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

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THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Sophomores Room 220 President Murat Regip Vice-President Lorraine Proulx Health Officer Ronald Sheriffs Secretary Helen Pierrra Treasurer |ohn Sobieski Reader ' s Guild John Sobieski Room 122 President George Metras Vice-President Ramona LeClaire Health Officer Carmen Marinelli Secretary Jean Meunier Treasurer Edward McQuade Reader ' s Guild Margaret Lenti Room 120 President Philip Cheney Vice-President Alvne Eaves Health Officers Vincent Girard Napoleon ravreau Secretary Annette Guillmette Treasurer Donald Grenier Reader ' s Guild Shirley DiFederico Ernest Duquette Room 226 President Richard Sullivan y N « vii c j Vice-President Hope Venie Health Officer Joseph Taraskiewicz Secretary Louisa Ziu Treasurer Thomas Stoupis Reader ' s Guild Pauline Tremblay Freshmen Room 108 President Alden Bennett Vice-President Phyllis Agard Health Officer Marc Arsenault Secretary Ruth Butterworth Treasurer Theodore Athanas Reader ' s Guild Phyllis Agard Carolyn Allard Room 1 1 President Philias Caron, Jr. Vice-President Flora Caves Health Officer Paul Corriveau Secretary Jane Louise Demers Treasurer Robert Freeland Reader ' s Guild Robert Ciukay Room 1 1 2 President Edward Leduc Vice-President Nita Larochelle Health Officer Robert King Secretary Joan Hill Treasurer Roland Fontaine Reader ' s Guild Norman Labarge Room 1 1 4 President Earl Roberts Vice-President Stephen Pappas Health Officers Peter Metro Claire Peloquin Secretary Margaret Prince . o K ' ir Treasurer Robert Ma tte Reader ' s Guild Irene Montigny Room 1 1 6 President James Sly Vice-President Marcia Small Health Officers Louis TheodossX,, M .. s i Rudolph St. Martin Secretary Joy Wilde Treasurer Richard St. Martin Reader ' s Guild Barbara St. Martin WftSfaSKftSffaCWa 3-»««fti»«CKSW«W« ' «S« S3«aQ ' (Continued from Page 7) THRILL OF A LIFETIME Yawning and stretching, I finally managed to an- swer, Yes, in a minute. Soon I had eaten a pip- ing hot breakfast and was on my way to the station. Of course, since it was so early in the morning, I hardly met a soul on the street. But then, who cares to talk when he is hurrying so? Arriving at the train terminal I hustled to the ticket window where I purchased my ticket. Soon I entered the New York bound train and I was on my way to the big city. Sitting in the train waiting to arrive at my desti- nation was easy enough, although the trip was not too enjoyable because near me sat a loquacious woman. Oh, she must have spoken at least two hundred words a minute! She talked and talked till finally, being so anitbyed, I nonchalantly fell asleep, ' not caring whether I offended the dear lady or not. New York, New York. All out for New Y ' ork . the train man indolently called out when we arrived at Grand Central Station, really, a city within a city. Before I realized it, I was otf the train and stand- ing sort of breathless at the size of the immense structure. A porter ' s Carry your baggage, Sir? as- tonished and partly thrilled me. I had never been given that title before. I believed one did not acquire this before he reached his late teens. I thought to myself, Gee, I must look sort of old, even if at home I ' m regarded as the baby of the family. The porter carried my luggage to a long bench where I wearily sat down after I had given a few coins to the red- cap. That, I couldn ' t forget because, before taking my vacation, I had attentively read a book entitled Tips for Travelers and I remembered distinctly the words which went something like this, Someone rendering you service, especially porters, should cer- tainly be given a reward, the amount depending on the value of the service. Then, I fell asleep on the bench. I woke up at six o ' clock, the time after which mv hotel reserva- tion be -arme void if I had not claimed it. So, here I was, in a perfectly strange city, without a place to sleep. Hopelessly, I applied at various hotels, but I received the same answer from each of them. Sor ry, not a place in the house left. Sorry, we ' ve booked up for the whole week. Finally I became so discouraged that I took the next train home. The trip that was to have been such a success, the thrill of a lifetime, proved for me to be a complete failure. DA6W00D CARL MATSON ' 46 To most people, Dagwood Bumstead is iust another silly comic strip character; however, to me he is a com- bination of them all. Take, the appetite of Wimpy, the speed of Superman, the wolf in Sweeney, and the troubles of Donald Duck, and you have Dagwood. Dagwood Bumstead is gifted with a great appetite. An irresistible force compelling ' him to eat may strike him at any moment whether at home, at work, or in bed. When this happens, he constructs one of his famous sandwiches composed taf everything from pickles to bananas; and with thA grace of a landing barge he opens his mouth and digtkts the whole thing. If Dagwood is late for work, aijd he usually is, he turns on a burst of speed that st As at his last sip of coffee and ends at the time cloc ' . his office. Bowl- ing over the mailman like Dor 3lanchard would an opponent and skirting street c rners like Glenn Davis around right end, Dagwood ' uces to work in order to prevent a call down from r s boss. There you have Dagwood, one of my favorite people, a typical character of humor, created for us simple folks who don ' t ftead the editorials.

