Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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THE SASSAMON PAGE SEVEN not earn and give sixty cents to make the Sassamon a better magazine? You showed your school spirit by pay- ing your ten cents a week football dues. Why not pay up your Sassamon dues? The Sassamon is your magazine and it ' s up to you to support it. L. W. B. The Sassamon gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the following exchanges: The Oracle, Manchester, N. H. The Blue Pencil, Walnut Hill School, Natick. The Philomath, Framingham, Mass. The Pinkerton Critic, Derry, N. H. The Waltham High School Mirror, Wal- tham, Mass. The Magnet, Leominster, Mass. Lasell Leaves, Lasell Seminary, Auburn- dale, Mass. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y. N. H. S. FOOTBALL BANQUET Thursday evening, February fith, the High School Gym was the scene of much merriment when the Athletic Association gave the 1918 football team a banquet and dance. At 6:30 about thirty-five of the squad with their principal, Mr. Betts, coach, Mr. Pendleton, manager, Mr. White, Su- perintendent of Schools, Mr. Willard, and Mr. Potter, Mr. Whipple and Mr. Bailey, members of the School Board, sat down to the banquet served by McNeil, the cat- erer. After the meal was over, Mr. Betts, acting as chairman, called on Mr. White, who gave out N ' s to fifteen members of the squad and announced the result of the election. Ray Wardell, the Captain for 1919, made a speech thanking members of the squad for the honor conferred upon him. Elden Patterson then made a very ef- fective speech presenting Chick Burke, the retiring Captain, with a small gold football from the squad. Chick Burke thanked the team for the gift, for their cooperation in making the season a suc- cess, and the Athletic Association for the feed. Mr. Potter, Chairman of the School Board, spoke briefly commending the team on its success. Mr. Pendleton, Faculty teacher and coach, was then called upon amid loud cheers of acclamation. He spoke of the pleasure he had felt in being associated with the town of Natick, with the High School, and especially with fellows of the High School. He then presented Burke with the football used in the Framingham game, on which were painted the scores of the 1918 games. Mr. Willard, then, on behalf of the team and citizens of the town, presented Mr. Pendleton with a pair of cuff links and a scarf pin. At eight o ' clock the banquet broke up and three loud cheers for Mr. Betts, Mr. Willard, Mr. Pendleton and members of the School Committee were given. The boys invited guests and dancing was enjoyed from 8:30 until 10:30 for which music was furnished by the High School orchestra. The boys report an unusually good time, and look forward to a success- ful season next year. The Sassamon Board, in order to secure a close cooperation of its members, have planned a Constitution. The introduction, to which suitable by-laws have been adder ' ., is printed below. CONSTITUTION OF THE SASSAMON The students of the Natick High School do hereby proclaim and establish that the Sassamon shall be the School Magazine. Its purpose shall be to create among the students an interest in school activities, as well as to set a standard of composition which they may not only try to attain, but to surpass. The following by-laws should be ob- served by the Board : L That this Constitution be read at the first meeting of each year.

