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

Text from Pages 1 - 190 of the 1935 volume:

IMCRIMSON m GRAY loss 14 Vol. xvii December, 1933 No. 2 Merry Christmas . . . Our 1934 Christmas Club is waiting for you to become a member SOUTHBRIDGE NATIONAL BANK SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Clemence Lumber Corporation 284 Elm Street, Cor. Everett Phone No. 5 Southbridge, Mass. Dealers in LUMBER - DOORS SASH - - MOULDINGS ROOFING BUILDERS ' MATERIALS ETC. Compliments of SOUTHBRIDGE FINISHING COMPANY PRINTERS of FAST COLOR PRINTS on I FINE COTTON GOODS i Business Manager John Martin Assistants John Lepage, Jk. Louis Bouedelais Arthur Canning Paul Hatnes | Richard Macallister Treasurer Ernest St. Onge Subscription Manager Esther Skinner Assistants Mart Dani Louise Dumas Margaret McKinstry Jane Walker Arthur Rexaud Alumni Editor Phyllis Kershaw Local Editor Ruth Simpson Art Editor Mavis Kinney Exchange Editor Genevieve Greenwood Athletic Editor Gerald McNitt Prattle Stanley Flower General Reporters Pauline Earls Bernard Hefner Elizabeth Sutcliffe Dwight Webster Walter Remian Class Reporters Senior — Helen Kelly Junior — Roger Thompson Sophomo;re — Frank Locki Freshman — Marjorie Hong Head Typist Ogla Dumas Assistants Annette Desauxniers Jeanne Ethiei: Juliette Girard Rita Lacasse Doris Lataild: Faculty Adviser Miss Thecla Fitzgerald Volume XVII Dec, i ?3J Number 2 A CONTENTS CO we EDITORIALS- W . . . Wishing . Mary Dani Frank Locki sau ad J II literature- Tony ' s Christmas Rene Francazzi Poor Feller Mavis Kinney The Night Flyer Lawrence Freeman Peter and Paddy Find Christmas Joy, Betsy Bernheim Riveter Lionel Proulx The Fisherman Dwight Webster Taming An Outlaw ... . . . Robert Jutras F. I. D Frank Locki ' Way Past Sonny ' s Bed Time . . . Beulah Gladu My Inspiration A Senior A Smoothly Running Machine . . Edward Hobson Crossing The Alps Mildred Heimer 34 ' 36 34 ' 36 3° ' 35 ' 36 ' 36 ' 36 ' 36 ' 35 36 00 LOCALS DRAMATICS ALUMNI NOTES EX CHANGES ATHLETICS PRATTLE Published Quarterly by the Students of the Mary E. Wells High School, Southbridge, Massachusetts : oc }OC : oc : oc 3 0 CZ30 C : oc 3 o : : o : o CONGRATU m Wi n I itmencement Day The diploma wmcn you «witc : T . represents four important years of your life. r _9kX!i associations as well as in knowledge . . MaryE. -.-.. .«. «_!___■ !,««. « cnif .tidid recoi students to make their lives ha, best wishes of Southbridge and i pany go with you on your Con- for the many days to come.  ..■ $ AMERICAN iML xsiCRIMSON £ GRAY v saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day in the morning. Old Carol Vol. XVIII December 1934 No. 1 Merry Christmas . . . We invite you to join Our 1935 Christmas Club SOUTHBRIDGE NATIONAL BANK SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Clemence Lumber Corporation 284 Elm Street, Cor. Everett Phone No. 5 Southbridge, Mass. Dealers in LUMBER - DOORS SASH - - MOULDINGS ROOFING BUILDERS ' MATERIALS ETC. Compliments of SOUTHBRIDGE FINISHING COMPANY I PRINTERS of l i FAST COLOR PRINTS 1 on FINE COTTON GOODS Patronize Oar Advertisers from HAMILTON WOOLEN CO., INC. INCORPORATED 1831 Patronize Our Advertisers Compliments of- Grade A Milk Milk Shakes Ice Cream Buttermilk GEO. C. 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Marjorie Hong Alumni Freshman Reporter Roger Thompson Martha Nichols General Reporters Athletics Walter Remian Bernard Hefner Fred Flemming Local Grace Arick Stephanie Liro Betsy Bernheim Evelyn Fay Prattle _ „ _ Louis Ugalde Pauline Earls , „ xr TUNE Barr Donald Karle j Head Typist Mary Detfrando Mavis Kinney . . Assistants Tames Monaco „ J Rita Walsh Senior Reporter Pauline Bachand Christine Lavoie Thelma Austin Junior Reporter Alice Janeczek Frank Locki Catherine Pickarski TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERATURE Straddling The Seas - - - Lynd F. Tillyer ' 57 Ships To The World - - ■ - Walter Remian ' 55 The Rise of a Bench Warmer - - Lionel Proulx ' 36 Art Thou - - - - - - - Evelyn Fay ' 37 Locals - - - - - - - Page 9 Clubs - - - - - - - - Page 11 Alumni -------- Page 16 Exchanges ------- Page iy Athletes ------- Page 20 Prattle - - - - - - - Page 23 Reviews ------- Page 1$ w 5 THE NORSE SHIP STRADDLING THE SEAS NAVIGATION-from the beginning of time, it has spelled romance. As early as 3000 B. C. ships were known to the Egyptians. They were propelled by pad- dles first, and later by oars and sails. The oars were manned by perhaps twenty men, slaves who had been captured in battle or had committed some minor crime, not punish- able by death itself, but dooming them to a living death aboard the vessels, chained to benches, cowed by a slave driver, whip in hand, ready to beat them at the slightest provocation. Although the Egyptians were the first to navigate on the seas, the Phoenicians soon followed and surpassed them. They also had the sails and oars manned by slaves, and with these they soon established trade routes all over the Mediterranean. The first long voy- age made by a Phoenician ship was a trip around Africa at the command of Pharaoh Necho, a very ambitious king of Egypt. The Norsemen began using ships in the seventh or eighth century A. D. They made voyages to Iceland, Greenland, and America. The Norse ships were manned by freemen, not slaves as were ships of yore. On the prows of these sturdy crafts were figure-heads of the Norse gods, a tradition that was followed by the English and American ship builders. The Spanish were great navigators. Spain for many years, in fact centuries, held the title of Mistress of the Seas. Columbus sailed Spanish ships, as did many of the great explorers. The stories of the richly laden Spanish galleons are known to everyone. They were heavily armed but were so large and unman- ageable that they were eagerly searched for by pirates. In time of war they were valuable and easily-taken prizes. The slave-propelled galleys were used for three thousand years, but the English buccan- eer (stir your stumps, Cap ' n Kidd) who freed the slaves on all the ships wherever possible, drove them from the seas. The latest development in sailing ships was the clipper, a long, slender ship with huge sail spread. For half a century after the in- troduction of the steamship, it was not even a close race between the scudding clippers and the lumbering steam-boats. Men first began experimenting with steam- boats in the early years of the 16th century. The first of these boats had paddles attached to long rods which were fastened about twenty feet above the decks of the ship. Experiments with this new type of vessel were begun in England on the Thames before Robert Fulton ' s success. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY The discovery of the screw propeller was a great step in the improvement of the steam boat. It made greater speeds possible and it was not as easily broken as the paddle-wheel. Without the screw, the huge liners of today would be impossible. The present liners have up to sixty thou- sand tons draft, as compared to one or two tons in the earliest vessels. To give an idea of the speed, the earliest route from Egypt to Greece, covering six hundred and ten miles, took six days to travel, or at that rate it would take thirty days to cross the Atlantic, a distance covered by the modern de-luxe liner in five days. In the not far distant future, passenger travel will probably be made by airplane and dirigible, but it will be many years before freight traffic will take to the air. Though the latest inventions have brought to sailing, comfort, luxury and smoothness, the thrill of the. sea must always cling to the old days of adventure before the mast, when wind and wave and the ingenuity of man struggled for the victory. Lynd F. Tillyer, ' 37 SHIPS TO THE WORLD Instrumental in the development of the human race, the ship is outstanding. Man, dating back to the Stone Age, early learned to use this means of transportation and communication. From a log, the earliest stage of a ship, to a massive hulk of steel shaped and fashioned into one of the crack present day liners embodying all the refine- ments and equipment of a modern hotel is the progress made. In between the initial and final stages came the raft, the dugout, the Greek, Roman, and Viking craft manned by oars, and the Spanish, French, English, and Portuguese sailing vessels of the 15th— 18th centuries. Ships have, without doubt, immeasurably hastened the development of the human race. Imagine for a moment the state of despair in the world if it were suddenly deprived of this necessity. International commerce would be annihilated. Civilization would suffer a severe setback, especially in those countries not fully civilized. Poverty and suffering would surely take a sudden leap, more so, in countries dependent on others for most of their food supply. Each country, or countries bordering each other, would have to take measures of becoming self sustaining and sup- porting, of course having to do without many of the articles, products, and conditions to which they were accustomed. Furthermore, and far from improbable, the world would nowhere near approach the stage of devel- opment it has now attained. Also, it is safe to state that we would have no Columbus, no Caesar, no Washington, no North America, no South America, Australia or Africa were it not for the ship and its important role in the events of the world. When one reads a few of the many books relating to ships, it is then, if that person stops for a moment to meditate, that the full real- ization of the ship and its importance to the world dawns upon his understanding. Al- though the development of air travel will tend, finally, to supplant the ship as a major means of transportation, the ship will, never- theless, never become entirely obliterated. Walter Remian ' 35 THE RISE OF A BENCH-WARMER ■V 7ILFRED Gagnon was an end— not much of an end, but still an end on theEasE- borough High School Football Team, the champions of the state. His was an awkward figure especially oh the football field. He measured only five feet five inches in height and tipped the scales at a mere one hundred twenty pounds. It was on account of his face that his teammates dubbed him Apollo. Unluckily this was short- ened to Polly by which hated handle he was forewith hailed. However bad his playing was, he did not lack courage— attempting again and again to stop the plays sent around his end with crushing finesse which left him reeling, bat- tered, and bruised. DECEMBER 1934 Coach Casey, after viewing him in action, kept him on the team. The first game found him installed as a part of the heating sys- tem on the bench. Polly did his job well but not better than the Varsity, which, gain- ing power and confidence in every game, was emulating last year ' s undefeated team. In mid-November Polly became conspicuous for something other than football. He was more than mildly interested in a certain freshman, Pauline Winters. His teammates, hearing of it, subjected him to a good old- fashioned riding which left him blushing with rage and jealousy— jealousy especially, for some of the varsity had announced that she was very good-looking and that they were go- ing to make a break for her. When practice time arrived the next day, he dressed, and, going on the field glimpsed several glimpses of the Varsity backfield, plus two linemen, busily talking to a girl whose clear laugh and animated gestures Polly recognized even at that long distance. It was SHE! Polly ' s jealousy and strength increased tenfold. In scrimmage he crashed the inter- ference with great disregard for his person, hitting the running guard so hard that the latter asked Polly to show a little respect for his gray hairs. Polly also blocked two kicks and so hurried the Varsity passers that not one aerial thrust was successful. After practice this gained a few words of praise for him from Coach Casey. That night at a blackboard talk, the coach said, Men, we ' ve lost four players because of quarterly marks. We have only two games left. Tomorrow ' s with Broadwood is the im- portant one. A victory for us means that we practically clinch the state championship. We ' ve got to win! Gagnon! You ' re starting at left end in place of Trainor who is ineligi- ble. His voice droned on naming the other starting players. The miniature bowl in which the Eastbrook team played was a sea of waving banners the next afternoon. The sun shone down benev- olently from a cloudless, blue sky on ten thousand students and old grads. Meanwhile, after preliminary practice, Polly, sitting nervously on the bench, only half hearing the coach ' s instructions, caught sight of the foot- ball-mad crowd and turned away shuddering. Polly was frightened and sick before this, his first starting game. Hampton, an all-state teammate, grinned at him sardonically, Not scared, are you Polly? he asked. Then de- liberately bating him, Guess who I ' ve got a date with to-night? Shut up, snapped Billy so savagely that Hampton shied back. Only asbestos could have cooled Polly off as he awaited the kick- off on the field. He had forgotten his fear, the crowd, and everything except his anger. At the opening whistle Polly ran down the field like a streak and tackled the enemy ball- carrier so hard that he knocked him back three feet. Two shots at Polly ' s side of the line decided the offensive team to kick. Billy waited tensely on the scrimmage line, watch- ing the ball. When it was snapped back, he charged in ferociously and, leaping, crashed into the ball and then into the punter with such force that both sprawled on the ground. Polly bounded quickly to his feet, and, cover- ing the ball, was buried by a mob of players. It was Eastborough ' s ball on their opponents ' thirty-yard line! Hike! Hike! An off-tackle smash! Polly hit the opposing tackle with all his strength; the wingbacks did the same and the tackle was driven completely out of the play! A gain of ten yards! A short pass with Polly on the receiving end! Hampton was so hurried by the enemy ends that he threw wildly! Polly leaped up, caught it in one hand and spun, twisted, and slashed his way toward the goal line with an opponent hold- ing on! Touchdown! The try for the point with the crowd roaring! Kick-formation called with Hampton back! Plunk! Leather hit leather to send the ball twirling over the crossbar! 7 to o in favor of Eastborough . . . Neither side scored again in the first quarter as Polly showed clearly that he was the best player on the field. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Second quarter! Broadwood recovered a fumble at the very outset and, with steam- roller power, marched up the field into the shadow of the Eastborough goalposts. There the Eastborough line tightened and three successive times threw back the Broad- wood ballcarriers for losses 1 . . . Fourth down! Eighteen yards to go! A pass! Polly charged in, leaped desperately in a vain effort to block the pass which was caught by a Broadwood end standing across the goalline! Touchdown! A roar from throats already raw from shouting swept down the field like the North Wind! Broadwood lined up in kick- formation. Hike! Polly rushed in, evading the fullback and jumped high, with his arms extended, before the place-kicker to receive the ball squarely on the temple! A galaxy of stars flashed before Polly ' s vision as he fell into a dark bottomless pit. Liniment-laden air and water leaking from a sponge onto his face brought him back from dreamless sleep to a consciousness of a throbbing head. How is he, Doc? he heard Coach Casey in- quire anxiously. He is quite all right save for a headache. Bring him to my office tomorrow, said the doctor. Did we win, Coach? asked Polly weakly. Sure, Polly, your blocking that kick won the game for us, said the coach. Then with a twinkle in his eye, There ' s someone out- side who wants to see you. Then he ordered some of the players in the locker-room who were crowding around Polly, congratulating him, to help him change. After wearily putting on his clothes Polly slowly walked out of the building and . . . met her on the steps! Wilfred, you ' re not ingry at me are you? she inquired anxiously, then added quickly, are you hurt? Billy slowly shook his head from side to side. She was smiling as they walked away to- gether. Lionel Proulx ' 36 ART THOU? TN THIS day and age of which the elders speak so disparagingly, our attention is con- stantly brought to bear upon numerous sub- jects of a cultural nature, one of them being ART. Now, when this insignificant three- letter word is impressed upon your mind, you invariably think of the Venus de Milo, rich old portraits, or natural scenes of pastoral life. But today such reactions are definitely passe and decidedly inartistic! Art in the twen- tieth century is something radical, something indefinable, something bizarre! If you will closely examine the accompanying rare speci- men of art, you may glean an inkling as to just what you are to recognize as ART in order to be a well-educated citizen of the United States. The title of this inspiring work is Life, although if Life is anything like that, we ' re quite willing to give it up right now. The first object at the left certainly resembles an overgrown layercake but we shall suppose it is a ship on the rocks. The dainty creature in the gym-suit is probably searching for the young lady whose features are so generously sprinkled over the canvas. She is evidently all broken up over something— probably either the shipwreck or her lover ' s dangerous pose. The pine-clad mountains which rise so abruptly from the depths of the sea are a sym- bol of something, probably Faith, Hope, or Charity, while the moon and stars typify the (Continued on Page 10) LOCALS A GREEK SHIP CLASS OFFICERS 1935 President Rene Francazzi Vice-President Sally Morehouse Treasurer Walter Remian Secretary Pauline Earls Faculty Adviser Miss Frances Troy 1936 President Edmund Farland Vice-President Louise Dumas Treasurer Edward Hobson Secretary Janet Kozyra Faculty Adviser Mr. Neil Robinson 1937 President Jack Burnham Vice-President Gertrude Chickering Treasurer Evelyn Fay Secretary George Downer Faculty Adviser Miss Claudia Dube 1938 President Ernest Howarth Vice-President Beverly Austin Secretary Charles Troy Treasurer Ruth Laughlin Faculty Adviser Miss Persis Howe CALENDAR October 2: Micha Tulin: Concert on the Theremin. October 11: Observance of Columbus Day and Pilaski Day. October 20: Lewis E. MacBryne, General Manager of Mass. Safety Council — Safety talk. November 9: Armistice Observance. Talk on Nursing as a Career by a re- presentative of Simmons College. Radio Talk on Conditions in Gran- chaco. November 28: Rally before Webster game. Also Thanksgiving program by Drama- atic Club. During Education Week, the American Le- gion awarded medals to pupils submitting win- ning essays on The History of the Constitu- tion of the United States. John McTighe won the award for high school, THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Senior Class presented November 16, Come Out of the Kitchen under the super- vision of Miss Fitzgerald. The cast was as follows: Olivia Dangerfield Betsy Bernheim Elizabeth Dangerfield Stephanie Liro Paul Dangerfield John Merrill Charles Dangerfield Winston Dorrell Amanda Polly Chamberlain Randolph Weeks Rene Francazzi Burton Crane Arthur Canning Mrs. Falkner Elizabeth Sutcliffe Cora Falkner Jeannette Allard Solon Tucker Louis Bourdelais Thomas Lefferts Paul Haynes The committees included; tickets, Alphonse Charron; treasurer, Walter Remian; publi- city, John McTighe; printing, Rita Walsh; ushers, Richard Macallister; music, Raniero Francazzi; candy, Estelle Robidoux; scenery and stage, chairman Raymond Blanchard, Joseph V. Askmankas, Arthur Johnson, and Abraham Schwartzberg; stage manager, Lov- rien Price. The class is very grateful to Miss Corbin for her help and to Miss Aucoin for prop- erties. Not a little of the effective stage ap- pearance was due to Mr. Lanza ' s supervision of the work by the scenery committee. The realism of a pump that pumped water made us glow with a feeling of accomplishment. We thank Perron and Co. for this plumb- ing which they so generously provided. MY IMPRESSION OF HIGH SCHOOL High School! There are hardly words enough in my vocabulary to describe it. It ' s really a new word to me ... A Freshiel ! People come and people go about their way every day carrying books GALORE! talking about their homework, their clubs, bids for such and such a dance, or a new play to be given soon in the auditorium, n ' every- thing of this day and age. All that the boys can talk about right now is how they are going to BEAT WEBSTER and all that girls talk about . . . WELL! Freshies go through the corridors with frightened looks on their faces. The Sopho- mores glare at the Freshmen because they are ONE year ahead. The Juniors don ' t seem to realize that we exist-and the Seniors-OH! They ' re out of sight. But! We ' re not worrying. We ' ll be Upper Classmen too, someday and we ' ll probably treat the next set of Freshies the same way. Martha Nichols ' 38 (Newly appointed Freshman Editor) ART THOU? (Continued from Page 8) ideal setting for young love. We shall inter- pret the streak of lightning as meaning that the said emotion is not all it ' s cracked-up to be. The abrupt change of dark to light to be seen at the upper left we shall not attempt to explain, for it might mean any one of half-a- hundred things. The thing in the left fore- ground appears to be a streamline automo- bile, at first glance. With this in mind, we shall conclude that the lady in question de- serted the gentleman with the acrobatic in- clinations for another with more of what-it- takes-to-get-along. But on second thought, the thing more closely resembles a pink ele- phant; therefore, it would seem that th e ob- ject of the whole masterpiece was to impress the observer with the evils of drink! With this example set clearly before you, how can you fail to comprehend this type of art? One never knows how profitable such keen understanding of art may be to him. Art institutes are continually awarding gen- erous money prizes for thoroughly sloppy, jumbled masses of color, so the next time you find yourself in need of a bit of that necessary evil-money-merely equip yourself with easel and oils and become— a modern artist! Evelyn Fay ' 37 DECEMBER 1934 n CLUBS STUDENT COUNCIL FOR the benefit of those who do not fully understand just what is the purpose of the Student Council, we, the members of the Student Council, ask you to read this article to gain an interest in your organization. T he Council is organized to create a better school spirit, a good student government re- presenting the entire body, and to help any worthy organization of the school through both finances and moral support. The Council consists of twenty-four mem- bers including ten seniors, eight juniors, five sophomores, and one freshman. Aloysius Koprowski, Anthony Silvestri and Gertrude Pezzetti are the officers and Miss Aucoin, the faculty adviser. The president of each class becomes a member automatically, present members come in automatically, and the re- maining members are elected by the indi- vidual classes. The Student Council has, in the last two years, purchased a set of furniture which is used by all organizations of the school, spon- sored a Louise Galloway play in order to aid the Athletic Association, and given many afternoon dances. The W Club The W Club was organized in the mid- dle of September under the governing hand of Coach Harry J. McMahon with the follow- ing officers: president, Aloysius Koprowski; vice-president, Walter Remian; secretary and Treasurer, Lovrein Price. Plans were made for future activities. Afternoon dances will be given, and we hope that you will fully cooper- ate with the W club to make them success- ful. A committee was chosen for a large dance to be given during the Christmas holidays. The W club ' s first activity was to pre- vent persons who did not earn a W from wearing the school letter. This was done so that athletes could be distinguished from the rest of the students. At the beginning of the football season the W club decided that, by issuing season tickets at one dollar each, more school spirit would be shown. That this has been success- ful is easily seen by the large crowds that are attending our games. Students are given six. games of football, seventeen games of basket- ball, and ten games of baseball all for the price of one dollar. Girls ' basketball was started November 13, and a very large group of girl athletes turned out. Coach McMahon has charge of these girls, and he is doing a very good job in training them. The W takes this opportunity to thank Mr. McMahon for his cooperation in manag- ing this club. Under his unparalleled leader- ship we are sure to succeed. Latin Club The Latin Club has twelve members and is under the guidance of Miss Hefner. All mem- bers are Latin students. The purpose of the club is to study such subjects as Roman Mythology which cannot be undertaken in class. Orchestra The High School Orchestra which holds weekly rehearsals has a membership of fifteen. Supervisor of Orchestra — Mrs. Rubenstein Assistant Conductor — George Watson Violins: Louis Ugalde, Rosaire Lamon- tagne, Francis Murphy, Frederick Joslin, Ma- falda Rossi, Mary Salviuolo, Lillian Larson, Jeannette Waskiewicz. Piano: Rita Walsh, Pauline Earls, Jean- nette Collette. Cornet: Gray Buckley. Saxophone: Lovrein Price. Drums: Richard Macallister, George Wat- son. Debating The Debating Club held its first meeting on October 18 and elected John McTighe, Bertha Matys, Helen McCann as officers. 12 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Several informal debates among members of the club have been held to try out the ma- terial, and it is hoped that, later on, they will have the opportunity to meet teams from other high schools. Dramatic Club On October first the Dramatic Club met in Room 104 for enrollment and election of of- ficers. Forty-five people signed up the first day. Meetings are held every two weeks. The club ' s purpose is to give the assembly pro- grams. The club officers are: president, Bet- sy Bernheim; vice-president, Gertrude Pezzet- ti; secretary and treasurer, Louis Bourdelais; chairman assembly committee, Polly Cham- berlin. With the help of our inspiring ad- viser, Miss Finnegan, our club will be a suc- cess. Rifle Club The Rifle Club with our faculty adviser, Mr. Beals, met early in the Fall and more than fifty boys were present. The following officers were elected: Jack Merrill, president; Gray Buckley, vice president; Richard Mac- allister, secretary; and Edward Martin, treasurer. At the second meeting Mr. Town- send Gunn of the Wellsworth Rifle Club ex- plained to the group the fundamentals of a gun and the use of the range. We had the pleasure, at the next meeting, of seeing a part of Mr. Walter Chase ' s fine collection of guns, and hearing an interesting talk on The His- tory of Firearms. The club has been granted the use of the Wellsworth Rifle Range and will start using it in the near future after more equipment has been purchased. Science Club President, Grover Hallquest; vice-presi- dent, Warren Haynes; secretary, Ernest How- arth; treasurer, E. Parker Smith; faculty ad- viser, O. B. Tabor. Needless to say, the Science Club is an im- portant organization to have in our school. The club is not very large, but the members are patient and consistent in their work. At present they are working on a model boat engine. It is a two cylinder engine capable of making 3,500 revolutions per minute. It is ex- pected that it will develop a speed of from 15 to 30 miles per hour in the water. If the en- gine comes out all right, the club may build the boat to go with it which will be radio con- trolled. This project, when completed, will undoubtedly be a fine piece of work. We sin- cerely hope that they will keep up the good work in other projects. Typing Club A popular club is the Typing Club which holds two meetings each month, one being social and the other typing. Much enthusiasm has been shown in the club and the members plan to put on an exhibition of typing in May, keeping time to the music of the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers. Stephanie Liro was elected president of the club, Lena De Angelis, vice president, and Rachel Pariseau, secretary and treasurer. Miss Liro resigned and Gertrude Pezzetti was elected to take her place. TQrvms A most interesting and popular club was formed this year, the Tennis Club, to which over one hundred members belong. Miss Par- sons is superviser. The courts of the Tennis Club were hired; and, under Miss Parsons ' teaching, six or more hours of tennis instruction were given after school hours each week. Miss Dube and Miss Phinney assisted Miss Parsons. The members were divided into three groups: the best players; those who had had some experience in this line; and begin- ners. The Club is fortunate to have as its President, Florence Liro, who won the silver cup last year in the Town Tournament. DECEMBER 1934 13 Other officers include: Dick Bordeau, vice- president; Jack Merrill, treasurer, and Estelle Robidoux, secretary. The club engaged in tournaments at the end of the season but, as the time was limited, only the second class tournament was finished, Berthiaume win- ning the prize. From the enthusiasm shown, the club is looking forward to a busy and in- teresting season next year. More than 150 students have joined this club. The officers are: Elizabeth Sutcliffe, president; Theresa Lacasse, vice president; Marjorie Hong, re porter; Miss Dufault, club adviser. The club is divided into three groups: Junier-Senior group with Christine Power as leader and Marion Lawrence as sub-leader; the Sophomore group with Lorraine Briere and Grace Cunniff as leaders; and the Fresh- man division headed by Beverly Austin and Celia Luponi. The various divisions have en- joyed wiener roasts, bicycle rides, astronomy hikes, and Hallowe ' en parties — while the future holds promises of more good times. At present, members are contemplating a trip to Purgatory and are looking forward to the various winter sports. r CooKiritfOub Knowing that some of the best cooks and the highest paid chefs in the world are men, boys of Mary E. Wells High organized a cooking club this year, for if there is one thing that Wells High boys try to do it is to be up to date and one step ahead of the game. There is an old saying that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. We are able to eat our own cooking and no casualties have been reported. Girls ' Craft Club The Girls ' Craft Club, headed by Mr. Lan- za, has a membership of about thirty students. It has no officers. The girls, have made cop- per bracelets and serving trays, leather purses and wallets, and sheep-skin dogs. One member of the class has been working in wood, and all plan to make Christmas cards. Community Interest Club The Community Interest Club, formed un- der the supervision of Miss Meagher, has elected the following officers: president, Catherine Sharp; vice-president, Olivia Storey; and secretary, Charlotte Locke. The members have visited the Fire and Police Departments, and the library and hope to visit the Ameri- can Optical Company, Hamilton Woolen Company, one of the bakeries, and other local business houses. Eavesdropping at the Literary Club Creep up softly to the door of Miss Wood- ward ' s room on Wednesday afternoon at 3:05 and you will hear a meeting of the Literary Club in progress. After the meeting is called to order Edward Mageau, the president, will ask for Secretary Gladys LaCroix ' s report of the last meeting. When this is over, the mem- bers who have written poems or stories pro- ceed to read them. The members then give suggestions to the author as well as criticisms. Toward 4:00 you had better steal away, for soon the meeting will be adjourned. i4 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Homemakers ' Club A jolly club is the Homemakers ' Club in which the members knit, sew, embroider, and crochet at the meeting held on Wednesdays under the supervision of Miss Dover. At the first meeting the following officers were elected: Nora Adamick, president; Bertha Ladyka, vice president; Thelma Austin, secre- tary; and Louise Baker, treasurer. Travel Club The Travel Club headed by Miss Drake has had no formal meeting as yet but the program promises to be very interesting. With Miss Woodward ' s Literary Club, the members will visit points of both historical and literary in- terest in this vicinity. Art Club The Art. Club has been formed under the direction of Miss Phinney, with the following officers: president, Ruth Pariseau; vice-presi- dent, Armand Bellerive; secretary, Celia Luponi; treasurer, James Monaco. On October 15 Miss Claire Birtz lectured on Out-of-door Work, and we plan to fol- low her advice by sketching parties in the spring. The Art Club has made posters for the Domestic Science Room and both Football posters and Thanksgiving decorations for sev- eral teachers, as well as posters for Come Out of the Kitchen for the corridors and home rooms. GleeClub SHIPPING NEWS-DUE FEBRUARY 8th H. M. S. Pinafore via Portsmouth, Docks at Spithead. Cargo— barrels of fun. His Majesty ' s Ship Pinafore is due at dock almost any day now with a crew of hardy, handsome deck hands, a stately captain and Dick Deadeye. This ship will glide in on waves of rhythm, bearing a cargo of melodi- ous tunes, comedy and a mysterious plot. Wafting about the portholes will be music typical of Sullivan with a pleasing rhythm and beautiful melody. The tunes from this comic opera have been whistled and hummed for generations. Of all Gilbert and Sullivan ' s works, H. M. S. Pinafore has been one of the most popular. The comedy which Gil- bert is so noted for, will be capably taken care of by two who have proven themselves hi- larious comedians. In this production they will appear together which should certainly tend to double the laughs. As for the music we can surely depend on the Glee Club cho- rus and the orchestra under the artistic di- rection of Mrs. Rosalie Rubenstein, to come over the top with perfection. MEET THE BOYS Come and take a look at the Wells football team If you want to see a sample of pep and of steam; Yes, they may look like greenhorns to you But you ' ll change your mind after you meet a few. There, shake hands with LeBlanc and Phipps. I know you ' ll yell at those famous grips. Let ' s leave them a while and meet Hobson and Bellows. Two more of those fast and quick playing fellows. Now meet Werner and Francazzi and you will realize That with players like these we ' ll get first prize. There are Farland and DeAngelis who show that they ' re stars, And these boys, Slota and Apostola are related to Mars. Rah Rah for the Mary E. Wells High Boys. Doris Cyzewski ' 38 REVIEWS A ROMAN SHIP THE SEA IN WORDS OF THE POETS IN THE entire world of Nature no element seems to be more frequently used as a subject for poetry than the sea. There seems to be a profound charm, a mysterious mag- netism, in that potential part of Nature which causes poets to ponder on the vicissitudes of the sea. Just as the sea has changing moods, so the conceptions of various poets differ. For ex- ample: John Masefield— who surpasses all others in his sea poetry— thinks of the sea as the gull ' s way and the whale ' s way where the wind ' s like a whetted knife, and he loves the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea gulls crying. But Elinor Wylie ' s con- ception is very different. She thinks of the sea as A treacherous smiler With teeth white as milk, •„-, , A savage beguiler In sheathings of silk. She pictures the sea with bright locks tangled, and shouting for joy, while with one hand she strangled a strong little boy. Walt Whitman provides a still different at- titude concerning the sea in his poem The World Below The Brine: The world below the brine- Forests at the bottom of the sea, the branches and leaves, Sea-lettuce, vast lichens, strangle flowers and seeds; And farther on: Dumb swimmers there among the rocks, coral, gluten, grass, rushes, and the ali- ment of the swimmers; Passions there, wars, pursuits, tribes, sight in those ocean-depths, breathing that thick-breathing air, as so many do. Edna St. Vincent Millay ' s Exiled is the pitiful plea of one who is confused with the noise, crowds and clamour of the city and whose soul longs for the Sticky salty sweetness Of the strong wind and shattered spray; Wanting the loud sound and the soft sound Of the big surf that breaks all day. If I could see the weedy mussels Crushing the wrecked and rotting hulls, Hear once more the hungry crying Overhead, of the wheeling gulls; I should be happy We have seen the deep love of the poet for the world of Nature, the longing to be a part of that out-of-doors. But no poem yet men- tioned has illustrated the feeling of a new (Continued on Page 22) A DANISH SHIP TIT ELL, we did some tall scrambling in these past few weeks and now we have an almost complete account of our 1934 alumni. We have had three weddings in this class already and another to come in the near fu- ture. Here they are: William Windy Andrews and Miss Ruth Haggerty of Webster. Janice Price is now Mrs. Charles Ballard. Dorothy Clark became Mrs. Harmon at a pretty wedding last July. Best of luck! Frances Roberts announced her engage- ment to James Westwell in October. When will it be, Frances? An unusually large number of our gradu- ates are relearning the woes of a Freshman. Among them are: John Martin at Brown University. (He turned up for the Senior play.) John LePage, Jr. at Assumption College, Worcester. Claire Paquette at Boston University. Jane Fitzpatrick at Jackson College, Med- ford. Stanley Flower at Mass. State. William Sutcliffe at Wore. Polytechnic Inst. Annette Desaulniers at Becker ' s College. Russell Joslin at the Trade School. Esther Skinner at Forsythe Dental, Boston. Helen Kelley at Mass. General, Boston. Byron Williams is studying hard at Nichols ' Academy in Dudley. Doris Gay is enjoying herself at Northfield