Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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-lot Nat Nat: -lot Nat: joe' Nat 'loc' Nat joe: s . joe' ,. THI: SASSFIMU 4 IEIEIEI Dr. 'lfaddeol You say his name is Brown? Yes, Dr. Taddeog send him right ni. :Ks she turns around, joseph hobbles in with crutches and his head and loot bandaged. Well. Nat llastings! lJon't tell me you're my m1rse! Why, joe Brown! I haven't seen you since our graduation back in '39! IX hat in heaven s name happened to you? XXX-ll, Nat, you see l'm goalie for the Bruins now, and it was one of our old classmates who was responsible for the sight you see before you. You remember Bud Hayward? I sure do, .loe - the Pride and joy of Room IS! Who could forget that countenance? But how did it all happen? Vl'ell, it wasn't all Bud's fault. You see, it was the two burly Ranger players, Rocco Franciose and Bill Chase coming in on me to try to score the deciding goal of the series. Bud Hayward, in an attempt to break up the play, was thrown on top of me, his skate cutting into the back of my leg. 'lihere was a short fight in front of the net in the next few seconds, and during this brief struggle, I received a blow on the head. Referee ,lim VVhalen penalized Manager VValter -lewett's two stars, thus giving the Bruins a two-man advantage. Bebe l,ilja, the high scorer of the Bruins then scored the deciding goal of the series, just before the final bell, I.eave it to good old Bebe. A hockey player certainly leads a great life, but say, joe, have you seen any of our other old classmates? I had a letter a short time ago from Johnny Hill, who invited me to come and see his new streamlined ice plant. You know he has made a great deal of progress in the Field of ice refrigeration. Very soon, he's going to have perfected his ice rinks which stay frozen out- doors twelve months of the year! He tells me he thinks he's sold the town fathers, Bill Killeen and Salvatore Tambollio the idea of maintaining an outdoor rink on the Natick Common. 'I'hey've prac- tically hired Bob Palmer and Herbert VVells as permanent super- visors and skating instructors. Imagine! johnny has really done quite well, hasn't he? 'lihe business must be growing! Uh, yes - and he has a valuable partner now in Donald Hedderig, who manages the labor part of the ice plant. just as I was leaving, several of his truck drivers were coming in. They were Bob Green, llenry Barber, Gordon Suggitt, Art Colburn, and Charlie Brady. I was so surprised - but here I am talking all about my doings. Have you seen any other members of our class lately, Nat? XXX-ll, -Ioe, when I left Natick High, I thought I'd seldom see my old friends. Youll never believe it, but a good many of them are working right here beside me every day. 'lihe two nurses that you just saw dash by the door were Virginia Adams and Louise Ahern. Ginny is supervisor of the anaesthetics department. Nancy Loker is now Dr. Ralph I'feiffer's assistant. Lucky girl! I suppose you saw Mary Hurd sitting at the desk as you came in. Poor Mary tried to go on a diet of raw vegetables and fruit juice, and now look at her - no resemblance to the Mary we used to know! Holly, Nat, after hearing about a stall' like that, I don't mind how

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-l'l'll: S A SSHMU 4 IEIEIEI I, John Bennett, leave my position as presidential manager to the First Junior that is victorious. I, Beb Lilja, bequeath my hockey captaincy and special technique to Ralph Stenquist, hoping the 1940 season will hold much in store for him. I, Phyllis Jenness, leave my athletic ability to Paula Boardman. I, Olin Hayes, bequeath to John NVhite the honorable position of class president. VVe, Burt Wright and VVaddy Hanna, leave to Tony Amato the captaincy of the football team, hoping 19-IO will produce a great team. I, Virginia Adams, leave myi good looks, pleasing disposition and popularity with the boys to Hope Arnold. I, Sherwood Coleman, hereby bequeath my ability to make noise to James Fair. I, Charles Dorian, bequeath my great scholastic ability and some worn out text books to John VVhite. I, Russell Edwards, leave to Lyle Shufelt the ability to do homework at least once every marking period whether I need to or not. I, Susie Snoop, leave to some succeeding Junior a pair of large eyes and ears plus the ability to remain unknown. I, Leigh VVentworth, bequeath my ability to pass exams to any suc- ceeding ,lunior with that luck. I, Shrimp Alcock leave my highly prized title of Lady's Man to John Felch. I, Nancy Loker, leave my sunny smile to .lean McCarty. Vile, the graduating class, leave to 'l'weezer Jackson, better known as Jackie, our sincere thanks for his help in the Senior Play. I, VVinifred Murphy, bequeath to Louise Wlalsh my ability to entertain and please the rest of the class. VVe, Virginia Glancy, Vivian Cantrel, Eleanor Hedderig, Joe Vllilkinson and Virginia Greene, leave our positions as cheerleaders to those who can make the most noise. