Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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THE S.-XSSAMON P.-XGE NINE may be heard at the rear of the room by even the noisiest gum-chewers. To Miss Nutt we bequeath a 12x20 inch red morocco pocket book for carrying the funds of all future Senior classes. To Mr. Gardner we give the latest edition of Lulu Hunt Peter's Diet and Health: lYith Key to the Calories. To Miss Belliveau we bequeath one large, live, long-legged, black spider and six sleek, slippery, green snakes to dissect in biology class. Miss Coulter we endow with 5,000 signed slips for Room 31, to be used at her dis- cretion. l To Mr. Donahue we leave a jar of Sta- eomb to keep those waves in place when he gets excited. To Mr. Sears we bequeath a brand new line of wise cracks to be used sparingly on the Junior and Senior bookkeeping classes. To the 1930 Debating Team we leave the cup which we have won by hard work. -May they keep it at Natick High for another year at least! ' Mr. Shea we endow with a lawnmower. guaranteed not to squeak, and eight dozen panes of glass, half frosted, half plain, to replace those unintentionally smashed by us in our four strenuous years here. To Miss Young we leave a new and longer leash for her curly-haired black dog. To Miss Carey we leave 20 volumes of Nick Carter, in the hope that she will allow future classes to use them for book reports. To Miss Shannon we bequeath a new and successful crop of debaters from which to choose next year's team. And now, having been vested with the authority of certain Seniors to bequeath their unusual talents as I see fit, I must make bequests on their behalf. I, Walter Burke, do hereby bequeath my honorable position, as president of the Senior Class to David Mitchell. I, Annah Moroney, do graciously endow Ruth Dillon with my high position as cap- tain of the basketball team. I, Gerald Slamin, do generously bestow upon Leo Flynn my coveted position as cap- tain uf the football team and star athlete. I, Carl Rogers, do bequeath to Stevie Rich for his new Chevief' a spare tire from 1ny old Ford now reposing in the junk heap. I, Helen La Crosse, do gladly pass on to Marjorie McGlone my ability to swim and dive and cut aquatic capers. I, ,lean Sanger, do hereby divide my gift of gab in equal parts between Grace Daly and Catherine Cunneen. I, NVillie Kane, do bequeath to Donald Anderson my ability to act on the legitimate stage. I, Dot Bishop. do leave my cute walk to Anna Linane. I, Rita Shannon. do gladly bestow upon Jane Lucey my slim silhouette. I, Caroline Bianchi, do endow Pauline Taylor with my butterHy tactics. I. Wlalter Mahaney, do leave to Ralph Rogers my wooden heels. I, Marion Raymond, do leave my thin- nest chiffon stockings to Florence Baciga- lupo. I, Pinky Stone, do endow Walton Gra- ham with my extensive, colorful, and cor- rect wardrobe, with the hope that it will be becoming to him. I, Hope Dimock, do leave my winning smile to Lillian Fair. I, Carl Angelo, do bequeath my respon- sible position as leader of the Big Six to Don Jones. I, Virginia Clahane, do leave my blonde hair to Ann Delaney. f Gentlemen prefer blondes. j I, Raymond Bellofatto, do leave my foot- ball ability to George Long. I, VVillis Bronkie, do bequeath my knowl- edge of the German language to Joseph Teebagy. I, Earl Douglas, do endow Charlie Marso with one-half of my astounding vocabulary. I, Dolly Palmore, do hereby leave to John Burke my coveted position of eup- bearer to Miss Mann. I, LeBaron Robinson, do leave to Mary Scarry my position as editor-in-chief of the Sassamoxg also my special alarm clock,

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PAGE EIGHT THE SASSAMON Mater as debaters while Cornelius Robin- son is best known as a writer of essays. As an instance of what a wonderful writer he really is, he once wrote a four-page letter with a post-office pen. And George Steele got gray hair trying to get dues from the members of the class. This class startled the scientific world by having more explosions in the chemistry lab than any other class in the history of the school. L'an't you just sec Gerald Slamin shouting after each one, My smelling salts, please! and then swooning? On one occasion the question t'What is an animal compound? brought forth the reply, Horse-radish! The big social event of the year was the ,lnnior Prom. lt was like all other junior l !'0l1'l5 only the decorations were much more attractive, the orchestra played so that we just had to dance, and it was a greater financial success than any before. A triangular debate was helil between Marlboro, Framingham, and Natick. Most of the debaters were Juniors including Earl Douglas, XValter Burke, and Paul Ambler who won the prize for the best individual speaking at Framingham. Finally we became Seniors! Paul Ambler having deserted us for Huntington, Joseph Wignot was elected as Vice-President. As usual the Senior Class presented a play. lVe chose Booth Tarkington's highly-amusing comedy. Seventeen, For three days before the play hundreds of people were pouring into Natick to witness this great production. So large were the crowds that the Boston Middlesex was forced to make use of both cars. The eventful night came and the audience was a riot of color due to the contrasting colors of the ushers' even- ing dresses. Besides all the fun of putting on the