Assumption Preparatory School - Memini Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1952 volume:

we 1952 MEMINI-HERITAGE vol. n PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL WORCESTER 6, MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIE PAR LA CLASSE DE VERSIFICATION ASSUMPTION 1ST PATHERS ARCHIVES N O R Tm Cm n p % C E A SA SAINTETE PIE XII glorieusement regnant Les Versificateurs dedient leur modeste publi¬ cation a l ' oeuvre grandiose de Sa Saintete le Pape Pie XII. Ils rendent hommage a son travail de paix mondiale dans un monde trouble. La classe, jetee par son avenir aux coins divers de notre pays, fera sa part pour qu ' un jour la terre entiere soit paisiblement conquise au Pere commun des fideles, represente de nos jours par Eugenio Pacelli, le Pape de la paix. v ❖ ❖ i ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ V Que Dieu et la Vierge de l ' Assomption benis- sent et protegent le Souverain Pontife! La Classe de 1952 y ± V f i t V ♦ t ❖ Son Sxcellc onieicj ence neur JoLn J. Wrtcfk 2 )- 2 )- z 7 . L uec ne de WJorcester Cbers Gradues de 1952: XI ns’est tr£s agreable a l ' heure de votre gradu¬ ation de vous offrir mes chaleureuses felicitations. Memini -Heritage —- Soyez fiddles a cette devise, et vous reallserez pleinement les esperances que 1’on fonde stir vous. Vivez toujours du souvenir, afin de ne Jamais oublier 1 ' heritage que votre Alma Mater vous a le ' gue. Ainsi les nobles traditions de votre culture frarejaise et les tresors de votre foi glorieuse ne dormlront pas dans le passe. Vous les garderez plutot vivants pour Dleu et pour la patrie., A mes prleres pour votre plus grand succfes, j ' ajoute ma benediction. Fldelement vStre dans le Christ — u Evequi de Worcester • ! i f ❖ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦: La classe de ' 52 a produit ce livre. Elle y a mis de la foi des souvenirs du travail de la beaute de l ' originalite de la pensee de la culture du gout du bon esprit. Elle merite des felicitations Elle y a acquis de l ' experience Qu ' elle en vive l ' ideal! Superieur c J Home sopemeuR..., t, I p ' Pere s4rmandPd. P)eiau ed, CL • CL •y PL 3 . PREFET DES ETUDES—OFFICIER D ' ACADEMIE Nous avons eu dans le Pere Armand un ami qui nous aida dans tous les aspects de notre vie collegienne. Conseil- ler de l ' Heritage, directeur du Cercle St-Jean et du Cercle Frangais, il ne cessa jamais de travailler avec une ardeur inlassable a notre progres. II fit passer les etudes a la pre¬ miere place et, malgre notre incomprehension a certains temps, il lut tenace et ne lacha jamais ce qu ' il avait entrepris. Pour les Versificateurs, il fut une aide irremplagable et un bon conseiller. Que tous ses espoits pour l ' Assomption deviennent des realites, ainsi donnant bonne fin a une oeuvre pour laquelle il se devoua entieremenst, Pete mann a. a. PREFET DE DISCIPLINE L ' observance des regies disciplinaires d ' une maison peut etre penible, et pour ceux qui 1 ' infligent, et pour ceux qui s ' y soumettent. Grace a notre prefet actuel, ce ne fut pas le cas chez nous. Le Pere Amarin, par un prodige incomprehensible, savait nous faire obeir au reglement meme en pensant que nous y echappions. Il sauvegarda precieusement le bien commun, objet pri- maire de toute discipline, mais conserva aussi les droits de l ' individu. Son sourire et sa bonne humeur perpetuelle ont ete pour tous, des plus jeunes aux plus vieux, un encouragement, un secours, et surtout un gage que nous ne voulions pas outrepasser. Il aima ses eleves et travailla toujours pour leur bien. A ce bon Pere, les Versificateurs, en partant, temoignent leurs plus sinceres sentiments de reconnaissance; c ' est la le moins qu ' ils lui doivent pour son devouement complet a leur egard. HOS PRtrtTS.... Aw Odilon 2 uboii, a. a., Cd icier d 2$cadet 70 a, a. a. PROFESSEUR DE LATIN eime La classe de 1952 se souviendra du Pere Odilon surtout a cause de sa maxime favorite: il nous apprit bien que nul succes ne venait sans un travail assidu. II ne cessa jamais son travail pour nous aider dans notre etude des anciens et de leur langue. II dut laisser sa classe au mois de mars. Les eleves eu- rent beaucoup de peine a comprendre qu ' a cause de trop de devouement pour les autres et un manque d ' attention pour lui-meme, leur professeur etait a l ' hopital. II ne les oublia jamais. A lui notre plus grande et sincere reconnaissance pour une legon bien enseignee: le travail! Pe e n an PROFESSEUR DE LATIN ius 2 umoufin, a. a., O icier d rdcademie La tache difficile de remplacer le Pere Odilon retomba sur un de ses compatriotes, le Pere Marius, notre professeur de latin en elements. II s ' acquitta parfaitement de la succes¬ sion du Pere Odilon. Nous avons craint le fatiguer, puisqu ' il relevait a peine d ' une longue maladie et que, pauvre Pere, on ne lui donna qu ' une seule journee pour s ' y preparer. II ne laissa jamais paraitre sa fatigue meme en faisant passer les examens oraux. Pour avoir entrepris une telle oeuvre, si peu encoura- geante qu ' elle parut, la classe de 1952 lui temoigne ses plus profonds remerciements. Pere £t ienne r4uberl, a. a., Offu :ier d ' 2c a det enue PROFESSEUR DE FRANCAIS Le frangais nous fut enseigne d ' une maniere vivante et pratique; ce fut la l ' oeuvre et le souci principal de ce Pere. Pour atteindre sa fin, il se devoua a notre piece de classe; il remplit ses heures de classe d ' experiences pratiques, de con- seils necessaires et utiles. Le Papa terrible des Versificateurs, il n ' en sera pas aussitot oublie. Sous son apparente durete, ce devoue pro¬ fesseur cacha un coeur completement donne a ses eleves et leur succes. Nous l ' avons bien constate lors de notre retraite de classe: il pouvait alors nous preparer une derniere fois pour la vie future. Que nous puissions lui justifier sa con- tiance en la jeunesse! Aw WarJL Pa ' arenl, a. a., PROFESSEUR DE RELIGION ET DESTRUCTION CIVIQUE Nos devoirs envers Dieu et envers la patrie nous furent expliques par le meme professeur; pour ses classes d ' ensei- gnement civique, il fit venir plusieurs illustres conferenciers qui nous montrerent le cote pratique des theories en classe. Grand organisateur des activites pour les eleves, il nous a procure l ' honneur d ' un representant au Student Govern¬ ment Day, fit installer la Societe Nationale d ' Honneur et beaucoup d ' autres activites qui enrichirent notre vie a l ' Assomption. HOS PROS Pere Ufric S. Sharpentier, a. a., ji.m PROFESSEUR DE MATHEMATIQUES D ' une patience surhumaine, ce zele petit professeur rendit interessante une matiere qui en realite avait quelques aspects difficiles a traiter. Ses plaisanteries en plein milieu d ' une classe nous garderent attentifs a la matiere qu ' il illus- tra en craie multicolore. II connait parfaitement sa matiere et, pendant notre sejour avec lui, nous avons profite de sa grande connaissan- ce. Ceux qui se preparent pour une carriere ou Ton se sert des mathematiques n ' oublieront jamais son devouement a leur egard. Ptr. -JUu Suanard, a. a., iphonie n ' ane l -Jucjnarc PROFESSEUR DE LITTERATURE LATINE Des groupes divers de notre classe jouirent a differentes epoques de l ' enseignement de ce jeune Pere; quelles furent leurs impressions? De l ' avis de tous, il y a derriere ce front reveur ou soucieux, un savoir quasi illimite et Ton devine sans peine que son ambition a toujours ete d ' en transmettre le plus possible a ses disciples. Mais voici le point interessant de ses classes: il ne se bornait pas a la matiere precise qu ' il traitait a merveille, mais il developpait tous les aspects en relation avec son sujet. Nous lui souhaitons de recueillir un egal succes dans toutes ses entreprises. Pin JILls Sal ineau, a. a., Jl. PROFESSEUR DE CHIMIE La chimie, etude completement nouvelle pour notre clas¬ se, ne nous resta pas longtemps un mystere; a cause de l ' ar- dent et inlassable effort du professeur si bien au courant de tous les aspects de son sujet, ses eleves travaillerent a deve- nir, eux aussi, maitres de la matiere. Ses explications etaient longues et detaillees, sa patien¬ ce y etait proportionnee. Malgre les peines et les difficultes, surmontant tous les obstacles, nous avons appris qu ' un tra¬ vail et une coordination minutieuse de tous nos sens nous soraient toujours necessaires. Ptr. PaulP. WartJ, a. a., PROFESSEUR DE SOCIOLOGIE Il etait necessaire, pour ceux qui voulaient terminer terminer cette annee leurs cours d ' education, de bien se pre¬ parer a cette vie dans laquelle ils entreraient bientot. Le Pere Paul a voulu les y preparer par la sociologie mais aussi par les multiples explications qu ' il y ajoutait. Ses eleves le reconnurent comme le professeur qui pou- vait avoir une des plus grandes influences sur leur vie future s ' ils voulaient accepter ce qu ' il leur proposait. Il nous semble, qu ' en quittant notre Ecole Superieure, ses paroles patientes et son enseignement pratique nous aideront a traverser, avec des motifs chretiens, une vie pour laquelle nos annees d ' etude nous ont prepares. W. V«Lon X. (jaucLr, -A. . PROFESSEUR D ' ANGLAIS C ' est ce professeur qui nous introduit a la versification, donnant des classes remplies de multiples exemples de situa¬ tions actuelles et de science politique. Comprenant les diffi- cultes d ' une classe surchargee de travail, il nous donna souvent du secours bien necessaire! Nous anticipions avec joie ses classes interessantes ou il nous expliquait des oeuvres litteraires parfois moins vibran- tes. Nous le remercions de ses bontes pour notre groupe. W. Jucien J4. % ei jaJin S , -A. W. PROFESSEUR DE PHYSIQUE Devant des eleves qui persistaient souvent dans leurs erreurs, notre professeur de physique manifesto une patience quasi angelique. Cest surtout lors des experiences au labo- ratoire, que ses explications pertinentes nous aiderent a atteindre le succes. La plus grande leqon que nous avons tiree de ses classes est que nul resultat ne vient sans effort et que la vie doit aussi etre consideree sous un aspect pratique. Puissions-nous profiter de la science acquise chez lui pour etre mieux prepa¬ res au succes plus tard. W. £a rn oJj. Warion, J. M PROFESSEUR D’HISTOIRE Digne representant de la marine ou il servit pendant la guerre, notre professeur d ' histoire sut bien garder l ' ordre et l ' attention dans ses classes. Eleves et professeurs en profi- terent. Une matiere qui nous sera si importante, nous en etu- dions principalement les causes et les theories. Il aimait le travail serieux mais savait aussi que trop de travail sans plaisir pouvait etre fatigant: ses plaisanteries et ses contes ne nous echapperont jamais de la memoire. Se- rieusement convaincu de l ' importance de sa matiere, il sut bien la faire apprecier. PROFESSEUR DE GREC Certainement un des professeurs les plus aimes de ses eleves, ce jeune philologiste animait ses classes d ' un peu de tout: Discussions sur tous les evenements contemporains, sur les multiples aspects de l ' education. Il a reussi a nous faire aimer le grec, la langue des an- ciens; comme on se l ' imagine facilement, des classes entiere- ment dovouees a une telle matiere seraient devenues peni- bles; elles ne le furent jamais. Reil ami et compagnon des eleves, il en a gagne l ' amitie pour toujours. NOS PROflSSeUNS.... OUR CAMPUS The seasons came; their glories flashed. AH our surroundings were enriched. The seasons went; their grandeurs passed: Our campus’ beauty still bewitched. Assumption students realize The splendor passing through the year; They wish to place before your eyes The sights which to their hearts are dear. William K. Amiott ”)2 CAMPOS..., ’ll fllllll • p s g ; mr crrwwM ‘ inf ' ,iir iTaMP nTTliiCr• SK� 3RiP 2 ' wt ' £$!r£w M P fgTjfeoo :: jpl] in4-ilwir k WSsSm MHiHfaMiB BfTTEsWn ' irt ™ 1 i“ - i ro%tt $£� in MEMINI-HERITAGE STAFF Editor-in-Chief: J. Paul Marcoux Business Manager: Georges E. Prevost, Jr. English Editor: Leo A. Paquette French Editor: William K. Amiott Sports Editor: Francis A. Brassard Feature Editor: Henri N. Archambault (missing) Artist: Alban L. Bernard OUR STAFF . ' President: J. Paul Marcoux Vice-President: Henri N. Archambault (missing) Class Treasurer: Georges E. Prevost, Jr. Class Secretary: Leo A. Paquette Student Counselors: Emile Bouthillier Francis A. Brassard sen tons .... _x iol l, VJilLm X. 119 WEST STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. The high mental powers that Bill possesses have indeed made his scholastic standing enviable. Will we ever forget his genial smile and his able mimicking of certain profs? Despite Willy ' s physical dimensions, it is quite interesting to know that he is the youngest student of the class. As he spends most of his recreations with Dick Fortin, the two may be called Les Deux Inseparables . As Pop ' s immense drag, Bill enjoys an undisputed glory. Amidst the echoing voices of numerous vocations, Willy has received the call of Christ. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2-3-4, National Honor Society 3-4, Cercle Saint-Jean 1-2-3-4, Class Officer 1-2-3, Dramatics 3-4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4. smirchamlauft, JJenri 1AJ. VANDALE STREET, NORTH GROSVENORDALE, CONN. Xck te Sinking baskets and batting in runs, Archie has been a four-star general for the Blue and White these past four years. He was a definite contender for the city baseball All-Star team until, to the disappointment of all his school¬ mates, he met with injury at the beginning of the season. But Archie” has not restricted himself to athletics, for he has truly proved himself an excellent scholar. His pleasant smile and cheerful attitude have ever been a pleasure to his class¬ mates. The class of ' 52 is proud to see that he will someday don the cassock. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2-3-4, National Honor Society 3-4, Cercle Saint-Jean 1-2-3-4, Class Officer 1-2-3-4, Waiter 3-4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Basketball 3-4, Baseball 1-2- 3-4, Co-Capt. 4 (Basketball, Baseball), Volleyball 2-3-4. 40 MARKET STREET, FORT KENT, MAINE Joe ' s simple nature, the fundamental factor of his charac¬ ter, wins for him his many friends. His desire to succeed in his studies is the cause of never-ending worries. His constant curiosity pervades the atmosphere in numerous conversa¬ tions. The cow that jumped over the moon cannot claim superiority over Joel, for he has excelled in high-jumping throughout his stay at Assumption. Activities: Honor Roll 3, Basketball J. V. 1-2, Track 1-2- 3-4, Class Basketball 3-4, Baseball 3, Volleyball 2-3-4. M aeon, 18 EMERSON STREET, WOONSOCKET, R. I. ones � From amidst many conversations may be heard the deep, bass voice of our class midget. His mania of rock-throwing and his tendency to tease enlivens many a dull moment. Besides being a typical busy bee, he is a persevering worker. The vocabulary of his safety valve is limited to frippin baloney . Bones respect for women has caused him his only setback during his long stay on the tennis team. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2-3-4, Cercle Saint-Jean 1-2-3-4, Tennis 3-4, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Baseball 1-2-3-4, Volley¬ ball 3. mm d3aii, Raymond 4. MAY STREET, BEVERLY, MASS. yy Raymond ' s phlegmatic temperament explains to per¬ fection his laissez-faire attitude. His ravishing passion for blow-out patches has earned him the title of One Bite Bass . When awaking from one of his frequent trances, he bellows out his favorite expression, Hey, you guys . Ray is an aspirant to the field of engineering. Activities: Track 3, Class Basketball 4. lelair, Richard =fd. 38 TUCKER STREET, CENTRAL FALLS, R. I. “ 2 ) icl, ddeymore When Dick Smiles, his lips part in a symmetrical ear- to-ear curve. If ever Seymore ' s” visage froze in the midst of one of his contortive mimics, he would surely remain a bachelor. Dick” has a storehouse of anecdotes all of which contain his female characters. He has long been established as the poet of the class. Among numerous professions, Sey¬ more has selected that of being a playwright. Activities: Cercle Saint-Jean 1, Waiter 3-4, Dramatics 2-3-4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Cheer Leader 4, Class Bas¬ ketball 1-2-3-4, Baseball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 3-4, Prom Committee 4. idernard, dlflan X 213 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTEAD, CONN. “P oux yy Poux ' s” pleasant, easy-going manner typifies his ami¬ able character. An artist in his own right, he has done much of the sketching for our yearbook. He is the smallest atom of the Big Molecule. Being of a quiet nature, Poux prefers listening to an interesting conversation rather than partici¬ pating in it. We wish him success as an architect. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2, Cercle Saint-Jean 1, Heritage 4, Memini 4, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Baseball 1-2-3-4, Vol¬ leyball 3. idfondin, Cjeorcjei 2 WESTVIEW AVENUE, SHREWSBURY, MASS. Endowed with a definitely peppy nature, Gigi is without a doubt the plague of all monitors. His lively spirit results in his many ingenius schemes. Thus it is easily under¬ stood why he ' s the joker of the class. His abil ity to portray feminine roles in dramatics has drawn much applause. How¬ ever, Gigi has indeed a serious ambition in life, that of being a surgeon. Activities: Cercle Saint-Jean 1, Class Officer 2, Drama¬ tics 1-3-4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Class Basketball 1-2-3, Baseball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 3-4, Tennis 3. ALLEN HILL, BROOKLYN, CONN. Outstanding in the athletic field, Red has actively participated in every sport at Assumption. His amiable per¬ sonality has rendered him the most popular student in the school. In any embarrassing situation, Red ' s rosy cheeks and freckles couple up in forming a fiery, red blush. We can be sure that Boots will always remember a certain Christ¬ mas party after which he earned the title of ' Technicolor Red ' . Activities: Honor Roll 2-4, Cercle Saint-Jean 1, Class Officer 2, Waiter 3-4, Heritage 4, Memini 4, Varsity Football 3-4, Basketball 3-4, J. V. Basketball 1-2, Baseball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 3-4, Student Council 4. ijraiiard, ddrancoli 18 WHITE STREET, PAWTUCKET, R. I. idrouuih. 77 Browski , the business-like Senior with the dollar sign in his eyes, is endowed with the ambition of becoming a millionaire. Public speaking has always offered him the occasion of publicizing his father ' s merchandise — Beacon Wax. The future reserves for the persevering and industrious Browski” a smile from Dame Fortune. His outstanding per¬ formance on the track team and his ardent zeal as head- waiter have proved the point. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2-3-4, National Honor Society 4, Class Officer 1-2, Waiter 2-3-4, Dramatics 3-4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Track 1-2-3-4, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 3-4, Manager Basketball 4, Student Council 3-4. C r , J(U V. 31 PLEASANT STREET, FORT KENT, MAINE “ Q ” J onny Sonny ' s” fondness for cocoa has been the cause of many a cocoa-call in refectory. The Old Man has associated Al ' s repugnance to wearing ties with the rusticity of the champs-de-patates . In study, chapel, or class, this easy¬ going student may be found in profound meditation .or is it sleep? All the success in the world to you as a future pro¬ pagator of the faith. Activities: Honor Roll 3-4, Cercle Saint-Jean 3-4, Basket¬ ball 1-2-3-4, Tennis 3, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Baseball 1- 2-3-4, Volleyball 2. 52 ASSUMPTION AVENUE. WORCESTER, MASS. 77 Roland, having been dubbed Dizzy”, has experienced embarassing moments in trying to explain the origin of his surname. We may readily understand why he is an active member of the 4- - club. A zealous worker (manual that is), Dizzy” is often seen racing on the school tractor. Having been at Assumption for seven years (so he says), he is thoroughly acquainted with all the angles. Activities: Class Officer 2, Track 1-2, Class Basketball 1-2, Volleyball 3-4. JoHpk W. 146 MAIN STREET, NORTHBRIDGE, MASS. yy Jojo”, a newcomer at Assumption, has already shown himself to be a hard worker. His most valuable asset which is in turn most profitable to his classmates in his whole¬ hearted school spirit. The rapidity of his speech resembles closely the rat-tat-tat of a riveter. “Joe ' ' has adopted his own timetable for studies due to his long hike home. Activities: Honor Roll 2, Ecole Apostolique 1-2-3, Drama¬ tics 3, Varsity Football 1-2-3-4, Basketball 2, Tennis 1-2-3, Class Basketball 2-3, Volleyball 1-2. Partin, Paul JL Paul 494 BURNCOAT STREET, WORCESTER, MASS. Although Paul lives but a hop, skip, and a jump from his house, his ardent love for Assumption life has persuaded him to remain a boarder these past four years. He has unor¬ thodox methods of violating the rule book in his own timid way. His greatest stumbling block is public speaking. Paul plans to follow in his father ' s footsteps as a successful busi¬ nessman. Activities: Varsity Football 4, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Baseball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 3-4. Pick ar d-J. 102 PURITAN AVENUE, WORCESTER, MASS. y y Dick ' s” profound knowledge of liturgy and his devotion and patience to its perfection is the outstanding trait of his character. Why is this nocturnal traveller sometimes so late to bed? Could it be that he is incensing himself? Dick” is one of the few students with a charming enough nature to have acquired the favor of the Old Man”. The Assumption- ists will someday be fortunate to have Richard amongst their ranks. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2-3, Ecole Apostolique 2-3-4, Cercle Saint-Jean 1, Class Officer 1, Sacristain 1-2-3-4, Dramatics 4. gJLnl, Paul —P. 23 RICHARDS STREET, WORCESTER, MASS. You will usually find Gallant” sitting near the radio where he nurses his sedate temperament. Paul will never get grey hair from worrying. His nerves are in perfect condition for the simple reason that they never have been used. As a day student, Paul enjoys the coziness of home life. ' Gallant ' s ' aspirations lie very decidedly in the printing field. Activities: Heritage 3-4. 65 MAPLE STREET, SPENCER, MASS. Ti-George is a good-humored lad whose quiet friend¬ liness has become known to all his classmates. His extreme patience has often been demonstrated in many trying or¬ deals, such as ' ' Will ' ' Amiott ' s constant teasing. George ' s presence in any group is usually denoted by his hearty chuckle — thought to be laughter. It is to our detriment not to have discovered the dramatic ability of Ti-George” as was so well brought out in the Senior play. He someday hopes to wear the Roman collar. Activities: Cercle Saint-Jean 2, Dramatics 1-4, Baseball 3. -Jdam, Yjonnand 163 MAIN STREET, NEWMARKET, N. H. “ ’ turn Where we find girls, we find Normand Ham, for, as we say, he gets around. Norm” is particularly fussy about his coiffure; could that be what attracts the girls? In minor feuds, the peak of Ham ' s” ferocity is limited to his pet phrase, what a fruit”. Norm ' s” fine basketball play was very much to the advantage of the little greyhound team. Ham” aspires to a successful business career. Activities: Waiter 2-3, Varsity Football 4, Basketball 2- 3-4 (Co-Captain Basketball 4), Baseball 2, Class Baseball 1-3, Volleyball 3-4. JC enney, JJarM W. 47 MAIN STREET, MECHANICSVILLE, CONN. An ardent crooner and a connoisseur of modern music, Hal” seems to be transformed into another world by such songs as Kiss of Fire” and Tenderly”. However, he is often heard going back to his old refrain; Hail Assumption!”. Hal”, the Casanova of Assumption, displays his carefree attitude in his interest of the fairer sex. Having the facilities of a car, he has been most useful as the class chauffeur. On the vast road of life, Hal” has chosen the path of a medical technician. Activities: Dramatics 3, Heritage 4, Memini 4, Varsity Football 1-2-3-4, Track 1-2-3, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Base¬ ball 2-3, Prom Committee 4, Student Council 4. P J oL.CtoL-L ance tu, 42 HARTFORD STREET, FITCHBURG, MASS. J) Possessing an above-average intelligence, he has made a success of all his attempts in the scholastic field. Gene ' s” quiet manner and his willingness to expound his knowledge to others has earned him a reputation. Gene” has shown himself to be quite proficient in his favorite subject — chemis¬ try. His classes do not always necessarily end with the bell for he sometimes remains to chat with the professors . is it to acquire more knowledge — or a drag? Gene” someday hopes to add M. D. to his name. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2-3-4, Cercle Saint-Jean 1-2, Class Officer 1, Dramatics 4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Var¬ sity Football 3, Track 3-4, Class Basketball 1-2, Baseball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 3-4, Debating 2. J!e Blanc, J}. Alfred SLippy 114 PARKER STREET, GARDNER, MASS. WBZ-TV has Bob Crosby, WNAC-TV has Harry James, and WAHS-TV has the unique Skippy LeBlanc. Possessing a real, deep-down interest for music, he is especially moved by modern jazz. His infatuation for jive music is expressed in the numerous hours he spends practicing the sax. Serious in nature, Skippy” is a drudging student in his academic pur ¬ suits, Gardner ' s magnetic appeal, says Skippy”, is the cause of his innumerable weekends. Activities: Heritage 3-4, Volleyball 4, Prom Committee 4. Jie (Plane, ean- acc uei jP. 57 MAIN STREET, SUNCOOK, N. H. Doc” has an unlimited supply of anecdotes. As a na¬ turally-born actor, he adds many theatrical gestures which double the gusto of his conversation. In the field of sports, Doc” has always put his heart and soul into every play. Although Doc” is a bit quick-tempered, his befriending smile soon returns to his countenance. His fascination for travel has brought him to the skyscrapers of New York for a change in scenery. In the future, J. J.” hopes to combine his ruggedness and his love of adventure to realize his ambition of becoming a mining engineer. Activities: Cercle Saint-Jean 1-2, Waiter 2, Dramatics 1-3-4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 4, Cheer Leader 4, Varsity Foot¬ ball 1-2-3-4, Track 1-2-3-4, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Volley¬ ball 3-4, Choir 4. JL entire, 20 GATES STREET, WORCESTER, MASS. We can well understand why Sleepy” is a die-hard day student as he cherishes with all his heart his freedom. Through his intense readings, he has acquired an extensive vocabulary and theories all of his own. Sleepy” enjoys sitting by the fireside at night reading his favorite cartoon, the philosophical — so he says — Pogo. Sleepy” had a slightly? ? prolonged Easter vacation due to a severe attack of sunstroke while speeding on his bicycle. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2-3, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 3-4, Baseball Manager 3. J. 15 WEST SPRING STREET, WINOOSKI, VERMONT John, the incentive spark of all revolutionary move¬ ments at Assumption, has been unanimously elected Presi¬ dent of the Underground Society. When reproached for this characteristic, Johnny” responds with the trite explanation, Do I care?” His steadfast opinions in arguments has occa¬ sioned for him quite a feud . in fact, quite a few feuds! Plumbing, electricity, and carpentry offer no obstacle to John ' s handy-man ability. Johnny ' s” willingness to help others in any circumstance will be a great asset in his future vocation as an Assumptionist Lay Brother. Activities: Cercle Saint-Jean 1-2-3, Waiter 2-3, Class Basketball 4, Volleyball 3-4, Stage Manager. arcoux. 171 SHAW STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MASS. .Born to lead the stars predicted, when J. P. saw daylight for the first time. Only a complete self-sacrifice can typify his whole-hearted devotion to the success of our class. We will always remember J. P. ' s arduous, never-ending work toward the glorious completion of the Memini-Heritage. Here, there, and everywhere, the corpulent J. P. can easily be recognized as the nucleus of the Big Molecule. We are sure that his intelligence will help him realize his ambition as a future doctor. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2-3-4, National Honor Society 3-4, Class Officer 1-2-3-4, Waiter 1 -2-3-4, Heritage 3-4, Me- mini 3-4, Debating 2, Choir 2-3-4. Wavicotte, W arJ 0. “Cel 143 MEADOW STREET, BRISTOL, CONN. Celly , the first half of the Massicotte family, does not resemble his brother in most of his physical traits. He ' s not slow, he just takes his time. All kidding aside, Cel can really move.like a turtle. After working seriously through¬ out the week, Celly has often found relaxation on Saturday nights. Ever since Marcel received his Big Ben alarm clock, he has been putting it to good use in the oddest of moments. A Wall Street enthusiast, Celly hopes one day to play the market. Activities: Honor Roll 2-3, Cercle Saint-Jean 1-2-3, Class Officer 3, Waiter 3-4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Varsity Foot¬ ball 3, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Class Baseball 1-2-3-4. n or man J 3. 143 MEADOW STREET, BRISTOL, CONN. “(Bijou The Lou Costello of Assumption, Bijou defies all com¬ prehension of his bizarre and incongruent questions. For the past three years, Bijou , our most efficient tennis manager, has been entrusted with a wide scope of duties. In moments of exasperation, often have we heard his habitual expres¬ sion, What the deuce! As Pop ' s pet peeve, he undergoes much criticism. If all turns out well, Bijou will be added to the list of practicing physicians. Activities: Honor Roll 2-3-4, Cercle Saint-Jean 1-2-3-4, Class Officer 2-3, Dramatics 3, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Varsity Football 3-4, Tennis 3-4, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Class Baseball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 4, Tennis Manager 3-4, Choir 2-3-4. 0. C uyene 7 AYLESBURY ROAD, WORCESTER, MASS. ‘ c 7. ” Jimmy That Timmy can say a good deal in one breath is indeed an established fact. His favorite entertainment is good music and girls with emphasis upon the latter. Although he is a day student, Timmy claims to work arduously at his studies. By nature he is easily influenced, even if some¬ what obdurate in his opinions. In his entire four years, Timmy has had the privilege of copying the rule book six times. Activities: Track 1-2, Class Basketball 1-2-3, Baseball 1-2, Volleyball 2-3. P 9 aelle, o L 6 CORRINE STREET, WORCESTER, MASS. � It is indeed difficult to ameliorate one’s disposition. Nevertheless, in this past year, Leo has changed noticeably from his natural tendency toward mischievousness. Porky s helpfulness in behind the scene activities, especially Intra¬ mural Sports, is a characteristic for which the entire class is thankful. As his favorite pastime, Leo enjoys a good book. His keen observation of incidents originating Around the Campus’’ gives him the right to use his pen name Hugh Sedit”. His interest and proficiency in chemistry will some¬ day enable him to work amidst the test tubes. Activities: Honor Roll 2-4, Class Officer 1-4, Dramatics 3-4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Varsity Football 3-4, Track 1-2-3-4, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Class Baseball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 2-3-4, Debating 2. 178 MAIN STREET, KEENE, N. H. In the past two years, Tiffy” has successfully assumed many responsibilities in connection with the Memini-Heri- tage. As captain of the football team, Tiffy ' s’’ fighting spirit proved to be the bulwark of the team. A sequacious charac¬ teristic is prominent with Tiff” for is he not the 2nd atom of the Big Molecule? His unsatiable urge for Juicy Fruit’’ has put the Wrigley Co. on Easy Street. Tiffy” hopes to pursue a medical career. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2, Class Officer 1-2-3-4, Waiter 2-3, Dramatics 4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Varsity Football 1-2-3-4 (Captain 4), Class Basketball 1-2-3, Baseball 1-2, Debating 2. P, roi oit, Pi ierre 13 HILLSIDE AVENUE, AMESBURY, MASS. A natural punster, Pius” possesses an unsung wit which has enlivened many a bull session. Although indifferent to the laughter he creates, Benny” holds a bottomless store of spontaneous yet pertinent wisecracks. Benny ' s” religious education has taught him always to respect Scripture: Let not the right hand know what the left hand doeth.” Pius” should well understand the study of hieroglyphics, for his undecipherable handwriting well resembles it. One of the few aspiring engineers, “Benny” will continue his studies at Worcester Tech. Activities: Honor Holl 1, Class Basketball 3. 208 CARLETON STREET, PROVIDENCE, R. I. rme Here is one of the most devoted fellows in the class. The object of his devotion: the front office. He emerges occasional¬ ly to attend classes and to eat; otherwise, he resides in his sanctum. Spring cleaning is a weekly chore for the meticu¬ lous, well-groomed Ernie”. A fond disciple of Thomas (not the Aquinas), we little wonder why he has been track mana¬ ger these past three years. Amongst the numerous religious orders, “Ernie” has chosen that of the Oblates. Activities: Honor Roll 1-2-3-4, National Honor Society 3-4, Cercle Saint-Jean 1-2-3-4, Dramatics 3-4, Volleyball 2- 3-4, Track Manager 2-3-4, Front Office Receptionist 4. Jaiie, J}. l ?c ene 309 HAMILTON STREET, WORCESTER, MASS. His affable smile and gentle disposition, heart-warming indeed, will never be forgotten. Among countless incidents exemplifying his procrastinating nature, we will always re¬ member his tardiness in Pop ' s famous compte-rendu . It is a pity that Tass was not born with wings, because he is truly fascinated at the sight of an airplane. Could it be that less has Indian blood in him, being an ardent Cleveland fan. As it is Rene ' s wish to someday practice medecine, it is our wish to see him accomplish his aspirations. Activities: Class Officer 2, Varsity Baseball 2-3-4, Class Basketball 1-2-3-4, Class Baseball 1, Volleyball 3-4, Football Manager 4, Prom Committee 4. Pdrcajl, Ware P. ' Pte 278 PROVIDENCE STREET, PUTNAM, CONN. Pete is the one for whose sake everybody is yelling .... (for Pete ' s sake). When we think of April Fool ' s Day we re¬ member a certain joke that Pete played on a certain Latin professor in our Freshman year. To use a word from our en¬ riched vocabulary (thanks to Mr. Gaucher), Pete is an ardent bibliophile. A non-believer of the old maxim: Seeing is be¬ lieving, Pete goes to the other extreme. Seriously though, Pete is quite persitent in achieving his goal, for he sometimes revises his articles 8 or 9 times (at the request of Father Armand). As Pete leaves his Alma Mater, he plans to study for the priesthood. Activities: Cercle Saint-Jean 1, Dramatics 4, Heritage 4, Memini 4, Varsity Football 1-2-3-4, Track 3-4, Class Basket¬ ball 1-2-3-4, Class Baseball 1-2-3-4, Volleyball 3-4. P ormetf, PaJ 2). 37 COOLIDGE ROAD, WORCESTER, MASS. Every day around the campus we may easily see that Paul is Pius ' s alter ego. Born an actor, Paul has been ad¬ mired in many different roles at Assumption and has acted all with the same perfection. Dude Tormey enjoys to such an extent the atmosphere of farm life on weekends, that here at school he wears his ten-gallon hat and his cowboy boots. Easy-going, casual Paul ambles his way through satire, philosophy, and logic; the point is not that he understands it better than the rest of us — but he surely can speak his way through it all (especially when treating the settlement of Worcester). Activities: Class Officer 2, Librarian 1, Dramatics 3-4, Heritage 3-4, Memini 3-4, Tennis 4, Class Basketball 2-3, Volleyball 1-2-3-4, Debating 2. 