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

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The Crimson and Gray PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE STUDENTS OP THE MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUME VII OCTOBER 1923 NUMBER I Board of Editors Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Subscription Manager Alumni Editor Assistant Alumni Editor Athletic Editor Assistant Athletic Editor Exchange Editor Assistant Exchange Editor Local Editor Assistant Local Editor Art Editor Assistant Art Editor . Joke Editor KENNETH TAYLOR EDNA POETON ARTHUR GAUMOND HECTOR LECLAIR CHARLES HANSON MARION BERRY CONSTANCE CODERRE ROLAND SMITH RICHARD TILLYER ROBERT MONTAGUE BERYL MORSE RODNEY PLIMPTON CATHERINE CLARKE ALPREDA NORMAN ELIZABETH RICH GEORGE CARNEY k ' 24 ' 24 ' 24 ' 25 ' 25 ' 24 ' 25 ' 25 ' 26 ' 25 ' 26 ' 24 ' 26 ' 26 ' 25 ' 24 EDITORIALS. LITERATURE: Blue Monday Fortune Hunting Patricia The Halloween Spree A Memory of the Past The First Essential •His Letter One Minute To Go» CLASS NOTES: Alumni Notes Exchanges. CHIPS ATHLETICS.

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EPITORIALS TO THE FRESHMEN We are glad to welcome the Freshmen into our student ranks. We appreciate the fact that our standard of school life seems new and strange to you, but you will find it worth while. Do not think that we consider ourselves at all superior. You are a real asset to our school, and every student should realize that fact. If your efforts appear to count for little at first, remember that your class is not yet well united and under way. We want the Freshmen to take part in our school en- terprises and to discover for themselves the pleasure of working for the interests of the school. The school magazine, the Glee Club, and the Athletic Association all ask for your support, with confidence that, united to- gether, we will make our school life a success. Kenneth Taylor. WHAT IS THE CRIMSON AND GRAY? How many Freshmen know what the Crimson and Grey is? Those who come from other schools have only a vague idea regarding it. They were solicited for food for the food sale, the receipts of which were to go towards the support cf the paper. They had a dm conception of what they were giv- ing the focd for — if they gave any — for seme of them did not care to contribute to a cause which they did not understand. Therefore it is up to those who already know what the Crimson and Gray is, to explain to these new-comers what the paper stands for and what it means to the school. They should show them one of the copies of the paper and explain the object of editorials. They should bring to their notice the work of the school authors, in the Literary Depart- ment. The class iokes would also be of in- terest to them. Show them the exchanges to be found in the various rooms. The Ath- letic Department would interest those who want to take part in school athletics. The Locals and the Alumni Department deal with the news of the school and its graduates. In fact, there is something of special bene- fit in the Crimson and Gray to every Freshman in the school. Therefore those who are already acquainted with the paper should make their fellow students as familiar with it as they are, and also show them what they can help to make the paper a success by their contributions and subscriptions. R. F. Plimpton ' 24. YES, WE HAVE NO SCHOOL SPIRIT What can be the matter now with the pu- pils of the High School? Where is that spirit gone that those who came before us had? Now when an assembly is called to- gether to elect officers, or for some other important reason, th.ere is always the same people at the meeting; sometimes it is even necessary to call it twice before anything can be done. Why have we come to such a stage now, that in order to have a quorum, everyone must be spoken to personally and begged to attend in order to have enough pupils present to carry out the work desired? Three or four years ago the people who did not attend the meetings were not noticed. Why was this? Simply because they were so few that they were not missed. And the meetings in those good old days were not as they are now, where when a member is nominated everyone is so self-conscious that they offer no further candidates and conse- quently no competition is offered. Instead of talking and expressing their feelings on certain questions during the meetings, they simply say nothing and when the meeting is over they tell how things should have been done. Yes, the old meetings were quite dif- ferent. There was a constant turmoil from beginning to end, and even then it was not really finished until several days later. Every-