Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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24 THE SASSAMON Twenty-scventli:-To Charles Bar- ker, we bequeath a Book on Oratory in appreciation of his efforts along that line. 'l'wcnty-eighth:-To the Boys' Bas- ket llall team. we leave the memory of that trip to the Cape, and the dent it made in the finances. Twenty-ninth :-To the Baseball and Football teams, we leave our sin- cerest wishes for a successful season next year, from all points of view. Thirtietli:-To the junior class, we gladly leave those unfortunates, who were not able to secure sixty-six points in four years. Likewise, we make, constitute, and appoint our superintendent Mr. Wil- lard, and our principal, Mr. Montgom- ery, to be co-executors of this our last VVill and Testament, hereby revoking all former VVills by us made. In Witness Whereof, we have here- unto subscribed our name and affixed our seal, the thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen. The above instrument was sub- scribed by the said Senior Class in our presence, and acknowledged by. them to each of us: and they at the same time declared the above instrument, so subscribed, to be their last Will and Testament, and we, at their request, have signed our names as witnesses hereto, in their presence and in the presence of each other, and written op- posite our names our respective places of residence. Senior Class. Wellesley High School. Senior Class, Framingham High School. Senior Class, Wayland High School. Grace Montieth. EXCHANGE - The Sassamou is glad to acknowledge thc following exchanges: Harvard .Alumni Bulletin, Boston, Mass. The Echo, XVinthrop H. S., Mass. The Record, Smith Academy, St. Louis, Mo. The School Life, Melrose H. S., Mass. Mt. Hollis Outlook, Holliston H. S., Mass. The Taltler, Nashua H. S., N. H. Clarion, Arlington H. S., Mass. - E. Z. Marc, Templeton H. S., Bald- winsville, Mass. CRITICISMS Thr Echo-XVe think your paper well arranged. E. Z. Marc-You have a well written editorial. Your exchange department would be more interesting if you would criticise your exchanges. Mt. Hollis Outlook-Your stories are very clever. Wouldn't a few cuts add to your paper? Theorem III-Any cat has three tails. Given-Any cat. To prove-That it has three tails. Proof :- ' No cat has two tails fAx. 131 Any cat has one more than no cat CAX. 3475 Any cat has three tails. CEquals added to equals-1 Tail plus 2 tailsj.-Q. E. D. Ex.

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THE SASSAMON 23 First :-After all our lawful debts are paid and discharged, we give and bequeath to this High School, for the use of all, a beautiful green curtain, which we feel sure will add to the beauty of future theatricals. Second:-To the junior class, we give the sole right to occupy the front seats on the left hand side of the as- sembly hall every Monday morning. Third :-To the above-named class, we also give and bequeath the use of all our books, to be used by them for one year ffor some, perhaps longerj. We hope these books will not be used to such an extent as to require rebind- ing. Fourth :-To the teachers, we leave the memory of the past four happy years, to be cherished by them until the end of time. Fifth :-To the school, we leave our class picture to be hung in a conspic- uous place, and to be looked upon by all, as the class who paid everybody's bills. Sixth :-We leave the Sassamon to the next staff, to be run by them as successfully as former staffs have done so. fEspecially, financiallyj Seventh :-To the juniors, we leave rooms eleven and eighteen, to be occu- pied by them as their home rooms next year. In addition to this. we give them the right to clean the desks in these rooms before each vacation. -Eighth :-To Room 29, we leave a tea-set to be used by all English class- es at their afternoon teas. Ninth :-We leave the moon, which we have used at our dances, to all classes coming after, to be used by them at their annual junior Prom and Senior Reception. Tenth :-To John Mahaney, we leave a copy of Sweet Cider Time, as a compliment to his singing abilities. Eleventh :-To the freshmen, we leave Opportunity, to be appreciated and valued by them through their four years in High School. Twelfth :-We leave our good wishes to the English Society, with which we have spent many a happy evening, and hope they will miss the talent that our class has lent them. Thirteenth :-To the sophomores, we leave the care and trouble, that We have endured for the last two years, to be placed on their shoulders beginning their junior year. Fourteenth :-We leave a rattle to Mary Casey, believing it to be a suit- able gift for the baby of the class. Fifteenth :-To the junior class, we leave our name Senior, which they may use next year, taking great care of it. Sixteenth :-To the freshmen, we also leave our manners and