North Quincy High School - Manet Yearbook (North Quincy, MA)

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MANET 17 HEARD OVER THE AUDIOPHONE Some of the interesting programs that the student body of the school has heard over our Addressophone system this term have been: The Walter Damrosh Concert every Friday morning, the student council inaugurations, the President's message to Congress, the exercises from Yorktown and the Christmas Carols, heard in the mornings for a week or so before Christmas. Our system has been greatly improved this year and now the whole school may hear the assemblies or any special programs given from the auditorium. TENTH GRADE OFFICERS The election returns of the tenth grade placed these pupils in positions of responsibility: President, Joseph McVVeeney Vice-President, Natalie Archer Secretary, Bernice VValker Treasurer, John Heurth DANCE HELD BY THE TENTH GRADE BIOLOGY CLASSES The first dance or social of the season was held by the tenth grade biology classes. The attendance was almost a record for this sort of social at North. Many tenth graders attended and there were quite a few ninth graders present. The proceeds are to be turned over to the athletic fund. STUDENTS ATTEND SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY .Accompanied by Miss Parker, a group of pupils attended 'CA Midsummer Night's Dream. The play was presented by the Strat- ford-on-Avon Festival Company. They enjoyed it immensely and are looking forward to seeing others. TO VISIT WEATHER OBSERVATION BUREAU Some of the pupils of Miss Kimball's general science classes hope to visit the VVeather Obser- vation Bureau at Young's Hotel in Boston. The pupils have studied the ways and means of predicting the weather and are especially in- terested in the instruments that are used in this work. For a period of a week the pupils have kept the clippings from the newspapers that predict the weather. They have found the percent of times that the weather man has predicted correctly. This is a favorable record seeing that there are so many obstacles in the way of the correct prediction. The classes have enjoyed their work im- mensely and are looking forward to a trip to the Harvard Observatory. The classes have studied a little about the heavens and astron- omy. This trip will be made at night. All of the pupils that go will have a chance to look through one of the large telescopes. There will be a short lecture about the subject by the head professor at the observatory. Each night in their prayers the pupils send up a wish that the night in February that is chosen for the trip will be clear. A NINTH GRADE CLASS ELECTION The ninth grade held its election and the following students will serve in their respec- tive offices for the term: Lorenz Schroth, presi- dentg Kathline Buddenhagen, vice-presidentg Helen Yandeleur, secretaryg HVVoody Jenk- ins, treasurer. FIRST DANCE HELD BY NINTH GRADE The first dance ever run by the present ninth grade class was held on Friday evening, De- cember ll, 1931. The purpose of the dance was to have the students of the ninth grade get- together in a social way. Some tenth grade students were present.. Mr. and Mrs. Collins and family, were pres- ent. The inatrons were Mrs. Buddenhagen, the vice-presidents motherg and Mrs. Vandeleur, the secretary 's mother. ' The teachers at the dance were Miss Kim- ball, Miss Sundelin, Miss Marr, Miss Ready, Miss Beasley, Mrs. Frye, Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Bacon. The dance was a great success and the pro- ceeds will be turned over to the athletic fund. The 'tMerrymakers furnished the music. There will be more socials in the future. NO DANCING CLUBS Owing to the fact that the gymnasium is in use every afternoon there will be no dancing clubs until next spring. In the spring there is a chance the ninth and tenth grades will have dancing clubs. The gym is used for athletic activities during the winter and in the spring the teams are disbanded or they go outside for practice and games. The club is missed by the tenth graders and is mourned by the ninth graders because they would like to brush up on the plain and fancy steps in preparation for the dance in June. There are dances at other times besides June, but the big one comes at graduation time. EXTRA EXTRA OUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Dear old North is going places in a hurry. We now have a weekly publication. Wlio pub- lishes it? NVhy, the Student Council. Kath- line Buddenhagen is the Editor-in-Chief. This one page weekly can be purchased for the sum of one copper cent. All joking aside. This paper is really worth the cent paid for it. It has an excellent club column. .There are very fine editorials. The whole student body of North backs the Student Oouncilis latest project. Anything that the Council backs is sure to be worthwhile.

