Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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lo THE SASSAMON Dana Olson and Harold Paecht were visiting Mr. McManus when we stopped in. Dana Olson is now heavyweight champion of the world. and Harold is his promoter. He certainly has come a long way since our school days in '45, Walking further around the building, we find as head coach and assistant physical director, tllenford Atkinson, whose excellent volumes written on basket- ball theory have carried his name high in the world of sports. Glenny tells us that Tony K'ot'liosiCl'o has been named to have the most perfectly built body in the world, easily taking the title away from Charles Atlas. After talking with Glenny for a while, we continue along our way: and our attention is attracted by none other than William Brown who is head of the mathe- matics department. We drop in just as he is stating his reasons why Einstein is wrong, and his group of quiz kids is listening intently. We listened too, but it was greek to usg so we sneaked out. A Un the corner we purchase a paper with headlines that read as follows: Agnes ll'i1.wn, I-'irxt H'onmn Presideiit of the United States. In the articles below, we tind that june Brenneman is to he her private secretary. Incidently, Donald Schen- fele is vice-president. Now we'll know where to go when we want some red tape cut. ln a sub-headline we read that .lean Cotton and john VanderMeer are the new academy award winners for the coming year. Even out in Hollywood, the town of Natick is well represented. As we turn the page, a picture catches our eye. A group of -men with torn and ragged clothes and with flowing beards are looking unhappily at the camera. Their names, left to right are: Vincent Roberts, Robert Gilbert, Thomas Deignan, Robert Brown. and Vito Arminio. all former sailors. It seems that their ship was torpe- doed near a l-'acihc Isle, and they have just been living there ever since. They didu't :eem to like being rescued very well. We wonder why! An ad just below describes the beautiful riding academy run by jean Dunton, with -lean Blain as assistant instructor. It states further that all her horses are fed exclusively on Hay-Nay, the famous horse food created by Hazel Najas. Un the society page we see that Ella Mae Hatch is now in the upper brackets. jean Riker is her constant companion, both working on committees and charities. The current best seller is advertised. Its author is Loretta Kreshpane, its title- - Giggles The title will prepare you for anything, and knowing the author, you should be ready for anything. lrene .-Xntinori's column on W'ho's Who in Hollywood is read by all. She has only the highest praise for Salvatore Profetto's new production. Its leading lady is none other than june Bellofatto. We knew that that cute faceaand figure would take her places. Irene also writes that Tony Melchiorri, noted trumpeter, has been ollered a contract from Warner Bros. Someone suggests going to Flynn's Cafe for our evening meal, so we lose no time in getting over to jeans U We are greeted at the door by hostess jean Hewitt. who leads us to a pleasant- ly-situated table. l'aul Nleymaris, who had been sitting all alone, moved his chair over to us and joined the party. He claims that he has invented a painless drill and

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THE SASSAMON 15 The beautiful home of Graham Hiltz came into view. He has fulhlled his fondest dreams-that of marrying jane VVithers. Speaking of marriages, we hear that jean Butler and Vito Sammartano have become Mr. and Mrs., and congratula- tions are in order because of the arrival of a set of twins which have been long hoped for. Donnie Robertson is well taken care of by his steady income from his trucking business. Vl'e are now entering the business district of the biggest little city in the world. From all signs, lrene McManus is now running the R 8: L. She is in joint part- nership with Doris Parker whose remarkable window displays are known the world over. The bus is stopped by Louis Valle, member of the Natick Police. He said that he was just lonely and had to talk with someone. VVe learned that others on the force included Eddy Condon, jimmy Clasby, Harry Seavey, with VVally Mathews as chief. Do you think he had some sort of drag ? They seem to be really keep- ing peace in town, but it might be said that there isn't anything to quiet down since they have become respectable citizens. By this time, the bus stop has been reached and all pile off. Other busses coming in are driven by Marie McCauley, Marjorie Mclntosh, and Rita Lynch. It looks as.though the women have really taken over the transportation system. No wonder the accident rate has decreased! We head toward