Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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THE SASSAMON 5 Councils. Thus ended a successful and eventful year in the history of the Class of 19-10. In September we were back in school as full-fiedged seniors, eager for work and play. 1n his first year as Head Coach, lVlr. Plausse was well rewarded for his efforts. The football team won seven of the ten games played. Out- standing among our victories were those over Norwood and Framingham, the former being defeated for the first time in fifteen years and the latter - our Thanksgiving Day rival - was defeated for the first time in five years. Elections were held in November, and the following were selected to be the permanent leaders of the Class of 19-10: Ralph Stenquist, Presidentg john Felch, Vice Presidentg Lorraine Cadorette, Secretary: and Joseph Casey, Treasurer. ln December of our senior year, Natick High School was host to the Eastern lVlassachusetts Division of Student Councils. Uur football dance was a real social success. The Art Department under the direction of Miss Ratsey decorated the gym with banners of the teams we had played and the names of the home players. In February of 1940, Natick entertained the Stratford Basketball team. They came-they played-they won. After a gay week-end, the boys departed leaving a spirit of friendliness among all. Five members of our famous hockey team - Ralph Stenquist, John Felch, Howard MacDonald, Joe Henry and Phil Hamilton were chosen to represent Natick on the All Eastern lVlassachusetts Hockey Team in their annual game with the Bay State League All Stars. Flna Nelson added her name to our Hall of Fame as the first Natick High School girl to be awarded the 1-10-word certificate in shorthand. The big event of this year was our senior play, June Mad , which was presented on April 12, at the Coolidge junior high school. To Mr. Higgins and the cast, we present a verbal bouquet for the splendid performance. Our Senior Reception will be held on Friday, June 1-f. It will be our last social gathering and then with graduation, this Class will march into the path of life. VVe hope that new history will then be added to the annals of Natick High School under the name of The Class of 19-f0 . CLASS WILL VVe, the Class of 19-f0 of Natick High School, being in the eyes of our teachers possessed with great phvsical and mental capacities, do therefore in the presence of this illustrious gathering make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, revoking all previous documents, and requesting that it be dutifully carried out to its very last word, without anv legal entanglements whatsoever, Q To the Sophomores we leave our heartfelt sympathy in the loss of us, their idols, and a hope that future classes will understand and appreciate them much better than we did. To the junior Class we leave our place at the top of the ladder of success, which we have attained by our ability to dodge hard work, to compose plausible alibis, and by our endeavor to speak the truth at all times. To the faculty we leave a large filing case to file away the many

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-1 lllli SNSSAXIUN ADDRESS OF WELUOME Ns l'x'x-sixlexxt of xlxe class ol' nim-teexx lxxxmlred :xxxd forty, it is my honor . xl xxxxxxlegx- to exit-ml :x xnost cordial xxx-lconxe to pzxrents, rt-l:xtxx'es, :xxxd friends. In oxxx' Class llzxx' exercises today. lx is proper :xml fitting :xt this time that we call to xniml oxxx' deep .xppxxt-xgxtxoxx to yfxll pgxrexxts :xxxd te:xelxex's whose constant guidance :xxxd encoxxxuxge- xm-xxt has lxx-en xxitlx xxs rlxt-se xxvelxm- years tlxzxt we might olxt:xin :xxx education xxortlxx' xxl our sclxmxmxl :xml eoxxxnxxxxxxty. l'poxx gx':xdxx:xtioxx xxe will, xxitlx the confidence of youth, strive to :xttzxin Nllt'L't'5S. .Xgaixx on lxelxall' ol' nxy classxxxzxtes l extend to yoxx :x xnost sincere and lxx-:xrty xx elcoxxxe to the flzxss Day px'ogr:xnx ol the Class of nineteen hundred and l1xI'lX'. CLASS HISTORY OF 1940 firaduation marks :xnothex milestone in the history of the Class of 19-ffl. .Ks sophomores we were nxore or less apart from the rest of the school heczxuse of the doxxlxle session, but we were given the privilege of forming a Student Vouncil axxd a Safety Council 'lilxis did make xxs feel that we were zx uxxit in Natick lligh School. The class football ICZIIN made a creditable showing. We won three of the four games playtd. For our class officers that year we elected Robert Knowlton, President: Hope Arnold, Vice President: Joseph Nlxxrphy, 'lirezxsxxrerg and lVlargax'et Downey, Secretary. The rest of the school year p:xssed xxxxevexxtlxxlly and we longed for the days when we would be upper classxnen. Ixx September, 1938, Natick was hit lxy three Cyclones: one in the form ff :x natural distxxrlxaxxce, the other two ixx the forms of HJ a redhead from Michi- qan, and 12? zx Soxxtherner from Missouri. During our junior year, John VVhite was the ixxstigator of a Pen Committee which helped to create much interest in oxxr social axxd athletic affairs. .Xt the exxd of the 1938 football season, Tony Armato was selected to lead the team for the followin year. Ral xh Stem uxst, VVarren Lan lev and Carl g- t qx x is ,, flrcxxtt were chosen to be the ca xtaxns ol oxxr hockev, basketball, axxd track teams 1 I - Q aml the homxr of leadxnq the baseball team was bestowed on john l'elch, star pitcher axxd first baseman. ln the Spring the juniors' thoughts were on Prom. The long awaited night arrived and Nlay 12 proved to be a very enjoyable and memorable event. 'lihe conventional axxd colorful grand nxarch was led by our class officers john XYhite. President: L. A. Pharris, Vice President: Margaret Downey, Secretary: axxd lfdward Zullo, lreasxxrer. During our junior year two great honors came to Natick High Schoolg .lohn XYhire was chosen President of the Eastern Division of Student Councils axxd l,. .X Plxarris was elected Vice President of the State Federation of Student

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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.