chess Team 3. Who will challenge him to a game? FINN1N, BLANCHE DOROTHY 70 Lowden Ave. Normal. She keeps life fragrant with good deeds. FITZPATRICK, AGNES F. “ Fit .ie.” 9 Greene St. Normal; Physical Training Leader 1, 2, 3; Senior Play; Poetry Club 3; Debating 1. Keep it up, Agnes, you 'll win the game. FISHER, ALBERT L. “ Al,” 7 Miner St. College; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3; Proctor 2; Floor Proctor 2; Students’ Council 2; Senior Class Editor 3; Thrift Rep- resentative 3; Poetry Club 3; Top Sergeant, Class Day 2; Thrift Association 1. 2, 3; Ili-Y Club 2, 3; Usher, Junior and Senior Nights. “ Al is our prescription for gloom; he main- tains a constant cheerfulness that is never tiring. FLYNN, FRANCIS X. “ Yammie,” 7 Cottage Ave. General; Track; Exercise Leader; Class Day Lieu- tenant. I only ask that fortune send A little more than I can spend. FISH LIN, ROSE “Fishy,” 21 Buckingham St. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Woodstock 1, Reming- ton 1; Bank Work. Sleep on and dream of heaven awhile. FORBES, ROLAND M. “ Forie,” 6 Cross St. General; Band 1, 2, 3; Band Treasurer 1; Radiator Representa- tive 2. We know him chiefly through the music with which he is wont to ravish our ears. 43 RADIATOR YEAR FORMAN, EDNA “Teddy,” 91 Holland St. General; Glee Club 2; Sketch Club 2; Typewriting Award: Underwood 1; Red Cross First Aid and Home Nursing Certificate. She spoke alone the things she meant. FRANCIS, RITA 93 Pennsylvania Ave. Normal; Glee Club 2, 3. lllessed with that charm, the certainty to please. FORREST. JOHN J. “Jack,” 9 Dane St. General; Traffic Squad 2; Rank Worker 2; Stockroom 3; Proctor 1. IVhat do ice know of Jack? He’s a good fellow. FRIBERG, EDWARD II. “Eddie,” 26 Simpson Ave. General; Band 1, 2, 3; Second Orchestra 1. 2; First Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Leader of Orchestra 3; Room Treas- urer 1: Physical Training Leader 2, 3; Win- ning Group 3. llring in the band; let joy be unconfined. FORSYTH. ELIZABETH “Betty,” 3 Perkins PI. General; Second Orchestra 1; First Orchestra 2, 3; Assistant Treasurer 1. 2; School Bank; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Underwood 1. Woodstock 1. There’s loads of good things we can say about you. FUDGE, ELECTA C. Lecta,” 110 Josephine Ave. General; Bugle and Drum 3. A generous friend and a good one. FORTUNATI, JOSEPH, Jr. Joe, 9 Gould Ave. Scientific; Football 3; Baseball 3; Fife and Drum 1. 2; Assistant Proctor; Corporal 1, 2, Class Day Exercises. IVc know him as one who combines the lithe- ness of the athlete with the brilliance of a student. GALLAGHER, HUGH 11 Madison St. Scientific. man of courage is also full of faith. 44 RADIATOR YEAR GALLAGHER, MARION 115 Josephine Ave. Normal Art. I know a maiden fair to see. GAMMON, LAWRENCE W. “ Bud,” 14A Gilman Ter. General. Life is not life at all without delight. GALLAGHER, RUTH S. “ Rufus,” 32 Chetwynd Rd. General. Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society. G A R A BEDIANTZ, MICH A EL “ Mike,” 23 Rhode Island Ave. Scientific. Well for him whose will is strong. GALVIN, FRANCIS Gal,” 34 Central St. College; Thrift Rep- resentative; Corporal and Sergeant, Class Day; Poetry Club; Thrift Association. Quite a man of the world — don't you think? GAR ROD. RUTH FRANCES “ Rut hie,” 35 Powder House Ter. College; Year Book 2; Radiator 3: Junior Night Usher; English Club 1, 2, 3. A small, fluffy person with the most pleasing disposition. GALVIN, HELENE A. “Gal.” 110 Hudson St. Normal; Basket- ball 2. 3; Glee Club 2. Her eyes were deeper than the depth of waters stilled at eventide. GAUDET, VICTOR “Vic,” 116 Glenwood Rd. General. Such a fellow to tease his comrades. 45 RADIATOR YEAR CAUNCE, ROY H. “Sheik,” 76 Heath St. General; Fife and Drum Corps. He likes to draw and such. GIBSON, EARL F. “ Hoot,” 91 Perkins St. Commercial; Base- hall 1; Track 1, 3; Boys’ Glee Club; Traffic Squad 1, 2. 3; Supervisor 3; Bank Treasurer 3; Bank Teller 3; Radiator Representative 3. He’s a Romeo and admits it. GAYNOR, WILLIAM LORENZO “ Lome,” 133 Walnut St. College; Football 2. 3; Baseball 1. 2, 3; Webster Debating So- ciety 3; Poetry Club 3; Traffic Squad 2, 3. Deeds are better things than words are. GILLESPIE, MAURICE 234 Mystic Ave. Scientific. Re satisfied with nothing but the best. GIBBONS, HERBERT “ Herby,” 65 Sycamore St. Commercial; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Bank 2, 3. This man is as true as steel. GILMORE, DOROTHY “ Dot,” 75 Irving St. College. A sweet little girl who could make Pollyanna walk a mile. CIBERSON, JEANNETTE R. “Nettie,” 10 Grand View Ave. College; Second Orchestra 1; First Orchestra 2. 3; Corporal 2; Junior Radiator 2; Poetry Club 3; Traffic Squad 3. She could make a noise in three languages. GORDON, C. MARTHA 406 Mystic Ave. College; Sketch Club 2, 3; Poetry Club; Junior Night Usher; Drill Leader 2, 3. The glass of fashion, and the mould of form; The observed of all observers. 46 RADIATOR YEAR GRIFFITH, EDWARD “Eddie,” 67 Hudson St. General; Glee Club 2, 3. Lift up your voice, let everybody yell. GUSTIN. CLIFTON “ Gus,” 80 Renton Rd. College; Football 2. Philosophical? Intellectual? Oh gee, he's a good sport! GORDON, DOROTHY H. “ Dot,” 3 Watson St.. Normal; Traffic Squad 1. 2, 3; Literary Club 1, 2, 3; Pageant 1; Players' Club 1, 2, 3; Junior Night Committee; Christmas Cantata 3; National Honor So- ciety 3. Dotty teas always making someone happy with her radiance and cheery way. HAGGERTY, FLORENCE L. “ Flossie,” 203 Tremont St. General; Proctor 1; Poetry Club 2, 3; Glee Club 1; Typewriting Awards: Royal, Remington. Flossie had a flow' of laughter in her eyes. GRAHAM, ELEANOR “Nell, 66 Berkeley St. Commercial; Physical Training Leader 2; Bank Worker 3; Students’ Council 3; Traflic Squad 3; Proctor 2. 3; Floor Proctor 3; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 3, Underwood 1, 2; National Honor Society. A girl occupied with great ideas. HALL, PRESCOTT W. Pres,” 3 Adams St. College; Second Orchestra 2: First Orchestra 3; Band 2, 3; Traflic Squad 1. 2, 3; Supervisor 3; Proctor 3; Chairman Senior Play Committee; Adjutant Major 2; Poetry Club 3; Junior Radiator Staff 2; Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3; Thrift Association. You can always rely on Prescott if you want it done right. GRAVES. DORIS F. “ Dot.” 44 Hall Ave. General; Glee Club 3; Senior Play; Christmas Cantata; Corporal L 2. So strong, so mild, combining still the tender heart and queenly will. HAMILTON, EDITH “ Edc,” 22 Pearson Ave. Normal; Glee Club 2; Traffic Squad 1, 2; Bank 1, 2; Play- ers’ Club 1, 2; Christmas Cantata 1; Christ- mas Cantata 3. Shall I compare thee to a summers day? 47 RADIATOR YEAR MANNI, ALFRED A. “AI,” 12 Douglas Ave. Commercial; Bank Teller. Tell us, teller, what do you tell? HARTSHORN, ELLSWORTH J. “ Ellie,” 10 Spring Hill Ter. General; Band. He is a mighty pleasant man. HARRINGTON, MINERVA STEARNS 43 Pearson Avc. Normal. Where do we go from here, girls? HAYES, MIRIAM “ Pat,” 13 Willow Ave. College; Girls Athletic Association 2; National Honor So- ciety 3: Graduating with Honor; Class Day Officer; Sergeant 1; Lieutenant 2. The power of thought, the magic of the mind. HARRINGTON. RUTH ' Harry,” Rut hie,” 1 Carver St. College; Glee Club 1: Poetry Club; Sketch Club; Thrift Association; Class Day Officer. She fust loves great big athletes. HEALY, PAUL ANTHONY “ Lefty,” 57 Fairfax St. General; Baseball; Glee Club. The world was n't made in a day, so why hurry? HARRISON, ROSE 353 Powder House Blvd. Commercial: Physical Training Leader 2; Glee Club 1. 2; Players’ Club 1, 2, 3; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Underwood 2. As good natured as any girl could be. HEIN, WILLIAM V. Bill-Heinz,” 238 School St. Scientific; Physical Training Leader 1; Band; Debating Club 2; Players’ Club 1, 2, 3; Treasurer. Players’ Club 3; Home Room Treasurer 3; Electrician in Plays; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3. I am monarch of all I survey. My right there is none to dispute. 48 RADIATOR YEAR HENNESSY, MARY RUTH ” Mazzie,” 47 Sargent Ave. General; School Bank. A sweet attractive kind of grace. HERNE. DOROTHY M. ' Dot, 1028 Broadway. College; Banking Treasurer 3; Poetry Club 3; Thrift Associa- tion 1, 2, 3. Who deserveth well needs not another's praise. IT EOS, GEORGE “ Galloping Ghost,” 31 Conwell Ave. Col- lege; Track 1, 2, 3; Baseball 3; Captain of Cross Country Team 3; Physical Training Leader 1. Lunch time is not the only time for the track team. HESHION, MARGARET R. “ Peggie,” 10 Cypress St. Normal; Short Story Club 1; Poetry Club 3. Take from my life all worry and care, And put in its place a soft armchair. HERBERT, WALTER E. “Herb,” 130 Sycamore St. General; Track Team. Cmon, fellows, let ’s go. MEUSE, LESLIE “ Les,” 22 Wesley Park. General; Room Proctor; P'ife and Drum Corps 1, 2, 3. Great is the man who smiles in all tasks. HERL1HY, RUTH “ Ruthie,” 85 Cedar St. College; Poetry Club; Thrift Association. With manner mild and placid brow. MIGHT, MURIEL M. “ Mimi.” 118 Walnut St. General; Glee Club 1. 2. 3; Players’ Club 2, 3; Assistant Room Treasurer 1, 2, 3; Room Proctor 2; Junior Play, Christmas Cantata 3; National Honor Society 3. An asset to our community, and besides, she sings. 49 RADIATOR YEAR HILL, VIRGINIA LUEY “ Vee,” 9 Central Rcl. General; Mandolin Club 2; Traffic Squad 3; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 1, 2, Woodstock 1. Quiet but efficient. HODGKINS, ETHEL A. ' Sugar Plum, 60 College Ave. Commer- cial: Poetry Club: Debating; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Underwood 2. She that teas ever fair and never proud. HILTON, GEORGE ST. C. 139 Boston Ave. Scientific; National Honor Society 2, 3; Traffic Squad- 2, 3; Room Proctor 2; Senior Night Usher. A regular jellotv George is, and one of our most capable. HOFFSES, VIRGINIA J. Dash.” 1 Thurston St. Commercial; Mandolin Club 1, 2, 3; National Honor So- ciety; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 2, 3, Woodstock 1, Underwood 2. Quiet, modest and useful. HILTZ, CARRIE E. 8 Lowell Circle. General; Typewriting Award: Remington 1. A girl of infinite grace and passing variety. HOITT, HARRIETT HAZEL “Harry,” 32 Farragut Ave. General; Proctor 2; Assistant Treasurer 3. The only nay to have a friend is to be one. HODGES, RUTH KAY 37 Benton Rd. College; Vice-President 2; Students’ Council 2; National Honor Society; Players’ Club 1, 2. 3; Vice-President 3; Literary Club 1. 2, 3; Christmas Play; Sketch Club. As proper woman as ever trod upon neat's leather. HOLDEN, EDWARD E. 15 Morgan St. General. It is good to be merry, not too merry, And wise, but not too wise. I 50 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK HOLMES, JAMES W. “ Jim,” 45 Sewall St. General. Such adventures, such experiences, he wrote of — with so much wit. HOSMER, REBECCA “ Beccie.” 51 Mt. Vernon St. College; Physical Training Leader 3 (of winning group). Witty, lively, full of fun. HOOLE, MARION “Mar,” 42 Oliver St. General; Typewriting Awards: Royal 2, Woodstock 1, Remington 1, Underwood 2. In every gesture dignity and love. HOWARD, WILLIAM 11. Bill.” 10 Liberty Ave. College; Tennis Team 3. Well, who wants a worm? HOOPER, FRANCIS W. “Speed Demon,” 59 Adams St. College; Track 2, 3; Cross Country 3. Lei ’s tear up the ground and keep on. HUBERT, MARY AGNES “Jackie,” 7 Hillside Park. Commercial. I wish S. H. S. was wholly a girls’ school! HOPKINS, DOROTHY “ Hoppy,” 9 Windsor Rd. Commercial; Physical Training Leader 1, 2; Swimming 1, 2; Glee Club; Typewriting Awards: Under- wood 2, Royal 2, Woodstock 2, Remington 2. A thoroughly fine girl. HUGHES, CHARLES “ Doc,” “ Charlie,” 22 Springfield St. Gen- eral. Common sense is not a common thing. 51 RADIATOR YEAR HUGHES. IN A “ I,” 38 Paulina Si. Commercial; Poetry Club; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 2, 3. A clear mind and a happy heart. IVASKA, JOSEPH P. “Joe,” 87 Prichard Ave. Scientific; Rank Treasurer 2, 3; First Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Rank 1, 2, 3; National Honor Society 2, 3; Traffic Squad 1. 2. 3; Chess Club 2, 3. He can charm ns with music, for ice love it sure. HUGHES, MARY E. “Rah. 22 Calvin St. Normal; Glee Club. T is true that she is much inclined to chin and talk with all mankind. JACKSON, HERRERT “ Ashley, ’ 80 Pearl St. General; Proctor 1; Rand 1, 2, 3; Debating; Traffic Squad 1. Success prompts to exertion, and habit facilitates success. HURLEY, HELEN “ Len,” 53 Lowden Ave. Commercial; Type- writing Awards: Underwood 2. Royal 2, Wood- stock 1. Remington 1. Silently efficient in her own talks. JACKSON, STEWART A. 80 Pearl St. General; Rand 1, 2, 3. Oh give me the clash of cymbals, and the boom of a big bass drum. 1SENSTADT, ESTHER “ Rlondy,” 76 Willow Ave. Commercial; Glee Club 3; Typewriting Awards: Reming- ton 1, 2, 3. Beauty to beauty, grace to grace. JOHNSON. ALRERT E. “ Al,” 63 Winslow Ave. Scientific; Assist- ant Business Manager, Radiator 2; Physical Training Leader 1; Room Proctor 2; Traffic Squad 1. 2. 3. “ At has acquired worldly knowledge; don't ask him what about. 52 RADIATOR YEAR JOHNSON, ALBERT JOSEPH “ AI,” 27 Windsor Rd. General; Room Proctor 1; Traffic Squad 2; Assistant Chief of Traffic Squad 3; Head of Building Patrol; Lawyer on Student Government Board. He loved one, teas friend to a few, and liked by all. JOSSELYN, BLANCHE E. ” Bunny,” 28 Montrose St. General; Glee Club 1; National Honor Society; Radiator Representative 3; Spanish Club 1; School Bank 3; Typewriting Awards: Remington 2, Royal 1, Woodstock 1, Underwood 1. With conscience keen from exercise. JOHNSON, ARNOLD EDWARD Arnie,” 8 College Hill Rd. Scientific; Baseball 2, 3; Fife and Drum Corps 1, 2; Traffic Squad 3. Learning makes a man fit company for himself. KANE, HELEN G. 11 Thorpe St. Normal; Girls’ Debating So- ciety; 1st Lieutenant, Class Day. “ To be or not to be” — there is no question! JOHNSON, LESLIE R. “ Lcs,” 20 Foskett St. College; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Room Treasurer 2. 3; National Honor Society 2, 3; Poetry Club 2, 3; Proctor 2. Oh how quiet some people can be! KAUP, GEORGE R. “Cop,” 44 Banks St. Scientific; Orchestra 1, 2; Physical Training Leader 2, 3; Proctor 3; Banking Treasurer 2. Pleasure and action made the hours seem short. JOSEPH. MARGARET E. “Jiggs,” 18 Irving St. College; Girls’ Bugle and Drum Corps 1, 2; Major 3; Poetry Club. The fairest, rarest and the best. KEACH, ERNESTINE 34 Louden Ave. College; Graduating with Honor; Bugle and Drum Corps 3. I have hoped, I have planned, I have striven, To the will I have added the deed. 53 RADIATOR YEAR KEANEY, ESTELLE R. “ Esty,” 53 Albion St. General; Secretary 1, 2, 3; Secretary Students’ Council 3; Lost and Found Bureau 2. 3; Students’ Council 1, 2, 3; School Bank 1, 2; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 2, Woodstock 1. The pen is mightier than the sword. KELEHER, HELEN GERTRUDE “Hon,” 57 Lowdcn Ave. General; Glee Club; Poetry Club. Life has a loveliness to sell. KEEFE, ARTHUR 31A Trull St. General; Fife and Drum 1, 2, 3. Trying will do anything in this world. KELLEHER, THOMAS “ Kelly,” 9 Morton St. College; Poetrv Club. The greatest truths are the simplest; so are the greatest men. KEEN, WILLIAM COLE, Jk. “ Bill,” 43 Webster St. College; Room Proctor 1; Traffic Squad 2; Physical Training Leader 2, 3. Don't rush, old top, there ’s plenty of time. KELLY, EDWIN J. “ Ted,” 21 Boston St. General. Good taste arises more from judgment than wit. KEITH, DOROTHY E. “ Dot tie,” 79 Curtis St. General; Glee Club 1: Spanish 1, 2; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Remington 2, Woodstock 1, Under- wood 1. You can conquer if you will. KENDALL, GERTRUDE F. “ Gert,” 41 Russell St. General; Glee Club; Traffic Squad 1; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1. Royal 1, 2, Underwood 1, 2. If'hen duty comes aknocking at your gate, welcome him in. 54 RADIATOR YEAR KENNARD, REBECCA LOUISE “Becky, 15 Huthorn St. College: National Honor Society 3; Players’ Club 1. 2, 3: Play Writing Clui� 1, 2; Chairman 2: Prose Writing Club 3; Poetry Club 3; Christmas Pageant 3; Thrift Pageant 2; Traffic Squad; Radiator Representative 3. there 's no Sun, I still can have the Moon. KILEY. EILEEN M. “I. 15 Corinthian Rd. Commercial; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Bank Worker; Spanish Club 1; Christmas Pageant; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Underwood 1, 2. The best things haven't happened yet. KENNEDY, RUTH C. “ Rut hie,” 19 Kent Ct. Normal; Physical Training Leader 1, 2, 3; Class Day Sergeant and Lieutenant. Joy is victory replete. KINDRED, STANLEY G. “Stan,” 66 Bay State Ave. College; Proctor; Traffic Squad 2, 3. A fine fellow he — we all agree. KENNEY, ROSAMOND M. “ Red.” 7 Russell Rd. General; Sketch Club 1, 2, 3. May the drawer draw the best of success. KINGSLEY, PAUL V. 3 Church St. General. Life is long if you know how to use it. KENNEY, VIRGINIA A. “Ginger,” 9 Hillside Circle. General; Vice- President Senior Class; Physical Training Leader 1. 2. 3; Glee Club 1. 2, 3; Leader 3; Students’ Council 3; Debating Club 1. I breathed a song into the air. It fell to earth I knew not where. KIRK, MAURICE M. “Moss,” 28 Summer St. Commercial; Fife and Drum; Traffic Squad. Since time fleets, all is change; The past is gone, seize today. 55 RADIATOR YEAR KLEIN, CHARLOTTE CHARA “ Carlie,” 90 Pearl St. Commercial; Class Day Sergeant 1; Glee Club 2; Drill Leader 1; Typewriting Award: Underwood 1. No mocking grin, a happy smile. LA FLEUR, VIRGINIA MARIE “Snooks,” 7 Henry Ave. College; Drill Leader 1; Glee Club 1; Poetry Club 3; Room Treasurer 1, 2. Glorious is the fight; I am in love with life! KOEN, KATHERINE F. “Kay,” 111 Highland Rd. General; Glee Club 1. There’s nothing so kingly as kindness. LAMB, JEAN C. 90 Curtis St. College; Orchestra; Poetry Club 3; Bank Treasurer 1. You have won, for you 've played the game. KRATMAN, BELLE “ Babs,” 9 Crocker St. Commercial; Glee Club 1, 2, 3: Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Underwood 1, Remington 1. Sing and the hills will answer. LANE, EDWARD B. Eddie,” 9 Ashland St. College; Football 1. 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2; Track 1, 2, 3. He is a small fellow with a great sense of humor. LACEY, MARGARET ANNE “ Peggy,” 34 Bow St. College; Assistant Class Editor 3; Radiator Representative 2; National Honor Society 2, 3; Vice-President of Literary Club 2; Debating Team 2; Presi- dent Girls’ Debating Society 3; Chairman Prose Writing Club 2, 3; Poetry Club 3. A poet could not but be gay in such a jocund company. LANIGAN, EUNICE F. Eunic,” 136 Lowell St. Normal; Glee Club 1, 2; Debating Team 2. 3; Senior Play; Physical Training Leader 1, 2, 3. Onward in music, go ever your feet. 56 RADIATOR YEAR LARKIN, LEO J. 164 Broadway. College. A clean conscience is a sure card. LAZARUS, SADIE “Sid,” 68 Line St. General; Swimming 1; Rank Treasurer 1; National Honor Society; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 2, 3; Under- wood 1, 2, Remington 1, 2, Woodstock 1, 2. Success is in the very soul oj you. LARSON, RUTH E. 49 Rush St. Normal; Basketball; Hockey; Swimming; Athletic Club. Life s a game that must be played — let ’$ go! LEBOVICH, SAMUEL “Sammy,” 9 Wellington Avc. Commercial; First Orchestra 1, 2, 3. Music is relished by the best oj men. LATIMER, RUTH Bubbles,” 54 Partridge Ave. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Royal 2, Woodstock 1, Underwood 1. There's room at the top for the one who tries. LE FARVE, LOUISE AMELIA “Lou,” 11 Cedar St. Commercial; Type- writing Awards: Woodstock, Remington, Underwood. Let's be glad. LA VOIE, ROBERT P. “Bob,” 192 Mystic Ave. General; De- bating Society 1; Exercise Leader 1, 2; Proctor 1. He whose heart is great need have no fear! LEGERE, THOMAS J. “Tom,” 43 Ivaloo St. General; Glee Club 1. 2. 3; Players’ Club 2. 3; Drill Leader 1, 2; Senior Play; Traffic Squad 2. Trying will do anything in this world. 57 RADIATOR YEAR LE ROY, ROBERT “ Bob. ’ “ Captain,” 145 Sycamore St. Col- lege; Football 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 3; Track 2; Cross Country 3; Physical Training Leader 1; Webster Debating Society 2. 3; Poetry Club 3. Happiness is no laughing matter. LEWIS, GERALDINE F. “Gerry,” 119 Josephine Avc. Commercial; Glee Club 2, 3; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1. Remington 1, Underwood 1, Woodstock 1; Christmas Pageant. Smile for smile and glee for glee. LESLIE. JOHN W. “ Les,” 43 Jackson Rd. Scientific; Base- ball 3; Track 3; National Honor Society 2, 3; Traffic Squad 1. 3; Radiator Representative; Graduating with Honor. Much uisdom often goes with few words. LI EUR. HERMAN W. “ Hcrmic,” 45 Lexington Ave. Scientific; Band 1, 2, 3. Give me the joys of a big brass band and a victory to play for. LEVENSON, HENRY HIRSCH “ Henny,” “ Shorty,” 21 Appleton St. Gen- eral; Senior Play Committee 3; First Orchestra 1. 2, 3; Concert Master 3; Second Orchestra Concert Master 1; Conductor 2; Cheer Leader 2, 3; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3; Junior Night Orchestra; Bank Treasurer 3; Circulation Manager Year Book 3. Such a little fellow, but such big things he can do. LINDEN. HELEN S. “ Blondie,” 1 Evergreen Ave. Commercial; Swimming Team 3; Typewriting Award: Underwood; Senior Life Saving Test. To meet the test and be prepared. LEV ERONI, STEPHEN JOHN “ Bullet,” 107 Highland Rd. General; Baseball 3. Football 2; Basketball 1; Hockey 1; Bass Drum, Glee Club; Class Day Lieu- tenant; Poetry Club 1; Proctor 1; Physical Training Leader 1, 2. Up to the bat, Steve, and put it over the fence. LOCKE. RICHARD “ Dick,” 28 Foskett St. College. The longer you know him the better you like him. 58 RADIATDR YEAR LORD, FRANCES E. “ Fanny,” 45 Walnut St. College. A merry heart goes twice the way that tires a sad one. LYONS, JOHN JAMES “Curly,” 108 Bristol R 1. College; Webster Debating Society; Marshal, Class Day. The habit of agreeing seems to be dangerous and slippery. LOVERING, SIDNEY 46A Franklin St. College. Much wisdom• often goes with few words. MACARELLI, LOUISE “ Lou,” 12 Wyatt St. Commercial: Physi- cal Training Leader 1. 2. 3; Glee Club 3; Typewriting Awards: Royal 30, 10, 50, Under- wood 30, Woodstock 25, 40. True worth is in being, not seeming. LUCAS, EDNA MAE “Teddy,” 100 Belmont St. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 2, Royal 1, 2; Poetry Club. You ’ll onward and conquer, and never say fail. MACDONALD, ALEXANDER “Alex,” 21 Glendale Ave. General: Traffic Squad 3; Bank Teller 3. Whatsoever a man someth that shall he also reap. LYNCH, IRENE KAY 3 Bedford St. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 30; Poetry Club. Truth is a royal virtue. MACDONALD, HUGH W. “ Mac,” 15 Lexington Ave. Scientific. A few strong instincts and a few plain rules. 59 RADIATOR YEAR MACDONALD, DOROTHY M. “ Dot,” 54 Craigie St. Commercial; Glee Club 1, 2; Typewriting Award: Underwood. The sower makes the reaper. MACKENNEY, ALLEN L. “ Al,” 66 Lowell St. General. Don't wake me up — let me dream. MACINNISS, PAUL A. E. Mac,” 388 Washington St. General; Foot- ball 1, 2, 3, Captain 3; Track 1, 2, 3; Cap- tain 3. That empty and ugly thing called popularity. MACLAUGHLIN, ALBERT ERNEST Oinke,” 41 Lowell St. General; Boys Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Perfect Attendance 1, 2, 3. Nights arc for dreams and days are for deeds. MACINNISS, WILLIAM A. “ Mac,” 92 Gilman St. General. Looks are deceiving. MACPHERSON, OLIVE BEATRICE 367 Medford St. College; Class Accompanist 1, 2, 3; Junior Orchestra Pianist 1; Senior Orchestra Pianist 2, 3; Literary Club 1, 2, 3; Bank Treasurer 1, 2; Players' Club 1, 2, 3; Junior Class Editor 2; Radiator Exchange Editor 3; Junior Night Committee 2; Senior Play 3; National Honor Society 2, 3; Christ- mas Cantata Accompanist 3. Iluilt up of smile and song. MACK, KATHERINE M. Kay, ' 44 Harrison St. Commercial; Type- writing Awards: Royal 30, Underwood 30; Poetry Club. Let us then be up and doing. MACY, BURT A. Bud,” 22 Powder House Blvd. College; Proctor 1; Bank Treasurer 2; Thrift Pageant 1; Sergeant, Class Day 2; English Club 1; Poetry Club 3; Thrift Association. I have an exposition of sleep coming upon me. 60 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK MAG WOOD, EVELYN E “Eve,” 27 Stone Ave. Commercial; First Orchestra 1, 2; Second Orchestra 1, 2; Type- writing Awards: Underwood 1, 2, Royal 1. In front of Today stands Tomorrow. MARBLE, DOROTHY ELINOR “ Dottie,” 20 Jacques St. General; Players’ Club 2; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Radiator Repre- sentative 3. The world is big — there's lots of room to grow. MAHAN, FRANCIS E. Fran,” 9 Dimick St. General; Baseball 2, 3; Basketball 3; Track 3; Fife and Drum 1, 2. 3; Room Treasurer. Good spirits in a good sport are a fine tonic. MARCHANT, ADELE B. “Del� ” 98 Belmont St. Commercial; Field Hockey 2, 3; Basketball 3; Glee Club 2; Typewriting Awards: Woodstock 1, 2. Rem- ington 1, Royal 1, Underwood 1. To smile, though games be lost or won. MALLOY, MARY ELIZABETH 16 Spring Hill 'Per. General; Field Hockey 2, 3; Basketball 2. 3; Captain 3; Swimming 2,3; Tennis 2, 3; Proctor 1; Sergeant 1; Lieu- tenant 2; Typewriting Awards: Underwood, Remington, Woodstock, and Royal. To live is to serve. MARCOTTI, JOHN CARL 5 Derby St. College. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. MANFRA, ROSE “ Ro,” 23 Porter St. Commercial: Poetry Club; National Honor Society: Thrift Asso- ciation: Bank Worker; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 2, Underwood 1, 2; Graduating with Honor. Mighty lak’ a rose! MARONEY, JOSEPH P. “Joe,” 459 Medford St. General; Room Proctor; On Board of Aldermen During Boys’ Week. Man's company is always enjoyed. 61 RADIATOR YEAR MARTIGNETTI, EDWARD T,, Jr. “Ted,” 38 Partridge Ave. General; Drill Leader 2. Merry as the day is long. MARTINETTE, C. EDYTHE “Sunny,” 5 Richardson Ter. Normal; Christmas Pageant 1; Proctor 1; Physical Training Leader 1. 2; Commissioned Officer, Class Day 1, 2. A sunny disposition defies all clouds. MARTIN, ALEXANDER L. “ Al,” 18 Prichard Ave. General; Proctor 1; Physical Training Leader 1, 2; Bank 2. There’s not a joy the world can give, like that it takes away. MARTINI, ADELINE LILLIAN “ Lil,” 411 Broadway. Commercial; Physi- cal Training Leader 1. 2. 