Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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THE SASSAMON I3 l Ann McGrath, leave my seductive manner to Mary Eldridge. I, jim Hamwey, leave my easy-going manner to Gordon Channel. l, Charlie Murphy, leave my sophisticated looks to Kenny Harpell. I, Peggy Burns, leave my ardent admiration for redheads to any junior girl who is fascinated by the same. VVe, the members of the Senior Class leave to the faculty our gratitude in the form of a song which will prove that their work has not been in vain- XN'e're Beginning to See the Light. lVe hereby sign and seal this document, the last XVill and Testament of the Class of 1945, in the presence of those witnesses who have hereunto signed their names. Doizoruv KILLEEN. Mfimessed by Edith M. Nuff Emily L. Shamion 1' 'f 'Y CLASS SONG Oh, red and blue, our colors true The time has come to leave you- How sad the thought that we must part Thy portals close to our hearts. As we this day bid fond adieu, VVe start into this world anew, 'To blaze a path to victory For all humanity. - Words by NoRM.xN Parkers HARR1NcToN. Musir by HARR1121' liAMMON HiXYES.

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I2 THE SASSAMON CLASSWILL liy this instrument duly executed, we, the Class of l945, being of sound body and especially high mental aptitude, do hereby ordain and declare this to be our last Will and Testament. The following persons have been appointed as beneficiaries of our most treas- ured possessions. It is hoped that said persons will benefit by these bequests and live up to the high standards of our class. 'l'o thc juniors we leave our position as upperclassmen with the hope that they will be able to fulfill all expectations even though they are at present a little on the dull-witted side. 'lio the Sophomores we bequeath twenty-six volumes of The Book of Knowl- edge with a fervent prayer that they will some day reach the goal we have so con- scientiously set for them. To our beloved country we leave those boys who may soon be in the Armed lforces. We know that Natick High will be as proud of them as it is of the many servicemen now representing our Alma Mater. To Mr. Quackenbush we bequeath a recording of his theme song, Any Bonds Today. We hope that it will inspire the students as much as he has. To Mr. McManus we leave a gavel to aid him in keeping law and order in his classes and at the same time preserve his ring. 'l'o Miss Griffin we bequeath a policeman's whistle and a large billy-club to assist her in bringing truants back to school. To Mr. White we leave an atomizer with a case of Evening in Paris perfume to be sprayed around the school after experiments. To Miss Wildbur and Mr. Slamin, our class advisors, we leave our deep appreciation for the work they have done to make our many activities successful. We bequeath to Vangie Sticka and Gene Arena the captaincy of the football team. tlood luck, fellows! I, Don Robertson, leave the captaincy of the basketball team to jim Haddad. We hope to see you at the Tech Tourney, jim. l, Leo Grady, leave to john Driscoll and jocko Garvin the position of co-captains of the 1945-46 hockey team. I, Agnes W'iIson, bequeath my high scholastic standing to Dorothy Olson. I, Tony Arminio, leave my ability to infatnate the ladies to Tommy Lowry. I, Thelma Hall, bequeath my petiteness to Barbara Beswick. I, Barbara Morse, leave my sunny disposition to Rita DeAngelis. I, Gladys Kinsman, leave my ability to make friends easily with the opposite sex to joanne Brenneman. I, Don Fair, bequeath my ability to dress in sporty clothes to jack Sheridan. I, Bobbie Grant, leave my popularity to Dolores Casali. I, jean Riker, leave my attractiveness to Mary Lou Goodnow. I, jimmy Clasby, leave my bashful ways with the women to Michael Dunn. I, Barbara Gilmore, leave my willingness to help others to Patricia Donahue. I, Dorothy Nichols, leave my ability to get into mischief to Edith Munson. I, Fay Spooner, leave my ability to intrigue hockey players to Hope Styles.

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il-4 THE SASSAMON CLASS PROPHECY Extra! Extra! Read all about it. A Mind of Her Own back by popular demand! Read all about it. Are my ears deceiving me? Give me a paper quickly. Yes, there it is in plain black and white. The entire cast of our 1945 senior play will return to the good old Alma Mater to perform once again after a lapse of ten whole years. 'l'he public has never been able to forget the great performance that left the audience spellbound on that important night in '45, Of course, the players have aged a little and perhaps Filled out in the wrong places since then, but who will notice anyway? Arc we kidding? XYell, what do you know, our own class play back by popular demand! NVe can't miss this. Let's not waste any time in getting out to Natick. The plane we hop is pilotedgby none other than VVillis Reed. He sure looks sharp in that uniform. Richard Ribotto, Anthony Simeone, and George McCarthy are members of the crew, too. W'e had a regular gab- fest before taking ofif. Little Mary Temprendola served us refreshments on the way. A deep voice demanding pink lemonade made us turn around and take a look. The tallest man in the United States, Albert LePage, was making the trip with us. He informed us that the secret of his height was a triple dose of vitamins daily. His companion is Bob Altheide who has a thriving national oil business now. - In the very front seat with two parachutes f the extra one just in case! fas- tened tightly to him is Bob McCarthy who is taking his first plane ride. His chain of personality schools have made him a rich man. john Powers, the first man to be on the staff of Powers' models, is sitting next to Ruth Roberts, a serious-looking nun. When we all discovered each other it was worse than a legion convention. Before we knew it, we had landed on the Shagoury 8: Shagoury airfield which had been newly constructed on the VVorcester turnpike. Paul and Pauline have in their employ, Norman Harrington, general manager of the airport, and VVendall Deschamps, pilot of the reconverted B-17 which has been named after Bob Pease, king of the limburger cheese manufacturers. Billy Goss, mechanic of hangar 5, can be seen working busily on a motor. The bus we boarded for Natick center had Gwendolyn Kermode in the driver's seat. She called out the historical spots as we rode along. The C 8: C National Fruit Company that has branches all over the country was pointed out. She informed us that the C Sz C stood for Cardellicchio and Chiacchia, who from the planting of one little peach stone have become millionaires. Dick Burke is the general manager of the main office. He and Doug MacAlpine have a side line of manufacturing motorcycles, which had been their ambition since high school days when the little red motorcycle used to be parked in the Police-station yard. We learned from Gwendolyn that Thelma Hall was private secretary to Frank and Dick with Mary Lane, Matilda Fair, Dorothy McGrath, and Dorothy LeClair working on the office force with her. Richard Ellis is their star salesman, noted for his gift of gab and pleasing, persuasive way with women. ,