Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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8 T UK SASSAMON To Mr. Scars we leave a Sassamon Board that will again convince him that thej want a StifF-COVered yearbook; and also thank linn for his cooper- ation in making the Sassamons l this year successful. To Mr. Ouackenbush we leave the hopes that he will get some good classes to replace all the had ones ol this year. Iii Mr. Higgins we leave a Junior Class that we hope will not prove to be so bashful at Senior Play rehearsals as this class. We want to express our appreciation to him for helping to make this play the best presented by any graduating class. lo Mr. Plausse we leave our best wishes for another successful season in sports. lo Mr. Marso we leave a sate in which to keep his books entitled, I lealthful Living. lo Miss Shannon we leave our thanks for her help in making the Sassamons successful and also a year free from judging Essay Contests . I hose individual Seniors of the Class of 1941 wishing to make personal bequeaths are as follows: I, Ralph Raphael, bequeath my honorable position as class president to Melvin Freedman. I, George Barnicle, bequeath to Nick Scianna and Krnest Parker the Co-Captaincy ol football with the hopes that they may lead Natick through another successful season. [, Muriel Church, leave my good looks and pleasing disposition to Shirley Kilmer. I, Eleanor Hastings, leave to Anne Hapenney my charming personality. I, Virginia Ramsdell, leave my sunny smile to Ann McCarty. We, Millie Murphy, Eleanor Hastings, Muriel Church leave our ability to get enough exercise as cheerleaders to those who think they need it. I, Helen Simons, bequeath my ability to blush to Helen Hollings- worth. I, Joseph Hamwey, leave my prized title of Best Looking Boy to Shirley Mathews. I, Edith Casavant, leave my magnetic influence to Dorothy Gleason. I, John Grady, leave my great acting ability as well as my cherished position as Sports Editor on the Sassamon to any Junior, willing to work as hard as I did. We, the Senior Girls, leave our positions as secretaries to the Juniors with the hopes that the teachers will give them a few extra hours after school in which to complete their work. I, Virginia Simonetta, leave my dimples to Naomi Hoyte and high position as one of the chief editors of the Sassamon Board to Robert Bennett. I, Barbara Dunn, leave my red hair to Shirley Morgan. I, James McEvoy, leave my athletic ability to Cochie Sargent. I, Owen Frazer, leave my ability to get A ' s either with or without doing my homework to Mano Salos. T, Tafta Spiro, leave my scholastic ability to Alfred Edwards. I, Elsie Hussey, leave my singing ability to Marion Church. I, Ned Feeley, bequeath my popular personality to Malcolm Burnham. I, Thomas Smith, leave my peculiar vocabulary to any junior who reads the dictionary. I, June Martin, leave to Phyllis Martin my great height.

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THE SASSAMON 7 the Bath, Maine, basketball team. Natick won by one point and new friends were won by some Natick girls. A record breaking attendance witnessed the big event of this year, Young April, presented at the Coolidge Junior High School, April 18 We are grateful to all the teachers and members of the class who worked so hard to make it a great success both financially and socially. Mr. Higgins and the cast are to be commended for a splendid performance. This year due to the serious trend of events and unlimited opportunities offered to boys, many have entered military service. Among those in Natick High whom we are proud to list in Uncle Sam ' s forces are: Ramon Talvy, Lloyd Robertson, Lawrence Gerrity, Edward Stevens, James Niles, and Richard Brennan. Marian Cantrel, following in the footsteps of her sister, was chosen to represent the Natick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the State conference. The Senior Reception to be held June 13 will be our last social function. Then, with graduation and that precious diploma, we will enter a new sphere of life, justly confident that Natick High has given us the greatest possible training in those principles which should make us intelligent and appreciative citizens in our democratic society. Virginia Ramsdell CLASS WILL We, the class of 1941 of the Natick High School, being in the eyes of ourselves possessed with great physical and mental capacities and the consideration of the welfare of this gathering, do therefore truly and lawfully make, ordain, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, and request that it be carried out to its very last word ' , without any legal entangle- ments. To Mr. Woodbury, we leave a new, spacious, and well-equipped high school with a map and compass in order that he may find his way about; and we also wish him every success in the coming years. To the faculty we leave our whole-hearted thanks for their helpful advice during our three years in high school. To the Juniors we leave our high positions as seniors, and we hope that with the help of the new high school they will cherish our Alma Mater as much as we did. To the sophomores we bequeath our sympathy in the loss of us, their upper classmen, with the hope that other classes will seem more close to them than we have. To Miss Bradbury we leave the memories of a class which enjoved all work done for our benefit. To Mr. Andrews we leave our best wishes for a successful basketball season and a chance for the Bay State Title and perhaps the Tech Tourney. To Mr. May we leave our thanks for his fine work at our assemblies and other exercises during the year. To Miss Nutt we leave our best wishes and sincere thanks for her friendly advice to this outstanding class of 1941. To Mr. McManus we leave the Public Speaking Classes with the hope that he will again present interesting assemblies.

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THE SASSAMON 9 I, Alice Kaprielian, leave my ability to play the violin to Lydia Hamilton. I, Irene Chase, leave my quiet attitude and ability to get along with everyone to Geraldine Brown. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twelfth day of June, in the year ot our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-one, the last will and testament of this Class of 1941 in the presence of ihose witnesses who have hereunto signed their names as attesting to this document. VIRGINIA SIMONETTA Witnessed by: Edith M. Nutt Emily L. Shannon CLASS POEM DEDICATION Our sails are full, and our course is all set Eor the voyage of life that lies ahead. Although we are leaving our home port now, We shall ever have stowed, fast in our bow, All the memories, lessons, and pleasures That we shall hoard as our high school treasures. Our debt to you we can never repay We can only lift up our hearts to pray That we can bring to her respected name All the honor that accompanies fame. We ' ll sail right on to our beckoning fate, And, at this, our launching, we ' ll dedicate Our lives and endeavors unto our plan Of steering our course as straight as we can. — Gerard Mai tin CLASS SONGS I Now that we are parting, And we have to go, With our fondest mem ' ries, That we ' ll treasure so, Though this parting grieves us, Our new goal must be won, Marching on together, Class of ' 41, The Class of ' 41. Tune: Just a Song at Twilight Words by Joseph Scaffidi