Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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WINTER NIGHT Marjorie Howe ’58 Night was awakening. Slowly a web of glittering stars began to stretch across the endless blue-black sky. Gray, scuddy clouds scarcely paused in their frolic to peer down upon the dark, shadowed earth. The earth below, slept peacefully to the incessant hum- ming of the chill, wintry wind. All was calm. Alas! The wind suddenly rose to a chal- lenging fury. The blue-black sky turned a soft smoke-pearl velvet; snow was carried to the earth and swirled about by the icy blasts of the wind. Night was busy. Morning found the earth adorned in white splendor. Beaming in a sky of clear blue, the merry sun poured forth her magical rays. Earth was now a glistening wonderland. Night had retired for the day.. WHERE THERE’S SMOKE (Continued from page 11) “fira box” and he pulled the little handle with alacrity. There were only five fireboxes in Dunster, since it was a small town, but each of these was in its own sector. The fire house was in sector one, and the helpful Mr. Marzone was in sector five. When the alarm rang, the firemen jumped into action. “Come on,” said the mayor to the state chief, “and watch the fun.” At that moment Mulcahey ran down the stairs coughing and screaming “Fire4” “We know!” yelled the chief. “Shut up and get in the truck!” There was a good deal of noise by then, and Mulcahey’s reply was lost in the thun- der. By that time the chief was looking at him, though, he felt that he had better fol- low orders. He jumped into the driver’s seat. “Sector five,” shouted the chief. Mulcahy released the brake and gunned the motor. Unfortunately he had neglected to put it in gear. The engine began to roll backwards. He tried to shift and stalled, but he managed to get out of the fire house as the other trucks disappeared around the corner. Mr. Marzone heard the sirens and ex- citedly pondered his chances of getting his name in the town paper . . . and the fire in the tower smoked away. There was a good deal of consternation when the chief found out that the fire wasn’t in sector five. The state chief, who happened to have his stop watch with him, said the department actually broke the record in get- ting back to the fire house and extinguishing ing the fire, which was mostly smoke. The next week the Dunster Fire Depart- ment swept the competition, but the rest of the state was too busy laughing to be very much impressed. THE FIRST SNOWFALL Louise Price ’58 Silently, lazily, down it falls—pure and soft and white; Gently enfolding, caressing, hiding—a glorious, heavenly sight! Falling upon the treetops, sparkling on every limb. Like myriads of tiny diamonds, unmoved by the whispering wind . . . Clothing the distant moutains in pure, white majesty; Filling the meadows with whiteness—touching every tree; Bits of magic from heaven above, bringing joy and mirth— A beautiful snowfall sent by God to cover the cold, barren earth. Arraying each tree in a garment so pure—touched by no one but God, Enfolding the graves of the unknown dead, lying beneath the sod . . . Silently, lazily, down it falls—pure and soft and white Gently enfolding, caressing, hiding—a glorious, heavenly sight! Twenty-four

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NATIONAL HONOH SOCIETY The striet standards of the National Honor Society are based on the principles of char- acter, scholarship, leadership, and service of its members. To be a member of this organization, one doesn’t necessarily have to be an intellectual genius. Rather, the National Honor members have the potentialities to become the future educational, scientific, political, and social leaders of America. Each spring, the faculty selects the top five percent of the Junior class to become members of this organization. In the Senior year, a larger percentage of the remainder of the class is chosen for induction into Na- tional Honor. Besides having the high schol- astic attainments which warrant member- ship, that is Credit and Max Credit grades, students must also exhibit the quality of lead- ship, service, and co-operation. Last June, twenty-nine juniors were chosen to be the initial backbone of the Na- tional Honor Society of the Class of 1957. The induction having been tentatively plan- ned for the early fall, has been postponed until facilities