Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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l'.Xt1li SIX rn ri s,xss.mox dnl. VIXNJQ9 7 I -- J.. S ENIOR I ' , il vu : V I ,1 u Q me WEEK '91 f ,' i ff - I vo E O o- as -E 'tif SENIOR WEEK Class of '29 ORDER OF EXERCISILS Reception Concert Hall ,lnne twenty-first, eight o'clock Iixctzrsion Xantasket June twenty-fourth Class Day High School Hall .lnne twenty-fiftli, two-thirty o'clock lf'aren'eIl Party High School Hall June twenty-hfth, eight o'clock Graduation High School Hall june tvfenty-sixth. eight rfclock CIHXSS DAY PIQOGRXMKI li Vestal March in C Cflllviilflll Profgessifznal lligh School Orchestra Ixli-s Klirinrn lflclriflge, Director .'X'lfil'.'Sw nf XYvlco1ne XY::lter 'I'hf.r:n:zs Burke li'rt-sirlent. Clilww of O29 func S: ng N7f1t'.'1ff'5.ti Seniriir Cllee Chili ff sta 'h fi,E:':'g::,:'t-t liizih Ccnnoliy Pieni ,Xnnali liatlteriite Rlfgwoizey '1,' ill 'i'CSL'illi 'lli'i'Cfif,l'C Vfigiifft. hir. She Stands Illiltfc' Sniffing' !,3.t'l!l'i'UlCtZ Sf1:':i:1o Solo. il' rzzive Kzithzfvii fklznizi 'fii,li:i Ohhiigatv. Cari ,iolm .Kngelo 7 Prophecy Girls' and Boys Helen Dorothea LaCrosse Wfilliam John Kane Presentation of Gift Vkialter Thomas Burke President, Class of '29 Acceptance of Gift David Alexander Mitchell H President, Class of '30 Awarding of Pro Merito Pins ' Frederic XV. Kingman Superintendent of Natick Schools I-Iappy Song Gaines Senior Glec Club Truinpet Ohhligato, Austin C. XYoods Festal March in C Cuduzan Recessional 'H igh School Orchestra GR,XDL'.X'l'lOX lf'ROGRAMM,l:1 Priests' Klarch from .Xthalia .llczzdrlxxolziz Processional High School Orchestra S:zi1.itaTf:1'5' NYalter Thomas Burke The Prohlcin of Leisure Essay Leilziron Olena Robinson 3.i','flilZi',l'Ull 1':'oni Thais ,lIa.fq:tf1zc,'t Yiolin Solo, Carl john Angelo P '-rfex-er: nce is lflssential to Success Essay Cf, rn elin s 'I :ty Rolii n son

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THE SASSAMON PAGE FIVE TO. FREDERIC WILLIAM KINGMAN f07'561!67Z yempr Juperiiztendefzt of the Natick Schools, ll man laozzored, fared, and rezfered by all, this Snsmmofz, the Senior Rerieu' of nineteen bznzfired twenty-eight and nineteen hzzmirefl lzvelzty-lzifze, if 6l.g6Cff0lZ6lf6!j' rieciimled. ia if 254 A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Frederic Wiilliam Kingman, Superinten- dent of Natick Public Schools for seven years, was born in Bridgewater, Massachu- setts. July 27, 1868. A direct descendant of John Alden of the Mayflower, he grew up in a typical New England town, where such traits as thrift, industry and high ideals were firmly fixed. Graduating from the VVest Bridgewater High School he entered the Bridgewater Normal School. During his course at Normal he stood out among his classmates 1101: only for attend- ance and scholarship but as a famous pitcher. His enthusiasm for sports has never waned and baseball athletic from it has come the loyal support which he has given to the high school athletic teams. After graduating from Bridgewater Nor- mal he began his teaching career as a principal at Hyannis and VVest Barnstable. From 1890 to 1893 poor health took him out of the public school field but part of that time was spent in study, private teaching, and outdoor work. In 1896 he became superintendent of the Barnstable Schools. He took his Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard in 1910. In 1916 Mr. Kingman was persuaded to take charge of the County Agricultural School which he had been largely instru- mental in creating. He had always been interested in helping boys to get the right start in life and, perhaps, nothing that he -has ever done educationally will be more far-reaching than the beginning he gave to this now flourishing agricultural school. He also served in the Massachusetts State Legislature for three years and there gained the respect and friendship of his fellow legislators. In September 1922 he came to Natick. For seven years he has labored faithfully for the boys and girls of the town. Facing fearlessly, compelling the all difficulties respect of the teachers and townspeople as well as pupils, he has built up the Natick School system. I Esteemed and loved by all he goes out of Natick, leaving us the kindest memories of the gentleman and the educator . Vlfe regret that he is leaving, but the high standard which he has maintained will be a goal to us, and we all wish him that joy which can only come from work well done.

