Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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QUINCY, MASS. XL be Solfcen»1Ro£’ Volume XXX February, 1920 No. 2 Published by the Pupils of QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL Address: The Golden-Rod, Quincy High School, Quincy, Mass. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.. LITERARY EDITOR . NEWS EDITOR..... ART EDITOR....... ALUMNI EDITOR.... EXCHANGE EDITOR. ATHLETIC EDITOR. . JOKE EDITOR...... B US IN ESS M A N AG E R. ASST. BUSINESS MGR ...HERBERT LITTON ...IRENE SEVIGNY ...EDWARD SHYNE ALDO DELLA CHI ESA ... EDNA CAMPBELL . . .. GLADYS JENKINS ...EDGARLUNDIN ....WILLIAM DEANE ...WILLIAM COUCH ..REGINALD HANSON EDITORIALS Doubtless you wondered where the frontispiece was in our first issue. We regret that there was no suitable picture available at the time the Golden Rod went to press, but hope you have over- looked this in view of the general ex- cellence of the other departments of the magazine. Realizing that pictures make a great addition to the Golden Rod we have a frontispiece and a smaller picture for you in this issue, and will see to it that there are one or more pictures in the following numbers. The class sports have been entered into with a vim and vigor heretofore un- equaled. Competition is keen, as no class seems to have a very decided ad- vantage over the others—unless it be our athletically inclined Juhiors—and sever- al predictions have been upset. The Juniors, with their flock of young Sam- sons and Atlases, have been hard pressed by the other classes, the Seniors espec- ially showing unexpected prowess. The Freshmen and Sophomores have also caused more or less energetic opposition for each other. As it now stands— The Junior Class sits on the wall, But—sometime it will have a great fall. And all the king’s horses and all the king's men, Won’t put the Juniors together again. We wish to call your attention to the advertisements in this issue for William E. Fritz, the Jeweler, for the Dutch Food Shop, for Bahr’s Music Store, and for Moorhead’s Shoe Store; these were written by Annabelle Brown, Anna Lyons, Emma Krasinski, and Gerald Horrigan, respectively. The Senior En- glish Classes of the Commercial Depart- ment are correlating in this way with the local merchants to the practical benefit of both. As our student ad. writers are still working, with much competition among them, there will un- doubtedly be more of their fine work ex- hibited in the remaining numbers.

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5k . FOOTBALL Tl LAM, 1919 Photo By Pierct

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4 THE GOLDEN-ROD A shadow has been cast over our school by the untimely deaths of our beloved teachers. Miss Seymour and Mr. Roache. We feel that we have lost two splendid friends. And we wonder, as we think back, if we always treated them as our friends; if we always reciprocated their efforts in our behalf. The saying “You never miss the water till the well runs dry,” is indeed a grim one as here applied. So, let us realize now that our teachers—and we may add, our parents—are our best friends and should be so regarded; let us realize that to try to teach us is our teachers’ life work: to try to learn is our duty;—the first is vain without the second. This does not mean that we all should become book-worms—far from that. It does mean, however, that we all should show a whole-hearted effort and willing- ness to learn. That is indeed the least we can do. As this is our best opportunity we wish to commend the school, especially the September Freshmen, for its financial support of the first issue. The Septem- ber Freshmen averaged more copies than any other class except the Seniors. In fact, the financial support was so good that there wasn’t a single copy left over, and more could have been sold. We hope that all who wanted copies of this issue, may have got them, and we advise, for your own sake that you order your next number so you may be sure of hav- ing it. SENIORS! Where is your good be- havior? Don’t you know enough, when there is no teacher in the room, to work if you have any to do? Or if, perchance, you have no work, or no inclination to work, at least don’t make so much noise that the teacher in the next room can hear you. Do you know you are committing an offense, legally called “Disturbing the Peace”? In the death of Mr. Roache, we mourn the loss of a kindly, warm-hearted man. whose influence will long be felt in the school where he taught and in the com- munity where he lived. A man of sterling worth, his life was characterized by a modesty and dignity of bearing, by extreme uprightness and integrity, and by a steadfast devotion to duty. His generous and sympathetic nature, his thoughtful courtesy, and the gentle- ness and nobility of his character com- manded the respect of all who were brought in contact with him. Life had failed to embitter him; in- stead he had gained, thro’ life’s vicissi- tudes, a calmness and serenity of mind which the aggressive man rarely finds. We who were privileged to count our- selves among his friends, found his friend- ship a warm, living actuality. An in- teresting and delightful companion, a man whom we could implicit) trust, his many lovable qualities were impressed upon us more and more deeply with the passing of time. “Such was our friend. Formed on the good old plan, A true and brave and downright honest man! His daily prayer, far better understood In acts than words, was simply doing good. So calm, so constant was his rectitude, That by his loss alone we know its worth, And feel how true a man has walked with us on earth.” —Clara E. Thompson.