Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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noa. czs-xz fustle LIBHAfiy WINCY, MASS.. r.ilUc of Contents dbristmae Joy is in the air: Smiles are everywhere; Every heart beats light and free; Troubles vanish stealthily. Merry bells loudly ring; Cheery hearts softly sing: Peace to us has come again,— Peace on Earth, Good-will to Men. —Irene Sevigny, ’20 Editorials................................................. 3 Stories.................................................... 6 Essays ajter Addison...................................... 15 School News............................................... 20 Alumni Notes.............................................. 24 Exchanges................................................. 26 Athletics................................................. 27 Jokes and Cartoon 30

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ZLbe 3olben 1Rob Volume XXX December, 1919 No. 1 Published by the Pupils of QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL Address: The Golden-Rod, Quincy High School, Quincy, Mass. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF...................................HERBERT FITTON LITERARY EDITOR...................................IRENE SEVIGNY NEWS EDITOR.......................................EDWARD SHYNE ART EDITOR.......................................ALDO DELLA CHIESA ALUMNI EDITOR.....................................EDNA CAMPBELL EXCHANGE EDITOR...................................GLADYS JENKINS ATHLETIC EDITOR..............................................EDGAR LUNDIN JOKE EDITOR.......................................WILLIAM DEANE BUSINESS MANAGER..................................WILLIAM COUCH ASST. BUSINESS MGR........................................REGINALD HANSON EDITORIALS In these pages of the first issue, a cordial welcome is extended to the many old and new friends of The Golden-Rod. We are pleased to announce that we are well on our way to our “peace-time basis,” as there will be four fine issues of this magazine the coming school-year. Although the cost of printing shows no signs of returning to its “peace-time basis,” we arc looking forward to a glorious year of activity. To accomplish this, we earnestly solicit your co-operation in every way, especially in the way of literary efforts or suggestions. “Do not hide your light under a bushel!” Another football season has closed, in which Quincy High has been beset by many kinds of adversities. The first two games of the schedule were cancelled on short notice. Then, several of the star players, including Topham, Gould and Lea- vitt, were out of the game on account of studies or physical incapacitation. Also, some of the games were played with heavier teams, who in some cases were sur- prised, even to the extent of being defeated. In spite of these misfortunes, which tended to discourage our players, the team showed itself to be a plucky fighter. Much credit is due Coach Mitchell for instilling such wonderful spirit into our boys. As many of this year’s team are Juniors, we can all look forward to a very suc- cessful season next fall. At least, let us go after it! We have already finished one quarter of the school-year and are half-way through the second one, so that now we surely are on a working basis. We would remind those who have “flunked” subjects, that there is a considerable portion of the year left, and would exhort them to a little more diligent application. It seems to be an inherent idea of many students that the proper state of affairs is that in which one just “gets by.” To remedy this it is well to remember the little Latin