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

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8 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY ALUMNI Adorning the various Campuses we Find: Pat Smith and Mary Weissner at Beckers, Bob Gat- ineau and Arnold Goodwin at Boston University, Frank Krysiak at Staunton Military Academy in Virginia, Catherine Chase at the New Jersey College for Women, Eugene Roy at Norwich University, Alphonse Homicz studying for priesthood at Orchard Lake, Mich., Howard Cole at Mount Hermon, Warren Mc- Grath at Wentworth Institute, Marion Walkinshaw at Boston University, Price Burgess at Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute, Eva Salviolo, studying to be a teach- er, in Worcester, Phyllis Swenson at Fitchburg Teachers College, Henry Adamick at the Missouri School of Mining, Phyllis Whiteoak at Wheelock Kindergarten School, David Ohwiler at an Aviation School, Albert Digregorio at Beckers, Helen Graf at Jackson College. Among our Alumni who are working at the A. O. we find- Ann McTighe, Hector Anctil, Eleanor Barr, Albert Bouvier, Isabelle DaDalt, Alvin Greene, Eleanor Bliss, Germaine Bombardier, Elsie Benoit, Ruth Calcutt, Vir- ginia Gagnon, Dora Kendall, Marie Ann LeBoeuf, Evelyn Ostrowski, Mary Romano, Theresa Martel, Nancy Righi, Blanche Slota, Mary Tobia, Jennie Lich- orowiecz, Mabel Tatman, Yvette Laricheliere, Rita Peletier, Eleanor Rowett, Florence Butterworth, War- ren LaVergne, Ruth Rockwood, Mary Tobia, Nina Hobson, Raymond Trudeau, Pauline Favreau, Helen Chaplinski and George Vasil. Here and there: John Beverage is working at the Publick House, Steven Casavant is at the Russell-Harrington Cutlery Co., James Champagne at Liggetts, William Di Fred- erico at Universal Blank Co., George Fitts is at the Nomar Optical Company, Frank Guardiani is at the Little Green House, Louise Gregoire, Ruth Brousseau, and Bertha Blakely are all working at Hyde ' s, Yvette Proulx is at Goodwin ' s, Claire Lusignan is at the Ames Worsted Company, Nellie Rewinski has obtain- ed a position at the Southbridge National Bank, Fleurette Demers is at the Edwards Company, Marion Ostrander is studying to be a nurse at the Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Lena Constanzi is at the Louis Dress Shop, Ray Robida is working at Shepard ' s Drug Store, Arvid Silverburg is now a mason, Louis Decataldi is at Dani and Soldani, Vic L ' Ecuyer is working at Lemmelin ' s Drug Store, Bob Campbell at G. C. Winter Co., Tex Vangel is working at Frank Shields, Christo Andrews is working at the Shoe Shine Parlor, Themistocles Zui is working at Endicott Johnson Shoe Store, Al Tiberri and Dick Wood- bury are going to Trade School, Norbert Picardski is working at Walker Co., Walter Januz is working at Russell-Harrington Cutlery Co. and James Hazzard is at Barr and Campbell ' s. We were sorry to hear that Roland Martin has been very sick while vacationing in Canada this summer. Gene Roy ' s tales of first days at Norwich University have been so vivid that we ' ve persuaded his friends to share one of their letters with you — We have to keep our rooms in order, and I mean perfect order because we have inspection every morn- ing. Beds have to be made with 3 to 6 inches of the lower sheet showing and the top sheet and blanket rolled so that 6 to 8 inches show. All of our clothing must be placed in a certain order in the drawers and on the clothes hangers. Rifles must be placed in the right order and kept clean, and shoes placed in a cer- tain order and kept tied under the bed. We are al- lowed to have only one picture on our desks, the only lamps allowed are those okayed by the quarter mas- ter, and the articles in our desk drawers must be ar- ranged neatly. The room must be kept swept and dusted and this is carefully checked at every inspec- tion by the top kick (Today we got stuck for dusty wood work.) Demerits are issued for these things after Oct. 1 . For every demerit a cadet has to walk around the ' parade ' for an hour at 1 28 paces per minute. The discipline