Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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Tfzc - 1933 CLAS Hl ORY. Our graduation will mark another mile- stono for the class of '33. Next year we will each go on with our individual ca- reers, so let us make a survey of the last three years, the period which brought to a close our careers as students of the Natick Public Schools. Since we were the first class to have had a complete Junior High School course, we showed the results of that training by the ease with which we found our way around in September 1930. The upper classmen, as usual, were expecting to be amused by our confusion, but, much to our pleasure, they were sadly disappoint- ed. During our first year we contented our- selves with seeing how much noise we could make and yet accomplish something in the line of study. This notoriety made us in great demand. No cheering section was complete without our lusty voices. On the other hand. we showed our real ability by supplying three members to the Debating team which won the semi- final debate from the experienced Marl- boro team and a week later defeated in the finals our old rival, Framingham. Vl'ith the arrival of our .lunior year and the appearance of our new class rings, things started to move. Rather I should say, these rings moved. They must have had the wanderlust, for they didn't stay on any particular finger long. At this time we elected VVilliam John- son, Presidentg Ferdinand St'i'aller, Vice- Presirlentg Franklin King, Treasurerg and With this election tlzw- class of 'ilil began to function Helen Vonuolly, Secretary, as a separate part of thc school. The athletes. both boys and girls. made Wei- ccina- additions to their respective t621I'IiS. Our names appears-d with pleasing reg- Izttilfl SIX ularity on the honor rolls and the plans for our Prom were formulated. With the arrival of that rainy night and the strains of sweet music, everyone looked forward to a perfect evening. I know that many of us were disappointed when a certain someone discovered too soon that the clocks had been set back. This discovery was the reason why our Prom ended so abruptly. but our pleasant mem- ories of it will last forever. The appearance of final tests in all of our classes awoke us to the fact that our second year was rapidly drawing to a close. With their successful completion we took over our new quarters as full- fledged Seniors. These rooms are the best home-rooms in the school. They are very popular because they can be easily reached from the outer doors if one .ar- rives just in time for the last bell. Sec- ondly, they are the nearest to the lunch- room. This gives their occupants the advantage when that long-awaited bell releases the hungry horde. They had al- ways seemed ideal to us since they looked so big and roomy. This we found to be untrue, as every seat was filled for the first time in the history of the school. We entered as an unusually large class, overflowing the Sophomore rooms, and are proud of the fact that we have iost so few members during our two years that we also severely taxed the capacity of the Senior rooms. During our Senior year all our athletes have made enviable records in their re- spective sports. As Seniors we had the privilege of finding out through mid-year examinations, held for the first time. what to expect if we continued our edu- cation in some higher school. These were a. great. success in our two college divis- ions, since they gave a more definite ob- jective to our work. We gained a praiseworthy record as ac- tors in our Senior Play. Sweet Sixteen, which forced at least two theatres on Broadway to giver their performances with the lights on because their sole patrons were afraid to sit all alone in the dark. The Art. Department presented Pyg-