42 GROVE STREET, WOONSOCKET, R. I. “V f Vaunore Valmore has the peculiar knack of doing and saying things in the oddest of moments. We ' d call him: Ditto to Seymore . Upon meeting Valmore , we have become so accustomed to hear the same petition: Got a butt? that we have considered dubbing him with that surname. Everybody thought that Yogi Berra was an excellent catcher until the Big Leagues saw Valmore — at any rate that ' s what our All-Star tells us. Did you say that you once operated a steam shovel? Although Valmore is All-American in only one sport, we must credit him as being an above-average athlete in all of them. Activities: Dramatics 4, Varsity Football 3-4, Class Bas¬ ketball 2-3-4, Class Baseball 2-3-4. V ttSsPiB CL, Wit WE, THE SENIORS OF ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL, in the One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Second year of Our Lord, being of sound mind, and possessing all the faculties attributed to Seniors, do hereby be¬ queath to posterity a collection of miscellaneous oddities. ARTICLE I — FACULTY SECTION I—To Father Henry, we leave a copy of the new book entitled How to Lure Students to College . SECTION II—To Father Armand, we contribute one hundred and fifty students for next year ' s French Club. SECTION III—To Father Arnarin, we donate a pair of gloves for his snowball fights. SECTION IV—To Father Odiloi we bequeath a stapler afin qu ' on ne separe pas ses feuilles . SECTION VI—To Pop , two volumes of Collection Officielle de Ser¬ mons sur les Bondieuseries . SECTION VII—To Father Ulric, a box of multi-colored chalk. ARTICLE II — STUDENTS SECTION I—To J. P. Pago, Eugene Lalancette bequeaths his bottle of glue. SECTION II— Valmore donates to Satch a brand new shovel (jumbo size). SECTION III—To Don Lussier, J. P. Marcoux passes down his numerous headaches. SECTION IV— Sey more leaves his unusual coiffure to Mousey . SECTION V— Gigi leaves to Genius an I. O. U. for his overdue penances. SECTION VI— Dick Fortin reluctantly relinquishes six boxes of self- lighting charcoal and a half-used barrel of incense to Donat Lamothe. SECTION VII— Norm Ham bequeaths to Bernard Cabana his many female friends. SECTION VIII— Bijou wills his intelligent stupidity to Coony Cournoyer. SECTION IX— Browski takes it all with him. SECTION X—Leo Paquette leaves to Robert Lawrence his crooked slide rule. SECTION XI— Doc LeBlanc leaves the remainder of his New York subway tickets to Renaldo Romero. SECTION XII— Willie Amiott leaves . well, he just leaves. THE CLASS OF ' 52 emerctemen U — Voila le Memini de 1952 . Nous esperons sincerement que nos efforts vers la fixation perpetuelle de nos souvenirs ont abouti a un resultat satisfaisant; la gloire et l ' honneur ne nous reviennent pas. Arretez un peu votre regard sur nos bienfaiteurs et vous comprendrez notre gratitude: Nous avons requ la benediction et l ' encouragement de notre eveque, Monseigneur John J. Wright. La permission de publier ainsi qu ' une paternelle influence nous furent donnees gracieusement par notre superieur. Aux Peres Armand et Etienne, nous devons la perfection de style et de conception litteraire qui fit du Memini-Heritage une oeuvre singuliere. Les permissions extraordinaires, qui nous ont octroye la liberte d ' ac- complir tout le travail necessaire, ont ete le don gracieux de notre prefet de discipline, le Pere Amarin. Au Pere Gilbert Chabot revient notre gratitude pour la gestion finan- ciere de notre oeuvre. La premiere conception du couvert de notre Memini appartient a M. William Gemme et l ' heureuse realisation de notre projet est due, en grande part, a la patience et au devouement de l ' imprimeur, M. Louis Biron, de L ' Etoile. A tous ces bienfaiteurs et a tous nos amis qu ' il nous est impossible de renumerer aujourd ' hui, nous promettons une gratitude eternelle, et un sou¬ venir indefectible. MEMINI J. Paul Marcoux, President La Classe de 1952 Vol. I Assumption High School, Worcester, Mass., January, 1951. No. 2 Archbishop Pontificates Tuesday, December 12, 195 0, marked the end of a great era in the history of the Assumptionist Order. The celebra¬ tion was highlighted by a Solemn Ponti¬ fical High Mass in Christ the King Chap¬ el where twelve Monsignori and two hun¬ dred and fifty priests from all over New England assembled to pay tribute to the achievements of the Reverend Emmanuel d’Alzon, and the Congregation that he founded one hundred years ago. The Most Reverend Richard J. Cush¬ ing, D.D., Archbishop of Boston, pre¬ sided at the Mass, which was also attend¬ ed by the Most Reverend John J. Wright, D.D., Bishop of Worcester, Christopher J. Weldon, D.D., Bishop of Springfield, and Daniel J. Feeney, D.D., Apostolic Administrator of Portland. Pastors and curates from all over New England also attended, and brought with them the best wishes of all their parish¬ ioners. The Most Reverend John J. Wright, D.D., Bishop of Worcester, delivered an inspiring sermon, in which he comment¬ ed on Father d’Alzon’s character. His Excellency attributed to the saintly reli¬ gious, the title of The Modern Monk”. Bishop Wright emphasized how Father (continued on page 8) La Fete du 8 decembre Voici enfin l’aube du gr and jour! Que de preparatifs Pont preceded Voici d’a- bord les vitraux qui viennent inonder notre chapelle de leur magnifique lumie- re. Le Frere Gerard Brassard a du payer de bien des demarches leur installation en temps opportun. Ceux auxquels leurs fonctions accordaient une entree au cel- lier avaient vu le Frere Armand affaire autour des bouteilles et des boites de ci- gares: signe evident qu’un digne banquet marquerait la fete. Dans un autre sanc- tuaire John Pohler consacrait de longues heures a la preparation artistique de la fete. L’autel se decorait et semblait im¬ patient de montrer sa parure a notre Pon- tife, Mgr Wright; des levites s’exer- gaient minutieusement a des ceremonies rares dans notre chapelle. Pendant ce temps, le P. Engelbert preparait nos ames et les elevait, en un triduum de prieres, a la hauteur du grand jour. Le matin, les Versificateurs et les Phi- losophes communierent revetus de leur toge. Ils etaient suivis de la plupart des autres eleves. Vers 9h.45, Mgr John Wright perga le rang des servants et des religieux mis en ordre, pour la procession, par notre grand ceremoniaire, le Frere Gerard. Sa simplicity et son sourire dis- siperent certaines anxietes. Bientot c’est l’entree solennelle de l’officiant avec les dignitaires. Les distractions furent sans doute nom- breuses durant le saint sacrifice, car plu- sieurs d’entre nous n’avaient jamais vu une Messe celebree par un eveque avec les insignes de sa dignite: mitre, crosse, souliers dores, chandelle, traine, celle-ci portee par un petit porte-queue revetu d’un manteau noir. A 1’heure du ser¬ mon, le P. Engelbert Devincq, A.A., fit un rapprochement entre le fondateur des Assomptionistes et la Vierge Immaculee. Nous avons pu constater l’attention avec laquelle Mgr Wright suivait les paroles du predicateur. Quant a la chorale, elle (Suite a la page 8) Bishop Wright Encourages Staff Mr. Lionel R. Simard Editor-in-Chief, The Heritage Assumption High School Worcester 6, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Simard, Thank you for your note bringing my attention to certain changes which have been made in the school paper of As¬ sumption High. I particularly note the column entitled Why The Heritage?” You and your associates are to be congratulated on these changes and on the spirit which they reflect. The name of your publication is itself a symbol of that spirit, — conservative, Catholic, devoted to tradition and desirous of en¬ riching it for future generations. I think the changes you have made will result in material economy but great spiritual and cultural advantages. God prosper your work! With affectionate blessings and best wishes to all at Assumption, I am L ' entree de l ' Archeveque Legislative Power Proclaimed King by kings Executive Power Zhe Story behind the Stained-(jlass Windows Our chapel has recently been emblazoned by a new style of stained-glass windows, reverently depicting the Kingship of Christ. Two years ago, while on a visit in France, Brother Gerard Brassard was introduced to a Parisian artist whose exceptional work, fascinated him. At once he realized the splendor of his artistry and reported his discovery to Father Superior. Shortly after, the artist was authorized to complete a set of twelve windows, to be dedi¬ cated on the occasion of the centennial of the Assumptionists. Carefully observing, we notice that each window bears the signature, R. Lardeur. Mr. Raphael Lardeur, by means of his artistic ability, has won many honors in Paris. He is a member of the Commission of Fine Arts and Historical Monuments. A year ago he was awarded the Fine Arts grand prize in Paris. Wouldn’t you be interested in becoming more acquainted with the artist’s method of glass portrayal? Let us enter his shop and see him at work. He has been asked to make a window dis¬ playing Christ’s executive power. His sparkling eyes show that he has acquired the proper idea. In his workshop, elbows on the table, fingers embedded in his hair, the artist ponders over the selected theme. After much thought, he begins drawing figures on card¬ board. At the very top he draws God, the Father Almighty, seated on his celestial throne, approving of Christ’s executive power over the entire world, represented by Pope Pius XII and a group of figures among which emerges Father d’Alzon. From then on, the artist works only with little blocks of glass. He will place two pieces of blue glass to form the jewels on Christ’s crown, finishing the rest with ten or twelve pieces of gold-coloured glass. At the completion of the window, there are perhaps two thousand pieces of glass, forming figures of lustrous charm. Notv that we have seen a window in the making, let us look at one of the finished products. Vidimus Stellam Ejus in Oriente” marks the window depicting the Visit of the Magi. Almost two thousand years ago, three wise men saw the Star of Bethlehem. From the Scriptures we learn that the wise men, when they saw the star, were glad beyond measure; and so, going into the dwelling, they found the child there, with his mother Mary, and fell down to wor¬ ship him; and, opening their store of treasures, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh”. One of the tvise men kneels before Jesus. The folds of his robe are in glass segments of various shades and produce a remarkable brilliancy. The striking color of the robe was attained by a fusion of metallic oxide into the glass. The other two wise men, stand¬ ing in the background, hold treasures of glowing beauty. T he smoke from the incense soars towards the heavens, sweep¬ ing rhythmically around impeding objects and finally reaching the Star of Bethlehem. The rising of the incense attracts the eye and produces an air of reverence and adoration, and reminds us that Jesus is the Ruler of the world who ivas proclaimed King of kings. We must be grateful towards our generous benefactors. Through their gifts, it has been possible to bring a new style of stained-glass windows to our chapel. Ernest Beaulac, 51 . Pourr over Nature Judicial Power Proclaimed King by the People PAGE TWO JANUARY 1951 Roi par Droit de Conquete Jc Suis Roi” Roi Eucharistiquc Que signifimt les ficwveaux Vitraux? Mais quoi! encore un article de theologie? Non, cher lectenr, je ii y ai pas Fintention de vous fairc un expose sur le Christ-Koi. Je laisse ce droit aux professeurs de religion, bien plus competents que moi. lls pourraient vous expliquer EX PROFESSO les differents pouvoirs du Christ, et le pourquoi de chaque scene. M ais vous avez la tete fatiguee, moi aussil Voild trois semaines que nous la bour- rons de temps primitifs, de for mules, de theoremes! Justement les vitraux ne sont-ils pas pour les gens fatigues? A ce propos j’ai un petit secret a vous reveler sur ce que je pense) des verrieres. Je les trouve reposantes. Par exemple, lorsque, le soir, vous vous retirez avec votre famille dans une piece preferee, ce qui vous defend, c’est la tme des statues, des gravures qui Foment. Elies vous rappel lent une foule de souvenirs. Ain si, dc regard er les ver¬ rieres vous repose — elles vous font vous souvenir d’une quantite de faits. Elles seront ainsi peu a peu la frame de votre journee. Elles vous aideront a Fimpregner de surnaturel. Des le lever vous void devant la Sainte Trinite. Vous vous signez au noin du Pere et du Fils et du Saint Esprit: premiere verriere. Vous n avez ni or ni encens (?) et, qu est-ce au juste que la myrrhe? Vous vous contentez de vous offrir vous-memes tout en- tier avec la journee qui s’ouvre devant vous. Nous void en face d’une montagne . non! d’une chaire, et ce n’est pas le sermon sur la montagne que nous entendons, mais le cours du professeur. Derriere lui se profile Fimage du seul Maitre. Enfin, c’est la recreation! Mais voild une tempete imprevue: c’est une grave tentation. Il faut si peu pour bouleverser un jeune homme, un examen manque, une note moins bonne, un porte- monnaie vide. Une courte priere . . . les flots s’apaisent. Apres FAngelus, c’est la course au refectoire. Seigneur don- nez-nous aussi la nourriture de Fame, Votre grace, le pain que Vous avez distribue le Jeudi-Saint. Et le travail scolaire reprend. Des lemons, des examens peut- etre. La cloche a sonne, vous etes attables devant une version latine. Ah! cet infernal Latin! Seigneur, je vous en prie, remettez-moi la clef de la science que vous avez donnee a Saint Pierre. En meme temps, donnez-moi le secret de cette phrase. Pensez a Notre- Seigneur qui a du subir un examen oral chez Pilate. Oui, vous dites, mats II Fa manque, Il Fa rate.” C’est vrai, mais voyez-en le re¬ sult at — not re r achat! On vous a visse”, peut-etre. Est-ce que Notre Seigneur n’a pas etc clone au gibet? 11 n’avait rien fait, comme vous. Et pour- tant, on Fa fait souffrir. Notre journee est arrivee a sa fin. Le repos va preparer une resurrection. Voild ce que nous suggere le vitrail suivant. Pendant que le corps se defend, Fame s’eleve en une dernieret priere aupres du Roi monte a la droite du Pere. Elle fait son ascen¬ sion. Et bientot, dans le silence du dortoir, nous nous endormons sous le regard paisible de la Vierge couronnee par son Royal Enfant. Mes considerations, cher lecteur, vous paraitront trop depour- vues de logique, de profondeur. Je vous renvoie done, si votre regard perspicace vent penetrer jusqu’au fond le secret de nos vi¬ traux a la lecture de quelque traite theologique sur la royaute du Christ. Lionel Simard, 51. Pouvoir sur la Mort Roi du Ciel La Reine Couronnee JANUARY 1951 PAGE THREE Ce qu ' on pense de I ' Heritage Nous void a la deuxieme publication de notre nouvelle revue: l’Heritage. Deux mois de travail et de preparations pour composer ce modeste jour¬ nal de huit pages! En vaut-il reellement toute la peine? Voila le point . . . en vaut-il reellement la peine? Depuis plusieurs semaines je cherche une re- ponse a cette question complexe, tout en courant ga et la chez les prefets et en me melant aux eleves; je me suis mis meme aux ecoutes pour recueillir quelques opinions de l’exterieur. II n’y a pas tres longtemps, comme je passais a travers la salle de recreation, j’entendis un groupe d’eleves qui discutaient au sujet de I’Heritage. Curieux, j’arretai pour apprendre ce qu’ils en pen- saient. On le comparait avec notre ancien Echo”. Certes, le journal parait tres bien, dit l’un . . . . incomparablement mieux que Y Echo”. Ce que je lui reproche, reprit un second, c’est qu’il est trop religieux, trop serieux: ce que je voudrais, moi, ce sont plus d’articles de sport et d’articles comiques, tels que le Around the Campus ” de Y Echo ”. Un troisieme continua, il y a trop de frangais dans Y Heritage” ; je me demande pour- quoi on ne l’ecrit pas tout en anglais.” Interessantes remarques! Si vous le voulez, j’es- sayerai bien d’y repondre. D’abord, il ne faut pas oublier que notre journal n’est plus seulement un reportage des activites scolaires — un echo” — maintenant c’est notre heritage”, un journal des¬ tine, consacre a un role plus eleve: a nous rappe- ler les raisons de notre presence ici a l’Assomption: a savoir, devenir de meilleurs chretiens et garder la belle langue frangaise. Done les articles reli¬ gieux et les articles frangais sont amplement justi¬ fies dans notre publication. Les abandonner, n’est-ce pas remplacer, a l’en-tete Je maintien- drai” par Je trahirai ”? Sur les Peres de la maison, Y Heritage” semble avoir fait bonne impression. On a meme recueilli du Reverend Pere Superieur une appreciation tres flatteuse, propre a nous rendre fiers et a nous in¬ citer au travail. Mais je fais volontiers mien le proverbe: On ne pent etre juge dans sa propre cause ”, et je trouve necessaire de recourir aux opinions de quelques gens de l’exterieur. Bien des felicitations nous sont parvenues de ce cote. D’abord le pasteur du diocese, Monseigneur Wright lui-meme, nous a fait le grand honneur de nous envoyer une lettre d’encouragement. Ensuite M. William Aubuchon, de W. E. Aubuchon Hard¬ ware Plumbing Supplies, nous envoie un des plus beaux compliments possibles: A man is a little richer, after reading the articles . . . Un homme se trouve un peu plus riche apres la lecture des arti¬ cles.” (Suite 6 la page 8) UNE MENACE: LE SERVICE MILITAIRE Aujourd’hui, les Quatre Grands se reuniront pour continuer les pourparlers. En Coree, les Chi- nois ont avance de trois milles au sud” .... — Ferme done cela, Paul. C’est toujours la meme chose.” — Tu as bien raison. Je ne crois pas que les Etats-Unis et la Russie aient ete deux fois de suite du meme avis.” Paul reprit sa chaise et aj outa sobrement: Ce n’est pas plus beau en Coree. Truman a dit hier que s’il fallait en arriver a la guerre, on n’hesiterait point.” Et moi, je dis que c’est trop tard pour y arriver, parce qu’on y est deja. Quel beau monde!” Oui, quel beau monde! De jour en jour, chaque passage n’aboutit qu’a l’embouteillage, chaque che- min ne finit qu’en cul-de-sac. Nous voici, sous la menace constante de l’epee. Ce n’est que trop evident. Nous risquons tous de gouter ce bonheur douteux d’entendre les sons d’une berceuse qu’on appelle Taps”. Regardez ce portrait: Un jeune homme du Col¬ lege qui ne voit que camp, soldats; qui n’entend que la fanfare, que le battement du tambour. Triste reveur de dix-huit ans! Mais ce songe s’o- riente chaque jour vers la realite. Et alors; nous n’avons plus qu’a abandonner tous desirs, tous projets? Je crois qu’il y a autre chose a faire. Pourquoi ne pas preparer des maintenant notre avenir? Il faut du courage pour braver l’ennemi, et est- ce qu’on ne rencontre pas chaque jour un adver- saire appele devoir d’etat”? C’est un partenaire bien malin, celui-la. Parfois il s’abrite sous le nom de version”; souvent il attaque sous le masque d’une composition. Nous trouvons la une belle occasion de chasser toutes ces idees noires sur l’a- venir. Et rappelons-nous que la Providence existe, meme en temps de guerre. Il faut admettre que jusqu’ici, le Bon Dieu a toujours veille sur nous C’est Lui qui nous a confies a des maitres qui nous dirigent; grace a Lui nous n’avons jamais manque de nourriture et de vetement. Si la Providence a veille sur notre passe, nous pouvons nous fier a elle pour l’avenir. Des maintenant, tachons de bien finir notre an- nee, en nous preoccupant d’avantage du latin et de la chimie, et un peu moins d’un lendemain qui n’est pas entre nos mains. Au diable les hypotheses et les suppositions! Robert Lemieux , ’51. PAGE FOUR JANUARY 1951 ASSUMPTION IN RUSSIA Remember the evening we honored Father Louis- Robert Brassard? That was the last time most of us saw him. Remember those few words he ad¬ dressed us? Yes, one just had to picture him that evening. He was not the buoyant companion we had known. There was something behind his radiant smile that was clouding his spirit. Yet in spite of this he tried to be himself. Let us picture him today. He is alone, lonely, desolate, and isolated. He is devoting his life in our most distant missionary field. We knew him to be jovial, effervescent, and very active. Today he is forced to be passive. To keep busy, he has opened a school in the embassy for the children of the personnel. It is this loneliness, this solitude that must be such a burden to him. He cannot even go to confession. However, even in his mise¬ ry, he has at least the consolation that he can offer God each morning. That’s what counts. Proba¬ bly that is the only thing that is helping him tough it out. In 1932, President Franklin D. Roosevelt recog¬ nized Soviet Russia with the understanding that a Catholic priest could look after the affairs of souls in this far-flung area. The pact also stipu¬ lated that a Protestant minister could enjoy the same privilege. Under this agreement, Father Leo¬ pold Braun, A.A., spent twelve years in Moscow ministering to the souls, and Father Antonio La- berge, A.A., who replaced him, continued another three years. It’s queer how things suddenly change. When Father Louis-Robert left these sacred portals, he foresaw the misery, the difficulties, and especially the discouragement that awaited him. It seems that things go from bad to worse. All the possible channels through which he could be morally perse¬ cuted were quickly filled with disheartening rapid¬ ity. The Russian government strictly forbade him to enter the only Catholic church in Moscow, Saint Louis, or to look after the affairs of the souls entrusted to his care. Father Thomas, A.A., a French priest, who was in Russia at the time of Father Louis-Robert’s arrival, was ordered to re¬ turn to his native land. Whenever the words Moscow or Russia are mentioned, inevitably we, who know Father Louis- Robert, immediately think of him. We, as stu¬ dents at Assumption, have a special interest in Russia. The fact that he is being so inhumanly mistreated and persecuted should, therefore, re¬ ignite in our hearts a deep feeling of sympathy. Consequently, is it not logical that we should try to help him? Although the material route is blocked, the spiritual road is open to everyone. Don’t forget, fellows: prayer is worth more than anything else; so, let us all do our share. Harold D. Gould, Jr., ’51. Career Tips to the Seniors Who is the most ardent Republican at Assump¬ tion? Father Marcellin, of course. Which Civics professor, of his own free will, being yet of sound mind, and as politically vociferous as ever, has in¬ vited a Democrat lawyer to address his Senior classes? The same Father Marcellin. Attorney Oscar Rocheleau, the Democrat in question, was the fourth speaker made available to the Civics classes by Father Marcellin. The topic of discussion was Juries and Jury Trials”. Mr. Rocheleau, an eight-year man at Assumption (H.S. 24-Coll. 28) prudently avoided all comments which might discourage t he politically thirsty and frustrated soul of our reverend professor. One cannot be too careful these days; not that Father Marcellin will ever again uphold the Republicans, but there is always the threat of the Communist Party . . . . ! The Seniors have not forgotten the first speaker of the year, Attorney Rene Brassard, a Republican of the pre-conversion days. This man bears a re¬ markable resemblance to Father Louis-Robert Brassard, A.A. And why not..? The two men are brothers! Mr. Brassard graduated from both Assumption High School (’3 5), and Assumption College (’39). A classmate of Mr. Rocheleau, Dr. Frederic Du¬ pre, next addressed the Civics classes. The good doctor informed us why he opposed socialized medicine and pointed out, to better indicate his stand, the relative lack of success the system has had in England. Dr. Dupre, a former navy doctor, stated that sailors under his care abused of free medical care. It is only human nature to want something which appears to be free, and yet social¬ ized medicine would place a heavy burden on tax¬ payers: that includes everyone. Since the good Father Marcellin likes to vary his speakers, the third man was a successful business¬ man, Mr. Henry St.-Pierre, co-owner of a large chain-making factory in Worcester. Mr. St.- Pierre gave many practical hints to future indus¬ trialists. One in particular struck our minds — and our stomachs also! Start the day right”, said Mr. St.-Pierre, by eating a hearty breakfast.” How willingly Assumption students carry through that bit of advice, each morning they eat at this institution! Mr. St.-Pierre next discoursed upon competition, so vital in industry. The Seniors all feel that these talks are helping to broaden their scope of the understanding of today’s problems, and that by them, they are amassing precious stores of practical professional knowledge for future years. Normand Bernard, ’51. JANUARY 1951 PAGE FIVE Don and Muff A.H.S. PLACES TWO ON ALL-CITY SQUAD Sitting in a bus before playing the season’s final football game, a few Se¬ niors were grouped together. One player blurted out: Gee, just think, all our practicing and playing together will end tonight.” Yes, that’s how it goes: a Senior ends his high school playing career and is forgotten as another boy takes his place. However, some Seniors end their careers by leaving memories at the school. Such is the case of co-captain Don Gre¬ nier and Muff” Bouvier, both of whom made the second team of Worcester’s All-City squad. Each missed the first team by a one-point margin. The hard-driving Grenier had been in the varsity backfield since entering High School, with the exception of his Sopho¬ more year, when he broke his wrist in a pre-season scrimmage. Don finished this present season with thirty-seven points to place sixth in city scoring. Muff” Bouvier, with his sturdy frame, forms an impenetrable forward wall. Muff” was given his chance at guard last season and was immediately regarded as the team’s defensive ace. This season he played offensive guard and defensive tackle; he was given a tackle berth on the All-City team. These boys should be congratulated for their good work. They will lone be re¬ membered at Assumption as boys who brought honor to tbe school’s football team of 1950. Eugene Khcault, ’51. ATTENTION Hear ye, hear ye! all ping-pong en¬ thusiasts: practice your serves and your slams, for the school tournament is just around the corner. As in the past, each recreation hall will have its own tournament. After that, each student who so wishes, will vote for the four best players of his class, using the tournament as a basis for his selections. These sixteen will then battle it out for top honors. The eliminations will take place in early February, right after the mid-year exams. The high school championship will be decided sometime in March. Lionel Si mar cl, ’51. HOOP SCOOPS Assumption has opened its third sea¬ son under the tutelage of Brother Donat Durand in an effort to duplicate last year’s trip to the Western Massachusetts Tournament. The Greyhounds boast of four of last year’s starters in co-captains Bob Bourgeois and Don Grenier, Ed Bou¬ vier and Norm Ham, all of whom are capable of causing their opponents much trouble. The Greyhounds will rely much on the swishing of Bob Bourgeois, the defending city high scorer. Let us now board a tournament bus, pausing briefly at every stop on the road to success. Assumption 53, David Prouty (Spencer) 43 Three veterans paced the little Grey¬ hounds to a successful debut in a 5 3-43 romp over David Prouty. The Blue and White showed much promise. Norm Ham, with 15 big points, has improved his shooting considerably since last sea¬ son. Bob Bourgeois’ sparkling all- around play gave the Little Greyhounds confidence that once again they will have a successful season. Ed Bouvier guarded the backboards so well that on one occa¬ sion, a Prouty player was injured at¬ tempting to take the ball away from him. Assumption 54, St. Bernard (Fitchburg) 33 Holding a slim 11-7 lead after the first period of play, the Greendalers coasted to a 54-3 3 victory after the arrival of Don Grenier and Ed Bouvier from the City All-Star football banquet. Unable to enjoy the food at the banquet, both Grenier and Bouvier had a feast at the expense of the fighting Bernardians. Don wound up the night with 13 points, top¬ ped only by Ferland’s 15, while Bou- vier’s defensive work was remarkable. Assumption 47, St. Louis 39 Contrary to what the score would seem to indicate, Assumption was off form”. A shower room remark of the game was given by the coach: I hope that you’ve played that type of ball out of your system for the rest of the sea¬ son”. Still they did make 47 points! Assumption 51, St. Stephens 66 I never saw a team so hot”, remark¬ ed a referee. This remark summarizes the entire contest. Pierre’s yearlings had their usual poise, as their 5 0 points in¬ dicate, but what can be done against a team that clicks with 8 5 percent of its shots! Assumption 35, St. Peter 39 The whistle blew, and immediately the spectators saw that both teams were concentrating on their defense. The Guardians used a man to man defense which bothered the Greyhounds through¬ out the first half. A. H. S. employed the zone during the first period, and a man to man during the second, which limited St. Peter’s while Telesphore was catching up. However, it seemed that the game didn’t last quite long enough! Assumption 47, St. Bernard ' s 36 Entering the Fitchburg gym, Don Gre¬ nier glanced up at the low ceiling and murmured: We’ll have to play a defen¬ sive game tonight.” This strategy de¬ cidedly failed throughout the first half, as the Bernardians penetrated our defense for as many as 24 points. But it proved to be successful when St. Bernard’s was hard pressed to score even 12 points du¬ ring the entire second half. Assumption 52, St. Mary ' s 33 A more experienced Assumption quin¬ tet drubbed St. Mary’s 5 2 to 3 3. The Marrettes, definitely out to spring an upset, used a two platoon system in an effort to down the little Greyhounds, but in vain. Though one platoon used a zone and the other a man to man de¬ fense, the Assumption offense was still successful in scoring 52 points. Assumption 41, South 53 If a team has undisputed possession of the backboards, it must have height. This is the case of South against Assump¬ tion. The Colonel’s first stringers are all above six feet. Despite this obstacle, the Greyhounds kept fighting to the last whistle. How¬ ever, it was the case of Goliath and Da¬ vid, unfortunately in reverse. Assumption 37, Commerce 29 Holding a meager three point lead after the third period of play, the Blue and White tightened its defense to eke out a 37-29 victory over Commerce. Bibaud and Ham iced the game by sco¬ ring all of the team’s ten points in the final canto as their teammates held the Mercuries to a mere five. George Connolly, ’51. Eugene Kheault, ’51. PAGE SIX JANUARY 1951 Assomption 56. Classical 46 Pendant les annees de dix-neuf cent quarante-quatre a dix-neuf cent cin- quante les evenements se precipitent dans le monde: chaque jour, chaque heure ap- porte du nouveau. A l’Assomption, chan- gement continuel de professeurs et d’ele- ves. Les sports pendant ces annees? Normal. Le basketball? Normal — mais il y a quelque chose de curieux, de douloureux, de trop normal: l’incapacite des joueurs de basketball de gagner une seule partie dans un certain gymnase de la ville. Le nom de ce gvmnase? South High. Les joueurs appellent ce local un sepulcre”. Voici ce que l’un d’eux, Charles Bibaud, en dit: Chaque fois que je joue la, je sens que le balcon est rempli de cadavres qui rient comme des fous quand mes compagnons ou moi manquons notre coup. Quand nous sommes defaits, ils sont satisfaits, et quand je sors du gymnase, ils semblent rester la, jouissant dans notre douleur.” C’est le nom meme de South Hi ;h Gymnasium qui creait une sorte de com- plexe chez nos joueurs. Ils rentraient dans la salle en voulant gagner la partie, mais en pensant inconsciemment que leurs chances de sortir victorieux etaient nulles. Six ans sans victoire! Or le trois jan- vier, mille neuf cent cinquante et un, cette ere de desolation atteignait sa fin. A cote de Assumption 5 6” ecrit en grosses lettres, nous avons note en petites lettres: Classical 46.” L’annee 1951 peut etre heureuse pour le monde, et surtout pour 1’Assomption!! Alfred Lem ire, ’5 2. THE SPECTATOR Once again, the Spectator” is here to relate those happenings which character¬ ize the happy, normal life of Assump¬ tion’s two hundred and some odd stu¬ dents. Paul Lapierre, alias Bill Bendix”, has been nominated funny man” of the year. His classmates all seem to enjoy immensely all of Bill’s witticisms. But alas! Our dear prefect does not seem to fully enjoy and appreciate Bill’s talent. We are all hoping that Fr. Gil¬ bert will soon see the error of his ways! We wish at this time, to express our condolences to Normand Grondin, who had the great misfortune to referee a basketball game without a whistle . . . RESULT ... no fouls!!! According to a recent survey, the faculty is in unanimous accord to say that Larry” Bedard has not yet lost his many drags. Congratulations, Larry”! Robert Savoie would like to nominate Father Gilbert as a prospective member of the track team ... his specialty is the 50 yard dash. Was my face red”, says Roland Blais, when I dropped all my cookies on the study hall floor”. You should have of¬ fered some to Bro. Robert, Blaisy”! The Seniors have acquired, through very secret channels, a most precious piece of glassware — they are using it as an ornament for their radio. It must be an oriental vase of some sort. They call it the Red Devil”. Just feast your eyes on the above photo. There sits Don” Lussier, that supposedly shy and reserved Sophomore, surrounded by fan mail, and by his secre¬ taries, whom he was forced to hire, in ord er to help him open and read the handle Don’s mail. It all started when Don” com¬ plained that he never received any letters. Immediately, his class mates decided that Don was going to receive some letters, and how ! ! A few days later, letters and postcards began pouring in. It is said that the Greendale Post Office was obliged to hire a special clerk just to handle Don’s mail. HARK, THE HERALD ANGELS SING . The Yuletide season did not go un¬ observed within Assumption’s venerable walls. For the Seniors, it marked the last of those joyous Xmas get-togethers... for the Freshmen it was their first ex¬ perience in that happiest of all occa¬ sions — celebrating Christmas. The Seniors, under the able direction of Lawrence Richards, a lay monitor, presented an abridged version of Chas. Dicken’s immortal The Christmas Carol”. Included in the cast were: Scrooge . Lawrence Richards Marley’s ghost . Robert Lemieux Narrator . William Dupuis Bob Cratchit . Harold Gould The nephew . Ernest Beaulac The gentleman . J. Paul Aucoin The young boy . Robert Beaudet The juniors presented two appropriate readings. Sleepy” Lemire was aided by the Hallelujah choristers in a poem which will certainly live forever in the minds of the students. HALLELU- JAH! The Sophomores and the Freshmen combined their talents to present an agreeable program of seasonal music. Later, the Sophomores held a private party in their dorm. According to our reports, it was a howling success, thanks to Brother Leopold, and to Duke” Du¬ pont, who acted as M.C. After the entertainment, the classes withdrew to their respective rec” halls and enjoyed refreshments, carol-singing, and games. This celebration certainly did add to the joy of the season. NOEL... NOEL... NOEL... The Spectator, W. O. D. Coin de I ' Observateur Ah, mais entrez, mon ami, entrez! Il y a deux mois que je ne vous ai vu. Je suppose que tout va bien chez vous. Ici, c’est bien pareil: comme toujours, les petites joies, les petites folies, les petits mauvais tours; c’est avec la meme rapidi- te que toutes ces choses se sont passees avec les semaines qui s’ecoulent si vite. Voila deja les fetes passees. J’ai beaucoup de nouvelles a vous transmettre et vous rirez certainement quand je vous dirai.... que Cleopatre, an- cienne reine d’Egypte, vint honorer le College de l’Assomption par sa presence pendant les parties” de Noel . . . que les servants du refectoire se succedent avec une vitesse incroyable ces jours-ci. Il y a des professeurs de Methode qui ne savent pas apprecier de la belle visite feminine pendant leurs classes. On en- tendit de fameux cris d’Alleluia au gym¬ nase pendant les fetes de Noel. Il vous interessera certainement de sa- voir que . . . ces fetes nous donnerent l’occasion de decouvrir des talents tout- a-fait nouveaux dans les rangs de la Syntaxe ou nous doutions fort en trou- ver . . . qu’a cause des fetes du Cente- naire, les eleves eurent pour la premiere fois de tres belles (?) nappes de table . . . et qu’il y eut des privilegies qui ont pre- fere entrer dans les salles d’etudes et ne plus en sortir de la journee pendant les fetes plutot que d’aller s’ennuyer en ville . . . Je crois que vous l’admettrez avec moi: nous devrions avoir des Centenaires plus souvent, au moins tous les cinq ans, car c’est bien interessant (pour les classes et les etudes supprimees) . . . et nous devons feliciter la Schola pour le magni- fique Gloria” du 12 decembre surtout pour son prelude long et melodieux. Maintenant que la nouvelle annee est arrivee, je veux la feliciter d’etre bien a l’heure sans se laisser retarder par les eleves qui n’avaient pas trop hate de la voir venir, amenant avec elle les classes, les examens, les professeurs! A tous, une bonne annee pleine de travail difficile, de themes grecs, de ver¬ sions latines, de physique et surtout . . . de geographic (?) Je vous tire ma reverence et reste, Jean Lena ' if. JANUARY 1951 PAGE SEVEN Centennial Mass CE QU ' ON PENSE—suite Aussi n’oublions pas les mots d’encouragement qui nous parvin- vinrent de diverses autres sources: du Tres Reverend Pere Wilfrid Dufault, notre provincial; de M. William Hill, qui, durant trente- cinq ans occupa le poste de prin¬ cipal” de Springfield Classical High School; de M. Henri Char- lebois; et enfin de Roger Marti- neau, ancien eleve de l’ecole supe- rieure, qui continue ses etudes au College de Holy Cross. Meme trois journaux nous ont fait Phonneur d’un article assez developpe. Ce sont La Liberte”, de Fitchburg, L’Etoile”, de Low¬ ell, et L’Independant”, de Fall River. A tous ceux-la qui ont bien voulu nous encourager, un sincere merci”. Certes nous n’avons pas atteint le sommet de la perfection; nous apprecions d’autant plus les felicitations regues, sachant de quel coeur elles sont parties. Ce que nous voulons en retenir sur- tout c’est qu’elles nous mettent dans 1’obligation de travailler afin de les meriter a l’avenir. Raymond Guay, ’51. UNE EXPOSITION A L’ASSOMPTION? Oui, et bien des visiteurs qui ont ad¬ mire a la fois le travail d’un artiste de talent, John Poehler, et le raccourci de cent ans d’histoire. Cent ans de vail- lance passee au service de Dieu, pense le visiteur, c’est une route ouverte; il suffi- ra de progresser pour faire grand. ARCHBISHOP—continued d’Alzon combined the most modern apostolate with the simplest monastic life. After the Mass, His Excellency, Arch¬ bishop Cushing, addressed the Congre¬ gation in a rather jovial manner, and also extended his best wishes to the Order. The guests then proceeded to the dining hall, where Bishop Wright pre¬ sided, Archbishop Cushing having had to return to Boston. The banquet was served under the masterful direction of the great connoisseur, Brother Armand, whose culinary skills are well-known throughout New England. Some priests, from the land of Saint Patrick, having thoroughly enjoyed the banquet, con¬ ferred on our beloved Brother Armand the honorary degree of Loyal Son of Hibernia” with that great gaelic name of O’Brien”. We cannot forget our devoted nuns, who worked so hard and added their feminine touch to make the banquet a complete success. This day will ever be a memorable one at Assumption. The Faculty and the alumni of Assumption in Greendale have been re¬ minded that they have played an im¬ portant role in the history of the Assumptionist Order; they are the American epoch” of the Order’s history. They have brought the teachings of The Modern Monk” to the modern world. They will play an ever increasing part in the following chapters of this history. J. Paul Marcoux, ’52. ASSUMPTION ON CBS The Assumption Monastic Choir under the direction of Father Gilbert Chabot, a.a., appeared on the Colum¬ bia Church of the Air”, Sunday, De¬ cember 10. The broadcast originated from Radio Station WTAG. It reached everywhere in the United States, including the nor¬ thern wilderness of Maine. Gregorian Chant was sung by the Assumptionist Monastic Choir. The rest of the music on the program was produced by the Holy Cross Choir. The feature of the program was a talk by the Most Reverend John J. Wright, Bishop of Worcester, on Christ in the Bible.” Letters of congratulation poured in from such large New England cities as Worcester, Providence, Hartford, New Bedford, and Boston. The popularity of the program was further attested by the multitude of letters from the smaller communities, such as Mechanicsville, Conn., Newmar ket, N. H., Amesbury, Mass., and Fort Kent, Maine. Alfred Lemire, ’52. Through the Study Hall LA FETE DU 8 DECEMBRE—suite fut a la hauteur de son savant directeur, le P. Gilbert Chabot. Il ne fallut pas perdre de temps apres la Messe. Un diner attendait les eleves; il etait servi sur des tables nouvellement parees. Je n’eus l’honneur, ni le bon- heur, d’assister au banquet des invites. C’etait, ce jour-la, les laics pour la plu- part anciens du College. J’ai oui dire cependant que les vins et une certaine omelette flambee ont eu un gros succes. Certains invites s’egarerent ensuite dans la salle de notre exposition. N’etait- elle pas un veritable festin pour les yeux? Les remarques elogieuses nous Pont fait croire. Le soir, apres le depart des invites, et le retour des eleves partis l’apres-midi en ville, un Salut du Tres Saint Sacrement termina cette grande journee. C’est le Rev. Pere Wilfrid Dufault, A.A., pro¬ vincial des Assomptionistes de l’Ameri- que du Nord, qui clotura ainsi la double fete de la celeste protectrice du College, et d’un Centenaire a jamais memorable. Marcel Massicottc, ’52. Francois Brault, ’52. Jin iWemortam On nous annonce la mort subite de M. Omer Amyot de Manchester, N. H. Pere de deux de nos eleves, Robert et Charles, ainsi que du Frere Paul Amyot, a.a., no¬ vice a Bergerville, il rendit le dernier sou- pir a la suite d ' une crise cardiaque. Nous recommandons aussi a vos prieres M. Emery England, ancien eleve de la classe de ' 46 de l ' Ecole Superieure. C ' est sur le champ de bataille de Coree qu ' il fit au Seigneur le sacrifice de sa jeune vie. Jean-Paul Aucoin, ' 51. PAGE EIGHT JANUARY 1951 i i.