Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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THE SASSAMON 7 I, blohn VVhite, leave my ability to throw a monkey wrench into Student Council affairs to VVilliam Boyle. I, Howard MacDonald, leave my ability to get A's with or without the bother of homework to Gerard Martin. VVe, Ifd. Lowe, Amie Parker, lflla Draper, Peggy Downey, itWZlISO,l Mahard, Bette Hladick and John VVhite leave our noisy positions as cheer leaders to those fortunate few who are not as susceptible to laryngitis as we were. I, Og , leave my famous column Ace of Hearts to Ima Snoopin with the hope that she will continue to look behind the scenes as often as I did. I, Ella Draper, leave my ability to blush at the slightest provocation to Audrey Blum. I, Jean McCarty, leave my sunny smile to Virginia Ramsdell. I, Dorothy Kane, leave to Milly Murphy my special dancing technique and ability to improvise as I go along much to the annoyance of my partner. I, John Felch, leave my highly prized title of Best Looking Boy to Joe Hamwey. I Lorraine Cadorette, leave my magnetic induence and ability to please , . 1 . 4 Wlesterners to Ifdith Casavant. I, Cynthia Mahard, leave my South Sea Island charm to Irene Chenette. I, Ann Kleinfelder, leave my enjoyment of rumble seats to Peggy Lennon. I, .Iean Allen, leave my quiet manner to 'lean IVIcGrath with the sage advice, Never root for Hudson, I did. , a pi iorio, eave my man y p iysique ant a hoo' en i e , ow IRIIPI l ll l lk ttld H To Grow A Milstaclie Overnight to Ned Ifeeley. I, Gordon Bouret, leave my curly locks to Shirley Matthews. I, L. A. Pharris, leave my one and only tie to James Lefter. VVe, Barbara Church and Bob Knowlton, leave our high position as chief Sassamon ltditors and a bottle of aspirin to Marjorie Sutherland and Vir- ginia Simonetta. . I, Perry IkIcRobert, leave the ability to collect photographs of one person to any Junior fortunate enough to have as charming a model as I did. I, Francis Foley, leave my sociable manner and most popular per- sonality to Ray IVIarshall. 1 I I, khlilliam Vllells, leave my ability to sleep through entire periods in a sitting position to I'rancis Doran. I, NPEQQYN Downey, leave my well-earned and widely sought title of the popular lady to ltleanor Hastings. I, ,lune Hamilton, leave along with my artistic technique, the ability to tell jokes much older than the Civil Wlar to lflizabeth Hopkins. I. Ifd. Zullo, bequeath to Charlie Barr, my cherished textbook 'flfatherls 'w at 5 f Q . f 1 . , Car or ' How Io Disconnect lhe Mileage. ' I lniwitness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twen- tieth day ol glune, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty, the last will and testament of'this Class of '-lil in the presence of those witnesses who have hereunto signed their names as attesting to this document. AUGUSTINH MANDINO Witiiessetl by: lidith M. Nutt Helene VVignot

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V It 'l'll li SASSA MON restrictions which through our good behavior have been dropped from the school rules. To next year's lfrench Classes we leave an odd assortment of rubber balls, combs, and toothbrushes which were not sent to l'aris in our lfrench liags because they had blade ln Germany stamped on them. To the school at large we leave behind a few unfortunates who became homesick near Class Day and decided to remain for another year. To bliss Currier we leave a more sei'ious group of girl athletes who will enjoy playing feminine baseball more than they now enjoy making a play for masculine baseball players. To Miss Shannon the Sassamon Board leaves sincere thanks for her helpful advice to us while publishing the finest Sassamon since its establishment. To bliss lielliveau we leave a companion for Gertie, the skeleton, who, being kept in the closet, could not take advantage of her leap year rights. To Xlr. Plansse we leave a levy athletes who will have a difficult time living up to our line record in sports. To Mr. Sears we leave an expensive candid camera to take the year- book snapshots he has been imploring us to take for years. To Mr. Hill we leave the book Romance, Its Place in livery High School in the hope that it will alter his views on this subject for coming classes. To Miss Scarry we leave a large supply of paper bags so that she may pass out samples of her delectable food to the school at large. To Mr. Higgins we leave a ticket for a South American cruise so that he may land solitude to write his much antici ated articles The Perfect Cha J- .P ,, ' I l une. eront- or VVhere Not To Be At The Right To Mr. McManus we leave a large are confident he will Find use for by the time bottle of headache tablets which we the next hockey season rolls around. To Mr. May we leave a new piano and a large group of fine musicians. To Miss Rafferty we leave an Automatic Daily Mark Tabulatorn so that future International Relations classes will Hnd no room for arguments. To Miss Ratsey we leave the memory of a class which, although quite a problem at times, holds a great deal of admiration for her. To Miss Nutt we leavt sincere appreciation for her helpful advice to this the greatest of all graduating classes. To Thomas Smith we leave an observatory on VValnut Hill large enough 'for a house party so that next year's classes will not have to endure what we did. To Mr. Vfloodbury the Track Team respectfully leaves two tons of sand to fall in the large groove worn by them around Coolidge Field. Those individual members of this Senior Class wishing to make per- sonal bequeaths are as follows: I, Ralph Stenquist, bequeath my honorable position of Class President to Ralph Raphael. I, Tony Armato, leave my football captaincy to George Barnicle. May he lead Natick through as prosperous a season as I enjoyed. I, John Devlin, leave my great scholastic ability to Elsie Hussey. I, Hope Arnold, leave my good looks and pleasing disposition to Dorothy Gleason. l, Fred I. O. U. Thorsen, leave my idea and dream of a united Bachelor Club to Bob bfarshall. I, Paula Boardman, leave my charming personality to Priscilla Fairbanks.

