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

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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.

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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 )

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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?