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

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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

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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.

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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