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DECEMBER, 1945 J 5 STUDENT CLUBS STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS President Bernard McMahon Vice-President Richard Bennett Sec retary and Treasurer Anna Denault Other Executive Henry Remian Faculty Adviser Miss Constance Coderre CAMERA CLUB Students with photography as their hobby have formed a Camera Club which has already sponsored a successful dance. President Vangel Sotir Vice-President Fred Sibley Secretary Edna Joslin Treasurer Roger Dion Faculty Adviser Mrs. Katherine Robertson READERS ' GUILD The Readers Guild has 480 members this year which adds up to about 90% of the school body. President Roger Hebert Vice-President Th,prp ;a Swirbliss Secretary Tina Curcuruto Treasurer Christie Legori Faculty Adviser Mrs. Bartoli ADVISORY BOARD Senior: Rogert Hebert, Theresa SwirbJi ss Tina Cur- curuto, Christie Legori. Juniors: John Moriarty, Ann Tobia, Regina Burgess, Lionel Clement. Sophomore: Murat Regip. Freshmen: Nita LaRochelle, Louis Theodoss. DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club this year has such a large mem- bership that it has had to be divided into three groups. Junior-Senior Dramatic Club (35 members) President Joy Oker Vice-President Elizabeth Migala Secretary Lucille Proulx Treasurer Ann Tobia Faculty Adviser Miss Rose Brodeur COMMITTEES Social Committee — Regina Burgess Chairman; Jean Swan, Barbara Armes, Ann Tobia. Program Committee — Dolores DiFederico, Chairman; Constance Lapierre, Rachel Bonnette. Publicity Committee — Ellen Hogan, Chairman; Estelle Beaulieu, Doris Cournoyer, Barbara Brown. Make-up Committee — Natalie Hazelton, Chairman; Georgette Gatineau, Joy Oker, Irene Mason. Stage Committee — Doris Paul, Chairman; Mary Breen, Ruth Hefner, Irene Mason. Business Committee — Paul : ne Bail, Chairman; Claire Lanpher, Lucille Proilx, Clara Checka. Play Committee — Jane howarth, Chairman; Adeline Bozzo, Rena Themistocles. Costume Committee — ilizabeth Migala, Chairman; Doris Paul, Jane Howarth. Sophomore Dramatic Club (44 members) President Thomas Stoupis Vice-President Jeanne LeBlanc Secretary • Jean Meunier Treasurer Murat Regip Faculty Adviser , Miss Flora T ait Play Committee — Vmcent Gerard, Chairman; Louise Benoit, Mary : ccione, Pauline Hefner, Ruth Smith. Social Committee — B,. ra Salva, Chairman; Mar- garet Lenti, Shirley een, Theresa Martin, Ra- mona LeClaire. ' Program Committee — Glori. Quattrocelli, Chairman; John Sobieski, Alyne Eaves, Yvette Meunier, George Tetreault. Freshman Dramatic Club (37 members) President . , Roger Renaud Vice-President Jeanne Sarrasin Secretary Claire Peloquin Treasurer Richard Morse Faculty Adviser Miss Grace Palmer Program Committee — Mary Bachand, Nita LaRochelle, Janice Henault, Jacqueline Lucier, Irene Bou- dreau. Play Committee — Warren Kingsbury, Regina Travisky, Irene Montigny, Marilyn Sherriff, Lois LePage. Social Committee — Margery Anderson, Vincent De- Vicchio, Robert Orsini, Robert Gaumond, Rudolph St. Martin. HOME ROOM OFFICERS Seniors Room 102 President Bernard McMahon Vice-President Doris Paul Health Officer Christi Legori Secretary Bessie Michael Treasurer Robert L ' homme Reader ' s Guild Christi Legori Room 104 President Robert Shaw Vice-President Nancv Wilkinson Health Officer Chester Szydlik Secretary Jean Small Treasurer Laurence Simonds Reader ' s Guild Robert Shaw Room 124 President Samuel Athanas Vice President Wanda Boksa Health Officer George Bandelli Secretary Catherine Costa |fll Treasurer Benoit Boissoneault Reader ' s Guild George Bandelli Room 1 26 President Bessie Kraly Vice-President Veronica DiFederico Health Officer William King Secretary Margaret Douty Treasurer Rudolph DiGregorio Reader ' s Guild Tina Curcuruto Juniors Room 230 President Roger Dion Vice-President Ellen Hogan Health Officer Rupert Covey Secretary Natalie Hazelton Treasurer Edmund Gillon Reader ' s Guild Nancy Hakala Room 202 President Lional Clement Vice-President Barbara Brown Health Officer Weldon Blair Secretary Regina Burgess Treasurer Harry Chapell Reader ' s Guild Harry Chapell Room 218 President William Rowett Vice-President Pauline Roy Health Officer Norman Paulhus Secretary Ann Tobia Treasurer Nicholas Perikli Reader ' s Guild Joan Zitka Room 204 President Robert Langevin Vice-President Edna Joslin Health Officer Christo Metro Treasurer Donald Johnson Secretary Elizabeth Migaia Reader ' s Guild Richard Martin ' iluL cur -

