Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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FAMOUS ALUMNI Standing high among the renowned gradu- ates of Somerville High School is Dr. Mal- colm J. Farrell, present superintendent of the Walter E. Fernald State School for Retarded Children in Waverly, Massachusetts. In his senior year at Somerville High School, Dr. Farrell decided to enter the medical profes- sion. While attending SHS he was in the scien- tific course and belonged to the Scientific Club. Mai, as his friends call him, also played in the band. After graduating from High School he attended Tufts College School of Liberal Dr. Malcolm J. Farrell Class of 1924 Arts, and received his Bachelor’s degree in 1928. He then graduated from Tufts Medical School in 1931. After his internship at the Long Island Hospital in Boston, he received an appointment as assistant physician at the Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltham. He became senior physician of this hospital in 1934, and was later named Assistant Super- itendent of the Walter E. Fernald State School in 1938. Dr. Farrell’s military career began in 1941, when he entered military service as a captain. Within a short time he was made Assistant Chief Consultant in Psychiatry in the office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army. In 1945 he was discharged as a colonel and shortly afterwards he was made superin- tend of the Walter E. Fernald State School, which position he now holds. At the present , Dr. Farrell is a consultant to the Surgeon General of the United States Army, and is a member of many health or- ganizations. He holds appointments as an in- structor of psychiatry at both Tufts Univer- sity and Boston University. In addition to these many activities, Dr. Farrell has found time to write over sixty scientific articles, all of which have been published. Since his appointment as the superintend- ent at the Walter E. Fernald State School, Dr. Farrell has done splendid work in caring for these mentally retarded children. Somerville High may look with deep respect upon this man who has given so much to others. It is with great pride that we recognize him as an alumnus of our school. Ed. Note: At the present time throughout greater Boston, the Association for the Men- tally Retarded Children is sponsoring its annual drive. Funds collected from this drive aid in supporting such schools as the Walter E. Fernald State School for the Retarded Children, and in providing specialized work- ers and further research to help these men- taly deficient children. Give these children a brighter future by sending your money care of your local postmaster. Fourteen

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free from this dingy crowded neighborhood, the blaring city, and caverns of steel and brick, the tumble-down houses and cold-water flats, and lodged in the clean, uncluttered setting of the story. Tranquillity and beauty invaded her troubled mind, relegating all fear and longing to the farthest region of oblivion. A lovely flower appeared before her and, reaching out aimlessly, her eyes filled with tears. Dishes clattered to the bare wooden floor. The spell was broken. The room swam be- fore her and her brother’s crying pierced the air. Taking the broom and dustpan she swept up the fragments of china and threw them into the wastebasket, but she locked the dream away in her heart. SOMETHING TO SEE (Continued from page 10) It is now four years later. Lee and Brenda are still very close friends. But this year Christmas is extra special for both girls, since it is the last one that they will share together for a long time to come. At this moment all is still outside, and the girls are about to go to bed. Brenda is lying across her bed, and Lee, looking out of the window, says to her roommate, “My it’s beautiful out to- night, Brenda. I can see the stars glistening in the heavens and I hear sleigh bells tink- ling in the distance. Brenda, do you remem- ber a night such as this, four years ago?” “Oh, yes,” replied Brenda, smiling. “I re- member. You were so excited and so anxious to go outside, and I couldn’t understand why. But I do now. You know, it was then that I learned to appreciate and to value the simple things which we, so often, take for granted.” “(sigh) And how well I remember that night, Brenda. I suppose I appeared rather foolish, but I wanted to see something that to me was new and different, because,” con- tinued Lee, turning from the window with her black eyes sparkling, “because it was on that night that I saw a miracle, Brenda. I saw my first snowfall.” A SUMMER NIGHT Louise Price ’58 i..e twilight wraps its folds around the darkening world, And with it comes the cool, fresh night upon the earth unfurled. One by one the stars appear, until at last the sky Seems like a heavenly city, shining from on high. The moon, a giant candle, is burning clear and bright, Shedding yellow moonbeams, dancing in the night; The crickets in the woodland are singing mournfully. And in the distance far away, an owl hoots scornfully. The scent of summer flowers now wafts upon the breeze, And the lilting tone of a lullaby can be heard among the trees, The mountains in the distance are clothed in purple hue, And now—while all is silent—softly comes the dew. THE BIG EXAM Robert Lazar ’57 “Hey, Joe, Joe! Are you goin’ to the party tonight?” “Oh, hi, Dick. No, I can’t make it. I’m hav- ing a big exam in English tomorrow. I’ve got to spend tonight cramming for it.” “Gee, Joe, that’s too bad. It’s going to be a terrific party.’ “I know. I had my heart set on going to it but I have to pass this exam, or else.” As he said this, Joe drew a finger along his throat, under his chin. That night, after supper, Joe could easily be found sitting at a table stacked high with papers, books, pens, and pencils with chewed erasers. His parents had thoughtfully taken his pesty kid brother to visit an aunt so that at least Joe wouldn’t have interruptions. “Silence,” Joe thought, “heavenly silence.” No roaring TV sets or any other petty dis- tractions to bother him this evening. Boy, I’d better pour on the coal and get this studying done. Just as Joe was starting to read the defi- nition of a periodic sentence, the telephone rang. Grumbling, he stalked to the phone, clutched the receiver, and said with a mild trace of agitation in his voice, “Hello.” In- (Turn to page 32) Thirteen

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ALUMNI List of Awards to the Class of 1956 (Ed. Note: See what you may win at your graduation.) Scholarships given by school organizations: Harriet M. Hell by the Players’ Club: $100 each. Elaine Kotell, Michael Gormley, Ann Hilferty, Pearl Johnson, Edwina Garabedian. Teachers’ Club: $100 each. Donald Smith, Walda Corbett, Michele Parziale. Schoolmen: $200 each. Walda Corbett, Don- ald DiBona. Music Department: $100 each. Vahe Der Manuelian, John Knight, Donald Veino. Student Council: $100. Donald Smith. Portia Debating Society: $150. Rosemarie Maiella. Scholarships awarded by outside organiza- tions to: David Brennan, $4,000 by Harvard College. Walda Corbett, $600 by Sargent School at Boston University. Charlotte Farrar, $100 by the Forthian Club of Somerville. Eugene Ferrarri, $300 by Northeastern University. Patricia Flaherty, a certificate and pin awarded to an outstanding exemplar of good citizenship granted by the Somerville branch of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution. A third prize in the Youth Leadership con- test conducted by the Mass. Lodge B.P.O.E. A first award in the Youth Leadership con- test conducted by the Somerville Lodge 917 B.P.O.E.. The Reader’s Digest Award. A first award for exemplification of Brotherhood in a statewide contest conducted by Mass. De- partment of Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America with co-operation of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. $100 in the scholarship Essay Contest conducted by the James A. Logan Post 6800 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. $300 by Radcliffe. A full tuition for four years by Emmanuel College - $2400. Barbara Forster, $50 United States War Bond awarded by Sears Roebuck for excel- lence in Retailing Course. Michael Gormley, $300 from Boston Col- lege. $200 from the Boston College Alumni Association. A Book Prize awarded to an out- standing exemplar of character and scholar- ship by the Boston College Club of Somer- ville. In the junior year, the Harvard Prize Kook awarded by the Harvard Club of Bos- ton. A certificate of merit in the examination held by the Mathematics Club of the Uni- versity of Massachusetts. Ann Hilferty, $300 by the School of Edu- cation of Boston University. Pearl Johnson, $100 by Delta Sigma Theta Soririty. The Elsie R. Erickson Scholarship of $100 by the Somerville Women’s Club. Elaine Kotell, $50 by Mass. Elks Associa- tion; $100 from Brandeis University; $200 from Logan Foundation. Other Prizes, Certificates and Trophies to: Elia Demetri, Certificate of merit for excel- lence in nation-wide examination awarded by the National Honor Society. Walter Manning, Certificate of Merit for outstanding craftsmanship in wood work, presented by the Industrial Educational So- ciety. Michelina Parziale, a third award won at the Mass. School of Science Fair. Donald Smith, two third awards in succes- sive years won at the Mass. School of Science Fair. Somerville High School Certificate of Merit won by Donald Biederman, Elena Ciano, Ger- ald Cichy, Walda Corbett, Elia Demetri, Donald DiBona, Maria Donnaruma, Salva- tore Fantasia Patricia Flaherty, Theodore Haley, Elaine Kotell, Mary Nicosia, Donald Smith, Edward Sherry, for participation in the Mass. Secondary School Prinicipals’ Association program in citizenship. Patricia Flaherty and Michael Gormley, Arthur A. Smith medals to the outstanding girl and boy in the graduating class. Robert Byers and Vivian Samsuri. the (Turn to page 32) Fifteen