Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 202 of the 1894 volume:

BOYNTON RUSSELL Wollaston, Norfolk Downs, Wollaston Park Boston Ex. FURNITURE AND PIANO MOVING A SPECIALTY. ORDER BOX: 25 Merchants Row: 91 Kilby St.: 11 Harrison Ave. Extension. ,eave all orders at 25 Merchants Row. CLAPP BROS., ALL KINDS OF Largest Dry Goods Store in Quincy. Boots, - Shoes - and - Slippers For Men, Women and Children. Agents for LOWEST PRICES in Quincy at Standard Paper Pat ter 71 s and JAS. O'DONOVAN'S SHOE STORE, Lewando s French Dye House. 94 Hancock St., Tirrell’s Block. Quincy. ESTABLISHED 1854 McGrath bros. WILLIAMS JEWELRY STORE, MONUMENTAL WORK, LARGEST IN QUINCY. GRANITE AND MARBLE. QUINCY, MASS. COR. CROSS COPELAND STS. QUINCY ADAMS STATION. A. J. RICHARDS SONS, MISS A. A. BARTLETT, DEALERS IN DRY AND FANCY GOODS. FLOUR, GRAIN AND HAY, COPELAND STREET. BRICKS. LIME AND CEMENT, HT - - - - CUT PRICES IN - - - I). B. STETSON'S CAN BE HAD Ranges and Parlor Stoves Boots. - Shoes - and - Rubbers I‘he only place in Quincy where you will of every description at lower prices and better quality than at any other place. All goods warranted. Any goods in Bos- find a large stock on hand. Repairs fur- nished for any stove manufactured. Job- bing of all kinds. Plumbing and Piping done at short notice. ton can be had at their regular prices by FOSTER BROS., 16 and 18 Hancock St. giving a few hours’ notice. J. B. FOSTER. Prop. AI) VER 7'IS EMENT S. - WOLLASTON SHOE STORE, - A. L. BAKER, Prop. Don’t go to Boston two or three times to get fitted. YOU CAN BUY CHEAPER AT HOME. - - KELSO’S - BOSTON, WOLLASTON, ANO NORFOLK DOWNS EX. Bcsrcrr crncES: 174 Washington St, 15 Devonshire St., Telephone- 137$. 128 State Street, Telephone 1135. Order Box No. 5 North Market Street. Order Box Wollaston, C. H. Backus' Store. FURNITURE MOVING. LONG SAUNDERS, DR. BAM FORD, Designers and Manufacturers of ♦FIRE dUST-Qtlt TA1L0R. FOREIGN HND DOMESTIC GOODS. •••Statuary, Monuments, Etc. Gentlemen’s own material made up in first class style. Also Cleansing and Pressing. Works at South Quincy, Mass. Everything done in First Class Style. DR. BAMFORD, Near Quincy Adams Depot. Opposite Post-Office, - Quincy. •a-HBBOTT MILLER’S EXPRESS. --ALL PARTS OF- Quincy, Hough’s Neck and Boston. BOSTON OFFICES: Leave at i and p. m.—73 Central Street, 10 Faneuil Hall Square, 15 Devon- shire Street, 174 Washington Street. Leave at 1.15 and 3.15 p. m.—32 Court Square, 42 Franklin Street, in King- ston Street. Quincy Office: F. F. Crane’s, 4 Chestnut Street.—Leave at 9 and 10 a. m. Fl RNITURc HND PIHNO MOWING SOLICITED. J. J. LORD’S Wollaston, Norfolk Downs Boston EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICES: 14 Devonshire Street, m Kingston Street. Wollaston Order Box, A. L. Baker’s. 't elephone from Devonshire Office, No. 2420. F. H. CRANE SONS, Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, Also all kinds of Poultry Supplies. Plaster, Brick, Lime, Cement, Drain Pipe, Etc. Branch Store at Quincy Adams. Telephone Connection. QUINCY, MASS. Hav a Specialty. Choice N. V. and Eastern by the bale, ton or car load. THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY puri}itur ?, jHardu are, paityt ar?d Oils ---IS---- FRANK F. CRANE’S, 4 Chestnut Street, - Quincy, Mass. GEORGE H. BROWN CO., (ESTABLISHED 1887.) ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. Agents for the Purchase, Sale and Leasing of READ - ESTATE, And Negotiators of Mortgages on City Property. INSURANCE Placed in reliable companies at the lowest rates, and losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office. Telephone No. 227-2. AD VER TISEMENTS. « S WITH IN -f BROS., Manufacturers and Importers of piqe Tlo umei tal ai}d Statuary U ot% OFFICES AND WORKS: 49 Granite Street. |8S Dartmouth Street, Quincy, Mass. 1 New Bedford, Mass. Four minutes'walk from Quincy Station, O.C.R.R. TELEPHONE NO. 210, QUINCY. we import and manufacture Monuments from the following Granites'.— Quincy. Westerly, Barre, Concord, Swedish, Scotch, German, Norwegian, Ponemah, Oak Hill, Mill Stone Point, Milford, English. Irish, Labrador, Emerald Pearl, Bay of Fundy, Ryegate, Black Diamond, Hallowell, Groton, Richmond, Clark’s Island, Sunapee. R. J. LARKIN, General Manager. ESTABLISHED BY CHAS. P. TIRRELL, 1822. TIRRELL SONS, CARRIAGES AND HARNESS Carriage Repairing in all Branches. + Horse • Clothing • and • Stable • Furniture- + 100 HANCOCK STREET. IT WILL PAY YOU T TO VISIT THE LARGEST • DRV GOODS STORK BE- ••• • TWEEN BOSTON AND BROCKTON............ D. E. WADSWORTH CO. ELLA M. FREEMAN, POST-OFFICE STORE. QOINCY point, mass. BOOTS, SHOES «S: RUBBERS, Dry and Fancy Guods, Stationery, Confec- tionery, Cigars and Tobacco. Periodicals, Etc. Special care given to orders for goods not regularly kept on hand • QUINCY MUTUAL FIRE • 'IOSURAOdE • £0 + EVERY LOSS PAID IN FULL. + Amount of Risk 332,583,088. Total Liabilities, $251,816.61 Dividends Paid on Every Expiring Policy. CHAS. II. HOWLAND, Pres. Treas. Wji. H. FAY, Sec’y. ROGERS BROS., +- Wholesale and Retail drocers ar?d provision Di?al ?r5, ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. The only agents for Keene Creamery But- ter and Confidence Flour. BOSTON BRHNCH CROCGRY. J. F. MERRILL, •f G'R'O’C’E'Rd-E-S ?• AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. FLOUR, TEAS, COFFEES. • Durgin Merrill’s Block, Hancock St., Quincy, Mass. E. H. DOBLE CO.. (,roeeries, Flour, • provisions, HHY AND GRAIN. -v Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. WEST QUINCY, MASS. E. H. DOBLE. H. F. DOBLE. PRATT CURTIS, Q IOIQE ■ FpWTIliy GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. 25 SCHOOL STREET, + QUINCY. MASS. •- AD VER TISEMENTS. GIVEN AWAY ! + MR. A. FRANK BUSSELL Will present a pretty Souvenir Spoon to every person who has one dozen Cabinet Photographs taken at his studio before Nov. i, 1893. CHILDREN'S PICTURES R SPECIALTY. -hh- A. FRANK BUSSELL, ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. QUINCY CAFE, +- 6 CHESTNUT STREET. . ICE■ CREAM • AND • SHERBETS. . CATERING. Home Made Bread, Cake and Pastry. j. McFarland son, -s arpeQters ar?d Builders, Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur- nished for the erection of build- ings of any style or size. Repairing in all its branches a Specialty. Shop and Residence, corner Arlington and Brooks Sts., Wollaston, Mass. • • ■ ESTABLISHED IN 1592. K- • • NOTHING ANCIENT ABOUT US. JOjd SOK BF}OS.’ 139 HANCOCK STREET. J. W. MeANARNP2Y, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, HANCOCK STREET. QUINCY, WHSS. FRANK BREWER, GROCERIES -K - - AND - - - -h- PROVISIONS, 160 GRANITE STREET. JUDSON L. SMITH, $ Select Family Groceries. Best Grades of Flour, Vermont Creamery Butter, Canned Goods, Crockery, and everything found in a first-class grocery. A line of Fresh Goods at Prices Beyond Competition. BEAL STREET, WOLLASTON. A. J. HIGGINS, 162 Washington Street, - Quincy. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, Trimmings, Stationery, Etc. FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERY. Also Agent for Back Bay Custom Laundry. MILLINERY. A Large Assortment of New Fall Goods Ready for Inspection. Trimmed Felts and French Made Hats At Low Prices. A. M. TINGLEY, Room 30. Adams Building. Quincy. ] Entrance Next Door to P. O. AD VER FI SEMEN! S. -t- W. D. ROSS, -t- DEALER IN Stationery, School Supplies, and all Monthly and Weekly Publications� Oppo. Depot, - - - Wollaston. C. F. CARLSON, DEALER IN j RUIT, j ONFECTIONERY AND jSTATlONERJ. SELLS TICKETS TO AND FROM EUROPE� A FULL LINE OF - - - - ipu pErs oqoc ites - MAY BE FOUND AT THE STOKE OF CH4S. C. HEARN, DRUGGIST, Faxon's Block. - - Quincy, Mass. � :. E. R. SOUTHER, NO. 1 GRANITE STREET. At the above Newspaper and Periodical Store can be found a variety of the best Letter and Note Paper, Visiting Cards and Envelopes, Pens. Pencils, and every- thing found in the stationery line: also Scissors, Pocket Knives and Razors: Lowney’s Best Confectionery, and other articles too numerous to mention. Remember the place.—No. i Granite St. GRANITE SHOE STORE. .:. SCHOOL SHOES MADE A SPECIALTY. Dongola Double Sole, Square Foxed, and Tip, Button or Lace for $2, $2.50 $3. Parents should sec our North Shore Shoes in Button or Lace} Goat and Bogota Kid. Misses foi $1.50 and Childrens for gi.25. Also Mens, Boys' and Youth's Fine Shoes. H. A. FELTIS, Manager ROBINSON BLOCK. MISS C. S. HUBBARD, GSTHBLISHED 1876. fASH ION ABLE Vil LLINEF Y. C. F. PETTENGILL, - J E W ELE R. i Ribbons, Laces, Veilings. A Fine Assortment of Watches, Novelties in Fancy Goods. Jewelry and Silverware. HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY. Next to Hotel Greenleaf. HAMLYN GORHAM, Dry Goods, Stationery, Small Wares, Confectionery, Etc. Perry's Block, • Wollaston Heights. buttkrick’s patterns. 158 HANCOCK STREET. OLD COLONY CORN DESTROYER. It is Safe, and Sura Death to Corns, Big and Little. Diructions.—Apply the Destroyer with the brush, night and morning, for five days; soak the feet on the sixth, and the Corn or Callous will gen- I crally come off. If needed, repeat. PRICE, 26 CENTS. PREPARED ONLY HY JOSEPH S. WHALL, APOTHECARY, 141 Hancock Street, - Quincy, Mass. Physicians Prescriptions a Specialty. The Golden Rod. Vol. III. QUINCY, MASS., SEPTEMBER, 1893. No. 1 THE GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. For the Year, . 50cents | Single Copies. . 5 cents Foi sale at E B. Souther’s and at W. D. Ross’ Wollaston. Address all communications to SARAH C. McGOVERN or H. A. THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy (Mass.,) Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITORIAL. GENERAL EDITORS. Jane P. McGovern, Nora G. Forrest. ALTHOUGH we gladly wel- comed the long summer vaca- tion, we all eagerly awaited the opening of the fall term, and re- turned to school with renewed en- ergy, eager to resume our studies. We were very sorry to miss a few familiar faces, especially that of our beloved principal. The High School building, as was expected, was crowded to its utmost, and ’97 was invited to extend its vacation for a short time, until new accom- modations might be prepared. The class from the Annex has t how joined us, and we regret very much that we arc deprived of becoming acquainted with the new class on account of the present arrange- ment. A new board of editors has been chosen for the Golden Rod for ’93-’94, and we hope that the paper will be cordially received by everyone. MCG. The schoolroom should not be regarded as a mere place wherein to recite lessons, with bare walls and no decorations, but should be looked upon as one of the most cheerful of places. The teachers alone cannot accomplish this. They need the co-operation of the pupils. What months could be better suited to these decorations than those of autumn ? Now may be found all the beautiful varieties of autumn flowers and bright col- ored leaves. These abound every- where, and the golden rod is seen in field and on the roadside; and what would be more suitable for the decoration of the Q. H. S. than this bright flower, for which its paper is named? Surely with this object in view, a fresh bunch of flowers every day for the piano would not be amiss. mcg. On returning to school after our vacation, we were all much disap- pointed not to find Mr. Tupper present. After school opened it was announced that Mr. Tupper was quite ill, and would not be with us for some time. Later de- velopments proved his case to be typhoid fever. We all sincerely hope that he may very soon recov- er and return to us. Owing to Mr. Tupper’s illness, Mr. W. C. Akers (Wesleyan University) has been elected to serve as substitute until his return f. The High School building, which was crowded last year, is even more so this year. The class just entering is larger than the other three classes combined, and the building, which accommodates the three higher classes tolerably well, cannot shelter any more. Owing to this fact the scholars of the class of ’97 have teen obliged to attend school after the classes of ’94, 95 and ’96 have been dis- missed. This is not pleasant either for the scholars or the teachers, but it is the best arrangement that can be made for them at present. This crowded condition seems to demonstrate the necessity of hav- ing our new building at once. F. THE GOLDEN ROD. LOCALS. EDITED BY Daisy Bemis. '95, Rose Coyle, '96. Mary Gavin. '94. Helen Turner. '96, Chas. Anderson, ’96, Mary Fitts, ’95. French ’94 — Voila les dragons. Translated—Behold the dragons. With what did the Indians shave themselves before the landing of Columbus ? The dignified seniors were much offended this term by the lower classes being dismissed first Brilliant scholar of ’96—Why is a hen like a pen ? Because it is always scratching. It is sincerely hoped that when we get a new High School the fire escape will be known to all, so they will not have to ask where it is when they are told to go to it. Latin ’96—Remi ad cum legator Iccium cl Andocutnboritim miser- unt. Pupil—The Remi sent to him the lieutenant Iccius and a cucum- ber. Astronomy ’94 Teacher—Ex- plain the ecliptic. Pupil—The epileptic is— [A smile is seen on the faces of the class when someone whispers “fits.”] Conversation overheard between two High School girls :— Well, how did that corn-cure work ? O, that corn-cure was n’t worth a corn(con)tinental. Only one young man of the class of ’94 appeared at school the first day. He threatened to leave on account of being lonely, but after a week another one appeared, so now the class of ’94, like the class of ’93, can boast of two young men. There is a mystery connected with the large room at the Q. H. S. When school was dismissed Friday, the bust of Gen. Grant was in its place, but when school opened Monday morning there was nothing to be seen but a hole in the wall Where is the bust of Gen. Grant ? We are informed in Physics A. that the base of a chair is the seat, set on the ends of the legs. Teacher—Where is Rome ? Pupil—In Italy. Teacher—Where is Italy? Pupil—In Rome. FYench '95 -Le petit Jtiles est tin bon gar con. Translation—Little Julius is a good girl. French ’95—Mademoiselle Tater votilez-vous remoner voire tete tin pen? Response—Which ? The following question is being discussed among the graduates of 93 : Who is the finest looking principal in Quincy ? According to our prodigy in Phy- siology, the spinal column no long- er curves down our backs, but “runs down the front.” Verily, “we live and learn.” History ’9$ requires a long time to get through the Pass of Ther- mopylas, but let us hope their “Greek grit” will stand them in readiness for a good siege to fol- low. Primary class in French—Atten- tion ! Rules for correct pronuncia- tion which are infallible: “Swal- low your words, pinch your nose, and form your lips for whistling.” This accomplished, the science of a graceful language is your own. While I was talking with a grad- uate of the High School a few days ago, I am ashamed to say that not- withstanding the excellent training which I have received at the school for a year, the young lady was obliged to correct my grammar. I should think the pupils of ’96 B. would exhaust Miss Abbe’s pa- tience asking so many questions about the Geometry. It snould be said, however, that the class is obliged to ask questions, for the text-books in use have questions but no answers, and consequently the pupils are obliged to puzzle their brains in thinking out the answers. THE GOLDEN ROD. PERSONALS. EDITED BY Jennie Griffin. '94, Alice Fore, '94. Mary Mon ah an,’94, Lillian Bates,’95, Helen Delory, 94, Alice Sampson, 95, Edith Eaton,‘96. class OF ’93. Carrie B. Baker—With Sanborn, the oculist, Boston. Gertrude A. Boycl—Quincy train- ing class. Annie E. Burns—Quincy training class. Adeline Cashman—Quincy train- ing class. Margaret A. Farrell—Quincy train- ing class. Erminia Kolb—Quincy training class. Ellen McNealy—Quincy training class. Isabel Moir—Quincy training class. Helen E. Nutting—Quincy train- ing class. Catharine T. O’Brien -Bryant Stratton’s, Boston. Mabel E. Oxford—Quincy training class. Eva G. Reed—Boston Normal. Eleanor G. Roche—Quincy train ing class. Frances Talbot—Quincy training class. Cassendana Thayer—Quincy train- ing class. John W. Estabrooks—Architect’s office, Boston. Joseph J. Callahan—At home. Miss Carrie B. Gannett, ’91, is teaching at Pepperel, Mass. Harry O. Parker, '90, intends to enter Tufts college Oct. 5. Mary Shea, ’96, did not return this year, but is studying at home. Ella Loud, ’96, is attending Bry- ant Stratton’s business college. Miss Lena Pfaffman, ’89, has been engaged to teach at Leices- ter, Mass. Mary Souther, ’88, has accepted a position as instructor of music and drawing at the Winthrop Nor- mal school, Columbia, South Caro 11 ina. Clara Merrill has said goodbye to ’95, and is now a pupil at Thayer academy. Charles Walsh, ’95, is employed with Lamkin Foster, Congress street, Boston. Miss Sybylla Pfaffman, a former teacher of this school, is now teaching at the Newton High School. Eva G. Reed, the valedictorian of the class of ’93, was unable to perform her part at the graduation exercises, owing to illness. Miss M. Elizabeth Bates, ’89, has accepted a position as assistant in the gymnasium at Bryn Mawr col- lege, Bryn Mawr, Penn. The class of ’94 have organized and elected the following officers : President, Herbert Thompson; vice- president, Ada B.Thompson ; secre- tary, Mary Gavin; treasurer, Josie G. Mitchell. All of ’94 have returned to school with the exception of Mi- chael Daley, who is working in Dorchester, Charles Fostello, who is at present at home, and Harry Winslow, who is bookkeeping in Boston. The business managers take this opportunity of thanking the former kind patrons of The Golden Rod for the generous support received last year, and hope to be as freely remembered during the ensuing one. We shall continue to send the paper to all those who have paid their subscriptions for the past year until notice to the con- trary is received, and if those whose subscriptions are as yet un- paid would kindly send us the amount, it would lie gratefully ac- knowledged. A girl in a High School was set the task of composing an account of an excursion in the mountains. She wrote in this beautiful vein : “On the lake everything was idyl- lically lovely. Beautiful milk-maids sat under the cows in order to milk them. On the surface of the lake, the charming sight was mirrored upside down. —[Ex. THE GOLDEN ROD. SALUTATORY. AT last the day long looked for- ward to, yet sometimes dread- ed, has come; the day on which we leave the school with which we have so long been associated. How swiftly the time has flown! We can hardly believe that four years have passed since we entered upon our High School course, and that we have arrived at the point where we must sadly bid adieu to school life. What season could be more fit- ting for this occasion than the pre- sent ? The trees have arrayed themselves in their most beautiful vestures. Nestling under leafy canopies, the birds are singing their sweetest songs, and their music is blended with the balmy air of June. The summer breezes, laden with the breath of flowers, are wafting messages of love and ioy to all manking. On every hand we behold the beauties of na- ture, and tonight she joins us in extending our greetings to one and all. Friends, city officials, and citi- zens of Quincy, who have assem- bled here tonight to listen to the graduation exercises of the Class of ’93, and who have always taken such an interest in our school, it is my great pleasure as well as duty to bid you a cordial welcome. Parents of the class of ’93, we extend to you a filial greeting. It is through your never-tiring care and support that we are enabled to hold the position we do tonight. Your loving guidance and counsel have ever been with us, and for all this we can find no words sufficient to express our gratitude. As we are about to enter upon the broad field of life, it is our earnest desire to accomplish therein that which will be an honor to you, and which may perhaps repay you in part for your loving care. We would now salute our school committee and superintendent, who so wisely and carefully supervise the schools of our city, especially the High School. We know that you have always taken a great in- terest in us, and we highly appre- ciate your able and zealous efforts in our behalf. Schoolmates, our greetings and best wishes. Though we shall no more be associated with you day by day, and though we shall not meet with you when you again re- sume your studies, nevertheless the friendships which we have formed among you will always re- main. You have our best wishes for a successful course, and when you shall occupy our places, may you be able to look back upon high- ly profitable days. Ever be loyal to your school; neglect no “golden opportunity,” and thus you will leave a glorious record. And now to you, our esteemed teachers, we extend our heartiest greetings. You have labored long and earnestly for our instruction. Through your endeavors we have been able honorably to complete our course. Not only have you taught us the requisite branches of knowledge, but by your example and precepts you have ever held before us ideal manhood and wo- manhood, thus molding our char- acters and elevating our purposes, —lessons far more important than any learned from books. You have helped us over many rough places in the path of knowl- edge, and step by step have led us up to higher planes from which we might obtain a broader view. Your patience has been never-ending, your assistance ever ready and willing. Words cannot express our gratitude for the many favors received from your hands. As we must part, we leave with you our best wishes, and we shall carry away many pleasant recollections of the days we have passed to- gether. Classmates, I extend to each of you a most cordial welcome. As we meet tonight we experience a feeling of joy mingled with sad- ness. Although we must sever the ties of companionship which have become stronger day by day, nevertheless not one link of the “golden chain” that binds us in loving friendship can ever be bro- THE GOLDEN ROD. ken. Tonight we stand on the threshold. Behind us is the school life we have just finished. Before us the portals of life’s school are opened wide to receive us. Above the entrance I fancy I see the following words inscribed: “Something yet to be attained.” Indeed, we feel that we have by no means reached the acme of knowledge, for there are more steps for us to climb, and Minerva stands waiting to offer us many things from the richness of her store. Though we reluctantly leave the school within whose walls we have received instruction and pleasure, let us enter upon our life work with a determination to succeed. May we at all times do our duty. Let us waste no oppor- tunity for ennobling ourselves and shedding an influence for good around us. Classmates, let us— “Do noble things, not dream them all day long, And so make lite, death, and that vast forever, One grand, sweet song.” —Cassendana Thayer, ’93. CLASS POEM-1893. Backward we look with ever lingering eyes, And with reluctance close the school- room door; While joyous memories in our minds arise, Of by-gone times too lightly prized be- fore. We recollect our pride and keen delight, When problems deep at last were fully solved, Or Latin sentences were read aright,— Hard sentences, that patience great in- volved. Sweet memories of our pleasant inter- course, With dear familiar scenes for aye en- twined, We know the mystic power to enforce Regrets that we must leave so much be- hind. Still comes an impulse o’er us with the day Bidding us hasten forward, thus to learn What fortune has for us of grave or gay, Our restless human hearts would tate discern. Whate’er our way, whate’er our fate may be, With whatsoever dangers we may cope, Whatever lot before us we may see, We will endure it while we still have Hope. Yes, Angel Hope our aid and stay shall be. That Hope which through all ages has endured, And through the world’s long troubles ceaselessly The timorous heart of man hath aye as- sured. When fair Pandora could not overcome The overpowering wish to ascertain Of golden wealth within that box the sum, Then first on earth began misfortune’s reign. But Hope came, too, with her bright rain- bow hue. To assuage the sorrow and to heal the pain Of man; and more, she did his soul im- bue With thoughts of happiness he yet might gain. And ever since, this varied world through- out, Eternal Hope hath made her welcome way, Shedding on many a path her joy about. On great and lowly with impartial ray. Thus when the rich man, tired of soulless ease, Doth loathe his aimless life, by Hope he can For noble uses turn his treasure keys. And gain reward by aiding fellowman. And when the poor man, wearied by his toil, Would murmur. Hope low whispers that he may Lay down his burdens, leaving labor's moil For rest eternal; cheered he goes his way. Great men with mighty works for them to do, Oft pause in dread lest they more strength should need, Till courageous Hope sweeps before their view, And lo! the world is glad by some grand deed. And humble men, in humble spheres re- pining That’t is not theirs great actions to per- form, By Hope are told that God is still assign- ing All parts, with-love and justice uniform. So as we sadly close the schoolroom door, And at the portal of Life’s school we stand, Dear Hope, we pray thee, ever as before. Take our hands in thine own all helping hand. Until Life’s lessons all at last are done. And golden light streams forth through “Gates Ajar,” Until Life's graduation day is won, Sweet Hope, be thou, we pray, our guid- ing star. —Annie E. Burns, '93. THE GOLDEN ROD. FRENCH TRANSLA IVON. E VIEUVILLE was sudden- ]y interrupted by a desperate cry, and at the same time a pecul- iar noise was heard. This cry and these noises came from the in- terior of the ship. The captain and lieutenant hurried towards the gun-deck, but they were una- ble to enter. All the cannoneers were ascending, dismayed. Some- thing frightful had just happened. One ot the carronades of the bat- tery, a piece of eighty calibre, had become detached. Nothing more terrible can happen to a man-of- war at sea going at full speed. A cannon which breaks its moor- ings becomes suddenly no one knows what kind of a supernatural monstei. It is a machine trans- formed into a demon This mass running on wheels has the move- ments of a billiard-ball, inclining with the rolling of the ship, plun- ging with the pitching; goes back, crosses the ship from one end to the other like an arrow, whirls, conceals itself, kills, exterminates. It weighs ten thousand pounds and bounds like a child’s ball. There are sudden whirlings cut- ting right angles. What is to be done ? How is one to get the mastery over it ? A tem- pest will cease, a cyclone pass over, the wind calm, a broken mast can be replaced, but what is to be done with that monster of bronze ? How is one to begin ? Yon can reason with a dog, stun a bull, fascinate a snake, frighten a tiger, and soothe a lion, but there is no resource with this monster, a de- tached cannon. You cannot kill it ; it is dead, and at the same time it lives. It lives a wicked life which comes to it from the infinite. In an instant all the crew were on deck. The accident was the fault of the captain of the gun, who had neglected to lock the nut of the mooring-chain and badly shackled the four wheels of the car- ronade. A strong wave having struck the port side, the poorly shackled cannon recoiled, broke its chain, and began to wander freely about the deck. Let one imagine, in order to have an idea of this strange slipping, a drop of water careering over a pane of glass. When the chain broke the can- noneers were in the battery, some in groups, others scattered about occupied with their usual work when sailors are in anticipation of a clearing of decks for action. The cannon, thrown by the pitching of the ship, scattered this group of men and crushed four at the first blow, then, darting back, was dis- charged by the rolling of the ship, and cut a fifth miserable one in two, and hurled to the port side a piece of the battery which it de- tached. Thence came the cry of distress which they had just heard. All the men hurried to the companion- way. The battery was emptied in the twinkling of an eye. The enormous cannon had been left alone. It was its own mistress and the mistress of the ship. All the crew, men accustomed to laugh in battle, trembled; to describe such terror in words is impossible Captain Boisberthelot and Lieu- tenant Le Vieuville, both brave men, were, however, standing at the top of the stairs, mute, pale, and hesitating, looking down on the gun-deck. Some one nudged them with the elbow and went down. It was the passenger, the peasant, the man of whom they were speaking a moment ago. The cannon careered to and fro on the gun-deck. It continued capering over the ship ; it had al- ready broken four other guns and made two holes in the side of the ship, fortunately above the water line, but through which the water would enter if a squall came on. It threw itself frantically against the frame of the ship. The strong beams resisted. The curved tim- bers had a peculiar solidity, but one could hear them crack under this huge mass striking on ail sides at once. The four wheels passed and re- passed over the dead men, cutting, crushing and mangling them ; the five bodies made twenty fragments THE GOLDEN ROD. which rolled across the deck ; the dead heads seemed to cry out; streams of blood were forced out on tie flooring according to t rolling of the ship. The inside planking, damaged in several places, began to leak. The whole ship was full of this terrible noise. The captain quickly regained his calmness, and by his orders they threw everything through the open- ing into the gun-deck that would blockade or stop the course of the ungovernable cannon,—the mat- tresses, hammocks, spare sails, rolls of rigging, and the crew’s sacks. But what could these trifles do? No one dared descend to place them as it was necessary. In a few minutes they were reduced to pulp. Suddenly, in this kind of unat- tainable circle where the escaped cannon bounded, one saw a man appear. It was the author of the catastrophe, the captain of the can- non, guilty of negligence, and the cause of the accident, the master of the carronade. Having done the mischief, he wished to repair it. He grasped an iron bar in one hand and a length of heavy tackle with a slip-knot in the other, and jumped through the opening into the gun-deck. He crawled along the side ot the ship, his bar and cord in his hand. The cannon appeared to under- stand, and as if it expected a snare shunned it. The brave man pur- sued it. The cannon seemed to perceive him, and without taking the trouble to return, recoiled on the man with the promptness of a stroke of an axe. The man, hurled against the side of the ship, was lost. All the crew uttered a cry. But the old passenger, until then immovable, threw himself forward more rapidly than- all these fierce movements. He had seized a bale, and at the risk of being crushed, he succeeded in throwing it be- tween the wheels of the cannon. This decisive and perilous action could not have been executed with more correctness and precision by a man trained in all the exercises described in Durosel’s book on “Manoeuvers of Sea-guns.” The bale acted like a plug. A pebble will stop a block, the branch of a tree turn an avalanche. The carronade stumbled. The cannoneer, in his turn seizing this fearful pause, thrust his iron bar between the spokes of the hind wheels. The cannon stopped. The man implanted his bar like a lever and made it %way. The heavy mass fell down with as much noise as a tower-bell which falls, and the brave man, rushing heed- lessly forward, passed the slip-knot around the neck of the vanquished bronze monster. It was ended. The man had conquered. The ant had got the better of the mastodon, the pigmy had made thunder a prisoner. The soldiers and sailors applauded. All the crew hurried with ropes and chains, and in an instant the can- non was fastened. —Nellie Me Nealy, ’93. SOME HOMERIC RELICS THE Smithsonian Institute at Washington has lately re- ceived a wonderful collection of Trojan relics, the gift of Madame Schliemann, widow of Doctor Schliemann, the great archaeolo- gist. There are one hundred and eighty-eight of these articles, and although they have little intrinsic worth, their historic value is very great. Most of the ornaments and vessels of gold and silver which were dug from the ruins were sold to different museums, to pay for the expense of excavation, but Doctor Schliemann made many fine gifts of {unique collections to various museums, and his widow has kept up the noble practice. Until Doctor Schliemann dug- down thirty-five feet into the earth and found the city of Homer’s song, the story was generally thought to be a myth. Four cities had been built one upon the other, and had decayed in turn. But there was stili the original Troy, and three thousand years after its destruction its streets were once more trodden by human feet. An enormous quantity of all THE GOLDEN ROD. sorts of relics was found, especially pottery and bronze. The pottery was almost all shattered, but could be reproduced. As Troy existed in the bronze age, before the use of iron was discovered, the arms and implements found were gener- ally of bronze. Among those sent to the Smithsonian are weapons, nails, pins and sinkers. There are several ivory needles about four inches long, used by Trojan women three thousand years ago, and numerous whorls used in spin- ning- There are bone spoons and sharpened sticks which the Tro- jans used for knives and forks. Drinking vessels are numerous, and in many different forms. The purpose for which most of these articles were designed is plain enough. But there is a small ivory ball, about as big as a robin’s egg, that puzzled the scientists. A woman, looking at it, declared instantly that it was a darning egg, which is far from improbable. The Smithsonian is full of an- cient objects of the profoundest in- terest, but the Trojan exhibit is perhaps the most striking and val- uable of them all. —[Youth’s Companion. “Pictures in the Fire” in the “Banner” is a composition which we have all enjoyed reading. In looking over the Commence- ment numbers we find that the greatest part are arrayed in holi- day attire, and arc very attractive. We will not attempt to say which is the best essay in the Springfield Recorder, for all are very well written and equally in- teresting. The Needham High School Ad- vocate has for a motto, “Success crowns effort,” and certainly they have made an effort if we may judge by the essays and editorials in the June number. We are sorry to see that there is some talk of discontinuing the High School Register, as it has al- ways contained many instructing articles.' EXCHANGES. EDITED BY Catherine C. Pope, Marjorie L. Souther. Welcome, one and all. The Argus comes to us as bright and witty as ever. One would know the Latin High School Review was a school paper, after perusing the June number. The High School Echo, from Rockland, Maine, has some very interesting essays written by the graduating class. We hope the Oracle from Bel- lows Falls, Vt., will meet with great success. The June number contains an abundance of interest- ing pieces. In coming to us, Old Hughe thinks it advisable to tell us what to read. Thank you, old friend, we will try to read what you pre- scribe for us. We gladly welcome the Palladi- um, and wish it success in its struggle in the literary world. We find the class prophecy, “Looking- Forward,” especially entertaining. We wish to ask those who re- ceive our paper to criticise it, as a favor to us. We will gladly re- ceive criticisms, both favorable and otherwise, in order that we may improve our paper in every way. The Lowell High School Re- view contains an essay entitled “Running a School Paper,” which is very interesting, being written by one of the first editors. We sympathize with the first editors, and can readily imagine their feel- ings of doubt and uncertainty on its first appearance, and hope it will have a successful career. This month v e commence a new year, and wish to receive all our former friends and many new ones. When we receive the school pa- pers each month we feel as though we not only become acquainted “scholar representative” but also with the writers themselves. At the close of last year we exchanged with one hundred and five differ- ent papers. AD VER TISEMENTS. V. J. EMERY, Steam and Hot Water Heating, STOVES, RANGES, FURNACES. WOLLASTON. “ We Take Them Back If They Don V Wear RightT WINKFI ELD BROS., 104 Hancock Street. Boots, • S s a[? R Jbb ?r5- Buy Your New Fall Style Hats AT THE WEST QUINCY Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s pRANITE • pLOTHING • pO., Furnishing and Clothing House. Durgin Merrill’s Block. Quincy. 110 and 112 Copeland Street. = F. J. PERRY, Glenwood Ranges, Carpet Sweepers and Kitchen Goods in Great Variety. ALSO PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. OPPO. DEPOT,........................WOLLASTON, MASS. G. A. BACHELDER, HAIR DRESSER. Shaving Soap, Mugs and Brushes made to order. Razors honed to suit customers. Taylor Building, - Newport Avenue. Wollaston, Mass. ANDREWS, NICHOLSON CO, Boston, Wollaston Heights, Norfolk Downs Montclair and Atlantic —__________EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICE: 32 Court Sq. Telephone 489 ORDER BOXES: French, 10 Faneuil Hall Sq., 5 No. Market Street, Boston. WOLLASTON: Wollaston Hotel, cor. Hancock and Beal Sts; cor. Billings Road and Hancock St. Medicines of all kinds at the lowest possible prices. Also Physicians' Pre- scriptions compounded at very low rates at WILLARD’S DRUG STORE, 27 School Street, Quincy. E. S. THOMAS, HousePainterand Paper Hanger 49 Newport Avenue, Wollaston, Mass. A full line of Wall Papers and Room Moulding constantly on hand. Samples and estimates cheerfully furnished. WHITENING AND TINTING. AD VER TISEMEX1S. The High School Golden Rod. 50 Cents a Year. 5 Cents a Number. Send in Your Subscriptions. For Sale by the Following: E. B. Souther, Quincy. W. D. Ross, Wollaston. AD VER TISEMENTS. . . . THE . . . 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Subscriptions should be sent without delay. Address The Preston Publishing Company, 9 ITain Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. AD VER TISEM ENTS. Pierce s Prescription Pharmacy, Cor. Hancock and School Streets. All prescriptions put up by the proprietor, who can be found in atten- dance day and night. Perfumes, Sponges, Toilet Powders, Soaps, and all articles required for the Toilet. Eloral Cream, a neat and effectual lotion for Chapped Hands, Face, Lips, Rough and Hard Skin. C. H. JOHNSON, DEALER IN Choice Groceries.Flonr Provisions, Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds. Prompt attention to all orders. 160 Washington St. H. LITCHMAN, Manufacturer of and Dealer In Pictures and Picture Frames, Looking Glasses, Steel Engravings, Paintings, Chrotnos. All kinds of Picture Frames made to order. Orders taken for (’rayons, Life Size Pictures, also Pic- tures Enlarged. Room Mouldings, V indow Glass, Rugs, Clocks, Albums, Etc. NO. 6 00P6LHND ST.. QUINCY, MASS. George E. Thomas, CARPENTER AND BUILDER, Plans and Specifications furnished. Jobbing Promptly Attended to. Shop and Residence, No. 8 Newton St.,- WOLLASTON HEICHTS. This space is reserved for George Prout, Quincy s Leading Grocer and Flour Dealer, Garfield St. George Prout, Prop. J. P. Prout, Manager. The Fisk Teachers' Agencies, Everett O. Fisk Co., Props. 4 Ashburton Place, Boston, Mass. 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 106 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. 111. 120 i-2 So. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. 32 Church Street, Toronto, Can. Send to any of the above agencies for ioo-page Agency Manual. Correspondence with employers is invited. Registration forms sent to teachers on application. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GOLDEN HOD. DO YOU ADVERTISE IN..... -4 .......T1?6 (joldei? F od ? IF NOT, WHY NOT? I . - A. G DURGIN. and -of;; .?• RELIABILI ; Y. i- Prescriptions written by any- p blanks, or those 6 yon other dru Patent Medicines . taken and a-fit ju Thermometers S variety. Also e ain usually t« iv anv first-class driu f . (j. Dur iiy )bi - )mc Durqirj 0 fllerril! . - i. ek. BOYNTON RUSSELL, Wollas ton, Norfolk Downs, Wollaston Park Boston Ex. FUR S’IT URE AND PIANO MOVING A SPECIALTY. ORDER BOX: 25 Merchants Row; 91 Kilby St.; 11 Harrison Ave. Extension. C5r'Leave all orders at 25 Merchants Row. CLAPP BROS., Largebt Dry Goods Store in Quincy, Agents for Standard Paper Patter?is and Lewando s French Dye House. ESTABLISHED 1854- McGRATH BROS. MONUMENTAL WORK, GRANITE AND MARBLE. QUINCY. MASS. QUINCY ADAMS STATION. ALL KINDS OF Boots, - Shoes - and - Slippers For Men, Women and Children. LOWEST PRICES in Quincy at JAS. O’DONOVAN’S SHOE STORE, 94 Hancock St., Tirrell’s Block, Quincy. WILLIAMS’JEWELRY STORE, LARGEST IN QUINCY. COR. CROSS CORELAND STS. MISS A. A. BARTLETT, DRY AND FANCY GOODS. COPELAND STREET. HT - - - - D. B. STETSON’S CAN BE HAD Boots, - Shoes - and - Rubbers of every description at lower prices and better quality than at any other place. All goods warranted. Any goods in Bos- ton can be had at their regular prices by giving a few hours notice. A. J. RICHARDS SONS, DEALERS IN- FLOUR, GRAIN AND HAY, BRICKS. LIME AND CEMENT. CUT PRICES IN------ Ranges and Parlor Stoves 'The only place in Quincy where you will find a large stock on hand. Repairs fur- nished for any stove manufactured. Job- bing of all kinds. Plumbing jind Piping done at short notice. FOSTER BROS., 16 and 18 Hancock St. J. B. FOSTER. Prop. AD VER RISE ME NTS. - WOLLASTON SHOE STORE, - A. L. BAKER, Prop. Don’t go to Boston two or three times to get fitted. YOU CAN BUY CHEAPER AT HOME, - - KELSO’S - BOSTON, WOLLASTON, AND NORFOLK DOWNS EX. T30srr02sr omcx:s: «74 Washington St., 15 Devonshire St., Telephone- 137$. 12 State Street, Telephone 1135. Order Box No. 5 North Market Street. Order Box Wollaston, C. H. Backus’ Store. FURNITURE MOVING. LONG SAUNDERS, Designers and Manufacturers of Statuary, Monuments, Etc.- - Works at South Quincy, Mass. Near Quincy Adams Depot. DR. BAMFORD, FinE mwm tailor. FOREIGN HND DOMESTIC GOODS. Gentlemen’s own material made up in first class style. Also Cleansing and Pressing. Everything done in First Class Style. DR. BAMFORD, Opposite Post-Office, - Quincy. •fr HBBOTT S MILLER’S EXPRESS. +? ALL PARTS OF Quincy, Hough’s Neck and Boston. BOSTON OFFICES: Leave at i and 3 p. m.—73 Central Street, 10 Faneuil Hall Square, 15 Devon- shire Street, 174 Washington Street, Leave at 1.15 and 3.15 p. m.—32 Court Square, 42 Franklin Street, 111 King- ston Street, Quincy Office: F. F. Crane’s, 4 Chestnut Street.—Leave at 9 and 10 a. m. FURNITURE HND PIHNO TCOUINC SOLICITED. J. J. LORD’S Wollaston, Norfolk Downs Boston EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICES: «4 Devonshire Street, in Kingston Street. Wollaston Order Box, A. L. Baker’s. Telephone from Devonshire Office, No. 2420. THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY fugituri?, JHardu are, paigt ai)d Oils IS FRANK F. CRANE’S, 4 Chestnut Street, - Quincy, Mass. F. H. CRANE SONS, DEALERS IN Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, Also all kinds of Poultry Supplies. Plaster, Brick, Lime, Cement, Drain Pipe, Etc. Branch Store at Quincy Adams. Telephone Connection. QUINCY, MASS. Hay a Specialty. Choice N. Y. and Eastern by the bale, ton or car load. GEORGE H. BROWN CO., (ESTABLISHED 1887.) ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. Agents for the Purchase, Sale and Leasing of REAL - ESTATE, And Negotiators of Mortgages on City Property. INSURANCE Placed in reliable companies at the lowest rates and losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office. Telephone No. 227-2. AD VER FIS EME NTS. « SWITHIN ••• BROS., Manufacturers and Importers of pii?e (T oi}umer}tal ar?d Statuary U orl . OFFICES AND WORKS: 49 Granite Street. 188 Dartmouth Street, Quincy, Mass. I New Bedford, Mass. Four minutes'walk from Quincy Station. O.C.R.R. • TELEPHONE NO. 210, QUINCY. we import and manufacture Monumerts from the followirg Granites!— Quincy. Westerly, Barre, Concord, Swedish. Scotch, German, Norwegian, Ponemah, Oak Hill, Mill Stone Point, Milford, English, Irish, Labrador, Emerald Pearl, Bay of Fundy, Ryegate, Black Diamond. Hallowell, (iroton, Richmond, Clark’s Island, Sunapee. R. J. LARKIN, General Manager. ESTABLISHED BY CHHS. P. TIRRELL, 1822. .:. TIRRELL SONS, .:. CARRIAGES AND HARNESS Carriage Repairing in all Branches. Horse • Clothing • and • Stable • Furniture. IOO HANCOCK STREET. IT WILL PAY YOU TO VISIT Till-: LARGEST • DRY GOODS STORE BE- • TWEEN BOSTON AND BROCKTON............ D. E. WADSWORTH CO. ELLA M. FREEMAN, POST-OFFICE STORE, QUINCY POINT. MASS. BOOTS, SHOES «Sc RUBBERS, Dry and Fancy Goods, Stationery, Confec- tionery, Cigars and Tobacco. Periodicals, Etc. Special care given to orders for goods not regularly kept on hand QUINCY MUTUAL FIRE • mSORARGE • (J0 + EVERY LOSS PAID IN FULL. + Amount of Risk $32,583.088. Total Liabilities, $251,816.61 Dividends Paid on Every Expiring Policy. CllAS. H. HOWLAND, Pres. Treas. Wm. H. FAY, Sec’y. -+ ROGERS BROS., -k Wholesale and Retail (jnxers ai}d prouisioi} D ?al?r5, ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. The only agents for Keen Creamery Rut- ter and Confidence Flour. BOSTON BRANCH CROCeRY. J. F. MERRILL, G-R 0'C’E RT E’S • RT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. FLOUR, TEAS, COFFEES. Durgin Merrill’s Block, Hancock St., Quincy, Mass. E. H. DOBLE CO.. - - DEALERS IN - - (Jroeeries, Flour� • Provisions, HAY HND CRHIN. -+ Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. WEST QUINCY, MASS. E. H. DOBLE. H. F. DOBLE. PRATT CURTIS, oi 5£ • WW • groceries AND PROVISIONS. 26 SCHOOL STREET, + QUINCY, WRSS. + AD VER TISEMENTS. GIVEN AWAY ! + MR. A. FRANK BUSSELL Will present a pretty Souvenir Spoon to every person who has one dozen Cabinet Photographs taken at his studio before Nov. i, 1893. CHILDREN'S PICTURES A SPECIALTY. —ph— A. FRANK BUSSELL, -ph- ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. -+ QUINCY CAFE, +- 6 CHESTNUT STREET. . ICE • CREAM • AND ■ SHERBETS. ♦ CATERING. Home Made Bread, Cake and Pastry. j. McFarland son, arpeQters • ai?d ♦ Builders, Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur- nished for the erection of build- ings of any style or size. Repairing in all its branches a Specialty, Shop and Residence, corner Arlington and Brooks Sts., Wollaston, Mass. • • • ESTABLISHED IN 1892. •• • NOTHING ANCIENT ABOUT US. jo ksok bf}OS ry}F{K£5. 