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

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CLASS NOTES 1920 Lemmelin: I can ' t learn music. Mr. Clement: Yes, you can; go to the music room, open your mouth, and take something in. (Why not let something out?) The Ten Most Useless Things at High School The dust-pan in the office The brooms in Domestic Science Lab. The court The drinking fountains on the second floor The erasers for the blackboards The telephones The library The editor ' s box in Room 5 The time between 8.30 and 8.40 The Freshman Class Isabel: Men are always late. I ' ve wait- ed here for him since eight o ' clock. Eleanor : When were you to meet him ? Isabel: At seven. Miss O ' Keefe: Wake up, Sherman. Are you asleep? Sherman (from force of habit) : I don ' t know. Jordan : Why do you think I am a poor judge of human nature? Elizabeth : Because you have such a good opinion of yourself. Ticket seller : How many ? La Rochelle : Two standing rooms — to- gether. Mr. Goodreau: What formula did you use? Lib Morse : I didn ' t use any formula- just common sense. Mr. Goodreau : Well, pretty soon ! we ' ll use that Miss O ' Keefe: I positively cannot allow more than one to sit together. Goodreau to West: Everything contains one hundred per cent, of something. Lemmelin: What does West ' s head con- tain? Goodreau : One hundred per cent ivory. Mr. Hofsted to Industrial Boys: Write a composition about President Wilson. Phil Monahan: All I know about him is that he has been in office two terms and has been married twice. Mr. Hofsted : His being married twice is the most important thing, of course. La Rochelle, telling the story of Gavain and the Green Knight: If he ' d wanted to, the Green Knight could have sued his wife for a divorce. Wonder Why? Miss O ' Keefe (in English) : I ' m sorry I couldn ' t go into the Hundred Years War with you. Mr. Clement in Cicero, telling a story on the side: You know about the man who lives on Long Island Sound, and hears the sea (see) and sees the sound. Fran Troy: Gee, you sprung that last year ! Mr. Clement in Cicero : Did you look up that rule, Miss Troy? Miss Troy: No. Mr. Clement: Well, Miss Dartt did. Miss Troy : Well then, what ' s the use of the rest of us looking it up?

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THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Class of 1923 President Ellis Potter Vice-President . . . Lawrence Clarke Secretary and Treasurer Frank Gooddell Athletic Association President Mr. Hofstead Vice-President . . . Eomeo Duclos Treasurer Morton Lord Assistant Treasurer . Elizabeth C. Morse Secretary William J. Ryan Faculty Manager . . Mr. Goodreau Captain of Basketball Romeo Duclos Manager of Basketball William J. Ryan Captain of Baseball . Romeo Duclos Manager of Baseball . Joseph Congdon Football Captain . . . . . Lorenzo Lemmelin Manager Romeo Duclos Coach Mr. Goodreau (with help of Mr. Dresser) Platers Ryan, left end Paulhus, left tackle Spielman, left guard McKinstry, center Brackett, right guard Jones, right tackle Giroux, right end Duclos, quarterback Tetreault, left halfback Beck, right halfback Lemmelin, fullback Suis: Nolan Congdon J. Rvan Lavallee Dugas Green Whalen •La Rochelle Girls ' Bowling Teams Senior 1: Senior 2: Dorothy Law (C.) Frances Troy Louise Rowley Edith Olin Isabel Corey Ruth Mansfield (C.) Bertha Law Elizabeth Morse Eleanor Edwards Frances Nolan Junior 1 : Junior 2 : Dorothy Claflin (C.) Gladys Kelly (C.) Jessie Wesson Linnea Norman Barbara Mair Alice Wixted Avis Maloney Florence Foley Irene Hood Dorothy Hall Sophomore 1: Beatrice Page (C.) Marjory Curtis Pauline Currin Florence Wixted Evelyn Poeton Freshman 1: Dorothy White (C. Marjory Harris Lucille Williams Louise Clemence Beatrice Montville Sophomore 2: Irene Proulx (C.) Theckla Fitzgerald Margaret Connally Ruth McMaster Freshman 2: Irene Hughes (C.) Mary Bebo Mable Cutting Winifred Smith Lillian Proulx HONOR ROLL FIRST QUARTER 1919 Seniors K. Bean I. Corey E. Edwards I. Houde R. Jordan B. Law P. Desautels M. Grimwade A. Maloney W. Lavallee D. Law L. Suprenant F. Troy A. Giroux W. Ryan M. O ' Hara A. Walker J. Wesson A. Wixted Sophomores M. Cheney T. Fitzgerald C. Grant F. Goodell D. Wheeler B. Page A. Dugas Patronize our advertisers men of Southb ridge who a our success. They are the -e interested in What is the matter with the Freshman girls? They haven ' t joined the Athletic As- sociation. Advertise in The Crimson and Gray. It pays.

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20 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY How many inches in a foot? Mr. Goodreau (in Physics) : Reducing four feet nine inches you have forty-four inches. Louise Rowley (in Review Geom.) : Four quantities are in proportion by alteration (alternation). Miss Crocker: This isn ' t a dressmaking establishment. Lem (in American History) : I don ' t know the name of the Lord who came over here. 1921 McGilvray: Did you ever take chloro- form? Green : No, who teaches it ? Wanted in Room 5 — A Cat. Miss O ' Keefe: The Ancient Mariner was swooning on the deck. West: The Ancient Mariner was spoon- ing on the deck. Mr. Goodreau (waxing eloquent) : The man is fifty-five years old, going on sixty- five. Miss O ' Keefe (talking about dumpcarts) : The dumpcarts I have seen have two high heels on the side. Cheney : Do you believe in palmistry ? Fair Junior: Only on summer evenings when there is nothing else to do. Mr. Goodreau: What is a vacuum, Miller? Miller: I know but I can ' t tell you. I have it in my head. Sam Williams to Mr. Cheney : I received a letter from your son the other day, stating that he wished to have his Ford buried with him. Mr. Cheney (slightly mystified) : Well, Lawrence, what is the idea of having your Ford buried with you? Lawrence: Why, Pa! It has got me out of a good many holes, so I thought maybe it would get me out of that. Miss de Sloover is specializing in lectures, and we think that she has been taking a cor- respondence course. The juniors of the commercial department think it is about time that the pupils of the Mary E. Wells High School would take up a collection to send them flowers. Because they are being worked to DEATH. letter Miss Mack: Laviguer, write about a European tour. Part of the letter — I would like to know about the roads to Europe, roads in Europe and how much it would cost to go to San Francisco. Miss Mack : What does yd. stand for 5 S. Jordan : Yankee Division. Miss Sheehan: Miller, now can ' t you talk loud enough to wake up this class? Miller (translating) : I don ' t think so, etc. DorotHy Pratt AlicE DuPaul MorRin NEaler Julian W. CurtiS Louise Turner Ri ta RicHards IrEne Proulx TheCla Fitzgerald AlLard Paul Bob Allard DugaS Pat CaSey JOhn Day Florence Wixted Majory CurtiS LAriviere BoUcher RiChard O ' Neil Mary CheneY LouiSe Durgin COnstance Grant Beatrice Page Dorothy Hall Olive SpoOner Mildred Apte Peg ConOlly LawRence Curtis Evelyn PoEton LouiS Le Pain