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

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■ Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

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The Crimson and Gray Published Quarterly by the Students of the Mary E. Wells High School, Southbridge, Mass. Editor-in-Chief ISABEL COREY, ' 20 Assistant Editor KENNETH BEAN, ' 20 Business Manager SCHUYLER J. WEST, ' 21 Advertising Manager PHILIP MONAHAN, ' 20 Assistant Advertising Manager LAURENCE CHENEY, ' 21 Alumni Editor . ELEANOR EDWARDS, ' 20 Art Editor WILLIAM RYAN, ' 20 Sporting Editor ROMEO DUCLOS, ' 20 Exchange Editor THECLA FITZGERALD, ' 22 Social Editor ELIZABETH MORSE, ' 20 Associate Editor DOROTHY LAW, ' 20 Associate Editor MURIEL GRIMWADE, ' 21 Associate Editor DOROTHY DARTT, ' 21 Associate Editor MARJORIE OHARA, ' 21 Associate Editor CONSTANCE GRANT, ' 22 Associate Editor MARY CHENEY, ' 22 Associate Editor LOUIS PELLOW, ' 23 Associate Editor ELLIS POTTER, ' 23 Faculty Advisor CATHERINE E. O ' KEEFE Volume III. DECEMBER, 1919 Number 1. Contents EDITORIALS ALUMNI NOTE SCHOOL NOTES PICK-UPS LITERATURE CLASS ORGANIZATIONS The Spirit of Thanksgiving hqnor rqll fjrst quartee Bobby ' s Thanksgiving As Time Passes CLASS NOTES And Faith Shall Lead the Way ATHLETICS Peace on Earth-Good Will to Men EXCH ANGES All ' s Well That Ends Well War Time Experiences

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EDITORIALS Again Christmas greets us with its mes- sage of peace and good will. Once more we recall the story of the birth of Christ among the Bethlehem hills ; once more Ave meditate on the mystery of the redemption of man- kind. To all of us Christinas is a time of good cheer; let us strive also to make it a time of peace. We must not allow ourselves to become overburdened with the obligation of giving, for more to be appreciated is the spirit in which a gift is given, than the gift itself. Let us remember this and repeat the joys of Christmas time without its sorrows and tragedies. Let us truly join in the angel ' s song of Glory — Peace — Good-will. ' ' D. Dartt, ' 21. The Crimson and Gray extends holiday greetings to its readers. May their Christ- mas be a merry one, and may the New Year bring to them all its blessing ' s. The Crimson and Gray is starting its third year of success. The first year was an experiment and the paper was only type- written, but it was greatly appreciated by the students. Last year, our second attempt, was even more enthusiastically accepted. We all combined with the staff both in giving material and also in subscribing to the pa- per. The Crimson and Gray will be pub- lished four times this year. We must make the paper a success. Will the students in this school make every effort to help? Get busy writing stories and jokes! We can not have a school paper unless we have financial support and enthusiasm. D. Law, ' 20. THRIFT What is the ordinary topic of conversation today? The high cost of living. In general we blame the war for the increase in prices of commodities, and without doubt we are right. But now that the war is over; now that economic conditions are becoming alarming, we should all remember that each of us might perhaps help to right conditions, in a measure. The word thrift will help to solve the problem. People have been getting such high wages during the war that they have become extrav- agant and now they will not be satisfied with lower pay. The result is just one strike after another. People must realize the necessity of thrift, and be satisfied with lower wages before the high cost of living can go down. By continuing to demand higher wages, they are simply boosting the high cost of living. Our nation has achieved its present devel- opment through thrift. In the early days of our history Benjamin Franklin instilled into our minds the necessity of frugality. At the present time the name Hoover is synonymous with living. And surely now, when economic conditions are assuming a very threatening aspect we, as a nation, should do our best to cut down our expenses. Europeans have had an idea that Amer- icans were wasteful. This war has shown them that we can be economical. We have won their respect by the capable way in which we handled the food problem during the late ciisis. Are we going to lose that respect by plunging our country into a civil economic war? During our period of recon- struction our motto should be thrift; we should buy War Savings Stamps; and we should not sell our Liberty Bonds. Muriel Grimioade, ' 21. Getting out a school paper is no joke. If we print jokes folks say we are silly — if we don ' t, they say we are too serious! If we publish original matter, they say we lack variety. If we publish things from other papers, they say we are too lazy to write. If we study hard we ought to be out rustling for news — if we rustle for news we are not attending to lessons. What is a poor editor