Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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THEY NOW KNOW THE INSIDE STORY On November 6, Peter Vidito, representing the Junior Class, Marilyn McKenna, Senior, the “Poster Girl for '59, and Pauline Amber representing the SHS Home Economics De- partment, attended a Breakfast Press Con- ference sponsored by the Greater Boston Better Breakfast Committee of the New England Dairy and Food Council. The com- mittee is comprised of leaders in the field of Left to right: Richord Lovin, Jill Gifford, Tom Flonnigori, Morilyn McKcnno. of education, nutrition, and public health. The conference was held at The Boston Club on Beacon Street, in Boston. Each year advanced research has proved conclusively that Breakfast, the most vital meal of the day is often neglected. Unfor- tunately many teen-agers fail to eat adequate breakfasts. They are unaware that nutrition- al negligence at this time of their lives can lead to physical inadequacies that may hinder them in their present activities as well as in attaining their future goals. After a sumptuous breakfast of hot baked apples with ice cream, honeydew melon, a heaping bowl of hot oatmeal with plenty of cream and sugar, scrambled eggs and bacon, all sorts of danish pastries, assorted hot muf- fins and rolls, and plenty of milk, a panel of well known personalities with their knowl- edge of nutrition and the actual needs of the body, spoke about the importance of well- balanced breakfasts. The panel included Fernie Flaman, of the Boston Bruins; Maribel Vincent Owen, form- er Olympic skating champion and trainer of Tenley Albright; Commander Thomas Col- lins of the U. S. Naval Airforce, Dave Rod- man, WNAC-TV, newsman; and Alice Leven- thal, Chairman of the Boston Better Break- fast Committee, who was the M.C. Commander Collins stressed that a vitamin packed breakfast is of prime importance for airmen to bear up under the stresses of flying. He added that smoking definitely im- pairs vision and the judgment of distances. Fernie Flaman, who gets up at four each morning to practice with the Bruins, said, “The hockey players are in bed at eleven or even ten some nights. On the night before a game there is strict enforcement of this rule. If a player performs poorly at practice the answer is usually that he has not eaten enough breakfast. We take the juice of oranges for a quick energy pick-up. Maribel Vincent Owen who began her ac- quaintance with skating when she was two years old, is up at five every day. “Precision in figure skating and the stamina required in long hours of skating can be possible only with the proper fuel and that means good food, properly cooked. Tenley Albright likes to eat a lot of all kinds of cheese to give her the extra nutritional value she needs for her rigorous practice.” Dave Rodman and Alice Leventhal both agreed, “Breakfast is like a furnace, no feeding, no working.” Another factor to remember is that break- fast should include one-third of your caloric intake for the day. So, start off the day with a sunny smile and sit down to a good, vita- min-packed breakfast. It will do wonders for you. Your classmates will notice your im- proved personality, too. Six

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in competition with magazines and yearbooks from public and private schools all over New England. At this time Janet Resteghini was selected as one of ten semi-finalists in the N. E. S. P. A. Scholarship Examination, out of the fifty-seven who wrote essays Friday on “Functions of a Good Newspaper,” and “Im- proving Your Home-Town Newspaper.” The ’58 Convention closed with the Boston University vs. Pennsylvania State University football game. CAREERS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES A career in Health probably offers more op- portunity for advancement than any other field, because health services are becoming more and more vital in our lives with our in- creasing population and accident rate. This field also rewards workers with inner happi- ness knowing that the work lessens the suf- fering of others. Often, when we take an aspirin to relieve a a headache, we do not think back to who in- vented aspirin. Yet we have been preceded by many health pioneers, who have, through their unselfish work, made it possible for us to recover from the dread disease, such as tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a contagious disease charac- terized often by the occurrence of small round bodies known as tubercles. These are rounded collections of new cells of different kinds, and usually contain bacilli. Previously, many people caught tubercu- losis from milk. That worry is now eliminated, because all cattle are inspected periodically for the disease, and all our milk is pasteu- rized. Tuberculosis can be prevented by cleanli- ness, sunshine and annual x-rays. It is up to us, as the future leaders of the world to prevent contracting tuberculosis and other serious diseases by following good health habits, if possible, by studying for a health science career such as doctor, dentist, or physio-therapist, by keeping ourselves healthy we can all be considered pioneers in the field of health. THE SCIENCE ASSEMBLY Sandra Cappucci ’59 Last October 6, Mr. Gray, Exhibits Man- ager of the Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, presented a program in our auditorium entitled “This Atomic World.” All Math and Science pupils attended the assembly. In easy-to-understand lan- guage the demonstrator explained various topics concerning atoms with the aid of boards or colored lights and working models. Generally putting across the thought that atoms weren’t boring at all, Mr. Gray dis- cussed Atomic Structure (Electron, Proton, Neutron; Isotopes; Particle Accelerators (Van de Graff, cyclotron, bevatron, and linear); Radioactivty, Fission, Chain Re- action, Control of Chain Reaction, Reactor Parts, (nuclear fuels, Uranium, Thorium, Plutonium), uses of Reactors, and Radios- topes aud their Uses. The use of reactors in the production of electricity was stressed and surprised pupils learned that it is a reality in some locations. Also stressed were radioisotopes and their uses in medicine, agriculture and industry. This was well-presented, fast moving, and undoubtedly a big help to all science students. We all hope this type of lecture will be pre- sented in our auditorium again in the near future. Five

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IN THE NAME OF SPORTS Leonard Flynn ’59 The sport of football is erroneously labeled “a game.” Football is no more of “a game” than any other sport where a person is driven to a frenzied pitch to win, to conquer, and to vanquish. What is this compelling force which drives a person to the limit of his physical abili- ties, to punish his body until every muscle aches and every nerve screams from tension? Is it all one moment of glory, or to be able to say, “I’m on the team”? But what glory is there in dirt, complete exhaustion, bruised muscles and aching bones? Match one team against another, and although they have never seen one another, they spontane- eously become deadly adversaries, each want- ing to defeat the other------each willing to pay any price for victory. Some people call it team spirit or the will to win, but it is really the desire to prove one- self. The players practice their “game” until the perspiration clouds their vision. Constant- ly driven by the thought of being a hero, any player would gladly give his last bit of strength to snatch victory from defeat. But, is the victory worth the price? Is it worth the aches and pains, the bruises, the bleeding, the hours of practice and the complete ex- haustion which follows a game? Sports are brutal groups of physical competitions in which all that is important is victory. There is no place for defeat in sports. It is suited for only the strong, who can endure its pun- ishment and pay its price. Sports are “games” only for fools. But, then, who am I to call one a fool when I would gladly give my strength, my blood, my sweat for “victory.” Seven