- j : i I— ' N U ) 1 _ A I -1 J 1 — Vol. I Assumption High School, Worcester, Mass., April 1951 No. 3 Assumption in two Tournaments Nouveaux Membres de la Societe d ' Honneur Le 14 fevrier 1951, a midi, le Reve¬ rend Pere Marcellin A. Parent, A.A. en- tra au refectoire. Nous vimes tout de suite qu’il avait une nouvelle importante a nous communiquer. La Faculte s’etait reunie dans la matinee et avait elu sept versificateurs et quatre eleves de Me- thode pour former la Societe d’Honneur. Les membres maintenus sont: Ernest Beaulac, Fitchburg; Normand V. Ber¬ nard, Winsted, Conn.; George H. Con¬ nolly, Hamilton, Mass.; Harold D. Gould, Jr., Blackstone, Mass; Raynald P. Le- mieux, No. Adams; et Lionel R. Si- mard, Manchester, N. H. A notre grande satisfaction nous vimes s’y ajouter un versificateur, Donald Gre¬ nier, Worcester, et quatre eleves de Me- thode: William K. Amiotte, Southbridge; Henry N. Archambault, No. Grosvenor- dale, Conn.; J. Paul Marcoux, New Bed¬ ford; et Ernest D. Sylvestre, Providence, R. I. C’est alors que je me suis demande ce qu’etait au juste cette Societe. Voici quelques renseignements que j’ai pu re- cueillir. La Societe Nationale d’Honneur des Ecoles Secondaires des Etats-Unis fut fondee en 1922 par l’Association Natio¬ nale des Directeurs des Ecoles Secon¬ daires. Son but est d’interesser d’avan- tage les eleves aux succes scolaires. Les eleves sont parfois trop encourages dans les seuls sports et oublient ainsi qu’ils doivent devenir des hommes complets. La Societe cherche a favoriser surtout les etudes et la formation du caractere. Pour y etre admis, un eleve est juge sur quatre points dont les initiales figu- rent dans l’embleme de la Societe (C. S. L. S.) Le C” indique que l’eleve doit avoir un caractere fort, energique et tenace, capable d’influencer ses camarades et de les pousser a une vie scolaire plus intense. Le premier S” (scholarship) signifie (suite a la page 8) Here we are again at the end of an¬ other basketball season. Assumption, this year, was invited to the C.Y.O. tournament in Lawrence, Mass., and, of course, participated in the Assumption College Invitation Tournament. On March 1, our older brothers in the College had a pep rally to encourage the Little Greyhounds. The speakers inclu¬ ded Rev. Fathers Armand and George and Brother Donat, coach of the varsity. Student speakers were Marcel St. Sau- Bishop Wright congratulates Chicopee Captain Le Cercle Francais S ' elargit Faute de nouvelles sensationnelles — les centenaires, meme les jubiles n’arri- vent pas tous les ans — je voudrais vous relater des evenements plus intimes. C’est un plat peut-etre maigre au jugement de quelques-uns. Mais, au moment oil j’e- cris, nous sommes en Careme! .... J’essayerai de vous prouver qu’on s’oc- cupe, meme pendant 1’hiver. Et mon intention est de vous parler des activites (suite a la page 8) veur, co-captain of the College Grey¬ hounds, and Leo Bouvier who was toast¬ master. Bob Bourgeois ’51 and Don Grenier ’51, co-captains of the varsity expressed their thanks in the name of the • team. The players left at 12:20 P.M. on March 2, hoping to beat Keith Academy (8-7) who was to be Assumption’s first opponent. On paper the Greyhounds seemed to be the stronger of the two, having a record of 13 and 8. The game started at 9:00 P.M., Fri¬ day. Pierre’s Pups were at full strength and played well all the way. When the buzzer sounded for the end of the first half the Blue and White was ahead 20- 18. At the end of the third period the score was 3 5-3 5. With Keith leading 47-44 in the fourth period, Charlie Bi- baud tapped one in to make it 47-46. Keith froze the ball and Taplin, Keith’s high scorer for the night, broke through the Pup’s defense to score with 2 5 seconds remaining in the game. The Greyhounds kept fighting. Norm Ham was fouled in the act of shooting. He took one shot and hit. Assumption then took the ball in from outside, but could not score and the game ended 49-47. Bob Bourgeois and Don Grenier were the high scorers for Assumption with 13 points each. The winner of this tournament was Lawrence Central Catholic High. The Assumption Tournament’s Class A finals ended with the greatest upset in its five years’ history. Before the Chicopee-Adams game, all the wise basketball experts were prophe¬ sying an easy Adams victory—but the underdogs came through. Before the Chicopee-St. Peter’s game, every intelligent man in Worcester was ready to stake a fortune on St. Peter’s— but when all was done, last year’s Tour¬ nament champions were uncrowned, (continued on page 8) Last Friday, during a task period, my mind grew dense, my eyelids heavy, and I wandered into another world; and, in some unknown manner, I hovered above the study hall on a feathery cloud. And through the dusky haze, I can barely distinguish figures beneath me. A few are playing cards but their cards seem magic-like. They are large pieces of paper with only numerals inscribed upon them. Perhaps they were designed by some ingenious Seniors. However, two students sitting closely together can easily play the game. The wreathed smiles upon their faces seem to imply, The monitor will never suspect us.” And amidst all this activity, a Junior peacefully sleeps. Perhaps the curriculum is too strenuous for him. However, behind him, his fellow student seems extreme¬ ly agitated and nervous. He is trying to escape the ever careful eye of the monitor. Every two or three minutes he lifts his eyes from the trashy magazine that he is reading, and of course they meet those of the monitor who notices his surreptitious attitude. Fluttering above the lower classmen, I observe two or three of them wandering through worthless magazines. Slouched in their seats, they lazily turn over the pages. Someone has seen a joke. He beckons his neighbors and it passes throughout the study. They seem to enjoy the joke, because through the hazy cloud, their gleaming eyes and smiling faces are visible as the joke passes on from one student to another. As the cloud soars on, I spy a daydreamer who is read¬ ing a letter in a mysterious way. The letter is before him, but his lifeless eyes stare at the ceiling for over fifteen minutes. Perhaps it’s from an old classmate, but it certain¬ ly seems interesting! Believe it or not, some students even occupy them¬ selves with Dick Tracy and Li’l Abner. However, I notice that many pupils have realized the importance of reading. Diligently and attentively, they ponder over an interesting book. Other serious scholars assiduously work over a mathe¬ matical problem. The problem is difficult, but they ap¬ pear to consider it as a challenge. Their unwearied efforts seem to say, There’s no problem that can stump us.” As I rubbed my eyes, I became puzzled. How did I witness such an experience? Through what manner did I leave this world and see the students during a free study? But I did, I really did see them. Ernest Beanlac , ’51. Marcel Massicotte, ’52. ★ H O V E R I N G O V E R A F R E E S T U D V PAGE TWO C ' J. APRIL 1951 A ma droite, un alignement de treize meubles silen- cicux mais non muets! La-bas, a l’autre extremite de la salle, un Pere, penche sur un fichier, s’occupe a classer des cartons. Une lumi(re diffuse tombant de quelques fene- tres, enveloppe une dizaine de tables. Je suis a la biblio- theque. J’ai rarement le somptueux loisir de me plonger dans les profondeurs de ce sanctuaire; mais aujourd’hui, diman- che, ma seule preoccupation est d’y passer l’apres-midi en visite chez les amis, les litterateurs, et d’y observer mes con¬ freres de classe. Pres de moi une table est inondee de revues a couver- tures multicolores; Raymond s’y baigne; il se plonge dans les photos, les peintures ou les gravures. Bientot, distrait, il laisse tomber la revue pour en feuilleter une autre. Mon Dieu, que le temps a la vie dure! Quand cette apres-midi sera-t-elle passee?” Raymond s’est leve pour prendre quel¬ ques bouffees d’air a la fenetre et le voila attable de nou¬ veau et les pages tournent et le regard se perd au loin. Pau- vre Raymond, demain tu ecriras a maman: A l’Assomp- tion, on travaille vingt-quatre heures par jour. Jamais de temps libre!” A la table suivante j’admire un acrobate; Robert se balance sur sa chaise d’une maniere telle qu’a tout instant, je suis pour lui dans la terreur et l’etonnement. Le voila qui sourit; le voila fige dans l’immobilite; le voila qui pleure. Robert se tient la tete d’une main et il tient de l’autre le livre. Il se frise vigoureusement les cheveux avec les doigts et etaye son menton. Devant lui aucun carnet, aucune plume, aucun cahier . . . Robert lit . . . un roman. Pres de la porte, sur la premiere table Richard a sombre dans une encyclopedic. Il doit etre en train de preparer sa these de baccalaureat; il n’y a pas moyen de la distraire de son travail; il y est perdu tout entier. Il parcourt avidement chaque page de son volume. Les feuilles ecrites s’accumu- lent devant lui. Aurais-je par hasard affaire a un copiste sorti d’un monastere carolingien? Armand cherche, je ne sais quoi. Ses yeux sont ronds et brillants; ses joues enfflammees; sa demarche est souple; ses gestes vifs et precis. Il semble present partout; le voila qui passe dans un rayonnage, effleure de la main trois rayons; il happe un volume; ce n’est pas le livre voulu. Il continue ailleurs ses recherches. At-t-il trouve? On dirait qu’il poursuit une flamme dans l’obscurite et le silence. Je verrai toujours dans notre bibliotheque quatre cate¬ gories d’habitues: ceux qui ont trop de temps a leur dis¬ position, ceux qui s’amusent dans les romans, ceux qui be- sognent, et enfin ceux qui cherchent, qui poursuivent la lu- miere dans une course sans fin. Ernest D. Sylvestre, ’5 2. APRIL 1951 PAGE THREE LISONS — et lisons bien Avez-vous jamais examine, dans un endroit perdu, une de ces maisons qu’on dit hantees. Leur apparence n’a rien d’attrayant. Qa et la, des fe- netres manquent. Elies souffrent de l’economie de peinture. Des bardeaux n’ont pas resiste au temps et sont fendus. La couverture s’en est allee par endroits. Si nous penetrons a l’interieur, c’est un autre spectacle. Un nuage de poussiere vient a notre rencontre. Les murs sont ternes. Dans les coins, des toiles d’areignees se sont solidement etablies. Les pieces sentent le renferme. Le plan- cher est peut-etre solide, mais j’en doute fort. Vue de l’exterieur comme de l’interieur, cette maison donne une bonne idee de celui qui l’habite. Ce n’est pas celle-la que vous choisiriez pour votre demeure. Cependant, je me demande si vous n’en avez pas une semblable. Je me demande si en vous- meme on ne sent pas ce renferme. Y avez-vous jamais songe? . . . Vous allez me dire que je perds la tete et que je vais hasarder une enorme sottise. Mais franchement, ce que je vous dis la je ne pense pas que ce soit sot. II s’agit, chers lecteurs, de nous construire un interieur oil il fasse bon habiter. II me semble, a cette fin trois operations sont necessaires: meu- bler, epousseter, aerer. Meubler une piece, ce n’est pas une petite affaire. On ne va pas s’arreter devant un magasin et fixer son choix sur ce qui attire de prime abord. A premiere vue, le contreplaque plait parfois mieux que le chene. Mais voici un bureau, un chef- d’oeuvre d’ebeniste: cela suffit-il pour que je l’a- chete. Qu’en ferai-je dans mon salon? Il faut savoir eliminer impitoyablement ce qui, au lieu de garnir, n’est qu’un encombrement. La bibliotheque renferme des meubles: les livres. Avant de les sortir des rayons, on doit savoir reconnaitre les meilleurs et parmi ces der- niers ceux qui conviennent a notre personne. Ceux-la, comment les discerner? Ils sont faits pour nous, si nous les comprenons mieux et s’ils nous font le plus de plaisir, oui, je dis bien, s’ils nous font le plus de plaisir, de vrai plaisir. L’ameublement doit etre entretenu. Laissez une chaise dans un coin quelques jours; quand vous la reprenez, vos doigts s’impriment dans la pous¬ siere, a moins que quelqu’un ait eu la charite de s’asseoir dessus! Que fait la maman tous les ma¬ tins? Elle s’arme du balai, elle passe un linge sur les tables, les chaises, elle ramasse les objets qui trainent. L’ame aussi ramasse de la poussiere. Nos connaissances, il faut les rafraichir. Nos idees, il faut leur redonner de l’eclat. Nos bons sentiments, il faut y repasser sans cesse. Ce n’est pas fini. Quand tout est en ordre, votre mere ouvre les chassis et alors, soudain tout change. La fraicheur se repand partout, les rayons du soleil viennent tout illuminer. Que serait le plus beau mobilier sans cette lumiere? . . . Main- tenant que votre interieur est meuble et orne, donnez-y acces a l’air et au soleil. Comment s’ouvre votre intelligence? Par la reflexion. Au- trement dit au cours d’une lecture sachez lever la tete et vous demander: ce que l’auteur dit la, est-ce vrai?” Puis laissez la lumiere de la verite penetrer en vous et eclairer les coins obscurs de votre ame. Pendant nos annees de high school”, le temps nous est donne pour amenager notre demeure fu¬ ture, celle dans laquelle nous vivrons. Puissions- nous la rendre belle afin qu’un jour elle nous soit agreable et qu’elle nous fasse honneur devant ceux que nous admettrons. Harold D. Goidd, Jr., ’ll AU LIT DEPUIS HUIT ANS La saintete . . . ! C’etait beau autrefois, mais c’est bien demodeen 1951.” Vous 1’avez peut-etre pense, cher lecteur, mais en etes-vous sur? De passage a la Massachusetts General Hos¬ pital”, des Peres du college entendirent parler du saint du huitieme etage”. Quel est ce saint” et quels miracles a-t-il faits pour qu’on le canonise de son vivant? Qui est-il? C’est quelqu’un qui a vecu parmi nous presque inaperqu. Nous ne nous rendions guere compte de sa presence, que le matin, lors- qu’on lui portait la sainte communion. Ce jeune Pere canadien fit ses etudes a St. Victor puis se dirigea chez les Peres Assomptionistes de Quebec. De 1937 a 1942, le Pere Abel — c’est son nom — termina ses etudes en Prance ou il fut consacre pretre pour 1’eternite a Nimes, le 29 juin, 1942. Depuis ce temps-la, il dut se resigner a garder le lit. Le cancer lui ronge la moelle epiniere. De¬ puis huit ans, son histoire c’est l’histoire de sa ma- ladie. A l’heure actuelle, il sejourne a l’hopital de Boston ou il a resiste a tous les traitements. Il s’est offert comme sujet d’observation. Les conclu¬ sions seront utiles aux futures victimes de la meme maladie, mais, il le sait bien, son cas a lui est trop avance pour qu’il puisse en tirer profit. Et maintenant, me direz-vous, quels miracles a-t-il faits?” Le plus grand de ses miracles, n’est- ce pas la perpetuelle serenite qu’il a gardee depuis si longtemps. A l’hopital, son sourire lui attire une foule de visiteurs. Il y a meme des gens, jusque-la hostiles a la religion, qui viennent frapper a sa porte. Laut-il le plaindre? . . . Il faudrait plutot l’en- vier! Mais de grace, ne l’oublions pas dans nos prieres quotidiennes, et surtout, essayons de Limi¬ ter . . . Cultivons 1’ambition de devenir un jour, puisque c’est possible . . . un saint ! ! ! Georges Charland, 51. PAGE FOUR APRIL 1951 Big Talk from Small People I never swore till I came to this school.” I have heard this statement; have you? Yet, what have you and I done about it? Are you willing to take such a statement on the chin without flinch¬ ing? I am not. If I did, then I would no longer be worthy of the name CHRISTian. It seems that swearing is the best way a student may show off” his vocabulary. It is a rather queer way of respecting the second commandment. It surely is just a big” way of showing the small¬ ness” of one’s mind. Are people impressed by the extent of a swearer’s vocabulary? If they laugh when they hear another swear, are they laughing with him, or at him? . . . unless, of course, they are swearers too. Swearing may be one way of saying to Christ: Thank you, O Lord, for having redeemed man¬ kind”! If so, then the swearer’s gratitude must be located at the tip of his toes. He continues using Christ’s Name as he wouldn’t allow his mother and father’s name to be used. The eight following quotations on swearing were expressed by the Rev. Albert D. Talbot, S.S., Catholic Chaplain, now stationed at Crile Veterans Administration Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. I swear because: It proves I have self-control.” In fact, I have so much self-control that I choose with care each word in my speech so as to emphasize my point. I always try to better my last emphasis, either by adding force to the word, or by finding a longer one to impress my friends. It indicates how clearly my mind operates.” My mind is so clear and free of common sense that there is little thought to interfere with my think¬ ing-up new exclamations. It makes my conversation pleasing to every¬ one” It isn’t often that good people have a chance to appreciate a really fluent swearer. They are quite rare these days; I am one of the privileged few. It leaves no doubt in anyone’s mind as to my good breeding, culture and refinement” What an impression I must give of my family and back¬ ground. I now know the exact time to swear; also, when it will most delight a gathering; and, the number of times my etiquette” demands that such a word should be repeated. It impresses people that I have more than ordinary education.” We may make an even greater boast. We can swear fluently in two lan¬ guages, for we major in both English and French. It makes me a very desirable personality among women and children and among respectable society” Children look up to me as a great teach¬ er. Who, but myself, has such a varied vocabu¬ lary? It is my way of honoring God who said, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain.” God said that thousands of years ago. Times have changed; we must keep up with the new trends. After all, at Assumption we are always supposed to do things perfectly and be right up to date. So why not be right up to date in swearing too? The final reason for swearing which needs no explanation is, It is a strong way to express a a weak mind.” N.B.—Most of this does not apply only to real swearers, but also to those who use other words that smell of the same foul odor. . Paul Marcoux, 52. FAMILY LIFE AT ASSUMPTION One cool summer night following their son Paul’s graduation from grammar school, a father and mother were discussing where to send this young man to high school: they were intent on choosing a school where his family life would con¬ tinue to flourish as it did in his own home. They sat gazing at the stars, and progress was very slow. A thought flashed across the mind of Paul’s father: he remembered that one of his friends had graduated from Assumption. The next day, at the office, Assumption High and its family life were the topic of conversation between the two men. Whether at work or at play”, reminisced the alumnus between two puffs, there is always that something special in the relations be¬ tween the Fathers and the students. While I at¬ tended school, I noticed that everywhere around me, there was a group of Fathers or Brothers play¬ ing a game of football, baseball, handball, or what- have-you, together with the boys. But the most striking example of family life at the school oc¬ curred on the night of a basketball game in the striking example of family life invariably oc¬ curred in the gymnasium, where every game was a roof-raising exhibition in which players, students and Faculty took part alike. The man at the office mentioned only sports. But we must not forget the family spirit which exists in the classroom and in our other contacts with the Faculty. One of our teachers can be quoted as saying: I’m just like a father to you boys, having had nine children of my own!” In times of difficulties, he is there to help us. The nick-name Ma”, that we attribute to another member of the Faculty, is proof enough that we realize the paternal — or should I say the mater¬ nal — powers exercised towards us in various ways. Then, again, most of our teachers are Fathers”, aren’t they? and there must be con¬ tained in the very title Father” something that pertains to a family and its spirit! Raynald Lemieux, ’51. APRIL 1951 PAGE FIVE LAST HOOP SCOOPS Finishing fourth in the Catholic League and fifth in the city standings, the team certainly deserves to be con¬ gratulated. Had it been possible to schedule Sacred Heart for a second game, they might have tied for third and fourth in these respective standings. Let us continue where we left off in January. Assumption 51. North 40 We know nothing but the score, as no one saw the game! St. John ' s 53, Assumption 39 The crowd was wild as Telesphore sur¬ ged to a 9-6 lead at the quarter. But matters changed in the second period as the Pioneers took control of the back- boards and penetrated the weakening Assumption defense to tally 23 big points. No less than 60 fouls were called in the game between these two archrivals. Assumption 49, St. Mary ' s 44 Telesphore marched over to St. Mary’s, confident he would return home victor¬ ious. When the game started, Telesphore was sound asleep, while a scheming St. Mary’s team had planned a skillful plot. When Telesphore finally awoke at the end of the period, he was startled by the frightening score. He was losing con¬ siderably. The sting of humiliation had struck him fiercely, and he felt the need of bitter retaliation. The game went on as Greyhound fought violently to retain his honor. He climbed and climbed, un¬ til he pulled through to a clinching finish that spelled victory. Assumption 53, Holy Name 22 We constantly filled the basket with points behind Connie Fer- land’s masterful side push shots and the fine play of streaking Red Bouthillier. It was a gala time watching that new wizard with a pass and a fake, Joey Bouchard. Truly, the future is promis¬ ing. Assumption 51, St. Stephen ' s 35 The Little Greyhounds amazed the home crowd with one of its best games of the season, by avenging an early set¬ back at the hands of the Stevedores. Tit for tat will tell the story of the first fifteen minutes of the game. St. Ste¬ phen’s covered our tallies with two points of their own. However, they were quite surprised in the second canto, when, after bringing the ball up court, they found Don Grenier all alone sink¬ ing a lay up shot. Don, by far the de¬ fensive star of the night, did this four times to give Telesphore an 8 point lead at half-time. Trade 34, Assumption 33 Trade 33, Assumption 32 Three seconds to go, we’re behind, 3 3- 32, Bourgeois is at the foul line: it’s in, 3 3 all. We’ll win in the overtime”, thought all Assumption rooters. But wait — one second ticks by — only two PAGE SIX left — the impossible happened. An Assumption eager fouled with but two seconds left in the game and a tied score. A hush fell over the spectators as the Trade player stood at the foul line. Swish— and there went the game. By how close a margin can you lose? A week later, a second edition of the same game broke our hearts! AssumpLion 53, Sacred Heart 44 The Blue and White entered into a hot, sizzling ball game where the lead changed sides frequently. A few minu¬ tes were left and the gap was close, but with a final spurt the Greyhound team marched into complete control of a thrilling victory behind the heavy sup¬ port of Archie Archambault. Assum ption 49, St. Louis 38 After rolling up an easy 21 to 6 lead in the first quarter, the Assumption start¬ ers were relieved. Everybody thought that the game would be a walkaway. However, the Cavalier’s never-say-die spirit forced the starters to reappear in the second half and made them sweat for a victory. St. John ' s 76, Assumption 55 Half-time score: 3 0 to 27, in favor of St. John’s. You may well ask yourself if it is possible to be so close against St. John’s, the Western Massachusetts’ Champions. Yes it is, and the score indicates the type of ball that the Greyhounds were playing. They were’nt playing against the legendary St. John’s, they were play¬ ing against a team they knew could be conquered, and were trying to be the conquerors. I remember saying to myself at half¬ time: If the team continues like this, it’ll win for sure.” The third quarter started and three first stringers left almost immediately via the foul route; the other two in the fourth quarter. What could be done? All Assumption could say is: We play them again — next year!” St. Peter ' s 43, Assumption 35 The Assumption team playing before a frisky crowd was baffled by the im¬ pregnable defensive zone of St. Peter’s, which forced our boys to shoot from the outside. This made our scoring low; consequently, the Blue and White switched to a zone to slow down the opposition, but this only brought on a three minute freeze. Telesphore readopt¬ ed the man to man system and began fighting furiously. But it was too late and the Assumption team dropped a dis¬ appointing decision to terminate their season. However, Greyhound can be proud of an honorable 13-8 record that won for them an invitation to the C.Y.O. Tour¬ nament at Lawrence. George Connolly, ’51 Francis Brassard, ’52 Eugene Kheault, ’51 Guay, New Ping-pong Champion In a hard-fought battle that could have gone either way, Raymond Guay of Senior A defeated slamming Euclide DesRochers, five games to three, for the school championship on February 14th. The latter, last year’s champion, made use of all his best shots, but the deter¬ mined Guay would not be beaten. There appeared to be a bit of magic in Guay’s victory. Out of obscurity, he gained his first success in competition, winning the first tournament in which he played. There was a bit of revenge, too, for DesRochers had eliminated Guay in the senior’s semi-finals this year. The two finalists earned their way to a school tournament berth through the votes of their classmates. Laferte, the senior champ, and Robert Bourgeois were also elected. Among the junior crop, the cream appeared to be Paul Fortin, Roger Bacon, Arthur Charlebois, and Joel Audibert. The sophomores chose Normand Grondin, their champion, Pierre Tougas, Francis Eastman, and Wil¬ liam Paquin. Tournament experience was gained by four yearlings, Ernest Pick, freshman champion, George Bon- nici, Joseph Lefranqois, and Arthur Har- nois. Roland Laferte further distinguished himself in the ping-pong field on Febru¬ ary 9th, by winning a beautiful gilt medal in the boys club tourney. Against some of the East’s better players, he reached the semi-finals. He returned the following night, only to lose a close match to the former Eastern states champion. In the doubles tournament, at the boys club, Leo Paquette, together with Paul Fortin, reached the semi-finals. Mention must be made of the school doubles tournament which came to an end on March 7th. In an all-senior final, Raymond Guay and Jean.-P. Aucoin de¬ feated Roland Laferte and Euclide Des¬ Rochers. Thus was brought down the curtain on the 1951 ping-pong tourna¬ ments at Assumption. Lionel Simard, ’51 APRIL 1951 THE SPECTATOR Spring is just around the corner, and already quite a few students have that I - hope - the - summer - vacation - will - hurry - up - and - get - here” look. At any rate, let’s take a look around and see what’s new at Assump¬ tion. Before we go any further, we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the referees all over the world. It seems that Robert Choquette ’51, took it upon himself to disgrace the noble profession just mentioned. We hear that a petition is being circulated to outlaw Bob’s ever refereeing again. The Freshman-Sophomore orchestra made its debut the other night at the Becker vs. Assumption College basket¬ ball game. There was only one thing wrong. They played beter during prac¬ tice than in public. But they redeemed themselves at the St. Peter’s vs. Assump¬ tion High game, where more numerous and more experienced musicians turned our gym into a Pop’s concert hall! Their version of the national anthem was in¬ spiring to the utmost. The entire class of ’51 was dumb¬ founded when Raymond Guay, ping- pong champion of the High School, gave an exhibition with Roland Laferte, the Senior ping-pong king. They played not for gold, not for records . . . but for the benefit of a fair, young damsel, whose escort was none other than our genial editor. This is Station WAHS, Assumption’ High School’s own radio Station . . . ” These were the words that greeted the expectant ears of the students in dorms 3 and 4, on the evening of Mardi Gras”. For the first time, they had the pleasure of listening to a program from their very own studio. The program was under the direction of Jean Dupont ’5 3 who served as M.C” and Disc Jockey” for the evening. The program started off with two selections by our own Ronald Dennis Day” Trudeau. Before we had time to come out of our reverie, Daniel Tondre ’54, the master accordionist, and Roger Tourville ’5 3 with his saxophone, filled the air with music and color. We hope to be hearing again from WAHS in the very near future! The Spectator” has just finished con¬ ducting a school-wide survey to deter¬ mine which student has the most nick¬ names. After a long inquiry, we find that Ernie”, Junior”, Icky”, Ge¬ nius”, Moonface”, Pelican”, The Chins” Beaulac ’51 won the heated con¬ test. My name is Thomas and I’m from Missouri, so I am a bit incredulous about this next bit of news. Is it true that Buzzy” Lefrangois ’54 has been seen listening to that thrilling day-time serial, Helen Trent”? Clem” Mercier ’54 is quite the bas¬ ketball fan. He became so engrossed in the St. Peter’s game, that he gave Jackie Donahue, St. Peter’s guard, a friendly shove, when the latter tried to take the ball out on the side line. By the way, Clem, what did that referee say to you? During the Adams vs. Chicopee game, we met, much to our dismay, the most ardent fan of basketball. A certain young mother, accompanied by her un¬ willing offspring, was noticed to be doing much of the cheering. Fortunately, Donald Dragon and Maurice Albert were seated directly in front of her. When the child began competing with its mother, she unhesitatingly entrusted the young one to the delicate care of the aforementioned baby sitters. Goosey” Gosselin ’5 3 has been granted, upon the insistence of his class¬ mates, a membership card in the Tall Tale Tellers of America, Inc. It seems that Goosey told of the active part he took in a combat between two armies of ants. By the way, Goosey, were you wounded? I’ll be back soon, to enlighten you on what goes on around your campus. Re¬ member . . . only two more months till graduation . . . so . . . keep smiling! W. O. D. Coin de I ' Observateur Bonjour, mes amis, nous voici encore une fois reunis apres un mois qui n’a pas ete tres riche. II n’y a pas eu beaucoup d’incidents de valeur pendant ce mois, tout comme il n’y a pas eu beaucoup de conges. Demandez-en des nouvelles a certains eleves qui se privent de leur week-end! Je suis sur que vous aussi vous pen- sez que le temps passe vite . . . Regar- dons un peu ce qui aurait pu arriver de- puis notre derniere rencontre; rappelez- vous cependant qu’on doit rire meme si la chanson n’est pas trop comique. Done: priere au high school de sortir” le sou- rire et de m’encourager un peu. Comme vous le savez, des Peres, qui s’occupent de la formation des eleves (?) sont persuades que quelques heures en etude le mercredi et le samedi assoupli- raient bien les muscles! Soudain, lors de l’annonce d’un tour- noi, ces memes Peres decident que des voyages a Boston en autobus seraient pre¬ ferables — les prefets ont des raisons que la raison ne comprend pas! Oui, messieurs, si je ne me trompe, e’est bon aussi de parler un peu” de l’ar- rivee a notre college de ce precieux do¬ cument, la Declaration de l’lndepen- dance Americaine . . . De telles surprises sont parfois fatales aux professeurs . . . Vive la Grande Charte! Il est aussi des professeurs qui ont trouve les unites de l’ancien temps trop maigres, et ils comptent maintenant tant de moities dans les leurs que e’est im- pressionnant! . . . Mais on connait le re¬ frain: Arrangez-vous avec le profes- seur, je n’y peux rien, moi — voir le numero 6 du reglement, s.v.p.”