Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1928 volume:

crane mile Li Quincy, Mass. Northeastern University DAY DIVISION Test on Reciprocating Engine and Turbine THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION In co-operation with engineering firms, offers four year curriculums leading to the Bachelor’s degree in the following branches of engineer- ing: Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Industrial Engineering Co-operating with business firms, offers the following four year col- legiate courses leading to the Bach- elor’s degree of Business Administration in Business Management or in Accounting Finance The Co-operative Plan of training enables the student to combine theory with practice and makes it possible for him to earn his tuition and part of his other school expenses. For Catalog or any further tnjormation write to NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MILTON J. SCHLAGENHAUF, Director of Admissions BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Five year programs on co-operative plan on and after September 5, 1929 R. D. CHASE CO. (JOHN F. HUNT) ----------------INSURANCE------------------- OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Fire Automobile Bonds Life Compensation Burglary Accident Plate Glass Windstorm --------------REAL ESTATE------------------- WE BUY WE RENT WE SELL Represented by Sturgis Hunt Savings Bank Bldg., Quincy CHAPPIES BUS LINE Coaches for Parties and Outings 22 UNION STREET Quincy, Massachusetts Telephone Granite 1 565-J Fine New Burdett Building Every Monday New Students are admitted in Secretarial: Office Management: Bookkeeping: and Stenographic Courses When the fall sessions begin in September, Burdett College will be settled in this new home where its able faculty and outstanding business courses will be sustained by unusual housing facilities and modern equipment. This new building will be the last word in private school construction. Burdett graduates are in demand by business men. Sept. 17 Entrance Date for Business Adminis- tration Courses Catalogue Sent on Request Burdett College 18 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON Founded 1879 After July 1.15« Stuart Street—One Block from Common off Tremont St. Costume Jewelry to Match Your EASTER Costume from $1.00 up ... at... Pettengill’s 1462 Hancock St., - Quincy Drop in Now! See this New Maytag in action, or take advantage of our free trial offer, by phoning us for a free wash- ing in your home at the time most convenient to you. “if it doesn’t sell itself don’t keep it.” Quincy Maytag Store 1604 HANCOCK ST. Tel. Gra. 6893-M TYPEWRITERS Bought—Sold—Rented Regal Royal, Corona and Royal Portable Agency School Supplies Fountain Pens Dennison Goods Greeting Cards H. A. GALLAGHER CO. 1395 Hancock Street Tel. Granite 0109 Quincy’s Leading Stationery Store SIZZLING HOT! RED HOT!! “Better than mothers” “Charlies” Where the Hungry ones go Hot Dogs CHARLIE PAPPAS' Coney Island Lunch Quincy Square HARRY G. MARCH SEE THE NEW Columbia New England “Radio Exclusively” 1928 MODEL Authorized Dealer BICYCLES KOLSTER Harley Davidson ATWATER KENT MOTORCYCLES ZENITH Carriage tires put on while you wait Service and Repairing Velocipedes Wheel Goods 5 Revere Road, Quincy C. E. CROUT Quincy Trust Opposite us Telephone Granite 4240 11 Cottage Avenue, Quincy Open Evenings Tel. Granite 1759-J Compliments of First National Stores Incorporated ARTHUR E. DORR, Division Beef, Poultry, Eggs, and Fish Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Delicatessen, Pastry 1380 Hancock Street, QUINCY SQUARE “The People’s Bank” Quincy Trust Company 1486 Hancock Street Branch at 27 Billings Road Quincy Norfolk Downs Checking Department Savings Department We operate a Savings Department under the same regulations as Sav- ings Banks. Deposits therein are free from State taxation. Safe Deposit Boxes H. E. CURTIS, President JOHN S. GWINN, Treasurer Member Federal Reserve System. ALBION M. HILL, Ass't Treasurer W. HENRY DONAHER MEN'S and BOY’S CLOTHING 1559 HANCOCK STREET Monroe Block QUINCY, MASS. SPORTING GOODS ■46 ti f Baseball, Golf Tennis, Soccer Football, Basketball A Complete Assortment of All Equipment ST. Westland’s 1555 Hancock St. Quincy Margaret’s Sjat § tore Formerly with J. Szathmary Hats Made to Order 1466 Hancock St., Quincy Opposite Kresge’s new Store Tel. Granite 7275 QUINT’S Greenhouses Easter Lillies 35c blossom Choice Rose Bushes,Tulips and other beautiful plants and flow- ers at popular prices. 1248 Hancock St., - Quincy At Quincy Square Typewriters Bought—Sold—Rented Only agent in Quincy for the Remington Portable Typewriter Also Corona and Royal Portable Typewriters Moore—W aterman—Parker Ingersoll Fountain Pens Dennison’s Goods School Supplies McKENZIE’S Tel. Granite 5131 3 Temple Street MUSIC Popular—Standard—Century Instruments and Supplies Trunks, Bags and Leather Goods Where the T TT 7 T % ) O Can Be Bought Smartest Clothes - Jl JlI aJj £ . for Less. Here you will find an unusual selection of Students' 2-Pant Suits and Overcoats Newest Models—Smartest Fabrics and Pat- terns. A real store for the “men of tomor- row” to trade in. 1417 Hancock St. FISHER’S Quincy, Mass. Foundation Garments of all Types for Girls Sflje Smtpljij Miss S. E. Dunphy No. 8 Maple St., Quincy, Mass. Tel. Granite 0893-W For Service call Granite 6739 “Just Right” Cleansing and Dyeing Co. PRESSING-REPAIRING High grade work at reasonable prices Work called for and delivered 1637 HANCOCK STREET QUINCY Published Quarterly by Pupils of the Quincy High School We Golden Rod APRIL 1928 Volume XL No. 3. QUINCY Massachusetts PRICE—TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Literary) Staff Editor-in-Chief Literary Editor News Editor Athletic Editor Alumni Editor Exchange Editor Joke Editor Art Editor Ruth Cushman Mary Aulbach Henry Gesmer Donald Gilman John Knowles Elizabeth McPhillips Irving Hunter Clementine Edwards Business Staff Business Manager...............Robert MacGregor 3fo Advertising Manager ...........Kenneth McKenzie 30'S Assistants Kenneth Melville 3G3 Thornton Lenard Leonard Graf Circulation Manager, Theodore Bilman 3ft Faculty Advisors Ethell C. Crockett Ruth M. Giles Joy L. Nevens Leslie C. Millard Catherine I. Walsh 8 THE GOLDEN-ROD L’lL ROLLO Charles Baker, J.’29 “H’mmp! A story for that school paper, eh?” “Sure, Uncle Zed,” I said, “you al- ways said you could lie faster, oftener, and more plausibly than anyone else in Quincy, didn't you ?” “Wal, I reckon I did, an’ easier an’ about more things, too. I got a great scope, I have. Wot’ll I tell about?” “Oh, anything. Some more about your pal from the West.” “My ol podner, Windy Rivers? Thuh fellah as was a great animal trainer?” I scented a story. “Go on; Windy couldn’t train animals!” “He couldn’t, eh? Wal you jus’ listen here, young felluh, an I’ll tell you how I found it out. Yuh see I hadn’t seen Windy fer a long time, so when I come across him a-rollin’ a hoop all over his dooryard, I thought he’d jus’ natcherlly gone loco.” “‘Hey, Windy!’” I yells, “‘S’mat- ter?’ ” “ ‘Oh,’ ” he calls back, “ ‘I’m just giv- in’ l’il Rollo a airin.’ ” “ ‘Kinda crazy answer,’ ” thinks I. “But when I gets closer I sees it’s a hoopsnakc. The snake rolls up into a hoop, takin’ its tail in its mouth an’ Windy does his stuff.” “ ‘I calls him Rollo ’cause he rolls,’ ” explains Windy. “An’ a right nice little felluh Rollo was, too. Smart, an’ lovin’, an’ all. I doan’ mean p’raps, nuther, ’bout that there ‘smart. W’y, after I set up my shack near Windy’s, he’d carry messages back an’ forth. Windy’d tell him suthin’ tuh tell me an’, b’gosh, he’d come over an twist his-self intuh letters an’ spell it out on thuh cabin floor. Uh course he lost track once in a while on long words an’ then he’d do X’s all over the floor’ tuh show he’d made a mistake, an’ begin again. Thuh only real trouble he ever had, though, was one time when he near bruk his back on ‘Czechoslovakia.’ ” “An’ strong an’ fast! I’ve seen Windy win many a tenner by havin’ Rollo tow a canoe downstream faster’n a man could paddle one!” “What finally became of him?” “Wal,” said Uncle Zed, sadly wiping his eyes, “I tol’ you he were a lovin’ l’il critter, an’ he were right fond of a young blacksnake, as purty an’ cute a l’il thing, she was, as ever I laid eyes on. An’ one day she ran off with a low-life rat- tlesnake, an’ poor l’il Rollo jus’ naturally up an’ died of a broken heart.” A THUNDERSTORM Esther Lindberg, F.’29 Did it ever occur to you that what we commonly call a thunderstorm is really the playing of the brass band of the angels? The band parades across the sky often in summer, but never in winter as it is too cold for the players. The distant rumbles of the bass drums announce the coming of the band. We cannot see these players as we look up toward the sky, but we can see the flash of their instruments as they march along. THE GOLDEN-ROD 9 We often see longer flashes which are caused by the trombone player who pushes and pulls all the while. We re- ceive all the wind that is used up in the playing of the great horns. Each player has a portion of dark sky for his music sheet and writes his own notes with a colorless ink, which shows up quite plainly on the dark sheet. Having played a certain piece of music each player takes a convenient cloud, wipes off these liquid notes, and wrings his cloud; we receive a shower of notes each time the band plays. When the band passes by the last thing we hear is the farewell rumble of the drums in the distance. HOMEWORK Doris Scott, J.’28 I wonder if any of the teachers in Quincy High School, or any school, ever think of the hard work and the long hours we poor unfortunate students have to go through with day after day? Home- work and then more homework! Nearly every night it is the same old story; once in a while I manage it in the afternoon so I can have the night free, but the usual routine is this; Supper, dishes, and then homework; no rest, mind you, be- tween any of them. The tirst question is how and where to start. As usual there is bookeeping, shorthand, English, and history. (It's funny some brilliant person doesn’t think of letting us have the privilege of carry- ing home a typewriter in order to prac- tice a few hours each evening on type- writing.) The first thing to be done is the easiest and quickest; we must always save our thoughts for the hard studies, history and English, for instance. The other subjects follow in rapid succes- sion. When everything is all finished, sleep is not far away (neither is morn- ing), still if a person tries to stifle a yawn in school, the teacher is bound to make a remark about going to bed early and getting some sleep for a change. After sitting about five minutes try- ing to straighten my back, I make a trip to the pantry and end a very delightful evening. Of course, next morning I have a table full of books, scrap papers, ink- bottles, and pencils, and pens, to greet me as a faint reminder of the night before. At «S.15 school starts for another day, and at the beginning of each period my hard work of the night before is collected and more work assigned. It’s the same old story, day after day; just as an animal at a treadmill, we are kept going all the time. Trying to Study Clementine Edwards, J.’28 My heart is not here upon my work; I’ve tried, but I can not study. I see the pages, I read the words, But it all seems very muddy. I’m thinking of everything but my work, I'm away in a far off land, I'm wandering the fields, I’m dreaming dreams, Instead of trying to understand. But wouldn’t you rather dream, I ask, Than study a dry old book? So I think and dream of summer days As I sit in my favorite nook. Raggedy Ann Florence White, J.’28 1 Her eyes are bright and sparkling, The color's a delightful tan; She’s not very good at talking, But she can make you understand. 2 Her hair is short and curly, A shiny golden brown; Her teeth are lustrous and pearly. And perfect all around. 3 Her step is light and dainty; She can beg and please a man; She speaks for things,—not faintly, She’s an Airdale—is Raggedy Ann. 10 THE GOLDEN-ROD To the Golden Rod Doris Bohanan, F.’29 Oh Goldcnrod—you artful pest, You make us work with toilful zest. You make us wrinkle up our brows And twist our features into frowns; Causing us to scratch our head For inspirations almost dead. Then when we’ve written something rare It’s handed back with best of care. On each one—sometimes—a mark nuitc fine As if to sooth and ease our mind, But inwardly, we wonder why Such splendid talent is passed by. Oh, Goldcnrod, you surely aim To be worthy of a Quincy name. CONFESSIONS OF A TRAVELER Elsie Eagle, J.’28 1 am a girl, I must confess, who likes to travel. Are you that kind of a girl ? Do you sit and dream of a majestic steamer plowing her way to another world, with you aboard ? I do! Can you sit on the deck, watching the clouds and the sky, with not a care in the world? I can! Or have you plodded along on a queer little donkey at the Grand Can- yon as T have? Why, I ride in a gon- dola every time I visit Venice. Do you? I can even turn all France, England, and Spain upside down and still find time to roam the Orient. Can you ? Yes, I’ve scaled the Alps in record time, And even sailed right down the Rhine, Ah, I’ve traveled miles just in my mind—have you? ECHOES FROM THE WAVES William Paterson, J.’29 It was a warm summer’s day, the third of June, in the year 1914. My mother and I sailed from Boston on board the “Pretorian” for Glasgow, Scotland. The weather was ideal for sailing, and we en- joyed the trip thoroughly. During the day we had our deck chairs placed in comfortable positions, and the deck stew- ards saw that all were wrapped in their robes. We spent the time in reading and conversing with the other passengers, for all are like one large family on board ship. During the day we also played shuffle board and ringers on the deck. At night we sang and danced and listened to concerts, in the music room. On Sun- day morning religious services were held. We sighted a French fishing fleet at work. The ship slowed up and a small boat from the fleet drew along side. Two buckets were hoisted aboard. One of them contained mail to be brought to Europe, the other some fish for the cap- tain. We continued on the journey, sighting one or two steamers at a dis- tance. We passed two enormous icebergs but kept at a respectable distance, and the captain said he “would be glad to be some distance out of their course