Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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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

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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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THE SASSAMON PAGE ELEVEN all the trials and troubles of a hardwork- ing brother to Aunt Jane, a wealthy mid- dle-aged vamp, played to perfection by Peg LaVarge. Roe Leavitt made a wonderful look- ing heroine, whose romance finally ended in a satisfactory way. Bob Wright, our best looking boy, took the part of Ting, a college boy masquerad- ing as a bell hop. He has been our class president for two years. Kitty Benders, the actress, was played by Dot Derrick and without a doubt she did the part to perfection. The part of Susette, the French maid, was played by Mary Morrill. Aunt Jane and her pet dog would have been lost with- out her. While some have been excelling in sports, others have stuck faithfully to their stud- ies and have won higher honors than any of us and by averaging 85W and over have become members of the Pro Meritn Society. Fannie Featherman has highest honor, being Valedictoriang Mary Long comes sec- ond, our Salutatoriang Hilda Foster, Dor- othy Derrick, Louis McDonald, George Dean, Marion Bransfleld, our quietest girl, Marion Coleman, Wilfred Carter, Ernest McDonald and Mary Adams. We have all kinds of celebrities and as bobbed hair is getting more popular every day, we think it ought to be included. We'll admit it is not always becoming, but we all agree it is comfortable, and we like it. Margaret Coan and Laura Hopf were the first girls to have their hair bobbed. It has grown out now, but that's not their fault. Dorothy Derrick was next and then when we came back for our last year Mary Lord, Alice Baker, Alice Webster, Marion Cole- man, and Beryl Sweetland had joined the group. The last to do it was Marjorie Stone. The rest of our celebrities who havcn't been mentioned are Ruth Wright, Bob's twin sister, our best looking girl, and al- though she has been quiet. she has earned high honors in her art and sewing. Willie Johnson is rightly termed our best Ilatllred girl, along with Jack Duguid, our best natured boy. Thaddeus Sharkey, coming from the metropolis of Wayland, joined the class our Junior year and has succeeded in being our class flirt. Helen Houghton, the winner of the Sas- samon Story Contest, has been chosen our wittiest girl. Adolph Behrend, better known as Ein- stein, although our smallest boy, is con- sidered the biggest pest. The honor of being class chatterbox has fallen to Ida Hurd, who has earned it tell- ing how hard she studied the night before, therefore getting the name of class grind. Blanche Copithorn was voted our best dressed girl. Our man' hater is Minnie Yeager, but some day we hope some deserving man will change her mind. The class bluff was given to Roy Hay- ward. Anyway it isn't everyone that can be as clever as that. Even with this lengthy manuscript it has been impossible to consider all the quali- ties of all our famous members. Later in the afternoon our two worthy prophets will give you a glimpse of their future careers. BERYL BOARDMAN. CLASS PROPHECY--1922-BOYS It was 1934. At that time I was busy with my cattle in the Argentine, where a few years before I had taken over a small ranch. By unceasing labor I had increased my acreage and my herd tremendously, un- til now I could boast a million of the Hnest cattle that ever grazed in these regions. My foremen were capable men, so that took part of the managing off my hands. One hot day, in January, as I sat on my veranda, looking out over the wide lands, which were all mine, I began think- ing of my High School days, and wonder- ing in what fields my classmates had met success. The more I thought of it, the more anxious I grew to find out if their success equalled or surpassed mine. But