Seminary, with Barbara Brockway ex ' 35 and Eleanor Williams ex ' 34. Arthur Lango is a student in Williston Academy, Easthampton. A large group are trying to get rich quick at the A. O. Among them are: Emma Albani Ernest Chiocca Alfred Guertin George LeDuc Louis Santo John Starr Helen Grant Mary Hwalek Leonard Blair Wanda Galondek Doris Lataille Gerald McNitt Kasmira Ostrowski Olga Dumas Florence Grudzein Grace Oldfield Antonio Palmerino is also working at the A. O. and has also proved to be a star Foot- ball player for the Gibraltars. Jana Bingley and Jean Macallister are both working in the Public Library. Gerald LaFleche is baking bread at Rich- ards Baking Company. (Continued on Page 22) C3 o U u C 3 C o B u S3 CO -t-1 o o CO OUR FOUR HORSEMEN Captain Norman LeBlanc, Rene Francazzi, Bob Werner, Ted Farland. «3 ■n® p VVELli 3RD LEBLANC r- TOUCH , VE$ e T j -DOWN yov LlKTTo H4V£ J EXCHANGES A DREDGER UPON hoisting the sails of The Crimson and Gray and embarking upon the sea of high school magazines we find in the dis- tance The Dial, Brattleboro High School, Brattleboro, Vermont. The B. H. S. students have printed their entire magazine in sepia giving it a character different from other mag- azines. Their cover suggests a travel theme which is carried throughout the magazine by travel editorials of contrasting ideas, a story written in French, and on down to In Praise of Shanks ' Mare. Here is a poem we es- pecially liked. Moon-Whisper The quiet moon slipped silver hands Upon the sill. Her pale voice was The glimmer of an echo or A forgotten thought, reborn in sleep. She whispered: once there were two moons; The clouds took one and shattered it On mountains sides. It bounded back In silver bits— she called them stars. Betty Mosher ' 35 The Record, North High School, Worces- ter, Massachusetts. Wanderlust Over my ledger I can see The giant ships go down the bay, And there ' s not one of them but holds My heart aboard as a stowaway. And one will steam to China Sea And one will swing around the Horn And, oh, I ' d be a happy lad If I were sailor-born. One golden day I ' ll break my bonds And close my books and wander free, And then another pale-faced lad Will add my figures up for me. John Houlihan As Others See Us From The High School Record, Camden, New Jersey. The March edition of the Crimson and Gray featured Alice in Wonderland. Not only was this a clever idea, but also a timely one. The illustrations and cuts throughout the book took the form of characters from this renowned book. We admire your neat- ness and the unity of all the work. Complete is the word, we can say That describes The Crimson and Gray. From The Dial, Brattleboro, Vermont. The Crimson and Gray published by the students of Mary E. Wells High School, Southbridge, Massachusetts, features Alice in Wonderland. It ' s indeed a pleasure to note the completeness, the orderliness and general make-up of this magazine. All your editorials are commendable for their subject matter and method of presentation. On Reading the Newspaper surely hits on a deserving sub- ject. Cute seems the word to apply to the manner in which you conclude your magazine —all in keeping with your central theme. The lack of poetry is quite evident— surely there must be some poetic geniuses hidden away in the dark corners of your school building! Rout them outl The cuts are well worth their accorded space. The alumni notes are brief to almost too great an extent. DECEMBER 1934 19 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE ' J 1 HE Merchant of Venice was presented by the James Hendrickson and Claire Bruce Company of New York, in the Bartlett High School Auditorium at Webster, through the support of several surrounding high schools to afford the pupils the opportunity of witnessing a Shakespearean play, several weeks ago. The play seemed to give definite form to some of the characters who have been rather vague on the printed page. We ' ll remember Launcelot Gobbo ' s red velvet tights trimmed with gold braid and his senseless antics which really seem amusing on the stage. Shylock was at his height of wickedness in his Jewish gaberdine and greenish-tinted beard but seemed a forlorn and pathetic figure after the court scene. What satisfaction there was in hearing Por- tia exclaim The quality of mercy is not strained, which, for the first time, really ap- peared dramatic instead of merely something to be memorized. And a pale moon in an artificial, but lovely, star-lit sky added more to the love scene of Lorenzo and Jessica on the stage than all the written descriptions could ever hope to. Kathleen Tully, ' 37 A RCHY ' S life of Mehitibel, by Don Marquis, is a short collection of poems about the philosophy and the every day ex- periences of an alley-cat. Archy, himself, is a cockroach. This bit of work which he so kindly consented to do is really a biography because it is an account of the experiences of Mehitibel as told to him by her. Now a cockroach, as you may or may not know, is not a very large animal, and Archy certainly had his ups and downs while trying to manipulate a man-sized typewriter. The only way he could work it was to climb up onto the keyboard and jump head-first on the keys, a letter at a time. No capitals or punctuation appears in the book because Ar- chy is not yet tall enough to reach the shift- key. In this manner he has retold the ad- ventures of Mehitibel. This, as you may readily see, is no simple matter for a poor little cockroach, in fact it is very strenuous and nerve-racking for the little animal. In spite of everything Archy stuck to his guns till the finish and his efforts, I am sure, will be duly appreciated by any student who choose to read it for an eve- ning of enjoyment in poetry. Art Canning, ' 35 ALUMNI (Continued from Page 16) Mary Dani is earning her bread and butter in the Southbridge National Bank. Woolworth ' s is finding these girls capable. Juliette Beaupre Charlotte Dion Anita Hebert Dorothea Martin Madge Potter (lucky girl!) spent two months in Chicago seeing the World ' s Fair. Masi Osimo is coaching the Ramblers. Great work, Masi! Florence Lockhart, last year ' s Crimson and Gray Editor and an honor graduate is employ- ing her talents at the Harrington Cutlery Co. Annie Rossi is employed in the office of Town Clerk Albert Boyer. Rita Lacasse is working for the Walker Coal Co. Another of our flourishing stenographers is Genevieve Greenwood, working in Attorney Favreau ' s office. Doris Robidoux is a hairdresser. Eleanor Woodruff is in New York. Stephanie Bastek is working for J. I. Mor- ris. E. St Onge, A. Renaud, R. Joslin, J. Mar- tin, G. Lafleche held a reunion in Room 126 after the Senior play. Dot Bixby, Jennie Planeta, and K. Thimb- lin all have come back to call on us. Ruth Simpson has accepted a position at the Hyde Manufacturing Co. We found Beatrice Senecal working at the Sturbridge Finishing Co. Leo Lusignan is at the Hamilton Woolen Co. He ' ll be an executive some day. ATHLETICS A STEAMBOAT TO THE MERCHANTS OF SOUTHBRIDGE! Every member of the Mary E. Wells High School thanks you most gratefully for your generosity in contributing to the fund for the band on Thanksgiving Day to lead us to the victorious game in Webster. The band helped to inspire that high feeling which lead our undefeated team to victory. The Cheer Leaders. Wells 19 Stafford Springs o Registering 16 first downs, Wells High School ' s 1934 football team opened its season by trouncing Stafford Springs High 19—0. The first touchdown came on a pass from LeBlanc to Farland; the second came on a five yard plunge by Francazzi, who made a brilliant debut at fullback. A pass from Far- land to Bellows added the point. The third and last touchdown came on another pass from LeBlanc to Farland. Coach McMahon used every man who made the trip. Wells 30 Holden o Displaying a powerful line and a fast and well-drilled backfield, Wells defeated Holden High 20-0. Wells made 12 first downs to Holden ' s 5. The first touchdown came in first period when Francazzi crashed over from the two yard line. The second came on a 20 yard run by Farland. Farland also place- kicked the point. The third touchdown came when Lango scored from the one yard line. Farland again converted. Wells Seconds 18 Leicester 6 Making 10 first downs and completely out- playing the Leicester team, the Wells Seconds looked like a varsity team as they won 18—6. The first and second touchdowns came in the first period when Karle, who played a great game at fullback, twice scored from the one yard line. The last touchdown came in the middle of the 3rd period when Lango smashed over from the 3 yard line. Wells 19 Clinton 8 The Wells High football team rose to heights as it battled a big and powerful Clin- ton High team to a standstill and won by the score of 19—8. Wells scored in the first period on a pass from LeBlanc to Farland who caught it on the Clinton 35 yard line and scored standing up. Farland place-kicked the point. The second touchdown came on that brilliant 75 yard run by Captain LeBlanc, who dazzled the crowd with his speed. Wells ' third touchdown came in the middle of the fourth period when Francazzi scored from the 4 inch line. Victory was the more satisfying because the Clinton team had won a decisive victory over Webster three weeks before. Wells 25 Ware 7 Wells continued its winning streak by trouncing Ware 25—7. Francazzi scored for Wells in the last part of the first period after Slota recovered a blocked punt on the Ware DECEMBER 1934 21 40 yard line, and after a pass placed the ball on the 8-yard line. The next touchdown came on a pass from LeBlanc to Farland. Wells continued its scoring in the 3rd period when Lango ran 30 yards for another touch- down. Farland converted. Wells scored its last touchdown on a long pass from Lango to Werner. Wells 20 Commerce 7 Nearly 1000 fans roared with joy as the un- defeated Wells High team took the inter-high Champions of Worcester— Commerce High— by the score of 20—7. With the score deadlocked at 7 apiece, the Wellsmen set a new scoring record as they tallied 1 3 points in the last 55 seconds of play. In the first period LeBlanc passed to Farland who scored from the 16 yard line. Farland also place-kicked the point. Commerce scored in the third period. With 55 seconds remain- ing, LeBlanc intercepted a Commerce pass on the Worcester 30 yard line. The first play was a pass, a perfect one, to Farland who romped over for the winning margin. Then De Angelis, who all afternoon outclassed the best center in Worcester High School ranks, decided he would like to score. Sweeping in on the kickoff, De Angelis blocked an at- tempted lateral and fell on it in the end zone for another touchdown. Farland place- kicked the point. And for the second consecutive year Wells High entered the Webster game undefeated. This year they had scored 104 points to their opponents ' 22. Wells 25 Webster o The undefeated Wells High Team ended its most successful season by trouncing Bart- lett High of Webster 25-0, Thanksgiving Day morning. Ted Farland was the outstand- ing player as he scored all the touchdowns be- sides playing a dandy defensive game. The Wells team opened its scoring on the third play of the game when Capt. Norman Le- Blanc passed to Ted Farland and Ted scored standing up while the Southbridge fans went wild. Then Webster threatened and the ball stood in the Wells ' 12 yard line when Far- land intercepted one of Nichols ' heaves and proceeded to run 95 yards for another touch- down. LeBlanc passed to Bellows for the point after and Wells led 13—0. The next touchdown came on another LeBlanc to Far- land pass, Farland making a spectacular catch and so Wells led 19—0. The last touchdown came in the closing minutes of play with Farland doing the scoring from the Webster 9 yard line. Every man on the Southbridge team played a great game and one of the features of the game was that goal line stand made by the Southbridge team in the 2nd period. ALL-OPPONENT TEAM picked by mem- ber of the Wells ' team. L. E. Settevedemi of Clinton L. T. Long of Clinton L. G. DiRienzo of Clinton C. Innamoratti of Clinton R. G. Lavelle of Clinton R. T. Chalecki of Commerce R. E. Zielinski of Webster Q. B. Quink of Ware H. B. Fournier of Webster H. B. Anastas of Clinton F. B. Urbec of Commerce On October 20th the first string players travelled in private cars to Cambridge to at- tend the Harvard-Holy Cross football game. After the game they had supper at Pieroni ' s in Boston. Those who made the trip were as follows— Assistant Coach Peterson, Captain LeBlanc, Ted Farland, Bob Werner, Rene Francazzi, Ray Plante, Archie Champagne, Chauncey Phipps, Tom Apostola, Mike Slota, and Mario De Angelis. w 22 THE CRIMSON AND GRA THE FIRST TEAM An undefeated football season has ended at Wells High; it has been a great season. But the closing of the season means, also, the clos- ing of the football careers of ten players: Captain Norman Le Blanc, Rene Francazzi, Mitchell Slota, Chauncey Phipps, Robert Werner, Houghton Bellows, Romeo Plante, Thomas Apostola, Donald Karle, and Alfred Ferron will graduate from dear old Wells High this June. Left End— Houghton Bellows— A great pass receiver and a good defensive man as well as a hard worker. Left Tackle— Mitchell Slota— Easy going Mike surprised everyone with his stellar play. Left Guard— Archie Champagne— Only a sophomore, but one of Well ' s best all-around guards. Center— Mario De Angelis— This was Mario ' s first year at center and he starred all season. He should be a sensation next year. Right Guard— Thomas Apostola— Tom was a handy man to have around, always full of fight and a hard worker. Right Tackle— Chauncey Phipps— Chauncey opened up holes in the enemy line like a pro, also was a great defensive man. Right End— Romeo Plante— His speed made him a star, always down fast under punts and a very good pass receiver. Quarter Back— Robert Werner— A crafty field general and a dandy defensive player, for 4 years one of the important cogs of the Wells ' teams. Right Halfback— Norman Le Blanc— He was a great captain and he shone as a fine passer and broken field runner. Left Halfback— Edmund Farland— Ted is our triple threat; a great passer, kicker and ball carrier. Fullback— Rene Francazzi— When Rene plunged his 196 pounds into the line, the Wells ' opponents must have thought that they were being struck by a express train. SECOND TEAM Left End— Fred Ferron— A great defensive man and a good pass receiver. Left Tackle- Walter Cuikaj— A good all-around Sophomore tackle. Left Guard— Oswald Brodeur— His showing in the Clinton game marked him as one of the best reserves on the squad. Center — Roch Lafleche— A fine passer and a good offensive man. Right Guard— Robert Michon —A reliable and hard working player at all times. Right Tackle— Edward Hobson— Bud was a hardy man, as he was both a good offensive and defensive player. Right End— Lionel Proulx— He only weighed 130 pounds but he made life miserable for these overgrown tackles while he was in the ball game. Quarterback— Frank Silvestri— One of these peppy quarterbacks who kept the play- ers on their toes. Right Halfback— James Monaco— A great defensive man and a very . good ball carrier. He should be a star next season. Left Halfback— Norbert Lango— An- other triple threat, a fine passer, kicker and ball carrier. He was also a first class defensive player. Fullback-Donald Karle-This was Don ' s first season but he was a dandy fullback. He hit a line like a ton of bricks and was a hard tackier. THE SEA IN WORDS OF THE POETS (Continued from Page 15) day, the falling away of all cares and disap- pointments, the opening up of a more perfect world. The following poem by Carl Young Rice illustrates this feeling, and seems to me to be a fitting one with which to end this brief resume of sea poetry. AS THE TIDE COMES IN The long-herns dart wild and dive, As the tide comes tumbling in. The calm rock-pools grow all alive, With the tide a-tumbling in. The crab that under the brown weed creeps, And the snail who lies in his house and sleeps, Awake and stir as the plunging sweep Of the tide comes tumbling in. The driftwood swishes along the sand As the tide comes tumbling in. With wreck and wrack from many a land On the tide tumbling in. About my feet are a broken spar, A pale anemone ' s torn sea-star And scattered scum of the waves ' old war As the tide comes tumbling in. And, oh! there ' s a stir at the heart of me, As the tide comes tumbling in. Few hopes awaken beneath despair And thoughts slip free of the sloth of care, While beauty and love are everywhere As the tide comes tumbling in. Sally E. Morehouse ' 35 PRATTLE A STEAMSHIP OOD Morning! — Good Afternoon! — or - Good Evening! (whichever the case may be). These are the long and short-wave sta- tions SPY and SEE, presenting a program of This and That, coming to you from the Crimson and Gray Studios. How are you all, ladies and gentlemen, since we signed off last spring? We hope you all enjoyed your vaca- tion—. And now for the first number on our program. It ' s a recording of the Freshman Party, by O. O. O. R. Old Macdonald had a Farm looks like Mr. Robinson had one too— where else could he get a hat like that? And here a chick there a chick — are those farmers or farmerettes in them thar overalls?— ssSSh! No Sir! We couldn ' t tell you who got the prize for the fattest girl— No Siree! There ' s that crowd of city angels trying out their wings in the village Who ' s that tall, dark Parisian looking dame They tell us she ' s a star foot- ball player? Us country lads better look aout Wal, we reckon these heah freshmen had a purty good time— with a quack-quack here and a quack-quack there. Our Star Reporter has just come back from one of his rambles (?) hence, the follow- ing As I stroll along the corridors of the good old High School, what is the first sight to greet my eyes? Ton my word, it ' s Ned (35) Chapin doing a man-size job as a traffic officer, while Raymond (37) Bonin (who has lately acquired the nickname of Steam-Boat Bill ) and Grover (35) Hallquest (whom we call Will-O-the-Wisp ) cast fearful glances at him and hope he won ' t scold them. Over in a corner is Houghton (35) Bellows, who blushes every time a girl looks at him. As this issue deals with travel, I will take you on an imaginary voyage to some far dis- tant land. When you are in doubt as to where to go, just take out an atlas of the world, open it and place it on the table. Now, I ' ll take a pen in my hand, blind my eyes, turn around three times and jot downward and wherever the point lands, that is the place we will visit. Ready now? Here I go! One Two say I ' m getting dizzy! Three! Now, wait till I take off the blindfold here we are in Belgian Congo, right in the middle of Africa. In case you don ' t know it we got here by aeroplane, with Richard (35) Macallister as pilot. Well anyway, his nickname is Dickie-Bird. Some speed, eh? That Dickie-Bird sure is fast! Why, what is all that commotion down there in the jungle? Look at all those trees being uproot- ed, and the lions, tigers, and elephants all running away as if in fear of their lives! Let ' s go down closer and look around. Some great monster must be there— what great strength he must have to uproot those gigantic trees! Say, look at that man down there, what build, look at those muscles standing out all over him! What an unearthly noise he is making! I know, I ' ll bet it ' s Tarzan. Let ' s go down still closer. Say, I ' ve seen him somewhere be- fore! Is it is it it .-.is! ! ! It ' s Rene Francazzi, who has at last returned to his na- tive land and John (35) McTighe who 24 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY well earns his nickname of Tiger, making HEAP BIG FIGHT IN CHARGOGGOG his share of the noise. What a good publicity A Chief there lived named Bart-lett-hi in agent he is. However, we must keep moving witf ffehs itrong Look, there ' s someone we missed before For a warpath long, it ' s Edward (36) Hobson, killing a lion, And an arm which was big as a log. w ' ' ° In all the Nipmuck country round no Chief was and eating it raw! Whotta man, whotta ' n ap- half so great; petite!!! It ' s a small world after all. 7 his wigwam door r Hung his scalps galore, And now for a bit of This and That Which his triumps would illustrate, We extend our congratulations to the A featner S r een and a feather white he wore upon 7 „ . _, , his head; cast and coach of the Senior Play. It For a hard-boiled guy was a splendid performance and all took . Was this Bart-lett-hi. , . ,., , - , t. As his followers often said. their parts like veterans. Orchids to Bet- Wh en he his tomahawk would grasp and start off sy (35) Bernheim for her Irish brogue; to I0r the fray n 11 m. v. i ■ r u o ..u . Au the braves were chilled Polly Chamberlain for her Southern accent; And the squaws were thrilled a gold medal for dishwashing to Winston (35) An d th e papooses ran away. t u i.-i • • u But there was one whose wigwam rose beyond the Dorrell; while a permanent position as short- Quinebaug- = stop on Raymond (35) Blanchard ' s All With a mighty shout American Baseball Team goes to John (35) For c ' lean-swle ' in ' chargoggog; Merrill. From an on-looker comes this A feather crimson as the dawn, and one of pearly Few people realize what a good course this gray ' Wore this Chief Wells . Hi high school extends in ' Problems In Poli- And his battle cry tics. ' Too True!! Three cheers for all Is r H emembered unto this day And so, from Wappaquasset Hill to far Quinsig- those members of the varsity football team amond; who played the game of their lives against l r ° t he Quaboa s ' s shore r ; ° To Cohassee ' s roar, Commerce High. It was something for Spec- And the Mashapoag Lake beyond: — tators to tell their grandchildren about!! The braves came n y [n S ° ' er the trails with loads _,,.,.,,., , ,. °t cor n and meat; Its things like this that make one dizzy For they spent the night Chauncey takes Phipps when Houghton Bel- „ Just to see that fight , „ , a 1 ■ 1 • 1 i 7 -. From a boulder-top, ringside seat. lows ( Aw! S° P lck a pickle!) Our with mighty blows Chief Wells-hi fought, and leading lady and leading man have com- Bart-lett-hi smote hard, . , , . , _.. While upon their toes menced work on their new stage show. We All the fans arose wonder what our dramatics will do without And their wampum bet by the yard. them, come their graduation lastly How many s they wooped it up I don ' t pretend Freddy Joslin has cracked a smile! F °r I much regret OTTFQTTniVlVAT ' RTr They are fi ghting yet, yUESllONNAIRE In a rather modern way 1. Who ate all those stuffed olives that were Yes, tomahawk and scalping knife have long been being saved for the Senior Play?-Maybe Art Buf f nfc ' hargoggog Canning would know, Miss Fitzgerald. And the Quinebaug 2. What member of the football squad told T n ni™™ „ !! f ™ : 1 And all the bucks and all the squaws from near and Mr. McMahon that he couldn ' t go right home far away after the Senior Play because he had a dance 111 see Bart-lett-hi ; Get a black, black eye promise— We are afraid that would be tell- On this Thanksgiving Day. Anthony I. Werner in S - Anthony I. Werner, rhymester extraordinary for 3. Who is this young lady named Aggie? the Crimson and Gray, and poet laureate of South- a Dnpq that Tnnior hnv still think -Rose is b I i ?5 e ' n6Ver fails to send over a P° em in honor 4. Uoes that Junior Coy still tnmk Kose is of the annual game Thig year , g . g one of hig best the nicest girl in High School?— We think so. and Werner in addition to contributing the poem, e Rv whnm was Ovaltine madp famous? haS alS0 contr ibuted a march which will be played 5. By whom was Uvaitine made famous? at the game and a gon who wm play quarterback — (He takes French sixth period.) for the team, giving him more than a casual inter- est in the Thanksgiving Day battle this year. f( 1irf iui cm= WH o£ £ B ' CK [ ' « OUR ADVERTISERS American Optical Co. Gammon ' s Gift Shop Metro Bros. Allan H. Faxon Goodwin Bros. Peloquin ' s Drug Store A. L. Monahan Grace Flower Shop Phil ' s Shoe Store A. Pinel Geo. C. Shepard R. M. Burnham Boston Store G. C. Winter Reliable Laundry ' Butler ' s Flower Shop H. U. Bail Sons Inc. Russell-Harrington Caron McGrath H. O. Desaulniers Cutlery Co. Central Music Store Hamilton Woolen Co. Southbridge Coal Co. Clemence Lumber Corp. 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Contentment ' s found in simple things, And what contentment travel bringsl Happiness is all that matters, So even though you ' re clad in tatters, Thankful be you ' re not a biker Blessings on thee, little hiker. Sally E. Morehouse, ' 35. Vol. xviii March 1935 No. 2 We Cordially Invite You to become one of Our Depositors and use OUR COMPLETE BANKING SERVICE SOUTHBRIDGE NATIONAL BANK SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Clemence Lumber Corporation 284 Elm Street, Cor. Everett Phone No. 5 Soulhbridge, Mass. Dealers in LUMBER - DOORS SASH MOULDINGS ROOFING BUILDERS ' MATERIALS ETC. Compliments of SOUTHBRIDGE FINISHING COMPANY PRINTERS of FAST COLOR PRINTS on FINE COTTON GOODS ♦ ♦ ■ THE STAFF Editor-in-chief Elizabeth Sutcliffe Business Manager Louis Bourdelais Treasurer . . . . . Alphonse Charron Subscription Manager .... Marion Fitts Business Staff Subscription Staff Richard Macallister Yvonne Lescarbeau Paul Haynes Mary Misiaszek Arthur Canning Clarence Green Dwight Webster Kathleen Tuli.y Lawrence Freeman William McTighe Exchange Sophomore Reporter Eleanor McNitt Marjorie Hong Alumni Freshman Reporter . Roger Thompson Martha Nichols Athletics General Reporters Bernard Hefner Walter Remian Locals Grace Arick Stephanie Liro Betsy Bernheim _, , Evelyn Fay Prattle _ TT „ „ Louis Ugalde Pauline Earls t „ „ Tune Barr Donald Karle j jncuu i ™m Art l Mary Deterando Mavis Kinney . . . Assistants Tames Monaco „ ... J Rita Walsh Senior Reporter Pauline Bachand Christine Lavoie Thelma Austin Junior Reporter Alice Janeczek j Frank Locki Catherine Pickarski Faculty Adviser Thecla Fitzgerald TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 TRAVEL NOTES .... Page 3 1 LITERATURE Page 7 POETRY Page i l LOCALS Page 13 EXCHANGES ..... Page 1 7 ATHLETICS Page 1 g PRATTLE Page 21 rAA OL)S RIDES ' AT WE LIS B.B. ,r ce m A wK ile the scat carrier tf.tt: evary snowfaU too Sometimes 3-- y«llow VoMsldr club Freshman party MA ' S CI rrv TRAVEL NOTES AN IMPORTANT JOURNEY Joseph Paskal ' 38 T TAVING been given this opportunity to ■ ■ - - write an article of my experiences both in this country and in Europe, I think it best to start by describing some of the interesting things I remember about my birth place. I was born in Albania, during the World War. At that time what is now Albania was a part of Turkey. Although Albania is now an independent state, the smallest in the Bal- kans, before the World War it had been un- der Turkish Rule for about five hundred years. Due to suppression, the people were uneducated and somewhat primitive. Since the war, through the benefits of in- dependence, the Albanian people have pro- gressed greatly in education and culture. Al- though there are graded schools throughout the country, and high schools in some of the cities, there are as yet no colleges or uni- versities. When I came to this country two years ago, I traveled by way of Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Gibraltar to New York; I had passage on an Italian ship which took ten days for the trip. From Gibraltar to New York we were out of sight of land for five days— nothing but ocean everywhere with plenty of sunshine and sea breezes. It was a beautiful night when we approached New York Harbor. I can ' t explain how happy I felt when we saw the many-colored lights in the distance combined with the dancing lights of the many other in- coming and outgoing ships which were rolling very slowly. I could hardly wait for the ship to land. When I did land, my mother and my uncle were waiting for me. At first I didn ' t recognize them, as it was many years since I had seen them. They took me to many wonderful places in New York, end- ing with an excursion to the top of the Empire State Building. What I saw surprised me very much, in fact it seemed to me that I had arrived in Heaven, because everything I saw was beyond anything I had expected to see on this earth. From New York we came directly to South- bridge where I have lived with relatives for the past two years. For many reasons, among them the beauty and cleanliness of the town, and the friendliness of the people, I like it here very much. When I first arrived in Southbridge, it was impossible for me to take advantage of the great school system in America, much as I desired to do so, because of my working hours. After eight months I was able to arrange mat- ters so that I attended Grammar School day times and worked nights. This plan is still working successfully. Although unable to speak a word of English when I entered school, nine months later I graduated from Grammar School and enrolled in High THE CRIMSON AND GRAY School. This was accomplished only through the help of the teachers who befriended me. At present I am in the first year of High School and hope to continue my studies until I graduate. I ' m heartily thankful for the op- portunity to educate myself given me by the American Schools. I hope to return these favors by becoming a good American citizen. ON A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO Kathleen Tuixy ' 37 GASTON surveyed himself proudly in a cracked mirror— he was resplendent from the tips of yaller shoes, right straight over his violently checkered suit which the mail order catalog had sworn would give the gals some- thing like a man to look at, to the top of his brown derby. After waxing his moustache again for the 17th time, and fingering his plaid tie, he mounted his good old tandem wheel and started out for his gal, Nell ' s, house. When he arrived at his destination, he found Nell waiting, blushingly trying to look as if she hadn ' t been ready for half an hour! (Them was the days when the gals did the waiting.) Sez he Greetings! And how is my apple dumpling this fine afternoon? Nell ' s downcast eyes and rosy-hued cheeks replied for her, as she smiled her best oh-you-wonder- ful-man smile. So soon afterwards when the lunch was packed, Gaston gallantly assisted Nell onto the Southern region of the bicycle and scrambling aboard the other end, they were off for a quiet picnic in the country. Later, just as Gaston was doing pretty well for himself and had progressed to the May I call you darling stage of his Sparking, (Step No. 5 in the much-studied How to Court in Ten Easy Steps by Beau Brummel), they reached a shady grove which Nell con- sidered a simply divine place for a picnic. So they dismounted and proceeded to eat the dainty lunch prepared by her lily-white hands, which Gaston did not fail to compliment her upon, (Step No. 6.) But evidently Mr. Brum- mel and the weather man hadn ' t compromis- ed on the 8th Step, for suddenly the sky be- came darkly overclouded and three minutes later the rain fell in torrents upon our lovers while they were still on the step involving hand-holding! Eureka! As they ran for the bicycle their matrimonial prospects were quickly for- gotten, for the beautiful garden which decorated Nell ' s hat was rapidly fading, and the scarlet of the poppies seemed to be running down one cheek along with the mild- er tint of the violets. Not so gallantly this time, Gaston helped Nell hastily onto the bicycle and they started off like greased light- ning towards the town until— they hit a rock in the middle of the road! Poor Gaston found himself wrapped around a tree about half a second later with Nell rapidly flying through the air towards him. When their difficulties got straightened put, with no broken bones, it had stopped raining; but Nell was crying her heart out on the manly bosom of friend Gaston who was none the worse for wear except for a slightly dented derby and a limp moustache. So he merely wiped away her tears with his striped-bordered handkerchief in the approved Step 9 method and whispered honeyed words about undying faithfulness to the slightly bedraggled lady of his heart. The following June Step 10 was completed in their marriage. They went to live in a lit- tle vine-covered cottage with ruffled curtains, outside of which reposes in state the tandem bicycle, now repaired to its former elegance! MARCH 1935 ADVENTURES ON A SNOW TRAIN Prudence Proulx ' 35 SNOW shoes, skis, toboggans, and skates piled in confusion; gay groups of faces; gray, black, red heads, baby curls and bald pates; clothes— from imported woolens, to tweeds, mackinaws, through heavy leathers: all are seen on the Snow Train. After settling down, remembering that this part of the country is noted for its scenery, we try to catch a glimpse of it through the frosted windows. On each side we see great valleys filled with pines and evergreens, covered with a blanket of snow. A feeling of awe grasps us when we realize how high up we are, on a narrow pass with deep valleys y on both sides of us. Winter sports enthusiasts take snow train excursion trips to towns in New Hampshire noted for their climate, landscape, and ad- vantages in skiing, skating, and snow shoeing not attainable here. On my trip we left Wor- cester at 7:30 in the morning and arrived home at 12:30 midnight. We arrived at Faby- an at 2:30, so that we had only three hours to enjoy the winter sports. There were about five hundred passengers on the train all com- ing from around Worcester, so we easily be- came acquainted with each other. At Fabyan, the passengers scatter in all directions. Some know where they are going and others just wander around curiously. Snow-shoeing and skiing are the only winter sports to be enjoyed at Fabyan; people who wanted to skate left the train at Crawford Notch. I started out with a group to find hills to ski on; we failed. Walking up the road we en- countered a truck, however, and the driver offered to take us to Bethlehem in order to snow-shoe. The ride in the back of the truck was very pleasant. The wet snow on our faces was refreshing and reminded us of hap- py times on a surf board in the summer. But three hours passes very quickly. Snow- shoeing was so absorbing that we never thought of leaving until we heard the Wor- cester train whistle in the distance. Distrac- tedly we stormed our driver. That began a , wild trip— including the Boston train, frantic telegraphs, sudden changing of trains, until home at last. Autographs of kind trainmen and helpful operators are treasures which al- ways will remind us of our Snow Train trip. A VERY ENTOYABLE RIDE Nancy Edwards ' 37. Haven ' t we had a lovely ride, this after- noon? asked Ruth. This horse isn ' t as live- ly as I expected him to be, after standing in the stable for almost a week. Don ' t say anything, Ruth, until we get back to the stable. Anything can happen be- tween now and that time, spoke up the in- structor. Just as the instructor stopped talking, Ruth ' s horse gave a buck jump which quite unseated the rider. In a few minutes Ruth had collected her reins again and settled back in her saddle. The horse gave another jump, producing the same result as before. The horse then probably decided that he could get no results to satisfy himself by bucking, so he tried running away. As Ruth did not have a very good grip on the reins, this was not hard for the horse to do. He had to turn out to the side of the road to get by the in- structor ' s horse. As he did this he stepped into a snow drift about five feet high. The drift, of course, threw the horse down. The only sign of Ruth on the horizon was a pair of sturdy violently kicking riding boots stick- ing out of die drift. The horse lay in the drift alongside. Two heaves, and out she came. She cer- tainly was a funny sight. Her eyes, nose, and ears were filled with snow and her clothes were also covered. She even had pockets full of it! Then once again she climbed up and sat astride her horse. The ride home was silent on her part , but the moment she dismounted in the stable, she said, We sure had a swell ride, didn ' t we? The snow drift had left her with one black eye and a lew scratches where she had hit the ground— for fear she would forget the ad- venture, I suppose. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY POETRY CONTEST THE Crimson and Gray is pleased to record that about twenty-five enthusiastic poets entered its contest announced a month ago. Because of the generosity of an anonymous donor, two prizes are to be awarded instead of the announced one. A student board of judges awarded a prize to Chickens by two of our 13-year old fel- low-members, George Tully and Edward Beers ' 38. A teacher board of judges awarded a prize to Rainbow Tears by Evelyn Fay ' 37. Honorable mention goes to June Barr for The Old Ford. We are pleased with the showing and hope to establish this contest as an annual affair. RAINBOW TEARS Evelyn Fay ' 37 Iris, the Rainbow, slipped without a sound Down to earth. Her mute presence seemed true balm To the mournful world, torn by recent storm. She stooped to gaze upon a still, white dove, Slain by the wild storm ' s loosed fury. A tear Dropped all unnoticed through her purple hem To earth; and where the stained teardrop fell A flower bloomed. Lo! ' twas a violet. CHICKENS George Tully and Edward Beers ' 38 George and Ed went down the hill To buy a dozen chicks. George and Ed went up the hill A chicken coop to fix. They worked all day, they worked all night. They hammered and sawed with all their might. They made the sides, they made the back They made the roof of a burlap sack. They bought some paint, they bought a brush And painted it with quite a rush. They hurried down to Weld and Beck Of grain they wished to buy a peck. Day by day the chickens grew They fed them grain and lettuce too. They fed them mornings and at night. And soon the chickens reached quiet a height. This poem is good, and won ' t the kids holler When we get the prize, a brand new dollar. Just remember that chickens haven ' t ears, This poem was written by Tully and Beers. BEST MOVIES FOR !934 Seniors The Count of Monte Cristo The Barretts of Wimpole Street One Night of Love Imitation of Life Bright Eyes Sophomores Bright Eyes Little Women Flirtation Walk The Count of Monte Cristo Treasure Island HUNTER ' S PARADISE Dwight A. Webster 36 fTpHE blaze of autumnal color is gone; but ■ • few of the once gaily colored maples re- tain their leaves. The white oak has turned from a deep maroon to a deadening brown. The somber hemlock and pine alone remain in full dress, forming a deep contrast with more luckless neighbors around. So are clothed the surrounding slopes of a deeply nestled valley. But the valley, ah! the valley lies swathed in the yellow-brown of dried timothy and swamp grass, dotted here and there by a red cedar or juniper. It is broken only by a sparkling, spring-fed brook- let whose banks are crowded with dense co- verts of tag alder and willow. Here the long- billed woodcock is wont to lie in perfect safety. Upon these wooded slopes in springtime ' s mating season can be heard the ruffled grouse ' s resounding drumming upon a se- cluded log. Now he sulks in the shadow of a hemlock or the shelter of a clump of second growths. Beneath the boughs of hickories and beeches the gray squirrel bounds in hasty work while his smaller red cousin chatters teasingly from behind a hanging branch. Thus is appears in the crisp, mid-morning air as a stocky English Setter emerges from the last glade of hardwoods into the browned fields. Somewhere on the hillside a hairy woodpecker beats a rapid tattoo. The dog half looks back and then widens out, to work back and forth through likely looking cover. A dry stick snaps; a man, obviously a hunt- er, steps from the woods a few paces behind the setter. He carries a gun loosely in the crook of his left arm. He notes, casually, the dog working far to the left. Then, his sweep- ing glance at the valley notices half dozen hawks dotting the sky in southward flight— the last of the migrants from the North. Meantime the dog tests the cross-currents eagerly, then quarters back and freezes into a point. The point! How it thrills the bird hunter— whether one is witnessing his first or hundredth, the pleasant tingle is always there. A cautious advance and then the flush! The beat of whirring wings as a covey of quail break cover. A moment ' s wait for distance, and a 20-bore leaps into action. Crash! The taint of burning nitro, a bird crumples in mid-flight. Another grand American game bird has matched his mettle against that of a hunter— and lost. The man gives a grunt of satisfaction, and to the clog. Dead bird, Dan, fetch. The dog breaks point and retrieves with a nicety — which indicates the best of training and blood. A kindly slap with a word of encourage- ment and praise, and the dog leaps away to hunt out the singles. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY A few moments later, down by the alders at the brookside, Dan goes into another point. He seems to crouch right over his prey and a glance in this line reveals master woodcock crouching close to a protective thicket, his beady, black eyes gleaming questioningly against a brown-buff feather covering. The hunter kicks into the cover. A whist- ling rise, a cunning dip-bang! a charge of No. 6 chills tears harmlessly into leafless bushes. Well dog-gone! he ejaculated with a grin. O. K. boy, let ' s get movin ' . The dog looks up half expectant to hear his master counter- command with, Fetch, but receives only, Nope, can ' t get them all. G ' wan. The faithful dog swings out again in quest of further feathered sport. Again, the point! But no frantic, climbing bird comes out on the flush. Huh, pheasant, the hunter concluded, Must ' a run instead of takin ' to wing. He commanded the dog on. Chances are he hasn ' t gone very far, he thought as the dog broke point, trotted up and poked with his nose where the bird had formerly rested. The hunter was right; before thirty yards had been covered, Dan again went into his warming signal. A quick flush, a cackling protest, and a gaudy mass of plumage got thunderously under way in a quartering shot. Bang! The cock hesitated in flight, turned end for end, and fell with a thud to the ground. A moment later, the English Setter deposit- ed his entrusted burden gingerly at the feet of the hunter and looked up with pride and satisfaction equalled only by that of his mas- ter—Bill stretched his feet a little closer to the open fire, and laid his cleaned gun against the chair. Then he turned his attention to the handsome, silken face of a clog pushed lovingly upon his knee and pulled a shaggy ear. Yep, he mused, that would be a hunt- er ' s paradisel THE DIAMOND MYSTERY Katherine Sutherland ' 35 T TAWKSHAW. the great detective from - • ■ • Scotland Yard, strode down the road toward the diamond mine of Coole determin- ed to solve the latest of mysteries— and find the thief of the missing diamonds. One would little think diamonds could be stolen in so well guarded territory. A massive wall sur- rounded the quarry on which stood a tall guard scowling down upon the workers and watching very attentively. Every night the workers were searched from head to foot that they might not have any diamonds concealed on their persons when they left. Life on the whole was very pleasant for Hawkshaw for the next few weeks. The climate was warm and comfortable, food ex- cellent, and the country attractive. Along the roads rambled mule-drawn wagons. The rough-looking people driving them were al- ways sociable, and now and then a queer sight peculiar to the land entertained him. The people went about their work in an aim- less and lazy manner. No one ever hurried but continued at a slow pace. The guard was an example of these aimless people. Hour after hour he stood on the wall and the only effort he made to move was to practice his markmanship by shooting at a nearby tree. Although Hawkshaw appeared little wor- ried, this case was constantly on his mind. He could not sleep nights and many times he even forgot to eat. Once when he had for- gotten to eat he decided to enter the bakery shop. There he found but one customer who, quite in keeping with woman ' s reputation, was busily talking to the clerks. She first pur- chased a loaf of white bread but then seemed to change her mind and asked for graham bread in exchange for the white. Hawkshaw bought two doughnuts and walked out toward the country to eat. Little disturbed his peace, and he was lost in the study of his case only to be recalled to reality by a horse and wagon which grazed him so closely that he stumbled into a gutter. He picked himself up and walked slowly on, till he found himself in the country. MARCH 1935 The long walk had made Hawkshaw thirs- ty so he asked for a drink at a neighboring farmhouse. As Hawkshaw pumped the water a few chickens wandering about the yard ran up and shared the water that ran down to the ground. One of the chickens acted as if it were choking. Hawkshaw practiced first aid on it and soon revived it. Lazily he sauntered on only to be nearly run down once again by the same horse and wagon as before. Hawkshaw asked for a ride back to town. The man, evidently misled by Hawkshaw ' s clothes, patronizingly agreed, provided Hawkshaw help unload the wagon of bread for the chickens and reload a few crates of chickens for him to take back to market. Hawkshaw thought of the long walk back to town on such a hot day— and then of the work he must do if he wanted a ride. He hated to do either. If he did the work he would get back sooner, so unwillingly he helped the man with his work. After much grunting and groaning they finally loaded the wagon and Hawkshaw drove into the city to the market to leave the chickens. Their driving up caused an old chap about to enter the market to change his mind and to walk on. Hawkshaw remained in that vicinity for nearly an hour. At the end of that time he saw the old man return and enter the shop only to reappear very shortly apparently with no purchase, for his hands were in his pockets. Perhaps he had no money, for he walked down the street a way to enter a pawn shop. Hawkshaw ' s curiosity made him enter just as the old man displayed a handful of diamonds. At last! The pieces of the mysterious puzzle fell into the right places. Hawkshaw took the man back to the quar- ry and placed before an audience his queer collection of evidence: a loaf of bread, a chicken, and the diamonds. To these he add- ed the old man ' s whiskers which had come off very easily and revealed Joe, the guard, beneath their foliage. How could he be mixed up in it? What was the meaning of the bread and the chicken? Quite elementary, quite elementary, said Hawkshaw. Joe has an idle habit of shoot- ing at a nearby tree. Instead of bullets he uses diamonds as ammunition. One of the men brings the diamonds to him and he shoots them over the wall. He returns at night and gets them. He gives them to a woman con- federate who bakes them into the bread at the bakery. The baker gives the bread to the farmer who feeds it to the chickens. The chickens eat the bread, diamonds and all. They are then taken to the butcher ' s who kills them and removes the diamonds. Joe in disguise gets them, brings them to the pawn shop where he sells them. They all play a part in smuggling the diamonds and they all make some profit. I shall take Joe with me and there will be no more trouble. HER VALENTINE (Previously printed in the Worcester Evening Post) Marjorie Hong ' 37 IT WAS late afternoon and the sun was set- ting over the hills when Lu Chu started to prepare the evening meal of rice, soya beans, and Chinese cucumbers. She sighed as she went about her task, for she had stayed in the low, four-roomed house all day, and what fourteen year old girl does not long to be out- of-doors? Soon her parents and older brother, tired and hungry after their day ' s work in the rice fields, would be home. But the next day would be different - entirely different - Lu Chu smiled as she thought of the mis- sion school. True her classmates ignored her because her parents were very poor and could not afford to dress her nicely, but the wonder- ful stories of the American teacher, Mis ' Smit ' , helped her to forget her troubles; and was not the teacher always showing them something new and different from the land across the ocean? Lu Chu gave a little skip of delight of her thoughts. 10 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY The girls and boys send them to friends they especially like, Lu Chu heard, as she had gazed with fascination at the pretty piece of lacy paper the missionary held in her hand. A valentine, she had called it, thought Lu Chu. If only some one would send me one like it, how happy I would be! That night as Miss Smith was writing to friends in America, she heard a knock on the door. Come in, she called out, looking up as the door opened. Why, Chang-wei Pan, she exclaimed, recognizing the caller as one of her pupils, what brings you here? Is some- one ill? No, Mis ' Smit ' , I come buy valentine, put- ting several Chinese coins on the table. To buy my valentine! Why what on earth do you want with a valentine? asked the astonished teacher. That sle-clet for me, said Chang-wei Pan with a broad smile. I give some one valen- tine. That was all he would say about the matter, but, needless to say, when he left the rude temporary home of Miss Smith, he held in his hand— the precious valentine. The next morning, Lu Chu started for the mission school. True, it was early, but per- haps she might have a chance to see the val- entine again! Her eyes shone at the thought of it. As she entered the room she noticed that Miss Smith was already at her desk, and that Chang-wei Pan, one of her classmates, was at his seat, apparently engrossed in the book before him. But what was that white lacy thing at her seat? Lu Chu took a few steps toward it— Yes! it was still there!— she stretched forth her hand and— touched it! It is real, she said over and over to herself as she crushed the valentine to her heart. She forgot her audience of two— one of whom was, perhaps, more interested than the other. Lu Chu believed herself to be the happiest girl in Canton, as she walked home, still tightly clutching— her valentine! T ? Old Fovd (With apologies to Eugene Field) June Barr ' 37 The little old Ford is covered with dust, But sturdy and strong it stands; Its fenders are broken and covered with rust, For it has traveled o ' er many lands, Time was when the little old Ford was new, And the riding was passing fair; But that was the time before the family Decided to ta ke to the air. Get along old Ford, the family sang And don ' t make too much noise But the old Ford rattled and bumped along, Yet it could not dim our joys. As scene after scene of splendor passed Before our greedy eyes— We know the thrill that travel gives And the joy wherein it lies. Aye, faithful old Ford that traveled far, Beneath a guiding hand, You were a true and steadfast friend But you balked in a manner grand. Your body stands as strong and true As in the days of yore, But your heart is gone, your spirit fled, We ' ll know your groans no more. MARCH 1935 11 LOCALS CALENDAR 1934 December 1934 8. Sat.— Men Must Fight presented by the Louise Galloway Players under the auspices of the Student Council and the Crimson and Gray. 14. Fri— Mr. Fessender Parker, a cartoonist, drew several comical sketches which the audience enjoyed very much. His humorous remarks, tinged with philosophy, held everyone ' s interest. 20. Thu.— Talk on Safety by a representa- tive of the Mass. Safety Council. 81. Fri.— Christmas Day Program by Drama- tic Club. 1935 January 1935 7. Mon.— Dr. Strawson, the Executive Sec- retary of the Worcester County Health Association. Talk on Tuberculosis. 17. Thu.— Student Council Tea Dance. What a time! 23. Wed.— Banquet to Football Boys at the Town Hall. 1935 8. Fri 12. February 1935 Arthur Rudman. Subject Youth to Age. Operetta Pinafore — The Town Hall. Tues.— Abraham Lincoln Observance. On January 14 at a Tuberculin Clinic held in the auditorium under the auspices of the Southern Worcester County Health Associa- tion, all Freshmen and Juniors were tested. Later all students who had a positive reaction were X-Rayed, and examined. This was done as part of a program of extended observation of health in Southbridge. 1937 The Sophomore Valentine Party, held in the School Auditorium on February 16, opened with a Grand March followed by novelty dances. Art Tieri ' s orchestra furnish- ed the music for all dancing. The room was decorated with red and white streamers and red hearts. The matrons were: Mrs. Burnham, Mrs. Downer, Mrs. Chickering, and Mrs. Fay. The guests: Mr. and Mrs. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Genereux, Mr. and Mrs. Morrell, Miss Dover, and Mr. Winston. The committees under the direction of Miss Dube were as follows: Refreshments Gertrude Chickering Lillian Smith Ida Francazzi Decorations Cleo Brodeur Kenneth Harwood Grace Cunniff Ruth Twiss Invitations Jalina Travinski Ruth Pariseau Evelyn Fay Girls ' Basketball Team A Girls ' Varsity Basketball Team was or- ganized for the first time in three years. The following girls turned out for practice: Cap- tain Loverien Price, Florence and Stephanie Liro, Theresa Lacasse, Gertrude Pezzetti, Cecelia Janeczek, Rita Walsh, Jeannette Al- lard, Mary Barbierri, Jean Clemence, Lillian Smith, Margery Simpson, and Florence La- pierre. The girls were coached by Miss Stephanie Kozyra, a graduate and basket-ball star of Mary E. Wells High School. SU5U J?1 MARCH 1935 13 Outing Club The Outing Club held its Christmas Party December 15, 1934 at 7:30 P. M. Each mem- ber was requested to bring a 10c gift. Mary Walsh entertained with a tap dance and Mar- jorie. Hong gave a reading which proved very interesting. Games were played and dancing followed. Refreshments were also served. Doris Goddu played the role of San- ta Claus. ' • Ping Pong Club Puck! Puck is heard in Room 1 1 as the ball bounces from one side of the table to the other. The Ping Pong Club has been formed under the supervision of Miss Parsons. Over fifty enthusiastic members belong. Matches are played between the members every Monday and Thursday from 3 to 4 o ' clock. Everybody is welcome to witness these matches. Even the faculty has taken an interest in Ping Pong. Mr. Winston and Mr. Lanza op- posed each other. Ask them who won? The Club elected John Edmondson, Flor- ence Liro, and Estelle Robidoux as officers. Community Interest Club The program, needs little explanation, for- ks variety shows in the number of places visited . To the officials who so courteously conducted therrr on their visits, who explain- ed the uses of machinery, or demonstrated various processes, the members of the club and their adviser, Miss Meagher, are very grateful. Sept. 26— Fire Department; A permanent fireman. Oct. 8— Police Department; Chief of Police Brault. Oct. 21— Library; Miss Miersch, Librarian. Dec. 17— Cole Trade School; Mr. Morrell, Director. Jan. 11— Pyrex Bakery Co.; Mr. J. E. Demers, Proprietor. Feb. 15— A. O. Co. Mr. Parkinson, Person- nel Director. Feb. 18— Telephone Exchange; Miss Favreau, Chief Operator. WHAT ' S THE NEED What ' s the need for a palace— What ' s the need for a crown, When you have a tent in the forest And can watch the sun go down? What ' s the need for a shower— What ' s the need for a bath, When you have a nice pool At the end of a winding path? What ' s the need for an awning Or artificial breeze, When you have shady nook Under the spreading trees? Just to walk in the forest To study the birds and bees Is to learn a startling history From the brooks and trees. Anthony Silvestri ' 35 TOMMY ' S ADVENTURE Edna Buckley., ' 37 Tommy did a-walking go In woods, one summer ' s day. He watched the flight of jay and crow, a And squirrels at their play. Suddenly from behind he heard A loud and vicious grr-r-r. He turned, and there before him stood A bristling, angry bear. Tommy led the bear achase O ' er what seemed miles to him, But suddenly he stopped and faced A wall of aspect grim. The wall was high and very thick, No light of hope did gleam, Then suddenly did Tommy wake, And find ' twas all a dream. 4 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY H. M. S. PINAFORE On February 8, 1935, the Mary E. Wells High School Glee Club under the direction of Rosalie L. Rubenstein presented H. M. S. Pinafore, comic opera, by Gilbert and Sul- livan. The cast was as follows: Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B.- Roland Gammons Captain Corcoran— Aloysius Koprowski Ralph Rackstraw— Arthur Canning Dick Deadeye— Edward Belanger Bill Bobstray— Louis Bourdelais Josephine— Betsy Bernheim Cousin Hebe— Annberta Lawton Mrs. Cripps (Little Buttercup)— Jeannette Gregoire Assistant Directors — Kathryn Finnegan, Thecla Fiztgerald Sailors ' Dance— Hannah Bowden Electrician— Earl Davis Candy— Margaret McKinstry Ushers— John Barnard MUSIC Violins— Rosaire Lamontagne, Louis Ugalde Trumpet— Chester Salvatori Drums— George Watson Accompanist— Elizabeth Sutcliffe Assistant— Ruth Laughlin As His Majesty ' s Ship, Pinafore sailed away with its happy crowd of passengers, a roar of applause was heard. For with Joy and Rapture Unforeseen, Josephine, played by Betsy Bernheim, and Ralph Rackstraw, play- ed by Arthur Canning were happily united. Also Sir Joseph Porter, portrayed by Roland Gammons, finding the Captain not of high birth left all his sisters, and his cousins and his aunts, except Hebe, (Annberta Lawton). The third couple to be united was the former Cap- tain Corcoran and Little Buttercup, (Aloysius Koprowski and Jeannette Gregoire). But this happy ending was not attained without many puzzling and unhappy adventures. When Ralph found himself in love with the Maiden Fair to See, Josephine, he imme- diately confessed his love to her. But she, though in her heart she felt heavy the sor- row of being in love, spurned him haughtily with Refrain, Audacious Tar! Happily, she could not refrain from confessing her own love when she saw Ralph about to shoot him- self. Together they plan to elope, that very night, with bated breath, and muffled oar. But Things are Seldom What They Seem, as Little Buttercup told the Captain, and something strange was about to happen. In the meantime, Dick Deadeye, realistically portrayed by Edward Belanger, and the Cap- tain, have a little tete-a-tete in which they discuss The Merry Maiden and the Tar and plan to prevent the elopement. That night, as carefully on tiptoe stealing the couple was preparing to take flight, they were met by the Captain; Ralph was ordered put in chains, much to the delight of Dick Deadeye. But — Little Buttercup had some- thing to say! A Many Years Ago, she had charge of two babies, one well-born, and the other— lowly. She mixed those children up —the one was Ralph the other the Captain. So they change places. MARCH 1935 15 Although it was Jeannette Gr egoire ' s first experience in a school production, she played her part convincingly. As Bill Bobstay, the Boatswain, Louis Bourdelais lived up to his usual high standard in character acting. The lovers, Betsy Bernheim and Arthur Canning, grow better every time. Edward Belanger minded not the discomfort it caused him to play his part realistically, but went on like a real trouper. Roland Gammons achiev- ed such a haughty demeanor that the audi- ence would have been chilled, were it not for the humor in his songs. Aloysius Koprowski was in his usual character of the stern father, but this time a little love interest crept in, and many hearts in the audience fluttered as he sang to the moon. Annberta Lawton was as sweet as could be desired. Adding local color were the sailors of the hornpipe, and the dance by Mary Walsh who shows much talent. These excellent results were not achieved without a lot of hard work on the part of everyone concerned. Mrs. Rubenstein is to be congratulated for this second triumph in a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. GREASE PAINT Betsy Bernheim ' 35 INSIDE the dressing room door, very bright lights glare, and you blink when you peek to see what is going on. Over in one corner, two sailors, are twisted into knots, trying to pin on each other ' s costumes. Over a pretty young lady sitting under a strong light, look- ing up at the ceiling, stands a man doing something to her face with a rabbit ' s foot. Then it ' s your own turn to undergo the same operation. A kind but determined man tells you to sit down, then, draping a towal about your shoulders and pushing your hair back, he says Who are you? You tell him your name in your weakest tone and he pro- ceeds to tear his hair. Of course you don ' t like your name either but you never expect- ed he wotdd dislike it as much. No, No! he shouts, which character are you? Oh yes, you say, well, I ' m so and so. Then so and so you shall be, he says with a slight sneer, and grabs you by the chin. Your face begins to feel soggy as he punches and smooths it. The next time you see your- self you are indeed the so and so, you are listed as on the program. (If you get a chance to see a program.) After looking up from your task and meet- ing the stare of Dick Deadeye, you catch a chair for support as you are completely over- come with fright. Then you speak to him softly to see if he is really the person you knew in school. He admits he is, and then your murmur that he looks, just too grand! The overture is being played and you fall around shaking hands with everybody wheth- er or not he ' s in the show, and wishing him good luck.- Then comes the worst mo- ment of all, when you are waiting in the wings, all wrapped up in the curtain, waiting for your cue. When the first act is through, you dash off the stage and hug the first person you meet. After another clash you find yourself in the middle of the second act. It goes over well, the only trouble being that the audience laughs when you least expect it and doesn ' t budge when you thought it would. Then the denouement, (Senior English Students puleeze note that word) the denouement comes, and all the time you ' re hoping the audience got the drift of the thing. Then the curtain falls and you say to everyone nice goin ' , nice goin ' . In the excitement you drop the bouquet that your special heart sent you and bump your head trying to pick it up. Finally you weave your way into the dress- ing room to take off all that caused trouble putting on. But after all is said, and done you loved it, and you will miss playing again next year. i6 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY EXCHANGES The Dial, Brattleboro High School Brattleboro, Vermont The December issue of The Dial features Robert Frost. This suitably illustrates Rob- ert Frost ' s poem, Mending Wall: I let my neighbor know beyond a hill And on a day we meet to walk the line And set the wall between us once again. Also included in the magazine are an in- terview with the poet and a well-written story adapted from his narrative poem, The Death of the Hired Man. The Meteor, Berlin High School Berlin, New Hampshire One of the outstanding features of The Meteor is their Hall of Fame. The parody A Model T is amusing. We are reprinting it in our magazine. I think that I shall never see A poem like a Model T, A Model that sighs with woe Each time you want to make it go, A Model T that ' s bound to stop If you are racing from a cop, And then, when it zig-zags away, It makes its riders want to pray, A shaky rig; and yet, in spite, It always gets you home again. Poems are made by fools like me But only Ford can make a Model T. The Record, North High School Worcester, Mass. Rosemary Smart ' s version of poetry is rather unusual and droll. The Christmas theme of your December issue is well carried out. The Cambridge Review, Cambridge High School Cambridge, Mass. Your titles and arrangement of different departments of The Cambridge Review are unique. The Sea Chest, Nantucket High School Nantucket, Mass. The title of your magazine is appropriately illustrated by the drawing on the cover and the headings of your various departments. Suttonian Sutton, Mass. Heie is a poem we liked especially well Keepsakes By Olive Peterson I packed them in a little box and closed the lid, And with an aching heart, I slowly turned the key To lock away from those who might intrude, The little things that were so dear to me. But that was long ago. And now I run across That little box ' mid other things that I had put away. I find the key, and once more I behold The keepsakes that bring back another day. I wonder as I sort them over, one by one, Just why I keep the little things that give me only pain. An instant undecided what to do; And then I pack them carefully back again. MARCH 1935 17 ATHLETICS YE BANQUET VN JANUARY 23, Southbridge paid trib- ute to Wells High School ' s first undefeat- ed and untied football team in 35 years, when members of the 1934 Crimson and Gray grid squad were guests at a banquet held in the Town Hall. Ten local organizations com- bined in sponsoring this testimonial event and through their efforts 300 tickets were sold. The guest speaker was Pat Hanley, coach of the Boston University football learn. J. Edouard Demers, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen; Hector M. LeClair, Chairman of School Committee; Fuller T. Austin, Superintendent of Schools; and Coach Harry J. McMahon also spoke. They were introduc- ed by Francis M. Shields, a vice-president of the American Optical Co. who acted as toast- master. The lettermen who received gold footballs are as follows: Captain Norman Le- Blanc, Houghton Bellows, Chauncey Phipps, Archie Champagne, Mario DeAngelis, Thom- as Apostola, Mitchell Slota, Romeo Plante, Robert Werner, Ted Farland, Rene Fran- cazzi, Lionel Proulx, Edward Hobson, Robert Michon, Roch Lafleche, Oswald Brodeur, Walter Ciukaj, Fred Ferron, Frank Silvestri, Norbert Lango, James Monaco, Donald Karle, and Ray Blanchard and Anthony Sil- vestri, Managers. Charles Buzz Harvey, All-American Tackle from Holy Cross College, and his team-mate, Captain-elect Nicholas Nick Morris were also present. Nestor Pontbriand, Wells ' 31, was General Chairman of the Com- mittees in charge of the event. Samuel T. Sheard was head of the Program Committee, Walter G. Buckley, of the Ticket group, and Howard W. Boal, the Food Committee. At the banquet it was announced by Coach Mc- Mahon that Mario DeAngelis, center, and Ted Farland, halfback, were the co-captains for the coming season. MISS CORBIN ' S BANQUET On Tuesday evening, December 1 1, the Domestic Science Class, under the supervision of Miss Corbin and Miss Dover were hostesses to the untied and undefeated Wells High Football Team, when 35 members of the Crimson and Gray squad were guests at a banquet held in the Domestic Science rooms. The supper was prepared by the Girl ' s Foods Classes and the Boy ' s Cooking Class. It was served by the Boys ' Class. The speakers were Mr. Greene, our principal, Mr. Austin, super- intendent of schools, Coach Harry J. McMa- hon, Assistant-Coach A. B. Peterson, and Cap- tain Norman A. LeBlanc. They were intro- duced by Mr. Lanza, who acted as toast- master. The Coaches received a pleasant sur- prise when Robert Werner and Rene Fran- cazzi presented them with traveling bags and scarfs in behalf of the squad. After the ban- quet the boys sang songs and Thomas Apos- tola featured with a solo. i8 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY I WELLS 22 ALUMNI 15 Held to a single floor goal in the first half, Wells High 1934-35 basketball team started going places in the final two periods and managed to defeat a strong Alumni team, 22-15. The Alumni led at the end of the first period 6-1, at the half 12-3 and again at the end of the third period 13-10. Bob Werner was the Wells star while Red Vol- pini, captain of the 1932-33. team played a great game for the Alumni. The Alumnae girls overwhelmed the ' Wells varsity girls 37-10. Lovrien Price scored 6 points for the, varsity. WELLS 30 UXBRIDGE 21 Wells High opened its league season with an impressive 30-21 victory over Uxbridge High. Even without Capt. Bob Werner, who was ill, the Wells team was superior through- out. Big Rene Francazzi led all the scorers with four floor baskets for a total of 8 points, while Art Phillips scored six. MILLBURY 28 WELLS 22 Millbury High defeated Wells High in a hard fought contest 28-22. Millbury managed to hold a two or three point lead throughout but had a hard job doing it. Bob Werner, who entered the game in the second half, scored six points and Remian scored five. The Wells Girls defeated the Millbury Girls 30-27 in a fast game. The Liro sisters, Florence and Stephanie, starred for Wells. WELLS 56 NORTHBRIDGE 6 Wells High trounced the league champions, Northbridge High, by the score of 56-6. The Wells ' passing attack was brilliant and their shooting was even better. Rene Francazzi was the best player on the floor, scoring 14 points and holding his man scoreless. Art Phillips scored 12 and Fred Ferron 8. Flor- ence Liro scored 21 points but the Wells Girls were defeated 25-24 in an exciting game. WELLS 45 BLACKSTONE 14 Wells High celebrated the return of its cap- tain, Bob Werner, in the line-up, by trounc- ing Blackstone High 45-14. Werner led all the scorers with 13 points while Art Phillips and Walter Remian accounted for 8 apiece. John- ny Edmundson accounted for 1 1 points as the Wells 2nd defeated the Independents 25-19 in a fast preliminary game. WELLS 25 NORTHBRIDGE 9 Wells High continued its winning streak as it easily defeated Northbridge High for the second time, 25-9. Art Phillips topped the scorers with 7 points — closely followed by Capt. Werner with 6. Florence Liro starred as the Wells Girls defeated the Northbridge Girls 39-30 in a fast preliminary game. WELLS 44 , UXBRIDGE 20 Wells High went into second place as a re- sult of its victory over ' Uxbridge 44-20. Art Phillips led his mates with 13 points, while Werner scored eight and Rene Francazzi six. WEBSTER 39 WELLES 23 Nearly 1,000 fans crowded the Bartlett High gym to see one of the fiercest battles fought by these rivals in a good many years. The Wells team succeeded in holding Web- ster ' s great forward, Starosta, to six points but they could not stop the other forward, For- and, who scored 16 points. Bob Werner was the high man for Wells with 14 points. This defeat lowered Wells into third place. Archie Champagne starred as the Wells seconds were defeated 27-11. WELLS 36 GRAFTON 25 Wells High again broke into the winning column as they defeated Grafton High 36-25. Capt. Bob Werner was high scorer with 11 points, while Fred Ferron scored 7. In the preliminary game the Wells High Girls de- feated Woodstock Academy Girls 40-19. The girls won four games and lost two. Wells 30 Millbury 27 Wells 26 Northbridge 27 Wells 25 Woodstock Academy 15 Wells 39 Northbridge 30 Wells 40 Woodstock Academy 18 Wells 11 Millbury 21 REFLECTIONS IN THE SCHOOL MIRROR BONES Edmondson (35) one of our high scorers in Basketball and flirting George Carpenter (37) blushing at the-as-yet- unknown contents of a note you ask him Barbara Munday (38) scowling (but she doesn ' t really mean it) Janet Hogan (38) at odds with a tricky algebraic problem Jack Merrill (35) looking a bit haughty (By the way, old chap, what ' s the bally old page?) Anita LeBlanc (38) petulant, yet charm- ing Bob Reynolds (36) with the large green eyes and last but not least — Honey Price (35) who says the date will be set as soon as her trousseau is complete And to keep our Math students on their toes —How much is 5q and 5q? You ' re wel- come! Positively Plain Palaver for Sophisticated Seniors: Those were the days— when Room 4 had a meaning all its own— when one could give one ' s Home Room number with- out having to check up on it— when Macbeth just didn ' t exist A member of the faculty has the pet pastime of popping corn. FOOTBALL With fizz and pep from Champagne, help from one Apostol and De Angels, the team had Phipps of frenzy and loud Bellows to ac- company each Slota of an enemy team. Bobby is a Werner by nature, and Ted was always striving for some Farland. Tacklers found it hard to climb Mt. (Le) Blanc, while Romeo would Plante enemy ball carriers. All this while Francazzi kept a tight Rene on the foe. SPEAKING OF THE OPERETTA The only difficulties reported from the numerous rehearsals of H. M. S. Pinafore were occasional outbursts of temperament from Bonin; lack of sociability in the mem- bers of the crew; a chronic stiffness in the joints of the Hornpipers; an inclination on the part of athletic minded members to try their luck at making baskets, (until the basketballs were safely locked up), and an unsatiable desire, on the part of the prin- cipals, to enjoy Meloids, kind to the throat, between acts. BONERS The following statements are extracts from tests, recitations of a number of classes in this high school. Every one is taken from this schools, exclusively, and is patented. In the Biological department, we have ob- tained the following facts. The armadillo ' s armor protects it from in- sects and other wild animals. Resembles teddy-bear— Gorilla. Has scales and looks like a lizard. Lives in Africa— Seal. Striped flesh eater of Australia— Walt us. South African animal living in the ground, has long ears— Snake. Fiercest of the pouched animals — Fiery Devil. 