139 HANCOCK STREET. J. W. McANARNEY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, 122 HANCOCK STREET. QUINCY, WHSS. FRANK BREWER, GROCERIES h— - - - AND - - - -p PROVISIONS, 160 GRANITE STREET. JUDSON L. SMITH, - - - DEALER IN - - - t Select Family Groceries. Best Grades of Flour, Vermont Creamery Butter, Canned Goods, Crockery, and everything found in a first-class grocery. A line of Fresh Goods at Prices Beyond Competition. BEAL STREET, WOLLASTON. A. J. HIGGINS, 162 Washington Street, - Quincy. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, Trimmings, Stationery, Etc. FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERY. Also Agent for Back Bay Custom Laundry. MILLINERY. A Large Assortment of New Fall Goods Ready for Inspection. Trimmed Felts and French Made Hats At Low Prices. A. M. TINGLEY, Room 30, Adams Building, Quincy. Entrance Next Door to P. 0. AD VER TISEME NTS. W. D. ROSS,-K DEALER IN A FULL LINE OF-------- | - ipU ffEV’S «5HOQOC 1TE5 - Stationery, School Supplies, may be found at the store of ar d a� Monthly and Weekly Publications. CHAS. C. HEARN, DRUGGIST, Oppo. Depot, Wollaston. C. F. CARLSON, Faxon's Block, Quincy, Mass. DEALER IN E. B. SOUTHER, NO. 1 GRANITE STREET. j-'RUIT, jSoNFECTIONERY At the above Newspaper and Periodical i Store can be found a variety of the best Letter and Note Paper, Visiting Cards and Envelopes, Pens, Pencils, and every- „ v thing found in the stationery line; also AND OTATIONEF Y. Scissors, Pocket Knives and Razors: y Lowney’s Best Confectionery, and other articles too numerous to mention. SELLS TICKETS TO AND FROM EUROPE, j Remember the place.—No. I Granite St. GRANITE SHOE STORE. SCHOOL SHOES MADE A SPECIALTY. Dongola Double Sole, Square Foxed, and Tip, Button or Lace for $2, $2.50 $3. Parents should see our North Shore Shoes in Button or Lace, Goat and Bogota Kid. Misses' f01 $1.50 and Childrens for $ 1.25. Also Mens, Boys' and Youth's Fine Shoes. H. A. FELTIS, Manager. ROBINSON BLOCK. MISS C. S. HUBBARD, ASHIONABLE Jh. ILLINERJ. Ribbons, Laces, Veilings. Novelties in Fancy Goods. buttekick’s patterns. 158 HANCOCK STREET, OLD COLONY CORN DESTROYER. It is Safe, and Sure Death to Corne, Big nd Little. Directions.—Apply the Destroyer with the brush, night and morning, for five days; soak the feet on the sixth, and the Corn or Callous w ill gen erally come off. If needed, rei eat. PRICE, 25 CENTS. I'KHTAKED ONLY IlY JOSEPH S. WHALL, APOTHECARY, 141 Hancock Street, - Quincy, Mass. Physicians Prescriptions a Specialty. 6STWBLISHED 1576. C. F. PETTENGILL, - J E WELER. A Fine Assortment of Watches, Jewelry and Silverware. HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY. Next to Hotel Green leaf. HAMLYN GORHAM, Dry Goods, Stationery, Small Wares, Confectionery, Etc. Perry's Block, - Wollaston Heights. The Golden Rod. Vol. III. QUINCY, MASS., OCTOBER, 1893. No. 2 THE GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. S IT BSCRI PTi OX K A 'i' KS. Fertile Year. . 50 cents J Single Copies, . Scents K01 sal eat K B. Souther’s and at W. D. Ross’ Wollaston. Address all communications to SARAH C. McGOVERN or FI. . THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy (Mass..) Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITOR IAL. GENERAL EDITORS. Jane P. McGovern, Nora G. Forrest. ON Wednesday, October 4, the first regular meeting of the Debating Society for ’93 and ’94 was held at the High School, in the assembly hall. The offi- cers previously elected for the meeting were Miss Bemis, ’95, president; Miss McGovern, ’95, vice-president ; Miss Walsh, ’94, secretary; and Mr. Thompson,’94, treasurer. The meeting opened with a short entertainment of de- clamations, which were very well rendered. The debate then fol- lowed, the subject being, “Re- solved, That a business man should have a college education.” The debate was very, interesting. The remarks were to the point. The board of decision, consisting of Mr. Thompson, ’94, Mr. Flow- ers, ’95, Miss Hall ’94, Miss Pope ’94, and Miss McGovern, '94, de- cided in favor of the negative. Miss Lowe, the critic, made an ex- cellent report, which was accepted. The society extends a cordial wel- come to its friends to be present at its meetings, which occur every sec- ond Wednesday, from 12 to 12.45 p. m. MCG. “Take care of the minutes and the hours will take care of them- selves.” This is an admirable thought, and might well be recalled to mind when we begin to be “weary in well-doing” from the simple fact that there is much to be done. The present moment is all we need to consider, in any sense. The past cannot be recov- ered ; while the future is too dark to penetrate. For the moment at hand there is sufficient work. If one is sent on a journey, ic must be ac- complished step by step until the end is reached. By stopping to calculate at the present time the work of the hours, one is soon tired. In looking ahead to the future, remember that we have not to en- dure all toil and losses at once. One burden comes, then goes, and the next moment it is succeeded by another. Let us remember that now is the time. “Wisely improve the present, it is thine; go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.” What better words of council for us all than these beautiful lines of Longfellow? f. Owing to the fact that many did not wish to take Drawing this year, the course was made optional for the classes of ’94 and ’95. Plans were made by the different pupils to spend this time in various ways, and it was with great surprise that all those not included in the Draw- ing list were summoned to a class- room on Wednesday morning. Knowing looks were exchanged and whispers went around, but all doubts were blotted from their minds when, on arriving in the class-room, they were told that they would form a class of journalists. The teacher in charge explained that every Wednesday, at this reci- tation, a subject would be given out, and fifteen minutes would be devoted to writing an article upon that subject, without any previous THE GOLDEN ROD. TtrnirtJTtiii----------------- preparation. The object of the won is id develop the mind, to ena- ble the student to grasp a subject readily, to teach him to think quick- ly and logically, and to express such thoughts in good English. So far the members of the class have shown much interest in this unique work, and before long we hope to receive some very fine articles from this class of journalists. To s ow how different minds will handle the same subject in the same length of time and under the same conditions, one or more of the papers will be produced from time to time in the Golden Rod, under the heading “Time Sketches from Our Journalists.” mcg. TIME SKETCHES FROM OUR JOURNALISTS. The arrival of fall is made man- ifest to us by the beautiful colors which the autumn leaves have as- sumed. The leaves that a week ago were green are turned to gorgeous shades of crimson and gold. In the morning, when the sun has just risen and the mist is just cleared from the atmosphere, the leaves of the wood seem ablaze, so truly do they reflect the morn- ing sunlight. The grass, too, has lost its bright color, and has taken for its fall attire a sober tint ot grayish brown, as if in mourning for the past glory of the trees. The chillness of the morning and evening air warns us that soon —ah soon, will the bright warm weather leave us. Our flower gar- dens tell us the same sad .story. The beautiful roses of the warm season are gone, and nothing is left now save the hardiest plants. Along the roadside and through- out the fields there is to be seen only the gaudy golden rod and un- assuming asters. This bright lit- tle golden rod seems loath to part from us, for after all others are faded and gone, still its golden hue is visible, until finally cold, wintry weather nips it. Jack Frost has also been at work upon the chestnut burrs. Along the roadside we see the burrs now fallen from the trees and partially burst open, while from the open door may be seen a merry brown face gazing with evident de- light upon this frost-bitten world. F. CA UGHT IN THE RAIN ONE afternoon in the early part of October four young ladies started in the direction of a large wood. Each carried a basket and a long stick, from which fact you may surmise that they were going to gather something in the woods, and in order to get it with- in their grasp it was necessary to make use of the long sticks which they carried. In order to do away with sus- pense, it may be said that they were going on a nutting expe- dition. Any one who has ever been on one of these expeditions knows how to appreciate the sport. Besides the fun of gathering the nuts, the scenery in the woods in autumn is always beautiful. The exquisite coloring of the leaves, and the grass clothed in its garb of grayish brown, form a striking contrast with the brightness of the sunshine. As time sped on the sport in- creased, and so absorbed were the young ladies in their work that a huge black cloud which covered the face of the sun was not noticed by them. Soon the wind sprang up and sent the fallen leaves dancing through the grove. It was only then that the girls discovered that a storm was brewing, and they at once gathered up their baskets and started for home, but they had not fairly emerged from the grove before the rain began to fall. Then they tried to run, but so heavily laden were they with the fruits of the forest that little progress was made, and they finally resolved to take their time and get wet. How it did rain ! It seemed as if the “flood-gates of Heaven” were opened wide, and their waters al- lowed to gush forth. The poor girls! What a wetting they did get! It seemed as if the rain fell only upon them. The wind, too, seemed inclined to torment them. THE GOLDEN ROD. He hurled their hats across the fields, thus leading them into the tallest of the grass. With what pleasure did they see their home but just across the field ! When at last they reached shelter, how dilapidated they did look! Hair disheveled, clothes wet, and, worst of all, their frizzes straight as rods. F. LOCALS. EDITED 1JY A wise youth it was who aston- ished us by placing Quincy in Suf- folk county. If a nail be driven in the centre of the sole of a shoe that squeaks the noise will cease. “A word to the wise is sufficient.” Teacher—The brother of Mary is sick too. Pupil—“Le frerc de Mari esl ma- la de tropR Teacher—“Too much husband in that. Daisy Bkmis, ’95, Rose Coyle, ’96. Mary Gavin, ’94, Helen Turner, ’96, Chas. Anderson, ’96, Mary Pitts, ’95. “Leaves of autumn, ye are fall- ing with a patter like the rain.” Teacher—What is the sign for “therefore”? Pupil—Hence. A certain pupil declared that the Romans were placed on top of each other in time of war. A pupil in Geometry ’96 pro- pounded a new fact the other day,—the whole is less than a part. Teacher—Explain complementa- ry angles. Pupil—Complementary angles— complementary angles—I dunno. The use of pneumonia (ammo- nia) for destroying moths has just been discovered by a certain high- ly (?) educated lady of this city. Aristarchus of Samos was the first to assert that the earth moved, for which he was accused before the court of Areopaqua of violating morality, and introducing innova- tions in religion. “Are these your bones, Miss ----?” sounds rather ominous, but when we reflect that it is in the Physiology class, and all are ex- pected to bring in specimens of burned and acid-eaten bones to note the materials of bone matter, nobody now shudders. We are all anticipating much happiness at the thought of-the re- turn of our principal. There is, however, one saddening thought when we remember that his return sends away Mr. Akers, who has been substituting for him, and has become a true friend to us all. Should Vergil be in a position to hear pur remarkable translations of his great poem, we are quite positive his regret at ever writing it would ruin his peace of mind, wherever he abides. A pupil in Physics A. was asked to recite, but said he left his book at home. When told the subject, he still could not recite, and then was informed that he must have left that at home too. PYench ’94.—Teacher—Trans- late “ Vans pourriez vous blesser, si la personne qjie vous voulez frapper se retirait. Pupil—You may bless yourself if the person whom you wish to strike retires. Darwin’s theory is verified ! A hand organ, man and monkey be- ing the attraction, one of the fasci- nated little ones announced in awed tones that he preferred giv- ing his cent to “the monkey’s father instead of to the monkey.” Three of Wednesday’s selections by ’96 were quite suggestive: “Treasure-digging,” “A Ghost,” and “Elegy in a Country Church- yard.” It is to be hoped that the the three young ladies who spoke these did not find “a ghost” while “digging” for “treasure” “in a conn- no o n try church-yard. Teacher—Translate “Orso tour- nait les feuillets de son cahier de musique, et regardait les 4'panics et les cheveux blonds de la vir- tuose Pupil—Orso turned the leaves of his music book, and looked at the shoulders and white horses of the songstress. THE GOLDEN ROD. The imploring accent of one of our young men was overpowering as in his French recitation he called out “Mama me.” (Mon tna mes.) French ’95.—We think we must have turned cannibals; who else would have thought of translating Le ptre ct la mire, “the father ate the mother ? Our popular teacher in cooking has commenced her labors with us. We have received warning that we are to “Look out for those future homes, and now is your chance!” Rhetoric A.—Teacher—Correct the sentence, “The woman was innocent of the charge, but her character was spoiled.” Pupil—The woman was innocent of the charge, but her inhabitation was spoiled. EDITED BY Jennie Griffin. '94, Alice Pope. ’94, Mary Monahan,’94, Lillian Bates,‘95, Helen Delory,'94. Alice Sampson, 95, Edith Eaton,'96. Jennie Phillips, once of ’96, is learning telegraphy. Miss Hatch, ’96, is at the Girls’ Latin School, Boston. Master Dunn, ’96, has left us to join the business men’s world. Harold Moody, ’95, attends the Cambridge Manual TrainingSchool. Master Whittemore, ’95, is with the Edison Electric Company, Bos- ton. Percy Hull, formerly of ’95, is employed at Boynton Russell’s, Wollaston. Superintendent Lull has just re- turned from his second visit to the World’s Fair. Harry Wilder, 96, has returned from a two weeks’ trip to Washing- ton and the World’s Fair: Miss Carrie C. Norton, a former graduate, was married September 28, 1893, and now resides at Forest Hills. We wish her much happi- ness in her new life. Annie Eaton, ’91, is attending the Boston Normal School. Master Howard, once of ’95, is employed at Parker, Holmes Co.’s, Boston. Master Cleverly, ’96, and Miss Annie Lingley, ’94, are attending the Boston Art School. Bertha Jameson, ’94, and Florrie Hall, ’95, are training in a kinder- garten school in Boston. Good news comes every day from our principal. Let us hope he may soon return to us. George Melzard, once of ’94, is employed in a men’s wholesale fur- nishing store in Boston. Edmund Hall, ’95, is in the wholesale boot and shoe store of A. P. Tapley Co., Boston. Sorrow has fallen heavily upon two of our schoolmates. Both their classes and the school extend to them their heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Lull, our superintendent, and the Misses Souther, Stone, Abbe and Prince, Master Anderson, ’96, and Mr. Wilder, ’96, enjoyed the sights at the World’s Fair. Our visiting list is increasing. We received visits this month from Miss Strongman, Miss Robbins, Miss Wilder of the Hingham High School, also Master Rideout, once of ’96, and Miss Carrie Lord, a for- mer graduate of this school. She is now studying for assistant teach- er of Music in the public schools. OCTOBER The golden-roc! is yellow, The corn is turning brown. The trees in apple orchards With fruit are bending down. The gentian’s bluest fringes Are curling in the sun; In dusky pods the milk-weed Its hidden silk has spun. The sedges flaunt their harvest In every meadow nook; And asters by the brookside Make asters in the brook. By all the lovely tokens, October days are here. With summer’s best of wealth, And autumn’s best of cheer. —Exchange. THE GOLDEN ROD. CARCASSONNE. [From the French of Nadaud ] Dedicated to Joseph Maurice Sheahan, M. D. I’m sixty now, I’m growing old, I’ve toiled and moiled my whole life through, But though all this long time is told, My heart’s desire escapes my view. I see it well that here below There’s happiness complete for none, My prayer’s unanswered, more’s the woe: I’ve never seen great Carcassonne ! You see the town yon height below, Behind the hazy mountains blue; But ere you get there, you must go Five leagues and five good long ones too; To come back home, as many more. The grapes won t take the color on. The wine crop ’s not as ’f was of yore ! I ne’er shall see my Carcassonne! They say that one sees every day, Nor more nor less than Sundays too, Good people walk along the way All dressed up in their garments new; They say they’ve palaces to view As big as those of Babylon, A Bishop there and Generals two, I can't imagine Carcassonne! He’s right, his reverence, doubly so: It's reckless wights we are; and then His sermons told us long ago That wild ambition ruins men. And yet I only wish that I Might get two days, when autumn’s done, — Great heavens! how happy should I die, When I had seen my Carcassonne! Dear Lord ! dear Lord ! Grant pardon, pray, If my petition troublous be; One looks above himself ahvay, In old age as in infancy: My wife has with my son, Aignon, A journey taken to Narbonne; My godson has seen Perpignan: And I’ve ne’er seen my Carcassonne! So babbled once near by Limous A peasant bent with Age’s load. I said to him : “My friend, do you Arise and come along the road.” We started with the next day’s light ; He died with half his journey done : May he find pardon in God’s sight: He never saw his Carcassonne ! —Frederic Allison fupper. Tell me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream: Hope there is, and life worth living, While we have our foot-ball team. Fair maid (in the parlor, sing- ing) —“Daddy won’t buy me a bow- wow.” Charles Augustus, (out by the gate, afraid to enter)—No, but he has bought a bully dog. CLASS WILL. To hinder heart-breaking and jealous hate, And contending heirs make still, Ere we surrender ourselves to fate, We have prudently framed a will. WE, the members of the sen- ior class of the Quincy High School, realizing that the sad hour is approaching when we must make our departure from this school, and being in sound mind and of good bodily health, (still acknowledging that we have undergone a severe mental and physical strain during a portion of the time spent here,) with heart-broken feelings deem it advisable and in accordance with the fitness of things to hereby make, publish, and declare our last will and testament, disposing of the possessions of said school in manner following, to wit :— First, we do unreservedly give and bequeath to such members of our succeeding class, the beloved ’94’s, (which class has in the past always looked up to us as an exam- ple of dignity,) as conduct them- selves like dignified seniors, the back row of seats in the assembly room of said school, on condition that they carefully preserve all autographs written therein. Second, our dearly beloved and playful mice we bequeath to those fortunate ’94’s who obtain seats in the first row, where they can occa- sionally glance from their interest- ing lessons to such trivial things as mice. Feed them well, ’94’s, for, notwithstanding the fact that the metre of the following verses is somewhat irregular,— Those mice were to the hearts of ’03, More by far than the acorn to the tall oak tree: For those dear creatures by their magic powers, Helped to shorten many long lesson hours. Third, we give and bequeath to those students qualified to fill so responsible a position, the manage- ment and editing of The Golden Rod, and vest Mr. F. A. Tupper with power and authority to con- tinue the publishing of said paper. Fourth, to our beloved ’94’s we bequeath the privilege of holding THE GOLDEN ROD. their class-meetings on the stone wall, a pleasure denied most schools, but heartily enjoyed by us. We also give them the honor of carrying out the challenge ot the Hyde Park Debating Society, since we learn that the Hyde Park de- baters are discouraged this year by the fame of our debaters. Fifth, our books we leave to the school with regret; but, consider- ing that we have gained all the knowledge contained therein, and that our successors have not, we willingly give them up, but here we might add a little advice (we hope the ’94’s will not find it like certain medicine, hard to take): Leave no part of the books unstudied, and improve your time, even as we have done, for “the end crowns all.” “Sixth, we give and bequeath to the several teachers of said school in manner following, to wit : — To our dearly beloved principal, Mr. F. A. Tupper, the Butler lot, with a seventy thousand dollar schoolhouse thereon, hoping it will give him “unparalleled refresh- ment.” To our dearly beloved teacher, Miss E. A. Souther, the sole care of the precious bodies of her Physi- ology pupils ; but may she bear in mind to protect her own precious body from further accidents. To our dearly beloved teacher, Miss Abbe, the authority to be- come without further ceremony bettei acquainted with the ’94’s than she was with us. To our dearly beloved teacher, Miss M. Fish, the pleasure of low- ering the platform in her Literature recitation-room, for certainly her pupils would not oppose her. To our dearly beloved teacher, M ss C. Thompson, the care of a portion of that class which is al- ways so cumbrous, and which never knows what to do with itself. To our dearly beloved teacher, Miss Prince, the privilege of mak- ing her Drawing lessons more in- teresting than the usual Thursday church service. To our dearly beloved Music teacher, Mrs. Smith, our singing- books, as a token of her good work toward the cultivation of our vocal organs. Seventh, we, as a class, give and bequeath to our several members the following articles :— To Joseph J. Callahan, for his generous good work toward the up- building of The Golden Rod, the bottle of mucilage so faithfully used by him, ever to remind him ot the lessons his editorial work compelled him to miss. To Annie E. Burns, a Geometry containing the hypothesis, Let Caesar be a rectangle. To Gertrude A. Boyd, a few more pounds in weight, she having diminished considerably from so courageously carrying the burden of the class. To Frances Talbot, a work on the Essence of Happiness, hoping it will enlighten her. To Mabel E. Oxford, a treatise on Dancing and Elocution. To Eva G. Reed, a work on Woman’s Rights, hoping she will impress it on her mind. To Isabella Moir, a Manual or Guide to Flirtation. To Adeline Cashman, a pair of telegraph poles as her prop in life. To Carrie B. Baker, the book en- titled, “Love, Courtship and Mar- riage,” hoping she will profit by it. To John W. Estabrooks, all the class Drawing boards, hoping he will make good use of them in his future career, architecture, and 37 cents towards his expenses to the World's Fair. To Eleanor Roche, a book con- taining the “Scripture Laws,” in remembrance of her history class. To Nellie McNeally and Marga- ret Farrell, each a volume entitled “The Projection of Tones.” To Nellie E. Murphy, a text- book on Logic. To Catherine T. O’Brien, a work on Dress Reform. To Cassie Thayer, any number of human arms, to carry on her future work, art. To Helen Nutting, a work on Old Maids, hoping she will not be so unfortunate as to be one. Last, but not least, we do earn- estly give and bequeath to the Ad- THE GOLDEN ROD. ams district, in case of an overflow, these dearly beloved High School Barracks, so long a refuge for those seeking an education. We do herein nominate and ap- point Mr. Frederick Allison Tupper to be sole executor of this our last will and testament. Erminia Kolb. [From the above has been omitted the legacy of sixty-two dollars of debt on The Golden Rod.—Class of ’94-] _____ ADDRESS TO UNDERGRADE. ATES. CLASSES of’94, '95 and ’96, we, the members of the class of ’93, are now about to bid farewell to you and to our teachers, to whom we owe so much. But our interest in the school will still con- tinue, and I hope that before the time of your graduation you will have a new school building of which we may all be proud. Ever since we first entered the High School we have looked for- ward to the time when we should have completed our course. That time has now come, but with it comes sadness at the thought of parting from those with whom we have studied for four years. We now separate, each one striving to elevate himself, and we go “from the life of school into the school of life.” To the class of ’94 who now as- sume the dignity and responsibili- ties of seniors, and also take pos- session of the back seats, we would say, continue all the good work be- gun by the illustrious class of ’93. Follow their example in pursuing the four years’ course; do not per- mit yourselves to lose all the de- lights of reading “Cicero,” “The Merchant of Venice, and “Ham- let.” Especially do not miss those most delightful recitations on Thursdays in Geography and His- tory. Do not feel slighted if you receive only five or six pages in Geography o learn, and, moreover, do n’t forget to learn the map questions. At the next prize contest you should endeavor to take all the prizes, wnicn, owing to cue ness of two of our citizens, have been continued. Let these prizes be an incentive to good work in translations, essays and declama- tions. Take as many prizes as we did. From the class will you will learn what we have bequeathed to you. We congratulate you upon a part of the legacy which you re- ceive, namely, our books. From these you will have no marks to erase. We ’93’s had the privilege of doing so to most of the books which we received, unless by favor of fortune we received new books. As we advanced farther than pre- vious classes, we were furnished with new books during the latter part of our course. Though your time is occupied with your studies, be sure not to forget the condition of the floor, especially in the young ladies’ part ot the room, which has maintained such a good reputation in the past. Young ladies, just remind the young men of their duty in that respect, and perhaps, in due time, there will be no necessity of the charge every day before recess, “Pick up the papers, please.” As a parting word to the young ladies of ’94 we would say, do everything in your power to induce the young men of your class to complete the course, that you may not be like ’93 in having but two. To the class of’95: Younow take the place of ’94; spare no efforts to excel them. You will most assur- edly be very much grieved to part with the friends you have made this year, Geometry, Physics, and Cassar. But you will make other friends of whom you will be just as fond, Physiology, History, and par- ticularly Vergil and Cicero. When you are reading Vergil, advance as rapidly as possible, that you nlay be able to discover the end of the romance in the Fourth Book. Class of ’96, you will now be ini- tiated into the mysteries of Physics and Geometry. 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B U T TER IC K ’ S PATTERNS. ir,8 HANCOCK STREET. OLD COLONY CORN DESTROYER, It is Safe, and Sure Death to Corns, Big and Little. Directions.—Apply the Destroyer with the brush, night and morning, for five days; soak the feet on the sixth, and the Corn or Callous will gen- erally come off. If needed, repeat. PRICE, 2 5 CENTS. PREPARED ONLY MY JOSEPH S. WHALL, APOTHECARY, 141 Hancock Street, - Quincy, Mass. Physicians' Prescriptions a Specialty. eSTHBLISHED 1576. C. F. PETTENGILL, - J E WELER. Hr A Fine Assortment of Watches, Jewelry and Silverware. HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY. Next to Hotel Green leaf. HAMLYN GORHAM, Dry Goods, Stationery, Small Wares, Confectionery, Etc. Perry's Block, - Wollaston Heights. The Golden Rod. Vol. III. QUINCY, MASS., NOVEMBER, 1893. No. 3 THE . GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. S U BSC KIPT1 ON It A TES. For the Year. . 50cents Single Copies. . 5 cents F01 sale at K B. Souther’s and at W. D. Boss’ Wollaston. Address all communications to SABAH C. MCGOVERN or H. A. THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy (Mass..) Post-Office as Second Class M atter. EDITORIAL. GENERAL EDITORS. Jane P. McGovern, Nora G. Forrest. WE are all now looking for- ward to the observance of the day first celebrated by the Pil- grims over two hundred years ago. Every one is, or should he, famil- iar with the hardships which wsre endured by those early settlers who came from England in the good ship “Mayflower.” The cold and desolate looking country, cov- ered with snow and ice; the bar- ren Plymouth Rock, with a band of cold, forlorn looking persons just landed ; the ship standing a mile or two off the coast ; here and there the sly face of an Indian tak- ing a survey of the whole from be- hind a fir tree,—all, suggest to our minds at present, the landing of the Pilgrims in the year 1620. Now the scene changes, and we find the hardy settlers, after fight- ing a hard battle with death, and having gathered their first harvest, assembled to glorify, praise, and thank God for his blessings. When Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated it was a day of fast- ing and prayer, while at the pre- sent time it is a day of general good cheer and feasting. In the year 1623 the governors of the sev- eral New England states pro- claimed the day on which to fast and pray, and the custom was an- nually continued. After the con- stitution had been adopted, Wash- ington recommended that the day be annually observed. His exam- ple was occasionally followed by the subsequent presidents. In the time of the civil war President Lin- coln often, after a battle, recom- mended such a day. Since 1863 a proclamation has been issued once each year, and custom has fixed upon the last Thursday in Novem- ber as the day. At first the practice of appoint- ing the day by the governor of the state was confined to the New England states alone, but now this form is followed throughout the country. “O, never may they rest unsung. While Liberty can find a tongue! Twine, Gratitude, a wreath for them. More deathless than the diadem. Who to life’s noblest end Gave up life’s noblest powers, And bade the legacy descend Down, down to us and ours.” F. The value of a home library is well known to all; hut this value de- pends upon the use which it is in- tended to make of the library. In many homes are found a collection of books, thrown together in a hap- hazard sort of way, hut which is intended to give the house an ap- pearance of culture. The collec- tion consists perhaps of old school- books, much the worse for con- stant use, histories, holiday gifts, a few copies of well-known writers, a novel or two, and possibly a set of Dickens. A home library is very essential in these days of wide- spread education, and every re- fined home should have a place in which to keep books, hut the first duty is to procure the hooks to put into this place. Before selecting the material, one should have decided what THE GOLDEX ROD b -.is he wishes to have in the library- Sorely every oae should r. an encycl peed. f ra: t rr.cs- one asst eoasah a reliable anther- i:y u: r. sab;ects which are treat- e: nly in such a Next should o-me a cict' nary. to be cwtdted when in doubt as to the yHay, proounciatioo, or exact ■f inin ot a word. After the list bo cks is complete, the next thug to do is to select a separate place for each kind One shelf r corner sn c.J be reserved for his- i -' : h r: : : _ ■ .: - another for books of travel, one for poetry, and so on One should strive to cultivate such an intima- cy with the books c-f his library that he can always .ay his hand upon the desired volume. The bndiigs of the books should al- wa. s smile a: the members of the family in a friendly fashion, ana those fat, brown, shabby volumes which show so plainly their rela- tions : c� the family should be held in especial favor. ____________WOG. FIFTEFX-MIXUTE SKETCHES FROM 0 R JOURXALISTS. fire! Hark! It is an alarm! A bell is resounding, the small boys are be- ginning to sh ut. men are hurry - mg to and fro. It is a fire. Vnether it be a mansion, an im- mense business block, or only a glare, or even the effluvia of smoke Fn the vicinity of some poultry do- main. intense excitement prevails. The tire apparatus dashes op the street, and suddenly a stream of water bursts forth from the ieast suspected direction. What dis- may ! Some of us in our very best habiliments have been forced to have them sponged impromptu Everybody and everything is in an uproar : things are turned topsy- turvy, first in one direction, then in another, and the people appear to have fallen under the same spell of inquietude. The small boys seem to be alone in preserv- ing the equilibrium of their con- sciousness They perch them- selves upon a fence or some other elevated point of observation to perceive the steamer and remark the occas, nal a :: of a brave tire- man res , a chicken or a roos- ter from a ducking. By this time the surroundings appear like a misplaced Venice. Beh Id the beautiful plants and shrubs sprouting in four inches of water, surpassing the Chinese wa- ter lily in appearance. But listen I What is it we hear ? The clang of a gong! It is the ar- rival of the chief. He immedi- ate v makes a hurried investigation and gives a hasty order to—now what do yoo think ?—not by any means to increase the number of the lines of hose, but to sound a recall. It was only spontaneous combustion of new hay placed in a close ram. Here we are starting for home with our wet and bedrag- glec robes, our ieet floating in their pr Sectors, our dispositions ruined, and a temper ready to ex- hibit itself at the least warning. —Monahan 94. fire ! One. afternoon in February as a newsboy was going after his sup- ply of papers, he noticed a thin column oi smoke which issued from the window of an old house. At first he was not disturbed, but thought it might be caused by some � ne smoking. On closer ex- amination he found that there was a nre in the house. He shouted • Fire f at the top of his voice, and was heard by a passing po- liceman. who gave the alarm. This little newsboy was but twelve years old. but he was rather mature, hav- ing lived in the streets since he was five years old. As he saw no one appear, he thought they could not have heard the alarm, so he shouted again with all his strength This time a man standing on the opposite side of the street replied and said that no one lived there. He also suggested that it was au old house, and a disgrace to the place. But nevertheless our brave news- boy forced open a window and looked about him. He saw no THE GOLDEN ROD. one: then he went through ail the rooms, still finding nothing. At last he started to return, when he saw a little flickering light behind a large iron chest- He went in the direction of the light, and be- hind the chest lay an old man asleep. In his hand was a gold piece, while on the floor beside him a candle had burned a large hole in the carpet. The boy tried to arouse him. I ut bis efforts were unsuccessful. He went to the window to see if he could get help- By this time the engine had ar- rived The firemen placed ladders against the house, and one of them, attracted by the boy’s appeal for help, went to his assistance, and a: last the old man was taken out. The firemen found verv little valuable furniture, and as the wood in the building was very old and dry, it burned readily. The old man awoke from his sleep and asked for his chest. I: was placed beside him. and then he re- membered something else that he had left behind. “Will some one go after the papers which contain all my happiness ?-’ shouted the old man No one dared to go, as the timbers were falling and they would probably be killed. The old man pleaded, but in vain. At last a boy’s voice was heard All looked toward the place from which rhe sound came- It was the boy who had given the alarm Al- ready he was mounting the ladder, while the people watched him with eager eyes. At last he gained the room, and soon reappeared with the papers in his hand. But, alas, the board on which the ladder rested gave way, and there was no way of escape- A tew men held a blanket below and he dropped into it. He gave the papers to the old man, which contained the descrip- tion of his lost grandson. Some one in the multitude read the papers and found the old man's deliverer to be his lost grandson His new-found grandfather was overjoyed to fine him. He took his grandson to a fine, new home, sent h.m to school and afterwards to coliege, where he showed great ability and made great progress He was graduated with great non- ors and became one of the leading men of the day. A newsboys home was estaSlished for those poor city waifs who li% e in the streets, and the founder ot this home was the grandfather f our hero, under the direction of the young roan himself. —Ellen Granahan. ’94. AOIV. If tog bare a deed to do. Do it aov! It tog hare a word to say. Say it now! It too have a thought to think. Think it now! There s no better time than now. There s no grander time than no� . There s no litter time than now. Do roar deed. Say Voor word. Think your thought. Now! —Frederu Allison Tapper. SOMEWHAT PARADOXICAL. Foand ia ax Otd Scraphook. Fishes are weighed in their scales. And an elephant packs his own trank . But rats never tell their own tales. And one seldom gets chink in a chunk. Dog- seldom wear their own pants. Which fact lays them open to scorn: No nephew or niece fancies ants. And a cow never blows its own born. A cat cannot parse its own daws. No porcupine nibs its own quill: Though orphan bears 't il have their paws A bird will not pay its own bilL Sick ducks never go to a quack. A horse cannot plough its own mane: A ship is not hurt by a tack. And a window ne’er suffers with pane. Teacher—Spell kitten. Little girl—K. two i’s. t. e. n. Teacher—No. one i and two t’s. Little girl—My kitten has two eyes. It is a relief to know we are no longer required to go out of our school building for Drawing les- sons. The plans for our new High School building contain every con- venience. and we may well feci elated at the prospect ahead of us THE GOLDEN ROD. LOCALS. edited by- Daisy Bemis, '95. Rose Coyle, '96. Helen Delory, 94. HelenTurnkk.'qG. Chas. Anderson, '96. Mary Fitts. '96. Literature ’94.—From what city did H. W. Longfellow stait ? Pupil—France. In the Souther(n) part of the continent the Abbe(y) covered forty acres (Akers). French 94.— Ton ancle a-t-il du pain? (Has thy uncle bread?) Pupil—Has thy uncle pain ? A new definition for Geometry '96: “A circle is a round straight line with a hole in the middle. Arithmetic ’94.—Teacher—What did you do first ? Pupil—I changed my feet into inches. Physics ’96— Explain the uses of inclined planes. Pupil—They are used for listing great weights. A new kind of fruit has been discovered by French ’94. It is pommcs de terre, apples of the earth (potatoes). Physiology ’95.—If olive soap is made from olive oil, what is castile soap composed of ? Pupil—Why, castor oil. A young lady, to one of her class- mates— How fat you are getting to be in the face ! Yes, I had the toothache last night. Reciting pieces affects different girls in different ways ; for in- stance, one girl failing in her piece laughed ; another cried as if her poor heart would break. Why ? The scholars of ’97 should be re- minded that the desks are not waste-baskets If it is too much trouble to walk across the floor to the waste-basket, they ought not to use paper. Here are some new do tits for the benefit of Q. H. S. pupils : Do n’t make a waste-basket of the back settees. Don’t make a refuse- box of the desks. Do n’t put lead pencil sharpenings upon the floor. Per noctem plurima volvens. (Pondering upon many things dur- ing the night). Pupil’s translation —Turningover many times during the night. The school at large owes a vote of thanks to one of the young la- dies of ’96, who prepares such beautiful floral decorations for the teachers’ desks. May Hygeia reign supreme in our new school building ! She plays truant with us now, and creepy chills with aching bones only re- mind us how we miss her. The pupil who informed History ’95 that Alexander the Great made his first public appearance at Pella, where he was born, hardly an- swered the teacher’s query, but was nevertheless correct. “Rome was not built in a day. Verily, we. the History class of ’9$, are convinced it is true. We are sorry it ever was built ! Our brain is weary. When and how was it built ? Does anybody know ? The statement that ‘-Neptune was brother of Jupiter and sister of Juno, made in Latin '95, casts a doubtful shadow over Neptune. Would it be dangerous for one to cross the line after such a remark ? Would-be critic of music—Yes, the mechanical part of that per- formance was good enough, but there was no expression whatever. For really fine music I prefer to go to a sympathy (symphony) concert. French ’94—Et quelquefois s'ar- re ant an milieu du c umin pour la regarder cn temnant la queue. (And sometimes stopping in the middle of the road to look at her, while wagging his tail.) Pupil—And sometimes stopping himself in the middle of the road in order to look at her while stirring the branches. It has been remarked by some of our visitors that the pupils in ’96 B appear a whole year younger than those in A Tris does not seem very complimentary to Divi- sion B, and it is recommended that those pupils make an effort to ap- pear a little more mature. THE GOLDEN ROD. A ’97 pupil gives the plural of studio as studious. A hopeful sug- gestion. The upper classes are wondering if ’97 is studying Astronomy, for the pupils haunt the halls of learn- ing till starlight. A vote of thanks from the lady teachers for the bright flowers for personal adornment which grace their desks each morning to the one most guilty! English History ’97 still remem- bers the nursery toys. One member announces that “the barons prom- ised the feudal king a large num- ber of mounied horses.” Some of our most intellectual pupils have a suspicious redness about the eyes, and the organ of smell is much larger than the lines of beauty require, while a queer gruffness of the voice only adds one more attraction to those already named. Cause, our perfect vent i l- lation (?). English ’97.—Teacher—When a verb has two subjects, what is its number ? Pupil—Singular, for in the sen- tence—Mary and John went to Boston, only one is meant. Teacher—I have heard that such a thing is possible by means of the marriage ceremony. The tendency to leave the plat- form before completing declama- tions seems prevalent among the young men of ’96 B. The idea is certainly quite original, but it is not very probable that any of us will ever live to see the day when orators will complete their speeches five minutes after leaving the stage. For more than a year the com- position subjects of ’96 have been posted in the same place, but some of the pupils cannot remember where that honored spot is. One day a young lady innocently in- quired where the new subjects were, and the poor teacher, who had answered that question at least fifty times, said, “Down on the main street in front of the apothe- cary shop, of course.” The pupil suddenly recollected where they were usually posted. PERSONALS. EDITED BY Jennie Griffin. ’94. Alice Pope, ’94, Mary Monahan,’94, Lillian Bates,’95, Helen Delory, 94. Alice Sampson, 95, Edith Eaton,'96. Charles L. Hammond, ’91, is at- tending Tufts College. Mr. Tupper, our esteemed prin- cipal, welcome back among us! Master Flowers has said good- bye to ’95 and entered the business world. Edith Howe has said good-bye to ’96, and is now attending Thay- er Academy. At the recent harvest concert at Atlantic, Bessie L. Drew, once of ’94, gave an address of welcome. May Webster, 94, read an essay on Whittier on “YVhittier Night” of the Epworth League at Atlan- tic. The classes of ’94 and ’95 have sent beautiful floral tributes to Mr. Tupper to welcome his recovery and return. Nellie Welsh, a graduate of this school, has accepted a position in the Sandwich schools, and Miss Etta Dell has a position in Lowell. The book-keeping prizes of last term were awarded as follows: First, Fallen Healy, '95 ; second, Helen Sweeney, ’94; third, Annie Bryan, ’95. Miss Minnie Rogers, Miss Car- rie Lord, Mr. Nowland, principal of the Adams school, and Mr. and Mrs. French visited us this month. Call again. Miss Florence Roberts, one of our graduates, was married Oct. 11 to Mr. Clarence Packard of Dor- chester. We wish her much hap- piness in her new life. Many were the pleasant sur- prises given bv Mr. George Mor- ton on delivering the special prizes awarded by h� m to those who failed to secure one in the prize speaking- contest of last year. He gracious- ly presented to each, together with the book of the scholar’s choice, a complete Set of Dickens’ works. THE GOLDEN ROD. PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF' 93 TWAS a warm, sunny day in May ; the flowers were all out, the birds were singing, and the whole world seemed to be full of joy. I directed my steps to a large rock in the midst of a cave, and weary from my long walk, sat down to rest. My thoughts were turned to the cave where the cele- brated Sibyl of Cumae dwelt, and I wondered if the story of the Sibylline Fates, about which I had puzzled in Vergil and Cicero, were true, and whether the sibyls were realiv inspired. “If such stories be true,” I mused, “why cannot I find the fates of my classmates inscribed on leaves, as in olden times seekers after truth found prophetic answers to their inquiries?” “While thinking, I looked about me, and in a remote corner,of the cave I saw some scattered leaves. I gathered them into this little bas- ket, and examining them closely I was astonished to discover they were leaves— Whose antique characters did well de- denote The sibyl’s hand of the Cuma?an grot.” I left the cave with my basket full of leaves, and I brought them hither that I might read the fate of each to you. On this first leaf is the fate of Miss Boyd. “O Ger- trude, happy is your lot ; the fates have decreed that after two years of study in elocution you shall be- come the world-renowned orator, vour favorite subjects being‘Home Rule for Ireland’ and -Woman’s Suffrage.’ ” This second leaf gives us infor- mation, the opposite of what I had expected, concerning Miss Baker. “Carrie, although you are that member of the Class of ’93 who never deigned to look at a young man, yet you are the first of the class to go to housekeeping. With a devoted husband you will live happily at Quincy Point for the re- mainder of your life.” Well I knew that Astronomy was Miss Eleanor’s favorite study, but never did I dream that I should read such a notice as this : “In Cambridge, at the Annex, Eleanor Roache has made the wonderful discovery of new spots on the sun, a discovery which will win for her a world wide reputation.” For the young lady with the ini- tials H. E. N., the Fates have written : “In a distant city a sign shall appear in 1897 which shall read thus: ‘Madamoiselle Nuttine will hold dancing classes for chil- dren on Thursdays and Saturdays at 2 p. m Quadrilles a specialty, as she wishes to correct positions in the present style of promenades.’” Who would have thought that Erminia would ever go upon the stage! But thus asserts the next lea£: “To be a dress reformer is your vocation. Although at first you planned to be an instructor of Drawing, you are convinced that you can better the health of your friends by lecturing on dress-re- form. Therefore you will become a second Jenness-Sliller.” The next two leaves have in- scribed upon them the destinies of the two Nellies The first is Miss Murphy’s : “Having married short- lv after graduating, you will move to a town in western Massachusetts. There you will have much spare time which you will devote to teaching a cooking school, the number of your pupils being five.” The other is Miss McNealy’s: “Vour stature shall suddenly rise to the height of six feet, and such a commanding appearance shall you have, that every member of ‘McNealv’s Lady Orchestra’ shall feel subject to her leader.” In this orchestra the leading vio- linist is Miss Margaret Farrell : “After a course at the N. E. Con- servatory of Music she becomes an accomplished violinist, and Miss McNealey hastens to hire her.” The information given by the next three leaves tells me that three of my classmates seem to have chosen for their occupation that of a “schoolmarm.” “Adeline and Frances, who were always to- gether, still continue their friend- ship throughout life. They teach in the same High School in Kan- THE GOLDEN ROD. sas City, state of Missouri. But Annie, who always kept Worces- ter’s dictionary and Chambers’ En- cyclopaedia at her side, becomes a Literature teacher in Jersey City, New Jersey.” At last I lift a leaf which con- tains the destiny of one of the nu- merous young men of my class. Behold the fate of John W. Esta- brooks : “In him we behold a sec- ond yEneas, but who is the Dido ? Ah ! that is difificut to say, as there are three. Twice shall John be re- jected, and his ‘hair stand on end,’ and his ‘voice stick in his throat.’ But as he always followed that old maxim, If at first you do n’t suc- ceed, try, try again,’ we shall see him in 1902 settled in a ‘modest mansion’ at Norfolk Downs. A hard question for him to decide is whether he shall continue archi- tectural work or be the cabin-boy on board a banana steamer. He finally decides on the latter.” The next leaf reads thus: “On September 7, 1899, Miss Eva G. Reed, valedictorian of the class of 93 Quincy High School, will ac- cept the position at Vassar College as assistant teacher in Latin.” Great success is wished her by her classmates. It is written on this leaf: “In the same year, Woman’s Suffrage having come into force by the in- fluence of Miss Boyd’s orations, Miss Cassie Thayer accepts a posi- tion as governess of Massachusetts. As president of the class of ’93 she had great success in keeping order at the class meetings, hence she guides the Ship of State with equal dignity, firmness and grace.” Tell us, O tell us where is she, The only member of ninety-three Who in her jests would never smile. But made us laugh, though, all the while ? Ah ! here is a leaf that will tell us: “In the city of Boston anew home has been erected for orphans and widows. As matron of this home we shall see Miss Catherine O’Brien, whose sober face is well adapted to her position.” Of course, classmates, it would be almost impossible for me to read the destinies of all the rest of the young men in our class, neverthe- iess I shall try to do so. This last leaf must therefore bear the in- scription relating to all their des- tinies: “Mr. Joseph J. Callahan, who completes the number in the class of ’93, starts into ‘life’s school’ with a helping hand to any one needing it. The greater part of his life is devoted to editing a daily paper. He becomes a very prominent politician, and is a re- presentative to Congress for our neighboring town of Weymouth, where he resides.” Being in such a hurry to bring these leaves to you, I lost the leaf with my own destiny upon it, therefore I cannot tell you what my fate is to be. —Mabel E. Oxford, ’93. THE CHILDRENS HOUR. NOW for a story, grandma,” clamored several small boys, as an elderly lady appeared. “About what shall it be?” was pleasantly asked. “About boats,” said one. “Of horses, echoed a second. “No, about uncle,” said Harry, the smallest. “Harry has chosen the best sub- ject this time, so you other boys wili have to wait,” was the 'deci- sion. “When I was about four years old, greatly to my delight and as- tonishment, a small fat-faced baby was presented to me as my new brother. It seemed as it but a year had passed ere we two had grown up to man and womanhood, when, as if striving to be heard above everything else, came the re- port of Sumter’s guns. “There was no fear in me then, as I thought the war could not pos- sibly harm our small family, com- prising mother, brother and my- self. But now, as I look back upon those days, I can’t help see- ing how foolish I was not to foresee the result “Just about a year after the first call for men came another, and be- fore I had time to fully realize it, THE GOLDEN ROD. brother George had gone to the war. At first letters were written •regularly on both sides, the ones from your uncle filled with the de- scriptions of the privations which those good, true men bore, almost dying for want of proper care, nourishment and clothing. “Then, on account of the impos- sibility for my brother to answer my letters, the correspondence stopped, and nothing was heard of him for a long time, until his name was seen in the list of men taken captive. As I afterwards learned, they were first taken to a small prison where they were cared for very well until another band of prisoners were to take their places. Little did those poor men think that when they left that prison they were to be marched eight miles, with snow a foot deep, to the worst and most dreaded of all places, Libby prison. There hope deserted them indeed, and but a few lived to tell the sad story of their life within those walls. “At last, however, they were ex- changed, and your uncle came home, but never to be the young, handsome man who started from the old house. You all know the result, how he died within five yea s after his return, from a disease contracted while in that prison.” “Now children, it is time for luncheon,” said the boys’ mother. And thus passed the “Children’s hour.” —Bessie M. Hector, ’96. Following are the national em- blems of various countries: Athens, violet; Canada, sugar maple; Egypt, lotus; England, rose; France, fleur de lis; Germany, cornflower; Ireland, shamrock; Italy, lily; Prussia, linden ; Saxony, mignonette; Scotland, thistle; Spain, pomegranate; Wales, leek. First little girl —Has your sis- ter begun taking music lessons ? Second little girl—She ’s takin’ somefin' on the piano, but I can’t tell yet whether it’s music or tvpc- wri t i n ’.—[ Exch ange. EXCHANGES. EDITED BY Catherine C. Pope, Marjorie L. Souther. We are greatly pleased with the editorials of the Midland. Read “Choosing a Career,” which is one of the leading articles in the Helios. Our Monthly Visitor has paid us a very interesting visit this last month. Whenever we receive the Acad- emy Monthly, from Germantown, Pa., we expect to be informed of all the athletic news. Would it not be well tor each pa- per to have a motto ? Several have one already,either English, French, Latin, or German. We welcome this month the Central Collegian. It contains some interesting essays, especially “The Decline of Oratory.” The C. M. T. S. Register con- tains many fine engravings which reflect credit on the good manage- ment of the paper. The article on “Niagara Falls,” in the Oak, Lily and Ivy, is very well written, and we also enjoy reading the editorials. The Academic is one of our most interesting and instructive exchanges We hope that its suc- ceeding numbers will be as pleas- ing. The Student, from Portland, Oregon, is published by one per- son. We send our congratulations and wish her future success. We know just what it all means. We have enjoyed reading the Voice, especially the essay on Al- fred Tennyson. We wish to thank the new exchange editor for her spicy and original criticisms, which we have enjoyed perusing. The October number of the Re- view is to be congratulated upon the essay “The Modern Triumvir- ate,” which is to be continued next month. Let us hope to receive the next issue so that we may fin- ish the thought. AD VER FIS EMJiNTS. V. J. EMERY, Steam and Hot Water Heating, STOVES,' RANGES, FURNACES. WOLLASTON. We Take Them Back If They Don 7 Wear Right. WINKFIELD BROS., 104 Hancock Street. Boots, • 5I?0 ?S • • I ubb ry Buy Your New Fall Style Hats AT THE WEST QUINCY Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s PRANITE PLOTHING po., Furnishing and Clothing House. Durgin Merrill’s Block, Quincy. 110 and 112 Copeland Street. . — T7 T TT T7 T) TT 7 r. J. rEKKr, Glenwood Ranges, Carpet Sweepers and Kitchen Goods in Great Variety. ALSO PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. OPPO. DEPOT,........................WOLLASTON, MASS. G. A. BACHELDER, « HAIR DRESSER. Shaving Soap, Mugs ami Brushes made to order. Razors honed to suit customers. Taylor Building, - Newport Avenue, Wollaston, Mass. Medicines of all kinds at the lowest possible prices. Also Physicians Pre- scriptions compounded at very low rates at WILLARD’S DRUG STORE, 27 School Street, Quincy. ANDREWS, NICHOLSON CO, Boston, Wollaston Heights, Norfolk Downs, Montclair and Atlantic _________________EXPRESS, BOSTON OFFICE: 32 Court Sq. Telephone 489 ORDER BOXES: French, 10 Faneuil Ilall Sq., 5 No. Market Street, Boston. WOLLASTON: Wollaston Hotel, cor. 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Subscriptions should be sent without delay. Address The Preston Publishing Company, 149 Hain Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. AI) VER TI SEME NTS. Pierce s Prescription Pharmacy, Cor. Hancock and School Streets. All prescriptions put tip by the proprietor, who can be found in atten- dance day and night. Perfumes, Sponges, Toilet Powders, Soaps, and all articles required for the Toilet. Floral Cream, a neat and effectual lotion for Chapped Hands, Face, Lips, Rough and Hard Skin. C. H. JOHNSON, DEALER IN Choice Groceries,Flonr Prnvisions, Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds. Prompt attention to all orders. 160 Washington St. H. LITCHMAN, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Pictures and Picture Frames, Looking Glasses, Steel Engravings. Paintings, Chromos. All kinds of Picture Frames made to order. Orders taken for Crayons, Life Size Pictures, also Pic- tures Enlarged. Room Mouldings, W indow Glass, Rugs, Clocks, Albums, Etc- NO. 6 COP6LAND ST., QUINCY, KHSS. George E. 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ORDER BOX: 25 Merchants Row; 91 Kilby St.; 11 Harrison Ave. Extension. Leave all orders at 25 Merchants Row. C LAPP BROS., Largest Dry Goods Store in Quincy. Agents for Standard Paper Patterns and Lewando s French Dye House. ALL KINDS OF Boots, - Shoes - and - Slippers For Men, Women and Children. LOWEST PRICES in Quincy at JAS. O’DONOVAN'S SHOE STORE, 94 Hancock St., Tirrell’s Block, Quincy. ESTABLISHED 1S54 McGrath bros. MONUMENTAL WORK. GRANITE AND MARBLE. QUINCY, MASS. QUINCY ADAMS STATION. FINEST IN QUINCY WILLIAMS’JEWELRY STORE, COPELAND STREET. ■ _ ■ — A. J. RICHARDS SONS, MISS A. A. BARTLETT, DRY AND FANCY GOODS. COPELAND STREET. DEALERS IN FLOUR, GRAIN AND HAY, • BRICKS, LIME AND CEMENT, RT D. B. STETSON’S CAN BE HAD Boots, - Shoes - and - Rubbers of every description at lower prices and better quality than at any other place. All goods warranted. Any goods in Bos- ton can be had at their regular prices by giving a few hours’ notice. CUT PRICES IN Ranges and Parlor Stoves The only place in Quincy where you will find a large stock on hand. Repairs fur- nished for any stove manufactured. Job- bing of all kinds. Plumbing and Piping done at short notice. FOSTER BROS., 16 and 18 Hancock St. J. B, FOSTER, Prop. A D VER 77SEMEN7 S. WOLLASTON SHOE STORE, - A. L. BAKER, Prop. Don’t go to Boston two or three times to get fitted. YOU CAN BUY CHEAPER AT HOME. - - KELSO’S - BOSTON, WOLLASTON, and NORFOLK DOWNS EX. BOSTC2T cmors: 174 Washington St, 15 Devonshire St., Telephone- 37$. 2$ State Street, Telephone 1135. Order Box No. 5 North Market Street. Order Box Wollaston, C. H. Backus’ Store. FURNITURE MOVING. LONG SAUNDERS, Designers and Manufacturers of - • Statuary, Monuments, Etc ••• Works at South Quincy, Mass. Near Quincy Adams Depot. DR. BAM FORD, ♦FIDE mvm TAILOR. FOREIGN RND DOMESTIC COODS. Gentlemen’s own material made up in first class style. Also Cleansing and Pressing. Everything done in First Class Style. DR. BAMFORD, Opposite Post-Office, - Quincy •S ABBOTT FILLER’S EXPRESS. ALL PARTS OF Quincy, Hough’s Neck and Boston. BOSTON OFFICES: Leave at i and 3 p. m.—73 Central Street, 10 Faneuil Hall Square, 15 Devon- shire Street, 174 Washington Street. Leave at 1.15 and 3.15 p. 111.-32 Court Square, 42 Franklin Street, 111 King ston Street. Quincy Office: F. F. Crane’s, 4 Chestnut Street.—Leave at 9 and 10 a. m. FURNITURE RND PIANO MOVING SOLICITED. J. J. LORD’S Wollaston, Norfolk Downs Boston EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICES: 14 Devonshire Street, 111 Kingston Street. Wollaston Order Box, A. L. Baker’s. Telephone from Devonshire Office, No. 2420. THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUV furijitun?, hardware, paii t ai?d Oils - - - IS - - - FRANK F. CRANE’S, 4 Chestnut Street, - Quincy, Mass F. H. CRANE SONS, Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, Also all kinds of Poultry Supplies. Plaster, Brick, Lime, Cement, Drain Pipe, Etc. Branch Store at Quincy Adams. Telephone Connection. QUINCY, MASS. Hav a Specialty. Choice N. Y. and Eastern by the bale, ton or car load. GEORGE H. BROWN CO., (ESTABLISHED 1887.) ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. Agents for the Purchase. Sale and Leasing of REAL - ESTATE, And Negotiators of Mortgages on City Property. INSURANCE Placed in reliable companies at the lowest rates, and losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office. Telephone No. 227-2. AD VER TISEMENTS. « SWITHIN BROS., Manufacturers and Importers of Fir?e rOoQdJmei tal ai?d Statuary LL or . OFFICES AND WORKS: 49 Granite Street, 188 Dartmouth Street, Quincy, Mass. 1 New Bedford, Mass. Four minutes’ walk from Quincy Station, O.C.R.R. • TELEPHONE NO. 210, QUINCY. — We import and manufacture Monuments from the following Granites:— Quincy. Westerly, Barre, Concord, Swedish, Scotch, German, Norwegian, Ponemah, Oak Hill, Mill Stone Point, Milford, English. Irish, Labrador, Emerald Pearl, Bay of Fundy, Ryegate, Black Diamond, Hallowell, Groton, Richmond, Clark’s Island, Sunapee. R. J. LARKIN, General Manager. 6STABLISH6D BY CHHS. P. TIRRBLL, 1822. QUINCY MUTUAL FIRE IHSORAnCE • G0 + EVERY LOSS PHID IN FULL. + Amount of Risk $32,583.088. Total Liabilities, $251,816.61 Dividends Paid on Every Expiring Policy. CHAS. H. HOWLAND, Pres. Treas. Wm. H. FAY, Sec’y. -1 ROGERS BROS., -«- Wholesale and Retail Oncers ar?d prouisioi} D ?al ?rs, ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. The only agents for Keene Creamery But- ter and Confidence Flour. BOSTON BRANCH CROCGRY. TIRRELL SONS, CARRIAGES AND HARNESS Carriage Repairing in all Branches. Horse • Clothing • and • Stable • Furniture. 100 HANCOCK STREET. J. F. MERRILL, G'R'O’C'E'R'FE'S BT WHOLESALE AND RETHIL. FLOUR, TEAS, COFFEES. Durgin Merrill’s Block, Hancock St., Quincy, Mass. IT WILL PAY YOU E. H. DOBLE CO.. (Jroeeries, Flour, • provisions, HAY AND CRAIN. « Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. +• WEST QUINCY, MASS. 1 D. E. WADSWORTH CO. e. h. doble. h. f. doble. TO VISIT THE LARGEST DRY GOODS STORE BE- TWEEN BOSTON AND BROCKTON. . . . ELLA M. FREEMAN, PRATT CURTIS, POST-OFFICE STORE. 0i $£ . FfVW groceries QUINCY POINT. MASS. BOOTS, SHOES fc RUBBERS, Dry and Fancy Goods, Stationery, Confec- tionery, Cigars and Tobacco. Periodicals, Etc. Special care given to orders for goods not regularly kept on hand AND PROVISIONS. Do SCHOOL STREET, •� • QUINCY, MASS. + AD VER TISEMEN! S. Photographs! Photographs! Every person who reads this advertisement should call and have one dozen cabinet photos made on the new style of Artists’ Paper, which is water proof, and which admits of a very fine and highly polished surface. CHILDREN’S PICTURES A SPECIALTY. •n t A. FRANK BUSSELL, -m- ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. MILLINERY. J- McFarland son, Great Bargains in Millinery for | arpeQterS atyd Builders, this Month. j Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur- Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Selling nished for the erection of build- at a Great Discount. inSS of any St ?le or size A. M. TINGLEY, Repairing in all its branches a Specialty. Room 30, Adams Building, Quincy. Shop and Residence, corner Arlington Entrance Next Door to P. O. and Brooks Sts., Wollaston, Mass. •• ESTABLISHED IN 1892. • • • J. W. McANARNEY, NOTHING ANCIENT ABOUT US. Attorney and Counsellor at Law, jofijvsojv bi os. rnpRK - 122 hancock street, 139 HANCOCK STREET. FRANK BREWER, GROCERIES d- - - - AND - - - -+ PROVISIONS, 160 GRANITE STREET. A. J. HIGGINS, 162 Washington Street, - Quincy. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, Trimmings, Stationery, Etc. FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERY. Also Agent for Back Bay Custom Laundry. Quincy, rorcss. JUDSON L. SMITH, t Select Family Groceries, $ Best Grades of Flour, Vermont Creamery Butter, Canned Goods, Crockery, and everything found in a first-class grocery. A line of Fresh Goods at Prices Beyond Competition. BEAL STREET, WOLLASTON. QUINCY CAFE, 6 CHESTNUT STREET. • ICE - CREAM • AND • SHERBETS. . CATERING. Home Made Bread, Cake and Pastry. AD VER TISEMENTS. W. D. ROSS, DEALER IN Stationery, School Supplies, arid all Monthly and Weekly Publications, Oppo. Depot, Wollaston. C. F. CARLSON, DEALER IN Fruit, Confectionery AND jSTATIONEF Y. SELLS TICKETS TO AND FROM EUROPE, TRY THRT------ - Hsl Chocolate or Hot Coffee - Served with Whipped Cream ... at - - - HEARN'S DRUG STORE IT IS DELICIOUS. E. B. SOUTHER, NO. 1 GRANITE STREET. At the above Newspaper and Periodical Store can be found a variety of the best Letter and Note Paper, Visiting; Cards and Envelopes, Pens. Pencils, and every- thing found in the stationery line: also Scissors, Pocket Knives and Razors: Lowney’s best Confectionery, and other articles too numerous to mention. Remember the place.—No. i Granite St. GOOD TIMES MADE POSSIBLE I BARGAINS WE HAVE! BUYERS WE WANT! Here is your best chance. We will save you something on every purchase. By all means see our new goods. Everybody finds in our stock of Boots and Shoes just the thing for which they are looking. Fashionable, Durable, Reasonable, Perfect Fitting Footwear. Remember we do not use artificial bait gotten up just to catch custom, but the fact is that our extra low prices make bargains for all. Buttons put on with fasteners, free of charge. GRANITE I SHOE ! STORE. - H. A. FELTIS, Manager. A Fine Assortment of Holiday Goods, both Useful and Ornamental. Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 2 tor 25 cts. White and colored Aprons at all prices. Gloves, Mittens, Neckties, etc., at C. S. HUBBARD’S, 15S HANCOCK STREET. OLD COLONY CORN DESTROYER, It is Safe, and Sum Death to Corns. Big and Little. Directions.—Apply the Destroyer with the brush, night and morning, for five days; soak the feet on the sixth, and the Corn or Callous will gen- erally come off. If needed, repeat. PRICE, 25 CENTS. PREPARED ONLY BY JOSEPH S. WHALL, APOTHECARY, 141 Hancock Street, - Quincy, Mass. Physicians’ Prescriptions a Specialty. eSTHBLISHED 1876. C. F. PETTENGILL, JEWELER. - A Fine Assortment of Watches, Jewelry and Silverware. HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY. Next to Hotel Greenleaf. HAMLYN GORHAM, Dry Goods, Stationery, Small Wares, Confectionery, Etc. Perry's Block, - Wollaston Heights. The Golden Rod. Vol. III. QUINCY, MASS., DECEMBER, 1893. No. 4 THE GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Per the Year, . 50cents | Single Copies. . 5 cents F01 6aleat K B. Souther’s and at W. D. Ross’ Wollaston. Address all communications to SARAH C. MCGOVERN or H. A. THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy (Mass..) Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITORIAL. GENERAL EDITORS. Jane P. McGovern, Nora G. Forrest. HRISTMAS is a festival of the Christian church, observed on the twenty-fifth of December in memory of the birth of Christ. For a time the date for celebration was disputed, as December was the height of the rainy season in Judea when it would be impossible for either flocks or shepherds to be out at night in the fields of Bethlehem. In the fifth century, however, the twenty-fifth of December was set- tled upon. The date of the Nativ- ity is observed by all the Christian countries, Roman Catholic, Greek, Armenian, Protestant and Luther- an. In early times the feast was kept with the feast of the Epiphany, on the sixth of January. It ranks third among the feasts of the church (Easter and Whitsuntide alone being placed above it), and it is considered to have a joy pecu- liarly it own. In all civilized countries, the an- nual recurrence of this holiday is celebrated with festivities of vari- ous kinds. It is most joyously welcomed, however, in England, where the “old honour” has not altogether disappeared. Here on Christmas Eve, the family came together and large candles were lighted, and a huge log, known as the Yule Log or Christmas Block, was thrown upon the hearth. At court and in the houses of the wealthy, an officer called Lord of Misrule was appointed to superin- tend revels. His rule began on All Hallow E’en. In Scotland a similar functionary, under the name of Abbot of Unreason, was chosen. This custom continued until 1555, when it was abolished by an act of Parliament. The fa- vorite sports of this holiday were gaming, music, conjuring, dancing, hot cockles, blind man’s buff, etc. The favorite dishes at breakfast and supper were boar’s head (with an apple or orange in the mouth, set off with a bit of rosemary,) plum-pudding, and mince pies. In France it was the custom for Troubadours to go about from house to house, singing and play- ing musical instruments. In our own country the feast is celebrated in a way with which we are all familiar, the most prominent feature being the Christmas din- ner. About this time, however, we should all think of those who not only will have no Christmas dinner, but perhaps even no fire by which to keep warm, or better food than a crust of bread. Here is the time for charity indeed, which is love such as Christ meant for us to show. Surely our Christmas will be happier if we carry a stray sunbeam into such homes, and thus brighten the hearts of the suffering and needy. MCG. The approach of Christmas re- minds us that our holidays are at hand. What a pleasure it is to look forward to those days when we may indulge in pleasure “to drive dull care away!” Christmas comes but once a year, therefore give yourselves up to joy and good THE GOLDEN ROD. cheer. Our lessons are a trifle less spicv than heretofore, for now all our spare moments are occupied in grand preparations for Christmas. Oh for the holidays! Shall those few days of recreation be employed entirely in work ? Some small fairy whispers “No.” Many a precious moment will be spent in making plans for the games that shall be played on Christmas Eve, the friends whom we shall meet, and the gifts that are appropriate for this and that person. Then the woods must be searched for ever- green and the decorations planned. The place where the mistletoe shall be tacked up must be decided. Shall it be over the door or under the chandelier? Already savory odors are escaping from the culi- nary department. The fields are robbed of their piles of ruddy ap- ples and golden squashes. The chestnuts are produced, and while they are baking on the open hearth the young people draw their chairs near it and tell strange ghost sto- ries, which -‘check mid-vein the circling life current” in its course. Many a quaint joke is cracked,no matter at whose expense for— “’T was Christmas told the merriest talc, ‘T was Christmas broached the mightiest ale, A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through hall the year.” F. made up of young men from the classes of ’97 and '96. We also find that the players are among the brightest scnolars of theiV classes. We all sincerely hope that the team will continue their good work now that they have fairly started. Last Tuesday they played their first 7 cal game, with the Ad- ams Academy team, and estab- lished for themselves a good re- cord. in the past the High School has not held a very prominent posi- tion in the athletic world, and may have been a trifle “looked down’ upon by other schools. Now it has, as if by magic, raised itself to a place 01 importance. No ionger may it be looked down upon ! On Tuesday afternoon, at Merry Mount Park, the Adams Academy team played with the High School team and were defeated ; A. A. 6 and H. S. 10. On, boys, “and-----be he who first cries, hold, enough!” The teams lined up as follows:— High School. Coe, 1. e. Marnock. 1. t. Wilder, l.g. Bates, Mitchell, r. g. Goodwin, r. t. Nelson, r. e. Fairbanks, Chapman r. Privano, 1. Hall, Adams. r. e. Howland r. t. Jones r. g. Holden Centre Stoddard I. g. Adams I. t. Leavitt 1 e Wason Quarter Back Damon Half Hacks { Sarge t Full Back Kolb F. Through the untiring efforts of Mr. Akers, the Quincy High School has at last an organized foot-ball team. This team fills the gap which has existed in the school for some time ; it serves as a common bond of sympathy between the pupils and their teach- er out of doors as well as inside. When they go to the field to prac- tise he is almost always with them, giving them the benefit of his ex- perience, as he was a player on the Wesleyan foot ball team. The young men have taken a great interest in the game. In the near future we hope to have a team that shall be able to hold its own against any of the teams of the neighboring schools. The team is FIFTEEN- MINUTE SKETCHES FROM OUR JOURNALISTS. A BOTTLE. In very ancient times there was a Botanical Society at Lamoille, which offered large prizes for rare bulbs or plants. A poor man named Van Gurde, who was educa- ted as a doctor, was fond of flowers and kept a large garden of differ- ent varieties of plants. During this period there were great politi- cal dissensions and party struggles, in which Van Gurde never took part, but led a peaceful life in his garden. It was at this time that the ma- nia began for a black aster bulb. Of course the prize filled the heads of all gardeners, and they began to THE GOLDEN ROD. work. Van Gurde had in his pos- session three of these bulbs, but he did not know whether or not they were the ones sought for. He had a neighbor, called Camp- bell. He also was a prize seeker, and a jealous neighbor of Van Gurde. Van Gurde had a small room with one window in it, facing Campbell’s house. This was the room in which he kept all his treas- ures, and in one ot his cabinet drawers were the three bulbs. By means of a spy-glass, Campbell was able’to watch Van Gurde pursue his work, and at last found out that he had the bulbs of the black aster. Campbell thought it he only could form some plot by which he could put Van Gurde into such a position that he would be able to search his house, he might be able in this way to obtain the bulbs and get the prize. One night Van Gurde’s house was surrounded by men-at-arms, and he was taken away as a pris- oner. At this time, Campbell of- fered his assistance to search in his private room, not for the officers’ benefit, but his own. Van Gurde prized these bulbs very much, and when he was taken away he took them with him. Campbell was very angry when he found they were gone, and now began to search elsewhere for them. Van Gurde, finding a bottle and getting a little soil through the bars of his prison cell, planted one bulb in the bottle. It grew as if something was at the root pushing it up. When the warden came and found this plant, he kicked it with his foot, shattering the bulb. Af- ter the warden was gone Van Gurde picked up the broken pieces of the bottle, gathered up the soil and planted another bulb. Now he had only one left, and if any- thing happened to this he would die broken hearted. Campbell knew the warden, and tried by bribing to get him to secure the bulb for him. He paid a large sum to him, and he finally consented to get it. The warden came in next morn- ing, but did not see anything of the bottle, and thinking it had been picked up by someone else, he went away more sullen than ever. Fi- nally the bulb grew into a plant, and as he could not keep it in its old hiding-place, it was left on the table. To Van Gurde’s astonish- ment, a bud appeared on the plant. During the next two nights Van Gurde remained awake watching it. Next time the warden came in he saw the plant with the bud upon it. He immediately took it away from the prisoner, carried it to Campbell, and secured the prize. Van Gurde was very sad. He seemed to notice nothing and would not cat. Finally some of the other prisoners heard some- thing drop. They at once rang the fire alarm to call for help. The porter came to their cells and he was told of the noise. He went to cell No. 3, and found Van Gurde on the floor. Restoratives were applied, and finally he regained consciousness. He looked around on the table for his precious plant. Then he began talking about bot- tles and a plant until at last the porter asked him if he knew Mr. Campbell had now the prize for the strange plant. Van Gurde imme- diately told them it belonged to him, of the warden, and his entire story. The porter went to the president of the Botanical Society, and told him of the outrage that had been committed. The president went to see the prisoner, and when he left the prison he took Van Gurde with him, for Van Gurde had the third bulb to show. The whole truth was made public. Campbell made his escape from the country, leaving the plant be- hind him. The warden was severely dealt with, and Van Gurde and the por- ter lived in peace and plenty after- ward. Each received his due re- ward, the one his prize and recom- pense for being unjustly impris- oned, and the other a private purse from grateful friends. The plant was put into a pretty box especial- ly made for it, and exhibited by the society as a great rarity, but the bottle was kept in Van Gurde’s THE GOLDEH ROD. possession for some time, and has since been placed in the National Museum. _ —H. S. D.y r94- A BOTTLE. It was a calm, beautiful day when a large ocean steamer sailed, bear- ing a large number of people and freight to a foreign shore. The first day and night on the water were very calm, and were enjoyed by all the passengers, but on the third day it began to blow, which foretold a storm. The wind in- creased in velocity, and toward evening it began to rain. All that night it increased, until the next day it was so stormy that the ves- sel could not much longer endure the fury of the waves. The people were crazed with fear, as the captain had made known to them the position in which they were. He had lost control of the ship! He was very much worried, and felt almost sure that it was cer- tain death tor all. Without con- sulting any one, upon a piece of paper he wrote the circumstances in which he found himself, and put it into a bottle. He corked it and threw it out on the water, thinking at least that if it was not found in time to save him and his passen- gers it would be picked up some- time, and their fate would be known. This bottle was picked up by a vessel two days afterward, and it reached the fated vessel just in time to see it slowly sinking, as it had struck upon a rock. They were none too soon; however, not one soul was lost. —Alice McLean, ’94. Mamma—“Bessie, how many sisters has your new playmate ?” Bessie—“He has one, mamma. He tried to fool me by saying that he had two half sisters, but I guess he did n’t know that I studied fractions.”—[Ex. French ’95—You have a beauti- ful violin. Pupil (Noted for being no musi- cian)— Vo us etres a bon violo n (You arc a good violin). LOCALS. EDITED BY Daisy Bemis, ’95, Rose Covle, ’96 Helen Delory,’94, 11 elexTurxe r , ’96. Chas. Anderson, ‘96, Mary Pitts, ’96- “Be all old customs honored so. That good to others mean ! Bring cross and garland from the snow. And keep your Christmas green. All hail the joyous Christmas- tide f f Who says the Q. H. S. boys can- not play football ? r97’s, have you noticed the northern lights while star grzing, on vour way home from school ? Geometry B.—Teacher—What do von know about vertical angles? Bright Pupil—I know ’em when I see 'em. The pupil who does not pay at- tention may go through the High School, but the High School does not go through him.—[From a com- position of ’97. And now comes a new grievance from an old source—our present quarters. Members of ’97 will soon be obliged to wear glasses and bring lanterns, as the light de- creases with the shortening days. Drawing Teacher ’96—What is the height of the box ? Pupil—Right across. “Well, do you generally say that the height of a person is from shoulder to shoulder?” “O! I see.” Alas for ’96! The seniors now enjoy the privilege which you en- joyed in former times. Tney are now dismissed first. There is more crowding in our spacious halls and broad stairzvays, but never mind, '94 has obtained its heart’s desire. Teacher—Parse the sentence, “Yucatan is a peninsula.” Pupil (who never could under- stand Grammar, anyhow)—Yuca- tan is a proper noun, nominative case, second person, singular— “How do you make that out?” “First person Icatan, second per- son Yucatan, third person Hcca- tan ; plural, first person Wecatan, second person”— “That will do!” THE GOLDEN ROD. Division B ’96 would like the list of composition subjects increased. A pair of Indian clubs have sud- denly disappeared. Wonders will never cease. English ’94 have discovered that robins like to build their nests in syringe bushes. French ’95—Le poile disparili. (The stove disappeared.) Pupil—The stove departed. Why the sudden Celestial ar- rangement of the hair among the girls of ’95, and why was it not continued ? Pupil—The men wrung their hair (hands) ! Evidently he was thinking of the disconsolate A. A. foot-ball team. Physics ’96, beware ! It has been foretold that you shall die with paroxysms of laughter if anything real funny should happen. What is the difference between an obtuse and an acute angle ? An obtuse angle is one kind and an acute angle is another kind. We are told that the brighest scholars go out not oftener than once a week, yet the astronomers are out nearly every night. Verily we live and learn. Class members, at meeting of class—Mr. President, Why don ’t you propose— Mr. President—I can ’t propose to the whole class. Physics ’96.—Teacher—What is the difference between the poten- tial and kinetic energy of a body at rest ? Bright Pupil—The difference is the same. Peace and harmony are once more restored ; the class of ’94 is now dismissed first. Blessed be the Golden Rod. All classes in trouble are advised to lay the same before that mighty tribunal. One of the young ladies has be- come quite affected by a story of Corsican life, which French ’94 is reading. Believing herself to be somewhat like the heroine, she carries an open knife in her bosom as a substitute for the stiletto. PERSONALS. EDITED RY Jennie Griffin. ’94, Alice Pope, ’94, Mary Monahan,’94, Lillian Bates 95, Helen Delory 94, Alice Sampson, 95, Edith EATON 96. assisting at Emily Gould has said goodbye to ’96. Annie Hall, ’91, is the John Hancock school. Warren Nelson, ’95, is in the re- ceiving department of R. H. White Co., Boston. Maud Cameron and Lizzie Es- son, both of ’96, attend a business college in Boston. Mabel E. Oxford and Erminia Kolb, both of ’93, are assisting Miss Prince in the Drawing classes. Miss Mabel Hodges, a graduate of this school, has returned from an extended visit to Connecticut. Miss Georgiana Lane, ’87, is now assistant Drawing teacher, having charge of the sketch-books of ’96. Mr. McDonald, representative of the State Board of Education, and Mr. Sidelinger have visited us this month. The appearance of Mr. Tupper among us once again gladdened every heart, arrd although our greeting was quiet, yet it was most sincere. The Quincy High School fully appreciates the work which Dr. Sheahan has done in obtaining for it a beautiful new home. He has undoubtedly aimed to secure means of placing it upon an equal footing with other schools of simi- lar ability. And now for ourselves we may say, “Verily he shall not fail r The class of ’94, being anxious that the Assembly Hall might be in readiness for their graduation and reception, have purchased a spade, which they have elaborately decorated and presented to His Honor the Mayor, to remind him that it is time to break ground. Afterward it is to be added to our cabinet collection in the new High School building. THE GOLDEN ROD. THE DESERTED HOUSE. HAVE you read Whittier’s poem of the schoolhouse, be- ginning “Still sits the schoolhouse by the road, a ragged beggar sun- ning” ? Somehow these lines run in my mind as I sit here and see across the way the “Deserted House.” Behind the tall, un- trimmed lilac hedge, high up on the terraced ground, gloomy and gray, rises this forsaken home. Once there were well kept paths, now overgrown with weeds and briars ; yes, and little feet danced gayly among those paths bordered by bright geraniums ; but all is quiet now. It is not Hawthorne’s “House of Seven Gables,” but we laughingly call it so, for most cer- tainly it has seven gables. A short time ago a rumor reached our ears that the house was haunted as well as deserted. Ever since then it has had a charm about it. We give it plenty ot room as the light grows dusky and the shadows take strange shapes. A few of us, more brave than the rest, made an agreement to search out the “ghost ” One sunny day we walked slowly and fearfully toward the silent building We climbed the stone steps covered with dead leaves and bits of twigs, and with beating hearts looked about us. How shadowed we were by those tall trees! How very still it seemed ! There a blirtd hung by its one remaining hinge, and the window seemed solemnly wink- ing at us. Standing close together in the tangled grass, a queer, shaky sen- sation suddenly seized us, and the slamming of the broken blind called forth squeaks of fear from several of the party. Gathering all our courage tor one last effort, we crept toward the long, narrow windows with their blinds closed, and cautiously peeped within. No ghost did we see, but a rushing sound filled our ears. Down into the street we fairly flew—blind al- most, but not dumb, with fright. One was left behind, too helpless to move. With a pale face but very brave manner she at last ap- peared, and in a disgusted voice shouted, “Cats!” We did not go back, O no, but our curiosity is satisfied. We claim, we laid the ghost, but I still like to sit as I do now and dream of the haunted house. I some- times fill it with airy guests until it seems no longer deserted. —Helen E. Semis, ’97. STA T ST CS. I HAVE no doubt that my ini- tials, G. A. B.,may have had some influence on the members of the Class of ’93 when they selected me to fulfil the onerous duty of census taker. At any rate, one bright morning in May, armed with pencil, note- book, and a handful of animal crackers, I set out on my expedi- tion through the class. After much difficulty I learned that four years ago, on the first Wednesday in September, we knocked for ad- mittance at the door of the Quincy High School. Sixty-one enrolled their names on that memorable register, and of this enterprising sixty-one, but eighteen now re- main. Unlike other census takers, I found one lead pencil sufficient to write the names of all concerned. I found that Adam had sent us but two representatives (which is, perhaps, a case of survival of the fittest) while Eve had contributed eight times that number of blush- ing maidens. The names com- bined include all but five letters of the alphabet. Ward IV. contributes the largest representation to our ranks, send- ing eight hale and hearty speci- mens of the “genus homo.’ Ward III. follows with half that number, while Wards I. and V. send two respectively, and the remaining wards make up in quality what they lack in quantity, each sending us a single representative. I quailed when I thought of the scornful looks which would be cast on me when I inquired the various ages. I had much advice as to the best way of ascertaining the ages otherwise than by question ; I my- THE GOLDEN ROD. self had thought of adopting the manner of shrewd jockeys, by ex- amining the teeth, but after con- sulting several eminent dentists I learned that it was not a reliable way, as human teeth differ some- what from those of equines. Finally, with a stern mien, I stepped up to each individual and in a business-like way inquired his age. Among the feminine portion of the class I had some difficulty in getting the correct age ; many of the maidens lisped forth “six-te- en” and then looked offended when the boys smiled. When our boys on being questioned promptly answered, “eighteen,” I examined them a little more closely, and finally came to the conclusion that it was the “light down” on their upper lips that made them appear a trifle older. After careful inquiries, I found our class infant to be but sixteen years old, while our Methuselah is twenty. I comforted the last named individual with the wise statement that youth was fleeting, and that already the combined age of the class equaled sixteen times that of her own. The average age, however, is eighteen years. We then came to a very “weighty” question. As I made my investigation very inclusive, I inquired not only the name, age and residence, but the weight as well. All hail to the champion heavy-weight from Ward IV., who made the scales groan under 145 pounds! Not a bad weight for a coy maiden of eighteen summers. It is said her maxim is “Laugh and grow fat.” May she ever con- tinue to do so. Ward IV. sends us not only our heavy-weight, but our feather- weight as well. The honor again falls on a young lady, who in her frailty hfis one advantage at least, it costs her less for a dress pat- tern than it does some of her more buxom sisters. We were obliged to send to Washington for scales with which to weigh her. The scales trembled slightly when she placed her dainty “two-and-a-half” on the platform and anxiously scrutinized the indicator, which registered eighty-nine. Do not judge us, however, by these extremes, as the majority of us carry about one hundred and thirty pounds. After careful cal- culation I found our combined weight would equal that of 999,999 gold dollars. I now began to feel weary, and pity tor the national census-taker filled my heart. But seating my- self on one of the desks, I regaled myself with a portion of a single cream-cake, which had already been divided among five others. O, we have substantial luncheons ! After this hearty repast I pro- ceeded to investigate the question of height. I had previously equipped myself with a tape-meas- ure (given away as an advertise- ment), and selecting a victim, I gently urged her toward the wall, and after marking her height, sat- isfied myself as to her correct measurement by means of my tape-measure. “Fair Eleanor lacks but a few inches of being as tall as Venus de Medici. Our shortest is but a few inches higher than Mrs. Tom Thumb. Yet it is not such a bad thing to be small, if we remember the old adage con- cerning “precious articles” and “small packages.” Nellie, consid- er the vast fortune realized by Tom Thumb and his wife, travel- ing on their size. As to the size of shoe, to judge by appearances I should say that the class is based upon a good solid foundation. While busy on the shoe question, I learned that one member had a very substantial offer from a Brockton firm for one of his discarded pedal coverings to te gilded and used as a mammoth sign. While on my tour I incidentally noticed the prevailing color of the eyes, and discovered the majority possessed those “eloquent liquid blue orbs” of which the poets rave. Concerning the color of the hair, without exception it harmonizes with the eyes. Think for a mo- ment what material this class pre- sents for a shrewd showman. With THE GOLDEN ROD. our tall one, our short one, stout and thin ones, together with those with pale green eyes and tawny gold hair, we might, indeed, with a little training, manage to secure a small corner for a unique exhibit at the World’s fair. As for authors, the feminine por- tion of the class favor Shakespeare, but with our young men Lowell seems to hold the highest place. During our English course, when asked to give a quotation they in- variably quoted that beautiful line of Lowell — “Earth’s noblest thing— a woman per- fected.” Truly I found this an inexhaust- ible subject. I had planned in- quiries concerning several other points, such as how many favored the wearing of crinoline ? or how many thought Ada Rehan’s feet too small ? etc., but fearing to ex- haust the patience of my subjects as well as my own, I refrained. Without wishing in any way to run in opposition to the Class Will, I give and bequeath this val- uable collection of absolutely trust- worthy statistics to the census taker of 1893, with the hope that he may thus be relieved of much of the care and suffering that have fallen to me. — Gertrude A. Boyd, ’93. Sympathizing Subscribers Should Send Substantial Support.