Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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T H E G O L I) EX-R 0 I) 31 HUMID DEHTHL SCHOOL A Department of Harvard University Graduates of secondary schools admitted without examination provided they have taken required subjects. Modern buildings and equipment. Fall term opens September, 1918. Degree of D. M. D. Catalog. EUGENE h. SMITH, D.M.D., Dean, Boston, Mass. The engagement of Miss Eleanor M. Jones to Mr. Elton F. Chase has been announced. 1915 The engagement of Miss Bertha H. Polk to Mr. Wesley 1. Browne was announced Jan- uary 31. The engagement of Miss Eva R. Forrest to Mr. Howard S. Whiting has been announced. 1916 Helen Rogers is a freshman at Jackson Col- lege. Dorothy Stevens is attending Miss Gar- land’s Home-Making School. Sherman Brokaw was drowned, while on duty, December 13, 1917. Russell Sanborn has received his rating as an electrician, and is attending the electricians’ school in Brooklyn, N. Y. 1917 Rose Bussing is training to be a nurse at the City Hospital. Frances Horton and Gretchen Horst are at- tending Miss Garland’s Home-Making School. Jeanette Linscott is at Thayer Academy. Matthew McNamara is working at McGil- vray’s drug store. Evelyn Perley is at Bridgewater Normal School. Franklin Streeter is attending Huntington School. Alice Avery, Catherine Bruton, Albert Desmond, Mary McCue, Alice Ford, Mildred Landcrhohn and Otto Zavattoni are employed at Fore River. Albert Baker is working for the American Trust Company. George Cahill is employed at the Quincy Gas Company. James Curtis is working at George W. Jones’ shoe store. Martha Kivioja is working in the Thomas Crane library. Constance Ford is employed at the City Hall. John O’Shaughnessy is working for the Standard Oil Company. Augusta MacMahon is employed by the Ex- emption Board. Graeme McFague is taking an engineering course at Northeastern College. John Whalen has joined the navy, and is stationed at Newport. Mabel T. Roaciie, Alumni Editor. Teacher—Use the word notwithstanding in a sentence. Pupil—Father wore out his trousers, but not with standing.—Ex. She—What’s your dog’s name? He—Spearmint. She—Why do you call him that? He—Because his tail’s wriggley.—Ex

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30 THE GOLDEX-RO D river. Thus, you see. we have the combina- tion of country and city life. The spring in the valley is the most beautiful season of the year, and I really believe I have never seen the campus looking so green and fresh as it does now. We arc spread over many, many acres of graded lawns. There are two campuses: North campus, facing which are the science buildings, the library where we do reading and studying, the chapel, which is used for chapel service each morning, lectures, and various other meetings; and South campus, surround- ed by the seven dormitories in which we live, the “Gym,” Skinner hall, where we have classes, and Student-Alumnae hall, the home of our social gatherings, plays, dances, and all other entertainments. There are two lakes back of South campus; bordering one are ten- nis courts and the music building, bordering the other, the canoe club and hockey field. The girls usually find a happy medium be- tween work and play so that there is time for quite a bit of both. Almost all of our classes are in the morning, the first one being at nine o’clock. The regular curriculum is composed of the following departments: mathematics, Latin, Greek. German, Romance Languages (Spanish. Italian and French), zoology and physiology, chemistry, physics, economics, art, English literature and English. A student specializes in two departments. This year certain courses have been added to the cur- riculum to prepare the student to go into war work. These are called War Emergency courses, and include typewriting, shorthand, dietetics, home service, civilian relief, and gar- dening. If a girl plans her work well, there is plenty of time each day to have a good time outdoors. At college, a girl is indepen- dent, and there is nobody except herself to tell her what to do. If she does not plan things right, it is her loss and lookout. There are the various sports to indulge in, first of all. The tennis courts are well kept and open to all. Before the tennis tourna- ments, there is some trouble getting courts, but usually there is