20 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Australian animals resembling squirrels- Flying Koala. A kangaroo has large ears and eats rats, stands up on its tail when it is stopped, hides its head in the sand when pursued, and has a long neck so it can see over fences and bushes. History: Abraham Lincoln walked 18 miles daily which was the foundation of his muscular arms. Mohammed fled from Hegira to the Koran. English: About Macbeth— When he thought of the itches, his hair stood on end. (Maybe he ought to take a bath). Quoting Shakespeare— Oh full of scorpi- ons is my wife. ' Miscellaneous: Posterity is just around the corner. Alkali is anything containing alcohol. A totem pole is a symbol of a clam. Hiram (35) Bellows is responsible for the following: I ' ll vertify his statement and he ' ll vertify mine. The following was taken from The South- bridge News. Mrs. Rubenstein wore a black chiffon dress, with flowing black and white sleeves to direct the orchestra. HERE AND THERE By THE MYSTERIOUS AGGIE Robert Michon, Wells ' famous crooner, has signed a contract with Guy Lombardo to ap- pear at the Waldorf-Astoria Evidently Mr. Peterson is the only teacher to receive a Valentine from the student body The Typing Club was minus a few sandwiches at its recent party. What happened to the jar of pickles, Chauncy? Extra! Robert Werner is to be tried for forgery. More than one note has been sent by him to some innocent soul. You deserve life, Bob Houghton Bellows was made honorary chief of the Blackfeet Tribe of Morris Street recently. He is now called Chief Him-Like-Cookies. Roland Gammons (related to a member of the op- posite sex by himself) once threw a baseball so hard that it broke the catcher ' s wrist. (And that was his slow-ball so he says) Con- gratulations Barney Hefner, on your recent 100% in an English exam! (Did you know he ' s to be guest of honor at a banquet in celebration of this achievement.) Donald Karle is the champion eater of Worcester County. In preparation for defending his title, he recently disposed of 15 hot dogs, 5 cups of coffee, 3 pies, 20 doughnuts and 12 hamburgers. Can you see the family resemblance be- tween: 1938 Mary Ellen Betty ' 35 Winifred Roger ' 35 Bobby Arthur ' 35 Beverly Thelma, ' 35 and Floyd ' 3 7 Harriett Dorothy ' 35 Fred Joe ' 35 Hugo Mario ' 36 Jean Peggy ' 35 and Betty ' 3 7 Barbara Marion ' 35 Warren Paul ' 35 Parker Lillian ' 37 Robert Arthur ' 35 Anita Norman ' 35  Albert and Raymond Armand ' 36 Doris George ' 3 7 Kenneth Walter ' 35 Lincoln Irene ' 35 and Albert ' 36 Anna Stefano ' 35 and Eddie ' 36 Corade and Lorraine Norman 3 7 _ ' ■. Albert Tony ' 35 . Harry George 3 7 and Anthy ' 35 Alex Joe ' 3 7 Albert Vivien ' 35 Helen Peter ' 3 7 Eleanor Allard ' 3 7 Francis Gertrude ' 36 Doris Frances ' 36 Rita Lorraine ' 3 7 Paul Gertrude ' 3 7 and Gerard ' 3 7 Fred leona ' 36 Tefta Henry ' 3 7 Ellen and Statia Jennie ' 35 Gladys Mildred ' 3 7 Frances Bertha ' 36 Doris Gerald ' 3 7 Claire Leonide ' 35 Helen Alice ' 36 Wayne Shirley ' 36 Marjorie Francis ' 3 7 Harry Mebrin ' 3 7 Theresa Rita ' 37 Steven Stella ' 36 Miriam George ' 3 7 and Donald ' 3 7 Beatrice Emma ' 36 Pearl Helen ' 36 MARCH 1935 21 1935 INTERVIEW WITH OUR LEADING CITIZEN A FEW days ago, I had the special privilege of interviewing that famous personage, our beloved and respected leader and guardi- an of the Senior Class whom we all look up to and go to with all of our petty troubles. He is an extremely busy man what with his athletic career, business career, and frequent jaunts down to a certain section of Park Street in our own fair city, but he is never too busy to sympathize with one, and iron out all of one ' s difficulties. Rene gladly and unselfishly donated a few minutes of his spare time to a struggling young reporter (me of course) so that I could bring a few words of his to his clamoring public. I was ushered into his mighty presence feeling terribly small in comparison and this is the result of the interview. When asked who his favorite teacher was, Rene very wisely informed me that he was not partial to an ysingle one, but that he liked and respected them all, (very, very, wise), but he revealed that his favorite subject was Sociology. The reason for this preference he said was because the subject is very interesting and broadens the mind considerably. He recommends it especially to anyone who likes to expand his vocabu- lary especially freshmen. Rene further dis- closed that his favorite movie actor was Will Rogers. When asked the name of his favor- ite movie actress, Rene blushed and replied Mae West, but don ' t tell Honey, she might not like it. So if Honey Price happens to read this little article, kindly skip over that part. (Thank you). Rene informed me that his pride and joy was his red monkey hat (you must have seen it). He likes spinach and advises you youngsters who wish to be some- day as successful as he is, to eat plenty of it. He also suggests cream puffs as excellent food. When asked the secret of his success in football and basketball, Rene replied I owe it all to Ovaltine and Don Fitzgerald ' s point- ears. Also I use the original ' Cash ' Carey system. His favorite sports are ping-pong and tiddly-wink. Our hero was born in the deepest wilds of Africa, the jungles of Belgian Congo, and early acquired the nick-name of Tarzan. He very kindly offered to say a few words in his native tongue for a great number of curi- ous admirers, and as near as I can make out, this is what he said. Zu rambusteen barbae zu fiandusca; translated, this means I crave human meat. After many years of civiliza- tion and self-denial combined with his gi- gantic will power, Rene has finally almost cured himself of this habit and indulges very seldom, consequently his friends fee) much relieved for their own safety. In closing I asked Rene if he would give a few words of advice to any up-and-coming young athletes. He graciously complied with my wishes and these are his very words. Never believe news- papers, paddle your own canoe, and train on cream puffs and spinach. And here is the greatest news of all. I actually got up enough courage to ask him for his autograph, and what do you think? He consented. Now I have mine and I ' m leaving room here for you to get yours.— It may be worth money some day. INTERVIEW WITH TED FARLAND, PRESIDENT OF JUNIOR CLASS • -pHE other day I had the good luck to interview Ted Farland. Ted has much executive ability, for he is the President of the Junior Class. Also, he was recently elect- ed a co-captain of the 1935 football team. I expected him to be rather bashful about giv- ing me his past history; on the contrary he very willingly told me everything of im- portance. Since much of the clay ' s talk was about movies, I asked him who his favorite actress was and he quickly answered, Joan Craw- ford, sure! Then I asked again, And who is your favorite actor? He was quite undecided for a while but he suddenly blurted out, Bing Crosby. After this he answered my questions immediately. He remarked that it was like a 22 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY cross-questioning but he liked it. Next, I asked him what his favorite hobby was and he replied, Playing Ping Pong. He also added I ' m the champion of Sturbridge (Any challengers?) Since he is a man of leisure I asked him where his hangout was and he an- swered, If anyone wants Ted Farland he can find him down at the Y. M. C. A. or up at Glover Street. (Ahem!) I knew him to be a Sturbridge boy and I wondered what he did there. So I questioned him on that sub- ject. Well, says he, I ' m not there very much except in the morning. I get up at 5:30 A. M. and go out and milk my seven cows. That ' s nice, I responded, and what we their names? I ' ve got them lettered, says he. There are two that are almost the same so I distin- guish them by a small number over the letter. Sure, but tell me their names, was my re- sponse. Well, he says, they ' re lettered like this: F-A.-R-L-A2-N-D. Guess I used my brain that time eh! By the way, he attributes his athletic ability to moo-juice (That ' s milk in Farland ' s language.) Away we go from milk to a game of tag with death. My narrowest escape from death said Ted, was an auto accident with A. Tidd. We only turned over four times (he emphasized ' only ' ) and we climbed out laughing but sc ared. He does that in football. The whole oppos- ing team pounces on him but he comes out grinning and still holding the ball. In parting he said, Put down that my favorite study is chemistry; that ought to get a laugh. 1937 OUR SOPHOMORE PRESIDENT One of our most promising cave-men is the Sopohomore Class President, Jack Burn- ham. Mr. Burnham is a loyal and upstanding member of that ever-so-patriotic assembly, The Boy Scouts of America! prefers blondes, AND, ' tis rumored about, has a secret pas- sion for big black cigars! He adores the wide open spaces and spends all his spare time pursuing that back-to-nature movement: As mentioned heretofore. Although an enthusi- astic dog-lover, bee-keeper, and cheerer at football games, is also to be recommended as an excellent fly-swatter, fish-story teller, and scientific investigator, and he always eats his spinach. Hi, Popeye! ABOUT ERNEST HOWARTH HI! THERE! Did you know that our Freshman President, Ernest Howarth, is a world-wide traveler? He went to England this summer. The sight-seeing was marvelous, says he! But he hasn ' t told about Westmin- ster Abby. I bet he was looking at those other English beauties. Now r-e-a-1-l-y Old Chap. Ernie (as most gentlemen do) prefers blondes and his favorite movie actress is Patricia Ellis. He also belongs to those World-Wide Known Scouts. His favorite sports are basketball and football. Let us know when you go on your next journey, Ernie . . . 1937 Lillian S mith Irene Gir O ux Bernice La P ointe Germaine Et H ier Constance Di O n Gertrude Cha M pagne Mildred La Cr O ix Betty Mc Kinst R y Gertrude Laroch E lie 1937 Joseph Lesniew S ki William Simps O n George Car P enter Daniel Vecc H ia Robert M ich O n Stanley Da M ian Albert Pr O ulx Frank Mu R phy Henry L E boeuf SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. 291 MAIN STREET TEL. 470 SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 1654 MAIN STREET TEL. 4-4612 Garber Studios FINE PHOTOGRAPHY OUR ADVERTISERS American Optical Co. A. L. Monahan A. Pinel Garber Studios Goodwin Bros. Grace Flower Shop Phil ' s Shoe Store Peloquin ' s Drug Store R. M. Burnham Barnard ' s Service Station G. Gregoire Sons Reliable Laundry Benoit ' s Market Geo. C. Shepard R. Robbins Boston Store G. C. Winter Southbridge Coal Co. Butler ' s Flower Shop H. U. Bail Sons, Inc. Southbridge Finishing Co. Caron $c McGrath H. O. Desaulniers Southbridge Buick and Central Music Store Hamilton Woolen Co. 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C. SHEPARD CO. C. E. Hanson, Reg. Pharm. Southbridge, Mass. WAITE ' S Hardware and Crockery Electrical Supplies Paints and Varnishes William S. Hofstra Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating, Sheet Metal Work. 173 SAYLES ST. TEL. CONN. Benoit ' s Market Central Street MEATS GROCERIES Southbridge Buick—Pontiac Co. 16 PARK ST. SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. ' Patronize Our Advertisers ' I Wishes from HAMILTON WOOLEN CO., INC. INCORPORATED 1831 « Patronize Our Advertisers McKINSTRY ICE CO. Distributors oj Modern Ice Refrigerators Ice - Coal - Wood Range and Fuel Oil Price — Quality — Service 6 Dupaul St. Phone 519-R Hotel Columbia Restaurant Meet and Treat □ □ at PELOQUIN ' S DRUG STORE Furniture and Piano Moving Padded Vans Freighting, Rigging and Teaming Dump Trucks Southbridge Trucking Co. Established 1905 119 West Stbeet Telephone 382 Southbridge, Mass D H. U. BAIL SONS INC. BUILDERS 9 Franklin Street Phone 1163 □ J. A. JANELLE Jeweler DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CLOCKS and RINGS. WATCH, CLOCK and JEWELRY REPAIRING 3 34 MAIN ST. SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. TEL. 617-J CROSSET SHOES Blacks, tans and two-tones: all pairs - .00 MALLORY HATS For Men and Young Men in all the new blocks and shades ■ $3.50 to $5.00 : R. ROBBINS 323 Main Street ' Patronize Our Advertisers LOCKI TAILORING CO. Storage For Fur Coats Dry Gleaning and Pressing Custom Tailors Room 25 Blanchard Bldg. G. GREGOIRE Sc SON Wilbur-Coon Shoes for Women Nunn Bush and Freeman Shoes for Men Complete Line of Men ' s Furnishings 40 Years Experience in Shoe Repairing Phone 442-J 15 Hamilton Street 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 □ Krasnov ' s Dress Shoppe 171 2 Hamilton Street □ HYDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY C U T L E R Y H. O. 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COMPLIMENTS of WELD and BECK ' Patronize Our Advertisers DAVID LENTI We are showing a complete line of exclusive Footwear at prices from 13.95 to $8.50. In our Hosiery department you will find the largest and most complete line of silk stockings in town. — Opposite The Strand — Grace Flower Shop FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 399 Main Street. Tel. 980 COMMERCIAL PRESS, INC. GREETING CARDS PARTY GOODS OFFICE SUPPLIES Y. M. C. A. Bldg. Tel. 67 A. L. MONAHAN Quality Groceries Try Our Fine Coffee 154 MARCY ST. TEL. 850-W Goodwin Bros. blue coal for BETTER HEAT SINCLAIR Range and Heating Oil E. G. WALKER COAL CO. G. H. KNIGHT, INC. for Sctnomieal TrontpQi CHEVROLET The Car That Has Everything 83 Hamilton St. And OLDSMOBILE Sales and Service A safe place to buy a used car Telephone 10 ' Patronize Our Advertisers J.J.Delehanty Co. Complete Home Furnishers Come and See Us Sole Agent for Bengal and Crawford Ranges 858-864 Main St. Southbridge. Mass. The Boston Store J. 0. Bebthiaume, Prop. 36 Hamilton St. Southbridge , Mass. Caron McGrath All Forms of INSURANCE Tel. 1122-W 24 Blanchard Bldg. Southbridge, Mass. A. PINEL Custom Tailor □ Ladies ' and Men ' s Clothing Cleaned, Dyed, Repaired and Pressed All Work Guaranteed First Class Gregoire ' s New Block 17 Hamilton Street Upstairs KENNEDY ELECTRIC COMPANY Southbridge, Mass. Harmony Foundation Garments Girdles and Brassieres Graduate Corsetiere and Fitter MISS ELLIS Local Manager 399 Main Street Tel. 980 GEO. C. BUTLER and SON FLORISTS Plants, Cut Flowers, Floral Designs Wedding Bouquets 93 Eastford Road Flowers-by-Wire Telephone 989 Patronize Our Advertisers G. G. WINTER CO., Hardware SPORTING GOODS, PLUMBING AND HEATING ( KELVINATOR, ELECTRIC j REFRIGERATORS ] GILBERT BARKER SHERWIN-WILLIAMS OIL BURNERS PAINTS VARNISHES GUNS AND AMMUNITION 330 MAIN STREET 8 HAMILTON STREET Southbridge, Mass. One thing on which you cannot lose— a good Electric Refrigerator An electric refrigerator is one invest- Why not have the benefit of these ment which still remains at par. It is a savings while you are paying for your safe investment. Every day, the whole electric refrigerator? You can buy it year around, it pays dividends in food today for just a little down and saving. with months and months to pay the balance. Webster Southbridge Gas ElectricCompany A PART OF THE NEW ENGLAND POWER ASSOCIATION Patronize Our Advertisers IT ' S GOING TO BE A SPORTSY SPRING There is something about the new spring clothes both for the young miss and the young man that will give you a feeling of lightness and happiness after a winter of heavy things. This spring design- ers seem to have outdone themselves in the orig- inality and becomingness of their creations — Never-the-less the stern reality of common sense prices has not been forgotten. A COMPLETE DISPLAY FOR YOUR INSPECTION IS READY BRAVO! % FELLOW may win the plaudits of a crowd j by needlessly risking his life. But nobody cheers the property owner who risks the wiping out of his lifelong savings by fire. Only adequate insurance can give you full pro- tection. If you are under-insured you still are un- protected on a part of your investment. When you think of protection, think of this or- ganization. R. M. BURNHAM SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Consult your insurance agent as you would your doctor or lawyer ' Down at the Spec Shop The manufacture of American Optical Company products requires the services of experts in many lines . . . Lens makers, die makers, instrument makers, leather workers, metal workers, engravers, machinists, draftsmen, engineers, carpenters and countless other AO specialists combine their t alents to make a wide range of fine optical products . . . The traditions of over 1 oo years of AO crafts- manship are in trained and capable hands— today many AO workers are members of the second and third generations in their families to be connected with AO . . . The skill with which AO people work and the pride they take in their accomplish- ments has played an important part in building this great industry in Southbridge. American Optical Company THE CRIMSON and GRAY W ' w - Vol. xviii Al ' RIL I935 No. 3 Clemence Lumber Corporation 284 Elm Street, Cor. Everett Phone No. 5 Southbridge, Mass. Dealers in LUMBER - DOORS SASH MOULDINGS ROOFING BUILDERS ' MATERIALS ETC. COMPLIMENTS -of- WELD BECK Compliments of SOUTHBRIDGE FINISHING COMPANY PRINTERS of FAST COLOR PRINTS on FINE COTTON GOODS THE STAFF I Editor-in-chief Elizabeth Sutcliffe Business Manager . . . . . Louis Bourdelais Treasurer Alphonse Charron Subscription Manager . . . . Marion Fitts Business Staff .. , Subscription Staff Richard Macallister Yvonne Lescarbeau Paul Haynes Mary Misiaszek { Arthur Canning Clarence Green Dwight Webster Kathleen Tuli.y Lawrence Freeman William McTighe Exchange Sophomore Reporter ■ ' Eleanor McNitt Marjorie Hong Alumni Freshman Reporter | Roger Thompson Martha Nichols ( Athletics General Reporters jj Bernard Hefner Walter Remian f t „™;„ Grace Arick ' Locals , Stephanie Liro Betsy Bernheim Evelyn Fay i , Prattle TT Louis Ugalde i Pauline Earls t _ x, Tune Barr s Donald Karle j ! Head Typist jj Art Mary Deterando | Mavis Kinney . . i Assistants James Monaco „ T . r ' Rita Walsh Senior Reporter Pauline Bachand Christine Lavoie Thelma Austin Junior Reporter • Alice Janeczek Frank Locki Catherine Pickarski Faculty Adviser Thecla Fitzgerald II j TABLE OF CONTENTS WASHINGTONIA .... Page 3 LITERATURE Page 5 i ALUMNI . . . Page 1 3 EXCHANGES Page i 4 LOCALS Page 15 ATHLETICS Page 1 7 PRATTLE Page 1 9 SPRING June Barr ' 37 The smell of Springtime ' s in the air Of the earth made clean and new, A wholesome, earthly, fragrant smell, Like flowers dipped in dew. I like the tang of fresh turned earth And the feel of tiny things That pulse with life, beneath earth ' s crust Awaiting to take wing. I like to know that once a year The Father looking down, Will dress the earth in new attire With a new bright colored gown. That Life Eternal still goes on Within the earth ' s dark hold, But Spring each year will call it forth Its beauties to unfold. NVrvj TRAVEL NOTES %- OUR WASHINGTON TRIP George Downer ' 37 THERE is nothing romantic about going to a place where you have been many times, nothing romantic about taking a trip that you have taken year after year. It soon becomes monotonous seeing the same people, places, and things over and over again. Like all the younger generation we like to see something new and different all the time. Then came our big chance, a chance to see something new out of the ordinary,— it was Washington! Miss Drake was to act as chap- eron. Consequently twenty-eight enthusiastic members of Mary E. Wells High School had a chance to see the capital of the United States. If anyone thinks that pictures mean any- thing, he is mistaken. Pictures of build- ings and parks in Washington are very nice but actually to see them is an entirely differ- ent matter. You gaze at the Washington Monument and wonder how man ever con- structed such a wonderful piece of masonry. You look at the dome in the Capitol and wonder how the wonderful pictures painted there could have been done by the hand of man. The buildings of importance are built of white granite, some so large that members of our party actually got lost in one of them. You see the mint where twenty million dollars a day is made; you see in ten seconds more money than most of us see in a life time. The Pan American Building, Mt. Vernon, the resting-places of famous Amer- icans absorbed our attention. THE WASHINGTON TRIP WASHINGTONIA Louis Bourdelais ' 35 AS SOON as we set foot on Washington soil, we went through Union Station, then down Pennsylvania Avenue, the avenue of inaugural parades and funerals of famous presidents. To the left was the rear of the majestic Capitol, a mass of white marble on a carpet of green, the heart of the nation. Later we visited it. At the portico, I was impressed by the bird ' s-eye view of the white marble city, fronted by the historic sycamore trees, shining in the afternoon sun. Inside the building, Statuary Hall was very interesting. Each State has contributed two statues commemorating outstanding people in the State. Massachusetts is represented by John Winthrop and John Adams. All kinds of classes — cowboys, priests, and lawyers — are represented in the statues. The walls in the corridor are designed in red and blue colors principally. The stair- ways are of Vermont and Tennessee marble. I would advise anyone going to Washing- ton to brush up on his history because it makes the trip more interesting. This trip is highly educational and one can never forget Washington. With Miss Drake ' s familiarity with the city we gained much on our trip. THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT Rita Gregroire ' 36 IT WAS a rainy Saturday in Washington. A few were fortunate to have rubbers with them, one or two had umbrellas— but who THE CRIMSON AND GRAY cared? Here we were ready to see Washing- ton and rain couldn ' t keep us from our destination, the Washington Monument. Once there we stood in awe at its height with our heads back, open-mouthed for all of an instant. Then we dashed inside out of the rain. So many of us could not all go up to the tower in the elevator at once and I was one of those who decided to climb up the staircase. Only Johnson and Merrill ever reached the top. At first we climbed vigorously, but the higher up the slower we moved. Finally, ex- haused, we sat down to rest awhile. After a few minutes we gathered enough strength to get up, but instead of continuing our climb we started down the stairs. We ' ve been in the Washington Monument. We spent twenty minutes steadily climbing inside a dark shaft. There wasn ' t even one window from which to look out. We saw nothing but walls. So when people ask us our opinion of the view from the Washing- ton Monument we say, It was quite unique. THE U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY Alice Janeczek ' 35 ONE of the finest places we visited while at. Washington, D. C. was the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Out first stop was at the Naval Academy Chapel. It was very impressive with its clustered, softly-glowing lights and the love- ly stained glass windows. One window which I shall never forget, depicted a midshipman in a white and gold uniform receiving his diploma, against a background of the United States flag. Above him was a vision of our Lord pointing to the youth and to the flag. This symbolized that a midshipman should love and honor both his God and his beloved country ' s flag. In the Navy Yard is a bell which was presented to Admiral Perry by Japan on the occasion of his trip made to the Orient, and it instituted the Open Door Policy. This bell is rung only when the Navy beats the Army in football games. It was rung in 1934. At night the park at the Academy is reserved for upper classmen only. If by some misfortune a lower classman is caught stroll- ing there, he has to valet the one who caught him for any length of time up to one year. His tasks are those which all boys hate, in- cluding polishing shoes, pressing trousers, and even domestic trifles such as the straight- ening of beds. In the park is a monument of an old In- dian Chief named Tecumseh, who has a basket of arrows on his shoulder and into which the students try to throw three pennies successfully. If one gets all three in, he will have very good luck at his examinations. It was with deep sighs of regret that we finally left the Academy. Note: Swain, Simonelli and Verna also climbed to the top. . THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL Lawrence Freeman ' 36 THE Lincoln Memorial is situated on the east bank of the Potomac River. Behind it is the new Arlington Bridge; facing it is a small pond surrounded by a park. Beyond the pond, the Washington Monument, a tall, square, white structure towers into the sky for 555 feet. A road runs completely about the building which is a white, square, flat-topped structure. On all sides are columns, thirty-six in number which represent the number of states in the Union at the time of Lincoln ' s death. Over each column is the name of a state. We were surprised to see Massachusetts directly over the front entrance. The front is all open; and, squar ely in the middle, against the wall, is an immense statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting in a chair. On the wall above him are the words, Here, as in the hearts of his countrymen, the memory of Lincoln is enshrined forever. On the left wall is the Gettysburg Address, and on the right wall is his inaugural speech. The structure is made of white marble and is an impressive sight. I enjoyed this sight more than anything else in Washington. (Continued on Page 12) dp 5? m LITERATURE $ M-.. IT MUST BE LOVE Walter Howard ' 36 POSSIBLY his good looks made the girls flock around him, but his winning per- sonality got him through his first year at col- lege. Of course, he had passed merely by the skin of his teeth but that didn ' t matter. The only thing that interested his father was that James Gordon Jr. had really finished that first year in State, (his own would-be alma mater) without being dismissed (James Senior ' s pranks had made him last two months). It is true that Jimmy had been threatened four times in one semester but his winning person- ality had helped him through. Jimmy ' s father, with a great deal of relief, sent Jimmy off completely outfitted after the summer. The first week of Jimmy ' s second year was like all usual college first weeks. The collect- ing of books, acquainting himself with his classes, and renewing last year ' s acquaintances took up most of his time. With all this he still had time for his private property, as he called her, Miss Betty Parker, the only girl he was really interested in. But Betty was far from blind to Jimmy ' s flaws. He wasn ' t the only star on her horizon. Jimmy ' s one fault was the green-eyed monster, jealousy. He couldn ' t stand seeing his only thought placing his attention in a corner of her heart while one John Thomas— who studied books for his only exercise and, instead of being a regular fellow and coming out for fall practice, wrote articles about foot- ball—occupied the rest of her heart. Being star of the football team didn ' t seem to help matters much in the way of winning her. She just wouldn ' t listen to him, and when State took the Championship with Jimmy making ,,. his seventy-five yard run for the winning point!— well she only took it for granted. At the victory dance that night she walked off the floor and left him during a dance. The crowd watched every action. Jimmy knew what would be said about him. He went home in a low mood. Could he help it if he had let words slip out about Betty and that Thomas fellow? On entering his room he flung himself in his chair, but after a few moments ' thought jumped up again. He had just thinked him- self a real serious thought, as he called it later, one of the very few he ever had had. Why not be a book worm? Why not be at the head of the class rather than be at the bottom? That was one way to get that green- eyed thing out of his mind. Cram it out with knowledge of real value instead of letting love and its effects get him down. The rest of the week he stayed in. The next week he stayed in. And the next, and the next, only going out between classes for a lit- tle fresh air and exercise. He read all avail- able knowledge on the subjects he was taking and even more. The teachers and the Profs, were astonished to see the change that came over James, and still more astonished to note the change in Jimmy ' s ratings. He improved 100% in six weeks, and when he made the Dean ' s List the whole school was talking. One day he happened to meet Betty and his heart skipped its usual beat. Even all- the knowledge in the world couldn ' t take the place of Betty. They said hello, that was all. But the happy ending was just around the corner. That noon in the Cafeteria, Betty dropped her tray, losing her dinner. Jimmy seizing his chance, jumped up to help her. He bought her another dinner, and to his THE CRIMSON AND GRAY delight, she asked him to sit down and eat with her. That was toa much for Jimmy and in a minute it was like old times again ex- cept for one thing. Jimmy, for once humble, seemed content to look at Betty rather than talk. In fact he was so absorbed he didn ' t even remember a rumor that John Thomas was taking Betty to the Prom that very night; but when Betty brought up the subject and told him that she had politely refused Thom- as, Jimmy nearly strangled in his excitement. He could hardly blurt out an invitation. Bet- ty saw how much it meant to him and real- ized what a change had come over the former suave James. She accepted to the great de- light of the one and only Jimmy. • Two more close-ups remain: Two years later we see Jimmy next to Bet- ty singing the college song, and— look closely— they are holding hands. There is a beaming grin on James Gordon Senior ' s face as he watches his son get his sheep skin, and he sighs with satisfaction for he knows Betty has his wild-acting son cor- ralled for life. SWEET LIFE Frank Sheldon On a cocoanut street in a peppermint town, I wandered and looked and shopped around, At a butterscotch store in a cinnamon tree, And with licorice money bought lemon taffee. That taffee was studded with raisins galore. By heck it tasted like a whole lot more- Ginger men were for sale at the cocoa stalls; You could fight sugar boxers or caramel dolls; Peanut brittle birds skim through lemonade skies; Almond fishes swim round blueberry pies. Now don ' t you fellows wish you were mc, An ! lived in this world of sweet luxury? WHAT ONE CAN SEE FROM THE TOP OF MY HILL Grover Hallquest ' 35 WHEN I awake in the morning, I ani greeted by a rose dawn with the blue sky above, and the fog in shallow arroyos which the sun shines through, giving off a silent rainbow hue. The sun rises still further above a heavily pined slope which casts a silent coldness over the valley below. I then dress and walk to the top of the hill. Lying amongst the pines, you can see for miles and miles— There! you see a plane coming in the distance, only a small speck which grows larger and larger, finally passing out of sight. You can see the town of South- bridge with the tall spire of Notre Dame towering in the sky and and the smaller build- ings around it. Mt. Wachusetts looms above with a blue haze surrounding it, with gray clouds just over the top. You can see the lake in Webster, with the reflection of the sky that is mirrored in it; the airport in Dudley with its large green fields and smoke trees on the edges of them. Occasionally a squirrel chatters to its mate; now, a partridge flies with a hum; and then a deer trots clown a narrow path as nonchalant- ly as if he had not a care in the world, but he knows otherwise because there is con- stant danger of being shot. Then night begins to come; the sun goes down beneath long silvery clouds; finally it ' s out of sight. The animals and birds stop their noise-making and go to sleep. One looks around and wonders if the world is dead. Hark! You hear an owl with its mournful sound and then a whip- poor-will comes to your window sill and calls. The moon and stars cast a silvery light over all of this and create the splendor of the night. Beacons flash through the air and give a version of a miniature Broadway. The moon goes down behind the Western hills and you see an incandescent beam of light shining between the pines. Then the sky starts to gray, and it is morning again. APRIL 1935 HOBO ' S LUCK Lionel Proui.x ' 36 a S THE east-bound freight-train slowed l down one wintry afternoon, the left- hand door on one of the sidedoor pullrftans jerked erratically and presently opened. There issued forth a somewhat disheveled man about five feet nine or ten inches tall, of gaunt appearance. His face, although scarred in one or two places and seamed with fatigue lines, was honest and his blue eyes, whenever they laughed (which was often in spite of his hardships) crinkled the crow ' s feet at the corners with genuine mirth. His clothes were patched and faded and haul put to hold each other together. After carefully closing the door, he saunt- ered down with affected nonchalance toward the gate on the edge of the railroad yard, meanwhile keeping a watchful eye for the bulls, as the railroad detectives were familiarly called in his (tramp) lingo. Sud- denly he heard the cry, Hey you! Stop! Spinning around for a momentary glance, his eyes rested on a bull motioning at him with threatening gestures. Instead of obeying he dashed through a nearby gate, ran down an alley, entered a side street, and halted in front of a stately mansion. In spite of his run, he was still breathing easily as he turned to examine the house more closely. Might get some work and food here, he mused aloud. ' Think I ' ll try it. He strode down the walk to one of the back doors. He knocked and, while waiting, permitted his thoughts to fly back to that day, five years ago, when home, fronds, and sweetheart had vanished with money in the crash. He was one of a large number of persons without work of a steady nature and gen- erally without money, who drift over the country. The opening of the door abruptly brought him back to reality. A stocky person with the features of a bulldog stepped out, peered at him suspiciously, then asked harsh- ly, Whadywan? I ' m looking for a job, Mister, was the answer. M-m-m. Okay, come in, and led the way into a smoke-filled room where sat a number of men, some playing cards. Jack spoke to one, who asked the newcomer, What is your name? Jim, was the reply. Can you keep a close mouth? Jim nodded in assent. Right, then. You are to take care of a boy on the second floor, not to listen to his rav- ings, to do odd jobs around the place, and not to put a foot out of the grounds unless ordered to do so. Understand?— Show him around, Jack. Jack brought Jim to the kitchen, gave him a tray of food to carry, and, ordering him to follow, led the way to a windowless room where, in the dim light, in a more than aged armchair, sat a boy about fifteen years old. Jack told Jim to await further orders there and then disappeared. After Jack ' s departure the boy walked swiftly toward the door and attempted to open it but failed. With shoulders slumped in a gesture of defeat, he turned to the hobo and half-said, half-asked. Suppose you are a member of the gang? Which gang? asked the puzzled Jim. You— You know nothing of this? incred- ulously. No, was the answer. You might be faking this, the boy said cautiously, and then, casting discretion to the winds, blurted out, I ' m Frank Benton. I was kidnapped by three men when on the way to school three days ago according to this clock. While I was being brought here, I heard them say that my father would be willing to pay money to get me back safe and if they handled the deal carefully, they would all be rich. I was brought to this room and I ' ve been here since. One of them has brought me food about once a day but he won ' t talk. Jim said, You ' re in a tough spot, kid, but I ' ll try to get you out. I ' m going to look around. Perhaps I can find some other way out besides the door that ' s locked. We ' d make too much noise if we battered it down. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Suddenly he stopped walking around and gazing at the ceiling he said excitedly, I be- lieve that that is a trap door. Placing a rickety table, directly beneath the cracks in the ceiling, he climbed up and, pushing hard against the ceiling, he opened a trap- door! After helping the boy to climb through Jim did so himself and found himself in the attic. After a bit of searching here, they found another trap-door leading to the toof. Dusk was gathering as they stood on the roof, and the strong, freezing North Wind drove the snow with stinging force. On each side of the house were flagpoles about thirty feet higher than the house. Near by stood a packing box in which were many feet of strong manila rope. Suddenly an idea occurred to him. I ' m going to try to lasso that flagpole. If I can place it over the cross- bar at the top of the flag pole and if the rope and pole hold, we can swing over to the roof of that house there. We can ' t let our- selves down the wall with the rope because I have seen men watching the grounds around the house— and it ' s a cinch you can ' t stay here. Willing to take a chance? Sure, was the courageous answer. After five casts, unsuccessful because of the high wind, Jim lassoed the pole securely. He at- tached to the loose end of the rope the heavy wooden box which had contained the rope and by swinging it back and forth found that the rope and pole held! Jim showed the boy how to let go the rope when he reached the other side. Finally he gave him a push which sent him flying through the air to land safely on the roof top. The momentum of the rope caused it to swing back into Jim ' s waiting arms just as he heard a commotion in the at- tic and remembered that he had left the trap- door open! A costly mistake! Hall-way over to the other side through the medium of the rope, he heard the sharp crack of a pistol and instantly felt a tearing pain in his shoulder. He almost loosened his hold on the rope with the intense pain. However, he reached the other side safely, though weak from loss of blood, and was cautioned by the boy to drop down on the roof. By careful scrutiny they could see the man, Jack, with a pistol in his hand peering through the gloom. Boy, gasped the wounded man, swing the weight over. Hit him with it! If— if you get him, he labored to get his breath, we will have time to es- cape! The boy, giving it a tremendous push, swung the weight over quickly. Jack, al- though he managed to dodge the missile, took one too many steps backward in an ef- fort to escape it. He stumbled over the coping and, screaming terrifiedly and clawing the air for support, pitched back and down somer- saulting several times like a gunnysack of meal, and landed with a dull, sickening thud. Jim fainted away. An odor peculiar to hospitals and the feel- ing that there were people around him made Jim open his eyes. Perceiving the boy he asked weakly, How did I get here? I went into the house, telephoned for an ambulance and had you brought here. Then he hastened to say, You ' ll be all right soon. It was a clean wound, the bullet passed through your shoulder without injuring the bone. A kindly-faced man with harassed face only half-smoothed over, greeting him chok- ingly, How can I thank you? Don ' t try, smiled Jim as he turned over to enjoy the luxury of his surroundings. Winter Morn! The sun lighted up the en- tire city, miraculously changed by its blanket of ermine snow. It cast its beams about to combine with the snow to make heretofore ugly objects delicate portraits of beauty and to lighten the burdens of many, for snow meant work. One of the sunbeams stealing in through a window illuminated the grinning counten- ance of the ex-hobo. Ex-, for now he was a newly appointed manager of the wealthy Benton Hunting Lodge, and the proud pos- sessor of a bank account started by a grateful father, APRIL 1935 YWCA A MISTAKE LURINE FlNLAY ' 35 L DUKE was traveling in the west. One day he came to a small town where there was great excitement, as a rodeo was to be staged there the next day. Because he had not seen one in a great many years, Duke decided to stay and witness the rodeo. Duke wandered up one street and down another to find a hotel accommodation, but all the hotels were filled. After trying all the hotels in the small town, he asked a man if he knew of a place where he could spend the night. The man, after thinking for a while, said in a slow, even voice, Maybe that house between those two trees might accommodate you. Duke picked up his suitcase, walked up to the door and knocked. A small man came to the door and inquired what Duke wanted. Duke told him. The man appeared to hesi- tate, but after learning of Duke ' s plight, told him to wait a minute. Soon the man came back accompanied by a woman. She looked at him. Something about his weary manner touched her for she told him she would see what she could do. After several minutes ' consultation with her husband, she offered him the day bed in their living-room. Most thankfully Duke ac- cepted and spent the night in comfort. The next morning Duke had his breakfast, and was sitting in the living-room when two girls came in. They were very jolly and friendly. Soon one of the girls asked him what he was doing there. Duke answered that he was boarding here. At this the girls laughed and told him only girls stayed here. In em- barrassed amazement Duke left as soon as he could. Once outside he looked at the build- ing. On it he read Young Women ' s Chris- tian Association. SPRI ' G! Evelyn Fay ' 37 A robin perched on a budding tree, He trilled a carol, blithe and free, It was a sight I ' d longed to see- But there is more to come. The green grass was a cheering sight, The sky above was blue and bright, My heart (and head I fear) grew light- But wait— there ' s worse to come. I thought that Spring was surely here, Removed my hat and cried, What cheer! ' What wintry blasts had I to fear?