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

Text from Pages 1 - 180 of the 1929 volume:

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MAURICE MARTIN CHARLES THIMBLIN WILLIAM TILLYER Treasurer ........ .CONCETTA DI GREGORIO Subscription Manager ..... . RALPH COLE Assistant Subscription Managers . KATHLEEN BURNS JOHN STEEN Alumni Editor ....... . IOLA MORSE Assistant Alumni Editor ..... . ELIZABETH ST. ONGE Athletic Editor ....... . GEORGE JOHNSON Assistant Athletic Editor ..... . MAURICE CLEMENCE Exchange Editor ...... . FLORA TAIT ; Assistant Exchange Editor .... . MIRIAM CRAIG - Local Editor ....... . PHYLLIS CRAIG . f, Assistant Local Editor . . . DORIS CLAFLIN Art Editor ....... . HELEN GRANT Joke Editor ....... . DONALD BUCKLEY Faculty Adviser ...... . MISS DEMPSEY IRENE DUCLOS HENRY MARTIN HILDA PERRY 00 as fa O Q a PQ Fh O O fa LITERAXUR1 BEGINNING A NEW YEAR In beginning a new year, the entire staff realizes the great responsibility in maintain- ing the high standards set by our predeces- sors, and if we fall short, it will be thru no lack of effort on our part. But in order to succeed, we need the co-operation of everyone. We want, and should have, a very large subscription list — not only from students themselves but also from members of the Alumni. Every member of the student body should subscribe to the school paper, unless he or she has a brother or sister who sub- scribes, and we are certain that each one will do his or her best to help support The Crimson and Gray . We know that every graduate has a sense of loyalty to Mary E. Wells High School, and although our stuff may seem amateurish at times, nevertheless we are sure that it is received in all good faith. As we are, so once were you. To our advertisers we express our appre- ciation for past patronage and solicit con- tinued interest in supplying us with copy . At the same time, we urge our subscribers and their families to give loyal support to our patrons, whenever in need of mer- chandise which they can furnish. One good turn deserves another. H. E. Morehouse, Jr., ' 29 ATHLETIC AMERICA Good sportmanship as denned by Oliver Wendell Holmes: To show well — to crow gently if in luck — to pay up — to shut up if beaten — there are the qualities of a sporting man. Live up to this definition — win if you can but win fairly. To play the game in the spirit of sport and life. Consider baseball, our real American sport, which was started in the New Eng- land States about 1830. It has flourished and is now known as the National Game be- cause of its universal popularity. Football is another extremely old game. In olden times, whole villages and towns were matched against each other, every able person playing, the goals, miles apart. The two best known styles of the game are Rugby and Soccer. No other game can compare with football in developing sportmanship and character. Basketball is our favorite indoor sport and was invented by James Naisinth in 1891. This too, is accepted in foreign lands as well as America, as a most popular game. Hockey is our fastest, and, from the spec- tator ' s point of view, the most exciting sport. Canada has been leading over America in this game but America is advancing in it, and hockey is predominating winter sports. Tennis was played as far back as the twelfth century in the Court of the King of France. Tennis is a game played for the 10 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY sake of sport and those who play it should learn the sporting habit of mind. Too numerous are America ' s sports to mention them all here but remember — a real fighter goes back for more and is at all times a good sport. Helen Grant, ' 29 CHICAGO FROM A BUS TOP Always have I desired to see Chicago the city of so wicked a reputation, of bandits, machine guns and gang wars. One would think that such a place would hold little at- traction for us calm New Englanders but perhaps it is the spirit of adventure that crops out in all of us at some time or another that made me so anxious to see the Windy City. At last my wish has come true. But let us start at the beginning with my first clear view of Chicago — from a bus top. We started down through the theatre district past Marshal Field ' s colossal department store. I had heard of this peer of Amer ican stores many times, but never had I imagined it, as it really is, with its strikingly beau- tiful interior architecture that reminds me of pictures of Roman Temples in the Ancient History book. We all gazed back with ad- miration at its mammoth windows like suc- cessive paintings in both brilliant and som- ber colors. Ladies and Gentlemen, we are now en- tering the renowned Loop. This is the busi- est place in the world between one and two o ' clock, shouted the guide as loud as he could so as to be heard above the noise on all sides. Curiously we looked around to see innumerable car tracks branching in all directions, elevated trains and myriads of taxi cabs, a seemingly never ending stream of people and even a few horses. Bump! Bump! we continued on, leav- ing behind the roar of the elevated trains, the honking of horns and rumbling of street cars. Pass the vast automobile plants, we finally came to a section which the guide described as The Colored Belt of Chicago. This section is increasing so rapidly that it is giving the white inhabitants grave con- cern. People of this section even now con- trol a portion of the political offices in Chica- go. People of all hues of brown from creamy white to darkest chocolate were everywhere. It seemed as though we went through this section, parts of which were very beautiful, for miles without seeing more than one or two white faces. As the bus stopped at one of the interest- ing streets a crowd of little piccaninnies ran across. As they stared up at us we couldn ' t help but laugh for they looked so adorable with their pigtails standing out around their serious, dark faces. Merrily the bus rattled on past McKinley and Jefferson Parks with their acres of green lawns, flaming flower beds and great tennis courts. Circling back we came into the factory section of the city. Before you on the left is Armour ' s Packing Plant, but the guide really did not need to announce it, for be- fore he did so, handkerchiefs of all colors were pressed tightly to noses of all kinds and shapes. That was one place that I was par- ticularly glad to leave for the odor was cer- tainly distinctive, if odors can be called such, for I shall never forget it. Factories of all kinds, most of them pro- ducing some kind of food, lined our way. It seemed as if every bit of food I had ever heard of was manufactured there. Now folks you are in the section re- nowned for its gang wars. This is the scene of the machine gun perils. The action in the bus was amusing, some shrank back a little, others peered keenly on all sides and one spare, brown man dressed in rumpled, black clothes that enveloped him very ef- fectively sat eating chocolates that oozed out over his brown hands constantly and survey- ing the scene with a detached air. Those that had visualized grotesque cha- racters, crowded streets and shabby, ram- shackled buildings were doomed to disap- pointment for it seemed just an ordinary section of any large city. At this time we were forced to stop for a draw bridge to be opened and closed to allow a flat coal barge to go through. This canal was not more than a few minutes walk from the Loop and commercial boats of all kinds were constantly going up and down. The end of the ride brought us down through Lincoln Park where a bronze statue THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 11 of Abraham Lincoln looks out over the water of Lake Michigan and its long beach. People bathing in the heart of the city? Unheard of! But there they were, great crowds of them covering the beach and the lawns of the park. Now we realized why we had seen so many people in bathing clothes down in the business district going in and out of de- partment stores, on all bus tops and even into the hotels. The municipal beach re- ceives thousands of bathers daily. With a feeling almost akin to pity I looked at the gray, distinctly dirty water and thought of the blue Atlantic with its tang of salt. At this point we stopped to look at the clear cut skyline where the tall hotels, office buildings, and apartment houses were out- lined exquisitely. Now that my desire has been gratified I have changed my impression of Chicago for it seemed no more wicked than most of our other large cities and I feel rather disap- pointed for I secretly longed to see some show of the notorious gun wars. Kathleen Burns, ' 30 THE SHORTAGE OF LUMBER IN THE UNITED STATES The United States as a nation is suffering from the great lumber shortage. Due to the lack of protection we are feeling the need of lumber. The people have not taken care of the trees and so they see what the result is from their carelessness. The government has taken upon itself to start protecting the trees. In most of the states the government now has forest re- servations, where trees are planted and taken care of. There are lookout stations which are situated on a high altitude where men watch day and night to see if any fires are destroying the trees. If they do locate a fire they take all possible means of preventing its spreading and stopping it. You can travel along any highway in the west as well as in the east and see the bar- ren track of land that has been deprived of its beauty. Usually the cause of trees being burned is the work of some careless person who happened to throw the stub of his ciga- rette on some dry leaves or who left a camp- fire burning. Disease destroys thousands of acres of forests. An example of this is the insect which breeds on the gooseberry and current bush and is attracted to the roots of the firs and destroys the trees completely. Another cause is the waste of lumber in the cutting and preparing it for market. The people need the lumber so badly that they cut the young trees which are not fully grown. If the trees were left to mature they would produce twice as much as when young. The decrease of the forest is the cause of so many floods in the United States. The trees bind the soil together and hold the moisture in the earth thus preventing the rise of water into a flood. The shortage of lumber has raised the cost about two thirds of the original price. None realize the shortage so much as the furniture and box manufacturers. They have to import much lumber to satisfy their needs and as a result of this, prices have to be raised. Some people do not realize the value of the trees beside the commercial use. The trees not only beautify a place but also puri- fy the air. As a whole the people are recognizing the fact and are doing what is in their power to better the conditions of the forests. Gertrude Schwartzberg, ' 31 AMBITION Clang ! Clang ! Whiz-z-z ! Down the streets tore the huge red monster. Steam spouting from its nose, and its huge silver mouth jubilant in noise, proclaimed the message — Fire! To Jim Brown, sitting at the window of Station 8 watching the truck from No. 7 go thundering by, every one of the well- known sounds sent a thrill of expectation through his young body. Never yet had the young man rescued a human life, for in his eight months of service he had been con- fined solely to the extinquishing of the fires. Suppose a general alarm is sounded, said the boy to Old Joe, the gray haired veteran. Don ' t be looking for trouble lad, you ' ll be having your name printed for bravery soon enough, was the answer. To the older men Jim ' s somewhat eager 12 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY desire to rescue was rather a joke. If the boy would keep his wish to himself, all would be well, but he continually repeated, When I rescue some lives. Jim never knew how it really happened, but the general alarm sounded and off they all rushed to the fire. Flames were streaming from the windows and openings of the large apartment house. Crowds were gathered for blocks around, watching the blaze. A loud scream rent the air just as Hook and Ladder Company No. 8 reached the scene. My baby, my baby ! I had her beside me, but she ' s gone ! Such was the piteous wail of a poor mother with her little ones grouped around her. The Fire Chief, in white, walked over to Captain Joe and asked for a volunteer, and said, Give me a young man, a brave man, the best you ' ve got. Old Joe turned to Jim: Here ' s your chance, lad, good luck. Jim ran up the lad- der, and climbed into a window, not yet reached by the blinding flames. No one knew how the smoke felt to the eyes of this coura- geous young lad. He fought his way to the basinet just as it seemed that the flames would lap it. He grasped the precious bun- dle in his arms, but on looking around dis- covered that the red tongues had cut off his escape by the same window he had entered. Out a door he went and into another room not quite so devastated. By means of his hatchet, he managed to get out upon the fire- escape. There was a net ready for him and the baby. With a prayer, the lad closed his eyes and jumped for his life. Then all was black — . When Jim Brown opened his eyes he was sitting in the old morris chair in Station 8. Where am I? Is the baby alive? were the first questions the ambitious fire-fighter asked. Old Joe, who was sitting by the window roared out in his deep bass What? Jim rubbed his eyes; as he did so Hook and Ladder No. 7 thundered past. Guess it was a false alarm, said Joe. Why — Why — where ' s the baby? I don ' t under- stand it at all, Jim stuttered. No, you don ' t seem to. You ' ve been talk- ing in your sleep, too, this from Joe. But what day is it and how did I get here? asked Jim. You came in to work as usual. By thun- der, boys, this is a good one ! and Old Joe called the other men who joined in his laughter. At last it dawned on Jim that he had been dreaming — and he had expected a gold medal at least. Now, years after when Captain James Brown finds a too eager young fire-fighter among his men, he tells the story of an am- bitious young life-saver he knew. Edna C. Pinsonneault, 30 KNIGHTS OF LINDBERGH Brethren, at our next meeting we will elect our annual officers. With these part- ing words, I close the meeting for today. One, (bang!) two, (bang!) three, (bang!). The meeting is adjourned. At the third stroke of the potato masher on the soap box, the meeting of the Knights of Lindbergh came to a close and its illus- trious members gathered outside of the small shack which was used as a club house. There were four members in this sacred order of Knights. In order that affairs might run more smoothly, each member was given an office. Therefore this organization had a President, a Vice-President, a Treasurer and a Secretary. Slump was the president. He was freckled, (much to his disgust) a good sport, but the high office of President had slightly gone to his head and he privately mourned the fact that his office was nearing its end. Plump, vice president, and as his name signifies was not what may be termed sylph- like. If, however, this may be called a han- dicap it had its advantages. He always oc- cupied the one and only rocking chair in the club house as the remainder of the fur- niture was not considered in proper con- dition to bear up under his weight. He also held the contents of the treasury in his chubby fists during the time when the treas- urer was making up his accounts, as he was the only one from the remaining three who did not have the ability to run away at an inopportune time. The treasurer was Bump. He held this THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 13 office merely because he was the only mem- ber who could add without the aid of his fingers. Bump was the smallest and live- liest member. He was the leader in pranks and had a never ending- source of bright ideas with which he kept his associates amply supplied. The last member, and consequently sec- retary, was Rump. He was a new arrival from England but as the treasurer ' s funds enlarged, he had found it impossible to be secretary and treasurer and had therefore admitted Rump as secretary. He possessed a good hand for penmanship and thus was extremely useful in decorating the club house and making numerous signs and notices. Do you know, I ' m quite fond of politics. My Dad says that when I was born I had President written right on my face, said Slump. Yeah! Maybe you did, but I guess it went out of existence when your freckles came in, was Bump ' s mumbled addition. Well, my mothaw says, — began Rump. ' Say fellows, said Plump, what are you all standing here talking about what your mothers say, like a bunch of girls. Let ' s take what our conscience says for a change. Mine says that I ' m badly in need of nourish- ment. So over they trooped to the drug store of which Plump ' s father was proprietor. After consuming two ice cream sodas apiece, they trooped out. Say fellows ! said Bump. See that old fence over there of Pereival Highbrow ' s? Well let ' s get a can of green paint and a can of red and one of yellow. We ' ll paint the whole thing green and then put some red and yellow decorations on it. Suiting their actions to Bump ' s words, they set out for home after paint and brush. Soon four small boys in overalls could be seen splashing paint in large dobs on the old fence. It may be added that there was as much on themselves as on the fence. After continued labor in silence, due to the fact that there was considerable fear of getting paint in their mouths if they talked, the task was completed. Well boys, said Bump, I call that a good start, but wait till we get the decora- tions on. Then it ' ll be worth looking at. What do you say we lie down for a while? It ' s 0. K. with me, said Plump. I never was much on standing up long at a time. Time passed and as it passed the boys dropped into the sleep of the just while waiting for the paint to dry. As the clock struck five, the four boys awoke with a start and lo and behold! There was Pereival Highbrow himself viewing the recent paint- ing. Well, I swan, said he. This is the first time I ever saw you boys do anything that amounted to anything. I ' ve been going to have this fence painted for quite a while but I haven ' t got around to it. Guess I ' ll have to give you a little something for doing- it for me. Having said this, he thrust a five dollar bill into the hands of the nearest Knight and went into the house, still mumbling, Well, ' I swan! The president of the Knights was the first to recover from the shock of being paid for what was intended for a bad deed. Well, Knights, said he, I make a mo- tion that Bump, whose idea it was to paint this fence, be made President of the sacred order of Knights of Lindbergh. Amen, agreed the other two voters. Doris Claflin, ' 30 KISMET One bright fall morning a letter reached the offices of the firm, Abbott and Anderson, lawyers. This letter said that : — Frank Hall ivished to look over the farm of the late Nathan Robinson with the view of buying it. A friend of his, a Mr. Brooks, was going to meet him to- morrow at the farm and they would go through it. Would the lawyer kindly give Mr. Brooks the enclosed letter, which contained directions for reaching the house, and the key when he called for it at five o ' clock the next day? Above all would they please stress the neces- sity of getting there as soon as possible. This house had been left to David Robin- 14 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY son by his uncle, Nathan Robinson. When the will had been made out, David had been missing for over a year, so according to the will — If David had not returned within five years and had not stayed on this property over night, it and the house were to be sold and the money given to various charities. The next night being the last night on which David could claim his property, and as he had not been seen or heard of as yet, Mr. Hall thought that there would be no chance of his showing up. Wishing to buy the house for a friend, Mr. Brooks, who had helped him out at a critical time and who wanted to go into scientific farming but had not had enough money to start, Mr. Hall decided to look it over with Mr. Brooks the next day. At five o ' clock the next day, however, it happened that David Robinson, who had been exploring in the jungles of Africa, en- tered the lawyers ' office, and they, thinking him to be Mr. Brooks, handed him the letter. What is that for? asked David. This was left here for you. I think you will find all directions there and it is neces- sary that you follow them out as soon as possible. Good afternoon. Wondering who could have left him a let- ter and what it contained, he stepped out- side the door and opened it. Reading it through, it suddenly struck him that these directions were strangely familiar. Why, they were directions to his uncle ' s farm! There ' s something up, he said to him- self. I ' ll have to investigate. So following directions he soon reached his uncle ' s farm but found it to be closed. Standing there on the old vine covered porch just as the sun was setting, the house being on a hill, he could look down at the broad green fields stretching out beneath him, the lazy little brook which formed a pathway through them, and the wooded hills in the distance. Everywhere the birds were sing- ing and the crickets chirping while above, the sky was a rosy roof for this peaceful picture. This would never do ! The letter had said that the writer (signed Frank Hall) would meet him here as soon as possible. Well, he didn ' t know what time that would be so why not go inside and build a fire in the fire- place which he remembered was there? As he had obtained the key at the office of the lawyers he was soon inside the house he had visited so many times in his childhood. He wandered through the old building, memo- ries driving all other thoughts from his mind. Then he built a fire with some wood which he found back of the house and sat down to wait. He waited — and waited — and waited! No one appeared! Then he realized that there was no way to return to the city; the trolley was a mile away and the last car had gone. He would have to stay there all night. What would he do? It was starting to rain. The house grew dark so he found an old oil lamp and lighted it. What weird shadows danced on the wall ! And there seemed to be a million creaks in every board! He could hear the rain beat- ing against the window panes and down the chimney. How musty and damp everything smelled ! Just a few hours ago everything had seemed so different. Finally, however, he fell asleep. He awoke the next day cramped and hun- gry. Suddenly someone drove up to the house and he ran out to see who it was. The man in the car was Mr. Hall. He stared at David; what could this man be doing here! Just then another car drove up; it was Brooks. The two men jumped out, ex- changed greetings, and walked toward David. Good Morning! And may I ask what business brought you here so early in the morning, my friend? I am the nephew of the man who owns this farm. Could you tell me where I could find him? The neph — ! Of the man who owns this — ! Brooks we ' re out of luck! And last night was the last chance he had to claim his property! Your uncle died five years ago. Died five years ago? Yes. I ' m sorry I couldn ' t get here last night, Mr. Hall, said Brooks, but I reached the office too late and couldn ' t find out about it until I called up this morning. Oh! That is all right! I had a break- down on the way so I couldn ' t reach here either, replied Mr. Hall. But, Mr. Robin- THE CRIMSON AND GRAY IS son, you must have had an unpleasant night. It wasn ' t very pleasant, I admit, David answered, but it was worth it. Even though luck had seemed to be going the other way, it has now paid me back fully, for it was just luck that I reached here in the nick of time. Phyllis Craig, ' 30 WHEN THE RADIO SPOKE Early in April a stranger walked into Mac ' s store to inquire about a haunted house. It was just like that. Tom Jordan happened to be there at the time, along with the others around Mac ' s store. Tom looked up at this questioner. The man was not much to look at; under- sized, spindly legs, pink eyes, and city airs. He was a collector of antiques — so he said. Sometimes a haunted house off in the woods turns out a regular gold mine, the stranger explained. Folks won ' t go near it. Old stuff in it — not touched for years. We got a haunted house rather an is- land, the proprietor cut in. How is that? asked the stranger. Well, mister, there used to be a man here by the name of Jack Sharpe. This was way back, fifty years ago. Old Jack ran some sort of business out there nights, liquor smuggling, I guess. He got very very rich, built houses and everything. Well, the gov- ' ment must ' ve heard of it. So one day a revenue cutter comes along looking for Sharpe. Jack then was just ashore and sus- pected trouble. He knew they ' d run him down so he just jumps into the water and never comes up again. Tis a fact. A few more questions asked and answered and the stranger moved on. Tom followed him out, remembering his errand. Tom Jordan, with his shock of reddish . hair, was strong- well-covered, lean hipped, big shouldered; and his father, a deputy sheriff. His favorite hobbies were swim- ming and radio, the latter, he studied in- tensely and now could send message through it. Jordan was graduating from school in June. June came, school closed, and Tom with his brother Ned was preparing to spend his vacation in their shack built on the haunted island, mentioned by Mac. One evening as the two brothers were dis- cussing their plans and packing up, a third voice broke in, that of the radio. The sta- tion announcer was reading news items. Clean break of the time lock — obviously the robbery has been carefully planned. Four- teen thousand dollars in bills missing. This desperate character is now at large, armed with the watchman ' s pistol ; and the bank has offered a reward of five-hundred dollars for his apprehension. Described by the watch- man as follows: short, sandy hair, eyes pale and red rimmed. Now where, said Tom softly, have I heard that before? His brother yawned, I ' m going to bed. Half an hour later, Tom turned in bed to whisper to his brother, Ned, if we had five hundred dollars, we could buy the islands. Then nobody — Awright, came a sleepy mumble. They got an early start the next morning. On their way, the brothers were discussing the situation of the island. In the last rays of the sun-light they per- ceived the shack. It looked like a block house on sticks ; and there were two windows, one above the other, indicating two floors. When do we eat? interrupted Ned. Right away. We ' ll unpack and have sup- per. Tom climbed up to the second story win- dow, a smile crossing his lips but the smile faded for somebody had found his shack. The blankets on the bed were tumbled, some- thing was bubbling on the stove, and the door was half open. There was some sort of dirty business. He must warn his father. Tom got down and joined his brother in some business, just in time, for footsteps of the intruder were heard. Tom had a faint recollection of the stranger. It was the man with the pink eyes. The stranger climbed in the shack and did not return, he must have gone to bed. During the night the two brothers climbed in. Yes, there he was, sleeping. It did not take them long to tie him. Tom went down to the first room where his radio was. He sent the following mes- sage, to his father. Caught the thief. Tom Jordan speaking. Wanda Kwarciak, 1931 . . 16 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY Oh ! what a hunch we have at school, Of fellows that laugh, play and fool, Wise guys that laws do ridicule, Crackwise in the halls and vestibule Just sit idly in class and sleep Receive their warning slips and weep. Excuses they do always find, N ' er admitting weakness of mind, When out into the world they come Their real troubles have just begun, A mistake was made they realize. Oh ! why alas, weren ' t they more wise ? Take advise fellers ; buckle down, No night life and hanging ' round town. Show all the world what you can do; Your diploma belongs to you. Anonymous F orlorn and forsaken, R eady to die, E ven the proudest S ubmits to a sigh. H eaven helps some, M an does the rest, A s for the Freshman, N ine-tenths do their best. Doris A. Claflin, ' 30 CLASS OFFICERS WERE ELECTED AS FOLLOWS: Seniors : President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Class Adviser Juniors : President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Class Adviser Sophomores : President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Class Adviser Freshman: President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Class Adviser The Senior Class conducted a very success- ful party Friday, September twenty-first. Freddie ' s orchestra played for dancing and every one seemed to have a good time. Friday, October fifth, the annual Fresh- man Reception was held under the auspices Oswald Gregoire Helen Grant Henry Martin Elizabeth Favreau Mr. Furber Charles Thimblin Edna Pinsonneault Andrea Proulx George Dugas Miss Finnegan Frank Buckley Grace Palmer Frances Vaughan Alfred Miscook Miss Dube John Buckley Margaret Walker Dorothy Labelle Wallace McLean Miss Fitzgerald of the Junior class. The celebrities of the class are: Tallest Boy James Mason Tallest Girl Blanche Metivier Fattest Boy Herbert Wilkinson Fattest Girl Nellie Heaton Sheik Edward Monteville Beauty Italmerica Celo Smallest Boy Robert Desaulniers Smallest Girl Wanda Slota Baby Boy John Cooper Baby Girls Pauline Paquette Celia Pezzetti Wednesday Morning Exercises : September twenty-sixth, Alma and Jane Lemoine played The Charge of the Uhlans and The Petersburg Sleighride. Herbert Wilkinson played a medley on the harmonica followed by Our Director, Octo- ber third. October Seventeenth, Ruth Clough sang for us The Rosary and The False Proph- et. October twenty-seventh, we were enter- tained by a trio composed of Alice Jacques, Wanda Kwaricak and Doris Dubreuil who played Old Man Sunshine and My Win- dow of Dreams. The Glee Club is rehearsing for an operet- ta, The Bells of Beaujolais, to be given the latter part of January. It was unanimously voted to have a stan- dard school ring and representative from each class were chosen to select the design. N. v ' W$ 33Ma t rt$ THE WHERE ABOUT S OF CLASS OF 1928 THE Jacob Edwards has entered Worcester Academy. Raymond Lippe is continuing his studies at Cushing Academy. Robert MacMaster, William Snell and Stanley Knight have entered Worcester Poly- technic Institute. Alice Bail is studying to be a nurse at the Hahnemann Hospital. Elsie Hofstra, Doris Demers, Louise Dani and Edward Walsh have entered Becker ' s Business Institute. Nathalie Morey is continuing her studies at Lowell Normal School of Music. Bernice McGilvray and Carol Bingley have entered Framingham Normal School. Doris Whitehead is studying to be a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital. Martha Lord and Lois Martin have en- tered Simmons College. Lincoln Herron and Norman Price are con- tinuing their studies at Williston Academy. Margaret Ohlwiler and Bertram Goodell have entered Massachusetts Agricultural Col- lege. Marion Hunt has entered Bay Path Insti- tute. Dorothy Manning is continuing her studies at Fitchburg Normal School. Margaret Perry is teaching in a Convent at Haileybury, Ontario. John Dragon is attending the New Prepa- ratory School at Cambridge. John O ' Shaugnessy has entered Brown University. Those who have accepted positions in the American Optical Company are : Joseph Ad- amick, George Andrews, Fyfe Hall, Stephen Haynes, Theodosia Laabs, George Ford, Francis Lesniewski, Jean MacLean, Dor- othy Pezzetti, Warren Wilson, Viola De- sautels, Oliver Johnson, Estelle Dupuis and Gilbert Dubreuil. Iona Farrow is studying to be a nurse at the Lowell Hospital. Marion Gaumond, Pauline Krasnov and Evelyn Larichiliere are employed in the of- fice of the Hamilton Woolen Company. Viola Pinsonneault is employed in the Co- operative Bank. Rita Pinsonneault has accepted a position in the office of the Southbridge News. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 19 Beatrice Monahan and Irma Dobson are at home. Helen Anderson is employed in an office at Hartford. Ruth Beck is assistant teacher in the Mar- cy Street Elementary School. Olive Bourdelais is employed as a tele- phone operator in town. Beatrice Lafleche because of illness is stay- ing at home. Anna Sandgren is clerking in a store. Donald Rawson is in the employ of the Southbridge Foundry. Carlton Renaud, George Mathieu and Ches- ter Freeman are clerking in various stores in town. Ruth Labelle is staying at home this year but intends to enter Becker ' s Business Insti- tute next year. Those who are taking a year of graduate work at the Mary E. Wells High School are: Anthony Werner, Francis Ryan and William Benvenuti. Antonio Detorando on account of illness will not enter college until next year. Oliver Chipman has entered New York State School of Forestry. Mary McKinstry is training to be a nurse. Helen Goodell is employed in the office of the Gas and Electric Company. Albert LePain is employed in Peloquin ' s drug store. Stanley Prantkielwicz is employed in Prov- idence. Alice Robidoux is employed in an office at Rochester, New York. Albert Desaulniers is employed at the Co- hasse Country Club. Silvio Ferron has a position with the Roy- al Typewriting Company at Hartford. Jeannette Boisvert is employed in a shoe store in town. Raymond Beauregard is employed in a store in town. B- • - -Yv Then there is the absent-minded professor who, after kissing his wife and daughters, said: Well, girls, what ' s the lesson for to- day? Patron — Waiter, here ' s a piece of rubber tire in my hash. Waiter — There ' s no doubt about it. The motor is displacing the horse everywhere. Elevator Operator — (Discharging pas- senger) — Step up, son. The Young Passenger — Say, you ' re not my father. Elevator Operator — Didn ' t I bring you up? I call my girl Maple Sugar because she ' s just a refined sap. Yea! I call mine Live Wire bec ause if you touch her, she ' ll knock you cold. I ' ve got a new girl with beautiful blue eyes. What color is her hair? She ' s a blonde. Well, I ' m glad to see that you are a gentle- man. A Scotch boy and an English boy were fighting, when the mother of the Scotch boy stopped the fight. When she had her boy in the house she said, I don ' t want you to fight with that boy again. Jock replied, I will if he says that Scotch- men have to wear skirts because their feet are too big to put through pants. If Shakespeare had lived in the present age, his Seven Ages would have been: 1. The infant. The child The schoolgirl The young woman The young woman The young woman The young woman 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Mother — Does my boy like to study? Teacher — He likes to do nothing better. Patient — But, is this operation dangerous? Surgeon — Well, we succeed, generally, once out of five times. But don ' t worry; I have failed in the last four I had. Nervous passenger — I don ' t feel at all safe in this leaky boat. Boy — Don ' t worry, madam. If anything happens to you I ' ll take the blame. Bozo — They had a terrible accident in Scotland recently. