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

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LOCAL 5 ANNOUNCEMENT The Crimson and Gray takes great pleas- ure in announcing that it is sponsoring Mrs. Moonlight which will be presented by the Louise Galloway Players in the auditorium of the Mary E. Wells High School, November i8, at 8:30 P. M. Tickets will be seventy-five cents for reserved seats and fifty cents for the rest of the hall. The price of admission is very reasonable, but we believe it will en- courage a large attendance. This will be the initial appearance of the Louise Galloway Players in Southbridge and it is sincerely hoped that it will merely be the first of successful appearances. All come, for we feel sure that the play will be enjoyed by all. ' Miss Marjorie Hong ' 37 has been selected Freshman Reporter by a committee of which Florence Lockhart is chairman. This compe- tition, open annually to Freshmen, consist- ed of two reports: on the Freshman elections, and the Freshman Party, and an article entit- led A Freshman ' s Point of View. LOCALS The first day of school we were much be- wildered and confused, or at least surprised, to find new numbers on all the rooms. We don ' t get so much amusement from the Fresh- man as usual, because they spend most of their time downstairs. Seniors and Juniors lord over the first floor and Sophomores are on the second. We discovered three new faculty members, Miss Kidd, Miss Hefner, and Mr. Robinson, but otherwise everything is familiar. The classes started electing their officers by the second week of school. Senior Class Officers Pres. John Martin Sec. Claire Paquette Vice Pres. Mary Dani Treas. John LePage, Jr. Faculty Adviser Mr. Greene Junior Class Officers Pres. Raniero Francazzi Sec. Pauline Bachand Vice Pres. Jane Walker Treas. Chauncy Phipps Faculty Adviser Miss Finnegan Sophomore Class Officers Pres. Daniel Woodbury Sec. Janet Kozyra V. Pres. Doris Crandall Treas. Grey Buckley Faculty Adviser Miss Dube Freshman Class Officers Pres. George Downer Sec. Grace Cunniff Vice Pres. Dorothy Cole Treas. Richard Fox Faculty Adviser Mr. Beals FRESHMAN RECEPTION N October 7 the Juniors entertained the Freshmen with a Kids ' Party held in the auditorium from 7:30 to 11:00 P. M. Any pupil dressed in a kid ' s costume was admitted for 15 cents but those who maintained their dignity and grown-up clothes were charged 25 cents. The Stompers furnished music for dancing. Prizes were awarded to: Tallest Boy George Carpenter Tallest Girl Doris Goddu Shortest Boy Harold Ostrander Shortest Girl Antoinette Dussault

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NOVEMBER 1933 »3 night, so Bruce decides to walk as the night club is only a short way down the street. As he saunters along, admiring the starry heavens, a closed car, with the curtains down, pulls up alongside of him. Two men jump out, grab him, and throw him into the car. It all happens so suddenly that Bruce has no time to cry out. His arms are tied to his sides, and a gag tied about his mouth. As the car speeds along Bruce tries to see who his captors are, but the darkness prevents him from discerning their faces. Presently the car stops, and the two men lead Bruce out of the car. He finds that he is on a long wharf with scores of ships of all sizes around him. His captors give him no time to stand and gaze around, they hustle him over the side of a huge merchant ship. He is led over the deck, down a Might of stairs, and thrown into a corner. The men leave without a word, and Bruce can heai the door being bolted on the outside. A few moments later, the ship begins to move, slowly rocking from side to side, while Bruce sits up and takes stock of his surround- ings. He is in a small room with rows of bunks on each side. As there is nothing else to do, Bruce falls into a doze, waking up every now and then to hear the men on deck calling back and forth. During one of these waking spells, the door is unbolted and flung open, and a tall, broad man , with a weather-beaten face, strides down the steps. With one brawny arm he picks Bruce up, while he cuts the bonds with a knife held in his other hand. ' Toiler me! says the man, and Bruce after removing the gag, and stretching his cramped arms and legs, hastens to obey him. The stiffness vanishes as he steps out upon the deck. He is held spellbound by the beautiful panorama unfolding before him. It is daybreak on the ocean. As far as Bruce an see is the rolling, swelling ocean, and a pleasant thrill runs through him as he gazes around him. He is on an old fashioned merchant ship, whose huge sails are flapping in die wind. He is rudely interrupted from his trance by having a scrubbing brush thrust into his hand, and a voice saying, Take this brush and scrub the deck ' till it shines. Thus Bruce was introduced to life aboard a ship. This was the start of many pleasant and unpleasant experiences aboard the old merchant-man. The scene now shifts to a bright, clear morning, much like the morning Bruce sail- ed away. A merchant ship sails into the har- bor, and docks. A tall, stalwart, young man leaps lightly over the side and onto the dock. He is broad-shouldered and his handsome face is darkly tanned. Suddenly a figure rushes out to meet him. The second figure is Mr. Tennyson, and he is saying, Well son, you certainly have changed. The two men look like brothers except that one has gray hair, but they are both rugged men. Mr. Tennyson leads his son to a car and directs his chauffeur to drive home. As they ride along, Mr. Tennyson tells this story. As you know, son, I spent much of my earlier life aboard a ship. When I got mar- ried, I settled down, and had a job in a bank. Luck was with me, and I gradually worked my way up to where I am now. When I saw that you were ruining your life at night clubs, I decided to have you sail under an old friend of mine. I had some men kidnap you and take you on board the ship. I knew it would make a new man of you, and I hope you will forgive me. Forgive you! , exclaims Bruce, why I ' m going to sail again when I get a chance. Donald Karle ' 35. HIGH SCHOOL Thave always considered High School fascin- ■ ating, and was very much excited about entering in the Fall. Even when my friends in High School told me that they always had a lot of homework, and that some teachers were crabby, I liked it as much as ever. (Continued op, Page 23)

