Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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l'Hl: SASSAMUN I7 while Franny removes the film from their teeth. ln conclusion Dick gives us a fiashing smile which surpasses the blinding light from the bulb in the camera of our photographer, Richard Huleatt. Attending the banquet with Richard is Peggy Nolan, gossip columnist for the Natick Morning Times. We must remember to let Dick know that he has a professional accomplice in Bob Barrus, the veterinarian from the West Natick Dude Ranch owned by Jeanette Augustini and Bob Tota. Jeanette and Bob have quite a system, she ropes 'em while he brands 'em. Following the few monosyllables of our class president, Frannie Dumas, authority on facts and figures at M. I. T., introduces jimmy Powers who led an expedition to the moon. jim always did like to bark at the moon. Now we have the speaker of the evening! With supreme dignity, Russell Whitaker, literary critic, acclaims the great work of a learned colleague. Morris Goddard rises to the occasion and relates to us his recently-completed study on Skin Diseases of the Aztecs. He calls on his assistant, Paula johnson, to give us the womans point of view. The tremendous ovation of the assembly brings us back from dreamland. They are cheering the end of the speech, no doubt. Our high spirits are dampened by Mary Burke's arrival with the check to which an engraved sympathy card has been attached. To revive our spirits, we stumble over to the bar for a long, cool glass of undiluted orange juice. A jovial voice greets us with, Well, what'll it be? Why, for goodness sakes, if it isn't Nipple Agostinelli behind the bar, cleverly mixing extra-dry, double-strength cokes. We change our order, deciding to try one of the specialties, and nearly choke on the first sip for there is Sir Hartley Waddell, who has recently married into Canadian royalty. After exchanging a few pip pip's and cheerio's,,' we start back to our table mer- rily munching Wentzell's Pretzels. Norma discovered her recipe years ago at Natick High in cooking class. The lights dim, and the spotlight shines on a popular group of choristers just returned from a world-wide concert tour. Donald Hubbard, Camille Wigglesworth, Hugh O'Rorke and Tom Mallery, known as the Agony Quartet, combine their melodious voices to sing, lt Broke Me Up When You Threw Me Down. We remove the plugs from our ears just in time to hear the M. C. announce the next number. Pauline and Vingo, co-managers of Arthur and Murray's Dancing Academy, demonstrate to us the new method of adagio dancing. This new method was instigated by Bob Donahue, an experienced teacher at their school. Between acts several people hurry to the bar for a Pepsi, among them Shirley Fessenden and Dick Farley, Shirley, the author of How to Keep a Happy Marriage, is exchanging ideas with Dick who is a young grandfather and well-versed family man. The M. C. draws our attention to the next act. The Three Stooges make a ripsnorting entrance dressed as South Natick Indians. We at last recognize them as Dick Sullivan, jim Thomas and Paul Walker. Busily flirting back and

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10 THE SASSAMON cold. Barbara Whiteford is blithely rhurnbaing across the floor apparently all by herself. We gasp and take a second look and then suddenly it dawns on us that she is dancing with George, her favorite ghost, for Barb is now a cemetery caretaker. There goes Bobby Drew, the mad scientist, cautiously steering his assistant, Franny Whitney, about the floor as if he were still play- ing football. We are about to hail them when two well-known classmates samba by: jimmy Arena, President of the American Mousetrap Association, who is giving Becky Colburne, Manager of the Natick Five-and-Ten-Cent Store, a sales talk on the appeal of Arena Mousetraps to the customer. Shall we get up and dance? The music sounds so inviting that we can't resist ir. We edge our way through the couples to the orchestra where we hear an exquisite violin solo. With a look of ecstasy on her face as she saws across the strings is Kathy Sandler with the talented Jennie Sciretta accompanying her on the piano. As they finish, the applause is deafening. Wiping the beads of perspiration off his brow, Maestro Miccile leads his ensemble in one of his own compositions, Carolyn The mellow tones of the saxophone lead us to see Catherine Pierce blowing for all she's worth. We are afraid her eyes will pop when a sharp trill of a trumpet sounds. We behold none other than Phyllis Devereaux, who has surpassed even Francis Harry james McGrath. By the way, Fran has been appearing nightly at the Natick Sip-a-Nipf one of the most fashionable night-spots in our vicinity. The Maestro announces with a revengeful smirk the next number by the Gruesume Twosome whom we find to be angelic jean Pineau, strumming a harp and wistful Ruth Fair, plucking