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

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THE CRIMSON AND GRAY PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY E. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUME XXXI DECEMBER, 1947 NUMBER 1 CRIMSON AND GRAY STAFF 1947-1948 Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor Business Manager Secretary . Treasurer Subscription Manager Business Staff William Coderre Richard St. Martin Murat Regip Allen Greene Robert Craig Jordan Zaek Philip Cheney Raymond Casavant Ronald DiGregorio William Powers Subscription. Staff Nancy Knight Steve Pappas Mary Piccione Katherine Hyland Dexter Clifford Christine Ferguson Faculty Adviser Miss Fitzgerald Thomas Stoupis Patricia Lewis Robert Keyes Jeanne LeBlanc George Bibeau Clare Tullv Editorial Staff Alumni Jean Meunier Athletics Helen Pienta Vincent DelVecchio Exchanges Alyne Eaves Locals Pauline Hefner Helen Boucher Pauline St. Onge Marcia Small Prattle Ramona LeClaire Typing Staff Louisa Ziu Pauline Tremblay Constance Staves Lorraine Proulx Shirley Girard Barbara Theriault COVER DEPARTMENT HEADINGS TABLE OF CONTENTS Robert Lundstrom ' 49, and Roy Provost ' 49 Robert Lundstrom ' 49 PACE WELCOME CULLIVERETTES OF 1951 Kent Blair ' 49, Lois LePage ' 49, Lucille Trudeau ' 49, Marcia Small ' 49, Helen Pienta ' 48, Pauline St. Onge ' 49, Robert Craig ' 49, David Varnum ' 49, Bob Cenereux ' 49, Ann Marie Flynn ' 49, Norman Cloutier ' 51, Stuart Barr ' 49 EDITORIALS Ronald Sheriffs LITERATURE loan Lakin ' 51 ' 48, Donald Grenier ' 49, Ann Maloney ' 50, Peterson ' 48, Shirley Cirard ' 48 Helen Boucher ' 48, Harold Paul Woodbury ' 51, David Boudreau ' 48, Nita LaRochelle ' 49, Barbara St. Martin ' 49, Harry Desrosiers ' 49, Tom Stoupis ' 48, Alyne Eaves ' 48. Lois Gagnon ' 50, Roberta Palmer ' 48, Norma Cassavoy ' 50, Jackie Lucier ' 49, Shirley DiFederico ' 48 Phyllis Agard ' 49 LOCALS ALUMNI SPORTS . • Anthony Sobieski ' 51, John Allabashi ' 48 PRATTLE .... . . Carmen Stanto ' 48, Joan Madura ' 48, Kae Hyland ' 50, Jean Meunier ' 48, Martha Phillips ' 51, Phyllis Agard ' 49, Ramona LeClaire ' 48, Clare Tully ' 48, Lois Gagnon ' 50, Barbara St. Martin ' 49, J. Dexter Clifford ' 50, George Tetreault ' 48, Theodore Hong ' 50 12 16 17 20

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DECEMBER, 1947 Welcome Gulliverettes of 1951 The Gulliverettes KENT BLAIR ' 49 I really don ' t know, have you ever met The couple they call the Gulliverettes? Their adventures are many, the world they do roam; Why sometimes I ' ve heard they even come home. They had two adventures that really were swell, One to the land where the bold giants dwell; The next after crossing several deep seas They came to the land of the wee pygamees, Here in this little palace, Wells High whose name, You will see in the hall, or the portals of fame; Those poor little Freshmen so skinny and small Stand next to a Junior so strong and so tall You ' ll see them with books and notebooks galore; Which reach from the ceiling right down to the floor. They talk and they jabber and they giggle all day, While the traffic officers yell, Get along on your way. But we, being Juniors and Seniors, you know; The best hospitality to Freshmen show For after probation for three years they ' ll be The sophisticated Seniors of dear Mary E. The Gulliverettes Take Over LOIS LEPAGE ' 49 LUCILLE TRUDEAU ' 49 In the beginning of September, 1947, a new and large family of tiny people moved into the renowned institution of Wells High. Their amazement, bewild- erment, and utter confusion concerning the new and different surroundings, gave the older and more ex- perienced giants a real opportuity to exercise their authority. Of course, in order to get acquainted with these newcomers, it was necessary for them to be noticed (which could be accomplished only by having them stand out) — by having them be different — very dif- ferent. Styles were chosen for the tiny people to wear which were mixtures of 18th century, modern, coun- try, and city. Good-naturedly our tiny people agreed to the re- quests of their superiors, and chaos filled the week. As a reconciliation and to prove good intentions, cele- bration took place at the end of the week. New friendships commenced, amendments were made, and altogether a grand time was had by all. At last everyone was considered one large family — ■ no further exceptions. Yes, the little people no longer had to fear the giants — they had jumped the hurdle. They are growing very quickly, and as they pro- gress, they too, lend a hand in the preparations for next year ' s new-comers and also share the frequent good-times throughout their stay. The Gulliverette Twins MARCIA SMALL ' 49 The other day I had the most peculiar assignment in my career as the dashing reporter, Jack Blake. Surely, you have heard of me! I cover all the news in Worcester County and of course I always scoop the other papers. Now, where was I? Oh, yes — that peculiar assign- ment. It all came about in this way: I was sitting calmly at my desk, writing up a fea- ture story, when along came the editor with that cer- tain gleam in his eye that always means a disagreeable task. After much hemming and hawing, he finally got around to saying that Mary E. Wells High School had a big scoop — probably just something about the dra- matic club — but he wanted me, Jack Blake, to go up there and see what it was all about. After deciding that I could climb that hill more easily than lose my job. I flung out the door. I was in quite a mood when I finally reached the high school, all out of breath. However, I forgot everything else after Mr. Robertson had told me his story. He claimed that he had two new pupils, called the Gulliverette twins, about one inch tall! After hunting high and low, he located the twins perched on the telephone. No one seemed to know where they had originally come from, and certainly I have never, in all my experience, seen a place where people dress as the twins were. The boy had on a woman ' s dress, hat and apron, while the girl was wearing men ' s trousers and a shirt. Mr. Robertson informed me that some days the girl wore shoes of different heights, unmatched stockings, and dSs- reputible coiffures. The boy was just as bad with ties worn down his back, lipstick, and earrings. During my interview with them, they talked intel- ligently, although they seemed confused among so many normal-sized people. The teachers were at their wit ' s end because the twins were always late to class, having lost their sense of direction in the cor- ridors teeming with other pupils. I returned to my office in rather a dazed condi- tion and the editor, refusing to believe my story, al- most fired me. To this day he doesn ' t believe me, as the next week the twins had become thoroughly initiated in the ways of Wells and now it is impossible to distinguish them from the other pupils. But I know it ' s true. I saw them!