Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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5, 'r u i-1 s A s s .rx yi o N 'lihe Senior Reception and Graduation will bring to a close the career of the Class of 1942. lr is with deep regret that we leave Natick lligh School and we sincerely hope that the place we make for ourselves in the world will bring pride into the hearts of the teachers who labored so hard to help make us what v. are. Shirley hliles liven since this history was written Mr. Armenio and llomenic Grassey have been inducted into the Jxflllj. CLASS WILL VXI-, the Class of 1942 of Natick High School, the greatest and largest eyer to leave its portals, possessors of sound knowledge both educationally and socially do ordain, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament. 'lio the juniors we leave our honored position as upperclassmen and earnestly hope that they match the high standard we have set up for them. 'lio the Sophomores we leave our outstanding scholastic ability and our undying love for our Alina Mater. lo Mr lVoodbury we leave a console radio and victrola to enable him to spend his leisure time listening to it. 'lio Mr. Quackenbush we leave the recent book Organization in the Modern School or Are You If Leader? 'lio Mr. VVhite we leave a new Adams hat and hope that it will last as long as the previous one. 'lio Mr. Gardner we leave a set of car keys to be worn around his neck on a string so that he will never again be left out in the cold. 'l'o Miss Hayes, our Class Advisor, we leave a set of books on parlia- mentary law to be distributed to the members of the executive board. 'lio Mr. Harper we leave one dozen Gestapo uniforms for his Corridor Patrol. lo Mr. Higgins we leave any well known book on how to sing so little Georgie the second can enjoy being lulled to sleep. To Mr. May we leave a library of Cal Cabot's most recent recordings and hope that he will spend many hours listening to the band of today. To Mr. Nlaffeo we leave a governor to keep his car under 40 miles per hour. 'lio Mr. Plausse we leave a vault in which to put his supply of football jerseys during the off season. I, john Moffatt, leave the presidency of the Senior Class to George Baird. I, Frank Mussoni, leave my high scholastic ability and Presidency of the National Honor Society to any Junior who will work as hard as I have. VVe, Buster Parker and Nick Scianna, leave the captaincy of the foot- ball team to Bobby Palladino and earnestly hope that he will have as successful a year as we have had. V I I, Butch Mathews, leave the captaincy of the basketball team to Bill I'lor1o and wish him all the luck in the world in piloting his team to many victories. Yve. Dana Vllinner and Frank Miccile, leave the captaincy of the hockey squad to Stan McPherson and Bob 0'Connell and wish them just as successful a season as we enjoyed. Ive, Roger johnson nd Robert Balcom, leave our ability to get in and out of trouble to Clayton Grant and Tubby Stacey. fir'j', ,

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THF SASSAMON 9 men. This construction eliminated many social activities because the supplies were kept in the gymnasium, and in the assembly hall. In the last of March assemblies were resumed with the seniors having one assembly, and the sophomores and juniors having another. It was not until April 10, 19-12 that an assembly was held when all three classes participated. Robert Bennett, as President of the Student Council, led all assemblies The seniors felt a little slighted when they were not assigned to the new homerooms, and now that the building is nearly complete, many of us wish we were going to be here to enjoy and to profit from the new lunch room. the lockers, and the soundproof music room. The campaigning of class officers was colorful and exciting. The follow- ing were elected to be the permanent officers of the class of 1942: John Moffatt, Presidentg Malcolm Burnham, Vice Presidentg Robert Saunders, Treasurer, and Olympia Grupposo, Secretary. ln sports Natick had a great year, but the football team suffered ll defeat at the hands of Framingham. Relations with Dedham were severed when Dedham refused to play a postponed football game. Our pent up emotion was later released at a football dance, where we were entertained by some of our brave classmates. The football captain for the fall of 19-12, Robert Palladino, was announced at this dance. Our winter sports were also marked with success. ln hockey Natick ended in a tie with Dedham for second place. Frank Miccile, Norman Clancy, and Dana VVinner were members of the first team of the all-star Eastern Wlassa- chusetts Hockey League. Melvin Freedman and Lawrence Dolph played on the second team. Each