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

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NOVEMBER 1939 13 SPORTS CHEER LEADERS Four new cheerleaders, elected to serve during the ensuing year, are Fotinia Costa, Claire Lusignan, Francois Roy, and Stephen Lariviere. Elizabeth Costa and Jimmy Bastien, who served last year, will continue in the same capacity. Berg Par- aghamian is faculty adviser. FOOTBALL The following candidates for football reported to Coach McMahon: Linemen: W. Hebert, A. Sansoucy, J. Chamberlin, D. Brown, H. Weaver, W. Hefner, W. McCann, J. Gifford, C. Drew, D. Metros, N. Carpentier, W. Digre- gorio, C. McCarthy, M. McLaughlin, and G. Lippe. Ends: A. Martin, S. Cuikaj, L. Letourneau, W. Goddu. Backs: R. LaRochelle, G. Beauregard, D. Dinovelli, R. Renaud, J. Theodos, W. Petrelli, R. Aucoin, G. Young, J. Young, R. Gaudreau, J. Richard, C. Bastien, and N. Paul. NORTHBRIDGE — 33 WELLS — The high school football team lost the season ' s opener at Northbridge 33 to 0. Northbridge scored early in the first quarter, added two touchdowns in the second period, and two more in the final quarter. LaRochelle, Theodos, and Dinovelli garnered two first downs in the first period, but the Wells passing attack did not develop, two passes being completed for only 12 yards. Ken Gauthier, Malcus, and La- Fosse accounted for the Northbridge touchdowns, the former accounting for three. NORTHBRIDGE ' WELLS Oliver le Cuikaj Oirau It Brown Blakely Ig Sansoucy Gory c Digregorio Marscoopian rg Chamberlain Muradian rt Hebert Dundas re Martin Gregoire gb LaRochelle Gauthier Ihb Dinovelli Malcus rhb Beauregard Avakian fb Theodos WELLS — 12 PALMER — 6 The Wells High eleven defeated a scrappy Palmer High team 12-6 at Alumni Field. Wells took the lead in the second period when Beauregard, in three plays, crashed over into pay dirt. This was matched in the third period when Stem- encki ' s touchdown climaxed a Palmer passing attack. In the final period Wells scored again when Hebert broke through on the Palmer 10-yard line and block- ed the kick. The ball rolled behind the goal line and was immediately pounced upon by the alert Cuikaij. This game marked the initial appearance of the band with their flashy new crimson and gray uniforms. WELLS PALMER Goddu le Fenton Hebert It Janusz Sansoucy Ig Golas DiGregorio c Roscko Chamberlain rg Long Weaver rt Ditto Martin re Burford LaRochelle gb Stemencki Dinovelli Ihb Kulpa Renaud rhb Patenaude Beauregard fb Parady WELLS— 6 PUTNAM— 6 In a hard-played game, marked by hard tackling, the Wells football team was held to a 6-6 tie by Put- nam High School in Putnam. Putnam scored early in the first quarter when Clark, fleet negro halfback, ran wide around left end for a touchdown. The attempt at conversion failed. In the third quarter, after a 40-yard march down the field, Beauregard plowed his way to a touchdown from the ' 3-yard line. The attempt to convert failed. WELLS PUTNAM Martin le Rucette Weaver It Bissonette Chamberlain Ig Brassard DiGregorio c Benedict Sansoucy rg Duffy Hebert rt Beaudry Goddu re Benoit LaRochelle gb Bernier Dinovelli Ihb Mierzwa Renaud rhb Clark Beauregard fb Golec TRACK Three members of the track team journeyed to Spencer, under the direction of Coach Snell, to par- ticipate in the David Prouty Annual Fall Track Meet and scored a total of 9 points. Wilfred Hebert placed first in the shot put, Howard Buckley placed second in the half-mile, and Milton Freeman, a newcomer to the squad, placed fourth in the half-mile. CROSS COUNTRY Cross Country, under Mr. Snell, is a new sport at our alma mater. Those out for the sport, which, incidentally, requires