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NOVEMBER 1933 »5 Thinnest Boy Thinnest Girl Baby Boy Baby Girl Fattest Boy Fattest Girl Lloyd Austin Ellen DiGregorio Allard Boyle Eleanor Prendergast Raymond Bonin Nancy Edwards TRAFFIC SQUAD STUDENT COUNCIL Five new members elected to the Student Council from the Senior Class are: Mary Dani, Claire Paquette, Girard Lafleche, Ruth Simpson, Florence Lockhart. The Junior Class elected three new mem- bers to the Student Council: Houghton Bel- lows, Lois Mason, Walter Remian. MACMILLAN ' S LECTURE ON LABRADOR T VONALD B. MacMillan, the famous ex- - - plorer, has visited Labrador and the Northland so many times that he is well qual- ified to lecture on this subject. He has some fine pictures each one of which recalls to his mind some interesting anecdote or bit of in- formation. He spoke very informally to his audience on October 25, almost as if he were speaking to his own family. He talked about a great number of things, —the Eskimos, earlier explorers and their hardships, bird and animal life, ice forma- tions with pictures showing strange and beau- tifully shaped icebergs, (glaciers cover all Greenland so that some day it will be com- pletely buried under ice), his huskies and his perilous trips over ice cracking under his feet and in cold 50 to 70 degrees below zero— so cold that his breath froze to his chinl It cannot truly be said that he left any part only half-explained or that he said anything which was incomprehensible to his audience (except the Eskimo talk). It cannot be denied that it was a wholly satisfactorj and informative talk. Indeed, my only ob- jection is that an hour was all too short a time to spend on so fascinating a subject. F. Elizabeth Sutcliffe This year Antonio Pal the Traffic Squad which I. Anderson W. Andrews T. Apostola L. Blair N. LeBlanc A. Brodeur A. Chicoine E. Chicocca S. Flower G. Favreau A. Guertin G. Hallquest F. Joslin G. Kuehn G. LaFleche G. Leduc J. LePage merino is captain of includes: L. Lusignan R. Macallister J. Martin A. Koprowski G. McNitt E. St. Onge M. Osimo F. Remian A. Renaud L. Santo J. Starr B. Williams J. Barnard R. Werner R. Bourdeau J. Farland R. Francazzi HOME ROOM OFFICERS SENIORS Room 124 P. John Anderson T. Genevieve Greenwood H. O. Armand Chicoine Room 126 P. Gerald McNitt T. Dorothea Martin H. O. Anita Hebert Room 102 P. Arthur Renaud T. Eleanor Woodruff H. O. Ernest St. Onge JUNIORS Room 224 P. Roger Thompson T. Jane Walker H. O. Abraham Schwartzburg Room 104 P. Arthur Canning T. Thelma Austin H. O. Louis Bourdelais Room 108 P. Arthur Delage V. P. Pauline Earls T. Jeanette Gregoire H. O. Raymond Favreau Room 110 P. Aloysius Koprowski T. Mildred Hiemer H. O. Norman Leblanc