Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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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.

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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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20 THE SASSAMON I asked him several questions re- garding my classmates but he had been out of Natick for so long that he knew little of their whereabouts. He did know, however, that Ruth Cassidy, who was noted for holding her own in the Commercial Law Class, was now a successful woman lawyer, hav- ing won some of the most remarkable cases on record. I walked down by the High School and heard strains of music. The doors were open and I thought I would pay a visit for old times' sake. I went into the Assembly Hall and much to my joy and surprise found that the gradu- ating class of 1916 was having a reunion. julia Slamin and Mae Powers were sitting over near the door and I slip- ped in quietly beside them. Julia and Mae, who were very talkative as usual, gave me some valuable news. They were now coaches of basketball in Rad- cliffe and Smith Colleges. Ada Augustine was missing and they informed me that she was a toe dancer over in Europe and had danced before sovereigns. Alice McCordick was living in Mexi- co, having married a Spaniard whom she met after she obtained a position as Spanish interpreter. XVhere is Grace Montieth? I ask- ed. Oh! She's a leader in high so- ciety in VVashington and is engaged to Reginald Van de XVyte, whom she met while soiourning at Palm Beach. Joe Marinofsky was sitting across the hall glittering with diamonds and dressed in the height of fashion. He was now a millionaire, having 'made his fortune as a tailor and designer in New York. Anna Fitzpatrick was busily occu- pied arguing about VVoman's Suffrage and I was informed that she was spending her entire time along this line. She was not of the militant type, however. Marion VVelch was holding the re- sponsible position as librarian in the Public Library in South Natick. In the center of a group of young men I noticed a dashing beauty talk- ing gaily, and on close observation found it to be Mary Burke who was a famous prima donna. I thought I would walk around the hall and meet some of my classmates, but was interrupted by the entrance of a pious looking minister, who was no other than Forrest Lockhart. He said that he was pastor of a LARGE parish over in Sherborn. . Helga Benson was sitting quietly by the side of a fine-looking man, who I was told, was a Westerner. Helga and he were married. Mary Griffin was rushing around, very business-like, as usual. She had become proprietor of th'e Colonial Inn, and was most efficient in her manage- ment. Not only were her guests well fed, but well entertained by her witty remarks, her pet scheme being to tell some funny story while her guests were trying to eat. Regina Rivers had attained her long desired vocation and was now a nurse in Washington. I wonder what the at- traction was there? Florence Chamberlain had married after accomplishing a great deal as an artist, her masterpiece being A View of Felchville by Moonlight. jimmy Connell and Jacky Cole- man were ambitiously rising, having just bought out the Barnum 8z Bailey Circus, after knocking about the world for many years. The two of them, when unoccupied, charm their audi- ences with their FAVORITE SELEC- TION, What A Wonderful Mother You'd Be. Margaret McGrath has finally set- tled down in matrimonial bliss right here in Natick. After breaking many hearts she seems satisfied with her CHOICE. Joe Burke has become a famous au- thority in athletics and has taken Percy Haughton's place as coach at Harvard. joe has outgrown his former bashful- ness and is very popular among the ladies. Ermelina Bianchi, always clever in dramatics, had won greater fame than Ethel Barrymore and Sarah Bernhardt as an emotional actress. We always expected such a career for Ermelina. D