— The worst was bound to come. My words of joy were too soon said. I watch the snow fall from my bed, I ' ve got a bad cold in my head— I hope I won ' t succumb! THE CLOCK THROUGH THE AGES Lawrence C. Hutchinson ' 37 tN THE beginning, the sun was the only - - timepiece man had, but, as he grew more intelligent, he made clocks which have been much improved as time went on. Man found that the shadow cast by a tree would give a definite measure of time. This was the be- ginning of the modern sundial. Then a rod was substituted for a tree, for ' a rod can be put anywhere and also has a more regular shadow. Man found, after awhile, that time could not be recorded on cloudy days, so it was left to the Chinese to build the Clepsydra, or water clock, which used the principle that fluid dripping from one receptacle to an- other measures time by the rate of its flow. This was made more than one thousand years before Christ. The Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans also had water clocks made along practically the same line. A little while after the water clock was invented, there were numerous other de- vices: namely, candles, which had marks with the rate of burning on them, and which are said to have been invented by Alfred the Great of England; the oil lamp; the knotted lamp, with which the time was figured by 10 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY the length of time it took to burn from one knot to the next; and the hourglass, a varia- tion of the water clock. All of these devices were good timekeepers for their day and age, but did not keep abso- lutely accurate time. A man by the name of Henry De Vick invented a clock upon which the clocks of our time are based. This was in the fourteenth century. De Vick ' s clock had wheels, dial, hour hand, weight, and winding square. Then came changes in the clocks, between 1600 and 1700 A. D. The most important ones were the addition of a pendulum, and a min- ute and a second hand. Since those changes we have done nothing of any importance ex- cept add electricity to our clocks. Some of the most famous clocks in the world are the following: one on top of the Colgate Building in Jersey City, which is the largest in the world, with a dial thirty-eight feet in diameter; Big Ben, probably the world ' s most famous clock, whose bell weighs thirteen and one-half tons; and the Strassburg clock, which, beside s telling the hour, gives the position of the heavenly bodies, the day of the month, and by a procession of gods and goddesses tells the day of the week. It also has a figure which turns an hourglass. Hill Crest Cemetery, Springfield, Mass., has the only floral clock in the United States which is run by electricity. Flowers cover the hands and are also placed to form Roman Numerals around the dial. There is a great demand for clocks in the United States and we manufacture ten mil- lion each year. SCRAMBLED EGGS Edward Mageau ' 38 GONE are the days when my heart was young and gay, sang a little freckle- faced boy. His schoolbooks rested comfort- ably on his head with his hand supporting them now and then. His pants displayed a recent rip while his necktie hung out of his coat pocket. Jimmy Dale ran quickly up the steps of his large and comfortable home. He threw his books on a nearby bench. Two fell on the ground but he calculated it would require too much energy to pick them up. Jimmy had always been a careless, bad-tempered boy, in spite of his parents ' unceasing efforts to try to help him. Jimmy went to the door, ready to scold his mother for putting his rabbit coop near the tree instead of where he thought it belonged; but the door was locked. He glanced very quickly under the door where they usually kept the key for him. He then impatiently ran to the garage, but didn ' t find the key there, neither did he find it under the tin cans, under the chopping block, nor under Sadie, the cat. He searched in every possible and impossi- ble place but no key appeared. His temper rose, and he found himself stamping on the ground, starting Betsy, the hog, into grunt- ing, and the rooster, Horatio the II, into ut- tering his fiery cry. If that ain ' t the limit; can ' t get in my own house, he said to himself. He tried every window but all proved locked. His home- work didn ' t make him feel any better either. Oh, what can I do? he wailed again. I ' ve just got to get in. Suddenly he had an idea, caused by a little thinking instead of just bad temper. He could get in through the cellar window. He immediately rushed there, tripping over Sadie ' s food which, flying into the face of one of Horatio ' s harem, sent her cackling away. Jimmy examined the window. It was less than a foot high and not much more than that wide. He wondered if he could get in, but he just had to; the idea of being locked out of his own home hurt his dignity greatly. His head went in easily but his shoulders were a different matter. He scrambled and pushed, kicking his feet into the dirt outside to try to get a foothold. The flying dirt at- tracted Fido. He sniffed about wondering whether this creature wasn ' t possibly digging up a bone for him. Inch by inch, Jimmy crept in. It was a slow process and Jimmy was tired but he pushed on. Finally half-way in, he found himself APRIL 1935 li pinned. He simply couldn ' t move. From the window to the floor in the cellar was about three feet. Jimmy didn ' t think of that, his only thought was to get in. He wiggled. The sun, suddenly gleaming behind clouds, cast its ray on a huge basket filled with fresh- ly laid, neatly-packed eggs. These eggs sud- denly loomed before him. He gave a terrified scream and with a nosedive went headlong into a sea of eggs. A minute later a yellow face found its way to the surface and out of the basket, leaving the eggs quite scrambled. His clothes and face were dripping; never had little Jimmy ' s noble form been lowered to such a state. He cried and ran up the stairs, across the kitchen, bumping against a chair which, pushing against an end table, caused his mother ' s favorite vase to crash to the floor. Jimmy found his way to the sink, and turn- ing the first faucet he felt of, put his head underneath. He gave a wild scream; he had turned on the hot water. The cold water later relieved him but he needed the face-cloth to wash the dreadful stuff away. He didn ' t dare open his eyes for fear it would run in. He felt about and his hand rested on a large square piece of flypaper which he mis- took for the facecloth. He brought it to his face and began rubbing, but the sticky mass clung to him until it looked as if a mistake had been made in a facelifting operation. He pulled the flypaper from his face only to have it stick to his hand. He began to re- move it with his feet and most of the paper remained on them. Jimmy commenced to wash his face and finally did clean it with no further mishaps. He then noticed his clothes which were as his face had been. He put on his best suit, his new shoes and stockings too, and as a result he looked fairly well. He then began to notice other things: a yellow trail he had left across the kitchen, his mother ' s favorite vase broken to bits, and —horror of horrors— those broken eggs. He mopped the floor, threw away the remains of the vase, put his dirty clothes in the attic. Little Jimmy was very weary and discour- aged. He looked around to see if any evidence of his guilt remained but none seemed to. Again he was frightened when he heard his parents ' car approaching. Jimmy ' s mother ran up the steps laden with bundles. She tried the door and found it locked. She stooped down— and where do you think the key was? Where it belonged under the carpet near the door. His mother didn ' t notice anything at first. Little Jimmy sat downcast. A little while later Jimmy ' s mother spoke, I guess we ' ll have bacon and scrambled eggs for supper. Never did she utter a truer state- ment, for she was to find scrambled eggs, a great deal more than she needed. It was the last straw for Jimmy and he be- gan to cry. His parents learned the truth then and they concluded that he had e nough punishment. It ' s a thoroughly different boy that lives in that home in the country now. He is no longer careless and his temper has disappear- ed. With the exception that eggs no longer, appeal to him as a food, he is a model boy to his parents. EDMUND BURKE Marion Fitts ' 35 Edmund Burke was an eloquent man, And he was known all over the land As leading authority on American affairs. Yes, we know! But we don ' t care. He distinguishes trade and revenue laws And mentions French and Indian Wars, His allusions, analogies, both are rare. Yes, we know! But we don ' t care. We study and paraphrase each line, It ' s enough to drive us out of our mind. We ' d put the book in the stove if we dared The teachers know but they don ' t care. They make us study Burke ' s oration They won ' t liste n to our lamentation, We must know his maxims, devices, and such But we wish that man hadn ' t talked so much! 12 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY MY GRANDMOTHER ' S PARLOR Emma Le Boeuf ' 35 MY great-grandmother ' s parlor, the largest and least used room in the house, was kept tightly locked except for weddings, funerals, and New Year ' s Day. The furniture was heavy mahogany, with gold ornamental claw feet clasped over glass balls. The sofa and chairs, covered in pink quilted satin, were so seldom used that they always looked new. On a table in the center of the room stood a wax cross under a glass dome. It was the color of heavy cream and was decorated with pink roses, and yellow birds with red feet. On an extra shelf the family Bible and the album reposed in state. These huge red plush-covered volumes contained the names and pictures of every member of the family. Souvenirs and odd bits of jewelry to be given to us when we accomplished some out- standing feat such as walking or talking for the first time, were kept in a drawer. In a corner on a what-not were placed many treasures: a tiny golden ship with rubies set in the sail, several glass balls enclosing bears, sheep, tiny American flags, and a minia- ture White House. There also was a stereo- scope with a red plush handle and six boxes of cards to look at. Under the stand a still greater treasure was kept— a huge book of Sunday funnies reserved especially for us children. A large white china dog stood in the corner opposite the what-not. The room was com- pleted by two hand woven rugs, one depicting a child with her arms around a dog, the other, a Persian cat. My grandmother ' s room is a picture in my memory. WASHINGTON TRIP (Continued from Page 4) MOUNT VERNON Marian Munday ' 35 npHIS was a very fitting day to visit the - ■ home of Washington because it was his birthday. Before me spread a vast lawn of green grass, its banks touching the Potomac River. All at once a feeling of awe came over me at the thought that I was walking perhaps on the very place where George and Martha Wash- ington had walked. On the edge of the lawn near the river I had a wonderful view of the house. Its high roof over the front porch sup- ported by eight pillars was exactly as I had seen it in many pictures. I then turned my steps toward the tomb. As I walked down the long, winding path, peace and gentleness made the atmosphere serene. I was approaching the tomb of a great states- man who was first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his country men. I stood for a moment with bowed head. I had come to pay homage to one who had lived here in a noble simplicity. Here he died in glory and peace, and the name of Washing- ton shall shed an eternal glory on the spot. ARLINGTON CEMETERY Charles Simpson ' 35 ISLINGTON Cemetery is one of the ■ - most impressive sights in all of Washing- ton with its row upon row of small, white stones, so set that no matter what way you look at them they form a. straight line. This place is very impressive also because of its sol- emnity. In this cemetery are buried soldiers of the United States. Each soldier receives the same kind and size stone whether he is an officer or just an ordinary soldier. The only difference is that the unknown soldiers have a stone with a flat top, while the known have a round top. Former Chief Justice Holmes was the last person to be buried here. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is situated in this cemetery, perpetually guarded by a military guard from -Fort Myer, Va. To guard this tomb is a great military honor and while doing this the soldiers are excused from all other military orders. In the Memorial Amphitheater of white stone are held memorial services over which the President of the United States presides from a white stone chair in front of the stage. Many thousands of people may be seated here at one time in seats on the roof and on the floor. APRIL 1935 GRUDGE FIGHT Rene Franazzi ' 35 EVERYBODY knew that the big red-headed fullback, Rocky Rh odes, was a dangerous man; but everybody also knew that he lost his head regularly in every game, at a word or two of ragging. Rocky ' s trouble dated back to his Sopho- more year, to the first game with Pomeroy, when he was sent sprawling to the ground by 340 pounds of ends, and then a hand at the back of his head drove his face into the turf. Friendly hands controlled him and dragged him as he struggled toward the taunting derisive Ken Baker from Pomeroy. The coach yanked him out. The memory of a taunting voice stayed with Rocky. It made him see red. Coach tried to talk to him out of this, said he should play football, Rocky agreed— but knew it wasn ' t roughness but words that wore him down. I ' ve got it, Rocky, we ' ll stuff your ears with cotton. It was a swell idea. They tried it out. Rocky couldn ' t hear taunts. — He couldn ' t ever hear signals. The cure was worse than the sickness. The whole team would have to learn the sign language. Un- less—why not let Rocky give the signals? That was another swell idea. Things weren ' t so bad for the first few games. Rocky came out of them all good-na- tured—he couldn ' t hear a thing the other team said to him and he lead his team to vic- tory every time. The stage was set for the last game of the season and the last time, Ken Baker and Rocky Rhodes would meet. On the kick-off Baker took the ball and when Rocky hit him, Baker hit the dust pretty hard. Rocky got up with a grin on his face. He saw Baker ' s lips moving but he couldn ' t hear a thing. Rocky crashed the line time after time successfully. Then he pulled a boner. He called a pass, then he ran with the ball skirting left end for a loss. This, play was followed by more boners —he threw wild passes, missed tackles, and was generally a flop. Just as had happened two years ago he was yanked out of the game— but for much more humiliating a reason. He sat on the side-lines watching his team-mates take a shellacking from Ken Baker and his brushes. Suddenly Coach called him. All the sub backs had been sent out to the field and had come back one by one until the bench now looked like an emergency ward. Rocky he called, go in and stop them. Without stopping for his helmet, so that his red head could be seen everywhere, he rushed out, his eyes glued on Ken Baker. Fifteen yards for a touchdown . . . Rocky broke through— snatched the ball on a fumble from Baker and gained. Baker yelled in Rocky ' s face, but Rocky laughed back. The next play he dodged Baker and rolled over for a touchdown. There he talked: I thought you could play football, you bum, he banter- ed. You-ve just been lucky. — But no answer from Baker. Now he must make one more point to break the tie. The timer had his hand up to end the game. Time for only one more play, but time still for taunts and the long ex- pected flare-up of the red-head. The Coach blessed the cotton as he saw Rocky smash through for the needed point as the gun went off. He yelled his approval to Rocky as they went off to the showers.— You needn ' t yell! I can hear all right! You sent me into the game before I had time for any hel- met, much less— any cotton. H x WHAT I AM DOING Esther Skinn er f- ORSYTH Dental Infirmary located on the Fenway in Boston is the school which I am attending this year. The course instructs young women in Dental Public Health Work; one is trained to assist dentists, teach hygiene, and hold clinics. School begins at nine o ' clock in lecture hall and after one lecture we are assigned to tasks throughout the building such as teaching in hygiene room, assisting at operations, doing prophylactics and filling. These assignments last until 3:30. We then have another lecture to end the day. Twice a week, afternoon classes and laboratory peri- ods are held over at Tufts Medical College. Bus load after bus load of children are brought to Forsyth from the Boston Public Schools every day and each visit costs the children five cents. Each child continues to come until he boastfully waves his dental cer- tificate. In some class rooms the teachers mount the certificates and suspend them around the room, thus making the children teeth and health conscious at all times. In every one of our assignments we come in personal contact with children ranging from two to sixteen years of age. From these chil- dren we hear of terrible home conditions, for, of course, the children are from homes where money for dental work is lacking. In some cases the people are entirely penniless. We just have to close our eyes to such conditions and be satisfied by doing what we can for the children when they come to Forsyth. Just this week the Hygienists, as we are called, received uniforms and caps similar to those of graduate nurses and so we strut around as proud as if some one had left a fortune to us. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY ALUMNI In June we must all take State Board ex- aminations so that we can practice our pro- fession in the states that recognize hygienists. Twenty three states do at this time. In all I am spending a happy and worth while year at Forsyth Dental Infirmary. FROM MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Elizabeth Higgins ONE of the most interesting experiences that has come my way in college has been as a member of the Broadcasters. This group was made up of five leaders in campus activities and to them was given the task of planning and carrying through six radio broadcasts of one half hour each. What we wanted to do was to present Mid- dlebury, its student activities, its classroom routine, even its physical settings, to a whole group of listeners, some of whom only knew Vermont as a pink spot on the map. Middlebury was the pioneer in college broadcasting and so we had no plan to guide us. The programs were sent over the Nation- al Broadcasting System through WGY, an- nounced from Schenectady but actually broadcast from the college chapel. We wanted to use both the Men ' s and Wo- men ' s Glee Clubs, of course. But, did the public want to hear just college songs because it was a college glee club or should we have something really fine in music? The college band was used twice then we faced the prob- lem of getting that large group placed in the brief moment while the announcer in- troduced them. The same thing held true with the orchestra. (Continued on Page 23) APRIL 1935 15 V . ) E A T LOCALS kn v THE TENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE ASSSOCIATED BODY OF STUDENT COUNCILS OF MASSACHUSETTS o N Saturday morning, February 23, 935, the Associated Body of Student Councils of Massachusets met in Holyoke. Two delegates, Lois Mason and Ted Farland, and two representatives, Jack Burnham and Edna Buckley, were sent from the Student Council of the Wells High School. Mr. Mar- tin Earls of the faculty accompanied the group. After registration in the Lawrence Junior High School, the Associated Body received the official welcome of the city of Holyoke from her mayor, Mr. H. Toepfert. Mr. H. Conant, principal of the Holyoke High School, followed, extending his greetings and outlining the work of the Holyoke Council. The guest speaker, Dr. H. P. Baker, President ot Massachusetts State College, concluded the remarks of the morning session. In the afternoon, after a dinner and a dance in the Hotel Nonotuck, the business meeting was called to order by Reed Weyburn, presi- dent of the Associated Body. New officers for the following year were elected and several new amendments were added to the Constitu- tion. In the divisional elections which fol- lowed, Ted Farland was elected president of the Central Massachusetts Councils. The meeting adjourned at 5:30 in the afternoon. JUNIOR CLASS ' 36 npHE Junior Class is preparing for the ■ ■ Junior Spring Dance. The following com- mittee, Louise Dumas, Helen McCann, Dan Dumas, Lawrence Freeman, and Edward Hob- son, is in charge. The dance will be held April 26 at the Town Hall. Art Tieri ' s orches- tra is expected to furnish the music. Each pupil and each alumnus may invite one guest to the dance. Tickets will be avail- able from Juniors, and at the office between 7 and 8 p. m., Thursday and Friday evenings, April 25 and 26. Forrest Teeson and Edward Bastek ' 36 and Robert Michon ' 37 are trying out for the Business Staff. JOIN THE LITERARY CLUB Mildred L. La Croix There is always something to do, If you ' d care for anything new, There ' s a poem to write, a story to read, Adding a correction whenever in need. A hike to go on, a movie to see, A party some day or perhaps a tea, There are ever so many things to do, That I couldn ' t name them all to you. This club really is fun and not work, So hustle along and please don ' t shirk, See the teacher in room number two, For we ' ll all be there waiting for you. Mildred L. La Croix Vl V TZJukT Wt sen 10 5 ARE SAYiN€y IS S E. 1 L _J APRIL 1935 1 $a$%rf L 6 ; 4 ATHLETICS cm BASKETBALL WELLS 41 GRAFTON 33 Displaying a fine passing attack, Wells High School defeated Grafton High for the second time 41-33. Art Phillips, Wells ' scoring threat, continued his fine work, caging 10 points while Bob Werner and Whitey Remian scored nine apiece. This win was valuable inasmuch as it practically clinched second place for the Wellsmen. WELLS 44 BLACKSTONE 25 Recovering after a faulty start, Wells High School rallied nicely in the third and fourth periods and managed to defeat a fighting Blackstone team 44-25. Big Rene Francazzi led the Wells ' attack, scoring 1 2 points while Ted Farland tallied 1 1 and Art Phillips scor- ed 9. This made Phillips ' total for the season just 100 points, giving him third place in the scoring race. WELLS 19 WEBSTER 22 Before a capacity crowd of 650 people Bartlett High School ' s great basketball team managed to eke out a victory over a fighting Wells High team 22-19. The game was a see- saw affair, being anybody ' s game up to the last whistle. Webster led 4-3 at the first quarter, 11-9 at the half, and 20-19 at the end of the third quarter. Art Phillips led the local team, scoring 11 points and playing a very good defensive game. Forand, Webster for- ward, was completely bottled up by an alert Wells ' defense, the league-leading Websterite scoring only 3 points. FACULTY GAME The Faculty, led by Coach McMahon who tallied 12 points, surprised even their closest followers by defeating the Wells High varsity 35-29. Every teacher who played performed brilliantly but Mr. McMahon and Mr. Rob- inson did the most damage. These two gentle- men tallied 22 points between them. Not a set of forwards in the league have scored over 20 points in one game on the Southbridge guards— which speaks very highly of the of- fensive ability of the crack faculty forwards. The best shot of the game was a long one handed side-court shot by Mr. Beals who re- ceived a great ovation for the feat. Mr. Earls gave Francazzi a torrid time of it while he played and Mr. Peterson, Mr. Winston and Mr. Lanza also played great ball. The Facul- ty should be congratulated even though the boys argue that they couldn ' t do it again. EXTRA The coaches selected an All-League team and our brilliant captain Bob Werner receiv- ed a position as a forward on the team. The team is as follows: Werner F Forand F Nichols C Starosta G Roberts G Rene Francazzi, Wells ' Southbridge Webster Webster Webster Millbury center, gave Mike Nichols a great fight for the center position but was edged out by one vote. Ted Farland, captain-elect of the 1936 team, received a vote as did Fred Ferron. Both Farland and Ferron are guards. 18 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Another basketball season has ended. Wells High performing in a new league had a very good season ending up in second place. Seven members of this year ' s squad will graduate in June. They are: Captain Werner, Phillips, Remian, Francazzi, Blanchard, Ferron, and Bellows. At left forward this season was Art Phillips, a newcomer, who performed brilliantly. Phil- lips was the team ' s leading scorer, getting 100 points in 12 games for the third position in the Scoring Record. At Right Forward was Bob Werner. Bob was handicapped by sick- ness but managed to have the best average on the team scoring 81 points in nine games for an average of 9 points per game. At Center was the vastly improved Rene Francazzi. Rene ' s play was studded with brilliant per- formances. He was a good defensive man but also scored 57 points in the 12 games in which he performed. At Right Guard was the brilliant Ted Far- land. Even though Ted was not picked on the All-team there are plenty of fans who will argue that he was absolutely the best all- around guard in the league ' . Ted scored 54 points in 1 1 games. At left guard was Fred Ferron. This was Fred ' s first season but he performed creditably and was a great de- fensive man. He scored 36 points in 1 1 games. Whitey Remian alternated with Phillips at left forward and played good ball, scoring 45 points in the nine games in which he appear- ed. Ray Blanchard alternated with Werner and the talkative Ray scored 20 points in 6 games. Houghton Bellows was the leading sub guard. Houghton was a fighter all the way and although he did not score often, his man found it equally hard to score on him. BASEBALL Barney Hefner ' 36 IN a week or so, Wells High School ' s base- ball hopefuls will report- to Coach McMa- hon. Wells lost only two men by. graduation, a catcher, Mike Osimo, and a pitcher, Nanny Palmerino. A complete infield and outfield, two catchers, one of whom caught regularly toward the close of the ' 34 season, and two pitchers who showed much promise last year, are returning. It is also rumored that Chaun- cy Phipps, an outfielder last year, has plenty of speed and needs only control to become a first string pitcher. Southbridge and Webster have been froz- en out of two different leagues because of their marked superiority over other teams in the leagues. That means that Wells will have to play independent ball and therefore will face keener opposit ion. But with eleven let- termen on hand, Wells should be able to give the state ' s leading high school teams a good fight. The team should be a fine all- around team this season inasmuch as prac- tically all members of last year ' s team played ball throughout the summer, receiving valu- able seasoning. Fred Ferron, Barney Hefner, Chauncy Phipps, Ted Farland, and Dan Woodbury performed with the American Legion. Bob Werner, Hefner, Farland, and Norman Le- Blanc played with the Southbridge Collegians, a fast semi-pro team. Captain Whitey Remian covered right field for the Polish Tigers. Two players who are sure to be outstanding can- didates also played ball with the Legion. Zig- gy Damian performed brilliantly at second base. BASEBALL 1935 1 28, Palmer there. I, Tourtellotte, there. I I , Commerce, here. 15, Tourtellotte, here. 18, Bartlett, here. 22, Clinton, there. 24. Millbury . there. June 1, Clinton, here. June 8, Bartlett, there. June ii, Palmer, here. June 1 5, Classical, here.- - - Api May May May May May Max PRATTLE SAMUEL PEPYS ' DIARY WHEN A BOY Jan. 1. Brite and fair. Fatty Melcher got licked in school today, i told Mother about it and she sed she was glad i cud behave, i dident tell her i had to stay in the korner all day. Jan. 2. Rany. i got a cold and wear a red rag round my gozzle. Jan. 3. i almost had a fite two-day. Stinky Watkins sed i wuz a sisey and i sed i wood lick him after school. But after school, i thot i wood go home and chop some kindling. A feller is got to do sumthing for his family sum- time. Jan. 4. Cold as time, o yes i forgot, it snow- ed yesterday, i went to a church party two-day and we plaid poetry, it was awful silly. A girl wood say miss and a boy wood say kiss and blush like evrything. when it was my turn i sed what rimed with jelly cake, and evry- budy looked funny and the minister sed if i coodent behave i cood go home, i dont see what wuz rong. Jan. 5. i went to the libry and wuz sticking pins in the fellers and making them holler when i got kicked out. Jan. 6. cold agen. i went to the drug store with Fatty and got a glass of sody. We took turns drinking it two see who cood gulp the loudest. Fatty beat. Jan. 6. i am spekled all over, mother sed she is afrade i got chicken pocks, i gess i been in the hen koop two much. Jan. 7. the spekles are all gone, the docter sed i et two menny donuts. Jan. 8 went to church, the fernace smoked so evrybuddy went home. Jan. g. there wuz a dog fite in frunt uv our house two-day until sumbuddy came and stopped it. my aunt sed it was dredful and staid in the windo to see how dredful it wuz. June 1. i dident rite for a long time bekuz i forgot all about it untill i found my diry in the attic two-day. June 2. i bin skipping school for a munth two go swimming, but father dident no it. two-day he dident haf two work so he sed he was going to teech me how to swim, we went down to the crick and he told me to stand in the water and then duck my hed. i waded out a ways and then div in and swum under water cleer akross the crick, when i cum up there was father standing up two his waste in the water getting reddy to div for my ded body, wen he saw me his eyes bulged rite out and he turned around to go back to shore when his foot slipped and he went in all over and soaked all his does, i tell you he was mad and he told me two cum out. he cut a big stick and licked me for lying he sed. but wen i went two bed twonite I hurd him tell mother that he div for me 5 times in 50 feet of water. 20 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 1. 9- 11. 12. 14. 16. 17- 18. 20. 21. 22. 25- 26. 27. 28. 29- 32. 33- 37- 39- CROSS WORD PUZZLE Horizontal Last name of the Senior Class President. Initials of a Senior boy who went to Washington. A cheer. Last name of a radio comedian. Spanish article. Past participle of the verb to be. (French) Initials of an organization whose motto is Be Prepared. 14th letter of the alphabet. Two hens and two peas. Royal Office (Abbreviation) Short for egg. Where all good people go on Sunday. Man ' s nickname. Doctor of Law. (Abbreviation) 12 o ' clock. 13th letter of the alphabet. Stop, , and listen. An ungulate resembling a deer. Chow. Greet affectionately. A goat-like animal. 40 4i 43 45 46 47 48 Ri 2 3 • 4 5 6 7 8 9- 10 ' 5 l 9- Goose eggs. ' A mysterious girl. Writes. To think- Pronoun. Not down. Nickname of a Morris Street citizen. (He likes cookies). Juliet ' s big moment. Nickname of the girl who took the part of Josephine in Pinafore. Vertical A subject taught by Miss Finnegan. Art Canning ' s name in Pinafore. Doctors always tell you to say this. A feline. A beverage. Zoning law. (Abbreviation) A sport model mule. Fresh, or sassy. Nickname of captain of the traffic squad. Not married. The first thing you do when you go away to school. The lowest form of humor. . . APRIL 1935 21 23. What Houghton Bellows calls a certain girl. 24. Hartford National Ordinance. (Ab- breviation) 30. One who keeps animals. 3 1 . Make-believe. 32. Chickens ' efforts. 34. A large hatchet. 35. Distress signal. 36. Marion Hobson ' s nickname. 38. Useful Girls Utilized. (Abbreviation) 42. That is. (Abbreviation) 44. Definition of a noun. 46. A note on the scale. 47. United States Steamship. (Abbreviation) 48. An exclamation. 49. Bachelor of Arts. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WASHINGTON TRIP Tony Verna ' 35 Who was Black John? Who furnished the music on the Bus? Who imagined things at New London? Who was -embarrassed in Thompson ' s Restaurant? Was ice water had in abundance at Raleigh Hotel? Who dared to climb the Washington Monument? Pardon my Southern Accent? sightseeing. Who slept in the King ' s Lounge? Who ate in the Senator ' s dining-room? Fried shrimps. Hamburgers done ' well for breakfast. Are we all here? Say Harvard— Harr ' vard— Bell Boy. Who keeps the best diary? (Ask Bourde- lais) Who got in the guard ' s way at Arlington Cemetery? (Ask Marion) Who became famous for singing Blue Moon? (Ask Sim) PRATTLE Did You Know That Art (35) Phillips collects Indian head pen- nies. Dick (35) Macallister collects monograms. Paul (35) Haynes collects newspaper titles. Marion (35) Munday collects stamps. Art (35) Canning is an accomplished cartoonist as well as singer. Walter (35) Remian has a weakness for blondes. Grover (35) Hallquest has a one and only in Webster. Lawrence (36) Freeman and Dwight (36) Webster collect stamps. Mr. Peterson and Mr. Beals play basketball for the Congregational Church. Jack (35) Merrill is a good high-jumper. Walter (35) Hunt is an excellent golfer. Florence (37) Liro is an extremely good tennis player. Aloysius (35) Koprowski likes to go hunt- ing with his dog. A recent popularity contest at this high school showed that brunettes are preferred to blondes by an overwhelming majority. This fact was brought to my attention by Evelyn (37) Fay and Patty (37) Hartwell, two good examples of the preference for brunettes. Mike (35) Slota corresponds with a certain girl in grammar school. I wonder if it is serious! George (37) Carpenter wants to be a forest ranger when he grows up. Mike Sylvestri (36) dislikes being called Doris. P. S. Ask Mario (36) DeAngelis. - Jack (37) Koprowski ' s great ambition is to be an orchestra leader. Armand (37) Gabree has been going to our library frequently, just to exchange corre- spondence with an attractive freshman girl. Tsk, Tsk, I ' m surprised at you, Gab. A certain Senior girl thinks that John (36) Libera is cute. Edward (36) Hobson and Winston (35) Dorrell are quite good poets. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY EXCHANGES . ?- f. £ 0 i,i The Cambridge Review, The Cambridge High and Latin School Cambridge, Mass. Both prize winning stories appearing in your February issue well deserve credit, but we especially enjoyed The Sea Conquers by Margaret M. C. Moriarty. The poem Mont St. Michel and the ac- companying illustration are exceptionally well done. We are reprinting it in our magazine. MONT ST. MICHEL Priscilla Johnson Piercing a storm tossed sky Your spires rise from the inky deep; You and the cloud-hidden moon look on While the rest of the world is asleep. Stark and brooding you watch each night, Your secrets hold you fast While flitting shadows and ghosts arise Out of the dusty past. When the sun slides o ' er your walk, You shake the dark away, And turn to watch the solemn round Where men in worship pray. You shelter them in kindness Safe from the hardened world. You hear the sonorous organ drone And ring your bells in long, sweet tone. Then as the sun has passed from sight Back to the olden lure anew, You are transformed in radiance, As you bask in the molten light. • .1 . , ' i The Dial, Brattleboro High School Brattleboro, Vt. The last issue of The Dial features many interesting articles, poems, and illustrations carrying out a most unusual theme— that of graveyards. Camden High School Camden, New Jersey The March issue of the High School Record has an exceptional Book Review section. There are criticisms of many new books which are complete and well written. Your That Reminds Me column contains many interesting facts on well known subjects. We are pleased to acknowledge the follow- ing magazines: Blue and White Banner, Putnam, Con- necticut. The Meteor, Berlin, New Hampshire. The Dial, Brattleboro, Vermont. The High School Record, Camden, New Jersey. The Cambridge Review, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Spotlight, Cranford, New Jersey. The Sea Chest, Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Red and Black, Newport, Rhode Island. The Record, Worcester, Massachusetts. The High School Record, APRIL 1935 23 CENTRAL MUSIC STORE Everything in Music FROM MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (Continued from Page 18) Members of the Orchestra Glee Clubs saw a new field for their efforts. The Drama De- partment realized that radio today is offering many openings for a student well trained in play production. We learned also that an an- nouncer must have a wide education and a knowledge of both arts and sciences. Alto- gether the experience served as an introduc- tion to a fascinating field of endeavor— one in which comparatively few people are working and one which has unlimited possibilities. OUR ADVERTISERS American Optical Co. Grace Flower Shop Miss Ellis A. L. Monahan G. Gregoire Sons Phil ' s Shoe Store A. Pinel Geo. C. Shepard Peloqtrin ' s Drug Store Barnard ' s Service Station G. C. Winter R. M. Burnham Benoit ' s Market H. U. Bail Sons, Inc. Reliable Laundry Boston Store H. O. 