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 21 Bimbo — What was it? Mozo — Two taxicabs collided, Scotchmen were hurt. and 18 Bimbo — I never eat any bread. The doc- tor says it isn ' t good for me. Bozo — Then, how do you eat your gravy? Film Magnate — Who ' s that runt? Director — Why, that ' s Napoleon. Film Magnate — Why, did you get such a little man for such an important part? Police commissioner — (questioning appli- cant) — And now, how would you disperse a mob? Applicant — I would pass around a hat. Commissioner — You ' ll do. See about your uniform. Were you upset by the bank failure? Yes, I completely lost my balance. Why is love like a pie? By me. OKMNX. You need a lot of crust and a lot of applesauce for both. A London man, just back from the States says that a little girl on the train to Pitts- burg was chewing gum. Not only that, but she insisted on pulling it out in long strings and letting it fall back into her mouth again. Mabel, said her mother, in a horrified whisper. Mabel, don ' t do that! Chew your gum like a lady. Passer-by — (To inebriate lying in the gutter) —What ' s the matter? Inebriate — The dry agents were coming and if I hadn ' t drunk my booze they ' d have poured it in the gutter. They say money talks. Yea, but all it says to some people is Hello and Goodbye. Workmen were working on the wires in a schoolhouse one Saturday when a small boy wanderer in. What are you doing? Installing an electric switch, one of the men said. I don ' t care, jeered the youth, we ' ve moved away, and I don ' t go to this school anymore, anyhow. A Scotchman with a horse, an English- man with a cow and an Irishman with a wagon were coming down the road. Think- ing they looked suspicious an officer passing by stopped them and asked them where they got these articles. The Scotchman replied: I ' ve had it since it was a colt. The En- glishman said: I ' ve had this cow since it was a calf, and when the officer said : Where did you get that wagon, Pat? Pat replied: Oi ' ve had it ever since it was a wheelbarrow. Teacher — (sternly) — This essay on Our Dog is word for word like your brother ' s essay. Frosh — Yes ma ' am, it ' s the same dog. A man went to a church bazaar. A girl of one of the booths asked him to buy some candy. I never eat it, he said. Then, wouldn ' t you like a book? she asked. I seldom read, he replied. But, of course you will buy some soap? she persisted. What else could he do. Sign on rear of antique gas muzzier : Have some respect for your elders. CARRYING THE DECEPTION TOO FAR. Two burglars broke into a drug store and just as they were making their escape saw a policeman at the door. One said to the other, Quick, Bo, git under that box and I ' ll tell the cop I ' m the new night clerk. Then he let the policeman in. Who are you? I ' m the new night clerk, Huh! Guess I ' ll look around. The po- liceman approached the packing case and said, What ' s in that box? Bottles, replied the burglar. Thereupon the policeman gave it a lift and let it drop with a bang. Out from the box piped a shrill voice, CRASH, JINGLE, TINKLE, jingle, tinkle, jingle, tinkle. DMaimini We are starting a new year with high hopes of attainments. One of the greatest helps in making our paper a success is the privilege of seeing the papers of other high schools. By reading the papers of other schools, we are able to compare our work with theirs and are able to see what other people of our own age are accomplishing. We invite our exchanges to comment and criticize our paper. For, how can we im- prove, if our mistakes are not pointed out to us? As We See Others: The Waxa Bacon, Waxahachie High School, Waxahachie, Texas. Your paper is very newsy and the cuts at the heads of the different departments are very amusing and original. The Tripod, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. A fine paper, containing a great deal of news. Your paper shows good work in advertising. The Scotland Courier, Scotland, Pennsyl- vania. All your departments are well or- ganized and your Alumni Page is very in- teresting. We enjoyed your poems Son and Our Tailor Now is Papa. The Echo, Winthrop High School, Winth- rop, Massachusetts. It is a pleasure to read your neat paper. Why not have a few more cuts for the heads of your departments ? The Hilltop, Warren High School, Warren, Massachusetts. Your commencement issue is well-balanced and is excellent in every detail. Your art editor deserves credit. wvw FOOTBALL SEASON 1928 A sizeable crew of fellows turned out in answer to Coach MacMahon ' s summons for football practice. The Freshman, deter- mined to show their mettle, turned out in goodly numbers. As the team did not play their first game with the Alumni, which has been the custom in yesteryear, they played their first game with Ware, thus starting the season with many of the boys unexperienced. Ware Game Ware— 21 Mary E. Wells— Many Crimson and Gray rooters followed the team to Ware, September 29. Dame For- tune wore a sordid grin for our boys in this game, for they emerged from th e contest the short-enders of a 21 to score. Costly fum- bles caused tally after tally. This being the first game of the season the usual early- season errors and faults cropped out, but Coach MacMahon hopes to have these ironed out before the season has progressed far. Westboro Game Westboro— 6 Mary E. Wells— The Westboro lads came to Southbridge October 6, seeking to run the Wells team off the field. In this they partially succeeded to the extent of one tally. The kick was blocked. In this game, the Wells boys put up a hard defensive fight. Westboro, time and again, had the ball dangerously near to a touch- down but our boys fought the ball back out of striking distance. Once we had the ball in range for a score, but nervous hands seized the ball, and consequently a fumble brought the ball back. The boys showed im- provement over their playing in the previous game. Thomas and Cormier showed up well in the backfield. Palmer Game Palmer— 18 Mary E. Wells— On October 12, the powerful Palmer eleven was entertained by our boys at Gibraltar field in a most inimical manner. The enter- tainment, however, proved bad for the Wells boys who fought hard, but finally were forced to succumb to the overwhelming at- tack of the foe. The game was played not in the crisp, cold, Autumn air much written about in stories of the glorious sport on the gridiron, but in stifling, midsummer heat, as in the two previous games. Arpin played a plucky game at quarter-back, not being will- ing to give in, although injured. McKay has been playing a hard game at tackle, proving himself a red-blooded fighting linesman. Douglas Game Douglas — Mary E. Wells— 18 On October 20, the Crimson and Gray war- riors scored their first victory of the season at Douglas, romping away with a delightful game to the tune of an 18 to score. Cor- mier and Gatineau were the stars of the fray, Cormier ripping across the line for two touchdowns and Gatineau for one. John Walsh also starred at quarter-back making a spectacular run for a gain of eleven yards. This lad shows real promise. It is hoped that this victory will inspire new confidence in the team. Holden Game Holden— 6 Mary E. Wells— 13 On October 27, the boys scored another victory. The game was a fast one. In the first half Wells scored their first tally but failed to kick the goal. They in the second half scored a touchdown to make it a tie. This time the kick failed, thus relieving our 24 T HE CRIMSON AND GRAY minds for the time being. Thereon ensued a fierce battle on the part of the Southbridge team to put the ball across for another touch- down in which attempt they succeeded, and also they scored the extra point, although un- needed. Volpini carrying the ball for many repeated gains made the first touchdown, while Cormier scored the other. The game was featured by an aerial attack on the part of our boys. L. E.— Cole, Blair L. T.— Koprowski, M. L. G. — Dugas C. — Clemence, Koprowski, H. R. G. — Pontbriand, Favreau R. T.— McKay R. E.— Saletnik, Knight Q. B. — Arpin, Walsh L. H. B.— Volpini, Thomas R. H. B.— Cormier F. B. : — Gatineau Professor — (to students in back row) Can you hear me back there? Students — (in unison) — No! Billy, give a sentence with the word heroes . I put a tack on my brother ' s chair and he rose. If anyone has any trouble in lighting a Bunsen burner, let him remember the ter- rible experience of George Dugas, Esq. Dur- ing a recent Lab period, George turned on the gas petcock and attempted to light his burner. After one minute had been spent in a futile attempt, someone notified him of the fact that his burner was not connected to the gas jet. Southbridge Savings Bank Resources $4,826,136 Interest Begins First Day of Every Month PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of Joseph TV Jacques Choice Groceries and Provisions Meat, Fish and Dairy Products Telephone 262 - W. 566 Main St. Southbridge, Mass. Bernard E. Richard THE AUCTIONEER WITH A KICK Office at 239 Elm St. Tel 855-M. Southbridge, Mass. COMPLIMENTARY PEOPLE ' S NATIONAL BANK SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. ESTABLISHED 1919 DEPOSITS $1,123,400 SECURITY AND SERVICE McKINSTRY ICE CO. Dealers in ICE, COAL AND WOOD PRICE — QUALITY SERVICE 6 DUPAUL ST. TEL. 519-R PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THE CUT THAT SATISFIES One glance at the shape of your head is sufficient for us to determine the kind of hair cut that will be most becoming. We do not cut or trim men ' s hair all alike. We go about it artistically and the result is satisfaction in every case. Our barber shop is convenient. Give us an opportunity to prove our tonsorial ability. PHELPS BLDG. BARBER SHOP J. B. Beaudoin, Prop. 330 MAIN ST. (UP ONE FLIGHT) SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. AMUSEMENTS THAT PLEASE AND NEVER OFFEND STRAND PHELPS THEATRES SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Allan H. Faxon . . . FLORIST . . . 33 Edwards St. Telephone Say It With Flowers We Grow Them For You Lynn-Brockton Shoe Repair We Go Far to Get a Customer — But We Go Farther to Keep Him. 43 Hamilton St. Southbridge, Mass. Compliments of THE SOUTHBRIDGE NEWS N. LEGAULT LADIES ' AND GENTS ' TAILOR Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing Also Fur Work Room 1, Phelps Building Southbridge, Mass. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS E. D. DESROSIER CO. INSURANCE Cor. Main and Hamilton Sts. Southbridge, Mass. SERLETO MOTOR SUPPLY CO. AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES RADIOS 42 Central St Telephone 266 GRAHAM BROS. PACKARD MOTOR DODGE BROTHERS TRUCKS CARS MOTOR CARS GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Compliments of Southbridge National Bank PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS COMPLIMENTS OF WELD BECK Eugene E. Gabree Compliments of REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE Alfred J. Peloquin 298 Main Street Southbridge, Mass. DRUGGIST G. Gregoire . Son Geo. C. Shepard Co. Archfitter Shoes for Women - C. E. Hanson, Reg. Pharm. Nunn Bush Shoes for Men A Complete Line of Men ' s Furnishings SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. 34 Years Experience in Shoe Repairing Tel. 442-J 15 Hamilton St. WE WISH TO THANK OUR ADVERTISERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TOWARD THE PUBLICATION OF THIS PAPER THE CRIMSON AND GRAY STAFF PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS J. E. BENOIT Southbridge Fruit Co. O. Micheli, Prop. First Class Groceries, Meats and Fish Fruits Candy Tobacco We roast our own Coffee. A trial will convince you of the quality. Corner Main and Hamilton Streets Telephone Connection 69 Central Street. Tel. Connection Compliments of Berkeley Textile Co. 19 Hamilton St. Southbridge, Mass. Compliments of Thimblin ' s Barber Shop 280 Main St . Compliments of F. A, BOUVIER GOODWIN BROS, Agents for Hart, Schaffner Marx Clothes Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Shoe Repairing 318 and 322 Main St. Tel. 466-J Gendreau ' s Market Local Agent for Compliments of Harrington Cutlery Company S. S. Pierce Co., Specialties Sperry and Barnes ' Hams and Bacon and a Full Line of Hatchet Brand Canned Goods Southbridge, Mass. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS ONLY TWO WEEKS MORE FOR DELIVERY OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR CHRISTMAS R. M. LITCHFIELD 10CHAPINST. Telephone for Appointments now 116-W FURNITURE AND PIANO MOVING PADDED VANS FREIGHTING, RIGGING AND TEAMING DUMP TRUCKS SOUTHBRIDGE TRUCKING COMPANY ESTABLISHED 1905— EDMOND RICHARD, Prop. 119 WEST ST. Tel. 382-W SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Buy From a First Class Fruit Store METRO BROS. FIRST CLASS ICE CREAM PARLOR CIGARETTES, CIGARS, TOBACCO A Wonderful Assortment of Candies Dealers in Kolster, Philco and Crosley Radio Sets and Equipment PHONE 210-W A. E. Girouard HIGH GRADE PIANOS AND PLAYER PIANOS AND MUSIC ROLLS Convenient Terms if Desired 41 Hamilton St. Tel. Conn. A. F. Hanson OPTOMETRIST 321 Main St. Hours: 9 A. M. to 6 P. M — Tuesday 9 to 12 Evenings: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7 to 8:30 P. M. Commercial Press Inc. Office, Factory and Loose-Leaf Forms Ruling — Advertising Novelties 248 Elm St. Southbridge, Mass. PHONE 68 Tel. Southbridge 1177 All Domestic Animals Treated Dr. W. C. Van Tassell Veterinarian Southbridge, Mass. Office Hours 8 to 9 a. m. 1 to 2:30 p. m. 7 to 8 p. m. Office and Hospital: Flatiron Bldg., 208 Hamilton Street PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Clarence H. Knight, Inc. CHEVROLET SALES and SERVICE The Bigger and Better Chevrolet now on sale Telephone 10 373 Main Street Clocks — Watches — Jewelry C. G. SMALL Silverware — Cut Glass — Stationery For Courtesy Call TOWN CAB Tel. 16 Charles A. Bourdelais, Prop Headquarters for Sporting Goods E. D. STONE 27 Hamilton Street Telephone 291-M Hartwell The Druggist Compliments of HOTEL COLUMBIA Compliments of THE BOSTON STORE J. O. Berthiaume, Prop. Kennedy Electrical Co. John T. Kennedy, Mgr. Electrical Contractors Electrical Supplies and Fixtures 15 Central St. Telephone 410 36 Hamilton St. Southbridge, Mass. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS COMPLIMENTS OF Litchfield Shuttle Co. SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Largest Manufacturers of Shuttles in the World Snell Manufacturing Co, Established 1790 Manufacturers of Ship Augers — Auger Bits — Carpenters ' Augers Car Bits — Machine Bits — Boring Machines, Etc. FISKDALE MASSACHUSETTS Factory: Fiskdale, Mass. .... New York Office: 113 Chambers Street PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of SoufhbvMge Finishing Company PRINTERS — of FAST COLOR PRINTS —on — FINE COTTON GOODS ■ ■ Fire Prevention Advice THE assistance we can render property owners in controlling and reducing fire hazards is as impor- tant as any other part of our property protection service. We shall be glad to inspect your property and to offer every practical suggestion for added safety, without cost or obligation to you. R. M. Burnham PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Have You Noticed Something in the Southbridge Directory Noticed the number of people who work at the AOCo plant? — Twenty- five hundred in all, and every one a specialist of one kind or another. There are lawyers, doctors of science, physicists, chemists, metallurg- ists, mathematicians, cabinet makers, carpenters, draftsmen, a physician, and engineers (mechanical, electrical, civil, power plant). And then, too, there are editors, machinists, artists, compositors, press- men (job, cylinder), monotypists, leather workers, painters, tool and die makers, transcribers, a matron, and nurses. But even this list doesn ' t begin to tell about all the A O men and women who are expert optical craftsmen by training and by experience. So you see, there ' s a lot more to working here than just spec-making . AOCo is the home of specialists, each one making his own contribution to a great business, in a special way. American Optical Company Jacob lowards library southbridge. massachusetts % }C (Urttnsmt attft (6ra]r JHeknraxnr, mnetcett fymrfrreft sinh tiwniy-nine SJ With Best Wishes For Your Future Success HAMILTON WOOLEN COMPANY PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS JACOB EDWARDS LIBRARY SOUTHBRIDGI, Massachusetts STROMBERG - CARLSON MODEL 635 A. C. OPERATED $234.50 COMPLETE SHOE SKATE COMBINATION $5.00 PAIR GRAYBAR MODEL 310 Perfected Radio Frequency Circuit — 6 Tubes, A. C. Operatior $93 Less Tildes ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION ON RADIOS EVERREADY MODEL 3 Complete with Table $192.00 £ aA v? STINITE MODEL 261 A. C. OPERATED $210.00 COMPLETE SLEDS SKIS SNOW SHOES G. C. Winter Co. For Refreshments After The Basketball Game; For a light lunch following the dance; For parties and socials; and for the Sunday evening caller. Nothing beats the many delightful foods so easily prepared as on a waffle iron. SPECIAL SALE THIS MONTH Buy one now at a big saving, and on convenient budget terms. Try a three layer chocolate nut cake baked in ten minutes. Make tarts, bread, cakes, cheese waffles, and other delicious varieties. We ' ll provide the recipes. Webster and Southbridge Gas Electric Company PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of DAM SOLDANI Willard Storage Battery SERVICE STATION We Repair, Rebuild and Recharge Any Make of STORAGE BATTERIES Lewis Battery Ignition 411 Main St. Tel. 381-W Through Service We Grow Compliments of Southbridge Roofing Co. INCORPORATED Hartwell Street Southbridge - - - Massachusetts Compliments of Hyde Manufacturing Company CUTLERY Compliments of H. T. HYDE CO. Boots — Shoes — Rubbers SOUTHBRIDGE SHEET METAL WORKS R. G. BRUSCON, Prop. 131 Elm Street Tel. 323- J CONDUCTOR PIPES EAVE TROUGHS AUTO RADIATORS SOLD AND REPAIRED NEW CORES CARRIED IN STOCK FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS G. Gregoire Son Archfitter Shoes for Women Nunn Bush Shoes for Men A Complete Line of Men ' s Furnishings 3-t Years Experience in Shoe Repairing Tel. 442-J 15 Hamilton St. H. O. Desaulniers Wholesale and Retail Federal Tires and Tubes Auto Accessories Gulf Gasoline and Motor Oils and Greases 145 Mechanic St. Tel. 601-J Compliments of Thimblin ' s Barber Shop 280 Main St Compliments of MORSE BROS. Hay, Grain and Feed Hook St. J. C. Gabree Auto Accessories Paints and Oils Toys Hardware and Crockery William S. Hofstra Plumbing , Steam and Hot Water Heating, Sheet Metal Work 173 Sayles Street Tel. Connection Black White Taxi Ten Clean Cabs PROMPT SERVICE TELE PHONE 1000 Compliments Arthur Langlais Groceries, Meat, Canned Goods Ice Cream, Fruits and Tobacco 161 Worcester St. Tel. 530 195 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS ' THE ONE GREAT JOY IN LIFE STRAND— PHELPS THEATRES SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Compliments of Peopled Store Ladies ' Wear 39 Hamilton St. Dufault Co. Clothing and Furnishings 24 Hamilton St. Clemence Company LUMBER DEALERS Manufacturers of DOORS - WINDOWS - FRAMES - MOULDINGS and FINISH Dealers In WALL BOARD AND PREPARED ROOFING Compliments of Krasnov ' s 27 Hamilton St. Grace Flower Shop FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 63 Central Street Telephone 980 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS A. L. MONAHAN GROCERIES ICE CREAM, CANDY, TOBACCO WATCH FOR OUR GROCERY SPECIALS Southbridge Fruit Co. O. Micheli, Prop. Fruits Candy Tobacco Corner Main and Hamilton Streets Telephone Connection DAVID LENTI Arch Preserver, E. P. Reed, Walk-Over and Crawford Shoes — Shoe Repairing — j 11 ELM STREET Gaumond ' s Taxi Service For Funerals, Weddings, Parties, Worcester Trips, Orchestra Accomodations DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Packard Limousine — Studebaker Sedan RES. TEL. 19 SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Southbridge Coal Co. Dealers in COAL AND WOOD W. M. Edwards Office: 315 Main St. Yard: Railroad Ave. Tel. 161-J Tel. 252-W Locki Tailoring Co. We Use New Prosperity Method in DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING Custom Tailors Room 25 Blanchard Bldg. E. F. Dakin Co. CANDY— CIGARS— ICE CREAM SODA Compliments of Joseph Therrien Pine Meats and Groceries 6 LENS STREET TEL. 413-W | - ' NEWS-STAND 307 Main Street Telephone 452-M PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS JOIN THE FRIENDLY Y Y. M. C. A. SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Compliments of RICHARD BAKING COMPANY Southbridge Savings Bank RESOURCES $4,950,404.36 INTEREST 4 3-4 p. c. FOR PAST YEAR PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS ERNEST LIPPE Meats, Groceries and Fresh Fish 200 MECHANIC STREET TELEPHONE 802-M Independent Optical Co. Manufacturers of High Grade Optical Goods SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS The Edwards Company Clothes for Young Men Kuppenheimer, Style-Plus in Extra Pant Suits From $25.00 to $37.50 High Grade Furnishings and Shoes PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS £7ST t if ♦ x : ' l if (Life (ILrtmsmt mt% (§r ra PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS Volume X ' d. FEBRUARY, 1929. Number 2 Jbarfc td Mtmrs Editor-in-Chief HAROLD MOREHOUSE, JR. Assistant Editor-in-Chief DOROTHY MACALLISTER Business Manager KENNETH PARNSWORTH Assistant Business Managers ORIGENE PAQUETTE, JR. MAURICE MARTIN CHARLES THIMBLIN WILLIAM TILLYER Treasurer . CONCETTA DI GREGORIO Subscription Manager ....... RALPH COLE Assistant Subscription Managers KATHLEEN BURNS JOHN STEEN Alumni Editor . . IOLA MORSE Assistant Alumni Editor . . ELIZABETH ST. ONGE Athletic Editor . . GEORGE JOHNSON Assistant Athletic Editor . . MAURICE CLEMENCE Exchange Editor . FLORA TAIT Assistant Exchange Editor . MIRIAM CRAIG Local Editor . PHYLLIS CRAIG Assistant Local Editor . DORIS CLAFLIN Art Editor . HELEN GRANT Joke Editor . DONALD BUCKLEY Faculty Adviser .MISS DEMPSEY Typists ...... . IRENE DUCLOS HENRY MARTIN HILDA PERRY LITER AHJR] THE FACULTY The members of the faculty do not write after the name of every student they dislike, a large, black F, in a nourishing manner neither are they hungry ogres who simply devour little schoolgirls and schoolboys. It is ven possible that the teacher enjoy seeing pupils pass ; quite probable, says the cynic, who wouldn ' t be glad to get rid of some of them? The teachers are not as old as the schoolmarms of the nineties, and conse- quently have not outgrown all youthful emo- tions. Yes, even they might feel lonely in a strange town, surrounded by unfamiliar sights and strange neighbors. The first year in a new town must be the most difficult, for then even the other faculty members are strangers. Very few teachers expect to be greeted by student faces which are shining with welcome; for they realize that some of the students consider them hard task-masters, who should be treated as such. Dissatisfaction is always prevalent, and although their opinion does not matter, there are a certain clique who feel it is their duty to pass learned judgment on the teachers of a small town. Criticism has been said to be conducive to improvement, but even the best of comments can be repreated too frequently. The student, after finishing his studies has a host of comrades with whom he can enjoy himself, but the teacher has papers to cor- rect. The above rambling discussion was cer- tainly not intended for high school students, who would never regard teachers in the same light as did the fictional students. This was written to express opinions voiced by various abstract personages. All of us act foolishly, but should never forget that even teachers are human. Ralph Cole, ' 29 ALL FOR THE SAKE OF THE TEAM (Dedicated to Coach McMahon) When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The darkies gather round and they all be- gin to shout Hey! Hey! Uncle Dud ' It ' s a treat to beat your feet on the Missis- sippi mud, wailed the saxaphones and Molly Brown slid and tapped and slid and tapped her slippered feet in time to the music. It wasn ' t often that she had a chance to dance to such music for this was a very special party. An orchestra from Bolton and a sitting down supper with a flock of colored waiters were not every day occur- rences of the senior crowd of the Weston High School. She looked across at Ted Barstow and waved a gay hand. Ted was having a good time all right even if she had had to per- suade him to come. Of course it was rather hard to get anywhere and have to leave when 10 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY the fun was just starting, because the coach had ordered every member of the team to be in bed by 9 :30 every night for a week be- fore the big game. She could hear the crowd talking about the game every time there was a lull in the music, What do you really think of our chances, she asked her partner. Fairish, he answered, that Pomfret crowd are husky guys and their center is built like a grand piano. It takes four men to move him, Ted is our big hope. Good old Ted, Molly said softly and wished that she could feel a little sentimental about him. The other girls raved about his eyes and that mop of curls but she could only remember how funny he was in the second grade when his two front teeth were missing and he lisped. Even a football hero wasn ' t such an idol if you ' d lived next to him all your life. The next dance was a waltz and Molly knew that Ted would be over for that dance. Some party and have your seen the sup- per layout, he asked. It ' s chicken a la King and toasted cheese wafers with the most wonderful — Hold it, hold it, or I ' ll be making a raid. Say Molly, I ' m glad I don ' t have to go - — and then they collided with a whirling couple and the sentence was lost. It wasn ' t until after the next dance that Molly remembered to look for the time. Nine twenty ! and Ted still there. She tried to get his eye but he was busy impressing an adoring Freshman and it wasn ' t until their next dance together she was able to speak of time to him. Ted, do you realize that it ' s after half past nine. You ought to be at home this minute. Not me, he grinned wickedly. I ' m hav- ing too good a time. But Ted Molly gasped You aren ' t going to stay for supper surely? Why you know you can ' t eat that stuff. Just watch me he laughed down at her as the music slid off in a last moan. Molly looked at her watch. Nine forty- five and Ted, the big, the only chance of vic- tory in the Pomfret game apparently not caring a rap whether he played or not and disqualifying himself for the game for Coach Martin was a martinet for discipline. Molly thought fast. She just must do something and that quick or the game was as good as lost. As she pressed her hands to her head she caught Ted looking her way and then came the inspiration. She would have a headache, not just a regular headache but a devastating one, the kind that sent one home to bed immediately. She sank into a chair and covered her eyes and peeking through her fingers saw the inquiring look on Ted ' s face. After a moment she cast an imploring glance his way and when he came hurriedly across, she whispered, Oh, Ted, I ' m so sick headachy. Help me get out, will you? Her conscience bothered her at Ted ' s sym- pathetic Sure I will. Come out this side door, Molly. Once outside Molly turned and said half heartedly: I can go home alone from here, Ted. I hate to have you miss the party, but Ted only replied, All right, now? Let ' s mosey along. Molly ' s headache didn ' t keep her from walking at top speed. If only Ted could get in before ten perhaps Coach Martin would excuse the half hour and she hurried on while Ted exclaimed, What ' s the rush. Go slow and get the air. It was just striking ten as they stopped at Molly ' s porch and Ted sank down on the step while Molly wrung her hands impa- tiently. Why, oh why wouldn ' t he go home and go to bed? It was too bad you had to miss the sup- per but then you wouldn ' t want to break training anyway, she suggested. Break training, Ted inquired. How do you get that way ? Well, didn ' t Coach Martin give all the team a whole list of rules for this week. Oh, sure, but I had permission to break training for tonight. Coach thought I was getting a little stale and told me all rules were off for tonight. Ted, Molly wailed. Are you telling me that you could have stayed until the end of the party? Surest thing in the world. Look here, Molly, you didn ' t think I was such a yellow cad as to throw down the team for a dance, THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 11 did you? I tried to tell you but some one bumped us and I didn ' t finish. Oh Ted, and the chicken a la King and the punch and the moonlight dance and now I ' ve cheated us both out of everything, and poor Molly blinked back a disappointed tear and fished out a tiny handkerchief. Cheated us? Say Molly, talk straight. How and why did you do any cheating, and Ted sat up straight and spoke earnestly. But Molly only shook her curly bob and wiped away two big tears. Molly, you little goose, and you did fake that headache? But why? and Ted took possession of the wet little handkerchief and forced Molly to look up. Then, bit by bit, she faltered out the story of how she had schemed to save Ted ' s honor and help win the game ; and the moon looked down and smiled and a star twinkled at the earnest young people. For a long moment they looked at each other and then they laughed and laughed until finally Ted looked at his watch and grinned, How about rustling some sand- wiches and I ' ll slip through the hedge and get some ginger ale that I saw in the ice box. I figure that the crowd are just sitting down to supper, and as Molly looked up contritely, he spoke more softly: Darn the chicken a la King, I ' d rather be reformed by you, Molly, than be waited on by an Abys- sinian king. Elizabeth Higgins, ' 29 CAN IT BE? Florence Morton ran down a crowded Bos- ton street one snowy day and anyone fa- miliar with the Boston streets can tell you that traffic on a stormy day is almost im- possible to penetrate. Florence Morton was the last one to take the bus which was one of those roomy affairs fitted out to the last degree for the comfort of its passengers. These vacationists were bound for the winter sports in Maine. Miss Morton, your skiis and suit case have just arrived and there is just one seat left for you, said the smiling bus driver as he checked off his list of passengers. Thank you, said Florence as she took the empty seat which was next to the aisle. Can it be, thought Florence, that I am really to have a vacation, it was a year ago last summer that I had a week off and to think that I am to have two whole weeks. But little did she know at the time that her vacation was to be much longer. Florence Morton was the assistant fiction editor of one of our well known magazines. There had been so much work to be done that holidays for her were few and far be- tween. The editor had been sick so Florence had been unusually busy the last six months. As they rode along, she began to think about a story that had come to the office late yesterday afternoon. As it was one of Paul Ot is ' stories, she had put it in her bag to read later. She and Paul had been class- mates in high school and now he had become a well known author. All the magazines were anxious to print one of his stories and this was a long one, most likely to be con- tinued in many of the future issues. As she was thinking about the story her thoughts wandered back to Paul, she won- dered where he lived now. The manuscript had been laid on her desk so she did not see the post mark. While thus day-dreaming she noticed a fine looking young man across the aisle whom she felt had been looking at her. As she glanced at him he seemed familiar but then one often sees people who remind one of some acquaintance. All the occupants of the bus were going to see or to participate in the winter sports, so before long every one was busily talking to his or her neighbor and it happened that Florence and the young man began comment- ing on their fellow travelers. When they stopped for luncheon he sat opposite her. It was here that their conversation drifted to modern fiction and authors. On this subject Florence could shine for she had not worked four years as an assistant fiction editor with- out knowing something about it. At the hotel that night the dinner was a jolly affair, each person present was given a nick-name for some characteristic that had been noticed. Florence Morton was Smiles while her new acquaintance was called Pen- man as he was always jotting down some bit of conversation or taking notes on scenery. That evening was spent in playing in- door games as it was snowing and blowing 12 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY too hard to enjoy any outdoor sport. Was it a coincidence or fate that Penman was always Smile ' s partner? When Florence went to her room she re- alized she was going to enjoy this long wished for vacation to the utmost, but what was Penman ' s real name? Next morning she went to the register and remembering he was in back of her as she signed, she glanced at the next name, Otis Paul of Chestnut Hill, how queer his name should be so like the author ' s. As time went on she became better ac- quainted with Otis Paul, he was jolly and full of fun, enjoying the outdoor sports as well as Florence. That was saying a good deal for she thought no one could be keener about them than her?elf. The first week was spent snow shoeing and skiing but the second week the lake was clear for skating. For the last night a big party was planned with a midnight sup- per. It was on the homeward stretch that Smiles ' s skate strap broke and she fell. May I help you, Smiles? said Penman as he came skating up to her. If you would fix my strap I would be very glad. When that was done they skated along together. Would you like to go on my toboggan to- morrow when they have the race. I have entered as number thirteen. I hope you aren ' t superstitious? said Penman. Oh! I would love to, if you are sure there is room for me. Room? There ' s only one fellow beside myself. All right then, what time does the race begin? It is scheduled for two o ' clock — so meet me in the lobby at one thirty. The next day dawned bright and clear, a better day for the race could not have been wished for. Sharp at two the toboggans were ready to shoot down the chute when the gun was fired. When number thirteen came up, the start- er shouted: On your mark — Get set — Ready — Go. Down, shot the toboggan, but just as they reached the bottom they struck a piece of ice hidden under the snow. The three occupants were thrown from the to- boggan and Florence landed in the path of the oncoming racers. A great shout went up from the spectators a 3 they saw the toboggan strike Florence and drag her many feet. Oh, horrors, where am I? groaned Flor- ence. In a good safe place but you must keep still, said the white clad nurse. But my head aches so and I can ' t move my left arm or ankle. You will be all right soon but you must rest now, replied the nurse. In a few days Florence learned that she was the only one who was seriously hurt, her two companions receiving only bad bruises. Florence had asked for some of her things, among those brought to her was Paul Otis ' s story. The doctor had given her permission to sit up and read for about an hour so the nurse wheeled her out into the sun porch while she read the long forgotten story. As she read, the title page fell unnoticed to the floor. Where did you get my story? Where did I get what? said Florence looking up surprised. My story, but first I think I had better tell you my name ; it is Paul Otis and I knew you the minute you got on the bus in Boston. I signed my name on the register Otis Paul so you wouldn ' t know me, I wanted to see how long it would be before you discovered that I was your old high school frend. Paul Otis, my classmate and favorite author, cried Florence. And can it be lover? said Paul. Pearle R. Putnam, ' 29. THE CLEANUP The basement window loomed up before the three men. The darkness concealed the detail ' of the nlace, hardly making the iron bars on the window distinguishable. In the darkness the three men were barely visible, their shadowy forms moving stealthily around. Make it snappy, muttered one of the men, urging on another who was prying at the bars with a jimmy. Aw can it, you ' re just buttin ' in on this job, anyway, snarled the other viciously, THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 13 as he proceeded to wrench at the few re- maining bars. At last, the bars were down and the men were feeling around the window for a way to open it. Slip the jimmy in here, whispered one of the men. After a while, the window gave way, and the men crawled in, one by one, stepping into an ever darker chamber, and moved stealthily along a narrow corridor. Here we are, whispered one of the men as they stopped before a large safe, which in the light of the flashlight displayed a large number of knobs and dials. We ' ll never be able to work this one with- out any ' soup, ' muttered one of the men, the largest one. So you guys better get busy. The trio then set to work laying in the soup and muffling the safe with blankets and coats. All set? said one of them. All right, was the answer. I got a good mind to ' can ' you before we ' re done, muttered one of the men to the large thickset man. You ' re welcome to it, but remember I got something on you birds that ' ll sit you in the chair, growled the large man, ominous- ly. Aw, cut out the scrappin ' an get to work, cut in the other man sharply. The charge of powder went off with a muffled thud, blowing away the door of the safe, leaving the men listenly intently. A gentle pattering of footsteps came to them, and they waited in silence. The footsteps, became louder and louder. They suddenly stopped and a groan disturbed the silence. Nice work, Joe, breathed one of the men to the thickset man, who was now tying and gagging the unconscious guard on the floor of the corridor. Throw him over here and we ' ll shove him in the box when we clear out. Now to dig out the mazuma, beamed Joe as they turned to the safe, the interior of which was a maze of boxes, drawers, and pigeon holes. The men then set to work solving the maze, opening drawers, boxes, drawing out bonds, mortgages, documents and such things. At last an open box disclosed neat- ly covered and tied bundles of bills. This is the stuff, boy, you bet I ' ll rest easy for awhile, cried one of the burglars gleefully as they set to taking the money and putting it into a bag. Now, we ' ll throw this merry lad into the box, came from Joe as he bodily deposited the guard into the safe. Got everything? Let ' s get goin ' , was the reply, as they stealthily crept back along the corridor. Having reached the large outer-room they paused and listened, but this time the death- ly silence of the vaults greeted their ears. Having peered out of the window for any possible intruders to their picnic, they slipped out the window, Joe following the other two. A large touring car loomed out of the darkness of a deserted side-street. The first two went into the front seat, Joe sitting alone in the rear seat. All right, the ' jack ' goes into the back seat with me, Joe told the other two as the car started off. All right, all right, was the reply as the bag was lifted into the back seat. Pretty neat tapping that inquisitive baby on the button, I ' ll say, returned Pete, who was driving the car. A nice Christmas present of a k hundred grand every now an ' then ain ' t so ' bad, eh? The car was purring smoothly along the side streets, displaying no undue haste, thus inciting no suspicion in the minds of any chance passerby who should be awake at that time of the night. The muzzle of one of Joe ' s automatics probed into Pete ' s back and the muzzle of the other went into the back of the other occu- pant of the front seat. Now, Pete, just calmly drive up to the police station, and if either one of you guys yaps, your hides will roast in the chair up the river, snarled Joe into the ears of his surprised companions. You elevate your mitts, Bill, an ' keep ' em up. The astonished driver, Pete, had no alter- native but to obey the orders of the man in the rear seat. Hey! what ' s the big idee, here? growled Bill harshly but helplessly. Hold yer horses, young man, you ' ll soon 14 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY find out, returned Joe calmly, as the car turned into the street on which the station was situated. All right, you guys get out, murmured Joe as he prompted his companions with the muzzles of his guns, marching the pair up the steps and into the station, presenting them to the astonished precinct captain. These fellers tried to break in down at the Union Trust but I happened along and at that time spoiled the game for ' em. Mind holding ' em while I go back and notify the officials? They didn ' t get anything, but I just want to go and tell them down there, Joe prattled calmly, pocketing his guns under the insolent glare from Pete and Bill. S ' long. Joe then proceeded down the street, started the car, and drove away with the loot. After all, life ' s just what you make it, he murmured to himself. George Johnson, ' 29 SUPERANDUM CAPILLO (Authors ' Note: After paying a very high royalty, we are able, by permission of the National Broadcasting Company, to place before the public the true story of that memorable classic of the chariot, between Ben-Hur and Messala, as announced origin- ally by Graham McNamee. Unfortunately, in our recounting of this famous contest, we have been forced to omit the vowel marks. However, these may be supplied by the imagination, or, if desired, an abridged translation may be secured from the colla- borators upon