Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE GOLDEN-ROD hours were spent in day dreams. “Would it be possible that she would ever meet the owner of the second gem? Was it lost? Was its story lost?” These were the questions she often asked herself. Two years later, on Marie’s twentieth birth- day she stood with her mother and father at the rail of a large ocean liner, waving to her friends on shore. She was going to Europe to pursue her studies in music. As she sat in her steamer chair she often lingered the beloved pendant which she always wore. “No one had ever recognized it-----. But perhaps—in Europe—oh no. it could not be.” were the thoughts that passed through her mind dreamily. While in Europe Marie met many of her relatives, near and distant. She became a chum of an orphan boy who lived with her aunt in England. The boy’s mother had been a dear friend and relative of Marie’s aunt, with whom Walter bad lived since his mother’s death. He was an interesting young man. a graduate of Oxford, and as his aunt (as he called her) was an invalid, he showed Marie and her par- ents the historical spots near his home. He also travelled much with them and as they furthered their acquaintance with him. the strength and beauty of his character deeply im- pressed them. Walter and Marie had many interests in common and so found great pleasure in each other’s companionship. One day she told him the tale of her coral. He was fascinated with the story and said he would like to have known the old grandmother. Marie sighed, for Walter, then, had never heard the story before. Her dreams were shattered and she wished that she had not told her story to him. Marie and her parents were to return to America the following week. She often thought how lonesome she would be without Walter, for she now realized she loved him. As Marie bade Walter goodbye, he said, “I feel that it may be only for a short time that I shall be away from you—a few weeks. Marie. —but that all depends upon you.” he smiled confidently. “Here is a little token I wish you to have, in memory of our first acquaint- ance. Open it on the steamer and let me know your answer. ’ ’ While the steamer sailed out of the South Hampton Harbor. Marie remained on the deck until she could see her friends no longer, then she went into her cabin, purposely to look at her small bundle. With trembling hands she raised the cover of a little vevet box. and there, smiling up at her was—the second coral. It seemed as if fate had joined hands with the dear old grandmother. Ninon Lacey. ’09.

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THE GOLDEN-ROD a little reluctantly was helped oft the field. On the side line Ramey, the Sumner coach, was shaking his head and muttering to himself, “Looks mighty queer, I have never seen that fellow leave the game while he was able to stand up.” Redding's opportunity had come. Stopping only to inquire of his friend’s injury, he was in his position in less time than it takes to relate it. Standing on his goal line the Hastings’ full- back prepared to punt. Redding had noticed throughout the game the opposing centre’s poor passing. He moved up from his position of defensive half-back to one directly behind his own left tackle. The moment the ball was passed he was through the Hastings’ line, having gotten in in some unexplained way, (a way which he could not explain himself after the game.) As luck would have it, the pass was poor, the opposing full-back being compelled to reach for it on the ground. Rqdding was upon him before he had straightened himself and by a fierce tackle threw him across his own goal line. For a moment there was a great silence all over the field. Then, the Sumner contingent broke out into wild cheering which did not cease until a few minutes later, when the game ended. Cushing had had sufficient time to escape the mob of wildly cheering youths, but not so with Redding and the remaining members of the vic- torious team. As rocking periously on the shoulders of two youths of his own age he gazed at the score board upon which the figures, Sum- ner 6—opponents 5. met his gaze, he proudly felt that lie had indeed won his “S.” From his comfortable position in the barge half lying on the sweaters and cushions. Cush- ing saw the red head of his chum triumphantly leading the procession. He felt that he had done the right thing by him and as a result felt happier than he had ever felt before. I'll have to put on a limp for a month or two so as not to spoil it.” he thought. For a month after the memorable game, “Babe” Cushing was an object of sympathy to all the students with his sometimes exaggerated limp. A. J. Jobin, ’09. The Coral Drops It was such a gloomy day without, that Marie begged her mother to allow her to take the treasured jewel box from the old cedar chest, so that she might amuse herself by looking over its contents. She was granted her request and huddled among the pillows in the large leather-cushioned arm chair before the open fire, she looked through the old gems one by one. Last of all she picked up a small dusty box and found in it a coral drop. She ex- amined it closely and seeing the dainty carv- ings upon it she asked. “Mother, what is this?” “Why, Marie, have I never told you about that dear old coral?” Her mother hesitated, then went on: “It was one of your great grandmother’s earrings which were given to her by one of the nobility of the English court. “When my dear grandmother died, she gave one of these drops to each of her daughters. She expressed tin desire that these jewels be carefully preserved and after three generations, one drop should be given to a son of one fam- ily and the second to a daughter of the other. My dear grandmother's wish will be faithfully carried out with regard to this drop which is now to be yours. I have no knowledge of what has become of the other coral as our family is so widely scattered. It may be that it has been lost or its story forgotten. Who knows ? “But. deary, think no more about it. it is merely a pretty tale, and only illustrates one of the many odd ways of the dear old lady.” Marie was allowed to wear the coral as a pendant and as time passed by many of her

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THE GOLDEN-ROD Season of 1909 The candidates for the team were called out about two weeks after the close of the foot ball season. As was expected, a large number of promising players reported for the first prac- tice. After a number of trial games, a team con- sisting of the Bates brothers at the forward positions, Howe at centre, and Marsh and Prout backs, was selected. The first game on the schedule was won with this line-up. The team was obliged to play tin next two games with two of the regular players missing. There were four games dur- ing the season which were played without the aid of some regular player: in two cases the absence was due to illness; in the other cases it was due to failure in studies. In the Brockton game a change was made in the line-up. S. Bates was shifted to guard and Manning was put in as a regular forward, his fast playing in tlie two preceding games having won for him a place on the team. The winning of this game, in which Manning’s work was the feature, proved this to be a wise move. The remaining games of the schedule, except two, were played with the above line-up. The schedule, though hard, was a good one and gave the students and teachers an opportunity to see in action some of the fastest school teams around Boston. In the cases of Rock Ridge and Winthrop, though our team was defeated, these games were exceptionally well played and hard fought. Two games with each of these fast and heavy teams proved to be a pretty hard test for our five. Second team or class games were played be- tween the halves of the big games, as was done last year. The team as a whole did not come up to expectations, at times playing in champion- ship form, while at other times much could be desired. Tile two last games of the season proved the real worth of the team, the winning of the Mil- ton game at Milton being a good finish to the basket ball season of 1909. It would be unfair to overlook the second team in this brief review, for much credit is due to its members. As in foot ball a second team was maintained throughout the season. The second team of this season, unlike that of last year, was continually in an unsettled state, but in spite of this, won three out of four games played with outside teams and daily gave the first, very interesting and close contests. BASKET BALL SHORT Quincy 16 Reading 11. Quincy 19 Milton 14. Quincy 10 Melrose 44 Quincy 55 Braintree 2. Quincy 12 Rock Ridge 65. Quincy 25 Brockton 22. Quincy 1G Winthrop 34. Quincy 21 Reading 27. Quincy 17 Concord 23. Quincy 9 Winthrop 5G. Quincy 11 Rock Ridge 34. Quincy 37 Milton 21. SECOND TEAM SCORE? Quincy 37 Reading 10. Quincy 25 Winthrop 1G. Quincy 34 Reading 16. Quincy 21 Winthrop 29.