is very strict but we manage to get enjoyment out of it and the NCO ' s seem to be releas- ing the pressure a little more than earlier in our careers. Sunday was ' Rook Sunday. ' In the afternoon a ' drag-out ' command was given and we were obliged to go to formation in pajamas of all things. Then the fun began, some of us were told to drag a heavy can- non carrier around the parade, others went chasing imaginary footballs down the field, and others were told to roll peanuts all the way up the field with their noses. My roommate had to propose to a girl who was on the campus. There were hundreds of other things too, but the climax came when we were told to praise Allah at the side of a building and a fire-hose was turned on us — Among the Wells High School ' 39ers who decided upon a college out of the State is Catherine Chace, who selected New Jersey College for Women in New Brunswick. The college has an enrollment of slightly over one thousand, and is affiliated with Rutgers Uni- versity, one of the colonial colleges, established in 1766. Along with her freshmen classmates, Catherine is now wearing a green hair bow and a sandwich sign bearing her name, requirements for freshmen inflicted by the sophomore hazing committee. October 7 the college celebrates its traditional Campus Night, and at the ceremonies freshmen toss their freshmen cos- tumes into bonfires, ending the initiation period. New Jersey College for Women is a liberal arts college which offers special opportunities in several profession fields. These include home economics, physical education, library service, pre-medical train- ing, journalism, agriculture and ceramics.

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NOVEMBER 1939 Blanche smiled to think the gold covering was wearing off Miss Urban and that the brass was be- ginning to show in spots. Between dances the boys held conferences, as boys often do, and tried to unravel the mystery, but in vain. It was not until the unmasking that they saw the light. When twelve o ' clock struck, Beano fortunately was dancing with Blanche. She took off her mask. Beano was speechless; his mouth dropped ajar. In fact, it was opened so wide that Blanche could have picked the filling out of his prized wisdom tooth with no trouble at all. At tihat moment all mouths were open! And not one was opened as wide as Bub ' s when he gazed at the pouty Beverly Urban standing before him. His face expressed mingled amazement, disappointment, and dislike. Beverly could control herself no longer. She threw her mask to the floor and then stamped across the ballroom and out of the door. Beano looked at Blanche and said, Well, feed me soup with a steam shovel! What an old hussy she turned out to be! Just a sugar coated pill. At least you ' re yourself all of the time. And did I remember to tell you I think you ' re pretty swell! He blushed and once again his cowlick stood on end. Blanche smiled happily back. Suddenly Marge dashed up and whispered, I ' m going for a walk up the beach — with Bub! She winked her eye, grinned, and disappeared. The girls were exchanging knowing glances as they sipped their punch and talked with their attentive boy friends. On the veranda, a plump blond engaged in serious conversation with a tall, lanky fellow, who gazed at her adoringly. When the lights were dimmed for the last dance and the music began in a soft slow waltz — he slipped his class ring upon her finger. THE WORLD ' S FAIR GENERAL MOTORS ' EXHIBIT Clematis Janeczek ' 40 One of the most unforgettable buildings, which I went through at the New York World ' s Fair, was the General Motors ' exhibit. It was most amusing to see endless lines of patient people waiting for hours for their chance to enter the building. I thought I ' d never wait in line just to gain entrance into a build- ing, but I have to admit I waited an hour and a half for my turn. It was a massive building, shaped some- what like the letter L , and was painted tan and red. Upon entering the building, I found it was very dark, with only blue lighting