Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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THE GOLDEN-ROD 19 the corridor without fear of becoming lost. As the Indian appeals to the Great Spirit—I appeal to you—why can’t you meet your friend in some other place? If you simply must have a meeting at 1.30 why not take a walk around the school? It will do your health good, and I’m s1 re the Indian would appreciate it. The Indian just told me, confidentially, of course, that he is tired of listening to your talk, and he would appreciate it a great deal if you would have a little considera- tion for him and not be laughing and talking right under his feet all the time. I appeal to you, the Faculty appeals to you. other school members appeal to you —please, find another meeting place before it becomes necessary for the School Board to place ATo Parking signs all over the poor molested Indian. M. C. C. SAYINGS ABOUT OUR SENIORS WHO’S WHO IN THE CLASS OF FEBRUARY, 1929 Who is the most popular girl? Marjorie Cameron. Who is the most popular fellow? Thomas Cook. Who is the class baby? Fred Faulkner. Who is the class shiek? Vaino Tirri. Who is the prettiest girl? Carol Wilmore. Who is the wittiest? Herbert Sawyer. Who is the class grind? Helen Malcolm. Who is the best athlete? Lino Ponti. Who is the class flirt? Lillian Drohan. Who is the class comedian? David Lu- barsky. Who is the most popular with the ladies? Vaino Tirri. Who is the class bookworm? Helen Malcolm. Who is the most dependable? Stuart Buck. Who holds the highest position? John Denneen. Who holds the lowest position? Arthur Riihimaki. Who is the class musician? Carl Peter- son. Who is the class politician? Edith Cole. Who is the most popular with the men? Elmira Reed. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF John Denneen’s supply of chewing gum ran out? Blanche Savage, Alice Stuart, and Dorothy Weeden didn’t have their daily inspection tour around the building before school and then slide to their scats after the bell rang? Herbert Sawyer ran out of wise cracks? Kae Driscoll forgot to be absent once a week? Catherine Riley was Cecelia? Marie O’Connell talked a lot? Fred Huovinen lost that “School-girl Complexion”? Edith Cole didn’t use purple ink? Clara Serafinelli got the “boyish”? Dan Shea didn’t go with John Den- neen ? Lillian Drohan stopped talking? Inez Sjostrom was a brunette? Helen Malcolm stopped studying? “Midge” Cameron didn’t have that smile? Anna Franks got lame bringing around notices? Molly Prout was any more demure? Carl Peterson and Sylvester Gookin could not run? Bill Lundy and Beatrice Fitts lost all their musical ability? Thora Bloch lost her dog? Mary Wardley, Walter Sillen, and Minnie Smith stopped painting? Elmira Reed lost the power to ask those questions? Leighton Rogers suddenly grew am- bitious?

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18 THE GOLDEN-ROD The Golden-Rod Staff tion to the writing of the subject. On the final draft, attention may be paid to punctuation and spelling. Put capitals at the end of your sentences, and periods at the beginning,” he said, “if it will give us any more of an inclination to write.” As regards giving out subjects for themes, he believes it absolutely impossi- ble. Seldom do two people have an in- clination to write on the same subject. He pointed out three of his past pupils who were present, as examples. One, he said, had an “Atlantic Monthly” mind, the second a “Dew Drop” mind, and the third, a “Film Fun” mind. Their minds, he said, were as different as the three magazines he named, and he would never expect them to write on the same subject. It was nonsense to expect them to, there- fore, they should choose their own sub- jects. The same applies to us. In writing, write on a subject we know and write as we feel toward the subject, our own reactions and ideas. In other words, just let’s be ourselves in our writing. M. C. C. THE PONY RENDEZVOUS One day I tried to get to the office at 1.30. I couldn’t! The hall was so crowded, I had to literally fight my way through. I’d have given much to have known what it was all about. The Pony must have some attraction, I thought when I was a Sophomore. Now I’m one of those, supposedly, high and mighty Seniors, and, having a sympathetic nature, I have a desire to try to explain the reason for the congested thorough- fare near the office every noon. You see, it’s this way—it’s an ideal spot for a fellow to meet his girl. It lures as do shady nooks in the summer. The statue of the Pony and Indian or the Appeal to the Great Spirit certainly draws the crowds. Every noon practically the same couples are seen together by the Pony. Perhaps they don’t realize it (probably they are too interested in each other), but, nevertheless, they do obstruct the traffic. The crowd scatters by 2.00 o’clock, and one may easily walk through

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20 THE GOLDEN-ROD ANN BROWN THOMAS COOK Class Officers STUART BUCK MARY PROUT