Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE GOLDEN ROD. look so, when we were asked the result of our Hallowe’en charms. It is said that misery likes compa- ny. However that may be, we were certainly delighted to hear that three or four of our friends had met with results similar to our own, and we cheerfully agreed with one who said, “111 never waste my time with Hallowe’en charms again; there’s no truth in them, any way.” R. PERSONAL EDITED BY Jennie Griffin, Edith Eaton, Herbert A. Thompson. Miss Fanny Eady, ’96, has re- moved from town. Miss Prince, teacher of drawing, teaches in the schools at Lexing- ton, Mass. Miss Annie Eady, ’96,an editor on this staff, has resigned on account of her removal from town. She was a very able scholar, and will be missed both as a scholar and editor. Miss Eaton, ’96, has been elected to fill the vacancy. Among our visitors of the past month were Mr. S. J. Nowell of the Rockport, Maine, High School, Dr. Sheahan, and Supt. Lull. Vis- itors are always welcome, and a cordial invitation is extended to all who are interested in the school. We were sorry this month to lose Miss Gerrish, ’94. She was one of our Exchange editors on the Golden Rod, and as a scholar she has a most excellent record. By a vote of the editors the position made vacant by her removal has been filled by Miss Pope, ’95. MR. AND MRS. CORTHELL’S RECEP- TION TO SUPT. AND MRS. LULL. The reception tendered by Mr. and Mrs. Corthell to Supt. and Mrs. Lull deserves more than a passing notice. The school com- mittee was well represented, and the Quincy teachers were present almost without exception. Though the evening was stormy, the cer- tainty that there would be a Lull in the storm was sufficient to bring together about one hundred guests. When one has mentioned the host and the hostess, together with the guests, and has added the fact that Weber of Boston was caterer, there is surely no need of making the perfectly obvious remark that the occasion was an especially brilliant social success Mr. and Mrs. Corthell’s graceful hospitality will be long remembered by the Quincy teachers. LOCALS. EDITED BY Annie E. Burns, Daisy C. Bemis, Percy A. Hull. Holidays occur quite frequently of late. Who has died ? Masculine mem- bers of ’94 please explain. How on earth can one find the north, south, east, and west at the north pole? Some one speaks of the proces- sion of the equinoxes. Did it take place in the late presidential cam- paign ? The fourth class are to write a novel of twelve hundred words. We shall now be able to ascertain the future authors of America. The miscreants who wrote vul- gar and indecent language on the school building ought to be pun- ished to the fullest extent of the law. Some of the boys of ’94 curl their hair, bringing a curler to school for that purpose. It was n’t a success one morning, because there was no fire. One morning lately one ot the absentees was inquired for, and it was found that no classmate ever visited her. We think all the pu- pils should be interested in one another. The vacation of Thursday and Friday, which we much enjoyed, is, we find, to benefit us. The teachers who visited schools on Friday have returned to us with renewed enthusiasm after exchan- ging thoughts with other workers in the same profession.

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THE GOLDEN ROD. latent acquisitions are an Apache otSjlai bdttle of southern beetles and centipedes given by Rev. Mr. Cotton ; a piece of a flag which Far rag ut carried, and some paper pressed until it is as hard as iron, presented by Miss Dorety, ’95; some paper which survived the Boston fire, from Miss Cudworth, ’95, and some shells from Miss Mary Sampson, ’95. Perhaps there are others who have relics that they care- little for. If so, here is a good chance to dispose of them. E. The zeal with which the ’96 boys exercise with the weights is amus- ing. They scorn to take the small weights, even the thirty-pound one being too light, but the fifty-six is just the thing. They drag it around and manage to get it over some six feet of ground, and ima- gine their muscle has increased fifty per cent. The trouble comes, however, in bringing it in. Their strength seems to fail entirely all of a sudden, and for this reason it has been thought best to restrict their ardor to thirty pounds. E. A few girls were gathered to- gether in a room of the ----------- school building, on the last day of October, and they were discussing various charms which were said to yield very satisfactory results if tried Hallowe’en. It was of course very foolish, but the writer, wish- ing to see what results would real- ly follow some of the experiments, was one of those who promised to try a few of the charms and report on their success or failure, as the case might be. In accordance with this promise we valiantly sallied forth that evening and marched along the sidewalk looking neither to the right nor to the left, trembling lest any chance should make it neces- sary to speak, thereby causing us to lose the precious mouthful of water which we were carefully guarding, for the following instruc- tions had been received : “Fill your mouth with water, then go out on the street, and the first name you hear is sure to be the name of your future husband. If