. revenons a nos moutons”, repond un Frere, arme d’un balai (sans allusion au retour du Frere Armand) .... mon oeil! ”, repete un troisieme .... Cum Ostiis essent” signifie apres la distribution de la Sainte Communion”, selon certains eleves de Methode. On se permet dans cet institut de man- quer des classes et de supprimer des etu¬ des matinales sous pretexte qu’il y aurait un peu de maladie dans la maison . . . . Demandons aux infirmiers s’ils ont eu bien des malades . . . Rapport de l’in- firmier: Pas un seul cas d’indigestion pendant le careme, mais 46 cas d’inani- tion .... A-t-on jamais vu un tel pele- mele dans les cours? . . . hola, les Ver- sificateurs, que faites-vous dans les salles de la Syntaxe? . . . celui qui s’eleve sera abaisse, et celui qui s’abaisse sera eleve!” On a pu admirer lors de la fete de Notre Saint Pere, Pie XII, de belles ma¬ nifestations a son egard ... on voulut meme, pour le conserver plus longtemps, raccourcir son pontificat d’une annee!.... A cette occasion, une nouvelle liturgie s’est introduite dans la maison et les consequences en sont scandaleuses! . . . . Peut-on s’imaginer des statues decouver- tes en plein milieu du temps de la Pas¬ sion, meme dans le bas-choeur — est-ce une partie du sanctuaire? — y aurait-il soudain manque d’etoffe? . . . J’offre mes condoleances aux eleves d’Elements pour le petit nombre de car¬ tes de la Saint-Valentin qu’ils ont regues —e’est une autre affaire en Versification. Cette fete nous permit de realiser com- bien populaire etait un certain prefet de discipline, ainsi que le proprietaire d’un magasin du sous-sol! Vous souhaitant une meilleure sante apres les vacances, et me recommandant a vos bonnes prieres recitees avec tant de vivacite et d’allegresse, je reste Jean Lena ' if. Jin onto riant Nous recommandons a vos ferventes prieres madame Alida Lemire, de Wor¬ cester, mere de Louis et d ' Alfred Lemire, actuellement eleves a l ' Ecole Superieure. et de Joseph, Georges et Paul, anciens eleves. Elle souffrait du cancer depuis de longs mois. APRIL 1951 PAGE SEVEN NATIONAL CATHOLIC BOOK WEEK A book exposition was sponsored by the Assumption College Book Review Forum in conjunction with the National Catholic Book Week. This exhibit, ideally located in the reading room of the school library, was extended over a period of two weeks, from February 18 to March 4. The display consisted of several dis¬ tinct sections and panels, neatly and ar¬ tistically arranged to arouse the curiosity of young and old, and to make them swallow the sugar-coated pill: the ne¬ cessity and utility of reading Catholic books. This was accomplished by the exhibition of about four hundred and fifty volumes by contemporary Catholic authors. A short biographical sketch of each writer was placed atop his works. One side of the book exhibit exposed a pamphlet division consisting of some four hundred brochures on various prac¬ tical topics such as vocations, the Sacra¬ ments, dating and courtship. On the other side, the National Federation of Catholic College Students (such is the meaning of NFCCS) had a section of its own and exhibited several popular maga¬ zines and journals, plus information and propaganda about itself. The main point of interest for high school students was a display of best¬ sellers, such as: The Saga of Citeaux” series (Rev. M. Raymond, O.C.S.C.), The Greatest Story Ever Told” (F. Oursler), One Moment Please” (Rev. J. Keller), La rencontre du Seigneur” (Msgr. Chevrot), Le fou de Notre- Dame” (P. Maximilien Kolbe), Temoin de la Lumiere” (F. Saintonge, S.J.). All students anxious to obtain extra points might store away their comics and de¬ tective stories long enough to read one of the worth-while books. The original purpose of the Catholic exhibit was portrayed in these few words which towered over the books exposed: To restore all things in Christ through books.” Raymond Beauregard ’5 3 Roger Reveille ’5 3 ASSUMPTION IN TWO—continued Before the Chicopee-Matignon game, Matignon, the unbeatable team with the 20-0 record, was to pulverize their op¬ ponents into the finest of powders — but: when all the roaring was over; after captain Skypeck had dropped unconscious to the floor from exhaust¬ ion; when Bishop Wright finally awarded the championship trophy; TFIEN Chico¬ pee was the team, and Skypeck was the man to receive it. Assumption Fligh had entered this tournament. However, after a long and courageous fight, they finally gave way Tournament Action against Keith to Holyoke Catholic, 45-40. Holyoke came with a season record of 16 and 5, and played a game well worthy of its record. In the Class B competition, Auburn High School, making its first appearance in our Tournament, captured the cham¬ pionship with an impressive victory over Ware High School. Ronald Bouchard, ’5 3 Francis Eastman, ’5 3 Normand Grondin, ’5 3 NOUVEAUX MEMBRES—suite qu’il doit reussir dans ses etudes. Une moyenne reguliere de 8 5 % est exigee. Le L” (leadership) demande qu’il soit chef par la parole et par l’exemple. Le dernier S” rappelle qu’il doit etre serviable. Un membre doit etre capa¬ ble de se devouer sans espoir de remune¬ ration. Sur ses qualites, le candidat est juge par un conseil de l’ecole, compose du Su- perieur, du Prefet des Etudes, du Prefet de Discipline, et de tous les professeurs de la troisieme et de la quatrieme annee de l’Ecole Superieure. La Societe d’Honneur se reunit toutes les deux semaines. A la premiere reu¬ nion, en suivant le mode parlementaire, elle a elu ses officiers. Donald J. Gre¬ nier ’51 fut nomme president, George H. Connolly ’51, vice-president, et J. Paul Marcoux ’52, secretaire-tresorier. C’est un grand privilege d’avoir ete juge digne. Que les elus regoivent nos felicitations. Sur leur embleme figure un flambeau. Nous leur souhaitons d’etre une lumiere maintenant et pendant toute leur vie. Emmanuel Dutremble ’5 3 LE CERCLE FRANQAIS—suite franchises et de vous prouver que le fran¬ gais n’est pas encore descendu au tom- beau oil l’on ensevelit les langues mortes. Le cercle frangais, pour en parler d’a- bord, (a tout seigneur tout honneur) a pris de l’ampleur cette annee. Quel che- min parcouru depuis la fondation du groupe il y a trois ans! On se reunissait d’abord pour la conversation ou autour d’une table de jeux. Desormais, tous les dimanches soirs, le Pere Armand (car c’est lui qui a tout le merite de cette organisa¬ tion) nous reunit pour nous faire prin- cipalement des lectures. Le Pere a fixe son choix surtout sur les auteurs mo- dernes: Henri Gheon avec Les trois sa- gesses du vieux Wang”, Rostand avec Cyrano de Bergerac”, et Yves de St. Claude avec Un reportage sur Jeanne d’Arc”, figurent parmi les auditions que nous n’oublierons pas facilement. Un autre moyen de garder le frangais vivant c’est le chant. Par nos vieux re¬ frains canadiens, nous pouvons vibrer avec Fame de nos ancetres. Le Pere Ar¬ mand le sait; c’est pour cela qu’il profite de ces reunions pour nous faire apprendre l’une ou 1’autre melodie. Mais, dans ce domaine, le Pere Gilbert complete le cer¬ cle frangais. Chaque semaine il nous presente un programme minutieusement prepare sur son enregistreur magneti- que. Apres l’oreille, les yeux. Une initiative heureuse d’Ernest Sylvestre merite d’etre relevee. Une ou deux fois par semaine, il affiche sur un tableau des photos, des illustrations, des pensees susceptibles de former notre gout et d’interesser a la culture frangaise. Aura-t-il des imita- teurs? Ce n’est pas tout. Puis-je etre indis- cret et anticiper deja sur les nouvelles du mois prochain? .... On nous promet bien des distractions dans lesquelles le frangais aura sa bonne part. Je veux parler des activites dramatiques. Mais patientons et n’allons pas gater le plaisir qui s’annonce! Voila bien des realisations. Y en a-t-il a votre gout, cher lecteur? On l’espere. Mais peut-etre auriez-vous une suggestion a apporter? Frappez-donc a la porte de notre prefet d’etudes. Vous trouverez toujours un sourire accueillant, une oreille attentive. Marcel Massicotte, ’52 $ tf tf? C! tf � 4 $ 14) 4 4) 4 Le Cercle Frangais nous annonce une occasion facile de s’enrichir sans autre effort que de parler le frangais le soir apres souper. Quatre billets sortiront d’une boite, le premier bon pour $15; les 3 au- tres chacun pour $5. Pour faire entrer un billet dans cette boite, la condition sine qua non” est de s’entretenir en frangais un soir par se¬ maine jusqu’au 27 mai. Deux soirs pro- duiront 2 billets, 3 soirs donneront 4 chances, et le nombre ira ainsi en se dou- blant jusqu’a 64 billets pour ceux qui ne manqueront pas une journee. Avis aux interesses! PAGE EIGHT APRIL 1951 Vol. I Assumption High School, Worcester, Mass., May 1951 No. 4 POURQUOI? Un professeur vante toujours sa matiere et notre professeur de frangais n’y avait pas manque. Pourquoi apprendre le frangais? La re- ponse n’avait guere penetre. Je regardais les vieux murs de notre classe, l’esprit obsede. Tout a coup, ils parurent ouvrir les yeux et je crus en¬ tendre une voix sortir de leur fondation solide. Ses sourcils fronces d’un air savant, un petit vieux me dit: Ecoute-moi, jeune homme, ecoute-moi bien. Depuis quarante-quatre ans, j’entends des jeunes gens comme toi se demander pourquoi on apprend le frangais; il y a quel- ques annees je pouvais leur repondre sans peine: tout le monde parlait le frangais dans les families, dans les eglises, et souvent dans les rues meme. Maintenant tout est bien change, et je ne pergois que rarement les echos d’autrefois. (Suite a la page 5) La Fete du Superieur La fete du Reverend Pere Henri Mo- quin, notre Superieur est. comme Paques, une fete mobile. Cette annee, elle fut ce- lebree, par hasard, un mercredi, le 9 mai. La veille, nous nous reunimes tous au gymnase pour presenter nos voeux. M. Beaulieu, eleve de premiere annee de phi¬ losophic, s’avanga vers l’estrade et en notre nom adressa la parole au P. Supe¬ rieur, le felicitant des succes les plus im- portants obtenus depuis une annee, en particulier de la reception de la charte d’Universite et de l’etablissement du bu¬ reau des relations exterieures. Le Pere Su¬ perieur se leva, et s’adressant a toute l’assistance, masculine et feminine, nous remercia; puis, dans une courte allocu¬ tion, il nous montra ce qui distingue l’Assomption des colleges seculiers: elle ajoute a une instruction pour le moins aussi bonne que la leur, les benifices d’une education avant tout catholique. Mais, insista-t-il, il ne suffit pas de garder cette formation pour nous. Nous devons la faire rayonner et etre dans le monde comme un levain. Quand nous sortimes du gymnase, ce fut pour inaugurer notre conge. A mon avis, s’il m’est permis de (suite a la page 8) Field Day Highlights The whole school was jumping with activity. All kinds of voices, from the shrill cry of the Freshmen to the bass in¬ tonations of the Seniors could be heard echoing and reechoing within the four walls of Assumption. This was the happy day. At the flag-raising ceremony Philip Greasy” Goyette ’5 3 gladly offered his services by playing his version of the Assembly” with his trumpet. Some of the results of the events of the day turned out as expected; how¬ ever, the day held a great number of surprises. Lawrence Larry” Bedard ’5 3 was awarded two trophies: one for win¬ ning the marathon race, and the other for the most individual points scored. Richard Morrisette ’54 won the ball throwing contest in the junior division, while Muff” Bouvier ’51 came up with the best throw in the senior division. In the high school tennis matches, the Se¬ niors defeated the Juniors and the Soph¬ omores subdued the Freshmen. The se¬ nior and junior classes combined their baseball skill to beat the Sophomores and Freshmen by a score of 13 to 10. (Continued on page 7) Une scene de La Grammaire Seniors, Juniors Revive Class Play Traditions There was an old tradition in past years that every class in the High School presented an evening of entertainment. The classes of ’51 and ’52 recently did their utmost to revive this worthwhile custom. After several months of preparation, the Seniors succeeded in presenting two plays. Amidst bright lights, the curtain opened on the English play, a drama en¬ titled The Goal” by Henry Jones. Rob¬ ert Lemieux excellently portrayed Sir Stephen Famariss, a materialistic old man on his deathbed. His worldly business and pleasures pursue him to the very end. Sir Stephen is a prominent engineer whose greatest desire in life is to connect Am¬ erica with England by a huge, fantastic bridge. Even in his dying moments, he tries to persuade his son, Dan, interpreted by Roland Laferte, to realize his project. The dying old man suggests dishonest means to attain his goal. The attitude of the audience in regard to this drama showed that they grasped the satire in Sir Stephen’s principles. By way of parentheses, this play re¬ calls to mind as a contrast Henri Gheon’s Le comedien et la grace,” which the college students marvelously presented on May 11, 12, and 13. It is concerned with (continued on page 8) Pour le PING-PONG, je suis, Seigneur, beau coup trop lourd Et fermant les deux yeux, je frappe comine un sourd — Aux muscles d’un Hercule, ajoutez la mesure, Le pied aile, le bras agile de Merc lire. Qu’an TENNIS desormais, il ne uTarrive plus De ces exploits farneux, que la saison a vus Quand imitant David et sa frondc, je jette Le spectateur par terre, avecque ma raquette. An FOOTBALL Pan passe, j’allais a reculons. Au BASEBALL, je saisis prestement le baton Et je vise la balle — elle frappe ma tete M’infligeant devant tons une honteuse defaite. Mes hemes sur la TRACK ne sont pas sans valeur: A compter mes echecs, mes courses sans honneur, J’apprends a calculer comme le grand Eu elide — Mais cessons de gemir d’un sort cruel, perfide —. Je me console, 6 Dieu, de mon peu de bonheur, Car dans un autre sport je veux sortir vainqueur: Tout ce que je crains e’est Pennemi de mon a me C’est la force du diable, et ses ruses infdmcs. La, faites, grand Vainqueur, que je gagne toujours Equipe de la foi et porte par Pamour; Gardez mon a me loin de toute maladie, Et fortifiez-moi par votre Eucharistie. La Priere du Sportif Me void devant Vous, les muscles durs et forts; Je pratique, Seigneur, a peu pres tons les sports; Mais Vous m’avez bati avec un cervcau vide; J’ose Vous en prier: rendez-moi moins stupide. Hicr, valsant comme un fou, le BASKETBALL en main, J’entends les spectafeurs martelant ce refrain, ”Tirez, tirez, mon gars,” et pour les faire taire Aussitot j’ai tire — deux points pour Padversaire! Que dans ce jeu mon oeil vise toujours le but; Ouc je combatte dm, sans peur et sans ref us, Que je lance vers Vous dans toutes mes miseres, Plus sure que la balle, une ardente priere. Et lorsque je courrai dans le rude c aemin Soyez mon entraineur et tendez-moi la main; Que j’avance tout droit xers votre del sublime — Ain si soit-il. Malheur! je chercJae en vain la rime. Euclide DesRochers ’51 PAGE TWO MAY 1951 These are Sports, too The call of the wild, once summer vacation had started, was almost irresistible. ”Min¬ go ” ’53, Chiko” ’54, r ' Gigi” ’52, am , Tiw Musketeers with One added, consider it the modern, or, better, the ageless counterpart of Ulysses’ Sirens. For almost a month after the last class, we were like a group of maiden horses before a race. Then, once all the permissions from the parents had been obtained, and our camp¬ ing equipment all readied, we trekked into the ivoods—the wild pines of Maine. We wanted to ”get away from it all”—the pennant cares, the fixes, the throned and dethroned kings of the sports world — and for two days we did just that. Surprisingly, sunrise found us all sound asleep. Soon, however, some yellow fingers of light, slipping through the tent flaps. pried open Gigi’s eyes. After a few minutes of howling, singing and noise-making in general, the human alarm clock had the other three dragging their feet to his tent, yawning bloody murder. After breakfast, all four headed for a nearby pond. Everyone was clad in a bathing suit, but only Mingo and Chiko car¬ ried fishing poles. As soon as ive reached the beach, Gigi spotted a row¬ boat drifting lazily in the middle of the pond. He nudged me, then ran for the water. I dittoed his actions. In a few minutes, both of tis xvere clambering into the rowboat. Luckily, both oars were still in place. Gigi took one, I the other, and we were off. We didn’t travel one inch in the right direction, the first few strokes. Of course, what Chiko and Mingo saw advancing towards them teas no Yale crew! They boarded, told us to row to the murky cove on our left, and then cast their lines. 1 def¬ initely didn’t mind the boarding o r the command, but when Mingo casted, I crossed my fingers. He had the habit of standing on the scat in the bow, jerking heavily at each cast. Finally, the inevitable happened. He stood a little too near the edge of the boat, and jerked a wee bit too harshly. Result: a beautiful swamping. At first, Mingo was alone with the fish, but he decided that we should accompany him in the w a ter. One shove, and we were all paddling for shore. Oddly, Mingo, Chiko, and I were already thoroughly disgusted with camping. 1 guess the Siren didn’t wail loud enough. Maybe it was because our own city’s second largest public swimming beach is two steps from my home. We returned to camp, packed everything, and left promptly. $The call of the wild is surely per¬ sistent. The next time we met, Gigi started making the wheels turn again, when he said: ”You know, my cousin has a beautiful camp on Lake Something-or-other. Now, maybe next week . . . —Alfred Lemire ’52. MAY 1951 FAGE THREE WHY SPORTS AT ASSUMPTION? Why do we breathe? Why do we walk? As everyone knows, through his own personal expe¬ rience, sports are as much a part of our lives as breathing and walking. Let us resift the sands of time. Slowly, misty forms focus to clearness and Rome appears. Out¬ side the walled city of Caesars and Ciceros, we ob¬ serve sons of noblemen who are developing their bodies by games of ball, discus throwing, high jumping, and running in the field of Mars. Upon entering the city, we stroll to the Colosseum to take in the afternoon games.” Here commoners, known as gladiators, fight for a living. When they step into the arena before a fickle crowd screaming for blood, they are trying to win not a game but their lives. Still they call it sports. The vision fades into reality. The stone steps of the Colosseum are now the bleachers at Rodier field. All around us, students are engaged in sports. Captain Don Dragon of the tennis team is smash¬ ing drives over the net, Joel Audibert is high jump¬ ing; Larry Bedard is burning up the track; Lefty” Gaudrault is warming up on the field, getting ready for the game which is starting right now. Here, we shall be able to note how organized games requiring teamwork develop to the greatest degree quick thinking and action. The opposing team is at bat. There’s one out, one man on base. The pitcher is ready, eyes the man on first, comes down with the pitch; the bat¬ ter connects ... a scorching grounder past the mound; the second baseman traps it, flips to the shortstop who is covering second; the relay to first . . . double play, the side is retired. That is quick thinking and action, without a doubt! It is easily noticed how much importance and attention sports have acquired here at Assumption. Everyone is sports-conscious. Is this good? What advantages do sports have in store for us? They are the best means by which we can de¬ velop our bodies. Also our minds profit because we are obliged, while engaged in a game, to think quickly and accurately. While we are in class, this manner of thinking is not so well accepted; on the playing field, there is no objection to the taxation on our mental powers. Why? A student’s common sense tells him that setting up a play is much easier than translating a sentence. The student is wrong, however. Any coach will tell you how much effort is put into the pre-season training. Those who are on the varsity can tell you that it’s no picnic. Still, the student in his mind thinks that it is easier; therefore, he doesn’t mind the extra work involved. What is the importance of sports in regard to us? What is more valuable than sports? What has less value? Our supernatural life is of prime importance. No reasonable person will deny the existence of God and His action in our lives. Even atheists,” deep down in their hearts, do believe in Him. We Catholics have the Church to guide us. The road to heaven is thus pointed out and illuminated to mark out the pitfalls. Our only task is to follow the road, but it is a difficult road to follow. We must, then, stress first our supernatural life, for without it our life on ear th is useless. Our cultural life is next in importance, after the supernatural. This is self-evident. But one fact is overlooked by some: after graduation studies must go on forever, if we are to keep up with the times and not fall behind in our respective professions. Sports rank third. They provide the develop¬ ment of a healthy body which is necessary for a healthy mind and a happy life. They assume a much greater importance than such things as watching television or the movies, playing cards, reading comic books, hanging around rec halls or street corners. The summer months are fast approaching. Many will be working, but there will be leisure hours now and then. Come on, you television fiends, you demon card players, you stamp collectors, all of you get out in the open air and enjoy the best rec¬ reation of all, sports.” Romeo Cournoyer, ’51. WHY ALL THE CRAZY THINGS ... there goes another innocent senior into the freezing water fountains in dorm No. 4.” Why? Well, it might be his birthday and one glance at the conspirators shows that a birthday is a great occasion to enjoy oneself, for everyone involved except the victim: cold water, noise a-plenty, bouncing. Why the cheer in the refectory? Possibly to compensate for the misery of having a birthday. Well, what’s this? Everyone has a water pistol (including the prefect of discipline). These prem¬ ises aren’t safe without one. But why does a digni¬ fied institution like this tolerate such a crazy” affair as a water pistol epidemic? Maybe we need a psychiatrist. Oh! those ever-memorable basketball games. But why did we show the referees our appreciation by always submitting blindly to their decisions? Have you noticed that a few students jump into the swimming pool every year about this time? But why don’t they take off their shoes, their glasses, or at least their watches before plunging? Could it be because they haven’t time before the bell rings, or is it because of the helping hand they sometimes receive? ... look at those Seniors again trying with un¬ relenting efforts to initiate the baby Freshmen.” So far their efforts have been in vain . . . Oh why is the prefect on their side? Oh Why? Oh Why? Oh Why? Georges Charland ’51. PAGE FOUR MAY 1951 AVANT LA GRADUATION Nous regrettons de ne pouvoir donner les nou- velles concernant la graduation. Du moins dans ce dernier numero de PHeritage nous voudrions ex¬ primer a la classe des fimssants nos felicitations et l’expression de notre sympathie. Ce n’est pas peu d’atteindre avec succes le terme d’une epreuve longue de quatre annees, et de laisser tant de bons exemples aux successeurs! Nous devons a nos de- vanciers, de particulieres felicitations pour le tra¬ vail accompli autour de cette publication. A eux le merite d’avoir cree PHeritage. Les noms de Lio¬ nel Simard, le premier redacteur-en-chef, celui de son successeur, Harold D. Gould, Jr., et ceux d’une tres meritante equipe y resteront longtemps atta¬ ches. Au revoir, chers amis. Vous n’allez pas seuls vers votre nouvelle destination. Nos voeux, nos prieres, toute notre sympathie vous accompagnent. Les routes de la vie ne sont pas nombreuses et nous nous retrouverons a bien des croisements. Ernest Sylvestre ’52 POURQUOI??? — Suite Mais, mon garqon, je ne suis pas encore mort . . je vis encore. Moi, je suis la culture franqaise. Ce mot de culture” t’effraie; tu n’en as pas une no¬ tion claire; peut-etre est-ce la source de tes diffi¬ cult . Alors je vais tacher de te Pexpliquer. La culture, vois-tu, ce n’est pas ce que tu fais trop souvent: ce n’est pas apprendre les choses a moitie, ce n’est pas suivre ses classes a la diable et etudier le strict necessaire pour avoir une note passable. Ce n’est pas parcourir le premier et le dernier chapitre d’un livre et ensuite dire que tu le comprends. Ce n’est pas se contenter de ce que l’on t’enseigne en classe. En d’autres mots, on developpe sa culture en tachant de bien faire les choses qui sont deman- dees et en cherchant a faire plus. II faut cultiver ton esprit en essayant de tout capter dans ta tete fragile. La culture consiste, lorsque tu abordes un auteur comme Racine, a le laisser penetrer dans ton ame et ainsi d’en faire une partie de toi. Pour preciser, regarde ici.” Je ne voyais qu’un livre enorme, a la forme massive. Devant mes yeux enchantes, le petit vieux tourna les feuillets. D’en- tre les pages une foule de gens sortirent. Les uns portaient des pantalons avec des bandelettes et etaient coiffes de casques gaulois, d’autres portaient des hennins, des perruques, des bicornes. Je vis des hommes appuyes sur des epees, d’autres tenant une plume, le regard perdu au loin; des architectes ar- mes d’equerres, des sculpteurs avec le burin, des peintres avec la palette. Je vis tout, quel spectacle! Des paysages d’azur, d’emeraude, piques de clo- chers varies, de monuments, de chateaux. Je lisais des noms celebres, rendez-vous des cinq continents et du ciel lui-meme: Paris, Lourdes, dans une au¬ MAY 1951 reole de lumiere. Tout cela defila devant moi comme un reve. Tout a coup, le petit vieux semblait devenir plus jeune et rayonnant de joie; et il me dit: C’est ma patrie; tout cela c’est mon ame immortelle. Ce sera ta deuxieme patrie, ce sera ton ame. Fais de tout cela le sang de tes veines. Ce sera pour toi un ma- gnifique arbre. Mange le fruit de la culture fran- qaise, savoure-le, fais-en une partie de toi-meme. Ta langue portera des phrases plus musicales, ton esprit sera plus noble, et dans ton coeur grandira la foi.” La, le petit vieux regarda un long moment par la fenetre en fixant l’horizon. Vois-tu,” continua-t- il, un jour tu ne seras plus le petit eleve devant son cahier de composition. Tu seras parmi les es- prits distingues de ton pays. On te remarquera parce que tu ne seras pas comme tout le monde, et ta culture franqaise te rendra capable de mieux servir ta patrie et tous les hommes, tes freres. Tu regarderas avec reconnaissance vers la colline ou s’eleve le College de l’Assomption; et tu le verras toujours fidele, toujours jeune.” Non, le franqais ne mourra pas ici. Je parais vieux, mais je suis jeune. Non, il n’est pas vrai que j’ai eu mon regne. Je suis la culture franqaise, je suis immortel; j’ai vecu, je vis, je vivrai. Richard Belair , ’52. DECOUVERTE RETENTISSANTE Attention! Une prodigieuse decouverte fut faite aujourd’hui par les eleves de l’Ecole Superieure de l’Assomption. L’annonce de cette invention pro- duisit un bouleversement dans le monde acade- mique et elle promet de renverser tous les systemes d’education actuellement connus. Voici, en deux points, cette nouvelle theorie: 1) Le noyau de toute la science est renferme dans n’importe quel dictionnaire. 2) Au lieu de perdre beaucoup de temps a tra- duire une version latine ou grecque, cherchez im- mediatement le premier mot dans le dictionnaire, numerotez-le, et quand vous aurez trouve chaque mot, par une combinaison scientifique des nume- ros, emerveillez vos professeurs par les traductions que vous obtiendrez. L’avantage de cette methode c’est qu’en effet elle nous permet d’obtenir des versions aussi etonnantes qu’imprevues et inedites. De plus, resultat inap¬ preciable: l’intelligence n’a plus qu’a se reposer. Pour plus de renseignements, voyez notre prochain numero . . . ou adressez-vous a n’importe quelle compagnie specialisee dans la vente des diction- naires. . Paul Marconx, ’52. PAGE FIVE DIAMOND DUSTINGS Assumption 2; St. Mary ' s 0 In its season opener, Assumption faced a supposedly easy victim. However, St. Mary’s hurler was stingy and the Little Greyhounds had to work very hard to get their runs. As the final score showed, Don Hebert was the stingier of the two. He was so effective that he allowed but three singles while fanning fifteen bat¬ ters. Assumption 6; St. Stephen ' s 2 Winning this game meant a threefold revenge for Pierre’s pups: it avenged two losses suffered at the hands of the Steve¬ dores last year. Furthermore, it made amends for our poor hitting in our first game. We made up for this as we banged out ten hits against pitcher Joe McKoul. Dominating our offensive forces were Don Grenier, with four hits, Connie Ferland and Red” Bouthillier, each with a double to his credit. Assumption 9; St. Peter ' s 6 The Guardians arrived at Rodier Field with high hopes of upsetting the apple cart. They almost tipped it over in the second inning when they jumped to an early three-run lead. Led by Don Lussier and Don Hebert, we uprighted the cart with five big runs in the fifth inning. Thereafter, St. Peter’s was helpless as Assumption trotted to its third straight win. St. John ' s 4; Assumption 1 In the past three years, St. John’s Leo Brosnan had won nineteen straight games in high school competition. He ar¬ rived here hoping to win his twentieth. However, Assumption did not let Brosnan’s pitching reputation scare them. In the very first inning they scored a big run, but, unfortunately, their misplays eventually led to their first downfall. Don Hebert, who pitched su¬ perb ball, was charged with the defeat even though he did not allow one earned run to cross the plate. Assumption 15; Classical 10 Lefty” Gaudrault, Assumption’s di¬ minutive yearling pitcher, took to the mound against the Classical batsmen. He was so nervous that he allowed eight walks in five innings. At least he had a right to be nervous, because our misplays were so costly that on nine different oc¬ casions unearned runs crossed the plate. Assumption 13; Holy Name 2 Coach Brother Donat started Rene Tasse, his only Junior pitcher. Tasse had a no-hitter for seven and two-thirds inn¬ ings. However, the Holy Namers finally tagged him for three hits. Rene proved equally effective at bat, as he and Cap¬ tain Don Grenier were the big guns in our big eight run seventh. Assumption 5; St. Mary ' s 2 Lefty” Gaudrault received his second starting assignment of the season. This time he was at ease as he discarded his previous nervousness. Being hitless in three trips to the plate in the Classical game, Lefty” said to himself, If I can’t get on base, neither will they.” He almost made good his statement as he al¬ lowed only five Marettes to reach first. On the offensive it was Don Grenier, with a home-run and a double,and Fat” Goulet, with a triple. Assumption 10; North 1 North High School, last year’s Inter- High League champs, were held to six hits by the masterful pitching of Don Hebert. This victory left Assumption second only to Trade High in the race for recognition as Worcester High School champs. Goulet was the defensive star of the game as he made a hit-robbing catch almost directly over second base; he also cut down a runner at the plate with a beautiful throw from deep short. Connie Ferland was the offensive star as he drove in our first three runs with a home-run. LATE SCORES St. John ' s 10; Assumption 0 Assumption 7; Leominster 6 David Prouty 6; Assumption 4 Assumption 14; Sacred Heart 7 Normand Lemaire ’5 3 Bernard Tremblay ’5 3 BREAKING THE TAPE As spring was rolling in, new aspira¬ tions of a victorious track season were being built up among the prospective runners. But as the grueling practice of calisthenics became monotonous, a few self-cuts were made. Thus our present track team stands with a general enrol¬ ment of 13 students, which makes up an exceedingly small team. Considering this, an important question became prevalent among many students: Can the As¬ sumption squad win a track meet with such a small team?” Assumption 41; Marlboro 40 Assumption tracksters opened their season with a bang as the small Grey¬ hound team nosed through to a breath¬ taking victory over Marlboro. The un¬ daunted courage of the little team held on to a slim lead to the very end through the magnificent help of Joel Jack-Rab¬ bit” Audibert, who cashed in 13 points. Muff” Bouvier and Duke” Dupont furthered the Blue and White cause by contributing a total of 15 points. The most exciting race of the meet was run and won by Doc” Leblanc who, in the last few feet of the 440, pushed ahead in time to break the tape. With the help of a few others, victory was complete, and the Assumption team came home to make May 2nd a oerfect day in the field of sports. Leominster 54; Assumption 29 The Assumption track team returned home with ill-success after they had en¬ tangled with Leominster High in a dual meet. In the eyes of the spectator, it seemed as if the Greyhound team lacked a little push in a few spots. Still, putting aside a few errors, the hustlers fought their way as Joel Audibert jumped a per¬ fect 5’ 5”. Then Lawrence Bedard came streaking in to win the half-mile with plenty of room to spare. Without the slightest doubt, the shot-put was the greatest event of the day as Strong- Arm” Bouvier threw the 12 pound ball 45’ 7”. LATE RESULT North 54; Assumption 29; South 17 Francis Brassard ’52 ACROSS THE NETS Assumption 6; Fitchburg 3 Eager to repeat their undefeated sea¬ son of last year, the Greyhound racket- men opened the ’51 campaign with a spirited victory over Fitchburg. With only four courts at their disposal, two here and two on Burncoat, the players were quite exhausted. To play their matches, they were forced to run back and forth from here to the Burncoat courts. Quite a day indeed! St. Marie ' s 7; Assumption 2 Pierre’s netsters returned from Man¬ chester quite baffled. Could it be? A six¬ teen year old girl, Miss Carey Manseau, had won both her singles and doubles matches against Pierre’s he-man athletes. ’Twas indeed a sad afternoon. Assumption 5; Worcester Academy 2 The Greyhounds, frustrated from their first defeat in two years, quickly cap¬ tured four of the six singles matches. Hopelessly lost, the Academy netmen forewent two of their doubles matches after we had copped the fifth and de¬ ciding point. Assumption 6; Classical 2 The Greendale courtmen celebrated Father Superior’s feast day, with an easy triumph over Classical. Even the jayvees saw action as Freshman George Bonnici, teaming up with Junior Albert Cyr, won the first match of his short career, 6-1, 6-3. LATE RESULTS St. Marie ' s 5; Assumption 4 Assumption 9; Dean Academy 0 Lionel Simard ’5 1 PAGE SIX MAY 1951 FIELDDAY HIGHLIGHTS—Cont. In the junior division, we find Larry Bedard ’5 3 in first place in the half-mile race; in the 220-yard dash, Emile Red” Bouthillier ’52 placed first. Bro. Donat Durand led the pack in the fac¬ ulty 100-yard dash. Keeping his own against many competitors, Robert C. Gorselin ’5 1 broke the finish tape in the fat man’s race. The pie-eating contest, which was open for Freshmen only, was won by John Casey” Callaghan ’54. Red” Bouthillier ’52 captured first place in the 100-yard dash. Larry Bedard ’5 3 crossed the finish line well ahead of the other runners in the 440-yard dash. In the wheel-barrow race, a free-for-all, Jerry Vermette and his able wheel, Ar¬ thur Babineau, walked off with the first prize. Jean Duke” Dupont ’5 3 snatched top honors for both the running broad- jump and the running high-jump. A New Record??? The Juniors were defeated by the Se¬ niors in the volley-ball event, and the Sophomores beat the Freshmen in a simi¬ lar contest. Red” Bouthillier ’5 2 placed first again by taking the shot-put event. In the Senior division, Leo Paquette ’5 2 was first in the half-mile race. In the 220-yard dash, Gerald Jerry” Vermette of the college placed first and did like¬ wise in the 100-yard dash. In the run¬ ning broad-jump event he also executed the longest leap. Muff” Bouvier ’51 showed his strong arm by taking first prize for the shot-put contest. The high school took revenge on their professors by defeating them in the softball game. Joe” Audibert ’5 2 ran off with the first prize of the running high-jump event. One of the most exciting events of the day was the relay race which was won by the Junior class. The runners of the winning team were Henri Archie” Ar- chambault ’5 2, Red” Bouthillier ’5 2, Joe” Audibert ’52, and Jean-Jacques LeBlanc ’52. After supper, prizes were awarded to the winners of each event in both divi¬ sions. Following the presentation of the prizes, there was a movie to provide a good ending for a wonderful day. Telesphore Labelle ’5 3 THE SPECTATOR It’s a bird—it’s a plane—it’s Goose” Gosselin ’51 and his super-motorcycle. Better watch those corners, Goose.” You never know who might be coming around them. Say, you know we had bet¬ ter watch those corners, ourselves! The Assumption campus has, for the past several weeks, been the scene of mi¬ raculous happenings. Every so often, a great crowd of Juniors are seen floating around on some mysterious and invisible vehicle. Some venture to say that it’s a car, owned by Tiffy” Prevost ’52. No one dares to say for sure. Gerard Noel ’54 should turn out to be a very saintly religious. The manner in which he responds to orders is truly surprising. Why, just the other day, Fr. Armand told the class that Latin dic¬ tionaries should be torn up. Immediately, Jerry obediently disposed of the con¬ demned” book. ASSUMPTION SENIOR HALL OP LAME If you think that Westminster Abbey contains a renowned hall of fame, you should visit the Assumption Rogue’s Gallery.” The very first celebrity we meet is that Modern Adonis, Dave Beau¬ champ, and his beautiful baby blue eyes. Robert J. Lemieux esq. is the class’ Lio¬ nel Barrymore: it takes him an hour and a half to die on the stage, and that’s a record. In a quiet corner sits Normand Bernard, the most studious Senior, pour¬ ing over a Latin grammar. A shrill laugh breaks the silence, and chubby Jeff” Geoffrion, the class good humor man, bounces into view. A beautiful statue re¬ presents Ceres, and in her arms, R. Tra¬ han, our King of Corn. R. Guay, the great debator, is sitting before a mirror, arguing with himself. We come now to the greatest section of our hall of fame: The All-Assumption corner. This year, the honor goes to Don Grenier, the class president. He certainly has deserved this greatly sought title of honor. W. O. D. ’51 Coin de I ' Observateur Ah, c’est l’ete! J’ai encore la fameuse fievre du printemps et, sans vouloir vous decourager, je tiens a vous avertir que cette courte causerie s’en ressentira un peu. Que voulez-vous, quand on depense toute son energie aux examens? — Ah, les examens! — on finit par tuer l’inspi- ration! L’ete est venu avec son char de de- lices, avouons-le! Quel plaisir que de se lever le matin plutot qu’en plein milieu de la nuit! Les arbres en fleurs, l’herbe vert tendre, l’eau de la piscine, 1’amour dans les coeurs, que voulez-vous, c’est tout cela l’ete. Ah, il y a un petit desagrement, me dit-on; la chaleur humide qui nous etouffe n’est point commode pendant les examens. On trouve cependant de Pair frais dans ces chambres closes des salles de recreation. Le croiriez-vous, on y trouve si peu de fumee qu’on peut en voir les quatre murs! F.ntendez-vous des cris? Ce sont les eleves d’Elements qui se plaignent de leurs examens. S’ils etaient en Versifica¬ tion, on pourrait peut-etre leur permettre ces manifestations! Chers Versificateurs, je n’ai pour vous que des tristes adieux! Souvenez-vous de nous, messieurs, de l’autre cote de la grille — Oui, leur jour est arrive, et on doit les feliciter de la maniere—calme— dont ils ont passe leurs derniers jours a l’Assomption. Leurs derniers mots? — Subivimus Periculum”. Le nombre des weekends commence a diminuer — serait-ce encore la fievre du printemps, ou bien serait-ce celle des repasses? Et encore des incidents dans les dor- toirs! Sachez que la troisieme grande guerre pourrait eclater a cause d’une af¬ faire internationale qui fit explosion au milieu d’une nuit. II est heureux que les Etats-Unis assurent la protection aux etrangers en visite dans ce pays. Nous sommes aveugles par deux je ne sais quoi” qui se promenent habilles de pantalons rouges, d’une chemise verte et rouge-orange, d’un gilet jaune, de chaus- sures noires. On se demande bien, peut- etre avec un brin de jalousie (?) oil ils ont bien pu pecher cet equipage. Un complot reussit! (et on nous dit que meme des Rehgieux y ont trempe!). C’est une exposition a 1’occasion du deu- xieme millenaire de Paris. Elle fut l’objet de l’admiration beate de bien des eleves. Les Prospectus,” eux aussi, ont eclate comme une bombe! A-t-on deja vu telle surprise? Avis a tous, faites bien attention aux livres que vous achetez a d’autres eleves. Sachez, eleves d’Elements, qu’il est stric- tement defendu, quoi que les Syntaxistes vous disent, de se procurer des livres pleins de notes. (Que la Syntaxe me par- donne, mais je suis membre de la So- ciete Protectrice des Anim ... oh non! . . . des Elements.”) Meme si on y est interesse, on ne doit pas se rejouir toutes les fois qu’on parle de mort, de maladie, ou d’execution, al- lons, Paquin!!! Pour moi, je me sens d’humeur a exe- cuter l’annee scolaire! Esperons que dans trois mois nous serons remis de toutes nos fievres. Vive les vacances! Je vous quitte pour trois mois, mes chers amis, mais je ne vous oublierai pas. Ne vous ennuyez pas trop; on se reverra bientot! Jean Lena ' if. MAY 1951 PAGE SEVEN THE GRAND MARCH THE SENIOR PROM Dark, ominous clouds shrouded the Putnam and Thurston Restaurant in midtown Worcester and the rain beat down upon the streets with ever increas¬ ing vigor, but far was it from the minds of Assumption’s elite to remain home. It was March 30, Senior Prom night. Cars streamed from all parts of New England in quest of an evening of entertainment and revelry. The evening also proved to be a reunion of former classmates and proud presentation of those captivating girls over whom so many heated argu¬ ments had been waged. By nine o’clock, fifty-one couples, among whom fifty-one potential queens were sighted, were swaying to the sweet music of Ernie Tessier and his band. Un¬ fortunately, the music was rudely inter¬ rupted once, by a vocalist—be dared not abuse of our patience. Complete content¬ ment reigned throughout, as the evening sped on its way. Tense moments passed as the possible queens passed in review before the chaperons — Mr. and Mrs. Archibald