Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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20 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR OF the eight members elected to the Phi Beta Kappa at Jackson last June, four are graduates of Somerville High School. They are Frances Mendell, Elena Ivaska, Dor- othy Myers, and Gladys Pingree. 1930 Evelyn Gilmore is attending Simmons Col- lege. Russell Maynard has been appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Harold Ramsey is entering Boston College. Harold, in his Senior year at Somerville High School, was a member of the football squad, as well as of the High School nine. We wish him success in his college career. Ralph Skinner is a freshman at Boston Uni- versity. 1929 John Medland is now a Sophomore at North- eastern University. Marian Brenan is employed as a secretary in the Employers’ Liability Insurance Company. Wilbur MacKay is at Burdett College. Annie Forbes is a stenographer for an insur- ance company on Milk Street, Boston. Ruth Bean attends Simmons College. Edward A. Shone, ’29, and Edna Forman ’28, were married this September. 1928 Lillian Shippee is at Boston University. Barbara Moore, a graduate of the Reming- ton Rand Bookkeeping School, is now employed at Gillett’s. Maud Barr is working in Dr. Furfey’s (den- tist) office in Brookline. 1926 Wilbur D. Fenn has received the degree of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering at North- eastern University. Charles M. Anderson has received the de- gree of Bachelor of Civil Engineering with honors. He was a member of the Boston So- ciety of Civil Engineers and worked for two years on the Northwestern weekly publication, the “News.” H. Joseph Cavazzoni also received the de- gree of Bachelor of Civil Engineering and is a member of the Boston Society of Civil Engi- neers. Raymond C. Hardin has also received the degree of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. He was class secretary in his Junior and Senior years and a member of the Student Council in his Senior year. He worked up from assist- ant manager of the Northeastern Musical Com- edy in his Sophomore year, to general manager in his Senior year. Marion Rich graduated last year from the College of Practical Arts and Letters of Bos- ton University with highest honors. 1925 James J. Leahy received the degree of Bache- lor of Civil Engineering at Northeastern Uni- versity. He is a member of the Boston So- ciety of Civil Engineers. William F. Repetto received the degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the same institution. For two years he was on the baseball team and tennis team, and for four years was on the varsity track team. 1924 Malcolm Farrell graduated from Tufts in the class of 1928 and will graduate from Tufts Medical School in the class of 1931. 1916 Ruth Arrington, who taught in Somerville High School for a brief period of time, is now research associate at the Teacher’s Institute at Columbia and also research assistant at the Institute of Human Relations, Yale. MUSICAL APPRECIATION Uy Charlotte M. Pearson, 31 THIS year there has been started in school a class in musical appreciation, under the direction of Miss Mayo. The first few meetings of the class were spent in finding out just how much the pupils knew about music and the instrumentation of a symphony orchestra. Later in the year the members of the class will listen to the masterpieces on a Victrola and learn the important facts about the old music masters. At different times of the year, mem- bers of the class will be called upon to play the piano or to sing or to do anything in the musi- cal line they can. The class so far has proved to be very interesting as well as instructive.

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR P. G. NOTES WELL, folksies, here we are again (or should I say still?). Perhaps we had better introduce ourselves to those who unfortunately do not know of the “Ancient and Honorables,” known to many as the Post Grad- uates. Perhaps among the best known on our list is THE James Boyle (I said perhaps) and he informs us that he is here for serious intent, namely to prepare for Bowdoin (the college, not the ship). As there is no one else of im- portance we now take great pleasure in intro- ducing “hizzoner,” John H. Pierce (and this is what I call a scoop — no! not soup, but scoop). Then there is Ira Prouty, whom you all re- member (I don’t blame you if you don’t). Paul McSweeney, G. Clifford Stamper, eminent bi- ologist; B. Frederick Sensullo, distinguished Latin student; Louis Parker (you know, giYls, one of THE Central Parkers), and last, but not alto is Diran S. Dinjian, the boy with the warble. Well, the above mentioned are all to be Tufts guys (I hope the English department overlooks that unbecoming bit of slang — but you know how English departments are) and when I say tough I don’t mean Boston Univer- sity where, if we venture inside its portals a year or two hence, we will find Miss Mary Small, Miss Bertha Marshall (sorry I can’t think up some appropriate bit of poetry), and D. Eddie Matherson, that big, virile, redhead from Oshkosh. Sorry, but we accidentally over- looked Master William Higgs, who is going to B. U. He says he hates to ride in patrol wagons but they will do in a pinch. But it is an ill wind that blows no good and this time it is a Northeastern, where we hope to even- tually find such celebrities as Cecil Creelman, the red-hot ice man, and Edward Towry, who was prominent among the