Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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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

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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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26 THE SASSAMON Tatigkeit des Menschlichen Korpers, and Klcmperer's Klinische Deagnostikf' 'llhey will never grumble at Wilhelm Tell again. In regard to social life at school, any one of our students will tell you that Tufts is an extremely sociable place. I don't believe that any student in there ever died of melancholia or loneliness. To hear the conversation of the students about their class banquets one would be almost lead to think that they never did anything but eat. Each class has its ban- quet besides whatever dances and recep- tions they may care to hold. To be sure, we have to go to school six days of the week, and on Satur- day afternoon we feel as though we could try the Rip Van Winkle stunt, but we all acknowledge that we are glad when Monday morning comes. Arnold Buster Carrington, 1915. JUNIOR PROM Friday evening, April 28th, the an- nual reception of the Juniors to the Seniors was held in the Assembly Hall. There was a goodly number of stu- dents and former graduates present. The patronesses were Miss Elva Coulter and Miss Caroline Clifford who, with the officers of the Junior Class, President, Joseph Dwyer, Vice President, Frieda Diehlg Secretary, Harold Robinson, and Treasurer, Julia Oliver were in the receiving line from eight to eight-thirty. Dancing was greatly enjoyed from eight-thirty until twelve. This was due to the excellence of Allen's Sing- ing Orchestra, to the fact that the ma- jority of the Juniors had taken special dancing lessons for the occasion, and that there were two moonlight num- bers. The committee in charge of the re- ception included the following: Wal- ter Montieth, Eleanor Bowen, Lucille Ambler, A. Carl Jensen, and Annie Burns. Those on the committee on decorations were Eleanor Bowen and Norman Trippe. The class is elated over the fact that their profits were over twelve dollars, due to the fine work of the above com- mittees. To the business men of the town who so kindly assisted them, the class wishes to express its appreciation. N. S. T. The following girls received their let- ters for Basketball, Elizabeth Murphy Josephine Gavin Miriam Eldridge Mary Casey Hazel Sprott CCapt.J Mary Powers Beatrice Robinson