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

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Sa Zfau Qc 7a 'Wie Mwiei by Marion Mainwarning '39 Probably most of the pupils here at North go fairly often to the movies. Whether they realize it or not, a great many of the pictures they' see have a definite effect upon their school work. In English, in science, in civics, in business subjects, in languages, in history, and in geo- graphy, in art and in music, we study things that we have seen brought to life on the screeng in the theatre, we see people and places of which We already know through our school subjects. Science students could hardly fail to be inspired by The Story of Louis Pasteur, drawing students by Rem- brandt, or music students by Naughty Marietta, Show Boat, or Maytime. Business students and civics students find continual references to their work in pictures of modern times. Pupils who take Latin are made to realize, in many pictures, how great and important a language it has beeng pupils taking French or German see through the foreign films available that they are study- ing living languages spoken by mil- lions every day. The greatest contribution of the moving picture to the school, how- ever, is undoubtedly in the fields of history and literature. In many cases the two are very closely linked, often inseparably so. For instance, the film A Tale of Two Cities not only has a colorful historical setting, but also forms either a preparation for, or a supplement to, the reading of the book. Many pictures, of course, are disappointments because they can scarcely be associated with the books from which they are drawn, but, more and more, movies are being made closer to their origi- nals. It is not necessary, moreover, for a film to be historically accurate in every detail. If it recreates for the student the life, customs, and atmosphere of a certain epoch, it does well. Once it has aroused the pupil's interest in some particular subject, the subject itself will con- tinue to interest him. Students can learn facts from textbooks, but they gain a more valuable knowledge if they can appreciate the human side of history, and very often motion pictures aid this appreciation. Librarians all over the country re- port that when such pictures as So Red the Rose, The Good Earth, Mary of Scotland, and Captains Courageous are playing locally, the T-15 Gooo EARTH , ,,.x THE STORY or ,x louis PAST:-:UR Q 4 l lg ! 1 Y en' 1 QC' cg- , N ' W, K Jill xxx I ' ,L ff l- ,fy ,nl 1' I 'I I . .C ' X .L- f x .V v 'as nt, if - xfL1'3 A ,fa wv 6' Q- : XX 15' 1' wo - ' fl TQ- X459 :Oli M5 NAUGHTY NIANETTA 1 Mmm Mmwmn

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of one nation. The Civil War caused, they say, by differences concerning slave states and free states, concern- ing slavery and abolition. But the real cause-aha! In the National Bridge Tourney of 1850, the first thirteen to place were Northern States' entrees. The Southern Bridge Association protested the Tourney and followings severed re- lations with the Northern faction. In retaliation, independent Northern bridge addicts raided Harper's Ferry and destroyed a large amount of bridge cards stored there. The war followed. wk Ik Ill Ill ll' The inevitable let-down! Thou- sands of bridge-sick citizens search- ing for a Utopia for con-bridge-ers. The result was the migration to the West. What's an Indian compared to a garrulous Bridge player. ik Ik Pk 'lf Ill The sad period of cheap labor. Then relief for the poor worker! Unions, Federations of Unions! The mobilization of the laborers! And the start of the unions can honestly be laid to bridge. Conditions of bridge parties were such as to de- mand some sort of governing body. Some power was needed to regulate booby-prizes, to maintain law and order, and to outlaw professional players. So the Coalition of Bridge Players was formed, and from this coalition sprung the modern union. Indeed, the C. I. O. revolted against the A. F. of L. because of a difference of opinion concerning the psycho- logical advantages of secfond-hand- low. 214 Sk if Ik Ik The Caponian era. Gangs and rackets! Years of futile attempts to jail the Big Shot. Then, success! Al Capone was sentenced to prison, 6 MANET confined to a small cell with a shy- ster lawyer who was up for five years. Capone goes through the nerve wracking period of monotony. He longs for his daily ru-bber. But two can't play bridge, at least, two couldn't until Capone invented Honeymoon bridge and played it every evening with his inmate. Ill lk ik IF lk Time passes. We reach the Cul- bertson era of Bridge, now an in- tricate game. For further reference, inquire of Culbertson. l- Gone 70114 7fze 7ifincf by Leonore Johnson '39 As he stood up, Joe felt suddenly alone. Tense, eager faces strained up at him, waiting for the crucial moment. He had waited a whole year for this event, yet now he felt suddenly weak, and inadequate, for what if he should fail? How would he ever hold his head up again? He could almost hear the taunting, sar- castic laughs which would be the re- sult of a failure. Therefore, he stretched to his full height and bowed majestically. All-right, he said, will you please dim the lights? The room, which had seemed so large before, seemed to hold only a. sea of hostile, expectant faces. Silently, he wished, Oh, let it be a success. Let me earn their respect, this once. He inhaled deeply, closed his eyes, and. . .whoofl It was over! All at once he heard a cheer, so fear- fully, he glanced downward. At what he saw, his countenance lit up, and a smile crossed his face, for he had done it! He had blown out all the candles on his birthday cake!

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I ,T-g,ly-it A TALE or Two Cmzis A f' T MARY or5comNo ,4. Qmhxx 'Z fa x N I 545520, Q-, I ll MW fl 9 XJ' in Q. N 6 C X x x Lg ,ga 'l N' ff. W e il? L i' I li WW II w ill T if 4-r If 1 1 I N 'Q 21164 +1 I X pg 'Q C GY ?e.Ts J .45 g APWNS CouRAGEous eg, c ROMEO AND JULIET fm MARIN Muuwmvc use of books pertaining to their various subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, is greatly increased. In some schools in the country, moving pictures are actually studied in class in connection with academic- al subjects. Whether this is practi- cal or not, surely no one will deny that the influence of the better motion pictures is to interest pupils in school work more, to increase their outside reading, and thus further their cultural background. ' avail. by Jean Finlay '42 Oh, why do women wear such things, Such silly and fantastic things, Upon their heads and over curls That sweep around in crazy swirls. Where do they get their inspiration To make the headgear for a nation? From dishpans and from stove pipe parts And all the stock of vegetable carts. Oh, some are large, and some are small, Obnoxious brims or none at all, And some with crowns that are not there To show the lady's lovely hair. 8 MANET They're trimmed with ilow'rs of every hue And fur and feathers and ribbons, too. The colors and the shapes would both Scare you out of ten years' growth. One year a basket upside down Adorns milady's curl-decked crown, The next a box that's mashed down flat The women call a gorgeous hat. It's papa who pays the prices high And fishes his pockets with a sigh To pay for bits of felt and lace To top each female's charming face.