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N Tllli SASSA NIUN CLASS PROPHECY OF 1940 It was ou out graduation. day hack in 1940, and as the last strains of the nllma hlater faded into the distance an ominous rumble was heard. 'l'he clock ou the church steeplc began keeping correct time, and people real- ized that something was ahout to happen. XVith a great roar, the earth opened its cavernous jaws and swallowed Natick, lakes and all. lfor sixty split seconds everytliiug was topsy-turvy. lhen with a gentle but firm jolt Natick settled in its new resting plact and life was resumed. Due to the quick-wittedness and adaptability of the Natiekites, they readjusted themselves to their new surround- ings at once and overcame all shortcomings. Life, on this new strata, it was soon discovered, was prolonged hy a hidden gaseous formation which gave unlimited age. lhus narrated lfrank lfoley to his little great-grandson in the year 2564. Centuries had gone hy since his graduation and the occurrence mentioned above. Un the outer earth's crust, life and progress had continued unhindered and by the year 25-lll civilization had reached a stage where rocket ships instead of airplanes were the common mode of transportation A new excavator had been invented and a group of famous scientists set ahout to confirm the legend of the lost town of Natick .Nfter much digging, the machine pummeted down through space and buried itself in the super-athletic field of Natick. :Xll the population stopped its work and rushed to the scene, staring in amavemeut at the strange ship hefore them. Mayor lfdward O'Connor, rising to the occasion, formed a reception committee to meet his new guests. Selecting his City Council for this honor, he introduced Virginia Raider and Margery Coyne from the first precinct, Mildred Chase and Frances jaskulka from the second, Frances Krupski and Ida McCabe from the third, and ffva Pino and Geraldine Regan from the fourth. Yes, the Mayor did have an all girl council - but lafter alll look at the Mayor. Next he called out the hand, led hy drum-major Eva Parent and with Mary Cucinotta playing the cymbals: janet Farley, the fife: Marion lVIcHale, the violin: and lfvangeline Crosby the portahle harp. Striking up a march, they attracted the attention of the lVlayor's special Austin corps. These small cars were driven hy none other than our own john Cummings, George Morse, and Clayton l.avoie, charmingly dressed in red and blue. The Mayor decided upon :1 tour of the town whereupon the guests and committee climbed into the Austins and sped away to the town hall. Here, since news of the strange arrivals had been rapidly spreading, they were met hy the commissioner of education, Athero Bacchiocchi: fire-chief, lgnazio Meog police commissioner, john Mann: and head of public works, Francis Cole. The other town officials stopped their labors to meet these men. They were Secretary of Labor, Hazel Hazard: Secretary of the Navy on Lake Cochit- uate, jane Gurney: Director of Public Affairs, Lorraine Flaherty: and Secretary -of Stare. Ralph Gould. From here the procession headed toward the college campus where they were met by President Roger Conant and a few of his faculty: Professor of Physics, Vlvilliam Brown: Professor of Mathematics, Vlfalter Mahardg Lecturer on lfish Culture, Charles Buckley. Due to an overload in one of the cars and a flat tire, they were forced into Benny Downey's service station where Donald VVallace, the head mechanic. put things to rights. As a tour of Natick was incomplete without visits to its leading indus- tries, they departed for the toy airplane factory of Siro Valle just as chief engine:r