before darkness settled down.” We arrived safely at Glasgow nine days later. We were having a delightful holiday with my grandparents, when the war broke out, cutting our visit short. We thought it best to get back to the United States before America should enter the war. At that time no one knew what a day would bring forth. Well, it was one thing saying, “we’ll go back,” but it was altogether another thing to try to get back. We booked on several ships, but the Government stepped in before each sailing and took over the ships for transports. We finally booked on the “Sardivian.” The name certainly fitted the ship, because it was a small, old ‘tub’ about the size of a good sized sailing yacht. The captain tried to make us feel happy by telling us that she had been a first class boat forty years ago, and that Royalty had sailed aboard her at one time. However, that did not help us any when we ran into boisterous weather and a raging sea. The so-called boat was rocking and swaying first on the crest of a wave, then with a sudden rush into the trough. The captain said that she was a good submarine. She went under at Mo- ville, Ireland, and came up at Cape Race, THE GOLDEN-ROD 11 Newfoundland. This certainly seemed true because the ship was almost com- pletely covered with the waves all the time. We had one terrific storm which lasted for three days, during which time no passengers were allowed on deck. The captain and the crew kept vigilant watch day and night, and not a light was allowed in any of the state rooms after dark; all the port holes were darkened also so that no German warships might detect her. Most of the passengers dreaded to lie awake at night and hear the officers on watch report every little while, “All’s well. To sit up all night and listen to this would make one’s blood run cold. What a different scene from our jour- ney across in June. We were glad when we reached Boston, not only on account of the bad weather, but also because of the many dangers on the Atlantic at that time, owing to the activities of the Ger- man submarines in those waters. POMPEII, THE CITY OF RUINS Mary Infascelli, J.’28 To visit Italy, my parents’ birthplace, has always been my fondly cherished hope. My father, who was born near Pompeii, has related so many stories of this city that to me it has almost become a reality. I can close my eyes and see Pompeii in its ruinous state. It has the aspect of the ancient Roman city, the streets being straight and narrow. The most picturesque street of Pompeii is the old road from Naples to Reggio. According to ancient use the dead were buried along the sides of the roads and in this street many monuments are to be seen. The street of Abundance is perhaps the prin- cipal street of Pompeii. It is straight and narrow with raised pavements, on which are some fountains made of lava. Of the street of Mercury, which is narrow like the other streets of Pompeii is situated the Temple of Apollo. This temple is dedicated to the worship of Love. It was constructed before the Samnite epoch and is surrounded by col- umns which originally were of the Doric style, but afterwards were restored and transformed with stucco into Corinthian columns. In the House of the Faun everything is of great artistic taste. This house de- rived its name from the antique, beauti- ful, and renowned statuette found there. This statuette is now in the museum of Naples. Of all the houses in Pompeii the House of the Vettii is the most important be- cause of its painted decorations. This house was discovered several years ago. All the pictures, statues, and household utensils are in their original places and give to the house something living that fails elsewhere. At the entrance to the excavations, a little museum has been provided, where a part of the antiquities found during the excavations have been preserved. The greater part, however, and almost all the most important have been removed to the Museum of Naples. On the street of Nola is the house of Marcus Lucretius, a noble man. This house is remarkable because of the beauty and elegance of its decorations, paintings, and statues. To see, not only to hear of, this ruined city is my one great desire, and I hope that some day my dream will come true. TRAVELING BY GAS Mary Aulbach, J.’28 It was a custom of mine to visit my dentist twice a year, and as I had no real work done at these times, I rather enjoyed it. My dentist was a fine look- ing man, tall, with blonde curly hair, nice blue eyes, and a smile that certainly at- tracted everyone. All my girl friends were secretly in love with him, and al- though I wouldn’t admit it, I think that I had a few symptoms myself. Ouida, 12 THE GOLDEN-ROD my closest friend, seemed to interest him the most, but, as I think it over, she possessed an attractive older sister who was a decided brunette. To return to my story, a back tooth started to trouble me, so off I hurried for treatment. An examination showed that the tooth was perfect, so the X-ray was resorted to in order to determine the trouble. As you can imagine, I was hav- ing a perfectly lovely time as an inter- esting invalid. I was sent home finally and told to return the next morning for the report. How kind and considerate he was! Even the pain couldn’t still the feeling of elation that had possession of me as I departed. According to orders, I arrived punc- tually at the appointed time. Needless to say, I had dressed most carefully and knew I was looking my best as I entered that office. Demurely I sat and waited for the verdict, thinking that I would be told to paint it with iodine, or some sim- ilarly simple remedy. As I think of it now, how peaceful and almost happy were my feelings! Can you imagine my surprise when my Prince Charming en- tered with the pictures and quietly and gravely informed me that, although very unusual, the pain was caused by a full grown tooth that was trying to force an- other tooth out of place, and that the extraction of one of them was the only remedy. Extract one of my teeth,—horrible! I would never consent to that, but how could I ever get out of it and keep his good opinion of me? I looked at him. His face showed that he knew I was afraid, so summoning all my courage, and trying to speak naturally T said, “Of course, you know best so I will see you later for an appointment.” To my horror and disgust he smiled and said. “No time like the present. T could do it now if you wish.” How fervently I wished that I had never bothered, but finally it occurred to me that I would have to think fast if I was going to save my tooth and my dignity at the same time. I reflected a few moments and then remarked, “I would love to have it done now, but I must tell Mother first.” I thought that it was clever of me to let him know that my mother knew best. With undaunted perseverance the den- tist retaliated with, “It would be cruel to worry your mother with such a trivial matter. A little gas and the tooth will be removed in three minutes. Think of it. Nothing serious. Surely you are not afraid?” Trivial! How could he call it trivial ? I felt panicky and weak. Why not say no and be done with it? What right had he to press the issue like that? And the mocking tone in his voice as he said, “Afraid, are you?” I could picture his telling Ouida and the girls all about it if I turned coward. What a dilemma I was in. I wondered what would be the outcome. I glanced at my tormentor who only said, “Well?” The derision in his voice stung me, and before I realized what I was doing I answered, “All right.” What had I done? Why hadn’t I counted ten before I answered? All was lost. I had given my consent, and I had to abide by it. The dentist started the preparations for the slaughter. How calm lie appeared. Of course, why wouldn’t he? It wasn’t his tooth. I could be calm in his place, too. Conditions reversed, I would pull all his teeth. What a cruel face! What did I ever see in that man? How foolish I am to take his word that the offending tooth must be removed. Of course, I could only go home. Why couldn’t I run out when he turns his back ? No, I would not forfeit my dignity like that. I would rather lose the tooth and perhaps my life. Awful thought! People have been known to die while under anesthetics. I wonder what he would do if I did die. It would comfort me if I gave him a scare, but I can’t picture him being surprised at any- thing. What he would probably do when he discovered that my unhappy spirit had left my body would be to raise his eyes, shrug his shoulders, sterilize his instru- THE GOLDEN-ROD 13 ments, wash his hands, and call the cor- oner to come over as quickly as possible, for he expected another patient immedi- ately. Poor Mother would be heart broken. Why did I ever come here to- day ? The dentist smiled at me and said (I suppose he thought reassuringly) “A lit- tle nervous?” I answered in as firm a voice as I could command, “Slightly, one doesn’t have an extraction every day,” and thought to myself, “thank goodness.” “Never mind, it will be over soon,” was the next cheerful remark. When everything was ready, this former paragon started to administer the anesthetic. I made up my mind to be a brave soldier and die game, so I in- haled the fumes as rapidly as possible. I heard him say, “That is the spirit, lit- tle girl,” but it meant nothing to me. How dark it was and how rapidly I was moving,—I wondered just where. What was that noise? How it annoyed me! That light that was circling around me was making me nervous, too. Why that wasn’t a light after all, it was a creature of some kind, and the noise was caused by it. I detested it, but I had to watch it just the same. With a deafening roar the creature dove into the pool of water that was near, but that left me in dark- ness. I knew that something was worry- ing me, but I couldn’t think what it was. How quiet it was, would it never end? I was tired of that fast travelling through blackness. Suddenly a voice called out in the darkness. “All over, you’re all right now.” How unpleasantly that voice struck me; I knew that I should be polite and answer, so I tried to say “fine,” but dis- covered that speech was beyond me. Again the voice called out “Wake up’” I opened my eyes and the dentist was standing near me holding the offending tooth in his forceps. H smiled when he saw I was conscious, but gone was the old charm. The spell was broken. I couldn’t abide him, and the strange part of it was that there was real admiration in his voice as he talked to me. He told Ouida’s sister that night I was the “gam- est child” he had ever met. Think of that, me a child, and he should have known that I was sixteen. It didn’t mat- ter, of course, then, for I saw him as he was. After that I kept him as my dentist as I really had confidence in him, but one thing I decided was that if there was such an unfortunate being in the world as my “fate,” I would give my solemn word of honor that he would not be a dentist. A TRIP TO TERMINI Mary Palmisano, J.’30 When a traveler visits Italy, his first desire is to see the Colesseum in Rome, Vesuvius in Naples, or beautiful Venice with its many gondolas. Not many, if any at all, think of Sicily with its pictur- esque villages. Fortunately I have had the opportun- ity to visit my grand-parents who live in Termini, a small village in northern Sicily. This village of about 3,000 inhabi- tants is divided into two sections, the higher and the lower. The lower section is a valley and is accessible by boat. This valley is sur- rounded by a high wall with iron gates which lead into the village. This section is inhabited by many fishermen. On arriving by boat, before entering the village, the traveler sees a most in- teresting sight. Annexed to the landing port is the fishing port where the fisher- men are going here and there with bas- kets of fish or sitting on the sand mend- ing their nets. The next place of interest is the hot water baths, the only baths of the kind in the world. People from all over the country come here to be cured of their pains. The water from the baths comes from an unknown source. Many people believe it to be Mount Etna. At one time it used to be only a hot spring rush- ing from a deep gorge from the side of a rock wall. Now the government has had 14 THE GOLDEN-ROD a large and attractive hotel built over this. It took five years of labor to in- stall pipes conducting the water into the building. This hotel has three floors and is made of white marble. The first floor contains the hot baths, which are in little rooms where the hot water surges onto the tile floor. On the second and third story visitors, and especially sick people, have their rooms. The hotel has many balconies and a roof garden which adds much to the grandeur of the building. It also has a back yard on which many fruit trees are raised. Most of these trees are ba- nanas and figs. Next he comes to the Villa Del Fiore at the farthest part of the village. Flow- ers of every type grow here in abundance. All sorts of bushes and trees are also raised. This, although a public garden, is surrounded by an iron fence. A watch- man is always in sight. He sees that no one plucks the flowers Stone benches are built here and there and, when people sit here, they wish to linger longer and remain where there is a sweet odor of flowers and the twittering of birds that fly from one place to another. Leaving this villa the traveler wonders how it is possible to get on the upper part of the village. On inquiring he finds that he must go to Via Grande. This street formed like a stairway contains from 100 to 150 steps. At intervals benches are placed so that the people climbing the stairs can rest when they grow tired. Overshadowing these seats are trees of figs, oranges, and lemons. W hen the traveler arrives at his des- tination he sees a large plaza at the center of which is a monument dedi- cated to the first mayor of the town. Looking to the right he sees a church which has been in existence for over a century. At the left is the town hall, a wonderful building with marble balcon- ies. At the entrance are stationed two lions. Going further he comes to the resi- dential section. Here the streets are made of pebble stones. The houses are made of stucco and are similar to the Spanish haciendas. Grape vines climb on the walls forming an arch over the balconies. As the climate is mild all sorts of fruit and flowers are raised all the year round. 