Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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banquet given in their favor. This year's record will surely go down in history. The hockey team' also blazed their way to victory, losing a battle for first place position in the Eastern Mass. League to Dedham High. All sports seemed to take an upward trend this year. Honor Society elections were held early in the year. Paul Buckley was chosen presi- dent, Geoffrey Talbot, vice-president, and Beverly Ross, secretary. On December 20th, Cochituate Motors presented N.H.S. with a dual-controlled Chev- rolet, through the Rotary Club. Classes in drivers' training were scheduled under the direction of Mr. Carey and Mr. Slamin. This was one of the big events of the year, and met with great success. Early in january, Ruth Baker was chosen to receive the D.A.R. Good Citizenship Award, and along with other nominees from various towns in Massachusetts, was feted by a banquet in the Copley Plaza in March. Graduation pictures then became the most important issue. The Vantine Studio set up a miniature studio on the stage of the auditorium. The results, on the whole, were very satisfactory, even if some of the seniors were penniless after the ordeal. In an Award Assembly held on March 9, 1950, the following boys received an award: Wally Montgomery ..... - ................................... Italian American Football Trophy Robert Cochran ....... ........... R alph Howard, jr. Hockey Trophy Joseph Kane ....,...... ................... W illiam Hanagan Football Trophy Charles Sticka ....... ...................... W illiam Hanagan Football Trophy Charles Christie .................................... Leonard H. Foley, Jr. Basketball Trophy After much deliberation the Senior Play Reading Committee decided on Melody jones as this year's presentation. Included in the cast were Joanne Fair, Lois Feldman, Mary Drew, Ann Joyce, Sheila Spooner, Shirley Kent, Bob Cochran, jeff Talbot, joe Rock, Patsy Parrinello, Anatol Furman, and Don Pacifici. They certainly gave us two commendable performances on April 15 and 14. Mrs. Helen Demeritt coached the play and Mr. Cronan was responsible for the attractive setting. The properties were assembled by Miss Shannon. The Class Party is to be held on june 7, and the Senior Reception this year will be sponsored by the juniors. The name of the affair will be The juniors' Reception to the Seniors. The idea was a new one for students in Natick High but is certain to work out splendidly, especially for the Seniors. Now, as we are about to leave Natick High, we look back on all these happy events which have highlighted the years there, and hope with a sigh that the future will be as successful as the past has been. So farewell, students and teachers. We'll never forget you.

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In March of '49, Ruth Baker, Carolyn Colburn, and Virginia Morris were elected to Girls' State at Bridgewater, while Charles Christie, Patsy Parrinello, -and Fred Brenneman were chosen to attend Boys' State at Amherst. These organizations are sponsored each year by the American Legion Auxiliaries and give two or three junior boys and girls in each town in the state an opportunity to learn good government and good citizenship for a week or two during the summer. Five members of the class were elected to the Honor Society in their junior year. They were: Ruth Baker, Carolyn Colburn, Patsy Parrinello, Sheila Spooner, and Betty Tetreault. The athletes of the class of '50 were quite well-known by this time. Charles Christie, john Crisafulli, Joe Kane, Wally Montgomery, Ted Piers, and Albert Troia were only a few of the boys who brought fame to our athletic teams. The captains for the following year's teams were chosen, and included: joe Kane and Wally Montgomery, co-captains in football, Charles Christie, basketball, Ted Piers, track, Bob Cochran and Dick Murphy, hockey, and Al Troia, baseball. We had a very successful year in athletics, again defeating rival Framingham in the annual Turkey Day classic. The greatest event of the junior year, the junior Prom, was held on May 6, 1949 at the Coolidge jr. High Auditorium. The dance was a great success, and was well-worth the time spent by the various committees. The music was furnished by john Lynch and his orchestra, and everyone agreed that it was one of the best proms ever held by Natick students. Our final officers to be elected were: Payson Dowst, president, Mitch Carroll, vice- president, Virginia Morris, secretary, and Mary Chala, treasurer. To our class we welcomed three new members-john Huwe, Mary Ventura, and Richard Wedge. Mr. Dietz, as head of the music department, was the only addition to the teaching staff. Football seemed to take the headlines this year, with a record of no defeats for Mr. Slamin's team. Such a fine display merited something out of the ordinary, a trip to Washington for all the boys on the teams. House to house soliciting raised sufficient funds to speed the heroes on their way during April vacation. Eight faculty members were appointed to accompany them, and the success of the tour was a credit to the school. Another event in honor of these athletes was the Football Dance held on December 2, 1949. The team was then privileged to be the guests of the Rotary Club, at a

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CVM 'MA We, the Class of 1950, in the eyes of the towns- people of sound and sane mind and in perfect health, hereby, in the presence of our advisers, realizing that our high school careers are near an end, do de- clare this to be our last Will and Testament: To the juniors we leave our position as the big wheels of Natick High with the hope they will be able to roll along as well as we did. To the sopohomores we leave some of Mr. Marso's adrenalin tablets with strict orders that two tablets be taken each day in the hope that they will acquire some of our energy and ambition. To Mr. White we leave our best wishes for a speedy recovery and a happy retirement. To our advisers, Miss Grimes and Mr. Carey, we leave our heartfelt gratitude for the many hours they have spent in making our school years successful. To Mr. Quackenbush we bequeath an autographed photo of Cecil B. DeMille, with the hope he will some day make Hollywood. To Mr. Andrews we bequeath a supply of canes to assist his pupils in taking a walk. To Miss Wildbur we leave a course with Arthur Murray so that she can dance While we type to music. To Mrs. DeMeritt we leave a crop of budding young actors and actresses who will bring forth an- other outstanding play. To Mr. Gardner we leave a sound-proof room so that he can shout without being heard across the hall. To Miss Rafferty we leave an all-expense tour to Communist Russia, or China that she may bring them her views on democracy. To Mr. Malfeo we leave a group of talented juniors and an energetic repairman. To Mr. Slamin we leave a great football team for next year. To Mr. McManus we leave a fool-proof vault in which he may keep his athletic equipment and his keys safely. Certain seniors leave their superb talents to cer- tain underclassmen with the hope of seeing great things performed in all class rooms: We, Wallace Montgomery and joseph Kane leave our captaincy in football to Charles Sticka and Robert Montagna on the condition that they keep the rec- ord untarnished. We, Robert Cochran, and Richard Murphy be- queath our hockey captaincy to Thomas Curley and Charles Tutuny. Good luck, fellows.