Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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FALL ISSUE Reporters SENIORS: 141, Janet Welch; 143, Patricia Olson; 144, Cynthio Gardini; 145, Francis Cummings; 147, Veronica Ventura; 149, Marie DelPontc; 150, Shirley Corazzini; 151, Bernadette Harris; 152, Robert Nickerson; 154, Frank DiFonzo; 241, Eleanor Gordon; 243, Elaine O'Brien; 244, John White; 245, Grace McEvoy; 247, Carol Brady; 249, Janet Walsh; 250, James King; 251, Norma Panzino; 252, Mary Aletto; 254, Charlotte Rosati. JUNIORS: 24, Isobelle Mooradion; 25, Eloine Shepherd; 27, Judith Anderson; 29, Beverly Field; 30, Nancy Lincoln; 31, Theresa Welby; 32, Gail Perry; 127, Ellen Clork; 129, Joan Dobson; 221 Barbara Woodman; 232, Nancy Montgomery; 234, Virginio Netos; 313, Mory Lou Pacific; 321, Louise Linnell; 324, Marie Lonero; 325, Borbara Koppell; 327, Joseph Don- noruma; 329, Paul Heneghan; 330, William Millor; 331, Barooro Ross; 332, Rosamond Meile; 334, John Knight. SOPHOMORES: 105, Theresa Tsourionis; 106, Yyonne Silva; 110, Geraldine Buckley; 113, Janet Melillo; 1 14, Nancy Rebeiro; 115, Soroh Currie; 204, Arlene Cesorio; 205, Marie Gentile; 206, Genevieve Mothews; 209, Russell Ann Pitcher; 210, Joan Butler; 302, Eleanor McPhee; 341, Ann DeNapoli; 343, Diane Doggett; 344, Janice Querze; 345, Patricio Flaherty; 347, Claire Me Isaac; 349, Eleno Ciano; 350, Eleanor Samson; 351, Elinor Smith; 352, Jomes Lowder; 354, Richard Dwyer. Table of Contents Cover: Turkey Doy Touchdown Boys' State Editorials The Car Broke Down Sneezer's Gawlic Wors Doy Dreaming The Loose Puck Little Boy Found Your Gift Is A Lift Poets' Poge List of Awards—June, 1953 Whot's Doin' Roving Reporter Off The Record Humoresque Sports Hove You Met? Mountoin House Mystery Closs Chatter Alumni: Bob Dini Eddie Lynch, P.G. Anthony Fedele '54 3 4 Beverly Conn '55 6 Richord Howe '55 6 Mary Lydon '55 7 Thomas McNomora '55 8 Louise Voishnis '55 8 Robert Crotty '54 9 10 12 13 16 Robert Crotty '54 I 7 Richord Tyler '54 16 19 22 24 25 32

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THE RADIATOR SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 71st YEAR OF CONTINUOUS PUBLICATION VOL. LXXI. NO. 1 SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS NOVEMBER, 1953 a EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ANTHONY FEDELE '54 ASSOCIATE EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ELIZABETH SHORT '54 RICHARD TYLER '54 ACTIVITIES Beverly Conn '55 Roberto Grant '55 SPORTS Robert Crotty '54 Williom Crotty '54 Robert Carlton '55 CHATTER Mary Lou Smith '54 ART Eileen Bond '54 Richard Howe '55 TYPING Flora Toscano '54 Marie Campisano '54 Annette Venture '54 Carole Brown '54 Therese Flynn '54 LITERARY Thomas Wilton '55 Louise Voishnis '55 FEATURES Charlotte Goldfine '54 Paula Scavitto '54 Ellen Fitzgibbons '54 BUSINESS Paul Heneghan '55 Faculty Advisers Head Master MR. ALBERT H. GIROUX MR NATHANIEL COLBERT Business Adviser MISS OLIVE B. MacPHERSON Literary Adviser

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‘y.. J) oLiumcj =UJr ama ) of cU-Jemocracbf Report on Boys’ State University of Massachusetts June, 1953 BOYS’ STATE Five Somerville High School boys were among the citizens of Boys’ State, an Ameri- can Legion-sponsored project devoted to the teaching of the principles of government, held last June at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Three of the boys, Anthony Feclele, Albert Libardoni, and Ira Stepanian, were sponsored by Post 19. George Coulou- riotes and William Crotty were sponsored by Post 388. The project was a week long and aimed primarily at acquainting Massachu- setts High School Juniors with the functions of city and town, county and state govern- ment. It pointed out the obligation of the in- dividual to his government. The boys learned by actually performing the duties of citizens in a mythical state which was divided into imaginary cities and towns as well as coun- ties. After orientation the boys set their sights on some office or public trust. Early in the week the various municipalities held elec- tions for the post cf mayor, city clerk, city council, school committee, and other city office '. The boys from the towns elected a moderator and other town officials. Bill Crotty was elected Mayor of his city. These municipal office holders later made appoint- ments such as police chief, fire chief, and the like from the citizenry of their particular cities. Later in the week the two political parties held conventions to set up their platforms and post their slates for the six constitu- tional officers. Large rallies were sponsored by both parties on behalf of their candidates. Crowds of cheering supporters carried candi- dates as well as signs around the campus. All the boys noisily and politically supported their favorite candidates and the final results were made known after a general election of the state. At this election, members were also elected to the state Senate and to the House of Rep- resentatives. All the county officers were chosen by secret ballot. A governor, lieuten- ant-governor and other state officials were also chosen. Later the judicial branch of the govern- ment was set up. Boys whose grades on a “bar exam”, based on a law course given dur- ing the week, were 93% or over were sug- gested to the Governor and his council for appointment as judges. Tony Fedele was ap- pointed a Justice of the Superior Court by this process. Some four hundred boys attended this liv- ing drama of democracy. They were chosen on the basis of their scholarship, character and standing in the class. They represented schools from all parts of the Commonwealth. The schedule at Boys’ State included much time for recreation on the University athletic facilities, including ball fields, bas- ketball and tennis courts and a swimming pool. The regular college dorms were used by the boys enabling them to obtain a true pic- ture of college life—study, athletic and social. AUG »0 55 Three