'I'he fragrant odor of these flowers is enchanting. If more travelers would go to these small country places instead of to the big cities, which after all are tiresome and noisy, they would enjoy their trips more. GOING TO SCHOOL IN SOUTH AMERICA Solveic; Liljegren, J.’30 The school I went to was an American private school, in the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. This city was founded by the Spaniards, and has now a population of about fifty thousand. It lies in one of the most fertile valleys of South America. Orange trees grow in the shadow of snow-capped mountains, there. I lived about ten miles from the city, so I had to get up before dawn to get to school on time. It was quite cold up there, ten thousand feet above the Pa- cific, and I went shivering out to the barn, saddled my horse, and started. The roads were very bad, almost impassable in the rainy season. The horse sometimes sank to his knees in the mud. I had to cross a wide river, whose current was so strong that the horse was all but carried away. On the way I passed several quaintly dressed Indian women, carrying large bundles to market. The outstanding ar- ticle of dress of one of these women was a stiff white hat, which looked as if it had had a coat of white enamel. Around her shoulders a shawl was draped; she wore five or six woolen skirts, each one of a different and brighter color than the rest. When I neared the city I turned around and saw the sun rising over the mountain tops: I often saw sunrises of indescrib- able beauty. 1 passed a mud hut with a thatched roof here and there, and also several large estates. The Indians had THE GOEDKN-ROD 15 already begun another day's work. The women kept little shops, and the men worked on the estates. Finally arriving at the school, 1 left the horse in the yard and went to my classroom. When I first started in the school, 1 had a hard time before learn- ing Spanish. Before leaving Bolivia, I mastered Spanish and learned a few words of English. I had many adven- tures in Bolivia, but was not sorry when I left it to come to the United States. WESTERN CANADA Avice Morton, J .’30 Until one has lived in or visited West- ern Canada he can never truly appreciate the wild beauty of that country. When I was seven years old I lived in a very sparsely populated part of Sas- katchewan. The country was inhabitated only by Indians and a few white people. The nearest town, of any importance, was twenty miles away, and in the west, in those days, and today, too, twenty miles was about three times the distance it is now with automobiles. Western Canada in spring, summer, autumn, or winter is always wide, open, and picturesquely beautiful. I do not mean beauty which has lovely hills, bab- bling brooks, and colorful gardens, but 1 do mean the kind of beauty that has wild, spacious plains, rough-rolling prai- rie and miles and miles of uninhabited country. Let me tell you briefly of West- ern Canada during the four seasons. In the spring, when the heavy snows and blizzards of winter have passed, and the prairie takes on a new life, what is so inspiring as miles and miles of slightly rolling country covered with new, green grass and lovely wild croci ? Many times have I sat upon a slight hill, surrounded by these sweet, wild flowers, and seen for miles a picture of fresh life and beauty. The small clusters of trees, the ragged brush, the willow and popular bluffs, and the very air itself seems so gloriously alive. As the summer approaches, with its hot, withering sun, the prairie takes on a brownish, burnt tinge. The trees are darker and flowers are found only in the shaded coulees and deep, grassy spots. The young wheat, thrusting its way up- ward gradually turns to gold, and in the warm breeze, it looks for all the world like a sea of rippling waves. A real Canadian summer is hot and scorching and unless one is used to the heat, he had better stay away. Work for everyone, whether he be in held or kitchen, is hard. The farm help must be fed, and the homestead women slave from early morning 'till late at night, cooking, ever cooking. It is a strenuous life throughout the entire year but es- pecially so during the harvesting time in August. The wheat fields, by this time, are fully grown and their golden heads are bent. Throughout the very short time needed to reap, bind, stack, dry, gather, and thrash the wheat, extra help is hired, and each and every one works feverishly in order to get the crop har- vested before the cold evenings shall start in and the growth and labor of months be ruined in a single night. One can go for miles and miles and miles through the west and see nothing but wheat. Here and there, perhaps, will be a homestead, but otherwise the monotony remains unbroken. The autumn is very colorful. The trees, caught by an early frost, present every hue and tint of the artist’s paint box, and the grass, burnt by the summer’s heat, is but a mass of brownish, curled strands. The a:r is still hot, but the evenings are chilly. It is at this time of year that the crops, providing they have had a poor summer, often get caught and ruined by a sudden change of weather, which brings unexpected hail and snow. Thousands of dollars are lost, some years, by such tricks of Nature and to the farmers, dependent upon the crops, it means ruin and poverty for the com- ing winter. You have often heard, or read, of the twenty degree below zero weather of Canada. It is quite true, and in the 16 THE GOLDEN-ROD winter at the wildest and fiercest times, it is not unusual for the thermometer to drop to thirty and forty degrees below. Many times snow falls for days, and people in the remote parts are snowed in—the house and barn almost covered. The Canadian snow is quite different from the New England snow. It is dry and crisp, and when ground by bob-sleigh runners, seems to sing. Sometimes the snow is so white and bright, it is blind- ing. One of the most beautiful and unusual sights of a Canadian winter is the North- ern Lights. In January or February of an intensely cold year, the sky at night is lighted up for hundreds of miles by scintilating, colored roads of light from the North Pole crossing and recrossing themselves in the sky. It is difficult to clearly describe this wonderful sight and, until you have actually seen it, you can never realize how truly beautiful it is. Another queer thing is the sun-dogs. Just before a cold spell of weather, the sun has, on either side of it, a great pillar of golden light. The sun itself is hazy, but the two sun-dogs show up quite distinctly and present a rather queer phenomenon. I have tried to tell you briefly of Cana- da but even now, perhaps, some of you don’t think it is beautiful and fine. It may not be to those who have never been there, but to those who have lived in and loved Canada, I doubt if there is a more interesting or fascinating country. A PERFECT COMMUNITY Arthur Donovan, J.’28 As I rode by this perfect community, village, or whatever it might be called, I seemed to feel the strength of the buildings, the perfect formation of the community. Here there was no chance to stray from the straight and narrow path, no pool rooms, cheap dance halls, or other methods by which one could be led astray. In contrast, every member seemed to be busily at work, some in the streets .working as unskilled laborers, others in various buildings working at machines. These workmen all wore working suits made from a striped material. In the main building men were busily at work over their desks. These men were dressed differently from the workmen in the streets and at the machines. They seemed also to have a happier method of going about their work. A third class of workmen did not seem to be doing any special kind of work, just parading up and down the streets, holding instruments on their shoulders. These men were dressed in an entirely different manner from the others. The high tower in the center of the group of buildings suggested ancient times. With this tower as an outlook, one could scan the horizon for foes. But this could not be one of the ancient strongholds as the stone was of very modern appearance. At the side of these gloomy buildings was a bright sparkling river which went sailing by without a pause. A loud shrieking whistle brought my meditation to a close, and I observed the men forming in single file, each man having his hand on the shoulder of the man immediately in front of him. They were coming in my direction. I gazed intently at their faces. Instead of cheer- ful, happy expressions, I saw hard, gloomy, disappointed, sad, and down- hearted expressions stamped on their faces. One would never expect this from contented workmen. They turned and entered the largest and gloomiest build- ing I have ever seen, and were soon swallowed completely by it. Although the building itself was of modern archi- tecture, the very thought of entering it made me shudder. I had seen enough and was just about to move on when I was greeted by a hearty-looking man who asked me if I wished to visit the community. When he saw that I looked surprised, he in- formed me that he was Warden Stevens and that he had complete charge of Sing Sing Prison. Thus, I made a visit to Sing Sing as a guest, not a member; I hope never as a member. Education is just like a Toonerville Trolley running along an endless and somewhat bumpily irregular track. This track is especially bumpy for those who “don’t understand physics,” or “can’t get geometry.” If the car is crowded, you put up with inconveniences, and are thankful for a strap to which to trust your precious bones until the crowd begins to thin out (as when you enter Senior High). Here as everywhere else arc found self- ish people—the lady with a baby who pays one fare and appropriates two seats (the parasitic scholar) and the person who “squeezes in” and makes room where none is to be found, together bring you to the boiling point. At the next stop so many get on that the last few make the position of others precarious, this almost inevitably result- ing in a fall (as the generous, kind, older brothers and sisters go to work to send their brothers and sisters to school). Gradually, as you get further away from the starting point, the crowd thins out, so and so gets car sick and has to stop at his aunt’s house awhile. When you reach your station, let’s hope that you get there early enough so as not to have to run for the train of success, and. when the skipper brings in the next load, you should be well on your way. Sidney Fox. Feb. '31. CLUB DAY In Quincy High there are many clubs of various natures, clubs for those of English, sciences, social, musical, or ar- gumentative leanings. Many of the Soph- omores and even some of the- upper class- men are unfamiliar with the nature and requirements of these various organiza- tions. To awaken or arouse the greater interest of the many who, hitherto, have shown no particular appreciation of their value, a club day to be held in the form of an assembly, is suggested. Approxi- mately ten minutes would be given to each club to present itself to the audi- ence in the most entertaining and profit- able way. In this manner would all be- come better acquainted with the various beneficial associations in our midst. R. C. THE NARROW PATHWAY Again the straight and narrow path- way must be observed! It has been easy during the winter months, when the ground was frozen to cut across lawns in your hurry either to get to, or away from school. No great objections were heard. Now that spring is on its way and the ground is softening, you must keep to the side walks of the city and of the school. When you amble across pri- vate lawns at the present time, great will 18 THE GOLDEX-ROD be the anger of the owners, and soon will the school authorities be acquainted with your transgressions. If you attempt to trespass on the school lawns, the ever vigilant office force will be ready with a deserved rebuke or punishment. There- fore it is your better welfare and peace of mind to keep your wayward feet on the straight and narrow path, which in this case, is the hard cement. R. C. ARE YOU A BOOSTER OR A KNOCKER? Do you go around saying something good concerning Quincy High or do you belong to the class that is always finding fault? How many of us ever stop to think of the advantages that are given to us every day? Just recently a visitor who has resided in Washington, Chicago and San Fran- cisco remarked on the great opportuni- ties available to the children of this Com- munity; the wonderful work in musical appreciation, the work done in health supervision, and the splendid coopera- tion between parents and teachers as evinced in the “Parent Teachers Associa- tion.” We have become so used to these things that instead of thanking the au- thorities and realizing our good fortune, we take them for granted. Think of all the advantages and opportunities that are ours and forget the petty imitations. Be a booster for your school and for your city. R. C. TO OUR SOPHOMORES We welcome you! You who are the future upper classmen! It is your duty for the next three years to think and work for Quincy High School. Make yourselves acquainted with our rules and regulations and conform to them. Live up to all the Quincy High School tradi- tions of honor and duty on the field of athletics. In your persuit of outside pleasures do not forget the duty due your studies. Both inside and outside remember that Quincy High School is your school and that it is for you to keep its reputation on the high level it has al- wavs held. R. C. THE GOLDEN-ROD If� It is inevitable that an institution of learning should inspire some men and women to educate others; Quincy High is no exception. Carl Hayward, class of 1900, is a Professor of Metallurgy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technol- og)-. lie is a resident of Quincy, and President of our local Y. M. C. A. Pro- fessor Hayward, as you may recall, gave the Science Club a very interesting lec- ture on “Minerals” some time ago. Gunnar Carlson, class of 1917, is an instructor of Modem Languages at Up- sala College, East Orange, New Jersey. Allison Marsh, class of 1909, is a Pro- fessor in the Department of Education at Amherst College. Perhaps some of you will come in con- tact with Ililding Carlson, class of 190b, who is an assistant professor at Boston University. Quincy High School claims at least one Grammar School principal, Henry T. Prairio, class of 1904. Until recently, he was headmaster of the Cranch and Adams