request). Salutationes, feminae virique! Est Gra- ham McNamee ipse nuntians. Classicum certamen quoque anno inter Messalam et Ben-Hur in Magno Stadio Antiochiae rela- turi sumus. Pauca de loco et de proximis arenae dicam. Est magnum stadium vetusto saxo aedifi- catum longius quam latum, et cursum in me- dio stadio habet. Procul, colles purpureos, superbos luce solis occasus, videmus. Stadium nunc completur. Undique sunt multae voces. Undique pennae se ostendunt. Favores, autem, in Via Appia sunt sex con- tra unum pro Messala. Quid non mortalia pectora cogis, auri sacra fames? Omnes gentes, sed Seniores maximis nu- meris, adsunt. Togae hoc anno breviores, potissimum ab Iunioribus, induuntur. Venit Messala, vero! Audite quo modo multitudo clamet. Ruber, color Messalae, omnibus locis videtur, et magnus clamor auditur. Nunc Ben-Hur, subridens, per portam venit. Caeruleae pennae, pro eo, gloriose ostenduntur. Messala et Ben-Hur nunc galeas pro cer- tamine induuntur atque iudex signum dat. Coeperunt! Ac Ben-Hur Messalam paucis passibus ducit. Nunc tubicines carmen, Equi ! Equi ! Equi ! dant. lam in medio primo spatio sunt. Messala e latere est, poena quindecim passus erit, sed index non eum videt. Messala constan- ter consequitur et nunc ad secundum spatium perveniunt. Messala tenet Ben-Hur in se- cundo spatio, ' iterumque iudex non eum videt. Multitudo est infrenata et fasces lictorum ad caelum iaciuntur. Tertium spatium volavit! Videtur non iudicium fore. Sunt nunc in proximo spatio et pares esse videntur. Vero ! Iudicium erit, — non erit,- — Vero ! Non vero ! Tandem Ben- Hur superat! Ben-Hur super suos equos pependit et Zephyrus unum eius capillorum adflavit, et Ben-Hur capillo capitis super- avit. Mehercule! Certamen fuit! Conabimur rogare Ben-Hur ut cum vobis loquatur. Venit vero et nunc mihi placet Ben-Hur in- troduces. Volo dicere, ' Salve, mater, salve pater! ' Dominus McNamee me rogat cui meam vic- toriam attribuam. Meam victoriam ' Lucky Strikes, ' laeto fumo, quos Zephyrus fumat, attribuo. Spiritu Zephyri, meus capillus adflatus est. ' Lucky Strikes ' spiritus non brevior faciunt. Ad ' Lucky Strikes ' pro dulcibus prehendite. H. E. Morehouse, Jr. ' 29 0. J. Paquette, Jr. ' 29 FLOWERS ARE NOT TO PICK On the East side of New York, on one of the dirtiest streets of the slums, a little boy went plodding along under the scorch- ing heat of a summer ' s noonday sun. He was a nale, thin, little fellow, about four years old. His pallid face was illumined by two soft brown, collie-like eyes. The THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 15 burning sun shone down on his chestunt ringlets, casting glints of gold through his shining cap of curls. He climbed the dark, narrow, dusty stairs of a ramshackle dwelling. Higher and high- er his staunch little legs climbed, taking him up through the dreary passageway. Having climbed four flights of steps, he opened the door to the left and entered a tiny, equally dark garret. A small table stood in the center with a smoky oil lamp on it. At the far end of the room, on the floor, beneath the eaves of the sloping roof, were two mattresses of straw. The floor was covered with a thick carpet of dust; flies and mosquitoes buzzed through the stifling room, stopping to sniff and taste the sour bread which was on the table. The child cut himself a piece of the soggy bread and stretching himself on his bed of straw, chewed the morsel ravenously. Now and then he waved his small, pale, thin hand about his head to shoo away the bother- some flies. He crawled down the rickety stairs and threaded his way through the crowded, noisy, busy streets to the land of his heart ' s desire — a small public park in which some bright colored flowers bloomed. Freddy loved flowers and every clay, passersby would see the little fellow, his hands grasping the iron fence and his head pressed against the bars, staring dreamily at the flowers. To Freddy, this small park was a palace garden and his young spirit marveled at the beau- tiful masses of colors bordered by a velvet carpet of green grass. A crimson poppy caught his eye as it swayed to and fro in the light summer breeze. How gorgeous it was, a small crimson chalice perched on a thin pedestal of green. He thrust his frail little hand through the fence and touched the waxy, silken petals. The cool and soothing speck of loveliness intox- icated his young soul. Cautiously he poked his hand through the bars again and plucked the blossom. Frightened, he turned to flee but a jerk on his arm made him turn. A gigantic policeman held him with a grip that hurt his tender flesh and looked severely at him: So you ' re the one who has been stealing the flowers, he bellowed. I ' m going to lock you up. The little fellow shook with fear but he only grasped the flower more tightly. The policeman, (Freddy knew him as a cop), led him before the bearded, stern looking judge. Young man, don ' t you know you should not pick the flowers? Please, sir, whispered Freddy, I didn ' t mean to be bad. I only wanted to take a flower to Granny. She works to take care of me and she ' s sick. All right, I let you go this time but never pick the flowers again. Remember, flowers are not to pick ! The lad ran home carrying the posy to Granny — his only friend in the world; the only one he loved. As the summer and fall passed away, each day Freddy sadly watched the flowers wither and die. One evening, early in October, he returned to find a strange man in the loft bending over Granny. A tall, grim-faced woman appeared from the dark corner and taking Freddy by the hand, led him from the room and down the squeaky steps telling him that Granny had joined Freddy ' s mother and daddy in heaven. Freddy soon forgot Granny as he found his first playmates in the orphan asylum, but deep in his heart there always burned the flame colored poppy. All through the long bleak winter, when his hands were often purple with cold, his fingers grew warm and his whole body tingled as he re- called the soft, moist petals of the little flower. The winter months passed into the warm days of spring and the child delighted in watching the trees burst into bloom and as Easter grew near, to see the pink and blue hyacinths peep out of the ground. Each day he ran to the park and gazed at his be- loved flowers, always locking his hands tightly behind him to refrain from picking them. One rare day in June, a beautiful lady visited the orphanage. Freddy stood in awe of the lovely lady, swathed in the light-blue dress — as blue as her starry eyes, with a thick, fluffy fur over her shoulders. Freddy stared at this princess-like creature and his small body clung to her as she kissed him. 16 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY His heart grew warm at her kiss and it re- called Granny to him, the only one he had ever loved. All through the week he dreamed of the fairy godmother and his heart beat faster when he saw her come again the fol- lowing week. Mrs. Wilson had taken to the curley headed little boy and had come to adopt him. Freddy swelled with pride as he rolled away in a limousine driven by a chauffeur in livery. His jaw dropped when the car stopped before a mansion. His dream of a palace could not even be compared with this luxurious home. Following Mrs. Wilson through a maze of rooms they came to a small, chamber in which stood a little white bed. Freddy saw teddy bears and woolly dogs were propped against the gay cretonne cushions which covered the low, broad window seat. When he had a supper of bread, golden honey and creamy milk, a girl dressed in white came to tuck him in his little bed with his teddy bear hugged tightly in his arms. Presently, the lovely lady appeared, and as she kissed him good night, he hugged her and unintentionally the word Mama slipped out — the first time he had called any one Mama! Freddy was awakened in the morning by the sun which peeped in through the cur- tains and played on the soft, blue rug on the floor. He ran to the window to look out — he drew back startled and then gave a cry of joy. Outside, just below his windows were hundreds, perhaps thousands of differ- ent colored flowers. Scrambling into his clothes, he darted down the steps in to the spacious gardens. Little paths led through the masses of flowers. Pink flowers, red flowers, yellow, purple and orange ones surrounded the be- wildered yet delighted youngster. As he passed, his hand touched one of the silky petals. How cool and soft it felt, bathed in the morning dew. He reached out his hand again but quickly withdrew it as he heard a voice say, Flowers are not to pick! Up and down the paths he walked, through a rainbow of colors, sniffing the fragrance of the roses and the heavy sweetness of the honey suckle. Each flower he passed seemed more beautiful than the last one. Again and again he stretched out his hand and with- drew it as the words, Flowers are not to pick, hammered in his ears. Pausing at a bed of pansies, he gazed at their velvety, heaven turned faces. If only he could pick one — just one little flower. Suddenly, before he could control his ac- tions, he plucked a little pansy. He looked at its little yellow face with the brown eye s and the lavender ruffle about its neck. Freddy! He dropped the flower as he heard the voice and his feet winged with fear, flew through the paths turning up one and down the other. Not knowing where he went he came face to face with Mrs. Wilson. What would she do to him for pick- ing her flowers? He lifted his frightened eyes to hers saying, I ' m awfully sorry I picked one of your flowers but I ' ll work for you to pay for it. Mrs. Wilson ' s face broke into a broad smile. You precious little boy, go pick as many flowers as you like — they are to make you happy. Each day Freddy picked a bouquet and took it to the beautiful lady and as she kissed him, he snuggled up into her arms whisper- ing, Mama. Mary Gable, ' 30 A MOTOR TRIP IN SOCONYLAND It was a bright, cheery summer day. The sun was shining, there wasn ' t a cloud in the sky. My friend Jack and I had nothing to do so after reclining on the lawn for about an hour, Jack suggested that we take a motor tour of the state in his antiquated Ford tour- ing car. I agreed that it was a good idea and we decided to start at once. We were to be real campers and not take along a portable gas stove, ice box, tent, bed- room slippers and all the comforts of home. Our equipment consisted of two blankets, two sweaters, two small pans from Wool- worth ' s, several cans of baked beans and sliced peaches, two or three pounds of cookies and a box of tooth picks. These were hurriedly thrown into the back of the car and we were on our way. We traveled for hours at an average speed of twenty miles per hour : five miles an hour uphill, twenty-five on the level, while coming THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 17 down the hill, he would put it into neutral and the old Ford would coast down rapidly and fairly quietly to the bottom. We left the state road and traveled the narrow, rutted country roads in an effort to evade the signboards which beautify our beautiful scenery along the state roads. The road which we chose was full of rocks and holes with many sharp curves and steep grades. We were moving along a level stretch at about twenty miles an hour when we heard a sound like the report cf a gun, the rear wheels swerved to the right and went over the edge of the narrow road, down a two- foot embankment into some marshy land. Jack and I got out and looked at the tires and the position of the car. The car had to be moved before we could change the tire on the right rear wheel. We took off our shoes and stockings and by standing ankle deep in black mud which oozed up between our toes, we succeeded in pushing the rear wheels back onto the road. I jacked the car up while Jack looked for the necessary tools before he could change the tire. After I had jacked the car up, I noticed that the tire was no longer flat and therefore I let the car down. I was about to put the jack away when I noticed that the tire was flat again. I, again, jacked the car up, and admitted to Jack that I did not know much about cars. He said that he agreed with Ben Franklin that if you want a thing well done you should do it yourself and raid that he would change the tire himself. He changed the tire and we again got under way. It was about eight o ' clock when we began looking for a place to spend the night; that is, a field of standing grass and running water nearby in the form of a brook. We found one, drove in and made ourselves at home. We gathered a large number of dead branches from the lower parts of the pine trees in the vicinity and lighted a small fire. We heated the entire contents of a can of Friends ' Beans but when the beans were ready we discovered that we had forgotten to bring knives, forks and plates and for lack of better means of conveyance we were forced to spear each bean separately wi+h a toothpick. It was tedious work and surely would drive anyone with a growing appetite crazy. All of the beans having been de- voured, we divided a pound of cookies be- tween us, placed our blankets on the ground and sat down. We told stories of big game hunting in Afr : ca with bow and arrow and told jokes until the fire died down to red coals. We placed more wood on the fire, rolled up our sweaters and placed them on logs to act as pillows, and rolled up in our blankets to sleep on the grass. I was dreaming that I was hunting big game in Africa with a bow and arrow, when I heard a shriek. I awoke and wakened Jack. He said that he had heard nothing but as he spoke, we heard another shriek from the woods nearby. With one accord, we piled all the firewood on the fire and Jack turned on the light? of the Ford. We then realized that it was a screech owl, but our nerves were too shaken, and with mutual consent we picked up our blankets, put out the fire, cranked the Ford and started we knew not where. We drove along the coun- try road without passing more than one gasoline filling station. When we started up a steep hill, about five miles beyond the fill- ing statior. the motor began to skip. Jack said that this meant that the gas was low, but that we might be able to reach a filling station before the gas was entirely gone. The Ford had almost reached the crest of the hill when the motor ceased sputtering; ceased functioning altogether; it stalled. We coasted back down the hill and stopped. I got out and cranked the Ford. After I had cranked for two minute , Jack suddenly re- alized that he had switched off the ignition before coasting down and had forgotten to turn it on again. Another turn of the crank and the motor started. Jack turned the car around and we backed up the hill and coasted down the other side. After we had backed half way up the next hill, the motor stalled nd we were stranded. Resigned to my fate I curled up on the back seat and went to sleep. Shortly after sunrise, we woke and thought of breakfast. We discovered that we still had several family-size cans of Friends ' Baked Beans, three cans of sliced peaches and two pounds of cookies. The baked beans brought memories of the pre- 18 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY ceding meal with its difficulties, and there- fore they were automatically disqualified. We decided to eat peaches and cookies for breakfast; eating the peaches with our fin- gers and drinking the juice from the can. After breakfast we set out on foot in search of gasoline. We had walked for fif- teen minutes, more or less, when we heard the noise of an automobile. Around a curve into our sight came a Socony Gasoline sup- ply truck. We hailed the driver and told him of our predicament. He said that he would sell us ten gallons at the regular re- tail price. As we were riding back to the Ford, we asked him how it happened that he was going along such a lonely country road. He said that he was going to the fill- ing station which we had passed five miles back. This just goes to show, he said, that on the highways and the byways, So- conyland is everywhere you go. Ten gallons of gas at twenty cents per gal- lon is two dollars. Several stops at roadside stands had ruined our bank rolls. Jack had one dollar and five cents, while I had just exactly ninety-three cents, which is one dol- lar minus a package of gum and a two-cent stamp. Together we had a total of one dol- lar and ninety-eight cents cash on hand to pay for two dollars worth of gas. The truck driver looked at the Ford with a pitying eye and agreed to accept the money, provided that we pay him the other two cents the next time we saw him. We, now, were dead broke, but we had ten gallons of gas to our credit and after circl- ing about we headed for home, good food, and civilization. Donald Buckley, ' 30 THE LOSS OF THE TARA It was one of those hot, sunny days, known well to South Sea travelers. There was not a bi-eath of air to fan the cheek or flap the sail, while the waves lapped gently against the bow. Harry Selden, the captain, was standing at the helm and Charlie Selden, the captain ' s nephew, was up in the crow ' s nest, looking out for a vessel of one Thurs- day Island Schmidt, an adventurer and pirate of the south seas. The Tara was under full sail, but making little headway because of the lack of wind and the weight of its ponderous load of silks, silver, pearls, and spices. It was mounted with fourteen guns, including the stern and bow guns. Each of these guns was loaded and ready for action but everyone hoped they wouldn ' t be used. At noon the entire company gathered in the mess room except the helmsman and the boy in the crow ' s nest. The general conversation turned toward the chances of a battle with Schmidt and his ruffian crew. It was tempting, yet, if they were victorious it would certainly mean extra money and a good time at the next port. Regardless of the darkening shadow, the sailors failed to be impressed, but continued to make the best of things. All that day passed with nothing more exciting than a school of flying fish of which Charlie caught some for the supper table. In this climate the evenings were long and as it had been an easy day the sailors told yarns. They gradually turned toward the tales of Schmidt and his pirate crew, they were truly hair-raising and enough to make your heart skip a beat. At dawn, the cry went out, Boat sighted, starboard side, too far away to be distin- guishable, all hands report on deck for duty. Everything was astir, some were calm, others excited, some ran here and there, others sat still and talked in low tones. Soon, however, the Captain restored order and told everyone to remain quiet as it might only be a passing freighter, though one could see that he didn ' t believe it himself. Charlie was excited and rather hoped it was Schmidt. At this time, the watch, shouted the name of the coming vessel Cholita which was indeed the trim fast ship of Thursday Island Schmidt. The Captain sent his men to their posts, one experienced man at each gun. The fast decreasing distance between the two vessels narrowed to gun shot distance. Schmidt cooly asked the Captain to surren- der, the answer was No and the battle was on. Charlie was powder carrier and was very excited, so much so, that he was rather shaky. The battle was now on and Charlie soon forgot to be excited and tended strictly to business. The Cholita belched forth a broadside and THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 19 the Tara answered her with interest. The canvas was torn to shreds; the cross pieces knocked asunder. One gun was blown to bits and one of the masts toppled over, killing the first mate. Now Charlie was in the crow ' s nest shooting a rifle he had picked up. Every shot counted, for he shot with the steadiness of a veteran, he knew not where he was, ex- cept that he was shooting at some one who was trying to destroy him. Both boats were damaged badly as they were rather evenly matched. The crew of the Cholita because of its superior number, tried to board the ship but a ball swept the deck each try and cleared things a little. The decks of both boats were spattered with the blood of the many dead. The Tara, though it had a smaller crew, did more dam- age to Schmidt ' s ship than he did to theirs, because the Tara men were better marks- men. Three guns had been blown to bits be- fore they started to board the Cholita. A desperate battle occurred and the Tara came through victorious, capturing after a hard but brief battle the Cholita. As the Tara was slowly sinking, they herded all the prisoners into the lower hold of the Cholita and took her in tow. It was certain that she wouldn ' t stay up long so she was taken to the nearest island and stranded there. After finishing this, they all set sail for the nearest sea port. The prisoners were kept carefully guarded and the wounded were taken care of as best as was possible. They were fortunate enough to have a strong trade wind in their favor and reached port before nightfall. None too soon, however, as that night the boat went down in the harbor but it was no great loss, as it was torn to pieces beyond repair. That night the whole town celebrated, and every one enjoyed themselves for Thursday Island Schmidt was known and feared in many parts of the world. He plundered rich and poor alike and both rejoiced over his capture. The surviving members of the crew of the Tara were treated and retreated and the Captain and his nephew were in- vited to the governor ' s house. The crew of the Cholita was lodged in jail immediately. The next day they hired a ship as they wouldn ' t have enough money to buy one till the load of the Tara had been sold and went in search of the stranded ship. Late that afternoon they came upon the spot they thought they had left the ship but no ship was in sight. As they could do no search- ing that day they tried to reason out some probable reason for its disappearance. All next day they searched for it, for a week the search was continued but no trace was found. At last they gave it up and returned to port very disappointed. To this day the ship has never been found or heard of. Roland Underwood, ' 30 HONOR ROLL FIRST QUARTER 1928 SENIORS All A ' s Higgins, Elizabeth All A ' s and B ' s Cole, Ralph Darling, Cynthia Farnsworth, Kenneth Johnson, George Morehouse, Harold Orzech, Wanda Paquette, Origene Putnam, Pearle Tillyer, Louise SOPHOMORES All A ' s and B ' s Craig, Miriam Kania, Wilhemina Kwarciak, Wanda Miscook, Alfred McKinstry, Catherine Santo, Mary Schwartzberg, G. Steen, John Theriault, Jeannette Thompson, Pauline JUNIORS All A ' s and B ' s Burns, Kathleen Claflin, Doris Clemence, Maurice Craig, Phyllis Gable, Mary Houde, Rita Kozyra, Stefanie Manthue, Katena Monroe, Gwendolyn Pinsonneault, Edna Renaud, Irene Skinner, Louise St. Onge Elizabeth Thimblin, Charles FRESHMEN All_A ' s and B ' s Buckley, John Clough, Ruth Cullen, Eileen Janeczek, Sophie Kaszynski, Edward Lawton, Lea Lawton, Muriel Mageau, George Metivier, Blanche Pezzetti, Celia SECOND QUARTER 1929 SENIORS All A ' s Higgins, Elizabeth Johnson, George All A ' s and B ' s JUNIORS All A ' s Clemence, Maurice All A ' s and B ' s Burns, Kathleen Cole, Ralph Farnsworth, Kenneth Misiaszek, Anna Morehouse, Harold Orzeck, Wanda Paquette, Origene Tillyer, Louise Walker, Henry Houde, Harmel SOPHOMORES All A ' s McKinstry, Catherine All A ' s and B ' s Craig, Miriam Girouard, Beatrice Kwarciak, Wanda Laabs, Eleonora Schwartzberg, G. Steen, John A. Thompson, Pauline Tillyer, Edgar W. Vaughan, Frances Craig, Phyllis Duclos, Marie Irene Gable, Mary Houde, Rita Kozyra, Stefanie Pinsonneault, Edna C. Proulx, Andrea St. Onge, Elizabeth Thimblin, Charles True, John FRESHMEN All A ' s and B ' s Buckley, John Clough, Ruth Cullen, Eileen Damain, Joseph Harney, Mary Houde, Agnes Hunt, Bernice Janeczek, Sophie Kaszynski, Edward Lawton, Muriel F. Mageau, George Metivier, Blanche Poeton, John Town, Maurice Waite, Frederick Walker, Margaret We have had few entertainments this quarter as the time has been devoted to re- hearsals for the Operetta. However, we have had these: November seventh, a saxaphone duet played by George Johnson and Roland Jal- bert. A piano duet on November fourteenth by Miss Troy and Miss McGrath, members of the faculty. On November twenty-first, Miss McGrath played the Orthophonic Victrola. Mrs. Anderson, a local teacher of piano- THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 21 forte entertained November twenty-eighth. On December twelfth, we enjoyed a vio- lin solo played by Gwendolyn Monroe. December nineteenth, the sixth grade from the Engine House entertained us with a Christmas story and songs. The Juniors have received their rings. This year it has been decided to have a standard ring and the present Junior class has been the first to have them. Christmas parties were held the nine- teenth and twentieth of December — the Freshman-Sophomore party on the nine- teenth, and the Junior-Senior party on the twentieth. Games and dancing were en- joyed and everyone received a gift. The Seniors held a very successful dance in the Auditorium, December twenty-first. Freddie ' s Band played and refreshments were served during the evening. Thursday evening, January twenty-fourth, the Glee Club presented the operetta, The Bells of Beaujolais, under the direction of Rosalie McGrath, with Frances Troy, ac- companist, and Thecla Fitzgerald, dramatic coach. Much credit is due them, as it was through their efforts that the members of the Glee Club were able to achieve such re- sults. Much praise should be given to the lead- ing characters and the chorus, who devoted their time and energy toward making the operetta a success. The peasant costumes were the result of much hard work on the part of each member of the chorus, who made these costumes under the supervision of Miss Lundagen. The costumes were very effective and served as a colorful background. The characteristic dances performed dur- ing the operetta were very picturesque. They were coached by Ovila Boiteau who spent much time in the interests of the Glee Club. Under the supervision of Alice Olliff, the stage was artistically decorated, and trans- formed into a French garden. V s- w ' lna in ' nj Osborne Tabor, ' 24, is teaching in the South. Dean Tabor, ' 25, is attending the Boston Conservatory of Music and also singing at the Metropolitan Theatre in Boston. William B. Delehanty is spending a year in Europe, where he will study architecture. Mr. Delehanty who, for several years past, has been associated with a large architec- tural firm in New York City, was graduated from Mary E. Wells High School in the Class of 1920. He subsequently attended M. I. T: from which he was graduated four years later. Since that time he has been employed in New York City. Robert P. Montague, a senior in Brown University, has been chosen one of three members of the senior class to speak at the annual Commencement Day exercises at the University. The other speakers will be J. S. Collier, President of the senior class and a contestant at the recent Olympic games in Holland, and Harold S. Sizer, leading debater and orator. Mr. Montague was graduated from the Mary E. Wells High School in the Class of 1924. He entered Brown University the following autumn. He has taken high rank as a student, hold- ing both the Manning and Laston Scholar- ships and is Business Manager of the Brown Daily Herald. Dorothy Hall of Boston, a graduate of the Mary E. Wells High School, has announced her marriage to Mr. Dundas also of Boston. Miss Hall conducted a school of modern dancing here with much success for a num- ber of years following her graduation. Carol Bingley, ' 28, has been elected pres- ident, and Bernice McGilvray, treasurer, of the freshman class at Framingham Normal School. The names of Beryl Morse, 1926, and Gertrude LeClair, 1927, appear on the honor roll of Massachusetts Agricultural College. THE EVOLUTION OF A THOUSAND- WORD THEME (The following is a true account of a toeekly occur- rence i n Freshman English under a cer- tain professor at M. A. C.) It ' s Friday again, and there ' s another theme to pass in to-morrow morning at eight o ' clock. Fridays come so often ! Why couldn ' t they come every two weeks rather than every week? You haven ' t time to get over the effects of one theme but you have THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 23 to write another. Well, the theme must be written. You have Friday afternoon free ; so you decide you ' ll use it to write your theme. After lunch, you haul out the woi ' k- ing thought which you had to prepare for Thursday on the subject of your choice. As usual there were four subjects ; and as usual, you chose the one you deemed the easiest. Your subject this week is Women ' s Tears and you are going to prove that women do not use tears as a weapon. You sit down and wait for an inspiration. Well, the in- spiration is slow in coming, and the whole afternoon and evening are spent in day- dreaming, gazing at the beautiful sunset, and reading the book advertisements, poems, and stories, in Harper ' s Magazine. At nine o ' clock at night you decide you ' ll wait no longer for inspiration. So, you begin to hunt around in your mind for some suitable in- troduction, for there must always be an in- troduction. Eureka ! You ' ve hit upon some- thing ! And you write From the dawn of the ages, women have had instilled into them a sense of inferiority toward the male sex. After a lapse of fifteen minutes or so, you begin to write in a feverish heat Men, in their inherent conceit, assumed that they were the gods of Creation because of their physical powers. They assumed that, because they were physically superior to women, they must necessarily be mentally and morally superior ' as well. What could women do in the face of such insurmount- able conceit? They had to acquiesce. In the course of time, they came to believe that they really were inferior to men, and it was not until the twentieth century that they awoke from the stupor of centuries of inbred in- feriority. Up to that time women had been considered by men as not much more than property. Even Defoe, who was very mod- ern in his ideas on women, had said in his paper pleading for the education of women, The man that has such a one (meaning a woman) to his portion, has nothing to do but rejoice in her, and be thankful. Mere property! Substitute the word car, or radio, and make the necessary change in the pronoun, and you have the same effect. Women were not even considered human beings. And w omen have not completely downed their inferiority. And men still con- sider themselves superior. Women are still the most frequent subject of men ' s jokes. Well, that will do for an introduction. A little over two hundred words. Somewhat too long for an introduction, but the prof won ' t notice it. And now you rack your brain for a sentence which will bring you into your subject, and finally you add Women are still the object of men ' s con- descension ; and women ' s tears, after years of exploitation, are still men ' s chief subject of discussion. A pause of about a half an hour. Your thoughts are coming in at a rapid pace and in a perfect jumble now; and you must stop to sort them out. You decide to open up with Men have always accused women of using tears as a weapon when they can not get what they want. And with chewing of pencil, groans, nod- ding, flashes of inspiration, and whatnot, the paragraph continues to take form. Men have always accused them of resort- ing to lachrymal explosions when their best laid plans or most earnest desires are dashed on the rocks of indifference, or come up against the adamant of the masculine ' NO ' . Men have accused them of intentionally using their so-called weapon because they know that men cannot endure the sight of tears. These bold, fearless, brave men must flnd some excuse for their weakness. They must preserve their self-respect somehow or other. So, they charge women with inten- tionally taking advantage of their frailty, and they term their tears a weapon. Per- sonally, I do not believe that women are such poor sports. I do not believe that women stoop to such childish petulance as to cry when they cannot obtain what they desire. If a woman comes to tears after a heated argument with her husband concern- ing the buying of a fur coat, for instance, ten chances to one her tears are the result of severe nervous tension and they are not in the least intentional. Of course some women in the past — and even in the present — -may have recognized that their tears were a very efficient solvent for men ' s usually in- soluble decisions ; but these women are in the minority. Such unsportsmanlike acting 24 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY may have occurred in the Victorian Age when women were of the clinging-vine type — when women were expected to cry like a child for anything they desired. Men ex- pected and wished them to act that way. It emphasized their masculinity and power, presumably, and gratified their self-pride. The Tennysonian Ideal was one of t hese pale, fragile, and perhaps delicious, ladies who draped herself in men ' s arms in a grace- ful swoon, at the slightest provocation. But that type of woman has gone; and with it has gone women ' s crying when things do not go as desired. Women have a sense of sportsmanship. They play the game. They do not intentionally use their tears as a weapon. Whew ! What a workout ! You ' re getting sleepier and sleepier. It ' s half past ten. You decide to go to bed now and get up early to-morrow morning. You have the theme over half done anyhow. Well, at four A. M. you crawl out of bed, freeze in the process, and proceed with the tedious task; and another paragraph takes form. No men enjoy making spectacles of themselves in public places, and neither do women. Now, compare the behavior of men and women in such public gatherings as funerals and theatres. Do you ever see men shed tears at funerals? No. The percent- age of men crying at funerals is entirely negligible. The only results you get from the masculine side are painfully unmusical sounds which reach no farther than their Adam ' s apple. Now, how do women act on similar occasions? Do you see them weep? Absolutely. They burst right out and wet countless handkerchiefs, gloves, and scarfs. They go into hysterics and have a noisy time. And crocodile tears are not the rule; they are the exception. Does not this prove women ' s emotional nature? Well, how do the reactions of men and women compare at theatres? Whom do you see surreptitiously wiping tear-stained eyes during a particular- ly moving play or picture? You invariably see the women. And when the lights are flashed on, what confusion you see taking place to erase all traces of previous emotion ! This very fact shows that women ' s tears are spontaneous, that they are due to women ' s highly emotional nature. Again, women ' s tears under great stress of feeling, such as the meeting of a friend who has not been seen in years, show that they are not inten- tional but purely coincident with the emo- tion undergone. There seems to be some close connection between the lachrymal ducts and emotional nature of women. The fact that women ' s tears are seen in such public gatherings as funerals and theatres indic- ates that they are neither artificial nor in- tentional, but that they are due to the pecu- liar nature of women ' s emotional make-up. Well, that ' s enough of that. It ' s five o ' clock and you want to go back to bed for a snooze. And anyhow, you ' re pretty sick of writing the fool theme by this time; so, you make short work of the conclusion, which must never be omitted if you do not care for the professorial offering, the zero. With one, great, thankful, and final, effort you conclude in this wise. The subject of women ' s tears will prob- ably be discussed by men for years to come. The reputation that women take advantage of men ' s professed inability to endure the sight of tears is a hard one to kill, especially when all the men are trying to make it live in order to preserve their self-respect. These facts remain, however, that women have a sense of sportsmanship which does not al- low them to take intentional advantage of their so-called weapon, and that their re- actions under greart emotion indicate that their tears are due to their peculiar nature and not to calculation. And the object of your labor is finished. You drop back to bed with the hope that the theme will strike the prof just right, and that he will pass over the many defects, such as bad organization, dangling parti- ciples, and other banes of the Freshman in theme-writing. Gertrude L. Le Clair, ' 27 Stranger — I wish to see the proprietor. Is the gentleman in? Clerk — I ' m in. Stranger — Are you the proprietor? Clerk — No, I ' m the gentleman. The pro- prietor is in the back room. Does your dog chase cows? No, he ' s a bulldog. Yes; there are only twenty-four hours in a day. Senior — What -I say to my brother goes. Teacher — Really ? Senior — Yes, it goes all over the town. Senior — A man has written me and said that he would shoot me if I went out with his daughter. Junior — I wouldn ' t go out with her. Senior — But I ' ve had to break four dates thi-- week. Philip Hebert (at Woolworth ' s) — Have you any camel ' s hair brushes ? Elizabeth St. Onge — Why, no. Why should we carry them? No one around here has any camels. Junior- Senior- -Why? -He forgot to sign his name. Customer — Aren ' t you wasting a good deal of that steak in cutting it? Clerk — No ma ' am ; I weighed it first. Ken Farnsworth — I once knew a man who fell off a window-sill on the top floor of a ten-story building and never hurt himself beyond a few bruises. Stef Kozyra — I don ' t believe it. Ken — Well, you see, luckily, he fell inside the room. Son — Oh, mama, I ' ve swallowed a safety pin. Mother — So, that ' s where all my pins go, you little rascal. Has that Senior girl an impediment in her speech? John Buckley (explaining the passage of blood through the body) — When I stand on my head the blood rushes to my head. Why doesn ' t the blood rush to my feet when I stand erect? Fred Waite — Because your feet aren ' t empty. 