Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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I8 THE SASSAMON pupil. Iler future will be one to be looked on with great pleasure by her friends. There are so many good things that could be said about Geneve Wilde, that it is diflicult to know just what to say. For four years she has taken the whole college course with all its terrors, and she has come out amongst the highest in rank. Her friends, who are innum- erable know her as a bright and happy companion. Geneve always looks on the right side of life and thus her dis- position is sunny and exuberant. Ge- neve will surely meet success in all her undertakings for her perseverance in her work will always stand with her. This class numbers amongst its members many who are gifted with a quiet disposition, and among these no one is more popular than Raymond Foley. It is a pleasure to know a man who has the courage of his convictions and who maintains them in the face of all opposition. Such a man is Foley, and when he feels he is right, no power can shake him from his stand. This is a true test of a man and he has sur- vived the test. As a student he has performed his work in a conscientious manner, and is highly deserving, since he is one of the few boys who have received honor. Our best wishes go with him. The memory we have of Alvin Lea- vitt is his smile. For he has always tried to keep aloof from everyone and everything, that would in any way make him conspicuous. But this smile shall never be forgotten, for it reveals his disposition, and we are sure that disposition will always be a bright star in his life. Ruth Cassidy has always been loyal to her school and classmates. Drama- tics has been one of her hobbies. and the success of the senior play can be partly attributed to her untiring ef- forts. She is Athletic Editor of the Sassamon, and has worl-:ed hard to make the book a success: a glance through the Athletic Department shows some of the good work that she has done. This same energy applied to her future work will surely lead her to success. With pleasure we present to you Marion Walsh. Marion is a leader in all activities of the school, holding a place on almost every committee that our worthy President appoints. One of the chief pastimes of Marion is Ex- hibition Dancing. It would not sur- prise us a bit, dear friends, to hear that Marion had opened a new studio on North Avenue, where dancing is taught to the exclusive set. We all wish her the best of fortune. John Lee has always had a propen- sity toward athletics and his success has been due to his steady work on the gridiron. But Jack is a good stu- dent and has been rewarded, by his election to the Executive Committee of the English Society. His career has been marked by three qualities, quiet- ness, affability, and courtesy. Suffice it to say that jack should entertain no fear or doubt as to his future suc- cess. Quiet, modest and unassuming Frank Dudley has ever striven to keep the light of his talents hidden, and it was only after repeated urging that he was prevailed upon to accept the office of the President of the English Society. That position he has nlled with an ability, which would go far towards making any society successful. He has been also one of the leading athletes, taking part in all the sports of high school. Whatever vocation Frank may aspire to you may be certain that the application of his energies, as he is sure to apply them will result in success. To her friends Mary Fitzpatrick is a warm and jovial companion but it has pleased her to draw apart and to re- main quietly among us. Her unas- suming manner, however, has won the esteem of all her classmates and she leaves high school with the good wishes of all. joseph Clarke, our well-known sales- man in Oliver's Fish Market, is one of our popular young men. But the fact that he sells fish has nothing to do with his sense of truth, as he is a very upright man in every work he pursues. VVC are sure that this quality will bring

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THE SASSAMON 17 ferred on her the honors of Class Edi- tor in her Freshman and Sophomore year, Associate Editor in her Junior year and Editor-in-Chief in her Senior year. We need say nothing of the enormity of the task, and doubtless it would be of no avail, for to none but herself is there a fair concept of the mental strain, which the completion of such works entail. We could go on telling Miriam's accomplishments in volumes, for she is also an excellent pianist, and basketball player, but my space is limited, so I close, with the wishes of all for a great future. Every class contains a certain five or six who either by excessive burn- ing of the midnight oil or by the use of the gifts that nature has bestowed upon them shine a little brighter than the other intellectual lights around them. Marguerite Whitney is one of these leaders, for she has gained sec- ond honor, being salutatorian of our class. We are not qualified to say which of the two reasons is the secret of her success, or whether it is a com- bination of both, but at any rate Mar- guerite has one of the honors, which every student has struggled to gain during his high school career. It isn't hard to make a good guess at Mar- guerite's future. The past is an ex- cellent criterion by which to form our opinion-and having formed it, we ex- tend to her our best wishes. Anna Fitzpatrick is already well- known and needs no introduction. For it is Anna's pen that has written the other half of this history. In the class room Anna has been one of our popu- lar members. Her keen and sparkling wit has ever been a constant source of relief from the routine of class. There is no need to predict her future for one who has been such a successful student, will inevitably meet with like success in whatever work she may choose. llelen Brennan is one of those girls who are very popular with the men. She has