3; Glee Club; Poetry Club; Prose Club: Typewriting Awards: Underwood 1, 2, Royal 1, 2, 3. IF ell begun is half done. MARTIN, FRANCES L. “Fran(nie),” 19 Elston St. College; Physi- cal Training Leader 1, 2, 3; Players’ Club 1; Literary Club 2, 3. Smiles are as catching as the measles and a lot more pleasant! MASON, DORIS Doddie,” 34 Cambria St. College; Glee Club 1; Short Story Club; Poetry Club 3. He can who will. MARTIN, PAUL CLARK 8 Thurston St. College; Class Editor 1; Proctor 1. Ay, every inch a king. MATHEWS, DOROTHY V. Dot,” 6 Cypress St. Commercial; Glee Club 2. There’s useful work for you to do. 62 RADIATOR YEAR M ATTIIEWSIAN, A R DASH Matt. 235 Highland Ave. Scientific; Fife and Drum 1, 2. My heart is true as steel. McDonough, mildred “ Milly,” 165 Powder House Blvd. Normal. IP'hat is the thought that is in your mind? McAULEY, MARGARET “ Peggy-Ann,” 8 Richdalc Ave. Normal; Players’ Club 3. Ambition sees only the gold. McGANN. JOHN F., Jit. Fred,” 6 Westwood Rd. Scientific; Physi- cal Training Leader 1, 2, 3; Senior Play; Class Day Lieutenant 1, 2. A bold bad man. McCOLCAN, ELEANOR “ Nolla,” 85 Partridge Ave. Normal; Poetry Club 1. 2, 3; National Honor Society. The things that have n’t been done before are the tasks worthwhile today. McGOWAN, AGNES II. Bobbie.” 40 Lexington Ave. General; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 1. Reming- ton 1, Woodstock 1, 2. Make every opportunity a worthwhile gain. McCORMICK, CHARLES R. “ Mac,” 8 Melvin St. General; Band 1, 2, 3. am a man more sinn’d against than sinning. McINNIS, EDNA P. Eddie, 76 Hudson St. Commercial; Glee Club 2, 3; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 1, Woodstock 1, Royal 1, Remington I; Christmas Pageant. It is always best to be one’s self. 63 RADIATOR YEAR McKAY, HELEN FRANCES “ Buddy,” 36 Oak St. Normal; Glee Club 3; Debating 1; Pageant, Lesson of the Ages ” 1; Commissioned Officer Class Day 1, 2. You will be what you will to be. McSWEENEY, ALBERT P. “ Al,” 349 Somerville Ave. General; Foot- ball; Baseball; Glee Club; Traffic Squad; Physical Training Leader; Fife and Drum. His very foot has music int Is he comes up the stairs. McNAMARA, FRANCIS CYRIL Mack,” 85 Hancock St. College; Foot- ball; Baseball; Glee Club 1, 2. Unsensible people find nothing useful. MERRILL, EDWARD J. “ Eddie,” 7A Tennyson St. Commercial. There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability. McNAMARA, JOHN “ Jack, 83 Beacon St. General. I awoke one morning and found myself famous. MERSEREAU, RALPH E. “ Shrimp,” 133 North St. Scientific. Wisdom is the conqueror of fortune. McNEILL, DORIS A. Dot.” 23 Conwell St. General; Glee Club 1, 2: Bank Treasurer 2; Radiator Repre- sentative 2. 3; Traffic Squad 3; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1, Royal 1, 2, Under- wood 1, 2, Woodstock 1, 2. The charm of a life is its living. MESKELL, JOSEPH C. Joe,” 23 Belknap St. General; Baseball; Glee Club. There studious let me sit. And hold high converse with the mighty dead. 64 RADIATOR YEAR MILBURY, ADDI E M. “ Red,” 42 Minnesota Ave. Normal; Ser- geant 1; 1st Lieutenant Class Day 2; Sketch Club 3; Literary 1, 2. The happier I am the more I pity kings. MINCOLELLI, MARY R. “ Babe,” 298A Highland Ave. College; National Honor Society; Literary Club. It isn't by size that you win. MILBURY, JOHN R. “ Roary,” 42 Minnesota Ave. Scientific; Baseball 2. 3; Football 2, 3; Track 3; Webster Debating Society. I will sing. I will go, and never ask me “ Why? ” was born a rover and a passer-by. MODIST, EDWARD “ Nig,” 161 Walnut St. College; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Thrift Association. We know what we are, but know not what we may be. MILLER. LOUISE M. “ Lou,” 255 Medford St. General; Sketch Club 1, 2, 3. A creative mind and skillful hand. MOLAN, ALICE B. “ Al,” 8 Stone PI. Commercial; Type- writing Awards: Underwood 2, Royal 1. Some folks are like prisms in the sun. MILLER, RANDOLPH A. “Randy,” 93 Raymond Ave. Scientific; Traffic Squad 2, 3; National Honor Society 3; Physical Training Leader 2; Proctor 2; Building Patrol 2. If he be not fellow with the best king. Thou shalt find him the best king of good felloivs. MOLLER, LOLLY 299 Powder House Blvd. General; Or- chestra 2, 3: Room Treasurer 1; Radiator Representative 2, 3; Spanish Club 1, 2; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 1, 2, 3, Royal 2, Remington 1, 2, Woodstock 1; Na- tional Honor Society. Desert has rewards of its own. 65 RADIATOR YEAR MOORE, LILLIAN H. “ Lil,” 35 Bartlett St., Commercial; Type- writing Awards: Royal 1, Underwood 1. The winner is he who can go it alone. MOREY, GEORGINA L. “ Gena,” 89A Boston Avc. College; Poetry Club 1, 2. 3; Secretary 2; Secretary, Literary Club 3; National Honor Society; Graduating with Honor. All honor be to you. MORAN, JOHN F. “Pat,” 72 Dimick St. General; Baseball; Football; Track; Fife and Drum 1. Great men should not have great faults. MORRIS, ERNEST G. “ Ernie,” 11 Burnham St. General; Base- ball 1, 2, 3; Track; Glee Club 1; Traffic Squad 1, 2. 3; Building Patrol 2, 3; Pageant 1; Short Story Club 1; Class Day Officer 1; Spanish Club 1, 2; Proctor 1; Radiator Rep- resentative 2; Room Treasurer Assistant 3. Come, give us a taste of your quality. MORAN, JOSEPH J. “ Joe,” 42 Montrose St. Scientific. Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. MORSE, MURIEL “ My,” 160 Mt. Vernon St., Arlington, Mass. General; Glee Club 1, 3; National Honor 3; Spanish Club 2; Home Room Treasurer 3; Bank Assistant 3; Typewriting Awards: Under- wood 3. Royal 1, Remington. Richest gifts are those we make. MORAN, THOMAS IRWIN “Tommy,” 496 Broadway. College; Poetry Club 2, 3; President of Poetry Club 3; Traffic Squad 3; Players’ Club 3; Senior Play 3; Christmas Cantata 3; Prose Club; President National Honor Society 3; Student Council 3. A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing. MOSES, DELLA E. “Dot,” 25 Teele Ave. Normal; Glee Club 1; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Assistant Room Treas- urer 3. Something is in you that can smile at fate. 66 RADIATOR YEAR ML UN, FLORENCE A. Flo,” 9 Ilall St. General; Typewriting Awards: Remington, Woodstock, Underwood. In hope lies success. MUSEN, DORIS “ Dot,” 22 Park Ave. General; Prize Essay Contest 2. Hers is the right to will; the will to write. MULLIGAN, VINCENT JOSEPH Mull,” 8 Bartlett St. College. Common sense is not a common thing. MYERS, KARL N. “ Foof,” 15 Teclc Ave. College; Proctor 2; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Physical Training Leader 1; Officer Class Day 2, 3. Silence is worth its weight in gold. MURLEY, HERBERT F. “ Hub,” 80 Myrtle St. General; First and Second Orchestra 1; Band 1, 2; Senior Life- Saving Test. No man is the wiser jor his learning; wit and wisdom are born with a man. NADELMAN, JANICE Bunny,” 101 Sycamore St. Commercial: Bugle and Drum Corps 1, 2; School Bank; Typewriting Awards: Royal 30, Underwood 30. Let them smile as I do now. MURRAY. HELEN A. ' Topsy,” 47 Rogers Ave. General; Physi- cal Training Leader 1. 2; Typewriting Awards: Remington 25, Underwood 30, 40, Woodstock 25. Her eyes arc stars of twilight fair. NELSON, BERTHA A. Bert” 3 Union St. Commercial; Poetry Club; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 30, Royal 1, 2. T is not by wishing that we gain the prize. 67 RADIATOR YEAR NICOLL, GEORGE E. “Nick.” 49 Clarendon Ave. General; Room Proctor 1. Let all things be done decently and in order. NOREAU, MARY J. “ Frenchie,” 14 Dell St. General. To take things as they be; that'$ my philosophy. NICOLL, JACK “Half-pint,” 49 Clarendon Ave. General; Rank Worker 2, 3; Rank Teller 3. Brevity is the soul of wit. NOWELL. MARGARET “ Peggie,” 106 Porter St. Normal; Pageant 1; Corporal 1, 2. A song is ivorth a world of sighs. NILES, JOHN O. “Jack,” 206 Highland Ave. College. Depend upon it, he is not a person to be laughed at. NOYES, SUMNER CHANEY “ Sum,” 35 Marshall St. General; Proc- tor 2. Your name is great in mouths of wisest censure. NISSENRAUM, DAVID R. “ Ben,” 33 Webster St. College; First Orchestra 1; Second Orchestra 1; Traffic Squad; Building Patrol; Thrift Representative. Why should I not let the other fellow worry? O’BRIEN, GERTRUDE M. “Gertie,” 335 Lowell St. Normal; Pag- eant 1. Let a smile be your umbrella. 68 RADIATDR YEAR O'BRIEN, HELEN JOSEPHINE 8 Charles St. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 2, Underwood 2, Woodstock 1; Poetry Club, Thrift Association, Bank Worker. He is richest ivho squanders smiles. O’DONNELL, DENNIS EDWARD “ Denny,” 7 Columbus Avc. General; Physi- cal Training 1; Room Proctor 1; Science Club 3; Spanish Club 1. A man after his own heart. O'BRIEN, RICHARD “ Dick,” 20 Calvin St. General; Football; Baseball; Track. My only boohs IVere woman's looks. And folly’s all they fve taught me. O’LEARY, CATHERINE JOSEPHINE “ Kitty,” 12 Acadia Park. College; Field Hockey 1; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Literary Club 2, 3; Sketch Club 1, 2, 3; Debating Club 3. The day is mine. ODELL, EDW1NA “Ed,” 23 Elston St. Commercial; Glee Club 1, 2; Poetry Club 3; Banking 2, 3; Debating 3. Push on! Things will come your way. O’LEARY, DANIEL F. “Dan,” 32 Prospect St. General; S. II. S. Regiment; Corporal 1; 2nd Lieutenant 2. The greatest skill is to know how to submit to the direction of another. O'DONNELL, CATHERINE MARGARET “ Kay,” 15 Bailey Rd., Arlington. Type- writing Awards: Remington 1, Royal 1, 2, Underwood 1, 2. Today’s the thing; tomorrow soon will be. O’NEIL, EDRONA VELMA “Barney,” 23 Thorpe St. Commercial; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1. Under- wood 1. Woodstock 1, 2; Poetry Club. For a dreamer lives forever and a thinker dies in a day. 69 RADIATOR YEAR ORRELL, BEATRICE W. “ Bea,” 27 Columbus Ave. General; Field Hockey 1; Basketball 1; Glee Club 1, 2; Thrift Representative 3; School Bank. “ can ” bends all to his command. PALIUCA, CLEMENTINA “Clem,'’ 128 Hudson St. General; Glee Club; Typewriting Award: Underwood 30. You do deeds without number. OULTON, JEAN C. 18 Pleasant Ave. General; Typewriting Awards: Underwood and Royal. A laugh is the footman who shows misfortune the door. PATON, HELEN D. 109 College Ave. Normal; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Leader Sophomore Glee Club 3; Proctor 2. A song sharpens the appetite. OXENHAM, EDWARD “ Whanger,” 35 Curtis Ave. Scientific. He aims to please. PEACH. MELVIN D. “ Mel lie,” 83 Bay State Ave. Scientific. An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told. PAGE, MABEL E. “ Mapsy,” 78 Pearson Ave. General; Or- chestra 1; Glee Club 2, 3; Typewriting Awards: Remington, Underwood, Woodstock; Sketch Club 2. Let us smile along together. PEARSON, ANNA “Buddy,” 40 High St. General; Glee Club 1; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 2. Under- wood 1, 2, Remington 1. Woodstock 1. Her stature tall, — I hate a dumpy woman! 70 RADIATOR YEAR PECK, LAURA M. “Peckie,” 23 Day St. College; Literary Club 2. 3; Radiator Representative 2. Fluffy hair, shining eyes, merry humor, and she’s a prize. PINEO, MARY 88 Fremont St. College; First Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Poetry Club. Music is well said to be the speech of angels. PERRY, EDWINA DOROTHY “ Dot,” 38 Craigie St. Commercial; Bugle and Drum Corps; Typewriting Awards: Royal 45, Underwood 30, 40. Good humor is altcays a success. PINGREE, EVELYN 19 Ossipee Rd. General. When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music. PIERCE, ARTHUR C. “ Art,” 215 Morrison Ave. Scientific-Gen- eral; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3; Floor Proctor 1; Proctor 1; Students’ Council 1; Building Patrol 2, 3. Laughter holding both his sides. PIRANI, VIRGINIA ALBA “ Al,” 100 Wheatland St. General; Glee Club 2, 3; Christmas Cantata: Typewriting Awards: Underwood, Woodstock. A blythe heart makes a blooming visage. PIERS, HAROLD P. 50 Madison St. Scientific; Room Proctor 1; Physical Training Leader 1, 2; Band 1, 2, 3; Junior Play. Wake up, little boy. You ’re just dreaming. POLAK, FRANCES “Frankie,” 39 Fairfax St. General; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Players’ Club 1, 2, 3; Sketch Club 2, 3; National Honor Society; Physical Training Leader 1, 2; Typewriting Awards: Remington 25, Underwood 40, Woodstock 25. A lovely girl is above all rank. 71 RADIATOR YEAR PORTER, JOHN H. 71 Bay State Ave. Scientific; Band 1, 2, 3. Of a good beginning cometh a good end. PRIEST, ALBERT W. “ Al,” 38 Putnam St. General. One snappy kid is Al. PRATT, ALTHEA W. “ Al,” 35 Clark St. General; Orchestra 1. A light heart lives long. PUCCINI, HENRY “ Muzzulan,” 43 Bradley St. General. wish I had never learned to read and write. PRATT, GORDON “Gordie,” 12 Teele Ave. College; Webster Debating Society 1, 2, 3. A proper man, as one shall see in a summer’s day. QUINLAN, MARCIAN T. P. “ Marce,” “ Tom,” 403 Summer St. Col- lege; Debating 1, 3; Webster Debating So- ciety 3. A man I am crossed with adversity. PRESTON, MYRA ROXANE Roxie,” 5 Irving St. College; National Honor Society; Literary Club 1, 3. She teas a scholar, and a good one. RAYMOND, WILBUR DEVENS 64 Hudson St. Scientific; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Supervisor 3; Players’ Club 1, 2. 3; President 3; Stage Manager of Junior Night and of Senior Play; Christmas Play 2, 3; Radiator Representative 2, 3. Careful, girls, please! 72 RADIATOR YEAR REARDON, JOHN W., Jr. “Johnny,” 121 Highland Rd. College; Room Treasurer 1; Room Proctor 2. A happy soul, that all the way to Heaven hath a summer's day. RIDDICK, MILTON 69A Elmwood St. College; Webster De- bating Society. He was a man in whom I put absolute trust. REED, FRED 31 Leonard St. General. Silence is sweeter than speech. RINALDI, RITA EVA 16 Jaques St. Commercial; Bank; Poetry Club; Typewriting Award: Underwood 1, 2. Friendship is dear. REGAN, WILLIAM II., Jr. “ Bill,” 7 Windom St. Commercial; Room Proctor 1, 2; Players’ Club 1, 2; Corporal 2; Traffic Squad 3. Be not wise in your own conceits. ROBIE, LOUISE W. Lee,” 164 Highland Ave. Commercial 1.2; General 3; Glee Club 1, 2; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Assistant Bank Treasurer 2; Type- writing Award: Underwood 1. Tranquil people accomplish much. REPUCCI, ADELINE MARGARET “ Lee,” 231 Cedar St. Commercial; Glee Club 1. 2; Poetry 3; Bank Helper 3; Prose Club; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 2, 3, Royal 1, 2, 3. Our own felicity we make or find. ROBINSON, MARY M. “Mae,” 87 Grant St. Normal; Sketch Club; Players’ Club; National Honor Society; Christmas Cantata 3; Banking (Assistant Treasurer). The clearest head, the most sincere heart. 73 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK ROGERS, ALFRED L., Jr. “ Al,” 211 College Ave. Preparatory; Foot- ball; Class Basketball. Where there is a cheer, There’s a way. ROUNDS, DOROTHY “ Dotty,” 26 Whitney Rd., West Medford. Normal; Bugle and Drum Corps 1, 2, 3; Poetry Club; Traffic Squad 1, 2. Laughter makes many friends. ROGERS, ROBERT “ Bob,” 37 Clark St. Scientific; Track 1, 2, 3; Football 3; Baseball 1; Fife and Drum Corps 1, 2. 7 feel like one who treads alone. RUBINO, MARIO A. “Ruby,” 110 Central St. General; Class Day Corporal. 7 am not only witty in myself, but the cause of tv it in other men. ROSA, GREGORY J. “ Greg,” 57A Boston Ave. General. Well for him whose will is strong. RUMFORD. CHARLOTTE H. 9 Curtis St. General. A thoroughly fine girl. ROSS, WALTER “ Rossie,” 10 Oakland Ave. General; Base- ball. An obscure man, known to few. RUSS, MARJORIE L. “Marge,” 28 Montrose St. College; Lit- erary Club 3. She was quite studious, so it seemed; wise, fair-spoken, and esteemed. 74 RADIATDR YEAR RYAN, MARY T. “Teddy,” 361 Washington St. Commercial; Bank Treasurer 1; Physical Training Leader 1; Typewriting Award: Royal 1. A heart of honor, a tongue of truth. SAMPSON, JOSEPH F. Sam,” 66 Hinckley St. General; Track 1, 2; Baseball 2, 3; Orchestra 1. 2, 3; Band 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 2; Drum Major; Drill Leader; Traffic Squad; Senior Play Orchestra. Lunch time is not the only time for the track team. RYER, DORIS L. Dot,” 9 Harold St. General; Glee Club 1, 2; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Reming- ton 25, Underw'ood 1, Woodstock 1. Heart as sound as oak. SANCHEZ, EUGENE F. “Sandy, Sr.,” 8 Flint St. General; Track 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Orchestra 1, 2; Band 1; Players’ Club 1, 2, 3; Traflic Squad 1, 2, 3. Hut, when I tell him he hates flatterers. He says he does, being then most flattered. SACKETT, ERNEST I). “ Sackett,” 179 College Ave. College; Radi- ator Staff 2; Editor-in-Chief Junior Issue of the Radiator; Bank Treasurer 1; Year Book Com- mittee 1; Class Day Officer; Thrift Associa- tion. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. SANCHEZ, KENNETH R. “ Bugs,” 8 Flint St. General; Track 1, 2, 3; Assistant Manager of Baseball 1927; Manager Baseball, 1928; Glee Club 1, 2; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Building Patrol 2, 3; Radiator Repre- sentative 1; Thrift Pageant; Thrift Repre- sentative 3; Christmas Cantata. Oh, keep me innocent; make others great! SADLIER, MARJORIE “ Marge,” 7 Campbell Park. Normal. For we that live to please, must please to live. SANDERSON, HAZEL E. “ Sandy,” 52 Moreland St. General; Swim- ming, Passed Junior Life Saving Test. Good health and sense are two of life's greatest blessings. 75 RADIATOR YEAR SANTARLASCI, OLIVE “ Toody,” 63 Wheatland St. General; Glee Club; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 1, 2, Royal 1, 2. More likely to give help than to ask for it. SCHROMM, JOHN 115 Elm St. General; Cross Country Team. Speed, did you say? But first I must consider the folly of it. SARGENT, MARION “Sunny,” 1023 Broadway. General; Physi- cal Training Leader 1; Thrift Association 2, 3; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 1, 2, 3. The ruling passion, be u hat it tvill. The ruling passion conquers reason still. SCHWARTZ, ISAAC H “ Schwartzie,” 257 School St. Scientific; Manager Tennis Team; Track. Devise, wit! write, pen! for I am for whole volumes in folio. SARGENT, MILDRED “ Milly,” 10 Ames St. General; Worker in Bank 3. To thine own self be true. SCOTT, THELMA Tillie.” 41 Avon St. General; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1, Underwood 1, Wood- stock 1, Perfect Test 1. The longer you know her, the better you like her. SCAVITTO, EMIL “ Skeet,” 265 Summer St. Scientific. Still to be neat, still to be drest, Is you were going to a feast. SCULLY, RITA HELEN 17 Partridge Ave. Commercial: Glee Club 2: Poetry Club 1, 2, 3; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 1, 2, Remington 1, 2. She lives up to her name. 76 RADIATDR YEAR SEARS, H. RICHARD “ Dick,” 19 Columbus Ave. General; Traffic Squad 2. 3; Players’ Club. Act well your pan. SHERIDAN, PAUL LAWRENCE “ Sherry,” 23 Electric Ave. College; Base- ball 1, 3; Physical Training Leader 2. He’s the boy with reddish hair, The answer to the maiden's prayer. SEYMOUR, DOROTHY “ Dot,” 30 Adams St. College; Glee Club 1, 2; Literary Club 2, 3; Thrift Pageant. Frailily, thy name is woman! SHUMAN, IDA 358 Washington St. Commercial; Assistant Treasurer; Poetry Club; Bank: National Honor Society; Typewriting Awards: Reming- ton 1, Underwood 1. A likeable young lady. SHARPE, MARGARET “Peg,” 40 Laurel St. Commercial; Type- writing Awards: Royal 1, 2; Underwood 1, 2. Thought is free. SIMMONS, RUTH M. “ Rumpus,” 7 Jasper St. Commercial; First Orchestra 3; National Honor Society 2, 3; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, 2, Remington 1, Underwood 1. Youth comes but once in a lifetime. SHEA, WILLIAM “Bill,” 11 Columbus Ave. General; Cor- poral; Radiator Representative; Physical Training Leader. For 0 my sweet William was a corporal true. SINGLETON, EDNA M. 219 School St. General; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1, Woodstock 1. I have no other but a woman's reason. 77 RADIATOR YEAR SINGLETON, RUBY BELL 219 School St. General; Typewriting Awards: Remington, Woodstock. Trying will do anything in this tvorld. SMITH, RALPH A. “ Smitty,” 454 Medford St. Scientific; Track. He is a fellow who burns up the boards. SLOANE, ELIZABETH G. “ Betty,” 15 Puritan Rd. College; Basket- ball 2; Swimming 2, 3; Girls’ Bugle and Drum Corps 3; Assistant Room Treasurer; Graduating with Honor. Red hair and a good temper. SMITH. VIRGINIA B. “Ginger,” 11 Dartmouth St. College; Sophomore Girls’ Glee Club. No care could overtake her. SMALL, ELIZABETH B. “Betty,” 11 Pembroke St. General; Glee Club 1, 3; Traffic Squad; Players’ Club 2, 3; Secretary; Christmas Cantata; Senior Play; Poetry Club; Physical Training Leader 1; Ser- geant; Thrift Pageant. Age cannot ivhither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. SOUSA, MADELINE FRANCES “Max,” 17 Ilathorn St. Commercial; Poetry’ Club; Debating Class; Typewriting Award: Royal 30. Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are. SMITH, EUNICE L. “ Unie,” 9A Jay St. General. Heaven’s noblest work, a woman perfected. SOUTHER, ELIZABETH T. “Betty,” 9 Sycamore St. Normal; Traffic Squad 3; Sketch Club 3; Thrift Association 1, 2, 3. She may look quiet, but look again. 78 RADIATOR YEAR SPENCER, CECIL Bush,” 170 Hudson St. General; Room T reasurer. His hand is open to receive. STORLAZZI, CRISANTINA MARY “ Cris,” 76 Vernon St. Commercial; Poetry Club; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1, Underwood 1. Enjoy what you have, hope for what you lack. SPENCER, CORNELIA “ Connie,” 247 Powder House Blvd. Com- mercial; First Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Second Or- chestra 1; Poetry Club; Typewriting Awards: Underwood 2, Royal 1, 3. Never do today what you can do tomorrow. STERLING, ROBERTA “Bert, 78 Bromfield Rd. Normal; Pag- eant; Bank Treasurer 1, 2. What can we see when we look into her eyes? STANLEY, ANNA B. “ Bunnie,” 30 Waterhouse St. General; Glee Club; Assistant Bank Treasurer 1; Typewrit- ing Awards: Royal, Remington, Underwood. She has a smile jor all who meet her. STEWART, JOHN ARMSTRONG, Jr. “Johnnie,” 5 Miner St. General; Physical Training Leader 1, 2, 3; Sergeant 1; Lieu- tenant 2; Proctor 2. Some men are born to follow, but I am bound to lead. STARCK, CECIL L. West Acton. College; Traffic Squad 1. Slow but sure. SWETT, CHARLES R. 35 Sargent Ave., Scientific. How much sweating does he do over his studies? 79 RADIATOR YEAR TAAPKEN, ELEANOR “Tap,” 14 Packard Ave. College; Girls' Athletic Association 2; National Honor So- ciety; Physical Training Leader 3; Poetry Club 3; Graduating with Honor. Beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies. TARBOX, LILLIAN ELEANOR “ Goo .y,” 42 Curtis Ave., General; First and Second Orchestra; Glee Club 1; National Honor Society; Bank Worker; Thrift Associa- tion; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Under- wood 1. She trips a light fantastic toe. TADDIA, FLORENCE AGNES 8 Lowden Ave. General; Bank Worker 3; Typewriting Award: Woodstock 1. Some are affected by what I am, and say, and do. TASHJIAN, CHARLES A. “Charlie,” 33 Avon St. General; Building Patrol 2, 3; Physical Training Leader 1. Hurry along, please! TAIT, MARY F. “Molly,” 54 Conwell Ave. General; Poetry Club; National Honor Society; Bank Worker; Typewriting Awards: Remington 1, Under- wood 1, Woodstock 1. To live and die in Scotland. TAURASI, ANTHONY VINCENT “Tony,” 21 Wheatland St. Scientific; Cheer Leader 3; Physical Training 1, 2, 3; Leader of the Winning Group in 1928. Good things come in little packages. TALEWSKY, GOLDIE “ Go,” 79 Kirkland St., Cambridge. Com- mercial; Bugle Corps 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 1, 2; Bank Treasurer 1; Pageant 1; Physical Training Leader 3; Poetry Club 3; Type- writing Awards: Royal 1, Remington 1. A mighty nice girl, with a pleasant manner. TAYLOR, EMERY FOLGER 22 Jackson Rd. Scientific; Track 2. 3; Band 1, 2. 3; National Honor Society 2, 3; Harvard Club Book Prize; Graduating with Honor; Student Treasurer of National Honor Society. Bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity. 80 RADIATOR YEAR TAYLOR, RAYMOND A. “ Ray,” 42 Lowden Ave. College; National Honor Society; Poetry Club; Traffic Squad; Honor Graduate; Prose Writing Club; Thrift Association. Still water runs deep. THORNTON, THOMAS F. Tom,” 27 Brook St. General; Proctor 2; Radiator Representative 2. If there’s a way, I can do it. THOMAS, NELSON W. “Nellie.” 264 Summer St. Scientific; Band 1. 2; Orchestra 1, 2. 3. Nell and his big bass viol. THYNE, FRANCIS T. “Frank.” 170 North St. General; Room Proctor. Laugh and the world laughs with you. THOMPSON, OLIVE J. “Tommy.” 250 Willow Ave. College; Vice- President Sophomore Year; Class Day Top Sergeant 1; Lieutenant; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3; Students’ Council 1, National Honor Society; Home Room Bank Treasurer 3; Senior Play Committee 3; Poetry Club 3; Thrift Associa- tion 1, 2, 3; Thrift Pageant 1; Junior Night Usher. Boys are an interestng lot. What would life be without them? TOWNSEND. CURTICE N. “Curt,” 27 Whitefield Rd. College; Tennis Team 1, 2, 3; Captain; Proctor 2; Junior Radiator Staff; National Honor Society; Radi- ator Staff 3; Traffic Squad 3. A fellow of infinite jest. THORNE, GWENDOLYN G. “Given,” 94 Prentiss St. Commercial; Poetry Club; School Bank; Typewriting Awards: Royal 1, Underwood 2. Of spirits gay and kindly heart. TRAVACLIA, ELEANOR “ Al,” 175 Broadway. General; Typewriting Awards; Remington 25, Woodstock 25. She can always laugh. 81 RADIATOR YEAR TRAVERS, THERESA H. “ Teetsy,” 67 Marion St. Commercial; Glee Club 1, 3; Typewriting Awards: Remington 25, Royal 30, 48, Underwood 30, 40, Wood- stock 25. Yes, I study sometimes for a change. VOLLM, EVELYN LILLIAN “ Evie,” 2 Morrison Ave. General; Glee Club 1, 2. 3; Christmas Cantata; Players’ Club 3; School Bank 3; Room Treasurer 2; Type- writing Awards: Remington. She is charming to know. TROY, ELIZABETH W. “ Betty,” 6 Cypress St. General; Type- writing Awards: Underwood 30, Royal 30, Woodstock 25. A damsel, wise and good. WADDELL, ESTELLE F. 92 Liberty Ave. College; First Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Second Orchestra 1. A gentle disposition wins for itself many friends. UNION, MILDRED E. Millie,” 54 Meacham Rd. General; Physi- cal Training Leader 1, 2; Top Sergeant 1; First Lieutenant 2. The only way to have a friend is to be one. WAGNER, ELIZABETH M. “Betty,” 9 Columbus Ave. Commercial; Glee Club 1, 2. She moves a goddess; she looks a queen. VINCENT. DOROTHY D. “ Dot,” 2 Pembroke St. College; Sopho- more Girls’ Glee Club. Notes, notes, more notes! WAHLERS, EDMUND G. “Eddie,” 51 Bow St. Scientific; National Honor Society. He’s right at home when roaming o'er the ivories. 