Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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28 THE GOLDEN-ROD ber from thirty to sixty voices, mixed from forty to one hundred voices. All the musical organizations of the School are under the able direction of Miss Maude Howes and Miss Margaret Tuthill who have both worked faithfully to make Quincy a unit in the musical organizations of New England. E. H. THE BIG SISTER CLUB The Big Sister Club has met with even greater success this semester. It is the youngest club in school and is one of the most active. On March 11, the mix-up party, which has become a Semi-annual event, was held in the cafeteria from 2.30 to 4.30. The Sophomore girls were the guests of the Big Sisters. An informal reception, with the heads of the departments of the school, and the officers of the club in line, began the program. Music was furnished by a sextette from the school orchestra consisting of Mary Laing, Ruth Hayden. Mary Quinn. Mildred Hamlin. Carol McKin. and Margaret Morris. Carol Knight, the President, briefly welcomed the guests. This was followed by soprano solos by Priscilla Greene, and mandolin solos by Mildred Hamlin. Mr. Collins then spoke, stressing the import- ance of working and playing together. A one-act play entitled “Miss Oliver’s Dol- lars” was presented by eight “Big-Sis- ters”. The cast was as follows: Lavereia Pierce, Dorothy Jean Dinne- ?an. Marjorie Moles. Lucy O’Malley, Kathleen Anderson, Elizabeth McPhillips and Elvira Harlow. Refreshments were served under the direction of Rose Fruzetti. The Big-Sister owes its origin, mainte- nance, and success to our Dean of girls. Miss Josephine D. Baker. She has worked with the girls lovingly and patiently and has improved the conditions around school greatly. THE ENGLISH CLUB The English Club has been very faith- ful to its work. The Q. H. S. column, which appears in the Quincy Patriot Ledger every Thursday evening, has been interesting and the news writers deserve much credit for this work. The monthly meeting of the entire or- ganization was held in the school library, Feb. 16. A one-act play by Oscar Wolff entitled “Where But in America?” was presented by Harrison Linnell, Dorothy W aite. and Elna Peterson. Refreshments were served under the supervision of Dorothy Dinnegan, Elvira Harlow, Mar- jorie Moles, and Lucy McGrath. On Friday. March 4th, the English Club was addressed by Oscar Stevens, editor of the Quincy Patriot Ledger, in Room 114 at 1.30. Everyone interested was invited and those who attended found it worth while. THE DEBATING SOCIETY The members of the Debating Society held a very successful meeting on Thurs- day evening, Feb. 10 in Room 305. A debate on the question of “The Modifica- tion of the Volstead Act” resulted in favor cf the negative side upheld by Xissi Grossman, Donald Cameron, and Henry Gilpin, with Grossman rendering the re- buttal. The names of those on the de- feated team were Harrison Linnell, Robert Newman, and William Ford, with Linnell conducting the rebuttal. The society had the pleasure of view- ing two reels of pictures, taken by Dr. D. B. Reardon on the Pacific Coast and the Canadian Rockies. Refreshments were served in the cafeteria by Harrison Lin- nell. On Feb. 18 the debating teams of the Old Colony Chapter De Molay and the Debating Society of Quincy High School were the guests of the Men’s Club of the Wollaston Congregational Church. A heated debate was carried on, the ques- tion being: Resolved that the sale of liquors containing less than 4.75% alcohol be permitted in the United States. The

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MUSIC IN QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL The Girls’ Glee Club has clone some splendid work this year and is justly proud of its thirty-four members and manager, Priscilla Greene. It has ap- peared at the Senior High School, both at the Education Week exercises and at Graduation exercises in January. In March, it sang at the Bethany Congrega- tional Church. The North Quincy Catholic Club has invited the Club to sing at its meeting on April 7th. It will enter the Glee Club Contest at the Boston Conclave on May 20th, where Quincy hopes to receive honorable men- tion. The Glee Club will also sing at the Annual Spring Concert anci the June graduation. The Boys’ Glee Club has not been formed this year but an attempt to rees- tablish it is being made. Our school has an unusually good or- chestra! In the New England contest, it has done splendidly and has participated in many other programs. The upper or- chestra has fifty-two members and is managed by Albert Fish. It has played at the Education Week program on Jan. 12, at the meeting of the Cranch Parent- Teachers’ Association, the Education Program of the Young Women’s Com- munity Club, and at the Beethoven Cen- tenary Celebration, March 25th. It has made the following engagements: April 7—North Quincy Catholic Club. April 12—Quincy Women's Club. May 5—Music