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

Text from Pages 1 - 148 of the 1941 volume:

Jacob Edwards Library 236 Main St. Southbridge, MA 01550 JACOB EDWARDS LIBRARY 3 8136 0002 0179 6 Jacob Edwards Library 236 Main St. iouthbridge. MA 01550 m CRIMSON AND GRAY o , t _0 §. rjk 3 Gin ' J VOLUME XXIV NOVEMBER, 1940 NUMBER 1 B RA V O ! ! ! A FELLOW may win the plaudits of a crowd by needlessly risking his life. But nobody cheers the property owner who risks the wiping out of his lifelong savings by fire. Only adequate insurance can give you full protection. If you are under-insured you still are unprotected on a part of your investment. When you think of protection, think of this organiza- tion. R. M. BURNHAM SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Consult your insurance agent as you would your doctor or lawyer AMES WORSTED CO. Manufacturers of MEN ' S AND WOMEN ' S WORSTED WEAR BOUSQUETS ' AUTO PARTS AND SUPPLIES 27 HAMILTON STREET 144 MAIN STREET SOUTHBRIDGE WEBSTER CHEVROLET FOR 1941 You ' ll say it ' s FIRST BECAUSE IT ' S FINEST C. H. KNIGHT, INC. 85 Hamilton Street Tel. 10 Southbridge, Mass. Patronize Our Advertisers THE CRIMSON AND GRAY PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUME XXIV NOVEMBER 1940 NUMBER 1 Editor-in-Chief, Natalie Pierce Business Manager Treasurer Secretary Subscription Manager Editors Alumni Marjorie McCann Athletics Lionel Beno-it Marilyn Miller Exchanges Julia Liro Locals Glenna Houlberg Prattle Miriam Renaud Mary Dirlam Reviews Ann Robbins Subscriptions Jack Eaves Francis Kirby Jean Phillips Jean Robertson Patricia Whiteoak Jean Wilkinson Francois Roy Madelyn Schesler Julia Rewinski Darthia Bernheim Business Gerald Bastien Raymond DiGregorio Robert LaReau Stephen Lariviere Alfred Martin Aldo Piucci Richard Rydensky John Woulas Typing Alyse Hong Lorraine Julien Gertrude LaRochelle Janet Migala Ida Volpini Faculty Adviser, Thecla Fitzgerald TABLE OF CONTENTS LITERATURE ....... The Junior, Natalie Pierce ' 41, Mary Ziu ' 44, Lorraine Cournoyer ' 44, Helen Dusza ' 44, Doris Suprenant ' 44, Geraldine Ethier ' 44, Francis Kirby ' 43, Betty Swyncicki ' 42, Thomas Walkinshaw ' 42, Miriam Renaud ' 41, Robert W. Proulx ' 41, Mary Ann Hazelton ' 42, Francois Roy ' 42, Frank Chipman ' 42, Jean Robertson ' 42, Mary Dirlam ' 42 LOCALS SPORTS REVIEWS ALUMNI PRATTLE Ruth Desmarais ' 41, Mary Dirlam ' 42 PAGE 3 11 14 17 18 19 Jacob Edwards Library 236 Main Street Southbridge, MA 01550 America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! America the Beautiful By Katherine Lee Bates NOVEMBER 1940 LITERAT URE Dear Diary, Thanksgiving Evening The wounds of a friend are most painful. I found this to be true after my sad experience today. This morning I awoke to the calls of my kid brother, Willy, who takes great pleasure in tormenting me. After hurriedly dressing, I dashed to the dining room, where our small family was assembled. Before I could greet them, however, the doorbell rang; and, excusing myself from the table, I ran to find Skitchy, my so-called boy friend, waiting impatiently. Come on, Judy. The game starts in fifteen minutes. Why, hello, Judge Pearson! How are you this morning? Fine, thanks, Skitchy. Judy, I ' ll be down at the office if you should want me. Good-bye. So long, Dad. Be seeing you at dinner, and don ' t you keep the turkey waiting either. The door closed and Skitchy and I were left to wail for the time of the big game between our high school end our strongest opponent. ' I hastily finished my breakfast, with a few words of disapproval from the housekeeper, and soon appeared warmly attired in a sheep ' s wool fur coat with a plaid scotty hat to match the plaid suit concealed under my coat. In high spirits we ran off to join the other members of the school who were already assembling at the gates of the athletic field. Coming towards us in her usual carefree manner, was Elouise Sangren, the unpopular drone of the Junior class. Seeing it was useless to try to escape her, we somewhat unwillingly consented to her sitting with us in the midst of the Packer City High School cheer- ing section. The day was very cold for this time of the year, and the crowd was utterly disappointed with the sup- posed outcome of the game. We were just going to give up and go home to a warm cup of cocoa after the middle of the fourth quarter when our team made a play that tied the score. Seeing there were only two more minutes to play, all eyes were focused on the star halfback, Terry Chandler. Now he is my idea of a man! He had achieved much success for the team in past victories by scor- ing during the last few minutes of the game. He has only lived in our town for a little over a year and is an honor student in the senior class at school. He was the leading man in the senior play, which turned out to be the best play ever produced in our high school. And so it was today that the decisive touch- down was scored by him, bringing us a 1 3-6 victory. Oh, what a joy! Everyone was so excited. Bells were ringing, horns were blowing, people were shouting, including Skitchy and me, who did our share. In fact everyone was in a very happy mood. As we joyously marched off the field behind our faithful high school band, I noticed Terry hailing me. There being quite a distance between us, I could moke out only these few words, Dance Tonight -8:30. I nodded, bewildered, for an invitation from the hero of the day was considered an honor. I cannot express my feelings at that moment. It was like a dream come true. Imagine my going to an important dance with such a person as Terry! It was unbeliev- able. However, not until later did I realize the situation. Because of the morning ' s events, I ate my turkey dinner with special enjoyment. In the middle of the afternoon, Skitchy drove up in his jalopy. In order to save a lot of embarrassing questions, I ran into the kitchen, filled the ice-bag, and placed it on my head. By this time Skitchy was already at the door. Telling him to wait just a minute, I ran up to my room, slipped into my housecoat, a beautiful blue silk which father and Willy had given me for my birthday and in which I look too fetchingly delicate. Finally I descended the stairs to answer the insistent ringing of the doorbell. I put a drop of lemon juice near my eyes to make them look red and held a lacy frilly handkerchief to my nose. When Skitchy saw these evidences of a cold, he hastily withdrew his invitation to go riding and, warning me to get rid of it quickly, dashed off. So relieved was I at his leaving before the housekeeper found me entertaining in that rig, that I dashed upstairs to prepare for the big evening to come. At 8 o ' clock my excitement was at its peak. The most gorgeous flowers had arrived a minute before, making the dress, a new one from Dad, complete. My head whirled as I flew from one room to the other. As usual, little brother was underfoot. In the midst of my excitement, the doorbell rang. As I hurried to the door, I wondered if I had mistaken the time of the invitation. To my amazement, upon opening the door, I found Skitchy. It came to me in a flash. Skitchy, because he had been going steady with me since practically the beginning of high school, had taken it for granted that I v as going to the dance with him. How could I ever tell him that I was going with Terry Chandler? I could just imagine the look that would appear on his face when I would tell him. Well, I had to break the news so . But just then, at that moment, my wise little brother came running in and blurted out What are you doing here? She ' s not going with you, she ' s going with her handsome foot- ball, hero, Terry Chandler! Skitchy ' s smile faded in a second. For the first time in history he believed my brother, for without waiting for an explanaton, he turned and left. His abrupt departure didn ' t dismay me at the time, for I was too taken up with getting ready for the Victory Dance. At 8:35, the telephone rang, and I was surprised to hear the excited voice of Elouise, telling me that Skitchy had just asked her to go to the dance. Dis- mayed, I slowly hung up the receiver. I was a little hurt because Skitchy and I had been going together so long but I did not think about this for long, for at that moment I glanced out the window and saw a sleek maroon roadster pass the house. I was shocked when I saw that the occupants were none other than my handsome hero, Terry, and a vivacious looking girl beside him. In a daze, I ran up to my room and threw myself on the bed. Review- ing the situation, it dawned on me that the girl next to Terry in the car was the one who had stood direct- ly in back of me in the march. It was to her that Terry ' s invitation had been directed! How can I explain this to Skitchy? JUDY, THE JUNIOR THE CRIMSON AND GRAY CONTRIBUTIONS from 1944 GREETINGS! Natalie Pierce ' 41 At the beginning of a new year the Crimson and Gray welcomes all freshman, sophomores, juniors, and even seniors to Mary E. Wells and trusts that this year will be a thoroughly satisfactory one for every class. The freshmen who last yecr were members of the staffs of their grade school papers, the Eastford Road Echo, the West Winds, the Charlton Street Chimes, and the Sturbridge Baypath were officially welcomed to the high school with a party given in their honor by the staff of the Crimson and Gray. These people had reason to be especially interested in our magazine because of their experience and ability. We know that many more pupils here in school have writing ability. There ' s a thrill, too, when you see your work in print. One and all, we invite you to contribute to the Crimson and Gray. Come on, you budding poets and poetesses, authors and authoresses! HALLOWE ' EN NIGHT Doris Suprenant ' 44 The spooks and goblins came around To celebrate that night Leaves and nuts were on the ground And the moon shone very bright. They crept to every house And waxed the windows Then as quiet as a mouse Departed on their toes. Every door-bell pealed and pealed And all the babies cried White ghosts ran in every field And many had to hide. And when the cop came around Did they have to run! Many of them were homeward bound, But they had a lot of fun. LOVELY THINGS Lorraine Cournoyer ' 44 There are some lovely things one knows — The cooling touch of fresh, starched clothes, The fragrance of refreshing rain When walking on the hills or plain; Affectionate looks in a puppy ' s eyes, The shine of a necklace that you prize, The scrunch of dry leaves when making your way On a windy October, autumn day; A wisp of curling smoke on snow — These are some lovely things I know. MEMORIES Helen Dusza ' 44 In the eighth grade was I last year, At the Charltion Street School so dear, Blue and Gray were the colors so gay, That we were all in favor of, every day. The softball games, all a victory, The picnics and parties marked history In our school paper, the Charlton Chimes, Published by the pupils, prepared at all times. But now I ' m at Wells, so beautiful, you know, Having fun in rain, shine, or snow, At football and basketball, both thrilling indeed, The parties and dances where all can be seen. I think that the publishers of the Crimson and Gray, All deserve credit for the work they display. And the best high school education, Can be received at Wells High School. HALLOWE ' EN Mary Ziu ' 44 When the moon is overhead You had better be in bed. When the clock strikes twelve midnight A shadow covers the moon ' s bright light. Suddenly there is a little breeze Louder it whistles in the trees. Then you ' ll hear the witch go Whoo! Better watch out or she ' ll get you. Around the town the ghosts go creeping Into every corner peeping. They have on a robe of white That you can see without a light. Children everywhere begin to cry Their mothers wake up and ask them why. We hear a great big noise It sounds like a lot of boys. Go to bed and do not fear It ' s only Hallowe ' en my dear! ALONE Geraldine Ethier ' 44 One night my parents went to the movies so I was left alone. Taking a book from our library, I seated myself in a comfortable chair and began to read by the light of the lamp. I had only been reading fifteen minutes when the front door bell rang. Being alone and knowing it was not my parents, I became greatly terrified. As I looked through the parlor window from which we could view the porch, I saw a black shadow facing the door. I decided not to answer, but the ringing kept persisting. Waiting a while longer and realizing that the ringing had ceased, I again looked out the window and observed the same tall dark shadow slowly descend the steps and disappear. Great was my relief when my parents returned home. However, I have not as yet discovered who my strange caller was. NOVEMBER 1940 THE TOILS AND TRAVELS OF KIRBICUS Chapter 1 1 I Run for President And when I had left the lend of the devil I came upon the land of Molehillonia, where every one lived in an oversized mole hill. And when I had entered the town, verily did I soon see a sign saying, WANTED — A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY OF MOLEHILLONIA. Of course I read ly applied and did find out that my worthy opponent was the noted Yehudi. Now I knew that Yehudi would be well known, so I set about making myself popular. I gave out lollipops to the business men, cigars to the children, and tin badges to the racketeers. When election day came, I was locked in a mole hill. I could hear people going to vote at the polls owned by a company whose sales motto is PLIABLE PORTABLE PLASTIC POLLS FOR VEXED VIGOROUS VITAL VOTERS WHO VOTE FOR CANDID CUPIE CAGED UP CANDIDATES. At night they let me out and I learned that I had lost by a score of 100 to 99 44 100% — pure dismay was mine. When they calle d for the new president, an in- visible voice said, Here I am. All the people shouted, Who ' s Yehudi? He snickered and said, The shadow knows. Then I left for Massachusetts. This time I decided not to run for president again. A PROPHECY FULFILLED Betty Swyncicki ' 42 The wind was howling and piling masses of thick, black ciouds close to the water. It screamed through the taut rigging, ripping the sail out of Derry ' s frozen hands and flapping it outward with a report like an exploding gun. Giant waves tore at the tiny, frail craft, hurling it upward to the inky clouds that hung low over the water. Derry made one more stab to grab the wildly flut- tering sail and was knocked flat as the next wave caught the catboat on the broadside. Hang on to it y ' weakling, shouted Jed, his black eyebrows contracting angrily. Do y ' want to swamp us? Derry, the breath driven from his body, tried again but his reach fell short. Jed with en oath brought the sail in; Derry crawled aft and swept the raging wa- ter. The distant rocky shore did not seem to be get- ting nearer. There was a sneer on Jed ' s face as he shoved Derry aside. Y ' er as useful as a landlubber, he flung out scowling. Not paying attention to this retort, Derry called, Aren ' t we heading in? The storm ' s getting worse. Huh, just as I thought! Jed rasped, You ' re scared! He then threw back his head — this was life — mastering the sea. No, answered Derry steadily, not scared but Dad will be worried, knowing we ' re out here. Let ' s head for shore, Jed. You ' re scared right through, Jed answered, you ' re a coward, he spat as a sheet of salt spray stung their faces. Ye can ' t even fight. Maybe so, replied Derry, but Dad says there are other kinds of courage besides physical. Bah! snorted Jed. You ' re just yellow! Finally Jed grudgingly admitted that they must head for shore, or be capsized. Hang on, we ' re going to shoot the reef! he shouted. Derry gripped the gunwale but said nothing. In calm weather the Spikes were a dangerous shot; now it would be suicide. The little boat shot ahead. Rain began to fall driven by a gale that flung the drops against the boys ' faces. Jed yelled in exultation. He ' d show who was master! As Derry clung to the rail, he opened his mouth to give a warning; but the w ; nd tore the words away. Standing out a short distance from the reef were two slender rocks — The Spikes. Separated by a few feet of swirling water, they presented a grim significant picture, a picture that held a great, strong fascination for Jed whose eyes were glued on them in determination. Whoopee! he yelled above the wind, watch me put her between the Spikes! They were hurtling toward this death with a racing speed as the waves flattened themselves out on the nearer rocks. Don ' t! Derry screamed trying to restrain Jed. You ' re crazy Jed! You can ' t make it in a gale like this! Jed laughed and yelled, Sit tight, we ' re going through. Now they were between the fang-like Spikes and then came a rending crash which heaved Derry into the sea. Jed was knocked over the side by the loose sail. The boat, out of control, spun around and as a wave appeared and struck it, it vanished. Dazed and gasping for breath, Derry felt himself banged against a rock. Desperately he clutched a smooth surface. At length securing a foothold, he drew himself partly up the slender spike. The swirling waters ripped at him in baffled fury. Where was Jed? Derry was alone clinging to the slippery spike with all his might. Then he heard a gasping cry, Jed, he called, Jed — here! Jed ' s head showed bobbing toward him, his face white with fear, and his lips moving in a soundless cry. Derry clutched his coat as he was swept in and drew him up with one arm. Jed was weak and ex- hausted. My arm, he gasped, broken — oh-h! Derry was practically numb trying to hold the limp form of his comrade — Jed grew weaker. 1-1 can ' t hold on much longer, he sobbed. His arm was swelling fast and Derry would soon support both of them. Jed, he said, Jed, we ' ll beat the sea. Just hold on a little longer. I ' ll try to swim to shore for help. We ' ll beat the sea, Jed, he said with a fierce voice. Jed nodded in understanding but no hope flickered over his ashen face. Derry tied Jed with their belts to the rock before slowly loosening his grip on the slippery surface. Im- mediately the angry sea tried to take possession of him. A cold slice of moon broke through the clouds for a moment, its pale light picking out two bedraggled forms hugging a slender rock. Then darkness, as the clouds rolled together. When dawn was graying over a quieted sea, a single figure showed dimly plastered to the Spike. The half-frozen boy raised his head; he heard the put of the motor launch. He shouted feebly, his glazed eyes searching the water. Then his head fell forward. The boat slipped alongside. Willing hands got the almost lifeless body on board and carried him below deck. Must ' ve ran smack into the ' Spike ' , observed one of the men. Jed always had a hankering for that reef! Boat ' s under — smashed, added another. Sup- pose poor Derry Shield is, too. Yeah, retorted a voice, well how did Jed get tied to the Spike ? He don ' t wear two belts, and he has a broken arm! THE CRIMSCN AND GRAY The first mate made a gurgling sound. His fellow men looked at him in wonderment for his lips tremb- led and his face was white. Have you seen a ghost? inquired one. He shook his head, then they bent forward to catch the mumbling — School-annual-book-the prophecies, Derry Shield. What do you mean? they all questioned. The man looked at them, then raised his ashen face towards the two Spikes and said in a strained voice, Derry Shield, a boy loving the sea, will be a captain, and a hero by saving somebody ' s life and paying with his own life! When the crew heard this, they too raised their eyes with reverence to the place where Derry had last clung, while a mist gathered over their eyes. The Spikes now fast disappearing in the distance, had won the gruesome fight of the night! The masters of the sea ! THE RHYTHM MAKERS Thomas Walkinshaw ' 42 One of the strangest orchestras that I have ever heard is The Rhythm Makers. It so happens that I saw it only once, but that was enough to make an impression on me. It came into Nick ' s Candy Shop one night about two weeks ago when I was busy drinking a lemon coke. There were five boys in the band, all about ten years old. The tallest one, who seemed to be the leader, played the harmonica and car ried the melody. Two other boys had rigged up arrange- ments similar to bass fiddles, but much cruder. In- stead of using strings, they played their instruments by slapping a rope which in turn caused a large in- verted wash-tub to vibrate. The fourth member of the band had two ordinary teaspoons which he used to great advantage. His job seemed to consist main- ly of making as much noise as possible and he really did his job well, although some help was obtained from the fifth and last member. His equipment in- cluded a wash-board and several thimbles. His ability to make this combination sound musical was really astounding. I enjoyed hearing them play not only because, strange as it may seem, they played fairly well, but because they seemed to enjoy playing as much as I did hearing them. After playing Polly Wolly Doodle and several other numbers, they passed the hat and collected somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.50. Then, thanking Nick and the rest of their audience, they went on to some other store. TICKETS FOR SALE Miriam Renaud ' 41 The meeting adjourned in regular form. Thus it was that the student council of Wedgewood High School unanimously voted to have their annual semi- formal the week before Thanksgiving. And it was thus that Madge, hurrying from the auditorium to first period class, was bowled over by an apparent terrific force from the opposite direction. Blushing furiously, stammering apologies, shy, bashful senior, Lance Manning disengaged himself from the tangle of arms, legs, battered heads, and scattered books. G-gee whiz! That ' s a dangerous corner. Are ya hurt? Awkwardly he helped the laughing Madge to her feet. No bones broken, she responded, but you look rather worse for wear. What ' s the trouble? Forgetting her haste, she leisurely sat about col- lecting her books waiting for a reply. Aw, gee. I know this ' ll seem awful silly to you, you ' re such a whiz in math but here I ' m taking algebra I for the fourth year and I just can ' t seem to get it. I ' ve used different methods every year — even changed teachers but it just won ' t click. That ' s a shame. Wish I could help you. Well, so long, be late for first period if I don ' t step. Half-way down the corridor, Madge snapped her fingers and a blissful light filled her face. Why on earth hadn ' t she thought of it before! She could ham- mer, pound, and pour equations and unknowns into Lance ' s head if he would buy a ticket to the dance from her. Still, she had her doubts as to his approval, for he ' d never mustered up enough courage to kill a fly, to say nothing of asking a girl to a dance and actually going through withit — but even so, the idea had possibilities. Madge impatiently waited half an hour for Lance, while he sat sorrowfully listening to an explanation of the next assignment. When he finally appeared, the downcast, dispirited look in his eyes gave Madge courage so she imme- diately launched the question. Still having just as hard a time as you were four years ago, huh? Maybe we could work out an agree- ment. Say I go over your algebra with you every night for the next term if you promise to buy a ticket to the Semi-formal. They ' re only one-fifty and pass- ing marks in Algebra certainly ought to be worth that much. But, Madge. I can ' t dance. Dance! I ' ve nev«r been to a semi-formal and besides, who would I ask? Don ' t be silly, you goose, goaded Madge, you dance well enough if you just remember you ' re not pumping water and that others are on the floor. As for girls, plenty would jump at the chance. (How she wanted to add — you ' re looking right at one now!) Why, there ' s Mary, and Sally, and Ann, and Doreen, and loads of others. But then, if you feel it a waste of money, why, I don ' t see why I ' ve even considered wasting my time. With that she quick- ened her pace, anxiously watching Lance out of the corner of her eye. Wait, don ' t go. Maybe I could polish up my dancing. I ' d give anything to pass algebra. We could start right now and see how the tutoring works. So they spread out paper and books and got down to business. Within half an hour Lance looked as though the haze had cleared. Golly, when you explain things, they seem to sink in and make sense but with old pussyfoot (making a gesture) his ten ton words couldn ' t bore through steel! Madge needed only to smile complacently. The lessons continued with growing vigor. Lance at last saw algebra in a different light and was show- ing marked improvement. October soon gave way to November, and a week before the dance Madge, confronting Lance with the ticket, finally demanded payment. Have you decided on your girl yet? she ques- tioned. Well, sort of, in a way. I mean, that is, if she ' ll go with me — I don ' t suppose you could help me write a note to her. I ' m rather wary of asking her outright. Say, am I playing secretary as well as teacher? Where ' s the paper? And thus it was that Madge composed the in- vitation to the dance to an unknown girl from the fellow she had hoped to go with. A lump rose in her throat as she handed the finished missive to Lance. NOVEMBER 1940 There, do you think you ' ll be able to copy it or would you like it typed? With that she left the bat- tle field of defeat. The next morning the sun shone brightly, every- one was in a gay mood, with the exception of Madge. She trudged to school with lagging steps, dreading the moment when she should discover the unknown girl. The schoolroom seemed dark and cheerless, but suddenly all that changed as she lifted her desk cov- er, disclosing a tiny note which read: Madge, Would you? Lance FIFTY DOLLARS Robert W. Proulx ' 41 If I had fifty dollars, I know exactly how I would spend it. I would first buy a 1929 Chevrolet, now on the market for $10, then register it for $25. Having spent a total of $35 for the car and registration, I ' d now have $15 for painting and sound equipment. First, I should be able to paint the car a vivid red covered with names in white for $5. With my last few dollars, I ' d buy a horn that I have always wanted, the kind with three tones, at an outlay of $9.97. These purchases would leave three cents, just enough to mail in my registration. IT JUST GOES TO SHOW Mary Ann Hazelton ' 42 The sun shone down on Kensington High School with a brilliance equal to gold, but inside in the lock- er room, a gloom had settled upon two young men who conversed there. They talked in what seemed a pointless conversation. Hank, who wore his name on his sleeve, was speaking. Have you seen that new girl in school? Boy! ! She ' s a — . Yeh! I saw her, interrupted the second boy, Jack, a tall blond boy, often called the Viking type. She ' s all right except for that sweater she wears; it ' s too red! She ' s in lots of my classes. She hangs around me all the time. I think she wants to know me. Me, too! She ' s always around me. She ' s a pest. I hate girls and everything to do with them. Me, too! They ' re poison! Well, let ' s go! Nothing doing around here. Okay, come on. Jack and Hank departed; but, despite their words, their thoughts lay in the same channel, How to get to know the new girl better. Next day in math class, as Jack slid into his seat, he heard a friendly Hi from the seat behind him. Turning around, he cast a startled glance at two sparkling blue eyes, a pug nose, rosy lips, and golden hair that framed the face turned toward him. As Hank ' s eyes were upon him, he managed a grunt that threw cold water on any friendliness that Babs, his heart ' s desire, held for him. Later, Jack, running through the school corridor, in the same way ignored the attempt of friendship by Babs. Each boy, just to impress the other, snubbed the new girl. Secretly, each wished the other struck dead leaving a clear field with Babs. Their manner continued through the following days until sudden- ly both Hank and Jack realized that other boys were aware and conscious of Babs. Dismayed, Jack, real- izing that something must be done about the at- tentions of the other boys, struck upon a bright (so it seemed to him) idea. The next day at the end of the second period Jack towered threateningly over young Batsie, who shout- ed, But 1 don ' t like girls; I hate them! Batsie ' s small crew cap, perched on red hair, crowned a mass of freckles sprinkled plentifully over the bridge of his pug nose. It ' s blackmail — but I ' ll do it, he added. I know you ' d go and tell on me to Stinky ' s father about that initiation, if I don ' t. All you want me to do is go around with that girl, that right? Yeh! You get the idea. Just carry her books home, and go to a couple dances, replied an earnest- faced Jackie. Oh, m ' gosh! Dances. I don ' t think she ' s going to like that. I ' m not such a hot dancer. You ' ll do it! answered the conspirator, then walked away. A few hours later in the afternoon, Batsie was again engaged in conversation. This time his pal (?) was Hank. The talk was similar to the one previously held with Jack. Although Batsie thought the whole affair very queer, he did not tell of Jack ' s request to Hank or vice versa. Next week, Batsie reported his progress, telling a similar story to each boy. Babs is swell! She ' s got — what do you call it? Personality? Of course, I still hate ' women. ' They ' re poison, all except Babs, of course. Yes, I ' ll do it for a couple of more weeks. Say, last night we sure had fun. We went roller skating and the night before last — Wow! Both Hank and Jack wondered if, perhaps, Batsie wasn ' t overdoing his job; but because of the obvious homeliness of that particular young man, they thought no more of it. At last, as all things do, the event of the year, the Christmas Dance, rolled around. Jack, deciding some- thing must be done, wrote a note to Babs, inviting her to the dance. Dear Babs, (the letter ran) I ' m awfully sorry about the way I ' ve been acting this week but I ' ve been having a little trouble with Hank. You see, he doesn ' t like girls and I have to ignore them so I ' ll get along with him. But I think you ' re swell and I won- der if you could go to the Christmas Dance with me? Write me a note and don ' t tell Hank. Love, Jack P. S. Don ' t mind Batsie. He ' s a pest. Jack gave the note to Babs who, receiving it, wore a surprised expression during the following days. Half of that surprise was caused by a note from Hank written in a similar vein, for Hank had decided that Babs would love to go with him. Both boys walked on air the next days and were exceedingly polite to each other. Finally, word came from the front. With a friendly smile spreading over her face, she handed each of the boys a note. Dear Hank, (Jack) I was really pleased when I saw your note. I ' m awfully sorry about the way you acted, but let bygones be bygones now. Maybe the rest of the year will make up for it. Love, Babs P. S. I ' m going to the dance with Batsie. The two boys as they stood on the steps of the school looked at each other in bewilderment. To think of old Batsie pulling a stunt like that. Wait ' ll I get hold of him. Well, it just goes to show what girls are like. The following day, after sleeping the matter off, their conversation ran like this: Say, did you see Joe ' s sister? She ' s all right! Boy! Didn ' t notice her until this morning. I ' d like to date her. Me, too. The boys were off on the track of a new romance. Well, this just goes to show you what boys are like! ! 