LeMieux, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Guenette, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gre¬ nier—who acted as judges. As the clock struck its toe on the quarter hour with a little ding,” the judges admitted their inability to name a queen, but boldly narrowed the field of contestants to five. Lots were drawn and Miss Gloria Bolduc, escorted by Donald Grenier, senior class president, was proclaimed nueen, and the four other aspirants formed her court. Mid-evening was marked by the pom¬ pous Grand March” which toured the spacious hall to the lively rhythm of the band, after which the jovial crowd yielded to the beckoning refreshments. Alas, the flow of minutes from the cup of time could not be stemmed and soon some had returned to the dance floor, en¬ joying, to the fullest, those few short hours of perfect company, while others were posing for pictures that soon would be the only visible proof of the wonder¬ ful evening. Happy faces and sweet mu¬ sic failed to induce old man Time to join us for a few moments and the dance ter¬ minated at midnight. Outside the storm raged on . . . David Thomas Beauchamp ’51 SENIOR, JUNIOR PLAYS—Cont. the last moments of St. Genest, the pa¬ gan actor converted on the stage. Next followed La Grammaire” by Labiche. Poor William Dupuis, who played M. Caboussat, had as much trouble with his French grammar as he has in class. His charming daughter Blanche, played by Robert Beaudet, thought of the most ingenious ways to save her father’s honor. M. Poitrinas, acted by Ernest Beaulac, was an arche¬ ologist whose nose smelled roman anti¬ quity in everything he saw, from the dishes broken by Geoffrion to the old and worn out pans. 4 •b On the night of April 11, Assumption students witnessed the debut of a novel and divergent type of theatre acting pre¬ sented by the junior class. This theatre in the round,” as it is called, proved to be a tremendous success. The pleasant and enjoyable evening opened with a few songs accompanied by a French monologue, Chez le dentiste,” an amusing tranche de vie” interpreted by William Amiott. Then, as the lights from the baldequin flooded the scene, the Juniors continued with the highlight of the review, A Case of Suspension.” The spectators were at all times interested as action seemed never to cease. Laughter was constantly brought out by the hila¬ rious mimics of George Blondin and the ignorant naivete” of Paul Tormey as Professor Edgerton. The serious scoldings and odd femininities of Miss Ernest Syl- vestre Judkins, added to the amusement of the audience. Paul Bisson ’51 Roger Tougas ’51 Francis Brassard ’52 PELERINAGE A SAINTE-ANNE Le soleil qui se leva si brillant au ma¬ tin du 3 mai, fete de 1’Ascension, a du lorgner les trois autobus qui filaient vers le village de Fiskdale. Vraiment, ils me- ritaient d’etre remarques! Pourquoi? Eh bien! tout simplement parce que ces autobus contenaient une centaine d’eleves de 1’Ecole Superieure et du College de l’Assomption qui allaient en pelerinage au sanctuaire de Sainte- Anne. Les autobus se viderent devant l’Eglise Notre-Dame de Southbridge et de la les eleves parcoururent a pied les six milles qui les separaient de leur but. Une messe solennelle, chantee par le Pere Armand, directeur spirituel du pelerinage, assiste des Peres Theodore et Charles-Ephrem, ouvrit leur journee au sanctuaire. Ce fut une journee de priere avec salut du Saint-Sacrement, Chemin de la Croix a l’exterieur, montee de la Scala Sancta, et merne avec reception de l’indulgence pleniere du Jubile. Vers quatre heures de l’apres-midi, les eleves remonterent dans les autobus et, apres avoir remercie de leur joyeux et cordial accueil le bon Pere Jacques” et son vicaire, M. l’Abbe Lange, ils s’en al- lerent de nouveau, filant sur la route. Assurement une belle journee! William Amiott ’52 SUPERIEUR—Suite 1’exprimer, il manquait une chose a cette soiree: L’Assomption,” le chant vibrant du college. Car la fete du Superieur, n’est-elle pas aussi la fete de la maison? Le lendemain, le Pere Henri celebra la Messe a la chapelle des eleves. Puis la ma¬ tinee, chaude et claire, passa vite. Apres un splendide dejeuner, o:i ne traina pas lon temps dans la maison; liberte etait donnee de prendre Pair de la ville. Quel- ques eleves zeles prefererent non sans rai¬ son, la solitude de la propriete! La fete se termina devant le Saint-Sa¬ crement . . . Deja les eleves oubliaient cette journee pour ne penser qu’au len¬ demain, qui serait le Field Day.” Claude Brunelle ’5 3 PAGE EIGHT MAY 1951 VOL. II Assumption High School, Worcester, Mass., November 1951 PERE AMARIN, HOOKAH PREFET Proverbes .. sagesse .. raisonnement! C’est ainsi ciue je me permets de resumer notre nouveau prefet. Les chinois, dont la langue fourmille de proverbes, lui en ont certaine- ment infuse le genie pendant quinze ans d’Orient. Voici a peine trois ans ciu’il est parmi nous, et en si peu d’annees ou il enseigna la religion, le latin, et le frangais, ll put nous transmettre, avec quelle generosite, un peu de cette sagesse qui nous attacha plus pro- fondement a nos etudes. Essayer de discuter avec ce bon Pere? son raisonnement est impec¬ cable. Meme si nous nous trouvions devant un probleme dont la solution nous semblait impossible a concevoir il nous contraignait a l ' accepter. Son ambition .... c’etait que nous ayions une conception claire de ce qu’il en- seignait. Le Pere Amarin etait religieux tout autant que professeur. Dans son cours de religion il nous montrait l’intmense valeur de ce sujet par ses ex¬ plications et applications simples ntais precises. Aujourd’hui comme prefet de discipline, il peut et deja nous fait apprecier un reglement qui parait a certains assez severe. Les yeux pleins de malice, ses levres qu’un bon sotirire epanouit, nous engagent a la com¬ prehension et memes a l ' amour d’une force contre laquelle on voudrait par- fois regimber. Allons, Pere Amarin, on les aura! Marcel Massicotte 52 IF YOU ONLY KNEW” When is the paper coming out?” Who knows? How many times have we heard this monotonous exchange of questions re¬ peated in the last three weeks? As we sit here, trying to write, the final rush is on towards the completion of our paper; in a smoke-filled room amidst the pounding of numerous typewriters, our heads begin to buz?, and our minds wander over the work of these hectic weeks: It ' s a problem and a half to assign ar¬ ticles; worse yet to exploit the inner sanctums of a poor supersaturated mind for the material required to complete an article. Along with this problem there is that one of vapid procrastination. When we finally get down to brass acks and think we have a sufficiently well- written article, it is turned over to the faculty advisors end then: ... DECEPTION! Courage, chain-smoking, and a little old- fashioned ear-pulling renew our determi¬ nation. Again we ' re off. To the races? Yes! The race against the printer ' s deadline and the publication of our paper. But, in New Staff I alecs Over Unless our two memories fail us, it was a cool September evening, typical of Au¬ tumn, when the Senior Class assembled for the annual Staff Elections. This meeting was conducted in an orderly fashion and resulted in several commendable nomina¬ tions. I. Paul Marcoux, a student whose weight is in proportion to his sterling ability and conscienciousness was overwhelmingly Continued on Page 8 - that race, there are hurdles: incessant leafing of numerous dictionary pages in the search of more expressive terms, new ideas, and more precise phraseology. But, above all there is the repeated necessity of correction and rewriting towards what we hope will be a better paper. Problems as unseemingly difficult as have been enumerated take time and ener¬ gy. Yet, everywhere we turn, that tradi¬ tional question rings incessantly in our ears: When ' s the Heritage coming out? We may not be on time but our sole satis¬ faction will lie in your appreciation of our humble efforts. - Continued on Page 8 - NEW AT ASS IJMPTION From June to September changes galore invariably occur, and 1951 marks no ex¬ ception to the general rule: a new fresh¬ man class ha3 been enrolled, new pews have been fitted into our already beautiful chapel and, not to be forgotten, new teachers have been drafted whose turn it is to suffer as they try to keep a class in • Continued on Page 8 - US P ' TtTS corns Avanqons lentement vers un coin isole: Un coq silencieux sur le toit est perche; Sentinelle immobile, il demeure tou jours, N’abandonnant jamais sa garde de la cour. Un rayon, le matin jette douce lumiere A l’entree du gymnase. a l’endroii qu’il eclaire; Da statue de la Vierge est ici elevee; Ce visage honorable est souvcnt oublie. Je veux t’entretenir un moment, sans temoins, Par ce recit en vers, de la voix des P’tits Coins; Leur chanson de tendresse, prcnd un aspect joyeux, Ecrit en style aise cjue comprerment les creux. Suivez-moi maintenant et nous fe- rons le tour Des coins de la maison et des coins de la cour. Observez dans ce coin, cet antique easier; C’est le refuge aime d’innombrables cahiers; Tout l’esprit de l’eleve est ici contenu, Dont le maitre joyeux devient cancre deQU. Que de secrets fameux si cet endroit parlait! Mais sa levre est serree dans un reduit muet; Que de conversations y seraient revelees; Ce telephone ami, certes, ne peut parler. Un verset pour les peres, et je vous ferai voir Un centre d’interet, leur coquet refectoire.. . Car ici chaque jour ils puisent l’energie Pour reveiller l’eleve en nos classes cileries. Richard Belair 52 PAGE TWO NOVEMBER 1951 ASSUMPTION NOVEL TICS Although the fence is not so high Yet does it keep us in; And when the students loud do cry It’s to a zoo akin. When of this cage you have enough. This is the way to skip; But, if you’re caught, it will be rough; You might regret your trip! Now let us closely look right here, While Brother Armand’s gone: For if he comes, oh I do fear, We’ll wish we were not born. From here are issued menus white And marks, alas, sent home. It ' s here that Sugar shines quite bright His glossy, hairless dome. A Coca-Cola vending box Refreshment does provide; ‘Tis not a box that sings or talks, ‘Twould make the perfect bride! Well, here w r e are at Lucky’s home: This character we’ve seen. Around Assumption does he roam; The students think he’s keen; To guard the chickens lie’s all right: Don’t go too close, my son; I warn you, if he once should bite, Don’t bite him back: just run! Surrounded by a student gang, To glory is it near, Until a nickel’s lost, then, Bang ! The language you should hear. Oh, oh, look, here, this place is sad; You’ve been here more than once . For either having conduct bad, Or acting like a dunce. Now here’s a place that’s not too gay, Where smiles do often fade; When you leave here, you often say: “At home, I should have stayed!” William K Amiott 52 NOVEMBER 1951 PAGE THREE THE JOKE BOOK The HERITAGE has secured the scoop of the year. Because of its exclusive contract with the A.H.S. News Service, your I school newspaper is now able to announce one of the most i) stupendous events ever to rock your campus. A new Rule Book” is being published in English, and some much needed changes have been made. We have managed to witness a few sneak previews of this new, drastic edition, and we are passing them on to the students as a public service, for the common good. A) NOTICE: Ignorance of the contents of this book is a lawful plea to avoid punishment; stupidity is no longer the only valid claim. All students may henceforth interpret the rules as they please, and do as they wish, providing they are not caught. B) No classes are scheduled. Exams are optional. Students will be graded by marks ranging from 100 to 85 (?) PART I SCHOOL CALENDAR YEAR — First Semester Sept 11 — Entrance Day. Vacation begins till Columbus Day. Oct. 12 — Columbus Day. Students may take as long to get back to school as it took Columbus to cross the Ocean. Nov. 21 — Issuing of bicarbonate of soda in Chemistry class for all high school students, who may then leave for Thanksgiving. Dec. 18 —• Classes resumed to go over subject matter studied during first semester. Dec. 19 — Christmas vacation begins. The school ' s Christ¬ mas present to the student body will be to extend the vacation till the mid-term exams. Notice is given that these tests will cover ALL the material studied during the first semester. Students must be well prepared. Second Semester Jan. 28 —■ Vacation till Easter. Apr. 20 —■ High school Seniors must return to try on their caps and gowns. May 30 —• Day of rest for students who have studied too much. June 7 — Graduation. June 9-10 — Semester exams. Vacations. N.B.—This schedule shall be strictly enforced. Any student who feels that he has been cheated, may submit a petition to the proper authorities. PART II Chapter I — Studies: General advice on how to study well. Classes: Take as many notes as possible: they are very Let ' s Grow Up “I ' ve never seen such a baby, not even in grammar school. ' A chosen few among the incoming Freshmen might reasonably describe with these words many upperclassmen: sev¬ eral Sophs; a few Juniors; possibly even a Se¬ nior or two. If a mere Freshman realizes this fact, there must be something to it, don’t you think ? These “students” still expect life to be always as playful as they now make it. What have they done in the past other than play? What else do they now accomplish? Can a real change be expected later in life? It seems to me that their future will be stamped with the same words as was their past, namelv: “Noth¬ ing ' accomplished.” It is also evident that when helpful in keeping warm on cold, winter days. Study: Have as your theme song: I Gan Dream, Can t I? Questions not too clearly understood: Don ' t bother looking them up. They probably aren ' t worth the trouble anyway. Chapter III — Discipline: 42. Silence is no longer obligatory in the study hall. It is felt that the noise made by falling desk tops, or scuffing ieot on the floor may stimulate the minds of some students, and it ’.s therefore highly recommended. 43. Any student wishing to cut” studies may do so at his leisure. Time not spent in studies must be profitably spent in recreation. 45. Recreation between classes: Students, if in class, nus. not flick the ashes from their cigarettes out the windows, so not to endanger professors or students who could be standing beneath the window. 57. Food must be wasted; it is probably the only way to have a more varied diet. Table manners are not important; if you ' re too polite you won ' t get enough to eat. Chapter VIII — Infirmerie: 60. The easiest way not to take an exam is to be sick. It is quite surprising how fast some students develop an ill. If in doubt on how to act sick, see any of your older and wiser schoolmates. Chapter IX — Literature: 69. Any magazine is allowed providing that it has the student ' s approval. Chapter X — Recreations: 70. Recreations may be taken whenever the student feels the least bit fatigued. When in doubt as to the proper way of jumping the fence, refer to the picture in ‘Assumption Novelties. ' Chapter XI — Vacations: 80. In keeping with our policy which has already been mentioned, vacations are to be encouraged as often as possible. 83. Appointments with the dentist are perfect excuses to leave the school on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. (It took one student four years to have two cavities filled.) If you really want to get more than a joke out of the whole affair, you might refer again to the French edition of the “Rule Book. You ' d be surprised at what you ' d find! Let us suppose that you wish to learn how to study . or grasp the hidden meaning of physics . or fathom tire mys¬ teries of algebra . or write an errorless French composition (it can be done!) . Perhaps you would like to get rid of your Latin or Greek dictionaries? All these problems are very con¬ cretely discussed in a part of the Rule Book” that you may not have read, or re-read. One more reading may do the trick, and remember, it ' s not a joke. J. Paul Marcoux, ' 52 comes time to express a point of view, they will be unable to utter a word. At best tnev will simply remain the childish “Me too” type. “He’s a nice guy, but ...” Could you finish the sentence? Have you heard it said about you? It is often heard when referring to our “Babies”. In fact what we mean is: “He’s a nice guy, but what a baby.” What do we really mean by a baby? It’s —One on whom no serious subject can have any effect; —One who “lets things happen” instead of “making them happen”; —One who disregards totally his future life. Are you defined by any of these? If so, no hard feelings; a little thought maybe? Henri ArchambauJt ’52 PAGE FOUR NOVEMBER 1951 Tu Es Sacerdos In Aeternum Cette annee nous celebrons le soixantieme anniversaire de pretrise du Reverend I ' ere Francisco Felipe Garcia- Beaucoup d’entre nous ne connaissent pas ce pretre, car il passe ses journees entieres en profond entretien avec Dieu. Francisco Felipe Garcia naquit a Oviedo en Espagne, le 3 avril, 1867. Yingt ans plus tard il rentra au noviciat pour commencer sa vie religieuse. Le 14 avril, 1891 il fut ordonne pre¬ tre. Sa vie tout entiere a ete celle d’un apotrc zele a repandre la bonne nouvelle. Il accompli! son ministere surtout dans les missions du Chili. Apres avoir passe une trentaine d ' annees dans l’Amerique du Sud il vint a New ork pour aider a etablir la paroisse espagnole des Assomptionistes, celle de Notre Dame de 1’Es- perance. Pendant son sejour dans cette grande vide, il devint ami intime de la Sainte Mere Francoise Cabrini. La vieillesse grignotant pen a peu ses forces, il dut se retirer au College de l’Assomption. Mais ce Pere edifiant ne croit pas au repos force et continue a servir Dieu de son mieux. Leve chaque matin a quatre heures et demie. il descend discretement a la chapelle et dans le silence du sanctuaire, il parle, quelquefois bien haut, a son Maitre. Il prepare longuement sa Messe, qu’il dira vers six heures a son ante 1 prefere. Penche sur le missel qu’il lit lente- ment, car ses pauvres veux dechiffrent avec peine un texte pourtant agrandi. Et le voila, ce bon vieillard tout rajeuni et tout pret a re¬ peter sans fin, comme les anges, son adoration a Dieu. Recardez-le. vers deux heures et demie de l’anres-midi. monter gaillardement la codine pour faire sa visde au cimetRre. Approchez-le: un sourire detend son visage, ses levres pr ' ent Il va de son petit pas incertain, appuye sur une canne, le dos legerement voute....d n’a que 84 ans et quelques mois. Le saint moine a une devotion particuliere pour la Vierge. . .ses Ave sont une salutation continuelle a notre Mere. Eleves, que de fois ne l’avez-vous pas vu a vos saints, assis le plus pres possible de ram- don, les epaules legerement infiechies, doreille ten due, avec plus d’attention (jue nous, aux ser¬ mons. Fas un jour, ensoleil’e oil pluvieux, ne chan¬ ge le reglement de cette vie toute a Dieu et en Dieu. Souhaitons-lui encore de belles annees vouees tout entieres a la glorification de Dieu et surtout a notre profonde edification. One de graces de choix et quelle protection ne nous vaut pas ce saint vieillard! Normand Massicotte ’52 PARLEZ-MOI DAMOUR Est-elle si loin que cela cette retraite de septembre dernier, que ne puisse revenir a nos allies le souvenir de cette premiere parole typi- que du petit preclicateur: “Je ne vais pas vous ouvrir de cercueils, vous decrire des squelcttes en vous parlant de l’enfer—non, je vais vous parler d’amour”? Le Pere Saint-Georges Bergeron nous a. avec son coeur ardent et sa voix prenante, parle d’amour. Que n’a-t-il pas dit sur l’amour de notre Dieu dans le sacrement de Penitence et de l’Eucharistie? Le Pere presenta l’homme sous quatre aspects: honnne, chretien, et Catholique. En voila trois! Le quatrieme? C’est l homme niem- bre de la societe. . . d’une grande society: le monde entier. Avec quelle avidite nous decoutions et comme nous nous sentions saisis de ces verites que nous vivions chaque jour sans, helas! v penser. A la fin de ces trois jours de fervent le Pere enrichit nos antes des indulgences at- tachees a la benediction papale. J’aimerais vous dire un mot sur le predi- cateur. Le Pere Bergeron, bien qu’homme de petite tail le, est d’une activite devorante dans son diocese. Il s’occupe de la jeunesse: de la Jeunesse Etudiante Catholique, puis de la Croi- sade Eucharistique et cette voix, que nous avons aimee, penetre jus r me dans les foyers par une heure Catholique a la radm de Quebec. Ou sont les neiges d’antan? .... et mes resolutions? Tyrone Lahncsttc ’52 NOVEMBER 1951 PAGE FIVE Assumption Leaves Loop The Assumption football season came to a sudden end when Brother Donat and Coach Eddie Boule announced that the team was withdrawing from the City League and was conceding the remaining games on its schedule. The main reason is that we were tremendously outclassed. Hampered by injuries and lack of material, the team had dropped to a squad of 17 players. This number was insufficient in playing teams like St. John ' s and Trade. In competing with schools such as these, who boast a good deal of power both on the bench and on the field, we, without reserve strength, were simply overpow¬ ered. The main question before each game soon changed from that of winning or losing to whether there would be any serious injuries. As Brother Donat said: We want to emphasize that this action was not taken because of lack of courage or spirit on the part of the boys but because of injuries and lack of numbers. They already have shown their fight and determination in the games they ' ve played. There is nothing harder for a coach to do than to tell his boys, especially seniors, that they are dropping football for the season. But the reason behind Mr. Boule ' s decision was that of the welfare of his players. Football has not completely dropped here at Assumption since next year the school will schedule teams from the area that are in its own class. Ten years from now, this football season will be forgotten, but if there had been any serious injuries it would long have been remembered. We owe our heartfelt thanks to our coach, and of all the worthy phrases that we could use to praise him, one of the most complimentary is that used by the Ca¬ tholic Free Press: If ever an accolade were given for doing the most with the least. Coach Boule would win the award hands down. Georges E. Prevost 32 Gridiron Higlil igLts As the doors of Assumption flew open again, a new alhletic season began. Al¬ though the pigskin outlook for the ' 51 season seemed dark, twenty-two enthusias¬ tic aspirants had joined their efforts to represent Assumption in its fine play. Assuption 0 —■ Trade 38 The Assumption gridsters in their initial game of the season at the Athletic Field met with defeat before the mighty Me¬ chanics. Lack of experience, weight, and substitutes, all of which are valuable in the production of a football team, proved fatal! Although the players realized their prominent defects, they plunged headlong into their foes with undying spirit. The sweating toil of the Blue-and-White”, put through in practice sessions, was prevalent in the Assumption effort. The sizzling passes of Connie Ferland to his glue¬ fingered halfbacks, Red Bouthillier and Don Lussier were responsible for several considerable gains in yardage. Assumption 0 —■ Trade 38 The spirited Assumption pups were pre¬ sented with their second successive defeat before the overpowering St. John ' s team from Temple Street. Frequent fumbling in the hands of Telesphore , in addition to a generally weak line, stifled many VBlue- and-White gain threats. Since Assumption had few replacements, the St. John two- platoon system considerably weakened the Greyhound eleven . The skillful Pio¬ neers , formidable contenders for the city crown, simply outclassed Assumption with their speed and power. Nevertheless, the Blue-and-White was sparked by Tiffy Prevost and Doc LeBlanc, who contrib¬ uted fine defensive work in an effort to hold back the Temple Street team. Assumption 0 — North 26 The Assumption eleven in its first arc- light game of the season, dropped its third straight engagement to a strong North team. The essential cause of the defeat was Assumption’s weak defensive play, during the first half, which provided the rolling North team with a twenty point lead. Coach Boule ' s mid-game pep talk truly must have been inspiring, for a spirited Greyhound team rushed out on the field to hold the Polar Bears to a single T. D. For the first time in three games, Telesphore displayed his true o ffensive colors. Don Lussier in a clicking double reverse paced down field with a sixty-yard run, that opened Assumption ' s drive to the goal line. With this tremendous aid, in addition to a few minor gains, the Blue and White found itself on the North one foot line, but failed to score as time ran out. Francis Brassard 32 Albert DAmours 33 Ping Pong Opener Paul Fortin ' 52, possessing cool deter¬ mination, secured the title Champ , his long desired ambition. Since his freshman year, Fcul has been aiming at this goal, every player ' s dream. The defeated finalist, Normand Massi- cotte ' 52, was a surprise contender. How¬ ever, he also realized a dream. In all his previous tournaments, he was, in the first round of play, pitted against Fortin. Be¬ cause of this, his chances were slight. The success of this tournament was due to the perseverance and unselfish devotion of Brother Leopold. Appreciation also goes to the committeemen for their fine work. Congratulations again to Paul Fortin, Assumption High School ' s First Semester Champion. Leo Paquette 32 PAGE SIX NOVEMBER 1951 Hello to all! This is Hugh Sedit, your roving reporter, with all the latest news hot from the campus. The opening of the school year already brings babblings from the freshmen about a story of a certain spy related to them by their history professor. Is it an interest¬ ing adventure, fellows? ... From another corner of our yearling rec-hall we hear: Imagine! They have a deep-sea swimming pool here at Assumption. This was said by one freshman to another when they saw the large fish lying at the bottom of our pool. The third-year boys seem to have an intuition that there ' s a freshman by the name of Henry Moquin. Hence, they told Raymond Cote ' 55 that Henry was looking for him. Brother Leopold, upon being ques¬ tioned by Ray as to the whereabouts of Henry, immediately identified it as a joke and burst into laughter. Putt! Putt! Putt! It ' s Norm Marois ' 53 and his Model A Ford. We hear that it ' s in good condition, Norm, and, by the way, how ' s the “Extern Transit Company ' s business? Who is that around the corner? Why it ' s none other than Br. Donat bragging to “Don Lussier ' 53 and Connie Ferland ' 53 about his Yankees. So what if the majority of the school is for the Red Sox, it ' s the team that counts, says he. The reverend brother ' s spirit appears to have been aggravated by our recent Hallowe ' en party. I wonder why? Gigi Blondin ' 52 seemingly has dis¬ covered a new form of poetry. He is strongly convinced that Come-on-a-my- house is an iambic pentameter, much to the disgust of Mr. Gaucher. Everyone agrees (even Paul Tormey ' 52) that the Faculty should install ash trays in the classes, so that the professors wouldn ' t have to flick their ashes out of the window. Mousey Eastman ' 53 was seen in the swimming pool with an animal of a similar name. Wasn ' t it amazing how they were attracted to each other? Probably it was Mousey ' s good looks, who knows? Brother Donat has formed an Assump¬ tion High School Sanitation Corps out of his waiters. However great an improve¬ ment this may be, he should invent some¬ thing to take the staleness out of the bread. Everyone agree? We notice that the seniors ' Latin pro¬ fessor proudly announced that he was certain the English language descended from the noble Latin language. “For ex¬ ample, said he, the English expression ' you bet ' comes from the Latin verb ‘ju- bet ' . The class of ' 52 is happy to announce that Henry “Valmore Valcourt ' 52, a member of this group, has received his B. A. in chemistry. While performing an ex¬ periment, his test tube blew up twice, and he was immediately given his degree. Of course, B. A. means Bachelor of Assininity. Assumption High School has continued its annual tradition of entertaining its stu¬ dents to the utmost on Hallowe ' en night. Everybody enjoyed the evening (except probably Br. Donat when the Baseball Preview was given). The memories of the Hobo Basketball Team , of Napoleon ' s Army , of the Canoks , etc. will remain with us for a long time to come. If it were not for Br. Leopold, these memories would be mere nothings. I think that everyone realizes this and, from t he bottom of their hearts, they send one message, Thank you. Brother. Jubet , I ' ll be back next month, Hugh Sedit ’52 Une nouvelle annee scolaire a commen¬ ce sa course et avec elle se deroulent un assez grand nombre de peripeties dignes de notre attention: Tout d ' abord, un avertissement pour tous: Prenez garde a ce fameux pecheur public, Marc Tetreault, qui s ' est permis ... de macher incongrument de la gomme ... en classe. Vous est-il arrive, chers elements, de vous egarer de la maison? Ne perdez pas le Nord et suivez la piste d ' encre qu ' un de vos grands freres. Monsieur Alfred Le- dormeur, vous a si soigneusement tracee. Tandis que nous parlons des Elements, avouons en toute humilite que les jeunes d ' aujourd ' hui ne sont pas ce que nous etions de notre temps! A-t-on deja vu une si parfaite conduite? ou serait-ce de leur part ingeniosite a eviter les surveillants? Le Pere Amarin, notre prefet, est vrai- ment diligent: il remarque meme le fait extraordinaire que Ham regoit parfois plus d ' une lettre par jour? Ce serait maladresse, quant a nous, de ne pas signaler notre ancien prefet, le Pere Gilbert, qui est alle faire un petit tour a l ' hopital; les eleves se demanderent avec anxiete ce qui allait sortir d ' une histoire pareille! Mais chut! . pour . une fois le secret est bien garde! MEMINI-HERITAGE STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF J. Paul Marcoux FACULTY ADVISORS Rev. Armand H. Desautels, A.A. Rev. Etienne A. Aubert, A.A. Rev. Gilbert E. Chabot, A.A. BUSINESS MANAGER Georges E. Prevost FRENCH EDITOR William K. Amiott ENGLISH EDITOR Leo A. Paquette FEATURE EDITOR Henri N. Archambault SPORTS EDITOR Francis Brassard OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS Loring Studios Mais alors, que dire de ce Pere qui est alle, lui, faire un grand tour et nous deserta pour sen aller au desert? L ' on trouve des eleves, qui ont tant de passion pour l ' etude de la belle litterature anglaise, qu ' ils copient des actes entiers de Shakespeare! Hamlet est-il aussi comique que tu crois l ' etre, Belair? L ' argent americain perd de sa valeur de jour en jour! n ' avez-vous pas constate que le prix du lait devait certainement mon- ter? qu ' en dites-vous, Frere Donat? On commence a se demander si revolu¬ tion humaine a eu, comme premier stage, le singe, car on entend du dortoir des ele¬ ments toutes les betes possibles et imagi- nables! n ' avez-vous pas aussi oui’ en etude le miaulement d ' un chat? Les classes de chant qu ' on fait au re- fectoire devraient donner de l ' ambition pour la pratique du chant a la chapelle; du moins les eleves vociferent d ' une voix unanime au refectoire. II est vrai qu a la chapelle on les aide, ces eleves, a trans¬ former leur chant en cacophonie. D ' une extremite a l ' autre remarquent les professeurs: Avec des tableaux noirs, on ne pouvait pas ecrire, maintenant qu ' ils sont peints en vert, on ne peut plus effa- cer! Ham et Blondin s ' amusent a changer de places en classe. Chacun son tour, nos volages s ' envolent vers des coins opposes de la salle, a la grande satisfaction des professeurs, sans doute. Et bien voila, la torture est complete. Vous pouvez maintenant retourner a vos etudes de latin, et je vous y souhaite toute lc: bonne fortune possible! Jecin Lciuif IN MEMORIAM Nous recommandons a vos ierventes prieres madame Yvonne Brunelle, de Paw¬ tucket, Rhode Island, mere de Claude Bru¬ nelle, actuellement eleve de Methode. Re- presentaient l ' Ecole Superieure aux iune- railles le Pere Amarin Mertz, le Frere Gerald Roy, le Frere Leopold Bernier, et une delegation d ' eleves. NOVEMBER 1951 PAGE SEVEN 4 2 a ns c evouement Jules Gofiart naquit en Belgique a Leignon, le 4 juin, 1887. II fit ses etudes a Bure puis entra au noviciat de Louvain comme Frere convers sous le nom de Frere Armand a.a. Le Frere Armand et le college de 1 ' As- somption se sont rencontres pour la pre¬ miere fois le 15 septembre 1909. Mais qu ' il etait petit ce college avec ses cinquante eleves, pour un homme qui apportait tant de richesses de devouement. Vous con- naissez l ' aile gauche qui abrite mainte- nant les Peres, c ' etait ga le college. Et, pourtant le bon frere y trouvera moyen de se depenser, car, on le sait un tantinet gourmand ou gourmet, ce qui, parait-il predispose a l ' art culinaire. Les travaux de la cuisine en ces temps heroi ' ques etaient reserves a des domesti- ques dont le petit Sugar avait la charge. Et quelle charge! grand Dieu! Car ces domestiques etaient, si on Fen croit, hom¬ ines a surveiller d ' assez pres. Si parfois le frere les perdait de vue il les trouvait dans la cave, plus que joyeux, en train de tenir une conversation amoureuse avec ses meilleurs vins. Et, comment voulez-vous que le bon Frere Armand n ' eut pas de ces surprises, quand on songe aux multiples occupations dont on chargeait ses epaules; les malades vrais ou imaginaires savaient trouver chez lui un coeur tendre; le refectoire l ' obli- geait a calculer avec les appetits toujourr. inassouvis, la buanderie, d ' ou le linge re- venait en bon etat; sans compter qu ' on lui ajouta la surveillance qui, parait-il, etait ferme car il fallait de l ' ordre: et meme on le fit imprimeur. En a-t-il perdu des che- veux dans tous ces coins de la maison! Mais que n ' aurait-il pas fait pour les ele¬ ves! Il avait le bon mot, le sourire qui apaise les pleurs et les delicatesses qui flattent . l ' estomac. Etait-il etonnant qu ' en l ' an 1934, le roi Leopold III le nomma Chevalier de l ' ordre de Leopold II . C ' etait la recompense de vingt-cinq ans de devouement. Aujour- d ' hui, comme il y a 42 ans, c ' est encore la meme ardeur, bien des cheveux en moins et des rides en plus. Que d ' anciens de passage dans leur Alma Mater veulent revoir leur bon Frere Armand. Et le soir du 20 octobre, ' 51 ils sont venus en grand nombre feter le petit Sugar . Jean-Jacques LeB anc ' 52 NEW STAFF—cont. elected Editor-in-Chief. Such an honor is relative to his prominence in many other activities, as in the past he has displayed his many fine qualities of leadership. Georges Prevost, the Editor ' s understudy and boon-companion, was elected business manager, a difficult task, but one for which he is well suited. The English is well in hand having as it ' s editor Leo Paquette, a man of conse¬ quence and conviction who possesses in unusual degree a thorough understanding of ihe English language. As French Editor we are particularly favored to have William K. Amiott whose thorough understanding of French culture serves him in good stead and greatly augments our stafi. It requires no extraordinary perception to discern that Henri Archambault has very capably undertaken the feature edi¬ torial end of the Heritage. Through his vigorous enthusiasm and arduous efforts he has proven himself worthy of the con¬ fidence bestowed upon him. Harold Kenney 52 George Blondin ' 52 ”IF YOU ONLY KNEW —cont. The final step, in the preparation of the Heritage, is the gathering of all articles, and their delivery to the printer for publi¬ cation. Did we say final? Haste makes waste. Two of the greatest ordeals yet remain: First, a meticulous verification of those proofs sent back by the printer, a long and tedious task, so they say. This is our last chance to make good: each paragraph, each line, and each word must be tho¬ roughly reviewed in the microscopic search for errors of spelling, punctuation, and grammar. More long hours in a smoke- filled room I And then, comes the most feverish task of all: paste ! glue! scissors! and paste again! Each article must fit exactly in its spot in the paper. A line too many or a line too few can cause a good deal of trouble. Can you imagine an article pro¬ truding beyond the marginal limit or one leaving one fourth of a page blank? You can stretch an article but you can ' t stretch type, so, back to composition: cut one line here and add one there, and, in the middle of all this turmoil: When ' s the Heritage coming out? At long last our job is done. The paper is ready for publication! We hope you enjoy reading it! Marc Tetreault 52 Marcel Massicotle 52 NEW AT ASSUMPTION—cont. tip-top shape. Father Gilbert keeps telling us that his prayers were finally answered. He is now teaching Sophomore and Junior Latin instead of resting behind the prefect of discipline ' s desk. Last year, he was for¬ ever host at his famous tea parties; but, in Latin class, he isn ' t feeding us Caesar on a silver platter. Father Alexis spent the past year ob¬ taining a Master of Arts degree in chemis¬ try at Clark University and is now behind the mysterious glass tubes in the chemistry lab. Unsatisfied with anything but the su¬ perlative, he is working for his 1 h. D. which he will get with the highest honors if he does as much work as he requires Father Anton ' s. His youth has no bearina on his knowledge, for baccalaureates, higher degrees, and teaching are noihinj new to him. Bcccalaureates in letters, and sciences, seveial degrees in philoso¬ phy and music, teaching Latin and Math: all these are to be found in the long list of his accomplishments. Fie also excels in languages; besides mastering French and Latin which he is now teaching, he writes and speaks some English, Russian, Slo¬ vak, German and Bulgarian, his native tongue. Father Alphonse-Marie, a familiar face in Latin, religion, and Greek classes for the past three years, is now supervising Freshman and Sophomore French classes. Father Marcellin has also received new teaching assignments: he now has religion and modern history instead of American history which he had taught for so long. Early in the year 1949, Father Ildefons