Wells High School - Crimson and Gray Yearbook (Southbridge, MA)

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Mind - Heading, person can tell with, more or .ecu racy what another person ., or intends to do, if he will ut himself in another ' s place, are many incidents, quite nown, which prove it. The most ar one is that in which a vil- impleton set out to find a lost Everyone said he was a fool it, hut he cane hack with the ,Yhen asked how he found it, lied, Why, I just thought of d go if I was a horse, and I 3 the place, and there he was, other story is told of a pro- who as a hoy, almost invaria- i all the games of Odd or Even tie played with the other hoys, ne was played as follows: one Ld up a certain numher of mar- i his hand. The opponent i whether or not the numher of s was odd or even. If he i correctly, he got the marbles, guessed wrong, he had to forfeit numher to the player on the fide 3 professor explained his 3 by the fact that he put him- i the other player ' s place. »ere playing with an average would guess odd the first oecause a hoy usually held up numher as heing the harder to then the hoy would again hold same numher , thinking that, the sor-to-be would guess differently :ond time. The professor knev; lat was just what he himself lo if he were in the other s place, so he guessed odd Then the hoy would feel it le to change and would hold up l numher. The professor, I that this would he the most . move, would guess even. He ihat a very bright hoy might le same numher several times in sion, and the professor guessed .ngly. Just analyze this and it is not what you would do in I this same sort of same The main feature of this mind- reading, ■ if such you wish to call it, is, putting yourself in the other f ellow ' s place. To transpose yourself thus, you must learn to he observant of outward signs, a task which professional men can perform very well, On the stage and in the fortune-telling booths, this method is used as far as possihle, hut far more often the sure method of chicanery is resorted to, R. G. ' 13 Debating Society, The Debating Society held a dehate April 2, at 5:30 P.M. The suhject of the dehate was: Resolved that the Government should control all puhlic utilities.? The speakers for the affirmative were Miss Goodell and Mr. Bromley. The speakers for the negative were Miss Love and Mr. St. Onge. The affirmative side was declared the winner. After the delate, the society enjoyed a supper in the Domestic Science Laboratory, Glee Club Hotes. Rehearsals are being held every Tuesday and Friday for Little Almond Eyes. This operetta is to be given sometime in May under the direction of Mrs. George Hartwell Jr. Mrs. Josie B. Delehanty.