Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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in making the dance a success, or cheering the team to victory, for example. The ways of service are as varied and different as peo- ple themselves, and at Somerville High there are many opportunities to be useful and beneficial. As for scholarship, any student who is really interested in learning and who shows the simple courtesy cf paying attention in class, can have good scholarship. The matter is entirely up to him. Every pupil in the school should try to be- come a member of this distinguished organi- zation, and perhaps next year the picture of the group will take a full page. From this group of National Honor members chosen each year, the future educational, scientific, political, social and business leaders will emerge. TIME TO BE NEGATIVE On Monday, September 29, the Mantoux tuberculin test was given to ninety-six per cent of the entire high school student body. The purpose of the test was to determine whether or not their bodies contained any tuberculosis germs. The members of the faculty demonstrated their co-operation by also participating in the program. A small portion of clear fluid called tuber- culin is injected into each participant. Three days later the place on the arm where the test was made w s examined by a doctor or nurse who checked the patch for size, shape, and color, in order to ascertain whether the test was negative—meaning that there were no tuberculosis germs pres- ent in the body, or if it was positive — meaning that germs were present in the body, but not necessarily active. Then the person was x-rayed to find out whether the germs had, as yet, done any damage. Tuberculosis is not an inherited disease, as so many people think, but a contagious one that spreads from person to person and can strike at any age. Since 1955, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has carried on an extensive program of tuberculin testing in our schools Miss Sccnlon, Miss Conning, Jock Burgess, B'ob Murray in an effort to curb any growth in the spread of TB. By checking your health regularly you can do your part to wipe out this dread disease. GIVE THANKS Nancy Clark '60 At this Thanksgiving season, stop what- ever you are doing and meditate; carefully turn over in your mind all the joy, sadness of your daily life and, yes, count your bles- sings. Thank God for this time of peace and ask Him to let it stay that way. Thank God fc-r keeping you and your family healthy and safe. Thank Him for the food on your table and the clothes on your back. Thank Him for this splendid country of ours and the right to live freely in it. Thank Him, pray to Him, and show your thanks in some way, perhaps by buying a turkey with all the trimmings for a family less fortunate than yours. Do this and get the “generosity glow”, a glow that will spread through your whole being. THANKSGIVING Janet Resteghini 59 Thanksgiving awakes us one morning To the smell of baking mince pies To the look of the crisp Autumn sunshine And the laughter in children's eyes. Nine

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Can You Find Yourself in this Crowd? 1. Eileen DiCiaccio, Janet Resteghini, Karen Kelly, Morion Van Stccnsburg, Nancy Noble, Vivion Santos. 2. Mary Foppiano, Robert Tourosi, John Troniello, Gennoro DiSarcino, Phyllis Forget, Annemaric McWeeny. Absent when photograph wos taken: Charles Anderson, Albert Bowen, Constantine Cacos, Carmen Gailcy, Morgorct Haddock. Doesn’t there appear to be something wrong with the above picture? Isn’t this a scant number of NHS members considering the group of seniors we have at SHS ? Last year, thirty-nine seniors were mem- bers of the National Honor Society when they graduated. For the last few years the number has been declining. What is the rea- son for this? Do you qualify for National Honor? You very well could, you know. The requirements for this organization are well within the reach of every high school student. Each spring, members of the faculty offer the names of students of the junior class who might be considered for National Honor. Any teacher may nominate any student on the basis of the four qualifications of leadership, scholarship, character, and service. Good marks are not the only prerequisite. Service and cooperation are also required. If the student plans to attend college, be- ing a member of National Honor is one of the best references he or she can offer to a university. If, on the other hand, the student plans to enter the business world immediately following graduation, National Honor mem- bership should indicate to a person hiring him that he will be a truly valuable addition to the firm. As for leadership, a pupil should be active in the classroom; volunteering to recite, listening attentively while the teacher is talk- ing, and, in general, being a good addition to the class. Also, being active in one or more of the many clubs in school will be a good quali- fication to have. A pupil should have origi- nality in his ideas and reasonings and be the type of person the rest of a group listens to and respects. Character is a quality that makes people trust us, obey us, respect us, and most im- portant of all, imitate us. Character is as much a part of us as our name and we are known to others by it. Whether it is good or bad, it is our contribution to society. Service is that extra effort that makes your school an important part of your life. It is a cooperation that alone shows you are interested. It is not martyrdom or a thirst for publicity, but a true inner will to be of help Eight

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words 1. Corol Varney, Geraldine DiBono 2. Christine Dischino, Virginia Smith, Joseph Morris, Joyce Andelman, Anna Piccolo. RED FEATHER VOLUNTEERS How did you spend your summer? For many teenagers in Greater Boston, this was a pleasant and worthwhile summer. Some volunteered their time and energy at various jobs at Red Feather Agencies in Boston, do- ing clerical work, helping in hospitals, and leading children’s groups. One girl sums up her experiences: “I have thought for a long time that I would go into some branch of medicine. Working in the hospital wards helped me to gain a better understanding of the many duties involved.” The volunteers from SHS, the number of hours contributed and'the places where they worked, are as follows: Joseph Morris, 138 hours at the East End Union, Cambridge; Virginia Smith 107 hours, Joyce Andelman 78 hours, Christine Dischino 75 hours, Anna Piccolo, 45 hours at the Cambridge City Hos- pital; Albert Bowen, 99 hours at the New England Medical Center; Hazel Michniewicz, 66% hours at the New England Deaconess Hospital; Geraldine DiBona 44 hours at the Middlesex Health Association; Patricia Di- Cillis 24 hours at the Middlesex Health Association; Joan Ann MacMullin 16 hours, Greater Boston United Fund; Nancy Swett, 12 hours, Junior Leader Campfire Girls. At the Mason Memorial Building, in Bos- ton on September 19, 1958, a Recognition Program was held, honoring the seven hun- dred and fourteen Greater Boston High School students who gave an accumulated 55,000 hours of volunteer service. THE HARVARD BOOK PRIZE Last June at a Junior Class assembly, Mr. Hoban, Building Master, presented the Har- vard Book Prize to George Catino ’59, for his commendable scholastic record during his sophomore and junior year. The Harvard Club of Boston awards this prize each year to the top boy, scholastically, in the Junior class. George works as a counter boy in his spare time. He is constantly on the Maximum Credit and Credit lists, and excels in science and mathematics. One of his interests is fish. He once owned and cared for his own aquarium. Ten