Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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HIG1 SOMERVILLE 4 School Radiator Vol. XXXVII. 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

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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.