Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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THE SASSAMON I9 No matter how much entertainment is provided, some people are never satisfied. Look at Eleanor Grady, Buddy Gorenflo, Mary Musgrave, Beverley Nelson and Frank Varrichione over in the corner playing poker! For shame!! This requires a little investigation. We find that it all started with a sugges- tion from Eleanor, professional poker player, who is now very much ,annoyed because millionaire playboy Gorenflo has all the bottle-caps. Frank remarks, Them who has, gits, and is quickly stopped by Librarian Musgrave with, Shhh, that's fine language for an elementary school teacher to be using. While everyone is busy, the bottle-caps are cleaned up by the silent player, Bev Nelson, the governors housekeeper. True to form, Robert E. Drew, new Physical Ed. coach at N. H. S., moralizes with Don't stop to argue, it never pays! Before we have a chance to leave the group, Barbara johnson is there telling anyone who will listen how to improve dimples in ten easy lessons. As she stops to take a breath, Pat junior opens her kit displaying Lady Esther cosmetics. All this time, john Grinnell and Florence Parker have been poised on the sidelines waiting for an opportunity to interest any clients in buying their peroxide. With little trouble, they sell two thousand cases to Ted Stamuli, who is going to change the labels to read Turpentine and put them on his shelves at Town Paint. Tony Grupposo remarks, XYfell, folks, I hate to break up the party, but, as you know, I'm the only one to look after the Home for Forgotten Pigeons -they're so lonely! At this, we notice Frances Krivicich shedding a few silent tears, but she isn't silent for long. She tries to cheer Tony with the thought that she will remember to send him all scraps from the Krivicich Delicatessan. Barb Heard saves the day by offering Tony the entire sixth floor in her ultra-modern Dover hotel for paupers. Quick! Let's get out!! Wild Bill Howley, with too many undiluted orange juices under his belt, has started a rambling speech campaigning his views on Why Natick Should Be Moist. While in the middle of a long- winded sentence, Bill is unceremoniously grabbed, and dragged away by Ser- geant Shirley Topham of the Natick Police Force. The Natick Thought Control would never allow this rebellion against its principles. In the lobby we meet Dexter Thompson, who cordially invites us up to his ski-lodge in Florida next winter. We are interrupted by Dr. Ken Hicks, Obstetrician, hurrying to us with a little black bag in his hand. Following him are Pussy Corbin, X-ray specialist, and Elinor Blumenthal, his laboratory technician. Have we missed much? they inquire breathlessly. We've been on a late case! Crash! The door blows open and in flies Don Harris with a note in his list. Thrusting the envelope into our hands, he flies off again. We tear it open to read: Am sending you this note by way of Don, who is running around the world trying to establish a record. Very sorry I will not be able to attend, but my secretarial duties to General MacArthur here in japan make it impossible. Best wishes, Mary Troiaf'

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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.

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Jo THE SASSAMON At such an hour as this taxis are impossible to iind, so we are busily searching for a ride home, We finally nab Barb Brown, woman mortician, who promises a lift home in her 19-49 hearse. We feel a gentle prod in our backs and are politely mopped out the door by Russell Gage. Directing traffic in the parking lot, we find Clara Lee. She is experienced at this, for she oper- ates a private parking lot on East Central Street, where the high school used to be. Attached to the windshield-wiper of the hearse, Barb is dismayed to dis- cover a parking ticket signed by the new Safety Inspector, jimmy Deignan. We tumble into the hearse and wait for our companion, Pete Fair. Finally the President of the Second International Meat Markets Incorporated arrives and we are off! fand howlj Taking one last fond look at the Meadows, we are shocked to see a mass riot near Glenn Vorce's school bus. It seems that Glenn is having a little trouble with some refugees from Linda Roberts' bee farm. Buzzz!!! As soon as we're on the eight-lane pike, we turn off again. For racing down the road comes Linnea Blandin in her ice truck and Terry Sciretta driv- ing her oil truck, with Rachel Keissling and Ruth Leland courageously manipu- lating motorcycles. May the best contraption win! To sooth our jangled nerves, we turn on the radio just in time to catch the last minutes of a spine-tingling basketball game from the west coast. There's a minute and a half left to play. What a game! The score is tied 10 to 9, but wait a minute! Here comes Barb Foley dribbling down the court fbleep-bleepj. She flips the ball to Chris Getchell who makes a breathtaking basket. It's still a tie game 11 to 10 and there are thirty seconds left to play. Who is that with the step-ladder? It's Chris Nims-and she scores! The Frisco Farmers win 20 to IO! This is your announcer, Ruth Livingston, who has brought you a play-by-play description of the game, Before we sign off, we will have a few words from Coach Eileen Hayes and Captain Dottie Foster, of the winning team. Here the radio dies. Rigor mortis has set in. Home at last! With drooping eyelids and tired feet, we watch Barb's hearse shovel off. To the east the sunrise announces the coming of a new day. These thoughts conie to mind: The sun comes up on another day And we think of the fun we have had, And then we remember it wasn't real, Ancl, somehow, we're awfully glad. It's nice to be crazy, it's good to be gay But now that we've had our fun, We'll each start out on our own separate way Being happy that it's just begun. JANET CONNOLLY GRACE PALLADINO GEORGE STOCKBRIDGE