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

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l BAND AS LITTLE Johnny Appleseed, the newest little seventh grader at North, comes out of the school door one afternoon, he is confronted by an astounding spectacle. Naturally he stops to look, for this will be a new sight to write about in his shiny new diary. Row upon row of marching red and white uniforms confront him, each holding in its upraised arms an instrument. No, it's not tl1e Good Humor men ringing their bells-it's North's band rehearsing its marching and playing. Johnny gazes in awe and blissful thoughts fill his mind of the day when he too will be marching at football games, playing at basket- ball games, perhaps playing a solo at the excellent concert the Band gives every year, and even better yet-being a member of the band when, under Bliss Ruth Chrisman, its director, it wins its A rating at the State and New England Music Festivals. A sudden rush and tumble awakes Johnny from his dream and informs him that rehearsal is over. Picking up his nice, easy-reading books, Johnny Comes Blarching Home Again and greets his mother with, lla, kin I play a instrument in the Page QQ band? even after all his English lessons. To all you other Johnny Appleseeds, practise hard and some day you will be proud to say that you are a member of the North Quincy High School Band. ORCHESTRA 'ITHIYRSDAY night is orchestra night at North. In -L02 under the direction of Bliss Ruth Christman, the orchestra spends long hours evolv- ing the tuneful pieces which we less talented scholars hear at assemblies and other gatherings. There are certain times in the year, however, when the regular Thursday night practice periods expand. The orchestra, moved by a natural love of music and an unnatural love of work, may be heard any day in the week perfecting pieces for the State and New England Blusic Festivals. The time seems not to have been spent in vain for North has always received a high rating at these festivals. Hlany hours are also spent with the Glee Club in producing North's an- nual musical presentation. This year the production was in the form of a cantata Joan of Arc, a new under- taking for North, and one well re- ceived.

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one afternoon il week riding up hill Zlllll down 1l11lc on the broad b11ckol'11 noble beast to the rollicking lllllt' ol' Uh, Give Nle il Cihuir witl1 il NYcll lillllllifll Seat. The girls conduct il gylllliilllil ill wl1icl1 they play games on l1orscb11ck. lllilltl' wl1icl1 they have Zlll outdoor supper. Riding is 211 f,Il'2l.I1ll sport illltl lots ol' fun. The club's motto might well be. Ride, laugh, and be Ill0l'I'y1 for tomorrow we ache. SWIMMING CLUB Ducks like water, fish can't live without it and there's another group of life that likes water almost as 111ucl1 as the fltlCkSmtll21t'S North's girls. Once 11 week tl1e members of the swimming Clllb jaunt gaily up to the Quincy Y. ll. C. A., for their Weekly plunge. They learn to dive, do many different strokes Ellltl most important of all to swim! If you should see a sweet young thing swimming at XYollaston Beach and trying to do the backhand stroke face down, Why you can tell at once she doesn't go to North. But! If you should see a very skillful swimmer go up to her and show her how to do the stroke the right way-XYhy, of course, the skill- ful girl is a member of North's Swim- ming Club. GLEE CLUB CEUUIJNICSSY have you ever see11 1111 0X'gtllllZiLll0ll as b11sy as the Cllec Club? lt's always on the go. The members got their first taste ol' mike fright at thc Thanksgiving llI'U2l1flC'2lSt.. Presto, cl111ngo i11to a piece ol' white cloth ltllll tl1e glee Cllllb and CllUI'llS become EL cathedral choir wl1icl1 gave a Cliristmas program in the auditorium. The Glee Club did something dif- ferent for a production this year. It was a cantata Joan of Arc with feature singers as soloists. Blanche Haskell, Graton Howland, and VValter Kidder were these soloists. On the heels of this performance came the State and New England music festivals. Oh, how hard it was to get up and take a bus in the vicinity of 6:00. After such hard and long days the members agreed that it had been worth all the Work put into it. Because they were in class A they had plenty of competition, Having recovered from such fever- ish activity, said organization found that school was all over. How did the year go so fast? That is the question all the busy members of the Glee Club are asking. 1 1 Page Q1

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DRUM MAJ ORS REMEMBER those smart looking girls in front of the Band at foot- ball games doing the most amazing things with their batons? Remember! who could forget those snappy girls? The competition for the coveted posi- tions was keen-twelve girls for five vacancies. Perhaps you don't realize that the drum majors do more than appear at football games. They went to the festivals and gave a novelty number in the Band concert. In order to perpetuate this corps of drum majors, a class was started at school With 30 members. The future looks very bright for the peppy group of girls who lend such color to the band. Page Q3