Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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1927 7 TEA LL FOOTBA

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EDITGRIAL For it so falls out, That what we have we prize not to the worth, Whiles we enjoy it, but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value, then we find The virtue that possession would but show us, Whiles it was ours. Our years in Natick High School have now drawn to a close. We are quickly coming to realize that our four years have been years of the deepest pleasure and good-cheer. We hate to leave our class- mates, all of whom we know so well, and our Alma Mater, to whose memory we shall often turn with a sigh of affection. I do not know of any critic who has called the years spent in High School wasted time. If ever there were such, he has no doubt been murdered in cold blood, or gone into forced or even voluntary exileg for such a person has neither intellect nor heart, who cannot under- stand the advantages of the High School life. Of course, we have learned the things. from books-we know foreign languages, we know our own language better, understand business methods, we have a knowledge of history, of mathematics, and of the multitude of sub- jects and curriculum has offered. But that is not all. Have we not learned many things outside of text-books? If not, then we certainly deserve to be pitied. Have we not gained friendships and acquaint- ances, which must be of extreme value to us all through our lives? By knowing and understanding each other, we have obtained a broader view of life and of the good things we may expect from it. In short, our knowledge has been increase-d, our minds have been broadened, our sociability has b-een developed, and now our sense of gratitude fittingly burst forth. Reason enough to regret our leaving Natick High. It is now our duty to show our appreciation for our school in other ways than by words. We must take advantage of what she has taught us, we must boost her fame to the skies by lifting ourselves high, we must show our teachers our gratitude for their guidance, by becoming leaders in our chosen fields, we must never let our friend- ships dwindle, and never forget to aid our Alma Mater whenever opportunity presents itself-these are our duties to our school and its teachers, to each other, and to ourselves. Departing, the Sassamon Board leaves its best wishes to the school, to the faculty, to its class-mates, and to the incoming Board, which we hope will carry on the work successfully. FREDERICK SHIPP, '27

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ADDRESS OF WELCOME AND GRATIGN EN PASSANT Parents, teachers, and friends, it is my pleasant duty, as Presi- dent of the Class of 1927, to welcome you to these Class Day Exer- cises. You, who have followed us in our joys and sorrows during the past. four years, are today giving us your moral support, as we come to this first real milestone of life. Now that we are to take a more active part in life, we question- what is our aim and p-urpose in life? What shall we try to attain? Is it money? Is it an easy job? Can we honestly believe that We shall be satisiied with either of these? Everyone is trying to make money-that is a perfectly legitimate- aim. Samuel Johnson once said, There are few occupations in which men can be more harmlessly employed than in making money. It is not money that is the root of all evil, but the love of money. If we ask how much of ourselves we are Willing to sell for money, I feel sure that we would not, knowingly, sell our health. John D. Rockefeller has a fabulous income, but who of us would be willing to exchange our youth and health for his age and inlirmities? You undoubtedly remember the story of the greedy king, Midas, who prayed that everything he touched might become gold. After his prayer was granted, even his food turned to gold and his beloved little daughter, while in the act of embracing him, became a golden statue. There are a good many potential Midases today, truly they have not the Midas touch, but they have the Midas look. The dollar sign is their gauge. True Worth is indistinguishable to them, for the universe has become a balance sheet, their minds are adding ma- chines, their hearts beat in tune with the ticker. We know that no man can get money without giving something for it. The wise man, therefore, gives labor and ability. The posi- tions we obtain when We start to work-whether now or four or eight years hence-are due largely to the education given us. What prog- ress we make after the age of twenty-five, however, depends upon us. That progress will be dependent upon the amount of study we devote to our job. Vice-President Henry Wilson said, Want sat by my cradle. I know what it is to ask my mother for bread when she had none to give. I left home when ten years of age and served an apprenticeship of eleven years, receiving one month's schooling each year, and, at the end of eleven years of hard work, a yoke of oxen