Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE GOLDEN-ROD 23 men who ever attended the school. Mr. Paul Blackmur, recently returned from France, gave an account of his war ex- periences. His talk was interesting, instructive, and humorous. The thanks of the pupils were well expressed by the long applause which followed his address. On Jan. 16, Mr. Collins called all the classes to the hall at the beginning of the 6th period for the presentation of a Pathescope picture of Treasure Island. Although the lighting conditions were not the best, the picture was greatly enjoyed. SENIOR CLASS At the Jan. 2d meeting of the Senior Class, Lindsay and Jackson were chosen to represent the Class in the School Athletic Council. The following Dra- matic Committee was elected: Messrs. Horrigan, Fitton, and Misses Cole, Cleale, and Johnson. FOOTBALL RECEPTION The Junior and Senior classes gave a reception to the football players on December 19. The presentation of the Q’s by Mrs. Collins and steropticon views of the players by Mr. Ball were the features of the evening. Dancing and refreshments were enjoyed by all. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT Through the efforts of a committee from the English Department, assisted by other departments of the school, a pageant representing “Christmas in Old England” was given before the school on the day preceding the Christmas vaca- tion. The first scene considered the arrival of the guests on Christmas Eve; the second scene, The Christmas Din- ner, represented an old fashioned En- glish Christmas Dinner. Dancing and singing played an important part. Miss Eleanor Collins and John Barr were the favorites of the affair. The cast: The Squire His Wife Their Son The Maiden Aunt The Parson Master Simon Julia Her Mother Vivacious Thirteen Her Mother Children Butler Servants J. Beale M. Whitton J. Laing A. Lyons J. Wentworth I. Jackson M. Nelson M. Johnson A. Brown II. Thomas E. Collins, J. Barr G. Cook Aver son and Bar stow The School Art Department deserves the highest praise for its untiring efforts in preparing advertisements for all school activities. The entire school wishes to express its thanks both to Miss Bushnell and to those pupils who have assisted in this work. Edward Shyne, News Editor. THE CHASING OF THE GREEN What’s all this noise upon the stairs? This trotting up and down? We never had such doings here ’Till SOMEONE came to town. What’s struck the girls at Quincy High? Such things we’ve never seen Sure! They’ll hear from Mr. Collins For the Chasing of the Green. Mr. Thomas: “The line of civilization is along the 45° North Latitude.” Lindsay: “Is that near here?” OLD STUFF! Miss Page: “Dodge, give the 3rd per- son singular, future of ‘capio’.” Dodge: “Capit.” Miss Page: (correcting) “Capiet.” Dodge: “Oh ya, that’s what I meant.”

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2 THE GOLDEN-ROD School News DEBATING SOCIETY The Debating Society met on Decem- ber 11, at 7:30, with Mr.Shyne presiding. The question discussed was: Resolved, That the Plumb Plan is superior to the Cummings Railroad Plan. Ruggles, Holden, and Jenness upheld the affirm- ative with Haskell, Rogers, and Couch as opponents. The debate was one of the best given this season, with fine delivery on each side. The decision was in favor of the negative. Mr. Couch was unan- imously elected best speaker. John Beale was then elected to the Club. Fitton was given a vote of thanks for his successful work as business manager of the Cambridge-Quincy debate. After a very hot discussion the following motion was passed: That the president appoint a committee of two besides himself to make preparations for the annual De- bating Society entertainment. The meeting adjourned at 9:30. On Jan. 13, the Debating Society met in Room 23. Mr. Clarence Lundin, who spent many months on submarine chasers and mine sweepers, gave an interesting talk on his war experiences. He then answered many questions asked by the members. The meeting ad- journed at 10:00. THALIA CLUB The Thalia Club met on January 12 with Miss Campbell presiding. Miss Jenkins gave the members basket-ball tickets to sell. The question of having a sleigh ride was considered. After a lengthy discussion no conclusion was reached. GLEE CLUB The Glee Club meets every Tuesday for a pleasant hour under the direction of Miss Howes. We are waiting expectantly for the annual public concert of the Club. ORCHESTRA Don’t forget for a minute what a fine orchestra we