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

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OCTOBER 1935 23 SEnUo THESE DUMB FRESHMEN W. Rockwood ' 37 I They come in droves, on the first day, And wander ' round the school; They find, at last, they ' ve lost their way, Which is against the rule. II From handsome traffic-cops, they ask The way to room nineteen; The traffic-cops have quite a task To steer the Freshmen green. Ill Freshics forget at the opening of school All they ever knew; They are dumber than the dumbest mule, This green young Freshmen crew. IV But we Upper Classmen remember yet, The troubles that we once had; So you, green Freshmen, should not fret, Even though you ' re terrible bad.

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22 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY whispered to a perspiring neighbor, This wouldn ' t be so bad if we could coast downhill once in a while. Freshmen Notice! It is the fault of no one to be born dumb, but there ' s no sense improving on nature. Pathos or Humor? It happened in the Northbridge-Wells game after Wells had scored their second touch- down. Ted Farland ' s kickoff was short and to the left. The Northbridge right end caught the ball and speeded down the field. Most of the Wells team led by Cyclone DeAngelis ' 36 and Buzzer Hefner ' 36 hit him almost simultaneously. When they rose, the end lay still, stretched out on the muddy turf with the rain spattering on his pain-twisted features. The Northbridge quarterback stared down at his fallen teammate and turning to the Wells players blurted out in a shocked tone, Hey, you guys, don ' t tackle so hard! It ' s the Truth We think that ' andsome Al Barthelette ' 36, the Freshmen frau fiend, finds the lower cor- ridors entirely too romantic. (He actually blushes when questioned about it.) random, at large, and at anyone within hear- ing distance — That fellow must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle. When Ray Bonin ' 37 was asked why he called a certain junior Blow-torch he crack- ed, Because all he creates is a lot of hot air! ! As a certain diminutive footballer was wearily plodding his way homeward from practice, he was accosted by SOMETHING whose chief activity is cheering at the Wells ' games .... for the other team. How does it feel to be a football hero? sneered the latter. The other looked him straight in the eye, You ' ll never know, was the perfect retort. Thought for the Day Beauty may be only skin-deep but most males are near-sighted when close to it. Is it true that a certain young man from Sturbridge (must be a freshie) recently came to town and asked for the latest phonograph record out, The Star-Spangled Banner ? Sudden Thought While listening to a certain Senior talk at In the Corridors, Sight and Flights .... When Mr. Peterson Bears Down. We can ' t believe that Mario DeAngelis ' 36 knows of the whereabouts of the coach ' s shirt. Are you acquainted with William ( I like Freshmen best ) Gagnon? Wandering with my mind! .... There goes Johnny (37) Boiteau, not as serious as he ' d have you believe .... Dot (35) Robinson, an ambitious P. G Neil (38) Turner and Nelson (38) Fay who are runners-up for the champion Damon and Pythias friendship of Tully and Beers .... Edna (37) Buckley, who lows chemistry but won ' t always admit it .... Patty (37) Hartwell, who loves to see her name in print. Hello Patty! ! . . . . Ken- neth (38) Hunt, fast developing into a rival for brother Junie (35) . . . i Mavis (36) Kin- ney who has to walk to school nowadays, alack aday .... Sidney (37) Damian who has grown some since his Freshman days .... Dorothy (37) Briggs looking very busy but smiling .... and this from a AVorld History student: .... The three great languages of the white race are Latin, Spanish and Portuguese. Tsk! Quien sabe? Louise Dumas ' high heels seem to be descend- ed from those notorious ones of the Misses Krasnov and Bixby. Recently, the sound of them in the corridor nearly broke up the first period French class .... a class of great in- tegrity ! ! And here ' s something for you to worry about until the next issue: .... What would happen if football players should chant one- two-three instead of one-two-tree ? F leurette Demers R it a Kovaleskie E linor Rowett S tephen Casavant H oward Greenhalge M ary Tobia E rnest Maligreda N ellie Rewinski

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