Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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THE SASSAMON 13 here. He had as an assistant, George Robinson who showed much promise all through our school years. Teaching a small boxing class was the former world's light-heavyweight boxing champion, Leo O'Keefe. At the head of the girls' gym exhibit was Joanne Sweeney, who, for ten long years, had brought and kept Natick at the top of the country's girls' gymnastic records. Her latest assistants were Nancy Stacy and Maxine Spinney. We had heard that the Cnited States Government was sending a representa- tive straight from the White House to witness the Natick Field Day. Sure enough! The representative was jean Huleatt. She said she was going to work for the Government, but we never thought she'd work in the White House. I wonder who those two men are that all the girls are gathering around? No! It couldn't be. But it is! Jimmy Fournier and Richard Hesek. They are head of the Fournier-Hesek Follies that are going over so big in New York. With them are two of their secretaries, Rita Angileri and Eleanore Blevins, and the star of the show, Georgette Goss. Ah! iVe have another admirer of the stadium. Praising its beauty to the gathering crowd is john Lavash. The reason? He drew up the blueprints for it. Here's Barbara Kenny and Maxine Hollett. I see they took time out from their clothing business to come to the Field Day. They told us that Mary Hughes and Marjorie Hall were opening their roller skating rink to the public, everything free, at the conclusion of the Field Day exercises. At this point we decided that we would leave and visit our Alma Mater. As we left the field, we saw Ray Slamin and Charles Musgrave, Superintendents of the Stadium, going around picking up trash and waste paper in their honest and sincere efforts to keep the grounds clean. Just outside the stadium we stopped at Ellen's Pastry Shoppe for some dainty delicacies. Ellen Topham and Marilyn Wilcox looked very attractive in their white uniforms selling their pastry creations. Outside on the sports bulletin board we noticed a large 18 by 27 wanted'l poster. On examining it further we discovered it was for Leo Bird. He was wanted in three states for bigamy. The notice said to send information to the F. B. I. office or the chief director, Earle Chase. We all expressed sincere hopes that Leo would be caught. I guess Clayton Grant couldnt make it today, I didn't see an ice truck in the parking lot. Oh, there he is now. He must have forgotten the ice truck. Incidentally, he is now the owner of the Natick Ice Company. As we passed through town we saw Shirley Bowers coming out of Kay and Lillian's Beauty Parlor, owned and operated by Katherine White and Lillian Went- zell. Their assistants were the beauty specialists, Mary O'Regan and Shirley Schneider. They also have a men's department in which Robert Heald wields a mighty razor. As we went up the school steps, we met Lillian Bennett, whom we were sur- prised to find was married and the mother of six charming, delightful, little bra-uh, children. Next we met George Cardellichio, who was well known as the owner of Americas most famous vineyards. As we entered the superintendents office, we were not at all surprised to find that the studious Robert Byrne was the superintendent of Natick schools. He was a man who, very early in life, learned to appreciate and enjoy all walks of school

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I2 THE SASSAMON Dupuis. Her first aid classes in school must have helped her. Nurses aids, Ann Christie, Peggy Ciccarelli. and josephine Culcasi are also present to help out if necessary. lt is about time for the exhibition to start. First on the card is listed a midget auto race in which Gerald llevereaux, who not only won but broke the world's speed record, will perform. Following this is an aerial demonstration in which test pilots Edward Barnicle and George Barnabo put two of the newest Kenneth Crumrine Aircraft Corporation racing planes through their paces. On hand, in case of accident, in his gleaming uniform. is Fire Chief joe Lavash. Out on the field, the parade is led by none other than Esther Duff our Drum Majorette of IO years ago. 7 There is a great tipping of hats around the center row now. Oh, I see, it's Robert Kerivan, Selectman from South Natick. I wonder if he is ever late for board meetings? With him is Alden Clay, President of South Natick, and his extremely efficient campaign manager, Barbara Buell. Opposite us we have just noticed a group of naval officers. With the Navy we have Navy Sub-Commander, William Bernard, Rear Admiral, Kenneth Chan- nellg Chief Petty Officer, Edward Conlon: and Lieutenant Eugene Talvy. With the Army, we have Captain Donald Chase: still just a private, Peter Brovelli, and Corporal Richard McKeon. With them are Dotty Langton and her gang. The girls still go together and are all Army nurses. You know that gang and how jean Griffin and Helen Borden used to keep Dot up on all the gossip at school. Speaking of gossips, there's jean Hunter and Rita Kearns. They are expert talkers now. They used to practice every day before classes back in old Natick High. On the way to the Sports exhibits we bumped into Lucy Lentini, adorned in the very latest fashion. She is now a famous beautician in New York. Running around wildly is Helen Flynn, secretary of the Athletic .Association looking for the umpire. From her we learned that Alice Hogan is the bookkeeper of the association. She used to keep the SASSAMON books. Who is this with all the dogs? Why, it's Gilda Leavitt! She owns the best kennel in the country. With her is the very distinguished psychiatrist, Phyllis Hussey. 