Southern Junior High School - Bell Yearbook (Somerville, MA)

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GRADUATION NUMBER 0 0 0 o o 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 17 GENEVIEVE ANDERSON, ELEANOR CREAN MISS COL! Teacher SCCtIOIl VEIQOINICA CREAN, Prophets. EDWARD BASKEWICZ, Prophet. i First .Row: Margaret Raschelln, Eleanor McDonald, Lorraine Behenna, Dorothy.McDonald, Alice Andrews, Miss Coll, Genevieve Anderson, Josephine Placentini, Irene Cullen, Anna Belloir, Carmella Marchillo. Second Royv: Dorothy Davis, Dorothy McGuire, Annie Sarapina, Joseph Costa, Edward Baskiewicz, James Gor- man, Joseph Moruzzi, Bernard Robinson, Charles Andrews, XVilliani Upton. Third Row: Myrtle Smith, Annie Verani, Katherine Haratsis, Helen Zakszewska, Veronica Crean, Eleanor Crezin, Margaret Horgan, Catherine Murnane. Fourth Row: lVilIiam Carroll, George Alfonso, Arthur Abbood, Guido Bianchi, Joseph Tierney, Paul Eade, Anthony Urbanowicz, John WVhelan, Francis Burke, Robert Kent. Characteristics of III-5 Girls Genevieve Anderson -- Personality. She was born with the gift of laugh- ter. Alice Andrews-Quiet. Unto the pure, all things are pure. Anna Belloir - Daring. '? is her choice. Lorraine Behenna-Serious. Quiet, but deep. Eleanor Crean-Popular. A faith- ful friend is better than gold. Veronica Crean-Charming. As sweet and shy as an old-fashioned picture. Irene Cullen - Amusing. To a young heart, everything is fun. Dorothy Davis-Giggles. She looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. Katherine Haratsis-Sociable. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Margaret Hargan-Generous. Give and you shall receive a thousand fold. Carmella Marchillo-Dainty. Dorothy McDonald-Childish. Good things come in small packages. Eleanor McDonald-Clever. Dorothy McGuire-Diligent. Punc- tuality is her golden rule of life. Catherine Murnane-Quiet. Just a quiet little girl, but a friend to all. Josephine Pacentini - Big-hearted. Always willing to share. Margaret Raschellaf-Bashful. Very quiet, Very shy. She never talks, we wonder why? Anna Sarapina-Unselflsh. Always ready to lend a helping hand. Myrtle Smith--Modest. A maiden, modest, yet self-possessed. Annie Verani-Book Lover. Books are her passion and delight. Class Prophecy of III-5 Boys Arthur Abbood is now on his sec- ond cruise around the world. Charles Andrews has the largest collection of books in New England. Paul Eade is an artist of great fame. William Upton hasn't forgotten his knowledge of football. Joseph Costa is a teacher of civics. Guido Bianchi is a great airplane designer and still has a love for musi- cal instruments. Robert Kent and Francis Burke are players on a professional hockey team. Anthony Urbanowicz is a great mathematician now. William Carroll is editor of a large newspaper. Joseph Moruzzi spends most of his time in a laboratory. Joseph Tierney may be famous some day. James Gorman is one of the ten best-dressed men in the United States. Bernard Robinson's hobby is still stamp collecting. John Whelan is the second Clark Gable of the movies. John MacDougall is playing pro- fessional football. We read a lot about George Al- fonso and his great Work as a lawyer.

