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

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22 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Miss Fitzgerald (translating Latin) : In order to do this Orgetoix assembled oxen and did much sowing. Mr. Clement: What did he sew? Mr. Clement : How do we get across low water ? M. Cheney: Ford! Miss O ' Keefe: What was Sir Eoger ' s af- fliction ? Irene Proulx: Why, he fell in love. Miss Crocker (after Paul had talked for a long time) : How are we going to know when you are finished ? Paul : When I stop talking. Miss Sheehan : Paul, take your s Paul: Where will I take it to? Mr. Corbin (after translating Latin) : Now can you see all those men on the wall laughing at you? Miss Grant (looking around the room) : No. 1923 Miss Mack: At the end of the period I will return your block to you, Kyan. (Don ' t bother; he never uses his head.) Freshman Composition: They stood like dead men and stared at the ball. English teacher: Report to me at three o ' clock, Lakzinsky. I can ' t, I ' m engaged to the algebra teach- er. Shaw : Do we use our head in standing? Mr. Gooclreau : It depends whether you stand on your head or your feet. Miss O ' Keefe: Give me the uses of the past tense, Miss Hughes. Miss Hughes : It expresses past definite time in the immediate future. Miss Smith : What is a mountain range? Irene Hughes : A kind of cooking stove used in high altitudes. Miss Smith : What is a Congressman at large? Mable Cutting: A Congressman whose term has expired. Mr. Goodreau: gastric juice? Babe Green : What is the office of the ' The stomach. A man — a maid — a look — a word, The maid afraid — the man absurd; A man — a maid — a smile— a kiss, The maid dismay ' d — the man — Oh, Bliss ! A Freshman note that was picked up — Are vou ready to ask my forgiveness? If so, call at 7.30. Miss Eager : If you make a wavy line, it will be water. (Watch your pencil or there ' ll be a flood.) Miss O ' Keefe : What would you give her on that, Pellow? Pellow : I ' d give her 50. Miss O ' Keefe: I wouldn ' t give her 10; vou see you are a little more generous than I. Pellow: I should hope so. Small boy: What is the word for chicken ? Miss Coderre: Le poulet. Small girl : Oh ! I always thought chicken was feminine. Mr. Clement: What does ' dementia ' mean ? F. Wixted: Shouting, or an uproar. Mr. Clement: I hope not. F. Wixted: Oh! Kindness or mildness. In Memoriam of the Freshman Class A RUDELY ENDED ROMANCE She was a pretty Freshman, Starting at High School. I ' ll never, never, fall in love, She made her stringent rule. But as she wandered down the hill, That maid so sweet and fair, A tall young fellow smiled on her, — She broke her rule right there. Her Latin came first period ; She called her heart from it ' s joy. But, oh ! the teacher of her class She found to be her darling boy ! — Exchange.

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THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Margaret Connolly. When shall I paint the rocks? Miss Eager : When the sea is dry. Miss Crocker : Cheney, what are you talk- ing for? Cheney: You spelled ' Clarke ' wrong on the board. Miss Crocker: Of course you had to tell Cole all about it. Cheney : No, ma ' am, I didn ' t have time. Miss Crocker : When you know what you don ' t know, it ' s almost as good as knowing it. McGilvray: Laurie, what ' s your record for making town? (while ri ding in Cheney ' s Ford). Cheney : I don ' t make any records. West : No, he breaks them. Mr. Clement: The Nervii were a very bold, fearless tribe. Connie Grant: Is that why they were called Nerv ' -ii? In English Class Miss O ' Keefe: What are the characters in fables? Constance Grant: Donkeys. 1922 Mr. Goodreau (in General Science) : In what three states is substance found? Bright pupil: Massachusetts, Rhode Is- land and Connecticut. Miss O ' Keefe : Curtis, your hands will be all dirty. Curtis: There ' s water downstairs. Miss O ' Keefe : But it ' s cold. Curtis: May I buy a pencil, Miss O ' Keefe? Miss O ' Keefe : Yes ; here ' s one I just shar- pened. Curtis : Looks it ! Paul (signing slip) : What am I sup- posed to write? Miss Sheehan: The time you leave and the time that you come back. Paul: I don ' t know what time I ' m com- ing back. Mr. Clement, translating Latin very rap- idly— Paul : Is all that in the book ? In geometry Miss Grant takes many things for granted, remarked Miss Crocker. Marjorie Curtis: Some one is always picking on Mildred Apte. Irene Proulx: I ' d like to have seen her before they started picking. Mr. Forbes : I want you boys to put your papers on your drawing-boards straight, and take your thumb-tacks out with a tack puller. Cameron Shaw : What will we push them in with? Mr. Forbes : Use your heel, or your head. Miss Crocker : What are you doing? Thecla Fitzgerald : An original. Miss Crocker : Certainly very original. Miss O ' Keefe: Miss Hall, what kind of adjectives are there? Dot: Proper. Miss O ' Keefe : Yes, and the other kind ? Dot: Improper. What Impertinence! Miss Earls: What is your name? John Casey. Miss Earls : And yours ? Paul. Miss Earls : And yours ? Jones. Miss Earls : John Paul Jones, leave this room. Miss Grant (translating Latin) : These tribes being subdued and — er — Mr. Corbin : Where is that ' and ' ? I have- n ' t an ' and ' in my book. Miss Grant: Oh! Mr. Clement always says that ! T. Fitzgerald : Isn ' t it just as well to say the triangles are equal as to say they are congruent? Miss Crocker : Yes, it ' s merely fashion to say they are congruent. Miss O ' Keefe : What is the moral of ' Sir Roger in Love ' ? LePain : Beware of widows. Miss O ' Keefe : Don ' t you play some mus- ical instrument? Curtis : Oh, yes ! the Victrola.

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There are seventy-three members in the Mary E. Wells Athletic Association. This is a poor showing as compared to some of the high schools in nearby towns, where prac- tically every pupil is a loyal enthusiastic supporter of school affairs. At present, our association needs money. We must support our basketball and later on baseball teams, therefore we must have money. Every pupil of the school, boys and girls alike, should join the athletic association. It only costs a dollar a year, or ten cents a month. Is there any one of lis who cannot give that amount ? If we realized the importance of athletics we would go in for them with more spirit. In most high schools athletics form an im- portant part of the curriculum. Physical and mental development go hand in hand. We have no gym of our own, so necessarily we cannot have as many sports as other towns. But we can appreciate what we do have. So let ' s all turn out and do our best. Make our teams feel that the whole school, every pupil and every member of the faculty, is behind them. Basketball (1) Basketball has also taken on a new life and should bear watching. The first prac- tice was held Thursday, October 23, and Lem- melin, Ryan, McKinstry and Congdon, all veterans of last year ' s squad, reported to Captain Duclos. They showed that they hadn ' t forgotten the game during the long lay-off. With such men as Beck, Monahan, Larochelle and Lepain pushing the veterans for positions, one of the most formidable teams that have represented the Crimson and Gray should be put on the floor. Mr. Goodreau has also agreed to help, and it will be remembered that he comes to us with a reputation as a star athlete, having won his spurs while at St. Anselm ' s College, Man- chester. Saturday, November 29th, the high school basketball team met the Y. M. C. A. team in a practice game and was defeated 55-26. The high school team, although outweighed 30 pounds to a man, put up a good fight in the early stages of the game, but in the last period the strain began to tell on our boys. The team as a whole had not had much prac-