Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE GOLDEN-ROD. THE CAPTIVE JEW IN BABYLON “ I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be bond- men, and I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you upright. And ye shall chase your enemies and they shall fall before you and by the sword.” Nevertheless, the Jews, who were Semites; during the period of their true devotion to God, suffered many hardships ; their belief met with op- position on almost all sides. On the south they were constantly attacked by the Egyptians and Ethiopians. The former were a Hametic race, of striking appearance, and speaking a purely Hametic tongue. The Ethiopians were a much coarser kind of Egyptian, their civilization having suffered deterioration in being handed down from generation to generation. On the east they had military dealings with the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians. The Jews were divided into many sects and parties among which the most familiar are the Pharisees, a purely religious party who affected great sanctity and who were very proud of the ancient Hebrew race. They were exclusive and very highly educated. A class which was uni- versally despised was that known as the Publicans. The people who com- posed this class were the tax collec- tors. The Sanhedrin, a council of the Jewish church and people, was a Theocratic oligarchy. It consisted of seventy-two elders (twenty-four priests, scribes, and elders) who were appointed by Moses to relieve him of the administration of justice. It was also an administrative council in general. The Samaritans were a mixed people, derived from the colonists whom the King of Assyria had sent to inhabit the land of Samaria, after carrying the Israelites captives. There were among them forms of national idolatry, and after the captivity of Judah they sought an alliance with the returned Jews. Before the captivity Hoshea, son of Elah, reigned in Samaria for eight years (B. C. 730) and he did that which the kings before him had re- frained from doing, and which was displeasing to the Lord. The King of Assyria became his enemy and beseiged Samaria for a space of three years. In the ninth year he took Samaria and carried the Israelites into Assyria. Here they disobeyed God’s laws : they set up images and served their own gods, and made Jeroboam king. Into the country from which they had been led cap- tives, the King of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava and Hamath, and these also served their own gods and worshipped idols. Having erred they received their due punishment as saith the scripture, “If ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary to me, I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you and your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.” To them their penalty was great, and after being led captive they were most penitent, for they tell us in Psalm cxxxvii: “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea we wept, when we remembered Zion. “ We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.”

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THE GOLDEN-ROD. better, for the evil spirit had de- parted from him,” Once when the army of the Phil- istines la}r encamped opposite that of the Israelites preparing for a de- cisive battle, one of the Philistines, named Goliath, a man of gigantic size, came forth, marched up and down, and scornfully challenged any man among the Israelites to contend with him in single combat and thus decide the contest. This action he repeated for forty days, when at last Saul promised to give his daughter in marriage to the one who would accept the challenge. So, David went forth, fought with the giant, and killed him by simply putting a stone into his sling, and striking the giant on the forehead. lie then cut off Goliath’s head, at sight of which the whole army of the Phil- istines fled in dismay. Wouldn’t you think that Saul ought to have been most grateful to David for this noble deed? But no. He requited it by the blackest ingratitude and was very envious of the fame David had acquired. Indeed so jealous was he, that he sought on every occasion to put him to death. But David in- stead of hating Saul in return, pitied him, taking every chance that offered of returning good for evil. We hear sometimes associated to- gether the names “ David and Jon- athan. Although Saul hated David most bitterly, Jonathan, his son, loved David as a brother, and they swore perpetual friendship. Finally, Saul was killed, with his two sons, in the famous battle of Gilboe. David when he heard of it, was deeply grieved and ordered the man who brought the news to be put to death, because he had said that he killed Saul hoping to please David. After Saul’s death David was proclaimed King by all. He chose for his royal residence the Castle of Sion in Jerusalem, and around this stronghold he built a city which he called the City of David.— Julia F. Ford. ’98. THE QUINCY HOSPITAL SONG. Tune,—“Our Public School.” The noblest use of skill and power Is found in easing Sorrow’s hour, And grand it is to spend man’s wealth In caring for the People’s health. So, mother City of us all, Dear Quincy, we have heard thy call, And to thy festival we throng With gifts of sympathetic song. chorus . Bring choicest gifts, none are too costly, To ease the ministry of pain, And with each gift bring something better, The love without which gifts are vain. And with each gift bring something better, The love without which gifts are vain. All may not share in wealth and state, The poor are ever at the gate; All may not win fair fortune’s smile, She is not kindly all the while. But even the unfortunate Must share the sadder gifts of fate, The orphan and the stranger too, Must bear their pain as well as you. chorus: Who knows the day when fell disease May rob our hearts of olden ease ? When sleep and death, those brothers twain, Shall struggle feverishly with pain ? The fate of others ours may be, No one is safe from woe’s decree, Then let the gracious work be ours To brighten suffering’s lot with flowers. Frederic Allison Tupper. The ’98’s have received their class pins.

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THE GOLDEN-ROD. “ For they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, “ Sing us one of the Songs of Zion.” “How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?” “If I forget thee. 0 Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.” “ If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.” — Anne B. Chamberlin, ’98. The geology division of the Class of ’97 enjoyed a trip to the Natural History Rooms and to the Agassiz Museum Saturday, 7 November. Miss Kennedy kindly chaperoned the party. The minerals were ad- mired by everyone of the class. “ Who would have known that mineral,” was a common remark. Miss Kennedy explained everything and thus made the trip a great deal more interesting. The geology class look forward to more of these de- lightful excursions. fW$or kl$. Edited by Annabella L. Troup, ’97. Frances A. Hayes, ’97. Louise M. Cook. ’97. Grace L. Durgin, ’98. Anne B. Chamberlin, ’98. Florence B. Thayer, ’99. Ethel Vogler, ’99. Grace Craig, ’99. Miss Mildred Willett, 96, is at home. Miss Nettie I. Sweeney, ’96, is working in Boston. Miss Alice Dorety formerly of ’97, is employed at the Wollaston laundry. Messrs. Egan and Reardon of ’98, have taken positions as bookkeepers in Boston. Mr. A. Briggs ’97 is a member of the choir of the Episcopal Church, Wollaston. We are pleased to learn that Miss Jennnie Crowell 1900, who has been ill for the last few weeks, is now im- proving. We were delighted recently to receive a call from Mr. Akers a former master at the old High school. Why not advertise in The Golden- Rod ? Remember, when you pay for a space in The Golden-Rod you do not pay for simply one issue, but your advertisement appears in every issue during the school year. Try it, and be convinced of the bene- fits derived from advertising. Who loves not Knowledge ? Who shall rail Against her beauty ? May she mix With men and prosper ! Who shall fix Her pillars ? Let her work prevail. —Tennyson. The Debating society is prospering, the entertainments are much more interesting than formerly; some fine musical selections have been given. The officers of the Class of ’99 are as follows: Mr. Foss, president; Mr. Pitts, vice president; Miss Frances Elcock, secretary and treasurer. One of the members of ’97, lately received a letter from a former class mate, Miss Florence Stiggins. She is teaching successfully, at Anchor- age, Texas.