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16 o o 0 o o o 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 THE SOUTHERN BELL This and That About These and Those Jello again .... more dots and dashes .... We supply the dots. . . . Our track team will handle the dashes. . . . Who was called the Oracle of Delphi in III-3 by Mr. McM? . . . And the same section boasts of the animated candy cane. . . . What certain piece of paper interested two of our girls no little bit? . . .Charles Cabral of III-12 a leader fin talking! in the hall .... Donald Healey, Ed De Marco and Ray Crimmins, birds of a feather in III-1. . . They never use the English Rules. . .-. John Masone in '106 - a Ben Bernie without the cigar. A Rambling Rhymester Edith Stonehouse donates the fol- lowing as a modern version of an old favorite:- Hickory, dickory dock, The mouse ran up the clock, The clock struck twelve- Lunch Time! And still Ruth Vaughan asks ques- tions .... In French .... What teacher could be a perfect double for Lou Gehrig, N. Y. Yankees' star? . . . Congratulations to our class oiii- cers .... A splendid choice .... Who are those air-minded juniors on lioor number one? . . . We hope you all smiled at the birdie for the class picture .... Too bad it wasn't a talkie for the boys in III-6 .... or a laughie for the girls in III-10. . . . Did you recognize William Up- ton of III-5 . . . After he combed his hair for the class picture? . . . Ar- mando Pedroni a future Clarence De Mar ,... Good jumper, too .... Can you imagine our track team winning , . . Two meets in a row? . . . Well, they did .... Under the care of the old B. C. High Hash .... Sections III-1, III-5, III-11 did a fine job on Southern Bell subscriptions .... Has Mary DiLima in 212 found the eye- mark yet? D Lest 1Ve Forget Famous last words, Just in pass- ing and By the wayf' . . . Bring up the magazine, Leahy .... Do you patronize our advertisers? . . . You should .... Joseph Bellengi in 106 never without an alibi .... Nor Helen Conway without a smile .... That James J. Mooney was nice perfume in 317 .... We might say it was Wool-worth the price .... Did you get the joke? . . . Paging Harold Weatherbee. . . . Be a leader, says Patsy in 112 .... Why does Dorothy fDotty to you, Mr. Mooneyj, in 201, always wear a little white gardenia ? . . . Did you hear Charlotte Brenner on WNAC? . . . When I grow too old to dream! . . . Does Joan McCarthy in III-10 live on Lincoln Parkway. . . . Or on Dimick Street? . . . Where's the Lullaby of Broadway now? . . . Barbara McAuley used to know .... Oh, Edna Curran lives on Dimick Street .... Pardon me! Don't get lost in the high school next year .... Hasn'tY Teresa Crovo the nice braids? . . . Mary Di Lello, a ballet dancer in the short drill. . . .We know that Selita F. likes to bring bulletins to Room 117 .... She's our Betty Boop, you know .... Are you Amelia or Aurelia? . . Ask Mr. Venerie. Outdoor Sports The girls in III-9 go bike-riding. . . . With Eleanor Ballou on Fri- day nights .... Tell the class how handsome you are, Gilbert .... But how forgetful .... Did you see the faculty team play the school team in baseball? . . . The faculty won, you know .... With a million dollar infield .... And a twenty-three cent outfield .... Harry Reed, of 212, swings at the high ones .... As does Joe McCarthy, of 113 .... The boys in Mechanical Drawing did a fine job. . . . On our magazine pictures. . . . Congratulations to our Seniors who made the honor and credit lists, Has Dotty, in 201, found the knack of using the switchboard yet? . . . Get Room 312, please .... Must those trucks go up Vinal Avenue? .. .Are you tired of these dots? . . . Adolfo D'Ovidio is very obser- vant of sound effects .... During Paul Revere's Ride. . . Fred Quin- lan, of III-6, very observant .... Of other things .... I Believe in Miracles, sings Mr. McMahon .... If Sophie Sermos keeps still for five minutes .... Or two .... What boy in 112 has a very, very famous name? . . . Tillie Nissenbaum did creditably at the Rotary Club Oratory Contest. . . . On Service. . . . As did James Kelso at the K. of C .... On Old Glory. . . . Are Bella and Augusta Oliver sisters? . . . My, my! . . . Can't Josephine Annarelli of III-2 make the piano talk .... And always so willing .... James Uservitch, S. C. president, a model father. Poem by the Twins The twins of 216 contribute the following poem .... With the ad- vice: Don't print it. . . . With our usually obliging spirit, here it is:- Mary had a little lamb, Its iieece was white as snow, Everywhere that Mary went- Use the El - With best wishes for success and prosperity, your commentator says Au Revoir. Miss Hersom Genevra Pye, III-3 Always busy, kind, and gay, Eager to help in her pleasant wayg Daily at work and always on time Miss Hersom, we know, is a friend sublime. O O To the Cafeteria Staff For services rendered us by Mrs. Mulcahy and Mrs. Marcoux, of the Cafeteria, we, the Senior Class, wish to extend our sincerest thanks. As we bid good-bye to the various de- partments of Southern, We look back with special regret to the cafeteria where we whiled away those enjoyable luncheon periods made possible through the efforts of the pleasant and eiiicient cafeteria staff. 0 0 Eklircafion has for Us object the forma- iiou of cha1'acte1'.-Herbert Spencer. 0 0 Nature fits all her rlzildrvn with some- thing to do.-Lowell. Plfhal greater or better gift to the state than to tram up youth.-Cicero.

