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

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Alumni Notes 1927 Winifred Chamberlain has accepted a position as teacher of Music in one of the Junior H ' gh Schools in Syracuse, New York. 1928 Orel Bingley has a position as a teacher in the Charlton Schools. Stephen Haynes, Robert McMaster and William Snell, students at Worcester Poly- technic In tit-iite, have received scholarships. Oliver Johnson lias entered the Coast Guard Tra ' n ng School at New London, Con- necticut. 1929 Elizabeth Higgin has entered Middle- bury College, at Middlebury, Vermont. She has been elected a member of the Delta Del- ta Delta Sorority at the College. Verna Patterson has entered Worcester City Hospital to train for nursing. Henry Walker has entered Massachusetts Agricultural College. 1930 Irene Abrahamson is working at the Am- erican Optical Company. Arthur Champlain is working in Provi- dence. Rhode Island. Doris Claflin ha, entered Framingham Normal School. Maurice Clemence is attending Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Irene Ducios is working in The South- bridge National Bank. Mary Gable lr: attending Wheaton College at Norton, Massachusetts. She has been chosen a member of The Varsity Hockey Team. Harold Grant is attending Williston Acad- emy, Easthampton, Massachusetts. Bertha Love is training at the Hahnemann Hospital at Worcester, Massachusetts. Edward Paquette has secured a position at The Commercial Press Office. Ruth Plimpton is at home. Gertrude Leclair, a Senior at Massachu- setts Agricultural College, daughter of hec- tor Leclair, chairman of the School Commit- tee, has been elected to the Phi Kappa Phi, the highest lienor awarded at the college. With it goes a ,scholarsh : p prize of $1000. Th ' .s scholarship is awarded to the one at- taining the highest honors. Miss Leclair is a graduate of the Mary E. Wells High School class of ' 26 and was manager of the girls ' basketball team. Her many friends are pleased with the announcement. NUMBER IN SCHOOL This year we have about the largest at- tendance on record. Of course, the Fresh- man have the largest number. The pupils number as follows . Seniors 60 Juniors 87 Sophomores 93 Freshmen ... 176 Making a grand total of 416 pupils.

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EXCHANGES With the publication of the first issue of our paper begins our desire to improve. We want to expand our Exchange and add new names to our list of Exchanges. How can we best accomplish our purpose? Your comments and suggestions can help. Can you add your school paper to our list of exchanges? If you can do this, and we know that you will have many suggestions, our paper is certain to improve in the fu- ture. We acknowledge and comment upon the following: Gove Arrow — Denver, Colorado. Well planned Commencement issue. Novel class prophecy. Lack of advertisements. Where do you conceal your Exchanges? Conspic- uous sport page. Pasadena Chronicle — Pasadena Junior College, Pasadena, California. Excellent sport page. Much space devoted to locals. Where are your Exchanges? We like your poetry. More stories would be an improve- ment. Scotland Courier — Scotland, Pennsylva- nia. Outstanding Alumni page. Evidence of school spirit. Space devoted to Dormi- toryettes. Why not expand your Literary department? Continual appearance of your paper in our school. The Massachusetts Collegian — Massa- chusetts Agricultural College, Amherst Massachusetts. Apparent importance of locals. Absence of Exchanges. Why not en- courage more literary effort? Your adver- tisements are good. . SOME PRAISE AND SOME ADVICE FOR US The 1930 Commencement Number is a great book. It is interesting. It has a good word for all the seniors. The essays were rather long for a school publication. Good arrangement. The jokes were funny and not just foolish. The Class Prophecy had a new idea for its theme. — The Westfield High School Herald, Westfield High School — Westfield, Massachusetts.

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UXBRIDGE — 7, WELLS— 26 The first game oi ' the season took place on Hamilton Field. The Wells team play- ed heads-up football all the way thru and won by a large margin. At this game cheer practice was held under the new cheer leaders who since then have had several cheer practice per- iods to improve their part in the game. 1 ng, failed to score. WARE— 12 WELLS— On the warm afternoon of October 11, the team journeyed to Ware, to play its first out-of-town game of the season. Ware usually has a strong eleven ard this year proved no exception, for in the second quarter after fumbles on the part of both teams, Ware got possession of the ball and on an off tackle play carried it over for the first touchdown. The half ended with both teams exhausted from the heat and dust of the playing field. The second touch down came late in the fourth quarter after a Ware player had carried back the ball sixty yards on receiving a punt. Ware again failed to convert. The game ended with the ball in Wells ' possession KILLINGLY— WELLS— 27 Saturday afternoon, October 18, found the boys at Killingly. The weather condi- tions were more suitable for football than the previous Saturday. The opposition was also found to be considerably weaker than the week before, for Wells having kicked off to Killingly, took the ball on downs, which resulted in a touchdown. The half ended with Wells far ahead. The next half started with many of the second team stringing Wells ' lineup, and one touch- down was scored. The regulars came back in the final minutes, but because of fumb- H OLDEN— WELLS— 25 On Tuesday afternoon, October 28, the team met Holden on its home field in a game that had been held over from Octo- ber 25 — because of rain. Holden put up a scrappy fight but it was outclassed by our boys, boih in weight and ability, although the first half came to a close with Wells but six points ahead. After a few minutes of the second half found the game less close and more one-sided and the team had soon collected in this one canto nine- teen more points. The third quarter found many of the substitutes in the game, and Holden opened up a passing attack that was unsuccessful as far as scoring was concerned, though many passes were com- pleted and the game ended with the ball having been in Holden ' s possession most of the quarter. NORTHBRIDGE— 7 WELLS— 35 Northbridge journeyed to our field on November 1 to clash with our boys. Our eleven found the opposition found the op- position weaker than that expected and the boys had little trouble taking fourteen points in the first quarter, and then going a ter many more. The half ended with Wells far ahead. The second team took the place of the regulars and opened the second half. Nor hbridge found holes in its line and gained much ground although the seconds fought hard. The opposing team after many rushes went over for its lone touchdown, and then added a point. The regulars were then put back in the game, and Northbridge failed to threaten again. The game ended with many more points added to Wells ' total.