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

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DECEMBER, 1947 23 It ' s No Joke Just Stuff Getting a paper out is no joke, as any harassed member of the staff will tell you — if you can catch him! If we print jokes, people say we ' re silly. If we don ' t they say we ' re too serious. If we print feature stores, we are ignoring import- ant world events. If we don ' t we have no interest in the human interest angle. If we reprint things from other papers we ' re too lazy to write them ourselves. If we don ' t, we ' re fond of our own stuff. If we don ' t print contributions and bits of poetry, we don ' t appreciate genius. If we do, the paper is filled with junk. If we print murders and kidnappings, people say we ' re victims of sensationalism. If we don ' t they say the paper has no news in it. If we do, we ' re playing favorites. If we fail to report club meetings, it ' s because we ' re mean or jealous. And now, likely as not, someone will say we ' ve stolen this from some other paper. Well, we did ! ! ! The Great Somebody LOIS CACNON ' 50 Run!!! Quick!!! Here he comes!!! Who? Why, the Great Somebody! he tears down the corridor at twenty miles an hour. Out of his way! He ' s scouting for the terrible vagrants that are not in their home- rooms at 8:10. What ' s this? Who ' s crawling around the corner near room 1 20? Whoops, a hand reached out and caught him by the neck. Poor Gulliver, he got caught. Oh! what a fate, worse than death to be caught by this Creat Somebody. Now you ask, who is this Creat Somebody? I give you, my friend, three guesses. Superman? No! Captain Marvel? No!! Supermouse? No!!! It ' s none other than . . . Mr. Laakso. Souvenirs BARBARA ST. MARTIN ' 49 When I ' m old and gray (or white) I ' ll remember High School and the eternal fight. In what year did Caesar eat Cleo ' s cake? Quote twenty lines from Lady of the Lake. Do you have your class dues paid? I ' ll never forget Como esta usted? Remember the queer girl who studied in study hall? I ' ll bet by now she ' s cutting paper dolls. But she always seemed to come out with A ' s Maybe study really pays? My name teachers always used to mention, For I was ever the queen of detention. But I didn ' t mind — Believe me son, It was the only time I got my homework done. Then came graduation What a queer sensation. With tears in my eyes I looked at the school I would miss, Oh, Happy Day! The tears in my eyes were tears of bliss. There are on idle rumors. Rumors are always busy. Conscience: The small voice that makes you feel still smaller. Etiquette: Learning to yawn with your mouth closed. A contented person is one who can enjoy the scenery along a detour. Impatience: Waiting in a hurry. Remember, when you point your finger accusingly at someone else, you ' ve got three fingers point- ing, at yourself. Flatterer: One who says things to you that he wouldn ' t say behind your back. Tha ' s all Lloyd Thibeault Lois Howlett Alyne Eaves Barbara Salva Allen CreEne Don CreNier Richard Sullivan Steve TaniOnis MargaRet Lenti Pat LewiS Mason HoWlett Shirley DIFederico Carmen Santo Laurence Harwood DarcY Chase RO?er Lacerte Rita DUff Marion PArker Joan Madura George MEtras RobeRt Keyes GloRia Quattrocelli NancY Phillips Christine Rowett Helen BoucHer MuRat Regip Cecilia Bialy Tom Stoupis joe Taraskiewicz EdMond Voloka John Allabashi Jean ManniS The Storm J. DEXTER CLIFFORD ' 50 The storm that raged so mightily Upon the rolling sea Did wreck a ship most frightfully, But never bothered me. Dog Fleas With fleas, my dog is not at ease They make him have the itch; I wish my dog could sell his fleas, We ' d certainly be rich.