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Webster and Southbridge Gas and Electric Company A Part of The New England Power Association C©1 IT ' S GOING TO BE A SPORTSY SPRING ft There is something about the new spring clothes both for the young miss and the young man that will give you a feeling of lightness and happiness after a winter of heavy things. This spring design- ers seem to have outdone themselves in the origin- ality and becomingness of their creations — Never- theless the stern reality of common sense prices has not been forgotten. A COMPLETE DISPLAY FOR YOUR INSPECTION IS READY EDWARDS BRAVO ! A FELLOW may win the plaudits of a crowd by needlessly risking his life. But nobody cheers the property owner who risks the wiping out of his lifelong savings by fire. Only adequate insurance can give you full pro- tection. If you are under-insured you still are un- protected on a part of your investment. When you think of protection, think of this or- ganization. R. M. BURNHAM SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Consult your insurance agent as you would your doctor or lawyer 66 What ' s Wrong with this Picture? 99 Nothing! .... But when you tell an eyesight specialist exactly how it looks to you, your statement has particular significance to him —and with further investigation he can determine what ' s wrong with your eyes— if anything. Wherever eyes are tested numerous charts and instru- ments are used. The one above is a very common type, but as a whole these instruments are much more intricate in appearance— the equipment of scientific eyesight testing. Eyesight testing instruments are of especial interest to Southbridge because over 3,000 Southbridge people are engaged in bringing better vision to eyes all over the world, and a part of their duty is to make these exacting instruments for eyesight specialists. American Optical Company Crimson and Gray Commencement Number VOL. XVIII JUNE 1935 ECl ' RIT Y tfuislup, ilu ir i« j bam (or SOUTHBRIDGE NATIONAL BANK Clemenc Lumber I Uealrrs in Corporation LU Mill i 1 1 M ) 1 1 1 . 1) I N ( i 284 Eli I 1 I ; 1 I IVI I ' h I ' ll I.I ERS IERIAI • 1 ( I . ■ v. . SOI 1 SOUTHBRIDGE FINISHING COMPANY 1 PR I N ' I ' KI if 1 1 OLOR PRIN ' I ! i i FINE COT TON G ! • -id PJ ' I S: ; - -:c25i ■n .9©! ! a ■ 1 ' o ' P ; ' jQ J Si ' j i  - ML f l M h ■ i Jl o u ? THE STAFF Editor-in-chief Business Manager Treasurer Subscription Manager Richard Macallister Paul Haynes Arthur Canning D wight Webster Yvonne Lescarbeau Marv Misiaszek Exchange Eleanor McNitt Alumni Roger Thompson Athletics Bernard Hefner Locoh Stephanie Liro Prattle Pauline Earls Donald Karle Business Staff Subscription Staff Elizabeth Sutcliffe Louis Bourdelais Alphonse Charron Marion Fitts Lawrence Freeman Forrest. Teeson Edmond Bastek Robert Michon Kathleen Tully William McTighe Art Mavis Kinney James Monaco Senior Reprjrler Christine Lavoie Junior Reporter Frank Locki Sophomore Reporti i Marjorie Hong Freshman Reporter Martha Nichols Faculty Adviser Thecla Fitzgerald General Reporters Walter Remian Grace Arick Betsy Bernheim Evelyn Fay Louis Ugalde June Ban- Head Typist Mary Deterando Assistants Rita Walsh Pauline Bachand Thelina Austin Alice Janeczek Catherine Pickarski ! STAFF FOR 1935-36 Editor-in-Chief - - - D wight Webster Business Manager Treasurer Subscription Manager Lawrence Freeman Edmond Bastek Mary Misiaszek • • • Business Athletic Editor Sophomore Reporter George Downer Bernard Hefner Martha Nichols Forrest Teeson Robert Michon Local Editor General Reporters 1 George Watson j Leonard Sansoucy Janet Kozyra Edward Mageau Vivian Vantura Subscription Assistant Thomas Earls Yvonne Lescarbeau June BaiT Ethel Martin Kathleen Tully Edna Buckley Theodore Kwarciak Prattle Theresa Hetu Lionel Proulx Hea d Typists Exchange Editor Evelyn Fay Rita Gregoire Grace Arick Art Assistants Alumni Editor Mavis Kinney Robert Reynolds Marjorie Hong James Monaco Doris Renaud Yvonne Belanger Junior Reporter Senior Reporter Eleanor Evans Mildred LaCroix Frank Locki Herbert Lavoie Faculty Adviser Thecla Fitzgerald Volume XVIII Number 4 CONTENTS Staff . . i New Staff . . 2 Dedication . . 3 Seniors ' Pictures . . 4 Commencement Program . . . . . .22 The Tercentenary of Secondary Education . . Stephanie Lire- 23 The First Schools of Southbridge , . . . Paid Haynes 24 Education In a Changing World . . Sarah E. Morehouse 26 The Mary E. Wells H gh School, Today . . . Bene B. Francazzi 27 Our School Looks Ahead . . Elizabeth Sutcliffe 28 Class Statistics . . 30 Class History . . 31 Baby Pictures . 32-34-36 Class Will . . 37 Class Prophecy . . 41 Glee Club Pictures . 45 Athletics . 47 Prattle . 49 We dedicate this issue of the Crimson and Gray to our superintendent Mr. Fuller T. Austin RENE RANIERO FRANCAZZI Tarzan Scrapper This was a man. We have prospered under Rene ' s guidance as our class President for die past two years. An excellent student, and great leader, Rene has been a bulwark on our athletic teams! Graduation Speaker 4: Class Pres. 3 and 4; Football, Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Council 2, 3, 4; Traffic Squad 2, 3, 4; W Club 4; Dance Com. 3, 4; Prom., Ring Com.; Jr. Dance Com. 3; Come Out of the Kitchen 4; Home Room Pres. 1, 2; Orchestra 1. SARAH EUNICE MOREHOUSE Sally There is none so sweet as Sally ' ' Politician, musician, student, our versatile Sally excels in all fields. Hurrah for Yale! — Class Vice-Pres. 4; Graduation Speaker; Orchestra 1, 2; Worcester County H. S. Orchestra 1; Home Room Sec ' y Treas. 2; Glee Club 2, 4; Ent. Com. Soph. Dance 2; Senior Play Com. 4: Chairman Song Com. 4; Dress Com. 4. WALTER PAUL REMIAN Whitey He argued high, he argued low. He also argueel round about him. Whitey is our baseball captain and can he swing a bat — I ' ll say!! He js characterized by a dash of freckles, sparkling blue eyes, Pepsodent smile, and curly blond hair — and you can see he ' s an honor pupil, too — especially English! C. and G. Staff 3, 4; Class Treas. 4; Vice-Pres. W Club 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4, Capt 4: Traffic Squad 4; Motto, Prophecy Com. 4. PAULINE LOUISE EARLS Irish Softly speak and sweetly smile A mixture of blarney and acid are in the clever tongue of this half of our Prattle Department. She merrily hyperboles along with a true Winchellian flavor. Basketball 1; A. A.; Class Vice-Pres. 2; Chonita , Mikado , Pin- afore ; Class Sec ' y 4; Orchestra 4; C. and G. 3, 4. THELMA MYRTIE AUSTIN So Big Thel A violet by a mossy stone Thclma, whose charms are unsuspected by the hoi-poloi is a brilliant student and a high Girl Scout. You should hear her talk Washington! W. A. A. 1, 4; Assembly Program 1; H. R. Treas. 3; Home-maker, Outing, and Travel Clubs 4. MARION MARTHA FITTS Slippery Elm Slippery Marion has spent many hours wrangling money out of the Freshies and Sophs for the Crimson and Gray. She ' s a persistent soul! We con- gratulate her on her excellent class standing. C. and G. Staff 3, 4. PAUL HARLOW HAYNES Pawyig Studious as well as companionable . Paul came out of his quiet shell, grabbed a gavel, and boomed forth in the Senior Play. A certain Chevvie always just manages to get him to school on time. C. and G. Staff 3, 4: Grad. Speaker 4; Traffic Squad 4; Senior Play 4; Chairman Hist. Com.; H. R. Pres. 2: H. R. Entertainment 2. ALICE MARY ANN JANECZEK Ala Nothing is impossible to a willing heart Alice distinguishes herself by her intelligence and ability to debate and to express her ideas in English class. She is a merry soul, and every- one likes her. Class basketball 2, 3: Outing Club 4: Typing Club 4: Tennis Club 4; C. and G. Staff 4; Skit Com. 4; Chairman Flower Com. 4: Assemblies 1; Ass. H. R. Treas. 4. ELEANOR STEPHANIE LIRO Steph The very pink oj perfection Charming Stephanie is our Club woman, — yet balances this by being our A-l athlete. She also has all manner of hearts at her feet. C. and G. 4:. Graduation Speaker; St. Council 4; Skits 4; Class Basket- ball 2, 3: Senior Play 4: Home Room Sec ' y Treas. 4: Outing and Craft Clubs 4. ELEANOR ELIZABETH MCNITT Lullie Len .A merry heart, a happy smile ' ' One of the most popular girls in the Senior Class, Len finds time for both fun and study. Where there ' s a hike or a party, you can always find Eleanor. Wash. Bicentennial Play 1; Class Sec ' y 2; Fri. A. M. Ass. 2; Class Basketball 2, 3; H. R. Health Officer 3: Glee Club 2. 3. 4: Sec ' y and Treas. 3; Dress Com. 4; C. and G. Staff 4. FRANCES ELIZABETH SUTCLIFFE Betty Tin love oj learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity oj books. Betty has had a most brilliant high school career and we arc sure ' that the future holds nothing but the greatest success for her. She does everything well — plays the piano, runs the magazine, leads the hiking club, and is a superior student. Success to you at Radcliffe! C. and G. staff 3; Editor-in-chief 4; Senior Play 4: Picture and Gas. Song Com. 4; Accompanist Glee Club and Pinafore 4; Chonita 2; Pres. Girls ' Outing Club 4: Orchestra 1; Soph. Party Com. 2: Jr. Mottu Com. 3. Leading Honor Pupils JEANNETTE LEONTINE ALLARD Jen Jenny Vital spark of heavenly flame Jen, a winsome girl, is very attractive with her brown eyes, blonde hair, graceful carriage, and brilliant smile. Basketball— Varsity 1, 4: Class 2, 3; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Senior Play; A. A. 4. VIVIAN THERESA ALLARD Viv Boots So loving and so lovely A glamorous soul is she, and very fair. She ' s the girl with Jean Harlow ' s hair. Her sunny disposition brings cheer wherever she goes. Glee Club 2, 3, 4: Dress Com. 4; Senior Plav Com.; Class Basketball 2; Dram. Club 4; A. A. 4. THOMAS NICHOLAS APOSTOLA Tom ' ' 1 short life, and a merry one Tom is the class chef, he can do a swell job in cooking. Also he ' s a whizz at guard position on the football field. A handy man for a modern young woman to have around! Traffic Squad 2, 3, 4; Student Council 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3 , 4; W and Cooking Clubs 4. JOSEPH VINCENT ASHMANKAS Asbestos Joe Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so A loud laugh, a questioning and guilty tone of voice, and you have Joe. He ' s an ardent baseball fan, and he spends his spare time fishing. J. V. Baseball 1, 2; Senior Play Com.; Skit Com.; A. A. 4. ALICE MARY BACHAND Al Great actions speak Al is the winsome miss with a laugh as clear as a bell. Al can imitate a queen which statement was proved at Washington. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. PAULINE EMILY BACHAND Paulie Emily Small but how dear to us Paulie has a teasing smile and a merry twinkle in her eye. She is always good natured. C. and G. Staff 4; Skits 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Secretary 3. JOHN FRANKLIN BARNARD Jr. Johnny Slick and handsome John ' s hair always is as slick as if it were starched. If anybody wishes to have a nightmare take a ride around town in his 1940 model Chev. Traffic Officer 3, 4; Head Usher Operetta 4. LAILE HALL BARR Grannie Her laugh was light, her heart was true Good things come in small packages fits Laile to perfection. She is a jolly girl, a wonderful dancer. Entertainments 1, 2; Sophomore Party Com.; Junior Dance Com.; A. A.; Flower Com. 4. EDWARD WILLIAM BELANGER Eddie A thing of impulse and a child of song Eddie is always happy, loves to croon, and possesses dancing feet. His Dick Deadeye proved him one of the best actors of die class. He is always present at school social events. Glee Club 3, 4; Class Basketball 2, 3; Dramatics 1; Mikado , H. M. S. Pinafore ; Entertainment Com. 1,3; Traffic Squad 4. HIRAM HOUGHTON BELLOWS Hiram find earth not grey but rosy. The class comedian, yet Hiram has a serious side and is a true friend. He did his share in Football. Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; J. V. Baseball 2, 3; Student Council 3, 4; Traffic Squad 3, 4; Junior Prom Com. 3; Senior Play Com. 4; Sophomore Play. ELIZABETH CLAYTON BERNHEIM Bets To see her is to love her And love but her forever Bets brings sunshine and cheer wherever she goes. Her fascinating personality has endeared her to the hearts of her classmates. Chonita, Mikado, Pinafore; Pres. Dram. Club 4; Friday A. M. Ass.; Chairman Will Com.; Graduation Dress Com.; C. and G. Staff 3, 4; Senior Play; W. A. A.; Home Room Trcas.; Soph. Party Dec. Com. RAYMOND FRANCOIS BLANCHARD Cookie The world is mine Cookie is one of our conspicuous seniors. He did a fine job as man- ager of our undefeated Football team and was a member of the Basketball team. His cheerfulness is to be envied. Football Mgr. 4; Basketball 3, 4; Baseball Mgr. 2, 3; Scenery Com. Senior Play. tw A LOUIS VICTOR BOURDELAIS Louie Tuck As merry as the day is long Tuck lived up to his usual hitfh standard in character acting in our Senior Play. He is always ready with a smile and so makes our school associations with him memorable. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; H. R. Pres.; Operetta Tickets 4; Sec ' y-Treas. Dram. Club 4; Business Mgr. C. and G. 4; Senior Play 4; History Com. 4; Lead in Mikado and H. M. S. Pinafore. ARMAND JOSEPH BRAULT Chief Pete Men of few words arc the best men Oh! how Pete ' can swim, dive and row boats. He is quite a dancer too. Your fine swimming will bring honors to the U. S. in the Olympics some clay! Invitation Com. 4; Skits 4. POLLY ALTANA CHAMBERLIN Pol Al She did with her cheerful will What others talked of While their hands were still Need any help? Ask Pol. She ' s always willing to do her bit and is a hard worker, too. Displayed her ability of acting as Mandy in the Senior Play. Entertainment Com. Fresh. Party; Dram. Club 4; Chair. Assemblies 4; Outing Club 4; Senior Play 4; Skits 4; W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4. ARTHUR JAMES CANNING Art 4 man he seems of cheerful yesterdays And confident tomorrows. Art is one of the more popular Senior boys, distinguished by his care- free manner and silvery tenor voice. It is true he has a weakness for the fairer sex, but who blames him? We feel sure he ' ll succeed in any thing he attempts. Best of luck, Art! Traffic Squad 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Lead in Mikado, Pinafore; Senior Play 4; C. and G. Staff 3, 4: Tennis Club; Rifle Club. EDWARD LUTHER CHAPIN Jr. Ned Chips Who mixed reason with pleasure, and wisdom luith mirth Our most widely travelled classmate is Ned, for he has been to Hungary to a Scout Jamboree. His sparkling black eyes show he ' s always ap- preciative of fun. Traffic Squad 4; Glee Club 2, 4; Skit Com. 4: Assemblies 1, 2. ANNA CHARLOTTE CLARK Nana Knowledge is power Anna is characterized by a most surprising giggle, brown eyes, brown hair, and sincere friendly smile. We know Anna ' s success is assured because her work is prepared thoroughly and accurately. She is al- ways helping others. Skit Com. JEAN ISABEL CLEMENCE Jic A comrade blithe and full of glee Who dares to laugh out loud and free Jean has a jolly disposition, never a frown, and is well known for her fine Basketball playing. Maybe this can be accounted for by her daily hike from Clemence Hill. A. A.; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Basketball-Class 3; Varsity 4; Skit Com. 4. ALDEN WAYNE COLLINGS Collie Al A gentleman who loves to hear himself talk If talking counts, Alden will become President of the United States. When you hear a banging and crashing behind you, look for Collie and his Chevvie. Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Class Basketball 1, 2; Operetta 1, 2. HAZEL COOPER Hazel The best is yet to be Brains and beauty are a great combination in Hazel. Here ' s a girl that doesn ' t let her studies worry her at all. She intends to be an expert in shorthand. Skit Com. 4: Travel Club 4; Candy Com. Senior Play 4: W. A. A. 1. MARY MARGARET DETARANDO Mary To hear her speak and sweetly smile You were in Paradise the while Dark eyes with a mischievous twinkle, a charming smile, and curly hair — that ' s Mary. How we do envy her. She doesn ' t mind being teased. We find a cheerful friend in Mary. Picture Com. 4; Class Prophecy 4; Senior Play Candy Com. 4; Tennis Club 4: Typing Club 4: Outing Club 4. WINSTON DORRELL Win Cueball Happiness is the greatest joy of life Win would never do as a waiter. He brought out this fact very clear- ly in the Senior Play when he broke nearly every dish he laid his hands on. Win ' s smile and happy countenance have earned him many frie nds. Glee Club 1, 2; Assembly 1,2; Senior Play 4. JOHN RANKIN EDMONDSON Bones A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance Tennis and Ping-Pong — games requiring skill and speed in enthusiastic attendance. He is a member of trios of the class. Glee Club 1, 2; Rifle Club 1; Class Basketball 3, 4; Tennis Club 4; Pres. Ping-Pong Club 4; Prophecy Com. 4; Assemblies 1. find Bones of the well-known ALICE ETHERINGTON All things with her were bright and fair All things were glad and free. AliceL our English lassie, is the ever-willing, ever-read; 7 kind. One of the c uiet members of our class, she is seldom heard but is always to be found ready to help her friends. Travel Club 4. GERALD RAYMOND FAVREAU Gil Ray Fat Hoss His wise smile is sweet with certainties. Have ybu ever heard of Ray ' s Chevie? No? Then you ' ve missed the best fish stories of the class. He almost manages a serious face while he tells Ithem. We ' ll miss his and Tom ' s promenades around the school. Football l, 2, 3; Home Room Health Officer 3; Will Com. 4. RUTH ETHEL FAY Tiny Shorty Of send sincere Of actions faithful And of honor clear Ruth is quiet and gentle and like many others of our class has her one and only. According to Dame Rumor she is clever at acting and singing. Craft Club 4; Travel Club 4. ALFRED FREDERIC FERRON Fred His steady brow and quiet mouth Fred is a sort of boy one cannot help but like. He is versatile in both Baseball and Basketball. Hopes to be another Cab Calloway. Baseball 3, 4; Football 4; Basketball 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2; W Club 4; H. R. Health Officer 3; Washington Bicentennial 2. LURINE FINLAY Rena .4 merry heart is good medicine This sweet, gentle, little girl has a most determined chin. Ask some of the sociology experts what that ' s a sign of. Tradition says gentle- men prefer blondes. If you look over Lurine ' s friends you ' ll agree that this lady ' s taste holds to the gentleman ' s rule. MILDRED CHARLOTTE FITTS Charlie Kid For she was just the quiet hind Whose nature never varies Like streams that keep a summer wind Snowhid in January. We admire Charlie for her calm and amiable disposition, and for her superior ability. Her big brown eyes and stunning coronet braid are envied by us all. Friday Assembly Program 1 ; Order of Accurate Typists 3, 4; Travel Club 4. ALPHONSE JEROME CHARRON Al And yet he hadde a thombe of gold, pardee. We ' re proving Charron ' s good-nature once more by putting his picture out of line. Patiently, if he could, he ' d straighten this out, as he has so many things this year. Our financial genius, Al has managed the teachers, and business of all activities. C. G. Treasurer; Chairman Ticket Com. Senior Play: Picture Com.; Invitation Com. RITA PEARL GATINEAU Gat Good nature is a great asset. A good sport and a good friend is Rita. She has school spirit, a keen sense of humor, a sunny disposition, and an optimistic outlook. Interclass Basketball 2, 3. JEANNETTE IRENE GREGOIRE Buttercup Jennie Nightingales can sing their own song best Buttercup, a charming actress, has a melodious voice. Does she like to travel? Ask her about the trip to Washington! She is a chatty member of the afternoon T Club that meets in Room 126. Glee Club 3, 4; H. M. S. Pinafore 4; Home Room Treas. 3. CLARENCE STANISLAUS GUILLET Clarence A patient man ' s a pattern for a king Clarence is a student at the game of chess and checkers and has often taken into camp seasoned players. Room 126 will miss his silence and quiet expressions. Class Basketball 3, 4; Traffic Squad 4. GROVER CHRISMAN HALLQUEST Tiny Tiger Big and handsome Grover ' s deer stories are equal to Ashmankas ' fish stories — our prize sportsmen! Seriously, Grover ' s enthusiasm has meant a great deal to the success of the Science Club. Football 2, 3: Pres. Science Club 4. MARIAN GORDON HOBSON Boop A smile for all, a welcome glad A jovial coaxing way she had. Marian is very deceiving, for sometimes she is quiet and other times — well that ' s a different story. She has proved herself a friend to all, by her willingness to cooperate. Glee Club 2, 3; Home Room Treas. 1 ; Soph. Party Com. 2; W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Skit Com. 4. EMMA MARGARET HOFSTRA Em Whose life was like the violet sweet, As climbing jasmine pure. Em has guarded the back door of 126, collected candy for the Senior Play, and helped with typing! She ' s a great girl to have around. Assembly 1; Typing Club 4; Senior Play Property and Candy Com. 4. FLORA MEE YOUNG CHIN HONG Flo .4 faithful friend is forever a friend ' ' Flo is a friend in need. She is always ready to give a helping hand. Her cheerfulness and personality have won their way into many hearts. Assembly 1; Glee Club, Chonita 2; Tennis Club 4; Senior Play Prop. Com. 4. WALTER LEIGH HUNT Jr. Junie For he was a good felawe Junie ' s twinkling eye, flashing teeth, and dancing feet make him one of the sheiks of the class. As a side line he plays golf. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4:. Banquet Com. 4. ARTHUR WILLIAM JOHNSON Billy A strong silent man Billy ' s shining crown serves as a traffic light in our corridors. He is an admirer of the Sophomore Class. Glee Club 2; Traffic Squad 4; Senior Play Com. 4; H. M. S. Pinafore Com. 4. BERTHA DOROTHEA JUROS Betty Grace was in all her steps The girls all envy Betty her grace and poise — but when one touches her weak spot and mentions Ed she can ' t hide a delicious blush. Basketball 3; Outing Club 4. DONALD CHESTER KARLE Don King Kong Brevity is the sold of wit Glasses, solemn face, questioning eyes, and an innocent expression— that ' s Don. But a twitch in the corner of his mouth gives it all away and we realize that it is only a poker face. Try again Don! Assembly 1: Glee Club 3, 4; Class Basketball 3; Football 4; Hornpiper in Operetta 4; C. and G. Staff 4; Student Council 4; Class Prophecy 4; Traffic Officer 4: Senior Finance Com. 4. PAULINE APOLONIA KOPACZ Patsy A possessor oj many hearts Patsy is a popular belle among both sexes. Her charming smile and bright eyes are sincere and expressive. She has been very successful in her course and will be a good secretary for someone. Assembly 1; Glee Club 2; Basketball 2, 3; Outing Club 4; Ribbon Com. 4. ALOYSIUS IVAN KOPROWSKI Doc Love me, love my dog Here is our Student Council President and third baseman. But his shin- ing point is in our operettas. He has proved himself to be a singing star of the class. Operettas 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Council 1, 2, 3: Pres. 4: Baseball 2, 3; Traffic Squad 2, 3, 4: Pres. W Club 4; Class Pres. 2; Rifle Club 2, 3; Glee Club 1; Librarian 2; Vice-Pres. 3; Pres. 4. PEARL MARIE KOVALESKI Jewel Silence is true wisdom ' s best reply Pearl is calm-mannered and quiet, and she is always at hand to help. Her ambition is to become a successful bookkeeper. Good luck! Special Typing 4; Home Maker ' s Club 4. JENNIE NINA KOZLOWSKI Jean Patience is a flower that grows not in everyone ' s garden. Jean ' s sympathetic ear will be missed by all her classmates. Always full of gay chatter and a good sport, her pet hobby is going to Boston — but what ' s the reason, Jean? She has had perfect attendance for 12 years. She ' s one of the Heavenly Twins. Friday Assembly 1. ANTHY MARY KRALY So did thou, travel on life ' s common way In cheerful godliness From her strategic position in her home room, Anthy carries on a brisk T Party from morning till night. Neat, tidy, smiling, and pleas- ant, Anthy ' s a good friend to have. The other Twin! WALTER KRASOWSKY I fell so young, so strong Serene and unobtrusive one never is aware of Walter until one finds his eyes crinkled in amusement while he and Lemire survey the rest of the room! MARION THERESA LACASSE Tee ' ' And the large musing eyes, neither joyous nor sorry T. Lacasse is on every-one ' s lips during Basketball Games. She ' s a flashy player — and we ' ll miss her. Basketball 1, 2, 3, varsity 4; Tennis, Outing Clubs 4. ROSAIRE JOSEPH LAMONTAGNE Rosy Prince of sweet songs Rosy, our most sincerely appreciative musician, deserves praise for his good work in the Orchestra. Good luck to you, Rubinoff. Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 4; Senior Song Com. CHRISTINE CLAIRE LAVOIE Kit Women were made to give our eyes delight Kit ' s large blue eyes, always bubbling with laughter have won a strong link in everyone ' s chain of friendship. Her stick-to-itiveness will mean her success. Good Luck! C. and G. Staff 4; Skit Com. 4. BEVERLY PAULINE LAWTON Bev Bebbie A smile in her eyes Bev ' s merry giggle can be heard on the dreariest day. We hear that she makes good use of a Chevvie. Glee Club, Operettas 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4; Inter-Class Basketball 2, 3; Thanksgiving Conspiracy 4. NORMAN WILFRED LEBLANC Normie Speed One man among a thousand Normie, Captain of our undefeated football team of 1935, is a star athlete and a gritty one. He ' s been a succ essful Head of the Traffic Squad, due, in part, to his pleasing personality. Football 1, 2, 3, Capt. 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2; Traffic Squad 2, 3, Capt. 4; Student Council 2, 3, 4; Class Treas. 2; Skit Com. 4; Dram. Com. Chair. 3; Finance Com. 4; Senior Play Com. 4; Junior Prom Com. 3; H. R. Pres. 4. EMMA LOUISE LEBOEUF Emma The fruits of the tree of knowledge are various. ..She must be strong indeed who can digest all of them. Emma ' s giggle, also her wide knowledge of books, single her out from the other girls. Teachers often wish there were more like her. History Com. 4; Community Interests Club 4. LEONIDE LEMIRE Al Len Be always as merry as ever you can For no one delights in a sorrowful man. Len ' s bashfulness and shyness is just a mask. Have you ever noticed his grin? He and Walter Krasowsky can make any room hum. They are our David and Jonathan. RICHARD CHENEY MACALLISTER Dick Rich Mac A gentleman from top to toe Dick ' s nonchalant appearance belies his fun-loving spirit. Dick has many friends among the fairer sex. Maybe his wavy hair attracts. We wonder ! C. and G. 3, 4; Rifle Club 1, Sec ' y 4; Class Basketball 2, 3; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Traffic Squad 3, 4; Tennis Club 4; Hornpiper in Pinafore 4; Senior Prom Com.; Head Usher Sr. Play; Chair. Gift Com. LOIS MARION MASON For she is such a smart little craft Another Mason sister, a sweet, appealing, utterly feminine blonde! Lois has smart common-sense, and poise under her naive veneer. Did you know she has a nephew? Skit and Dress Com. 4; Student Council 3, 4; Dramatic and Typing Clubs 4; Fresh.. Soph., Jun. Party Corns. 1, 2, 3; H. R. Sec. 2; Class Sec. 1; A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4. MARJORIE ELMIRA McGRATH Margie Maggie With eyes as luminous and bright and blue As xoater of a woodland river We all admire Margie ' 1 for her even disposition and charming smile. She is an interested and hard worker of the Girls ' Outing Club. Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Outing Club 4; Friday A. M. Ent. I; Outing Club Party Com. MARGARET LAIRD McKINSTRY A girl light-hearted and content A happy girl with a sunny disposition is Peggy. Her cheerful coun- tenance beams like the morning sun and warms us with its cheery rays. We wish her heaps of luck in whatever she does. Glee Club 2, 3, 4; C. and G. Staff 3; Dramatic Club 4; Aunt Sabriny ' s Christmas ; Class Basketball 2; Chairman Candy Com. Glee Club 4. JOHN FRANCIS McTIGHE Tiger A happy heart ; a carefre ' e mind John was a late comer to our class but he has won many friends. He did a fine job as publicity manager for the Senior Play. Did you know he is a keen debater? Traffic Squad 4; Debating Club 4: Publicity Manager Senior Play; Skit Com. JOHN EDWARD MERRILL Jr. Jack Garibaldi He hath a stern look, but a gentle Iieart. With his trim, dignified appearance and his beautiful plum-colored trimmings. Jack won all feminine hearts in the Senior Play. Senior Play 4; Traffic Officer 4; Hornpiper in Operetta 4; Pres. Rifle Club 4; Treas. Tennis Club 4; Class P asketball 2, 3; Class Treas. 1; Ass. Ent. I. MARION ELIZABETH MUNDAY Dody Her strength is as the strength of ten Because her heart is pure. Marian is a fine worker and has shown her class spirit by attending all class activities. She plans to take up dietetics and we know she will be successful. Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 4, Librarian 3; Basketball 2; W. A. A. 1, 2, 4; Outing Club 4. ALICE ROSEMARIE NORMANDIN Blondie Al Don ' t you remember sweet Alice? Here ' s a second member who hasn ' t missed a day of school in twelve years. Did you know she loves curly hair? Glee Club 2, 3; Typing Club 4: Outing Club 4. PETER ROBERT PALMERINO Pete One of the well-known Palmerino brothers, Pete ' s shy smile ought not to fool you. Underneath there ' s a happy-go-lucky heart. Underneath there ' s Class Basketball 3: Rifle Club 1 ; A. A 1, 2, RUTH EVELYN PETERSON Pete An easy-going soul and always was. Although Ruth is as quiet as a mouse in school, we who know her well can tell you a different story. Have you ever heard her relate a comical incident or a good story? Play 1; Typing Club 4. GERTRUDE EDNA PEZZETTI Gert A sweet attractive kind of grace. Good cook, skilled dressmaker, smooth dancer, slick Basketball player, conscientious student, good farmerette — all combine to make our Gert. Student Council 2, 3, Sec. 4; Central Div. Sec. 4; Skit and Dress Com. 4; Pres. Typing Club 4; V-Pres. Dram. Club 4; Varsity Basketball 4. ARTHUR TAYLOR PHILLIPS Art Bud Phil Never a trouble, never a frown Phil came to us this year and has already proved himself to be a flash on the Basketball floor. He has a mischievous personality and a meth- od of irking the teachers easily. We wish him heaps of luck in what- ever he attempts. Basketball 4. CHAUNCY WALKER PHIPPS Chaunce Sports have their place and studies too; Neither should be neglected. Girls look once at him, and pop go their hearts. His face and Tarzan features in Football togs makes him our choice for Holly- wood. And what a pitcher! Football 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Rifle Club 1, 2; Class Treas. 3. CATHERINE BARBARA PICKARSKI Kay Still water runs deep. Kay does a great deal of exercising up and down Woodstock Road. In her spare time, Kay can always be found at the Library enjoying books. Her ambition is to be a secretary. Good luck, Kay! Typist, C. and G. Staff 4. ROMEO JOSEPH PLANTE Ray One who never turned his back, but marclied, breast forward. Ray was the Rock of Gibraltar of our undefeated Football team. Hope the team survives next year! Baseball 3, 4: Football 2, 3, 4; A. A. 2, 3, 4; W Club 4; Traffic Squad 3, 4. JULIA IRENE PLIMPTON Renie Her air, her manners, all who saw admired Courteous though gay, and gentle though retired. Irene comes to us from Sturbridge and has a winning smile for all. We envy her knowledge of art and wish her the best of luck. Skits 4. CHRISTINE JULIA POWER Chris A smile in her eyes. Let me whisper something, Christine ' s a good cook, — and that needs no embellishment. It ' s an art, today. She sings, she hikes, she plays basketball! Withal she ' s a sweet charming girl. Girls ' Basketball 2, 3; Glee Club 1, 2; Operettas 1, 2; Craft Club 4; Leader— Outing Club 4; A. A. 1, 2, 3. MARY LOVRIEN PRICE Honey An aureole of molten sunlight Honey is one of our live wires. She creates fun for everyone. Study- ing doesn ' t seem to bother her, but a tall, handsome six-footer does. Varsity Basketball 1, 4, Capt. 4; Cheer Leader 4; A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4: Class Vice-Pres. Laurel, Banquet, Ring Com. 4. GEORGE STEPHEN PROULX Georgie Humour lies hidden in his heart His business activities take up much of his outside time, but he still supports all class activities. We hear he is an excellent bowler. Football 3; Traffic Squad 4. PRUDENCE EVELYN PROULX Prudy A dancing shape, an image gay Prudy ' s big words are famous. She_ keeps us running to the diction- ary. Her niece and her dancing take up most of Prudy ' s spare time. Class Basketball 2; Dram. Club 4; Girls ' Outing Club 4; Girls ' Craft 4; Banquet Com. 4; A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4. ESTELLE YVETTE ROBIDOUX Bright Eyes Her smile is as beautiful as the sunrise. Estelle is very easy on the eyes. Her frequent jumps in the Commercial Law Class are amusing. When one is in need of Estelle she can be found in Room 202. Chair. Candy Com. Senior Play; Sec. Tennis Club 4; Sec. Ping Pong Club 4; Supply Room 2, 3, 4. RHODA MARIE ROBIDOUX Road ' ' Laugh and the world laughs with you Just as sweet as the poetic alliteration of her nama is the memory of sweet Rhoda. She is another Senior who can write a book about Washington. DOROTHY ELLEN ROBINSON Dot Nor bold, nor shy, nor short, nor tall But a happy mingling of them all. Dot is jolly and has an ever-ready grin. As you can see her interests center in athletics. Class Basketball 2; Outing and Tennis Club 4; A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4. JOSEPH GABRIEL ST. ONGE ' Gub Absence makes the heart grow fonder. We know Gub is an enthusiastic hunter, — but his heart ' s not in this sport. How can it be when it ' s on the Hudson? We miss her, too, Gub! ABRAHAM SCHWARTZBERG Abie Seest thou a -man diligent in his business Abie has gained a great reputation as being Wells ' official chauffeur. Abie ' s happy disposition should carry him a long way. Rifle Club 1, 2; Glee Club 1; Senior Play Com. 4; Traffic Officer 4: Class Basketball 3; Skits 4. STEFANO ETTORE SIMONELLI Sim Steve Words! Words! Words! Anybody want to laugh? Think of Sim ' s pranks. Teeth, hair, eyes, — Sim ' s perfect. And with the lift of a quizzical eyebrow and a voice inflection he mimics anyone. Very little passes Sim by, unaware. Glee Club 1; Football 2; Senior Play Stage Com. CHARLES EDWIN SIMPSON Charlie None but himself can be his parallel Charlie really is the goods. We envy him his automobile, drawing skill, — and wish him success as a farmer. Glee Club 1, 2; Class Basketball 2, 3; Ticket Com. Senior Play 4; Rifle Club 4. MITCHELL JOHN SLOTA Mike Pat Mitch Speak little and to the purpose Square determined chin, broad shoulders, that ' s Mike. A tall blond giant among his host of friends, he ' s an answer to a maiden ' s prayer. Basketball 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3, 4; W. Club. HAZEL EULA SMITH Lefty Smithie A bonny bonny lazzie Smithie tells a story well, her eyes glow and her voice shows shades of indignation or enjoyment. She enjoys developing her critical taste by attending dramatic performances round about. KATHERINE MARIE SUTHERLAND Kitty Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes We wish Kitty had been with us during her four years, for we ' ve en- ioved her charming manner this year, very much. VICTORIA ANNABELLE SZYDLIK Vic Loyalty is worth more than money Vic possesses a cheerful disposition. Her quaint remarks have forced many a teacher to smile. She has displayed her typing ability while working in Mr. Greene ' s office. Homemaker ' s Club 4. ROGER BERNARD THOMPSON Dick A nice unparticular man There ' s a humorous quirk to Dick ' s mouth, a twinkle in his alert eyes, a drawl to his voice which show him to be appreciative of nuances. C. and G. Staff 3, 4; Pres. H. R. 3; Glee Club 1. ANTHONY FRANK VERNA Tony Open my heart and you will see Engraved inside of it, ' Italy ' . The mock seriousness of this gentleman ' s manner ought to earn him good place in politics. He worked diligently for the Senior play. Stage Mgr. Senior Play; Operetta 1. EMMA MARY ANN VOLPINI Emmie You ' re my friend — What a thing friendship is, world without end. Emma has come through high school with a pert snappy step, — hair now long and now short — her padi lined with hearts. Chairman Invitation Com. 4; Dramatic and Typing Clubs 4; Fresh- man Reception Com. 3; H. R. Health Officer 2. RITA WALSH Shrimp Such sweet scfft notes These capable hands have added to our school life, for from piano play- ing to skillful typing, Rita ' s fingers are never idle. Orchestra 3, 4; Wednesday Assemblies 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Varsity 4; Tennis Club 4; Class Song Com. 4; C. and G. Staff 4. ROBERT ANDREW WERNER Bobbie Our youth we can have but today, We can always find time to grow old. ' ' Twinkling eyes and a winning smile — that ' s Bobbie. One of the slickest basketball players and athletes at Wells in many a year. Every- one knows his Yellow Roadster. Football 1, 2; 3, -I: Basketball 1, 2, 3, Captain 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4: Home Room Pres. 3, 4: All Star Cast, Thanksgiving Program As- semb ' y 2; W Club; W. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Traffic Squad 2, 3, 4. KATHLEEN WESTWELL Kitty ind her dark eyes, how eloquent k-eved Kittv is the class artist. Have vou seen her Curly-haired, b!, illustrated ads? Art Club; Posters for Class Rooms; Dram painted place cards for class banquet. Club 4; Designed and MARTHA HELEN ZUISS Blondie Eyes loo expressive to be blue Too lovely to be grey Just watch how Martha ' s eyes twinkle with amusement! What a pleas- ing personality she has. We know Martha will be a success because she ' s continually striving for achievement. Ping Pong Club 4. STUDENT COUNCIL Officers: President, Aloysius Koprowski; Vice-President, Anthony SiLvestri; Secretary and Treasurer, Gertrude Pezzetti. Faculty Adviser, Mis.