Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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 ountain JJc Obl5e Each year the Somerville High School Players’ Club presents the Harriet M. Bel! Scholarship Play. All proceeds are given as scholarships to outstanding members of the Senior class who plan to continue their educa- tion. Last year five seniors received Harriet M. Bell scholarships made possible by the successful production by the Players’ Club of the popular comedy “Father of the Bride.” Mrs. McDonnell, faculty adviser of our Dramatic Club, has announced that the Scholarship Play this year will be presented on December 8, 1953. “The Mountain House Mystery,” selected by the club’s officers as this year’s play, is a mystery-comedy in three acts. The plot revolves around a family that for many generations had lived in the Mountain House. Max, a young, would-be inventor lacks sufficient funds to promote his latest brainchild, a plastic airplane. His family was well-to-do, but because of his marriage to Sandra, a member of the Mountain House family, he has been disinherited. The family has long supposed that a fortune is hidden in the venerable mountain-top home. Upon receiving a letter from a long-lost Uncle Jonathon that he has half of the map that leads to the fortuue, a virgorous search is begun. Sandra, who has the second half of the map, pieces it together with Uncle Jona- thon’s portion and there sets in a dilemma full of comedy, excitement and intrigue. A surprise ending is in store for all who see “The Mountain House Mystery.” Among the cast are Players’ Club President Vincent DeAngelis, Tilia Fantasia, Carol Brady, Therese Flynn, Frances Accorto, Thomas Di Nitto, Janet Silva, Frank Calia, and Ann McLeod. This is one school function all pupils should attend. Not only is it an excellent show, but it is the only play in the year sponsored by a S. H. S. group. Add to this the very worthy use made of the proceeds and the hard work put into the production by club members and all should be convinced they will attend this year’s scholarship play “The Mountain House Mystery.” Tickets for the play may be purchased from members of the cast, the Players’ Club, or in room 143. ALUMNI — LIST OF AWARDS (Continued from page 12) Daughters of American Revolution—Pin and Certi- ficate (Good Citizenship) Helen Gifford Boston College Club of Somerville—Book Prize (Top scholastic member of class) David McGoff Art Club Award—Book (Outstanding participation in Art activities) Rose Gallinaro Garland Cup: (Scholarship and Athletic Ability) Ralph DcGruttola American Legion Trophy: (Track) — (Given by Post No. 19) Paul Abrahamian Bob Osgocd Memorial Trophy: (Baseball)—(Given by the Class of 1946) Robert C. Martin The John M. Lynch, Jr., .Memorial Trophy: Robert Malone Masters’ Cup: (Hockey—(Most valuable player) Joseph Quinn Arthur A. Smith Medal: (For Highest Scholastic rank) David McGoff Shirley Panchy Massachusetts Science Fair Award: Richard Gordinier Irene E. Kenney Prize: (Excellence in Chemistry) Warren Little Greater Boston Interscholastic Basketball League Trophy: (Most valuable player) Eugene Deady Twenty-four

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with Uncle Sam’s Foreign Relations Depart- ment. Speaking Greek and having studied French for four years (plus college, maybe) she’d like to put the languages to use in some ro- mantic far-off embassy. Keep up your pres- ent pace, Anna, and you’ll be there in no time. BETTY SHORT Where’s Betty? Nine times out of ten you will fmd her in the Editorial Room fulfilling her duties as Associate Editor of the Radi- ator and Yearbook. This blond-haired, blue- eyed bundle of activity is also Secretary of the National Honor Society, Captain of Bad- minton and a member of the Players’ Club. There’s more to say about Miss Short and her scholastic achievements. If you’ve seen the Maximum Credit or the Credit lists for the past two years you have seen Betty’s name on either one or the other. Last year she won the essay contest from the high school on the subject “I Like Amer- ica Because . . .” To help her enjoy her leisure moments just give her a book, a record player, a piano to “bang” on, and maybe a boy in the Air Force to think about. She would most likely be spotted going into a restaurant that specializes in pizza to get her favorite food. And if there’s a juke-box in the vicinity she would probably drop in a nickel to listen to “No Other Love” by Perry Como or “You, You, You” by the Ames Brothers. Stan Kenton’s “Love for Sale,” “Jalousie,” “Because,” and all Jo Stafford records are among her favorites. Now don’t blush—here comes her most em- barrassing moment. As she was boarding a bus, somebody accidentally stepped on her skirt. You can imagine