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

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OCTOBER 1935 11 FOOTBALL BIBLIOGRAPHY Edward Hobson ' 36 The World Series is over, and now, football is in the limelight. Especially at this time, the more important teams are swinging into the hardest games of their schedules, and interest is very great. Therefore, literature on foot- ball is appropriate. Football literature is not confined to one type. Novels about the game do not appear to be very popular, but one which is highly recommended by football authorities is Un- der the Goal Post ' written by Eddie Dooley of Dartmouth. Magazines like short stories of the gridiron, and some fine narratives of this type are to be found in Collier ' s, and in The American Magazine. Boys ' magazines also carry shorts, but these are for the most part sup- posed to appeal to young enthusiasts. For schedules, nanus, and prospects, there are two or three annual illustrated magazines dealing with this sport. These last are very good for statistics. Sunday papers print very interesting articles on coaches, and their systems, or players. The Saturday Evening Post is running a series of articles with illustrated plays and stories of notables of the game. Among the writers of these articles are: Andy Kerr, Fritz Krisler, Harry Kipke, Harlow, Lou Little, Frank Thomas. Recently Frank Thomas Wrote about Dixie Howell, star of last year ' s Rose Bowl Game. Some of the articles explain the more successful and spectacular plays, and give different methods for whipping players into shape. BOOK REVIEWS So, get into the swing of the season and read some of these interesting things, both for pleasure and for education, — know what it is about ! BOOKS ON DOGS Frank Locki ' 36 Winter will soon be here and with it will come long dreary evenings by the fireside. Probably you will be alone then, except for your dog snoozing by your side. A little read- ing will make these evenings enjoyable and profitable. With your dependable animal friend nearby, what other subject for reading could you pick except dogs? In some parts of the world dogs are important and useful, for instance in Alaska and Canada. There, dogs are not dogs, but almost human beings — such as is Kazan. Kazan is the canine hero of James Oliver Cm wood ' s novel of the same title. Kazan is a thrilling and exciting story telling how the dog who was half-wolf became domesticated and how he fought the wolf in him from forcing him to join the wolf packs. His fights with the wild animals of the Canadian woods are told. Life in the North is vividly described. As a sequel to Kazan, author Curwood wrote Baree, Son of Kazan which continues the story left off in Kazan. It is even more interesting than Kazan. Without leaving the terrors of the northern wilderness we go up to Alaska where Buck, the most important character of Jack London ' s Call of the Wild, has been brought to serve as a sledge dog. I think this book is especially good because it has a vivid background of the

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10 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY MY WORD— THOSE FRESHMEN! If we asked these people, we know we ' d hear them say: Traffic Officer — Always coming out of the wrong door, but better behaved than some of those Juniors! Freshman Home Room Teacher — Best gum- chewers and gigglers for miles around! ! An Alumnus of class of ' 33 — Did I ever look as small as that? Captain Ted Farland — Lots of spunk. They ' d be swell football players if the ball wasn ' t twice as big as they are. A haughty Junior boy — Kinda young, but — (with a hint of a blush) there ' s some awfully pretty girls in that class! Freshman English Teacher — They ' ll all be meat-cutters if they can butcher a steak as well as they can the English language. Mrs. Rubenstein — As singers they ' re excel- lent yodelers. THIS COULD NEVER HAPPEN Nina Hobson ' 39 As I was picking strawberries in my garden in Little America, I happened to see a worm crawling along the ground which reminded me that I must fish if I expected any dinner. I dug a few worms. After this was done, with my trusty white pup tent for shelter from the hot sun, and my trusty fishing pole, I set out for my favorite fishing pond. In two hours I had caught four tuna, each weighing about ninety pounds. That was enough so I started home; but as I glanced through the trees, I saw five hundred savages rushing toward me. Thinking quickly, I re- membered that they are afraid of ghosts. I draped the tent around me and lifted myself up by a grape vine quite a few feet over my head. I quickly tied the fishes ' tails together and using them as a club, I swung them round and round, knocking down row after row of savages, screeching horribly at the same time. When every one was killed, I went safely on my way and had a fine dinner of straw- berries and tuna fish sandwiches. These Freshmen have Upper-Classmen brothers and sisters. How many do you recognize? 1938 Eleanor June 36 Evelyn Theodore ' 38 Virginia Wilfred ' 36 Ann Bill ' 36 Eleanor Henry ' 38 Nina Bud ' 56 Richard Dan ' 36 Howard Milton ' 3.8 Stanley Sidney ' 36 Germaine Charles ' 37 Gradon Evelyn ' 38 Sophie George ' 36 Angelia Amelia ' 37 Marion Harold ' 37 Catherine Margaret ' 38 Donald Lawrence ' 37 Isabel Evelyn ' 38 Steven Rita ' 36 Henry Nora ' 36 Leona Mildred and Gladys ' 38 Wallace Frances ' 36 Phyllis Dorothy ' 38 Florence Esther ' 36 William Howard ' 37 Theresa Rita ' 36 Robert Estelle ' 38 Eva Mary ' 38 Ruth Wallace ' 37 Alphonse Beatrice ' 36 See page 12 for identification M0TICE- s — UHf — , ; POOR -NUT MOV.-22