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18 O U O O O O O O O O C O I THE SOUTHERN BELL America, The Champion of Peace To understand why America has been chosen the Champion of Peace, we must go back to the Indians, who, after all, were the first Americans. exceedingly their ways, the Indians together in their peace Although they were savage and warlike in there was nothing that liked better than to sit their villages, smoking pipes. When the colonists came, they had trouble with the Indians, because they were not friendly with the red men. A few lovers of peace, as John Eliot and William Penn, taught the Indians the love of God by preach- ing to them. John Eliot, through great perseverance and patience, made them his friends, and 'they cer- tainly proved good ones that cold, bleak winter when they kept the early settlers from starving by giving them corn. Penn, too, saw that the In- dians were treated kindly and fairly. No white man was permitted to wrong an Indian. If he did, he was to receive the same punishment as if he had harmed another white man. He even went as far as to have quar- rels between men and Indians set- tled by twelve judges, six white and six Indian. In July, 1683, Penn was amply rewarded for his excellent work. Under an elm tree on the banks of the cool, rippling Delaware River, he was told by the redskins that so long as the sun and moon should last, the Indians and white man would live in peace forever. Surely these words were better than a thousand victories of war could ever be. In spite of his activity in the Revo- lutionary War, George Washington was one of our greatest advocates of peace. During his term in office he proved to us that he was an ardent lover of peace. When France and England were at war, France sent Genet as the new minister of the French Republic to Charlestown, thinking that the United States would, of course, enter the war on the side of France. They were mistaken, however, for Washington issued the Proclamation of Neutrality, announc- ing that it was the policy of the United States to preserve neutrality and to comply strictly with the rules of neutrality laid down by the laws of the nation. This was the legal fPrize Essay, Phyllis Wanzer, III-31 beginning of the policy of isolation, which was followed several years later by a convention that virtually canceled its treaty with France. It became the precedent for the avoid- ance of entangling alliances. In the midst of this turmoil Washington gave his farewell address, still adher- ing to the policy of peace and neu- trality of nations. He said, Ob- serve good faith and justice towards all nations. Cultivate peace and har- mony with all. When Jefferson gave his inaugural address, France was still storming about the Proclamation of Neutral- ityg Jefferson, however, took as his policy, Peace, commerce, and hon- est friendship with all nations, en- tangling alliances with none. Shortly after this, peace came at last to Europe. Already America has celebrated the centennial of the Monroe Doc- trine and can now fully recognize the importance of Monroe's message in 1823. It has kept the western continent free from European ag- gression and from the entanglements of European politics. The Monroe Doctrine refiects the National attitude not only toward Europe, but also toward the Latin States. To them it was a Godsend that the United States undertook to champion their cause and to ward off European aggression. When the news of this great mes- sage was received, a wave of gratitude swept over those lands. Thus, on this occasion the United States also helped to promote peace in other countries as well as her own. Two similar instances were:-- 1. The restraining of England from enlarging her possessions in Central America, 2. The preventing of France from establishing a French Colony in Mexico during the Civil War when France by the aid of French bayonets sought to maintain the puppet emperor Maximilian on his tottering throne. Our own Abe Lincoln was an- other of America's peace lovers, and although he was bitterly opposed to war, he had to fight to preserve the union and make the United States one inseparable nation, secure and stable. On the fatal night when he was shot, a great loss was suffered by the American people, for Lincoln would have been a willing helper dur- ing the Reconstruction Period. With malice toward none and with charity for all was one of his most famous sayings. America will always cherish his memory as the man who preserved our union and peace. He gave Ameri- cans the urge to:- Sail on, sail on, O Ship of State, Sail on, O Union, strong and great. After the smoke of the Civil War had died away, Secretary Blaine, who had become interested in the Latin States, invited them to a general con- ference at Washington to consider common plans for arbitration and the avoidance of war. Becoming greatly enthused, they formed the Pan-American Union which fiour- ishes so splendidly in the magnificent building given them by Mr. Carnegie. Its policy fosters peaceable relations among small nations, as well as re- spect for them, accompanied by a growth in mutual sympathy and har- mony of purpose. During the first two years of the World War President Wilson appar- ently hoped that the United States might at a proper time offer its good offices to bring about peace, even a peace without victory. With this thought in mind, he began to formu- late the basis on which peace might be established. About this time the project for a League to enforce peace attracted his attention and won his approval. After the war was over and the Treaty of Versailles was signed, he established the League of Nations and although the United States does not belong fdesiring not to become involved in foreign afiiairsj, the League has done a great deal to secure peace in other countries of the world, and we think with pride that one of our own presidents was the Founder of this great league. As we gaze into the future, we can- not help wondering whether our coun- try will always be granted such lov- ers of peace as were The Father of his Country, The Preserver of the Union, and the Founder of the League of Nations , and we hope that we may always maintain our title as America, the Champion of Peace.