Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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 floor was destroyed. Therefore, art members this year are starting from scratch. New equipment is being purchased while they work with what they have in their present newly decorated headquarters in rooms 144 and 145. Under the supervision of Miss Hazel Smith, the Art Club designed beautiful posters for the Schoolmen’s Scholarship Dance and for Portia’s “Far East Fantasy.” They are also sponsoring a poster contest for the Kiwanis Club Starlet Show. Recently elected Art Club officers are: president, Judith Tarintino; vice-president, Marilyn Ince; treasurer, Carole Gifford; sec- retary, Polly Wetmore; corresponding secre- tary, Camello Romano; Student Council rep- resentative, Nancy LaPierre. The Players’ Club started the dance sea- son at SHS with their annual “Halloween Hop.” Arnie Ginsburg was the popular D.J. at this successful dance. Prizes were awarded and every spot on the floor was occupied by dancers. One could even see witches and gob- lins tapping their feet to the music. Enter- tainment was provided in the middle of the evening by the “G Flats,” a trio made up of Herb Weene on the drums, Frank Marciello on the trombone and bass, and Paul Ander- son on the piano. These boys were the great- est. “The Mellow-Maids,” three girls who graduated from Somerville High sang their latest recording “Will you Ever Say You’re Mine?” Ethel Spartos and Regina Vaudo were in charge of tickets; Carole Earley and Gerald Nissenbaum in charge of decorations, and Vivian Camerlengo and Richard Bennett were liason chairmen. This year’s officers of Players’ Club are: president, Frank Marciello; vice-president, Dorothy Shubow; treasurer, Georgette Mor- rison ; secretary, Charlotte Coughlin; cor- responding secretary, Carole Earley; Student Council representative, Carole Gifford. Under the direction of Mrs. McDonnell, the senior members of the club are now making arrangements for the scholarship play. ♦ In the fire at Somerville High last June, the whole Art Department on the fourth The Webster Debating Society recently entered a city-wide debate sponsored by the Elks. Paul Prentiss, Gerald Nissenbaum, and Jim Johnson should be commended for their excellent representation of SHS. The officers for Webster this year are: Paul Prentiss, president; Jim Johnson, vice- president; Richard Johnson, secretary; Herb Weene, treasurer; Jim Flaherty, Student Council representative. Webster boys are now making plans for an open debate with Portia. These boys hold their meetings on Thurs- day, so if any of you aspire to debate, why not visit them and see if you’d like to join. On October 2 seven girls from Somerville High ushered at the Cohen Auditorium, Tufts University, where a movie was being shown on the rehabilitation of our American cities. “Action” was sponsored by Life Maga- zine. The ushers, Ruth Lancaster, Debra Mabel, Peggy Buckly, Dotty DeMita, Char- lotte Coughlin, Peggy McQuaid, and Dorothy Shubow, members of last year’s Good Gov- ernment Group on “Urban Renewal” from Somerville High enjoyed the chance to see this enlightening film. Under the direction of Miss Hall, boys and girls interested in good government are now participating in a city-wide survey to find out just exactly how many improvements have been made in Somerville since the Urban Renewal Drive of last year. Eighteen

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HAVE YOU MET? HERBERT WEENE ’57 By Neddy-dingo! Don’t YOU go Pogo? Well, Herb Weene does! This perpetual non- conformist, if sought after, may be found ensconced in the most comfortable chair in the house, with his Latin book open in his lap and a peanut-butter, marshmallow, jelly, banana and chocolate cake sandwich in his hand, as he reads George Gobel monologues and listens to his favorite jazz band, Count Basie. He believes in having varied activities. In school, he belongs to National Honor, Enter- tainment Group, Band, Webster, C.D.D.; is busines manager of the Radiator and Year- book, makes Max and Credit, and attends all of our wondreful footbal games. A staunch member of the Teenage Jazz Club of Boston, the drummer in the G-Flats Dance Band, president of the WAGS (World Asso- ciation of Gophers), Herb in his spare time works in his father’s dental office, and keeps fish. When asked about women, Herb said, in general, he just likes girls. His secret de- to be like Whiteside, the leading character in “The Man Who Came to Dinner.” He watches the Steve Allen show on TV with intense concentration and won’t even speak to any- one until the the commercial comes on. Well, this is Herb, an obstructionist who turns to be different. He hopes to go to Har- vard, where we’re sure he will fit in beauti- fully. CHARLOTTE COUGHLIN ’57 Ice-skating, chocolate cake, Portia. Mean anything to you? Badminton, baby-sitting, Bermudas! Maybe that will help. Those who know her probably guessed whom we are talking about. If not, then it’s time we in- troduced Charlotte Coughlin. A