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PAGE SIX THE SASSAMON (ptotiaj WTK Subscribe to the 111 1 Fie Sassamon ! Write p) • for the Sassamon! r nze w h y not? of course, we are satisfied with the present method of collecting material, but does writing for the Sassamon need to be com- pulsory? How do other magazines get material? They surely do not have to hunt for contributors. The next issue will prove whether or not you, each and every one, are backing the school paper. Instead of being compulsory, contributions will be entirely voluntary. Are you willing to co- operate with us? We hope so and we ex- pect it. Don ' t disappoint us! A definite date will be assigned for material to be in and a small prize given to the best contri- bution printed. Make that prize yours! Contribute, and have the satisfaction of feeling that you at least have had some part in making the Sassamon a success! Start now, time is short! E. R. E. We Since we have had two long Ol • 1 } vacations, kJIllIK.r caused by the flu, the question which is uppermost in our minds is how we shall be able to accomplish the extra amount of work which remains to be done. Of course, the instructors will be obliged to give out longer assignments than the ones which we have been accustomed to have. But no matter how lengthy the lessons are, let us not be shirkers, saying, Oh, why do they give us such long lessons? They know we won ' t have time to learn them. Instead, let us take whatever comes our way with willing minds and cheerful countenances. If we work faithfully and learn as much as we possibly can of the lessons which are given us, we shall probably find that we slowly, but surely, will regain the ground which was lost by our enforced vacations. H. R. M. D f Students of Natick High School, ' do you know what it means to edit a magazine and edit it successfully? Do you realize the great advance in print- ing prices? Our bill for merely typesetting was three times as much this year as in previous years. Are you willing to stand back of us financially and support us when we need it? If so, then you know that every student must be working together with all the rest for the good of the magazine. Further- more, every student must be loyal to the magazine and allow nothing to change his attitude. Here is where you can cooper- ate effectively. Several of you earned and gave five dol- lars to the United War Fund Drive. Why

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PAGE EIGHT THE BASSAMON II. That every two weeks, on a definite day, to be agreed upon by the Board, there shall be a meeting. III. That the Editor-in-chief shall send a no- tice around at each regular meeting at some fitting time, near the close of school. IV. Board Meeting: The penalty in all cases if absent three consecutive meetings being suspension from the Board ; when the Board will elect a new member. V. That the secretary shall read at each meeting the notes of the previous meeting. VI. That the business clerk shall at each meeting read his report. VII. That the subscription editor shall at each meeting read his report. VIII. That all material shall be collected and handed in four weeks before date of print- ing. IX. That this Constitution is subject to amendment for any sufficient reason. SCHOOL NEWS Miss Marjory Cooley, from the Chandler School of Shorthand has charge of the Stenography and Typewriting classes dur- ing Miss Knowles ' absence. The Sassamon Board regrets sincerely the loss of its efficient Business Manager, Charles Burke, whjo has entered M. I. T. Charles Burke and Robert Buckley, pres- ident and vice-president, respectively, of the Senior Class, have entered M. I. T., Lyman Spooner and Fred Fannon were elected as temporary officers for the class. The Sassamon Board welcomes Mr. Ran- kin and hopes that his stay here will be long and pleasant. An orchestra has been organized by Miss Melchert, from members of the music classes. We are indeed sorry to hear that Miss Knowles is still confined to the Framing- ham Hospital, after a prolonged attack of influenza. She was able to return to school a few days after it started, in January, but was compelled to again leave school. We hope that she will soon enjoy good health and be with us again. Framingham, Natick and Arrogance The article printed in The Philomath, the Framingham High School magazine, gave the readers of The Sassamon mujh delight. The article, The Team, Natick, and You, must have been written by one who had far-reaching ideals not obtainable by the Framingham Team. Framingham, we ask you what you mean by your statement, Natick — arrogant, im- pudent, boastful Natick ? We would con- sider that an insult even if we had been thrust to the lowest depths of defeat; but as we were victorious, we look upon it as mere jealousy. You certainly were preparing — but for what??? It seems that the large supply of megaphones and cough drops gave out far too soon, as they failed to help you win your game. Your team may have worked, but not enough to defeat that won- derful team from Natick. All Framingham did turn out to help cheer their famous team on to victory. How much good did it do??? The lungs of those two thousand rooters were far surpassed by those of Natick. By the article, it is quite plainly seen that you, (Framingham), have been doing a little boasting yourself. Remember, Framingham, He who boasts shall gain nothing. In your last prophecy the picture of the defeated Natick team, leaving the field amid a tumult of jeers, was vividly carried out by your own men. Now Framins ham, Natick — Arrogant, Impudent, Boastful Natick — thanks you for publishing your prophecy, as it shows the other preparatory schools what your sportsmanship really is. We thank you.