8 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY THE DISSECTION OF A WATCH Francois Roy ' 42 Yesterday I decided to dissect my watch. A twist of a small screwdriver was enough to pry the back off. Another twist and the crystal fell to the floor, breaking into a thousand pieces. Next came the hands, which I broke off, for this seemed the easiest way to remove them. After removing a few screws, I learned that it is very painful to be hit in the eye by a snapping watch spring. By this time I noticed that the watch had stopped ticking. Unable to remove all the wheels and things inside, I decided to finish the job once and for all, which I did with the use of a hammer. That day when father came home, he taught me not to attempt to operate on things which I knew nothing about, and above all, to make sure that the object is my own and not my father ' s. THE STORM Frank Chipman ' 42 The storm did considerable damage in our neigh- borhood. All night a howling gale laden with sleet whirled around our house by the shore. It was pierced by the crash of falling trees, mixed with the thunder- ous roar of the surf pounding itself out on the black locks at the entrance of our inlet. Every few seconds one could see the light house standing out in the fre- quent flashes of jagged lightning. Then came the mournful wail of the fog horn as it rose and fell with the ocean swell, warning ships of the reef covered with the foam of breaking surf. Finally toward dawn the storm died down. The sun rose in the morning only to reveal desolation and wreckage where once before had been a beautiful Maine village, shaded by gigantic elms. BEAUTY IS AS BEAUTY DOES Jean Robertson ' 42 It was a mild spring day as Jim Barton and Frank Adams walked back from lunch hour to their classes at Carter College. As usual, Jim was trying to con- vince his friend that he should ask a girl to be his guest during Senior Week. Frank was president of the senior class, had the lead in the class play, and was an outstanding member of the football squad. He was a typical college boy, tall, with curly brown hair that never stayed in place, broad shoulders, and a captivating grin. But he appeared unusually serious today, and Jim knew that he had nearly won his point. But don ' t you know any nice girls back where you came from? he queried. Oh, sure, Frank replied, but I don ' t think I ' d want any of them up here all week. Why don ' t you write to your sister? She ' d know plenty of nice girls, and since she ' s coming up any- way for me, she could bring along a friend. Frank thought over this helpful advice in silence. Then as firmly as he had before refused, he replied, That ' s exactly what I ' ll do. I trust Helen ' s judg- ment and she ' ll know whom to bring. May 27, 1940, the day that marked the begin- ning of Senior Week at Carter College, dawned clear and warm. All Carterville was in a state of subdued excitement, for tonight was its grand senior play. Frank Adams was no exception. Only the evening before, he had received a telegram from his sister asking that he and Jim meet the 6:40 train. She would say no more, and Frank was constantly won- dering whom she would bring. The two boys fairly flew down to the depot at the appointed time and, within two minutes, had travelled the mile and a half leaving a trail of dust in their wake. The train pulled in on schedule, and out pour- ed a stream of babbling girls who had also been in- vited to Carter by their college boy friends. Frank was the first to spot Helen and rushed forward eager- ly to greet her. Jim was not far behind. Helen had brought a small but beautiful girl with her, who had the most golden blonde hair either of the boys had ever seen. Helen explained that Betty Fuller had just recently moved to Japlin and had just completed her senior year at high school. Betty was a perfect contrast to Helen who was a dark haired, blue-eyed Irish girl. Frank was enthralled and scarcely took his eyes off his date all the rest of the way home. That evening at the play Betty wore a brown dress, just the color of her eyes and was the subject of much conversation throughout the campus. They say that she ' s Frank ' s girl, isn ' t he lucky? I always thought that Frank ' s sister was pretty, but who ' s that beautiful blonde with the brown eyes? The play was a complete success, and at the in- formal dance following, both Frank and Betty were surrounded by a crowd of people. Frank thought that never in his life had he had a more enjoyable time. But their tennis date was not kept the next morning, for Betty was swept away by a crowd of admiring young men and Frank was en- gulfed in a surge of feminine admirers. Nor was their theatre date a success. They seemed always to be swarmed by a crowd of human bees. At the restaur- ants, they were surrounded by visiting friends. At house parties, they were the center of attention, as well as at dinners, the baseball game, and even around their dorms. Frank was getting sick of all this attention and had begun to wish that Helen had brought up a girl who was a little less becutiful. H ' s sister, noticing his glum expression the day before the prom as he was sitting alone under a tree by the river bank, quietly inquired, I ' m sorry you don ' t like her, Frank, but you ' re so popular yourself I thought that Betty would have a grand time up here, as well as make you hap- py too. Oh, it isn ' t that, Helen, her brother replied heartily. It ' s just that I like her a lot, and I haven ' t seen her alone since you arrived. Right now she ' s out canoeing with Bill and Ted. I guess she ' s just too pretty for me. My only hope is that I can give her a good time at the prom. I ' m sure you will, Frank, Helen answered cheer- ily. Ever since I first showed her your picture back home, she ' s been dying to see you and was very hap- py and excited to be able to come up here with you. She thinks you ' re tops. Gosh, really! Are you sure she said that? Say! Don ' t you think that she ' d like orchids instead of just gardenias tomorrow night? Just you wait and see if I let any of those fellows get near her tomorrow. Gee! I ' d better go up to my room and get my things laid out. Tell Jim where I am, he flung after him as he ran up the dorm steps. Helen laughed joyfully as she watched his mad flight and turned happily back to her own house to get her own affairs straightened out. Expecting to be alone, or at least to find Betty with a swarm of boys, she was frightened when she found her sprawled out on the bed, her hair mussed and rumpled, her eyes swollen and red with tears. Why Betty dear, what ' s the trouble? she cried, I thought you were having a good time. Quietly the younger girl sat up and sniffed mourn- fully, Nothing. Of course I ' m having a good time. Wonderful, in fact. Then defiantly, And I hope he ' s happy. Every single day, he made dates for me with other boys. I guess he never really wanted me NOVEMBER 1940 up here at all. He ' s gotten rid of me at every possible chance. At a ripple of understanding laughter, Betty look- ed at Helen apprehensively, saying, Hey, what ' s the matter with you? I don ' t think it ' s funny at all, and she began crying again. Then Helen told her what Frank had said only a few minutes earlier. Wonder, amazement, and doubt mingled in a smile of happi- ness on Betty ' s face. The day of the prom was clear and sunny and bright, as were the hearts of every boy and girl in Cartervilie. Betty and Frank went for a canoe ride on the lake in the grove at the edge of the campus. The uppermost thought in each of their minds was, of course, the prom. At nine o ' clock that evening, Frank and Jim ran up the dorm steps eagerly and took a last look in the hall mirror. They saw a pair of glowing, boyish faces, excited eyes, and beautifully groomed young men. They looked proud as peacocks in their new tuxedos and felt glad to be living indeed, for they were to meet the girls in a few minutes. Answering their ring, Helen ' s voice called out, Hold your horses. We ' ll be right down. But it was Helen alone who came down the stairs, and she and Jim left Frank waiting very impatiently for Betty. When she finally appeared at the head of the stairs, Frank had to look twice to make sure it was really Betty that he saw and not some unearthly angel, for she was stunning in a white flowing gown. But it wasn ' t the gown, or the beauty of her hair that made Frank catch his breath each time he looked at her — it was the sparkle and meaning behind the veil of lashes over her happy eyes. Frank made many tentative enemies that evening. To many boys, he refused permission even to dance with Betty. With others, he would permit her to go only a few steps, before cutting in again. But to Betty and Frank, the evening was a complete success. As Betty later told Helen on the train, I ' ve never had a more perfect evening in all my life. You know, we ' ve already made plans for the coming Thanksgiv- ing Game and Hop. It ' s wonderful! THE OYSTER AND THE BUGGY Mary Dirlam ' 42 Paul wandered down the street aimlessly, his eyes on the show window of the Elite Garage. The center of attraction was a bright yellow roadster, 1930 model. It had shiny black grilling and somewhat dilapidated red leather seats, but to Paul Barrington it was the most beautiful car in the world. He could fairly visiualize its glistening sides adorned with such witty and sagacious remarks as Hi, Kid! Pull Over!! and California or Bust! He could imagine himself, Paul Hubbards Barrington, as the proud pos- sessor, bringing forth gruesome sounds from a rubber horn. He sighed hopelessly as the sunlight gleamed on the yellow sides. What a jalopy! Everything about it, from the white tires to the protruding headlight, met his extreme approval. And as temptation overcame him, he formed a mighty resolution. By George, he muttered manfully, I ' m going to have that buggy. Then, the great decision having been made, he sauntered into the garage with utter nonchalance, and asked for the sales manager. He set about his mission by asking several ambiguous questions, and finally asked the price of that littie job in the window. I would be giving you a remarkable bargain, Mr. Barrington, said the nicely combed salesman, if I let you have that car for forty-five dollars. However, since your father is a friend of mine, I ' ll do just that. Yes sir, I ' ll let you have it for the ridiculous sum of forty-five dollars. Well, retorted the somewhat stunned prospective customer, I ' ll think it over. And in a daze he walked from the showroom. Outside, Paul, known to his intimates as The Oyster, chose the nearest lamp pest and decided to sit down and think it over. Now just where did he stand? Of course there was the ten dollars he was saving for Misty ' s gyroplane — and as for installments — well. Oh gosh, how could he save a dollar a week? Could he hope to keep up the payments? No, he said out loud. No, this is foolish. I shall not suc- cumb to temptation. Use your will power, Paul, old man. Rising to his feet, he strode off with deep determination, slowing down only when he passed the Elite Garage. Dared he? Oh well, no harm looking — he threw a furtive glance at the yellow roadster. It was too much. As it flaunted its glory before him, his good intentions fell to naught. Have that road- ster he must and should; and, walking into the show- room once more, he sought out the salesman. Mister, he said faintly, I ' ll take that buggy. Two days later, a check for the down payment having been written out, our hero mounted his fiery steed and charged down Main Street, hailing his friends boisterously. But it was at this point that an alarming thought entered his mind. Just what would be the opinion of his parents concerning this superb acquisition? Would they — horrible thought — compel him to return this choice possession — this sudden joy which had come into his life? Oh, disturbing thought! Oh, unkind world! With a quick lurch, he brought the roadster to a stop and pondered over his unforeseen problem. The sum of his allowance and paper earnings added up to $2.50. Of this, fifty cents was already dedicated to installments on an electric pencil operated by a miniature dynamo. Another fifty cents went toward paying his righteously indignant father for the $20 charge account he had run up at Alphonse ' s Spa. That left one dollar for his car payments, and with the other fifty cents he could — why he ' d get Misty Means to rent him the other stall of the Means ' double garage! How very simple it all was when one used one ' s head! As suddenly as he had stopped, he reached to start his motor. It did not move. He yanked the starter. No result. Visibly perturbed, Oyster looked at the switch-board. There was no more gas, and as for money to buy it with — well. Paul Oyster Hubbards Barrington stepped out from the yellow roadster, applied his two hends to the back bumper, and laboriously pushed it to the garage of one Misty Means. Friday morning loomed bright and sunny. All was well with Paul and the world. Misty had doubtfully consented to rent the extra stall, and his parents were in complete ignorance of his triumph. Happily, he sauntered down the street, when, his luck being with him, he met Marge Dickens. Hi ya there, Marge, old kid, he exclaimed in a jovial boom. Marge, old kid, smiled sweetly, whereupon Paul smiled too, a sickly grin. Within five minutes, his car ' s qualities having been somewhat exaggerated a date was arranged for the next evening. When the long waited-for evening arrived, Paul, clad in shocking fuchsia and yellow tweeds, emerged from his humble domicile at eight o ' clock. He sang, whistled, and was totally unprepared for the scene which greeted him. For the yellow buggy had been backed from the double garage, and on the running- board sat Misty Means — waiting. Gosh, Oyster, the lone waiter said, my dad ' s gone over to your house to ask your dad about that car. He smells somethin ' , I ' ll tell you right now. You better get out of here with that auty and don ' t bring it bock. 10 THE CRIMSCN AND GRAY Paul Hubbcrds was shocked. Deeply shocked! Dis- mayed, he stepped into the leather seat and pulled the starter, for it seemed expedient that he leave quickly, pick up Marge, and beat it. Brrrr-zip! Prrrr- scyzzzz! The motor would not start. In a horrible moment, Oyster remembered that he had no gas. What to do! What to do! His woes increased. He re- covered himself quickly, however, on the helpful recommendation of Misty that he pay a visit to his own garage and drain a tankful out of the pleasantly well-supplied Barrington automobile. Consequently, with some difficulty, he sneaked back to his home unobserved and filled a coal hod with gasoline. In doing this, he let a large blot of petroleum fall on his starched shirt. With the idea of concealing the stain, he buttoned his fuchsia tweed jacket to the neck. Then he crept slowly through the bushes with his precious hod and reached the Means ' home in a state of extreme elation. In the meantime, however, Mike O ' Grady, the policeman on the beat near the Barrington home, had observed a suspicious character with a sinister appearance lurking around the property. Ordinarily, now, Mike ' s was a quiet beat, and the possible ex- citement muddled him considerably. Forgetting all he ' d learned at night school, and quaking in his patent leather boots, he ran to call up headquarters. Happily Paul managed to start the buggy before the police arrived, however, and to set out for Marge ' s house. In the car mirror he could vaguely discern a stocky form running behind him, and he heard one or two retorts of a pistol. Huh, fresh guy! thought our hero and stepped on the gas. After these many trials and tribulations, he finally arrived at the Dickens ' cottage, only to be told that Marge, tired of waiting, had gone ahead to the dance with Harry Mendell who had dropped in about fifteen minutes ago. At this point, decided Oyster, there was only one thing to do, and that was to go on to the dance, and at least have the pleasure of flirting with every girl except Marge. Why, he ' d show her! The little two- timer! The highway loomed broad before him, and in his deep emotion he raised the speed of the car to sixty miles. (As he had told Marge, it was a speedy little job) . His thoughts were rudely and un- ceremoniously interrupted, however, when the siren of a motorcycle reached his ears and he was firmly told to pull over to the curb. Complying, he looked behind him to see two burly officers glance first at him and then at the number pldte. Well, whaddya know, Harry, said one. This is the car that headquarters is on the look-out for. Right you are, retorted the other. Bub, ad- dressing Oyster, you ' d better come back with us. Paul, rather exasperated, explained very gently but firmly that he had to go to a dance, would take a ticket, but would not go back to town. In a manner just as firm though hardly as eloquent, he was in- formed that return he would, and quickly. At this, Paul Hubbards pulled frantically on the starter, but the jalopy wouldn ' t go. There was no more gas. Two hours later, having been pushed back to town by two dour officers, Barrington was lined up at night court, listed as a suspicious character and charged with speeding on a state highway. He was standing before the judge, when his father, red and indignant, came storming in. What ' s this about a car, Paul Hubbards! bel- lowed the wrathful parent. What are you doing here? Explain? You ' d better explain! Thereupon, very meekly, Paul explained. He ex- alted the car, touched upon the gasoline episode, showered hatred on Marge, and hinted that had his allowance been larger the mishap would never have occurred. He received, in turn, a severe reprimand from the judge and promised horrors from his father. On the whole, he decided, it had been rather an eventful evening. It was two weeks later and Paul, strolling by Jack- son ' s Hardware, noticed a bicycle with bright red stripes, a Johnson siren, and a portable radio operat- ed by the friction caused in pumping the bike. Be- sides this, its electric tail light flashed in red neon, Buy Your Hardware at Jackson ' s. He was en- tranced. For the moment that masterpiece was more important than all the world. His whole heart coveted it. By George, I ' m going to have that bicycle, he muttered manfully. NOVEMBER 1940 11 LOCALS CLASS OFFICERS 1940-1941 SENIORS President Richard Aucoin Vice-President Lorraine Julien Treasurer Richard Bardwell Secretary Natalie Pierce Faculty Adviser Miss Persis Howe JUNIORS President Francois Roy Vice-President Claire Lusignan Treasurer Richard Renaud Secretary Marjorie Cole Faculty Adviser Miss Frances Troy SOPHOMORES President Guido Barbierri Vice-President Susie Tobia Treasurer George Young Secretary Florence Girouard Faculty Adviser Miss Priscilla Drake FRESHMEN President Gerald Gauthier Vice-President Janet Chapman Treasurer Stephen Liro Secretary Jessie Damian Faculty Adviser Mr. Berg Paraghamian TRAFFIC SQUAD Captain Lionel Benoit Assistant Captain John Chamberlain Faculty Adviser Paul Dion Squad: P. Donovan, R. LaReau, B. Jalbert, A. Syl- vestri, G. Bastien, C. Brousseau, C. Bastien, W. Swiacki, D. Robson, A. Piucci, R. Coumoyer, A. Mar- tin, R. Gaudreau, J. Young, N. Couture, R. Renaud, W. Laliberte, S. Lariviere, E. McCarthy, F. Roy, C. Pratt, W. Hebert, N. Mathieu, R. Johnson, W. DiGre- gorio, W. Matys, S. Pettinelli, C. Drew, M. McLaugh- lin, R. Home, A. Girouard, R. McNamara, G. Decat- aldi, J. Theodoss, A. Letourneau, D. DeAngelis, W. Pleau, N. Carpentier, J. Woulas, N. Butler, E. Caron, G. Daniels, N. Morong, G. Barbierri. GLEE CLUB President Nelson Carpentier Vice-President June Byron Secretary Jean Robertson Asst. Secretary Lillian Houle Treasurer Gertrude Bouvier Asst. Treasurer Dorothy Kathan Head Librarian Nancy Goddu Librarians: Ruth Desmarais Lucille Delage Vivian Duquette Rita Chenier Faculty Adviser Miss Berthe Hebert CLUBS STUDENT COUNCIL President Francois Roy Vice-President Gertrude Larochelle Secretary and Treasurer -Barbara Nichols Faculty Adviser Miss Pauline Aucoin The Student Council sponsored a Back-to-School dance September 25 in the school auditorium. Preparations for the dance were under the chairman- ship of Barbara Nichols. She was assisted by the fol- lowing members of the council: Seniors Richard Aucoin John Chamberlain Raymond Chauvin Jean Phillips Gertrude Larochelle Sally Cheney Aldo Piucci Julia Rewinski Juniors Fred Morse Shirley Salva Annie Young Eugene Remian Francois Roy Barbara Cudworth Thomas Walkinshaw Jean Buckley Sophomores Wayne Morse Raymond DiGregorio George Young Freshman Gerald Gauthier WELLS BAND The Wells High Band, under the direction of Rob- ert Hall, has organized this year with seventeen mem- bers. The band gave its first performance at the opening football game September 28. The major this year is Roger LeBoeuf. Members include: Lloyd Chapman Richard Spalding Robert Johnson trumpets Albert Livernois Roland Rondeau Robert Proulx Lionel Thibeault 1 drums George Girard J iean Wilkinson ] Lionel Gagnon saxophones Bernard Gagnon j George Suprenant tuba Robert LaReau fife Richard Rydensky cymbals Daniel Robson • trombone Thomas Walkinshaw clarinet GIRLS ' CLUB President Dorothy Anger Vice-President Helen Waskiewicz Secretary Constance Paulhus Treasurer Juliette Brault Faculty Adviser Miss Pinard 12 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY DRAMATIC CLUB President Julia Liro Vice-President Dorothy Wiessner Secretary lean Buckley Treasurer Donald Morey Faculty Adviser Miss Plante Forty-two members of the Dramatic Club went to Boston on October 18 to see Life with Father at the Civic Repertory Theatre. They were accompanied by Miss Tair, Mrs. Beauregard, and Miss Plante, faculty adviser of the club. Those members who attended the play were: Don- ald Morey, Elaine Salva, Marie Norton, Shirley An- drus, Dorothy Wiessner, Lorraine Desrosier, Sally Lenti, Margaret Diorio, Marjorie McCann, Pauline Lavallee, Paula Mannie, Julia Liro, Pauline Bour- deau, Esther Roth, Sylvia Greene, Annie Young, Jean Buckley, Mary Ann Hazelton, Geraldine Gil Ion, Lois Greene, Mary Dirlam, Marjorie Cole, Norman Mor- ong, Joseph Burgess, Alice Guillet, John Cavanaugh, John Keenan, George Cudworth, Dorothy Gardner, Claire Lusignan, Dolores Tetreault, Marjorie Hobson, Gertrude Livernois, Mae Chaffee, Patricia Noel, Ann Robbins, Phyllis Mannis, Theodore Lesniewski, and Everett Burnor, Jr. MAGAZINE CLUB r President Robert LaReau Vice-President Dorothy Wiessner Secretary Patricia Whiteoak Treasurer Raymond Gendron Faculty Adviser Miss Lanphear The Magazine Club sponsored an Inter-class Dance October 25. Those rooms with 100% membership were guests of the Club. Refreshments were served and everyone seemed to have fun. Those in charge of arrangements were: Dorothy Wiessner, Patricia Whiteoak and Marvette Burnor, decorations; Robert Williams, tickets; Paul Donavan, checking; Robert LaReau, refreshments. MODEL AIRPLANE CLUB President Noel Butler Vice-President Raymond Phaneuf Secretary William Laliberte Treasurer Norman Franz faculty Adviser Mr. Paraghamian SAVE FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 SENIOR PLAY WHAT A LIFE The cast of this exceptional play is as follows: (In order of appearance) Miss Shea Sally Cheney Mr. Nelson Dan Robson A Student Louise Genereux A Student Lloyd Chapman Mr. Patterson Richard Aucoin Miss Pike Hortense Anctil Bill Charles Brousseau Miss Eggleston Marjorie McCann Miss Johnson Miriam Renaud Mrs. Vecchitto Rose lanniccheri Henry Aldrich Ray Downer Barbara Pearson Natalie Pierce Gertie Allena Crockford Mr. Bradley Ray Chauvin Miss Wheeler Lore Saltzberger George Bigelow Silvio Pettinelli Mrs. Aldrich Jean Wilkinson Mr. Ferguson William LaLiberte What A Life by Clifford Goldsmith brings to the stage o f the high school auditorium the Aldrich family famous through the radio and movies. Because of their splendid work last year in their junior play, you know what the class of 1940 can do! See them this year — Dance after the play. Have another good time of the school year 1940- 1941. THE RIFLE CLUB President Lloyd Chapman Vice-President Raymond Phaneuf Secretary Raymond Downer Treasurer Norman Franz Assistant Treasurer Charles Demers Range Officer Howard Thompson Faculty Adviser Mr. Bingley i OUR FACULTY We were sorry to see three of our teachers leave us this year but we wish them all the luck in the world. Miss Walters was married this summer, Mr. Mickelson is teaching in California, and Mr. Snell, in Hartford. With open arms we welcome Miss Lanphear, Miss Tait, Miss Hall, and Mr. Dion as members of our faculty. NOVEMBER 1940 13 CD 0) J) C Ji o = a- 1 S cd Q co X E°_ 0) a o O 3 a o — o i o ! i i l 0) Ol c o c o !5 U) g m E a o 5 £ 0) a TJ i c a c 0) o 1m b E Im O L. m n a J- (J T r -L u z LU 1- c o o u o CO TJ c o i- TJ c 0) a c o E o - £ a -d T) . 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Others reporting were: Linemen: Dimitro Metro, Charley Gladu, Minor McLcughlin, Clarence Drew, Bill Hefner, Robert Car- penter, Nelson Carpenter, D. Duffus, Fat Capera, Charley Calcutt. Ends: Jerry Bastien, Channing Pratt, Normand Couture, Arthur Girouard, Eugene Remian, Raoul Gaudreau. Backs: Frank Swiacki, Pete Richards, Armand S i I — vestri, Charley Bastien, George Young, John Young, Pepper Proulx, Guido Barbieri, Clarence Prahm, Charley Chace. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 28 Grafton at Southbridge Oct. 5 Northbridge at Southbridge 12 Palmer at Palmer 19 Putnam at Southbridge 26 Ware at Southbridge Nov. 2 Millbury at Millbury 9 Wore. North at Southbridge 28 Bartlett at Webster CHEERLEADERS Stacia Janusz and Edward Luponi have been elect- ed to serve as cheerleaders for the coming year. They will join forces with Fatina Costa, Claire Lusignan, Stephen Lariviere, and Francois Roy who are hold- overs from last year. The cheerleaders are under the direction of Mr. Paraghamian. WELLS — 14 GRAFTON— Wells got off to a good start by defeating an ag- gressive but outclassed eleven from Grafton. The Wellsmen were in command of the situation through- out the game, but long penalties against the Wells- men stopped several marches and helped to keep the score down to fourteen. Grafton ' s strongest threat came in the third quarter when they reached Wells ' twelve yard line as a result of a fumble but that was as far as they got because the Wells line held like granite. A blocked kick in midfield by John Chamberlain in the second quarter paved the way for the first touchdown. From there a pass from Bill Swiacki to Joe Theodoss put the ball close to pay dirt and sev- eral plays later, Dick Renaud went through the line to register the first touchdown of the year. Joe Theo- doss rushed through for the seventh point. With only three minutes left in the first half, Bill Swiacki uncorked another pass to Joe Theodoss to put the ball in scoring position a second time. This time Bill went off tackle for the second and last touchdown of the day. On the try after touchdown Bill kicked the ball between the uprights for the fourteenth point. Bill Swiacki and Joe Theodoss were the outstand- ing players of the day, both offensively and de- fensively. The Wells line showed their superiority by opening big holes in the Grafton frontier on the of- fense and by repulsing every Grafton attempt on the defense. Remian le Ashworth Hebert It Schoofield McCarthy Ig Wood DiGregorio c Perreault Chamberlain rg Pelletier Weaver rt Larrivee Girouard re Brooks F. Swiacki qb Yeulenksi Renaud Ihb Atchue W. Swiacki rhb Goulet Theodoss fb Tomosunis Substitutions for Wells: Young, Metro, Couture, Richards, Drew, McLaughlin, Pratt, Hefner, Gou- dreau, Si Ivestri. Substitutions for Grafton: Brown, Belsito, Belle- feuille, Lemare, Tebo. NORTHBRIDGE— 27 WELLS— 6 The Northbridge High eleven made its appearance in Southbridge with a reputation of having one of the strongest high school teams in this section. They lived up to their reputation by smashing their way to a 27 to 6 triumph over a fighting Wells team. Joe Theodoss and Bill Swiacki led a 60-yard scor- ing march in the third quarter with the former tally- ing the six points that averted the Crimson and Gray warriors from a shutout. Bill was the outstanding man for Wells. His backing up of the line on defense was worthy of praise and he proved to be the most con- stant ground gainer on the offense. The boys from Northbridge forged ahead to a 21 to lead in the first half, but the Wellsmen, who were hopelessly behind, came back for the second half with more fight than ever and battled the opponents on even terms for the remainder of the game, each team registering one touchdown. Ken Gauthier and Floyd Gudanowski were the big guns for the invaders, splitting the four touchdowns evenly between them. Jim Malcus helped his cause along by kicking the point after touchdown on three occasions. The Spectown lads were handicapped by the loss of Frank Swiacki, regular quarterback, who was side- lined because of a shoulder injury. Eddy McCarthy was shifted from guard to fill in for the injured play- er and his place in the line was taken over by Clar- ence Drew. 16 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Norfhbridge Wells Oliver le Remian Ovian It Hebert Lemoine ig Drew Arakelian c DiGregorio Rondeau rg Chamberlain Brown rt Weaver Ledoux re Girouard La Fosse qb McCarthy Dajirmangian Ihb Swiacki Malcus rhb Renaud Gudanowski fb Theodoss Substitutions for Wells: Silvestri, Richards, Pratt, McLaughlin, Carpenter and Gaudreau. Northbridge: McNeil, Moordian, Gauthier, Four- nier, Norlan, and Bosma. SIX-MAN FOOTBALL The announcement by Coach McMahon that Wells would support a six-man football team has been re- ceived with great approval by the students, while the substitutes of the regular eleven are especially pleas- ed because they will be the eligible men for the game that has had a surprisingly fast growth in popularity throughout the country. Six-man football will give the boys an opportunity to play competitive football under real game condi- tions and the experience gained will be a valuable asset to the regular football team in the future. Two games have been arranged with East Doug- las. The first will be played on Alumni Field, Mon- day, October 14 and the second a week later in East Douglas. The six-man football field has a smaller playing surface than the regular football field. In this new game the rules have been made to create a wide open brand of football. In order to make this a passing game the back receiving the ball from the center can- not run with it but has to pass it to one of his team- mates to put the ball in play. A forward pass may be thrown from anywhere behind the scrimmage line and any one of the six men is eligible to receive passes. The offensive team has three men in the back and three in the line while the defensive team may lineup in any way desired. GIRLS ' FIELD HOCKEY 1940 The following candidates for field hockey have re- ported to Coach Kozyra at Alumni Field: Captain Julia Liro, Pauline Lavallee, Lena Dinovelli, Sally Cheney, Margaret Keenan, Jean Robertson, Susie Tobia, Mary Dirlam, Stasia Janusz, Anne Hoffman, Lauretta Cardinal, Norma Gardner, Lorraine Liver- nois, Theresa Quevillon, Emilie Jolin, Louise Gen- ereux, and Betty Caves. CROSS COUNTRY Cross-country started its second year of compe- tition at Mary E. Wells under the supervision of Raoul Lataille, newly appointed coach of Cross- country and Track. Captain Rene Cournoyer and Norman Hebert are the only two lettermen returning from last year ' s squad, but Tom Walkinshaw and Donald Morey have had previous experience while Norman Morong was a distance runner in track. Sam Themistocles serves as manager for the squad. Others reporting are: Nor- man Mathieu, Mario Ruzzoli, James Maynagh, Rob- ert Ferron, Roland Peck. October Cross Country Schedi ile 4 Hopedale here 14 Spencer here 18 Holden there 21 Spencer there 25 Hopedale there 29 Holden here GIRLS ' FIELD HOCKEY BARTLETT— 4 WELLS— 1 The Wells girls were defeated in the first game of the season. Captain Julia Liro made the only goal for Wells while the Bartlett lassies chalked up four goals. Team : Captain Julia Liro CF Pauline Lavallee CH Lena Dinovelli LH Sally Cheney RH Margaret Keenan LW Jean Robertson Rl Susie Tobia RW Stacia Janusz RB Anne Hoffman LI Lorraine Livernois LB Theresa Quevillon G October 10 October 23 October 31 Schedule Bartlett There Bartlett Here East Douglas There NOVEMBER 1940 17 REVIEWS Greetings, students! The Reviews Department is officially open for the contributions which, I hope, will float this way like cumulus clouds on a sunny day. SUMMER THEATRE The glamour of Hollywood found its way into New England when Michael Whalen, Hollywood leading man, appeared personally in Westboro, Massachusetts this summer. The play that he appeared in, Up Pops the Devil , was nondescript but offered experience, at least, for Whalen. Many feminine hearts fluttered when the tall good- looking actor made his appearance on the stage. Fashion note: Mr. Whalen drew attention to his deep blue eyes, by wearing bluish tinted suits and cravats. With the exception of Guy Standing, Jr., son of Sir Guy Standing, the late beloved character actor, the cast of the play was not well known. It may be of interest to performers of . What a Life to note that actors in the Westboro play did not once acknowledge the presence of the audience until the final curtain call. Realism and naturalness were main factors in their work. Probably it was be- cause of this that the actors appeared so at ease. R. D. ' 41 Reviews by Mary Dirlam ' 42 HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY By Richard Llewellyn Nestled between rolling hills and grasslands, in a fertile valley of Wales, is a little town. The history of this town is the history of the many people who have lived there for so long. Countless stories and legends slumber within the stone cottages. This might have been the hut of Silas Marner; this, the wood- chopper ' s house of some Grimm fantasy. The tales of these homes stage a human panorama, for they have known both contentment and unhappiness. All those sleeping myths have been brought to life by Richard Llewellyn in How Green was My Valley. So beautifully has he phrased this book, so perfectly has he constructed his every syllable, that each un- connected page is sheer delight. One need not be familiar with the plot to appreciate the book. Turn to every page, look them over, and read one. That single page will give you an inkling of what is behind the blue cover. In our generation, writes one noted critic, there has never been poured so much minted gold between the covers of a book. Certainly that is true. Let me quote from a page on hens. There is beautiful are hens, writes Llewellyn, so quiet and dignified, and never bothering anybody . . . . Was ever a finer tribute paid to the fowl? Then too, notice the word- ing. You will perceive a faint Welsh twang, which can be noticed throughout the novel, fresh as a salt breeze. Added to his beautiful style of writing, the author has the asset of a strong subject. For Richard Llewellyn is telling the story of his people, the people of the valley, the lusty, vigorous, rollicking Welsh. And truly they are a passionate race — passionate in love, passionate in hate, passionate with the very passion of living. They stride over the pages of the • • book like the true hearty men they are. And when the novel has been read, they cease to be a creation of the author; they become a living, vital part of the reader. And they belong to him. Now that I have finished the story, it seems that Huw ' s valley is my valley, that his people are mine, and that all I have read has not been read but ex- perienced. And yet, after consideration, I know that that is not so, and that the valley will belong, for- ever, to Huw ' s people alone. I am forced to realize that I am an outsider, that the little Welsh mining town is sacred territory hallowed by the vital, human, folk who lived there. In the midst of my enthusiasm, however, I must pause to give my only adverse criticism; the book is almost too perfect. The reader very likely will not be interested in the story at all so full of beauty is the writing. You will find yourself analyzing phrases, re- reading sentences, revelling in mere words. The book would almost seem to lack a plot. Today How Green Was My Valley is the best seller in the United States. A review of the Boston Book Fair has proclaimed the author as the find of the year. Those very facts are acknowledgments of the spirituel quality of Llewellyn ' s style and his understanding humanity. The reader feels that these characters are real and strong, and the book ' s un- precedented sales are a tribute to the author ' s magic pen. If you want to experience the adventure of read- ing a real book, a book which will make you both laugh and cry, and most important, a book which you will remember, by all means read How Green Was My Valley. THE LITTLE FOXES So you like murderers and hypochondriacs! You say you ' d love to see a man die on his stairs? And you revel in cruel women, and homicidal neurotics? Good. Ladies and Gentlemen — I give you The Little Foxes. The play takes place some time after the Civil War, in a misty old Southern plantation, surrounded by magnolia trees heavy with the sweet fragrance of bayou land. This is the real South, breathing of ro- mance and chivalry. Softly we step inside the white- columned mansion, to hear the mistress say, in ac- cents as sweet and low as a calliope, We ' re buried in this dump, I tell you. Maybe you ' re satisfied to get old and rusty here, but not I. I want money — a trip to New York. And I ' ve got a plan that will work it for me. The speaker is Regina and her audience consists of her two beloved brothers, who would just as soon lynch her as kiss her. The plan was an economic theory in the minds of many at the time — the idea that cotton need not be shipped North, but that fac- tories should be brought South. And the first need towards the accomplishment of that end was mon ey. Such ambitions were in the minds of Regina and her two brothers. Money was their aim, and money was their life. Lack of money was the only obstacle between them and more money; and it was the only medium in the world that they respected. Neither the law, nor traditions, nor self-respect could stand in their way. Love, morals, and honor would not check them, for Regina ' s was a determined family. (Continued on Page 21 ) 18 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY ALUMNI Schools are training our Grads: In and near Boston are: Arliss Olson at Boston University; Whit Goddu at Tufts; Olga Di Federico at Burdett ' s; Stephen Piazzo at Bentley ' s; Priscilla Eccleston at Massachusetts General Hospital. Robert Coderre at Paquette Stationery; Robert Hofstra at William S. Hofstra; Irene LaPlante at J. J. Delehanty Co.; Theresa Staves at Dufault Typewriter Co.; Jimmy Bastien at Bastien and Dufault; Ray Dumas and Robert Durfee at the Southbridge Finishing Co.; John Caves and Leonard Gillon at the Stur- bridge Finishing Company. Elsewhere in Massachusetts are: Josephine Chiocca in training at Springfield Mercy Hospital; Howard Buckley at Mt. Hermon; Howard Morey at Stockbridge School of Agriculture; Charles Genereux at Cushing Academy. At school in Worcester are: Armand Sansoucy, Mary Campbell, Ray Varin, and Sara Coffin at Beckers; Barbara Jane Morse at Worcester Memorial Hospital. Going to out-of-state schools are: Charles Roy and Alfred Peloquin at Norwich University; Rita Guilmette at Bryant-Stratton in Providence; Kennie Phillips at Pennsylvania State College of Optometry; Eddie LeClair at Wesleyan University, Middleron, Conn. Our Advertisers are employing our Grads: At the A. O. we find: Barbara D ' Arcey Louise Bouvier Doris Girard Adele Liro Lillian Albani Nancy Blakely Agnes Butler Ruth Cate Kassy Costa Elba Dintini Lizzy Costa Norman Donais Hazen Locke Clara Maciekowicz Dora Maramo Eddie McNamara William Petrelli Leroy Quatrocelli Kay Traynor Beatrice Vickers Ruth Tweed Roger LaRochelle Ben Guertin Robert Bertrand Lucille Dubreuil Jill Galipeau Richard Gatineau Darcy Girard Mildred Gravelle Kenneth Hutchinson Clem Janeczek Wanda Jura Eugenja Kaszinski Mary Kelly Mary Laliberte Lorraine Lariviere Gertrude Casavant Gloria Mannie Shirley Matys Robert Morse Robert Proulx Christopher Themistocles Johnnie Gifford Lester Newlands Bob Beauregard The Ames Worsted Company employs Ben Benoit, Doug Brown, Ray Freeland, and Gert Farland. Working at the Harrington Cutlery Company is Louise Freeland. Henry DiGregorio is employed at the Universal Blank; Miit Freeman at Harvey-Wells; Here and there we find: Yvette Langlais giving piano lessons; Rita Loiselle working at the Buckley Law Office; Sergio Bartoli selling life insurance for the New York Life Insurance Company; Lorraine Bonnette employed by the Western Auto Company; Lillian Brunell at Sears, Roebuck Co.; Working for Uncle Sam is Barbara Lillian Morse, postmistress in Sturbridge; George Lamontagne is at the First National; Leonette Hebert is working in the office at Mc- Lellan ' s; Rita Adamick is employed at Paquette Stationery Co.; Maxine Benoit and Odile Girouard are working at the Telephone Company. Scholastic honors have come High. to Mary E. Wells June scholarship announcements: Whit Goddu from Southbridge Woman ' s Club Arliss Olson from Boston University Edward LeClair from Wesleyan Renewal of scholarships as a result of college work: Catherine Chace New Jersey College for Women Price Burgess Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Marian Walkinshaw Boston University Kenneth Hunt Worcester Tech Other honors: Mary Wiessner Franklin Daniels Evelyn Fay Graduation with honor from Becker ' s in Worcester. Scholarship as reward for scholastic standing, junior year at Rensselaer. Junior Phi Beta Kappa at Wheaton College. NOVEMBER 1940 19 PRATTLE JAMES FILLIMORE BEANS Dedicated to all Freshmen This is a story about James Fillimore Beans, a freshman at Frankfurt High School. James Fillimore Beans lived with his mother and father in a little yel- low house on Relish Street. James Fillimore Beans went to high school the first day, went to all his classes, carried all his books home that afternoon, but he didn ' t open one of them. He just wouldn ' t! He went to high school for the next week and the following weeks, going to all his classes, carrying all his books home at night, but not opening one of them. He just wouldn ' t! The weeks passed in quick succession and very soon basketball practice began and James Fillimore Beans went up to the gym. But the next afternoon the coach sent him home and told him he couldn ' t play unless he studied. So James Fillimore Beans didn ' t play basketball and he kept on going to all his classes, carrying all his books home at night, and not opening one of them. Not one of them! Now James Fillimore Beans had a good voice, (at least his mother thought so), so that when ' the operetta cast was being chosen, James Fillimore Beans wanted a part very badly. But he didn ' t get one, because James Fillimore Beans wouldn ' t study! Winter changed swiftly into spring and all his classmates were enthused at the prospects of making the track team but James Fillimore Beans didn ' t get on because he wouldn ' t study. So for a whole year James Fillimore Beans went to school in the morning, went to all his classes, carried all his books home at night, and never opened one of them. Next fall, James Fillimore Beans stayed in the freshman class but that year he went to school every morning, went to all his classes, carried all his books home at night, but he opened every single one of them and studied! And that year James Fillimore Beans was on the basketball squad, in the cast of the operetta, and on the track team and he had a good time! Many of the shining lights of Wells High adorn Miss Kozyra ' s room fifth period. First of all, we find Jerry Gauthier, right under Miss Kozyra ' s nose. Also occupying a front seat, much to his disapproval, is Warren Sarty, male nightingale of the Freshman Class. On the right is the team of Chapin, Butterworth, Jura, and Lemmelin, a very engaging quartet. Opposite these, and ' equally vivacious, are Pienta, Verna, Lariviere, and Chace. The center of attraction, as always, is Bill DiGre- gorio, surrounded by admiring freshies Freeland True, and Blinn. And last, but by no means least, we find Dick Johnson, Eleanor French, Theresa Potvin, Steve La- riviere, Liliose Savage, Mary Powers, typical senior study pupils. Dame Fashion, through Kitty Barnaby ' s eyes, points with pride at: Plain, striped, plaid, or checkered pinafores worn by Fatina Costa and Ida Volpini. Darthia Bernheim ' s and Lorraine Julien ' s sophis- ticated green corduroy jumpers and gray wool blouses. Miriam Renaud ' s light blue knitted sweater. (Ruth Desmarais ' busy preparation with knitting needles and yarn forecasts her appearance.) High socks of bright colors like the college girls ' worn by Penny Anctil and Jean Wilkinson. Plaid dresses and skirts like Nat Pierce ' s and Nan Goddu ' s brightening dull corridors. Just imagine: Miriam Renaud without peanuts. Harold Briggs without Buddy Butler. Ann Robbins with an F. Miss Fitzgerald not saying, Children! Bill DiGregorio not playing football. Mr. Hall without his camera. Quiet Freshmen. Nat Pierce without Nancy Goddu. Alfred Martin not reserved. Seniors not being superior. Channing Pratt not getting around. Mary Ann Hazelton without Marjorie Hobson. Dan Robson without his line. Francois Roy without executive ability. An A in History. POPULAR SONGS I Can ' t Resist You Crimson and Gray salesman One Look at You Alfred Graf The Nearness of You Report Cards Sierra Sue Marion Gibb Keep an Eye on Your Heart Channing Pratt Practice Makes Perfect Football Team Only Forever Homework We Three Julien, Cheney, Houlberg I Want to be Happy Eddie McCarthy All This and Heaven Too Susie Tobia Yours is my Heart Alone Marjorie Cole A Million Dreams Ago Last summer I ' m in Love with the Honorable Mr. So-and-So Miriam Renaud You ' ve Got to be a Football Hero Minor McLaughlin That ' s For Me Nancy Goddu Just Breezin ' Along with the Breeze Nel Benoit Ma, She ' s Making Eyes at Me Fatina Costa I ' ll Never Smile Again Darthia Bernheim Seems Like a Month of Sundays Really? And So Do I Mario Ruzzoli Maybe We ' ll beat Bartlett! WHAT IF—? Ann Hoffman ' 44 William were Flash instead of Blare? Elizabeth were False instead of True? Adeline were Dumb instead of Smart? Dorothy were Bluebird instead of Cardinal? Kristo were Spry instead of Christo? Anne were Hoffgirl instead of Hoffman? Simonds were May instead of June? Noga were Johncadia instead of Leocadia? Hazel were Turn instead of Twist? Eunice were Kneestrong instead of Arms trong? 