82 RADIATOR YEAR WALDORF, EVELYN LOIS “Sunny Jim,” 77 Bonair St. Commercial; Glee Club 3; Bank Assistant 2, 3; Poetry Club 3; Physical Training Leader 1; Christ- mas Cantata; Typewriting Awards: Linder- wood 3, Woodstock 2. A girl oj such delicate grace. WALSTROM, GEORGE EDWIN 15 liardan Rd. Scientific; National Honor Society. Silence is golden. WALKER, RUTH E. Betty,” 76 Bonair St. General; Orchestra 1; Typewriting Awards: Remington 25, Un- derwood 30. Laugh and the tvorld laughs with you; Study and you study alone. WATERS, EDWIN L. “Soapy,” 23 Electric Avc. General; Foot- ball 1, 2, 3. Ladies, I ’m an Athlete. WALKER, LOREN H. “Slick,” 42 Woods Ave. General; Tralhe Squad 2, 3. He lets nothing worry him, but greets life with a smile. WATT, LEWIS C. Lew.” 105 Highland Ave. General; Na- tional Honor Society; Traffic Squad 2, 3; Room Proctor 2, 3. Lewis knew every wily train, A lady's fickle heart to gain. WALL, SAMUEL “Sam,” 10 Mortimer PI. Scientific; Track 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3; National Honor Society. An athlete and scholar. WATT, NORMAN B. “Norm,” 121 Belmont St. General; Treas- urer 1; Room Treasurer 1, 2, 3; Proctor 1; Players’ Club 2, 3: Junior Play; Senior Play; Christmas Cantata; Class Day Officer; Leader 1. Actions speak louder than words. 83 RADIATOR YEAR WATTIE, WILLIAM GEORGE. Jr. “Bill,” 22 Heath St. College; National Honor Society; Supervisor of Traffic Squad 3; Students’ Council; Senior Floor Proctor 3. Our local Bill Tilden. WELCH, JAMES RICHARD “ Dick,” 30 Warren Ave. Scientific; Webster Debating Society 2, 3. An orator of great renown. WEBBER, CHARLES G. “ Charlie,” or “ Webb,” 9 Foster St. Gen- eral. Speaking of studies — Er, why bring that up? WELLINGTON, EDWARD C. “ Duke,” 17 Thorndike St. General. He seems to sport provincial airs. WEIAND, EDYTIIE “ Tottie,” 64 Willow Ave. Commercial; Glee Club; Bugle and Drum Corps. A merry heart makes cheerful company. WHITCOMB, IRVINE E. “Irv,” “Whit,” 419 Broadway. College; Football, Assistant Manager 2; Track, Man- ager 3; Cross Country, Manager 3; Players’ Club 3; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3; Poetry Club 3; Radiator Staff 3; Assistant Business Manager. He always manages to be manager of something. WEISS, RONALD “ Rouny,” 51 Walker $t. College; Glee Club 1; Corporal Student Regiment 1; Ser- geant in Student Regiment 2. So buxom, blithe, and debonair. WHITE, DOROTHY F. “ Dot,” 35 Lowell St. Normal. Youth is full of pleasure. 84 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK WHITEHOUSE, ETHEL B. Toots,” 224 Highland Ave. College; Sophomore Girls’ Glee Club. Variety is the spice oj life, That gives it all its flavor. WILLIAMS. GRATON EDMUND “ Gray,” 36 Ray State Ave. Scientific; Tennis Team 3; Rand 1, 2, 3. I care little for words. But deeds speak for themselves. WHITTAKER. RAYMOND H. “Ray,” 27 Curtis Ave. Scientific; Traffic Squad 3. Him we dare not criticise, for he has an air of one who's wise. WILLIAMS, JESSIE L. Rilly,” 178 Powder House Blvd. College; Raskctball 1, 2; Graduating with Honor; National Honor Society; Poetry Club; Rank- ing Representative 3; Physical Training Leader 1. A voice so fresh and sweet; Clear as a silver bell. W ILKINS, ALBERT FREDERICK “ Al,” “Sheik,” 9A Ashland St. Scientific; Raseball 2, 3; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3. Handsome is, as handsome does. WILLIAMS, LAWRENCE REMINGTON Laurie,” 39 Sunset Rd. College; President 2, 3; Cross Country Track Team 3; Glee Club 1. 2, 3; President Glee Club 3; National Honoi Society; Physical Training Leader 1. 2, 3; Traffic Squad 3. He rushes about on business bent. WILLIAMS, FRANCIS R. “Frank,” 411A Medford St. Scientific. To be perfectly frank, Frank is frank with us. WILLIAMS, RUTH E. “ Rutlio,” 49 Rromficld Rd. General; Field Hockey 3. She has a smile jor all who meet her. 85 RADIATOR YEAR WINN, GROVER ROBERT ‘‘Windy.” 17 Walter Ter. Scientific; Bank Treasurer 1; Traffic Squad 2; Editor-in-chief of Radiator 3; National Honor Society 2. 3; Poetry Club; Prose Club; Graduating with Honor. Nothing without labor. YACUBIAN, GAMALIEL M. “ Gammy,” 29 Day St. Scientific. The boy's right there. W ISCIIMANN, ANNA E. 21 Bowdoin St. Normal; Poetry Club 3; Prose Writing Club 3. Can build castles in the air. YACUBIAN, JEAN F. 29 Day St. General; Players’ Club 1. 2, 3; Spanish Club 1; Radiator Staff; Alumni Editor 3; Physical Training Leader 1, 2, 3; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3; Proctor 1, 2. She keeps up the family reputation well. WRIGHT. LOUISE E. “ Lou.” 7 Williams Court. Normal; Exercise Leader 1, 2; Bank Treasurer 1, 2; Pageant 1; Corporal 1; Sergeant 2. Better to be out of the world than out of style. YELINEK, FRANK 36 Belmont St. Scientific. Do ladies prefer blondes? WYSE, ARTHUR R. Brownie,” 24 Sunset Rd. Commercial; Traffic Squad 1, 2; English Book Room 1. 2, 3. A man tcho's bred amongst the books. YOUNG, CONSTANCE LOUISE Connie, 168 Central St. College; Glee Club 1; Mandolin Club 1. A small fluffy person. 86 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK ZEC, CHARLES MARTIN “Charlie, 13 Malvern Ave. General; Track 1; Glee Club; Thrift Representative. He's surely a fast man. ZIDEL. SIDNEY “ Sid, the cartoonist,” 85 Bartlett St. General. Don't bother me, I'm in no hurry. ZINK, EMMETT K., Jr. “Em, 44 Hancock St. Scientific; Traffic Squad 2. He overcomes all difficulties. CERTUSI, ROSE MARIE “ Blondie,” 33 Franklin St. General; Girls Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Spanish Club 1. 2, 3; Eng- lish Club 2, 3; Underwood Award 1. Truth hath better deeds than words to grace it. COX. RICHARD W. “Dick Cowboy,” 100 Albion St. Scientific; 1st Lieutenant 1, 2. It is not good man should be alone. QUINLAN, JOHN F. 16A Spring St. Commercial. He who worhs earnestly shall receive the fruits of labor. RODWELL, ARTHUR LEO “ Art,” 61 Prescott St. General. In nick of time he comes And better late than never. 87 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK SHs JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS II JOHN A. RONDINA PRESIDENT DOROTHY M.WEST VICE-PRESIDENT WILLIAM W. INGALLS TREASURER 88 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY On September 9th the Juniors returned to school for what proved to he a very successful year. Our officers have been John Rondina, President; Dorothy West, Vice-President; Anne Cole, Secretary; William Ingalls, Treasurer. About twenty-five members of our class, because of their excellent standing, were elected to the National Honor Society. The Juniors have taken part in school activities, such as the Band, Orchestra, Glee Clubs, and Debating Society, and have been most prominent in athletics in recent years, many of our members receiving their insignia in football, baseball, and track. Donald Cochrane was awarded the cup presented by Mr. Viano to the most valuable player on the football squad; John Hayes was awarded the cup presented by Bowdoin University to the individual star of the Bowdoin Interscholastic Track Meet. The Junior girls also have been prominent in basketball and field hockey. On April 27th the Junior Night Committee composed of Muriel Lowell, Chairman, Beatrice Capodilupo, and Charles Casassa, presented a very successful and enjoyable enter- tainment. John A. Rondina, President 89 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK JUNIOR NIGHT COMMITTEE Beatrice Capodilupo, Charles Casassa, Muriel Lowell. JUNIOR NIGHT Junior Night was successfully observed on Friday evening, April 27, with a most in- teresting program, including a one-act play “Lady of Pain” with the following cast: Mrs. Sherman, Grace Bratten; Mary, her daughter, Dorothy Sellers; Mrs. Larrimore, Ruth Kelly; Isabel, her daughter, Josephine Wardrobe; Jack Fisher, Benjamin Johnson; Bess White, Arline Drake; Brooks Rice, Maurice Duchin; Katie-Lee Kemp, Alice Wall; J. Wil- son Dodd, George Briggs. A colorful melody in music and dance was acted by the following: Elbridge Pickard, banjo; Archie Craig, Arline Drake, Virginia Lord, Maurice Duchin, Byron Johnson and Margaret Martin, ukeleles; Irma De Guisto, soloist; Gertrude Hubbard and Marian Tucker, dancers; Ruth Jederson, pianist; Harold Seader, as director. After the entertainment refreshments were served and music for dancing was furnished by Chet Nelson’s Club Orchestra. Fourteen Juniors acted as ushers with John Hayes at the head. The matrons were Miss Browne, Miss Hastings, and Miss Solano; the patrons, Mr. Sprague, Mr. Hayward, and Mr. Carrier. To these and to Miss Bell and Miss Bradford the members of the Junior Night Committee wish to express their sincere thanks. 90 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Front Row: Josephine Wardrobe, John Hayes, Marion Smith, Sumner Spaulding, Helen Caswell. Back Row: Edwin Peterson, George Morel, Alice Burhart. Edward Boudreau. Madelaine Goodhue. Ernestine McLean. Robert Forbes. THE JUNIOR RADIATOR STAFF Following the custom established some years ago, the April issue of the Radiator was edited by a staff made up exclusively of juniors. Practically all the material printed was written by this class. The object is to acquaint the juniors with editorial work, and give them a chance to show their ability for staff positions in their senior year. Editor-in-Chief Marion E. Smith Associate Editors John J. Hayes C. Sumner Spaulding Circulating Manager Mary A. Gradone Exchange Editor Helen R. Caswell Humor Editor Robert Forbes Poetry Editor Madelaine Goodhue Staff Artists George F. Morel Edward H. Boudreau Alumni Editors Alice C. Buriiart Josephine J. Wardrobe Class Editor William J. Vidito Library Editor Ernestine L. McLean Assistant Class Editor Frank Van I mmerson 91 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS IRMA A. BROOKS VICE-PRESIDENT LORING A. BANKS TREASURER. FRANCIS E.FELT PRESIDENT DOLLYA. SMITH SECRETARY immmmm 92 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK HISTORY OF THE SOPHOMORE CLASS In September the present Sophomore Class started on its way through the Somerville High School. At first we were busy getting acquainted with the school and our teachers, making new friends and attacking new studies. After three months we were considered old enough in the ways of the Senior High School to be allowed to organize as a class. Accordingly on December 20, 1927, the following class officers were elected: President, Francis Felt; Vice-President, Irma Brooks; Secretary, Dolly Smith; Treasurer, Loring Banks. We had our first class meeting on February 3, 1928. After a proper introduction of class officers, the subject of an afternoon dance was brought up. It did not meet with immediate favor, but after some discussion, it was decided to have one. We started establishing new records for the following Sophomore classes to live up to by making a huge success of our dance, something that had not been done for a good many years. The class has contributed largely to all forms of athletics and has been represented in all the school clubs and organizations. Arthur Bogde made a remarkable showing in the public debate. A great number of pupils made their way to the credit list, and some even to the maximum credit. Our records, however, do not show us to be a particularly intellectual class, but we are pleased to be counted friendly, likeable, and courteous. Let us determine that our Junior record will show a gain in scholarship and a better spirit of sendee. Francis E. Felt 93 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: Eleanor Dickie, Patricia Bloomer, Arleen Buswell, Eleanor Graham, Anita Sumner, Dorothy West, Dorothy Bowman. Second Row: Harriet Brazer, Prescott Hall, Clayton Wells, William MacDonald, Thurston Sumner, Eugene Sanchez, Fred Keppe, Charles Quinn. Third Row: John Spartos, Henry Alberghini, Stanley Kindred, Clifton McNeil, William Brasil, William Wattie, Francis Lowney, Harold Young, Walter Marsh, Charles Bruce, Warren Allen. THE PROCTORS Each class room of the Somerville High School has its proctor, elected by the pupils in the very first part of the school year. Soon these proctors gather in the auditorium to select their head proctors and their assistants, preferably three from each of the buildings, East and West. Each class, therefore. Senior, Junior, and Sophomore, has two chief proctors, who are automatically enrolled as members with the full power of vote and of discussion in the Students’ Council. The duties of the proctor are those of a leader. He must see that a reasonable amount of order is maintained in the most pleasant manner in the class room during the tem- porary absence of a teacher and answer the ring of the telephone. He usually takes charge of the money matters, such as the dues of his class and of the Red Cross. In this past year, the proctors took an active part in the drive of the Red Cross and the campaign for the Vermont Flood Sufferers. Once a month the chief proctors call a meeting of all proctors in order to receive sug- gestions, and also to relay messages from the Students’ Council to the pupils. In this way a close contact can be maintained between the students and the teachers, and the large body of the Somerville High School is made a unit in effort and interest. 94 First Row: Ann Cole, Irma Brooks, William Ingalls, Anita Sumner, Dorothy West. Second Row: Eleanor Graham, Francis Felt, Virginia Kenney, Lawrence Williams, Estelle Keaney, John Rondina Dolly Smith. Third Row: Loring Banks. Fred Eimert, Clifton McNeil, William Wattie, Francis Lowney, Irwin Moran, Albert Allen. THE STUDENTS’ COUNCIL The Students’ Council of the Somerville High School consists of the officers of the three classes together with the head proctors of all the floors in both buildings. The head of the Traffic Squad and the president of the National Honor Society are also members of the group. It is the aim of the Council to promote a closer co-operation between the student body and the faculty. This year the Council has extended its activities outside of the school, putting into effect, at the suggestion of the National Honor Society, a drive for the benefit of the Vermont flood victims. The Red Cross drive was also conducted by the Council. Delegates from the Council attended a Student Council Convention at Lowell on Feb- ruary 22. They brought back a great many ideas of how student government is conducted in other high schools in the state. The Council has worked with zeal and hopes it has met with a fair degree of success. Estelle Keaney ’28 96 First Row: Prescott Hall, Eleanor Graham, Albert Johnson, Frederick Eimert, Chief, Arleen Buswell, William Wattic. Second Rote: Earl Gibson, Eben Backstrom, Wilbur Raymond. Allen Bean. TRAFFIC SQUAD The work done by the Traffic Squad this year has been even greater than that of other years. As the student body grows larger, the duties of the Squad are proportionally in- creased. However, the co-operation of the students and of the teachers has been of much help and has greatly lessened the work. Under a new system of punishing offenders, the teachers have been brought into a closer contact with the Squad, and their aid has been very much appreciated. This new system has also eliminated the necessity of having floor secretaries and will probably be continued next year. The difficulties encountered by the Building Patrol, under the supervision of Albert Johnson, have been taken care of. Everyone entering or leaving the building must sign his or her name. At this time, the Squad wishes to thank its advisors, the faculty, and the students for their help and co-operation during the year. Respectfully submitted, Eleanor Graham, Secretary Personnel Faculty Advisors, Mr. J. A. Avery, Mr. L. A. Sprague. President. Frederick Eimert. Secre- taries, Arleen Buswell, Eleanor Graham. Building Supervisor, Albert Johnson. Supervisors, Wilbur Raymond, William Wattie, Allen Bean. Prescott Hall. Eben Backstrom, Earl Gibson. 97 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK TRAFFIC SQUAD RADIATOR YEAR BOOK RADIATOR YEAR BOOK GIFT COMMITTEE Richard Cooper, Martha Gordon. Charles Zee. CLASS DAY COMMITTEE Agnes Fitzpatrick, Edward Friberg. Elizabeth Small. PROGRAM FOR CLASS DAY Music by Band and Drum and F ife Corps Assembly of School....................... Oration ................................. Class Ode................................ Singing of Ode........................... Class Poem............................... Presentation of Class Gift............... Assembly of School on Campus Raising of Flag Planting of the Ivy Reception of Junior High Schools Class Cheers In Clayton Ellis Hall .........Albert Allen ...........Jean Lamb .......Class of 1928 .....Bertha Corfield ..........Charles Zee 99 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK I SENIOR NIGHT COMMITTEE Dorothy Cordon, John Buckley. Ruth Hodges. SENIOR NIGHT Senior Night of the class of 1928 was a most successful event. It was held Thursday evening, May 24. We all enjoyed the banquet. Henry Levenson as “Long John Levy,” Richard Cooper as “Peg-Leg Dick,” Elizabeth Small as “Filipo Bess” and Virginia Kenney as “Dangerous Jinny” were fierce and bold pirates with a good entertainment. Dorothy Counihan as “Voo-doo Dot” and William Casey as “Bill Bones” found our Class History in the treasure box, and told of the eventful career of the class of ’28. Dancing and a pleasant evening followed for the last social gathering of the Seniors. Great credit is due the committee in charge—Ruth Hodges, Chairman; Dorothy Gordon, and John Buckley —who worked faithfully and energetically. The Committee wishes to thank Miss Bell, who directed the program, Miss Bradford, who supervised the stage settings and hall decorations, and Mr. Obear, who supervised the lighting effects. We are looking forward to a successful reunion on December 27, 1928. 100 R. K. II. BANK TREASURERS’ ASSISTANTS RADIATOR YEAR BOOK RADIATOR YEAR BOOK RADIATOR YEAR BDOK LITERARY CLUB The Literary Club reached this year a new record in its ever increasing success. Mr. John Holmes, graduate of the school and President of the “Pipers” at Tufts, was the guest of the Club, as a whole, at a meeting last fall. This spring the entire club was again ad- dressed by Miss Nancy Byrd Turner, well-known poet, and author of the “Ballad of Lucky Lindbergh.” The Literary Club is composed of the Poetry and the Prose Groups, each working in its own field. The spring of 1928 marked the close of the most prosperous and promising season in the existence of the Poetry Club. Not only did the meetings, held regularly on the first Wednesday of every month, present decidedly different and interesting programs, but the attendance increased so that the average was not less than one hundred, while one hundred and thirty marked the pinnacle for a single afternoon. Co-operation seemed to have become the keynote of the year’s success. Among the outstanding days of the Club was “International Day,” when the faculty very generously contributed to the enjoyment of the program. At one meeting the Club had as its guests, the officers and advisors of the Melrose High School Poetry Club, a newly organized group in which the Somerville High School has taken a special interest. Various groups of writers were represented by the selections read at each meeting. Many new voices were heard in the reading of original verse, and prospects seem bright for the Club. The members of the Senior Class hope that the Juniors and Sophomores may have the utmost success in all the undertakings of the Poetry Group. The past year has marked another milestone in the history of the Prose Group. Because of the need for a more universal club which might include all the branches of prose writ- ing, the Short Story Group became the Prose Group. Regular meetings were held every second Wednesday of the month. No dues or formal enrollments were required. The meetings, planned by Margaret Lacy, chairman, with the assistance of Miss Boole, teacher of English, and together with the co-operation of others, proved of high interest and en- joyment. 103 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row (sitting): Agnes Fitzpatrick, Ruth Harrington. Second Row: Irma DiGuisto. Beatrice Pambookjian, Margaret Lacey. iNatalie Rich, Miss Gordon. Third Row: Mary Gradone, Helen Kane, Olive Thompson, Eunice Lanigan. Catherine Greene, Catherine O’Leary, Loretta Robinson, Flora Mazzarcllo. GIRLS’ DEBATING SOCIETY I he regular meetings of the Girls’ Debating Society have been held once every two weeks and have been presided over by the officers: Margaret Lacey, ’28, President; Natalie Rich, '29, Secretary-Treasurer. The Faculty Advisors were Miss Gordon and Miss Smith. During the course ol the year several debates have been held among the members of the Society. One interscholastic debate took place on April 13 with the Girls’ Latin School of Boston. The question was: ‘ ’Resolved: That Massachusetts should adopt a law similar to the Baumes Law in New York. The Somerville team consisted of Eunice Lanigan, Natalie Rich, Beatrice Pambookjian, and Mary Gradone, alternate. The negative was up- held by the Somerville team. It is hoped that the Society will be successful and that its good work will be carried on in the years that are to follow. 104 Natalie Rich, Secretary RADIATDR YEAR BOOK First Row: Marcian T. Quinlan. Lx renzo Gaynor, Edward Lane, C. Sumner Spaulding: (Sec’y I, Joseph Blumsack (Pres, first term), Lawrence Capodilupo (Pres, second term). Albert Allen, Robert Le Roy, Raymond Fermoyle. Second Row: Mr. F. J. Mahoney (Moderator). James L. Boyle, Sedley Dunlap. Arthur Rogde, John Lyons (Marshal), Mathew Marmaud, Milton Riddick. Anthony Di Cicco, Jeremiah O'Brien. Third Row: Charles Gibb. Robert Glennon. Beniamin Johnson. Diran Dinjian. Ralph Skinner, Richard Welch, Raymond Aherne. Lloyd Hawes, Charles Quinn. WEBSTER DEBATING SOCIETY Again the Webster Debating Society has passed a successful year. This society consists of about thirty-five members who meet once a week for instruction and practice in the art of debating, and also to gain the benefits to be derived from companionship with other boys of fine qualities and ideals. Since its organization in 1924, the society has been under the competent and greatly respected direction of Mr. Mahoney. The officers for the September-February term were Lawrence Capodilupo, President; Joseph Blumsack, Vice-President; Amedee Boudreau, Secretary; John Niles, Treasurer; and John Lyons, Marshal. The officers for the February-June term were Joseph Blumsack, President; Albert Allen, Vice-President; Sumner Spalding, Secretary; John Hayes, Treas- urer; and John Lyons, Marshal. On the evening of March 19th the society held its annual prize debate. In this debate John Hayes, Joseph Blumsack, Thomas Quinlan, Robert LeRoy, Raymond Aherne, and Arthur Rogde participated. The winning three, Thomas Quinlan, John Hayes, and Raymond Aherne, debated on April 12th against the debating team of Medford High School at Medford. C. Sumner Spalding, Secretary W. D. S. 105 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Seated: Betty LcBaron, Charles Casassa. Joseph Paes, Edmund Keane, Ruth Raymond. Second Row: Mary Gradone, Alice Millerick, Dorothy Donahue, Mary Leary, Sylvia Silva, Frieda Lipkind. THE ALFONSO XIII CLUB The class of Spanish (2), Division M, which had its recitations in Room 21, organized on the 10th of February a Spanish Club called Alfonso XIII. Twice a month on Fridays at the recitation period, different pupils gave selections in Spanish, either poetry, prose, anecdote, or jokes. Sometimes there was music. The members of the club voted to pay ten cents each month, the amount in the treasury at the end of the year to be used in an entertainment. The motive of the club was to bring about an improvement and an added interest in Spanish, and to create an atmosphere suitable to the language. The following were elected as officers: President, Joseph Paes; Secretary, Frieda Lip- kind; Treasurer, Charles Cassassa; Chairman of the Entertainment Committee, Evelyn Shuman. We wish at this time to thank Miss Solano, our faculty advisor, for the time and energy she has spent in our behalf. 106 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: Israel Edelstein, Anthony Cantanzano, Samuel Fishlin, Robert Forbes, Leo Larkin. Second Row: Myer Edelstein, Louis Gillespie, Charles Bruce, Leslie Lockman, John Riley. THE CHESS CLUB The Chess Club has now completed its seventh successful year. We are fortunate in having won the majority of games on our schedule. Our officers are as follows: President, Robert Forbes Secretary, Anthony Catanzano Captain, Samuel Fishlin We held our meetings in room 123 on Fridays throughout the year until our season of matches had closed. We wish at this time to extend our sincere appreciation to the Y. M. C. A. for the use of their rooms where our home matches were played. We hope that members of future classes will take an interest in this fascinating game and will keep the society in as flourishing a condition as we found it when it was handed to us. Robert Forbes, President. SPECIAL ATTENTION Remember your first Class Reunion!! THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1928. 107 108 BANK WORKERS RADIATOR YEAR BOOK RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: William Casey, Olive MacPherson, Henry Levenson, Olive Thompson, Prescott Hall. Marguerite Carmosino, Thomas Legere, Eunice Lanigan. Herbert Fallgren. Second Row: Dorothy Gordon, Elizabeth Small. Norman Watt, Wilbur Raymond, Doris Graves, John McGann, Irwin Moran. Jean Yacubian. Agnes Fitzpatrick. SENIOR PLAY On Friday evening, February 17, 1928, the Senior Play, “The New Poor,” was presented before a capacity house, with a cast composed entirely of members of the Senior Class. The cast and com- mittee spent many weeks in preparation and were pleased to have the play such a success. The cast was as follows: Mrs. Wellby Constance Wei I In Betty Well by- Mary Maudsley Amos Wellby Alice Wellby Miller Gutteridge Grand Duke (Johnson! Count Ivan (Simpkins) Prince Vladimi (Rogers) Princess Irma (Tompkins) Kirk O’Farrel . The Senior Class feels that much .................... - The stage managers were Wilbur R. Raymond, Richard Locke, in charge of the lighting. This year’s committee was composed J. Thompson, and Henry H. Levenson. redit is due to Miss Bell, Doris Graves Eunice F. Lanigan Agnes E. Fitzpatrick Elizabeth B. Small William T. Casey Olive B. MacPherson Herbert R. Fallgren Norman B. Watt Irwin Moran J. Frederick McGann, Jr. Marguerite Carmosino Thomas J. Legere to the cast, and to the stage managers, assistant, and Roy Gaunce. who was of Prescott W. Hall, chairman. Olive 109 SCENE FROM SENIOR PLAY Sitting: Doris Graves. Herbert Fallgren, Elizabeth Small. Standing: Eunice Lanigan, Agnes Fitzpatrick, Olive MacPherson, William Casey, Thomas Legere, John McCann, Marguerite Carmosino. Irwin Moran. Norman Watt. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK SCENE FROM SENIOR PLAY Sitting: Doris Graves, Olive MacPIierson, Herbert Fallgrcn, Eunice Lanigan. Standing: William Casey, Agnes Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Small. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK FIRST ORCHESTRA First Row: Samuel Taitlebaum. Frank Giaccobe, William Vidito, Prescott Hall, Ralph Guerke, Thurston Sumner, Joseph Re. Everett Bunker. Second Row: Ruth Simmons Leo Adlcman, Frances McNally, Cornelia Spencer, Mary Pineo, Olive MacPherson, Edward Fribcrg. Leader, Henry Levcn- son, Concert-Master, Richard Berry, Charles Garibcdian, Inez Arzillo, Estelle Waddell. Third Row: Nelson Thomas. Hazel DeBey, Betty Tufts, Honoria Dolan, Lolly Moller, Edward Baekus. Joseph Sampson, Richard Cooper, Jean Lamb, Lillian Tarbox. Elizabeth Forsythe. Doris Yiravec, Ruth Bean. Top Row: Harold Piers, Joseph Ivaska, Walter Lamb, Stewart Danielson, Harry Whittaker. Wilbur Copithorne, Warren Lindcquist, Eben Backstrom, Edmund Keane, Warren Daniels, James Santos, Samuel Lebovitch, Foster Thomas. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK RADIATOR YEAR BOOK FIRST ORCHESTRA The First Orchestra this year consists of twelve first violins, nine second violins, three ’cellos, and two bass viols for the stringed instruments. For the wood-wind, there are five clarinets and two flutes. In the bass section, there are three cornets, one trombone, two mellophones, and one bass saxophone. In the percussion section, we have one tympani and three drums. Edward Friberg is the Conductor, Olive MacPherson is the Pianist, and Henry Levenson is I he Concert Master. The spirit of the orchestra in its co-operation with the leader is exceptionally fine, and without it the orchestra could not play the difficult music it has taken up this year. The orchestra, consisting of forty-six members, did splendid work in making a success of the Christmas Cantata, which was under the direction of Mr. Whittemore. We have also played for the Evening High School Graduation and for the debate of the Webster Debating Society. The orchestra took part in the Annual New England Music Festival Competition in Boston on May 18, 1928. On Friday, May fourth, was held the Annual Orchestra Concert. At this concert we played “Andante” from “Surprise Symphony” by J. Haydn. This was the first symphony ever played by the orchestra. All through the year we have worked hard to make our organization a credit to the School. It would seem that the hard work has not been in vain, for Mr. Clark has assured us that the orchestra is one of the very best since he has been connected with the schools of Somerville. Edward Friberg, Conductor ’28 113 SECOND ORCHESTRA Front Row: Elizabeth Sherman, Edward Windsor, Ernest Brenner, Constance Kenney, Warren Lindquist, Leader, Charles Garabedian, Frank Giacobbc, Ralph Guerke. Back Row: Anthony Basteri, Elmer Stephens. Caesar Bertelli. Ruth Bean, Arlcen Crossman. Charles MacRae, Harry Whittaker, Ernest Wilcomhc, Mar- garet Sharpe, Robert Bain. Wanda Bykowska, Lillian Granino, Jack Wiseman. Howard Stern. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK THE BAND First Row: Herman Liehr, Eugene Sanchez. Elmer Fierce, William Yidito, Warren Daniels, Prescott Hall, Austin Varney, Richard B. Cooper. Leader. Joseph Sampson. Drum Major. Edward Friberg. William Hein, William Buckley. Herbert Jackson, Stewart Jackson, Edwin Wyatt. Second Row: Ralph Mason, Joseph Ivaska. Harold Piers. Wilbur Smith, Edward Backus. Nathaniel Vidito. Howard Surrett, Edmund Blake, Eugene Gorrill. Thurston Sumner, Donald Noyes, John Lynch. Graton Williams, Folger Taylor. Robert Forbes. Third Row: James Santos, Walter Lamb. Stewart Danielson. Herbert Rogers, Harry Whittaker. John Porter, John Nickerson, Charles McCormick. Henry Ciccolo, Sherwood Lacount, Vinal De Grasse, Norman Hill, Dana Bowie. Samuel Blumsack. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK RADIATDR YEAR BOOK First Row: Mildred Dunn. Doris Ryer, Theresa Travers, Edythe Weiand, Dorothy Bane. Second Row: Louise Macarelli, Constance Curcio. Catherine O'Leary. Muriel Hight, Frances Polack, Virginia Kenney. Leader. Irma Di Guisto. Eleanor Falco. Esther Isenstadt, Belle Kratman. Third Row: Eva Albrecht, Alice Mahoney. Eileen Kiley. Helen Paton, Muriel Morse, Claire Powell, Elizabeth Small, Alba Pirani. Clementina Paliuca, Evelyn Vollm. Marguerite Calderani. Esgouhee Nalbandian. SENIOR GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB June, 1928, marks the close of the 25th year of the Senior Girls’ Glee Club in the Somer- ville High School. During the past year the club met weekly under the direction of Mr. Harry E. Whittemore, and had a membership of fifty. Through our new books we became acquainted with many types of songs. Among them were some very light and amusing songs, several choruses, and compositions particularly suited to girls’ voices; also a number of selections from famous operas. Although the work on the difficult choruses used in the “Christmas Cantata” was difficult, it was the most interesting the Glee Club attempted. This year the Glee Club did not enter the Orchestra Concert as a group, but was represented by a selected quartet. Virginia A. Kenney ’28 116 YEAR BOOK First Row: Ralph Mortelli, Chester Fairbairn, Vaskin Tashjian, Edward Solana, Robert Doeg, Robert Gibb. Second Row: Daniel Buckley, Divan Dinjian. Francis De Cicca, Edmund Fantelli, Lawrence Williams, Eugene Sanchez, Sherwood Armstrong, Samuel Taitelbaum, Francis Bertolani, Edward Shane. Alfred Larkin. Third Row: Paul Fuchs. Henry Collins. H. J. Kelter. David Sprague, Mr. Hayward. Archie Craig, Ernest Mac Laughlin. Morris Duchin. Frederick Gcisler. Paul Healy. Fourth Row: Robert Collins, Earl Gibson, Herbert Fallgren, Raymond Johnson, Edward Baldwin, Arthur Donovan, James Flynn. BOYS’ GLEE CLUB The close of this school year completes another successful season for the Boys’ Glee Club. The boys have learned to appreciate the meaning of music by the faithful instruction of Mr. Whittemore and by the encouragement and supervision of Mr. Hayward. All the members of the club express their sincere thanks to them. This year the Boys’ Glee Club assisted in the Christmas Cantata. The club had a com- mendable number of new members who have shown interest in the affairs of the organiza- tion, and all the members may rightfully feel that they have contributed their part towards the success of the club. 117 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: Robert Gibb, Charles Gibb, Harold Deegan, Leslie Heuse, Percy Crowell, Maurice Kirk, Edmund Fantelli, Elliot Williams, Esau Hanway. Second Row': Maurice Thornton, Robert Glennen, Sherwood Armstrong. Ardaslt Malbanian. Thomas Card. Arthur Keefe. William Dover. Third Row: Ralph Palange. Albert Mullen. George Vallender, James Calderwood. Eugene Blanchard. Alden Osgood. Frank Lowney. William Molloy. THE BOYS’ FIFE, DRUM, AND BUGLE CORPS The Boys' Fife and Drum Corps and the Boys’ Bugle and Drum Corps have been two separate groups most of the past year. These groups have been practicing separately, out- doors and within the building. The Bugle and Drum Corps is a new departure in field music for the school, having been formed this year. The Fife and Drum Corps, on the other hand, is an old organization which has been in existence for a number of years. Many of the members of this organization are Seniors who entered as Sophomores. For the Class Day exercises these two groups united into one to provide music for the ceremonies. The boys, about thirty in number, have worked hard, and under excellent instruction have done their work well. The group expresses its sincere thanks to Mr. Maynard for his kind supervision and helpful instruction. Percy F. Crowell, Leader ’28 118 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Front Row: Edythe Weiand, Bertha Marshall. Second row: Evelyn Dreisigaker, Betty Tufts, Ellen Robbins, Aileen Crossman, Mary Simmons, Louise Berselli, Mary Tavash. Third Row: Nancy Myers, Frayne Bratton, Doris Pierce, Claire Powell, Margaret Joseph, Irma Bowmar). Dorothy Rounds. Elizabeth Sloane, Ruth Bean. Ernestine Keach. GIRLS’ BUGLE AND DRUM CORPS As the school year closes we find that the Girls’ Bugle and Drum Corps have completed a very successful season under the supervision of Mr. Maynard. Many new members from the Sophomore and Junior classes have joined our ranks this year. Our corps, composed of eighteen buglers, five drummers, a bass drummer, and a drum major, has met every Tuesday in Room 3, where they have learned new selections and prepared for their one big event, Class Day. 119 PLAYERS’ CLUB RADIATOR YEAR BOOK RADIATOR YEAR BOOK PLAYERS’ CLUB The Players’ Club commenced its sixth successful season at its first meeting on October 3, 1927. We all realized bow fortunate we were to have Miss Harriet M. Bell again as our coach and advisor. The following were the officers elected for the year: President, Wilbur I). Raymond; Vice-President, Ruth Hodges; Secretary, Elizabeth Small; Treasurer, William Hein. After tryouts had been held, the club added to its roll call thirty-five new members, making the membership sixty. The chief objective of the year has been the presentation of plays for the instruction of the club. These are called “walking-readings,” owing to the fact that books may be used. Among the plays were “Flattering Word,” “Neighbors,” “Wurtzel Flummery,” “Florist Shop,” and “Bishop’s Candlesticks,” from Les Miserables. On October sixth, nine of the club members gave the “Pot Boiler,” for the Teachers’ Club at Unitarian Hall. This year in the Christmas Cantata the members of the club in- terpreted the Christmas music by tableaux. There is one occasion during the year which the teachers always look forward to with anticipation. The “Teachers’ Jollification” this year came on April twelfth, and was as great a success as in previous years. Twice during the year we were very fortunate to be invited to plays, “The Inheritors” and “Othello,” given at Tufts College. In February several of the members entertained the “Browning Club” by reading selections from Browning. We believe that the club during the year has given the members a deeper appreciation of good drama. 121 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Roiv: Louise Cronin. Cornelius Leary, May Robinson, Francis Lowney, Martha Gordon, James Boyle, Ruth Hodges. Second Row: Genevieve O’Leary. Betty Souther, Louise Miller, Frances Polak, Susie Puccini, Dorothy Hall, Katherine O’Leary. Rosamond Kenny. Catherine Anderson. Back Row: Margaret Flahive, Ernestine McLean, Marion Smith, Mary McDermott. Maxine Blake, Louise Soldani. Leona Thurbide. THE SKETCH CLUB Every Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock the Sketch Club has met in Room 400. Under the supervision of Miss Bradford and Miss Leftovith, the members have made many beau- tiful and useful articles, such as tooled-leather pocket hooks, rings, pendants, and decorated china. At a late meeting the club members voted to adopt a club pin. Designs are to be sub- mitted for approval. Our club although not very well known, expects to increase its membership of thirty- five next year. The officers and present members wish the greatest success to the Sketch Club in the forthcoming year and a pleasant vacation to all. May Robinson, Secretary 122 SOPHOMORE GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB This month marks the completion of one of the most successful years for the Sophomore Glee Club since its organization. Under the careful, diligent leadership of Mr. Whitte- more, the girls have done excellent work. In collaboration with the Senior Glee Club, the Boys’ Glee Club, and the orchestras, they presented the Christmas Cantata, “The Word Made Flesh.” The club, with part of the second orchestra, made a visit to the Somerville Home for the Aged, March 15, and the concert was enjoyed as much by the participants as by the audience. The membership is limited to fifty girls each having at least one year’s experience prior to entering High School. If their excellent work is continued during their Junior and Senior years, great things may be expected from them. Helen Paton ’28 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: Marjorie Holt. Mary Lima. Second Row: Anna Whitington, Virginia Hoffses, Miss K. Quigley. Directress, Margaret Smith. Vera Tripp. Rack Row: Hubert Dunstan, Elbridge Pickard. THE MANDOLIN CLUB The Mandolin Club started the year with an almost entirely new body of players. The members are Helen Anderson, First Mandolin; Virginia Hoffses, Director and First Man- dolin; Marjorie Holt, Second Mandolin; Mary Lima, First Mandolin; Margaret Smith, First Mandolin; Vera Tripp, Pianist; Anna Withington, First Mandolin; Lyle Cunningham, Banjo; Hubert Dunstan, Guitar; Elbridge Pickard, First Mandolin. We sincerely regret the departure of Miss Fury, but take great pleasure in welcoming Miss Quigley, who has been in charge of the Club since the Christmas vacation. Virginia J. Hoffses 124 to Ol NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY First Row: Jessie Williams, Helen Baker, Ruth Hodges, Myra Preston, Lillian Tarbox, Eleanor Taapken, Beatrice Cohen, Georgina Morey, Muriel Morse, Bertha Corfield. Second Row: William Wattie, Rebecca Kennard, Olive Thompson. Catherine Falvey, Mary Tait, Lolly Muller. Miriam Hayes, Olive MacPherson. Irwin Moran. Albert Allen. Dorothy Burnham. Katherine Field. Rose Manfra, Ida Sherman, Virginia Hoffses. Third Row: Edmund Wahlers, Raymond Taylor, Eleanor McColgan. Marion Allen, Eleanor Graham, Mary Robinson, Frances Polak. Evelyn Dreisigaker. Jennie Clark, Corinne Carlson, Muriel Hight, Ruth Simmons. George Walstrom, Folger Taylor. Fourth Row: Lawrence Williams, Herbert Fallgren, Curtice Townsend. Charles Bruce, George Hilton. Samuel Wall, Randolph Miller, George Bradford, Richard Cooper. Leslie Johnson, John Leslie, Grover Winn. Percy Crowell, Frederick Eimert. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY The National Honor Society of 1928 feels that it has completed another successful year, following the precedent established last year. The group met in October and elected the following officers: Albert Allen, President; Dorothy Lee Burnham, Vice-President; Kath- rvn Field, Secretary. During the Vermont Hood the society, uniting with the Students’ Council conducted a drive to help relieve the suffering in that district. In an impressive assembly, we completed the enrollment of Seniors, increasing the number to sixty-one mem- bers. In March we held another election, as required by the constitution, and the follow- ing officers were then chosen: Irwin Moran, President; Olive MacPherson, Vice-President; Folger Taylor, Student Treasurer; Miriam Hayes, Secretary. Altogether we consider the year a successful one and thank the members of the faculty. Miss Teele, Miss Woodward, Miss Ritchie, Mr. Obear and Mr. Hosmer, for their generous and helpful assistance and guidance. MEMBERS Class of 1928 Albert Allen Herbert Fallgren Sadie Lazarus Ruth Simmons Marion Allen Catherine Falvey John Leslie Eleanor Taapken Helen Baker Kathryn Field Olive MacPherson Mary Tait George Bradford Dorothy Gordon Rose Man fra Lillian Tarbox Charles Bruce Eleanor Graham Eleanor McColgan Folger Taylor Dorothy Burnham Miriam Hayes Randolph Miller Raymond Taylor Corinne Carlson Muriel Hight Mary Mingolelli Olive Thompson Jennie Clarke George Hilton Lolly Moller Curtice Townsend Beatrice Cohen Ruth Hodges Thomas Irwin Moran Edmund Wahlers Richard Cooper Virginia Hoffses Georgiana Morey Samuel Wall Bertha Corfield Joseph Ivaska Muriel Morse George Waistrom Percy Crowell Leslie Johnson Frances Polak Lewis Watt Dorothy Dolloff Blanche Josselyn Myra Preston William Wattie Evelyn Droisigaker Rebecca Kennard Mary Robinson Jessie Williams Frederick Eimert Margaret Lacey Ida Shuman Lawrence Williams Grover Winn MEMBERS Class of 1929 Ruth Bean Waller Galazzi Ruth Kelly Evelyn Shuman Alice Burhart Ruth Gilchrist Ruth Kertzman Marion Smith Thomas Card Evelyn Gutteridge Muriel Lowell Sumner Spalding John Clark Lloyd Hawes Ernestine McLean Lucy Walgis Warren Daniels John Hayes Stanley Miller Fred Welch Robert Forbes Richard Hodgdon Laura Saparoff Doris Yirovec Grace Kelly Lillian Shippee 126 128 FOOTBALL SQUAD First Row: Lawrence Capodilupo, Manager, Edward Lane, Mathew Marmaud. Edwin Waters, Charles Casey, Paul Maclnniss, Captain, Richard O’Brien, George Stevenson, Frank McNamara, Lorenzo Gaynor, Graydon Toothaker. Second Row: Mr. Dickerman, Coach, Kenneth Rondina, Anthony Mazzocco, (diaries Dresser, John Murphy. Lawrence Donovan, John Rondina. Robert Le Roy, Donald Wells, Walter Corbett. Third Row: Donald Cochran, John Hayes, Richard Fannon, John Milhury, Robert Rogers, Alfred Luppi. Raymond Fermoylc. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: Harris King, Curtice Townsend, Captain, William Howard. Second Row: Isaac Schwartz, Earle Wilson, Graton Williams. TENNIS The tennis team has good prospects. We are happy to say that we have met a great many of the suburban high schools. The ones that we have played are Newton, Everett, Boston English, Malden, Melrose, Cambridge, Brookline, Winchester, Quincy, Lynn, and Medford. A new tennis league has been formed this year, consisting of all the above-mentioned schools, except Boston English, Medford, and Winchester. Because we are in this league, Somerville feels confident that there will always be some interest in tennis in our high school. The players whom we have from last year’s team are Curtice Townsend, first man and captain, Harris King, and Earle Wilson. The position of second man lies between King and Wilson. We held tryouts during the first of this school year, and from fourteen applicants, Graton Williams, fourth man, and William Howard, fifth man, were the successful con- testants. It is the sincere desire of the tennis team that the new high school, which some of us on the team will remain to enjoy, will have for the future Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, more advantages in the way of tennis courts. With the practice that it has been impossible for us to get, they ought to produce a team unequalled by all local schools. The manager, Isaac W. Schwartz, with the unstinted co-operation of the faculty, rep- resented by Mr. Pearson, and the captain, Curtice Townsend, has done his best to stim- ulate interest in the ancient and manly sport of tennis. 129 BASEBALL SQUAI) First Row: Kenneth Romlina, John Powers, Gerald Phillips, Fred Escott, Arthur Graham, Anthony Mazzocca, Robert Le Roy, Wallace Townsend. William Olson. John Milbury. Edward Modiste, Edward Beltincourt. John Leslie, Waller Ross. Second Row: Edward Lane, Edmund Fantelli, Joseph Meskill, Richard Fannon, Charles Dresser, Alfred Luppi, Francis Escoti. Theobald� Di Cicco, John Murphy, Kenneth Sanchez, Stephen Leveroni, Lawrence Donovan, Captain, Walter Corbett, Samuel Wall, William Keene, Coach Dickerman. Third Row: Albert Di Sessa. Raymond Bissette, George Ileos, Philip Ecklof. Peter Hutchinson, David Sprague, Nelson Maskell, George Maskell, Fred Reed. Morris Breen. John Rondina, Albert Blanche. Donald Wells. Lorenzo Gaynor, Richard O'Brien. Fourth Roiv: Robert Barber. Wayne Dingee, Dana Bowie, Byron Johnson, Edward Perry. Frederick Reed, James Molloy, Francis McNamara, Robert Baine, Paul Healy, Mathew Marmaud. Thomas Mernin. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK TRACK TEAM hirst Row: Irvine Whitcomb, Edward Lane, Francis Hooper. Walter Herbert, Herbert Fallgren, Paul Maclnness, Captain, Joseph Sampson, Kaymond Dion. Ralph Smith. Folger Taylor. Mr. Dickerman, Coach. Second Row: Philip Ekstrand. Alfred Turner, Francis Sawin, Henry Duca, John Buckley, Samuel Wall. John Rondina. John Hayes, Robert Rogers, George Heos, James Malloy. Third Row: Eugene Sanchez, Fred Finnigan, Robert Le Roy, Donald Cochran. Robert Barber, John Leslie, Theobaldo Di Cicco, John Powers. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK RADIATOR YEAR BOOK TRACK MEN Paul MacInniss, “Pauly” Captain and one-man track team; all scholastic and placed in all meets. John Hayes, “Johnny” Hurdle and dash specialist; all scholastic and made points in all meets. Herbert Fallgren, “Herb” Somerville’s lead-off man in the relay; a good 300-yard man. Earl Gibson, “Gibby” Ran the relay and was fast in the dashes. Raymond Dion, “Ray” A good 600-yard man. Walter Herbert, “Herbie” Our best high jumper and placed consistently. John Powers, “Johnny” A dash and 300-yard man. He shows great promise. Richard O’Brien, “Dick” A fine dash man. Richard Cooper, “Dick” Another star dash man. Joseph Sampson, “Red” A creditable 600-yard runner. Ralph Smith, “Smithy” A good thousand-yard man, placing in several meets. 132 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK 133 GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: Muriel Thomas. Claire Cole, Mary Flahive. Second Row: Marguerite Kellory. Marian Tucker, Gertrude Hubbard, Catherine MacDonald. Hazel Sanderson. Frances Morgan. Helen Linden. Third Row: Margaret Mahoney. Lillian Sloane, Ruth Strehlis, Grace Edgerly, Dorothy Gough, Margaret Martin. Dorothy Jones. Elizabeth Sloane. GIRLS’ SWIMMING TEAM Under the fine coaching of Miss Cassidy, a snappy team has been formed. Although the team was not able to compete with any outside because of lack of opponents, the members of the team and the other swimming participants had a meet about the last of April. At this meet the novices as well as the experienced swimmers had a chance to show their skill. The different strokes taught were the crawl, the breast, and the side strokes. The long- winded ones attempted the plunge which has been found quite successful. Many good divers have also been developed and many new dives have been learned. The winner of this meet was presented with a shield, and the other participants received numerals and letters. This meet formally closed the swimming season. Catherine MacDonald ’29 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: Claire Cole, Gertrude Hubbard. Second Roto: Catherine MacDonald. Ruth Strehlis, Marian DeNoyer, Catherine Doherty, Catherine Falvey, Evelyn Cann. Mary Molloy. Dorothy West. Third Row: Margaret Mahoney. Mary Fleming, Dorothy Jones, Margaret Martin. Anita Sumner, Adele Marchant. Mildred Thorne. Frances O'Hea. FIELD HOCKEY The field hockey team, composed of excellent players, was hardly organized in the short time last fall, and the game with Waltham was the only one played, bringing defeat, the score being 2-1. The team is composed of the following players: Captain Catherine Falvey, R. Fb., Manager; Mary Molloy, L. Hb.; Ruth Strehlis, L. Fb.; Marian DeNoyer, C. H.: Margaret Martin, L.Hb.; Catherine MacDonald, R.Hb.; Catherine Doherty, R.Hb.; Ger- trude Hubbard, R.W.; Anita Sumner, R.I.; Evelyn Cann, C.F.; Dorothy West, L.I. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: Eunice Maclnnis, Elizabeth Tufts, June Simpson, Mary Flahive, Mildred Worth, Frances Paladin, Fannie Nalhandian, Helene Galvin. Second Row: Gertrude Hubbard, Ruth Streblis, Catherine Doherty, Marian DeNoyer, Mary Molloy, Captain, Claire Cole, Catherine Falvey, Catherine MacDonald. Marian Mosher. Third Roto: Philomena Buccelli. Alice Maroney, Muriel Thomas, Marian Kadis, Margaret Martin, Verona Durick, Evelyn Cann, Adele Merchant, Grace Brattin, Mary Bowen. THE BASKETBALL TEAM The varsity basketball team, which began its formulation in November, when basketball practice first began, has been one of the most victorious Somerville has ever bad. This fast and sure sextet, trained under the careful coaching of Miss Viano, won victory in four out of five games and defeated all of its opponents at least once. Of the two games played with Malden, one brought defeat, the other victory. The other three games were played with St. Charles, Waltham; Stoneham and Everett, each being defeated by a large score in favor of Somerville. The members of the varsity team are as follows: Captain, Mary Molloy, S. C. Marian DeNoyer, R. F. Ruth Strehlis, C. Catherine Doherty, L. F. Catherine Falvey, L. G. Catherine MacDonald, R. G. Manager, Claire Cole 136 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK First Row: James Butters, Hope Blaisdell, Ruth Kelley. Marie Santos, Laura Carbone, Stella Ellis, Morris Shapiro. Second Row: Lewis Mitchell. Carmine Pettinatie, John Davidson, Ernest Hussar, George Sawin, Lewis Tuttle, Frank Ciampi. POST GRADUATES The Post Graduate Class of 1928 has passed into the history of Somerville High School. Those extremely privileged persons in room 301, who apparently came and went at will, take this opportunity to thank the Somerville High for the extra year of instruction it has extended to them. The benefits derived therefrom have been many, giving them the nec- essary foundation for work in higher institutions of learning. The Post Graduates of this year leave with the hope that they have established standards worthy of note. They might say, as a word of advice to any undergraduate who is desirous of becom- ing a Post Graduate, that the student who does return for an extra year should have a fixed purpose in mind. He must make the year one of intensive study and effort; otherwise it will avail him nothing. The Post Graduates’ first “headquarters” were in the East Library, room 221, but dur- ing the fall of 1927 we were moved to room 301. Our class chose no head or president from its ranks, feeling it to be unnecessary and without any direct benefit. In closing, the Post Graduates of 1928 wish to thank the Somerville High School and their worthy advisor. Miss Gordon, once again for all the school has done in their behalf, and pledge themselves to do their utmost to be worthy of the ideals of the Somerville High School. 