stars last year — I mean astronomy. Charles Bowden hopes to attend Harvard (yeah, you guessed it — Har- vard Square). Ed. Philip Jackson has the high- est aspiration yet. He sets his cap for M. I. T. They call him “Stonewall” just to give weight to his name. D. W. Fairbanks is going to turn rustic and attend Mass. Aggie, while Louis Pratt will while away the weary hours at Nor- wich University. “Nick” Calendrella is still up here (he hasn’t a job, either). Henry and Jack Weissman are still going strong. It was reported that they were shipwrecked on an island this summer when one exclaimed: “Ah, a sail!” to which the other said: “Vot’s the use, we’ve no sam- ples.” Bertha Sanderman and Nancy Marquis will next fall attend Jackson (that is, if there is no hope of getting married), and Alice Pat- ten will go to Miss Wheelocks (well! well!). Ruth Northrop and Marion Kadis will even- ly tually attend Normal School. Phyllis Moyni- han is going to be some one’s secretary if Cath- erine Gibb will be of any help. Mary McDon- old, after May of June, will go to the Winches- ter Hospital( poor girl), and Lillian Sloane will toil under Mr. Herman at Sargent School, Cam- bridge. Oh, that aesthetic dancing! If anything is wrong or left out of these scratchings, write a letter to Box 109XN. If it is still there after two weeks you will know that I have not received it, so tear it up be- cause it wouldn’t do any good anyway. A couple of Juniors and shall I say a P. G. were caught out of bounds by Mr. Avery. Oh, well, just another case of BOARD (bored) OF EDU- CATION. As I say, anything might be wrong because my mother sent me for crackers once and I came back with pretzels so, so long, until hens in an insane asylum lay cracked eggs. P. H. C. Now that everyone is sure of at least one study period a day, we suppose that even less books than last year are being taken home each night. Of course, we have to remain in school until two o’clock — but imagine what it would be like if we had to stay until two-thirty! ER- I LEFT ‘IT ON THE GRAND PIANO AT HOME! YOUNG MAN, 'WHERE IS YOUR HOMEWORK THIS MORNING? Auipagi) — I- FAMOUS FIBS. ) V

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21 EXCHANGES With this, our first issue, we send out a very hearty ■welcome to all our Exchanges and we hope that we will hear from them all very soon. Sound Waves, South Junior High, Waltham, Mass.: Your editorials are well worth commendation, espe- cially “Everlasting Keeping At It Brings Success.” We also found your “Profecies” very amusing. Huttlestonian, Fairhaven High School, Fairhaven, Mass.: One couldn’t imagine how much we enjoyed the “Senior Play From Behind the Scenes.” It was so realistic that we could actually picture “Cappy Ricks.” We missed the jokes and editorials in your last edi- tion. Ottawanian, Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rap- ids, Michigan: Your “Little Pig” number was unique. We find your humor department very original, but think that if a few more jokes were added, it would be faultless. We take it for granted that football is .your major sport. Are we right? The Norther, North Dallas High School, Dallas, Texas: The Literary Department of your Christmas issue made a tremendous “hit” with us here in Som- erville. It was impossible for the Exchange Editor to keep track of the magazine, everyone was so in- terested in “What I Know About Boys.” You can be sure that the boys were in on this, too. “Whatcha Wanna Know?” was certainly someone’s original idea. The Huntington Record. Huntington School, Boston, Mass.: We’d like to suggest that you add at least one more editorial to your paper, as we think this would make it a bit more outstanding. Your “Wind- ing Brooks” follow an amusing path. The Massachusetts Collegian, Massachusetts Agri- cultural College, Amherst, Mass.: Congratulations or having a very “newsy” paper, at least in our estima tion. Your “By Jove” is exceptional, but we woulc. like to suggest that you mingle a joke or two among your various articles. The Madisonian, Madison High School, Madison, N. II.: Your editorials are very well written, but they are not quite long enough. Your poetry is some of the best that we have read. The Crusader, Honesdale High School, Honesdalc, Pa.: Members of Honesdale High, you should feel very proud of your publication, it is great! We rank it as ONE of our finest exchanges. We think your Literary Department a great success and, as to your Exchange Department, well, we might possibly take pattern by it. I’m referring to the arrangement. The Orange Leaf, Orange High School, Orange, X. J.: We find your School News very nicely arranged, and also well written. After reading “Backward and For- ward” we realize that you deserve much credit for your splendid work in making over your publication. The Reflector, Woburn High School, Woburn, Mass.: Your Class Notes are very cleverly written and so is your Poetry. We really have to say that we enjoy your editorials and this is out of the ordinary, for as a rule we find editorials very “dry,” but yours run contrary to form. We Acknowledge the Following Exchanges: The Botolphian, Boston College High School, Boston, Mass. Homespun, Senior High School, Greensboro, North Carolina. The Bostonion, Memorial High School for Boys, Rox- bury, Boston, Mass. He: “Do you know the gorilla song?” She: “Why no, I don’t believe —” He: “Gorilla, my dreams, I love you —” —V. M. I. Sniper. Doesn’t it seem just like old times to have Miss Bell back with us again ? Drawn by Pando.