20 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY THE OBSERVATION PLATFORM Mary Dirlcim Perhaps the most surprised people in Wells were the Dramatic Club officeis and their adviser when more than one hundred hopefuls turned out for the usually conservative meeting. It appears the officers had done a little canvassing on the side — Unfair to organized students are the tantalizing odors that emerge from the kitchen every noon Bouquets to a member of the senior class, Ray- mond Downer, who exhibited astounding bravery when attacked by a savage squirrel at the Yale Stadium recently — Miriam Renaud may De seen at any corner lately, winding endless balls of pole blue yarn — What blonde sophomore in what geometry class is the bone of a math teacher ' s life? — The Freshmen aren ' t doing so badly this year, and if pianists Prahm and Suprenant, not to mention soloist Warren Sarty, are any indication of this prowess, we may expect much — Bright red sweaters are very much in evidence now, a nice trio being those of Mary Ann Hazelton, Gert Bouvier, and Marjorie Hobson — And after seeing our football team go through their setting up exercises on Dresser Field, we sug- gest that they drop the undignified sport and go in for ballet — That ' s all One day JOHN ' S (on ' 41 ) aunt, who was very RICH (ards ' 42) and very CROSS C44) asked him to take her dog for a WALKUnshaw ' 42). She warned him to take GOOD (win ' 42) care of the pup, which was WHITE (oak ' 41) and loved to WAG (ner ' 42) his tail. John trotted along with- out any FEAR (ing ' 44). After a while he came to an OAK (er ' 44) tree. There he found a piece of charcoal. He DREW ( ' 41 ) on the WALK (er ' 44) a picture of his teacher, who weighed a (Nor) TON C44) and had a GREEN (e ' 43) (Crock) FORD ( ' 41 ). John, engrossed in his sketch, did not notice that the dog had run away, but when he did, he was TRU (e) ly ( ' 44) frightened and got MORE (y ' 41 ) so when he had done all in his POWER (s ' 41 ) to find the rascal. He heard a commotion in someone ' s yard but it was only a HOG (an ' 42) with a (Camp) BELL C43) tied around his neck. He met a MAN (nie ' 41 ) in a moving VAN (tura ' 41 ) who said he had seen a dog DOWN (er ' 41 ) the street. The little CHAP (man ' 41 ) kept on gallantly and was (West) WELL C43) rewarded at the end of his search. Wells expects a lot of these Freshmen to keep up with their families. We ' ve noticed these distinguishing marks: Margaret Diorio ' s casual walk Carl Hard ' s ardent partisanship Richard Wagner ' s circular arguments Mrs. Beauregard ' s Books open ' til the second bell! Minor McLaughlin ' s Dopey the Dwarf Barbara Egan ' s large satin bows Coach McMahon ' s ' white football sweater Jean Phillips ' election pin Penny Anctil ' s red knee socks John Chamberlain ' s worried look Upstairs traffic officers ' Quiet, children! Edgar Caron ' s I don ' t get it. Claire Lusignan and Midge Cole offer bobby pins to boys to hold back their half grown pineapple clips. Bella Diorio Geraldine Ethier Shirley Gagnon Aary Gillon Richard Harwood Helen Hobson George Hong David Lenti Doris Lusignan Prudence McGann Harry McMahon Marie Norton Richard Perron Patricia Rowett Wilfred Potvin Paul Roy Phyllis Schesler Annalee Smith Chester Thompson Ida Weaver Leona Goodwin Helen Waskiewicz Arthur Dubreil Stephen Liro Richard Proulx Charles Gladu Shirley Andrus Robert Casavant Betty Caves Sam Chapin Janet Chapman Ray Brousseau Joseph Boudreau Robert Williams Francis Butterworth Isabel Skowron Lorraine Cournoyer Bernard Damian Ronald Girard Evelyn Koprowski Sophie Swiacki Margaret Pauline Virginia Leonard Ken Nina and Marjorie Alice Sally Claire Constance Coach Victor Juliet and Doris Ruth Raymond Francois Madelyn Parker Howard Harold Arnold Wanda Lucille Julia Robert Beulah Carroll Steve John Ned Lloyd Charles Ray Wesley Robert Victoria Rene Rita Darcy Martha and Jack Bill and Francis W eaver E ddie mccarthy wil L ie hebert bil L digregorio bill S wiacki H efner nell I e carpenter G irouard jo H n chamberlain F metr bill h carpen T Jerry B dick ren A armond sy L char L ronk swiacki ( fat ) gan er ( bob ) cstien ud vestri ie bastien joe T heodoss whit E y remian pr A tt ( mouse ) minor M clcughlin E. McC. ' 41 NOVEMBER 1940 21 REVIEWS (Continued from Page 17) Always proving herself more than a match for her two brothers, Regina dominates the play. She is triumphant when she blocks their plan for embezzling her husband ' s money, but furious when the husband refuses to reward her efforts by turning the bank ac- count over to her. But Regina is not one who gives up easily. She executes her final stroke when she kills her husband by denying him medicine which would have saved his life. By this crime, she ruins not only her own life but the lives of her family, and the play ends in disillusionment. Moral: If you think your kid brother is a pest, you oughta see Regina ' s! M. D. ' 42 SPECIAL 3-HOUR SERVICE COLUMBIA CLEANERS 69 CENTRAL STREET Call 1660 Call and Delivery CHILDREN-OF GOD By Vardis Fisher We all know the story of the Mormons. We have read of them in the pages of our history books, we have seen motion pictures dealing with their wander- ings. 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WELLS HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUME XXIV DECEMBER 1940 NUMBER 2 Editor-in-Chief, Natal: e Pierce Business Manager Francois Roy Treasurer Madelyn Schesler Secretary Julia Rewinski Subscription Manager Darthia Bernheim Editors Business Alumni Marjorie McCann Gerald Bastien Athletics Lionel Benoit Raymond DiGregorio Marilyn Miller Robert LaReau Exchanges Julia Liro Stephen Lariviere Locals Glenna Houlberg Alfred Martin Prattle Miriam Renaud Aldo Piucci Mary Dirlam Richard Rydensky Reviews Ann Robbins John Woulas Subscriptions Typing Jack Eaves Alyse Hong- Francis Kirby Lorraine Julien Jean Phillips Gertrude LaRochelle - Jean Robertson Janet Migala Patricia Whiteoak Ida Volpini Jean Wilkinson Faculty Adviser, Thecla Fitzgerald TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER . . .... Minor McLaughlin ALUMNI GOOD LUCK HORSESHOE ..... EDITORIALS ....... Natalie Pierce ' 41, Doris Cross ' 44, Barbara J. Clarke ' 44 Ray Chauvin ' 41, Jean Robertson ' 42 LITERATURE . .... Judy, Joan Tully ' 43, Ethel Berry ' 43, Barbara Hefner ' 43, Ellen Owen ' 43, Sophie Thomas ' 43, Mary Perazzola ' 44, Robert Lazzerin ' 44, Armand Langlois ' 44, Irving Gay ' 44, Jeanne Richard ' 44, Marie Renneberg ' 44, Marcia Walker ' 44, Alyce Suminski ' 44, Janet Chapman ' 44, Natalie Pierce ' 41, Julia Liro ' 41, Richard H. Aucoin ' 41, Ruth Desmarais ' 41, Lore Sulzberger ' 41, Eddie McCarthy ' 41, C. Richard Bardwell ' 41, Myrtle Polley ' 41, Alyce Hong ' 41 Mary Dirlam ' 42, Robert Home ' 41 SPORTS LOCALS CARTOONS PRATTLE REVIEWS Ann Robbins ' 41, Miriam Renaud ' 41 PAGE 2 3 13 18 19 21 25 Jacob Edwards library 23® Main Street Southbridge, MA 01550 Alumni Good Luck Horseshoe I940 ;;■ Coach McMahon with Football Co-Captains DiGregorio and Hebert holding the gift of a group of Alumni. DECEMBER 1940 5 H EDITO CHRISTMAS SEALS Help to Protect Your Home from Tuberculosis THE FIGHT IS ON Natalie Pierce ' 41 When you purchase Christmas Seals you don ' t real- ize the good that your few pennies are doing. Through the combined contributions of thousands of people, yours among them, you help to fight the scourge of tuberculosis by making possible: 1. Chest X-rays for school pupils 2. Summer health camps 3. Text pamphlets 4. Chest X-rays of public food handlers 5. Public information on tuberculosis 6. Chest X-rays for needy persons 7. Locating people with tuberculosis, follow up work end special cure The death toll from tuberculosis must be lowered and the only way it can be done is through the es- tablishment of health camps and sanatoriums for the purpose of curing tuberculosis and through the dis- tribution of the latest research findings for its pre- vention. Many needy persons are unable to provide for themselves and their families the care necessary to people suffering from this horrible menace to hu- manity. Those who are able to help their less for- tunate fellow-men and are in a position to do so, should gladly and willingly purchase the small seals, tiny messengers of hope and healing. When an envelope containing 100 of these color- ful seals arrives at your home, do your part by re- turning at least one dollar in payment. These gay seals represent a noble cause and each contribution, however small, aids in furthering the winning bottle against tuberculosis. CHRISTMAS IN THE WORLD TODAY Doris Cross ' 44 This year Christmas in the world will be a sad, un- settled story. In Europe most of the people will have no Christmas at all, even though a few people will gather together in some rare, still-standing church for a Christmcs service. They will huddle together, never without the dread of hearing the shrill voice of an air raid siren screaming through the quiet Christmas morning. Near by is sure to be an air raid shelter al- ways ready for occupancy at a moment ' s notice. The few children left in the warring countries will not hang up their stockings, or, if they should, when they peep in on Christmas morning, they would find that Scnta Claus had not been there. For many women it will mean only the death of their loved ones; for some families, only the destruction of their homes. In great Britain the people will not have the won- derful feasts which are read about in Old English legends. Only the necessities will be placed on the tables surrounding the blazing Yule Log. In England, though, mony church services will be held. Most of their prayers undoubtedly will be for peace in the world. In the United States the people will enjoy Christmas trees, gay gifts, hearty dinners, and even a fat, jolly Santa Claus for the children. But as the family gathers about the brilliantly lighted tree at the end of the long, happy day, their hearts will be filled with pity for the suffering people abroad and with gladness that they are safe in this strong, glorious country which is America. CHRISTMAS IN THE WORLD TODAY Barbara Jayne Clarke ' 44 We in America expect to have a happy Christmas this year. All we think of is whether or not Dad is going to give us money for that swell new 1929 Ford down at Martin ' s garage, or whether Mother is going to send away for that dress we saw advertised in the December issue of Vogue. Let us stop and think of the boys and girls of con- tinental Europe being taught Latin and Math in air raid shelters. Are they wishing for a new car, or a new dress? No. All they want is a place to live and to be happy. Let us think not only of ourselves this Christmas but of the people in Europe end help them by con- tributing to the War-Relief funds. This year more than ever we are thankful that we live in the land of the free and the home of the brave — America. THE CRIMSON AND GRAY A THOUGHT FOR THANSKGIVING Ray Chauvin ' 41 God gave me Life, a mother so dear, Friends, good fellowship, happiness, cheer, Millions of minutes, filled with numberless joys, A stout heart, strong body, good health, and poise. He gave us Nature, with its brooklets and lakes, Its mountains, its plains and valleys, which make A stage upon which the drama of life Is enacted in all its vigor and strife. He gave us The sun with its blessing each dawn, The moon and the stars as guides through the storm, The cool, quiet darkness of night for rest To renew our strength to do our best In service to Him, however humble our way. For the thousands of gifts upon us He ' s bestowed, An unending debt that all of us owe, To God in the highest, to God up above! So let us g ' ive thanks in a gesture of love, A good deed, a kind thought so that we all may Be blessed and happy on Thanksgiving Day. THE PRINTING PRESS Jean Robertson ' 42 Within the past century the saving of time has brought about many inventions too numerous and too obvious to be listed. Within this same century, man has boasted of his ingenuity and skill that has brought about the elimination of wasted time. However, one of the most important, if not the most important time saver was invented about 1450 at Mainz on the Rhine by one Johann Gutenberg; namely, the print- ing press which employed separate types for each letter. Today we take this invention and its results very prosaically; in fact, we seldom think of it at all. But let us stop to consider a few times in our history that the printing press has played a powerful part. Benjamin Franklin in 1775 printed upon his press- es the dramatic words of Thomas Paine; Paine ' s first pamphlet, Common Sense, did more than any one article to bring the thirteen colonies to a realization that independence from Great Britain was necessary for their prosperity. Again in the dreadful winters at Valley Forge, it was Paine ' s articles read to the soldiers by General Washington that kept thousands from deserting ' . Let us jump nearly a century and we see a news- paper called The Liberator published by William Lloyd Garrison. Garrison, an extreme abolitionist was biased and emotionally unstable upon his subject, but needless to say he did fire many northerners with a burning zeal to free our slave population. Later in 1863 Lincoln published his proclamation which aimed to free all slaves. Examples without end can be given of the power of the printed word; the news of the settlement of the west; the first railway to the coast, the Spanish American War, the Titanic disaster, the sinking of the Lusitania, the declaration of war in 1917 against Germany, the 1918 Armistice, Coolidge prosperity panic, disaster, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, World War. All news items of national and international interest reach the people on the street moments after their event. How? Behind today ' s wireless and radio stands the printing press! Education was revolutionized after the widespread use of the printing press started. The question and answer method gave place to the text book, the pamphlet. In scholarships, the chief requisite became bibliography rather than note memory, and, of course, a more universal popular education was made possible. The week of November 1 7, 1 940 was set aside by Governor Saltonstall to commemorate the 500th an- niversary of Gutenberg ' s invention, the 400th an- niversary of printing in the Western Hemisphere and the 300th anniversary of the first book printed in the American colonies — The Bay Psalm Book printed at Cambridge in 1640. Let us, too, give a thought to Gutenberg and remember that today we would in all probability not be reading- the Christmas issue of the Crimson and Gray were it not for the fact that in 1450 Gutenberg decided to save time and invented his press. gr METO THE FLAG , • r it Wi? I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all ••••••••••••••• Courtesy of Scholastic, The American High School Weekly, DECEMBER 1940 LITERATURE I resolve not to speak in solo after the band in the auditorium. Lapierre ' s loud speaker JUDY As Judy strolled into her homeroom, the morning after an eventless Thanksgiving vacation, she was sur- rounded by a cloud of gloom. Skitchy hadn ' t even called since that horrible blunder last Thursday. Hesitating before raising the cover of her desk, she reluctantly lifted it, and to her surprise, found the usual piece of gum. With a sigh of relief she mur- mured Good old Skitchy apparently he had not held a grudge. Fluttering about the room and waving friendly greetings to her friends she noticed the bul- letin board. In bold letters was printed, that in order to enliven the special scholastic football meet a Girl Cheerleader was needed. Dumbfounded she stared at this bit of news. Slowly turning her head to the busy girls in her class, she was aware that none seemed especially enthusiastic about the cheerleading try outs. Oh! this is splendid, she cried. The other girls are all afraid of mussing their pretty curls. Well! I ' ll show them and their stuck-up parents. They all think they ' re too good for me, I ' m a torn -boy and a roughie, well I ' ll show them! I ' m going to try out for that Cheerleader! She scurried down to the principal ' s of- fice and added her name to the not over-flowing list of contestants. On her way to her first period class she met face to face her beloved Skitchy. Oh! what a nice smile, she whispered to herself. Then it dawned on her What would Skitchy and his theory on Emily Post say? Now, that would be a Droblem. But she quickly disposed of this thought, be- cause she could generally convince Skitchy anyway. When the dismissal bell finally sounded the close of another school day, Judy rushed home and dug out some of her tattered gym clothes which were much the worse for wear, but she was not stopped by this. What do I care what I look like. No one will see me, and I don ' t care even if they do , she con- vinced herself as she clamored down the stairs. Then she went more softly hoping the conservative Han- nah would not hear her. It would be a hopeless task to attempt to reason with Hannah. Fortunately, luck was with her and she made her way to the barn behind her house where she immediately started limbering up with a few school cheers. Not being used to such strenuous exercise, she decided to rest a few minutes before attempting cartwheels. An hour later, Judy was a little worse for wear, having landed on the floor in a most uncomfortable position several times. Feeling that a good warm bath and a little food would do no harm, she decided to quit for the day and retire to her room. (The next day at school, the consequences of her valiant at- tempts were a back that felt like a block of wood and arms and legs like pokers. Nevertheless she kept on. ) During one of those hectic afternoons of practis- ing, while she was in the midst of a cartwheel, she happened to overhear someone giggle and upon look- ing out she saw Skitchy and her small brother Willy having the time of their lives enjoying her vain at- tempts at gymnastics. Oh boy, did ya see that one! screeched Willy, Hey, not so loud, Willy, she ' ll hear us , replied Skitchy, making a motion to young Willy, who was laughing his sides sore. Sudden tears of anger sprang to Judy ' s eyes and she ran to the house to the motherly arms of Han- nah. When Judy had sobbed out the story to Han- nah, the kindly woman said: Well Judy, you ' re young and pretty, you shouldn ' t take this too seri- ously. You just aren ' t the type. Why don ' t you ex- change your torn-boyish ways for those of a lady? So with an aching heart, Judy climbed the stairs to her room. She flung herself on her bed in an ef- fort to think the situation out. Suddenly a smile crept over her face. A plan had just come to her mind. Yes, that ' s just what she would do. The next morning as she daintily strolled into the dining room, in a frilly, prissy dress, with not a hair out of place, the family stood aghast. In a soft, quiet voice she said: I don ' t believe I ' ll have any breakfast this morn- ing, Hannah. This also came as a great surprise to the family,, for usually she was ravenously hungry at meal times; but before they could say anything she was out of the house and on her way to school. After several days of no breakfast and hardly any lunch or dinner, the time came for the event which Judy had planned to happen. As she descended the stairs in school, she suddenly toppled over and went rolling down the stairs. Now her weeks of gymnastics helped her; she knew how to handle herself so s he could fall without harm, and of course the lack of food made the faint seem more realistic. When she opened her eyes, she found herself looking straight in- to the anxious face of Skitchy, who was trying to bring her to. Judy, you poor kid, don ' t ever do another cart- wheel in your whole life. Why it ' s worn you to a frazzle. As he helped her up among a chattering crowd of boys and girls, they all thought she was wonderful because she had tried so hard to be a successful cheer- leader without any help. Through a secretive little smile she thought: Well, I ' ve won back Skitchy plus the popularity for which I worked so hard . THE CRIMSON AND GRAY CONTRIBUTIONS 1943 CHRISTMAS EVE Joan Tully ' 43 On Christmas Eve, I ccn see only one picture, a family gathered around a fireplace and children play- ing around a brightly lighted Christmas tree. Outside, the snow is softly falling, and the silent night cloaks everything like a veil of diamonds pinned in the sky by a moonbeam. During the Christmas holiday the children are busy with bundles and packages, and the empty space be- neath the tree begins to be filled with many gifts. On Christmas Eve, however, the children sit quietly by the tree, as carols ring out, for they seem to know that everywhere there ' s Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men. I resolve to collect- money only for the Crimson and Gray. Darthia Bernheim CHRISTMAS EVE Ethel Berry ' 43 When I was small, on Christmas Eve I had to go to bed very early. My mother always trimmed the tree the night before Christmas after we were all in bed, and she always told us that Santa Claus came some- time during the night and very magically and quickly trimmed the tree as well as put the presents on and under the tree for the different members of the family. As my sister and I got a little older, my dad didn ' t think we should miss the fun of trimming the tree, but my mother still insisted we were to be in bed before the tree was trimmed. (This conversation went on without our knowledge.) But finally my mother did relent just a little and she agreed that we could stay up long enough to see my dad set up the tree and put the lights on. What a thrill we got when we saw the lights shine on the tree, and we sat there thinking 1 how wonderful Santa Claus was to be able to trim a tree. A few years ago my mother surrendered by telling us Santa Claus was too old to trim all the trees now so he had asked all those that possibly could please to trim their own trees. We were able to help with the tree for about two years. Then, my little brother was born. Since he is still too small to help with the tree, my sister and I have to go to bed early once again. As we go up the stairs it seems as if we can hear mother giggle, for she probably is very happy. I ' ve just been wondering whether I shall ever be old enough to trim a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. I resolve not to bear any more sad tales. Report cards ABOUT SANTA CLAUS Barbara Hefner ' 43 There is a well known story about a little boy who was wondering if there really was a Santa Claus. Af- ter a great deal of thinking, he wrote to an editor of a New York paper and asked if there was a Santa Claus. This little boy ' s father told him there was a Santa Claus but his school friends told him only sissies be- lieved in Santa Claus. The editor was so touched by the boy ' s letter that he answered it in his newspaper. Since then his letter has been reprinted many times. I have not quoted the editor ' s words but merely his idea. In his reply the editor told the boy that there is a Santa Claus and there always will be a Santa Claus. Of course there is no real live Santa Claus but there is his spirit. The spirit of Santa Claus makes us want to give and be thankful for things given us. Even though you may not admit it, I am sure you would miss Santa if on Christmas morning no one said Merry Christmas , and if there were no Christmas free or presents for you. I resolve not to squeak any more protests. Chalk CHRISTMAS EVE Ellen Owen ' 43 Sleigh bells ringing Children singing This is Christmas Eve; Stockings hung up Pop corn strung up This is Christmas Eve. Children wishing For some new thing From Santa Claus so dear — Jingle, tinkle, happy greetings Ring out loud and clear This is Christmas Eve! I resolve not to break unless absolutely necessary. Slate in auditorium MY CHRISTMAS VISION Sophie Thomas ' 43 Christmas carols are heard in the distance. Europ- ean children are singing them. Thankful are they, for the dictatorship has been defeated. Mothers are plan- ning their Christmas dinners, because an abundant supply of food has been sent to them. It all happen- ed like magic. All this food, shelter, and clothing came inside of a day. Families are all so happy, and thankful that the terrible, bloody war is all over. Never before did they realize that Christmas meant so much. Thinking that they weren ' t going to have a Christmas had made them long for and think about this great holiday more than ever. And now, their wishes of having a merry Christmas have come true. Just imagine all this! Happy faces, the smell of food, the warmly dressed children singing Christmas carols, the Oh ! What ' s all this? Have I been dreaming? Why, of course! This terrible, bloody war isn ' t over! I don ' t see any happy Europeans! If my Christmas Vision really came true, 1940 would be a very merry, merry Christmas for everyone all over the world. AMERICA Mary Perazzola ' 44 All Americans are proud as can be To live in a country with liberty. Our towns and cities have wonderful schools, And we get along fine if we mind the rules. In other lands people are given a gun, And are shown how deadly shooting is done But in America we are given a key To open the door to opportunity. Our country has beautiful plains, Wonderful scenery in its parks and lanes Our country is beautiful from land to sea, America is the best for you and for me. DECEMBER 1940 CHRISTMAS Robert Lazzerin ' 44 Christmas to me means not only a day of merri- ment in the sense of giving and receiving gifts, but a day of rejoicing over the world ' s greatest miracle. Christmas is a time when we appreciate to a much greater extent than usual our home and our faith. Many scenes can be pictured in the average home in America today. Scene I — Early Christmas Morning Early Christmas morning before breakfast, every- body gathers around the tree and opens his gifts. Ex- citement and joy fill the air. After the excitement of gift giving, the whole family goes to church to wor- ship the Divine Saviour Whose birthday they are cele- brating. Scene II — The Feast For dinner there is a turkey, with plenty of stuf- fing, cranberry sauce, nuts, and a delicious Christ- mas fruit cake. Scene III — Christmas Night A crackling fire shows folks around it roasting chestnuts and popping corn. When friends come in the evening, everyone shows his gifts — a watch, a pair of skates, a new bicycle, or some new clothes. Everyone is happy and the whole family joins in singing traditional Christmas Carols. That is Christmas in America where everyone feels a sense of independence, freedom, and happiness which contributes to the development of the feeling of Peace on earth and Good will toward men . CHRISTMAS EVE IN NEW ENGLAND Armand Langlais ' 44 A ground covered with snow, branches of trees heavily burdened with snow, long slender icicles pro- jecting from the eaves of roofs and window sills are found on Christmas eve in New England. It brings a dark blue sky with glittering stars. The night is raw and cold. I resolve not to get into any more trouble for the remainder of the school year. Patricia Whiteoak NATURE ' S CHRISTMAS TREE Irving Gay ' 44 ' Twas the night before Christmas, The wind gently blowing, I gazed out the window And saw it was snowing. The spruce trees were laden With snow, fluffy white; ' Twas nature ' s own trimming That caused my delight. My own Christmas tree Then, looked tawdry and small, Compared to the spruce tree So stately and tall. A CHRISTMAS EVE SCENE Jeanne Richard ' 44 When I think of Christmas, this scene comes to my mind: high snow drifts g ' listening in the moonlight — children singing Christmas carols in the street — a warm fire in the fireplace, a brightly lighted Christ- mas tree decorated with colored balls, icicles, tinsel, candy canes hung here and there, and a gold or sil- ver star at the top of the tree. Under this brightly lighted tree are packages, big, small, and heavy, all wrapped in gay colored paper, ready to be opened by the children and the family in the morning. In the refrigerator is the turkey and the rest of the Christmas dinner. Small children hang up their stocking ' s for Santa Claus to fill with goodies. Here and there are groups of young men and girls dancing in gay Christmasy clothes. Near the piano is a group of people singing Christmas Carols. Ting-a-ling, watch out! Here comes a sleigh with happy people singing. Everyone is happy; tomorrow is Christmas! I resolve not to walk in on any more round table discussions at 58 Park Avenue. John Chamberlin WHEN I THINK OF CHRISTMAS Marie Renneberg ' 44 When I think of Christmas, the scene that comes to my mind is Christmas morning. I picture a dark quiet house with only the glimmering lights of the beautifully decorated tree to brighten the gloomy shadows of the room. Under the tree lies a pile of brightly wrapped Chrstmcs presents waiting to be opened. Hanging over the fireplace are the children ' s stockings filled with Christmas goodies and small toys. Then I hear the screams of delight uttered by the children as they see the lighted Christmas tree. They scamper down the stairs with eyes full of wonder and gather around the tree waiting for permission to open their gifts. As they open the presents, their laughter and cries of joy echo throughout the house. They run from one to the other showing each other their gifts. This scene always enters my mind when I think of Christmas. I resolve to ring once in two weeks. No-school signal A CHRISTMAS DAY ON THE FARM Marcia Walker ' 44 It was a beautiful day for Christmas. The sun was just peeping over the hill behind the old barn. The sky was as blue as blue could be, and the hard snow crunched beneath our feet as we went about our early morning chores. Our breath seemed to circle about our heads like rings of smoke. But then we entered the warm barn. As we went about our chores the sun rose higher and higher in the clear blue sky. Chores finished, we hustled into the house, stomp- ing our feet and brushing our clothes. A warm break- fast was well appreciated by all of us. After we had eaten all we could, we sat around the old stove while the girls finished the dishes. Then all of us, Mother and Dad, little Ned, Sue, Anne, Bet- sey, Dianna the cook, Tom, John, and I hustled into the parlor with much eagerness. We all sat around the large Christmas Tree, decorated with the popcorn Sue and Anne had strung, the silver cones Tom and I had painted, and the many little cookies that Dianna had made. There were many strange packages on the tree, and beneath it, lying on the floor, were even stranger shaped ones. John passed out the packages, and then there was much hustling and bustling of undoing the packages. Little Ned found a big red ball and a little china pig bank. Mother found new stockings and a brush. Father and the boys all got new mittens and also a bright red apple. Each girl found a little pin and also a red apple. And last of all Dianna found a new apron. Then we had more fun. Dianna went