7 Writing up the day's activities is Mary Burke. gossip columnist for the Reid Blast, the local paper. Its editor is Roger Reid who is also well known as a chicken raiser. An associate editor is Dorothy Mostecki. Her f'Advice to the Lovelornw column has received wide recognition. The sports editor, Mary tells us, is Robert Thurston, who held a similar position on the Sassazuois board ten years ago. About then the members of our party were served refreshments by jean Living- ston. head of the refreshment committee which had the franchise for the ball park. Her assistants were Priscilla McCracken, joel Rice, and Phyllis Prior. tOur party has just had another addition in the person of a Canadian Army Officer. Elinor Templel. A The hrst sports exhibit was football. In this, the enthusiastic coach. Walter White, demonstrated his system of running through the plays with the boys. He always was full of pep and ginger. Assisting him was John McGrath who gave up playing with the Chicago Bears to take this coaching job. At the baseball exhibit, Edward Clasby, former professional ball player and president of our super class. was putting the boys through a workout. He had received many bids from outside colleges. but his intense love for the good old Alma Mater had kept him

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I4 THE S.-XSS.-XMON life. lfrom here. we walked across the hall into john Rego's, or, in other words, the principal's office, where we found .-Xnn .-Xhearn, the school nurse, talking to Rose Angelo, the secretary. lfirst we went to the bookkeeping department where we found industrious Barbara .Xlcock head of the department: Theresa Berthiaume was her assistant. Theresa was Mr. Sears' bookkeeper back in '44, Remember? From there we went to the linglish Department where we discovered Ellen Carey talking to Martha Pancho who had just graduated from the Conservatory of Music. The head of the history department, we discovered, was Rita Nichols. Her pupils later informed us that history with her was a pleasure and not just another class. We wonder about her method. Next we talked to Marjorie McHale, the shorthand and general business teacher. She received the position because of her ability to take, accurately, dicta- tion at 500 words a minute. We finished our tour of the school in the art department where we found pretty joanne Wigglesworth surrounded by the boy art admirers in her class. As well as being a good art teacher, she received much recognition from the news- paper in which appeared her regular comic cartoon strip called Life With Sister, a story of two red-blooded American girls struggling through life. .Xs it was near suppertime and we were hungry, we left the school and went downtown to eat at l'rovencal's Restaurant. The restaurant was run by Dorothy Provencal herself, and Mildred Messinger was the cook. Inside, we met Thomas Lydon who ran the biggest pig farm in the world. While talking over old times, he told us that Richard Brady was still station master down here at the railroad station. .Xfter supper we were invited to one of the great string of dance halls owned by Robert Checani. His dance halls featured all of the big-name bands, such as Robert Taylor, his trumpet and orchestra and famous vocalists, Marion McGovern and Ilot Monroe. They were the two members of our class who many times rendered vocal duets at assemblies. Eddie Noyes and his orchestra, which featured the trumpet duo of Stanley Sherman and Paul Shakespeare and vocalist, Roger Casavant, were playing at Checanis nightly. As we entered, we were overjoyed at meeting chief bouncer, john Kirby, after which we were escorted to our tables by the charming hostess, Miriam Ingalls. Who should come in behind us but registered nurses, Joyce Webber, Dorothy Wells, and Ann Sullivan, all escorted by none other than our well-known foot doctor, Frank Wigglesworth. XYe no sooner sat down when who should come up but Bob Mahoney. After graciously entertaining us, he left a card advertising the Parker-Mahoney Dance Studio situated in Natick Square. Janet Barber and Lillian Flynn. assistant teachers, guarantee to teach anyone ballroom dancing in less than four hours. After dancing a few hours, we were entertained during intermission by Bob tiarbutt. the noted concert and swing pianist. We couldn't get to see him after- wards. as he was mobbed by autograph-hunting girls. livery happy time has to have an ending, and, after staving it off as long as possible, we finally had to bid each of our friends goodbye and rush for our plane. thus climaxing a beautiful day back in dear old Natick. tfH,xRLEs Mcsoaava ROBERT BIAHONEY ROGER CASAVANT M.-xRjoR1ic WlCH.AI,P1 BIIRIAM INGALLS HELEN SELLER'