-- Persis Howe 22 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY COMMENCEMENT BACCALAUREATE The Baccalaureate Service was held Sunday evening, June 16, at the Congrega- tional Church. Reverend Frederick T. Kerry on gave the sermon. CLASS BANQUET The Banquet was held June 18, at the Cohasse Country Club, followed by dancing. CLASS DAY PROGRAM Orchestra Address of Welcome Rene Francazzi Class History read by Louis Bourdelais Selection Rosaire Lamontagne Class Will read by Edward Belanger Selection Arthur Canning and his Gang Class Prophecy read by Alice Janeczek Class Song Words by Sally Morehouse Orchestra Planting of Ivy Rene Francazzi GRADUATION PROGRAM Selection Orchestra Invocation Rev. George Metcalf Address The Tercentenary of Secondary Education Eleanor Stephanie Liro Address The First Schools of Southbridge Paul Harlow Haynes Selection Au Revoir — Behr Glee Club Address The Mary E. Wells High School, Today Rene Raniero Francazzi Address Education in a Changing World Sarah Eunice Morehouse Address Our School Looks Ahead Frances Elizabeth Sutcliffe Selection Largo — Handel Glee Club Special Awards Presentation of Diplomas Chairman of the School Committee JUNE 1935 23 The Tercentenary of Secondary Education ' Eleanor Stephanie Liro It is altogether fitting that the graduates of 1935 should spend this evening in an ap- preciation of education, because this year is the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the high school in America. As soon as the first settlement was made in America, a school was opened so that the edu- cation of the children could continue. The Boston Latin Grammar School, found- ed in 1635, was the first successful secondary school in America. This tuition school, con- trolled and partially supported by the town, was open only to boys to be prepared for the ministry. Later on the Massachusetts law of 1642 providing that all children be taught to read, and the law of 1647 giving the state the right to establish and operate schools in the communities, stimulated this movement of secondary education. The American Revolu- tion soon brought this type of school to an end, however. The rapid expansion of the country, then, necessitated a broader educational program. A wider variety of pupils desired education and so the American academy was established. Its aim was to provide educational opportunities for children of all classes and prepare them for life as well as for college. Franklin ' s Academy in Philadelphia, founded in 1751, the first American academy, was open to girls as well as to boys. This type of secondary school be- came most popular during the middle of the 19th century until its vogue gradually dwindled and eventually the free public high school was given the preference. The first high school, the English High School, with a program of studies for three years, and for boys only, was opened in 1821. For two brief years, 1826 to 1828, a Boston School for girls existed. It took a war to bring about a change of education. After the Civil War the unrest among the young people stimulated the growth of education. Finally in the Kalamazoo Case settled by the Supreme Court of Mich- igan in 1874, Judge Thomas McCooley rendered a decision that the state had the legal right to tax the people for the support of the high schools. Now, as a consequence, the high school developed and expanded rapidly in the West and Central States. A change in the form of the high school was brought about in 1908 in the establishment of the Junior High School, uniting the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades into the Senior High School. The rapid growth of the high school has es- tablished it as the one universal secondary school. In 1893, three percent of the children of high school age were attending school. Every ten years since, this percentage has doubled itself, until now, four decades later, forty-eight percent of such children are in school. The high school is an institution of which only America can boast; it is one of the most important social institutions in America. 24 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY The First Schools of Southbridge Paul Harlow Haynes Thirty three years before the Revolution- ary War public education had its begin- ning in Sturbridge, from which South- bridge was not yet divided. There a school was established by James Dennison in the summer of 1742 in his bam where it continued until haytime when it was moved into the house as the barn was wanted for more im- portant matters. This was the time of The New England Primer with English grammar considered useless and geography unknown. The town meeting of that year had appropriat- ed twenty pounds to be used for female teach- ers. East from the Dennison schoolhouse a num- ber of people settled and, complaining of the distance to the school, thirty years later, they were rewarded with a schoolhouse of their own. History tells us also of a woman who came from Medfield on horseback to teach school in 1800-1801 in Honest Town which was that part of Sturbridge that became part of Southbridge when the town was incorpo- rated in 1816. The first appropriation for schools by the town of Southbridge in the year of its in- corporation, 1816, was $400. The town was divided into seven school districts, each one handling its own affairs and so continued until 1868. For many years there was no Superin- tendent of schools, but there always was a School Committee. .During the first year of the Town of South- bridge the Center schoolhouse was built. This after many changes during its history was converted into the present Police Station. Not until 1840 did the town have a high school when a Mr. George Willard of Wor- cester established a private high school at his home on Elm Street. This was the so-called Walker house which was next to the Carpen- ter house. At the next town meeting in March. 1841 a vote was passed, to wit: That Mr. Willard have the use of the room over the town hall for a high school. The high school continued to be in the Town Hall until the present Wells High was built in 1916. Mr. Willard was welcome as his school met a want felt in the community. The names of his pupils include those of families which have always been connected with the development of Southbridge — the Ammidowns. Cheneys, Marcys. Newells, Hartwells, Beechers, Morses, Dressers, Plimptons, and McKinstrys. There were besides those from Southbridge and vicinity scholars from Woodstock. Stock- bridge, Upton. Sutton, Millbury, Worcester, Springfield. Providence, Rhode Island, and two from New York City. Enrollment for the first year varied from 18 in the first term to 61 in the last term, and in the second year it climbed to 83 in the Fall term. There were four instructors in the first year and two more were added in the second. The school year was divided into four terms of eleven weeks each with a two weeks ' vaca- tion between terms, school being held the year round. His tuition system was quite complica- ted: Reading, Spelling, Geography, Grammar or Arithmetic §3.00; History. Natural Philos- ophy. Astronomy or AVatts on the Mind §3.50; Logic, Rhetoric, Physiology, Botany, Chem- istry. Mineralogy, Geology, Political Economy, Intellectual or Moral Philosophy, Natural Theology or Evidences of Christianity §4.00; Bookkeeping, Algebra, Geometry, Surveying, Greek or Latin §4.50; and the ornamentals, French. Drawing or Painting SI. 00 extra. This JUNE 1935 25 will serve to show the variety of subjects of- fered in his curriculum. The school was divided into four depart- ments, the Primary ' , the English, the Classical or College course and the Ornamental Depart- ment where the $1.00 subjects were furnished. At the end of each term a public examina- tion was held on Monday and Tuesday before an examining committee composed of some of the leading professional and business men of the town. It is interesting to note the prices that were charged in those early days, for board, wash- ing and fuel — very much lower than now. The pupils were boarded in private homes of good families, ladies for $1.50 and gentlemen for $1.75 per week. Washing was from 12% to 25 cents and a separate fire for two scholars was from 17 to 25 cents per week extra. There was also a small charge for fuel during the terms in which a fire was needed in the school- rooms. Rules and Regulations for the deportment of the pupils were quite strict. One rule reads: All idling and loitering about taverns, dramshops, and other places of public resort are expressly prohibited. Every student was required to attend church on Sunday and to study two hours daily. From that time until 1854 the Southbridge High School continued to be a private school or a grammar school of high grade partly sup- ported by the town. On February 4 of that year the Southbridge Press carried an edi- torial which said in part, Some of our cit- izens may not be aware of the fact that the number of families in town is about 600, over 100 more than is required by law to render the town liable to support a large high school . A violation of this law makes the town liable to a heavy fine. We are unable to see any course that can be pressed to evade the law even if sufficient reason existed for so doing. The town voted favorably at the town meeting in March to establish a town high school in the Town Hall. The first appropri- ation for a high school was $800. There were about 30 scholars in the first term under the principal, Mr. E. N. Chamberlin. After several different principals the school had a visitor one day in the person of a nattily dressed little man — blue coat, velvet vest, patent leather shoes with bows, — some thought he was a French dancing master, but he was presently introduced to the pupils as their next principal; this was Nathan Upham. AVhen he came he found the schoolroom in bad condition; no ventilation, not half enough room and poor seats but through his efforts a large and beautiful room was constructed. Until the Civil War the high school pros- pered and even reached an enrollment of 60 but in 1861 it fell to half of that. After the War, interest revived, however, and the first formal graduation took place in 1869. Subjects at this time included, besides the basics, botany, astronomy, Greek and elocution. The Latin lesson was then commit- ted to memory. The first mention of a baseball team con- nected with the school is in November, 1872 when they played a Central Mills team and lost. They also played a team called the Clippers Junior of Sturbridge winning by a score of 80-43. However there were no organ- ized sports or social events. In 1875 the date of graduation was changed to March from the end of the summer term. The class of ' 75 consisted oi two members. The School Committee regularly came to term examinations to which the parents were also invited. The examination was oral and consequently very confusing to the poor scholars. The Committee also had a habit of saying just what they thought of the principal and teachers in the annual School Report, The Class of ' 79 had two distinctions; they were the first to graduate at night and the first pupils to complete a four year course. While the new Town Hall was being built the school moA-ed to the school at Union Street and this was how things stood in 1888 when the present Town Hall was dedicated. 26 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Education in a Changing World Sarah Eunice Morehouse u A man who accumulates knowledge as a miser accumulates money is an en- cumbrance to his generation. ' What will he do with it? ' is a pertinent question. Thus queries William H. P. Faunce, former President of Brown University. What are we graduates of tonight to do with our knowledge? How may we help the world, now in such a chaotic state? Let us consider a few facts relative to this changed world. A recent survey, made by an alumni organ- ization of a large university, showed that in excess of four thousand graduates of various colleges who had been out of college from one to four years had yet to hold their first perma- nent position! What an appalling fact! To what is this unemployment attributed? One important factor, we know, is the develop- ment of machinery. Factories today are equipped with super-machines, which, ob- viously supplant manual labor. One auto- matic machine, in addition to reducing cost from $13 to less than 50c per 1000, produces 150 thousand incandescent light bulbs in twenty-four hours. Each such machine throws out of work 294 men. Another machine, a veritable giant, turns out eight thousand auto- mobile frames each day. To run these ma- chines, a man merely presses a button, or turns a switch. How much education is need- ed in such an occupation? How much satis- faction from a job well-done will the man get? At the time of the Industrial Revolution in England facts similar to these had to be faced. John Ruskin recognized that man was depriv- ed of self expression in work, that he was made a slave to machinery, that such con- ditions make a tool of a man, and thus, all in- dividualism is lost. Ruskin claims that after a clay ' s work man is but a heap of sawdust, so far as its intellectual work in this world is concerned; saved only by its Heart — which expands, after the ten hours are over, into fireside humanity. In the present condition of labor under the Code of the 40 hour week, three-fourths of a man ' s life is spent away from his job, if he is one of the fortunate ones to be employed. If he can not find self-expression in his work, let him follow Ruskin ' s idea and develop a hobby. The 1 fine arts offer such an opportunity for those whose tastes lead in that direction. Puppettering is a rather modern hobby which is attaining favor with many young people. Not only are the Marionettes fashion- ed by the student, but also the accoutrements of the stage are studied. Hobbies which contribute mental stimulus are courses in International Relations and How To Read the Newspaper of Today. Many forums and discussion groups, even in the smallest hamlets, afford opportunity to ex- press and share opinions. Education, then, is trying to meet the con- ditions we face in this changing world. This must be our aim. That it is necessary is prov- ed by the general recognition of the situation by all of our foremost educators. It was my privilege to hear President James Rowland Angell deliver the Baccalaureate ad- dress to the Yale class of 1933, when he made the following statement: When a human life may be purchased for a few dollars; when little children may be stolen, and their parents blackmailed for ran- som; when thousands of men starve, though granaries are bursting; when, too often, public (Continued on Page 29) JUNE 1935 27 The Mary E. Wells High School, Today Rene Raniero Francazzi This evening over one hundred graduates of Mary E. Wells High School sit here. Traditions from Italy, France, Poland, Greece, China, England and Ireland have been brought together by us and have merged to form our common background. This colorful, sizeable class presents a far different problem to the school authorities from the class of 1875 when two graduates studied Greek and Latin to prepare for college. Last year 80% of the graduating class end- ed its formal education with this graduation day. Since we know that the American public school must satisfy the needs of its members, it is only fair that such studies to prepare 80% of a class to live on as happy citizens, must be presented to them. Guidance by teachers in choice of studies to help pupils plan their work for the future is being carried on at the high school. Every op- portunity is being taken to map out guideposts for the future. Continually through our teach- ers and through our own experience the value of hard work and conscientious service in gain- ing success is brought to us. If we ' re content to do the ordinary run of work, we ' ll get the ordinary pay! The school translates this into a lesson for us by using the three-levels-of-assignment plan of marking. For the ordinary run of work a student gets a C. In order to get a B or an A, (superior pay in terms of money) he must do superior work. This is definitely written out and ten weeks ahead of time a pupil knows what work he must cover in order to get the mark. We have to accomplish something in order to be paid for it. The students gain self- reliance and independence by taking advan- tage of this plan. Under this system the school not only pays for added endeavor, but also points out specifically what is needed to reach a higher level. This system, then, is pre- paring us for the work of the future. Next year when we start our practical career as citizens of Southbridge, our training in the Social Sciences will have prepared us to en- counter problems with a common-sense view point. Under social studies we include civics, history, economics, problems of democracy, sociology, government — all subjects, in fact, which deal with the study of man ' s relation- ships to other men. The Community Interests Club has become acquainted with public institutions in South- bridge by visiting the Fire-Station, Police- Station, library, a bakery, the Trade School, and the News Printing Press. In Problems of Democracy, a study of international affairs, the ways and customs of such men as Hitler, Mussolini, and Roosevelt are presented. So- ciology gives us views of both sides of strikes and a consideration of labor disorders. A second type of preparation for our life next year, training us to play, comes through clubs. One must know how to play sensibly and wisely in the increased leisure time and, for this purpose, various club activities have been introduced. Class basketball, junior- varsity baseball, ping-pong, tennis, and field hockey give the boys and girls who cannot play on the varsity teams a. chance to enjoy games. The benefits of organized sport ' — co- operation, team play, fair play, together with the fun of the game — are spread out so that anyone who wants to has an opportunity to play. The Outing Club provides hikes, hot-dog (Continued on Page 29) 28 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Our School Looks Ahead Elizabeth Sutcliffe The events of the past few years have done not a little to change the attitude of the average American toward life. Since money is no longer so easy to acquire as it was pre-1929, he is searching for a substitute for the manufactured diversions of that golden era. He can no longer indulge his fancies with a solid bank account, but must got what he wants through less pecuniary channels. He is finding out that the best and most enduring pleasures of life are also the cheapest from the monetary standpoint. But he needs a little training in order to more fully appreciate the satisfaction that can be found in good books, in art, in music, and in the drama. To foster the growth of these cultural interests which have so long lain dormant in the American mind is the role assigned to future education. Already a number of cities have taken up this new task. In the city of Springfield, was conducted last winter a series of Forum lec- tures, planned to cultivate the interest of wide- awake citizens to what is going on in their city, state, and nation. Night-schools arc no recent schemes; but here in Sonthbridge last winter night classes were held in Wells High School for which students received college credit. In these ways the schools are meeting the problem of adult education. But we can anticipate changes in the educa- tion of the younger generation, also. For there is today a large group of young people between 16 and 21 years old, who have no occupation. Jobs are being given, in preference, to men with families to support, and so these boys and girls are wasting their time in idleness. Many of these young people are unwilling to go to school, either because they have reached the limit of their abilities, or simply because school no longer offers anything which interests them. This idleness is a deplorable condition since labor can no longer absorb them. When, and if, the plans of fax-seeing edu- cators materialize, there will be compulsory schooling for every boy and girl in the coun- try up to the age of 21. This will in turn create a need for a new type of school corresponding to the Junior College. This new school will be run along the lines of the progressive school, where one studies Latin or dramatics, ste- nography or wood-carving, because he finds pleasure in it. Someone has said, The first duty of educa- tion is to teach people to do better the desirable things that they are likely to do anyway. An- other duty is to reveal to them higher activ- ities and to make them both desired and max- imally possible. In so doing the progressive school is remedy- ing one of the most pronounced defects of our present-day school system — that is, too intense concentration in one field, to the exclusion of all others. Of course, we shall always need trained specialists, but for the average man or woman to have a diversity of interests and skills is to insure a useful, happy life, where failure in one kind of work does not leave one without future resource. With this idea in mind the class of 1935 had chosen for its motto, Nosce Te Ipsum — Know Thyself. Know not only wherein you fail, but wherein you succeed also. Cultivate and utilize your abilities. Through your town, state, and federal governments, create of edu- cation an instrument to sharpen your minds and put a keen edge to your responsibilities. And ever strive to develop that strength of mind, that firmness of purpose, that will to succeed which has made, and will continue to make, our United States the most glorious na- tion on earth. JUNE 1935 29 EDUCATION IN A CHANGING WORLD (Continued from Page 26) office is not a public trust; when common hon- esty in business is no longer so common; then certainty the generation to which I belong has made a horrible mess of things. We pass on, shamefacedly to you, the task of rescuing humanity from its woes, hoping that from our grotesque and pathetic blunders you may learn wisdom and live. Let us hope that we never shall be compelled to make such a confession. Tonight as we go forth into a changing world, let us not have the pessimistic attitude of Hamlet when he ex- claimed, — The time is out of joint, oh cursed spite That ever I was born to set it right. Rather, let us resolve that we will go forth as- sured that optimism will help us find a place for our service. And, having found that place, let us strive to give faithful service, no matter how the world may change. THE MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL, TODAY (Continued from Page 27) roasts, and other inexpensive pleasures. The Science Club is completing a motor boat which the boys say will run. The Boys ' Cooking Club members can make doughnuts, pie, cof- fee, and they serve dinners and luncheons. The Amateur Hour sponsored by the Dramatic Club has given a. spurt to dancers, singers, and elocutionists. The names of the clubs alone will give an idea of the breadth of interest: typing, debating, student council, art, handi- craft, and the rifle club. Today practically any interest of the stu- dents can be the motive for a club. We are learning now to enjoy our leisure time for next year. By these specific facts, it is obvious that the Mary E. Wells High School is keeping pace with the changes in education today. She is continually improving conditions for her pupils. May your continued interest, and support enable her to do more and more in the future for the boys and girls of Southbridge. 30 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 1 93 5 CLASS MOTTO No see le Ipsum CLASS COLORS Blue and Gold CLASS SONG — PROSPICE— World of Faith and Goodness, precious to us all, Ah we pass this milestone, heed thou to our call. Welcome us with gladness to the rank and file .... Rough may be our pathway; rare, a cheery smile; Courage we shall need to guide us ' long each mile. School of Life and Learning shall our next goal be, Yet in future years our thoughts shall turn to thee. We recall with sad hearts all the joys we ' ve known .... Hours of joy and sadness, now so swiftly flown; Friendship true and faithful — dear and dearer grown. Sally E. Morehouse. J 935 ANNOUNCES: Rene Francazzi Robert Werner Alphonse Charron Paul Haynes Charles Simpson John Merrill Norman LeBlanc Winston Dorrell Anthony Verna Alphonse Charron Bob Werner Donald Karle Chauncy Phipps Hiram Bellows Ned Chapin Arthur Canning Stefano Simonelli Alden Collings Alphonse Charron Most Popular Class Athlete Most Likely To Succeed Most Bookish Radical ■ Conservative Possessors of Cheshire Cat Grins The Clowns The Sleepiest The Busiest The Flirts The Bluffs The Best Looking Devoted Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Mr. and Mrs. Mutt The Cutest Most Garrulous One who has done most for school Betsy Bernheim Stephanie Liro Elizabeth Sutcliffe Sally Morehouse Marian Munday Sally Morehouse Estelle Robidoux Jean Clemence Alice Normandin Marian Munday Ruth Peterson Jean Clemence Charlotte Fitts Honey Price Hazel Cooper Jeannette Allard Pauline Bachand Marian Munday Elizabeth Sutcliffe JUNE 1935 31 Log of the Good Ship 35 September 4, 1931 We set sail on the four year voyage to Graduation, under the leadership of Capt. Kenneth Harmon, First-mate Gertrude Pez- zetti, Second-mate Betty Carey and Bos ' n Jack Merrill. Lookout is Mr. Beals. The rough sea has made many of us rather ill. In addi- tion to this, many of our crew have been threatened with being thrown overboard by the Sophomores. But in the face of it all we are undaunted. Our motto is Onward, Ever On- ward. October The Juniors decided to see that our social life was not neglected, and invited us down from the crow ' s nest to a reception given in our hon- or on the main deck. We were labeled with green, which harmonized with our blushing faces. Many of the crew tried their luck at launching a partner on the slippery dance floor. After dancing we were served with what we thought was the usual hard-tack, but which, after the first two or three chews, was found to be ice cream. We also had cake! From then on we pledged loyalty to the Juniors. One Friday A. M. We give our first entertainment! As a fea- ture of the ship ' s entertainment Miss Knowl- ton ' s room presented a drama entitled The Galumps in which Emma Hofstra and Junie Hunt starred. Our next performance was given by Miss Phinney ' s room — Unsolved, a mys- tery play for the solution of which a prize was offered. Thanksgiving Day We saw the crew of the Bartlett beaten on their own main deck in a football game by the crew of Wells , after which we all enjoyed a well-earned turkey dinner. Bobby Werner made his bow as the future all-star player. February The operetta Sonia was presented by the Glee Club, in which the great Koprowski made his debut as captain of a deck-mopping brigade. April 8 We invited all the classes to attend a party on the main deck. By this time we have gain- ed the respect of the whole ship. We had been recognized as a class of unusual ability and de- termination. Having fulfilled our duties as Freshmen, we are prepared to become Soph- omores and to see that the incoming Freshmen behave. At present we are looking forward to a glorious vacation. September 1932 After spending three months in a state of semi-lethargy we resumed our voyage with Aloysius Koprowski, Pauline Earls, Eleanor McNitt, Norman Leblanc, and Miss Dube as our officers. We were represented in the Student Council by Rene Francazzi, Gertrude Pezzetti, Norman Leblanc, and Aloysius Kop- rowski. There seems to be nothing outside of records in the shape of exams and reports until: Febniary 11 Our biggest event of the year, the Depres- sion Party. The entertainment Cinderella launched Bobby Werner, Houghton Bellows, and Stefano Simonelli on their meteoric careers with a bang. June Weather: Hot. General Atmosphere : Restlessness among crew. We managed to survive by numerous de- vices best known to those who were banished JUNE 1935 33 to confinement in the hold for many weary hours. But finally came the graduation of our peers and a pause in the cruise of the class of ' 35. September 1933 After a stay of two months at Vacationland, we resumed our voyage under the leadership of Capt ' n Rene Francazzi, Mates Jane V alker and Pauline Bachand, and Bos ' n Chauncey Phipps, with Miss Finnegan on the lookout. October 7 We made the howling Freshmen down in the hold happy by getting up a party for them. The idea was to make them feel at home, — so we had everyone on board dress as Kids. The general good time was helped along by the ap- pearance of Teachers Tabor, Beals, Kidd, Mc- Mahon, and Finnegan who became kids again, too, for the evening. February That now famous quartet Bernheim, Can- ning, Belanger and Koprowski made its very successful debut in the Glee Club ' s presenta- tion of The Mikado , by Gilbert and Sullivan. April Following the precedent set by other Junior classes we gave a dance which all and sundry were invited to attend. We might add that it was a great success. June The final duty of our Junior year was to honor the Seniors at a Reception. In electing our committees, little did we know that our Laurel committee was to remain a permanent institution throughout the Senior year. But that is how it turned out to be. Thus ended the third year of our voyage. We then retired to Vacationland to fit our- selves for the arduous tasks awaiting us dur- ing the fourth and last year of this perilous journey. September 4, 1935 This day began the last year of our great voyage. As Seniors we were given bunks in three cabins on the main deck under the super- vision of Admirals Drake, Fitzgerald, and Peterson. With a lot of running around and hand-shaking the several gangs finally got organized, and the whole crew was ready to start work. Heave ho! It look? like smooth sailin ' ahead! September 14 At a meeting on the main deck today we chose our leaders. We thought Francazzi made a pretty good Capt ' n and with Sally Morehouse as First-mate, Pauline Earls as Second-mate, Whitey Remian as Boat-swain, and Miss Troy in the permanent position of Look-out, we were well prepared to battle any gale, storm, mutiny or what have you! September 19 The Yellow Peril (peril only to those who got in its way) hove in sight. The pirates in charge did their best to clean-up and so sup- port their roadster. October 7 We condescended to look in at the reception being given by the Juniors in honor of the poor seasick land lubbers who had just come on board (call them Freshmen if you like). The party needed livening so Price ' s Dressed-Up Dolls led by Mademoiselles Irene Francazzi and Roberta Werner were sent in to show these poor benighted Juniors just what a mas- querade really was. The party was a whale of a success. October 8 Some doings these days! The crew is getting the quarter-deck ready for the great drama to be presented November 17, Come Out of the Kitchen. The purpose of this is to inspire t he Juniors by the masterful technique of our play- ers, and to spur them on to bigger and better things. Not that they will ever come up to the standards we have set, but our guiding hand will have, no doubt, in time, its lasting effect. General Warning Another pirate crew is sighted in the wake of the Yellow Roadster Peril — the Zu-zus are here ! JUNE 1935 35 November 16 All about us are girls scurrying around the forecastle-deck with mysterious bundles. Upon inquiry we find that they are carrying precious china as props on our stage. Go into Miss Corbin ' s domain on the stern and you will see a heterogeneous collection of chairs and tables. She willingly lends a hand and magically sets the place in order. Flinging out an anchor we get t o shore to let Cocksure Bellows get his horse and wagon and carry on board an iron stove and various fragile antiques from Miss Aucoin. Plumber Perron comes board and fix- es up a sink for our Kitchen. Rehearsals have taken up quite a lot of time, Betsy and Art spend endless extra time on their parts — we understand. Everything is ready now for the big event. November 18 The success of Come Out of the Kitchen was colossal! We believe that it had the proper effect on the underclassmen. The Fresh- men gazed awe-struck at Don-ell, that super plate smasher, and more than one has been secretly practicing down in the hold, in hope of equaling his masterful technique. The Sophomores have vainly been trying to imitate the supercilious expression achieved by Bour- delais. We Seniors now feel that we have done our duty by our underclassmen. In short, we have established a worthy precedent. November 28 Held a big football game on the main-deck of the steamer Bartlett. Our four Horse- men, AVerner, Farland, Francazzi, and Leblanc plunged their way to victory in their usual nonchalant manner. December 4 Tony Verna is successful in his attempt to make a dog out of the letter D, after listening attentively to Mr. Fessenden Parker, a car- toonist and philosopher. The moral of this, Juniors, is always listen with an open mind. December 21 Betsy Bernheim again showed remarkable versatility by taking the part of a sorrow- stricken old woman in a Christmas Day pro- gram given by the Dramatic Club. February 8 Our players take part in The Pinafore and again the 35 ' s triumph. February 22 Some of our members took a trip to Wash- ington. For details of this trip see their press correspondent. Anthony Verna. Date Unknown We had photographers up in the crow ' s nest, and it is the decree that we have our pictures taken. It being the last time we will sail to- gether, we feel that we would like to have a remembrance of all our deah old classmates. For the sentiment of the thing, you know. Weeks Later We axe considering writing a song entitled Gee, but your Pictures Are Wonderful , or But I Like You When You ' re Smiling , or even Why Look so Glum? . This would eliminate all difficulty in finding something nice to say about somebody ' s picture. May 17 Land has been sighted ! ! The crew has be- gun to scrub up and make the final prepara- tions for landing. There is something sad in the way all the instructors gaze at us. They feel perhaps that they will never see the like of us again. That is true. Such genius is un- usual. This is the end of the voyage of the Class of 35 . It is time for us to take leave of our dear old Alma Mater. We close by giving a word of encouragement to the Freshmen — the time will come when they, too, will be graduat- ing; a bit of advice to the Sophomores — don ' t be too harsh with the Freshmen; and a re- minder to the Juniors — our success was achiev- ed only through hard endeavor which you must strive to imitate. Pauline Earls Emma LeBoeuf Louis Bourdelais Paul Haynes 38 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY to the school library to be used by history and government students who wish to visit that city. Christine Lavoie leaves her speedy shorthand method to Helen McCann under the condition that Helen will leave it to some other worthy member next year. Anna Clark bequeaths her helpfulness to Miss Hofstra so that her duties next year won ' t be so tiresome. Eddie Belanger leaves his un-paralleled danc- ing to Raymond Fats Waller Bonin, so that he can now be the answer to a maiden ' s prayer. Bertha Juros leaves her tall, poised graceful- ness to Eleanor Prendergast and Patty Power. Ned Chapin leaves his fierce expression while on traffic duty to Dwight Webster. Pauline Kopacz leaves her purple ink to next- year ' s United States History stu- dents to get more color into their map books. Donald Karle leaves his argumentative power of convincing Miss Fitzgerald that he should not be placed on detention to Roland Gammons. This power was gained only through an in- tensive, brain-wracking study of Burke ' s Essay on Conciliation. Stephanie Liro leaves her shorthand talent to Richard Fox so that he may cut down the time required to write his billets doux. Alphonse Charron leaves record of fine work as treasurer of the Crimson and Gray to next year ' s treasurer, Ed- die Bastek. John McTighe leaves his essay prizes and news job to his brother Bill just to keep it in the family. Rita Gatineau cannot part with any of her vivacity or vigor but will give her nick-name Dew-drop to Doris Goddu. Aloysius Koprowski leaves his dog and gun to Barney Hefner so Barney can bring specimens in to Mr. Beals ' biology class. Vivian Allard leaves her sweetness to Marion Lawrence, a charming girl who we hope will crash the movies one of these days. Louis Bourdelais leaves his Dodge and his spats to George Downer. Jeannette Allard leaves her stvle to Marjorie Phillips. Pauline Earls leaves her good sportsmanship and her innocent expression while playing the piano to Kenny But- ter-cup Harwood. Ray Favreau leaves his profound, undivided attention to school work to Connie Kelly. Alice Etherington leaves her beautiful hands to Lady Esther. These are to be sighted as examples on future Lady Esther serenades. Walter Hunt leaves his golf trophies to Mike Silvestri. This will probably raise Mike from a common Cohasse Country Club Caddy to a second Bobby Jones. Marion Fitts blesses the Freshmen with her studiousness. They ' ll need it. Hazel Cooper leaves her demure coyness to Ruth Oldfield. Jeanette Gregoire leaves Mary Walsh her sweet disposition in classes. Marian Hobson leaves the care of her brother Bud to Nancy Edwards. Nancy, you must keep him out of mischief and don ' t let him get his feet wet, he ' s so weak you know. Theresa Lacasse leaves her independent at- titude toward assignments to Ray- mond Bellerive. Emma LeBoeuf leaves her dimples to Antoin- ette Duseault. Bob Werner leaves his all around athletic ability to George Babe Ruth Kraly, who is bound to be the greatest sport material ever turned out by a high-school. Martha Zuiss leaves her coyness to Ethel Martin. Catherine Pickarski leaves her perfect school- work to Armand Bellerive. Estelle Robidoux leaves her job in the supply office and being Miss Corbin ' s as- JUNE 1935 sistant to Tessier and Plimpton. Dorothy Robinson leaves her habit of doing two things at the same time suc- cessfully to Alice At wood. Roger Thompson leaves his farm to Robert Canning, a new man in the farming business, (one who promises to be a champion tiller of the soil.) Emma Volpini leaves her style in dress to Miss Corbin ' s Practical Arts Class. Joe Ashmankas leaves his love for the rod and reel to Dwight Webster, an already famous angler and fly-caster. Irene Plimpton leaves her love for sociology to Gray Buckley. Charlie Simpson leaves his truck to the cheer- ing section and sports fans so they will have a means of transportation to all the school games. Lemire and Krasowsky leave their David and Jonathan friendship to Tully and Beers fa second pair of Webber and Fields). Stephano Simonelli finds he can part with nothing but. his extemporaneous speeches. These are to go to any- one who is in dire need of them on approaching Miss Drake or Miss Fitzgerald. Rhoda Robidoux emerges from her pretty shell of shyness long enough to bestow it on Sonny Toye. Christine Power folds up her little white apron and presents it to another charm- ing nurse-maid, Dorothy Gillespie. Gabriel St. Onge leaves his calm exterior to help Watson counteract his red cheeks. Mike Slota leaves his broad shoulders to Fred Joslin so that some day Fred may fill the position Mike left in the line. Rita Walsh donates her basketball ability to Doris Goddu. Kathleen Westwell leaves her paints and artis- tic talent to James Monaco, our promising cartoonist. Rosario Lamontagne leaves his Rubinoff tech- nique to Louis Ugalde, our promis- ing member of the orchestra. 