Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THOMAS CRANE PUBLIC LIBRARY QUINCY,, MASS.. Gbe 5olt en 1Rob. Volume XXVI. April, 1916. No. 6. Ube (Solbcn lRob Published eight times during the school year, by the PUPILS OF 0. H. S. Address The Golden-Rod Quincy High School, Quincy, Mass. EDITORIAL STAFF. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HERBERT SMITH LITERARY EDITOR HELEN DAY NEWS EDITOR ROBERT W. POPE A R T E DI T ) R R USSE LL S A X BC) R N ALUMNI EDITOR DOROTHY STEVENS EXCHANGE EDITOR MARION HARDY ATHLETIC EDITOR SHERMAN BROK.WY JOKE EDITOR MAYNARD HATCH BUSINESS MANAGER HENRY ERICKSON ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER WILLIAM KENDALL For Sale at Quincy High School Yearly Subscription - - 75 cents. Single Copies - 10 cents. Entered at Boston, Mass., Post-Office as Second Class Matter. EDITORIALS. Now’s the time! Remember the lawn! The grass plot which is tramped upon while soft in the spring, shows traces, throughout the summer, of this abuse. In previous years our lawn has been very beautiful and has ranked as one of the best in the city. Make it more beautiful in 1916. Remember that nothing spoils the appearance of a school-yard as a lawn which has been dis- figured by the throwing of stones or walking upon it. Therefore, since there is enough unseeded land about the building, let us respect this territory by not engaging in any action that will tend to harm it. Roger Nelson, 1916. The Sophomores had the honor of having the largest Golden Rod of the year dedicated to them. For this, they are greatly indebted to the new business managers, who made it so by securing over six pages of advertise- ments. However, the Junior Number is still the best issue, from a literary view-point. The next issue is the Freshman Number, and, if the Freshmen live up to their reputation, it will be a fine number. Because of the large number of social activities at this time of the year, it was expected that there would be a slight diminution in the number of subscriptions for the last half year. But this ought not to be so, for, first, such a great activity as The Golden Rod should be foremost in our thoughts, and second. The Golden Rod is even better in the last half of the year than in the first. And therefore, The Golden Rod urges the support of the entire student body and the alumni for the remaining three issues. A deplorable and, indeed, a sad condition is it when a school has among its members persons who intentionally take things that do not belong to them. In such a condition has Quincy High been placed this winter by a few boys who have intentionally taken other fellows’ clothing. If there is one spark of decency and manliness in those who commit these acts, the latter will be discontinued after such a fine, frank, sincere, and manly appeal as Mr. Collins made to us boys to help him remedy this condition. On the other hand, if these acts do continue, the office is in a position to make examples of several of the “thieves”, which would indeed cause much sorrow to the offenders, to the parents of the offenders, and to the school. The refusal of the school committee to allow dancing in the school was received with much surprise and dismay by the pupils, especially the members of the Thalia Club who worked very hard for it, in order to have dancing at their semi-annual socials with the Debating Society. 3

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4 The Golden- Rod Much praise is clue Mr. Thompson and Mr. Mansur for their untiring efforts to make the inter-class track meet a success. Track is a line of sport that Quincy has not entered to any great extent, but a line which she ought to lake up seriously, as it offers more opportunities to more of its followers than any other line of sport. The time is fast approaching when the courses for next year must be made out. The seniors’ advice to the lower classes is “Do not leave too much work for your senior year, and do not take studies for their points, but for their value and the benefits that will be derived later in life.” At this time of the school year most of us begin thinking about purchasing our com- mencement clothing, while the many com- mittees have to hire many things for the different commencement activities. This is a most opportune time to show school-spirit; to show our advertisers, on the one hand, that it pays to advertise in The Golden Rod, and, on the other, to show those who do not advertise in The Golden Rod that they are suffering a great loss. Therefore, let us resolve, first to purchase our commencement clothing and other articles from our ad- vertisers, and second to mention The Golden Rod when so doing in order to retain our present advertisers and to induce non-ad- vertisers to become advertisers. Not only ought we to do this for the honor of the school and the paper, but it is absolutely necessary that we do so to make advertising in The Golden Rod a success. AN APPEAL TO THE GIRLS OF QUINCY HIGH. Girls! .Take notice! Show some school- spirit! To be sure you go to the basket- ball, football, and baseball games, and cheer, but that is not enough. Many of the girls have said that the school took no interest in girls’ athletics, but that everything was done only for the boys. Last year an effort was made to get up a field hockey team. Two or three times a few girls came out, but of all the girls in Quincy High not enough came to make a good team. During the basket-ball season several class games between the girls were played, but there were not enough girls to make regular class teams. There are surely enough girls in Quincy High to make some good teams if they would only come out. The field hockey season will soon be here. Show that you have some school spirit. Come and help make a good strong team. Now that something has been started in the line of girls’ athletics, show some interest and keep up the courage of our gymnastic teacher. Esther A. Jackson. ON DA OUTSIDE. “Oh, gee Red, how’d yu like ta ling in on a feed like dat?” remarked Skinny, Red’s brother, as they stopped in front of a large cafe. “Look at da stuff dere dishin’ out to dose blokes in dere, will yu? Gosh, dey must be some big bugs. See dat guy over dere with da queen, well cast your blinkers on dat turkey, dats some bird, aint it? Dats one o’ dose kind yu’s read about. Look at da dressin’ stickin’ out da end, and slant at da skin all browned up wid da juice runnin’ out o’ it. and da pies and cake. Gee, Red my mout’s waterin’ now. Did yu see dat— Aw come on horn’ I can’t look at dat stuff no more; I tink we’re gon’na have some beans tonight and I haven’t speared any o’ dem plums for a long while.” W- F, Wklsford, 1916,