Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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32 THE GOLDEN-ROD W entworth and Higgins, Quincy High School graduates, were the stars for Thayer. Interclass Track Meet On Wednesday, April 27, the track men from the three upper classes assem- bled at the Oval to engage in a track meet. The Juniors were represented by eight men, the Seniors by four, and the Sophomores by two. Dodge was the star of the meet, scoring 22 points. Brown scored 12 points for the Seniors. The results: Juniors 45; Seniors 25; Sopho- mores 2. Events: 100 yds.—(1st) Dodge, J.; (2nd) Crotty, J.; (3rd) MacDonald, S. Time, 11 seconds. 220 yds.—(1st) Crotty, J.; (2nd) Dodge, J.; (3rd) MacDonald, S. Time 25 3 5 seconds. 440 yds.—(1st) White, J.; (2nd) Dodge, J.; (3rd) Reed, J. Time, 1 min- ute, 3 seconds. 880 yds.—(1st) Miller, S.; (2nd) Whittam, J.; (3rd) MacMahon, J. Time, 2 minutes, 19 seconds. Mile run—(1st) Richmond, J.; (2nd) Brown, S.; (3rd) Miller, S. Time, 5 minutes 28 seconds. Shot Put—(1st) Leavitt, S.; (2nd) Dodge, J.; (3rd) Brown, S. Distance, 31 ft., 6 3 4 in. Running Broad Jump—(1st) Brown, S.; (2nd) Dodge, J.; (3rd) Maskielieson S. Distance, 17 ft., 1 in. Running High Jump—(1st) Dodge, J.; (2nd) Brown, S.; (3rd) Heap, S. Height, 4 ft., 11 in. Starter, Mr. Thomson; judges: Mr. Jewell, Mr. Webb, Mr. Nissen. Track After a lapse of three years Quincy High will again be represented by a track team. Mr. Ball is acting as Coach and under his guidance a strong track team will be developed. There is a wealth of track material in the school and a little training and hard practice will produce a winning team. Richman was elected captain of the team and MacDonald, manager. Meets are to be held with Thayer Academy, Winthrop High, Dor- chester High, and Revere High. The dates have not been settled upon yet. In the shorter dashes, Quincy is well represented by Dodge, Crotty, MacDon- ald, and White. In the middle distance runs, White, Dodge, Reed, Miller, Whit- tam, and MacMahon show fine form. In the mile run Quincy will be repre- sented by three clever track men: Capt. Richman, Brown, and John Miller, all of whom can run the distance in five min- utes. Tennis Tennis has been revived at Quincy High this spring, and a tennis team will again represent Quincy High on the courts. The squad has been working daily under the watchful eye of Coach Jewell. The school is very fortunate in having Mr. Jewell to coach the team, as he thor- oughly understands the game. The team consisting of Capt. Blake, Leavitt, Brown, and Cole promises to give its opponents a merry battle. Matches have been scheduled with English High, Huntington, and Thayer Academy. Donald Davis, Athletic Editor. Mr. Thomas: “How do you get starch from corn?” Dodge: “Squeeze it.” Physics instructor: “Define Boyle’s Law as to originality.” Pupil: “Under constant temperature the force is proportionately irrational.” English teacher to Hamilton: “Can you explain romantic element? Mr. Akin says you ought to be able to.”

