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

Page 22 text:

16 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Teacher — Where do pearls come from? Little Boy— Oysters. Teacher — And where do diamonds come from? Little Girl— From fish. Soph — What are you thinking about? Fresh — Thanks for the compliment. Bridget, weeping — Someone told my Pat that he could get his pants pressed by al- lowing a steam roller to run over them. Well, what of it? Pat forgot to take the pants off. Well, Tommy, how would you like your hair cut? Like father ' s, with a hole in the middle. If William Orzeck went out riding in his Ford, ran out of gas, and was forced to push the machine back to town, could you say that the Ford was moving by Will power? Edwards — Had your iron for today? Ryan — No, but I ' m chewing my nails. Blanchard — Has your order been taken? Customer — Yes, and so has Bunker Hill. Teacher — Joseph, what are you going to give your little sister for a birthday pres- ent? Joseph — I dunno, last year I gave her the chicken pox. Some jokes get old waiting for some nervy joke editor to come along.

Page 21 text:

THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 15 Teacher — Give me a sentence with the Old Lady — Is this a through train? word viaduct. Conductor — Yes, we ' re through for the Pupil — He threw a tomato at me, and day. that ' s viaduct. He, as a salesman — I get only two kinds McKinstry— He suffers from head of orders. noises. Him — What are they? Werner— Probably caused by the band on He— Get out and stay out. his hat. It always makes me laugh, Dennison— What are you doing now? So wonderful a treat, Thibeault— Buying old wells, sawing To see an athlete run a mile, them up and selling them for post holes. An d only move two feet. Mr. McMahon, after lesson on horse- power — Are there any questions? W. O ' Shaughnessey — Y es, sir, how do you calculate the horse power in a donkey there wasn ' t? Lesneweski — There ain ' t no Santa Glaus. Miss McGilvray — Why, there must be. How could they make pictures of him if engine Miss Higgins — Have Indians any dis- Tate — I made the team, fellows. tinct social groups? Edwards — Quit your kidding. When did Miss Grant— Sure, haven ' t you heard of you become coach? those Indian clubs? Miss MacLean— I wish you wouldn ' t Miss Martin— Can you imagine anyone chew gum. Don ' t you know it ' s made out of somg to bed with his shoes on? horses ' hoofs? H. Montigny — Sure, that ' s why I get a kick out of it. Miss Whitehead— Who does that? Miss Martin — My horse. Shiek — Where have I seen your face be- fore? Flapper — Right where it is now. Miss Dartt — And where was Sheridan when he took his famous twenty-mile ride? Junior — On a horse. Durant — It ' s sure cold this morning. Fli bet it ' s zero. LaPointe— Well, that ' s nothing. She, at the County Fair — Look at the people. Aren ' t they numerous? He — Yes, and ain ' t there a lot of them? Miss Darling — What did you have for dinner? Miss Callahan — Two guesses. Miss Darling — No Wonder you are go hungry tonight. Inquisitive — What ' s the matter over there? Disgusted — A Boy Scout did so many good turns he got dizzy. Captain — What is the best method to pre- vent the diseases caused by biting insects? Corporal — Don ' t bite the insects. Miss McAllister — Why do snowflakes dance? Lady — I ' ll give you something to eat if Paquette- I don ' t know, unless they ' re you ' ll get that axe and- BAf.iV.ino- for f.hp «nnwh n » Tramp— Oh, I won t need it, lady, my teeth are all right. practicing for the snowball. Do you know Adolph, the butcher boy? Well, he just dropped 60 feet. Sixty feet? Did it kill him? No, they were pigs ' feet. A sign on a bus on Market Street reads, Miss Atlantic City. Rube wants to know why anyone should want to miss Atlantic City.

Page 23 text:

LOCALS CLASS OFFICERS President . . Vice-President Secretary . . Treasurer . . President . Vice-President Secretary . Treasurer . . President . . Vice-President Secretary . . Treasurer . . President . . Vice-President Secretary . . Treasurer . . 1927 William Dennison Keith Middleton Germaine Peloquin Phyllis Taylor 1928 John O ' Shaughnessy Carol Bingley Viola Desautels Dorothy Pezzetti 1929 Harold Morehouse Dorothy MacAllister Kenneth Farnsworth Louise Tillyer 1930 Phillip Clarke Phyllis Craig William O ' Shaughnessy Arthur Champlin NEW MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY Miss Thecla Fitzgerald, a graduate of M. E. Wells High School, Class of 1922, and a graduate of Radcliffe College. Miss Claudia Dube, a graduate of New Hampshire State University. Miss Winona Libby, a graduate of Boston University. Miss Rosalie McGrath, a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. Mr. Harry McMahon, a graduate of Holy Cross College. The Freshman Reception was given by the Junior Class on Friday evening, October 8. A Minstrel Show furnished the entertain- ment. The effective decorations were in orange and black. The music was furnished by the Gibraltar Troubadors, and dancing was enjoyed by all. The committees were as follows: Refreshment Committee: Doris White- head, Chairman. Music Committee: William Orzech, Chair- man. Decoration Committee: Bertram Goodell, Chairman. Entertainment Committee: Albert Le- pain, Chairman. Stop ! Look ! and Listen ! is the new rule laid down by the traffic squad. Two mem- bers of the squad are assigned the duty of directing the school traffic at the corners of Marcy and Main Streets. The following were scheduled for October: October 4-8 October 11-15 October 18-22 October 25-29 J. Adamick L. Brodeur F. Hall JS. Knight (e. Chamberlain (S. Knight R. McMaster [J. Edwards [J. O ' Shaughnessy JF. Hall W. Dennison On October 9, Mr. Harry McMahon, Science teacher, and Athletic Coach, was married to Miss Margaret E. Maguire of Worcester.