a base fiddle. Feeling much inspired, we return to our table. We are no sooner seated when our tea arrives served carefully by janet Franciose. She informs us that the water for the tea was boiled by Arthur Diamond who has become quite skilled at this art. She is followed by Helen Barrus daringly dressed in a new, low-cut apron over a chartreuse uniform, teetering a tray of pastries artistically arranged by the Pastry Chef, Paul Carter. While devouring these, our attention is diverted by Better late than never Bob Smith, that eminent connoisseur of wines, employed by the Meadows. Cigarettes! Cigars! Tums! These refreshing words were being called by three gorgeous, cigarette girls-Jeanette Gay, Evelyn Seavey, and Leora Trenholm. Needless to say, they're doing a box-office business, when in the midst of it all, Evelyn very conscientiously lights the cigarette of Helen Fat Lady in the Circus Devereau. Shortly afterwards, a scream, Fire! , pene- trates the hub-bub of voices. Franny Branagan and Edna Langmead, Chief and Assistant Chief of the Fire Department, rush onto the scene bearing tumblers of water. To relieve the crisis, Gene Michael Ames, Mayor of Bos- ton, impedes all progress by blowing hot air on the flames. Howard Leavitt, professional wrestler, courageously removes him from the vicinity. After the all-clear signal, the master of ceremonies calls on our class president, Dick Clasby, to say a few words. These few words are to advertise Dick's School of Horse Dentistry. Working with him in this service to human- ity, are Frances Gallagher and Evelyn Gibson. Evelyn holds the horses' hooves

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13 THE SASSAMON forth is their press agent, Frankie Roberts. Frank announces that the Stooges are dressed Indian fashion in honor of Punkie Tozer's Indian Reservation. Punkie couldn't be here with us tonight because one of her papooses is suffer- ing with colic. Prepare yourselves for the next act! Slinking out onto the stage is Margie Frost, our seductive torch singer, vivaciously dressed in the latest evening fashions designed especially for her by Pussy Woods, a Parisian designer. Margie brings the house down with her interpretation of Put the Blame on Mame, Boys. At this point, we hear an indignant exclamation and a muffled scream from across the dance floor. Why, it's the new commercial teacher at our alma mater, Theresa Belmore! And whos that chasing her around the table with a net in his hand? It's George Mitchell trying to capture the butter- fly on Theresa's spring hat for his collection. Obviously, George has had too many Pepsis. There is quite a commotion until Mario Varrichione, the famous stamp collector, hurries over and throws a glass of cold water on George. No wonder George thought it was a real butterfly, someone exclaims, That hat was designed by Alice Hawes. Now, on with the entertainment! Next on the program is the Dan Dailey of 1969, Donald Burke. What a routine-what a personality-what a man, that Don Burke! He was going to be assisted by two beautiful girls, Annette Grogan and Marie Mattson, from the chorus line of Boston's most popular theatre, but they had a command performance on the television show starring comedian Buddy Piers. Incidentally, this show is produced by pro- fessional baby-sitter, jack Kelley, who wants to insure two hours of good enter. tainment during his night's vigil. To complete the evenings show we are honored by the premiere per- formance of Ann Pierro's play, How To Stop Worrying and Start Living, featuring the talented stage, screen and video actress, Lillian Zicko. A pearl, a pearl, I've found a pearl!!! This disturbance is caused by Grace Palladino, who now adds, After a lifetime of peeking into millions of little oysters, I've found my treasure!! Running over to her is detective Bob Rinehart, trailed by his secretary, Barb Lilja, to protect Grace from fortune-hunters. Peter Zicko sadly exclaims that nothing like that ever happens to him while sweep- ing chimneys. Oh, what happened to the play! Poor Lillian! It must have been too much for her, she just fainted! Polly Vance, R.N., revives her. Polly has the night off from her duties as nurse to Mr. Maffeo in his old age. The show must go on! jane Ward rescues it with one of her numbers from a revue at Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe. Her elaborate coiffure was designed by Paul Driscoll, Fifth Avenue beautician. Since the orchestra is taking an intermission, Alfred Zonghi, disc jockey, provides a few tunes from the equipment he carries with him at all times to be used in cases of necessity. The orchestra has extended its intermission to more than an hour, and Betty Beale feels it her duty to remind the members that they have obligations. With Betty's ability to apprehend truants from Natick High, it shouldn't be difficult for her to round up all seventy-seven members of the orchestra in record time.