out and brought back with her two big dishes of chocolate fudge and a bowlful of popcorn. We ate and told many stories. Then we had dinner, turkey, squash, and cran- berry sauce. After we had eaten all we could hold, we put on our new mittens and went for a walk up the hill. Father and mother and little Ned went in the sleigh to see Aunt Mary and Uncle John. The girls 8 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY stayed at home with Dianna and worked on a quilt. After we had all returned, Dianna prepared supper. Then we all, the girls and we boys, wanted to go for a sleigh ride, so we hitched up old Dobbin and away we went, bells ringing, snow flying, and merry laugh- ter everywhere. We called upon Nancy and Fred and they came along too. We rode all around the lake, singing Christmas carols as we drove, and that ended our Christmas holiday. I resolve to curb my argumentative moods in class. Ray Chauvin A CHRISTMAS TALE Alyce Suminski ' 44 This story that I am going to tell is a strange story of a mysterious well — it is also a Christmas story. This well was in the heart of a large forest, and the village nearest the forest was very poor with shabby houses and land that was unfruitful. It was called Galea. A shabby church stood in the center of the vil- lage. It was a shaky church with a roof that looked too big for it and old stunted lilac bushes clustered around it like soldiers. On feast days the peasants brought offerings to this mysterious well. They believed that someone was held captive in the well, and if he escaped, he might cause trouble, so the people threw their offerings down into the well to keep him quiet. But in winter, the well was forsaken and no one went near it. Now, on the outskirts of Galea lived a poor widow, Maria, and her son, Peter. They lived in a small hut, and often went hungry, for they were poor. Peter was a sad boy who inherited his mother ' s soft grey eyes and pathetic face. His mother fell ill before Christmas and Peter did what he could for her, but it seemed as if she were going to die. It was on Christmas Eve that Peter found an idea. He knew that if one desired something very much, one must light a taper in honor of the Mother of God. Therefore Peter worked hard to earn a small fragile candle. Peter thought that he must go to the beautiful church in the next town to light his candle because the church he went to was a shabby church. The only way he could get to the next town was to cut through the forest where the old well stood. The night was dark and the trees stood like sinister figures on the background of white. Peter trudged through the banks of snow, the taper hidden in his coat. Suddenly he heard a thump, thump, thump. The old well! Perspiration broke out on his forehead even though the weather was cold. Instead of running away, he advanced as if hypnotized. Overcome with fright he slipped and fell at the edge of the well! He was so scared he did not look up until he heard a small voice weeping. Then a voice cried out, Throw your taper down here, I ' m s o lonely and cold. Oh, I ' m sorry, but I can ' t, my mother is dying and — The child pleaded again, I ' m lost and cold. Give me your taper so I can find my way out! Peter sobbed. What was he to do? How could he leave the child in the well! Here is my taper — take it. And leaning over the shaft of the hated ' well, Peter made sacrifice of all he possessed. Suddenly a beautiful light shone over the forest, and from the well rose a child with golden curls and a shining face. Thank you, said the vision, You had pity on me, and sacrificed all you had — therefore go home, your mother is well. I am going to carry your taper to the little old church. As Peter walked home, it seemed to him that his feet had wings and he no longer feared the cold. His mother stood waiting for him with arms out- stretched, her sickness completely gone. Later Peter stole out of the hut, to see whether the child had reached the old church. Usually the church was darker than the village, but tonight — it was a casket of light. Peter approached the church with folded hands and fell on his knees, overcome with joy. On the altar burned Peter ' s little candle! And this strange thing came to pass on Christmas Eve. THE JOYS OF CHRISTMAS Janet Chapman ' 44 Oh, happy, happy Christmas Day, Though the weather be cold and gray! A pretty setting for this hour Is a snowfall but not a shower. For oh the turkey ' s fragrant smell Brings the children in pell-mell! The dressing 1 , nuts, and luscious pies Are a welcome sight to glowing eyes. Then for the presents and fancy gifts As the snow downward so slowly drifts. And as we unwrap the various toys, Whoops and shouts express our joys. And each and every one of us, Without the least, small bit of fuss Should go to bed that Christmas night, Happy, thinking of Santa ' s flight. He brought presents to each and all. We were prepared for his exciting call; And thinking also of his deer Racing through the sky so clear. What an enchanting sight we see When we peek again at the Christmas tree, All bright with silver and shining lights, It sits in the parlor for several nights. So, blessed be him that findeth joy In giving gifts to girl or boy, Or he that bringeth warmth and cheer, But shamed be him that bringeth fear. We resolve not to tell any more jokes in our x period on Tuesday. Natalie Pierce, Jean Phillips, and Barbara Nichols CHRISTMAS WITH A SOCK! Natalie Pierce ' 41 When I think of what a fool I was, what a silly child, Libby, I just feel sick all over! I didn ' t tell you about it? I thought I ' d told every- one. You really want to know? It ' s a long story and I ' ll have to start at the beginning, so make yourself comfortable. Here ' s some fudge, don ' t eat it all. Well, you remember the letter my beloved brother wrote and asked if I could go up to Princeton for Holiday Week with his roommate, Crawfish. He claim- ed that he ' d tried everywhere to get him a decent blind-date but that everyone was all tied up so that he immediately thought of me — the dear boy! I was so thrilled I couldn ' t eat for a week. Natur- ally Moms had to let me go on account of it being big brother Harry ' s request. Of course, if I ' d stopped to think I ' d have smelled a rat somewhere when I found out that Harry couldn ' t get anyone else to go with Crawfish. Of course I didn ' t expect Apollo but I thought he ' d at least be able to see straight! Harry ' s date, that blonde bomber from Oaks Ter- race, and I, went up by train and the fellows were to meet us at the station. I ' d never seen such a mob of gorgeous men. They swarmed all over the place. My heart went out to my darling brother when I saw them DECEMBER 1940 all and realized that Crawfish must be one of the crew-cutted Robert Taylors. When I stepped off the train practically into the arms of someone and looked up — and up and found that I was almost surrounded all with one male, I practically swooned! Sitting on top of a simply marvelous pair of shoulders was the best-looking per- sonage I ' ve ever hoped to gaze upon. But honestly, Lib, he was super! Poor deluded me gasped with delight and gurgled, Crawfish ! I beg your pardon, was the rather disappointing reply, but the way I felt I would have excused any- thing. You are Crawfish, aren ' t you? says I. My name is Peter Sylvanus the III, and I ' m afraid I ' m not acquainted with Crawfish. At this critical moment some little insect stumbled between us and a definitely queer-looking individual about my height, with big ears, black hair and huge horn-rimmed glasses, blinked at me and stammered, You must be Bonnie, I ' m Crawfish. Need I say more, Lib? My gorgeous male walked away and I was left with that fugitive from the fun- ny paper. Well, I struggled through the day with that awful creature dogging my footsteps. But at the formal that night I simply blossomed forth when I saw my super- man! The stag line was simply miles long and he was in it. He danced with me at least twelve times, I couldn ' t take three steps without his cutting in, I was simply in heaven. I had a long talk with him, all about life and love; for a college man he certainly had an unusual mind! Crawfish was kind of peeved about it but I didn ' t give him a thought. Peter (he asked me to call him that) danced like a dream and shook a mean Conga. Everyone seemed to notice how he was monopolizing me but I cer- tainly didn ' t mind. I saw him in church the next morning and he smiled and waved. Oh, gads, was he handsome! Hey, go easy on that fudge! Well, to make a long story short, when Crawfish was saying goodbye to me at the station, we saw him standing there with a gorgeous femme — green with jealousy, I asked Crawfish who she was. With his reply my world came crashing about my ears, Oh, she ' s his wife. Smooth, isn ' t she? He ' s a good guy but how she can stand being married to a psychology prof is beyond me, he ' s always looking for a new specimen to dissect. And I ' m so young to have my faith in human na- ture destroyed. Toss me a piece of fudge. I resolve nor to read a passage from the Bible over a page long during morning exercises. Bill Laliberte CHANGE ESCORTS? Julia Liro ' 41 Nancy — Nancy Frothingham. Oh-h how I detest that girl, cried seventeen year old Cindy Carter as she threw herself on the bed crumbling the note in her hand. Sobbing quietly she buried her curly head in a pillow. Mrs. Carter ' s voice calling, Cynthia! Betty and Judy are here to see you, interrupted Cindy ' s in- numerable I hate her! s, I hate her! s. As she replied between sniffles In a minute, Mother, she hurriedly powdered her tear-stained face lest her friends would suspect that she had been cry- ing. While walking downstairs she practiced a few genial smiles, then, fluttering into the den, she greet- ed her friends with a Hi Kids! end dashed for the big armchair. Cindy, I just heard that Jackie is taking Nancy Frothingham to the Christmas dance at the Country Club next Tuesday. That isn ' t true, is it? questioned Betty, the prettiest of the three. Yes, Cindy softly admitted. But that can ' t be true! Betty promptly declared. You ' re going with him. No, l-I ' m not. Cindy, what do you mean? asked Judy, a chubby girl. Trying hard to control her voice Cindy explained, l-l-I ' m just not — not going. Swiftly she buried her head in her hands and began to sob agdin. Judy and Betty simultaneously sprang up and cried, Cindy, what ' s wrong? Oh-h-h-h wes all that Cindy could utter. Sitting on the arms of Cindy ' s chair, Betty and Judy attempted to calm her and to find out why she was crying, but in vain. They exchanged understanding glances and got up to leave. But lifting her head Cindy begged, Please-please don ' t leave me alone. I didn ' t mean to break down. I couldn ' t help it. She braced herself and continued, Come, sit down and I ' ll tell you everything. Uneasily her two friends returned to the couch. All was silent for a second, which seemed like eternity until Cindy spoke, I, too, thought that I was going to the dance with Jackie but just about twenty min- utes ago his kid brother broug ' ht me a note. It was fr om Jackie. Just a minute, I ' ll read it to you. Spreading the crumbled paper on her lap she read: — Dear Slats, Sorry, I can ' t take you to the dance. Nancy wants me to take her and I hated to refuse. I knew you would under- stand. You can save me a dance. — Jackie Of all the nervy people, exclaimed Judy. I wish that Nancy Frothingham would go back to New York. She makes me sick, Betty declared. Getting up she lightly tripped across the room, swinging her hips and hands in imitation of Nancy. Daintily, she curled herself on an easy chair and in the airy manner of Nancy she cooed. You boys are so-o handsome. I can ' t see why you pay any attention to me. Could you possibly be attracted to little Nancy? Tee-hee. While Judy and Cindy laughed with glee, Betty changed her position, gracefully crossed her slim legs and continued this time in a bored tone. Really, girls, I can ' t see how you can bear living in such a dull town as Cradock Points. Why in New York, practically every night something exciting was going on. I used to be simply mobbed by the fellows. No one understood how I could handle them all. But I did. Returning to normality, Betty pouted, Poof! What has she to be conceited about? Really, Betty, laughed Cindy, you shouldn ' t ridicule her so. You must admit that she is beau- tiful. Oh, Cindy, how can you protect her, implored Judy, after she took Jackie away from you. Siren! That ' s what she is! Betty changed the subject as she cried, Who will you go with to the dance? You must go! Well, Cindy replied, my brother is coming home from college Saturday and I can have him bring his roommate, Tim Sharon, for me. Tim Sharon! Tim Sharon! Judy repeated, not that six-footed, handsome, blond athlete! 10 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY That ' s the one! Wow! exclaimed Judy. You can go with Russ. I ' ll take that he-man anyday, anytime. Oh no, you won ' t, decided Betty. I ' ll go with Ti i im. Sh-h, don ' t argue, interrupted Cindy. Maybe he won ' t even come. As they waltzed to the soothing strains of the orchestra Jackie spoke, Gee, Cindy, I ' m glad that you didn ' t forget our dance. You know what? You ' re the cutest girl here at the club. I never realized you were so pretty until — Cindy, you ' re not listening to me! Oh, did you say something? Cindy asked, her eyes still focused on the blond head of Tim Sharon. What ' s wrong with you, Cindy? You ' re acting strange! Nothing ' s wrong. Then a strange cloud of silence fell over them cs they danced on without further conversation. You looked beautiful tonight! Tim declared as they drove down the driveway from the Club, Christ- mas morning. In response, Cindy smiled sweetly up ar him. Tim added, Even Jackie wanted to take you home tonight, but I told him if there ' s ever going to be a boy taking you places, it ' s going to be Tim Sharon and no one else. Do you miad? Of course not, Cindy whispered softl as she snuggled closer to him, also thinking, Jackie can take Nancy to all the Christmas dances for all that I care. TO AN UMBRA Richard H. Aucoin ' 41 What say you now, O shade of Arnold, 1 Standing on the beach of Dover? Surely now your faith is blasted By the blight destroying Europe! Here is man — barbarous, savage — - Yielding to his inner beastliness Forgetting Him and all His Teachings. Today the pebbles dash much harder Against the battered cliffs of England, For they are ming led with the angry barkings Of the guns across the Straits. Like the waves of the turbulent Manche, 2 The waves of thunderous shelling echoes The essence of human life and strife. Hark! there is a sudden lull, And a different kind of gull From that which wings about the cliffs Roars into the moon-bathed night on its lurid job of death. Today, there is no light Upon the crushed and vanquished Continent Save that of blazing towns and cities In whose dying embers wanes our civilization. Faith crushed to earth shall rise again 3 To new and greater heights Where no puny efforts of world-subjugation By still punier mad men can threaten its immortality. In this more glorious world, free from the taint and stain Of hatred and incessant struggle, You may gaze across from Dover On a bright and thriving Continent Feeding on love, good-will, and peace; And near you, you will hear the surf Against your beloved Dover — Softly beating the pulse of a new and greater world. 1 — The shade of Matthew Arnold. 2 — French noun for English Channel. 3 — From Shakespeare. I resolve to bring crackers for the peanut butter prop in the senior play. Jean Phillips RAPE OF THE LOCK— 1928 STYLE (With apologies to Alexander Pope) Ruth Desmarais ' 41 He takes the gift with reverence, and extends The little engine on his fingers ' ends; This just behind Belinda ' s neck he spread, The Peer now spreads the glittering forfex wide, T ' enclose the lock, now joins it, to divide The meeting points the sacred hair dissever From the fair head, forever, and forever! Alexander Pope When one tries to imitate a person of letters, com- plications usuoliy set in, and it would be better to tell my own version of the Rape of the Lock in prose form. Quite a few years ago, twelve to be exact, an in- cident occurred which is probably the only happening 1 of my childhood I can vividly recollect. It wcs Christmas time and that being a time of family gatherings, we were to spend the holiday with my grandmother. I can always remember that a trip to my grandmother ' s was eagerly anticipated and enjoyed. We arrived at her home on Christmas Eve. There were quite a few of us, and, being little, I was elected to spend the night with my grandmother in her huge double bed. I can tell you that this was quite an honor. That night I watched her take down her coils of hair and neatly plait them into one long silver braid. I loved to watch her do this because her fingers moved swiftly to develop such a beautiful braid. Her lovely hair made me conscious of my own short unattractive hair. I was envious and it fascinat- ed me, otherwise this story would not have been writ- ten. Children, when very young, awaken early and spend restless hours until the rest of the family are awake. This is particularly true on Christmas morn- ing . I had, I suppose, done everything that a child can do under such circumstances. I imagine that I talked to myself and fidgeted around until I grew weary and then looked about for new means of amusement. Alas, my undoing. I suddenly spied my grandmother ' s sewing basket open on the table beside the bed. Grandmothers usually have sewing bask ets, but mine was to curse the day that she had left hers in that particular place. I picked up the scissors that were in it and looked around for something to cut. Oh! sudden inspiration. Yes, that ' s right and it was so tempting. I had to snip the braid off. After it was done, it occurred to me that my pains would not be appreciated. Would such a deed label me an outcast? Sever me from family ties? Woufd my Christmas presents be taken away from me? All such thoughts must have passed through my mind, and I heartiiy wished that the rest of the world would sleep on and on. I even thought that perhaps I could slip quietly out of the house and steal away forever, a sort of Peter Pan. It seems that at that time, anyone who cut her hair was a hussy and I had caused my grandmother to be one. Oh, the shame of it all. She was heart- broken on seeing her beautiful pigtail shimmering in my guilty hand. I imagine that she felt much like Samson when his locks were shorn by wicked Delilah. The day was Christmas and so the rest of the family could not be horrified for long. My understanding but embarrassed mother came to my aid. If my grandmother had not been such a sound sleeper such a thing would never have happened. I don ' t believe that Belinda retained her curl, neither did my grandmother. I have it. DECEMBER 1940 11 TERROR, DESTRUCTION, DEATH Lore Sulzberg ' 41 John had just graduated from high school. He was young, expectant, eag ' er, and full of wishes for the future. He would go to college, and then he would become a doctor. It must be wonderful, he thought, to help suf- fering humanity, wonderful to relieve pain, and won- derful, too, to be successful end prominent and fa- mous all over the country. But beside his dreams and his ideals, John was realistic too. One had to have money to live on, he knew that. The day before he was to leave for his college, war was declared. Full of indignation he saw how free countries were deprived of their liberty. Full of wrath he heard of the killing of women and children. And he was filled with enthusiasm when all men were called to arms. He felt himself personally called on; he a man of seventeen years. It took John almost a year to persuade his father to let him go. Finally his father said, I only wanted to spare you disappointment and disillusion, and af- ter all, you are my only son. But I was young once too. I too lived through a war, and was patriotic and enthusiastic in fighting for my country. But believe me, son, there is nothing heroic and wonderful about it. Terror, destruction, death, that ' s what war is — a useless butchering of human beings, and a degrada- tion of mankind with death as the crowning horror. But you don ' t understand that yet. I didn ' t either when I was as young as you. But we must defend our country, John cried. Yes I know, his father answered. I felt the same way twenty-five years ago, and I still feel so now. You mean that I can go then, father? With a look that John never forgot, his father turned away, nodding his head once. He suddenly looked old to John, yes, old and tired, as if laden with a burden almost too heavy to bear. After three months of training, John was at the front. What he saw was very different from what he had expected, so bewilderingly different that he could hardly understand it. He heard shells coming, whistling in the air, carrying death and destruction within them. He saw whole villages burning, and men, women, and children running out of the burning houses half-naked in the stinging cold of the winter. He saw men stumbling, falling down dead. He covered his eyes with terror when he saw arms, legs, heads torn away from the bodies of his comrades and enemies alike. The words of his father came to him again, terror, destruction, death, that ' s what war is. He did understand their full meaning now, and soon, very soon, he should understand them even bet- ter. For one day it happened. It was the day before Christmas. His regiment was attacked by the enemy. John and two others were lying in a trench. They lis- tened breathlessly to the crashing and exploding of shells, listened to the shrieks of terror and the moan- ing of the wounded. Suddenly there was a deafening explosion, and then everything was quiet. A shell had come down on the trench, killed both of John ' s com- rades, and buried him alive — for when he recovered from the enormous shock, he realized that, slowly, but with terrible clearness. — Buried alive. — The most ridiculous thoughts came to his mind. He thought of the wives of the Hindus who were buried alive with their husbands, thought of the cats of the old Egyptians who were buried alive with them. How stupid to think of such things, there must be a way out, of course, there had to be. But yes, his friends would find him and dig him out. How per- fectly simple and natural! All he had to do was shout. He shouted and called and screamed until he was hoarse. No answer, not a sound, just silence. It was nerve-racking. Cold sweat broke out all over his body, for sudden- ly John had difficulty in breatrvng. There was not enough air. They would have to hurry, otherwise — ? Oh no, this couldn ' t be the end, if couldn ' t be. He had to get out of there, this suffocating hole, and, wild with fear and terror, he tried to raise himself up, to push himself out to light, freedom, and air — and then everything broke together above him. That was Christmas Eve 1940. That same day, a well known commentator scid that nothing important had happened on the western front. That ' s how much we in America know about the war. THE MEETING Eddie Mac ' 41 She smiled sweetly as gayly she passed The look in her eyes could not be surpassed. The gleam in her eyes and the glow in her cheeks Heralded the passing of Clara Teeks. Coming along with a frown on his face Almost a smile had taken the place Of the frown on the face of William McGoo As his eyes meet that of you know who. Now all the boys in the Y. M. C. A. Were smiling and winking and having a say At the expense of the meeting of William McGoo And that beautiful girl of his you know who. NIGHT FALLS UPON THE CHANNEL C. Richard Bardwell ' 41 A thin blanket of fog began to settle over the wa- ters of the channel as the sun was sinking slowly beyond the horizon. Puffs of smoke, moving along the sky in a snail-like manner, were visible, signify- ing that several ships were plying towards their des- tination. A lone plane, whose drone became audible at times, circled above the boats like an eagle keep- ing watch over his brood. As the ships slipped into ' the vast darkness that had suddenly crept over all, a faint glow on the op- posite shore became more dense until it seemed as though there was another setting of the sun, but to me proved that some British bomber had found its mark. Listening eagerly for several minutes, I heard the rumble of the planes become more intense, then slowly drift away, assuring me of their safe return. Slowly the moon glided out from behind several clouds as thougfi some magic power lay behind it. The silent and motionless cliffs of Dover, bathed in cold moonlight, seemed to imply everlasting peace, but the incessant pounding of the sea against the rug- ged shore and the distant booming of guns foretold the destiny that was to be ours. NAUSET BEACH Myrtle Polley ' 41 Oh, cold gray shore washed by the freezing tides So desolate — forsaken long ago By happy throngs. They basked in warm sunshine, Appearing harmless but with burning rays which Penetrated the tender skin of folk Who craved a golden tan in one short day. Where are the dainty sand pipers who ran Down to fetch a succulent worm beneath Each approaching wave before it crashed with A deafening determination and Showered spray of effervescent foam? All summer brings has now deserted you — Indifferent, alone, dormant until A season new is ushered in which brings Once more the gay, carefree life you adore. 12 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY I resolve to bring enough gum for the entire Physics class next time. Bill LaLiberte IDEAS Alyce Hong ' 41 Mice run On pattering feet In the house which stands dark And gloomily alone against The trees. The sun Throws bands of gold On waters blue that gleam ' Midst the green freshness and the youth Of Spring. Dark eyes And gleaming curls With tender mouth of rose Alas, alack, woe, ' tis but A dream. ;•; . ' . ; ' ; A pass Down the long field, A catch, the sound of feet, ' Midst cheers our boys kick point to beat Bartlett! We resolve to read words and learn vocabulary. Mrs. Beauregard ' s French classes THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF GERANIUM PINK Mary Dirlam ' 42 Mrs. Homer Smith was a gentle creature, very fond of pale pink. And, when a small son blessed the Smith household, Mrs. Homer planned for him the Perfect Existence. She called the child Geranium Pink, and announced to her husband that she was de- termined that her offspring should have a world of his own. With motherly pride, she plotted that young Smith might spend his childhood in a heaven of pale pink. Geranium P. Smith was to have a room of his own, from which he should not depart until his twen- ty-first birthday. All the horrors and squabbles of the outside world were to be kept from this child, and his little room was to be done entirely in pale pink. No other color might enter the sphere of Geranium P., and for the first twenty-one years he would be allowed no vulgar human contacts, save that of his mother, the dainty Mrs. Homer, who would be most careful to wear only the chosen color when in the presence of her son. When Geranium ate, the colors of his food were to be disguised by the pale pink lights that came from the ceiling. And these lights were to be the only ones that young Smith should ever know, because in his Perfect Existence there should be no windows through which the hideous aspect of the world in gen- eral might be seen. This scheme worked beautifully for ten years. Lit- tle Geranium grew up unaware of any world save his own pink room, and developed into a gentle wisp of a child, with pale pink eyes. He knew but one per- son, his mother, and his only association with the world outside was a small pink dish of shell pink roses that his mother kept constantly beside him. It was not until many days after his tenth birth- day, that the crisis of G. Pink ' s life arrived. A new maid of the Smith household, ignorant of Geranium ' s status therein, was wandering about the wing of the house in which was the Perfect Existence, unaware of impending disaster. Imagine her surprise when she chanced to come upon the pale pink door, from which ensued an odor of attar of roses . Her curiosity being aroused, she cautiously opened the pink portal and peeked in. What she saw caused her to start; for there, from the depths of a pale pink silk puff, eat- ing strawberry ice cream lay G. P. Smith. His pink eyes widened as he saw the door open, and when the maid herself appeared, clothed in a black uniform, he was transfixed with horror. Black! It was not a part of his world! From the child ' s throat came a pale pink shriek, and he collapsed on the floor in an ether- eal mass of pale pink. Bonnette, the maid, was hor- ror-stricken. With the utmost care she lifted Geran- ium back into his pink bed, and pulled the covers over him, only to hear the frantic moans of Mrs. Homer as she viewed the destruction. Hysterically, she accused the maid of ruining the Perfect Existence, and fell on the bed of her Triumph, heaving with sobs. Bonnette was quite surprised. It was a long time before G. P. fully recovered, but his mother, gowned in flowing pink, finally persuaded her darling that the whole episode had been a terrible dream, and coddled him daily with pale pink spun sugar. Bonnette the maid, however, was utterly dis- gusted, and, while Mr. and Mrs. Homer were away for a weekend, she devised a plan whereby she hoped to shake tender wee Geranium out from his pale pink cloud. She took the first step towards this plot that Sat- urday, when she crept up to the Pink Room with a bright blue flag, and, opening the door softly, sud- denly waved it with vigor. Geranium Pink, terrified, clung to his chair, as pale pink tears rolled from his eyes. And then the flag was gone. Alone in the room, Geranium shivered convulsively, as his streaming pale pink hair fell over his face. Where was dear mamma? He cried far into the nigfit, leaving pale pink puddles scattered over the floor. The next morning, his terror was further augment- ed by a red flag, flown in exactly the same manner, and the morning after that, a green flag swayed from the crack in the door. With each banner, Geranium grew steadily weaker, and began to shrink into a mass of pale pink flesh and bones. He bit his pink fingernails, and tried desperately to bash in his soft head against the pink walls. Geranium P. Smith had become a nervous wreck. The climax was reached, however, when the last flag was flown, a creation of clear bright orange. The little mass of pale pink that had become G. P. Smith, gave a final gasp at this last apparition, and sank gradually to the floor, where, in puddle of pale pink tears, he slowly dissolved. Before the amazed eyes of Bonnette, he grew less and less apparent, until finally, there was nothing left but a pale pink mist, which floated aimlessly about the room. Geranium Pink Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer T. Smith, has ceased to exist. Bonnette was quite surprised. I resolve not to fill up with shavings too quickly. Pencil sharpeners (Continued on Page 20) DECEMBER 1940 13 SPORTS FOOTBALL LETTERMEN 1940 William DiGregorio Wilfred Hebert Gregory Decataldi Alfred Martin Channing Pratt Edward McCarthy John Chamberlin Harold Weaver Arthur Girouard Eugene Remian Joseph Richards [ Co-Captains [Managers Richard Renaud William Swiacki Joseph Theodoss Clarence Drew Minor McLaughlin George Young FOOTBALL WELLS — 20 PALMER— The Wells High el even smashed their way to a convincing 20-0 victory over a determined but out- classed team from Palmer. At the end of the first period two buglers blew taps in memory of Knute Rockne, former Notre Dame coach who has now become a gridiron legend. Bill Swiacki and Joe Theodoss were again the spearheads of the Wells attack. The Weilsmen received the opening kickoff and immediately started a march which ended when Bill Swiacki threw Joe Theodoss a pass that meant a touchdown for the Crimson and Gray warriors. Bill ' s kick for the extra point was good. In the second period another pass from Swiacki to Theodoss put the ball on the nine-yard line from where Joe Theodoss carried the ball on the three suc- cessive tries to score a second touchdown. Swiacki kicked conversion and Wells was leading 14-0 at the half. The last score was registered by Swiacki who but- ted his way over the goal line from the nine-yard line. The Weilsmen registered twelve first downs to Pal- mer ' s four. Dick Renaud and Pete Richards also con- tributed some fine runs while the line was by far superior to the Palmer frontier. Palmer ' s best threat came in the final quarter when it reached the nine-yard line, but the score did not materialize because the second team line which is better known as the Fat Man Battalion held them on downs and took possession of the pigskin. The previous week Palmer was defeated by the identical score of 20-0 by the Bartlett team so if this game is used as a basis of comparison all things point to a close battle in the annual classic Thanks- giving Day in Webster. The lineups: WELLS PALMER Remian le Dennis Weaver It Davis McCarthy ig Reynolds DiGregorio C Kowalik Drew rg Lis Hebert rt Long Girouard re Pardo Richards qb Prosperi Swiacki Ihb Leonard Renaud rhb Reim Theodoss fb Stred Touchdowns: Theodoss 2, Swiacki 1. Conversions: Swiacki 2. Substitutions: Wells — Gaudreau, Hefner, McLaughlin, Silvestri, Carpentier, Pratt, Bastien, Young, Prahm, Couture, Caprera. Palmer — Mulvery, Cahill, Austin, Henrich, Pilch, Furey, Harrington, Newman, Magoni, Ahearn, Gravelin, Bedard, Ditto. WELLS — 27 PUTNAM — The Putnam High football team came, saw, and was conquered by a better football array representing Mary E. Wells High School. The score, 27-0, created no doubt in the spectators ' minds that Wells was su- perior both offensively and defensively. Bill Swiacki and Joe Theodoss split the four touchdowns evenly be- tween them. Swiacki added two conversion points to his credit while Theodoss registered one. Co-Capt. Will Hebert, who is known for his excel- lent tackle play, twice broke through to block Put- nam punts. The four touchdowns were made on plunges through the line. Pete Richards, the diminutive quarterback who has shown marked improvement in every game, was given the ball-carrying assignment at various times and he justified his efforts by reeling off several first downs. The Wells team showed their defensive strength by holding the Connecticut team to a lone first down while the Weilsmen were piling up a total of nine. The Crimson and Gray line tore big holes in the Putnam frontier so that the backs could go romping through. Minor McLaughlin, the stocky reserve center, brought the crowd to its feet when he intercepted a Putnam pass and ran to a touchdown but, much to his sorrow, the score was nullified because a Wellsman had been guilty of clipping. The lineups: WELLS PUTNAM Remian le C rough Hebert It J. Goulette McCarthy ig A. Goulette DiGregorio c Glass Drew rg Farrell Weaver rt Ricette Girouard re Renaud Richards qb Kalit Swiacki Ihb Parent Renaud rhb Zamagui Theodoss fb Carpenter 14 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Touchdowns: Theodoss 2, Swiacki 2. Swiacki 2, Theodoss 1. Substitutions: dreau, Hefner, Caprera, McLaughlin, Carpentier, Pratt, Young. Putnam: C. adi, Contois. WELLS— 13 Conversions: Wells — Gau- Chamberlin, Benoit, Ger- WARE — 13 Although Wells outplayed the Ware gridmen in three quarters of the ball game, they had to be con- tent with a 13-13 tie because the boys from Ware scored in the first five minutes of play and registered their game-saving points in the last minute of the game. In between these two happenings the Wells men proved to be superior to the Ware men. After an exchange of punts, the Crimson and Gray warriors took possession of the pigskin on the Ware twenty-yard line. At this stage, Dick Renaud took over the passing role and pegged a perfect strike to Bill Swiacki, who was downed on the five-yard line. Two plays later Bill Swiacki crashed his way to a score. A pass intercepted by Theodoss on the Ware 40 paved the way to the second score. From that point Bill Swiacki uncorked a long pass to Chimick Remian, who gathered the pigskin and sprinted to the goal. Another pass involving the same combination was good for the extra point. Co-Capt. Bill DiGregorio turned out to be the out- standing lineman in this