always been a joy to the other sex, and cannot fund a place in school, but where she is forever the center of the gentlemen of our class. But to all Helen's companionship has been a source of pleasure. She has become known to us all as a jolly good class- mate, and it is the wish of all that every success attend her in the future. Another member of our class is Irene Cohan, who entered high school from the eighth grade. Her history is not only pleasing and happy, but also bright and illuminating. Irene has been endowed by nature with locks that shine resplendently and in spite of this fact or because of it, we know not which, she never allows herself to get excited. She possesses a disposition that is quiet and amiable and as a re- sult is popular with her classmates. She has won a place in our hearts as well as on the honor roll and we feel sure that her future will be one of success. Richard Spencer, my friends, is one of the few who helped to put the biz in the business affairs of the class of 1916. He has been the Subscription Editor of the Sassamon, and without him, no doubt, the funds would be few and far between. The word silent is one of the chief reasons of his suc- cess, little talk with much work seems to be his working motto. How- is not alone a business scholar for he has ob- ever, Richard man, he is a tained a place on the honor roll and is If you do not believe also a runner. he is a runner, ask the people of South Natick. We predict great things for him in the future because his zeal for work and his thorough gentlemanli- ness have proved valuable assets to him in his chosen work. In the summer of 1913 Hazel Sprott first heard the distant bell of the Natick High School, for, two years she had spent in Framingham. But when about to begin Junior Year, she answered the Natick High bell. We are exceed- ingly glad she did, for she has proven a most capable Captain of our first basketball team. She has also worked like a busy bee as Art and Exchange Editor for this last half year. She is to be given great credit for her suc- cess in this school, and to be sure she has been given it, for she is an honor

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THE SASSAMON I9 him success in the future. Hard as we have tried we have not become very well acquainted with Alice Scarry, but to all her friends she is a very jolly girl. She is a student, however, whose words speak ability and effort. In her quiet cheerfulness we have found an expression of the fin- est class spirit, and she is given the kindest wishes of all for a bright future. If a sunny disposition is a gift then Esther Gutterson has been especially favored by the gods. A charter mem- ber of the I should worry club, she takes things as they come-and if they don't come she leaves them. Which quality on the whole is an especially pleasant one with which to wander through life. Eleanor Simonds has, all during her course, been a faithful and energetic classmate both in the matter of study and in the social activities connected with school life. We can truthfully say that Eleanor has been a most pleasant companion and has won the friendship and good wishes of all. Now let us present Esther Pendle- ton, our Class Poet. Esther is very talented, especially so in acting, for she made a splendid success in the Senior play as Dorothy. Esther's lit- erary ability is exceptionally good, furnishing the English class with many artistic works. She has well deserved the honor she has been given as Class Poet, and she will leave with the kind- est wishes of all. Joseph Burke, our Class Prophet is worthy of great praise for his work on the Gridiron. For years he has helped to make up our team and has always proved himself capable of filling his position well. He is one of our most popular men, dependable at all times and energetic in every school activity. As we say Good Bye to joe we add, Good Luck. Alice Branagan is one of the beau- ties in our class. She is respected and loved by her classmates as a true, up- right, persevering girl. She is very quiet but nevertheless very popular with all. She is very much in demand as 'a member of all committees and for every undertaking in school. We are sure her future will be bright and suc- cessful. And last but not least Regina Rivers is a very quiet, unasuming girl. In class she is seldom heard, being con- tented to sit back quietly and let the others do the talking, but when it comes time to show her ability, Regina is ready with the right answer. As we look towards the future we see noth- ing but the best for Regina, and we wish her every success. All is over. With sad hearts, with trembling footsteps, we have em- barked. The old familiar scenes have faded from our blurred vision, the mists of worldly strife have gathered around us. But the lessons taught us and the guidance given us by our teachers in Natick High School will al- ways guide us and help us onward. Mary Casey. COMMERCIAL CLASS PROPHECY As the school year draws to a close, my mind is filled with thoughts of my classmates and their future. My thoughts are interrupted by the buzz- ing of a machine, and turning around I discover it to be an aeroplane and I am invited to go riding. After riding among the clouds I drift slowly back to earth and alight on the Main Street, in front of Clark's Block. Every- thing seems changed. A huge sign hung in front of one of the stores and I recognized the name on it as that of one of my classmates, Alice Scarry--dealer in confections. Through the windows I could see Alice hurrying back and forth weighing and selling candy. I walked across the Main Street and met one of the most dudish looking chaps I had ever met in all my travels. He had on a tall silk hat, a monocle in his eye and swung a cane and his shoulders at a high rate of speed. I gave a sidelong glance and much to my surprise found it to be john Ma- haney. He informed me that he was living in Newport and had married an heiress.