Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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The Golden o. in u c v froiufcM bog Rod. Vol. I. QUINCY, MASS., OCTOBER, 1891. No. 2. THE GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. S U BSCRIPTI ON KATES. For the Year, . 50 cents | Single Copies, . 5 cents Address all communications to A RTHUR V. CURTIS or S A RA HC.M cGOVERN, BUSINESS MANAGERS. EDITORIAL. GENERAL EDITORS. Eva G. Reed, Leila H. Sprague. OUR subscription list presents an encouraging appearance. Enrolled thereon are the names of many of the prominent men of this city,and the total number of subscri- bers is now over three hundred. One of the subscriptions deserves special mention. In this city, scarcely two months ago, a little stranger opened his bright blue eyes to behold for the first time the light of this world. When he was only four weeks old his name was entered as a subscriber of The Golden Rod, and thus his first con- nection with the literary world has been established. We hope that our little friend will continue to aid our paper throughout the com- ing years, and that if at some fu- ture day he should enter this school as a pupil, we may have the pleasure of seeing his name on the editorial staff, and of reading many interesting articles written by him. R. O We are not restricted to a writ- ten system of laws in our school, but if a code were prepared we should expect to find near the top of the sheet, “Cleanliness.” What a simple Anglo-Saxon word, yet what a broad meaning! We wish its importance might be impressed upon all our minds, but there are still some who are constantly be- ing reminded of the fact that stray papers, pencil whittlings, et cetera, are lying about their desks. If they cannot keep so small a por- tion of the room free from dirt, what will be the condition of the homes of which they may have charge at some future time? We do not know, but we hope that be- fore leaving this school they will outgrow this fault. However, it may be too late, for Pope says, “As the twig is bent, the tree ’s inclined.” What a true story the condition of a pupil’s desk tells. If a man were to enter our school with the intenion of employing a boy, probably the first Question he would ask would be, “Where i-s his desk ?” At first sight he would decide whether he wanted the boy or not. Let this be a warning to you, girls as well as boys, and do not lose positions of trust and honor just by your own careless- ness and thoughtlessness. How much might be said upon this sub- ject, it is so broad. But without further discussion let us strive to keep at least our schoolrooms neat and orderly, and go to the Bible for our motto, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” s. When does the nineteenth cen- tury end ? How many I can hear say, “What a question !” But do not be hasty; just consider the matter for a moment. A grammar school pupil who had just com- pleted the study of a certain Uni- ted States History would probably say: “Why, this century ends in 1899, because .Washington died on the last day of the week, in the last month of the last year of the eighteenth century, and the date of his death was Saturday, Decem- ber 14, 1799. But did he die in the last year of the century ? If you will please exercise your im- agination, we will suppose that in the first week of Adam’s life he