137 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK GRADUATING WITH HONOR JUNE, 1928 Helen Baker Dorothy Burnham Kathryn Field Ruth Gallagher Grace Hayes Ernestine Reach Rebecca Kennard Sadie Lazarus Olive MacPherson Rose Manfra Mary Mingolelli Lolly Moller Georgina Morey Mary Pineo Myra Preston Mary Robinson Ida Shuman Elizabeth Sloane Eleanor Taapken Mary Tait Jessie Williams Albert Allen Charles Bruce Benjamin Cohen William Cox Fred Eimert Maurice Gillespie George Hilton Joseph Ivaska John Leslie Emery Taylor Raymond Taylor Curtice Townsend $amuel Wall George Waistrom Lewis Watt Grover Winn 138 —w EXTRAI CITY CHATTER EXTRA! Volume XYZ JUNE, 1949 Price .009 Special Dispatch A Sensational Upset Yellow Jackets Take the Hives By E. D. Sackett Sporting Reporter East Jilopic: The Yellow Jackets took the Hives into camp today to the tune of 1 to 0. thereby win- ning the Semi-Amateur League Championship. The day was a glorious one. As far as the eye could sec there was nothing but red hats, shiny hair, pant legs, and knees, the latter be- ing the more noticeable. The infield was a rich green, but the outfield was under five inches of snow. As the Hives took the field, the garden men carried snowshoes. “Batteries for todays game,” bawled Um- pire Leroy, “Yellow Jackets, I Weiss pitching. Levinson catch- ing; for the Hives, Reed pitch- ing, Macy catching. Georgina Morcv threw in the first ball. The game progressed as all games progress. By the first of the third the Hives were ahead, but the Yellow Jackets evened it up, making the score 0 to 0. In the fourth Ray Taylor, of the Hives, knocked a three bagger, and in trying to stretch it into a homer tripped on the third sack, where he was tagged out. The crowd gave him a flock of boos for his efforts, and crowned him with pop bottles. The figure of Weiss had so ta|� crcd by the fifth, about fifty pounds, that he was replaced by Paul Martin, lest his family lie unable to recog- nize him. Levinson's height was unaffected by the ordeal. The Hives, sensing the strat- egy of the above replacement, sent in Sid Lovering, their star hurler. Reed was given a place among the weeds. The crowd stood with bowed heads as the Reverend, to be. ascended the mound and viewed, with a critical eye, the batter, Wilbur Raymond. “Faster, people!!” chirped up Wilbur. This re- mark upset the serenity of our Reverend, who in wrath hurled forth a sphere from the mound. “Strike one,” yawned I.croy. “Oh! do be careful next time, Mr. Umpire.” exclaimed our massive batter as he rearranged his curly locks. “I’m afraid that was a ball!” Sid's good nature began to tell, or maybe it was the thoughts of a “Small per- son in the crowd, for he passed Wilbur and walked the next two. The Yellow Jackets were pleading for a home run. Swimming up to the plate came Sammy Fishlin, the shark. As Si«l wound up, Sammy put his Continued on p. 2, col. i Fishlin Loses His Crown Leo Larkin wins the chess championship of the Fiji Islands from Samuel Fishlin. former champion, in a gruelling strug- gle which lasted thirty-seven days and nights. The reason the match ended so quickly was that Mr. Fishlin’s king fell asleep and was checkmated by the opposing queen, always ready to take advantage of the situation (en vraic femme). Two different sets were re- quired, for at the expiration of the twenty-third day the castles had fallen into ruins, the bishops had died, all the little pawns had dried up, and the knights became so hot they burned up. During one of the critical moments of the match Mr. Fishlin fell asleep, un- known to his worthy opponent and the rabid fans. All thought lie was planning his next move until at the end of the day he suddenly yelled, “I want my mamma.” The only other in- teresting feature of the match was when Mr. Fishlin’s queen became captivated by one of Mr. Larkin's honorable knights. They both eloped to a nearby castle situated among some pawns and were immediately married by a bishop. They will probably live happily ever after. As soon as Mr. Larkin had won the championship, lie said he would defend his crown an- nually whether it needed it or not. Astounding Invention! K. D. Sackett, the well known chemist, has discovered a solu- tion which he guarantees will dissolve all species of corns. Sample bottle sent free upon enclosure of Vi of a dollar. Address 13 Hickox Rd., Oshkosh LeRoy’s Mattresses Most Comfortable and Enduring So Irving Whitcomb, official mattress tester of the world, claims. It took him S minutes to wreck one of LcRoy’s. where- as he had ruined all other makes in less than 3 minutes. He stated that he suffered much less pain bouncing on the Lc- Roy Mattress. Sold by all Heavyweight championship of the Canary Islands wrested from E«1 ward Oxcnham, former title holder, by Gordon Pratt in a sensational upset. The fight went the entire distance, that is from one end of the island to the other. The referee, Wil- liam Wattic, claims it was the fastest bout lie ever refereed. The fight arrived at a sudden and unexpected conclusion. Both fighters fell into a clinch, and in spite of his heroic ef- forts referee Wattic could not separate them, so he produced his trusty Latin grammar which he happened to have with him and tapped them both over that RANDOLPH MILLER MEETS OLD PALS The distant light flashed again. It grew more brilliant and more distinct every second as our ship hurtled towards it through space. Pandemonium broke loose in the crowded car; men who had been under a terrific strain suddenly gave way now that their dreams were realized The pilot, fascinated by the stupendous spectacle, dazciry headed the huge liner for the most enticing section of the lights and increased the speed to five hundred and sixty-two miles an hour. Suddenly there arose above the clamor of the frenzied crowd the unmistak- able blast of a police whistle. Women shrieked, and a man. evidently a patron of New York's night clubs, jumped out the window and descended to Mother Earth, five miles below. The white-faced pilot brought the ship to a stop with shaking hands and peered up into the space above him. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead as he gargled and choked but finally stammered in a hysterical voice. “It’s Inspector Kimcrt, the ‘Terror of the Skies.’ ” We gasped and our thoughts flashed back over a span of twenty-one years. Yes, it must be Fred Eimert, once the chief of our Somerville High School Traffic Squad, now evidently, an In- spector of Air Traffic. I leaned out of the window and shouted. •’(). K. MNX. I'm an ex S. II. S. traffic-squaddcr.” Eimert's astonished voice floated down from the ship above, “Fine! Sorry to have part of the body known as the head. Both fighters immediately sank to Mother Earth in a lov- ing embrace. Wattic, at a loss to whom to give the victory, de- cided to make use of the “watchful waiting” policy. As Gordon Pratt awoke first, he proclaimed him champion. This decision seemed to be unpopu- lar with the fans for they hurled fig-leaves and dates at the referee, but it was of no avail for he, being a rather tall species of humanity and also a former student of the Somer- ville High School, was able to wade to safety. Thus ended the most spectacular fight ever witnessed in these regions. bothered you,” and he was off again. We forgot the traffic incident in a moment when we gazed upon the sign which had been our guiding light through loncly periods of suspense. It was a masterpiece, a sign worthy of the great advertiser, Irving Whitcomb. It flung its chal- lenge to all who indulged in the use of alcoholic liquors and ex- pressed the one hope of all the afllictcd unfortunates of the United States. The slaying words, “Hall’s Hollywood Hap- piness Hops create Hilarious Hallucinations,” paraded' im- pressively across the great sign, and then what should we see but the visage of Prescott W. Hall, smiling invitingly at a Continued on p. J, col. t Such Is Life Put the hammock in the attic. It's too cold for it outside. And its mission is completed— Lucy Ann is now a bride. Lay aside the tennis racket, Now that she has got a man. Mops make better exercises For a Mrs. Lucy Ann. Break the Bottle An old countryman, who had been to London for the first time on business, returned in a bad temper. At the hotel,” he com- plained. “they kept the light in my bedroom burning all night. I couldn’t get a wink of sleep.” “Why didn’t you blow it out?” asked his wife. “Blow it out?” said the old man. “I couldn’t. It was in a Iwittlc!”—Pearson’s. Hop to Happy Holly wood 110 CITY CHATTER June, 1949 Famous Zoologist Sights a Monster Charles McCormick, noted zoologist, returns home from South Jcloppi after an absence of seven years. He says that he discovered a species of ani- mal which he claims to be third cousin of the extinct ichthyosau- rus. Due to the magnitude of the animal the snapshots he took are indistinct, merely showing a blur. Here is his own tale of his encounter with the reptile. One bright sunny morning 1 was sauntering along the shore of a small lake, hoping to catch a glimpse of a sardine or some other kind of fish. It seemed to me that a tide was rising but as I remembered that only oceans and seas have tides (a fact instilled in my memory at Somerville High School) I dis- pelled that theory. I scanned the horizon hoping to find the cause of the incoming tide, and it was not long ere I found the reason. A huge porpoise (as I first thought) was stuck in a shallow part of the lake, and, when it Happed its limbs, an avalanche of water made its way toward the shore. Imme- diately my curiosity wasaroused, and I ascended a tree in order to obtain a better view of the creature. It bore some resem- blance to a porpoise but it had seven huge limbs, which it Happed about like a hen with its head cut off. I guess it was a conceited thing for it cer- tainly had a swelled head. Due to a quick-sand which must have been in the lake, the rep- tile was sl'owly disappearing from sight. However. I had time to take a few pictures of the creature before it sank be- low the surface. Because of its likeness to the ichthyosaurus. I figure that it must be one of its relatives and it might just as well be the third cousin as any other. This, readers, is Mr. McCormick’s true account of his strange experience. Yellow Jackets Take the Hives Continued from p. I, col. .� Geometry into work. The ball came and Sammy met it. The crowd shrieked; off like a greased pig sped Sammy, straight to second. I fooled you that time,” cried lie rejoicing. It's a wonder to me somebody else didn’t remember that a straight line is the shortest distance be- tween two points.” In the fray that followed tin- man on third scored what proved to be the winning run. As for Sammy, they carried him off, head first, but didn’t bother to look for the rest of him. To Folger Taylor goes the credit for the mysterious disappearance of the outfield snow, during the seventh. Mr. Taylor modestly passed the credit to Hall (Common Salt) which he had previously sprinkled about. If Mr. Taylor had been satisfied with simply removing the snow, all would have been well; as it was. however, the grass nourished by Mr. Taylor’s patented fer- tilizer, grew to such a height that by the end of the seventh, the garden had become a jungle, and they had to cut down the grass to find the outfielders. In the eighth. Paul Martin. Yellow Jacket, singled to first and. at the advice of the coach, stole second. Now Mr. Martin is an upright man, and his life has been free from crime, so that when he stole second he was greatly troubled. Much abashed and in fear of criminal prosecution, he inquired of the Umpire what was the proper thing to do with a stolen base. Umpire Leroy suggested that he wrap it up and send it to 10 Grandview Avenue. Paul’s efforts were, however, useless as the Yellow Jackets men all got stung. Weiss, who had l ecn playing in the garden, laid down his butterfly net and took up a bat for the Yellow Jackets in the ninth. He sent the first ball over the center fielder’s head, but was tagged out as he pulled into first. Wil. Raymond sin- gled to first, doubled to second, got divorced at third, and never saw home. The third batter was due for three socks, but lie tripped on the second base line and bent his neck. (Rubber always bends.) The Hives came to bat in the last of the ninth, eager to score. Ray Taylor singled Sid sent one nigh unto heaven for a sacrifice, Macy passed (he ex- pected to Hunk) and Reed filled up the bases. The crowd was breathless; Coach Ahernc was in a huddle. Who should emerge, as pinch hitter, but William Casey, hero of the Senior Play and numerous tea parties? The boy, with his well groomed hair and red flan- nel pants, selected an attractive brown bat. It had a most un- civilized name Louisville Slug- ger” but the color was very inspiring. As Billy Boy ap- proached the plate he was horror-stricken. “Why, Mister Umpire,” he protested, “I could never stand up to that filthy, filthy base. Please wipe it off.” This having been done Mr. Casey gnashed his teeth, took off his shirt and rubbed his hands in the dirt. “Shoot if you must, cried he as he waved his bat like a fairy wand. “Strike one,” gurgled Leroy from behind the bars. I'm afraid I’m getting stage struck.” protested Billy. Do hit it my big cave man!” cried a small red-headed voice from the audi- ence. Then Casey gripped his bat and swore a poetic oath. Strike two,” chanted Leroy. “Oh! mercy on us. Mister Um- pire,” explained Casey, “I do declare you arc so unfair. I am certain that if I had not altered my position the ball would have hit my cranium,” “That’s such a small place you needn't worry,” mumbled Lev- inson. Casey was shocked and angry; his brow darkened, his muscles heaved and his body creaked. The ball came, Casey swung, a ripping noise rent the air, he hail struck out. Again Coach Ahernc went into a huddle. This time he sent in Hooper, the gray-haired boy. The first ball was too hot, the second too cold, the third was just right, so like Goldy- Incks, lie gobbled it up and sent it straight for Folger Taylor, who was (lending over examin- ing an ant hill. The ball went right into his right pocket and lodged fast. Hooper was round- ing second as Taylor set after him. Half way to home Taylor tackled Hooper and applied the light pocket. He’s out,” cried Leroy, pay me quick. I’m late for the Ilarvard-Oxford de- bate.” 141 June, 1949 CITY CHATTER Hop to Happy Hollywood Continued from p. 1, col. 4 foaming glass of Hollywood Happiness Hop. We stared un- able to believe that he was the man who had started the great- est migration in the history of our country; unable to believe that he was the man whose famous alcohollcss beverage nightly lighted thousands of eyes as his sign lighted Holly- wood; unable to believe that he was the idol of the common people. But nevertheless it was he. We lost no time dropping in on Hollywood, and we took in the city, washing it down with Hollywood Hop. Our visit was brimming with unusual ex- periences. We visited a public radio room and had the pleas- ure of hearing the far-famed Happy Hall give his success formula., Mr. Hall said, ‘‘I can trace the beginning of my rise to fame back to my high school English class. There, 1 was forced to write a theme on the subject, Why Total Abstinence From Alcoholic Liquors Is Es- pecially Necessary in Modern Business and Transportation” and then for the first time, I realized the extreme danger of one-arm driving while under the influence of alcohol. I at once determined to eliminate these dangers, and as a result of long years of concentrated, tedious labor, I concocted the nationally known, nationally loved, Hollywood Happiness Hop. I am satisfied that I have done my bit for frail hu- manity, and now, I am ready for another drink.” Perhaps the most unique and the most interesting store of Hollywood, is the K. G. Eben Backstrom’s three story shoe- store. Backstrom’s swanky “Puppy Protectors arc worn by Hollywood’s leading citizens, including Mr. Backstrom, him- self. Mr. Backstrom’s best ad- vertisements are bis own im- mense pedal extremities and a picture of each is graciously given to each purchaser of a' pair of Backstrom’s boots. At the bottom of each picture, in Mr. Backstrom’s own handwrit- ing is the friendly advice, “Citizens, beware of vanishing creams!” It seems that while a student in high school, th_- great leather man placed his faith in vanishing cream, but suffered a terrible disappoint- ment, as the picture clearly reveals. The leading newspaper, ap-. propriately titled “Hollywood Hints,” is published monthly by two brilliant men of great in- tellectual achievement, Mr. G. Winn and Mr. A. L. Fisher. In a recent editorial Mr. Winn stated that without the training lie received at the Somervili • High School, as editor of the school paper, the Hollywood Hints” would have been a flop. He also stated that the old Radiator was one hot number. Mr. Fisher is the editor of the comic section of their paper and is unexcelled as such. The famous cartoonist accredits his success to the fact that his high school days afforded him an unlimited supply of experiences and characters. His ability as a cartoonist, however, is sur- passed by his articles on the Care of Infants.” There were several interesting notes in the political section of the paper and we unexpectedly ran across a name familiar to all who sat in seats of learning at Somer- ville. The article read as fol- lows : Mr. Lawrence Williams, P. S. C. O. P-. was elected to the distinguished office of president of the Dog-catchers’ Union at the meeting of the Union last night. This prominent young veterinary, kicked by the Union, will be a candidate for governor. His many and va- ried offices, dating from bis school days at Somerville. Mass., have peculiarly fitted him for the much coveted office. The Dog-catchers motto is “Every Pound for Williams.” We followed one of the “Hints” of the paper and visited the largest and most luxurious theatre ever constructed in the country. The seven hundred and one piece orchestra was conducted by three different conductors. A brief paragraph on the programs sketched the meteoric rise of each of these music masters. The diminutive person badly in need of a hair- cut bad played first violin in his high school hand and had l ccn the champion harmonica player of the Big Brother Club” in nineteen twenty-eight. His name I discovered was Henry Levinson. Mr. E. Fri- berg and Mr. R. Cooper, the other two conductors, had car- ried the bass drum in the Fife and Drum Corps at their higli school, and received much val- uable training as orchestra leaders in that organization. The cast of the drama re- ceived such a tremendous ova- tion that the principal characters were forced to reveal the secret of their superb acting. Mr. Watt, the leading man, over whelmed by such an ovation, could only say “I am Norman Watt of Room 111 of the Som- erville High School.” Eunice Lanigan. the popular leading lady, and Agnes Fitzpatrick, admitted that they had started their careers as actresses in their Senior play at High School. While leaving the theatre, I noticed a very distinguished appearing gentleman descend- ing from the seventh balcony, munching pickles garnished with blotches of whipped cream with great gusto. I was in- formed that he was K. Nelson Myers, the big pickle man. Success was in his way and he stumbled over it. He has never recovered from the fall. Night had fallen but nobody bad been hurt, when we reached our ship once more. YNOCOS OIL COMPANY President HERBERT FALLGREN use Ynocos Oil for Automobiles Motor Boats Cement Mixers Water Pumps and Baby Carriages 112 CITY CHATTER June, 1949 Trash. And How! By A. Farce (F. T.) Now, Won’t You Study? By Virginia H. Lord (With apologies to Lindbergh) Merton K. Johnson had just been left at the “Gates of Eter- nal Paradise” by two beautiful angels, but having lost his iden- tification card, he stood at a loss when Old Saint Peter re- quested that he present it. Merton. Truly, Saint Peter. I did have a card, and it clearly stated that I was to be admitted to heaven. Saint P. I'm sorry, Merton K., but I am not allowed to permit a soul to enter these gates unless he is able to pre- sent me with the identification card that contains the necessary information for admittance. M. J. Oh, mercy. Saint Pe- ter! The wind was so strong coming up here and the angels Hew with such velocity that the little card blew away. Don’t tell me oh, Saint—oh. spare me this much—after spending two months on a fever-bed so as I might come here, oh. I beg of you, do not say I must re- turn. S. P. No, there is one chance. I shall question thee, and if thou answer truthfully and pleasingly to me, I think I can secure thy admittance. t. J. Oh, thank you. Saint! .S'. P. Didst thou ever make one of the inexcusable errors in English? M.J. (shamefacedly). Yes, my Saint, I fear I did, back in my High School days. Twice—yes, it is so. S. P. That of course will diminish your chances of ad- mittance, but there is still hope Merton K., though I am deeply grieved at your carelessness. But of course you never handed in a theme in pencil? M. J. (blushing). Truly, Saint, I did once; once when my good old Duofold was freed from its supply of ink. S. P. Bail! Bad! Careless again, but there is yet another chance.—Of course thou never failed in thy English? M. J. You must hear me. Saint Peter! I was one of the stars on the football team. I won honors for track. I was class president, I served on the traffic squad, I was on the Junior Night Committee, now what if I did fail one-quarter in mere English? .9. P. Ah. dear man. Thou dost not realize the importance of this English. We all speak it here. It is a beautiful lan- guage. When a soul comes here that knows and feels Eng- lish, we realize he must be in- deed fit for heaven, having taken an interest in such a beautiful subject. Thus;— A . J. But remember I at- tended a school that would ac- cept nothing but one’s best work, and as I did not have the There they were, a thousand strong. Side by side in fight- ing array they stood. But it was of no use. They could not withstand the deadly blows that were being dealt them, and inevitably they were being chewed to bits. As the last poor recruit disappeared, the reinforcements arrived. But alas! They also were helpless at the hands of their foe and were soon disposed of. Those beans were good, he thought, as he paid the waitress his last thin dime and stepped out into the cold. A blast of wintry wind struck him as he turned down the street that led to the railroad, lie drew his coat tightly across his chest, but somehow this made his feet cold. Everytime lie l cnt to see why his feet were cold, an icy blast cut his back. This all struck him as peculiar, but lie couldn't reme- dy it. Now he pulled at his chest, now his feet, but hang it all, now his back was freez- ing. It was driving him mad, and, by the time he reached the railroad, he was in such a rage he would have attacked any- thing that confronted him. Suddenly, right in the middl of the railroad tracks, he time to do my best one quarter. I failed. S. P. What was this school thou attended? M. J. Why, Somerville High .9. P. Oh! Somerville High! Then the gates lie open to thee. Surely if thou attended such a school, I need question thee no further, for thou must know our beautiful language thor- oughly. Enter! Song of the Flame Robert Forbes Rci crscd edition Beside the building, all afire The firefighter stands; He mans the hose ’mid ooze and mire, It hurts his tender hands. His hair is scorched with soot and flame. His face is fogged with smoke; The dreadful task will make him lame If first he doesn’t choke. Above, amidst the roaring blaze. He hears a maiden’s cry; He starts—but turns back in a daze— The ladder’s much too high. He issues orders for a net To catch his idol fair; stopped and listened. Was that clioo, choo he heard someone laughing at his frantic efforts to keep warm? Was it? If it were, he would exterminate the thing if_ he could lay his hands on it. Louder sounded the laugh, choo, choo, choo. Ah! He saw it now, a creature with one glistening eye. It was coming straight towards him. He would fight it and with an angry countenance, he lowered his head and charged. An awful, sickening thud, that of flesh against a much harder material, resounded through the night. How sweet the music sounded. Was he in heaven ? Surely he. a Somerville High School grad- uate, couldn’t be in heaven. But it was true. The music was heavenly. Ah no! It was fading. He could hardly hear it now. Where was that imp of Satan who was to claim him? Why in Lucifer’s name didn’t the place get hot? The more distant that music became the colder he got. Had the old fool run out of coal ? My, but he was cold! And why shouldn’t he be, lying there dazed, in front of an open window through which a cold February wind was blowing, after an ex- ceedingly hard fall out of bed? In haste, he gets her soaking wet. And spoils her curly hair. She jumps, her anger boiling high. To get revenge for this, The fireman sees her fiery eye,— He therefore makes her miss' She shrieks; she lands upon her head; The shock he cannot bear; Awake, he falls from out his bed. And wildly tears his hair. Perceiving that he’s dreamt a dream. He therefore makes this vow: “I’ll never eat so much ice cream Again—beginning now!” Lucky for Him .drti.it:—After my death the world will realize all that I have done. Friend:—Yes, but you’ll be out of harm’s way by that time. L. Avensino:—I ask you for the last time, are you going to pay me the five dollars you owe me? B. Macy:—Thank the lord that’s all over with. June, 1949 CITY CHATTER Glowing Tribute Paid to S. H. S. Jack Niles, the master politi cian, finally reveals the secret of his success. Mr. Niles, for many years an outstanding poli- tician. has amazed everyone, even Miss Tucll, with his ora- torical ability. He says he learned the rudiments of ora- tory in the Webster Debating Society, but he claims that he acquired his political ability while studying U. S. History in the Somerville High School. To those desirous of becoming politicians, or even good history students, he gives this one pre- cept: Do not lie discursive or digressive but deal in bare facts. He also stressed the following points: In arguing one should stand erect and not attempt to hold the desk down or do any other trivial things; do not al- low yourself to be interrupted but continue until you have elucidated your point. Bearing these facts in mind, everyone can become a worthy politician if not an able history student. Slightly Mixed A boy taking an examination in American history handed in the following amazing inf or ination about a well known and unfortunate British Commander. “General Braddock was killed in the Revolutionary War. He had three horses shot under him. and a fourth went through his clothes.” Ask Me Another He:—I can answer any ques- tion. She:—Well, what's the broad band used to keep the saddle in place on a horse’s back? He:—Aw, that’s a cinch. SPEEDWAY Rocki ngham July 4. 