Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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VOL. IV. QUINCY, MASS., NOVEMBER, 1894. No. 2. fflht Mdw-|Ud WILL BE PUBLISHED MONTHLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN 'J HE INTEREST OF THE QUINGY HIQH SCHOOL,. Subscription Rates. For the year, 50 cents | Single Copies. 5 cents For sale at E B. Souther’s. Address all communications to sarau c. McGovern, ’95, LILLIAN K. BATES, ’95, FRANK M. COE, ’9G, HAROLD WILDER, ’9G. BUSINESS EDITORS. Entered at the Quincy. (Mass.,) Post-Office as Second-Class Matter. E}clitoi‘i£il. i i7j— Daisy C. Bemis, ’95 t General Editors, ] eATIIEBINEC.Po’pE 9i We should like to have the Golden Rod received in every home in Quincy. As the represen- tative of the Quincy High School, why should not everyone wish to take it ? Are our aspirations too high ? Are you not interested in tlie school ? Certainly, every pupil desires to take it. It contains the school news and the best literary works of the pupils. We need every subscription we can obtain, and each scholar ought to help. Let us take for our motto, “ Loyalty to Our School.” P. There has been a decided change in the course of study prepared for the High School pupils. Formerly, pupils were not fitted for college, but under the recent change the school is now a preparatory school, and a number are fitting themselves for different colleges. The business course is another additional course. This course is just as thorough as any given at our best business col- leges. Stenography, typewriting and book-keeping are taught by an experienced teacher. Better work in physics and chemistry is expected from the use of the finely equipped laboratories. We have received in former days unlimited praise from competent critics upon the system of teaching in our High School, and we were justly proud of our renown, but now we are in danger of becom- ing too much puffed up. Our doors are swung wide open to all who desire to examine our system or work, for we feel confident success will crown our efforts. B. There have been some changes and additions made in our corps of teachers this year. We still retain our last year’s teachers with the ex- ception of Mr. Winfred C. Akers, who, with many good wishes from us, has left to accept a position at the Manual Training High School, Providence, Rhode Island. We wel- comed Miss Helen L. Follansbee, from the High School, Danvers, Massachusetts, as teacher of the business course, and Mr. Charles W. Savage, B. S. ’91, M. S. ’93, from Wesleyan University, Middleton, Connecticut, as teacher of the science course. With such in- structors we expect to do the best of work. P.

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THE GOLDEN-ROD. jvfew Buildii . The building is a modern one throughout and fully up to the standard required for the higher branches. It is built in a workmanlike manner and no city can boast of a better or more conveniently arranged structure. The structure which is situated on the east side of Hancock street near Butler road, has a frontage of 112 feet on Hancock street and a depth of 74 feet. The building is of brick, with granite trimmings, and the walls are 20 inches thick and are known as vaulted walls. The northerly doors on the front are the main entrance leading from a pretty tiled vestibule into the main corridor. The entrance in the south front is more properly speaking an exi», directly from the main school room. There is also an exit from the tower, which is 14x14 and has an easy iron stairway leading from each lloor. The main school room which is 50x 70 and 25 feet in the clear, is reached by two doorways from the main corri- dor. It is a magnificent room and larger than any hall in the city. As the seats are movable it will be often used for graduation and other school exercises. Leading from the main study are two class rooms 25-4 x 28-6 which are connected with the main study room by large rolling doors. There is also on this door another class room, and a Master’s room 17-6 x 19-8 From the latter communication can be had with every room in the building by means of speaking tubes and electric bells. There is also in this room a large closet and a toilet room. Stairways lead from the corridor both to the second door and the base- ment. On the east ..side of the building besides therooms already mentioned, there is a recitation room 25-4 x 28-6. At the north end of the corridor two short iron stairways lead to a broad landing from which another iron stair- way leads to the second door. On this door there is a teachers’ room, directly over, and the same size as the Master’s room, and with the same con- veniences. From the corridor there are two large closets and on the west side a recita- tion room, 25-4x28-6, and a door lead- ing to the dre escape. On the east side are two study rooms, connected by dexible rolling doors, 25-4x27 each of which has thirty desks. From this door access to the third door is had in the same manner as from the drst to the second door. The third door might be properly called the experimental or scientific department. On the west side is a model room 25-4x50 feet and a dra-ving room 25-4x58. On the east side of the dark corridor, in which is a large closet, are the chemi- cal laboratory, teachers’ experimental room and physical laboratory. The chemical laboratory is 25-4x50 and is dtted up in an elaborate man- ner with tables and drawers, which are connected with gas and running water. There is also a chemical hood with pipes to carry off the gases. Besides this there is a sink. The teacher’s experimental room is 25-4x28-6 and is dtted with a large table connected with the water service, and cases. The physical laboratory is 25-4x28-6 and is also dtted with an experimental table and is connected with the teacher’s room by folding doors In the basement is located the heat- ing and ventilating apparatus, the toilet rooms, and the cloak rooms. There is also a lunch counter. Two entrances lead from the base- ment out of doors. The building is dnished in ash with pine inside doors and quartered oak outside doors, 'while the doors are hard