Somerville High School - Radiator Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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A VISIT TO THE BOSTON GLOBE’S NEW $13,000,000 PLANT The newspaper is an item taken for granted in our daily living:, but is of much importance in the Boston Globe’s new news- paper building on Morrissey Boulevard. The Boston Globe, for many years a dependable servant cf greater Boston, has finally realized a dream it had cherished in its heart for a long time; and the realization of this dream is a stunning modernistic building strategi- cally located adjacent to the Southeast Ex- pressway and containing the finest equip- ment for efficient operation. The plant is divided into many depart- ments which synchronize like a well-oiled clock. The first stop is the Photo-Engraving De- partment, where the news to be printed is etched on zinc plates and treated with acid to remove the excess particles of zinc to make the plates clear and neat. In the Composing Room these small plates are fitted together in metal trays like a jig-saw puzzle. The trays are the size of a page in a newspaper. These trays are then taken to the Stereotype Job Room where they are used to make papier- mache impressions. These impressions are curved and then used as molds to make heavy metal plates. The plates must be curved because the presses are curved. Later on the plates can be melted down and the metal used again in making plates for other issues. In the Pressroom, huge sheets of paper are fed into the enormous presses, on which the metal plates containing the news have previously been placed. The paper is then cut to regular specifications. The assembled newspapers are placed on a vertical conveyor belt which sends them upstairs to be counted, sorted, and placed in the Globe’s famous green trucks for delivery. The new plant is in many ways superior to the old building on Milk Street in Boston. In this plant there is a huge warehouse where the tons of paper used daily are stored. Before this plant came into existence, the Globe had to ship their paper in almost every day, for there was no way to keep a supply on hand. Also colored sections of the paper, such as the comic strips and magazines, could not be printed on the premises before. Now in these modern surroundings the Globe has at last, the facilities to produce the best work that they are capable of. And just to prove this point, the Globe can now produce 52 thousand papers an hour and in the future will be capable of much more. The tour of this building instills in one the true meaning of America and one of its finest principles—Freedom of the Press. TYPICAL STUDENTS Dorothy Thorne 59 The last bell rings in the morning. And quickly we students rush in, Anxious to work and study hard, So now let the school day begin. The signal is given, and out we run Into the corridors, jostling about, Trying to find our first period class. Amid many a cheer and a shout. Now, after a few hours of classes, The moment finally comes When we rush downstairs to eat And talk with our many chums. Then back to classes again Where we dream of the happy time When the two o’clock bell will ring. It rings! And home we all rush to pine Over our homework for hours and hours, Until we are sure that it’s done To the best of our ability, And then we go out for some fun. We spend some time at the movies, Or, maybe go with “the gang” Down to the soda shop to dance for a while. Oops! The curfew just rang! Home again we race, because Now we must end our play. And get some rest, for tomorrow Is another busy day. CXMIKXJCaCDC Eleven

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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

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Meet the Editors Left to right: Janet Restcghini and Dorothy Thorne in o borrowed MGA roadster. If you run into a cute, tiny brunette near the Editorial Room someday, you can be sure it’s Janet Resteghini, Editor of the “Radi- ator.” She will probably be on her way to the office with a notice for the bulletin, to the printer with some copy, or else she’ll be making a “mad dash” to her next class (yes, she even finds time for classes.) Besides carrying out her editorial duties, Janet is an active member of the Yearbook Staff and the Student Council. In her junior year, Janet was a member of the Class Day Honor Guard, and the Radiator Staff, and was elected to the National Honor Society; she was a member of the Pep Club in her sophomore year. Every day, after school, Janet works in the offices of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Recently Janet competed with approxi- mately sixty journalists from all over New England in an essay contest for an $1,800 scholarship, and was chosen one of the ten finalists. If Janet receives this scholarship, she will enter the Boston University School of Public Relations and Communications next September and major in Journalism. When Janet’s not busy writing, working, or doing homework, she knits! She is quite an expert on making sweaters, mittens, etc. (We also hear she has a profound interest in Harvard Law School.) We wish you luck, Janet, as you travel through your senior year, and for many years after, and we look forward to reading your brilliant novels in the future. Want the personification of school spirit? Then Dottie Thorne is what you’re looking for. If you ever have a cause that will be worthwhile to the school, this tall, green- eyed miss will be the first to come to the rescue. She’s the gal who’s been haunting you to return your proofs, bring in your data cards, and for dozens of other Yearbook matters. In her Sophomore year, Dottie’s activities included: Receiving her 4-inch letter in GAA for Badminton, Basketball, and Swim- ming. She is also a member of Players’ Club, Entertainment Group, and the Junior Community Chorus. During her junior year she was a mem- ber of the Players’ Club, the Girls’ Choir, the Glee Club and a contributing editor on the Radiator Staff. She also received her 6-inch letter in GAA, this time for Bad- minton, Bowling, Golf and Softball. And now in her senior year, Dottie is active in the Players’ Club, Radiator Staff, and Editor of the Yearbook. She is hoping to receive her pin this year in GAA for Bad- minton, Golf and Bowling. She is also a mem- ber of the Student Council and may be seen busy learning her lines for the role of Joan White, a school girl, in the Harriet M. Bell Scholarship Play to be put on in January. Dottie’s main hobbies are eating (her favorite food is fried rice), playing the piano, reading, sewing, and listening to Johnnie Ray records. (She cries when he cries in his tear-jerking songs.) Her first love, however, is stuffed animals, especially dogs (not particularly hot). In her spare time (where she gets it no one knows), she is a Rainbow Girl, a member of M. Y. F. an da second-grade Sunday School teacher. Dottie hopes to go either to the University of Massachusetts or Northeastern next fall, and major in psychology. With your per- sonality, perseverance and pep, Dottie, you are sure to be welcomed on any college campus, and a success in all your endeavors. Twelve