first laid eyes on the Assumption grounds. With little knowledge of the English lan¬ guage, he was nevertheless prepared to handle algebra in September of that year. Well determined to succeed, he has learned English quickly and he is now very clearly understood by his students. Besides his algebra classes, he is this year also teaching geometry. Father Richard, though new to us stu¬ dents is not altogether new to some of the Fathers or college students. He graduated from Assumption College in 1946; the same summer saw him take dramatic courses at Fordham University; thence he returned to Assumption where he taught geometry in ' 46- ' 47. He prepared for the priesthood at the Angelica in Rome. Father, a professor of Freshman English, is a great admirer of Shakespearean culture and he is looking forward to his classes on the works of this great artist. Mr. Hudon had an ambition worth our mentioning. His ambition was to teach—of all things—Greek! He is now realizing this ambition and though some students may not be convinced of the value of Greek, he seems quite determined to ease this great language through the skulls of such students as Pierre Alpha Tougas and William Omega Paquin. Mr. Marion is back with the high school faculty after an absence of three years which he spent studying for a Master of Arts degree in American history. We lake great pleasure in pointing out that Mr. Marion served with the United States Ma¬ rines and rose to the rank of first lieute¬ nant; consequently, if he should look at you out of the corner of his eye, look out! it isn ' t necessarily a sign of affection. To all these new teachers whom we have just mentioned, we extend all the best wishes possible. Donald L ussier 55 Normand Letnaire 55 PAGE EIGHT NOVEMBER 1951 H VOL. II Assumption High School, Worcester, Mass., February 1952 NO. 2 La Legion d’Honneur Avons-nous quelque idee des merites que doivent presenter les personnes regues dans cet ordre institue par le premier consul Bonaparte en 1802? La Legion d ' Honneur est une des plus hautes deco¬ rations frangaises et pour y avoir droit, une des regies fondamentales de cet ordre c ' est de pouvoir certifier que Ton a tra- vaille avec une energie inlassable a pro- mouvoir la cause frangaise. Or notre cher Superieur, le Rev. Pere Henri Moquin, a.a., dans un court espace de temps, par son travail en qualite et en etendue pendant son Superiorat a me- rite cette distinction si elevee du gouver- nement frangais. Retournez page apres page la vie de notre college; regardez attentivement certaines transformations, ameliorations . chaque annee a vu l ' oeuvre grandir, se fortifier pour donner l ' impression que ce petit college prenait de l ' importance. Et au milieu de ces sou- cis, ou la tete a besoin d ' etre solide, il a garde a cette oeuvre ce qui en fait sa singularity en meme temps que sa valeur. II a preserve, malgre vents et marees, cette etincelle de la culture frangaise dans un pays ou la langue anglaise est la lan- gue maternelle. Cette etincelle, il l ' a meme developpee au point que son ambition, vraiment legitime, est de lui faire atteindre tous ceux qui seraient epris de cette culture; longtemps il a muri son program¬ me, mais il a vu quel bienfait ce serait d ' entendre sur des levres americaines le doux parler de France—esprit large, il a ouvert ses portes aussi par des cours du soir a tous ceux que le frangais et sa culture interessaient. Et ce qui donne du poids a ce travail c ' est que par sa per- severante audace il a reussi a mettre notre college au rang des autres institu¬ tions reconnues deja depuis longtemps par l ' Etat et les Universites de grand renom. Par la nos gradues ont maintenant plus de facilite pour etre admis aux diverses universites du pays. Notre fierte est done bien legitime de nous trouver sous la tutelle d ' un pareil organisateur. Et notre reconnaissance n ' est pas moindre envers le pays de nos ancetres pour avoir reconnu par cet hon- neur insigne les merites de notre Supe- rieur. Esperons que cette Legion d ' Honneur ne soit pas seulement quelque chose de tan¬ gible mais qu ' elle soit un symbole clair et imperissable de l ' oeuvre si chere au Reverend Pere Moquin, a.a., et a tous ceux qui avec lui et comme lui se de- vouent a garder aprement cette education bilingue qui fait du college de l ' Assomp- tion un fait unique et etonnant. Eugene Lancelette ' 52 Marcel Massicotte ’ ' 52 Student Government Day Since 1948, the second Friday of March has been designated by law in Massa¬ chusetts as Student Government Day. This year Assumption ' s representative is J. Paul Marcoux ' 52 who defeated Alfred Lemire ' 52, the other candidate nominated by the Senior Class. The campaign managers were busy creating a political atmosphere which kept the school in a tumult over the week-end of January 12. Various posters, handbills distributed in the refectory, and placards all over the school publicized the coming event. Pick a man who ' ll fill the chair , said Marcoux rooters. This remark was quickly followed up by, Nobody gets a poor steer when he votes for Lemire . Mr. Marcoux, president of his class for four consecutive years, is also editor-in- — Continued on Page 8 — Brother Donat Gone For One Year Iiavinj been in our midst for four years. Brother Donat has recently been called to Washington. Leaving all aside, he is to complete his studies of Theology at the Catholic University. Brother Donat had previously begun his last step toward the priesthood when he was suddenly inter¬ rupted. We all felt happy when it was learned that his long awaited chance to become God ' s priest had arrived; we ' ll pray that he will return ready to assume new and greater responsibilities. To everyone of us, his leaving meant losing a daily companion. Being around during our study periods as well as during our recreations, he was known as a regular guy . Thus, Joe D. may be sure of not being forgotten by his Assumption boys. Brother Donat ' s departure not only meant the loss of a popular friend, but also a prominent figure in Assumption activities. In fact, four major replacements were needed to fill his well-attended duties as monitor, movie di rector, athletic director, and coach. As monitor, he certainly deserves praise for his fine work. One can imagine his precarious situation, for no sooner had he finished being the “regular guy in recreation, than he was obliged to show — Continued on Page 8 — PAGE TWO FEBRUARY 1952 LHORLOGE ET TOL...ETUDIANT P ais-tu ce yue c est yu une hor L r ? SeL L PlncienS (pauvre yrec, elle est une mecaniyue dessinee a maryuer les heures: Sablier clepsydre ou bydrauliyue. Yjci-t-elle pas un sens vivant pour loi? arde ton cadran luisant: yue te Suyyerent SeS cliijfrei romains ? Pour peut-etre, ils iont mysterieux, triitei parpois, rarement joyeux, trop souvent insip ides... Pcrute du regard ces siynes aus eres et tu verras s animer fa silhouette obscure et me me incisive de tes actions yuotidiennes. Pa Symetrie et l ordonnance de ce cadran, pee visible du mouvemenl toi lordre de la (a laison; Secret evoyue pour toi l ordre de la yournee scolaire. dJoutes leS pieces du mecanisme dependent dun Seul res- sort; la vie yuotidienne depend de lautorite de cette me claque roue d enyrenaye en entraine une autre; toi aussi, tu es responsable deS autreS, sans yue personne te puisse remplacer. dJu es unique, indispensable. Pi chacune de ces roues brillantes, la plus prayile, concourt pidelement a lL monieuSe marcbe de lensemble, pouryuoi, librement, ne joueras-tu ta partie dans le concert commun de ton Pcole ? II seen rey Quand tu passeras dev ant elle, ecoute, re - cueilli, sa Suivante l o da the shy piercing clamorous bell penetrates the t atmosphere. 2H 6 we Cc dele et b, omme oriole, Sois pi te. lay has now started; stumble down to study, and ipter 1 1 Jass, cereal, toast and zlude our breahpast; th tis (Pro. Pobert S tash to escort coff-ee concl his yentle manner into the cool brish en uS in air we rach 4 y lecon... E. Lalancette L.Paquette to claripy the thoughts in our bemuddled heads por the morniny classes, ddor the two ensu- iny hours, propeSSorS attempt to enliyhten us upon many stranye and obscure subjects, immediately apter, h our brains over the pirst written assiynment op the day. Pwipt pencilpushiny can be heardthrouyhout the study. dJhe day is now halp over and dinner is served. Pdaviny eplenished ourselves an d t ahiny a bit op recreation, we reenter study, then classes are resumed and ayain the propeSSorS pill our heads as well as porm our character. WJe now reach the most deliyhtpul event op the day... the 3:30 recreation, ihe store is open to everyone S desires, the piny-pony table in the rec- Lit its the student s pleasure, the team practices, and we have time to catch up studies. -Pad to say, this complete sense oppreedom vanishes into the air and soon accomplishiny our second assiynment. Poon the heapiny dishes op delicious beans eaten and everyone is at his leisure. Put we pind a common dipperence throuyhout this pe- id that is: Onparleprancais apres Souper. idol(owiny this recreation, homeworl ayain! ) chapel where we meditate upon the happeninys op the day. Pinally we climb the stairs to the dormitory and as we are soon lyiny peacepully in bed, our eyes close, and the list Pew sands op lime trichle throuyh the hourylaSS op our student s day. 11 Jims Brassard 32 wail a- m our He air ana we are ence FEBRUARY 1952 PAGE THREE Une Ame Au debut de cette annee, le Pere Aniarin recommandait a nos prieres le Pere Abel a.a. dont les jours etaient comptes. De fait, le 8 janvier il recevait l’Extreme-Onction, et le 13 du meme mois son ame quittait un pauvre corps epuise de souffrances. Le Pere Abel naquit a Lotbiniere, Quebec, le 18 decembre 1913. Sa vocation s’eveilla de bonne heure, et apres un fervent noviciat, il se rendit en France pour faire sa philosophic et sa theologie. Peu apres son ordination, le 29 juin 1942, il tomba malade pour ne jamais se relever de ce lit qui allait devenir pour lui l’ins- trument de souffrances atroces, endurees sans jamais un murmure. Le sachant abandonne des medecins de chez lui, les Superieurs tenterent une derniere chan¬ ce, et lui firent suivre des traitements au ‘‘Massachusetts General Hospital” de Boston. La, les docteurs oserent tout pour le sauver, et voulurent meme se servir de ce pauvre corps mine jusqu’a la moelle pour experimenter une medication nouvelle. Mais tous ces remedes n’aboutirent qu’a prolonger ses jours d’agonie, et durant trois ans et plus, le sourire aux le- vres, la splendide victime va montrer, a Boston et dans notre College, le pouvoir d’une ame sur un corps decharne. Dieu, dont les desseins ne sont pas toujours nos desseins, l’arrete brutalement, lui assigne un nouveau champ d’apostolat, auquel il n’a- vait peut-etre jamais pense, et, sur le terrain restreint qu’est un lit de souffrance, Il lui de- mande de precher par l’exemple, lui dont le zele est bouillant, l’initiative debordante, la parole enflammee. .et pourtant de cette croix austere il ravonnera meme jusqu’en des terres lointaines comme l’Afrique. Il sera reste jus- ciu’aux derniers moments l’apotre du Sacre- C ' oeur, dont il avait la passion. Assiste de ses devoues infirmiers, les FF. Xavier et Leo-Robert, entoure de sa commu- naute qu’il aimait, a trente-huit ans, le Pere Abel ferine ses veux, qu’il avait si beaux, vrai reflet de son ame, pour remonter paisiblement vers son Maitre divin qui avait trouve en lui taut de generosite souriante. L’ame du sacrifie avait re joint Fame de son Christ, le premier sacrifie. Normand Massicotte 52 Pour les eleves serieux settlement “Si tenu qu’il soit, un cheveu jette son om¬ bre.” Puisque vous etes un eleve serieux, vous pouvez sans doute interpreter cette petite maxime. Que pensez-vous de l’eleve qui ne peut que continuer a caresser son oreiller apres la sonnerie du lever? Il vous est difficile de repondre puisque, eleve serieux, vous vous le- vez au premier coup de la cloche et vous reus- sissez a vivre avec vigueur votre journee. Encore les mathematiques.... Au point de vue scolaire: y a-t-il une difference entre un soixante-cinq et un quatre-vingt-quinze ? Vous hesitez; cela vent peut-etre dire que vous avez des doutes serieux. . .eh! oui, pourquoi tra- vailler comme des forcenes pour decrocher une bonne note? Apres tout, nos resultats scolaires ne seront pas inscrits sur notre front plus tard. Alors, amusons-nous, mes amis, puisqu’il suf- fit de passer, le reste n’est qu’un detail. Ah! ces details, on dit que la vie en est rem- plie. . .Tenez, en voila un qui vous a jete sou- vent dans une crise de fureur contre le latin et les Latins. Ce n’etait qu’un petit “NE” perdu dans le fouillis des grands mots a peine dechif- frables. .et de ce “NE” puissant en valeur, pas¬ se sous silence est nee une triste note qui de- meure. C’est bien curieux qu’un petit mot de deux lettres puisse changer la pensee de l’elo- quent Ciceron on de l’illustre Cesar. L’eleve serieux, completement depourvu d’originalite, lui, respecte fidelement la pensee des Anciens. L’eleve inferieur, au moins, peut se glorifier d’apporter une interpretation totalement uni¬ que et imprevue. Le dicton a done tort d’affir- mer que “tout a ete dit.” Si votre ambition vise a recolter des millions de dollars, ne travaillez pas pour le moment, n’epuisez pas trop tot votre energie; plus tard vous en aurez besoin. N’oubliez pas que vos etudes maintenant n’ont presque pas d’impor- tance, pas plus que l’ombre d’un cheveu. Mais plus tard. . .oh! plus tard. vos energies amas- sees, eclateront en traits de genie. Richard Belair ‘52 PAGE FOUR FEBRUARY 1952 Time ' s-A - Wasting ' Are you the droopy character who starts preparing his books at the beginning of the study period, and who, by some grace of heav¬ en. barely manages to have them ready for classes? If so, beware, you’ll always be lag¬ ging behind, up to, and including, your fune¬ ral. Are you the “I-don’t-give-a-heck” type, a student who yawns his way through composi¬ tions, tasks, or any intellectual work? If so, you’d better wake up, live, develop your am¬ bition, and get things done. Don’t be satisfied in having your life summarized by these two words: ‘‘Mission incomplete”. Still, you may possibly be the anti-type of these two characters, the regular Johnny-on- the-spot. . .the modern type of minute-man. . up at the first bell and tucked in by the last. . You ' re always checking and rechecking your tasks so as to obtain perfection. When you do something, you put your heart and soul into it, and don’t quit until your goal is reached. Calling and recalling Assumption students to stop wasting time, beatin?- time, killing time! Alfred Leblanc ‘52 Albert DAmours 53 Good Cheering There’s no doubt that Assumption has held a high place in regard to team spirit. In past years, whenever the team came on the floor, the uproar was tremendous. Referees, visiting teams, and local sport writers all have been loud in proclaiming our good spirit. However, lately, in the gym a carefully trained ear might detect a few boos, out of harmony with the strict standards of our school spirit. This can do a great deal of harm and its scorching in¬ fluence must be smothered before it spreads further. Perhaps the above word “spirit” requires a word of explanation. Spirit is not merely a temper of mind, it’s a living thing. Though not tangible, it’s an animation which grows and thrives with encouragement, but which quickly dies under the stifling influence of defeatism. Spirit is an animation without which Assumption, as we know it, could not exist. We have not the slightest reason to be a- shamed of our teams in any sport. True, they may not always be the best, but neither are they the worst, and even if they were, we would still have every reason to be proud of this group of boys who are devoting their time, and who are certainly doing their best. As someone here recently put it: “You don’t l ave to be very smart to stand on the sideline and criticize.” Let ' s give our encouragement and fullhearted support to our team. And let’s remember that the object of the game isn’t so much to win as to display those qualities of sportsmanship that are so important to every sport. Let’s drown out all boos with rousing cheers. Paul Tormey 52 Why Kick? “This bread is so hard, I could use it for shingles on my roof!” - This meat isn’t fit for a dog!” - “Hey! Shoot that ‘stuff’ before it runs away!” - “ I don ' t mind getting up in the morn¬ ing, but when the moon’s still out..well!” “Give me Sing Sing- any day!” — “Give me liberty or give me death!’’—“Chapel again; we should be angels by now!” — “What good is Latin going to do me when I get out of here? Everything that is dead should stay buried!”— Now let’s turn the leaf. Truthfully, would you really use the bread for shingles? Aren’t you forgetting something, such as the toasts every morning, the new desserts, the ice cream? And the meat! The plates are certainly cleaned fast for food that’s only fit for a dog. What about that “stuff”, the jello, that some want to shoot before it runs away? Would you like to go back to the buns we had in our Freshman year? So you don’t mind getting up in the morning except . . . when the moon’s still out. Well, how many of you, when you are home, go to bed when the sun is just rising? Here at Assumption, night is night and day is day, not vice versa! So you want to go to Sing Sing? You may get there yet, but Assumption may be the best way for you to stay out. “What good is Latin going to do me when I get out of here? Is it going to make money for me?” We’re not asking it to! We’re asking T to make better men of ns. not richer men. What makes a real man out of you? Isn’t it your brains and your will? Doesn’t Latin make you think and reason out problems? Doesn’t it take a lot of will power to study Latin ? Think it over again. Does everything still look as bad? Why kick then? Georges E. Prevost 52 FEBRUARY 1952 PAGE FIVE HOOP SCOOPS The reports that are made in this issue are of games that were coached under the mentorship of Brother Donat. We felt that it would be more interesting from a new- coach ' s point of view, if we presented, in the following issue, the remainder of the games played under Dick Brodeur. ASSUMPTION 26 — ST. BERNARD 27 Assumption ' s first contest started and during the first quarter, the Greyhound hoopsters played cool, heads-up basket¬ ball. But from then on the Blue and White began to lose their grip and found them¬ selves unable to penetrate the St. Ber¬ nard ' s zone. Time was closing in and our team began hustling up their shots, only to lose their accuracy. The score was tied, a few seconds were left, and then it happened—A foul! and Assumption lost its first game, a heart-breaker. ASSUMPTION 37 — ST. MARY ' S 30 The game started, and our team again faced the zone. But the affairs were al¬ together different in this second game of the season, for the Blue and White dis¬ played brilliantly the true colors of their uniforms. The boards were incessantly cleaned off by our two most dependable board-men, Archie Archambault and Norman Ham. The boys put in a fair per¬ centage of their set shots thanks to the accuracy of Norman Marois and Joey Bouchard. Due to these and a few others. Assumption won a fine ball game. ASSUMPTION 21 — ST. PETER ' S 42 The crowd was tense as the first home game of the season got under way. The Blue and White definitely entertained the thought of winning. But as the game continued on its path, this thought soon faded away. The Assumption basketeers simply couldn ' t sink a shot, and due to careless mishandling of the ball, they offered St. Peter ' s little resistance. Al¬ though the spirit and fight never left the Assumption five, it was beyond them to match the scrappy St. Peter ' s team. ASSUMPTION 37 — CLASSICAL 48 Having just captured a slim quarter period lead with a flurry of points, the Assumption cagers stubbornly fell back under the devastating effect of Classical ' s overwhelming height. The Greyhound quintet fought courageously to catch their tall opposition and regain the lead. But every time the Assumption nets were swished from the outside, some tall Clas¬ sical hoopster managed to drop one in from under the basket. The more one watched the game, the more it seemed to be a Mutt and Jeff affair. ASSUMPTION 47 — LEOMINSTER 38 A fifth successive zone was set up against the Assumption five. But the Greyhound team was not to be defied. During the first three quarters, the lead changed hands frequently. Assumption never holding a large margin for a long period. Then suddenly in the fourth quar¬ ter, the Blue and White quintet tore loose to take hold of a sizeable lead which was sparked all the way by our tricky, rapid sophomore, Joey Bouchard. ASSUMPTION 29 — NORTH 58 As the New Year rolled around, the Assumption cagers marched downtown to play a formidable North High team. After a slight delay, the game got under way and much to the amazement of our Grey¬ hounds, the Assumption five found them¬ selves playing against the first man-to¬ man system of the season. Despite this seemingly New Year gift, the Blue and White dropped further back as the game progressed. ASSUMPTION 38 — ST. MARY ' S 39 During the first quarter, a fast-moving Assumption team was travelling at a con¬ siderable clip, as they racked a score of 15-5. It seemed evident at this point that Assumption had an easy win all wrapped up. But as time marched on, St. Mary ' s was creeping ever closer and at half-time they were in a challenging position. Nevertheless the Greyhound quintet pushed ahead once again in the third period. But then, misfortune! With but a few seconds left and Assumption holding a one-point lead, the ball was stolen away from the Blue and White. Then a long, looping back-court shot swished the nets for the opposition to bring the curtain down on a disastrous defeat. ASSUMPTION 39 — DAVID PROUTY 38 When the game had but a minute of life remaining and a shaky two-point lead was holding Assumption up, Bro. Donat, a.a., called a time-out that will long be remembered. The players huddled up close and to their astonishment he announced his departure for Washington for a period of two years. In the rich, mellow tones of his voice there was implied a petition saying, “this is my last game, boys; win it for me. Under the emotion of these words, the team went back into the game. With 15 seconds left, swish! and the score was tied. Our Greyhound hustlers were now in an overtime. Could they pull this one through for the departing coach? Play continued. Seconds remained when Ar¬ chie Archambault contributed an insur¬ ance point via the foul route which pro¬ vided our team with a win and our coach with a parting smile. Francis Brassard ' 52 Dick Brodeur, Coach Dick Brodeur was an all-round athlete, starring in basketball, baseball and foot¬ ball. As a junior, he received an honorable mention on the all-city football team, and in his senior year he made the all-city teams in all three sports, received a trophy for being the outstanding back of the year, and was awarded the Assumption Achie¬ vement Trophy. Now Dick is again participating in high school sports. Two years ago he was being taught basketball by Brother Donat, now he is teaching in his place. You say it ' s quite a task! Well, I agree with you. But for proof that this college boy has the qualities required for the position, take the word of his present coach Andy Laska: In Dick Brodeur, Assumption High has gained and Assump¬ tion College has lost a valuable member of its team, but a finer choice could not have been made. Dick not only is well liked and well thought of, but his expe¬ rience as a player in all sports qualifies him for the position. The fight and spirit so typical of Dick Brodeur will be an inspiration to all players. By taking care of the Junior Varsity squads in the past two years Dick has learned something about coaching, though compared to the opposing mentors he is still inexperienced. But the important thing is, he has an ardent love for As¬ sumption and its basketball team as is proven by his sacrificing valuable hours of study time and extra-curricular acti¬ vities to replace Bro. Donat. An invaluable quality possessed by Dick is familiarity with the fundamentals of basketball, ac¬ quired from Brother Donat and Mr. Laska, whom you may remember as a member of the Holy Cross team which won the NCAA championship in 1947. Having played under Brother Donat Dick knows his system of teaching basket¬ ball and his is an excellent position to carry on without having to introduce any radical changes. So with Dick stressing an aggressive defense and an alert offense everyone feels sure that with whole--hearted support, unselfish sacri¬ fices and fighting spirit, he will lead the Varsity to a successful finish of the season. I am certain that the whole school would like to join Mr. Laska in saying: All the luck to Dick in his new job . PAGE SIX FEBRUARY 1952 As the New Year opens and another issue has been printed, I ' m back at my old post as official news-getter for you, the students of Assumption High School. Perhaps the greater public doesn ' t know this, but Emile Red Bouthillier ' 52 is still feeling the effects of the Christmas party. He is quoted as stating, I wish Christmas would occur every month . On New Year ' s Day, Technicolor (that ' s Red ' s new nickname) received another thrill — a New Year ' s kiss. He was so proud that he ' s still bragging about this public relations event. Like most students, I ' m still waiting to see the effects of two gifts given to mem¬ bers of the Faculty at Christmas: First, I don ' t think the hair tonic given to Brother Leopold was potent enough as there is no new growth upon his dome. Secondly, Father Amarin has yet to use the donated spotlight in Dorm 4. It has been said that its rays are powerful enough to wake Paul Fortin, ' 52. Warning! Beware! Robert Fortin (more popularly named Commissioner expects his Space Cadet outfit in the mail this week. So if you see anything that doesn ' t look human, it will be he. The royal game of chess is being re¬ vived in the Senior-Junior rec-hall. What did you tell him for? I would have had him checkmated! , is the common argu¬ ment heard amidst this group. The kibit¬ zers, it seems, enjoy siding with the losing man; the poor winning man now has to play three or four opponents at the same time, and usually turns out to be the loser. Kibitzing should be condemned. says Tico Romero ' 53, popular chess fan. The Junior Class is getting desperate; after waiting several months for their class rings, they began getting worried. However, the rings finally arrived; but, they had inscribed on them the following: Assumption Academy . Was it a simple mistake or is the manufacturer thinking that Assumption is an institution like the one near Boston? Well, how about it, girls? Robert Colon Levesque ' 54 appears to have a charm over Father Amarin. Alter the bell rings to get out of bed, Colon just remains dozing and never is told to wake up. And he is honorably listed on the Get-up-early list. It must be that Assumption ' s beds are better than the ones from the Potato Country , Maine. Richard Unkie Loranger ' 54 and Chi- ko Chabot ' 55 are the newly elected presidents of the Ta Ta Club , a Sopho¬ more organization. This club has initiated a new fad, which is the wearing of tarns. During the recent Student Government Day elections, this club was strictly Marcouxist. Le 2 decembre, les eleves de Methode epaules par un groupe de Versificateurs sous l ' habile direction du Pere Ulric pre¬ sentment deux pieces: la premiere, inti- tulee ”Les Chandeliers de l ' Eveque , drame inspire des Miserables de Victor Hugo, et Les Deux Timides , comedie de Labiche. It ' s a ghost! It ' s a snowman! No, it ' s Father Amarin after a snowball fight. Completely covered with snow, he comes back to his office to dry off and to await the following recreation. Anyone wanting to challenge him is immediately con¬ sidered vanquished, for Father Amarin possesses the ability to charge upon his victim without wasting one snowball. Genius” Beaulac, the highly popular monitor, has obtained an excellent drag with Hal Kenney ' 52. What do you need it for, Genius? Is it his car? Who wants a nice, thick piece of chocolate cake? Ernestine Beaulac ' s copy of Grandma ' s Cook Book , ad¬ dressed to him (her) here at Assumption by some unknown admirer, contains the best recipes we know of. It ' s rumored that Ernestine may be promoted to the position of Assumption ' s Chief Cook next year. Until next month, when I ' ll be expecting to tell you more about the life of the Great Lover , Emile Red Bouthillier, this is, Hugh Sedit d2 Paisiblement, sans meme que l ' on n ' y prit garde, le premier semestre se meta- morphosait en un second semestre, telle- ment les eleves se sentaient bouillants d ' enthousiasme et d ' ardeur pour les etu¬ des et malgre ce passage inapergu la vie semble peu monotone. Dans les corridors, des eleves a quatre pattes sur le plancher grattent rageuse- ment de la gomme! Allons, la Syntaxe, quand done arriverez-vous en etude a l ' heure? Des honneurs multiples conferes aux peres, aux professeurs et aux surveillants, meme sous forme de nomination a L ' Or- dre Honorable des Cadets de l ' espace . Le proverbe si connu C ' est en forgeant qu ' on devient forgeron pris en flagrant delit dc faussete? La Schola de l ' Ecole Superieuro jouit de repetitions tres nom- breuses et pourtant . ! N ' a-t-on pas aussi entendu: que le bruit emis par le saxophone d ' un eleve derange certains religieux? D ' ou premier avertisse- ment a ce musicien bruyant; gare a lui! Ces harmonies tapageuses viennent cepen- dant d ' un eleve qui cherche par la musique a exprimer son sentiment du beau. Ose- rait-on arreter l ' oeuvre de notre formation? D ' autres bruits: tel celui d ' avions lillipu- tiens; on affirme que le prix de ces appa- reils payerait un banc de chapelle. Proprietaires de ces aeronefs, prenez garde a M. Gaucher! Le cri de rage de Pierre Provost qui regut un coup de telephone d ' un certain M. McMannus, disant de chez Loring; qu ' as-tu fait, Pierre, pour qu ' on recherche tant ta photo? N ' a-t-on pas assiste a un combat epi- que! Vraie tour de Babel, ou s ' entrecho- quaient toutes les langues et toutes les opinions! Les Versificateurs, bien que rejouis de pouvoir entrer a demi prix a la derniere partie du tournoi de basket¬ ball, se sentent plutot refroidis dans leur ambition pour le second tournoi. Un peu de bon esprit, et felicitons sans aigreur ceux de la Syntaxe qui iront jouir a Boston de leur triomphe. Un autre combat acharne! Celui du delegue de l ' Ecole Superieure a l ' Assem- blee Generate de l ' Etat du Massachusetts. Affiches nombreuses, et agressives, dis¬ cours vehements, argumentations violen- tes, chants de guerre, discussions provo- catrices firent de cette journee un paradis pour les amants de la politique. Nos felicitations au gagnant! Voila les moeurs et les excentricites de nos eleves: la vie sans ces petits grains de sel serait etrangement fade. Souve- nons-nous que: Non scholae sed vitae discimus. De l ' ardeur au travail, mes¬ sieurs; la fin est proche. Succes a tous, Jean Lenaif FEBRUARY 1952 PAGE SEVEN “Destry” Rides Again Brother Robert, better known as Two Gun Destry or Bobby , is back with us replacing Brother Donat who is finishing his ecclesiastical studies in Washington. Bobby has set up his famous radar set which once more is active after six months of moth ball duty. Have you noticed those new glasses? They are one of the many scientific devices which he has completed. These famed spectacles, which he hopes to have patented soon, have a lie detector current passing through them which makes his stare impossible to deny. Have you trapped many criminals yet with your new-fangled contraption, Brother? The Deaceful life which he left is some¬ thing to talk about. Bobby is a jack of all trades and even better, he is a master of quite a few. I think his specialty is hair-cutting, for he is the religious ' coif¬ feur . His carpentry rates pretty high for they say that he is an artist with a hammer and a saw. You may have seen him plowing snow a few weeks ago with a cigar in his mouth. Whether he likes these chores better than watching over study hall, you can answer yourself. That job isn ' t as easy as it looks, but we must admit he is too well prepared for it. He might seem a little rusty or a little out of practice to the veterans but don ' t test your luck because that radar receiver will start flashing. In his spare time, the little that he has. Brother is an ardent music lover and an opera fiend. How is Figaro doing, Bob¬ by ? his old job as choir master, which he holds once more, seems to suit him well. If you see him reading rather rapidly, that is because he has to finish some literature before a class of his evening course. No matter how many digs we throw at you, we are still glad to have you back. Good luck in that French graduate course. Brother. Marc Tetreault 52 Le Concours de Francais Le premier semestre vient de finir et en meme temps s ' achevait le concours du parler frangais, etabli pour nous encou- rager a parler le frangais qui est notre seconde langue. Les eleves de syntaxe arriverent en premiere place suivis de pres par la versification. Le dernier rang re- vient a la classe de Methode qui a etabli un record pour le plus grand nombre de semaines sans le moindre point gagne. En fait de recompense, la syntaxe est allee a Boston, depenses payees. Ils ont vu jouer les Celtics dimanche, le 3 fevrier. La versification ainsi que les deux pre¬ miers d ' elements, peuvent acheter a demi- tarif des billets pour une partie du lournoi. Ce meme systeme de points pour ceux qui parlent frangais restera en vigueur le deuxieme semestre. La recompense per- mettra d ' aller voir soit les Red Sox, soit les Braves. La classe en deuxieme posi¬ tion les accompagnera pourvu que les eleves ach tent leurs propres billets. Durant le premier semestre, trois classes EDITOR ' S NOTE: Hector Gomez ' 54, our only Mexican student, has proven remark¬ ably well how will power and arduous work lead to success. The following article, written after only four months ' study of the English language, is entirely his own and uncorrected. J. P. M.—Ed.