he-man ability include: N. Hebert, W. Hogan, R. MacNamara, T. Walkinshaw, H. Buckley, R. Varin, S. Themistocles, A. DiFederico, D. Morey, and R. Cour- noyer, with L. Hughes serving as manager. SCHEDULE Oct. 17 — Holden — Here Oct. 20 — Hopedale — There Oct. 25 — Spencer — Here Nov. 1 — Spencer — There Nov. 10 — Holden — There WELLS— 29 HOLDEN— 29 The newly organized cross country team tied a more experienced Holden High team 29-29. Morin, of Holden, held the lead from the start, his experience proving more valuable than the courage of our hard- running Buckley, who finished third. The summary: 1st, Morin (H); 2nd, Charbonneau (H); 3rd, Buckley (W) ; 4th, MacNamara (W); 5th, Coumoyer (W); 6th, Smith (H); 7th, Olson (H); 8th, Varin (W); 9th, DiFederico (W) ; 13th, Char- boneau ( H) . • HOPEDALE — 22 WELLS— 40 The Hopedale High School cross country team de- feated the Wells harriers 22-40 in Hopedale. The summary: 1st: R. Knight (H) 16.07; 2nd, H. Buckley (W) 16.23; 3rd, W. Bell (H) 16.25; 4th R. MacNamara (W) 17; 5th, R. Stewart (H) 17.13 6th, W. Francis (H) 17.13; 7th, D. Dalio (H) 17.13 9th, R. Cournoyer (W) 17.15; 12th, D. Morey (W) 18.30; and 13th, N. Hebert (W) 18.40.

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12 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY ciphers. When war broke out he was transferred to the War Department and set about establishing an efficient code department. When he was finished, MI-8 had five sub-divisions: Code and Cipher Compi- lation, Communications, Shorthand, Secret Ink Laboratory, and Code and Cipher Solution. Mr. Yard- ley tells of his research and his later efforts to estab- lish the new department. He tells the story of several actual cases and gives the reader a chance to do some actual decoding of original war messages in code. In 1929, Mr. Yardley ' s department was abolished by an incoming Secretary of State, but in the sixteen years that Mr. Yardley had served as head of the de- partment, he piled up a great number of interesting and exciting experiences which he passes on to the reader in a well-written book. There is still another type of war book — fiction. The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells is one of the most fantastic books that you might ever read. It is so fantastic that it approaches the bounds of horrible reality. This was graphically and disastrously illustrated last year when Orson Welles changed the setting to New Jersey, dramatized it in the form of news flashes and gave the United States an acute case of fright. A number of projectiles were sent out from Mars and landed in Southern England. They disgorged very intelligent octopus-like creatures bent on con- quering the Earth for the population of a fast decay- ing Mars. Armed with heat rays, poisonous gasses and tripod monster machines, the men from Mars laid waste to all of Southern England, killing thousands and forcing the rest to flee for their lives. The puny weapons of the Englishmen had no effect on the in- vaders. However, an unexpected aid killed the in- vaders in a very short time — they had conquered disease on Mars and were not physically able to resist it on the Earth, the common cold laid them low. The story is told in the first person and describes the reactions of the narrator . . . Living in Southern Eng- land, he was in the thick of it — he couldn ' t make his escape but he did succeed in eluding death at the hands of the Martians. H. G. Wells is a master of imagination in story-tell- ing and all of his powers are used in the telling of The War of the Worlds. From fantasy to fiction that is more true to life is the next step. CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER by C. S. Forester Reviewed by Robert Morse ' 40 Captain Horatio Hornblower is a thrilling novel of the sea at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Horn- blower is a master of the British frigate, Lydia. Strangely enough, Hornblower has a soul. Often weakened inwardly at the sight of brutal whippings which he is obliged to enforce and not daring to pro- test for fear of being called a coward, Hornblower lives in mental chaos. With no thought for the laws of the admiralty, Hornblower enjoys the freedom of his own quarterdeck, issues his own orders, and is well liked by all of his crew. The novel is written in three books. The first book tells of Captain Hornblower ' s adventures in the Pacific in England ' s service at war with Spain. Hornblower ' s superior mind worked out brilliant strategy in captur- ing a ship by surprise without firing a shot. Ironically, there is a similarity between Captain Horatio Horn- blower and Captain Horatio Nelson in that they have the same first name. Captain Horatio Nelson is of noble birth, however, while Captain Horatio Horn- blower is of ignoble birth. In the second book, Hornblower escorts Indiamen past the French blockade and encounters some fierce fighting in the Mediterranean. The realistic descrip- tions of dying men, sinking gunboats, shattering spars and masts, makes the second book the most exciting. In the third book, Captain Hornblower is captured by Boney , commonly known as Napoleon Bonaparte, the brilliant little Corsican soldier. Hornblower faces being court-martialled, escapes, and finally returns to England where he is eventually promoted to the admiralty. Captain Horatio Hornblower is exciting in its des- cription, thrilling in its fast moving action, realistic in its simplicity, and interesting in its historical and nautical value. That ' s all for this quarter — more in the next issue of the Crimson and Gray. And remember, if you have anything to say about writers, actors, books, maga- zine articles, movies, or plays, just let yourself go — we ' ll listen. LOCALS (Continued from Page 10) GIRLS CLUB — Miss Pinard, faculty adviser President Yolanda Barbierri Vice-President Juliette Brault Secretary Eleanor French Treasurer Pauline Bourdeau Program Committee Helen Damian, Chairman Victoria Apostol Julia Lichoriewicz Antoinette Barnaby Germaine Berthiaume Joan Tully DRAMATIC CLUB — Miss Plante, faculty adviser President Priscilla Eccleston Vice-President Richard Gatineau Secretary Mary Dirlam Treasurer Ruth Abrams PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB — Mr. Lataille, faculty adviser President Robert Carpenter Vice-President Leonard Gillon Secretary Chester Savory Treasurer Gerard Bastien ASSEMBLIES September 19: Mr. Paul Favor was guest speaker at this assembly before leaving for New Bedford to take up new duties. A musical program was also presented under Miss Hebert ' s direction. The soloists included Barbara Morse, Barbara Nich- ols, June Desrosier, and Wilfred Pleau. September 27: Inspector Knowlton of the Worcester Registry of Motor Vehicles gave advice on driv- ing and went through the procedure of getting a license. September 29: Coyne, the Magician, featured his trained birds and gave a puppet show. October 4: A football rally was held in preparation for the first game of the season. Speakers in- cluded Coach McMahon and Assistant Coach Kyrios, also Mr. Robertson and Mr. Greene. Cheers were led by Jimmy Bastien and Elizabeth Costa, and football songs by Miss Hebert. October 1 1 : Miss Ella Miersch of the Jacob Edwards Library gave a talk on books in the library and how to use them.

