Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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CADCASTS Joy L. Ncvens. The officers are: President, Margaret Higginboth- am; Secretary, Doris R. Dennison; and Chairman of the membership committee, Pearl Williams. Miss Ncvens, who has been affiliated with other poetic groups, has in- troduced novel methods for the study and writing of poetry. NEW HOOKS ARRIVE These include the following fiction group: Ayscough —“Firecracker Land”, Edna Fer- ber—“Cimarron”. Lawrence Mc- Kinley Could—“Cold”, Carveth Wells—“Adventure”, Tomlinson— “The Sky’s the Limit”. Don Class- man— 'Jump”, Why not be the first to read these books? MISS SLATTERY SPEAKS Miss Margaret Slattery, nation- ally famed lecturer, visited our school again on October 11. She was greeted very enthusiastically by the students. Contrary to the custom of other years, Miss Slat- tery included the boys of the school in her audience. It was necessary, owing to the enormous membership of the school, to have two assem- blies. There were several guests present, including Reverend and Mrs. Haskins, who are newcomers to the city. Miss Harrison, and Mr. Muir. This year, Miss Slattery’s in- spiring talk was on the subject of “The Youth of the World.” We were introduced, by means of word pictures, to boys and girls from various foreign countries includ- ing Russia, China, and India. By the. thrilling examples of their leadership in times of changing conditions and upheavals of ideas, we were inspired by Miss Slattery to do our share in shouldering a great part of the burden of our country in these trying years. Quincy High wishes to take this opportunity to thank Miss Slattery for her lectures which are so eagerly anticipated by all the faculty and students. STUDIO PRATTLE By Maker Minchell Flash—Quincy..... The sopho- mores of Quincy High School are certainly receiving a lot of atten- tion this year. The first day of school was called “Sophomore Day.” The object was to let the new :vnd ever-wclcome members of the school learn their way around without the assistance of the helpful (?) juniors and seniors. Hitherto, these novices have spent much of their time in search of fourth floor elevators to which their enlightening brothers and sisters have directed them. The next thoughtful act tendered them was the Sophomore-Parents Night. This will ever be in the minds of these children the memorable night when their distinguished elders were permitted to visit with their teachers, touching here and there throughout their conversa- tion on rather delicate subjects... The first social function of the year was the Hallowe’en Dance. The gym was artistically decor- ated in orange and black. Four hundred tickets were sold this year, fifty of which were for guests outside the school (as these sometimes come in handy) .... There were several new teachers added to the ranks this year: Miss Marr and Miss Carville, who are trying to straighten out in the minds of some of the students (?) the differences between periods and apostrophes; Miss Palmer, who together with her pupils delves in- to the recesses of books to find the answers to such facts as “When did Washington cross the Dela- ware? and Miss Reddy, who has undertaken to produce the next champion typist and bookkeeper .. The rings for the February seniors have arrived. They arc very at- tractive and arouse comment wherever they are worn. Due to j the activities of the Blue Eagle, however, when the second order was mailed, the prices had ad- vanced considerably (e’est dom- mage) ... Miss Florence Rizzi, a very familiar figure in the office, has been ill in the hospital. We sincerely hope that her recupera- tion is very rapid and that she will soon be back with us... At an as- sembly in the early fall, Mr. Col- lins made a statement which pro- voked much worry among indul- gent parents. In referring to the question as to where to put the juniors for chorus, he threatened to solve the problem by throwing these important people into the Town River (gracious!!). Some- thing apparently changed his mind, and the matter was settled l y placing the girls in the senior chorus and the boys in the sopho- more chorus .. The girl cheer leaders are back. My, what a relief after an assembly where some of the other sex tried to excite a little enthusiasm in the audience. At the first appearance of the girls, the school was somewhat animated, and between this atti- tude and the pep of the girl leaders, (after several attempts) a rousing cheer was yelled .. .The customary procedure of choosing the “Golden Rod” Staff by vote of the class members has been dis- continued. The competitive method has been adopted, whereby any- one my try out for membership by submitting material to be judged by the “Golden Rod” faculty ad- visers. It was through this process that the present staff was chosen. This concludes our broadcast for the present... This is Malter Minchell signing off and remind- ing you that not all people have railroad radios . °They whistle at every station.

