Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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BASKET BALL TEAM

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Thomas Crane Public Library Quincy, Mass. The Golden-Rod—April, 1915. Contents. Frontispiece PAGE EDITORIALS...................................................... 1 APRIL........................................................... 2 THE RED DEVIL, No. 7............................................. 3 RASTUS.......................................................... 5 SCARABiEUS MUMMY................................................ 7 THE STORY OF THE SUGAR MAPLE................................... 10 WHICH............ ............................................. 10 WHEN THE ANIMALS ESCAPED....................................... 11 THE DEACON’S GIRL.............................................. 12 THE QUITTER.................................................... 13 HIS LAST CHANCE................................................ 14 THE BEAUTY OF CHILDHOOD........................................ 15 SCHOOL LIFE.................................................... 16 ALUMNI NOTES................................................... 19 EXCHANGES...................................................... 19 ATHLETICS...................................................... 20 JOKES.......................................................... 22 Just the Thing For Soles with thU Stamp Guaranteed not to Break Wears longer them Leather Winter Wear We Have It In White, Grey and Black F.DMONSTON’S Goodyear Shoe Repair C. M. PRICE CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ITcc Cream Manufacturers WASHINGTON SQUARE WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS Telephone 340 Cor. Maple and Chestnut Sts. Mention THE GOLDEN-ROD when patronizing our advertisers

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tTbe (gol englRofr Volume XXIV. April, 1915 No. 5 GTfje olben=ftob Published seven times during the school year by the PUPILS OF Q. H. S. Address The Golden-Rod Quincy High School, Quincy, Mass. EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.....WILLIAM MacMAHON LITERARY EDITOR.....HAZEL LIVINGSTON NEWS EDITOR...................ARTHUR BOWEN ART EDITOR...........GUSTAF VonCOLLN ALUMNI AND EXCHANGE EDITOR LOUISE CHURCHILL JOKE EDITOR..........REGINALD H. GAY ATHLETIC EDITOR........ROBERT E. FOY BUSINESS MANAGER . . .WILLARD CROCKER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER HOWARD BOWEN For Sale at Quincy High School Advertising Rates per Seven Issues $3.00 ... Card Space $5.00 ... Double Card Space $20.00 - - - Per Page Half Rates for Three Insertions EDITORIALS. Another class meeting has again shown the poor way in which these meetings are conducted. The senior class held a meet- ing on Friday, March 19, at which the class picture was discussed. Mr. Crocker, the chairman, called for a vote by raising hands and announced that Mr. Nerses’ plan of having separate pictures put together for a combination class picture had been defeated, and that the class would, therefore, have the usual group picture. The ruling was dis- puted and a ballot vote called for. Im- mediately there was a rush for paper and it would have been easily possible to have voted three times and thus caused another ballot- ing, for the votes were taken on papers of all sizes, shapes, and descriptions. That vote, especially when all particulars of the cost were not announced until later, cannot stand. It would be well if every class avoided this difficulty by procuring cheap but distinctive ballots, and impartial, or at least uncom- municative, tellers who would distribute one ballot to, and collect one ballot from, each member present. 'I'he junior number of the Golden-Rod was a success, at least from a literary point of view. The juniors furnished a great deal of excel- lent material. We are sorry to say that this is not wholly true in the sophomore number. The boys have furnished about 90% of the material while the girls are re- luctant to contribute their best efforts. Two of the sophomore girls contributing in this number have done so before and can be classed as workers. We have tried to pick out the best themes from those passed in. but we hope that the freshmen will give us more work to pick from for their number. Why is it that track sports do not flourish in the Quincy High School? There are many boys every year who have not the weight, nerve, or ability to play football, basket ball, or base ball; but they might make good in tract events. No boy should moan over the fact that he is too small or too slender for football: he may be able to run or jump, and thus do something for his school, and win his “Q.” Very little interest is shown in the inter-class meets which are held every spring; little, if any, practise in preparation for the meet is held. If enough boys will come out for the inter-class meet this year, a good team may be picked from the winners of the differ- ent events, and later be developed into a good track team. We have not had a track meet with an outside school for three years. If this team is formed, perhaps meets with other schools may be arranged. Quincy has one of the best tracks in this