Dept. Instrumental Concert. May 21—Boston Conclave. May 26—Spring Concert. June 22—High School Graduation. The lower or second orchestra is also doing well. It has twenty-eight members who arc training for the upper group. Walter Smith is the manager. With Nissi Grossman as manager the band is doing great work. On November 20th, we all know how it kept up the “fighting spirit” all the way to Brockton and home again. It has played at the Quincy Theatre on March 24, 25, 26, and will play at the Junior High Schools some- time in April. On May 5 the band will play at the Music Dept. Instrumental Concert and on May 21 will represent Quincy in the Bank contest at the Boston Conclave. The Third New England School Band and Orchestra Contests and Festival to be held in Boston on May 21, is open to all school organizations of New England Banks and orchestras will be given an opportunity to participate in the Festival program on Boston Common in the parade, and in the program of massed band and orchestras, which will include several numbers played by the entire en- semble and several of the massed bands. The latter will take place at the Boston Arena in the afternoon. Assigned and optional compositions will be played at the Orchestra Contest at the Boston Arena in the morning. Our orchestra did especially well last year and we hope it will do even better this year. A new feature is the New England School Chorus and Glee Club Contest and Festival which will be held in Boston May 20. It is open to Boys’ Glee Clubs, Girls’ Glee Clubs, and Mixed choruses. Boys’ Glee Clubs will number from thirty to fifty voices, Girls’ Glee Clubs will num-

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THE GOLDEN-ROD 29 negative side, upheld by Quincy High, was comprised of Gordon Peterson, Henry Gcsmer, and Paul Reardon. Those on the affirmative side were George Stephenson, Myron Lane, and Conrad Noble. The judges favored the arguments presented by our High School team. The Monday meeting of the Society was held on Thursday evening, March 10. The question debated was resolved: That a college education is a waste of time and money. The negative side won. THE THALIA CLUB Among the numerous organizations the oldest is the Thalia Club. It is, also, one of the most active and has accomplished a great deal this season. Two Thalia Clubs alumnae have offered a prize for the best club song. Miss Mar- garet Tuthill is to be the judge of the music and Miss Marion Giles of the verse. The prize will consist of two tickets for a play, to be chosen by the winners. The contest closes April 1, 1927. Thalia Club and Senior High School writing paper is now being sold every day by members of the Thalia Club in Miss Haskell’s office. It is most attractive and the Club hopes to sell some to everyone. The semi-annual initiation of the Thalia Club was held Friday, Feb. 4, in the gymnasium. Ten girls from the Febru- ary ’29 class were initiated. The candi- dates were required to come in fancy cos- tumes. Two prizes were given for the best. Violet Johnson and Helen Mal- colm were the winners. Many amusing stunts were performed by the new mem- bers. A short business meeting followed at which Marjorie Moles was elected as the new president to fill the vacancy caused by the graduation of Dorothy Waite. Refreshments were then served in the cafeteria. The March meeting of the Thalia Club was held Friday, the 4th. It was in charge of the out-door committee. CLASS NEWS The June 1927 met in the Hall on March 7. It was voted that the Presi- dent, Nelson Cochrane, should appoint all committees. Class banners have been secured which arc being sold by the treasurer, Nelford Platner. February 15 found the Feb. ’28 class deciding an important question, namely the design for its pins and rings. The pin committee, Kathryn Chamberlain, Lucy O’Mally, and Eva Castleman, pre- sented several patterns. President Ho- bart Robinson presided. The results of the election of the assistant Golden Ron staff are as follows: Fditor-in-Chief—Harrison Fisk. Literary Editor—Elizabeth Kinghom. News Editor—Dorothy Dencen. Athletic Editor—Charles Gabriel. Alumni Editor—Carolyn Cherrington. Exchange Editor—Dorothy Bone. Jokes Editor—Ruth Anderson. Art Editor—Louise Bartlett. The June ’28 class met the following day and chose one of the designs pre- sented by the pin committee, Ruth Cameron, Donald Fuller, and Robert Wood. President Edward Loftus had charge of the meeting. CAFETERIA MANAGEMENT Under the able supervision of Miss Baker, conditions in the cafeteria at recess have been improved. About thirty Seniors met in Room 118 on February 9 to discuss improvements in lunch-room management. A system of dividing the tables into groups of six, each group being in charge of a marshal, has proved suc- cessful. The boys and girls have been assigned definite sections of the cafeteria and the congestion is gradually disappear- ing. Bert MacLeod was chosen presi- dent of the marshals and Elvira Harlow secretary.