Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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IU THE SASSAMON CLASS PROPHECY--1947 llere it is lllofl It doesn't seem possible that we were graduated from dear old Natick lligh approximately twenty years ago. liame and fortune had come to many of Its and three of us, who had been friends for many years, plaimed a trip through the fortyfeight states. Nye hoped to meet some of our former class- mates, who through the years had become scattered over the face of the globe. Hur Iirst renewed friendship came when we found that 'Iohn lXlilley was to pilot the plane we had chartered for the trip. .lean lllichaud was to be the hostess and also act as a companion to ns. Um' first. stop was Washington. Xtalking through the streets of our stately capitol we noticed a large crowd in front of an auditorium. Curiosity getting the better of us, we decided to investigate. :X tall, distinguished-looking gentleman came dashing ollt of the building and hopped into a Stanley Steamer. lt was none other than our old schoolmate and friend, Tout .l1tlflUl1t',V, who had made a place for himself in the political world. lie claimed the Stanley Steamer reminded hini of the old tlllY5.H hltisllitlg' our way through the crowd once more, we headed toward the main tliorouglit'are where we were niet with a glare of neon lights. 'l'he BUUU proved the most crowded, so we chose that. 'l'he star of the show was none other than fran: lfell. 'I'he show was a revival of Grapes of Wrath and the cast included l4t1rlri11'ti .llc.X't1Ily and Tonniiy t'l1ri.vt1'c who had just arrived from California for a one-night stand. Sitting near us, and evidently enjoying the show immensely, were lltzrluirii l'ie1'ce and lfltiim' .S't'l1e11fcle, who were secretaries at the Federal lhireau of Investigation. l,et us leave the show for a moment and call backstage. 'l'here we find C'l1m'L ' flfIt't'llIlf, producer of the show, giving orders to Paul l-fiirnirle, who is now stage manager. lfntering the stars' dressing room, we find .lliirgtirel .llomiz and .blllfliftl lfrenutzii. Sheila is dress designer and Margaret her secretary. 'l'hey certainly stuck by their old school chmn, -Ioan. Xvhat a stroke of luck to hnd so many friends in one placel lflorida was to be our next stop. We had received an invitation from Roger inzfl lrtnnly' 'l'!1or.vci1 to view their beach extravaganza, The Gala Hathing Beauty Contest. 'l'he beach was crowded with people lolliiig about basking in the sun, and others more ambitions dashing in and out of the refreshing surf. Suddenly a voice lumotlleil iillf. 'Tonic on, folks, get 'em while they're hot. XX'ho was it but lloiiiilff .lltll'lI, the llot llog King, having a little fun reminiscing. lle was doing this lo the raucous laughter of his friend and confidant, .Yofcell ,,llllt'A', who is at present knocking them dead at the St. l'ctersbiirgh llotel. 'l'he contest was ready to begin, and the beach beauties were capably arranging tlieniselves to look their best. :X few that we saw at that time were llelcn .lli'CIri1ll1, .lltiry lflillllffll, lift' lllirrl, firm' .llnslier and l'ftIl'f7iII'tl Regtiu. Tnniiny 'fofliuiii and l't'rcr Mtorell, lifegiiards at the beach, were spending much time admiring them. .X fanfare, then .fuels llre-ze started introducing a bevy of beauties who paraded before us. Xte recognized four, .lean ,llifrl1ell, tfminie O'lv0in'ke, Juan IVlzalen and . Inn frfflilxoii. Hur pilot ran toward us. lle told Us that we must leave immediately if we

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Tl-lli SASSAMON 9 I, George Buckley, leave my exceptional scholastic abilities to Eugene Rohie. l, Paul Barnicle. leave my keen wit to Robert Frongillo. l, Sheila Brennan, leave my vivaciousness to Mary Coffey. I, Carl lleftngelis, leave my lpana smile to Danny Cardelliehio. l, Peter Starrett, leave a portion of my physique to any junior who neerls it. l, Arthur Potter, leave my- charm for the fair sex to Robert llillier. I, Robert liair, leave n1y hockey ability to llon lXIclver anal Art Mathews. l, Ruth Powers, leave 111y energy to tackle anything to l,2l.lllllIt' LeBlanc. l, Rig Moe, leave my snappy clothes to Little Moe. l, 1Xrtl1ur Casavant, leave my ability to be electerl to office for three consecu- tive vears to tl1e Iuniors with a book entitlerl How to Hecome a l olitieian by Casavant. We tl1e Senior Class, will and bequeath the remains of our