for such a ceremony are avail- able. Although the society has not been of- ficially inducted, officers have been elected. Paul Schaefer is president; Lucille Ventura, vice-president; Dorothea DiCiaccio, secre- tary; Anthony DiSarcina, treasurer; and Elaine Holland, Student Council representa- tive. Despite many difficulties, the National Honor Society members, though not officially members, will continue to maintain the high ideals which every pupil strives secretly or openly to emulate and attain. □ass of 19. i7 — First Drawimj First row: Herbert Wccnc, Richord Johnson. Poul Schocfor, Jim Johnson. Anthony DiSorcino, Fronk Driscoll, Herbert Cunho. Second row: Rosolyn Perrone, Dorothea DiCioccio, Lucy Ventura, Debra Mobol, Carol Fields, Elaine Holland, Nanda Gondolfi, Hildcgorde Kushncr, Chorlotte Coughlin. Third row: Judy Torentino, Marry DiChiappori, Polly Wetmorc, Ruthanne Kaye, Maureen Joyce, Judy Howard, Marilyn Tosi, Pollyonn Torutis, Carol Wright. Twenty-three

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Laura Slocomb ’57 During the summer there seemed to be a rise in novelty tunes and the trend followed into the fall season. Currently successful are Leroy Van Dyke’s “The Auctioneer,” “The Middle of the House” by Vaughn Monroe, and the hilarious “On Trial,” a combination of recent discs, by Buchanan and Goodman in answer to their first controversial recording of “Flying Saucers.” Likewise included in this group are Sunny James’ “The Cat Came Back,” a disc with a terrific beat plus catchy lyrics, and equally as swinging “Green Door” by Jim Lowe. When it comes to pop hits, the ever popu- lar Perry Como sings as well as ever on his latest record “Chincherinchee” and the ro- mantic “Moonlight Love,” a vocal version of Debussy’s “Claire de Lune. “Throw Mama From the Train, A Kiss, A Kiss,” backed by the song for aspiring Latin students, “Learning My Latin” is Patti Page’s recent contribution to the musical world. “Lover” must be Frank Sinatra’s key- word to success. Not only is his “Jealous Lover” headed up the road to the million mark, but his album “Songs for Swing- Lovers” is doing excellently saleswise. Approximately four years ago, Frankie Laine had a tremendous smash hit with “High Noon.” Having released “Moonlight Gambler,” Frankie’s latest effort, his studio is hoping again for success with a song in the same category as the former. Certainly Mr. Laine’s winning personality and smooth style merit him another winner in the World of Discs. After more years than he would probably care to admit, Bing Crosby, with the assist- ance of Grace Kelly (Princess Grace, if you prefer), has established a hit. Taken di- rectly from the sound track of “High So- ciety,” “True Love” is just about the most beautiful ballad on the Hit Parade. How can we forget “Tweedle Dee,” a record originally made by Lavern Baker, but later made popular by her competitor Georgia Gibbs? Well, the two gals have done it again. Less than a month ago Lavern re- corded “Tra-La-La,” and already Georgia has covered it. Both have their own distinct qual- ities, leaving the choice entirely to the listener himself. “If you enjoyed “Tonight You Belong To Me” by Patience and Prudence, their newest, “Got Along Without You Before I Met You,” with “The Money Tree” on the reverse, a tune also recorded by Margaret Whiting, will strike you with the same effect. In the area of vocal groups, we find the Ames Brothers harmonizing on “The Game of Love” and the Four Voices crooning “The Ties That Bind,” both very pleasing melodies. The Mills Brothers have taken a tune, previously done by Lavern Baker and Dottie Collins, “That’s All I need,” for their future hit. For those who prefer their music with a dose of jazz, Chris Connors lulls a very tan- talizing “I Miss You So.” Even for those who don’t especially appreciate jazz, “The Silent Treatment,” by Ella Fitzgerald and “Now You Know” by the Four Freshmen, a de- serving group finally being accepted on a nationwide musical basis, afford much list- ening pleasure. Teddi King, a local song- stress, who has always been recognized in this field, has turned to a more pop recording on her “Married, I Can Always Get.” One of the biggest surprises on the musical merry-go-round is Guy Mitchell’s “Singing the Blues.” Although Guy hasn’t had a hit in the past few years he surely will experi- (Turn to page 32) Twenty-fiy