Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 17 EXCHANGES By Evelyn Baton. ’32. Exchange Editor THE SLATER PIONEER. Samuel Slater Junior High, Pawtucket, R. I. To dedicate your June issue to two classmates who have “Gone Beyond was indeed •commendable. THE CLARION, Jamaica Plain High School, Bos- ton, Mass. What a picture is presented in “Tempes- tus!” The author of the essay on “Jazz” certainly made us believe that that type of music is typically Ameri- can! THE DISTAFF, Girls’ High School, Boston, Mass. The girls who contributed to the “Poets’ Nook” of your May issue, gave us some good reading. THE NODDLER, East Boston High, Boston, Mass. A striking contrast occurred in the Class Poem of the Class of 1931. You also had a unique way of arrang- ing your class pictures. THE FULGOR, Hartford High School, White River •Junction, Vt. The heading for your June “Alumni” Department was very attractive. The School Tattler has its share of “individuality.” THE GOLDEN ROD, Quincy High School, Quincy, Mass. We can always count on a good all-round mag- azine. An excerpt from “The Golden Rod”:— The Scotchman’s Song Hi diddle diddle. Pm round in the middle; I just ate a dinner for two. It may make me fat But who cares for that? As long as the dinner’s on you. THE CORD AND COWL, St. Joseph’s Seminary, •Callicoon, N. Y. Welcome to our midst, stranger! “Kampus Kraks” — what a jolly department! “At a Franciscan Monastery” made us think that its author would have liked to be there. “St. Anthony of Padua” was an interesting tale. OLD HUGHES, Hughes High School, Cincinnati, Ohio. “Trade Winds” — what an ideal heading for an Exchange column! In fact, all your headings are extremely appropriate and attractive. THE LEMON-STIR, Leominster, Mass. “The Fatal Ship” and “The Sailor’s Treasure Chest” gave us the impression that some pupils in your school are fond of sea stories. “Good things come in small packages,” “Lemon-Stir.” We are proud to exchange with such a well-filled magazine. THE ORACLE, Manchester High School, Manches- ter, N. H. Another magazine with whom we are proud to exchange! Keep up the good work, Oraclers! THE SOUTHERN BELL, Southern Junior High School, Somerville, Mass. Greetings, neighbor! Your graduation number had the cover of the month. THE POINTER, Quincy Point Junior High School, Quincy, Mass. We like the way your columns are ar- ranged. Every article is given a degree of prominence. THE MADISONIAN, Madison High School, Madi- son, N. H. Your literary department contains many enjoyable tales. THE SHUTTLE, High School of Practical Arts, Bos- ton, Mass. “Graduation,” “The Procession,” and “The Parting” merit our congratulations. Regrets of part- ing at graduation are very cleverly portrayed in these three poems. THE HOLT SCHOOL MAGAZINE, Holt School, Liverpool, England. “Corridor Opinions” is a very original piece of work. “The Examiner’s Nightmare” was very amusing. MEDFORD REVIEW, The Medford High School, Medford, Mass. Sincerest welcome to another neigh- bor. How Black Hawk, the Famous Robber, Iras Caught (Continued from page 11) in and grabbed his hand and shouted: “Sh, there’s a robber down the cellar stealing things from the attic.” So hand in hand they skipped off to the at- tic. When they got there they saw Black Hawk just opening one of the huge French windows near the furnace. “Stop!” whispered the policeman, but instead of stopping, the man threw a boomerang at the two. It knocked the servant and the officer out and John Doe made good his getaway. Two days later they awoke with a start and resumed the chase. They finally sighted the thief three or four miles ahead of them, just .as they were entering Yellowstone Park, near the Mexican border, after three months, seven- teen days, eleven hours, fifty-three minutes, and twenty-nine seconds of hard running. They were about ten feet, seven and one-half inches away from him when they saw a thin shape circling around the Statute of Liberty. All of a sudden the shape started for them, then it veered towards the thief who suddenly started to dodge, twist and duck, but to no avail, the shape hit him on the head and knocked him out. The servant and the officer rushed to the scene and found that it was the thief’s own boomerang. You know they always come back to their owners.