26 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Now, James, what is America ' s greatest general ? General Motors. One Senior — Yep, I had a beard like yours once, and when I realized how it made me look, I cut it off. Tother — Well, I had a face like yours once, and when I realized I couldn ' t cut it off, I grew this beard. Bill Gilbert — I say, Ralph, lend me an X. Ralph Cole — I would, if I could, but there is an algebraic difficulty in the way. Bill— What is that? Ralph — An X with me is an unkown quan- tity. Robert Desaulniers — When I was a little boy. . . Seen on a collegiate flivver, Bored of Ed- ucation. Crissy was discouraged. He had been taking medicine for a long time and still was not well : he asked. My uncle derived a lot of good drugs, replied his friend Everett. In what way? He was a druggist. What good is medicine anyway? from Sweet young thing — What is the name of this radio set? Clerk— That ' s the Belvidere. Sweet young thing (with a stony glare) — Can you recommend the Belva? THE TRUE THEORY Professors Jack True and Pete Leclair have not as yet announced their recent dis- covery which will aid chemistry students throughout the country. After seventy min- utes of tedious and constant experimenting they reached a conclusion which they sum- marize in the theory which is to be known as the True Theory. The True Theory assumes that it is im- possible to produce carbon monoxide (CO) by heating formic acid (HCOOH) when the book states that warm sulphuric acid is also required. Xk l ft WW DMariTiim Exchanges received since last issue : Ravelins, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mass. 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WHAT WE THINK OF THEM Ravelins, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mass. — Your paper shows good work and plenty of school spirit. We enjoyed the story Running Wild. Why not have a particular department devoted to jokes? Hi News, Ludlow High School, Ludlow, Mass. — How attractive your cuts are ! Your Christmas cover is very striking and your literary department is splendid. The Vermilion Star, Cathedral High School, Lafayette, La. — Glad to hear from our southern friends. We admire the in- terest and pep shown in all your class activi- ties and we can magine what a peppy school you have. Your poets deserve much praise for their excellent work. The Mercury, Swayyee High School, Sway- yee, Ind. — An excellent school paper. All items seem to be full of pep and interest. We congratulate your joke editor! The Milachi, Milaca High School, Milaca, Minn. — Everyone of your department is worthy of praise. We congratulate you and are glad to count you on our list of exchanges. The Palmer, Palmer High School, Palmer, Mass. — Your literary department is espe- cially well developed, but where are your jokes? The Waxa Beacon, Waxahachie High School, Waxahachie, Texas — We enjoyed every bit of your paper and are glad to en- courage your staff to keep up the good work. We marvel at your exchange list. • The Scotland Courier, Scotland High School, Scotland, Pa. The Phoenix, Montpelier Seminary, Mont- pelier, Vermont. — Yours is a well-balanced paper. We enjoyed Blanton Towers. The Red and Black, Stevens High School, Claremont, N. H. — Your paper is excellent from cover to cover. Good work, Advertis- ing Manager ! Clinton Game Clinton— 7 Wells— In this game at Clinton, the Wells boys put up a rugged defensive battle, and dur- ing the first half battled Clinton on even terms. In the third quarter Clinton started a drive down the field, but was held for downs on the ten-yard line. However, Southbridge ' s attempt to punt out of danger was blocked, and the result was a Clinton touchdown on the next play. Webster Game Webster— 20 Wells— 6 The annual Thanksgiving Day Game played this year at Marcustry Park in Web- ster turned out much to the chagrin of the many Wells rooters who followed the team, in a 20-6 victory for Bartlett. Gatineau, made the one and only touchdown for Wells. The final surge, which resulted in a touch- down for Wells, started when Miscook in- tercepted a forward pass and ran half the length of the field with the ball. With Cor- mier and Knight out of the fray because of ineligibility, the team was considerably weaker than it was in the previous games. Dugas, the captain-elect for next year, starred in the line. Basketball Season Interclass Games In the interclass basketball games which were played primarily for the purpose of se- lecting good material for the varsity team, the Sophomore boys won their end and the Senior girls their end. Alumni Game Alumni 42 Wells — 13 In this game, the first game of the sea-. son, many members of the squad played against the strong Alumni team. As this game was only a practice game, it was un- important. In the preliminary game the Wells girls overcame the Alumni girls, 26-11. Post Game Wells— 17 Post— 14 At the town hall, the Wells lads started the new year right by emerging from the game on the long end of a 17-14 score. This was not a league game. McKay starred for Wells, with 6 points. Two Wells girls ' teams sprang into existence as the result of the scheduled Worcester teams inability to ap- pear. The score was : Cyclones 18, Whirl- winds 12. Spencer Game Spencer— 22 Wells— 17 This was a close, thrilling game. The Wells quintet was behind the visiting team until the fourth quarter, when Volpini ' s spectacular shot put them in the lead. Spen- cer, however, managed to forge again into the lead and to win the game. The Wells girls easily handled the Spencer girls win- ning the game, 32-19. Oxford Game Wells— 20 Oxford— 19 In this game, the boys won a hard fight from Oxford. Misiaszek of Wells was the high scorer of the game by tacking up 11 tallies. The local quintet always managed to stay one jump ahead of the Oxford boys. The girls in the prelim, won a thrilling game, in which they had to play an overtime pe- riod. The score was 30-27, in favor of the Wells lassies. North Brookfield Game North Brookfield— 13 Wells— 12 The Crimson and Gray hoopsters gave the opposing team a snappy battle before THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 29 they went down in defeat. It looked good for Southbridge in the last quarter, when after climbing up, they were one point be- hind. The game ended before another point could be made. In the prelim, the Wells Cy- clones easily defeated the Whirlwinds, 26-10. Holden Game Holden— 26 Wells— 11 Our first out of town game turned out badly for the boys. A much higher score was expected by many, because of Holden ' s previous record. This was not a league game. The Wells girls came through with a close victory over Holden, 28-27. North Brookfield Game North Brookfield— 27 Wells— 10 This game was played out of town. The score tells the story of the game. As this was a league game, the loss was felt keenly. The size of the floor hindered passing a great deal. SERLETO MOTOR SUPPLY CO. AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES RADIOS 42 Central St. GRAHAM BROS. TRUCKS Telephone 266 PACKARD MOTOR CARS DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Allan H. Faxon . . . FLORIST . . . 33 Edwards St. Telephone Say It With Flowers We Grow Them For You Lynn-Brockton Shoe Repair We Go Far to Get a Customer — But We Go Farther to Keep Him. 43 Hamilton St. Southbridge, Mass. Compliments of THE SOUTHBRIDGE NEWS Compliments of IRENE F. RICHARDS BEAUTY SALON For Appointment Call 181 Room 27 Blanchard Bldg. All Lines of Beauty Culture PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of Joseph T. Jacques Choice Groceries and Provisions Meat, Fish and Dairy Products Telephone 262 - W. 566 Main St. Southbridge, Mass. J. E. BENOIT PEOPLE ' S NATIONAL BANK SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. ESTABLISHED 1919 Resources $1,321,608.03 SECURITY AND SERVICE First Class Groceries, Meats and Fish We roast our own Coffee. A trial will convince you of the quality. 69 Central Street. Tel. Connection COMPLIMENTARY McKINSTRY ICE CO. Dealers In ICE, COAL AND WOOD PRICE — QUALITY SERVICE 6 DUPAUL ST. TEL. 519-R PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS COMPLIMENTS OF WELD BECK Eugene E. Gabree REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE 298 Main Street Southbridge, Mass. Geo. C. Shepard Co. C. E. Hanson, Reg. Pharm. SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Compliments of Alfred J. Peloquin DRUGGIST Compliments of Harrington Cutlery Company Southbridge, Mass. E. D. DESROSIER CO. INSURANCE Cor. Main and Hamilton Sts. Southbridge, Mass. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS The Message To You Is Be Individual A custom-made-to-measure suit or top-coat is best because it is individually made from individually cut patterns up to the finished garment. Expert Service and Expert Workmanship Here. Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing N. LEGAULT CUSTOM-TAILOR Geodreau ' s Market Local Agent for S. S. Pierce Co., Specialties Sperry and Barnes ' Hams and Bacon and a Full Line of Hatchet Brand Canned Goods A. F. Hanson OPTOMETRIST 321 Main St. Hours: 9 A. M. to 6 P. M— Tuesday 9 to 12 Evenings: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7 to 8:30 P. M. Buy From a First Class Fruit Store METRO BROS. FIRST CLASS ICE CREAM PARLOR CIGARETTES, CIGARS, TOBACCO A Wonderful Assortment of Candies Dealers in Kolster, Philco and Crosley Radio Sets and Equipment PHONE 210-W A. E. Girouard HIGH GRADE PIANOS AND PLAYER PIANOS AND MUSIC ROLLS Convenient Terms if Desired 41 Hamilton St. Tel. Conn. Commercial Press Inc. Office, Factory and Loose-Leaf Forms Ruling — Advertising Novelties 248 Elm St. Southbridge, Mass. PHONE 68 Tel. Southbridge 1177 All Domestic Animals Treated Dr. W. C. Van Tassell Veterinarian Southbridge, Mass. Office Hours 8 to 9 a. m. 1 to 2:30 p. m. 7 to 8 p. m. Office and Hospital: Flatiron Bldg., 208 Hamilton Street PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Clarence H. Knight, Inc. CHEVROLET SALES and SERVICE Compliments of F. A. BOUVIER The Bigger and Better Chevrolet now on sale Telephone 10 373 Main Street Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Shoe Repairing For Courtesy- Call TOWN CAB Tel. 16 Charles A. Bourdelais, Prop Headquarters for Sporting Goods E. D. STONE 27 Hamilton Street Telephone 291-M Hartwell The Druggist Compliments of HOTEL COLUMBIA Compliments of THE BOSTON STORE J. O. Berthiaume, Prop. Kennedy Electrical Co. John T. Kennedy, Mgr. Electrical Contractors 36 Hamilton St. Southbridge, Mass. Electrical Supplies and Fixtures 15 Central St. Telephone 410 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS FRATERNITY, COLLEGE and CLASS JEWELRY Commencement Announcements and Invitations OFFICIAL JEWELER TO THE CLASSES OF MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY MANUFACTURING JEWELERS STATIONERS ' ATTLEBORO, MASS. ASK ANY COLLEGE GREEK GUILLET ' S MUSIC STORE Sheet Music, Records and Rolls 347 Main Street Southbridge, Mass. Compliments of Dr. I. Celeste Keenan 1875 1929 J. J. Delehanty Co. Complete Home Furnishers Beddings of all kinds, Curtains, Stoves, Linoleums, Carpets, Pictures and Frames, Window Glass. AGENTS FOR CRAWFORD RANGES. 858 - 862 Main St. Store Tel. 106-M Res. Tel. 912 SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS Art Needlework Shoppe Everything in Art Embroidery Materials MURIEL PROULX — 348 MAIN ST. WE WISH TO THANK OUR ADVERTISERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TOWARD THE PUBLICATION OF THIS PAPER THE CRIMSON AND GRAY STAFF PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of E. G. Walker Coal Co. Snell Manufacturing Co. Established 1790 Manufacturers of Ship Augers — Auger Bits — Carpenters 1 Augers Car Bits — Machine Bits- -Boring Machines, Etc. FISKDALE MASSACHUSETTS Factory: Fiskdale, Mass. .... New York Office: 1 13 C r ambers Street PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of Southbridge Finishing Company PRINTERS — of— FAST COLOR PRINTS — on — FINE COTTON GOODS Fire Prevention Advice THE assistance we can render property owners in controlling and reducing fire hazards is as impor- tant as any other part of our property protection service. We shall be glad to inspect your property and to offer every practical suggestion for added safety, without cost or obligation to you. R. M. Burnham PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS LET ' S GO ON W N 1901 it was just the Wright Brothers and their flying machine — today it is the airplane, airmail, airfreight, trans-continental air passenger service, a new endurance rec- ord . . . always one more step forward, one more plan to be perfected. Let ' s go on! is the urge of this generation. This is also the objective of American Optical Company. To do more and more to bring eyesight comfort to millions, to establish a strong and yet stronger industrial force in Southbridge, to make continually improved lenses and frames for glasses, to make better and better instruments and equip- ment for oculists, optometrists and opticians — this is the purpose of A. O. men and women. With such a purpose South- bridge, and our Company, will go on toward greater pros- perity. AMERICAN OPTICAL, COMPANY 2 ' g ' gNg gNg tl|e Crimson mb (5rag April, nineteen Jfitnbvefc ann tnrenty-nine 1? $ WESTFIELD BICYCLES Standard of the World $32.50 $37.50 Golf BASEBALLS Matchet Sets GLOVES MITTS $20.00 to $50.00 Matche Driver and Brassie BATS $15.00 Ea. SHOES IULEBOOKS, ETC. Golf Balls Bags Clubs A %L REELS RODS LINES FLIES HOOKS COLORED SPINNERS ETC. TENNIS G. C. Winter Co. THE NEW WEEPER-fAC The Most Useful Vacuum Cleaner SWEEPS VACS High vacuum and motor driven brush get the dirt from rugs. Convenient attach m e n t s clean all furnishings and hard-to-get at places. MOPS The Vac-Mop suction cleans hardwood floors and walls. POLISHES A revolving brush polisher gives lustre to waxed floors. The ISweeper-Vac destroys insect pests and moths. SPRAYS Webster Southbridge Gas Electric Co. Special Terms During April PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of E. G. Walker Coal Co. Snell Manufacturing Co. Established 1790 Manufacturers of Ship Augers — Auger Bits — Carpenters ' Augers Car Bits — Machine Bits — Boring Machines, Etc. FISKDALE - - MASSACHUSETTS Factory: Fiskdale, Mass. .... New York Office : 1 1 3 Chambers Street PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Renew In The Friendly BEN ' S TAXI Y. ML Call 192 In The Heart Of 10c 20c Service The Heart and Of Worcester Service Southbridge All Partial Payment Memberships 266 Main St. — E. D. Benvenuti. Prop. Now Due Southbridge Savings Bank RESOURCES $4,950,404.36 INTEREST 4 3-4p.c. FOR PAST YEAR PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS G. Gregoire Son Archfitter Shoes for Women J. C. Gabree Auto Accessories Paints and Oils Toys Hardware and Crockery Distributor of OLDSMOBILES Nunn Bush Shoes for Men A Complete Line of Men ' s Furnishings 34 Years Experience in Shoe Repairing Tel. 442-J 15 Hamilton St. H. 0. Desaulniers William S. Hofstra Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating, Sheet Metal Work 173 Sayles Street Tel. Connection Wholesale and Retail Federal Tires and Tubes Auto Accessories Gulf Gasoline and Motor Oils and Greases 145 Mechanic St. Tel. 601-J Compliments of Thimblin ' s Barber Shop 280 Main St . Black White Taxi Ten Clean Cabs PROMPT SERVICE TELEPHONE 1000 J. E. BENOIT Compliments Arthur Langlais Groceries, Meat, Canned Goods Ice Cream, Fruits and Tobacco 161 Worcester St. Tel. 530 195 First Class Groceries, Meats and Fish We roast our own Coffee. A trial will convince you of the quality. 69 Central Street. Tel. Connection PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS FOR BRAIN TONIC ! Take In The High Class Amusements At The STRAND AND PHELPS THEATRES Compliments of People ' s Store Ladies ' Wear 39 Hamilton St. Dufault Co. Clothing and Furnishings 24 Hamilton St. Clemence Company LUMBER DEALERS Manufacturers of DOORS - WINDOWS - FRAMES - MOULDINGS and FINISH Dealers In WALL BOARD AND PREPARED ROOFING Compliments of Krasnov ' s 27 Hamilton St. Grace Flower Shop FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 63 Central Street Telephone 980 - PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS TABLE OF CONTENTS Literature ----___-____-___ 7 Locals ------------------ 17 Alumni Notes --------------- 18 Jokes ------------------ 20 Exchanges ---------------- 22 Athletics ------- _____ 24 CLOCKS — WATCHES — JEWELRY C. G. SMALL SILVERWARE — CUT GLASS — STATIONARY — Gendreau ' s Market Local Agent for S. S. Pierce Co., Specialties Sperry and Barnes ' Hams and Bacon and a Full Line of Hatchet Brand Canned Goods COTTAGE For Sale or Rent Inquire H. A. OSTRANDER Phone 905-J Buy From a First Class Fruit Store METRO BROS. FIRST CLASS ICE CREAM PARLOR CIGARETTES, CIGARS, TOBACCO A Wonderful Assortment of Candies Dealers in Kolster, Philco and Crosley Radio Sets and Equipment PHONE 210-W 1 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS tsSfi if ♦ v Af t (Immsmt ano (Sra PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS Volume XII. APRIL, 1929. Number 3 |tai 0 of Mtotrs Editor-in-Chief .HAROLD MOREHOUSE, JR. Assistant Editor-in-Chief DOROTHY MACALLISTER Business Manager KENNETH FARNSWORTH Assistant Business Managers ORIGENE PAQUETTE, JR. MAURICE MARTIN CHARLES THIMBLIN WILLIAM TILLYER Treasurer CONCETTA DI GREGORIO Subscription Manager RALPH COLE Assistant Subscription Managers KATHLEEN BURNS JOHN STEEN Alumni Editor .... . IOLA MORSE Assistant Alumni Editor . ELIZABETH ST. ONGE Athletic Editor . GEORGE JOHNSON Assistant Athletic Editor . . MAURICE CLEMENCE Exchange Editor .... . FLORA TAIT Assistant Exchange Editor . MIRIAM CRAIG Local Editor ..... . PHYLLIS CRAIG Assistant Local Editor . DORIS CLAFLIN Art Editor . HELEN GRANT Joke Editor ..... . DONALD BUCKLEY Faculty Adviser .... . MISS DEMPSEY HENRY MARTIN HILDA PERRY - L ITERATOR] ON THE SCARCITY OF MATERIAL We have a strong suspicion that some pupils in the school have been hiding their light under a bushel, judging by the con- tributions to this issue of the CRIMSON AND GRAY. It is especially gratifying to notice the number and quality of the literary efforts of the lower classes. Both the num- ber and quality do them credit. However, these have not come entirely unsought. In general, a certain amount of persuasion is necessary before anything is forthcoming in this line. In general, also, the medium of persuasion is the English teacher. This in turn brings about a special assignment in English composition, which would appear to be highly distasteful to many. Were all those who possess a literary turn of mind to submit their efforts uncalled for, how much simpler would it be for all those concerned— the staff of the CRIMSON AND GRAY, the English teachers, and the pupils themselves ! So we suggest that this precedent of hand- ing in material unsolicited be adopted in the near future, for the benefit of our suc- cessors in the administration of the affairs of this magazine. We might add that such help on the part of the Alumni would not go unappreciated and would do much to improve and expand the Alumni department. H. E. Morehouse, Jr., 1929 A FIELD EXPERIMENT Horrified, he stared thro ' the window of the Gas and Electric Office, and well might he be shocked, for there, on his hands and knees was a Senior. No, dear reader, the boy was not playing dominoes, he was mere- ly trying to discover where the water--weht after it left the power plant in the display of a power system. The display was really wonderful, for everything was built on a scale, and the only thing omitted was the rain which supplied the water to the storage lake. The hills were realistically colored by hand and held in their green embrace a little town, complete even to the white church. A railroad system ran hither and yon among the villages, but it made no progress for it ended right back where it started. The time of this display was most oppor- tune for the physics class, for they are now studying electric motors and generators, and since the majority of power plants ob- tain their mechanical energy from water power, it made an interesting field experi- ment for the seekers of knowledge. A Se- nior remarked he had never before seen purple water, but another one replied that THE CRIMSON AND GRAY it was the reflection from the red lights. A girl, who went to see the display in the in- terest of curiosity remarked that the brown building ' s did not harmonize with the green hills, but Oh, that darling, uneven hem of the river ' s border. Hygiene overcame physics when one boy gave another a clean handkerchief to wash his face in the supply pool. Something new in the way of lights was also displayed, they are known as the neon-gas tube, and give a stronger light while taking up less room. One tube of glass forms an entire word. The afo rementioned Senior wanted to know where the filament was, and even our most brilliant physics student could not ex- plain to him that it was a gas thro ' which an electric current was running, which was giving the light. This was intended to be an acknowledg- ment of the courtesy extended to our High School by the Webster and Southbridge Gas and Electric Company. Incidently the students of the Physics class received a mark for their observations. Ralph Cole, 1929. PROTECTION OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS The forest problem is, both locally and nationally of vital importance. Since wood, the chief product of the forest, is essential in our daily life not only for individual use but also for regulating stream flows, in this way reducing the severity of floods and prevent- ing erosion, the protection of the National forests becomes a governmental problem. The resources of the National Forests may be injured or destroyed in many ways. Fire may burn the timber and young growth ; insects and tree diseases may damage or kill the timber and certain persons may inno- cently or willfully commit trespass on Na- tional Forestland. Also game and fish must be protected from unlawful shooting or trapping and water issuing from National Forest streams may be kept to protect public health. The first and most important problem on the National Forests is the protection of the forests from fires. Forest fires when uncon- trolled mean the loss of human lives, destruc- tion of homes, timber and wild life. To pre- vent forest fires the National Government must use a great deal of precaution, and this is done by employing Forest Rangers who devote their time to locating fires and co- operating in every way to prevent the fires or help subdue them. Personal appeals are often used to remind people who reside or travel in the forests to use all the necessary precautions in order to prevent fires. In this way and by means of educational pur- poses much can be done to preserve the Na- tional Forests. Sometimes fires cannot be prevented but when they are located every- thing possible is done to suppress or control the fires. The condition of the weather makes fire danger great. Through the aid of the United States Weather Bureau the Rangers can be informed about any forthcoming dan- gers and be on the watch for any possible fires. Many improvements have been made in the way of equipment which is second in importance for fire suppression. The forest fire organization consists of three departments : the fire detection depart- ment, the fire reporting departments and the fire fighting departments. These three de- partments must cooperate in order to obtain satisfactory results. The detection depart- ments consist of lookout men stationed at high advantageous points which overlook large areas of forest lands. These men live in small cabins on tops of high regions from where they can watch out constantly for fires. In places where there are few high points, men on foot, on horseback, or in auto- mobiles are employed to travel around and watch out for fires. When the detectors find a fire they report it to the nearest Ranger or to the Forest Supervisor. The Ranger in charge of a dis- trict is informed first but many times the district in which the fire is located may be nearer and more accessible to a Ranger in the neighboring district, therefore it is easier to inform him. As soon as a fire is reported the forest Guards and Rangers are informed and with the necessary equipment try to suppress the fire. If these prove in- sufficient the men who live in the surround- ing places are called upon and as a last re- sort aid is asked from the labor of the cities THE CRIMSON AND GRAY and the United States Army. In short every- thing is done as quickly as possible to dis- patch the men with food and equipment to the scene of the fire. Cooperation between the forest service and individuals or companies has been of much benefit in the building of improvements for fire suppression. Cooperative compa- nies may agree to send a large force of men to fires in the vicinities of National Forests and in return men are sent to fires occuring on private lands. Cooperative companies make agreements to build jointly, telephone lines, lookout towers, and trails which bene- fit private and public fire protection. While the protection of Forest resources from fire may be the most important, the Forest Rangers must also protect the forest resources from trespass, from insect dam- ages and from tree diseases. Rules and regu- lations are made by the government for the protection of the timber which provide for punishment for any violation. Trespass in- cludes, fire, timber, grazing, occupancy or property trespass. In fire trespass the fol- lowing offenses are punishable by fines or imprisonment; building camp fires in dan- gerous places, leaving camp fires without completely extinquishing them and setting fire to timber, brush or grass. Railroads crossing forests frequently set fire to the timber by forthcoming sparks or dropping of hot ashes. Under timber trespass the following acts are punishable: the cutting, killing, girdling or otherwise damaging of trees, the cutting of timber before marked by a Ranger, or the removal of timber before it is counted. Under grazing trespass are the grazing of stock without a permit, the grazing of stock on closed areas, or driving stock across forest land without permit and refusing to remove stock upon being told to do so. Innocent trespass is usually settled between the trespasser and Supervisor if trespass was due to some misunderstanding and was not of a rueful character. There are many insects in the forests which are continually injuring or killing trees. The insects destroy the young shoots on the trees or the seeds and prevent the trees from growing. Many times the insects get into the bark and destroy the wood or the lumber, thus making a great loss finan- cially to the owners as well as to the govern- ment. Upon the Forest Rangers falls the task of examining trees to see whether there are any insects. As soon as he finds insects he reports it to the Supervisor and together they try to check the spread. There are also tree diseases which must be looked out for. These diseases are caused by insects, fire, smoke or frost. To prevent these diseases the forest must have healthy conditions and all undesirable objects should be removed which in any way would harm the trees. Forests may also be depended upon to regulate the water supply especially after rainstorms. In places where there are no trees after a heavy rainstorm the streams swell and flood their banks while on the other hand a severe rainstorm will make hardly any effect upon the streams. National Forests also have a great deal of influence upon the public health, for since sanitary conditions are required in these regions and since the streams are regulated the people who live around these regions get fresh, pure water and these sanitary conditions may greatly reduce the danger of diseases to the public. In short in order to follow out the Con- servation Policy of Roosevelt to preserve our forests it is necessary to protect the forests from all things which would do any harm and cause a loss to the government or to companies. The Conservation Policy is con- sidered a great accomplishment and since every one knows that the forests do much for our welfare, almost all the people agree to cooperate in every way to protect the forests. Of course upon the Forest Rangers who are employed by the government to pro- tect the forests falls the greatest responsibil- ity, but it is true that people in general can help protect the forests by obeying the rules and regulations requested by the government. Such things as insects and tree diseases can- not always be prevented although they can be suppressed once they are discovered al- though fires sometimes could be prevented. On the whole cooperation of the people is necessary to preserve and protect our Na- tional Forests. Anna Misiaszek, 1929, 10 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY CURIOUS OLD LAWS In the early days of New England the magistrates and ministers undertook to regulate by law the morals and manners of the people. Tnis was especially true of the Puritans. The Puritan was not a sufferer but an aggressor and the straightest of his sect. He regarded himself as his brother ' s keeper and continually busied himself in watching and guiding his fellow man. His constant business seemed to be to save his neighbors from sin, error and eternal punish- ment. He sat in judgment upon their be- liefs and actions with the authority of a God-chosen priest. He would not allow a Jesuit, a Roman Catholic priest or a Quaker in the colony. His motives were pure and his aims lofty, but his methods were un- charitable and sometimes absurd. He must be judged by the times and circumstances in which he lived. In his statute books among many excellent laws are scattered ones that reveal the prominent points in his character — self constituted censor and conservator of the moral and spiritual destiny of his fellow mortals. One of these laws was No one shall run on the Sabbath-day, or walk in the garden or elsewhere, except reverently to and from meeting. In 1815 the old fogies presented numerous petiticns and made many annoy- ing attempts to enforce this and other old and obsolete New England laws against traveling on Sunday. The Supreme Court of Massachusetts decided that an arrest on Sun- day was a violation of the Sunday law as much as traveling. So they put a stop to the efforts of the zealom people who clam- ored for legislation in favor of strict ob- servance of the Sabbath. The law against card playing prevailed in Massachusetts as well as Connecticut. This law forbade gambling for amusement or gain and no dice or cards were allowed in the colonies-. Persons wearing apparel which a grand jury shall account disapproportionate to their positions were to be first admonished and if contumacious fined. Sept. 1634 the Court takeing into consideration the greate, superfluous, and unnecessary expences occa- sioned by reason of some newe and immodest fashions, as also the ordinary weareing of silver, golde, and silke laces, girdles, hat- bands, etc, hath therefore ordered that noe person either man or woman, shall hereafter make or buy any apparell, either woollen, silke, or lynnen, with any lace on it, silver, golde, silk, or threed under the penalty of forfecture of such cloathes etc. Provided, and it is the meaneing of this court, that men and women shall have liberty to weare out such apparell as they are now provided of (except the immoderate greate sleeves, slashed apparell, immoderate greate rayles, long wings, etc.) This order to take place a fortnight after the publishing thereof. These were a few of the laws that regu- lated the people ' s fashions of dress in the colonies. One could not even wear what he wished. The law told you what must and must not be worn. Families were fined whose young women did not spin as much flax or wool daily as was required of them by the selectmen. Then a woman had only one vocation before her marriage — being a good spinner and house- keeper. Little mercy was shown to criminals as may be seen by the following law of Con- necticut. A burglar or robber who com- mitted such burglary or robbery in the fields or house on the Lord ' s day, besides the former punishments, he shall for the first offence have one of his ears cut off; and for the second offence in the same kind, he shall lose his other ear in the same manner, and if he fall into the same offence the third time, he shalhbe put to death. Tavern keepers were fined if they asked more than the legal rate for food and drink. In Massachusetts in October 1632 — It is ordered, that noe person shall take any to- ' bacco publicly, under paine of punishment; also that everyone shall pay Id. for every time hee is convicted for takeing tobacco in any place, and that any Assistant shall have power to receave evidence and give order for levyeing of it, as also to give order for the levyeing of the officers charge. In Septem- ber 1634 a law was passed forbidding inn- keepers to allow tobacco to be taken in their houses. Further, it is ordered that noe person shall take tobacco publiquely, nor privately or in the howse of another before THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 11 strangers. In 1635 it was forbidden to buy or sell any tobacco. In 1637 all former laws against tobacco were repealed and tobacco was set at liberty. But in 1638 the tobacco law was repealed and they were again for- bidden to smoke in public. However, wines and liquors could be had at any inn by merely paying the legal rate unless one drank too much, in which case he was stopped by the constable. Now it is just the opposite — one can smoke all he please but drinking is forbidden. A fine was imposed on every woman who cut her hair like a man ' s or suffered it to hang loose about her face. I wonder how many women would be fined if that law was in effect to-day? Perhaps it would be easier to count up those who would not be fined. The power of the clergy reached its height in New Haven, where each of the towns was governed by seven ecclesiastical officers known as pillars of the church. These magistrates served as judges and trial by jury was not allowed because no authority could be found for it in the laws of Moses. The legislation was quaint enough, though the famous Blue Laws of New Haven and Connecticut never really existed. Blue laws applied to a set of laws regulating the conduct of members of the colony of New Haven and Connecticut. They were once supposed to be genuine but are now known to have been largely the product of the im- agination of Samuel Peters, a minister who was driven from the Colonies to England and who thereafter spent his time in ridicul- ing them. The name Blue Laws was given because when they were first published in collected form in 1781 they were issued in blue paper covers. They contained rigid enactments against every social vice as well as for social regulations and revealed the sternness of Puritan laws. Although these Blue Laws never existed it must be admitted that the majority of these and similar ones did exist and were in force in the Colonies. Much progress has been made since the old Puritan Days and we pride ourselves on having and giving the freedom the Puritans came here for but never allowed anyone really to have. That our laws are wiser and better than theirs were is a fact. Still, I wonder what people will think of our laws in 2029? Will they laugh when reading them over and ask Say did you read this? What queer laws they used to have! Irene Moore, 1929. INDIAN LORE How often do the American people, espe- cially New Englanders, stop to think what the Indians have left them ? There are names, customs and appetizing dishes that were or- iginated by the Indians. Very few people know what the word Massachusetts means or how the name was derived. Massachusetts is an Indian name meaning, Little Hills, but many motorists who travel thru the state would say the hills are not very little. Only a short time ago the people of Quincy were discussing a plan for making a national park out of a tract of land for which the name Massachusetts was first given by the Indians. The surrounding country is very historic, the lakes throughout Massachusetts were a great attraction to the Indian, for fish formed a large part of his diet. Many of these lakes still have the Indian name such as Webster Lake, Chargoggagoggmanchaug- gagoggchaubunagungamaugg, meaning the boundary fishing place, or Lake Quabaug which means red or bloody pond. In 1673 the early settlers of Springfield laid out what was then called the Bay Path, which ran from Watertown to Framingham along the same course as the old Connecticut Path then branched off through Marboro, Worcester, Brookfield to Springfield. It was from this old path that the Bay Path In- stitute gained its name. The old Connecticut Path is the most ' famous of all the Indian trails, it was a branch of this trail that went through South- bridge to Steerage Rock then on to Spring- field. Another branch of this trail is still very discernable along the east shore of Lake Quabaug in East Brookfield. It is throughout the Brookfields that the Quabaug Indians had their stomping grounds. There are many interesting sto- 12 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY ries told by some of the old settlers whose grandparents experienced what nowadays would be called the most thrilling moment. Perhaps one short story would not be out of place here. — In a little log cabin on the northeastern shore of Lake Quabaug sat a little girl tending a big iron kettle and most likely dreaming of days to come, when sud- denly she was brought to the realization that Indians and more Indians were silently fil- ing by her to the big iron pot of soup boiling over the fire. Our little heroine had been taught, silence is golden, not a word was littered while the Indians took turns eating at the soup kettle, then as silently as they came they disappeared. The great great grandson of this girl is still living in one of the Brookfields. There is on record what is called Captain Wheeler ' s Narrative of the Indian Attack on Brookfield in 1675, which tells the vivid story of the horror and brutality of the Indians. It is hard to believe that a little band of eighty-two out of which only twenty-six were able to fight could be victorious over a band of about five hundred yelling, howling, raging savages. It was during this attack that the son of Sergeant Pritchard tried to get to his home for supplies but the Indians caught him, cut off his head, kicked it about the yard like a football then put it on a pole and planted it before the house. Captain Wheeler said, This was all done in our sight. It is stated that the brutal attack on Brookfield is one of the worst in all our early history. It is on the shores of Lake Quabaug that one of the important villages of the Quabaug Indians was located. Massasoit, the trusted friend and helper of the Pilgrims is thought to have spent his last days here in this vil- lage. On the low southern shores of the lake has been found an old burial ground. Who knows but that the most famous Indian chieftain is buried in that lonely spot void of any marker. The last Indians in this section lived under an overhanging cliff which is part of the High Rocks that face the Podunk valley. Podunk is the Indian name meaning, place of burning, because it was here the captives of war used to be burned at the stake. About 1825 two Indian brothers, Long John and i ' ed Jacket, lived there with their families. When these two men died they were buried near their old cliff while their families were removed to a reservation in Northern New York state. The Indian problem of to-day has become very sei-jous especially since the discovery of oil on some of the Indian reservations. Their lends have been taken away from them, leaving many families homeless, penniless and in a starving condition. On the reserva- tions the Indian children are taken from their homes and parents at the age of six to hve in boarding schools where they are forced to work far beyond their strength. The living conditions are perfectly filthy, so that if disease breaks out it rapidly spreads through the school. The e children are compelled to remain in these homes until eighteen then are sent back home very often with tuberculosis, tra- choma, an eye disease and impetigo, a skin disease which they give to the older members of their families. These diseases could be checked if the American people would only take enough interest in these poor innocent children. The parents only ask for fair treatment for generally the children are in perfect health when taken to these boarding schools. The plea of the Indian is for day schools on the reservations where their children may live at home. From recent investigations it has been found that doctors many times refuse to respond to some urgent call, when a little medical care would have a life among this fast disappearing race. Many tourists go to these reservations to see the famous snake dance and other fan- tastic customs of the Indian, but if these people are so diseased the health of the White race is in danger. In the early days the Indians were cruel to the white man for they were treated un- fairly but should the American people to-day, who pride themselves for being the greatest nation on earth, treat this almost extinct race with such cruelty and neglect? Pearle R. Putnam, 1929. