Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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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.

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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.

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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.