schools, but now he is headmaster of Adams, Webster, and Pollard Schools. In any civilization, religion is an im- portant factor. We should point with pride to three religious leaders that Quincy High School has turned out. Per- haps some of you know Reverend Harry Hooper, class of 1900. He is a Uni- tarian minister in the neighboring town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Then, in the opposite corner of the world, we find Reverend James B. Ma- honey, class of 1902. He is a Jesuit priest and is doing his life’s work in the far off Philippine Islands. A little nearer home is Stanley Sher- man, class of 1908, who is a Congrega- tional minister in Franklin, New Hamp- shire, under the shadow of the beautiful Mount Monadnock Quincy High School looks with pride to other public benefactors from among her graduates. Many of us know Rich- ard Ash, M. D., class of 1912. Dr. Ash has married and settled in Quincy, and has a large practice in this city. Harold Marsh, class of 1910, is a physician in the Mayo Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin. This hospital, some of you may know, is one of the two hospitals founded by the Mayo brothers. John MacClure, class of 1906, is the owner and proprietor of a meat market in Atlantic. Irving Badger, class of 1907, and his brother are the owners and proprietors of Badgers Garage on Adams Street, Quincy. Fridolf Peterson, class of 1910, is a graduate of Boston University. He was in France at the outbreak of the World War and saw nine months’ service in the army in 1918. After the war he returned to America where he has taught in many schools. At present he is an instructor of French, Spanish and Algebra at Bos- ton English High School. Thomas Larken, class of 1907, is the way foreman at the Fore River Yard. He 20 THE GOLDEN-ROD is the assistant superintendent of hulls and has charge of the erection of the revenue cutters. Helen Alden Jenks, class of 1919, sent Christmas cards bearing the picture of her young son, Meredith. Florence Hoagland, class of 1919, who is teaching psychology in Meredith Col- lege, Raleigh, N. C, spent Christmas in Florida, last summer in Europe and says she “can’t wait to go again.” Webster Pierce, class of 1917, is rated as assistant superintendent of an apart- ment house in New York City, with 108 one and two-room apartments. He writes, “Yes, I’m still ‘doing my stuff’ a little with the Navy Department. Over here I belong to the First Battalion of the New York Militia, Naval Reserve.” 1920 Herbert F. Fitton, Harvard, ’24, who has been teaching Mathematics at Loomis Institute, a boys’ preparatory school, in Windsor, Connecticut, is now attending the School of Business Administration at Harvard University. 1922 Caroline Field is married to Roy Chap- man. Donald MacKay, Dartmouth, ’26, is studying law at Harvard University. 1923 Eleanor Akin is in the Educational Department of the Widener Library. Harvard University. Ernest Knight is a Senior at M. I. T. and is taking an electrical and engineer- ing course. February, 1924 Bertram Barrows and Robert Douglas are at Northeastern University. Stanwood Sweetser is attending the University of Pennsylvania. June, 1924 Eliot Weil is a Senior at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. February, 1925 Thomas Casselini is attending Tufts Medical School. Marion Letson has completed work as practice teacher of sewing in the schools of Milford, N. IT., and has returned to her classes at Keene Normal School. Be- fore graduating she will do practice teaching of sewing in the Keene schools. Gunnar Gelotte is a Junior at Harvard University. Mary Darrah is attending Hyannis Normal School. June, 1925 Rachel Thomas is a Junior at Mt. Holvoke College. February, 1926 Robert Anderson is attending North- eastern University. Abraham Kcbrick is a Sophomore at Columbia University. Charles Brooks is a Sophomore at Yale University. Ronald Woodman is attending the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. June, 1926 John Fairbanks is in the U. S. Navy, and in April he will take the competitive examination to enter this year’s class at Annapolis. Bryant Minot is studying at Boston University School of Education. Porter Collins is a Sophomore at Bow- doin College, Brunswick, Maine. Franklin Horton is a Freshman at Am- herst. February, 1927 Bessie Diamond is a student at Boston University. THE GOLDEN-ROD 21 Ethel Johnston is at Burdett College. John Fuller is attending the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. June, 1927 Max Stein is a student at the Hunt- ington School for boys, preparing to enter Harvard. Gordon Peterson is a Freshman at Brown College. Hilda Spear is attending Burdett Col- lege. Paul Reardon is attending Exeter Academy. Louise Galleher is a student at Erskine College in Boston. February, 1928 Priscellia Buckwell, Alice Cullman, and Edna Catarius was attending the Chandler Secretarial School, Boston. Louise Bartlett is a student at the De- signers Art School in Boston. Robert Luce and Harrison Fisk are attending Boston University. I Iobart Robinson is working in a broker’s office in Boston. Kathryn Chamberlain is attending Sea Pines School at Barnstable, Mass. Ruth Hayden and Katherine Gerroir are taking Post Graduate courses at Ouincy High. Ruth Anderson is attending Barry’s. Alpert’a 3fut mb Straa Furriers—Designers—Importers Fur Storage 2% 'I’he home of Lady Lee cloth coats for the young lady. This beautiful line of fashionable coats are the finest and best in the country. The finest show- ing of better dresses in Quincy—also a very pretty assortment of dresses at . . $5.95 A beautiful selection of Fur Scarfs and Neck Pieces. For your fur storage call Granite 4027 and we will call for it. 1512-14 Hancock Street, Quincy, Mass. 22 THE GOLDEN-ROD THE DEBATING CLUB On Tuesday evening, January 10, 1928, the question, “Resolved, that the plan for Government Ownership of the Coal Mines be adopted in the United States was debated. The speakers were Shu- man, Hunter, and Newman for the nega- tive, and Wood, Murphy, and Faulkner for the affirmative. The debate was very interesting and well prepared. For this reason it was hard for the judges to come to a decision, but after deliberation, the decision was given to the negative side. Newman was judged the best speaker, and Faulkner received honorable men- tion. The Club schedule for the semester January, '28 to June, ’28, which was an- nounced on February 1G. 1928. is as fol- lows : February 17—Old Colony Chapter of Demolay at Quincy. Resolved: “That compulsory automobile insurance be adopted in the United States.” Quincy upholds the affirmative. May 17—Walpole High School. Re- solved: “That the United States join the League of Nations.” ( Dual debate.) March 22—Rindge Technical High School. Resolved: “That the debt owed United States by the allied countries be cancelled.” Quincy upholds the affirma- tive. April 13—Brockton High School. Re- solved : “That World Peace can be secured only by total disarmament of all nations.” Quincy upholds the affirma- tive. BIG SISTER CLUB On Tuesday evening, January 31, 1928, the first installation of the Big Sister Club was held in the Quincy High School Library. Many parents, guests, and teachers were present. The cere- mony began with the marching in of the officers and members who took shield formation, while the past officers sat in the front row with the executive com- mittee, consisting of Adeline Pace, Cecelia Winkler, Winnifred Turner, Elizabeth Lawrence, Winifred Erickson, Elsie Eagles, and Evangeline Valley. Elizabeth Kinghorn, outgoing presi- dent, welcomed the guests and explained the standards of the Club. The follow- ing officers were then installed: President .........Elizabeth McPhillips Vice-President Catherine Cochrane Secretary .................Hilda Blake Treasurer............. .._Edla Carlson Pins were then awarded to many prominent members and to the founder of the Club, Helen White. A short talk by Miss Josephine Baker was then en- joyed. Elizabeth McPhillips read a poem entitled Youth, which caused a great deal of laughter. After the recitation of the Creed, the meeting adjourned with every- one agreeing that a very enjoyable eve- ning had been spent. THE GOLDEN-ROD 23 ENGLISH CLUB At the English Club meeting held on January 27, 1928, under the direction of Miss Dawson, faculty advisor, and John Knowles, president, Miss Florence Stew- art of Wollaston read Sir James Barrie’s play, The Twelve Pound Look, in an ad- mirable way. Miss Stewart, formerly a teacher in Quincy, is now teaching in Brookline, and studying Dramatic Art at the Emerson School of Oratory. Miss Mary Collins (accompanied by Miss Ethel Johnson) of the June, '27, class sang two charming songs. Refreshments were served in the cafeteria by a commit- tee consisting of Frances Palmer and Frances Raymond. THE VAGABONDS On January 3, 1928, the Vagabonds (Hiking Club) held a meeting in Miss Eckhart’s room to discuss Christmas presents, holiday activities, and their trip to Beacon Hill. The Vagabonds are planning to tour the new Bethany Church with Rev. Eric I. Lindh, and also to make a trip to Salem. THALIA CLUB On Friday, February 10, the Thalia Club met in the gymnasium to initiate the February ’30 girls. The girls blindfolded, and clad in bathing suits, went through many amusing actions. After the blind- folds were removed, Betty Evans, as jus- tice, gave them each a stunt to do. One of the girls had to imitate a donkey, an- other danced, and two others participated in a cat fight. A debate. Resolved: “That courtesy is dying out in the men of to- day,” proved to be very interesting. After several games were played, re- freshments were served in the cafeteria. The newly initiated members of the Club are: Dorothy Allen. Rose Barnett, Gladys de Lucca. Emily Dixon. Anna Dunlavey. Sadie Fleishman, Isabel Ga- briel. Theresa Harcourt, Myerma Her- shey, Merrill Kimball, Esther Lindberg, Sylvia Locke, Marion Williams, and Ruth Koss. THE SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club, although young, is active and is creating great attention among the pupils interested in that branch of the high school curriculum. The officers of the Club are: President ....._...... Joseph Shuman Vice-President........Margaret Dewey Secretary ........... Donald Gilman Treasurer ............ Irving Hunter At the regular meeting held on Janu- ary 7, 1928, an interesting talk on Metals” was given by Professor Carle Hayward of the Department of Metal- lurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, and the president of the Quincy Y. M. C. A. Professor Hayward dis- cussed five common metals and their compounds: copper, lead, zinc, iron, and aluminum. His talk was made even more interesting by diagrams, illustration, and specimens of the articles which he dis- cussed. On January 19, 1928, several talks on scientific subjects were given by Club members. At this meeting, also, the offi- cers were re-elected to serve until June, 1928. The school, as a whole, wishes the Science Club good luck in its undertak- ing. SWORD AND SCISSORS The Music Department, under the direction of Misses Howes and Tuthill, is busy preparing the two Glee Clubs for an operetta, “Swords and Scissors,” or “Napoleon Caught Napping,” to be given May 11. The cast is: Josephine Beauhamais.....Ruth Hayden Mile. Rose de Vidal...Priscilla Greene Mme. De Lauriston Genevieve Cunningham Mme. De Remusat.......... Dora Palmer Countess De Villeneuve ..Lois Fancher 24 THE GOLDEN-ROD Mine. De Canisy ..........Elizabeth Evans Duchess D’Abrantes .....Eleanor Shorter Napoleon Bonapart-----Ferrer Giarrusso Fouche (Duke of Otranto) Nathan Kuperman Colonel Regnier of the 10th Hussans Leonard Golbranson Hyppolite Moreau Warren Freeman Truffle..................Steward Buck General Nansouty.........John Bartlett Sergeant Moustache..William Patterson Miss Catherine Walsh directs the act- ing, Miss Bruton, the dancing, and Misses Helen Burke and Helen Thissell, the costuming. The orchestra, at its Thursday rehears- als. is working on two selections which it is to play at the annual Conclave to be held in Boston in the spring. These two numbers are: “May Day Dance” by Hadley and “Andante”’ from the “Sec- ond Movement from the Fifth Sym- phony” by Tschaikowsky. The orchestra is also practicing two numbers for general occasions. They are “Babes in Toyland” by Victor Herbert and “selection from the Mikado” by Sul- livan. BOWDOIN COLLEGE CONCERT The Bowdoin College Glee Club and Instrumental Club will give a concert at the Senior High School on March 30, 1928. After the regular concert pro- gram the Bowdoin College jazz orchestra will play in the gymnasium, where danc- ing may be enjoyed by those interested. The proceeds of this concert are to be used to pay for the transportation of the Quincy High School Orchestra and Band to the annual musicalConclave in Boston. ASSEMBLIES Wednesday, January 18, 1928 During the sixth period Mr. James Muir. Superintendent of Schools, enter- tained the February and June Seniors by his excellent reading of several extracts from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The Seniors enjoyed Mr. Muir’s impersonations very much and would appreciate more of them as they help create interest in Shakes- peare’s works. NEW TEACHERS On account of the marriage of Miss Arethusa Packard, a former teacher in the Commercial Department, Miss Mir- iam T. Davis, a graduate of Braintree High School, and of Chandler Normal School, has joined the faculty of the Senior High School. Previous to her coming to Quincy Miss Davis was sec- retar)- to the Board of Trustees at Thayer Academy, Braintree, and had taught in the Jamaica Plain and Hyde Park High Schools. Miss Edith Battles, of the History De- partment, resigned her position in Febru- ary. Her position is being temporarily filled by Mrs. George Wheeler, a former English teacher at Quincy High School. CAFETERIA In the middle of January two new attractions were added to the cafeteria, namely, menu boards and change ma- chines. The menu boards are very attractive and, at the same time, most helpful. They are made so that cards bearing the names of “specials” and their prices may be inserted. These boards save time in the choice of a dinner and thus decrease congestion in the cafeteria. The change machines are called Brandt Automatic Cash Machines” and are a very interesting invention. These machines have many keys like those of a typewriter, but they bear numbers in- stead