have. If you heard them play at the Francis Parker School, Jan. 14, you probably wondered where all the talent comes from. LATIN CLUB The Latin Club met for the first time this year on Jan 7, with Miss Cole pre- siding. It was decided, after a long dis- cussion, that the Club should be more of a literary and less of a social nature. With this idea in view a committee was chosen to revise the Constitution of the Club. COMMERCIAL CLUB With Miss Vaile as faculty adviser, the Senior Commercial students have started a Club which will soon equal or surpass every similar organization in the school. The purpose of this Club is primarily to supplement the daily work of the students. The idea is to give them a chance to learn much which a lack of time will not permit them to get in school time. At the last meeting a committee was elected to nominate officers. ASSEMBLIES On Monday, December 8, Messrs. Couch and Fitton spoke in behalf of the Golden Rod. Mr. Couch showed that the cost of the paper was not beyond the means of anyone and that as a matter of school spirit it is the duty of each pupil to purchase a copy. Mr. Fitton asked for contributions of a literary nature and said that all criticism will be welcome. A very pleasant entertainment was provided at the Monday morning assem- bly on December 29. Arnold Haskell, chairman of the “Honor Roll” committee, made a spirited plea for money to pur- chase a fitting memorial to all enlisted

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24 THE GOLDEN-ROD Alumni Notes 1909 The engagement of Nettie Pote and Edward Lee Brooks has recently been announced. Miss Pote is employed by the United Fruit Company at Brockton and Mr. Brooks is working at the Boyl- ston National Bank, having served over- seas in the 82nd Division. 1914 Did you know that Miss Jones of the High School office is a graduate of Q. H. S.? Didn’t know we could produce such fine material, did you? Charles Mullen, one of Quincy’s best athletes, has further distinguished him- self at Tufts by winning the champion- ship title and the Crocker trophy in tennis. “Mul” is one of the most pop- ular men in the college, being secretary of his class and a member of the hono- rary societies of Ivy and Tower Cross. He is also a member of the Sigma Tau Alpha Fraternity. 1916 Elizabeth Sayward is working at Dr. Andrews’ office in Quincy. Arthur Crosby is attending courses at Boston University. 1917 Albert Baker, alias “Fish,” is slipping through Boston University. That famous athlete, Percy Jenkins, is at Staunton Military Academy, Vir- ginia. Conrad Keys is a student at Dart- mouth College. Jimmie Le Cain and Theodore Hig- gins, who played on the Alumni football team, are enrolled at Tufts College. Luther Bennett is working hard at Boston University. Thomas Maloney does his reciting at Boston College. The News Editor of the 1916-1917 Golden Rod, Hugh Nixon, is at Bowdoin College. There being no high school doctor, I suggest engaging Miss Priscilla White, who will soon finish her course at Tufts Medical College. Those Ewertz boys, Harold and Roy, are at M. I. T. John Cummings is the happy class- mate of Russell Johnson at M. I. T. Russell was Editor-in-chief of the 1916- 1917 Golden Rod but he has gained the courage to come back to Q. H. S. and address Miss Dawes’ fifth period En- glish class. We surely did enjoy and appreciate his inspiring speech and those of his colleagues, Henry Erickson and Hilton Marr. We suspect Marr of speaking merely to win a bet. However, it was most welcome, as is anything which excuses us from English C8. Henry Erickson delivered an interesting and splendid talk concerning his late experiences in France, going more into detail in the sixth period when he ex- plained to Miss Damon methods and courses at the French University he at- tended at Bordeaux. Lawrence Beaton, who enlisted in the Navy before his graduation, is at Dean Academy. Paul Richmond is a student at B. U. but just at present he is also one of those “plaguey” census takers. The following letter was received at the office from Boston University C. L. A.: December, 5 1919. My dear Mr. Collins: I am sure that you will be interested to learn of the honor which has been conferred upon one of your graduates by his classmates in the College of Liberal Arts. Mr. C. Heber Bailey is Business Man- ager of the Hub. The Hub is the Col- lege Annual, edited by the Juniors. It involves a great deal of work and places a great deal of responsibility upon Mr. Bailey.