Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE GOLDEN-ROD. pine. All of the windows are fitted with Venetian blinds aud the walls are tinted The building is piped for gas and wired for electric lights, and on each floor is a stand pipe with hose attached to be used in case of fire. There is also a set wash bowl on each floor. The plumbing work in the building is very nicely done, all of the pip°s exposed being nickeled. The iron work was under the super- intendence of John M Byron of the Chelmsford Foundry Co., and is a first class job. The contractor was Henry Mellen. The contract price was something over 45,000 but the addition of the tower and some other minor changes will bring the price above 850,000. Pfi e Cor|te$t£. Wendell G. Corthell, Esq., once more offers prizes for public decla- mation. Excellence in the regular rhetorical work of the school will be the basis on which contestants for these prizes will be selected. The results of previous contests have been a source of profit and gratifica- tion to all concerned. The prizes will consist of $75 worth of books by standard authors. There will be at least five prizes, varying from $25 to $5. Dr. Joseph M. Sheahan, sub-com- mittee of the High School, again offers prizes for excellence in Eng- lish composition and in translation from Latin and from French. The amount of the prizes will be $42 worth of books. Each class is of- fered a prize of $5 for the best English essay. Two dollars extra will be awarded the pupil who offers the best essay of all. A prize of $5 is offered each of the following classes :—Cicero, Vir- gil, Caesar and French. The subjects for essays are as follows : Class of 1895. 1. The Dangers of the Republic. 2. The Autobiography of a Striker. 3. The Maypole of Merry Mount. [Originally “ Mare-Mount.” See “ New English Canaan.”] 4. Star Gazing. 5. Some Results of Selfishness. 6. The Good Old Times. Class of 1896. 1. Practical Applications of the Lever. 2. Historical Associations of the Stone Temple. 3. A Ride from Quincy to Bos- ton. 4. Waste Not, Want Not. 5. True Riches. 6. In Search of the Golden Fleece. Class of 1897. 1. A Visit to the Boston Mu- seum of Fine Arts. 2. Every Right has its Duty. 3. An Old Attic. 4. Paul Revered Ride. 5. The Value of Latin. 6. My Life Work. Class of 1898. 1. Why I Came to the High School. 2. Pupils’ Rights. 3. A Journey Around My House 4. • Nature Study. 5. How Can I Make the Most of Myself ? 6. An Indian Summer Day- Dream. 7. Why Salute the Flag ?

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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

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THE GOLDEN-ROD. Translations. The passages selected for trans- lation are as follows : Caesar,—1897. Gallic War. Book IV., Chapters 25 and 26. Virgil,—1896. iEneid, Book VI., lines 305-336. Cicero, —1895. “Pompey’s Mili- tary Command,” Chapter 1. French. Charles XII., Book II., Chapter First, as far as “ II partit pour sa premiere campayne.” General Statements. 1. All translations and all essays must be handed in on or before Feb- ruary 28, 1895. 2. Translations and essays must be signed with an assumed name. 3. Together with each trans- lation and each essay there must be handed in a sealed envelope contain- ing,—(1)—Both the assumed name and the real name of the pupil. (2) —A statement to this effect: The essay or the translation offered by ----(pupil’s name) is my own un- aided work. 4. Use examination paper. Write on only one side of the paper. Neat- ness, spelling and penmanship should be kept constantly in mind. Clear, vigorous and idiomatic English is always acceptable to the judges. Out THE SONG OF THE WIND. Once upon a time there lived a good man and an evil man. The evil-doer was handsome in features, but black was his soul; while the good man was the reverse in ap- pearance and character. The un- worthy one was wealthy, and, as the years passed by, became the richest man in all the land. But the righteous suffered. He was poor, toiled hard, and was barely able to support his family. His children were boys—bright, healthy and not ashamed of their poverty. Their father’s hope lay wholly in them, “ For,” he said, “what else have I to live for but the glory of my children ? ” And they grew to man- hood, and were respected by all. But this did not suit the evil man, who, although rich, was respected by no one. So he formed a plan by which he could disgrace the righteous man’s sons. He took the eldest into his employ, and on the third day accused him of theft. A sum of money was found upon his person, and he was sent to prison,—dis- graced, dishonored and an arrow in his father’s heart. The rich man rejoiced, but as no crime can be hid- den from the Creator, the poor man prayed to the Almighty to send retribution upon his enemy, and he was heard ! And a vision came to the chief of that region, who was kindly disposed to the poor man, telling him to call the people, rich and poor, to assemble in the valley. They came together, and each person was commanded to touch a bag of wind. And nothing happened until the evil man put forth his hand; then the winds rushed out and dashed against his face, and deformed it into the most hideous countenance in all the world. Thus did the wicked receive merited punishment. His lands were confiscated and part given to the man he had wronged, and he was exiled to become a wanderer on the face of the earth. And the song of the wind, as it whirled along was, “ How are the mighty fallen ! ”—J. Wars haw, ’96