effect. There were guides to direct us, but even so, some people were rather timid. Revolving platforms, about one yard wide, of connecting seats constantly come up to the entrance, and the guides ushered the people into these seats. Some people, blinded by the darkness, would not step upon the platform, and one poor exasperated guide said, Plecse come along, it ' s not so dark in here that you can ' t see something. Once we were safely seated, the platform took us through a tunnel, and we then entered the world of tomorrow, or of I960. From a loudspeaker placed be- hind the seats, a low voice began the description of the world unfolding before our eyes as we rode along. Apparently the architect had the whole United States in imagination, when he constructed the various min- iature scenes. We witnessed views of the country, the city, the desert, the sand dunes, and the mountains. The beauty of it all was breath-taking. The lights changed, and first we had the sunrise, then noon, sun- set, and lastly, nightfall. There were many things too numerous to describe: among them six-lane roads, modern bridges, well-planned city blocks, huge sky- scrapers, and various motor-vehicles. One very ef- fective scene was the night-fall in the city with lights being turned on in the miniature sky-scrapers and streets. It seemed as if we were up in an airplane and we were looking down upon a slumbering city. The last scene was a view of modern four-cornered roads. Instead of passing at the intersections, cars drove over bridges built over the roads, thus avoiding any accidents which might have occurred at the inter- sections. The scene was enlarged, and then came the end of our trip. When we stepped outside the tunnel, in the rear of the General Motors ' Building we saw part of the same scene in actual size. The cars were new models manufactured by the General Motors ' people and now on the market. I honestly believe anyone who saw this exhibit could never forget it. PARACHUTE JUMP Odile Girouard ' 40 One of the highlights of the World ' s Fair is the parachute jump, and in spite of all the entertaining and thrilling side shows to see, this to me, was the most exciting. All the thrills of parachute jumping may be enjoy- ed by visitors! Safety is provided to a two hundred and fifty foot drop by guide wires attached to the chutes and by shock-absorbers, to bre k the shock of the landing. Forty cents is the price of admission and, being lucky, we waited only one hour for tickets. It is such a popular feature that people sometimes wait over two hours. When your turn comes, you walk up one-two-three steps and sit down on some sort of a little bench (with a back to it) your legs dangling in mid-air. Then, up, up, up you go, 250 feet in the air, a heavy jolt, and down, down, down you come to earth — at last. One woman went up screaming and screeching un- til finally she was up so high, her lungs nearly col- lapsed, and there was nothing to do but stop. The poor woman was so pale and frightened when she came down that she had to be carried out. While the young fellow was strapping us on the chair, I told him I thought I was going to faint. He answered, Well lady, you won ' t be the only one today. This just goes to prove that the parachute jump gives quite a thrill, and a person with a weak heart just couldn ' t stand it. AMUSING! Esther Lenti ' 40 To the right and to the left of us boomed wheed- ling voices as we entered the Amusement Area. Right this way ladies and gentlemen. See the wonder of the century. See these beau-tii-ful girls frozen in ice. They can remain in ice for seven minutes at a time. — You can ' t afford to miss this show. It is the best show of its kind. This little man — for he really is a man and not a child — will thrill you with his ability. He can speak four different languages. (Continued en Page 14)

