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

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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.

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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.