Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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lam, Lois Thiboult, and Carol Ann Fields. What’s new in 352—Pet Peeves: Janet Layte, Little Boys; John Sears, Kid Broth- ers; Pat Anderson, Staying Home Friday Nights; John Volo, Radiator Reporters; Joe Champoux, French Teachers. Elected Officers of 352: Banking, Jean Butori and Ruth Akerly; Red Cross, Pat Anderson and Judith Tarentino; Proctors, Ann Sullivan and Jacqueline Corkum; Radiator, Irene McLucas and George Day; Lockers, Robert Accorto and Richard Bennett; Car Check Clerks, Janet Layte and Bruce Fowke. 205 has voted the following: best dressed girl, Doris Dillman; best dressed boy, Richard Bettencourt; best looking girl, Joyce Camp- bell; best looking boy, John Devine; most talkative, Priscilla Cosman; most likely to succeed, Heather Livingstone; most studious, Marie Frost; most talented, Lauralee Mac- Donald ; class clown, John Devine; Miss Per- sonality, Roberta Carlson; Mr. Personality,, Joseph Pattaglia. WHAT’S IN A NUMBER? Alphonse Bertillon, the famous French criminologist, sought a better way of identi- fying criminals. He devised the anthropomet- ric method (finger-printing). Today every po- lice force in every country has adopted the Bertillon method. Most governments of the world use finger-print records of their armed forces and their civilian personnel to ad- vantage. At the time the Social security law was passed, a means of true identification of the accounts maintained for the nations’ work- ers was sought. It was realized that the simple use of a numberiethmethodethE E E simple use of names would be impossible. The use of finger-print records, it was felt, would be improper and burdensome. A simple method of numbers set in a series of 000-00-0000 was devised and adopted. By this method the records of more than 988 million individuals can be differentiated. Each worker must obtain a number—and only one number—which is his social secur- ity number for his lifetime. It is not in any sense an “identification card” for personal identity. The Social Security Administration estab- lishes an individual wage record for each holder of an account-number card. Thereon a cumulative record of earning is kept for the remainder of the worker’s lifetime. Over 100 million wage records are now maintained. Every employer engaged in a business or trade that is covered by the social security law, and who hires one employee or more, whether steadily employed or part-time, must report the earnings of the worker at least once every three months. In addition he must give the full name of the employee and his correct social security account number. The self-employed report their income once a year with their regular income tax returns whereon they must show their full name and correct social security number. When these reports are received by the Social Security Administration the wages or the self-employment income are credited to the individual’s own wage record. These rec- ords are later used as a basis for determining and computing the amount of benefits. Every worker is urged to help take care of his own social security account. Always have your social security account number available when you apply for a job, so that the employer can transcribe the information to his records exactly as shown on your card. To obtain a social security account card, to replace a lost card, or for change of name (i.e., marriage), contact: Miss Gertrude Burns, head of Commercial Course or your local Social Security Administration district office, 2 Trowbridge St., Cambridge, Mass. Your account number is the “key” to your future social security. “Use it! Don’t lose it! ROYAL GEMS By The Earle of Prentiss A noted authority on physics says there are three dozen eggs in thirty- six eggs. Don’t count your omelets be- fore you cook them. Twenty-seven

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Left to Right: Polly Wetmore, Robert Mosher, Dorothy DiMitta, Robert Giordano, Joe Cofarella, ond Lucille Ventura. Now that election day has gone by 351 de- cided to take a poll. Results are: handsomest boy, Ed Pignone; handsomest girl, Rose Mar- ini; most studious boy, Ed Pignone; most sutdious girl, Elinor Glynn; best dressed girl, Lois McGowan; best dressed boy, Dick Di- Vidio; class clowns, Bob Kelly and Lois Mc- Gowen; most popular girl, Joan Bennett; most popular boy, Ed Pignuone. 351 would like to know why Jim Bradley is so attached to the pencil sharpener? (His little finger is caught in it.) The girls would like to know where Ed Pignone got his big blue eyes and broad smile? (Let us in on the secret.) Why does Bill Zango wear taps? 345 feels proud of the fact that Paul Hig- gins, Red Cross Representative received one hundred percent in the recent drive. (CON- GRATULATIONS!) 