Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE GOLDEN ROD. lots was one hundred eleven, all of which were cast for The Golden Rod.. We hope our friends will be as well pleased with the result of the last election as we are, and that they will agree with us in thinking that in this case, at least, a majority vote is certainly the more satisfactory. r. DIRECTORY OF ’91. Mary E. Butler—Bryant Strat- ton’s, Boston. Mary A. Cleverly—Bryant Strat- ton’s, Boston. Annie J. Eaton—At home. Carrie B. Gannett—Bridgewater Normal. Clara L. Graham—Thayer Acade- my. Edith P. Gray—Miss Fish, milli- ner, Quincy. Annie P. Hall—Kindergarten, Bos- ton. Edith W. Jennings—Girls’ High school, Boston Sadie M. Jones—At home. Sadie R. Melzard—Boston Art school. Margaret G. Mundy—Bryant Stratton’s, Boston. Inez L. Nutting—Quincy Training class. Alice M. M. Richards—Quincy Training class. Elizabeth J. Shepherd—Quincy Training class. Frances C.Sullivan—Quincy Train- ing class. Edith B. Waldron—Quincy Train- ing class. Jessie L. Webb—Beals’ College, Boston. Charles L. Hammond—Civil engi- neering, Boston. Walter H. Hersey—Bridgewater Normal. Walter P. Hill—Bookkeeping, Bos- ton. Arthur W. Priest—Boot and shoe store, Boston. Walter E. Simmons, jr.—Shuman’s clothing house, Boston. William L. Thomas—Saville Jones, Quincy. John W. Thompson.—At home. PERSONAL EDITED BY Jennie Griffin, Herbert Holmes. Bertha V. Jameson, ’94, is at Thayer. Nora Leary, ’94, is learning vest making in Atlantic. Abbie Feltis, once of ’93, is read- ing proof in the Patriot office, Quincy. May Merrill, ’93. is preparing for Smith College at Thayer Academy, Braintree. Sadie Badger, once of ’94, is at- tending a boarding school in New Hampshire. Christina Baker, ’94, is taking a course in the Burdett Business College, Boston. Mary Kendrick and Alice Crane, ’93, did not return in September, but are giving their attention to music. Our special teachers this term are: Singing, Mrs. Laura French Smith; Drawing, Miss Jessie N. Prince; Nature, Miss S. E. Bras- sill. Charles and Annie Bennett, ’94, have left us for a course of study at Thayer Academy. We trust these two, who have been our com- panions for over a year, will win as good a reputation in their present school as they have had here with us. As there is no printed list of the graduates ot this school, and as more than a quarter of a century has passed since the first gradua- ting class received their diplomas, we propose to publish month by month the names of the graduates, by classes, and their present resi- dence ; therefore this should be a column of great interest to the alumni. “When the queenly golden rod And purple asters wave and nod Along the woods and lane; When the cardinal blossoms gleam By some quiet, silver stream. September comes again.”

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THE GOLDEN ROD. tractive appearamce on account of the bountiful supply of flowers which evier dwers its surface. s. We still retain our principal, H. W. Lull, and one assistant, Miss Souther, a graduate of ’78; but on the evening of July 2, most of us bade farewell to Miss Pfaffmann, '77, who has taught in the school for seven years. As a token of our respect and esteem, we pre- sented to her complete sets of George Eliot and Thackeray, beautifully bound in calf and mo- rocco. Miss Pfaffmann’s place is now occupied by Miss Winifred Stone, A. M., a graduate first of the Farmington Normal, then of Maine Wesleyan College. The force has been increased by the election of Miss Madeleine Fish, who has been teaching in Wake- field, and is a graduate of Fram- ingham Normal. On account of the great increase in numbers of our pupils, from one hundred twenty-nine to one hundred fifty- eight, it has been found necessary to have an extra assistant. In ar- ranging the week’s program, the great question was “Where shall we put the classes?” But with the use of store and ward-rooms, we all find at least a chance to sit down. It is very evident that a new building is needed, and it now remains for our city or some of our interested philanthropists to con- sider the matter seriously. s. A young man was heard to re- mark, only a few days ago, that a girl has no need of a knowledge of Civil Government. The young man evidently forgets that the time may come when the girl, grown to womanhood, will have an equal right of suffrage with him, in which' case she will require a thor- ough knowledge of the subject in order to vote intelligently. There is another reason why a girl should study Civil Government. Is it patriotic to know nothing of the method by which order is pre- served in our land? Certainly not, and therefore we maintain that every scholar in the high school, girls as well as boys, should take an interest in the government under which he lives. In taking up the subject this term, we first sought a reason for having any government whatever, and came to the conclusion that man has not yet reached that high state of civil- ization which must be attained be- fore he can