Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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PAGE EIGHTEEN THE SASSAMON memory, U1 and about to depart this Iligh School life, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last Will and 'Testament as follows: I. To the Faculty of the aforesaid High School we give and bequeath our sincere love, and deep appreciation, for all their watchful care, encouragement, and high standards. II. We give and bequeath to the Junior Class the mantle of our literary talents, fLong's English Literaturej and all of our silk hosiery and satin slippers, that their under-standing may be clothed with the sheen and splendor befitting their rank and station, also our leadership in athletics, our unexcelled art as actors, our extraor- dinary reputation as dignified Seniors, the privilege of sitting in Rooms 11 and 12, together with the hope that they may ex- cel us in scholarship next year. ' III. To the Sophomore Class we be- queath our most treasured jewelry: Our golden chains of memory, scintillating with the diamonds of the many brillian. cvents that have taken place during the last year. fExample: broken window panes.J These chains will bind all hearts together and draw them back each year for the Alumni re-union. And our wrist- watches, too, that they may acquire the habit of promptness and watchfulness fWATCHfulness in Room 225. And last- ly our finger rings, indicative of the unity of' thought uniting all in the same desire for high marks. IV. We give and bequeath to the Freshman Class all of our toils and strug- gles, our ground gripper shoes that will aid them in climbing the hill of learning, our basket ball bloomers and sneakers that will win for them special mention in the field of sport. And lastly, we leave our three years of doubts and fears and final victories. V. To Mr. Betts we bequeath a pack of blood hounds to aid him in keeping wayward pupils off the grass. VI. To Miss Sweet we leave a bottom- less bottle of spring tonic which she may administer to all pupils who begin their summer vacations about February 1. VII. The Class bestows upon Miss El- lison its many thanks for all the help she has given it in the play and its other so- cial activities. VIII. We bequeath to Miss Dyer an automatic bell that she may not tire her arm ringing out the old, ringing in the new. IX. To Miss Coulter we leave a well formulated plan for borrowing books, so that they will always be returned in time for the next class to borrow them. X. The Class bequeaths to Mr. White a dictionary for use especially in the Phy- sics Class. XI. To Jack Shea we leave a number of panes of glass that they may be used to good advantage next year should the boys prove as rough as they have been this year. XII. Mary Adams leaves to Beryl Weatherby her disgust for powder puffs. XIII. Ruth Ames bequeaths her ggigles to Evelyn Morrill. XIV. Beryl Boardman leaves her prow- ess in athletics to Hank Goldrick. XV. Alice Baker leaves her nifty Dutch cut to Violet Godendorf. XVI. Dot Derrick leaves to Alice Ma- son her W-A-L-K. , XVII. Fannie Featherman leaves her excellence in scholarship to Alma Cartier. XVIII. Jerry Duguid bequeaths her tardiness to Punk Mahard. Mary Forster gives her une- XIV. qualled Ambition to Phil Farwell. XX. Helen Houghton leaves to Mickey Derrick her love of whispering. XXI. Ida Hurd leaves her success in History to Marion Waters. Roe Leavitt gives her vamping XXII. ways to Helen Winch. XXIII. Peggy LaVarge bequeaths her art in hairdressing to Florence Doherty. XXIV. Mary Long leaves her beloved green tie to Dot Pratt. XXV. Mary Lord leaves to Dot Ryan her ability to shoot baskets. XXVI. Ruthie Wright bequeaths her ability as an artist to Alice 0'Brien.

