Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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THI: S'SSEME 4 IEEE decorations, a rhythmic orchestra plus a dancing party enjoyed by everyone. The new junior class officers - Cynthia Leland, President, Patricia Taffe, Vice President: Natalie Hastings, Secretary: Vivian Cantrel, Treasurer - led the colorful Grand March. The Commercial Department accomplished something never before recorded in the history of the school. 'lihere were more shorthand certificates fwhich show superior skill and accuracy in taking and transcribing dictationj awarded our class of twenty-eight girls and one boy than have ever been in the past. A gold pin is awarded for a person taking dictation at 120 words a minute and transcribing accurately, the requirement of colleges for a diploma. There were more gold pins presented to our group than any previous ones. More recent events come back to us as we recall 1938 and 1939, our senior year of school. Our football team fought hard, and, although it didn't come out on top, it was well captained by co-captains Burton VVright and VVarren Hanna. Four members of the football team composed Natick's team for Kick- off Time , a quiz program sponsored for many neighboring schools on one of the local radio stations. The prize for winning second place was a scholarship for some deserving senior boy to the Hempel-Diesel School of lingineering. YVe thank the boys of the Junior Class who graciously helped the senior boys merit this scholarship. The first outstanding senior activity of the year scored a brilliant success. This was our Senior Play, Lucky VVinner , a comedy in which each and every participant did a splendid job, showing that our class really has students with outstanding acting ability. The hockey team, led by Verna Lilja, made a favorable standing in the liastern Massachtisetts Hockey League. Four of Natick's players were chosen as members of the Eastern Nlassaclitisetrs Interscholastic Hockey League team, and played on the winning team in this competition. Our basketball team, under the captainship of Vincent Grupposo, chalked up an outstanding record of which they can be very proud. This team won the championship of the Bay State Basketball League for which they were awarded an ebony and silver plaque inscribed with the names of the players and their coach, which will add to the array of trophies won by previous classes. Gold pins as champions and medals for proficiency in basketball were presented to the squad by the league. For the final class leaders, the following were chosen to be the most outstanding: Olin Hayes, Presidentg Albert Alcock, Vice President, Natalie Hastings, Secretaryg Charles Pfeiffer, Treasurer. Each year the Natick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sends a senior girl as its delegate to an annual convention in Boston. Representing our idea of best citizenship, patriotism, scholarship, leadership and character, the faculty and class chose Vivian Cantrel as the girl with these qualifications, who was a competent representative. The Senior Reception will mark our last social event as a class. As the final strains of the music drift through the night, we will realize we shall never again be together as a class, but shall always hold it as a deep remem- brance. The beginning of the history of the Class of 1939 must come to end

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TI-If: SQSSQMU 4 IEEE ADDRESS OF WELCOME - CLASS DAY YYe are pleased to welcome you, our parents and friends, to these, our Class Day exercises. NYhile we are assembled here to participate in one of the last ceremonies of the Class of 1939, this is not rhe occasion for the solemnity of graduation, but rather the more joyous aspect of our finishing days. .Xt this time it seems fitting that we express our deep-felt appreciation to you parents and teachers for your constant guidance and encouragement along the path of education. :Ks time goes on, we realize more and more how much we have accomplished through your untiring efforts. 'lilie world of today presents numerous problems which act as a chal- lenge to us. Xke will endeavor to do all in our power to help solve theiu and thus justify your confidence in us. 'lihis year marks an innovzition in the Class Day program, since, through the kindness of the Colonial 'liheater management, we have been able Io secure its use for the day's ceremonies. NVe trust that you will derive greater enjoyment from our program here in more spacious surroundings. Olin Hayes HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1939 XXX: always find it interesting to reminisce, and in this history of the Class of 1939, we must go back to that first day when our fond parents took us in hand and led the way to the classrooms of neighboring buildings where we began our school careers. Our days as a class are quickly drawing to a close, and soon we will say goodby to Natick lligh School with the deep regret that our time together is over and the realization that we must begin the long, open journey of living, each on his individual road. .lunior lligh School brought us together as a class for the first time. In the ninth grade a new teacher joined us and was promoted to high school with us. Yes, hlr. liridey was a frzenpl to all students and we were clown- hearted when he left us the early part of our senior year to accept a teaching position in another school, although we are happy that he is making such progress in his chosen field. liewildered as sophomores, we were isolated from upper classmen and the activities of the school. VVe looked with awe at the juniors and seniors, and wondered if we could ever be as confident as they were. It seemed that it would be ages before we would become juniors. As sophomores, we had little opportunity to be an active part of the school, since our school day was so limited that we spent all our time in classes, but we did become acquainted with the routine of the school. :Xs sophomore class officers we elected Cynthia Leland, President, Virginia Glancy, Vice Presidentg Natalie Hastings, Secretary, Vivian Cantrel, Treasurer. Ir wasn't until our junior year that we made any real progress toward class organization. Our sophomore officers had little or no opportunity for any group activity. A very capable junior executive hoard was organized, and was respon- sible for the election of the committees which made the Junior Prom, our first social activity, a memorable success. Vile had a pleasant evening, beautiful

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THE SHSSHMU 4 IEEE today, but we know that with the ideals and skills that have been acquired by us in Natick High School, we shall make our way into the world, striving to attain success for ourselves as individuals with the endeavor to make worth- while contributions to society. iaaith Brophy CLASS WILL Vl'e, the Class of 1939 of the Natick Senior High School, with all due premeditation, care, and sense of responsibility and consideration of the welfare of this gathering do truly and lawfully make, ordain, publish, declare and pro- claim as genuine this to be our last will and testament and request that its contents be carried out to the utmost. To Mr. Hill we leave our entire support for a new, spacious, modern and well equipped High School in order to do away with the evils of the double session. To Mr. Gardner we leave one ball and chain, similar to those used on Dt-vil's Island, in order to keep the prized geometry answer book from escaping his sight. To Mr. Maffeo we leave our best wishes for producing another cham- pion basketball team and our hope for one more chance to the Tech Tourneyv. To Miss Currier we leave a Ski Team that we hope will produce wonders and have the same patience as we have had in waiting for that precious snow to fall. To Mr. Vlloodbury we leave one correspondence singing course to be shared with the other members of that famed quartet. To Miss Rafferty we leave some junior who will lead and make known to the school the deliberations of that powerful and important group - The Student Council. To Mr. Sears we leave a few earnest Juniors who can convince him that the school still wants Sassamon Dances. To Miss Ratsey we leave our sincere thanks for her ever important advice and for her help in art classes. To Mr. Plausse we leave our wholehearted support in his organization of sports for everyone. To Miss Nutt we leave a Junior Class that will be as kind and friendly to her as we hope we have been. To Miss Shannon we leave an extra English period in order to allow the students to read the Readers Digest a little more thoroughly. To Mr. VVhite we leave Joe Miller's Joke Book in order to supplement his large volume of jokes. To Miss Young we leave a French Class that will enjoy the Cooperative French ltxams as well as we have. Those individual members of this Senior Class wishing to make personal bequeaths are as follows: I, joe Brown, leave the battle-scarred goalie equipment and one dozen bottles of liniment to my worthy successor. I, Dutch Grupposo, bequeath to VVarren Langley the prize position of heading the 1940 basketball team.