—[Ex. Young High School girl—Just see how many L’s that house has ! Wise Harvard youth—Yes. It gives one a feeling of Nation to be- hold it, though they say the inhab- itants are r derly people, and used to take r fish delight in manufac- turing 7astic by the use of elec- tricity. ______________ “I met a black berrying party just now,” said the wicked little brother. “A black-berrying party in the streets of Boston !” said the in credulous Latin school girl, looking about for it. “Why, I meant a colored funeral procession, of course,” answered the w. 1. b. EXCHANGES. EDITED BY Catherine C. Pope, Marjorie L. Souther We have received the Squibs this month. Come again. Read the “Post-office Don ’ts” in the Academian, Pembroke, N. H. We have received the Hal- low E’en number of the Beacon, and find it very interesting. Every month we receive Our Dumb Animals and Our Animal Friends, which all are advised to read. After looking through the E. and L. H. S. Review, no one would doubt that it is a school paper. The Index was correctly named, for when we open it and read the articles in it, we are seized with a desire to read more. We wish to congratulate The Stranger upon its delightful com- mencement parts, which are worthy our greatest praise. The Stylus, Sioux Falls. S. D., contains a good literary article, “The Power of an Idea” and also some excellent editorials. The Distaff comes to us “spin- ning the thread of destiny.” May your future ever be bright and may Atropos long withhold her hand ! The Radiator casts its ravs on our largest exchanges from its po- sition by their side. “Hold your course,” Radiator, and you may outshine them. The Oracle’s cover reminds us of the sports we must soon lay aside. Within, we find by the articles that athletics do not interfere with their intellectual training. The H. S. Times contains short sketches of the lives of the teach- ers now in the school it repre- sents, some very good essays, many humorous sayings, and an unusually long exchange column. Since there is always “a place for everything” why not have “every- thing in its place?” We refer to the advertisements. AD VER TISEMENTS. V. J. EMERY, Steam and Hot Water Heating, STOVES, RANGES, FURNACES. WOLLASTON. NOW READY AND GOING! The best line of Fall and Winter Cloth- ing ever shown in this city. Children's Suits and Overcoats. Men s and Boys' Suits and Overcoats at Unheard Prices. PRANITE • pLOTH ING . Po., Durgin Merrill’s Block, Quincy. WE TAKE THEM BACK If They Don 7 Wear Right. WINK FI ELD BROS., 104 Hancock Street Boots, • • 3i}d • Rubbers. THE WEST QUINCY CLOTHING f HOUSE: IS THE BEST PLACE TO PURCHASE • BOYS’ • ULSTERS ■ AND SUITS. • F. J. PERRY, ™ C Glenwood Ranges, Carpet Sweepers and Kitchen Goods in Great Variety. ALSO PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. OPPO. DEPOT,.......................WOLLASTON, MASS. G. A. BACHELDER, HAIR DRESSER. Shaving Soap, Mugs and Brushes made to order. Razors honed to suit customers. Taylor Building, - Newport Avenue. Wollaston, Mass. ANDREWS, NICHOLSON CO, Boston, Wollaston Heights, Norfolk Downs, Montclair and Atlantic ______________EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICE: 32 Court Sq. Telephone 489. ORDER BOXES: French, 10 Faneuil Hall Sq., 5 No. Market Street, Boston. WOLLASTON: Wollaston Hotel, cor. Hancock and Beal Sts; cor. Billings Road and Hancock St. Medicines of all kinds at the lowest possible prices. Also Physicians Pre- scriptions compounded at very low rates at WILLARD’S DRUG STORE, 27 School Street, Quincy. E. S. THOMAS, HousePainter and Paper Hanger 49 Newport Avenue, Wollaston, Mass. A full line of Wall Paper's and Room Moulding constantly on hand. Samples and estimates cheerfully furnished. WHITENING AND TINTING. AD VER TISEME NTS. The high School Golden Rod. 50 Cents a Year. 5 Cents a Number. Send in Your Subscriptions. i f i ©.0. For Sale by the Following: E. B. Souther, Quincy. W. D. Ross, Wollaston. AD VERTISEMENTS . . . THE . . . 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Subscriptions should be sent without delay. Address Manager of Golden Rod, Quincy, Hass. AD VER T1SEMENTS. Pierce s Prescription Pharmacy, Cor. Hancock and School Streets. All prescriptions put up by the proprietor, who can be found in atten- dance day and night. Perfumes, Sponges, Toilet Powders, Soaps, and all articles required for the Toilet. Floral Creamy a neat and effectual lotion for Chapped Handst Face, Lips, Rough and Hard Skin. C. H. JOHNSON; DEALER IN Choice Groceries.Flonr Provisions, Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds. Prompt attention to all orders. 160 Washington St. This space is reserved for George Prout, Quincy s Leading Grocer and Flour Dealerf Garfield St. George Prout, Prop. J. P. Prouty Manager. H. LITCHMAN. Manufacturer of and Dealer in Pictures and Picture Frames, Looking Glasses, Steel Engravings, Paintings, Chronios. All kinds of Picture Frames made to order. Orders taken for Crayons, Life Size Pictures, also Pic- tures Enlarged Room Mouldings, VN indow Glass, Hugs, Clocks, A bums. Etc. NO. 6 COP6LHND ST.. QUINCY, WHSS. The Fisk Teachers’ Agencies. Everett 0. Fisk Co., Props. 4 Ashburton Place, Boston, Mass 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. io6 Wabash Avenue. Chicago, 111. 120 i-2 bo. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. 32 Church Street, Toronto, Can. Send to any of the above agencies for ioo-page Agency Manual Correspondence with employers is invited. Registration forms sent to teachers on application. George E. Thomas, H. 0. SOUTHER, CARPENTER AND BUILDER, Bricklayer, Plasterer and Stucco Worker. Plans and Specifications furnished. Pressed Brick, Fancy Tile and Cement Work Jobbing Promptly Attended to. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAIO TO JOBBING. Shop and Residence, No. 8 Newton St,, Shop 46 Canal Street. WOLLASTON HEICHTS. Residence 142 Washington Street. American Publishing Compari);, SUBSCRIBE FOR FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON. THE GOLDEN ROD. OUR TO Q. Durpir Dor i q fH P liable florist !d po ia I • us val ■ tl' os cene- Dtirgii. Bum I ■ Vi l r .xl i • Dili Mil’s M:� ■. 1;.« 1 ache v I warrant u h • -ver cellent remedy, and ft uses them accord in;.; Signed 0 N ■ BOYNTON RUSSELL, IVollas ton, Arorfolk Downs, IVollas ton Park pf Boston Ex. NURNITURE- AE'V 'PIANO MOVING A SPECIALTY. ORDER BOX: 25 Mercbaint Row; 91 Kilby St.; 11 Harrison Ave. Extension. C3P Leave all orders at 25 Merchants Row. CLAPP BROS., Largest Dry Goods Store in Quincy, Agents for Standard Paper Patter?is and Lewando s French Dye House. ESTABLISHED 1854 McGrath bros. MONUMENTAL WORK, GRANITE AND MARBLE. QUINCY, MASS. QUINCY ADAMS STATION. ALL KINDS OF Boots, - Shoes - and - Slippers For Men, Women and Children. LOWEST PRICES in Quincy at JAS. O’DONOVAN'S SHOE STORE, 94 Hancock St., Tirrell’s Block, Quincy. FINEST IN QUINCY WILLIAMS’JEWELRY STORE, COPELAND STREET. A. J. RICHARDS SONS, MISS A. A. BARTLETT, DEALERS IN DRY AND FANCY GOODS. COPELAND STREET. FLOUR, GRAIN AND HAY, BRICKS, LIME AND CEMENT. AT - - - - D. B. STETSON’S CAN BE HAD Boots, - Shoes - and - Rubbers of every description at lower prices and better quality than at any other place. All goods warranted. Any goods in Bos- ton can be had at their regular prices by giving a few hours’ notice. CUT PRICES IN - - - Ranges and Parlor Stoves The only place in Quincy where you will find a large stock on hand. Repairs fur- nished for any stove manufactured. Job- bing of all kinds. Plumbing and Piping done at short notice. FOSTER BROS., 16 and iSIIancock St. J. B. FOSTER. Prop. AD VER TISE MENI 5. - WOLLASTON SHOE STORE, - A. L. BAKER, Prop. Don’t go to Boston two or three times to get fitted. YOU CAN BUY CHEAPER AT HOME. LONG SAUNDERS, _ Designers and Manufacturers of Statuary, Monuments, Etc ••• Works at South Quincy, Mass. Near Quincy Adams Depot. - - KELSO’S - BOSTON, WOLLASTON, --AND--- NORFOLK DOWNS EX. 33osrrcar cpfices: 174 Washington St , 15 Devonshire St., Telephone- 1378- 128 State Street, Telephone 1135. Order Box No. 5 North Market Street. Order Box Wollaston, C. H. Backus’ Store. FURNITURE MOVING. DR BAMFORD, FIHE CUSTOM TA1L0R. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COODS. Gentlemen’s own material made up in first class style. Also Cleansing and Pressing. Everything done in First Class Style DR. BAMFORD, Opposite Post-Office, - Quincy ABBOTT 5 MILLER’S EXPRESS. -- ALL PARTS OF - Quincy, Hough’s Neck and Boston. BOSTON OFFICES: Leave at 1 and 3 p. m.—73 Central Street, 10 Faneuil Hall Square, 15 Devon- shire Street, 174 Washington Street. Leave at 1.15 and 3.15 p m — 32 Court Square, 42 Franklin Street, hi King- ston Street. Quincy Office: F. F. Crane’s, 4 Chestnut Street.—Leave at 9 and 10 a. m. FURNITURE HMD PIHN3 M3iIING SOLICITED. J. J. LORD’S Wollaston, Norfolk Downs Boston EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICES: 14 Devonshire Street. 111 Kingston Street. Wollaston Order Box, A. L. Baker’s. Telephone from Devonshire Office, No. 2420. F. H. CRANE SONS, Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, Also all kinds of Poultry Supplies. Plaster, Brick, Lime, Cement, Drain Pipe, Etc. Branch Store at Quincy Adams. Telephone Connection. QUINCY, MASS. Hav a Specialty. Choice N. Y. and Eastern by the bale, ton or car load. THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY _ ♦ fur itun?, hardware, pair t arjd Oils ... IS - - - FRANK F. CRANE’S, 4 Chestnut Street, - Quincy, Mass GEORGE IT. BROWN CO., (G ST KB LI SHOD 1887.) ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. Agents for the Purchase. Sale and Leasing of REAL - ESTATE, And Negotiators of Mortgages on City Property. INSURANCE Placed in reliable companies at the lowest rates, and losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office. T elephone No. 227-2. AD VER riSEMENTS. « SVVITHIN -f BROS., Manufacturers and Importers of pii e Hoi?umer)tal atyd Statuary U orl(. OFFICES AND WORKS: 49 Granite Street, !88 Dartmouth Street, Quincy, Mass. | New Bedford, Mass. Four minutes’walk from Quincy Station, O.C.R.R. • TELEPHONE NO. 210, QUINCY. We import and manufacture Monuments from the following Granites:— Quincy. Westerly, Barre, Concord, Swedish, Scotch, German, Norwegian, Ponemah, Oak Hill, Mill Stone Point, Milford, English, Irish, Labrador, Emerald Pearl, Bay of Fundy, Ryegate, Black Diamond, Hallowell, Groton, Richmond, Clark’s Island, Sunapee. R. J. LARKIN, General Manager. ©STABLISH6D BY CHHS. P. TIRRBLL, 1822. TIRRELL SONS, .:. CARRIAGES AND HARNESS Carriage Repairing in all Branches, r Horse. Clothing • and • Stable • Furniture. IOO HANCOCK STREET. IT WILL PAY YOU TO VISIT THE LARGEST • DRY GOODS STORE BE- • TWEEN BOSTON AND BROCKTON............ D. E. WADSWORTH CO. ELLA M. FREEMAN, POST-OFFICE STORE. QUINCY POINT, MASS. BOOTS. SHOES 5fc RUBBERS, Dry and Fancy Goods, Stationery, Confec- tionery, Cigars and Tobacco. Periodicals, Etc. Special care given to orders for goods not regularly kept on hand QUINCY MUTUAL FIRE IRSURARGE • G0 + EVERY LOSS PHID IN FULL. + Amount of Risk $32,583,088. Total Liabilities, $251,816.61 Dividends Paid on Every Expiring Policy. CHAS. H. HOWLAND, Pres. Treas. Wm. H. FAY, Sec’y. ROGERS BROS., Wholesale and Retail grocers ar?d provision D?al ?rs, ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. The only agents for Keene Creamery But- ter and Confidence Flour. BOSTON BRANCH GR0C6RY. J. F. MERRILL, •r G-R-OC’E RTE S KT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. FLOUR, TEAS, COFFEES. Durgin Merrill’s Block, Hancock St., Quincy, Mass. E. H. DOBLE CO.. (Jroeeries, flour, • provisions, HAY HND GRHIN. - • Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. WEST QUINCY, MASS. E. H. DOBLE. H. F. DOBLE. PRATT CURTIS, 5 0I 2£ • Family • (JRO ERIES AND PROVISIONS. SCHOOL. STREET, +■ QUINCY, MASS. + A D VER TISEMEN! S. Photographs! Photographs! Every person who reads this advertisement should call and have one dozen cabinet photos made on the new style of Artists1 Paper, which is water proof, and which admits of a very fine and highly polished surface. CHILDREN’S PICTURES A SPECIALTY. -M- A. FRANK BUSSELL, -m- ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. MILLINERY. j. McFarland son, Great Bargains in Millinery for «Carpenters ♦ ai?d • Builders, this Month. Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur' Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Selling at a Great Discount. nished for the erection of build- ings of any style or size. A. M. TINGLEY, Repairing in all its branches a Specialty. Room 30, Adams Building, Quincy. Entrance Next Door to P. O. Shop and Residence, corner Arlington and Brooks Sts., Wollaston, Mass. • • ESTABLISHED IN 1892. «• • • J. W. McANARNEY, NOTHING ANCIENT ABOUT US, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, jo f soK bf os.’ ♦niPRKE5- 122 HANCOCK STREET. 139 HANCOCK STREET. QUINCY, MHSS. JUDSON L. SMITH, FRANK BREWER, GROCERIES AND -+ PROVISIONS, t Select Family Groceries, Best Grades of Flour, Vermont Creamery Butter, Canned Goods, Crockery, and everything found in a first-class grocery. 160 GRANITE STREET. A line of Fresh Goods at Prices Beyond Competition. BEAL STREET, WOLLASTON. A. J. HIGGINS, OUINCY CAFE, +- 162 Washington Street, - Quincy. 6 CHESTNUT STREET. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, Trimmings, Stationery, Etc. • ICE -CBEAA- AND SHERBETS. . FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERY. CATERING. Also Agent for Back Bay Custom Laundry. Home Made Bread, Cake and Pastry. AD VER TISEMENTS. W. D. ROSS, DEALER IN Stationery, School Supplies, and all Monthly and Weekly Publications. Oppo. Depot, - - - Wollaston. C. F. CARLSON, DEALER IN ■pRUIT, jSoNFECTIONERY AND jSTATlONERJ. SELLS TICKETS TO AND FROM EUROPE. TRY THHT - Hof Gliocelate or Hot Coffee - Served with Whipped Cream - - - at- HEARN'S DRUG STORE IT IS DELICIOUS. E. B. SOUTHER, MO. 1 GRANITE STREET. At the above Newspaper and Periodical Store can be found a variety of the best Letter and Note Paper. Visiting Cards and Envelopes, Pens. Pencils, and every- thing found in the stationery' line: also Scissors, Pocket Knives and Razors: Lowney’s Best Confectionery, and other articles too numerous to mention. Remember the place.—No. i Granite St. GOOD TIMES MADE POSSIBLE! BARGAINS WE HAVE! BUYERS WE WANT! Here is your best chance. We will save you something on every purchase. By all means see our new goods. Everybody finds in our stock of Boots and Shoes just the thing for which they are looking. Fashionable, Durable, Reasonable, Perfect Fitting Footwear. Remember we do not use artificial bait gotten up just to catch custom, but the fact is that our extra low prices make bargains for all. Buttons put on with fasteners, free of charge. - GRANITE i SHOE ! STORE. - H. A. FELTIS, Manager A Fine Assortment of Holiday Goods, osthblished 1876. both Useful and Ornamental. C. F. PETTENGILL, Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 2 tor 25 cts. - J B W EL E R. - White and colored Aprons at all prices. Gloves, Mittens, Neckties, etc., at C. S. HUBBARD’S, 1 58 HANCOCK STREET. A Fine Assortment of Watches, Jewelry and Silverware.' HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY. Next to Hotel Greenleaf. OLD COLONY CORN DESTROYER. HAMLYN GORHAM, It is Safe. andSur Death to Corna. Big and Little. Directions.—Apply the .Destroyer with the brush, night and morning, for five days; soak the feet on the sixth, and the Corn or Callous will gen- erally come off. If needed, repeat. PRICE, 13 5 CENTS. PREPARED ONLY BY JOSEPH S. WHALL, APOTHECARY, 141 Hancock Street, - Quincy, Mass. Physicians’ Prescriptions a Specialty. Dry Goods, Stationery, Small Wares, Confectionery, Etc. Perry's Block, - Wollaston Heights. The Golden Rod. Vol. III. OU1NCY, MASS., JANUARY, 1894. No. 5 -L.N— . -Ua.-U- THE GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. For the Year. . 50 cents | Single Copies. .. Scents K01 sale at K B. Souther’s and at W. D. Ross’ Wollaston. Address all communications to SARAH C. M GOVERN or H. A. THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy lnss..) Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITORIAL, GENERAL EDITORS. Jane P. McGovern, Nora G. Forrest. TEW Year’s Day was celebrated among the ancients with re- ligious and social festivals. The Ro- mans made an especial holiday of it, offering sacrifices to Janus. They exchanged kindly salutations as they passed one another, and of- fered presents. These presents consisted of gilt figs, honey cakes, coins and dates The emperors' made these presents an important source of their revenue, until it was modified by Claudius. Later it was forbidden by ecclesiastical rights. Notwithstanding this, the custom continued. It was not peculiar to the Ro mans alone. The Druids distribu- ted branches ot sacred mistletoe. Among the Saxons of the north, great feasting and joy reigned at New Year’s. All the vassals of the kings were supposed to make them presents. It is said that in this way Queen Elizabeth’s ward- robe and jewels were almost entire- ly supplied. Gifts of money, jew- els, silver, trinkets, and wearing apparel were accepted. Under the Tudors and Stuarts, wishes for a “Happy New Year” were ex- changed, and gifts of oranges and figs were given. In England at the present time chimes of the bells from the church belfries may be heard on New Year’s morning, it being the only demonstration of joy at the annual recurrence of that day. In Paris large sums of money are expended for bonbons and similar gifts. By the gentle- men of New York it is made the occasion for social visits among their acquaintances, and is more or less observed in other places in the United States. mcg. On Monday, November 27, ground was broken for the new high school building, the first sod being turned by His Honor Mayor Fairbanks, with the spade presented by the class of ’94, the second by Mr. Herbert Thompson, a repre- sentative of the class of ’94, fol- lowed by the city officials. The site is a lot of land, a portion of the old Hancock estate, on the corner of Hancock street and But- ler road, the entrances being on Hancock street. The building is to be construct- ed of granite and brick. On the first floor in the plans is a large study hall, the ceiling of which is on a level with the ceiling of the third floor, also two class rooms communicating with it by flexible doors. A corridor extends the remaining length of the building, the stairs leading to the second floor being in the north end of it. On one side of the corridor is the principal’s room, while on the other side there is a third class room and the entrance hall. On the second floor the corri- dors are arranged in the same or- der as those on the first floor. A teachers’ room and two large class rooms communicating with one another by means ot rolling doors occupy the remainder of the floor. On the third floor the corridor extends the entire length of the building, having at the south end THE GOLDEN ROD. a closet, and at the north enJ the stairs for exit. Two laboratories (chemical and physical) witn a lec- ture-room between, anJ two draw- ing rooms, complete this floor. One of these drawing rooms is to be used for the evening dinwing class. In the basement the cloak rooms are to be arranged, each pupil hav- ing a separate locker. A luncheon counter will be placed in the base- ment also. f. FIFTEEN- MINUTE SKETCHES FROM OUR JOURNALISTS. DO N'T. One winter evening I was unfor- tunate enough to receive an invita- tion to a supper after having passed a pleasant evening at the theatre. I did not, of course, hesi- tate about accepting it that even- ing, yet I regretted it exceedingly the next morning. The play pre- sented was entitled “As you like it.” My mind was deeply im- pressed by the characters por- trayed and by the play itself. Shortly before 11 o’clock we reached the supper-room, and were soon deeply engrossed in bright stories anci witty remarks. At last I found myself comfortably tucked under blankets and cover- let, without the slightest intention of going to sleep, so I gave myself up to my thoughts. I was at that time attending a young ladies’ boarding school on B--------street, Boston, and I should return to it in a few days. What a delightful time I should have when I related to the girls the good times in my holidays. Suddenly, as sleep began to steal over me, my thoughts took another turn, and my ears were filled with numerous sounds of different voices screaming “Don’t! Don’t!” I opened my eyes and perceived coming down our main street bat- talions of boys of about sixteen years of age, who were carrying Danners of blue, with the word “Do n’t” in large white letters, and they were doing the screaming. I was at this time on the street with them, and followed hastily at their heels. At last, catching up to one who seemed to know the cause of the uproar, he enlightened me with the fact that they were Temperance Cadets, who wished to have the people vote against license the following day. Many older people became enthusiastic over the music and boyish shouts, and joined the ranks Suddenly they all disappeared, and a bell be- gan softly to toll. Why, it was all a dream, and my clock is sounding with its cathedral gong the hour of nine. How disappointed I was ! ____ don’t. A gentleman had placed a card in his window which read, “Boy Wanted.” He received a number of applicants for the position, and he picked out the boy who best suited him. After he had dis- missed the other boys he gave the new boy his directions for the way in which he wanted the work done. This gentleman dealt in electrical appliances, and on one of the cases he had placed a battery. The boy set about his work, and his eye happened to fall upon the battery. A card was nailed to this upon which was written the word, “Do n’t.” This word looked as if it had been recently written, as the ink was not yet dried. But the boy was anxious to see what this article was, so he took it by the handle, and as the card was nailed on it he could not avoid blotting it with his fingers. At the same time he received a shock, and as this battery connected with the gentleman’s office, his employ- er knew that the boy had been meddling with it. He immediate- ly walked to the room in which the boy was, and discharged him. The boy made several excuses by say- ing that he was dusting the bat- tery. When the gentleman showed him the card, which was blotted, he was forced to acknowledge his guilt. He then said he had to move it, but the gentleman told him that the word “Do n’t” had warned him not to do so. He was discharged from his position. THE GOLDEN ROD. This was the way which the em- ployer took to test his new em- ploye. Knowing him not to be trusted in little things, of course he could not think of placing him where he must probably some day be trusted for greater. —Grana ian, ’94. THE SCHOOL PRESS. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION. An enthusiastic meeting of the Massachusetts School Press Asso- ciation was held at the Quincy House Saturday afternoon. The meeting was called to order by President C. C. Gates, who spoke encouragingly of the association and its future. He asked all pres- ent to do all in their power to make it a success, and to induce others to join. The object of the association is to promote a higher interest in the school journalism among the high schools and academies throughout the state. The membership of the association at present is 85. Thirty members were present at the meeting yesterday. A com- mittee of three, consisting of Miss Gertrude L. Tilden of the Boston Distaff. R. P. Angier. English High School Record, and Charles C Gates of the Chelsea High School Beacon, was appointed to arrange for the annual banquet, which will occur in the last week in March. Speeches were made by members The officers of the association are: President, Charles C Gates, Chelsea; vice-presidents. Gertrude L. Tilden and Roswell P. Angier, Boston; secretary, Marion E Conn, Woburn; treasurer, Albert S. How- ard, Lowell.—[Boston Herald. A CHRISTMAS BOX. IT was Christmas week, and the inmates of the farmhouse were very busy preparing for the festi- val. The farm was in Vermont, and its owner, Mr. Jacob Owens, lived on it with his family, which consisted of himself, his wife, and six children. “We must n’t forget the little city girl, and it is about time to prepare a Christmas box for her, as her presents are not likely to be many,” remarked Mrs. Owens one evening as the family sat around the fire. Then they began to talk of what they would put into it. Everyone wanted to give some- thing, as Amy Brooks, the little lame girl who had spent some weeks with them the previous sum- mer. was much liked by them all. When their presents had been selected thev all sat around while Jack, the oldest boy, packed the box- There were great red apples, winter pears, beach, hickory and shagbark nuts, pop-corn and candy, a jack-o’-lantern made from a pumpkin, a warm dress and pretty aprons, and bright-covered story- books. Last, but not least, was an immense Dinah, with rolled yarn for hair, blue eyes, a brown kid face, and vermilion lips. Her nose didn’t set very straight, but it was home-made and would be over- looked. She was dressed in a bright red flannel dress with a black velvet bodice, and wore a necklace and ear-rings of rose-ber- ries. There was a little home-made trunk containing more bright-col- ored clothes, sure to please Amy, for although she was almost too old to play with dolls, yet she was lame and poor, and had so little to amuse her that she liked to dress them. When everything was packed, more apples and nuts were squeezed in to make them firm, the cover was nailed on the box, and Jack wrote, “A. Brooks” on it in black letters, and in still larger letters “Coenant Alley” was written, and the box was dispatched on its jour- ney. Coenant Alley was narrow and dingy, with the houses so high that the sun was almost entirelv shut out. Mrs. Smith occupied the last house, and in her front attic lived Mrs. Brooks and her little daugh- ter. She made her living by mak- ing tidies and fancy articles, and sometimes they had hardly enough to eat. Christmas Eve was very dreary THE GOLDEN ROD. in Coenant Alley, and many times had Amy Brooks walked to the window with an anxious look on her face. She was a thin little girl wearing a blue gingham dress which was patched many times under the arms as a result of the use of her crutches. “You don’t suppose they forgot to send the box, do you, mother ?” she said for about the twentieth time. It wouldn’t be a bit like them, if it was so long ago that they promised. The room in which they were was very poorly furnished but very neat, and Amy’s mother was a gen- tle, refined looking woman While Amy was impatiently waiting for her box, Professor Brooks, a very intelligent and prominent man, was ascending the steps of his old-fashioned mansion on Coenant street. “Christmas Eve! I had really forgotten it !” he exclaimed aloud as he went into his study. “A box for me, James?” he said, as the ser- vant announced the fact. “Now who on earth thinks enough about me to send me a Christmas box ?” Then he added, “Well, you may bring it in here and we will soon find out.” So he proceeded to remove the cover, and there on the top was Dinah gazing at him,—Dinah with her black velvet bodice, blue eyes and rose-berry jewelry. And what was that with such an awful grin on its countenance? It was only little Jack’s jack-o’-lantern, nuts, apples and pears which were peep- ing out of the corners. “An expressman’s blunder,” said the professor, but there was “A. Brooks.” He did not see the “Amy” which Jack had written just where “Alley” was written, and the professor did not see that it was not “Street.” Meanwhile James stood respectfully smiling behind his master’s back. “It may have been intended for some child, who is missing her doll and good things.” So James pro- cured a directory and there they found another Brooks, who lived on Coenant Alley. As this was not over a mile away, the professor decided to go there and see if the box belonged to them. So taking it under his arm he started out. It was very large and many were the glances that the passers by gave it, for the professo� - was well known. After much puffing and blowing he reached the top of the stairs, before Mrs. Brooks’ door. He was well rewarded, however, when he saw Amy’s joy over blue-eyed Di- nah and her other presents. They invited him to partake with them of their humble repast, and he accepted their invitation, forgetting for the time that he had promised his housekeeper to be home to dinner. During supper he led Mrs. Brooks to talk of her past life, and he asked her what her husband’s first name was. “Andrew; he is dead,” she said. “Can it be possible that you are my nephew’s widow, for whom I have been hunting so long ?” he exclaimed. And such she proved to be, hav- ing married Professor Brooks’ nephew, who had in consequence been disowned by his relations. When Amy was five years old he died of a fever, and Mrs. Brooks, too proud to ask aid of her hus- band’s relatives, had earned her living, as I have before mentioned. Amy and her mother now live on Coenant street in Professor Brooks’ old-fashioned mansion, and Amy is very happy. Many won- derful Christmas boxes have since found their way to the Owens’ farm, for Amy says that she owes the discovery of her uncle to their Christmas box. —Em ma Hea ley, ’ 96. A COUNTRY STORE. A long, low building with a p at- forni extending along the entire length of one side, an array of ar- ticles of different kinds, such as eggs, quilts, rubber boots, potatoes, horse blankets, and apples, grouped about the door for inspection ; this is but the outside of a country store. On entering, the first question one asks is not what is kept in the THE GOLDEN ROD. store, but rather what is not kept. On the right all kinds of boots and shoes are seen, from heavy, long- topped farmers’ boots to “Nice kid boots for ladies.” Further down, on the same side, are grind- stones, nails, rakes, wedges, etc. Straight ahead of us is a long counter on which the butter, cheese, eggs, canned goods, maple sugar, salt codfish, etc , are placed. On the dry goods counter at the left a large gray cat is dozing on a pile of shawls, seemingly undis- turbed by the flies which are prob- ably on their way to sample the hogshead of molasses that stands in the rear of the store. On this side anything -and everything can be found, from needles and pins to men’s overalls and jumpers. We cannot overlook the crockery and glassware, for a whole table in the centre of the store is used exclu- sively for the display of these arti- cles. But the chief centre of attrac- tion in cold weather is the big stove in the centre of the room. Here the farmers and young men gather after their work is over, and eagerly discuss every question of village interest. At present, the subject that engrosses the atten- tion of all is that of the new school- house. There is the superinten- dent of schools hotly disputing with a member of the school com- mittee over the question of the number of windows which should be on the north side of the new schoolhouse. The discussion con- tinues, and we pause to listen. Our attention is called to a jolly farmer and his wife who are just entering with a basket full of eggs, two or three boxes of butter, and some cheese, which they are to ex- change for tea, sugar and other things. The farmer leaves his wife to transact the business and makes his way toward the group around the stove. He is greeted with “How be ye, Rawson, be ye agoing to vote fer four or five win- ders for the school?” We only hear, “Wall, I don’ know, I reckon five would be best, but”------here such a clamor of opposition arises that we cannot catch what he really does think. We leave them disputing, and turn our attention to the farmer’s wife, busy among calicoes and ginghams. “Be you sure this will wash, and will it wear well ?” she anxiously inquires as each f iece is taken down for her! inspection. On be- ing assured that they will, she chooses enough for a dress, and then attends to her various other purchases. When she has care- fully chosen goods to pay for her eggs, etc., they are rolled up ancb put into her basket. It is growing late now, so the fanner takes the basket, and with a nod to the group he has just left he and his wife leave us. When we are approaching the door, the proprietor, a tall, thin man remarkable for his politeness, comes toward us, inquiring if we would like to see anything. On being informed that we would not he invites us to call again ; then bowing politely to us he opens the door and we pass out, wondering that so much can be seen in such a small place. —Isabella Hay, ’96. STORY OF A BICYCLE. T WAS made in New York, and I the first distinct remembrance I have is that of being in a great room filled with a large number of other safeties, all perfect fac-simi- les of myself. I did not remain here long, for I was packed in a crate, and with other companions sent away in the cars to Boston, and then carried from the station in a wagon to Blank Co.’s,Wash- ington street. As soon as the case containing me was opened, I was placed on exhibition by the door, where boys and girls of all sizes and descrip- tions paused daily to admire me. I made few friends here, for none of my recent companions were in sight, and I am rather shy of new acquaintances. To one wheel, however, I took a decided fancy—a girl’s safety, a trifle smaller than myself. Her name, she said, was Columbia, THE GOLD EX ROD. mine is Victor,] and she had come rom some western city. We had very interesting talks about our- j o selves, and the people and scenes surrounding us. One day a gentleman, with a boy about sixteen years of age, I should say, stopped before the store where I was, and the moment the boy’s eyes rested upon me his face light- ed up. “Oh, there! See, father, it’s just what I want; pneumatic tires and all!” He stepped over and patted me kindly, as he might have done a dog, but somehow I wished him miles away. And what was my sorrow to hear the gen- tleman say, “A hundred and twen- ty? Well, I'll take it.” “I’ll send it right up tomorrow. Address, please ?” I saw at once that I must go; there was no help for it; and the rest of the time that I remained in the store Columbia and I spent ut- tering vows of eternal friendship. In the morning I gave her a last goodbye, and was carried away in an express wagon to an elegant house on a street such as I had never seen before, and given into the charge of the boy I had seen the preceding day on Washington street. By him I was treated with the utmost care. Every speck of dust was carefully wiped from me; I was adorned with pink and blue ribbon streamers, and shown to every boy who entered the house. Then I was taken out on the street and made to race with other safe- ties. What fun it was to go at the top of my speed, leaving my com- petitors far behind ! After two weeks of keen enjoy- ment, so that I was almost forget- ful of my past experiences and lived only for the present, a new arrival came to the house. “A safety for Alice,” I heard the mother tell my owner. Yes, it was Columbia, my friend and former companion. How glad we were to meet again! What rides we took together! What long talks we had! One day we were so excited and talked so loudly that I heard Alice say, “Just hear those wheels squeak! They need oiling.” Im- agine having your talk called by that rude name! One day all my bliss came to a rude and sudden stop. I saw an electric car coming at such a rate that I knew we should collide, but my master, not seeing it, kept straight ahead. Well, we met ! My owner fell over in a heap, and I felt myself giving way. Before I could stop to see the re- sult of the accident, I was picked up and carried off I had new tires, a new brake, and several spokes of my front wheel mended, but was never myself after that. Then I was sold, and became the property of a boy in Somerville, who rode me to school daily, but he was lamed playing foot ball, and being unable to Vide me, gave me to the washer-woman’s son So it went from bad to worse, until finally I was sold for ten dol- lars to the proprietor of this mean second-hand store, where I now re- main. I have seen Columbia once since then, when I passed her in Back Bay park. I called to her but she did not hear me. Our paths are now far apart, and that she may prosper long and come to a better end than myself is my sincere and heartfelt wish —Barbara Vogler, ’95 THE NE W HIGH AN ENTERTAINMENT IN AID OF ITS INTERIOR DECORATION. The benefit entertainment of the High school brought together Thursday night a goodly number of the friends of the school. They were entertained by a program that from the opening solo by Mr. Quick proved a source of great pleasure to all, if we may judge by the applause and by the responses urgently requested by their hands. The program had considerable va- riety, but it was soon evident that even among pleasing performers the audience had quickly chosen their favorites. Miss Sterns “owned” the house from the “Res- cue of Lucknow” to the “Lullaby,” her last encore. She showed to those who followed her closely that THE GOLDEN ROD, the “Ballad of East and West” was her favorite selection, and in this she lost herselt to such a degree that all were taken to India and became spectators of what she de- lineated. Miss Pray at once proved herself an artist and not a mere player. The only.fault the audience could find was the fact that she had not been assigned more selections on the program. Mr. Mead is too well known and appreciated in Quincy to need any commendation. He sang with his usual power and spirit. The accompaniments were care- fully and intelligently played by Misses Cunningham, Fish and Randall. The profits from the entertain- ment will be devoted to the decora- tion of the new school building. The program was as follows :— Vocal solo, Mr. Howard P. Quick Miss Marion Sterns Miss Georgie Pray Miss Sterns Mr. T. A. Mead Miss Sterns Miss Pray Readings, Cello solos, Reading, Vocal solo, Readings, Cello solo, —[Quincy Daily Ledger. EX TASK. J' tais seul pr6s des flots, par une nuit d’dtoiles, Pas un nuage aux cieux, sur les mers pas de voiles, Mes yeux plongeaient plus loin que le monde rdel. Et les bois. et les monts, et toute la na- ture, Semblaient interroger dans un confus murmure Les flots des mers. les feux du ciel. Et les £toiles d'or, legions inftnies, A voix haute, k voix basse, avec mille harmonies, Disaient, en inclinant leurs couronnes de feu: Et les flots bleus, que rien ne gouverne et n’arrete, Disaient en recourlant l’icume de leur crete: “C’est le Seigneur, le Seigneur Dieu!” — Victor Hugo. EXTAS V. I was lone by the waves, on a clear starry night, Not a cloud in the skies, not a sail was in sight. Beyond the real world penetrated my eyes. And the woods, and the mounts, and na- ture entire In a murmur confused appeared to en- quire Of the waves of the sea, and the stars of the skies. And the infinite hosts of the fair stars of g°kl Loudly said, softly said, with their songs manifold, A$ their bright crowns of fire.in rever- ence fall; And the billows of blue, that naught gov- erns or stops, Exclaimed, as they tossed the white foam from their tops : “ ’T is the Lord, the Lord God, the Cre- ator of all!” —Frederic Allison Tupper. LOCALS. EDITED BY Daisy Bemis, ’95, Rose Coyle, ’96. Helen Delory, . HelenTurner 96, . Chas. Anderson, '96, Mary Pitts, '96. Happy New Year ! How intelligent the owls of ’94 look! French ’94 would like to know if butterflies make nests ? Vergil ’95—Can anyone tell us what a feminine case is ? Free! Points concerning clog fights. Address Q. H. S. Borrowing rubbers without per- mission is not quite lady-like. (To ’94) With the New Year let us turn over a new leaf and whisper no more. One of the class of ’96 will not be married this year, if all signs prove true. Convince our advertisers that it pays to advertise in our paper by patronizing them. Those pupils who are such good engravers, as the desk-covers indi- cate, ought to hire out at once. Roman History ’95 divulges the fact that “The Roman consuls were appointed to take the ‘senses’ (cen- sus).” Those pupils of the class of ’94 in the charcoal drawing class are to take up water colors at their next lesson. Physiology ’95 needs a physician. It is stated that their pulses range from 46 to 88 beats per minute, by actual tests. THE GOLDEN ROD. The young ladies who were ab- sent Wednesday, Nov. 29, in order to “get out” of the debate, made a mistake. ’94s use the dictionary more freely. Let us hope the standard will be 100 per cent next time, in- stead of 18. The school whistle has recovered from its recent illness. On Friday its melodious voice was heard, to our sorrow (?). We wish to remind the young men that the fourth of July is still distant. No need of beginning to celebrate as yet. The class of '97 have opened hair-dressing parlors. All are wel- ’ come free of charge providing they arrive before 12.55. One of the ’97 explorers in Latin claims that “Whenever the sylla- ble is a long one, the accent should be on the peanut.” Sleigh-rides and skating have put in the background our walks, and vanished foot-ball, but O, such fun as King Winter is making for us ! The subjects for the prize essays and prize translations are now be- fore the school. Some one will work hard and win. “Which shall it be ?” Latin ’97.—Teacher—What En- glish word, meaning one who cuts and polishes stones or gems, is de- rived from lapis ? Bright pupil—Stone-cutter. Whose heart did the pupil have in mind in his translation, “Draw- ing up her heart’’? Where had it gone and to what depths had it sunk? Information gladly received. The surplus of ’97 is decreasing. And yet, without doubt, those pu- pils who have departed so earlv in their career feel that they perfect- ly understand the high school course. It is now over two years since the class of ’94 purchased the two mirrors in the ladies’ hall. Since they have been so well patronized, would it not be well to replace the one broken by one of the young ladies ? EXCHANGES. EDITED BY Catherine C. Pope, Marjorie L. Souther. The H. S. Echo from Rockland. Me., brings us its usual supply of news, with a good Exchange col- umn. We wish all the Caesar scholars might read “A Visit from Caesar” in the Sachem. They certainly would not be hardhearted. We hope the Messenger will never put on his invisible cap when he calls on us. We are too fond of the news which Hermes brings. The Eastburn Gazette ought to find many “choice literary bits” in the dark corners if it always keeps its candle burning as brightly as at present. Surely the Cottey College Chron- icle, which is such a large paper, ought to have room for an Ex- change column, otherwise it is a paper worthy of mention. How are we to know what Echo, H. S. Review, etc., is meant, if the address is not given, so many have the same name. Let this be a warning to those seeking a name for a new paper. The Thanksgiving number of the Radiator arrived with its usual amount of excellent reading, and one noteworthy feature is the “Re- view of current literature for the month.” An excellent idea. The Argus has reached us. It is a very creditable paper, which we are ever willing to receive. May we ask one. question concern- ing your passport? Why do you bear the name “Argus”? Is it for “dear Argus’ sake” or in memory of “the hundred-eyed keeper of Io”? “Slowly but surely,” as the old motto goes, thus our Exchange column is increasing. Among those received we wish to acknow- ledge our new ones—the Sachem, the East ham Gazette, the Cottey College Chronicle, and the Acade- my Scholium, and we extend an in- vitation to them for a monthly visit. AD VER TISEME STS. V. J. EMERY, Steam and Hot Water Heating, STOVES, RANGES. FURNACES WOLLASTON' NOW READY ND 60� NG! The best line of Fall and Winter Cloth- ing ever shown in this city. Children's Suits and Overcoats Of en's and Boy Suits and Overcoats at Cnkeard Prices. pRAKiTE . Clothing . Co., Durgin Merrill's Block. Quincy. “WE TAKE THEiVI BACK If They Don t Wear Right. WINKFIELD BROS. to Hancock street. Beets. • 5I?o ?s • ' i ■ f ehhors. THE WEST: QCJI iCY CLOTHING - HOUSE IS THE 3£3 � _j� C£ TZ UffC� ASE BOIS ULSTESS AID SUITS. - F. J. PERRY, Glenwood Ranges, Carpet Szoeepers and Kitchen Goods in Great Variety. ALSO PLUMBIXG AXD GAS FITTING. OPPO. DEPOT, ----- WOLLASTON'. MASS. G. A. BACH ELDER. HAIR DRESSER. Shaving Soap. Mugs and Brushes made to order. Razors honed to suit customers. Taylor Building. - Newport Avenue. Wollaston. Mass. ANDREWS. NiCHGLS0 k CO, Bostcr. W:i asren Keignts, Norfoik Downs, Montdair and Atlantic ______________EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICE; 32 Court Sq. Tekphooe oRDEX ; . XE . French, ic Faneuil Kail S;.. No. Market Street. Boston. WOLLASTCN Wolhistoa Hotel. Cur cLanccoc xr.d Seal cor. cUlln ? X..id and Hancock St. Medicines of all kinds at the lowest possible prices. Also Physicians' Pre- scriptions compounded at very low rates at WILLARDS DRUG STORE, 27 School Street. Quincy. E S. THOMAS. HousePa nterand Paper Hanger ±c Newport Avenue. Wollaston. Mass. A full line of Wall Papers and Room Moulding constantly on hand. Samples and estimates meerruil- famished. WHITENING AND TINTING. AD VER TIS EM ENTS. The High School_— Golden Rod. 50 Cents a Year. 5 Cents a Number. Send in Your Subscriptions. For Safe by the Following: E. B. Souther. Quincy. W. D. Ross, Wollaston. AI) VER T ISEM ENTS. . . . THE . . . Preston Library ---or--- •f (T U8 {r( wts ar QtertaiQmepts, FOR THE HOME, FOR THE SCHOOLS, CHURCHES. TEJ1PERANCE. 50- CIAL. LITERARY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Desiring Something Different from that found in the ordinary book of Recitations, Dialogues, etc Each number is complete in itself, and has a distinctive character, the annual “scheme” taking up programs for special days and special subjects, and a variety of entertainments, EMBRACING Illustrated Readings, Pantomimes Tableaux, Drills, Wax Works, Illustrated Songs, Acting Proverbs, Charades, Plays, Dialogues, Readings, Recitations, etc. The PRESTON LIBRARY IS ISSUED MONTHLY. TEN NUMBERS A YEAR. 30 Cents a Number. To Subscribers. $2.00 a Year. Teachers and Entertainment Committees will be glad to embrace this opportunity to secure fresh, appropriate and acceptable material for entertainments; the trouble of searching for declamations, dialogues and the more difficult programs being avoided by a year s subscription to the Preston Library. Subscriptions should be sent without delay. Address Manager of Golden Rod, Quincy, Hass. AD VER Tl SE Al ENTS. Pierce s Prescription Pharmacy, Cor. Hancock and School Streets. All prescriptions put up by the proprietorf who can be found in atten- dance day and night. Perfumes, Sponges, Toilet Powders, Soaps, and all articles required for the Toilet. Floral Cream, a neat and effectual lotion for Chapped Hands, Face, Lips, Rough and Hard Skin. C. H. JOHNSON; DEALER IN Choice aroceries.Floor Fmvisions, Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds. Prompt attention to all orders. 