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14 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY FIELD HOCKEY The following candidates for field hockey have re- ported to Coach Kozyra: Sally Cheney, Doris Girard, Adele Liro, Helen Rischitelli, Janet Migala, Darcy Gir- ard, Virginia Tondonati, Elaine Salva, Jeannette De- tarando, Pauline Lavallee, Julia Liro, Margaret Kee- nan, Rita Adamick, Clematis Janeczek, Jean Robert- son, Lena Dinovelli, Mary Curcuruto, Martha Koprow- ski, and Jeanette MacLaren. The schedule follows: Oct. 19 Shrewsbury here. Oct. 24 Bartlett here. Nov. 2 Bartlett there. GIRLS ' FIELD HOCKEY SHREWSBURY— 5 WELLS — Coach Kozyra ' s field hockey team tasted defeat in their first game of the season at Alumni Field, los- ing 5-0 to the Shrewsbury High lassies. The value of Shrewsbury ' s compulsory training for all girls in Field Hockey manifests itself in a highly superior team. Berry Mignacca, Shrewsbury captain, scored three goals, while Mullen and Seymour accounted for the other two. The lineups: WELLS R. Adamick J. Migala J. Liro J. Robertson V. Tondonati P. Lavallee S. Cheney C. Janeczek M. Curcuruto D. Girard A. Liro, captain Right wing Inside right Center forward Inside left Left wing Right wing Center half Left half Right back Left back Goalkeeper SHREWSBURY M. Taylor B. Dean Seymour Mignacca, captain B. Mullen M. Jones J. Macdonald V. Keegan E. MacMahon J. Severance J. Lecoeuvre H. Picker LITERATURE (Continued from Page 7 We have an addition to our wonderful show. A few weeks ago, little Mary Lou joined us. She comes from England and is believed to be the smallest person alive — she is so small that if you ask her politely she will stand in the palm of your hand. See the wonder of the age — Olga, the headless marvel. She lives, breathes and is perfectly normal without a head. In a train wreck fifteen years ago she had the mis- fortune to lose her head. She is still alive today. Don ' t pass up this chance to — Right this way folks, step right up, that ' s right, right up close so you won ' t miss anything. See wild and untameable animals straight from the heart of the jungle. Frank Buck has brought them back alive. At last you can have a real thrill — try our rock- et-ships and see for yourself. You will go up and up and up. The buildings will disappear below the clouds. — Very persuasive were the speeches of these men in derby hats as the crowd milled through entrances into the unknown regions beyond. The amusement area can be very amusing and very expensive if you believe half of what you hear. THE AQUACADE Kay Traynor ' 40 On a starlit night I saw this wonderful show. First the giant lights stabbed through the darkness with piercing beams of light, then the side lights on the stage flooded the picture with softer shades. All blended against the background of the darkness and formed a beautiful sight, while we waited for the two glittering stars to appear, namely Johnny Weismuller end Eleanor Holm. So smoothly does the show unfold that it is almost impossible to believe that backstoge and on stage more than five hundred people are busily occupied for the sole purpose of bringing the audience gaiety. The dancing ballet goes through its lovely routine, the water ballet waves fairy-like figures beneath the wa- ter, Olympic diving champions flash through the air, ond Eleanor Holm and Johnny Weismuller exhibit their famous swimming talents. Orchestras wrap the scene in harmony and drench it in beauty. We might say the number one star at the Aqua- cade is Johnny Weismuller. Hearts beat a little faster when he appears and we watch his well proportioned body leap through the air. Then we see Eleanor Holm, another glittering star of Billy Rose ' s show. Her swim- ming is in perfect rhythm with the music of the or- chestra. It seemed as though the house was filled to its capacity of two thousand as I joined the millions of spectators who have enjoyed the Aquacade at the World ' s Fair. ONE POINT OF VIEW on COMING BACK TO SCHOOL Elba Dintini ' 40 It kept crawling nearer and nearer. It haunted me like a shadow. Every time I thought of it, I shook like a leaf. Summer vacation was going to be over in a few days and school was about to open. Coming back to school meant getting into routine again, hear- ing the screeching of voices, and cluttering of feet. The day finally arrived and, with regret in my heart, I left for school in the morning. The air made me feel free and happy, but the thought of my destination made me feel like a doomed prisoner. A PARODY Kay Traynor ' 40 Thanks for the memory — Of Coach McMahon ' s smile, of Miss Troy ' s snappy style. I betcha that you won ' t forget the teachers all so mild How lovely it was! And thanks for the memory Of Algebra so tough, Latin mighty rough Still we always got good marks when we knew our stuff! How lovely it was! We never cared much for History, Crude English was always a mystery; But soon our lives here will be history, We did have fun, no harm done! So, thanks for the memory And let us make it clear as we go through the year To Mary E. Wells High School we will always give a cheer. So thank you so much!