1949 under the personal direction Prescott W. Hall The World's Famous Racers including JACK NILES RONALD WEISS DICK LOCKE etc. Prices $7.00 $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 A Patient Victim Old Farmer Lightmoncy was stingy, but mightily economical. One day he fell into the cis- tern. The water was over his head and cold, but he could swim. His wife, attracted by his cries, yelled excitedly down to him: ‘‘I’ll ring the dinnerbell so the boys will come and pull you out.” ‘‘What time is it?' the farmer called up. “ 'Bout eleven o’clock.” ‘•No, let ’em work on till din- ner time, I’ll just swim around till they come.” It Probably Was Miss Brown (teaching Billie the alphabet) :—‘‘Now Billie, what letter comes after ‘h’?” “ ‘K,’ ” promptly replied the boy. Teacher: — “Wrong again. Now pay particular attention. What have I on each side of my nose?” Billie:—“Looks to me like powder.” A Slight Difference Girls when they went out to swim Once dressed like Mother Hubbard; Now they have a bolder whim They dress more like her cupboard. Trouble Both Ways A Georgia lawyer tells of a darky charged in a town in that state with theft. His law- yer decided to put him in the box in his own behalf. The magistrate, being doubtful if the darky understood the nature of an oath, undertook to examine him on the point. “Henry,” he said, “you know what will happen to you if you tell a lie?” “Yes. suh,” said Henry. “I'll go to hell and burn a long time.” Quite right,” replied the judge. “And now you know what will happen if you tell the truth ?” “Yes, suh,” said Henrv. “We lose the case.” — Oklahoma Whirlwind. Another Try Would • Be Contributor: — Here’s my manuscript which 1 offered you a year ago. Editor:—But if I refused it a year ago what’s the use of bringing it back now? Contributor:—Well, you have had a year's experience since then. They Are Building a New High School Mid'st sweaty toil and uproar. That shakes the very hill. We try to graduate before— The mayor gets the bill. The leaky walls we'll surely miss. Our desks so chipped ami marred. The mice who’ve lived in per- fect bliss. Will find it very hard. Geometry accompanied By steam and noise and dust! While French and Latin should be freed. From tongues that shout robust. Of course we know it’s for the best The clamor and the din. But what if it were all in jest! Oh! wouldn't Medford grin! Bkrt A. MaCY. A Hopeless Task “Just a minute—where arc you going?” Sorry, but I haven’t time to stop. I’m catching the nine- thirty.” “You’ll have to hurry. I’ve just missed it.” No Danger At All A ngry customer:—You call these safety matches? Why none of them will strike! Storekeeper: — Well, you couldn’t ask for anything safer than that, could you? Generous A negro minister was telling his congregation, one Sunday morning, of his resolution to donate one-tenth of his income to the Lord’s work; also that he thought each person should do the same. One enthusiastic member rose in the back of the room and cried. “Give Him mo!, give Him mo!, give Him a twentieth!” Demonstrated Employer—Yes, I advertised for a strong boy. Do you think you would suit? Applicant—Well, I’ve just finished licking 19 other appli- cants out in the hall. A Different Tune “We ’ave Vespers at our church,” says Bill to Jim, ac- cording to the Stanford Cha- parral. of Lcland University. That’s nothing. We have linoleum up the aisle at ours!” 144 AMUSEMENTS Boston Opera House Week of June 19, 1949 Famous Contralto MADAME SMALL Playing in Carmen Faust Rigoletto and Orchestra under personal director EDWARD FRIBERG Subscription — Evening $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 DEFINITIONS The Pessimist spends all his time worrying about how he can keep the wolf from the door. The Optimist refuses to see the wolf until he seizes the seat of his pants. The Opportunist invites the wolf in and appears next day in a fur coat.—M. S. Gooding, Rutland. Vt., in Ycllotv Strand. A Secret Revealed “Every youth aspiring to be an athlete should chew grape- nuts. says George Heos, holder of the 1000-yard dash record. The secret of the former Som- erville High student’s enduring wind is now revealed. Tor sample package send 59 cents in stamps to Enilaval Co., U. S. A. TRAVEL Europe and the Mediterranean Sea S. S. BEGONIA Sailing August 19, 1949 Captain Eben Backstcom Special Rates All former S. H. S. students of Class 1928 will be seated at head table The Sky-Bluc-Pink Star Line 30 State Street Boston RADIATOR YEAR BOOK JUNIOR BOYS Acheson, James Lewis Anderson, Augustus 1 . Armstrong, Sherwood J. Ascolillo, William Ash. John L. Austin. Malcolm E. Baker, Wesley H. Baratta, Alfred E. Baratta, Ettore Barber, George A. Barber, Robert 11. Barrett, Edward J. Barron. Francis K. Beattie, Robert M. Behenna, Charles E. Berberian, Vasken CL Berry, Richard S. Bettencourt. John E. Blackmcr, Paul F. Blumsack, Samuel Blute, George J. Bookman. Herbert Bollman, George W. Boudreau, Edward H. Brenner, Gilbert Briggs, George W. Brine, William F. Brown, Bento C. Bryant, George 11. Buchman. Gilbert Buckley, Walter G. Bunker. Everett Burbank, Norman B. Calandrella, Nicholas J. Campbell. William Warren Card, Thomas B. Casassa. Paul C. Casey, Charles J. Cavagnaro, Richard J. Chamberland. Edward C. Ciampa, Ottavio I). Clarke, John W. Clement. James Cochrane, Donald Cole, Daniel J. Coleman. George W. Collier, Robert II. Collins, Clyde E. Collins, Henry S. Conley, James J. Connors, John J. Coughlan, William J. Counihan. Walter J. Craig. Archie M. Creel man, Cecil 1). Cronins, David J. Crowley, David Curran. Joseph P. Currie, Richard C. 227 Willow Ave. 32 Paulina St. 10 Conwcll St. 19 Gordon St. 17 Walnut Rd. 23 Berkeley St. 33 Appleton St. 242 Summer St. 242 Summer St. Ill Hillsdale Rd. Ill Hillsdale Rd. 74 Newton St. 34 Wallace St. 10 Delaware St. 45 Marion St. 32 Mt. Vernon St. 6 Centre St. 98 Prospect St. 27 Appleton St. 26 Otis St. 42 Columbus Ave. '18 Newbury St. 69 Flint St. 18 Wisconsin Ave. 46 Springfield St. 110 Rogers Ave. 22 Cambria St. 8 Linden Ave. 63 Linden Ave. 11 Prescott St. 85 Lowell St. 71 Holland St. 102 Powder House Blvd. 337 Highland Ave. 62 Church St. 17 Cambria St. 17 Claremon St. 21 Lovell St. 26 Warner St. 84 Concord Ave. 66 Pearl St. 218A Elm St. 27 Cutter Ave. 50 Curtis Ave. 39 Walnut St. 29 Connecticut Ave. 22 Billingham St. 45 Montrose St. 4 Hillside Ave. 48 Hawthorne St. 138 Lowell St. 268 Highland Ave. 10 Hathorn St. 7 Carver St. 19 Waterhouse St. 47 Pearl St. 89 Pearson Ave. 150 Albion St. 22 Chetwynd Rd. Daniels, Warren S. De Angel is. Raphael J. Deeran, Ray L. DcGrasse, Vinal L. Diamond, Clement DiCicco, Anthony DiCicco. Bruno G. Dickie. Harold A. Dion. Rav C. DiSilva. Cosmo Diskin, William Donegan, Edward J. Donnaruma, Guy W. Donovan. John j. Doyle, William L. Duca, Carmelo H. Duchin. Maurice M. Dugan, John II. Duggan, John J. Durgin, George E. Eddy. Jr.. James T. Edwards, Russell G. Engstrom, Carl O. Fallis. Harry Clifford Fannon, Richard C. Finigan, Fred A. Fiore, Michael V. Fitzgerald, Earl A. Fitzpatrick. Timothy J. Flanagan, John W. Flynn, James Folsom, Paul C. Forbes, Robert Franzosa. Joseph P. Fraser, Alexander A. Freeman, Arthur P. Fuchs, Gerard F. Fuchs, Paul W. Fudge, Harold L. Galaz .i, Walter S. Gaudet, Russell F. Ghiloni, Aldo F. Gibb. Charles Gill. John II. Gillespie, Jr., Louis J. Gilman, Leonard Gissler, Ernest L. Goduti, Richard Goduti, Victor J. Goguen. Ernest L. Goldstein. Henry I� . Goldthwait, Clyde M. Good. John L. Goolkasian. Peter A. Gorrill, Eugene N. Grady. John C. Graham. Arthur W. Graham. Robert T. Graham. Wilfred Greeley. John J. Greene, Arthur 58 Lowden Ave. 21 Austin St. 31A Sargent Ave. 8 Barstow Ave. 916 Broadway 20 Trull St. 42 Prospect St. 23 Vinal Ave. 36 Highland Rd. 77 Pearson Ave. 20 Franklin Ave. 29 Alpine St. 15 Garden Ct. 29 Adrian St. 150 Sycamore St. 559 Somerville Ave. 39 Pennsylvania Ave. 12 Albion PI. 21 Cutter St. 19A Otis St. 901 Broadway 21 Day St. 12 Windsor Rd. 32 Curtis St. 34 Liberty Ave. 34 Radcliffe Rd. 73 Broadway 94 Jaqucs St. 7 Carter Ter. 101 Cross St. 18 Rush St. 62 Powder House Blvd. 16 Chester PI. 12 Lowden Ave. M Cross St. 89 Central St. 46 Greenville St. •16 Greenville St. 110 Josephine Ave. 32 Belmont St. 32 Summer St. 47 Sewall St. 29 Holland St. 204 Washington St. 38 Farragut Ave. 246 Highland Ave. 93 Bromfield Rd. 83 Hudson St. 83 Hudson St. 61 Simpson Ave. 30 Campbell Pk. 36 Wallace St. 31 Oxford St. 93 Rogers Ave. 2 Billingham St. 148 School St. 26 Hinckley St. 60 Newton St. 66 Berkeley St. 7 Connecticut Ave. 38 Chester St. Daley, Daniel Dalton, James II. 89 Heath St. 14A Norwood Ave. 145 RADIATDR YEAR Juniok Boys — Continued Gregor, Clarence II. 50 Tufts St. Gustavsen, Norman S. 8 Mountain Avc. Hale. Jack E. 28 Brook St. Haley, Theodore W. 256 Somerville Ave. Hall, Albert E. 43 Electric Ave. Hall. Frederick S. 243 Willow Ave. Hall, James F. 25 Lewis St. Hall. Ralph M. 23 Willoughby St. Hall. Jr., Roy 43 Electric Ave. Hamilton, Vernon W. 65 Edgar Ave. Harding. Henry J. 41 Mt. Vernon St. Hatchell, Carl L. 60 Newbury St. Hawes, Lloyd E. 7 Newbury St. Hayes, John J. 10 Wisconsin Ave. Heafey, John F. 70 Moreland St. Ilegy. Albert G. 39 Stone Ave. Heinrich, Jr., Carl 55 Alpine St. Hill, Norman H. 38 Josephine Ave. Hodgdon. Richard T. 80 Packard Ave. Hogan, Fred J. 470 Medford St. Hogan. Thomas M. 6 Lincoln Parkway Holland, Lester R. 9 Gilman St. Holmes, William J. 65 Putnam Rd. Hopkins. Allen 66 Central St. Hopkins, William J. 9 Windsor Rd. Hosford, Joseph R. 7 Lincoln St. Hussar. Joseph P. 9 Curtis St. Ilusselbee, Herbert W. 12 Carlton St. Hutchinson, Jr.. Frank E. 3 Lester Ter. Ingalls, William W. 65 Franklin St. Jewell, George E. 120 Pearl St. Johnson, Benjamin C. 13 Howe St. Johnson, Byron C. 45 St. James Ave. Johnson. Fred T. 160 Walnut St. Johnson, Leo J. 64 Lowell St. Johnston, Jr., S. Newton 19 Ware St. Jones. George T. 20 Rhode Island Ave. Kazazian, Randolph L. 152 Walnut St. Keane, Jr., Edmund J. , 29 Elm St. Kelter. Herman J. 74 Bay State Ave. Kenny, Paul J. 12 W’aterhouse St. Kent, Leo F. 69 Bay State Ave. Keppe. Frederick W. 22 Belmont St. King, Alfred Harris 4A Lowden Ave. King. James J. 18 Cherry St. Krant, Leo J. 320 Lowell St. Ku 11 berg, Waldo C. 20 Central Rd. Lamb, Walter E. 307 Summer St. Landers, Charles A. 9 W'estwood Rd. Lane. William P. 90 Lowell St. Langone, Anthony F. 29 Austin St. Larkin. Alfred 497 Columbia St. Laurie, Henry F. 50 Webster St. Lavers, Charles W. 19 Ossipee Rd. Lcveroni, Thomas A. 250 Broadway Levy, Marshall L. 57 Josephine Ave. Lindequist, Warren N. 5 W'indsor Rd. Lockman, Edward L. 124 Pearson Rd. Long. William H. 66 Trull St. Lord, Louis A. 34 Cameron Ave. Luppi. Alfred P. 4 Porter St. Lynch, Arnold P. 52 Porter St. Lynch, Francis E. 60 Rogers Ave. Lynch, John J. 23 Jay St. Lynch, Joseph J. 116 Pearl St. MacDonald, Joseph C. 9 Newberne St. Maclnnis. James A. 51 Magnus Ave. Mack. John F. 44 Harrison St. Magee, Fred M. 238 Highland Ave. Malsbenden. John J. 9 Putnam St. March, Willis II. 47 Fremont St. Marmaud, Henry M. 23 Sargent Ave. Marroni, Alessandro L. 115 Hudson St. Maskell, Roger P. 43 Thurston St. Maxwell, William Donald 83 Thurston St. McAnern, Robert G. 55 High St. McCarthy, Charles W. 11 Parker St. McCauley. Timothy J. 231 Highland Ave. McCormick, John S. 8 Melvin St. McDonald, Maurice I). 4 Wellington Ave. McDonough. Edward C. 1 Village Ter. McDonough, Edward J. 28 Ash Ave. McGahan. Thomas 51 Allston St. Mclnerney. John A. 25 W yatt St. McKeon, Joseph H. 27R Albion St. McMahon, James T. 22 Pinckney St. McNamara, John A. 7 Winter St. McNamara, John J. 73 Marion St. McNeilly, Malcolm W. 21A Flint St. McSweeney, John J. 83 York St. Medland. John A. 18 Tennyson St. Miller. Robert R. 69 Electric Ave. Miller, Stanley G. 8 Hudson St. Mitrano. Anthony J. 3 Boston St. Moen. James L. 46 Moore St. Moran, W esley A. 25 Washington St. Morel, George F. 22 Hudson St. Moriarty, Leslie O. 33A Pinckney St. Mortclli. Ralph A. 45 Michigan Ave. Mortensen, Walter 39 Belknap St. Mortsell, Peter W. 107 Sacramento St. Murley, Joseph J. 78 Josephine Ave. Nahigian, Carney M. Nelson, Elvin V. 32 Mt. Vernon St. 24 Calvin St. Newton, Fletcher I). 84 Bay State Ave. Nissenbaum, Morris 33 Webster St. Noonan. James J. 70 Oxford St. Noyce, Robert A. 35 Cutter St. Noyes, Donald J. 96 Rogers Ave. Noyes, Marston C. 14 Waldo St. O'Brien, John F. 63 Concord Avc. Paes, Joseph 346 Summer St. Paula. Vincent F. 7 Belknap St. Pellegrini, Marius 28 Marshall St. Pelton. Wralter F. 139 W'alnut St. Peoples, Robert L. 1272 Broadway Peterson, Charles P. 16 Calvin St. Peterson, Edwin J. 31 Princeton St. Peterson. W'arren P. 16 Delaware St. Phillips. Gerald R. 3 Emerson St. Pickard, Elbridge A. 78 Chandler St. 146 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Plumer, Stanley T. Porter. Harry J. Porza, Morris Proudfoot, Raymond S. Quinlan. Pierce E. Quinn, Charles L. Quinn, Francis P. Rae, John Ramsey, Thomas II. Ranaghan, Nicholas Ranaghan, William A. Raymond. Roswell W. Re, Joseph C. Reardon. Edmund L. Reardon, John J. Reynolds, John A. Riccio, William A. Rice, Albert J. Richardson, Cecil G. Richardson. Charles J. Riley, John I). Roberts, Robert R. Roberston, Charles A. Robinson, Bernard Robinson, Edmund R. Robinson, Stanley II. Robitaille. Henry E. Rogers, Raymond F. Rondina, John A. Runev, Edwin J. Ryan, James P. Sanford, Walter A. Santos, J.ames J. Santourjian, Sooren N. SaparofT, Mischa Sawin, Francis E. Sawyer, Jr., Ernest A. Scanlan, Francis X. Schworm. Henry David Seader, Harold S. Shane, Edward N. Shaw, Harold M. Shepherd, Warren R. Silva, Arthur A. Silvestri, Antonio R. Simpson, Kenneth L. Sinclair, Earl R. Sinclair. Wallace E. Smart. Donald A. Smith, Thomas E. Spalding. C. Sumner Spolidoro, Joseph Sprague. David II. Standish, Jr., Charles E. Junior Boys 79 Wallace St. 391 Somerville Ave. 29 Lewis St. 12 Campbell Park. 34 Gorham St. 37 Moore St. 11 James St. 12 Partridge Ave. 18 Walnut St. 59 Hudson St. 59 Hudson St. 8 Whitman St. 44 Porter St. 51 Glen St. 9 Austin St. 95 Marion St. 12 Tecle Ave. 252A Somerville Ave. 38 Minnesota Ave. 89 Temple St. 368 Washington St. 8R Heath St. 39 Highland Rd. 1039 Broadway 23 Sterling St. 48 Teele Ave. 20 Powder House Blvd. 211 College Ave. 58 Simpson Ave. 20 Victoria St. 6 Washington Ter. 52 Mystic Ave. 421 Norfolk St. 309 Medford St. 31 Jackson Rd. 66 Adams St. 6 Chandler St. 7 Virginia St. 76A Benton Rd. 61 Pearson Rd. 469 Columbia St. 70 Central St. 9 Harvard PI. 14 Victoria St. 8 Putnam Rd. 243A Summer St. 225 Highland Ave. 166 Pearl St. 33 Francesca Ave. 2 Olive Sq. 146 Curtis St. 18 Windsor Rd. 27 Connecticut Ave. 94 Heath St. — Continued Stern, Howard M. Stevenson, George E. Sullivan, Daniel J. Sullivan, Fred E. Sullivan, James T. Sullivan. John L. Summers, Earl E. Sumner, Thurston B. Sussenberger, George J. Swan, Marcus C. Sweeney, Paul F. Sylvia, Alvaro Taitelbaum, Samuel Tarbox, Wilfred B. Tashjian, Vasken A. Testa, Nicholas J. Thomas, Frank Foster Thomas. Russell H. Tomlinson, Eugene R. Toothaker, Graydon E. Townsend, Wallace L. Tracy, Chester E. Tracy, Harry M. Traverse, Paul V. Trubiano, Romeo J. Truesdell, E. Perry Trundy, Walter R. Turner, Alfred P. Vallender, George M. Van I mmersen, Jr., Frank Varney, Austin A. Veneri, Victor F. Vidito, William J. Walsh, William J. Waters, Joseph J. Watson, George E. Welch, Fred H. Wells, Clayton P. Wcntzcll, Lloyd G. Whitcomb, Donald A. White, John R. Whittemore, Roger D. Wilcomb, Ernest F. Wills. William F. Wilson. Earle M. Winn, Kendall Woodworth, John T. Wybcrt, Harold C. Young, Russell V. Younker, R. Edmund Zissis, James A. Zuffantc, Nordo W. 4 Billingham St. 6 Herbert St. 8 Wyatt St. 34 Highland Ave. 345 Washington St. 43 Chestnut St. 74 Walnut St. 276 Summer St. 44 Albion St. 20 Sunset Rd. 21 Milton St. 108 Prospect St. 158 Washington St. 51 Victoria St. 33 Avon St. 29 Rossmore St. 264 Summer St. 6 Hillside Cir. 17 Fairfax St. 67 Pearl St. 106 West Adams St. 42 Josephine Ave. 42 Josephine Ave. 14 Acadia Pk. 83 Jaques St. 340 Highland Ave. 10 Wellington Ave. 97 Pearson Rd. 17 Cedar Ave. 21 Cambria St. 97 Rogers Ave. 48A Burnside Ave. 105 School St. 105 Walnut St. 243 Summer St. 10 Powder House Blvd. 45 Avon St. 32 Dearborn Rd. 33 Putnam Rd. 44 Cedar St. 29 Wesley St. 109 Bromficld Rd. 7 Edgar Ave. 34 Prichard Ave. 356 Broadway 2 Essex St. 86 Hudson St. 16 Gilman St. 131 Morrison Ave. 243 Pearl St. 16 Kensington Ave. 423 Broadway 147 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK JUNIOR GIRLS Accolla. Marie I). Albrecht, Eva M. Andalini. Minnie K. Anderson, Audrey J. Arzillo, Ines M. Atkinson, Madeline R. Backstrom, Edla M. Baker, Dorothy Bannon, Mary F. Baratta. Ida A. Barber, 11. Naomi Barbuto. Mary C. Bean, Ruth L. Begen, Doris R. M. Bennett, Edna L. Bergstrom, Amy L. Blumsack, Florence Blundell. Rita J. Boraks. Rose A. Bourke. Ruth E. Boutilier, Lenore I. Bowen, Mary R. Bowles, Rebecca M. Bowman, Erma N. Brattin, Grace M. Brazer, Harriet M. Breen, Gwendolyn A. Broderick. Helen F. Brodeur, Charlotte W. Brown, Jeanie E. Brown, Thelma L. Burhart, Alice C. Butters, L. Marguerite Bykowski, Lillian T. Calamara. Lydia Cangiano, Sylvia J. Cann. M. Evelyn Capodilupo. Beatrice E. Capone, Elsie C. Casale, Emma F. Caswell, Helen R. Chambers� Mary A. Chapman, Helen M. Cheney, Martha E. Chittenden, Audrey A. Choate, Thelma K. (’lair, Lillian M. Clark. Genevieve R. (.'lark. Helen E. Clay, Virginia L. Cleary, Josephine V. Clements, Anna R. Coakley, Anna F. Cochran. Gertrude E. Colburn, Naomi J. Cole, Ann E. Coleman. Gertrude A. Coll, Dorothy A. Connell, Gertrude M. Connell, Marguerite M. Connors, Eleanor F. Conway, J. Anna 45 Thurston St. 37 Upland Rd. 22 Loring St. 7 Ashland St. 728 Broadway 69 Highland Rd. 69 Glen St. 32 College Hill Rd. 2 Wellington Ave. 9 Linden Cir. 24 Pembroke St. 2 Rose St. 26 Sycamore St. 16 Webster St. 165 Hudson St. 30 Paulina St. 20 London St. 138 Morrison Ave. 209A Pearl St. 17 Warwick St. 55 Fairmount Ave. 75 Trull St. 129 Central St. 5 Greenville St. 40 Pearson Ave. 30 Laurel St. 35 Packard Ave. 4 Foskett St. 190 Washington St. 18 Appleton St. 41 Banks St. 17 Josephine Ave. 81 Hudson St. 70 Cedar St. 12 Spencer Ave. 142 Medford St. 20 Claremon St. 32 Munroe St. 119 North St. 14 Knapp St. 16 Kenwood St. 52 Hinckley St. 34 Fremont St. 41 Upland Rd. 59 Sunset Rd. 109 Willow Ave. 37 Prichard Ave. 30 Pembroke St. 220 Powder House Blvd. 49 Chetwynd Rd. 21 Grant St. 31 Monmouth St. 90 Pearson Ave. 131 Glen St. 10 Hardan Rd. 167 Lowell St. 21 Cedar Ave. 189 Powder House Blvd. 9 Hall St. 118 Perkins St. 303 Summer St. 7 Walter Ter. Cram, Ruth E. Crane, Dorothy E. Crochetiere. Estelle J. B. Cromwell, Barbara F. Crossman. E. Aileen Crowe, Ruth E. Crowley, Mary K. Croy. Annetta Frances Cummings, Mary E. CunnifT, Mary M. Cunningham. Dorothy M. Curtin. Thelma E. Curtis, Marjorie J. Davidson, Eleanor E. Davis, Mary M. DcAngelis, Sirena R. DcBay. Hazel T. Del’Orfano, Esther E. DcNoyer, Marian L. Deroo. Mary J. DesChamps, Eleanor C. Dias, Florence Dickie, Eleanor B. DiCuisto. Irma L. Diozzi, Dorothy R. DiPesa, Elizabeth J. DiSilva, Florence Dolan, Honoria J. Donahue, Dorothy C. Donahue, Mary A. Dondero. Helen L. Dondero, Louise C. Donovan. Mary E. Donovan, Mary L. Doris, Helen A. Drake. Arlinc H. Driscoll, Alice II. Duggan. Elsie M. Durick, Verona E. Edwards, Arline Edwards, Beatrice C. Elswick. Whipple L. Emery, Mildred M. Engelsen. Margaret A. Estabrook, Doris M. Farrow, Dorothy E. Feldberg, Sara Finnegan. Alice R. Fisher. Margaret C. Fitz, Irma M. C. Flagg. Elizabeth F. Flahive, Margaret M. Fleming, Mary A. Flett, Lottie I. Flint, Viola M. Flynn, Marie E. Foley, Eleanor M. Forbes. Annie D. Fortune, Alice C. Frevort. Clara Fuller, Dorothy E. 12 Kilby St. 4 Watson St. 53 Lowden Ave. 24 Durham St. 28 Michigan Ave. 134 Morrison Ave. 15 New Hampshire Ave. 219 Powder House Blvd. 26 Laurel St. 54 Thurston St. 5 Stone PI. 115A Walnut St. 62 Putnam St. 14 James St. 54A Beacon St. 48 Gorham St. 12 School St. 73 Adams St. 36 College Ave. 11 Linden PI. 7 Stanford Ter. 128 Morrison Ave. 39 Clark St. 19 Flint St. 594 Somerville Ave. 70 Josephine Ave. 77 Pearson Ave. 48 Springfield St. 80 Bay State Ave. 40 Ash Ave. 714 Broadway 3% Mystic Ave. 8 Franklin St. 5 Durant St. 35 Fenwick St. 61 Bav State Ave. 101 Glen St. 8 School St. 280 Highland Ave. 2 Kenwood St. 31 Fairmount Ave. 1102 Broadway 92 Hudson St. 39 Waterhouse St. 328 Summer St. 64 Mcacham Rd. 26 Washington Ter. 9 Tenney Ct. 10 Pearl St. 311 Medford St. 56 Moore St. 24 Dane Ave. 8 Brastow Ave. 21 Sunset Rd. 23 Thorndike St. 204 School St. 37 Vernon St. 6 Cross St. 21 Wellington Ave. 130 Cedar St. 492 Medford St. 148 RADIATOR YEAR J unIOR GIrLS — Continued Galvin, Helen V. Garland, Ruby P. Gilchrist, Ruth Givan, Kmma R. Godfrey, Ethel 0. Goff. Dorothy R. Goldberg, Edith Goodhue, Madelainc Gorman. Rose C. Gorton, Hazel E. Gradone, Mary A. Greene, Catherine L. Greene, Dorothy M. Guilderson, Alice M. Gutteridge, Evelyn Haley, Alice M. Haley. Ruth M. Hall, Dorothy J. Hall, Eleanor R. Hallgren, Martha E. Hallgren, Sigrid A. V. Hamilton, Margaret E. Hammond, Frances J. Hardin, Elizabeth E. Hardin, Esther 13. Hardy, Evelyn A. Hart, Christine E. Hart. Margaret 13. Hastings, Dorothy A. Hathaway, Muriel A. Hennessy, Eileen Higgins, Elinore J. M. Holmes, Dorothy Hopkins, Ruth W. Hubbard. Gertrude T. Hudson; I. Gwendolyn Hunter, Dorothy Hurd. Ruth S. Murder, Adelaide M. Hutchins, Elva L. Ingraham. Edna I. Ireland, Mary C. Jefferson, Ruth 13. Johnson, Adelaide H. Johnson, Marion C. Johnson, Ruth E. Johnstone, Sarah Jones, Lillian C. Jorgensen, Thelma V. Kaspar, Dora C. Kelley, Harriet S. Kelly, Grace W. Kelly, Hazel R. Kelly, Ruth 13. Kelly, Thelma F. Kelson, Madeline L. Kertzman, Ruth Kidston, Emma J. Kiley, Ruth M. Killory, Marguerite E. Klaucr, Mildred 1). 34 Central St. 75 Mt. Vernon St. 19 Jackson Rd. 287 Highland Avc. 48 Alpine St. 249 School St. 21 Lewis St. 39 Whitfield Rd. 418 Medford St. 30 Laurel St. 48 Lowell St. 11 Curtis Ave. 72 North St. 20 Cedar Ave. 117 Liberty Ave. 14 Carlcton St. 118 Perkins St. 168 Summer St. 11 Kenwood St. 125 Sycamore St. 125 Sycamore St. 85 Munroe St. 70 Pearl St. 12 Sargent Ave. 20 Day St. 29 High St. 14 Leland St. 150 Perkins St. 578 Somerville Ave. 65 Bromfield Rd. 47 Sargent Avc. 1 Ossipee Rd. 28 Billingham St. 10 Westwood Rd. 2 Brastow Avc. 51 Chetwynd Rd. 90 Cedar St. 20 Chandler St. 43 Joy St. 31 Franklin St. 78 Grant St. 15 George St. 33 Tccle Ave. 42 Otis St. 594 Mystic Ave. 935 Broadway 362 Highland Ave. 78 Morrison Ave. 69 Fairfax St. 66 Victoria St. 20 Bay State Ave. 114 Rogers Ave. 75 Rush St. 114 Rogers Ave. 75 Rush St. 33 Paulina St. 42 Lincoln Parkway 119 Museum St. 274 Willow Ave. 10 Tower St. 22 Milton St. Konig, Bernice E. Korcnblitt, Bessie Landells, Dorothy A. Landry. Mary 13. Lane, Pauline M. Langone, Florence A. Langone, Frances A. Lawless, Mary L. Leahy, Margaret F. Leary, Eleanor M. Leary, Mary A. Leary, Mary C. Le 13aron, Betty L. I.cBeau, Jessie L. Lcrned, Madeline P. Lima. Mary M. Lipkind, Frieda Ixidico. Rose M. Lord, Ruth I. Lord, Virginia H. Lovering, Vera E. Lowell, Muriel E. MacDonald, Catherine P. MacDonald, Florence MacDonald, Mary N. MacDonald, Sarah A. Macfarlane, Inez M. MacIntyre, Lydia A. MacKinnon, Elaine H. MacPhail, Margaret L. MacQuilken. Catherine J. Maguire, Anna C. Mahoney, Alice M. Mahoney, Margaret M. Mahoney, Marion L. Maloney, Alice R. Malvey, Mary E. Marshall, Louise Martin, Elinore M. Martin, Margaret L. Mazzarello, Flora M. McCarthy, Eleanor C. McCarthy, Ethel L. McCarthy, Mary V. McCullock, Winifred E. McDermott, Sara F. McGhee, Williegurlinc McLean, Ernestine L. McMahon, Anna R. McNally, Frances G. McNaught. Pauline G. McNeill, Catherine T. McNulty, Julia V. McSweeney, Margaret T. Merry, Adelaide Miller, Evelyn M. Millerick, Alice G. Minchcllo, Franees M. Mirabele, Anna Molinclli, Florence M. Monahan, Mary A. Moore, Barbara L. Moore, Emily L. 31 Madison St. 15 Boston St. 31 Fairfax St. 19 Malvern Ave. 60 Fairfax St. 73 Broad way- 203 Broadway- 123 Walnut St. 12 Granite St. 10 Mystic St. 59 Avon St. 241 Summer St. 26 Packard Ave. 38A Oliver St. 24 Gilman Ter. 103 Central St. 30 Linden St. 321 Lowell St. 45 Walnut St. 41 Bromfield Rd. 58 Oxford St. 15A Wigglesworth St. 19 Kingston St. 95 Orchard St. 15 Lexington Ave. 21 Glendale Ave. 25 Fairfax St. 51 Montrose St. 123 North St. 104 Rogers Ave. 20R Cross St. 103 Kidder Ave. 1025 Broadway- 56 Trull St. 33 Kingston St. 6 Eliot St. 38 Upland Rd. 10 Clark St. 7 Stone PI. 18 Prichard Avc. 2 West St. 44 Lincoln Parkway 44 Lincoln Parkway 158 Walnut St. 25 Fairfax St. 98 School St. 13 Sawyer Ave. 78 Oxford St. 32 Minnesota Ave. 36 Boston St. 21 Main St. 20 Nashua St. 209A Summer St. 18 Mansfield St. 12 Summit St. 102 Wallace St. 28 Quincy St. 636 Somerville Ave. 34 Moreland St. 40 Russell Rd. 103 Belmont St. 96 Jaques St. 35 Bartlett St. 149 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Moore, Margaret Morgan, Frances II. Mornane, Florence V. Morris, Eleanor C. Morrison, Georganna Mortelli, Lillian Mosher, Marion E. Murphy, Cecelia M. Murphy, Margaret Myers, Dorothea M. Nalbandian, Esgouhee Nash, Mary I. Noyce, Emma A. O'Gorman, Anna M. 0'IIea, Frances E. O’Shaughnessy, Frances M. Padoll, Lillian A. Paganussi, Louise P. Paladin, Louise C. Partington. Ruth I). Paulson, Edith P. Perry, Thelma M. Peterson. Anna B. Picard, Rose C. Powell, Claire V. Prentiss, Natalie V. Prince, Eleanor E. Punch, Catherine T. Quigley, Eleanor R. Ransom, Sylvia Raymond. Ruth E. Rich, Natalie I. Robbins, Ellen Robbins, Marjorie E. Robinson, Loretta E. Roche, Evelyn M. Ronan. Mary R. Rosenthal. Esther C. Rosenthal, Esther L. Ryan, Catherine A. Saparoff. Laura T. Sarno, Michelina Savage, Ethyl F. Schofield, Virginia E. Schwab, Vera Scott, Olive F. Sellers, Dorothy II. Shaffer, Maxine E. Sharpe, Gertrude P. Shaw, Della G. Shaw, Eva A. Sherman. Catherine M. Sherman, Sophia S. Shiere, Eleanor L. Shippee, Lillian R. Shuman, Evelyn Junior Girls 5 Lowden Ave. 71 Park St. 55 Partridge Ave. 30 Prescott St. 45 Connecticut Ave. 45 Michigan Ave. 62 Hudson St. 25 Prichard Ave. 104 Hudson St. 29 Moreland St. 76 Sacramento St. 14 Acadia Pk. 35 Cutter St. 15 Pinckney St. 482 Medford St. 67 Derby St. 21 Malvern Ave. 29 Elmwood St. 19 Trull St. 81 Winslow Ave. 95 Liberty Ave. 131 Albion St. 31 Gilman St. 43 Wallace St. 199 Elm St. 19A Morton St. 5 Ashland St. 18 Kingman Rd. 361 Highland Ave. 29 Sawyer Ave. 8 Whitman St. 25 Burnside Ave. 51 Jaques St. 102 Belmont St. 15 Newbury St. 18 Henry St. 22 Prescott St. . 19 Jay St. 72 Central St. 5 Granite St. 31 Jackson Rd. 12 Kensington Ave. 9 Brook St. 74 Josephine Ave. 215 Washington St. 21 Virginia St. 89 Pennsylvania Ave. 25 Gorham St. 48 Whitman St. 13 Ellsworth St. 13 Ellsworth St. 11 Garfield Ave. 24 Berkeley St. 32 Farragut Ave. 22 Belknap St. 358 Washington St. — Continued Sigel. Rose Sloane, Betty G. Smith, Doris W. Smith. Margaret M. Smith, Marion E. Smith, Martha Spear. Sophie Spellman. Doris H. Spering. Margaret C. Stanley, Marion E. Stewart, Jane M. Stirling, Dorothy C. Stone, Ruth I. Strehlis, Ruth E. Strickland, Ruth E. Sullivan, Ruth M. Sumner. Anita Swanfeldt, Eva A. Sylva, Sylvia D. Tandyn, Hazel V. Tanner, Charlotte F. Tarpey, Margaret P. Tavash, Mary Taylor, Elizabeth T. Terhune, Phyllis M. Thomas. Barbara E. Thomas, Muriel R. Thompson. Violet M. E. Thorne, Mildred A. Tracey, Bertha E. Traniello. Mary E. Truelson. Marion V. Trundy, Edwina C. Tucker. Marion H. Tufts, Betty F. Turner, Ruth H. Valentine, Dorothy C. Wade, Mildred S. Waitzkin, Annie Walgis, Lucy Evelyn Wall, Alice E. Wallace. Evelyn C. Wardrobe, Josephine J. Watkins, Evelyn G. Weinstein, Minnie Welch, Gertrude V. Wellington. Ruth B. West, Dorothy M. Whipple, Marjorie R. Wichman. Elizabeth M. Widestrom. Siri Christine Williston. Mildred D. Withington, Anna C. Wright, Frances L. Yacubian, Anita 11. Yirovec. Doris W. Zona, Anna V. 52 Dimick St. 78 Marion St. 9 College Hill Rd. 112 A Glen wood Rd. 44 Charnwood Rd. 46 Marshall St. 15 Rose St. 39 Thurston St. 92 Belmont St. 106 Hudson St. 5 Miner St. 18 Leland St. 7 Appleton St. 11 Aberdeen Rd. 11 Hardan Rd. 87 Lexington Ave. 276 Summer St. 22 Windsor Rd. 114 Line St. 17 Mystic St. 1041 Broadway 23 Fremont St. 2 Edward Wilson Sq. 93 Cedar St. 41 Hancock St. 25 Chetwynd Rd. 115 Cross St. 34 Prescott St. 42 Victoria St. 40 Quincy St. 3 Poplar St. 38 Rogers Ave. 10 Wellington Ave. 87 Flint St. 92 Powder House Blvd. 53 Prescott St. 17 Ossipee Rd. 17 Maple Ave. 1A Beacon St. 56 Oxford St. 11 Sellon PI. 28 Maine Ave. 31 Rogers Ave. 35A Derby St. 19 Calvin St. 45 Avon St. 18 Everett Ave. 20 Claremon St. 33 Sargent Ave. 142 North St. 226 Powder House Blvd. 26 Warren Ave. 178 Central St. 218 Willow Ave. 30 Rogers Ave. 83 Prichard Ave. 29 Hanson St. 150 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK SOPHOMORE BOYS Adelman, Sidney J. Albcrghini, Delelmo II. Albertine, Eugene J. Allen, Myron V. Allen, Warren V. Allen, William B. Andersen, Andrew II. Angelo, Anthony M. Armstrong, Henry L. Austin, Donald C. Babcock, Wendell Marks Bain, John B. Bain, Robert II. Baker, Chester W. Baldi, Hugo J. Banks, Albert L. Baro, William Barry, Fred J. Bartlett, Edward 0. Basteri, Anthony Basteri, Lawrence G. Bergazzi, Albert Bertelli, Caesar A. Bertolani, Francis J. Bertolucci, Ralph C. Bessett, Raymond A. Bettencourt, Roderick E. Bettencourt, William E. Biagian, Alfred Bird, John F. Bishop, Charles E. Blake, Edmond P. Blamire, Thomas D. Blanchard, Raymond E. Bloom.