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DECEMBER, 1945 17 2 Q ATHLETICS B?;$t «»ffi WS? C RTt ut t u WELLS FOOTBALL TEAM Starting lineup for Webster Came — le, Sotir, 49; It, B. Boissoneault, 53; Ig, McMahon, 8; c, Beaulieu, 52; rg, Brousseau, 3; rt, P. Theodoss , 12; re, Shaw, 65; qb, Moriarty, 11; Ihb, Hebert, 2; rhb. Noga, 46; fb, H. Boissoneault, 38. The Squad was composed of the following: Bastien, 54; Beaulieu, 52; B. Boisoneault, 53; H. Boissoneault, 38; Bonneau, 48; Borus, 39; Brosseau, 3; Caron, 47; Ciesla, 45; Clement, 5; DiCregorio, 7; Duffy, 43; Egan, 4; Hebert, 2; Kings, 57; Lizotte, 41. Matte, 30; Metras, 9; McMahon, 8; McQuade, 36; Moriarty, 1 1 ; Noga, 46; Perikli, 50; Rivers, 35; Rut- cho, 33; St. Martin, 40; Shaw, 56; Sheriffs, 60; Sotir, 49; P . Theodoss , 12; LT heodcs s 1 ; C. Thibeault, 55; L. Thibeault, 34; Vor61 a744; Ziu, 42. Mary E. Wells High School was capably represented this year by a football team which can boast a long line of victories. Although there was a good turnout at the first practice, very few of these eager players were exper- ienced lettermen. Coach McMahon was faced with the problem of finding capable replacements for the graduated heroes of last year ' s team. Many of the fans were a bit skeptical at the achievements of this green team but they were quickly convinced that Coach McMahon had made good players out of these rookies. Some of the players who took part in the games were playing high school ball for the first time in their lives. Some had had a little experience; but regard- less of experience or age, the team was made up of players who would find places on any good high school team in the state. We are grateful to the players, Coach McMahon, Assistant Coach Sichol, | oe Theodoss , George and John Young, the Bastien brothers? and other veterans who staged a famous scrimmage, for giving us a team that will long be remembered. WELLS — 22 AUBURN — Our determined Wellsmen got off to a flying start by crushing a baffled Auburn team on Sept. 29 at Alumni field. Outstanding line play combined with swift running and well executed passes gave our team a one-sided, 22-0 victory. However, no scoring was made until the second period when passes by Clem Hebert and Johnny Mori- arty broke the ice with Hebert bringing the pigskin over the goal. Apparently the boys weren ' t satisfied with just one touchdown because they added seven more points before the period was over. Taking ad- vantage of a poor punt of about 20 yards, Boissoneault, Hebert, and Noga brought the ball to the 17 yard line from where Walec Noga outsmarted Auburn and scored the second touchdown of the afternoon. Harry Boissoneault scored an extra point by charging through the Auburn line for the tally. Long runs by Bastien and Bonneau and a pass from Moriarty to Bastien scored the final touchdown. Bois- soneault chalked up the extra point by breaking through the Auburn defenses. The last 2 points were made when Pej e Theodos s pulled the Auburn fullback over his goal line. WELLS — 19 PALMER — 7 On the Saturday of October 6, Wells met its sec- ond opponent and continued to make this a season to remember. The game was played at Alumni field and all the fans saw a game that was well worth attend- ing. Wells scored quickly in the first quarter and from then on they never lost sight of victory. They scored seven points in the third quarter, and in the last period they added another six points. Palmer never even came near scoring in the first three periods because of the fine defensive play of the line. Walec Noga continued to make the going rough for the foe by scoring two hard-earned touchdowns. Another standout of the game was Armand Bastien who scored a touchdown and won the admiration of all fans present by his clever running through the Palmer defenses. WELLS — 12 PUTNAM— Once again the Wellsmen proved to be too strong for the foe and took a 12-0 decision over Putnam high in Putnam. Although the playing was not as good as it had been in the previous games, the boys came out on top with two important touchdowns. In the first quarter Wells wasn ' t too impressive even though they managed to push deep into Putnam territory. However, the second period saw an im- proved team on the field. Taking advantage of a poor punt, Roger Hebert ran through the whole Putnam team and over the goal for a touchdown. Shortly after, Noga, Hebert. and Bastien worked the ball down to the 25-yard line. Again it was Roger Hebert who. after having taken a pass from Noga, charged through the line for the final six points. Outstanding line play was one of the main factors in this victory. Shaw. Benoit, Boissoneault, Theodoss, and Beaulieu helped the team along considerab ' y with clever blocking and hard tackling. WELLS — 26 ASSUMPTION — 14 On October 20, at Alumni field, Assumption High met a powerful Crimson and Cray team. The out- come of this contest was, of course, in favor of the Wellsmen, 26-14. All the scoring was done in the first half, after which Coach McMahon put in the second team which held the opponents in check for the remainder of the game. The subs played very well and also gained some seasoning for future games. Rogert Hebert was the high scorer with twelve points to his credit. Once he scored on a beautiful 70-yard run and once again he did it with a 24-yard gain.