Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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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

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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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PAGE TEN THE SASSAMON captain yet, he was one of the strongest players. He also played baseball his junior and senior years, and basketball as well. Arthur Buckley, better known as Buck, was the only one of our class to make the football team his first year. He played two seasons, then, owing to injuries, did not appear again until his Senior year, when he played quarterback, proving one of the strongest men on the team. He is also our class chatterbox. Linus Gavin, commonly known as Fat, played football his second, third and fourth year, and because of his coy and coquet- tish ways has been dubbed our class clown. Tommy Connolly, our clever shortstop, has played baseball his last two years and basketball his Senior year. Besides being athletic, he has gained a far-famed repu- tation for his literary achievements as Edi- tor-in-Chief of the Room XI News, pub- lished in competition to the Daily Vifhispei-, of Room XII., edited by the witty Dave Ryan. Competition is still keen and we hope they will continue. Johnny Powers has played clever basket- ball his last two years and also made a good captain. Besides this he has played baseball his last year, and although he is fond of sleeping, he gets there. Jack Duguid, or Dubber, has played football the last three years and a little basketball. We expect any day to find him coaching a Wellesley College team. Chet Nichols has played football the last two years and basketball one year. He proved a successful comedian in the Senior play and caused much mirth as Sambo, the negro porter. He also represented Natick in the Grange speaking contest, this Spring. Ellwood Waters, better known as Pea- nut, in spite of being our smallest boy, has played basketball and captained the second team his last year, and has capably played second base on the baseball team for the last two years. Clayt Morrill played basketball his Junior year and the loss of his clever shoot- ing was keenly felt this last season. George Dean, or Gige, although class dude, is the original baseball player and has covered first base his Sophomore and Senior year. Buch Mahaney, our wittiest boy, has managed the baseball team and played football this year along with our best look- ing boy, Bob Wright, and our play hero, Ed. McKinney. Jimmie Hogan and Roy Hayward were managers respectively of the football and baseball teams. Mary Lord, known as Lordie, our ath- lete, has played on the basketball team for the last three years and has successfully managed the undefeated team of 1922. Mary Adams, our faithful side-center on the two years' championship teams, has been most generous in playing the piano for us on all occasions. She is also in the Pro Merito list for excellent scholarship. Irma Godendorf, our tallest girl and class flirt, has played basketball with the 1922 team, and also has given us some pleasing violin solos. ' All the celebrities aren't on the athletic fields, there are some who have chosen the typewriter for their exercise and have won either medals or certificates or both for an average of over forty words a minute for ten and fifteen minutes. Coming in order, Fannie Featherman, although the smallest girl, has earned the highest honor in type- writing and also that of being valedictori- an. Next comes Margaret Coan, who is a firm believer in having a lunch between B and C periods. Mary Morrill, a rather quiet girl, comes next, followed by Evelyn Nims and Hilda Robinson, Dorothy Derrick, John Powers, Beryl Boardman, and John Jennings, our woman hater. Next, Doris King, Alice Ward, our class baby, Harry Blumenthal, and Mary Long, our salutator- ian. Our Senior play, The Arrival of Kitty, coached by Miss Ellison, was a roaring suc- cess and we cleared approximately 8300. The role of Bobbie Baxter, the hero, played by Ed McKinney, was perfect, but when he masqueraded as Kitty, just ask Gayton what kind of a girl he makes. What was in that bottle, anyway? Louis McDonald, our most popular boy, in playing the part of Willie Winkler, had