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

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6 MANET The control box in the auditorium is prac- tically the same as the one in the office, with an amplifying switch in the middle, and a switch on the right which turns on the speakers and sends the program to the office from which it is relayed to the room speakers. One switch on the left controls the microphone and the phonograph when in the auditorium, another the office and auditorium microphones. XVhen a program is to be sent from the audi- torium throughout the school both control boxes must be used. The same thing applies when a program is sent from the ofiice to the auditorium or gymnasium. The gymnasium speakers are turned on in the gymnasium, but the switch in the auditor- ium must also be on. Robert B. Keith. CHRISTMAS WELFARE WORK North spirit came to the front again when a call was sent to the student body to participate in bringing joy and happiness to the needy families of Quincy. The school responded Well, as usual, and Room 8, Miss Connick's room, took immediate charge, under the leadership of its home room president, Virginia Andros. The girls wrapped and packaged the toys, clothing, and food. North's contribution will surely be appreciated. Robert B. Keith, 10-4. BACKING THE STUDENT COUNCIL I have been thinking about this subject quite a bit lately. Do we back the Student Council to the best of our ability? You know that you voted and selected your council members. If you don 't back them at all times how do you expect them to do their best for your school and your home room? VVe have always said that CO-OPERATION is one of the keynotes of success. In any and all things that the council tries to put over for the benefit of the pupils of the North Quincy High School we should help the council members. Helen M. Vandeleur. SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP The word citizenship most people erroneously apply only to conduct. A good school citizen must also be industrious, reliable, co-operative, courteous, and punctual. An industrious stu- dent does the work as it is assigned, following the very helpful slogan Never put off 'til tomorrow, what you can do today. A reli- able pupil has the work done when it is due. This is even more important in the higher grades when more home work is required. An active school citizen co-operates for the benefit of his fellow pupils because in a group there is strength. A courteous student must always remember that manners are the happy ways of doing things. In order to have a high standard in citizenship one must be punc- tual. This habit helps one succeed in business. social and civic affairs. NVhat a person is, depends as much upon his ideals and habits as upon his knowledge. Good' school citizenship is a solid foundation for later success. ' Marion Dillon, 10-7. H

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MANET 5 Anna Cummings IT REMAINS ln 1928 was printed the first issue of our school magazine. The name ttManeti' mean- ing it remains was chosen for its significance. But not only the Manet has remained through the years. A fine spirit of helpfulness, loyalty, friendli- ness and progress has been shown. A survey of the school will reveal many things which would not be possible without these qualities. If it were not for the helpfulness of the boys and girls many families might have had a less happy Christmas. Toys and games as well as clothing were brought to Miss Connick, our sewing teacher. who saw that they were put in condition to be given out and then were sent to the Family XVelfare Society for distribution. North won the city championship in basket- ball. A fine spirit of loyalty was shown there. The players were so loyally supported that new life and pep was put into them urging them on to victory. An example of progress is shown in our orchestra. Some of the instruments belong to the city, enabling pupils to have an opportunity to learn to play. This urge to progress is not confined to individuals but to the school as a whole. Nearly everyone liege at North is try- ing to get the most he can out of his school life. . 'Were it not for the human spirit of friendli- ness between teachers and pupils which can be seen at almost any time in all the classrooms these fine virtues would not be encouraged to remain within our school. - Anna Cummings, 10-1. . WELCOME Vile welcome to our school the following teachers: Mr. Frank MacDonald, assistant prin- cipal 5-' Mr. Roger Bacon, Miss Elizabeth Baker, Miss Sara Bennett, Mr. Frederic Buck, Miss Lylian Eko, Miss Kathleen Hacker, Mr. John Hofferty, Miss Esther Kimball, Miss Evelyn Lindquist, Miss Lucy Marr, Miss Astrid Mo- -line, Miss Eleanor Reddy, Mrs. Bethel B. Ross, Miss Roberta Webster-Smith, Miss Helvi Stm- delin, Mr. Walter War1'iner. May their teaching days at North be happy and successful! My EDlTORIALS.fxf A NEW PLAN For the first time in the history of the Quincy educational system the junior and senior high school is under the same roof. This year we have welcomed into our school the sophomore class which is the first step in enlarging the North Junior High School into the North Quincy High School. A new wing accommodates this new class of over three hundred boys and girls. The cafeteria was .enlarged to over twice its original size. New cooking rooms, a sewing room, science rooms, and a typewriting room, all fully equipped, are at the service of the pupils. Many new clubs have been formed. Two assemblies, one for seventh and eighth grades, and one for ninth and tenth grades have been arranged each week and more traffic officers have been put on duty to make this new system move along smoothly. The present sophomore class will build up senior grades as they advance, and will be the first class to graduate from the North Quincy High School. Anna Cummings, 10-1. OUR ADDRESSAPHONE SYSTEM North Quincy High is very fortunate in being supplied with one of the best addressaphone systems. It excells by far the old audiophone system which was removed last year. Vifhend it was installed it required new speakers, ampli- fiers and controls. The addressaphones are controlled from the office, with an auxiliary control box in the moving picture booth at the rear of the auditorium. - In the office, by Mr. Collins' desk, is one of the control boxes, finished in black. Through a wire screen may be seen amplifying tubes. In the middle of a panel is an amplifying switch, which turns on the current. Vtlhen this switch is on, a red light glows. At the right of the panel are three switches, one for the speakers in tl1e old building, one for the speakers in the new building, and one for the monitor, or office speaker. On the left are four switches, one to connect the phonograph, an- other the radio, and the other two connect the office and auditorium microphones respectively. There also is a dial controlling the volume.