160 Washington St. This space is reserved for George Prout, Quincy s Leading Grocer and Flour Dealer, Garfield St. George Front} Prop. J. P. Prout, Manager. H. L1TCHMAN, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Pictures and Picture Frames, Looking Glasses, Steel Engravings. Paintings, Chronios. All kinds of Picture Frames made to order. Orders taken for Crayons. Life Size Pictures, also Pic- tures Enlarged Room Mouldings, 'V indow Glass. Rugs, Clocks, A bums. Etc. NO. 6 C0P6LHND ST.. QUINCY, 7AHSS. The Fisk Teachers1 Agencies, Everett O. Fisk Co., Props. 4 Ashburton Place, Boston, Mass 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 106 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. 120 i-2 So. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. 32 Church Street. Toronto, Can. Send to any of the above agencies for ioo-page Agency Manual Correspondence with employers is invited. Registration forms sent to teachers on application. George E. Thomas, CARPENTER AND BUILDER, Plans and Specifications furnished. Jobbing Promptly Attended to. Shop and Residence, No. 8 Newton St., WOLLASTON HEICHTS. H. O. SOUTHER, Bricklayer, Plasterer and Stucco Worker. Pressed Brick, Fancy Tile and Cement Work PAR IICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO JOBBING. Shop 46 Canal Street. Residence 142 Washington Street. American Publishing Company, SUBSCRIBE FOR FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON. THE GOLDEN ROD. “RELIABILITY” •f OUR HOTTO. f Ci. Dur ity, f pot eeary, - Durgii} 0 Tlerrill’s BloeK- Reliable Household Remedies. Durgin’s Cough Balsam has lots of friends for the good it has done; 25 and 50 cents a bottle. Durgin’s Amber Lotion for cracked and chapped hands; One application will prove its value. Call for a sample free, and try it. Durgin’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites is equal to any sold at $1. for 65 cents. Durgin’s Tooth-ache Drops never fail; 15 cents a bottle. Durgin’s Corn Remover needs but to be tried; 20 cents a bottle. Durgin’s Sarsaparilla for the blood; there is none better; 65 cents. Durgin’s Beef Iron and Wine, for exhaustion; 75 cents. Durgin’s Mandrake Liver Pills, for biliousness and head- ache. WARRANT. I warrant each and every preparation to be a most ex- cellent remedy, and will refund the money to anyone who uses them according to directions and receives no benefit. Signed, A. Q. DURGIN, Apothecary. (lU I KGY iSTQ (t I DAL $0 CM ET fi LMltOY, WA88. TT V 0 ['t I U .0 XTIUiQ BOY USSELL, Wollaston, ATorfolk Downs, Yollas ton Park Cf Boston Ex. FURNITURE AND PIANO MOPING A SPECIALTY. ORDER BOX: 2$ Merchants Row; 91 Kilby St.; 11 Harrison Ave. Extension. £2 Leave all orders at 25 Merchants Row. C LAPP BROS., Largest Dry Goods Store in Quincy. Agents for Standard Paper Patterns and Lewatido s French Dye House. ESTABLISHED 1854 McGrath bros. MONUMENTAL WORK, GRANITE AND MARBLE. QUINCY, MASS. QUINCY ADAMS STATION. MISS A. A. BARTLETT, DRY AND FANCY GOODS. COPELAND STREET. AT - - - - D. B. STETSON’S CAN BE HAD Boots, - Shoes - and - Rubbers of every description at lower prices and Ijetter quality than at any other place. All goods warranted. Any goods in Bos- ton can be had at their regular prices by giving a few hours’ notice. ALL KINDS OF Boots, - Shoes - and - Slippers For Men, Women and Children. LOWEST PRICES in Quincy at JAS. O'DONOVAN'S SHOE STORE, 94 Hancock St., Tirrell’s Block, Quincy. FINEST IN QUINCY WILLIAMS’ JEWELRY STORE, COPELAND STREET. A. J. RICHARDS SONS, DEALERS IN FLOUR, GRAIN AND HAY, BRICKS. LIME AND CEMENT. cur PRICES IN - - - Ranges and Parlor Stoves The only place in Quincy where you will find a large stock on hand. Repairs fur- nished for any stove manufactured. Job- bing of all kinds. Plumbing and Piping done at short notice. FOSTER BROS., 16 and iS Hancock St. J. B. FOSTER. Prop. AD VER TISEMEN1S. - WOLLASTON SHOE STORE, - A. L. BAKER, Prop. Don’t go to Boston two or three times to get fitted. YOU CAN BUY CHEAPER AT HOME. - - KELSO’S - BOSTON, WOLLASTON, and NORFOLK DOWNS EX. S-;STOIT Ox- 174 Washington St-, 15 Devonshire St., Telephone- 1378. 128 State Street, Telephone 1135. Order Box No. 5 North Market Street. Order Box Wollaston, C. H. Backus’ Store. FURNITURE MOVING. LONG SAUNDERS, DR. BAMFORD, Designers and Manufacturers of F1RE GOSM TA1L0R. FOREIGN HND DOMESTIC GOODS. Statuary, Monuments, Etc f Gentlemen’s own material made up in first class style. Also Cleansing and Pressing. Works at South Quincy, Mass. Everything done in First Class Style. DR. BAMFORD, Near Quincy Adams Depot. Opposite Post-Office, - Quincy ■ ABBOTT X FILLER’S EXPRESS. -- ALL PARTS OF- Quincy, Hough’s Neck and Boston. BOSTON OFFICES: Leave at i and t p. m.—73 Central Street, 10 Faneuil Hall Square, 15 Devon- shire Street, 174 Washington Street. Leave at 1.15 and 3.15 p. m —32 Court Square, 42 Franklin Street, hi King- ston Street. Quincy Office: F. F. Crane’s, 4 Chestnut Street.—Leave at 9 and 10 a. m. FURNITURE HND PIHNO TOOLING SOLICITED. J. J. LORD’S Wollaston, Norfolk Downs Boston EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICES: 14 Devonshire Street, in Kingston Street. Wollaston Order Box, A. L. Baker’s. Telephone from Devonshire Office, No. 2420. F. H. CRANE SONS, Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, Also all kinds of Poultry Supplies. Plaster, Brick, Lime, Cement, Drain Pipe, Etc. Branch Store at Quincy Adams. Telephone Connection. QUINCY, MASS. Hav a Specialty. Choice N. Y. and Eastern by the bale, ton or car load. THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY Furi)ittjr ?, hardware, paityt ar d Oils - - - IS - FRANK F. CRANE’S, 4 Chestnut Street, - Quincy, Mass GEORGE H. BROWN CO., (ESTABLISHED 1887.) ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. Agents for the Purchase, Sale and Leasing of REAL - ESTATE, X? And Negotiators of Mortgages on City Property. INSURANCE Placed in reliable companies at the lowest rates, and losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office. Telephone No. 227-2. AD VER TISEMENTS. « SWITHIN -f BROS., Manufacturers and Importers of pir?e H)09umei tal arjd Statuary U orl . OFFICES AND WORKS: 49 Granite Street. ;SS Dartmouth Street. Quincy, Mass. New Bedford, Mass. Four minutes'walk from Quincy Station. O.C.R.R. • TELEPHONE NO. 210, QUINCY. • we import and manufacture Monuments from the fcltowirg Granites:— Quincy. Westerly, Barre, Concord. Swedish, Scotch, German, Norwegian. Ponemah. Oak Hill, Mill Stone Point. Milford. English. Irish, Labrador, Emerald Pearl, Bay of Fundy, Ryegate, Black Diamond. Hallowell, Groton, Richmond, Clark's Island, Sunapee. R. J. LARKIN, General Manager. 6STKBLISH6D BY CHHS. P. TIRReLL, 1822. TIRRELL SONS, .:. CARRIAGES AND HARNESS Carriage Repairing in all Branches. -r Horse -.Clothing • and • Stable • Furniture- 100 HANCOCK STREET. IT WILL PAY YOU TO VISIT THE LARGEST • DRY GOODS STORE BE- • TWEEN BOSTON AND BROCKTON............ D. E. WADSWORTH $ CO. ELLA M. FREEMAN, '•POST-OFFICE STORE. QUINCY POINT, MASS. BOOTS. SHOES RUBBERS, Dry and Fancy Goods, Stationery. Confec- tionery, Cigars and Tobacco- Periodicals, Etc. Special care given to orders for goods not regularly- kept on hand QUINCY MUTUAL FIRE- • inSQRARGE • G0 + EVERY LOSS PHID IN FULL. + Amount of Risk §32.583.088. Total Liabilities. §251.816.61 Dividends Paid on Every Expiring Policy. CHAS. H. HOWLAND, Pres. Treas. Wm. H. FAY, Secy. ROGERS BROS., Wholesale and Retail (jroqers aijd prouisiorj D ?al ?rs, ADAMS BUILDING. QUINCY. The only agents for Keene Creamer}- But- ter and Confidence Flour. BOSTON BRANCH GR0C6RY. J. F. MERRILL. •f G-R-O-C-E-R-I-E-S + XT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. FLOUR. TEAS, COFFEES. • Durgin Merrill's Block. Hancock St., Quincy, Mass. E. H. DOBLE CO.. Qroeeries, Flour, • Proi isiorjs, HHY AND GRH1N. - ■ Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. WEST QUINCY, MASS. E. H. DOBLE. H. F. DOBLE. PRATT CURTIS, QjdOlQt CROCKERIES AND PROVISIONS. 26 SCHOOL STREET. + QUINCY, MASS. + AD VER TISEMEXI S. Photographs! Photographs! Every person who reads this advertisement should call and have one dozen cabinet photos made on the new style of Artists' Paper, which is water proof, and which admits of a very fine and highly polished surface- CHILDREN'S PICTURES A SPECIALTY A. FRANK BUSSELL, -«-v- ADAMS BUILDING. QUINCY. MILLINERY. J- Mcfarlaxd son, Great Bargains in Millinery for 3ipe9ters • atyd • Builders, this Month. Plans. Specifications and Estimates fur- Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Selling nished for the erection of build- at a Great Discount. . inSs stvle or si2e A. M. TING LEY, Repairing in all its branches a Specialty. Room 30. Adams Building. Quincy. Shop and Residence, comer Arlington Entrance Next Door to P. O. and Brooks Sts., Wollaston. Mass. • • • ESTABLISHED IN 1592. «- • J. Y. McANARNEY, NOTHING ANCIENT ABOUT US, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, JOjHf' SOf'I BF{OS. 122 hancock street. 139 HANCOCK STREET. OUINCV, NmSS. FRANK BREWER, GROCERIES -t— --AND- PROVISIONS. 160 GRANITE STREET. JUDSON L. SMITH. Select Family Groceries. Best Grades of Flour. Vermont Creamery Butter, Canned Goods. Crockery, and everything found in a hrst-class grocery. A line of Fresh Goods at Prices Beyond Competition. A. J. HIGGINS, 162 Washington Street, - Quincy. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, Trimmings, Stationer}', Etc. FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERY. Also Agent for Back Bay Custom Laundry. BEAL STREET. WOLLASTON. -e QUINCY CAFE. 6 CHESTNUT STREET. • ICE• CREAA ■ AND • SHERBETS. • CATERING. Home Made Bread, Cake and Pastry. AD VER TISEMENTS. -f W. D. ROSS, DEALER IN Stationery, School Supplies, and all Monthly and Weekly Publications. Oppo. Depot, - - - Wollaston. TRY THHT------ - Hel Ghecslate @r HgI Geffee - Served with Whipped Cream ---AT----- HEARN’S DRUG STORE - ----IT IS DELICIOUS. C. F. CARLSON, DEALER IN E. B. SOUTHER, NO. 1 GRANITE STREET. Fruit , PONFECTIONERY AND jSTATIONERJ. At the above Newspaper and Periodical Store can be found a variety of the best Letter and Note Paper, Visiting Cards and Envelopes, Pens. Pencils, and every- thing found in the stationery' line; also Scissors, Pocket Knives and Razors; Lowney’s Best Confectionery, and other articles too numerous to mention. SELLS TICKETS TO AND FROM EUROPE. Remember the place.—No. i Granite St. GOOD TIMES MADE POSSIBLE ! BARGAINS WE HAVE! BUYERS WE WANT! Here is your best chance. We will save you something on every purchase. By all means see our new goods. Everybody finds in our stock of Boots and Shoes just the thing for which they are looking. Fashionable, Durable, Reasonable, Perfect Fitting Footwear. Remember we do not use artificial bait gotten up just to catch custom, but the fact is that our extra low prices make bargains for all. Buttons put on with fasteners, free of charge. GRANITE 5 SHOE STORE. - H. A. FELTIS, Manager. A Fine Assortment of Holiday Goods, 6STHBLISHED 1876. both Useful and Ornamental. C. F. PETTENGILL, Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 2 tor 25 cts. E W E L E R. - White and colored Aprons at all prices. A Fine Assortment of Watches, Gloves, Mittens, Neckties, etc., at Jewelry and Silverware. C. S. HUBBARD’S, HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY. 168 HANCOCK STREET. Next to Hotel Greenleaf. OLD COLONY CORN DESTROYER. It it Safe, and Sum Death to Cornt. Big and Little. Directions.—Apply the Destroyer with the brush, night and morning, for five days; soak the feet on the sixth, and the Corn or Callous will gen- erally come off. If needed, repeat. PRICE, 26 CENTS. PREPARED only by JOSEPH S. WHALL, APOTHECARY, 141 Hancock Street, - Quincy, Mass. Physicians’ Prescriptions a Specialty. HAMLYN GORHAM, Dry Goods, Stationery, Small Wares, Confectionery, Etc. Perry's Block, - Wollaston Heights. The Go i Vol. III. QUINCY, MASS., THE GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. SUBSCRIPTION KATES. For the Year, . 50cents ] Single Copies, . 5 cents Foi sale at E B. Souther’s and at W. D. Ross’ Wollaston. Address all communications to SARAH C. MCGOVERN or H. A. THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy (Mass..) Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITORIAL. GENERAL EDITORS. Jane P. McGovern, Nora G. Forrest. WINTER SPORTS. “ATT’ HERE are you going, Ma- VV This question was asked by Marie’s mother, as she saw her daughter’s form vanishing through the doorway. “I am going to the library to look up the lives of some famous men.” “But, my dear, you have no pa- per to write upon. “Oh, the librarian will give me some.” “Very well, be sure to be home before 9 o’clock,for you know I do not approve of your being out alone after dark.” “I’ll be home early.” So saying, Marie walked out and went down the street. What is that black figure creep- ing along by the fence ? It must be Marie’s dog, Dido. But see! It puts forward one ot its paws and draws forth something bright from within the yard. Then it turns, and still crouching, moves down the street. In a few moments it assumes an upright position, and instead of Dido we see Marie her- self with her skates in her hand. Soon she reaches the library, and obtaining an encyclopaedia, gets the desired information and trips away to the pond, where the girls are waiting for her. den Rod. FEBRUARY, 1894. No. 6 What a jolly crowd they are! Here is Elise, who uses such gram- matical language that one is led to believe that she must have eaten the dictionary. Then there is Helene, whose talk flows so easily that it is impossible to get a word in edgewise, while on one side is the “ice maiden,” so called because she is so cold and utately. After the usual amount of talk, they set out in search of some one to put on their skates for them. Marie does not search long, for she espies Dick, her old friend “Ah ! Good evening� Dick. [She shakes hands with him.] How is the ice ? Is there any danger of getting in ?” After Dick has answered these and half a dozen other questions, he offers to put on her skates. “Oh, thank you, Dick ! You are so kind ! Really I ought to put them on myself.” But Dick is too polite not to put them on for her “There, is that tight enough ?” “Yes, but the heel is a Rifle loose. There, that is better. Yes, the other one is all right. Thank you.” So saying, she dashes away, but before she has crossed the pond one of the skates falls off, and down she goes. In a moment Dick is at her side. “What’s the matter, Marie?” “Oh, that old skate is off.” “Never mind, I’ll fix it again.” After the skates are fixed again, she starts off with one of her friends. For a short time all goes well. When she is just about to congratulate herself on her success, off comes the skate and down again she goes, with half a dozen more on top. Dick again comes to the rescue. This time he takes her to the stone wall and perches her upon it. Then both skates are carefully examined. There is nothing the matter with THE GOLDES ROD. themxl don't see why they tall off.” said Dick. Let me see your shoes. Why. Marie, you have the left shoe on the right foot, and vice versu. Sure enough. Then the shoes are unlaced, changed, and laced again. This time the skates go admirably. Hark! The town clock strikes Marie counts. “One. two. three, ■our. five, six, seven, eight, nine. Oh. I promised to be home at 9 Off corae the skates and up the road runs Marie. When she reaches home her mother merely asks her if she went to the library Marie trembling:? answers. Yes. As her mother did not question hrr further r r.?:icr the skates in Marie's hand, sfife escaped this time. This is too much for poor Marie, and before she retires she tells the whole story to her mother and gains her ready forgiveness, since g d skating comes so sel- dom and she remembers her own g::ih«' d days. The next time Ma- rie wishes go skating she asks first, gains a ready cons nt. and en- joys herself the more. f. The conduct of students on the street is often taken as an index to the character and discipline of the school which they attend. This in- ference is. in the main. just. As a rule students that are taught to be thoughtful, courteous, and gentle- manly in the schoolroom will show this instruction elsewhere. The school-life will have an influ- ence on the out-of-school life, and a school will be known by the kind of students it sends out. Thoughtlessness, however,on the part of students often causes un- just criticism of a school. It is against this thoughtlessness that a word is spoken Thoughtlessly, we are often boisterous, ungentle- manly, and unladylike Loud talk- ing. poor talking, talking in squads, talking from a distance, talking to a whole car,—all these are unbe- coming in the extreme, and create bad impressions. The great purpose of our school is to help us to be, not merely in the schoolroom, but everywhere. gentlemen and ladies, men and women. A conduct becoming in a schoolro m is none too good for the street or the car. A courteous- ness good for the schoolroom only is good tor nothing. It should be taken everywhere. Dignity is as becoming to youth as to manhood and womanhood. The importance of a proper con- duct on our way to and from school is appreciated only by a considera- tion of several circumstances Many of our students come from a distance, and are the longer exposed to the criticisms of an interested and an uninterest- ed public- Again, comparatively ly few parents or citizens visit the high school: hence their know- ledge of it is gained largely from hearsay and the deportment of the students when outside the school- room. And as we have said, the latter is taken as the index. For this reason we should be thought- ful. Distance, means of convey- ance, and numbers give rise to many opportunities for criticism adverse to ourselves and to the school. A word to the wise is sufficient. FIFTEES- MIStHE SKETCHES FROM OUR JOURSAUSTS. MODELS. Jean Burgoyne was both an ar- tist and a philosopher, and he was also something of a novelist. Born in Paris and brilliantly educated in one of its principal schools, he found himself, at the express wish of his father, in America, finishing his education at Harvard Universi- ty. it had been his intention to work considerably at his art during his three years’ stay at the college, and consequently he found himself one afternoon searching for a mod- el for his picture, which he hoped to have completed in time for the Art Exposition which was to be held in his native city six months later. The subject of his picture he had not yet fully decided upon. He had thought of a newsboy or a beg- gar girl or boy, and of the countless THE GOLDEN ROD. other models used by artists, but he found it impossible to decide upon one of these. He wished for something original, and determined to search until he found it. After hunting in vain for three or four hours, he was about to give up the search, when, as he was passing a dark corner in one of the most isolated parts of the city, he heard some voices which he no- ticed as being very sad and pathet- ic. He listened, and heard noth- ing. He determined to go up, and approached the doorway from which he was sure the voices pro- ceeded. He listened again, and heard the voice of an old man speaking in French. Presently he heard the soft voice of a boy or a girl answer- ing in the same language. ‘‘But God will take care of us, dear grandfather. The young artist saw that if he had not found a model for his pic- ture, he had at least found a sub- ject for his charity He approached the old man and the little boy, and asked if he could do anything for them. Although he spoke in their native language he had some diffi- culty in making them understand that he was not the dreaded police- man who was going to take them . .. _ o o to jail. He at length persuaded them to accompany him to his rooms, and there learned their story. He found that the old man was blind and had come to America with his little grandson, a bright boy of twelve, in search of a rela- tive whom they expected to find in P'all River. After much useless search they had wandered to Cam- bridge where they were found by Burgoyne. Pitying their sad con- dition, the artist decided to at least keep them until he had used them as models for the picture he was ainting. Under this pretence he ept them for about two months, and was surprised and delighted beyond expression at the artistic tendencies of the boy, who became a valuable aid to him around the studio, and who gave good prom- ise of becoming a distinguished artist himself. Burgoyne sent his picture, his two ‘‘Proteges,” as they were called by his two college chums, who never tired of teasing Bur- goyne about them, and they were surprised and delighted to learn that at the close of the Exposition he was awarded the first prize. The old man and his grandson remained under his care until he had completed his college course, when they returned with him to France. At the last exhibition given in Burgoyne’s native city, the first prize has been awarded to Monsieur Pierre Martel, who was once the almost friendless little beggar boy. “Surely,” thinks Burgoyne as he reflects on all the prosperity and happiness which has come to them all since he first met Pierre, “Sure- ly, I did not search in vain for a model.” —Ellen Greany, ’95. models. The students had returned to B-----Academy after their pleas- ant Christmas holidays. The weather without was very crisp and cold, and the lake was well frozen. “Hurrah for the skating!” I heard a crowd of boys exclaim. They again glanced out from the window- sill to complete plans for the com- ing Saturday. Among the five I recognized one bright, mischievous lad who appeared to be the leader. Saturday came and went, and what a time they had! But they couldn’t wait for the next Saturday holiday, so the leader arranged means of slipping off a few even- ings during the week for a few hours’ skating. These boys were supposed to be in the house every evening at half-past seven, but these skating parties kept them out until half-past nine. Unfortu- nately on Thursday evening, “the leader,” as we shall call him, but who was in reality William Augus- tus Models, better known under the appellation of “Gus,” had ne- glected to write his composition. Friday morning his teacher called for it,and, not having written it, he had none to give. An investiga- THE GOLDEN ROD. tion immediately took place, and his teacher attributed his apparent falling off in his rank to these ska- ting carnivals on a small scale. The earliest mail brought to Ad- ams City a good-sized envelope ad- dressed to B Models, Vermont Ave. The postman has it now, and he is standing on the marble steps of a mansion, and at the same time a young girl is hurrying through the hall at his ring. She takes this particular letter which I have mentioned. “Why, brother Gus has at last written to me,” she exclaimed. I suppose he has been very busy with those terrible com- positions.M Who was she but Bertha Models, and thinking the letter was for her, she immediately plunged into its contents the moment her eyes fell upon the word skate at the foot of the page, without even glancing at the introduction. Finally finished, she understood the gravity of the case, and medita- ted a few moments on her course. She dearly loved her mischievous brother, although he continually plagued her. She would not give the letter to her father at all, for he was a stern and quick-tempered man, but she rather sat down to her desk and penned the nicest lit- tle note to her brother. In it she told him how she had received the letter, and then in a gentle way how they would feel at home if he should disgrace himself through his own fault. Then she told him to try, and painted to him the model boy they were all at home wishing tor in him, in such a kind and tender way that it went straight to the boy’s heart. Gus did feel Getter about the ast when he received his sister’s etter, and though the teacher icard nothing of his letter, not even an answer to it, he has often wondered what had affected Gus Models, for he now stands at the head of the class, and his composi- tions are always ready when due. _____________-M. ’94- We wish all our exchanges a happy and prosperous year. A WRECK. IT was a winter’s day; the air was unusually cold, and the east wind whistled and whirled through the streets of our little town with half the violence of a tornado. Dark and heavy clouds hung over the sea, giving the waters a dark and gloomy shade, while the white caps whipped about with greater violence than I had ever seen before, and the waves dashed high upon the beach. Meanwhile, moored to the east side of the wharf, tossing and pitching in the restless sea, might have been seen a large three- masted schooner, on board of which, running to and fro attempt- ing to secure rigging and ropes, might have been observed a crew of anxious and excited sailors. Some distance from the ship in a row-boat which was tossed about by the billows almost as lightly as though it had been a feather, stur- dily pulling against the tide in their efforts to reach the buoy, were two men whose lives were in imminent danger. Just as they passed under the buoy line a large wave struck the little boat with force enough to sink a vessel ?f several times its size. It whirled around, careened, filled with water, then capsized, throwing the men beneath it. The tide soon carried the boat away, and one of the sailors came to the surface, grasped the buoy line and was rescued, but the other, who was probably stunned, was seen no more. At this the crew began to realize that they would be safer on land than on such a stormy sea, but while they were thinking about what was best to do, snap went the rope, and they were carried rapidly eastward by the strength of the tide. Up to this time but a very few people were standing on the beach and surmising as to the fate of the ship and its excited crew, but upon a sudden the cry of “A wreck! A wreck!” went through the streets, bringing the people to the beach in swarms. THE GOLDEN ROD, The ship was about a quarter of a mile from the beach now, and the wind seemed to be growing stronger and the sea rougher. The waves tossed the vessel with such violence and rushed over the deck with such force that the sailors were compelled to climb the rig- ging to keep from being swept off into the foaming waters. Many heads on shore were at- tempting to evolve a plan by which the afflicted crew might be res- cued, for it was evident that in a short time they would all be swept off the ship and drowned. At one time such a large wave rolled over the deck that two or three sailors were completely im mersed, and for a while the crowd on shore held their breath in sus- pense; but when the ones who it was feared were drowned picked themselves up and climbed the rig- ging, exclamations of joy arose from the beach. The vessel seemed to be ground- ed now, and was being tossed about more than ever. It was thought that every lurch would be her last. Several men attempted to swim out with a rope, but the undertow and tide were too much even for the strongest of swimmers. The captain of the crew now be- came impatient, and set out alone in a row-boat to reach the shore, but no boat could stand such a sea, and so as a last resort he sprang from his seat into the trembling billows. He began to sink, and as it was evident that he could not swim, several men rushed out into the water and caught him just as he was sinking for the last time. When all other attempts to reach the rest of the crew failed, a block tied to a small rope was sent out by dogs. Several dogs were beat- en back by the waves, and at length the block was put into the mouth of a small water spaniel, and after battling quite a while with the tide, the noble animal reached the ship amidst the shouts and exclamations of the multitude upon the shore It was an easy matter to reach the shore by the aid of a rope, and the sailors were soon safe upon dry land, and the dog was petted and caressed and became the hero of the day. As the excitement was over and the crew were saved, with the ex- ception of that one unfortunate sailor, the ship was left to the mercy of the waves, and the crowd went to their respective homes and places of business. On the next tide the ship came ashore borne upon the crest of a high wave, and there she remains today, mutely telling the tale of her own woe. —James C. Hall, ’96. THE TWO DOUGHNUTS. AS Tommy Smith goes about his work he is thinking of the two doughnuts that are lying in his pail and are to be his luncheon. As he ascends the stairs to finish his task, he meets his employer, Mr. Banks, who says “Good morning,” and passes to the office. When he reaches the office he sees on the desk a queer looking pail, and upon opening it, the first thing that he sees is two large golden-brown doughnuts upon a clean white napkin; curiosity leads him to examine the other contents, a slice of bread and a piece of cheese. How tempting those doughnuts looked, and how hungry they made him feel! Before he could think of the result, he had emptied the pail. O, how good those doughnuts were, so much like those his mother used to make, and also like one other made, the thought of whom made him sad. But now t.hat it was gone he be- gan to think whose luncheon b had eaten. Suddenly he thought he had seen the errand boy come out of the office, and he sat down to wait. Twelve o’clock blew, and Tom- my came whistling to the office for his pail. He had just lifted the cover and exclaimed, “I ’ll pay the fellow tjiat played this game on me,” when he heard someone ask, “Boy, is that your pail?” “Yes sir,” THE GOLDEN ROD. said Tommy. “Then come with me, tor I ate your luncheon.” This seemed a poor explanation to Mr. Banks, but Tommy’s eyes grew big at the thought of this rich man having eaten his dinner. Mr. Banks led Tommy to a hotel where he usually ate nis dinner, and addressing the waiter said: “Jim, serve him as you would me; I shall want no dinner today;” then turning to Tom he said, “Go through the bill of fare, if you like,” and was about to leave, when the boy jumped up and ex- claimed, “Can’t I have the money instead, to buy some nice things for mother and Elsie?” Mr. Banks looked annoyed but seeing the eager look in his face said, “Eat your dinner, boy, and then come to my office.” Tommy did as he was told, and the boy never ate such a dinner, for when he finished, he said to himself, “I wish Mr. Banks would change dinners often.” Now, as Tommy strolled along towards the store, Mr. Banks was sitting in his office thinking to himself: “What makes me take such an interest in the boy? Those brown eyes, how much they are like----!’ Just then the door opened and there stood Tommy himself. They were soon earnestly talk- ing, and Tommy was surprised to find how easy it was for him to talk about his father and mother, of whom he rarely spoke to any- one. His story was a simple one, how his lather, who was a carpen- ter, was killed by a falling timber, and his mother had supported the children and herself by sewing. “Has she any relatives?” asked Mr. Banks. “None but one broth- er, of whom she has lost all track, as he has been traveling; but she often speaks of John, her twin brother.” “Boy, tell me her name.” “Ellen,” answered Tommy. They were soon on their way to Tommy’s home, which was a neat apartment. When they entered they found Tommy’s motjier fry- ing doughnuts, and on the table was a large platter full. The sight of her was enough to convince him, and soon brother and sister were wrapped in fond embrace. -There is not much to tell except that the little family now live in a large house, which, as you pass, has always a cheery look from the out- side. But peep in at the window. Tommy is hard at work studying, for he is preparing for college. Elsie, a pretty girl, is playing the piano, while brother and sister are having many a talk of by-gone days. But still she fries dough- nuts for Tommy to take in his lunch-box, not to the ofifice, but to school; and he never gets tired of eating them, for he says he owes his present position as the first in his class to those doughnuts. —May E. Beckivith, ’96. LOCALS. EDITED BY Daisy Bemis, '95, Rose Coyle, ’96. Helex Delory, 94, IBslexTurxer, 96, Chas. Axdersox, 96, Mary Pitts, ’96. Examinations are here again. Look out! The little black books are out again! Wonder what the new leaves say of us this year? The floors have been washed, but still the ink spots show. A good beginning for the new year. “Pick up the papers,” is again the countersign. To thosa who are going to enter the Prize Declamation contest we offer this advice: Do not try to be Cicero, for you cannot; but be natural. The young men have opened a new recreation room in No 2, as they cause disturbance in the hall. Later.—Alas! all their hopes arc vanished, for they have caused dis- turbance a second time; the powers that be in No. 2 have exiled them. Will somel ody who is accjuaint- ed with the “weather-maker kind- ly request him to send us less snow and more ice, for the benefit of the expert skaters. Look in this number for a true story! New music! New music! No, it is old music recovered. I THE GOLDEN ROD. The fact that we arc to have our much longed for new High School building -at last, causes us, with Spartan courage, to bear patiently the inconveniences and miseries which are fast accumulating in the old building. Bookkeeping informs us that cash is a man. Cranberries and cream is the new dish discovered by French ’94. Qui portait la calotte coartet Who wore court pants(?). Who is Mr “Cash”? We refer you to our class in Bookkeeping. The feminine gender of taii was given by one of our pupils as tar- Key. A ’97 translation—Sole cerva liquefacta est; the sun was melted to wax. Pupil-The rocks followed Apollo. Teacher—Were they thrown after him? . Annie Hall, 91, has a position as assistant teacher in the John Han cock school. The Debating Society thank very much the accommodating young lady of ’95. French '94—Presque aa hasard (Almost by chance). Pupil—Proved to be a desert. Chelsea ho! Have you seen our new High School plans ? Any re- marks to make this time ? Call’and see us in September, 1894. F'ond parent—Why are you always behind in your studies? Son—Because if I was n’t behind them I could n’t pursue them.—[Ex. Haec oculis, haec pectore toto haeret. Pupil’s translation—“She sticks to him with her eyes and her whole heart.” Pupil translating—Qai avaient pour arises des oreilles d'ane. That had for ears donkey’s handles. (That had for handles donkey’s ears). Something attractive about the register of Room 3. Inspirations received daily; all those wishing to become inspired address Professor, Q. H. S. Thoughtful student, translating into Latin—The new moon had been seen; Lana novas— Teacher—That must have been the man in the moon. Student of FYench—Have you seen {L'Enjant Prodigae) the Pro- digious Infant at the Boston Mu- seum? Teacher of French—Not at the Museum. Physiology ’95 might learn some startling facts from FYench ’94. In the course of their translations one of the young ladies has found “a little boy with fresh cheeks and red and yellow eyes.” Here is a rule for Literature ’94: Every word that you have been accustomed to accent on the first or second syllable, now accent on the iast, and vice versa. Then you will be up to the dictionary. Pupil in Latin—He spoke thus with his voice. Teacher Could he speak with- out it ? Latin ’95—What is the Latin word for try ? Bright scholar—Endeavor. •Geology ’94 have discovered by careful study that the earth-worms take the earth into [heir stomachs, take from it what there may be to digest, then cast the earth out again; did they come before or after Jonah? Wonders will never cease! PERSONALS. EDITED BY Jennie Griffin. '94, Alice Pope, 94- Mary Monahan.'94- Lillian Bates,’95, Helen Delory.‘94. Alice Sampson, 95, Edith Eaton.'96. There ha-ve been more changes in the corps of teachers. Mr. C. H. Patterson has gone to New Hampshire, and his chair has been filled by Mr. Akers, who has been substituting in the morning ses- sion during Mr. Tupper’s absence. Miss Abbe has resigned on ac- count of ill health, and Mr. Have- ner temporarily filled the position, which is now permanently taken by Miss Gwynn, who has been’teach- ing at North boro. THE GOLDEN ROD. A merry party of friends assem- bled at the Cunard wharf, East Boston, last Saturday afternoon to wave adieu to Miss Winifred P. Stone, one of our former teachers. All hearts and good wishes go with her and will eagerly welcome her back next fail to America. May her studies in Oxford and her travels on the continent be of the utmost profit and happiness to her. IX MEMORIAM. The class of ’97 was called last month to mourn the loss ot one of its members, Miss Sarah P. Langley. A beautiful floral tri- bute was sent in the name of the class, and later a living fern to the bereaved mother. May she, as she tenderly watches its growth, be firm in her belief of the beautiful young life which is budding, un- folding, and developing in its Father’s tender love and care. Miss Lottie Swift, once of ’85, died January 11 at her home in Rox- bury. We gladly record the visit of Mrs. Martin, who called this month. Esther St urges, once of ’95, has entered Emerson’s School ot Ora- tory, Boston. Edward Keegan, ’97, has re- turned to school after a severe at- tack of scarlet fever. Miss Elizabeth Sullivan, class of ’88, a popular teacher of the Lin- coln School, spent the holidays in New York. Miss Susie McKenna of the class of '85, and a graduate of Bridge- water Normal, has accepted a posi- tion as teacher in one of the public schools of Boston. Annie Roache and Annie Walsh, both of '96, and Helen G. Griffin, ’97, took part in the operetta enti- tled ‘‘Joseph in Egypt,” recently given in Hancock Hall. On Monday evening, Jan. 8, the W. Q. Branch of the Epworth league observed their anniversary. Miss Pierce, 95, and Miss Thayer, '93, both contributed a reading, while Miss Turner, ’96, presided at the piano. EXCHANGES. EDITED BY Catherine C. Pope, Marjorie L. Souther. We have received the H. S. News. We hope to receive the following issue, that we may finish the Civil Government address, which is to be continued. The Review sends out a very neat issue for January. New arrivals at the Golden Rod Exchange department are the Academic, Worcester, Mass., the Owl, Leicester, Mass., and the Young Observer, Rock Island, 111. Please call often, you are ever wel- come. What can be said of The Bea- con? Ever prompt in appearing on our table, always of interest to all, containing first class material. Many are the inquiries which we hear each month, i. e. “Has the Chelsea Beacon come?” etc. The local editors of the H. S. World will be pleased to know that they have edited the best local column received by us this month. Some of our exchanges have not begun the new year very well. What will be the result? The Pioneer of Reading, Mass., has come to us for the first time this year. Surely the distance is not the cause of its delay. Another very well edited paper, The Authentic, has been added to our exchanges. May we hope to see it often? The H. S. Register appears very bright and interesting. Has it ever failed to do so? The E. H. S. 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LOWEST PRICES in Quincy at JAS. O’DONOVAN'S SHOE STORE, 94 Hancock St., Tirrell’s Block, Quincy. FINEST IN QUINCY WILLIAMS’ JEWELRY STORE, COPELAND STREET. I -• MISS A. A. BARTLETT, DRY AND FANCY GOODS. COPELAND STREET. A. J. RICHARDS SONS, DEALERS IN FLOUR: GRAIN AND HAY, BRICKS, LIME AND CEMENT. AT - - - - D. B. STETSON’S CAN BE HAD Boots, - Shoes - and - Rubbers of every description at lower prices and better quality than at any other place. All goods warranted. Any goods in Bos- ton can be had at their regular prices by giving a few hours' notice. CUT PRICES IN - - - Ranges and Parlor Stoves The only place in Quincy where you will find a large stock on hand. Repairs fur- nished for any stove manufactured. Job- bing of all kinds. Plumbing and Piping done at short notice. FOSTER BROS., 16 and 18 Hancock St. J. B. FOSTER, Prop. AD VER TISEMEN! S. - WOLLASTON SHOE STORE, - - - KELSO’S - BOSTON, WOLLASTON, A. L. BAKER, Prop. AND NORFOLK DOWNS EX. 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Crane’s, 4 Chestnut Street.—Leave at 9 and 10 a. m. FURNITURE HND PIHNO MOVING SOLICITED. J. J. LORD’S Wollaston, Norfolk Downs Boston THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY pur itun?, hardware, EXPRESS. pair t ai)d Oils BOSTON OFFICES: 14 Devonshire Street, m Kingston Street. IS--- Wollaston Order Box, A. L. Baker’s. FRANK F. CRANE’S, Telephone from Devonshire Office, No. 2420. 4 Chestnut Street, - Quincy, Mass F. H. CRANE SONS, GEORGE H. BROWN CO., Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, Also all kinds of Poultry Supplies. Plaster, Brick, Lime, Cement, Drain Pipe, Etc. Branch Store at Quincy Adams. Telephone Connection. QUINCY, MASS. Hav a Specialty. Choice N. Y. and Eastern by the bale, ton or car load. (ESTABLISHED 1857.) ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. Agents for the Purchase. Sale and Leasing of REAL - ESTATE, And Negotiators of Mortgages on City Property. INSURANCE Placed in reliable companies at the lowest rates, and losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office. Telephone No. 227-2. AD VER TISEMENTS. « SWITHIN + BROS., � Manufacturers and Importers of piqe T 09tJmental ar?d Statuary U orl{. OFFICES AND WORKS: 49 Granite Street, 188 Dartmouth Street, Quincy, Mass. | New Bedford, Mass. Four minutes’walk from Quincy Station, O.C.R.R. • TELEPHONE NO. 210, QUINCY. • we import and manufacture Monuments from the following Granites:— Quincy, Westerly, Barre, Concord, Swedish, Scotch, German, Norwegian, Ponemah, Oak Hill, Mill Stone Point, Milford, English, Irish, Labrador, Emerald Pearl, Bay of Fundy, Ryegate, Black Diamond, Hallowell, Groton, Richmond, Clark’s Island, Sunapee. R. i. LARKIN, General Manager, eSTABLISH0D BY CHHS. P. TIRRBLL, 1522. TIRRELL SONS, CARRIAGES AND HARNESS Carriage Repairing in all Branches. Horse • Clothing • and • Stable - Furniture. 100 HANCOCK STREET. IT WILL PAY YOU TO VISIT THE LARGEST • DRY GOODS STORE BE- ••• • TWEEN BOSTON AND BROCKTON........... D. E. WADSWORTH CO. I ELLA M. FREEMAN, POST-OFFICE STORE. QUINCY POINT, MASS. BOOT'S, SHOES RUBBERS, Dry and Fancy Goods, Stationery, Confec- tionery, Cigars and Tobacco. Periodicals, Etc. Special care given to orders for goods not regularly kept on hand QUINCY MUTUAL FIRE- • ‘inSDRADGE • G0 + EJ£ERY LOSS PHID IN FULL. + Amount of Risk $32,583,088. Total Liabilities, $251,816.61 Dividends Paid on Every Expiring Policy. CHAS. H. HOWLAND, Pres. Treas. Wm. H. FAY, Sec’y. —t ROGERS BROS., Wholesale and Retail Qrocers ai}d provision D ?al ?rs, ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. The only agents for Keene Creamery But- ter and Confidence Flour. BOSTON BRANCH CROCeRY. J. F. MERRILL, G’R-O'C’E'R’FE'S F HT WHOLESALE AND RETHIL. FLOUR, TEAS, COFFEES. Durgin Merrill’s Block, Hancock St., Quincy, Mass. E. H. DOBLE CO.. groceries, F,our • provisions, HAY AND CRAIN. - • Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. WEST QUINCY, MASS. E. H. DOBLE. H. F. DOBLE. PRATT CURTIS, 2 oi $£. ppmiiy GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. Jn SCHOOL STREET', + QUINCY, MHSS. + AD VER TISEMEN!S. Photographs! Photographs! Every person who reads this advertisement should call and have one dozen cabinet photos made on the new style of Artists’ Paper, which is water proof, and which admits of a very fine and highly polished surface. CHILDREN’S PICTURES A SPECIALTY. A. FRANK BUSSELL, ADAMS BUILDING.-QUINCY. MILLINERY. Great Bargains in Millinerg for this Month. Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Selling at a Great Discount. A. M. TINGLEY, Room 30, Adams Building, Quincy. Entrance Next Door to P. O. j. McFarland son, s arpeQters ai}d ♦ Builders, Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur- nished for the erection of build- ings of any style or size. Repairing in all its branches a Specialty. Shop and Residence, corner Arlington and Brooks Sts., Wollaston, Mass. • • • ESTABLISHED IN 1892. -K- • • J. W. McANARNEY, NOTHING ANCIENT ABOUT US. Attorney and Counsellor at Law, jo sok bf{OS.’ nARKL5- 122 HANCOCK STREET. 139 HANCOCK STREET. QUINCY, MHSS. JUDSON L. SMITH, FRANK BREWER, t Select Family $ Groceries, GROCERIES +- Best Grades of Flour, Vermont Creamery AND - - - Butter, Canned Goods, Crockery, and -+ PROVISIONS, everything found in a first-class grocery. 160 GRANITE STREET. A line of Fresh Goods at Prices Beyond Competition. BEAL STREET, WOLLASTON. A. J. HIGGINS, —+■ QUINCY CAFE, 162 Washington Street, - Quincy. 6 CHESTNUT STREET. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, Trimmings, Stationery, Etc. • ICE • CREAM ■ AND • SHERBETS. • FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERY. CATERING. Also Agent for Back Bay Custom Laundry. Home Made Bread, Cake and Pastry. AD VER TISEMENTS. + W. D. ROSS, -j- DEALER IN Stationery, School Supplies, and all Monthly and Weekly Publications. Oppo. Depot, - Wollaston. C. F. CARLSON, DEALER IN •pRUIT, jSoNFECTIONERY ! TRY THHT - HgI dl 0G0late or Hot Coffee - Served with Whipped Cream ---AT - - - HEARN’S DRUG STORE IT is DELICIOUS. E. B. SOUTHER, NO. 1 GRANITE STREET. At the above Newspaper and Periodical Store can be found a variety of the best Letter and Note Paper, Visiting Cards and Envelopes, Pens. Pencils, and every- thing found in the stationery line; also Scissors, Pocket Knives and Razors; Lowney’s Best Confectionery, and other articles too numerous to mention. Remember the place.—No. i Granite St. AND jSTATIONERJ. SELLS TICKETS TO AND FROM EUROPE. GOOD TIMES MADE POSSIBLE ! BARGAINS WE HAVE! BUYERS WE WANT! Here is your best chance. We will save you something on every purchase. By all means see our new goods. Everybody finds in our stock of Boots and Shoes just the thing for which they are looking. Fashionable. Durable, Reasonable, Perfect Kitting Footwear. Remember we do not use artificial bait gotten up just to catch custom, but the fact is that our extra low prices make bargains for all. Buttons put on with fasteners, free of charge. - GRANITE ! SHOE ? STORE. - H. Av FELTIS, Manager. A Fine Assortment of Holiday Goods, gstkblished 1B76. both Useful and Ornamental. C. F. PETTENGILL, Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 2 tor 25 cts. - J E W ELE R. White and colored Aprons at all prices. A Fine Assortment of Watches, Gloves, Mittens, Neckties, etc., at C. S. HUBBARD’S, 158 HANCOCK STREET. OLD COLONY CORN DESTROYER. It is Safe, and Sure Death to Corns, Big and Little. Directions—Apply the Destroyer with the brush, night and morning, for five days; soak the feet on the sixth, and the Corn or Callous will gen- erally come off. If needed, rejxjat. PRICE, 26 CENT'S. PREPARED ONLY BY JOSEPH S. WHALL, APOTHECARY, 141 Hancock Street, - Quincy, Mass. Physicians’ Prescriptions a Specialty. Jewelry and Silverware. HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY. Next to Hotel Greenleaf. HAMLYN GORHAM, Dry Goods, Stationery, Small Wares, Confectionery, Etc. Perry's Block, - Wollaston Heights. The Golden Rod. • Vol. III. QUINCY, MASS., MARCH, 1894. No. 7 THE GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. SUBSCRIPTION KATES. For the Year, . I50cents | Single Copies, . 