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 13 A BIOGRAPHY OF A DESK COPY Confusion, noise, bustling workmen, and machinery were the only things the books had experienced since they had first left the press at the publishing house. Their first impressions of the world were not pleasant ones. A dark crowded packing box was not a pleasure to journey in nor were the bumps and jars as they passed from truck to train, train to truck and the final jolts as they ar- rived at their destination, particularly sooth- ing. The impressions of one book, destined to be set apart from its comrades were con- fused indeed. The spacious calm, orderly bookstore with its shelves of books, its silent- ly moving clerks and occasional visitors was — different is hardly the correct word — but no matter it was certainly unlike the publish- ing house. This particular book, above-mentioned, after becoming accustomed to its new home, settled itself for a quiet nap in the exceed- ingly reposeful environment. This, however, was not to last. A clerk removed it from the shelf with several dozen other books and carried them to the shipping room. Once more all was noise and confusion and then came the hated packing box and the follow- ing equally detestable trip. Eventually the bumps and jounces ceased and the packing box was opened. The books were placed on shelves and glass doors closed before them. This was quite satisfactory for they could still obtain a fine view of the room before them. Light, airy and deserted, it was unlike either of their former homes. Dust fell unheeded on the deserted desks and a .venturesome spider worked patiently on his web between the between the bookracks. The solitude was broken at last, and gave way to a scene of diligent cleaning. Every- thing was scoured, things began to look more natural, but the doors were again closed and silence once more reigned. Came a day in September when the doors were opened wide to admit the low hum of voices and last but not least the teacher. She immediately opened the glass doors behind which the new textbooks waited patiently. On the cover of this particular book were printed the two words which were to set it apart from the others. The words Desk Copy, attracted the teacher ' s attention and our old friend was placed on her desk there to begin its new life. Each day the Desk Copy was obliged to listen to the drone and chatter of the ever changing classes. But this caused it no un- happmess, indeed, it had every reason for being happy. Was it not a Desk Copy free forever from the hands of careless stu- dents, safe in the care of one who would never sully its bright cover or tear and mark its clean pages? Alas, a forgetful student mislayed his text- book. A thoughtful teacher promptly loaned the proud Desk Copy. Eventually it found its way back to its home desk, but pencil marks, soiled hands, and frequent contact with the floor was never yet known to im- prove anything, and such had been the mis- fortune of the Desk Copy. Vacation came and passed. Another Sep- tember had brought a new teacher and new adventures and mishaps to the textbooks of the students. The new Desk Copy prob- ably is as proud as its predecessor who now stands forsaken behind glass doors. Bereft of its pride by mistake or intention? No one knows. Dorothy Lanphear, 1931. THE SHADOW A thick mist hung over all London at the fatal hour of twelve-thirty. A man crept silently down one of those high narrow streets so well known in the slums of that great city. His name was (Ah but I dare not reveal his identity) let the reader know him as the Shadow. He wore a complete outfit of grey. A large grey cloak covered a well-fitting suit of Oxford grey. It covered his grey mustache but did not leave his merciless, steel-grey eyes nor his grey slouch hat in obscurity. He stole silently on thru that slippei-y, ill- kept street lighted only by flickering gas- lamps. At building No. 13 he paused and looked carefully around him. His steel gray eyes seemed to pierce the fog, then slowly and cautiously he inserted a key in the lock and without a sound he glided in and closed the door. 14 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY The room was black as ink but to the Shadow, whose cold eyes could penetrate through the most obscure, this was nothing. He drifted across the room to where a great, black safe stood. Kneeling before this, he adjusted his grey-silk mask and with his graceful, long, slim fingers he worked over the dials to find the combination. Five min- utes past — no sound save for the whirling dials and the clock ticking in the corner. The moon had risen and cast a fitful gleam thru the fog revealing the shadow of a man kneeling before a safe with his ear to the cold iron of the door. Ten minutes past and still no sound. At twelve minutes of one a dull thud was heard and the door of the safe swung open. He quickly opened the; inner door, — a shot rang out followed close- ly by a stifled groan from the Shadow. Bare- ly a second past when someone across the room turned on the light. What! again as many times before the police were baffled, the Shadow had faded away. William Tillyer, 1931. A WEEK IN THE ROCKIES It was a warm spring morning on the last of March when James and Harry Armstrong finally decided where they were going for their spring vacation. James and Harry were both freshmen in Middletown High School, Middletown, Colorado. Their vaca- tion was to last a week, and they had been thinking all the previous week of where they would go. They had decided to go up in the Rocky Mountains to shoot wild animals with moving picture cameras. They finally got their outfit picked out, which included, among other things, a large supply of jelly beans, and two flashlight cameras. On the sleeper they had an awful time deciding who would sleep in the lower berth. James said he ought to have it because he was paying for their supply of jelly beans, (which was very precious to them). Harry said that he ought to have the lower berth because he was the older. While they were arguing it out a very black porter came along and stopped to see what was the matter. He suggested flipping a coin, which they did. James took heads and won, so he slept in the precious lower berth. But he found that it wasn ' t so nice after all because an old man peeped in around midnight, thinking it was his own berth. James was scared nearly out of his wits. The boys woke up the next morning to find themselves in a tiny mountain town called Newport. They got off the train here and loaded their camp stuff on two donkeys and started up Mt. Sailsman where they were going to camp. They arrived at their camp about five o ' clock and set everything straight after their trip. As they were very tired they both went to bed early. About three o ' clock in the morning Harry woke up all of a sudden to feel something sharp brush by him. He had a sudden ins- piration to jump up and yell, James! Wake up! Something is prowling around in our tent! but he refrained from doing so and felt around for his flashlight, which he turned on. He was momentarily blinded by the light, but in a few minutes he was able to discern a small object waddling toward the cracker tin. Then he saw that it was a little porcupine! Harry wondered at the brightness of the supposed flashlight and saw that he had made a mistake and taken up the flashlight camera instead, so he had really taken a flashlight picture of the little porcupine. Meanwhile, the porcupine had scampered out in great fright. Well, here is our first picture! Harry said. Whassat? said a sleepy voice. Oh James! Harry exclaimed. I ' ve just taken our first flashlight picture! He related to James what had happened. After Harry ' s adventure in the night both boys were very eager to take more pictures. They started out early in the morning on a hike, adn walked along until James sud- denly exclaimed, Say, Harry, here is a good spot to hide ! The boys remembered what an old friend had told them about hiding in a hidden clump of bushes and keeping perfectly still to watch the animals which come out. Harry found out which way the wind was blowing to be sure it was blowing towards them so any animals coming into the little THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 15 field in front of them would not scent them. Having hidden in the thicket they kept per- fectly still and pretty soon they heard a rustle in the bushes on the other side of the Held. After a few more rustles a huge lioness ituck her head out of the bushes ! Ha-Harry! Loo-Look! stuttered James. The boys were so frightened that they couldn ' t have moved to save their lives. The lion cautiously walked out into the meadow r.nd mewed softly. After a few moments four little lion cubs came running out after her. The lioness sat in the sun to take a sun bath, while the little cubs had the time of their lives. They rolled and tumbled and fought each other until they had to drop down and rest. Pretty soon the father lion appeared with a bird in his mouth. He dropped it at the feet of the mother who mewed to the chil- dren to partake of the feast. The children certainly did! They tore the poor bird to pieces in a few moments, and soon nothing was left but the bones. All of a sudden the lioness gave a quick Mew ! and off they all went. By this time James and Harry were tired of sitting still for so long, and they gave a sigh of relief when all sound? of the fierce lion and lioness had disappeared. They had taken several pictures of the lions which they took back to camp to add to their collection. A few days passed without getting any good pictures, although they did get some deer in a meadow. Then one night both boys woke up to hear a horrible sound as if someone were scream- ing. It came from a clump of trees just a few rods from camp. Wha-what ' s that! whispered Harry. I can-can ' t imagine! said James. It sounds like the-the Devil himself! Let ' s get up and see! cried Harry. All right, but b-be careful! said James. Harry snatched up the camera and they both lifted up the tent flap and peeped out. It was so dark that they couldn ' t see any- thing at first, but suddenly Harry exclaimed, Look at those awful eyes, James ! And sure enough, they saw a pair of the most awful eyes glaring at them through the trees. The boys stepped outside the tent and the animal started to creep slowly towards them. Harry was so scared that he ran for the nearest tree and shinned up it as fast as he could. James gladly followed and they both sat up there and looked around for those awful eyes. There they were right at the foot of their tree! Gosh, I hope he can ' t climb ! cried James. Same here, said Harry. Say James, I ' m going to turn on the camera. He did, and there at the foot of their tree was a huge wild cat ! Just as Harry turned on the camera, the wild cat started to howl. The boys thought he was howling at them, but he was really howling in fear of the light from the camera. He ran off into the woods still howling. Phew! Wasn ' t he fierce, Harry! said James. I should say so! exclaimed Harry. Well, anyway, I took a picture of him, said Harry. I didn ' t know wild cats were up so early in the spring. It was a wonder he didn ' t climb the tree. I guess he was too scared of the c.mera. The boys didn ' t get to sleep any more that night! The next day, which was the last one, the boys decided to take a hike to see if they could find a beaver pond. They hiked four miles before they heard a little brook bub- bling on the stones. They followed the brook, and it brought them to a small pond which was very full. They soon found the reason why, for on the other side of the pond was a neat little dam. A beaver dam ! exclaimed James. What luck to find one ! Let ' s go over and see if the beavers are working. Sometimes they don ' t work in the daylight, but I guess they do in these woods because it is so wild here, said Harry. Harry and James went over near the dam and found that the beavers were working on it. James suggested hiding in the bushes and watching them, so they did. The beavers were on shore cutting down trees with their razor like teeth. Then they would tow them in the water to the dam where they secured them on it with mud. The beavers worked very hard on the dam, 16 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY only stopping now and then to nibble some bark off a tree. There were many mosquitos around James and Harry and one bit James on his nose. James tried to swat the mosquito noiselessly, and, in doing so, dropped the camera. A nearby beaver banged his flat tail down on the water and it made a loud report like a gun. That was a signal for the other beavers to dive into the water because there was danger nearby. In a second all the beavers had disappeared and only little rip- ples remained to tell that they had been there. Well, that is the end of that! exclaimed Harry. Wowie! That mosquito certainly knew how to bite! cried James. Say, Harry, did you think to take some pictures? I sure did ! Especially when that old one gave that little scamp a swat with his tail for being so impudent! Oh! That was fun- ny! After that the boys went home and to bed early. The next morning they got packed and set off to Newport where they took the train home. They were warmly welcomed at home and proudly showed their parents and high school friends their pictures. That night in bed Harry said, Remember those awful eyes that wild cat had, James? I sure do, said James. I can see them yet! Then they both became silent thinking of their adventures in the Rocky Mountains. Margaret Walker, 1932. IF (With apologies to Kipling) If you can do your work every day And still not miss all your play If you can take quizzes every morning And while doing them not for the outside be longing If you can bear to see the teacher slaughter your composition And ruin entirely all your punctuation And start again at the beginning With greater determination and greater meaning And get them right and have the teacher praise your work If you can do this and never shirk You ' ll have the scholarships that are won And furthermore you ' ll be a WIZARD, my son! Katena D. Manthue, 1930. SPRING Spring is here at last, Robins are coming fast, Brooks are babbling along, To the robins ' cheery song, Pussy-willows in their soft gray dresses Bend low to the wind ' s soft caresses, The trailing arbutus wafts its soft perfume. The modest violet peeps from mosses green To witness April ' s rainy sheen, The plowman whistles a merry tune, Nature is busy, For Spring is here, The happy season of the year. Lea Shirley Lawton, 1932. This quarter has marked the arrival of a new leader for our High School, Mr. Greene. Although this is an inconvenient time of the year for a new principal to begin his duties, yet we have been fortunate to secure one who has adapted himself to his new sur- roundings in a very short time. The student body extends the heartiest welcome to you, Mr. Greene, and we hope you will enjoy working with us in the future as much as we know we will enjoy working with you. On February 13 we were entertained by the eighth grade pupils from Miss Yott ' s room who sang for us. February 20, a short play was presented by the Typing Club entitled Saturday Morn- ing in an Office. The play was coached by Miss Troy, Miss Kennedy and Miss Aucoin. Those taking part in the play were: Elsie Desrosiers, Leona Raiche, Gertrude Schwartzberg, Rita Houde, Concetta Di Gre- gorio, Henry Martin, Ernest Firth, Nelson Lapointe, Thaddeus Kosakowski and Oswald Gregoire. Ruth Snell played two piano solos, Wed- nesday morning March 13. The following Wednesday a health play was presented by members of the high school. Much credit is due Elizabeth Higgins, who wrote the play, Miss Dempsey, the coach, and Miss McGrath, the accompanist. The scene was laid in the recreation room of the Mary E. Wells High School. The cast included four rooters for the Wells basket- ball team, Mary Gable, Helen Grant, Dorothy Macallister, Elsie Desrosiers ; three members of the basketball team, James McKay, Ralph Cole, John Walsh ; the domestic science teach- er, Elizabeth Favreau ; health dancer, Muriel Price; health models, Katherine Ohlwiler, William Gilbert ; six operetta dancers, Louise Tillyer, Ellen Callahan, Eileen Cullen, Nester Pontbriand, Charles Thimblin, Harmel Houde; soloist, Pearle Putnam. On March 27, Renaldo Volpini entertained the student body with two clarinet solos. A rope dance was given by Muriel Price and Dorothy Monroe. Following the entertainment, Joseph Mis- iaszek, captain of last year ' s winning class team, presented the trophy to Lincoln Blair, captain of the Sophomore team, winners of this year ' s series. Coach McMahon pre- sented a loving cup to Anna Misiaszek, who acted as captain of the Senior girls ' winning team in the absence of Captain Wanda Or- zech. At several assemblies awards have been given to students who have completed the requirements in typewriting. A moving picture on Africa was given in the auditorium. The Junior class is rehearsing for a play to be given in April. The Senior class is devoting much time to the preparations for graduation. Miss Corbin entertained the lettermen of the girls ' basketball team at a luncheon Tues- day noon, March 19th. In addition to the basketball players the coach, Mr. Greene, Mr. Corb: ' n, Miss Putnam and Miss Finnegan were also present. The following Tuesday Miss Corbin once more acted as hostess, this time to the letter- men of the boys ' squad. The guests at this luncheon were Coach McMahon, Mr. Greene and Mr. Corbin. Anita Dani, ' 27, a student at Boston Univ- ersity has been selected to take one of the leading roles in the annual production of the Gilbert and Sullivan Association at the Univ- ersity. The show organization which each year presents one of the plays of the famous English composers will this year present Iolanthe. Miss Dani will play the part of Fairy Queen. The play will be given as part of the annual Junior. Week program early in May. Letters have been received from William Delehanty, a graduate of Mary E. Wells High School and Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology who left January 5 for an extended course in European Architecture. While in Italy, he attended the anniversary of the coronation of Pope Pius XI and was greatly impressed by the grandeur and importance of the ceremony. From Italy he goes to Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria, and British Isles. Mr. Delehanty has been with Helmle and Corbett Company of New York City for the past three years. At the chapel at the Massachusetts Agri- cultural college, awards were presented to members of the various athletic teams and to students for academic activities. Fred- erick Thayer was awarded a gold medal for work on the Collegian, the college paper and Robert Snell received his certificate, allow- ing him to Avear the M in recognition of his work on the track team. Miss Gertrude T eClair has been appointed art editor of the 1931 Index at the college. Eugene Desautels, 1926, a junior at Holy Cross College and a member of last season ' s baseball and basketball teams at the college, has been included in the squad of eighteen Varsity players who will leave Worcester for the spring baseball trip to the South. He is one of four catchers to make the trip. Ellis Sumner Potter, a graduate of the Mary E. Wells High School and a graduate also of Brown University, was married re- cently to Miss Irene Anthony Taft, of Oak Park, Illinois. They will live in Lacon, Illi- nois, where Mr. Potter is an executive of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois. Weldon Schumacher, a member of the Freshman Class at Carnegie Institute of Technology, has achieved an unusual ath- letic honor. As a member of the Freshman Basketball squad at the Institute he has THE CRIMSON AMD GRAY 19 been awarded his letter. This in itself is no unusual honor, but the fact that he is the first son of a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology to receive an athletic award of any description is unusual and an honor which he fully appreciates. Donald Simonds ' name appeared in the second honor group at Worcester Institute of Technology for the last term. Miss Nathalie Morey has been honored by being chosen social chairman at Lowell Nor- mal School and at the big basketball game of the season for the school championship she was cheer director, and for this was high- ly praised in the report of the game pub- lished by the Lowell Courier Citizen which went on to say that the cheering under Miss Morey ' s leadership would be a credit to the large cheering sections of some of our col- leges. John J. O ' Shaughnessy, Jr., a student at Brown University, is a member of the Glee Club which is now making a concert tour with engagements for concerts at Philadel- phia, Atlantic City, New York and other cities. LAY OF ANCIENT ROME Oh, the Roman was a rogue, He erat was you bettum He ran his automobilus And smoked his cigarettum, He wore a diamond studibus And elegant cravattum, A maxima cum laude shirt And such a stylish hattum ! He loved the luscious hic-haec-hoc, And bet on games and equi ; At times he won, at others, though, He got it in the nequi; He winked (quo usque tandem) at Puellas on the Forum, And sometimes, too, he even made Those goo-goo ocularum! He frequently was seen At combats gladiatorial, And ate enough to feed Ten boarders at Memorial ; He often went on sprees And said, on starting homus, Hie labor — opus est, Oh, where ' s my hic-hic-domus? Although he lived in Rome Of all the arts the middle He was, (excuse the phrase,) A horrid individ ' l; Oh, what a different thing Was the homo (dative, hominy) Of far away B. C. From us of Anno Domini. Could you pass the bread? I guess so. I moved pianos all last year. Did you know you talked in your sleep last night? Pardon me, dear, for interrupting you. Surgeon — Why do you insist on taking only a local anesthetic? Patient — Because I believe in patronizing home products. A Scotchman and his wife went into a res- taurant where they each ordered a sandwich. The waiter noticed that the man was not eating, so he approached him, saying: Don ' t you enjoy your sandwich, sir? The Scotchman smiled back reassuringly. I haven ' t tasted it yet, he said. I ' m wait- ing for my wife to finish with the false teeth. The young man led with a heart, The maid for a diamond played, The old man wielded a club, And the sexton used a spade. CRIMSON AND GRAY 21 Have you heard of the Scotchman who squeezed a nickel so tight that the next per- son receiving it found the Indian riding the Buffalo. A man I respect Is Andrew Zoom He never has said, Faw Down and Go Boom! The sofa sagged in the middle, The shades were pulled just so, The family had retired, And the evening lamp burned low, There came a sound from the sofa, The clock was striking two, The junior slammed his textbook, with a thankful Well, I ' m through. ' I ' m from Chicago. ' Show me your wounds. Do you play the piano by ear? No, by electricity. Who discovered America? Ohio. No, Columbus. Well, I didn ' t think I had to mention his first name. A fellow swindled me out of $50,000 last night. I didn ' t think you had $50,000. How did it happen? He wouldn ' t let me marry his daughter. I have a suit for every day in the week. Really? Yes. This is it. What time is it? I don ' t know. My watch is an hour and ten minutes fast. Haven ' t I shaved you before sir? No, I got those scars from arguing with my wife. ANTICIPATE CHANGE Southbridge, Mass., April 19, 1929. A change in chemistry lab books is antici- pated here. Several of the extremely bril- liant scholars in the chemistry class have been working on an experiment which if successful will necessitate a revision of the present chemistry lab books. These candidates for extra credits are Miss Louise Skinner, Emo Benvenuti, and Charles Thimblin. They have worked for two hours in an attempt to determine the weight of 22.4 liters of carbon dioxide (C02) by weighing hydrogen chloride (HCL). 3)MaT)T)iT | We acknowledge the following exchanges : The Milachi, Milachi High School, Milaca, Minn. The Mercury, Swayyee High School, Sway- yee, Ind. MThe Hi News, Ludlow High School, Lud- low, Mass. Orange Peels, Orange High School, Orange, Mass. The Student ' s Pen, Pittsfield High School, Pittsfield, Mass. The Dial, Brattleboro High School, Brat- tleboro, Vt. The Student ' s Review, Northampton High School, Northampton, Mass. The Red and Black, Stevens High School, Claremont, N. H. The Johnson Journal, North Andover High School, North Andover, Mass. Tech News, Worcester Polytechnic Insti- tute, Worcester, Mass. The Scotland Courier, Scotland High School, Scotland, Pa. The Palmer, Palmer High School, Palmer, Mass. The Enfield Echo, Thompsonville High School, Thompsonville, Conn. The Phoenix, Montpelier Seminary, Mont- pelier, Vt. The Waxa Beacon, Waxahachie High School, Waxahachie, Texas. The Argus, Gardner High School, Gard- ner, Mass. The Homespun, Central High School, Greensboro, N. C. The Lotus, Senior High School, Dover, Del. The Academy Star, Academy High School, Erie, Pa. The Charlton Hi Lights, Charlton High School, Charlton, Mass. The Index, South High School, Worcester, Mass. As we see others: Orange Peels, Orange High School, Orange, Mass. You have a good literary department. We enjoyed all your stories es- pecially From Hin to Yushsui. The Red and Black, Stevens High School, Claremont, N. H. You have an excellent paper. Your exchange department is well developed and we certainly enjoyed your poetry. The Palmer, Palmer High School, Palmer, Mass. A fine little paper full of news and shows a great deal of work and school spirit. Where are all your exchanges? The Johnson Journal, North Andover High School, North Andover, Mass. A good paper. A separate page for each depar ment and a few more cuts would improve your paper. Your advertising manager deserves credit. The Student ' s Review, Northampton High School, Northampton, Mass. Your cover is most attractive and your literary department deserves much credit. You seem to have a peppy school by the list of school activities. The Enfield Echo, Thompsonville High School, Thompsonville, Conn. A very com- plete and interesting paper. What a fine literary department you have and your cuts are very striking. CRIMSON AND GRAY 23 The Hi News, Ludlow High School, Lud- low, Mass. The cartoons and sketches add a great deal to your paper. We liked your book reviwes and your ideas on Pictures you should see. The Mercury, Swayyee High School, Sway- yee, Ind. You have exceptionally good ed- itorials but where is your humor? The Milachi, Milachi High School, Milaca, Minn. You have a fine newsy paper and your jokes are snappy. The Argus, Gardner High School, Gard- ner, Mass. Your paper is well balanced rnd excellent in every department. Your ar- tist is to be congratulated for your attractive cover. The Student ' s Pen, Pittsfield High School, Pittsfield, Mass. Your paper is one of the best we receive. Come again! As others see us: You have a good literary department. Give our congratulations to your artists that made the cuts. We enjoyed them a lot. The Student ' s Review, Northampton, Mass. Your literature and jokes are very good. We find both truth and poetry in More Truth than Poetry. Orange Peels, Orange, Mass. ww Clinton Game Clinton— 25 Wells— 13 This was another out-of-town game which went amiss for the Crimson and Gray hoop- sters. This was not a league game, and was therefore unimportant. The score was 25 to 13 in favor of Clinton. The Wells girls, however, won a snappy game from the Clin- ton effeminates, 37-27. Webster Game Webster— 21 Wells— 17 The green and white quintet from Web- ster put over a close victory on the Crimson and Gray by a 21-17 score. The game was hard and fast all the way, Wells being one point in the lead at the finish of the first half. At the end of the third quarter the score was tie at 15 tallies. The Webster quintet, however, managed to get away in the last quarter and win the game. , Webster Game Webster— 34 Wells— 9 The return game with Bartlett, played in Webster, proved very disastrous indeed to Wells. Bartlett seemed to have consider- able faciilty in walking away with the game. A good crowd of spectators witnessed the game. With thoughts of the previous game in their minds the Wells rooters were ex- pecting a close score. Spencer Game Spencer— 21 Wells— 11 The Wells boys returned forth hopefully to Spencer, the home of the league leaders, but evidently were not very welcome, being turned back by a 21 to 11 score. The game was fairly thrilling, but a victory on the part of Southbridge was not unduly expected, and so no great disappointment was evident. The fair sex of Wells were also turned back for the first time during the season by a 36-22 score. Warren Game Warren— 13 Wells— 15 After a long series of defeats the team at last came through with a close victory over Warren, the cellar champs of the league. The game was rather fast and hard fought. The score was tie at the end of the fourth period and so an overtime period was played during which Wells managed to gather two tallies. Clinton Game Clinton— 24 Wells— 16 In the return game with Wells at the Town Hall, the Clinton team repeated its first victory. Part of the laureb went to the home team, however, as Farnsworth of Wells was high-scorer of the game with 7 points. The Wells girls, however, as usual, saved the day from a complete lo?s by w in- ning the prelim. Oxford Game Oxford— 29 Wells— 14 In the return game with Oxford, the Wells boys did not fare as well as they did in the first game. The Oxford team stopped the home team rather nicely, 29 to 14. Fine passwork was displayed by the Oxford quin- tet. The defeat of the Wells girls by the Oxford girls added to the remorse. The game was a close game, the Wells girls being beaten by a 29-22 score. Holden Game Holden— 15 Wells— 18 In a snappy game with Holden, the Wells quintet managed to come through 3 points CRIMSON AND GRAY 25 ahead of their opponents, who had won the previous game with Wells. Steen of Wells ■ ' as high-scorer of the game, chalking up 8 points. The game was pretty snappy all the way through. This game was not a league game. The Wells girls also won again by a 23-20 score. Purple Frosh Seconds Purple Frosh— 29 Wells— 12 At the Town Hall, the Wells team was overcome by the Purple Frosh Seconds, who displayed a neat system of passwork in win- ning the game with considerable ease. In- terest in the game was heightened by the presence in the Wells lineup of Francis Ryan, one of our erst-while post graduates, who starred on last year ' s championship team, and who also played a peppy game against the Purple Frosh Seconds. In the prelim the Reds beat the Grays 25 to 7. Warren Game Warren— 9 Wells— 24 In the return game with Warren at the Town Hall, the last game of the season, the Wells team came through with a clean-cut, rather easy victory, 24 to 9. Steen of Wells was high-scorer of the game with 9 points. It was agreed that this was a pleasant way to end the season. In the prelim the Reds beat the Grays 16-2. Inter-class Games In the after-season interclass basketball games the Sophomores, by beating the Fresh- ment and the Juniors, won because of their lead of the pre-season games, the champion- ship. The games were interesting, some end- ing in close scores. The Seniors ran a close second to the Sophomores. The Senior girls won the girls ' interclass championship, re- peating their efforts of last year. At the meeting of the team, James McKay was elected Captain of the boys ' varsity bas- ketball team, and Louise Skinner was elected captain of the girls ' basketball team. McKay has been playing a good, steady game on the varsity all season. N iP • •i _ ERNEST LIPPE Meats, Groceries and Fresh Fish 200 MECHANIC STREET TELEPHONE 802-M Independent Optical Co. Manufacturers of High Grade Optical Goods SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS The Edwards Company Clothes for Young Men Kuppenheimer In Extra Pant Suits From $25.00 to $37.50 Knox Hats $7.50 - $8.50 Lamson Hubbard Hats $5 — $6 — $7 High Grade Furnishings And Shoes High Grade Furnishings and Shoes Regal Shoes $6.60 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS FRATERNITY, COLLEGE and CLASS JEWELRY Commencement Announcements and Invitations OFFICIAL JEWELER TO THE CLASSES OF MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL L G. BALFOUR COMPANY MANUFACTURING JEWELERS STATIONERS ATTLEBORO, MASS. ASK ANY COLLEGE GREEK Tel. Southbridge 1177 All Domestic Animals Treated Dr. W. C. Van Tassell Veterinarian Southbridge, Mass. Office Hours 8 to 9 a. m. 1 to 2:30 p. m. 7 to 8 p. m. Office and Hospital: Flatiron Bldg., 208 Hamilton Street 1875 1929 J. J. Delehanty Co. Complete Home Furnishers Beddings of all kinds, Curtains, Stoves, Linoleums, Carpets, Pictures and Frames, Window Glass. AGENTS FOR CRAWFORD RANGES. 858 - 862 Main St. Store Tel. 106-M Res. Tel. 912 SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS Compliments of Dr. I. Celeste Keenan N. LEGAULT CUSTOMS TAILOR — Phelps Building — Commercial Press Inc. A. F. Hanson OPTOMETRIST 321 Main St. Hours: 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. — Tuesday 9 to 12 Evenings: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7 to 8:30 P. M. Office, Factory and Loose-Leaf Forms Ruling — Advertising Novelties 248 Elm St. Southbridge, Mass. PHONE 68 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS SERLETO MOTOR SUPPLY CO. AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES RADIOS 42 Central St. GRAHAM BROS. TRUCKS Telephone 266 PACKARD MOTOR CARS DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. 33 Edwards St Allan H. Faxon . . FLORIST . . . Telephone Say It With Flowers We Grow Them For You Lynn-Brockton Shoe Repair We Go Far to Get a Customer —But We Go Farther to Keep Him. 43 Hamilton St. Southbridge, Mass. Compliments of THE SOUTHBRIDGE NEWS IRENE F. RICHARDS BEAUTY SALON Specializing In Permanent Waves Room 27 Blanchard Bldg. For Appointments Call 181 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Clarence H. Knight, Inc. CHEVROLET SALES and SERVICE The Bigger and Better Chevrolet now on sale Telephone 10 373 Main Street Compliments of F. A. BOUVIER Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Shoe Repairing PEOPLE ' S NATIONAL BANK SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. ESTABLISHED 1919 Deposits $1,144,860.41 SECURITY AND SERVICE Headquarters for Sporting Goods E. D. STONE 27 Hamilton Street Telephone 291-M Hartwell The Druggist McKINSTRY ICE CO. Dealers In ICE, COAL AND WOOD PRICE — QUALITY SERVICE 6 DUPAUL ST. TEL. 519-R Compliments of THE BOSTON STORE J. O. Berthiaume, Prop. Kennedy Electrical Co. John T. Kennedy, Mgr. Electrical Contractors Electrical Supplies and Fixtures 15 Central St. Telephone 410 36 Hamilton St. Southbridge, Mass. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of DAM SOLD AM wuiard rz; SERVICE STATION We Repair, Rebuild and Recharge Any Make of STORAGE BATTERIES Lewis Battery Ignition 411 Main St. Tel. 381-W Through Service We Grow Compliments of Southbridge Roofing Co. INCORPORATED Hartwell Street Southbridge - - - Massachusetts Compliments of Hyde Manufacturing Company CUTLERY . Compliments of H. T. HYDE CO. Boots — Shoes — Rubbers SOUTHBRIDGE SHEET METAL WORKS R. G. BRUSCON, Prop. 131 Elm Street Tel. 323-J CONDUCTOR PIPES EAVE TROUGHS AUTO RADIATORS SOLD AND REPAIRED NEW CORES CARRIED IN STOCK FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS COMPLIMENTS OF WELD BECK Eugene E. Gabree REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE 298 Main Street Southbridge, Mass. Geo. C. Shepard Co. C. E. Hanson, Reg. Pharm. SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Compliments of Alfred J. Peloquin DRUGGIST Compliments of Harrington Cutlery Company Southbridge, Mass. E. D. DESROSI ER CO. INSURANCE Cor. Main and Hamilton Sts. Southbridge, Mass. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS A. L. MONAHAN GROCERIES Woodstock Bacon Brookfield Eggs Brookfield Cheese Premium Boiled Ham Scotch Ham DAVID LENTI Arch Preserver, E. P. Reed, Walk-Over and Crawford Shoes — Shoe Repairing — 11 ELM STREET Southbridge Coal Co. Dealers in COAL AND WOOD W. M. Edwards Office: 315 Main St. Tel. 161-J Yard: Railroad Ave. Tel. 252-W E, F. Dakin Co. CANDY— CIGARS— ICE CREAM SODA NEWS-STAND 307 Main Street Telephone 452-M Southbridge Fruit Co. O. Micheli, Prop. Fruits Candy Tobacco Corner Main and Hamilton Streets Telephone Connection Gaumond ' s Taxi Service For Funerals, Weddings, Parties, Worcester Trips, Orchestra Accomodations DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Packard Limousine — Studebaker Sedan RES. TEL. 19 SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Locki Tailoring Co. We Use New Prosperity Method in DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING Custom Tailors Room 25 Blanchard Bldg. GUILLET ' S MUSIC STORE Sheet Music, Records and Rolls 347 Main Street Southbridge, Mass. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of Southbridge Finishing Company PRINTERS —of— FAST COLOR PRINTS — on — FINE COTTON GOODS Fire Prevention Advice HE assistance we can render property owners in controlling and reducing fire hazards is as impor- T tant as any other part of our property protection service. We shall be glad to inspect your property and to offer every practical suggestion for added safety, without cost or obligation to you. R. M. Burnham PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Ifou wouldn ' t expect to make a bull ' s-eye with a blunderbuss ! It takes an accurate rifle, and expert marksmanship to make a bull ' s-eye! . . . And the princi- ple is the same for all of us whether we ' re target-shooting, go- ing to school, or in business. You, in Mary E. Wells High School, are on the job, hitting the bull ' s eye for college, busi- ness or a profession. Here at American Optical Com pany, 3,000 AO men and women are hitting the bull ' s-eye every day. They design and manufacture remarkably precise diagnostic instruments, spectacle frames, and lenses that bring eyesight comfort to millions of people. It ' s all a matter of using the best we have in the best way we can, this job of making a bull ' s- eye everytime! AMERICAN OPTICAL COMPANY £ ES£ £ -ES£ % t (Hxmxsmx mb CSraj xr i ? i x5 [ Q U Q Ty s D June, ranetmt Jptnfrreft ani ttwniir-mne g -5 -s f -sNe e - ■pre i I in — — ■ i m Our Best Wishes For Your Future Success H A MI L T O WOOLE COMPANY riMtMNMHN PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS COMPLIMENTS OF Southbridse National Bank A Select School of Secretarial Science Administration of Finance For young men and young women who desire to achieve success in Business. That to be Becker Trained is to be Better Trained is evidenced by the fact that the Placement Bureau receives more requests for Becker Trained men and women than there are graduates available. A free catalogue of Day and Evening Divisions will be mailed upon request. Summer Division begins July 15 Forty-third Fall Term begins Sept. 3 BECKER COLLEGE of Business Administration and Secretarial Science Founded 1887 98 Front Street Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ' s Oldest Institution of Business Training PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS COMPLIMENTS OF THE LAWYERS OF SOUTHBRIDGE William W. Buckley Raymond H. Favreau, S. H. S., ' 19 Henry B. Montague Joseph E. O ' Shaughnessy, S. H. S,, ' Louis O. Rieutord Albert C. St. Onge, S. H. S., ' 13 Henry J. Tetrault, S. H. S., ' 00 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS G. Gregoire Son Archfitter Shoes for Women J. C. Gabree Auto Accessories Paints and Oils Toys Hardware and Crockery Distributor of OLDSMOBILES Nunn Bush Shoes for Men A Complete Line of Men ' s Furnishings 35 Years Experience in Shoe Repairing Tel. 442 -J 15 Hamilton St. H. 0. Desaulniers William S. Hofstra Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating, Sheet Metal Work 173 Sayles Street Tel. Connection Wholesale and Retail Federal Tires and Tubes Auto Accessories Gulf Gasoline and Motor Oils and Greases 145 Mechanic St. Tel. 601-J Southbridge Fruit Co. 0. Micheli, Prop. Black r White Taxi Ten Clean Cabs PROMPT SERVICE TELEPHONE 1000 Fruits Candy Tobacco Corner Main and Hamilton Streets Telephone Connection — 15-W Free Delivery J. E. BENOIT Compliments Arthur Langlais Groceries, Meat, Canned Goods Ice Cream, Fruits and Tobacco 161 Worcester St. Tel. 530 195 First Class Groceries, Meats and Fish We roast our own Coffee. A trial will convince you of the quality. 69 Central Street. Tel. Connection PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS GENERAL ELECTR Refrigerator SUOSi unusually quiet by General Electric ALL-STEEL CABINETS UNRIVALED BEAUTY Snow white finish. Bronze hardware. Seamless porcelain lining. Sizes to fit every Home The Electric Refrigerator Of The Future Sturdy durability — New strength and ruggedness beneath the beauty of this new General Electric cabinet. Proved efficiency — The same simple refrigerating unit that brought Quick leadership to the General Electric Refrigerator. New economy — Low price and small operating cost make the all- steel model a marvel of economy. Prices from $221.00 to $1,250.00 Webster and Southbridge Gas and Electric Company — ELECTRIC — Chafing Dishes — Tables Stoves — Irons- Curling Irons-Percolators Flashlights, Wrist Watches, Pocket Watches, Gillette Razors, Buxton Key Containers, Thermos Bottles Silverware — Nickel Plated Ware Spalding, Draper and Maynard Sporting Goods G. G. WINTER CO. 344 Main and Hamilton Streets Telephone Conn. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS SERLETO MOTOR SUPPLY CO. AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES RADIOS 42 Central St. Telephone 266 BUICK MARQUETTE PACKARD MOTOR CARS G. M. C. TRUCKS GENERAL ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Allan H. Faxon . . . FLORIST . . . 33 Edwards St. Telephone Say It With Flowers We Grow Them For You Lynn-Brockton Shoe Repair We Go Far to Get a Customer — But We Go Farther to Keep Him. 40 Hamilton St. Southbridge, Mass. Tel. 524 IRENE F. RICHARDS BEAUTY SALON Specializing In Permanent Waves Room 27 For Appointments Blanchard Bldg. Call 181 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS All The Leading Makes Of TALKING PICTURES Have Been Contracted For. Enjoy Them In Your Own Amuse- ment Edifice In Your Own Town. STRAND THEATRE The Spacious — Beautiful Theatre Young Men ' s Christian Association SUMMER SHOWERS Refreshing After Work-outs Cool Gym 25% Below Street Special Summer Terms DUFAULT CO. 24 Hamilton St. FOR GRADUATION SERGE SUITS and WHITE FLANNELS Clemence Company LUMBER DEALERS Manufacturers of DOORS - WINDOWS - FRAMES - MOULDINGS and FINISH Dealers In WALL BOARD AND PREPARED ROOFING Compliments of Krasnov ' s 27 Hamilton St. Compliments of BERKELEY TEXTILE CO. 19 Hamilton St. SILKS — WOOLENS — COTTONS PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Gaumond ' s Taxi Service For Funerals, Weddings, Parties, Worcester Trips, Orchestra Accomodalior.s DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Packard Limousine — Studebaker Sedan RES. TEL. 19 SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. GUILLET ' S MUSIC STORE Sheet Music, Records and Rolls 347 Main Street Southbridge, Mass. BEN ' S TAXI Call 192 10c 20c Service and Worcester Service 266 Main St. — E. D. Benvenuti. Prop. Southbridge Savings Bank RESOURCES $4,973,694.99 INTEREST 4 3-4p.c. FOR PAST YEAR PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS _ _ — •— Compliments of E. G. Walker Coal Co. Snell Manufacturing Co. Established 1790 Manufacturers of Ship Augers — Auger Bits — Carpenters ' Augers Car Bits — Machine Bits— Boring Machines, Etc. FISKDALE MASSACHUSETTS Factory: Fiskdale, Mass. .... New York Office: 113 Chambers Street PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THE UNITED LENS CO. Machine Work of All Kinds M. D. MORRILL SONS Memorial Craftsmen 259 Worcester St. Southbridge, Mass. Telephone 668 M. T. MORRILL Tel. Con. Southbridge, Mass. The Edwards Company Clothes for Young Men Middishade Bl u e Suits $37.50 Kuppenheimer In Extra Pant Suits From $25.00 to $37.50 Knox Hats $7.50 - $8.50 Lamson Hubbard Hats $5 - $6 - $7 High Grade Furniihmgs and Shoes Regal Shoes $6.60 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS % }t Crimson attft %xw% PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS Volume X. June, 1929 Number 4 Baad of EMtors Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Assistant Business Managers Treasurer . ... Subscription Manager Assistant Subscription Managers Alumni Editor Assistant Alumni Editor . Athletic Editor . Assistant Athletic Editor . Exchange Editor Assistant Exchange Editor Local Editor .... Assistant Local Editor Art Editor Joke Editor .... Faculty Adviser Typists ..... .HAROLD MOREHOUSE, JR. .DOROTHY MACALLISTER .KENNETH FARNSWORTH . ORIGENE PAQUETTE, JR. MAURICE MARTIN CHARLES THIMBLIN WILLIAM TILLYER . CONCETTA DI GREGORIO RALPH COLE . KATHLEEN BURNS JOHN STEEN . IOLA MORSE . ELIZABETH ST. ONGE . GEORGE JOHNSON . MAURICE CLEMENCE . FLORA TAIT MIRIAM CRAIG . PHYLLIS CRAIG . DORIS CLAFLIN . HELEN GRANT . DONALD BUCKLEY . MISS DEMPSEY . IRENE DUCLOS HENRY MARTIN HILDA PERRY In H r:;.;: : -- .T- ' We dedicate the Commencement Issue of THE CRIMSON and GRAY to our Friend and Adviser Mr. Fred E. Corbin o m O Z 8° O CO H T1 JVtttagrapIjs N, ame Add ress Happy Thoughts 14 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY W OSWALD JOSEPH GREGOIRE Greg Greg is our very capable president. He is an excel- lent athlete and Captain of the Baseball team this year. A good sport is Greg and friendly with everyone. He is quite a business man which was discovered by his role in the Typing Club play. Traffic Squad. Baseball ' 27- ' 29, Basketball, ' 28, ' 29, Saturday in the Office. HELEN MARGARET GRANT Hel Long and lanky, but she ' s all there. Helen is one of our live wires and the best natured girl in the class. It means a good time for everyone when Helen is around. She is a happy go lucky girl and studying never bothers her much. Craft Club, Crimson and Gray Staff, Class Treasurer ' 25, Today ' s Court Of Honor, Polished Pebbles, Bells of Beaujolais, Athletic Association, Vice President ' 28, Sporting Proposition, Class Prophecy. HENRY MARTIN ' ■Hen Hen is one of our most accurate typists and did a lot of work for the Crimson and Gray. He is the only member of the sterner sex that attends Typing Club meetings. Whenever he attends a contest he always brings home an accuracy prize. He hopes to go to Bay Path and he goes with our good wishes. Typing Club. Saturday in the Office. ELIZABETH FAVREAU Betty Betty has been our capable treasurer for two consecu- tive years and it is her ability that has kept the class of ' 29 financially successful. She has vocal ability and is famous as a star through her success in the operetta. However she is not inclined to follow a dramatic career but is bound for Massachusetts General and we know she ' ll also be a good nurse. Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Bells of Beaujolais, Polished Pebbles Sporting Proposition Typing Club. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 15 ESTELLE YVETTE BENOIT Estelle is everybody ' s friend and always jolly. Good things come in small packages fits her to perfection. She is a wonderful dancer as she proved to be in the operetta an d many other school socials. She plans to take the Household Arts Course at Framingham. Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Bells of Beaujolais, Polished Pebbles, Basketball ' 26, ' 27, Typing Club, Skits. MARY BEVERAGE ' ■Bev If you have never heard about Charlton, Mary will tell you all about it. We wonder what the attraction is in Charlton which keeps her away from Southbridge Although Mary appears to be quiet and shy we know that with those eyes there must be something in back of it all. Athletic Association ' 25- ' 28, Glee Club ' 25- ' 28 JAMES PATRICK BREW Jimmie Jimmie is a quiet sort of a chap, studious and a good worker. He has travelled to us for four years through rain, snow and sunshine from that great metropolis Quinebaug. His ambiton, although he is a commer- cial student, is to be an electrical engineer and we know he will be successful. Glee Club ' 25- ' 27. ELLEN R. CALLAHAN Ellen is a merry soul and her line is of goodly length. She sings like a lark, plays the violin and is a star as far as acting is concerned. We discovered the latter when the Bells of Beaujolais was presented. She is un- decided as to what line to follow, Whv not the stage? Glee Club ' 25 ' 28, Bells of Beaujolais, Orchestra ' 25, ' 26, Sporting Proposition. 16 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY VIOLA FAY CARPENTER Vi Quiet and studious, that ' s Vi. Although she has been with us for four years not many have become ac- quainted with her but those who have known her for a good sport and a good friend. She has beautiful brown eyes and rosy cheeks. Her aim is to be a bookkeeper. Typing Club. RALPH E. COLE Rex Ralph is at the head of our traffic squad. His firm- ness, integrity and sheer braveness gave him this office. He has duly filled this position by enforcing the laws, but we do not think he has made any enemies. Anyway hii house hasn ' t been bombed yet. As Subscription Manager of the Crimson and Gray, he sells subscrip- tions as a cop sells tickets for the Policemen ' s Ball. Crimson and Gray Staff ' 27, ' 28, Football ' 27, 28, Bells of Beaujolais, Today ' s Court Of Honor, Traffic Squad. CYNTHIA DARLING Cyn Cyn ' s sweet smile wins everyone ' s heart, but we have heard it whispered that she chews gum incessantly. No one though would deprive her of this innocent amuse- ment as she is a brilliant student and an accomplished musician. She is often seen in Charlton and we wonder why. She intends to further her education although she has not yet decided where. Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Polished Pebbles, Class Song. CONCETTA M. DIGREGORIO Con Con is the star typist of our class. She prides her- self on being a typical business woman and is the capa- ble treasurer of the Crimson and Gray. Although al- ways eager to ask about the homework, the next morn- ing finds her not always prepared. She is a good sport and well-liked by all. She is another of our fortunate commercial students in having already obtained a posi- tion. Crimson and Grav Staff ' 28, Class Secretary ' 27, Saturday in the Office, Typing Club. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 17 KENNETH FARNSWORTH Ken Ken is the Business Manager of the Crimson and Gray. He is indeed a successful manager, for the magazine is getting bigger and better with every issue, lie proved that an athlete could have good marks, for he made the Basketball team and retained his berth on the honor roll. Crimson and Gray Staff ' 27- ' 29, Basketball ' 29, Secretary of the Class ' 27, ' 28, Class History, Polished Pebbles, Bells of Beaujolais. MARGARET EARLS Peggy Peggy is one of our quiet and demure girls who never bothers the teachers, while she is in school. Peggy is planning to enter The Worcester Art School to take up illustrating. We know she will be successful as some of the pictures she has drawn indicate the fact. Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Athletic Association, Today ' s Court of Honor, Latin Play. MABEL FLORENCE HAYNES Mabs Mabs is the indifferent girl of our class. She is happy go lucky and peppy. It is rumored that she is noted for her wily ways and ability to get by without doing her homework. Her favorte indoor sport is to go to the movies whi ch she attends frequently. HARMEL HOUDE Kid Harmel joined our gav gang when we were Seniors. His pleasing ways and knack for getting acquainted soon made him one of us. His dancing numbers in the Bells of Beaujolais are praiseworthy. He wants to be a chemical engineer; our best wishes for success are with you, Harmel. Bells of Beaujolais, Sporting Proposition, Athletic Association ' 28. 18 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY ELIZABETH ANN HIGGINS Betty The brightest and youngest girl in the class — that ' s Betty. We envy her all A ' s. She is quite a writer too, for in her Sophomore year she wrote the prize win- ling Health Play Today ' s Court of Honor. In her Senior year she wrote another Health Play Sporting Proposition. She has also received a twenty-five dol- lar prize for her essay Strawberry Time. Welliads, Craft Club, Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Athletic Association, Author of Today ' s Court of Honor, and Sporting Proposition, Bells of Beaujolais, Polished Pebbles, Massachusetts Agricultural Con- test Prize Essay. KATHERINE HUBBARD Kitty Kitty came to us just this year from Hitchcock Acad- emy in Brimfield. She hails from Sturbridge and trav- els daily to be among us. She owns a Nash and is a demon for speed. She is quiet and coy but the saying still water runs deep seems applicable to her. Her technique as a dancer is enviable. 4- GEORGE JOHNSON Georgie Georgie is an accomplished saxophonist. Anyone who has heard him play the blues will certainly agree to this. He is to be also congratulated for his work in the orchestra. His mystery stories also deserve for him much credit; and an unusual ending always greets the reader. All A ' s for George is just a matter of fact. Orchestra ' 28, ' 29, Crimson and Gray Staff ' 28, 29, Class Basketball ' 28, ' 29, Athletic Association ' 28, ' 29. ?5- -i f EUNICE HUBBELL Sparky Why they call her Sparky is evident by the twinkle in her blue eyes. Although she seems shy appearances are deceiving and among her intimate friends she is known to be peppy and you ' d believe it to see her gal- loping along the country roads on her horse to school. Typing Club. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 19 MARION LOUISE IDE Blue eyes and little shy, that ' s Marion. The saying Children are seen and not heard applies to her. But her shyness does not prevent her from speeding along Main Street in her Chrysler and we sincerely hope that one of the local cops doe s not tag her. She aims to be a perfect secretary. Typing Club. ROBERT JAMES KANE Bobby Bobby comes to us every morning with Brew, John- son and Martin on the bus. He is extremely shy, but a little bird told us that as a cowboy in play? he is quite the thing. Although he has evidently been preparing for a secretaral position he hopes to enter some other kne. Good luck to you Bobby. VELLAMO JAAKKOLA Val Val came to us just this year from Maynard. We have not had much of a chance to get acquainted with her as she is very shy and reserved. She lives at the Optic Club with her big sister and although it is quite a distance from school she is very seldom ab ent. She already has a position at the A. 0. Co. and her success is assured. Typing Club. DOROTHY HYDE MACALLIS TER Dot Dot is one of our tall girls, and every inch counts. She is a corker at mimicking people, and if you want to see yourself as others see you, ask Dot to take you off. She did wonders in the operettas and plays in which she appeared. Welliads, Craft Club, Athletic Association, Glee Club President, Crimson and Grav Staff, Polished Pebbles, Bells of Beauiolais, Sporting Proposi- tion, Today ' s Court of Honor, Class Song. 30 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY NELSON LAPOINTE Nelly Nelly is perpetually cheerful and sometimes overmuch to the annoyance of the teachers but his sweet smile soon overcomes them and all is right with everyone con- cerned. He is undecided as to what he shall do. Saturday in the Office, Typing Club. VERONICA AGNES MANNIX Veron Vercn ' s smile is broad and frequent. She has a merry twinkle in her eye and is always ready for fun. Veron is noted for beating the bell by a bare second in hurrying to Room Three. She is still undecided as to which course to pursue but we know she will be success- ful. Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Typing Club. ANNA MISIASZEK Yaya Mr. Greene will probably never have a more willing and efficient private secretary than Anna. She has been manager of the Girls ' Basketball Team for the past two years and was one of the best guards the High School has ever had. She has been one of the enthusi- astic backers of all our class activities. She plans to enter Fitchburg Normal in the Fall. Glee Club ' 26, ' 27, Basketball Team ' 26- ' 29, Mana- ger Basketball Team ' 28, ' 29, Secretary and Treasurer Athletic Association ' 29, Skits. JOSEPH MISIASZEK Joe We are Joe and his everlasting smile designated by one person as the Romantic Smile. Joe made a very good showing on the basketball team as well as the base- ball team and will be one of the players who will be missed next year. Joe is planning to enter Northeast- ern to study Civil Engineering. Baseball ' 28, ' 29, Basketball ' 29, Traffic Officer ' 28, ' 29, Captain of Class Championship Team ' 28. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 21 RUTH IRENE MOORE Irene ' s perpetual cheerfulness and infectious laughter have lightened many a gloomy day in both commercial and academic classes. Her favorite subjects, in which she shines, are History and Commercial Law and has often started prolonged disputes in both. She is a hard-working girl though and never looks for any praise. You may depend on Irene. Her ambition is to teach in a kindergarten. Typing Club, Welliads Prophecy. IOLA MORSE Dirk Iola may seem shy but she can win anyone with her sweet smile. She typifies the saying short and sweet. Iola works a great deal and says very little, but she is a good sport and always ready for fun. Today ' s Court of Honor, Crimson and Gray Staff, Athletic Association. HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE, JR. Plus Domus Our brilliant mathematican. As editor-in-chief of the Crimson and Gray, he has kept it clean and whole- some literally. The scholastic record he made in high school is envious and we hope he will check-mate a few scholarships at Yale. Class President ' 26, ' 27, Orchestra ' 25- ' 28, Athletic Association ' 25-28, Bells of Beaujolais, Editor- in-chief of Crimson and Gray ' 28, ' 29, Today ' s Court of Honor, Traffic Squad. KATHERINE OHWILEIt Kay Kay is our star basketball center and it will be hard to find another one to fill her position. She is one of the most popular girls of the Senior Class — due to her good nature — and she has never been known to shirk her share of work. She will enter Deaconess Hospital in the Fall. Basketball ' 26- ' 29, Craft Club, Welliads Today ' s Court of Honor, Track ' 26, Sporting Proposition Athletic Association ' 25- ' 29, Class Skits. 22 THE CRIMSON ANP GRAY nsanKsnagn K WANDA ORZECH Windy No name is better suited to Wanda than Windy and anyone who has seen her play basketball will verify the fact. As captain oi: the team she has been a marvel and it is no wonder that the girls team won so many games. Did you ever watch Wmdy ' s eyes when she laughs and smiles which as always express true merri- ment. N ' est-ce pas? Basketball Team ' 27- ' 29, Athletic Association ' 25- ' 28, Latin Play, Captain Basketball Team ' 29, Track. ORIGENE J. PAQUETTE, JR. Gene Gene is the best natured boy in the class and he ' s a handy fellow to have around especially as stage mana- ger. He is a peppy leader of our class and has helped 10 keep things lively this year. He is also a good stu- dent as shown by his A ' s and B ' s. Crimson and Gray Staff, Today ' s Court of Honor, Vice President ' 28, ' 28, Athletic Association Sport- ing Proposition, Skits. VERNA PATTERSON Pat Everyone in the cla3s has been trying to find out Pat ' s secret of How to be able to get by in class without tak- ing any books home to study. Pat is known for her witty remarks and jovial manner in which she takes whatever comes her way. She is planning to be a nurse. Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Athletic Association. HILDA VIOLA PERRY Di Goodnatured and jolly, that ' s Di. Whenever the Crimson and Gray needed a competent typist they never hesitated to call on her, for she was always willing to help. Skating is Di ' s favorite sport and she loves it, when the cold weather comes along. Secretarial work is her goal. Typing Club, Crimson and Gray Typist ' 28. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 23 WALTER SALETNIK Walt Though not big in stature, Walt is all there and many- ends of opposing teams have experienced trouble at preventing Walt from breaking through their line. He is always ready to tackle any job, and has been a great heip for many of our parties and dances. Football ' 27- ' 28, Baseball ' 29, Basketball Class Team ' -27- ' 28, Athletic Association ' 25- ' 28. ta PEARLE ROSS PUTNAM Put When we wanted a good chairman for any committee we invariably called on Pearle. She is a wonderful worker who is capable of filling any position. Pearle ' s lovely voice has been a bright spot in many of our High School entertainments, with her voice alone she could make her way through life but Pearle is planning to take a dietitian ' s course at Simmons. Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Athletic Association, Polished Pebbles, Today ' s Court of Honor, Craft Club, Bells of Beaujolais, Sporting Proposition, Class Song. 3 VIOLA ROBIDOUX Vi Vi is a noisily cheerful person, a good sport, a good student and popular with everyone. In pite of all the studying she has to do she is a constant attender of the cinema and Buddy Rogers is her ideal. We all hope she ' ll meet him some day. Vi is already situ- ated in a downtown office. Typing Club, Skits. mi ■ ' : - :: ' v m ALBERT SOLDANI Sol Want any gum? Sol is sure to have some. He has been the gum supplier of the Senior Class among which are some experts in gum chewing. He also carries toothpicks. Sol has been an active worker and with his Hudson has been able to do much for the class. Athletic Association ' 25- ' 28, Checking Committee. 24 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY W% : - v MILDRED ETHEL SPRAGUE Millie Millie is jolly and has an ever-ready grin. In spite of the over-abundance of shorthand homework, she still finds time to go to the movies. It is common gos- sip that she is often seen in Somebody ' s new Ford driving along at a reckless pace. She expects to get a secretarial position. Typing Club. LUCINDA ST. MARTIN Lu A good sport and a good friend is Lu. She is studi- ous and shy but is always on hand when there is some work to be done. She is one of our best commercial students and has walked off with a goodly number of typing awards. Secretarial work is her goal and we wish her the best of luck. Typing Club. f S HENRY WALKER Hen Henry comes to us from Dennison District. His complexion has been a source of envy to all the girls. No one has been able to discover whether this is the result of a preparation of his own (knowing his love for chemistry) or a result of the advertisements ' School Girl Complexion and The Skin You Love To Touch. Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Athletic Association ' 25- ' 28. FLORA KIRKPATRICK TAIT Taitie Flora is our prize giggler — yet when it came to the prize winning Health Play Today ' s Court of Honor she showed us ' that beneath the surface there was great ability. Flora is a very friendly person and will do good wherever she goes. She plans to take a dieti- tian ' s course at Framinghsm. Polished Pebbles, Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Today ' s Court of Honor, Exchange Editor of Crimson and Gray ' 27- ' 28. Bells of Beaujolais, Craft Club 7 ' elliads. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 25 UNABEL MARY TETREAULT A happy girl w.th a sunny disposition. Her brilliance is unequaled by any of the commercial group. She is a fiend at shorthand and has walked off with many typ- ing awards. She ' d be a perfect secretary for someone because she never chews gum. Unabel is the very efficient secretary of the Typing Club and is intending to follow this line. Typing Club ' 28- ' 29. JOHN WALSH Chimes John is the male singing talent of the Senior Class. The school will certainly miss his voice and witty re- marks. In fact, the whole school including the faculty, will regret the leaving of our melodious Chimes. Basketball ' 29, Football ' 28, Bells of Beaujolais, Today ' s Court of Honor, Vice-President of Glee Club ' 29, Athletic Association ' 25- ' 28. LOUISE KATHLEEN TILLYER Weewee Louise is one of our few blondes. Have you ever lcoked closely at her wonderful big brown eyes? We often wonder what she is dreaming about. Louise i one of our bright lights having held a permanent position on the Honor Roll. She has worked in the Library and has also been a great help in the office. Polished Pebbles, Class Treasurer ' 26, Today ' s Court of Honor, Athletic Association, Glee Club ' 25- ' 28, Glee Club Treasurer ' 28, Bells of Beaujolais, Craft Club, Sporting Proposition. ALICE KATHERINE YOUNG Al Al is one of our star basketball players on the girls ' team. She is a fast forward and is famous for her excellent playing. She is very quiet and evidently shy but those who have had a chance to become well ac- quainted with her say she is a good sport and a very merry girl. She has not yet decided what she shall do. Basketball ' 25- ' 28, Typing Club, Athletic Association, m «. f :i- LITERATUR] Warfare War has ever been a powerful and dan- gerous implement. In former times it was used as a source of power. In the days of the Roman Empire, war was very common. An army ' s return from conquest then was no novelty. Until nations rose somewhat higher than the barbaric age war persisted. With the concentration of settlements in- to cities, and with the enjoyment of equal privileges, war became more and more a resort for the oppressed. In this role war has lasted up to the present day. The mode of fighting has developed tre- mendously. The primitive warriors used crude weapons, such as spears and swords. With these weapons opposing armies could engage in hardly more than hand-to-hand conflict. With the invention and perfection of fire- arms, the manner of fighting took a decided step forward. Fire-arms caused the devel- opment of warfare into a long-range af- fair. Instead of attacking directly and bod- ily, armies could now bombard with heavy cannon many miles away. The invention of the machine gun and high-powered cannon has given warfare a far more dangerous aspect than it had before. Now, more than ever, utter devastation lies in the wake of war. The development of naval forces has al- so been remarkable. In very early times, a nation ' s naval force consisted of galleys, ships driven by slaves at oars. These gal- leys were very slow and unwieldy. In com- bat the warring galleys would come to- gether, the soldiers then engaging in hand- to-hand struggle. The galley developed into the frigate, or sail-propelled vessel. This type of vessel was also rather uncertain because of the necessary reliance upon the weather. The invention of the steamboat was an important factor in the development of na- val warfare. The installation of steam-pow- er in the place of sails made the ship much safer, surer and swifter than it ever had been before. However, battleships were still more or less fragile structures, being made totally out of wood, until the iron-clad man-of- war was introduced in the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac in the Civil War. From this battle rose the modern man-of- war. To-day the battleship is a powerful, dangerous, and useful weapon in time of war. Mounted with heavy cannon it is dangerous not only to enemy commerce and ships, but to coast towns and cities as well. Perhaps the most interesting type of ocean-warfare is the undersea craft, the submarine. In the World War this boat proved very important. By the hazards which the submarine created, it has been THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 27 termed the stiletto of the sea. With a fleet of submarines a blockade may be ex- ecuted with much more facility than with over-sea craft. Most of the importance of the submarine lies in the fact that an enemy ship never knows when to fear an attack. With the use of the submarine, sea-fighting has developed into a fast, deadly, and im- portant science. With the advancement of other types of warfare there has arisen a far more impor- tant and deadly field. This is the science of aeronautics. Within a comparatively small number of years this science has developed tremendously. It has developed from the glider, in which a ride was a gamble with death, to the large, comfortable, and de- pendable airship which is in use to-day. The study of aeronautics is probably as vast and important a subject as there is today. Its relation to warfare is equal, if not more im- portant. In the early wars, air fighting was never thought of, and one would probably have ben th ught of as foolish to mention any such idea. But in the recent World War, the airplane and zeppelin, even the observa- tion balloon, played a very important part. The balloon, which has been in use for a considerably longer time reached a very high level cf advancement in the World War in the large use of zeppelin, or dirigible. The zeppelin, being rather quiet in its flight, is ex- cellent for night raids on towns and cities. Stealthily it creeps along its path of destruc- tion. It has hardly any more than arrived when its work is done. Another reason for its extensive use in warfare is its reliability. The observation balloon is simply a gas bag from which locations are more visible than from the ground. The airplane, which is much swifter than the zeppelin plays a very picturesque and im- portant part in air-fighting. The use of the airplane is itself divided into several fields, the scouting, fighting, and bombing planes. The name of each division describes it itself. The danger of an air-attack has been proven time and again. Although numerous kinds cf anti-aircraft guns have been in- vented and perfected, still the danger has not diminished appreciably. Accurate ap- paratus has developed the art of air-bombing from a hit-or-miss stage to a definite science. Thus, just as education and civilization have changed the purpose of warfare, science and invention have developed the level of warfare. However, the human mind has never lost, probably never will lose its dread of war. Along with the progress of civilization have come numerous proposals for the aboli- tion of warfare, and for submission of inter- national quarrels to peaceful arbitration. Among the-e proposals are the Hague Court, the League of Nations, and the Kellogg Peace Pact. Difficulties were encountered when the League of Nations proposal was brought up. Consideration of the Monroe Doctrine pre- vented its passage through Congress. Re- cently the Kellogg-Peace-Pact also met with difficulties in its passage through Congress. Again, as before, consideration of the Mon- roe Doctrine threatened to alter, if not des- troy altogether the proposal. However, the passage was completed, theoretically, at least, abolishing war. George Johnson, 1929 A History Of Mathematics Although to many a study of mathematics is far from agreeable, consideration of its history is less dull and boresome to those who do not like it in itself. It is interesting, and instructive to read of the continual progress made in mathematics, and to see its possibilities in years to come. It will be readily seen that the subject of mathemat- ics is a far from exhaustible one. In considering the history of mathemat- ics, one would first take Egypt, as it is gen- erally conceded that mathematics had its birth in this land. The most ancient work on this subject known to man is a papyrus which dates back to 3400, B. C, and was found in Egypt. From this papyrus has come much of our knowledge of Egyptian mathematics. The Egyptians, of course, had a system of numeration all their own, which was very similar to the Roman numeral system. They made much progress in geometry, al- gebra, and arithmetic, at the same time forming many erroneous ideas. The pyra- mids stand today a monument to their ge- ometry. Their only fault was that they 28 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY failed to carry their reasoning beyond the demand of its practical application. Coming next to the Babylonians, it is found that they employed the cuneiform method in numeration as in writing. Besides the decimal system of counting, which is our own, they used a sexagesimal one, based on the squares of numbers from one to sixty The Babylonians advanced the development of arithmetic, but did little m alo-ebra or geometry. However, to this day, they are famous for the astronomy and as- trology. From Babylonia, the seat of culture, m mathematics as in all else, moved west to Greece The Greeks distinguished them- selves by furnishing proofs for many theo- ries accepted as fact and dispelled the er- roneous ideas formed by the Egyptians In mathematics, as in everything they under- took, the Greeks showed a great willmg- ress to add to their store of knowledge. In algebra and arithmetic, they made much progress, but their advance in geometry was more important and far-reaching. For convenience, the progress of geom- etry is studied in respect to the different schools of learning. The Ionic school, founded by Thales, introduced the study into Greece. Thales and his followers cre- ated the geometry of lines which was un- thought of by the Egyptians. The Ionic school originated the hitherto unsolved problem of squaring the circle or construct- ing a square equal in area to a given circle by geometrical means only. The Sophist school concerned itself main- ly with trying to solve the three problems which have puzzled man since the begin- ning of mathematics, namely : squaring the circle, trisecting any angle, and duplicating or doubling the cube. Many discoveries concerning the properties of circles were made by them in this connection. To the Platonic school belong two great philosophers as well as mathematicians — Plato and Aristotle. Both men benefited the cause of geometry by compiling defini- tions of terms which to a great extent are still in use today. The Pythagorean school was founded by Pythagoras, also a philosopher, who be- stowed his name upon that famous Pytha- gorean theorem which many people have considered bane. This school improved the geometry of plane-surfaces very greatly. The First Alexandrian School includes two of the most famous mathematicians of old time. Euclid gave us the first book of collected propositions and proofs called the Elements. Archimedes is famous both for his many geometric proofs and his many inventions, which have sr-cured him . universal fame. In the Second Alexandrian School, prog- ress was made in all fields of mathematics. Nothing is more in contrast to the Greek desire for mathematical knowledge than the Roman indifference toward it. The Romans used a very rudimentary system of numbers. They also had a slight knowledge of the principles of interest, and of geom- etry for practical purposes. No remarkable mathematical achievement was made by them. Turning to Oriental culture, we find that the Chinese succeeded very well in discov- ering- and formulating a great many of the methods for numerical computation in use today. They also showed a wide knowledge of the other branches of mathematics. The Hindus developed the studies of al- gebra and trigonometry, advancing far in both of these. They also contributed many mathematical riddles and problems, which are seen or heard today. The Arabs specialized in algebra and did their bit in the development of this science to the point where it is now studied in schools. Just as each race of the ancients contri- buted something to the advancement of mathematics, so have the modern races im- proved and added to their efforts. History abounds in names such as Newton, Descar- tes, Lagrange, and Laplace, each of whom is famous for some particular discovery. But the history of mathematics will never be completed until the end of the universe. For six thousand years mathematics has been growing into a science and will contin- ue growing as a science for as many more. Harold E. Morehouse, Jr. Class of 1929. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 29 The Story Of Music The story of music is as old as the story of man. Legends of the dimmest ages tell us of the miraculous power and beauty of music — the music of pipes and timbrels and strange, sweet instruments that wept and sang under the sensitive fingers of wander- ing musicians. The ancient Greeks loved music as they worshiped all beauty in art and nature, and they wove it into their legends and tales of the gods. There is an old story of Pan, God of the woods and fields, and all the wild, free things of nature. Pan loved the beau- tiful wood-nymph Syrinx but his savage appearance frightened her. One day he suddenly appeared before her and she fled in terror to the water nymphs, calling on them to protect her. They heard her pray- ers and changed her into a lovely reed that whispered in the breeze. Pan heard the soft tones of her voice and joyfully gathered a handful of the reeds to press them to his lips. The voice ceased, and he sighed — and the breath of his sigh on the reeds made music Almost a thousand years before Christ, in the huge temples of the Hebrews, there were thousands of priests with harps and trumpets, and singers who sang before the altars. When the sound of the instruments died away, a great choir began to sing the first line of one of the Psalms, which was immediately answered by another choir from the opposite side of the temple. They sang their beautiful songs through in this way with interludes played by the instru- ments alone. The Greek people were the first to use writ- ten music. They placed the letters of then- alphabet above the words of their songs to represent the musi cal tones, and used this music in their theaters as the Hebrews used it in their temples. There are some very old pictures which show the chorus dancing and singing as they played their instruments. In the Christian era music as we know it began, for it was then that the first schools to train singers for the church were estab- lished. Then, too, the young Italian monk Guido found a way to write music which is still used today. About the twelfth century, secular music began to be popular. The gay songs and dances of the common people were suhg by bards and minstrels who wandered from court to court, always welcome because of the joy their music brought. In southern France the troubadours sang plaintive love songs to the accompaniment of harps and German composers wrote songs of chivalry, patriotism, and nature. Many new instru- ments were used, and the old ones were made more perfect. Of the three elements of music — melody, rhythm, and harmony — only melody and rhythm had been developed at this time. In the next hundred years harmony was add- ed when two melodies were sung at the same time. As the choirs mastered these two-voiced songs, third, fourth, and fifth melodies were added. With all these new possibilities opened before them, musicians of the Catholic church began to compose beautiful music for their formal services and the music of the church was greatly enriched. What we call modern music began short- ly before the year 1600 when the first op- era was given in Florence and the orchestra was developed. During the next two nun dred years music advanced very rapidly and to this period belong the great masters Bach, Handel, Haydn, Click and Mozart who established the chief musical forms as they are today. In the nineteenth century Beethoven and Wagner composed instrumental and dramatic music which is unsurpassed, and Schumann and Shubert, the supreme mas- ters of song, wrote their exquisite lyrics. While these things were happening in Eu- rope, America was developing musically. The pilgrims came to America for religious freedom, and so their lives for many years centered about the church. They had the Psalm Book used in the churches of Eu- rope, but they knew very few of its tunes and they had to use these over and over for the different Psalms. In colonial days the deacon read the first line and the congre- gation sang it, he then read the second line and the congregation sang that, and so on. The came the Bay Psalm Book , the first 30 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY musical publication in America. The intro- duction of the new song book with the notes written in aroused a storm of protest among the congregation. However, while the churches were disputing, the first singing school was being organized in Boston to practice singing by note. Soon other schools followed, and the improvement in church singing was noticeable. From this time on music in the United States developed rapidly, with Boston for many years the musical center. New York produced the fir t opera in America and all the leading cities organized orchestras. At least one American composer, Edward MacDowell is ranked among the greatest of modern composers. Modern music is quite different from the works of the old masters. Here, too, as in modern art, there is a great freedom of ex- pression. This is especially true in the works of Claude Debussy, the leader of the extremists of the young French school. With his strange harmonies he has found a new way of expression. The most talked of musician of the early twentieth century was Edward Strauss of Austria. He cared less about beautiful mel- odies than he did for the reality of his mu- sical picture. He did not hesitate to use the most startling discords to produce a realis- tic effect and some of his radical ideas have brought down storms of ridicule and abuse. However, today his music is under- stood and appreciated and because of the melodic beauty and delicate charm of his lyrics he is given a high place among the greatest composers. These and other modern musicians have so enriched music with the tendency to- ward musical impressionism that it is now studied and appreciated by all classes of people and it has become the most univer- sal of the arts through which all emotion can be expressed. Cynthia Darling. Behind The Scenes With Radio For our next selection Hughie Connors and his orchestra will render that favorite of all college students ' I ' ll Get By ' . Hughie Connors and his orchestra broadcasting di- rect from the Robin Hood Room of the Ho- tel Bancroft, Station WTAG of the Worces- ter Telegram and Gazette. Just an ordinary announcement to which we give little heed and then we register boredom or acute interest depending upon our age in years or heart. But who are we ? As a matter of fact we may be a white haired old cou- ple in a little gray farm house, high on the hill or we may be the tired business man in his club or a group around the bridge table in a fashionable home or just the or- dinary frequenter of any Main Street for radio reaches out to all of us today and each one of us is considered in the program of any radio studio. However back of the programs of today lies the interesting story of the develop- ment of radio entertainment. In those early days of radio broadcasting there was much experimenting to be done. What constituted the radio public? How was the studio to know what the public wanted? Where were the features to be ob- tained? What were the attributes to be of the perfect announcer? Where were an- nouncers to be obtained? These were only a few of the questions which confronted the studio manager and in an attempt to answer them the Westinghouse stations KDKA of Pittsburgh and WBZ of Spring- field created the position of radio critic. The duties of those first radio critics were many, varied and interesting and I count it as a privilege that I lived in the home of the first radio critic of station WBZ and so be- came very familiar with the step by step process by which our present programs were built up. The ideal in those early days is still the ideal today, that some radio feature should appeal to every listener-in, and as a result there were brief programs for children, a rare, oh very rare half hour of jazz for young people, a rather insipid fifteen min- utes for women whose only interest was supposed to hover about the kitchen stove, short talks on markets and crops for farm- ers and classical music and more classical music. The first feature was usually the bed time story for the kiddies, that bit which has THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 31 furnished cartoonists and jokesters with so much material. When the first story-teller at WBZ was to be engaged, the radio critic and studio manager were agreed upon one point. The voice of the story-teller was to suggest a definite personality, Aunt Polly or Grandma. It was to be the voice of some loved older person and suggest cooky jars and a comfortable lap in which to curl down. Then came the try outs — First of all in an attempt to find out how suggestive certain types of voices were, the radio critic, her- self mother of an eight year old girl, told a familiar story and, to the amazement of all concerned, the trained voice came through as vibrant and young as a high school girl ' s. Obviously then it wasn ' t to be simply a matter of finding someone of a certain age. So evening after evening at six o ' clock, dif- ferent story-tellers, many of them school teachers of all ages told these bed time stories until finally a very young librarian was found to have the quiet soothing voice of gray haired Aunt Polly and the quest was ended. At that time practically every radio sta- tion featured a story-teller and there was keen interest in seeing which station re- ceived the greatest number of letters and such letters as they were — dear childish scrawls begging for some favorite nursery tale, letters from mothers, from fathers and most of all letters from grandmothers. It was a matter of pride to the story teller that the material used should have literary merit and be most carefully prepared. Clas- sic fairy tales and old world folk lore were given and as a special treat one evening Oscar Wilde ' s tender gracious tale, The Happy Prince was beautifully told. But what a reaction ! The letters poured in by the dozens, by the hundreds even. Indig- nant letters, reproachful letters, threaten- ing letters from grown up relatives all de- manding to know why any story teller should send out a story with such an unhap- py ending which sent the children to bed, sad and teary. Then in a day or two the let- ters from the kiddies came in and what a different story they told. Letters of the keenest appreciation of the lovely spirit of the classic story, letters that begged for more stories like The Happy Prince and they left the story teller in a quandary — what was her duty — was she an educator or an entertainer? But probably the most interesting letter that ever came into the story teller was the one that read, Dear story-teller — I have a favor to ask. My eight year old boy has but a few days to live and he very specially wants to hear the story of Na- than Hale which you told last week. Will you make my boy happy as you have on so many evenings and perhaps you may even send a personal message to this little lad who is so soon to be with the Master Story Teller. Word went about the studio and that eve- ning the entire studio staff listened quietly, reverently while the story teller told the immortal tale of Nathan Hale in a voice which she held steady in spite of tears and then she sent out on the air a gay and chal- lenging message to that little lad whose last days were slipping by — and think you that only a story went out on the air that night. Nay, the sympathy and warm heart interest of a studio staff traveled through the ether and radio was not only a service that night, it was a warm hand in the dark. Other features than stories were used for the children ' s period and the first Christmas that WBZ was opened one of the announc- ers took it upon himself to play Santa Claus and every evening he sent messages to the children from whom letters had been re- ceived. How revealing those letters were ! Such pitiful little notes telling of a daddy out of work, a sick mother, letters that begged for little gifts not for the writer but for the ba- by brother or sister and it is to the credit of the Westinghouse Company that they saw to it that every child who wrote in re- ceived some small gift. There was an amusing as well as pathetic side to the Santa Claus episode for the an- nouncer who was playing the star role be- lieved that he was more convincing when properly costumed. So night after night saw Tom McNally — bless his warm heart! in full Santa Claus regalia, beard and all, perspiring in the breathless atmosphere of 32 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY the padded sound proof studio, while he promised lavishly and grandly to a rapt audience. Incidentally, that Santa Claus feature was tremendously popular and from the hun- dreds of letters that came in, an idea was gained of how far afield the WBZ pro- grams were reaching. In those early davs, radio listeners were keenly interested in the announcers and each announcer endeavored to develop a following. Of course voice was a deciding factor in choos ' ng an announcer and it was quite some time before radio str.tions discovered that the trained singer was invaluable as an announcer not only because of his famil- iarity with works of music and his ability to pronounce correctly the names of compos- ers but also because of his voice quality. It was one of the duties of the radio critic to check every mis - pronunciation and orammatical error against the announcer who was supposed to have the same quali- ties as the perfect toastmaster He was to be poised, serene, quick witted enough to take care of any emergency and with a gift of gracious speech. Many of the an- nouncers spent hours working up bits of appropriate comment that prefaced the fea- tures and trying for ease before the micro- phone. . . The matter of being quick witted is im- portant because the strangest things do come to pass in a radio studio. For instance, one of America ' s best known actresses was scheduled for her first ten minute radio talk after the performance of a play and much publicity had gone out regarding the feature. Eleven fifteen came the actress came charming, assured and quite naively delighted to broadcast. She was placed before the microphone, in- structed how closely to stand and how to speak, the announcer stepped forwaid to nTroduce her, and then the foot hght fa- vorite became panicky and insisted that she never could talk into that black thing, that she just must see the faces of the au- dience and after halts and delays innum- erable she finally faltered out that she was so glad to greet her friends and that is all that is all. Then again a newspaper editor with well known radical views was to broadcast an address. In accord with the policy followed in most, if not all, radio studios a typewrit- ten copy of the address was submitted and carefully read in order that the manage- ment might be sure that nothing of a libel- ous nature went out from that station. How- ever when the gentleman began to talk, he switched sharply from the prepared ad- dress and began to berate a national official in rather offensive langauge. After satis- fying himself with a few sentences he re- turned to his manuscript. But what the gentleman never knew was that, as soon as he departed from the prepared address, he was cut off from the air and for that mo- ment there was no voice going out. How- ever he departed well pleased with the thoughts that he had put something over on the station. The question of educational programs was one that was much debated. As Springfield was within reach of many colleges it was a simple matter to get competent lectur- ers to give courses over the radio. The State University Extension was also utilized and several courses were given but the pub- lic never responded enthusiastically to a series of educational lectures and few sta- tions now attempt them. Another mooted question was that of Jazz. For a long time WBZ refused to give dance programs believing that the mission of radio was of a more serious nature but the public demand forced them to give this popular form of entertainment. But each new feature was planned and worked over with patience and greatest care and every member of the staff was con- sulted in order that the programs might be representative of a New England station. So radio programs are something more than simply an entertainment service. They are the result of loving thought and study, study of you and of me, with a desire to bring to us that which is richest and best in life. Explorer and pioneer listen as do we and the far places of the earth are nearer be- cause of radio. Temple bells of Kashimiri may yet ring out for us on a Sabbath morning, the great THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 33 choirs of European cathedrals chant their noblest hymns, the parliaments of the world invite us to their deliberations. Why not? For to any one who has been behind the scenes with radio, nothing is impossible. Elizabeth Higgins, 1929. Avaric imenca The axiom Might is Right, wrs eld when the United States was young, buc age did not deter the zealous colonists and his comrades from adopting the above policy. The stern Puritan has been grossly misrep- resented, but even the mildest edition of the race would lift horrified hands if accused of unfairness toward the Indians. The In- dian sought revenge on the advancing New Englanders by raids, but the stockades and modern fire arms of the colonists finally proved too much for the red men. The white man, seeking more land, pushed steadily westward, crushing opposition and following the rule of Nature which says that The stronger shall live, the weaker shall die. The strength lay in knowledge not in physical competence as compared to the Indians. The statement has been made that the white man won because of brains, courage, and love of adventure. The red man certainly lacked the essential, brains, but how many instances have been found of cowardly Indians? The adventure seek- ing squatter was avaricious, but senti- mentalists have given him a glamour by calling him a sturdy pioneer. Place your- self in the position of the Indian, would you rot revert to force to win back your ancient home ? The United States was bounded on the north by England, and on the south by Spain. The boundary between Maine and New Brunswick was the cause of much con- troversy between the lumbermen of the two nations. The Webster Ashburton Treaty was the quiet compromise which settled the altercation. What is now Flori- da was desired by the United States, and since Spain was riot so powerful as was ei- ther England or the United States, there was no compromise. The Hero of New Or- leans marched into the canebrakes of West Florida and Florida proper to subdue the inhabitants, Jackson standing on some- what questionable rights succeeded in inti- midating the mullatto into submission. His- torians have excused the action by claim- ing that Spain had not protected American interests, but there was a quiet settlement for the controversy between the fishermen of the United States and those of mighty England. There was another aspect to the acquisition however, for the state of Flori- da did much toward guarding the Gulf of Mexico, and hence the outgoing products of the Mississippi Valley. Texas was Mexican territory which was inhabited mainly by Americans, and Mexi- co, viewing the growing population with alarm, attempted to stop the immigration by closing her portals to American settlers. Mexico was not strong enough to overcome the Americans so Texas became a republic which was admitted into the Union nine years later. The valuable state of Texas was gained through the simple expedient of force, and another foothold on the Gulf of Mexico was added to the United States. The Spanish war was caused by a Con- gress composed of avaricious expansionists. The island of Cuba was a strategic sea post which would have given a foreign power an important naval base near our shores. The majority claimed that we annexed Cuba merely in the interests of humanity; this sentiment sounds hollow in the face of the Pratt Amendment, which pledges Cuba to affiliate with no foreign power. The Philip- pines are valuable commercially, and that is the only plausible reason for the contin- ued control which was maintained by the United States even after the Filipinoes proved themselves capable of self-govern- ment. Porto Rico is another island which was taken under the protecting wing of the American Eagle. The eagle refused to let the brood leave its wing for many years, and while the islands were under Ameri- can control, many business men of the United States established important inter- ests there. The Philippines compose an important coaling station for the United States, and the affiliation between the two will not be broken unless absolutely neces- sary. The policy of the United States had been 34 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY that of the Monroe Doctrine. The Doctrine provides that any attempt of a foreign power to colonize land in the western hem- isphere, ' ' will be regarded as a hostile move by the United States. Could Mexico have established such a policy? No, the mag- nanimous United States would take care of all the protection required, and if any weaker nation announced a similar policy, it would be disregarded by the universal benefactor. What excuse has there been for cases of intervening in Central America and the Orient? The wealthy capitalist has possessions there and they must be pro- tected for they are the property of an Am- erican citizen. An immigrant, detained at Ellis Island looks with awe upon American methods, but in a few years, after naturalization and citizenship, the methods are no longer strange. The great Melting Pot swal- lows an Old World family and turns out a Smith or a Jones. Two generations pass ; now the children have forgotten the trip of their ancestors whose body was here, but whose spirit was thousands of gray, miles away; and the great grandchildren are Americans. An American has been likened to a mon- grel dog, and the simile is an apt one; for a mingling of races, a span of years, and we have an American. The mongrel dog gulps food as long as it can be seen, and America has expanded its influence as far as it could, until today it is acceded to be the most powerful nation of the world. There is no reason for being ashamed of our expansion and our somewhat grasping methods, but there is cause for great shame because of the steady denial of so many prominent men, (they deny that we have been avaricious) they deny we have used force, and why? Because they are ashamed of our former conduct. The common peo- ple are proud of their America, and they should be, for America has given many of them their name and their history. Force was required to make the country what it is today, so why say it was morals? Ralph Cole, 1929. The American Workman America probably has the strangest con- glomeration of workers of any other nation. Italians, Russians, Swedes, Germans, Eng- lish, French, all, are found working side by side in the factories, workshops and in ev- ery line of work in this land. All working for the same end, they disregard nationali- ties and take each other at face value. They have come from other nations to make a home for themselves over here. As each come over here it is natural for them to find the work that is best suited to their temper- aments. So we see in some factories that almost all of the workers are of one na- tionality. It is also true that different kinds of work in a factory will be done by men of different races who have found that this work holds more interest for them or per- haps they have done it in their own coun- try. These foreigners have adapted them- selves with astonishing ease to the condi- tions of this country. Out of this Melting Pot emerges the Am- erican workman, that is, the true American workman. He is a definite type that this enterprising land has molded from its varie- gated material. He is a true product of Am- erican citizen, educated by its schools, shel- tered by its government and thus taught to love the flag. His flivver takes him to work and his radio rests his senses after a hard day ' s toil. One can easily locate him any- where. There is something that marks him from the others though he may have de- scended from parents of different races. Usually we find him occupying the higher positions. Speed in production is his by- word. This is necessarily an age of specializa- tion. With the invention of new machinery and complex processes many new kinds of jobs have been formed. Specialists of ev- ery kind are in demand. In fact it is hard to find work if one does not specialize or is not proficient in some line of work. Spe- cialization, however, tends to make ma- chines out of men. When a man does the same task each day he soon comes to per- form it automatically. His mind, then, be- comes dull and leaves him with only ambi- tion — how much work he can turn out. Of THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 35 course more of a certain product can be turned out in this way, where each nan does only a little part of the whole. In some cases it would be impossible for one man to make the whole of a certain article because of its complex composition. To keep men interested and alive some factor- ies promote sports and other activities and print a shop paper that contains news of shop events which helps the workmen to understand better the officials over him ar.d the working of the business. In this man- ner wise officials make men loyal to their company and they are well furnished with efficient workers. There is not always monotony in speciali- zation. One has only to watch the erec- tion of a skyscraper, the workers in a steel mill, under-sea divers or the workings of a construction gang building dams, to see the life of thrills and danger some men lead. High up in the air, close to the blue sky, men work each day perilously balanc- ing on narrow girders and guiding the huge steel beams into place. One false step for them means death. When their work on a towering building is complete they take great pride in the fact that their little bit helped to make it. In dark, somber, steel mills where men work daily shoveling fire and brimstone like imps of Satin these are many tasks that require courage and dar- ing. Some mill workers ' lives are full of thrills ami narrow escapes from burning death. A battle with man eating sharks or the deadly octupus relieves the monotony of daily work for the deep sea diver. The construction gang men have frequent happenings to break the routine. Prema- ture explosions, new discoveries of rare metals, land slides are only a few of the things that make life interesting in this line of work. Where one has to watch his step he is sure to be alert and quick. With all these dangerous occupations it is natural that the laborer should in some way be protected by some way against in- jury of disability. Workmen ' s compensa- tion laws insure the workmen a means of compensation in case of injury. All large factories and concerns that employ a great many people carry insurance that gives ad- equate protection to the worker. New de- vices have been invented that make dan- gerous jobs safe. The government main- tains research laboratories where experi- ments are tried out in efforts to find means of taking the danger out of dangerous work. Labor Unions aid the toiler also, by making a high wage standard on risky jobs so that companies will take steps to care for their men. The government protects its workers in many ways that are perhaps not realized by the ordinary person. States pass laws re- quiring sanitary conditions in factories and adequate fire protection. Pure food laws keep the bad food products from the mar- ket. Certain industries are taxed so high that it is not profitable to carry them on. For a certain kind of match is taxed very high because in the making of it many peo- ple are poisoned by the chemicals used in its manufacture. Laws against the com- bining of corporations to form trusts and thus monopolize certain commodities and control prices are made. In fact the work- ing man is well protected against fraud and oppression by capitalists. When the day ' s work is done, home is the object of everyone ' s hurrying feet. The American home is characteristic of its peo- ple. Newspapers, magazines are every- where in evidence. Nearly every one has a radio. Electricity is furnished so cheaply that nearly all the house work is done by the use of electrical appliances. Comfort is the keynote in these homes. One comes home to rest and therefore everything that inspires rest should be there. Deep uphol- stered chairs, soft shaded lamps are found in nearly every home. A man ' s home is his castle is true in America. If necessary he can call a whole police force to protect him. No one can enter his home without his permission even the law has to have sufficient excuse and a legal right before it can enter into a man ' s house. It is said that the home is the foundation of all govern- ment. Realizing this everything is being done to make the home a beautiful and safe harbor for the tired and the rested. Ameri- cans are proud of their homes as shown by the beautiful buildings one sees every- where. Harmel E. Houde Class of 1929. ■66 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Analytical Chemistry Chemistry is a comparatively modern science, for it was not until the middle of the seventeenth century that any real chemical phenomenon was noted. It developed from the ancient art of alchemy, that vain search for a stone which immediately upon applica- tion to a metal would turn the whole into pure gold, but as soon as one practical scient- ist made known a theory others began to ex- periment more in this more practical field. Gradually these theories and laws, which came from proven theories, developed into a complicated science. The German chemist Becher ranks as one of the first theorists but is not now remembered for his theory that of combustion has been proven totally wrong by Lavoisier. Stahl who developed Becher ' s theory is also now forgotten and only those who have given us something defi- nite are now noted. Berzelius has greatly improved the methods of analysis while Davy has magnified the theory of electro-chemistry but as much greater development has taken place in these fields, they are hardly ever studied. The first experimenters worked upon the process of combustion as it was the most common of all chemical actions although not until the eighteenth century was a favorable theory offered. All such processes as burn- ing, combustion, or combining of elements are termed chemical actions. These actions change the identities of the whole substance. An example of a physical action would be the cutting the wood of a tree up into lumber where shape is changed but no radical change is made in the character of the wood. How- ever, many chemical reactions are very in- direct in their effect and are miscalled physical actions. The growth of a tree is not readily seen to be a chemical action but it has been proven that certain e ments in the air and ground are united by sunshine to form wood. Chemistry was divided into two definite groups, organic and inorganic compounds, for Chemistry deals with all substances. Or- ganic compounds were those that the older scientists thought could be produced by or extracted from vital organs, and which al- ways contained carbon combined with other elements. Since that time organic compounds have been produced by the chemist from earthly materials without the aid of any living organisms. The term organic has therefore lost its real meaning and is used now merely to distinguish a compound con- taining carbon for convenience. Inorganic compounds are those compounds which are produced from any other elements except carbon. Next it was found convenient to the chem- ist to divide the science into other groups, Analysis and Synthesis. The Synthetic part deals with all sub- stances built up from lesser and more simple elements by a chemical action. The compli- cated process of making sulphuric acid from sulphur, oxygen, and water by catalytical means is an example of this. However most of the experiments are di- rected to analyzing of compounds rather than building them up. The reason for this is the desire to obtain purer elements and from these purer and consequently better products may be obtained. In the manu- facturing of soap, the purer the oil and lye used, the better will be the soap produced. Analytical Chemistry being the bigger and therefore the most important division of chemistry deserves the more considera- tion. Because of its size it must be also subdivided into definite lesser kinds of An- alysis. First we will consider the methods of an- alyzing and identifying compounds. When a substance comes to the chemist to be an- alyzed he tries to reduce it to simpler forms, into substances having easily recog- nized peculiar properties. To do this there are two methods, the wet and the dry meth- ods. He will choose the one to use depend- ing upon the nature of the compound. If it will not easily burn he will test it by the Dry or Blowpipe Method. In this method he inserts a clean platinum wire into the substance to get some of it on the wire. He next introduces the wire into an intense flame, and in many cases the elements give characteristic colored lights. If the obtain- able flame is not hot enough he intensifies the heat by the Blowpipe which is simply forcing more oxygen into the flame to cause combustion of prases more readily. The Wet Method may be used in three THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 37 ways, by reagents, electrolysis, and solu- bility (or insolubility). Analysis by rea- gents is most commonly used as it is quick- est in its results and minuteness of readings is not necessary. In all cases the substances in question is taken in a solution. To this solution is added reagents which may be either acids or bases or their compounds and mixtures. When the reagent has been added results will be seen in any of three ways. Either a precipitate, a gas, or a solu- ble compound is formed. In electrolysis an electric current is passed through the solu- tion which breaks it up into its component parts by polarity. This method is seldom used except where reagents would only tend to disintergrate the desired products. However it is used in the manufacture of Sodium, Hydrogen, Potassium, and Fluor- ine. After the scientist has reduced the com- pound into simpler forms he then starts to identify the substances obtained by such properties as color, odor, taste, degree of hardiness, freezing and boiling points, state, and luster if a metal is present. Color is the outstanding characteristic of any- thing, chemical or physical and naturally in the property by which substances are most often identified. It is not always possible to tell a substance by one or two properties and others must be used. This may be seen by such an example as Hydrogen and Oxy- fen. Both are colorless, odorless, taste- less gases. But Oxygen will support com- bustion while Hydrogen will not. Again Hydrogen is much lighter than Oxygen. To taste a substance is not always safe for it might be a poison and much caution must be exercised. Usually however there is another outstanding characteristic that would give warning of a poison. Odor is perceptible even in very small amounts but as our sense of smelling is not very well developed and as many substances have an almost identical odor of an other, we seldom use this method. The degree of hardness brings in the use of our sense of touch which is not altogether too accurate and many metals feel almost alike it is well not to depend upon this identification. The identification of compounds by their degree of solubility bridges the gap from Qualitative to Quantative Analysis. While Qualitative Analysis deals with the properties of a substance, Quantative An- alysis deals with the amount of an element going into the makeup of a compound. Quantity is thereby introduced into both methods. In Quantative Analysis the substances are reduced by methods which break them up into their component elements. We must know how much of each element goes into or come from a certain amount of a com- pound to identify it. This is used to advan- tage in many industries to find out what kind of a substance yields the most of a desired element. Electrolysis is used in this phase of Chemistry to a great extent as it always yields elements. An accurate ac- count of the readings in these experiments must be constantly kept for minuteness is absolutely necessary. There is hardly an industry at the present time that does not have its own chemical laboratory. These are necessary to deter- mine the purity of the output, for when arti- cles are pure the customers will have more faith in that company which puts out the best articles, and their trade will be great- ly increased. It will be seen that the addi- tion of a chemical laboratory to a manufac- turing plant more than pays for itself. Since the extensive study of chemistry was begun, companies have progressed a great deal faster than ever before. Methods of manufacturing have been improved and production stimulated. In the home too there are many improve- ments that have been brought about by a better understanding of chemistry. But not only chemistry but every living science has helped to make the world what it is, led on by that Far-Reaching Science Chemistry. Henry A. Walker. 