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16 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR UNITED STATES NAVY BAND ON September 22, the United States Navy Band under the leadership of Lieuten- ant Charles Benter, gave two concerts in the High School Auditorium. The proceeds from these concerts will go to the Christmas Tree Fund for the needy children of Somer- ville. It gave us quite a thrill to see the large buses with “Navy Band” painted on their sides drive up the incline before our school and park in front of our portals. There is no need for us to praise the per- formance of the band, it suffices to say that it lived up to its reputation. We just want to add that we have a share in that organization, for Ralph Sliney, S. H. S., 1912, is one of its members. Drop anchor again in our school, Navy Band! V PLAYERS’ CLUB Friday, September 19, marked the opening meeting of the Players’ Club for the year. As always the first business was to elect officers. The following are cur new officers: Henry Syer, president; Beatrice Nobrega, vice-president; Christine Chisholm, recording secretary; Frank Magliozzi, treasurer; Maude Driscoll, corresponding secretary; David O’Brien, publi- city agent. Accounts of interviews with prominent theatrical stars, by members of the club, have been enjoyed by all. Recent tryouts have brought many talented people into our circle and we assure you that a brilliant program has been planned for this year. • t t « V V ASSEMBLIES Sophomore and Senior assemblies were called in September to give us a brief forecast of what this year holds in store for us. We feel sure that, if the bits of advice of- fered by Mr. Avery as to systematic daily work and the dodging of “D’s” is followed, this year will be a successful one in our school career. HONORABLE MENTION! The Staff thought that you might be inter- ested in knowing that our paper was given “First Place Honor Ratings” in a creative writ- ing contest sponsored by the Quill and Scroll Society, which is an international honorary so- ciety for High School journalists. Of course you realize that the major part of the credit for this great honor goes to our young authors. This should prove to you that stories expressing your fancies and accounts of experiences are of interest to everyone and en- courage you to share the beautiful thoughts which make you happy with others, through writing for the Radiator. HONORS IN EXAMINATION (Continued from page 15) been admitted to the Freshman Class of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Ever- ett E. Day, Gordon Gott, Stanley B. Howard, Roland K. Humphrey, Lucius E. Packard, Frank P. Wilkins. Stanley B. Howard had honors in all subjects and receives a scholar- ship of $500 for his superior record. Lucius E. Packard received honors in algebra; Frank P. Wilkins in physics, and others to successfully pass the entrance examinations were Robert L. Chase, with honors in physics; Roland K. Humphrey, who received 100 per cent, in his algebra, and obtained honors in trigonometry and solid geometry; Frank Mangano had honors in algebra, and Donald F. Taylor honors in trigonometry.

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18 SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RADIATOR 1932 Uh, huh. Ye Okie Mud Slinger, Ye Weary Satirist, Ye Cynical Commentator, or You Big Bum, or what have you — back again despite all your wiles and willies. You know, when a man can run for three seasons straight, he must be good. (He ought to be after practicing at your expense for two years, sez you, you big bully!) But that’s nothing in comparison. Just think, after this issue is issued (a common occurrence among is- sues), your ‘umble heditor expects to be running with half the Senior Class after, him for thirty years. Oh, well, c’est la vie. Or maybe I’m wrong. I don’t know whether to razz the Sophs or not. (More honestly, I’m hard up for a good gag). (More paren- theses: as usual.) You know, Slobbermores have been f A STUDY PUPILS NIGHTMARE ) ———————”” ragged so much that I sometimes think they are bet- ter left unsaid. And if you consider it from several angles, there’s more truth in it than there usually is- in Ye Classie Noties. But it is true that one Slopmore approached his- home-room teacher bearing one cent. Why the pecu- nious baggage? (Aha. my dictionary, watsonofagun.) The dear, better still, the chubby dear wanted to buy a nice wittle graham kwacker so that he could keep’ his cheeks wed. Watch out, Slop, and don’t forget your rubbers, ’cause we’re reigning now, and you won’t get a chance to forget it! VECKESHUNS By now we’re a far cry from vacations, but here’s- the dope. Karl Ernst (editor’s note: Run the last two words of the preceding sentence together with those fust two of this sentence — see what I mean?????). Anyway, Karl ornamented the summer sands of Onset between his engagements at Mosely’s. Mister Irving “Joan I..” Isinger wrote us a colorful letter about the glories of the Cliff House at Ogun- quit, Maine. Harriett Burk earned herself a nice little “A” in English with a novel story about her experi- ences last summer in leading a group of small girls at a summer camp. Rajah Carpenter stretched his feet along the Hudson, and they do say that the same pedal-extremities covered the territory between Bear Mountain and West Point. Think of that sometime when the big boy begs your leave goils! Ah, yes — we must not forget our sassiety, I mean, society. The Misses York, Jones and Rieser summered on the Cape. (More or less.) And now to continue where we left off. James and Lermond Schmidt went, as usual, up where the granite comes, from, in some little town in Maine. And take it from me, ’cause I know, they make ’em plenty small up there, and they put ’em where you’d never expect to find them. Carroll Throensen ran up the bank balance- via the usual State House job — Criminal Mind De- partment, strange to say. Myself? Had a great summer. Had some great days in July, look — see-ed Detroit in August (also- roamed around half of Maine, one Sunday), and fin- ished it off in September with a great time in New York. And so, here we are, back at the old strug- gle again. REMINDER: Your loving teachers are planning to give you an ever-welcome present soon. Always