5 cents F01 sale at K B. Souther’s and at W. D. Ross’ Wollaston. Address all communications to 8 A RAH C. MCGOVERN or H. A. THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy (Mass.,) Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITORIAL. G EX KR A L E DITO RS. Jane P. McGovern, Nora G. Forrest The first half year expired Jan. 31. The previous week those pu- pils who were not fortunate enough to be excused took the examina- tions. All those who obtained the necessary rank have received their cards. Those who were so unfor- tunate as not to receive a card for each study must make them up. Each pupil is required to pursue three studies each term, so that at the end of the four years’ course twenty-four cards must be present- ed, otherwise a full diploma cannot be obtained. The reports have been sent home also. Many of them were not what they should be, especially in de- portment. Now that the “black books” are once again clean, let us endeavor to keep them so for the next five months. F. On the beginning of the course of study for the second half year the Literature class of ’94 was in- vited to partake of a new fea- ture in the literary line, namely, that of making scrapbooks. This is a very excellent idea, as it will lead the student to take a broader view of literature and literary char- acters in his search for anecdotes and portraits, and thus his know- ledge will increase. The invita- tion was received with great ap- proval, and the seniors left the class room with a resolve to make a book worthy of inspection. F or a time material w$s collected with- out difficulty, hut.when news was received that '95 and ’96 were also engaged in the novei employment, many hopes sank arid many are puzzling to know where the mate- rial will be procured in the future, with so many agents going about. However, we hope all hooks may he creditable when produced in the class. mcg. March is here once more with his loud voice, telling of the ap- proach of spring. Soon the trees will be clothed in green, the flowers will come forth, after see- ing the warm greeting which the crocus receives, and all nature will be bright and fresh. We wish all to be able to rejoice and feel the full value of these gilts of nature. Therefore we hope no one will ne- glect to pay the small sum which is still standing on the unpaid list of Golden Rod subscriptions, for who is he that can enjoy himself and feel at ease with this debt ly- ing upon his conscience ? We regret much to say that some of the stu- dents’ names may he found upon this list, and hope they will soon meet the treasurer and settle their debt so that they may spend the coming March vacation free from care. mcg. A comparatively small number of scholars have succeeded in ob- taining a place in the roll of honor. This is owing principally to neglect in the literature work, and deport- ment. Those who are worthy of mention are the following:— Class of ’94.—Misses Ball. For- rest, Gay, Hall, McGovern, Mc- Lean, Mitchell, Monahan, Pope, THE GOLDEN ROD. Souther, Thompson, Walsh. Class of ’95.—Misses Alice and Mary Sampson, and Miss Bates. Class of ’97. Misses Bemis, Pratt and Johnson. f. FIFTEEN- MINUTE SKE TCHES FROM OUR JOURNALISTS. BOOKS AS FRIENDS. Books to.nearly every one fill the place of friends. When a friend proves false, or sorrow looks in at the door, then is the time that we realize the true friendship of books. If a gay party does not appreciate our society or like our behavior, then we return home depressed in spirits. The. first, thing is what to do to forget the ckuse of the sor- row. The most 'natural course is to retire with a bcfok.J At first it is very hard to get interested, but in a short time the friendly book takes one by the hand and leads him through “Elysian Fields” un- til at length he suddenly discovers that he has finished his story. Away from home they are indis- pensable. Suppose one has half an hour to wait for a train, what can he do to while away the time? O yes, he can read a little of his French book, “Colomba.” Ere he has fairly started, the train arrives. Once aboard, “Colomba” is the most entertaining friend he has, and after all it is merely a paper pamphlet. Such friends as these are well worth possessing. One has at his command the thoughts of the best minds of the past and present, so- ciety far above that which is to be obtained by riches. Then there is knowledge to be gained, and we are all aware that there is no danger of ever knowing too much. The history of the creation of the world and its geological con- struction alone, are well worth pur- suing. Here one finds revelation after revelation, until he imagines himself in another world. For a suggestion as to what to read, that is, books that are worth reading, read Emerson's essay on books. Here you have the best of society and true friends. F. BOOKS AS FRIENDS. Can books become a friend to every one ? Many answer in the affirmative, while almost as many more answer in the negative. Let us add to the former the opinion of many noted people. We should find, if we investigated, that those who stand at the head among the statesmen, orators and people of various other professions and occu- pations, almost always have a liter- ary taste, invariably strong. I myself find some of my best friends in my books. What is bet- ter than having a book of pleasant travels in sunny Italy, to read dur- ing an unpleasant day? Is not our mind immediately transfixed from mud and rain without, and that tired, dull feeling cast aside ? I am sure that a friend who had traveled the same course could not have made it any more pleasant. What is more, beneficial to the mind than a good novel such as Scott has written ? Does it not show many good qualities in dif- ferent phases of life, and at the same time give us excellent illus- trations of historical events ? When one is bowed down with disappointments, which are cus- tomarily followed by a lack of am- bition, let him but peruse a few pages in the biography of but one of our great public benefactors, and does he not immediately create in himself a new being ? One can confide so much in a book. One may pick a book up, and opening it at haphazard, his eyes fall upon a page, and there immediately loom up before him a few lines which embody a thought that ex- actly coincides with one of his own on the same subject, but which he would not share with his nearest and dearest friend. This leads him to read the book. He is influenced by the other ideas which it contains, and feels that because they have followed from his thought which has been reasoned out by the author, that the results would also coincide if he reasoned it out himself. If one makes friends with them early in his life, his taste wil[ in- THE GOLDEN ROD. crease, and he will in later years thirst for books as if he were in actual bodily want. There is abso- lutely no need of any one becom- ing a book-worm, but to take them in moderate doses will create and maintain a healthy mind. —May B. Monahan, ’94. • THE PRIZE CONTEST. The prize contest will take place this year on Thursday, 5 April. Mr. Corthell’s prizes will be as follows: First, $25; second, $20; third, $15; fourth, $io; fifth, 55. These prizes are to be awarded for declamations. Dr Sheahan offers his prizes for translations and essays. The translations are as follows:— First—For the best translation of Chapter XXIV., “De Imperio Cn. Pompeii Oratio,” $4 to the Cicero class. Second —For the best translation from Vergil’s Eneid, Book VI., lines 509 to 546, $4 is offered. Third—For best translation of Caesar’s “Commentaries on the Gallic War,” Book IV., Chapters XXIII and XXIV, $4 is offered. Fourth—For the best transla- tion of Fleury’s L’Histoire Do France, uLa Premiere Croisade,” Pages 113 to 116, a prize of $4 is offered to the first class in French. Fifth—For the best translation of Chapter VI. Livre Ouatrieme of “Le Petit Robinson De Paris,” Pages 117 to 121, $4 is offered -to the second class in French. The essay subjects are as fol- lows:— Class of ’94. 1. The story of an old house. 2. The practical value of Astron- omy. 3. A day in Merry Mount Park. 4- The greatness of New Eng- land. 5. The practical value of schools to a city. 6. Quincy: i —As a place of resi- dence; ? — Its opportunities for investment; 3 —Its indus- tries; 4—Its historical sites; 5 — Its other claims to dis- tinction. ('lass of ’95. 1 The World’s Fair. 2. To which country do we owe more, Greece or Rome? 3 Our debt to the lower animals. 4. The fairy tales of science. 5. The effects of intemperance. 6. Perseverance as a factor in great deeds Class of ’96 1. My first year at the High School. 2. Walks about Quincy. 3. A model pupil. 4. Practical applications of me- chanical powers. 5. A good vacation. 6 “Make hay while the sun shines.” Class of ’97. 1. The granite industry of Quin- cy. 2. The use and abuse of newspa- pers. 3. Why I wish to take a High School course. 4. “There is always room at the top.” 5. My favorite author. 6. Winter sports Five dollars extra is offered to each class for the best essay on any of these subjects. The prizes will be given in books. Two dol- lars extra will be awarded to that pupil whose essay shall be consid- ered better than all the others that are offered in competition for the prizes. An assumed name must be signed to the essays and transla- tions. A sealed letter must there- fore be handed in, containing both the pupil’s assumed and real name, and a statement signifying that the pupil has been unaided in his work. f. FROM THE GREEK OF PLA TO. Star, once on earth thou shon'st, the star of dawn, Now, as the evening star thou still art shining Mid shadowy dead, whither thy light hath gone. —F. A. Tupper. Manhood hath duties that youth knoweth not, Sterner and sterner doth grow mortal's lot: Yet will the man who is wisest in truth. Cling undismayed to the instincts of youth. ’ —F. A. Tupper THE GOLDEN ROD. THE BELL FAR up on the top of a breezy mountain a tiny log-cabin nestled among the great rocks; and the tall pines overhead, sway- ing and sighing in the wind, sang many a night the evening hymn of a mountaineer’s family who lived there. It was a wild, rugged spot, but the mines near by furnished work, and so they stayed there winter and summer, as the other miners did. One morning, had you been looking into this usually quiet home, you would have been much surprised at its excited inmates. How happy they were! An im- mense order had taken nearly all the supply of ready-mined ore, and after this one day’s work was over and the last bucketful of ore sent up the shaft, there would be plenty of good cheer for Thanksgiving, because of the coming of long ex- pected wages. By daylight the father started out, and quickly making his way to the mouth of the pit, descended into the darkness. It seemed to him as though the distance had never before been so great; at last the car stopped and he began his work, and so busy was he. all day that he never noticed a small piece of ore that lay in great fear beside the car. Listening, the impris- oned fairy within,heard of a wonder- ful world to which a number of its friends were going soon, to be made into handsome bells, and how it wanted to go, too! Becoming bold in the fear of being forgotten, when our miner came to the last car, it rolled itself under his feet and tripped him. He stooped, and picking it up tossed it with the rest, so it at last began its jour- ney. For days it traveled till it reached its destination - a huge, black foun- dry—and was dumped into a large heap. At first it could not see be- cause of the dazzling light, but soon becoming used to it, it watched the hurrying, red-faced men throw the great pine logs into the fires. It had not rested long before the workmen came, and with the rest it was poured into the furnace. What hisses came from the poor mixed metals, iron, cop- per, zinc, and tin, as the fires burned and melted them into each other; but no one heard or under- stood, above the roar of the flames, the poor fairy’s moans, so the ma$s boiled away till great white bub- bles began to appear, and then the fairy felt a shiver creep through its whole being. It was the salt put in to clear away the scum. When the tap was knocked out, the liquid was poured into a large mould. Here it rested and cooled and hardened, and felt that it was worth while to endure the fire, if one could become as hard and tough as it then felt. Just at the right temperature the mould was broken open; and the hot, dark metal that went in came out a gleaming, shining bell, ready for the scutcheon to be put upon its side, with “Concordia” in deeply cut letters below. - Over the sea, in the grand cathe- dral of Cologne, a great bell hung with its companions in the chimes, its tongue mute. Suddenly a clear peal of music broke upon the air, and then another, till all the bells were that day ringing out a glad, bright welcome to two tiny stran- gers in two grand families of the city. • Twenty years have passed; it is a bright starlit night, and two young people are kneeling at the altar, beneath a fac-simile of the bell in flowers, listening to the glad wishes and musical warnings of the metal bells swinging above their heads, chanting-them a glad proph- ecy of a happy life. The years have come and gone; through the gray shadows of a summer twilight there winds a quiet company, bearing to their last resting place an aged couple. The bells are sadly yet sweetly tolling a requiem, and in the grand chorus sings the soul of the bell, the imprisoned fairy in “Concor- d � � j ia. THE GOLDEN ROD. The years roll on, and still it stays, swaying and ringing for joy, for sorrow; for tre old and new; telling to all who listen and under- stand, the story of life:— “In the ol:l church tower hangs the bell; And above it on the vane, Cut in gold, Saint Peter stands With the keys in his clasped hands, And ail is well. “In the old church tower hangs the bell; You can hear its great heart beat Ah! so loud, so wild, so sweet, As the parson says a prayer Over the wedded lovers there; And all is well. “In the old church tower hangs the bell; Deep and solemn: hark! again! Ah! with what passion ancf what pain, With her hands folded across her breast, Some poor soul has gone to rest Where all is well. “In the old church tower hangs the bell; And as of old, it seems to know All our joys and all our woe; It is glad when we are wed, It is sad when we are dead. And all is well.” — Grace Jean Cain, ’97. A SKATING PARTY. EARLY one bright December morning during 1 he Christmas holidays, many anxious faces could be seen peering through the win- dows of their respective homes, at the sky, scanning it to see if any storm-clouds were lurking about to spoil the pleasures planned for that morning. A moment later these faces were beaming with joy, for was it not clear and bright out of doors, bidding fair to be a long morning for skating? “But,” you may say, “are there not plenty of other days for skating?” Yes. but this was to be an unusual day, for the pupils of the first class of the Lowell Grammar school had planned a skating party on a lake a mile from the village. In the homes of the expectant ones all was confusion. John had lost a mitten, Mary’s temper had escaped all control in her excite- ment, while Ned was the picture of misery in his vain endeavor to get on his refractory rubbers, which somehow would go on the wrong way. However, my readers, I do not want you to think this to be the case in every house. Many thoughtful ones stopped to help mother or plan some pleasure for the little ones who could go to a skating party only when they were older. In spite of the confusion and ex- citement all were ready and wait- ing at the schoolhouse promptly at nine o’clock, the appointed time to start. At the last stroke of the old village time-piece they set out at a brisk walk, laughing and chatter- ing like a group of parrots, now racing down a hill to see who would beat, the conquered taking their fall in good grace. Soon the party came in sight of the lake, and then all rushed to be the first on the ice, dispersing in all directions as the winds scatter the leaves in October. The boys gallantly offered to put on the girls’ skates, and soon all were glidingand skimming merrily over the ice. Here and there a begin- ner could be seen cautiously put- ting out one foot after the other, quivering with the sensations that stole over him, or scrambling to the banks as many experts went sweeping by. Now some fair cou- ples are seen enjoying the roll or some other fancy skating, to the admiration of many. But what could equal the fantastic eagles and circles skilfully cut in the ice by the champion skaters! The chief joy, however, was the game of tag, in which all joined with great glee. What sport when the one ‘it’ vain- ly shot after a swift skater, who suddenly swung around, to the dis- may of the one pursuing as he went rushing forward! What fun to watch one fleet skater after an- other as they sped on and on! “Will he be caught ?” “No.” “Go it!” “Go it!” -Such were the cries from every quarter, regardless of grammar. However, the one chased was finally caught, and the game ended. As Father Sol was rapidly taking his noonday position over head, the party began to prepare to go home. Hungry and tired, they slowly wended their way, dropping off at their respective corners after stopping to chat with their chums. THE GOLDEN ROD. All declared that they had had a glorious time, and would go in the evening after resting during the afternoon. Thus was spent one of the many pleasant mornings of the Christmas holidays. —Mary Frances Sampson, ’95. THE FIRST SNOW STORM. Ad' the time of which I write I was living in the country with my uncle. I had never before spent a winter away from the city, and having heard of the joys of coasting and sleighing from my cousins, I hailed with delight the approach of the first snow storm. As the afternoon drew to a close, the gray clouds and chilly atmos- phere warned us that snow was not far off. At dusk we were nor sur- prised to see a few white flakes come fluttering down, which stead- ily increased in number, throwing a mantle of white over the earth. When supper was over, we gath- ered about the open fireplace in the large, old-fashioned kitchen, my aunt engaged with her knitting, the girls and myself industriously pop- ping corn, which we afterward ate even more industriously. After doing their chores, my un- cle John and the boys joined us, and together we passed a most en- joyable evening. Time fled quick- ly, as story after story was told, and we were surprised when the clock striking nine warned us of the lateness of the hour. After ex- changing pleasant good-nights, we retired to our rooms to dream of future good times. The next morning I was awak- ened bv my aunt’s voice, informing me it was time to get up. Hastily dressing, I stepped to the window, and drawing aside the curtain gazed upon the snow-clad scene before me. The window-sill was piled with snow, and fluttering about my window were several small snow-birds. I opened the window and attempted to make friends with them, but they were frightened and flew away. The sun was just rising above the hills, and shone on the snow- laden trees opposite, making them sparkle as though studded with diamonds. Below was the village, the houses covered with snow, and appearing like huge white masses, while clear and distinct rose the church steeple. To the left stretched fields of snow, the evenness of which was now and then interrupted by the appearance of a fence. But for the most part the fences were enveloped in snow. The pump which stood in the yard presented a queer sight. Could that mass of snow, with a white arm thrust out appealingly, be our old friend, at which we refreshed ourselves so many times last summer? Even the familiar objects and buildings an peared strange. Everything had assumed a new look. The highway was filled with huge drifts, which made travel very difficult. Here my attention was attracted by the merry tinkling of sleigh bells, and I beheld a neigh- boring farmer’s ponderous milk wagon trying to gain some head- way in the deep snow. He made such little progress that I fear he was late with his milk I now heard voices, and, looking in the direction of the barn, I saw the hired man shoveling his way to that building, 'good-naturedly receiving the snow balls which the boys were throwing at him. I could already distinguish signs of life, and, planning on the good times we would have, I descended for breakfast. The men now came in from the barns, and before long we were joined by the boys. After breakfast we made plans for a grand ride which we would have in the afternoon. When the paths were shoveled, we started for school. On our way a large wood sled came along, and being rather late we climbed upon it with the permission of the driver, and after a pleasant, though cold ride, ar- rived at the little schoolhouse. Here we found a group of boys and girls collected about the stove, eagerly discussing some important affair, which on inquiry we learned was a sleigh-party, to be followed by a supper. Our discussion was THE GOLDEN ROD. cut short by the ringing of the bell, and we broke up the gather ing, planning sleigh rides, coasting and skating parties. - Sarah C. McGovern, ’95. PERSONALS. EDITED BY Jennie Griffin. ’94, Alice Pope, ’94. Mary Monahan,’94, Lillian Bates,’95, Helen Delory,'94. Alice Sampson, 95, Edith Eaton,‘96. Edith Gray, ’91, has moved to Holyoke. Miss Parker has said good-by to ’96. Catherine Kelliher has returned to school after a month’s illness. Cassie Thayer, 93, is treasurer, and Helen G. Nutting, ’93, is vice- president of the Ladies’ Epworth League at West Quincy. Alice Sampson, ’95, was among the many who took part in the “District school” given by Y. P. S. C. E. of the Congregational church. ’96 has lost from its number this month Miss Eaton, Miss Turner, and Miss Nelson, who have left to help open the Woodward Semi- nary. Mr. F. A Tupper has been elect- ed secretary of a new association of High School teachers, called to- gether by the State Hoard of Edu- cation. Frederick Allison Tupper con- tributed to the Journal of Educa- tion a tribute in rhyme to David Perkins Page, the author of “Theo ry and practice of teaching.” At a recent entertainment given in Gould’s Hall, Boston, Daisy Bemis, ’95, gave a piano solo, and Mabel E. Oxford, ’93, delivered her reading which took the first prize at the prize speaking contest of 93- At the anniversary of the Young People’s Literary Society, recently held in Doble’s Hall, Quincy, An- nie Roche, '96, contributed a solo, and Miss Smith, ’9$, and Catherine E. O’Brien, ’93, delivered recita- tions. Some of the flowers presented to the teachers of late have been doubly attractive, to the teachers and secondly to the pupils, or to a pupil. If such pupil be so extreme- ly fond of them, why not ask first instead of appropriating ad libitum? We are happy to note among our visitors for last month Miss May Gavin, formerly of ’94, Mrs. Martin, an interested parent, Mr. Denis Greany, a former pupil, now a member of Harvard College; Miss Fannie Duffield, and Misses Beck- with and Gould, both of ’96. LOCALS. EDITED BY Daisy Bemis, ’95, Rose Coyle, ’96. Helen Delory,’94, Helen Turner.'96, Chas. Anderson, '96, Mary Pitts, '96. Snow ! Bad traveling ! ! Vacation is coming!’! Of . The examinations are over! ! Remember your green ribbon for the seventeenth ! Teacher—What is another name for harpsichord ? Pupil — A jews harp. French ’95 .—II attendait la mort. (He awaited death.) Translation.—He awaited the bite. We wish to remind the young ladies that the oven in the hall is not a radiator. Please refrain from giving it any more friendly kicks. II eta it alors suivi de douze do- mestiques. (He was followed by twelve servants.) Translation.—Then he was swal- lowed by twelve servants. New rubbers seem to be be- witched ; no sooner do they appear than they disappear. If only they would not take the wettest day of the season to vanish, one might be able to submit patiently. The Drawing class of ’94 and ’95 presented our superintendent with a sketch book, containing sketches by each member of the class. It is a very artistic little gift, and many good wishes go with it. THE GOLDEX ROD. Have you ever read “The Bee” and “The Bumble Bee,” by Emer- son ? If only those who make mistakes would laugh at others, how much happier all would be ! The class of '84 have a decided preference for Edgar Allen Poe. If the encyclopaedia could talk per- haps it would explain the cause. A remarkable incident: Once upon a time a pupil subscribed for The Golden Rod, and paid his sub- scription without being asked for it. The young men ought to know better than to pull the duster to pieces in order to get a button-hole bouquet. Are they trying to be- come Oscar Wildes ? First pupil—Our subject for de- bate is, “Resolved, That the House of Commons should be abolished.” Second pupil (misunderstanding) —That house-lots be abolished !! Pupils who are going to leave our school would save inquiry, etc., if they would bring their books to one of the teachers. Come and see us as often 2s vour time will per- mit. The cawing of the crows and a certain listless, lazy sensation make it evident to us “the back of win- ter is broken.” We look regretful- ly at our skate bag, and hope we are mistaken. French ’95.—Faisaicnt un si char- want tapage. (Made a charming sight.) Pupil—Made so charming a racket. Teacher—Ought to be among 96 sometimes. Ancient History ’95 —Teacher— What did Hannibal get when he crossed the Alps ? Pupil—Gaul. Teacher—No, not Gaul, but something equally bitter. English 95—“Fighting some great campaign in Hainault,”— Teacher—Pronounce the word after campaign. Pupil—“In.” Teacher (dryly)—That is correct. Now the next word, please. ’95 is a very strong class. There are two Sam(p)son’s in it. We already use Gays Book- keeping. Why not introduce Popes Poems, Thompsons Poems, Webster's orations, Bryant s Poems, Macdonald's novels, Pierce's Math- ematical works, and Baxter s “Saint’s Rest”? Cultivate school spirit. As the High School is doing its best for you. do your best for the High School. The number of our grad- uates is rapidly approaching 500. Make up your mind to be a Quincy High School graduate. EDITED BY Catherine C. Pope, Marjorie L. Souther. We are glad to welcome the H. S Gleaner among us, for the first time this year. The exchanges received this month are : The Academic, St. Al- bans, Vt.; Authentic, Stoneham, Mass.; Advance, Salem, Mass.; Aquilo, Houlton, Me.; Beacon, Chelsea, Mass. : Fence, New Ha- ven, Conn ; Glen wood Gazette, Matta wan, N. J.; H. S Gleaner, Pawtucket, R. I; Hamptonia, New Hampton, N. H ; H S World, St. Paul, Minn.; H. S Life, Melrose, Mass.; H S. Gazette, Lynn, Mass.; Magnet, Butler, Pa.; Midland Col- lege Monthly, Atchison. Kas.; H S. News, Littleton, N. H ; H. . Opinion, Peoria, 111.; C. M T S. Register, Cambridge, Mass.; Owl, Rockford, 111.; Glad Tidings, Pe- tersburg, Va.; Stylus, Boston.Mass.; Voice, Chicago, 111.; Hermonite, Mt. Hermon, Mass.; Chauncy Hall Abstract, Boston, Mass.; Pioneer, Reading, Mass.; H. S. Notes, Rut- land, Vt ; School Echoes, Grafton, Mass.; Monthly Visitor, Haverhill, Mass.; Radiator, New Haven, Conr..; Sea Side Torch, Asbury Park, N. J.; Oak, Lily and Ivy, Milford, Mass,; Old Hughes, Cin- cinnati, Ohio; Latin and English H. S. Review, Cambridge, Mass.; Sachem, Old Town, Me.; Talking Leaves, Methuen, Mass. AD VER TISEMENTS. V. J. EMERY, WE TAKE THEM BAGK Steam and Hot Water Heating, If They Ton 7 Wear Right. STOVES, RANGES, WINK FI ELD BROS., FURNACES. 104 Hancock street. WOLLASTON. Boots, • 5l?o ?s • ai}d • Rubbers. NOW READY AND GOING 1 The best line of Fall and Winter Cloth- ing ever shown in this city. THE WEST QUINCY Children s Suits and Overcoats. CLOTHING -r HOUSE Men s and Boys' Suits and Overcoats at Unheard Prices. IS THE BEST PLACE TO PURCHASE pRANITE , PLOTHING jSo., Durgin Merrill’s Block, Quincy. • BOYS’ • OLSTERS AND SUITS. g F. J. PERRY, Glenwood Ranges, Carpet Sweepers and Kitchen Goods in Great Variety. ALSO PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. OPPO. DEPOT, WOLLASTON, MASS. G. A. BACHELDER, Medicines HAIR DRESSER. Shaving Soap, Mugs and Brushes made to order. Razors honed to suit customers. of all kinds at the lowest possible prices. Also Physicians Pre- scriptions compounded at very low rates at Taylor Building, - Newport Avenue. Wollaston, Mass. WILLARD’S DRUG STORE, 27 School Street, Quincy. ANDREWS, NICHOLSON CO, E S. THOMAS, Boston, Wollaston Heights, Norfolk Downs, Montclair and Atlantic EXPRESS. HousePainterand Paper Hanger 49 Newport Avenue, Wollaston, Mass. BOSTON OFFICE: 32 Court Sq. Telephone 4S9. A full line of Wall Papers and Room ORDER BOXES: French, 10 Faneuil Hall Sq., 5 No. Market Street, Boston. Moulding constantly on hand. WOLLASTON: Wollaston Hotel, cor- Hancock and Beal Sts; cor. Billings Road and Hancock St. samples and estimates cheerfully furnished. WHITENING AND TINTING. AD VER TISEMENTS. The High School Golden Rod. 50 Cents a Year. 5 Cents a Number. Send in Your Subscriptions. For Sale by the Following: E. B. Souther, Quincy. W. D. Ross, Wollaston. AD VER TISEMENTS. . . . THE . . . ai?d t ptertaipmepts, FOR THE HOME, FOfc THE SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, TEHPERANCE, SO- CIAL, LITERARY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Desiring Something Different from that found in the ordinary book of Recitations, Dialogues, etc. Each number is complete in itself, and has a distinctive character, the annual “scheme” taking up programs for special days and special subjects, and a variety of entertainments, EMBRACING Illustrated Readings, Pantomimes Tableaux, Drills, Wax Works, Illustrated Songs, Acting Proverbs, Charades, Plays, Dialogues, Readings, Recitations, etc. The PRESTON LIBRARY IS ISSUED MONTHLY. TEN NUMBERS 7t YEHR. 30 Cents a Number. To Subscribers, $2.00 a Year. Teachers and Entertainment Committees will be glad to embrace this opportunity to secure fresh, appropriate and acceptable material for entertainments; the trouble of searching for declamations, dialogues and the more difficult programs being avoided by a year’s subscription to the Preston Library. Subscriptions should be sent without delay. Address Manager of Golden Rod, Quincy, Hass. AD VER TISEMENTS. Pierce s PDescription Pharmacy, Cor. Hancock and School Streets. All prescriptions put up by the proprietor, who can be found in atten- dance day and night. Perfumes, Sponges, Toilet Powders, Soaps, and all articles required for the Toilet. Floral Cream, a neat and effectual lotion for Chapped Hands, Face, Lips, Rough and Hard Skin. C. H. JOHNSON, DEALER IN Choice ErToceries,Fl0Dr Framing, Fruit and Vegetables of all kinds. Prompt attention to all orders. 160 Washington St. This space is reserved for George Prout, Quincy's Leading Grocer and Flour Dealer, Garfield St. George Prout, Prop. J. P. Prout, Manager. H. LITCHMAN, Manufacturer of and Dealer In Pictures and Picture Frames, Looking Glasses, Steel Engravings, Paintings, Chronios. All kinds of Picture Frames made to order. Orders taken for Crayons, Life Size Pictures, also Pic- tures Enlarged Room Mouldings, V indow Glass, Rugs, Clocks, Albums, Etc. NO. 6 COP6LHND ST., OU1NCV, MRSS. The Fisk Teachers’ Agencies. Everett 0. Fisk Co., Props. 4 Ashburton Place, Boston, Mass 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 106 Wabash Avenue. Chicago, 111. 120 1-2 So. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. 32 Church Street, Toronto, Can. Send to any of the above agencies for ioo-page Agency Manual Correspondence with employers is invited. Registration forms sent to teachers on application. George E. Thomas, H. 0. SOUTHER, CARPENTER AND BUILDER. Bricklayer, Plasterer and Stncco Worker. Plans and Specifications furnished. Pressed Brick, Fancy Tile and Cement Work Jobbing Promptly Attended to. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO JOBBING. Shop and Residence, No. 8 Newton St., Shop 46 Canal Street. WOLLASTON HEICHTS. Residence 142 Washington Street. American Publishing Company, SUBSCRIBE FOR FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON. THE GOLDEN ROD. - j . Q. Durr ip Plpotly v � mw ■W|II • «� Reliable Household Res Durgin's Cough Balsai b has done; 5 and so cents a Durgin's Amber Lotion t free, and try it. 1)urgin’1.-, h � n 1 is equal to a v sold at 61 fc 6s r Durgin’s Tooth-ache Dn n Du in's C a Remover . I);ir; ‘ns SarsaparilL ( s cents. Dm gin’s Beef Iron and- V • WSXKKAX'i BOYNT N' 'RUSSELL, Wollaston, Norfolk Downs, Wollaston Park Boston Ex. FURNITURE AND FI A NO MOVING A SPECIALTY. ORDER BOX: 25 Merchants Row: 91 Kilby St.: 11 Harrison Ave. Extension. fcjr l eave all orders at 25 Merchants Row. CLAPP BROS., Largest Dry Goods Store in Quincy, .Agents for Standard Paper Patterns and ALL KINDS OF Boots, - Shoes - and - Slippers For Men. Women and Children. LOWEST PRICES in Quincy at JAS. O’DONOVAN’S SHOE STORE, Lew undos French Dye House. 94 Hancock St., Tirrell’s Block, Quincy. ESTABLISHED 1854 McGrath bros. MONUMENTAL WORK, GRANITE AND MARBLE. QUINCY, MASS. FINEST IN QUINCY WILLIAMS’ JEWELRY STORE, COPELAND STREET. QUINCY ADAMS STATION. A. J. RICHARDS SONS, MISS A. A. BARTLETT, DEALERS IN DRY AND FANCY GOODS. COPELAND STREET. FLOUR, GRAIN AND HAY, BRICKS, LIME AND CEMENT. HT - - - - D. B. STETSON’S CAN BE HAD Jtoots, - Shoes - and - Rubbers of every description at lower prices and better quality than at any other place. All goods warranted. Any goods in Bos- ton can be had at their regular prices by giving a few hours’ notice. CUT PRICES IN Ranges and Parlor Stoves. The only place in Quincy where you will find a large stock on hand. Repairs fur- nished for any stove manufactured. Job- bing of all kinds. Plumbing and Piping done at short notice. FOSTER BROS., 16 and 18 Hancock St. J. B. FOSTER, Prop. AD VER T SEAIENTS. Victor Bicycle Agency ! Also Featherstone Pneumatic, high grade, $75.00. Second-hand Wheels from $10.00 up. EASY PAYMENTS. . . . A V. BAKER, WOLLASTON. QUINCY BICYCLE ROOMS. 2 WASH I NOTON ST. W. L. RIPLEY. E E HOXIE. Builders of the Hoxie Wheels. Weight from 20 to 30 pounds. PRICE, - $85 TO $IOO. Agents for the Raleigh, Rambler, Warwick. Eclipse, Stearns. REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS. RENTING. SUNDRIES. LONG SAUNDERS, Designers and Manufacturers of Statuary, Monuments, Etc. •• Works at South Quincy, Mass. Near Quincy Adams Depot DR. BAM FORD, F1I?E GUST-00? JFA1L0R. FORSICN AND DOMESTIC COODS. Gentlemen's own material made up in first class style. Also Cleansing and Pressing. Everything done in First Class Style. DR. BAM FORD, Opposite Post-Office, - Quincy. The Fisk Teachers’ Agencies, Everett 0. Fisk Co., Props. 4 Ashburton Place, Boston, Mass 70 Fifth Avenue, New York. N. Y. 106 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. 120 1-2 So. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. 32 Church Street, Toronto, Can. Send to any of the above agencies for 100-page Agency Manual Correspondence with employers is invited. Registration forms sent to teachers on application. H. UTCHMAN, Manufacturer of and Dealer In Pictures and Picture Frames, Looking Glasses, Steel Engravings. Paintings, Chronios. All kinds of Picture Frames made to order. Orders taken for Crayons, Life Size Pictures, also Pic- tures Enlarged Room .Mouldings, indow Glass, Rugs, Clocks, Albums, Htc. NO. 6 COP6LRND ST., QUINCY, 7ARSS. J. J. LORD’S Wollaston, Norfolk Downs Boston EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICES: 14 Devonshire Street, in Kingston Street. Wollaston Order Box. A. L. Bakers. Telephone from Devonshire Office, No. 2420. THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO 11UV furaturi?, j-iardware, pair t ai)d Oils IS FRANK F. CRANE’S, 4 Chestnut Street, - Quincy, Mass. F. H. CRANE SONS, Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, Also all kinds of Poultry Supplies. Plaster, Brick, Lime, Cement, Drain Pipe, Etc. Branch Store at Quincy Adams. Telephone Connection. QUINCY, MASS. Hav a Specialty. Choice N Y. and Eastern by the bale, ton or car load. GEORGE H. BROWN CO . (ESTABLISHED 1887.) ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. Agents for the Purchase, Sale and Leasing of REAL - ESTATE, Ard Negotiators of Mortgages on City Property. INSURANCE Placed in reliable companies at the lowest rates, and losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office. Telephone No. 227-2. AD VER TISEMENTE. S WITH IN BROS., Manufacturers and Importers of pit e' fflotyumetytal a d Statuary UL orK- OFFICES AND WORKS: 49 Granite Street. 88 Dartmouth Street, Quincy, Mass. New Bedford, Mass. Four minutes’walk from Quincy Station, O.C.R.R. TELEPHONE NO. 210, QUINCv. we import and manufacture Monume� ts from the following Granites'.— Quincy. Westerly, Barre, Concord, Swedish, Scotch, German, Norwegian, Ponemah, Oak Hill, Mill Stone Point, Milford, English. Irish, Labrador, Emerald Pearl, Bay of Fundy, Ryegate, Black Diamond. Hallowell, Groton, Richmond, Clark's Island, Sunapee. R. J. LARKIN, General Manager. 6STHBLISHGD BV CHHS. P. TIRR6LL, 1822. TIRRELL SONS, CARRIAGES AND HARNESS, Carriage Repairing in all Branches. Horse • Clothing • and • Stable • Furniture- lOO HANCOCK STREET. IT WILL PAY YOU QUINCY MUTUAL FIRE inSORAHGE • G0 + EVERY LOSS PAID IN FULL. + Amount of Risk $32,583.088. Total Liabilities, $251,816.61 Dividends Paid on Every Expiring Policy. CHAS. H. HOWLAND, Pres. Treas W.m. H. FAY, Sec’y. —t- ROGERS BROS., -f Wholesale and Retail (}rc ;ers ai?d prouisioi} D ?al ?rs, ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. The only agents for Keene Creamery But- ter and Confidence Flour. BOSTON BRANCH CROCORY. J. F. MERRILL, G'R’O’C’E’R’PE'S AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. FLOUR, TEAS, COFFEES. Durgin Merrill’s Block, Hancock St., Quincy, Mass. E. H. DOBLE CO.. TO v.sit THE largest Qroeeries,. flour, • provisos, DRY GOODS STORE BE- HAY AND CRAIN. 1 hhx boston am) Dry (joods, Boots and Shoes. +- BROCKTON.......... WEST QUINCY, MASS. D. E. WADSWORTH 5 CO. e. h. doble. h. f. doble. ELLA M. FREEMAN, POST-OFFICE STORE QUINCY POINT. MASS. BOOTS, SHOES RUBBERS, Dry and Fancy Goods, .Stationery. Confec- tionery, Cigars and Tobacco Periodicals, Etc. Special care given to orders for goods not regularly kept on hand PRATT CURTIS, . Fpmuy oweries AND PROVISIONS. 25 SCHOOL STREET, -H QUINCY, MASS. AD VER TISEMENTE. Photographs! Photographs! Every person who reads this advertisement should call and have one dozen cabinet photos made on the new style of Artists’ Paper, which is water proof, and which admits of a very fine and highly polished surface. CHILDREN'S PICTURES A SPECIALTY. A. FRANK BUSSELL, - h- ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. • MILLINERY. J- McFarland son, Great Bargains in MiUinerg for ;arpegter6 • ai}d Builders, this Month. Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur- Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Selling nished for the erection ot build- at a Great Discount. in-S of any St le °r size A. M. TING LEY, Repairing in all its branches a Specialty. Room 30, Adams Building, Quincy. Shop and Residence, corner Arlington Entrance Next Door to P. O. and Brooks Sts., Wollaston, Mass. ESTABLISH ED IN 1892. NOTHING ANCIENT ABOUT US. JOJ SO|Y (n }RK£5. 139 HANCOCK STREET. J. W. McANARNEY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. J 122 HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY, 7AHSS. FRANK BREWER, GROCERIES - - - AND - - - -H- PROVISIONS, 160 GRANITE STREET. A. J. HIGGINS, 162 Washington Street, • Quincy. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, Trimmings, Stationery, Etc. FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERY. Also Agent for Back Bay Custom Laundry. JUDSON L. SMITH, f Select Family Groceries, Best Grades of Flour, Vermont Creamery Butter, Canned Goods, Crockery, and everything found in a first-class grocery. A line of Fresh Goods at Prices Beyond Competition. BEAL STREET, WOLLASTON. OUINCY CAFE, 6 CHESTNUT STREET. ICE • CREAM • AND • SHERBETS. CATERING. Home Made Bread, Cake and Pastry. AD VER T SEMENTS. Jt7 V ietor pi7 ? j nr ati ; Jir ? % has an inner tube removable through the rim......... THE ONLY CORRECT METHOD. r OVERMAN WHEEL CO. 3 Boston Branch, 182 Columbus Avenue. CBTBLOCS PREE. rmmmmmumimmiii'sz The Golden Rod. Vol. III. QUINCY, MASS., APRIL, 1894 No. 8. THE GOLDEN ROD France the dupe is called poisson Will be Published Monthly During the School d'Avril, 01 April fish. One re- Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. SUBSCRIPTION KATES. For the Year. . SOcents | Single Copies, . 