contest. lineups: WELLS WARE Remian le Raymond Hebert It Voluntis McCarthy ig Godbout DiGregorio c Alexander Chamberlin rg Mulraney Weaver rt Hannum Girouard re Rys Richards qb Bourgault Swiacki Ihb Bowen Renaud rhb Sojka Theodoss fb Harper Touchdowns: Harper, Swiacki, Remian, Wroblicky. Conversions: Remian, Harper. Substitutions: Wells — Pratt, Young, Drew. Ware — Parker, O ' Connell, Wroblicky. WELLS — MILLBURY — The football squads representing Mary E. Wells High and Millbury High met during the driving rain on a mud-soaked gridiron and fought to a scoreless tie. The adverse weather conditions hampered the offensive tactics of both teams and they had to resort to old-fashioned method of defensive football. The contest was evenly fought. This is proved by the statistical fact that Millbury ground out nine first downs and Wells seven. Both teams put on marches but these either bog- ged down when they got close to pay dirt or they were halted by costly fumbles. At one time Wells reached the Millbury ten-yard line but the Millbury defense tightened and took the ball on downs. Millbury ' s ma- jor threat reached the Wells twenty but this time Wells held and the Millbury boys tried a field goal which did not succeed. Bill Swiacki was the offensive star for the Wells- men while Louie Fisher starred for Millbury. The line- men of both clubs were worthy of praise because of their work in preventing a score. The highlight of the game took place when time had to be called so that Joe Theodoss and Bill Swi- acki could have the mud removed from their eyes. Substitutions: Wells — Chamberlin, Young. Mill- bury — F. O ' Brien, Richards. The lineups: WELLS MILLBURY Remian le Gladding Hebert It Burroughs McCarthy ig Chcbot DiGregorio c Capistrom Drew rg Hamilton Weaver rt Calarusso Girouard re Paletta Richards qb Wilkinson Swiacki Ihb Caron Renaud rhb O ' Brien Theodoss fb Fisher WELLS— 7 W 5RCESTER N Mary E. Wells High scored in the last minutes of the final quarter to defeat North High of Worcester 7-0. Wells outplayed North throughout the game but was set back by fumbles and numerous long penalties. Bill Swiacki crashed over the double stripe to climax a fine sixty-yard march. He later passed to Gir- ouard in the end zone for the seventh point. The Wellsmen threatened in the third period when they reached the one-foot line but the city boys took the ball on downs. On another occasion they reach- ed the fifteen-yard marker but at this point the Wells- men committed what turned out to be a costly penalty because the march stalled. When the half ended, the Wellsmen were deep in North territory. The city team ' s strongest bid for a score came in the second period when they took possession of the pigskin as the result of a fumble on the Wells 35. Co-Captains DiGregorio and Hebert came through with hard tackles to take over the ball. Eddy McCarthy played a fine defensive game in the line while Harold Weaver was busy opening holes in the North frontier on the offensive. Chimick Remian and Arthur Girouard chipped in to their cause by preventing the speedy North backs from skirting the ends. The lineups: WELLS WORCESTER NORTH Remian le Bartley Hebert It O ' Brien McCarthy ig Shooshan DiGregorio c Marrone Chamberlin rg Boukalis Weaver rt Riordan Girouard re Horgan Richards qb Creamer Swiacki Ihb P. McCarthy Renaud rhb Fairhurst Theodoss fb Gulia Touchdown: Swiacki. Conversion: Girouard Sub- stitutions: Wells — Gaudreau, Pratt, Hefner, Mc- Laughlin, Young. North — Shipman, Johnson, Murphy, Delsignove, Coleman, Swenson, Ford, Nyland, J. Mc- Carthy, Bianchi. WELLS— 19 ACADEMY GRAYS— 1 3 Wells finished off their home season by earning a 19-13 victory over a bigger, older, and favored team playing under the name of Worcester Academy Grays. Although the visitors were the first and last to score, the Wellsmen piled up enough points to mark down another victory in their win column. An early touchdown by the prep school boys brought the Wellsmen to life and they immediately started on a scoring jaunt. A pass from Swiacki to Remian, who was knocked out of bounds on the one-yard line, pav- ed the way to the first score. From there Swiacki pow- erhoused over for his first of three touchdowns. Chamberlin recovered a fumble on the Worcester twenty to make possible the second touchdown. Joe DECEMBER 1940 15 ACADEMY GRAYS le Criman It Flemming ig Heiman c Haigh rg Kozicky rt Keen re Bates qb Roberge Ihb Bridges rhb Anderson fb Jordan Theodoss carried to the eight and Bill Swiacki smash- ed his way to another score. The third touchdown came as a result of a 75-yard advance which featured the smart-running of the four backs, Richards, Renaud, Theodoss, and Swiacki. A short pass from Swiacki to Remian was good and Big Bill proceeded to score his eighteenth point of the game. Joe Theodoss kicked one between the up- rights for the final point. The Grays scored their last touchdown in the last forty seconds of play against the reserves who had been inserted into the lineup. Anderson was the shin- ing light of the visitors, scoring all their points besides doing the kicking and passing. His final run measured fifty yards. In this contest the Wellsmen played their best game thus far this season. It is difficult to pick out outstanding men in the line as they all turned out to be bulwarks both on offense and defense. The lineups: WELLS Remian Hebert McCarthy DiGregorio Chamberlin Weaver Girouard Richards Swiacki Renaud Theodoss Touchdowns — Swiacki 3, Anderson 2. Conversions: Theodoss, Anderson. Substitutions: Wells — Drew, Hefner, Young, Bastien, Pratt, Gaudreau, Carpentier, Caprera, Metro, McLaughlin. Grays — Pappas, Martin, Dorfman, Littlefield, Chamberlain. THANKSGIVING ASSEMBLY In preparation for the annual football clash between Wells and Bartlett, a combination Thanksgiving Day program and rally was held in the auditorium Wed- nesday, November 27. The program follows: The Star Spangled Banner Massachusetts Proclamation read by Raymond Downer Webster football poem read by Richard Aucoin Mr. Werner ' s poem read by Lore Sulzberger Addresses by Superintendent Channing Greene Principal James Robertson Assistant Coach Lew Kyrios Coach Harry J. McMahon Cheers and songs lead by cheerleaders. Everyone showed his appreciation of the loyal sup- port of the Southbridge public when Coach McMahon announced that the entire squad was invited to a banquet in its honor to be held December 1 1 in the Town Hall by the Y. M. C. A. Coach McMahon ' s quiet evaluation of the 1940 football team as twenty-four carat gold whose self- evident worth needed no fanfare of trumpets met enthusiastic applause as the entire student body stood up to cheer in its excitement. The grand climax of the assembly proved to be the presentation of the huge lucky horseshoe of flowers from the Wells Alumni of the A. O. Co. That it brought luck is self evident; and the picture of Coach McMahon and the two captains, Will Hebert and Bill DiGregorio, at the front of this book repre- sents an event very precious to all those in the audi- torium that Wednesday afternoon. After accepting the flowers, Coach McMahon an- nounced that, with suitable ceremony, the piece was to be placed at the American Legion monument. Then the team went forth to victory! WELLS — 12 BARTLETT — 7 The Crimson and Gray eleven added a glorious end- ing to their highly successful season by defeating their traditional rival, Bartlett High, 12-7. The game was played on a snow-covered and wind-swept gridiron. The contest was witnessed by 4000 shivering spec- tators. The Wellsmen received the opening kickoff and immediately the well-mannered eleven started to roll. Runs by Renaud, Swiacki and Theodoss earned two first downs for the Spectown schoolboys. Dick Re- naud, the speedy junior who turned out to be the of- fensive star of the clash, broke away through the Bartlett line and raced 58 yards for a touchdown. The try for the extra point missed. The second score came in the third period after Wells had taken possession of the ball on the Bart- lett forty yard line. Bill Swiacki threw a pass to Art Girouard which netted twelve yards and a first down. Dick Renaud left the ball carrying assignment long enough to throw a pass to Bill Swiacki who made a circus catch on the eight yard line. After three plays had gained three yards, Dick Renaud skirted left end for the remaining five yards. The try for the extra point failed. Bartlett scored in the last fifty seconds of play when Andy Jarzabski heaved Sam Cowitz a payoff pass. The Green and White warriors resorted to a passing game in the fourth quarter after they were convinced beyond doubt that they could not penetrate a strong- er Wells frontier. Andy Jarzabski, the offensive threat of Bartlett who scored the extra point, is a first cousin of Bill Swiacki, the Polish powerhouse who has starred all year for the locals. The Bartlett defenses were set to stop the running of Bill Swiacki. While they were doing this, it gave Dick Renaud a chance to break away for sizable gains of 58, 30 and 15 yards. Although they suc- ceeded in stopping Swiacki on the offense, they could not prevent him from coming out with bone crushing tackles on the defense. Chimick Remian, Wells left end, played an out- standing game in the line. Time and time again he broke through the interference and spilled the ball carrier. He was ably supported at the other end by Art Girouard, who held up his end remarkably well. The other linemen: Hebert, Digregorio, Chamberlin, McCarthy and Weaver also were worthy of praise for their splendid showing. Clarence Drew was the only replacement for Wells. He took over Chamberlin ' s guard post when the start- er ' s legs began to pain him. The Wellsmen made a total of seven first downs while their rivals were piling up five. The game was staged under the worst weather con- ditions ever existing in the long 1 history of the rivalry. This was the eighteenth classic put on by the two schools. The fans insisted on staying on the playing field and the game was delayed so that the crowd could be pushed back. The second half was played minus the customary goal posts because they had been torn down in the early stages of the game. This ended the season for the Wellsmen who hung up a record of six wins, one loss and two ties. This was the best record assembled by a school array since 1934 when the team went undefeated. WELLS BARTLETT Remian le Deary Hebert, Co-Capt. It Nowakowski McCarthy Ig Cohen DiGregorio, Co-Capt. c Lorenz 16 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Chamberlin Weaver Girouard Richard Swiacki Renaud Theodoss rg Paradis rt Chatterton, Co-Capt. re Cowitz gb Gorski, Co-Capt. Ihb Gagnon rhb Horniak fb Jarzabski Touchdowns: Renaud 2, Cowitz. Points after touch- downs: Jarzabski. Substitutions: Wells — Drew for Chamberlin. Bartlett: Wilga for Paradis, Douglas for Deary, Trull for Chatterton, Doughtery for Trull, Maisto for Horniak. THANKSGIVING DAY GAME No music after the half — the band froze up — Goal posts went at the half — many splinters appear- ed Monday Sally entered the game — the football hit her The fracas of the fray continued long after the game was over What happened, Chauvin! Lots of help on the way to the game? Past Wells High heroes included Tarki Vangel, Ted Farland, Bobby Werner, Gib Favor, and Doug Brown, resplendent in a plaid decoration of corduroy hat Very little style for style ' s sake — plenty of Indian blankets, hunting boots, ear muffs, mittens and more mittens. — Even Webster football players wore gloves. Rumor has it that Chamberlin wore gaudy mittens but no confirmation of this so far— Southbridge and Webster rooters intermingled Did you see the tug-o ' -war with the goal posts as the prize? The wind she blow like hurricane — couldn ' t even stand upon a snow bank to see the game — blown off — And that 22 minute wait for sec- ond half! Sylvio ' s piece of goal post was only a part of the Webster stretcher — Perhaps it was the cold — but certainly the rooters huddled together. They huddled so much they practically squeezed the players off the field Good boxing exhibitions — Cahill leaned against the goal post and it fell over — honest! Eddie McCarthy looked slap-happy when he came out of a huddle. We wonder who inspired Dick Renaud on those long runs? Nice going Dick! The brown spherical object came soaring down the field. Bill DiGregorio is after it. It lands, and is rolling on the ground. The whole Bartlett team is in front of Bill and he is chasing madly after it. He almost has his hands on it, but, alas, it slips away. He makes one mighty dive for it. He ' s got it! He tears back up the field and gives the hat to the umpire! Danny Robson blew his trombone all the way home. All the boys were greased up before the game. No wonder Webster couldn ' t hold ' em. Fred Martin furnished each player several layers of rosin — Who was the girl who gave Chamberlin her mittens? Oh, yes, the cheerleaders kept things lively; they sat in the bus. Would you have refused black coffee? Shirley Austin did. Now it ' s all over but the shouting 1 — but the memory lingers on! FOOTBALL PRATTLE Don ' t you like: Bill DiGregorio ' s bashful grin? Eugene Remian ' s quiet manner? John Chamberlin ' s battle-scarred features? Arthur Girouard ' s boredom? Willy Hebert ' s Tarzan physique? Harold Weaver ' s golden locks? Dick Renaud ' s Ipana smile? Joe Theodoss ' happy-go-lucky nature? Pete Richard ' s lovely complexion? Eddie McCarthy ' s Harvard clip? Bill Swiacki ' s power house plunges? Did you ever hear: Bill DiGregorio ' s line to get a date? Eugene Remian tell about his feat in ping pong? John Chamberlain ' s fish stories? Arthur Girouard ' s sincere arguments? Willy Hebert talk too much? Harold Weaver talk about politics? Dick Renaud try to sell any one a bicycle at Costello ' s? Joe Theodoss talk to his best girl? Pete Richard mention his license? Eddie McCarthy talk on his favorite subject? Bill Swiacki trying to sell a can of beans in the A and P? JAYVEES WELLS JAYVEES — MILLBURY JAYVEES — The Jayvee teams of Wells and Millbury fought to a scoreless tie. Several weeks later their bigger play- mates did likewise. The Wellsmen reached the Millbury twelve-yard line in their most promising threat while the closest that Millbury could come to the double stripe was short by twenty yards of reaching pay dirt. Captain McLaughlin, Hefner, and Metro showed the most promise in the line. On the offense, Silves- tri, Young, and Bastien did some worthy ball carry- ing. The lineups: Wells Jayvees Millbury Jayvees Gaudreau le Pescater Metro It Bouthier Hefner ig Carlson McLaughlin c Capstrom Caprera eg Maine Carpentier rt Hoile G. Bastien re Moloney Silvestri qb Perron Barbieri Ihb M. O ' Brien Young rhb F. O ' Brien C. Bastien fb Howard Substitutions: Wells — Pratt, Carpentier. Millbury- Wilkinson. DECEMBER 1940 17 SIX MAN FOOTBALL EAST DOUGLAS— 39 WELLS— 13 In the first game of six-man football played in the history of the school, the Wellsmen were defeated 39- 13 by an East Douglas team which has had more ex- perience in the six-man game. Lack of experience and knowledge of the rules proved to be a serious handicap to the reserves of the regular football team who were making their debut in a game which had been introduced to them the previous week. Armand Silvestri starred for the locals, being credited with the scoring of all the points. The line- ups: Wells Gaudreau le McLaughlin c Pratt re Young gb Couture hb East Douglas Frosh Brown F. Colonero G. Colonero Mederauc C. Bastien fb Manayuk Touchdowns: G. Colonero 2, Jiggs 2, Brown 2. Sil- vestri 2. Conversions: G. Coionero 3, Silvestri 1. Sub- stitutions: Wells: Barbieri, G. Bastien, Silvestri. East Douglas: Jiggs. EAST DOUGLAS— 44 WELLS — 12 The Wellsmen were defeated 44-12 in their re- turn contest with East Douglas. At the half, the Wells- men were on the short end of a 14-12 score. During the last quarter the East Douglas players intercepted four Wells passes and turned them into scores. The Crimson and Gray footballers scored on the third play following the opening kickoff. The passing combination of Young to Gaudreau ac- counted for the two touchdowns scored by the locals. Touchdowns: Gaudreau 2, G. Colonero 4, Mederauc 1, Frosh 1, Manayuk 1. Conversions: G. Colonero 2. GIRLS ' FIELD HOCKEY WELLS— 1 BARTLETT— 1 The Wells girls tied the Bartlett lassies at Alumni Field in the second game of the season. The girls played a very good game but they were not quite able to surpass the skill of the Bartlett team. Ann Hoff- man, one of our freshmen members, made the goal for Wells. EAST DOUGLAS — 1 WELLS — In the last game of the season the Wells team suf- fered defeat at the hands of East Douglas. This was the last game for the following seniors: Captain Julia Liro, Pauline Lavallee, Sally Cheney, and Lauretta Cardinal. CROSS COUNTRY Coach Raoul Lataille will remember the 1940 season for a long time because in I 940 cross coun- try was inaugurated as a sport at Wells High, and Norman Morong brought it fame. Norman Morong has accomplished the honorable feat of finishing first in every meet that the school has engaged in this year. The Wells High Cross-Country Team journeyed to Boston to take part in the State Interscholastic Cross- Country Championships Meet held at Nickerson Field in November. Norman Morong brought much g ' lory to his team and himself by finishing second. At the finish he was but two seconds behind the leader. As a tribute to his marvelous showing, he was presented a silver medal. Because of finishing second in the State Inter- scholastics, Norman Morong was invited to particip- ate in the New England Interscholastics held on the Boston University course later in the month. The invitation was accepted and Norman went to Boston where he competed against 240 runners rep- resenting the cream of New England runners. The race was a success, for Norman finished eleventh. HOPEDALE— 20 WELLS— 37 The Wells Cross-Country Team was defeated in the first meet of the season by a more experienced squad from Hopedale with a score of 20-37. Norman Morong got started on the right foot by breaking the local course record with a time of 14 minutes and 52 seconds. Other finishers were: Tiernan (H), Fran- cis (H), Knight (H), Marinnaro (H), Rubio (H), Mathieu (W), Ruzzoli (W), Walkinshaw (W), Hebert (W) . SPENCER— 22 WELLS— 33 The Wellsmen were defeated by the Spencer Cross- Country team although Norman Morong was the first man to break the tape with a time of 14 minutes and 59 seconds. He was followed by three Spencer runners. The order of the men at the finish and their time were: Morong (W) 14:59; Cossar (S) 16:01; Jac- quith (S) 16:12; Cadman (S) 16:14; Mathieu (W) 16:15; Lammi (S) 16:34; Koval (S) 16:42; Cour- noyer (W) 16:48; Ruzzoli (W) 17:26; Ferron (W) 17:27. HOLDEN— 24 WELLS— 31 The Holden Hill-and-Dalers defeated a visiting team from Wells by a score of 24-31. Norman Mor- ong finished first with a time of 16 minutes and 12 seconds. He was followed by Charbonneau (H), Pat- hs (H), Tremblay (H), Mathieu (W), Cournoyer (W), Henderson (H), Staples (H), Ruzzoli (W), Moynagh (W) . SPENCER— 27 WELLS— 28 The Crimson and Gray harriers lost a very close meet to the David Prouty High Team of Spencer by a score of 27-28. Norman Morong came in first with a time of 10 minutes and 25 seconds. He was follow- ed by Cossar of Spencer, Mathieu (W), Koval (S), Cournoyer (W), Caldman (S), Lammi (S), Wheat- on (S), Walkinshaw (W), Ruzzoli (W) . HOPEDALE — 27 OXFORD — 41 WELLS — 57 Norman Morong and Dick Tiernan of Hopedale en- gaged in a thrilling race which resulted in both boys breaking the course record. Morong ' s time of 1 5 min- utes and 12 seconds was better than that of his op- ponent by one-half a second. The old record for the course was 1 5 minutes and 23 seconds. HOLDEN — 26 WELLS— 29 The Wellsmen lost another close one to a visiting cross-country team from Holden by a score of 26-29. Norman Morong was again in the limelight by break- ing his own course record with a time of 14 minutes and 49 seconds. Following Morong and his record breaking pace were: Charbonneau (H) 15:13; Pattis (H) 15:15; Cournoyer (W) 15:56; Mathieu (W) 15:58; Henderson (H) 16:05; Bueca (H) 16:08; Staples (H) 16:11; Ruzzoli (W) 16:14; Walkin- shaw (W) 16:35. WELLS— 21 MARLBORO — 34 The last cross country meet of the season, between Wells and Marlboro, was the cause of much rejoicing by the Wellsmen because they hung up the first vic- tory achieved by a Wells team since the sport was in- augurated in the school last year. The score was 21-34. The finishers were: Morong (W) 15:08; Cournoy- er (W) 15:53; Mathieu (W) 15:55; Cole (M) 15:56; McGraw (M) 15:57; Tobin (M) 16:13; Fer- ron (W) 16:30; Ruzzoli (W) 16:37; Hart (M) 16:43; Ward (M) 16:45. 18 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY LOCALS ' WHAT A LIFE Natalie Pierce and Glenna Houlberg ' 41 The senior play transformed the usual into the un- usual, the ordinary into something strange. The cur- tain rose to show a scene in a principal ' s office, — a scene familiar to every one in the audience. And as the plot unfolded the illusion of familiarity — heightened by the satire of each situation — made the audience identify itself with those sharing Henry ' s problems and adventures. The office, the center of activity, was serenely guarded by Miss Sally Cheney-Shea, efficient in man- ner and sympathetic in handling erratic teachers, sob- bing girls, and problem boys. Into this office bounds Miriam Renaud, effective as the gym teacher, in cos- tume, followed by Midge McCann, the sharp tongued menace of the faculty, Penny Anctil, the long-suffer- ing soul, and Richard Aucoin, both Henry ' s history teacher and his Waterloo. This atmosphere of au- thority was further heightened by Jean Wilkinson, who most realistically portrayed the dignified, patron- izing, loving mother, Mrs. Aldrich. Undaunted by the confusion, Principal-Raymond Chauvin-Bradley, with his deep voice, his horn-rim- med specs, and his pompous manner, ruled master- fully. Necessarily, so many people brought several plots to What A Life. The Spring Dance, along with the ghost of Hamlet ' s father and Caesar ' s taking Rome, precipitated plenty of grief. Henry wanted to go to the dance; so did his rival, George-Sylvio Petinelli- Bigelow. George had a tuxedo; Henry had a mother, and Hannibal, as well as enough social environment so he wouldn ' t be caught dead in a tuxedo. Bar- bara-Nat Pierce-son, torn between Henry and George, lost her temper, cried about her yellow evening dress, sympathized about Henry ' s dying uncle in Denver, and finally loaned Henry thirty cents. One of Barbara ' s troubles, flighty, artistic, tempera- mental Miss-Lore Sulzberger-Wheeler floated in and out until appointed my assistant by omnipresent Sherlock- Bill La I iberte- Ferguson -Holmes. The latter uncovered missing band instruments, solved the mystery of George ' s tuxedo, and proved so completely entertaining that the student body wanted to adopt him as a permanent fixture of the Mary E. Wells High office. Henry ' s most valued friend in power, is sophisti- cated, understanding Mr. -Dan Robson-Nelson. Mr. Nelson is continually interrupted by Gertie-Allena Crockford, — who had to win a candy prize, by BiTl- Charlie Brousseau, — who doesn ' t yet know how to be a gentleman in Latin — and by Louise Genereux and Lloyd Chapman, who always have to have slips sign- ed. In spite of his busy life, Mr. Nelson straightened out Henry ' s troubles as well as added an unusual touch to this average office of an average principal by his affaire de coeur with the charming secre- tary, Sally. And what made all this go ' round? Henry, Henry Aldrich, Henry-Ray Downer-Aldrich! — to whom no higher, more sincerely intended praise can be given than that he was Henry Aldrich — Coming, mother. On Friday, December 6, the class of 1941 present- ed What A Life coached by Miss Fitzgerald. Committees for the play were: Tickets, Glenna Houlberg, chairman, Fatina Costa, Liliose Savage, Jack Eaves, Silvio Petinelli, Hortense Anctil, Gertrude LaRochelle, Helen Rischitelli, Eleanor French, Rachel Galipeau, Madelyn Fitts, Lillian Houle, Wilfred He- bert, Paul Donovan, Edward McCarthy, William Di- Gregorio, Channing Pratt, Alfred Martin; properties: Miriam Renaud, chairman, Jean Phillips; publicity: Anne Robbins, chairman, Robert Lareau, Donald Morey; stage: Robert Proulx, chairman, Clarence Drew; makeup: Paula Mannie, Marilyn Miller; checking: John Graf, Alfred Graf, Edward Lesniewski, Alphonse Szumilas; ushers: Robert Carpenter, chairman, Lloyd Chapman, Norman Couture, Gregory Decataldi, How- ard Chase, Robert Home, Richard Johnson, Stephen Lariviere, Gerard Riopel, Raymond Anger; candy: Ida Volpini, chairman, May Caves, Ethel Dartt, Doris Bon- neau, Dorothy Anger, Julia Rewinski, Ruth Rowett, Grace Wing, Stacia Migala, Theresa Potvin, Mary Cucurato, Myrtle Polley; music: Constance Lavoie, chairman, Vivian Duquette, Pauline Lavallee, Lionel Thibeault. I resolve not to disappear. Memories GLEE CLUB A committee of six girls and boys was appointed to decide on a patriotic minstrel in place of an operetta this year. The committee members, Chairman Roger LeBoeuf, May Caves, Norman Couture, Dorothy Hick- ox, Charlie Brousseau, and Jeannette McLaren, gave an affirmative report. Volunteers were called for and several Glee Club members responded. Miss Hebert will direct the performance. The date has not been set. DECEMBER 1940 19 20 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY 1942 The class of 1942 has chosen a ring submitted by J. A. Janelle, local jeweler. This ring was chosen out of sixty rings submitted by the other local jewelers. The ring committee picked five rings out of this group of sixty — the advisory committee chose three rings from those five. By ballot the class selected its ring from these three. The Ring Committee included: Dino DeAngelis, chairman, Stephanie Cresta, Marjory Hobson, Lucille Pinsonneault, Georgette Desaulniers, William Hogan, The Advisory Committee included: Gertrude Bou- vier, Mae Chaffee, Norman Hebert, Lionel Gagnon, Sally Lenti, Fred Morse, Joseph Richards, Jean Rob- ertson, Christine Williams, Thomas Walkinshaw. I resolve not to sit in front of small girls in assembly. Richard Bardwell DRAMATIC CLUB The annual Christmas Play given by the Dramatic Club was presented at an assembly December 20. The three act play entitled The Birds ' Christmas Carol was coached by Miss Plante, club adviser, and Miss Tait. The cast was as follows: Carol Bird Doris Cross Mrs. Bird Hortense Anctil Mr. Donald Bird Stephen Lariviere Uncle Jack Donald Morey Eifrida Clifford Lorraine Desrosiers Mrs. Ruggles Mary Dirlam Sarah Maud Marie Norton Peter Francis Kirby Peoria Jean Richard Kitty Isabel Planeta Clement Billy Haith Cornelius Billy Cahill Larry Arthur Dubreuil The committees were as follows: properties: Dor- othy Wiessner, chairman, Annie Young, Elaine Salva, Shirley Salva, Mae Chaffee, Jean Buckley; makeup: Paula Mannie, chairman, Pauline Lavallee, Loretta Cardinal; prompters: Claire Lusignan, Marjorie Cole; stage: Richard Proulx, chairman, Robert Brousseau, George Cudworth, Jesse Jones; music: Mary Ann Hazelton, chairman, Marjorie Hobson; program: Julia Rewinski, chairman, Theresa Potvin, Allena Crockford. I resolve not to ring before the end of tests. The office bell (Continued from Page 1 2) THE JOYS OF PEDDLING PAPERS Robert Home ' 41 Have you ever seen the sun rise at five o ' clock in the morning? Do you think it wonderful? Personally, I don ' t think so. I see it every morning when I am peddling my papers. I get up every morning at five o ' clock just when the street lights are going out. Take yesterday morn- ing for instance. When I got up at five, it was as light as day. The moon was full, bright, and as big as the sun. It was cold; and when I mean cold, I mean cold. On the way to get my papers my hands nearly froze while my ears were burning up, not with heat but with cold. Then as I came to the place where the papers are kept and stuck my hand in my pocket to get my knife, I found that I had left it home. This is a fine mess, I said to myself. It will take me at least ten minutes to get those papers undone since I resolve to fall into the basket after rolling around the rim during 1941. The Basketball ASSEMBLIES This year seems to be our lucky one in the way of assemblies. So far we have been extremely fortunate in having some very excellent ones. On October 23, Mr. Joseph Sloan presented a demonstration of liquid air. Many of us remembered his last performance here and awaited the event with high hopes. He proved to be even better than we had anticipated and, aided by his charming personality and friendly manner, the program was a huge suc- cess. Not long after this performance, we were enter- tained by members of our own school. Under the di- rection of Mr. Hall, a musical program was presented which consisted of selections by the orchestra and dance band. Spe akers for our Armistice Day program were Mr. Peloquin, Mrs. Mae Butler, and Stephen Lariviere. The musical portion of the program was directed by Miss Hebert and included a solo by Nelson Carpentier, a duet by Betty and May Caves, each assisted by the Glee Club Choir, and group singing by the student body. As a climax to all the assemblies we have enjoyed up to this time, we were privileged to have Mr. Hans Helms, who has appeared on Robert Ripley ' s Believe It Or Not program. Mr. Helms does extraordinary things with his voice. He is able to imitate the violin, trumpet, cornet, and clarinet. From the evidence thus far given us, we can be as- sured of a year of many excellent assemblies. We owe our heartfelt thanks to Miss Drake and to the Student Council for their help. This year contribu- tions gathered under the direction of the Student Council have made a substantial assembly fund of about one hundred dollars. OMISSION Raymond DoWner is a member of the Student Council. The staff apologizes for omitting his name from the list. I resolve not to knit more than two sweaters a month. Miriam Renaud We resolve to adhere to our brush cuts in spite of all feminine criticism. The boys my hands are so cold by now they don ' t seem to work the way I want them to. After I finally got my papers together, I started out to do my customers, only seventy-five of them. When I had finished my first two customers, it turned cloudy and grew dark. I said to myself, Why do a lot of work if you don ' t have to? so I put my bag down, took out the next five papers, and peddled them. I came back to my bag and, in the darkness, I picked it up the wrong way. I ' ll give you three guesses what I said. By the time six-fifteen comes every morning, I have finished and am walking home. The sun is just coming up, and cold increases until this becomes the coldest time. As I am entering my home, the first effects of the sun ' s rays hit me and I say to the sun in disgust, Why can ' t you come up at five o ' clock? I resolve to try to keep still after the ten-past bells. Lauretta Cardinal DECEMBER 1940 21 These members of the Freshman class wish you a- M arilyn Baker E velyn Koprowski R ichard Spalding R obert Williams Y vette Lavoie C harlie Gladu H arry McMahon R ichard Harwood 1 rving Gay S am Fearing T heresa Cournoyer M ary Domian A nnie Baron S hirley Gagnon Helen Hobson ' 44 resolve to stay awake in Mr. Dion ' s room. Arthur Girouard Wouldn ' t it be nice if Santa Claus left: to A stuffed squirrel A bobby pin A megaphone A gavel and platform Wider driveways An A in history A letter from Marlboro A neon sign A trip to Alaska Some chewing gum PLAIN socks Some patience A bottle of ink A box for his medals Unbreakable chalk A car Roller skates for Worcester trips Lionel Benoit Brains Fifth Dancing speedometer Some courage Boy scout knife Raymond Downer Ray Chauvin Julia Liro Jack Eaves Jean Robertson Everybody Silvio Pettinelli Mrs. Beauregard Darthia Bernheim Miss Howe Roland Lapierre Miss Fitzgerald James Eagles Norman Morong Mr. Paraghamian Norma Gardner and Rene Cournoyer period English class Buddy Butler The Freshmen Gerard Riopel PRATTLE The C and G asks Santa Christmas: to bring these for An electrical device which will cause all talkers after bells to feel a shock for Mrs. Beauregard. Noiseless typewriters for those long-suffering typing teachers, the Misses Coderre, Troy, and Howe. Triplet baby grands for the trio of Clarence Prahm ' 44, George Suprenant ' 43, and Edmund Rewinski ' 43. Twin sets of drums for Bobbie Williams ' 44, and Norman Mathieu ' 42. Shiny class rings for all Juniors. Undentable fenders and bumpers for Mr. Kyrios. Electric typewriters for all first-year typing students. And a very merry Christmas and an extremely happy New Year to everyone! To Ray Blanchet — something to get him to the office faster. To Barbara Jayne Clarke and Barbara Ann Clarke — name plates so we ' ll know which is which. To Nina Ciprari — something new to talk about. To Jennie Boksa — an extra errand boy to car- ry out Mr. Paraghamian ' s orders. To the basketball teams — victories. To George Daniels — a health-officer ' s badge to justify his position. To George Young — a green shirt to go with his red one, just to get him into the proper spirit for Christmas. To Darth Bernheim — a sou ' west ' er to go with her boots. To Glenna Houlberg — a gold football to go with her basketball. To Sally Cheney — a new nickname. To Ralph Julien — a box of pencils to chew on. To Robert Lazzerin — music to keep time to. To Stephen Liro — more money to collect. To Jean Lapierre — another violin to carry around. PRESENT DAY SIMILES Louise Genereux ' 41 Air raid warning — 8:15 bell All clear signal — 3:00 bell Aggressor nations — teachers Blitzkreig — examinations Munich Conference — teachers ' meeting Over the top — beginning of classes No Man ' s Land — corridors November 1 1 — June Versailles Treaty — diploma Post war celebration — Prom 22 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY ROOM 126 Room 126, the home of the Crimson and Gray, is a room that is brimming over with personality. Oh, personality! ! Down in the corner we find Glenna Houlberg and Lorraine Julien laughing over some hid- den joke. Robert Home joins in the laughter while Dick Johnson comes down to see what it ' s all about — Ray Downer, Louise Genereux, and Jack Eaves discuss their history assignment, while Walter Kreugar and John Graf work laboriously on their chemistry — Nancy Goddu and Arthur Girouard, deep in conversa- tion, receive a warning glance from Miss Fitzgerald — Bill DiGregorio and Wilfred Hebert add the prestige of the football team, while Shirley Austin and Oscar Gatineau, post graduates, occasionally part with some of their knowledge and give a helping hand to a poor struggling Senior — Ruth Desmarais, Lucille Delage and Eleanor French light up the far corner of the room — Pauline Hunt, from her back seat, surveys the happenings in the corridors, and Lillian Houle, from her front seat, also has an excellent view of the outer world — Clarence Drew, hard working stage man- ager of the Senior play, and the inseparables, Madelyn Fitts and Rose lannicherri, add to the singu- lar atmosphere of 126. Personality, a tmosphere, singularity — 126 has them all ! ! ! 