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NOVEMBER 1939 LOCALS CLASS OFFICERS 1939-1940 SENIORS President Lester Newlands Vice-President Barbara D ' Arcey Secretary Louise Bouvier Treasurer Armand Sansoucy Student Council George Beauregard Annette Lorange Faculty Adviser Miss Frances Troy JUNIORS President Aldo Piucci Vice-President Lorraine Julien Secretary Jack Eaves Treasurer Sally Cheney Student Council Barbara Nichols Faculty Adviser Mr. Hayward Snell SOPHOMORES President Francois Roy Vice-President Gertrude Bouvier Secretary Jean Buckley Treasurer Lionel Gagnon Student Council Fred Morse Virginia Tondonati Annie Young Faculty Adviser Mr. Milton Mickelson FRESHMEN President Guido Barbierri Vice-President Susie Tobia Secretary Sylvia Greene Treasurer Raymond DiGregorio Student Council George Young Faculty Adviser Miss Priscilla Drake SENIOR PLAY CAST The annual Senior Class Play of the Wells High School will be given November 24 in the school audi- torium. The three-act comedy, The Poor Nut, written by J. C. and Elliott Nugent will be coached by Miss Thecla Fitzgerald. Characters Olga Di Federico, Mrs. Small; Lucille Dubreuil, Margie Blake; Lester Newlands, John Miller; Kay Traynor, Julia Winter; Edward LeClair, Spike Hoyt; Milton Freeman, Hub Smith; William McCann, Mag- pie Welch; Henry Di Gregorio, Coach Jackson; How- ard Buckley, Wiley Pierce; Charles Roy, Prof. Deming; Douglas Brown. Doc. Spurney; Norman Donais, Fresh- man; Odile Girouard, Reggie; Josephine Chiocca, Betty; Adele Liro, Doris; Esther Lenti, Mary Reed; Louise Bouvier, Dorothy Lee. The play was chosen by the following committee assisted by the officers Lucille Dubreuil, Arliss Olson, Serjio Bartoli, Edward Le Clair. TRAFFIC SQUAD Captain, Robert Proulx; assistant captain, Armand Sansoucy. Squad: J. Bastien, N. Donais, R. Laliberte, K. Phil- lips, S. Bartoli, B. Jalbert, G. Bastien, G. Atwood, E. LeClair, B. Guertin, L. Letourneau, R. Larochelle, J. Gifford, D. Brown, F. Martin, E. McCarthy, H. Locke, G. Beauregard, R. Bertrand, E. Benoit, C. Savory, L. Gillan, N. Gagnon, H. Buckley, E. McNamara, E. Re- naud, G. Ethier, W. McCann, C. Pratt, L. Newlands, G. Decataldi, J. Chamberlain, H. DiGregorio, R. Car- penter, W. Laliberte, W. Hebert, C. Roy, C. Drew, R. Freeland, R. Varin, A. Girouard, W. DiGregorio, A. DiBonaventura, L. Benoit, R. Cournoyer, D. Robson, R. LeReau. CLUBS STUDENT COUNCIL — Miss Aucoin, faculty adviser President Whitman Goddu Vice-President Shirley Austin Secretary-Treasurer Mary LaLiberte Elected Member of Executive Board- -Edward LeClair GLEE CLUB — Miss Hebert, faculty adviser President George Beauregard Vice-President Hedwiga Swiacki Secretary GMb?rte G lipeau Asst. Secretary Luc lie Dubreuil Treasurer Henry DiGregorio Publicity Kathleen Traynor VESTED CHOIR The newly organized vested choir under the direc- tion of Miss Berthe Hebert, music superviser, is to wear robes of crimson and gray when making public appearances. At their debut at the Community Chest Drive at Notre Dame Auditorium the vested choir used O ' Hara ' s Youth On Parade as their theme song. They sang, also, Old English Country Dance and Bobolink — an American Travesty. The following girls are members of the choir: Yvonne Westwell, Odile Girouard, Kay Traynor, Shirley Matys, June Desrosier, Louise Bouvier, Hed- wiga Swiacki, Lucille Dubreuil, Lorraine Lariviere, Barbara Silk, Rita Guilmette, Madelyn LaForce, Jean Robertson, Lucille Delage, Louise Genereux, Sally Lenti, and Gilberte Galipeau, accompanist. SCHOOL BAND Plaudits of the season go to Mr. Hall and his band for the splendid work they have done in arousing school spirit and enthusiasm in our football games. They make a fine appearance in their snappy Crimson and Gray capes, led by Anita Farland, our talented majorette. The entire school joins the Crimson and Gray in wishing the band success. Members of the band include: Daniel Robson, Trombone; Richard Nichols, Trumpet; Roland Ron- deau, Trumpet; Lloyd Chapman, Trumpet; Alex Kov- aleskie, Trumpet; George Demers, Trumpet; Robert Bertrand, Saxophone; Jean Wilkinson, Saxophone; Gertrude Larochelle, Piccollo; Alturo Ceccarelli, Clar- inet; Steve LaRiviere, Cymbols; Robert W. Proulx, Bass Drum; Norman Mathiew, Drum; and Francois Roy, Drum.