- Abraham Bolton, John W., Jr. Bowden, Charles F. Bowie, Dana L. Boyle, James L. H. Boynton, Gardner D. Brann, Pascal II. Brassil, William F. Breen, Maurice F. Brenner, Ernest Brown, Francis H. Brown, Lawrence W. Bruns, Sumner B. Buchert, Gerald F. Buckley, Daniel F. Buckley, Eugene W. Bulgaris, Arthur C. Bullen, Robert II. Burke, Thomas J. Camacho, Augustine Campbell, Earl E. Campbell, Murlin C. Canniff, Francis T. Cannon, James M. Carbone, Henry L. Cardillo, Francis J. Carlson. Harold A. Carr, Joseph W. 58 Conwell Ave. 5 Smith Ave. 658 Somerville Ave. 71 Raymond Ave. 14 Westminster St. 109 Summer St. 13 Pennsylvania Ave. 34 Bond St. 4R Richdale Ave. 23 Berkeley St. 15 Curtis Ave. 13 Mondamin Ct. 426 Medford St. 8 Everett St. 20 Oak Sq. Ter. 8 Virginia St. 3 Vinal St. 10 Dana St. 199 Pearl St. 101 Yorktown St. 2 Edward Wilson Sq. 607 Somerville Ave. 31 Loring St. 47 Porter St. 9 Jaques St. 45 Pearl St. 38 Sterling St. 53 Sterling St. 34 Hamilton Rd. 114 Summer St. 45 Berkeley St. 10 Liberty Ave. 11 Lowden Ave. 66 Central St. 120 Morrison Ave. 25 Wesley St. 6 Eliot St. 42 Radcliffe Rd. 25 Laurel St. 26 Robinson St. 8 Eastman Rd. 66 Boston Ave. 154 Albion St. 46 Spr3ngfield St. 11 Harold St. 14 Liberty Ave. 80 Craigie St. 17 Dow St. 11 Hathorn St. 10 Cleveland St. 171 Lin wood St. 75 Hinckley St. 17 Joseph St. 57 Springfield St. 7 Mystic St. 8 Craigie St. 195 Summer St. 16 James St. 5 Tower Ct. 299 Washington St. 8 Herbert St. 58 Bow St. Carr, Lyman Carroll, James Cataldo, Louis Cenerazzo, P. Walter Censu I lo, P. Frederick Chandler, Willard I). Chapman. John E. Cheevcr. Frank Alvin Christopher, John A. Churchill. Raymond Willard Chute, Arnold L. Ciccolo, Henry J. Clark, Robert B. Clements, Earl H. Coe, Robert E. Collins, Robert G. Connell, Edwin W. Connors, William J. Conway, John B. Corbett, Edward X. Corcoran, Edward J. Corcoran. James M. Cotter, Joseph T. Coughlin, John .1. Cox, Eugene S. Cox, Thomas E. Coyle, Frank S. Cross, Earl R. Cross, Henry L. Crowell, Prescott II. Cummings, Frederick F. Curtin, Arthur T. Daley. John G. Daly, Albert J. Damery, Thomas C. Danielson, George S. Davis, Daniel G. Davison. Burton W. DeMartino, Nino B. Dervin. Laurence J. DeSessa. Benjamin J. Dever, William D. Devereux, William P. DiCicco, Theobaldo J. Dingee, Wayne H. Dinjian, Diran S. Dockray, Dawson A. Doeg, Robert L. Dolan, Leonard A. Dolben, Arthur J. Domings, Andrew S. Donahue, Walter F. Drevitson, Carl B. Driscoll. Henry W. Driscoll. John R. Driscoll, William J. Duggan, Eugene L. Dunlap. Sedley F. Dunn, Raymond G. Dunn, William K. Dunston, Hubert W. Eastman. Clarence P. Edwards, George E. 3 Mystic St. 37 Ames St. 39 Irving St. 3 Quincy St. 193 Broadway 100 Packard Ave. 34 Fremont St. 9 Aberdeen Rd. 6 Wheatland St. 13 Sargent Ave. 249A Summer St. 46 Prichard Ave. 63 Marshall St. 11 Hall Ave. 12 Thurston St. 136 Lowell St. 9 Hall St. 13 Buckingham St. 57 Columbus Ave. 106A Albion St. 14 Auburn Ave. 26 Ash Ave. 157 Summer St. 19 Rhode Island Ave. 28 Belknap St. 49 Bonair St. 43 Marshall St. 52 Cherry St. 158 Lowell St. 26 Charnwood Rd. 48 Glenwood Rd. 48 Quincy St. 36 Lowden Ave. 8 Sargent Ave. 45 Charnwood Rd. 37 Dover St. 461A Medford St. 76 College Ave. 582 Somerville Ave. 18 Westwood Rd. 415 Somerville Ave. 33R Oak St. 31 Quincy St. 42 Prospect St. 24 Wesley St. 882 Broadway 56 Columbus Ave. 32 Montrose St. 295 Beacon St. 55 Ossipee Rd. 51 Perry St. 40 Ash Ave. 11 Packard Ave. 356 Somerville Ave. 24 Central Rd. 2 Miller St. 444 Medford St. 38 Ames St. 9 Thorndike St. 23 Robinson St. 13 Greene St. 41 Clarendon Ave. 15 Lowden Ave. 151 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Sophomore Boys — Continued Eldridge, James F. 375A Highland Ave. Ennis, Raymond J. 41 Claremon St. Ercolini. Arthur P. 54 Grant St. Escott, Francis W. 15 Fiske Ave. Escott. Frederick J. 15 Fiske Ave. Fader. Wilbur L. 69 Lowell St. Fairbanks, Daniel W. 23 Melvin St. Fannon, Edward B. 34 Liberty Ave. Faria. Joseph 7 Gilman Ter. Faulkner, William E. 145 Orchard St. Felt. Francis E. 36 Pearson Rd. Ferguson. Thomas E. 109 Svcamore St. Ferola, Peter 10 Kilby St. Fiore. Stephen A. 73 Broadway Fishburne. Harry G. 18 Lowden Ave. Fitzpatrick, Edward T. 19 Prospect Hill Ave. Flynn, Thomas M. 393 Somerville Ave. Flynn, William 204 School St. Foley, Francis E. 36 Richardson St. Foley, Nestor S. 6 Illinois Ave. Foote, Arthur F. 32 Willow Ave. Forrest. John V. 33 Central St. Forte. Francis S. 50 Alpine St. Freeman, Laurence 0. 155 Willow Ave. Friberg, Robert A. 26 Simpson Ave. Fucile, Antonio 9 Moreland St. Garabedian, Charles 11. 294 Highland Ave. Geary, Edwin H. 56 Hinckley St. Geary, Jr„ Maurice 28 Glen St. Geisler, G. Frederick 14 Willoughby St. Gerrish, Kenneth C. 20 Bartlett St. Giacobbe. Frank J. 45 Jackson Rd. Gibb, Robert J. 29 Holland St. Giberson, Kenneth B. 10 Grand View Ave. Giberson, Phillips B. 10 Grand View Ave. Glennon, Robert J. 226 Summer St. Goduti, Furio P. 40 Dover St. Gookin, Merlin F. 31 Adams St. Gorman. John P. 63 Concord Ave. Gould, Harry E. 30 Farragut Ave. Grady, John W. , 7 Shawmut St. Graham, George F. 26 Hinckley St. Graham. Leo 1. 43 Boston St. Gray, Edward 99 Orchard St. Gray, John R. 27 Burnham St. Greenlie, David G. 14A Watson St. Griffin, James F. 37 Stone Ave. Griffith, Erwin S. 67 Hudson St. Guerke, Ralph M. 79 Flint St. Guggina, Frank 13 Harrison St. Hackett. Franklin Irving 27 Howe St. Hall. Leslie I. 74 Morrison Ave. Hall. Percy A. 47 Chester St. Hamilton. John J. 225 Pearl St. Hamilton, Wilbert F. 44A Spencer Ave. Hamway, Esaw 30 Forest St. Harris, Charles A. 3 Cottage Cir. Hathaway, George F. 18 Lovell St. Hayward. Ralph A. 213 Highland Ave. Heath. Gordon R. 1 Powder House Ter. Hcnneberry, Thomas F. 80 Franklin St. Heshion, James C. 10 Cypress St. Hess, John J. 16 Montrose St. Higgs, William H. 55 Avon St. Hoitt, Clifford E. 32 Farragut Ave. Holmes, John L. 24A Cameron Ave. Holmes, Norman E. 121 Liberty Rd. Hoole. Richard W. 42 Oliver St. Howe, William J. 21 Newbury St. Hudson, Warren M. 51 Chetwvnd Rd. Hueber, John W. 25 Day St. Hughes. James E. 15 Simpson Ave. Humphrey, Warren A. 37 Jay St. Hurwitz, Gilmore 400 Medford St. Jackson, Fred D. 93 Cross St. Jaffc, Barney 360 Washington St. James. Raymond 12 Maple Ave. Jennings, Francis G. 66 Vernon St. Johnson. Carl E. R. 78 Clarendon Ave. Johnson, Charles E. 3% Washington St. Johnson, Clarence F. 140 Albion St. Johnson, Raymond A. 5 Eliot St. Kane, Arthur J. 11 Thorpe St. Keating. James E. 5 Clyde St. Kelly, Edward R. 41 Ware St. Kenney, Hanson A. 19 Partridge Ave. Kernahan, Earl G. 60 College Ave. King. Kenneth W. 216 Highland Ave. Knowlton, Samuel L. 31 Mason St. Lacount. Sherwood K. 124 College Ave. Laurendeau, John N. 41 Alston St. Laverty, William 42 Elm St. Lawless. John W. 7 Taunton St. Leahy, Robert A. 58 Partridge Ave. Leary, Cornelius K. 13 Wesley St. Lebovich. Harold S. 9 Wellington Ave. Lima, Manuel 17 Calvin St. LeSage, Joseph F. 39 Temple St. I Cslie. Charles V. 43 Jackson Rd. Lewis, Raymond J. 286A Beacon St. Little, Joseph Ill Woodstock St. Logue. Joseph W. 31 Fenwick St. Lowell, Charles W. 2 Edgar Ter. Lowney, Francis A. 109 Gilman St. Lucas. Maurice W. 100 Belmont St. Lundquist, Arnold J. 67 Concord Ave. Lyle, John S. 25 Lowden Ave. MacDonald, Ralph G. 61 Columbus Ave. Macdonald. William J. 16 Princeton St. Maclnnes, Angus 35 Charnwood Rd. Maclnnis, Norman R. 93 Gilman St. Maclnniss, Archie F. 388 Washington St. MacKay. Wilbert F. 32 Summit Ave. MacKenney, Clifford 66 Lowell St. Mackinnon, Albert R. 11 Osgood St. MacLean, Earl F. 58 Otis St. MacNeil, Loner D. 5 Magnus Ave. MacRae, Charles M. 54 Curtis St. Mahar, Arthur W. 14 Aberdeen Rd. Mahoney, James P. 36 Otis St. Mahoney, John J. 76 Bartlett St. Manning, Walter J. 97 Alpine St. March, Walter C. 39 Everett Ave. ¥ 152 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Sophomore Boys — Continued Marchi, Hugo 124 Linwood St. Perry, John E. 45 Mason St. Marcotti, Reynold J. 5 Derby St. Peterson, Walter 727 Somerville Ave. Martignctti, Alfonso J. 5 Richardson Ter. Petralia, Guy A. 27 Jaques St. Martino, Lawrence 16 Henderson St. Phillips, Charles D. 5 Berkeley St. Masked, George E. 43 Thurston St. Pierce, Charles F. 33 Bromfield Rd. Masked, Nelson 43 Thurston St. Pierce, Elmer G. 215 Morrison Ave. Mason, Ralph S. 110 Walnut St. Pierce, John H. 56 Putnam St. Matheson, Edward 1). 28 Curtis Ave. Pietrantoni. Arthur J. 264 Beacon St. Maunder. Lawrence W. 17 Gordon St. Polimeni. Peter W. 29 Lowell St. Maynard. Russell H. 113 Highland Ave. Powers, John R. 33 Mt. Vernon St. Mazzaro, Saverio A. 15 Bartlett St. Pratt. Lewis A. 35 Clark St. Mazzocca, Anthony M. 18 Nashua St. Priest, George W. 38 Putnam St. McCormack, Thomas P. 110 Hudson St. Prouty, Ira C. 52 Prescott St. McDermott, James 37 Oak St. Puczito, Sylvester S. 345 Beacon St. McCann, Thomas F. Mclnnis, Francis 6 Westwood Rd. 76 Hudson St. Punzo, Andrew 32 Austin St. McNeill, Clifton W. McSweeney, Paul E. 23 Con well St. 83 Yorktown St. Quinlan, George E. 16A Spring St. Medland. Harlowe W. 18 Tennyson St. Rakes. George J. 59 Gorham St. Mernin, Thomas A. 151 Elm St. Ramsdell. Robert L. 37A Summer St. Miller, Chester II. 29A Bow St. Ramsey, Harold W. 43 Robinson St. Moen, Francis 46 Moore St. Ray, Kenneth J. 48 Pearson Ave. Molloy, William P. 76 Newton St. Rea, Arthur L. 122 Highland Ave. Monahan, Edward T. 36 Whitman St. Reed, Edward S. 34 Holyoke Rd. Moore, James C. 12 Aberdeen Rd. Reed, William I. 21 Dow St. Moseley, Robert J. 42 Electric Ave. Regan. John F. 40 Oliver St. Mullen, Albert J. 27 l.ake St. Reid, Robert S. 91 Raymond Ave. Murphy, Francis X. 14 Wyatt Cir. Rice. Charles E. 252A Somerville Ave. Murphy, James J. '13 Franklin St. Robbins, F. Earl 106 Woodstock St. Murphy. John J. 204 Pearl St. Rodgers, John E. 15 Hanson St. Myles, Francis 164 Washington St. Rogde, Arthur T. Rogers, Herbert E. Rondina. Kenneth J. 25 Michigan Ave. 59 Hall Ave. Nagle, Albert J. 39 Webster St. 58 Simpson Ave. Nalbandian, Ardash 76 Sacramento St. Ryan, James F. 43 Harrison St. Nardonc. Joseph Nelson, Henry J. 23 Craigie St. 101 West Quincy St. Ryan, Thomas 9 Cutter St. Nelson, Theodore W. 118 Heath St. Samiotes, George A. 19 Houghton St. Nevins, Francis C. 141A Cross St. Santarlasci, George 63 Wheatland St. Newell, Lewis M. 23 Winter St. Santarlasci, John 44 Sydney St. Nickerson, John W. 5 Wellington Ave. Scioli. Frank A. 89 Fremont St. Nickerson, Maitland L. 35 Parkdale St. Scott, Charles E. 440 Broadway Nowell, Edward N. 147 Hudson St. Seabrook, William 11. 48 Putnam Rd. Nowell, William II. 48 Atherton St. Seller, Francis W. Shea. Francis G. 72 Berkeley St. 11 Columbus Ave. Oakes, Fletcher F. 228 School St. Sheehan, Joseph F. 116 Perkins St. O'Brien, Jeremiah J. 8 Charles St. Shields, John J. 83 Marion St. O’Brien, Joseph A. 16 Prescott St. Skinner, Ralph K. 33 Vinal Ave. O'Connor, John P. 132 Walnut St. Slawson, Tyler K. 14 Upland Rd. Olivieri, Joseph J. 62 Fairfax St. Smith, Bernard J. 70 Mystic Ave. Olsen. William C. 30 Paulina St. Smith. John M. 51 Boston Ave. O'Neil, John 20 Connecticut Ave. Smith, Lawrence F. 46 Houghton St. Ormond, John T. 38 Victoria St. Smith. Wilbur J. 57 Prescott St. Osgood, Alden A. 103 Gilman St. Smith. Wilbur L. 911 Broadway Ouimette, Paul H. 178 Pearl St. Solano, Edward J. Spartos. John A. 377 Washington St. 6 Summer St. Palange, Ralph C. 74 Holland St. Spindler. Russell L. 31 Oak St. Paliuca. Frank G. 128 Hudson St. Spinney. Kenneth R. 47 Hall Ave. Palmer, Anthony 24 Austin St. Spurio. Enzio J. 5 Poplar St. Parker, Louis A. 246 Broadway Stamper, George C. 172 Pearl St. Parker. Philip P. 18 Banks St. Steele. Donald W. 16 Douglas Ave. Parks, Frederick B. 85 Gordon St. Stennes, Elmer O. 15 Claremon St. Pasquina. Edward F. 639 Somerville Ave. Stephens. Elmer L. 87 Bartlett St. Pasquina, Raymond J. 60 Park St. Stevens, Hilary T. 124 Summer St. Paton, Hugh K. 109 College Ave. Stymeist, John T. 16 Eastman Rd. Perry. Edward T. 14 Lincoln Parkway Sullivan, Cornelius J. 153 35 Warwick St. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Sophomore Boys — Continued Sullivan, John L. 11 Cypress St. Surrctt, Howard L. 30 Packard Ave. Sutherby, James J. 210 Somerville Ave. Thornton, Maurice G. 27 Brook St. Tierney. Albert J. 9 Leon St. Tierney, Joseph F. 134 Lowell St. Tobin, George F. 20 Cambria St. Tobin. Richard G. 212A Somerville Ave. Tonry, Edward T. 24 Bradley St. Tosi, Lawrence J. 7 Harrison St. Tousey, Alfred H. 22 Grand View Ave. Towle, John F. 200 Willow Ave. Towle, Sydney F. 26R Myrtle St. Townsend, James F. 30 Thorndike St. Tremblay, Ernest P. 103 Grant St. Triber, Irving 112 Broadway Tuccelli, Paul 32 Ward St. Tuccelli, Philip 12 Craigie Ter. Ugolini, Ugo J. 14 Mead St. Urbati, Francis N. 4 Belmont Ter. Velleca, Joseph A. 12 Craigie Ter. Vercollone, Edmund S. 98 W. Quincy St. Vidito, Nathaniel P. 105 School St. Wall, Edmund 11 Scllon PI. Walsh, Edmund A. 307 Highland Ave. Weddleton, Donald 52 Church St. Wedlock, Edward W. 77 Chandler St. Weisman, Jack L. 3R Beacon St. Weissman, Henry H. 1 Edgar Ter. Welch, William J. 76 Albion St. Welles, Donald M. 51 Simpson Ave. Whittaker, Harry E. 9 Chandler St. Whittaker. Robert T. 27 Curtis Ave. Wiley, Joseph E. 40 Quincy St. Williams, Edward P. 132 Central St. Williams. Elliot J. 61 Victoria St. Windsor, Edward D. 122 North St. Wiseman, George E. 88 Lexington Ave. Wood, George A. 40 Atherton St. Wyatt, Edwin O. 23 Stickney Ave. Wyner, Harry 232 School St. Young, Boardman S. 52 Hall Ave. Young, Harold 22 Charnwood Rd. Younker, William E. 243 Pearl St. Zanoni. Henry 20 Glen St. Zermani. Andrew J. 22 Brook St. Zidel, Herbert 85 Bartlett St. Zink. Alton D. 54 Prichard Ave. SOPHOMORE GIRLS Adams, Florence A. 49 Tufts St. Bogan, Dorothea M. 5 Union St. Adams, Ruth L. '14 Whitefield Rd. Boraks, Jeannette 209A Pearl St. Adams. Vera C. 118 Highland Rd. Bowman. Dorothy L. 2 Elm Ct. Allen, Bertha M. 39 Gilman St. Boyce, Mary C. 6A Belmont St. Amidon, Florence A. 27 Gorham St. Bozigian. Dorothy 34A Madison St. Anderson, Anna M. 10 Belmont PI. Brady, Rose V. 33 Vi Adrian St. Anderson, Helen L. 18 Tecle Ave. Bratton, Elise F. 11 Oak St. Angelo, Sarah A. 34 Bond St. Breen, Mary L. Brennan, Mary C. 35 Packard Ave. Austin, Etta L. 460 Medford St. 27 Gibbens St. Austin, Katherine . 34 Ware St. Brooks, Irma A. 39 Cedar St. Ayer, Susan C. 22 Ash Ave. Brown, Frances L. Brown, Ruth L. 16 Glen St. 77 Bay State Ave. Bacci, Dora A. 54 Medford St. Buccelli, Filomena M. 71 Bonair St. Baldwin. Doris M. 9 Taylor St. Buckland. Thelma M. 22 Arthur St. Bates, Henrietta M. 51 Ibbetson St. Buckler, Doris B. 99 Highland Rd. Bates, Olive I. 61 Clarendon Ave. Budd, Ruth M. 74 Dane St. Batson, Marjorie H. 1092 Broadway Bullock, Emily 17 Ames St. Beard, Alice M. 71 Rush St. Burke, Rose E. 94 Conwell Ave. Beckett, Albertha M. 98 Jaques St. Butler, Thelma E. 50 Hudson St. Bellamacina. Susie 8 Pinckney St. Butman, Maxine L. Bykowska, Wanda W. 72 Curtis St. Bellanco, Catherine Belle, Thelma M. 543 Broadway 11 Craigie Ter. 70 Cedar St. Benedetto, Lucie E. 11 Porter St. Campbell, Josie Colletta 76 Lexington Ave. Berselli, Louise A. 9 Harrison St. Cangiano, Olga M. 142 Medford St. Bettincourt, Margaret F. 100 Concord Ave. Capuano, Helen 2 Williams Ct. Beyers, Grace 110 Liberty Ave. Carbone, Ida C. 627 Somerville Ave. Bianchino, Generosa M. 33 School St. Carroll, Margaret E. 10 Charles St. Bilodeau, Alva V. 27 Glen St. Carson, Doris 48 Vinal Ave. Blish, Charlotte 14 Arthur St. Cashman, Ruth F. 20 V6 Prescott St. Blood, Helen L. 8 Francis St. Caso, Camilla Mildred 323 Lowell St. Bloomer, Patricia C. 449 Somerville Ave. Cassidy, Louise E. 19 W'inter St. Blundell, Jessie I. 138 Morrison Ave. Cassidy, Mary Frances 154 95 Bartlett St. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Sophomore Girls — Continued Cavicchi, Florence M. Chandler, Bernice M. Chandler. Marguerite M. Chapin, Beatrice F. Chase, Eunice E. Chebook, Helen Chisholm, Eleanor C. Clive, Anne Pearl Clow, Sarah B. Coffin, Benita G. Coleman, Elizabeth G. Coll, Barbara E. Connors, Margaret E. Conrad, Susan 1. Corbin, Elizabeth 1. Corcoran, Ruth E. Cosgrove, Catherine T. Cotter, Marion D. Coughlan, Elizabeth T. Counihan, Mary J. Cox, Elizabeth S. E. Coyle, Esther M. Coyle, Margaret E. Crabtree. Laura A. Craft. Lillian Craig, Mabel L. Craven, Muriel Crimmins, Mary A. Crine, Gertrude L. Crochetiere. Rita G. Crocker, Mildred J. Crosby, Ruth Cunningham, Jessie G. Dalton. Lucy E. Davenport, Grace E. Decost, Florence M. S. Dceg, Gretchen J. Dempsey. Evelyn C. Derfus, Ursula M. Devine, Veronica C. DiCicco, Florence Dinjian, Arax S. Dionne, Priscilla B. Dixon, Violet E. Doherty, Louise H. Doherty, Margaret DoIlofT, Marjorie W. Donahue, Mary C. Donovan, Mary A. Doolin, Esther M. Downes, Edna G. Duff. Dorothy C. Dugan, Gertrude M. Dunn, Edna B. Dunn, Hope E. Duquette, Pauline R. Edwards, Anna A. Eident, Sophie 11. Elder, Dorothy F. Ells, Gertrude PL Emery, Dorothy II. Engelsen. Helen L. English, Marguerite G. 36 Ivaloo St. 29 Woods Ave. 11 Tennyson St. 64 Pearson Rd. 28 Putnam St. 13 Belmont St. 5 Moore St. 11 Lowden Ave. 32 Chandler St. 7 Thurston St. 33 Putnam St. 189 Powder House Blvd. 138 Lowell St. 55 Sargent Ave. 9 Linden PI. 309 Broadway 50 Florence St. 238 Summer St. 238 Highland Ave. 10 Hathorn St. 139 Sycamore St. 43 Marshall St. 12 Powder House Ter. 38 Madison St. 12 Broadway PI. 7 Carver St. 170 Highland Ave. 10 Florence Ter. 32 Russell Rd. 53 Lowden Ave. 30 Avon St. 43 Curtis Ave. 10 Elmwood St. 21 Bay State Ave. 8 Mortimer PI. 249 Powder House Blvd. 34 Powder House Blvd. 12 Kent Ct. 8 Lowell Circle 11 Pearl Ter. 21 Trull St. 882 Broadway 73 Florence St. 11 Temple St. 83 Pearson Ave. 109 Moreland St. 65 Highland Rd. 4 Pearl St. 22A Morrison Ave. 174 Summer St. 68 Winslow Ave. 122 Albion St. 84 Holland St. 47 Dover St. 328 Highland Ave. 14 Kingston St. 34 Summit Ave. 26 Lincoln Parkway 65 Grove St. 192 Willow Ave. 15A Atherton St. 39 Waterhouse St. 34 Elmwood St. Ericsson, Esther A. Erskine, Anna F. Fairbairn, Evelyn M. Fan non, Mary A. Feinstein, Dora Ferrara, Grace R. Ferreira, Ernestine M. Ferris, Sadie M. Finn, Anna A. Fitzgerald, Margaret M. Flagg, Lois V. Flynn, Mary C. Forward, Dorothy H. Frank, Esther Frank, Jeanne Frazier, Agnes C. Galvin, Anna Galvin. Anna M. Garabedian. Margaret R. Gately. Julia V. Gayne, Catherine E. Geary, Madeline M. Gianino, Lillian R. Gianino, Mary Gillis, Ada V. Gilman, Ruth M. Gilmartin, Elizabeth Gilmore, Evelyn L. Glass, Virginia Gleason, Eleanor J. Gleason, Elizabeth L. Godimis. Galatia Goldstein. Bernice A. Gomes, Anna Goodman, Mildred M. R. Goodman. Ruth L. Gorman, Edith I). Gosse, Dorothy A. Grady, Mary E. Greenwood, Mary F. Griffin, Margaret M. Grout, Clara L. Guarneri, Carmela E. Guarneri, Jennie Guazzaloca, Narina L. Hagan, Catherine Haggerty, Mary E. Hale. Ethel M. Halleran, Marie C. Hamelburg, Jennie Harris, Mary A. Harrison, Brenda M. Hatfield. Hazel E. Hayes, Dorothy L. Healey, Mary E. Hcnchey, Gene Marie Hcnnclberry. Josephine A. Herman, Thelma F. Herne, Edith L. Hersom, Madeleine L. Hess, Catherine M. Heuerman, Olive V. 44 Woods Ave. 273 Summer St. 372 Medford St. 34 Liberty Ave. 4 Monroe St. 357 Medford St. 84 Lowell St. 91A Boston Ave. 67 Moreland St. 44 Mansfield St. 49 Porter St. 109 Jaques St. 87 Wheatland St. 26 Bolton St. 24 Bolton St. 46 East Albion St. 34 Central St. 10 Gussie Ter. 187 Powder House Blvd. 26 Knapp St. I Belmont Sq. 47 Fremont St. 40 Lincoln St. 40 Lincoln St. 11 Morrison Ave. 116 Pearl St. 18 Central St. 22 Lovell St. 929 Broadway 40 Montrose St. 40 Montrose St. 18 Cottage Ave. 7 Magnus Ave. 26 Loring St. 53 Fairfax St. 109 Rogers Ave. IS Burnside Ave. 21 Pleasant Ave. 7 Henderson St. 10 Linden PI. 8 Miller St. 4 Glover Circle 10 Warwick St. 10 Warwick St. 78 Lowell St. 25 Highland Ave. 10 Monmouth St. II Pearl Ter. 75 Cedar St. 158 Morrison Ave. 28 Paulina St. 15 Claremon St. 32 Moreland St. 13 Willow Ave. 11 Partridge Ave. 95 Thurston St. 80 Franklin St. 22 Wisconsin Ave. 1028 Broadway 274 Willow Ave. 9 Vine St. 52 Pearson Rd. 155 RADIATOR YEAR Sophomore Girls — Continued Hickey, Gertrude T. Hinckley, Erdine L. Hodgdon, Alice L. Hodgdon, Esther M. Hodgkins. Phyllis E. Hogue, Irene M. Holmes. Mildred F. Holt, Marjorie L. Hood. Eunice M. Hughes, Alice C. Hughes, Doris G. Hughes. Dorothy F. Hughes, Lillian A. Hughes, Virginia M. Hughes, Winifred S. Hunte, Coralee E. Hunter, Edna B. Hurd, Doris E. Hurley. Dorothy E. Husselbee, Dorothy Hutchings, Violet M. Huxtakle. Olga L. Ivester, Eva Louise Jacob, Elsie F. James, Ethel E. Jefferson. Elinor R. Jodice, Isabel E. Johnson, Vera M. Johnston, Nathalie I. Jones. Dorothy C. Jones, Marguerite M. Joyce. Madeline E. Kachauni. Thelma Kacherian, Isabelle Kadis, Marion E. Kaharl. Frances M. Karadimetris, Eva G. Keefe, Katherine M. Kennedy. Katherine A. Kennedy. Marguerite M. Kenney, Constance A. Kent, Elizabeth Kidston. Katherine F. Kosak, Ina B. Lamb, Dorothy L. Lamb, Helen E. Lambert, Elizabeth A. Laubinger, L. Louise Lauro, Mary C. Lawless, C. Mildred Lawrence, Dorothy R. Leadbettcr, Carrie N. Ledwidge, Louise A. Ix-Farve, Thelma H. I.eRoy. Marion E. LeSage. Ruth E. Leslie, Helen E. Liehr, Leona E. Linehan, Helen A. Loveless, Laura M. I covering, Clara J. Lowe, Florence M. 51 Holyoke Rd. 64 Powder House Blvd. 15A Maple Ave. 80 Packard Ave. 60 College Ave. 195 School St. 28R Cherry St. 88 Bartlett St. 49 Bromfield Rd. 135 Highland Ave. 50 Cherry St. 135 Highland Ave. 51 Oliver St. 12 Barton St. 70 Pearson Ave. 337 Summer St. 62 Partridge Ave. 119 Hancock St. 64 Grove St. 12 Carlton St. 26 Tenney Court 75 Pearson Rd. 45 Farragut Ave. 187 Broadway 72R Dane St. 33 Teele Ave. 54 Cameron Ave. 93 Low den Ave. 18 Montrose St. 7 Scwall St. 23 Jay St. 18 Winslow Ave. 29 Cedar St. 37 Harvard St. 47 Hinckley St. 16 Hill St. 153A Somerville Ave. 24 Spencer Ave. 116 Bartlett St. 116 Bartlett St. , 18 Ossipee Rd. 14 Curtis Ave. 119 Museum St. 17 Albion St. 21 Mt. Pleasant St. 307A Summer St. 120 Packard Ave. 17 Farragut Ave. 101 Alpine St. 87 Boston Ave. 100 Packard Ave. 14 Gibbens St. 262 School St. 11 Cedar St. 145 Sycamore St. 55R Lowell St. 12 Willoughby St. 45 Lexington Ave. 38 Fiske Ave. 5 Franklin St. 46A Franklin St. 23 Granite St. Lucas, Ethel G. Luppi, Florence L. Lutz. Pauline L. Lynch, Lillian E. MacDonald. Gracia E. Macdonald, Helen C. MacDonough, Helen C. MacEachern, Margaret C. Maclnnis, Eunice R. Mackay, Marie A. Mackenzie, Muriel D. MacLaughlin. Amy B. MacMillan, Marie G. MacMillen, Helen R. Macy, Alice L. Magliozzi, Angelina Magwood, Bernice M. Mahar. Ruth E. Malone, Bessie J. Mandevillc, Florence E. Manzi. Rose M. Maroney, Alice J. Marquess. Nancy G. Marroni. I. Mary Marshall, Bertha A. Martin. Eleanor M. Masino, Mary A. Masters, Gertrude M. Matel. Irene V. Mazzarello. Elena E. McAuley, Adelaide F. McDermott, Mary E. McDonald. Catherine M. McDonald, Katherine M. McGrath. Hazel A. McMahon, Dorothy M. Mc.Master, Mary L. McNamara, Eileen B. MeSweenev, Kathleen J. Mercer, Gladys E. Mcrlini, Emma II. Merrill, Margaret R. Meyer, Caroline Meyer, Nancy M. Miller, Doris G. Miller. Ethel R. Mitchell, Muriel I. M dan. Beatrice G. Molloy, Catherine J. Moore. Beatrice M. Morelli, Anna M. Morley, Loretta M. Morrissey, Alice G. Moynihan, Phyllis C. Murphy, Catherine Murphy. Dorothy R. Murphy, Gertrude L. Murphy. Grace M. Murphy. Henrietta B. Murphy, Mary C. Murray, Anne M. Nadeau, Bernadette M. Nalbandian, Fannie 82 Hudson St. 4 Porter St. 34 Calvin St. 60 Rogers Ave. 48 Central St. 158 Lowell St. 71 Marion St. 31 Ibbetson St. 504 Broadway 28 Dana St. 10 Burnside Ave. 41 Lowell St. 29 Autumn St. 69 Newton St. 22 Powder House Blvd. 37 Berkeley St. 27 Stone Ave. 16 Aberdeen Rd. 68 Gordon St. 23 Curtis St. 640 Somerville Ave. 459 Medford St. 34 Bradley St. 115 Hudson St. 9 Stickney Ave. 16 Montgomery Ave. 19 Wheatland St. 53 Oliver St. 26 Bailey St. 2 West St. 8 Richdale Ave. 66 Franklin St. 18 Perry St. 17 Evergreen Ave. 31 Holyoke Rd. 22 Pinckney St. 70 Dane St. 12 Cutter Ave. 22 Prospect Hill Ave. 17A Belmont St. 509 Somerville Ave. 38 Chandler St. 24 Mondamin Ct. 24 Mondamin Ct. 23 Willow Ave. 25 Windsor Rd. 64 Ossipee Rd. 8 Stone PI. 9 Victoria St. 12 Aberdeen Rd. 51 Marshall St. 100 Porter St. 166 Central St. 36 College Ave. 2 Thurston St. 101 Vernon St. 22 Craigic St. 114 Belmont St. 47 Marshall St. 18 Virginia St. 47 Rogers Ave. 32 Holyoke Rd. 41 Trull St. 156 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Sophomore (hues — Continued Nelson, Ethel I. 24 Calvin St. Ncwbold, Elizabeth A. 68 Vernon St. Neylon. Mary 'I . 13 Atherton St. Nocivelli, Mary R. L. 65 Atherton St. Northrop, Ruth B. 6 Cherry St. Nourse, Edna F. 58 Lowden Ave. O'Brien, Marion C. 35 Mansfield St. O'Connor, Catherine G. 8 Ossipee Rd. O’Connor, Mary M. 78 Newton St. O’Leary, Genevieve M. 12 Acadia Pk. Oliver. Winnifred R. 38 Meacham Rd. O'Neill. Alice R. 183 Powder House Blvd. O'Rourke. Anne M. 45 Morrison Ave. Osborne. Edna K. 33 Bradley St. Pacifici, Laura V. 77 Sycamore St. Paladin. Frances A. 19 Trull St. Pambookjian. Beatrice 49 Trull St. Parker, Evelyn E. 4 Olive Sq. Parker, Patricia F. 19 Albion St. Parnell, Dorothy A. 37 Francesca Ave. Partington, Esther M. 81 Winslow Ave. Patten, Alice J. 6 Wisconsin Ave. Pearce, Constance C. 9 Irving St. Pearls, Beatrice 39 Magnus Ave. Pellegrini. Clara E. 28 Marshall St. Perkins, Barbara 150 Curtis St. Perry, Mary A. 131 Albion St. Perry. Winifred G. 67 Putnam St. Peterson. Amy P. 31 Princeton St. Pierce, Doris A. Ill Prospect St. Pierce, Mabel F. 144 Morrison Ave. Pike. Madeline E. 54 Vernon St. Pike, Margaret A. 51 Oxford St. Plumer, Marjorie 11. 