play we profited to the extent of 3400. In .Xpril our debaters had a chance to show their skill again. This year Norwood joined the League. The two Burkes and Cornelius Robinson won the preliminary debate from Norwood. XYalter Burke was selected as the best individual speaker. Framingham invited the winning teams to have the final debate there. Again our team won, bringing home the silver loving- cup, offered this year for the first time. Here we leave the class of 1929 since only prophets can foresee what they will accomplish in the years to come. One fact is sure that the memory of our Alma Mater will ever linger with us. NIARGARET CONNOLLY. CLASS POEM The bright and lovely month of june Seems almost sad today, For many are the hearts that ache VVith thoughts of going away. Our future is before us now. Young and strong we start To make our lives the very best, Our goal the highest mark. Our life is like a stepping stone VVhich reaches to the skyg It gives a chance to all of us Now leaving Natick High. If we should reach that shining goal VVhich looms so high at times. VVe must thank God, and all our friends Of the class of twenty-nine. V JXNNAH K. MORONEY. CLASS WILL Wie, the Senior Class of the Natick High School, being of sound, charitable and dis- posing mind, do hereby bequeath to the Junior class our place at the top of the ladder of success. which we have attained by our ability to dodge hard work, com- pose plausible alibis, and act our age- seventeen. To the Sophomores we leave our heart- felt sympathy in their loss of us, their Big Brothers, also our old shoes, in the hope that they will leave foot-prints on the sands of time equal in size, at least, to ours. To Mr. Hall we leave a megaphone, so that his morning Bible reading in Assembly

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l'.-XGIC TEN THE SASSAMON that she may get up early and put in extra hours on the job. l. ,lames Fitzgerald, do graciously be- queath my curly hair to my cousin, Bob l-'itzgt-rzilcl, in the hope that he will get as much enjoyment out of it as I have. I. llarhara l'artridge, do divide my scho- lastic ability equally among the tirst six needy ,luniors who make application for it. Lastly l. Roy talias Big Soapynl Scott, do hereby leave my ball-playing ability to Luciano Grassey: but my gum-chewing proficiency I leave to my brother, Ronald, talias Little Soapynj to be kept in the family. Signed, sealed. published and declared On this eleventh day of june, the year of our Lord nineteen hundred twenty-nine. and for the last will and testament of the Class of Twenty-Nine, in the presence of all con- cerned who have hereunto subscribed their names as attesting witnesses to said docu- ment. VERA A. MANS, ANNAH K. Mokoxrlv, JOSEPH T. Wicxor. CLASS PROPHECY W. KANE: Is it really possible that I am speaking with, and seeing by television, my old classmate, Helen LaCrosse of '29? H. LACROssI-:: Yes, this is Helen LaCrosse of '29, but I should scarcely have known you, you have grown so stately and digni- fied in the past ten years. VV. KANE: Kidding as usual, Helen. I called you up about the party. i H. LACROSSE! Yes, I am sorry I was un- able to attend but I was out of town. XY. K.-WE: I was expecting you, but since you didn't attend, I'll give you the details. Carl Angelo came, you remem- ber him. H. L.-XCROSSEZ Yes, of course, didn't he play in the High School Orchestra and the Big Six? VV. KANE: Yes, that is where he got his early practice. He was telling me of his wonderful success in Europe with his violin. and told me to look for the account of it in this evening's paper. H. l..vxCRossE: Have you read that article about Helen Amendola yet? You remem- ber she always was a wonderful pianist back at high school. I just read that Helen was studying music in Italy. It said she was making wonderful progress. It seems we had quite a few musicians in our graduating class. XY. KANE: I guess they weren't all musi- cians because I was talking with Victor Balzarini a few days ago, and he was telling me of his success as a playwright for the Bellofatto and Bronkie Company who are running stage plays on Broad- way. Most of their plays are Shakes- pearian, and their two leading players are Robert Brown, who plays the heavies, and Vlialter Burke who takes part in most of the operas. I heard he was a howling success. H. LACROSSE: Yes. didn't Anna Bardel- lini play Ophelia, opposite Robert Brown in Hamlet a few weeks ago? NV. KANE: I mustn't forget the party that I was telling you about. I gave it in honor of my twenty-seventh birthday. I wanted all my friends to be there, so I had an article put in the paper inviting all the students of the class of '29 to come. H. LACROSSE: Oh! I'm so sorry I couldn't get there. Did many of our classmates come? VV. KAN!-3: Yes, there were a number of them. Eight o'clock came around, as it usually does, and who came in the door first but Remolly Carnaroli, with a guitar under his arm that would do justice to any Hawaiian. VVhen I asked him if he could play, he looked rather peeved, and asked me if I hadn't heard him broad- cast Over station N. H. S. I apologized and everything was going along smoothly, when the bell rang, and in walked Earl Douglas, XValter Chamberlain, Francis Driscoll, Harold Fairbanks, and Arthur Fahey. It seemed that we were in for a loud time: all I saw was instruments. I