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12 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY time of the gold rush in Alaska; and also be- cause it tells of the struggle for life made by Buck, the pampered pet of small children, among the strong, sturdy, and fearless wolf- dogs of the North. The only law among the dogs during the gold rush period was the law of fangs. It was this law that prompted Jack London to write the thrill-packed novel entitled White Fang. Numerous battles for leadership of the sledge dogs are related in a marvelously descriptive way. For a story that contains a combination of plots I would suggest The Whelps of the Wolf by George Marsh. It tells the life of a dog in eastern Canada. There also is a little mystery in which the dog helps to catch a murderer. Now you can imagine for yourself what a good time you can have on winter evenings reading any one of the preceding books. MY IDEAL ROOM (Continued from Page 8) bination would be brown and a creamy white. The dark brown hardwood floor would be wax- ed and polished until it shone like a mirror; the cream colored walls, smooth and dull with not a picture to mar their quiet perfection, would have as their only contrast, brown and white checked mousseline de soi curtains. My bed would be mahogany, small and bunk-like, spread with brown checked linen which would always be unwrinkled. I would have but one pillow, with a white linen slip looking always as though it had just been laundered. A writing desk topped by a small radio, with a straight backed chair, also of mahogany, along with a vanity dresser are about all the furniture I would want. I could listen to my radio until 12 o ' clock to hear Guy Lombardo if I wanted to. On my vanity would be a manicure s:t, and an expensive, rare perfume; In the top draw- er would be some of Helena Rubenstein ' s beauty products, a good powder and lipstick I ' d have a key to the lower drawer so I could keep my diary, letters, and dance program cards locked up where no one coidd look at them — and laugh. Two large doors would be in my bedroom, seemingly cf little importance, but when those doors were opened! One closet just full of evening gowns — not just evening gowns, but real creations, the kind that just shriek Paree when worn. The other closet would contain several sport suits, dresses and acces- sories. But, I sleep in an iron bed; my wallpaper is figured with pond lilies. I can ' t listen to the radio after ten so I miss many good orchestras. I have never used an expensive, rare perfume nor Helena Rubenstein ' s beauty aids, and from the present state of my pocketbook, don ' t imagine I ever shall. People do read my diary now and then — and laugh. My mother creates the fashions for my prom dresses, and I make my sport clothes. So, why dream? FULL NAMES OF FRESHMEN Eleanor Barr Marion Ostrander Evelyn Ostrowski Catherine Chase Virginia Gagnon Donald Hutchinson Anne Mc Tighe Isabel DaDalt Eleanor Rowett Steven Casavant Nina Hobson Henry Adamick Richard AVoodbury Leona La Croix Howard Cole Wallace Czyzcwski Stanley Damian Phyllis Swanson Germaine Bombardier Florence Butterworth Gradon Morse William Sarty Sophie Constantine Robert Quevillon Theresa M artel Ruth Rickwood Eva Salvinola Alphonse Homicz Angelia Athanas