398 Medford St. Plumer, Myrtle II. 398 Medford St. Porter, Dorothy M. 71 Bay State Ave. Pryszmont. Pauline A. 109 Beacon St. Puccini. Susie M. 43 Bradley St. Puntieri, Josephine 90 Summer St. Quill, Agnes M. 21 Glen St. Quinn, Evelyn G. 32 Lexington Ave. Quinn. Evelyn K. 37 Rhode Island Ave. Ralston. Muriel U. 47 Mystic Ave. Ramsey. Barbara M. 125 Orchard St. Reamore, Constance E. 336 Summer St. Reardon, Geraldine A. 20 Gilman St. Reardon, Marion R. 30 Franklin St. Redman. Thelma L. 29 Linden Ave. Redmond, Helen T. 177 Hudson St. Redmond, Mary P. 8 Bellevue Ter. Reid. Edith M. 33 Kensington Ave. Reid. Edna II. 427 Medford St. Resnick, Dora I. 15 Magnus Ave. Rideout. Ruth I. 80 Hudson St. Riess, Ethel A. 27 Josephine Ave. Riley, Katherine L. 68 Ossipee Rd. Roberts, Enid M. 149 Central St. Robinson. Marjorie A. 48 Teele Ave. Rooney, Dorothy M. 77 Monroe St. Rose, Irene E. 430 Broadway Russell, Carolyn B. 67 Flint St. Russell, Elizabeth P. 67 Flint St. Salemme, Theresa K. 146A Medford St. Salvi, Elma M. 19 Craigie St. Sanborn, Dorothy M. 157 Highland Ave. Sanderman, Bertha J. 223 School St. Sanderson, Anna M. 33 Crocker St. Santarelli. Annie R. 35 Murdock St. Santeusanio, Concetta 10 Ibbetson St. Savina. Catherine M. 35 Whitman St. Schwartz, Ruth N. 257 School St. Seret to, Clare F. 585 Broadway Sharpe, Frances V. 40 Laurel St. Shaw, Charlotte M. 58 School St. Shaw, Dorothy W. 37 Jackson Rd. Shea, Dorothy E. 429 Medford St. Shea, Evelyn M. 13 Skehan St. Shea, Kathleen A. 8 Emerson St. Sheehan, Ruth A. 102 Heath St. Sherman, Elizabeth L. 24 Berkeley St. Silk. Albina V. 26 Bonair St. Silva, Mary E. 20 School St. Simmons, Mary A. 6 Cypress St. Simmons, Ursula M. 21 Munroe St. Simpson. Grethell S. 42 Francesca Ave. Simpson. June B. 39 Crocker St. Sloane, Lillian I). 15 Puritan Rd. Small. Ethelynde A. 51 Sunset Rd. Small, Mary M. F. 11 Pembroke St. Smeed, Ada 53 Grant St. Smith. Dolly A. 26 Madison St. Smith, Eleanor R. 51 Newbury St. Smith. Margaret H. 75 Lowden Ave. Solari. Ida 729A Somerville Ave. Soldani. Louise M. 28 Jay St. Sousa, Mary E. 82 Raymond Ave. Spalding, Dorothy N. 65 Lexington Ave. Specter, Edith M. 80 Conwell Ave. Speranza. Antonia J. 171 Cedar St. Spinney. Rosamond 47 Hall Ave. Spurr, Mildred L. 96 Heath St. Stephens, Vilctte M. 28 Holyoke Rd. Stern, Nellie 14 Magnus Ave. Storlazzi, Olga R. 427 Medford St. Struble, Mary C. 31 Puritan Rd. Sullivan. Alice B. 31 Paulina St. Sullivan, Catherine T. 26 Prescott St. Sullivan, Eleanor M. 23 Packard Ave. Sullivan, Helen A. 186 Central St. Sullivan, Helen F. 10 Moore St. Sullivan. Josephine T. 61 Avon St. Sullivan, Margaret M. 13 Mortimer PI. Sullivan, G. Marion 273 Medford St. Swanson, Doris A. 60 Newbury St. Sweeney, Alice R. 427 Medford St. Sykes, Marion E. 41 Thorndike St. Talbot, Hazelle 267 Summer St. Terozowski, Gertrude D. 22 Tennyson St. Thayer, Helen B. 320 Highland Ave. Thompson, Elizabeth M. 19 Banks St. Thompson, Frances E. 15 Henry Ave. Thompson, Gertrude B. 66 Woods Ave. Thompson, Mildred A. 24 Clark St. Thorburn. Sylvia N. 54 Paulina St. Thurbide, Leona 28 Maine Ave. Tibbetts, Blanche F. 74 Derby St. 157 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Sophomore Girls — Continued Tripp. Vera G. 21 Wigglesworth St. White, Dorothv M. 109 Beacon St. Troy, .Mary E. 6 Cypress St. White. Isabelle C. 74 Lowell St. Tucker, Dorothy I. 12 Beacon Ter. Whitehouse, Cora B. 305 Summer St. Turasz, Helen C. 17 Moore SC Wilcox, Winnifred C. 51 Hall Ave. Wilson, Alice L. 267 Highland Ave. Underwood, Evelyn C. 386B Washington St. Wilson, Marion Elizabeth 98 Josephine Ave. Underwood, F. Irene 21 Burnside Ave. Witham, Ruth E. 77 School St. Urban, Josephine C. 55 Columbus Ave. Wood. Helen L. 64 Avon St. Woodman, Dorothy E. 29 Claremon St. Wallington, Mary B. 42 Gordon St. Woodman, Janet R. 42 Farragut Ave. Walska, Stella S. 268 Summer St. Worth, Mildred A. 429 Medford St. Warnock. Marion C. 96 Packard Ave. Wright, Floris A. F. 1 Taunton St. Waters, Alice G. 14 Dow St. Wright, Louisa A. 6A Pleasant Ave. Waters, Anne E. 243 Summer St. Watson, Alice M. Wellington. Grace M. Wescott, Margaret C. 32 Cutter Ave. 71 Oxford St. 187 Elm St. Young, Elizabeth A. Young, Muriel E. 103 Pearson Ave. 66 Porter St. Wheeler. Marion L. 192 Medford St. Whitcher. Ethel M. 35 New Hampshire Ave. Zagami, Josephine A. 561 Broadway Whitcomb, Dorothy A. 100 Pearson Rd. Zanetti, Cecelia 7 Allen Ct. 158 Best Wishes to the Class of 1928 from the FACULTY V 159 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK RADIATOR YEAR BOOK i THE SECRET OF HIGHER SALARIES THE “secret” of higher salaries is no secret at all. You can earn almost any salary you wish — provided you do not stop with wishing. If you would EARN more, you must be WORTH more. If you would GET more, you must GIVE more. Your salary — your success — will be exactly in proportion to your worth — your effi- ciency. If you want to increase your income, you must increase your effi- ciency. There is no other way. Increasing the efficiency of young people — preparing them for posi- tions in business and civil service as stenographers, sec- retaries. bookkeepers, account- ants, office workers; positions paying from $60.00 to $125.00 a month to start; positions which have served as the starting points for thousands and thousands of our most successful business men and women - this is our life work. Here is the SECRET We can give you the same start we have given ( thousands of others. A nd you can attain the same I heights if you will make the same start. Will you make that start NOW? Calf write, or 'phone. FISHER BUSINESS COLLEGES 30 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON I 364 BROADWAY, SOMERVILLE 161 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK i I - j j i Compliments of ! A Friend i i l i 0 ! 1 I V° ka i a The u� • wa? r U« ‘thev Y 3Seo lc Theb d • «- Vow wasn't Sha ne?f rt PoUoweJ Ker oScKoo( e a c K o aj — It limped -ftcj-tAMje, , , Cuvned Ca � e ' h c t e ttd eJoPa bv-oAfe Aea -t A ow yr ixiio v s Vs � a.� e ’! -f-Ke thoughts HTc -e � 1 TAc di-eau a • So But: — The U� fS co ,iH 'Tu? hou. V |S Thei -. 85 C””’e| Ti «e J , ii Gii e a (ou.d cA«k' I tv OUR esti v?� 0 TkiS 7 ear's Sofhs V e -e a. i i cceSS.1 H©wJn S° ♦ ° 'TrA+fcc oUk cOr'vT O', “fv1 iwr 1? RADIATOR YEAR BOOK All Photographs in this Book made by WARREN KAY VANTINE Photographers 304 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON A l Types of Contracts for College and School Year Book Work Solicited ♦y. Specialists in School and College Photography 163 For appointments call Kenmore 6827 and 6828 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK he:Who’s this furwy looking guy? Other.'''Thai’s your graduatioM picture back m '2 fie: How do you sell this cheese? She ■• I often wonder nyself Whu do the qir s in the lunch roon wear nurses’coatim? T.Oh! Doctor She: Gee whiz, those savages are a freaky-looking bunch! Soneone yelled,Stopth ef!.1 so John was late for school that norn ng. i Pest: Why are you nailing those empty envelopes? Waiter: bh! I'n just cutting classes Teacher: John, give ne a compound sentence | at the correspondence school. Judges SOU:'Ten darjS amei five J hundred dollars'' £ 161 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY DAY DIVISION THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING In co-operation with engineering firms, offers four year curriculums leading to the Bachelor's degree in the following branches of engineering: Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Co-operating with business firms, of- fers four year collegiate courses lead- ing to the Bachelor's degree of Business Administration in Business Management or in Accounting and Finance The Co-operative Plan of training enables the student to combine theory with practice and makes it possible for him to earn his tuition and a part of his other school expenses. d For catalog or any further information write to: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MILTON J. SCHLAGLNHAUF, Director of Admissions Boston, Massachusetts ♦Five year programs on co-operative plan on and after September 5, 1929. 165 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK City Hall Spa M. ABAID Confectionery, Fruits Cigars, Tobacco, etc.” Patent Medicines 96 Highland Avenue SOMERVILLE, MASS. Telephone Somerset 6092 - 5957 Compliments of Room 226 EDWARD EDWARDS DriUUJUit 22 Union Square, Somerville, Mass. i i Everybody’s Cash Market, lee, I MEATS igvv GROCERIES PROVISIONS Try Everybody's Brand Mayonnaise 150 B Highland Ave. Somerville Telephone Somerset 2055 James C. Taylor MERCHANT TAILOR Garments Altered, Dyeing, Cleansing, Repairing and Pressing Promptly Done 158 Highland Avenue K. C. Building SOMERVILLE, MASS. Telephone Somerset 3980 M 166 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK I ®im3 yB� a« � $ i a� a foj'Sy wr -j w m Ta nr I 167 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK I I Compliments of Wilson Drug Stores Inc. I i I i i f i i i i i It 152 Highland Avenue 725 Broadway SOMERVILLE ! I I I i i i i i i i i i i i I i i i i i i V i i i i I i SELLER CASH MARKET I Choice Meats, Vegetables Fancy Canned Goods Butter and Eggs [ I i I 147 B HIGHLAND AVE. SOMERVILLE, MASS. Phone Somerset 181 5 - W j i i I i I 1 I I i i i i I i i ! I i i i i i i A i I We Supply the High School Lunch Room ! I I Everybody’s Cash Market i I ! I i i 1 i i Highland Avenue SOMERVILLE 168 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK What Will Be Your Status When You Reach the Age of Thirty? Do you want to be a personage in the community? The surest way of being somebody is to start your saving habit now and in about 12 years you will be surprised at the amount of interest your monthly savings accumulated. Your monthly deposit Our interest Total $1.00 $59.00 $200.00 2.00 118.00 400.00 3.00 177.00 600.00 4.00 236.00 800.00 5.00 295.00 1000.00 10.00 590.00 2000.00 Many of you will start on your first job — make it a point to save a little of your wages — deposit monthly with us and the future will take care of itself. Start Saving Now CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK 169 158 HIGHLAND AVENUE SOMERVILLE, MASS. RADIATOR YEAR BOOK [He: so Mice P | She :2 washed il witti'dog 5oap I 0 1 5he Don'I you dare cone to ny house bmyrt a? yY State 1 5t, the Third doer to The righ? belweeu eighf-thirhf and me!' j i i ■H cil a rficb 6m ia t c. U be vf tHc' ' 13he: I have a soul forflrljdorftl show l ;? Q I He: fyes.I noticed the paint on qour 'face I 1 1 ( V I ? t OneiVhatdo those sic NS meari? o becoNcI . I don't Know ifo all Greek To ne. ; ; i an. Y s - v=rr? 5 Hornete Miers I JrVvA Free [weft The. original Ho? o «t - Tf 170 RADIATDR YEAR BOOK V ! Somerville Institution • | for Savings Depository for Somerville Schools Savings Bank Assets $5,835,512,24 Interest Compounded Quarterly j i i i i i ! 88 Broadway — Teele Square Branch 171 BRAYS LUNCH j • At Recess E at at Bray’s 80 HIGHLAND AVENUE Opposite High School True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary and noth' ing but what is necessary. L. A, Roche Foucauld Room 224 172 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Chas. H, Cunningham and Sons Co, j CONTRACTORS S SEN I OIL HIGH SCHOOL SOMERVILLE MASSACHUSETTS HONORABLE, LEON M CONWELL MAYOR. WAITIB TWfcftftlDGL LITTLEFIELD A.MOCIATt ARCHITECT BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS FKAXK IKING COOW (OfiLOCATION ARCIIITCCTS • BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS Builders of the Neiv School i i I i i i i I RADIATOR YEAR BOOK 174 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK JUMBO SPA Biggest, Most Beautiful and Up to-date Spa in Somerville Purity Cleanliness Good Service ICE CREAM Soda and Candy Special Attention to High School Students CHAS. S, PARIS, Prop, 1133 Broadway — West Somerville Telephone Som. 1493 Open 7.30 A.M. to 1.30 A.M. I RADIATOR YEAR BOOK i i i I i i i i i i i I i i i I Whitney Barrel Co. % I I [ I i i i I i Linwood Street i SOMERVILLE i j I V I .As the final curtain is falling. | On this last scene of your play, j Room 228 is wishing you Happiness through each day. I j_________________ I Telephone Porter 3268-M I I i J i ! I i ❖ — Sum Beauty Parlor Specializing in Permanent Waving, Marcel- ling, Finger Waving, Hair Cutting, All Branches of Beauty Culture. We remove Hair from Face. 1307 Cambridge St., Cambridge, Mass. Opp. Inman Sq. Theatre ' — - — - — ■■■ . -------------- i | j The days of school are nearly o’er, The joys of the summer are seen, So a happy vacation is wished to all, By the members of 215. i ! I I i i i I I i i i ! i I..................... Caring for the Flowers It is a beautiful custom to send flowers as a tribute to a departed friend. Too often, however, these lovely tokens arc carelessly i handled and inartistically arranged, so that their value is lost. This is an injustice both to the departed | and to the friends who have gone to trouble and expense in sending flowers. We have special equipment for handling and arranging flowers, and this detail is al- ways attended to by a member of our or- ganization who understands how to secure i the most beautiful effects. i Murphy Lunney FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 27 Warner St. West Somerville (Near St. Clement’s Church) 329 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown j (Corner North Mead Street) j Tels. Chasn. 1647 — Somerset 7815 I RADIATOR YEAR BOOK V j We moved into the Sophomore Room i But we are still Seniors Compliments of I Room 121 I I I _______- . - — — - - .........•- RADIATOR YEAR BOOK I AT 'rttKc's' Two reasons w ty 5 Q,lr S w-crc trr ravO of the. ne� ' bovnda viffS;-- tfO. I - Hie � ce- V irro 5 I I V . a.!- Ho£ cKoco(a c CoFfcc A ,A ') c.vc.r'1 rhi z Gen efS ( J), Wo� n S—- the� what?? Not to Por-gef Me music- while. “ J '---- i, we «« .' Go e:-k no£ Po o e� J V Os U Somcihiyy Pov |Ac tand to 6 o w bou.’t’ X wO de . 'Kow mini oF -s petf 1« Ac iiii at Van(ih© s ?£? lEXa cing aFfer fhe Shc: f avo tjftu. Kca� -cJ 7 Ac Mafx Hi Love.? c- Wo! Xs Kc a r jd� o F; - f P.W Nc;VlvAaY IS a (oSev ' SAe! A ood (oSer SO ie.wAo wou(J Pcc( as Aa y as tjou- wow, U—-------Aad u ou I ! I I i i i 0 ! 1 Zf I I I j i wo tv I ♦t c ► O - ►CM ► o -«♦% 178 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK i I I i Room 124 God educates men by casting them upon their own resources. Re- sponsibility alone drives man to toil and brings out his best gifts. P. E. Mathews, Teacher Philip Berry Gertrude Bogan Phyllis Brooks Mildred Cheney Genevieve Conway William Cruwys Sidney M. Davey Francis Di Cecca Francis J. Donahue Grace E. Edgerly Philip J. Ekstrand George English Herbert Fallgren Edmund Fantelli Linwood Fardy Charles J. Feeley Esther Fenner Roland Forbes Roy Gaunce Doris Graves Leslie Heuss Edward Holden Charles Hughes Edwin Kelley Robert La Vore Agnes McGowan Francis Mahan Doris McNeil “Farchy” McSweeney G. Ernest Morris Herbert Murley K. Nelson Myers Mabel Page “Frankie” Polak Althea Pratt Mario Rubino Doris Ryer Joseph Sampson Eugene Francis Sanchez Kenneth Robert Sanchez Eleanor Travaglia Charles G. Webber Jean Yacubian 5 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK T I Compliments of ' ( MICHIGAN SHOE SHOP ! I Compliments of H. KLASS and j j Somerville Shoe Store j j Somerville Avenue Union Square j j Compliments of AN ALUMNUS Class of ’24 No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else. Room 209 i Ideas go booming through the world louder than cannon. i Thoughts are mightier than armies. Principles have achieved greater victories J than horsemen or chariots. | Compliments of i Room 21 j| j QUALITY DELICATESSEN !Home made salads and all kinds of cooked meats. Fish Cakes our Specialty. 338 SOMERVILLE AVENUE 1 I Compliments of | GODFREY BROS. MARKET | PROSPECT FURNITURE CO. Complete home furnishings, from factory to home, upholstering of every description. ' Estimates and deliveries free. Piano Roll, Columbia Records. Telephone Pros. 1506 i 332 336 Somerville Ave. Somerville Worry kills more people than work does, because more people tackle it. Compliments of Room 122 Compliments of ( Room 223 j ______________ ______ If of knowledge you desire - ❖ j more, I j Come to 205 on the Second j Floor. i 1 ! Faith in yourself, hope to build i on, and work without end; i and the sum of these is f i i enthusiasm. ! Compliments of Room 29 1 180 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK ! i i This thought, we give to you all to keep, Who soweth good seed shall surely reap; The year grows richer as it groweth old, Life's latest sands are its sands of gold. i i Best Wishes to the Class of 1928 From ROOM 129 I i By E-MUr $7 ( f The. uidr-h me. r belouP 2rc. yS_o |nfcre$}ta j ! 181 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK 182 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK I | Somerville National Bank j Est. 1892 Union Square j , Somerville, Mass. I SAVINGS DEPARTMENT i i | Money Goes on Interest the First of Each Month MONEY LOANED ON FIRST MORTGAGES SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES $5.00 AND UP PER YEAR Travelers’ Checks and Foreign Exchange Department OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS, 7-9 The only Bank in Somerville a member of the Federal Reserve System i ! I I I I I i i i i i i I i I I i ! I I I I I i I i I I i ! I I I I 183 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK •Jii i i i i I ! I i I I ! I i I I i I i j JOHN SKINNER SON WHOLESALE Confectionery Boy and Girl Scouts Supplied 24 CHILTON ST., CAMBRIDGE Telephone University 8714-M DR. HERBERT SMOLAR j PUBLIC SCHOOL DENTIST ( CAMBRIDGE, MASS. j j NOW SPECIALIZING IN • ORTHODONTIA I (Straightening of j Irregular Grown Teeth) I j { Porter 3740 552 Mass. Ave. — Central Sq. CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Let a WHITING Salesman _ supply your home icith MILK - CREAM - BUTTER •XT} Drink WHITING’S MILK Every Day AT HOME AND IN SCHOOL WHITING MILK COMPANIES 184 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK | .....................—I' | I J | j | of fellowship I ! i Room 110 | i i ( i i The right hand Greetings fron 4 4 AN ANTI-EDUCAHONALiSf SAID STUOV IS RFALLV A DISEASE. SlvjDENT- I WON ! WOfcftM' BEEN VACClWATF.l? Years Aoo. •() WOMB 185 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK («2� ! O’NEIL CASELLA I Are Our Class JEWELERS for the Year j 1928 | i ! I i ! i I i ! Be prepared to place your order for your Pin and Ring early in the Fall 186 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Private Tutor MRS, BESSIE G, CLARKE 1 1 Fenwick Street, Suite 2 WINTER HILL, MASS. Telephone Somerset 0431 i i i i i i i { 187 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK CHANDLER SECRETARIAL SCHOOL “A School of Distinction” SECRETARIAL COURSE provides the special technical and cul- tural training necessary to secure attractive high-grade positions. NORMAL COURSE for training teachers of commercial subjects in junior and senior high schools. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Glee Club, Lectures, Concerts, Parties, Class Day, Commencement. Ask for a Catalogue 161 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, BOSTON Telephone, Kenmore 2570 i I i i i i i I i I Like the star That shines afar, Without haste, Without rest, Let each man wheel with steady sway Round the task which rules the day And do his best! ROOM 128 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Complioients of the Baca lites | Somerville Hi Y i i I i i i I j I i ! I i i i i i i i i i ♦ THE 'Pholo.graftKir- s - f Positive Proofs of Nature fi v RvI I WE HEARD 0 THAT 1 MORION WATT C RECEIVED IHonen c For | TV e SENIOR o sms: after I We GET C OUR GOOD IBS AND OVJR | DU U HA I til SM ; Vw ♦ 4 o ■—� « advertising COUGH DROPS IN THE $EN 0R PLAY ( SK HVlABWT U) the time is coming'. b B tusas a a BBSBBBBO BQaijSilQQg As YOU Were:! ► c mmma mmrnq DO VOU KNOW HIM ? IT WONT BE LONG Now1 ACCORDING TO darwin's Theories Sheik-Ever. S� Nce t put grease on MV HAIR .EVEKVThwG HAS SUPPED HV Hind. «■� A BALCONY E AT FOR CLASS DAN EXERCISES A R£M. SNAPPV AERIAL VIEW ebR I Tat VEAR UP CARR)0KJ 3 GOO GNE Us H£Nl 2 189 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK i I ! i ! t i I I i | _______________________________________ | De Prato Bros Union Square SOMERVILLE, MASS. Ice Cream Parlor Y. M. C. A. Enroll in our Summer School to make up deficiencies or to win dou- ble promotion. Join the Association for the Summer and enjoy our attractive Swimming Pool. INQUIRE AT OFFICE BOYS - GIRLS I I 1 | I I Teele Square Sweet Shop The Store of Quality Home Made Candy and lee Cream MADE FRESH DAILY 1154 Broadway, Teele Square WEST SOMERVILLE I I We hate to talk about ourself, We're not the kind to blow”. But all these things we’re telling you Because you ought to know,— that, we have with us— The secretary of the Sketch Club. The treasurer of the Players' Club, besides two feminine members. Five members of the Traffic Squad who cheerfully chastise undergraduates. And two members of the National Honor Society. When the band sweetly toots'' we arc as- sured that Porter. Williams, Piers and Hein are among those present. Dot Rounds 'toots” in the fife and drum corps. Eunice I.annigan showed her ability in both the Senior Play and the Girls’ Debate Dick Welch is a member of the Webster De- bating Society. John Buckley works earnestly as a member of the Senior Night Committee. Kaup is our smiling proctor. Smith and Buckley are members of the track team. (The former is keeping in practice by running in the room after the bell has rung.) Graton Williams swings a tennis racket, not in vain. Our dainty little Helen is frivolous in basket- ball. We also announce a perfect banking record. With such a notable class it is understood that many of us arc about to order several new pianos for the display of our numer- ous pictures. ROOM 114 190 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK V I I 1 Room one hundred fifteen Always on the jump. Captain of the chess team Intelligence by the lump Members of the N. H. S. Baseball, football, track. All are represented here Heroes by the pack. Room 11 I I I I I I I I i j I I I [ i I i | I ♦ ♦ (H ♦ ► « KM ♦ « ♦ EvoUtio !! 4J ou. - AHvses h. sclt by P(ay e Taekx.fc'oxtbe. cal«f A (uhck- hou.v M GirJs?! c APtc 'jOlL bou kt + k t bcn.OK Hlie-oow ;- how mh ( d'l Vovjl. sec v-ei fcsc I� « -c. jou-v Mit-ror. Tke SoPUvnore Tresi � Fills HawJM OK u«s! vVe aU sa hi� ,] 0.3, 8ia. jA.vi) Tke EhJ 0?. i I I I I I 1 N ! w ( ♦o KM ► ( « 191 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK “So enter that you may be serious and thoughtful. “So depart that you may be I of service to your fellowmen.” I Room 326 l i i i i i i I I I i i i I i From Mr. Alciere’s Class 192 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK i i i • i I Four things come not back— the spoken word, the sped j arrow, the past life, the neg- lected opportunity. j ROOM 102 j l I l r........ “i j SOMERVILLE j j KNITTING COMPANY j j Manufacturers of j HIGH GRADE SWEATERS, j BATHING SUITS AND j ATHLETIC KNIT OUTERWEAR ! I WEST SOMERVILLE, MASS. j i ________________ —------� - 32 CLIFTON STREET, j Room 106 Claims the honor of having so many prominent students Vice President Lieutenant Colonel of Class Day Class Day Committee | Senior Night Committee Class Gift Committee Members of Senior Play Cast Glee Club Leader Orchestra Leader Members of Year Book Staff i ! 193 RADIATOR YEAR BDDK Now Offered to Boys in Somerville Counsel iin Educational and Vocational Guidance Some Questions we endeavor to answer for you: Am I now taking the Right Course? What College should I prepare for? After tfigh School, What? What Vocation should I choose? School Boys of today are asking hundreds of questions about a life work. These questions, if properly answered, will greatly aid in the choice of a successful career. Consult ALBERT O. PLANTINGA for appointment Educational Guidance:— George M. Hosmer, 132 Summer Street, Tel. Som. 8132-W. Vocational Guidance:— Albert O. Plantinga, 46 Melrose Street, Melrose Highlands, Tel. Melrose 3280 4 c •O' ►o« ►O ►o« 0 t j....... c • J ! ! 1 A w C 1Wxv wMy C ComfjLe'feq ft Course of Studies a+ SAS usi Tiiih! semens A coujjLeo ’ll re ? years, 4foW +■ wi j |ke their z r$? ♦ 0 1 L) hftt (s pictore- (eAr j I Tlo one X 'TD be shell heversec him d(]0in - find he MU never Kno Aij _ VS- Avnt QhflCf WAr ft A «I • 'J- ’ IV If r W 7H e J n — { ( picture Like lbs- but the c pArte -4 H Aef ' Ab� re tef rcserr s Hxt -fAkt'n f fAe 194 RADIATOR YEAR BODK V ! i I i | | ' v ESTABLISHED 1865 BRYANT STRATTON Commercial School THE FINEST EQUIPPED TRAINING SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS Graduates Always in Demand Summer Session Opens July 2 Fall Session Opens Sept. 4 COURSES FOR EVERY BUSINESS NEED EARLY APPLICATION ADVISABLE Send for JVew Bulletin, and if possible, Visit the School J.W. BLAISDELL, Principal 334 BoylstOnSt., Gn ArlingtonBoston No Can vassers or Solicitors Employed 195 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK 196 RADIATDR YEAR BOOK . -SvHVS |TH� NIWN6- (of thi N� Tt ! BeFoRt) , -t i d yoo wafgS 7 theplant7- I yesTEHoA U'ATEft is still niFRiP ■4Nf BlAh £00 WHO iNve jfci 00 R ? Fire vio( 2 Wt certain HEAR THEM i 4 '(65 yoovc past this AG E ♦k ♦ Y'Ht DignificD P. G Ou h .ERl$MCD Hoofrur £.TRyN y ► o ♦ j Compliments of the I j Radiator Staff Compliments of the Year Book Staff % RADIATOR YEAR BOOK Compliments of A Friend 198 ' c RADIATOR YEAR BOOK ♦ i i Somerville Trust Company The Largest Commercial Bank in Somerville V' V Commercial Savings Safe Deposit Trust DEPARTMENTS 406 Highland Ave. Davis Sq. 338 Broadway Winter Hill GRADUATES OF THE SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL I I I i I I i I ( i i i i i i I i ! I i ! i i i i i Somerville Trust Company Personnel ! HARRY C. FALLIS. (President) Class of 1903 1 ! i CLARENCE S. FARNUM Class of 1900 GEORGIANA C. DUPEE . Class of 1916 i ESTHER W. K. MAYNARD Class of 1918A ! HELEN G. HOOLE Class of 1922 i 1 2 FAYETTE HASKELL Class of 1923 MARION ROCHE Class of 1924 ! 1 ! i 1 ! I MARGUERITE SAWIN Class of 1924 ALICE JOHNSON Class of 1927 MILDRED F. TREIBLE Class of 1927 199 RADIATOR YEAR BOOK WALTER New England’s Foremost CATERER Wholesome food served in a manner that is at once distinctive and tasty. Walter’s own Pastry, Candy and Ices at prices you expect to pay. Walter’s is equipped to handle 3,000 people at one sitting. Wedding or Brides’ Cakes made to your order. Entertainers and Music provided. LODGES CLUBS SCHOOLS HOMES SOCIETIES CHURCHES CONVENTIONS COLLEGES COMPANIES ASSOCIATIONS BANQUETS WEDDINGS RECEPTIONS DANCES TEAS BUFFETS DINNERS CONVENTIONS FESTIVALS ANNIVERSARIES 1364 Beacon Street, Coolidge Corner Tel. ASPinwall 7908 Seven OAKS Dairy MILK AND CREAM 21 Garfield Street Somerville Telephone, Somerset 1560 S3 A vy OcVoWr cpr - Tune X