what a downfall this incident was to her. Guess what her pet peeve is—M. T. A. Buses. Next year she plans to enter the Deaconess Hospital to begin her nurse’s training. GARY LLOYD Say girls, have you seen a five-foot-eight red head with blue eyes and flashing bow ties? No? Then if you’re five feet five, with brown hair and brown eyes, personality plus, watch out! You’re on Gary Lloyd’s list of can- didates. However, you don’t really have to fit that description because he likes “girls in general.” Football and basketball make up his extra-curricular activities, with dancing and diving as his hobbies. (Not to mention bor- rowing homework from other people.) Last summer he was a counselor at a boys’ camp (No girls, Gary?) “You, You, You,” by the Ames Brothers, and “Because You’re Mine,” by Mario Lanza, are tops with Gary. For his own participation in music he belongs to the Boys’ Glee Club, and the Entertainment Group. They say a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. That must be true with Gary, because he loves all kinds of food. (Better watch the scales, boy!) With a smile for every friend, he sparkles with humor. There’s never a dull momen when he’s around. To win a football game is his secret desire. (Somerville’s desire, too.) Gary plans to attend the University of Massachusetts. He is going to be an engineer. Twonty-thrce

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 Mary Lou Smith ’54 Finally, after two years of thinking and dreaming about it, we’re seniors. Now every- thing happens at once. Rings, pictures and yearbooks have to be ordered and paid for. Next year we will be free (unless Uncle Sam interferes) for the first time in twelve years. We’re getting old but still not too old for fairy tales. Have you ever heard the story of the Three Little Pigs? Well, one of them is visit- ing 141. His name is Egbert Aloysius. It seems that he is collecting pennies from the students in the homeroom for their Christ- mas party. You Sophs and Juniors have prob- ably heard that Seniors have millions of ex- penses. Well, that’s true. Especially for 141, because they have 100% in everything at present. So, during Special period one day a couple of the girls of 141 were wondering if they would be able to have any kind of a Christmas party this year. Janet Walsh started collecting pennies as a joke, then someone suggested that they collect pennies from the whole class. The very next day a girl brought in a piggy bank. So began the habit of “Pennies for Egbert.” Everyone was so en- thused that the first day Egbert really made a haul. Toward the end of Special someone brought up the brilliant question of what to do with Egbert when everyone went home. It was the teacher’s suggestion that we use, with permission of course, the office vault. So now at the end of every Special, when he has collected all his pennies, Egbert goes to rest in the offic evault. 141 may collect pennies but 151 collects ballots and here are the results of a recent poll in 151: Irene Arpin, who has brown eyes and hair, is the prettiest girl. The handsom- est boy is Mike Noone, who has a little light brown hair (the rest is at the barber’s) and blue eyes. He's really a doll. All the girls would be happy to know him, but he’s bash- ful, so the girl who really wants to know him had better make the first move. There was a tie in the best-dressed-girl department be- tween Vivian Amato and Bernie Harris. George O’Kaine and Paul Murphy are the class clowns. Fran Condon is lineman on the football team. There’s also a studious person in there, too. It’s a girl and she is Rose Aveni. With all these celebrities, 151 must have a lot of fun if nothing else. Another poll—this time from 252. It goes like this: best dressed, Theresa Fitzgerald and Michael Boudros; best personalities, Theresa Fitzgerald and Tommy Fitzgerald; best looking, Fermina Battinelli and William Marsiello; most talkative, Barbara Giordano; most likely to succeed, Fermina Battinelli; most studious, Joanne Licata and Leonard Vokes; best talent, Robert Fitzgerald; class clown, Robert Fitzgerald. Few students of Somerville High realize how far in advance the seniors of 102 pla'h for some of the displays they create. As we are nearing the close of the first quarter they already have made plans for their Christmas display. Every group of three or four is given a section of 102 to decorate. They first draw up a set of sketches and with these as a base they choose a background that will accent their selected merchandise. Then the displays are set up. 102’s seniors are represented in such stores as Filene’s, Stearns’, White’s, Enterprise, and Publix Food Market. One of the reasons that 102 has Christmas in November is that all the Senior Retailers work full time from Twenty-five