Manhattan Telephone Directory (1960-1961) - Q (p. 1304)

[by Steven Law, 6th grade, 1961]
No. 6

[Give a summary of the story.]

II. There is little little I can say about this, for it is explained by the title. Ther are, of course, no events in this "story".

[Give three excerpts and why you thought they were worth mentioning.]

IV. 1. "Qantas Airways 542 5 av.       OX 7-6050
Quackenbush Bette 337 E 82             RE 4-2694
Quackenbush Caven Co Inc textls
                450 Park Ave S.        MU 5-2190
Quackenbush E Schuyler 635 Riv Dr      WA 6-8745
Quackenbush Helen M 310 E 49           EL 5-3454
Quackenbush Horace P 420 W 206         LO 7-0315
Quackenbush Leonard C b 9 Rockfelr Plz CI 6-3377
Quackenbush Marie 405 E 55             PL 1-0528
Quackenbush Ralph A 420 E 64           TE 2-8174
Quackenbush Robt M 339 E 77            UN 1-2761"

This not only shows that Quackenbush is a bit popular for a name, it disproves the "q-u" rule.

2. "Quaglia Angelo R 441 E 116         SA 2-4020
Quaglia Anthony 405 E 118              SA 2-2689
Quaglia Domenic 101 E 116              AT 9-2613
Quaglia Frank 344 Plesnt Av            LE 4-1117
Quaglia Matty 334 E 112                AT 9-9672
Quagliano John 529 E 12                OR 4-5288
Quagliarella Riccardo 9 Delncy         WA 5-2974
Quagliaroli Agust 2060 2 Av            EN 9-3926
Quagliata Leo 172 Forsvth              GR 5-7299
Quagliato Anthony 44 E 1               SP 7-7285
Quaglino Albert G 184 Nagle Av         WI 2-0722
Quagli Comincio MD ofc 2132 3 Av       LE 4-2774"

I chose this to show the variety of names and the variety of exchanges.

3. "Quinn John F 323 E 48              PL 5-0069
Quinn John F 329 E 49                  PL 5-0069
Quinn John F 532 W 111                 MO 3-8899
Quinn John J 464 Riv Dr                MO 2-3702
Quinn John J 10 W 84                   SU 7-6664
Quinn John J 335 E 90                  SA 2-5584
Quinn John J 307 W 105                 MO 3-0030
Quinn John J 550 W 125                 UN 4-3231
Quinn John J 517 W 171                 WA 7-2861
Quinn John J 580 W 176                 WA 7-6666
Quinn John J 600 W 204                 WI 2-1089
Quinn John J 610 W 204                 WI 2-5254
Quinn John J 351 E 55                  EL 5-4346
Quinn John T 329 E 51                  PL 2-3899"

I chose this to show how many John Quinns there are. This may seem strange to "small-town" folk.

[Criticize.]

V. This is, of course, a reference work. Due to my organized reading, I learned more than one who looks up one name by one. The characters had no parts of any type, but they were used as well as possible. I cannot comment on the style, or on the events, but the plot was rather weak. I liked this "story" because of what I learned from it, but it did not give me the urge to read on.

[Teacher's comments:] Quite unusual—in fact, unique! Your paper was very enjoyable reading—very humorous! However, if you find that you are exhausting your supply of free reading material, come & see me. I will be glad to help you make your selection!