106 proudly reports that we have one hun- dred percent in our class dues, banking, and Red Cross Drive. (Keep up the good work.) 114’s representatives are: Proctor, Maureen Joyce; Asst. Proctor, Carol Potterton; Treas- urer, Barbara Mackay; Reporter, Gordon H. Fairweather, Jr.; Red Cross Cross Repre- sentative, Cliff Jhnson. $64 questions from 341: Why is Roger Pearson the brightest boy in the room? He eats light bulbs. What’s so interesting to Eve- lyn Antunes in the back of the English class? Who gave a certain girl her new hair cut? She sits in the 1st row, 1st seat. Who has the most freckles, Gail Perry or Rosemary Malone? (Why don’t you count them?) Does Paul Fitzgerald set his hair? If so, we wish he would tell us how to make that crazy wave. 343 has their own Hit Parade. “So Tired, Monday Morning; “I’ll Get By,” A new re- port card; “Say It Isn’t So”, That dent in pop’s fender; “Bonoparte’s Retreat”, Meeting your steady’s father; “Good Night Irene,” A blind date. 347 has gotten into the swing of high school activities with members in many clubs and organizations. Participating in Glee Club activities are Phyllis Stratis, Joanne Men- dousa, Judy Johnson, Lena Ferrone, Dot Di- Mita, Debra Mabel, Dot Shubow, Joanne Kil- Twcnty-six

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THE NEW DILBOY STADIUM Work has at last begun on the long-awaited stadium. The new stadium, taking shape rap- idly on the former site of the baseball field, is expected to be fuly completed in time for the Red and Blue’s 1955 football season. This modern cement structure, which the C. J. Maney Company is constructing, will consist of one section of stands, boasting a height of thirty feet. Although there is but one section of stands, there is space for ad- ditional seats to be erected on the opposite side. There will also be rooms for a store room, drying room and an officials' room. The showers will be in a separate room apart from the modern dressing rooms, and the visting team will have a room in which to relax. And, of course, there will be a well- equipped first aid station. These rooms are to be located beneath the stands. The new stad- ium will also contain a press box, enabling reporters to acquire good pictures of our team in action. Because of the lack of funds, a proposed 220-yard straight-away for our track team, and flood lights for night games were elimi- nated. There were no provisions made for a public address system and a scoreboard, necessary for any stadium, but smiling Bob Buckley is scouting around and will probably come up with something. Encircling the actual playing field will be a four-foot high fence thus keeping inter- ference from the fans at a minimum. Coupled with this, will be an eight-foot high fence en- closing the whole stadium. The new field will be reserved exclusively for the football team: i.e., they will play their games there but will not practice on it. Old Dilboy will be used by our predominately good baseball teams. The construction of the field has naturally caused Coach Zammarchi and the members of the team to be both happy and optimistic of the team’s chances in the future, espec- ially the junior and sophomore members who will be back to play in the stadium. Since Coach Zammarchi came to Somerville High eight years ago he has been without a home field for his teams, but now this is being remedied. No longer will the Somerville grid- sters be forced to play on foreign soil, often before a hostile crowd. With the new stadium, capable of holding more than five thousand spectators, the team should receive the whole- hearted support of all the students at all the games. In past years the attendance at some games has been poor, but with the advent of the stadium, the number of persons attending each game should easily reach five thousand. The two sources supplying the capital for the construction are the Metropolitan Dis- trict Commission and the City of Somerville. Whether the city will eventually acquire ownership of the stadium is still in doubt. The original terms of the agreement were that the city would lease the stadium and when the amount of the rent collected by the state equaled the amount of money the state had originally paid, the city would then be- come the sole owner. There has been some talk that the state will turn the stadium over to the city fairly soon. The people of Somerville will soon be able to point with pride to a stadium so long needed and so well deserved. Upon its com- pletion let us all show our gratitude for it by attending all athletic and social functions held in it, and by not defacing it. Let our stadium be a standing tribute and a lasting memorial to Somerville’s athletes and a guiding light to future heroes on the field of sport. PREVIEW (Continued from page 20) problems of preparing a high school pub- lication. Now that the flurry of ballots and tabu- lation figures has subsided, the results show that her foresight was shrewd. As she fore- saw the people have returned the Democratic Party to power, by giving them a majority in both the Senate and the House of Repre- sentatives, which may prevent the President from carrying out his program fully. Due to the knowledge gained from her talk we were all in a much better position to evaluate the returns from the ballot boxes. Twenty-eight