Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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ii THE SASSAMON loyce Prior was elected to be our D. A, R. Good Citizenship representative. ln March, Nick Efthim and Mary McGrath attended Good Government Day in Boston. This was especially notable for the students representing the ditlerent schools were allowed to take over the governor's and the legislator's duties for one day. As basketball captain, james Christie brought the team through a good season, under the coaching of Mr. Andrews. Donnie Mclver and Artie Mathews were co-captains of the hockey team under Mr. Carroll's tutelage, Frank Leone was captain of the baseball team with Mr. Marso coaching. ln April Don Mclver was presented with the hockey trophy, and Bob Pmrady with the basketball trophy. lfriday evening, April 2. the Senior play, Through the Keyhole, was presented by a competent cast. XXfe can never forget Pauline LeBlanc's por- trayal of the supposedly old-fashioned grandmother, who had quite modern ideas. Nor shall we forget Bettylee Hunter, as her granddaughter, Jacqueline Clournoyer, as the French maid, and Rose Shaldone as a social climber. Never- the less, the members of the opposite sex did a remarkable job also. Kenny Parker assumed the role of an English butler perfectly, and Firman Burke showed his acting ability as another social climber. Eddie McDermott's per- formance as the grandson, and Gene Robie's, as a friend, were both excellent. Because of their acting ability, the cast made the play a huge success. This th ree-act comedy was ably directed by Mrs. DeMeritr who can never be lauded enough for her work for the Senior class. june Knox, june McKenna and Nancy Zullo entertained between acts accompanied by the orchestra under the direction of Mr. Mayberger. Honor Society Induction took place in May and the members will receive their pills today. The Class Party was held june 9 and our last formal function, the Senior Reception, will take place on Friday, june l l. Witli anticipation in our hearts, we look forward to these last gatherings together, which will end all our social functions. However, the night for which we have all been waiting, june l-1, is one that will end our scholastic records. Upon that night every dignified Senior will step forth to receive that precious document, the diploma, for which he has worked so hard during these three long years. And so we end the history of the class of '-18. This history is concerned with the classroom, the school, and its associations. Our own personal his- tories do not end here. They will go on for we have many ideals to live up to, many of which have been set before us during our years at Natick High School. The rest cannot be written now for that we do not know, only this we do know: we shall go forth in this world to strive for the highest things in life giving the best we have, hoping someday that these ideals may become .1 reality MARY Domzrstv

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THE SASSAMON 15 So we passed from Sophomore to Junior year. In September we returned again, having attained the great stature of juniors, and knowing that we were no longer members of the undistinguished class we left behind. We were full of plans for a memorable year. Class elections were held and our ofhcers were: Danny Cardellicchio, president, Dino Emanuelli, vice-presidentg Anne Fairbanks, secretary, and john Conway, treasurer. This year we added even more members to our class. Jean Di Santo, Dorothy Videon, Betsy Welch, Agnes White, XWard Richards, Stanley Roskey, George Chiacchia, Paul Champlain, and jacqueline Cournoyer transferred to Natick High. Mr. Andrews, Mr. Carey and Mr. Cronan returned from duties in the service to resume their positions as teachers. Mary McGrath was elected in March as our representative to Girls' State at Bridgewater. Eugene Robie and john Conway represented the boys at Boys' State in Amherst. There they were schooled in government and good citizenship. Soon all became enveloped in preparations for the junior Prom which took place on May 9. Hawaiian decorations provided exactly the right atmos- phere. This social event will always retain a cherished place in our memories. As a climax to this happy year, five members of the junior class were elected to the Honor Society. They were Janet Corbett, lidith Buell, Marv Carroll, Betty Schultz, and Eugene Robie. September, 1947! With great dignity we returned to school with our lordly titles of Seniors. We were deemed high in the estimation of our ador- ing lowerclassmen. Perhaps under this cover of pride we were a little sad to think that this was our last year, our last chance to do something really worth- while for the school. We strived to this point both in the classroom and on the athletic field. We were accompanied back to school by the swish of longer skirts and the ominous rumble of distant war-clouds. Wfe wanted to make this year a good one. Our permanent officers were chosen in November. They are: Danny Cardellicchio, president, James Christie, vice-president, joe Linane, secretary, and Jacqueline Cournoyer, treasurer. In December, otlicers of the Honor Society were chosen: Eugene Robie, president, Dino Emanuelli, vice-presidentg and joyce Prior, secretary. Our class now had twelve illustrious members in this society. Marion Sherman and Lorraine Anderson joined the class. We now num- bered about one hundred and seventy. Because of the inability to choose a dehnite football captain, a plan was devised wherein a captain would be chosen before each game. Under the capable coaching of Mr. Plausse, aided by Mr. Slamin, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Carroll, we had an outstanding football year. All games were won with the exception of one which was tied. Again we defeated our rival, Framingham, the team was co-captained by Gus listes and Grega Chiacchia.

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llll1 SASSAMUN l- Class Will XX'e, the Class of IU-48, of Natick High School, in the county of Middle- sex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, after three years of patient toil and earnest concentration, upon leaving these portals of learning to enter the world of earning, do hereby make and alla rm this to be our Last Will and Testament. Still physicaly tit and mentally alert Qwith a few exceptionsj we now declare all previous wills drawn by this class to be considered void. To Mr. Matteo, we leave our heartfelt gratitude for all he has done to aid us through these three happy years of school. To Mr. Martin, we leave Physics classes who will perform their experi- ments as brilliantly as we have this year. We also leave to him a bottle of glue to prevent those in next year's classes from continuously dropping things as we seemed to do. To Mr. Plausse, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Slamin, and Mr. Andrews, we leave many more undefeated football teams. To Miss Rafferty we leave the materials necessary to write a book on the town of South Natick and its inhabitants. To Mr. Quackenbush and Miss O'Connell, our class advisers, we leave our sincere thanks for their many helpful suggestions. To Miss Shannon we leave a Sd.l',l4llllUl! staff as ellicient in relating first news first as ours has been. To Mr. Slamin, the dynamic personality, we leave a hot water bottle to be worn inside his jacket during the cold November football practices. To Mrs. DeMeritt we leave our eternal gratitude for a superior coaching performance in directing Through the Keyhole, our class play. To Mr. Carey we leave one of those charming suits which the members of his track team receive, to keep him warm during those cold winter months. To Mr. Gardner we leave a larger waste basket and a box of chalk, with the hope that his aim will always be perfect. To the Sophomores we leave the seemingly unattainable but heavenly goal of Senior to which to aspire. To the juniors we bequeath our honored seats in the assembly hall, assured that they will be as quiet and dignified about entering and leaving as we have been. The Seniors wishing to make individual bequests are as follows: l, Stanley Roskey, leave my glorious voice that has charmed millions lo Donald Hubbard. W'e, Gus Estes and Gregoi ' Chiacchia, bequeath our football co-cap taincy to jimmy Arena and George Mitchell. We, Dud Lane and jimmy McCann leave much to the relief of all the teachers. I, 'lean Anzivino, leave my quiet and unassuming ways to janet Connolly l, Joe Linane, leave my natural wit and humor to Tom Mallery. I, june Knox, leave my amazingly beautiful vocal qualities to Camille Wiggleswftirtli.