Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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A complete TB program must consist of three separate departments — case finding, treatment, and rehabilitation. Case finding and rehabilitation are sponsored in our own community by the Middlesex Health Associa- tion (This is done entirely by donations which are received through the sale of Christmas seals.) Necessary treatment for TB victims is given by the Middlesex County Sanitorium. Two years ago, tuberculin patch tests were given to students in Somerville. This matter of case finding proves to be extremely effective and economical. Two active cases were found at a total expense of only $216.00. This program will be renewed next year. At least once a year an X-Ray Mobile visits each community and offers a free chest x-ray to all. You ask, “Can TB be prevented?” Yes, it can. Here are four ways in which you, as a teenager, can help prevent the spread of TB in our town and throughout the nation: 1. Maintain good general health. 2. Encourage your parents to be x-rayed. 3. Keep well-informed on this sub- ject, and be certain that your information is accurate. 4. Encourage people to buy Christ- mas Seals. The TB picture in Somerville and all over America may be summed up in the words of Emily Bissel, who originated the Christ- mas Seal Program in America. Before her death in 1948 she said, “I see thousands who had no hope and who have it now.” Let us continue to extend new hope to those who have been stricken with this dread disease. vm BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS KM KM MEET THE EDITOR “Who’s that cute little brown-haired senior in the Editorial Room?” “Why, that’s Marjorie Howe, editor of the Radiator!” Yes, glancing into the Radiator Room be- fore school, after school, or during special, you’re bound to see Marge, a pert, hazel-eyed miss, who stands five feet four inches tall. And if she has a far-away look and is frown- ing prettily, you can be sure that she’s trying to set up a dummy for the next issue of the Radiator! Marge has unusual writing ability, and the staff members all agree that she’s tops to work with. Marge hails from Northeastern Junior High where she was salutatorian of her class. She is an active member of Portia and Na- tional Honor Society, and her name is con- stantly on the credit and max. credit lists. In her spare (huh?) time, Marge enjoys all sports, especially swimming and basket- ball. She also enjoys reading, and listening to music from “South Pacific.” She announces firmly (but with a twinkle in her eye!) that she has no ideal man. (Keeping it secret, Marge?). When asked about her most embarrassing moment, Marge turned a pretty shade of red and grudgingly admitted that it happened in her sophomore English class! Margie’s ultimate goal is to become a traveling journalist for Holiday magazine. With your personality and ability, Margie, you’d be a welcome addition to any magazine staff! Next year will find Margie at either Wel- lesley or Middlebury College (She hopes!). Somerville High School salutes you, Margie —and we know you’ll succeed! Fivo

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BOSTON SCHOOL EDITORS INTERVIEW YOUNG ACTRESS “Here she is,” whispered the 450 delighted high school editors seated in the main ball- room of the Sheraton Plaza Hotel, on the afternoon of November first. Well might they be delighted, for the principal speaker of the first Boston Globe Party of the year was to be Miss Susan Strasberg, an attractive 19-year-old actress who is appearing with Richard Burton and Helen Hayes in the play, “Time Remem- bered.” Robert Ahern, promotion director of the Globe, opened the meeting and introduced Globe music and drama critic, Cyrus Durgin. Presenting Miss Strasberg to the teen-age audience, Mr. Durgin announced her as the future “first lady of the theatre.” Susan first received public recognition by acting in the Broadway production of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Her first movie performance was in “The Cobweb.” When she was 16 years old, she played the younger sister in “Picnic.” She has appeared on television, in- cluding a performance of “Romeo and Juliet.” Mr. Durgin was moderator, as Susan an- swered many questions from her eager audi- ence. When asked about her rise on Broadway, Susan replied that she had never actually studied for the theatre. In fact, she had been attending the School of Art and Music in New York, to become a commercial artfet. One of her friends, however, persuaded Susan’s parents to let her take a small part in a play. Her parents thought this would discourage Susan! There are many colleges and schools for stage-struck young people, she told the in- terested group. One such school. The Actors’ Studio in New York, requires an audition (no fees) for admission. Most young actors and actresses she has met, have attended college. Susan prefers to act for live audiences. If she makes a mistake one night, she can correct it the next. She never gets bored playing the same role on stage, for she must always concentrate on acting well. She ad- mitted that she does get nervous on stage. Susan declared that she would like to co- star in a play with Marlon Brando. (The young ladies in the audience seemed to