Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE GOLDEN-HOD. PRIZE CONTEST. Wendell G. Corthell, Esq , and Dr. Joseph M. Sheahan once more offer liberal prizes for excellence in declamation, essays and translations. These prizes are offered as an inducement to faithful effort in the subjects mentioned. The prizes offered by Mr. Corthell for declamation are as follows: First, $20 in books; second, $15 in books; third, $10 in books; fourth, $10 in books; fifth, $10 in books; sixth, $5 in books; seventh, $5 in books. The prizes offered by Dr. Sheahan for essays are:—Class of 1896, $5 in books; Class of 1897, $5 in books; Class of 1898, $5 in books; Class of 1899, $5 in books. The prizes offered„by Dr. Sheahan for translations are:—Class in Greek, $4 in books; Class in Cicero, $4 in books; Class in Virgil, $4 in books, Class in Cmsar, $4 in books; Class.in Advanced French, $4 in books; Class in French, $4 in books. The date of the Contest will be Friday, 7 February, 1896. The subjects for essays and translations are as follows:— Class of 1896. 1.—The New Woman. 2 —Picturesque Quincy. 3.—The Victories of Science. 4 —The Value of Art Education. 5, —The Age of Pericles. 6. —The Secret of Success. Class of 1897. 1. —The Importance of Athletics. 2. —Practical Applications of Electricity. 3. —An Original Story. 4. —Is Latin a Dead Language ? 5. —Quincy’s Jewels. 6. —The Duties of a Patriot. Class of 1898. 1. —The “ Good Old Times ” in Quincy. 2. —The Story of My First Year at the High School. 3. —The Value of the Public Library. 4. —My Autobiography. 5. —The Causes of Life’s Failures. 6. —The Riches of the Sea. Class of 1899. 1. —My Last Year at the Grammar School. 2. —The Views from the Ledges of Quin- cy. 3 —Lost Opportunities. 4. —The Happiest Day of My Life. 5. —An Autumn Walk. 6. —The Value of the Study of Nature. 7. —The Pleasures of Fishing. Translations. The passages selected for translation are: Virgil,—-dEneid, Book VI, 860-901. Cicero,—Pompey’s Military Command, Chapter XVIII. Caesar,—Commentaries, Book IV, Chap- ters 4 and 5. Xenophon’s Anabasis, Book IV, Chapter VII, §21, §22, §23, §24 §25, §26, §27. French,—Class of 1896. Le Roi Des Montagues,” Chapitre V, page 147. Les Gendarmes,” as far as “ La cZessus,” page 152. French,—Class of 1897. “ Le Clos-Pommier,” Chapitre IV, page 37, as far as “ Pacome est-il la ?” page 40. General Statement. 1, —All translations and all essays must be handed to Mr. F. A. Tupper on or before January 10, 1896. 2, —Translations and essays must be signed with an assumed name. 3, —Together with each translation and each essay there must be handed in a sealed envelope containing: 1,—Both the assumed name and the real name of the pupil. 2,—A statement to this effect: The essay or translation offered by---- (pupil’s name) is my own unaided work. 4, —Use examination paper. Write on only one side of the paper. Neatness, spelling and penmanship should be kept constantly in mind. Clear, vigorous and idiomatic English is always acceptable to the judges.

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THE GOLDEN-ROD. fW$o:qkl$. Edited by Catherine E. Healey, ’96 Isabella Hay, ’96, Rachel E. Johnson, ’97, • Frances A. Hayes, ’97, Louise M. Cook, ’97, Caroline Brown, ’98, Sarah J. Collagan, ’98. Mary Graham, ’97, is attending Woodward Institute. Miss Halbert, ’98, has moved to Indiana. Florence Stiggins, ’97, has moved to Texas. Mr. Marnock, ’96, is at Burdett’s College. Miss Pinfield, formerly of ’97, is book-keeping for V. J. Emery, Wol- laston. Mary Leary, Bridgewater Normal. Lula J. Jones, Quincy Training Class. Annie Bryan, Quincy Training Class. Mary Coyle, Quincy Training Class. Mary Dinnie, Quincy Training Class. Eloise P. Flood, Woodward In- stitute. Ellen M. Greany, Boston Uni- versity. Lillian K. Bates, Woodward In- stitute. Daisy M. Lowe, Business Course, Q. H. S. Daisy C. Bemis, Bridgewater Normal. We extend a most cordial wel- come to our new teachers, Mr. Charles It. Tucker and Miss Pearl. class of 1895: Ida L. Thomas, at home. Eva E. Bryant, at home. Sarah McGovern, at home. Mary R. Sullivan, at home. John Barry, R. H. White Co.’s. Barbara Vogler, Bridgewater Nor- mal. Mary Cashman, Bridgewater Nor- mal. Mary Keating, Quincy Training Class. Annie White, Quincy Training Class. Mary L. Pierce, Quincy Training Class. Eva Basset, Quincy Training Class. Ellen Haley, Quincy Training Class. Mary F. Sampson, Bridgewater Normal. Alice F. Sampson, Quincy Train- ing Class. Catherine C. Pope, Post Graduate Course, Q. H. S. English ’96—Who is Galen ? Could anything be more encourag- ing for our High School than Mr. Boyden’s praise of our June gradu- ates, who were admitted to the Bridgewater Normal School ? Class of ’98 take warning, and do exactly as you are told in the Labora- tory, for if you do not, there is great danger of your heads being removed from your shoulders, or, to use a more forcible expression, “ blown off.” Our reading table is devoted prin- cipally to exchanges. Do not let our supply be limited.

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THE GOLDEN-ROD. Wkv ide Spi‘ay$. Edited by • Helen A. Duniiam, ’06, Donald McKenzie, ’97, Alice L. Dorety, ’07, Florence Osborne, ’08. Edited by Flora L. Leake, ’96, Paul E. Foley, ’97, Grace L. Durgin, ’98, Blanche Brown, ’98. There are many excellent cuts in The Torch, and it is an interesting paper in many other ways. We are disappointed in finding that not all of our exchanges have columns entirely devoted to this subject. The account in The Stranger en- titled, “A Visit to the Statue of Liberty,” is both well written and instructive. The Breeze, although a small paper, contains a number of well- written articles, and presented a refreshing aspect on one of our warmest days last month. We are glad to receive a new ex- change this year, The Purple, from the Holy Cross College of Worces- ter, which will always be gladly welcomed at our reading table in the future. The Stranger for August has firm faith in its own mission. It has thoughtful articles on “ Book Knowl- edge ” and “ IIow Blessings Brighten as They Take Their Flight.” The Stranger has left a welcome behind. We gladly welcome at the begin- ning of this year the following ex- changes : The Stranger, The Gleaner, The Monthly Visitor, The Harvard Advocate, The Breeze, The English High School Recorder, The Breeze, from Cushing Academy, The Quill, The Pendulum, The Lynn High School Gazette, and The Seaside Torch. “ For freedom’s battle oft begun, Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son, Though baflled oft, is ever won ” —Byron. “No book can be so good, as to be profitable, when negligently read.” —Seneca. “ Music, where soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory.” —Shelley. “ Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.”—Franklin. “ Be purity of life the test— Leave to the heart, to Heaven, the rest.” —Sprague. “ Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? ” — Patrick Henry. “’Tis said courage is common, but the immense esteem in which it is held proves it to be rare.”—Emerson. “ The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.”—Hazlett. • “Here blindfold through the usage of things we walk By a slight thread of false, true, right and wrong.”—Browning Will some one start a petition for a return of “easy Wednesday”? The groans of our distressed and burdened classmates are heart-rend- ing.