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this fifteenth day of june, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, the last will and testament of this Class of '39 in the presence of those witnesses who have here unto signed their names as attesting to this document. lsignedl Charles Dorian Witiiessed by: Edith M. Nutt Alice E. Dawborn CLASS PROPHECY Year: 19-I9 Place: City Hospital Time: 10 A. M. Natalie appears in nurse's uniformg picks up telephone receiver. Nat: Why, yes, Doctor! Pardon me, Doctor? A new patient? Certainly,

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Nat Aloe: Nat Joe: Nat joe: Nat joe: Nat: Joe: Nat Joe: THI: S'SSf3lMU 4 IEEE! long I have to stay here. Say, was that Gladys Edwards that just went by? Yes, Joe, she hasn't changed a bit, has she? She's our head dietitian here. Her chief assistants are Marge Duboyce and Harriet Vkignot. Chet Augustine and Noel Blanchard drive ambulances, and - guess who's here, cutting up frogs and chickens to her heart's content in our exper- imental lab, and having a grand time doing it? Don't tell me - I think I know. It sounds like Mary Branagan! Right, first guess! Isn't it just like her! Uh, and did I tell you that I-Id Brown is the Superintendent of the hospital - but his assis- tant, Ed Burke does all the work. Old N. H. S. is certainly represented here. I suppose you've heard that my old pal, Rusty Edwards, has invented an electric pancake Flipper that turns out better pancakes than Aunt vlemima's hot skillet. Say, Nat, whatever happened to Lawrence Gnecco? VVhy, haven't you heard, joe? He went to Africa to become a Mis- sionary and nobody has heard from him since. lhe last reports had it that he had wandered off into the jungle. Can you imagine! But things happen like that every day. Did you know that Charlie Ahern has become a children's librarian? He's the only one of his kind in the United States. Good for Charlie! I see that Bob Fairbanks was one of our more successful graduates. He owns the Natick Nightly Newshawk, one of the best selling newspapers. John Bennett is lfditor and Assistant Fditor Charlie Pfeiffer is in charge of a great number of the office workers. Aren't there any other members from our class on this staff? I thought we had quite a number of efficient stenographers and reporters! Oh my, yesg in the office staff there are Louise Bitsoli, Thelma Morten- son, Marjorie Cowee, Kate Driscoll, Doris Knox and Marjorie Noyes. Margie Black, Alice Dawborn and Frances Norman have a column in the paper on beauty tips and reducing exercises. 'lean Sutherland is the society reporter, ffdith Fenton and .lanet Boardman handle the art work, while Sunny Barr and Sherry Coleman are the star photo- graphers. Virginia Cole runs a daily column entitled, Advice to Love- lorn Ladies . You remember the column on current affairs that used to be handled by Dorothy Thompson when we went to school? ffihat is now syndicated jointly by Virginia Glancy and Vivian Cantrel! Still together! Anyone else on the paper? Wfell, VValter Clover, Bob Branagan and Mario Manna are the star newshawks. There are several features, including a column called The Quiet Corner by Marjorie Byrne, Household Hints by Hilda Swan- son and Fashions by Angela Arena. leanne Barney handles the Love and Sentiment column and Frances Sammartano has a daily column on fttiquette. I believe I saw a comic strip in that same paper by Fred Howard. just the other day I was reading an article on the sports page by Bob Ross. He says that Olin Hayes, that great professional tennis player, and Don Budge are soon to play a match. Looks like the President of '39 will bring the class tennis fame! Bob also writes about the Boston Professional Basketball team league. The winning team with