Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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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

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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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THE SASSAMON 9 Robert Lang was preparing a new model for a test Flight by Edward Zullo. Into the landing field came a new clipper from North Natick with hostess lfllen Mary Bean assistinglthe great ventriloquist, Victor Casavant, and the great lover of the screen, John Devlin, with their safety belts which had been invented by George Clover. These were greeted bv lfileen flav the theatre owner, and Al- b rf- . K.- bert Black, the silent partner of the air line. From here they went to the tobacco firm of Joseph Haddad and Son where the foreman, lfdward Duffy, introduced them to lflliot Bernard, the scien- tific expert. In a division of this plant, they found a jellybean factory where Gordon Bouret had discovered the process of making the beans from wasted nicotine and an aroma of flowers which had been blended by the great botanist Robert Frye. Philip Hamilton, the general manager of this plant, introduced them to Beverly Peppett, his chief tester. On they rolled to the great hot air factory or heating plant of the town, owned and operated by Vincent Grupposo who was ably assisted by Augustine Mandino and Fred Thorsen. The electric light company was nearby and the committee was welcomed by Virginia Randall and Dorothea Swanson its able secretaries. Being at this time somewhat fatigued, the party went to the public soda fountain in the center of Main Street, where free sodas were served. Here the soda-jerker, Richard MacDaniels, entertained them with his tall basket-ball storiesg and the policeman on the corner, Vllalter Goodwin, told about the time when sodas actually cost money. Dinner being served throughout the town, they went to the swanky restaurant of Joseph Casey, where Barbara Church, the hostess. sat them at Dorothy Driscoll's table. Chef Wialter Nlussoni prepared them the most delicious goulash ever concocted. ln the restaurant were the famous dress designers Hope Arnold and Paula Boardman. After dinner the group decided to take a swim in Lake Cochituate. :Xp- proaching the lake, they saw Commodore Kendall Benton with his crew of one, L. A. Pharris. ln the pool, little Alma Doherty was showing off her prowess as a diver under the able supervision of lifeguard Michael Morris. After their dip, they visited the Navy Yard, where they found Louis Corbosiero at the locks of the new 'lirans-Cochituate Tunnel. Head of the tunnel workers was Angelo Arm- ata. The director of works and chief architect, ,Ierome Baird, was having his workmen place the designs of the artist, ,Iune Hamilton, on the walls of the tunnel. Leaving the Navy Yard they sped to the new high school, completed in 2246, where Principal Paul Peterson introduced the following faculty mem- bers: Latin, Helen Kopp: science, 'liheodore YVybergg mathematics. Kenneth lllig: household arts. lfdward Higginsg bookkeeping, Phyllis Vander Meer, and typewriting, James Ligori. From here, Principal Peterson escorted the group to the playground completed in 2349. lle introduced lfrnest Grassey, head of physical activities, who was umpiring a softball game between the girls of lfrillies and the Yankerettes. Star receiver of the Frillies' team was Priscilla Clay, while twirling for them was Pauline Cournoyer. Un the bases were Marjorie Glynn, Elizabeth 'lfrulli and Barbara Smith. The Yankerettes were upheld by outfielder Ann Kapriellang shortstop, Rita Devereauxg and first basewognan, Marion Dumas. On the boys' baseball team were Albert Bouret, Ralph Lawson, and Leonard Coffey. Into Ralph Stenquist's Stadium, Paul next took them where the general manager of activities, Robert Kiely, introducefl official ice-scraper John Felch. Head of the boxing commission was Kenneth Buell who was assisted by Bette Hladick, the woman champion. lfdward Dube supervised basketball while Daniel Demeo headed ping-pong activities. Norman Cournoyer was the sports announcer of all affairs. Leaving the sports plant, they went to the outstanding newspaper, edited