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1 THE sassmtox PAGE SEVEN Lo! Hear the Gentle Lark Bislnip Soprano Solo, Bernice Kathryn Mann Yaledictory Barbara Stirling Partridge .Presentation of Coach Donahue's Best Student-Athlete Cup , Frederic Kingman Hungarian Rhapsody Xo. 8 Lis,-gt Piano Solo, Dorothy Tnsnelda Meek Presentation of Diplomas K George F. Ritter Chairman of School Committee Alma Mater Lilrilc .Yirl1ol,v. 1926 91.155 OI 29 Priests' March from Athalia ' .ilt'11dt'l.v.ml1 ll Recesfienal High School Orchestra Marshall-David Alexander Mitchell ADDRESS OF WELCOME It is indeed a privilege to welcome you here this afternoon to our Class Day exer- cises. VVe of the class of 1929 extend a cordial welcome to all our guests and friends by whose presence we are signally honored, NVe take this opportunity to thank publicly our Principal for his guidance and successful leadership, which have been our rare good fortune. To our esteemed teach- ers whose loyalty a11d devotion and whose untiring efforts have been an inspiration to us we extend our grateful appreciation. To the parents of the Class of 1929 we say that this is your day: for it is your persever- ence, your counsel, your self-sacrifice which have made this day possible for us. On this day of days we, the members of the Class of 1929, thrill at the thought of all which you have spent of effort so that we today are able to bring to our homes and to our parents honor and glory. You have striven so that when we go out into the unsheltered highway of life we shall feel the protecting influence of your kindly guidance. This education which we have received is a gift from our forefathers. VVe resolve that our rich inheritance shall not make ns forgetful of the sacrifices of the founders of this nation. XYe know that our country was conceived in liberty : and we are determined that our American ideals. exemplified by us, thanks to the knowledge attained in the Natick Schools, shall bring honor and fame to our homes, our school, and our country. AYALTER T. Burma. CLASS HISTORY One bright morning in the fall of the year of 1925 about one hundred little rays of sunshine rushed through the open doors of this great institution. As a group we were known as the class of 1929. As we roamed about helplessly, all was confusion. The Sophomores looked at us with know- ing smiles, the juniors looked at us with despair, and the Seniors just looked at us. One poor Freshman thought the boiler room was the study hall. He spent much time before the Ere with a piece of coal in his hand trying to warm up to algebra. Time flew by and then in the spring of the year while the buds were budding, we completed our freshman year. After having said goodbye to our friends we put our credits into a basket and set out for.such outland- ish spots as South Natick and Sunnyside. Next year French attracted many of ns though we were rather dazed the first day when all the instruction was given in that language. One of the members of the class began to weep bitterly because he thought the teacher was calling him names. In the course of this year not only our class but the entire school were very much bereaved by the death of one of our beloved classmates, Dorothy Love. VVQ miss her companionship and she will always be in our memory. Once more after a summer vacation we returned to be welcomed as Juniors. XYC certainly showed that men make the best politicians by the election of four boys as the omccrs of the class: VValter Burke, Presidentg Paul Ambler, Vice-President: Cornelius Robinson, Secretaryg and George Steele, Treasurer. XYalter Burke and Patil Ambler both brought fame to their Alma