Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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YEAR Book, 1926 17 Alicia Denny-History Lillian Hetherington-Latin. With Mary as assistant dean I know that the college can do noth- ing else but prosper, because Mary's executive ability is very great. Thelma has always been particularly bright in French, and I know that she will equal Miss Dyer, after several years abroad. It was through the efforts of Thelma, Mary and Dot that this college was estab- lished. Because they thought that the modern girls needed more of an artistic training than heretofore, they are just having the principal things taught in their school, and I am sure they are succeeding quite well. Marjorie has always excelled in Algebra and Math., although she didn't seem to care for common arithmetic when we were in the gram- mar grades together! Dot immediately thought of Marjorie, when they started this school as the perfect teacher for her Algebra pupils. She cabled to Brazil, where Marjorie was staying with a wealthy aunt, and told her to come back to the U. S., as she had a very profitable position for her. I know that Marjorie's pupils enjoy her, in spite of her red hair, for she has always been the best sport ever. Violet Conn was a very quiet, unobtrusive little thing, when she first came to our school, but we found out that she had a brain that that fairly ate up all the English that was fed to it. She proved by the numerous stories that she wrote for our school paper, that English was her favorite subject. She certainly will make a fine teacher for this school. Margaret Stone was the class athlete in '26, She made her' points in everything that had to do with Gym. She has classes every morning, from 6:30 until 7:30, and if she does as well by them as she has done by herself her pupils all have perfect muscles. The only thing that might possibly trouble Peg is that the alarm clock does not ring loudly enough or long enough. She used to hate to get up early in the morning, and I suppose now that she is obliged to, she hates to more than ever. Hilda Smith has made a specialty of swimming, and as Dot wished to include a swimming course in her schedule, they knew that they could obtain no better a teacher than Hilda. She has always been able to swim QI don't imagine many have forgotten the heroine act of twenty years agol, and these last few years she has been around to all the famous beaches, exhibiting her fancy diving. Indeed, she has out-shone Aileen Riggin. The summer course offered by the school consists principally of Tennis, Golf and Horse-back riding. The tennis teacher is Dorothy Walcott, whose agility and fast running make her an expert. I heard not long ago, that she was going to have a match with Helen Wills, this summer-so you see that Dot has used her judgment in select- ing her for an instructor. She is employed only in the summer-time by the college, so that in the winter she is left to her own resources.

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16 THE SASSAMON Irene had been going steadily with a fellow for several years, and during her first year of college, they had become engaged. Then something unexpectedly happened that caused them to separate. Irene's pride would not allow her to make up, and as time went on, this pride turned to scorn, and later to hatred. Ever since that time she has hated the very sight of the masculine sex, believing them all to be the same, I suppose. She never told a soul what the cause cf the trouble was, but kept it to herself to remind her, in case she needed a reminder in years to come. She has changed so completely that you would never know that she was the same Irene of twenty years ago. She is a con- firmed old maid, and even her styles of dress have undergone a com- plete revolution. You simply cannot guess what she told me next! She said that Claire Reiss had become the Abbess of a Convent! This hardly seemed possible to me, because Claire had never been lonely, so far as male admirers were concerned and her various affairs had amused us all. Of course, Claire will make a good abbess, because her remarkable dis- position warrants that. Margaret said that she has become quite thin, be- cause of the worry and work that she is submitted to. I certainly would like to see Claire, if she has really become thin !-because she never used to be, to say the least! Before I go, said Margaret, I must tell you who is the dieti- tian on this boat. I had never thought about asking who had pre- pared the delicious food, so I was more than interested to find out if it was anybody that I knew. She told me that it was Dorothy Allen. As I remember, this vocation suited Dot, because she always respond- ed to any dinner call without a moment's hesitancy. I suppose now that she has studied the affects of food so diligently, she does not con- sume anything that will add flesh to her figure. ' Margaret did not have any more time to tell me anything else, so I guess I will have to resort to the papers for the rest of my informa- tion. What is this I see? UHUGUENOT COLLEGE, SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. A SPLENDID COURSE OFFERED FOR GIRLS OF ALL AGES. SUMMER TRAINING CAMP AND INSTRUCTORS IN ALL SPORTS. Apply to Miss Dorothy Whipple, Dean. And here are the names of the members of the faculty: Mary Rich-Assistant Dean Thelma Wight-French Marjorie Currier--Algebra Violet Conn-English Margaret Stone--Gymnasium Hilda Smith-Swimming Instructor Elizabeth Putnam-Riding Instructor Isabelle Church-Music

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18 THE SASSAMON She has taken up a course in designing, and the winter months are spent in designing dresses for promising debutantes of the season. The golf instructor is Muriel Keniston. She is still very short, not having grown over two inches, but she surely has a wicked swing in her right arm. She says that golfing develops the muscles and is really a good thing for the pupils. She, too, is only employed in the summer time, but in the winter she is employed by a concern in Spain, to go around to the different castles and manors, showing styles of decorating. Elizabeth Putnam is the riding instructor. You know she used to spend her spare time riding all around West Natick, on her father's horse so I guess she is competent enough for the position. She has a great many pupils, and she must make it pleasant for them, because nearly everyone in the school finds horse-back riding a very pleasant subject. Isabelle Church is the singing teacher, and, of course, you know how well that suited her. Isabelle has a remarkable voice, having sung over the radio and at several exhibitions during our last year. She spends her spare time giving concerts, and has as a pianist, Alice Murphy. They give a great many over the radio, and have been the cause of lots of discussion. Alice graduated from Wellesley, after which she went abroad to study music. She is quite an accomplished musician, and, of course, Alice and Isabelle make a great pair, Lillian Hetherington teaches the pupils Latin, and she certainly makes Virgil and Cicero as easy as the comic feature in the Sunday paper. You know, Lill made the High School term in three years, and graduated Pro-Merito, so she must know a lot about the advanced subjects. Alicia Denny instructs the pupils in history, and I am sure that she makes a good teacher. She has overcome her apparent dislike for his- tory, and I suppose that she is a second Miss Coulter by now. This paper says that the Leach Twins, as usual, have both secured positions under government regulation. I wonder if their employer has as much trouble as we did in telling them apart, twenty years ago. They both took the Civil Service Examinations and as they are both brilliant in certain lines, they must have obtained fine situations. VVell, here is a new paper- The Town Tattlerf' I wonder where it came from! Oh, I see, it is edited by Lucile Nichols. I always knew that she would become something like that, because she proved her ability in this line when she was in Natick High. She was a member of the board for three years and the last year she was Editor-in-chief. Her special alumni column is a very interesting one, to say the least. Here is something that would interest any from our class: BELMONT HOTEL-Proprietress, IIelen McMahon. This doesn't exactly seem strange, because Helen was always noted for taking in rumors. Of course, this will require a great deal of talking and also it needs a good business head, but I guess Helen won't mind the former at all! Her