of letters. By pressing certain keys different combinations may be obtained. These devices are beneficial because they avoid mistakes, save time, and lessen congestion. These additions to the cafeteria show that the City of Quincy is progressive and is doing everything possible to make the cafeteria more pleasant. THE GOLDEN-ROD 25 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Honor Roll for the quarter ending January 27, 1928: FEBRUARY, 1928 Highest Honors Harrison Fisk Elizabeth Kinghorn Robert Luce Honors Olive Baker Priscilla Buckwcll Catherine Bettini Doris Folger Mary Widlund JUNE, 1928 Highest Honors John Conroy Helen Duncan Anna Leahy Edward Loftus Robina Purdon Leonora Sfcrruzza Benjamin Stein Jeanne Steinbrenner Ina Walls Mary Walsh Betty Wells Honors Aili Aalto Kathleen Anderson Florence Brown Kathleen Bryan Franklin Davis Doris Ekstrom Elizabeth Folger Mary Gassett Betty Wells Henry Gcsmcr Donald Gilman Lois Donald Hirtle Mary Infascclli Theresa Kroesser Margaret MacDonald Robert Mattson Dora Palmer Frances Palmer Eleanor Peterson Evelyn Rood Joseph Shuman Margaret Thompson Wright FEBRUARY, 1929 Highest Honors Helen Malcolm Vivian Mattson Honors Domenic Chiminiello Mildred Edgar Doris Coffman Marie O’Connell Dorothy Wecdcn JUNE. 1929 Highest Honors Esther Anderson Florence Cope Barbara Baltzer George Bentley Ada Buckley John Carey Louise Dygoski William Ford Margaret Hebert Mary Horn Aura DiBona Lincoln Ryder Honors Myrtle MacLeod Miriam Nisula Helen Ordway Mary Reardon Bernice Sher Martha Swanson FEBRUARY, 1930 Highest Honors Gladys DcLuca Oscar Eckbolm Donald Fairfield Merriel Kimball John Evelyn Ledgerwood Sylvia Locke Olavi Nisula John Pinkham Walsh 1 )orothy Allen Rose Barnett Edward Bohlken Myorma Hcrscy Kenneth Holmes Honors Ernestine Mcda Alph Peterson Edith Silverman Sally Sussman Onni Ulvilla Marion Williams JUNE, 1930 Highest Honors Grace Luce Mary McCarthy Wendell May Lillian Pearce Marion Peterson Aaron Rcdcay Laura Wiltshire Honors Mary Arth ..' Florence Brode Allan Folger Marjorie Hill Mary Lindh Catherine Long 1 lorothy Ayres Nancy Anderson Florence Bissett Muriel Castleman Mabel Coriati Mary Dc Paulo Genevieve Deveau Hope Dunning Burton Englcy Charles Gallcgher Evelyn Goodman Ethel Johnson Margaret King Coniston Lees Dnemar Lindbcrg Edith Luomala Lorraine MacPhcrson Alice Magnant Hilja Malmstrom Jeannette Miller Louis Pellegrini William Ranalli Kenneth Ryder Robert Veronese John Wastcoat Ruth Woods THE GOLDEN-ROD 27 | Our Library i2s A H THE SCHOOL LIBRARY MOVEMENT There is an old saying that all roads lead to Rome. The modem equivalent in our high school would be “All roads lead to the library.” This may seem strange, perhaps, to people who went to school when school libraries were un- heard of or, at least, small and struggling. The beginnings of high school libraries were weak and insignificant. In New York, in 1835, a law was passed making it possible for the tax payers in any school district to vote a tax not exceed- ing $20.00 for the purpose of buying books which were to be called the district library. The district clerk was to be the librarian. These so-called libraries were a pathetic failure. The books were kept at the home of the district clerk; there was no trained librarian, no efficient charging system; and, as a result, the books were lost and scattered. Then in 1838 the State of New York appropriated $55,000 to be used for school district libraries. The books in these libraries were “not to be children’s books, or light and frivolous tales and romances, but works conveying solid in- formation which will excite a thirst for knowledge, and also gratify it, as far as such a library can. Undoubtedly, it wasn’t very far! Those old-time libra- ries were usually only collections of stale, uninteresting books kept in the principal’s office. How different is the school library of today! Nowadays the library is recognized as the “heart of the school,” indispensable to teachers and students. To the library, every period of the school day, comes a crowd of students intent on many differ- ent things. To the librarian all during the day come many perplexed and anxious pupils, asking questions, on every subject under the sun. They are given the de- sired information, if at all possible. To the library come many who ask no ques- tions but quietly take a book, perhaps a book of poems, and sit down in a corner to read. To the library come people who just like to be .where there is. such a pleasant feeling. Why are modern school libraries so different? Why do pupils know that if they ask for help they usually get it? Why do people like to visit there? The answer is simple. When educators be- gan to realize how important is a good school library, they hastened to improve the old system, trying to establish in each high school a library with modem equip- ment and a variety of books. Millions were spent on good books, not only en- cyclopedias and dictionaries but books on all kinds of subjects, chemistry, biology, forestry, biography, travel, poetry and fiction. No heavy books “of solid in- formation” but light, airy books to tempt the fancy of the scholar and give him the love of books. But that is not all. They realized that a trained librarian was necessary, not a part-time teacher, for she has enough to do, but a person whose duty it would be to manage the library and teach the hun- dred and one little things that teachers don't have time for. The modern idea of education is not 28 THE GOLDEN-ROD that one should learn one book from cover to cover, but that one should read widely, getting the viewpoints of several authors and then forming one’s own opin- ion. That is why the library is so im- portant as a laboratory or workshop. The pupils get library slips to come into the library for study periods because they have definite work to do assigned by some teacher, in English, history, French, science, geography, or music apprecia- tion. They know that the library is the place to gather the material, and they do so. There is another important phase of the work of the high school library. It is the task of the librarian to teach the student how to use the library. This knowledge once gained will be of untold value after high school days. For this reason lessons in the use of library re- sources are given usually through the English classes. Classes in history, geography, and other subjects, the nature of which calls for considerable reference work are given instruction in special ref- erence books suited to their needs. Pupils asking where a book on a particular sub- ject is kept, are encouraged to use the card catalogue. In this way they get more confidence in themselves, and they learn to use the library. Thus the modem high school library serves a three-fold purpose, that is, to provide “information, recreation, and in- spiration.” Violet Johnson, Feb., 1929. THROUGH THE YEARS WITH THE Q. H. S. LIBRARY Previous to September, 1917, the library, so called, was an unorganized col- lection of books housed in the school office, presided over by the school clerk, and added to annually but meagerly from the interest of the Rock Island Fund. In 1917, however, the courts decreed that the net income of the Adams Temple and School Fund, originally used in support of Adams Academy, could be used for the enrichment of the curriculum in the High School. The first move toward making use of these funds was “the equipping of an adequate school library and the engagement of a trained libra- rian.” With the opening of school in the fall of 1917 the thousand books constituting the library were moved to more commo- dious though inadequate quarters in the balcony of the school auditorium and Miss Anna Bates, now of the Hartford Public High School, was installed as librarian. During Miss Bates’ two years in Quincy one thousand volumes from current fiction to reference books were added to the collection, so were three daily papers and fifteen magazines. Miss Bates reports the average period attend- ance in the library as having been 18, and the average daily circulation of books as 30. But her work was not confined to interesting pupils in the library and act- ing as custodian of books. Lessons were given in the use and make-up of books, followed by library problems, and by means of class visits to the Thomas Crane Library, instruction in the resources of that library. With the coming of Miss Edith Coul- man, our present librarian, and her assist- ant, Miss Hazel Vaughan, in 1919 and the reorganization of the school on a definite morning and afternoon basis, the library was moved to a large room on the first floor where the work begun by Miss Bates was admirably and efficient- ly carried on. Here the attendance and circulation increased, partly as a result of increased registration in the school, but more because of the growing interest in libraries and books. Naturally, with the removal of the school to its present location, the facilities of the library were increased and im- proved. Because the ninth year pupils were to remain in the old building, now Central Junior High School, the refer- ence books of primary value to them were left behind as a nucleus for the THE GOLDEN-ROD 29 library to be developed there. The regu- lar program in the new building made it possible to resume the co-operative les- sons with the Thomas Crane Library, lessons which had, through the unavoid- able complex program of some years, been grudgingly but necessarily discon- tinued. By way of comparison it is interest- ing to note that from a four-year high school with a library circulation of 7,778 books in 1920, we are now a three-year school with almost five thousand books, and a circulation in 1926-7 of 16,064. On March 6, 1928, the circulation was 227 and is recorded as the largest circu- lation of the present school year. S. F. D. WE GO A-L1BRARYING William McCombs, J.’28 The affairs in Miss Dawes’ C7 divi- sion were in a very sad state. The day had started pleasantly enough; everyone had done his homework; the weather was bright and cheery; everyone seemed hap- py, even Howard Deacon wore a smile. Then out of a clear sky came the ques- tion, “How many can use the library intelligently?” Out of that senior class of thirty-odd pupils only two or three could answer in the affirmative. The shock was hard felt by Miss Dawes; her smile faded, causing her face to take on a grave aspect. That very day she and Miss Coulman met and decided what measures would be advisable to take to adjust this delin- quency. This plan was not long in ob- livion, however, for the very next day after our class had been duly opened, Miss Dawes announced that on the fol- lowing day we would meet in the school library. The next day dawned “bright and fair,” but still this serious delinquency hovered over us like a black cloud. At the appointed hour we were all at the library with pens, pencils, and notebooks. Miss Coulman, realizing how sadly our education had been neglected, wasted no time for minor details. First we had the Dewey Decimal System dictated to us; then it was explained how each book is lettered and numbered according to au- thor, subject, and title. A light began to show through that black. We were be- ginning to see what that maze of num- bers meant when the bell warned us of the end of the period. That black cloud did not look so threatening on the second day of our pilgrimage. After we had each been assigned a special problem in some phase of the Dewey System, we found, much to our surprise, that even among all those books we could pick out any book we wished by this wonderful system. There were still many important factors lacking in our knowledge of the use of a library at that time, but after a third and a fourth day of explanation, plan- making, and examinations, it was decided by our genial instructor that if we ever should visit the public library we would not be a disgrace to our institution of learning. But she was taking no chances. The Tuesday following our Thanks- giving vacation our class was transferred to the Thomas Crane Public Library. There, for reasons unknown, we were divided into two groups, one headed by Mr. Hill, and other by Miss Coulman. Due to the fact that my name began with the letter M instead of A, I found my- self starting on my tour with Miss Coul- man’s group We started on the balcony in the alcove where we met with all the books numbered from 000-800, which in- cluded Religion, Science, Drama, Fine Arts, and many other classes. After our aerial explorations we descended to the first floor where we encountered books dealing with the lives of men from Adam to Coolidge. Opposite these stacks were an equal number of books classed as fic- tion. We did not linger long among these books, but left the alcove and en- tered the main portion of the library. Here we just met books of travel and 30 THE GOLDEN-ROD history, including accounts of countries from Algiers to Zanzibar. Then we crossed the floor to the opposite side where there were histories, non-travel books, bound magazines, and books classed as “special reference.” These books known as special reference were of much interest, for among them we found the dictionaries, encyclopedias, Who's Who, books of new religion, poetry, quotations, and history reference series. After viewing the special reference books we were shown the location of the Reader’s Guide, atlases, current period- icals, newspapers, and finally, the card catalog. After our visit we each spent another hour or two looking up the location of certain things for plans which we made. Now our division is recuperating and it has been said that we are up to par again. That great black cloud of un- certainty has given way to the clear sky of assuredness. Mary Went A-Librarying Mary Aulbach, J.’28 Mary went a-librarying, One bright day in December; And the things that arc to follow, Are the things she must remember. She studied Classification; And the librarian confided, That into ten main classes, All knowledge is divided. 