year the Natick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sends a senior girl as its delegate to an annual convention in Boston. Dorothy Gilleran was selected by the Senior Class and the Faculty to represent Natick High School because of her qualifications of citizenship, patriotism, schol- arship, leadership and character. The American Legion held an oratorical contest in which Irene Chenette participated. She brought fame to herself and to Natick High by winning the second prize in the regional contest. Her speech was entitled Our Constitu- tion . It was a stirring and unforgettable speech. The declaration of war brought about some changes in our life We buckled down to air raid drills, conservation, and one day each week was devoted to the selling of defense stamps. Morale, police and fire squads were organized under the direction of various teachers. With the coming of the war, we were filled with both sorrow and pride when the following boys left us and entered the armed forces: Buddy Adams and Danny Lennon for the Navy, Warren Miller for the Army, Philip Orleans for the Army Air Corps, and Richard Fahey for the Marines. In addition to our classmates, Mr. Andrews, football coach and science teacher, and Mr. Cronan, our art teacher, left for the Army Air Corps and Field Artillery Reserves re- spectively. Mr. Carey, sophomore English teacher, was inducted on May 1. Natick High is now represented in each division of the armed forces. We all wish these people the best of luck and safe return to our midst. Senior play try-outs were held in March with many students hoping for a part. The cast was well chosen and Even Since Eve , directed by Mri Higgins, was presented to full houses on both Thursday, April 16 and Fridav. April 17. An added feature of the play was the singing of Shirley Kilmer and Ann McCarty. The Induction of the National Honor Society took place on May 27, 1942. The new members were duly initiated and they will receive their pins today.

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THE SASSAMON 7 I, Warren Alcock, leave my great height and breadth to Frank Kleinfelder. I, Ruth VVebster, leave my power to infatuate prep school boys to .lean Lacey. I, George Boyd, leave my shy, bashful ways with girls to John Clark. I, Sharpie Shea, leave my desire to sleep and get out of work to gloc- Connolly. Vile, Shirley Kilmer and Ann McCarthy, leave our soft, sweet voices to Marion McGovern and Marion Church. I, Louise Thurston, leave my ability to figure skate to Miriam Ingalls. I, Bob Pond, leave my ability to woo women to Ray Leonard. VVe, the Goss sisters, leave our titles as the high school's most ferocious talkers to Peggy Shaw and Gertrude Reynolds. I, Dorothy Gilleran, leave my pleasing personality to Ifvelyn Chapman. I, Dottie Gleason, leave my ardent admiration for Framingham athletes to Chris Vklrightson. I, Pussy Fairbanks, leave my congeniality and ability to talk to boys as a mother, to any Junior who can gather a following. I, Helen Hawkes, leave my admiration for football players and my great. school spirit to Ruth VValker. I, Arthur Borghesi, leave my ability to dress in sporty clotl-es to Russell Gibson. I, Bob Gussie Hall, leave my pleasing ways to Fred Murphy. I, George Corn Wallace, leave my rare collection of jokes to any poor unfortunate Junior who has as weird a sense of humor as I have. I, Helen Lockhart, leave my sunny smile to Carolyn Vance. I, Bob Langton, leave my irresistible ability to blush and laugh at the wrong time to Gale Vance. I, Eddie Williams, leave my acting as well as my professional technique with the girls to any -lunior who has as much vim and vigor as I have. I, Guy, master of nuts and volts, Wayne, leave my ability to throw a monkey wrench into school functions to Harold Grant. I, Jimmy Lefter, leave my friendly disposition and my size fourteens to Rea Strange. I, Vinny Guarino, leave my ardent admiration for Ted l.-1065 Wlilliains to Charlie Haddad. I, Irene Chenette, leave my South Sea Island charm and my coquettish ways to Barbara Dostie. I, Nellie Robin, leave my scholastic ability and the ability to play the stringed instruments to Jane Cummings. VVe, Glenna Duboyce and Florence LaVoie, leave our athletic ability to Barbara Cowee and Gertrude Lane. I, Eddie Speed Devereaux, leave my super-powered Chevie to the Natural Science Classes so they may see how it runs. I, Helen Hollingworth, leave my sincere studious ways to Ruth Corbutt. I, Phyllis Martin, leave my petitness to Laura Makie. I, Hazel Thayer, leave my ability to intrigue baseball and hockey stars to Betty Greenwood. I, Eddie Brennan, leave my professional looks to John Dunn. I, Norman Clancy, leave my class on the dance floor to Patil Thurston