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SENIOR f -, I si IAQ' ' 1 05 -'lug ,DA 1-IF 1 7 f' 1 ' f lb A X i I 1 l fffxlx ' v lf 1 5 . Q f, f . l. Q ' I ff 1 ' ' . I X 9 .. . g Ng - - r . 'pf g CLASS OF '33 ORDER OF EXERCISES Last Assembly High School Hall Friday, June sixteenth Reception Armory June sixteenth, eight o'clock 'Graduation Colonial Theatre June nineteenth, eight o'clock GRADUATION PROGRAM Processional, The Land of Hope and Glory Elgar High School Orchestra Salutatory Frances Ann Halpin Selection, Trees Rasbach-Riegger Essay, The League of Nations John Joseph Barr Awarding of Pro Merito Pins Clifford R. Hall Superintendent of Schools Awarding of the Anna F. Goodnow Scho- larship Mrs. Harold S. Bennett President of the Natick Won1an's Club Class SOI1g Margaret Malianey Class of 1933 Essay, Japan's Aggressiveness Adamo Agostinelli Trumpet Solo, A Perfect Day Bond Robert D. Branagan Valedictory Eleanor Catherine McCormick Presentation of Diplomas George F. Ritter Chairman of the School Committee Recessional. March Militaireu Franz-Schubert High School Orchestra Francis Joseph Carey, 1934, Marshal ASSEMBLY Processional, Marc-h Militaire- :Schubert Class Poem Mary McGann Selection. Trees Rasbacli-ltiegger Senior Chorus Class lVill Joseph Horan Trumpet Solo. A Perfect Day Bond Robert Branagan Prophecy Anna Trudel Joseph Penell Presentation of Class Gift William Johnson for Class of 1933 Acceptance of Class Gift Francis Carey for Class of 1934 Class Histfory Anthony Thomas Mar:-iano Presentation of Coat-h's Cup to the Best Student Athlete Awarding of: Baseball Letters, Sassanion Prizes, Shorthand and Typewriting Prizes Class Song Margaret Mahaney Class of 1933 Recessional, The Land of Hope and Glory Elgar PAGE FIVE

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ze : IQ33 malion and Galatea with Seniors making 1111 most of the cast. VVe can therefore claim our share of the praise for the best. dramatic performance ever put on by the High School. In the Commercial Department our Sen- iors received much praise from the town for the excellent work which the office- pratice room has turned out this year. With the drawing to .a ,close of the year a new problem appeared. Where was graduation to be held since we could not all be seated on the stage in the .assembly hall? Finally, through the kindness of Mrs. Harris. the theatre. the only place that could accommodate us, has been ac- quired. The exercises to be held there June 19 will transform us from the class of '33 of the Natick High School to the class of '33 of that ever-growing body of N. H. S. Alumni. ANTHONY THOMAS MARCIANO H435 . Three happy years we've spent with you, Cn fleeting wings they've passed. But memories both fond and true Within our hearts will last. Our joys, our hopes, our tears you've known The kindest lessons you have taught. In the happy years which now are gone Your patience -- your love is wrought. Dear Alma Mater, Little Mother, Symbolic of our red and blue, May all that we attain hereafter Be of tribute unto you: May our lives be fine, courageous And may we never cease to be In paths of right, all true crusaders Your class of nineteen thirty-three. lVIary Mctiann CLASS VVILL lNe, the Senior Class of Natick High School, being of sound and disposing minds and realizing the end of our High School careers near at hand, do declare this to be our last NVill and Testament, revoking all agreements heretofore made by us. To the Juniors we bequeath our honor- able reputations as the most studious, most aggressive. and most eloquent Sen- ior Class ever to graduate from this place of learning. To the Sophomores we appropriately leave a case of nerve tonic and the hope that they uphold the gallant reputation we have established. To Mr, XVhite we bequeath one thou- sand signed slips for granting wishes of future classes. To Miss Coulter we bequeath a, Na- tional Rurglar Alarm to catch the culprits who borrow the Magruders. To Mr. Donahue we bequeath a straight jacket to insure the presence of the foot- ball captain at the socials in the event that .lack is as bashful as Bob. As individuals: I, Gladys Henry, bequeath to Sophie uasuman my detention recorq given me by Mr. Nichols. I, Robert Hale, bequeath my athletic ability to James Keating. l, Anna Trudel, bequeath my ability to amuse N. H. S. to Helen Hladick. I, Roma XV1'l?'llt, bequeath the two back seats in Room 19 to Alice Dahlgren and Robert Peoples. I. Dorothy Hedderig, bequeath my abil- ity in athletics to Rita Shea.. I, William Johnson, the phantom presi- dent. bequeath the chair to Francis Carey. l, Robert Kane, bequeath my wrestling ability and rugged constitution to Paul Doherty. I. Fred Nickerson, bequeath to Mr. Gardner one rabbit and three miniature houses to help him explain the Ltaxv of Elimination to future geometry classes. PAGE SEVEN