you fail to hear any name, you will be an old maid.” What a terrible fate ! For a few seconds all went well, and then the utter absurdity of the whole proceeding excited an uncon- trollable desire to laugh. A mo- mentary struggle with the fatal de- sire, a gasp, a choking sensation, and our cherished mouthful of water was gone, and sadly we re- turned home, feebng as if a placard labeled “Old Maid” were some- where attached to us. Our spirits soon rose, however, and we began to roast some chest- nuts, each one of which was called by a different name. Very anxious were we to see which chestnut would be the first to burst open and roll away from its fellows, and as the chestnuts did not roast fast enough to suit us we attempted to push them nearer the coals, there- by burning our fingers, whereupon we left the “hateful things” to their fate, and walked off in high dudgeon to nurse the aching mem- bers. All was quiet in the room, when suddenly there came a noise which sounded to our startled ears like the discharge of a pistol, and some- thing uncomfortably warm struck our face. “Oh! What’s that ?” What indeed but one of the chestnuts, which, not content with burning our fingers, had jumped up and struck us a warm blow. In order to soothe our outraged feel- ings, we promptly ate that chest- n ut. One more experiment remained to be tried, and trustfully hoping that this last charm would be more successful than its predecessors, we placed on a chair by the side of the bed a glass of water in which was a small stick, and then went to sleep, firmly believing that we should dream we were falling over a precipice, and that the one who might after all rescue us from be- ing an old maid would appear and save us from the fall. When we awoke it was broad daylight, and no dream had visited our pillow. We are afraid we looked wofully foolish, and indeed we deserved to

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THE GOLDEN ROD. Has any one seen burns, scalds or stained hands as a recommenda- tion for the pupils of the cooking class ? The Astronomy class say that the moon is full every month. Really that is not a very compli- mentary way to speak of beautiful Diana. First pupil—President Harrison is not re-elected. Preoccupied Latin student—No? —What part did he take in the Trojan war ? We are delighted to perceive that the young men of '94 are mu- sically inclined, but we beg of them not to practise on their in- struments in study hours. An Astronomy pupil made the statement that the Greeks found the length of the years by the mis- nomer. We were under the im- pression that they used the gno- mon. Some of the young men of the debating society promise to be Cal- houns and Websters. Some day we may be proud to point them out and say, “They were school- mates of ours.” The class of '93 lately had the good fortune to be invited by Mr. Curtis to look at the stars through his telescope. They saw the sat- ellites of Jupiter and other inter- esting phenomena. Visions of slain turkeys, plum puddings and dainties of all de- scriptions troubled our active brains last week, and caused us to be truly thankful for the mental rest we enjoyed afterwards. The third subject for debate was : “Resolved,That the franchise ought to be given to women.” The nega- tive side of the question won the debate. Arguments on both sides were spirited, interesting and amusing. Bellamy is outdone at last! The announcement of oneofour bright- est pupils that within two hundred years Niagara Falls will be no more fills us with dismay. It is more disastrous looking forward than “looking backward.” Latin ’96.—Ubi est equus rustici ? Pupil—The countryman is a horse. The vote cast Nov. 8 in the Quincy High School gave a decid- edly republican plurality. ode to j. c., ’93. Lives of great men all remind us We can awe all future time, And departing leave behind us Footprints in the ceiling lime. Geometry'95. Pupil—The three lines from the vertices to the mid- dle points of the opposite sides are called the meridians (medians) of a triangle. The janitor has done his best for our school yard, and it has a very tidy appearance; but we miss those crisp, rustling leaves which we enjoyed walking through. Physics—The pupil who was in- quiring about a frying pan (grid- iron) pendulum can receive added information, perhaps, at our cook- ing lecture Friday afternoon. The new clock in Room III. is a success. “By day its voice is low and light.” Strange it is, when one is in feverish anxiety over a somewhat neglected lesson and in a state of doubt as to ever being able to see into its mysteries, that clock will quote Longfellow ex- actly :— “Forever—Never! Never—Forever!” As our flag was not obtained in season for Columbus Day, we saw its colors unfurled to the breeze for the first time upon the day of our national election. The rousing strains of the “Star Spangled Ban- ner” greeted the first flutter of its silken folds. The hearty cheers for the flag we love showed the pride and patriotism of every heart. PRIZES FOR DECLAMATIONS, ESSAYS AND TRANSLATIONS. The prizes offered by Mr. Cor- thell are as follows: For declama- tion—First prize, the choice of any one of the three following sets:— American Statesmen, 20 volumes, $25.00 Complete works of Sir Walter Scott, 25 volumes, $25.00