conduct, to be used by them during their High School course. Seventeenth :-We leave our best wishes to the Debating Society, which has made orators of some of the mem- bers of our class. Eighteenth :-To joseph Marinof- sky, we leave a spelling book which his English class knows he badly needs. Nineteenth 1-To the juniors, we leave the expectation of current events in chapel, and the graduation essays. Twentieth :-To our 'janitor, we leave one ton of coal, to be used in case of shortage next year. Twenty-first:-To all coming class- es, we leave the fire drills, the lunch counter, the book reports, recesses, and afternoon sessions. Twenty-second :-We leave the foot- ball team in care of Joseph Dwyer in whose hands, we know it will receive good care. Twenty-third:-To Miss Sweet and Miss Simington, we leave the agony and suspense of those essays that were passed in the last day of grace. Twenty-fourth:-To the Athletic Association, we leave the memory of that long-talked of cow. We hope 'twill never be forgotten. Twenty-fifth:-To the juniors, we leave our lockers, and the right of way in the daily rush for the mirror in the dressing room. Twenty-sixth:-To the Girls' Bas- ket Ball team, we leave regrets that it shall lose so many fine players through our graduation, but our best wishes for a successful team next year.

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THE SASSAMON 25 ALUMNI Attendez! Have you forgotten that you are still members of N. H. S. and that the Sassamon is the N. H. S. paper? Why have you deserted it? The Sas- samon needs your subscription--you need the Sassamon. Why not send in your name to the alumni editor with sixty cents for a year's subscription? There are four issues a year at fifteen cents a copy. Fifteen cents a copy is cheap for the Sassamon, especially the commencement number. Seize your opportunity-you'll never regret the step. The Sassamon needs the money. Show your loyalty and sub- scribe! . MY LITTLE OLD BRAIN My little old brain seems covered with rust - For balky and barren it stands: And my little lead pencil is worn to dust And my eraser is ever at hand. Time was when my little old brain worked fair, And my pencil would seldom halt, But that was the time when I had no care For verse or a rhyming fault. lfVhy don't you come when I call, oh thought Why don't you answer? I said. Then lying down on my little cot I dreamt till the darkness fied. And as I was dreaming, inspiration came And worked out my poem for me. But the hours were many ere daylight came And my little old brain worked free. Ay, faithful and ready the prose thought stood Each in the same old place Awaiting a call from out the wood A chance to achieve some grace. And I wonder, as gazing that dull brain thru Into the dust that has gathered there What has become of that thought I knew Ere I waked me and combed my hair. Marian Wright, 'l4. HGLEANED FROM A 'PRE-MEDIC' About two years ago the American Medical Association, of which Tufts Col- lege Medical School is a member, voted that all medical students shall have had in addition to a four years course in high school a year of pre-medical work including the study of Physics, Chemis- try, Biology, and either French or Ger- man. The purpose of this course is primarily to familiarize the student with the sci- ences on which his future medical course is based. Another purpose of this course is to accustom the student to the environ- ment of a medical school. To take a high school student from the Latin or Algebra class-room and then to plunge him, without further preparation, into the totally different realm of Anatomy is to produce a severe mental strain upon the student. By means of companionship with the upper class men the novice is given an insight into his future work. When I tell some people of what my course consists it is not unusual for them to remark- Gee, what a snap. But it is no snap I can assure you. Physics for us is a specialized course for future medical students, and our lecturer tries to make it plain to us that physics is inanimate physiology. Anyone with a pronounced antipathy for irritating odors and complicated equa- tions I should not advise to take our course in chemistry, for chemistry with all its trials and troubles is the life and death of a pre-medic. Biology, the twin of physics is a much more peaceful study which, besides add- ing to a man's general knowledge, is a first-class aid in the bridling of one's temper. just imagine, if you please, that you were searching for a minute organ- ism under high-power objection of a mi- croscope. Perhaps you may find one af- ter a half an hour's search, and then you will hasten to inform your neighbor of your good fortune when presto !-he has escaped, and the headache which the search has given you'is in vain. Let those who imagine that German will be the death of them read Ban und