Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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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

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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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I'HE SASSAMON Graduation Programme Proc-essional, Praise Ye the Father . . . . Gnmznd HIGH SCIIOOI. fJRClIliS'l'RA National Anthem . . F1'Ullt'l.f Sm!! Key lnvOCatiOn REVEREND PAIII. D. TII,I,ER Address Of Welcome RICHARD JOHN CLASDY l7l'L'.Yidl'lIf, Clluxx nf 1949 Selection, Finale from The Song of Man . . Kirluwzi lfnunf: SENIOR CHORUS Essay, The VVOrld XVQ VVant BARBARA JEAN HEARD Selection, Morning ......... Olvy ,Siflt'lllf'S CLAUDIA CAMILLE VVIGGLESWORTH, Soprano DONALD ARTHUR HUBBARD, Bu-rilone GEORGE RICHARD STOCRBRIDGE, Pianist Farewell Address HOWARII FISHER LEAVITT, JR. Prvsidvni, National Honor .S'0Ci4'fy Selection, Battle Hymn Of the Republic . . Sff'ji'v-Riug1vaId-ll- firing SENIOR CLASS Acronzfwinisfs, GEORGE RICHARD STOCKRRIDGE PATSY PARRINEI,I,O, 1950 Address ERNEST R. CAVERLY Superintendent of Srhools, Brookline, Mass. Presentation of Diplomas HAROLD H. JOHNSON Chairman, Svlzool Committee Alma Mat-er . . ...... Lucilc Nichols, '26 CLASS or 1949 Recessional, Graduation March .... . M. L. 1.0126 HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA lJONAI,D NIATHEWS, 1950, Marslzal