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MANET 7 Q SHORT STORY CONTEST Many and varied were the contributions to the Short Story Contest. A committee of teachers consisting of Mr. Hofferty, chairmang Miss Bradley, Miss Gomley, Miss Currier, and Miss Marriner acted as judges. The first prize of three dollars was won by Mabel MacDonald of the tenth grade, the second prize of two dollars was given to Eliza- beth Balcom, of the tenth grade, the third prize of one dollar was won by Elinor Reilly of the tenth grade. First honorable mention was attained by Marjorie Bennington of the ninth grade, second honorable mention by Hazel Borne of the tenth grade and third honorable mention by Priscilla lVallace of the ninth grade. First honorable mention in poetry was given to Bernice Lyford of the ninth grade for her poem on t'Sunset , second honorable mention to Elizabeth Balcom of the tenth grade for her poem on Yision g third honorable mention to Hazel Borne of the tenth grade for her poem on Cloud Fanciesf' THE FORERUNNER -A TRUE STORY It was night. A glorious harvest moon rode majestically across a starlit sky, shedding her silvery light on field and grove, wooded hill and quiet valley. Across the fields a beautiful river wound its graceful way to the sea. Like a silver ribbon it lay reflecting on its placid sur- face the illumination of the heavens. ' Grandmother and I sat beside the window. Mother and Brother Bruce had gone to the post-office and general store which held forth in the next village to ours, a distance of about two miles. We were alone, except for our be- loved little Scotch Terrior, Sandy, who lay con- tentedly snoring at our feet. Nearby stood a chenile covered table, on which sat a large pedestalled oil lamp, its fat bowl gay with scar- let flannel, which floated slowly around in the oil. But tonight the lamp was not burning. Grandmother loved to sit in the moonlight and look out across the river beyond which lay her father's farm, where on a slight eminence, be- side a clump of evergreen trees, stood her father's house, the house in which she was born, reared, and married. Grandmother was a wonderful story teller, but only under certain conditions. There' must be quiet, we must pay attention, and we must believe what she told us. And tonight when she asked me to blow out the lamp, and come sit beside her, I knew I was to hear some- thing that happened in the long, long ago. First, she told me of an incident in the life of the late Queen Victoria, who was Grand- mother's ideal of all that was fine and noble in womanhood. Then came a story of the elves which were supposed to inhabit the lakes and streams, valleys and hills, of old Scotland. At a most interesting point in the story, we suddenly heard voices, the familiar voices of mother and Brother Bruce, coming from the direction of the path, which led from the main road, but was hidden from our view, by the great barn. I sprang up and ran to the door, but as I opened it the voices'seemed to fade away-and no one appeared around the corner of the barn. At the same moment, Sandy, who had followed me, raised his head and emitted a long, doleful cry. Grandmother rose hastily and closed the door. She patted the trembling Sandy head and spoke a quiet word to him, and then returned to her chair by the window. I was puzzled by what had happened, but Grandmother only answered my surprised ex- clamations by asking me to be seated again beside her, and to be very quiet. After perhaps three or four minutes, the voices of mother and Bruce again came clearly to our listening ears. Again I ran and opened the door, but as before the voices died out and no one appeared. And once more, Sandy gave tongue in a long mournful wail. This time I was really alarmed, and nervously questioned Grandmother as to her opinion of the strange occurrence. It is a forerunner, child, she said. A forerunner, what is that Grandmother? I asked. It is the sign that is sent to the Mac- Neilsf, she replied, in a low and reverent voice. fGrandmother was a lVIacNeil.j We call it the forerunner. It appears in many a guise, some one of which comes to us before great trouble, death, or disaster. VVe shall hear some news tonight. I have been warned to be prepared, and Sandy has seen what we have only heard, for dogs you know have the gift of second sight. And so Grandmother sat, with tightly clasped hands and gently swaying body, while I with pounding heart crouched beside her, holding fast to her skirts. Then for the third time we heard the voices, but this time they had a reality and nearness, and in a moment the forms of mother and Bruce appeared on the path which led from the barn to the house. VVhen they had entered the house, and the lamp had been lighted, I knew at once from the gravity of their faces and by their subdued voices, that something unusual had occurred. And then they told us. Mother had received a letter that night from