Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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Nettiedean Alexander, is at the school throughout the day to safeguard the health of the students and faculty. The Department of Guidance under Mr. George Phillips gives advice to every QHS student throughout his three years in high school. The counsellors help pupils choose the career best for him, elect the proper subjects, and plan ahead for the future. Whenever ad- vice is needed concerning future plans, grades, and various problems, the counsellors willingly guide the students. The Quincy Trade School is a state-aided trade school offering three year courses in the following trades: auto body, auto mechanics, cabinet making, electricity, machine shop, pattern making, plumbing, radio and television, and sheet metal. Fifty percent of the time is given to productive shop 19

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To prepare students socially as well as vocationally for their future life, there arc class discussions, group projects, conferences, and audio-visual instruction. School adjustment, family living, and vocational ad- justment courses present different phases of social and vocational problems. These classes try to prepare the youth at QHS to meet and overcome the problems that might confront them. To give pupils an introduction to actual working con- ditions, the Distributive Education Program places some students in part-time jobs which arc under super- vised employment. To help its youth live a physically healthy life, QHS has health instruction in its gym classes and gives health tests, such as physical examinations, audio and sight tests, and also TB Tests. A registered nurse, Mrs. 18

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A lesson in salesmanship. Learning from the ground up. work; approximately thirty percent to trade related mathematics, drawing, and science; and about twenty percent to English, U.S. History, and Problems of Democracy. Related mathematics differs with the trade taught, but consists in all cases of everything of a mathe- matical nature that can be used as a tool of the trade. Related drawing and related science also differ with the trade taught. The type of English is practical rather than appreciative. The U.S. History course covers a period of two years, and the course in Problems of Democracy, one year. The history classes place most emphasis on the period since 1865. Economic, social, and cultural activities are studied. The hygiene course relates to safety-first methods, first aid, and cleanliness. By state regulation, candidates for this school must be at least fourteen years of age and have completed the sixth grade of elementary school. As the state limits the number of pupils per instructor, a candidate is seldom admitted who has not completed at least the ninth grade. A Quincy High School diploma is awarded to those students who complete the Trade School course after completing the ninth grade. The people of Quincy arc fortunate to have these educational facilities available. We are deeply apprecia- tive and grateful to all who have given us these advan- tages: the School Committee; Mayor Amelio Della Chiesa; Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paul Gossard; the principals of all schools; and Mr. George Wilson, the principal of Q.H.S.; and Mr. Maurice Daly, Di- rector of Trade. A vote of thanks also is due to our very competent faculty and personnel. The educational op- portunities are designed to make youth capable and well-informed people, people who will know their duty and do it, and people who will be the peacemakers and the pacemakers of tomorrow’s world. Gift wrapping experience. Training in accuracy.