000 is for General Works, And so on with the mystery, Until 900 at last is reached, And that you know is history- The author has a number, And I think you ought to know, It's the first letter of his surname With his numerals also. These numbers taken together, Have a name well known to all, 1 have often heard the Librarian Distinguish them by “call.” Fiction has no number, Biography is “B,” But why collections are 920, Is hard for me to see. Literary reference books Were called to my attention, But they arc far too numerous, For me to try to mention. The catalogue cards are ranged In alphabetical order, Giving author, subject, and title cards To aid the faithful plodder. The catalogue is an index To books on the library shelf, So take an interest in it, And find out for yourself. CAN YOU READ THIS? A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD Helen L. Duncan, J.’28 All aboard for our trip around the world on a magic carpet. How fast we go! Let us say good-bye to 917.3 before it goes out of sight. See! There is the mighty ocean below us. Land ho! If that isn’t 914.15 whose 398 we like to read, while ahead we see 914.2 which we know a great deal about from studying 942 and how famous it is for 820, 821, and 822. Look, there is 914.4 which ladies like best because of 646 and 790. Below us is 914.3 whose 400 we do now know while now we are passing toward the south, approaching 914.5 famous for 730. 750, and 780. Still farther south is 916 where there are plenty of specimens to study for the subjects 580, 590, and 598, but one is rather pestered by 595. We are heading toward 915.6 at which place 220 began. Now we fly northward over the large country 914.7 whose 320 is quite “out of order.” It is very cold in this place because we are near the 919.8. We float southeastward over another ocean and over 917.9, a possession of 917.3. We are at the end of our 910 and are at home again to the best country in the world. THE GOLDEN-ROD 31 A—Fine Editions. B—Magazine File. C—Vertical File. D—Vertical File. E—Dictionary Stand. F—Fine Editions. G- -Newspaper Rack. H—War Memorial. I—Display Case. J—Card Catalogue. K—Book Truck. L—Librarian’s Desk. M Tables. 1— Encyclopedias. 2— Dictionaries and Bound Magazines. 3 Bound Magazines . 4 Special Reference Books. 5—Special Reference Books 100-200. 0—320-378. 7-380-400. 8 500-580. 9-590-030. 10— 040-770. 11— 780-808. 12— 808.5-820 13— 821. 14— 821.8. 15- 822-822.8. 10-824-909. 17— 910-917. 18— 918-940.9. 19— 942-970. 20— 973. 21— 973. 22— 973-990. 23— Biographies. 24— Biographies 920. 25— Fiction. 26— Short Stories. Size of Library 58 ft. x 22 ft SOME OF THE BEST NEW BOOKS Review by Class C4b “My Life With the Eskimos,” by Ste- fannson. Caribou, starvation, “Blond,, Eskimos, cracked ice, snow, cold, and many other exciting- adventures happen to the author. Mabelle Hanson, June ’30. “Around the World in 28 Days,” by Wells. Despite the fact that these two men lost 65 2 hours, they have this interesting tale of how they dashed around the world in 28 days, 14 hours, and 36 minutes, covering approximately 20,000 miles, at the average speed of 30 miles per hour. Dorothy Elliott, June ’30. “Sailing Across Europe,” by Farson. Live! Enjoy a thrilling journey in a yacht, which comes in contact with many stirring mishaps, from the crowded ca- nals of Rotterdam down the yellow stream of the Danube to the barbaric waters of the Black Sea. Ethel Johnson, June ’30. “The Little World ” by Benson. Travel through the revolutions of Cen- tral China, the jungles of India to so- phisticated Los Angeles. Share with Stella Benson her vivid personal experi- ences and comic incidents. Mary McCarthy, June ’30. “Lions in the Path,” by White. Here’s the latest! A specially designed Ford goes into the jungles of Africa to 32 THE GOLDEN-ROD hunt lions. Just think! 87 of these African house cats are killed. And most of the credit goes to “Lizzy. '‘Smoky,” by James. Ride with Smoky from a range colt to the best trained horse in the state. Watch him become the most vicious mankiller of the West, known as “the Cougar. Isadore Gotlieb, June ’30. “The Cowboy and His Interpreters” by Branch. Cowboys! Rustlers! Wild Round- ups! Fights! Branding! Roping and Riding!! The first cowboys, their yarns, their songs, their lives on a ranch. The book is full of thrilling adventures! “Cow Country” by James. Eight thrilling stories of wild horses, city slickers, and old time cowboys. “The Flight of the Firecrcst, by Ger- bault. Interested in sailing? Here is the story of a young man who craves adven- ture so crosses the Atlantic in a thirty- nine foot sailboat, enjoying life on the ■bounding waves” yet meeting more than his amount of trials. William Hali.oran, June '30. LIBRARY NOTES The custom of a reading hour the fifth or sixth period on Fridays has been revived. Those who have a free period at that time may attend by obtaining library permits before the period. Pupils from classes M8, HS, and Eh have read two one-act plays. “Spreading the News was read on February 24th by Jean Balfour, Mary Joyce, Winifred Turner, Donald Ross, Joseph Osbourne, Thomas Pine, Benjamin Kurtzman, Rob- ert MacGregor, Clifton Giles, and Ar- thur Trubiano. On March 0th Minnie Luciani, Jean Balfour, Donald Smith, Al- fred Carlson, and Richard Spear read “The Maid of France. Five Senior classes, C8a, N8a, E8b, E8c, and E8d, have received five periods of library instruction recently. One of these included a trip to the Thomas Crane Library where Mr. Hill, the librarian, gave his time to show the re- sources and explain the arrangement of the city library. These classes made some very creditable floor plans of both libraries. One of the school library made by Ferrer Giarusso has been reproduced in this issue. The Sophomores spent a class period in the school library soon after entering in February. The arrangement of the library was explained to them and, under the direction of members of the above Senior classes, they did practical prob- lems. The picture in this issue shows one of these classes at work. The fol- lowing Seniors helped give this instruc- tion— Kathleen Anderson, Mary Aul- bach, Mary Balentine, Kathleen Bryan, Rachel Closson, Helen Duncan, Elsie Eagles, Anna Eckl, Ruth Hager, Char- lotte Hall, Mary Infascelli, Elizabeth Lawrence, Lucy McGrath, Lillian Matt- son, Ida Musetti, Robina Purdon, Maria Risku, Katherine Ryan, Ina Walls, Mary Welsh, and Lois Wright. The library staff for this half year con- sists of Esther Anderson. Mae Anderson, Mary Aulbach, Kathleen Brvan, Alma Burgess, Arthur Cossabom, Genieve Dan- kert, Helen Duncan, Anna Eckl, Wini- fred Erickson, Ruth Hager, Theodora Hay, Betty Hughes, Violet Johnson, Laura McPhee, Lorraine McPherson, Lillian Mattson, Gretchen Meier, Doris Shalit, Doris Shultz, and Dorothy Thom- as. This material has been collected and prepared under the supervision of Miss Edith Coulman and Miss Sally F. Dawes. THE GOLDEN-ROD 33 AS WE SEE OTHERS The Hertniad—Hingham High School, Hingham, Mass. Your magazine is fine considering the handicap under which you published it. Pictures would add greatly toward im- proving your booklet. The Pad and Pencil—Chandler Secre- tarial School, Boston, Mass. Your stories and poems are well writ- ten and show originality. How about some cartoons and headings for depart- ments ? The Red and Black—Rogers High School, Newport, R. I. -o-o-o-o-o- very good. You have a striking cover. Your class notes are exceptionally interesting, and you have a noticeably funny spot, but where is your Exchange Department ? The Holderness Dial—Plymouth, New Hampshire. Why not liven up your magazine with a few cartoons? Your magazine is of good quality, but we’d like to know more about your school life. We wish you success. The Pilgrim—Plymouth, Mass. Your cover is both clever and appro- priate. The department heads of the magazine are well done. Your Literary Department shows promise. The Item—Dorchester High School for Girls, Dorchester, Mass. You are to be complimented on your short story writers. The Exchange De- partment is cleverly handled and deserves special mention. The Clipper—Barnstable High School, Barnstable, Mass. Your magazine shows efficient han- dling. The Log is a very appropriate and well written column. The Deerfield Arrow—Deerfield High School, Deerfield, Mass. A few original ideas for department headings would provide a finer setting for your excellent material. We enjoyed your Editorials. The Tabula—Torrington High School, Torrington, Conn. We consider the way in which you handle news by classes a very good idea. Your literary section has quality if not quantity. The Shuttle—High School of Practical Arts, Boston, Mass. The cover design of your magazine de- serves special mention. Where are your department headings and your jokes? The Whittier-Town Sentinel—Amesbury, Mass. Why not add more material to each of your departments, and make your paper a larger and better one? 34 THE GOLDEN-ROD The Qnimby Seekoti—Center Sandwich, New Hampshire. cartoons and very nice department head- ings. Added to the pleasure of receiving a magazine from New Hampshire was the joy of reading a paper bubbling over with school spirit. If your magazine were printed, and the literary section increased, it would add greatly to the attractiveness of your paper. Kenocahi — Reidsville High School, Reidsville, North Carolina. Some of the stories in your Literary Department are very interesting, but don’t you think a few of them are slight- ly immature for a high school paper? You seem to have some very promising poets in your school. The Spaulding Sentinel—Spaulding High School, Barre, Vermont The Literary Department of your Alumni number is excellent. Your Ex- change Department is certainly a live one. Where is your joke editor? AS OTHERS SEE US The Semaphore — Stoughton High School, Stoughton. Mass. A very pleasing modern magazine. It has plenty of good jokes and some good The Red and White—Rochester High School, Rochester, N. Y. We find your paper of the humorous type, which would be a splendid feature were it not that your Funny-Bone covers five pages of your magazine while your Exchange covers but one. Your Ath- letics is a long well-written column, and we must mention your fine cartoons. Your poetry is promising, especially Show Fever. Since you have so much of this metrical literature, why not as- semble it in a separate column? The Profile—Plymouth High School, Plymouth, New Hampshire. Your editorials are timely and show clearly school problems which actually exist and need improvement. The Tabula—Torrington High School. Torrington, Conn. Neat magazine with good departments. Come again. The Clipper—Barnstable High School, Barnstable, Mass. Your magazine contains many small items and poems, which help to make yours one of the best. THE GOLDEN-ROD 35 KKWtMCH K1NZYHYSCLE In the course of the past basketball season Quincy High rolled up 405 points, or an average of 31 a game against the opponent’s 236 points, or an average of 18 a game. Believe it or not! In the six games that “Bones” played, he alone made 89 points to the opponent’s 9. It certainly was an enthusiastic crowd at that last Brockton game. Even “Mitch” Junior and “George A.” Junior found it difficult to act their age. Wanted (By Mr. G. A. W.): One dis- carded telegraph pole which will be sub- stantial enough to carry Mr. Horace X. Call throughout the coming season of pole-vaulting. Size don’t make no—never mind—in track. We take ’em all sizes from Stan Carlson to Dick Scott, from Art Bishop to Dick Spear. Yes, sir! It sure did tickle us to see the basket- ball team “wipe up the floor” with Brock- ton in that first game. We hate to disturb “Sleepy” Wood from his elongated lay-off, but if we don’t start now he won’t he in condition until the track season's over. With a certain swelling of the chest, we note the records being made by “Os- sie” Chapman at Bates. Although but a high freshman, “Ossie” has made the varsity Relay Team and is the outstand- ing 600-yard man. Dick Baltzer, Quincy ’27, captain of the Tech Freshman Cross-country Team, is shining on the Indoor Team in the 600 and 1,000-yard runs. “Herby” Allbright also on the M. I. T. Freshman Cross-country Team, is one of the leading performers in the “1,000.” “Des” Crocker, president of class of ’31 at Northeastern, has developed into a classy boxer and we don’t mean if. SPRING FEVER Spring! and Track, Baseball, Tennis, Golf—sports galore. As good old Quincy swings into the last lap of the school year, out come the spikes, bats, racquets, and clubs. Already the veterans, im- patient for action, are polishing up their spikes and limbering up the muscles. At first call, over two hundred red-blooded athletes will report to the respective coaches and start the long grind of spring training. 36 THE GOLDEN-ROD The track season promises to be a wow, in spite of the fact that there are but six letter-men available: Captain “Horry” Call, “Bob Wood, “Dick” Scott, “Crum” Crofts, “Toby” Pendergast, and “Don” Gilman. There is, however, great ma- terial for the distance runs from the cross-country team. Also, from the sophs and from the non-letter-men of last year’s squad there is abundant material for the other events. Davis, a letter-man of Montclair High School, New Jersey, is showing up well in the quarter mile class. Willson, Hunter, Standing, Dexter, Wood, and Kirkland are among the dash men who will be out. In the field events Call, Carlson, Kurds, Hurdlin, Crofts, Bishop, Whitman, Shevlin, and Willson will try for the various positions. The half and mile will see Scott, Hanlon, Hunt, Peterson, Gookin, Gilman, Hanna, MacKenzie, and Kurtzman. The schedule has not yet been ar- ranged, but it will be picked from the following: Milton High, Milton Acad- emy, Winthrop High, Somerville High, Newton High, Plymouth High, Cam- bridge Latin, Lowell High, Arlington High, and a triangular practice meet will be arranged with Weymouth and Brain- tree. The team will also compete in the Harvard Inter-Scholastics and the State Schoolboy meet. Representative groups will be sent to the B. C. meet, the Worcester Tech, meet, and the Brown meet. D. G. BASEBALL APPROACHES Along with track, baseball also looms prominently on the horizon of sports. Quincy has a large order on its hands to live up to the reputation of last year’s team. The boys copped nine out of ten games and that’s going some for any team. This season the prospects are not quite so rosy. There remain but two letter-men: Donald Ross, the first base- man, and Joe Riley, third baseman. Moreover and above all that, the team lacks a captain, since for some unknown reason no one was elected to the coveted position. Among those who remain from last year’s squad are: “Red” Whittum, J. Savage, J. Connors, D. Lubarsky, P. Hughes, and H. Fisher. Also there are many promising prospects among the sophomores who have recently arrived from the Junior High Schools. The schedule, which has not yet been completed, will contain Brockton High, Milton High, Weymouth High, Brain- tree High, Boston Latin High, and one or two others. D. G. QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL TRACK RECORDS INDOORS 45 yds.