5 cents Foi sale at E B. Souther’s and at W. D. Ross’ Wollaston. Address all communications to SARAH C. MCGOVERN or H. A. THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy (Mass.,) Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITORIAL. GENERAL EDITORS. Jane P. McGovern, Nora G. Forrest. APRIL, the month of rain, once more comes with his showers to visit us. This month was, in the old Roman reckoning, the sec- ond month of the year, but is counted in the Julian calendar as the fourth. The derivation of the name is unknown, though as far back as Varro we find the tradi- tional etymology, omnia aperit, “it opens everything ” Some would make out a connection with the name Aphrodite (Venus), and Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus. Among the Romans this month was sacred to Venus, the festum Veneris and Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day. In many countries of Europe, such as England, France, and Ger- many, the first of April has for a long time been appropriated to a facetious custom for which no very satisfactory origin has been as- signed. To send an unsuspecting person on some bootless errand is the great endeavor of the day. In Scotland, the unfortunate subject of the trick is called a gowk, which has now, though the words were at one time different, the meaning both of “fool” and ucuckoo,” and the mischievous errand-sending is called “hunting the gowk.” In markable theory traces the custom to Noah, as sending out hifc dove on such a quest. No reference to this observance is made in our earliest literature, and it is sup- posed that we have derived the custom from France. We also have our April fools’ day, as it is called. The children of our own country enjoy this pastime to the utmost, and delight in fooling one another and playing jokes, which sport is all very well if not carried to excess. ______________ MCG. The prize contest will be post- poned until April 12, on account of the spring vacation. It will he held in Hancock Hall. The entire school of about two hundred and twenty-five pupils will form the cho- rus, and the pupils of the various French classes will favor us with a song from the French, entitled “Le Chalet.” This year fourteen cf the scholars are trving for the • • o prizes in declamation. A number have passed in essays and transla- tions. All are impatiently waiting for the eventful twelfth. f. Vacation is the next excitement on the programme. How impatient- ly we are awaiting the twenty-third, so that we may cast aside our books for a few short weeks. Since the weather has become so pleas- ant, it is with reluctance that we enter the schoolroom. The sweet, soft breath of spring is irresistible. Noc a pupii objects, if, when he enters the room, he finds all the windows open, and the thermome- ter marking not exactly sixty-eight. F. The pussy-willows seem to be the first heralds of spiing. Al- ready they have put forth their soft, shiny heads, and with smiling THE GOLDEN ROD. faces gaze with wonder at this bleak earth of ours. Cold winter haS kindly loosened his heavy chains, allowing the brooks and fields to appear in smiling beautv. O, trim pussy, we greet thee with pleasure! f. . x mmm Already the ’94’s have been re- minded that they must soon take their departure. The valedictory and salutatory have been assigned. The Principal, on examining the records of the past three years, found that many of the pupils who at present rank very high in the class did rather unsatisfactory work the first year, thus lowering their average very much. What would some of us give to be able to cancel those marks ! It is, how- ever, too late to remedy them, but we hope that the pupils who are to follow in our tootsteps will profit by our experience. Think not that the first year is of no importance. Every day counts. Make good use of all the time, so that, when you are about to be graduated, you may not think of the past with re- gret. F. OUR JOURNALISTS. PLANS AND PLANNING. Two little ones made a plan one day. Francis and Jennie, just five years old ; And having settled all the details Kan to mamma the news to unfold. ’T was this—whenever they grew to be As old as all the big people round. No poor or suffering child should be In all this wonderful, wide world found. Mamma listened well, and smilingly said : God bless you, I pray, my children dear; And ever may He in his boundless love, Keep such a noble ambition near. “Then plan, little ones, for the days to come. For soon you will learn that all is not joy, Too soon will the gold of your beautiful youth Show forth to the light its hidden alloy. “Too soon the Saviour will call on you The wearying cross with him to bear. Then make bright plans while yet you may. Free frorn the future’s brooding care.” —Ellen M Greany, ’95 PLANS AND PLANNING. We frequently hear people plan- ning, but we often see that their plans are not carried out. A cer- tain young lady had planned an excursion to a neighboring lake one day during her summer vaca- tion. She had invited her friends, and had even hired a wagon to convey them. Each one was to bring some food, and soon all pre- parations were completed. They all hoped the day would be clear. The evening before the day set for the pleasure party showed signs of a pleasant day on the morrow. The party agreed to start at 10 o’clock. But they little thought that all their plans were to be spoiled. On the morning of the eventful day, about 8 o’clock, the young lady who had made all the plans was surprised to see her mother preparing to go on a journey. She had received a telegram, telling her that one of her brothers was ill, and she told her daughter that she (the mother) must start imme- diately, if she wished to catch the 8.30 train for the city. Her mother told her that she (the daughter) must remain at home, and give up the proposed excur- sion. The girl’s face fell when she received this unwelcome news, and she went about the house in a very gloomy manner. She watched her mother as she was driven off to the station, and making up her mind that'she must give up the party, she went about her house- hold duties Being busy with her work, she did not notice how time flew, until she heard the merry voices of her friends, who were approaching the house. Glancing at the clock, whose hands marked five minutes of 10, her face again assumed a sorrowful expression. In a mo- ment she was at the door, but as soon as her friends appeared, they knew that something had spoiled the intended excursion. They asked why she was not prepared to go with them, and, alter telling them the reason, all were as sor- rowful as she. Of course the excursion had to be given up, and it was a sad party which walked homeward, leaving THE GOLDEN ROD. the young lady to her thou hts. As she went about the house the remainder of the day, she resolved to make no more plans without first making an allowance for any- thing which might happen in the meantime. —Ellen D. Granahan, ’94. PLANS AND PLANNING. Just now there is a great deal of planning for the next Prize Speak- ing contest. It has occupied the attention of the teachers of the school as to when and where it shall take place. A great many objections have been made to the evening set apart by them for the entertainment. Some scholars want it postponed until the next evening on account of services at church, others want it on the pre- vious evening because they had already bought tickets for the con- cert at some theatre, and would not like to miss the singing of some prima donna. A great amount of attention has to be given to the order in which the speakers will recite, and to their rehearsing. The scholars have to do their work conscientiously to stand any“show” for the prize, there being so many contestants that the lucky ones will have a great deal of hard work to do to come out victorious. Even those who are not directly inter- ested will have to spend some time at the hall, practising singing, marching, etc. In short, little rou- tine work will be done for the last two days preceding the contest. —John Barry, ’95. MY HERO. JOHN WILLIAMS’ home was in a tenement house in a crowd- ed section of a large city. He had never known a mother’s care. He was naturally a bright, active boy, and had managed to secure money by running errands, and selling papers. As he grew older, an in- born wish to better himself and to be something more than a street boy, grew stronger. His experi- ence of the city decided him to try the country, in the hope that he could better get a foothold, so early one morning in June he started on his venture. He walked a long distance the first day, applying at a number of farm-houses for work, but was met at every place with suspicious looks and curt refusals. He was rather depressed at his many failures, and it was with a strong expectation of again meeting with a refusal that he applied late one afternoon at a large farm-house. His heart fe't like lead, when, in answer to his respectful request for work, the farmer said roughly, “I have no work for you; I guess you would n’t hurt yourself working anyway, if I did have a job for you.” John turned away without a word, but the expression of his face was so sad, that the little flaxen-haired girl, who had been standing by the man’s side, could not bear to see him go, and begged her father to hire him. The farmer, repenting his hasty words, recalled John, who was slowly walking down the lane. As John approached them, the far- mer said k‘YVell, my boy, Clara here wants me to hire you, and I guess I can give you some work.” John heard the words with a bounding joy, and looked gratefully at the little girl. The next few weeks passed hap- pily for the boy. He worked wil- lingly and hard, and fully satisfied his master. But suddenly the far- mer announced that he had no more work for him, and John lay awake all night with the thought that on the morrow he would have to leave the only real home he had ever known to become a wanderer again. Suddenly a bright light flooded the interior of his gloomy sleeping room. Hastily dressing, he rushed out and was horrified to see the house of his employer all ablaze. While he stood rooted to the ground in terror, he saw the farmer and his wife stagger blindly out of the front door, and sink ex- hausted to the ground some dis- tance away. He hastened to their assistance, and the farmer’s wife, who was slowly recovering con- sciousness, with a cry of anguish asked her husband where Clara THE GOLDEN ROD. was. He shook his head, too weak to answer in words. John, comprehending that little Clara was still in the burning building, resolved to rescue her. As he reached the door, there was a rushing noise, and the staircase fell with a crash. Close to the west end of the house grew a tall elm tree, one limb of which ex- tended to a small window in the garret. Without a moment’s hesi- tation John began to climb the tree. At last he reached the win- dow, and in a moment was inside the room. The smoke was dense and suffocating, and it was with great difficulty that he succeeded in making his wav to Clara’s room. He found her lying insensible near the window. Hastily taking her in his arms, he rushed for the window by which lie had entered the house. It was with the greatest diffi- culty that he succeeded in climb- ing out of the window to the limb, with Clara in his arms. But he managed it, and was making good headway, when suddenly the swiv- ing limb snapped off, and precipi- tated him and his burden to the ground. John knew no more. When he came to his senses, he found himself with a bandaged arm, lying in bed. He was told that Clara was safe, and was asked to make his home at the farm- house, an offer which he gladly ac- cepted. —Katie G. Meaneyy ’94. MY EXI'ERIENCE WITH A CAM- ERA. IT was my desire at a very early age to have a camera. At home I was continually talking about one, and at play my thoughts were centered upon it. Through my influence at home my father began to take an interest in one, and before many weeks, one spring evening he came home with a very queer-looking box. Of course, I had great curiosity to know what it contained, and to my surprise I found it to be a camera. Now my idea of a camera was one like my friend’s; a small con- trivance with black bellows at- tached, set up high on three long legs. It was always my delight to stand on my tip-toes, with a cloth over my head, and look into those bellows. I must confess I was at first somewhat disappointed with the box my father got for a camera, but when I found that it was a “snap shot,” and learned its advan- tages, I took a different view of the question. This one suited me for a while, but I soon became very impatient to have one of my own, and as I received about everything I wanted, I at last got this. 1 was very proud when I came out from Boston with a camera in my pos- session. It was a cheap one, known as the “Harvard,” but it suited me to perfection. This one gave me great pleasure, and it was not long before I understood the process of taking and finishing a picture very well, and was able to get quite good results. After enjoying this one for near- ly two years, I began to think I was too old to have that kind, so I bought one like my father’s. It was en- closed in a leather case, and ar- ranged for the use of plates. With this one I was able to catch people in all positions, and have them ig- norant of the fact that their pic- ture had been taken; but to get the best results I found the shade, with a short exposure, to be the best place. Now came that diffi- cult task of posing. When I first undertook this, I did not say much to the people, but I found they got into such fantastic positions I had to do differently. “Sitting for a picture” seemed to make people think they had to “fix themselves up,” and look as un- natural as possible. It was the hardest thing I had to do to make people look natural. Some would place their hands where they would show plainly and look large, and then blame me for not making them keep them out of sight. Others get their chin pointed towards the heavens, and looked as if they were “star gazing;” in fact, it was almost impossible to make THE GOLDEN ROD. them take good positions. I remember a baby who had his picture taken. His mother wanted it in the house, so the exposure had to be quite long. I arranged a lit- tle box on the camera, and told the baby to watch and see the bird come out of the box; but this made him have a staring expression, so I had to try some other method. This time his mother stood at one side of the camera with his rattle, but this caused him to jump up and down with merriment, and he would not keep still. By this time I got pretty well discouraged, and I was about to make up my mind that I would never try to make a baby sit for its picture again ; but luck was at last with me, and I suc- ceeded in getting a good one. Shortly after that I had my own picture taken, and I learned some points from the artist. Encouraged by these, I attempted to take one again. After I got things ready, I began, “Look as pretty as you can, wink as often as you please;” but this seemed so foolish I was obliged to laugh and “give all up.” This ended my career with photo- graphing. —Frank H. Coe, ’96. A FARM PICTURE. COLD winter with thy chilly brightness, how many delight- ful recollections and pleasant thoughts of my childhood on the “Old Homestead” you awake in my mind tonight! My grandchildren are asking for a story. “A tale of the pleasant times on your old farm at home, Grandpa,” begs little Grace, as she sits in my lap softly caress- ing my cheek with her small hand. “O yes, Grandpa,” cry all the other children, “this is Christmas eve, so we want a new story, also one that is true.” ‘‘Well, my dears, if you think you would like to hear one about some of the pleasant times I had in my boyhood, I will gratify you, as this will be a fitting time for my story, but first call Grandmamma, and see if she can come to hear the story; so that she may correct me, if I make any mistakes,” I replied. Soon Mabel, Grace and Harry returned with their grandmamma and all gathered around the fire, eagerly waiting for me to begin my story; but where to commence ? “O Grandpa!” exclaimed Grace, who always wishes to have a clear picture of the surroundings of all her stories, “describe your home first.” “Well,” I replied, “I will try to picture my home on such a morn- ing as this one was, then in spring on a bright sunshiny morning.” “The fence was peeping out of its soft white covering, the trees softly sparkling in the sunlight, all the hard, harsh outlines of the sheds hidden from view, the wood pile shown only by the raised drift of snow, and no signs of any road ; a deep hush and a spotless purity over the whole landscape. As 1 describe this to you, children, I cannot help thinking of a portion of Whittier’s ‘Snow Bound ; does it recall to any of you the same se- lection ?” “Is not this what you refer to, Grandpa?” said Mabel, and she slowly repeated : — “ And, when the second morning shone, We looked upon a world unknown, On nothing we could call our own. Around the glistening wonder bent The blue walls of the firmament, No cloud above, no earth below,— A universe of sky and snow! The old familiar sights of ours Took marvelous shapes; strange domes and towers Rose up where sty or corn-crib stood. Or garden-wall, or belt of wood; A smooth white mound the brush-pile showed. A fenceless drift what once was road : The bridle-post an oid man sat With loose-flung coat and huh cocked hat: The well-curb has a Chinese roof: And even the long.sweep, high aloof. In its slant splendor, seemed to tell Of Pisa’s leaning miracle.' ” “How beautiful, Grandpa !” said Grace. “Yes, Grace, the city has noth- ing that is worthy of comparison with a winter morning after a snow-storm in the country. In the city that hush is missing, and the snow loses its white purity. “Now I will describe my home in THE GOLD EX ROT. spring, as I remember it. The son a:;v: the morning, also everything urouu d. his ut vet lost ::s dewv freshness- The .urce house was gray. staiueu ar d col ref by mmv storms, and was partially screened f ‘ the 1 rtg. s veer rg branches :f the elms, which grew on one side f the r.ouse. Ir fr:nt of thehvuse was the grass jost growing green ; : h e o: x'uses an i rh e sn ? .v ir ps os: : rrr ::rg : h ss r ;.s o the r se hos res an f etner shrubs now potting forth thar green leaves, and giving promise of beau- ty and fragrance later in the sum- mer The orchard as a back- ground to the boose and other boudings.and aT the fees in hioom seem to give a rare fragrance to the air. especially the beautifui sy- ' uei a:rh- . — s. - havr a sweetness pectiliariv their own. . ■ e . ro f the cattle calling f r their breakfast mingles with the :r v roorooookl ug f the r x- ers and hens. -Wrat delightful rimes we bad :r_ the orchard, then placing war. and using the trees with branches which hung down to the ground as our forts, and the apples on the ground as ammunition. In the fail what Ton it was to harvest the apples and other fruit, as we tr. ugnt t tr.e me ity winter even- ings we would fiend telling stories while roasting our apples “Once or twice during the sum- mer we would have an afternoon tea out under the trees in oar dear ld orchard- Tnis meant a great oral :: us. as we went visiting very little, and had few visitors- Peo- pleliving in the country are gener- ally too fa r apart, and have too ■Mch to do, to go visiting very then. Three or four days before, we saw preparations being made in the kitchen, and we children would g: round to the different houses to invite the people: every one always seemed delighted to come. “In winter, on a bright moon- light evening, perhaps twenty boys and girls would meet at one house. The boys would have the horses harnessed int two large wood- sleds which were well filled with straw, over which there were seven or eight blankets We all clam- bered in and settled down; then, covered with robes, we wondered if we did not feel something as the birds do in their nests, w re so warm.” “I sh uld think that would be delightful r said Grace, “tor when I go sleighing I am never half warm enough.’’ Ve c uld sing all the songs we wished to, and laugh and talk with- at fear of disturbing the people on the streets- After we had ridden far enough, we returned to my ' me. where supper was awaiting Xow nothing is better to give r.e an appetite than a long sleigh - ri de on a clear, cool, crisp evening. After supper we played ‘Blind- mar, s Bun.' -Pussdn-the-Coraer,’ and many other old games. As soon as we were tired, we all gath- ered around the tire and told sto- ries. while we roasted apples and chestnuts- When the hands of the dock began to point toward mid- night we separated ’ “Grandpa. I wish we might have such a ri le said Harry. “Perhaps we may,” I replied. “I hope some dav you will see the old h use. and then decide whether I have described it truly. But do you see h w late it is ? I am afraid Santa Claas nay come and nor find your : :kin f hanging up ready for him to rilL” “I wish. Grandpa, you would tell us - mrf ing m re about the old house.” said Grace ‘T will some other stormy even- ing this winter, or. perhaps Grand- mamma will tell you one, as her farm joined ours, and there was a gate in the fence between.” I said. “X w hurry, children, and hang up your stockings, or I fear you may be disappointed tomorrow morning ’ —Alice C. Pofc, 94- It is always raining opportunity, but it seems it was only the men two hundred years ago who were intelligent enough not to hold their cups bottom-up.—[LowelL THE GOLDEN ROD. LOCALS. EDITED BY Daisy Hem is, ’95, Rose Coyle, '96, Helen Delory,’94, J. C. Hare, '96, Chas. Anderson, '96, Mary Pitts, ’96. Spring! Pleasant vacation ! Who ever saw ‘‘grease in arrowy flight ’? A robin has been seen! Fare- well to skates ! Do you know what the “star’' class is? Come and visit us. Three cheers for the new High School, and our committee men! Who is that “Dan,” that the French “star” class are wrangling over ? “Merci, merci’—(Thank you, thank you.) Pupil.—Mercy, mercy. Pecker un plat de poisson. (To catch a plate of fish.) Pupil—To fish a plate of fish. Elle couPa le bout de la barbe. (She cut off the end of the beard.) Pupil—She cut off the end of the twig. The class in water colors are now designing a stained glass window, which perhaps may be used in our new building. We wish to speak for the beauty of our school : Young ladies, do not leave your “rubbers” on the window sills. Pay your subscriptions. We are now preparing to finish our work here, and we desire to leave a clear record behind us. A glimpse of a football flying through the air reminds us of for- mer conquests, and anticipations of future triumphs begin to envelop us. The prize competitors are begin ning to quake, and numerous cases of heart palpitation are announced. Courage! “This too shall pass away.” One would think that Romeo and Juliet were roving about here. At recess strange supplicating tones are heard issuing from the halls. Don’t fail to attend the Prize Speaking contest. Where do those go who become enthusiastic over the Salvation Army? If they go to a place any more delightful than this earth, we should all like to go. O, the memories, the memories, song re- calls to human souls, When its flood-tide of emotion in exultant billows rolls! Once again we hear the rain-drops patter on the sloping eaves. While the wind with fitful passion musi- cally moans and grieves: Once again our hearts grow childlike, and we long again to rest, After life’s uncertain journey and its dis- appointed quest. - Rest, as when of old dear mother sang the song in days long fled: “Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber: holy angels guard thy bed. ’ —F. A. Tapper. VVA YSIDE SFRA YS. When I read Homer, I feel as if I were twenty feet high. —[Bou- chardon. Whoever learns to love what is beautiful is made incapable of the low and mean and bad.—[Lowell. It is impossible to contemplate the annals of Greek literature and art. without being struck with them as by far the most extraordi- nary and brilliant phenomenon in the history of the human mind.— [H. S. Legare. European civilization from the Middle Ages downwards is the compound of two great factors, the Christian religion for the spirit of man, the Greek (and in a seconda- ry degree, the Roman) discipline for his mind and intellect —[Glad- stone. Every man wbo meets with mis- fortune, who is stripped of materi- al prosperity, finds that he has a little outlying mountain farm of imagination, which did not appear in the schedule of his effects, on which his spirit is able to keep it- self alive, though he never thought of it while he was fortunate. Job turns out to be a great poet as soon as his flocks and herds are taken away from him. —[Lowell. THE GOLD EX ROD. EXCHANGES. PERSONALS. EDITED BY Catherine C. Pope, Marjorie L. Souther. The Young Observer, from Rock Island, 111., has many articles worth reading. H. S. Recorder. Brooklyn. X. Y., contains many amusing essays, but we miss an exchange column. Spain has ten universities; Italy, seventeen: Germany, twenty-one; Great Britain, eleven; Russia, eight: and the United States, three hundred and sixty.—[Exchange. The exchanges received since our last issue are: Beacon. Chel- sea, Mass : Academic Observer, Utica, X Y.; Aquilo, H mlton, Me.; Breeze. Marlborough. Mass.: Bugle, Woburn, M ass ; Banner, Denver, Col.; Cascadillian, Ithaca, X. Y: College Forum. Annville, Pa.: Dis- taff, Boston. Mass; Echo, Fitch- burg, Mass.; Eng. H. 5 Record. Boston. Mass.; H S- Advance, Salem. Mass.; H. S Gazette, Lynn, Mass.; H. S- Xotes. Rutland, Vt.; H. S- Xews, Littleton, X. H : H. S. Journal, Englewood. Chicago, 111.; H. S. Recorder. Brooklyn. X. Y.; H. S Record, Sioux City, Iowa; H S- Times, Dayton, Ohio; H. S World, St. Paul, Minn ; Magnet, Butler, Pa.; Messenger, Deering, Me ; Midland, Atchison. Kansas ; Record, Xewburyport, Mass.; Re- view. Lowell, Mass.; Review, Med- ford. Mass.: Oracle, Bellows Falls, Vt.; Pendulum, Bernardston, Mass ; Tripod, Roxburv. Mass.; Stvlus, Boston, Mass ; Wind Mill, Manlius, X. Y; Sachem. Old Town. Me.; Radiator, X w Haven, Conn.; H. S. Star, C trthage, Mo.; Gleaner, Pawtucket. R I.; Racquet, Port- land, Me.; Oak, Lily and Ivv. Mil- ford, Mass ; Acta Diurna, Trinity School. X. Y.; Academv Scholium Philadelphia. _________ The solemn and unapproachable skies we have vulgarized; we have peeped and botanized among the flowers of light, pulled off ever)' petal, fumbled in every calyx, and reduced them to the bare stem of order and class.—[Lowell. EDITED BY Jennie Griffin. 94. Alice Pope. 94. Mary Monahan,’9 , Lillian Bates.'95. Helen Delory. 94. Alice Sampson. 95. Mary M. Joss 97. Mr. Goodwin, ’96, has entered the business world. Bertha timer, 96, who left us to enter the Woodward, has been spending a few days in Everett. Mrs Jennie Owens, nee Smith, a former graduate, has accepted a position in the public schools of Boston. Mary Powers, once of ’96, is treasurer, and Helen G. Griflin is secretary of the Young People’s Literary society. At a recent entertainment given by the Ladies’ Aid society of West Quincy, Mary Pierce, ’95, delivered a pleasing recitation. May Webster, 94. and Barbara Yogler. 95. are members of a read- ing club in Atlantic, which meets every Saturday evening. Standard books an d magazines are discussed. Xo doubt the results obtained are beneficial. Our visiting list is increasing. Miss Carrie Lord, Mr. Moore, Miss Eleanor Roche, ’93, Miss Gertrude Boyd, ’93, and others, called this month. We extend an invitation to more of the class of '93 to come to see us. As was prophesied by the class of 93- M iss Carrie Baker is the first of the class to go to house- keeping. She was recently mar- ried to Mr W P. Bullard of Dor- chester, and at present resides there in a “neat little cottage.” We extend our best wishes, and wish her much happiness in her future career. 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LITCHMAN, Manufacturer of and Dealer In Pictures and Picture Frames, Looking Glasses, Steel Engravings. Paintings, Chronios. All kinds of Picture Frames made to order. Orders taken for Crayons, Life Size Pictures, also Pic- tures Enlarged Room .Mouldings, Window Glass, Rugs, Clocks, Albums, Etc. NO. 6 COPELAND ST., QUINCY, MASS. J. J. LORD’S Wollaston, Norfolk Downs Boston EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICErS: 14 Devonshire Street, in Kingston Street. Wollaston Order Box, A. L. Baker’s. Telephone from Devonshire Office, No. 2420. THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY furi itun?, jHardu are, paityt ai?d Oils - - - ,s - - - FRANK F. CRANE’S, 4 Chestnut Street, - Quincy, Mass. F. H. CRANE SONS, Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, Also all kinds of Poultry Supplies. Plaster, Brick, Lime. Cement, Drain Pipe, Etc. Branch Store at Quincy Adams. Telephone Connection. QUINCY. 1YIA.SS. Hav a Specialty. Choice N Y. and Eastern by the bale, ton or car load. GEORGE H. BROWN CO, (ESTABLISHED 1887.) ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. 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Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Selling at a Great Discount. A. M. TINGLEY, Room 30, Adams Building, Quincy. Entrance Next Door to P. 0. ( arper}ters « apd Builders, Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur- nished for the erection of build- ings of any style or size. Repairing in all its branches a Specialty. Shop and Residence, corner Arlington and Brooks Sts., Wollaston, Mass. ESTABLISHED IN 1892. J. W. McANARNEY, NOTHING ANCIENT ABOUT US. Attorney and Counsellor at Law, jopNSON bros.’ 122 HANCOCK STREET, 139 HANCOCK STREET. QUINCY, MRSS. FRANK BREWER, GROCERIES h— - - - AND - - - PROVISIONS, i 160 GRANITE STREET. JUDSON L. SMITH, $ Select Family $ Groceries, Best Grades of Flour, Vermont Creamery Butter, Canned Goods, Crockery, and everything found in a first-class grocery. A line of Fresh Goods at Prices Beyond Competition. BEAL STREET, WOLLASTON. A. J. HIGGINS, -� ■ QUINCY CAFE, 102 Washington Street, - Quincy. 6 CHESTNUT STREET. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, Trimmings, Stationery, Etc. • ICE • CREAM ■ AND ■ SHERBETS. . FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERY. CATERING. Also Agent for Back Bay Custom Laundry. Home Made Bread, Cake and Pastry. AD VER TISEMEXTS. spmmtrtmmmmmmmmmmiroi I Xf? ? V ietor pr ?u T ati ; Jir ? 3 has an inner tube removable through the rim.......... THE ONLY CORRECT METHOD. I Ja ICT5R 1 iDICYCLESt I AND II nFIRST lN TIRES ( 1 lAPR fAEMTSffl § I E OVERMAN WHEEL CO. 3 — Boston Branch, 182 Columbus Avenue. � CRTHLOCS FRBE., _ — 0101010101010101010101010100010101010101015353010101 The Golden Rod. Vol. III. QUINCY, MASS., MAY, 1894. No. 9. THE GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Fertile Year, . f 0 cents | Single Copies, . Scents K01 sale at E B. Souther’s and at VV. D. Ross’ Wollaston. Address all communications to SARAH C. McGOVKRN or H. A. THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy (Mass.,) Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITORIAL. GENERAL EDITORS. Jane P. McGovern. Nora G. Forrest. N' OW that spring has really come, bringing its weather so well adapted to sports, the boys have formed a base ball nine. It is made up of members from ’95, ’96 and 97. The class of ’94 is not represented on account of a scarci- ty of young men. The nine is but lately formed, and so, as yet, they have only busied themselves with practising. In the near future, however, we expect to have a team of which the school may he proud. We all remember the foot-ball eleven of last fall and, consequent- ly, feel confident that there is neither a lack of courage nor strength. f. On returning from vacation it was announced that for the rest of this term deportment would he considered and reckoned with the per cents at the end of the term. Heretofore it has not been taken into account with the other studies, but merely placed on the semi-an- nual reports. But all is changed now. So beware! Keep on your guard during school hours, or at the end of the year there will he a reckoning. f. With the arrival of gentle May we are reminded of the day set apart for honoring the heroes of the late war. Of all the holidays that we keep there is none that so well deserves to be celebrated. Although there is no danger that these patriots will ever be forgot- ten, the setting apart of a day to decorate their graves, brings to the mind more clearly the deeds that they have done and the gratitude that is due them. F. Now is the time when the seniors feel the full importance of their po- sition in the school world, for this is the last term of the year of 1894. As this will undoubtedly bring to a close the school life of many, an extra effort should be made by all in their studies, so that in after years, when they look backward, there will be no regrets at work which was left undone. On March 21, a meeting was held at which the commencement parts were as signed. The first and second hon- ors, the valedictory and the saluta- tory, were gained by those having the highest standing in the studies during the four school years. Again have the young ladies crowned themselves with glory, Miss Jennie F. Griffin and Miss Alice C. Pope sharing the valedic- tory, while the second honor has been won by Katharine G. Meaney. The other parts were assigned by the Principal and by the vote of the class. _________ j. P. MCG. OUR JOURNA LISTS. A RUN-AWAY ACCIDENT. Two hoys stood on the platform of a country station, thinking what they would do next. It was Satur- day, and there being no school they were doing about as they pleased. Nearby there stood a locomotive ready to start at any moment. Harry, the older boy, who was fond of adventures, said to Will, the other, “Let’s take a little ride, THE GOLDEX ROD. while Joe. engineer, is a he will never know, and I have been on with him and know how to run it. Will was willing, so they jumped on. and Harry took charge of the engine for a little ride, which the engineer would never know about. Aire: they g : started. Harry found that he aid not know so much about this as he th ughr he did. and each moment he was k ; :r ' • : - :H. d:d r. wish to make this known to Will, who sat at ease looking out of the window. At .as: Harry thought they r..d g re tar enough, so they tried to stop, but Harry f ound that, instead of stopping, they were going faster. Trie boys were very much frightened when they learned the fact, but what could be done ? They new past everything and were in danger of meeting another train any moment Just as they were nearing a station, they saw a train steaming out, and, before Will could look around, ne saw Harr, go through the window, and looking back, saw him lying upon the gr and. The station agent saw him. and running to him, was able in a way to ascertain the cause of the dying engine. He telegraphed n t o the next station, and by the time the run-away en- . ine went through the place, there was a man waiting to jump on, if possible, and stop it. The man recoded in doing this with great aidutaity. and st pped the engine within three feet of another train. When he g ot on he f ound the boy lying on the n •� r in a dead faint. In a few weeks both boys were wed once more, and around with their ole companions, but they were no ionger anxious for adven- —mAliee JI. Me Learn, ’94. a rux-away accident. I once knew a small boy who always went to school on his bicy- cle. One morning he had over- slept. and he had taken more time than usual for his breakfast, so ne was rather late in starting. He took his wheel out of the shed. mounted it and rode out of the yard. He noticed that the chain was quite loose, but he thought no more about it and rode on. He had quite a long ride to school, but almost all the way was on level ground, so it wasn't very hard work. He had almost reached school, and had only one more turn to make before he would be in sight of the building. He did not real ize that the chain was getting looser the farther ne went, but he dii notice that he seemed to get more tired than usual. He thought no more about it. but when he got to the las: corner there were three or four car-tracks to be crossed. He knew what these were by his former experiences. One electric car was on the side track, but there was no one in it, and on another track a car was coming- This small boy thought he would have some fun and race with the electric car, and try to get at the comer before the electric car. and cross the track just before it should reach that place. He rode as he never rode before, and he seemed to think that there was something hindering him. but he could not tell what it was. He had forgotten that the chain was loose, and could not do as much work as usual. The car was gain- ing on him, but he was deter- mined that he would not be beaten. He bent almost double over the handlebars; he was almost there, would be there in a minute, but the car was almost there too. He even had time to think how the motor-man must be enjoying it; he knew the motor-man personally, and knew that he would have a good laugh at him, if he got beat- en. The motor-man was now ringing the gong. The boy remembered the car-tracks, and at just what angle he must go over them, but it was too late. He could not stop him- self, so he went over the tracks any wav he could go, but he saw the car almost touching him, and he saw a smile on the motor-man s face, then he remembered no more. THE GOLDEN ROD. The next thing he knew he was in bed and his mother was bending over him, bathing his face. Thar evening his father brought him a paper and showed him a paragraph which said that Master E— had had a run-away accident, and had run into an electric car. He could not realize at first that his bicycle had run away with him, and that he was now in bed, but, after reading it over several times, he remem- bered all the circumstances of the morning, how he had tried to beat the electric car, and it even made him smile to read the description of himself and to imagine the way he looked. The people often wondered who it was who had a run-away acci- dent with himself, but most of them never found out. —Lillian K. Bales, ’95. WHA T THE MOON SA IV. IT was at the close of a dull threatening December day. As the sun slowly set, the sky seemed to clear. Many young and joyous faces were eagerly awaiting the first appearance of the moon. Per- haps they were hoping to carry out a long cherished idea of a sleigh- ride. However, thev watched and waited in vain. The moon had fully decided not to rise that even- ing. He was weary of performing the same task night after night. It mattered little to the people of the earth how monotonous his life was if they were only happv! Thus the moon meditated. He was weary, tired out in truth, dis- gusted with his existence, and de- termined to vary the monotony that very night by hiding behind some dark, gloomy clouds. There was something extremely provoking in the moon’s obstinacy! Perhaps he would have relented had he known about the sleigh-ride planned, and the many disappoint- ments he would cause. But appar- ently unconscious of everything ex- cept his own comfort, he sank back in his hiding-place, resolved to ob- serve for himself the habits and pleasures of the small folk on the earth. His first glance showed distinct- ly a small farmhouse, situated apart from the village settlement. On looking again he saw the tired old farmer groping his way from the stable to the house. The only light to guide his footsteps was the faint glimmer from a lamp which had been placed in one window by a loving wife. Many times he would have fallen but for his verv great caution. The moon, noticing this, wondered if he could not have prevented it, if he had condescend- ed to shine. As soon as the far- mer was safely indoors, however, the moon’s conscience troubled him no more. As he was looking about, he saw a rather dejected looking pair standing in a gateway, and wonder- ing at the cause of their sombre expressions, listened. But to his dismay he heard a complaint to this effect: “Just think how smooth the ice is! but who ever heard of a skating party without a moon!” He was greatly tempted to shine then for a short time. His attention now being suddenly attracted towards a stout old man who had evidently slipped down quite unin- tentionally, and being anxious to watch the old man gather together his numerous parcels, he stood on tip toe and peeped over a dark cloud. Only long enough, how- ever, to hear the phrase, ‘‘There! If that moon had only peeped out a few seconds ago, he would have saved me that one fall, at all events. The moon quietly with- drew to the cloud again, wonder- ing how much more trouble he would create by so absurdly refus- ing to shine. Ere long he heard sounds of pro- fanity, and listening intently found that thev proceeded from a very angry old bachelor, who was doing his best to frighten away a compa- ny of cats who were holding an evening concert on a fence. Everything movable in his room had l een bestowed in their direc- tion, and to no avail. He closed the window muttering, “If the moon were only shining, perhaps I could see them.” THE GOLDEN ROD. The moon, nevertheless, chuckled to himself, as the old bachelor re- tired. Poor Miss Smith's humble abode appeared very dull to the moon, for there had been no light there all the evening. Perhaps he had not known before that she had not the money wherewith to buy candles, and had depended on his light to brighten her room. He realized this when he heard her wish the cat an unusually earlv good night, as she departed to her rest to dream that it was moonlight al- ways. Her next-door neighbors, however, cared not whether he shone or not, and the moon, no- ticing that their lights were gradu- ally disappearing, resolved that hereafter lie would shine in spite of everything, as he was thorough- ly disappointed with his night’s outing. —Marjorie L. Souther, ’94. THUNDER STORM. IT was a quiet day on the banks of the Colorado River. The birds sang sweetly on the low branches of the trees that grew on the river banks. There were no other sounds. The air was still; not a breeze rustled the dark green leaves or ruffled the water. Stretches of wild grass, long since dried to the roots in the hot sum- mer sun, stood stiff and straight, without a breath of air to move them. The people that day had found it too hot out of doors,and re- mained in their places of comfort. A little Indian boy named Clear Ryes stood on the bank waiting to convey passengers to the other side of the river in his little boat. A lady, then teacher of one of the schools in that district, spoke to him: “Is the boat ready, Clear Eyes?” She collected her bundles, and by that time everything was ready. The teacher sat at one end, holding over her head a blue um- brella Clear Eyes picked up the anchor, and took his scat with the oars. They had now passed the schoolhouse, where the trees drooped lower and lower over the water’s edge, and the banks were more uneven. An hour had passed. How warm it was! The teacher grew faint on account of the intense heat, and closed her weary eyes. '1 he blue umbrella drooped lower until it rested in the bottom of the boat. Clear Eyes was watching the sky through the trees. He thought he saw a black spot on the horizon. He looked again, and there was a large black cloud. He became alarmed, and eagerly scanned the river banks, where there was not one corner where their little boat could safely land. Larger and larger became the cloud, and nearer it came He heard the roar of the storm. He saw it sweeping over the dried grass, and soon it had burst upon them. The rain came down in torrents. The storm had passed. The sky was clear overhead, the river motionless, but Clear Eyes had passed beyond the range of the storm. And so they were found and their little boat rowed back to shore. On the banks of the Colorado, trailing wild flowers cover the grave where brave little Clear Eyes sleeps. —Gertrude White Hally ’94. THE MEDITATIONS OF A CHURCH MOUSE. IT is not very often that I stop long enough to think, for it takes so many of my waking hours to find enough to eat to sustain the breath of life that I have no time for thought, but today was an un- usual day, and for once I am satis- fied so far as eating goes, and now I wonder— This is a strange place to reside in, decidedly so. Here you will find elegance and luxury, art, mu- sic, and flow of language, but a most remarkable dearth of whole- some victuals. Somewhere I have heai (I it remarked that “civilized man cannot live without cooks,” and it seems to apply equally well to mice. I was very nearly THE GOLD EX ROD. starved yesterday, and so I was rummaging around in the organ trying to find something with which to revive my tainting self, and I nibbled bits of leather. Reallv, it was not so bad, but 1 had to hurry away too soon, as the organist came and started things up lively. 1 looked out between the pipes, and—something was the matter. The organist was looking queer, and the choir was very much amused, but that is nothing extraordinary, for they are always giggling: still, if 1 was not mistak- en. the organist was muttering some words not quite the appropri- ate thing to say in church, it ap- pears to me. The old janitor came up, and he said, by the sound, he was quite positive mice were in the organ and had done damage. Some of the stops refused to do duty, at any rate, and the organ must be repaired. Well, that s how I got rescued from starvation The organ repairer came, and brought his lunch, and so I am yet alive. Queer place a church is! This morning the church was bright and cheery. Flowers and beauti- ful foliage, white ribbons and fa- vors. The pews were filled with gayly dressed ladies, diamonds flashed, and the bell in the steeple rang out meirily. You see it was all for a blushing bride. This afternoon was dark and sad. The windows were darkened, there was crape on the pews, which were filled with sobbing and grief- stricken torms. In front of the altar, where a few hours before were life and joy, now were silence and heavy woe. Even the bell tolled slowly, as if in mortal pain. I shivered as the s . , e pas- tor sorrowfully comforted the mourners, and then I slept. Sometimes a little girl will bring a cookie in her pocket to church to help her to bear the long sermon, and then she is sure to leave a few crumbs for me: then I am happy. 1 am worried just now for fear I may not be allowed to live here in peace much longer. That organ business was a serious affair! It seems that the men who repaired the organ, after soundly abusing me, proposed to shut up one ol that feline species here in the church to keep me company. They accuse me of eating books and cushions, and much evil is charged to me. 1 think 1 will wait and see if all this miser} comes to me be- fore I make a move; as men. ac- cording to my judgment, are very untrustworthy, one never can trust them to do as they agree to do, and in that case. I am safe. I am getting hungry. Surely, if one is as poor as a church mouse” he is badly off. I think I will get to my nest, and take another and so forget my trials. —Daisy C. Bern is, 95 LOCALS, EDITED BY Daisy Remis, ‘9 . Rose Coyle. '96. Helen Delory. 94, J. C. Hai.e. ‘96. Chas. Anderson. Mary Pitts. '96. S' ha biller en sauva r. Pupil—The habit ot a sausage. Lcs placa sur sa fentire. Pupil—She placed them under the fence. How are the brain and spinal cord divided longitudinally? Pupil—Into semi-circles (hemi- spheres). Hurrah for our new base ball “nine’'! Its officers are Mr. Tupper treasurer; Mr. Akers manager; and Louis Chapman secretary. Pupil—Will you please tell me how much a billion dollars is? Teacher—I couldn’t tell you, for I haven't the change with me just now. New supplies for our athletes are needed, and we hope all those who are interested in the success of the club will respond cheerful! and generously to their request for aid. SustoiJit exutas rn clis ad sidera palmas. Pupil—He extended his hands to the stars freed from chains. To what had the stars been chained? THE GOLDEN ROD. We have now learned that if a hole be bored through the earth, we can not play ball with the inhab- itants of the “Celestial kingdom Teacher—How many triangles can a dodecagon be divided into? Pupil—(hearing someone else saying the answer and then raising his hand) Twenty! Teacher—How do you know? Pupil—I do n’t know how to get it. The second annual banquet of the Massachusetts School Press association took place at the Uni- ted States Hotel, Boston, March 30. The members were royally entertained and feel satisfied that this association will prove a decid- ed success. April has changed tempera- ments with March, and it is no longer sunshine and shower, but a steady downpour that greets us on our daily trip to school Rain, snow, and blow! What have we done that Nature weeps so franti- cally over? SECOND PRIZE SPEAK XG. And Award of Essay and Translation Prizes. The Second Prize Speaking of our High School was a very bril- liant affair. Notwithstanding the storm, an audience of more than 500 assembled at Hancock Hall. For the first time the pupils of both morning and afternoon divisions were seen together. The program follows:— Music—“Morning Invitation. G. A. Veazie, jr. By the school. ••Jimmy Brown s Sister's Wedding,” Anon Florence E. Thomas. ‘07. The Death of Paul Dombey. Dickens Helen S. Delorv, 04. The Boat Race.” Holmes Mary A. Webster. 94. The Famine. Longfellow Daisy M. Lowe. '95. Horatius at the Bridge. Macaulay Lillian K. Bates. ’95. The Red Jacket.” Baker Katharine G. Meaney. '94. Mu- ic— Huntsmen's Chorus. Arranged from Weber bv F. A. Lyman By the school. The Death Bridge of theTay.” Carle ton Gertrude Walker, 97. “Spartacus to the Gladiators,” Kellogg Barbara E. Yogler, 9$. The Grave by the Sea.” Bayley Annie S. Keenan, ’94. The Swan Song. Brooks Sadie F. Emery. 96. Music—Le Chalet.” Adam (Violin Obligato by Mr. Joshua Hanson.) By the French classes. The Fireman's Prayer.” Conwell Rachel E. Johnson. 