live peaceably among his fellow-men, restrained by no law save that of his own con- science. R. We have been very much inter- ested in the election of a governor. In looking up his requirements we found that according to the origi- nal law he must be possessed of property to the value of one thou- sand pounds, or nearly five thou- sand dollars, and that he must pro- fess the Christian religion, besides being obliged to inhabit the Com- monwealth for seven years imme- diately preceding his election. We think that the first two require- ments must now be obsolete. Special mention was made of the terms majority and plurality in connection with elections. In this state a man is elected if he re- ceives a plurality, that is, if he re- ceives more votes than any other candidate; but to represent fairly the people he should receive a ma- jority, or more than one-half of the total number of votes cast. On the other hand, if a majority vote were required to elect a candi- date, it might often happen that no one would be elected, and the necessary new election would occa- sion much confusion and waste of time. . R. A few days ago we had a little experience in voting. We had as- sembled to choose a name for our paper, and six different titles were proposed. When the votes were counted, the total number was found to be one hundred forty- eighc, and of these the greatest number received by any one name was sixty-five. A new election was therefore called, and the sec- ond time the total number of bal-

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THE GOLDEN ROD. LOCAL. THE WOODWARD FUND. EDITED BY Pauline Wilkins, Walter Sampson. Physics IIL gives us the informa- tion that an elephant has one tusk. Physics III—A plumb-line is a line with something on the end to make a straight line. French III.—Teacher—What is the word for child in French? Pu pi 1 —L -la-la-la enfa nt—I en- fant. A Fish swallowed a Stone, and was Lulled to sleep in Souther-n seas. [See the editors for a dia- gram of this joke.] We notice a few empty glasses about the rooms, which signify to our sorrow the approaching end of the flower season. Algebra IV.—A pupil giving the answer to her example after ex- plaining, said “7 A-men,” instead of “7 equals A’s men.” Although we have so smart and industrious a fourth class, ,some do not appear to know their names when suddenly called upon. Physiology II.—Teacher—Why should we keep our finger-nails pointed ? First pupil to the next—To scratch you with. Should a former pupil of the school happen in to see us, she would probably miss the autograph album in the girls’ ward-room, for the walls have just been re-papered. A teacher, having told a pupil to rap on the door at the close of the study hour, heard a knock soon afterwards, and said, “That boy has lost his head.” On opening the door and meeting the principal of another school, he said, “O, you ’re the boy that lost his head.” We are glad to know that on ac- count of the continuous use of the blacking brush in the boys’ hall, it has recently become unable to per- form its work. We are very sure a new one will soon be provided. However, we congratulate the boys on their desire to improve their appearance. WHAT is the Woodward Fund? Who or what is Woodward? These questions are constantly being asked by new- comers, and I dare say many pu- f pils who have attended the Quincy schools for several years cannot answer them. So let us read over a few pages of history, and learn that Dr. Ebenezer Woodward was a worthy and respected physician of Quincy, who lived between the years 1791 and 1869. After grad- uating from Dartmouth College, (N. H.) he began the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. Isaac Hurd, continuing it with his uncle, Dr. Samuel Adams. Finally he entered Harvard Medi- cal school, from which he gradua- ted in 1823, and commenced the practice of his profession. Such was the man to whom we are indebted for the fund which is, in course of time, to establish a “female institute.” In this school all the higher branches of learning will be taught to the native born young ladies between the ages of ten and twenty years; for none others but these will be allowed Jo attend. The management, so far as choosing instructors, studies, etc., is to be forever controlled by the settled clergymen of the city; and it was the wish of Dr. Woodward that the school should be as well conducted and as high in every way as any such institute in the state. Will this institute be a benefit to Quincy? We hope it will. However, a high school must be maintained, whether it is attended by sixty or one hundred sixty. But at this time we should lose only sixty-five by the change, and in our present circumstances we could very well spare that number. The question then arises, “Can Quincy afford to support another school?” We do not know, but “time will tell.” The fund has in- creased from $30,000 to $260,750, the present amount, and before the year 1894 some step must be taken for its use. —Leila H. Sprague, ’94.