estate to tl1e Sluclent Council to be usefl as they see tit. ln witness whereof we hereunto set our hand ancl seal Ull this tifth clay of -Iune, 1047. Tiionixs F. QJUIRR. lt 'l'fIll'.S1Yl'tl 11515 lillflltlftli Il'l1ulen lfuzil-v l,. .Ylitiuizozz 4 4 1 IDEAL SENIOR . tl 1 111, nov llair Like liyes Like 'l'eeth Like Complexion Like Figure Like lluilfl Like Clothes Like lit'l'SHllZlllly' Like Smile Like Cnte Like Slmmotll Like Sopllisticaterl Like llisposition Like 'lialentecl Like Versatile Like lXlll5ll'Z1l Like Constance t Yiqtlflif Iva Roberts Marilyn Richarfl lflorenee Snelgrova Shirley Lee Margaret hloran Ilelen lXIetlratl1 Yirginia lntinarelli lfleanor Musgrave Carolyn lioarflnian Vlullll liell Kay ltllll' I'riscilla l'ii1l'I'1llll rxllll Arnold llilrla Banks t'I1arles ' Charles ltinlieft ltflil' Carl lk-Angelis Robert Harding l,t'l'l'l' St ililltrlllflfw arrett Anthi in x I'homas Lelilant tjuirk I lonalrl Met art x .-Xrtlmr l'otter illlltllllili 4 . . Mahi mu l',llllllU lilrovelli Nowell blones 1 heralcl 'llhonias 'I ack Lee

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THE SASSAMON 11 expected to get to our next stop on time. It was to be a visit to Texas to the Bar- Nothing Ranch. We bade Florida a sad adieu and Hew off into newer and hrighter horizons. In another hour we had landed, and twenty minutes later were being met hy the proprietor and chief ramhler, 171111113 li'1'1.v.v. The desk clerk, .lI11g1111.v N111'11', led us to our rooms which had been beautifully decorated by C'l1111'lcs S'It't't'lIl',X', who had attained world-wide fame. We were just changing our clothes when a loud noise startled us. Looking out the window, we saw what we supposed were desperadoes come dashing out of a small barroom across the street, leap on their horses and gallop into the deepening dusk.. 1,011 fif1'C'fII'f.V. the sheriff was furious and ordered the posse to pursue the bandits, who turned out to he Paul l,t'!Il'S01l1, fflllllt fllillcr, and C,'e1'1'y lelofwkiizx, Many days later we were to learn that they were hired as a hackground. VVhile Frank Reiss was enthralled by his ranch depicting the XVild and XVool- ly XN'est we took leave of them and journeyed to California. Strolling through the streets of the thriving metropolis of San Francisco, we came upon a hoarding house, which proclaimed in large letters that it was one of a chain owned hy .ellicc Brady. VVorking as night clerk, we found t'11111'lic .S'fc7'e11s making reservations for Blanche f,1lB0j't'l', physio-therapist, who had with her Irene Sf1'0:e1e, her traveling companion. Further on down the street we came to the Club Rialto. lfddy l'111'f1 1' opened the door for us and our hats were checked hy none other than 1'flIfl'I7lII'tl ,-Intzfwosizzi. Herlvcrf Fl1111'cl1, owner of the cluh, led us to a riugside table just in time to see the Hoor show. The first act proved to he 101111 .l111t1l11'lc'.v production of the Blonde Bombshellsf' fiIIl'UfVX'Il H0l7l'fflllfllIt had the leading role and was ably supported by Exilim' !0l111.v011, R115e111111'y LcP11ge. and Bef' Rohinjgiy, The First show was now over. Looking about us we saw the mayor, who was ,ilriznld lf'r1kcli11. entertaining his two charming secretaries, illru'-v ,l1'11111f11, and Mary fcizxzingx on their night oft. Natickites certainly had a hand in running this town. Looking still further, we saw lflffll fl1I'f70l', now owner and manager of the internationally famous ujarboe Hotel and Tcisxrnv Fillezlcx, head bell-hop, and her protege. The second show started when Ha1'11111' ,llcNe1'l announced that Hilda Huazlcx and Irene lltlcffcc would sing selections from lx'1'rl1f11'1i Do1'1111'.v current musical comedy. The show closed with f14I'Ul fft' Hzfcklcy presenting the Academy Awards to the hest actors and actresses of the year. The next day we crossed the street from our hotel to the Palace Beauty Shop where one could get anything from a suit of clothes designed hy .l11111'.v l,l1l'lilff to a new hairdo and facial styled hy lffftllllll' ill11.vg1'117'c. Their motto was You get what you pay for and you pay plenty. XYhile talking to lifleanor, t'i11'11ly11 l'ic1'1'c. one of Beverly Hills most dashing young inatrons, came in for a facial and hairdo to attend a party given hy that famous party giver, Dorix TVllll'l.Cff0. Carolyn presented us with tickets to the Cotton Bowl Game. They were prac- tically inipossihle to obtain and we accepted them with alacrity. The next day