102 HIGHLIGHTS Mr. Dion ' s test behind the map on the front board. Mary Petrillo ' s and Midge McCann ' s bookkeeping notes. Nat Pierce ' s illegal sweater. Donald Morey and his milk bottles. Eddie McCarthy ' s beautiful brush clip. Roland Lapierre ' s and Bill Laliberte ' s frequent free- for-alls. Jean Phillips ' invited guests. Steve Lariviere ' s getting over his political troubles. Fred Martin ' s disappearing act. Sylvio Petinelli late again or, still! What horse stepped on Lorraine Langevin ' s toe? Richard McNamara looking up the answers to Mr. Dion ' s tests. Mr. Dion ' s ever-present reminder: Hold tight ' til second bell. Barbara Nichols ' passing out information to the girls in x-periods. Myrtle Polley and her novelty pin creations. M. Miller giving news to Nat Pierce about Exeter Academy. Gert LaRochelle ' s and Eddie Lesniewski ' s tete-d-tete. T. Piazzo and her neighbor trying to keep her books under control (she ' d better secure a bag or suit- case) . ROOM 104 On looking into Room 104 we see Girard Riopel on the job, opening and closing windows . . . Ruth Row- ett carrying on a strong discussion with Helen Ris- chitelli, Julia Rewinski, and Lil Savage ... In a short five minutes before quarter past, Bill Swiacki gets a lot of work done . . . Jeannette Polomski, Bunny Spreadbury, and Josephine Seremet believe that Silence is Golden . . . The play has extended its clutches and caught Ann Robbins and Lore Sulzberger, always in consultation about parts . . . Ida Volpini is as studious as ever ... A few minutes before the quarter past bell rings in rushes Pat Whiteoak, who can hardly wait to tell Jean Wilkinson and Glady Van- tura some important news . . . Al Szumilas and Mir- iam Renaud are debating over the correct solutions to their Physics problems . . . Roland Rondeau and Dan Robson beating out their version of the latest song hits . . . Mary Powers passing on the latest events of the town . . . No luck, Pratt must have calling hours for collecting money . . . Grace Wing may be found at Evelyn Priest ' s desk . . . Terry Potvin in a pensive mood . . . Johnny Woulas teasing Kathie Themis- tocles . . . Robert Proulx around visiting his many friends . . . Connie Quevillion and Celia Puccelli hold- ing a conversation all their own . . . I resolve to be down instead of up when you sit. Seats THE CHRISTMAS BAZAAR OF THE JUNIOR CLASS Mary Dirlam Being in desperate need of money with which to buy rings, the Class of 1942 decided to raise funds by staging a large Christmas bazaar in the auditor- ium. And, being a group of determined actors, they at once appointed Franco Roy as chief tinsel-tyer, responsible for the organization of the gala affair. Mr. Roy picked as his executive board a noble and conscientious group and arrangements were begun immediately. Committees were appointed, decorations started, and within two weeks a large neon sign ap- peared on the floor of the auditorium, reading, Oh, Come On! (This sign was later donated to Miss Pinard.) As a major attraction of the bazaar, Lionel Gag- non gave saxophone solos from the balcony, occasion- ally joined by Jean Buckley, who accompanied in her own sweet way! On the stage, Dick Wagner, dressed as the angel Gabriel, played softly on a flute, only in- terrupted by Jean Robertson, who occasionally sighed, Oh, Gee! Norman Hebert, outfitted in red, made a delightful Santa, while Claire Lusignan sold pale blue drinks in a pink booth. Mr. Robertson was official chaperone, and he sat on the seat of honor, fashioned out of purple ice, which, if not warm, was at least impressive. Miss Troy, our mother hen, sat in a specially-constructed nest and stubbornly refused to cluck. Carl Hard gave a brilliant tennis exhibition in the ante-room and earned a commission of several dol- lars selling racquets on the side. From the coatroom one could hear the loud cries of Tom Walkinshaw, who had just lost one of his customers, Edgar Caron, in the grab-bag , and was unable to locate him. Mr. Paraghamian, chaperone No. 2, asserted that it was just as well, however, and the bazaar rolled merrily on. Franco Roy, honorable tinsel-tyer, made a speech, and Margaret Diorio ' s singing gained larg ' e returns as crowds of seniors and underclassmen swarmed through the hall. And the grand climax of the evening was reached when Rosalyn Goodwin staged a mock tragic death scene through the window, to the in- tense amusement of all. The rave notices next morning were terrific, and our earnings even more so. It was discovered in a moment of unprecedented joy that we were now rich and influential enough to bribe a senator in Congress to introduce a bill banishing all homework from our fair country, for which the students of the United States dedicated a great monument to us in the cen- ter of Grand Central Station. Yes, indeed, the class of 1942 had left its mark. CLASS OF 1944 Our Freshman Class has several surprises, some of whom we have seen and heard and others who we have not even suspected of having talent. Clarence Prahm, who is the second best caddie- golfer (and he has a cup to prove it) is the Freshie who plays marches for assemblies. And, good news for Mr. Hall, the lad is now taking saxophone les- sons. Miss Hebert has introduced us to Warren Sarty, boy soprano, who made his debut at our first DECEMBER 1940 23 assembly. Warren is boy soloist at the Methodist Church Easter Sundays. His Ave Maria is wonder- ful, music lovers. A singing team has been found in the class of ' 45. Ronald Girard (Buddy to those who know him), brother of basketball star Robert ' 39, and George Hong, brother of actress Marjorie ' 37, harmonize together very well. Any of the neighbors down on Foster Street can tell you that — the duo keeps them up nights. Robert Williams, assistant operator for the Glee Club, never told but was told on. He not only played center for Marcy Street Basketball Team last year but also plays drums. A whole set of them is at home for Bobbie to try his rhythm on. Marcy Street carried off the Inter-Grammar School Championship last year. The members of their proud basketball team, who have entered M. E. Wells are Stevie Liro and Bernie Damian. Charlie Gladu, just one of our many new Freshies , is known to those who follow our football team. This newcomer is practicing now to be a member of one of our future star elevens. Jerry Gauthier, smallest boy in school, beats Teddy Sheldon, who walked off with last year ' s midget hon- ors. Jerry likes to talk to traffic officers, who look all around to find the source of that hidden voice. They don ' t usually look down, so can ' t find Jerry — all the more fun for him. The giant of the Freshman Class seems to be hard to find. Usually it is easiest to discover him because of his height, but this year the title can be claimed by Bob Williams, Clarence Prahm, Buddy Girard, and George Hong. I resolve to hold no more rehearsals on Friday nights. Miss Fitzgerald WHAT ' S IN A DAY A Ties Stevens ' 42 Good old Monday ' s here again, What does it mean to you? Just a U. S. History test And school — that ' s nothing new. There goes the bell — the time arrives To go to period one. Hope it ' s kind of long today — Got to get that homework done. Another bell, again we march Off to period two, Wiessner happens to be absent, And Annie ' s absent too. Sounds a bell — the time has come To rest up once again. Blessed study period — Sunshine before the rain. Tinkle, tinkle little bell Through out the studyroom: I wend my way to Chemistry And my unholy doom. Then comes dear English class — Gaily we march away To find what Tommy Jefferson Is up to this very day. A bell — tra la — a welcomed sound, We ' ve finished work: — but then, If you come here tomorrow morn — We ' ll all go ' round again. Pennsylvania 6-5000 Sidewalks of New York The last two weeks of July Dear Marie, What ' s new? How is the world treating you? Are you having any fun? I ' m writing a letter to you because I ' m in a melancholy mood. Day-in day-out I ' m always crying in my dreams. Everything keeps running through my mind. This incident happened during beautiful In- dian Summer. This is my true confession, to you. In a little Spanish town, south of the border I met Oh Johnny Oh. The sky was hazy and blue and the moon was low, he whispered, Just for a thrill, let ' s disappear in the darkness. So we went near the old mill wheel by the Blue Danube. At twilight interlude he was stuttering in the starlight. I love you truly, let me call you sweetheart. By means of a sailboat in the moonlight and the trade winds we arrived at Tux- edo Junction. Then, while dancing till dawn in a small hotel with a wishing well, he confessed that I was the beautiful lady in blue. Then ling ' ring on my doorstep he sweetly said Goodnight my beautiful , and beg- ged, Let ' s have a date for next Sunday night. Be- fore I could answer he told me I can ' t give you any- thing but love, baby. Now I ' m between the devil and the deep blue sea because Rosalie saw all. It ' s a hundred to one that it ' s all over town and it ' s funny to everyone but me. If only I knew then what I know now! I ' ll never smile again. Our love affair is all over now. I ' m going to tell everyone to stop kicking my heart around. Tonight, when lights are low, I ' ll be dancing with tears in my eyes in an 1 8th century drawing room, because the one I love belongs to somebody else. Marie, don ' t worry about me, for tomorrow night my prayer will be especially for you and that foolish thing called love. Only forever, Sierra Sue Julia Liro ' 41 TEACHERS Dorothy Berry ' 41 I like teachers. They holler and shout. And they get mad And kick kids out. They say, Do This, And then Do That, ' Till we never know Where we are at. First they are grouchy Then full of fun. They give you zero When your work isn ' t done. Some are sketches, Others are features But never-the-less I like the teachers. Now that everyone else has been given gifts here are some things we ' d like for Christmas, says Glenna Houlberg ' 41 : Minor McLaughlin ' s red shirt. Channing Pratt ' s station wagon. Jean Phillip ' s collection of jokes. Nancy Goddu ' s trip to Florida. Miriam Renaud ' s hand-knitted sweaters. Pat Whiteoak ' s rubber boots. Anne Robbins ' marks. Nat Pierce ' s personality. Richard Aucoin ' s artistic ability. John Chamberlin ' s hunting license. Edgar Caron ' s ability to play the piano. 24 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY SONNET Lore Sulzberger ' 41 Today the world seems grey and desolate, The woe of all the universe so aches Within my breast, and yet, no one does care. I almost break under the heavy load Which, though by all men borne eternally, Just now is borne by me a thousand-fold. And on my shoulders lies the grief of earth, And the remorse of all men tortures me. The sky seems to cave in above my head, And hope is just a non-existent word. I lie there tearfully, with pain distraught My heavy heart is full of discontent, And sorrowf ' ly I think of suicide; (I flunked a test with sixty-four percent!) I resolve not to blot when in use. Fountain pens CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Allena Crockford — a cart to carry her books home at night. Robert Proulx — a station wagon of his own Nancy Goddu — a book of postage stamps Rich Bardwell — a bicycle to hurry to his job after school Bill Hogan — an alarm clock to wake him up morn- ings Channing Pratt — a box of pencils with his name stamped on them Lloyd Chapman — more Rifle Club members Ray Chauvin — medicated throat discs Sally Cheney — her driving license Jean Wilkinson — a limitless gasoline tank Barbara Nichols — Tommy Dorsey ' s I ' ll Never Smile Again. Eddie McCarthy — power of concentration period 5 Mr. McMahon — accurate spring balances Jean Phillips — a fresh supply of jokes so she may never run out of them Sam Chapin — a glass display case for his political pins collection Francois Roy — a cash book to keep his Crimson and Gray accounts straight Bill DiGregorio — a permanent pass to Willie Hebert ' s seat in 1 26 Bill Laliberte — a silencer for use in Miss Fitzgerald ' s 4th periods Clarence Drew — a comb for his unruly hair Nat Pierce — a curler for her bangs Gert LaRochelle — a class ring to take the place of her missing one George Suprenant — a note book for the names he has in mind Julia Liro — a new desk seat The dance band — a new amplifying system Annie Young — red mittens to replace the many pairs she has lost Mr. Dion — a box of straws through which to sip the nourishing chocolate milk Miss Fitzgerald — earphones to hear the reserved seniors recite SONG TITLES Angel In Disguise You, You Darling So Rare That ' s For Me I Walk With Music Simple and Sweet Playmates Charming Little Faker That Certain Age Made For Each Other Terribly Attractive Let ' s All Sing Together Arthur Girouard Eleanor French Julia Rewinski A ' s Phyllis Morse Gladys Vantura Janet Migala and Julia Liro Jerry Gauthier Francis Kirby Mr. McMahon and Chemistry Jackie L ' Heureux Glee Club Deer santa ciaus, i jist thot i wud rite you a letter becuz i wud like some things from you this Xmas. i wud like to git a bisicel from you and a tiperita. My father thinks i shud git a spelin buk and aritmetik buk for Xmas cuz my marcs is very poor. Also a eeng ' lish buk cuz i don ' t talk rite. But i says wat gud is scool if i wunt to be a 8 day bice rida. Mebbe i wudn ' t no how to fill out my watcha ca 1 1 it, apelcashun for to enta the con- tist tho, if i didn ' t no how to spel. Mebbe i do need a spelin buk, i meen along with the udder prezents. i wunt the tiperita too, cuz my mother, she thinks thet i ain ' t got a gud hand ritin. That ' s wy i wunt it. She thinks thet i shud git a penmensheep buk. Wat ' s thet? Wateva it is mebbe i do need it. Shud i git wat i wunt or wat my mother and father wunt? I think i spel gud and my eenglish is wundafool. Wat do you think? Yours trooly, Butch-Roslyn Goodwin-Jones I Could Make You Care It ' s All So New To Me Theresa Potvin Freshies Life Mademoiselle Child Life Country Life Vogue Good Housekeeping True Story Saturday Evening Post Field and Stream Yarn Craft Reader ' s Digest Cosmopolitan Esquire Liberty Pic Popular Science American Legion Red Book Glamour Boy ' s Life Theater Guild Scholastic Time Country Gentleman True Detective Hunting and Fishing Boy Scout Household Football American Boy American Girl Silver Screen Famous Funnies Look Popular Mechanics Click Downbeat Theater Arts Monthly Fortune Popular Aviation Baseball Art Digest Etude Arts and Decorations Horsewoman Stage Farm Journal Motorboat Political Review Town and Country Theater Guide Newsweek Scientific American Dance Magazine OUR LIBRARY Week ends Claire Lusignan Freshmen Sturbridge Ruth Desmarais Domestic Science Department Report Cards Y Dances Those Rubber Boots Miss Drake Book Review Department Ray Chauvin Alfred Graf Christmas Vacation Senior Pictures Chemistry classes Steve Lariviere Mark book Football team Peddling papers Dramatic Club Myrtle Polley Detention Mr. McMahon William Laliberte Walter Kruegar Gerard Riopel Mae Caves Bill Swiacki Ray Downer Sally Cheney Alice Hong DiGregorio and McCarthy Paula Mannie Robert Proulx Bill LaLiberte Dan Robson Lore Sulzberger Fred Martin Roland Lapierre Nel Benoit Richard Aucoin Ann Robbins Ray Angler Lorraine Langevin Nat Pierce Donald Morey Jean Phillips Jack Eaves Clarence Drew Bob LaReau Miriam Renaud Rich Bardwell Howard Chace DECEMBER 1940 25 REVIEWS BOLERO — THE LIFE OF MAURICE RAVEL Reviewed by Ann Robbins ' 41 Bolero — the life of Maurice Ravel by Madeline Goss — gives us an accurate picture of the composer and his life. Ravel was truly a modern composer, for like the imagists in poetry, he and his contemporaries sought to break the restraining bonds of a set style of music, and to compose according to their own dicta. At first he met with failure, but soon he was ac- claimed, and today he is considered a great composer. Ravel was fond of jazz. On one of his tours of America, he was surprised to note that Americans didn ' t use jazz as a basis for serious songs. To him, jazz was the most important contribution to music in modern times. He used as a basis for his jazz, the music of negro orchestras which he heard in Paris nightclubs. His Bolero , written in 1928, abounds in syncopation. Bolero is cleverly written, and will interest all; the many references to music will interest musicians especially. One can better understand Ravel ' s music after reading his life. I strongly recommend Bolero as a book to be read, enjoyed, and remembered. LES PLUS JOLIS CONTES DE FEES Reviewed by Miriam Renaud ' 41 LES PLUS JOLIS CONTES DE FEES par Lazure, une traduction moderne francaise parait bien convenable comme un livre pour les eleves francais. Vous con- naitrez la plupart de la matiere, le faisant beaucoup plus facile a lire et a comprendre. Les histoires sont familieres et le style est simple. On a fait une tentative d ' oter les phrases idioma- tiques, pour presenter les contes dans une maniere in- teressante, et pour employer les principes simples de la grammaire ainsi qu ' en lisant le livre on ne vous tiendra pas par les constructions difficiles dans la grammaire. D ' ailleurs les applications fondamentals vous aideront vous agrandir votre but de vocabulaire. 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WELLS HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUME XXIV JUNE, 1941 NUMBER 4 CRIMSON AND GRAY STAFF 1940-1941 Business Manager Treasurer Secretary Subscription Manager Editors Editor-in-Chief, Natalie Pierce Alumni Athletics Exchanges Locals Prattle Reviews Marjorie McCann Lionel Benoit Marilyn Miller Julia Liro Glenna Houlberg Miriam Renaud Mary Dirlam Ann Robbins Subscriptions Jack Eaves Francis Kirby Phyllis Mannis Jean Phillips Jean Robertson Patricia Whiteoak Jean Wilkinson P ' rancois Roy Madelyn Schesler Julia Rewinski Darthia Bernheim Business Gerald Bastien Raymond DiGregoiio Robert LaReau Stephen Lariviere Alfred Martin Aldo Piucci Richard Rydensky John Woulas Typing Alyse Hong Lorraine Julien Gertrude LaRochelle Janet Migala Ida Volpini Faculty Adviser, Thecla Fitzgerald To Our Faculty Advisers MISS PERSIS HOWE and MR. HAYWARD SNELL The CLASS OF 1941 dedicates this issue of the CRIMSON and GRAY 1941 = = CRIMSON AND GRAY = = 1941 To the Class of 1941 of the MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL Platitudes are apt to be boring and trite but today, it seems to me, many of them are disconcertingly applicable in regard to the fears and hopes that must be confusing many of you young people about to enter the post high school days. My high school years were filled with many of the same problems that are facing you, the primary one, of course, being the question of war or peace and my status in whichever event comes my way. However, I believe your problem is even more acute than mine because peace was in the near future before my graduation and I fear that is not to be in your case. There is little I can say but I do urge each of you to remember your individual and group duty to this country which has made possible free education, high standards of living, and above all freedom of thought, speech, press, and religion. That there will be innumerable sacrifices to be made, economically, personally, and yes, in some cases, even the supreme sacrifice, is highly probable. Grim thoughts indeed but thoughts that need to be mulled over and finally solved as to the way of meeting these sacrifices. For, graduates of the class of 1941, the world has changed you overnight from school boys and girls into young men and women who perforce must rise to emergencies and be willing and able to perform the work of men and women. The past World War did that to my generation. May your generation meet the challenge of the times even better than mine! In the midst of this grimness there is light if you will look to the words of some of the world ' s greatest thinkers. Despair is useless; courage and energetic action is vital. Your life is just begun and no matter what the next decade brings try to think with Robert Brown- ing who said, in the fullness of his belief in God: A whole I planned Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid. James M. Robertson 1941 = = = CRIMSON AND GRAY 1941 Senior Class Officers President Richard Henry Aucoin Rich Nick Ric (a) Great things reduced to practice become great acts. Class Pres. 1, 4; Class History 4; H. R. Pres. 1, 2, 3; S. C. 1,2, 3,4; Baseball 1; Track 2; Football 3; Plays: June Mad, What A Life, Amateur 2, Radio 1 ; Am. Legion Essay 1 ; S. P. C. A. Poster 1 ; Design Class ' 40 motto, Prom Dec. 3. Vice-President Lorraine Cecile Julien Jullie Julien (c) A wise and understanding heart. Class Vice-Pres. 3, 4; C. and G. 3, 4; Com. : Chair. Prom 3, Ring 3, Orch. 3, Play 3. Treasurer ------ Charles Richard Bardwell Bard Rich Bardy (a) Strong reasons make strong actions. Class Treas. 3, 4; H. R. V-Pres. 1; Clubs: Rifle 1, Glee 1, 2; lead Chimes of Normandy 3; Baseball 2; Hockey 3, 4; S. P. C. A. Poster 1 ; Com. : Dec. Prom 3, Orch. 3, Usher 3, 4. Secretary Natalie Merlin Pierce Nat (a) A sparkling wit, and a ready tongue. Graduation Speaker; C. and G. Ass ' t. Loc. Ed. 3, Ed. 4; June Mad, What A Life; Interclass Play 2; Club: Girls; H. R. Sec. 3; H. R. V-Pres. 2; Com.: Prog. 1, 2, Prom 3, Ring 3, Invitation 4; Quiz-Bee 4. NOTE: The honor pupils and the course in which each senior is being graduated are indicated by the following signs: Honor pupil la) Academic Course (c) Commercial Course (g! General Course 1941 = CRIMSON AND GRAY = 1941 Sarah Wharton Cheney Sally Sal (a) In nil labor there is profit. Class Vice-Pres. 2; Class Sec. I, 3; Class Will 4; Advisory Board 4; What A Life; S. C. 4; Field Hockey 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, Capt. 2nd Team 4; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, Girls 1; Wallflower 2; Com.: Ring 4, Chair. Costume 3, Play 3, Candy 2, Ticket 3, Senior Week Dec. 3. John Eaves, Jr. Jackson (a) The price of wisdom is above rubies. Class Treas. 3; Chair. Class Prophecy 4; H. R. Treas. 4; Clubs: Stamp 1, Pres. 2, Mag. 4, Glee 1, 2, Harmony Hall 2; Usher: Play 3, Grad. 3; Com.: Nominating I, Ring 3, Play 3, Prom 3, Ticket 3, 4, Picture 4; Radio Play I. Janet Carolyn Migala Janet Jan (c) The gentle mind by gentle deeds is known. Advisory Board 4; Co-Chair. Skits; Class Sec. 2; H. R. Sec. 1, 4; H. R. Pres. 3; Field Hockey 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; C. and G. 4; Clubs: Glee 2, Mag. 3. Marilyn Miller Lynn (a) .4 thing of beauty is a joy forever. Graduation Speaker; C. and G. 4; Basketball 1 , 2, 3, 4; Field Hock- ey 1, 2; Skits 4; Com.: Makeup Chair. 3, 4, Prom 3, Dec. 3, Lit- erary Advisory Board 4; Glee Club 2, 3; Wallflower 2. Madelyn Beatrice Schesler Mad Maddie (c) Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. Chair. Class Hist.; C. and G. Treas. 4; Clubs: Girls 1, 2, Glee 1, 2, 3, Stamp 1, Mag. 3; Com.: Costume 1, Candy 3, 4, Pageant 2, O. A. T. 3, 4. Aldo John Piucci Do-do (g) .4 luarl to resolve, a head to con- trive, a hand to execute. Graduation Speaker; Class Pres. 3; Class Treas. 1; S. C. 2, 3, 4; Basketball Mgr. 1, 2, 3, 4; Traf- fic Squad 2, 3, 4; Interclass Play 1; Glee Club 2, 3; Golf 3, 4; H. R. Pres. 3, Treas. 2; C. and G. 2, 3, 4; Quiz-Bee 4. Myrtle Holmes Polley Myrt Murdle (a) A precisement of manner with a surety of purpose. Graduation Speaker; Class Hist.; Clubs: Girls Sec. 1, 2, Glee 1, 2, 3; Quiz-Bee 4; Com.: Costume Chair. 1, Prompter 1, Candy Chair. 3, 4, Publicity 3, Ticket Prom 3; H. R. V-Pres. 1, Sec. 2. Julia Stephanie Rewinski Julie (c) The glorious privilege of being independent. Graduation Speaker; S. C. 4; C. and G. 4; Com.: Prom Ticket 3, Candy 3, 4; Interclass Play 1; Clubs: Girls 1, 2, Glee 2, 3, Dramatic 4; O. A. T. 3, 4. Ann Denice Robhins Andy Dennie (a) She that loves reading has every- thing within, her reach. Class Will; Lit. Ad. Com.; Class Orch. 1, 2, Lib. 3, 4; Plays: Inter- class 1, Student Dir. June Mad 3, Amateur 1 , 4, Minstrel 4; C. and G. 4; Clubs: Dramatic 2, 3, 4, Glee 2; Com. : Chair. Ring ' 3, Play 3, Play Publicity 4; Prom Dec. 3, Dress 4. 1941 = = CRIMSON AND GRAY 1941 Hortense Eglantine Anctil Penny (c) Beauty is a welcome guest everywhere. Class Advisory Board 4; Skits 4; Clubs: Dramatic 3, 4, Girls 1; In- ter-class Play 2; June Mad; What A Life; The Birds ' Christmas Carol. Dorothy Gabrielle Anger Dot Dotty Shorty (g) A happy heart, a carefree mind. ' ' Clubs: Glee 1, 2, Girls 3, 4. Raymond George Anger Ray (g) Art is the perfection of nature. Glee Club, Vested Choir 3, 4, The Chimes of Normandy 3; Com.: Usher Sr. Play 4; Mag. Club 3, 4. Lorraine Alice Bail Lorry (c) Kind words are benedictions. Amateur Show 1, 2; Style Show 1, 2; Mag. Club 3, 4. Antoinette Joann Barnaby Kitty Toni (g) Always willing to help is she. Junior Play, Makeup Com. 3; Clubs: Girls — Com. 2, Play 3, Glee 2, Mag. 4; Lit. Adv. Com. 4. Gerard Arthur Bastien Jerry (g) A blithe heart. Football 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Tennis 1 ; Traffic Squad; Clubs: Photo. 3, Rifle 1, 2. Edna Ernestine Bennett Benny (g) Blessed are the peacemakers. Clubs: Mag. 3, 4. Lionel Ronald Benoit Nel Ben (g) Let them laugh that win. Class Prophecy 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, Capt. 4; Traffic Squad 3, Capt. 4; Hockey 2, 3, 4; C. and G. 4; H. R. Treas. 3; H. R. Pres. 4; Com.: Class Color 3, Play Check- ing 3, Prom Dec. 3; Usher: Class Day, Grad. 3; Amateur Show 4; Mag. Club 3, 4. Angelina Virginia Benvenuti Angie (g) One who brings sunshine. Clubs: Glee 3, 4, Mag. 3, 4. Darthia Pursel Bernheim Darth Lefty (a) To know her is to love her and to love her forever. Class Prophecy; Skits; Lit. Ad. Com. 4; C. and G. 3, Sub. Mgr. 4; H. R. Treas. 1, 2, V-Pres. 3, 4; Class Advisory Board 4; Com.: Pic- ture 4, Inv. 4, Ban. Dec. 4, Prom 3, Play Tickets and Music 3; Sen- tinel Staff I; Clubs: Glee Girls 1 , 2, Mag. Wallflower. 1, 2, 3; H. R. Treas. 4; 1941 CRIMSON AND GRAY = 1941 Dorothy Mable Berry Dot (g) Friendship is a word the very sight of which makes the heart warm. Clubs: Glee 1, 4, Girls 3, Mag. 3, 4; Com.: Candy 3, 4. Charles Arthur Brousseau Charlie Brous (c) Let us enjoy the present. What A Life; Harmony Hall; Clubs: Glee 2, Vested Choir 3, 4, Rifle 4, Mag. 3, 4; Com.: Stage 3, Prom Ticket 3. Lauretta Margaret Cardinal Card (g) Cheerfulness opens, like a spring, all the blossoms of the inward man. Field Hockey 4; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, Harmony Hall 2; Com.: Candy, Usher 3; Dramatic Make- up 4, Dress 4; Clubs: Girls 1, 2, Mag. 4. Robert Roland Carpenter Bob (g) Actions speak louder than words. Football 4; Ice Hockey 3, 4; Plays: Radio 1, Interclass 2; Clubs: Pres. Photo. 3, Glee 1, 2, Rifle 1, 2; Chair. Play Usher 4; Third Place S. P. C. A. Poster 1 . Morag May Caves May (g) Good advice is beyond all price. Clubs: Girls 1, Glee 4; Amateur Show 4; Assemblies 4. Howard Emerson Chace Chacy (g) Good courage breaks ill-luck to pieces. Clubs: Glee 3, Mag. 3, 4; Chimes of Normandy 3; Play Ush- er 4. John Raymond Chamberlin Jock (g) Florida! All Hail! Football 2, 3, 4; June Mad; S. C. 4; Traffic Squad 3, 4, Co-Capt. 4; Clubs: Glee — Operettas 1, 2, Rifle 1, 2, 3; Com.: Prom. Dec. 3. Lloyd Earle Chapman Chap Chappie (a) Little strokes fell great oaks. Orch. 2, 3, 4; Band 3, 4; June Mad; What A Life; Clubs: Rifle 3, Pres. 4, Glee 2, 3, Stamp 1, 2; Com.: Dec. Grad. and Prom 3. Raymond Delphis Chauvin Ray (g) Manners make the man. Class Pres 2; What A Life; S. C. 2, 3, 4; Clubs: Model Airplane 3, Glee 2. Rita Antoinette Chenier Rit (c) Underneath the quiet surface is the hidden spark. Skits 4; Clubs: Glee 2, Chimes of Normandy, Asst. Lib. 4, Typist 3, Vested Choir 3. 1941 CRIMSON AND GRAY = = 1941 Helen Angelina Coccia Lenny Cooch (c) Patience surpasses learning. Clubs: Dramatic 4, Mag. 3, Girls 1, 2, 3; Amateur Show; H. R. Sec. Fatina Alice Costa Tina A little bubble of sunshine. Cheerleader 3, Capt. 4; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, Mag. 3, 4; Com.: Play Ticket 4, Prom Dance Band 3, Operetta Usherettes 3; Int. Pag. 1, 2; O. A. T. 4. Rene Armand Cournoyer Curly Rainy (g) There ' s mischief in this man. Basketball 3, 4; Baseball 2; Track 3; Cross Country 3, Capt. 4; Tennis 1, 2; Com.: Checking- Play 3, Operetta 3, Usher Class Day 3; Stamp Club 1; H. R. Pres. 2; Traffic Squad 3, 4. Normand Francis Couture Lefty (g) There was manhood in his look. Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Football 4; Hockey 3, 4; Tennis 1; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, 4; Rifle 4, Mag. 4; Play Usher 4. Allena Claire Crockford Al (g) A good laugh is sunshine in a house. Whot A Life; The Tantrum; Dramatic Club 3, 4; H. R. Sec- Treas. 4. Mary Constance Curcuruto Marie Cuk (c) The smile that won ' t ccmie off. Basketball 1, 2 ; Field Hockey 3; Tennis 1, 2; H. R. V-Pres. 2, 3; Clubs: Girls 1, 2, Glee 1, 2. George Lorenzo Daniels Lorenzo (g) Contentment, parent of delight. Baseball 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 3, 4; Track 1; Traffic Squad 4; Mag. Club 4. 4. Ethel Louise Dartt Et (g) Think of ease but work on. Clubs: Girls 2, 3, Glee 4, Mag. Gregory Louis Decataldi Greg Giggy Dec (g) .4 king in every sport. Basketball 1, 2, 3, Capt. 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Class Advisory Board 4; Football Mgr. 3, 4; H. R. Treas. 1, Treas.-Sec. 2; Traffic Squad 3, 4. Lucille Constance Delage Lulu Puss (g) Her I ' oice was ever soft, gentle, and low. Glee Club: Harmony Hall, Chimes of Normandy; Lib. 3, 4, Vested Choir 3; Style Show 1, 2. 1941 = CRIMSON AND GRAY = 1941 Ruth Louise Desmarais Ruthie Rufus Demmy (g) Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eyes, in every gesture dignity. Class V-Pres. I, Advisory Board 4; Clubs: Girls Treas. 1, Glee Club 1, 2, 3, A-Lib. 4; Com.: Candy 2, Decorating 4. William Henry DiGregorio Bill (g) Busy here and there Football 1, 2, 3, Co-Capt. 4; Track 3, 4; Clubs: Glee 2; Traffic Squad 2, 3, 4; Play Usher 3, 4. Anita Ann DiMarco Nita (c) A good reputation is more val- uable than gold Skits 4; Clubs: Glee 3, 4, Girls 1, 2, Magazine 3, 4. Paul William Donovan Rabbi (g) Independence now and independ- ence forever Class Advisory Board 4; Maga- zine Club; H. R. T. 3, H. R. H. O. 4; Usher: Class Day 3, Grad. 3; Traffic Officer 4; Play Ticket Com. 4. Raymond James Downer Ray (a) Long experience made him sage June Mod; What A Life; Student Council 2, 3, 4; Class Advisory Board 4; H. R. Pres. 3; Com.: Ring 3; Clubs: Glee, Lib. 3, Rifle Sec. 4, Stamp 1. Clarence Edward Drew, Jr. Clary (g) The quiet mind is richer than a crown Football 3, 4; June Mad; Class Prophecy 4; Com.: Play Properties 4, Prom Dec. 3; Track 3; Hockey 4. Vivian Ruth Duquette Viv (g) 1 daughter of the gods, divinely tall, And most divinely fair. H. R. Sec. 3; Skits 4; Clubs: Glee 1 , 2, Chimes of Normandy, Lib. 4, Com.: Music Play 4, Dress 4. Madelyne Allison Fitts Fittsey Mags (c) Life is too short to waste Chimes of Normandy; Ticket Com. 4; Clubs: Glee 3, 4, Tennis 1, Girls 1. Eleanor Pratt French Ellie Frenchie (g) .4 merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance Clubs: Girls 1, 2, Sec. 3; Glee 4, Magazine 3; Archery 1; Com.: Candy Amateur Show 1 , Property Play 3, Ticket Play 4. Rachel Beatrice Galipeau Rae (c) A good mind possesses a kingdom Clubs: Glee 4, Mag. 3, 4; Com.: Dress 4, Play Ticket 4; Style Show 1, 2. 1941 CRIMSON AND GRAY = = = 1941 Norma Gardner Norm (g) Never give up! Field Hockey 4; Clubs: Mag-. 4, Glee 4; Class Motto 4. Marguerite Louise Genereux Yahoudi Lou (a) Cheerfulness is an excellent wear- ing quality. Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, 4, Vested Choir 4, Girls 2, 3, Mag. 4; Ba sketball 3, 4; Field Hockey 4; What A Life; Com.: Prom Dec. 3, Chair. Candy Class Play 3; H. R. V-Pres. 3, 4; The Sentinel 1; The Count and The Co-ed. Arthur Joseph Girouard Art (g) There is something in the wind. Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Football 4; Band 1; Orchestra 1 . Nancy Goddu Nan (g) Her ways are ways of pleasant- ness,, and all her paths are peace. Class Advisory Board 4; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, Head Lib. 4; Girls 1, 2, Pres. I; H. R. Vice-Pres. 1, 2; Com.: Candy 3, Dinner 4. Alfred Edmond Graf Al (a) He ' s sudden if a thing comes in his head. Track 1; Basketball 4; H. R. Pres. 4; Class Motto 4. John Stanley Graf Johnny Jake Friends are reality. Play Com. 4; Class Gift 4. (a) Herve Hormidas Hebert Herv Hebe (g) Men who know much say little. Clubs: Glee 1, Operetta 2, Photo. 3, Rifle Ticket Com. 4; Play Stage 4; Play Usher 3. Wilfred Philip Hebert Will Tiger (g) Displaying both strength of body and of mind. Football 2, 3, Co-Capt. 4; Track 1, 2, 3, Capt. 4; Hockey 3, Co- Capt. 4; Basketball 1. Dorothy Alice Hickox Dot Dottie (c) Thou crownest the year with thy goodness. Clubs: Glee 2, 3, 4, Mag. 3, 4. Alma Louise Hinckley Al Hink (g) He that has patience may com- pass anything. Fashion Show 1, 2; Clubs: Mag. 4, Glee 1. 1941 CRIMSON AND GRAY = 1941 Alice Hong Li Dreamy (g) A korst . ' a horse! my kingdom for a horse! Clubs: Glee O. M. 1, 2, 3, 4. Party Ent. 3, The Count And The Co-ed, Candy 2, 3, Tennis 1, Girls 1, Debating 1; C. and G. 4; Quiz- Bee 4; H. R. Sec.-Treas. 1; Ama- teur Show 1 , 2, 3, Candy 3, Chair. 4; Ticket Prom 3; Lit. Ad. Com. 4; Chair. Election Checkers 1; Int. Pag. 1; Assembly Pianist 4; Sen- tinel 1. Robert Irving Home Bob (g) The force of his own merit makes his way. Traffic Squad 4; Play Usher 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Prom Dec. Com. 3; Orch. 1, 2. Glenna Jacqueline Houlberg ' Glen ' (a) ' ' Young in limbs, in judgment old. Com.: Chair. Ticket 4, Publicity 3, Dec. 3, Ring 3, Play 4; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, Girls 1; C. and G. 2, 3, Locals Ed. 4. Lillian Andrea Houle Lil Andy (g) .4 very ribbon in the cap of youth. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Operetta 2, Asst. Sec. 4; Sr. Play Ticket Com. 4. Pauline Ellen Hunt Paul Red Polly (g) Study to be quiet. Clubs: Glee 1 , 2, 3, 4, Book 4; Amateur Show I, 3. Rose Eleanor Ianniccheri Rosie (g) .4 merry heart doeth good like a medicine. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Chimes of Normandy; Fashion Show, 1 , 2. Bernard Ernest Jalbert Ben Benny JA JJ Jal Pat (g) My eyes make pictures when they are shut. Traffic Squad 2, 3, 4; Operetta 3, 4; First prize Southbridge Women ' s Club Poster Contest 4. Richard Gilbert Johnson Dick (g) An honest man ' s the noblest work of God. ' Traffic Squad 4; Golf 3; Clubs: Photo. 3, Rifle 1, Glee 1, 2; Com.: Stage 3, Usher 4. Ruth Geraldine Johnson Ruthie Johnny (c) A maiden young and fair Orch. 1, 2, 3, 4; Fashion 1, 2; Clubs: Girls 2, Mag. 4. Carl Walter Kruegar Kracker Wally Kreug (a) Since life is brief, we need to make it bright. 1941 = CRIMSON AND GRAY = = = 1941 Lorraine Gertrude LaFleche Shorty Lolly (c) Hail, ye small, .sweet courtesies of life! for smooth do ye make (lie road of it. Glee Club 2. Joseph William Laliberte Bill Lib (g) To laugh is proper to the man Class Will; June Mad; What A Life; Minstrel Show 4; Inter-class play 1, 2; Traffic Squad 3, 4; De- bating Team 4; Quiz-Bee 4; Track 2, 4; Clubs: Ski 1, Sec. Model Air- plane 3, 4; H. R. H. O. 4; Com.: Prom 3, Decorating 4; Class Ad- visory Board 4. Lorraine Margarite Langevin Larry (g) Her pride: ' the keen impassioned beauty of a great machine ' Clubs: Girls 1, 2, Program Com. 3, 4, Glee 2, Prom. Com. 3. Roland Arthur LaPierre Rocky Lap Lapper (g) He could make songs Hockey 2, 3, Capt. 4; Traf- fic Squad 3, 4; Dance Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Shows: Minstrel 4, Amateur 2, 3, 4; Track 3; J-V Baseball 2; Clubs: Airplane Pres. 3, Dance 3; Rifle 1,2, 3, 4; Prom Com. 3. Robert Joseph LaReau Bob Jack Clitz (g) The great artist is the simplifier June Mad; Traffic Squad 3, 4; C. and G. 3, 4; H. R. Pres. 3; Clubs: Rifle 1, Soc. Act. Com. 2, Mag. 3, Pres. 4, Photo. 3; Com.: Ch. Grad. Ushers 3, Place Cards 4, Play 4, Ticket seller 4; Poster: Southbridge Progress, first, Woman ' s Club, honorable mention. Stephen Gerard LaRiviere Steve (g) know ivhat ' s what Cheer Leader 3, Capt. 4; Traf- fic Squad 3, 4; C. and G. 4; Mili- tary Band 1, 2, 3; Advisory Board 4; Clubs: Dramatic 4, Photo 3; The Birds ' Christmas Carol ; Usher: Play 3, 4, Class Day 3, Grad. 3. Gertrude Constance LaRochelle Gert (c) Her dark eyes so dancing Student Council 2, 3, V-Pres. 4; Band and Orchestra 1, 2, 3; H. R. Sec. 1; C. and G. 4; Inter- class play 1; Com.: Play Ticket 3, 4, Prom Ticket 3. Pauline Annette Lavallee Polly (c) ' ' Tis gold so pure it cannot bear the stamp without alloy Field Hockey 1, 2, 3, 4; Basket- ball 1, 2, 3, Capt. 4; Com.: Play Dance 3, Play Music 4; The Wall- flower; Assembly Program; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, Girls 1, Dramatic 4, Mag. 3, 4. Constance Lucille Lavoie Connie (c) liave ever confined myself to facts Clubs: Girls 1, 2, 3, Program 1, Glee 2; Com.: Chair. Sr. Play Music 4. Edward John Lesniewski Les Eddie Edjew (a) A ready smile and high resolve Play Com. 4; Class Motto 4. 1941 = = CRIMSON AND GRAY = 1941 Clarisse Marie Rose L ' Heureux Clarisse (c) Reason ' s whole pleasure, all the joys oj sense, Lie in three words — health, peace, and competence. Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3; Mag. 4; H. R. Treas. I. Jacqueline Lillian L ' Heureux Jackie (c) ' Silt net is its own exa (ding great reward. Skits 4. Julia Ann Liro Jukey (g) Through her expressive eyes, her soul distinctly speaks. Class History 4; Field Hockey 1, 2, 3, Capt. 