Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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661515 f9 oem 55 5404? Jani O Ama WM. In school we burld a strong foundatron To be a crednt to our home our natnon Mxdst the days just rolled by We learned this duty at Natrck Hngh Now out rnto the world we must go To search for the treasures God wrll bestow Upon us hrs coveted hopeful chrldren Wherever we travel wherever we go At Natrck Hxgh we learned to drstnngunsh Rxght from wrong good from bad Now we ve come to the end of all The gurdance and experxence we have had To our sorrow we now must leave At thrs thought we snlently grreve As we thrnk of the hours we have spent In your wonderful rooms of joy and content We ll remember the joys we have known As we go out on our own very soon Our teachers and frrends we wxll danly see Oh Alma Mater we ll ne er forget thee SHIRLEY KENT 9 ur f . , i 7 ! ' , '

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.XQJKJFQJJ 0 Midome 64... gb., Parents, Teachers, and Friends: It is both a privilege and pleasure for me to welcome you to these Class Day Exercises. On behalf of the Class of 1950 I should like to thank you, our parents and you, our teachers who have been so kind and understanding. In a world that is changing as rapidly as ours it is a comfort to realize that the lessons taught in Natick High School can never be denied any American child Let us leave our beloved Alma Mater looking back on memories to the day we started our three years together three very happy years and looking forward to a place as good citizens of Natick and of America PAYSON DOWST .AJJF255 0 ,IM C0012 I'aJll6lfl0l'l We the Class of 1950 are assembled for the last time tonight Tomorrow we must go out onto the highways and byways of life We will be going into a world torn with strife and wasted by the ravages of warfare famine and unrest We may perhaps 7 1 3 . 5 3 ' I 9 make a place for ourselves in such a world certainly we will all be laboring toward that end-but no place can possibly be found for a young man or woman who has not learned the lessons taught here. We feel that we have learned these lessons. Only time can tell how well we have mastered them, but we are sure that we will find many opportunities to make Natick and the world a better place for those who are to follow us. PAYSON DOWST 8

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gfaaa cjshafory History is being made all the time, but we often fail to realize what is going on until some tremendous event forces us out of our lazy thinking and disturbs the smooth current of our living. This statement was made by an American historian, and can well be applied to the class of '50. Of course, our thinking hasn't been exactly lazy, nor has our current of life at Natick High been extra smooth, but the realization that graduation is here has made each and every one of us aware of the problems he is destined to face in the days of uncertainty lying ahead. After entering the door of Natick High on that fateful day in September of 1947, 190 members of the class of '50 would have been completely lost were it not for those little Red and Blue handbooks issued by our homeroom teachers. And it really was a great help to have a safety-patroller ready to give aid when we thought Room 11 was on the third floor in the back, but found Miss O'Connell there instead of Mr. McManus. Why, St. Patrick's and Coolidge Junior High were nothing when compared to this maze of swinging doors, long flights of stairs, and unending locker-lined corridors. Our first Sophomore assembly cleared much of the haziness from our minds, however, as Mr. Maffeo carefully explained all the rules and regulations of the school. It seemed then as if we'd never be able to abide by all these laws, but by one accident and another, we found it wiser to do so. The greatest elation came in October of our first year, when class elections were held. Of the many candidates who sought election, the following were chosen: john Crisafulli, presidentg Albert Troia, vice-president, Virginia Morris, secretary, and Payson Dowst, treasurer. Executive board elections were then held in our homerooms, and, together with the class oflicers, those elected planned the future events of the year for our class. All their plans, of course, would never have materialized had it not been for the kind assistance and wise counselling of our splendid class advisers, Mr. Carey and Miss Grimes. Our first dance was held on April 16, 1948, and it was almost as much fun to serve on one of the committees preparing it as it was to attend. With such a splendid start we knew we were going to greatly enjoy the rest of our days at Natick High. After spending a brief two months of freedom as far away as possible, we returned as juniors in September of 1948 to the now-familiar halls of N.H.S., where our class elections were again held. This time our oflicers were: Donald Mathews, president, Payson Dowst, vice-president, Virginia Morris, secretary, and Mary Chala, treasurer. We welcomed two new members to the teaching staff-Mr. Xanthaky and Miss Chellis, both in the Commercial Department. The new students who became members of our junior class were: Joanne Balboni, Vonda Havens, Beverly Ross, Jacqueline Ross, Bill Seeley, Marjorie Smythe, Geoffrey Talbot, Audrey Tilley, and Richard Trask.