Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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youth for a successful and rewarding life, to prepare them not only vocationally, but also socially, physically, and culturally. To achieve this goal, Quincy High not only offers commerical, trade, general, and college pre- paratory courses, but also vocational adjustment, social adjustment, family living, art, practical arts, and music classes. In its own way, each of these contributes to the primary objective. Through studies of history, geography, government, and relations of nations in social studies classes, students learn good citizenship, friendly relations, and the prin- ciples of Democrary. Geography, Modern European History, Problems of Democracy, and a combined course of U.S. History and civics form an important part of the QHS curriculum, for they encourage students to learn more about and do more for their city and their 15

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High School building on Coddington Street was built. The Quincy Trade School had its beginnings in the Quincy Independent Industrial School organized in 1912. This was first located in the building on Hancock Street but was later transferred in 1913 to the Adams School on Phillips Street and in 1924 to the new Cod- dington Street high school building. In 1930 the school became officially known as the Quincy Trade School. It was enlarged in 1952 when a twenty-room addition was added to it. The present Q. H. S. and Trade buildings are of cream-colored brick and together have a student mem- bership of 1907 and a faculty of 94. The two buildings have approximately 95 rooms, auditoriums, labora- tories, and rooms for shop work. The ultimate aim of education in Quincy is to prepare 14

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Adjusting to QHS. UNIVAC could never beat this. A word from the wise. country. An opportunity to participate in a miniature UN was given to ten QHS students on March 22. With students from many other high schools they visited Har- vard University; each, representing a different country, attended committee meetings and a General Assembly. With the increased emphasis on scientific advance- ment, the demand for students proficient in mathe- matics and science becomes greater each day. To meet this new challenge, QHS offers courses in aeronautics, biology, chemistry, physics, photography, radio, and applied science. These classes help students to under- stand better the natural laws operating in the world we live in, introduce them to laboratory work, and ac- quaint them with the scientific method. Mathematics courses, ranging from general mathematics to solid geometry and trigonometry, not only prepare future engineers but also develop clear and logical thinking. 48 words a minute. 47 mistakes! 16