ap- prove.) She enjoys acting for the movies more than she does for television. “You get to know the people you’re working with better,” claims Susan. Live television, however, is “painless, it’s so fast,” she reflected. Next year, Susan wants to study for the stage. She doesn’t know yet with whom. At present she’s observing at the Actor’s Theatre. Susan’s latest film, not yet released, is “Stage Struck.” After the interview, good-natured Susan was encountered by several eager autograph seekers. As she left the room with Mr. Durgin, refreshments were served to the students. Everyone had much to chat about, for they had just met a most captivating young star, Miss Susan Strasberg! CAN WE WIPE OUT TB IN SOMERVILLE? Louise Price ’58 The story of TB in Somerville is now one of greater hope than ever before. It is a story of many medical and scientific achievements but also one of great obstacles yet to be overcome. It is this dread disease—tubercu- losis—that is tearing the hearts out of so many American families, incapacitating so many people, and striking down our citizens. Do you wonder, then, that doctors and scien- tists are working ceaselessly to discover a cure? Is it so strangs that they are con- tinually urging us to do our part in curbing the spread of this disease? Tuberculosis can strike anyone; it can kill at all ages. Spreading from person to person, it is a contagious disease caused by a germ called the “tubercle bacillus.” It is usually strikes one of the most vital organs in our body—the lungs. TB is not inherited. It is picked up only from someone who has it by breathing air with TB germs in it, or carry- ing germs into the mouth on fingers, food, or eating utensils. Four

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RUSSIAN SATELLITES Louise Price ’58 “Russians launch new satellite!” “Red moon circles earth!” “Russians conquer space!” These were the head-lines that glared from every newspaper; these are the words that newsboys shrieked; this is the development that shocked the world. Con- sequently, people have since been seeking to determine what this means to us and every member of the free world. Since the world has learned of these Rus- sian satellites which are soaring through space, Russian prestige has soared also. This new achievement goes far in convincing peo- ple of every nation that Russia has emerged as a first-class military power in the age of missiles and atomic weapons and that it is seriously challenging the leadership of the United States. The Russians called their first device that “Sputnik”—meaning earth satellite. It was propelled into its earth-circling path some- time on Friday, October 8th, by multiple- stage rockets. The site of launching is not known but is believed by American authori- ties to be “somewhere north of the Caspian “Sputnik I” is round, about 22.8 inches in diameter, and weighs 184.3 pounds. Four radio antennas project from it and the Rus- sians say that it contains nothing but radio equipment and devices that supply radio power. The satellite is zooming around the earth at a rate of 18,000 miles an hour, mak- ing a complete circuit in one hour, 30 min- utes, 2 seconds, at an altitude of 650 miles. An American expert says it might remain in the sky “a thousand or a million years.” The United States’ missile program was spurred on to even greater action when an- other satellite, “Sputnik II,” was launched on Sunday, November 3rd. This was seven times heavier than the first, was propelled almost twice as far into space, and contained a dog, appropriately named “Mutnik.” The White House and American scientists hailed the Russian step as a great scientific achievement, but some American scientists accused Russia of dispatching their satellites in an orbit which would make American study of the devices the most difficult. Rus- sia was so pleased over its initial success that it informed the rest of the world about the feat before notifying its own citizens. What, exactly, does this mean to us, as part of a free world? Are we being out- witted and out-smarted by men who will use this as a weapon to their own advantage? Must we sit back and allow our pernicious enemies to take command of the vast regions of outer space? Does it take such a “bomb- shell” as this to shock us out of lethargy and into action? Let us not be oblivious to such things! Let us, as citizens of a freedom- loving democracy, take stock of cur scientific progress and contribute in any way possible to further study in this field. “IF WINTER COMES ” Ernest Hart ’58 One of the strange mysteries of life is the autumn leaves. Seemingly, they should change color in the spring. Spring is the sea- son of radiant flowers. Why do the leaves wait to reveal a beauty of color until they have been lashed by the winds of austere autumn? Yet suffering can illuminate the lives of some people. The closer to death, the closer to life. Noticing how the dying leaves of autumn seem to become the new leaves of spring, I have wondered if the leaves might not give us the answer to the mystery of life after death. How ignorant most of us are! Do we ever take time to observe the leaves? In cre- ation we may find the secret of creation. Leaves falling to the ground—only leaves. Never underestimate these messengers frcm Heaven. Six