Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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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

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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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U THF SASSAMON Welcome---Graduation As we, the Class of 1949, assemble tonight for the last time before we choose the various paths along the road to success, we must realize that we are all face to face with the many problems of a troubled world. The men and women who have gone before us have fought and died to uphold the sacred principles of our Bill of Rights. It is now up to us to put our shoulders to the wheel and make our individual contributions that those who come after us will truly know Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men. ' 'CThe World We Want Youth has no spectacular, no unique ideas for the world we want. We still hold dear the same goals which have been cherished since the beginning of history. However, youth of today seems to understand more clearly the appropriate means which must be used to attain any degree of success. We find that these goals are phrased differently, but the totals are iden- tical. A united and concrete peace throughout the world, a peace free of any totalitarian governments, economic security for one and all, regardless of class and wealth, the elimination of intolerance and the replacing of it by true equality not hinged upon race, religion, or color, and finally, a general, world- wide rise in the standard of living, relative to employment, proper housing, and sufficient food-these are the basic hopes of all peoples. However, men hnd it hard to agree on the means to achieve these ends. For instance, the Communists claim that world Communism is the only anti- dote to the ravages of capitalism. They place their faith in strong-arm tactics and upon revolutions. We may cite the proof offered in the recent case of a Massachusetts citizen after his years as counterspy among American Commun- ists themselves. He has given strong evidence of Red methods of infiltration into vital industries and into education. Witli these tactics Communists hope to spread their loathsome doctrine, which would relegate the individual to obscurity and raise the state to supremacy. On the other hand, reactionaries insist on dictatorial powers as the sole answer to world problems. Taking the middle road and opposing the principles and the methods of both groups, the true democrat must rely on lawful tactics rather than on revolution. Although nothing is achieved by wars, yet they continue to wreak havoc and destruction because nothing effective has been done to preserve peace. Education is the pre-eminent method of doing exactly that. Exchanges of students, teachers, and ideas must become more general. In this way people are acquainted with the value of democracy in practice. At the present time the United Nations is our chief instrument of peace. liven though every attempt has been made by Russia and her satellites to thwart its success, yet it is still the sole council where the nations of the world are joined in any semblance of harmony. Perhaps through the understanding engendered by education, it can become the organization it was designed to be.