Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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18 THE SASSAMON thin and Doris told me, through some reducing tablets, prepared and marketed by Eunice Foy. Still in a daze, from such a surprise, I drove off, but soon stopped at a card shop to send some cards back to my friends in Euope. When I entered the shop I saw a very sedate and stately lady at the counter, and, sure enough, it was Marjorie Glidden. She hadn't changed a bit. Her card shop was everything a card shop should be and I secured my cards and went on my way once more. From there I took a ride through the town of South Natick. How peaceful and quiet it seemed! On the right was a large farm, where a woman was hanging out a washing large enough for several families. The woman was Mildred Gould. Mildred told me she was in charge of the farm, which produced most of the crops for South Natick. She pointed to a garden, where several people were working. Mary Beirne, clad in overalls, was superintending the planting of potatoes. Dorothy Barnicle was called the Dressmaker of the farm, as she dressed the chickens every Sunday. It was getting late, so I drove back to the hotel. Having some time to wait before supper, I picked up a local paper and sat in the lobby to read. The headlines read as follows: HEXTRA! EXTRA! AGNES CHAMPNEY BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD IN CROSSING LNGLISH CHANNEL! Well, I guess Agnes obtained her swimming ability from the training at Dug Pond. In the Local Gossip it stated that Charlotte Mitchell had just announced her engagement to a millionaire rubber manufacturer. Another topic gave in full detail, news about a farewell party given for Evelyn Souckup and Gladys Marshall, on the eve of their departure for Europe. They were to sail at noon on the Leviathan. Under the school notes I noticed the following list of new teach- ers for the High School, for the coming term: Aurora Tamagno, French Dorothy Livingston, American History Josephine Inferrere, Commercial English Mary Hall, Commercial Law and Economics Greta Hughes, Gym teacher and a special trainer in basketball. This list seemed to be very well selected. Back in High School days these people proved very brilliant in the subjects they are now going to teach. The evening soon passed away and the next day found me pack- ing my things ready to return to New York, for further orders. As I was leaving the building, Katherine Moran came in. After a few words of greeting she told me she had just returned from Paris, where she had entered her drawings in the art contest. I was glad to hear she had won the first prize. There is just one more person I would like to know about , I said. Who is that? asked Katherine. Edith Pierce, I replied.

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YEAR BOOK, 1927 17 Moore, and Carrie said that she had joined an opera company in New York. As I entered the lobby to leave the theatre I me-t Grace Houli- han, who told me that, with the help of her husband, she had planned and built the theatre. I finally reached the hotel and as I was registering, Ida Krebs picked up my bag and escorted me to my room. She said that there would be a dance and entertainment at the hotel that evening and that the orchestra was a dandy for jazz, being directed by Ida Gold- stein. Of course, I would not miss that affair. The first dance was a very popular and up to date number by Florence Frost. Then fol- lowed a light and airy dance given by Elsie Hall, which made one think of a dance by a fairy. The dances were all good, although I took special notice of these two features. Miss Betty Partridge, who had made the hit of the season as a dancing instructor, had trained all the dancers Just then I noticed May Evans coming in and asked her how shehappened to miss the entertainment. She said she had just returned from a church meeting and was not interested in danc- ing. Then I remembered that she was always very quiet and shy. As I seated myself in the lobby, Natalie Foster, Edith Kall and Florence Barker sauntered in. They told me they were the Big Three and were demonstrators for the Underwood typewriter, under the management of Miss Thelma Johnson. They said that during their travels they had met a lot of our old school friends. They met Jessie Godsoe in Florida and she was driving her own car in a race. Margaret Whelan was there also, trying out some new composition to take the place of rubber in tires. It was something she discovered in the chemistry laboratory, in High School, but was just getting perfected. That was all the news that night. In the morning I ordered my breakfast served in the room and it was brought up to me by Margaret. Ford. I asked her to stay and have a little chat. I gathered the information that Doris Coburn was the owner of a very modern, up-to-date circulating library. What has become of Eileen Bowers? I asked. Oh, said Margaret, she spends most of her time at Reno . fWell, blondes will be blondesj. After Margaret left I went for a ride about the town to see if I could find anybody else I knew. I was speeding on my way, when a state policeman came along and halted me, and who should it be but Elizabeth Royster. What is the world coming to, I asked, when they have women state policemen? I'm not the only one, said Elizabeth, Mary Kelly is one also . That wasn't quite so surprising, because, all the Kellys I ever knew were on the police force. As I was driving along the main street I noticed a very attrac- tive girl. She was very slender and well dressed. As I drew nearer I could hardly believe my eyes, for lo! behold! It was none other than Doris Fair. I stopped her and asked how she had become so

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YEAR BOOK, 1927 19 Then Katherine told me that almost everyone knew about Edith's suc- cess and fame. While she was in America she was under the manage- ment of Flo Ziegfeld and now she was in Paris, under the greatest vaudeville instructor ever known to Europe. Edith took the leading part in our Senior play, and apparently she has been taking the lead- ing parts ever since. I thanked Katherine for the information and started on my way. I gave one long look back at my old home town and the dear, red brick building, where I received my High School education. EVELYN HARTWELL SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1926-I 927 FOOTBALL SEASON Score: N. H. S.-Opp. Sept. 25-Wayland at Natick Oct. 2-Natick at Newton Oct. 9-Milford at Natick Oct. 16--Wellesley at Natick Oct. 23-Natick at New Bedford Oct. 30--Quincy at Natick Nov. 6-Needham at Natick Nov. 13--Natick at Norwood Nov. 25-Framingham at Framingham BASKETBALL SEASON Dec. 19-Boys' Alumni at Natick Jan. Boys' Framingham at Natick Jan. Boys' Beverly at Natick Jan. Boys' Natick at Wellesley Jan. Boys' Norwood at Natick Jan. Boys' Natick at Framingham Jan. 21-Girls' Natick at Dean Academy Jan. Boys' Quincy at Natick Jan. 28-Girls' Natick at Norwood Jan. 28-Boys' Natick at Needham Feb. -Boys Foxboro at Natick Feb. -Girls' Natick at Foxboro Feb. --Boys Wellesley at Natick Feb. -Boys Norwood at Natick Feb. -Girls Alumnae Feb. -Boys' Needham at Natick Feb. 24-Presentation of Senior Class Play