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22 THE CRIMSON AND GRAY Christmas Gifts To Anita Bozzo — a certain curler for her bangs. To Arlene Olson — a jeep so all her pals can ride to school together. To Phil Caron — a date book to keep his dates in order. To Febo Bartoli — an alarm watch to check him up during the day. Jet Propulsion unit to speed up the Sturbridge bus. To Mary Marino — a lollypop for a nice little girl. To Effie Costa — lipstick to make up for Freshman week. To Ernest Duquette — new jokes and sounds. To Stewart Kimball — a motorcycle to keep up with his brother. To Nancy Marcelli — high heeled wedgies. To Lucille DeBois — a black date book. To Nap Favreau — a new paper bag to replace one six years old. To |ohnny Bushe — a pair of shoulder pads to follow Choo Choo. To George Tetreault — a dictation machine and sec- retary. To Jane Dickerson — a scooter to catch the Sturbridge bus. To Andra Shepherd — a perpetual nickel for a coke. To George Metras — a toy gun to keep trouble away. To Susan Parker — a bushel basket for her apples. To Steven Tanionos — a portable gas pump. A On Dickens 7 Christmas Carol CLARE TULLY ' 48 A weary student came out of Mary Wells High School long after 3:00. It was a bleak and dreary day in December. When he arrived at home that night, the house was empty — his folks had gone to Boston for the week. He prepared a meager supper of a coke, two sandwiches, and a piece of three layer chocolate cake and then retired to the living room to do his homework. This student had many books and a great deal of homework to do. He sighed and stared at the pile of books. Ah — the curse of a senior! The wind howled and shutters banged — but the warm fire lulled him pleasantly and he was soon asleep. How long he dozed he knew not when suddenly he awoke with a start. A strange apparition appeared, a ghostly spectacle in the shape of a man came through the door! Had he been reading too much Hamlet Lately? Surely this wasn ' t a ghost? The person had a strange aura of sterness about him that was a bit frightening. Around his neck were pencils and. pens, and in his hand a sheaf of papers. Who are you, what do you want of me, Sir? the senior asked. The ethereal stranger answered, I am the Ghost of Last Term, I have come to show you the mistakes you have made. In a weak reply the boy said, All right, I ' ll come. The Ghost took him by the hand and flew out the window. As the fog cleared away he found himself in Mrs. Cook ' s room. Remember that test you didn ' t study for? That mark won ' t do you any good, said the Ghost of Last Term. Oh, groaned the boy, I remember now, and I ' m sorry I didn ' t study for it. Well, I hope you have learned a lesson from this, the Ghost said to the student. When the boy started to say Yes, he realized he was back in his own room. He opened a book and tried to study. He thought, that must have been a dream, how silly to heed a Ghost ' s advice! So he opened a magazine. Soon he became overcome with drowsiness. Like a flash, a masked spectre appeared before him. This ghost looked a trifle different from the other, and on his cloak was a question mark. I am the Ghost of Next Term, he said. Without a word he drew his cloak about the boy and they whizzed through space. They were soon in the office of the Dean of Admissions at the col- lege the boy hoped to attend. The dean was studying a report about the boy and shaking his head while saying, I see this boy doesn ' t have a very good report about his studying. It says he doesn ' t concentrate. Sorry, but he won ' t be good college material. The boy looked awfully disappointed, so the Ghost of the Future Term said, If you concentrate from now on, you can change this. Decide to study or to loaf. If you study, you can succeed. With that he vanished. The boy awoke, looked at the magazine in his ' hands, then threw it down quickly. Without a sound he picked up his English book and concentrated fierce- ly far into the night. She Says Shell Be Right With You RAMONA LeCLAIRE ' 48 (With Apologies to Phyllis Wrightl Don ' t sigh and tap your foot and frown — Five more minutes and she ' ll be down. There ' s a long list of things to do ' Twixt bubble bath and meeting you. A man just can ' t appreciate A girl ' s workout before a date. Bring on lipstick and powderbase And rouge to brighten her pale, tired face. Scissors and tweezer and brush and pin Curler and comb for our heroine. Fetch the polish for toe and finger, Spray her with scent, so he ' ll sniff and linger. Summon two garments of silk and elastic; One to uplift, and one more drastic. Put on her undies and fasten the hooks And zip on the girdle to help her looks. Anchor her stockings and buckle her shoes Fix bracelet catches and earring screws. Ease her gently into her gown; Button it up and smooth it down. Fill her purse with a kit of repairs, Then send her hurrying down the stairs. You men don ' t realize it takes a lot To turn a girl into what she ' s not. Paul Woodbury CarolE Daniels George BeLba Nancy MarCelli Nelson HOrr NorMan Staves TherEsa Proulx Ann Freeland LorRaine Vacher Gloria WhitE John BuShe Rita Serbert Vangel Michael GErald Suprenant WayNe Small

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