Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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PAGE EIGHT THE SASSAMON Qrahuatiun CELEBRITIES OF 1922 Best Looking Best Looking Most Popular Most Popular Best Natured Best Natured Boy-Robert Wright Girl--Ruth Wright Girl-Beryl Boardman Boy-Louis McDonald Girl-Wilmoth Johnson Boy-Jack Duguid Class Flirt Girl-Irma Godendorf Class Flirt Boy-Thaddeus Sharkey Wittiest Girl-Helen Houghton Wittiest- Boy-Charles Mahaney Athletic Girl-Mary Lord Athletic Boy-Walter Pine Quietest Girl-Marian Bransfield Quictest Boy-John Jennings Tallest Girl-Irma Godendorf' Tallest Boy-Lawrence Gayton Shortest Girl-Fannie Featherman Shortest Boy-Adolph Behrend Smartest Girl-Fannie Featherman Smartest Boy-Louis McDonald Girl Chatterbox-Ida Hurd Boy Chatterbox-Arthur Buckley Best Dressed Girl-Blanche Copithorn Best Dressed Boy--George Dean Woman Hater-John Jennings Man Hater-Minnie Yeager Class Bluff-Roy Haywood Class Clown-Linus Gavin Class Grind-Ida Hurd Most Popular Woman Teacher-Miss Elli- son Most Popular Man Teacher-Mr. White Class Baby-Alice Ward CLASS HISTORY One fine September morning, in 1918, we started our career in High School. Of course, we felt big and very important un- til we met the upper classmen, then sud- denly we changed and looked vainly for some corner to hide in. It didn't take us long to discover that the chief pleasure of the Sophomores was ducking, Evidently they forgot that they had been Freshmen the year previous. But, somehow, we man- aged to survive. For the first few weeks we studied our time schedules constantly, fearful lest we should go to the wrong classes, but gradu- ally the strangeness of everything wore off and we began to go around with a little confidence. Of course we were considered too young to have class parties and officers, but we had one consolation-the sub-fresh- men were younger and had even fewer privileges than we. By the last half of the year we had lost most of our g'reenness and considered ourselves quite grown up. This year was famous not only because we, the class of '22 entered N. H. S., but also for the ar- rival of Mr. Betts and Mr. Wliite, who are still with us. The second year the successful sub-fresh- men joined us. This gave us the largest class and also the brightest class ever. In this year Miss Simmington, one of our Eng- lish teachers, left. The Sophomore Eng- lish class gave her a gold piece. Miss Cur- rie, our Latin teacher, also left. The very fact that we were no longer Freshies made us determine to cast aside our retiring manners and get into things. We got into athletics first by contribut- ing a large number of real and would be athletes to the various teams. Not con- tent with our triumphs along this line we decided to do something all by ourselves, so we had a successful sleigh ride. Since we had now obtained the advanced standing of Sophomores, the Juniors conde- scendingly allowed us to attend their Prom, where, with envious eyes, we watched the upper classmen dance. While we were Sophomores, Mr. Gard- ner was added to the faculty, so to him fell the arduous task of driving a little Geometry' into our heads.

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FEW FAREWELL 1922 Farewell, Class of 1922. Your fine school spirit, scholarship, and many ath- lethes have left an influence long to be re- membered in good old N. H. S. Many of you are now going directly into the world of business, while others will go on to schools of higher education. What- ever you may undertake, we sincerely hope you will win by honest pursuit the fruits if success, thereby reflecting honor upon yourselves, your school, and your town. ALMA CARTIER. The Senior members of the Sassamon's editorial staff wish to thank all those who have contributed in any way to the success of the paper. As we leave the school, our interest in its paper will not wane. We have enjoyed every joke, story, and ex- change. The scholars must not think that the climax has been reached as to what the school paper can accomplish in the way of literary merit and influence, or in keeping every pupil cognizant of school events. New avenues or possibilities could be suggested and with the varied personali- ties that one finds in a school of four hun- dred, interesting opinions on current af- fairs could be stated. Each one must consider it his or her pa- per and feel it a privilege to contribute some article or witty remark which will provoke smiles and make all feel that there is a bright side to school life. As each Sassamon goes to press, the wearied editors might be heard to exclaim: Ah! a kingdom for a phonograph To place in our spacious hall, And on its waxen cylinder Retain the language of us all! M. F. A.

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THE SASSAMON PAGE NINE The third year we became Juniors and were permitted to occupy rooms twelve and eighteen, which, since these rooms are on the first floor, gave us time to sleep three extra minutes in the morning. How about it, Jack? As Juniors we were under the tender up care of Miss Pease and Miss Powers as home room teachers. Practically the first thing we did was to elect class officers. Bob Wright was unanimously chosen Presi- dent, Dot Derrick, Vice-President, Mary Long, Secretary, and last, but not least, Louis McDonald was elected to the ex- tremelyf?J easy position of Treasurer. These officers served us very well and everything went smoothly under their su- pervision, at least for us, although it was rumored that Mac had quite a job trying to collect class dues. We had a Hallowe'en party, which was so successful that we followed it with a Christmas party in the Gym. Nothing was lacking, even 'Santa Claus and a Christmas tree being present. We had proved that we could star social- ly and athletically, so in February we tried our skill in another line-that of dramat- ics. To celebrate Lincoln's Birthday we presented the one act play, The Day That Lincoln Died. The hearty applause of the audience proved to us that we hadn't whol- ly failed, although critics might have found many faults, had they been so disposed. In the Spring, we had our Prom. Every- body worked hard and made it the best ever. The hall was trimmed the prettiest it ever had been, the work of Miss Ratsey and the drawing class showing up to big advantage in the new idea of having sil- houettes as part of the decorations. The financial end of the Prom was just as suc- cessful as the social, with Mac taking charge. Miss Ellison joined us this year as one of our English teachers and became so well liked by everyone 'that we elected her as the most popular teacher. Last September we became dignified Seniors, which is all the name implies, and since then we have been setting the best of examples to the Freshmen. We reelected, unanimously, the officers of last year. It's lucky they are all good natured. In October we had our Hallowe'en party at Royal Arcanum Hall, where dancing, cider drinking, and games played a great part. If judged by the amount of shout- ing and the way the cider and doughnuts disappeared, we'll tell the world it was some success. At Christmas we had another party, at which gifts were exchanged and dancing enjoyed. Made brave by the dramatic success of our Junior year, the latter part of Janu- ary we presented a play in three acts, The Arrival of Kitty. The success of this play was due largely to the splendid coaching of Miss Ellison and the able business man- agement of Miss Sweet. n Mid-year exams came immediately after the play. Since then all our efforts have been bent towards our books and time has been given by the class, whole, to outside activities. This gives some general idea of the do- ings of the class of '22, during the last four years. I have left for Beryl Board- man, our most popular girl, the task of tell- ing you of our individual stars and the various fields in which they have won glory. little as a EDWARD MCKINNEY. CLASS CELEBRITIES No class history is complete without its celebrities, and as we have such a large and brilliant class, we have quite a list. In that time is short and space limited, I shall give just a bit about each and let your imagination do the rest. It wasn't until our Sophomore year that we began to spread out and a few of us got into the limelight of athletics. Piney, our class athlete, played football his second and third years, then captained the team his Senior year. Besides being the best