Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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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.

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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

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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