-in-C. I have been four months in this city of Worcester, Mass., where I am studying to be an Assumptionist priest, and these are my impressions of this school and the city: Since I arrived here, I have been very happy. The Fathers, Brothers, students, and people of the city are most kind. Everybody is good to me. I like their character. The school buildings are nice. The atmosphere is good, with its feasts, games and schedule; and though the food is different from that of Mexico, I like it. In other words, I didn ' t expect I ' d be as happy as I am. The city is beautiful; it holds new things for me. Life is gay and joyful; and I find the snow pretty, because I had never seen snow in Mexico. It came as a surprise. I even find the cold agreeable sometimes, because it is colder here than in Mexico. My wish now is to follow classes with everybody; but for me it is a little difficult, because I am not able to understand some of the English words. I hope to understand all of them next year, and, in that way, be able to follow my priestly vocation, and become, God willing, the first Mexican Assumptionist priest. If I am able to write this composition, it is because the Fathers as well as the students, have helped me to learn English. Hector Gomez Heressa 54 IN MEMORIAM Nous recommandons a vos ferventes prieres Monsieur Eugene Bouchard, de Madawaska, Maine, pere de Joey Bouchard, actuellement eleve de Syn- taxe. La grande distance empecha l ' assistance d ' une delegation de 1 ' Ecole Superieure aux iunerailles. ont bien travaille; esperons done que pen¬ dant ce deuxieme semestre il y aura une lutte serree entre les quatres classes. Allons, la Methode, qu ' attendez-vous? Vous vous etes bien reposes durant le premier semestre; deliez maintenant vos langues frangaises et parlez. Claude Brunelle 53 BROTHER DONAT—cont. his iron hand when duty demanded it. Few were the recreations that were not enlivened with his hot participation in some argument (Strictly Yankees). He has left his monitorship to Brother Robert, the supervision of the Inter-mural leagues to Father Leo, and his arguing to Norman Ham ' 52. Probably his most uninteresting duty was that of Athletic Director. It certainly wasn ' t pleasant to be on every debtor ' s ' heels for a mere fifteen cents, but he did that with seemingly great pleasure. Al¬ ways doing things orderly and thought¬ fully, it is no surprise that he had great success. His work, however, was placed in able hands as Father John Gaudet was appointed to follow in his footsteps. Brother Donat was also known through his movies, with which he entertained us during those otherwise dull week-ends. It is a pity that he could not enjoy the benefits of the operator ' s booth recently installed with his help. But Brother Ro¬ sario, who has been appointed to that post, will certainly continue the manage¬ ment to everyone ' s satisfaction. But if Brother Donat will be remem¬ bered, it will be mostly through his activities as High School coach. The best of friends to his players , he never failed to give them his best. He coached base¬ ball and basketball for four years, and during that period, twice had quintets participating in post-season tourneys. Two years ago, his team took part in the Western Mass. Interscholastic tourney, and last year participated in the Catholic High School Tournament at Lawrence. He has left behind him many precious souvenirs of past sports achievements at Assump¬ tion; those who have been fortunate enough to play under his fine guidance have many reasons to be grateful for his devotion and confidence in us: we, the authors, speak for ourselves as well as for our team-mates. Thanks for everything, Brother. We all unite to say: God bless you, and the best of luck in your studies. Hurry back soon to say your First Mass at Assumption. Henri Arcbambault 52 Emile Boutbillier 52 STUDENT GOVERNMENT—cont. chief of the Memini-Heritage. In his brief address to the student body, he congratu¬ lated his class for having always given him their whole-hearted support. He re¬ quested the class to bear in mind the fact that he had always served them, sincere¬ ly, loyally, and straight-forwardly . On March 14, the students elected from all over the State will assemble at the State House in Boston. A student governor and other constitutional officers will be chosen by a glass-bowl drawing conducted by the Governor and other department heads. Members of the House of Repre¬ sentatives, State Senators, and several legislative committees will be chosen. Donald L ussier 53 Norma nd Lemaire 53 PAGE EIGHT FEBRUARY 1952 [ [ VOL. II Assumption High School, Worcester, Mass., April, 1952 NO. 3 Des Couriers aux Versificateurs Le dimanche, 23 mars, nos versificateurs ont presente une Seance de Mi-Careme qui consistait en deux comedies franchi¬ ses: L ' Anglais Tel Qu ' on le Parle par Tristan Bernard, et L ' Affaire de la Rue de l ' Ourcine par Eugene Labiche. Ces pieces durent leur succes bien merite a la diligente direction du Pere Etienne, ainsi qua la cooperation des versificateurs. L ' Anglais Tel Qu ' on le Parle nous de- montra d ' une maniere amusante la grande difficulty d ' un interprete qui ne parle que le Frangais. Ce role principal fut joue avec beaucoup d ' enthousiasme par M. Jean-Jacques LeBlanc. Les autres acteurs qui meritent aussi nos meilleures felicita¬ tions sont: Georges Prevost, Richard For¬ tin, Paul Tormey, Georges Blondin, Geor¬ ges Gouin, Leo Paquette, et Marc Te- treault. L ' Affaire de la Rue de l ' Ourcine nous On February 25, Father Marcellin Parent paid his annual visit to the students ' re¬ fectory to announce the results of the elections for the National Honor Society. We were pleased to learn that all four members from the Class of 1952 were maintained on the roll: William Amiott of Southbridge, Mass.; Henry Archambault of North Grosvenordale, Conn.; J. Paul Marcoux of New Bedford, Mass.; Ernest Sylvestre of Providence, R. I. Selected as new members were Francis Brassard, a Senior from Pawtucket, R. I., and four Juniors: William Brunelle, South- montra, avec l ' esprit typiquement frangais, les remords de conscience de deux Laba- dens, dont les roles furent l ' oeuvre bien accomplie de M. William Amiott et M. Eu¬ gene Lalancette. Aides de leurs confreres de classe, Henri Valcourt, Richard Belair, et Ernest Sylvestre, ceux-ci reussirent a faire de notre veillee une source de gaiete et d ' amusement. Le Pere Etienne manifesto ainsi son ha- bilete pour l ' oeuvre qu ' il airne mais ne voulait pas accepter . II le fit pour aider les versificateurs qui lui furent bien recon- naissants, voyant en lui la cause primaire de leur grand succes. Felicitations a tous pour une oeuvre bien faite. Paul Archambault 34 Bertrand Lemieux ’34 bridge, Mass.; Emmanuel Dutremble, Bid- deford, Maine; Donat Lamothe, Keene, N. H.; Donald Lussier, Fisherville, Mass. The selection of members is made ac¬ cording to a point system. The candidate is allowed a maximum five points for each of the four different qualifications: Scho¬ larship, Leadership, Character Service. Each student must have at least one point in each qualification. To become a mem¬ ber a student must have a minimum of twelve points out of a possible twenty, while members must maintain ten points to continue in the society. Final judgement on the candidates is passed at a meeting of the President of the school, the Head¬ master, the Prefect of Discipline and all the professors of the Senior and Junior classes. At the first meeting of the second semes¬ ter, Francis Brassard ' 52 was chosen president, Donald Lussier ' 53, vice-presi¬ dent, and Emmanuel Dutremble ' 53, secre¬ tary-treasurer. To be selected as members is a great distinction and we should all congratulate the fortunate and deserving students. Claude Brunelle 33 Une Scene de “L’anglais Tel Qu’on Le Parle” Une Scene de U L ’affaire De La Rue De Lour cine” PERE ODILON A L’HOPITAL Vendredi, le 14 mars, 1952, le Pere Odi¬ lon Dubois dut quitter ses classes de Latin. Depuis quelques semaines nous le voyions venir en classe en pantoufles atteignant difficilement le bureau du maitre. Cepen- dant il etait la ne voulant point ceder. Professeur, il allait jouer son role jusqu ' au bout. Une maladie serieuse vint lui arra- cher brutalement son professorat si cher. Et oui! si cher dis-je car qui ignore quelle ardeur il mit dans son enseignement? Quel zele envers ses eleves! Dieu seul salt les nombreuses heures qui se sont ecoulees pendant que des devoirs se corrigeaient a la pointe de sa juste plume. Que de lon¬ gues heures lui demanderent ses classes si bien preparees. Ces feuilles de gram- maire latine, et les explications sur Cice- ron et Virgile, il leur a fallu un auteur. — suite a la page 8 — 1952 elections Marcel Massicotte ' 52 Ce titre eveille peut-etre votre curiosite? Voulez-vous quelques faits significatifs a pro- pos de l ' Alma Mater et de son elite franco- americaine. Au numero 27, rue Fales, c ' est la que lut congu par quelques Augustins de l ' As- somption l ' etablissement d ' un college ou Petit Seminaire. Cette oeuvre grandissait si vite qu ' en 1 ' espace de six ans (1904-1910) nos 70 eleves pousserent a la construction d ' une maison en brique et grc.nit blanc devenue l ' aile droite de l ' Ecole Su- LES DEBUTS perieure. Les travaux a peine achevee le P. Omer Rochain, qui succedait au P. Tranquille Pesse, se mit en devoir d ' ele- ver la partie centrale de l ' Ecole Superieure capable d ' accommoder 135 eleves. Mais ce n ' est pas tout, car les mobilisations et les desordres que causa la premiere guerre mondiale ne firent que monter a 200 le nombre d ' eleves. On completa le cycle des etudes litteraires, on acheta 40 acres de terrain et notre college se vit incor- porer par vote unanime de la Legislature de Boston! Est-ce tout? Mais non! Chaque superiorat connaitra une periode de gloire. Les $67,000 regus de la Federa¬ tion des Societes Catholiques Franco-Americaines furent bien placees par l ' habilite du Pere Marie-Louis Dey- dier. Celui-ci fit construire la 3e aile et dut faire renouveler l ' aile centrale qui passa au feu en 1928. Sous la douce et souriante direction du Pere Clodoald Serieux, le college celebra ses noces d ' argent. L ' aile imposante, que nous donna notre beau gymnase fut construite pendant cette periode. C ' est de ce temps que datent egale- ment nos douze cours de tennis. Apres cet age vinrent des jours penibles. La grande crise economique affectait la classe ouvriere, done elle ne pouvait plus envoyer ses enfants au college. Malgre cette crise, le terrain s ' embellissait d ' un pare autour de la statue de Jeanne d ' Arc, d ' une belle grotte de Lourdes et de l ' avenue princiere qui porte le nom d ' une bien- faitrice insigne du college, Mme Homer Gage, et tout ceci sous l ' administration du Pere Crescent Armanet. Le Pere Rodolphe Martel succeda au Pere Armanet en 1935 et se devoua a l ' agrandissement des facultes d ' etudes, a embellir le campus et les terrains de jeux; deux chapelles, un dortoir, une bibliotheque contenant pres de 40,000 volumes, une piscine, un immense champ de baseball, un terrain spacieux pour laboratoires et toutes sortes de necessites modernes. Et aujourd ' hui Ton connait bien les grands pas presents par le Pere Henri Moquin vers un college de l ' Assomption place au premier rang parmi les colleges des Etats-Unis. Quelle sera notre contribution a nous, futurs anciens? Car nous devons contribuer a une oeuvre deja si riche. PAGE TWO APRIL 1952 larye and certainly ry timid yroup of Sreshmen entered this house in September, 1948; jour years later thii. yroup, now much smaller, prepares to pass through the Same portals, hauiny finished its hiyh school education. is She progress has indeed been yreat. Some of these jormer Sreshmen can hardlj be recognized: would wouia one ac- Uy be recoynizei lually See in fjjiyi ddlondin a boisterous Ronald idouuier of the past or in Raymond SaSS the sleepy Slroy Sarber of yesteryear? She ch tanyes can be seen in size: cJdeo Iddilher may Someday become the counterpart oj the Senior tall man Yjormand Sdam; the ability to piny and to truly excel at play can be noticed in Red Bouthillier, an encourayiny not therefore to lferard Wlorin : 56 . Sn others the chanyes were mere ly the perfection of iheir former ietvei: it ii not Lardto diicern in Raymond. kPurocker tL 9 P. Iddarcoux of 1956 or to recaff fUSick Pefair as tke Pdoaard cJfariviere of ionq acjo. We ue learned to liue amony our fellow-men without fiyhtiny continually; cooperation in our worh has helped uS and tauyhit uS a useful lesson: made to liue in Society, we must do so peacefully. She Srt of Shinhiny is not merely the title of a booh; it bias become in these four years a yoal whiichi we hope to h aue attained. Our yreatest haruesl was the spiritual aduantciyes reaped throuyh four years of contact with the reliyious atmosph f-or yood thouyhi may be hnowledye, it profits not tere a man to yain trie entire wor tin fd, of tk is house; this is thie most important, if he loses his soul. She deep and constant study of our reliyion shall hiaue its reward tomorrow and in eternity. She SreSmen of ’48 were yreatly influenced by this formation. Ss they finishi their course, the Seniors of 5 2 be - yueathi to the juniors, Sopk omores and Sreshimen an ideal, Sdabor improbus omnia uincit. William Amiott 15 2 Normand Massicotle 1 52 19 52 tfia I ’’ APRIL 1952 PAGE THREE MEMINI-HERITAGE A New Standard Cover MEMINI: “I remember — Four years undoubtedly seems long to a student. After our graduation, when we shall remi¬ nisce, what pleasant memories will come to us? We cannot help remember four years among friends that have been close to us, and a faculty to which we shall ever be grateful. To better bring back these thoughts, we have a yearbook. Browsing through this book of memories, we expect to find familiar faces, events that meant a great deal to us as high school students, and mementos of a school which inculcated upon us a deep Christian way of thinking. The name of our yearbook, MEMINI, is a unique one. It is taken from a language of the past, and similarly brings back memories of the past. Last year, the student body introduced the HERITAGE. They were pioneers in a new form of combined yearbook and schoolpaper. This innovation was acclaimed by publishing companies and Catholic school conferences in some sections of the nation. Your staff, this year, is pioneering a new movement, the introduction of a standard cover. It undoubtedly will add much distinction to the new yearbook-schoolpaper combination. What is this new cover, and what does it mean? The design consists of an outline of the school buildings and an immense shadow out of which emerges the word MEMINI. The outline of the school reminds us of the buildings in which we were introduced to secondary education. The large shadow repre¬ sents past memories which were so cherished. The name MEMINI, progressing from the shadows of the past, brings our memories to the present and as it soars higher, it forecasts the future of our lives and the further successes of our Alma Mater. Cooperation has always been a great characteristic among us. Students of Assumption, combine your efforts with ours to enhance this new step forward, for soon, you also will be privileged to say, MEMINI, ' ' I remember . Paul Marcoux ’52 Editor-inCbief “ To Whom It May Concern Cheating! A shameful expression? Indeed . .and one that should definitely not be heard of in a Catholic school. Sad to sav, it is. .and right here in our midst! How often have we heard this said: “That prof is blind, I had my book open right under his eyes.” Almost invariably the “Cheater” will boast to others about his “cleverness”, and just as often his listeners will laugh. But are they laughing entirely with him or somewhat at him?..unless of course they are cheaters too. If he listened to their laugh he may detect a note of irony meaning: “Who’s cheating whom ?” When we read in the papers of grafts, bri¬ bes and general corruption in even the highest positions of trust, many of us are disgusted at the very idea of having such irresponsible people run our civil affairs. Yet, a similar crookedness occurs right here, .on a smaller scale perhaps, but the principle is the same. Ask yourself: “Why do I cheat?” A cheater usually evades such questions. Why? Perhaps it is in fear of realizing that some¬ thing is lacking on his part: will power?., frankness?. .good judgement?..Perhaps it is also in fear of getting down to work again in¬ stead of relying only on his neighbor’s talent? Whatever it is: “ ' It’s cowardly.” It seems that “cheating” is the only way for some to show their “hidden talent”. They have to find some way to make an impression on their teachers or parents, and “working” is certainly too exhaustingly difficult. Do they care if their future will be as crooked as their minds? Certainly not, for to be as smart” as they are to cheat their way through Assumption, there certainly must be some way to cheat their way through life. A cheater may say: “But cheating makes me appear so daring.” Who wouldn’t call dar¬ ing, who endangers in such a way his repu¬ tation? Furthermore, I’m not so sure as to how daring his act may be, but it’s certainly a “strong” way of showing a crooked mind. So together with the honest students who are the victims of your crookedness, we say: “Beware, cheaters, your ‘luck’ is bound to end..and Soon..1” Henry Archambault 52 Paul Tormey 52 PAGE FOUR APRIL 1952 Yoici la mi-Careme et 1’oubli a peut-etre deja son voile epais sur la plupart de nos reso¬ lutions. Etes-vous de ceux qui, renongant a la lutte, au moment ou il faut redoubler d’effort, n’ont plus qu’un vague souvenir de leurs pro¬ messes. Reflechissez-et dans la sincerite, que vous vous devez, sortez de cette apathie ou de ce conformisme puritain. C’est beau d’etre Catholique! Vous en etes convaincus! Mais, a regarder attentive- ment autour de vous, ne vous est-il pas venu a la pensee que les vrais catholiques d’action sont en trop petit nombre. Le nom ne suffit pas; ce n’est pas un habit dont on se vet pour parader; ce n’est pas un titre qui nous permet tons les droits, sans nous imposer un devoir. N’oublions pas que, si parfois nous ne sonur.es pas sinceres avec les autres, nous nous devons de l’etre avec Dieu et avec nous-memes. Une resolution de careme ne se prend pas a la le r rere; ouand on s’engage on ne pense pas a ce que diront les autres, on ne cherche pas a plastronner pour attirer l’admiration de ceux qui nous entourent. S’engager c’est passer un contrat sincere entre Dieu et nous. .’Allons, pas de temps a perclre, avec Dieu on pent tou- iours se reprendre, reparer le temps perdu, et par notre bonne volonte Lui offrir non plus une resolution quelconque, mais des actes po- sitifs gonfles d’efforts serieux, expression clai- re de notre desir de nous sanctifier par le sa¬ crifice. Donald J. Lussier ’53 (- 0 1 lege? College Catholique? On est en droit de s’etonner parfois de voir des jeunes gens quitter une institution catholique, sans raison serieuse, pour conti¬ nuer leur education dans un college a tendan¬ ces neutres. Sont-ils done deja trop satures de principes chretiens? Ont-ils done d’autres ideals qui leur permettent de se priver d’une education absolument necessaire pour leur vie, sans compter la vie eternelle qu’il ne faut pas manquer? C’est a se demander s’ils ont pris conscience de la gravite du probleme. De la religion, en accumulent-ils tellement dans leurs lectures de journaux ou de revues? Ces heures passees a la radio ou a la television, leur apportent-elles ce minimum de spirituali¬ ty qui doit diriger leur vie? Comparez le peu que donnent ces deux arts avec ces heures fol- les ou trop souvent equivoques qui laissent pe- netrer dans leur sens trop d’erreurs ou de de¬ viations. Mais, que vont-ils chercher ces jeunes gens dans ces colleges neutres? Ouand on sait trop bien que les programmes ne visent qu ' a la science pure, n’ont d’autre but que de former “une tete bien pleine, mais non une tete bien faite” comme dit le sage Montaigne, ou est la part de fame? Quand on vous enseigne que l’homme n’est qu’un animal superieur dont la destinee est de finir aussi miserablement que les autres animaux; quand on exalte les theo¬ ries les plus fausses sur l’homme, la societe, l’education; quand on pousse avec le plus grand serieux cette stupidite “que les comman- dements de Dieu c’est vieux jeu et que le pau- vre Moise en les inventant n’a voulu que se di- vertir et amuser son peuple”—ce n’est qu’un exemplaire de certaines aneries entendues dans certaines grandes universites. Quel eton- nement pour un catholique de vivre et de pen- ser dans un milieu pared et parfois quel ebran- lement serieux! Pour un catholique, vie et religion font tellement corps que ces deux notions devien- nent synonymes; et sans raison serieuse, nul etudiant ne pent choisir un college neutre; e ' est une (|uestion trop essentielle pour lui: il est ca¬ tholique, il doit le rester et ce n’est que dans une atmosphere catholique qu’il pent garder et sauvegarder sa religion. Normand Lem a ire ’33 APRIL 1952 PAGE FIVE HOOP SCOOPS ASSUMPTION 46 — ST. BERNARD ' S 36 Dick Brodeur, in the driver ' s seat for his first official Varsity game, steered our Assumption cagers on to victory. Although scoring was low in the first half, it was not due to a lack of teamwork. Quite to the contrary, the Greyhound hoopsters never played better, as they broke up remarkably the St. Bernard ' s zone. The credit goes to a high spirited team that sought to initiate the coach in the finest manner possible. ASSUMPTION 33 — ST. STEPHEN S 42 A contrast in basketball will never more be better demonstrated than in this St. Stephen ' s game. Pitiful describes the first two periods. Dejected Assumption spirits hope never to see a repetition of such a half as that. — The third quarter saw the Blue and White five combine teamwork with accuracy. Assumption had truly produced a brand new team, even though its struggling efforts toward a come-back were not intense enough to overcome the Stevedores. ASSUMPTION 32 — SOUTH 33 Right from the start, the Greyhound quintet, hopeful of victory, moved to the forefront over the formidable South High team, finalists in the Western Mass. Tour¬ nament. A marvelous display of teamwork produced the points that gave Assumption a dominant lead. Could they hold the lead against such a tall, powerful opposition? As the minutes slipped by, South became more effective and in the final seconds of play, the score was tied. The overtime that ensued brought disaster to Assump¬ tion who, despite this near upset, must be credited with a moral victory. ASSUMPTION 52 — MARY WELLS 51 At the sound of the first whistle, Mary Wells immediately took a lead that con¬ tinually increased. Could Assumption catch up was the question. The Blue and White took up the challenge with a fight¬ ing spirit. The outcome remained doubtful, as the game changed into a tit-for-tat affair. Nevertheless with determination, the Greyhound five drew closer to the Wells team. Then suddenly, as time was running out, Assumption broke loose with a lead that spelled victory. ASSUMPTION 38 — ST. JOHN ' S 54 ASSUMPTION 39 — ST. JOHN ' S 43 Assumption ' s first clash with the Pioneer club down at the Temple Street gym saw a Blue and White team completely out- mastered. The only consolation of the game came in the final minute of the game when Assumption rallied with twelve points. In the next encounter, at cur own gym, St. John ' s immediately began pulling ahead. Was it going to be another romp? Far from that, for our high spirited team began the tedious uphill grind. As the fleeting minutes passed by, the Greyhound basketeers were closing in. But then, just as we were on their tails, no time re¬ mained and Assumption just missed the upset of the year. ASSUMPTION 51 — HOLY NAME 33 Intensive first string action amassed so considerable a lead between teams, that the reserves soon saw action. But due to 19-18 halftime score, the regulars again took to the floor in the third period. Through the brilliancy of teamwork and remarkable shooting on the part of Nor¬ man Ham, Assumption produced a lead that was never contested. ASSUMPTION 49 — ST. STEPHEN S 51 From beginning to end, both teams, scoring in bursts, took the lead sporadi¬ cally in this crowd pleasing game that never saw a large margin between quin¬ tets. Thirty seconds remained with the Blue and White a basket behind, when Connie Ferland put in the tying point. An overtime was almost certain; yet the im¬ probable happened, for with two seconds left, a St. Stephen ' s eager swished the nets on a mid-court rebound and Assump¬ tion was thrown to defeat. ASSUMPTION 42 — TRADE 47 At the mid-way mark of the game, it became evident to all, that the Greyhound offensive was not clicking as the score read 26-17. More visible to the spectators was Trade ' s most effective of man-to-man and zone defense that the Blue and White found difficult to penetrate during the first three periods. Only in the final quar¬ ter did Assumption develop the teamwork that rolled up the points. But then it was too late, for time ran out and our Grey¬ hound hustlers were behind by five. ASSUMPTION 35 — ST. PETER S 47 Only during the first few minutes oi play did the Assumption five hold it down with the St. Peter ' s team. As Joey Bou¬ chard left the game with an injured ankle, the Purple burst ahead with a command¬ ing half-time lead. A victory aspiring Blue and White team, determined to win, en¬ tered the third quarter with a rejuvenated spirit. During this period, the Greyhound quintet played marvelous basketball, but as the end, both of the game and of the season, approached. Saint Peter ' s was still far ahead. Junior A intramural Champs A handsome trophy was the object of A. H. S. ' s students tossing and tussling, cheering and jeering in the gymnasium, this basketball season. A “tournament of tournaments was marvelled at by the hopeful crowd which jammed the balcony seeking to encourage their preferred team. Each game saw tense excitement in the sportful hearts of both young and aged onlookers. The proud team to be congratulated ie Junior A. These boys displayed a splendid exhibition of teamwork and true sports¬ manship, throughout the tournament. A brutal defeat over Senior A entitled them to compete in the finals; then, “Connie Ferland and “Don Lussier led the team on to a sparkling victory over Senior B. The trophy was awarded to the champs by Father John. Red Bouthillier, together with the spi¬ rited squad of Senior A, settled the dispute as to the winners of the consolation prize by a show of superiority over Junior B. A brillant performance made by Fresh¬ man C must not be overlooked. These ar¬ dent lower classmen forced Sophomore B, a highly rated team, to “show their colors”. Unfortunately, they later bowed reluctantly to the more favored Senior B, runner-ups of the tournament. Our thanks go to Father John Gaudet, Brother Robert, “Browski , the future Sul¬ livan refs , and anyone who might have had anything to do with making ' 52 ' s in¬ tramural tournament such a triumphant success. May the coming years ' tourna¬ ments be equal to this year ' s in excite¬ ment, and come-backs. Paul Cbabot ’JJ Robert Dumouchel ’55 Assumption Tournament We have once again witnessed a thrill¬ ing Assumption College Invitation Tourna¬ ment. Among this year ' s participants were our own little Greyhounds, not very highly rated but fighting all the way. On meeting St. Stephen ' s, the Blue and — continued on page 8 — PAGE SIX APRIL 1952 As flowing milk and honey are hard to gather in a pail, so with all the gossip flowing through the campus nooks and corners, how can I gather the torrential flow into this little column? Being the first student in the newly f ormed ' Assumption High School Nursery ' , Robert Savoie ' 53 appropriately received his baby bottle which glistened with warm milk. May I also ask the day-student who supplied the necessary infant needs to buy him a set of diapers. Henry Valmore Valcourt ' 52, the boy with the largest exaggerative power in the institution, received an appropriate Valentine on February 14. On the card were stated these words: To a person with a lot of CRUST and full of BALONY ' ' . However, I ' m sure that Valmore is not the worst of this group at A. H. S. The Sophomore has in its possession a trio of experienced divers. After they threw themselves into the pool, Buzzy Lefrangois ' 54, Dick Loranger ' 54, and Eugene Dursin ' 54, after wading through and getting up had the appearance of living snowmen. A few weeks ago, a Faculty member could have been seen violating the No Smoking sign of the gym during one of our basketball games. It was none other than Father Marcellin puffing on a foot- long cigar given to him by Gigi Blon- din ' 52. To the amazement of all, Pius Provost ' 52 was seen striding along with his new extra-long (about a foot and a half) pipe. When asked why the pipe was so long, he replied, My father told me to stay away from tobacco . Passing by the distinguished circle of shavers, I was astounded to see Don Lussier ' 53 holding a buzzing, mechanical device in his hand. Tell us Don — is this a skin massager or truly an electric shaver to build up morale? Chicken Lariviere, the penance addict of the class of ' 55, may always be seen groaning over his latest condemnation. However, when he is asked why he re¬ ceived this one, his face immediately brightens up and he says, I bet you I ' ve received more penances than anybody else in the school. This is about the eightieth one this year. Doc LeBlanc ' 52 and Tiffy Prevost ' 52, who both had potential Van Dyke beards which caused the envy of many a Freshman, drastically shaved them off, thereby relinquishing all their connections with the House of David. The Freshmen lately have been swamp¬ ed by exams — at least it appears so, from the crowd they form in the infirmary. A warning to Satch Tremblay ' 53! Has everyone heard the startling stories ol the great adventurer called Randlett? You better get busy, Satch , and use the shovel, Santa ' s present, to advantage if you don ' t want him to walk away with the Tall Tale cup. As the snow melts and the grass begins to grow, Assumption High students will be abandoning the game of ping-pong for the more popular game of baseball. Dig ou t your equipment and prepare it for constant use, fellows! As I went walking through study the other day, I noticed a gleaming object hanging from a certain desk. Approaching, I saw that it was a padlock. Yes, and it belongs to Telly Labelle ' 53. Are you afraid that the boys from Greendale will use too much of your Scotch Tape , ink eradicator, and glue? Eventually the papers had to recognize the basketball ability of Red Bouthillier ' 52. The Catholic Free Press even had a drawing of him whom we all like to see blush. And when he saw it — wow — did he turn red! I ' ll be returning after Easter but don ' t get Spring Fever or I may find a remedy for it. Hugh Sedit ’32 The Chess Tournament Checkmate, another game comes to a brilliant end. Many such games inspired Fernand Roy and Renaldo Romero, both Juniors, to originate the Chess Tournament. Chess games were so frequently held and with such enthusiasm, that it was decided by these boys to see who would be the best player. The idea was introduced to Brother Leopold who encouraged it and drew up the schedule. Many boys res¬ ponded to the challenge and soon the tournament was launched. This even tempted an Algebra and Geometry profes¬ sor, Father Ildefons, to test his skill at the game. He was, however, defeated after a valiantly fought battle against Paul Fortin. He accepted this cheerfully however and the two are still in good terms. The fresh¬ men class responded the least to the tour¬ nament, sending only two members which we re quickly eliminated by the more ex¬ perienced upper classmen. Chess is a game, as you probably know, which requires a certain amount of skill, a never-ending concentration on each piece, and which is very interesting. Its — continued on page 8 — Le Careme va se terminer, du moins pour ceux, qui 1 ' ayant commence, n ' ont jamais manque a leurs promesses: com- bien d ' autres, doues de l ' esprit de concen¬ tration, se sont imposes en quelques jours toutes les rigueurs de la penitence. Je ne vise personne mais, avez-vous admire l ' he- roisme des Belair, Leblanc, Lemaire et compagnie. Pendant ces quarante jours, les eleves semblaient suivre plus attentivement les prieres du soir: etait-ce par esprit de pe¬ nitence ou simplement pour eviter une penitence? Et resultat de toutes ces privations fut une epidemie: on se permit de prendre de tres longs week-end. Ou etiez-vous, Car¬ dinal, Archambault, Gosselin, Cournoyer, Tremblay? D ' autres preferent se faire dorloter a l ' Assomption, surtout parmi les jeunes. Laferriere et Ronald Gosselin passerent de delicieuses semaines a 1 ' infirmerie; il fal- lut pourtant au grand bebe Ham des soins plus tendres et plus parfumes. On celebra plusieurs fetes durant ce saint temps, parmi lesquelles il faut signa¬ ler: a) la Fete de Saint Patrice: tous les eleves de Methode et de Versification, loyaux Irlandais, porterent leur couleur nationale (ce n ' etait pas le rouge!) b) la Fete anniversaire de M. Gaucher qui fut precedee d ' un triduum d ' etudes li- bres. Le Pere Gilbert n ' a rien perdu de sa tendresse maternelle; cette fois-ci, le pri- vilegie n ' est autre que Bebe Savoie , a qui l ' on presenta un biberon pour ses clas¬ ses de latin. Ham et Ferland ne savent comment remercier le P. Armand de sa geniale in¬ vitation qui va leur permettre de participer plus frequemment aux sports. Un de nos devoues servants de table, monsieur William Brunelle, a decouvert une recette nouvelle: du lait a la viande ou de la viande a la lait? Est-ce par er- reur qu ' il a decouvert cette nouvelle re¬ cette ou tient-il cette formule etrange d ' une personne charmante, que tous ap- pellent tout bas . Therese? En parlant des decouvertes, le Pere Amarin aurait-il decouvert lui aussi quel- que chose qui l ' interessait plus que l ' As- somption? Si non pourquoi tous les jeudis s ' apergoit-on de sa mysterieuse absence? Helas! le fameux chanteur Johnny Ray, l ' idole de plusieurs parmi nous est a l ' ho- pital. — Pourquoi? A mon avis il crie trop fort. J ' espere que ce fait n ' affectera pas les etudes de quelques-uns parmi nous; qu ' en dis-tu Eastman? Encore un peu de serieux; Paques ap- proche; le printemps arrive; et bien des coeurs se sentiront plus a l ' aise. Jean Lena if APRIL 1952 PAGE SEVEN LA VOCATION Jeudi, le 6 mars, 1952, les eleves du Cercle Saint-Jean furent honores par la visite de Monseigneur Gannon, chancelier du diocese de Worcester. Monseigneur fut le premier des cinq pretres qui viendront pendant le Careme parler aux membres du Cercle sur la vo¬ cation sacerdotale. Apres l ' introduction par le Reverend Louis Dion, Monseigneur commenga sa conference. Des le debut, il nous fit connaitre les differents appels dont Dieu se servait pour attirer des ames a la vocation. II donna ensuite des exemples de jeunes gens qui ne seront jamais pretres dont les principaux sont: Les gargons qui ne sont pas pieux, ceux qui s ' impatientent trop ou qui se plaignent toujours, et ceux qui ne reussissent pas dans leurs etudes. II montra les qualites du pretre. Ainsi que le dit l ' Evangile, La plus grande de celles-ci, c ' est la charite: charite envers les paroissiens, et envers les enfants. Cette charite se manifeste surtout par le devouement a ses fideles; devouement tellement prompt que le pretre doit laisser tout pour venir en aide a quiconque se trouve dans la detresse physique ou mo¬ rale. Apres cette conference si interessante eut lieu une serie d ' interrogations parmi lesquelles on discuta tout particulierement les etudes faites en Europe. Sur ce sujet, Monseigneur dit que, pour etre choisi, on doit etre un des premiers de sa classe, et avoir les qualites person- nelles requises par l ' Eveque. S ' il est choisi, par Monseigneur, l ' etu- diant va, soit en France, soit a Rome, pour continuer ses etudes. Apres c ette amicale discussion, M. Nor- mand Valiquette, president du Cercle au College, presenta une adresse de remer- ciements a Monseigneur. II est a esperer que les discours qui sui- vront, seront aussi interessants et instruc- tifs que celui de Monseigneur Gannon. John Sullivan 55 CHESS TOURNAMENT—cont. length varies from two or three minutes to two or three hours long depending upon the players and upon how the pieces are moved. The main purpose of the game is to move the pieces so that the opponent ' s king is in danger of being taken and can¬ not move without being taken. A stalemate or draw, occurs when a player has lost all his pieces save the king, and the opponent fails to checkmate him in sixteen moves. Standards were drawn up to prevent any arguments prevailing in competition. Honorable mention should be given to the students who came through to compete in the semi-finals. These were Pierre Plan¬ te, Fernand Roy, Claude Brunelle and Ed¬ mond Brunelle. These boys are Juniors. Plante defeated Claude Brunelle, and Fer¬ nand Roy defeated Edmond Brunelle in the semi-finals. The long awaited event, the finals in the chess tournament, now arrived. Fer¬ nand Roy was found opposing Pierre Plante in this two out of three game series. PERE ODILON—cont. Grace a sa diligence notre etude des au¬ teurs Latine se trouve facilitee. Cet exemple de travail acharne est celui qu ' il voulut transmettre et inculquer a ses eleves. — Labor omnia vincit improbus — II nous l ' a repete souvent et ses anciens eleves affirmeront qu ' il fut le premier a le mettre en pratique. II nous engagea continuellement a une plus grande piete. Les eleves du Pere en- tendirent souvent ces paroles sur ses le- vres: Dites bien votre priere pour rece- voir les lumieres du Saint Esprit . Et a la fin des classes: Priez bien la Sainte Vier- ge. Elle est votre Mere. Elle vous aidera . Ce pere connut l ' Assomption presque dans ses premieres annees. On admire beaucoup maintenant la grandeur et le succes de la maison! C ' est en partie a lui et a d ' autres comme lui que peut s ' atta- cher la gloire presente de l ' Assomption. Apres trente-trois annees de devoue¬ ment complet a la maison, un diabete assez grave demanda qu ' il subisse une operation et l ' obligea de quitter sa tache, achevant ainsi son professorat. Mille merci, cher pere, pour un tel de¬ vouement et un tel exemple. Merci pour votre enseignement fructueux. Que Dieu vous benisse avec un renouvellement de sante et vous assure que l ' Assomption res- sent avec peine votre absence. Le Pere Odilon legue ses classes au P. Marius Dumoulin, un des veterans de l ' As- somption, a qui il ne manque guere d ' ha- bilite dans l ' art de l ' enseignement. Ses longues annees d ' enseignement avaient ete interrompues l ' annee derniere pour un sejour a l ' hopital et par une longue con¬ valescence. Souhaitons-lui aussi une bon¬ ne sante et du courage avec des eleves tels que nous! Richard Fortin 55 Pierre Plante finally won and was an¬ nounced as the champion chess player of Assumption High School. So ending the 1952 Chess Tournament. Raymond Durocher 55 Normand Paulhus 55 ASSUMP. TOURNAMENT—cont. White was not at full strength, considera¬ bly weakened by the absence of a high scorer and board man Norm Ham. Nevertheless, the spirited pups plunged head long into a courageous battle, con¬ centrating mainly on their defense. At the sounding of the buzzer ending the first period, the game seemed in favor of the Greyhounds, who were leading by a four-point margin, 6-2. But St. Stephen ' s caught Assumption napping in the second period, racking up twenty points with a splurge of baskets, to lead by a score of 22-17 at the half. From then on, the Steve¬ dores kept a comfortable lead, and went on to win 48-38. Red Bouthillier received top scoring honors for Assumption with ten points. Saint Stephen ' s quintet climbed the long steep hill to victory beating a very strong Drury High in the finals. This game was prophesied to be a thriller and certainly lived up to expecta¬ tions. Tit for tat will tell the story of those BIBAUD, NEW BASEBALL COACH Now that the weather is warming up and there are signs of spring, the nume¬ rous baseball candidates under the able direction of Charles Bibaud will soon be padding the grass on Rodier Field. Charlie , a college Freshman, played second base for Brother Donat in his last two years of High School. The young coach may not have been long acquainted with coaching but where experience lacks, ambition fills in. Bibaud was always the spark of the team spirit in all sports both in high school and in college. No doubt he will animate the team under his guidance with as much fighting spirit as he dis¬ played in the past three years. Coach Charlie started the season with calisthenics and warm up practices for his pitchers in the gym. He made no com¬ ment about the team or the season for he has not yet seen all his material at its best. Father John Gaudet, Athletic Director, who will help out the coach, assures, We will do our best with the material at hand . Father John also stated that with the shrewd use of a little strategy, many difficulties can be overcome. Through the cooperation of these two coaches, we should have a fine season, but they can ' t do it all alone. The ball¬ players have to pitch in together. So go to it fellows, and good luck! Marc Tetreault 52 — COACH CHARLES BIBAUD — last minutes, with Drury covering the Stev;dore ' s tallies with two points of their own. The Saint Stephen ' s cagers leading by one basket in the last minute, Drury dumped in a push shot to tie up the score at 25 all. Saint Stephen ' s opened the over¬ time with a foul shot and later dropped in a basket to go on to victory 48-45. Bishop Wright presented the trophies and Danny Gearin was the man to re¬ ceive the most valuable player ' s award. In the Class B finals. Auburn High proved that history repeats itself by again beating Ware and capturing the champ¬ ionship. Albert DAmours 55 Richard Loranger 54 PAGE EIGHT APRIL 1952 VOL. II Assumption High School, Worcester, Mass., May 1952 NO. 4 FATHER BRA OH CAPTIVATES STUDENT BODV Courtesy of the Worcester Telegram On Tuesday, April 8th, Father Leopold Braun, A. A., held the student body of Assumption spellbound with a thrilling conference on his experiences