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

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OUR PRINCIPAL T0 THE CLASS OF 1953 he graduatlon theme The Hlstory of Southbrldge IS most appropr1ate Hence lt seems f1tt1ng that I call to your attentlon the advantages you have rece1ved by belng part of th1s commun1ty In the f1rst place you have been most fortunate 1n that you have lovmg and far slghted par ents Parents 1n many mstances who have sacrlfxced much 1n order that you could complete a neces sary educatxon Secondly you have had the benef1t of sp1r1tual leaders of the very f1nest type These great men of whatever denom1nat1on have taught you the lesson of de cent l1v1ng tolerance and under stand1ng Th1rdly you have had the op portu.n1t1es of good schools From your pr1mary days to your gradu at1on day you have been gulded and lnstructed by teachers of unswervmg loyalty to your needs F1nally you have had a un1ted commumty behlnd you Churches schools clubs and 1ndustr1es have contr1buted txme and money to make your l1fe 1n the communlty pleasant and prof1table These four polnts do not by any means cover the many advantages you have recewed IH Southbrldge but they are truly four pr1celess g1ftS What do you 1ntend to do 1n return for these? Pr1v1leges such as you have recelved always brmg respons1b111t1es But Southbmdge does not expect you to repay 1n monetary ways Southbndge hopes each of you w1ll become a worthy c1t1zen Southbrldge hopes that you w1ll contlnue to make the commun1ty grow and prosper as your ancestors and parents have done Southbr1dge hopes you w1ll brmg any advanced tra1n1ng and Sk111S you may acqu1re home and contrlbute every day to the l1fe of the commun1ty And as Southbr1dge hopes for you so do I 714 Wdlaiiz T , . . H . ! . , A 0 A V x ' 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 ' . ggi' ' - ., is ! wi . . : ' 1 s . a a , . . . . , . .

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OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS g31RTDGg 4 1 gl Q, 'YK E 1 5' 5' X3'?L 5 I 5 S 71-l Q0 TO THE CLASS OF 1953 s of th1s moment the glow and 1nsp1rat1on of youth 1S yours For you the doors of l1fe are now open1ng w1de and a new and great adventure awa1t Y s you our h1gh school graduat1on day W111 soon dawn Before long you w111 be challenged to cope w1th exper1ences whlch to you are as yet unknown and strange Th1s 1S a sacred txrne 1n your career. Much w11l depend upon the w1sdom of our outhf ld y y u ec1s1ons Therefore th1nk deeply and act w1se1y 1f you would attam that full measure of happ1ness that you des1re and w1ll thereby deserve. To cl1mb steep h1lls requ1res slow pace at f1rst IS the caut1ous and clever admon1t1on of the great Shakespeare. Tr1f1es make perfect1on, and perfectlon 1S no tr1fle sald M1chelan elo. v 8 F1nal1y, let me urge you to dwell upon the 1rnmorta1 words of the sllver tongued a d n lmcornparable Clcero when he sa1d, No man was ever great wlthout a touch of the d1v1ne afflatus. My best w1shes to each of you 1n all s1ncer1ty and earnestness. Supermtendent of Schools ,4l.,W44Afaif2f4 et. Yx , oo , A73 'O .fa f gr 67 0 5 Y-ff' q gg, A Q I :Q lid 'S S, 4 IKE Z aff 'N-, - Qt 5 Of up O 0 y 5 wt . I lf wean' 0 -. f 15- . . . . , . . . . . , . .

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OUR SCHOOL PERSONNEL -Q F1rst row Mrss Troy M1ssCoderre Mrs Beauregard M1ssCorb1n Mrss Frtzgerald Second row Mr Robertson Pr1nc1pal Mrss Howe Mr McMahon Mr Varnam Mrss Tart Mr Lane Thrrd row Mtss Butz Mrs Kyrtos Mrss Bordeur Mrs Adams Secretary Fourth row Mrs Small Mr Desroches Mrss Van Etten Mr Hobart Mtss Hefner DEPARTMENTS ART AND MUSIC FOREIGN LANGUAGES Cla1reJ Butz Kathryn H Beauregard Claude Lacouture Rose Brodeur Paulj Sweet Estelle C Hefner Eleanor S Van Etten HOUSEHOLD ARTS Loutse B Corbrn C OMME RC IA I. Barbara Kyrtos Pauhne M Aucom Constance Coderre Persts F Howe Frances Troy Elste B Wanerka MAT HEMAT IC S and SC IENC E Edward Desroc es Emo F Laakso Harryl McMahon Elrnor Small Ltndzay Varnam ENGLISH Dorothy L Bartolt Laura Chapman SOCIAL STUDIES Eva Casavant Thecla Frtzgerald Dan1e1 Hobart Flora K Tart C AF ETE RIA Margaret Tuttle GU IDANC E Wrllram A Julren SPECIAL DEPARTMENTS 4 Paul A Kuhart Arthur D Lane John E Welch SCHOO L NU RSE Lottte LeBlanc SECRETARY Nora B. Adams wt.. , if Q. : 2 T M: , , W ' , ,A V , f 3 i I-if ' ' I ' ' j ' i . ' 1 ji . O' '- , - S. I as .v- 0 Q . N., 4. Lf Q ' 'vs' if , , . ' . . . . . . . . . . , ' ' I ' . . ' . . . L ' - ' l 1 ' I ' 9 I ' ' ' 1 1 ' ' ' n - 1 - : - n - 1 1 ' 1 - Ex