1929 Class History Long, long ago in the year One thousand nine hundred twenty-five, our class of one hundred seventeen students entered the High School Auditorium and attempted to understand the intricacies of group division. After being accompanied by various guides to whom we owe our deep appreciation, the first days finally passed and routine work proceeded in a business-like way. Every- thing and everybody was new and appeal- ing and produced either a feeling of fear or boldness according to a person ' s nature. Bestowing prestige and importance upon ourselves by our first class meeting was sim- ple but riotous. Miss Mary Kennedy was elected as Class Adviser, which capacity in- cludes advising and keeping a restraint up- on the members at meetings. Our Class contained the usual number of rare speci- mens which were quickly detected and sig- nalled out to receive their awards of honor which were bestowed upon them at the Re- ception. Unknown to us, except in an ob- scure way, we, the Freshman were to be placed in our proper position. The great event which accomplished this was the re- ception given to us by the Junior Class. Although there had been no signs of ex- traordinary talent in any form in our Class, it soon came to the fore by offering two of the principals and numerous others for the chorus, in the annual operetta entitled Pol- ished Pebbles. The activities of the Class of 1929 which were few in the first year, in fact for the four years were brought to a close by our picnic which took place at Webster Lake. Two teachers other than our Class Adviser were apparently and obviously necessary to preserve the number in the Class. There- fore it is evident that we could not afford to lose any on a picnic, due to proper super- vision, no fatalities resulted and our first year ended without any serious mishaps. We returned to school, much refreshed after our slight sojourn away from this seat of knowledge, our number reduced to sev- enty-five members by the departure of some of our colleagues. Many of our members had decided to leave the school because they could not take it with them. Others were forced by necessity to leave, also fail- ure in studies caused a few departures as did misguided conceptions of the value of a high school education. Our first duty was to organize as a unit by selecting our Class officers. Among others who were chosen to lead us was Miss Dube, our faculty adviser. One of the first signs of future labors was the change from elemen- tary Latin to the Gallic Wars and the in- tense actions of the Wars and the Class. We have heard rumors among our Commer- cial members that the intricacies of Com- mercial Arithmetic advance accordingly as they advanced in school years. A member of our illustrious class brought forth from her skilled pen a prize-winning health play, entitled To-day ' s Court of Honor, which secured for our sr-hool the first prize in the State and second prize in the national competition, and e total of $125 which served as a foundation for a scholarship fund — the first of its ki_ d in the history of our school. Our class enjoyed its one and orly social event of the year, its picnic pi. Webster Lake. Some of our feminine meml ers, think- ing to imitate Columbus embarked upon an exploration tour of the storm-tossed waters of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchaugagogg- chabunagungamaugg. Much to our disap- pointment and their distress they returned at length bearing a tale of visiting our wor- thy Latin teacher ' s summer residence on the aforementioned Lake. Also one of our members discovered upon that occasion that a canoe would continue to float in spite of his utmost endeavors to submerge it. Having experienced undue excitement at our gala festivity at Webster Lake and al- so having grown mentally during the course THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 39 of ten months we decided that we were well fitted for a vacation and the approaching Junior year. And again the class of One thousand nine hundred twenty-nine entered and honored the high school with its presence. We were only fifty-seven in number. We proceeded not proud and arrogant as formerly but kind and gentle to our little Freshman brothers and sisters, putting the too turbu- lent Sophomores in their place and quite deferential to the Seniors. Truly such a Jun- ior Class never entered high school and we first had the honor of translating Cicero in an entirely different manner than ever be- fore. I am sure Miss Putnam must have profited from our many and interesting translations. In English we discovered many new and astonishing facts, astonishing at least to Miss Dempsey and many new to her. However we thought them true enough. But Chemistry was where the class shone. Given two chemicals, perhaps a lit- tle water and sugar and any member of the class would guarantee to set the building on fire, if not the building at least a new pair of silk stockings. We then with our unanimity of opinion chose our officers and class adviser Miss Finnigan and of course without any discussion we agreed on our pins and rings. We then gave to our broth- er and sister Freshman such a reception as had never before nor ever after will be equalled. We did our best to keep the Freshman from doing their gymnastics at the time. Again with our usual concord and har- mony we broke tradition and gave a Junior dance instead of a play. This was a great success financially as well as socially. Things rapidly moved towards gradua- tion. The Class of One thousand nine hun- dred twenty-nine had proved itself to be truly the best class ever. We then ar- ranged for graduation. The town hall the night of June twenty- nine was a veritable fairy land. Never had it been so beautifully decorated and the or- chestra was the best to be secured. In fact the prom sponsored by the Class of One thousand nine hundred twenty-nine was said to have been the best ever. We ended the year looking forward to the day when we would be sophisticated Seniors. With the closing of this year we lost, for our last year, our friend and principal, Mr. Gibbons. His loss was keenly felt after we had experienced his leadership for the past three years. Mr. Gibbons had proved him- self more than a principal to our Class, as he always acted as a friend and tried to set- tle all difficulties in a manner satisfactory to all concerned. There was general appre- hension and anxiety as to who would suc- ceed Mr. Gibbons. Thus our Junior year closed in a highly expectant mood which must wait two months for solution. On an early day in September One thou- sand nine hundred twenty-eight, our num- ber having been reduced to fifty-one, we approached the portals of Mary E. Wells High School, with the stately and dignified step of Seniors. With a gratifying aloof- ness we gazed upon the Freshmen and then- efforts to become acclimated to the high school atmosphere ; the Sophomores, anxi- ous to display their superiority to their younger brothers ; and the Juniors, with their jollity and worldliness. At once we went about setting our affairs in order with a nonchalance born of our three years ' previous experiences. This we did with the able assistance of our new principal and adviser, Mr. Furber. With our customary aplomb, we began at once to take an important part in curricular and extra-curricular activities. We are sure that we have put forth some interesting, even if sometimes erroneous viewpoints on English literature. We hear that those boys who are inclined toward phj-sics have spent many a weary hour in pursuit of knowledge or, of some obscure reaction. Most interest- ing of all, we feel certain, are the many and varied sidelights on American History and Government delivered before Miss Drake in our frequent discussions in class — many of them extemporaneous and often uncalled for. Shortly after the customary reception ten- dered the Freshmen by the Juniors, having secured permission from the School Commit- tee, we proceeded to give a party of our own, which was very successful, everyone who attended will testify. With the approach of Christmas, we found ourselves called upon to our valuable support to the Juniors in putting on a fitting party 40 THE ' RIMSOh AND GRAY for the two upper classes, at which we all enjoyed the gifts distributed by Jolly Old St. Nick. We followed this with a brilliant Christmas Dance the next evening. Again ignoring precedent, our class de- cided to forego the presentation of a Senior play as we had of the Junior play. However, this did not interfere wth our supplying Mis McGrath with a good number of the princi- pals in the glee club operetta, The Bells of Beaujolais, which showed beyond a doubt that we were not lacking in dramatic and musical ability. Our thoughts then began to turn toward graduation. We had already decided to have Mr. Butterfield, of New Hampshire, for our Commencement speaker. We began to carry our plans forward. But v e were dealt a se- vere blow by the resignation of Mr. Furber, who had made a very favorable impression upon one and all. However, we found Mr. Greene, our new principal, to be a worthy successor. In the month of May and for the second time in our High School career, a signal honor was visited upon our class, in the form of a prize-winning essay by our authoress, who once before had won literary distinction. So now our Class of One thousand nine hundred twenty-nine sadly depleted in num- bers to a little more than one-half its original sum prepares to depart from this institution of learning and site of many good times, each member about to ero out into the wide world independently of his class-mates. (Sic transit gloria ludi.) Will Of The Class Of J 929 On the threshold of the path marked either Success or Failure , we bequeath our noble traits of character which have distin- guished us since our rise from the ranks of the lowly, miserable freshmen, to the heights of superiority from which we are now ready to depart. To the members of the lower classes and to the dear sympathetic faculty who have always been ready to give to the perplexing difficulties of their beloved pupils, we leave these gifts which we hope will cause no ill feeling among the receivers. To Miss Height, we leave a desk with es- pecially rounded corners, to prevent bodily injury. To Miss Dempsey, we leave a course,, on, nerve control to restrain and perhaps pre- vent further upheavals at the buzzing of the telephone. To Miss Putnam, we leave an autographed copy of The Great American Slapstick Comedy in Latin by Mack Sennett and Hal Roach. This book w.ll probably improve Wednesday morning entertainments very much. To Miss Finnegan, we leave a beautifully illustrated volume of The Superiority of the Female Sex and Hupmobiles by 0. Samuel Savus of Worcester. To Miss Drake, we leave 100 copies of the new book How to Remember , to be distrib- uted to her cla c s to help them in remember- ing dates and historical events. To Coach McMahon, we leave an interest- ing booklet on Impi-oving the Radio Hook- up by the well known radio expert, I. M. Nutz. This booklet will . id the coach in his many experiments and help him coaching his teams by radio talks. To Miss Fitzgerald, we leave a set of poker tricks which may help her in maintaining a poker face when scolding her study pupils. To Mr. Greene, we leave a gold bound volume on the cost of Paper and Ink by Sam Howdy. This book will aid Mr. Greene in determining the value of warning slips. To the Junior Class, we leave on 1 perfectly affected blase attitude, by the a ' d of which thev may become if they wake up, ob- ' ects of despair to the faculty. Oswald Gregoire and Joe Misia zek leave their ability to play ball to Paquette and Proulx, so that they may have something else to do besides talking to teachers. Helen Grant leaves her wily w Tr s with the masculine sex to Elsie Desrosierj, ' ' ' ho seems to be acquiring this trait quite rapidly. Kenneth Farnsworth leaves his dapper, well-to-do appearance to Thomas who no doubt will be able to satisfy his taste with the aid of his bequest. Henrv Walker leaves a complete set of shaving articles to Max Lnabs who will now be able to remove the fur from his chin with considerable ease. Katherine Ohlwiler and Dot Macallister leave there height to Whitney and Coopef, ! who can divide it between themselves, and find a new tailor. Betty Higgins leaves her ability in the field THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 41 of literature to John Weaver from whom in the future will be expected many contribu- tions to the Crimson and Gray. Estelle Benoit, Ellen Callahan, Cynthia Darling, Veronica Mannix and Mary Bev- erage leave their gang to the Junior girls who have progressed very rapidly in their own class. Harold Morehouse and Origene Paquette leave their mathematical ability to Lavoie to insure eligibility for participation in sports for this marvelous star. Walter Saletnik leaves his ability to oper- ate a motor vehicle to Maurice Martin, who, along with his present ability will no doubt develop into a rival of Major Seagrave. Pearle Putnam leaves her ability to sound out sonorous tones without any visible facial contortions to Miss McGrath and the Glee Club. Albert Soldani leaves to Harold Grant his ability to scare persons riding with him in his Hudson. Grant has many possibilities to become a good driver wth his speedster. Irene Moore leaves her ability to filibuster in American History to O ' Shaughnessy who has progressed rapidly in European History and also in relating his mighty exploits. Henry Martin leaves his towering height to Edward Kaczynski who, if he lives long enough, may attain a stature sufficient to enable him to play ping-pong without stand- ing on a chair. Cole and Gilbert leave their ability to have good looking cars and their coaxing ways with the opposite sex to Barbieri who has proved himself very adept at this so far. Anna Misiaszek leaves her basketball abili- ty to all the freshmen girls who with this help should support the team in advancing years. George Johnson leaves the ability not to get warning slips to the freshmen and sopho- mores who seem to need this gift. Louise Tillyer leaves her brain to Mary Gable who with this added to her own should attain a record for the dear old school. James Brew and Robert Kane leave their quiet behavior to McKay and Conrad so they may maintain a real study hour in room seven. Concetta Di Gregorio leaves her expert typing ability to Wilson Knight who with this help may operate his ancient machine at his domicile. Walsh leaves his strength and willingness to work to Jalbert who with this help may be able to make a few athletic teams. Witnessed by Pat Horrigan Icabod Crane John Ridd Nick Altrock Written by George Johnson, Elizabeth Favreau and John Walsh. Class Prophecy The following contains brief biographies concerning the great and near great of the 1940 edition of Who ' s Who in America. Morehouse and Paquette are now touring the South Sea Islands selling Non-Curlem hair tonic. The only time this hair tonic has been known to have failed was when More- house endeavored to demonstrate on Paquette It is rumored that he finally succeeded through the judicious use of H2 S04. Katherine Hubbard is the leading come- dienne in the Pink Elephant and spends moit of her income on her car, which has a natural tendency to become stuck in the mud. Vellamo Jaakkola promotes bigger and better Girls ' Clubs, for she sees that the guests receive doughnuts just like mother used to make. Wanda Orzech, has married Joe Misiaszek to keep the basketball ability in one family. Joe is manager of her all-star team, includ- ing Wanda. (Joe ' s statement.) Viola Robidoux is social secretary of the White House. She recently settled the Curtis Stimson difficulty by suggesting a round table. Mildred Sprague is patronized by her ex- classmates for she has become noted on ac- count of her henna rinses and freckle .re- mover. Iola Morse is rivalling Texas Guinan, as a night club hostess. Give the little girl a great big bill. Ellen Callahan and Oswald Gregoire patronize the club and assure us that they ' ve been kicked out of worse places. George Johnson eminent composer has col- lected his fifth song royalty on his latest song hit Physicnometry, a saxaphone duet with a mathematical base. Elizabeth Favreau is employed in our fam- iliar Marcy Hospital and gives numerous 42 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY operations for spring fever. Viola Carpenter did not turn out to be a shy little violet, but has won the heart of Herbert Hoover v ho declares she is his most efficient secretary. Eunice Hubbell is a daring rider in the Kane-Benoit, Seven Rings of Marvels Side Show. Kane is a sword swallower, while Estelle is the human butterfly. Concetta Di Gregorio has invented a new shorthand system, in fact it is four or five hundred words short. Cynthia Darling is a model for still life studies drawn by Mary Beverage, who has the distinction of being the only woman ar- tist to have gone to the Beaux Arts Ball dsguised as a Red, Red Rose. Henry Martin is the black hearted villain who blackmailed by shorthand in Elizabeth Higgin ' s new mystery play Who Fed the Queen of Health Cucumbers? Hilda Perry and Lucinda St. Martin have gone abroad on the Leviathan ; they were foolish enough to bring all their awards with them, and midway acres the Atlantic, the ship sank due to over-loading. Kenneth Farnsworth is the well built young man posing for Arrow Collar ads and Fashion Park. His business equipment con- sists of a tin cup and a pair of smoked glasses. Anna Misiaszek ' s near likeness ap- peared so recently in all the popular tabloids while she was sueing Anita Loos for her latest book, But Gentlemen Marry Bru- nettes. Nelson Lapointe is the proud possessor of Weak Lungs, the giant pekinese, who re- trives lost golf balls. For the benefit of would be golfers the dog was purchased from Marion Ide, that enterpr ising young lady who conducts the local Pet Shoppe. Unabel Tetreault has the reputation of taking dictation so fast that she is com pelled to use asbestos paper. Dorothy Macallister is the ever popular opera star who sings at charity balls for the benefit of wayward collar buttons. Harmel Houde retired from labor at the age of thirty but married Mabel Haynes who has fifty-seven varieties of alibis. Alice Young is touring Africa on a bob- sled and collects used snow-balls for the Mary E. Wells exhibit. Walter Saletnik, the notorious elocutionist is lecturing in High Schools on the History of English and Sanskrit Literature. Veronica Mannix has shown us precisely where the dangerline lies in her modern advertisements for the Pebeco Company. Katherine Ohwiler is now conducting a home for decrepit alley cats where they re- ceive the best of care ; amid a most homelike atmosphere, even to ashcans and rubbish barrels. John Walsh is breaking all speed records for rapid inefficient service in the annals of the Western Union. He attributes his speedy transit to his faithful Pegasus commonly know as that confounded scooter. Flora Tait the big calory and vitamin v oman from Southbridge is now head dietitian at Bioom ' ngdale and is famous for her five cour;e dinners although nuts are ormtted. Henry Walker is the greatest attraction at the Strand this week, far surpassing his early idol, John Gilbert. His is known as the voice that broke a million hearts, and his manly figure in connect ion with his vocal at- tributes has endeared him to the hearts of the female public. Louise Tllyer now lives in luxury having married Robot, the inexhaustible husband. She is said to be one of the best dressed women of the day, for the expense of the husband ' s yearly wardrobe consits of the cost of a few spare bolts, a fresh coat of paint and the conventional three-in-one. Albert Soldani now tours Europe with his tuneful flute. He is also a premier contor- tionist and opens his show with blood-curdl- ing feat of biting the back of his own neck. Madame Rosse nee Pearle Putnam has shaken the very foundations of the Eiffel Tower with her latest daring creations. Mr. Brown, head of the chain of Greene Stores says Madame is invaluable as a dress de- signer. Verna Patterson is breaking all speed tests in the new subject STUDY. She has applied for a position in the M. E. W. H. S. and because of her former experience should be well qu? lifted. Verna says to get the knack of studying every other week and the rest comes easy. James Brew is now champion speller of the world, his opponent fell down on Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubuna- gungamaugg while Brew who practiced THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 43 spelling it on the way to and from school got in all the u ' s and g ' s without a single error. Compiled by those three eminent authori- ties on psychology, Hart, Schaffner and Marx. IN STRAWBERRY TIME By Elizabeth Higgins (Prize-Winning Essay) The timothy grasses swayed in the breeze, nodding their heads in sleepy fashion that June day in the upper meadow. A blue haze veiled the distant hills and softened the rugged outlines of old Mt. Tom and even the river seemed to flow in a more lazy, leisurely manner than usual. Parting the grasses I searched for the luscious w : ld strawberries that yearly grow in that field and that my mother had gathered when she was a girl. Nowhere else did they grow quite so large, so perfect, so delicate in flavor, so exquisite in color. Nowhere else did one find great clusters of berries in every degree of ripeness from the palest green of the newly formed fruit to the deep red of the sweet sun kissed, deliciously ripened berry. With fingers and lius stained, I moved carefully about to avoid crushing the berries when a bird song close by caused me to lift my head. Just a few feet away a bobolink swayed on a timothy blade and sang with such utter joy that one knew for a certainty that the world was a good, a wonderfully good place. Almost instantly there was an answering song as another bird swayed and sang and then as I watched in amazement, a bobolink concert took place, evidently a competitive affair ps each bird after his song flew over to the rail fence, there to perch and listen in appreciative silence to his feathered brother. One bird pfter another sang in such joyous abandon and with such evident happiness in his own music that one felt shy as if sharing some lovely secret not meant for human ears. When each bird had finished and all had taken their places on the old rail fence, there followed a charming chorus of trills and arpeggios and the lilt of bird laughter filled that upper meadow. The sun sank toward the west and one by one the bobolinks flew awav, mindful no doubt of home duties, and left the upper meadow still echoing with the lingering notes of their good n ' ght. The haze deepened on the hills, the river rippled more slowly, the berries at my feet hung their crimson heads — a June day was ending. And yet they sav that there are those who doubt. ye of little faith, come with me to the upper meadow where the little feathered creatures sing their praises, to where the everlasting hills give of their strength, to where the swaying timothy grass tells of the beauty of an ordered world, come with me to the upper meadow in strawberry time and there find God. Class Of 1929 COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE Beverage, Mary Adelia Callahan, Ellen Rosalie Cole Rak3h Earle Darling Cynthia Bertha Earls Margaret Frances Farnsworth Kenneth Marshall Grant Helen Margaret Houde Harmel Emil Johnson George August Macallister Dorothy Hyde Misiaszek Anna Antonia Morehouse Harold Edgar, Jr. Morse Iola Ohlwiler Katherine Mary Orzech Wanda Anna Paquette Origene Joseph, Jr. Putnam Pearle Ross Tait Flora Kirkpatrick Tillyer Louise Kathleen Walker Fenrv Atchinson GENERAL COURSE Hubbard Katherine Thelma Higgns, Elizabeth Ann Mannix, Veronica Agnes Misiaszek, Joseph John Patterson, Verna Elizabeth Saletnik, Walter Joseph Soldani, Albert Antonio Walsh, John Sylvanus Young, Alice Katherine COMMERCIAL COURSE Benoit, Estelle Yvette Brew James Patrick Joseph Carpenter, Viola Fay Di Gregorio Concetta Margaret Favreau, Blanche Elizabeth 44 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Gregoire, Oswald Joseph Haynes, Mabel Florence Hubbell, Eunice Maria Ide, Marion Louise Jaakola Vellamo Kane, Robert James Lapointe, Nelson Anthony Martin Henry Joseph Moore Ruth Irene Perry, Hilda Viola Robidoux Viola Cecile Sprague, Mildred Ethel St. Martin Lucinda Tetreault Unabel Mary (Honor Pupils) Class Song To thee our Alma Mater We pledge our loyalty, And though our ways may differ, We ' ll still remember thee. The years we ' ve spent to-gether Have passed so quickly by, We cannot bring them back again No matter how we try. We may so often seem amiss In many things we do, But in our hearts our purposes And aims are always true. So fare thee well our school-mates, We bid thee fond adieu, And though we are about to part, Our thoughts will be with you. By Cynthia Darling Pearle R. Putnam Dorothy H. Macallister CLASS DAY PROGRAM March Address of Welcome Class History . Class Will Class Prophecy Orchestra Oswald Gregoire Kenneth Farnsworth John Walsh Ralph Cole Class Song Class Star Spangled Banner Assembly Planting of Ivy Class Motto — Initus, Non Exitus Class Colors — Green and Silver Class Flower — White Daisy BACCALAUREATE SERVICE The Baccalaureate Service was held in the Congregational Church, Sunday, June 23. An appropriate sermon was delivered by Rev. J. H. Jones. GRADUATION PROGRAM Prayer Rev. Ira J. Roberts Overture . . . Orchestra Address — History of Mathematics Harold E. Morehouse, Jr. Selection — Where Drowsy Waters Steal — Lieurance Girls ' Glee Club Address — The Story of Music Cynthia B. Darling Selection — Evening Shadows Girls ' Glee Club Address — Warfare George A. Johnson Selection — Lady Jane Girls ' Glee Club Address — Diligent in Business Mr. E. W. Butterfield Special Awards Presentation of Diplomas Chairman of School Committee Benediction March Orchestra Ricci Baines SENIOR RECEPTION The Senior reception was given by the Junior Class in the Town Hall, Friday evening, June 28. The hall was attractively decorated in the Senior Class colors, Green and Silver. Music for the reception was furnished by Bennie Conn ' s oi-chestra. ' • ■ «■■•■■ ' ■ - . LOCALS On April third, the members of the senior Latin class presented a short play entitled Fortes Puellae. The play was coached by Miss Putnam. The members of the cast were, Elizabeth Higgins, Iola Morse, Mar- garet Earls, Wanda Orzech, Origene Pa- quette and Harold Morehouse. April tenth we were entertained by a trio, Alma and Jane Lemoine at the piano and Alice Jacques, violinist. April twenty-fourth Doris Dubriel played two selections on the piano. On Wednesday, May eighth Jennie Calo played the violin accompanied at the piano by her sister Italmerica Calo. May 15th, a short play was presented by four members of the fourth period fresh- man class. Miss Phinney coached the play. Those taking part were : Celia Pezzetti, Jeanette Lacroix, Eva Simpson and Frances Stypulkowsky. The second grade orchestra from the School Street school entertained with two selections May 22nd. On April 18, Miss Mary Kennedy of the Commercial Department resigned to ac- cept a position in Arlington. Her place is taken by Miss Mary Romano who is a grad- uate of Bay Path Institute. At High School Day, held recently at Amherst, Miss Elizabeth Higgins brought honor to our school by winning the first prize in the essay contest with her contri- bution Strawberry Time, which appears in this issue. Charles Thimblin, one of our most popu- lar students and president of the Junior class, has been compelled by ill health to take a rest until fall. The Junior Class play entitled The Bride Breezes In was given at the Town Hall, June fourth. The cast included: Kathleen Burns, in the role of a country girl posing as an heiress, brought many laughs from the audience. Elsie Desrosiers, as Goldie the actress, brought the play to an unexpected climax. Stefanie Kozyra, as the quiet and refined heiress, succeeded in finding out the true state of affairs. Nina Mason, as good-natured lisping Lol- ly, held her own in gaining laughs. Irene Renaud played her part well as the sympathetic Mother. Arthur Proulx, as the discouraged father, Sam Cotrex, with the help of Goldie, repaid the debt which had long disturbed him. Edward Paquette, as the devoted friend of Lolly, continually found the happy side of life. James McKay, as Al, the heiress ' pros- pective husband, was happily surprised at the outcome of the wedding. Maurice Clemence, as Greg, becomes the unsuspecting admirer of the real heiress. Emo Benvenuti, as the chauffeur, finds a shy sort of happiness in the companionship of the country girl. The play was coached by Miss Finnegan who deserves much credit. At a late date Clemence kindly agreed to take the place of Charles Thimblin, who was forced to give up his part on account of illness. Danc- ing followed the play. At the Third Annual Massachusetts Short- hand and Typewriting Contest held on May twenty-fifth at Boston at Burdett College, Irene Duclos, a junior won first prize in Class B for typewriting. Miss Duclos typed for fifteen minutes on an Underwood typewrit- er at an average of seventy words per min- ute with only seven errors. Miss Duclos was awarded a gold medal. BASEBALL SEASON Old Man Weather surely didn ' t treat the Crimson and Gray ball tossers very well in the spring and consequently practice was held up. Before the first game the squad had hardly been organized and so the results ex- pected were not tremendous. CHARLTON GAME CHARLTON 15 WELLS 7 In this hectic game with Charlton in chilly weather the team did not fare well. The game was alive with errors and irregularities to lack of practice. It was not a league game. Blair pitched in this first game of the season with Zack Cormier behind the bat. SPENCER GAME SPENCER 11 WELLS 7 In the first league game of the season, the Wells team was overcome in a gala game by Spencer. The leathern pellet was batted around freely by both teams. O ' Shaugnnessy being touched considerably was relieved by Blair who worked fairly well. The Wells boys shared in the batting, Kaprowski slamming a circuit clout, and Misiaszek hitting a triple. NORTH BROOKFIELD GAME NORTH BROOKFIELD 2 WELLS 19 Blair toed the slab all the way in this league game with North Brookfield at Wellsworth Field. It was a wild, hit-and-run game. In the fourth inning, an especially wild one for Southbridge, Wells scored and scored till home plate resembled a banner of Welcome to Southbridge. Clever base-stealing was featured by Zack Cormier. WARREN GAME WARREN 4 WELLS 27 In this league game with Warren at Wells- worth Field, Wells came through with an- other overwhelming victory. This time the opposing team was Warren. As the score shows, the game was an easy victory for Wells. The game was good entertainment. ST. LOUIS GAME ST. LOUIS 5 WELLS 11 This game played at Webster with the St. Louis lads came out well for Wells again. The game was rather hard fought, but South- bridge was never seriously challenged throughout the game. O ' Shaughnessy and Blair pitched for Southbridge. This was not a league game. WEBSTER GAME WEBSTER 13 WELLS 1 Webster pinned a decisive defeat on the Well b lads at Wellsworth Field by a score of 13 to 1. The Crimson and Gray boys started out well enough, for Volpini opened the game with a triple, and son afterwards scored. However, tne lead was not in the hands of Southbridge for very long. The strong Bart- lett team managed to pile up run after run to their score and were helped in this direc- tion bv costly errors by Southbridge. Blair and O ' Shaughnessy pitched for Southbridge. SPENCER GAME SPENCER 5 WELLS 8 This was another league game which ended well for Southbridge. In the previous game with Spencer, Wells had not fared well but this victory evened the count. Gregoire, captain of the Wells nine, had a good day at bat. O ' Shaughnessy pitched a steady game for Southbridge. The game was rather fast nil the time. A threatened Spencer rally in the eighth frame ended in one tally for Spencer. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 47 WEBSTER GAME WEBSTER 11 WELLS 3 In the return game with Bartlett at Marcustry Park in Webster, Wells suffered another defeat. Volpini and Misiaszek col- lected triples. Wells was in the ball game till the eighth frame when Webster had a grand rally which netted them five runs. The Wells boys did very good hitting, out-hitting Webster but the game was blown away by errors and fumbles. OXFORD GAME OXFORD 6 WELLS 11 After having postponed one game with Oxford because of rain, the team finally played. The game turned into a victory for Wells, 11 to 6. O ' Shaughnessy, southpaw hurler, pitched for Southbridge. The game was pretty fast, although it was a decisive victory for Wellls. Dugas brought along a heavy bat, clouting a three-base hit. It was a league game, and was played in Oxford. V-5 2£ - v if •vs F. E. NICHOLS LANDSCAPE GARDENER CONTRACTOR Estimates on Request 124 High St. Tel.648-R IAVID LENTI Arch Preserver Shoe — Shoe Repairing — 11 ELM STREET PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS AUTO RADIATOR REPAIRING A SPECIALTY Also A Complete Stock Of New Radiators Consult Us About The New Or Repaired Metal Work On Your Home. SOUTHBRIDGE SHEET METAL WORKS R. G. BRUSCON, Prop. Tel. 323-J 131 Elm Street IT SURELY PAYS To Climb The Stairs KALIN ' S FASHION SHGPPE BLANCHARD BUILDING EULOGY ON THE DOG By U. S. Senator Vest Of Missouri Gentlemen of the Jury— The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happi- ness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The mon ey that a man has he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most. A man ' s reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-con- sidered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure set- tles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolute, unsel- fish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. Gentlemen of the Jury, a man ' s dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he can be near his master ' s side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter wth the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces he is as con- stant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompaning him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way. there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death. Dr. W. C. Van Tassell We wish to thank our advertisers for their co-operation in making this a successful year for the Crimson and Gray. THE STAFF BULOVA WATCHES BENRUS WATCHES WESTFIELD WATCHES R. T. 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If you enjoy Exquisite Flavor, don ' t fail to ask your Dealer for BRADLEY ' S ' WOODSTOCK BRAND ' HAMS, BACON AND COOK HAMS DR. W. C. LUNAN They have that mild, pleasing sugar taste. L. E. BRADLEY DENTIST 12 Crane Street Telephone 2 ' I LEON A. CARON ALBERT N. McGRATH CARON McGRATH COMPLIMENTS OF AH Forms of PUBLIC TIRE SERVICE INSURANCE 163 MECHANIC ST. 24 Blancha rd Bldg. Tel. 1122-W Best Wishes For Future Success J. A. LEWIS HARDWARE SPORTING GOODS FEDERICO BROS, SHERWIN - WILLIAMS PAINT 8 Mill St. — Tel. 863-M 161 Mechanic St. 1 BEAUTY PARLOR Compliments FLORIDA M. BRENNAN of i 1 Telephone 199 GOODWIN BROS. Cor Hamilton Main Sts. i PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of F. X. LALIBERTE SON Inc. BUILDERS BUILDERS SUPPLIES 59 Beecher St. Tel. 890 POST ' S INSTITUTE C. B. POST, Principal 476 MAIN ST. WORCESTER, MASS. Junior and College Grade Courses lead to EXECUTIVE POSITIONS The training offered at Post ' s is the logical solu- tion of the problem. For many years this in- stitution has held the standard of commercial education so high that the public has learned to recognize and appreciate the fact that the POST ROAD is the main highway leading to a successful career. Catalog Free Summer School Begins July 15 Fall Term Begins Sept. 3 Fully Accredited by the National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools Compliments of R. ROBBINS 323 Main Street GENT ' S CLOTHING LADIES ' GARMENTS MILLINERY Always at Your Service CLASS OF 1929 PHOTO MAILERS FOR SENDING YOUR GRADUATION PHOTOS EASEL FRAMES FOR ENLARGEMENTS FRAMES FOR YOUR DIPLOMAS ALBUMS FOR PERMANENTLY PRESERVING YOUR EXCHANGED PHOTOS KODAK FINISHING R. M. LITCHFIELD PHOTOGRAPHER Tel. 116-W 10 Chapin St PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments of S®uthbridge Finishing Company PRINTERS — of— FAST COLOR PRINTS -on- FINE COTTON GOODS Fire Prevention Advice THE assistance we can render property owners in controlling and reducing fire hazards is as impor- tant as any other part of our property protection service. We shall be glad to inspect your property and to ' offer every practical suggestion for added safety, without cost or obligation to you. ■laiwgfiiwin— wwliMMwi PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Ifou wouldn ' t expect to make a bulVs-eye with a blunderbuss ! It takes an accurate rifle, and expert marksmanship to make a bull ' s-eye! . . . And the princi- ple is the same for all of us whether we ' re target-shooting, go- ing to school, or in business. You, in Mary E. Wells High School, are on the job, hitting the bull ' s eye for college, busi- ness or a profession. Here at American Optical Com- pany, 3,000 AO men and women are hitting the bull ' s-eye every day. They design and manufacture remarkably precise diagnostic instruments, spectacle frames, and lenses that bring eyesight comfort to millions of people. It ' s all a matter of using the best we have in the best way we can , this job of making a bull ' s- eye everytime! AMERICAN OPTICA!. COMPANY Jacob Edwards Library 236 Main St. Southbridge, MA 01550 JACOB EDWARDS LIBRARY 38 36 0002 0170 5 Jacob Edwards Library 236 Main St. Southbridge, MA 01550