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16 MANET Helen Vandeleur STUDENT COUNCIL ASSEMBLY One of assemblies of the term was the inau- guration of the Student Council. The assembly opened with an introductory speech given by Mr. Muir, in which he emphasized the advant- ages both material and intellectual which the school possesses. The officers of the Council were then in- stalled. Bernard Kane, last year's president, gave the oath of oiiice to Joseph lllatson, the new president, who gave a short talk asking the student body for loyalty and co-operation during the year. The new president then ad- ministered the oath of office to vice-president Marguerite Reynolds, and secretary YVillia1n Jeakins. The members of the council then took the oath of office and received their emblems. The seventh grade class of 7-1 were present at the assembly besides the 9th and 10th grades, and also Orrin Saunders, a past president of the Student Council. Members of the Council are: Virginia Andros, Henry Allen, Clifford At- wood, Kathleen Buddenhagen, Alfred Starrett, Priscilla Cleaves, Francis Cary, Vifintlirop Delano, Joseph Nolan, Russell Doucette, Betty Drummond, Thomas Ferris, lVarren Frye, Mar- garet Gibbons, Charles Gerry, James Hawco, Betty Jackson, Edward Lambert, Dwane Lind- say, Edith Lloyd, Lawrence McCarthy, Mildred Moody, Curtis Millen, Anita Paragallo, Betty Parmenter. Patricia Ryan, Esther Schaller, Frank Seldon, Lorenz Schrath. Rose Solito Robert Smith. lVilliam Sullivan, Gordon Tabor Ruth Yibert, Clayton Vllilliams, Agnes 'Walken A. Geraldine Yllhite, Bertha Cummings, Robert Townes, Richard Brown. Q 9 Helen Leary. ARE WE ANIMALS? This question is often asked. It was an- swered to the satisfaction of all concerned by Mr. Talbot at a special assembly held in No- vember. He spoke to the pupils on the subject, You and I and Other Animals. His talk was accompanied by excellent slides of the ani- mals and birds about which he told us. Mr. Talbot is working with the M. S. P. O. A. mf SCHOOL EVENTS we He has gone to a good many New England schools and has urged all of the pupils to be kind, rather than cruel, to all animals. All creatures have some good reason for existence even though we cannot see that reason at first. MAGICIAN ENTERTAINS An assembly was held on Tuesday, November 17, when the auditorium was filled to capacity with pupils who thoroughly enjoyed an enter- tainment of magic presented by Mr. Taylor and an assistant. The most mystifying trick to the audience was a very clever card trick. Mr. Taylor called three boys from the audience to the stage and had them each pick a card from a pack in his hand. He called the names of the cards out loud and corresponding cards rose suddenly from a large pack on the stage. The question being, how did the cards know that they were being called? A contest was held among the home rooms in the school to see what rooms would go over the top first. Rooms 108, division 7-1, room 200, and 201, won first, second and third prizes. MANET ASSEMBLY A t'Manet program was given at both assemblies the first week of December by the Mallet staff. Robert Kieth opened the pro- gram by revealing work of the t'Manet staffs done in the past and the increase in size of the magazines of preceding years. Then Anna Cummings, editor-in-chief, told of the writing of editorials and importance of the magazine. Other speakers were Hazel Borne, Literary Editor, Helen Vandeleur, School News Editor., Aldrick Smith, Club Editor, Kenneth Dowd, Athletic Editor, George Sweeney, Joke Editor, Edith Zottoli, Art Editor ,Dorothy Finn, Alumni Editor, George Howe, Exchange Editor, Robert Phillips, Subscription Manager and John King, Advertising Manager, each telling of his re- spective department. The program closed with Anna Cummings stressing the point of buying and supporting the school magazine.