39 Ruth Fay bequeaths her faithfulness to one boy to Gertrude Dubreuil, and Beverly Lawton leaves hers to Evelyn Dadalt. Houghton Hiram Bellows leaves his love to her. Charlotte Fitts leaves her coronet braid to next year ' s Operetta heroine. Win Dorrell, Art Phillips, and Bones Edmondson leave their purple jerseys to the up coming Trinity Team. May they look and act as flashy on the basketball floor as these do. Armand Brault says he can ' t part with his dimples, but his book of telephone numbers and his great big smile he bestows on Lynd Tillyer. Margaret McKinstry leaves her charming manner to Ruth Laughlin, so she may always be as sweet as she looks. Alden Collings leaves his executive position in that great organization known as the F. W. Woolworth Co. Inc. to Laurence Earls, a fine position for a spry young chap. Lurine Finlay leaves her dairy-maid duties to Ruth Carey— Ah!, tell me pretty maiden, are there any more at home like you? Sally Morehouse leaves her dictionary and her comprehension of the Einstein theory to Frank Locki. Raymond Cookie Blanchard leaves his let- ter as manager of the athletic teams to Aggie. Ray is so bash- ful that we had to slip this item in without his knowing it to save him embarrassment. Pauline Bachand leaves her uncanny knack of holding at least three offices and being on several committees at the same time, to Ted Farland. Thelma Austin leaves her devotion to the Girl Scouts of America to Buddy Favreau. Alice Normandin leaves a lock of her hair to Julio Osiino with instructions that he is to take it home to our old friend Mike. 40 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Betsy Bernheim leaves her unruffled temper at rehearsals, her natural ability in acting, and her grand results to the Senior Play of ' 36. Ruth Peterson leaves her supply of pencils, erasers, rulers, and the like to Estelle Quevillon. Art Canning leaves his voice to the Glee Club. Alice Bachand leaves her manual for success- ful stenographers to Constance Dion. Flora Hong leaves her neatness to Laurence Hutchinson. With this little help the teachers ought to be able to decipher his writing. Alice Janeczek leaves her A ' s and her ability to work well to Miss Dufault and Miss Parsons to spread among their Freshmen next year. Polly Chamberlin leaves her blonde hair and her talent as an actress to Elaine Hogan. John Barnard leaves his car to Mavis to practice with so Mavis won ' t smash father ' s Buick. Emma Hofstra leaves her strategic position in the corner seat of room 126 to the Captain of next year ' s traffic squad. Anthy Kraly leaves the characteristics of a good and quiet student to Robert Reed. Grover Hallquest leaves his pipe to Mr. Beals ' collection of man killing boilers. Tom Apostola leaves his knack of dressing and his Holy Toledo for the room 126 boys of next year. Jennie Kozlowski leaves her big Buick to Rochon so he will be able to carry all of his friends to the games. Paul Haynes leaves his deceiving, solemn ex- terior to Shorty Reyor so next year ' s Freshmen will realize Shorty ' s a sophomore. Pearl Kovaleski leaves her neatness to room 124 so Miss Drake will not have to inspect the desks so often. This will save Miss Drake much time. Arthur Johnson leaves his popularity with the Freshmen to Richard Fox. Clarence Guillet leaves his quietness and ability to be seen and not heard to Frank Di Bonaventura so the teachers will have an easier task keeping Frank in hand. Rene Francazzi leaves his Cab Calloway rhythm and Hie-di-hi to George AVatson. Prudence Proulx leaves her smart clothes and manner to Lorraine Mercure. Abie Schwartzberg leaves his beard to Allard Boyle. Hazel Smith leaves her demureness to Lillian Smith. Katherine Sutherland leaves her expressive hands to Rock Lafleche. Pete Palmerino leaves his vellow necktie to Edgie Howlett . Fred Ferron leaves love for arguing with Miss Drake to Bob Reynolds. Laile Barr leaves her friendship for the base- ball team to Willie Gagnon who will be anxiously awaiting the ar- rival of one of next, year ' s Fresh- men into high school. Lois Mason leaves her baby face and blonde hair to Bobby Michon. Jean Clemence made an early gift of her driv- ing ability to Miss Hefner. We congratulate them both on Miss Hefner ' s license. Marian Munday leaves her sweet gentle sing- ing voice to the ingenue in next year ' s operetta, and her ability to dominate a crowd ' s attention to the next year ' s Senior Class Officers. Next year ' s class beauty is certainly lucky! Mary Detarando leaves her her pair of flashing black eyes while Honey Price leaves her her precious head of golden curls. I hereby certify that the above and fore- going is a correct and true copy of the type- written transcript of the stenographic report of statements made by the Senior Class of ' 35, on their last will and testament. ACCEPTED AND WITNESSED, by our well known town citizens: Betsy Bernheim Edward Belanger Arthur Canning Raymond Favreau Official Stenographer Edward W. Belanger JUNE 1935 41 Class Prophecy We, Mary Detarando, Walter Remian, John Edmondson, and Donald Karle, in this year of 1935, have taken it upon ourselves to inform everyone about the activities of our former classmates of ' 35. We are indeed fortunate to have been in the same class with these famous people! Tiger McTighe is the owner and manager of the Boston Braves, and occasionally pinch hits for Babe Ruth. His ability as a pinch hit- ter came when playing with Wells High School Jayvees. Eleanor McNitt is the most popular girl in Hollywood, even surpassing the beloved Shirley Temple. She is taking part in the drive for cleaner pictures, and her latest mas- terpiece (in which she is the leading 1 lady) is Peter Rabbit and His Friends. Dick Macallister is a renowned globe trot- ter, and rales the wildest parts of Africa fear- lessly, by his magnetic personality. People ac- claim him as the greatest man since Napoleon. Jack Merrill has realized his life ' s ambition to be a second Barrymore. The theaters are always packed when his latest picture arrives. All the men in the U. S. are jealous because their wives and sweethearts spend all their time writing to him. Marion Munday is publicity manager of Mayor Ray Blanchard ' s model city, Utopia (formerly Sanclersdale). Marion has done much to endear herself — and Utopia; — to the hearts of the whole country by her famous line, and has put the place on the map. Clarence Guillet is known by a selected few as the strong, silent man behind the Utopian News, which greatly assists Miss Munday. Art Canning, as we suspected back in ' 35, is the leading tenor in American and European operas. He also has a collection of United States stamps, second only to the priceless col- lection of Dick Macallister. Art Phillips is owner, manager, captain, star forward, and high scorer of the greatest pro- fessional basketball team in the country, spon- sored by Abie ' s Arcade, ran by Abie Schwartzberg, one of the largest dance rendez- vous in the suburbs of Utopia, where dancing is made exceedingly delightful by Rene Francazzi ' s nationally famous orchestra, which has supersedsd Cab Calloway ' s band. Featured in Rene ' s band is the renowned crooner, Eddie Belanger, who is still singing his enchanting melodies of love to the beautiful girls of the nation. We must not overlook the famous harmonizing hi-de-ho duo, Fred Ferron and Tom Apostola. Because of the world-wide demand for Rene ' s orchestra, another band run by Paul Haynes, known as Paul ' s Rhythm Master, plays at Abie ' s Arcade during the absence of Rene ' s band. Pauline Earls is the pianist, and Jean Clemence the chief vocalist, far surpassing anyone else in that field. Grover Hallquest is head waiter at Abie ' s Arcade, and if a party should become too noisy, Grover walks past. The sight of him never fails to make the party become more discreet. Romeo Plante is Ail-American End at Princeton College, and in his spare time annoys the boys by taking their best girls away from them. George Proulx is the owner of the Uneeda Baking Company, while Gabriel St. Onge is the master mind in Wall Street. Mike Slota ' s strong man stunts are still awing the whole country-side of Utopia. Joe Ashmankas is the publisher of the Na- ture Magazine which has won the hearts of hunters and fishermen everywhere. Chauncy Phipps is the star pitcher for the Boston Braves, and won the World Series for them last year. Since Chauncy started pitch- ing, it has been noticed that more women at- tend the games than men. Figure it out for yourself. Honey Price, contrary to everyone ' s ex- pectations, did not marry Rene Francazzi. (I guess I fooled you that time ! ) She is spending her life making others happy. She has become a nun! 42 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Aimand Brault may be seen regularly in- habiting Abie ' s Arcade with a pretty blonde! Charron ' s ingenious method of handling money has finally won him the office of Secre- tary of the Treasury during President Gerald Raymond Favreau ' s administration. Favreau, by the way, furnished his friend Blanchard the funds to rebuild Utopia. Mary Detarando is proving herself a capable and valuable secretary to the President. Flora Hong is on her way to France to collect the war debt. (Pres. Favreau sent her because her pleasing manner would be sure to be suc- cessful.) Doc Koprowski is one of the country ' s most prominent surgeons, but devotes much of his leisure time to running his beagle farm in the heait of the Ozarks. Betsy Bernheim, as you all expected, is a Prima Donna. Of course she is very busy, but always manages to find time to step out with some handsome man, and never the same per- son twice! She has well earned the nickname Heartbreaker. Louis Bourdelais lately startled the whole world by revealing a gigantic plot to rob Abie ' s Arcade. His keen brain, amazing powers of deduction, and utter fearlessness have made him America ' s premier detective. AValter Hunt has retired from the golfing world after winning all prizes offered, and has settled down to spend the rest of his life teach- ing Miss Fitzgerald to play. Estelle Robidoux is the founder of the new orphan home in Southbridge. Estelle gave this home as a present to the town of Southbridge from her own private funds. Marion Hobson is chief matron at this orphans ' home. She has always had a deep af- fection for children, and now spends all of her time with her wards, much to the disgust of most of the male members of this town, who, when they call on her, are required to spend their time playing horsie with the boys, or cutting out paper dolls with the girls. Roger Thompson has the largest pheasant farm in North America. He supplies thousands of pheasants daily to sportsmen and sport clubs all over the world. This is a new idea, and he must be given full credit for making the world pheasant-conscious. Hazel Smith ' s charming smile as the American Optical Company ' s chief model for Ful-vue glasses has increased their yearly sale by several million. Rumor has it that Lurine Finlay is a very satisfactory traveling companion for high society. Tony Verna lately took over the governing of Italy from Mussolini. He is quoted as say- ing: I owe it all to my experience in running Washington during my stay there, and the able assistance of Steve Simonelli, my Prime Min- ister. John Barnard has a chain of garages from coast to coast. His name is a byword among motorists. He is also the inventor of a very handy little device which eliminates back-seat drivers. More power to him! Laile Barr runs a home for retired baseball players. It is said that she seems to be more partial to pitchers than other players. Anthy Kraly is working in Mr. Greene ' s of- fice. She, too, favors the use of rubber heels. Donald Karle recently won the National Eating Contest held in Chicago. The food used was cooked by none other than our own Pauline Kopacz. No wonder Donald won! The Utopia Informer, a new newspaper, run by Leonard Lemire and Walter Krasowsky is making a great hit. Book Reviews in this newspaper are written by Thelma Austin. Alice Janeczek is in charge of the Seen Around Town column. Jeanette Gregoire is giving her initial per- formance in light opera at the R. C. A. Build- ing, Radio City. Shoppe de Paris on Fifth Avenue, owned by Hazel Cooper and Vivian Allard is featur- ing the latest styles of Paris. Jeanette Allard is the highest paid model of this establishment, while Charlotte Fitts demonstrates the latest use of coronets. Alice Etherington is a nurse at the Worcester City Hospital. Now we know why the patients hate to leave. Emma Volpini is the most sensational star of the stage this season, but she says she will retire soon, as she has other plans. Rita Gatineau teaches Sociology in the Mary E. Wells High School. Women lawyers are getting up in the world. Let Marion Fitts or Anna Clark fight your JUNE 1935 43 case for you, and you ' ll surely win. Sally Morehouse and Elizabeth Sutcliffe have formed a partnership, and will solve ab- solutely anything that is puzzling you. They are at the head of President Favreau ' s Brain Trust, and snapped the United States out of the depression two months after their admit- tance to office. Speed Leblanc has accepted the position as head coach at the University of Alabama. He is that college ' s most prominent alumnus, hav- ing made the Ail-American team all four years. His broken-field running is still a thing to marvel at. Rosaire Lamontagne, now leader of the Bos- ton Symphony Orchestra, still holds his audi- ences spell-bound as he used to at old Wells High. Theresa Lacasse is coaching the Wells High School Girls ' Basketball team, and they have not lost a game in ten years. Her coaching is demanded by schools everywhere, but she re- mains true to her Alma Mater. Irene Plimpton has the position of drawing all the pictures of models in Sears Roebuck fashion magazine, and is doing very well. Prudy Proulx is writing an Advice to the Lovelorn column in Krasowsky and Lemire ' s newspaper, and has made many young ladies happy by solving their problems, Whitey Remian is America ' s most popular humorist. His ability to make a joke out of everything has won him a place in the hearts of everyone in the country. Katherine Sutherland is leading dietitian at Massachusetts General Hospital wher e Lois Mason is the head nurse. They have given up the idea of medicine, and now cure their patients by personal charm. Now that television ' has arrived, Martha Zuiss is much in demand to play the part of a blushing bride on radio programs. She is well versed in this art, and her blushes are all genuine. Catherine Pickarski has also gone into the movies where there is a great demand for her beaming smile and up-tilted nose in little-girl parts. Jennie Kozlowski ' s dignified manner makes her a successful manager of an employment agency bureau in New York. Emma LeBoeuf, true to our early opinions, is a successful publisher of novels, and spends much of her time in her villa in Spain. Utopia has three more excellent teachers added to its staff. Christine Lavoie teaches the domestic science pupils how to dress hair, and her famous Lavoie Wave is more per- manent than the original permanent wave, Dorothy Robinson does a very good job of teaching the kindergarten, while Alice Bach- and does equally well with the commercial de- partment. Emma Hofstra is the town ' s chief librarian. Beverly Lawton is a competent manager of her sister, Ann, the Blues singer. Alice Normandin spends all of her time in a little vine-covered cottage bringing up a family of football and basketball players. Christine Power has opened a food shop at Wells High School for the benefit of the teachers. We have our own Eleanora Sears in Peggy McKinstry who has organized a Southbridge Hikers Union. She herself has introduced walking into the Olympics. Stephanie Liro is our most famous aviatrix. She makes an ideal pilot because of her cool daring, and fearlessness. Ruth Peterson is America ' s leading lady poet. Her rhymes have enchanted people everywhere. She is the greatest poetess since Dorothy Wordsworth. Gertrude Pezzetti has settled down in Stur- bridge and helps Ted Farland operate his farm. Rhoda Robidoux is a famous beautician and has taken the place of Princess Pat in the feminine hearts. Marjorie McGrath is a Premiere Danseuse, and long ago made her first million at Radio City, New York. She has retired now, and has a thriving business teaching this art. Bob Werner is still writing sweet epistles of love. It seems that it became such a habit with him while in Wells High that he is un- able to break it. He was lately chased out of New York state. Bob has the record of being ejected from a total of thirty-five states, now. He says that he hopes to have a perfect record some day. 44 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Pete Palmerino is writing a book entitled, Working Your Way to the Top. He started in shining shoes in Southbridge, and has work- ed his way to the top by a supreme effort, He now owns the largest hat shop in New York. Bertha Juros has become the designer of clothes for Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and Constance Bennett and Pauline Bachand is a silent partner. Kathleen Westwell is the artist for the Wor- cester Telegram and Gazette. Pearl Kovaleski is J. P. Morgan ' s private secretary, ' and Victoria Szydlik is his head bookkeeper. Ruth Fav gives weekly talks over AV.T.A.G. on Affairs ' of the Political World. Rita Walsh is a court stenographer at Wor- cester City Court. House. Arthur Johnson is our most prominent aviator. He is indispensable to the Postal De- partment cf Utopia, as he delivers all of the post cards, personally, in his aeroplane. He displays magnificent nerve and drops each post card neatly into the mailbox, which is now placed on the roof for convenience. Polly Chamberlin is also making her for- tune in Hollywood by her extraordinary ability to mimic anyone. She lately saved the M. S. M. picture company from losing millions of dollars by imitating Rin-Tin-Tin when he was sick and could not go on with the picture. Cueball Dorelli is now a traveling salesman, selling lots in Utopia to prospective buyers. His powers of argument and persuasion make him an ideal salesman. John Edmondson has just won the tennis championship of New England, defeating none ether than Ned Chapin for this honor. It was the finest, most exciting match ever witnessed. The score was 50-48, 34-36, 98-96. This was the longest match ever played, and by the shortest players. Charlie Simpson is athletic director at the local Y. M. C. A. People come from all over the world to see him perform. He has won the title of the AVorld ' s Best Built Man for ten years in succession. He defeated Charles Atlas in a rough-and-tumble match in thirty seconds by throwing him clear out of Madison Square Garden. Alden Collings runs a bus line between Southbridge and Webster. He is so familiar with the road that he often drives the whole distance with his eyes shut just to amuse the passengers. (It amuses some, and prostrates others.) He got his start when in High School. He used to make that trip very regularly. Hiram Bellows is an example of a man who worked himself up in the world. While work- ing on his farm out West, one day, he was at- tacked by a ferocious grizzly bear, which he calmly killed with his bare hands. He was immediately snatched up by a circus to be their lion tamer, and startles everyone by his marvelous display of nerve and courage in taming the lions with no weapons save his two hands, Donald Karle Mary Detarando Walter Remian John Edmondson PICTURES ON PAGE 32 PICTURES ON PAGE 34 PICTURES ON PAGE 36 1 Louis Bourdelais 23 Donald Karle 43 Clarence Guillet 2 Winn Dovrell and his sister 24 Lurine Finlay 44 Martha Zuiss 3 Johnny Edmondson 25 Rhoda Robidoux 45 Joseph Ashmankas 4 Bob Werner 26 Elizabeth Sutcliffe 46 Thelma Austin 5 Hiram Bellows 27 Gertrude Pezzetti 47 Alice Etherington 6 George Proulx. 28 Ned Chapin 48 Lois Mason 7 Jean Clemence 29 Jeannette Allard 49 Marian Mimday S Irene Plimpton 30 Leonide Lemire 50 Vivian Allard 9 Pauline Bachand 31 Eddie Belanger 51 Raymond Favreau 10 Peggy McKinstiy 32 Chauneey Phipps 52 Pauline Kopacz 11 Jennie Kozlowski 33 Eleanor McNitt 53 Honey Price 12 Jack Merrill 34 Bertha Juros 54 Marjorie McGrath 13 Prudy Proulx 35 Ruth Peterson 55 Alden Collings 14 Laile Barr 36 Marian Hobson ( cousin) 56 Alice Normandin 15 Jeannette Gregoire 37 John McTighe 57 Emma Volpini 16 Ray Blanchard 3S Sally Morehouse 58 Dot Robinson 17 Ruth Fay 39 Polly Chamberlin 18 Pearl Kovaleskie 40 Beverly Lawton Victoria Szydlik 41 Marion Charlotte Fitts 19 Tony Verna 42 Richard Macallister 30 Betsy Bernheim 21 Rita Gatineau 22 Johnny Barnard CAST OF H. M. S. PINAFORE Bos ' un, Louis Boiirdelais; Captain, Aloysius Koprowski; Little Buttercup, Jeannette Gregoire; Ralph Rackstraw, Arthur Canning; Josephine, Betsy Bern- heini; Sir Joseph, Roland Gammons; Hebe, Ann Berta Lawton; Dick Deadeye, Edward Belanger. ORCHESTRA Top row: Louis Ugalde, Gray Buckley, Lovricn Price. Pauline Earls, Roeaire Lamontagne, Jeannette Wa.skiewicz. Second row: Jeannette Collet te, Mary Salviuolo, Rite Walsh, Richard Macallister, George Watson, Lillian Larson, Frederick Joslin, Faculty Adviser, Mrs. Rubinstein. BASEBALL TEAM Back row: Mgr. Blanchard, Woodbuiy. Koprowski, Coach McMahon. Second row: Remian, F ' arland, Fen ' on, Phipps. Champagne, Werner, Francazzi. Damian, Hefner, LeBlanc, Capt. BASKETBALL TEAM Back row: Mgr. Constantine, Phillips, Blanchard, Hobson, Francazzi. Remian, Coach McM; lion. Second row: Farland, Bellows, Capt. Werner. Champagne. Ferron. JUNE 1935 47 Athletics WELLS 10 PALMER 15 WELLS 6 WEBSTER 2 Wells opened its baseball season in Palmer and the game was rather a loosely played affair with Palmer finally emerging the victor by the score of 15-10. Woodbury, Champagne, and Sinni did the pitching with the latter doing the best job. The Wells team was handicapped by the loss of its stars, Ted Farland and Fred Ferron. Vic Rochan, rookie third baseman, led the Wells batting attack with three singles. Capt. Walter I ed nicely at first base. WELLS 6 TOURTELOTTE 3 Chauncey Phipps, a strapping right hander who was brought in from outfield to pitch, made his debut a highly successful one as he let down a strong Tourtelotte nine with six hits. Big Chauncey fanned six and was surprisingly cool with men on. The Wells team faced a highly talented south- paw in Raymond, who allowed but five hits. The Wellsmen, however, hit when hits meant runs and as a result scored six runs on but five hits. Norman LeBlanc was the hitting star of the game, getting three of the five hits. WELLS 7 SPENCER Wells High won its second consecutive game as it trounced a supposedly strong Spencer team, 7-0. Walter Seremet, a sophomore, pitched great ball allowing but three hits, and only one man reached third base. Zig Damian collected two hits and played a great game afield. Fred Ferron also hit safely twice. The Wells batting attack began to function in this game, no less than ten hits being recorded against the Spencer twirler. WELLS 11 COMMERCE 4 Wells opened its home season by trouncing Worcester Commerce 11 -4. Wells pounded three pitchers for a total of seventeen base knocks. Chauncey Phipps continued his bril- liant pitching, letting Commerce down with seven well scat- tered hits. Wells had one big inning, the first, in which the team scored seven runs. Norman LeBlanc and Chauncey Phipps hit home runs in this hectic inning. Ted Farland hit safely four times and Chauncey Phipps had three singles be- sides his long homer. Zig Damian played a nice fielding game handling eight chances faultlessly at second base. WELLS 1 TOURTELOTTE 5 Facing a crafty pitcher who had a sizzling fast ball and a nice curve, Wells High suffered its second loss of the season by the score of 5-1. Raymond, the visiting pitcher, allowed but four hits. Archie Champagne started on the mound for Wells but was batted out in the early frames. Although hit freely, Champagne was really the victim of his mates ' errors. Sinni turned in a nice job of relief twirling; the youthful sophomore held the opponents scoreless and was never in real danger. Fred Ferron led the batting attack with a single and a triple. Wells High defeated its ancient rival, Bartlett High of Webster, 6-2, in a fast game. The alert Wellsmen obtained an early lead and when Webster succeeded in tying it up, Wells opened up, scoring four runs and putting the game on ice. Big Chauncey Phipps pitched a wonderful ball game allowing the slugging Bartlett crew only seven hits and striking out five. It was Phipps 7 third victory of the season. Capt. Walter Remian led the batting attack with a triple and single while Zig Damian played a great fielding game at second base. WELLS 19 CLINTON 4 For three innings Clinton managed to hold a three run lead, but after the Wells players started to hit, an interesting ball game became a slaughter with Wellsmen piling up twenty-two hits and nineteen runs. Walter Seremet started on the mound and was batted freely but Barraco Sinni turn- ed in another one of his brilliant relief jobs, and allowed Clinton only one run in six innings. Fred Ferron batted two homers and Ted Farland, one. Both Farland and Ferron hit safely three times while every member of the Wells team hit safely at least oncer WELLS 5 MILLBURY 3 Chauncey Phipps again pitched a great ball game and as a result Wells won its fifth game of the season, 5-3. Millbury hopped off to an early lead but a seventh inning rally by the Wellsmen gave Wells four runs and the ball game. Barney Hefner, Bob Werner, Fred Ferron, and Capt. Remian hit safely twice. Chauncey Philips allowed but five hits and fanned four as he turned in his fourth victory of the season. WELLS 6 SPENCER 1 Barraco Sinni, after pitching great relief ball for three games, was awarded a starting assignment and pitched a nice ball game, winning 6-1. Spencer scored its lone run in the second inning but Walter Rcmian ' s long homer in the next frame put us on even terms and we continued to score five more runs as the game wore on. Sinni allowed but six hits fanned five and was never in danger as he won his second game. Barney Hefner hit three singles. Capt. Remian hit another single beside his homer. WEI.LS 3 CLINTON 5 The Wells team piled up a 3-1 lead behind the masterful pitching of Dan Woodbury but saw its lead vanish in the seventh when the Clinton players got to Archie Champagne and Chauncey Phipps for five hits and four runs. Woodbury struck out six during his short stay on the mound. The Wells team collected only seven safe blows with Ted Farland getting two of them. GIRLS ' BASKETBALL TEAM L. Smith. E. Di Gregorio, F. Lira, G. Pezzetti, J. Allard, Capt. L. Price, J. Clemence. S. Liro. C. Janeczek, M. Simpson. R. Walsh. T. Laeas.se. Coach Miss Kozvra. TRAFFIC SQUAD Captain, Norman LeBlanc (5th from left, front row) JUNE 1935 49 PRATTLE Charming Greene Bernard PetersOn Louise COrbin Priscil ' a Drake Robert Beals Alice PhinneY Evelyn DovEr Osborne Tabor Agnes ParsOns Mary MeAgher Blanche DufauLt Martin EarLs Neil RObinson Claudia DUbe KathRyn Finnegan Francis Troy Estelle HEfner Harry McMAhon Constance Coderre Persis Howe Thecla FitzgErald Helen WoodwaRd William WinSton it but Patty (37) Hart well made the supreme sacrifice for such a noble cause by volunteer- ing to break down and become the tattooed lady and — but right there, the alarm clock went off! (Oh! fudge!) Wandering with my mind: — There ' s Archie (37) Champagne, flirting again! .... Raymond (371 Bonin, panting over his French .... petite, blonde Lois (35) Mason, our idea of femininity .... What possible attraction can Donald (35) Karle find in Room 4 every ' 5th perirod? .... We were startled to learn how few people have noticed our newly promoted Freshies .... you know — they ' re those little things .... What member of the faculty thinks that Dot (36) Gillespie and Patty (37) Hartwell are sisters? .... Don ' t mind me — I ' m talking to myself — but why does a certain Freshman girl change her route to classes every time the traffic officers are changed? (Don ' t tell me they all do! ) and what popular sophomore girl is a fiend for publicity? (Think hard!) AVell — it ' s about time I should make a noise like an arbutus and trail but as a parting shot — remember it is better to remain silent and be thought dumb than to speak and remove all doubt! ! ! Evelyn Fay ' 37 The other day, your reporter, while stagger- ing in a northeasterly direction under a load of books, ran across a group of students (?) mak- ing plans for a circus to be held at dear old Wells, and by circus, I mean circus — one of these 3-ring affairs. Mavis (36) Kinney vol- unteered to donate her two rings, and Ann ( 37) Lawton promised to make up the deficit with hers. Bob (37) Michon was unanimously elected ring master and Ray (35) Blanchard was chosen to be the man-on-the-flying- trapeze. Of course, there ' d be an over-supply of clowns! ! Guerino (37) di Bonaventura wanted to be tall man while Jack (35) Merrill pleaded to be allowed to take his place among the midgets. Louis (37) Ugalde offered to play the caliope ( steam organ to you ! ) and Miss Corbin ' s girls promised to make pink lemonade if Roland (37) Gammons would sell LINES FROM THE LOCKER-ROOM The Curse of the Lockci-Room: The fellow whose stockings have, lika the Arabs, folded their tents and stolen silently away , and who immediately seeks revenge — and anothrr pair of stockings .... Steamboat Bonin ob- serves to Blarney Hefner that Constantine ' s slightly aged chariot is a runabout .... Hef- ner: It runs about two miles and then stops . . . By his own admission, Fred Ferron has fallen for a brunette of the very darkest type .... Proulx tells everyone he has a baseball cap which first saw daylight seven years ago and which he wears in rainy weather .... Voice from the corner: Oh, sure, we know, aged on the wood .... Tough-guy Wood- bury walks in by the simple method of kicking open the door .... Hello-o-o, boys. Hey, 50 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Hefner, take your hands off my stockings! ! ! .... Life Preserver: Coach McMahon will admit to any one ball game the person who will bring him a loaf of Polish bread .... Head- lights: The manager and trainer, Barthelette, uses the kill or cure method of massaging arms .... Archie Champagne ' s laugh sends his hear- ers into convulsions. L. Proulx An idea was submitted to us whereby the circulation of the Crimson and Gray would double itself .... Why not start a chain letter using a copy of the magazine as the medium of exchange instead of a dime? The staff will surely show no opposition to this .... The number of gasoline chariots parked before our school is increasing daily .... George (38) Tully recently collided with one .... Result: he responded to the pull of gravity .... A Junior English class recently transformed it- self into a town-meeting .... The Town of Southbridge is now a few million dollars in the red .... Bud (36) Hobson executed the duties of Moderator. F. Locki Our perfect High School Girl would have: Emma Volpini ' s eyes, Louise Dumas ' hair, Sis Janeczek ' s dimples, Lois Mason ' s com- plexion, Betsy Bernheim ' s voice, Doris Cran- dall ' s hands, Evelyn Fay ' s poise, Alice Libera ' s build, Stephanie Liro ' s smile, Dixie Cole ' s dis- position. Our perfect High School Boy would have: Lawrence Freeman ' s eyes, George Downer ' s hair, John Libera ' s dimples, D wight Webster ' s complexion, Aloysius Koprowski ' s voice, Grey Buckley ' s hands, Rene Francazzi ' s legs, Jack Merrill ' s poise, Fred Ferron ' s build, Norman Le Blanc ' s smile, Louis Bourdelais ' disposition, Ted Farland ' s athletic ability, and Bob Werner ' s yellow roadster. Janet Kozyra ' 36 for their sentimental value alone. Such things as 17th or 18th century clothing — namely, bustles, collars, and old shoes — antiques, such as flimsy, worm-eaten chairs, and spinning wheels, allegedly brought over on the May- flower , are certainly not useful, and still more emphatically not. beautiful! Yet who can count the number of homes in which these ar- ticles repose? It is impossible. There are also other articles which are re- tained only for their sentimental value. Six- teen-year-old Nellie, no doubt, has numerous little souvenirs that she has obtained at social events where she enjoyed herself immensely; and little Johnnie, the youngest member of the family, as a search of his room will reveal, without doubt will have this room cluttered with odd little doo-dads which are long past the useful stage. And who ever saw the mum- mified remains of a bird ' s wing or a frog ' s leg that was beautiful in the least sense of the word? Yet, to remove these seeming pieces of trash is to upset both of these members of the family so completely that Nellie will stamp her foot, and go sobbing to her room, screaming that there is no justice, and those precious articles were perfectly priceless; while little Johnnie throws a fit and goes rag- ing up and down the house, probably even in- dulging in tossing around any handy objects and bemoaning his loss as if it had a pecuniary value of at least one billion dollars, whereas the actual value, if generously summed up, would scarcely reach the total of three cents. Now, what is the reason for my telling this little tale? No, it isn ' t to obtain a laugh, a chuckle, or even so much as a slight grin. It is to illustrate my point that more articles are retained for their sentimental value than for their beauty or usefulness. And so I feel that I may say, with equanimity, Have nothing in your house that you know to be useful, or beautiful. But be like the rest of us — keep a bale of rubbish around because you are a sen- timental old fool! Donald Karle Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. Quotation from Morris Now I do not wish to appear a critic, but I find it necessary to differ with, if not contra- dict this statement. Many people keep articles FAMILIAR EXPRESSIONS Just Bet- Holy Toledo No doubt about that Hi Boy— Hi Kid Hi Freshie — Hi Senior JUNE 1935 51 Restless Wild Honey Dark Eyes Sweet Music Country Boy Reckless Beloved The Animal In Me Sweetie Pie My Man SONGS Marion Munday Honey Price Mary Detarando Betsy Bernheim Grover Hallquest Raymond Blanchard Sally Morehouse Rene Francazzi Pauline Bachand Chauncey Phipps Happy Abraham Schwartzberg Carefree Alice Bachand Easy On The Eyes Jeannette Allard Little Colonel Ned Chapin Mandy Polly Chamberlin Naturally Alice Normandin Lovely To Look At Vivian Allard True Emma Volpini Where There ' s Smoke There ' s Fire Houghton Bellows Easy Come, Easy Go Robert Werner Simple and Sweet Charlotte Fitts What A Man Edward Belanger Every Man A King Donald Karle South American Joe Joe Ashmankas A Little White Gardenia Christine Lavoie I ' m Just A Little Boy Blue Louis Bourdelais Singing A Happy Song Art Canning Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life Arthur Phillips WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF— John was a stockyard instead of a Barn-ard? Charlotte ' s cats had measles instead of Fitts? Thelma was a Ford instead of an Austin? Vivian was AL-butter instead of AL-lard? Houghton made squeaks instead of Bellows? Walter liked to Fish instead of Hunt? Lois was an Odd-Fellow instead of a Mason? ' Art preferred bagging to Canning? Hazel was Steel instead of Cooper? Clarence was Pink instead of Green? Louise was a Butcher instead of a Baker? D. Renaud ANALYSIS FOR EATING GRAPEFRUIT 1 Obtain grapefruit {Y 2 fruit is plenty) 2 Set in suitable dish 3 Select spoon 4 Put spoon in grapefruit 5 Apply pressure 6 Duck 7 Repeat operations 4 and 5 8 Duck quicker 9 Secure handkerchief 10 Wipe eyes, tie, lapels, and vest 11 Try again 12 Kick elusive fruit under the table 13 Take glass of orange juice J. 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American Optical Company is glad to be among the first to congratulate you on your Commencement Day. We join with all Southbridge in applauding your scholastic achievements in the classroom - your prowess and sports- manship on the fields of competition - your good fellow- ship in your everyday contacts with your Classmate and your Teachers. The finest wish we could possibly make for you is that you will always retain the enthusiasms, loyalties and high, aims of your school days. It is our sincere hope that every one of you will enjoy a successful and happy future. American Optical Company