in Soviet Russia. Father Braun ' s mission at the So¬ viet capital in Moscow lasted for eleven years. What are the duties of a Catholic priest in Moscow? a student may ask. The principal one according to the Most Rev. Amletto Cicognagni, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, is to offer up the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; in this way, the flame of the one, true religion is kept burning in the center of Communism. Father Braun ' s character is well adapt¬ ed to the type of life that he had to lead in Moscow. His indomitable perseverance helped him overcome the many difficul¬ ties of a life of seclusion, such as those placed in his path by the Soviet Commis¬ sar of Taxation. This gentlemen tried to iorce Father Braun to pay taxes to the Soviet government. Who will ever forget the tone of Father Braun ' s voice when he imitated his reply to the Commissar: Com¬ rade Commissar, I have the honor of telling you that I shall not pay the tax! Russian efficiency is truly remarka¬ ble. Father Braun ' s account of how five criminals were apprehended and had signed confessions to their guilt in the sacrilegious violation of the Holy Species, only one hour after formal protests had bee n filed by the American, French and British embassies, is certainly a satirical note on Soviet justice and efficiency . The audience was held in suspence by his declarations on the infamous secret police, the NKVD, and the powerful coun¬ ter intelligence department of the MGB, which have terrorized Russian citizens since the Revolution of 1917. Thrilling also, to the students, was the account of Father Braun ' s nearly disas- — continued on page 8 — DEPART DU PERE SUPERIEUR POUR ROME AUX GRADUES Notre superieur, le Reverend Pere Henri Moquin, a. a., s ' est rendu a Rome pour participer avec tous les delegues de la Congregation aux elections d ' un nouveau superieur general. L ' ancien su¬ perieur general, le Tres Reverend Pere Gervais Quenard s ' est retire de cette ta- che difficile, apres en avoir tenu la posi¬ tion depuis 1923. Le Pere Henri Moquin accompagne notre provincial, le Reverend Wilfrid Dufault et le Reverend P. Crescent Armanet de New York. Une fois a Rome, le 19 mai marquera la date du commen¬ cement de ce chapitre. Les 30 delegues, venus de l ' Angleterre, de la France, de la Hollande, de la Belgique et de l ' Amerique du Nord, auront a elire un superieur ge¬ neral, ses quatre assistants, un secretaire general et un procureur general. Ces deux dernieres fonctions sont habituellement occupees par les assistants du superieur general. Notre superieur, le P. Henri, est membre de la faculte depuis 1933. II s ' est fait res¬ pecter et admirer dans son enseignement de la chimie jusqu ' a ce qu ' il devienne pre¬ sident du College de l ' Assomption a Wor¬ cester au mois de mars 1947. II s’est mon- tre des plus habiles comme superieur. Non seulement il a realise beaucoup de pro- gres materiel pour le college, mais aussi que n ' a-t-il pas fait pour accroitre le pro¬ gramme des etudes; regardez vous-memes les archives de l ' Association Americaine des Colleges et des Ecoles secondaires ou nous sommes inscrits avec le titre de Col¬ lege et Universite. Si nous realisons ceci maintenant, nous pouvons en remercier la competence du Pere Henri. Puisqu ' il fut choisi comme delegue a Rome, sans doute jouit-il de la considera¬ tion des autorites superieures. II a laisse une empreinte dans l ' histoire du college qui ne s ' effacera pas facilement du sou¬ venir. Jetez un coup d ' oeil sur quelques uns de ces perfectionnements depuis les quatre dernieres annees: ces vitraux resplendls- sants de lumiere et de couleurs qui font de notre chapelle un bijou; nos autos ne roulent plus sur une terre caillouteuse et poussiereuse, grace d ce puissant tapis d ' asphalte qu ' il a fait etendre; ces lampes neuves qui entourent notre college comme d ' une couronne lumineuse; qu ' elle inge- — suite a la page 0 — La belle saison nous apporte comme un echo les joies d ' une graduation prochaine. A l ' Assomption, un petit groupe la vit deja par anticipation, car elle marque pour ceux-la un pas de plus vers l ' avenir, mais sur certains visages plus serieux on devine un sentiment de tristesse a la pensee de quitter leurs amis et la maison d ' educa- tion qui, pendant quatre ans, fut leur chez- — suite a la page 8 — PAGE TWO MAY 1952 QUE FUT L ANNEE1952? Celle annee scolaire fut une epoque remplie d’activites traditionnelles mais aussi d’evenements un pen speciaux. Tout d’abord les versificaleurs recurent en “grands freres” les benjamins des elements et, le sourire aux levres assisterenl a leur adaptation d un nouveau genre de vie. Un gram de sanctification administredurant la retraite et les eleves se sentirent pretspour les etudes. Au premier conge, le 12 oclobre, tons montrerent un tel altachement a la maison que des les premiers moments suivant le diner la maison se vidait par cin- quan fames, mais, soyons sinceres pas un ne manqua la rentree du soir pour attendre impatiemment, tout de me me, le prochain conge. Eneffet, nous par times pour la “Thanksgiving ’’dans le but de refaire nos forces pour tenir bon jusqu’d la saison de Noel. Enlre temps, arriva le jour de I’lmmaculee Conception, fete grandiose au College. Son Excellence, Monseigneur Wright vint pontifier dans noire chapelle pour ajouter d I’eclat de la solennite. Ce meme jour ne nous manqua pas noire banquet traditionnel de “potato chips”. Un soir, la methode nous diver tit par une comedie francaise et un drame anglais. Avant les vacances nous acclamions au gymnase la visile de “St. Nicholas” et nous fumes charmespar une exposition de talents musicaux. Nos vacances nousporterent jusqu’au 2janvier el I’on commen- ca la preparation aux examens semestriels. Apres de te les epreuves, il nous fal ut quelques jours de repos. Le Careme nous prit par surprise et la versification eut I’heureuse idee, au beau milieu de ce temps austere, de presenter deux comedies francaises. Avant meme depouvoir nous en rendre compte, la semaine sainte s’ouvrait et nous nous trouvions de nouveau en vacances. Au re¬ tour, les versificaleurs s’apercurent que leur annee scolaire alia it bientot s’achever el apres un “field day” agreable s’appliquerent a une prepa¬ ration ardente et ardue des examens qui devaient decider leur sort. La fete de ’Ascension marqua le pelerinage annuel au sanctuaire de Fiskdale, el des lors le temps s’abregea de plus en plus. Apres une courte retraite, les versificaleurs se trouverent en plein milieu d’examens oraux et s’en allerent ensuite dans leurs families jus¬ qu’d leur banquet de gradates. Le lendemain, i s se leverent, prompts et joyeux, pour recevoir leur diplome el pour faire leurs adieux. Richard A. Fortin ’52 ASSUMPTION DULL ? NEVER! Like the old woman who lived in a shoe, and had many children to keep her busy, the students at Assumption are inundated with a whirlpool of activities. FIRST, THE CHAPEL POMP The inspiring manner in which the religious ceremonies are conducted is exemplified here by Bishop Wright in the pageantry of his pon¬ tifical mass. The Bishop’s voice rang out clearly, on the eight of December, as he praised the Blessed Mother. No l ess did we enjoy his 1950 cen¬ tenary sermon on the founding of the Augustinians of the Assumption, and last year’s episcopal Holy Hour. THEN, MUCH ADO ABOUT MANY THINGS There is the agony of conduct marks, ping pong, which sounds like what the title states, tennis, which is ping pong on a large scale, track, which sets one panting just to hear of it, volley ball, in which game if you miss the ball you get stoned, and thousands ofother never-dull extra- curriculars. Let’s take one instance: soccer, that exciting newly introduced sport, the playing of which was instigated by a certain teacher from Bulgaria, is the freshmen’s thrill. Being a “rugged” sport, il tends to build up the calves but also helps to breakdown the shins; but we must say the players use their heads. Assumption dull? Why, what about the movies, the public speaking, and Norm Ham in refectory? Speaking of theatrical talent, the As¬ sumption Playhouse theatre goers are ideally entertained by actors such as Doc’ LeBlanc who swung right into his role and almost into a certain prompter’s box seat, and mild mannered “Ti-George” Gcuin, that new discovery, who startled and made us all tingle with pleasure. Don’t forget “Chic” Theriault, including his nail file and zuit suit. Friendship is intermingled in these never-ending activities: they prove friendships and make friendships even between the upper and lower classmen. As one big family, we have loads of fun and never do we have a dull moment. Marc Tetreanh ’52 MAY 1952 PAGE THREE AVIS AUXJEUNES Voulez-vous benef icier de quelques points de sagesse que nous avons pu acquerir pendant nos quatre annees de travail? 11 n y a pas long- temps, nous etions, nous aussi, les jeunes de l’Ecole Superieure, inaccoutumes aux difficul- tes d’un cours classique, ntais maintenant nous avons compris le serieux du travail necessaiie pour nous inculquer la formation que nous of- frait l’Assomption. Sans nul doute, vous avez constate que vous vous etes lances dans une tache qui vous semblait et vous semble peut-etre encore, im¬ possible a accomplir. Mais, courage! dautres l’ont realisee et nous aussi, auparavant incre- dules comme vous l’etes, 1 avons accomplie. lVlettez-vous dans l’esprit que vous ne serez pas inferieurs a vos predecesseurs et montrez- vous dignes de 1’Assomption. Le depart du foyer, la vie de communaute, un cours precis en contraste avec les generali¬ ties de l’ecole printaire, de longues heures d’e- tudes, quelques nouveaux sujets, surtout cette discipline austere mais formatrice et certains decouragements - ce ne sont que les petits en¬ nuis des premiers mois. Envisageons dans vos etudes la difficult generale chez la majorite des eleves. .le latin. Nous concedons que ce sujet est la source d’tn- nombrables ennuis, mais rappelez-vous qu’il y a moyen de le vaincre, surtout maintenant, car plus tard vous n’aurez ni le temps, ni le courage. “Ne remettez jamais a demain ce que vous pouvez faire aujourd’hui”. Le temps per¬ du vous coutera beaucoup plus de sacrifices et de travail que si vous l’aviez fait au temps re- quis. Votre succes dependra de la fondation ac- quise pendant vos etudes elementaires. Emile Bout bill er 52 Marcel Massicotie ’52 FIEVRE DU PRINTEMPS Le printemps vient de paraitre. C’est la grande poussee des bourgeons sur les arbres et ca et la des abeilles avidement recherchent le pollen des fleurs qui remplira les alveoles de leurs ruches. L’air est rempli d’une odeur d’herbe fraiche et verdoyante et les oiseaux se mettent a 1 oeuvre pour construire leur nicl. Toute la nature semble reprendre vie, mais nous! Cherchons-nous a secouer notre torpeur.allons, repondons! Quel silence impressionnant! N’allons-nous pas au moins participer a cette fievre sans remede qu’on a])pclle “la fievre du Printemps”. Pour la nature c’ect un debordemeiu cie santes, une manifestation eclatante de vie des que la terre a bu abondamment les eaux du ciel et que le soleil a rechauffe la fraicheur des journees. La nature travaille, l’ecolier s en- gourd ; t ou s’endort. Pourtant la saison des sports est arrivee: le baseball, les courses, le tennis, le volley-ball offrent leurs attraits. Apres quatre longs mois d’hiver. il est bon de degourdir ses membres Mais que faire en classe, quand tant de sol- licitations nous appellent au dehors? Cette fie¬ vre de printemps qui est richesse de vie pour la nature, devient helas! pour l’etudiant une maladie soporifique. Voyez-les ces eleves qui se trainent molle- ment jusqu’a l’etude, pour s’affaler sur leur bu¬ reau; cela ressemble a la sieste des mexicains; de temps en temps un ronflement un pen plus prononce frappe desagreablement l’ouie du surveillant. Puis, viennent les classes! Chaque eleve invente des trues plus ou moins ingemeux pour tromper le professeur. L’un touche de la main ses yeux pour mieux reflechir, l’autre s dissimule prudemment derriere son conipa- gnon. La pesante temperature affecte la volon- te; on ne peut rien faire. Mais les professeurs n’en sont pas decourages, car ils out Texperi- ence des annees precedentes et ils ne cessent pas de nous reveiller. La periode du deuxieme semestre devrait etre un temps de travail acharne, puisqu ' apres toute la nature elle-meme obeit aux lois du tra¬ vail. Mais allez faire comprendre la nature a des gens qui sont atteints de somnolence. Re- veillons-nons; les examens approchent; il fau- dra donner un bon coup de collier pour mieux jouir de nos grandes vacances. Nor maud Massicotie PAGE FOUR MAY 1952 NICKNAMES Nicknames are descriptive or characteris¬ tic forms of proper names and they play an important role in our daily life, for they are one of the means by which we shall reminisce on our happy sojourn here. For instance, how can we ever forget our old professors and the characteristic traits which brought their “monickers” into existen¬ ce? A dearly beloved professor, (for “Kids love POPS”,) was expostulating one fair day on his theories concerning the Pope, and at the same time was ceremoniously mispronouncing the English title. The surname remained and eventually took on an altogether different meaning, pertaining to his paternal affection towards his wayward chargees. A familiar face both in study and through his conscientious patrol duties during recrea¬ tion is that of “Two-Gun Destry.” The fame of this reserved figure has spread far and wide, for with his two characteristic fingers hitched in his belt, he executes justice to all Assump¬ tion lawbreakers. Another character well-known to the student body through their close relationship is that of our devoted Prefect of Discipline. He also is a law enforcer in his own right, and seemingly possesses the uncanny knack of being everywhere at once. The ringing cry when he enters upon the scene to break up some fiendish scheme concocted by the stu¬ dents is that of: “Cheese it! Here comes the man from the China Hills!” A short while ago, a poll was taken a- mong the Seniors which resulted in the christ¬ ening of our “frigid” chemistry professor. He is henceforth dubbed “Test-Tube” through the acclamation of all his loyal subjects. We all know the Senior dav-hop “Tim¬ my.” This nickname is etymologically derived from Onesime, through his sister’s baby ima¬ gination at the time. The Junior class is endowed with a typi¬ cal example of both ridicule and familiarity. We all know “Mousey” as everybody’s friend and his sly way of controling a conversation nas earned him his picturesque nickname. The derivations of these nicknames have proved very interesting, for they pertain to humorous incidents and stories. They will re¬ main as firmly imbedded in the minds of the students, as will the very institution in which we received our early training. Harold Al. Kenney ' 51. THE GA TES How many times have you passed through the gates on Homer Gage Avenue? Probably three hundred times, you say? Now let ' s elimi¬ nate two hundred and ninety-eight of those times and speak of only two.The two times every student of Assumption will re¬ member for a lifetime, September of his fresh¬ man year and June of his senior year! Passing through these gates for the first time as a timid Freshman, the tyro has the illusion that he is turning the page of an en¬ tirely new adventure: Assumption life! Four years behind these gates! What will it be like? Wonder how the fellows will be? Golly its big! These emotions last but a few moments. Weeks, months, years literally fly before the eyes of our Freshman. Then the longed-for senior year arrives, then June and graduation day! There are ceremonies, speeches, then the warmest moment of the adventure, the climax of the story and four years of work, pleasures and friendships. The gates have a completely different aspect! Now they are the stem from which the graduates will branch out into different directions and bring with them the fruits of their labor. The question, “Will I like it?” is now absurd, for deep in each heart there is an indelible mark of Assumption’s mother¬ ly tenderness, and from that mark there emer¬ ges a strange feeling which can not be des¬ cribed. Assumption has become immense! It is now at the zenith of our hopes and ambitions, our ideal is to live up to its great name! “How will the fellows be?” They become your bro¬ thers, the students wdth whom you pray, eat and sleep. What more can be said, for brother¬ hood means unsurpassed friendship, love and self-sacrifice. The last wish of the Senior is that some day in the near future, he may be reunited with all his former classmates to re¬ minisce on humorous, yet tender memories. The “Gates” will always remind us of oui ea¬ gerness to enter and our reluctance to leave. Richard Belair ’52 MAY 1952 PAGE FIVE DIAMOND DUSTING Assumption G — St. Stephen ' s 8 The first one is always the toughest , states the old saying, and this game was no exception. Although the Greyhounds lashed out fifteen hits, topping the Steve¬ dores by eight, the cards wouldn ' t fall thier way. In going down to defeat, Pier¬ re ' s pups showed signs of having what it takes and are hoping to prove it in future games. Lefty hurled very good ball, and Con¬ nie Ferland dropped in five singles for a perfect day at the plate. Assumption 17 — St. Mary ' s 2 The Blue and White showed no signs of mercy in this one sided battle. The Grey¬ hounds tore through a very weak defense, piling up a mountain of runs to smother their opponents. Assumption took advan¬ tage of every hit, wilk and error to finish off the game with a very brilliant effect. In his initial game, Freshman southpaw Dick Roy proved to be very effective, allowing only four hits. Assumption 10 — St. John ' s 4 Assumption 4 — St. John ' s 31 In an upsetting carnage the high and mighty Pioneers , outhit, out-played and out-spirited, were compelled to fall to their knees before the hard fighting Little Greyhounds . The Blue and White spark¬ led both at bat and on the field, coming up with thirteen hits and some beautiful defensive work. Pierre ' s Pups were real¬ ly at their best, especially in spirit. Lefty Gaudrault chucked a terrific game and led the Greyhounds to victory, helped greatly by the bat of Archie” Archambault. Assumption 10 — St. Mary’s 8 A very confident Assumption High team was stunned in the first innings and on coming out of the daze, found itself lagg¬ ing behind. However, from this time on, it did not take the spirited Pups long to build up a lead and roll on to victory. Some good relief work by Dick Roy eased the Blue and White on to their third win. Assumption 7 —■ North 4 At the end of the first inning, the Little Greyhounds found themselves grasped very tightly by the powerful arms of the North Polar Bears . But despite this six run deficit the spirited little Pups plunged headlong into a courageous come¬ back, just falling short of the mark by a few runs. Lefty Gaudrault, in his fourth start of the season, went the route hurling good ball. Late Score: Assumption 13 — N. Dame 3 HOLY NAME 15-6 ST. PETER ' S 4-3 VOLLEYBALL Three days of shoveling, carting, dump¬ ing, leveling, rolling, and liming resulted in the four present volleyball courts. This vast improvement of the once swampy, wildlike field accomplished by a group of spirited enthusiasts under the direction of Bro. Robert led to Volleyball Intramurals. A schedule was soon set up and imme¬ diately all the classes responded to the call of competition. It appears that in the Junior Loop, Freshmen C has everything quite under control with the Pinards ' 55 and the Roys ' 55 at the helm. The situa¬ tion in the Senior Loop is quite different for the lead has frequently changed hands, although Senior A has the edge. The student who has become the most proficient in the sport is without a doubt Dick Loranger ' 54. If an All-Star were to be selected, it would consist of Dick Loranger ' 54, his team mate Jean Brodeur ' 54, Norm Marois ' 53, Chic Theriault ' 53, Red Bouthillier ' 52, and Joel Audi- bert 52. As the season draws to an end a Tournament is in sight. Francis Brassard ' ' 52 TENNIS By far our most successful sport was tennis, as is proved by a 6-1 record. Since the season comes to a close, we are losing three seniors among whom is Roger Ba¬ con, captain. SCORES WORCESTER ACADEMY LOST 2-7 CLASSICAL WON 5-3 FITCHBURG WON 7-2 NASHUA WON 7-0 DEAN ACADEMY WON 3-1 LASALLE WON 6-0 NASHUA WON 6-0 TRACK Track is a sport of individualism, the goal of which is to achieve personal satis¬ faction. It was precisely this principle that our four-man track team followed in this season ' s most successful encounter, the Danvers meet. Red Bouthillier was the surprise and the find of the year as he managed to place third in the 100 yard dash and first with a record in the 220. To add to this, despite a bruised heel, Joel Audibert displayed his complete mastery of the Western Roll, by copping first place in a three way tie. “Browski Brassard, yours truly, completed the scoring by tak¬ ing third in the mile. When all was over, in a field of ten teams, Assumption placed fourth. In the Leominster meet, Joel Audibert demonstrated his all-around ability by scoring a total of 16 points, while Leo Paquette took positions in the half-mile and broad jump to complete a fairly suc¬ cessful meet despite our definitely under¬ manned team. FIELD DAY On the cool, sunny day of May 8th, our American flag was raised and Field Day was declared. Soon the students filled the fields in their aspirations for a class vic¬ tory in the various team sports. The Ju¬ niors immediately gained a commanding lead by defeating the Seniors and Sopho¬ mores with impressive scores in volleyball. But as morning elapsed, the Seniors final¬ ly eked out a slight edge by making a clean sweep of the 220 yard dash. As usual the Faculty softball game was a source of abundant laughter and this year the High School was defeated by the crushing score of 32-6. The afternoon con¬ sisted chiefly of track and field events and with each contest the Senior lead in¬ creased continually until finally at the close of the day they enjoyed a 58 point margin ahead of the second place Juniors. At least 1 3 of the Senior points were scored by the Athlete of the year, Red Bouthillier ' 52. In seven events, Red placed first seven times. He also received top honors as high scorer of the day to¬ gether with Doc LeBlanc ' 52 who also managed to place frequently. The Mara¬ thon was again the big event of the day, and this year it was won by Browski Brassard ' 52. Francis Brassard ’52 PAGE SIX MAY 1952 Soon it will be summer-time. But alas, before vacations, we must fight off spring fever and struggle with exams. So we had better turn from dreaming. Do you find writing compositions de¬ jecting work? The Sophomores believe they have a solution to this problem—be¬ ing picturesque! Not only do they preach this idea of depiction, but they practice it as well. Shall we use an example? It seems the professor assigned as a comp Des¬ cribe the School Building . The students retaliated with clearly outlined, well de¬ tailed representations of the structure. And what could be easier than handing in a post-card picturing this hallowed edifice? At noon it was our custom to watch a very small day-hop arduously battle the bigger boys in a game of basketball. Again he is handling a sphere as large as himself. Who else could it be than Leo Miller ' 55 playing volleyball? Who, among the Seniors, is not enrap¬ tured by Milton ' s Minor Poems? (!) Yet some people should have read them more carefully, for later came questions on the text: Example, Who were the Two Sisters of the Well? Just the question incites a blush from Paul Tormey. Would he feel guilty of a blunder? In any case, Paul, H20 and Drip are not acceptable answers. To all undergraduates: Remember that the Seniors will soon be leaving. — All sneakers, ties, water-pistols, useless to¬ kens, worn-out slugs, real money, and whatever else you would have borrowed should be returned before their Great Day . Remember also to wish them well in everything they do and thank them heartily for all they have done. Notice to all persons who walk, ride, or fly. Carry a raincoat with you. The weatherman has not predicted rain again; but water pistols are back. John Plourde (The Spudland Kid) ' 55 and Rene Cote ' 55 seem to be the main belligerents. Yet weren ' t we all astounded to see a certain number of Juniors brandishing the famous weapons? We understand that among us dwells a future track star. This long-legged fresh¬ man also tells us he never did lose a race. Our wish is not to disagree; however, the only time we see him in action is during the workout at track practice. Perhaps Fr. Thomas, the track coach, is only saving Chicken Lariviere ' 55 for some unfore¬ told marathon! The second St. John ' s game proved to be a catastrophe. The disaster was felt by the entire school, but it certainly must have deeply touched the player who was injured. Archie Archambault ' 52 has always been a good sportsman and a clever ball player. Seeing it was his last year on the squad, we all hoped he would enjoy another brilliant season. Our anti¬ cipation seemed rightly forecasted by an unusual outset. What happened halted things too abruptly, we are glad to know it does not hinder your classwork and everyone, students and faculty alike, unite with me to wish you a speedy recovery. Well my work is now finished and, be¬ ing also fond of vacations, I will depart for a merry trip of my own, wishing everyone a wonderful vacation and all the luck in the future. Hugh Sedit ’52 La fin de l ' annee est arrivee et avec elle, la derniere copie de l ' Heritage de 1952. Le 16 avril, Cabana s ' etait rendu au Prom des Versificateurs accompagne de sa demoiselle; le soir suivant son amie etait a l ' hopital. Que s ' est-il done passe. Caba¬ na? Crise nerveuse? emotion trop forte de- vant tant d ' esprit et de charmes reunis? ou bien faut-il en accuser Gigi Blondin et ses fruit boots ? Allons, voila les eleves de Methode ar- mes de pistolets d eau (iaudrait sans dou- te, selon le dictionnaire frangais, dire pis- tolet aqueux). Grands bebes , a leur age, est-ce possible? Mais disent-ils, Si nous sommes bebes pourquoi le Pere Amarin et Ernest Beaulac en usent-ils aussi? Quels sont les plus enfants? Pauvres Versificateurs, je vous offre franchement toute ma sympathie. Avis aux futurs poetes qui se risqueront a prendre le cours de chimie. Le Pere Alexis a regu les eleves de Versification, au retour de leurs vacances de Paques, en leur collant un examen le lundi matin. Oh! la-la! Voila qui est le comble de la ferocite pour un professeur. Prenez garde lorsque vous entendrez put, put, put au dehors; e ' est Blondin avec son vieux tacot; mais avouons que l ' homme et la machine sont bons pour un musee. Avez-vous remarque que les elements possedent un blagueur, capable de fabri- quer des histoires comme de l ' eau. La preuve en est que Laferriere a raconte la meme histoire de trois manieres differen- tes a trois individus. Quelle belle paire Randlett et Laferriere. Oh! Oh! qu ' est-il done arrive a notre lanceur professionel Randlett, le dimanche apres-midi ou nous jouions le St-Nom de Jesus. Imaginez-vous ga, chers lecteurs, notre formidable lanceur vaincu par une equipe de joueurs appartenant seulement a la huitieme annee d’une ecole de gram- maire. Allons Randlett, pratiquez ce que vous prechez. Malgre toutes ces malices, je tiens a vous souhaiter de belles vacances, et je vous dis a l ' annee prochaine. Jean Lena if PIERRE’S HALL OF FAME An eighteen year OLD SENIOR, ARCHAMBAULT HAS BEEN A MAIN STAY ON THE ATHLETIC SOUADS AT ASSUMPTION 5INCE HIS ENTRY IN¬ TO THE HI6-H SCHOOL. AS AN OUTFIELDER, HANK WAS CHOSEN 0N- THE TELE6-RAM AND GAZETTE ALL-STAR BASE¬ BALL S pUAD OF 1950. HE HAS BEEN ELECTEDTOTHE CO-CAPTAINCY OF THE BASE¬ BALL AND BASKETBALL TEAMS, A PROOF OF HIS POPULARITY WITH HIS TEAMATES. UPON COMPLETION OF HI6H SCHOOL, ARCHAMBAULT PLANS ON ENTER¬ ING- ST. THOMAS s SEMINARY AT ifyfh BLOOMFIELD,CONN. HENRY ARCHAMBAULT ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL Tost 6ot t Room NidSfr EM0U6H TO WISH YOU A HAPPY FASTER FOLKSY as Courtesy of Catholic Free Press MAY 1952 PAGE SEVEN FATHER BRAUN—cont. trous departure from Moscow. The Rus¬ sians had planned to take him to Berlin in one of their own planes. Forewarned of possible danger, Father Braun suc¬ ceeded in getting passage aboard Secre¬ tary of State Byrne ' s plane which was leaving Moscow that same day. The last person with whom he shook, while board¬ ing the plane with the diplomatic party, was Foreign Minister Molotov. What would have happened to Father Braun if he had boarded the Russian plane is something that no one can guess, but it is highly probable that we would never have heard from him again. It is interesting to note that Father Braun ' s mission is still being carried on in Moscow. Father Antonio Laberge, A. A., now a professor in our college depart¬ ment, succeeded him, and in turn was followed by Father Louis-Robert Brassard, A. A. A plea for our ardent prayers was Fr. Braun ' s last topic in his address. Our Blessed Mother has promised to bring Russia back into the fold, but this shall only be accomplished by many prayers and much sacrifice. By doing our share, here in the United States, we shall be sustaining Father Louis-Robert in his dif¬ ficult mission, and helping to strengthen the bond of universal love among man¬ kind. J. Paul Marcoux 52 DEPART—suite niosite n ' a-t-il pas deployee pour faire l ' ac- quisition de ces lampadaires et ce talus surbaisse qui maintenant degage toute l ' ampleur de l ' arriere de nos batiments. Vous le voyez, notre Pere Henri n ' a pas laisse de mousse s ' attacher a ses pieds: ce qui frappe particulierement chez ce su- perieur actif c ' est l ' intelligence qui tire habilement parti de lout. Nous vous sou- haitons un beau sejour a Rome, Pere, et que votre voyage soit des plus agreables. Jean-Jacques LeBlanc 52 AUX GRADUES—suite eux et qui evoque dans leur esprit maints souvenirs attendrissants. Tout annonce l ' approche de cette gra¬ duation: l ' application aux etudes redouble d ' effort; les eleves se lancent intensement dans la preparation de leurs examens oraux et pendant les rares moments libres ils echangent leurs souvenirs, se mur- murent leurs projets d ' avenir ou parlent de leurs vacances. Esperons que ces magni- fiques reves d ' avenir se materialiseront et que ces gradues vivront des principes en- seignes sous la tutelle de l ' Assomption. Les honneurs de la graduation vont a la classe de ' 52; que les classes a venir ne les oublient pas et qu ' elles se souvienne que les editeurs de cette classe ont cree le Memini-Heritage”. Les ceremonies de graduation sous la presidence du Fere Armand Desautels au- ront lieu le sept juin. Monsieur Armand H. Cote, secretaire d ' Etat du Rhode Island depuis 1940 et ancien de l ' Ecole Supe- rieure, sera l ' orateur de circonstance. Une messe a la chapelle et des ceremonies au dehors en constitueront le programme. Donald J. Pussier 53 SENIOR PROM One cool mid-April evening, vehicles from various towns and cities all over New England impatiently sped towards a com¬ mon destination. It was April 16th, the night of the Senior Prom. The goal of the Assumption upper classmen was the in¬ viting atmosphere of the Hillcrest Country Club. Happy greetings and gay introduc¬ tions among arriving couples set the pace for an evening of joviality and fine en¬ tertainment. Soon some thirty cheerful couples were swaying to the rhythmic beat of the Russ Cole Orchestra. Shortly before intermission the Grand March, directed by Mr. George Blondin was announced. As the couples passed in review before the chaperones, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hudon, it became quite ob¬ vious that the choice of a queen among so many charming young ladies, would be extremely difficult. Finally after much deliberation, the field was narrowed down to two contestants. Since the final choice proved to be uncertain, the selection of both a first and second queen was in¬ evitable. To Miss Kay Neilson were bestowed first honors. After a short intermission pro¬ ceeding the crowning, the blushing queen in company of her escort, Mr. Harold K enney, was brought forward. A silver pearl-beaded crown was placed upon her head by Mr. Hudon and flowers were pre¬ sented the queen and the runner-up Miss Jacqueline Rajotte. The soft enchanting music of the Russ Cole Orchestra once more resounded throughout the ballroom and dancing was resumed. It was with regret that the even¬ ing ' s enjoyment was concluded as the last song of the final set was played. Rene Tasse 52, Alfred LeBlanc 52 What to write . We have a few lines extra. Let ' s give credit to a spirited, hard- fighting and short-lived J. V. Baseball team that defeated St. Stephen ' s J. V. 10- 9, under the direction of Bro. Robert and Art” Ouimette. NEW COURSE AT ASSUMPTION We miss out again. Yes, just when we ' re ready to graduate something new arrives, — the product of the genius of our pro¬ fessors — and we cannot take advantage of it. What is this new idea? A new course which will be started next fall. When those business minded students who suf¬ fered two long years of Latin see this they ' ll most probably kick themselves and I don ' t blame them. The students who choose this course next year will be libe¬ rated from those excruciating Latin classes for the full four year period. Lucky boys! Some of the upper classmen will wish that they had been born four years later. And the subjects that will fill in for Latin, general science and biology, will cause many to turn green with envy. However, I ' m sure that there are many of us who appreciate Latin ' s cultural bene¬ fits, and are not in the least perturbed by this news. At any rate this course will retain the bilingual qualities long associated with our school, which are deemed necessary to our complete cultural development. So we can expect to see more freshmen running around and getting in our way, since this course will most probably cause an increase in student enrollment. I can see those particular freshmen, taking ad¬ vantage of this course, laughing when they see us slaving over a Latin transla¬ tion whose sentences just won ' t make sense. Seriously, however, the added advan¬ tage to be provided will, without doubt, increase Assumption ' s prestige in the edu¬ cational field. Even though we cannot enjoy the results of this course, we can rejoice over the fact that our Alma Mater will have made great progress in its goal for a greater variety of courses to be taught with a Christian background and from a Catholic point of view. Donat Lamothe 53 Tassi receiving Lucie Laplante at the Prom PAGE EIGHT MAY 1952 Congratulations and the best of luck! We at Loring are proud of the part we have had in helping to make your classbook a permanent reminder of your school years, recording with photo¬ graphs one of the happiest and most exciting times of your life! 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Tetreault C NORTON)! 278 Providence Street Abrasives —• Grinding Wheels Grinding and Lapping Machines Putnam, Conn. Refractories — Porous Mediums Non-slip tiles treads—Norbide Products Norton Company Worcester, Mass. ' ' ■. ' 1 ' v V v -. •. PATRONS W r . jlw. £L r ,« , ?2). jr. J). s4drien Joreil, P- 2 ). Rev. Charles Burque Rev. Armand E. Cyr Rev. Henri Laliberte Rev. Omer N. Mandler Rev. I. Georges McCra Rev. Joseph O. Normand Rev. Theodore E. St. Onge A Friend Pawtucket, R. I. Dr. Omer Caron Nashua, N. H. La Pharmacie Chicoine Putnam, Conn. Mr. Armand H. Cote Providence, R. I. Rainville Daviault Groceries Suncook, N. H. Dr. Mrs. Frederic E. Dupre Worcester, Mass. N. J. Gendron Lumber Co. Sanford, Maine Godoury ' s Bakery Webster, Mass. Dr. Mrs. Romain Goyette Mossup, Conn. M. le juge Jalbert Woonsocket, R. I. Dr. Robert S. Lavoie Worcester, Mass. Mr. Mrs. Arcade Marcoux, Sr. New Bedford, Mass. Dr. A. Picard Woonsocket, R. I. Dr. Jerry West Winooski, Vermont Mr. Mrs. DeBlois LaBrosse Central Falls, R. I. French Worsted Company Woonsocket, R. I. Mr. Mrs. Armand Archambault Mr. Mrs. Ovila Arpin Mr. P. Auger Arrow Beauty Supply Co. Dr. Robert A. Babineau Mr. Charles J. Bachand Mr. Arthur Bernard Miss Therese Bernard Mr. Mrs. Armand Berthiaume Mr. Mrs. Lionel Berthiaume Mr. Mrs. William Berthiaume Bienfaiteurs Mr. Arthur Bissaillon Dr. P. E. Boucher Mr. Mrs. Romain Bouthillier Mr. G. Breault Dr. Robert E. Brun Mr. Arthur Brunelle Mr. J. Hector Brunelle Mr. Mrs. Eugene Cabana Carden ' s Men Shop Valmore M. Carignan Dr. Paul A. Chevrette Mr. Mrs. Alphonse J. Comeau Dr. Thomas Costa, O. D. Mr. Mrs. Adelard W. Cournoyer Mr. Mrs. Henry Cournoyer Mr. Mrs. Albert C. Cyr Mr. Donat Cyr Mr. Michael Cyr Dr. Normand Cyr Mr. Arthur Daneault Mr. J. Edward Dery Mr. Mrs. Leon Dubois F. R. N. B. Express Co. Mr. O. P. Faucher Mr. Arthur Forcier Mr. Roland J. Fortin A Friend Gagnon Funeral Home Attorney Andre Gelinas Dr. Armand Gelinas Mr. Mrs. J. Armand Gendron Mr. Mrs. Origene R. Gosselin Dr. Arthur Greenwood Mr. Mrs. Robert Grenier Dr. Aurelien E. Guay Mr. Mrs. Albert G. Ham Mr. Dolord J. Hamel Mr. William H. Hobby Mr. Eugene Lalancette Mrs. Timothy Lambert Mr. Mrs. Louis E. Leroux Mr. Elie J. Lavigne Dr. Jean-Lucien LeBlanc Mr. Mrs. H. L. LeBlanc Mr. B. A. Leclair Mr. George E. L ' Ecuyer Mr. Mrs. Joseph Lefebvre Mr. Henry J. Lemieux Mr. Leopold Lemellin Mr. Guy A. Malo Dr. Oscar J. Marcil Dr. J. E. Marion Mr. Donald R. Marks Mr. Mrs. Raoul A. Marois Dr. Roland Martel Mr. Albert L. Menard Mr. Raymond E. Mercier Mr. Russel F. Miquette Mr. Sylvio Normand North End Laundry Mr. Job E. O ' Brien Mr. Mrs. William H. Paquin Mr. Mrs. Louis F. Parent, Sr. Mr. Jean Piche Mr. William Pigeon Provost ' s Pharmacy Queenie ' s Mrs. Germain Racine Raymond Bros. Richer ' s Motor Sales Mr. George A. St. Germain George and Louis St. Germain St. Germain Auto Transportation Mr. Mrs. Ernest St. Louis Mrs. Blanche Sauve Mrs. Wilson Smith Mr. William Stanton Mr. Mrs. Roland Sylvestre Dr. Mrs. P. E. Tetreault Mr. Fred D. Tousignant Mr. Eugene O. Turcotte Villeneuve Hardware Co. Vermette ' s Market iS . s ' .jp ' .’yy. ' S -- ■ { — y4u tocj rap Ls — A - ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL Worcester, Massachusetts � ■ j . ■ ■