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18 MANET La Page de-Francpais UHISTOIRE de NOTRE ECOLE Notre e001e a etc achevee en 1926. Cepen- dant, il 5' avait tant deleves dans l'ecole qu ,une nouvelle partie a etc ajoutee apres quatre ans. Le terrain pres de l'e0ole n'etait pas tres gentil, ainsi on a plante des arbustes. Certaine- ment les ameliorations ont coute cher, mais la cour est tres jolie maintenant. Notre ecole est tres moderne et elle contient beaucoup de ehoses modernes. On appelle notre ecole maintenant North Quincy High School au lieu de North Junior High School. YIYE NORTH QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. Martha Reynolds. 10-1. PARIS Paris, la capitale de la France est un centre de commerce, d'industrie, et de modes. Elle a une population de plus de trois millions d' habitants, desquels il 5' a beaucoup d'etrangers, surtout des Americans. La ville est situee sur la Seine, un fleuve qui traverse Paris. La Seine est un fleuve assez profond qui se jette dans La Manche. I1 5' a plus de trente ponts dans les limites de Paris. Sur la rive droite on trouve des etablissements de commerce et d'industrie, et sur la rive gouche sont les cen- tres de l'ancienne aristocratic, de la vie scienti- fique. et de la vie universitaire. Paris est une grande ville et tres belle. John L. Richardson, 10--1. UNE MERE lJ',Xpres Kate Douglass Wiggin La plupart de toutes les jolies chases dans la vie vient par deux et par trois, par douz- aiues et par centaines. ll 5' a beaucoup de roses, all'-tolies. de couellers flu solcilg beau- coup cle fri-res, de soeurs, de tantes. et de cousins.-mais dans le monde entier il 5' a seule- vv, x mf-ut I NP, mere. Rosina Guzzi, 10-1. NOTRE SALLE de CLASSE La salle de classe 307 est tres jolie avec des decors francais. Notre maitresse a rassemble ces ehoses pendant ses plusieurs voyages en France. ll 5' a des drapeaux francais et am- ericains qui sc trouvent au mur cn face des. eleves. A droite il 5' a des tableaux de quel- ques endroits renommes danse la France, et au derriere on trouve de jolies afliehes qu'on changera dertemps en temps et d'autres seront mises dans leurs places. Richard Batchelder, 10-4. LES PETITS RUISSEAUX FONT LES GRANDES RIVIERES ll 5' avait une fois un bon hommeiqui habitait dans la campagne. ll avait beaueoup de mal- heur et il est devenu tres pauvre, mais pauvrete n'est pas vice. ll avait besoin d'arg'ent, et il a vendu sa maisou, pai-ce que necessite n'a pas de loi. O ll etait paresseux. ll n'a pas travaille, et ses amis se riaient de lui. Ils ont dit, 'ill n'a pas invente la poudref' Mais apres quelque temps il a 0011111101106 a. travailler et il a gagne beaucoup d'arg'ent. ll savait que les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivieres, et mainten- ant il est dcvenu tres riche. Aussi il est res- pecte par ses amis qui se riaient de lui. 0- , Robert lrwin, 10-1. , UNE FEMME PATRIOTIQUE Je suis soldat de Francefet c'etait pendant la guerre qu 'une femme m'a souve de la mort. l'n capitaine des Prussiens m'avait demande de lui donner un cheval ou il me tuerait. Ou trouver un cheval? Oetait le soir. J'etais devant une maison, quand une femme alsacienne a passe dans la rue. Que voulez-vous? dit-elle. 'L-1 'ai besoin d 'un cheval magnihque, mais je n 'ai pas d'arg'ent. Je vous le douuerai pour la republique franeaise, dit-elle. Sans l'aide de cette femme patriotique j'aurais perclu ma vie. Martha Haddow, 10-2.