Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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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

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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.

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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.