none. There are boats on Lower lake, and canoes on Upper lake. In the spring term many canoe parties are in evi- dence, for everyone enjoys eating on the water. In the winter, many girls go out for basketball. Just now the favorite thing to do is to pack a picnic supper and go “hiking” off to some mountain. There are many moun- tains up here to climb; two ranges, “The Mount Holyoke,” and “The Mount Tom” range. Frequently, groups of girls will “walk the range” in an afternoon. The Holyoke range has thirteen peaks. In the fall, the whole col- lege closes for what we call “Mountain Day,” when everyone climbs some mountain in the vicinity. Another form of recreation enjoyed in both fall and spring is the house-party in some camp on “the river.” I have just re- turned from one over the week-end. There were sixteen girls there, and we left nothing undone, I can tell you. For the past two years, we have also de- voted much of our time to war work. There are several branches under that head. Red Cross knitting and Red Cross sewing, Civilian Relief, Belgian Relief. We make surgical dressings for the boys in France. The junior class made 10.000 dressings in a week, doing them for three evenings a week. We have campaigns for Liberty loans, for Red Cross, and for the Mount Holyoke Unit. We are getting busier every day, and yet each event is so absorbing and interesting, we are loath to miss a single thing. I wish I had the time and space to tell you more, but those two wait for no man. and I must say no more. I thank you for this op- portunity. and hope that some of you will be able to see Mount Holyoke in the near future. Louise Churchill. 1910 Eric Patch died, in France, April 4, 1918, of pneumonia. 1913 Raymond Melendy has received the Cross of War for bravery in action.

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:52 THE GOLDEN-RO I) EXCHANGES The Golden Rod wishes to thank all the Exchanges for their marked friendship during the year, particularly because, owing to the in- creased cost of printing, we have had but two issues of our magazine. The Exchanges have been both enjoyable and helpful. We hope that the exchange editors next year will con- tinue the present co-operation, especially with the exchanges in surrounding schools. As the magazines received are not all of recent date we shall not comment on them in this issue. During the year we have received the fol- lowing magazines: The “Q”—Quincy, 111. The Distaff—Boston, Mass. Alpha—New Bedford, Mass. The Vermont Pioneer—Randolph Centre, Vt. The Leavitt Angelus—Turner Center, Me. The Clarion—West Hartford, Conn. The Port Light—N. Attleboro, Mass. Lasell Leaves—Auburndale, Mass. The Review—Newton, Mass. Holten—Danvers, Mass. The Classical Gazette—Lynn. Mass. The Red and Gray—Fitchburg, Mass. Stetson Oracle—Randolph, Mass. The Sassamon—Natick, Mass. The Advance—Salem, Mass. Industrial School Magazine—Golden, Colo. The Gleaner—Pawtucket, R. I. The Eltrurian—Haverhill, Mass. High School Herald—Westfield, Mass. Junto—Easton, Pa. Red and White—Iowa City, la. The Atlanta Prep-Pep—Atlanta. Ga. The High School Booster—Memphis, Mo. Lawrence High School Bulletin—Lawrence, Mass. The Register—Cambridge. Mass. The North field Star—E. Northfield, Mass. The Purple and Gray—Burlington, la. The Dynamo—Newtonville, Mass. The Brewster—Wolfcboro, N. H. The Review—Toccoa, Ga. The Polytechnic—Troy, N. Y. The Student—Providence, R. I. Orange and Black—Middletown, Conn. The Practical Arts Record—Brookline, Mass. Somerville High School Radiator—Somer- ville, Mass. Lowell High School—San Francisco, Cal. The Taller—Nashua, N. H. Swampscott High School Review—Swamp- scott, Mass. Maybe you think it’s easy, Maybe you know it’s hard. But writing exchanges Is some job, pard. To always say something different, To try and say something worth while, Makes us wish for a little gray matter To say something bright with a smile. To try not to criticize harshly As we scan each magazine through. And “temper our justice with mercy,” Yet give every fellow his due. And to use adjectives wisely But use them often enough To let others know we enjoy them. Is, generally speaking, “the stuff.” I’ve met with some awful things lately. And I've met some things mighty fine, But the worst I’ve encountered. I’ll tell you, Just me—busy writing this rhyme. —Ex. Helena Buckley, Exchange Editor.