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THE GOLDEN-ROD 31 Athletics BASKETBALL, 1921 The 1921 basketball season has been concluded,» with Coach Clark and the team wholly satisfied. Quincy High won five out of eight games, being defeated twice by the strong Boston College High five, and once by Chelsea. In considera- tion of the fact that Quincy High has not been represented by a school team for three years, this season’s record has been a most successful one. A great deal of credit is due to Mr. Clark, the coach, and Mr. Xissen,' the trainer, for the team’s showing. Captain Ira Jenkins played excellent basketball throughout the season, and proved himself one of the best backs in Greater Boston. Larry Leavitt’s was the team’s high point scorer, with Jenkins a close second. William Houlihan shot all fouls for the team and had an average of eight out of ten. Donald Bennett jumped center in fine style, and on account of his height was responsible for more than one goal. The prospect of a team next year is very bright, as there is plenty of material in the school. With such boys as List- man, Maskieliesom, Neal, Nelson, and MacQuarrie, Coach Clark should have another winning team next season. It would be a great stimulus to basket- ball in the school if Quincy could manage to form a League, consisting of the high schools on the South Shore. Why not try it? Season’s Record Quincy 25 Thayer 14 Quincy 39 Weymouth 36 Quincy 30 Alumni 14 Quincy 22 W eymouth 8 Quincy 9 B. C. High 36 Quincy 24 Thayer 14 Quincy 20 B. C. High 22 Quincy 17 Chelsea 21 BASEBALL 1921 To Coach Mitchell’s first call for can- didates for the ball team, over forty boys responded. Four of these were veterans. Houlihan, Hannon, Durgin, and Good- hue, all being letter-men. Owing to weather conditions the squad was not called out for practice until April 11. -Manager John Miller arranged the fol- lowing schedule of games: April 14—Hingham at Quincy - April 19—Thayer at Thayer April 22—Milton at Milton April 26—Melrose at Melrose April 30—Dorchester at Quincy May 13—Brockton at Brockton May 17—Thayer at Quincy May 20—Rockland at Quincy May 2A—Rockland at Rockland May 27—Milton at Quincy May 30—Alumni at Quincy June 3—No. Attleboro at Quincy June 7—Brockton at Quincy June 10—Weymouth at Weymouth Quincy 3—Thayer 4 The Quincy High nine met its first de- feat of the season at the hands of Thayer Academy, 4 to 3. Thayer scored once in the first inning, and again in the second. In the “lucky seventh” Quincy evened matters up, Davis and Guinan both scor- ing on Houlihan’s double. In the eighth inning MacQuarrie succeeded in scoring on a hit by Hughes. Then came that disastrous ninth inning. With two down, Wentworth succeeded in reaching first base, he stole second, and evened matters up on an error. A second error allowed MacDonald to score and win the game for Thayer. Houlihan pitched well for Quincy, but was not given the proper support by the team.

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THE GOLDEN-ROD 33 Exchanges In this, the last issue of the Golden Rod, we wish to take the opportunity of thanking the Exchanges for their splen- did co-operation throughout the year. Quite a number of new magazines have come to us during the last or month or so, which, like our “old friends,” have been both enjoyable and helpful. We sincerely hope that the schools, now on our Exchange List, will desire to re- new acquaintances next year, while new ones will be heartily welcomed. We gratefully acknowledge the follow- ing magazines received since the last issue of the Golden Rod: “The Rutherfordian,” Rutherford High School, Rutherford, X. J. “About St. Agnes,” Academy St. Ag- nes, Albany, N. Y. “The Spectator,” Chicopee High School, Chicopee, Mass. “The Polytechnic,” Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute, Troy, X. Y. “The Enterprise,” Belmont Junior High School, Belmont, Mass. “Syracuse Daily Orange,” Syracuse, N. Y. “The Proviso Pageant,” Proviso Town- ship High School, Maywood, 111. “The Register,” Rindge Technical School, Cambridge, Mass. “The Brewster,” Brewster Free Acad- emy, Wolf boro, X. H. “Blue and Gold,” Malden High School, Malden, Mass. “Upsala Gazette,” Upsala College, Kenilworth, N. J. “Industrial School Magazine,” Golden, Col. “ I he Aegis,” Beverly High School, Beverly, Mass. I he Student,” The English High School, Providence, R. I. “The Argus,” Gardner High School, Gardner, Mass. “The Beacon,” Gloucester High School, Gloucester, Mass. “The Enterprise,” Roxbury High School, Roxbury, Mass. COMMENTS “The Rutherfordian,” Rutherford High School, Rutherford, N. J.: Your magazine surpasses, in complete- ness, all those that we have so far re- ceived. A staff that gets out such a paper certainly deserves praise. “The Spectator,” Chicopee High School, Chicopee, Mass.: 'Fhe cover design for the March issue certainly is attractive. Why not devote a corner at least to Exchange news: “The Aegis,” Beverly High School, Beverly, Mass.: The Science Editorial on Radium is very interesting. “A Deed of the Xorth” is well written. A larger Joke Column would add more “pep” to your magazine. “The Enterprise,” Belmont Junior High School Belmont, Mass.: Your editorials are well written. How- ever, we think a few more jokes could be added to the Joke Column. “The Rindge Register,” Cambridge, Mass.: We have enjoyed your magazine a great deal during the year, and hope that the friendship may be renewed next year. “The Argus,” Gardner High School, Gardner, Mass.: We received your magazine through a friend, and upon reading it over, find that it is quite complete in every detail. We especially like your literary department. “The Beacon,” Gloucester High School, Gloucester, Mass.: We, of Quincy High School, were both interested and glad to read of the dedi- cation of an issue of your magazine, to Miss Sicbcrt, who was formerly a mem- ber of our faculty. Among the magazines received. And they’re both large and small, We hope we’ve not offended A single one at all. Ruth Bishop, Exchange Editor.