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THE SASSAMON ing demonstrated daily in the homes of millions of people. The wireless, invented about the same time, did not develop as quickly, but, as the years passed and a higher grade of proficiency was reached, national legisla- tion became necessary to control the jum- ble of messages fiying at cross purposes from the hands of an infinite number oi wireless users. The enthusiasm of these operators was boundless in the use of this instrument which sends and receives mes- sages not over a wire like the telephone and telegraph, but from the Very atmos- phere itself. At about the same time that radio tel- egraphy was achieving prominence, the radio telephone was first used. The chief difference between the iwvo instruments is that by radio telephony we are able to send and receive the human voice through space, while a sound made by a spark transmitter forming dots and dashes in ac- cordance With an international code em- bodies the connective powers of the tele- graph. The progress of the radio tele- phone was somewhat checked by the abil- ity of scientists to create a voice ampli- fier. It was not until 1912 that any de- cided approach was made toward the per- fection of the radio telephone, or simply radio, as it is called. Realizing the possibilities of an elec- trical phenomenon which Edison had dis- covered, telephone engineers began to ex- periment with his crude instrument and soon developed it into highly perfected bulbs or vacuum tubes. These tubes are used either as a modulator or builder of weak currents or as an amplifier. Although first used on long distance telephone ser vice, they were quickly adapted to me radio telephone and by constant experi- mental and development work messages were transmitted in 1915 through a space of 7,000 miles. The basic principle of the radio is the signaling through the ether by means of electro-magnetic waves. The length of these waves varies greatly, or can be made to vary greatly, and it is this tendency PAGE SEVENTEEN which makes it possible for radio experts when receiving, to focus or tune their instruments of waves of a certain length excluding all others. Without a doubt the interest in wireless a few years ago was great, but the pres ent radio craze has affected so many peo- ple that manufacturers of electrical sup- plies have refused to accept any more business until they catch up. The radio has been found so useful as a means of reaching the people that lec- tures, concerts, statistics, press reports and many other forms of education and enter- tainment are daily fiashed through space for the benefit of radio owners. There are endless possibilities for the radio telephone. Improvements have been so rapid recently that even experts find it difficult to keep well informed. With progress making such rapid strides what can we not expect in the future? Perhaps the greatest prophecy yet con- ceived is that the world's power may some day be distributed by means of the radio. Already so many heretofore impossible feats have been accomplished that even this seems possible. However, in spite of its many assets it is not expected that radio telephony will supercede the tele- phone and telegraph for the reason that far more privacy is possible in the latter named than through radio. It is indeed a far cry from the man whose long distance messages could be measured in feet to the present day when the voice can be cast throughout the length and breadth of the world. How our ancestors would marvel at the phenom- enal radio! Still in just such a fashion we may be taken aback by the message car- riers of the future. From past demonstra- tions of man's initiative what may we not expect from the next era? ARTHUR BUCKLEY. CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1922, of the Natick High School, Town of Natick, State of Massachusetts, being of sound mind and

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THE SASSAMON PAGE NINETEEN XXVII. George Dean bequeaths to Bunny Kerr his Kuppenheimer style and air. XXVIII. Jack Duguid leaves his few good habits to Mike McGrath. XXIX. Louis McDonald bequeaths his excellence in scholarship to Babe Dean. XXX. Ed McKinney leaves to Chet Johnson his distaste for admirers. XXXI. Walter Pine gives and be- queaths to Bob Esty his prowess in sports. XXXII. Tad Sharkey bequeaths his giggles to Beany Wilde iso girls aren't the only ones that giggle eh,!l XXXIII. Peanut Waters leaves the captaincy of the second team in basket ball to Butters with the hope that he may make the first team next year. XXXIV. Bob Wright bequeaths to Walter Hall his ability as Class President together with all its worries and trials. XXXV. The Class gives and bequeaths to Charlie Grady all best wishes for fur- ther sucess in athletics. We hereby constitute and appoint our superintendent, Wendell A. Mowry, Exec utor of this our last Will and Testament, thereby revoking all Wills by us at any time heretofore made. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seal this first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two. DOROTHY DERRICK, For Class of 1922, HOLLIS WILDE, DOROTHY RYAN, WALTER HALL, Witnesses. CLASS POEM When we think back upon our last four years Of knowledge gained, of friendships tried and true, Of all that made up our small world of school, We think also of the great things that came In this wide land of which we are a partg Events which stirred us to the very depths, Events which History will write upon Her records of deeds nobly done, The Armistice, glad day of days so long Ago to end the fearful loss of life, Men that three hundredth anniversary Of the stern Pilgrim fathers' landing on This rough and rocky, wild New England shore. And soon we found that three years had gone by, Hastening when we wished them to go slow. Next Seniors-oh, the meaning of that word- And only a few short, short months to live Before we went forever from our High. Meanwhile the burial of that brave man Who represented our most valiant dead, One minute at high noon was the request For prayer and silence deep-and we obeyed- A homage to our men gone west. And corresponding to the election Of that fine man who leads our nation now, Here in our own community of school In that last year at dear old Natick High, There came a man who was to lead us, too, So wise, so dignified,, a joy to meet, His work increased by interest deep. Blithe Spring went by, six weeks were left, And then six days, and now the End. But may ideals of childhood linger near, Let's not leave them behind nor discard them In the illusions that we'll meet in Life. Let us believe in the wise Principles That we have had instilled us these years Which soon will be so far behind. May we prove true to the big things we meet. And thus we leave-our eyes turned tow- ard a goal- Our hope is that we'll reach it-everyone! HELEN HOUGHTON.