97. “Crime Its Own Detecter.” Webster Harry S. Bates. '96. “The Battle of Fontenoy.” Davis Honora G. Forrest, 94. “Independence Bell.” Anon Mary L. Pierce, 95 Piano duet. Miss Daisy Bemis. '95. and Miss Eloise Flood. '95. Award of Prizes. Music—“Softly the Echo,” Arranged from Rossini. By the school. The speaking was fully up to the High School’s standard. It is a noteworthy fact that not a single speaker of the fourteen who took part manifested the slightest hesi- tation or need of prompting. The Quincy Ledger says: “Most of the subjects were interesting, and de- livered distinctly with easy ges- tures, and good pronunciation ' The prizes given by Mr Wendell G. Corthell were awarded as fol- lows:— First prize, S25 worth of books, Miss Barbara E. Vogler, ’95; second prize, S20 worth of books, Miss Daisy M. Lowe, ’95; third prize, Si5 worth of books, Miss Annie 5. Keenan, ’94; fourth prize, $10 worth of books, Florence E Thomas, ’97; fifth prize, S5 worth of books, Sadie r. Emery, ’96. Honorable mention, Harry S. Bates, ’96, and Miss Helen S. Delorv, 94. The judges of declamations were Mr. William R. Tyler, Head-mas- ter of the Adams Academy, Quin- cy; Miss Carrie E. Small, Principal of the Woodward Institute, Quin- cy; and Mr. T. Henry Wason, Sub- master of the Brimmer school, Bos- ton. Mr. Tyler announced the re- sults of the Prize Speaking con- test. The judges of essays and trans- lations were Mrs. Frederick A. Claflin, Quincy; Miss Mary L. Flint, of Mrs. Shaw’s school, Bos- THE GOLDEN ROD. ton; Mr. Henry M. Wright, of the English High school, Boston. Mrs. Claflin in a very felicitous speech announced the results of the essay and translation contests. The prizes for essays were $5 wo th of books in each case, ex- cept in that of the special prize of $2 worth of books, making in all the sum of $22 worth of books. THE ESSAY PRIZES. Class of ’94,—Nora G. Forrest, who selected as her subject, “A Day in Merry Mount Park.” Hon- orable mention,—Mary B. Mona- han. Class of ’95,—Ellen M. Greany; subject, “To which Country do we Owe More—Greece or Rome?” Honorable mention,—Charles N. Baxter. Class of ’96,—Isabella Hay; sub- ject, “Walks about Quincy ’ Hon- orable mention,—Jacob 'Warshaw. Class of ’97,—Mary M. Joss; subject, “The Granite Industry of Quincy.” Honorable mention,— Mary II. Moody. Special prize $2,—Jacob War- shaw, ’o6. The five best essays have been published in the Quincy Ledger. The 7107ns de plume selected by the respective writers were: “Don Quixote,” “Pindar,” “Peripatetic,” “Lapis,” and “Ulysses of Ithaca.” Surely,“a highly distinguished com- pany: The translation prizes, amounting to $20 worth of books, were awarded as follows:— LATIN TRANSLATION PRIZES. Cicero, -“Ophelia,” Jennie F. Griffin, $4. Honorable mention, “Marcus Aurelius,” Helen Swee- ney. Vergil,—“Marcus Livius An- dronicus,” Mary Frances Sampson, $4. Honorable mention, “Ulys- ses,” Charles N. Baxter. Caesar,—“Camilla,” Margaret Burns, $4. Honorable mention, “Publius Crassus,” Mary Pitts. FRENCH TRANSLATION PRIZES. La Premiere Croisade—“Nydia, the Thessalian,” Mary B. Mona- han, $4. Honorable mention, “Adrian de Collona,” Norah G. P'orrest. Le Petit Robinson,—“Pocahon- tas,” Ada B. Thompson, $4. Hon- orable mention, “Ullie C. Ashe,” Lulie C. Shea. Miss Lulie C. Shea’s ingenious anagram, “Ullie C. Ashe” is de- serving of commendation. The essay and translation prize’s were the gift of Doctor Joseph M. Sheahan of Quincy. The Quincy Ledger says: “The program was enlivened by three superior musical numbers by the school, under the direction of Mrs. Smith, the acompaniments being by Miss Bemis, ’95. The French classes also rendered a musical se- lection to which Mr. Joshua Han- son gave the violin obligato.” Miss Bemis, ’95, and Miss Flood, ‘95, rendered very pleasingly a piano duet, and when the audience expressed its unanimous approval, responded with a second charming selection The Principal, in the name of the school, wishes to thank the doners of the prizes, (Mr. Wendell G. Corthell and Dr. Joseph M. Sheahan,) the judges, the teachers who drilled the pupils and decora- ted the stage, Mrs. Packard for lending her plants, Mr. Joshua Hanson for his services, for which he generously refused compensa- tion, the janitor, Mr. Samuel Tur- ner, the pupils who took part in the exercises, those who sold the tickets, the ushers, the public for their liberal patronage, and all others who contributed to the suc- cess of the occasion. Let every pupil take great pains in the rhe- torical work, for excellence in this department will be the basis of se- lecting future aspirants for honors in declamation. EXCELSIOR. Over his head were the maple buds. And over the tree was the moon, And over the moon were the starry studs That drop from the angel's shoon. —[Emerson. ’T is man’s perdition to be safe, When for the truth he ought to die. —[Emerson. THE GOLDEN ROD. EXCHANGES. EDITED BY Catherine C. Pope, Marjorie L. Souther. The Academe is a well managed paper. The Talking Leaves is as socia- ble as ever. The Radiator shines at the head of our list this month. The Oak, Lily and Ivy is to be complimented, as usual, on its ma- terial. The College Forum has a very short exchange, column this month. The Salem Advance has pub- lished its first lesson in penman- ship. The Kimball Union, Meriden, N. H., contains more editorials than most papers. Our weekly exchanges are the Medford Review and the Acad- eme from Worcester. Some of our exchanges might improve the quality as well as the quantity of their news. The Tripod, Roxbury, has unu- sually short local, personal and ex- change columns this month. The Clarion, Jamaica Plain, Mass., has come to us for the first time. We were glad to receive it. The Student, Plattsburgh, N. Y., would be improved, if it contained longer editorials and not so many locals. The Wedge, Chicago, has made its debut on our table this month. It contains articles both entertain- ing and instructive. Hard times affect our exchanges also. Some have stopped, and the Mirror has issued a “Hard Times” nil m be r. The Aquilo, Medford Review and Cincinnati Bulletin would be improved if they appeared in mag- azine form, with a cover. Some exchanges publish poetry, but the poets do not excel our stan- dard writers at present. Wait and see what Father Time will do. The Pioneer is a literary gem this month. Sachem comes as wise as ever, and is as much repected. This month we have had the good fortune to receive the Wash- ington and also the Easter number of the Beacon “the king of school papers.” The Beacon says “The Golden Rod, like the chameleon, often changes its color.” They proba- bly do not know that we have sev- eral colors each month, in order that all may have their particular color. PERSONALS. EDITED by Jennie Griffin. '94, Alice Pope, ’94. Mary Monahan,’94. Lillian Bates,’95, Helen Delory, 94, Alice Sampson, 95, Mary M. Joss,’97. Margaret Foy, ’93, Annie Tate, ’95, Sadie Smith, ’96, have gone to the Woodward Institute. Cassie Thayer, ’93, has accepted a position as teacher in the schools of Burlington, Mass. Gertrude Boyd, ’93, took part in the play, “Past Redemption,” re- cently given in St. Mary's Hall, West Ouincy. Walter F. Loud, ’91, left Thurs- day for an eight weeks’ trip through the west with an orches- tra of fifty pieces. Arthur Curtis, ’93, John Esta- brooks, 93, and Daisy C. Bemis, '95, attended the banquet of the School Press association March 30. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Win. L. Sullivan, a member of the class of ’95, Boston College, has been chosen to take part in the annual debate of the Fulton Debating Society of Boston. We are sure that the part sustained by the valedictorian of the class of 1890, Q. H. S, will be inferior to none. OLD AGE. Now the hills grow hard to climb— Heavier tasks, and shorter time. —[F. A. Tupper. AI) VER TISEMENTS. V. J. EMERY, Steam and Hot Water Heating, STOVES. RANGES, FURNACES. WOLLASTON. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY I Our Low Prices are a Wonder. Our goods are of the best grade and quality. Our guarantee of complete satisfaction goes with every purchase Are we not entitled to a visit from you soon ? GRANITE CLOTHING CO., Durgin Merrill’s Block. Quincy. FINAL WINDUP SALE ---- OF-- Shopworn ® Shoes ---AT---- cl) INK FIELD BROS.' THE WEST QUINCY CLOTHING ••• HOUSE IS THE BEST PLACE TO PURCHASE ■ BOYS’ • ULSTERS ■ AND SUITS. F. J. PERRY, -------- Glenwood Ranges, Carpet Sweepers, and Kitchen Goods in Great Variety. ALSO PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. OPPO. DEPOT,........................WOLLASTON, MASS. G A. BACH ELDER, HAIR DRESSER. Shaving Soap, Mugs and Brushes made to order. Razors honed to suit customers. Taylor Building, - Newport Avenue. Wollaston. Mass. Medicines of all kinds at the lowest possible prices. Also Physicians Pre' scriptions compounded at very low rates at WILLARD’S DRUG STORE, 27 School Street, Quincy. George E. Thomas, E S. THOMAS, CARPENTER AND BUILDER, HousePainterand Paper Hanger Plans and Specifications furnished. Jobbing Promptly Attended to. Shop and Residence, No. 8 Newton St., WOLLASTON HEIGHTS. 49 Newport Avenue, Wollaston, Mass. A full line of Wall Papers and Room Moulding constantly on hand. Samples and estimates cheerfully furnished. WHITENING AND TINTING. AD VER TISEMEXTS. The High School_—. Golden Rod. 50 Cents a Year. 5 Cents a Number. Send in Your Subscriptions. For Sale by the Following: E. B. Souther, Quincy. W. D. Ross, Wollaston. A OVER T1SEMENTS. . . . THE . . . Library ----OF----- ar?d I ptertaipmepts, FOR THE HOME, FOR THE SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, TEflPERANCE, SO- CIAL, LITERARY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Desiring Something Different from that found in the ordinary 800k of Recitations, Dialogues, etc Each number is complete in itself, and has a distinctive character, the annual “scheme” taking up programs for special days and special subjects, and a variety of entertainments, EMBRACING Illustrated Readings, Pantomimes, Tableaux, Drills, Wax Works, Illustrated Songs, Acting Proverbs, Charades, Plays, Dialogues, Readings, Recitations, etc. The PRESTON LIBRARY IS ISSUED MONTHLY. TEN NUMBERS K YEAR. 30 Cents a Number. To Subscribers. $2.00 a Year. Teachers and Entertainment Committees will be glad to embrace this opportunity to secure fresh, appropriate and acceptable material for entertainments; the trouble of searching for declamations, dialogues and the more difficult programs being avoided by a year’s subscription to the Preston Library. Subscriptions should be sent without delay. Address Manager of Golden Rod, Quincy, flass. AD I TER 77 SEME XT'S. e Columbia Standard Bicycle of the World, graceful, light, and strong, this product of the oldest bicycle establishment in America still retains its place at the head. Always well up to the times or a little in advance, its well-deserved ami ever increasing popularity is a source of , pride and gratification to its makers. To ride a bicycle and not to ride a Columbia is to fall short of the fullest enjoyment of a noble sport. Pope Mfg, Co,, Boston, New York, Chicago, Hartford, A beautiful illustrated catalogue free a any Columbia agency, or mailed for two two-cent stamps. Pierce s Prescription Pharmacy, Cor. Hancock and School Streets. All prescriptions put up by the proprietor, who can be found in atten- dance day and night. Perfumes, Sponges, Toilet Powders, Soaps, and all articles required for the Toilet. Floral Cream, a neat and effect nil lotion for Chapped Hands, Face, Lips, Rough and Hard Shin. C. II. JOHNSON; DEALER IN Choice Groceries.Flonr Provisions, Fruit and Vegetables of all .kinds. Prompt attention to all orders. 160 Washington St. This space is reserved for George Front, Quincy s Leading Grocer and Flour Dealer, Garfield St. George Prout, Prop. J. P. Prout, Manager. AD VER TISEMliXTS. —h W. D. ROSS, -t- DEALER IN TRY THAT------- ■ Hg1 Chocolate or Hot doffee Stationery, School Supplies, and all Monthly and Weekly Publications. Oppo. Depot, - - - Wollaston. C. F. CARLSON, Served with Whipped Cream --AT - - - HEARN’S DRUG STORE .....IT IS DELICIOUS. H. O. SOUTHER, DEALER IN jpRUIT, jSoNF ECTIONEHY Bricklayer, Plasterer and Stucco Worker. Pressed Erick, Fancy Tile and Cement Work...................... AND jSTATIONER Y. PAR IICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO JOBBING. Shop 46 Canal Street. SELLS TICKETS TO AND FROM EUROPE. Residence 142 Washington Street. GOOD TIMES MADE POSSIBLE ! BARGAINS WE HAVE ! BUYERS WE WANT ! Here is your best chance. We will save you something on every purchase. By all means see our new goods Everybody finds in our stock of Boots and Shoes just the thing for which they are looking. Fashionable, Durable, Reasonable. Perfect Fitting Footwear. Remember we do not use artificial bait gotten up just to catch custom, but the fact is that our extra low prices make bargains for all. Buttons put on with fasteners, free of charge. GRANITE I SHOE ! STORE. - NEW AND CHOICE PATTERN'S (Jii affls, repes, Diie s. SPRING STYLES MILLINERY, AND FLOWERS FROM NEW YORK. MISS C. S. HUBBARD, 158 HANCOCK STREET. OLD COLONY CORN DESTROYER, it is Safe. andSur Death to Corns. Big and Little. Directions —Apply the Destroyer with the brush, night and morning, for five days; soak the feet on the sixth, and the Corn or Callous will gen- erally come off. If needed, repeat. PRICE, 12.5 CENTS. PREPARED ONLY BY JOSEPH S. WHALL, APOTHECARY, 141 Hancock Street, - Quincy, Mass. Physicians’ Prescriptions a Specialty. H. A. FELT1S. Manager ESTABLISHED 1376. C. F, PETTENGILL, J E W EL E R. «s- A Fine Assortment of Watches, Jewelry and Silverware. HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY. Next to Hotel Greenleaf. HAMLYX GORHAM, Dry Goods, Stationery. Small Wares. Confectionery. Etc. Perry s Block. - Wollaston Heights. “RELIABILITY” + OUR MOTTO, + ■4fl.Q. Dur §ii , otfyeeary, - . . . Dargii} 9 fflerrill’s Bloel(. . . . Reliable Household Remedies. Durgin’s Cough Balsam has lots of friends for the good it has done; 25 and 50 cents a bottle. Durgin’s Amber Lotion for cracked and chapped hands; One application will prove its value. Call for a sam- ple free, and try it. Durgin’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites is equal to any sold at $1. for 65 cents. Durgin’s Tooth-ache Drops never fail; 15 cents a bottle. Durgin’s Corn Remover needs but to be tried; 20 cents a bottle. Durgin’s Sarsaparilla for the blood; there is none better; 65 cents. Durgin’s Beef, Iron and Wine, for exhaustion; 75 cents. Durgin’s Mandrake Liver Pills, for biliousness and head- ache. WARRANT. 1 warrant each and every preparation to be a most ex- cellent remedy, and will refund the money to anyone who uses them according to directions and receives no benefit. Signed, A. G. DURGIN, Apothecary. .11) VER EISEMENTE. BOYNTON RUSSELL, Wollaston, Norfolk Downs, Wollaston Park Boston Ex. FUR.MTU RE A.Ml ’ AAV MOVING A SPECIALTY. ORDER BOX: 25 Merchants Row: 91 Kilby St.: 11 Harrison Ave. Extension. t.If ‘Leave all oiders at 25 Merchants Row. C LAPP BROS.. Largest Dry Goods Store in Quincy. . gents for St and or d Paper Pa (terns and. Lew andos French Dye House. ALL KINDS OF Boots, - Shoes - and - Slippers For Men, Women and Children. LOWEST PRICES in Quincy at JAS. O’DONOVAN'S SHOE STORE, 94 Hancock St., Tirrell’s Block, Quincy. ESTABLISHED 1854 McGrath bros. FINEST IN QUINCY MONUMENTAL WORK. GRANITE AND MARBLE. WILLIAMS’ JEWELRY STORE, QUINCY. MASS. QUINCY ADAMS STATION. COPELAND STREET. MISS A. A. BARTLETT, DRY AND FANCY GOODS. COPELAND STREET. A. J. RICHARDS SONS, DEALERS IN FLOUR, GRAIN AND HAY, BRICKS. LIME AND CEMENT. HT - - - - D. B. STETSON S CUT PRICKS IN - - - CAN RE HAD Ranges and Parlor Stoves. Hoots, - Shoes - and - Rubbers The only place in Quincy where you will of every description at lower prices and l5nd a lar«e s,oek 0,1 1,and' KePairs fur‘ , , nished for any stove manufactured. Job- better quality than at any other place. bjng of a|1 kinds. H|utn,)ing an(l ,.ipin(f All goods warranted. Any goods in Dos- (|one at short notice. ton can be had at their regular prices by FOSTER BROS, 16 and 18 Hancock St. giving a few hours’ notice. j. it. FOSTER, Prop. AD VER T SEMENTS. Victor Bicycle Agency ! Also Featherstone Pneumatic, high grade, $75.00. Second-hand Wheels from $10.00 up. EASY PAYMENTS. . . . A L. BAKER, WOLLASTON. QUINCY BICYCLE ROOMS. 2 WASHINGTON SOT. W. L. RIPLEY. E E HOXIE. Builders of the Hoxie Wheels. Weight from 20 to 30 pounds. PRICE, - $35 TO $100. Agents for the Raleigh, Rambler, Warwick. Eclipse, Stearns. REPAIRINC OF ALL KINDS. R ENT1NG. S UNDRIES. LONG SAUNDERS, Designers and Manufacturers of Statuary, Monuments, Etc. - Works at South Quincy, Mass. Near Quincy Adams Depot DR. BAM FORD, •FIRE COST0JB JFA1L0R. FOREICN WND DOMESTIC GOODS. Gentlemen’s own material made up in first class style. Also Cleansing and Pressing. Everything done in First Class Style. DR. BAM FORD. Opposite Post-Office, - Quincy. The Fisk Teachers' Agencies, Everett 0. Fisk Co., Props. 4 Ashburton Place, Boston, Mass 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 106 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. 120 1-2 So. Spring St., Los Angeles, Cal. 32 Church Street, 'Toronto, Can. Send to any of the above agencies for 100-page Agency Manual Correspondence with employers is invited. Registration forms sent to teachers on application. H. LITCHMAN. Manufacturer of and Dealer In Pictures and Picture Frames, Looking Glasses, Steel Engravings. Paintings, Chromos. All kinds of Picture Frames made to order. Orders taken for Crayons, Life Size Pictures, also Pic- tures Enlarged Room Mouldings, � Vindow Glass, Rugs, Clocks, Albums, Etc. NO. 6 COPELHND ST., QUINCY, MHSS. J. J. LORD’S Wollaston, Norfolk Downs Boston EXPRESS. BOSTON OFFICES: 14 Devonshire Street, in Kingston Street. Wollaston Order Box, A. L. Baker’s. Telephone from Devonshire Office, No. 2420. THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY furiatur?, hardware, paityt ar)d Oils IS - - - FRANK F. CRANE’S, 4 Chestnut Street, - Quincy, Mass. F. H. CRANE SONS, Flour, Grain, Hay and Straw, Also all kinds of Poultry Supplies. Plaster, Brick, Lime. Cement, Drain Pipe, Etc. Branch Store at Quincy Adams. Telephone Connection. QUINCY, MASS, llav a Specialty. Choice NT V'. and Eastern by the bale, ton or car load. GEORGE H. BROWN CO, (ESTABLISHED 1887.) ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. Agents for the Purchase. Sale and Leasing of • REAL - ESTATE, And Negotiators of Mortgages on City Property. INSURANCE Placed in reliable companies at the lowest rates and losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office. Telephone No. 227-2. i AD VER TISEMEXTS. SWITHIN -f BROS., QUINCY MUTUAL Manufacturers and Importers of FIRE ♦ inSURAHGE • G0 pir?e Monumental 4- EiZERY LOSS PAID IN FULL. + ai}d Statuary li crl . Amount of Risk $32,583.088. Total Liabilities, $251,816.61 OFFICES AND WORKS: 49 Granite Street. SS Dartmouth Street. Dividends Paid on Every Expiring Policy. 'ii c ii r vw 'Pw, A , Quincy, Mass. New Bedford, Mass. LHAo. H 11 (mV LA a ut I res. ce I reas --------------------------- W.M. H. FAV, Sec’y. Four minutes’walk from Quincy Station, O.C.R.R. j------------------------------------ • TELEPHONE NO. 210, QUINCv. -+ ROGERS BROS., Wholesale and Retail we import and manufacture Monume ts from the ] following g,anit� :- (jrocer5ai)d provision D ?al ?rs, Quincy, Westerly, Barre, Concord, Swedish, Scotch, German, Norwegian, Ponemah, Oak Hill, Mill Stone Point, Milford, English, ADAMS BUILDING, Irish, Labrador, Emerald Pearl, Bay of Fundy, Ryegate, Black Diamond, Hallowell, QUINCV. Groton, Richmond, Clark’s Island, Sunapee. The only agents for Keene Creamery But- R. J. LARKIN, General Manager. ter and Confidence Flour. ESTABLISHED BY CHHS. P. TIRRELL, 1822. BOSTON BRANCH CROCSRY. TIRRELL SONS, J. F. MERRILL, CARRIAGES AND HARNESS. f G'R-OC’E'R-I’E'S F HT WHOLESALE HND RSTFilL. Carriage Repairing in all Branches. FLOUR, TEAS, COFFEES. Horse • Clothing • and • Stable • Furniture. 100 HANCOCK STREET. Durgin Merrill’s Block. Hancock St., Quincy, Mass. IT WILL PAY YOU E. H. DOBLE CO.. TO VISIT THE LARGEST (jroeeries, • piour, • provisions, • DRV GOODS STORE BK- ••• HAY AND CRHIN. • TWEEN BOSTON AND BROCKTON -► Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. WEST QUINCY, MASS. D. E. WADSWORTH CO. E. H. DOBLE. H. F. DOBLE. ELLA M. FREEMAN, PRATT CURTIS, POST-OFFICE STORE. QUINCV POINT. MASS. Q)HOIQE • FAMILY GROCERIES BOOTS, SHOES RUBBERS, Dry and Fancy Goods, Stationery, Confec- tionery, Cigars and Tobacco AND PROVISIONS. Periodicals, Etc. 25 SCHOOL STREET, Special care given to orders for goods not regularly kept on hand -H QUINCY, MHSS. -K- AD VER ISEMENTS. Photographs! Photographs! Every person who reads this advertisement should call and have one dozen cabinet photos made on the new style of Artists’ Paper, which is water proof, and which admits of a very fine and highly polished surface. CHILDREN'S PICTURES R SPECIALTY. -++- A. FRANK BUSSELL, -+•� - ADAMS BUILDING, QUINCY. • MILLINERY. J- McFarland son, Great Bargains in Millinery for Qarp8Qt0rs • 3tyd Builders, this Month. Plans, Specifications and Estimates fur- Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats Selling nished for the erection of build- - ings of any style or size, at a Great Discount. ° J A. M. TINGLEY, Room 30, Adams Building. Quincy. Entrance Next Door to P. O. Repairing in all its branches a Specialty. Shop and Residence, corner Arlington and Brooks Sts., Wollaston, Mass. ESTABLISHED IN 1892. J. YV. McANARNEY, NOTHING ANCIENT ABOUT US. Attorney and Counsellor at Law. JOJHf SOfl BF OS. fnPRK£5 . 122 HANCOCK street', 139 HANCOCK STREET. QUINCY, WHSS. FRANK BREWER, GROCERIES - - AND - - - -H- PROVISIONS, 160 GRANITE STREET. A. J. HIGGINS, 162 Washington Street, - Quincy. Dry and Fancy Goods, Hosiery, Trimmings, Stationery, Etc. FULL LINE OF CONFECTIONERY. JUDSON L. SMITH, t Select Family Groceries, Best Grades of Flour, Vermont Creamery Butter, Canned Goods, Crockery, and everything found in a first-class grocery. A line of Fresh Goods at Prices Beyond Competition. BEAL STREET, WOLLASTON. -t- QUINCY CAFE, -t- 6 CHESTNUT STREET. • ICE• CREAM • AND • SHERBETS. . CATERING. Home Made Bread, Cake and Pastry. Also Agent for Back Bay Custom Laundry. AD VER T1SEMENTS vms, V ietor pr umatic; Jir ? Has an inner tube removable through the rim...... THE ONLY CORRECT METHOD. OVERMAN WHEEL CO. c Boston Branch, 182 Columbus Avenue. ATRLOCS FREE.. rrnmimiimmmmmm The Golden Rod. Vol. III. QUINCY, MASS., JUNE, 1894. No. 10. THE GOLDEN ROD Will be Published Monthly During the School Year in the interests of the QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. For the Year. . SOcents | Single Copies. . Scent� F01 sale at E B. Souther’s and at W. D. Ross’ Wollaston. Address all communications to SARAH C. MCGOVERN or B. A. THOMPSON. BUSINESS MANAGERS. Entered at the Quincy (Mass..) Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITORIAL. GENERAL EDITORS. Jane P. McGovern, Nora G. Forrest. THIS number of the Golden Rod will be the last issued by the present editors. In the fall it will be edited under the auspices of a new board. Now that we are about to resign our duties, we are very desirous of leaving all ac- counts balanced. To do so, it is necessary that all our subscribers should send in their subscriptions. To go about from house to house in order to collect them would take considerable time, which cannot be spared; so we earnestly desire those who are in debt to the paper to settle their accounts at once. f. The seniors are now preparing for graduation. Most of them have presented their work for inspec- tion, while a few of the more indus- trious have already begun to learn their graduation parts. The exer- cises will be held in Hancock Hall, Thursday evening, June 28. The French classes will render a selec- tion, “Serenade.” The unfailing benevolence of our special commit- tee-man, Dr. Joseph M. Sheahan, is again made manifest. He will furnish an orchestra. This is a luxury which could scarcely have been anticipated. f. It would be a source of great pleasure, if the pupils would return the reference books to their proper places. Do not secrete them in the desks; remember those books are for every one’s use. To be obliged to go from one desk to an- other in order to find the desired book, affords the seeker no partic- ular pleasure. Just bear in mind that “there is a place for every- thing.” F. June, with all its wealth of flow- ers, is here again. All nature seems pleased, yet in spite of the loveliness of the fields and trees the mere thought of this month brings sorrow to many Soon, too soon, must the pleasant school life be left behind. The teachers to whom we are all so much attached, the school friends, and even the books, will no longer greet us day by day. But faithful memory will recall a golden past. f. Vacation is fast approaching, re- minding all that the books, which seem to grow less interesting as the holidays approach, may soon be laid aside. Already visions of shady trees, rippling brooks, or rocky sea-shores make themselves seen, completely chasing the thoughts away from the recita- tions. One glance out of the win- dow at the delicate pink apple- blossoms is enough to allure the attention of the most sedate. A few more short weeks, and all will be free to enjoy themselves as fancy may dictate. f. It was a sultry August day. Feeling very restless i wished to seek my favorite retreat; so, book in hand, I sallied forth to satisfy my wish. Living in the country, and where I had the privilege of roaming over many acres of ground, it was my fault if I did not choose a pretty spot. I had be n used to THE GOLDEN ROD. spending my summer vacation here, and was accustomed to every nook and corner. Walking through a path that led from the house down to the woodland, I enjoyed the cool breeze felt through the swaying branches overhead, which protected me from the burning rays of the sun. After a pleasant walk my eye fell upon a sweet little woodland bovver. Approaching it, I found it to be formed of a cluster of trees, whose branches were adorned with climbing vines and mosses, form- ing a perfect little summer-house, which looked more as if it were the work of some human hand than that of Dame Nature. Stepping within, I found it even more pic- turesque. A delicate carpet of green moss covered the floor, from which peeped out here and there dainty little wild-flowers, and deli- cate perfumes were wafted by the breeze. A quaint old seat was formed by the stump of a tree, and glimpses of the blue sky could be seen through the branches above. Sitting upon the stump, I gave my- self up to the reading of a book which lay open on my lap, and, soothed by the songs of birds and merry ripple of the brook which flowed past, I soon lost myself in day-dreaming. Suddenly I was startled from my revery by a vivid flash, which was soon followed by a distant peal of thunder, and peering out through the branches, I beheld the bright sky grown leaden, while dark, an- gry-looking clouds edged with light came up trom behind the distant hill-top. The wind had risen some- what, and the trees swayed to and fro. I returned and gathered up my hat and book, and thought to make my way home. Before I had gone far, however, the clouds opened, and the rain came down in great drops. Large volumes of wind came sweeping along, and the trees sobbed and moaned, as if be- wailing their fate. The next instant, the storm burst upon me. Great clouds of leaves and dust were raised from the grouiyl, and the trees swayed and creaked, while some were shat- tered. I was terrified and bewildered by the storm, and took refuge behind a large oak. I was presently made aware of my peril by a flash, fol- lowed by a deafening peal of thun- der. The great drops saturated my garments, which were blown about in disorder by the wind. Cold, weary, and exhausted by ex- posure, my efforts to reach the house were in vain, and I sank down upon the grass. How long I remained there I do not know. When I awoke the sun was shining brightly, and I was in my own room. I was informed that I had been found in the wood by my cousin, who, when he saw the storm com- ing, and had missed me from the house, went in search of me. He found me, wet and insensible, on the ground. I took a very bad cold, and was confined to my room for many days. The storm was one of the fiercest known in the neighborhood for many years. Trees were torn up by the roots by the wind, and shattered by the lightning; the ravages or the storm were fearful to look upon. The one trace of its fury, however, which affected me most, was the loss of the large sycamore which shaded my bed-room window. It had been laid prostrate, and now the hot rays of the August sun streamed in through the window without the cooling effects of its green, swaying branches. _____ MCG. OUR JOURNALISTS. THE HERO OF THE FLOOD. It was in the latter part of No- vember. All day the rain came down in torrents, lashing the wild waves of the sea to and fro. Be- side the sea, in a ’small but neat little cottage, dwelt a poor mechan- ic and his wife, whose only com- fort in their declining years was a bright, ambitious lad, scarcely 15 years of age. Night had already wrapped the earth in misty darkness. Our hero started forth, according to his cus- THE GOLDEN ROD. tom, to meet his aged parent. His heart was full of joy at the thought of seeing once again his beloved father. He had not gone far, how- ever, when a deadly sound reached his ears. The biidge over which thousands of people ride by day and night, was down. He shouted in vain for help, but was answered only by the roaring waters. The thought of the oncoming train came to his mind, and the vision of the men, women, and children that were approaching their death struck him dumb with horror. What could he do ? Only run along the track to give the signal of danger. What was his life to the lives of thousands that ride day and night over that ill-fated bridge ? He quickly hastens on his errand of duty. At last the fiery monster appears in sight. He waves the flag, but to no avail. His mangled body is dashed on the op- posite shore, but the train and its occupants are saved from destruc- tion. The boy is borne to his afflicted parents, who kneel at his bed-side in heart-touching sadness They buried him in the village church- yard, where the salt waves, not seething and foaming as on that terrible night, but gently and soft ly, lull him to rest. His work was finished on earth ; his reward was given in heaven. —Jennie F. Griffin, ’94. THE HERO OF THE FLOOD. John Smith lived on a large farm in Nebraska. His home was situ- ated in a grove of trees on the bank of a river. At different seasons of the year the water rose to a great height, and when he first came to live in Nebraska with his parents, the flood did great damage, but finally most of the settlers were prepared for the flood, so that no great damage was done. It happened that in the fall of 1881, Mr. and Mrs. Smith had gone from home on a visit, leaving John and his two sisters at home. When they started, the waters gave no evidence of rising, so the parents thought that the children would be safe until they returned. Henry, the working-man, having finished his work about six o’clock, told the children that he was going on a visit to his aunt, and would return about ten o’clock. The children, being accustomed to spend the evening alone, retired early. When John awoke in the morning the sun was shining through the windows, but he heard nothing except the loud roar of the waters. He called Henry again and again, but he received no answer. Going down stairs he found that the water had risen and had filled the kitchen, and was still coming in through the cracks of the doors and windows. Perceiving his danger, as the waters were constantly rising high- er and higher, if he remained in the house, he began to think how he could get himself and his sisters to a place of safety. Seeing the old elm, he found that it was the only means of safety. He deter- mined to put his plan into execu- tion, and, accordingly, wading through the waters to the wood- shed, he procured some old boards, an old door, and a clcthes-line, and went back to get his sisters to help him. They, although somewhat frightened, started to help him in his heroic deed. Tying one end around his waist and the other around the boards, he went up the tree, and carried the boards with him and made a platform on which they could stand. Descending again, he got a bas- ket full of provisions, as he thought they would need it, and went up with it. The most difficult task was to get his sisters up on the tree. The waters had risen higher and had concealed the barnyard and its surroundings, swept away the flocks, and also reached the upper story of the house. So has- ten he must, or his sisters would be lost. Letting the rope down to his sisters’ window, he told them to tie it around their waists. When this was done he pulled them up sately. Night was coming on, and the waters still continued to rise. THE GOLD EH ROD. His sisters had gone to sleep, but he kept awake. About 12 o clock he saw the old house swept away, and he cried bitterly. When his sisters awoke in the morning and saw no sight of their home they felt very sad and lonely. All the next day and night there they staid on the elm, with no sound around them but the roaring waters. On the second day after the waters had begun to subside, they perceived a boat coming towards them, and to their surprise they saw in it Henry, whom they had supposed drowned. He took the children to a neighbor’s house and kept them there until their parents came. The father, having learned nothing of the flood until he came back, praised John for his heroic deed, and took them home the next day. THE HERO OF THE FLOOD. It had rained for several days, keeping everything damp and the brooks overflowing. The village was a pleasant place situated in among the hills. On one side was a dam at a little higher level than the town itself. In summer the people living in the place went there to row. Often in hot weath er parties encamped near the edge where it was cool and refreshing. Hut just at this season of the year it seemed quite dreary. The rain was falling and the trees had not yet clothed themselves in their green leaves. The water was ris- ing in the dam and the fields were flooded, but the people did not think much about it. There was not much business carried on in the town itself, and the men worked in a neighboring village, going to and fro every day on the train. Bv the seventh day the water had risen very high. At noon a rider on horseback came hurrying through the town shout- ing: “Hurry for your lives! the dam has burst! Soon it seemed as if a great heavy cloud hung over the place, and the water came rushing down in torrents, so fast that some of the people had no time to es- cape. Others more fortunate rushed for the high lands. Some climbed upon the roofs, only to be swept away by the flood. The water kept rising and rising. The bridge over which the trains went was washed away, and house after house was dragged down the stream The men from the neigh- boring town were unable to return home. After a time, however, when the water went down, they came back, only to see the dead bodies, some belonging to their own families, strewn over the vil- lage. Hundreds were rendered homeless. In looking over the bodies the men came across one lying beside a horse, whom they recognized as the map who had saved a great many people. Ten- derly they lifted him and buried him, and on the slab at his head were inscribed the words, “The Hero of the Flood.” M. C, ’95. BITTER WORDS. ONE morning at the beginning of the fall term of school two boys might have been seen hurry- ing towards the schoolhouse. One of these boys was Henry Norton, and the other was John Watson. Henry was the village squire’s son, and John was a farmer’s son. Henry was well dressed, while the clothes of his companion were neat, though patched in many places. When the boys entered the school-room, they wished the teacher good-morning, and thev had scarcely taken their seats when the bell rang. After the usual morning exercises the class in Arithmetic was called. The teacher asked a question of the first boy, but he could not answer it, so the question was given to Henry. He mumbled a few words under his breath which the teacher could not understand, so she gave the question to John Watson, who was the next one in line. John gave the correct answer, and this made Henry angry, because he was beaten by a farmer’s son. Henry missed in all his lessons, THE GOLDEN ROD. while John recited his perfectly, and this made the former more angry. When the boys went out for re- cess, a game of base ball was start- ed. One boy was needed to help complete the regular number, and John was chosen. Henry wished John’s place, and began to quarrel about it. John did not wish to dis- please him, and accordingly offered him the place. But Henry de- clined, saying he would not take the place of a boy who wore patched clothes. At this, John walked away, but said nothing, and, when the bell rang, he went in as if nothing had happened. The Reading class was called, and as there were not books enough to supply the class, the teacher asked John to share his book with Henry. John walked across the aisle, but Henry did not move, consequently the teacher re- peated his request. Even then Henry took no notice of it, so the teacher sent him from the room. John was troubled all the after- noon, and when he went home he asked his father’s advice. His father advised him to think no more of it that evening, and if he met Henry next morning, to speak to him as usual. John’s mind was relieved. After studying his les- sons for the next day, he went to his room. The next morning John was on his way to school, when he met Henry. He wished Henry good- morning, but the latter disdained to answer. John asked the reason of his coldness, and Henry said, T will not walk with a boy who wears patched clothes.” John turned away at these bitter words, and walked alone toward the schoolhouse. These two boys did not speak to each other for many months; but this could not last long, because the boys had always been such friends. About three months later a party of boys started for a lake about half a mile distant, in order to skate, but as the ice had not been well frozen, the boys were running a great risk. Among this party were John and Henry. When the boys had enjoyed themselves for about an hour, the ice showed signs of breaking. Scarcely had the warning been given, when there was a crash. A cry was heard, and the boys has- tened to the spot. Henry was the skater who had fallen into the water. A few boys ran for rails from a neighboring fence, while John grasped Henry when he came up for the last time. In a short time Henry was taken from the water and carried home. It was many weeks before Henry returned to school, but dur- ing that time he was visited by his schoolmates. The day after the accident John visited Henry. When Henry saw him, he said he wished to take back those bitter words which had caused John so much trouble. John readily for- gave him, and he went home with an easy mind, as he thought that the skating accident was the means of bringing them together again. When Henry returned to school, he turned over a new leaf, and made great progress in his studies, and all the scholars and also the teacher wondered at the change. John and Henry are nowattending the same college, and are close friends, and both promise to be near the head of their class when graduation time comes. —Ellen D. GranaJian, ’94. AT THE MERCY OF A SNAKE. INNUMERABLE tales are told I of hair-breadth escapes from death from encounters with veno- mous snakes, and as may be in- ferred, these tales are most com- mon in India, where there are as many kinds of snakes as there are days in the year. The following story comes from that source, and was told me by an old sea captain:— It was during the wet monsoon at the time- We were sitting eat- ing our breakfast, and had just fin- ished drinking our coffee, when a young lieutenant called out: “I feel THE GOLDEN ROD. something creeping up my right leg, and I am in great pain. O, what shall I do?’’ An old officer present told the young fellow not to stir, but sit quietly and patiently, adding that it was not anything, but if it was a snake, if he should change his po- sition, he might be fatally bitten. The young fellow behaved with much nerve. His face became a shade paler, but he took the advice given him and remained quiet. He told us in a low voice that the creature could not get past his knee, and that it had coiled itself around his leg. Not knowing how the affair might end, the colonel had sent to a town near by for some snake- charmers. They soon made their appearance, one with a reed-pipe somewhat resembling a flageolet, the other bearing a basket with flaps to it. The basket, with one flap up, was set down behind the young officer’s chair, the owner squatting beside it. The other officers made room for the charm- ers. The musician began to play a low, sweet melody, monotonous, but pleasing. In a few minutes the reptile was seen to lower his his head and descend, unwinding himself to the time of the music, and gliding toward the piper. Then the man with the basket jumped and caught the head, and pulled out the stinger and poison- bag, then threw the snake into the basket, and dropped the flap. The snake proved to be a cobra, or hooded snake, about eighteen inches long. After the reptile had withdrawn, the young fellow would have fainted from the reaction, had not the colonel poured a stimulant down his throat. This restorative soon made him well, although I suppose he did not forget the inci- dent for some time. —Kitty 7 . Hastings, ’96. On prince or bride no diamond stone Half so gracious ever shone, As the light of enterprise beaming from a young man’s eyes. —[Translated by Emerson. THE OLD JAIL AND A PRISONER AFAR off on the distant hill stands an old jail, hardly vis ible from my home; but when the sun sets, the outlines of the jail ap- pear against the bright colored sky, making a beautiful picture for those who love art, but a sad and dreary one for the mother whose boy lies on the hard couch in his cell. Her thoughts were always sad, especially when she saw the jailer performing his duty. But perhaps you would like to hear of the time, many long years ago, when her golden-haired boy played around her feet, or sang lit- tle snatches of songs. One day a tempter came in the form of another boy, whose parents ,‘ived in the neighborhood. The boys weie great friends, but the one now a prisoner had not as strong or as wicked a mind as the other, and consequently, was led, first in- to playful mischief, and then into real crime. Both boys, having been caught in a few scrapes, were afterwards accused of a more seri- ous act of which our prisoner knew nothing. While yet the people were hot with indignation against the offender or offenders, the mali- cious boy escaped, and nothing was ever heard of him afterwards. Soon the trial would come.' Sorrowfully yet hopefully did the mother await it. But cir- cumstantial evidence seemed to point to her boy, who did not try to escape or avoid punishment. When the judges, in a solemn tone, fjave the sentence, “Frederic Russell, you are sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment,” all hearts went out in sympathy to his aged mother, who, mourning and weep- ing, saw him led off to his future home. There he has remained in gloom and sorrow for six long years, and still the old jail with its iron grated windows shuts from him the sunshine and all intercourse with the outside world. Already his mother’s hair has turned to silvery white. Soon she will leave this earth, perhaps before she has seen her boy set free. —Mary B. Keating, ’95. THE GOLDEN ROD. LOCALS. EDITED BY Daisy Bemis, ’95, Rose Coyle, ’96, Helen Delory,’94, J. C. Hall, '96, Chas. Anderson, '96, Mary Pitts, ’96. Seniors, pass in your checks. '‘High-toned choler” means spir- ited anger. Where are the lachrymal glands? Pupil —In any corner of the eye. One young lady acknowledges that she is petite.. How beautiful! Bouquets will be given to the Fates, especially from the seniors. Corripio e stratis corpus. Pupil—The corpse rose up from the bed. • Hours tomb a a la renverse. Pupil—The bear fell upset. (The bear fell over backwards.) How were the Roman tables dressed? Pupil—I believe they wore the tunic. Je Ini donuerai des coups de corne. (I shall hook him.) Pupil—I will give him some bits of corn. One young lady has lost her “bangs.” She will need them when she debates, to protect her forehead. Teacher—What is a periwig? Pupil—A false wig. Teacher—Did you ever see a wig that was not false? Did the foat-ball undergo a chemical or a physical change, when the external part was sepa- rated from the internal? If some farmers would come along while we are singing our charming French song, they would think we had hay (Ohe) for sale. The rights of women are dis- cussed in our school room as well as in conventions. Who knows but our president may yet be chosen from our ranks? The class in Physiology feel very grateful to Mr. Hood for lending them an ophthalmic plate, showing the different sections of the eye. The class extend their hearty thanks to Mr. Hood. We are informed by one of our pupils in History that the Feudal System was the system by which men were “connected together.” Teacher—When are two lines commensurable? Pupil —When they have a com- mon measure. Teacher—What do you mean by that? Pupil—I do n’t know. PERSONALS. EDITED BY Jennie Griffin. '94, Alice Pope, ’94, Mary Monahan, 94. Lillian Bates,’95, Helen Delqry 94, Alice Sampson, 95, Mary M. Joss,’97. William Sullivan, ’90, has been elected editor-in-chief of the Bos- ton Stylus. Mary Leary, ’95, gave a party to her many friends and schoolmates, Tuesday evening, May 1. The evening was enjoyed by all. Bertha Scharnagel, ’95, sailed for Europe May 19 Wishes for a pleasant voyage are extended to her by her former classmates. We are sorry to learn that Helen S. Delory, ’94, has moved to Med- ford, but are pleased to know that she will remain with us until grad- uation. Lillian Gay, ’94, Grace Cain and Lillian Pratt, ’97, were prominent participants in the May fair given by the Ladies’ Aid society of the Universalist church. William L. Sullivan, Q. H. S. class of ’90, of this city won the gold medal given by Aon. F. O. Prince to the member of the Ful- ton Debating club excelling in de- bate Tuesday evening. High thoughts their impress leave upon the face; Then, whatsoe’er thy dream of 1 fe may be. Have some ideal full of lofty grace, So in thy features all shall beauty see. —[F. A. Tupper. FRIENDSHIP. Thou foolish Hafiz! Say, do churls Know the worth of Oman’s pearls? Give the gem which dims the moon To the noblest or to none. —[Translated by Emerson. THE GOLDEN ROD. EDITED BY Catherine C. Pope, Marjorie L. Souther. The H. S. World contains a very good essay entitled “Books ” The High School Record, Sioux City Iowa, is gradually increasing its size. The frontispiece in the Distaff is very appropriate for the April number. We hope all papers receiving the Golden Rod will kindly ex- change. The Messenger, Deering, Maine, contains some excellent literary matter. The Stranger is one of our best papers. The exchange column is especially good. The exchange column of the High School Echo is particularly bright and interesting. The Oak, Lily and Ivy gives, as usual, an account of some of the most important events of the past month. The Talking Leaves from Meth- uen High School is an excellent paper, and we are always pleased to receive it. We gladly welcome the Institute Journal of Rutland, Vt. The edi- torials and exchange criticisms are greatly enjoyed. The Review, Medford, Mass., The College Forum, Annville, Pa., and the Radiator, are among our exchanges this month. The editors of the High School Times have published a Dedication number, in honor of its new High School. It is greatly to its credit. The first number of the Reflec- tor, New Britain, Conn., has ar- rived. It is very imposing in ap- pearance, with a good supply of literary articles. Those who are opposed to tennis will undoubtedly change their opinion after reading “Tennis ; Its Advantages,” in the Englewood High School Journal. We are glad to receive the Phil- adelphia Scholium, for we can read this paper without finding an ex- change column entirely composed of clippings from other exchanges. We always read with delight the well-written editorials in the High School Register of Omaha, Neb. It also introduces a new column, “Society,” which adds much to the paper. This is a list of dates of the founding of the oldest colleges in the United States: Harvard, 1636; William and Mary’s, 1692; Yale, 1700; Princeton University of Pennsylvania, 1749, Columbia, 1754; Brown 1764; Dartmouth, 1769; Rutgers, 1770.—[Oak, Lily and Ivy. 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Durgin’s Tooth-ache Drops never fail; 15 cents a bottle. Durgin’s Corn Remover needs but to be tried; 20 cents a bottle. Durgin’s Sarsaparilla for the blood; there is none better; 65 cents. Durgin’s Beef, Iron and Wine, for exhaustion; 75 cents. Durgin’s Mandrake Liver Pills, for biliousness and head- ache. WARRANT. I warrant each and every preparation to be a most ex- cellent remedy, and will refund the money to anyone who uses them according to directions and receives no benefit. Signed, A. G. DURGIN, Apothecary.