the high school and meet jimmy Lockhart, pretty smooth, indeed, in an admiral's uniform. Imagine our disappointment when he told us it was only a cloorman's outfit for jacqueline Durbin's famous hotel, Bigbill. Across the street are jean Lowell, Roberta Barrus, Eileen Devereau, Peggy Burns, and Frances Cantrel who all work at Cushing Hospital. VVe wonder why? It will have to remain a mystery! A long limousine catches our eye, Marion Pettee, the nationally famous orator, is stopping to speak with jane Lupien, a laboratory technician in jack Noonan's baby-bottle plant. Don't ask us how jack got started in that business! Coming out the front door of good old Natick High, as we are entering, is Robert Marden, Glen Lyons, and George Morris, representing the three branches of the service, Bob, an admiral in the Navy: Glen, a general in the Marines fGen- cral Lyons, doesn't that sound nicej g and Colonel Morris. Brother! all that meat and no potatoes. No wonder we won the war! We find that Elsie Swanson has succeeded Miss Mann in the principal's office, with Franny McSweeney looking very important behind the principal's desk. He has attempted to put over some new policies in the school such as serving ice cream to all the pupils every Saturday that school is in session. Fran takes us on a tour of the school to meet some old classmates who have become teachers. Dorothy Curtis is head of the History Department, and Elinor Burke teaches English up in Room 28. Norman Chase has introduced a new class in radio. Now, one! Now, two! That voice has a familiar ring to it. Yep, we were rightg Donny Fair looks pretty fit leading his gym class. He doesn't eat quite as much as Bruno used to Quo once could J, but he uses his tactics-the you do it or else method!

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THE sAssAMoN 17 that his research has aided science tremendously. VVho are we to doubt such a well-educated man? At the table to the right of us sits hlarilyne Murphy, owner of a fashion shop in Florida. XYe learn that she has Helen Pineau. Tina XVinn, Barbara Houret, and Mary Amato on her modeling staff. How's that for being loyal to your high-school classmates? Sitting with Klarilyne is Rlarie Culcasi, who is making a tour of the country playing the piano for the entertainment of the numerous veteran hospitals. Speaking of veterans, Marie tells Us that Nlariou Dutton is running one for Navy personnel only. She must be prejudiced or somethin', huh? To the left of us is Eddy Wall, trying to put over a deal to Barbara Gilmore, well-known artist. He has really taken his real-estate business seriously, and know- ing Eddy, we realize he can use persuasive measures. Over in the corner, Anita Leavitt is having trouble with her spaghetti. The darn stuff goes everywhere but the right place. She is in partnership with Bobby Grant, designing and producing new hat creations. They really have an effect on men-especially their pocketbooks. The food was excellent. No wonder Irene Town, the cook, received the high- est award at the national cooking contest. The beverage served with the meal proved to be Lene Pierro's Non-Burp specialty. She and Betty l'ignatelli have devoted many years to perfecting it. . Complaining in loud tones and in no uncertain language about the non-tender- ness of his steak is Arthur Arthur, who now runs the Colonial. Realizing that there isn't too much time left before the play, we pay the cashier. Vasilika Christi and depart with a few more pounds added. but feeling swell. Elizabeth Downing takes our tickets. She and Isabelle tlrupposo are running an agency for lonely hearts. lt's different, anyway! And Howl T Katherine Peters and Elena Pisano are ready with programs. They are engaged in the reducing business. Their policy is, lf NYC Can't Blake You Thin, There Is No Use ln Hoping. As we are rather early, we obtain seats right where we can see people as they enter. There is Harriet Hayes, famous singer. who will render several selections during intermission, just as she did ten years ago. jean Mills will accompany her on the piano. Here comes Geno Martinelli and his boys who will provide the music tonight. His is one of the leading bands of the nation now. Richard VanXVart is his pub- licity agent. T Norma 'l aylor, Thelma Syrbich, Susan Tenny, and Marjorie Temple all come x in together. They form a committee for the benefit of homeless Siamese Twins. They are all married and settled down, so they have plenty of time to put into club work. Mary Moran, joan Davis's understudy, and june Miller, married to the presi- dent of the Telephone Company, enter next. They wave to Claire Pulsifer, bridge champion of the United States. , Sitting in the front row is Olive Seeley and Rhoda Sullivan. Olive is Presi-