—R. Wayne, 192G, Boston “Y,” 5 2 5s. 50 yds.—G. Smyth, 1927, East Armory, 6s. N. Platner, 1927, East Armory, 6s. J. Willson, 1928, East Armory, 6s. 300 yds.—(not recorded) 600 yds.—R. Chapman, 1925, East Armory lm. 21 4 5s. 1000 yds.—D. Gilman, 1928, East Armory, 2m. 39 4 5s. 50 yds. hurdles—F. Shevlin, 1928, East Arm- ory, 6 2 5s. Standing broad jump—F. Shevlin, 1928, Bos- ton “Y”, 9 ft. 6 in. Running High Jump—H. Call, 1927, East Armory, 5ft. 6 in. 12 lb. Shot Put—R. Cook, 1924, Mechanics, 39 ft. 10 in. Relay—(Smith, Pendergast, Dumphy, Platner) Distance 4 5 miles (1408 yds.), 1927, East Armory. (This relay team holds the State Record in Class B.) OUTDOORS 100 yds.—G. Smyth, 1927, Harvard, 10 2 5s. 220 yds.- F. White, 1922 Brockton, 23 l 5s. 440 yds.—R. Chapman, 1926, Quincy, 54 l 5s. 880 yds.—R. Chapman, 1926, Harvard, 2m. 2 3 5s. Mile run—E. Fuller, 1924, Worcester, 4m. 39s. Running Broad Jump—J. Foy, 1927, Quincy. 20 ft. 8Yt in. Running High Jump—S. Blomquist, 1923. Quincy, 5 ft 6 in. Running High Jump—G. Crofts, 1927, Quincy, 5 ft. 6 in. 12 lb. Shot Put—R. Cook, 1924, Newton, 42 ft. Vi in. Javelin—T.. Parish, 1924, Quincy, 137 ft. 6 in. Pole Vault—H. Call, 1927, Quincy, 9 ft. 6 in. THE GOLDEN-ROD 37 THE BASKETBALL SEASON Off to a flying start, the boys repre- sented Quincy with one of the best high school teams that the state has ever seen. Coach Clark pronounced it as the best team he had ever produced. It was an inspiration to see this perfect machine work its smooth, well-timed plays under all kinds of fire. The season opened with Nautical School which was easily crushed with a score of 55-20. “Bones” Greenhalgh starred, being substantially backed by Gabriel, Robinson, Crofts, and captain “Compy.” These five, with Eaton, formed the nucleus of what would have been a championship team. Giles, Bill- man, and Whitman relieved the “regu- lars” at various intervals. Milton High was snowed under 49-10 in the second game as once more “Bones” Greenhalgh acquired highest score. Crofts and Camparato figured promi- nently in the scoring also. But oh, boy, oh, boy! The game you missed was the Brockton game. We never got so much pleasure out of any game in the season as we did when the boys “walked all over” the “red and black” with a score of 45-11. It made up for the football defeats for years back and a couple of years ahead, to see the team “pour in” those baskets! “Bones” alone popped in nine baskets and a foul. Everyone played a great game. In fact, there was only one substitution when Billman relieved Gabriel, (so that Charlie wouldn’t be too hoarse for “Senior Dra- matics” that night). Next? Norwood was the next victim with a score of 30-14. Again “Bones” was high scorer, followed closely by Rob- inson. The boys then proceeded to carry on the battle at Weymouth, where they took the fifth straight victory. Gabriel, Rob- inson, and Comparato played brilliantly for Quincy, and a score of 46-13 was amassed. Then Milton came around for the sec- ond game and was “bounced around” for a score of 26-11. This incidently was the last game that “Bones”, “Hobie”, and “Charlie” were to play for the blue and white. Within six hours after the game was over, they were graduated. Robinson, captain of last year’s team and veteran of four years, finished his career with a flourishing game and was high scorer as well as individual star. At Winthrop the “worries” began, but Captain “Compy” saved the game with his eight points, so that Quincy won 11- 10. It was a fight from start to finish, but the boys had the stuff to come through; Sternberg made his bow at for- ward and there were no substitutions, in spite of the fact that it was a hard and fast game. Rivers School looked great from the Quincy point of view and the Brookline boys were swamped 41-5. Comparato, Crofts, and Billman gave Quincy the ma- jority of the points and the entire squad got into the game. But alas; The tide turned and the team was finally overcome. But what a struggle! We never hope to see a closer or hotter contest take place anywhere, than did in that game! The final score was 25-23, and it was certainly a mighty hard game to lose. Crofts starred for Quincy, although he was ruled out on fouls in the last period and thereby con- siderably weakened the team. At one time during the last quarter, the boys held a four-point lead and we thought things looked fairly safe. But when the period ended the score was tied. In the three- minute overtime, Winthrop popped the winning basket and the game was cinched. The Medford game was a lopsided af- fair, and the visitors piled up a score of 38-18 before the final whistle. Compara- to and MacDonnell starred for Quincy, while Cochran was the star for Med- ford. He amassed sixteen points alone. Another hard game to lose was the one with Milton Academy. Although Milton held the lead throughout, Quincy THE GOLDEN-ROD 39 pressed dangerously in the last halt. “Compy” and “Cheezy” Giles played well for Quincy. The final score was 23-17. Weymouth was the next visitor and conducted a successful invasion, taking the game 24-17. Crofts was ruled out of the game again, and “Compy” and “Cheezy” had to take most of the burden. They each got two baskets. The last game was, as it should be, with Brockton. There was a record at tendance and enthusiasm ran high. Some- how or other, we didn’t feel so bad when we lost, 32-27. Perhaps it was the sat isfaction of seeing the boys go into a game as the “under-dogs” and then w. telling them give Brockton a scare so nearly complete that the game was al- most ours. At the end of the first half the score stood 23-9. But the team worked wonders! It looked like the old gang again! Almost before we knew it the score was 26-2 . But then the Brock tonites called for “time out” and got themselves settled a bit. so that when the ball was put into play again, the lit- tle dream was over, and our boys seemed almost paralysed. But anyway, now that it’s all over we kind of feel satisfied. The team won eight and lost five and piled up •!() points to the opponents 236. If that doesn’t sound like a successful season, what does? The summaries: Quincy High 55 Mass Nautical 20 Quincy High 49 Milton High 10 Quincy High i: Brockton High 11 Quincy High 30 Norwood High 14 Quincy High 40 Weymouth High 13 Quincy High Milton High 11 Quincy High u inthrop High 10 Quincy I ligh 41 Rivers School 5 Quincy High 23 Winthrop High 25 Quincy High IS Medford High 38 Quincy High 17 Milton Academy 23 Quincy High 17 Weymouth High 24 Quincy High 27 Brockton High 32 TOTALS 403 23G Xame Games Position Gls. FIs. Tot. Comparato 13 back-for’d 42 17 101 Grccnhalgh 6 back-far’d 41 7 89 Crafts 13 center 2G 7 59 Gabriel 5 far’d 17 5 39 Robinson G far’d 17 2 30 Giles 12 back-for’d 12 9 33 Billman 12 back-for’d c 7 1 15 Sternberg 7 for’d 5 2 12 Whitman 7 far’d 4 0 8 MacDonald 6 for’d 3 2 8 MacGregor 5 for’d 0 3 3 Eaton 4 for’d 1 0 2 TOTALS 175 55 405 (The above figures were compiled 1)3' D. Lubarsky, official scorer.) D. G. THEY DESERVE CREDIT The fellows who deserve the praise, however, are the members of the second team. They were beaten time after time, they sweated and fought like demons but won few games. Nevertheless they helped to train the first team, and they deserve credit for their hard work. In two years, we ll wager that these boys will have some fighting squad. In fact they will have played together four years. This gives us a bright outlook for the season of ’30. D. G. THE STATE INDOOR MEET After amassing a stupendous score of () in the Northeastern and B. A A. meets, the indoor team rallied itself to take a place in the State Indoor School- boy Meet. Little “Jimmy” Wilson was the hero for Quincy when he rushed off with a second place in the fifty yard dash. The picking of first place was mighty hard, but the judges decided to favor Macom- ber of Fairhaven. Frank Shevlin, after having lost what looked like a sure place in the standing broad jump, sprung a little surprise all his own and copped a third in the hurd’es. In the 600, Dick Scott got everybody excited by piling up a big lead over t!v favorite, Maclnnes of Somerville. But the star sprinted and passed him. Scc't finished third in his heat and made fourth best time. Quincy’s hopes of winning th me-'t were shattered, however, when Dtv:s who vv' s running second leg of the re lay, tripped, in a rather questionable up. and fell. He was too severely injured 40 THE GOLDEN-ROD to continue. This was the toughest break of all, because the relay team was our tower of strength. Immediately following the relay came the “1000,” Gilman and MacKenzie rep- resenting for Quincy. Gilman managed to cop third place. In the field events, Quincy was repre- sented by Kurtis in the shot put; Shev- lin and Hunter in the broad jump; and Call and Carlson in the high jump. Once more, the two big boys were unable to beat each other and they finished in triple tie for fourth with Moroski of Worces- ter Commerce. In the toss-up Carlson had his usual luck and got the medal. All in all, the team placed fifth with 8 4 points. Five of the boys came home with the treasured medals D. G. HOCKEY The hockey team met with unfortunate disappointments. Although there was a likely squad of icemen out for the team, the ice was sadly absent. It was not only impossible to get in any practice, but they were unable to arrange the schedule. Consequently only two games could be played. The first was at Weymouth, where the Quincy outfit won 1-0. “Doug” Mac- Donald, in the net, was the outstanding player, while Rawson, Bennett, and Her- sey showed up well in the wings and center. A return game was planned, but the weather was unsuitable. The second game was at the Columbia Road Playground in South Boston. The South Boston High team won 2-1. Once more, MacDonald shone in the net, while Hersey was the outstanding offense man. The lineup of the two games was about as follows: Hersey, Grocut, rw; Rawson, Hart, c; H. Bennett, W. WcConnarty, hv; Morse, S. Bennett, rd; Griffin, Ham- lin, Id; MacDonald, g. D.G. THE GIRLS SPORTS The Girls’ Basketball League has been attracting great interest among the girls during the past few months. At the first of the season a group of girls from the Posse-Nisson School in Boston came to Quincy and gave an exhibition game be- fore a large audience. A league of seven teams representing all the different classes has been formed, and as this paper goes to print ten games have been played. The girls are most enthusiastic over the contests, and the classy playing of the soph teams gives promise of better seasons to come. The league ended on the 30th of March, and a banquet was enjoyed by all the teams. Numerals were awarded to the success- ful teams. D. G. INTER-CLASS BASKETBALL Until this year inter-class basketball has not attracted a great deal of attention. But through the efforts of “Doc” Whiting and Coach Clark, the league has been made more interesting and the schedule was successfully completed. Four teams, one from each class and two from the sophs, made up the league. The Senior team was led by Don Ross; the Juniors were captained by Henry Fisher; Bob Mattson led the high Sophomores and Francis Rongrie, the low Sophs. For the final set of games, tickets were sold to the student body and a small crowd was in attendance. On Thursday, the 18th, the first two games were played. The high Sophs walloped the Seniors 25-16. In the second game, the Juniors look the low Sophs 36-10. The next two games were played on Tuesday, the 13th, the Juniors playing the high Sophs and the Seniors playing the low Sophs. The final set was played on Thursday, the 15th. The high Sophs played the low Sophs, and the Juniors played the Seniors. Inter-class basketball is one of the best possible preparations for the varsity squad that there is. It supplies the trained material which will make Quincy’s basketball teams into the best. D. G. THE GOLDEN-ROD 41 The Correct Translation of a French Passage At three o’clock they woke me up. In my turn I put on a sheepskin and found my cousin, Carl, covered with a bearskin. A Sophomore’s Version of Same Passage When it was three o’clock, I sat down and ate a leg of mutton and I found my cousin, Carl, eating an omelette. Meaney: “I can't read poetry.” Miss Crockett: “No hoy in my class is going to say can’t.” Meaney: “Well, then, I can not.” Mr. Ganley (to boy zuho is making his chair squeak) : “I don’t mean to wish you any hard luck, but if the chair breaks, T hope you fall with it.” Preceptor: “Report to me at the close of school.” Scholar: Who, me?” Preceptor: “No, you!” Ignorance is Bliss Farmer: “Why are you pounding your potato held ?” Farmerette: “I’m trying to grow mashed potatoes.” The school philosopher says: “A fel- low can be a good sport and yet get sore from sitting on a thumb tack.” What We Read in the Papers Auto Hits Man in North End. Three Deaths Laid to Dead Gunman. Famous Last Words Tenderfoot to Westerner: “Isn’t it my turn to deal now ?” Flaming youth to second ditto: “Watch me beat the traffic signal.” Miss Brown: “The story that won the $10,000 prize in the ‘Atlantic Monthly’ was entitled ‘Coffey’.” Lubarsky: “Was it stirring?” Mr. Cutler: “When did Erickson come to America?” Abie Sawyer: “About 300 B. C.” Mr. Cutler: “300 B. C?” Abie Sawyer: “Yes, before Columbus.” Teacher (craving information) : “Who was a prominent English officer in the Revolution?” Senior (who did homework) : “Corn- wallis.” Voice from rear: “And Howe!” We Don’t Believe It Student (translating) : “He kissed her three times.” Miss Zeller: “Gilman, begin there.” Gilman: “I didn’t get that far.” What Takes Place in Our English Classes Ballard: “Perry’s father died when he was three years old.” Canavan: “Mr. Kodak, the camera man, is in Africa.” Teacher: “Please use the word attribute in a sentence.” O’Regan (pompously) : “I attribute my success to my good looks.” XAanjL Xsdoj The day is dark and dull and drear; The sun is shining bright; The ice is sparkling on the ground; It is a summer’s night. The rain is coming down in sheets; The ground is parched and dry; The earth is dressed in fragrance sweet; The moon gleams in the sky. 42 THE GOLDEN-ROD The wind is blowing fierce and wild; The air is very calm; It is so light on this dark night We all arc safe from harm. And now the rain doth change to snow; The flowers begin to bloom; Now this is a peculiar day To find on a night in June! OS, ‘ CPH ‘ONIHSfV} 3DN3H01J He Has Had Experience Serious Teacher: “To succeed, you must plan ahead. The wish precedes the deed. If you should see a cream puff on your table, you might reach for it, but you would wish for it first.” Lints (feelingly) : “Yes, but you’d wish afterward you hadn’t.” Heard in Home Ec. Sophomore: “I don’t see why I got an L.” Miss Allison: “Don’t you remember the times you have said T don’t know’ ?” Sophomore (earnestly) : “Oh, but if I’d known, I would have told you.’ ’ “Old Tinsides” No ju That Lizzie’s a Lady Ay, tear her battered fenders off Long have they rattled now. But many a guy has learned to love - This old vibrating scow; Beneath the hood the muffled roar, And grind of worn out gears Will no more act upon our nerves As music to our ears. Her sides once strewn with lines of wit “ Are crushed and badly battered. ____ The windshield (what is left of it) Is cracked and mud bespattered The tires, soft and patched and worn, Hold up this ancient can Whose radiator puffs and steams In rhythm with the fan. Oh, better that this battered hack Should in the junk heap lay Than cough and wheeze and fall apart Like the ancient “One Horse Shay!” So drag her to the city dump, This can that we adored Rip off the Sacred Codfish and Buy a reformed Ford. Irving Hunter and Leighton Rogers. PROPER CONDUCT IN OUR SCHOOL B. B. Eddy Article No. Ill—In the Cafeteria Study Period Well, folks, not having graduated (not being supposed to) I am persuaded to continue my efforts in the correction of the manners of our erring Sophomores (ahem!). This, the third of a series of what never should be, is forthcoming in reply to the great lack of interest shown toward the first two. I desire to please, cost what it may. Every knock is a boost so mail your criticisms early in order that my postman won’t have to work all the rest of the year. As an ad- ditional plea; I ask that all explosives, tomatoes, and last year’s hen-fruit be mailed to me third class so that I can sec what is in the package before I open it. Follow these simple rules and you will never again be troubled by society. 1. All the furniture in our cafeteria is held together loosely with bolts. ( Nuff sed.) 2. Don’t talk back to the teacher when she desires to know who is responsible for the table’s equilibrium. Instead, scrape the chairs and table back and forth. This produces many weird and interesting noises that tend to pacify the teacher. 3. If you must throw books and other educational apparatus, shoot them where they’ll do the most damage. 4. If you have nothing to do, play cowboy with window cords. 5. Don’t let the extreme quietness of the place interfere with your studies. 6. If you see any books that seem to have been lost, strayed, or stolen, deposit them carefully in the waste barrels to await their owner’s appearance. This seems to be the latest in claim depart- ments. 7. As a final word of warning, I wish to say that editions of “Snappy Stories” and “Cupid’s Diary” are taboo in this in- stitution of educators and others who THE GOLDEN-ROD 43 guard our morals. Therefore, read not in school what can be read in the corner drug store. HE WHO LAFFS LAST, ETC. At exactly eight o’clock he walked through the boy’s entrance and went directly to his homeroom. If the teacher had not yet arrived to unlock the door, he never tried to get into the room by sneaking in through an open room. It was against the rules and that was all there was to it, so he patiently awaited her arrival. At the first opportunity, he went to his desk and got everything ready for the day, making sure he forgot nothing, for it annoyed the teacher to have anyone interrupt her class to get a forgotten article. At 8.20 he gathered his various equip- ment and his ten books and went to his first period class without even waiting for a friend, because that congested the corridors. He never parked any of his books about the building, for he had heard of an unfortunate fellow who had lost a book, and two months later the poor chap found it, covered with dust, on one of the window ledges where he had left it. Thus, he proceeded through his daily routine so orderly and systemati- cally that he didn’t know what a slip from the office looked like. At 1.30 he went directly home without even wondering if he had to stay for any- one. He never hung around by the pony, for he had heard Mr. Collins, personally, tell a fellow to move on because the walls near the pony were getting dirty from people leaning against them. Moreover, he had no reason to hang around by the popular beast anyhow. But, then, it’s not so long ago that we were Sophomores, too. Irving Hunter. Miss Dawson: “What course is Reed taking?” Walter Hyde: “The straight and nar- row path.” Pete and Ed sneak guility from the laboratory supply room in the middle of a Physics period. Mr. Bridges: “Well! Where have you been ?” Ed (with a hurst of wit) : “Looking for a polished calorimeter.” Mr. Bridges: “See you at 1.30.” Pete and Ed (angrily) : “What for?” Mr. Bridges (triumphantly) : “To pol- ish one.” Miss Dawson: “Locate Ireland.” Wise Guy: “South Boston.” Miss Zeller (angrily): “Class!” Scott (doubtfully) : “What?” Reed: “General Johnson held Chatta- nooga.” Voice from the rear: “Aw, Johnson was dead then!” Miss Shaw: “No, he’s right; there were two Johnsons.” Reed: “Yes, and this was the one who was living.” Teacher: “Why were the dark ages so called?” Star Pupil: “Because there were so many knights” Gesmer (translating in the German class): “ ‘And she fell on his neck.’ The accusative case is used because it shows limit of motion.” Hunter: “Limit, nothing! She didn’t stop at that.” Once upon a time there was a tech class that had a test in physics with mis- ter bridges and everybody got in the room on time and sat right down in test formation without having to be told and nobody had to get up and sharpen his pencil and mister bridges had all the questions in the right order and nobodv asked which one was the first one and hunter and grant didn’t start arguin about who to take to the senior prom and 44 THE GOLDEN-ROD mister bridges didn’t have to halier hey stop talking back there and whitman wasn’t made to sit at the back table and everybody got the test done and had time to do their trig home work before the bell rang and now its time all the little kiddies scampered away to bed be- fore the sand-man gets them and unkle will will tell you another story tomorrow nite. Donald Gilman. JUNK ’O TIN You may talk of four-wheel brakes On cars of various makes And all the other modern gadgets, if you will; But when it comes to fun, There is really only one, And that’s the old Ford, model T, without a frill. It was just one summer back That I bought my battered hack In which to take my woman for a spin; And of all the cans I knew, The one which was most true Was that shattered mass of metal, Junk o’ Tin. It was Tin, Tin, Tin You old dilapidated, Junk o’ Tin Tho’ you never miss a bump I’ll protect you from the dump, You “squidgy nosed old Fliwcr, Junk o’ Tin The mottled sides of tin That kept us trav’lers in Were battered beyond hopes of all repair, One running board was gone And the doors were fastened on By rope or anything that we could spare. The torn top of this old hack, Useless, dangled down the back And in its place we used a beach umbrella. It’s not the crumpled fenders But the service that she renders That makes me up and say, “I will not sell 'cr. ’ Yes, Tin, Tin, Tin, Together we have been thro thick and thin; And I’ll build you a museum Before I’ll ever see ’em Throw you in the junk yard, Junk o’ Tin. Irving Huntf.r. Teacher: “Where are all the Indians now ?” Scholar (with inspiration): “I know! On the reservoirs.” Miss Brown: “How do you spell pro- fessor ?” Gregory: “P-r-o-f-f-e-s-s-o-r.” Miss Brown: “No, leave out one “f.” Gregory: “Which one?” Discouraged African Dodger: “Ah, I have no head for this business.” Teacher: “What do you think of that book about the Sahara Desert?” Soph: “Aw, it was too dry!” Miss Zeller: “I’ve heard reports of what you do in study periods, William Eddy.” Bill (struggling to appear innocent) : “Why, I never do a thing!” Miss Zeller: “That’s exactly what I’ve heard.” Instructor: “This is the second time you failed in this test.” Student: “Well, didn’t you give me the same test over again ?” Mr. Collins (during an assembly) : Can the pupils in the balcony hear me ?” Voices from balcony: “No!” Miss Tuthill (during orchestra re- hearsal) : “This piece isn’t going very well. Who has the triplets?” Dan Wyman: I have.” Wise Guy: “Congratulations!” Miss Crockett: “What does aviary mean?” McPhillips: “A place where birds are kept.” Miss Crockett: “Correct. Now, Lints, can you tell me what apiary means ?” Lints (uncertainly) : “A place where apes are kept.” Flaming Youth: “Is Lubarsky still in school ?” Second Ditto: “No! He makes more noise there than in any other place.” THE GOLDEN-ROD 45 HOW A CERTAIN YOUNG TRACK STAR GOT HIS START SPARTACUS TO THE GLADIATORS THE GUY WHO RETU51D prismth TO TH m % TO LAUGH AT MR THOMAS' HOW picims HWSELF WH£H SPEAKING IN THE AUPtTORWN VHYTHCBIG HURRY, CHIEF? SOPHOMORE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL ASKED THE JANITOR TOR MORlJ HEAT- r CUMOM THE GOLDEN-ROD 46 THE “POLISHED” GENTLEMAN He talks continuously, talks about everything, discourses on art, comments on literature, argues on politics, etc. No woman ever said to him as they came home from a party: “I never was so em- barrassed in my life! You didn’t say a single word all evening!” lie eats Fleischmann’s yeast. He smokes “Luckies”—(they’re toasted.) lie chews Wrigleys after every meal. He drinks Postum. He startles his closest friends by calmly dusting the keys with his silk “mouchoir” (he never played a note in Ins life) and then nonchalantly pounding off Mendelsohn’s “Spring Song” or “What have you!” He answers waiters in French. lie smokes Old Gold’s—(not a cough in a carload—absolutely.) He is the one out of five who doesn’t have it. (See your dentist—NOW!) He plays a saxaphone, harmonica, musical saw, and jew’s harp. He is continually popping about, con- fronting chaps with: “Have a Camel ?” He always wears the latest Van Hcusen collar. He reads Life. He drinks Ovaltine. He uses Wildroot, Slickum, Eau de Quinine, Stacomb, and Glostoria. He reads Judge. His next car will be an Auburn. Moreover, in embarrassing moments —when he hands “the Pater” his report card of four “P’s” and a “V”—he is nonchalant—he lights a Murad cigarette. THE MINUTE MAN A ONE ACT PLAY Scene I A forlorn looking drugstore cowboy is sitting at a soda fountain, idly stirring his concoction and gazing into space. Enter, a flaming youth whistling. He sees the mourning drugstore cowboy: “Well, well, the answer to a maiden’s prayer, correct to three decimal places.” The drugstore cowboy looks at him like a beaten pup. D. C: Lo, Dick. Dick: Is it you or Lon Chaney? D. C: It’s me all right. That’s just the trouble. Dick: Well, spill the dirt, ol’ hoss. D. C: It’s the Big Sister Dance. If I go I’ll go stag and I won’t go stag if I go. Dog gone it— Dick: What’s the conversation, please? D. C: I ain’t got no woman for the dance tonight! Dick: Oh, why didn’t you say so? Well, I’ll take care of this little cam- paign. Look pleasant, please. That’s better. Now, here’s my little black book. D. C: Yah, an’ here’s where I help sup- port the telephone company. All right, number one. Dick: Hey! Wait a minute, that’s the one I’m taking! Here, this one. D. C: Is she a blond? Dick: Don’t try to make me think you’re a gentleman. Shut up and spend that nickel. D. C: (a little later) Well, I was only two weeks late for her. Next! D. C: (30 cents later) This is getting in- teresting. I’ll go now if I have to take someone’s grandmother! Dick: Interesting. That ain’t the half of it. Wait till these broads get to- gether and compare notes. D. C: Joy killer! Just for that we’ll go down to Marjie’s in your chariot. Dick: No telephone or no nickels, which ? D. C: Is that necessary? Scene II Outside the drugstore, after having seen Marjie D. C: Gee, an’ I thought sure I could count on her. Quick, get me a telephone booth! Dick: Do T look like Houdini? THE GOLDEN-ROD 47 D. C: Quick, I got a prospect! Dick: That’s nothing; you’ve been hav- ing ’em all afternoon. D. C: Well dog-gone it. Come on. We gotta get a telephone booth! Dick: Ya flub dub, you're right in front of a drugstore! D. C: (sheepishly) Oh, isn’t it strange how a drugstore will sneak up be- hind one like that. (He rushes into drugstore waving nickel:) John D. has nothing on me; here goes another one! Cornin’ in ? Dick: Naw, this is gettin’ monotonous. The drugstore cowboy comes out quite soon again. Dick: Well? D. C: Line was busy. Dick: Why didn’t you wait. D. C: I had a better idea. I tried the other four booths—but I didn’t get her. (They pace up and down before the store.) [). C: Isn’t that just like a woman? There I had her all dated up an’ she goes an’ gets sick the last minute. I guess there’s not a woman in town who’s not going. Dick: Woman in town,—town,—town,— Well you dumb, thickheaded, scat- terbrained, ivory-domed numskull! You brainless sap! You,—You,— D. C: Oh, the poor fellow’s speechless. Dick: Don’t you know any out of town women ? D. C: Gee, T am dumb, ain’t I ? Sure. Now, there’s Rose for instance- But there’s only a couple of hours before the dance starts,—an awful time to ask a broad. Dick: Well, do a little brain work an’ spread the oil. D. C: Gee, what would I do without you ? Scene III Inside the drugstore D. C: Hey—er—have you got a nickel, Dick? Dick: Can’t you pay your own telephone bills? D. C: Well, gee whiz, I set the telephone company on its feet today. Dick: (producing nickel) Well, I might— The drugstore cowboy grabs the coin and the two wedge themselves into a booth. D. C: Avon 2 2 2 2. Dick: This is no time to play steamboat. D. C: Hello, Rose? This is Bud. Dick: Let me listen, too. D. C: Shut up! No, no, not you, Rose. This bozo beside me. Doin’ any- thing tonight ? Good. Can I come over? All right. No- No place in particular. A dance ? Let’s see—Oh yah, dance up to school tonight. O.K. see you at seven. Bye. Hello,—hello, operator you gave me the wrong number. Give me my nickel back till I look it up again. (He gets nickel.) 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