first look may reveal a quiet senior, but her many friends can testify that a good- natured personality is noticeable in her laugh- ing blue eyes. Her activities include being captain of the badminton team, vice presi- dent of Portia, and secretary of Players’ Club. The National Honor Society, Good Government group, and the Radiator and Yearbook Staffs also have Charlotte on the roll as a member. Her hobbies are writing letters to Maine, ice skating, and not eating boiled hot dogs (that’s not a missprint). Classmates will tell you that Charlotte is the one to go to with a math problem. Square roots and equations hold no terror for her. Figures are on her mind more than ever now. Her project for this month is “money for Christmas.” Nursing school will find her knocking on the door in September, when Charlotte hopes to realize a childhood ambition. After nurs- ing, Charlotte’s plans include a crew-cut brown-eyed somebody. He’s quiet, consider- ate, and good natured, according to her blue- prints. Here’s hoping that your every ambi- tion for the future is soon realized, Char- lotte. Seventeen

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The group meets on Monday and Thursday nights in the High School and have inter- esting discussions on their discoveries. The Somerville High School Entertainment Group has functioned beautifully, music room or no music room, under the super- vision of Mr. Kelly and Miss Sweet. They performed at the Ocean House in Swamp- scott for the Superintendents of Schools con- vention. For their services they enjoyed a delicious meal. They also sang at the meet- ing of the Boston Association for Retarded Children, held at the Western Junior High. November 25, the group entertained at Dil- boy Field for the rededication of Dilboy Stadium; November 21 they performed at the Trade High School, with a very appro- priate Thanksgiving Day program. December 16 they are planning to entertain the veter- ans at the Chelsea Veterans Hospital. The Somerville Elks have been very co- operative with the Entertainment Group by letting this talented, industrious group have their rehearsals at Elks Hall on certain week- day evenings. Also helping out in the Enter- tainment Group are many graduates of last year. We know that with the co-operation of so many people, the Somerville High Enter- tainment Group w'ill be, as alwfays, one to be extremely proud of. On November 9 the Somerville School- men's Club sponsored a dance in our gym with Arnie Ginsberg as D.J. The dance was held to raise money for scholarships for a worthy senior boy and girl. Mr. Martin, Mr. E. Giroux, and Mr. Cahalan were co-chairmen of the affair. The Key Club of Somerville High School participated by selling tickets and working in the check room. We express our gratitude to all those who helped make this a successful dance. ♦ The Portia Debating Society held its an- nual dance in our gym on November 16 with Bob Clayton spinning the discs. The theme of the dance was oriental and suitably named “Far East Fantasy. The gym was beauti- fully decorated with streamers and Japanese lanterns and the traditional oriental dragon hovered over the stage. The girls even man- aged to have Portia written in Chinese. Empress Portia was selected in an elimina- tion dance. Jeanne Fiske was the winner with Judy Johnson and Carole Gifford as runners up. Two friendship rings were given away in a drawing; and records were given away in a spot dance. Many thanks should be given to the cheer- leaders for their excellent performances at our football games. Cheerleading is not an easy task, and the girls rehearse hard three afternoons a week. Our Senior cheerleaders are Betty Corelli, Carol Baldasarri, Regina Cole, Dotty DeMita, Lucy Ventura, Rosalyn Perrone, Ginny Steeves, Roberta Carlson, Rosemary Volturno, Glenda Park, and Judy Johnson. On October 25, in our school, the National Merit Scholarship examination was given to selected seniors. The Scholarship is a na- tionwide fund contributed to by large busi- ness organizations throughout the country. The students who take the examinations for this scholarship are selected by the princi- pal. The competition is very keen and a senior should be honored at having been se- lected to take the test. Those chosen in Som- erville High were Pollyann Tarutis, Lucille Ventura, Pauline Wetmore, Charlotte Cough- lin, Anthony DiSarcina, Herbert Cunha, Her- bert Weene, Frank Driscoll, Hildegarde Kushner, Debra Mabel, Carol Ann Fields, Laura Slocomb, Judith Tarentino, Paul Schaefer, Paul Anderson, Walter Dewar, Robert Giordano, Judith Howard, Dorothea DiCiaccio, Linda Koelin, Frank Marciello, Ronald Carvalho, Carole Rimkus, Gerard Shannon, Joanne Killam, and Michael Fron- gillo. The National Honor Society of the first drawing, under the direction of Dr. O'Lough- lin, recently met and elected their offcers. They are Paul Schaefer, president; Lucille Ventura, vice-president; Dorothea DiCiaccio, secretary; Anthony DiSarcina, treasurer; and Elaine Holland Student Council repre- sentative. Nineteen