Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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26 THE SASSAMON IV. To the Sophomore Class we leave a supply of medicine to quiet nerves. V. We leave the Freshman Class flat. VI. To Mr. Archibald we leave a box of engraved writing paper, to be used in writing to parents, telling them of the high esteem in which he holds their children. VII. Upon Miss Dyer we bestow a book, entitled, How to Reform the Seniors. VIII. To Mr. White we leave a very large megaphone, to be used in his chemistry classes. IX. To Miss Galanie we leave our everlasting friendship and many thanks for the work and time she has spent in making our Senior Sas- samon a success. X. To Miss Coulter we leave our sincere hopes that future Sen- iors will follow directions as carefully as we have. XI. We give to Mr. Law our sweet voices, that they may be re- produced for his victrola and used in his music appreciation course. XII. To Miss Mann we bequeath a Virgil Class, who will always know its lesson perfectly. XIII. To Mr. Collins we bestow a wedding ring, in case he drops his, at the all-important moment. XIV. To Mr. Gardner we leave a few suggestions on how to make students think he is very angry. XV. To Miss Darmedy we bequeath a large bottle of white shoe polish, which we trust will be of assistance on future automobile rides. XVI. We leave to Evelyn Harvey a railroad ticket to the Wild and Wooley West, where we hope she will find sufficient excitement. XVII. To Elliot MacSwan we leave a runabout, so that he can more easily go to and from Wellesley. XVIII. To the underclassmen We wish to make the following per- sonal bequests, hoping that they will be accepted by them with our own spirit of good-will and generosity: I, Hank Connolly, do leave to Red Mattfield my ability to pull a wise crack on all occasions. I, Dot Damon, do leave helpful suggestions on how to grow to Julia Branagan and Mary Hourin. I, Dorris Ambler, do bequeath to Barbara Partridge a little of my pep. I, Dot Whipple, do bequeath to Mary Stone my enormous weight of 86 pounds. I, Teddy Dumas, do leave to Bill Nugent my ability to lead the football team successfuly. I, Marjorie Currier, do bestow upon Elizabeth Mattfield some of my abundant auburn tresses. I, Vinnie Harriott, do bequeath my bluff to Kennie Hanna.

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4 YEAR BOOK, 1926 May 27-Annual concert by the Combined Glee Clubs May 28-Memorial Address by Capt. Taylor May June 31-Natick at Framingham 11 2--Talk on Value of College Certification by Mr. Kingman June 5-Natick at Wellesley 1 June 10-Framingham at Natick 6 June 11-Alumnae at Natick 9 June 12-Needham at Natick 5 June 22-Senior Class Day and Senior Class Party June 23-Graduation of Senior Class June 24-Senior Excursion to Nantasket June 25--Senior Reception Dance Ii-: :-.::-,: ,. I. ::,..., . ALMA IVIATER fTune: Aloha J Alma Mater, thee we greet, To thee our thoughts do turn, Steadfast, loyal, brave and true, Our deeds shall bring thee fame. Through all the years, O Natick High, We'1l labor for the red and blue, We'll ever hold thy colors high And bring thee honors many fold -C. LUCILE NICHOLS, '26 CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1926 of the Natick High School, Natick, Massa- chusetts, being of sound and disposing mind and realizing that our High School career is near an end, do hereby make, publish, and declare the following as and for our last will and testament, that is to say: I. To the school we give, devise and bequeath our remarkable scholarship and the me.mory of our general superiority, trusting that no future class will have the bad taste to aspire to surpass us. II. To the entire faculty we bequeath peaceful nights, unmarred by horrible dreams of all the knowledge, heretofore unknown, which we have given them. III. To the Junior Class we leave the honor of living in rooms 11 and 12, and that grand and glorious feeling of worldiness,

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YEAR BOOK, 1926 27 I, Vera Swenson, do leave to Lucy Vitale the captaincy of the fa- mous '26 basketball team. I Thelma Wight, do leave my graceful lines to Ethel de Flumere. 7 I, Dot Walcott, do bequeath my giggles to Elizabeth Sweetland. I, Irene Shea, do leave my winning smile to Hope Demick. I, Joe Kelley, do leave to Arnold Jones my Greek God appearance. I, Isabelle Church, do leave to Elaine Cole my special hair tonic, guaranteed to keep the hair straight. I, Mahlon Bragdon, do leave to Frederick Shipp all my gray matter, I, Myrtle Douglas, do bequeath my dignity to Margaret Foley. I, Lucile Nichols, do leave to Mary Childs my charming disposi- tion and sense of humor. I, Bren Graham, do bequeath to Dick Nugent my adorableness. We do hereby constitute and appoint our three Senior teachers, Miss Dyer, Miss Leahy, and Mr. Larsen, the executors of this, our last will and testament. In witness thereof, we, the Class of 1926, the testators, have to this, our last will and testament, set our hand and seal, this twenty- second day of June, Anno Domini, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Six. CLASS OF 1926 fSealJ ELENA BIANCHI CLASS POEIVI The wind through the apple blossoms passed And sighed, and died away. The end of the season was reached at last, For in another day , The falling blossoms would all be gone, Scattered ev'ry one. But instead of the end, 't was only the dawn Of a summer well begun. Where the blossoms were, red apples grew Full and sweet and round. Who thought that those blossoms, like petals of snow, Would ever bear fruitage so sound! Like blossoms our school days must come to an end. Silently dropping away. Life's springtime is o'er, but round the bend The riches of life hold sway,