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September 6 Sophomore day. Sophomores enter school the day before the juniors and seniors. Thus the innocent newcomers are not directed by the latter to imaginary elevators. 7 Big noise. The upper class- men arrive. 22 The F.’34 “Golden Rod” Staff announced. Arrival of the F.’34 class rings. October fi We view our football heroes on the stage. 11 Miss Slattery speaks to the girls and bovs h the audi- torium on “The Youth of the World.” 12 Three cheers for Mr. Chris- topher Columbus! 18 The papers announce that the teachers will be paid in December. 20 The harriers of the school defend Quincy's name at Arlington. 20 Miss Raycroft and her high senior preparatory classes enjoy “Alice in Wonderland.” 27 First social function of the year—-the Hallowe’en Dance. 31 Nertzies open their campaign for lower ice cream and soup rates. November 4 Girls’ Club hikes to the Blue Hills. 8 Sophomore Parents Night. 8-15 Displav in library of Stu- dents' hobbies. STATION ACTIVITIES RADIO CLUB As a result of the tremendous enthusiasm of the boys of the school for the radio, a Radio Club has been organized with Mr. Hud- son as faculty sponsor. The pur- pose of the club is to incite among the boys an interest in short wave radios and also to train them to become amateur operators, Al- though the organization has only recently started, several meetings have been held at which the Morse code has been studied. The group have expressed the desire that sometime they may be able to establish a station at the High School. The officers are: President, John Christiansen; Vice-President, David Sargent; and Secretary- Treasurer, Clyde Bonyman. STAR CLUB In the school there is a very promising group of young astron- omers who constitute the Star Club. These young people are under the capable direction of Mr. Thomas, popular head of the Science Department. Although there is no formal organization, the results are very gratifying. The group meets each Tuesday afternoon. The purpose of the club is to learn some of the constella- tions and their names, the names of the brightest stars, and inter- esting facts concerning them. At a recent meeting, astronomical slides were shown which proved of great value to the members. Ob- servation nights have been held on Third Hill and were most enjoyable ami instructive. THE WEATHER Sunny Weather—If you brought your umbrella to school. Rain if you left it at home. THALIA CLUB The Thalia Cllub, the hono sorority for the girls of the schoc held on Friday, October 20, the in itiation of new members. Ami gales of laughter, thirteen ne girls were welcomed into this elut The names of the newcomers ai’e Gertrude Booth. Lillian Fleish man. Pearl Feldman, Norma Mac Lend, Nancy McGuire, Mildret Melrose. Miriam Mattson, Helm Rizzi. Ellora Sargent, Mirian Stein, Edna Ruscitto, Ethel Amet and Virginia Viner. At the first regular meeting o the club, some teachers of th school who visited the World' Fair during the summer gavi short informal talks on what im pressed them the most. Th« women teachers were presente with bouquets of flowers, and th- men. boutonnieres. CAMERA CLUB A new club, the Camera Club has been organized this year wit] Mr. Buckingham as adviser. Th aim of the club is to learn how t make good pictures. Developing photo-finishing, and enlarging ar also included in the course. Th members expect to add to thei ability and appreciation of th artistry as well as of the tech nique of photography. The club plans to have a bulle tin board of its own and from tinu to time have displays of exhibitioi and competitive photographs. The officers of the club are President and Chairman of Wayi and Means Committee, Arthui Fowler; Secretary-Treasurer, Way: and Means Committee. Erna Koss Ways and Means Committee Toivo Nousio. POETRY CLUB The Poetry Club, a rapidly grow ing organization of this school, ha: started another year of its im portant existence. The club, whicl includes the poetic genius of th school, has a new adviser, Mis:

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TRAMP—TRAMP—TRAMP Over there it was:— Marching feet, Triumphantly conquering The enemy. Tramping feet, Eagerly charging The lines. Running feet, Victoriously going Over the top. Crawling feet, Slithering through No Man’s Land. Then it was:— Marching feet, Triumphantly back From the war. Tramping feet, Eagerly timed To the music. Running feet, Happily rushing To outstreched arms. Crawling feet, Dragging from The victorious parade. Now it is:— Marching feet, Bravely going On Hunger Marches. Tramping feet, Freezing and Nowhere to go. Running feet, Desperately stealing For little ones. Crawling feet, Hopelessly shuffling In Bread Lines. What is to come?— Marching feet, Triumphantly treking To work. Tramping feet, Swinging a full Lunch pail. Running feet, Eagerly rushing To wideflung arms. Crawling feet, Dragging from a Hard day’s work. Erna Koss.