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

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4 9 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 o o o o o THE S.OUTHERN BELL Laurels for Southern t the April meeting of the Anne Adams Chapter of the D. A. R. a medal was pre- sented to the pupil of each Somer- ville Junior High School who made the most evident progress in history during the year. We are pleased to publish the fact that one of the cov- eted medals was awarded to Bessie Lingos, of II-2, an industrious mem- ber of Mrs. Hennessey's history class. Southern Leads in the Public . Library Tests Southern is proud that the honor of receiving the highest percentage in the Public Library tests goes to the Class of 1935. Annually, Mrs. Mary B. Bartlett, of the Public Library Staff, gives an ex- cellent lecture on The Use of the Card Catalog. This is followed by written tests to the pupils of all three junior high schools. The Public Library announces for 1935, the following results: Southern 94 per cent, Western 91 per cent, and Northeastern 90 per cent. Good Work - Grade IX Results of the Public Library Test Rank III-1 papers 94W 5 III-2 papers 97 W 2 III-3 papers 98W 1 III-4 papers 91 LZ? 7 III-5 papers 93'Z2 6 III-6 papers 94'Za 5 III-7 papers 93W 6 III-8 papers 9096 8 III-9 papers 967: 3 III-10 papers 9392: 6 III-11 papers 9571 4 III-12 papers 94'ZJ 5 III-13 papers 91fZ1 7 13 448 papers 94'Zn Ave. The above marks are the results of tests taken by pupils of the ninth grade on the problem of classification of books and the use of the card cata- logue. Southern's average, 94'Zi, indi- cates intelligent work. Pupils will iind the ability to locate books in a library a valuable help in their higher education. The Staff. . LA. Spelling Bee The recent Spelling Bee of schools in and about Boston proves to be of immense interest to students who were willing to encourage their spelling ability. In Southern's final, Russell Smith. of III-1, championed over other sec- tional contestants, later becoming victorious over all junior high schools of Somerville. In the contest of pri- mary importance and interest, Russell was defeated, but he is to be espe- cially commended for being among the last to be spelled down. Local contests in classrooms re- sulted as follows: Tillie Nissenbaum, III-23 Austin Peck, III-3, William Bolt, III-4g Ed- ward Baskiewicz, III-5, Charles Can- ney, III-65 Ruth Vaughan, III-'75 Ed- ward Connarton, III-85 Irene Ponte, III-95 Anna Callahan, III-10, Angelo Struzziero, III-11, and Charles Gon- dola, of III-12. O I Scholarship in Music On May 21, Pasquale Ficarra won the scholarship for further study of the violoncello at the South End Music School. He played a Sarabanda by Corelli. Under the direction of his teacher, Mrs. Eleanor Diemer, Pas- quale has made unusual progress, and 6 an interesting career is expected for him. o o Wins Essay Contest Phyllis Wanzer, III-3, won first prize in Middlesex County in the National Housing Act essay contest. The honor of winning is doubly great because Phyllis competed with High School students as well as with those in Junior High in this contest. Phyl- lis is a member of the Southern Bell Staff. It is interesting to note here that Jack Killourhy, the boy who took first prize at the Somerville High School in the same contest, is a former South- ernite. He was in the III-1 division at Southern. 0 0 Southern Boy Wins Scholarship Under the direction of his teacher, Miss Beatrice Sweet, of Powder House Boulevard, John Masone won the Bee- thoven Memorial Foundation scholar- ship on February 27. He played the following selections: Meditation-Thais, by Massenet, and Sonata by Handel. John has been concert master of the Southern Junior Orchestra, and is now the conductor of the orchestra. Southern welcomes the opportunity to congratulate John in the winning of such high honors in music. His Work through the junior high course has been outstanding.

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EVERETT W. IRELAND Superintendent of Schools ggshirzriinn -Jwwmwvx WE, the class of '35 of the Southern lunior High School, do dedicate this issue of the Southern Bell to our Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Everett W. Ireland, beloved and respected by all. , , ,?L

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, ,W GRADUATION NUMBER O 0 O I I I 0 0 O O I 0 O 5 Former Southernites Members of National Honor Society The Southern takes great pleasure in announcing the selection of twenty- one former graduates as members of the National Honor Society at the Somerville High School. This is, in- deed, an honor that justly deserves proud recognition on the part of the school, for this society maintains a high standard of selection for mem- bership. Each prospective member must be qualified in character, scholarship, leadership, and service. Once admitted to this society, the members must strive to uphold the ideals of the society and to foster the development of these ideals in their school associations. We hope that the Southern will continue to produce this type of student in the future. The list of names follows: Harry Marcoux, Eileen Bloomer, Thomas Quinn, Doris Jex, Althea Bruce, Ada De Innocentis, Dorothy Ellis, Helen Kizik, Loring Raymond, Robert Steele, George Gazunis, John Killourhy, Jane McRitchie, Ruth Put- nam, Joseph Buckley, Fred Har- greaves, Louis Kertzman, Joseph De- vine, Sophie Ackerman, Ardis Giffin, Louis Macaronas. Section II-7 Wins Second-Year Basketball Championship By Joseph Roque, Reporter. When the basketball season opened this year, II-7 determined to win the championship, although it looked like a difficult task. Joseph Roque, who was chosen captain, played de- fence. The other members were John Thomas, forward, Hayden Hinckley, centre, John Hardy, forward, and John Meskell, defence. This was the same team that won the championship in the first-year group last season. We all worked hard to fulfill our aim, playing with vim and getting enjoyment from each game. It was a happy day when Mr. Shep- herd awarded us the banner, showing us that our high aspirations had been reached. .Not in doing what you like but in Izlemg what you do is the secrei of hap- piness.-I. M. Barrie. Third Year Class Elects Oflicers i I Left to Right: Ruth Cooke, George Alfonso, Josephine Capone. On March 4, 1935, the Senior Class of Southern nominated seven candi- dates for election instead of the cus- tomary six, a tie having occurred be- tween the sixth and seventh candi- dates. The election took place on March 5, under the supervision of Mr. McMahon and Mr. McGuire. The results were as follows: President-Josephine Capone, III-1. Vice-President-Ruth Cooke, III-12. Secretary Treasurer-George Alfonso, III-5. The choice was voted a wise one, and the future promises to be excep- tionally bright for the class of '35. Southern Bell Honored In the eleventh annual competition of school magazines from various sec- tions of the United States and Can- ada, the Southern Bell was awarded a Second Class Honor Rating by the Columbia Scholastic Press Associa- tion. Have we not ample reason to be proud! Our Young Artist Q . A youthful artist of outstand- ing ability is Armando Pedroni, of Ill-2, who has previously con- tributed numerous cuts and drawings to the Southern Bell. The Staff is especially grateful to him for having supplied this issue of the magazine with its attractive cover design. To the Ollicers of the Southern The school expresses its gratitude to the marshals, councilors, and safety squad who have given their serv- ices throughout the school year, also to the directors, Miss French, Mr. Broderick, and Mr. Mooney, for their fine work in conducting the above- named clubs. o o A Vote of Thanks The varied and worthwhile char- acter of the assemblies presented this year calls forth high praise for the efforts of the committee on assem- blies. The committee has labored suc- cessfully to maintain a high stand- ard in the weekly assemblies, which have been entertaining as well as instructive. Mr. Shepherd, the Fac- ulty, and the student body unite in offering a vote of thanks to the mem- bers of the committee: Mr. Mc- Mahon, chairman, Miss McEachern, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Colbert, Miss Esther Murphy, Miss Blackwell, Miss Holmes, and Miss Eddy.