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; C. and G. 4; Advisory Board 4; Co-Ch. Skits 4; June Mad, The Tantrum, The Wallflower; Ch. Prom Ticket Com. 3; Christmas Play 4; Clubs: Footlighters 3, Pres. 4, Girls 3, Mag. 3, Glee 2; H. R. V. Pres. 1, 4; Decorating Com. 4. If Ada Jeanette MacLaren Scotty (g) she will do it she will; and there ' s an end on it. Play Properties 4; Clubs: Glee 3, 4, Dramatic 2; Place Cards 4. Paula Grace Mannie Paula (g) Bright and sparkling as the morn - ing dew. June Mad; The Wallflower; H. R. V-Pres. 1; Clubs: Dramatic- Make-up 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee, Oper- etta 1, 2; Ping Pong 1. Alfred George Martin Joe Fred (g) There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one ' s ability. Football 1, 2, 3, Mgr. 4; Hock- ey 1, 2, 3; Traffic Squad 1 , 2, 3, 4; Play Usher 3, 4; C. and G. 4. Marjorie Frances McCann Midge (c) I shall speak happiness; the world is sad enough. C and G 4; What A Life; June Mad; Interclass Play; Amateur Show 1; Field Hockey 1, 2; Ctabs: Glee 1, 2, 3, Dramatic 4; Com.: Play Candy 4, Operetta Candy 3, Prom Dec. 3; O. A. T. 3. Edward Michael McCarthy Mac Eddie (g) His enemies shall lick the dust. Football 3, 4; Traffic Squad 1, 2, 3, 4; Play Usher 3, 4; Prom. Decoration Com. 3. Constance Mary McGann Connie Mac (a) The greatest and sublimest poth- er is often simple patience. Play Com.: Scenery 2, Costume 3; Interclass Play 1; Girls Club 2; Prize Poppy Poster 3. Richard Thomas McNamara Dick Mack (g) Play Ball! Baseball 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3; Cross Country 3; Traffic Squad 3, 4; H. R. H. O. 3. 1941 CRIMSON AND GRAY = 1941 Stacia Eugenia Migala Stacia (g) A violet by a mossy stone H. R. Treas. 1; Clubs: Glee 2, 3, Magazine 3. Donald Roger Morey Don (g) Strong, constant, pleasant, wise Clubs: Dram. 3, Treas. 4, Maga- zine 3, 4, Rifle 2; H. R. Treas. 2, Pres. 4; Cross Country 3, 4; Track 3, 4; Com.: Play 3, 4; Stage and Publicity 3, 4. Com Phyllis Morse Phyl Morsie (g) Mirth, admit me of thy crew Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Play Music 3; Dance Orch. 3. Barbara Nichols Barb Barby (g) Her palace beautiful — her dream shop Student Council 3, Sec. Treas. 4; Clubs: Glee 2, 3; Girls 1, 2; Assemblies; Com.: Make up 3, Prom 3, Music 4; H. R. V-Pres. 1 . Gloria Antoinette Pelletier Glory (g) She smiled and the shadows de- parted Clubs: Glee 3. Mary Josephine Petrillo Mary Mariootch (g) Flowers spring to blossom where she walks Skits 4. Silvio Walter Pettinelli Sil Pat (c) As pleasant as the morning: ' What A Life; Traffic Officer 3, 4; Rifle Club 3, 4; Com.: Stage 3, Ticket 3, 4; H. R. Treasurer 1, 3; Skits 4. Florence Jean Phillips Jean (g) Cheerfulness smooths the road of life. Student Council 4; C. and G. 4; H. R. H. O. I; Stamp Club 1; Com.: Property Chairman 2, Play 4, Prom 3. Theresa Mary Josephine Piazzo Teddy Terry (g) Where the willingness is great, I he difficulties cannot be great. Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, 4, Newspa- per 2, Mag. 3, 4. Jeannette Bertha Polomski Jay (g) O spirits gay and kindly lieart! Precious the blessings you im- part. Fashion Show 1, 2; Clubs: Girls 1, 2, 4, Glee 3, Mag. 3; Candy Committee 3. 1941 = = = CRIMSON AND GRAY = 1941 Theresa Rita Potvin Terry (g) Beauty hath charms. Class Prophecy 4; Invitations 4; H. R. V-Pres. 4; Com.: Ticket Prom 3, Play Candy 4, Program Christmas Play 4; Clubs: Archery 1, Glee 3, Girls 1, Dramatic 4; Operetta 2; Int. Pageant 2; O. A. T. 4. Mary Margaret Powers Mary (g) For she will conquer who be- lieves she can. Glee Club 1; Interclass Play 1; Com.: Play Candy 3, Gift 4. Charming Leonard Pratt Chaunce (g) Life ' s 7io longer if we hurry. Football 4; Golf 3; H. R. Pres. 2; Com.: Prom Ticket 3, Play Ush- er 4, Picture 4, Grad. Usher 3, Dec. 4. Evelyn Lotty Priest Evy Shorty (g) Gentle words, quiet words are after all the most powerful words. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Robert Warren Proulx Bob (g) The show must go on. Dramatic Club 1 , 2, 3, 4; Band 3, 4; Stage Work 1, 2, 3, Sr. Week; Dec. 2, 3, 4; Vice-Chair. Com. Chair. 4. Cecelia Theresa Puccilli Celia Cis (c) There was a star danced, and under that was I born. Skits; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, 4, Girls 1, 2, Mag. 3, 4; Basketball 1 ; Columbus Day Program 2. Constance Clair Quevillon Connie (c) Her cheerfulness is a perpetual song without words. Minstrel Show 4; Play Candy Com. 3, 4; Mag. Club 3; Candy Com. Amateur Show V-Chair. 4. Miriam Elizabeth Renaud Mim (a) Individuality is the root of every- thing good. ' C and G. 4; What A Life; The Tantrum; Advisory Board 4; Com.: Play Selection 3, Costumes 3, Chair. Prop. 4, Prom Ticket 3; Clubs: Girls 1, 2, Dramatic 3; Class Will Chair. 4; Dinner Com. Chair. 4. Gerard Henry Riopel Jerry (g) Friendship is the gift of the gods. Clubs: Orch. 1, Glee 3, 4, Boys ' Choir 3, Book 4, Mag. 3; Com.: Play Usher 3, 4, Prom 3; H. R. H. O. 3, 4; Chimes of Normandy. Helen Theresa Rischitelli Richie (c) Her actions speak for her. Basketball 3, Varsity 4; Skits 4; Com.: Candy 3, Ticket 4; Columbus Day Program 2. 1941 = CRIMSON AND GRAY = = = 1941 Daniel Riggs Robson Dan Glenn Zeno (a) He ' s got rhythm! Who could ask for anything more? Orchestras: Dance 2, 3, 4, Classical 2, 3, 4; Band 3, 4; Lead Harmony Hall; Class Plays 3, 4; Shows: Minstrel 4, Amateur 3, 4; Traffic Squad 3, 4; Golf Team Capt. 3, 4; Glee Club 3; Dinner Com. 4. Roland Joseph Rondeau Ziggy (g) Music is God ' s best gift to man. Orchestras: Jazz 1, 2, 3, 4, Classical 1 , 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club I, 2; Prom Dec. Com. 3. Esther Florence Roth (g) Silence is golden. Clubs: Dramatic 4, Glee 3, Mag. 3, 4, Girls 1; Com.: Candy 3, 4; Int. Pageant 2. Ruth Cecilia Rowett Ruthie (c) A merry heart that laughs at care Clubs: Dramatic 1 , 2, 3, 4, Glee 1, 2, Mag. 3, 4; Interclass Play 1; Com.: Candy 2, 3, Stage and Prop. 3, Gift 4. Liliose Gloria Anita Savage 4 LiP (g) A pleasing sort of person. Advisory Board 4; Clubs: Glee 2, Girls 3, 4; Com.: Grad. Dec. Play Ticket 4. Josephine Mary Seremet Joe Jozie (g) .4 quiet charm which conquers. Skits 4. Bernice Louise Spreadbury Bunny (c) Oh, how wonderful is the human voice! It is the organ of the soul. Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3; Amateur Show 4. Lore Sulzberger Lo (g) Imagination is the eye of the soul. What A Life; Dramatic Club 4; Am. Legion Essay 4; Worcester County Oratorical Contest 4; Amateur Show 4. William Adam John Swiacki Bill Schwartz (g) He plays well who wins. Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4- Baseball 1, 3, 4; Traffic Squad 2, 3, 4. Alphonse Kazimier Szumilas Al Zumie (g) He who reigns within himself is more than a king. H. R. Pres. 1, 2, 3; Com.: Play 4, Prom 3; Glee Club 1 . 1941 CRIMSON AND GRAY 1941 Catherine Ann Themistocles Cathy (g) Patit nee is a flower that grows not in everyone. Com.: Candy 2, Fashion Show 1, 2; Clubs: Glee 3, 4, Mag. 3. Joseph Lionel Thibeault Nel (g) Laugh and the world laughs with you. Glee Club: 2, 3, 4, Harmony Hall, Chimes of Normandy; Band 4; Orchestra 1; Vested Choir 3; Com.: Orchestra, Play 4. Gladys Doreen VanTura Van Gladys (a) And a merry, merry soul was she Advisory Board 4; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, Dramatic 4, Mag. 3, 4; Int. Pag. 2; Operetta 2; H. R. Treas. 2; Com.: Ticket, Play and Prom 3. Ida Irene Volpini Eda (g) Her work speaks more than words could tell. H. R. Sec. 3, Sec. and Treas. 4; C. and G. 4; Com. : Dec. 3, Candy 3, Ch. 4, Dress 4; Clubs: Glee 1, Mag. 3, 4; Columbus Day Pro- gram 2. Victoria Apostle Vicky (g) It is the quiet worker who suc- ceeds. Clubs: Girls 1, 2, 4, Program Com. 3, 4, Glee 1 . Patricia Swift Whiteoak Pat (g) Beauty is a blossom. Advisory Board 4; Basketball 3, 4; C. and G. 3, 4; Com.: Properties 3, Prom and Grad. Dec. 3; Class Colors 3; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, Mag. 3, Sec. 4, Girls 1, 2; H. R. V-Pres. 2, 3. Jean Alice Wilkinson Wilkie Wilk (a) .4 joyous heart is worth many a precious gem. Orch. 3, 4; Band 3, 4; C. and G. 4; Skits 4; What A Life; Prom. Dec. Com. 3; Decorating Com. 4; Mag. Club 3, 4. Grace Alice Wing Grade Al (g) Courage is a virtue Glee Club 1 , 2, 3, 4; Harmony Hall; Fashion Show 1, 2; Int. Pag. 2; Play Candy Com. 3, 4. John Nick Woulas Johnny (g) is quality rather than quantity that matters. Basketball 3, 4; Traffic Squad 4; H. R. Treas. 2, 3, Pres. 4; Clubs: Glee 1, 2, 3, Mag. 3, Stamp 1; Football Mgr. 1, 2; Ch. Play Tickets 3; Inter-class play 1; C. and G. 4. 18 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY COMMENCEMENT Class Day Program Processional Address of Welcome Class History Class Will Class Prophecy Class Song Presentation of Awards Presentation of Class Gift Recessional Planting of Ivy Richard Aucoin Written and Read by Julia Liro Madelyn Schesler Richard Bardwell Richard Aucoin Written and Read by Miriam Renaud Anne Robbins William Laliberte Constance Lavoie Sally Cheney Daniel Robson Written and Read by Raymond Downer Darthia Bernheim Patricia Whiteoak Clarence Drew Theresa Potvin Marjorie McCann Jack Eaves Words and Music by Phyllis Morse Richard Aucoin CLASS SONG OF 1941 Words and Music by Phyllis Morse The future lies ahead from here And we will cherish, dear The mem-o-ries of high school days To keep near us always. Our school has been the guiding light And now we take our stand for right — As onward into life we go With hope and courage all aglow. A fond good-bye to you, Wells High Our friend through all our life. Colors: Pink and Silver Graduation Program Orchestra Invocation Reverend Henry H. Leech Address The Good Neighbor Policy Natalie Merlin Pierce Address Reciprocity in the Western Hemisphere Julia Stephanie Rewinski Glee Club Kentucky Mountain Song Indian Dawn Alouette Address Our Canadian Neighbors Myrtle Holmes Polley Address Land of Color Marilyn Miller Glee Club In The Hearth of the Hills America, Thou Blessed Land Address Americanism Aldo John Piucci Special Awards Chairman of the School Committee Presentation of Diplomas Chairman of the School Committee Benediction Reverend Henry H. Leech Orchestra JUNE 1941 19 The Class of 1941 Announces Miriam Renaud Jean Wilkinson Lore Sulzberger Clarisse L ' Heureux Natalie Pierce Lorraine Julien Fatina Costa Jean Phillips Theresa Potvin Lorraine Julien Julia Liro Natalie Pierce Ann Robbins Ruth Desmarais Ann Robbins Ruth Desmarais Glenna Houlberg Fatina Costa Josephine Seremet Jean Phillips Norma Gardner Jean Phillips Paula Mannie Esther Roth Julia Rewinski Lore Sulzberger Lore Sulzberger Nancy Goddu Darthia Bernheim Alice Hong Fatina Costa Mary Curcuruto Sally Cheney Sally Cheney Ruth Desmarais Miriam Renaud Janet Migala Paula Mannie Theresa Potvin Darthia Bernheim Jean Wilkinson Myrtle Polley Miriam Renaud Julia Liro Pauline Hunt Paula Mannie Barbara Nichols Natalie Pierce Barbara Nichols Authors Poets Orators Artists Done most for Wells Most courteous Loudest laughs Most independent Nicest personality Athletes Most popular Musicians Best looking Bookworms Best dressed Neatest Noisiest Quietest Most cheerful Most stubborn Best dancers Most bashful Mast likely to succeed Most talented Most ambitious Best disposition Best sporty dresser Most radical Class flirts Class bluffs Most versatile Most collegiate looking Best dressy dresser Best mimic Most, dignified Most nonchalant Richard Aucoin Eddie McCarthy William Laliberte Richard Aucoin Robert Proulx Jack Eaves Dan Robson Fred Martin Bill DiGregmio Bill Swiacki Lionel Benoit Bill DiGregorio Dan Robson Channing Pratt Jack Eaves Alfred Graf John Graf Gigi Decataldi Den Robson Lloyd Chapman Raymond Downer Arthur Girouard Channing Pratt John Woulas Walter Kruegar Aldo Piucci Richard Aucoin Jack Eaves Silvio Pettinelli Alfred Graf Ray Chauvin Daniel Robson Arthur Girouard Richard Aucoin (Alfred Graf I Channing Pratt Alfred Graf William Laliberte Richard Aucoin Channing Pratt Wittiest William Laliberte Most light hearted Gerard Bastien Teachers ' Pride and Joy Jack Eaves Clowns William Laliberte Best cook Gerard Riopel Bean poles Roland Lapierre Sleepiest Richard McNamara Most serious Richard Aucoin Actors Raymond Downer Singers Daniel Robson 20 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY The Autobiography of the Class of 1941 In September 1937 we had the honor of being one of the largest Freshmen classes ever to enter Mary E. Wells High School. But that did not describe the average size of our members. As compared to the sophis- ticated Seniors we were mere tots. Never- theless we weren ' t the ones to be ordered about. Our boys and girls refused to wear green ties and ribbons in spite of threats from the upper classmen. Being Freshmen we had some difficulty in finding our classrooms and in remember- ing that the pupils in our home rooms did not go to classes together. Like explorers, we had to make our own paths. We were our own guides. We were happy to learn that Mr. Hay- ward Snell was to be the guiding star of the class of ' 41 . The members of our class were heartily welcomed into the various clubs and sports. Our writers, Myrtle Polley, Miriam Renaud, Richard Aucoin, and Donald Ryan, con- tributed stories and poems to the Crimson and Gray. We, Freshmen, somehow, were in everything, everywhere. As June approached we were proud to think that we would leave our berths to the incoming Freshmen and return in Septem- ber as Sophomores. In the fall of 1938, our Sophomore class entered dear old Wells in a forceful man- ner, for you must not forget that we were ushered in by the hurricane of ' 38. With- out hesitating we immediately put our noses to the grind-stone and got into the swing of things. Our newcomer to the faculty was genial Coach Kyrios. We supplied him with such future stalwart linesmen as Willie Hebert, Bill DiGregorio, and Eddie McCarthy. During the colder months our class saw the erection of the first ice hockey rink in the history of the school. Although it leak- ed a little, flooding the greater part of Dresser Field, it was nevertheless a hockey rink. In February, we saw the leading male role of Harmony Hall filled by our own mel- low-voiced tenor, Danny Robson, with many other classmates scattered through-out the chorus. In the Spring our young men ' s fancies turned to the track and baseball teams. We saw our snappy little ball-player, Nel Benoit back at his old stamping ground between second and third. It ' s un- usual to be able to say back of a soph- omore, for few are varsity material fresh- men year. Mr. Lanza says proudly — He got a good foundation down in the base- ment home-room. The track team ' s many prospective run- ners spent most of the season getting in condition by swinging pick and shovel, Sat- urday mornings, so that Mr. Snell would have a suitable track for his varsity men. As the last few weeks of school glided by, we calmly awaited June 20, when we would say So-long , not Good-bye , to Wells High. As important Juniors, we returned to school September, 1939 to five rooms on the third floor. This high altitude must have brought out our superiority, for we imme- JUNE 1941 2 diately found nine of our members on the Crimson and Gray staff, fifteen on the traf- fic squad, five on the football team, and others occupying important positions in the school. The class attracted quite a bit of atten- tion in our selection of a class ring. At first we were in a dilemma as to what size, color, and style we wanted. Soon members of our class were flashing their black onyx rings around, due to the expertness with which our efficient secretary, Sally Cheney, hand- led the finances. All the world ' s a stage — or so it seems. Broadway has nothing on us when it comes to producing successful plays. After weeks of hard work, rehearsals, and collecting stage properties, our celebrities finally made their debut into the limelight and presented June Mad on April 17. Every year groups of people grow together because of common interests. Those who be- came famous for walking tours Junior year included W. Kruegar, R. Home, H. Chace, B. Jalbert, and E. Lesniewski. With cool heads and straight-thinking, our conspicuous characteristics, we decorat- ed for graduation activities and climaxed our work with a brilliant prom. Please note the blue curtains on the stage made by the girl members of the decoration committee, a by-product of our ingenuity. The cloth for these curtains was a gift of Mr. Herbert Wilkinson. AvAuch credit for a successful year is due to our guardian angel, Mr. Snell. He helped us over many rough spots during our strug- gle for existence. By the way, did you ever notice his striking resemblance to Vachel CAST OF The cast was duly rewarded one night af- ter rehearsal, each having a piece of Mrs. Snell ' s scrumptious chocolate cake. Even Dan Robson had to shift his gum to one side to devour a piece. The performance was a sell-out with standing room only. Miss Corbin ' s stools had to be drawn out to provide seats for the swarming bees eager to taste the delicious honey. Orchids to Ann Robbins for her splendid work as student director! ' JUNE MAD Lindsay, the famous poet? The members of the Class of 1941 appreciate his hard work for our benefit, and we all heartily wish him continued success. Thus we ended our Junior year — a bit eager and expectant. Like a boy about to wear his first long pants, we looked for- ward to our Senior year — resigned to be conventional, suave, sophisticated Seniors. 22 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Dawn broke clear and bright one early September morn of 1940 as a large group of youngsters trudged reluctantly, but hopefully, up the broad inviting steps that lead to Mary E. Wells. Yes, you ' ve guessed correctly. It was the first day of a last great year for us students, now polished Seniors. We placed aside the memories of our last vacation as high school students and, with becoming determination, took up our du- ties, much greater developed of mind and of body. Upon entering the building, we were met with the familiar bustle peculiar to the first day of school; but on further investigation we noticed something different about the Chamberlin was rumored to be wearing fire-red mittens to keep his hands warm. Do you blame him? Co-Captain Bill Di- Gregorio did not have enough work at cen- ter so he set about chasing a spectator ' s stetson that blew onto the field. There were as many hats flying about as footballs. The team, no doubt, wished to live up to their splendid gifts of a gold football trophy and a good- luck horseshoe of flowers presented to them at the rally the day before. Earlier in the season, not to let his boys outdo him, Coach McMahon showed his good sportsmanship when he led the grand march at the Magazine Club Dance, re- member? CAST OF rooms. Soon we realized we had lost two of our close friends and teachers, Mr. Snell and Mr. Mickelson. The track team and the school lost two splendid friends. The best of luck to them both. Sagely, we adopted Miss Persis Howe to guide us through our last year and our choice could be no better. After a superbly successful season, our football team, skillfully inspired by Coaches McMahon and Kyrios, met Bartlett on the biting cold and wind-swept gridiron at Webster on Thanksgiving Day. The boys warmed it up a bit by giving Bartlett a trouncing she will never forget — and we will never forget the day either. John WHAT A LIFE For our annual senior play we presented What a Life with Raymond Downer in the leading role as the renowned Henry Aldrich of radio fame. Bill Sherlock La- liberte (together with his assistant Lore Miss Wheeler Sulzberger) stole the show with his black derby, cigar, and Oxford 0- 100. How did you like Miriam Renaud as the gym teacher? Again our class shone brilliantly and kept high its dramatic reputation gained as Juniors. The play was unquestionably a tremendous success. To Miss Fitzgerald, its versatile director, we owe many thanks. A successful basketball season, due JUNE 1941 23 again to Senior team members, must be mentioned and credit given to Coach Kyrios. One of our Senior members, Roland La- pierre, tried to execute some fancy skiing at the Cohasse Country Club one cold winter day and ended most embarrassingly. The talk on skiing by a G. Fox representa- tive came a week too late. Time is allergic to red lights and our year ' s life shortened rapidly as Spring filled the air. Our thoughts turned to graduation and all that goes with it, which is plenty, but we gained solace and guidance from Miss Howe. Class Day, Class Banquet, Graduation, and our Reception are nearly over — pleas- ant gems of memories to quicken our pulses in future years. Now, thanks to the efforts of our splendid faculty we have earned ad- mission to a far greater school — a school that has no sympathetic teachers, a school where many flunk and few win honors — but a school where surely the class of ' 41 shall again win honors, the school of life. Madelyn Schesle r Julia Liro Myrtle Pol ley Richard Aucoin Richard Bardwell ©IH® 1? CHEER LEADERS 1940-41 Alphabet for Seniors Jean Wilkinson ' 41 A is for Aucoin Our President this year. May he always continue To follow this career! B is for Bardwell Who takes care of the treasure. We wonder how it feels And if he considers it a pleasure? C is for Sally Cheney So friendly and sweet We hope she leaves the curbs Where they belong, on the street! D is for Downer A success in a play. Is he really like Henry Or does he rate an A? E is for Eaves Who receives high marks; We know he ' ll get along And won ' t have to break rocks. F is for Fatina So cute and petite May she always have rhythm And keep up that beat. G is for Alfred Graf Who came to us this year With his good-looking clothes And John and Eddie always near. (Continued on Page 32) 24 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Mary E. Wells High School, being sound of mind and body on this eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1 941 , draw up our last will and testament. RAY CHAUVIN leaves his interpretation of a high school principal to Mr. Robert- son. NANCY GODDU leaves her orchids to Miss Howe for guiding us through a most suc- cessful senior year. JULIA REWINSKI leaves to Miss Aucoin a sample of her fine penmanship as a re- minder of the class of ' 41 . RAY ANGER leaves his job of putting pic- tures on Miss Drake ' s blackboard to Frank Chipman, who, we feel, should be able to enlarge Miss Drake ' s collection by drawing on the ceiling. EDNA BENNETT leaves her succulent re- cipes to Miss Hall. DICK JOHNSON leaves his tame crow, Johnny, to Miss Swiacki, to deliver of- fice slips. BILL LALIBERTE leaves Mr. Earls his solemn promise to supply future debat- ing teams with sturdy arguments. EDDIE MCCARTHY leaves his dance pat- terns to Miss Kozyra so her basketball girls will be ever so nimble. GLADYS VANTURA leaves all the articles on her woodenware counter of the 5 1 to Miss Corbin and the Household Arts Dept. JACQUELINE L ' HEUREUX gives back the name Juliette to Miss Fitzgerald to use in one of her classes next year. ESTHER ROTH leaves her quiet and gracious ways to Mr. Paraghamian to be distributed equally among his charges, next year ' s sophomores. TONY BARNABY leaves her expressive eyebrows to Miss Hebert ' s choir to add even more expression to their singing. ANGIE BENVENUTI leaves her gleaming hair to Mr. Hall to dress up next year ' s senior pictures. ALICE HONG leaves her tiny handwriting to Mr. Kyrios so that he can practice reading it during the summer in case he ever meets it again. MYRTLE POLLEY leaves her vacations on Cape Cod for faculty week-ends. BILL SWIACKI leaves his great height to John Cavanaugh to distinguish him from his brother Richard. JERRY BASTIEN promises to return to all future Wells dances — with his records. JEANNETTE MAC LAREN leaves to Roslyn Goodwin a keen appreciation of Art. VICTORIA APOSTLE gives a red scooter to Edmund Rewinski so he won ' t have to spend his entire noon-hour walking to and from school. RAY DOWNER leaves Arthur Dubreuil his supply of well-ah ' s to pad his recita- tions. Arthur already has the charming smile necessary to make the expression of value. RENE COURNOYER leaves his traffic post to Nelson Carpenter so that Nel can car- ry on Rene ' s flirtatious career. PAUL DONOVAN leaves Dino DeAngelis his Health Officer ' s position, his note- book in Newswriting, and Yessss. JUNE 1941 25 WILLIE HEBERT leaves his deceptive calm in football games to Pete Richards to lead Wells to great victories. ROBERT HORNE leaves lots of good advice and experience to his brother Kenneth. DICK MC NAMARA, who has emerged on the first day of baseball each Spring for four years from hibernation, leaves his enthusiasm for baseball to Pepper Proulx. GLORIA PELLETIER leaves her light-heart- edness and even disposition to Bobby Williams. HELEN RISCHITELLI leaves her chewing gum to Leo Martin — the energy created may speed his ambling walk. ROLAND LA PIERRE leaves some of his height to Jean Richard. RACHEL GALIPEAU leaves her sparkling eyes to Isabelle Skowron. LUCILLE DELAGE leaves her flowering daintiness to Pauline Langlais. PHYLLIS MORSE bequeaths her musical ability to Edgar Caron. No doubt he will take good care of the jazz music. DONALD MOREY leaves his 4-H Club ac- tivities to Gloria Fisette. STAC I A Ml GALA leaves her elusiveness to Fred Morse. ETHEL DARTT is sorry but she has to keep her priceless possession, her engagement ring. BOB LA REAU leaves his wide knowledge of motion pictures to George Young. GERARD RIOPEL leaves his official scout sleeping bag to Richard Proulx. JOHN WOULAS leaves his Yankee shrewd- ness to Billy Matys. ROBERT CARPENTER leaves his willingness to run errands for members of the faculty to June Desrosiers. RITA CHENIER leaves her passion for movies to Muff Clark. HELEN COCCI A leaves her beams and twinkles to Mildred Carlson to add to her many charms. VIVIAN DUQUETTE leaves her dignity and calm to Ruth Abrams. NORMA GARDNER leaves her driving li- cense and car to the Thompsons — Howard and Chester — so they can sleep later mornings. HERVEY HEBERT leaves his Christmas mailman ' s job to Helen Hobson and Janet Chapman so they can get their notes to each other. DOT HICKOX and ALMA HINCKLEY leave their seats in Room 126 to Marjorie Hobson and Mary Hazelton. ROSE IANNICCHERI leaves her famous fingernails to Leona Goodwin. Take good care of them, Goody! RUTH JOHNSON leaves her sweet disposi- tion to Susie Tobia. CLARISSE L ' HEUREUX leaves her artistic ability to George Suprenant. CONNIE MC GANN leaves her good marks t o her sister, Prudy, to be kept in the family. MARY PETRILLO leaves her sparkling per- sonality to brighten up dull days. MARY POWERS leaves her determination to Marie Norton. May she succeed with it as well as Mary has. CONNIE QUEVILLON leaves her pretty ways to the charming Laura Reynolds. RUTH ROWETT leaves to Raoul Gaudreau her daily dash from Room 104 to book- keeping to keep in training for track. LIL SAVAGE leaves her 5 and 10 job to her sister, Lucille. JOSIE SEREMET has thoughtfully studied the remaining members of Wells, and is sure that she can best trust her quietness to Shirley Andrus. LORE SULZBERGER adds to Isabelle Planeta ' s her dramatic talent. JEAN WILKINSON leaves an endless sup- ply of paper and pencils to that budding poet, Irving Gay. ROLAND RONDEAU leaves his title Zig- gie Elman to the dance orchestra. ROBERT PROULX leaves the pictures of the beautiful girls under his desk cover to Harry McMahon — Jr. The triumvirate, EDDIE LESNIEWSKI, JOHN and ALFRED GRAF leave their three-cornered friendship to Beaudoin, Martin, and Bishop. 26 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY PENNY ANCTIL leaves her nickname to Tommy Walkinshaw, the Scotchman, so that he may have another Penny for his stories. LORRAINE LANGEVIN leaves her Ford V- 8 to Stacia Janusz to make her punctual at basketball practice. LILLIAN HOULE leaves her dancing feet to Jesse Jones. MADELYN SCHESLER leaves her detec- tive ability for finding lost dollars in the C. and G. accounts to Ruthie Dionne. To the bookcase in Room 126 ANN ROB- BINS adds her own copy of Robert Frost ' s collected poems. DOT ANGER leaves her ready smile to chemistry and physics classes, so they can look happy on test mornings. LORRAINE BAIL leaves her talented hands to Betty Maxwell. DARTHIA BERNHEIM bequeaths her sales- manship ability and success with C. and G. subscriptions to her cousin, Sam Fearing. GEORGE DANIELS leaves his position as health officer to Buddy Butler. May we impress on him the importance of this coveted position. SILVIO PETTINELLI leaves a sign board at his traffic post so that bewildered fresh- men won ' t get lost. ALDO PIUCCI leaves his caddy bag to Gerald Gauthier, plus a wagon for Gerry to carry it on. GREG DECATALDI leaves his bag of bask- etball tricks to Armand Di Federico. JULIA LIRO leaves her pompadour to Frances Dumas who has proved she can take care of one. To Room 124 LAURETTA CARDINAL leaves a recording of her chatter so the next year seniors won ' t be overcome by the stillness of the room. LLOYD CHAPMAN leaves his unperturb- able calm to Doris Cross. PAULINE HUNT leaves her height and red hair to Joan Tully. NEL BENOIT leaves his come-on smile to Norm Mathieu. GRACE WING and EVELYN PRIEST leave their noon-hour friendship to Doris Dug- gan and Betty True. RICHARD BARDWELL leaves his job at Woolworth ' s to Richard Rydensky if he promises to oil the nailheads in the floor faithfully three times a week. CHANNING PRATT leaves his bright yel- low socks to Mario Ruzzoli so he can be seen on the golf course. To Norman Morong WALTER KRUEGAR leaves his tall stories and rifle. NAT PIERCE leaves her stage tears to make Lorraine Desrosiers a tragic heroine. MAY CAVES adds her dressmaking skill to that of Barbara Dewey. THERESA PIAZZO ' S infectious giggle goes to Margaret Keenan. SALLY CHENEY ' S driving technique and spotless record is left to Bill Hogan. ALLENA CROCKFORD passes her will pow- er and staunch determination on to Sam- my Chapin. BILL DI GREGORIO gives his football helmet to that already well-established athlete, Eugene Remian. CLARENCE DREW donates his snappy flan- nel shirts to the flourishing wardrobe of Johnnie Young. Norman Franz is blessed with JACK EAVES ' witty remarks. ELEANOR FRENCH leaves her knitting needles and blue yarn to Dorothy Wiess- ner, giving that energetic miss an oppor- tunity to work off any excess vigor. LOUISE GENEREUX leaves a non-expiring Y membership to Ann Hoffman. PAULA MANN IE requests that literary Mary Dirlam take good care of her well- thumbed dictionary. MIDGE MC CANN leaves to Sally Lenti her ability to get along with and to under- stand people. BARBARA NICHOLS leaves her smile to Jean Buckley. NORM COUTURE leaves his exploits at Treasure Valley Scout Camp to Billy Ol- son. Remember Bill? STEVE LARIVIERE leaves happy memories of his old rainbow-hued jalopy to all un- JUNE 1941 27 derclassmen as an example of what makes a girl sit up and take notice. RUTH DESMARAIS leaves her well-worn record of Do I Worry by the Ink Spots to some poor freshman troubled with af- fairs of the heart. CHARLIE BROUSSEAU leaves Harold Briggs his dramatic version of a pupil ' s behavior in the principal ' s office. BERNARD JALBERT leaves his wavy hair to Clarence Prahm, as on extra means of charming the fair sex. THERESA POTVIN leaves her winsome smile and personality to Minor Mc- Laughlin. HOWARD CHACE leaves his five-cent piece to his old desk in Miss Drake ' s room so his psychological tests in honesty can be continued. RICHARD AUCOIN leaves his title as President to Francois Roy who has al- ready had profitable experience in hand- ling that title. CONNIE LA VOI E requests that Lorraine Proulx uphold the dignity of Room 102 next year. DOROTHY BERRY leaves her after-school walks to Violet Savory. ARTHUR GIROUARD leaves his back seat in Room 126 to Norman Hebert, at the special request of that young man. JEANNETTE POLOMSKI leaves her seat on the school bus to Alfreda Lesnieski. AL SZUMILAS leaves his original ideas for history projects to Richard Wagner. FRED MARTIN leaves his mid-morning showers to Ray DiGregorio. CATHERINE THEMISTOCLES leaves her job at Blondie ' s to Lena Dinovelli — a friendly young miss whose sweet sociabili- ty will make her as successful as Cathie. PAULINE LAVALLEE bestows her captain- cy of the basketball team to Stacia Janusz. LORRAINE LA FLECHE leaves her attrac- tive hair-do to Claire Lusignan. BERN ICE SPREADBURY leaves her oper- atic voice to June Byron. CECELIA PUCCILLI and ANITA Dl MARCO, the two inseparables, leave their friendship to Florence Girouard and Lorraine Lariviere. MARILYN MILLER leaves her ability to be an honor student and to participate in sports, to Jean Robertson to carry on. LIONEL THIBEAULT leaves his interpreta- tion of Macbeth to Charles Bastien. We know Charlie will appreciate it. To her cousin, Judith Kimball, GLENNA HOULBERG leaves her serenity to add to that young lady ' s numerous qualities. MADELYNE FITTS regretfully bequeaths her unlimited supply of Nelson Eddy pic- tures to next year ' s sophomore girls to use when they are in need of getting away from it all. To Joe Theodoss, JOHN CHAMBERLAIN leaves his mittens for more protection in next Thanksgiving Day ' s football game. MARY CUCURUTO leaves her flirtatious nature to Billy Cahill, already quite a man -of -the- world. To all the incoming freshmen, IDA VOL- PINI leaves her ultra-ambitious attitude so they can make good impressions on the faculty. JANET MIGALA leaves her charming and graceful manner to the already versatile Ida Southall. DAN ROBSON leaves his renowned acting ability to Dick Renaud whom we know should be another Errol Flynn. To Charles Gladu, PAT WHITEOAK leaves her collegiate air. LORRAINE JULIEN leaves her supply of U. S. Army buttons to next year ' s senior girls for inspiration. To Mae Chaffee, GERTRUDE LA ROCH- ELLE leaves her business-like disposition. JEAN PHILLIPS leaves her carefree spirit to all future Latin students — just in case they ever need it. FATINA COSTA leaves her sense of humor to that sophisticated miss, Elaine Salva. MIRIAM RENAUD leaves her short story inspiration and ability to write prattle to Francis Kirby. Witnessed this 1 8th day of June, and at - tested to by the superior firm of Blondie Pluto Superman Ann Robbins William Laliberte Constance Lavoie Sally Cheney Dan Robson Miriam Renaud 28 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY The Prophecy of the Class of 1941 Southbridge in 1966 is a thriving city of 60,000. it has swallowed up the surround- ing towns of Charlton and Dudley, but Sturbridge still remains aloof and is now the favorite recreation spot of the tired Southbridge city workers. Southbridge now boasts a newspaper with a circulation of over 40,000 daily. The newspaper is one of a large syndicate owned by GERTRUDE LA ROCHELLE, who married a millionaire soon after her graduation from high school. The newspaper has become world renowned be- cause of Editor CLARENCE DREW ' S ability to scoop every other paper. His star report- ers, HOWARD CHACE and RACHEL GALI- PEAU, have become famous for their gift of getting news almost before it happens. It is rumored that Miss Galipeau has a crystal ball into which she gazes in order to learn future happenings. It is indeed a remarkable newspaper! Having the issue of June 17, 1966 before us, we should like to read to you from it. This morning ' s headlines deal with PAUL DONOVAN, who, after a disagreement with Mayor GREGORY DECATALDI, has climbed the flag pole in front of the Town Hall, and stubbornly refuses to come down. His Honor refuses to tell the nature of the argument, but his faithful secretary, LORRAINE LA- FLECHE, hints that Mr. Donovan was dis- appointed in not receiving the position of Supervisor of Children ' s Playgrounds. GLADYS VANTURA, prominent society woman, fainted at the sight of Mr. Donovan teetering on his lofty perch. WILFRED HEBERT, Principal of the high school, has announced that Coach PAULINE LAVALLEE of Wells, remaining true to her alma mater, has refused an of- fer to coach basketball at Bartlett. The public is much interested in the out- come of the lawsuit between PENNY ANCTIL and JOHN CHAMBERLIN, who both own summer resorts in Maine. Penny is suing John allegedly for trying to take her customers away, but John denies the charges emphatically. Testifying on behalf of John is LUCILLE DELAGE, former stage star. The case is being heard by Judge EVELYN PRIEST, well-known for her fair- ness and impartiality. JERRY BASTIEN, owner of Southbridge ' s largest night club, has announced nightly entertainment by America ' s Number One Trumpeter ROLAND RONDEAU and his jazz orchestra. The public was surprised and amazed to learn that the gigantic bridge built across Boston Harbor by Engineer LLOYD CHAP- MAN had collapsed. Perhaps no one was quite so surprised as RITA CHENIER, who was in a rowboat under the bridge at the time of its collapse. Miss Chenier fortunate- ly escaped with only a few injuries, and is being nursed back to health by the Singing Nurse, BARBARA NICHOLS. Mr. Chapman is at a loss to explain the failure of his bridge. THERESA PIAZZO, Tax Collector of Southbridge, has been voted the most charming Tax Collector in Massachusetts. JUNE 1941 29 So attractive is Miss Piazzo ' s personality that people from all over the state rush to Southbridge to pay their taxes. DOROTHY BERRY has just been elected President of the Southbridge Nursing Association. WILLIAM LALIBERTE, famous comedian who continued his comical antics after graduation from high school, has endorsed STEPHEN LA RIVIERE candidate for Congress to succeed Congressman FRED MARTIN, who is retiring to private life in order to devote more time to his chain of delicatessen shops. HERVE HEBERT, director of South- bridge ' s first radio station, Station UROK, has announced that ROLAND LAPIERRE and his orchestra and their vocalist, MARY PETRILLO, who have replaced Tommy Dorsey as America ' s Number One Band, will broadcast tonight from Southbridge. EDNA BENNETT, Professor of Sociology at Bryn Mawr, will lecture tonight under the auspices of the Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Dumb Animals, of which MARY POWERS is President. ROBERT HORNE, owner of Ringling Bros, and Barnum and Bailey ' s Circus has brought his circus to town this evening. Of particular interest to Southbridge residents is the Singing Trapeze Artist, BERN ICE SPREADBURY. Because of bird-like mo- tions, Miss Spreadbury has no difficulty in slipping gracefully from ring to ring. LIL- LIAN HOULE, whose restaurant travels with the circus, serves Miss Spreadbury with such airy foods as meringues and angel cake. GERARD RIOPEL, because of his great interest in the Boy Scouts of America, has been chosen to lead the new Boy Scouts of The Air. JEANNETTE MACLAREN, former G- Woman, is the first woman warden of the Webster Federal Prison. RICHARD AUCOIN is receiving great praise for his design of Pontoon Island in the mid-Pacific. This island, built entirely on pontoons, is governed by WILLIAM SWIACKI, always a great defense man. The fleet, under Admiral EDDIE McCARTHY, uses it as a base, as does the air corps. A large platform in the air above Pontoon Island has been erected and hostess HELEN COCCIA entertains the fliers on this lift. ANITA Dl MARCO and CECELIA PUC- CILLI, because of popular demand, have opened a restaurant on Pontoon Island and serve the sailors and fliers with their de- licious, home-cooked spaghetti. LILIOSE SAVAGE designs and sells sky- blue uniforms to all the fliers so that, to- gether with their sky-blue planes, they will be perfectly camouflaged. RICHARD BARDWELL, famous child specialist, has found the climate on Pon- toon Island so healthy that he and his head nurse, IDA VOLPINI, have collected funds to build a second Pontoon Island to which they can bring their patients. PATRICIA WHITEOAK, in accordance with the Good Neighbor Policy, is now the official American hostess in Brazil. With her is MARILYN MILLER, Professor of English at the University of Brazil. CHARLIE BROUSSEAU, wanting to intro- duce the American way of life to South Americans, has opened a self-service super market. GEORGE DANIELS, Health Officer of greater Southbridge, will deliver an address tonight on the eve of Paint-up, Clean-up, and Fix-up Week. ARTHUR GIROUARD has gained world wide publicity for his twenty years and a day sleep, which broke the record of twenty years established by Rip Van Winkle. Turning to the Sports page of the South- bridge City Times, we find that NEL BEN- OIT, a second Bill Cunningham, is Sports Editor. Benoit also broadcasts sports on Station UROK. LORRAINE LANGEVIN, continuing her bowling from high school, has just won the National Women ' s Bowling Tournament with a perfect score of 300. Every major league baseball team is fighting to sign RICHARD McNAMARA for next season. McNamara, worshipped by thousands of baseball enthusiasts, has just endorsed a new breakfast cereal. 30 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY RENE COURNOYER, track coach at Notre Dame in Indiana, has returned to Southbridge for the summer. Also spending the summer at his home in Southbridge is NORMAND COUTURE, goalie for the Bruins Hockey team. Socialite ALLENA CROCKFORD ' s horse, Flat Fe et , ridden by Jockey RICHARD JOHNSON, has just won the Kentucky Derby. LOUISE GENEREUX, former National Women ' s Champion, is now giving tennis lessons at the Cole Trade School Courts. NORMA GARDNER, famous swimmer and diver, has been appointed head of the new Y. W. C. A., which has been built by adding four stories to the old Y. M. C. A. building. WALTER KRUEGAR, well-known mara- thon runner, runs from Dudley to Sturbridge every night. Walter has no difficulty run- ning along the dark roads because his bright blush illuminates the way for him. The dancing of the polka is so strenuous and muscle-building that the local high school has added it as an extra sport. STAC I A Ml GALA has been appointed to teach this invigorating dance. Of great interest in sporting circles here is the race between those two ardent horse- women, JEAN PHILLIPS and ALICE HONG. It was to have been a three-cornered race, but CLARISSE L ' HEUREUX suddenly mar- ried for the third time and is now on her honeymoon in India. DAN ROBSON, golf pro at Cohasse Coun- try Club, reports that he has bought the exclusive rights to a new kind of golf ball. The golf ball, invented by GRACE WING, gives off musical notes as soon as it lands, thus directing the golfer towards it. In this way, Miss Wings says, a golfer need never fear to lose his golf balls. AL SZUMILAS, a former stunt pilot, re- cently secured a position as a pilot from American Airlines. Al did so many tricks in the air, though, that JULIA LIRO, hostess on the plane, is only now recovering from a bad case of the jitters. The society page of the Southbridge City Times, written by Society Editor VIVIENNE DUQUETTE, informs us that DONALD MOREY, gentleman farmer, has opened his home in Sturbridge to the public. SALLY CHENEY is Emily Post ' s successor as the leading authority on etiquette and social behavior. Miss Cheney has just com- pleted a new book entitled How the Well- Bred Person Cools his Soup. The cover and illustrations were executed by Artist RAYMOND ANGER. GLENNA HOULBERG is in New York running a nursery school for night club owners ' children. ETHEL DARTT ' S twins are celebrating their sixteenth birthday today. CATHER- INE THEMISTOCLES, famous party-giver, will entertain with a party for them. MADELYNE FITTS, Nelson Eddy ' s widow, surprised everyone by marrying again last week. Woodstock and Southbridge Society are fighting to see which will entertain ELEANOR FRENCH, Queen of a South Sea Island, when she returns home next month. LORRAINE JULIEN, leader of Sturbridge society, declares that she will settle the argument by entertaining Queen Eleanor in Sturbridge. RUTH JOHNSON, Leader of the 4-H Clubs in Worcester County, has just been appointed National Leader by the President. It is believed that MADELYN SCHESLER, White House Secretary, recommended Miss Johnson for this important position. CONSTANCE LAVOIE, always an en- thusiastic traveler, has married a traveling salesman and is now touring the United States. GLORIA PELLETIER and JACQUELINE L ' HEUREUX have married twin brothers. The twins look so much alike that even Gloria and Jackie become confused at times. ANGELINA BENVENUTI has been chos- en the perfect model for the Mona Lisa, in a nation-wide survey. RUTH DESMARAIS, fashion editor of the Times, has conducted a poll and has an- nounced that NANCY GODDU has been JUNE 1941 31 chosen the best dressed woman of the older set. SILVIO PETTINELLI, playboy and man about town, was chosen the best dressed male in the same survey. When hearing the news Nancy said: All the credit goes to DOROTHY ANGER, who has designed all my clothes. CHANNING PRATT, a missionary in the Dutch East Indies, has returned to South- bridge. Turning to the Theater Page, we find Critic JACK EAVES ' review of MIRIAM RENAUD ' S new play. Those two veterans of the stage, RAYMOND DOWNER and NAT PIERCE, play the leading roles. Miss Pierce and Mr. Downer have immortalized themselves in the Theatre, and now are classed with the Lunts. Movie producer ROBERT W. PROULX has bought the movie rights to THERESA POTVIN ' S novel But, Oh, You Kid! Mr. Proulx says that this is the perfect picture for ALFRED GRAF to star in. After a na- tionwide search for the heroine, FATINA COSTA was finally chosen. VICTORIA APOSTLE will design Miss Costa ' s gowns for this picture. Metropolitan Opera Star MAY CAVES, who studied at LAURETTA CARDINAL ' S vocal school, will tour the country with pianist LORRAINE BAIL. Since so many persons have difficulty learning the rhumba and the tango, MARY CURCURUTO, just returned from Cuba, has agreed to make a series of short pictures in which she will explain the various steps and rhythms. Make-up artist PAULA MANN IE and beauty-salon operator KITTY BARN- ABY have been assigned to give Miss Cur- curuto that Cuban look. ROSE IANNICCHERI, famous character actress and grand old lady of the stage, has written her memoirs. CONSTANCE McGANN is a scenario writer and will write the script for ALDO PIUCCI, expert on Information, Please, who has finally consented to make a pic- ture. PAULINE HUNT, famous ballet dancer, has signed up with a Russian Ballet Com- pany and is touring Europe. PHYLLIS MORSE, composer of many songs, has written a new patriotic song which many hope to substitute for the na- tional anthem. JOHNNY WOULAS is manager of a branch of the Arthur Murray Dancing Studio in Southbridge. Science has progressed to such an extent since 1941, that now an entire section of our newspaper is devoted to this subject. On the science page of The Southbridge City Times we find that JOHN GRAF, Southbridge ' s leading dentist, has just patented a set of false teeth with a built- in tooth brush. ALMA HINCKLEY, his sec- retary, demonstrates this new invention to hundreds daily. LORE SULZBERGER has been honored by the government for designing a third arm which can be attached and detached at will. RAY CHAUVIN, Major in the U. S. Air Corps, says that this invention will be a great help to pilots, because army planes are now so complex that two hands are necessary for shifting and working other attachments. ESTHER ROTH and RUTH ROWETT, co- directors of the Southbridge Television Studios, are receiving nation-wide attention for their excellent broadcasts. Since Television artists must always seem natural, receptionist DOROTHY HICKOX puts them all at ease with her pleasant smile. BERNARD JALBERT creates artis- tic, lifelike backgrounds for television dramas. Scientist MYRTLE POLLEY, who has been experimenting for several years, has just discovered the fourth dimension. Her assistant, JEANNETTE POLOMSKI, believ- ed to be lost in the fourth dimension, is be- ing sought by Detective EDDIE LES- NIEWSKI. BILL Dl GREGORIO has invented an air- plane made entirely of glass. This enables pilots to look down and see the ground greatly magnified through the bottom of the plane. CONSTANCE QUEVILLON, fa- mous test pilot, has experimented extensive- ly with this new plane. 32 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY The Southbridge City Times also con- tains many syndicated columns. Several of the columnists are well-known to the resi- dents of Southbridge. Sympathetic JEAN WILKINSON is the author of Campaspe ' s Column. Miss Wilkinson gives advice to hundreds of love- lorn correspondents daily. MARJORIE MC- CANN, the successful owner of a Cheer Up Home for Depressed Teachers, edits a weekly column of cheerfulness entitled Smile, smile, smile! ROBERT CARPENTER, the weatherman, and his trusty assistant, JOSEPHINE SERE- MET, because of their mild dispositions, have given Southbridge good weather for three years. LIONEL THIBEAULT runs the Question and Answer Column, and can always be found in the library looking up information. Librarian ANN ROBBINS assists Mr. Thibeault in his work. HELEN RISCHITELLI is living in Holly- wood where she writes her daily column on the private lives of the stars. BOB LA REAU, the famous comic-strip artist, draws the adventures of Cheerful Charlie for the Southbridge City Times. On the Financial page, we find the stock market quotation written up by Broker JULIA REWINSKI. Traces of two members of 1941 are to be found on the financial page. JANET MIG- ALA, one of the President ' s Brain Trusters, has been appointed to check up on Wall Street. DARTHIA BERNHEIM, the only woman on Wall Street, has just made her fifteenth million. Aren ' t you pleased to have had this fu- tile, fishy, and fantastic news of South- bridge in 1966? Jack Eaves Marjorie McCann Darthia Bernheim Theresa Potvin Ray Downer Patricia Whiteoak Clarence Drew (Continued from Page 23) H is for Alice Hong Who takes care of the slide She ' ll always get along If she has Raymond Anger to guide. I is for Rose lanniccheri Who never gets mad. She took a good part in What a Life ' And bothered poor old Mr. Brad. J is for Lorraine Julien Who is Vice-President for us. No matter where she is She never looks mussed. K is for Kruegar Who has great talent. Although he is bashful He ' s oh, so gallant! L is for Lariviere Who leads in a cheer Hail to his jalopy! Is it still in gear? M is for Paula Mannie Who can make her feet go She gives many dancing lessons. Has she time for a beau? N is for Barbara Nichols Who is dignified and sincere We all hope she makes the top In that great nursing career. O is for the optometrist Who invented the pink rim Which every senior girl wears We wonder For a trim? P is for Natalie Pierce Our honorable secretary We know that she will be a wow And in single bliss won ' t tarry. Q is Constance Quevillon Whose beautiful hair blows free May she always keep that beautiful smile And laugh with that girlish glee! (Continued on Page 33) JUNE 1941 33 PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES March 15: Speech contest at Shrewsbury. Debating Wells second place, eligible for State Tournament. Individual honors: Agnes Stevens, Mary Dirlam, Lore Sulz- berger. March 21 : National Forensic League State Tournament at Northampton. April 16: Preview of the Junior Play. April 18: Outstanding production of Made to Order Hero. Congratulations, Miss Troy. May 12: Dr. McGillicudy spoke to an all girl assembly. May 14: Mr. McLaughlin gave an address on the C. C. C. May 21 : Style show by the Household Arts Dept., directed by Miss Louise Corbin. May 29: Annual Memorial Day exercises with speeches by Mr. Monroe, Major Goodell, Dr. Heather, and Supt. Green. June 15: Baccalaureate at the Holy Trinity Church, sermon by Reverend William Cole. June 16: Class of 1941 Banquet at Co- hasse Country Club. June 17: Athletic Banquet at Auditorium. June 18: Class Day exercises at Auditorium. June 19: Graduation eight o ' clock in Town Hall. June 20: Prom eight-thirty o ' clock in Town Hall. HOUSEHOLD ARTS DEPARTMENT The Household Arts department enter- tained at an all girl assembly on May 21 with its annual fashion show entitled Around the Clock. Around the Clock presented scenes of typical activities for each hour of the day, starting at seven o ' clock in the morning. For the leisure time activities the girls demonstrated the work they are doing for the Red Cross and British Relief. Every girl in the department took part in the show. Knitting and infants ' wear dis- played as well as woolen coats and dresses (of Ames Worsted material), lounging robes, pajamas, aprons, play suits, and evening dresses worn by the girls in the show were made as part of their school work. Roslyn Goodwin was the accompanist, Sophie Thomas the announcer, and Rita Rossman took care of the clock. The show ended with a patriotic theme, a group of girls in costume singing, The Polish Anthem, another group singing La Marseillaise, another group There ' ll Always Be An England , ending with every- one singing God Bless America. Miss Louise B. Corbin is head of the Household Arts department; Miss Barbara Hall is her assistant. (Continued from Page 32) R is for Robson So tall and unique Who plays on his trombone Until you could shriek! S is for Lore Sulzberger Who has won much fame But although she h as these honors She ' s still just the same. 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' s o n cuUcYcoQcim05uo |--SI-2UujQ;UU 5 (J X Q Di lli oi _J -S co _i U -HD — a. -, (J -1 JUNE 1941 39 PRATTLE The Perfect Senior Girl: Disposition, Evelyn Priest, dimples, Jackie L ' Heureux; eyes, Marilyn Miller; smile, Gladys Vantura; height, Pauline Hunt; wit, Midge McCann; dancing feet, Glenna Houlberg; hair, Mary Petri Ho; ath- letic ability, Pauline Lavallee; voice, Bar- bara Nichols; clothes, Ruth Desmarais; in- dependence, Lorraine Langevin; poise, Vivian Duquette; personality, Natalie Pierce; blush, Eleanor French; complexion, Lore Sulzberger; hands, Darthia Bernheim; nose, Jean Phillips; teeth, Jean Wilkinson; talented hands, Lorraine Bail; neatness, Lorraine Julien; practicality, Myrtle Polley; naivete, Ruth Johnson; domesticity, May Caves; grace, Janet Migala; inscrutability, Alice Hong; giggle, Theresa Piazzo; eye lashes, Julia Liro; nonchalance, Paula Mannie. Associations: Miss Howe, loving care; Miss Aucoin, accurate bookkeepers; Mrs. Beauregard, ex- tra credit; Miss Coderre, vivacity; Miss Cor- bin, white uniforms; Mr. Dion, his baby; Miss Drake, orchids; Mr. Earls, debating team; Miss Fitzgerald, murder stories; Miss Hefner, shiny Ford; Miss Hall, apple pie; Mr. Hall, good senior pictures; Miss Hof- stra, Mr. Greene ' s office; Miss Lanphear, stately poise; Mr. McMahon, Harry Jr.; Mr. Paraghamian, square roots of hump, wiggle, and bump; Miss Plante, relief maps; Miss Pinard, cheerful guidance; Miss Swiacki, admittance slips; Miss Tait, re- strained freshmen; Miss Troy, Old Spice ; Mr. Robertson, careful protection; Mr. Greene, personal interest. The Perfect Senior Boy: Disposition, Ray Downer; wit, Jack Eaves; curly hair, Rene Cournoyer; smile, Alfred Graf; athletic ability, Bill Swiacki; height, Richard Bardwell; eyes, John Graf; dancing feet, Jerry Bastien; widow ' s peak, Lionel Thibeault; rhythm, Roland Rondeau; clothes, Bill DiGregorio; physique, John Chamberlain; blush, Walter Kruegar; dimples, Nel Benoit; giggle, Lloyd Chap- man; reliability, Robert Proulx; line, Dan Robson; business sense, Aldo Piucci; poise, Ray Chauvin; independence, Fred Martin; nonchalance, Channing Pratt; quizzical eyebrows, Eddie McCarthy. Things We Won ' t Forget: Mr. Lanza ' s home room freshman year with its sets of cousins. Did we have fun! Macbeth. The Lost and Found department in Room 126 established by Kruegar and Graf. Daily consultations of Viv Duquette, Lil Houle, and Nan Goddu. The army going down Marcy Street. Periodic transfers in Room 126. That awful lonesome feeling after April. The Y dances. June Mod rehearsals and that wonderful chocolate cake. Mr. and Mrs. Snell. Dr. McGillicudy. Laliberte reading the Bible in Mr. Dion ' s room. The Dudes of Darktown. The realistic fight at the senior play re- hearsal. Miss Drake ' s history projects. Experiment with night driving to see the Holden play. 40 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY The Student Council Officers President: Francois Roy Vice-President: Gertrude Larochelle Secretary and Treasurer: Barbara Nichols Faculty Adviser Miss Pauline Aucoin Senior Class Members Richard Aucoin Raymond Downer Raymond Chauvin Gertrude Larochelle Barbara Nichols Aldo Piucci John Chamberlain Jean Phillips Sally Cheney Julia Rewinski Junior Class Members Fred Morse Annie Young Francois Roy Thomas Walkinshaw Shirley Salva Eugene Remian Jean Buckley Barbara Cudworth Sophomore Class Members Guido Barbierri Wayne Morse George Young Raymond DiGregorio Freshmen Class Members Gerald Gauthier JUNE 1941 41 Traffic Squad Captain: Lionel Benoit Assistant Captain: John Chamberlin Faculty Adviser: Paul E. Dion Bottom row (from left to right) Pettinelli, S. Donovan, P. Girouard, A. Chamberlin, J. Benoit, L. Jalbert, B. McCarthy, E. Decataldi, G. Woulas, J. Middle row Carpentier, N. Swiacki, W. McLaughlin, M. Laliberte, W. Romano, H. Salviuolo, R. Mathieu, N. Gaudreau, R. Bishop, A. Lariviere, S. Back row Matys, W. Dion, Paul E. Kirby, F. Home, R. Jones, J. Morse, R. Caron, E. Young, J. 42 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Football Co-Captains: Managers : William DiGregorio Wilfred Hebert Gregory Decataldi Alfred Martin Head Coach: Harry J. McMahon Assistant Coach: Lewis Kyrios G. Barbierri C. Bastien G. Bastien E. Calcutt S. Caprera R. Carpenter N. Carpentier C. Chace J. Chamberlin N. Couture W. DiGregorio C. Drew R. Gaudreau A. Girouard W. Hebert W. Hefner Team E. McCarthy :! M. McLaughlin D. Metro C. Prahm :: C. Pratt L. Proulx E. Remian R. Reno J. Richards A. Silvestri F. Swiacki W. Swiacki J. Theodoss H. Weaver :: G. Young J. Young Wells 14 Wells 6 Wells 20 Wells 27 Wells 13 Wells Wells 7 Wells 19 Wells 12 118 Season ' s Record Grafton Northbridge 27 Palmer Putnam Ware 13 Millbury Wore. North Wore. Academy Grays 1 3 Bartlett 7 Totals 60 Lettermen JUNE 1941 43 Basketball Captain: Gregory Decataldi Manager: Aldo Piucci Coach: Lewis Kyrios Team: Vangel Costa F Rene Cournoyer F George Daniels C Robert Dargie G Gregory Decataldi D Armand DiFederico G Arthur Girouard F ::: Alfred Graf G Gerald Lippe C Norman Mathieu G Dimitri Metro G Eugene Remian F William Swiacki G Joseph Theodoss G John Woulas F George Young F Aldo Piucci, Manager Team Scoring Records Points for Wells 598 Points for opponents 409 Average points per game (Wells) 35.17 Average points per minute (Wells) 1.09 Lettermen Season ' s Record Wells 44 Charlton 1 1 Wells 40 East Douglas 19 Wells 62 Warren 31 Wells 23 St. Mary ' s 19 Wells 27 Millbury 15 Wells 27 Tourtellotte 22 Wells 53 Warren 30 Wells 37 St. Louis 20 Wells 37 Killingly 17 Wells 25 Bartlett 35 Wells 25 St. Louis 21 Wells 37 Tourtellotte 28 Wells 33 Killingly 26 Wells 19 St. Mary ' s 21 Wells 22 Bartlett 28 Wells 30 Assumption 25 Wells 57 Charlton 41 44 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Baseball Captain: Lionel R. Benoit Coach: Harry J. McMahon Team G. Bastien L. Benoit G. Daniels R. Dargie A. Deblois G. Decataldi A. DiFederico A. Girouard G. Lippe S. Liro R. McNamara W. Pleau L. Proulx E. Remian F. Swiacki :: W. Swiacki J. Theodoss R. Wagner Season ' s Schedule and Record Wells 3 Polish Tigers 1 1 Wells Notre Dame Wells 13 Millbury Wells 14 Tourtellotte 1 Wells 3 Spencer 1 Wells 7 St. Louis 1 Wells 5 South 10 Wells 13 Tourtellotte 7 Wells 4 Spencer 7 Wells 5 Bartlett 1 1 Wells 13 St. Louis 3 Wells Cole Trade Wells South Wells Bartlett Lettermen Exhibition Games JUNE 1941 Track 45 ■■nran Captain: Wilfred Hebert Manager: William Hefner Coach: Raoul Lata i lie C. Bastien A. DiFederico R. Gaudreau A. Graf W. Hebert W. Laliberte N. Morong R. Reno Team W. Cahill W. DiFederico G. Girard N. Hebert W. Hogan N. Mathieu E. Remian J. Richards J. Theodoss Season ' s Schedule and Record Wells 46 Wells 58V2 Wells 20 Wells Wells 29 Wells 28 Wells 42 Wells 60 2 3 Wells Palmer 53 Bartlett 22 Vi Spencer 56 1 3 Northbridge 36 2 3 S pencer 61 Auburn 62 Northbridge 48 Barre 29 1 3 Killingly Spencer Lettermen 46 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Girls ' Field Hockey Captain: Julia Liro Coach: Miss Stephanie Kozyra Season ' s Record Wells Bartlett 1 Wells 1 Bartlett 1 Wells East Douglas 1 Teom S. Janusz Right Wing J. Robertson Inside Right A. Hoffman Center J. Liro Inside Left M. Keenan Left Wing P. Lavallee Right Half S. Cheney Center Half N. Gardner Left Half S. Tobia Right Back L. Livernois Left Back T. Quevillon Goalkeeper L. Cardinal Lettermen JUNE 1941 47 Girls 1 Basketball Captain Pauline Lavallee Coach: Miss Stephanie Kozyra Season ' s Record Wells 10 Charlton 22 Wells 28 East Douglas 5 Wells 36 Warren 1 1 Wells 29 Oxford 24 Wells 17 Oxford 16 Wells 28 Warren 1 1 Wells 12 Bartlett 37 Wells 24 Bartlett 28 Wells 17 Woodstock Academy 23 Wells 14 Woodstock Academy 22 Wells 10 Charlton 17 First Teom Second Team M. Miller Center L. Genereux J. Robertson L. Forward J. Damian J. Liro R. Forward P. Whiteoak P. Laval lee C. Guard S. Cheney L. Dinovelli L. Guard J. Boksa H. Rischitelli R. Guard M. Damian S. Tobia S. Janusz A. Hoffman Lettermen 48 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Cross Country Captain: Rene Cournoyer Manager: Samuel Themistocles Coach: Raoul Lataille Tea i R. Cournoyer R. Ferron N. Hebert N. Mathieu N. Morong J. Moynagh :: M. Ruzzo!i T. Walkinshaw In its second year as an organized sport at Wells the Cross Country team of eight enthusiastics achieved its first victory and sent competitors to Boston in the State In- terscholastics, finishing fourteenth in a large field. Wells 37 Wells 33 Wells 31 Wells 28 Wells 57 Wells 29 Wells 21 Season ' s Record Hopedale 20 Spencer 22 Holden 24 Spencer 27 j Hopedale 27 [Oxford 41 Holden 26 Marlboro 34 Lettermen JUNE 1941 49 Ice Hockey Co-Captains : Manager: Coach : Wilfred Hebert Roland Lapierre Harold Weaver Raoul Lataille Team: R. Bardwell L. Benoit 0. Berthiaume R. Carpenter N. Carpentier N. Couture C. Drew D. Duffus R. Favreau G. Gauthier W. Hebert W. Hebert N. Hebert W. Hogan F. Kirby R. Lapierre N. Morong R. Reno J. Richards R. Wagner Season ' s Record Wells 2 Ware 4 Wells 1 Pomfret Acad. 4 Wells 6 Ware 4 Lettermen Nature gave the Ice Hockey Squad its stiffest opposition of the season. Bad ice caused by the adverse weather conditions limited the Wellsmen to three games and to few more practices. The uncertainty of the ice made it im- possible for the boys to set up a boarded rink. Lack of a suitable place to play added to the squad ' s troubles, for, although Carpenter ' s Pond and the A. O. Field were available to the team, neither was skate- able for any length of time. In spite of these conditions, however, interest in Ice Hockey ran high, and the team enjoyed its trip to Boston to witness a game between the Boston Olympics and the Washington Eagles. Better luck, next year, Coach Lataille! 50 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Golf Team Captain : Manager: Coach : Daniel Robson Dino DeAngelis Lewis Kyrios Team members: D. Robson M. Ruzzoli J. Young G. Young D. DeAngelis S. Caprera M. McLaughlin C. Prahm R. Wagner C. Hard F. Kirby With the veteran members Daniel Rob- son and Mario Ruzzoli as a nucleus, the golf team of this year experienced a more successful season than last year. The team became a member of the W. A. A. this spring and was under the super- vision of Coach Lewis Kyrios, whose know- ledge of athletic competitions greatly helped the players. Lettermen Matches: Wells Opponents May 9 North High 1 8 May 1 6 Leicester 41 2 IV2 May 19 Classical High 1 8 May 23 North High 41 2 41 2 May 26 Leicester Postponed June 3 Classical High 9 1 JUNE 1941 51 Glee Club President: Vice-President : Secretary: Treasurer : Librarian: Assistants: Slide Operator: Faculty Adviser: Nelson Carpentier June Byron Lillian Houle Gertrude Bouvier Nancy Goddu Rita Chenier Lucille Delage Ruth Desmarais Vivian Duquette Alice Hong Miss Berthe Hebert 52 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Instrumental Music MINSTREL SHOW CAST Front Row: Eileen Sherbert, Mary Dirlam, Francis Kirby, Bill Laliberte; Second Row: Roland Lapierre, Roland Rondeau, Norman Mathieu, Lionel Gagnon, Tom Walkinshaw, Edward Dzura; Third Row: Constance Quevillion, Gertrude Bouvier, Jean Buckley, Mary Anne Hazelton, Ann Robbins, June Desrosiers, Jean Robertson, June Byron, Barbara Cudworth Juliette Perron, Marjorie Hobson Under the supervision of Mr. Robert Hall, the Instrumental Music Department has enjoyed a very successful season. Un- doubtedly its highlight was the presenta- tion of the Minstrel Show on January seven. The cast included the members of the dance orchestra, William Laliberte, Francis Kirby, Mary Dirlam, Eileen Sherbert, and a chorus of eleven of Wells ' beautiful girls. Bill Laliberte acted a sidesplitting mono- logue, and Mary Dirlam and Francis Kirby did a skit that flung the audience into gales of laughter. Our tap-dancer, Eileen Sherbert, whirled around the stage in a very snappy number. The black-faced members of the show had only one complaint. The hardest part of the whole show was trying to wash the minstrel-black from behind our ears, they moaned. The show, as well as being a dramatic success, was also a financial success. From the proceeds was purchased a bass viol for future use in both the concert and dance orchestras. The student body congratulates Mr. Hall and the student members of the Instru- mental Music Department on their fine work of this season and extends their best wishes for a prosperous season next year. JUNE 1941 53 CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA Front Row: Armand Langlais, Pauline Langlais, Marion Gibb, Doris Lusignan, Jean Lapierre, Betty Maxwell, Roslyn Goodwin; Second Row: Dick Spalding, Robert Johnson, Gloria Fisette, Ruth Abrams, Lorraine Cournoyer, Ernest Trudeau; Third Row: Eleanor Smith, Edmund Rew- inski, Jean Wilkinson, Ann Robbins, Paul Roy, Edward Dzura, Norman Mathieu; Fourth Row: Tommy Walkinshaw, Dan Robson, Lionel Gagnon JAZZ BAND LEFT TO RIGHT: Edward Dzura, Edgar Caron, Carl Hard, Minor McLaughlin, Norman Mathieu, Daniel Robson, Lionel Gagnon, Thomas Walkinshaw 54 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Girls ' Club President: Vice-President: Secretary: Treasurer : Dorothy Anger Helen Waskiewicz Constance Paulhus Juliette Brault Program Committee: Georgette Desaulniers Theresa Brodeur Stacia Janusz Theresa Lemire Clara Taraskiewicz Victoria Apostle Faculty Adviser: Miss Cecile Pinard This year the Girls ' Club has been most active. Beginning with a hike and dog roast at Cohasse Falls in late September, the club ' s activities included a hay ride, a rol- ler-skating party, and a Christmas party, as well as several discussion groups and lec- tures. A group also went to Boston. Perhaps the most popular activity was the Tuesday afternoon dances. At these, the members were joined by other girls of the school. Already ideas for next year have been dis- cussed. All in all, the Program Committee has been most successful in planning inter- esting activities. JUNE 1941 55 Dramatic Club Senior Group President: Julia Liro Vice-President: Dorothy Wiessner Secretary: Jean Buckley Treasurer: Donald Morey Junior Group Program Committee: Marjorie Cole Joseph Burgess Claire Lusignan Helen Hobson President: Vice-President: Secretary: Treasurer : Social Committee: Geraldine Gillon Theresa Potvin Francis Kirby Phyllis Mannie Patricia Noel George Cudworth Gertrude Peloquin Marjorie McCann Faculty Adviser: Miss Jean Plante Faculty Adviser: Miss Flora Tait Throughout the past year, the Dramatic Club has proved, as always, its fine work in providing entertainment for the school and also for the club itself. The display of talent shown in plays has won worthy recognition. This year several changes had to be made due to the large increase in membership. We are now divided into two divisions — the junior, which consists of Freshmen and Sophomores, and the senior division of Ju- niors and Seniors. All activities are carried out together but meetings are held sepa- rately. On October 18 we attended Life With Father in Boston. On December 20 we pre- sented the three act play Birds ' Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin as our an- nual Christmas play. The cast included: Doris Cross, Hortense Anctil, Stephen La- Riviere, Lorraine Desrosier, Donald Morey, Mary Dirlam, Marie Norton, Theodore Les- niewski, William Haith, Isabel Planeta, Francis Kirby, Christi Cristo, and Jean Richards. 56 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Rifle Club ■ i LEFT TO RIGHT: first row, Gerald Gauthier; second row, Howard Thompson, Raymond Downer, Lloyd Chapman, Raymond Phaneuf; third row, Charles Chase, Sylvio Pettinelli, William Cahill, Chester Thompson, Arthur Hall President: Vice-President : Secretary : Faculty Adviser: Lloyd Chapman Raymond Phaneuf Raymond Downer Howard Bingley VERSES Jean Wilkinson ' 41 This is my last year at Wells — No more of those beautiful bells No more office calls For fooling in halls — This very last year at Wells. Dedicated to Jean and Shirley There is a group called We Three ' Who laugh with girlish glee, They all have cute hats That make them look bats, This little group called We Three ' OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES OF MARY E. WELLS Class of 1941 May continued success follow you in all your future endeavors EDWARDS 01 JUNE 1941 57 AN INTERVIEW NATALIE PIERCE MIRIAM RENAUD Will swing die out the way jazz did? Vaughn Monroe says, Swing is going to be a definite phase of dance music, like Dixie-land. This and many other queries dear to the hearts of music lovers were asked of Vaughn Monroe that fateful af- ternoon of Monday, May 5 when repre- sentatives of various school papers through- out Worcester County gathered at the celebrated Latin Room of the Mayfair to meet this king of swing. Did we hear someone ask, Who is Vaughn Monroe? He is, according to young America, soon to rank in highest place among your favorite bands. Born in Akron, Ohio, he lived most of his life in Jeannette, Penn., where, while he was attending high school, he played basketball and ardently practiced the trumpet. He never had any idea of making music his career but a friend of his on the Cape had several bands and needed an extra leader. After that first summer he was definitely in. Now he ' s had his own band for three years although the one he has at present is only a year old. Only one of his men has ever played in any other band and seven of them are under twenty-one. There ' s no age limit for a band member, in his opinion, as long as he has a nice appearance and ability to hold down a chair. He likes to play both sweet and swing but not too much of either. Opera is definitely taboo but he doesn ' t mind revising the classics as long as the melody isn ' t ruined. He considers his saxophone section his best, calls them solid and compact. When asked if he would name an ideal band made up of outstanding men, he replied that teamwork was much more important than extraordinary players. His favorite bands are Tommy Dorsey and Count Basie; and he considers Ziggy Elman one of the finest trumpet players in the country. His ambitions are to make a good movie with his band and to have a year ' s engagement at the Hotel Pennsylvania with a commercial sponsor. Since his band has never appeared south of Boston, his opening on May 21 at the Para- mount in New Yo rk will be a kind of debut. Vaughn Monroe ' s widest experience has ben playing at dances at Tufts, Harvard, Elliott, and Wellesley. He ' s booked up until July 1 with engagements at Providence, Hartford, New York, and Atlantic City. After that is in the hands of the Fates. Monroe believes luck plays an important part in successful recordings. There is, how- ever, a large income in them, if you hit the right ones. At present he is making records for Blue Bird, his latest ones being Aurora and Pagliacci. He doesn ' t write songs but would rather spend his time playing them. The popular tunes he chooses as his favorites are Intermezzo, Two Hearts That Passed in the Nite , and Health, Wealth, and Love. Although the A. S. C. A. P. did cause him some trouble at first, forcing him to cancel a month ' s broadcast, now with two arrangers, things go on smoothly enough. Vaughn is married and, throwing aside the tradition of marrying his singer, he walked to the altar with a laboratory technician. Climaxing this eventful afternoon, all representatives were invited to see performance at the Plymouth Theatre to be entertaind byNan Rae, Hal LeRoy, Paul Wnchell, and Marilyn Duke. The end of a perfect day. 58 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY (Continued from Page 33) W is for Patricia Whiteoak Who has a certain pin And every time you mention it She blushes, then gives a grin. X is for X-teachers Who will miss us all so That we ' ll have to write them Wherever we go. NAME PRESENT TEL. NO. 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